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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06
A Runaway Locomotive.

An incident of thrilling, ard at the s,mc
time singular nature. took pac, on "Wednesday
evening on tho L.bigh Valley railroad. pear
Allentown, Pa. Tho particulars arc as follows:
The engine Antelope, No. Al, with half dczeu
flat cars. ono Of which was in front Of tho loco.
motive. was standing on the track at Fullerton.
This Was tho construction train aud the crew
were repairing the down track. They neglected
to have their flag out to signal approaching
trains and the engineer and 6remen were off the
engine. About FIVE o'clock No. 43 freight train.
Philip Lauer. engineer, came thuuderiug along,
and before collision could be avoided ron into
the construction train. The engineer and fire.
man jumped of before tho crash took placs,
The former breaking ley and the latter tsa:p-
log with few bruises. The force of the ooi-
llslon Was 20 great that tho ''pu!iing bar" cen.
Meeting the engine Antelope with its tender was
snapped in two. Tho cotcasscn forced the
throttle open and the Antelope. with the i.t
car 10 ffout. dashed eff at LIVELY speed, tho
laborers on the track barely escaping With ihar
lives. Tho runaway locomotive went faster
every moment, aud fairly flaw alorg the track
on tho line. 10 minute tho Allentown Fur.
wv "So ASeSo$'s P9os
establishment of the Allentown Rol,iug
Mill Company sped tho engine w.th
lightning rnpidity. Several men hera
narrowly escaped being ruu over. A disoatca
vas sent down the valley TO switch off tho RUG
away ard ruo it aground, bu: before this could
be accomplished the ensioc, when near the al
lentoHn depot, overlook coal 'raio and dashed
into it With frightful io;c,. For moment the
air vas filled with fyiog cca, broken c,rr,
bis:ing steam, &C, apd a scene OF iudescriblu
confusion followed. OF course. the runaway
cana to stscd still. rhe Hat CIR wss bu;!cd
from its truck ard aoded somu d:s.ance irnrl
the track in demorsiiz ID coDdli1u. Tho
coH ca cher, sneko.tack aud CAB of tho Au-
telope we're badly broken ard tho locomotive
maohocry more OF less damaged. Tho rear
two c,al cars were demolished aud thei: coo.
tents thrown around prouiscuously some Of the
coal being buried into the air to 40 altitude Of
seventy five feet or more. Tho track was ob
structed for 40 hour. when general traffic was
resumed. Tho freight engine was considerably
damaged snd one freight car was thrown oil tho
track. Mr.. L,usr, the engineer of the freight
train. was taken to St. Lukes Hospital at
South Bethlehem. where anputatiou vas psr-
formed during the night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

WHAT NEWSPAPERS ARE PUBLISHED FOR.
Some people have an idea that publisher
publishes bis paper for almost anything bu. 10
make money. In fact, this class Of people is
very numerous-:oo numerous for tho good of
tho newspaper fraternity. Compliments are
very acceptable, and thanks ohcer the publish.
or. but bread and butter is Whist he apd bis
family live upon. Publishing is business Just
the sams as mauufscturing or keeping s:prc.
A manufacturer or storekeeper would think q
III 40 crazy who came io!o his ofic, every ltllu
while. aud after conplimeu,iog his goods. ask
cd him to give him few of them. Ghisis ios.
the kind Of customers the publishers must ex.
pect to deal moro or less with six ous of seven
days in tho week. We are not speaking Of
men who are advertisers aud who have bought
q right to some privileges 10 the paper. We arc
speaking OF that immense class of dead heads
Who send six can't puff OF their business 10 e
throc cent envelope, closely written 90 both
sides; aud OF another numerous c'ass who arc
constantly dropping 10 or dtoppiug il 10 on tho
publisher. 10 little drible;s sand wiched 10 bo.
tween smile and compliment aud mustard
seasoning of check. The sooner these people
6nd out that every i1ci Of publishers space
ia 30 much money to him. tho soonsr will pub.
fishers soc little profit 10 their business.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06
FAIRS. ExCURsEeas. &c.
THE THIRD EXHIBITION
OF TIE
ALIEN sNnEsEA AND FAIRFAX
Agricultural & Industrial Assn.
Will take place this year on the
2Sfli. 29tV, tS 30tis ofscpt. and Get. Is

VIII Euho PInCu EHl5 FeaI Oh IH4
2Sfh. goth tS 30th ofscpt. and Oct. Ist.
l am row ready to receive applications for
spaces in the main building. and for stalls and
stands on tho grounds. The spaces occupied
last year in the main building, which wore fitted
who fitted thom up until tho Goth day of Sept.
ember, after which time, if not arranged for, 1
will feel at liberty to let out to any other ap.
piicsnts. We have been forced to mako addi.
iions TO our horse. cattle and poultry depart
men!s to be able to accommods ste those who hayo
already entered, ard we will be glad to hear as
early ns possible from others who intend to OK.
hbit, that wo msy be able TO accommodate all
who apply. The premium lists, as we'll as any
other information, can bs obtained of me- /
am always to bo found at tho otIico of 8eckham
q Co., No. - King street.
j. 7. BECKHAM,
6ug 81 Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

LEARN ABOUT THE PULSE. Every intelli-
gent pers,n should kaoW how 10 ascartaia tho
state of the pulse in health; then, by compar-
log it with what it is when ne is siling, he may
have some idea Of the urgency Of his casc.-
Parents should know The health of each child
as now and then persou is bora with pocu.
liarly SLOW or fast puls,, and the very else iu
hand may be of that popularity. Aa iofa0t's
pulse is l40; child of I, about So; and from
20 to 60 years. it is 70 beats miur;e, decIin
ing to GO at four Soora. A hsaIthiu grown
PERSONS pulse beats 10 times mioute there
msy 10 good health down to GO; but it the rulse
always excseds 70. there is dlseasr; tcc ma
chine is working itself cut; there is fovcr or
ioh hlmmstion somewhere, aod the body is feed.
iog on ITSELF as in consumption, When tho pulse
is quick thas is, over 10. gradually increasing.
vita decreased chances OF cure. uutil it reaches
Il0 OK l2O, when death comes before maoy dsye.
WheD the pulse is over 10 for mouths. aud
there isa slight cough, the lungs. are affected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

II @.T GrJD3 IN TIE HARDWARE
~ 1i :. d =. IS King. corner of Royal street,
Just received. the SYEAKNREITH. for in.
l'".i::: Hco:;:as&; il never fails 80 make the
iHg Sh".L ':2ax iGadar al tho way through.
l. 50 t4c =e! .cttir < i,ELUSION RATTRAP:
9o#n. iG& Row; call and examine
10Th Proof md Plain Csrpet FsIt Mst,ioo
't.%!, |r2% Claws Carpet Hammers, CARPET
-sTrleh"fa. :, ll'or gssl. busting and Scrub
''ra sn2', ani other goods suitad TO the season.
. - y idao. Scale for sslo cheap.
"..-@' j. \. CRE1GHTON &c SON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06
EDUCATIONAL.
, LIZA. PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

"A
The duties of this school will bo resumed (un-
I'll further notice. as tho Il. e. corner of Duke
and Lee streets, on MONDAY, Sept. G:h. Ap-
pllca.ions for sdmission may be made at any
time during school hours Boys over Is years
of age not admitted. For terms, etc, spply 10
the Principal.
ser3-lw Mrs. SARAH L PADGETT.
IVA 123 Queen street will commence its eighth
annual session September 10. Terms per quar-.
ter Tin advanced English ST. and So, French and
German each S4 Sep 1-2w
ERMAN AND ENGLISH SCHOOL
W OF THE
LUTHERAN CONGREGATION.
This School will be opened on MONDAY.
Sept 9th, st No. rs Prince st near Fairfax. by
sug3l-5i# j. SOHALLER,
4 q
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

THOUGH SHAKING LIKE AN ASPEN
LEAF
With the cbills and f5ver, the victim of malaria
may still recover by using this celebrated spe.
clhc, which not only breaks up the most aggra-
vsled attacks, but prevents their recurrence. II
IS infinitely preferable to quinine. not only
hecsuse it does the business far more ihorosshly,
but also on acccuat OF its perfect wholesomeness
and lnvigorsting action upon the entire system.
For saic by all Druggists and Deslers gener.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
~ North Fairfax street,
Alexandria, Vrgilis.
Under the Direction of the
SISTERS OF HOLT CROSS,
Will reopen MONDAY, Septemoer 9Th, 1880
The course ofstudy will be thorough and cx-
tenalVe embracing all the branches of solid and
refined education.
Particular attention is paid to vocal and instru-
montsl MUSIC.
Plain SEWING and everv variety of Fancy
Work also tho Ruliments cr Vtcsl Mueic and
drawing, arc taught without additional charge
tuplis of all denominations received, and
While great attention is given TO the religious in.
slfucllon OF Catholic students, there il no :nila-
once used On those Of different b?lief.
ply TO
eugiG SISTER SJTpEpI0,,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06
$4,000 PREMIUMS.

NAIlUNAL FAlR hSSUUlATlUN
ANNUAL EXHIBITION,
TO BE HELD At WASHINGTON, u. c.,
COMMENCING
October 5th and Closing Get. I8, 1850.
Fine Milo Treck and Commodious Buildings
on the Now National Fair Grounds, within five
minutes ride Of The Capitol. Steam cars direct
to tho Grounds by the Bait. s. Ohio 4. 4.
Trotting Races October s, 6. 7. 8 and Q. Purses
Si3 600. Entries close at II pm Sept. q. 1850.
International Tournament. Military Prizes,
Incubator Matching Chickens, Bicycle Races,
Grand Csvslcnde OF Animals on the Trsck.
On October S!h st. Julien will trot against his
time of2.1l! for s., zoo.
The largest premiums ever offered in the coun.
try for Horses, Cattle. Sheep, Poultry, &c. Lib.
eral awards for Household and a agricultural De-
partmcnts
An entire building devoted 70 Horticulture.
Premium List now ready.
Hxcursi0n tickets Mt reduced rates OF all the
railroads centreing in Washington. Liberal ar.
!angements made for transportation of objects
intended for exhibition W. III. GAIT, Pres.
EDWARD c. DEAN, Secretary.
Address all communications to tho Secretary
ohce SOB PeDns. av., Wssh'r. u. G.. aug2G-1m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06
EDUCATIONAL.
VIRGINIA HOME SCHOOL.
Miss ANNIE n, sum !

Miss ANNIE SUMMERS
terms, &C., apply TO tho Principal. No. us
Prince street. sepl-2W
IVA duties of her school. WEDNESDAY,,
September 10, 1850 over tho German Banking
Company.
KINDERGARTEN SiSTE III taught in the
Primary Department. ...
Daily practice in CALISTHENIC3. ....
Terms moderate. Apply at 10. 107 Queen
Street, aug 2S-lm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

f!7VH EEWT Ok LEASE-The desirable and
= rnomy STORE erd WAREHOUSE No.
- Cameron street, lately occupied by K. b.
isWson q 60, apply to
fep:j K. NJ. LAWSON,
:: u: iGI'Nr-HGuSK No. IS Cameron st.,
- go.weon "air:as aud Lee. Applyto
~ -; }. e. D. SMOOT.
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Essse s.sE.E eszs ssEHT.
TOE BENT,
Tho comfortable

= M NJ N y " NIIJILIE.,
on the rss! eido Of 81. Aa.pb street, between
Cameron ard Queen, containing water, gss,
heater, 1tc., recently occupied BY W. H. May.
/ '9ss oa2ic!, given a. once. For torms Sc, apply
* :hia oliCa. oct
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

Special contracts will be made with yearly I'D.
vertisers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

~ ATCH KEY, TWERZEE and EAR
2? SPOON coubinod; good ar. Gle; for
$n'e Is jas +. CARLIN s. SONS,
'nSl3 G3 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

NyDOEIN, the best preparation ev er offered
~ for tho cure Of CHAPPED SKIN; will
eradicate pinples. and give to the com plexion q
soft and hcsl.hy appearance. Price 25 cts per
bottle For sale by
jan IS WAKEFIELD s. HALL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

:. = It,s'.5 ; l!rG Eny
-.. -s3"2 iaTrss fsic, Tia; we h.vo been
-.;. '.' ".ri J E'"s: - in! EUapy jgst rc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

~ sARVEN'S PAT8ET ehave
~ just received full line CT the above cele-
brated Wheels, which are decidedly the best and
strongest msde, and cost no more than the plain
wheel Call and zee thon at
JAS. +. CAkLIN & SONS.
eu20 C3 Ring street, Alexsndris, Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-06

( IL \ =. . i.H SETS. Of Gu own i'm portstion
- ;ichiy decorst'd, Just Itctired. Call and
: ee them 10
aI2]O " j. MILLER s. CUS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-29
Professional Rivalry.

A man who had his coat on his arm
and his hat in his hand, yesterday, en-
tered q butcher sliop on Woodward
avenue and began:
Say, sir, one of your blamed carts
knocked me down on Park street halt
an hour a Q: and I'm going to have
satisfaction"
Zone ofmy cartsP Iguess not. Will
liam! William!"
William made his appearance from
the back room and the butcher said:
William, this man accuses you of
running him down with the cart this
morning on Park street."
81 don't think it," was the reply.
"Weli, l know It'll" shouted the man,
as he drew down his hat.
Whereabouts on Parkp"
"At the corner of High"
"Ah! then. it couldn't have been,"
said the driver. "Here is the route I
took: l first went up Woodward
avenue, and ran over boy at the cor
ner of Alfred street. Then l went down
Charlotte and took a wheel off a car
riage. Down at the corner of Cass run
down boy and a velocipede. came
down Cass to Sproat, and out again TO
Woodward, where expect l ran over
TWO WOLlen anu u uOTSe, anu tlleu Cdlne
directly here. 1t couldn't have been
me, sir"
"Then who was itP"
Indeed, couldn't say, sir; but n
few doors above this is butcher who
has three carts. If it was him he'll
own up and be glad to see you, for he's
keeping record of the killed and
wounded to show off the rest of us.
You'd better try him, sir."-Detroi Free
Press.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-29
Fraudulent Trout.

Among the present fictions is the gen.
eral belief that from now through the
season Fulton market will dis play on
marble slabs, on ice, and even alive in
tanks, genuine brook trout.
These spotted beauties are popularity
supposed to be drawn by experts from
their lurking places in small swift
streams on Long Island, OF up in New
England, or down in Pennsylvania, or
far away in the Adirondacks. But the
mass of them are taken by much milder,
not to say meaner, methods. And the
most of them, considered as brook trout,
and sold as such at one dollar n pound,
are simply fish frauds. There is moth
ing wild, or gamy, or br 0oky, or trouty
about them. They are an artificial
pond production, hand raised, liver fed,
fat, f1abby and almost tasteless, and
their tameness, as Selkirk puts it, is so
shocking that the boy who perambu-
cold chopped liver can lift out the fish
with his hands and throw them into
the bucket or basket, to be carried to
market.
These tame and wholly artificial
trout, thus bred and fed and fattened,
are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red
herring, and the bigger and fatter they
are, the worse they are, the biggest and
best ranking in insipidity with the
common pond sucker. From the pond
to market. from market to gridiron,
from gridiron to table, and from table
to stomach, all the way through, and all
the way down, they are unmitigated
frauds.
What some people are very fond of
calling "culture is alike fatal to the
favorite brook fish and to the Boston fe-
male. While we highly approve of fish
culture in general as means of pro-
ducing cheaply greater abundance
of solid food, of its sort. it is folly to
suppose that trout so raised will retain
the wild, gamy flavor and delicacy that
distinguish the real and natural brook
trout. The literally artificial specimens
differ from the genuine fish as the seed
ling monstrosities do from wild stra W
berries. The preponderance of pulp and
water can never compensate for the lost
sweetness and flavor. When nature
feeds, it furnishes the natural flavor.
Quail and partridge eggs hatched under
hen, with the birds brought up in
barnyard fashion, with barnyard feed,
come to the table with only barnyard
flavor. On the other hand. when q hen
udS ulu away ner neSJ IN Uue WOOuS, anu
her chickens have raised themselves on
wild buds and berries, when subse
quently shot and cooked, they have been
found to possess positive game flavor.
Even preserved game, as in England,
yearly degenerates, as it becomes tanner.
The venison becomes more and more
muttony, and the grouse greasier and
less gamy. These preserves rank with
real wild wood shooting pretty much as
the housewives preserves rank with
fresh fruit.
People who imagine that they are epi-
cures are welcome to pay dollar a
pound for artifcially bred and fed pond
fish, but if they fancy they are eating
the delicate, gamy, genuine brook fish,
their error is as wild as the trout are
tame.-NeaU York &sp.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-29
A Search for Thirty Years.

Light has at last been thrown on a
mystery that has been inexplicable for
over thirty years. The developments
are of a startling nature and concern
man named Griffith, sexton of the First
Presbyterian church, Allegheny, Penn,
who disappeared about that time. He
was addicted to habits Of intemperanc
and it was supposed had run away
from his family and gone to parts un.
known. After these many years it has
been revealed that he was murdered.
The strange story, which comes from
what is considered reliable source, is
as follows. Two butchers, when going
to Pittsburg with their meat in the dead
hour of the night, in passing an old grave
yard on Point OF Hill. in ALE yheny,
saw a dim light in it. They approached
quietly and saw Griffith in the act OF
lifting body out of grave which he
had opened. One of them took in his
hand piece of board and struck him a
blow, the edge hitting him on the head,
splitting the skull. He fell dead on the
body he was stealing. Being alarmed
at what they had done, they concluded
to fill up the grave on the two, holding
that the murder would never be known
In course of time one of the butchers
left for some other parts and there died.
The other became dissipated, and once
while under the influence of liquor stated
these facts to some friends, who SON
cluded to keep the matter secret, as the
occurrence took place many years ago,
and nothing but trouble could be made
out of it at this late date. This man
died a few years ago, the friends keeping
the secret until the present time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-29
How diamonds are Bought.

Buying diamonds for retail is said TO
be a delicate and difficult task. The
buyer sits dow n at table with large
sheet of white paper spread before him.
On the paper are poured the contents of
certain packages received by the whole
sale dealer. The keen eye ofthe buyer,
an expert, of course, picks out at once
the shallow, flawed, and all defective
stones, which are definitely rejected,
and swept into a bag. The tcce ated
stones must next be paired, and to this
end tin plate, mounted on four feet,
and pierced with holes of different size,
is employed. On this the diamonds are
laid, and shifted TO and fro till each
diamond has been fitted into proper
tionate hole. Then the gems un-
dergo a second and .inal examination,
the buyer examining them most rig
orously, and rejecting some which may
at first escaped his attention. Any
irregularity of form, lack of brilliancy
dullness of water, or yellowness of tint
is sufficient to condemn them. The
matched stones are then put up in pairs
in paper or small cases, and the Others
are sold to inferior jewellers. In Paris,
the latter are readily pur hased and set
in the flowers, stars, crosses and other
ornaments which make such display
in the windows of the Palais royal. The
French, as rule, like showy things,
and are less fastidious in diamonds than
Americans are. They are more for
general effect than purity or perfection,
and often sell inferior gems which will
not bear resetting.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-29
The Sea ScaYe nger.

This fish is species of mussel, the
Mytilats littophdg4s. 1t works much
mischief on the hulls of ships, and on
this account it is regarded by ship own
ers as an enemy, yet Westminster re-
viewer, quoted by Professor Simmons,
points ut another action of this fish
more than equivalent on the side of ad-
vantage. "Were the fragments of
wrecks and masses of stray timber, that
would choke harbors and clog the
waves, permittedto remain undesUroyed,
the loss of life and injury to property
that would result would soon far cx-
ceed all the damage done and dangers
caused by the teredo. This active shell
fish is one of the police of Neptune-a
scavenger and cleanser of the sea. 1t
attacks every stray mass of floating and
sunken timber with which it .omes in
contract, and soon reduces it to harm
lessness and dust. For one ship sunk
by it, a hundred are really saved; and
while we deprecate the mischiefand dis
tress of which it has been the uncon-
scious cause, we are bound to acknowl-
edge that, without its operation. there
would be infinitely more treasure buried
in the abysses of the deep, and more
venturous mariners doomed to watcry
graves"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-29
Rescued from a Watery Barrel.

The Toronto Mail tells the folio wing
remarkable yarn:
"What in the name of goodness is
thatP" said a fisherman to his COM
panion, as they strolled along the beach
Mt the eastern end OF the bay about S 80
the other morning
"What do you meanp"~ inquired his
comppliion.
"Why," said the other, "you blind
fool. don't you see a barrel on the beach
yonder, with what looks like a pair OF
legs sticking ont of itP"
Both instl ctively ran as fast as pos
sibletoward the object of their attention,
and sure enough, there was barrel
bumpi in the surf, with man stuck
head first into it up to the hips. The
sal ors were not slow in hauling the
cargo ashore, and upon shaking the con-
tents of the barn ell upon terra rfma, they
were still further surprised to discover
that although the poor fellow was in
sensible, life was not extinct. The bar
rel was quickly utilized, and the body
rolled upon it till the water was pretty
we'll pumped from the stomach. Then
by rubbing and applying restoratives.
the man finally recovered, but he gave
such a confused account of him f that
nothing definite cou be ascertained as
to his reason for being thus barreled
up. Some hinted that he might have
been crammed into it and cbucked over
board from some schooner, while others
suggested that perchance he might have
crawled into in search of shelter from
the stormy blast and had been blown
into the water. His escape, however,
from death was miraculous, because if
he had been allowed to remain in this
curious hiding place a few minutes
longer the vital spark would have for
ever fed.