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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14

\ RAILROAD FOR GEORuETOWN.- lew OF
the prominent business men of the town were
met this morning at merchants exchange rooms
By Mr. Borst, president of the "Washington
aud Cincinnati narrow. guage railroad" ]" to COZ
s;der the subject Of running the lines of this
rad to Georgetown. THIS company obtained
charter from the General Assembly of Vir-
Anla On the lst day of March, 1872, to con.
struct road at any point opposite the District
OF Columbia, and TO extend it's lines through
Virginia and West Virginia TO the Ohio river.
The road was commenced at Harrisonburg two
Years ago, and i6 miles of it have bean buut
west. They now propose to come east, aud
build from the Aqueduct bridge to Harrison.
turs. The road is to 60 through Fairfax and
within mile of Nlddlcburg. through very
rich whcatgrowing country. Mr.. BarSt spoke
al some length upon the advantages OF par
roW.guage over broad guage railroad, giving
many good reasons why freights upon the for
mer should be much cheaper, and that II two.
thirds Of the capacity of this road we're used
they could transport grain for six mills per ton
per mile, that iron could be brought here so
cheapiy that Georgetown would become great
manufacturing place. The speaker thought
Georgetown should subscribe ut least 5 100. 600,
aod that the road would be completed from
here TO ReciottowD. 10 Fauquier county, with.
10 twelve months. There seems to be more
feasibility 10 this plan than any previously pro-
posed and it is to be hoped that Georgetown
"si wake up now, and pony up. Talk won'i
blIld railroads. s. Washington Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14
ALEXANDRIA VA, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER IA, 1876.
DRY GOODS.
November 18th, 1876

NOVember I3th. I61U.
ECElVED BY STEA Err THIS DAY.
IL very pretty liuo ct
EXTRA SUPERIOR INGRAM CARPETS,
and Tapestry snd BRUSSELS do. for halls and
stairs also large assortment Of Velveteen and
Tapestry Mats and Rugs, Door Mats in every
style, and Floor Oil Cloths from 4 TO lGquarters
Inspection invited.
nov l3 ID. +. WlTM En-
November 18th, 1876.
CPEClAL CLOAK NU1ICE-Tho demand
- for Cloaks was So unexpectedly large last
week that we sold out large number OF those
sent Us to select from, and have rsordered In tue
same way. We can give special inducements
both in prices and variety while they are here
Good Black Beaver Cloth st 81 80.
nov l3 Ii. g. SLAY MAkhk co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14
MEDICINES.
A N ADDRESS TO THE SICK.
SIMMONS
LIV Err REGULATOR. r

PURELY VEGETABLE.
Is harmless
Is no drastic violent medicine,
Is sure to cure if taken regularly,
Is no intoxicating beverage
Is . faultless family medicine.
Is the cheapest medicine in the world,
Is given with safety and tho happcst results
t. the most delicate infant.
Does not interfere with business,
Does not disarrsnge the system,
Takes the place Of Quinino and BitLers of ovo-
ry kind
Contains the simplest and best remedies.
ASK the recovered Dyspeptics, Bilious sut-
ferers victims OF Fever and Ague, the lnercu-
rial diseased patient, how they recovered health
cheerful spirits and good sppetite-they will tell
you by taking Summons Liver Regulator.
The cheapest. purest and best family medicine
in the world.
1t contains four medical elements. never
united in the same happy proportion IN any
other preparation, viz: gentle Csthartc, y
wonderful Tonic, al unexceptionabie Aitera.
tive and certain corrective of all impurities OF
The body. Such signal success has attended ils
,lse, that it i: now regarded as tho
EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC
For All Disease Of the Liver, Stomach and
Spleen
As Remedy in Malarious Fevors Bowel
Complaints, Dyspepsia Mental Depression,
Restfessness, Jaundico, Nausea, Sick Headache,
Collie, Constipation and Biliousness
IT HAS NO EQUAL
CAUTION l-As there arc number Of imi-
tstions offered to the public, we would caution
the community to buy no Powders OF Prepared
Simmons Liver Regulator unless in our en-.
graved wrapper with Trade Mark, Stamp and
Signature unbroken. None other is genuine.
j. H. ZEILIN s. CO..
Macon, Ga, and Philadelphia
Your valuable medicine, Simmons Liver
Regulator, has saved me many doctors bills. |
use it for every thing it is recommended and
nevcr knew it to fail; have used it in Coicand
Grubbs with my Mules and Horses, giving them
about halt bottle at time. | have not lost
one that gave it to. You can recommend tito
every one that has stock rs being the best medi-
cine known for all complaints that horse flesh is
heir TO. +. r.. TAYLOR,
sep : Agent Tor Grangers OF georgia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14

NOTICE-Usving purchased the stock and
IN good will Of the DRUG STORE formerly
occupied by Mr.. G. 3. Grgg, at the northwest
corner of King aud Royal streets, wo have tho,
roughly reft,ed and renovated the same, and
everything pertaining to the DRUG BUSl.
NESS, and propose to carry it on as branch Of
our establishment at No l45 King street: The
branch store will be under the charge of Mr. {.
j. w. SUMMERS, whom we have associated
with us in business. and who will be prepared to
COMPOUND Physicians Prescriptions, or dis
pense medicines at any hour of the day or night.
Night bell at the King street door: ~
oct Y-tf JAN mn u w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14

Nos. 80 & l45 King street, Alexandria, Va
Physicians Prescriptions accurately coul-
pounded DAY or NIGHT ut No. -. Night Doll NJ
the King street door.
H4- Orders and inquiries from the country
PROMPTLY attended TO IT No. l45 oct 9-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14

|CHEAr FISH
have in storo and to arrive II largo quantity
Of FISH, all varieties. which 4 will clo@o out al
reduced prices.
$50 bbls Mackerol, N,'s. /, 4. and 3; nlso IN kits.
200 bbls Split Herring
l5O bbls Round do ,chesr iroL / 80 20 > {. bbi.
zoo bbls Potomac do, Fam. Kjc. Net and MOL.
POTOMAC SHAD ana SllAD ROE.
1t Toull be to your advantage 20 cali and OK
amino my stor!: to.Irc lura!'a.ing elsewhere.
D. J. REED,
No ~ suuth Union street
sop 5-tf No. II south Whnrves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14
WOOD AND CO-IL.
Goa L.!

HOOD AND Io-iA. ----.
I,OALl COAL!
For oooj CI,EAN COAL. go 10 H. j. Mk-
HAFFEY s. CO.'S. wharI and yard loo. "I
Queen street. scp5
go ,,,,,
{ IOAL! ,,,
~ -, w, " - r GOA, ,,f I'm,
On the wharia lu!i STOCK "l CoA y, 81 th',
best quality, hroN1ii, hsk' 'o'ove' o'',, N'' 'N1
Cumpcrishu, rom tno i"'''"''a "'''"
Lyken's Valley Mines
cameron :.
Leo
Hill " Harris
Ocean :.
Msrylnid .,.
West Virginia Hplint' ,.,.r
For sa'" 81 the l""""t n'HfkoI ra'e@' per lou VI
224J ID: -, o.,,r
JAN ll-tf W. "a. "hooI.
~ntI, COALl
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09
The Inventor Of the WhpelbarrOW.

1t takes a great man Ia do little thing
sometimes.
Who do you think invented that very
simple thing called the wheclbarrow
Why, no less II man than Leonardo ia
Vinci.
And who was he3
lie was musician, poet painter, archi-
tect, sculptor, Psychologist, engineer, ma
tural historian, botanist, and inventor, all
in one. He was not "Jack of all trades
and good at nome" either. lie was real
master of many arts, and a practical work
or besides.
When did he liveP
Sometime about the time that Columbus
discovered America.
And where was he born
In the beautiful city of Florence, in
Italy.
Perhaps some of you may feel little
better acquainted with him when | tell
you that it was Leonardo da Vinc who
painted one of the grandest pictures in the
world, "The Last Supper" Il picture that
has been copied many times, and engraven
in several styles, so that almost every one
has nm idea of the arrangement and posi-
ton of the figures of Our Lord and his
disciples though am told that, without
seeing the painting itself, no one can form
is.
And only to think of the thousands of
poor, hard working Americans who really
own, in their wheebarrow, an original
'work" Of Leonardo da Vinci
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09
japanese Money.

One of the greatest curiosities in Japan
to the stranger is the wonderful variety of
coins that are used daily. In some in
stances it takes one thousand pieces to
make one dollar. These are called "cash,'
and are seldom received by foreigners, who
as a general rule refuse to take them in
change. Imagine making trade of five
cents, and giving man fifty-cent piece,
then receiving in change four hundred and
fifty of these coppers
This coin is peculiarly made, having a
square hole in the centre. They are about
the size of our dime pieces and nearly two
Thirds the thickness. Next to this comes
the quarter of cent, and the one and two
cent pieces. In silver coin they have the
five, ten, twenty, twenty-five cent and one
dollar pieces.
In gold the one, two, five, ten and TWEEN
ty dollars, which are very pretty coinages,
indeed. Next to this comes the govern
ment stores of paper money, in various de-
nominations ranging from five cents to one
hundred dollars. This money is made on
inferior paper to ours, and from general
appearance will not last like American
money.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

fore l could make any resistance they took
me in, and who do you suppose saw as
leader of their party but John Barton, our
old school-mate He talked with me, and
tried to induce me to join them but l
told them couldn't do it !; that at twelve
o'clock was going to escape disappear
in cloud of smoke. But he laughed at
me, and said | was out of my head. About
eleven o'clock I asked him if might
smoke. He said he had no objection, so l
filled my pipe and commenced walking
the floor. | had about two pounds of gun
powder in my pocket, and, rs / walked,
strewed it all over the floor. When the
clock struck twelve babe them goodbye,
and told them had tot go. then knock
ed the ashes out of my pipe. the gun
powder igniting, and a dazzling flame of
fire shot across, around and all over the
room, filling it with sulf,ocating smoke
Before it cleared away l hurled chair
through the window, spraug out, and de-
parted, leaving them to their own refcc-
tinns. You know the rest"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

BIG MELoNs.-To raise big melons plant
them eight feet apart each way, in we'll
ploWed land, that is a sandy loan with
but little clay in it. Excavate the hills
eighteen inches square and ten inches deep,
and I'LL them up with best stable manure,
that has been thoroughly rotted in com.
post On the top of this sprinkle a hand.
full OF good fertilizer, and cover with fine
earth two inches. Plant the seed, cult
vate WELL and when the vines begin to set
melons, pinch the vines off so as to allow
but one melon to grow on each branch.
This will be large one and many of them
will grow to mammoth size. The same
method is adapted to all kinds of melons.
Indeed the same principle applied to all
kinds OF plants and fruits will make them
grow big. 1t is high culture.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09
VARIETIES.

The superiority of man to nature is
| continually illustrated in literature and in
life. Nature needs an immense quantity OF
quilts to make a goose with but man can
make goose of himselfin five minutes with
one quill
-"When women make bread" said
Quiz, moralizing over an underdone bis
cult at the breakfast table-"when women
make bread, curious phenomenon often
results you find little dear bringing
forth a little dough-"
-"Some COMPOUNDED idiot has put that
pen where can't find it !" growlcd II man
the other day, as he searched about the
desk. "Ah, UNI, yes thought So" he
continued in n lower key, as he took the
| article from behind his ear.
"A postal card was received at the post
office in Rochester the other day, with the
| following address in German: "To my
cousin who lives four miles from Roches-
ter on farm of 40 acres, the cars runs
through his land and lie has ten red heif-
ers"
An exchange asks: "If there's place
Tor everything, where is the place for a
boil 2"
1t has been said that the best place for
such an ornament is on some other fellow.
And we don't think better location can
be discovered!
"A gentleman having engaged brick
layer to make some repairs in his cellar,
ordered the ale to be removed before the
bricklayer commenced his work.
I e.. 4 L al
sir" said the man.
II presume not" said the gentleman;
"but | think a barrel of ale would run at
your approach"
AT one time Daniel Webster had
difficult case to plead, and verdict was
returned against his client. One of the
witnesses came to him and said, "Mr. Web
ster, if had thought we should have lost
the case, might have testified great
deal more than | did" at is of no conse-
guence," replied the lawyer, "lhe jury did
not believe a word You said"
"A blacksmith in Humboldt county, Cal
ifornia, offered himself rs bail for pris-
oner whose trial was put off until the next
term. "Are you surely worth five hun
bred dollars above all your debts 2" in
quired the recorder. "Why, sir, | hold
my wife to be worth five hundred dollars
without counting property" "The court
is satisfied; take the ball. replied the re-
corder. :.
"A clergyman who had been staying
for some time at the house of a friend, on
going away called to him little Tommy,
the four-year old son of his host, and
asked him what he should give him for a
present. Tommy, who had great respect
for the 'cloth," thought it was his duty
to suggest something of a religious nature,
so he answered, hesitatingly 81 i think
/ should like a Testament, and know |
should like pop-gun.'
"A gentleman in Paris paid visit the
other day to lady, in whose parlor he
saw portrait of a lovely woman, of, say
tive-and-twenty.
Upon the entrance of the lady her visitor
asked her if the picture was family por
trait and was told that it represented her
deceased daughter.
HAS it been long since you lost here
asked the gentleman.
"Alas, sir ~ replied the lady, "she died
just after her birth, and had n portrait
painted to represent her as she would have
appeared if she had lived until now"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09
Poe tic al.
For The A.gis d Htelligencer.
Experience Of the Rural Tramp.
BY IVUROS.


ground,
Then take survey of the county around
We scan every hilltop and valley in sight,
In search of that sign in which we delight.
IL Is the smoke from cottage in some YER
dant dell,
II attracts like the tingling at Hanna's hotel.
When we see the blue column ascending in
air,
We know at its base hot coffee is there;
We watch it intently as it gracefully curls
Above the tall trees where it's volume unfurls.
Instinct informs us that smoke Is part,
Or rather branch, of the cooks useful art;
We therefore proceed without much delay,
To- I,G, seek for a path leading that way;
When this we have found we move swiftly ahead
lmpelled BY the thought of coffee and bread.
When we have approached sufficiently near
We then reconnoitre for path in the rear;
We now move with caution, our eyes on the
ground
In search of fresh tracks of the bloodhirsty
hound;
After searching with care, if 10 track can be
found,
We eagerly listen for that omnibus sound,
Our judgment is such we can readily tell
The size of dog by the sound of his yell;
On the question of dogs we speak very plain
They give us much trouble and frequently pain
Their fangs they insert, our garments they tear
Those things we have seen, we have often been
there.
Cur dogs and hounds are treacherous spies,
In fact the whole race our profession desplse !;
They are of no use except to some scamp,
Whose pleasure consists in racing tramp
Some boast of good dogs, great instinct they
show;
Dead dogs are the only good dogs that we know.
Some may be useful for bleeding old sheep,
Or thinning out lambs, those they should
keep.
The whole race of CANNES except the sheep
dog,
Should by law be dispatched unless chained
to alog.
Our reason is this, all sheep dogs we find
Resemble in action the saints OF mankind
They are humble and meek, quite seldom they
bark,
But active and sly in deeds that are dark.
We also know this, snar and growl
Strictly means business, not SO when they
howl.
When those omnibus sounds strike on the
car,
We make for fence or tree if it's near,
II we fail to succeed in gaining n place,
Then we scratch gravel, the dogs in full
chase.
The trcacherous brutcs consider it fun
To witness the leaps of tramp in full run.
Sometimes we succeed and gain the top rail,
Or the limb of tree-minus coat.tail.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

AN INFANT WATCHMAKER.-Tbe p;+to.
burg newspapers of a recent date NH.
lished accounts OF a boy, Samuel b. q.
Nixon living in Allegheny City, who, when
only twenty-sixmonths old, was able to take
a watch to pieces and put it together again
in working order He was born Septem.
Der 81, 1878, and when only few months
old took great fancy to tools, which he
soon learned to use, unscrewing door
plates, &c. His grandfather is a watchmak-
er and has amused the boy by teaching him
to take watches apart and to reconstruct
them. He has grown very proficient in
this work and in recent exhibitions of his
skill took a watch apart and reconstructed
it in less than ten minutes. He is now two
years and eight months old, and. is barely
able to talk, but understands what is said
to him in English, French or Spanish.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

SALT For ANIMALs.-The proper way
to supply animals with salt is to have it
always within reach. When they want it
they will take it. Whenever their diges-
1--WE organs get out of order nothing will
tone them quicker than salt. Many make
a practice of giving it only once week,
and then they will consume too much of
1t. They want it all the week, but can't
get it, and take an overdose.
Others will feed it, and particularly TO
horses, only in bran mashes and this, too,
is Wrong-for, in this case, they are com
peiled to eat it, whether they need it or,
not, and they may get too much, as well as
not enough.
The appetite is the best test, it is al
ways within reach, and horses, cattle,
sheep and swine should be supplied with
~ constantly, so they can always help
themselves. lfpossible, it should be kept
under shelter, so rs not to be wasted by
the ram.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

LIVING THROUGH THE TEARS AGAIN.
In certain farmhouse twenty years ago
great blank book was kept and labelled
Home Journal" Every night somebody
made an entry in it. Father set down the
sale of the calves, or mother the cutting
OF the baby's eye-tooth or, perhaps Jenny
wrote full account of the sleighing party
last night or Bob the proceedings of the
Pm Beta Club, or Tom scrawled "Tried
my new gun. Bully. Shot into the fence
and Johnson's old cat" On towards the
middle of the book there was an tntry of
Jenny's marriage, and one of the Younger
girls had added a description of the
bridesmaids dresses, and long afterward
there was written, "This day father died"
in Beb's trembling hand.
There was blank of many months after
that But nothing could have served bet
ter to bind that family of headstrong BOYS
ana girls together than the keeping of this
book. They come back to the old home
stead now, men and women with grizzled
hair, to see their mother who is still living,
and turn over its pages reverently, with
many hearty laugh or the tears coming
into their eyes. 1t is their childhood
come back again in visible shape.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09
farWRrs' Column.
Speed the PIOsc.o
Turkey Breeding.

flock of well grown turkeys make
such an agreeable addition to the receipts
OF the farm, and they are often raised with
so little trouble, that / wonder at the
seeming indifference of so many farmers
with reference to them. The rules for
breeding are simple and easily understood,
and failures are due to two prominent
causes-ene, the weather, which, in some
seasons, puts at fault the utmost possible
care; the other negligence.
hot and dry season is well nigh an
essential for success with turkeys. This
IS SO important that it is of little use to he
IN haste to get turkeys Matched early, as
we may do with chickens, though old
birds are tough enough, young ones are
exceedingly tender. Ifbrought out by the
first of June, it will, in most cases, be carly
enough. Even if they live through such
chilly and damp weather as is common in
May, they will not grow much until hot
weather and bugs come to their relief;
but, let them hatch out in June, in wealth
er which drives the breeder to the shade.
and little turkeys just enjoy it; they will
stretch themselves in the sun and "lay off,
with every token Of delight Damp, chill
ly weather is their ruin rain an abomina-
ton; morning dew poison sure to blight
the hopes Of inexperienced or careless
breeders. Turkeys must be allowed to
range very freely to insure success, but not
while the grass is wet-that is, during the
hrst two months or so of their lives. After
that, one need not be quite so particular.
Early turkeys not being advisable, the
hrst litter of eggs from hen may be re-
served Tor common hen in May, and the
turkey hen he invited to lay second
litter, which she will do ifbroken up. l
think the earliest turkeys do better in any
case with a common hen, as she roams
less and the chicks become more iractable
and the females from among them make
more manageable mothers for next wear.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

LETTUCE DREss1NG.-Five eggs beaten
together, a level spoonful of salt, same of
pepper, tablespoonful each of butter, cream
and mixed mustard, and half teacupful
of weak vinegar. Put all into tin buck
ct and place it in vessel of boiling water,
stirring all the time until it thickens.--
When cold add four tablepoonslul of salad
oil. This dressing is also very nice used
with sweet breads say three or four pairs,
after they have been cleansed, boiled in
salt and water, and chopped up. Mix the
sweet breads thoroughly with the dressing;
place tablespoonful of this in the middle
of each leaf, with smaller leaves around it,
Serve for lunch, dinner or tea Country
| Gentleman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

"A farmer of Labette buried four or
five jars of butter last summer, rs an ex-
pertinent. He removed one jar the other
day and found the butter as nice and sweet
as the day it was buried. His plan was to
get good sound jar, fill it with butter,
tie cloth over the top, put on a layer of
salt about an inch thick, tie strong cloth
over the mouth of the jar and bury the jar
four feet deep, mouth down. Mr.. Will
liams thinks that butter put up in this
shape can be kept pure and nice an indefi-
mite length OF time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-09

BY husbandry the ground gives US
every thing necessary for our food and
nourislment, aud such things lkew Use, as
afford the greatest pleasure. But though
it gives us plenty of all kinds of things
yet it does not allow US to reap them In
sloth and idleness, but excites us to health
and strength by the labor it appoints US.