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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-19
BOOTS AND SHOES.


n#IF YOU WANT A PAIR OF EASY.
FITTING SHOES, that will surround
those painful corns or bunions and mako
you think there is 50 netting in this world
besides trials. troubles, vexations, pains,
misery and tribulations, come and lot US 1T
you in pair Of understandings that will
produce the happy effect:
ess- THE MOST USEFUL AS WELL AS
ornamental article for ladies' wear is pair
of handsome fitting BOOTS. They can be
had ut WADDEY'S, ITO King st. They
arc beautiful durable and cheap.
mzs- GENTS FINE BOOTS AND SHOES a
specially, small expenses novelty, lowest
prices reality, is what we can prove at
WADDEY'S, ITO King street
~ IT IS VERY POOR ECONOMY TO
waste your money buying trash when you
can get good goods at reasonable prices at
WADDEY'S. ITO King st., Alexa.. Va.
ms,~ AMONG OUR NEW FALL AND WIN
tor stock of Boots and Shoes we have some
new styles for ladies' wear, which arc real
ly beautiful. Ladies who have any desire
to present q handsome understanding will
do we'll to examine them at WADDEY'S
NEW STORE, ITO King 81.
ms- ANY ONE KNOWING WHAT 1T IS
to wear disproportioned Boot or Shoe had
better examine our stock of goods, as tho
shapes and makes for sale by uswill suit all
feet and pockets.
WADDEY, 10 King street.
Gs- DON'T BUY BOOTS AND SHOES else.
where, but come at once to ITO King st.,
and see the elegant styles of Boots and
Shoes large assortment at popular prices.
sep2I W. B. WADDEY,
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VIZ. A. JOHNSON,

:" A. JOHNSON,
Wholesale and Retail
GROCER s. COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Also Agent for Arlington Brewery and Laf-
land & Rand's Powder Co..
Consignments Of Grain. Flour and all kinds
of Country Produce solicited Liberal advances
made on consignments in store.
oct 8 n. T.. cor. Cam and Royal SIS.
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PROFEsSIONAL CARDS

DRICES REDUCED. .
I am now putting up SITS OF TEETH AT
GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
Full sets from SO to SIS.
Partial sets In proportion.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Where sets are to be put in no charge will be
made for extracting.
DR.. FAWCETT, Dentist,
aug loft No. 81 N. Wash. st., Alexa, Va.
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Wholesale Dealers and Jobbora in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR,
SALT AND FISH.
A full line Of celebrated pure old Whiskeys,
Brandies Gin. Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S PILLS.
d.lphis and Clsgetts Baltimore A)es, and Berg
ner s. Engeps Lager Beer, in casks or bottles:
Agents Ter James S. WEIGH 8 Best Family
Flour, James s. Kirk s. Cos. Standard Soaps,
Dupont & Co.'S. Sporting and Blasting Gun
powder, and Baltimore and Potomac kiVer
Steamers.
Orders promptly attended 10, and con5gn'
ments solicited No. ii hlng street,
oct 26-tf Alexandria, Va.
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VIZ T., VIRG. MIDLAND s. g. s. Il. Z.
w. JOHN S. BARBOUR, Receiver.
On and after Sunday, Nog'r. II, 1877, Pas
senger Trains will run rs follows:
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IN CASES HIAWATHA Smoking To
lO bacco in and pounds bags. ..a
san 26 w, A. JOHNSON,
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south Bound. Express. Msil. Accomdn
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TXTRA FINE GREEN GINGER, received
oct II G. VIM. RAMSAY.
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. - DOZ. BROOMS received andl Cor sale
40 at extremely low prices by
+. j. DAVIDSON,
nov8 IA! King street
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ny GENTS FINE BOOTS AND SHOES A
speciality, small expenses novelty, lowest
prices reality. is what we can prove at
WADDEY'S, ITO King street.
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- BBLS N. Y. STATE HAND.PICKED
- BEANS, and fresh invoice of Pennsylva>
mia Buckwhest received this day.
nov8 w. A. JOHNSON
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A PPLE and PEACH BUTTER and CAL.
~ IFORNIA JELLIRS at
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DOTATOESl POTATOESl 500 bushels N:
4 Y. State Early Rose Potatoes reeeve and
fer sale bv w. A. JOHNSON,
= oc M N, E. cor. Cam. 81 Royal sts.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

or not, till Bill couldn't stand it, and
wouldn't"
"Did he tell Mr.. Jones about the
eggs p' asked Sam.
mo-" said the other boy; he was
afraid; Mr.. Jones has got such tenn
per-"
"I think he'd better owned up at
once,' said Sam.
"I suspect you'll find it better to
preach than to practice" said the boy.
II would run away before I'd tell him."
And he turned on his heel and left poor
Sam alone with his broken saw.
The poor boy did not feel very COM
Portable or happy. He shut up the wood
house, walked out into the garden, and
then went up into his little chamber un-
der the caves. He wished he could tell
Mrs. Jones; but she wasn't sociable, and
he had rather not. go my God," said
Sam, falling on his knees, I" help me to
do the thing that's right.''
do not know what time it was, but
when Mr.. Jones came into the house the
boy heard him. He got up, crept down
stairs, and met Mr.. Jones in the kitchen.
"Sir," said Sam, " / broke your saw,
and thought I'd come and tell you fore
you saw it in the morning"
What did you get up to tell me for?"
asked Mr.. Jones; "I should think
morning would be time enough to tell of
your carelessness."
Because said Sam, +" was afraid if
1 put it off 1 might be tempted to lie
about it. I'm sorry I broke it, but 1
tried to be careful"
Mr.. Jones looked at the boy from head
to foot, then stretched out his hand.
"There, Sam," he said heartily, "give
me your hand. Shake hands. That's
right. Go to bed, boy. Never fear. Pm
glad the saw broke it shows the mettle's
in you. Go to bed"
Mr.. Jones was fairly won. Never
were better friends after that than Sam
and he. Sam thinks justice has not
been done Mr.. Jones. If the boys had
treated him honestly and 'above board"
he would have been good man to live
with. 1t was their conduct that soured
and made him suspicious. I do not
know how that is. 1 only know that
Sam Fisher finds in Mr.. Jones kind
master and faithful friend.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
To a Young Girl.

You think you love the man who is
coming this Saturday night to visit you.
And he acts as if he loves you. Suppose
he declares himself, and asks you to be
his wifeY Are you prepared to say to
him. II love and trust you through life
with the happiness, and the lives and
veal of our children z"
He is jolly, gay and handsome, and
the darts of Cupid are twinkling and
sparkling in his eyes but will those
eyes always find expression from the
love of q true soul?
Tonight he says many pleasant things
and draws pretty pictures for the future.
Does he go tomorrow to work which
gives promise to the fulfilIment of your
desires of life
Do his ambitions and achievements
satisfy you?
Does his everyday life shine with the
noble endeavors of trustworthy man
If you think and desire companion
in your thinking-one who can unlock
the deepest depths Of your mind,to what
strata of humanity does he belong in the
scale of excellence and mortality Is he
doing all he can to build up for the future
usefulness and happiness in which you
can share and feel blessed These are
questions which the experience of after
years make many women weep in bit
terness that they were not thought of
before they answered " Yes.n
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
An Angel, but no Melody In Her.

TIE was country looking chap with
L L an odd mixture of sorrow and res
ignation on his lean countenance, and
he dropped upon the startled advertis-
ing clerk of the Bangtown Patriot with
the mysterious whisper of:
"She's gone"
Who's gone? ?" asked the clerk.
"Maria."
who in thunder's Maria ?"
My wife; she's gone"
Gone wherep"
Cup above-died last night-want
you to put it in your next issue"
"What allied her ?"
Lockjaw she lay for three weeks
and couldn't speak. Never had such
quiet time in the house before. Just do
the notice up fine, will you, an I'll see
that everything's fixed up all right"
Accordingly, the clerk scribbled away
for a moment, handed out what he had
written for inspection, and curtly re-
marked:
Dollar thirty-fve."
The bereaved husband read it over
carefully, and finally, gave sigh of
satisfaction.
That's all right" said he, handing
over the required specie, +" but l 'spose
you could put verse on the end couldn't
you ?"
Well, yes,'' ruminated the clerk, "I
guess so what kind of a verse do you
want?"
Somethin' tender-like an sorrow
full"
Chow would this do ?" asked the
clerk, scratching his head with the end
of his penholder:
A perfect female, folks did consider her,
She's gone and left weepin' widower."
I" That's kinder melancholy" reflect
ed the stranger, "but reckon it's a
leetle-jest a leetle-too personal. Jest
you try it again. don't mind putin
up hansum' for sumthin' that'n rake
folks heart-strings." W
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
A Lesson for Boys.

A BOY went and lived with man
II who was counted hard master. He
never kept his boys. They ran away or
gave him notice they meant to quit so
he was half his time without or in search
of boy.
The work was not very hard-opening
and sweeping out the shop, chopping
wood, running errands, and helping
around. At last Sam Fisher went to
live with him.
"Sam's good boy,'' said his mother.
Il should like to see boy nowadays
that has a spark of goodness in him."
growled the new master.
1t is always bad to begin with man
who has no confidence in you, because,
do your best, you are likely to have little
credit for it. However, Sam thought he
would try; the wages were good, and his
mother wanted him to go.
Sam had been with Mr.. Jones but
three days before, in saving cross
grained stick of wood, he broke the saw.
He was little frightened. He knew he
was careful, and he knew he was pretty
good sawyer too, for boy of his age;
nevertheless the saw broke in his hands.
" And Mr.. Jones will thrash you for
it, said another boy who was in the
woodshed with him.
"Why, of course,I didn mean it,and
accidents will happen to the best of
folks" said Sam, looking with a very
sorrowful air at the broken saw.
Mr.. Jones never makes allowances"
said the other boy; 1 never saw any,
thing like him. That Bill might have
stayed, only he jumped into hens nest
and broke her eggs. He dared not tell
of 1t; but Mr.. Jones kept suspecting and
suspecting, and laid everything out of
the way to Bill, whether he was to blame
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
A Short COurtship.

The Kingston, IN. w Courier gives
the following account of speedy mar
riage in Chichesterville: "The bride
groom was A. Borthwick, and was fifty
five years old, while the bride, Miss S.
Van Valkenburgh, is hfty-six years of
age. Mr.. Borthwick came from Schoha-
rie county on the 25th of April, and was
introduced to Miss Van Valkenburg by
the pastor at the church that evening"
Mr.. Borthwick at once made known his
eriand, saying he came from Schoharie
by reference from his pastor, 'and now
have seen you, he said, 1 am satisfied
you will make me a suitable companion.
Will you marry me tomorrow morn
ingY" Isn't that most too soony' Now
or never said the wooer. The couple
were married the next morning and
started for their new homein Schoharie."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

time forward. We also pledge ourselves
to do all In our power to induce Others
to make and keep this pledge to which
we now, in the presence of God and of
each other affix our Names"
Before she had finished reading there
were tears in her voice, If not in her
eyes, and before she offered the pledge to
any one she wrote her own name at the
head of the list. AS for the young men,
they at first looked at each other in a
helpless sort of way, but as the pledge
was circulated among them, they all,
moved by one impulse, looked to their
leader, Harry Greenleaf, and what was
their surprise to see him take the pledge
and read it carefully as If to take in its
full meaning, and then in a clear, bold
hand write his name, after which he
turned to the company and said in a
manly tone:
have been your leader in less noble
things-will you follow my example
still ?"
Before they left the table Nell's pledge
had received twenty names.
"Why not call ourselves temperance
society ?" asked Earnest Grant, "have
regular meetings, and each member en-
deavor to bring in new recruits" p"
This suggestion was met with favor by
all present, and before they separated for
the night, arrangements had been made
for meeting to be held at an early
date.
We will not linger longer here, but
will pass over period of nine years, and
look again at some of our friends.
Earnest Grant, who it will be remem-
bered, suggested the organization of the
temperance society, has since then given
his time and talents to the cause of tenn
perance. Harry Greenleaf has for four
years been a minister of the gospel
and Ned Baldwin is now partner in
his uncle's business.
We will not follow each one into the
business of life, but will only say that of
the ten young men who nine years ago
signed Nellie Baldwin's temperance
pledge three are ministers of the gospel,
and all are upright Christian men, occu-
pying positions of trust in the communi-
ty in which they reside.
Were it not for the fact that we prom
ised in the beginning of our story that it
was not to be love story, we would
whisper little secret concerning the
Rev. Henry Greenleaf and Miss Nellie
Baldwin.
What is story after all with no love
in it p?
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
MOSAIC POETRY.

The following poetry is comprised of one
line from each author, and reads as smoothly
as though oil written by one person:
only know she came and went Lowell.
Like troutlets In pools Hood.
She was phantom of delight, Wordsworth.
And was like a fool. Eastman.
"one kiss, dear maid,"I said, and sighed,
Coleridge.
"Out of those lips unshorn," Longfellow.
She shook her ringlets round her head,
Stoddard.
And laughed in merry scorn. Tennyson.
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky!
Tennyson.
You hear them, oh my heart Alice Cary.
IT'S twelve at night by the castle clock,
Coleridge.
Beloved, we must part Alice Cary.
"Come back come back l'' he cried, in
grief, Campbell.
"My eyes are dim with tears
Bayard Taylor.
How shall live through all the days,
Mrs. Osgood.
All through hundred years2''
T. s. Perry.
Twas in the prime of summertime, Hood.
She blest me with her hand; Hoyt.
We strayed together, deeply blest,
Mrs. Edwards.
Into the Dreaming land. Cornwall.
The laughing bridal roses blow, Patmore.
To dress her dark-brown hair;
Bayard Taylor.
No maid may with her compare, Brailsford.
Most Beautiful, most rare Read.
. l clasped 1t on her sweet, cold hand,
Browning.
The precious golden link Smith.
calmed her fears, and she was calm,
Coleridge.
"Drink, pretty creature, drink"
Wordsworth.
And so won my Genevieve, Coleridge.
And walked in Paradise Heryey.
The fairest thing that ever grew,
Wordsworth.
Between me and the skies.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
NELL'S LEAP-YEAR PARTY.
A TEMPERANCE STORY.

NTE WILL STATE, at the begin
w ming of the story, that this is not
a love story, so those who have norelish
for any other need not waste their time
in reading this.
"DEAR FAN: Come over this eve
ming; have nice plan to unfold. Ask
Grace to come with you. In haste
NELL"
This was the note that Nellie Baldwin
sent to her intimate friend, Fannie
Brown. Grace was Fannie's sister.
/ wonder what new plan Nell has
read the note aloud to her sister.
"There is no use in trying to guess
Nell is so odd" replied Grace from be-
hind the last magazine.
We will not keep our readers in
suspense any longer than is necessary,
and so will pass over the time interven-
ing between this and evening.
well" said Fan, as the three seated
themselves in Nell's cosy little room,
"we are prepared for any astonishing
communication you have to make"
:" Be patient then, for 1 have some
thing to say before come to my plan.
"We are all attention." was the
reply.
''There is matter that has been upon
my mind for some time. Since Cousin
Ned has been with us have thought of
it more than ever. He has become in
innate with Harry Greenleaf and his
associates. Now these young men are
naturally the best hearted fellows in the
world, and they have noble talents, but
they do not realize to what the path on
which they are walking leads. They
have their wine suppers frequently, and
think that 1T is a shame to see such
noble natures ruined, as they surely will
be, unless they turn about, and we girls
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
The clerk gazed at the ceiling for
moment and then suggested:


moment and then suggested:
1.-THE husbands lost wife.
The children ma
Died on Friday night,
From the lock Jaw"
Yes," broke out the mourner," wip-
ing his nose with black -bordered hand
kerchief, "but you see don't own any
young 'uns."
What do you think of this, then ?"
She always was contented;
At life she'd never carp,
Gone to be an angel,
And play on golden harp
Don't believe that'll suit. You see
Mariar couldn't even play on pianner,
an 1 know harp would stump her,
sure. Poor woman; she had tender
heart, though, and made the most ele-
CANT biscuit you ever saw"
Hanged if L won't have to charge
you EXTRA" growled the clerk. /
amt Longfellow or Tennyson."
know" meekly replied the weep
in widower," Jest try once more, won't
your"
So the clerk did try, and at last ground
out the following:
ION earth could not stay Marier,
So she died and went up higher"
Sorter irreverent 'arn't it ?" anxious
ly asked Maria's rellct II reckon L
wouldn't grudge couple of dollars for a
bang-up verse"
Thus stimulated, the machine poet
became suddenly inspired, and exulting-
ly produced:
"Cry for Maria
Alas! she is no more
Joined the singing seraphs
Upon the other shore"
The afflicted one uneasily took a chew
of tobacco, and whispered:
Beautiful but there's one thing
that spiles it, Marier hadn't any more
melody in her than an old plow, an it's
delibrit lynn to speak of her as voca-
list. None of them other syrups
(seraphs) you alluded to could keep
time with her.
WELL" thoughtfully remarked the
discomfited clerk, " if this ain It all o. X.
you'll have to hire special poet; Pm
all played out:
"Aficton sore
Long time she bore,
Physicians were in vain
Lock jaw ketched her,
Death it fetched her,
Gone-to rise again."
Ct Tell you what" enthusiastically ex-
claimed the widower, that's tip-top !!
Here's your two dollars; you've airnt
them. A young man that kin make
up sich affectin' verses as them has got a
glorious future before him -
And squeezing the exhausted poets
hand the elated speaker left in search of
q pair of black kid gloves.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-23
III. National Guara na,,.

Nothing could 10 more pleasant than
the National Guard ball in Virginia City
last night. The hall wassappropriately
AMI artistically decorated. At the end
facing the entrance was a cross made OF
gas lets, above which was the motto,
..semper. P~aratus." Under this was the
date Of the company's organization,
"is63," followed by IN. q. ". NJ. 1871"
Tho ceiling was adorned with red-whito-
and-blue shields representing the States
Of the Union. In front Of the door was 4
full length mirror. facing In tho hall.
Above this was the date 1882 In gas Jets,
surmounted by q portrait Of Washington.
surrounded by q wreath OF evergreen.
Upon the walls were hung pictures Of Lin
coin and Grant, and the windows were fur.
nished with curtains Of red, white and
blue. The decoration was at once simple
and complete. Dancing commenced at
half.past o and continued until after 4
o'clock this morning. The gathering was
composed Of the beet people Of Virginia
City and Gold Hill, and there were just
enough present 10 make u comfortable.
varnsy's band was In attendance, and fur
nished finer music than was ever before
heard In Virginia City. The exercises
were spirited throughout, aud all went
home we'll satisfied with the right good
time enjoyed. Great credit Is due TO the
officers and members Of the National
Guard for tho excellent manner In which
the programme was carried out.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-23

ahall enter an order upon their minutes
designating the scrip accepted. giving the
numbsr Of the pieces and name Of the
bidder, the par value, the amount Of inter-
est due and the amount for which the scrip
Ia redeemed.
Ninth-That the President and Secro-
tary shall be empowered 70 draw upon
said Redemption Fund for all scrip 90 re-
deemed; and such redeemed scrip shall
b Immediately marked BY writing across
the face thereof the word "caAceled."
with the date Of cancellation. and be sign
Cd by the Secretary. in the presence OF the
President. Such bids and cancelled scrip
shall then be filed and cancelled.
The resolutions IS amended were then
adopted.
MEETING AT CARSON.
Altar the discussion and Transaction OF
some other itsms Of business. President
Taylor brought up the subject Of holdings
meeting at Carson City. The idea has been
advanced and he thought Il an excellent
one. Many members reside In Carson.
and although they have kept themselves
financially In good standing In the So
cisty. yet owing to the nature Of thoir
business they have never been able
10 attend any OF tho meetings.
The idea Of as many members from
Virginia and Gold Hill as possible going
down there TO hold . special meeting some
fine evening was the very thing. He had
therefore instructed the Ormsby county
Vice President that . special meeting
would be held In Carson on the evening Of
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-23
n.-.,svr,. s..ss EvesssS.
A P...isa Dssehmsn.

Last week after the bill s~egrsgatins
American Flat from Gold Hill was rejected
By the Nevada Legislature, our fsliow'towns'
man Harris sent TO q friend in Gold Hill
dispatch which was received In this form
BY the operator:
"CARsox. Feb. i5.-To Mr.. Blank;
American Flat Bill killed j. H.. Harris.
A German who has not been long In the
country. and who thinks everybody here
IL named avid Bill" or i" Buffalo Bill
or some other o~utlandish thing. very nat
urslly Misunderstood the meaning of the
message. Meeting . friend ON the street q
few minutes later. he said:
"Thsy been rising hell in Carson. leu
hear Of itr
"No ; what's the natter" was the an
swsr and inquiry.
"vsll. Harris he got killed. American
Fiat Iii killed him."
After ths laugh was over u took several
minutes 70 explain the matter to the sats-
faction Of our reutoaic friend. but when he
sscs got through II, he invited the crowd
10 "dAks . drink"