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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
PARTIAL ECLIPSE.
Naval Observatory Astronomers An
nounce That il Will Start at
GAL p. NJ.

Astronomers Of the Naval 0bserva'
tory in Washington, yesterday an
nounced that on the night of Wednes.
day, March II, there will be partia
eclipse of the moon, visible in West
ern Europe, Western Africa, ana
North and South America.
The sha. 'ow of the earth will cover
more than nine-tenths of the surface
of the II Don.
Astronomers say that no telescope
or smoked glass will be of service in
viewing the eclipse. The moon VIII
enter the shadow at 9:42 p. m, and
will be in middle eclipse at 11:l2, and
will leave the shadow at 12:44.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
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tai'H af WASHINGTON. D. C. 't'@1ti. '11lt'l.tE}
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Dresses for the Youllnrl;g2;err. T.
6 g,ao.7 Girls

in girls dresses embrace
smart desirable modes-r-.2 vs gs1!a.i .uar
Dainty chanbray style deep yoke
collar, belt of white popi hemstched
with inverted Color white pink and blue
to years. $l95 each!
Dresses with sleeves collar and belt of plaid material
They be had in blue
their simplicity of style and dainty coong than usual
y attractive. Sizes to r. $295 each.
for afternoon dress striped ratne
with e sede belt and button
opposite kimono with dainty
embroidery pretty Sizes to 10 7 each
Third floor-G
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
Special Health Warning For
March.

March is trying month for very
young and for elderly people. Group
bronchial colds. lagrippe, ana pneu-
monia are to be feared and avoided
iFo!ey's Horey and Tar is a great
family medicine that will stop a,
cough check the progress of cold;
and. relieve inflamabfe am coAgested
air passages. Z. c.. Rhodes, Middle
Gown Ga, says: "Lasrippe gave me
a hacking cough for which ! got
M relief until | took Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound, and was soon
we'll of both cough and colo. L. ).
7 eadbcater & Sons agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
Washington and Old Dominion Sus.
tanned by interstate Commerce
Commission

Passenger rates on the Washington
and Old Dcrinion Railway Company
were declared not to be unjust or u,i-
reasonable, in decision handed down
yesterday by the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the case Of S. T. j.
Price and other residents of Alexar-
dria and Fairfax counties, III Vir-
ginia, complaining against charges
made on the Company's Great Fails
division.
The commission stated that the last
rea: justin ent of fares on the railway
was in effect an increase, but a3ded
that eve are of the opinion that de-
PENDANT has justified the increase
The commission found no violation
of the interstate commerce act.
The commission suggested to the
railway company that certain changes
be made in the rates for family COM
mutton books or tickets, and the lG-
trip monthly commutation fares. No
change was directed or suggested by
the commission concerning the mat
ter of transfers.
If the company carries out the suG-
gestions of the commission the rcduc-
tons in l6-trip communication rates
will range from AZ cents to SLIT. The
commission suggested that family.
communication tickets good for three
months al; containing 26 round-trip
tickets should be sold for all points
between Harrison and Vanderwerken
inclusive to Cherrydale, for 81.
Wilton !. Lambert appeared before
the commission for the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway Company
!. E. Dalsh and J. R. Hoover for tbs
cnrplanants, and r. Ross Perry, Jr.
and G r. Dunlop for the Capito
Traction Company, orc OF the defen
dants.
The Alexandria County Service As
ISOLATION in a letter to the Public Util
tiles Commission yesterday called at
tention to the fact that care on the
lines of the MISUNDERSTANDING Raj.
way, Mount Vernon am FalrfaH
branches, running in Washington
from Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
Avenue TO the Highway Bridge, arr
not conforming with the law and thai
they do not carry any display sign
showing their destination.
The association also petitions the
commission that the cars of the Wash
ington-Virginia Railway, Fall:
Church and Alexandria branches, run
ming in Washington from Twelfth St.
and Pennsylvania Avenue to the Hish,
way Bridge. be required to stop II
front of the new Bureau of Engraving
and Printing building, and at all III
tersecting streets in tourteent
street southwest from B street 10
Marylan' Avenue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
RIVER NOTES.

The Maryland. Delaware and Fir-
GINA steamer, Northumberland, which
was in collision Mon ay night near
the n outh Of the Eastern branch with
the steamer Newport News. arrived
in Baltimore yesterday from Wash
.ington. She will 60 out Of commission
TO have repairs made to superstruc-
ture.
The Newport News has gone to the
Newport News shipyard to repair
damage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
Contemporary Tells Apocyphal Story
of Daring Deed in Alexandra
During Revolution

The following recently appeared
in the Youths Companion:
History has preserved the ex-
plot of the French general, Piche--
CRU, who, in the winter of 1885,
led a brigade of cavalry across the
ice against the allied fleet, frozen
! helpless in the waters of the Texe!
on the coast of Holland; but only
family papers and local tradition
preserve the memory of somewhat
similar deed of daring in our own
Revolutionary War. That was the
capture and burning of two British
ships at Alexandria by squadron
of cavalry, made up of Virginia pa
triots home on furlough from Valley
! Forge during the winter of TIT
rs.
"At that time Alexandria was the
principal port Of Northern Virginia.
for the deep water at its wharves
permitted any scagoing vessel OF
that day to lie up alongside. In
February, 177S, two English ships,
under convoy of a man-o'-war, sail
ed into the port and tied up at the
: wharf at the foot of King street
| They wanted to buy, beg or steal to-
bacco. the supply of which the war
in Virginia had much diminished
Scattered at their country homes
} within short gallop of Alexandra
= were some three hundred troopers.
Washington had personally enlisted
2 these men for the Continental Arm!
:, on account of their skilful horse
I. manship. They had come back t
!, Northern. Virginia from Valley Forge
that Washington might have fewer
men and animals to feed in his win
ter quarters.
"These young men soon heard o.
D the arrival of the enemy's Ships. Ed
e ger for action. they planned an at
tack upon the vessels, as they Lay
al the wharf, under the guns of tn'
81 man -of-war that lay out in tn;
\ stream.
Fortune played into their hands
for an investigation showed tha'
1 broad gangplanks ran from INK
a decks of the ships, at gentle slope
t down to the wharf.
j "Quictly assembling on the out
skirts of the town one dark night
, the squadron divided into two par
: ties, one under the leadership OF
: CAPTAIN Alexander, and the Other
: under command of Lieutenan;
Smoot The men made their way
by SIDE streets and lanes to the
wharf. Every one on board tn:
two vessels was sound asleep eN
cept the sentinels, who drowS'iy
paced the decks.
"With a yell, the two squadronS
galloped down the wharf ana oeloi
the astonished sentinels had time &c
fire they swept up the gangplanks
cut down those who did not fire, anG
imprisoned the crew and officers be-
low.
a hurried parey. in which the
A,or;.ar raiders informed their
prisoners that they intended to Sc.
fire to the ships Immediately, led
70 surrender at discretion. Offl-
GERS, guard and crew were swiftly
and silently taken ashore, and the
first intimation that the crew OF
the man-of-war had that all was not
we'll was the smoke and flame that
arose from the burning vessels as
they drifted out into the river.
"The troopers were asked later
why they did not dismount and at
tack on foot. "We're so used TO
hunting and fighting on horseback
that it never occurred to US to fight
anv other way" they replied. we
wouldn't have felt safe, anyhow
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
RENEWAL OF THE MISSION AT
ST. MART'S.

Services this week for all women
Masses at $50 An, and A. NJ
Children's service at s A. NJ, and $50
P II. Night service at 7:43 FOR
women.
Next week for men AM boys.
= ".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Miss Elizabeth. Low, of Blackstone
Va. is the guest of her sister, MIS-
Henry O'Bannon Cooper, at her
home in Lloyd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07
sOC AND PERSONAL LEAF Of LOCAL HISTORY UPH0L@ THE RAILWAY
Interesting News Notes About People
Of Alexandria Happenings
IN Society,

MIR. Charles Hall, Of Alexandria,
is spending the weekend with MS
family in Culpepef.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Miss anna Barrels is spending the
weekend with the Misses Lennon II
Brookland, -. C.$ ff 5S{
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

An afternoon tea will be glver
Wednesday, March 18th from 4 &c
& o'clock at the Westminster Build
ing for the benefit of the building
fund Tea will y served by Mrs
r Lee Field and Miss Loula Smoot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

The birthday of Miss Elsie Pearl
Schwarzmann, was observed in a
charming manner on Thursday night
at the home vi her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. SchwarZmann, cor
.ner of Alfrs! and Cameron. A
number of young people were IN
vited to spend the evening during
which dancing was a feature of the
entertainment. Among the guests
were a number of the students OF
the George Washington University,
where Miss Schwarzmann is stu
dent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Miss Emily Johnson is the CUES
of Miss Betsy Page, in Fairfax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Fried Oysters at Rammel's Cafe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Mrs. John NIinter, Of Culpeper,
visiting Mrs. D. Monkey Low,
south Washington street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Miss Bessie Jackson. OF Rlch-
mond, is spending a week with MIS-
TAYLOR Burke in south st. Asaph
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. D. Jenifer Harr'
son have returned TO their home
Braddock, Va, from Baltlmor
Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-07

The marriage of Miss Betsy Bur-
we'll Page, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs Frank Page, D. D.. of Fairfax,
Va. to Mr.. Norman J. Gaynor. OF
New York. will take place in the
early part of April. They will go to
Italv on their wedding tour, where
thew vii, be the guests at the Amer
lean Embassy. the residence of the
prospective brides uncle. Ambassa,
dor Thomas Nelson Page, in Rome
After spending. the .sammer abroad
thew will make their home in Brook
lvn, n. Y.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
FARMER VITALITY CON
CERNED IN RAILROADS
WHAT THE EROPEAN WAR MEANS TO THE AnERI-
CAN FARMER.

est employers of labor in the United
States and that during the last fscal
year they paid out over thirteen hundred
million dollars in wages to the army OF
men and women who conduct their bust
ness. We also referred to the fact that
they paid out almost thousand million
dollars for steel, coal, lumber and other
supplies, of which they are the largest
consumers in the country, and therefore
the chief support of the hundreds OF
thousands employed in these great in
dustries.
In view of these facts, is it not plain
to any thinking man that it is of ire
mendous Importance to the whole coun-
try that the railroads be permitted to
earn reasonable income if the millions
of American laboring men are to be
kept proftably Employed?
Does not any man know that if the
thousands who are this moment hunting
for work in Chicago, st. Louis, New
York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and other
large cities were profitably employed
that it would mean higher price for
what the farmer has to sell and that it
would be reflected in the receipts of
every merchant and the output of every
factory in the nation?
In view of such serious state of af-
fairs, can the average farmer or bust
ness man afford to oppose the small in
crease in rates which is necessary to
oncem more put the railroads upon a sound
basis? Is not the amount of passenger
fare or freight which the average farm
er or other citizen pays out during the
year mere bagatelle when measured
against the lucrative employment and
the buying power of the millions of
American laboring men?
ANOTHER SERIOUS PHASE.
Important as is the employment Of
labor, there is another very serious
phase of this problem which calls for
profound thought at the hands of all
citizens, and especially the
farmer. In last week article we cited
the fact that in their desperate efforts
to make both ends meet, many railroads
are burning the candle at both ends
that in order to bolster up their Sc
:urities and keep out of the hands of re-
,eivers the rolling stock and roadbeds
IF many lines have been deteriorating
,apidly for number of years and hence
ire in no position to handle big sea-
sons tonnage, should the strain of |
L heavy crop year suddenly descend up
IN them. That the great foreign war
will produce the highest prices ever
Known for the foodstuffs produced by
he farmer is admitted on all hands, and |
f there ever was time when he will
iced adequate and efficient shipping ia
ilities it will be during the next two or
hree- years-and yet we are actually
acing perhaps the most prosperols
period the American farmer has ever
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

= That every city of any size in the
country is full of thousands of idle men
at the present moment, Is fact well
known to every reader of newspapers
for hardly a day passes that the
press is not full of comment about the
hungry thousands who stand in the
.fbread line" and patronize the free
''soup houses" in every large center of
population. Nor is this state of affairs
due to the policy of any particular polit-
ical party, but rather the outgrowth of
conditions which have been slowly but
surely crystalizing for number of
wears. In the first place, the Corn Belt
the great bread basket of the nation
has had a series of slim crops in most
sections, and this naturally has had a
depressing effect upon business cOndi-
tons. Again, we have been passing
through a period of industrial readjust
ment-of changing from the loose meth
DDS which prevailed dozen or so years
ago oyer to policy of strict govern
ment control of public service corpora
tions and sharp inquiry into the con-
duct of all other large corporations
and, in trying to stamp out the abuses
of the past, the pendulum has swung so
far in the other direction that SO far as
the railroads are concerned, at least,
it threatens to precipitate the most of
them which are not already in the hands
of receivers upon the rocks of financial
wreck and ruin.
That the depressed financial condition
of the railroads is largely responsible
for the great army of unemployed was
wildly demonstrated by prominent
St. Louis newspaper the other day
when it showed that nine ST. Louis
manufacturing establishments which
deal in railroad supplies employed IA ,673
men one year ago, whereas now they
employ only 1903, with reduction in
their pay rolls amounting to 1888, 700
per month, or over seven million dollars
year. If the effect upon only nine
enterprises is as far reaching as this,
what would the figures show if they
were available for similar industries
and the hundreds of other enterprises
affected in a greater or less degree
throughout the country? Nearly all of
these concerns have on hand hundreds |
of thousands of dollars worth of finish |
ed equipment which was ordered by the |
railroads a year or so ago, but which |
they have not been able to pay for; in !
the meantime, not being able to pay for |
goods already ordered, the railroads are
not placing any new contracts, and I'M
less they receive speedy assistance from
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the rate-making authorities of the /
different states the tendency viii be for
labor conditions to grow rapidly worse
rather than better.
In last weeks article we referred to
the fact that the railroads are the larg-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

sherwia- 17iIlisa,s paint at Winters
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Get metal cutting hand saw at
Waters. n9.f
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
Astonishing sunnIioation

a famous college principal used tc
give out notices at the morning deyo
tional exercises, which always closed
with prayer. One morning he forgot
a certain notice until he had begun
his last prayer. Praying for the pro
Iessors and students Of the college
the notice from the French professor
came to mind, and the assembled stu
dents were astonished to hear the
president say: And, o Lord. bless
Professor Karge, whose French class
will be held this morning at nine
O'Clock instead of at half-past nine, as
usual.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

No n2steE Whist a<pp=ns
z-cu- feet won'e g. vet II yo1 WI
give your Shoes the required attention,
tais can only BE- done by being q steady
patron of or shop A shop that uses
the latest methods IN al their work.
Give the machine repairing way trial.
and note the difference. Remember
nothing but the very best leather used
throughout repair work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

essential to the agricultural and com
mercial progress of every community in
the nation, is becoming more and more
apparent every day. Paid adv. To be
continued
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
To Mend BroTe1 MI

There is nothing better for mend
ing broken dishes or a lamp that is
loose in the collar than alum melted
and used while hot.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

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ErankIin a. w.

9itr-atfi Oh war
Mad wars destroy IN one year the
works Of many years OF peace
Franklin.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-06-11
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow Of Health Speako for Postum

II requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop 1t for time and use
Postum in place Of 1t, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will ap-
pear.
'Six years ago was In a very bad
condition." writes Tenn. lady 4
suffered from indigestion, nervous
ness and insomnia.
81 was then an inveterate coffee
drinker, but 1t was long before l could
be persuaded that 1t was coffee that
hurt me. Finally decided to leave 1t
of few days and find out the truth.
1.-THE first morning left of coffee
had a raging headache, so l decided
/ must have something to take the
place of coffee" 1.-THE headache was
caused by the reaction of the coffee
drug affeine.)
Having heard of Postum through
friend who used 1t, bought a package
and tried 1t. I did not like 1t at first
but after I learned how to make 1t
right, according to directions on pkg,
would not change back to coffee for
anything.
when | began to use Postum
weighed only 1T lbs. Now ! weigh
ITO and as l have not taken any tonic
in that time can only attribute my
present good health to the use of Pos
tum in place of coffee.
my husband says / am living ad'
vertisement for Postum"
Name given by the Postum Co.. Bal
tie Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup Of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes delicious bever
age instantly soc and soc tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds 10
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold By Grocez%
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-06-11
WANTED THE STAGE FILLED
Theatrical Maanate Evidently Cared
More for Effect Than for Accuracy
OF Production.

The production OF great dramas was
his business. His great talent was
success, and his weakness was that
he always liked to show off, when he
was rehearsing play. He was
In the habit OF sitting far back in
the darkened theater, and whenever
stranger came in to see the re-
hearsal work he put himself in the
foreground by jumping to his feet
and bawling out the actors and act
resses. When he was putting on a
big production OF THE Holy City"
three friends OF his entered the the
alter one afternoon to see the dress
rehearsal. AS soon as they had sat
down the producer began to fidget
In his seat He was consumed by the
old fever for prominence, He want
ed the visitors to see that he was the
boss of everything. There were II
men on the stage. which was unusual
ly large. Who are those men on
the stage?" he called out to his stage
manager In thunderous voice.
That's one OF the big scenes of the
play" the manager said humbly,
Those men are the IL disciples. "
"Oh, WE'LL" shouted the impresario
imperiously, go out and get IL more,
That's big stage. and we want to
fill 1t up"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-06-11
RATHER DEAD
THAN ALIVE
Deplorable Condition Of Lumpkin
Lady Whose Troubles Multiplied
Until Life Became Almost
UnbearabIe

Lumpkin, Ga.-Mrs. G. W. Booth.
OF this place, says: Il suffered with
dumb chills and fever and was very
irregular Was also nervous and
weak. short of breath, couldn't do my
housework without it being a burden,
and then l began suffering untold mis-
cry in my left side and back. got to
where | would rather have been dead
than alive.
/ tried many remedies, but they
failed to help me.
Finally, l purchased two bottles Of
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and began
taking it according to directions
Cardui helped me right away. be.
lieve 1t saved my life
/ cannot praise Cardui enough to
my lady friends. It is certainly the
medicine for suffering women and
girls"
II you have any of the ailments so
common to women, or II you feel the
need of good. strengthening tonic,
we urge you to give Cardui trial. II
has helped thousands of women In its
past 80 years of success, as is proven
by the numerous enthusiastic letters
OF gratitude, similar to the above,
which come to us every day.
Don't delay. This letter from Mrs.
Booth should convince you that Cardui
Is worth trial. Get a bottle from
your druggist today. You'll never re-
gret it-Adv.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-06-11
THOUGHT 1T IRREGULAR JOB"
Old Workman, Grown Gray In the
Harness, Resented Being Looked
on as a "Casuai.p

Bill Smith had worked at certain
firm for sixty years.
So the two sons of the employer
thought that he had worked for them
sufficiently long enough to be pen
stoned off, and this they decided to do
at once.
So they called the old man into the
office, and told him that as he had
worked for them faithfully and well
all these years they had decided to
pension him on, but that he could
draw the same wage as he was then
earning.
The old man turned away, but he
was very much troubled and puzzled
about the matter, and the two sons
could see that he hadn't taken il at all
In the spirit in which they had given
1t, so they said:
well, Mr.. Smith, what's the mat
ter? Don't you like It."
NO" replied the old man; 81 al
ways thought that this place was a
regular shop!"