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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-09
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9.

ANEcpoTE OF Gov. BARBoUR.-A writer
in the Gordousville Gazette says: This reminds
me of story that you and have often heard
old Capt. B. 1.-THE antiquary OF our township
tell. The story Is that there was an appoint
ment made for Gov. Barbour to make speech
at Bingham Church once, on time, ON Sun
day. Bingham Church is near NortonsVllle,,
which is 10 Abemare, or on 1.-The edge OF
Greene This story is we'll attested by living
witnesses. The pull pit was filled that day BY
minister of the Methodist persuasion, and at
the close OF his sermon he spoke OF the speech
about to be made and told the congregation
how wrong it was, that it was Dissertation OF
the Church, aud Of the Sabbath, and earnestly
entreated all to leave the Church at the close
of the services and go home-saylUg no polltl-
clan would speak to empty benches. La &C.
cordance with his advice the Whole congrega-
ton passed out, and Gov. Barbour, WHO was
present, went with the crowd. Soon reaching
a stump he mounted it and commenced his
speech, with the following impressive and strlk-
iug language: First serve your God and
then your country" The story goes that he
spoke for swo hours in a strain of eloquence
that would have done credit to any orator. 1t
is not often that We hear more than one such
speech 10 lifetime, and once having heard 1t,
it is never forgotten. Men, women and chill:
dren all gathered around the stump, entraoced
to the end, though there Was shower OF RAIN
during the time and quite high wind. Such
is the power of eloquence.
A CARGO OF ToRPEDoEs. The British
steamship International arrived at New York
few days ago with rather a Dove cargo on
board. 1t was nothing more nor less than a
tull load Of torpedoes for the United States
government. Shortly after the receipt of the
news of the capture of the Virginius and the
massacre of her passengers and crew, the gov
ernment, in view of the possibility OF war with
Spain, sent over an order for these deadly ma
chimes to be used for the defense of the pruci-
pal harbors on the coast. The peaceful settle
ment of the difficulty does away with all neccs-
sity for their present use. The steamer belongs
to the Submarine Telegraph Company, and Is
built with iron tanks in which to coil subna-
rine cables, and this arrangement made her
peculiarly fitted for the reception OF her pres
eDt cargo.-N 7. World.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-09

T,INE FAMILY GROCERIES AND IL
Il QUORS.
Old Jamaica Rum, Canned Goods,
Fine N. E. do, Breakfast Hominy,
Old Pelle. FIR Brandy, Raisns, Currants,
Old Seignett do, English Citron,
Double Grape Hol Gin, Turkish Prunes,
Caol Ila Scotch Whis- Eleme Figs.
key, Sardines, half and quar-
Old Duff Cord. Sherry, ter boxes,
i" Topaz o Amer. s. Eng. Pickles,
" Grown " Plotted NJ eats and
Peach u Apple Brandy. Flavorlng Extracts,
Baker and other celebrated brands OF Pure
Old Rye Whiskoy.
Anderson's and Atmore's Mince Meat.
Georges Hams, Cheap Sugars, Fine IeaS, &C.
GEO. McBURNEY s. SON,
does lG6 and 10 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-09
E.JJE RUjUS.

A LEXANDRlA s. FREDERICKSBURG
n RAILWAY,
AND ALEXANDRIA s. WASHINGTON
RAILROAD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

NEWSPAPER ApyERTIsING.-Undert this head
the Louisville (Ky.) Courier Journal asks wbv
anybody advertises in ne wspspers, and gives the
following sound and simple answer As 70 why
business people advertise and the principle of
advertising: obviously this, that the adver-
user wants his wants known; that he wants, TO
sen goods; that he 'wants' to hire shelp:' that
heNants either assistance or custom. which, in
MS own private walk in life, he cannot readily
come up with. Why, then, does he advertise?
Because he cannot come up with his want,
very well; where should he advertise in order to
give himself the best show? Certainly in that
cdrertistEg sheet cAie is read By TIE greatest NUM-
Dor Of people,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

1t is now said that the presence of the great
independent" newspaper trio, Hslstesd White
and Wstterson, in Boston was ''much more to
investigate the workings OF the prohibitory
liquor law than to make q president" We
thought all the while it couldn't be the latter.
4 hey tried their hand at president making once,
ana demonstrated very oonclusively that tAat
wasn't their forte They are, however, pretty
certain TO succeed in finding out where LIQUOR
Is sold, wherever they may be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

We trust the Baltimore American Ii not in 40
had business way as to and IL necessary to
psnder 70 the hunkerish pro slavery element
OF Baltimore that Is srrayed with the kindred
element in Washington, In opposition TO the
IsIty OF progress and improvement here
Such q paragraph as the above in the wash
ington Republican would be no cause for aston
ishment, appearing in TIE STAR, it is an
evidence that no paper published in Washing
ton II free from the sinister influence that forces
them into defense of the rascaiities OF the Dis
uict goyernms mt The 4Rerieda has shown its
grit TOO OFTEN to be accused of pandering to any
body or snything.-BdlttnOre American.
And the Americ1n should have added that
The STAR has always been prompt In its recOg-
milton of the many instances where that paper
has sbOwn manliness and grit" in advocacy OF
the right, and OF advanced ideas; course all
the more creditsble to il because IL had 10 take
a stand in opposition to hide-b0und hunkerism
In Baltimore, just the Washington papers
have had 10 DO In contest with hunkerism
in Washington. Bat the American has, for some
unexplained cause, on two or three occasions
lately gone out of its way to lecture the Wash
Ington papers in offensive style for
venality, and as being in the paid
advocacy Of the District government
Now, We do not propose to submit quietly to
this sort of imputatiOn. IL would be easy to
retahate with the same sort of iippant, scat
tering insinustions against the American; to
question its motives in this or that line OF &C.
tor, or to point out the instances when even its
stout sails have 1uttered in the wind; but we
do not choose TO indulge in this style of warfare
with paper for which We have much re-
gard, and by whose side we have fought 50
often We simply claim to have the same credit
for integrity of motive that Ii claims for ITSELF
THR STAR Is in a position to speak indepen-
IDENTIFY and impartislly for what it considers the
best good Of the community it represents, Sec
ond to that Of no other paper In the country.
And the American, barely forty miles away
from Washington, and familiar with its forlorn
condition ten years ago, and the imperative
need there was for its redemption, ought to be
thoroughly ashamed of resorting to the impu-
tation against fellow-jOurnalists here that
their only incentive in sustaining the work
OF improvement has been q pecuniary one.
And we cannot conceive what spirit of p-eiu-
dice or miscOneeptOn can have got possession
OF the American when ii speaks about "the ras-
cslities of the District government If there
Is anything unmistsksbly developed by the
District investigation il IL the utter failure to
show any fraud or intentional wrong-dosng on
the part OF the District government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

This "eartel" and exchange of prisoners bust
ness in the wilds Of Arkansas excites ridicule in
army circles here, and disgust in Official quar-.
ters- Since the leaders on both sides of this
diSgraceful and unpatriOtic squsbble have ap-
Pealed to the President for a decision from the
General Government as to the righteousness
and Legality Of their respective claims, respect
to the superior authority they lift their petit
tons to, If not square common sense, should
lmpel them to await the decision which will be
forthcoming after due consideration Is given
10 Their cases, and then TO abide it.
ore thing can be set down as very certain,
and that is when the decision of the Executive
IL given IT will be enforced, AID the clans either
OF Baxter or Brooks will find il to their hast
interests politically as well as personally to
calmly sutsiGe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

"One OF the District pushes is out of the bag.
ms name Is Moore, he il one Of BOss Shepherds
business partners, and he got away with the
mons share OF that mysterious sT2, 900 which a.
cost the In yesugstors 20 much trouble and per-
plexIty."-SPTinQfeId Rspnblicar.
IL the Springfield paper viii take the trouble
10 look at the evidence il will see that not a
cent OF the $4,000 really went in the direction
it states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

Says the Philadelphia Bulletin: "The New
York Sun has made no denial that Mr.. James
Z Caldwell OF this city was made the Victim o.
one of its blsckmsiing correspondents; 90 il
may De ialrly believed that it Is entirely cor
iect. But biaekmailing is the chief part of the
Suns business. 1t has tried IL ON the President
Of the United States and on hundreds of public
funetionaries, as well as on private individuals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

CARPETsI
CARPETSI
AND
DRY GOODSI
DRY GOODS!
CARPETS
DRY GOODS
SS deos0 !. sSs .ysf y.
a HT 0ER rR ess6s+ AL 4 ABE ENABLED 70
sSpnEsarH Hf ESkKf AErrc dGo LAKGE TO
HUs res sKPI .1d ipISt sS9pppriss;; n
crit on. Lace JHGKETs sndLA0E s ffsrs Us
PARAsoLs and SUN SHADES, Of latest novel
Our stock egrIns CARPETS entirely new, and
AL tne ia,est designs, Imported and manufactured
ENG sisa BRUSSELS, LOWELL and HART
6IHGLIsh and .RICAs INGRAIss.
s kAS snd HETR w ThKfs Mfss+r,Na =,
OIL: cioIHs l. al r { : iiiNs a. .so.
TRIP F e r pSSsfSISsf sEssH WILL
The ARCADE.
is7 sivsNTa sTREET,
L Blesched Cotton, 81, 8, 10, l2S, worth more
Fast ccicred Cambria Osliooes, 8 aud 10 cts.
81 the new shades in Iadlss spr d sstins,
press Goods, 121S, Is. Is, 20, rs, chap.
striped Black and Gray silks, 81. worth sta.
Pongee Silks, COlOred Silks, sc.
Slack Alpacas at 40 cts. E, worth 60.
The INCEST line of Parasols and San Umbrellas in
the city.
White Goods in Piques, Nsinsocks, Victoria Lawns,
and Csmbrics.
lns ef sssimeres, at lower prices than ever be-
fore known.
STRAW attings from Is cts up,
r. N. EAUDAIN,
my24t 636 Penn. avenue, below 9TH street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

II 6 X II R.
CINCINNATI BOOK AND LAGER BEER
From the jackson Brevery,at
CHRIsT. MADEs',
MIST Corner Sd street and Penna. avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02
MEDICAL. DO.

~ LID Oh. DABBl"hss better facilities than
" ever Tor prscticing his great specially. Oar
one ohaTSs made for ads ice and modiclue Drug
Score, cOrBer "A street and PoansylVanl avenue,
'Oolollzstlon b1ildlng aps-lm'
nR. JANE WILSON, . Thoroughly ca periepoed
~ and scientific Midwife aud LGales' Physician
Iacies attended 90 81 their residence At Any hour
tendance ~ the Doctors priv ate residence, am
street, between and n. Business saoredly comb
kR. ROBEhTSeN,
~ 4l6 10TH eTkERr, SEAR Pa. AVENUE,
IRON long en- peTience In bOth hospital and
private practice, viii guarantee . ia Gil Bis
ehsee OF the Urinary Organs, GODOrrh0a, elect,
stTleture, % Phillst aad speTmstorrhea. Csscs u
Hcuorf nora recently contracted cured In - days.
- phis IN all lie stages quickly cured and the pOi-
sen entirely ereciosteo from the system without the
use OF mercury. epermAtorrhea, brought on BY
excuses sd sbuse IN youth, causing iOss Of memory
and insanity, general debility, organic weak ness,
lmpotenef, nervous lrritsbility, symptOms Of con-
Sumption, indigestion, psipitAtiOn of the heart,
paine m beck, dimness az sight giddiness, evil
iOreb-olngs, self distrust, &C., speedily CURED by
newly discovered remedies. Dr. located for
many years 81 ~ 8. Eutsw street, Baltimore, Nd !,
has Consented, Alter many solicitations by his
CITY, where be msy be consulted every NednG sdsy
JsRz-ly
NJ Rs. Z. }. FRIHCH, or PHILADELPHIA,
IVA the ceiebrsted Relabie Clsiryoy ant PhysiClsE
aud T~st sdiUus, has located 81 I01s Sew York
avenue. Ofnoe hours-lo q n. 20 D. m. EnEase-
ments car be msde for evenings. Jelly
aEnALk DISEASES Oi eli kiHas srosDeo. De-
n scribe case ana eDCiOee 81 sdyIoe slc nedf-
cils viii be sent. ADDRESS Mre. Br. THOh pbOE.
No. see North nth street. philedeirhis. isnT-lys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

n a N IA Il X
+ STREET, CORNER FIFTEENTH,
Opposite Treasury DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, ID O.,
Transact q General Banking, xcbappe and OolI az
ron Business Buy and sell Stocks. Bonds @ Did anc
Governments, on commission. Buy and sell
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND COIN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02
SUMMER RESORTS.

WHxRk ARE fOU GIVING 10 spend the sam
w mer BtoTe You decide, send STAMP for cIrCn.
lar 70 koBkRT WALTER, NJ. d, wsrnersviiie
Detks county, Pa. apfS-lm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

PROFESSIONAL.
JAMES o. CLEPdANK.
-. s. COM ar Of, Conf Court Of Caiu,
oEd EzantHe7 IN ChaRoeTy,l
SHORTHAND WRITER AND LAW Re
PORTER.
once: No. ITO @ street, between LIST and &C.
fscins Indiana sysnae. mar3-tr
nR. W. n. HAVING,
ROMEOPATHIST
once ard consulting rooms Ne 8 TreInent House
70 sreet,-nrst floor, outside entrance. feb25-6ta
SCRUTTER d RAKEMAH,
lists.
Fresco, Decorative and every description OF Orns-
mental and Plain Painting.
TAI sth street northwest.
STRICKEN Room ITO street northwest,
Jans-y VASE NGTON, ID. O.
e. PER SET FoR TEETH, EITHIH JAW,
b. DE-. A. PRATT, Graduate OF Ohio <-n
College OF Dental Surgery, all 9TH strset .tr&sEF
east side. between d and q. Gas used in
~ w. SCOfr, DENTIST,
Ss No. S3S Pennsy wanna eyenue, between 81
and 10th street, over feelb. Nitrous Oxide Gas
speciality. Terms moderate. ocooly
IOHN w. FRAZEk,
iTTORNEEAI.AA
AND N0TkHY PBBkIe
Onioe, 80. sos nh street northwest. auSls-B
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02
Personal

MI ADAME fLORENCk, fhs q. 1sbrdtsd Cat,roK
W dHt, Is uneQuslled IN testing the pass, ore ,.ut
sd OF your NE, m causing SPEEDY MARRIAGES
oIlLkIhs the % parhtoa toeyther, ana pointing put
the sure way OF tucoees In life. lD matters ~ bust
Ness her ooyice IL invaluable. She s1yes uuiversal
s1uslscttoni none ever regret consulting her sat-
lsIsctlOn gwen or DO pay. Dan be consulted 81 bar
fsrlors, NO 81 4;h street northwest. mari 1n.
A BsOLuTE DIVokOEs OBTAINED FE0M
OVuBTs Of different states Tor desertion, 40
no pubneity reouircd. No charge until divorce
broadway, ". deci x.ns
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
Cure for WEAKNESS.

The world is full of tired people,
merchants tired of business, farmers
tired of raising the crops, mechanics
tired Of building houses, housekeepers
tired of preparing food, operatives
tired of the rushing wheels. Pass
along the road or street and see how
very tired three-fourths of the people
look. How shall they get rest ?
Some say, "by fewer hours of work .
But some of them have no work at
all. Others might prescribe easy
sofas, and more arm chairs and soft
beds. But some of the people who
have the weariest look, have plenty
of good furniture and luxuriant up
holstery.
Now, we offer a pillow not curtain
ed with gobelin tapestry, or stuffed
with the down of an angels wings.
But a man who puts his head on it
gets rid of his cares and anxieties.
1t is a pillow stuffed with promises,
Come unto me ali We that labor and
are heavy laden and | will give you
rest. Cast thy burden on the
Lord and he will sustain thee. We
have friends who, because they can
not sleep well, put under their head
at night apillow of hops; but they
have never tried the better pillow
filed with the myrrh and franklin
scence from the Lords garden. Men
and women tired out with the world
il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
hickman on CoIt-Breahiug

When in Kentucky last week we
saw r two-year-o,d colt broke-dead-
broke-in a halehour, so that he
worked as amiably as q trained horse.
The colt had never been bridled.
He was attached to a curricle called
a "break-dray, and put through
astonishingly quick. The break-dray
is nothing more than a strong broad
tread dray, with long shafts, the tail
omitted, and a spring seat between
the wheels. The harness was strong,
and so arranged over the hips as to
prevent the possibility of high kick
ing, and the colt was hitched so far
from the dray that his heels could
not possibly reach the driver. The
process of hitching was, of course,
very delicate, as a colt is excessively
ticklish, and is apt to let his heels fly
awkwardly. All being ready, one
man held the colt and another took
the seat and reins. The colt was
then let go to plunge as be pleased.
The break-dray-which was so broad
that upsetting seemed out of the ques-
tion-was pushed upon the colt, and
the colt pushed sideways until be
started. A few plunges settled him.
He went as be pleased, up bill and
down bill, and 50 on, until be finally
struck a sober trot, and was thor
oughly broke. The confused and
bewildered look Of that colt was pitt
fully amusing. Mr.. Bob Strader
was giving directions, and upon one
ofthe breakers raising his hand to
slap the colt to urge him Mr.. Strader
"Don't do that. Never strike
colt when you are breaking him.
Push him sideways, or any way.
Let him go just where be will and
how be viii. Let himfall down if be
will, but don't strike him. When
he colt was taken out of the shafts
le was as wet as if be had been in
water, and a child could have ham
He'd him. He had not been struck q
'low. The dray, we believe, was in
rented by Mr.. Strader.-Dayton COL
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
= Deaf Nan in Church.

Old Mr.. Collamore IS very deaf
The other Sunday, in The midst Of
the services, Mr.. Hof, who sits i'm.
mediately behind Mr.. Collamore, saw
a spider travelling over the latter's
bald head. His first impulse was 10
nudge him and tell him about It, but
be remembered that Mr.. Collamore
was deaf, so he lifted up his hand
and brushed the spider of. Hofl
didn't aim quite high enough, and
consequently, in his nervousness, he
hit Collamore quite q severe blow.
The old gentleman turned around in
a rage to see who had dared to take
such q liberty with him, and Hof be-
gan TO explain, with gestures, the
cause Of the occurrence. But Cola
more, in a loud voice, demanded
what be meant. 1t was very painful
TO HoH. The eyes Of the whole con-
gregation were upon him. and he
grew red in the face, and in despera-
ton exclaimed: "There was q spi-
der on your head" a white place
on my head, hey? S'posen there is,
what's that to veu ~ said Coliamore;
you'll know what it is to be bald
headed yourself, some day" ut
was a spider" shrieked Hof, while
the congregation smiled, and the
perspiration began to roll of his face.
Certainly its wider" said Cola
more, "and got more in it than yours.
But Won let it alone-do you mind
You let my head alone in church"
"Mr. Collamore,n shriekcd Hof,
was a bug on your head, and |
brushed it oH-this way, and Ho1
made another gesture At Collamore's
head. The old man thought be was
to fight him then and there,
and hurting bis hymn book at Hof,
he seized the kneciing-stool on the
floor Of the pew, aad was about to
be 1g Mr.. HoH, when the sexton in
terfered. An explanation was writ
ten on the fy-leaf of the hymn-book,
vhereupon Mr.. Collamore apologizing
in Q boisterous voice, resumed his
seat. Then the services proceeded.
They think Of asking Nj. Collamore
to worship elsewhere.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
The Telegraph.

The American telegraph managers
have allowed the foreigner to get
ahead of them in introducing an i'm
portant innovation in the details OF
their business. Customers of the
telegraph very frequently find it i'm
possible to realize the results they
desire in consequence Of the rigid
regulations and the clumsy methods
Of business of the telegraph compa-
mics. A series of messages between
business men anxious to come to an
understanding on some negotiation,
frequently fails Of a practical resulte
for the want Of some brief explana-
ton as 10 details which q personal
interview of a moment would have
supplied. The Swiss Government
proposes to cur this defect by allow
ing parties at different stations to
carry on q conversation, charging for
the service not according to the num-
Der Of words, but according to the
time occupied by the interview. No
doubt the plan will be introduced in
country and Geographic CONVEX
sation with a distant in~terlocutor be-
come one ofthe daily experiences 0 fan
active business man.--N Pad D0ifyl
II
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
Cooling milk.

On the subject Of cooling milk, Mr..
Arnold said, before the American
Dairy-men's Convention, that the cir
cumstances in cooling milk for butter
and cheese are different. The odor in
milk is considerable in a liquid form.
By driving off the vapor with heat
it can be condensed again into a vola-
tile oil, with a white color. At sixty
degrees it becomes solid. If we take
milk from the cow and cool it to 50
degrees, we leave the oil in the milk
to do its mischief. 1t is necessary,
therefore, to allow the milk to be
above sixty for some time, to allow the
odor to escape. lie had known
cases where milk was cool in twelve
hours time, so hat it would keep six
ty hours. Again cream will rise
more rapidly when milk is kept warm.
If you cool the milk down to 55 de-
grees there are some portions of the
cream that do not rise. Another adj
vantage is fats expand more by heat
than they do by water. Hence they
be kept down when cool by the thick
portions of the milk. If a system
chould be invented to raise the tenn
perature of the milk to 100 degrees
and then cool, the odor would nearly
all escape and the cream nearly all
rise.
The speaker gave an interesting ex-
pertinent that he made to test this
point. Three pans ofmilk were used.
One was placed upon the snow, the
other kept in the milk room, and the
third was heated. The last pan
showed a complete rise of the cream
and escape of the animal odor. The
other two showed the presence Of ami
NAL odor and a retarding in the rise
of the cream. The pan placed upon
the snow showed very little cream
and a strong animal odor. 9th
er odors in the milk it was claimed
may be driven off by heating.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
story of Vanderbilt.

Speaking of the white crayat which
COMMODORE Vanderbilt always wears.
one of his friends asked him one
day fit did not secure him a great
many clerical favors. The Commo-
dore replied that he did not remem-
Der Of any important advantage that
he had ever derived from wearing it
but said that be had sometimes been
mistaken for a clergyman, and once
rather ludicrously. He Was coming
down town in a Fourth avenue car,
when two young men entered, both
drunk enough TO be in a coniding
mood. Perceiving the snowy locks
and the with neckerchief on the
other side of the ear, il Of them
nudged the other with his elbow, and
then moving down on the seat until
he was directly opposite to the Com
modore, leaned over and said, in a
maudlin whine: 81 spose yer think't
I'm agoin' straight down to h~(hie)ell,
don't yer?" "Why-no; | hope
not, " answered the Commodore dep
recatingly. The young man edged
back to the side of his companion.
&" He's Un'vers'list, he said, in a
knowing tone. Plainly, it would not.
do to take any spiritual advice from
such a hereto.