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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-05

Mrs. Brooke, accompanied by hcl
daughter, Miss Amelia Brooke, OF
Harrisonburg, Va, is visiting her son
Mr.. William Brooke, at SIT Cameron
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-05

Mrs. William A. SmoOt has return
ed from visit in King George coun-
ty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-05

Miss Nora Perry, Of this city left
yesterday for a trip to Niagara Falls
and other points.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
DROPPED "SPLASH"
AMONG CROCoD|LEs
SaurianS, However, Were Scared
More Than Men.

Captain A. E. Dingle. a British SOL
dier. has fought Chinese river pirates
and was in the Boer war. He has
taken part in three expeditions in
search Of buried treasure, one of which
was successful. There are few lands
in which he has not experienced thrills.
says the New York World, which
quotes Captain Dingle as follows:
1T happened in Calcutta nearly a
dozen years ago. l had missed the
tender which was to take me back to
my ship anchored in the Hoogly river,
as the mouth Of the Ganges is called.
1t was long after midnight. There
was no way out Of my predicament
except to take a native boat and row
to my ship. three miles down stream.
l found two boatmen and embarked
in their frail craft. which was little
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18

walk or along the boundaries of the
garden O lawn. Plant the different
kinds together, so the border or bed
will be in bloom from early spring
until late in the fall. This a be
easily done by planting together the
varieties that bloom at different times.
Flowers planted in this manner are a
continual source of pleasure, some
thing different throughout the season,
not as when beds or borders consist
of only one kind of flowers where they
bloom, probably a month, and then
die away.
The most highly valued %perennials
and those that can be easily grown
under conditions as we have in this
state are the peony, phlox, iris, fox
glove, columbine, larkspur and yucca.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
AR|STOCRATIC BOVINES
BOUGHT BY J. J. HILL

John C.. Shaw is in receipt of a let.
ter from his brother. Thomas Shaw.
VINO is now in Europe PURCHASING
thoroughbred cattle for James j. Hill,
giving the Information that many arts,
tocratlc bovines will be added to Mr..
Hits herd. The very best which can
be found across the water are being
selected, and the question of price is
not entering into the matter to any
great extent. as $4,000 has been paid
Tor a bull, and others are being
ought at correspondingly high prices.
Inc letter states that twenty-eight
shorthorns and twelve Ayrshires. have
been purchased, and that the writer
mas visited many lands before buying
the s~horthorns, as he was determined
to get only the best. He continues:
l am positive that we have bought
the best herd of s%horthorns that ever
left England. The average price for
them was $500, and for the Ayrshires,
S550. One of the bulls cost 81, and
was a 4-year-old at that. No one can
tell me dual purpose cattle cannot be
pred. The highest priced cattle in
England are the dual shorthorns.
Many give 10000 pounds of milk per
year. n at the same time produce
the best of beef steers. l have secured
twenty-five Oxfords and twenty-five
Shropshire sheep, and Mr.. Hill has
cabled me to get three Angus bull,
and l am starting tonight for Aber.
deem, Scotland, to get them"
Before returning, Mr.. Shaw will visit
Holland for the purpose of obtaining
a herd of Holsteins, and from there
will go to France to buy French dairy
cattle, a breed little known in this
country.
Mr.. Shaw was for several years
mead OF the agricultural college at
Guelph, Ontario. and was. afterward an
instructor in the Unifersitybf Mimic
sofa. He is the atthor of fifteen
works on agriculture, many of them
being used as text books in the diff
ferent colleges, and is designated by
James j. Hill as one of the best-if not
the Observation-Disclosures in America.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
IMPROVING THE SEED.
Tanning Mill or Similar Machine Of
Great Importance.

fdnnIn VIII or Slm'idT "dSnihS VI
Great Importance.
There are three important agents
in improving the quality of seed
grain, after it is once on hand. These
agencies are the tanning mill, the
seed germinator, and the use of fo:S
maldehyde or some similar substance
in treating the seed grain.
The tanning mill and machines
similar are of great Importance. By
their use, the purity of grain may often
be much increased. Oats may be re.
moved from wheat or barley, barley
may be removed from wheat, and
other separations may be made. The
tanning mill and grading machines
are of prime importance in removing
foul weed seed from seed grain.
These machines have now been car
ried to a high pitch of efficiency.
These machines can be depended
upon to grade the seeds to a uniform
size and by ~discarding the shrunken
seeds to increase the weight of the
seed. BY d%iscarding shriveled seeds
the viability of the seed is apt to be
much increased, as the small seeds
are often the weak ones.
The tanning mill and seed graders
are of the greatest value in getting
rid of diseased grain. AS l have
stated, the small, shriveled seeds are
the ones most apt to be diseased,
and by getting rid of them we will
take a long step forward in reducing
plant diseases.
From every standpoint, then, the
tanning mill is of first Importance to
the farmer. So important is this ma
chine that it would be well for the
school to have a small tanning mill
for demonstration work Many inter
esting and valuable things can be
done with one. If there were not
enough time during school days to
use the mill, the teacher no doubt
would be able to get some of the pu-
pills together on a Saturday.. r.
Waldron, superintendent Dickinson
IN. d. Satisfaction.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Too Great a Risk,

A Chicago lawyer found a new sort
OF therapeutic treatment. His instruct
or told him that if he retired into the
silence. breathed rhythmically and said
certain words he would be able to cast
off all his bodily ailments. He tried it.
and 1t worked. Then his three-year-old
child got measles. and he worked it or
lin. He was all puffed up. Later his
prize setter contracted the mango. lie
summoned n veterinary. Then a friend
expostulated. Your system worked
with yourself, and it worked with your
child" he said. why don't you try II
on the dog" 'That dog cost me 500
when he was a mere pup" was the an.
swer, land ! can't afford to take any
chances" -Argonaut.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
: 4 i. * !. = !. - 4. !. !. !. i. + f.
%PERENNlALS. .
BY EDGAR OLSON, North Da-
kota Agricultural College.
81. :. \ j. :. :. !. =

Perennials can be grown from cut
tings, seeds and by division and if
planted under the right conditions one
is sure Of good results. The soil
should be a good loan which will not
bake and we'll drained, for thorough
drainage is very essential. After
planting most p%erennials should be left
undisturbed for a long time, hence
soil should be well prepared in the
beginning by t%renching and digging
under a liberal supply of we'll rotted
stable manure.
Perennials as a rule thrive best in
full sunlight and, where possible, they
should be planted where the condi-
tons are the best. Plant SO there is
a southern aspect and where they are
protected from the cold winds. Plant
ed under these conditions and given
a reasonable amount of care strong,
healthy plants are sure to result.
Planting may be done either in
spring or autumn, but the month of
September is by far the best time.
P%erennials should be planted not only
in beds, but better, in borders along a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Mother of Eighteen Children.

81 am the mother of eighteen children
and have the praise of doing more work
than any young woman in my town.
writes Mrs. @. J. Martin, Boone Mill,
Va. 81 suffered for five years with
stomach trouble and could not eat as
much as a biscuit without suffering. I
have taken three bottles of Chamber
lain's Tablets and am now a we'll woman
and weigh 1853 pounds. I can eat any
thing | want to, and as much as I want
and feel better than I have at any time
in ten years. I refer to any one in Boone
Mill or vicinity and they will voqch for
what I say" Chamberlain's Tablets are
for sale by all dealers
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
In Pajamas Chased African Lion.

Clifford w. Fuller. a lawyer Of
Cleveland. o.. who has been hunting
lions in East Africa. returned not long
ago to America. One night, he said, he
was alone in the jungle when a noise
aroused him. and he went to the door
OF his tent to see if any natives were
trying to steal any Of the tents or
hunting gear. He saw a figure dash
round the end Of the tent. and he ran
after 1t. After pursuing what he be-
lieved to be Il fleeing native until he
was GREATNESS the figure turned sud
denly ana gave n great roar and darted
of into the jungle. Then Mr.. Fuller
discovered that. clad in pajamas, he
had been chasing n full grown Hon
around the house.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18

more than two logs bent into the shape
of a boat. There was a heavy fog on
the river, and we ran aground several
times. On one occasion it was neces-
sary for M of them to use his feet in
pushing off.
Almost the very instant that he
placed his foot in the water we heard
the click Of a %crocodile's jaws. In
the. excitement to escape from the
huge reptile the native boatmen upset
us. | was thrown into the water.
which was teeming with c~rocodiles. |
could hear their jaws swapping. and
every moment l expected to be eaten
alive.
"The two natives cried out loudly,
and the shallow waters were dashed
into fury by the crocodiles. which fed
in all directions.
II did not know that c%rocodiles were
arrant towards. and until we righted
our boat and were safe aboard her |
passed as thrilling moments as one
could ask for"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
THREE HOUR FIGHT WITH FISH
Four Hundred Pound Sting Ray Pulled
M~otorboat About.

Four Hundred Pound Sting Ray Pulled
M~otorboat About.
Stories of a three hour struggle with
a 400 pound sting ray. in which the
giant fish dragged a power boat back
and forth regardless of tide and wave.
were brought into Jacksonville. Fla.
recently by William D. Baker of New
York. who was n Of a party in Mrs.
Felix De Crano's craft.
While crossing the bay one member
Of b party caught a crab. and at the
same time Mrs. De Crano caught a
small sea serpent. These were thrown
into the bottom Of the vessel and i'm
mediately put up a fine fight. clawing.
biting and twisting. While this minia-
ture struggle was on the real exciting
experience of the day developed.
Mrs. DE Crano suddenly called out
that a fish had taken the bait on her
line and was too strong for her to
handle. Mr.. Baker Immediately took
charge and let the fish run as it pleas
ed. which was over many a devious
watery course and lasted for three
hours.
Finally at the end Of that time the
fish was brought tt the side of the
craft with the aid of large hooks, and
Mr.. Baker saw it was a dangerous
stingray. or stingaree. with a tail sew
en- and a half feet long. After anoth-
er struggle the fish was speared and
the tail cut off to prevent a possible
wound to any Of the party, the point
Of the tail being capable of inficting
painful injuries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
StockwelPs Ghost Story

Stockwell was at one time famous
for it's ghost, which set all London in
an uprOar in 1872. Making the furni-
ture dance and the crockery fall was
the ghosts speciality. though by way
of variety an egg once flew across the
room and hit the cat. Having excited
london and frightened Stockwell, the
ghost retired. leaving behind a firm be-
lief in his supernatural origin. until
many years later a servant admitted
that long horsehairs attached to the
%crockery and wires to the furniture
had enabled her to play the ghost so
successfully that frightened beholders
never even detected such open featS
as throwing the egg at the cat.-Lon-
don Answers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

THE minds Of some persons are like
a child's savings bank-any cur.
rency goes into them, but the most
persistent shaking fails to extract any.
thing therefrom.
When ones self respect gets an un-
expected jolt nothing but a month Of
hard work seems to be able to adjust
it again.
p~oolishness has so many DISCUSSES
that 1t frequently passes for wisdom.
Kind Providence seems to have ere.
ated a certain sort Of people to cushion
the shock produced by those of the dy-
manic sort.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

IL was taken with diarrhoea and Mr..
Yorks. the merchant here. persuaded me
to try a bottle of Chamberla1n's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After
taking one dose of it l was cured. 1t
also cured others that I gave it to-"
writes M. E. Gebhart, Oriole, Pa. That
is not at all unusual. An ordinary at
tabk of diarrhoea can be almost invari-
ably cured by one or two doses of
this remedy. For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Some men let their eyesight con-
siderably exceed their dexterity. That's
why they enjoy standing round and
yrinning at the fool chasers.
Of course widows may and do marry.
But none was ever able to beat a
Widower to it.
Gossip may be publicly tabooed, but
t has much encouragement on the sly.{
The best way to get rid of a sus-
pic1on is to go after it and invite it
out into the open.
1t is a lot easier to deserve what you
get than to he satisfied with it.
b older a woman grows the more
dissatisfied she becomes with the re-
iectiOnS Of her mirror.
Some women talk all the time under
he mistaken impression that they are
keeping their neighbors from it.
Many a timid man has had the cour-
ige to marry and has been scared to
leath at his own holiness the rest of
his days.
Many a platonic friendship heads
nerrily for the divorce court under the
nisconception that it is going straight
nto the state Of cooperative compan-
onship.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Accordinu to ttovle.

Rev. Joseph Gravely giving his
views Of the evils Of card playing dur
ing a pastoral calD-As l was saying.
l I'M in doubt
Parrot Gnterrupting eagerly)-When
you are in doubt play trumps..
And no member of that family has
been able to account for the parrots
utterance to the satisfaction Of the
paStor.-Lohdon Punch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
"Houojnc III" Corn,

A. d. Wilson, superintendent of the
Minnesota farmers institute, observes
that there Is no better way to fatten
hogs, with pront to the owner, than
to turn them loose in the corn field
and let them pick the corn them
selves. This Is what Is called hog
ging on" corn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
PoIand-China Pigs for Sale.

=
For sale a few choice thoroughbred
Poland-China pigs, males and females.
Also Il few choice Shropshire male
lambs. For particulars apply to.
EMPEY, INLAY & SMEAToN Co,
Address, Dresden. N. D. 2.n
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18

Everybody's friend-Dr. Thomas
Eclectic On, the great household remedy
for %toothache, earache, sore throat, cuts
bruises. scalds. Sold at all drug stores
25c and SOC.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
The Deadheads,

"What started the riot at the per-
Torrance Of Hamlet last night""
Ham held the skull and said, Alas,
poor Yorick, you are not the only
deadhead in the house. "-Pearson's
Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Degrees.

do you know Mary Long?
"Pretty we'll"
"Just what do you mean by pretty
well?"
II know her we'll enough to borrow
her gloves. but not we'll enough to tell
her that her switch doesn't match"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18

After a hearty meal take Doan's Re.
gulets and assist your stomach, liver
and bowels. Regulets are a mild laxa-
tive. 25c at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Practical,

"Oh. dear. 1t is raining cats and
logs!
Nov, if we only had a sausage ma
:hiner"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
His Limitation.

WOu.l never make any noise in the
world"
"Tll bet l will"
"Well. maybe. Perhaps you may at
tain to second bass in the anvil chorus"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18
Fooled Than.

The boy stood on the burning deck,
And all h honest shippers
Were much surprised; they didn't know
He wore asbestos slippers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24
Penn Relay Games
to Be Real Thing

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-The
annual intercollegiate and interschoi-
astic relay race meeting Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania will take
place this year, as customary on the
last Saturday of April on Franklin
Field. and il is expected that the
games will prove the most success
full ever These games are open TO
all colleges and universities Of the
United States and Canada
There Will be three races 10 deter
mine the college championship Of
America. one race viii be at one
mile each man to run quarter
mile. The second Will be q four mile
race, each man 10 run a mile. The
third race will be at two miles, each
man to run half-mile.
Penn viii DE represented in each
event. and IL is expected that Har-
ward. Yale. Princeton. Cornell. Co
lnmbia. Chicago, Michigan Wiseon-
sin, Illinois, Syracuse. Dartmouth and
others viii also enter teams.
An effort has been made 10 arrange
the entrants in groups that are about
equal in strenEth---a very diftcnlt
task, bat one which brings about the
best competition. These races will be
governed by the same qualification
rules that now prevail in the intercol-
legiate a a. 4. A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24
TRANSMISSION FAILS
TO SAVE HER LIFE.

MACON. GA, Jan 23.-Just after
a quart of blood from the arm of her
cousin, Monroe ogden, had been
pumped into the veins of Mrs Au-
gusta Curry. daughter of United
States Senator Bacon, she expired
early tonight at the Macon hospital.
Mrs, Curry was operated on some
DAYS ago Soon after the operation
she began To lose strength, and to-
day the physicians decided that trans
fusion ct blood was the only chance
to save her life. Senator Bacan, who
has been with his daughter, saw his
nephew. Monroe Ogden, who is an
athlete ana asked him to give his
blood for his cousin. Ogden gladly
consented and the process of trans
fusion was speedily begun.
Mrs. Curry seemed to rally as her
cousins blood flowed into her veins,
and the physicians were hopeful that
she would survive. Five minutes.
however. after the TRANSMISSION was
over she began to sink and soon died.
Mrs. Curry was the widow Of the
late Major Nanley r., Curry, L. s. A.,
Who was kllled in an automobile acei-
dent in Atlanta few years ago,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24
I'd OtherOiSe

could catch Johnson sitting in a rock
ing chair 1t was before Williams
had ever tried to handle Johnson S
shoots. one day NInsmith was hurt
and Williams was forced to go in
cold and catch johnson. He found it
quite "A task. Jokingly I said to him:
Say, AlVV, T guess I had better
send for that rocking chair"
Make it a brass bed and nice
soft mattress, said Williams. III
need one after this game is over
Someone must have chloroformcd me
when / gave chat interview about us
ing q rocking chair" said Williams
with q smile. Williams entered the
game about the seventh inning and IL
went extra innings. In the first half
of the twelfth on the first man up, a
couple Of Johnsonas fast shoots whiz-
zed by without being SO much as
touched Il didn't even see the last
one said Williams. You're not GO
ing to get chance To not see any
more" l replied 'the game is called
ON account Of darkness" Williams in
a few days got used to Johnson. and
was catching him in nice style at the
close of he year, and said he thought
ne would probably start to use the
rocking chair about the middle Of
next summer.
Copyright. 1919, by w. G. Evans ,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24

ewb brock. q &. c. Runsey, Meadow
brock Z: J.. f. St0ddard, Meadow
brook, ! Lawrence Waterbury, Mead
owbrook. g. J. Nj Waterbury Jr
MeadoWbrook, Q, and r. La Montague,
Roekaway. ..
Captain Whitney. who on his re-
turn from Europe viii take charge Of
the team, also is rated at goals
This is the biggest handicap allotted
by the Polo association and is shared
by the other three members of the
winning team IN 1914. as well as by
F'oNhalI L Keene There is some
doubt as TO whether Mr.. Keeue will
take part in the practice or attempt
ia qualify for the team orr account of
the recent death of his father. For
years he has been rated at the head
Of the polo players uf the country.
bUt. according TO experts, shines more
as an individual than IN the team
pl8y which Will be necessary to de-
England has selected to try and re
capture tho cup
MIR Herbert stated that the above
last is merely Il preliminary one II
has been made UP this early so that
the mon named viii bc able to make
arrangements to take part in the prac-
tice and VIII bc added to from time
to time AS ans ncw player may show
improved form that viii warrant his
Joining the select hand. MI the men
4t.r-
siaAtie ovcr the prospects of again
defeating the t>neiishmeU, and they
realize tallv that with the hacking Of
he Duke of w estminstcr aud his fine
stable OF ponies his wiil he d more
formidable task than was set the team
of 19tI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24
NINTH DISTRICT
WATCHES PLUM TREE

Especial to The Richmond Nirginiapl
BRISTOL, VA, Ian. 23.-The
Hon + ST 81 Clair Of Giles county
former Democratic chairman of the
Ninth district of Virginia, is cam
didate for the revenue coliectorshjp
for the Sixth collection district, now
held by Colonel d, r. Bailey Of this
city, IT is expected that this Will be
one of the first changes to be made
in Virginia by the Democratic admin
istration Bailey WAS appointed at
the instance Of Slenp. upon the resig-
nation of the Hon. l., F, Summers,
Just before the Chicago convention
of the G.. o. T.
There il much discussion as to who
will referee the patronage for the
Ninth district IT is believed that the
Hon. II. Tate Irvine and General r..
A. Ayers, the latter late Democratic
candidate for congress, will have q
big hand in ii. The aspirants for
office do not bank very much on the
senator's being able TO control the Of
fees. Hon. Charles NJ. Bondnrart,
and Mir. Irvine were the two original
Wilson leaders In dhe Ninth district,
and both went to baltimore as VIII
SON delegates.