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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04

Lucille Singleton changed her mind
.estcrday about her charge Of stab
ling against Herman Oelrlchs, mil
ionaire student at Columbia Law
school, whose automobile met with
m accident while the two were riding
it Tuesday night along Broadway
Icw York. She declared in an affl-
Iavit that her injuries were caused
y the points of glass Of the wind
HELD through which she was thrown.
n substance the affidavit says Del
'ichs and the girl had been drink
ing, and that Oclrichs lost contro!
# the automobile in which they were
iding. 81 do not know why said |
vas stabbed" states the affidavit.
unless it was because l was so cZ-
.ited 1t was note because | want
money!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04

AGENTS WANTED.-$5 to 81 daily
selling New Fibre Brooms and no
rust clothes line holders,l0 per cent
profit; every woman will buy. Be-
gin canvass at once. Sample hy 2.
r. 80 cents. Wynnc Broom Co, Ell
mira, N. Y. It.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04
MERRY MIDWAY, gsvs'e, RER1A, FREkEs SHOWS, SIGHTS
AH Records Broken in agricultural Displays
SPLENDID Fields ln ALI Classes OF Races
$4,000 In Prizes, s2s, 600 In Free Shows
Balloon kseeasions Aeropaae Flights Parachute Drops
sS&eiEss Orchestra

4 well-known Orchestra. providing
special concerts in Industrial Build
trs and playing for troupe Of IA
nous singers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Horror of being buried alive caus-
ed Andrew J. Turner, cotton broker
of Philadelphia to demanf solemn
promises from his wife and relatives
hat after he was apparently dead his
,ody should not be buried until it
possibly a spark of life remain
ing had disappeared. Mr.. Turner
lied suddenly of a standing kidney
disease on the evening of SEPTEMBER
i, and his body is still ying in the
oarlor of his residence. 1t will not
re buried until Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04
Mace Gays Band

This Famous Band of twenty-five
soleists Will play day and night fer
all Free Acts In front of the Grand
Stand .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04
.eSEar ard Mere Free Shows Than
AUSo-p0lo
Thrilling and Sensational

"Auto-Polo" with four machines.
This Is the newest craze, and one OF
me most dare devil attractions, that
Is bound to keep the people inter
nsted. and Offering q great deal OF
excitement Played on the track In
front of the Grand Stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-04

An expensive and altogether amas-
Ing spectacle showing twelve battle
ships in action, and ending With the
destruction Of warship by q sub
marine destroyer. To BIO preceded by
lavish display Of rockets, bombs,
set pieces and frey novelties.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
SOLDIERS WHO CHEW CORDITE

One of the troubles of most Euro
pean armies is that those soldiers who
can get hold of it, insist on using
that terrible explosive, cordite. as II
1t were a sort of chewing gum.
Its popularity is due to the fact
that when chewed in small quantities
1t has a stimulating and ~exhilarating
effect, like small doses of alcohol. Its
taste, too, is sweet, cordite being
three-ffths nitroglycerin, an explosive
which is sugary to the taste.
When chewed in large quantities
cordite becomes more powerful in its
effects, bringing on a blissful state OF
ecstasy, and sometimes making the
victim of the habit see visions. But
the real danger of the habit lies in the
fact that, though nitroglycerin will
only explode when given a very hard
blow or touched by an electric spark,
there is always a possibility that the
grinding of exceptionally hard teeth
might provide the necessary hard
blow. Within the last few years, at
least three soldiers-two Germans and
one American-have been blown to
bits, the use of cordite as a chewing
gum being the suspected cause.
The habit was not unknown in our
own armies some years ago, till the
military authorities took steps to
stop 1t.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
HOUSE MARTINS REVENGE

A correspondent of Country Life
tells the story of two house martins
nest built against IN attic window Of
a farm, to which the birds came for
several successive years. One spring.
however, before they arrived, an en-.
terprising sparrow took up her abode
in one of the nests. Shortly after the
martins returned as usual. and n
day the farm people noticed that the
hole of the nest which the sparrow
occupied had been blocked up. Next
morning a boy climbed up to ascertain
the meaning OF this. and, not finding
any outlet, broke away part Of the
nest, to find the poor little sparrow
dead on her eggs. The house martins
had walled her up for daring to take
possession of their house.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
WRESTLING IN CHURCH

A uovel feature was introduced In
the special services for men recently
held at Philadelphia Methodist Epis-
copal church. by the whistling OF
hymns by the congregation. The
effect was not impressive when the
first hymn was whistied, but when
Onward, Christian Soldier" was
started a, vigorous and pleasing rem
dition of this martial hymn was given.
The whistling Of hymns was adopted
because 1t makes a more popular ap.
peal than singing, for aR cannot sing.
but all a whistle. That this new
feature has proved popular was
evinced by the large number attending
the services, and It 10 probable that
It may be continued at the mems
msadng&
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
FLOODING THE SAHARA

A recent article on the Scientific
American discusses the proposal OF
Professor E%tchegoyen to flood a por-
ton of the Sahara with sea water by
means Of a channel from the Mediter-
ranean and thereby to create an in
land sea, which, as he claims, would
affect the climate, make for condi-
lions of fertility, and for possibilities
Of colonization, and provide a channel
Of communication. Quite apart from
the possibility or d~esirability Of the
scheme itself, a considerable number
of crimes, says Nature, seem to have
been committed in the name of physi-
cal geography by opponents of the
scheme, who have foreseen that the
new subtropical area thus cerated
would SO far affect the climate OF
more northern lands as to bring the
Arctic belt southwark to Denmark.
and. they even seriously discuss the
probability of the upsetting of the
earth's equilibrium by the displace-
ment of SO great a body Of sea water.
The writer Of the article. at pains to
calm these fears, shows that the total
area Of the Sahara capable Of flood
ing from the sea is no large proper
ton Of the whole, and appears to well
come the idea as much for its own ro-
mantle sake as for any benefits which
1t might confer. He is not concerned
to remark upon the ultimate condition
of a practically stagnant pond of sea
water, with only a long narrow chan.
mel connecting it with the general ma
rine circulation.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
BARKING FOR A LIVING

The name of barking" Is given to
those persons who, outside auction
rooms and cheap shows, proclaim rauc-
ously the merits of their establish
ments. Paris has a fraternity of bark
ers of another and more literal kind.
II you wish to Join this body, what
you have to do is to learn to initiate
the barks Of different kinds Of dogs.
When you are proficient in your art,
you present to the officials Of the
%exchequer your candidature for the
post Of "dog-revealer."
Afew days later you will be re-
quested to present yourself before a
high official, who will submit you to a
rigorous examination. He will prob
ably try you on an official dog, and IL
you satisfy that intelligent animal
that you can bark with tolerable YER
isimilitude, you will be appointed a
'dog-revealer' with a salary at the
start of $50 a month.
Your duties are simple, If arduous.
Each night a beat of a certain length
will be given to you, and it will be
your task to bark for al average
period of five minutes outside the door
Of each house on your beat. If there
is a dog in the house, it is sure to
reply with enthusiasm to you. You
will then mark the number Of the
house in your notebook. On the
morrow an inspector will examine
your notebook and see whether or not
the dog license has been paid. If it
has not, he will. Of course, bring an
action against the householder. How
ever. ore your throat may be, you
will always have the consolation Of
remembering that you are a govern
ment official.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16

You rae sick. you say, Of working for the
few returns you get;
When the days are bright you labor. and
you toll on when it's wet:
Now and then your earnest efforts win Q
word of praise or two.
Here and there some one Is gladdened by
the things you haye to do:
Though you might have deeper troubles.
greater burdens than you bear.
You confess that you are wishing you
possessed a pull somewhere.
There Is Ferguson, for instance, in au-
thority and proud, '
Though when talents were divided he
was slenderly endowed:
He was singled out and lifted to the place
he occupies,
Not because of any service that entitled
him to rise:
Others who were more deserving have to
a his orders low;
In your heart you wish you also might
possess a pull. somehow.
There are Fergusons wherever men for
mastery contend;
You have seen them. you have wondered
o they managed to ascend:
Even now perhaps you hasten to obey
some Ferguson
Who IL proudly set above you, not for
great things he has done,
But because somebody merely took him
up and placed him there
Just because. to put It plainly. he pos
sessed a pull somewhere
I haye often in those moments when my
bitter cup was full
Envied him whom fortune favored with q
strong and steady pull:
I have fingered In dark corners, left un-
noticed and unknown.
Hearing people cheer for others who in
costly splendor shone.
And who. II rewards were never given
where they were not earned.
Would have been among the millions h
must labor undiscerned.
You and I have often wearied of the new
er-ceasing round.
Yet how sweet have been those moments
when we gained a little ground
When our honest. worthy efforts have
ELECTED rewards,
Bringing pride that unearned glory to no
favored one affords;
Forward. brother! They are weaklings
who are sitting in despair.
Thinking no man may win honor who has
not a pull somewhere.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
Abolish "coolins OF" Chamber.

1t is said that an old and pic
turesque adjunct of the chamber Of
deputies in Paris has been abolished.
What Its official title was does not ap.
pear, but it was called the little
room" a term by no means amply de-
criptive, for in the room excited mem.
bers of the chamber were imprisoned
to cool off. In a little ROOM" one
might suppose. 1t would be easier to
get warm. The room had not been in
use for many years. partly. 1t is said,
to the general warmth Of the deputies
sessions. which were often 80 excited
that practically half the chamber
would have needed to be suspended u
quiet was to be restored.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
BROUGHT PATRONS IN PLENTY
Wise Woman Knew Failing Of Man.
kind, and Dependent Innkeeper
Profited Much Thereby.

Once upon a time there was an inn
keeper, who, strange to say, was I'M
able to make both ends meet. Moth
ing that he tried was any use; he
even placed in the windows a notice
to the effect that his house was "un.
der entirely new management" but
that, too, was in vain. So IN despair
he consulted a wise woman.
1T is quite simple" she said as
she pocketed her fee. You must
change the name"
But 1t has been The Golden Lion
for centuries" he replied.
You must change the name," she
said. You must call 1t The Eight
Bells!" and you must have a row Of
seven bells in sight"
Severn" he said; but that's alb
surd. What will that do?"
go home and see," said the wise
woman.
So he went home and did as she
told him.
And straightway every wayfarer
who was passing paused to count the
bells, and then hurried into the inn to
point out the mistake, each apparently
believing himself to be the only one
who had noticed 1t, and all wishing to
refresh themselves for their trouble;
carts and carriages drew up; motor.
lists stopped their chauffeurs and,
with the usual enormous difficulty, got
them to go back; and the joke found
It's way into the guide-books.
The result was that the i%nnkeeper
grew as fat as most Of his class, lost
his health and made his fortune.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
A Changed Hope.

Il haven't recently heard you ex-
pressing the hope that your rich old
uncle might shuttle or"
mo. He married a young woman
not long ago.. and I'm busy hoping ha
may live forever"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
same cheerful grin on his fat face-I
wonder where yours Is?

same cheerful grin on his fat FACET
wonder where yours Is?
Il think that after tomorrow I had
better lay away the poor little god and
In his place put a big sign of the al.
mighty dollar For from o on I too
will apparently be one Of the vast num-
Der who daily burn their incense be.
fore it.
1T Is nearly six months now since
we had that foolish quarrel--six long
months that have seemed like years to
me. Some n has said that people
quarrel for the Joy of making up but
what happens when they never have
the opportunity to make up?
All that Is left to us now, Don. are
the thoughts Of the past and the
dreams Of what might have been, and
of all dreams those are the saddest.
Do you suppose everything would be
all right again and as they used to be
If we were to see each other during the
next twenty-four hours, or would silly
pride stand In the way of happiness?
don't believe / have any pride left,
Don, for all other feelings are engulfed
in one of great love, and longing for
you. Your
"ELIzABETH."
Sleep did not come to the weary girl
until a glow in the east announced the
arrival of a new day, and 1t was nearly
moor before she woke to find Ruth an
'tering the room with her breakfast.
Thoughts Of the n in which the
previous evening had been spent sent
her %hurrying to the desk as soon as
she had dressed. She opened 1t, but
to her surprise the letter was not in
sight. Quickly she looked through sew
eral drawers, but without success.
Looking for something?" asked
Ruth.
why, yes, a letter IL wrote" STAN
mered her sister.
"Oh, If you mean the one to Donald
I sem it for you," explained the young
er girl.
Beth turned in a fash, eyes wide
with fear. Sent it," she gasped.
"Of course 1 sent It," went on Ruth.
you often tell me to mail your let
tiers, and after l saw in the paper that
Donald was home 1 supposed you want
ed 1t to reach him in a hurry"
Don at home" repeated Beth stu
pidly. "Why-why-oh, what have l
done?"
What is the matter, Beth?" impa-
tiently questioned the young girl. You
surely didn't write a letter II you
didn't want it mailed, did you? It is
gone now," she added, as she left the
room, land it can't get back"
Again and again Elizabeth asked
herself why she had been SO foolish as
to write the letter to Don. II only
there was some way she could get 1t
before Don could read 1t, but no way
presented itself to her confused mind.
Uppermost in her thoughts was the
question of what Don would do, and
this was answered. when Annette
brought up his card shortly after
lunch.
AS she went down she was all a
tremble at the thought of his near
presence. The sight of him from the
library door filled her with a half fear
and set her heart pounding so violent
ly that she could only manage to say
softly one word-his name-but that
was enough. He turned and came
swiftly to her and put his arms around
her while he held her silently.
Upstairs on the desk sat the Bill
kin with a smile which held a promise
for the future, for at last things were
"as they ought to be-"
Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
One of His Charms.

Nov tell me candidly." he said.
'why do you like classical muster"
"Well," she answered. TITS such a
help when n wishes to avoid getting
Into a crowd"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16

do o feel
any happier since
your husband has
made a fortune
than you used
tor"
"Oh, yes, lots.
The dressmaker
v asks me to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
A Preference.

Somebody is trying to make people
believe that sauerkraut will cause one
to live long if one eats plenty Of 1t.
"well, is seems to me that I'd prefer
q short life and a gay one"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
TAXATION.

Nearly every man Is in favor Of =
tax on incomes that are larger than
his own.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
Got More rhan he Expected.

did your wife turn out to be all you
expected her to be-"
More. When I married her she was
as slim as a young gazelle. Now she
weighs nearly 200 pounds"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
s,m.,frher, Wi, sit n ON

Some Of Them viii Sit It Out.
London is to have a ballroom In
which 5000 persons may dance at
once"
"That will be nice. but l suppose
there will be wallflowers, v e there"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16

&. The odd nut-cracker stile here pic.
tured was discovered in Cheshire,
England, by a cycling tourist. In or
der to pass through it the two center
pieces are drawn apart, and when they
are released they are automatically
brought together by means of a spring
at the bottom. Thus it is unnecessary
for one to climb, and cattle are pre-
vented from straying.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16

90 Out and Welcome Il.
Good luck Is m excellent thing u
meet about half way.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-10-16
JOY.

wait any more because somebody's
having a wedding gown made"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-29
POLITICS WIDELY
DISCUSSED IN SELMA
Chief Interest Centers Around Sher-
iff's Office Wherein Two Have
Already Announced

Selma. September 2S.-(Special)- )--Coun-
ty and municipal politics have been
widely discussed in Selma during the
past week and while there is a gem
eral desire that neither one of the
campaigns open until after the holiday
season, 1T is expected there will be
several announcements for both county
and city offices during the next week
or so. In the county primaries which
will be held next spring the chief in
terest in the race will center around
the sheriffs office. 5. r. Walker and
J. P. Doherty have already announced
for that office and it is the general
belief there will be no other candi-
date in the race.
1t is also believed tliat State Senator
V. b. Atkins will soon make his an
nouncement as a candidate to represent
the Selma district on the court OF coun-
ty commissioners. From all sections
of the county there is also mentioned
the names of several prominent resi-
dents for places on that court to rep
resent their respective districts
During the week the talk rgardine
Mayor j. l.. Clay becoming a eandi-
date to succeed himself as mayor OF
Selma has been widely discussed. Mr..
Clay is now serving his first term as
mayor of Selma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-29
ALLEGED SW|ND[ER
CAUGHT IN ATLANTA
B. F. Mitchell Is Wanted in
ChattOoga for Alleged
Fraudulent Deal

Lyerly, Ga, September 2S.-(Special)
Charged with the offense of cheating and
swindling b f. Mitchell of Atlanta was
arrested in Atlanta few days ago on
complaint from the authorities of Chat
tooga county and was brought to Sum
merville by Constable j. A. Mount, ex-
ecuting a $500 bond for his appearance
before Judge j. NJ. Bellah
1t is alleged that Mitchell bought from
J f. Busbin of near Lyerly, a carload of
lumber several months ago in the name
of the w. II. Mitchell Lumber and Grain
company of Atlanta, and had it shipped
to that city. A. A card, 1t is alleged, was
received acknowledging receipt of the
lumber and nothing further could be heard
from it. Mr. Busbin. it is said made
several demands for the money but re-
ceived no response and a draft drawn on
the w. H. Mitchell Lumber and Grain
company was returned unhonored.
Mr.. Busbin as prosecutor. claims that
there is no such firm in Atlanta as the
w. II. Mitchell Lumber and Grain COM
pany, and that b. F. Mitchell was the
man who bought and sold the lumber Sc
cured from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-29
WOMAN IDENTIFIES
HER ASSA|LANT
German in Jail Charged
With Assault at Mon
tevallO Tuesday

Selma, September 2S.-(Special George
Henzleington, the German who was
brought to Selma Saturday night and
placed in the Dallas county Jail. was Sun
day identified in Montevallo as the tramp
who last Tuesday afternoon, near the
Southern railway depot there, criminally
assaulted Mrs. Exer Hamilton, a well
known widow resident of Montevallo as
she was returning to her home from a
visit to some sick neighbors.
Henzleington was arrested Saturday aft
ernoon by Mr.. Mcqueen of Jones' switch,
Autauga county, who brought his pris-
oner to Selma Saturday night. Mr. Nc
Queen was on the railroad track between
Plantersville and Ridersville when he met
Henzleington. who in every particular
filled the description of the man wanted
in Montevalo. Sheriff Randall with Hen
zleington and an officer FROM Montevallo
and accompanied by Mr.. Mcqueen, went
to Montevallo Sunday morning.
A telephone message received here Sum
day afternoon from Sheriff Randall stat
ed that Henzleington had been identified
by his victim as the man who had as
saulted her. So far as learned here sun
day afternoon the residents of Montevallo
made no demonstration over the identi-
fication of Henzeton, and it is expected
he will be allowed to remain unfnolested
in the Shelby coupty jail until he can
be tried and convicted.
During the week the state offered a re-
ward of 800 for the arrest of the tramp
who committed the assault.
To the Dallas county officials Henzle-
ington' denied his guilt. and stated his
rough appearance was due from the fact
that for more than a week past he had
been cutting logs near Ridersville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-29
MASONIC TEMPLE
BURNS At DOTHAN
Fire Entails $4,000 Loss.
Tenants Suffer Cause
Double Loss

Dothan. September S-(Special.)-
Masonic temple was almost completely
gutted by fire at / o'clock this morning.
causing loss estimated at $1,000. The
principal losers are r. d. Crawford, own
er of the building. $4,000: Hammond *
McNair druggists. $500: Parker & Ezell,
tailors $l500.
The Masonic lodges of the city, who oc-
cupied the third floor suffered consider
able loss, which has not been estimated.
Several offices were damaged by fire and
water but the loss was not heavy, the
losses being only partially covered by in
surance. The cause of the fire is un-
known. 1t originated in the drug store of
Hammond & McNair on the first floor and
ate its way through to the third floor.
Parker & Ezell. tailors. had work rooms
located on the second floor. A number of
finished suits and enough cut out work
for their entire force for the coming week,
with all their machines and equipment,
was almost a total loss, with $3.50 insur-
ance.
The building adjoins the Hotel Mullins,
and the guests of the hotel were awak-
ened and told to be in readiness to leave
the building should it become necessary.
The hotel was not damaged, although the
entire business section of the city was
threatened The fire department sue
ceeded in confining the blaze to the Ma
sonic building.