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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

FERTILlzERs.
beg leave to call the attention Of the farmers
to the following brands of Fertilizers, which 1
now offer for sale:
Perry's Com plete Wheat Fertilizer.
Perry's Eagle Brand Gusno.
The above brands of Fertile ,rs are imposed
of fish SC up. bone and potash; price $40 per
2CO0 lbe.
hsv, also Fish Scrap or Chum at $40, and
the well known
j. J. Turner q Coz. Excelsior; price $45 per
| ton.
Natural Gusno; price S35.
Penuvanate's Gusno; price $50.
The above Fertilizers have gwen general salts
| faction to all those who have used them.
| THOMAS PERRY, Agent.
! rso95 Alexandria, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

ANNEY'S SFERTILlZING CHEMICALS
u The for u,s given below is based upon an
ex cerience of many years, and is well adapted
TO either Wheat, Corn Potatoes or Tobacco
Formula:
200 lbs Pure Dissolved slaughter House Bones,
150 lbs Sulphate Potssh1
35 los Sulphste Msgnesia,
Is bs Sulphste Ammonia.
Price $ln For nae the above formula should be
mixed with suff fcient dry muck. decsyed vegeta
Bile matter, or stable manure to make one ton IL
weight The compost may be used Immediately
after mixing, bu it is improved by. being allow.
ed to remain some days under shelter, in order
that the bone and chemicals may thoroughly
commngle and pervsde the mass. Apply By
means OF drill from 200 to 800 pounds to the
acre. The sbove price ia net cash for the for
mula, delivered free on board the cars or steam
boat in Alexandria, Va.
JANNEY & GO,
sep 16 Nos. 70 and 152 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

LITERALLY LED INTO CAP1IvlIY.-The
learned author Of the descent of Man" IN
noticing that the animals often suffer from the
diseases that FL Ct Ourselves, might have added
that 10 some c.ses they are DOT free from our
vices also. According to q rcceot letter from
Darfur, 10 Africa, ths mo"ksyd Of that region
are ioordinately fond of a kind OF beer made ty
the pa.iv.s. who use it 10 capture their sIml..
moor relations Having pac q1autIues OF
the beer where the N nk@ys can Get at 1t, the
natives wait until their victims are 10 various
deurees of iuebtation, and wheo they plogla
with them the poor creatures are 100 much
fuddled to recogoiz the diff rescss b. tween
negro and aps. Wheo the negro tskss the
hand of one of tn m 30 lead h N Oft s,u other
fond c.ea,er c,invs 20 the hand Of the a'tsr one,
another to bis baud, sad thus snsIo negro
may sometimes be seen o.srslne "tt string OF
staggering monkeys When s.curcd the beer
Is administered 10 deer aa.iuq qIantlue5, go that
they may only gradually aWak,a to 'be sad re-
suts Of their spree.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

GALE OF VALUABLE TIMBERED
- LAND NEAR BURK 8S STATION, IN
FAIRFAX OOUNTY-By virtue of the last
will of Maria Fitzhugh deceased the under
signed, administrator With the will annexed,
will, nn MONDAY. toe 18th day of October,
1880. County Court) ssll to the highest bidder
that certain TRACT OF I.AuD allotted under
said will to the estate Of Wm. M. Fizhugh and
the heirs of harriet Ward. containing ON E
HUNDRED and SEVENTY-5IX ACRES by
recent survey. This land is without buildings
but il we'll watered and much of it heavily tim
bered
Terms of Sale: One fourth cash, and the resi-
due in one. two and three years; the deferred
payments to bear interest from the day OF sale,
10 DO secured by the notes of the purchaser, with
good personal security and reteni IN of title un
I'll the last pay yment is made. Possession given
rs soon as the terms of sale are &C IN olied with.
4. +. BROADWATEB,
late Sheriff and admir- d. n. Of
seplI-w4w NJ Fitzhush. decd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1880
LOTTERIES.
24th
Popular Monthly Drawing of the
Commonwealth Distribution Ce.

Popular Monthly Drawing of the
Commonwealth Distribution Co.
At Mscsuley's Theatre, in the city OF Louis
Vile, on THURSDAY. Sept 80, 1880.
THESE DRAWINGS, AUTHORIZED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1873 AND SUS
TAINED BY THE COURTS OF KEN
TUCKY, occur regularly on the LAST DAY
OF EVERY MONTH, Sundays and Fridays Err
The United States Circuit Court on March 81
rendered the following decisions:
lst-That the Commonwealth Dis
tributiOn Company Is legal.
2d-ltS drawings are fair.
N. B-This Company has now on hand q
large reserve fund Read the lst OF prices for the
SEPTEMBER DRAWING.
prize... Ss0,OOO 100 prizes 500 each $40 coy
prize-... 10000 200 prizes 20 each !o,0oO
p'i'' s SS SO PTisss pFisss S 1S sssR sssR SS 5SSS
10 prizes ST, 900 each $1,000
20 prizes 500 each 10,OCa
sprizes goo each, Approx. prizes. ."".S3 200 200
9prizes 100 each 9Oo
| ,s6O prizes. SIP. 400
hole tickets 3 s2; half tickets 81; q tickets
Remit By Post Office Money Order, Register
ed Letter, Bank Draft or Express.
To insure against mistakes or delays, cor
respondents will please write their names and
places of residence plainly, giving number OF
Post Office box or Street. and Town, County
an3 State.
All Recommendations connected with the Distri-
button and Orders for Tickets should be addressed
to IL. M. BOARDMAN, Courier-J ournsl
Building, Louisville, KY, or at 307 and 3O9
Broadway. N. 7. sug5l-eotd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

TITO MARSHALL HALL AND MOUNT
L VERNON SPRINGS
EVERY SATURDAY during the season.
Leave at 10 3. m. returning St 3 30 p. M.
Round trip 1Oc Tickets Can be had at M. j.
W .terman's clothing store, corner King and
Fairfax streets. JeZo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28
GALE OF FAIRFAX COUNTY LANDS.

GALE OF Fairfax COUNTY LANDS
- Pursuant to sdacree rendered at the Novem'
Der erm. 1870 of the Circuit Court of Fairfax
county in the suit Of &. M Sim pson VS. O. W.
Turley, the undersigned, commissioner therein
named, who is acting aud surviv' ng IN mission
er Of sale, on MONDAY, the 18Th Of October,
1880. (Court day. at II O'CLOCK M. before the
door of the Court House Of said c>unty, will sell
at pubic auction the following tracts of land,
lying in said county, in Drsnesville District,
between the villages OF Herndon and Chautilly
Tract No l containing 20 acres aud 60 poles,
being part Of the farm of which the late Alex
snder Turley died seized. This land is without
buildings. but is q red soil of good quality and
susceptible of easy improvement
Tract No. 2 containing 329 acres, more or less,
is known as WOODVILLE, has . FRAME
DWELLING HOUSE aud othsr buildings.
Tract No 8 containing 333 acres more or less,
has also q DWELLING HOUSE and other
buildings.
Tract No. 4, containes 2ll acres, and is with.
out buildings
These lands are all we'll timbered. @. w.
Turey, who resides near Chantilly, will show
them to pe e-sons desiring to purchase
Terms Of Sale: Enough ,sh to pay costs OF
suit and e1p psnses of sale; the residue in three
equal annual psymsnts. secured by, the pur-
clssers' bonds, with good personal security
fai bonds to bear ioterest from sale; title to bs
retained till last pay ment ia made.
THOMAS MOORE.
sep17-W4w Acting and Surv'g. Com of Sale
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28
SALEcrLANDI FAIRFAX COUNTY.

BY virtue Of decrea rendered g. Tue June
term, 1870, Of the Circuit Court of Fairfax coun'
of r E. Daniel, deceased. We. a. Grlgsoy'
&c. the undersigned. com mmiesoners OF sale
therein named, on SEPTEM BER20 1880, Court
dav at IL o'clock M, will sell at public auctlon'
before the door of the Court House OF said coun-
ty, q certain TRACT OF LAND, beloI ging to
a. S. Grigsoy, containing 93Si acres, more or
less The said land lies near tho village OF Oen'
tr-ville, adjoining the lanss of Pomeroy. Egln
and others. Persons desiring particular de.
gcription thereof arc referred to Mr.. John u.
DeBell, who resides iu the vicinity.
Terms cf Sale: One fourth OF the purchase
money in hand as deposit, liable to be forfeited
and the land rssold at the risk of the purchaser
should be fail TO complete his purchase; the res
idue in three equal annual instslments with In
terest from day of sale, payable annually, 10 De
secured by the bonds of the purchaser, with
good personal security and retent On OF Title tll
the last payment is made
THOMAS MOORE Sale
John w. Mohler, Auctioneer.
co tiVucu, to the above named, to which they
invite the attention of purchasers.
THOMAS MOORE.
Fairfax county, sugl8-W4R
@S- The above sale s postponed until MON
u a l., Inc lStQ Qhy OF OCLOutT uoAI, NSOuAsy
Court) b. w. THOMAS
THOMAS MOORE,
sep21-w4w Comm'rs If S,Ie
COMMISSIONERS SALE nF VALUA-
~ BLEL LANDIN FAIRFAX COUNTY,
Bv virtue of decree rendered at the June term,
1880, by the Circuit Court of Fairfax county, in
the suit of Toote. Livingston & o.. to tho use
of Stephens & Wilcox vs. John w Dear the
undersigned, commissioner Of sale therein
named, on OCTOBER 1871 1890 Court day. at
IL m in front of the Court House Of Fairfax
county, Va, will offer for sale BY public aue-
tion that VALUABLE TRACT OF Lamp,
lying in and near the village of Centreyille,
Fairfax county,, Va, owned by j. w Dear,
containing 375i acres of land. The said tract is
highly i'm proved has FINE d W EnLlNG
good fences and stables, and is one Of the most
desir able situations in the county.
Terms: SO much cash in hand as will paw the
costs and expenses ofsale and suit. the residu in
three equal instslmsnts in tI1, twelve and
eighteen months from date of sale. with in
terest thereon; ssid instslmsnts to be se-
cured by good rsonsl security. But If
one fourth of the purchase money be paid down,
security will be dispensed with. Title to be re-
tanned by the com missioner uutil all the money
ia paid. Tue com missioner is authorized to sell
at private SALE and invites proposals to purchase.
CASSIUS CARTER.
sep18-w4w Commissioner of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

Henry Ward Be, cher has volunteered bis
services to the oatiooal republican committee
for several political speeches IN Onlo aud ln'
diana.
Hugh Cossidsy died at his boarding houss
10 New York Sunday om the effects OF arsenic
mixed by the cook 10 oatmeal porridge BY mis-
take for salt.
A lit of Yale fr shm.u captured Hancock
and English hag suspended from the NV Ha'
ven democratic headquarters 90 Saturday night
aud tore it to pieces. The police were called to
the scene, but the freshmen had disappeared.
Mrs. Lizzie Rsuor, the wife of we'll known
ciiz 10 of New York, was arrested Saturday
charged with having stolau the pocket book or
lsdv 10 Sixth Avenue store. 1t is claimed
that Mrs. Rsyn1r's mind hos been affected by
reoert attack of mslarial tcver.
John Roberts, colored mau, who wss bitten
on the irgcr by one OF his dogs. near Gross
wicks Burogton couutY, N. D., alout three
weeks ago, died Of bydrophObla on Fddsy. ne
was seized with c)nvusi ,us oa Wednesday, and
died in great agony.
A bill for au i 1uction has been filled in the
United States Circuit Court at Baltimore by
tho Pullman Palace Car Company of Chicago.
to erioip the Bsllimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company from usiog their car patents after
October |, when the present contract expires.
The repubic,p candidate for Railroad Com
missioner in Missouri. Howard Baroes. Is the
frs: coored man placed on Btate ticket there.
He was born slave, tut bought bis freedom
before the war, and HIS accumulated proper
ty of $50 900 by keol l)g restaurant at Jeffer'
son City. Mo.
The sigusl corps station at Cape Henry re'
p1rts that the TWO mosted British schooner
Lizzie and Emma, Csot. D. McPhee, from
Norfolk FIR Kugston, Jamaica, with cargo
of Shingles, Was burned Saturday, night 10 Lynn
Haven Inlet. The crew OF six m+n and the
sails we're saved.
Weaver, the greeuback candidate for Pros'
dent, telegraDbs his c)Dprstulsuons to Solon
Chase. of Maine, for his rsighttorHard cour.
age" 10 that State. Dennis kesroey also sends
him congratuaory dispatch. saying that VIC.
tory by fusiouis is defeat, and asklos: Nv hat
has bec1m, Of Murch7 Has the victory turned
bis heud?
Five years sgo the daughter IF clergyman
dashed into the SEQ at al EnRl'sh bathing re-
sort and saved the lives OF GWo women OF high
social condition. Tue rescuer was Iefi exhaust
ed and sepseless Gu the beach, the p'rs)os
saved not even requiring her name. The young
I.dy has ntvJr heard Of the people whose hives
she ssved, hes evsr siLcs b0en sex, and ls 20"
poor, triendicss and aim ~ dyIas'
la Santa Barbara. Cal , SATURDAY, Ciareoc'
Gray, republican candidate for disric attorney.
SHOT rheo. Glaocy, editor of the Press. OF thai
place, for attacking him throuk h bis paper. The
ball pissed through Glsncy's rig ht breast into
the abdomen, aud out by the left hip. CLANCY
died yesterday mnrnng. HIS 1886 words we're:
Tell my friends die like man for principle:
aud would not 10 hack on it now ii l could
| Gray was bsiled in 5000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

MUSICAL
Miss r v. EVANS
will resume her class in voc L and lNSTRU-
MENTAL MUSIC Oct bar 4 1850 For terms
apply It tbH corner of Wolfe aud St. ksaph sts.
sep20-2Ws
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

Princs William county. sep lots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28
Miscellaneous.

Special contracts will be made with yearly ad-
vertisers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12
Training Tomatoes.

This vegetable which has grown into such
high favor of late years, is being improved
upon each successive season A gardener
gives the following plan for growing il by
training
l provide strong stakes five or six feet long.
These are driven in the ground TO the distance
of one foot and some two or three inches from
the plants when they about as high us my
hand, and they are tied to the stakes with a
cloth string. They are tied loosely Ia
allow growth, placing the string as high as
possible and just above n limb to avoid slip
ping down. twill he noticed that the plant
will grow in earnest as soon as ii is tied
As the plant grows the tying is continued al
intervals of six inches until il grows six inches
above the top of the stake, when il is care
fully topped and kept SO.
During this training the plant is sysicmal-
caly pruncd by taking off the short and use
less limbs with sharp knife, and contin.
ing the growth tn two or three prongs, care
being taken not To cut utfthc leaves, which
are the lungs of the plant.
regard this pruning of superintendent
wood as necessary for the tomato as the
The grape, rs by this means the whole virtue
of the plant is driven 10 fruit, in place II
eXhaustng itself in forming wood, and the
tomato is advanced from Il vegetable Ia !,
fruit The absence ofacil in tomatoes gown
in this way has been often noticed
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12
Selling of Cattle.

AT late meeting of the Farmers Club of
York, the subject of "Soiling Cattle" was
considered.
Prof S. B. IIeiges opened the discussion
by saying the object of soiling was to do
away with pasturing cattle A perfect svs-
TEN of soling consists in having a supply
of green food from the beginning of June to
the end ofNovember, to feed in the barn or
barnyard. 1t requires the raising of green
food for feeding during the summer First
meadows or orchard grass may be moved
early oats are raised first early in May corn
may be planted, and after cutting, corn will
take second growth, after which field grass
may be cut. Mangcl wurzel and ruta baga
can be grown and used to advantage The
doing away with pasturng, or combining the
cattle to the barnyard, saves tramping of the
field. 1t saves expense ofkeeping up fences
and waste ground. 1t was stated that the
cost of keeping up farm fences was $50
year; the interest on the sum invested in
fences was 500 year, the wearing out of
fences $50 year; total cost of large farm
feed. 1t was stated that experience has
proven that it costs about one-fourth as much
to feed cattle in the yard and the stable.
The saving of manure is regarded ms
great gain to the farm; the cattle drop the
manure in the streams, scatter and waste it.
1t would pay to keep man six months in
a year to herd the cattle, soil the stock, utilize
the manure, composing, etc. The saving
and gain to the farm would be much more
than the cost of fencing and waste otherwise.
1t was stated, that by II thorough system of
soiling cattle, one animal to every acre could
he kept on farm.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12

A SINNERS RAIsE-A stranger loaded
down with big satchel halted at the post
office corner yesterday to have his boots
shined, and when the job had been completed
he felt for nickel with the remark II sup
pose that five cents pays the bill?"
Not much" replied the sinner. "That
used to he the figure, but it is seven cents
now"
Don't try to cheat me, boy Five cents is
the regular price here, and know itw
See here, mister" said the sinner, as he
packed his brushes away, do you read the
papers, ?"
"Of course do
"And don't you know that white paper has
gone up fifty per cent"
"Yes, I've read that it had"
WELL how dye 'spose we kin black butes
at five cents any more? The figger is seven
and if we can't bust the monopoly we'll have
to raise on that"
The man came down with seven cents, but
very slowly and thoughtfully, as ifhe couldn't
exactly understand all about t.-Detrmt Free
Press
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12

The Scientific 4me17cdH gives some of the
circumstances which lead to the explosion of
kerosene lamps, the philosophy of all of them
being that the flame may pass down the
wick and ignite the vapor which accumulates
in the upper portion of the lamp This va
por is not an explosive as the term is ordi-
nariy understood but when it is confined so
that the gases resulting from its combustion
cannot escape freely into the open air the
vessel combining it will be shattered This
ignition of the vnp0r may be brought about
as follows:
1. A lamp may be standing on n table or
mantel, and slight puff of air from the open
window or door may cause an explosion.
2. A lamp may be taken up quickly from IL
table or mantel and instantly exploded.
3. A lamp is taken ont into the entry where
there is a draft, or out of doors, an explosion
ensues.
4. A lighted lamp is taken up a flight OF
stairs, or is raised quickly to place it on the
mante, resulting in IN explosion. In these
cases the mischief is done by the mir move
ment-eiher by suddenly checking the draft,
or forcing air down the chimney against the
flame.
B. Blowing down the chimney to cXtin-
guish the light is u frequent cause of cXplo-
| sion.
g. Lamp explosions have been caused by
using chimney broken oil ut the top, or one
| that has II piece broken out, whereby the
| draft is variable and the flame unsteady.
Z. Sometimes n thoughtlcss person puts II
small wick in a large burner, thus leaving
considerable space along the edges of the
| wick An old burner, with its air.tlraft
clogged mp, which rightfully should bc
| thrown away, is sometimes continued in use
and the final result is an explosion
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12
Farm Notes.

Seventy-two Thousand dollars is the high,
est price ever paid for horse in England go
1t was given by its richest peer, the Dixie Of
Westminster
Rack feeding ofhorses is wastcful. The het.
ter plan is to feed with chopped hay from II
manager because the food is not then thrown
about, and is more easily chcwcd and digest
ed.
To destroy pin-worms in horses, give an
injection of salt and water two or three DAYS
in succession then administer ball consist.
ing of half an ounce 0fOlivcs and one drachm
ofcalome
Many farmers who keep horses do not
think it profitable to feed much grain, and
frequently feed poor hay. 1t is far better to
give the horses a little grain during the win
ter, when, should an emergency arise, they
are equal to the occasion,
If stock of bones can be procured, pack
them in barrel with aquantity of unleached
ashes, and keep the whole moist, but not
wet After few months, break up the bone
into fine powder This will possess every
fertilzng quality of the best bone dust
Kerosene will soften boots or shoes which
have been hardened by water, and render
them as pliable as when new, 1t will also
make lin kettles rs bright as when new; sat
urate wooden rag, and rub with it, Stains
may also be removed from clean vanished
furniture with Kerosene
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12
Good Roads.

This subject has received considerable at
tentlon from us, for the reason that it is n
very important one, in which the whole COM
munity is more or less interested. Every
person who owns n horse or rides in vehicle
ofany kind knows the vast difference between
agood road, and bad one-a safe road and
a dangerous one. Many roads are never prop
erly repaired and of course are never in good
order. Some times quagmire or moist, miry
place is left, year in and year out, without
an attempt to remedy it permanently, and
the little pottering done only makes the evil
worse than it was before. No road, not
even macadamized one, will continue in
good condition for any length of time, unless
1t has sufficiently large cutters at the SIDE kept
clear of distractions until the water passes
from the road. Toward these cutters the
road should incline gently from the centre
removing everything that may prevent the
water from running directly into them and
not force it by little embellishments along the
edge of the gutter made by the dirt thrown
out of the gutter along the road sometimes
for fifty or a hundred yards before finding
its way into the gutter, thus washing deep
lines i'll the road. bed and seriously damaging il.
Holes i'll the road-beds are the worst draw
backs upon travel They gather the water,
and from very small depression, become
larger and until they are decided nuisance.
Many of the superintendent or managers of
macadamized roads, it seems, are beyond re-
cognizing this simple fact; indeed, they do
not seem to be chosen because they under.
stand how the repairing should be done but
rather because they know not how to do it,
Dirt roads, such as come under the charge
of township supervisors require the same
method and care in keeping them in good
condition. But on many of these highways
the road-scrapcr can be used with great eff.
cheney and economy. At least two of these
should be owned by every township. In
New England these scrapers are much used.
The inventors of one of them offers, TO use
his own words, "to take the roads in one
hundred townships and keep them in good
repair for one year for one halfthe former cast.
or for ten years for 0aeJounM Mcto1ane, cast,
with the exception bridges and culverts, and
providing the road are free of stones" He
adds. with my machine one man and two
horses will smooth-up and put in good
condition ten miesCf rOad 6ay.
We bring the subject before township super.
yisors now that they may have full time 10
consider it and make the necessary provision
for the coming seasons operations. The time
has arrived when the sight of bad road
should be the exception, not the rule as it is
now. Property owners in every rural district
will find ont that in no way can money I've
more certainly saved than in paying ii in the
shape of taxes TO keep roads in the hest of
Telegraph.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12
"A new industry in California is flow,

"A new industry in California is flower
farming, which is about to be introduced into
Santa Barbara and Alameda counties for the
scents to be obtained from the blossoms
Roses will yield there 1000 pounds to the
acre, from which essences worth 1878 can be
extracted; orange trees, 1000 pounds, value
$3.50; violets, 1900 pounds, worth $500
acacias, 900 pounds, worth $3.50, &c Berga.
mot, tuberose, jasmine, patchouly and Others
can also be grown in that climate, and the
industry promises to attain great develop.
ural scents, much adulteraied, at enormous
prices.