Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-12
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING, April. -.

\ GENUINE SoApSToNE Mine From the
Wv Nrxicap, March Is. The Pueblo people
~. rejoicing over the discovery Of genuine
.o,n mine and the Chieftain thus diScourSes
yer the matter The other day one OF our
promincut citizens rode out up the Fountain
i!.rce or four miles on a kind of prospecting
tour. aud at certain point near the banks OF
The stream noticed some rocks OF peculiar
formation lnStigated by that curiosity so fatal
n a certain HomemtOus occasion to old mother
Eve he broke off piece and taking 1t to the
creek plunged it Into the water Tor the purpose
If a<certaining the consistency and gram; :
| pom taking it out OF his hands what was ms
surprise to see a aher formed, anl with
vigorous rubbing, the stone proved to have
>lnonaceous qualities: in fact. possessed all the
cleansing virtues of the most excellent soap.
Greatly surprised, not little mystihed with
.he profound conviction withal, that he had
i;und big thing. our diScoverer hastily gath
cred up few specimens, and brought the same
10 the drug store of DR.. p. K. Thumbs, where
il is now on exhibition, and can be inspected
and tested by the curious The stone is Of u
dun color, about the hardness of chalk, and
forms a perfect ather, while it etfectually re-
moves all stains and grease spots from clothing
We have tried the soap personally, and must
pronounce it q success. After bathing 1t leaves
the skin as soft and smooth as that Of new
born babe, while the odor is quite pleasant
1t is certainly remarkable discovery, and the
query now is, What next? \ country that
can produce mountains Of gold aud silver, mar
row gauge mules tarantulas. flea bitten dogs,
and mines Of soap to wash the whole with,
must be capable Of producing almost any
wonder.
WOULDN'T STAND Ir-A lady correspou-
dent of the Cleveland Herald writes from
Washington:
There are five ladies with the japanese EN-,
baSsy. They have not appeared at any OF the
receptions. it not being in accordance with the
japanese code Of etiquette for their 'wlteSs,
mothers and sisters dear to appear upon such
occasions. Well, some emissary of the Prince
of Darkness came and whispered in their ears
that they must adopt litte-no, the greater
half-of our misery and our civilization, the
American costume The gentle japanese sis.
tiers lent. willing ear to these suggestions, and
forthwith there appeared an eXccutloncr, the
fashionable Nine de R. They were laced
up and tied down, ruhied, panicred, hounccd,
bowed and trailed shod in the high,hcclcd
boots of civilization, one size smaller than their
feet Their heads, which they wear comtorta-
bly, half bald, were loaded with pounds of gen
uine American hair, at heaven knows how
much an ounce-thcy don't regard expense.
And then they were powcrlcd up from an Or
auge peel hue to delicate lemon, and pro;
nounced perfect, as far as dress goes. And
that is all the way my dcars, Madame R
said. Imagine her dismay upon re-cntcring
the room an hour later with some little orlla-
ment she had forgotten, to find them smiling
and happy in their half pctticoat half panta-
loon dress know it is true that the gentle
Japs threw off the joke: heard it from an
eye witness. and am proud to note it for the
encouragement Of my sex.