Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-24

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No WONDER He WAS HoT.-A good ns.
tured lawyer 10 Detroit left his Office unoccupied
for an hour the other day, and some of the
kors in the block went in and built up rous.
lng hot FIRE 10 his coal stove. He came back
| With his hat 10 his hand and almost dead with
| the heat, end wss met on the stairs by lawyer.
VITO said:
This is tho bottest yet. The thermometer
in my room marks l20 degrees.
"Dou't seem possible, though it's Ia SC ,rcher,"
replied the other ss he went on to his room.
He threw down his hat, took off his coat, and
began tanDi0g himself but the harder he fan.
oed the hotter he grew. Two or three lawyers
came 10 aud spoke about how cool his room was
compared to theirs. and wore greatly puzzled to
accouot for it. Several offers we're made him
to change rooWs, aud protty soon he grew
ashamed of appearing so overheated aud sat
down 10 his table. 1n FIVE minutes his shirt
collar fell fat, aud 10 ten be hadn't any starch
10 bis shirt, The perspiratiou ran about in
every dir c!iop, aud he seemed to be boiling
when one Of bis friends looked in snd remarked:
"Ab old boy. l envy sou. You've got the
coolest room 10 the blcck.
'Say, said the lawyer. as he staggered over
to the door, I'm going home. | never felt so
queer iu all my lite. While | know that the
room is cool aud airy. I'm 80 baked and boiled
that cant lift q hand. Oae drink of brandy
wouldn't act that way on o map, would it?"
That's lst it,, whispered the other.
Brandy always acts that way, especially If
you drink cl,ne. You ought to have kuowu
better"
80 bad-so had. Don't say word to
the boys-l'Il make it all right. thought
something must sil mo. and was little afraid
was going to be sent for. I'm glad its nothing
serious-l'Ii be back in about two hours"
Nor TO BE DlvEDED.-A few days ago a
small group gathered around the kneeling form
of middle aged mau, who, dead. and with blood
trickiipS from two bullet holes 10 his head,
kuelt on q new made grave 10 the Holy Gross
Catholic Cemetery in Baltimore. A scrap Of
note paper, which protruded from the pocket
Of his vest, told his story. Oait was traced 10
lead pouci: "Daar Katie. love you 80, and
will be with you before night. o my G)d | if
have offended you bog your pardon. and |
hope sou will forgive ne2' N, name was
signed 10 these lines.
A s,arch through the clothes Of the uufortun,
ate mau resulted 10 disclosing bis id ,ntity, by
meaus Of card on which WAS printed tho namo
Of John J. ErpeubecS. News of the tragedy
SOU spread throughout the northeastern section
of the city. and the body was removed to his
home. His wife, about two months ago, had
died, and sioca shcn her husband has ooeu To-
consolsbe. Six years previously Erpenbeck
had c,me to Baltimore from Norfolk, Va. his
,,ia Eba, L.ol
mao, about tTnntY nine years of age.
Living in East B ,I,iuore hc sjon formed au
attachment for the daughter of widow lady
who resided u that part of tho city, aud after
few mouths oourtship they were 1ietly mar.
ried. Sober honest aod industrious, Etpeubeck
opened little grocery store and soop COM
mapdcd comfortable living. A pretty boy
baby blessed the union, and the couple lived
happily until sudden illness laid the wife In
her crave. The shock was too great, aud the
widowed husband fell into lastiog fit of mel
eDcholy from which be oou,d 1ot be aroused.
The SUMAC INDUSTRY -Sumac abeunds 10
some parts of Virginia 10 large quantities, aud
is gathered by ooIorcd people from Juoe to Oc.
tober. who sell it to country merchant, at so cts
per hundred weight. The merchants cell it to
the proprietors Of suuac mill hera aud else-
where, where it is pulverz ID and prepared for
Northaro markets, to be used 10 tanning and
dyoiug. The gathering Of this article has of
late become so excessive that it may be re-
gar1ed IS Dow Industry. Years ago the virtue
OF Virginia sumac was very little known, and
consequently very little was gathered; but when
it was found to be among tho best 10 the world
the demaod for it has steadily Increased, 80
much so that it is likely that before long it will
be cultivated.
List year one of the merchants in B Brunswick
county shipped fifty tons to Petersburg. A
colored hand can easily gather one huodred to
one huodred and fifty pounds day. Saturday
is the busiest day for mercba1,s 10 the rural
districts, and then c,lored people c,n be seen
coming to the stores from morning uo,il even.
ing to dispose Of their sumac gathered during