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When you wish to clean a lamp chin
ney. hold linen cloth asains, the end Of
the chimney and place the other end in
your mouth. breathe in il until the inside
is covered with moisture push the cloth
into the chimney with a smooth, slender
stick and rub il around until the moisture
IL absorbed repeat the process and breathe
over the outer surface also. rub this with
a cloth until dry, and you have bright
clean chimney. Soft newspaper will take
the place Of linen cloth. DO not use cot
ton cloth on any glassware
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POPULAR FoLLIEs TO think that the
more man eats, the fatter and stronger
he will become.
To believe that the more children study
at school, the faster they learn
To conclude that, il exercise il good for
the health, the more violent aud exhaust
ing 1t is the more good is done
10 imagine that every hour aiken from
sleeP is an hour gained.
To act upon the presumption thai the
smallest room in the house Is large enou zh
to sleep in.
ID imagine that because the dirty chill
dren IN the streets and on the high Says
are hearty and healty, that therefore it is
healthy to be dirty forgetting that con-
Iinuous exposure to the pure outdoor mir is
such powerful agency for health, that
those who live thus are we'll in spite OF
rigs and filth
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a FoaruNE HAT

About the year 1896 (says letter from
Colmar) poor journeyman turner, of the
name of Muhle, badly shod and with hi $
wallet on his back, entered the village in
which stood the machine factory OF NJ.
Wei and Boutron, and applied Tor work.
MT Wei, to whom he had applied, refus-
ed to engage him. The workman sorrow.
fully turned on his way. All of a sud.
den he was recalled by the voice Of the
owner OF the mandatory: "Siop, what
sort OF hat is that YOU weary' "a wood.
en- hat "A wooden hat Let me look
at 1t little closer. Where did YOU hpv
tf 81 made it myself sir" and how
did you make itr "Oh, on the turning
lathe. But your hat is oval, and things
made on the lathe are round" YES. tia,
is true answered the workman, but in
spitt Of that made the hat. | displaced
The center, and then turned il rs | pleas.
ed required a hat which would answer
the purpose Of an umbrella, and AS | had
no money to buy one, was Obliged to
make this for myself The poor work.
man had instinctively discovered the
method OF eccentric turning, which was to
prove OF so much importance in modern
mechanics Mr.. We'll perceived with the
seen-sishtedncss ola clever manufacturer
the immense importance OF the discovery
lie retained the man with the wooden h,,
ana found him not merely a skillrul work.
man tut genius, that only wanted on
por'nnity and small degree of culture
Tor i's development. The workman Muhle
soon obtained share in the profits OF the
business and became later on, under the
name OF Moulin, the proprietor OF it. lie
died a short time since possessed OF a large
fortune
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An luslration 81 the sharp Yankee
propensity Tor bargaining and everready
inclination TO settle a que-tio BY a %ssop.
is ;ive1 by Connecticut mans PROPOSE
ton Tor the settlement OF the Alabama
claims aud the Caban difficulty, n follows.
That The British government gives to the
United states in satisfaction for The indi-
rec, damages. th. 'ortrei. Of Gibralisr. and
that the United States then offer il 70
spain IN exchange for she island Of Cuba
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A sample Of the baked heart Of the
A gave American has been received at the
internal Revenue Blrelu This ia plant
from which lqur knoNn a. mescal il
produced, and grows abundanty in the
Territories. Application has been made
for permission to NJ, il in the manu- icjure
Of spirits sni this specimen viii be ter
mes,ei sHi distilled in the Office inter
Hsl revenue Tor the parpo,, 81 I.tsrminiag
is sFiTit-?-oiuo'nt s4plcity
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.Ir's voBBrr ME-,


Ia winter meet. I mind IL weel,
Our lad a been at Z fell.
An, being TIRE. was scum to bed.
And set by myset
heard jike on T. window pane,
An defly went to see;
Bit when ! art. "who.o'. iikop th..,y"
sayst' chap. cts hobbut met
who's H's'" says I. "what want 70 here,
Dor fowk ur sw l. bed
al dudnet want your fowk at aw,
It's dee | want he said.
what can e want wi me-" saysI;
And who the deuce can t be?'
just tell me who it is, an then"
Says he, "It's nobbut me-"
81 want sweetheart, an / thowt
Thoo mebby wad an aw;
I'd been bit down 4 deal toneet.
An thowt at / wad cav;
What, cant'e like me, dust tie think?
think uud like thee"
81 dunn;t know who I is" saysI.
says he, cts nobbut me-
We pestit on a canny while.
thowt his voice kent;
An then stealt quite whiskt away,
An DOT at 4 door / went.
cre'pp an gat i'm bet cwoat laps,
Twas dark, he cuddent see;
He startit roond, an said, "who's thats"
Says |, dts nobbut me-"
An mcnny time he com sgeann,
An nenny a time went.
An sed, "who's that ats jinken theers"
When gaily keel kent.
An mainly what t'seamm answer com.
Fra back o. laylick one:
lie sed, al think thoo knows who't is;
Thoo knows it's nobbut me-"
It's twenty years and mair since then,
An ups an doons we've he'd;
An six fine BARNS have blest US bath.
Sen Jim an me war wed.
An menny a time I've known i'm steal,
When I'd yam on me knee,
To make me start, an then wad laugh
liza. ha! Its nobbut me-
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A one legged Welsh orator, named
Jones, was pretty successful in bantering
AZ lrishman, when the latter asked him,
How did you come to lose yourlcgY Well
said Jones, examining my pedigree and
looking up my descent, / found there vas
some lrish blood in me, and, becoming
co nyilced that il WIS settled in HAT leG
leg, ! had il cut Of At once BE the
powers said Pat, "it would have been
duced good thing e it had only settled To-
your head
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MANLY ANswER.-Au honor 10 the
boy who cannot be laughed out OF doing
right -Four boys, pupils in boarding
school, were engaged in game OF cards.
lhe NTH was not standing looking on to
se how the game would 60, but was en-.
gagged in work ofhis own. Ii so bapnen.
ed that one OF the players was called out
Come said the others to their compan.
ion. at il too lad to have the game
stepped here in the middle. Come and take
his place"
II do not know one card from mother"
THAT makes no difference-we will
teach you. Come, now do not let our
sport be spoiled"
The boy perceived that this was the de.
cisive moment. Ali just such are the
critical points which are sometimes the
turning-ppints in life His resolution was
Immediately taken. lie made no more
excuse, but at once planted himself square
on principle
MY father does not wish me to play
cards, and | shall not act contrary to his
wishes"
This ended the matter. 1t established
his position among his companions 1t
compelled their respect, and preserved him
from temptation in the future
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Low Prices for Prlntinr.

since the fire at Chicago the printing
fraternity have been closely investigating
the subject OF losses and profits in their
business before the. calamity befell them
and have made the discovery that the ru-
nous prices at which printing was done
before the fire, was the cause, in great
measure, OF Gripping and botting out a
great many establishments when the hour
o. trial came 1t is found that most OF III g
ofhces did not make a margin Of ten per
cent on work, ct the prices it was done for
"hile the business cannot be successfully
carried on for anything less than thirty.
three and one third per cent above cost
When 1t is known that the Chicago lob
printing offices have done more to cripple
up the printing business, and make il q
starving and precarious pursuit through.
out The West, by sending out runners to
sconr the country towns for the patrona ge
that rightiully belonged to the local offices
by taking orders at runously low prices.
we have but little sympathy to give them.
II 1t is essential to the prosperity and pro-
greSs Of towns and counties to have print.
ing Offices, it follows as a matter Of course
that publishers should receive at least liv.
ing prices for their labor. This il no less
true OF the large cities The effort now
being made in Chicago 10 raise the prices
OF work to living standard, we hope NAV
he successful, but it will be found a much
more difficult undertaking to get the pri.
ces up than it was to run them down
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No more" said the Yankee
Not word to close withyT
Mary a word"
You will pay for what I have writ.
tenn
Mary red You did not write down
what told you"
We'll, sir, what shall do with this m A..
per have spoiledy'
Aetp ito lie up your cape seed"
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The Church Trouble. In England.

Some of the effects OF the judgment OF
the Privy Council in the Bennett case al.
ready begin to appear. As the jud lyme Mt
was TO the effect that while it was not true
that the consecrated bread and wine con-
tanned the body and blood of Christ, it was
lawful to teach that they do contain that
body and blood, the effects Of the decision
are various. One lov-church clergyman.
who has been in what he calls oschisms"
for five years, now writes to the Arehbisl .
OF. Of Canterbury, saying that he
now embraces the Catholic doctrines g"
and begs your Graces absolution for INV
sins Another low church clergyman
takes just the opposite course, and writes
to say that he gives up his living and re.
nounces his holy orders, because he cannot
remain in a church which allows eidola-
tFy u be taught. Aud high churchrnan.
instead Of being conienied with the deci.
siOns, announces that since it is lawful to
teach the Roman doctrine he may as we'll
80 the whole, and that he will according.
ly 90 over to Rome and hopes to take all
his congregation with him.
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lHR STEAMSHIP GINA ENcoUNrERiNG A
SCHOOL OF WHALRs.-On Saturday after
noon, June 30, the Royal mail steamer Gu.
ia, when about 900 miles from New
York ran through large school of whales.
The attention OF passengers was frs,
drawn to the apparently extensive PLAY of
fountains on the horizon, and on nearer
approach each discharge ofwater could be
distinctly heard, like locomotive blow
ing of steam. Soon, however, what seem.
ed like fleet of canoes, turned out to be
whales, some OF them being small black.
bottle-nosed whales, while few were fine
spermacetis. computed to be at least 60 o r
10 feet long.
One or two enormous fellows Obliged the
Cuban voyagers with very close inspec
ton OF their lordships, blowing their clouds
and turning up their tails
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COULDN'T SPELLIT.

yankee from the Green Mountains
visited the city of London. While passing
through one of the thorough fares his at
tention was arrested by some specimens of
writing paper, exposed for sale in a shop
window. Seeing the proprietor of the es-
adjustment standing in the door the van.
kee asked c'villy what he did with tho e
sice bits OF paper
"We keep them 10 tie up cape seed in,"
said the cockney snappishly.
'Oh, du-du YEP said jonathan. Pas.
sing down the street few steps, our indg-
Hsnt yankee saw another merchant.
Il say, mister, can you tell me what
That Teller does for living what keeps
Them nice bits Of paper at the window"
"ies sir. He is a small ealer in paper
snd sort oil scribe" lie writes letters
Tor persons"
81 recon he ls a small dealer and that
he is pharisee as well as a scribe. Do
you think he will write me a letter #
Epay him for itY'
"Of course he will"
The Yankee thrust his hands into Lis
pockets almost up 20 his elbows and walk.
ei back
Il say mister, they say as how you
write and sell letters tor persons what
cant write
"Yes."
What viii you ar to write letter TO
my sister Sallie2"
81 will charge you five shillnrs"
"Will ye write just what tell We, and
spell the words right as We do in Yer.
nont?"
ITO be sure ! will"
Well, ] guess you may write to Sallie
The Londoner procured pen, ink and
PAPER, and the Yankee commenced dicta-
d'n after the usual style
Dear sister Sallie
Rived in town last week
Got that DOWN
'Yes, 90 on
Thought I'd 90 into the country and
take n ride
Well, the Old mare baked. She would
81 90, so licked her
Licked her-licked her-licked her
fcked her--lcked her"
What il the use Of saying that 20
many times
None your business, pay you FIVE
aAillings-lick IL her-licked her-licked
her
"rhis page is full Of licked hers.-
Turn over then-lickcd her-licked I
ser-licked her She would not 20 then.
- got out aud kicked her-kicked her
Kicked her"
.fou are not going to cay that az many |
Smes a. you said licked ner. are you?
"None ofyour business, pay you
kcked her-kIcked her She ~ouldn't 90 |
'heu. 20 -harpvned the end Of my whip
handle aud pricked her-prisksd her
prckei hcr"
We'll, I've got halls dozen sheets Of
yoor nonsense"
Never mind, I pay you Licked her
r~ick ID her-k.eked hr-iicked her"
'she wouldn't g then 10 got out and .
fhere the Ysnk e made q ehirrupping
so.-s With his tonsne and lips which bill
defiance to the Or'hogapby)
u cannot spell that
"oh. you ant spell Tint Well. gov
assdn write sny mote ior -"
'Nsod rot write aay more"
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This new and extensive establishment supplied with all
the necessary presses machinery type and other material to
enable the ropretors notice and upon the
most reasonable terms every description of ~ .n-
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rFHE NEW RUBBER-C SCI @ ED
l. NOISELESS SLATE, for the Schools of
Virginia, for sale at FRENCH'S, No. 95 King
street, sole agent for the manufacturers.
The Introduction of these States, and their SUI
perority over all other devices for preventing
noise, marrng desks, and preventing in n most
remarkable degree the breaking of states and
frames, created very strong and constantly IN
creasing demand from Superinten Prinu!
pals and Teachers in schools Of all grades These
States are of the first quality of selected slate on
". and are finished in the most workmanlike
manner a full supply Of all sizes just received.
The Tribune Almanac for 1872, contains mass
of valuable information. 20c
The Church Almanac for 1872. l5c.
The St. Paul's Magazine for Jnny., 1877 zoe
The Contemporary Review for Jan, ~. y 73c.
Wild Men and Wild Beastts, or Scenes in
ming, edited by Bayard Taylor: Sl.50.
The Mystery Of Orcival, by Emile Garborian.
IS cents
Woman's Record, or sketches of all distin-
guished women from the creation to AID. 1868,
by Mrs. Hale. illustrated by 23O portraits.
vol, large, Svo., ST. New Books daily:
ian 26 G. L. FRENCH
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$500 LOST I IS BONDS.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.

ORANGE AND ALEXA NDRIA RAIL
ROAD COMPANY, FIRST MORTGAGES, .
per cent, Nos. 2s9, ~, 45 three of $500 EACH
principal due originally lst November, 1866 ex-
tended to lst May, 1873 Coupons pays payable Nay ~
Guiding May, 1871. $500.
ORANGE. AND ALEXANDRIA,, RAIL 4 ! :
ROAD COMPANY, FIRST MORTGAGES Z
Der cent, funded, Nos. 7S, 79, l48, l49, four OF
$500 each, dated 1st Nov, 1866. principal due
ist May, 1878. Coupons payable May and no no.
yember. Coupons attached from and including
May, 1871. $1,000. II
oRANGE AND AhExANDRdpAr I!3sAiS I}np Fl Rail I II
e nor cont No 6, for ST, 900; Nos 221, 1884, 465,
as, e. 4S7, 46s 49, seven Of $500 each; Nos l,os9
and 1850, two Of 500 each, dated lst December,
1860, due 1st September, 1880 Coupons payable
March and September Coupons attached from
and including March, Is1l. s. 100. 100 J, rooororv
of the whole, and in the same proportion for any
part, and no questions asked, on delivery, either
in person Or through the Psstece 9a or Express
l44 West Baltimore street.
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EWARD-S2O reward will be pa1d q
u for the recovery of a valuable COL, GoLll
WATCH stolen from my. place, Mount Hyola,,
Fairfax county, this morning, by man, nameo
Thomas Moore. -. ,,o,Dv
feb 10-3t JAMES F. HAM MERoLE1 !.
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Baltimore, aug 24-dlwlawtf
mo MIR ACTO r S.

Sealed proposals will be received BY, the .un-
designed. a committee of Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge, No p a, F. s A. A. for 1n9I1 the eFee e
ton and completion Of their LODdE M bU!LpS, "a
speeihcations sm cal furnished by Adolf Cluss, archi-
tect. These plans can be seen at the store of Jo-
seph Hopkins, No. 5 north Fairfax street VINO
will explain to bidders any portion of them not
fully understood. .l
cd by the committee and endorsed Proposals
for the erection and completion of Washington
Lodge Building" and handed in on or before IL
O'clock, Thursday, February 18th, 1877 !.
o,' D...' GEO 4. FRENCH, d
WM II, Lam BERT,
GEO. K. SH1NN,
A. II. SMYTH,
JOHN A. FIELD,
;an11.id Committee. !
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
AND VIRGINIA A d V ERTIS E

(For the Country.)
Published regularly on TUESDAYS, THURS
DAYS and SATURDAYS, at six dollars per annum.
~ Advertisements inserted at the usual rates,
viz: One square, one time, $l.00 For each
subsequent insertion twenty-five cents addition
al will be charged {.
@-Special contracts will be made with yearly
" aa- Marriage and Death Notices, when not
exceeding eight lines, fifty cents"
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JouS HARLOW Nj b. HARLOW.
uARLOW s. BROTHER,
GROCERS. LIQUOR, FEED, AND COM
MISSION MERCHANTS,
Northwest corner Royal and Cameron streets
Alexandria, Virginia.
Special attention given, to the sale of Country
Produce. We most respectfully call the atten
tion of the trade to our large and splendid stock
of goods, consisting of Wines and Liquors
FloHr, Hams, Shoulders, Breakfast Pieces, But
ter, Lard, Cheese, Corn Meal Crackers, Syrups
Molasses, Cod Fish, Mackerel, Herring, Wood
Goods. Coal Oil, &C., and every other article
usually found n,a first class Wholesale and retail
establishment. Orders from the country respect
fully solicited, and all orders shall receive our
nrompt attention. mar 20-ly
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SL'RS.HTE.

INSURANCE.
II Office No. 81 King street
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
NJ D, Corsc, John B. Srnoot,
F. A. Reid, George H. Robinson,
E. s. Lcadbcatcr, William Cegan,
BenDni Wheat.
Property in the city and country insured
against loss by fire at lowest rates. !.
Inland marine risks taken, ,on the most favor
able terms. :,
An losses will be promptly adjusted and paid.
Keep your money at home by insuring in this
Company, owned and controlled exclusively by
your own citizens, and which was organized eH-
nressly with view to stop the drain of money
from this city and vicinity to other States. Why
build up other cities with your money in prefer
ence to Alexandria?
BENONI WHEAT President.
MORTON MARYE, Secty. oct N6-tf
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE


VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
1GO ACRES OF IMPROVED LAND, on the
Middle River Turnpike, I miles from Washing
ton and from Alexandria, with a beautiful view
of the latter city and of the Potomac river. The
improvements consist of a BRICK DIV Ell Csa Csa
LING HOUSE, with all the necessary out. MI
buildings, and an abundance Of choice ruit
all descriptions The farm is well watercd, anu
has on it plenty Of timber.
800 ACRES HEAVILYTIMBERE LAND
IS miles from Washington city-same distance
from Alexandria, and about 3 miles from sta
ton on the w. s. 0. +. R., offering ready mar
ket for wood and timber.
A FARM, in Fauquier county, miles below
Warrenton, and within two miles OF astation on
the Warrenton branch Of the o., A. & NJ 4. X.
The tract contains about 400 acres; is well TIM
bcrcd and watered and is considered fine graz
ing land =,
The above property, the title to which is with
out defect, will be sold cheap and upon accom-
ulodating terms. Apply to A. B., Gazette olhce'
feb 1l-tf
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A l. FhhNCh ,. ............
iIiE E,n,. hw a t,hnrch NJ n - Irintod from
LOT use III tne EplscoP"I onI I,ti' bnards Pr;na
the Standard plates Iolno.i clotn; oonrus l. fice W
~ cents. Mailed to any part the country on
RECEIPT of % cts ,o, ,n7on Do;
IHE LAM " CGnoOnl cEnn.i "a &c. :"
s9rs t; q in Greenland by Isaac J. Hayes MD
AUNT JAMES HERO; new lot just re-
ceiyed. By the author of Stepping Heaven
ward" ST 80.
A LEAF IN THE STORM: AND OIhEh
STORI Els, by Ouda soc. :,
BETTY, a novel, by Katharine >. Macquolu;
% Seu Ge,sS Rocks dui,v G. E.. FRENCH,
SIW eat, DooA' o'' e5 King street.
@ leu - .. = 4 : 80 -
A TTENT1ONl ~ .-
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DRY GOODSl .... u. r.
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RRaRGAINS Ra
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YOUNG MEN.

Especially, who have become the Victims OF
Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untimely
grave thousands of young men of the most. eX-
sltcd talents and brilliant intellect, who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senates with
the living lyre, may call with full confidence.
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Married persons, or Young Men contemplat
ing marriage, sware Of Physical Weskness
(Loss of Procreatve Power-lmpotency, NGr-
vous Exeita Sity, P,lpitation, Organic Weak
ness, Nervous Debility, or any other Disqua
fcation, speedily relieved. -
He whJ places himself under the care of DR.. j.
may religously conGde in his honor as gentle
man, and confidently rely upon his skill rs
physCiau. .....
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MAkRIAG b.

Reflect that a sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote cohnHh'si
hunniuess. Indeed without these the Journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly durkcns to the view, The mind
becomes shadowcI with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness "i
,nntb. Sc hliphtrd with our own.
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The New York Citizen has put on q, new,
theatrical critic who thus begins notice OF
the Black Crook "Where now is the erst-
while glad frondescence of your garish grottoes,
the Aanmivomous efulgence Of your Hades, the
tuviatic mockery OF your copper bottomed lakes,
theimpermeable cotton Of your osciliatlng foam,
or the hoeculent horescence Of your glowing
muslin roses? And where, indeed, the hor-
rors of your delrious. vasty deep, the splendor
of your apoplectic rainbow, the diaph!onpeus
abundance of your tissue paper skies, the lileee5
brous Meditation OF your wiilowy PROSTATE m vesE
tails on their mossy banks Of lbaizeY z There
has been no response to these; e;interrogatorles-
even echo is Knocked speechless.