Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
Miscellaneous Items.


earnest appeal to Congress for more currency
on the ground that they did not receive their
share in the original bank note distribution
The act Of last July accordingly provided for
the issue Of ffty-tour millions additional cur
rency and redistribution of twenty five mil
lion; already authorized The law gave the
preference in the issue Of the additional cur
rency for one year to those States having less
than their quota, and the Redistribution was
not to be made until all the additional currency
was issued 1t is evident there will be no re
distribution as the year is nearly up, and only
about sixteen and half millions out OF the
ifty-four have been applied for. The States
now having their quota OF bank circulation Will
soon be able to increase them over thirty mil
lions though it has been ihtimated at the Treas
u!y Department that the !:lw cannot be con-
,trued exactly that way.
On Thursday afternoon, as the express tram
On the Western Pennsylvania railroad was pro-
ceeding eastward and rounding 4 curve about
half way between Lcechburg and Apollo, in
Armstrong county. the engineer observed
woman on the track, waving her apron violently
III the air The first thought was OF danger,
and he immediately applied his breaks and got
the train stepped just in time to prevent ter
lJe accident, a. :, mass of rock weghing
about fifteen tons had fallen upon the track Il
few Yards from where the woman had given
the signal. When the train stopped the pas.
:engers we're not long in aScertalning the cause,
and approaching the noble conduct of the poor
country woman to whose presence OF mind they
owed their rescue from a shocking casualty.
The PhotoggaphicJ Jssonssntion, now in session
in Philadelphia sss fully alive to
the beautiesp consistent with
their Calling ESiSRg thc place for
rext year ss4dnsa delegatc wished
St. Louis toh 6esss erthere, he said,
could be seen Nfastsa k6rses and the pref
test women. THIS sxSSfad afeeling Of jealousy
in the heart Of 4 lady delegate, who claimed
for Chicago quite as pretty women and horses
that are just As FAST.
A favorlte plan OF the hostile Indians in pro-
curing equipments for raid is to settle down
with a peaceful tribe on a reservation. make i
pretencc OF desiring peace, and then run of
with the first lot of arms and ammunition sup
piled by the Government The report Of an
Indian Agent which comes from Washington,
shows how the trick has been again attempted,
hut the Agent very properly declined t" he
deceived.
The New York Herald has. hy Al unhappy
historical mistake. brought down torrent OF
rilicule upon itself FROM its nlercllesS brethren
of the press The Herald referred to the
famous Bishop Berkeley as saying that the
battle of Waterloo put back the clock OF
progress half century" Now, Bishop
Berkeley died in 11j,33, and the battle Of " ater
loo was fought in lSlj-s s!xty-two years after
his death.
The character ot international relations in
Europe is Illustrated by the recent compliment
from the Sultan to the Gar. y few months
back war between Russia and Turkey was be-
eved to be approaching inevitably, but the
Russian Emperor partially obtained BY the
London Conference what he wanted, and now
he consents to receive decoration from the
Sultan, and makes gracious speech.
Good Health an excellent medical journal,
says. I'VE eat too much. too often and too
quickly" and that excess in eating is the
source Of most Of the painful affections which
cut short or embltter existence in man, Tor he
is the only animal who has not sense enough 10
discontinue eating after hunger Is satisfied.
The Maryland Farmer insists that the best
time for cutting wheat is when the grain has
acquired the consistence of stiff dough, and
can be kneaded between the thumb and fore
finger.
ru Make BLACKBERRY WINE.t'se ripe
berries To every gallon OF the fruit pour halt
gallon of boiling water, and let them stand "A
hours Then pour off the juice (presslng the
berries through coander into an open vessel
Strain again through flannel bag, and to every
gallon of juice add two and 4 half pounds of
good clean sugar Stir it up we'll and put INTO
lemiiohns, filling them entirely. These should
he kept full to the briu, and for this purpose
4 botteful of the Juice should be reserved from
which the demijohn should be replenished daily
until fermentation ceases when the WINE should
lie poured off in an open vessel and clarhed IN
the following manner: Wash sand half punt
will be sufficient Tor five gallons of wine untl
the water will run clear from it. Beat to this
the whites of four eggs and stir into the wine.
When it has settled, and the wine looks per
tectly clear, pour off carefully into dem!lohnSS,
putting piece Of muslin inside OF the funnel;
Cork tightly and set in cool place where it vii
not BE- disturbed until December or January.
\ few days before bottling, have the bottles
We'll washed, dried and summed Provide new
corkS Have everything i'll readiness before the
bottliug begins including cement for sealing.
Strain the wine again into large pitchers tax
ing particular care not to turn the leuiiiohu
back after beginning to pour from it. US it stir:
up the sediment which is at the bottom Cove
the inside of the funnel with piece Of muslin
before placing it in the mouth of the bottle ant
cork it Immediately, driving the cork in with
wooden mallet Never use old corks. Sea
carefully with cement, and keep in a cool place
with necks of the bottles down.
Backbelries differ in quality, some ben
much sweeter than Others the above process
will produce different results, perhaps, in dli
erent localities. The berries also differ in tn
quantity of saccharine matter as they are NOR
"r less ripe; hence, uniform results can only b
attained by the use of saccharometer, in tie
termining the quantity Of sugar to be added
As this is not practical for the masses. We WI
state that juice that will float an egg sufficient
high to show surface the size of silver quar-
ter If that relic Of the past age is remember
cd will mako q wine Of sn q o;nnt strannth