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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
After Shoe Hands.

Mr.. C. X. Carlin, son Of Ccng ess.
man C. c. Carlin, arrived in this city
Monday Afternoon to endeavor 70 en-
p!ov some of the experienced shoe
factory hands, who live in this city,
for the large factory in Alexar irla.
of which he has charge. Mr.. !ohn
Cox. a former resident, is also here
assisting Mr.. Carlin.-F'redcr- cks-
burg Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE: = TUESDAY, APRIL Is, 1918
SMILES.
By The Second Ward Bard.

/" BY The Second Ward Bard. :
Sc y
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD IT TO ME.
| learn lots of news from the people
| meet,
From gossip l ne'er tired to flee
I'm asked how l know so much stuff
to repeat
/ A little bird told ii to me.
! Now Colonel Jim Briggs had fuss
with his wife,
From trouble they never are free
Their home is nightmare of quar-
reling strife,
A little bird told it to me.
Sam Bodkin's chauffeur and his
daughter May
To elope and be married agree,
They don't care a straw fer what
people will say,
A little bird told it to me.
Lawyer Bob Smith is crook and
a thief
Who will charge an eyoIbi.ant
fee,
That he'll swindle his clients is my
firm belief,
A little bird told it to me.
Old Man Tom Dcdson caught his
daughter Nell
A-sitting on Sam Fowler's knee
And just what he said it would no
do to tell,
A little bird told il to me.
Old Simon Tanner got full Wetnes-
day night,
He was drunk as man could we!
be,
When at last he got home he was
surely a sight,
A little bird told it 10 me.
l love to talk gossip, love . tel
tales,
That l know the towns news yoi
can see,
My steady informant of news never
fails,
A little bird told it to me.
So the county antes up candidate
for the House Of Delegatest AL
right, county, we call you.
After all this dry spell it look'
this morning like we might be go
going to have little bit of wea her.
Well, it makes an elegant season foI
the ducks.
Why, oh why, don't they get some
thing new. They've been ilanlm ing
at The old stuff so long thai t VI
begin to believe it themselves liter
while.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
Found a Cure For rheumatism.

81 suffered with rheumatism for
two wears and could not get my right
hand TO my mouth for that length Of
time, writes Lee L.Chapman. Maple
ton. Iowa. q sufferer terrible pain
so I could not sleep or lie still at
night Five years ago l began using
Chamlerlain's Liniment and il two
months 7 was well and have not suf-
cred with rheumatism since" For
sale by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
A JUDICIAL MISFIT
WRITES TO MAYOR GAiNOR.

Henry Neil was recently elected a
justice of the peace of Oak Park,
Illinois. He seems to be of a sensi-
tive mould, so much so that he film
ches at the idea of enforcing laws he
finds upon the statute book, and cri
ticises those providing penalties for
certain misdemeanors. NeilPs con-
science has become so tender that
he has sent letter to Mayor Gay
nor of New York, asking his advice.
Among other questions put 10 the
Mayor is "What Would Jesus Do?"
Neill stated to Gaynor that he is a
firm believer in sayings of Christ and
desires to administer the office of
justice Of the peace as the Great
Teacher would.
Mayor Gaynor, in his reply to his
correspondent, among other things,
says:
You tell me you have been elected
Justice of the peace and desire 20
administer your Office the same as
Jesus would do If He were there
instead of you. You ask for my adj
vice. You say you believe the pres
emit system of fines for minor often
ses is wrong in principle, for the
reason that it tends to increase
crime and promotes disrespect to-
law You ask if Jesus would assess
such fines and collect such fees if
he were in your place. You seem 10
be man who thinks himself wiser
than the law and above the law. That
kind of man is the most dangerous
man that can be put into Office, es-
pecialy in a free country. Th2 law
is made by the representative whom
we elect to the legislature. You are
elected justice Of the peace to ac-
cept the laws thus made and carry
them out. If you do not wish to do
that YOU ought to resign. You think
YOU are wiser and better than the
law,
"What would Jesus Do?" you ask
me. If He accepted the office He
would also accept the law as it is and
administer it faithfully. He would
not take the law into His own hands.
He would not assume to do as lie
liked. He would say I do not think
this law is wise, but the leglsl ;ure
mads it and l have to abide by it.
and probably they are wiser about 1T
than l am And He would go on and
administer the law as He found it:
Indeed, that is the way He acted
when He was on earth. He abidcd
by the, law. He constantly quoted
the law. Where He did not Ike
the law he advocated change fol
something better. He attended the
synagogue and taught the law there
he pre ached in the open fields anc
taught the law there. It was Ehe
abuse and misuse Of the law which
He denounced. # you do not like
the laws as they are in your local. y
you ought to get yourself elected tt
the legislature and linen work hare
to change 9hen, But as 3 judge Vol
must abide hy the law. Are you IN
conscious of the fact tina. by you
oath of office you have sworn to dt
so: Suppose every Judge in thi
country. from the highest to the low
es,, took it into his head 10 ignor'
the law and decide cases to sui
himself. What woeful condition tina
would very soon pu; Us all II :An'
vst YOU. little justice Of ahe pe2c
ont in Oak Park, ILL.,, want 10 act y
that way"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
ROOMS FOR RENT - Nicely furn-
ishcd. apply at SIC King street. II
g.
SPRING EXAMIN ATOMS.

The State Board Ct Education has
fixed upon April "a, "a and 20 as the
days upon which the spring eXamlna-
ton Of teachers will take place. All
teachers will take notice and act &C
cordiagly.
Applicants are expected 10 furnish
their own pens and NIX
". II. SWEENEY.
Superintendent Of Public Schools,
Alexandria, Va. Z t d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
Ashes by Parcel Post.

Worcester, April ia can OF
ashes, the remains Of Mrs. j. T. Stod-
dard, va sreceived by parcel post here.
and, in accordance with her wishes:
was scattered to the winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15
.SsE2Eh ea;- .ss.s -
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
Gazette Building King Street.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President.
and General Manager.
HOWARD W. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.

TERMS:-Daily, l year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
s1.25. One month, 43 cents. One week
10 cents.
Entered at the Postoffice of Alex.
andria, Virginia as second-class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-15

OF all sad words of tongue or Pm,
The saddest are those, he OF.
again.
The water-wagon's way is tcuga
It's hard to stay on when ne roaf
is rough.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
This Queer Old World.

Every once In while we become
obsessed with the idea of our won
derful modernism. We have feel
ing. says the Des Moines Register
and Leader, that about everything
We do represents transcending or
der of intelligence and a very revo-
lutionary type of progress. Our
science, our industry, our manifold
mechanical inventions and score
of other phases of interest and ad-
vancement are occasions for our be-
ing very proud of ourselves.
And then, quite suddenly, we are
sometimes afforded glimpse OF
the achievements of past ages, some
of which are vastly superior to our
own. The lost arts represent for
gotten knowledge and culture and
discovery that frequently put our
boasted modernism to shame. A
modest little fact of this description
is the recent rediscovery of kind
of incubator by which the ancient
Egyptians, some 5000 years ago
were turning out 130,O00,OOO
chickens a year.
Most of us would have insisted
that the incubator was decidedly
up-to-date contrivance. We imag-
ined that it belonged somehow to
our modern theories OF evolution
and was possibly an outgrowth OF
our newest ideas in biology and
zoology and other fondly subjects
But a British agricultural chemist
believes that the Egyptian incuba-
tor will prove so cheap and efficien'
that it will quite revolutionize the
chicken-raising industry.
This is a queer old world, after
all. Some of its wisdom lies hid
den for centuries to be revealed by
the most accidental circumstances,
Some of it's secrets sleep quietly In
old tombs and buried cities with
the ashes of primitive generations
and then come Unexpectedly tc
light, shocking the placid content
of modern age with an amazing
ly nonchalant progressiveness. II
makes us wonder a little about the
things we don't know and the prob
able secrets that will remain Ions
undiscovered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
''FINE FEATHERS"
NEXT ATTRACTION
Great American Drama Coming to
DecOrah Thursday, Oct. 10th.
FUTILITY OF GRAFT
AS MEANS TO HAPPINESS
Pervasiveness of Moral ShOrt-Sight.
edness in Financial Matters
Portrayed in Drama.

Wnen Eugene Walter wrote
Paid in Full he startled the thea
tre-going world by exactness, by
power and the verify of drama. II
was regarded as a near-great Amer
lean play. Since then he has given
us The Easiest Way, play re-
markable only for it's exactnes sand
Its frankness with no true drama in
1t and little that had even the SEM
blance of drama.
Fine Feathers" which will be
here on Thursday evening, Oct. 18th
at the Grand is said to be valu-
able in picturing with exactness the
prevasiveness of moral short-sight-
edness in financial matters and the
casual manner in which wicked
ness is regarded as long as it pays.
1t is said to be a smart entertain
ing the illuminative play of today.
In this play Bob Reynolds, who
Is working for s25 week in a
laboratory, has beautiful wife,
who finds herself burdened by a
life of waiting for a better fortune
than house in Staten Island and
maid at 50 week. Enter John
Brand, contractor and college pal
of Bob. He throws a good job and
bonus of $4,000 at Bob if he
will certify to ordinary Portland
cement for use in an irrigation
dam, in place of the super refined
cement called for in the specifica-
tions.
Brand sees the specious men
tality Of the wife, and uses her as
means. She applies to Bob the
same logic that takes business men
either to the penitentiary or bank
directors meeting and, by threat
OF leaving her husband, who will
not regard marriage as a partner
ship, brings Bob over to Brand S
way of thinking and gets a new
house and dressmaker. In the
first act she has gone to a matinee
bought new hat and held out the
money for the butchers bill-but
Bob forgives her.
Throughout the four acts of his
latest play, the author has drawn
picture of an average home and
has dared to write a document on
the futility of graft as means to
happiness. The play enjoyed an
entire season of successful business
| in both New York and Chicago last
year. Seats on sale at +. j. Par
mans. Secure your seats early.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

democratic leaders of Congress, the
most important features of the new
tariff are:
"A reduction of nearly one-hali
in the average tariff on foodstuffs
and farm products.
The placing of raw wool on the
free list, and i reduction of nearly
two-thirds in the tariff on woolen
clothing, especially of the cheaper
grades.
A reduction of one-third (aver-
age) on cotton clothing.
Reduction of the sugar tariff and
its Ultimate adjustment in 1916.
40 ction of one-third taver.
age) 10 tariff on earthenware
Abolishm> e.. Of all tariff OIL
meats, fish. %~ products. -four
potatoes, coal, ~ -e, lumber and
many classes of fa~e ID Office ma
chinery.
General tariff reduce, 8 on all
important articles in general use.
Throughout the long tight over
the bill, the republican attack on
the measure has beeh directed
against those rates which the Re-
publicans declared were so low as
to threaten destruction to American
industries, through the competition
of foreign manufacturers. The dem
ocratic supporters of the new law
have insisted that except in those
cases where public welfare demand
ed radical changes the tariff has
been reduced only to point where
it will stimulate competition, v
without turning American markets
over to the foreigners.
A great amount of work will fall
upon the Treasury department, il
is expected, in working out the de-
tails of the new income tax and the
taxes from individual citizens of the
United States. The tax upon cor
porations, now fixed at one per cent
of their income, remains the same
and becomes part of the general in
come tax law. A staff of special
deputies, collectors, and agents will
be employed to organize and con.
duct the work of income tax collec-
tion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
The 1913 Crops.

Iowa has again been fortunate
in her crops this year as compared
to other states. While Our corn
crop has been cut down materially
because Of drouth, still the state by
no means suffered as did her sister
states Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri
the Dakotas and parts of Illinois,
which have been pretty hard states
While our corn crop in the southern
part of the state has been hit. Parts
of southern Iowa suffered severely
from drouth, and the corn crop will
be cut materially, but on the other
hand in the north half of Iowa the
corn crop Is up to the normal
Splendid small grain crops, good
yield of hay, first-class orchard and
fruit crops, are to our credit this
year.
On the whole much better prices
will prevail this year than in the
years of. great abundance, so that
the crops which are grown will
bring much better prices.
One thing is always certain, old
Iowa always comes through with
good crops, and when 1t Is dry in
Iowa it is awful dry in the states
to the west of us-too dry for any
yields of consequence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

A dozen years ago there was
quite a howl the country over be-
cause the bison, commonly called
the buffalo, was vanishing. Just
about when this disturbance was at
its highest, several public spirited
persons began to cultivate the small
number that was left, says an ex-
change. Not only were the buffalo
bred and kept in large public parks
but many wide private ranges and
government preserves put in stocks
of these beautiful animals. The re-
suit is that today there are in the
United States more than 5000 BIZ
sons. OF course, these are all OF
private ownership, except the few
small herds in public parks. Any
way the bison is again coming into
his own and while he will never
range over the prairies as he did in
the early days there will be plenty
of him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
CUMMlNS PEACEMAKER.
Iowa Senator Outlines Plans For
Changing Party Rules.

Senator Cummins has outlined in
part the reform plans of the social
ed Cancellation committee of re-
publicans and progressives which
he hopes to bring about holding of
a national convention early in
1914.
The change in the representa-
tion of southern states in the ma
tional convention is secondary
matter in the program of the COM
mittee. With the added support of
many republican leaders who did
not participate in the "get togeth-
er" conference in Chicago last
spring, they will insist that the
control of the republican national
committee over seating of delegates
in convention be abrogated.
The selecting of delegates and
seating of them in the convention
that nominates the presidential and
vice-presidential candidates is to
be reposed in the whole commit
tee.
THE republican national COM
mittee will no longer have the pow
er to make up temporary roll o:
delegates to pass on the credentials
of state delegates before they are
seated in the convention.
Where states have primary laws
that govern the election of dele
gates it will be an easy matter to
provide by party rule that the certi-
ficates issued by local election off,
cials shall be final evidence entit-
ling the delegates to seats in the
convention continued Senator
Cummins.
Where such laws do not exist,
believe that the state committee,
or a special committee should pass
on all contests and settle the eligi-
billy of the delegates before they
go to the national convention.
We shall insist that some change
as this be made SO that the repub-
lican national committee will not in
the future have the power to tenn
porarily seat contested or contest
ing delegates and thus virtually de-
termine the control of the national
convention. This question, togeth-
err with the proposal that members
of the national committee shall
take Office as soon as elected in
stead of leaving the control of the
national committee in the old COM
mittee's hands throughout the cam
paign, we believe to be the chief
matters Of reform that must be
dealt with through special ma
tional convention
The call issued by Chairman
Charles d. Hilles, for a meeting Of
the national committee in Washing
ton, December 16, has set in mo-
tion again the movement started
early last summer by Senators
Jones, Crawford and others for the
special national convention. The
endorsement given the project a
few weeks ago by the New York re-
publican state convention, added
impetus to the campaign.
1t is proposed to bring all posi-
BILE pressure to bear on members OF
the national committee before the
date set for the meeting in Wash
ington, to induce them to agree to
the holding of a national conven-
tion not later than next January.
The advocates of the convention
will vigorously oppose any attempt
by the national committee to make
the proposed changes itself. Such
action the reform leaders claim
would not establish popular conf
dence in the party reorganization,
as would a revision of rules made
by regularly called national con-
vention.
| -O--
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

Gov. Clarke has appointed Emory
English of Des Moines, his private
secretary and Col. j. II. McCon-
logue of Mason City member OF
the board of control. Two better
selections could not have been
made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

Six girls employed by Paris
dressmaker made a gown in 20
minutes. In this country the dress
makers compete to see which shall
take the longest time to make q
dress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

The New Orleans Picayune asks
why some women begin letter on
the first page. then skip to the third
then return to the second, then on
to the fourth. Perhaps because 1t
takes longer to read 1t that way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

1t Is believed that President
Huerta will abide by the Mexican
constitution. as he can amend it
any time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

More than one-fourth OF all the
sheep in the eleven states nearest
the Pacific coast are grazed on the
national forests.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

The railroads Of the United
States use about l50,O0O,OOO wood
en- ties each year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

Cadillac, Mich, is reported to be
the foremost city in the country for
varied and close utilization OF for
est products.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

Noble souls wish not to have any
thing for nothing. g.--Friedrich Metz
che.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

norant people are still slaves.-Con-
dorcet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

When a married man has a gooe
time he has to deny 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

A man who can be bought can be
sold also. :, a. .~ N.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-06-04
Guard Your Credit.

Bert Walker, a well-known writer
gives out the following which is full
of truth:
I'll tell you about this thing of pay
ing ones debts Very few men do it
from a spasm of morality. They do it
because it pays best in the long run.
No man who makes practice of be-
ing dishonest and repudiating his just
accounts ever amounts to hill of
beans. In the commercial world they
would not get to the quarter pole.
The successful business man thinks
more of his credit than he does OF any
thing else for he knows that if his
friends leave him he can get more,
but if his credit forsakeS him, he is up
against it. He can have but one cred
it. A successful business gambler al
ways makes his word good and keeps
his credit inviOlate 1t is his only
Stockin trade 1t seems strange with
all this in mind, young fellows will
start out by beating little bills, will
even borrow fifty cents from friend
and refuse to pay it back, That class
of fellows wear a banner that can be
seen all over town and every body is
"onto" them When it comes to pay
ing debts, honesty is the best policy.
Bert Walker.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-06-04
Death of an Old Lady.

Mrs. Fannie White, who was seven
ty-seven years old, died in the Ozark
neighborhood last Tuesday with dis
eases incident to old age. She was
born and reared in Cumberland county
and was a sister of Mr.. f. r. Winfey,
this place. The deceased was twice
married, her first husband being a
Barger, the last Mr. Seth White, who
has been dead for many years.
The funeral services were held at
her late home wednesday forenoon,
conducted by Rev. Nathan Murrell,
many relatives and friends being pres
ent. The increment was in the fami-
ly burying ground.
The deceased was consistent men,
Der of the Baptist Church and died in
the faith, believing that she would be
at rest in the home beyond the skies.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-06-04
Dropped Dead.

Mr.. o. W. McAllister, who was the
cashier of the defunct Cane Valley
Bank, fell dead in CampbellSvilie,
where he was conducting The New
Merchant Hotel, Monday morning.
Mr.. McAllistsr came to this county
from Shelby county, located and be-
came the cashier of the new bank
started at Cane Valley. Something
like a year after arriving in Adair
county he was married to Miss Louisa
Callison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Callison, and she and one child
survive him.
When death came he was standing
with the telephone receiver at his ear
talking to some one.
The deceased was about thirty years
old and was a native of Shelby county.
The interment will take place at Cane
Valley to-day, and doubtless many
friends will be present.