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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-13
[ lANTON MATTINGS, OIL CLOTHS &c.

Am Just in receipt Of another lot Of those gu
pcrlor Canton Mattngs. the bst article in the
market this season. Also several sheets OF
WbitoGround Tiled Oil Goth for halls hand
som" Step Brussels Carpcting, with the hall t.
match small Brussels, Rugs &c.
Jc "a j. NJ STEW ART
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-13

TIE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD The
Montana papers are encouraged at The pros poet
Of the continuation of the Northern Pacific rail
road. The New Northwest says that If he
managers Of the read Will take ia their horns a
little, give up trying to make Duluth rival to
Chicago, and secure the interest of the latter
cry, they push the extension Into Montana
very soon. 1t adds The navlrabiIiy of the
Yellowstone yearly TO B zcmau, recently 50
fully demonstrated, will enable the prosecution
OF the work with speed onIy limited bv the
meauS Of the company We may have IA rail,
road IN GaIlatln county by next year
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III IL !
FISH !
Y.IH I2.A;E

ENFORMATION Is w NTED OF THE
l. HEIRS OF THO~. u rLNI, whu went to
Texas IN or about Tic year lo55 or }>3ii from
Virginia. jy lZ-tt
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LETTER FROM Col. Messy. Col. John S.
NJ o>by, OF Virginia, has declined the Invitation
to deliver an address 10 Fremont Temple, Bos-
ton. He says: Although circumstances com
pei me to dccue it, assure you that | do 50
lrou no want of sympathy with the noble OBJ
]@ct you profess desire to promote-the res
'urallon of ratcrna relations between the PEG
pie OF the loug cstrangcd sections OF our coun
try. For the soldiers OF the Union cherish no
feelings OF bitterness, but on the contrary, sen
llmcnts of the highest respect aud trust the
day Is DOT lar distant when the soldiers Of both
armies VIII receive from the Whole country
the credit due to their valor and patriotic
dcrouon> 10 the big wars that made ambition
virtue
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-13
{ rAKBULIC CAMrHuk FOR MOTHS.

{ 1AkBOLlC CAMFHUk FOR MOTHS.
"
The above article is cheaper and more reliable
than common Carnphor for the preservation of
turs, Carpets and Wo1lcn Goods of all dcscrip-
lions. Ia packages at - and ~ cents each The
trade supplied ut lnanuln, turers' prices by
w +. CREIGHTON,
ap Il General Agent for Al"xandria
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THEY MUST BE SOLD!
l will close out SUMMER CLOTHING AT
II AI.E

will close out SUMMER CLOTHING AT
HALF VALUE.
GOOD CASHMERE si2 SUITS At. 90
ALL WOOL Sl4 SUITS AT ............
ALL WOOL SIG SUITS AT..... -
ALL WOOL $50 SUITS AT. ........... ~
FINE ASSORTED so SUITS AT. ...... ~
FINE WORSTED S24 SUITS AT. L ~
P1NEsv DRESS SUITS At 20
We, Nc, Sc.
y DEALHAN.
''The Fashionable ,iothier"
jy2 81 King streel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-13

OW MY Ely Els AClIEl" said a Indy
IL while reading the N Y. Herald. Now
II thMt Indy or gentleman who wishes to rcsd
the finest PRINT without fatguing the eye will
purchase u pair .! those celebrated | MPORTED
CRYSTAL LENSE SPtCTACLES for Is cts
They will be delighted. For sale only ut
my II GREENS NOTION HOUSE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-13

The Baltimore packers are preparing to do
an unusually large business n canning reaches
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-13

THE BLACKBERRY CRop--It appears that
North Carohna furnishes - 900 barrels of the
dried blackberry \ Georgia CONTEMPORARY
does not wish TO see Its State waste any longer
crop that plid North Carolina halt million
OF dollars last year. 1t contends that drying
black berries at 5! cents per pound is far more
profitable than raising cotton at 3 cts.
The large number CT unemployed women
and children Throughout; the Country every
where this berry grows, coaId be pro6tabIy em-
ployed In gathering drying aud preparing them
Tor market. So with wnortlcberrics which will
uoW 5000 be ripe. The general destruction of
the fruit crop this year will cause all kinds to
be greatly sought for, and command high
price during the coming winter
The Raltlmnre mack rs q 70 rrcnar;nn "a a.
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= DEAI.EfAN,

"1he Fashionable .iothier,"
81 King street,
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MILL BUkK> AND MAUi!NENI.

One pair !oar fee. WHEAT BUHRS and
FlATU k1S-all nearly Hcw and 0. su 2crior
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Fretting.

There is one sin which it seems to me is
everywhere and by everybody underesti-
mated. tolerated with undue tolerance,
and quite too much overlooked in our
valuations of character. 1t is the sin of
frettlng. 1t is as common as air, as uni
versal as speech; so common that unless it
rises above its usual monotone we do not
even observe it, Watch any ordinary COM
ing together ofpeople, and see how many
minutes it will be before somebody frets-
that is, makes more or less complaining
statement of something or other, which,
most probably, every one in the room, or
the stage, or the car, or the street corner,
as it may be, knew before, and which, most
probably, nobody can help. Why say
anything about it9 1t is cold, it is hot, it
is wet, it is dry somebody has brok en- an
appointment, ill cooked a meal stupidity
or bad faith somewhere has resulted in dis
comfort. There are always plenty of things
to fret about. The days will always have
more or less bad weather, or weather incon-
venient to somebody's fixed plan. All men
go astray, speaking lies and making blum
ders, as soon as they be born. 1t is simply
astonishing how much annoyance and dis
comfort may be found in the course of every
days living, even at the simplest, ifone only
keeps sarp. eye out on that side of things.
Even Holy Writ says we are born to trou-
BILE as sparks fly upward. But even to the
sparks flying upward, in the blacklist of
smoke, there is n blue sky above, and the
less time they waste on the road the sooner
they will reach it. Fretting is all time vast
ed on the road.-Helep HINT in tile Iadepen-
dent
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Metals More Valuable than Gold.

There are eight metals more valuable
than gold, as the following will show 1t
may be worth while to mention that the
first four are never sold by the pound, but
their value is quoted for the sake of COM
parison: Indium, $2,522; vanadium, So
$40; ruthenium, $1,40O; rhodium, $7OO
palladium$653; uranium, $57G; osmium,
1925 iridium, $317.44 gold, $3O1.45,
Indium, which was only discovered in 1868,
is found only in the zinc blondes of Fret,
burg, and is a white metal of rare brillian-
cy, but practically of little value. Vana-
dunn is native of Mexico and Peru, where
it exists in lead ores under the name of
vanadiate of lead. Ruthenium, rhodium,
palladium and iridium are all precipitates
ofplatinum, and all very hard metals, the
last being insoluble in acids, except when
oxidized. None of these metals are found
in quantity, or free from other metals nor
are they useful in the arts, like gold and
silver; nor could they be coined into mo-
ney, for that matter, without infinite trou-
BILE; so that there is very little danger of
their superseding gold and silver for any
useful purpose.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Preparing the Soil for Flowers

lhere is no secret in the successful cul-
ovation OF flowers of any sort. Success
VIII depend mainly on the .judicious exer-
else OF more common sense than scientific
knowledge. Still in the scientific and lit
erary world the person who can pronounce
the largest and most unintclligible botani-
cal names, and tell over the origin. the
habitat, and prominent features of a worth
less plant, is usually accounted more
eminent florist than he OF she who is DOS
sessed of sufficient skill to prepare a con
genial seed-bed, put in the seed properly
and rear fully developed plants having
many colored petals in all the gorgeous
beauty Of the rainbow.
FloWers OF all sorts like rich, mellow
SOIL. II the ground is heavy, adhesive, and
inclined to be wet, surplus water must be
drawn away through drains. Then fine
chlp-manure, old sawdust, half decayed
tan bark, or fine mold from the forest, must
be worked into the soil. At the same
time, fine scrapings from the barn yard, or
even street dirt, will be found excellent in
preparing flower beds. Sifted coal ashes
in generous abundance will render the soil
light, and will also improve the fertility
II IS an excellent practice also to collect Il
few bushels of fine coal dust the finer the
better; also iron turnings, iron filings and
the sweepings of blacksmiths' shors and
iron tounderies. BY supplying growing
plants with iron filings, sand, and potash,
or soap .suds, which will answer the same
purpose as potash, blossoms will be devel-
oped OF more velyety appearance and of
deeper hues than can ever be produced if
the substances alluded to are scarce in the
soil.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

PRESENCE OF MIND.-Prof. Wilder gives
these short rules for action in case of acct
dent For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing;
dash water into them; remove cinders,
ETC., with the round point of o lead pencil.
Remove insects from the ear by tepid wa
ter; never put hard instrument into the
ear. If an artery is cut compress above
the wound. fla vein is cut compress be-
low. If choked get upon all four sand
cough.
For light burns dip the part in cold wa
ter' If the skin is destroyed, cover with
varnish. Smother fire with carpets, etc. :;
water will often spread burning oil and in
crease the danger. Before passing through
smoke take full breath, and then stoop
low, but if carbon is expected, then walk
erect. Suck poisonous wounds, unless
your mouth is sore. Enlarge the wound
or, better, cut out the part without delay
Hold the wounded part as long as can be
borne to hot coal, or end of a cigsr. In
case ofpoisoning excite vomiting by tick
ling the throat, or by water or mustard.
For acid poison give acids; in case of op-
ium poisoning give strong coffee and keep
moving. Ifin water, float on the back
with the nose and mouth projecting. For
apoplexy, raise the head and body; for
tainting lay the person fiat.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
farmers Column.
"Specd fhe EsIOpr."
Hungarian Grass.

Editor Country Gentleman: J. L. asks
iof Information concerning Hungarian
grass. | will give the results of my expe-
renee: 1t will grow on any kind of arabic
land, but does best on warm, rich, m DIST
SOIL. Prepare the ground as for small
grain, remembering that for this crop as
Tor all Others thorough preparation pays;
remove all rubbish from the surface or it
VIII be raked up with the hay sow from
three pecks to one bushel per acre; if the
ground Is rich, put on the latter quantity !;
the grass will be finer. If the soil is not
ilrst rate, sow from onehalf to three fourths
bushels, harrow well and roll leave the
ground as smooth as possible; cut when
inc seed is in the milk cure thoroughly /;
II IS juicy plant and requires a long time
to dry. The period of seeding begins when
the ground is warm and all danger from
1rost is over, and continues to the latter
part of June. From June 1st to June 10Th
would insure crop; it is fit to cut in
rom 10 to Ia weeks, depending on the
weather. The yield is from one-half to
iour tons per acre; the average, about II
tons. For all stock, and especially mich
cows, 1T is better than the average timothy
nay. revolving rake is better than a
wire tooth one for raking it up, as the for
mef gathers less dust. 1t is valuable
crop; 1t need not be sown until late i'm the
season, when pretty close estimate can
De made OF the coming hay crop if par
tlal failure in anticipated, SOW Hungarian
to make up the deficiency.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

CHICKEN CHoLERA.-For the benefit of
our new subscribers, and by request we
reproduce for permanent reference recipe
which has been of great service in our
poultry yard:
Reciipe-9 quarts of Indian NEAL table
spoonful gunpowder; tablespoonful sui
phar; tablespoonful spirits turpentine;
tablespoonful good ginger. Mix thorough
ly, with water sufficient.
This amount is feed for twenty. five
fowls. It is excellent; nothing that we
know of is better for chicken cholera it
Is good for colds and catarrh it qnickens
the circulation, expels vermin and increas-
es digestion.
In addition, whitewash the poultry houses
and tumigate them for an hour after clos
ing up every crevice when the hens are
out, with burning brimstone-ta taking care
not to inhale the fumes Of the deadly sui
phurous acid.-Del. State Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

To PREVENT Cur WoRMs.-Soak yonr
seed corn one night in tub of equal por-
tions of I've made from ashes, and common
urine, with fair portion of blue-stone dis
solved therein. Pour off the liquid through
basket into tub, II preserve for use
again. Then Will the corn is wet, take
first class artic-N ofplaster and mix and
stir till eq>h and every grain is thickly and
--~foughly coated with the plaster. so az
TO cover tile entire surface of grains. Then
plant as usual, being careful not to break
OF rub oil the soating. 1t is said to be,
by those who have tested it, a compete
preventive against hose annoyers toan
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

THE RoosTER.-The rooster as a politi-
an1 ..,,, lA1on> l,aI :4----.:sy:-.
BILE presidential canvass of 1910, between
Harrison and Tyler, the Wing candidates,
and Van Buren, and johnson, the Demo-
cratic nominees. In the summer of that
year special election for some purpose
was held in one of the counties of Indiana,
which resulted in Van Buren, victory.
A Democrat. not acquainted with Mr..
Chapman, then the editor of the Indianap-
oils Sentinel, wrote a letter to friend in
Indianapolis in which he advised him to
state the result, and he added these words:
"Tell Chapman to crow" Chapman did
crow, and as significant illustration he
brought out picture of chanticleer. The
Democrats had few opportunities Of
growing afterward in that year, but sub
sequently the rooster was adopted as the
Democratic emblem of success, and as
such has remained.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

What is the difference between the
death of barber and q sculptor9 One
curls up and dyes; the other makes faces
and busts sa.. sH.,r#a
A Western editor appeals to his de-
linquent subscribers by saying This week
we have taken in potatoes and pickles on
subscription. Now, if you will bring in
some vinegar for the pickles and some
wood to roast the potatoes, we can live
till artichokes get big enough to dig"
-"Arc you an Odd Fellow ~ "No, sir
I've been married for a week." ~ mean,
do you belong to the order of Odd Fell
lowsln mo, no ; belong to the order of
married men," "Mcrcy, how dumb Are
you Mason ~ mo, Tn carpenter by
trade" "Worse and worse Are you Son
OF Temperance 2" "Bother you no Pm a
son of Mr.. John Goslings."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
WHICH BREED OF Porrrpv hr

WHICH BREED OF POULTRY EATS Mosr.
An Ohio poultry dealer took ten pulIets
OF each OF the breeds mentioned below,
about two months old, and gave yard
forty feet square, with a comfortable house,
and kept an exact account ofeggs and feed
as follows; The Dark Brahmas ate 3G0d
quarts OF corn, oats, and wheat screening,
laid Cos eggs, and weighed 70 pounds
The Buff Chchins ate 4OG quarts, laid 691
eggs, and weighed 70 pounds. The Gray
Dorkings ate 300b quarts, laid 524 eggs,
and weighed 59f pounds. The Houdans
ate sl44 quarts. laid 763 eggs, and weigh
ed 45f pounds. The Leghorns ate 321 Is
quarts, laid so7 eggs, and weighed 36a
pounds.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

rs.-'rhis conundrum is respectfully sub
mited to the"best spellersb If Sioux
spells su, ard eye spells i, s-i-g-h-e-d
spells side, why doesn't s.i-o-u-x-e-y-e-
sighed spell suicide
ue-How sweet is u perfect understanding
between man and wife. He was to smoke
cigars when he wanted them, but he was
to give her ten cents every time he indulg-
ed in one. He kept his word, and every
time she got fifty cents ahead he'd borrow
it and buy cigars. And so they were hap
Ply. r 5.M
AN aged colored individual stepped
into store on Woodward avenue, and
asked how the thermometer stood: "a
hundred and forty-nine degrees below
zero !" replied one of the clerks. us dat
a fax 2" exclaimed the old man; "then
I've Tossed 50. jist made bet it war
hundred an fifty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

g5 CURIOUS FISH HATcHING.-A surioe
mode fish Matching is said to be follow
ing in China. Having collected the ne
cessary spawn from the waters edge, the
! fisherman places certain quantity in an
empty hens egg, which is sealed up with
wax and put under the sitting hen. AT
ter some days theyibreak the egg, and
empty the fry into water well warmed by
the sun, and there nurse them until they
are sufficiently strong to lie turned into II
lake or river. Hst@
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Po Q tics al.
Good BYE.

Good Bye.
meant the gift TO last forever!
But now the portals of my heart
close, and you may pass them never.
low near you came you do not know,
Nor will pause the space to measure,
For foot prints left in sand were all
Too fieeting to attempt TO measure.
Good by! However oft we meet,
However kindly is our greeting,
IT'S good bye 'twixt you and me,
Whose hearts can know no second meet
ing.
Twas true friendship that Won killed
No matter, it is dead forever;
liked you once, l like you still,
Bon voyage to you-bm here zee seer.
1858
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
ELECTION DAY.

On the day of the election they dragged
him from poll to poll, stopping at all the
saloons on the way. He had to make $50,
600 promises, pull his wallet until it was
as flat as a wafer, drink lager with some,
cold water with others, and when night
came he went home and tried to hug the
hired girl, called Mrs. Cain his dear old
rhinoscerous, and fell over the cradle, and
went to sleep with his head under the
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
HOW HE scoopEp 'EM

When Mr.. Cain arose in the morning,
and became sober enough to read the cleo
ton returns, he found that lie had scoop
ed them as follows:
Opposing candidate 36,42O
John Cain ".. 31.14O
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

AS HE WAS.
John Cain was quiet, unobtrusive cit
izen. He didn't long for fame and re-
nown, and he didn't care two cents wheth-
er this great and glorious country was
ruled by one-horse Republican or a two
horse Democrat
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Gains majority Gin a horu)
EOLIAN HARP.

Mr.. Cain went and sat down under an
apple tree in the back yard, and lie gave
himself up to reflection and so forth
Through the leafess branches sighed the
November winds, and in the house sighed
Mrs. Cain, and both signs murmured gent
ly in his ear:
John Gains perpendicular IDIOT"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
HIS VIRTUES.

He had pew in church, gave sixteen
ounces for pound, and when a man look.
ed him square in the eye, Mr.. Cain never
took back seat. He was home at rea.
sonable hour in the evening, never took
part in the discussion, SIS lager healthy r.
and many man wished that his life roll
ed on as evenly and peacefully as John
Gains
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
mi i 8 O elIane o us.
JOHN CAIN.

THE TALE OF A DEFEATED CANDIDATE.
IN. Quad" gets off the following in the
Detroit Free Press:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
BUT, ALAS !

the tempter came. In an evil hour John
Cain allowed the politicians to get after
him and to surround him. They said he
was the strongest man in the county; that
be could scoop out of his boots any man
set up in opposition; that his virtues were
many, and his faults 100000; that it was
his duty to come out and take q nomina-
ton, in order that this pure and incorrupt-
IDLE form of government be maintained
pure and incorruptible. All this and much
more they told him, and John Cain
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
THEY BAMBoozLED HIM.

The politicians covered John Cain with
soft soap. They told him that the can
vass shouldn't cost him a red, and that he
could still retire at o'clock every even
ing, and rest assured that his interests
would be properly cared for. 1t was to
be still hunt-a very quiet election, and
he would hardly know what was going on.
John was an honest, unsuspecting idiot,
and he swallowed their words as the con-
fiding fish absorbs the baited hook.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
THE PLOT THICKENs.

John Cain was duly nominated, and the
band came out and serenaded him. With
the band came several hundred electors,
who filled the Cain mansion to overflow
ing; spit tobacco all over the house, ate
and drank all they could find, broke down
the gate, and went off with three cheers
for John Cain.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
WANTED SU6Ait.

Before the canvass was ten days old,
half a-dozen men called on Cain and gent
ly limited that he must come down with
the sugar" He didn't even know what
sugar" was until they explained. They
wanted money to raise pole, to buy beer,
to get slips printed, and to do fifty other
things with, all for his particular benefit,
and he had to hand out money.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
BECAME PUFFED UP.

1t surprised him some to think that he
held his peaceful way along for forty odd
years, like knot hole in barn door,
without any one having discovered what
a heap of fellow he was, but he conclud-
ed that there was new era in politics,
and that it was all right.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

Carriage Goods.

Oil Cloths Duck Lining, Lining Nails and Thread
Fifth Wheels Shaft Couplings, King Bolts, Axles
Springs Hubs, spokes, Rims, Bows and Shafts, Car
Mall la IFnn
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
INCREASE OF CURRENCY.

NJ sNro I -i = 10.
gers at him, and whispered sugar They
wanted money to buy some doubtful votes
and to hire four-horse teams, and to mail
his slips, and he had to come down. He
hesitated about it, but they told him that
the opposing candidate felt sure of victory,
and that acted as a spur.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Printers Supplies.

Lewiss Pure White Lead, Oils, yarnishes, elias
Putty, Colors, Dry and in Oil. Keep in Store a
Stock Of the celebrated
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

These paints have gained high reputation in point
Durability, Economy and Beauty
pairs Tin and Sheet Iron ware, Sheet Tin, Zinc and
Iron CEDAR STONE and EARTIEN WARE.