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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04

by Mr.. Desmond for vice president
and unanimously elected by the same
vote (15).
Mr.. Daniel r. Stansbury was, norni-
mated by Mr.. Pohl fol. clerk and rinani-
mously elected by the same vote (l5).
Mr.. VIM. Craven was nominated By
Mr.. Ballenger for messenger and
unanimously elected.
A resolution that all matters pend
ing before committees of the late City
Council be continued for consideration
by the various committees of this
council when announced, and that the
rules of the late council be continued
until otherwise ordered, was adopted
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Smith was adopted. Ayes, 49,;
noes, 0, and Messrs. Wattles and
Fletcher were appointed committee
from this board:
Resolved, That special committee
Of two members from each board Of
City Council be appointed by the re-
spective presidents to Investigate,
study and report to council on the adj
visibility of employing city man
ager or adopting some other form of
modified commission form of govern
ment as provided for by existing law,
said committee shall consider the sys-
TENS now in use in other cities in this
state and report IN the respective
merits of each.
The committee SO appointed is re-
quested to report its findings in writ
ing to city council within thirty days
from the passage of this resolution.
The sum of 500 or as much thereof
as may be necessary is hereby appro-
priated to be expended by said COM
mittee in obtaining copies of laws,
travelling expenses, etc.
A petition from Mrs. Kate Waller
Jarrett to erect two-story porch with
metal roof at No. 40s Duke street was
granted Ayes, 16; noes, 0.
A resolution by Mr.. Smith appro-
priating 500 for Incidental expenses
Of the Corporation Court was referred
to the Committee on Finance when
appointed.
A petition from Joseph F. Rogers
to reshingle roof at No. 1909 King
street referred to committee on
streets.
A petition from Joshue Sherwood,
keeper of Aims House for increase in
salary referred to committee or
finance and poor when appointed.
Mr.. Howard w. Smith rendered his
resignation as a member of the Com
mon Council from the First ward on
account Of his recent appointment as
Commonwealth Attorney. Upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Ballenger the resignation
was accepted with deep regret. Upon
motion of Mr.. Ruben Mr.. Smith adj
dressed the board and returned his
thanks for the confidence and uniform
curtesy of the members during his
twenty-five years of service.
Upon motion of Mr.. Lawler the
board proceeded to fill the vacancy
from the First ward.
Mr.. Ruben nominated Mr.. George
f. Warfeld and he was unanimously
elected by the following vote: Des-
mond, Lawlcr, Matter, Ballcngcr,
Devers, McCaffery, Ruben, Fletcher,
Sullivan, Burke, Kaufman, Armstrong,
Baggett and Pohl and Wattles (15).
The board then adjourned.
H. R. Burke,
Tcste- President.
Daniel r. Stansbury. G.. c..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04
THE ALLIES STEAM ROLLER

Dispatches from the western battle
front printed n yesterday afternoons
and this mornings papers have scns
thrills throaghythe breast of patriotic
persons throughout the Nland. The
supposed ''invincible' German army is
lettering and giving indications of ap-
.Proachiuc collapse. Il was cruel ex-
preston Of Teutons !. year or more
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice.

The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Union Building Com
pany will be held at its office, 10 So.
Fairfax street, Alex. Va, on Mon
day, September 16, at II o'clock a. m.
This meeting will be held for the elec-
ton of officers for the coming year
and such other business as may come
Eefore the meeting.
Myron N. Parker
President.
Louis Boyer, jr, Secretary.
207-td
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04
2o5-6t
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Braddock Light and Pow
err Company, incorporated, for the
election of directors and the tran
saction of such business as ma
properly come before said NEE
will be held at the office of the Com
pany. Alexandria National Bank
Building, Alexandria, Virgini.
Tuesday, September seventeenth,
1918, at l O'clock P. N.
2O6-t d S. F. BOWEN, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04
DIR. MUEHLON'S COMMENTS

Dr.. Muehlon, who, before the war
ard in the early part of the war, was
"a director Of the Krupp Works, and
for that reason on terms of close ac-
ouaintance with many of the leading
men in the empire has published his
diary.
It was written with no thought Of
publication, but after some months he
found it was impracticable to rema;a
in his own country, and he left his
business and retired to Switzerland.
After four years the conduct of his
Government and attitude Of the IA
tion itself moved him to publish his
diary.
Among the illuminating comments
he makes in this record, nothing is
truer, Or more disgraceful, than this
ssWhen we (the Germans) find our
selves the weaker party in any affair
i've demand of the other party treat
baent which we never vouchsafe when
we are the stronger
1t is suggested that the debtor Of
the parable who was forgiven debt
of 10000 talents because he could not
pay, and begged for mercy, but who
turned deaf ear to the appeals Of
man who owed him 100 pence. and
threw him into prison, was a typical
German.
Some of DR.. Muehlon's other details
in depicting the present day German
and his Government are the follow
ing:
of German policy consisted merely
of selfshness and calculation, it
would, because Of the lack of higher
and nobler aims, still be less contenp-
tible than it is today by reason of is
strong infusion Of brutality.
eve have dealt more unscrupulous-
~ than even Bismarck did.
"The Germans circulate truth or
falsehood as it suits the purposes of
the moment.
Disgusting hypocrisy and cunning.
contempt for the people, and criminal
anxiety manifest themselves IN this
official piety.
'.It aims at nothing but the sancti-
fication of falsehood, the alteration OF
brutality, the dedifcation of William
II.
IF the Germans now gain the hege-
mony of Europe a general exodus of
Europeans will occur. But beyond the
boundaries of the New Germany the
Germans would not dare show them
selves.
No one in Germany believes there is
a more effective instrument than cor
ruption.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04
Notice

A stated convocation Of Mt. Vernon
Royal, Arch Chapter No. IA, will be
held Friday evening, September 6,
1918, at 1880 o'clock.
Tbs snn Of e6sers for ensuing
year A8 he ~ kassxts should
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-04
sc. MZary's Academy
Alexandria, Va.
0ssI:inxson, D. G.
Conducted by the Sisters Of the Holy Cross.

select resident and day school fer girls. Thor
oughIy modern and cultural in curriculum, methods
of instruction and environment English, Music
and Commercial courses offer every facility to ac
quire complete, practical and refined education
Positions secured completion Of prescribed
courses in the Business Department. Terms rea-
sonable New Session begins Monday, September g.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
No Sergeants' Messroom.

There is no sergeants' messroom in
the American army. Sergeants and
privates have the same food, served
in the same style and place. The age
for enlisting is from IS to 80 years.
All men offering to join must be
United States citizens, or at least have
in their possession first citizenship pa
pers. The term of service is three
years, and twenty-five years must be
served before pension is obtainable,
except in exceptional circumstances.
Soldiers widows get $12 per month
while they remain single and for each
child an extra 81 month Is allowed
until the child reaches the age of 10
years. Punishments in the army are
very severe, two years hard labor
being the minimum penalty for deser.
ton, even in time of peace. A repe-
tition of the offense is punished by a
penal servitude of five years. If de-
serter manages to hide himself so as
to avoid arrest for two years, and
lives during that period in the United
States he may not be brought to trial.
Any one returning a deserter to his
regiment can claim q reward Of $50
from the government.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
Hot Weather Hits Us
Hardest in Stomach
.AEEE]

EATONIC is the wonderful new
compound that absorbs the harm
full gases and juices and almost
instantly drives away stomach
misery.
Instead of sudden and painful
attacks of indigestion, after you
begin using EATONIC you'll for
get you have a stomach. And there
will be no more heartburn, food
repeating, sour stomach, gas pains,
or that lumpy, bloated feeling you have
go often experienced after eating. Then
your appetite-you know how hard it
is to satisfy in hot weather-eat one or
two EATONIC Tablets a half hour be-
fore meals-and you will enjoy the re-
suits and feel better in every way.
These are a few reasons why yo1
should start using EATONICtoday and
fortify your stomach against the chance
trouble this summer. 1t costs only SOC
for big package. Your druggist whom
you know and can trust, will promptly
refund your money if you are not
more than satisfied.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
COINED WORD THAT STUCK
"Gerrymander" Has Long Been Cred
tied to Newspaper Man, Who Used
1t in the Year 1912.

"Gerrymander," from the name of
Massachusetts governor, has been
used for more than 100 years In the
United States to mean the division
of election districts in an unnatural
and unfair way for political purposes.
1t has been proved, however, that Gov
ernor Gerry was not entitled to the
dubious honor Of having the word
named after him. John Fiske gives
the origin of gerrymander in this way:
Gin 1912, when Gerry was governor
of Massachusetts, the Republican
corresponding to the Democratic in
modern nomenclature) legislature re-
distributed the districts in such wise
that the shapes of the towns forming
a single district in Essex county gave
to the district a somewhat dragonlike
contour. This was indicated on a map
of Massachusetts which Benjamin Rus.
sell, an ardent federalist and editor
of the Sentinel, hung up over the desk
in his office. The celebrated painter
Gilbert Stuart observing the uncouth
figure, added with his pencil a head,
wings and claws, and exclaimed: That
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26

The man who eventually planned
and built this good looking garage, as
illustrated in the photograph, had been
collecting ideas about garages and had
studied the subject until he had some
well-defned ideas about what he want
ed. One day he summed the PROPOSE
ton up for me in these words:
when l build a garage-and some
day l am going to, in order to get away
from the high cost of "boarding" at
the public garage-I will build my gar
age in the back yard close to the house,
and will make it as nearly fireproof as
l can. That is, the floor will be con-
crete and the walls hollow tile.
'It is fifty-fifty with me whether the
tile surface is succeed or, vitrified
tile being used, the dark brown surface
Of the tile itself is left exposed. Both
are good looking, and both give good
protection for the car, which is the i'm
portant thing.
'If 1 build a double garage I will
make it IS by 26 feet, and if for one
car, liz by % feet. l want plenty
of windows and doors that operate cas-,
lily. know that there are several first
class ways to hang garage doors, and
special hardware for the purpose, and
I am going to look into them all very
carefully before L decide; because a
Woodworking door or one that is not
weather-tight is an everlasting nui-
sance."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
POULTRY
*FASL1S'
BREEDING POULTRY IN YARDS
More Difficult Than Keeping Small
Flock of Hens for Eggs for
Family Table.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The average city family will, per-
haps, do best by keeping hens for eggs
alone, but considerable degree of
success can be attained in breeding
poultry in back yards and in many
instances 1t may be desirable.
By breeding poultry is meant mat
Ing male and one or more females to
reproduce the parent type; Matching
the young, and so rearing them that
they will attain the full development
of good typical specimens of their
race. In small way this can be done
in quite limited space. 1t is more
difficult than keeping a small flock Of
hens for eggs for the table, or growing
a few chickens for the table in the
same space, but with regular attention
and good care very satisfactory re-
suits are obtained. Good work under
adverse conditions often gives better
results than poor work under good
conditions.
The smallest breeding pen for work
on this scale and with only one mat
ing should have a male and two fe-
males. With two hens, the pen will
provide eggs for Matching at the rate
of a sitting every week or ten days,
thus making 1t possible to set all eggs
while the germs are strong. If a small
flock is kept also for eggs for the
table, hens from that flock may be
used to hatch and brood the chickens.
If the laying hens lay eggs of diff
ferent color from those laid by the
breeding hens, all may be kept togeth-
er. The layers may not produce as
many eggs while fed as breeders
should be, but there is saving in
space and work, and the net result
may be as good as if more eggs were
secured.
Rations for breeding stock differ
from laying rations in that much
smaller proportions Of commercial ami
NAL foods are used, and special atten-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26

Keep a closewatch on yourstom-
ach this summer. We need all our
fighting strength. War work
change of diet-will make us all
easier prey to stomach and bowel
trouble than ever before. 1t is so
easy to become overheated on
blazing hot day, especially after
eating hearty meal. And then
the excessive heat makes us flood
our stomachs with all kinds of
cold drinks. That's bad at any
time; much worse-even danger
ous-when there is the slightest
feeling of stomach trouble.
Keep the stomach sweet and
cool and free from too much acid
that's about all that is neces-
sary. It's not so much the diet
as to keep the poison from start
ing trouble. You can easily do
this if you will just take tablet or
two of EATONIC after your meals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
ORIGIN OF BREAD IS UNKNOWN
Interesting to Trace the "Staff of Life"
in Its Course Throughout
the Ages.

The origin of wheat is lost in an
tiquity. Even the original home of the
cereal plants of which bread is being
made is not known, all the researches
and hypothesis Notwithstanding
Where wheat, spelt, rye, barley, buck
wheat, etc, first offered man their
grainy ears for food is an unsOlved
problem.
But that originally bread was not
roasted or baked, as mOderns prepare
it, but eaten as dough or paste, may
be inferred from its relation with the
word broth" both Of these words be-
ing derived from the root "breOwan,'
"bru," to brew. In all probability 1t
was originally the boiled coarse meal
with nothing added to it but salt. The
leavening and baking of the bread was
q later development. The origin OF
these processes is Il matter of specu-
lati0n; but so much is certain: that
baking preceded the leavening of the
the original form of the bread was not
the loaf, but kind of thin, fiat cake
like the matzoths, or unleavened bread
of the Jews, or the tOrtillas of the
Mexicans. Like these, it was prOba-
bly, roasted upon intensely heated flat
stones,
With the discovery of the leavcn the
fiat cake increased in height until 1t
assumed the form of our loaf.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS

Tor centuries GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil has been a standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
trouble, and all diseases connected with
the urinary organs. The kidneys and blad-
der are the most important organs of the
body. They are the filters, the purifiers of
your blood. If the poisons which enter
your system through the blood and stom-
ach are not entirely thrown out by the
kidneys and bladder, you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency, backache, stomach trouble,
headache, pain in loins and lower aldo
men, gall stones, gravel, difficulty when
urinating, cloudy and bloody urine, rheu-
matism, sciatica and lumbago, all warn you
to look after your kidneys and bladder.
All these indicate some weakness of the
kidneys or other organs or that the enemy
microbes which are always present in your
system have attacked your weak spots.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are
what you need.
They are not "patent medicine" nor
q new discovery" For 200 years they
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26

hs subordinate element of the house
In harmony with the same general
scheme.
When it becomes necessary to place
garage on a small plot just at the
elbow Of the house, the limitations be-
come more exacting. 1t Is so easy to
kill the appearance of the house by a
cheap home for the motor car. But
even here much can be done in sim
pie ways, if 1t be just the right touch
at the right place. A hood over the
wide doorway may soften It's agrees
sive severity; dignified pilasters flank
Ing the entrance may bring the little
side building into closer harmony with
the residence; sloping the lines of the
roof may eliminate the suggestion Of
a packing box that often breathes from
small building with a fiat roof; the
windows may be casemented or lat
ticed or supplied with window boxes
for flowers; ivy or growing vines may
cover the sides with note Of gracious
charm. Even a happy choice of the
right color of paint may mitigate an
architectural crime to a mere misde-
meanor.
In remodeling an old garage or in
planning a new one, the most satisfy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26

have been standard household remedy.
They are the pure, original imported Haar-
lem Oil your great-grandmother used, and
are perfectly harmless. The healing, sooth-
ing oil soaks into the cells and lining of
the kidneys and through the bladder, driv-
ing out the poisonous germs. New life,
fresh strength and health will come as you
continue the treatment. When complete
ly restored to your usual vigor, continue
taking capsule or two each day; they will
keep you in condition and prevent re-
turn of the disease.
Do not delay a minute. Delays are es-
pecially dangerous in kidney and bladder
trouble. All druggists sell GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules. They will refund
the money if not as represented. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are inn
ported direct from the laboratories in Hol-
land. They are prepared in correct guam
tity and convenient form, are easy to take
and are positively. guaranteed to give
prompt relief. In three sizes, sealed pack.
ages. Ask for the original imported
GOLD MEDAL. Accept no substitutes
Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
MAKING BEST USE OF GRAIN
All Old Hens and Poorly Developed
Chickens Should Be CuIIed Out
and Sold for Meat.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
If efforts were made to dispose Of
all hens when their best laying days
were over a large quantity of poultry
meat would be placed on the market.
All poorly developed chickens should
be culled out and sold for meat, also.
This would allow the poultry keeper
to make the best use of his grain by
feeding it to younger and more pro-
ductlve fowls.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

The garage is the Cinderella of ar
chitecture. No one seems to care much
how it looks, how ugly it's dress, or
where it is placed, if it is not obtruded
1t is only occasionally that sonae build
er with the power of the fairy god
mother waves over it the wand of his
taste and his imagination, and reveals
the dingy, neglected thing in all the
possibilities of beauty.
There is no reason in the world why
garage should be hopelessly ugly.
Yet it has degenerated even from it's
ancestor, the stable or carriage house,
which had at least some semblance of
taste. The artistic possibilities of the
garage, even on the grounds of fine
country homes, rarely seem to have
been recognized.
The only obtrusive characteristic of
a garage, so far as it's exterior is con-
cerned, is an unusually wide door, but
this is an easy thing to make attractive
INTELLECTUALLY. There are no limits
to the possibilities of the pleasing and
artistic treatment of garage. 1t may
be designed in any style of architec-
ture that best fits it's site and it's sur
roundings.
Character Depends on Location.
The first determining element as to
the general character Of the building
Is It's location on the grounds. If il
Is near to the house itself and aggres.
siveiy visible as part Of the same
glance of the eye, it should be treated
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
Quicker Production of Antitoxin.

The Presna Medica, Buenos Ayres.
reports fine results with horses over
ten years Of age in the production of
antitoXins. "These results with old
horses surpass in the number of units
and in the shortness of the time any.
thing previously realized with the old
technlc, thus saving both time and
expense"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
GARAGE CAN Be
MADE ARTISTIC
No Reason Why 1t Should Be
Ugly, As Is Generally Case.
SHOULD FIT SURROUNDINGS
II II Is Near the House 1t Should
Be So Treated as to Be in Har.
mony With General
Scheme.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account OF his wide expert
ence as Editor, Author and Manufactur-
er, he is, without doubt the highest au-
thoFity on all these subjects. Address all
inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1927
Prairie avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
inclose three-cent stamp for reply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
oh, You "Dixie" Tune.

The Houston Post notes that "some
Cincinnati Teller is writing new words
for Dixie" and it discourages him
with
"No use. Few people have ever
learned the old words. 1t is the
Dixie tune that plays the wild with
human emotions and makes a patriot
want to yell and shoot holes through
the enemy"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26
Feather PULLING Habit.

Feather pulling is a vice peculiar to
fowls in confinement and Is due al
most entirely to enforced idleness,
though a lack of animal food In the
ration may intensity the trouble
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26

Ing results are often reached by MAX
Ing it combination building to do
more than merely to house automo-
biles. Keeping country place is a
work that Is rarely finished. There is
always a tendency to expansion and
new needs that have no limits but the
purse of the owner. A new garage
may afford opportunity to make 1t COM
bine an extra room for the help, bowl
ing alley, tool room, storage space for
garden and porch furniture, or what
ever the yearning fancy of the owner
may make him feel is essential for his
comfort. or ease, or convenience.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-07-26

"You can't judge mans usefulness
by the size of his purse"
mo. And you can't judge a wOm-
ans industry by the size of her knit
ting bag"