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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-21
Fees and Doctors

The fees OF doctors is an item that very many
persons are interested III just at present We be.
iieVe the schedule for visits is $500, which would
tax man confined to his bed for a wear and in
need of daily visits. over 81 900 year for med.
cal attendance alone And one single hottie of
Hop Blttcrs taken i'll time would save the 81 900
and all the years Sickness-Post
The largest and best assorted stock of
Clothing in the city ut
HENRY STRAUSS, Gt King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-21

RIcHMoSD MARKET, April 2n.-The market !
still quiet, though prices are firm The recer,
OF produce are very light and the Offerings d
grain limited. Flour steady with good lcma,!
Small sales of Wheat at 15S for white and La.
caster, $50 for mixed and 155 for prime Fult.
Corn scarce and prices have advanced TO 100ig
mixed and 1O2 for white. Sale, ri good Spriu,
Oats ut 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-21

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, April 2OM
market is quiet hut prices are firm with ,i2h' n
ceipts of produce. Flour. steady Mt lass jOnH
brand. Very limited offerings of Wheat and ~
tations are from 135a155 for fair to choice Cor
scarce and wanted at 90a92c. Rye nominaIy &
80 and Oats G0a65.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-21

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, April 20-N s.+.
slow and generally weak prices fully DC ok .,i
common 10 good mixed g 65aS7 u; heav! i;
ing and shipping 7 15aS7 GO; light 3 oos, i
chiefly at 7a$7 TO- Cattle steady and uncn:-iii.
a rather more active movement; eXpo'ts .
~ 90; good to choice shipping 6las' 'o .-a.i
to fair 4OaS6 40. Sheep active firm ana ~;
common to fair 5aS6; medium to goc4 -''t :sos
choice to extra 70a7 Lambs 10
4aS5 IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-21

LYNcHBuEG MARKET, April 2n-Thr ma;kd
is quiet and without material change since ls
weeks report. Flour is quie, and easy. Wla
is quoted dull. Corn firm and active hut in lgh
receipt. Rye and Oats nominal. Low grades d
frosted Tugs and leaf Tobacco rs we'll Us conra:
grades of unfrosted, are dull and inactive at lowe
prices Fine shipping is high and i'll demand
we'll as every description of leaf that will SER,
Tor wrappers. Receipts are quite large but n,
cipally OF common quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11
Lovelace and a host Of others have sung in the

Lovelace and host Of others have sung in the.
same strain. Herrick writes:
Loos how, my dear, the festher'd kind,
BY mutual caresses ioynd,
Bill and seem to tie ich us two
What We TO love and custom owe.
And in this connection. this line from "Mid-
summer Nights Dream is significant:
st. Valentines is past:
Begin these wood-birdS but 10 couple now.
. 1t is In reference to this too. that birds SO
often form part of the design Of valentines.
especially of the od-fashOned ones. Many of
the modern valentines are far too ardent for
any but engaged couples to exchange. unless
they are sent anonymously In some of these
lines the poet makes the sender express his love
IN thousand ways more extravagant than
delicate. Many of these aggressively tender
messages are addressed in a disguised hand;
and. indeed. at Wanamakcrs there is desk
where sits clerk whose sole business it is to
address valentines for buyers. and to keep them
to be mailed at any date specified. Some Of the
valentines. however. are inscribed with verses
more delicate and this article may close with
one from Prang card:
There is sweet-faced Joy, worth more than gold
Wealth cannot buy 1t, 1t is more than fame;
me rich and poor IT careth for the same,
ana visits now the young nd now the Old.
by lovers 1t is pIized exceedingly:
lis named HEAET'S-EAsE: Oh, wilt thou give
IL me?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

From the Greenwich Conn Graphic
Probably the first vaccine factory establishes
In this country is i'm a barn on the property of
Mr.. Lawrence. at Cos Cob. A number of in
Verfed saw horses. some straps a few razors. Ia
stool or two. quantities of quilts, and calves In
pen are all that there is to be seen One man
does all the work, and yet from this barn vac
cine matter is sent to Japan, Europe. Califor-
MIA. and all over the United States. Fosters
quilts are known to almost every physician In
ms part of the country. This is his factory
BUSINESS in quilts has been very brisk this win
ter. IL was not until DIR. Foster had expert
mented and tried number of times that the
vaccine at last took The first calf inocu-
lated successfully was from vaccine imported
rom Europe From this calf it was given to
another, and so on for twelve year to the pres
emit Time From one calf as many as 200 quilts
nave been taken; ii varies, however with differ
ent calves. White animals are preferred as
their skin Is more tender. They are. in most
cases, hired from the farmers around. and then
returned. The operation on the calves is not a
difncult one. nor do they suffer and afterward
die. as many suppose. But. on the contrary.
they are said to be benefited by it, They do not
suner any more pain than a person who is vac
clnafed. for the process is the same. only that
the calf has hundreds OF inclsions instead OF
one- There Is a COW in the village said to be the
animal which was first yacc.nated twelve wears
ago. 1t has always been considered ~; .,.ce.-
lent cow.
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hroat. sudden fixed stare in the eve as il it

throat. sudden, fixed stare In the eye rs il it
rad suddenly caught glimpse of something
never seen before, slight dropping Of the I'M
der jaw, and the story of ones life ends for
evermore.
No direct issue of John P Van Ness surviving
him his large property passed into the hands of
collateral heirs. They were sensible heirs who
did not seek the Intervention of courts and law
yers for distribution of their interests but
wisely and amicaby distributed them them
selves. The law. however. was determined not
to be entirely stunned If the heirs would not
go TO law. the law was accommodating-it
would come to them, and it came with
romance. matronly lady. in heavy
mourning and with tear dimmed eye.
came upon the scene and claimed acquaintance
with the heirs. and in her largeness of heart
proposed to share with them the spoils. They
naturally inquired the name and address of the
estiy but firmly told them she was the widoVof
the deceased, by virtue of clandestine mar
rage which occurred in Philadelphia
The heirs were suspicious heirs. and
mlstook her mOdesty for attempts at
biackmail. and assuming this as a fact. they
acted as defendants in the suit which
she instituted. The trial Is one of the cele-
DRAFTED cases of the District of Columbia 1t
lasted upwards of a month. Eminent counsel
were In it, and many witnesses came to prove
the truth of opposite facts. There was no doubt
that Van Ness had known the widow. and had
visited her, for love letters were read in court
from him to her; there was no doubt that some
ceremony, sanctioned by a minister's presence,
had been performed and assisted at by both
together, but the requisite formalites to consti-
tute valid marriage were not fully proven,
and the jury disagreed.
The matrony lady in heavy mourning did not
murmur; luck was against her, as they saw and
she accepted her luck. She left Washington
and never pressed her suit to a second trial nor
further harrassed the heirs. Thus the name of
Burnes. by the marriage of his daughter with
Van Ness, was Obliterated; thus the broad acres
inherited by the sturdy and crusty David by
right OF primogeniture passed into the hands of
strangers. descended from another race and
from another nation. So the oldest nhabtant
sitting near this ruined mansion by the river
tells lis these incidents, embellishing his senten-
ces with many quaint memories and many signs
for he too, like the ruin. is fast going to decay
and expecting nothing in his earthly time to
come; his delight is in retrospection and COM
munion with the dim, shadowy, half forgotten
past.
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Sam Subersx Fish Pond.

Mr.. Sam Subers. says the Macon Ca. Tele-
graph, has fully demonstrated the fact that a
small fish pond dug in the middle of garden i.
a source of much genuine satisfaction and
profit. Of late years southern people have
directed much attention to this branch of in
dustry, if it may De 80 called and all over Geor-
gia can be found these miniature ponds of
water, In which are raised myriads of fish at q
cost next to nothing.
Four years ago Mr.. Subers had his little pond
dug in his garden at about the expense of dig
ging an ordinary well. He obtained a few fish
from Mr.. Singleton, few from Mr.. Wippler, and
gave cOlored man two dollars to bring him a
black Dream from the swamp. Then he shut his
eyes for year and half, and waited for the
fish to grow. And they grew, grew in quantity
and size. The table was supplied twice week
and he has kept up the program at triIiing
cost.
When the fish commissioners came along with
their canisters of German carp. ami the papers
were full of their excellent eating qualities. he
procured few to stock his pond. They dived
into the mud. and his hitherto clean pond began
to assume the appearance of a mud puddle. The
carp did not prov" SO valuable an eating fish as
the Dream, having much the flavor of catfish
But the Dream. of which the pond has millions.
is acceptable to all palates.
The expense of feeding these fish is really less
than feeding half dozen Chic kens to say
nothing OF having the chickens stolen. Mr..
Subers gave about twenty-five cents for a box
of old wOrm-eaten crackers and they furnish
excellent feeding. few mulberries. with an
occasional treat in the way of corn bread crumbs,
is all that is necessary. and the fish 60 ON grow
ing and multiplying world without end.
The fish pond Is an institution to be encOur-
aged. Every man who owns q garden can easily
dig one, and as 1t keeps the surrounding ground
always moist. it will he found q most valuable
means Of making garden truck grow.
Think Of brOwn-fred Dream every morning for
breakfast at q cost Of only the salt that seasons
them. Really, it is something worth speaking
about
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Skating With sails.

From the Madison (Mis.) Journal
The lakes which surround the city are at
present In very fair condition for the amuse-
ment OF skaters and ice-boatmen, and large num-
bers are availing themselves Of the advantages
they afford. Anew means of locOmotion on the ice
has recently been introduced upon Fourth lake
which Will probably be pretty generally adopted
that is. the use of a small. somewhat kite-shaped
sail which each skater holds for the breeze to
catch and send him flying over the ice with
speed scarcely surpassed by the lightning-like
ice-bOat. These sails can be made almost any
size, but they usually range from six to ten
at their widest part. They can be operated like
the sails on an ice-bOat, only with greater ease,
for they are held by the hand at the aide, ind .
person urged over the ice by means of one
meets with comparatively small resistance from
the air, and therefore can attain great velocity
moven. emit is on foot now among the Fourth
lake skaters to have number Of the affairs
built. and soon = whole feet Of such sails NAV
be looked for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

M0uRNFuL effect Of slang: Mrs. Loveapple
bought new dress. It was loult de sole of a
delicate grass green. To match the dress she
had pair of boots. They were also pOult de
sole of delicate grass green. Inspired with
the idea of pleasing her husband, she daintily
lifted the hem Of her garment. and displayed a
foot worthy of Cinderella. .. What do you think
Of that, dear?'' she tenderly asked her liege
lord .lmmense innoccntiy responded the
partner of her life Manchester Times.
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"a Philadelphia firm, few days ago, drew
their check for S. 767. 76 Is !" It is supposed the
parties published a newspaper, and wished to
pay their editors two weeks hack salary They
must have cut down their force since last nav
day.-NOTistoacn Herald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

BENSONS CAFCINE PLASTER is genuine Phar-
maceutcal product of the highest order of merit and
% recognized by physicians and druggists.
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7 IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THB
II WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1882.

To obtain any IF these Letters applicant muse
call for ADyEETisED LETTERS" and give the dstr u
this list.
not called for within month they viii lie -
% the Dead Letter. Office.
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HEBREW ExoDUs.-Three hundred Jewish 10
fugees from Russia VIII sail from Liverpool to-
day on the steamship Illinois. A pastoral az
the CHIEF rabbi in London points out that tens OF
thousands 81 Jews are likely to fee from Russia
and urges his co-religioniSts 10 help them 10 nj
CRATE 10 distant and happier lands He SAYS enor.
nous sums will be required FOR that purpose.
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in rebellion at the Divine decree; she entered
the night OF sorrow bowed to earth with it's
weight. She abandoned all the gaietes of the
world and laid aside her scepter and crown as
queen Of society. In the charity school and
orphan asylum, by the bedside Of the sick and
dying. and in the homes of poverty relieving it's
wants she was found to the day Of her death.
She was sister of charity without the hood and
the serge. Death, at least, after painful days Of
suffering ended her worldly grief Her last
words to her gref-stricken husband and friends
assembled about her bedside were. Heaven
bless and protect You; never mind me-
John p. Van Ness erected a mausoleum after
the pattern OF the Temple OF Vesta at a cost of
1874 COO, and placed within it his wife's remains
and those OF her father aud mother. The stately
pile stood In large enclosure tor years on II
street beside the orphanasylu which Mrs. Van
Ness richly endowed, and was an object Of curl
, to the stranger stranger Finally, the march Of
improvement needing all the space available
within the city limits, necessitAted the removal
OF the mausOleum to Oak Hill cemetery, in
Georgetown, where it now stands
Van Ness himself enjoyed everything that
worldly preferment could bestow. BY turns he
was president of bank, general of the militia.
mayor or washington and what not; he was
popular, good natured, generous to fault.
just the kind Of man at whose door success
comes knocking, begging Sadmfttance. With his
ample fortune, Van Ness was always short Of
ready money. The shadow of the iunniny cred
itor darkened his door. He was never pressed
by suit, however, for his good nature was as
irresistible as the man was fascinating; the dun
who came with bill and frown went away
with smile and-h bill.
SO lived John Van Ness, subject to the ordi-
nary failings of man. subject, too, to his grander
and nobler impulses. SO at the age Of seventy
six, like the patrlarchs Of old, h. died, full of
honor and greatness. He died as other men die,
Tor after al mans exit from the world Is terribly
HOMOGENEOUS: The pauper dies like the king,
the philosopher like the lunat'c: rattle In the
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often, while modern in it's elements, thor
ou"hy Greek in spirit. The daisy. the OPEN
eyed blossom. which, begging Oscar Wilde's
pardon, is quite as decorative as the sunfIower
Is a frequent theme for the back of these cards
THE IMPORTED VALENTINES.
The imported valentines this year are better
than ever Marcus Ward sends over no new
kinds. but De Ia R1e's excel in number and
beauty, and the Germ an cards. while cheaper
are in great variety. The are so many Ger
man manufacturers that there are many de-
signs. These are printed in limited editions
Which are usually bought up and controlled by
the importer. Their colors are as rule. of too
pronounced contrast not being delicately
blended. and they are sometimes coarsely
printed Exceptions to all these faults are
those pretty German cards. the main features of
whose design are airy maids riding butterflies
De Ia Rues valentines are all correctly and
spiritedly drawn. and their coioring while
bright and fresh, is SOFT well printed and the
contrasts are not harsh. Three of his pretty
cards represent Cupid in the midst of the sea-
On one, the winged boy tugs at q net filled with
hearts: on another, he stands on waye-lashed
rock. bearing ring OF hope, whose influence
draws INTO happy union the wrecked hearts
scattered through the water: and on the third
he is sailing raft and busily spearing the hearts
which nil the waves about his chubby feet.
valentines OF lace paper are still made in
great variety. Some Of them cost only one
cent, envelope and all; Others cost six dollars
the cheaper ones are often the most artistic
holds good of valentines. Extravaganza In
such message OF sentiment is obviously not in
good taste Like Christmas cards. they are a
courtesy. and should be careful, but not
COSTLY"
VALENTINE LITERATURE.
Valentine literature is almost as old as Eng
iish poetry. Shakespeare, Chaucer. and Lyd-
gate GAO allude to the day, Charles Duke
OF Orleans, who was taken prisoner at Hgin-
court, was celebrated in his time as q valentine
writer. The theory that the day is connected
with the spring mating of birds was formerly
more strongly held than now. Drayton. poet
of Shakespeare's time. wrote to his valentine:
Each little bird, this tide
Doth choose her loved peer,
Which c0ast lntly abide
Ia wedlock all the year.
As nIture Is their guide,
SO may we two be true
This year, nor change for new,
AS turtles coupled were.
Sir Philip Sidney, Thomas Cazew, DONNIE,
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The Sunday School superintendent and
'sIBibIc TRUTH,
To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:

To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:
Often by telling only part Of truth an
untruth is told, as was the case In your refer
ence to the statement in last Saturdays STAR Of
"a superintendent in one of the teachers meet
ings in this city," The subject under considera-
ton at that meeting was the methods of dealing
with Bible truths. and the superintendent dwelt
upon the importance of first being sure as to
just what Bible truths were before antagOniZing
other and well established statements of science,
and cited as an example the foolish and now
nearly exploded idea that the world is only six
thousand years old. Twenty years ago it was
the almost universal belief among Chris
tians that the Bible taught that, and that
the Christian church felt called upon
10 defend the Bible against science, but that
after the first chapter OF Genesis became better
understood 1T was found to be it, perfect har-
mony with science. The Bible needs no de-
tense from man. 1t is our duty as teachers to
ascertain by digent study and research the
right interpretation, and then to teach that. He
also referred to the work one" Preadamites :"
lately published by Chancellor winchell. of
Michigan University. and cautioned us about
again exposing ourselves to ridicule by ridicrl-
ing him, without being sure that that doctrine
was nnscriptural. As for him, II 1t become q
question as to whether he should accent his
Bible or the indisputabie facts of science, which
1t seemed to contradict. he would believe i'm
prcadamite races and still hold his Bible to be
true. for God, who wrote the Bible. wrote the
same history upon the rocks, and where they
seem to disagree one OF them was not rightly
understood. We were not " surprised" at these
statements, but considered them eminently wise
and sound. as his teaching always Is. The re-
mark quoted OF the lady teacher" was not ut
tered at that meeting
"Mount up the heights Of wisdom.
Aud crush each error low;
Keep back no words Of knowledge
That human hearts should know
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The Dupont Statue.

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
By act of February 25, 1882, Congress named
the circle at the intersection of Massachusetts
and Connecticut avenues Dupont circle" and
appropriated $4,000. to be expended under di-
rection of the Secretary of Var. for 'prepara-
ton of the circle and Of the base for a proposed
statue OF the late Rear Admiral Samuel Francis
Dupont. United States Navy, TO be erected
thereon" 1t seems little curious that this
duty should have been assigned to the War de-
partment. but ninaporte: Can you tell your
readers of any reason why that officer negects
to proceed with the work, it being understood
that the statue is in course OF execution or that
funds are provided for the purpose?
NORTUwEST
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From the Detroit Free Press
Half dozen of Boston's cultured youths hav-
ing risen to give pretty girl a scat in a crowd
cd horse car. and sat dead still when a poor cid
colored woman, loaded down with a heavy bum
die. came in, plasterer in the corner got up
and, motioning to her. said: .'Plaze to take this
seat, mum. offered 1t to the young Teddy over
wander when she got In, but she took one that
one o thin bycs alongside give to her So YOU
take this. for. begorrai if should kape il from
yes afther Offering il TO the other Teddy the
folks aboord the car moight think | was a
masher, and I've got character to sustain v
There being nothing to say, nothing was said.
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one with an apt quotation for each day OF the
year from the writings of Longfelow, the other
similarly enriched by extracts from Emerson.
Both are mounted on Illuminated card, thus
making them at once convenient, entertaining
and attractive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-04

In London a young man who wishes to be a
swell goes TO tailor. offering him $500 q year
to clothe him. Tie tailor keeps him supplied
with new suits as fast as the swell returns the
old ones, which he cannot keep more than a
month. They are but little if any worn and the
tailor sells them readily to ready-made clothing
houses. At the end OF the year the tailor has
made $500 from the swell. besides the profit on
the sale of the clothes andt the swell has dressed
eX quistely at small expense
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authorizing the appointment of an inspector of
plumbing:many of these have been good houses.
some among the finest in the city, well built
and kept in good repair. Yet not one of the
number was found free from defects. more or
less serious. in their plumbing aud drainage.
and in most of them a careful examination re-
yealed most frightful conditions One
would suppose that the work was Intentionally
designed to do as much mischief as possible.
If hOuseholders would only realize the dangers
from such practical examples of stupidity and
criminal negligence there would be such
demand for houses free from these defects and
properly constructed that owners of property
would soon see it was to theirintere to exspend
the sum necessary to secure thorough work.
done IN accordance with the regulations of this
department. Unprincipled plumbers can be-
found who viii run the risk! of being taking to
foiice Court-they may escape detection. but
the householder Is the sufferer i'm beinr sinh
Jected 1o the dangers that arise from bad work.
manShip and faulty system of plumbing.
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Mixed Marriages in Providence.

Dr. Snow reports that there have been two or
three applications of late for marriage certif-
Gates from colored men who intend to marry
white women. Since the law was passed legal
iZing the intermarriage of whites with blacks he
has not received a single application from a
white man who wanted to marry colored wo-
man.