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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

nLVE AND PALE SOAP.-Just re ceiv-
~ ed lot Of Bancroft 81 Co.'S superior Olive
and Pale Soaps, celebrated for removing Grease,
Ink and ali stains from clothing for sale by.
myN A. j. FLEMING, No 8 King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

tINEAS.-l5 half chests and caddies fine, extra
l. ine and choicest Gunpowder, Imperial and
Ooiong Black Teas, for sale by
je8- A. j. FLEMING No. 9, King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

DAMNED FRUITS Peaches, Pears, Straw
" berries, Tomatoes and Corn fresh and nice,
just received and for sale by
LOOMS IL EAGER,
my e King street corner Columbus
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17
COMMISSION NERO HANTs.

COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. g. A A!T,FEX SsEesTj VA.
solicits consgnments of Country Produce and
orders tor the purchase ofsupplies, and ,promls-
es to give the best attention to any business
entrusted to him, and to make prompt returns.
je2G-tf ----
j GROCER, FORWARDING
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No. 16, Royal street,
ALEXA NDRIA, VA.
Quick sales and prompt returns. Having
large experience in the Dry Goods, as we'll as
the Grocery and Liquor Business, Country
Merchants will do we'll to favor me with their
orders. | have variety Of TEAS, which L
will sell below the market price. Also, Granu-
lated, Crushed and Brown Sugars je 25-tf
ROBERT JAMESON. &. F. LEE, JK
JAMESON s. LEE,
GENERAL
SHlppING& COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 81, North Uaa1on Street,
ie 1T ALEXANDRIA. VA.
uooE u WEDDERBURN,
(SUccEssops TO FowLE Co..
CONFUSION, SHIPPING
AND FORWARDING MERCHANTS,
al.o do,lnrs in EIIA No, SALT limp
"a G'P 19a1 - PA GTER Fish GRAIN
and SUGARS. my Ill
X ~ A1H1HN I" w.
rpncrpc, G, COMS1IScI6N MERCHANTS
~ "a Go,nIMnrr STRErT
- ,. Nu, - p 10y RAITiMOKE,
oi n.ta ~ nn hand larye snnly of
GROCERIES, TEAS, &c, We. Will be happy
10 receive orosTs lor OF any "f''c'eS III ''0'i '''
EORGE WASHINGTON
V
GpDrrp r0pwaRDING AND
,,u,nuA N,r
Office No. &, Union strsst.
ALEX A N pi''A a.
aesy- Particular attention paid to the selling
r. oil l,;n,a NJ Conutrv Produce, and of filing
u 81 ""'S C,,n., oaoaa So
orders Tor urocef'oS' u'IAh'' ooou'' w.
gas~ Goods promptly forwarded: Jan o-t
NAMrEL HARTLEY.
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GENERAL CON MioSlON M M ~ = y =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

RASkEIS-A fine assortment Of Market Bas.
- kets and Brooms, just received and for sale
by LOOMS j. FACER,
le 20i King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

1 CHEMICAL ERASIVE SOAP-Nne boxes
~ Chemical Erasive Soap, just received and
Tor sale by ANDREW j. FLEMING,
)eD No g. King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

(tORSETSl CORSETS! COKSETSl-.Just
~ received q full line Of French and Domestic
torsets. CHARLES w. GREEN,
je24 No. GS Kjno straat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

V1AkEN UP ESTRAY-A BLACK HORSE
i with cut name, and about 10 years old,
strayeon tho farm Of Mrs. l.. j. Summers,
July 1867. The owner must prove property, pay
charges, and take him away.
j. WINDSBECkER.
jyG-2t& Anandale, Fairfax county, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

DOR SALE--A very desirable horse snrino
Il WAGON, suitable for town or country pur-
poses; also, & number one DRAY, by
my3 Il. l.. FOLSOM 80 Cameron st:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

TROCKERY AND GLASSWARE-A fine
~ assortment Of Crockery, Glassware and
Lamps, just received and for sale by
my u LOOMS u FACER, 204, King st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

CUGARS.--2i bbls. and hhds. strictly prime
- p. r, hard and soft crushed, and b. b.
Brown Sugar, for sale by
A. j. FLEMING.
ie 3-tf No. 9, King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

ITALIAN MACCARONI, Bordeaux Oil
i FRENCH Mustard English Pickles, Worccs,
tershlre Sauce, just received and for sale bv
my % LOOMS & FACER. Sl4 Kino Ct
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17
HOUSEHOLD BLESSING.

UOAP.-Dobbins' Electric, Wells German
- Erasive, The Pioneer, Woman's Friend
Chemical Olive, Rabbits, Monroe u Thomas
Yellow and Brown, and fine assortment of
Toilet Soaps, for sale by,
LOOMS s. EAGER,
my rs 204. King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17

FLOUR! FLOUR!
Il On. Taylors Loudoun Mills Family Flour
G. N. Taylors L,udoun Mills Extra Flour
For sale, which can recor:mend to families
or bakers. THOMAS PERRY,
my1 No Is. King street.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
Drill for Volunteers.

FALL IN! To good ways and habits
 ATTENTION To your own business
 RIGHT FAcEl Manfully to your du. ty and do right.
 QUICK MARCH! From temptation to do anything unmanly.
 HALT! When conscience tells you that you are not doing as you would like others to do unto you.
 RIGHT ABOUT FACE! From dishon. osty and falsehood.
 PRESENT ARMsl Chccrhlly when your wife asks you to hold the baby an hour,
 BREAK OFF! Bad habits, and every. thing that is likely to retard your ad. vancemcnt in this world.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

DD- The Selma Times says it has seen slip from the Mobile Advertiser and Register. containing letter from Col. Shepherd, commandant at Mobile, warning that paper that if does not be- have itself, a guard may be stationed over it.
 Rss- Secretary Seward has been, du. ring his life, charged with u good many things, but the most astonishing of all is that just made by New York pspe, that he is under "dcipnosophistical in fiuencc.,
 p& Sir" exclaimed an excited Rad. ical, If the rebels are going to be at. lowed to rule over us, then the blood of the colored substitute, for whom paid three hundred dollars, was shed il tain."
 ------ ''You need a little sun and air, said a r'iivsitiaii tu maidch patient 'If do, was inc fcply, "fli Wait til get q husband
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
Intuitive Perceptions of Women,

In q conversation once held with an eminent minister of the Church, he made this fine observation: "We will say nothing of the manner in which that sex usually conduct an argument but the intuitivc Judgments of women are cften more to De relied upon than the conclusions which we reach by an elaborate process of reasoning"
 No man that has an intelligent wife, or is accustomed to the society of cdu- catcd women, will dispute this. Times without number you must have known them decide questions on the instant, and With nnerring accuracy. which you had been pouring over for hours, per haps, with no other result than to find yourself getting deeper and deeper in- to the tangled niAze of doubts and diff ficulties.
 It were hardly generous to allege that they achieve these Reats less by reasoning than by sort of sagacity ap- proxilnating to the sure instinct of the animal races; and yet there seems to be some ground for the remark of a witty French writer, that, when ,san has toiled. step by step, up a flight of staifs, he will be sure to find woman at the top: but she will not be able to tell how she got there. How she got there, however, is of little moment. If the conclusions woman has reached arc sound, that is all that should con cern us.
 And that they. are very apt to be sound on the practical matters of do- mcstic and secular life, nothing but self-conceit or prejudice can prevent us from acknowledging The inference is therefore unavoidable, that the man who thinks it beneath his dignity to take counsel with an intelligent wife, stands in his own light, and bctrays that lack of judgment which he tacitly attributes 10 her, ~
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

VEGETABLE DrKT.-It has been estab- lishcd by nature, on the best grounds, that our nonrishment should be used in form rather coarsc-securing full in salvation and mastication, and a long CT retention in the stomach. Plain sim pie food only promotes moderation and longevity, while compound and luxu- rious food shortens life.
 The most extraordinary instances of longevity are to be found among those classes of mankind who, amid bodily labor and the open air, lead simple life, according to nature-such as farm CTS, gardeners, hunters, &c. The more man follows nature and is obedient 10 her laws; tho longer will he live; the further he dcviates from these, the shorter will be his existence. Rich and nourishing food, and an immoderate use of flesh, do not proleng life. In- stances of the greatest longevity are to be found among men who, from their youth, lived principally on vegetables, and who, perhaps, never tasted animal flesh,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

MARRIED AND SINGLE MEN.-A CO., temporary very sensibly remarks, that there should be some means of distin- gushing single from married men, Unmarried females are known by the prefix of Miss to their names, but all men are styled Mir. How much trou- blc and solicitudc might be spared to the anxious mothers of marriageable girls, could they make this distinction. How very annoying to mother and a bevy of girls, after laying themselves out to please some mice young man. to hear him accidentally allude to his wife! The subject really demands at- tention. and we think that the girls should suggest some plan by which these disappointmcnts may be forever obviated.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

A SruNKY WIrE.-A middle aged farmer and his wife were enjoying a winter evening cozily together, when the conversation turned upon religious matters, as described in the Bible, which the man had laid open before him.
 "Wife," said tho farmer, "fv'e been thinking what happy society sulomon must have had in his days, with so ma- ny wives, &c., as is here represented" :"
 "lndeed!" replied the wife, some- what mified, "you had better think of something else, then. A pretty Solo, mon you would make, truly; you can't take proper care of one wife. What a figure you would cut, then, with doz- en wives, and all of them as spunky as ann"
 The farmcr took up his hat and went to the stable to feed the cattle for the night.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
SUNDAY CHRIsrIANs..

SUNDAY CHRIsrIANs.-lferei is a man who goes to the judgment, and claims to have been of unexceptionablc piety, He bears witness that he never violat- cd the Sabbath day; that he never spoke loud or laughed on Sunday that he never did any secular work on Sunday that he never blacked his boots, or shaved. or cooked on Sunday that he never rode on the cars or oti the boats on Sunday. On. any other day he would not hesitate to take ad- vantage of his fellow men he would not hesitate to gouge the poor woman that put his carpet down he would not hesitate to cheat his customets but then, he kSpt Sunday.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

TAKING HIN AT His WoRp.--A bach elor sea-captain who was rcmarking the other day that he wanted good chief officer, was promptly informed by young lady present that she had no objection to be his first mate, He took the hint-and the lady.
 A young minister standing behind him said. "Oh, brother, how could you say that?"
 "Say that !" replied the old gentleman !; ''it's fact--If they hadn't holes in their stockings, how could they get them on l'
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
FRIENDsHIr-Is a flower that the de-

FRIENDsHIr-ls flower that the de- vastating hand of Time cannot crush, nor the lightning scathe. It rears it's beautiful head in the morning of pros. perity. and expands, and blooms, and casts its nectarious odour on the feeling hcart--and when the night of diversity sets in, and its chilling, whitening dews, fall upon its flexible leaves and humble stalk, it is not seen to sink be- heath the oppressive load, but like the mellifiuous rose raising itself with weight of gems to kiss the Orients beams, it springs into new existence, and its beauty and it's fragrance inn parts | charm to all around.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23


 LIBERTY IN TINNEssEE.-The follow. ing comes to us from good authority, and Is a pungent satire on American republi. canism as administered by the revolutions lst: X firm in Nashville, one of the larg- est aud mcst respectable mercantile houses in the west, paying annually many thou sand dollars of taxes, and doubtless, well known tc ncst of the Market street mer- chants, has, including clerks, six persons employed in the concern besides the DOT ter, who !. q negro. The latter is now the only one of the whole concern who is allowed a vote under the present Brown. low constitution.
 The point of the joke is, that the negro was. the bitterest rebel of all, and was an officers servant in the late rebel army, and when fighting by his masters side, he was the third man over the ramparts of Fort Pillow, where he fell like an averaging thunderbolt upon the negroes, who so gal lantly surrendered that stronghold.
 Philadelphia Age.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
The Female Heart.

There is nothing under heaven so de- licious as the possession of pure, fresh. immutable affections. The most felici- tons moment of mans life, the most ec- static of all his emotions and sympa- thics, is that in which he receives an avowal of affection from the idol of his heart. The springs of feeling. when in their youthful purity. are fountains of unsealcd and gushing tcndcrness--the spell that once draws them forth in the mystic light of future years and undy- ing memory. Nothing in life is so pure and devoted as woman's love- It matters not, whether it be for hus- band or child, or sister, or Arothcr, it is the same pure, umquenchable flame, the same constant aud immaculate glow of feeling. whose undeniablc touch- stone is trial. Do not give her one to- ken of love, one kind word, or one gen tie look. even it be amid dcsolation and death--fhc feelings of that faithful heart will gush forth as n torrent, in despite of earthly bond or lhercenary tic. More priceless than the gems of Golconda is the female heart and moro devoted than the itaolatry of Mecca, is woman's love. There is no sordid view qualifying self-interest in the feeling. It is q principle and characteristic. of her nature--a faculty and infatuation which absorbs and concentrates all the fervor of her soul, and all the depths of her bosom. We would rather be the idol of one unsullied and one unprac- tiscd heart, than the monarch of cm- pires. We would rather possess the immaculate and impassioned devotion of ono high-soulcd and enthusiastic fe- male, than the sycophantic Awnings of millions.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

How TO SELECT You've FowIs.-A young turkey has smooth leg, and a soft bill, and if fresh, the eyes win be bright and the feet moist. Old turkeys have scaly, stiff feet,
 Young fowls have tender skin, and smooth legs. and the breast-bone yields readily to the pressure of the fingcr.--- The best are those that have yellow legs. The legs of old fowls look as il they had seen hard service.
 Young ducks feel tender under the wihg--thc web of the foot is transpa. rent. The best are thick and hard on the breast.
 Young geese have yellow bills, and the feet arc yellow and supple. The skin may be easily broken by the head of a pini the breast is plump, and the fat white. An old goose is unfit fol the stomach.
 Fowls are most easily picked when scalded; but this renders the skin lia- ble to be torn, and they will not look nice
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

LIFE.-Lifc is like game of cards our hands arc alternately good or bad, and the whole seems at first glance to depend on mere chance. But it is not so for, in the long run, the skill of the player prcdominatcs over the casualties of the game. Then do not be discour- aged by the prospect before you, but ply your studies hard and qualify your self to receive fortune when she comes in your way.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

E0- Ata camp meeting number of young females continued stauding on the benches, notwithstanding frequent Hints frora the ministers to sit down. X rev erend old gentleitian, noted for his good humor, atose aAd said: 't think if those ladies standing on the bshehes knew that they had holes in thtit stockings they would sit dosii"
 This address had the desired effect there was an immediate sinking into seats
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
The Value of Character.

The Book of Ali books declares that a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; and all experience con- firms the truth of this declaration. ~. Riches are but temporary as is the goot, they impart. Fame, won save in the cause ofvirtie, has no substantial basis. Power wiclds it's sceptre but for day. But good name is joy, a crown, an inheritance foreyerl Character is an eminently personal thing, and is. therc- fore, different from reputation. What man is in his individual merits and virtues, and not what men judge him to be by his public manifestations. con stitutes his character The estimation in which one is held by the communi- ty is the sum of his worth in the judg- mcnt of his fellows, and is, therefore, his reputation among men; but this judgment may or may not be the meas ure of his real character.
 As rule men arc passed into society at their true social, intellectual, or mor- al value; for character is wont general ly to impress itself upon the actions and manifestations of individuals in ev- cry day life. But while character or dinarily secures proper recognition virtue respected and vice disestccmetl as the rule--yet thcrc arc exceptions to the rule. The individual character is not always expressed in action. Men, where their supposed interests are in- volvcd, act frequently with apparent virtue or magnanimity when neither of these sentiments forms an element of their real characters. There are those also whose exterior bearing would seem 10 conceal their excellcncies of charactcr--so constituted as to be bet ter than they appear. The basis of all true character is sterling virtue. This is primary and fundamental. Whatever elements enter into his composition, it is essentially defective without this.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
NUMBER B.
Piquant Jokes.

"Mack," of the Cincinnati Commer- cial, is responsible for the following joke on Radical Congressman
 What book is that you've got? said one Congressman to another, the bear CT of two volumes obtained from the Ii. brary. b.s
 'lsosseaas Confessions, was the re- ply. 7a
 Confessions What did the d--d fool confess for? The House passed a vote of censure on him and couldn't do no more.'
 oh, that ain't the Rosseau. This is a man who lived in France hundred years ago. or more. IIavnt you ever heard of him :?
 No. l thought you meant the fellow from Kentucky
 And the following:
 A brother of Mr. Fessenden is one of the exainincrs-in-c chief in the Patent of fec; salary S3ooo and not sa,5oo per annnm, We are informed. from source to be relied upon, that the Senator never asketi for his brothers appointment, nor had he any knowledge of it's having been made, until he saw it announced in the papers.
 That looks very much like whale, doesn't it? The Senator's brother ap- pointed to an office right here in Wash ington, and the Senator not to know it till the truth flashed upon him in the columns of the papers. It calls to mind the story told of one of our generals in the late war--Turchin, wasn't it? who deliberately went to sleep in order to be innocent of the sacking of South- ern town.
 T goes to shlcep for one hour, boys l knows nuttings of all what you. does all that while
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23
Frankness,

NAhkness, in its common sense, sig I nifes ingenious freedom in the com nunication of our thoughts. 1t is based upon and includes several minor viftAes, the chief of which is truth One may be truthful with no display oi frankncss, but the latter quality never appears in the absence of the former. Frankncss, in it's broadcst sense, com posed as 1t is of so many virtues, is truly the brighcst jewel in the caskct, and it isa deplorable fact that so few, especially ladies, possess 1t; and prob ably woman in this category. as a I partner for life, ia the worst of all evils that could befall a man. , With what delight does the ingenu- ous man converse with frank, intelli- gent womanl Ifboth are young, and are mutually attracted, how quietly and firmly Are the links of friendship joinedl Every advance made by the one is modestly met with frank &C., acknowledgement by the other, and if they be drawn towards each other by the more tender tie of love, her words, responsive to his vows, seem but the echo of his own, softened and swecten- cd by her ruby lips. Butif the attrac- ton be not mutual, how noble is it to see the courtcd ono frankly explain the nature of the obstacle in the way. How much more like manhood or wo- manhood, is this, than to encourage attention, but for convenience, and, alas! too often but to dcccivc!
 A very common way. among ladies and gentlemen, for the exhibition of a lack of ffrankness, is found in the giv- ing and receiving of presents. For in- stance. couple have been friends for years. No particular attention, until recently was ever shown by the gen tleman. He now makes the lady an offer of some gift as token Of esteem. She has other suitors whom shc more admircs, and whose respect she more eagerly covets; but sine accepts the present for its own and not for the giv- CTS sake, and thereby gives encourage ment 10 one whom she knows is de- ceived. At the same time she is con tidcnt that his intentions are honorable. and yet her selfish nature compels her to sacrifice him upon the altar of her vanity.
 Hypocricy. Oh. how cruel! What want of womanhood How far from lrankness
 Presents are generally used as sub stitute for frankness. 10 attain sn ob- iect which cannot, and ought not, to be secured. when frankncss fails to ac- eomplish it; and unless encouragement is desired to be given they should al ways be refused by the frank and gen crous woman; and such a woman will always merit the respect and confi- deuce of all worthy of friendships tie.
 W. II, K.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

THE HoIsE.-If you would have Dobbin look sleek and glossy, besides careful attention and liberal feed, he should have half peek of carrots or potatoes for his dinner at least once Il week, and twice wouldn't hurt him. Don't let him go into his stall with his feet balled up with snow. It is no place for ice, snow or water. There is no time when he will enjoy grooming as much as when the harness is taken of-especially if he has exercised enough to sweat, or if he has been out in storm or wet. This is seen by his inclpation to roll when turned loose at such times. A thorough rubbing, carding and brushing will not only an swer the purpose of his natural inclima- tion to roll, but when the blanket is taken from him the next morning his hair will lay smooth, and he will look fifty per cent. better than if put up without the carding and brushing, and will feel as much better as he looks.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

1sas- Thuse who want the fcwcst earthly blessings, most regret that they want sny.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-23

hs- Thinkits is the least exercised of cultivated humanity.