Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-10


sar7 OF tho battle of Rives' farm, 10 Pripco
George c.uuty, was also celebrated.
The Fate OF Wedding Presents.
Duplicates and supenuous wedding presents
are srea: sou'c, ofaunoya1c, to many rew.
l. married pair 10 Il ,kliud as we'll as America,
says au E,sIiih lasioo journal. Ia the latter
c!rn ~, hoStvor, with CHARACTERISED, c!cverccss,
they have knc IN how to ,ura even this fast TO
atc'ud'; and there ara reported TO be at press Mt
at last half dsz!n prisons 10 New York alone
who have engaged in the busiacss Of purchasing
OF czcasneiug wedding presents OF course.
the traosac.lcls must be carried 90 10 the most
pl!Vale manner AID with 90 litle ingenuity, 40
IS to avoid giving pain to the kiodly donors.
Halt d,z!n cpcra-glass,s, biscuit btxes, but
| Ter dishes. or sugar bowlts is 20 uncommon
nuu.bcr, aod as Tor smaller sr.i,les tf electro
plate, THY peGvade very collection Of wedding
prosco!s 10 such dreadful exon. that the moor
bride positively erosDs over the sight. The
lna!hod OF c)uduc ing the ntw business is Of
lIa2!f icgenlcu9 The buyer or * nlnper
watches The marriages ss their Respective an
! roancemcnts arc u5lished 10 The daily papers,
| and objects the uamcs add residences aud " hen
tho We !dloe is that of we'll known people, lis.
OF presents is invariably givel this list is caro-.
| iul'y read and thought over, and abols threo
moni rs alter tho welded pair have settled down
10 lh"ir ntw homo gcntlemanly Stranger
makes his GrpaaraLc,, aud irq1ires FIR Mrs.
SoauG 81, TT The S!me time serdlpg 10 his
| card. The lady repairs to her drawing room
| and siVcs auai,1c, 10 her visitor. who cpcns
his busircss 10 the most citcumspcot ranccr.
| Tor. otcourse, until he knows with whom he has
to deal, Tho bare SUGGESTION may be considered
| offensive. Gaotral'y, however. women are v,ry
weak where bargains AFRO coIc!rtcd, and tho
VISITOR cbtalos hearing fhr his proposals. The
presents are produced, al d while the bride ON,
s'dcrs Ter requirements, the dealer offers either
tGiharSH or purchase, as may be mcst, c,,pta-
| BIZ. At hfst he oil J oton is made oh, deal
| cannot sill Auu! Mary opera glass, nr Aunt
lMcy butter dish; Whai will they ssy?' But
q liarent opinion IS SION air.v.d OF when opco
| sho ih'ckS ci Tho remaining two or SIX articles
ci the same description. There is another side
| to this rc@ business, however and that il that
| people Arn b glnnlcg 10 seek cut the wedGior
Present dealers with view to obtaining ohcancr
presents Tor thtlr marry log friends. Ofcmrse,
| thy ara as good rs new, aud thcy arc mr.
chased cl"aplp enough from tho triIe. lhev
can re sold at moderate prices. The latter idca
ls not entirely ntw among ourselves. FIR las,
season 1t was kncwn That many firms 10 Lopdon
marked Suitable articles fer wedding pres.
opts second hand, ~ Intending purchasers
might lhnk them cheap. Every ono seemed
50 arXIous to 6od effective looking articles for
next to rothlas; 10 fact, tho wedding rrasenl"
business Is becoming too heavy INK for people
Nth slender Icscuin.s.
y NEW TREATMENT FOR OANCER.-Ac,o.d.
lag TO the L3ndon L,ucct Mr.. Clay, who is a
l'atlr2 surgeon 10 Queens Hospital, ard pro
fsss7r in Q1cen's College, Birmingham has do.
Ve'op:d EeT aad important method for tho
treatment ti cancer, which is now under ipves
tigatlcp. The rtsalts have Ecen SURPRISINGLY
sutc.sslu, azd premise great reimbursement ia
The trcatemcut of the NEST obstinate and sgon;z
!cE cl3Has7, which 50 far has has proved to be-
lLcurab!e. Mr.. Clay says that his studies Of
tho pathology OF caIcsr led him to believe that
calDohyarste medivIue Of come detoriptiop
might be beneficial. lie decided upon Chan
tu7pentine as to oae most likely to serve bis
eIds This turpentine is tho mildcs. OF all that
cleSs OF remedies. Il was tried in desperate
sno apparently hopeless case, where other treat.
ments had laile9-auoh case az ono to wh;ch
40 czpellnentsl course of medicine would worE
nc iliY. at the cad ct Twelve weeta Iha
Datlcut left the hospital nearly cured and "a
lair way It complete recovery. In ano,bc, co,a
the catGT appeared to be melted AWAY !,
lorr or i've Tct ts. Tic turpantiru was e;osn
10 shape Of pills, AID when these oonld M, h,
dlgessed, 1t was given as GO ethereal solution
one ouo0q OF the GA':a turpeuiioo beiuc dis: |
9 S 10 Two ouoces of pure su phutic ether
lait an onuco OF this solution is miyed with |
tour ource, Of soutioa Of trarao,o,h ona
on; O. OF syrup aud forty grains flour of .uInbnr
the whole bling diluted With water to mako any,
teen ouoces 10 all. The dose is one ounce three
times dall5, and Ct the Chan turpcutine Mills
me maximum dcs, is twenty five grains daily,
Dr. Cliy says the turpentine appears 10 act
upon iho ptr!phery Of the growth with great
Vieor aFrestIog the development ofthe tumor
o!ssolViog the carcer o2lls, apd deserving ;,s
vitality. 1t IS also moss efficient snodvne
causing ssatioo Of pain 10 a ~ short timo
l ne 100 that most surgeons declare cancer N
DC lrcaraole drives those suffering from il inio
the hands oil Cracks with often,imes the most
acploraole re.ul's DR.. Clay's method will ~
tease give such persots the hope Of being b,itcr
treated by the regular faculty.
s"IhDLlSd RoRss DEALERS This i. tae vsv
s"lndiIhg horse Jockeys operate in pbilsdelnbi..
hey haze stable ostensibly for the purchase
snu sale OF horses, When a countrymsn entero
% look at the St; cs a practically vaiueJess boooe
Is, 0liered to him tor size q byst,ndeT nfI.ro
slCo 6nt tho dealer sngrily saws that he w;II
not sen 10 tais m,n at any price, having had a
9rsps tbo qan're with him. The bystander
hs Inc couotr5 man ssde and says: "Bnv
me morse for $50 and I'll take him ofr ,on
1ahds q. 500 This saems to offer cSancs !,
usse $au ~lthon: risk, blu. the victim, af er nav.
rg Inc Sit0 Tor the beast. docs not saa aav mo1a
u toe promised purchaser with the $500
ieople learn wisdom by cxperetc,. A man
II Vtr wakes up hts second baby to sea II Ianoh
'ut always kcers Dr.. Bulls Bab2 Sy,un hanSu