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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
NEWS I'm THE GAZETTE
I0S Years Ago
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
Commercial and Political
SATURDAY, FEB. 5, 1914.


Ine E'Vemv IN The Potomac.
Ii is ascertained that a large
British force, consisting OF the
Dragon "A, two briggs and many
other smaller vessels, are now
off Blackstone's Island, about
sixty or seventy miles from the
heat of government. Their OBJ
let is probably nothing more
than to obtain supplies Of water
and fresh provisions, and to CT,
feet it, the scenes Of pilIags and
OF plumber which we have lately
witnessed upon our defence.eSs
shores, will be revived. Not
wlthstanding the favorable OPP
porrunities which our govern
ment has had since the fall, to
provide some means OF defense
for the distressed inhabitants
upon the borders of the Poto-
mac; not a single measure OF
prudence or precaution has been
adopted. By throwing up tenn
porary Notifications on some
IF the many strong points upon
the banks of the river, the
enemy's small vessels might
have been effectually prevented
from prosecuting their marard-
ing schemes, and our fellow
citizens On the Potomac saved
from the ruin which now threat
ems them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
MOTHER! OPEN
CHlLD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Your little one will love the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup" even
if constipated, bilious, irritable, few.
orish, or full of cold. A teaspoonful
never fails to cleanse the liver and
bowels. In a few hours you can see
for yourself how thoroughly it works
all the sour bile, and undigested food
out of the bowels and you have a
well playful child again.
Millions CT mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Fig syrup" handy. They know
a lvas,. ,,..ful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist fol-
genuine California Fig Syrup" which
has directions for babies and child
rem of all ages printed on the bottle.
Mother! You must say California" or
you may get an imitation fig syrup.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
The Health Game and the
Junior Red Cross 3 80

Improvement of the health of the
children of Austria and Jugo-Slavla
is to be undertaken as q means of
launching the Junior Red Cross in
those countries. This is the result
of the successful experiment carried
on for two years in Czecho- Slovakla
by the Junior American Red Cross.
With the splendid achievement in the
latter country before them, officials OF
the League of Red Cross Societies
and far-seeing men and women OF
Austria and Jugo-Slavla urged the
American Red Cross through its
Junior organization to launcn the
Health Game" in these two caun-
tries. Accordingly an appropriation
of $500 has been set aside for the
work in Austria and $4,000 is to be
used in the same work in JugoSlavia.
Trained organizers have been sent
into both countries and the prellml-
nary work is now now well under
way.
This Health Game" which the
American Red Cross is teaching the
children of Europe to play is or
ganized in the schools. Literature is
distributed which makes clear the ne
cessity for exercise, breathing fresh
air and the plentiful use of soap and
water. The pupils are given credits
for carrying out the regulations which
call for sleeping with open windows,
bathing at regular intervals, clean
teeth, face and hands, and neatness
in dress. Provision is also made for
properly accredition acts of unsellish
service for others.
In both Austria and Jugo-Slavia
the work that has been undertaken
for the children is to be carried out
along much the same lines that were
followed in Czecho- Slovakia where
several thousand children were restor-
ed to health and given more cheer
full outlook on life. 1t was the sue
cess of. this work that resulted in the
organization in that country last
spring of a most efficient Junior
Red Cross.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
One St. Valentine $. Day

The wind how!ed iierccly around the
Marine Hospital and drove great
sheets of sIcet and snow against the
windows Of the ward. The white roofs
outside seemed just dreary contln-
uation of the rows of white beds,
whose occupants were bitterly de-
nouncing the blizzard that had kept
visitors away for several days.
"And here it is Valentines Day
too" exclaimed one wounded marine,
struck with a new grievance. "Ain't
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06

Into this mirror like pool slender
stalacites hang from the roof, every
/ one coated with snow white crystals
of lime. To see this pool in all Its
beauty, the visitors are lined up IN
front Of 1t in total darkness-and
darkness here Is the very "blacknesa
; of darkness"-then, suddenly the
cleft IS flooded with light from con-
cealed electric bulbs. Under the
strong illumination and the play OF
different colors the crystals blaze
ana sparkle like the precious gems
tnat studded the walls Of Aladdln's,
wondrous cave, and the visitor then
realizes that the name Diamond Lake
is slnguIariy appropriate. The lights
are then snlfteu so that he sees only
the crystal studded roof mlrrored IN
the still water OF the pool, and this
view IS even more oazzlngly beautl-
tul than the direct one Altogether
.nis IS a fitting climax to the othel
| wonders or the EnuleSs Caverns.
Natures SLOW But Sure Wo.H
These caverns, as well as the many
! others IN the Shenandoah Valley, are,
according to NJ. f. Campbell, OF the
| united states Geological survey, ex-
cellent examples OF the ''unhastlng
| yet unrestlng' manner IN which the
| work of nature is carried on, whether
at the surface or deep down IN SUB.
| terranean passages, away from the
! hight Of cay. 1t is obvious that water
| is the agent that has dissolved the
lime stone rock. Much OF the water
that falls as rain or snow on thus
region finds its way down into the
rocks through the numerous sink
holes that 40 the surface or through
other openings, ana as the limestone
is soluble the water eats our cnan-
ncs and pasageWays through the
solid rock. The process IS extremely
slow, but as it has been at work for
ages it has produced great chambers,
such as those seen IN the Enuless
Caverns. Each drop of water dis
solves some of the limestone, but 1T
can not carry off all the lime that
IT dissolves ana some is therefore
deposited on the roof from which the
drop is suspended. In time the ma
! terlal deposited by many drops OF
| water grows into the form OF an
1cicle-a stalactlue. Similarly lime Is
deposited on the floor where the drop
of water falls, and in time is built
into an inverted "icicle"-a stalag>
!. mite. The remaining lime is carried
off in solution by the water and
finally discharged into Shenandoah
River, making the water Of that
stream hard, or llmy.
Land Has Been Uplifted
The Endless Caverns present abun
! dant evidence that in former times
streams of water flowed along many |
Of the passages where now the floor
IS perfectly dry What has caused
the streams to abandon their form |
er course? The answer to this ques-
ton is not easy, but this abandon
ment was probably due to an uplift
of the land, which made it. possible |
for the surface rivers to, cut far be-
low upland level the deep trenches !,
IN which they are flowing at the
present time. This lowering of the
surface streams provided lower
outlet for the cavern streams, which |
have consequently abandoned their
higher courses for others deeper |
down and now out of sight. If the
caverns are explored far enough |
some of these subterranan streams |
may perhaps be discovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06

this hunk Of a Valentines Day!"
Remember what fun Valentines
Day was when you were kid? asked
another. Il can see those big red
hearts and lacy valentines now. Maybe
somebody in the town will send Us
some"
saw, suppose they do" grumbled
the first, they'd just deliyer them by
the holesale-nothing personal about
that sort of thing. What's that noise?
Sounds like kids corhing!'
There was a sound of patterlng
footsteps and two little boys appeared
in the doorway of the ward. The red
of their caps and sweaters and r?lt-
tens was frosted with snow and their
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes seem
ed to bring in a Whit of the refresh
ing outside world. They carried two
big baskets piled high with envelopes
and red, heart-shaped boxes.
Hello" said the bigger boy some
what shyly. "We're from the, Junior
Red Cross and we've brought you some
Valentine things. Which one is Will
liam Carter?"
The SURPRISED William answered
promptly and was presented with a
pretty Valentine, and red heart
filled with homemade candy. Best OF
all on both box and Valentine his
name was written in full.
The little boy went on calling out
names till every man in the ward had
his valentine and candy.
MY Valentines got letter IN 1t
written to me by kid" shouted VII
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06

A year on lonely South Sea Isl
and, thousand miles from the near
est inhabited land, with cocoanuts
and copra for breakfast, dinner and
supper, has cured Mrs. William Meng
of wanting to be female Robinson
Crusoe Together with her husband
and Hawaiian boy, she went to the
isle to establish trading company.
Business was bad, and they went
bankrupt. A navy boat came to their
rescue.
Never again." says Mrs. Meng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
THE ENDLESS
CAVERNS Al.
new MARKET

The cave wonders of the Shenan-
doah Valley, in Virginia, have re-
Gently received a notable addition by
the opening of labyrinth OF I'M
derground rooms and passageways at
= place 4 miles south of New Mar
ket. in Rockingham County These
caves have been known since 1917,
but they have only recently Deen
made accessible and adequately
lighted, and they are now open 10
the public under the attractive name
of the Endless Caverns. The caverns
are near the Valley Pike, one of the
best automobile roads in the country.
and the 2 miles of new road re-
ouired to reach them is being I'M
proved, so that automobile parties
may reach the caverns in comfort at
any season of the year Already 80
rooms may be seen by visitors, and
others, it is said, will be opened as
fast as they can be made passable
and wired for electric lights. The
floor Of the rooms and passages are
try. and visitors can see all the m
teresting features without change OF
clothing or protection from dropping
water. The roof is almost everywhere
studded with stalactites, the
smallest consisting OF single i
stone "icicles," each no longer than
a lady's finger; the largest forming
great clusters that resemble huge
pipe organs or the fluted folds OF
some rich drapery. On the floor
there are countless stalagmltcs OF
various forms that suggest to the
fancy troops of grotesQuely shaped
dwarfs and gnomes.
Many Rooms And Some Surprises
Most Of the features mentioned are
common to the cavernS OF the region,
but there are two that give 10 the
Endless Cavcrns a special charm ana
beauty that lingcr III the memory
long after the more common features
are forgotten One of these IS the
seemingly endless succession OF spa.
cious rooms connected by narrow, 81
nuous passages, and the other Is Dla-
mond Lake, a gem that forms fit.
ting climax to the whole series OF
wonders that may be seen all the
way from the mouth of the caveins
to the farthest end.
The cavcrns afford a succession OF
surprises to one who passes from
room to room through the circutous
passages In places the narrow way
seems to circle about, so that the
visitor expects TO return to the
chamber he left moment before,
but the blaze of light shows him a
totally different picture. One cham
Der resembles ball room, another
suggests an Oriental palace, and still
another calls to our fancy the land
of fairies. This fairy land" is par
ticularly beautiful, as its roof. and
walls ale covered with filigrce-l iko
network Of miniature sta!acttcs
that wairdly suggest bands of fairies
dancing in the moonlight. The
change of scene from room to room
holds the visitors interest constantly
and makes him eager to see what
new wonders lie beyond.
Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake is in room al the
extremity of the accessible portion OF
the cavcrns, and the views in the
other rooms only lead up to this
paramount scene. The lake is a shall
low roc, cf water that lies il horI-
zontal cleft in the MASSIVE limestone,
scarcely 20 inches in height bat
stretching indefinitely Oh either side
and backward from the point Of view:
Rzas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-06
liam Carter. "Ain't that great ?Listen

liam Carter. "Ain't that great?Listen
-
But his attempt to read his letter
was drowned in chorus of similar
attempts, for every patient had a per-
sonal letter.
Doctors and nurses and orderlies
came in TO enjoy the fun, and the
general uproar was stopped only long
enough to give three hearty cheers
for The Junior Red Cross whose
thoughtfulness had frightened their
day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
Hometown
4HVlpsA
HAVE NO PLACE ON ROADS
Gaudy Advertising Sign Boards Along
The Highways Are Well Called a
Menace to the Traveller.

The order of the state highway com
mission, requiring the removal Of all
advertising sign boards from state
highways by July 1, 1922, will meet
with general approval. AS a rule,
these signs are placed with conspicu-
Gus disregard for the safety Of mo
florists. Most Of them defeat their
w purpose. SO placed as to COM
pei the attention Of a motOrist, they
draw his interest, not to the merits
of the commodity advertised, but to
the folly of obstructing the view at
a crossing.
While there Is some doubt as to the
scope of the order, it will have a ben
eticial effect upon the campaign to
the landscape. There is and can be
no objection to neat route, detour and
warning signs designed to promote
the usefulness Of roads, but the
gaudy boards which hide the view of
the country, and even of the roads,
from travellers, have long since sunk
to the status of n~uisances. In or
dertng them eliminated, the highway
commission Is merely responding to
the weight Of public opinion. Many
farmers have torn the signs down on
their own observation-disclosures
lis News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
Good in Co.operation.

Flavel Shurtleff, Boston architect,
emphasized the value of complete CO.
operation with state agencies con-
cerned with public works. Through
this 1t has been possible to develop
interlinking parkway systems in con-
junction with the state commission
charged with the parkway work o.
the metropolitan district. The effect
has been to rim and interline the town
with wide thoroughfares radiating
out into surroundings OF natural
scenery, some of which is already held
in reservation by the commonwealth.
The water supply Of Winchester
occupies a somewhat unique position.
Natural basins were secured and de-
veloped at a cost of about 100000,
and 100000 have been realized in
revenues since its creation, Mr.. Shurt-
left said. Thee is no habitation lear
the reservoirs and no vehicles are per
mitted entrance to the byways thai
border them. Work of reforesting the
edges Of the basins to preserve the
snowfall is under way.-hristiar
Science Monitor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
Mrs. Laura Kimbrough

Columbus, Ga. doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is certainly
q grand medicine for stomach trouble.
[ have suffered greatly all my life from
q disordered stomach. My food seemed
to set so heavy, no matter what l ate. I
have taken many of the medicines ad-
vertised for this trouble, but none of
them has ever cOme up to Golden Medi-
cal Discovery for giving prompt and
lasting relief. Whenever l have a slug
gish liver, with sick-headaches and
constipation, l have found DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets a very efficient rem
edy. They do not grippe or cause any
other distressing condition such as a
great many pills do."-Mrs. Laura Kim
brough, 1903 Erlene Avenue.
Obtain this Medical Discovery Of
Doctor Pierce's at your nearest drug
store, in tablets or liquid, or send 1Oc.
to Doctor Pierce's Invalids Hotel in
Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package, and
write for free medical advice.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10

closer to the fence and spelled out the
words under the picture; The Great
est Mother in the World"
All! So she was, this protector of
the hurt and the sick The Red Cross
poster carried its %wondrous message
to the very bottom of the sQuatter
girls heart.
A sound. close at hand, caused her
To turn swiftly. 4 man on horseback
had drawn up on the side of the road.
The blood came in swift leaps tn
rolly'S face. There was the "heauti-
full angel looking down upon her.
What could She do but stare back at
him; In another instant he had DIS
mounted and was coming toward her.
Jerry slid from her shoulders To the
ground. rollyop'S hand Clasped his
but she did not speak. What had hap
pened To her angelo He looked diff
fereut; more like the other men she
occasionally saw on horseback. That
WIS X. tie was not wearing tue uINV
drah uniform, To add to her confu
sion Robert Percival was smiling n
her in the most friendly way. Thei
he glanced up AT the picture. his t1n'
face S%addening.
The Greatest Mother in the World
little girl he said, and he snile'
again.
THE Greatest Mother In the World,
repeated rollyop. IN awed tones
"pueS that mean she's mother 10 tn
>quatter kids what was hurt In IN
war, mi>terf"
ives" hr replied after n short pause
Yes 1t means that, and more. she
mother Ia every hurt boy and bring
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
Il ANGEL"

SYNOPSIS Occupying a dllapi-
dated shack in the Silent city. "A
squattrr scttlement near Ithaca,
New York. Polly Hopkins lives
with De- father. small Jerry, and
a. old woman, Granny Hope. On
an adjacent farm. oscar Bennett.
prosperous farmer. is "A neighbor.
ITO is secretly married TO Evelyn
ltDbertson, supposedly wealthy girl
# abe neighborhood. Marcus Mac
Kenzie, who owns the ground the
squatters occupy, Is their deter
mined enemy. Polly o]yerhears a
conversation between Mackenzie
and a stranger, In which the former
vow his intention OF driving the
squattera from his land. The stran-
ger sympathizes with the squattcrs,
and earns Polly's gratitude. Evelyn
Robertson discovers from her moth
er that they are not rich, but prac-
tically living on the bounty Of
Robert Pcrciyal. Evelyn's cousin
Polly learns from Evelyn that the
sympathetic stranger Is Robert
PerCival Evelyn charges Polly
with "A message TO Bennett, telling
him she can give him no more
money She already bitterly regrets
her marriage to the ignorant farm
or. Polly conveys her message and
Oscar makes threats. He insists
| Evelyn meet him that night. Polly
has her father and Larry Bishop,
"A sQuatter. take an oath to do Mac
Kcnzie no injury. Evelyn u%nsuccesa-
fully tries TO get money from her
mother with which to buy OF Ben
nett and induce him TO leave the
country, giving her her freedom.
She and Mackenzie avow their
love.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
Copyright by Little, Brown G. Co.

misery! Surely the squatters had suf-
fered in the past year! Many a boy
had been taken from his home and
sent TO France. and many a mother
had crept about the settlement with
grief-wOrn face, waiting for news from
over the sea.
PollyOp understood what war meant.
The squatters were always at war!
Granny Hope had explained to her
that, whenever people fought and were
cruel to one another. that was war.
Hadn't she warred but two nights ago
with Oscar Bennettf
She had not seer him since, and the
pain and humiliation he had dealt her
had been lightened by Granny Hopes
assurances that love was the leveler
Of hate. SO Polly, having quantities
Of love and sympathy to spare, sent it
broadcast over the hopeless ones in
the settlement and promptly put Os-
car Benefits cruelty out Of her mind.
| t0IlN hlN NV 'NNh I'lliNliID'I SOlltlllll'E
how much the milk Oscar had be-
g%rudgingly given her was missed in
the shack. TO offset that deprivation,
she was free from him and the ugly
quarreIs she had had to settle almost
daily between him and Evelyn.
This morning, while Daddy Hopkins
,.nc L., Ithn,n Dnllvnn ctorfoI ont
with her many loves for a walk. On
her shoulder perched Wee Jerry at
her side, in stately dignity, stalked the
billy goat, and tied to n Of her arms
by a small rope gamboled Mamie
Lamb Hopkins.
Through the Silent City she wan.
dcred, helping people here and there
to see the sunny side Of things. Be
yond the row Of Shacks was the fence
Marcus Mackenzie had erected tC
keep the squatters from ~trespasslnl
on his woodland, and in front Of II
Polly Hopkins stood. A bill poster
had passed and left on the fence a pic
ture that caught her attention.
II was Il beautiful woman, her eyes
saddened with tears, and she looked
straight out of exquisite cOloring a
the wide-eyed squatter girl. In hel
arms was n withered, sick, little man
and Pollyop knew that somewhere owe
the ocean an enemy, perhaps IL maj
like Old Marc, had hurt him. Thu
woman held him close as she looked
at Polly, and for a moment the girl
eyes stung with tears. Then she wen
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
A Picture Of Stitches,

AS part of a war display there was
shown a large picture of a French
peasant girl with a background of q
typical poppy field, all Of which had
been worked on a motor sewing ma
chine. The picture represented some
100000 stitches; 1920 yards of sew
ing silk were used and 315 hours time
were required to make the poppy
field" picture.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
CHAPTER VI.

Twice had the golden sun sunk IN
a wclter OF splendid colorS behind
West hill, and twice had the warmth
Of his rising scattered the miSts from
the lakeside since the encounter in the
hut. and Polly Hopkins was making
ready for her daily walk through the
Silent city.
II was her custom to 20 among the
SQuatters and give them courage, to
tell them that they had u right to
their homes. 10 food, and warmth. How
her girls heart ached for their dumb
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
"Then Per~ivsl stepped in.
Two well.-lsnted thumps lid
Bennett like a log on the
ground"
CTO BE ~CONTINUEDD
A Sporting Judge.

Thirty days in the wOrkhouse. That
onrht 10 cure YOU " speeding
at certainly viii. your honor Would
van Ike t. use my ear while I'm In
durpnce vile|"
"No thanks. I've see Won riding In
I'M, old hus ~ YOURS. II rou'dn'i 4"
,y,r forty miles an Notwithstanding
hum Age Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
SearchIight in Operation.

operator is stationed on top Of the
platform.
When a call for the police comes in,
the home which sent the alarm is at
Once flooded with light from the power
full searchlight, which also follows the
burglar, if possible, when he attempts
to make a getaway. Meanwhile an
officer goes out in an automobile after
the thief, whose chances of escaping
with his loot are slim.-POpular
Science Monthly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
ScintilIatino.

Those frightfully clever Kansas
papers are u constant despair, Here
are extracts from a couple of them /:
When there's nothing more to be said
som fool always up and says 1t.
Just because you are a judge Of
human nature do not he a prosecuting
attorney also.-BostOn Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-10
LITTLE CHANCE FOR BURGLAR
SearchIight Employed in Los Angeles
Residence District Calculated to
Discourage the Fraternity.

In one Of the exclusive residential
districts Of Los Angeles the private
police, deciding that ~patrolling the
streets was not sufficiently distinctive,
have worked out a de luxe and high
~ effective system of catching thieves
and protecting homes.
In the center of the little COM
munity, a high tower with a search
light has been erected. At night an