Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-21
liza GAZETTE s VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

DAYS and SAIU RDA4S at FIVE DOLLARS
pse ASSUM, payable in advance.
4 CUBAN HoAx.-Iu the "Want' column
Of one of the city morning papers yesterday
,npeared an advertisement headed "Notice
Crba must and shall be free" The "notice"
further stated that ''three hundred men were
wanted to 90 to Cuba" App licants were told
70 apply at the establishment of a welknown
ri,ar and tobacco manufacturer oD Centre Mar
Se, space, the proprietor of which is also some
what of politician, and resides in the Sixth
Ward. Of course the whole statement in the
advertisement was hoax. Yesterday morn
ipg the place Of business of the gentleman men
Toned was invaded by large crowds of men, all
Of whom we're willing and anxious to enlist in
;he cause of the Cuban patriots. The street
10 front of the premises was at one time BLOCK
cd W by the applicants, and it is estimated
Srs hundred persous called upon the supposed
Caban colonel that was to be. These and the
crowds Of lookers-on at what was believed TO
be 4 genuine warlike demonstration in Market
space made throug numerous enoug to make
matters pretty lively for some time. The peo-
rlc were only dispersed after the Intervention
Of the police. The gentleman thus imposed
upon became naturally very indignant, and be-
Ievjnc the author of the advertisement to be
an officer iu the Criminal Court he applied to
Judge Gimor to redress his grievances. The
Judge will, it is supposed investigate the mat
ter Ii was, however, demonstrated by this
humorous affair that volunteers for Cuba will
be forthcoming by thousands in Baltimore when
wautel -Buh american.
"a PEEp1NG Tom" For faulty, genuine
and thick, give US later "Peeping Tom of
Coventry" of Newark. He annoyed respect
able family by persisteDtly peeping through
their windows. Upon complaint being made,
he was found at the rooms of the Young Men 5
Christian Association and arrested. The rca-
son for acting as he did was
that young lady lived in the house, to whom
he desired an introduction He wanted to see if
any other young man was keeping company
with her. To show that he WAS respectable, he
offered to bring to Congressman to testify to his
character He wa; so thoroughly scared that
Justice Mills, after cautioning hum not to repeat
the otfense, discharged him from custody.
The idea of bringing two congressman to tes-
tity to character 4 Who would testify to the
character Of the congressman lt would be
like an advertisement which once appeared IN
the London Punch, "Wanted-A new police
icrce-to watch the present one. Specula-
ton has wide scope as to who these two Con-
vesSmen were, whose testimony as to charac
vywoud be more valuable than that OF ordi
pay men, Ben Butler? Morton? Matt Car
lenter? or Others of that ilk and of like respec-
liability 2-Balt. Gazette.
The LADIES CAR.-The "ladies' car is a
vicious fashion, aud fosters the art of lying
There goes young man at the heels OF a lady
whom he never saw before or spoke to IN his
life, and he is carrying spick. .and-span new
handbook My word for it, it is as empty as a
church contribution box on Saturday atterooo0.
He bought that box for precisely that emer-
gcncy The lady ascends the platform. SO
does the band box. The brakeman opens the
door, and the young nan slipsln unquestloncd,
aud secures comfortable seat There IS an
other man. He appears,to be good map.
You are sure he is, and he stands where the
brakeman can see him. and he touches his hat
to window of the car where nobody is sitting
and then with little smiling atfecionate haste,
he skips up the steps and says, Please let me
in moment p and in he goes, That untor-
tunatc man never beheld face in that car in
all his life. The more you think OF it, the
more vicious the fashion seems. 1t does not
,eue6t the ribbons, and is positive damage
to the whiskers. Pen men up together, and If
they do not act like cattle, it will be in spite OF
the pen Women sprlnklcd through the cars
keep the train upon its honor. if not upon the
track, and elevate the numbering thing from a
common carriage to an educator.
4 WoRKMAN's TowN-We find 10 the
Daily Graphic the following account of Lord
Shaftesbury s town of Wandsworth in England.
The land consists of forty acres and upon 1t are
built three hundred and fifty houses known as
the workman's city" Eight hundred more
houses are now building. They are Of four
grades of five, six, seven, and elgbts rooms
respectively, which rent from about two dollars
up to four dollars week, or, ii purchased, they
are sold Tor from seven hundred dollars to hf-
teen hundred, the purchaser paying doWn,
certain sum at once and the remainder 10 week
ly or monthly nstallments. The little town. IS
said to be model. In the rear OF all the
houses are spacious yards, and In front OF each
house there is ine court with an ornamental
railing. The streets are planted with trees
forming miniature boulevards. Three acres
are reserved in the centre of the city for park;
and q gymnasium and schools, baths, library,
acooperative store, lecture hail. and work
lDgmeDs' institute have been established. NO
public houses are allowed within the municipal
limits. Altogether it is exclusively working
mans city, and, SO far, has been decided
success.
CARE OF HORSES AT NlGHT-Few men
who handle horses give proper attention to the
,eet and legs. Especially is this the case on
iaTms. Much time is spent of a morning IN
rubbing brushing aud smoothing the hairs on
The side and hips, but at no time are the feet
examined and properly cared for Now be it
Snc~n that the feet of horse require more
care than the body. They need ten times as
much, for in one respect they are almost the