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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-22
ADOPTS NEW CATECHISM.

Over the earnest objection of many
commissioners, led by exclamation
Fl. Nj. McCracken, of the University
of New York, the General Assembly
of the Northern Presbyterian church
at Louisville, KY, yesterday, adopted
the proposed intermediate catechlsm'
providing, however, that the commit
tee he continued another year to re-
ceive suggested rcvisions and amend
mcnts, on which to report at the l9l:
assembly in Atlanta, Ga.
The catechism, intended for rcllgl-
Gus instruction for the young, is the
product of four years of labor on the
part of committee of II, headed this
year by Rev. DR.. David S. Schatf, OF
Pittsburgh. 1t consists of 73 ques-
tons and answers in the usual cate
chctical form, couched in simple lam
guagc, as against l07 questions and
answers in the shorter catcchism.
Calvin's catcchism Of 1912 opens:
"What is the chief end of mans
lifc?"
Answer: "'ro know God
The intermediate catcchism begins:
what do we most need to know!
Answer: 1--WE most need to know
what God would have US believe and
do"
Though the General Assembly did
not act on recommendation OF one
man who wanted the Assembly to
mcmorializc the Federal Government
to prohibit the manufacture, importa-
ton and distribution of Intoxicating
beverages, it took very positive
stand on the temperance question yes
terday.
Congressional legislation to prohib-
it Interstate shipment of liquor into
Prohibition States or districts was in
dorsed.
Afcr the surprising declaration
that there are 1000 churches in the
United States, "pastorlcss and shep'
hcrdlcss," had been made, resolution:
we're adopted urging that all Presbyt
erian commissioners Oaymcn) keep IL
touch with young men who might bt
candidates for the ministry.
Still further use of the Bible IN tn
curriculum of the Christian colleges o
the country is urged in the repor
of the college board. Before aid
given Presbyterian colleges the boar'
requires statements that the tacult,
is composed of men who shall exer
else a strong Christian influence. Ih
board in the past year has receives
and disburscd more than million an
half dollars.
Criticism that college students ar
ignorant of the Bible is answered /
the report of the board by the state
ment that this ignorance is moStl
of the Bible as Il book, though tn
students are proficient in studies o
books of the Bible More careful al
tention to the book itself is urged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-22
CIIBA'S UPRISING

It is admitted in Havana that the
back uprising. which first reared its
head last Saturday. is serious, al
thong the Cuban government claims
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-22

Entered at the POstofflce OF Alex
andrta, Virginia, as second-class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-22

MS:-Daily, 1 year, $500.
Six months, $3.50. Three months,
S1.25. One month, 43 cents. One
week, 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-22

HOWARD W. Smith, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The record., 1912-09-26
TEACHING HEN GOOD LESSON
Poultry Gate as Shown in the Illustra
tion Will Save cuaaing and
Garden Truck.

Barrels of rerspiratioE may be
saved by the POULTRY gate shown
herewith, which is reproduced. VITA
the article from the New England
Homestead. Whoever has uninteu-
iionally acquired the hen chasing,
hen-cussing habit may cure himself
with this little device
In the fence, preferably at a point
near where the fowls are fed, little
door about 10 by IL inches is hung
on the inside of the .ard, so as to al
ways swing shut without springs It
is stopped from swinging outward by
tho peg shown at the right.
Mrs. Hen, returning repentant from
the garden, will poke her head into
every mesh of the fence in her efforts
10 rejcin her happy companions. The
gate will thus allow her to enter
without excitement or commotioG from
the lord of the harem from the irate
owner.
But another advantage may be
gained by using the gate in connec-
tion with the laying pens. If the two
gates are used, one opening inward
The record., 1912-09-26
Utilization of Waste.

A distinguished chemist once OBJ
served that My lady writes tender
sentiments to her lord with ink made
from an cid copper coffee pot on paper
made from old collars" The utiliza-
tion Of waste products, which is add
ing so enormously to the wealth OF
the world, furnishes many such fan
tastis adaptations.
Give ms" DR.. Long said, ''the sew
age of New York, and I will return
you yearly the superior milk OF 100000
cows" The waste soapsuds from
woolen factories which used tc pol
lutte hundreds of rivers, is now precip-
itated and the ccagulum is pressed
into bricks and converted into supe-
rior illuminating gas. These are only
examples of the ingenuity Of man.
That the field is far from exhausted is
instanced i'm the estimate that from
COO TO 1000 tons of fine coal are
thrown away every day in the ashes of
New York. 1t is not impossible that
some one will shortly invent a pro-
cess for reclaiming this wasted ma
terial.
The record., 1912-09-26
SIX SAv0RY STAMDBf5
REFUGE FOR COOK IN TIME OF
EMERGENCY.
Salad Dressing That win Keep for
Long Pefiod-Easy Chocolate Cake
and Frosting- Sour
Cream Cookies.

Salad Dressing tcasy 10 make and
Will keep very weil)-Iolks OF four
eggs, one teaspoon Of dry mustard,
five teaspoons oi sugar, enc table
spoon OF -four, half cup mild vinegar,
one cup water, a little salt and pepper.
Boil in double boiler TIL thick. then
add piece of buttor the size a q
large egg or Il cup of sour cream. Pua
in glass jar and use rs needed. 70
make it taste fresh and much more
delicious add littl0 whipped cream
Just before serving.
Easy Chocolate Cake and Frosting--
One cup sugar, Half cup butter
(scanD, thrce-fourths cup milk, two
tablespoons chocolate. one and two
third cups -four, whites of two Cgss,
two teaspoons baking powder, vanilla.
Bake IN dripping or cake pan and
when cold pour over the following:
Ercsting-Boii one cup OF white
sugar with five tablespoons OF water
till it just begins To string. Have
beaten the yolks OF two eggs and
three heaping tablespoons of choco-
late. Pour the syrup over this, beat
little and pour over the cold cake.
Easy to do ana seldom fails.
Nut Loaf-NiX and silt two cups
-four. one-third cup sugar. four tea
spoons baking powder and one tea
spoon of salt Using the tips OF the
fingers, work into the above two and
a half level tablespoons butter. then
add one cup OF milk, Cne egg and one
egg yolk well beaten. then half cup
Of chopped valnLts and beat thor
oughly. Put in = Battered pan. Cover
and let stand 20 minutes. Bake il 2
moderate oven.
Sour Cream Cookies-OHc cup sour
cream, one cup sugar, one egg, two
and half cups flour, ono level tea
spoon soda and the same Cf salt.
Flavor and drop on well butteroh
pans. Pat down a ltt'c, sprinkle with
sugar and pat blanched almond Of
walnut on each. Bake in q quick
oven.
elots-These taste much better than
they sound and are o general favorite.
One cup brown sugar, one cup
butter, two eggs, one cup Hour, two
teaspoons baking. powder, half cup
walnuts, same OF faisins and same oI
currants, three tab.espoCas chocolate,
two cups rolled oats. Flavor and salt.
1t will be pretty stiff. Drop from tea
spoon on buttered pan. Bake.
The record., 1912-09-26
Teaching School Girls to Swim.

In the apparatus in use in Ger
many for teaching school girls how to
swim the pupil is supported in such
a position as TO leave the legs and
arms free to perform the motions
OF swimmer. The body is hung in
a wide belt, suspended from a over
head rail, while the feet are attached
to a pair Of ropes running over pul-
leys and adjustable 10 various re
quirements.
The pupils thus suspended are then
taught how to perform the movements
Of the breast stroke until the action
becomes inmost instructive. There
is decided advantage in teaching
these NOV smcnts in sue a way in.
stead of IN the water, for the pupil
is not distracted by the fear OF Il
duclling. II is not at all easy to learn
the swimming movements even cut
OF water, hence the advantage of ac-
curing this knowledge until it be-
comes almost instructive before eli
tering the Water,-Scientilic Ameri-
can.
The record., 1912-09-26

from the railway window he can see
roads that are practically bottomless
and teams struggling through the
miro that is nearly knee deep. He is
perfectly amazed that such conditions
should obtain. He cannot understand
why Ii should be so in country that
has such marvellous resources. The
fact is that America is the only coun-
try in the world that is rich enough to
stand the drain, handicap and the
losses that bad roads impose.
= Again, fnsy We ask, why Is 1t that
in this land, where so many great
successes have been scored in SO
many fields that We have utterly
failed in dealing with the highwaysf
in the writer's opinion the reason will
he found ia certain fundamental mis-
conceptions. They date back TO CO.
lonial times In the early days the
people settled along the water courses.
in the valleys. Farming was done in
a primitive way. II was ths day of
fke homespun. The hand loom and
epaAuing wheel were found every
where The people lived very simply;
what they wore, they made; what
they ate. they raised. The community
was self-centered and had very little
70 do with the settlement over the
hills &c the next valley The spirit CT
home raia was everywhere dominant.
The roads we're regarded purely as Of
local concern. They were just such
roads as the people cared to build.
and whether good or bad II was no
ones business but their OWL.
Thus the concept that the highways
were purely C Local matter and did
not concern any one outside CT the
immediate vicinity became firmly es-
tabiished and held undispated sway
until arnut 20 years ago. when New
Jersey man made a discovery that
was far more important than finding
the north pole, and that was that the
roads were public property-they be-
longed to all the people and as such
it was the states duty to take up the
question of highway improvement and
not leave the whole burden upon the
tON usHip Nut'S tht dtiioubt VI NcAdbic
property was limited II was shown
fnst the worlds food supply had to
pass over these roads and that bad
roads lncneased the cost OF delivery
made the iooo supply intermittent in
stead of constant, and that bad roads
produced a heavy burden TO every one
and was a serious economic error. A
movement was started for state aid
In road building. II met great oppo-
sition. and principally from those who
would most greatly benefit from it
the farmers. They feared it was
scheme to take the roads out OF their
hands. and no telling where they
would land or what taxation would be
put upon them, but the NOV vement
grew because 1t was right. In two OF
three years after the people had had
the experience of building roads un
der the plan. had used and paid fol-
them-they found IL was a splendid in
vestment and that instead OF adding
TO their burdens the good roads tooi
many burdens off. The plan became
so popular opposition died out and
those who at first were strongiY
The record., 1912-09-26
Real Shortbread.

As we all know, this toothsomo de-
light is usually baked in rnund tin
and cut into wedge shaped or tri'
angular pieces, but being so very rich
here is better way, Involving 10
waste of crumbs and no danger OF eat
ing q larger proportion than il good
for one.
Half a pound of -four sifted three
times must be placed in a bowl and q
quarter of a pound of butter thorough
ly rubbed into it: add quarter OF n
pound of Sranulated sugar and mix
into q very stiff paste with small
egg. Roll out thin and cut round
shape, cooky size and bake slightly in
n quick oven. These are good for 9
surprise" party, for it is amusing to
see the face Of the eater who expect
ell an ordinary "cookey" instead of an
extraordinary one,
The record., 1912-09-26
Di1sstib,e Suet DurnplinCs

One cup of finely chopped beef suet,
one generous pint of -four, one tea
spoonful CT black pepper, z tea
sPoonfuls Of salt. Mix all well to-
gether ard add enough cold water
to- make al thick as biscuit dough.
Roll out and cut with Il biscuit cutter
or knife. drop int. boiling water and
cook for one-half hour. drain and
the dumplings may be slightly
Drowned in the oven after Boiling.
They are also good added to n meat
stew.
The record., 1912-09-26
FRESH EGGS IN GOOD DEMAND
Little Mere Attention TO Details viii
Result in Profit, Repaying Time
and Labor.

Uy PROF. a. G.. PHILLIPS. Kansas)
The demand for eggs seems pyacti-
cally unlimited, more especially for
the better grades. The growth Of the
storage industry has tended to equal
ize prices by increasing the de-
mand in summer when fresh eggs
are plentiful and supplying the def
cheney in winter when fresh eggs are
scarce.
. Since the demand Is greatest for
the best grades, it seems obvious that
a little more attention TO details VIII
result in profit amply repaying the
extra time and labor involved.
1t is not the purpose here to enter
into any discussion of the ways Of
increasing the production of eggs, but
simply to point out the possibilities
The record., 1912-09-26
against the plan were soon among its
foremost advocates.

against the plan were soon among It's
foremost advocates.
New Jersey began state AID with an
appropriation of S5o.000 per YEAR. this
sum was soon increased To l!ye times
the amount. The state aiI plan of
road building spread from state to
state. until now fully half of the states
have adopted it, and il has everywhere
proved popular and successful. II is
the plan that gets the roads and so
distributes the burden that the taxa
iion is not appreciably higher than it
was before State aid would have
been impractical in the early DAYS of
the republic. but now under the coun-
try-widc plan OF distribution Of food
products aud the factory output and
the enormous amount of city and cor
poraie property, all of which Is
benefited by good roads. Tho plan re-
moves Il heavy burden from The farm
,rs. b. requiring all classes Of property
10 stand its just proportion of the cost.
NV York presents striking eXam-
pie of the growth of the good roads
sentiment and the possibilities of road
construction. This state bc"an state
aid with a measly appropriation of
S5o,000. but in five years by heavy
majority voted a constitutional amend
ment authorizing the Issue Of $50 eco. :
0t0 Of bonds for state aid in road
building. Thus the wave of progress
goes on with increasing momentum,
and 1t will eventually sweep the whole
country.
When one looks back over the cam
paiSn for good roads in any community
he finds that when the subject was
first brought up scores of good peo.
pie. became frightened at the ex-
pense, and they We're loud in denuncia-
tion of the proposal. saying and be-
lieying, that II meant the confscation
of their property. That they never
The record., 1912-09-26
MAA|HG GOOD ROADS
UNITED STATES AWAY BEHIND
REST OF THE WORLD IN
THIS WORK.
EVOLUTION OF THE HIGHWAY
Awakening of the People TO Necessity
for Road Improvement Slow Pro-
cess-Statc Governments at Last
Aroused--votc Money for Work.
BY HOWARD n. GROSS.

Is ii not strange that in this coun-
try. where We have the largest aggre-
gate of wealth that the world has
ever known and where We have
achieved the greatest success in hu-
man history along certain lines of en-
deavor. that We have failed to keep
pace with the march of progress, and
that We are century behind the rest
of the world in The matter of handling
public loads?
The conditions Of the highways in
American are great surprise to the
foreign traveller. who has been used
TO smooth. hard roads throughout his
land. Upon his arrival in New York
he is overwhelmed by the immensity
of the buildings and the gigantic scale
upon which everything is done. A day
or two in the metropolis prepares him
"a believe that Americans can do
anything and accomplish anything
The resources OF the country seem to
be Doundless. In this frame of mind
be starts his Journey westward. and
The record., 1912-09-26
Curry OF 6 des.

Boil six eggs 80 minutes. When
cold, peel and cut into quarters. Make
sauce by frying one heapins table
spoon of onions in one tablespoon OF
butter. Take onions out ald 10 hut
ter add one heaping tables poon O.
-four and halt tablespoon OF curry
powder. one and ono-half cups whito
stock or milk, onchaif teaspoon sal,
and three dashes OF pepper; add eggs
and onion. Put in oval dish and cover
with buttered bread crumbs and bake
light brown.
The record., 1912-09-26
Sandwich NoVsltli.

White bread sandwiches spr'HaiCd
with sugar are q delight ia cre iouso~
hold whore everybody has sweet
teeth. II mas be thct the fashionable
nervous stomach has been Cuiliya.-
ed as much by the goodies In the way
# cakes and borhous served at daily
teas rs anything else. Sweet sard-
wiches are twt-e as healthy and 10
most persons are n welcome rCi'Jf
from the universal American cake
b. bit.
The record., 1912-09-26
Garden or Nest Gate.

in front of the nest, the other oren-
ing outward at the back or the side
so that the hens may go TO another
yard after layinS. the poultrymaa
may know which hens have ard have
not laid. Thus he may avoid the
trouble usually connected with crdi.
nary trap nests.
The record., 1912-09-26
Rnn,an Net Pie.

Butter lar,,e pie dish and the
with boiled macarori. Cnt w any
sSCd Geld mcat-yeal, chicken, ham oT
Tongue; make layer OF each ii thc
dish, putting a white or brown sauce
over each layer, and season to taste
Pour a layer OF rich white sauce or
Top, sprinkle OYER some grated fGrme-
san cheese 2Gd finish viii strips Of
.usls& piava.JEi.
The record., 1912-09-26

of profit as a result of extra care in
handling and marketing the eggs now
produced; the extra profit is TO be
made by obtaining the top retail
price. and, as consumers become
acquainted with the product, by OBJ
tanning premium of from one TO five
cents per dozen over the regular price
pair for ordinary eggs.
in order to obtain top prices for
eggs, they must be uniform in size,
uniform IN color, and uniform in
quality. The uniformity In color is
not always important and depends on
the market; uniformity in size eZ-
cludes small eggs and unusually large
ones as well; while uniformity in
quantity calls for absolutely clean eggs
that have been gathered promptly
after being laid, Kept under the hes.
possible conditions, and marketed not
more than three or forA days after
they are laid.
The record., 1912-09-26

could stand the tax and that good
roads spelled ruin. In every case. how.
ever. where the plan was proceeded
with by state aid, the people were sur.
prised that they had the roads and
that they did not feel the tax,
that, in fact, more and more roads
were demanded, up to the lawful limit
Thus 1t has ever been, and probably
will be, for years to come.
Good roads mean more social life,
more pleasure, less drudgery. They
mean better schools, a more enlight.
ened and intelligent citizenship, they
mean progress and civilization.
The record., 1912-09-26
Breeders fer Next Year

This is the season of the year to
buy your breaders for next. as ROW
the large breeders are selling at bar
gain prices in order to have the rcom
needed for the growing stock.
The record., 1912-09-26
Greed.
"A fool and his money

"A fool and his money are soon
parted quoted the bunko steerer
"Yes," replied the green goods
man. But The trouble is that fool
usually hasn't much money to start
with"
The record., 1912-09-26

Muhlenbers County
is rich in coal, iron, timber, potter's clay,
ssetc., and the most inviting field in Ken
stucky for investment ofcapital and pluck.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-09-14
co. BANK
TO HANDLE FUNDS

The Hancock County Bank, JOS. F.
Cazeneuve, cashier, is in receipt OF a
letter from W. G. McAdoo, vice chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee, with regard to the funds for
conducting the Democratic national
campaign.
1t is the wish of Woodrow Wilson,
presidential candidate, that the money
to finance the campaign this year shall
come directly from the people, and he
has conceived the idea of having this
great national fund raised by popular
voluntary subscription. This is in
keeping with the cleancut camp aign
thus far waged by the Demo cratic
nominee.
Newspapers have already been enlist
ed in the service, and banks and trust
companies are now asked to do
likewise. 1t is recognized that they
can be important factors in assisting in
this popular movement for the elimina-
tion of trust moneys and other funds
given for selfish motives. 1t is planned
that the banks and trust companies
will not be partisan, but will receive
funds for both parties.
The Hancock County Bank has ac-
cepted the proposition of Mr.. McAdoo
and will lend its valuable aid in this
great movement for clean national
politics.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-09-14
DEATH OF MRS.
G.. A. MAUFFRAY.

Mrs. Louise Mauffray, wife of G. A.
Mauffray, died at her home at Fenton on
yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock, after
an illness of two weeks duration.
Mrs. Manffray was daughter of Paul
Lizana, of DeLisle; a sister of w. T.
Lizana, and sister-in-law of Joseph O.
Mauffray, of Bay St. Louis. She was a
native of DeLisle and was aged about
40 years.
She is survived by her husband, a
well-known business man of Fenton and
a prominent citizen of Hancock county
also by eight children, namely: Mrs.
Cornelia Dry, of Fenton; Josie, Alvah,
Asa, Owen, Etheline, Clarence and baby
about two weeks old.
The funeral took place at 8 o'clock
this morning from the late residence
and interment was held at st. Joseph's
cemetery. The remains were followed
to the grave by large concourse of
sorrowing relatives and friends, a tribute
to the worth and high esteem in which
the deceased was held.
Mrs. Mauffray was devoted wife and
an ideal mother, and her death was an
indirect result of her becoming moth
er only few days previously. Her de-
mise is an irreparable loss to the home.
The Echo sympathizes deeply with
the bereaved family.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-09-14
BOND COMMISSION
READY FOR WORK

A meeting of the Bay ST. Louis Bond
Commission was held on Monday night
at the City Hall in conjunction with a
continued meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen,
This was the first meeting of the
commission under the provisions OF the
city charter as amended. There were
present Messrs. Charles Marshall,
Joseph F. Cazeneuve, r. r. Perkins,
Charles Sanger, Joseph O. Maffray.
Jos. F. Cazeneuve was elected chairman
of the commission, with r. Fulton
O'Brien, of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, as secretary, at salary of
$1,000 per month, subject to an addi-
tional $500 per month when the duties
of the office justified such compensa-
tion.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
was desirous of ascertaining before max
ing its budget for 1912 how much
of the $4,000 bond money would
be expended on the side and rear
streets in addition to the work on the
front roadway. The Council was told
that not one cent would be avail
able for street work until Front street
had been fully restored and
permanently repaired. Accordingly, the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen based
its levy for street work Independently of
the bond money, excepting for such
work as would be carried out along the
front roadway.
The Bond Commission discussed the
advisability of dismissing or retaining
the services of Civil Engineer Sullivan,
in the absence of active work just at
present. AS it was found that his
service was needed in the near future, it
was decided TO retain him at the re gular
salary, S125 per month.
Mr.. Sullivan presented his plan for
draining Main street, which was filed
for future consideration. Saturday
night, when the Bond Commission will
meet again, and having organized, it will
get down to active business. We un-
derstand work for the building of the
sea wall will be let either in sections or
as whole, and that the building opera
tions wonld be carried out in sections
the portions of the city where property
owners have already signified their
willingness to cooperate with the COM
mission to receive first commission.
| Where the property owner refu sed
such willingness, the wall would be
built and collection for same be forced