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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-22

SAALL UNCOVERED SUGAR CUgED
~ HAMS, Shoulders and Breakfast Bacon. re-.
ceived and for sale by
oct II t. w AVERY 926 Hinost
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

A STRANGE oAsE.--They are talking
in America of nothing but the singular
accident which happened to one of the
notabi!ities of San Domingo. Gen.
Yos Trebla. of the Spanish army. con-
suited DIR. Manidew about some trou-
BILE which followed an attack of yellow
fever. DIR. Manidew recommends trans
fusion of blood, and one of the students
at Bellevue hospital offered himself to
make sacrifice of part of his blood in
favor of the gentleman of color. The
operation took place, but with the fol-
lowing strange result, which is now oc-
cupying the attention of the medical
world Of America. Gen. Yos Trebla
sees himself daily changing color, and
whitening visibly. And as his new
color comes his rank of general disap-
pears, for he is sure that the Dom:ni-
can government will never recognize a
white general. On the other hand,
the medical student is getting black
skin as the reward of his devotion.
Moreover, Mrs. Yos Trebla will not
live with the general now as she is
afraid of having mulatto children. And
all three have. sued DIR. Manidew for
damages. From a Paris Paper.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

A KNIFE SECURING BOARD, Ere
/ want to tell the young housekeepers
how they can make knife securing
board for themselves, out of shallow
cigar box. Take off the cover, cut off
one edge q little, lay one end on the
bottom of the box, about one inch from
the end of the box, tack it there. 1t
gives you an inclined plane to scOur
on, and space for the securing brick or
water lime, (Which is better.) With
such box and large cork, you can
scour knives without soiling either cuffs
or finger nails.
Will some friends be kind enough to
tell us how to restore an old asparagus
bed. Can the old roots be transplanted,
or must we start again with new seed.
1t troubles me to hear so many COM
planning of not having any success with
flower seed from florists. For many
years / have sent to Wick, Rochester,
for my seeds, and every year have
most beautiful flowers. In the fall l
put some decaying leaves over my
verbena bed, and early in the spring
the plants come up and grow so thrifty,
and every year have new varieties.
They are so handsome and almost take
care of themselves.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

Mrs. JULIA WARD HOWE. -."Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe" says writer in q West
ern paper, twas the daughter of q
wealthy banker, well-bred aud schol-
arly, who determined that his pet
daughter should not be merely fash
ionable girl. He gave her teachers
and books. appealed to her ambition,
aroused her artistic instincts, and kin
died her religious nature. Her quick
spirit responded to every touch. French
and Italian she readily mastered. and
in time leaving behind her the Ger
man grammar, she came into such a
shining inheritance of German litera-
ture as seemed 10 create in her new
faculties Of conception. One dav q
friend put into her hand Guizot's His
tory of Civilization, and then her new
life began. She studied it with all the
force of her vigorous mind, and its large
thought aroused her from her dream
Of holiness to life of use. She was
now liberal in politics, in religion .
thoughtful inquirer"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04
A Rival Of Garriek.

Mossop was an Irish actor and one OF
the rivals OF Garrick. Many amusing
anecdotes are related Of his pomposity
and chronic impecuniosity. One night
in the tragedy of '"The Mourning Bride
an actor, VIII, was supposed to be lying
dead upon the stage, began to cough,
to the intense amusement Of the audi
ence. 1t was in one of Mossop's great
scenes, and when the curtain fell he
turned very wrathfully upon the cul-
prit. 81 could not help it, sir; if I had
not coughed I should have choked,"
said the man apologetically. ''Sir,"
replied the grand tragedian, with lofty
disdain, ''you should have choked a
thousand times rather than have spoiled
my scene p The following story is one
of many of the period of his Dublin
management: '"The Distressed Mo-
ther" was to be acted Orestes, Mr..
Mossop; Andromache, Mrs. Burden.
The salaries had not been paid for
several weeks, and she was in the true
character as the distressed mother. 1t
was very difficult, on account of many
inconvient reasons, to gain admittance
to him unless on Sunday, and on that
grand ieree day perform ers and trades
men were too mental to be admitted.
But with the desperation of heroine,
Mrs. Burden burst in upon him, pros
trated herself at his feet, and cried in
tragic tones, '"Oh, sir, for Gods sake
assist me; have not bread to eat, am
actually starving, and shall be turned
into the Streets"
H., \ kSyUx, f-unrr
have five pounds per week, wo-manP
Mrs. Burden.-"True, sir, but | have
been in Dublin six months, and in all
that time 1 have received only six
pounds. 1 call every Saturday at the
Office for my salary, but no money is
the answer. Besides, sir, your credit
and your honor are at stake; how can
l play Andromache, the Trojan Queen,
without black satin shoes?"
Mossop. begone insist
ON your having black satin shoes for
AnClromache. And, woman, If you
dare ask me for money again, l will
forfeit you ten pounds, woman !"
He did not always succeed so we'll,
however, in evading the demands of
his unfortunate actors. In the last
scene of LEAR" the old king dies in
Kents arms. One night the actor who
played the earl, just as Mossop was in
his dying agonies, whispered in his
ear, eff you don't give me your word
of honor you'll pay my arrears of sal
airy tonight I'll let you drop" Don't
talk to rue now, villain" growled the
tragedian. Promise, or I'll let you
drop, 1 will will" and he began to
suit the action to the word, until fear
of the con retemps compelled the mama
ger to whisper the required pledge;
which, to his credit be it said, lie hon
orably kept.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

DIsIEFEcrASr FOR THE SICK RooM.
Ozone, the newest and the least sta
BILE Of all gases, has recently been made
TO do good service in the sick room.
IL makes short work with those mias.
mata and organic impurities Of viiiated
arr which the Italians describe by the
impressive name Of malaria. and which
every physician knows TO BE- amOng the
most haneful influences with Which the
eoavalescent patient. whose tenure Of
life Is mot yet qnite assured. has 10 con-
tend. A mixture should be made Of
permanganate of potash. peroxide of
Manganese, and oxalic acid, in equal
parts. and two large spooufnIs wiih
some water put iato plate aad PLACED
on the floor Of the sick-ehanber. Care
should Ice taken. however. To- remove
steel frIssiers and fire irons. and 10 cover
up brass door b smiles. risee ozone will
rnst all m~ials in-aner than gold and
silver.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

Though night advanced, and darkness stole
With midnight blackness DER the skies,
No hope hid soothed his troubled soul,
No sleep had closed his weeping eyes.
A sudden thought his bosom thrilled,
A hope by memory long delayed.
His grief subduod, bis passion stalled,
Aud ON the ground he kneit and prayed.
And ere he'could that prayer repeat,
''Or echo answer from the hill"
A still, small voice, divinely sweet,
Said, Peace, thou troubled soul, be STILL"
Chicago Times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04
House Construction.

The sanitary effects resulting from
the curious methods of house construc-
ton now in vogue constitute the sub
ject of an interesting paper communi-
Gated by Mr.. Gallon recently to the
Royal Institute of British Architects.
1t calls attention to the experiments
male by Pettenkofer and others as to
the absorption of water in new brick
work, and its relation TO the internal
atmosphere of building. The author
advocates the use of hollow walls, now
only as precaution against damp from
without, but as means OF retaining
heat within. Wood floors, he says,
unless care is taken to lay them with
close Joints, are likely to become re-
ceptacles for offensive matter washed
into them by the process of scrubbing,
and plate-glass is desirable for insuring
warmth. ...
Regarding the open fireplace as the
main engine for the removal of air
from rooms, the author shows how it
may be adapted as q means or system
of ventilation. The latter is best OBJ
tanned at some aperture near the cell
ing so that cold air may pass III and
sink down gradually, thus replacing
the warm air, which would pass up
from the floor. An ordinary sunlight
is not an effective ventilator when
used in the same room with an open
fireplace, inasmuch as they both draw
off air and the two currents thus inter-
fere with each other. Among the ar
rangements which have been proposed
with view to meeting this objection
is that of substituting central globe
for the sunlight.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

A ISEODORIZED
EXTRACT OF PETROLEUM.
The Only Article that will Restore
Hair on Bald Heads.
WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN
WANTING FOR CENTURIES.

portion q humaaiiy i Concerned, Is Car6oline, 30
article prepared from Petroleum, and which effects
u complete ard radical cure in case of badness or
where the hair owing 70 diseases OF he scalp has be-
restorative, and while its use secures luxurani
growth OF hair 1t aso brings back the natural color,
The falling out ofthe hair, the Accommodations Of dan
dru and the premature change IN color are all cyl
glands which noursh the hair TO arrest these
ere aii he Change q w
the scalp 70 be OF permanent and lasting ben. nc.
s Is found to conss Of e
ments almost In their natural state. Petroleum oil
y Tesn but MH Is aer i Sas 6een
treated and completely deodorized that IL is In prop
hai the Eject Of a upon the hair @
Observed aGovernment ofi1cer having noticed that
the lamps, had habit OF wlplng HIS oiibesmearcd
hands In his scanty l~cks and the result was In few
oil hoses and
cattle that had lost their hair from the cattle plague,
Ths names and even The tails Of horses, which had
fallen ont, were completely restored In few weeks.
the knowledge was practically useless % the prema,
turey bald and gray, as no one In civilized society
could to crate the use of refined petroleum as dress
ing for the hair. But the skill OF one of our own
chemists has overcome the difficulty. and, by pro
cess known only 10 himself he has, after very elabor
at and cNtly Experiments, succeeded In deodorizne
petroleum, which renders 1t susceptible OF being
The experiment made with the deodorized liquid
the hninan hair were attended with che most aston.
ishng results. A few applications where the hair
was thin and falling gave remarkable tone and yigor
10 the scalp and hair. Every particle OF danaru dis
appears the FIRST second dressing, and the liquid
searching in s nature, seems 70 penetrate to the
RIOTS az 1nee and set mp radical change from Inc
ors are made from petroleum. and by some mysteri-
Gus operation Of nature the use OF this article gran
ally imparts beautiful light brown color TO the hair
which, by cUntlnued use, deepens 10 black. The
color remains permanent for an indefinite length OF
time the change is go gradual that the most in.
tiinae fricnes scarcely deect fie progress In
and well calculated 20 make the prsmaturely bald
and gray r. iOice.
We ,dyis. our readers to give IL trial. feeling sat
isle that application win convince them u ia
wonderful efrecis.-fftfsbuph Gbguasrsiai ~ 0cfo-
Der =. 1879.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

The article Is telling It's story In the hsnis OF
Thousands who are using IL with most gratifying aud
enrouragiEg results:
w. II. BRILL q Co, Fifth Avenue Pharmacy. say;
II affords pleasure 90 add naniSs 10 your al
ready long rt OF Recommendations for your valuable
Hair Re<t,fes. "Carheline- We have cold prepare
have never had one 20 sr - well or give such uni
versal satisfaction We have examined yDur Carlo
thing Whatever lnturieus Do the hair or esAera-
health. We therefore recommend II villa conadence
to our fFfeads and the general public.
Mr.. GusTAvUs n. HALL ef the Ostes Opera
Troupe. writes: = Alter stx w~eks' $50 am ca
has and 10 Frudarfrg . wsnaerfzi growfh od bar
where haa hane iar years =
n McCLaRREN Brasxsss F1ftzsarxh. Pa szys:
- TIE gszsd efffxfs from fhe - tArhoina are
bFouEkt ny nalice every daf D. snch 40 exlent -
% Just q me IN reomcnfiax q - my aaost tsfffe
fFfendk-
a. n. SMITH Of fhe Jennas High4 C1mttnafissn,
wrltes. = Afer Dsiag yaaf Garbs,lAe ftree wrrke.
eanvlnr~A skss bad hrs1s Gao BE- re laird ! A's
stmFay WanarFf4i IN my earr-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

The Aagasias Of American History
reprints from the Hartford CoaraRi
1907 the following notice:
Thomas Hutchins has advertised
that have absented myself from his
bed and board, and forbid all persons
trusting me on his account, and eau
toned all persons against making me
auy payment on his account. nov
advertise the public that the said
Thomas Hutehins came as q fortune
teller into this t0wn about a year ago,
with . Recommendation. which, with
some arfful fAlseho0is. induced me
TO marry him. OF the four wives he
haA before me, the last one he quarrel
FL AsAy; hos the other three cane 10
fh-sfr deaths he can best inform the
pnhIic; but caution all widoss or
rl2idesss against marrying him. i-
slszir srsire for Ensfnm0ny ever -
-srUn<. Shcuia h make has advABers
ssl,rM f~sRnesl name. they Gaay aosk
ssat Ia little. ssrAs'ing. tsikA ise.
l-ei.is. asezxfe, hsfriet-fs<rsl srisoA
~isl. sssindis shenks. aud little wzrl--i
a. sse s'1sk.
THAxKFri. HrrcHiSs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04


A PHYSIOLOGICAL PaExoNExoE.--
A physiological phenomenon has Just
been discovered in Cincinnati by one
Of the district physicians Ii Is tho
case Of 9 eolored woman turning white.
Lucille Smith. aged 30 years. who Is
living at 60 G&no alley. She is Tot .
mulAtso, bat is black in the face. Her
body is gradually beginning to turn as
white ss any Caucasian. This chang
lag process began about i've years ago.
and n0w her body is fully two fiffhs
white. On her breast there is white
spot about eight inches long and san
inches vide. Her limbs, TOO, present
the same appearance. and il the change
keeps on she will. in few years. be ~
white as anybody -. At preseut ans
Is being treated for consumption Tbs
only white spots sbouf her face are d.
reefly behind either ear and in<i4ae tbs
-ars. TIE doctors call this TRANSITIONAL
ton absorption Of pigmen.. but wkzi-
ever it Is. q Is extra Srsiinary. and III
elicit cool deal of atsenfios from the
medical proiessinn-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04

Az frnss i sssr better than the tire,
f@eaisses ass sziueiess except 50 thsy
yrxx51ess
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-04
Mistletoe Gathering in Normandy.

1t once happened to two American
wanderers to spend Christmas in an
an old French chatau.
We reached the grand old chateau,
SO venerable and ivy-grown, six weeks
before Christmas. Thus we were in
time to see the curious and interesting
harvest which is collected every year,
about the end of November. This is
the gathering of the mistletoe, which
grows abundantly in the apple orchards
of Normandy. and is sent thence in
great quantities to London and New
York, though chiefly to the former
city. For New York, the mistletoe is
gathered near the end of November;
for London, it is harvested few days
before Christmas.
Before Christmas, and when the APP
Piles have been gathered and carried to
the cider-presses, or stored away in
"cares." as the French call their cell
lars, all the peasant children of the
neighborhood, and poor people from
the towns, come out to the mistletoe
harvest. They are hired by the farm
ers for a few cents a day, and they
gladly come, with huge baskets, and
with little donkey carts (not much
larger than wheelbarrows) called char
rettes. These are piled so high with
harvested parasite that they look like
miniature hay-carts going home to the
farmers barn.
Little Jeanne Duval came up to the
chateau from Marie Brise's orchard,
having heard the foreign lady say that
she wished to see the harvesters at
work. "Will you tell the lady who
talks like baby that I have come to
show her the way to the orchard ?. she
said to Eliza. the. femme do chanabre. The
lady whose American French seemed
40 baby like to the patois-speaking
child, rode along the broad highway,
regarding the demure little maiden by
her side more than the beautiful world
about her, all silver-gray and tawny-
gold, olive green and crimson in its
glorious autumnal dress. Little jean
ne wore coarse gray WOODEN petticoat
reaching to her ankles, and beneath
this were SO many other short, full
gathered petticoats that her skirts stood
out as If she were making q cheese"
as the children say. She wore coarse
stockings and sabots, or wooden shoes,
that seemed as if they had been cut
with a jack-knife from solid chunks Of
wood. Her loose black jacket reached
just below her waist, and her head was
covered with q white cotton cap, very
like night-eap, in which, as the lady
said 30 herself, she looked like little
old woman cut short. "-Sf. Nicholas
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-11
Qur non,rg GaMs.
THE DOLLS WEDDING.

1 am so glad that the sunshine has driven the
For my dolly. my darling dolly. is going to be
She has had a great many suitors-a dozen. do
And only last week. Wednesday. she refused a
millionaire.
Sophie Read is his mother; she thought we'd feel
That doll with diamond stud should offer my
child his hand.
But Rose cares little for money. and she's given
her heart away
To Charlie, the gallant sailor. who will make her
his bride to-day.
Nora has made her bride-cake with frosting as
white snow.
And l wove her bridal wreath from the tiniest
flowers that blow: .
And brother Harry has promised (he's ever SO
kind, I'm sure)
To lend them his beautiful yacht when they sail
on their wedding tour.
We make believe it's the ocean, the lake In the
Park, you know;
o, my! he docs look cunning in his suit of navy
blue. ~ sHE =
His mother, my most particular friend, is little
Looki they they are are coming, Mary. O. they are a
Charlie the black-eyed sailor. and Rose with her
Doesn't She look like fairy peepins out from a
In that lovely dress and veil7 But we mustn't
talk out loud.
If could just squeeze out a tear-I suppose it's
the proper thing,
Since she is nv only child-but indeed would
For the sun is shining brightly, and everything
And to Charlie, the dear little sailor, my dolly is
-Hdrper's Young Folks.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-11
A Mothers Frenzy.

An investigation into the causes of
the fire at Haverhill, Mass, Monday
night, whereby Arthur and Horace
Beard, two little boys, were burned to
crisps, now points to the mother of the
little innocents, Francis Beard, as
having deliberately planned their MUIR
der. Detectives at work on the case
have obtained unmistakable evidence
to show that the mother for some time
has been acting strange, and last week
expressed fears that her two little boys
would die in want, although she was
provided with wealth and everything to
make their future bright and prosper
Gus.
Early on Monday she was told by a
neighbor that there was a rise in stock
of the Ogdensburg and Lake Cham
plain Railroad, from which she was ex-
pecting $500 in dividends. She acted
strange, and, wringing her hands, in
reply, said: Whatwill become of my
poor boysp" Early the same night she
determined that her little ones should
not live to fsce a cold and heartless
world, and after they had retired with
her customary goodnight kiss, she pre-
ferred to burn them to death. While
the boys were sleeping she saturated
their bed with kerosene, but cunningly
took every precantion to prevent sus-
picion against her. She determined to
carry out her deadly work after mid
night, and, at one o'clock in the MORN
ing, set the boys bed on fire, then
locked the door of their room to pre-
vent them from getting out, should
they attempt to do so. In half an hour
her hellish work was complete, where
upon she hastily disrobed and soon
after gave an alarm Of fire,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-11

The fire was hastily extinguished,
and the charred remains of the chill
dren were found in their chamber.
The mother claims that her first knowl-
edge of the fire was when she awoke in
her bed from a sound sleep. But now
enough is known to show that she did
not go to bed at all that night, and that
her disrobing was simply for effect, and
to support her story.
The greatest excitement prevails in
Haverhill over the affair, which is
thought by a majority of the people to
be the result of Mrs. Boards insanity,
with which she was afflicted many
years ago, when her husband died.
Mrs. Beard is woman of culture and
refinement, and morally, socially and
financially is regarded among the first
families of the town. Her husband
died, leaving some $4,000. She is now
under surveillance, waiting an investi-
CATION to be held by the medical ex-
aminer. The affair, in many respects,
that on Cape Cod recently,
when Freeman murdered his daughter
in a moment of religious frenzy. .-Bos-
ton Telegram Nou. 20. a s--'s--
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-11
THE RUSKLNG BEE.

The rooster stalks on the hangers ledge,
He has a tail like . scimitar's edge,
A marshars plume on his Afghan neck,
An admirars stride on his quarter deck;
He rules the roost and walks the bay
With dreadful cool and q Turkish way.
Two broadsides fires with his rapid wings
This sultan proud, of line of kings
One cultural laugh, four blasts of horn,
Five lusty syllables rouse the morn
Are playing school with the q. b. abs;
A. eli! o. All the cattle spell
Till they make the blatant vowels tell:
And a half-laugh Whitney fills the stalls
When down IN the rack the clover falls.
A dove is waltzing around his mate,
Two chevrons black on his wings of state.
And showing off with q wooing note
The satin shine of his golden throat
It is Ovid's Art of Love" retold
In binding fine of blue and gold!
Ah, the buxom girls Tat helped the boys.
The noble Helens of humble Troys-
As they stripped husks with rustling fold
From eight-rowed corn as yellow as gold
By the candle-hght IN pumpkin bowls.
And the CLEAN that showed fantastic holes
In the quaint old lanterns tattooed tin,
From the hermit glim set mp within;
By the rarer light in girlish eyes
As dark as wells or a. blue as skies
hear the laugh when the ear is red,
j see the blush with the forfeit paid.
The ce6ar cakes with the ancient twist,
The cider cups that the girls have kissed,
As he twAngs the ghost of Money Muskr'
The boys and girls in q double row
Wait face to face till the magic bow
Shall whip the tune from the violin,
And the merry pulse of the feet begin.
B, F. Tdnior