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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01

away chimneys Frustrated, sides of
thouses demolished and trees in every
iseet:on of the. city prostrated. Some
Istreets were rendered inpassable
from overturned trees and branches
of others which had fallen in every .di-
rection. Telegraph, telephone and
electric light and power wires were
Frustrated, and there was general
havoc everywhere. Windows had
been blown in in many placeS.After the
storm had subsidized an an inventory
of the damage taken, it was great
relief to know that nobody had been
hurt,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01

The regular monthly meeting Of
the City School Board will be held
tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01

4 federal troop train was blown up
|with dynamite yesterday ITO miles
southeast of Mexico City, on the
main line of the Intcroceanic Rail
way, connecting the federal capital
with the coast. Only three men out
,of the 50 soldiers and train crew es-
capped with their lives. Ttatbels
! have burned the San A:It Rail,
road station 80 miles south OF
iVera Cruz
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01

Berlin is snewbound. after the NEST
severe blizzard in thirty Years. More
than fourteen inches Of snow covers
the city. Train. have bean delavei
and traffic seriously interviewed with,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01

During the past yea thcr" we're
Ill new services pr in and Us SER
vices remov a: 2.GG5 fest Of ne" ln"in
was laid as follows:
Jas feet .Mo inches, io72 feet l.
;nchas and .Iss feet 6-mchc>.
Gas consunNi at he ..'sc CT -
terday was 1871. and meters nSe'
for the city. II, making q totai Il
1898.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01

Agents of the Hungarian revolu-
tionary party have, it is said, been in
Washington several days seeking to
learn what would be the attitude of
the United States in the event Of an
organized revolt against the Emperor
Franz Josef. The French govern
ment is said to have secertly given
I.promise of moral support to the
(imovcment. A strong sympathizer
lwith the plan is said to be Count
sLaszio Szechenyi, the husband of the
former Gladys Vanderbilt, which sug-
gests that the Vanderbilt millions
may be employed to release Hungary
from her allegiance to Austria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01
Marriage Licenses.
Dog Licenses

=: Dog Llethses.
The number of dog licenses ShoN
decrease in the number issued III
the past year ITO, as compareA "'''
7SO. in 1912, 4 decrease of ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01
Death and Birth Rate.

The deaths during 1912 were as 1ol-
|lows: White male, 90; white, female,
I73 colored male, G3; colorcd female,
III. Total, 30G.
Births, white males, l23; white le-
males. 1913; colored, males, so; colored
females. A. Total $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01
Water Service.

Water-The Alexandria Water Co.
now has $500 taps in service, an in
crease of l26 over the service of 1912.
OF water mains there were installed
i total of 5,2S3 feet. l PIP feet OF 4
inch main in Union street between
King and Wolfe streets has been re-
placed by G-inch main.
Legal Statistics.
The following legal statistics were
furnished by Newell S. Grcenaway.
Clerk of the Courts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01
NOTICE.

4 stated convocation of Mount
Vernon Royal Arch Chapter No. IA.
will be- held in the Tabernacle FRI
day evening January ,, 1914. at 1880
o'clock. A full ATTENDANCE Is re-
quested.
81 st A. y. SEiLEh'
LOST-Small white poodle
dog, $500 reward. Return
!: to 4O7 Prince St.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01
Record of City Jail.

Record of City Jail.
There were $50 colored males, 40
colored females, ll3 white males, 2
white females, in the city Jail during
1913.
The fines collected by Police Justice
Cation were S3,740, loss of approx
mattel $500 from the previous year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-01
Fire Loss, 1913,

TN 1912 the Tire loss was H4V,V'V'
decrease of neat'y Sl5 ht,C.
City Gas Plant.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
GOOD SOIL FOR BUSH FRUITS
GROUND Between Rows Must Bs Kept
Fine and MslIow-0Ivs Plenty
Sunshine and Air.

The ground between the rows and
around the bushes should be kept
fine and mellow. II the soil is allowed
to become hard and allowed to grow up
in weeds and grass, the yield will be
cut short, and the fruit will be small
and of inferior quality. All bush fruits
should be grown In wide rows, so the
greater part of the cultivation can be
done with the horse. hoe and Guilt
vator. The proper distance to plant
currants, raspberries, blackberries and
gooseberries In the fruit garden IL
five feet apart each way for horse cul-
tivation. Fo:' the small family garden,
plant in rows five feet apart and three
feet apart in the row. This will allow
of the larger portion Of the cultivation
being done with the horse cultivator.
The ground around the bushes must
be broken up and mellowed with the
hoe. Expert fruit growers maintain
a dust mulch until the berries are half
size, then thick coat Of long strawy
manure, grass or rotted leaves is
spread over the entire ground about
four inches thick. This mulch pre-
vents the growth Of weeds-and keeps
the soil cool and moist. When this
method is followed, tho field will be
greater. the berries free of dirt and
much larger size and of extra fine
flavor. All fruit succeed best when
given plenty of sunshine and air. along
with intelligent culture. The common
practice of planting the bushes along
the garden walk or fence row is bad,
as the bushes cannot be cultivated
economically. The yield and size of
the berries is greatly increased where
there Is a full supply of moisture. The
irrigation for fruit and vegetables big
surface flow and under ground irri-
cation is being extended as the result
of tests made by practical men. The
method of irrigation for vegetables
and small fruits practiced by market
gardeners of Boston has been found
economical and profitable.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
SOIL TOO RICH FOR APPLES
Trees With Beautiful Foliage, but
Mighty Little Fruit, Were Finally
Removed by Ak.

A common mistake in the selection
of site for the apple orchard tract,
large or small, is that of choosing a
soil that IL too rich; that will cause
abundant growth of wood. but mighty
little fruit. In the valley in which the
writer's ranch Is located is an or
chard Of mature apple trees. as pretty
. sight from the standpoint of foil
age as one could ask to see. which has
lately been felled because 1t did not
deliver the goods. via
The tract is fat, rich and well wa
tered. Within gunshot Of this tract is
. block Of winter Nellis pear trees Of
tho same age that for several years
past have crossed their owners close
to . thousand dollars per acre, says
. writer in an exchange. Never was
more emphatically demonstrated the
fact that soil can be too rich for ap-
pies. but not for pears. Within mile
Of these unproductive apple trees, on
thinner and lighter granite soils. the
apple trees bear prolifically to the
point of breaking down.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
New Road In China.

The Canton-Macao railway. China,
has already been surveyed. and 1t 10
probable that construction work will
be commenced in the near future.
Starting at Fati. across the Sikians
river from Canton, the line will run
almost due south through the districts
of shuntak and Heungshan to the
boundary of the Portuguese colony Of
Macao. This line will be about 10
miles long and will penetrate one Of
the richest districts Of South China.
The country through which 1t passes
is low and 10 intersected by innumer-
able creeks. and given over to rice.
fruit and vegetable culture. A 30-mile
branch line will be built to connect
the main line at Chentsun with Sun
ming railway at Honeymoon via Kau'
kong There are no very large cities
on the railway. but there are many
villages and several towns Of from ten
to fifty thousand Inhabitants. among
which are Chentsun. Shuntak. Heung.
shan, Chingshan, Kanchuk and Kau-
kong.
The southern terminus of the line
will be within five miles Of the new
commercial port Of Heungschow.
While rice Is the principal product Of
this region. the population is SO dense
that large quantities Of rice have to
be imported to help out the local
crops. Sugar cane Is grown on large
scale for local consumption and ex
port Among the manufactured arti-
Giles exported from the districts touch
ed by the railway are palm-leaf fans.
mats and mating bags. groundnut.
cassia. bean oil. coarse china ware. pa
per and firecrackers. The principal
exports are kerosene. cotton goods.
matches. timber. metals. coal and
clothing-Railway Age Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Handkerchief.

Last year the initials on handker-
chiefs were long and narrow. This
year the initials should be shorter and
very broad. The influence of the orr
ent on fashions IL thus to be felt even
In handkerchiefs. Indeed, one maker
Of handkerchief has designed an ini-
tial cleverly decorated 10 as to suggest
Chinese characters. The effect II quaint
and unusual. II one persists In using
the long narrow initials. however, Il
may be done in the last note OF fash
ion by surrounding the latter with
nowery designs that all out the embroi-
derry to square.
All sorts Of dainty color combine
lions are In good form in handler
chiefs this season. Colorsd initials
arc to be seen on white grounds, Dor
ders and initials OF corresponding col
ofs. colored borders and woven cord
effects in infinite variety.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
RUNNING A MODERN RAILROAD
Faverite Story Used by General So
licitor to Ward on News
paper interviewers.

Martin Clardy Of st. Louis. general
solicitor for the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain railways, is one lawyer
who sometimes objects to being inter
viewed. And, when reporters are too
insistent. Mr.. Clardy has a stock story
which he tells to shut OF the inter
view. Says Mr.. Clardy:
"An irate shipper once entered the
general offices Of railway company.
"'Where's the general superinten-
dent!' he demanded.
"tOut on the road was the reply Of
the clerk.
Where's his assistant This very
angrily.
".Gone to the ball game snapped
the clerk.
.'Then where's the vice-presidcnt
and general traiiic managerT exploded
the shipper.
leone north for the summer was
the still Indifferent reply.
well. them the angry caller fairly
howled. who In thunder 10 running
this railroad. anyway
"'Oh. II that's what you want to
know replied the clerk. as he
reached for another typewriter re-
port, its the newspapers. kansas
City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

ANOTES&Bae

When spraying. II showers come and
wash of the poison, spray those trees
second time.
In setting out strawberries paach
OF most of the leaves and the plants
will take hold better.
The city dealer profits by the lazi-
ness of the grower by grading and re-
packing his badly assorted fruit.
1t 10 q good plan to NOW OF the
tops of the strawberry plants within
q week after the fruiting season Is
over.
Spray your trees whether they have
q crop or not. Spraying in on years Is
Just ~ important as In years OF heavy
crops.
A yearling tree IL preferred by many
to older trees. They are thought to
be safer to transplant than two-year.
old trees.
Many growers say that weeds are a.
valuable as fertilizers as clover and
COW peas II they are turned under
every year.
II you believe that you have scale
in your orchard. do not walt day to
have an expert examine tho trees, and
then night for their lives.
That corky old apple. the Ben Da-
Wis. holds high price in the city
markets because its fine appearance
deceives the ignorant buyer.
One Of the surest ways to keep
down weeds in the strawberry Geld
IL to cut OF all the runners until July
1. to allow close cultivation.
In picking strawberries It should
b borne in mind that bruised fruit
viii not stand shipping. A careless
picker has NO place In . strawberry
AAlA.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
STATISTICS Of THE RAIL
Freight Hauled In United states 10
1900, 900, 900 Tons AnnuaIly-soo.
ooo. 1000 Passengers Carried.

Tho 100000 freight cars Of the
railroads Of the United States. valued
at $4,000, 100000 and capable of hold
ing 147. 900. 100000 pounds at time.
are sufficient to form single train
around the earth at the latitude Of
Chicago.
In them are hauled annually over
1900. 900 900 tons of freight. each ION
Of which is carried 151 miles This
10 eqaal to hauling one ton almost
220, 000. 5000 miles.
The $4,000 passenger cars of the
railroads Of the United States. valued
at $500, 100000. are capable of seating
at one time 100000 people. and If
pressed for room. would accommodate
probably 3.5O0.000 persons.
They transport annually almost $780,
000. 900 passengers. each Of whom rides
approximately SO miles. Practically
therefore. one passenger is hauled 3d.
000. 900. 900 miles.
There are $1,000 locomotives. doing
service for the railroads of this coun-
try. $4,000 of which are used to trans
port people and wares. The total num-
Der 10 estimated to be worth no less
than 81 100000.
The freight and passenger locomo.
tiyes alone cover 100000 miles in a
single year,
The engines consume annually fuel
and water enough to cost the public
carriers Of the country s218. 1000
the effect of the distribution of which
10 felt in every nook and corner of the
land.
Yet the owners of these vast facili-
ties, rendering so tremendous n serv
Ice to the people of the country. re.
ceived for the year ending June 30.
1909. only 1896. 100000 in dividends on
total capitalization Of $14 100000 900.
BANKERS Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

Apple Cluster showing apples At cor.
rect stage for second or apple worm
spraying. Young fruit standing up
with eaiyx Iobss wide open ready to
receive maximum dose Of poison.
to q limb and never leaving a long
stub to die or throw out big crop
of sprouts. Summer pruning cannot
be probably practiced on old, stunted.
dying trees. They need regeneration.
which comes with winter pruning, but
may be probably practiced upon old.
thrifty, shy-bearing trees.
Large limbs can be removed at this
time Just as safely as at any other
season of the year. only 1t il not nd.
visable to remove too much Of the
top at once. Where great quantities
of wood must be removed It Is better
to distribute its removal over q period
of from two to three years, rather
than entirely unbalance the trees
growth.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

ried out Is almost a matter OF choice.
and satin, art serge, art linen or silk
would do equally well.
1t can be cut out entirely In one
piece and lined with soft silk. the ends
can then be folded over and sewn
down SO that they form two pockets.
into which the silks may be slipped.
The case is bound throughout at
the edges with narrow ribbon and
folds together at the center, and can
be secured when closed by the ribbon
strings.
The word silks" is worked across
the front of the case and the remain
ing space filled up with a simple con-
ventional design which may be quite
well embroidered from our sketch.
The upper illustration shows tho
case open and in the lower sketch It IL
closed and secured with ribbon
strings.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Visiting Gown.

at a recent SHOW Of smart frocks"
was blending OF violet colorings. &C.
cording to the New York Press. The
underdress. made as separate prin-
cess robe. was OF palest parma violet
brocade. Two rows Of amethyst and
Jet buttons we're used to fasten the
front. The redingote overdress. fash
toned of deepest amethyst chiffon. fell
in graceful folds over the lighter tone.
A toque swathed with parma ninon.
lined with the deeper amethyst. COM
pleted this fetching costume.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
MARY DEAN.
SIMPLE MODELS IN BLoUsEs
Many Designs Are Popular. Though
the Sheer White Seems to Have
Points Of Advantage.

For wear with heavy skirts any
sheer lingerie blouses are all right
but simple yet very dainty made mod
els in fine cotton marquisette trim
med only In fine tucking and made
with hemstitched rundown collars and
sleeves ending little below the Ell
bow are meeting with much success
Some of these little blouses have mar
row hens of colored marquisette. but
while the effect Is charming. the all
white blouse presents fewer launder-
ing dihiculties and will look well long
er than the one with touches Of color.
Linen frocks Of simple sort. but
trimmed with contrasting color or ma
ierial instead Of depending entirely
upon smart collars and cuffs and self
trimming. are numerous and good Of
fects are obtained with the quaint
Powered linens Of Jony design in con-
nection with plain linen.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

made always for a change of collars
and cuffs. Black and white challie.
with limited amount Of colored silk
for the trimming. would be very effec-
tive for little frock made up In this
manner, the bows and belt of scarlet
or of a very bright blue or soft green.
AS to the collars and cuffs. they can.
of course. be of the trimming material
and II one wants to smarter them on
occasions 1t Is perfectly possible to
top them with others of imitation Irish
lace. In this event 1t does not in the
least matter II the silk set is larger
than the lace-in fact an edge Of silk
beyond those of the collars and cuffs
would be an added smartness.
There are always mothers who do
not want to sew, preferring to dress
their young daughters from the ready
made shop supplies. and II these are
skillful buyers they know how to get
both the right and cheap thing 1t Is
always possible. too. to buy skirt or
Jacket of suitable sort separately, SO.
those on economy bent often do this.
fitting neat skirt with an odd blazer
that goes well with 1t or getting a
skirt for some lucky jacket find.
AS to the wool one-piece frocks. they
are not so often found ready made az
one would like. the weather being far
too suggestive of cooler raiment than
gowns, in the dressy sense. with au-
tumn suggestion. So II a vacation
frock of this sort Is needed there is
more chance of getting the right thing
with home making.
MARY DEAN.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

takes diagonal line. The collar and
cuffs are OF plain white organdy. with
a band of net lace and frill Of plain
net.
Now, every mother securing the
shops for materials for home dress
making must surely encounter some
time the remnants Of delicate wool
fabrics put forth for summer use and
which at this seagon are sold for SO
little. The ones with dark ground are
more useful than those with white
background. but II trimmed with the
color Of the patterning the white and
color materials would still be fairly
practical, and surely very suitable to
sirlish use. Blue wistaria. gray and
brown are pretty 'colors to use. these
touched of with a little black or
matching silk and the bodice being
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

A Swedish railway has been expert
menting with powdered peat as loco
motive fuel. Peat is usually burned
in little bricklike sods. dried In the
sun. making = fair nre. but a great
deal Of ash. Hitherto 1t has been At
tempted to improve 1t by pressing It
A Lieutenant Ekelund contrived to
reduce II to powder. and railway
engineer has invented an appara.
tus for feeding this powder into q
locomotive frebox. This feeds faster
a. the steam pressure falls and slow
or ~ II rises. Swedish papers say
that II works we'll. but when the low.
est price for psat 10 33.s6 per ton It
IL not economical. Sweden has great
peat boys. but It does not have aay
coal-Railway Age Gazette
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Poplar oirdIsd and Killed
by Field Mice.

mouse plaques wherever the mice ex-
list. Even when In small numbers
they destroy considerable clover and
alfalfa and injure orchards, nurseries
and root crops.
This is the first recorded instance Of
an Eruption of field mice in North
America attaining the proportions Of
plague. The experience indicates
the probability Of future and even
more disastrous outbreaks. In the
extensive reclaimed areas Of the west
the abundant food and luxurious cover
furnished by alfalfa fields and the
miles of irrigation bitches, which af-
ford these mice suitable homes along
their banks, greatly favor their in
crease. while surrounding desert con-
ditioas limit the spread of mice be-
-y0n6 the cultivated areas.
Without doubt poisoning Is the best
method at present known Of dealing
with field mice on an extensive scale.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Horticulture.
GIuQ Do I
PLAGUE Of THE FIELD MICE
Even In Small Numbers They Destroy
Considerable Glover and Alfalfa
and inJurs Orchards.
(By Il. 8. P1pER.)

(By & 8. PIPER)
The mouse which produced the
plague in some Of the western states,
short time ago. proved to be the
%black mouse" one of the numerous
bpecies of short tailed field or meadow
mice. group which has caused wide
spread destruction in various parts of
the world. In nearly all parts of the
United States short-tailed field mice
are among the most abundant Of
mammals. and a number Of species in
widely separated localities have oc-
ency to excessive increase, indicating
that favoring conditions may produce
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
government 10 Hello.

A contract between the Philippine
government and the Manila railway
was signed on January 70, which
binds the government TO furnish funds
for the extension Of the railway in the
south Of LuEon. The total advances
for this work will eventually amount
to 33.35o.o00. The section covered
by this contract lies between Lucena
and Legaspi, 100 miles, and the pro-
jected line will include branch to
connect the through line with . new
port - b established on the east
coast d Lussa.-Railway Age c.
satf0
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
ART IN COMBINATION
USE OF REMNANTS BY CLEVER
HOME DREssMAkER.
Many Dainty Summer Costumes May
Be Fashioned at Small Expense,
With the Exercise Of
Little Taste.

Our illustration presents the one
piece frock as 1t would look in a pretty
striped challie. or in some other dainty
wool texture, with dressy fixings. The
bodice and skirt Of the dress are put
together in the usual way with mar
row cording. but in the figure version
Of the style the waist line Is hidden
by a crushed belt of silk, bows Of the
same going down the fastening of the
trent. which. with the bodice itself.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Foo,uesr In New York.

The new buttoned oxford. though m
dainty and pretty as the taller but
tonholed boot. is not as formal as the
latter. Buttoned boots Of satin arc
worn with most ceremonious evening
gowns and even with wedding gowns
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
GRATING MACHINE is HANDY
implement Designed to Cut Scion o.
aeonaiiy to Prevent eruising or
Other Injury.

In describing a grating machine. in.
vented by A. Robertson Of Canada, the
Scientific American says:
The purpose here is to provide .
machine more especially designed for
use in nurseries and the like, and ar
ranged to cut the graft or scion dag
onslly with Q shearing cut to prevent
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
SUMMER PRUNING OF TREES
Cannot Probably Be Done on Old.
stuntsd, Dying Tress-They
Need Rsjuvenation.

II the tree has dense top. open
up the center to permit sunlight and
air to enter. Thin out the sides by
removing from one-tenth to one-fourth
of the branches, always cutting back
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

OF being disstpat-
ed by the elimi-
nation Of much
OF the mystery
that in the past
has aroused the
curiosity Of the
laymen. The per-
sonal element Is
less in evidence.
In its place has
come the sys-
tematization Of a
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
TELEPHONE NOW USED
oIsPLAcEs TELEGRAPH FOR
sENDiNo OF TRAIN ORDERS.
Passing Of knight Of Key and soundsr
Cuts Much Of Romance Out Of
nroadins-Many Roads
Use Telephone.

The air of romance that hangs over
the operation Of railroad is in danger
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
CASE FOR EMBROIDERY SILKS
viii Be Found Exceedingly Useful by
the Girl Who Likes This Form Of
Fancy Work.

A case for embroidery silks is very
necessary and useful possession. and
in our sketch may be seen a practical