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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

VELVET AND PLUSH FRAMES, Fancy
Ink Stands, Diaries for 1882, Playing Cards
and large assortment Of goods adlpt6d for
Christmas presents.
decl3 ROBERT BELL'd SONS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

a PPl.ES APPLESl
GA APpLGSl
just received dirOul 10 barrels choice BALI
WIN hPPLES
decg2-3t NJ ilNDSHY son
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

VA! invite attention 10 our large assortment
w of HOLIDAY GOODS, and especially Ia
our Trlc:S, which hive been made to meet ATTY
compeiition, An examination OF our stock will
convince all OF thR fact.
dtcl3 kOB8RT PFTI,S SONS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

NJ OIlCSl NOTICE
IN just received another largo supply OF
HARMON & nROS. READY MIXEU
PAINT,
ocond 10 none in the market Cali Tor sAmu!e
card at
ie26 w. r, OREI4HTON'A
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

HAIE BRUSHES, Combs, Cologne Bottles
49, large assortment. Fine Tole. Soaps,
ChAmois Skins Rsliaa and other Colognes
CoiPste's Violet Water anu full stock of To.
let Goods just received by
tet2I X. 5 LEADBEATER s. BRO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-24

WE HAVE IN sioux PIrRE HID.
w Sleek Champagne l ints very old Cog.
nae Brandy, Pure Holland Gin, lne old Sherry,
Jamaica Spirits and French's N. r. Bum At
oci12 w. A. JOHNSON & COS.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
Remedy for Freezing.

In view ofrhe promised cold WAN, these
words Of writer in the January number OF
the Asriculturalist are commended:
II any part Of the body is frozen, the very
worst thing is to apply heat directly. Keep
away from the fire. Use snow II you cangst
IL II not. the coolest possible water. Last
winter cur little boy Of five years froze his
feet while out coasting o. . considerable dis
t.nce from the house. He cried all the way
home and the case seemed pretty bad !
brought big painful Of snow and had his
feet put into IL, rubbing them with the snow.
But my hands could not stand the cold. !
was alarmed to see him keep his feet in the
snow 50 long, but he could not bear them
out Of il. Il was half an hour, before ne
would take them ont Of il, and thenthe pain
was all goue, and whenI had rubbed them
dry and comfortable, he put on hisshoes and
stockings and went out to play. He never
afterwart had any trouble with his fest on
account Of this freesibg. His sister got her
feet extremely cold and put them y once 70
the fire. Her case at first was not % bed =
her brothers, but the result was much worse.
Her fest were tender al winter and she suf.
fsred from chillhlsins. Her toes had swol-
lon, purplishi lookl ard ahe bad 70 wear :
! larger size Of shoes. l
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
Anscdote OF Senator Sharon.

When Congressman Daggett was In Cam
delaria he told good story on Senator
Sharon. Sharon has been great reader In
his time, and when he has several drinks In
his neck, as Is sometimes the case, he Is
somewhat arrogant as TO his knowledge Of
poetry and history. One day he was invited
TO Boston to attend grand banquet given
In honor of the poet Longfellow by lot Of
literary sharPs. Sharon was Of course intro
duced to all the guests, and equally, OF
course, he immediately forgot all the names.
Finally the company was seated, Sharons
left hand neighbor being quiet little gen.
tlenan of unobtrusive manners. The wine
was unusually fine, and Nevada's California
Senator was soon in conversation with those
around him. One Of his statements in re
card 70 a historical occurrence called for a
mild objection from his left hand neighbor.
al can assure you, sir, ! am dead posted on
that point sharply responded the honorable
Senator, who was somewhat nettled at hav.
ing his historical accuracy questioned. Tho
Quiet gentleman did not reply. He was van
ouished. Sharon was naturally proud Of hi
victory, and after the company had left th'
table he sought the host to find out th'
name Of his conquered opponent. !" Do 70,
mean that gentleman leaning against tn
mantel-piecea" .Yes." "That's Bancrofs
the historian Ncvada's California Sensto
| had the grace to order his carriage.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
The Champion Hunter.

Luke. Wheeler, partner OF Frank Aims
worth, the champion shot Of Colorado, was
In Fort Collins on Friday, having just come
down from North Park with load OF game.
Mr.. Wheeler favored the Express with a call
and kindly gave some account OF his seasons
hunting, which Is now over. The two hunt
ers during the season brought to the market
fourteen large loads Of elk, antelope and
deer. They killed 500 antelope and 200
e,k They sold all the meat readily in Den
YER and Boulder. Elk sold from Z TO 10
cents per pound, antelope 'front.' 70 cents
ard deer from 10 TO l2a cents. u The season
was very profitable one. They made two
sb;nments of hides, the last being $500
Game was fat and in good condition. There
il plenty left in the mountains. There was
herd Of 500 elk within 600 yards OF camp
when Mr.. Wheeler left. The hunters, at one
stand. killed eighteen elk within ten min
utes. Wheeler considers Ainsworth the
mo., experienced hunter and the best shot
| he ever saw. He began hunting when q
how and hunted buffalo in Kansas. He re-
Gently shot with Cove, Of Denver, and with
a crack shot of Montana and was winner
ON both occasions He uses thirty-five
calibre Maynard rife and sixty grains Of
powder, and Is good for anything within 4o'
wards. Wheeler has seen him kill coyote
wolf at $50 yards. Wheeler is going to thu
Indian Territory after some horses, which h'
will take to Powder river. He will make
that region his home and hunting-eround
ne also is an old hunter, having huntet
through Tex as and the Indian Territory TO
h,ffalo. He had an encounter with Bi,
Rows band Of Kiowas near Monument Rock
Texas, one day and caught an arrow in hi
knee.-F. Collins Express.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
An Esquimaux Glossary.

The officer Of the Schwatka expedition con-
tributes valuable chapters to our knowledge
Of the natives of the Arctic circle. During
the two years spent among the Inuits Of
North Hudson Bay the explorers naturally
learned great deal Of their language. Their
plan, which proved 50 successful, Of living
with the natives and as the natives
lived, gave them greater opportunities for
acquiring the Esquimaux tongue than fall TO
most explorers. Further than that, tneir
great sledge journey 70 and from King viii
liam's Land brought them into contact with
natives who had seen litsle or nothing Of
white men, and enabled them 70 learn Of
tribes still further removed from possible
contact with civilized beings.b In this way
they learned that the coming Of the white
man h.s brought great changes 70 this prin;-
itive language. Natives from places only .
few miles distant spoke Language described
q old fashioned By the natives who saw the
whaiers eve,y year. Possibly linguistic
development might b traced BY ! few days
travel which could only be paraIleled n
| English by going back from, the Languages ot
our days to thas nsed By Chancer.S. Hence
tbs ofsces bring back y uain their store of
Inuis phrssesa grsss hsiptoward tracing The
bounds ef ths InuIt ,racs by the unfAiiIns
| pathological tssa. i'ii9
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
The Census Appropriation.

General Walker, Superintendent Of the
Census, finds 1t necessary to call Tor an addi-
tional appropriation Of $500,0O0 in order to
complete the work marked out. Without
this additional allowance the census will be
complete as to statistics Of population, but
will lack number Of very important feat
ures.
The reasons given for this call are substan-
tial and satisfactory. The cost Of work Is
greater than when the original estimates
were made, and there has been found much
greater amount Of work to be done than
seemed possible before It was developed.
Our population is 1900, 900 in excess Of esti-
mates, and the growth Of our varied indus
tries has opened up vast field from which
the most valuable information can and ought
to be obtained. II the $500,0O0 Is granted,
the total cost Of the census Of 1880 will be
$500. 600, which IL much lower, In proper
tion. than the cost Of the census Of 1870.
There should be no hesitation In cornply-
| ing with this request. Any economist who
| would seriously impair the value Of this
yreal decennisl work than pay out $5O,Oo
from full treasury, 10 be circulated among
the people, is not . statesman, and could not
bv any possible means, be developed into
ANYTHING higher than picayune politician
The country has entered on . bright era
We have before US future rich in unexam
Piled opportunities. In order TO work intelli
gently and economically We need the facf'
which Gen. Walker proposes 70 emocdy y
the census. They are Of the utmost import
ance in every department Of business. The
vii, show what efforts have been prodnce'
by given causes aud under specifc ccndi
tions. They will be reliable guide In ~
ture operations. They will be Ike cns'
10 m explorer. The country eaunot aaor'
| to decline this appropriation. i,.s
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
Ben Holidays CLAIMS.

Ben Holidays claims against the govern
ment for damages resulting from Indian raids
on his coaches, stage stations, horses, mules,
and stores, aggregating over half million OF
dollars, occupied most Of the attention ofthe
National Senate yesterday. This is one of
class of claims that honest legislators view
with distrust. The damages claimed, are,on
their face exorbitant, and the proof required
to establish the legitimate foundation for
damages amounting to so large sum does
not appear TO be of . kind that would inspire
any aa,t he treasRry. "a vote
for the measure of compensation. The claim
ant has set price upon his live stock that
does him credit as an admirer Of horses and
mules. If he loves the animals to the extent
of the price he puts upon them, he is dan
gerous rival of Philanthropist Bergh. Then,
again, Mr.. Holidays valuation Of corn Is
something that would make member OF
the board of trade stare in amazement. He
charges for 1t at the rate Of S12 bushel, ad-
ding, II Is presumed, the cost Of transporta-
ton to the original price. The largeness oil
| the margin Tlduc Ia tuC OoeihaseSS t''s,"s
that the claim is in any sense just one
leaves it open to suspicion of being richly
creased to secure its approval. Claims Of
that character always have large margins
They stand much better chance OF being
passed than claims that have fair founda
ton. 1t also much aids such claim il the
claimant is success in the line of hospital
ty. Mr. Holiday has reputation for giving
splendid dinners. This may perhaps be nat
ural with Mr.. Holiday but the characteristic
will do him 10 harm with certain member
of the Senate. 1t Is remarkable that leadin;
Democrats and stalwart Republicans in tn
Senate favor the bill, while such distinguish
ed and trusted Senators as Edmonds Morrill,
Mcpherson and Wallace are opposed to it
So, also, is David Davis, Of Illinois. Never
theless the bill will pass in the Senate, judg
ing by present indications, but will be $50
down upon in the House," probably for tn
reason that the claimant, however profuse Il
his hospitality, cannot lay the incense
roast turkey under such formidable array
of patriotic noses.-Chicago Times.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
Fashion Notes.

Coupons are not cut by us this year.
Railroads have long trains and are TRIM
med with rich dividends.
The sole makes very pretty fchu.
Checks are very fashionable the first week
in January. ra. u.... =. a,
Stripes are much worn at Sing Sing and
Concord. ..-......-. -. r..,- /
Rich beaux are desirable for the opera or
theatre parties. .,..-...
Figures are much sought after. $lOO,O0O
Is a very pretty one.
Dots will come in again with the flies.
Undressed kid will be used for childrens .
bathing suits next summer. a... no. |
Birds are used for bonnets and the bills are
very large. .t.r.,...1 -a-I -
Night dresses with q good nap are the
best. !
Old golc Il still put In stockings.
Thin, fat pocket books are In style since
Christmas and New Years.-Bostoa Cont
merciaI BuItetia. -'ii taA r..'' /
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING.
onsin and History OF the Term Zero.

Zero. Oh the common thermometers, like
the fanciful names of the constellations' Is
a curious instance of the way wise mems er-
rors are made immortal by becoming popu-
lar. 1t may be worth while to say that the
word itself, zero, comes to us through the
Spanish from the Arabic, and means empty
hence, nothing. In expressions ike w
degrees Fair. the abbreviation Fair. stands
for Fahrenheit, a SPrussian merchant OF
Dantzig, on the Baltic Sea. His full name
was Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit. When
he was a close observer Of nature, and when
only 10 years old, in the remarkably cold
winter of 1909, he experimental by putting
snow and salt together, aud noticed that IL
produced degree of cold equal to the cold
est day of the year, and that day was the
coolest day that the Oldest inhabitant could
remember.
Gabriel the more struck with the coinci-
dence of his little scientific discovery,
hastily concluded that he had found the
lowest degree of temperature known in the
world either natural or artificial. He called
the dasrae ssra. ard CONSTRUCTED theY.'se 90
eter or rude weather glass, with scale grad
uating up from zero 10 boiling point, which
he numbered 212, and the freezing point ~,
because, he thought, mercury contracted the
thirty-second of its volume on being cooled
down from the temperature Of freezing water
to zero, and expanded one hundred and
eightieth, on being heated from the freezing
to the boiling point.
Time showed that this arrangement, in
stead of being truly scientific, was as arbi-
trary as the division of the Bible into verses
and chapters, and that these two points no
more represented the real extemes Of tenn
perature than s'fiom Dan to Beersheba"
expressed the extremes of Palestine. But
Fahrenheit's thermometer has been widely
adopted with its movement scale, and none
thought O: any better until his name became
an authority, for Fahrenheit finally abandon
ed trade and gave himself up to science.
The three countries which use Fahrenheit
are England Holland and America. Russia
| aud Germany use Raumers thermometer,
In which the boiling point Is counted W
| degrees above the freezing point. France
| uses the centrigrade thermometer, so called
because it marks the boiling point 100 de-
grees from the freezing point. On many
accounts the centrigrade system is the best,
and the triumph of convenience will be at
tanned when zero is made the freezing point,
and when the boiling point is put 100 or 1000
degrees from it, and all the subdivisions
are fixed decimally. If Fahrenheit had
done this first, or even if he had made 1t one
of his many improvements after the public
adopted his error, the lack Of opportunity,
which was really his, would have secured 70
invention the patronage of the world.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
Lynch Law''-orig,n OF the Term

The New York Herald has the following
on the origin of the term "lynch law':
One tradition traces it to Virginia farmer
named Lynch, who tied thief he had caught
TO tree and fiogged him with his own
hands. Another account says that "in 1851
SS one Lynch was sent to America to sup
press piracy, but as the laws were not admin
istered with much vigor in the colonies,
owing to the difficulty Of adhering to the
usual forms of law in the newly established
territories, 1t is supposed this Judge Lynch
was empowered to proceed summarily
against pirates, and thus gave rise to the
term" 1t can, however, be traced to a much
earlier date in Ireland, where 1t has so re-
rently been revived under the most euphoni-
Gus title of Boycotting." Toward the
close of the fifteenth centuary, James Fitz-
stephen Lynch, mayor of Galway, presided
at the trial of his own son for wilful rob.
berry and murder, and, finding that the SEN
tence of death which he had passed upon
him would not be executed, he hanged him
/, self out Of an upper window 'to show a
good example TO posterity." e.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04

Whisky.
ais this a bar-room ?" asked q strapping
fellow in coon-skin cap and butternut
suit, as he eyed the piles Of glasses and gilt
tering bottles. -- '.
"Cetrainly, sir; what will you have, sir ?"
answered and inquired the white-aproned at
tendant.
81 reckon not" responded coonskin,g CLAN
cling around suspiciously. "Where'sth bar
rels you sit on?"
ave always keep the barrels in the cel-
lar"
"Where'e the gang sittin' around the
stove and ready to waltz up at the sight OF
coin ?" ...
ave don't allow any sitting around
here. When a gentleman drinks he goes
out" .,
"Where's the man with his eyes gouged
out ?" . ..f I.' .r...- .-.. l..
ave don't have such parties here. Can i
do anything for YOUR
"Ain't ye got any old noses somewhere ~
aSkeu tne FiSitor, Will "ohifSe ~~f'~s
sion. ss .ss
aNo, we haven't" responded the bar-ten-
uesy
"Will the man who tomahawks strangers
| be in directly 2" interrogated coonskin, after
a short pause. n'
T "Dont know any such man. lfyou want
anything, ask for it,"
| "But the fellow that shoots the glass out
of your mouth without spillin' the p'ison;
where might he be ?"
"Perhaps you had better go away from
here. / think you had better get out"
aSay them words again, pardner. That
sounds like is. That's natural"
"Get out, or I'll throw you outp
"Oh, now you're whisperin', stranger
Sing It over to me. Club me once or twice
Put bullet through this nigh lung. Put
skewer through that left kidney OF mine
You're shoutin' now. Gimme some judg
ment sunrise. Talk to me again. Why
didn't you declare yourself at first, pardner
Why did you hold backP Throw me tn
tanbark."
And he poured out an allopathic dose ant
downed II, paid for it and walked OIL.
A Montana man can't enjoy his whisky II
a bar-room that doesn't ssme way remin
him of fhome.-Argus.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
Practical Mining.

4 A correspondent Of the New York Mining
Record makes the following sensible re-
marks about practical miners g "alaar
10 There IA class who derive all their
knowledge from books, an insight Of which,
through this medium, written by thorough,
practical men (the latter, alas j. how few y
Is better than total ignorance. But pity
the man devoid Of the practical, when he has
to confront nature face TO face, and also
pity the party who may have sent him. Ii
they rely on his opinion. 1 care not II he
graduated from all the schools Of mining on
earth. ...B gaT iug E.Hr
Mining Is an art, and natures laboratory Is
the place to study 1t. u One year or two will
not suffice, but long years Of close observe
vstion, toll and study II aavein does not
have q course. east and west, or north and
south, according TO certain locality In which
you were raised, DO not reject u on that &c
count, - 10 frequently done, that does not
demonstrate ths fact OF rponproductiveness
There is, q peculiar characteristic favorable
for certain minerals, whether found In vein
Of deposit, or whatever. course, an indescrib-
able resemblance accompanying each min
eral. Gold, silver, copper, iron and In fact
the ores of all the metals, have each their
own peculiarities; hence the impossibility Of
describing or picturiug It on paper, so as 70
convey thorough knowledge Of the same
therefore, a. report or an opinion q
practical miner, however plain the
| language, should be held In preferences
Of . 9 more II value r,' than = those
\ who give their geonistic reports mostly In
| Latin and Greek. Not that would dlspar-
/ Lge those languages; far from u, bat while
are studying the one, we are neglecfing tle
other, which Is the MOST essential; for we
I'VE in i, universe, Of things, moi words; and
the knowledge Of things 10 Of more impo.'~
anee than the knowledge Of words. The
1 inquisitive mind asks the cause ofso nshy
i excaya.joDs In all .miping regions, and DO
pro6ss ever realised dshssofrom. n qoilnts
Experience reluctantly repliess lgnoranee.
| Mines are wrought where there was not q
shsdoy Of chance Of reward, Mines sban-
donsd which ought 70 be- psyingJ dividends
lsbor wasted; money squandered'
4 ths region disgraccd; parties disgnsted all
| beeapss u incompetencys would love ~
i 80, ,ninine fixed ons the basis ~ deserves.
'!PssnIcsh prsssasuss, practical supesintsnd-
enfs md Noses Gambling, swindIine, sAh-
| ing, ETC. would bscoins me rvmlrlssncenee
n &C other daya; mini@9 would cease - ce :
llOssssy, and Ill thines would work In har-
| many for The conntryt good.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04
EvE-ANaELlcAL CORNER.

A pretty decoration for glove-box cover
is half KID glove, with all the seams work
ed In flowers and two flower bracelets on the
wrist. "f
French women, in the use of masculine
garments, have got so far as TO wear mascu-
frock coats trimmed with fur or lace ~ wrap
pings.
woman at West Cornwall, Conn.,, fall
ing to induce her husband to move out Of
house which she did not like, deliberately
destroyed 1t by fire.
II don't believe In these secret societies."
said one lady to another. That's very sim
gular," replied the other. "Your husband
Is Forester, a knight Of Pythias and
knight of Honor, and you will have at least
$4,000 when he dies" But what good Is
all that to me-" was the fearful response,
" when he never dies ?" And the poor crea-
ture burst into tears. ..ga., ..r,.gI
At = Canadian hotel lately a terrible
screaming was heard TO proceed from the
bathroom A servant burst open the door,
and soon found that Sara Bemhardt had
| pulled ous the plug In tho waste-pipe and
had slipped in.:i Il With the pfesencc,vs, --i.,d
known only in northern countries the maid
got button.hook and pulled her out again,
much to the joy Of her many ardent admir-
ers. f... .".r .r.,'s ,a'.'. 30
There Is class Of women one meets with
| every day, whose dressing is above reproach.
They 20 out to walk, not to show their clothes
| AL Ana .uin pf
They look as If they could sit q horse well,
and as If they used often the luxury Of
bath. They wear thick-soled shoes, with
low, broad heels, shapely and well-dtting.
Their walking aad church suits are Of cloth,
plainly made, but of exquisite fit. Their
gloves and bonnet strings are above re-
proach. The hair, we'll cared for, Is prettily
waved or curled about the forehead, and
worn low, to show the shape Of the head--a
style that artists love. Unless nature has
been very niggardly nc false hair Is allowa-
BILE. The bonnet Is close and very becoming,
and the face Is protected by a veil. An am
pie parasol or umbrella IL ready as protec-
tion against sun and rain. What fault can
the most censorious man find with costume
like this :? ...-@
Some of the new slang Is published In st.
Louis: When girl Is flick" she Is know
ing; when she Is "lency," she Is quite the
reverse of knowing. II you wish to convey
to poor hearts idol that you adore her trans
cendant beauty, just tell her she Is "eppres-
s!ve." "a Johnny boy " Is new variety OF
the genius homo who knows how to dance
like an angel supposing that angels would
so far forget themselves As to dance-who
wears good clothes, and Is an idiot In every
other respect. The femenine equivalent for
"Johnny boy" Is generally called " Evangs-
= line" Hyou disapprove Of place, person,
ora party, you may either refer to II rs a
"snide," "gummy," o., "toppy."n Exces-
. sive admiration wrecks itself upon express
. sions In such guises as " balmy," harmoni-
ous," "gulative."8 =" Guia.ive" seems "a
|. mean great many things. 1t is sort Of
non.committal word, which can be used to
FIJI up sentence or express doubtful opin-
ion. '.a - 'a-- ..' ''