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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-01
Determined Suicide.

Lynchburg, Va, Jan. John
Woody, well-known citizen of Madi-
son Heights, who recently attempted
to shoot himself, but was prevented,
drank carbolic acid and Monday at :
ternoon was thought to be dying from
the effects. Woody is IS years old and
is father of large family. He has
been Respondent a long time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-01
NOTICE.

The regular meeting Of the stock
holders Of the LyndhurSt and Sheran-
do Railroad Company will be held at
the office OF the Company. lot North
Fai -. street, on Tuesday, January
1Ith, 1918. a eleven-thirty (1l:3O)
o'clocl; AN, TO, ,i.. lection Of officers
and the transaction OF any'o1hor bust
ness that may properly come before
the meeting.
L. NJ. LARklN, Asst. Sec.
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Alexandria Building {;
Loan Association. Inc, will be held III
the directors room in the Alexandria
National Bank building, at 7:30 p. n.
Tuesday, January II, 1913,
c. PAGE WALLER, Jr., Secty.
81 st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-01
NOTICE.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Ontario Apartment
House Company for the lection Of a
board Of directors for the ensuing veal
and the transaction of other business
will be held at the Office of the COM
Dany, No. 1913 South Royal street, AL
exandria, Va. January ii. 1913, at 10
80 A. NJ.
CHARLES D. WALCOTT,
President.
A. NJ. McLACHLEN, Secty.
Dec. % d i2t.
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Iowa Apartment House
Company for the election of a Board
Of directors for the ensuing year and
the transaction Of other business will
be held at the Office OF the company,
No. l23 South Royal street, Alexan-
dria, Va, January IA. 1913, at 10
O'Clock, A. NJ.
CHARLES =. WALCOTT,
President.
A. ". McLACHLEN,
Secretary.
Dec. PC 4 u t.
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i.iiuual Meeting.

The forty-fourth annua1 r2ating
Of the Independent Mutual File In
surance Co, Of Fairfax Co., Va will
be held at the company's Office, cor
ner Royal and Prince streets, Alaxan-
dria, Va, on Monday, January 18th,
1913. at 10 o'clock a. m.
JAMES W. ROBERTS, Pr.st.
Is I'd
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the S. S. Shedd & Bro, Co.,
will be held at the principal office Of
the Company Ill South Fairfax ST.,
Alexandria, Va, at 1880 p. M. Tues
day, January 14th, 1913. to elect direc-
tors for the ensuing year.
J. P. EVANS, Secty.
Dec. 81 I'd.
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Classified Column
An Economical and Efficient
Method of Making Your
Wants Known.

5 lines or less, one time 25c;
times 40c; times, soc; week S1.OO;
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Death, wedding and funeral notices,
SOC per insertion.
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Legal advertisements, soc per inch,
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ditional insertion.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SUBSCRIPTIONS are being receiv-
ed for limited number of shares
in third series opening in January.
Books showing our steady progress
open Tor inspection of stockholders
at all times. Alexandria Build
ing and Loan Association, Inc, Col
King Street. 70 I'm
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Stockholders Meeting of The Amerl-
Ca, Pu,ilc Company. of Virginia.

lan hul!lc company, vi fih Si"
The annual meeting of Stockholders OF
the American Rutile Company, will be
held at the office Of the Company, No.
III South Fairfax street, Alexandria,
Virginia, on Monday, the 9Th day Of
January. 1913, at ~ o'clock noon,
to | o'clock P. NJ, for the election o.
directors. and for the transaction Of
such other business as can be lawful
~ considered.
The transfer books will be closed
for 10 days prior TO the 9Th day OF
January.
W. NJ. SLATER, President.
ALBERT HARPER, Sec. &Treas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-01

London.-When Mrs. Ralph Shain-
wald, of New York, missed her sable
muff from the Ritz, she told Scotland
Yard that it was worth $4,000.
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London.-The will Of the late former
high sheriff rifith Dearden of Nor
champion, requested that his body be
buried with that of Pompey his dog.
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Let Us Stand Together

May the New Year bring peace happiness and prosperity
child well household in Alexandria
our heartfelt wha wish every thought
today.
And make fulfllment let all of get together
like family and pull sout and Loyalty for
a bigger and better Alexandria,
Our city, almost beyond recognition has
done wonders she only the threshold of her future
expansion and Importance.
al interests the
surprising those accomplished in
1912
with all of us part in the cys advancement
both beautiful
influential. THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
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SIl An BROS
King and Pitt St.


ends etc. Also all merchan
disc slightly soiled Or muss
ed. to be sold quickly at
half price
This sale starts Thursday
morning and will con tinue
until Closing time Satur-
day night.
One ladies black s15 Serge Sit.
size SO, reduced to :. :. So .9S
One ladies' Navy Blue Suit, $3.50
value, size SO. reduced to ......S9.98
One ladies' $500 black Suit. size
81, reduced to :. -. :. :. :. $3.50
Misses s2.9S Coats, sizes s to a,
reduced to -. =. :. $l.i5
Misses $3.50 and $500 Goats, re-
duced to :. S3.9S
Misses $3.50 Coats, reduces to S4.49
Young ladies &4.9S coats. reduced
to :. :. :. -. :. :. :. -. s. ~
$3.50 young ladies' Coats, reduced
TO '?'.9"
Ladies 1898 chain bags. reduced
S4.9S Ladies' Bath Robes. reduced
to, each :. :. $3.50
LADIES COATS REDUCED.
$500 Coats reduced teo -. .S9.9S
$3.50 and 1888 Coats reduced to S6.25
$3.50 and $3.50 Coats reduced
to :. .94.4S
Childrens Fur Sets, half price.
SOC Ladies' Initial Handkerchiefs:
1-2 dozen to the box, reduced to
75c ladies' Initial Handkerchief.
to the box reduced to :. :. :. 55c
$1,000 Ladies Initial Handkerchief G
to the <. reduced to 3. =. 49,. .6Cc
soc Children's Chain Purses, reduc-
ed to ooc
1898 Ladies Chain Bags reduced
to >. :. :. :. S4.9S
All japanese China half price.
Fancy Silk Work Bags, half price
All Soiled Handkerchief, half price.
All Fancy Back Combs, half price.
All Fancy Articles, half price.
Ladies' Velvet Hand Bags, half
price.
Pillow Tops. half price.
Fancy Handkerchief and LaunG,!
Bags, half price.
Ladies' and Children's Slippers, hall
price.
Ladies' and Misses Aviation Caps
half price.
All Dolls, half price.
All Silk Head Scarfs, half price
Box Writing Paper, half price.
We will cuose out Style $40 Memo
Corset, most all sizes. $500 values
reduced to pair :. :. :. :. :. ..Sl.0s
Mems so cent Holiday Suspenders
Mems so cent Holiday Neckties
each :. :. >. -. $3.50
Boys 25 cent Holiday Neckties.
each :. =. :. ..19c
Boys so cent Leather Gauntlet
Gloves, pair :. :. -. .. :. 35c
Boys regular $3.50 Fancy Wool
Sweaters, now :. :. :. :. ....98c
Mems heavy Fleeced Lined Under
wear, special price each :. ..33c
Mems regular $10O Wright's Health
fleeced lined Underwear. each =. .79c
Odds and ends of boys and mems
Furnishings, at quick selling prices.
One lot of Mems $3.50 Wool Swea-
tiers, slightly soiled. Special price
One lot of Boys S1.O0 Wool Sweat
tiers, slightly soiled, special price,
each :. :. &c
Mems SOC Holiday. combination
Sets, now >. Z 3oc
Mems 81 Holiday Combination Sets,
now =. /. .o5c
Mems $3.50 Holiday Comb sation
Mems $500 and $500 Snp king
Jackets or House Coats, each 1880
One Mans $3.50 Bath Robes with
slippers to match special priceas4.9S.
Al ~
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Dec. 2G d y t.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
COUNTRY GIRLS CHARM.

Every girl has her own particular
charm, but certainly the country girl
possesses some extra specially be
quilting ones.
To begin with. she is so much
younger than her town sister--for all
that the years may declare different.
ly So Infinitely fresher in mind. as
she is roster in complexion and
brighter of eyes. Amusements that
have ceased to be amusements to the
town dweller fill her with keenest en-.
ioyment. Perhaps 1t is in delicious
and frankly displayed Joy OF life that
the country girl most excels.
Her tongue may be less ready. her
general appearance less smart than II
she had grown among brick walls and
shop windows, but the country girls
bright face takes all hearts by storm
and the gentle friendliness that is the
inevitable result of country neighbor-
Illness makes friends for her wherever
she goes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
MEREpITB's POETRY.

There 10 no doubt that into the
poems went the most OF Merediths
'message"-and. however we dislike
the word. Meredith NEST emphatically
had a message. There is little in the
novels to compare with the down
right doctrine OF the poems 1t Is In
them that his words have most con-
spicuously the zeal of the man who
dare not cease from believing that the
labors of his brain are meant for the
good of his kind. One may assume
that the pregnant and earnest teach
irg which Meredith packed tsome-
what tightly packed) into his Loetry
is pretty well known to the cultivated
nowadays. Be strong! Is his favorite
word; whatever other virtues may be
desirable. the prime necessity for a
man, If he Is to profit by life. and still
more II life is to profit by him. 10
strength-spiritua strength, And Il
is from Mother Earth man Is to draw
his strength; from whole.hearted and
loving acceptance of earth.-Lascelles
Abercromble
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
MODEST HERO.

Israel Greenberg. seven years old.
was playing on the string piece OF
pier 81. East river. New York, when
he tripped and fell into the water. A
woman who saw him fall ran for help
and the first person she met was a
neatly dressed man who had come of
one OF the New Haven boats. The
man dropped his valise. ran to the
spot, and dived into the water He
SWAN to the boy and. grabbing him.
managed to get him aboard a sand
barge Patrolman Meyers found the
man and the boy on the barge, and
asked the man his name. You don't
want nv name" said the man. THAT
isn't necessary Jurt show me a
place where I can change my clothes.
That is all want" The policeman
called an ambulance, and the boy was
removed to the Hudson Street hos
pital Then Meyers led the rescuer to
seaman's clearinghouse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
i. THE i.
SGD AID
BOOK
HARD TIMES IN JAPAN.

The semiofiicial Japan Times gives
pitiful account of the miseries
throughout the country caused by the
increased cost of commodities. Masses
of people, always on the border line
OF starvation, have been forced over
the line by the elasticity of prices
and the rightly of pay. "The labor
ing men cannot support their families
with the scanty wages they get. The
little storekeepers find 1t impossible
to balance their ledgers with the cred
1t ahead of the debit. and are uni
versally discouraged by duh business,
At homes their wives need money and
their children are simply crying aloud
from starvation. The hard-pressed
and miserable husbands go out In the
morning to search for work. and many
of them never return again at night"
Yhe results are similar to those In
other countries. Crime has vastly In
creased; SO has suicide; and the coun
try is rent by labor quarrels and
strikes In the arsenals alone there
are 10000 men clamoring for increased
pay.--Argonaut.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
FINE WAY OF PAYING DEBTS
Editor, Persuaded by Tailor to Order
Suit Of Clothes, Adopts Novel
Method Of Payment.

When newspaper man of New Or
leans was preparing to leave that city
In order to take position in New
York. tailor named Eisenstein over
whelmed him with offers OF new suits
of clothes at unusually low prices. The
writer finally took the clothes. put
them on. and set out for New York.
-arefully neglecting to pay Mr.. Eisen-
stein any money at all.
few months later he received this
communication from the tailor;
Dear Sir: On looking over my
books | find that you are indebted to-
me in the sum OF fifty dollars. kindly
remit same at your earliest convenit
ence. Very truly yours. $500
SAMUEL EISENSTEIN."
Hurting himself upon his trusty
typewriter the newspaper man wrote
the following gem:
Dear Mr.. Eisenstein: Inclosed and
my check for one hundred dollars. II
you can get 1t cashed kindly remit
the other fifty dollars."-Popular Mag
azine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
LEAGUE SELLS MANY EGGS
Philadelphia Women's Body Meets
sig Demand at ~ Cents Dozen
War Against Merchants.

Philadelphia. Pa.-one hundred and
fifty thousand dozen eggs were sold
one day recently at stations in vari-
GUS sections OF the city by members
Of the Housekeepers league in the
first day OF their campaign to break
the corner which they assert has been
maintained by retail dealers. Eggs
that have been selling for from ~
cents to 40 cents a dozen were sold
by the women :. "a cents. Sac. was
the demand at the "a, stations In op-
GRAFTON that only inability TO secure
enough Gamblers prevented even a
larger number being disposed o. An
extra force Of cardlers was engaged
to work all niEht to have supply
ready COR the following day.
Az a rule. the retailers maintained
their former prices for eggs. The
wholesale price for strictly fresh
eggs has dvanced here from $3.50 to
$3.50 a crate of 80 dozen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
LIGHT LIKE THAT OF DAY.

Patents have just been taken out in
Berlin for using marble instead OF
glass in lamps, which has the effect
of making the illumination scarcely
d!stinguishable from daylight. Innu.
merable experiments have been made
with tinted and patterned types OF
glass with the idea OF producing this
effect but all have been failures. AS
a last recourse sheet OF white mar.
BILE was planed down until 1t was
semi-transparent. and then different
intensities OF light were shown from
behind. The result was exactly what
so many hundreds of experiments had
failed to produce
Developing this discovery the pat
entees have fitted lights to the co.
nice of a room with such success ~
It is difficult to prove that Il Is
6cially lighted
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18

chioauoans Believe Bird. Reported TO
Have Made Trip. Must Have
Creased on chip.

Chicago.--Did q horning pigeon ny
across the Atlantic oceanf II It did.
howf Theae ara questions for which
pigeon fAnciers OF Chicago are seeking
answers.
The debates arose from press dis-
patch received in Chicago. The mes
sage read:
''Montreai.--Erneat Robinson Of
Westmount received word that a
pigeon he imported and which escaped
has returned to England It apparent
~ took twelve days TO make the Jour
ney"
No pigeon has ever been known to
remain In air anything like the num-
Der of days that would be required to
cross from Canada TO England. &C
cording to members OF the Lake View
Flying club. 2136 Fremont street
The club has had a great deal OF ex-
perience with champion pigeons. A
member now owns Chicago's champion
homer" This bird. Guardsman. be-
longs to Thomas Roell. 935 Webster
avenue It was the only one OF eigh-
teen turned loose at the Johnson-Flynn
light Mt Las Vegas. NJ M. on the
Fourth OF last July. to reach it's home
In Chicago. The distance was l.ll9
miles. Roell's bird was in it's loft on
the morning of August 2.
II 10 the opinion of members OF the
club that the Canadian pigeon must
have crossed the Atlantic on ship
Members declare these birds must
sleep at night and feed each day. and
that they can not rest on water.
Chicago pigeons have been noted
for long-distance flights: SO far as rec
ords show none has ever performed
q feat In any way similar to that cred
tied to the English bird.
Among Chicago's pigeon fanciers
are many women, Mrs. Julia Banedt.
1102 Webster avenue. last year offered
handsome loving cup for the winner
in 300-miIe race for old birds. the
course being from Bucklin. Mo-. to
Chicago M l.. Simon's entry. Lady
Banedt. won the cup from field Of
bSl birds. making an average OF 1857
6s yards minute
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
MRS. HlGHBEo,v l.AuDS DIANA
More Real Enjoyment at Play Than
Time She Saw David Hsrum In
"The Music Teacher"

Yes, yes, indeed! Bunny Pulls the
Strings is certainly nice little play.
remarked Mrs. Wood B. Highbrow. pat
ropizingly. "Of course. a person OF
high intellectual pabulam would pre-
fer a play OF Isben's or Shakespeare
or that other celebrated dramatist---
let's see, what is his name? It's the
French Cor rooster oh. yes. Cyrano
Rostand-but for an evenings d.
gression. Bunny proved very enervat-
ing, especially for a person OF sedi-
mentary habits. like Wood
when the dear man proposed 60
ing. / was reluctant, fearing my amour
which is so delicate in me-
might be shocked. but. much to my re
lief, Bunny never even mentioned cor
set. much less pulled 1t tighter in plain
view.
Wasn't Molly Mcintosh cute in
hoopskirts? However, I'm glad bouffe
draperies are blase. II took me some
time to get used to tight skirts, but
now that have reduced my environ
ment by daily messages. feel perfect
ly naive in them.
mo. didn't find It hard to under
stand the dialect. You see. am per
fectly familiar with the Beverly novels
and Walters Scottish Chiefs and
The Sticky Minister which ali
abound In Scotch phrenology.
Eyes, yes. indeed! Wood and
haven't laughed and cried so much al
play since we saw David Harum In
The Music Teacher. kansas City
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
One That He Feraot.

Two black-faced minstrels were CIV
Ing an entertainment on the sands OF
certain seaside holiday resort re-
Gently. While one of them was telling
funny stories about the humors OF
boarding house landladies. the other
went among the crowd making col
lection. He at length went up to a
stern-loolSipg woman. who promptly
snatched the tambourine from his
hand and poured the contents into her
lap. AS she returned the empty tam.
BOURNE to the astonished minstrel she
exclaimed:
Tell your friend who knows SO
much about landladies that I'm the
one he forgot to pay the last time he
was here!"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18

The Latter's Idea Brought Bust
ness to the Former and Hap
piness to Both
By olLeERT 8. nuRLINoAME.

Jack was an advertising solicitor
who had not yet made good, and Car,
rie q stenographer who was tired OF
pounding out those Yours of the Bird
inst. received and contents duly
noted" kind OF letters. Both wanted
home and had decided that together
they could make a pretty good imi.
tation of the real thing, but
That but covered whole lot OF
space.
Jack still had to make good, which
translated means--prove to the firm
for which he tramped the streets each
day that he earned more than the
beggarly fifteen per which did not fill
his wants. although in dollar bills II
did his pay envelope.
The time was night, probably about
ten, as 1t usually took Jack and Car
RE that long to dispose of news items
relative to their friends, and the very
personal questions which always arise
between lovers, and then Carrie
opened fire with this question:
Opened up on anything YETI"
Jack shook his head.
II have an idea," Carrie then de
clared, and without going into details
of the questions she forced Jack tc
ask, 1t was as follows:
There was certain manufacturer
OF household necessity who utterly
refused to advertise, declaring that
he had no faith in the efficacy of it
and against Jacks repeated efforts he
had turned a deaf ear The advertis
ing agency had exhausted all theiI
good men on him before consignine
him to Jack, and naturally that har
assed solicitor and lovelorn young
man was keen to land him. Carrie
had thought over the matter many 9
long day as she was pounding hel
typewriter. and had evolved plar
to prove to the crusty and unbelievine
manufacturer the valne Of advertising
thereby landing contract for the ad
vertising agency, increased salary fol
Jack. and eventually a fat built fol
two.
Jack knew his business, although
he had not as yet made good, and told
Carrie in a very few words just whai
he thought of her proposed campaign
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
GIRLS AS HUSBAND HUNTERS
Experience Proves They Don't Want
Much Help In choosino Life
Partner.

To the many fads of vocational train
Ing in the public schools a new one
was proposed at the recent Teachers
institute in Cincinnati by Doctor
Holmes. psychologist of the Univers-
ity Of Pennsylvania. He says. "AIl
teachers should teach their girl pupils
how to distinguish real man from
an imitation one. When girl marries
she Is married to the family of the man
for four or five generations back. II
his grandparents were deficient she
will have to expect trouble with her
children"
There is a certain sex Partially in
the inference that the proposed in
struction be given only girl pupils. re-
marks the New York World Surely. on
equal grounds, boys should be taught
to know real girl from an imitation
one. A boy may not have to marry
girls family five generations back,
but he certainly has to accept the old
folks, and If he has been careless he
will have to expect trouble with his
mother-in-law.
But waving the issue of partially
and considering only the vocation Of
the girl as husband chooser, very little
reflection will bring out the well nigh
hopeless absurdity of the proposed
education. Nearly three thousand
years Of experience recorded In tales
and histories proves that the more a
girl Is taught and educated to marry
a particular man the more she doesn't
do 1t. And who shall decide between
what is real man and what the imita.
ton? Can any school teacher do 1t
better than the school girl OF marriage
able age?