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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

u. S. SENATE.-Tho Senate transacted q
remark ,bly largo amount Of tu;iooss 10 its tx
clti'c ssioD yesterday, clearing the c!lepdsr
Of ites!ics. aud also taking fosl action on
eighty four norioatioos. in about flu: aud o
bat htu:s. Tie frs matter disposed Of was
the Chinese uui<rstiou treaty, which, after a
contribution Of Wednesdays debate. was rati.
f.d withcui amendment by practically upsns
inouS 7otc, ihore beiog oa'y t7o Senator'S re-.
c1rded in the e. gl'lTe.
TEE Chiotse o5nmarca treaty was then
takeo up aGd vcIy brief discussion resulted
10 is ratification, clso without amendment and
sub;autisliy without opposition. Pr,oeedirg
with the ciepdar Of tIoaties, the Senate next
ratified, 10 quick srccsi,n, tho extrsditiop
treaty with TIE United St:.ec of Columbia the
cor sllsr convention With Italy. modifying aud
defining the .iadic!sl powers Of certain CONSUL
atts; he convention With Morocco respecting
tho ,,x''ioo prtrcss!i7es Ct The Moorish GOV.
cEoment. and tie treaty With japan prescribing
reel ar;cll duties f5r the J.rsnesa snd United
Ststs Governments in CASES CT .5ipHrecks
upon their resps Give COS S S. Among the mos.
important confrmatiors YVES Tat Of Col. Adraon
FIR postmaster at Baltimore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06
DIED.

IN =! Nay 6lb, at her residence, Mt vo,,on ,,.
!a.e Miss sALLIE q. KoTG ri VGtn9a 1n 1
yera.,, uno.tentstious and modes Az u ues non
Thom.y esteemed. A linesl descs, SHS uh ~
uaeIa S1sene squire who came over %tb h g!
qasnty Ssrlied Cs, sGS il 1881 and subse.
6es 67sf o Y,. SsBafs daughter
P pss in most edityiDy m.nner she ever
Cbnrche tssneEs Requiem Mass At s. M. sn 9.
-uscn saturday 10 a. N. Reuuise,t i in n msss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06
nWINE OF CARDUI" makes ROSY

cheeks and clear compilations.
For tsle BY E. s. Lesdbeater s. Bro
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

Ii is great pity to Gee how uauy people
allow cough or cold TO 20 uanotic,d, and lhus
paws Tho way to an Irtimely grave from the
effects of consumption. A pleasant safe, re-
liable and cheap remedy is Dr.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Price IS ceots.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

a VIRGINIA Box n TROUBLE .-E,siY y:s.
terday moroips led. aged seventeen, vas found
gagged and bis feet ind bands tied at.hc FOO.
Of Leroy street. New York. Ha was removed
to the police station, where he stated that bis
name was Walter NJ. 7. Withers, from Virginia,
and thst he Lived with bis uroe, Waller NJ
Ffaoklio. retired hardware merobao:. o.
Wednesday alt rioon 10 met Dig pedler srd
WAS talking to him, wheo be was koocked d1Tp
by @ blow on the back Ct his Icck. From that
time until short tino before DO Vas fcuod ca
the dock. be remained unconscious. Wteo
unlied BIO fouod he had been robbed of silver
wstcb, gold c5aio ard ell the monty DO bsd
about eighty canis. Tie poco DIS rat The
story. as there apDesrs 20 be 90 marks OF vio-
lietcs on his pslsop. lie hes lump CD bis
neck. but is appears 10 90 nstuynl tx,rcs-
oenee. The u1c'e hci.v.s the hey to BE- Truth.
ia'. but ne hos no: scca !oog win hin. lie
wss employed in store, bat for soma tin bid
been sick and uoobla to sttend 10 bis duties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

A. NJ. Shepherd aged So years. resiaicc 10
Campbell coueiy. visited L7nchburs Weooes-
day With $500 and geld watch 90 bis psrscn.
He vas last seen olive near tie Union depot at
% clcck that Dieh', aud was found dosd yes.
terdsy morRlpg. yog % oG undor the bridge
over biackEster Geek, d; tho Uoion depot.
His head was broken in several rl,css, bis arms
were folded and bis hat pulled doan over bis
face. TEeny SIX cspis we're found ir his
pockets; 10 watch. The core uer's jary ore SET.
hfsd that the deceased came 10 his death fro.o
foul play. and s5iouroct till to day for further
investigation. Thero is 20 doubt that deceastd
was murdered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06
Sentenced.

GALVESTON. Ten, May 6.-Wm. Rockford,
for passing counterfeit money and L. w. Konea,
colored for violating tho postal laws were sen.
for years, and were conveyed 10 the u. s.
prison ct Cheste-. All q. s. prisoners have
bssn Withdrawn from The Texas peni!entiaries
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

Irvine OF CARDUI" cures irrecn1ar
painful, or difficult nstruation
For sale by +. 8. Leadb.ter g. B,o,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

i uHRR RRhsSo PSACHKS, Apples .n6
DC. HlLBURNs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06

-: S5 5sI cures dyspep-
'!a' indigestion and heal tburn,
{ OF sale by E. 8. Leadb4ate, g. Bro
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
As Gcneral Wnlker SAWS. Inn snnAhln,

AS General Walker says, IN speaking Of this
matter, it almost staggered crcdulty. That
= man, a mere human beng" says General
Walker, should be able to predict fifty Year,
in advance the number of inhabitants in a
"9pidly growing country within fraction Of
one per cent. seems wonderful almost beyond
belief"
The losses Of the war, direct and contingent
we can never know, but Watson's figures al
would show 1t TO effect us the present year Ia
the extent of nearly 100000. That il. had
there been no war, the present population OF
the United States would be about 30, 10000.
Watson predicted that the population in
1900 would reach l00O00OCO, but General
Walker docs not believe It will be over ahou!
100000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
CsrbOiic Acid for Insects.

The time mas almost come again wnen "th(
little busy bugs" will open up their summer
campaign, and dispute with the CORDS of Crea
sion" for possession of the fruits of the earth.
Allow me thus early to call attention to an ar
ticle, the merits of which everybody knows
but which many dare not use-I refer to car
bolic acid. Prepared as indicated, it cannot
think, hurt the most delicate house plants
and 1t is sure to kill insect life.
Ny plan of preparing is as follows: Oh
tain crude carbolIc acid; use It In this torn
because it is stronger and better for the pur.
pose, and costs but very little (about twenty
five cents per gallon, l think. pour aquan
THY Of this dark crude acid into a quantity OF
good strong domestic soft soap; stir well To-
gether. and allow to stand for few hours. !
then test the compound by mixing q little Of
1t with soft water. Ii TOO much acid has been
added, oily particles Of carbolc acid will be
observed floating on the surface. This shows
that more acid has been put IN than the soap
will incorporate or cut and more soap should
be added to balance the excess of acid No
more definite rule can be given, a. so much
depends on the strength of the soap. Two or
three tablespOonfuls of the acid To u quart Of
soap may first he tried. prefer To make as
strong with acid as the soap will perfectly cut.
A very little practice will enable any one to
compound it correctly The refined acid may
tie used when the crude is not at hand. When
prepared as above make a moderately strong
suds, and apply with syringe or sponge. In
using on very delicate plants, should any fear
be felt for the plants, they can be rnsed off af.
ter few minutes. My first and eminentIy
successful use of this compound was some
years since, on a block of young cherry trees,
come fifty thousand in number. The black
aphis came down like the wolf on the fold,
only they came rot as single spies, but IN
whole battslinns 1t soon became an interest
ing question Us to who was The proprietor of
This particular block OF trces-myself or the
bug Ethiopian" A disinterested observer of
judicial turn of mind, Judging from the gener.
al appearance Of things and the very AT home"
air assumed by the bugs, would have said they
had the best case. He would, at least have
been compelled to admit that they had nine
points of the law (pOssessionl in their favor.
| never saw the like before. The trees were
alive with aphis. The only scarce things on
the trees were the leaves, there being hardly
enough to afford standing room for all the
dusky guests. However, not being convert
70 the doctrine Of squatter sovereignty, de-
clsred war, and failing to decrease the mum.
Der by ordinary means. | compounded soft
soap and carbolic acid ana with a single ap.
plicatIon ex,erminaied The ememy-T. T. s.
ss Gardeners Monthly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

duced tho horse having capacity oil lJl
quarts, against 100 of the OK. The OK, aud
nearly all Otner animals. have u gall bladder
for the retention of "A part of the bile, sccrcted
during digestion. The horse hes none, and
the bile flows directly into the in,cstlnes rs
fast Us sccretcd. This construction Hf the d.
gestive apparatus Indicates that the horse was
formed To ca, slowly, aud digest continually
bulky and inHutritlcus food when fed on hay
II passes very rapidly through the stomach
into the inteslnes. The horse can eat hut five
pOunds Of hay in IN hour, during maStlcatlon,
with four times its weight OF saliva Now,
the stomach, to digest it well, will contain but
about ten quarts; and when the animal eats
onethirt ct his daily raions or seven pounds
in one and one half hours, he has swallowed
at least two s,omachfuls of hay and saliva, one
OF THESE having passed To the intestlnes. OO
servatiOn has shown that the TODD Is passed Ia
the inteslines by the stomach in the order IN
which i. is received. If we feed Il horse with
six quarts %. oats, II will just fill his stomach
and it, as soon as he finishes tins, we feed HIM
the above ration of seven pounds of hay, he
will eat sufficient IN threG-q quarters OF an hour
to have forced the oats entirely out OF his
stomach into the in,Cstincs. AS II is the ONCE
of the stomach 10 digest the heterogeneous parts
of the feed. and as stomachful of oats con,
tains four or five times rs much Of these as
the same amount of hay, i. is certain that eth
er the stomach must secrc,e the gastric juice
five times M fast, or it must retain this TODD
five times as long BY feeding the oats first
II can only be retained long enough fOr
the proper digestion Of the hay; consequently
it seems logical, when feeding concentrated
food like oats with a bulky one like hay, u
iced the latter first, giving the grain the whole
time between the repas,s to he digested. The
digestion Of the horse is governed by the same
laws as that of man; and We know 1t Is moi
hes, for a man to go At hard work the moment
q hearty meal is eaten, so we should rcmcm
DER that horse ought to have % little rest af
ter his meal, while his stomach is most active
in the processes Of digeston.-Pia"ter ana
Fnrmfr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
100000.
Luminous Paint,

According 10 the London BuiI3iag Nuc,
luminous paint is getting into quite extensive
use in England Mention Is made of Office,
coated with The paint which give great salts
faction to the occupants The effect IL that o
a subdued light, every object in the room be
ing clearly visible, so that in the room so treat
ed one could eLtcr without light, and tind
any desired article. The luminous paint il
cXcIed by the ordinary daylight, and its effect
~ SAID 10 continue for about thirteen hours, Sc
hat it Is well adapted for painting bedroom
ceilings, passages that are dark ~ night, and
other places where lamps are objectionable ol
considered necessary. For stdiTCases and pas
Sagcs a mere band Of the paint will serve as d
guide, and costs but a tritlc. For outdoor par
poses the oil paint Is used, nut Tor ceilings and
walls the luminous paint, mixed with water
and special size, can lie used the same as orll
nary whitewaSh, and presents q similar appear
anc in the daylight BY the recent discovery
that it can be applied "a ordinary whitcwash
considerably expands the field OF its useful
ness. Sheets of glass coated with the pant
are in use in some OF the vessels of the havy
At the Waltham Powder factory, at Young's
paratllnc works, and in the spirit vaults Of
several London docks; and now that, BY IN.
creased production and the use Of water a the
medium, It's cost is reduced by onehalf, it will
probably be extensively used for painting walls
and ceilings The ordinary form Of oil pam,
has already been applied in many ways, "a
statues and busts, tn toys, 10 clock faces, t.
name plates and numbers on house doors, and
to notice boards, such ~ mind the step" etc
let" etc. The paint emits light without com
bustion, and therefore does not vitiatr the VI
mosphcrc Several experimental carriages are
Cow running on different railways, the paint
being used instead Of lamps, which are neccs
sary all day on account Of the line passing
ruH.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

follow ed, and the hOrcr beetle srculrd ga %,
driven away; ut any rate. there were tut "u'
or two young horcrs found the next wear U al
Tie trees thus treated. i gives u dHtN q ''.
Ia The bark, showing plainly, for "a I'u| l|m
how far it has been applied. 1t Wu> p" n.
June in III, hcightor the grotlIG ~'r'-.n: "
first cautiously fearing such ll'N ~ - ''"'O
follow II coating ol ruaI.uil durne 'umnr
This latter can he used with entire safety h.
winter, aud will destroy scale aud the ".g~ "
aphde- # freely applied. Itrs II useful "r
convenient means Of checking The N""'N
aphis, which attacks the roots 4 Upplc IT g.
and cause them to swell aud pcrIsh.-Nct
York Tritgae
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
Corn Trial by Farmers.

In a series of II corn crops raised in Saline
county, Missouri, by farmers competing tor II
Grange premium of 5000 for the largest yield
it appears that IL crops out of the II gave an
average yield of over 100 bushels Fer acre, and
this not tor one acre only, but for an area OF
ten acres in each case Nothing could NOR,
clearly show the progress OF good farming Than
this fact. When one man gets yield of lOC
bushels or over from Il single acre it is not very
remarkable, because 1t is getting 10 be of fire.
quent occurrence; but when dozen men
each cultivating field Of ten acres, get pro
duct of over 100 bushels per acre for the whole
area 1t may we'll attract attention. lftwelvt
feds, argregating 800 acres are made to pro
duce 10000 bushel. of grain per annum to
gether with lis 800 tons of clover, what would
the yield Of the country amount TO at the same
rate Of production, and how much longer shall
we remain satisfied with thirty bushels per
acre as an average yield for the whole cOun
try. If the above competition is fair sam
pie OF granger enterprise and success, then We
say, let the patrons Of husbaudEy go ahead
ana let the farmers clubs show the same spirit
of progress. Then. indeed, will bc the nea
decade and the croakcrs and doubters will
pass away 10 join the bats and Owls Of the bur
led epoch.-ErperimCH Record.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
Mr. Mcclellan, an extensive sheep farmer

Mr.. Mcclellan, an extensive sheep farmer o
Australia, gives the following cure for hooi
rot and scah;> For hoof rot, trOughs abou
thirty-iect in Agih, containing solution con
sisting of about two ounces of arsenic TO tn,
gallon, are placed between paddocks through
which the sheep are driven, the water being
deep enough to cover the hoois of the animals
Sometimes a sheep will carry the sore hoo
and run on three, to overcome which baiten.
are placed across the trough so as TO compel
the animals to put down all four in travelling
through the solution. Scab Is cured by a DIP
composed of two ounces of sulphur ard tire,
of lime TO the gallon of water, the sheep being
driven and compelled TO wet their hsads alst
by bar under which they must swim. IL
this way ten mea will wash fifteen hundred
sheep per hour. A penalty of five hundred
dollars for every scsb keeps the flock clean
In New Zealand the scab Is totally cradica,ed
in Australia it is nearly so.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

SALTY WHEAT.-Mr Thomas Eckles, writ
ing ts Rochester Post from Evota, says that ;
good deal was said about sailing wheat las
spring in the different papers IN the norl.
west. There also appeared an article III one
or two papers that &. w. NanDuscn would
| ship IN some salt for those farmers who wished
to try sailing their wheat, and the farmers
were generally on the look out for Van, rs II,
was the man who was handling our wheat
consequently the farmers generally give the
salt the off shoulder.
won't take n good thing when 1t is offered to
me- jumped st the chance OF getting sail
delivered in bulk, and ordered two tons. Some
Of my good ncIghbors told me | WAS crazy
wild and the like, hut sDwed my salt on thir
ty acres of land before sowed my wheat.
Now for the result. My wheat grew right
along, never rusted, and stood up stiff, and
when harvested was like reeds. When
threshed the wheat was bright and plum
weighing 90 pounds per bushel. My wheat
not sailed was most AL screenings, ard only
Welded seven bushels OF poor stuff TO the acre
while that which was sailed went ten bushels
10 the acre.
There was n large amount of chinCh bugs
in my wheat, but they did no harm to th'
sailed wheat, while that not sailed was full,
one.half screenings.
| would say to my ne ghbor farmers, try
sailing wheat land and raise good wheat II
is y good investment. 1t is money put out al
90 per cent. interest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

REMARKABLE PREDfCTlON5-hy far the
nest accurate estimate Of future population
ever made III this country, or any other, WIS
made by "A man named Watson, in 1878. As
his predictions were published that year there
can he no doubt Of the gcnuincncSs of his
"CuesScs." He predicted that the population
IN 1880 would be 5G,4G0,000. OF course he did
nOl calculate on the war; and hence he missed
The mark some 100000. Here il the striking
manner in which successive ccnsuscs have
.hOwn their accuracy:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

Thr Prs SAW ir the World fui CUts, Bruises,
So g.. I crr,, san Rhrum. Fever Sores, letter,
Chnpp,d Hands thilh'ains. Corns, and MI Skin
Eruu''ru.. grd positively cures Piles. Ills guar.
nnir,d 100 r',r rcrfcct satisfaction or money re-.
funded, Price - cents per toy For sale by Z.
Y Gt..',
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
Torture of Horses.

Among the everyday torments to which the
horse is suhject, we will enumera'e the follow
ing: /. Abraded breast. =. Intlamed back
from defective saddle or harness pad. 8. SORE
throat from too tight gag rem, severe bit, 81
both. !. A sore tail from too tight or lily
made Crupper. ). An abrasion under 'ht
body, caused bv a too tight or badly fitted bel
ly band. g. Irritation Of the eyes from blind
ers being strapped too close together, or, on tn.
other hand, being allowed To swing around
first striking one eye and then the other. Z
Ears chaied by the brow band being placed
too high or by metallic rosettes with SHARP
outer rim, the base Of the ear pressing across
this at every motion. :. The excessive ia
hgre OF all the structure Of the neck under the
influence of the bearing rein. The bearing
rein, If made taut and kept so tor any cOnsid
cradle length Of time, Is u source OF discomfort
to al! horses. and an insuliurable torment io
many. 4 taut rein can be used with entire
propriety on horses of fine, easy, up carriage
especially while In motion, but If the muscles
and bOny structure Of the neck extend forward
horizontally from an upright shoulder, rather
than striking out from a Slanting shoulder,
then the most intense suffering will be intllct.
ed by sirainng the neck up to an angle en-
tirely unnatural to il, especially If this strain
he long kept ny. To string "a culprlt up by
The thumbs till only his toes touch the ground
is certainly one Of The severest admissible pm.
lshmcnts that can he inflicted on mortal, and
the check rein is undoubtedly akin 10 it in its
extreme applcation--N y. Hcraid.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
Well FIxed.

Pencil writing may be liked almost indelibly by
passing the moistened tongue over IT, Inyslids
can be cured OF Dyspepsia and lie attendant hor-
rors by using Spring Blossom. Price 50 cents,
trial bottles 10 cents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19

A correspondent InfUrHs US that he has used
linz eed-oil on apple trees, in accordance with
Mr.. Meehan's recommendation; NO illresults
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-19
About Horsca.

The stomach OF a horse has a capacity Of
about sixteen quarts, while that OF the OK has
20. In the intestines this proportion Is re-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-06
WATER woHKs WRECK.
Fall Of the Old Stack.

As has long been predicted, the lean.
ingtow at the Water Works has caved.
IL was in this wise:
1t has been stated in this paper that
during last Tuesdays storm a bolt oil
lightning struck into the ground near
the foot OF the Water Works stack and
twisted it considerably Since then the
Water Works Committee and Superin.
tendent have been in consultation over
the matter, and as a result Mr.. Schnehle
was ordered to repair it. This thing has
happened before and he knew what to
do, but it was found the bricks were 80
soft that it was dangerous to NEEDLE
With il.
Accordingly the breeching Of the
stack was taken and converted into q
temporary stack for the north furnace,
and the structure thrown down. This
took place about o'clock Satur-
day, the trains on the p. W. & Ky.
having been stopped on &C.
count Of the dangerous condition
OF things. The stack fell across the
track and force was at once put to
work to clear it.
Tear down the remainder and put up
new works.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-06
MARTINS FERRY.
Tenth Annual Commencement OF the
High School-General N ews Notes.

Tenth Annual Commencement Of the
High School General N ews Notes.
The tenth annual commencement OF
Martins Ferry High School took place
last Friday evening, June 3rd, in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church. At an early hour
the church was packed by the friends OF
the graduates and citizens generally.
After prayer and music, Miss May
Robinson, who took the second honor
in the class, read very good essay on
"The American Idol, and was followed
by an essay by Miss Belle Updegraff,
"Snow Flake" one by Maggie John
son, Base Fortune" &c. by Ida Lewis,
"Look, Listen, Learn" These were
all good and well rendered.
They were followed by an
Grafton, "The Way You Look at 1t, by
Albert W. Harris, which was rich and
spicy and we'll delivered. Then came
an essay, "The Possibilities OF Lite" by
Maggie Penning. One, The Hills are
Green Aiar On" by Beatrice Gray.
Individuality and its Relation to Wo-
man." by Ella Green. The Every day
Young Lady," by Matte Hobensack.
All these essays were good and very well
read. The last was an Grafton by Jessie
Jones, the first honor member OF this
class of ten. The music was furnished
by the High School under the
direction of Professor Schotield, with
Miss Eta Smith as organist, which, OF
course, is assurance enough that it was
excellent. The presentation OF diplo-
mas was made by +. J. A. Drennen,
Esq, in a new and happy style. One
good thiBg about the essays and ora.
tons was their length. Each performer
was presented with an abundance OF
choice bouquets. The large audience
were highly pleased with the evenings
entertainment.
+. J. bremen, Esq, left Saturday
morning for his new home in Mime
sofa.
The wet disagreeable weather Satur-
day morning kept great many OF our
people from attending the picnic at
Beaver.
The Ohio Valley Life Insurance
Company, last Saturday through their
agent, Capt. A. Lash, paid Mrs. Jas.
Miller 81 900 insurance on the life OF
her.hu.band, who died few months ago.
Robert Williams, who was 30 ba ily
injured three weeks ago by the kick OF
a mule, is gradually recovering.