Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-19
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
r.,e Northern Pacific Railroad.

Three months. '.'....'. w
The Korthern Pacific Railroad.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
will received bids at its of1iss ia this city tc-
day, for extending tho road from Bismarck,
the present westera terminus. cn the Missouri.
across the plains for o little moro than 200
miles to the Yellowstone. It said that sew
eral New York contractors will enter lato COM
petition, and among those wco come from
distance to put 10 bids are Messrs. Canda q
Rose, the Canadian contractors. wao have as
sccisted With them D1ri!us Morrison, OF Mid
neanolis. D. Croft & Co. aud D. G. Shepard.
Of ST.. Paul and r. Y. Landgon. OF Minnie
spois. The opinion prevails chat the con:
tract will no. be awarded on the bids now called
for, but that tie bids will be used to enable
the company to decide what it ought 10 COST TO
build the new section on cash OASIS. lho
compauy owns 5000 600 acres OF land between
tho Missouri aud the Yellowstone, and 1t Is
believed TO be the wish CT the directors to get
contractors to bald the road TOR the lano,
which, G, most is asserted, ,Would not COST ths
contractor more than Fifty c,nts an acfe
The Northern Pacific ia reported to nave dohe
prosperous business during the seaslon. espe'
the Red river The Dakota section has donea
greater carrying business than was expected.
Il Was proposed to extend branch OF the road
I'D the west back OF the Red river into the
fertile fields of Manitoba, country tnat ls
being rapidly developed, snd also to Du!ld
branch iron Brsinerd 90 the Mississippi down
the west bank Of that river, TO c0oDect with the
Muwsukia and St. Louis roads at Minneapolis.
rhese projaots, il o11ried cut, would nave
placed the Northern Pacific in competition with
The Sf. Paul and Pacific. and With the Fort
Garry Road, which occupies the East side or
the Red River Valley. Nj. Stevens, OF tho
Bank cf Montreal, is principe! owner OF these
two railroads, having bought out the D1iea
bondholdsrs ia the st. Paul AID Pacific. !le
hay succeeded in maklug an arrangement Win
the Northero PacGo Company. 'gl7ing the iat-
ter right os way over tbs 81. Paul and facl1c
Road irom Ssnk Rapids to St. Paul, reoeVlng'
it is said, $l50,000 year for the privilege
Nev Xorl; Tribune.
THE PR0D!GAL's RETUGN.--la his sermon,
on Sunday last, Mr. Talnagc said he proposed
to show what obstacles were in the way OF
return to the paths Of righteousness, aad then
to show how to surmount them. The first
difficulty was thc force Of m9ral eEaVltatIop. 1t
vas easier TO 20 down shaa it WAS to 60 up, but
the law of grsvitation could be resisted. Az
other difficulty Wai the power OF evil habits,
u ID as The USE CT ia.oxicsnts. tobacco. etc.
..Scventecn years ago." said Tslnage II quit
the habis Of using tobacco. ocns4tlon.l l
would as soo1 put lily rgAF hanI 10 the hro as
to tako is uo agaio. Way? Because it was
such terrific struggle TO get over II.
"rhe fact was, the habit was task maStor,
and if resisted we fouod ourselves lashed with
SCORPION Whips AID bound with strings lDnam.
cratl.. If man desired to return from evil
association, society repuised iln. Ii be went
10 church the usher would shake HIM by tho
hand with, You re the last man | ever ex'
pectcd t5 sec here and then ~ Wou'd give
him seat right BY the door. Ii he goes to
iaycr reetiUs some ore Us to hin: Glad
TO $40 you; the dying thief :SA5 aavtd. L suo.
pose there is marc7 iGr you There we're pee
u!e gho cxpeited to g 10 !lna7an 10 cars lux
uriousy cushioned aud upholstered, or perhaps
hava car all to themselves.
"Aooher difficulty against the returnlng
prodigal was ti!af !h" Churches W!rc TOD "a&
ious about their mcm oc;ship asd denomloa'
tions. Before they trl.d To save rlaa they
would ru,h cut and ak hin how he WIS goiog
to be baptized. whether bg soflakl!og or i'm
mersoo. 'Wro cs7es.' ahouted Taima2e,
what church b. joins Il be ouly ]ons Cn,lt
and starts lor Heaven" Murmurs OF muW ID
soDlausc. FIRST Of all the returning prollsal
uust throw hinlsel' on 6 I'd ADD not 60 to the
pepple who prayed With 'Ca,+ aod hh 6 ana
| for ever aud ever 'amens He shtud quit all
bis b 81 associations and seek Christian advice.
| A TYRoLAN Counting CUsToM.-The ly-
role5e observe Singular custom 10 maklog pro
posas of marriage The first time young man
pcys a visit as an ayowcd lover ho brings with
hin bottle of vino, OF which ne pours out
glass, AID presents it to the object OF his desires
IF she accepts it, the whole affair is settled -
Very often the girl he's not yet made up her
miad. and then she will take refuge 10 excuses,
so as not to driak the wne, and yet not refuse 1t
poiut blank, ior that is considered gross III
suit. proviog that she has been merely trilng
With the affections of hsr lover. She Will, Tor
instance, 10 maiptaia that tho Woe looks sour,.
or that vine di5agraes with her, or that she IL
afraid Of gcttiog tipsy, OF that the priest has
forbidden her 20 take aay. IL fact, she makes
Use Of say eu5terfuge that prescot5 itself at
that moment. The pu.port OF thesa excuses ID
that she has rot yet come TO decision, ana
that the wiac Offering Is premature. ohy ioV'
ers tind thi. custom slrgu!arly happy lnstitu
tlCD.
William Scot. claims to bo ll0 years old. he
is knoWn tc Bsltimoresns among whom no
lives, ss Uncle Billy" Sno"den disney
makes affidavit before Justice Pole that 10 has
knogr cd darkey Williams for fifty years. that
William then bore the same appearance as now;
, that the dependents father, who had been nurs
ed ed by William, gavs date of the lstter's birth as
1922. Uncle Bill y might pass 1;r man OF sssV ssv-
enty. lie has had six 'hea1' Of chllaren'
3 that is six different families OF cnlloren, e. ea.
actiy how many, be doesn't remsmoer nG Kshs WEE