Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-04


ale Tcia:a CT Inc products Of their bodies,
ahcihcr Of milk, wool, fat, CT ie labor Attea-
,joG was called TO Geld of wheat coctalDlng
about 80 acres that locked remarkably we'll for
this time 0! the year. [! Vas put IN Tlth
dill lfttr having received q fair coat OF barn
yard manure aud dressing of bone aId guaao.
TIE QUESTION Ct maintaining fences being, o sore
ruzze 10 cur host he asked advice what be
should do about keeping them up, as he has no
feucug timber on his place. The committee
suggested that irasmuch ss DO had pcrma'
nort pasture field he had better remove all
other division fences aud soil or herd hls stock
VIXEN CCtS,aiy.
an article on sheep raising from The report
Of toe Coz missioner Of Agriculture OF Virginia
ws5 read as corroboratiag the statement made
By member some time sirce, that sheep well
ken. On land fcw years would mako the lard
50 rich that The practice mus! be abandoned.
Another article from the same report was
rcaI advocating thin sowing of wheat aud cul
!iga!iac. This pro7tkcd fraat deal o! dis
cussior, Some conteIdlog That Whea. treated
ia bis way was more liable to rust than when
sown 10 the ordioary way.
O1c Ct tho commissioners OF reads 10 this
Ci,;rc. a.kad the opinion of the club 10 regard
to changing tie road so SO to 20 around Gum
Srrirg Till, 90 some were desiring that to be
done. The club decided By large Eaioritv to
let il remain where it is, aud suggested that
the gravel III The bill be rutupou the road each
way as fer IS it would be profitable to haul il
Onc member volunteered twenty FIVE dollars u
exisa work i1r chat purpose. 4
&. Hukens proposed that al the next msef
liz ci he CUB oaci menbcr be REQUESTED J
t,i1g g. least aix cars Of s3ci cora 50 ns to COZ
par. 5 tcimeEs and determine which is the tyt |
10 ral,c. 4 |
: c}:lu.ittcc Ct thr,e WAS appointed tJt'
sis, tn, list Il places CT iuure ncntloPs. Pc
president, G.c:ctGr; and trGa utCr w:fe d g.
mated IS sold c0mEit;ir.
Ih, tex place Of LcctiaE vii! b. q: jan
B!icnGeI'S March S;t. s..
Ci.cl committee ara N!rnan GtbtS'I!
worth BuckMan and James Hunter, r
Notwithstanding the cold clustering dsYere
were riGety pcrsuns present., who nadine
meeting very entertaining, forgetting fine
tine being tina di;o1n!ort5 withou: 10 So
ci!l CT ioymchts OF the evening".
Tie WooDRUFF EXPEDITGoN.-AnR The
runcraus schemes Ter extending Q kRecg9
Of the world end nau the Woodruff Sntih'
ESpldi,i3D Around The World" i; pcrts the
mcs. si2riicaot and noteworthy. TIfheme
w;s pIojec:ed Gbout ten years $50, bus''ng to
The difficulties sl!cndiog The work ofxan!za-
':ou tie pEcj :c:o:5 have OILY just sue ded IN
comDctiog the work, which bas beenHt1rnled
10 highly successful and aitisfsctauanoer.
the execution is aoacuacc! to saiI5m New
York next Nag and will return inptembsr,
1850. Tue managers experienced TIC &c
einic; great difficulty in procuEin' suitable
snip. The enormous prices deieaaa oy
Amcricao sbipbuiiders for q yes, properly
adapted Tor the purpose compallehH mana-
p.is 10 ask permission OF the Grone1t 10 {
U.S. iore.gn built vessel for tlIeulpose5 OF
the c. DeGltleo. Alter thorougdTca among
Eul0p.ap vessel, he managers :c!ed HE
iron s!csIcr Gcucral Wcrtcr, SD IN ieogth. :
50 il breadth, 81 feet depth Off ard lcsl:-
tiers 8 02O tons. Tie second cabinioenS 10 The $
forward part oi tue vessel wli% l:te0 as S
lecture ard recitation room and: nlStcI with {
globes, illckboaEds and all becdcd appIl' t
ancss Tie great dining roomso be between
decks under the lecture room aretWeen decks
al; Is y b. !itci wi:h state CPS Ter the 80 j
@.Lr!ccd.,lo1 ol extra pasjep7' ih:ra are
s.ycTaI bathrooms, soch suppF with mare!c c
bah tubs ioto which i3w lpad cold water. {
Tho General Wcedcr bss baefhorousbIy tx
amiosd and approved by thejl!ed STATES ns +
val authorities. Fer the pdrcs Ct the pres |
GU expedition she has bec1.foug hlS rehAed {
and everything that Gao b, dc: Tor the ssfe. j
ty, couitit ard convenisrse. &c students has !
been secured. Tho vessclSil every respect d
an admirably appointed fog coiIcge-thc Y
design Of which is 10 give practical course
or in,tfuotion ia oosmofoj ethnoogy AID r
Tie kiodrcd breaches offence. She will |
Do commanded by sn off OF the United T
Sl4tcs Navy, Command A.. 7. Cooke, \
VINO with his executive ofHlLieutenanl-Com a.
rander Il. q. White, Uni5ts!es Navy, has <
obtained sixteen monthgEe of absence for
the purpose of assuming q duties. Tho ex. ii
pcnscs Of the sixteen monfgoysge. Including "
s..tcrooms, meals and tuiE will be 50 900, to n
be paid in instsmonts ssfws: Booking fee, 3;
$500; March /, 1879. SlMeptember !, 1872 :,
$500; snd Msr CHI !, lsS4s', remttsnces 70 be >
made to Dre1e, Morgano. tressurers ofthe
cx Coalition. Inc route Of expedition, as laid al
out By Captain Cooke, euces more points of CI
Interest Dad is mora coehensIve than any s.
heretofore proposed lorsaIimilar expedition. | g,
If 200 pass ages have nota secured by the lat ~
OF next May then all NOR advanced for pass. !;
ago before That date wlLioturnod by Drexel, u
W. S. Clsrk, LID, nrresident Of Amherst
Agricultural CoilogeSa who wss for some ST
years employed By ths]eror Of japan ss Su. We
rerintendcnt of Educ sin that country. The G.
Faculty consists oftensrssors, hll of whom 81,
1snk high in their rc5peo departments. The ~
number of s!udents win limited to $50 and a. ~
early application is dible in order to COM Do
ple.e the necessary strmonts for co mfortand -
convenience. n r
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