Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-29
Alefauorla Qbaxtttt
SATURDAY EVENING, SEp1"R g.

THE NORTHERN Pacific RAILROAD Con-.
pANY held its annual meeting yesterday at the
| compeuy's Offices. 23 Fifth avenue. President
Charles r. Wright. OF Pennsylvania, 10 the
chair. The report for the past year showed
gross earnings Of 1865, S23.3277; expenses, $513
124 90; net earnings, $500, ,G9S,47 an increase
of nearly 25 per cent over the previous year
The several divisions Of the road are all - S'Ht
condition. and the country along the whole lia"
is being rapidly settled aud trade increasing.
The report urges that Congress be petltloned to
extend the time for the completion of the road
to the Pacific. 1t was resolved that 10 the Judg'
meut Of the stockholders the construction OF the
road westward from the Missouri River should
be forthwith commenced and eastward from
tue Columbia River on the Lake Pend Ofellle
division as 5000 as practicable. The Purchas
ing Committee Of the bondh0lders was called
on 10 fix day within which al bonds outstand-
ing must be surrendered t1r convcrslon luto
preferred stock IS provided in the plan OF reo!'
ganization adopted two years ago, all persons
not surrcnderiDg to be debarred from the prlvi.
ege OF conversion ever aftcward. About
$4,000, 900 Of these bonds arc still outstanding.
Charles 3. Wright, Pennsylvania; Frederick
Billings, Vermont George W. Cass, New
York; Ben p Cheney. Massachusetts,; T.. Tow
err Pennsylvania; J. Livingston. New York;
Joseph Dilworth. Pennsylvania; j. +. Smith,
Pennsylvania George Stark, New Hamrshrc;
Alexander Mitchell. Wisconsin,; j. =. Airs:
worth Oregon; J. NJ. DeniSon, Maryland, and
Richard L. Ashurst, Pennsylvaoia, were elect
ed directors. Charles b. Wright was elected
President George Stark, Vieo President, Sam
uel Wilkeson, Secretary, and George Il. Baeb',
Treasurer.
THE Uses OF TIE LEMoN-AS writer in
the London Lancet remarks few people know
the value Of lemon Juice. a piece ol lemon
bound upon corn will cure it a few days; Il
should be renewed night and morning. a tree
use of lemon Juice anl sugar will always relieve
cough. Most people feel poorly 10 the spring,
but if they would cat lemon before breakfast
eycry day for Wcck--with or without sugar,
as they like-thcy would find it better than any
medicine. Lemon Juice used according to thus
recipe will sometimes cure consumption: lut
dozen lemons into cold water and slowly bring
to boil; boil slowly until the lemons are a'ii,
then squeeze until the juice Is extracted; al"
sugar to YOUR taste and drink; In this way 'lSo
one dozen lemons day. II they cause paln,o
loosen the bowels too much, lessen the quantity
and use only five or six a day unit! you arc pet
ter, and then begin again with daZen 4 day,
After using five or six dozen the patient viii
begin to gain fl,sh and enjoy food. Hold on t.
the omors, and still! usa them very if'f'f Tor
several weeks more.
Another use Tor lemons is for a refreshing
drink 10 summer, or in sickness at any time,
Prepare as directed above, and add water and
sugar. But in order to have this keep We'll
after boiling the lemons squeeze and STRAIN care
fully; then to every half pint OF jnc, add ono
mound CT loaf or crushed sugar, boil and stra a
few minutes moro until tho sugar Is dissolved,
skim carefully and bottle. You will get more
Juice from the lemons by boiling them, ant the
preparation keeps better.
AN UNMATED PAIR.-"Come, now, Sarah,
take your husbands hand aud promise Inc that
you will 20 straight home with HIN and be Il
loving wife to him in future, said Juice DAT
fy, at the Tombs Police Court, in hl1 most wn'
ming tone, TO a we'll dres ;cd young woman VIII"
stood at the bar ncrvoujIy pattlng her 1907 Oh
the floor. her lips tightly comprcSi3u anu n'F
eyes looking daggcr5 at man by her SIDE. one
had been married only SIX months Out tla'
short period, according 70 their Joint tes''mo"y'
represented ages OF unhapplncss to each
According 10 GllC HILL lil5 "ilC - 80
tippe in fiercencss, while the woman's statcmtenI
painted her husband as black as the arch i'en''
| himself. , -,
"What! live with him. Julg;," said the
young woman, III reply 10 the magistrates
kindly motives; "uo, indeed, ASK me to Jump
off the East River Bridge, and | Il do IT; but
don't ask me TO live with that carlcaturc "'
man.
Never fear, my sweet pet, said the hu7.
hand, ironically; 81 won't go insane over It,
I'm try and keep my health. 1t may have
little demoralizing effect on me not to hear your
dear little tongue wagsing, wagging, wagglns'
from morning until night, and may miss the
daily exercise Of frying pans flying at my hca"i
but on the whole think I'll BE- able to manage
lii., without you. ,.r
Of reconciliation, aud the pair lett tho court
room.-M Y Herald.
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