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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-31
LhSTGALL DRAWSsNEAR.

2 The career of the saloon in Alex
.andria is drawing to q close. Within
a few hours shutters will be placed
! in position, the electricity turned off
and the abodes of John Barleycorn
I; will lie as deserted to use common
figure of speech, as a lodge in a
garden Of cucumbers."
As has been stated il the Gazette
this will be the first time Alexan-
J dria has baST the four
] years civils; 81 s;ssf century.
J The closing q A MS is syn
easonalls Halloween
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-31
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of stockholders O. the
Washington Safe Deposit Company
Inc. will be held at the Office OF
the company, III S. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday
November It'll 1916, at II o'c:ocK'
noon. for the purpose Of electing a
Board of Directors for the ensuing
wear and for the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
John c. Schroeder, Asst sec
24S-13t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-31
ANNE LEE MEMORIAL HOME

The Anne Lee iheHtNAi"A
formally take its place today among
Alexandria's most cherished lns1l-
+ntions. The ceremonies in connec-
+ion with it's dedication, while not
elaborate, will be suggestive ana I'M
nressive. and all who witness them
will appreciate the labors OF the
managers who have metamorphosed
this old and interesting Alexandra
landmark into an imposing structure.
They will hold reception this even
ing to the many friends of the lnstl-
tuition.
The history of the building has
often been referred to. 1t rs older
than the revolutionary war, witness
ed the ups and downs OF the conEl-
mental army, looked upon foreign
b1ueiackets when ships of the Brit
ish navy took possession OF Alexan-
dria during the second war Tor hp-
erty saw the A1exandrians depart
for Mexico, in 1916, others leave
their homes in 1861 for the south
land, another generation start for
Cuba during the war with, Spain
and but few months ago witnessed
the departure from home and friends
of brave young men who are deter
mined to maintain the honor OF the
their country on the Mexican border.
4. This ancient structure has witness
ed the joys and sorrows Of AleXan-
dria for over century and haif,
and the present generation rejoices
to see it, like the eagle renewing
it's youth under the skillful hands OF
those now having it in charge.
"a class that cannot repay save
with prayers for comforts rendered
them at time when "the almond tree
is fiourishing" will rise up in the
Judgment and call such blessed.
Confucius enjoined upon his dis
ciples the care Of the old. The Chi
nese philosopher made this one Of the
most sacred duties. The good peo-
pie at the head of the Anne Lee
Memorial partake of his spirit.
What is now the home of the aged
had been known for many years as
the Herbert House." it having been
constructed by Thomas Herbert
few years after the construction Of
the Carlyle House, which was built
in TYP and attracts visitors from
every section of the United States.
It was. familiar landmark in the
days Of George Washington. 1t IS
but half square north Of the colo
NAL mansion in which the father
of his country held his famous IL
terview with the British General
Braddock.
The shades of the forefathers Of
the Hamlet may be looking down To-
day upon the ceremonies in connec-
ton with the formal opening of the
building to purposes which all know
must meet the approval Of heaven
In every community men and wo-
men are found who are nearing the
sunset of life. The shadows of death
often fall across the paths of such.
They are as lone trees in Il clear
ing. Nearly all members of their
immediate families have long since
joined the great majority. The sur
vivors await the final summons, and
to provide a place to lay their heads
while awaiting the last cali, is the
object Of the managers of this in
stitution.
That they should receive en-
enlargement goes, without saying.
They cannot do ali themselves. and
every citizen should desire to have
part in the commendable work of
maintaining such an institution in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24

well, faint at all likely. Well
need her here to sing in church and
it would hardly pay to 60 way up to
Vermont and back again."
Mrs. Ricketts, coughed slightly, stir.
red her tea and fired the next shot.
"The deacon was saying there was
some talk on the school board Of get
ing a man teacher to look after those
big boys. should think they'd be a
real burden to you, Miss Hail.
Il like them" said Polly earnestly.
"'They all help me with the smaller
ones, and are good as can be-"
IT don't believe that supervisor will
get elected this year again." spoke up
Miss Chatterton, with startling clear.
ness. and there came dead silence.
It really was the psychological mo-
ment in Eusebia's tea. Even the ia
nous mistress of the first administra-
ton herself would have needed all her
tact and diplomacy in handling the
issue of the moment. Polly flashed
an imploring glance 1t her, and Fuse.
bia poured another. cup of tea with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24

My cuzzin Artie was Ground at my
house last mite and we was doing our
Theology lessin togetEir up in the set
ting room while ma was playing cards
by herself and pop was reeding and
smoaking, wat we was studying being
the Process of Digestshin.
G., Epperglottis, that's hard werd,
sed Artte.
Lets us make up ponies about them
and then they'll be eezy to remembir, ]
sed, O mersey, Nook watts got us,
big black Epperglottis.
G, that's a good wun, sed Artie. WITCH
it was, and we got up and started to
martch Ground the setting room sing
ing it as If we thwat we was matching
in a perrade, o mersey, look watts got
us, big black Epperglottis.
Hay, for the luv Of a cuppel OF
Mikes, how do you ixpeckt fello to
reed, you don't call that doing your
lessins, do you, sed pop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24

Yes, sir, we do them this way so we
can remebir them eezier, sed.
0 we'll, far be it fruln me to refuse
to suffer in the cause of educayst.in,
sed pop. And he kepp on reeding and
smoaking and me and Artie wawkcd
Ground the room singing it about s
more times, and then we started to
study sum more til we came to Duo
deenum and we made up a pomo
about that and started TO martch
Ground in back of eetch uther s.ng-
ing it, being, We lost our Duodeenum,
has enyboddy seen EN-.
WITCH after we had sang it about Z
times and was still marching erround,
singing it, pop sed, Enuir, enuff, Benny,
take Artie up in your room and finish
your lessins up thare.
And we took the Theology book ny
in my room, ma keeping on setting
thare playing cards with herself AZ Il
she hadent even herd us. .- ..s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
am willing to go under arrest if you

am willing to go under arrest if you
think best"
! "But-but I don't understand, Cap
tain-er-Cavendish. You posed al
a German-as an Englishman."
Briefly, General, a girl secretly II
the pay of the Downing street Office
Louisa Schmidt,-Josepha, the cigal
girl. whom you ordered locked up {
few hours ago-is the English repre-
sentative In the Wilhelmstrasse al
Berlin. She learned of a plan to gel
a German spy in your signal tower
month before war was declared, re
ported it to London, and I was sum
moned from Khartum to London to
play the part Of the German spy. Al
Berlin, where she had gone from your
own town of Gibraltar to meet me
she arranged to procure me mum
Der in the Wilhelmstrasse through the
agency of dupe named Capper-"
"Capper! Good Lord" Crandall
stammered.
exandr1a Woodhouse - Captain
Woodhouse, from Wady Halfa-a vic.
tim, poor chap, to the necessities OF
our plan, fell into the hands Of the
Wilhelmstrasse men there, and |
gained possession of his papers. The
Germans started him in a robber car
avian of Bedouins for the desert, but
provided againsth is getting far be-
fore being rescued. and the German
agents there were all rounded up the
day I sailed as Woodhouse."
"And you came here to save Glib
raltar-and the fleet from German
spies?' Crandall put the question
dazedly.
There were only two, General-Al-
mer and your servant, Jaimihr. We
have them now. You may order the
release OF Louisa Schmidt
1.-The captain has overlooked one
other-the most dangerous one of all,
General Crandarl." Jane stepped up
to where the governor stood and threw
back her hands with an air Of submis-
sion. "Her name Is Jane Gerson of
New York and she knew all along that
this gentleman was deceiving you
she had met him, in fact, three weeks
before on a railroad train in France. "
The startled eyes of Gibraltar
master looked first at the set features
of the man, then to the girls flushed
face. Little lines Of humor crinkled
about the corners of his mouth.
Captain Cavendish-or Woodhouse,
make this girl a prisoner-your pris.
oner, sir!'
ITO be continued)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24

To BpoADEN your shoulders, to ex-
pand your chest, to develop your
bust, and fill out the hollows around
the neck-try lung bath every once
In awhile. .ss-
This is specialized form Of
breathing, not deep breathing exact
ly, but more effective. You breathe
new air into certain parts Of your
lungs at q time, expanding each part
to its fullest capacity.
Stand outdoors, or before an open
window, or any place whore you can
get q full supply Of fresh pure air.
Put your hand over the upper part
of your right lung, and concentrate
your mind on this portion of It. I
tell you to put your hand on your
chest simply because that action
helps you to hold your mind on that
spot.x And you must have your mind
on it to force the air into It. Other
wise you would simply be taking
deep breaths all through he chest.
And, while these would - extreme
ly good for you, this concentrated
method Of breathing would DO even
better.
Having conferred your otte0tlon On
that part Of your lungs, breathe in a.
much air a. you can, forcing It all
into the spot under your hand. This
will be bit dimcult, but not as much
80 ~ you imagine; 1t will take =
few days practice, then you can do it
easily. And then, move your hand
to tho lower right portion Of the chest
and repeat. then to the upper and
lower loft portions as we'll.
After 4 week Of this, doing It
twice q day, three breaths to each
part Of your chest-you will feel like
new person. You will have
brighter eyes, rounder cheeks and a
better complexion, and you will feel
much more vigorous.
Questions and Answers
Will yox tell me tchat Sarah Bernhdrdt'l
Setreshjng toilet todter todsf You published
Il. but Nd not see It, WI YOU please
prtnt Il dgoin s-Curoline.
Rephy-No, It was not printed: yor
probably read 4 mention Of II. l will mai
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24

Copyright, 1916, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Eusebia had lived in the little gam
brel roof house at the foot Of the hill
ever since she was born. There had
been a few migrations, to be sure,
down to the shore in the summertime
during her girlhood and up to Boston
for the fall shopping, but that was all
Summer and winter, for forty-eight
years, she had dwelt there, the seventh
generation of the Gibbons family to
occupy it.
Gabriel always stopped when he
drove by on the way to town to call
out a CHEEKY salute to the face at the
sitting room window He had gone
to school to Miss Gibbons, and really
had an affection for the odd little old
maid. And he knew, as everybody
knew in Hale Corners, what a lovable
steadfast little person she was in spite
of all her peculiarities.
"You know, Gabe," she would say
with a certain tilt Of her head, 81 am
the last Of the Gibbonses. When I've
passed there won't be anybody to re.
member anything about them or the
old house at all. And it is the Oldest
house in the village, and very, very
historic, Gabe. Washington marched
right down that hill yonder with his
men, weary and worn, on his way tc
Hartford, and the only place where he
could find rest and food was here. I've
got the very candles they used that
night and the bed he slept in and the
| 1oto hn 70 LOT q
I'll show it to you some time, Gabe
if 1 unpack my Washington chest
Land, 1 do wish I had somebody thai
loved all those things the way I do
and set store by them-somebody that
belonged to me-" .s,...
Gabriel remembered the plaintive
note of loneliness the day he carried
the load Of hard wood over to the
schoolhouse. The teacher stepped out
to show him where she wanted it put
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
steady fingers.

steady fingers. ,- .-.... a.
ID try another one, Miss Ricketts,"
she said. It'll quiet your nerves.
Well, I don't wonder they talk of re.
moving him. Silly old thing, GALL.
wanting around std of attending to
his duties. Polly, isn't that Gabe at
the door,"
Polly stepped out into the front
hall, and Eusebia smiled confidentially
at her company and sprang her final
shot of victory.
'You know they're engaged to be
married as soon as the school term
ends. I'm real thankful, too. Gabe's
got treasure"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
Eoening Story
POLLYS COLONIAL TEA.
BY lola Forester.

Copyright, 1916, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24

The losser port Of MY orws ore Qstes
plump enough, but tho upper part - too
thin to look pretty. Whst ooss do to
make the upper part fattsr, ,0ithosst effect
ing the rest OF tho ARMY. 7.
Reply-The thing would recommend
Arst 10 to swim a. much es you possibly
and will not fatten the lower Il It should
not have flesh put ON 1t. Ydla can treat 1t,
of course. with bodybuilding creams. and
q nightly massage This Will help. but
hattar.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
BOYER DITCH ovERFLoWs.

Logan, Feb. %. -, Boyer ditch ia
running bankful here and is out Of its
banks north of Missouri Valley. The
Boyer valley on the lower reaches has
a large amount of flood water and
some damage is reported.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
BY c.. A. VOIGH1
Il Lung Bath

you = copy OF the recipe II you will send
me your full name on stamped. ADJ
dressed envelope. 1t Is q refreshing prep
aration to use In the bath water or after
wards, or - q toilet water.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
crawied out. rested till the gray daw1
broke. and then headed north through
the willows.
CHAPTER KIM.

How long Duane was travelling out
of that region he never knew. But Id
reached familiar country mo oun y
rancher who had before befriended him.
Here his arm was attended to; he had
food and sleep; and In a couple Of
weeks he was himself again.
When the time came for Duane to
ride away on his endless trail, his
friend reluctantly impaired the infor-
nation that some so miles south, near
the village of Shirley, there was posted
at u certain cross road u reward for
Buck Duane, Lead or alive. a had
heard OF such notices, but he had never
seen one. His friends reluctance and
refusal to state for what particular
deed this reward vas offered reused
Duane's curiosity. He had never been
any closer to Shirley than this ranch
ers home. Doubtless some p%ostoffice
burglary, some gun shooting scrape
had been attributed to- him. And he
had been accused of worse deeds,
Abruptly Duane decided to ride over
there and find out who wanted him
dear OF alive, and why.
AS he started south on the road he
reflected that this was the first time
he had ever deliberately hunted trou-
BILE. lntrospection awarded him this
knowledge; during that last terrible
flight ON the lower Nueees and
w iiiS Nv iiy stpSu IeCuReTtlullS he R1U
changed. A fixed. immutable, hopeless
bitterness abided with him. He had
reached the end of his rope. All the
power of his mind and soul were un-
available to turn him back from his
fate. That fate was to become an out
law in every sense of the term, to be
what he was credited with being-that,
is to say, to embrace evil. He had never
n crime. He wondered now,
was crime close to him? He reasoned
finally that the desperation of crime
had been forced upon him, if not it's
motive; and that if driven, there was
no limit to his possibilities. He under
now many of he hitherto mex
plicable actions of certain noted out
laws-why they had returned TO the
of the crime that had outlawed
them why they took such strangely
fatal chances; why life was no more
to them than a breath of wind; why
they rode straight into the Jaws Of
death to confront wronged men or
hunting rangers, viligantes, to laugh
in their very faces. 1t was such bit
as his that drove these men.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Continued Next Week
The Two Glasses.

There sat two glasses filled to tAse bHim,
On a rich mans table, rim to rim,
One was rudy. and red as blood.
And one was clear as the crystal Hood.
Said the glass of wine to his psIey brother,
Let us tell of tales of the past to each
L can tell of a banquet, aDl revel, and
mirth,
Where 1 wa king. for ! ruled in might:
Fell under my touch, as thseeh struck
with blight.
From the heads of kings J ha1e torn the
From the nights OF fame I have hurled
have blasted many an honnred name;
! have taken virtue and given shame;
L nave tempted the youth With a sp q
That has mad his future "a barren waste.
Far greater THAI any king am /.
or thar any army beneath The sky.
And have sent the train from b iron!
have made good ships go down at sea,
AND the shrleks OF the lost were sweet to
Fame. strength. wealth.. genius before me
fall;
"Ho, ho! pale BROTHER said the wine,
Can you boast of deeds as great as
mine?"
Said the water glass: 81 can not boast
or a king dethroned. or n murdered host.
But can tell of hearts that were sad
BY my, crystal drops made bright and
glad: ~
OF thirst | have quenched. and brows /
have laved;
OF hands | nave cooled. and so.a, ! hava
saved.
l have, leaped through the vtNney, dashed.
down the mountain,
Slept IN the sunshine and dripped from
the fountain.
l nave. burst my cloud fettcrs and dropped
from the Sky,
And everywhere gladdened the prospect
and eye;
L have eased the hot forehead e fever and
pain;
1 have made the parched meadows grow
fertile with grain.
l can tell of the powerful wheel Of the mill
That ground out the flour, and turned at
my will.
| can tell of manhood deceased by you.
That l have uplifted and crowned anew.
| cheer. 1 help. l strengthen and aid;
l gladden. the heart of man and maid;
l set the wine chained captive free,
And all are better for knowiny me-
These are the tales they told each other.
The glass of wine and it's paler brother.
AS they sat together, filled to the brirn'
On a rich mans table, rim to rim.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Just One Riot.
From Everybody's Magazine.

TTUm s NagaZiNe.
A prominent Texan in WASHINGTON re-
gently expressed doubt that the United
States army should have been sent into
Mexico to capture Villa, suggesting that a.
or Texas rangers would have
been better. Which brought out the story
OF a certain Well known ranger captain
and a riot at Fort Worth. Tex.
Exclted citizens wired to the governor
Tor a company of rangers to be sent with
out delay. Aid was promised. A large
del, e 3 OF citizens met the train on
which relief was supposed = eeme. A
quiet little man with q broad felt hat on
the back of his head alighted and was re "
ognized as the captain of a sonpany Of
Captain" a half dozen excited citizen.
exclaimed at once, what, does this means
Where In the world is your >"
Company hell!" the ranger CAPTAIN
maze answer: h amt bof one RIOT
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

Saturn. which has always been oh.
served to shine with a, pale yellow
light. shows a marked change In it's
appearance go the LoweM observatory
reports. 1ts color now = pinkish
brown tint which is nOtieea11v darksr
than the rings that surround 4.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

Experiments on the Phinppare mi, nd
q Aindanao seem to indicate thaf fhs
rrtaest qualities OF rubber ca ~ ~.
duced theeo with profit.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Admiration of Authority.

Ffom the WashingtOn Star.
Would you like to see your wIfe go in.
70 ROatics and oe e boss?"
really enjoy having Henrietta step in and
show some of these practical pohtictans,
what a real boss is like"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

On a rich mans table, rim to rim,
One was ruddy and red as blood.
And one was clear as the crystal flood.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-22

Springfield residents, may be found at
work in mines located in or near the
city For eight months of the year,
from September through April, these
men may be seen daily on their way
in the mornings to the various tipples,
which mark the entrances of the mines,
and returning Home in the late after
moons with blackened faces and grimy
clothes that suggest something, of the
dingy realities Of this underground &C.
cupation.
1.-THE wage rates of miners are rath-
er liberal, and are determined by BIZ
ennial agreements between the oper-
ators and the mine workers union" A
table shows the number of workers and
different. wage rates for the IL mines
in or near Springfield.
1.-THE miners and leaders who make
up the great majority of mine workers,
were paid from 81 cents to $1.H per
ton for the coa1s they mine. The rates
vary according to the difficulties OF
mining. At these rates many workers
are able to make as much as $500
day, when there is plenty Of work; but
the large proportion fall below that
figure. A fewsof the miners interview
ed even reported. occasional daily
earnings Of $7,00 and $500 If these
earnings were continuous Throughout
the year, the miners would earn good
incomes, but unfortunately such is not
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-22

Incomes largely determine the kind
# homes these families live in, the
1uality Of the food they eat the KIND
If clothes they wear, and the amounts
they are able to put by for rainy
day, and they have clear bearing
upon the family's present and future
problems of self support and econom-
ic independence. They also set limits
to the educational advantages which
many sworkmen's children may enjoy
The incomes of wage earners, there
fore, particularly among the lower paid
working people, are closely related to
the community problems of housing
public health, compulsory education
child labor and even charitable assist
ance."
But incomes" are not measured by
wage rates alone, but aslo by the regu-
larity of employment. "The family OF
a man who earns . high hourly rate
for example, but whose work Is ir-
regular, may not be az well on as that
Of a man whose wage rate Is lower Dut
who has steady employment the year
round"
Incomes Of Coal Miners.
"Irresularity Of employment ID
greater among coal miners in Spring
field than in any other important oc-
cupation group. During the fall and
winter months over $500 Of these
workers, nearly threo-fourths OF them