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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
POPE p II SIS CONDITION.
Physician Says Aged Prelate Cannc::
..sss Last Long.

Rome, March 20.-During the past
two days the pope has suffered from il.
somnis, and less of appetite. The liq-
:u;d diet. which he has been taking has
failed to overcome the weakness re-
sulsing from his illness. Yesterday.
on his name day, the feast of ST,
Joseph, he was compelled to remain IN
bed, and for the first time since he was
ordained "a, priest WIS unable 30 cele-
brate mass on this occasion.
Although Cardinal Merry del Val,
Che papal secretary OF state, telc-
graphed officially the condolences CT
the Pope to Greece on the death Of
King George, the. news of tie assas!-
nation of the Greek, nlanarch mas bec:
withheld from the pontiff, as tine dec
tors were afraid of the effect of the
shock during his present great de
preston which is. due to his weak
ness. The late king Of Greece was for
a long time friendly with the pore:
whom he knew we'll, and often ne.
while the pontiff was patriarch Of
Venice. t
Professor Marchiafava, the pops
physician, said last night that he waa
afraid that the pope would not las:
long. In any case he will not resE:nc
his audiences for month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
OF THE HAZERS

Regarding the verdict of the jury in
the case of the North Carolina boys
who caused the death Of a fellow
student by hazing the Charlotte o.
server says':
-Four months in jail is the smallest
part Of the punishment which has been
visited upon the boys convicted Of TIE
fatal cspse of hazing AS long as hey
live they will be talked Of as The boys
who were convicted Of manslaughteT.
Their prison term will be quickly
served, as prison terms go, and will It.
forgotten, but the recorded verdict CT
the courthouse docket will live. Surci ;
even those who cried aloud for the
punishment of the unfortunate STU
dents will subscribe Satisfied, ;
against the outcome Of the trial. n
the nature OF a warning against haz-
ing it should prove sufficient ar |
Should have a sa!utary effect, if tn: !:
were the purpose sought"
i. was learned after the above wa !.
written that the boys will not hay :
to serve ectual Jail terms. Still t. 2
fact Of their conviction remains ard
there is no doubt of its salutary
effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
THINGS HERSELF UNDER TRAIN
Chooses Decapitation as Means of
Suicide When Crazed by Poverty
And Motherhood. =.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 1s.-Craz-
cd by poverty and the pangs of recent
motherhood, Mrs. Cecilia Kornitsky,
8 years old of No. 1881 South Law
r,ncs street, flung herself beneath the
wheels of moving freight train in
Washington avenue at Swanson street
Yesterday, and was decapitated. She
had been on her way to butcher shop
to plead for some meat on credit.
Surrounded by four motherless chill
dren. al boys, the eldest being II
wears old, and the youngest, baby of
two months, Abram Kornitsky with
the aid of an interpreter, told Of the
c,use of the disaster that has over
vhelned him. The Kornitskys are
Russian Jews, the father being clo-
ching presser. Times have been hard
with the little family this winter be,
cause of scarcity of work. Two
months ago the baby came a. a time
when the family finances were at their
lowest ebb. Physical suffering, COM
bined with mental distress, due to
their poverty, unbalanced the moth
cr's mind. She had declared several
lines recently that life was not worth
living. A few hours before her sui
eide she threatened to throw herself
from the second-story window.
Her husband comforted her and Il
nallv obtained her promise that sht
would not take her life. 1t was theE
decided that Mrs. kornitsky would g
to the butchers ard try to Obtain.
fone meat on credit. There was no.
& crrr:t in the home. She started out
with the basket and that was the last
time her family saw her alive.
Kind neighbors are taking care
Of the baby, and the older children are
shifting fer themselves. The father
who has no work, said he could place
The baby in Jewish nursery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
VIRGINIA.:

In the Clerks. Office of the Corpo-
ration Court of the City Of Ale%aa-
dria. on the Goth day of March, 49l3.
Mary A. Cox
VS. Trespass on the Case.
Frank Shepherd, Hattie NJ. Sjh"2n-
herd. sa!lie r. Shepherd, Mar =.
Brown, Emily S. Hill, Anna LIE
Holmes.
Memo:
The object CT this suit is to r2"1y2@
Of the defendants ..he sum OF |&2
Thousand ($1oOo.OC) Dollars ~ a
wrong, and to attach the estate q / e
said defendants for the said SUM o.
One Thousand ($1. 000.00) Dc:!2:S,
1t appearing By an affidavit fed n
this cause that the dcfendan.: fi;..l2S
VI. Shepherd, Sallie f. ShepP! 2:4'
Mary E. Brown and Anna Lee ic1-
mes are ncn-rcsidents of this S!AI2:
Il is Ordered. That said Scfenda:.ss
appsar here within fifteen days 2ft:i
due publication Of this order, ara 90
what is necessary 10 protect the 81 :.
terests in this suit, and that a ccP" u
This order be forthwith inserted u tie
Alexandria Ga2ettee newspaI 81
published in the City of Alexandra,
o-co week for four successive wees,
and posted az the front door o. tie
Court House of this city.
A Copy Testc:
NEWELL s. GREENAWAI, c 2r@.
-r,1I->-, DTTpET
SAMUEL P. FISHER, L. y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
BOY SHOOTS COMPANION.
Juvenile Wild West Show Ends in
Tragedy.

Ph:ladelphia, Pa, March 90 An
attempt to depict ain act he had wit
nsssed in Wild West show nearly
cost the life of Charles Pfroomer, SIX
years old, of No. 2217 South Fill
teenth street, was taken to tic
Methodist Hospital last night with a
22-calibre bullet wound in his back.
John Ryan, II years old of No. 2A:25
South Eleventh street, said by the
police 10 have fired the shot was
taken to the House of Detention ard
viii! have a hearing.
With several companions Pfroomcr
and Ryan yesterday erected sinai!
tent on a vacant lot at thirtieth street
and Oregon avenue and announced
that they would give real wild west
show during the remainder of tie
week. The first performance was held
last night, and had not fairly begun
when Pfroomer received shot III
the back while one of the"cow boys
was giving an exhibition of rife shoot
ing as it is done in the west.
According to the police, Ryan was
selected to shoot targets from diff
erent positions, and Pfroomer was
asked to assist the expert 'riflcTaa.
It was while Pfroomer was holding
one of the targets, the police sa::
that he received the wound in his
back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20

At Coruarotion Court of the City
of Alexandria, Virginia, continued
and held at the Court House CT sad
CITY on Thursday, March 18th, 1918.
Present, Hon. Louis c. Barley, Judge.
Stephen Davis,
VS.. in Chancery.
Sarah F. Davis.
Upon the application Of the COM
plainant stating specifically the last
known place of abode Of the defend
ant. the court on this 18th day OF
March, 1913, doth grant the follow
ing order of publication:
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant a divorce from
the bond of matrimony from the de-
PENDANT on the ground Of desertion
and abandonment for a period OF !.
three years before the bringing CT
this suit and adultery committed by
the said defendant and for genera!
relief. and on affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendant, So
rah F. Davis, has not be5n found
within the jurisdiction of the State
of Virginia, and that she IS not a
resident of the said State, it IS Or
dered that she do appear here within
fifteen days after due publication and
do what is necessary to protect her
interest in this suit.
And it os further ordered that q
copy of said order of publication be
published once a week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Alexandra
Gazette, a newspaper published II
the city Of Alexandria, Virginia; tina:
: a copy be posted at the front door Of
4 the Court House OF the sal! city OF
or before the next succeeding, ruiG
day after this order is entered ard
that a copy of said order Of pEblica,,
ton shall &c sent by registered mel!
by the Clerk Of this Court address
ed to the said nonresident defendant
Sarah f. Davis at Hotel Johnson
18th and E streets, \. W., WashnG-
| ton, D. c., her last known place o.
abode.
A copy teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk
Charles Bendheim, ?. Q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
"Wets and Drys" of Danyille.

Danville, Va, March 19.-Both the
vets and the drys are hard at work
registering and transferring voters
50 that they will be eligible to cast
vc,e in the local option election which
vii be held April 18th. Although
both sides are making claims as to tire
majority they will ve,therc is hard
" any question but that this election,
ne those heretofore, will be close, AID
the result is impossible TO forecast
with any accuracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-20
VIRGINIA

In the Clerks Office OF the Circuit
Court of the City of Alexandra, Oh
the 10th day of March, 1913.
Alexandria National Bank, q corpo-
ration incorporated under the law OF
the United States.
Debt. VS..
Ii. c. Browning.
Memo: The object Of this suit is to
recover $4,000 with interest on
$4,000 part thereof from July 3, 1917,
and with interest or $4,000, another
part thereof from .Auguet 3, 1912, dQc
bv The defendant, H. c. Browning 70
the Alexandria National Bank, plain
tiff and to attach the estate Of sal! Il.
:. Browning in the corporation O
Alexandria and subject the same to
the payment Of said debt.
II appearing by an affidavit flea
n this cause that the defendant. II. c.
Browning is ?. nonresident OF this
State: Il is Ordered. That said d-ferd-
art APPEAR here within fifteen days
after due publication Of this order.
and do what is necessary TO protect
his interests in this suit, and that a
CODY of this order be forthwith IL
serted in the. Alexandria Gazette 2
newspaper published in the City OF
Alexandria, once week for fo@s sue
cessivc weeks, and posted at the front
door Of the Court House Of this city.
A Copy Tcste:-
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
C. Z. NICOL, P. Q.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent. receives a pres
ent from a friend in China The present
hints Of surprise to the wearer. .Lightnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for smoke. His servant, Jenkins.
comes In and. falling to recognize Light ut
the servant crazy, I-ightnut changes his
clothes intending to summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
that he is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut of
the encounter he had with a hideous
Chinaman. dressed in pajamas. In a
message from his friend. Jack 81. Billln ms:
for the night on his way home from col;
lege. Later Lightnut finds beautiful
girl IN black pajamas In his room: Light
smoking and slangy talk She tells him
her name is Francis and puzzles him
with story of her love for her sisters
Ing .he Cir, is missing and Lightnut hur-
ries to this boat to see her off. He is &C
costed by husky college boy, who calls
him "pickyn but he does not see the
Eight with Lightnut. They. discover
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons Of
the pajamas. Billings dons. the pajamas
and retires. Lightnut. later discovers
IN his apartment a beefy person in NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pajamas
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
Intruder to be criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares he is
Aghtnut's guest and appeals to the lat
ter in vain. He is hustled off to Jail.
In the morning Iightnut is astonished to
when he gets message from the latter,
demanding his clothes Lightnut bound
for Tarrytown, Billings home. discovers
Frances. the girl of the pajamas, on
the train. Lightnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that lAghtnut never saw her
is met by a husky college youth, who
halls Lightnut as ''Dicky' The latter ig
nores the boy. who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
storms over the outrage of his arrest He
and Lightnut discover mysterious Chi
nese characters on the pajamas. Profess
sor Doozenberry 10 called in to interpret
The hieroglyphics.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
TAKE PERUNA FOR
COUGHS AND COL.l

to do great injury. After the expectora-
ton has been properly removed the cough
will stop itself. That is the only proper
way to stop cough.
Occasionally a cough depends upon an
irritable condition of the larynx or bron-
chial tubes, in which there is little or no
expectoration.
The problem of stopping such cough
is slightly different one. Even in those
cases Peruna ought to be taken, but some
times it is necessary that local treatment
be added.
But in any case Peruna is needed. You
do not have to stop to write me. Get
Peruna at once and commence taking it.
You can get ri! Of that cough sooner I
believe than in rny other way.
Should you wish to consult me at any
time while you are taking Peruna you are
at perfect liberty to write me. Your let
tiers will be held strictly confidential and
you will receive prompt answer.
I want to stop that cough of yours.
want to stop it before it really begins.
want to stop it before it has chance
to injure your lungs, an injury that you
may not recover from during your whole
life Yes, do. You do your part. F.
will do nine No. 81.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

Moreover. / am forced to confess.
gentlemen, that I fail to find q sys.
tem-any rule governing these ridic.
ulous transformations. The hypoth-
esis is, therefore, that the alleged
materializations merely follow the ar
bitrary caprice of the magic" He
shook his head. We'll, gentlemen, l.
really, must taught"
And he did! hadn't caught the
drift of what it was he thought he
was laughing at got the words, but
was too dashed sleepy to get the
sense. But I was awfully glad l un-
derstood this much-that what he was
attempting now was laugh. l never
would have known 1t. 1t was more
like shrieking squeak-rusty hinge,
you know, that sort Of thing.
The professor looked up from the
pajamas, and folding his arms, eyed
Billings with a cunning leer.
Il think l see," he said, leveling
his finger You have both demon
strated how nonsensical is the asser-
ton in this inscription. Doubtless you
desire an experiment upon my part
to confirm your proof of it's absurdity.
Reductio ad absurdum-eh, gentle
men,"
A devilish queer look had come into
Billings face. He nodded, gathered
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
CHAPTER XIX.
Tho Collapse Of Billings.
A ra Won sure Mr. LiRhtnut 2"

Tho Collapse Of Billings.
Are you sure, Mr.. Lightnut?
stood, cap in hand. one foot b.
the sidewalk before the Kahoka. the
other on the running-board Of the car
"a big double-tonneau red whale sort
Of affair. This was as far as I had
been admitted to the vehicle.
For the trump was sitting there be-
hind the steering wheel, looking down
at me in a nasty, sidewise fashion.
Ever have them do you that way?
Besides, l somehow felt that she had
q feeling toward me as a man. an I'M
voiced protest against my existence
at all, It found expression in her
suspicious, sniffy manner. Dash 1t. l
tust hated that woman from the start!
I felt 1t was bad enough. her English
clumsiness in getting the introductions
twisted as / advanced to meet the
car. but now I was of half a mind that
she had done it purposely. Could see
with half an eye that she was de-
termined to make trouble about yes
terday.
"Hayen't we met before. Mr.. Light
nut?" she had asked.
But it struck mo that Frances
glanced at me with kind OF wistful
light in her lovely eyes, and l saw
that the game was to lie like a gentle
man-that sort of thing, you know.
And. by Jove. was getting kind OF
used to it now, anyhow mean since
T had broken the ice last night. Not
hard at all, though, after few goes
really!
80 I stood out that had never had
tho pleasure. you know-all that sort
of polite rot. And all the time felt
like a jolly cad, too, meeting girl
with that. when she remembered! But,
nv love. it was worth sacrificing the
trump fifty times over Just to ses
frances face brighten and note hsE
faint flush and smile as she lookeA al
mo. For, dash 1t. knew then l had
done the right thing!
"umi" grunted the trump. COM
pressing her lips and looking at ~
darling. there's one good thing:
the experience with Mr.. Smith WI
teach Francis lesson!"
The cat! Nice sort OF hostl
But the dear girl Just laughsd-eSs
remembered that laugh!
Go ~ 0oNxNtzEnS
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

Yes, mean what I say. 1t pre-
vents cough. A cough is an effort to
expel catarrhal discharges in the bron-
chial tubes. There would be no catarrhal
discharges in the bronchial tubes if Pc
runa was taken at the beginning of cold,
therefore there would be no cough. Don't
you catch the point?
After the cough begins Peruna will
stop it just as quickly as it ought to
be stopped. To stop cough before all
of the expectoration has been removed is
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Be GLOW S. S
%M@ RIJBIE]I,S
BIZ FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
- ILLUSTRATIONS ~ EAYWHA*1s
. MRHWZ OM9TTr

Is not sitting down recrudescenc'
back to the prfmordial?"
So saying, he took pinch at m!
shirt front and stepped back agail
impressively.
Then his great head shot forward Il
front Of his rigid neck-so suddenly
By Jove, that l reached out to Try Il
catch it, don't you know. He made
just two strides to the table, ten fee
away, and pounced upon the pajalnai
with obviously trembling hands.
And behind his back Billings re
lapsed into an armchair and fannec
himself with a magazine.
The professor fumblingly sought
through his pockets, and producing q
pair Of spectacles with phenomenally
large lenses, adjusted them shakily.
He bent over the pajamas eagerly.
Impossible! And yet, 1t is, 1t ISL
he muttered. Il would know the
weave among a thousand. 1t Is hers
undoubtedly. undoubtedly-the lost
silk Of Si-Ling-Chi! How comes 1t
here?"
He glared around rather wildly at
each OF us in turn. Without waiting
for a reply, he whisked back to the
pajamas, and fishing out thick mag
nifying lens, scrutinized the garments
closely. It seemed that he would GER
tainly nod his big head off its Jolly
hinge; and his quick side glances at
hor w
growing and muttering, just remind
ed me OF dog with bone, by Jove!
l stared at Billings and Billings
stared at me, and then he slipped over
to the divan upon which l dropped,
completely exhausted, dash it, from
standing SO long.
Whose did he say?" he whispered.
Celia something" answered.
Dash it, l didn't catch her surname.
Oh. say, you know, this is awful"
Out of the professors mutterings
we caught a random sentence.
Found, found again." we heard him
say. Hers beyond peradventure OF a
doubt am not mistaken"
"Ah, gentlemen!" exclaimed the
professor, coming back again, what
a thing this little Chinese woman did
for civilization when she gave the
world silk culture and invented the
loom! No wonder the Chinese dettied
her as a goddess"
Goddess" Billings swallowed hard.
And did these-h'm--garm be-
long to the LADY,"
The professor frowned at him in sur.
prise. "Garments?"
Them" said Billings in devilish
questionable grammar, pointing to the
table. "They are pajamas, you know"
"Ha!" calculated the professor.
holding them up. so they are. You
are very observing, sir, very. Now,
had not noticed that ut all; was so
interested in the material itself-tte
wonderful silk of Si-1.ing-Ch gentle
men. Ha! Indeed rare privileged"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
CHAPTER XVII.
The Professor.


Billings ushered in the professor
with dourishing introduction.
The great man never spoke, but
gave me the end of one finger, and
devilish grudgingly at that. He just
came to anchor and stood there very
straight and stiff, ignoring the chairs
thrust toward him from every point.
One hand was stuck in his stiff broad
cloth bosom, with elbow pointing out
ward, and his great topheavy head
reared above us impressively.
addressed the professor hospita-
bly,: "Ah! won't you sit down, pro-
fessor?"
He drew back, frowning. "Sit down
sir?" he questioned. And. by Jove
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
~ Think I See."'

the pajamas into the professors arms
and patted him on the shoulder In .
way l thought extensively familiar.
you've got 1t, professor" he said.
grinning.
Then he whispered to me aside:
mot word, Dicky-great Scott!"
But he needn't have said that, even II
i had been mind.reader enough to
guess what word he meant. 1t was
word to the professor as he went out
the door:
Night"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
willie discovered a New Game.

They had lived in fiat all of Will
lies short life, SO that the little boys
knowledge of fauna and fora was
limited to canary birds and flower
boxes; and when they went to board
in the suburb where there was large
yard, Willie very enthusiastically start
ed in pursuit of a chicken, armed with
a stick and other missiles.
When the hostess protested to his
mother, she turned from the window
and said, indulgently:
You'll have to forgive dear Willie
he doesn't know that's chicken.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

If you used Pc
|runa at the begin
ming of every cold
you would then ap-
preciate the value
of this great rem
edy. Do not wait
until the cold has
fastened itself up
on you. Take it at
the first symptom.
This is the way to
ward off the cold
so that it does you
no harm.
Peruna used In
the beginning of a
cold prevents a
cough entirely.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

By this time he showed his teeth. And
devilish white. even teeth they were.
too, only they didn't fit.
II never sit down, SIR" he said stiff
ny; "Never!"
by Jove!" I explained.
ITO be sure!" calculated Billings,
looking extremely silly.
The professor appeared not ungrat-
flied with the sensation, he had pro
duced and condescended to smile: that
lie. II you can call creasing and
Wing like the cracked end of a
hard-boiled egg smile.
"You say, 'sit down. SIR" he sail.
sAdressing NJ = AEk yoA. h t1GA;
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Packing Food in Ferns.

In Germany the use of ferns is com
ing into more and more favor 70,
packing food which is transported
either short or long distances. This
practice became common in England
before it gained equal vogue in Ger
many. and the results are said to be
excellent, especially in shipping frest
fruit, butter, fish and other food prod
ucts which require unusual care.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

BY Jove! He stroked the stuff light
ly, tenderly-as one likes to do a lit
tie child's hair. don't you know.
Beautiful, beautiful fabric" he
sighed half to himself. Only once
before have l seen a piece OF ft-but
it was enough; could never. never
forget" Something like groan es-
capped him.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

not think I would be
alive today if 1t
were not for Dodd's
K i d n ey Pills. !
strained my back
about forty years
ago, which left it
very weak. I was
troubled with infiam-
nation Of the blad-
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

w. D. smith. der. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cured me of that and the Kidney
Trouble. I take Dodd's Kidney Pills
now to keep from having Backache.
am n years old and farmer. You are
at liberty to publish this testimonial,
and you may use my picture in con-
nection with it," Correspond with Mr..
Smith about this wonderful remedy,
Dodd's Kidney. Pills, Soc. per box at
your dealer or bodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and reci-
pes for dainty dishes. All 8 sent free.
Adv
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
A GRATEFUL OLD MAN.

Mr.. w. D. Smith, Ethel, KY, writes:
II have been using Dodd's Kidney Pills
for ten or twelve years and they have
done me a great deal of good, l do