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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
The ONLY DAlLi rAPEslI yNi,.
EkN VIRGINIA.

CALCULATIONS STEADILY INUHE,
lEd-OHE OF THE BEST ADYEH
Using MEDIUMSIN
THE STATE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
FOR N EW YORk

Tho Al Steamships Z. o. KNIGHT :,r,-s
and JOHN GIBSON leave tho CON- - :5a:s.s:4 &
pany's wharf Ale1snlris. EVERY GATUn-
Day MORNING, snd Nav York, from pier
IL Fast River. EVERY SATD RDaY at frHr
O'CLOCK p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
A North Carolina paper says:
You nsy tax, you may threaten
The cur, if you will,
But tho freedman Will bang
10 bis yalIer dog still.
unening and Closing OF the Mails.

Opening and Closing OF the Mails.
CLOSING.
Washington, d. O., North and Northeastern
uAils u m. and 50 p. m.
Western mails 30 and 8 30 p. M.
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, = W a..
ID. and GO p m.
Southwestern mails via Lynchburg, Virgin g.
tbrough msiD co a. d.
Alexandria to Lynchburg, Va, (wsy mail')
including through mails, % q. m.
Manassas Division 90 q. 10.
Ale1sldria 10 Round Hill, Va, s W g. IN.
OPENING.
Northern and Western mails, via Washing
ton, ID. G., 90 a. m. and 2 90 and 90 p. N.
Southern mails, via Richmond, vs., ~ a. II
and 90 p. m.
Southwestern mails via Lylchburg, Virginia
Through mails) 80 o. m.
Southwestern mails, including way mails on
Midland Railroad 8 80 3. m. Manassas Civis-
lon 90 9. m.
Round Hill TO Alexandris, Va 5 so p. m.
Office Hours-Ottice opens at 8 80 g. m, and
closes at 90 2. N.
Sundsy Roura-Ofice opens at Do e. M. and
closes at 80 o. IN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
Aqleranor!lIa 0aztttr
SATURDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 10.

TA1MAGE On THE CH1SEsE.-In his Iecen!
discourse on Secular Events ieom Religious
Standpoint" tho Rev. h-. Tslmags expressed
himself about the Cbiaese So lsundrsnen inthis
fashion:
"Tbev are tia best wsshermen and washer
women in sill tie world. When the linen comes
back from their laundry. you do not have to
spend the whole morning, playing Button, but
ton, who's 90. tho buttoD?' (Lsug hte- In
the Hae art Of starching they strike the delight,
tul medium hetWeen collar limp ana Wfink!e e
ssau, with a crack and an upward stroke that
endengers the ampu.ston of both ears. laugh
ter T.
comes in, but where the religious standpoint
Of s,arched collar is, only Ialmage can ma
out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
eTEGEERG.
DOTOMAC FERRY COMPANY.
%! the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

This company cticrs unrivail0l facilities ior
the transportation OF freight and passengers,
snd will run their steaners regularly IS fellows:
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FOR THE poroAAC XEvEE LATrlNnH.

FOR THE rOTOAAC HIVEE LANDINMa,
Che now sad eommodicus iron >, .,;s,es9 <,
steamer JOHN w. THOMPSON, sszkS5sszsssaassf?ss
pany's wharf, Washington, EVERY NON
Day, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, .!
o'clock G. NJ, and Alexandria st 100 Il. a.;
returning, arrives EFERI WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY and SUNDAY. a. G O clock pin.
This company makes close connections e. 81
e5andrja With The y. G., Y. 4; & e. 5: y: I:
received for all points, North end Souta,
handled with care and forwarded with prompt,
ness and dispatch.
For further in(orma!ion apply &
+. =. EEEU, Agent,
Jannay's wharf
or at The otics 81 the company, undcr the M.
toDsl metropolitan BsEk, l..n sl7ee-, opp. "
tho Treasury Department, Washington.
NH 1C SAMUEL bA Con. l'rcaldenl.
<sza. cLYDEs STEAM Lines ygEEE.
PHILADELPHIA. PS0VlDENCE AID
BOSTOE.
steamers loaye AleIsnGrs EVERY TUHt5-
DAY and les7e Philadelphia EVE SGr-
URDAE, at y clock "a. from Pier No. I n.
Whar7es.
This limo &C meets at A!osan4r:, WIZ leo,
g.. s, Il. and " g. Q. L. rs, haa TT Phiiadai-
pc:s with Clydos regular Steamships for Fail
k!yo., Providence end Boston.
Freight forwarded with prom plHusS .:d cs:e.
;-ea Of commissions.
30 charged for trans!e: in Philadelphia, Ind
0 wharfage in Boston. Quick tina. Frequent
departures. Through rates AMI ;lioagn nl!!s
Ct gGing given. Insurance 8: H.: lowest rates,
Agents:
-, Z -.
VIM. p. CT TDE e CO., 2l.:s:ie., a.A.
GEO. r. HYDE, Goos goto%n, = {.
JOHNSON BROS " ea niugti.;..
JAN e-tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15

= TWOODS COLOGNE, 3 remarkably fue
q article, in Two sizas, half pint and trial
tasks; Coudrsy's Sosp; fns Tooth Brushes;
Colgstes Soaps. &C., &c.
dec rs L STABLER & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15

GOODS FOB THE SEASON At NO. So
" KING ST., CORNER OF ROYAL ST
Persons in search Of goods for Christmas pre-
SAINTS are invited 10 examine our stock of Pen,
Pocket aud Table Cutlery, Scissors, Rszors &C.,
which have been selecisd with care and pur-
chased at very low prices. The patterns ere
pretty snd the finish frst rate. Also other goods
for the little folks, which cannot fail to plesse
Please give us 8 call.
dec II j. T. CREIGHTON y SON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
Peacock's Feathers for Decoration.

These beautiful feathers can be applied to
so many purposes for decoration that a few
suggestions for utilizing them will certainly
be welcome. The person who is so fortunate
as to possess a whole peacock can hardly
have a more beautiful ornament for fire
place than Juno's bird with its tail spread
out in the open CRATE. Long peacocks' feath-
ers are often put into long glass vases, with
cat-tails, Pampas grass, etc., in the corners
of rooms Or on tables, and they look well,
especially long glasses tastefully arranged
with large sprays of wild cherry blossom,i ivy
and anything that can be had in the way of
ornamental foliage, feathery grasses adding
considerable to the beauty. Thus all the
year round these glasses can be kept filled,
with constant variations. Mats for standing
in windows, made of coarse ticking or sack
ing, with peacocks' feather sarranged round
and round and sewn on, are very hanSome
and ruff of dark, rich-colored velvet, with
broad band of feathers, is most effective.
These feathers can also be arranged OH tick
ing or crash, and afterward put On a card
board shape as covers for flower-pots They
should be sewn on perpendicularly, close to-
gether, and should completely hide the edge
of the foundation. Small, circular mats for
the tlower-pot to stand on, made to match,
complete the whole arrangement very effec-
lively A pretty, white sheeting table-cloth
is edged with deep, coarse lace, with a band
of small peacocks' feathers at the top. AT
equal distances two of the "eye'' feathers are
crossed and tackled on, the quill being turned
toward the border. The thread which at
taches them to the cloth is first threaded
with gold beads, which make a sort of little
brooch ornament. The feathers are cut
about five inches long, and arranged at about
two inches from the feather band.-Culticd-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
AGRICULTURAL.
Liquid Manure For Gardening.

1t is well known that the liquid manure
of animals is more valuable than the solids.
In all density populated countries these
are carefully saved and carried direct
TO the fields, or stored in tanks for future
use.
In the West, and indeed all over the Uni
ted States, but little attention is paid TO the
liquid waste of the stables and yards. This
has given rise to the saying that sail the
leaks in the stable are not in the roof"
The point is, that it costs but little more in
building stable to provide drainage through
which the liquid manure may be safely car
ried to a tauk or to a tight-bottomed pond in
the yard, than it does to leave the whole
without drainage, to rot the foundations
and saturate the soil beneath Once con-
veyed to the place of deposit, it may be
pumped to the manure pile, or carried di-
rect to the garden, the meadow, or fields,
where it will pay for the labor expended,
ten-fold.
For the garden it is especially valuable,
for here the chief expense is in the cultiva-
ton 1t costs no more to cultivate an acre
of thoroughly enriched land than an acre of
poor land; in fact, not SO much, for on rich
soil the vegetation will quickly cover the
ground, and thus smother the weeds while
on poorer soil the weeds continue to grow
during the whole summer. If no other con-
venience be at hand, a hogshead may be
placed in the wagon, having an oricfie at
the bottom, to which hose may be attached
and thus the land may be watered on either
side as the team passes through the central
drive, which every garden should have for
convenience in hauling in and hauling out
manure, trash, and produce. If this be not
feasible, on account of the small size of the
garden, a can with a small spout, or even
large buckets to which a fiat pouring place
is added, will be speedy and efficient
Gardeners well know the value OF. manure,
and especially of liquid manure. They
spare no pains or price to get all they can,
and often apply from 20 to 40 loads of com
post or decomposed manure per acre, annu-
ally. 1t is what makes or mars the profit in
gardening. The result of the gardeners ex-
perience may be easily learned by any far
mer who reads, and especially so by asking
question now and then of the journal he
reads, if indeed, it be not so devoted to i'm
practical matter that the proper talent in
this direction is not retained. 1t is just
this that makes the difference in the value
of any technical journal. 1t is spread over
to much ground, it is efficient in nothing.
Just so with the individual. If he engage
in three or four separate callings, some of
them must suffer. The field of agriculture
is broad enough, and in this field there is
none more important than the proper saving
and application of manure, and especially so
in the vegetable garden, which no farmer,
however few his acres can afford to be
without especially if he have due regard
for the health of his family. Prairie Far
3npr.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
SATURDAY. Sept. IS.

SATURDAY, Sept. 49,
The truckmen are to have another race
or the park.
Central block is to be heated by steam.
Business revived this morning at the po-
lice court.
j. Benson Hamilton is to haul the politi-
clans over the Goals again tomorrow.
Fruit vendors Oh the street practice sharp
competition.
Universal good health prevails in both
cities at present.
Thos. E. Calvert, Esq, the able editor Of
the Gazette, is enjoying brief rest at the
lakes.
Cushman's factory, in some of its de-
partments, run nights.
The summer hotels are nearly deserted.
Only 50 boarders remain at Poland.
Mr.. Follansbee, a former agent of the
machine company, is in town.
The forests have begun to put on their
beautiful autumn vosture.
Squire Keegan HI returned from long
sojourn in Aroosto, -.
The sudden death of Jere. FOES, Esq, of
Wayne, yesterday, will be sad news to a
host of friends. Mr.. Foss was 81 years of
age.
A special Pullman car carried party of
Lewstonians to Boston to-day.
Sixty car loads of machinery have been
shipped by the Lewiston Machine Co. to
Atlanta, Georgia, during the past season.
Sundry quantities OF liquors were confs-
Gated by the officers to-day.
The rolling stock for the Sandy River
railroad passed through this city this week.
The old Brooks hardware establishment
on Court street, has been reopened.
The contemplated sparring match be-
tween McGlinchy and Baker will occur in
Lyceum Hall, the 22d inst.
Nearly all the apartments in the Lake
Auburn Spring Hotel have been engaged
for next year. This speaks well for the
popularity of the hotel,
Prof. Angel is supplying the pulpit of
the Court street +. B. church. Rev. Jason
Mariner, the pastor, is now in Switzer-
land.
John O'Neil finds himself in limbo for an
alleged attempt to steal q team from John
Marshall.
Mr.. Albion W. Fowles, employed in
Pauls dry goods establishment, was united
in marriage Thursday evening with Miss
Addie Wood, the accomplished daughter OF
Daniel Wood, Esq.
Thursday some Portland gentlemen were
in town in search of a scape grace who had
decamped from that city with forty dol
lar suit of clothes and other property. 1t
seems he had secured the confidence and
assistance of charitable society in Port
land, and by this means succeeded in ac-
complishing the theft from aprivate family,
to whom he had been recommended by the
society as a worthy and deserving young
man. His description was given in this
wise, smooth face, red hair and crooked
nose. A young man, answering exactly to
this description, stepped into the Auburn
Y. M. c. A. reading room last evening and
inquired in reference to the trains, particu-
larry the night Boston train, Your cores
pondent at once recognized the fellow as
the one wanted by the Portland police and
promptly procured his arrest. To-day he
was carried to Portland, and there is now
incarcerated awaiting trial.
Count Record: John Mccormick intoXi-
cation; fined $5 and costs; committed.
Patrick Crosby, larceny; paid costs and
was discharged
Noses Wiley, fraudulent hose trade;
bound over to S. j. Court.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
Portland and Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, Il. r.
SEPT. 10, 1879.

Trains will run as follows:
. 4 1888 s.asssa leave Grand Trunk Depot,
t--.s - Portland, ut 1.3O a. and
----------.-s 1910 p. i,,.
Leave Preble St. Station at 40 a. m, 1920 300
and $40 p.
7.3O A. M. Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car for Boston, via Nashua and Lowell.
Arrives at Rochester at 9.55 q. M, Connect
ing with Eastern and Boston & Maine Rail-
roads,. At Nashua 11.47 q. M, Lowell
1915 pm, Boston LIE PM, Aver juno
ton 12.40 p. M, Fitclaburg LIS p. m, and
Worcester at 2.1O p. M, connecting with
trains South and West.
1910 II. WI. Steamboat Express for ESos-
ton and Worcester Drawing Room Car
attached. Connects at Rochester for Do
yer and Great Falls, at Epping for MAN.
chester and Concord, at Nashua for
Lowell and Boston, at Aver Junction
for Fitchburg and the West, via H1Oosac
& Albany Railroad for New York, at Put
nam with "Boston & Philadelphia Express
Line for Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, at New London with Nor
witch Line Steamers, and at Providence
with Providence Line of Steamers, arriving
at New York, at 600 a. m.
500 y. M. Accommodation for Gorham.
6.4J II. M.-From Preble Street. Mixed for
Rochester AM Way Stations.
Trains leave Rochester at 6.45, 11.05 a. m, and
$50 p. M, arriving in Portland at 935 a. m,
Lilo and LOO y. m. Leave Gorham at GOO
p. NJ, arriving in Portland at 6.35 P. NJ
Close connections made at WestbrOoik junction
with through trains Of Me. Central r. R. and
at Grand Trunk Junction, Portland, with
through trains of Grand Trunk X. II.
Through tickets to all points South and West, at
Depot offices and at Rollins & Adams, No. % Ex-
change Street.
sepfodtf JIM. LUNT. supt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
Keeping q Cow Cheaply.

/ have been experimenting on the best
and most economical way Of keeping a
single COW. l hsve paid S12 for six months
in poor pasture, having to drive the COW to
and from the pasture morning and evening,
or go to the pasture to milk. L did this for
three years. So poor was the pasture, and
SO troublesome the driving (which took one
person two hours daily, that l was led to
examine into the matter. found that the
driving decreased the flow of milk equal to
the $12 paid for pasture, making the real
cost S24 for six months. l made up my
mind to investigate thoroughly the facts of
the case, and the result was tn It was COM
PEELED to find some other way. of keepsng my
cow / have lot of S Is acres, upon
which is my small dwelling louise. | have
one-third sown to clover, and one-third L
plant in corn in drills, 10 inches apart, plan
ted in weekly succession, and the remainder
is lawn seeded to grass and clover. In the
second week in May cut the first feed Of
clover, and have continued to cut enough
for the COW to eat every day until to-day,
when my lawn is knee high and L COM
mence cutting The first corn is nearly
ready, and that portion of the clover first
cut is nearly ready for moving again. Thus,
by heavy tillage and systematic cropping,
l have all my cow needs, except that give
her bran and corn meal slop twice day,
but no more or no less than when the COW
was pastured at S12 for about five months.
| find the result very strongly in favor OF
the home system, in all respects. 1 have
more milk; better conditioned COW; two
hours day also economical; S12 in money
saved; the COW free from injuries which
are quite unavoidable when cows run to-
gether, subject to excitement from natural
causes. 1 am quite astonished how small
patch of land, managed as above, will suffice
for the maintenance of COW. | give all
the clover hay the COW will eat (which is
very little indeed) just the same as when
paid for the pasture mentioned. She looks
better; is better; gives more and better
milk, and it saves a great deal of trouble.
OF course the care given to the land is more
labor and trouble, but not to be compared
with the daily routine work of the pasture
system.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
SUMMER ADVANCEMENT.

,zz=.z,=,.. On and after Monday, june
EsasssssseeasssseesHS0, 1879, Passenger Trains
.-sz--E1EF0R BOSTON, at S.i5, $40 a.
M 11o 500 p M "a arriving at Boston at 1o45
Ro % Ii 6S1 1890 n 90 Reatqnr0ping leave
irving at Portland at 1890, 5.0O 500, 1000 p. m.
The p. m. train from Boston will stop at Pine
Point to take passengers for Portland-arriving at
For Scarborough Beach and Pine Point at
Clio, s.45, lO.l5 a. M, 200, $50 p. m.
at Scarborough Beach or Pine Point except to
take passengers for West of Biddeford, and the
600 b. m. train will not stop at these Stations
except to leave passengers from east of Port
For Old Orchard Bench, saco aud Bidse-
ford at 6;15, s.45, 1915 a. M, LILO, 200,
For Kennebunk at 6.15, s.45 a. M, LILO, $50,
COOP m.
For r WsI1 FAIL No. " sric smSn Falls,
ter, Haverhill, Lawrence, AndOver,
and Lowell at 6.15, S45 a. M, Ito, 600
For Rochester, Pennington, N. H., Alton
Bay, Marlborough ana Centre Harbor
at $40 a. M, LILO p. m.
For Manchester and Concord (via New Mar
ket Junction. at 615 q. M. LILO D. M; via
Lawrence) at 8.45 a. m.
The LILO p. m. trains connect with sound lines for
The p. m. train makes connections with New
York all rail.
SUNDAY TRAENs-Leave Boston at 4so a.
M, arrive at Portland at $50 a. m. Leave Portland
at p. M, arrive at Boston at $50 p. nj.
Through Tickets TO all Points south md
West at lowest rates.
Trains on Boston g. Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
Rockland Mt: Desert, Machias, Eastport, Calais st.
John and Halifax. Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
and Portland q Ogdensburg trains at Transfer Sta
ton.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland,
transfer ran Station, Exeter, Lawrence and Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points West and
South may be had of WI. l.. Williams, Ticket
Agent, Boston Il Maine Depot, and at Aliens
Union Ticket Office, % Exchange st.
JAS. T. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
5. II. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
je2S diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
PREJUDICE Kills.

ELEVEN years our daughter suffered on bed
OF misery under the care of several of the best
(and some OF the worsD physicians, who gave
her disease various names but no relief, and
now she is restored to us in good health by as
poohed at for two years. before using it. We
earnestly hope and pray that no one else will
let their sick suffer as we did, on account of
prejudice against so good medicine as Hop
Bitters THE Parents. sep1eodtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
AUGUSTA.

SATURDAY, Sept. ~.
T. A. Springer's house on the East side,
was damaged by fire Friday about two hum
bred dollars.
Robert Martin, son Of DR.. Geo. w. Mar
tin, while cunning this forenoon, had forty
shot discharged in his body by a compan-
ion, Henry Hill; the little fellow lis getting
along nicely.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15
Skeleton Leaves.

The following is simple method of pre-
pairing skeleton leaves and is decidedly prefer
able to the old and tedious method of mac
Grafton, as it is quite as efficient and not at
all offensive. First dissolve four ounces of
common washing soda in a quart of boiling
water; then add two ounces OF Stacked quick
lime and boil for about fifteen minutes. AL
low the solution to COOL Afterward pour
off all the clear liquor into a clean saucepan
When this liquor is at its boiling heat, place
the leaves carefully in the pan, and boil the
whole together for an hour, adding
from time to time enough water to make up
for the loss by evaporation. The epidermis
and parenchyma of some leaves will more
readily separate than others. A good test is
to try the leaves after they have been gently
boiling for an hour, and if the cellular mat
ter does not easily rub off betwixt the finger
and thumb beneath cold water, boil them
again for short time When the fieshy
matter is found to be sufficiently softened,
rub them separately, but very gently, be-
meath cold water until the perfect skeleton
is exposed.
The skeletons at first are of a dirty white
color To make them of a pure white, and
therefore, more beautiful, all that is neces-
sary is to bleach them in weak solution of
chloride of lime-a large teaspoonful of chic
ride Of lime to quart of water. If few
drops Of vinegar are added to the solution, it
will then be all the BETTER for then the free
chlorine is ! liberated. Do not allow them to
remain too long in the bleaching liquor, or
they will become too brittle, and cannot at
terward be handled without injury. About
fifteen minutes will be sufficient to make
them white and clean looking. Dry the
specimens in white blotting-paper be-
meath a gentle pressure. Simple leaves are
the best for the young beginners to expert
ment on. The vine, poplar, beech and ivy
be exercised in the selection of leaves as well
as the period of the year, and the state of
the atmosphere when the specimens are col
lected; otherwise failure will be the result.
The best months to gather the specimens are
July and August. Never collect specimens
in damp weather, and none but perfectly
matured leaves ought to be selected
Young Scientist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-15

<-srsn~ On and after Monday, June
A,MM.4 n30th, the Steamer New York,
Capt Il. B. Winchester and City
of Portland, Capt. S.H. Pike will
leave Railroad Wharf, foot of State street, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at p. m for East
port and st. John.
days.
Connections made at PASSPORT for Robbinston, st.
Andrews and Calais.
lis, Windsor, Kentvile, Halifax n. S.; Shediac,
Amherst, Pictou, Surmersde, Charlottetown, p. e.
l.; Fredericktown, N. B., and all stations on the
Intercolonial Railway
~ Freight received day of sailing until A
O'Clock p. m.
For Circulars with maps of Routes Tickets, State
Rooms and any further information apply at the
Companys Office, No. Milk St., Opposite Ocean
Insurance Coz or of
je27f A. R. STUBBS, Agent, R. R. Wharf.