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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL WANT ROUTE Changed
Residents of Rosemont, Braddock
Heights and Mt. Ida Will Hold
Meeting Tonight.

Residents of Rosenont, Braddock
Heights and Mt. Ida, in Alexandria
County, northwest of Alexandria
City, will protest against the ex-
penditure by the. county Of $4,000
for the new Mt. Vernon Boulevard
between Washington Gand. Alexan-
d. .fqria, unless the rqHteliS;= changed to
run through those places instead of
the route through thg town of Po-
tomac. 'hlUt@
George Washington Lewis, chair
man of; a committee which met sew
eral days ago to consider the ques-
ton, has called a meeting of the
residents of the three communities
to be held tonight at s o'clock in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce,
in this city, at which time definite
plan will be agreed upon.
Under the contract which was
signed Tuesday between the super
visors of Alexandria County and the
representatives of the Department of
Agriculture of the United States
Government, the new road will start
at the southeast corner of the Airing
ton estate, where it will join the roam
recently completed by the War De-
partment from the end of the high
way bridge, and be built via Hume
Springs, Del Ray and st. Elmo, COM
ing into Alexandria by North Wash
ington street extended. The Rose
mont and Braddock people want the
route from Hume Springs to be
change so that the new road will
follow the old Russell route, entering
this city by King street extended.
1t is said that unless the route is
changed the residents of the dissat-
isfied suburbs will oppose the ex-
penditure of any money by the
county on the highway.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
REGATTA SATURDAY.
Many People Gather on River Front
to Witness Contest.

The Old Dominion Boat Club held
regatta Saturday afternoon on the
Potomac which was witnessed by a
large number Of spectators. The
following events we're on the pro-
gram. Double canoe quarter mile
Rcardon and Callahan, first: King
and Miller, second; Wingate and
Spotford, third.
Single gig, half mile-Douglas,
first; Spoford, second; Fawcctt,
third.
Double gig. half mi.e-King and
Davis, first; Moss and Wingatc, Sec
ond.
Centipede against four oared
shell, three-quarters of mile-won
by former with crew of 2. Pitts,
stroke; Callahan, King and Wingate,
Crew Of shell, Douglass, stroke;
Fawcett, Spofford and Rcardon.
Hunt Russell was starter, J. Sidney
Douglas, judge, and Victor Emer-
son, Jr., clerk of course.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
A CONTRAST IN FIGURES.
Receipts and Expenditures OF the
City of Alexandria Seventy
two Years Ago.

In a mass of junk at Henry
Baader's Sons warehouse an exhibit
of the receipts and expenditures of
the corporation of Alexandria for
the year ending March l, 1912, was
exhumed today. 1t is printed upon
single sheet of paper about one
third the size of page of the Alex
andria Gazette. The exhibit is
signed.'by Robert H. Miller, George
I. Thomas, Thomas Semmcs and
Benz. S. Kinsy, auditing committee.
The figures stand in marked con-
trast to those published yearly by
the city at this time. The receipts
were $51,529.21.
During the year the city received
$2,657 from rent for the fish wharf
during fishing. season and S1S3 after
the season. The fines collected in
the Police Court amounted to 1895.
In the expenditures it is shown
that the Clerk of Council and audi
tor received S4OO, the treasurer 5000,
expenses Of Fire Department, S313;
the Light Department, S126.41;
cleaning streets, S487.99; public
schools, S7O6.12.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
FOUND IN THE WATER.

David Grayson, colored, who lives
in Fairfax county, 8 miles west Of
Alexandria, was found unconscious
and partly submerged in Hoff's Run,
at the head of King street, late Sat-
urday night by two men who were
passing that way. Grayson was pull
led out and Policemen Young and
Talbot had him conveyed to police
headquarters. Yesterday he was
carried to the Alexandria Hosplta!
where he was pIa:ed under the care
of DR.. Walter A. Warfeld. His in
iuries are not considered dangerous,
Grayson's position when discovered
indicated that he had fallen into the
run from the King. street culvert.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Kemper ana
family left Saturday to spend the
month &c August at Ocean City, Mo-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
FELL THROUGH TRESTLE.

George Willett, employed by the
Neutrality-suspicious. Railway Com
pany as bridge carpenter, slipped
through the trestle over Little Hunt
ing Creek, near Mount Vernon, Sat
urday afternoon and was severely
injured about the hips. He was
brought to the Alexandria Hospital,
where he was attended by DR.. Wal
ter 4. Wariield.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
StanpedPiece
to
Enbroider

Your vacation will be more
enjoyable if you take along
some fancy work to do. These
Stamped Pieces are offered at
very low prices.
Childrcn's Stamped Dresses,
of cross-barred and plain white
lawn, also Of pink, blue and tan
chambray; sizes up to a years;
pretty embroidery designs.
Special at .23c
Stamped Flare Collars, of Or
CANDY or ratine, in new de-
signs; 39c values. Choice.25c
Main Floor-Sth st. Rotun-
dart Needlework.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Healey who
have been visiting relatives in this
city, for the past two weeks, left
Yesterday for their home in Wells
VILE, Ohio, accompanied by little
Miss Anna Whedbee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-03
Interesting News Notes About People
ID Of Alexandria Happenings
III -
M in Society. 81

Representative. Charles G. Carln'
and Mrs. Carfin, their son, Charies'
jC.{,carlin. Jr., and Mrs. LOUIS 20
barley have returned from two
weeks automobile trip through the
western section of the state. .sz4hey
covered 1000 miles, making prle1
Stop; at Mite Su.shar. Swc:' may
Ibrate and other recorts , n 'fle net
route. 7.a a.n=ycccus
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23
Loses Piece OF
BOne--Happy Now

In Avery, Texas, lives Ira Davis,
who suffered for years with a
chronic sore on his foot which
doctors advised would never heal
without scraping the bone. Mr..
Davis states that one box of Aliens
Ulcerine Salve drew out several
pieces of bone and lots of pus, and
the sore healed up completely.
Aliens Ulcerine Salve is one of
the oldest remedies in America
and since 1869 has been known as
the only salve powerful enough to
reach chrome ulcers and old sores
of long standing. Because it is so
powerful it often heals burns and
scalds without a scar in a remark
ablk short time.
AllSQ's Ulcerine Salve heals
from tho bottom up and draws out
the polsons. If applied on new
cuts and sores it heals in ore-third
the time that common salves and
liniments take. Sold by T. j.
Halle & Co., and other leading
druggists. Adv.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23
No Negro ShrinerS
Rules Judge Patterson
Special to The Leader-Enterprise.

Special to The Leader Enterprise.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2l.-Geor-
gia Shriners, and members of the
order throughout the country are
greatly pleased at the ruling
handed down by Judge H. L.
Patterson of the Blue Ridge cir
cult restraining a negro organi-
zation from using the name, in
sigma, emblems other and belong
ings of the Ancient Arabic Order
of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine.
The negro organization calls
itself Rabban Temple, Ancient
Egyptian Arabic Order of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of
North and South America and
their Jurisdictions, thereby Civ
ing few extra words for good
measure and pleasing the Afri-
can taste for polysyllabic nomen-
clature.
Judge Patterson acted because
all the Atlanta judges are men,
bers of the order, or have rela-
tives in Yaarab Temple.
The negro shrine was organi-
zed il Washington in 1902. The
local temple was chartered in
1908 but local Shriners heard lit
tie of until after the recent nat
ional Shrine convention here,
when the negroes became often
sively conspicuous. The petition
is based on the fact that the ne
gro order uses an exact imitation
of the Shrine badge, uses the
same names for officers of the
temple, the same fez and the
same emblems used by the white
organization.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23
WhiskeV Shipments
Into W. Virginia Are
Barred By Court

Morgantown, w. Va, Dec. %.
Judge Sturgiss in circuit court
today issued injunctions restrain
ing the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and the Wells Fargo Ex-
press Company from delivering
in West Virginia shipments of
Intoxicating liquor originating
outside the state. The decision
is based on the Webb-Kenyor
federal act and the statewide
prohibition law. Announcement
Was "i~dn hat The case would bt
carried to the supreme court.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23
First Methodist
Episcopal Church
Edward Arnold WanIess, Pastor

Edward Arnold Wanless, Pastor
Sunday School-9:3O a. m.
Morning Worship 1O:45 a. NJ.
Epworth League $50 p. NJ.
Evening Worship 1870 p. m.
Special music.
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 1880.
OUR INVITATION.
To all who mourn and need COM
fort; To all who are weary and
need rest; To all who are friend
less and want friendship; To all
who are homeless and want shell
tering love; To all who pray and
to all who do not, but ought; To
all who sin and need a Saviour and
to whosoever will, this church
opens wide the door and makes
free a place and in the name of
Jesus, the Lord, says, "Welcome. "
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23
Letters to Santa Claus
.zgerald, Ca, Dec. 81, 1914.

ezgerald, Ca, Dec. Il, 1914.
.hysD Dearest Santa:
Please bring me a cow boy suit,
an air rifle, a knife and a kewpie
HI, and a train and lots of ap-
lies, oranges. candy, nuts and
faisins and a pair of cow boy
sboots. | remain as ever,
Your little boy,
David Skinner
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23

fitzgerald. Ca, Dec. %, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
I.want you to bring me a baby
ii and some kid gloves and
Aages, apples and fruits of all
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-12-23

If you haven't already subscrib-
ed to our club of four magazines
do it now. You will enjoy reading
the Also esJlldd Iiy agazines. We will
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name FEBRILIN
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-12-19

Those Made With Jhslr Own Hands.
Teach Good Lessons and
Give inspIratlon.

II we stop to think about our
Christmas giving we realize that a
gift means more to the giver than 1t
does to him who receives. II Il Is
given in the proper spirit the donor
finds out to the full that It is really
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive," a fact that Is lost sight OF In
an age OF the commercial spirit.
With children there Is . great edu-
cative value in their present giving
II 1t is encouraged to be really their
own giving. II the mother however.
simply prepares some little remem-
brance, and says Mary, this is your
Christmas present to Aunt Ellen" the
gift has no. meaning in the thoughts
OF the young giver. And not only
has 1t no meaning. but 1t becomes
actually harmful for the reason It pre-
sents the idea to the child that the
gift without the giver is really gift.
And the child has put no thought or
self sacrifice into the giving OF that
present. taS ~
On the other hand. II the child be
given pocket money which II may con-
slider Its very own. or, better still. n
It Is enabled to earn pocket money and
Is then encouraged to set aside . Dor
tion of its very own money for pres
ent making the idea Of true giving ID
acquired. The sacrifice, the fore
thought, the love necessary to make q
gift q real gift are there.
Tho homemade gifts OF chiidren
have many valuable lessons to teach
the young givers. Many lessons In
sewing, rama, bead-work or painting
may be given under the giise of max
ing gift. In one family. where the.
elder sister had never made gifts.
and really never learned to sew well
until she was eighteen years OF age.
the younger sister, . girl Of ten. In
spired by the example Of small
friend. wished to make birthday gifts
for her family. Once she asked her
mother to teach her how to crochet:
another time to scallop. and before
she was twelve years old she had be-
come as proficient little seamstress
as one would want to see.
Thus practical lessons are learned.
while the child Is inspired with tho
idea that Not what we give, but
what we share; the gift without the
giver is bare"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-12-19
.M|STLET0E HISTORY
Gathering Of Plant Sacred Rite
in DruidicaI Religious
Festivals.
Also Considered Potent Remedy for
Ills, q Belief Which stiIi Exists In
Some Of the Remote Places
of Europe.

znyE decorate our homes with
4 sprays Of mistletoe at Christ
kS A vi mas time, but few of us
" know the history of it as a
NJ Yuletide symbol. Pretty
- girls are kissed under 1t and
q great deal OF fun and nonsense is
carried on apropos Of it. but no one
stops to think of how ancient dec
Grafton It is or how sacred It was
once thought to be.
Almost everybody has vague
knowledge that the Druids Of old had
something to do with the gathering Of
mistletoe. but just what that some
thing was is not clear to the average
mind.
The fact Is that the ancient Celts In
their druidical religion had two great
festivals, one In June and the other In
December, the latter being equivalent
to our Christmas. In both of these
great festivals the gathering Of the
mistletoe was sacred rite.
Pliny in his Natural History" de-
scribes the ceremony. Speaking Of the
Druids' worship Of the oak, he says:
"They believe that whatever grows on
these trees is sent from heaven and Is
sign that the tree has been chosen
by the god himself. The mistletoe Is
very rarely to be met with, but when
It IL found they gather 1t with solemn
ceremony. This they do especially on
the sixth day Of the moon. because by
the sixth day the moon has plenty Of
vigor and has not run half its course.
after the preparations have been
made for sacrifice and q feast under
the tree they hail It as the universal
healer and bring to the spot two white
bulls whose horns have never been
bound before. A priest clad In white
robe climbs the tree and with . golden
sickle cuts the mistletoe. which Is
caught in q white cloth. Then they
sacrifice the victims. praying that God
may make his own gift to prosper
with those upon whom he has be-
slowed 1t.
"They. believe that . potion pre-
pared from mistletoe will increase
their fiocks and that the plant 10 q
remedy against all poison"
It was believed to be remedy for
many ills. and this belief Is still to be
found in many remote places in Eu-
rope. In Holstein. for example, the
mistletoe is regarded az healing
remedy for wounds. and In Lacaune.
France. it is always administered by
the native people as an antidote for
poison.
In the northeast OF Scotland people
used to cut withes Of mistletoe at the
March full moon; these they bent in
circles and kept for year to cure hec-
tic fevers and other troubles. In some
parts of Germany the mistletoe 10 es-
pecially esteemed a. q remedy for the
ailments Of children, who sometimes
wear It hung around the neck as an
amulet
In Sweden on Midsummer eve mis-
tletoe is diligently sought after. the
people believing It to be possessed of
many mystic qualities. and that II q
sprig Of II 10 attached to the ceiling
of the dwelling house. the horses stall
or the cows crib. the trolls will then
be powerless to injure either man or
beast Branches Of the plant are com
monty seen in farm houses hanging
from the ceiling to protect the dwell
ings from AL harm. but especially frorh
fire, and persons aniicted with the tall.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-12-19

If Grandpapa Santa Claus how happy would be
When toyhop toll finished he would take each knee
He'd tell ell his secrets and he'd name the pretty toys
He'd made and kept in hiding for the other girls and boys
We real, live Grandpapal He visits each year
And he is quite bosom friend Of Santa Claus hear.
Although reindeer and Of payhngs store
Grandpapa Santa Claus could not love him more
GENE MORGAN
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-12-19

why. de chilluns believes! Dey Is sho'
dat hit so
En- dey countin' on him lax man dat
dey know.
En- dey talk err de things dat he sutten
ter bring,
'Tweli dey set up In bald en- dess holler
en- sing. 81
En- tell 'em wy sho' good ole Sanity III
come
wid doll en- sled en- railroad en-
drum. s.4. .r ~ 81
En- dey drir on ter sleep wid smile on
dey face
En- dey ain not cent I kin spain in de
place!
Hits ds las thing I heah when tun out
de light:
'.Is e comm ternisht. msmmys Comm
ternight?"
En- I laughs wid dem all wen dey plan
whut dey do
wid de things dat he'll brfng-en I say
hits all true!
En- De white chillun up whah rs wukin'.
dey low
Dat Ole SANITY hen come. On Won't miss
'em nohow. ~
/. ''1s z ccm!n. tsrnlshtfs LAwd, I wisht
hit 'ud b.
Dat he's com hyuh en- nx up dis 'pobIem
for me!
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-12-19
us E(I)NlN
TERN|(IHT 2
raA9 M 0sa,
WILBUR D!NfSBT

FITS dc las thing heah when I tun
: = out de light;
rs 70 comm ternight, nanny? Comm
ternight7"
En- de good Lawd knows. dough I sea
mot yit,''
Dey's a-astin' me still whut dey gwine
ter git
En- / projick en- plan. en- slsimp en-
squeeze.
En- hurries apas' all de winders I sees.
Case de chilluns espec.s dat he'll bring
En- dey think he's de same dat de White
Folks got.
rs e comm. ternisht. mammy7 Comm
ternight?"
Lawd. wisht in nah soul dat = would
en- he might!
I wisht in nah soul dat ed come down
LAX I useter believe dat . sholy would
do.
When de chilluns ondress en- dey jump in
to bald,
En- / tuck up de quilt 'roun' each po' III
haid,
Den / set down en- wish. en- I wish lax
pray.
Dat e md out de place TO hit come
Chris'mas Day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-19
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Commissioner Office.
kingwood, w. Va 4, Jan. 20, 1914.
The Rowlesburg Grocery Company
Catherine Mazda ct al.
Chancery
The above entitled chancery cause. by
a decree of the Circuit Court of Preston
county made therein on the 18th day of
December, 1918, having been referred TO
the undersigned Commissioner in Cham
Gerry, with the following directions: To
ascertain and report all the real estate
owned by the defendants, Catherine Mai
ola and Charles Mazda, where situate, it's
description and the quantity thereof; the
liens upon said real estate, by whom held i,
their respective amounts and priorities I;
whether said real estate. will I'm five years
rent for sufficient SUN to pay off and
discharge SAID liens aud the costs OF this
suit; and that he report any other peril
nent matter which he may deem so by
himself, or required by the parties, or
any OF them.
The parties to said cause, to-wit: Cath
crime Maiola. Pugh d Beavers Grocery
Company, corporation; Clarksburg Inn
porting Company, a corporation; g. Mai
ola and X. McNicker, defendants, and
The Rowlesburg Grocery Company, a
corporation, plaintiff, viii therefore take
notice, that ON the 10th day OF February.
l 1914, at my office in Kingwood, West
Virginia, shall proceed TO execute said
decree
Given under my hand this 10Th day oi
January, 1874
l3.4t j. BEN BRADY, Commissioner.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-19
WOMAN in
BAD CONDITION
Restored To Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Montpelier, VT - eve nave great
faith In your remedies. / was very ir-

regular and WI as
tired and sleepy all
the time. would have
cold chills. and my
hands and feetwould
bloat. My stomach
bothered me, I had
pain In my side and
a bad headache most
of the time. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has
fiopa ma lota ~ rocd
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-19
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State OF West Virginia:
At rules held ih the clerk Office of the
Circuit Court for the county of Preston.
on the first Monday of February, 1914.
John @. Doyle ct ais.
VS.
Stephen NJ Hankins' Exors. ct al
and
RowlesburgGrocery Company Petitioner
VS.. Same.
In Chancery
The object OF this snit is to subject the
real estate in the Petition and proceedings
mentioned, of which the late Stephen NJ
Hankins died seized. to the payment of
the Rowlesburg Grocery Company's debt
in its petition averred
Aid IT appearing from an affidavit filed
IN said cause that the defendants, Mary
Frances Hankins and Nathaniel IA. Ham
kins, Executors, and Mary Frances Ham
klns in her own right are not residents OF
this State, on motion of the plaintiff it is
ordered that the said defendants be IT,
CURED TO appear within one month after
the date of the first publication OF this
order and do what is necessary TO protect
their interests.
IL is further ordered that this order be
published and posted as required by law.
copy-Teste:
j. w. WATSON, Clerk.
Published first time, February 3, 1914.
Attest: j. w. WATSON. Clerk.
r. j. Crogan, ESQ.,, Counsel for PPf.
lit
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-19
covMIssloNsa,s NOTICE.
Commisslner's Ofce


kingwood W. Va
JohnC. Browns Admr
John & Brown Heirs ct al.
The above entitled cbancery cause, by
n decree Of the Circuit Court of Preston
County. entered therein on the 2fth day
of November, 1913, having been referred
u the undersigned Commissioner ia
chancery with the following directions I:
20 audit. state and settle the admini-tra-
ton accounts OF ID Alton Jackson, Adj.
ministrator OF the estate of John G..
Brown, decreased. also 10 ascertain and
report the real estate Of which John e.
Brown died seized, the state and condi
ton OF the title thereto, the liens an.
charges thereon. 10 whom owing, abu
their respective priorities, also any sncl
matter az any party in interest may ~
quire, the same being pert nent. or surl
other matters "a said Commissioner him
self may deem pertinent, whether so re.
quired or not.
The parties TO said cause, to-wit: Mol
lie NJ. Fleek and g. NJ. Fleck. her hu-
baud; A Brown; Joseph q Brown
Emma Y Brown; Lulu l.. Brown ana
Il l.. Brown, her husband; Elanoi
III. Copeman and Charles Copeman
her husband; Julia h. Mcdonald
ana john w. MCDONALD, her Hu
band; Elisha S. Brown; Martha X
Brown; May Spahr Brown, heirs at Law
If John q Brown, deceased, will there
fore take notice that on the 9th day oil
February, 1914, at my office i'm KingwOod
West Virginia, | shall proceed To execut,
said decree.
Given under my hand this 4th day o.
February, 1914.
J. BEN BRADY,
ID Commissioner.