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The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
4 laird's Mistake.

Some years ago Scotch laird found on succeeding to his estates that the house contained two DOT traits of Il distinguished member of the family who had t1ourished dur ing the reign of George H.. one by Reynolds and the other by Raeburn. He knew no more of pictures than d Newfoundland dog, and he decid- ed that two portraits of the same individual need not be kept. The Reynolds was retained, while the Raeburn was presented to a public gallery. The worthy man was struck with consternation some time afterward when he found that his gift had been valued at 5000 guin- eas, and probably the picture would now fetch double that sum- London Truth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
WHEN SIRIUS IS IN POWER
Midsummer Days, With Their Fierce Heat, All Part of the Great
 Scheme of Nature.

A mist floats up from the meadows, prophetic of the coming autumn; noontime glows with fer vence of untempered sun, and with evening comes a sultriness that tries mans patience. It is midsummer, "dog days" when Sirius rules the sky. and Dame Nature loses her fiercest heat to the ripening of the corn and the maturing of the fruits. Pastures are turning brown and hill- sides lie dull and dusty under the spell. Over the cornfelds hovers that mysticism of creations alchemy which none can comprehend, but in ali the world no mightier process is going on today. Uncounted myr- iads of kernels are undergoing the miracle of development, while in orchard and vineyard the wonder of fruitage is being wrought. Nature presses with her utmost energy to fulfill her task within the time, while man goes about his work with less of yigor because of the very zeal of creation about him. From the mists of the morning until the last hot breath of the day has passed with the deepening night, the call of lassitude beguiles him, and he works from duty and not for the joy of do- ing it. And in the dusk he hearkens to the locust and the tree toad, as they rasp the air, and strains his ear to catch the cry of the katydid, prophet of the coming frost.- Omaha Bee.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
FEAR GERMAN chlcANERY.

"Made in Germany" is not going to be popular trademark after the war, and the Germans know it. There is evidence, according to Swiss chambers of commerce. that Teuton manufacturers will put "Made in Holland,' Made in Norway or Made in Switzerland' on kultur products, an exchange says.
 The Swiss are already taking steps to protect themselves against this type of forgery. A Swiss organiza- tion for promoting foreign trade has been formed. It is not d profit making company, but cooperative enterprise for improving the quality of Swiss goods and for protecting them against German substitutes.
 The new organization, Syndicate pour L'Exportation Suisse, will ad- init to membership only firms and companies the majority of whose capital is owned by native born Swiss or residents of ten years standing. Goods produced by members will bear the initials s. P. E. s.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
BEFORE HE BECAME FAMOUS
Incident of John Philip sousa's Early Life Which He Must Recall
 Now With Amusement

John Philip Sousa was not always SO prosperous and popular as he has been of late. The New Success has unearthed the story of the sale of one of his first marches to prove this. Once during his earlier strug- gles. the rent of his room being due and the money lacking, he started out to sell the manuscript of a eom- position for anything that it would bring.
 A publisher whom he visited dealt in books as well as in music. He WAS gruff individual, and he al- lowed Mr. Sousa to play his com- position, reading a newspaper mean- while.
 "Well," said the r-ang composer, "what do you thin,. oi it? Will you buy it for &25?"
 Don't want it." growled the pub fisher. Have more than can sell now"
 "Well. then. give me S15.'
 "Not 2 cent"
 Well, we won't quarrel over trifie. Give me S5 and it's yours."
 "Oh. go away" said the publisher.
 The young musician gathered up his manuscript and sighed. He was about to leave the room when he mo- ticed a stack of dictionaries in the corner of the room. An idea struck him.
 "Let you have the march for one of those dictionaries" he said.
 "Done,' said the publisher. "Take the book and clear out"
 So John Philip Sousa sold a march for dictionary. He presented the book to his landlady and got an. other weeks time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
TWO VICIOUS DUELS.
The Second Meeting Was to Assnss
 the Victim of the First.

\ certain English gentleman who was d regular frequenter of the grecnroom of Drury Lane theater in the days of Lord Byron's com mittee and who always stood quietly on the hearth rug there with his back to the fire was in his usual place one night when narrative was related by another gentleman, newly returned from the continent, of a barrier duel that had taken place in Paris.
 A young Englishman, mere boy, had been despoiled in a gaming house in the Palais Royal, had charged certain gaming count with cheating him, had gone out with the count, had wasted his fire and had been slain by the count un- der the frightfui circumstances of the counts walking up to him. lay his hand on his heart. saving. "i ou are a brave fellow - have you mothcr?" and on his replying in the affirmative renarkins coolly. "i am sorry for her." and blowing his victim's brains out.
 The gentleman on the hearth rug paused in taking pinch of snuff to l.ear this story and observed with great placidity. Il am afraid 1 must kill that rascal
 \ few nights elapsed. during which the grcenroom hearth rug was without him, and then he reap pearcd precisely as before and only incidentally mentioned ln the course of the evening. "Gentiemen. l kill ed that rascal.
 He had gone over to Paris on purpose. had tracked the count to the same gaming house, had thrown glass of wine ill his face in the presence of all the company assem- bled there. had told him that he had come to avcngc his young com patriot and hnd done it by putting the count out of this world and coming back to the hearth rug as if nothing had happened.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
CaIifornia's Big Trees.

People who have examined cross sections of the monster trees of California declare that they have lived more than 4,0O0 years. They were growing when the pyramids of Egypt were built, they were old trees when Rome was founded and hads been growing for centuries when Columbus set out on the voy- age that proved so important. Some of the ruins of Greece and Assyria of course antedate these trees, but TO growing things do.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
HAS TRUE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT
Mother of Two Sons Serving in the United States Army Also 10
 "Doing Her Bit"

In the course of one of the most inspiring meetings the national serv- ice section, United States ship building board, ever conducted, a woman clad in overalls battled her way through the big crowd of ship yard workers employed at Nancou- yer. Wash, and took her place close to the speakers stand.
 There she stood until the last word was spoken by A. R. Parkhurst, Jr., secretary of the section. and when the yard hand struck mp ''rhe Star-Spangled Banner" she snatched a soiled cap from her wayy hair and stood at attention until the last note was sounded.
 The woman toiler. says the Emer- gency Fleet News, proved to be Mrs. c. R. Underwood. leader of q gang of calkers. but whose chief duty is to weave the oakum for the men calkers. Mrs. Underwood is the mother of two sons in the United States army. Both are overseas and when she was left to make her own way she determined to seek berth where she could serve her country to the bes: advantage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
The Doctors Orders.

"Six months ago you told me you couldn't sleep at night for worry ing about the money you owed me. "
 "So l did," answeed the impe- cunious debtor.
 But you stlll owe me and you are not a nervous wreck"
 "True. You see. when l realized that it was impossible to pay you l went to see a doctor about my in- somnia. He advised me to quit worrying, and if there is anything I pride myself on it's following the doctors orders implicitly" - Bir- mingham Age-Herald.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
BEHEADING BY WHOLESALE.

Shades of King Henry VIII, what are we coming to? Modern science, according to Electrical Ex- perimenter, .Aas ccme to the aid of the bolshesiki, in case they decide to initiate the French revolution and introduce the guillotine, in the per- son of Russian engineer named Blubin. He has submitted new type of that instrument to the council of peoples eommissaries, and which is said to work by electricity; 1t will behead 500 victims with one stroke. Next!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1o. 1918
Hold on toYour Liberty Bon6s and War Savings Certificates

Hold your Liberty Bonds and War Savings Certificates Hold them first. because they are the best investment in the world backed by every resource in the United States. is the appeal of Secretary of the Treasury William c. McAdoo. as sent to Twelfth Federal Reserve District Liberty Loan headquarters.
 Following is the Secretary's statement:
 Hold your Liberty Bonds and War Savings Certificates. Hold them first, because they are the best investment in the world, backed by every resource in the United States.
 Hold them because you have made sacrifices in order to buy them. Why pass on to some one else the contract you have entered into with your government?
 Hold them because. even though the war may be over, it has not yet been paid for. The Treasury department must soon issue more bonds. Every sale now made by you makes future government issues more difficult and more expensive. This ex- pense can be borne only by the people of the United States: there fore, why add to the already large burden.
 Hold them because the time may come when such an invest nlent will prove to be true friend in eof need, guaran- ty against the fear of lebt and insurance against real hardships.
 Hold them because the need for saving is not over. Govern. ment expenses are today larger than at any time during the war. Our boys in France and Germany must be paid and fed and clothed and, when their work is over, transported home. They have not quit. Why should you?
 Hold your Liberty Bonds in- stead of exchanging them for some other so-called security because you know the security of your United States bond and can not often know the worth of what is offered in exchange. The Get Rich-Quick' crook is ready to steal your bonds from you at the first opportunity.
 Hold them because of the in- terest they pay. Hold them be- cause it is good business to do so. What good will the idle pleasure of needless luxury bought today with the proceeds of your bonds be to you a year from now? Your bond works for you, drawing in- terest day and night. week days and Sundays.
 Hold your bonds; don't be a uuitter: be a patriot. ."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
ANOTHER CASE OF 5o5o.

In his book, "From Gallipoli to Bagdad," Padre" William Ewing tells the story of buriy Irishman brought into the field hospital suf- fering from many wounds.
 "What are you?' asked the doc tor.
 "Sure, Pm half an Irishman."
 "And what's the other half?"
 "Holes and bandages." ."-Pitts- burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
A leoai Opinion.

It was at a reception, and the lady, who had been reading up on health culture, mistook Lawyer Will liams for his brother, the doctor.
 "Is it better" she asked confiden- tially. "to lie on the right side or the left? ?"
 Madam" replied the lawyer, Eff one is on the right side it often isn't necessary to lie at all"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
 STILL UNPOPULAR.

Bacon-What's become of that fel low who used to umpire the baseball games?
 Egbert-He's enlisted in the goy- ernment service.
 "That's good umpiring made him SO unpopular"
 "He's just as unpopular now. He's a censor"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
ALL IN.

'sHave you got your coal bins filed up for next winter?"
 Haven't got any coal bins. I burned 'em up last winter when I couldn't get coal"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
Suspended Sentencs.

Three-year-old Keith had told his mother deliberate lie, and she had put him to bed as a punish ment. Sitting by the bedside, she asked him what he would do if he had little boy who did such a thing. After a moments thought ful silence the child replied. q fink I'd give him anover chance. Christian Herald.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
FOND OF FURS.

Flatbush-I saw your wife out yesterday wearing furs.
 Bensonhurst-Oh, yes.
 "Does she wear them the whole year through?"
 "Well, there was little spell last winter when she didn't wear lem, I believe"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
Mere Profitable Advice.

Agent - Couldn't you use some signs around your store? For in- stance. this one. 'Tf you don't see what you want. ask for it."
 Dealer-Too stale. If you have one reading, elf you don't see what you want, ask for something else,' I'll take it.-Boston Transcript.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
HIS LIMIT.

Medical Officer (pointing to eye test board, on which are the letters r X Y z o Q k, c.)-Can you read that?
 Recruit-Lumme! can read 1t, but I'm blast if l can pronounce it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

'Why do they call lem Liberty loans?''
 "Because you arr at liberty to lend your money to Uncle Sam or to jet the kaiser take it away from you"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-19

You say your father objects to my suit?"
 "No. He doesn't mind your suit, but he don't like you.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
RHEIMS But RUINS now.
In Flames From 100000 Shells Fran
German Guns.

Paris. April 22.-Rhri!r., which has
been on fire for week, is row nothing
but great pile of smoking ruins.
During the past week the Germans
have fired mere than 100000 shal!5
into the heart of the city. acc 2rding to
the correspondent of ic Matin, ard
flames from the burning buildings can
be seen by aviators 60 and 10 miles
away.
There are no traces of streets 1nl
thoroughfarcs, which have disappear
ed from view under the accumulation
Ct debris. Ancient Buildings in the
Place Royalc and the market place
and the Musicians House, which :!atcs
from the sixteenth century, i;avc been
reduced to dust and ashes.
The vaultirg of the famous Rheims
Cathedral, the correspondent says, is
falling stone by stone, and sGcn there
will be nothing left of the cdiGcc bat
The west front and the nlilt.. SHcE&
are still bursting around the building
Notwithstanding the terrible bonn
bardment 40 Paris firemen are still in
the city working to save the furniture
and portable effects of the inhabitants.
Some of them have lost their lives.
With the Paris firemen are some local
fremen, one of whom, Sergeant Eloi,
have been on duty in Rheims since the
outbreak of the war and has been
wounded IA times.
Rheims before the war, a city Of
more than 100000 souls, has slowly
but none the less surely beer falling :
victim to German hate and spi:eful-
ness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
SUBMARINE MENACE.
Naval Officers Say it Will Be Wiped
Out During Summer.

Germany's submarine menace will
be wiped out by August and perhaps
by June, according to predictions
made by navy officers last night,
commenting on the boast Of Vice Adj
miral Won Cappelle to the effect that
U-boat construction is exceeding
losses.
Throughout Washington among de-
partments familiar with the extent to
which the submarine has depleted al
lied tonnage resources Won Cappelle's
statement was regarded as baseless
and put out simply for "homc con-
sumption"
"The German minister Of marine,
said navy officers, sis simply lying"
"Sophistries and lies for home con-
SUMPTION" was the way Shipping
Board officials commented.
At both the Shipping Board and
War Department there was no hest
fancy in indicating that America is
already maintaining more than half
a million men in France, and has
right now in the transport service
more than two million tors dead
weight of shipping, and all of 1t un-
der the American flag.
Moreover, it was authoritatively
learned there is in prospect an addi-
tional million tons soon to be added
TO the transatlantic service.
According to the rate Of destruction
of submarines known to the British
admiralty and to officials of this gov
eminent, the submarine is certain to
disappear as a military factor this
summer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
money by using it in nay business,
grumbles TX. 6t

money by using it in; nay, business"
grumbles Tx. III ~
"Yes, and the men who are over
there fghtin' to keep your business
runnin' and your skin whole, they
could make morn $50 a month by
stayin' at home, couldn't they" |
asks.
: "That's their affair, not mine," says
he. .}I'm not subscribing, I tell YOU.
"You don't have to say it, Barker"
says 1. at sticks out of those little
rat eyes of yours. All, you needn't
push the button for peevish Harold to
come throw me out. He'd only get
mussed tryin'. Maybe you amt goin
70 sign up. But you're goin' to listen;
you limp-spined dollar-spueezin' half
brother to a yellow cur. 1t amt often
my red-headed temperament gets
loose, but when l get; up against a
homegrown Bolshevik like you, one
of the kind with 2x4 soul and both
feet in the trough, why just natural
ly want to"
"H-e-l-p! H-e-l-p!" gasps Barker,
husky.
What do you think. Hanged f l
don't find myself with. grip on his
collar jouncin', him up and down N
the swing chair vigorous. Course, |
lets 20 at once, bein' sort of surprised
at myself.
Mr.. Barker slumps like a sack of
meal. I-I'll take en-" says he,
trembly. "How-how much?"
"Oh, call it ten thousand" say l.
"Put your name on that line. Thanks
Swell afternoon, amt it, except for
the weather."
Inside of an hour from the time l
started I'M tossin' that blank down
in front OF. Old Hickory. He goes but
ton-eyed as he deads it.
"Ten!" says he. "From Barker!
Young man, how the bowling hyenas
did you get him."
That's the funny thing" says ]
4 got him by the collar when
wasn't lookin'."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
ARMY EXPANSION.
Greatly Increased Fighting Force May
Be Placed in Training.
President Wilson has received fro

President Wilson has received from,
Secretary Of War Newton d. Baker
the new Plan for army expansion. The
details are said to represent warn
ing that greatly increased fighting
force should be Immediately placed
n training u Tie uh :lItclI states states ire
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c!Etl>s.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
TO BOOST RAILWAY WAGES.
Commission to Make RccOmmenda-
tnrs to McAdoD.

Washington, April 22.-t'hc Rail
road Wage Commission has complete:
its recommendation for wage in
creases for railroad employees, and a
report will be submitted to Director
General McAdoo upon his return from
& Liberty Loan speaking tour in the
West.
n thing was made known as to the
amount of the increases to he given,
although it has been said that en-
ploEcs now receiving the smallest pay
viii be given The largest advances.
1t is Understood that recommended
tions call for a sliding scale of m
grease; ard that all employees, regard
less CT union or noTunion affiliations,
have been treated alike. Extensive
hearings we're held in addition to N
vestirations made by experts. The
revision is the most extensive ever I'M
dertaken, affecting approximately B.
100000 persons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
WRECK SURVIVORS LANDED.
Many of Them in Such Serious Condi-
ton That They Are Taken to Hos
nifal

Many of Them In SUCH Serious Conal-
ton That They Are Taken to Hos
pital.
Norfolk, Va, April 22.-Six surviv
ors of the Norwegian steamer Her
mod, which went on the rocks and
broke to pieces near Winter Quarters
shoals, forty-fve miles from the Della
ware Breakwater, during the storm on
the night Of April II, were brought
20 Norfolk last week By government
steamer, all injured or suffering from
shock due to exposure.
Captain soelberg's condition IS re-
ported as critical due to injuries to
one leg, caused by being struck b. a
rocket, fired from a lifeboat.
Engineer Olson said last night that
the Hermod sailed from Ncuvitas, Gu
ba, April G, for Philadelphia with a
cargo of sugar. Stormy weather was
encountered throughout the voyage up
; the coast. On Thursday night, the
18th, the main mast of. the Hermod
fell, carrying away one of the matches.
Despite the efforts of the crew, tor
rents of water poured into the hold
and the vessels stern began to break,
under the smashing waves Later the
steamer struck q Shoal.
For twelve hours the men on the
Hermod awaited rescue, unable TO
launch boat and expecting the vessel
to go to pieces at any moment,
Friday afternoon at o'clock, coast
guards discovered the stranded ship
All on board were finally rescued by
the use of the line, put aboar,i the
Hermod from a lifeboat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-22
BY Thomas L. Carter, hucti0neer.

Auction Salc-Salc of a desirable
Office and Apartment in business To-
cation on the west side of Royal street
between King and Prince streets, in
the ci.y-of Alexandria, Va.
BY virtue Of and pursuant 10 the
terms Of Il decd OF trust dated March
Is, 1914, executed by Robert Elliott
ard Sybiilc NJ. Elliott, bis wife, to
Milton s. Fairfax. as trustee, and of.
record in Deed Book No. SO at page 403
of the land records Of Alexandria city,
Virginia, al the request and directi"-
of the party thereby secured, dcfau
having been made in the payment
the indebtedness secured by the saia
deed Of trust, the undersigned trustee
will offer for sale al public auction, IN
front of the Royal street entrance TO
the market house, in Alexandria city.
Virginia, or Wednesday, May /, 1918,
at II o'clock NJ, that parcel of group.
with the improvements thereon and
the appurtcnances there to belonging
located on the West side Of Poyai
street between Kirg and Prince
streets, Alexandra. city, Virginia, and
bounded as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING or the west side Of
Royal stract, ninety-four feet north OF
Prince street, and upon the north lire
of an alley six fedt wide, and running
thence north and binding on Royal
street, nineteen feet, four and three
fourths inches to the line Of a 10:
conveyed by Archibald II. Taylor. corn
missioner, TO Francis L. Smith: themes
west with said line and parallel to
Prince street, eighty three feet, five
inches to the line CT lot Of ground
formerly John Horner's; thence south
and parallel to Royal street, nineteen
feet, four and thrce-fourths inches 10
the said alley, and thence east on said
alley parallel TO Prince street, eighty
three feet, five inches to the beginning.
and being the property which was
conveyed to the said Robert Elliott by
Louis {. Barley and wife by deed dated
August S, 1908. The said land is i'm
proved by dwelling, containing office
and apartment.
TERMS OF SALE-Enough cash to
pay the expenses of sale, commissions.
and the principal and interest secured
by the above mentioned trust. and the
residue of the purchase price. j; any. 10
DC arranged with the said Robert FL
lott or. according to law and the liens
on tnc property.
MILTON S. FAIRFAX,
91-1St Trustee.