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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-06
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SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH e.

Nearly three hundred Chinese from San Fran
cisco have arrived in New York within the last
two months. and probably Ave hundred more
arc on tho way eastward. The Chinese have
been Leasing houses in tho Mott street quarter.
In several csscs thav paid large pricee for tho
tenants in occupancy 10 laAve, so that they
should have immediate possession. They choose
tho best C!ass Of houses in that secton snd tsk q
8 lease on tho entire building. The tenant houses
III tho same EeiGhbOrhood arc also filling up with
them. They are very seCret in their movements.
and roIuso 10 be interviewed rs to thelr future
Intentions.
IT Is reported that there ia vast oatato. valued
At i've million dollars, lying unclaimed since the
death OF one Samuel GuisL OF London, England,
WAC ~ one time was settled in Virginia. by
tho terms Of his will his slaves. about go in
number, were freod and taken to Ohio, but tho
other portion Of his will, giving each Of his
alaves a portion OF the estate, was never carried
INTO til3cL. The estate includes many thousand
acres of and in Hanover and Amherst couu lies
Virginia. Tho descendants of tho slaves now
living IN liiR bland and Brown counties in Ohio
a:s accommodating "A fund to press their claims
Opening and Closing OF tho sgniIs.
CLOSING.
Washington, ID. g., North and Northwestern
mnils II III. and II p. III.
Western mails 30 and s Is p. n.
Southern mails vim Richmond, Va, G % n.
~. and 90 and OO p. m.
South and Southwestern mails, via Lynch
burg, Virginia, % =. m. nnd 5 i5 p ri.
Alcxandr;ato Lynchburg, Va, (wsy ms!ls)
!1cludlng through mails, 4 M A. NJ. and Oh D. m.
Gord"nsVi!e End Charlottesville, Va, u % a.
~ and 10 =. n.
EisnGssas Division 90 a. III.
alexandria to Round Hill Va. 7 as q. M
OPENING,
Northern .nd Western mails, via Washing
.on, ID. C., 8 20 q. M and = % and i % D. m
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, 5 70 O. e..
nd % p.m.
Southwestern mails via Lynchburg. Virginia,
Through 1naiIs) including way IGalIs on Midland
Railroad, S 50 a. IN.
MANASSAS Division 80 A. H.
Round Hi. to Alexandria, Va, 3 20 D. III.
Office Rou!s-Ollicc opens 81 30 y. m, and
ci".es 1T I 60 p. NJ.
SUNDAY li'urs-OGice opens al As f. M. and
closes 81 q 80 n. III.
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STEAMEEg.
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CHANGE OF TIME.

CHANGE OF TIME.
On end alter SUNDAY, October 9th, the
boats Of the POTOMAC FERRY co. will run
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA:
6WI 3U. 81, 9SO l0 ~ and IL so q. M, and
l. 80, "o 81; 8 81, &c, 80 and 90 p. m.
6 80. 7 80. 80, 50, 10 90 and II 30 a. M. and
IL 60 80. so, 5 80, 20, 30, and 30pm.
oct4 GEO. K. Phillips, Manager.
Inland & Seaboard CoastingCo.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, COMMENC.
mo OCTOBER 1st 1870.
sleamers Of this line will run as follows:
FOR NORFOLK,
| Connecting with Merchants and Minsrs' Linn
for Boston, steamer
LaDI' or THE LIKE
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
| FRIDAY. Of 8 80 o'clock pm; returning, leave
Norfolk on alternate days at 400 p. m.
Fare, arst class, 81; round trip $s.
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E.Es'e"E E.RH ES,

Authorized by fhe commonwealth. 0s
hensucky, and Fairest in
flic World.
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WAsntNGTos Is ouI0 KAIhRoAu
WINTER ARRANGEMENT
BEGINNING Oct. d ISTp

Beginning Oct. q, 1879.
The MAIL TRAIN will leave Wa.hinct,a &.
9OO a. NJ and Alexandria 81 8 Go a. n. daily
except Sunday; pass Locsburg, going we,~
ward, at ii 10 =. m and arrive At Round l!,!'
at IL m. LoaVo Round Hill st 1890 y. M; pas,
teospurg. going eastward, At 10 pm, and .r-
rive at Alexandria At 5: 10 p. H., :nd {! Wash
ingtoH at 3 81 y. III
The ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN will lcsvc
washington 1T ~ and Alexandria at 4 - D. H.
daily, except Sunday, and srrivo at Leesburg
at . 4O p. m. Leave Leesburg al 500 a. N :,
ana arrive at Alexandria at is a. NJ, and
Washington Al s 81 g. m.
NJ Passengers from WASHINGTON will tsA.
the Washington and Ohio cars ut tho Balti,nor'
@ Potomac Railroad station vi 8 " q. m. and 4. Z
p. M, and 20 through without change CT ca
The 9.O5 q. m. train from AlexanGria and T.. 81
P: M. train from Round Hill connect at R0url
Hill with Harris Daily Line OF COACHES
for Snicke.sville, Berryvillo and Winchester
Also with Reamer's Line of Coaches, which leave
Leesburg daily for Aide and Middleburg.
Both trains, westward, make close connections,
at Vienna, with Ssson's Line Of Stages for Fair.
fax Court House.
Communication tick cts, ~ cts rer r,,s:.,
Annual tick cts, $50.
l. Il. HAVENEK
ocs TT General Ticket A GEM
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PREMIUM FRUIT TREES,
u. O. MUNSON,S NITESEKYl

u. o. M U NSUN'S MI I:SEKYl
Will IA! orders for the above Fruit, Ornament
al and Shade Trees, Small Fruits, Roses, Flow
oring :shrubs Sc, at Nursery prices ri my
store. corner al Fairfax and Franklin sts. Send
card, and will call and Lske your orders snd
lcavn catalogue Of prices and varieties, and can
CIV" purchasers lnTuiring useful hints about do.
alrGhlevarietinl
N9-lom w. P GRAVES.
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xS@AA CLXDH'S STEAM LINES WEEK
StsssSAts l.Y TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIVER PROvI.
DENCE AND BOSTON.
Steamers leaye Aloxsntria EVERY TIES.
DAY and lnivs Philadelphia EVERY SAT-
URDhY.
This line connects at Alexandria With .roo
a.. & M. and w s. o. L. Rs, anG at PbiJsd, i,'
pdis with Cytios regular Steamships for Fail
River. Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promp.noss and care.
Freo of commissions
No charge for transfer in philadelphia, .pd
departures. Through rates and thtoueb 5ilis
Of lading givon. Insurance at the lowest rstos
Agents:
r. a. REED, Alexandria.
VIM. ? CLYDE & CO.. Phllsdelpkis,
JOHNSON Il CO.. Wssh. Il Goorcrn
jan ST.
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IEPHYR WORSTEDS, Germantown Woods
IL and Knitting Yarns. in all shades and coors
sep23 At G. &. BERRY'S.
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1t furnishes tho news kilograms Of the New
York Associated Frees and Of Reuters EURO.
poaH agency, boing, with but two exceptions
tho only paper between Baltimore and Fitch.
mond that is thus connected with the great
fountains Of tho worlds news.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-06

,Ladies' Gents, Misses, Boys and Infants
| Merlno Underwear; largo ct elk to select
| from prices from Nc to S. each.
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I AIDES AND CHILDREN'S MERINO
- VESTS and PANTS, all sizes snd quail.
ties, at q. G.. BERRY'S.
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With tho coming year sll tho long tried and
improved methods Of making standard news
paper will be continued with such additional
facilities as past experience justDos the proprie-
tor in believing will add TO tho capacity Of tho
Gazette to serve its readers. 1t expects TO rem
der faithful service to the city tho state and the
country by candid criticism Of men and events
in theintercst ofthc people of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia.
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III OSlEE!, GLOVES, Handkerchiefs, Col
Ia lara and GULF in great variety, at
Z. q. BERRY
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Choosing Poultry,

In choosing poultry never buy bird
that cannot be cleansed without wash.
ing. 1t ought to be so cleanly picked
and drawn that q towel would be suffi-
cient. Buy chicken that has white
flesh and pale yellow fat. In buying
tame ducks young ones are the best, and
if you take hold of the under part of the
bill and can either bend or break it the
duck is young. The breast being hard
and thick denotes that it is fresh and
sweet. No duck, either wild or tame, is
good unless fat. Tame ducks are served
with apple or cranberry sauce, with cur
rant jelly, or oranges, and frequently
with olives stewed in the gravy about
five minutes before the bird is served.
When geese are young and in gorA con-
dition their legs are soft, yellow and
rather downy; if the legs are stiff and
dry they are bad and tainted. Some
kinds of tame birds require to be kept
little, others ought to be eaten as soon
as possible; thus pigeons are best when
quite fresh and lose all taste and flavor
if they are kept; but turkeys require to
be hung up for several DAYS before they
are tender. This condition again will
vary with the age of the bird, the state
of the weather, etc. But If turkey be
hung by four of its largest tail feathers,
us soon as it falls upon the towel pre-
pared to receive it, it is in prime condi-
tion, and will then deteriorate. mother
poultry an excellent plan to know when
they are Just at their tenderest isto Judge
by the ease with which the feathers
come out. Therefore when you clean
and hang bird leave few feathers,
and when these can be readily pulled out
the bird is as tender as it will ever be-
Harper'S Bazaar.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08

Out OF one dollar bill "a" he clips a
piece through the head of Washington
threc-eighths of an inch wide, and cut
with artistic irregularity. The two ends
Of the bill are brought little closer to-
gether than they were before the piece
was taken out, and rough continuation
of the lines of the head is made with ink
upon the white surface of the gummed
paper beneath. The bill is then ar
tistically dirtied, and is ready for shov-
ing. Bill "B" is then taken up, and n
section three-quartcrs of an inch, or
twice as large as that taken out Of "A" I"
is then removed; the piece taken out OF
"a" is then inserted between the two
ends of 3D." the pasting, linking and
dirtying repeated, and this bill is also
ready for the market. A section an inch
and half wide is then removed from
&C." and the three-quarters cut from
"B" lie. in, and SO the process is con-
tinued, each bill, instead of its true
length Of seven and three-Quarter inches,
being only seven inches. The first one
is the most dangerous, because it is hard
TO doctor up the head of the father of his
country in way that the children of
the same will not recognize the old gen.
tleman, and hence this bill is left the
longest of the lot.
1t is easy to see that out OF every nine
bills there is an extra bill left over,
making ten dollars for nine. Working
as hard as he could, Mr.. Hill could not
have made more than from three to five
dollars per day-rather small sum for
the risk he ran, as it was necessary to
shove fifty of the mutiiated dollars to
make five,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Design and Beauty In Creation.

The adaptations of natural objects,
the wonderful contrivance, order and
beauty everywhere apparent in nature,
1t is at once the duty and pleasure
of the true naturalist to maintain. l
remember that in younger days. before
| had decided whether biological or
geological studies had the greater at
fractions, 1 had occasion to dissect q
ruby-throated humming bird; and re-
call as vividly as of a thing OF yesterday
the impression which that marvellous
structure made on me. To see all the
parts of the highest type, in mechani-
cal point of view, OF the vertebrate ami
NAL, condensed into little creature
whose solid body is not SO large as the
last Joint of ones little finger, and Ito
think of the power, the swiflness, the
grace, the varied instincts and intelli-
gence manifested in that tiny frame
all this was sufficient to have made one
worship the beautiful little fairy, as
some of our southern aborlgincs actu.
ally did, were it not subject to accident,
to death and to decay, and were it not
an obvious manifestation of higher
power. Whoever has rightly apprc-
Ciated the structures and powers of a
humming- bird has been introduced to a
miracle of design. The multiplication
Of that miracle in hundreds of dissim-
liar species by no means lessons its sig
nifcance. Only a mental organization
diseased can see the universe as a chaos
or failure; but we must learn to know
that, after all, it is but faint shadow of
the invisible glory, and it would be an
equally fatal mistake to exals it into q
god, or because of its necessary imper-
lection to fail to perceive its Divine
original. Principal DawSon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Doing Her Best.

A party Of Detroiters who were fish.
ing for brook trout on the Boyne river,
and camping on its banks, ran out oil
supplies, and an envoy was sent out "a
beg, buy or borrow something until an
order sent TO Traverse City could be
filled. After n walk of two miles he
reached log house In the woods. A
woman, five children. three dogs and a
family OF tame cooas occupied the one
single room in the house. The furni-
ture was all homemade. the tableware
consisted entirely of tin dishes, and only
one bed was visible. The envoy stated
his errand, and the woman replied:
"Flourl l reckon we ran out o. flour
yesterday, and we won't have any more
till next week."
"Can you spare any coGeoP"
] guess not. The last coffee we had
run out on Christmas. II we git any
next week I'll spare somc."
GLOW about tcaf"
"Well, tea has been purity skeerce with
us for the last two months, but Ben
said he thought of gittln' some long
this fall. If you are around here when
our tea comes, we'll divide with you"
"You haven't any potatoes to spare,
have youP"
We'll, now, you ought to have been
here last week for 'taters. / cooked the
last Sunday. These ere dogs and chill
drcn sot heap by cold 'taters, and they
go off like hot cakes. Ben is going to
git some more long about Saturday."
Haven't you any provisions at all
which you can sparc?" asked the dis
couraged envoy.
"Well, now, | don't believe we have,
but we are goin' to stock up long in the
fall. l was telling Ben only last night
that I'd got kinder tired OF scroochin'
along on Injun and 'lasscs."
"Tll buy some of that if you can
spare it, for we la 'en't bite of any.
thing IN camp"
"No, can't sell any. Fact is, we
had the last for breakfast, and Ben
won't get any more till Saturday
night"
I'm sorry," sighed the man as he
turned away.
eyes, som l." she sighed in return.
" / seed your party down thar in camp
t'other day, and you look like honest
folks. I'd be glad to spare you some.
thin brt l can't. Ifyou men want to
move yer camp up here and enjoy our
society and use our smudge to drive
away skeeters, we'll DO our best to
make it pleasant; but when you come
down to fodder we ain't nowhar'.
was telling Ben only last night that
we'd be lucky If we got these dogs and
coons through another winterr-Detroit
Free Press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Arsenic In COl0rIngs.

1t is now well understood that arsenic
is extensively used in the dyeing OF
cloth, and in the pigment of wall
papers, aud that 1t has given rise to
many instances of severe poisoning. In
the former case the poison is mainly
absorbed by the skin. In the latter,
microscopic particles float in the air OF
the room and are inhaled. One effect
of thus receiving it into the system is
to destroy The red blood corpuscles and
thus diminish the nutrition OF the nerve
CenteTS.
The following is striking but typi-
cal case, and has additional interest
from the glimpse it gives us of the con-
sidQrate character OF the present queen
of England:
A gentleman employed by the latter
to do piece of work was furnished
q room in the palace. Though it was
well warmed and every way comforta-
BILE, he found himself quite chilly after
retiring, and at length his teeth began
to chatter. Attempting to rise to get a
large Spanish cloak to throw over him,
he was unable to move, and he began
to be affected with severe and peculiar
pain. He finely fell asleep from sheer
exhaustion.
In the morning he noticed for the first
time that the walls of the room were
covered with brilliant green paper.
The truth at once flashed ON his mind.
On getting out OF bed he staggered like
a drunken man, and il was with diff
Guilty he could dress. The fresh air
soon restored him.
The queen, on learning the state of
the case, had q piece of the paper
analysed. 1t proved to be highly ar
senical. At once she had the paper
stripped from every room in the palace.
-Y0tth'S Communion.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Fasting for Nine Weeks.

Among the miraculous cases of long
continued abstinence from food that OF
Simeon Moon, of Clinton county, Ohio,
deserves mention, it having occurred
about three years ago. Mr.. Moon
owned beautiful farm near Martins
vile and was not only in comfortable
circumstances but surrounded by an in
teresting family and kind relatives and
neighbors. He was confirmed dyspcp-
tic, and Notwithstanding bis pleasant
circumstances, formed n desire to de-
stroy himself, which he finally
attempted by cutting his throat. The
cash was not deep enough, and the sur
geons soon got him in fair way to re-
cover. lie was still determined to die,
and declared that he would starve him
self in spite of everything. He refused
food, and for nine weeks lived without
taking more than spoonful or two Of
liquid, which was forced throught his
teeth against his will and resisted by
all the strength he could muster. Pro-
testations by his devoted wife and chill
dren and other friends were Of no avail.
Die he must, die he would and dc he
did at the end of nine weeks fast. About
two weeks before his death he sent for
the undertaken and bargained with him
for coffin. He demanded that 1t be
made at once, and brought to the house,
though the family earnestly protested
against that being done. When the
coffin was carried in and placed by his
bedside, be examined it carefully, finally
expressing himself satisfied with it in
every respect. The family still INDUCED
hopes of being able to persuade him
from his purpose Of starving himself to
death. Neighbors argued with him,
and friends expostulated, but all with
out avail, and death finally put an end
10 scene that created much wonder
and excitement ut the time.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Reserved Seats.

In travelling, one meets with many
selfish people; among them countless
women who insist Oh monopolizing two
seats in railway Car under the pretcnse
that one Of them is engaged by an at
tendant gentleman, supposedly in the
smoking. car for briei interval. We
saw two women of this sort rightly
served during q summer trip. For fifty
miles they succeeded in warding of
travellers who sought the shady side OF
the car, and the seat in front of them
was the convenient receptacle of their
baggage. Finally, however, an un-
uth-looking individual quickly re-
moved the baggage and turned the seat.
The astonished ladies paused in their
conversation to each other and raised
their hands as If in remonstrance, but
it was too late; the thing was quietly
and quickly accomplished, and the two
foreigners who were seated there SEEM
cd to understand no words or gestures.
Public opinion in that car, at least sided
with them. On another occasion, when
our party entered q Cur, not a seat was
available. One person was guarding
four, others one and two; the aisle
was unconfortably crowded. "This
way said the conductor, room in the
palace car for those who are standing"
The engaged seats were at a discount
(plenty Of room now), but the conduc-
tor insisted that they should be retained
by their occupants, and all were made
comfortable. "Do rs you would be
done by" is q good rule when travelling
as elsewhere.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The baker always has his hour ol
knead.
d" ] am shocked" as the cut grain ro.
Marked .-MGrdthon Iaicpendeh.
In Ireland last year S7,5OOO OdO less
were spent for drink than in the pre-
ceding year.
Mrs. Hildreth committed suicide at
Des Moines, Iowa, because her husband
wouldn't take her TO he circus.
A yacht, two miles at sea- was thrown
out Of the water and capsized by the ex-
plosion of mine near Ancona, Italy.
Men who never advertise, live and die
without ever knowing that they have
never touched the true lever of SUCCESS.
A Berks county (Pl.) hen laid nest
full of eggs in the forks of q tree, twelve
feet from the ground, where she Matched
the eggs out.
This world is the book OF women,
Whatever knowledge they may possess
is more commonly acquired by observa-
tion than readin
The head of IN empty barrel in the
corner grocery may support the curb.
stone orator, but it won't feed his fam
ily.- Waterloo Observer.
When a locomotive engineer runs
over his accounts, neither the coroner
nor cowcatcher arc called into requiSi-
tion,-New York NeWs.
A Reading (Pa.) .)ml7 )AN sixty-fve
years old has been married thr~o times,
and the father of eleven pair of twins.
Ho has forty-one children in all.
A company has been formed with the
object of laying down from Il, 900, 900 to
$4,000, 600 of American oysters upon the
Schleswig and Holstein shores.
John Thomas, native of Albemarle,
Va. is th' father of thiriy-two children
He has been twice married, and twenty
ne daughters were born to him before
a son.
Two OF the most popular literary men
in English socijty inst now are tie
Americans, Bret IIartc and Henry
James, Jr, whose books are sold largely
at railway stations.
The st. Paul and Pacific elevator at
Minneapolis has been seriously damaged
by peculiar worm that pcriorates the
boards and lets the wheat down as If
running through seive.
1t is singular that no man, who COM
plains 1865 days in the year that his taxes
are just eating him up. never thinks of
saving money by giving away his prop
erty.-B BWrIin on Hawieyc,
After a recent shower at Kokoma,
Ind, the ground was found covered
with fish, all of which were alive and
Hopping about. They were the size of
minnows.
A woman in Marshall county, Kansas,
has had bad luck with husbands. Two
Of them were hanged by vigilance COM
third was sent to the peni-
tentiary and fourth committed suicide.
has as yet happened to the
fifth.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-10-08
Can Success in Life bc CommandedG

Can Success In Life be Commanded
Can success in life be commandedP
Not always, yet assuredly much more
frequently than Is commonly supposed,
three special qualifications being es'
pecially necessary 10 its attainment,
namely, definite object in view, de-
termination not to be batlled, and the
capability of exercising continuous self
denial. To the man possessing these
attributes, failure is next to an impos-
sibility. There is, however, q fourth
which is perhaps even still more useful,
and that is q beliefin ones own powers,
for persons who are doubtful of them
selves seldom rise TO any special en-
inence, being held back by a species Of
mental paralysis from putting forth
strongly the capacity they may really
possess. Such people rather wish than
will. 1t is evident that exceptionally fa-
vorable circumstances arc by no means
necessary. On the contrary, he want
OF such assistance is often chi, ( factor
in the development of latent power, and
the assertion that genius is but another
name for the power of attending closely
Is not altogether wanting in truth.
The Spectator.