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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03

THE New PuzzLE.-Tho puzzle is appar-
emily simple. La liz ordinary fern sixteen
small block4-gcncrally cuh4s-are made 10 fit
rather tightly, side by side, in shallow box.
These blacks are numbered On their upper sur,
face from | to lG. Tho 10th block is removed,
the remaining blocks disarranged, Ant, tho
puzzle consists iii then so manipulating thcw,
without jumping, that they shall tnaly BE-
placed In regular order from to 5. counting
from left to right. 1t ia tho last tlroo numbers
that CAUSE all tho tFoub!o. The moss co.nmon
arrangement into which they persist in fsIog
is Is. Is. If and 10 most people it ls e hopeless
task to attempt to work the il into i.s proper
ptaoo without seriously dlssrraocing tho
Other blocks. When, 10y any accident, tho
hlccks do tako tho earTcct order, tho chances
are about q thousand TO one that tho nIo7o,
cannot Tor tho life Of him tell hos it happened.
homo made set is rs good for headache as
any purchased outfit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03

"A ahipWreokod sailor waiting for sail is like
business man sitting at home and nursing a
Cough or Cold. Get Dr. Bulls Cough Syrnp
aid be cured. Ooy 25 cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03

~ There will be a meeting Of the stock.
holders of the Alexandria Light Infantry Build
Ing Company at the armory of the A. j. L., on
Monday evening, March 9th, a: s D. NJ, for tho
purpose OF organizing. All persons who have
subscribed TO stock OF said company will como
prepared 10 pay frst instslment on each share OF
stock. A full attend dance ia requested.
marZ.td BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
:, 81 NOTICE "A regular monthly meeting OF
Inc COLUMBIA Steam Fire Engino 20. will be
held this evening. at 73) O'clock. Business OF
Importance. III y. T. JENKINS. Sect'y.
III Oh ESTS ASSORTED GUNPOW-
~ DEB TEAS. Rone very choice.
Jan 70 HARMON q SMITH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03

The Liberals gained victory over tho Homo
Rulers at tho eleesiona at Drogheda.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03
f BRAVE GTRL,-A st. Louis special Of late
date TO tho Chicago Tribune says:


date TO tho Chicago Tribune says:
Iramps are already beginning to work their
wsy up from the South, and are bold in their
outrages in tho very suburbs. Yesterday morn.
ing was afforded remarkable instance OF iemin-
lie courage. a beautiful woman, Miss Bev-
erly, residing near Alton, Two miles south of
this city. was found alone at her residence by
Two rough looking wanderers. Ono e the men
exclaimed that she was their game whom both
caught hold of her. and desperate struggle ca
sued. Sho tore herself loose, leaving par! of her
clothing in their hands, when they fred four
shots at her as she ran into one Of the back
rooms, the door Of which she locked and bsrri-
csded by drawing sgainst it bed and bureau.
fortunately she WAS not wounded, although two
OF the bullets had given her remarkably clos
calls, and just as the two tramps began pound.
ing on tho door with couple OF axes which
PACK window, dropped into the yard and ran
for her lfo"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03

HOME LIFE HUNDRED YEARS Aup-O,.
hundred years ago not a pound OF cJsl nor
cubic foot of Illuminating gss had beer burma,
in the country. No iron stoves wero used Al.
no cantrivsnces for oconomizing heat were en,.
ployed until DR.. franklin inven,et The iror.
framed ire place, which still bars his name
All tho cooking and warming in town, as vtH
as in tho country, WAS done by tbs aid OF fra
kindled on tho brick hearth or III tho tr,.
ovens. Pine knots or taliow candies Furnished
the light for tho long winter nights, snd :aGdSI
doors supplied tho place of rugs and carpe.:.
The Wator used for bousohrid purpose. W..
drawn from the doep wells with creaking swea,
No form of pump was used In this country, 50
far as we can learn, until after tie commcac,
N ent OF the present century. There were Lo tn
ton matches in thCss days. by tho Aid OF which
fire could be cssi'y kindled, and if the lto Went
out upon the hearth over night and the ta!,!
was damp, so that the spark would no: eaten
the alternative remained Of wading through tho
snow a milo or so to borrow Il brand OF leigh.
Dor. Only one room in any hCu,o WAS warm,
unless goms member OF tho family WIS ill., in
all tho rest the temperature YVES ut Zlfc dur,rc
many nights in tho water. The rcN nn F,
women Of H hundred years sg5 undressct ard
went to their bed in n Temperature colder thsn
that OF our barns and wccdshetls and they never
complained,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03
The Old EocHs fra The Hotoiasc.
WASHINGTON, March , j...


10 the editor Of the AieeauclriC Ga:ci,s.
In running through como old magazine, G.,
cidentslly came across the following psrsy,s,,
relative to hosts passing the falls of the po,oms,
and perhaps the frst boat to pass BY The ~,
locks, which l copy in full. n
"ALBXANDRIA, April Ii. 1I95.-On $s..,t,-
last arrived in this port boat, nayirs,sd :,
Captain Meek and four hande. which look !,
load OF los barrels of flour at tho foo, 81 "a -,
Great Falls, from whence it proceeded dcwoTIso
river 10 the locks constructed at the Little FL.
which were passed in the space OF fifteen MI,
utes with tho greatest security. The lock: wrrs
found to be perfectly safe and to answer nv
moot ssnguine expectations. Tho captain, Alta
passing those locke, continued his route 70 H..
port, by which he has entirely removed An Lia.
adopted by many, that tho boats CONSTRUCTED 3,
the navigation OF the upper parts Of tho rya.
could not stand tho swolls Of tho tidtwa,er wbSn
the river was expsndod, especially if any VIM,
prevailed. On that day, particularly in the e..
psrl of it. there was stiff gale from the ncr,b.
ward."-l New York Magazine or Literary H..
Duaitory vol. vi l,H1 H. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-03
E'..3.s G1zsE2l8'Gs Tss-'z:.

tsj,oetet Correspondence a TX -4!s.e>'. C"aet'e
NAsalEgToq, y. C., March j. 1850.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

skyward, and voice clear and steady,
loud and distinct, spoke out "Fellow
citizens. Clouds and darkness are round
about Him. His pavilion is dark waters
and thick clouds Of the skies Justice
and judgment are the establishment OF
His throne Mercy and truth shall go
before His face. Fellow citizens God
reigns, and the Government At Wash
ington still lives -
"rhc effect was tremendous. The
crowd stood rivcted to the ground in
awe, gazing at the motionless orator,
and thinking of God and the security of
the Government in that hour. As the
boiling wave subsidies and settles TO the
sea when some strong wind beats it down,
so the tumult Of the people sank and
became still. All took it as n divine
omen. II was a triumph of eloquencc,
inspired by the moment, such as falls to
but one mans lot, and that but once in
4 century. The genius Of Webster,
Choate, Everett, Seward, never reach
ed it. Demosthcnes never equallcd il.
What might have happened had the surg
ing and matdcncd mob been let loose,
none can tell. The man for the crisis
was on the spot. more potent than Ma
polcon's guns At Paris. | inquired what
was his name. The answer came in 4
low whisper, 1T is General Garfield, Of
Ohio -"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11
MORE WIFE THAN COUNTRY.

The other night, soon after ward
meeting had opened, one of the electors
present began cdging for the door As il
he meant TO leave the place. He was
stopped by friend who said:
"Don't leave us now, want you to
hear what the speaker is saying. Hear
that He says we mus, triumph or the
country is doomed.
"Ycs, know, but I've got TO edge
along towards home" was the reply.
"Homc great heavens. how can you
talk OF going home until he has finished
that speech There he goes again! He
asks il you want to sec grass growing in
the streets of our citics-our fertile
farms returned to the wildcrncss-our
families orowding the poor houses until
there is no longer room to receive an
other"
"No, | don't know rs would, but
guess I'll sort o work my way ont"
"Wait fifteen minuicS-tcn-fve-
wait until he finishes. There it is again
He asks whether you are freeman or 4
slave? lie wants to know il you have
forgotten the patriotic principles de
tended by the blood of our grandsircs
If you have forgotten the sound of
the liberty bcll?"
al don't know as have, but | must
go-rcally must"
"Hcar that-hcar that He says your
country will bless you.
al can't say rs TO that, replied the
man as he crowded along: ''but I'm
dead sure that the old woman will il
don't git home in time to put this cod
fish to soak for breakfast !"
Great guns but do you prefer cod
fish to liberty ?" exclaimed the other.
al don't know as do, but ! git more
OF it,"
"And you will see this country ruin
ed-sec her go to destruction ?"
"Td bc.kinder sorry TO see her go
down hill," slowly observed the dclin-
queni. as he reached the door. ''but il
you had a wife who could begin jawing
At 10 O'Clock and not lose 4 minute un
I'll daylight, and then end up with 4
grand smash of crockcry and fit OF
Mysteries, you'd kinder stand off is
do and let this glorious old Republic
squeeze through some mighty fine knot
holes"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

Wizard Of the Arabian Nights, and
Pledge Passer Of the Reform club, and
Chief Bulger OF the Irish Mechanics,
and Purse Keepers Of the Canadian Con-
science, and Double Barreled Dictor of
the Knights of the Brass Circles, and
Standard Bearer Of the Royal Archan-
gels, and Sublime Porte of the Onion
League, and Chambcrmaid Of the Celes-
trial Cherubs, and Puissant Potentate of
the Pctrifed Pig Stickers, and the Lord
only knows what else. I've borne it
and borne it, hopin' he'd get 'cm all
jined after a while, but faint no use,
and when he'd got into new one and
rss,een. made Grand Guide of the Knights
Of Horror, I told him I'd quit, and I
will"
Here the Major interrupted, saying:
"Well, your husband is prettcy well
initiated, that's fact but the court
will hardly call that 4 good cause for
divorce. The most of the societies you
mention are ccomposcd of honorable men
and have excellent regulations. Many
of them, though called lodges, are relief
associations and mutual insurance COM
panies, which If your husband should
die, would take care of you, and would
not see you suffer If you were sick"
"Scc me suffer when I'm sick! Take
care of me when he's dead Well,
guess not ! can take care of myself
when he's dead, and il can't can get
another. There's plenty Of 'cm. And
they needn't bother themselves when
I'm sick, either. If want to bc sick,
and suffer, its none of their business
especially after all suiicrin' I've had
when amt sick. because of their car
ryin's on. And you needn't try and
make me believe its all right, either
] know what it is to live with man that
jines so many lodges that he don't never
lodge at home, and signs his name
Yours, truly, Sam. Smith, NJ. NJ, |. o.
O. f., X. o. b., X. Of r., =. of H., X.
a. H., !. |. p, X. of H., \. c., l.. T..
r., II. T.. r., X. |. p, y. Y. H., etc.
"Oh, that's harmless amusement" re-
marked Mr.. Husc.
She looked At him square in the eye
and said
al believe you are jincr yourself"
He admitted that he was To I certain
extent, and she arose and said: IL
wouldn't have thought it. A man like
you, chairman OF 4 Sabbath school and
superintendent OF the republicans It's
enough to make woman take pisen.-
But don't want anything Of you. |
want lawyer that don't belong to no.
body or nothin. And she bolted out
OF the Office and inquired where Captain
Pattcn kent.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

have, during my wanderings, met
several people who wanted to live in a
star, where carth-bon people with ami
NAL appeJtes couldn't trouble them, and
always found the safest place for an
earth-born man, when the star-born soul
started for the dinner-tablc, was hehind
a large rock. Distrist the aspiring NOR
tai who lives in a plane so elevated that
he requires telescope when he wants
to look down at the rest Of us. And il
he ever wants board at your humble tn.
bic, charge him SIS week, and feed
him lots Of soup, or you'll lose money
on him.-BRrERelOA Hdakcrc.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11
BREAD ON THE WATERS.

Mid the losses and the gains,
Mid the pleasures and the pains.
And the hopings and the fears, q
And the restlessness OF years,
We repeat this promise Ger
We believe u more and more
"Bread upon the waters cast
Shall be gathered at the last"
Gold and silver, like the sands,
viii keep slipping through our hands;
Jewels, cleaning like \ spark,
Will be hidden In the dark;
sun and moon aud stars will pale.
But these words shall never fail:
Dread upon the waters cast
Shall be gathered at the last"
Soon, like dust, to you and me,
win our earthly treasures be-; l
bot sns ro,inR syru aad iced
To another In his need.
They will unforgotten be.
They will live eternally--
"Brcad upon the waters cast
Shall be gathered ut the last"
Fast the moments slip away.
Soon our mortal powcrs decay.
Low aud lower sinks the sun,
What We do must soOn he done:
Then what rapture. IL We hear
thousand voices ringing clear
"Bread upon the waters east
Shall be- gathered at the last.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

Young ladies who serve in the kiich-
cu rs well rs entertain in the parlor.
may he interested in these practical
suggestions:
Dry bucLwhcat, plentiiully and faith
fully applied, will take oil off carpets or
wooden goods; never put water to such
a grease spot or liquid of any kind.
To take fresh paint off a wooden gar
mcnt, rub the spots with stale bread un-
Ill removed.
To remove iron mould from linen,
wash the spots in 4 strong solution of
cream Of tartar and water; repeat il
necessary, and dry in the sun.
To take out tea stains, put the linen
in kettle of cold water; rub the stains
well with common CASTLE soap; put the
kettle on the side Of the stove to let the
water get gradually warm; wash it
thoroughly in warm soap suds, then rub
the stain again with soap; then rinse.
To remove the lids of tin cans, place
a shovelful of live Goals on the top,
which will speedily unsolder them, and
they can then be removed by the aid Of
an old case knife care must be taken
or the side seam will also open.
To take out fruit stains, rub the part
on each side with yellow soap; then tie
up some pearlash in a cloth and soak
we'll in hot water or boil; afterwards
expose the stained parts to the sun and
air until removed.
To remove ink spots on floors. rub
with sand wet in oil OF vitriol and wa
ter when the ink is removed rinse with
pearlash water.
To clean tinware, dampcn cloth and
dip in common soda and rub the ware
briskly, after which wipe dry; any
blackened ware can be made to look rs
good as new.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11
WANTED TO LIVE IN THE STARS.

Very near us sat two young people.
He wore the face Of man who shaves
three times i day, and that white neck
tie had never seen the starlight before.
There was pearl powder on the shoulder
of his coat, and 4 tender dreamy look
in her lovely eyes. They sat and look
ed up at the stars. and they didn't care
for any solitary thing any nearer TO this
earth. Mortimer" she murmurcd
softly" Mortimer name appeared
TO be Mortimer, though | couldn' learn
whether it was his frsnt name or after
name-"Mortimer, dear" she said, "if
we could only live apart from this busy
and sordid, unsympathetic world, in one
ofyon glittcring orbs OF golden radiance,
living apart from all else, only for each
other, forgetting the base things of
earthly life, the coarse greed Of the world
and its animal instincts, that would be
our heaven, would it not, dear ~
And Mortimer said that il would
"Therc, hear, OF my own" he said, and
his voice trcmblcd with carncstncss,
''my own darling Ethel, through all the
softencd radiencc OF the day and all the
shimmcring tenderness Of night, our
lives would pass away in an exalted at
mosphere above the basc-born wants Of
earthly mortalS, and far beyond the
chattering crowd that lives but for to-
day, orr lives, refined beyond the COM
mon ken"
And just then the man with the gong
came out. Mortimer, he made a grab
at Ethel's hand and plunge for the
cabin door. Ethel just gathered her
skirts with her other hand, jumped clear
over the back Of her chair and after him,
and away they went Gathering down the
cabin, upset 4 chair, ran into n good,
sweet old Quaker lady, and banged
bad word out of her before she had
time to stop it down the stairs they
rushed, collared couple Of chairs at
the nearest table, feed a waiter. and
opened the action without skirmishing.
am 4 man Of coarse mould and earth
born appetite myself, and wouldn't
live in a star SO long as could find a
good hotel in America; but long, long
before could get seats at the table for
my family, Mortimer and Ethel had
eaten two blucfish, little rare beefsteak,
some corn bread, plate OF hot cakes,
two. boiled eggs, and bunch Of onions
and the waiter had gone out TO toast
them plate Of cheese.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

s1r"Pity is akin to love-" he said.
"Ah yes" she murmured, with food
Of love-light in her eyes, "why not try
me am akin to be loved" The cere-
mony came of in a week.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11
psS-"Hello when did YOU return -

pY~"Hello +. when did you return ?"
asked Snopson OF his friend Binnis,
whom he met on the street. "Why-l
haven't been away" replied the latter.
"You haven't ?" incrcdulously asked
Snopson. "why, YOU look so worn out
and near dead that ! positively thought
you had been away to one Of the water
ing places for few weeks for the bcne-
fit OF your health"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

nD-"Major, how did yees liver lose
that leg ?" "Why, Pat, one Of my an
cestors was an Irishman and all my
blood that came from him settled in that
leg, so I had il cut off," "By the
powers" said Pat, "it's pity it hadn't
settled in your head"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

p1-An Oil City man has discovered
that burning red pepper will kill cock
roaches-and all the rest Of the family.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-11

p0rA Western editor says one hug is
worth a dozen love letters, and they
cannot be produced as e'idencc in a
breach Of promis suite, either.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
Forfeitrd Lands.

The Comptroller General has sent
to the various County Auditors and
Trcasurcls circular. stating that
"upon an inqniry made by the Audit
or of Colleton County as to the con
struction OF the Acts ofAsscmbly sto
cxtand the time for the redemption Of
forfeited lands, approved December
29, 1879, and February 10, 1880,
being respectively Nos. 629, 2O7, the
following endorsement was made {:
"The intention Of tie Legislature
was no doubt TO extend the time of
redemption 10 3lst October. The
words used in the Act raise a doubt
whether the purpose was accomp ish-
ed: This ailice is Inclined to construc
the Act literally and accept the cvi-
dent intention.' Upon inquiry at
the Comptroller Generals office we
ascertained that the circular was in.
tended 10 relate only to those
lands that we're forfeited prior to Feb.
uary, lSS0.-COlumJin Register.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
iTanner EoIipsed by o WoTnsHi..

Yesterday morning Mrs: Chatter
mug, lady living in Nevada street,
got excited over the account Of Tan.
ner's fast, and announced sthes, she
would refrain from talking for forty
days. She began at 8 o'clock in the
morning yesterday, and 1880 her
pulse was SO feeble from exhaustion
that the physician feared she would
die, at noon. AT IL her heart beat
&c a minute, and her respi,ations were
hardly noticeable Her friends here
urged her TO discontinue her terrible
task, and told her some gossip about
a neigg hbor, On hearing il she imme-
diately rushed from the house and
going across the street, met, lady
friend and talked, until 6,:sO last
night, and is now fully restored. Her,
record of nearly ,wq hours and a
quarter Of absolute silence now takes
its place at the top Of the list. Con-
gratulatory letters are pouring in from
all sides, and she has had several
offers 70 take the lecture ,ield.-Caf-
aon (Ney) Appeal. ~, L.,., =, a..
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
After MARRIAGE.

The happicst marriages arc :hos,
in which high type Of friendship fol.
lows love. Friendship of q snbiimat-
cd scrt is what love becomes after 4
year or so Of marriage, and he who is
friendly to the very depths Of his
soul enters into this state happily,
and is ready for all the delights that
follows. But man who is capable
of nothing but that fleeting affection
which ever pursues new object, and
cares for no woman when she is won,
bates the domestic ties and becomes
detestable in consequence. It is the
man who would die for his friend, and
for whom his friend would die,
who makes mirac,ilously hapnywire
Of the woman to whom lie scarce
~ knew how to make love when he
courted her.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
iAtSafanaeFacf.J

.'hee 'The thinkef finds 8 various ai things to
speculpte about while passing through
/ life, f., It,ie singular, that man. man, the
biped, is the only animal that requir!
.es amusement: No other animal on
the face Of the earth IS driven to the
base expedients5c which man nal is c5 COM d
peeled to resort for diversion. Man,
the pleasnre-loying biped, must needs
kill timei and, il the criminal law
were to select out of tie mur,derreerss
those who commit crime for the: sake
of something 70 do, It would be found
that vast number Of innocent vic
tins were used as mere wax dolls or
dummies, and That the actual and pur-
posed victim was poor old Time.
Why the time of these human beings
should be created creates L and given into their
hands merely for them to Kill Is a
thing which the Creator thereof can
alone explain.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-09-03
An Error for Life.

Once welded for life to iap unwor-
thy partner,' an error has been made
which will rob it Of all sweetness or
possihilitynoE joy. Let The young
think of this, diet them walk. cure
fully in a world of snares, and take
heed to their steps lest in The most
critical event OF life they go fatally
astray. But here we must guard
against another error. Many people
think they have made mistake in
marriage, when the mistake is only
in their own behavior since thcy' were
married. Good husbands make good
wives, ond good wives make good
husbands; and the scolding and in
temperate. or slatternly, partner of,
ten has hnL himself or herself to
blame for the misery that clouds the
life and desolates the home. Multi.
tudes who feel that their marriage was
mistake, and who make their exist,
ence a lifelong, misery, might, by a
little self-denial, and forbcarance, and
gcntleness, and aOld-time courtesy
make their home brighten like the
gates of Eden, and bring back again
the old love that blessed the happy
golden days gone hy. And what
sweeter mission in life than that OF
rcclaiming the weak md sinful