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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10

GEWING MACHINES-We have on hand full
- supply of the celebrated LlGHT-RUNNING
DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES. with all the
modern attachments, which we offer ut lowest
prices for cash, or on the most accomplishing
terms. Old machines also taken in exchange 1t
will afford us great pleasure to exhibit the DO
mestics' to parties interested. Every one that
We have sold during The past six years has given
satisfaction.
scp5 E. S. LEADBEATER & BRO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10

ID on hand of all qualities, which was purchased
at lowest cash prices before the advance, and will
be sold at low prices without reference to the
present factory prices. Special attention is call
ed to the above. Examine before purchasing, at SO
King, csrner of Royal street. g 1,
ap5 J. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10
STANSBURY & BROTHER,
MANUFACTURERS
SIOVES, FURNACES, RANGES and TTNVARE

Mcburney's Building) ALEXANDRIA. VA.
IRCULAR, 1882.
lnss would do we'll to give us n trial order. We
are special agents for the entire line of Stoves.
furnaces and Ranges of the KELLEY STOVE
WORKS, the finest castings in the world and in
spection will convince you that they are superior
TO all others Catalogue and price list will be
furnished our country trade upon apnlication
we arc the only agents in the city for the EN-
pre- Elevated Oven Range" "Gragg" Furnaces
ana splendid" fireplace Heaters We respect
tniy solicit your trade in the future and shall en-
deavor to merit your trust and confidence.
We remain respectfully, yours.
STANSBURY s. BRO
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10

Browns IRON BITTERs
does not contain whiskcy
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lcssness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Use only Browns Iron Bi,tcrs made by
Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore. Crossed
rcd lines and trademark on wrapper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10

VIZ A. JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KIrTDo OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, xxx, xxx,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKERS and
THOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they invite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consgnments of Flour Grain and Country Pro-
ducc solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sep14 Alexandria. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10
yELLING OFF STOCK OF FANCY GOODS.

CELLING OFF STOCK OF FANCY GOODS. :.
Owing to the increased demand for HOOP
SKIRTS which we are selling in large quantities
in Washington and Baltimore, our entire stock of
FANCY GOODS will be sold at and below cost.
Goods marked down in plain figures. THREE
SHOW CASES FOR SALE
mv17 JAS. FERGUSON, LOG King st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-10

SCREEN WIRE, FLY-TRAPS, LAWN NOW
~ ERS, &c.-In order to close our, stock
of the above goods for the present season. we hav.
marked down the prices considerably, and invite
all in want to give us call at SO King, corner OF
Royal streets. Bell Metal, Brass and Enameled,
Preserving Kettles. atvery low prices.
iy24 1T. CREIGHTON & SON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
Polite Conversation in oueen Anne's Time

Polite Conversation in Queen Anne's Time.
''Sir, want wig; l want it the col
or of my eyebrows. 1t is to be long; it
is TO be made of live hair" The PERU
quier's replies share the interest equally.
|'Shan it be full-bottom wig?'' he asks;
ga campaign wigP a Spanish wig? or a,
bob?'' ''The foretop of this one," says
the customer, ''is a little too low, the
hind-lock of this other is o. little too long;
it is too dear, also; it is "a, and will it
not be enough to give f3 10 shillings?''
The perruquier declares that this small
er sum would not be enough; not If the
purchaser were his own brother; for the
wigs hair is q round hair; it is as strong
us horse-hair; it combs out easily; it has
n buckle at the bottom; it becomes the
gentlemany too, if he will but see him.
self in the glass. So the gentleman says:
II give the "a. Here are 4 guineas;
hand me the change. Thank you; here
is my old wig; it is to be mended; it is
to have drops put to it and twist; it is
no matter that twisted pigs are out of
fashion; my wig is only a campaign
wig; / only use IT when ride on horse
back for campaign meant the coun-
try, and when gentleman had been
some hours in the saddle, in Queen
Anne's time, his wig and all his clothes
showed the journey had been done, and
hence it was such a mark of hurry and
disrepeet to appear in company travel
stained. All the Year Roatnd.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
A Street Car Romance.

stOhi how are youP It's long tinie
since I've seen you," exclaimed fine
looking gentleman to the conductor as
he jumped aboard an Abba street car
the other day. The conductor respond
ed like an old friend, and remarked that
it was nearly two years since they had
met. The gentleman went through to
the front platform to smoke his cigar.
and the car went on. Ten years ago
one oppressive summer night the same
gentleman, who was then and is now a
dealer in teas and spices in New York,
was guest at the Troy house. He ask
ed the clerk if there was any amuse-
ments that evening, and, receiving a
negative answer, inquired where he
could find cool spot to spend an hour
or two. The clerk advised a ride on the
street-cars to Abba and back. The gen
tleman boarded car. Next TO him sat
a younr lady. the daughter of a poor
but respected Englishman. then a resi-
dent of Abba. The young lady was not
very young, neither very handsome, put
was attractive and bright Her occnpa-
ton was school-teaching a remark BY
the gentleman led to an Informal con-
versation, which became so interesting
that when the young lady residence at
Abba was reached she was not aware OF
it until the conductor called her aften-
ton to the fact. After she had gone the
gentleman asked the conductor who the
lady was. The conductor, who had
supposed the two were old friends, gave
the Young woman's name. Sad the
gentleman: II should like to meet her
again. am widower with two child
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
'sWhen Should a Child Beein schooI7',


fear many children are sent to school
merely to keep them out of mischief;
and to accomplish this purpose they
may probably begin very early indeed.
But nothing can well be more unfair
and injudicious than to subject a child
10 lrksome confinement and premature
study for the sake of convenience or to
supplement defective methods of home
training. 1t is clear also that no fixed
age can be adopted as the proper one
for sending all children to school.
There are people who with rash consist
ency light fires in their houses on the
first of November, and put by their
overcoats on the fifteenth of April.
though Vennor or some more reliable
prophet should foretell glowing Indian
summer or a succession of Arctic waves
late into May. So, too. there are many
parents who seem to put their children
to school when the predetermined birth
day comes, without the least considera-
ton of the mental and physical develop
ment of the subject of their experiment.
The plain truth is that each child should
begin school when he is fit for school
that is, when he is physically strong
enough to bear the confinement and the
mental effort. Few appreciate the strain
that even two or three hours attend
ance daily, and the effort to master two
or three simple little lessons, exert on
the sensitive organization of young chill
dren. Their brain and nerves are ex-
quisitely delicate, and it is period of
such rapid growth that the power of
nutrition is taxed in supplying material
for the formation of perfect tissue. The
thousand objects that daily attract the
keen observation of the child, the new
words and phrases, the nursery rhymes
and tales and games, afford stimulus
enough to quicken the development of
the mental faculties. Abundant out
door exercise, 1eisurely meaf-times and
long hours of unbroken sleep are abso-
lutely necessary to, promote appetite, di-
gestion and nutrition. Many cases of
indigestion, of nervousness, of general
weakness, even of apparent backward
ness of intellect, are due to insufficient
outdoor exercise and premature study.
Children vary greatly as to the age at
which they can begin to bear restraint
on the freedom of their movements, and
strain upon their attention and memory.
Mill may have begun Greek at four, bu
Hunter did not know his alphabet at
seven. The one thing certain is that
any study or any attendance at school
before the child can bear it without eff
fort or fatigue is not only useless but
hurtful, and will surely retard the edu-
cation and lessen the future vigor and
capacity of mind.-OxT Continent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
A Woman After Railroad Passes.

II want to show you this,' said the
Colorado Railroad Superintendent 1T 8
a real curiosity as q sample of feminine
cheek. 1t is from a woman in Ohio.
Read it."
MY dear Mr.. - it began, in a
stiff, corset-like style of writing, II am
organizing party to 60 to Colorado this
spring. and l write to you for a favor,
which feel assured you viii grant with
out hesitation. The party will number
seventy-five people, most of whom viii
be ladies. l have already found sixty
eight who have expressed willingness
to go. What desire is passes for the
party. Many of them are real nice
young ladies and perhaps they will re-
main in Colorado # they like the country
real well. Most of them are from very
rich families, and they are very intelli-
gent and well educated. We will travel
in conventional tourist fashion, and in
tend to have a perfectly lovely time of
it if the country suits us, and we think
it will. Please make our passes good
for six months. I never had the pleas
ures of meeting you, but understand
from a gentleman friend who knows
you that you are very kind to ladies.
He told me that you would not hesitate
in giving me passes for the party. | ana
not much acquainted with Colorado.
and hear that it is very wild and dan
gerous country for women to travel in
without protection. When you send the
passes, please also write me full partic-
uiars concerning the country, the peo-
pie, how they act and which is the, most
Comfortable attire for ladies out there.
Some people say it is very cold in Colo
RADIO. BY the time hear from you I
shall have made all my other arrange
ments"
Immense, isn't itP'' queried the Off
cial, as the reporter looked up from the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23

rcr1, and 1--we in Ne " York. i have never
met lady in my life who looked, talked.
and acted SO much ike my wife as the
young woman / accidentally met on
your carr The conductor, taking an
interest In the romantic case, answered
the varied questions of the widower, and
finally agreed to take his card to her and
ask for an interview at her home on the
following evening. On the following
evening ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS took place,
which was followed six months later by
a marriage, investigation of the gentle
mans statement concerning his stand
ing having verified them in every de-
tail. The former widower now has five
children and happy home in all re-
spects. He was recently paying visit
to his parents-in-law. We must not omit
to state that after the wedding the bride
groom met the accommodating conduct
or, and said that the latter might expect
to receive chest of choice tea as a
little personal token. The conductor,
who is not only a man of sturdy COM
mon sense, but also man of bluff in
dependence. politely begged that no such
favor be extended him. For said he,
81 only acted as friend and did what I
thought was right; it turned out WELL
Troy Times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
1.-THE Solid Men of Boston. .

Concerning this phrase Maj. Ben.
Perley Poore says:
do not know that it has ever been
stated who was the author of this quota
ton used by Daniel Webster. 1t is to be
found in a little English brochure en-
titled 'Songs, by Capt. Morris One
of these songs, headed ''Billy Pitt and
the Farmer commences thus:
Sit down, neighbors all,
And I'll tell a merry story
About q British farmer,
And Billy Pitt, the tory.
had it piping hot
From Ebenezer Barber,
Who sailed right from England.
And lies in Boston Harbor.
The song can not be reprinted in New
England, although it was not probably
considered broad when published. 1t
describes Pitt and his agricultural friend
out at night and mistaken for robbers.
The seventeenth and last verse is: s.
Solid men of Boston,
Make no long orations;
Solid men of Boston,
Danish strong potations;
Solid men of Boston,
Go.to bed at shutdown,
And never lose your way
Like the loggerheads of London.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
Dreanland,

Although we often dream of people
upon whom we have scarcely bestowed
a thought for years, we more frequently
find a thin line of association between
dream-thought and the occurrences of
the previous day. And not only occur
rences of the day, but accidents of the
night, influence our dreams. Some may
remember DIR. Gregory's story of having
a hot-water bottle at his feet. and
dreaming that he had walked up the
crater of Mt Etna. On another occa-
sion he suffered much distress in dream
land from intense frost, and when he
awoke found that he had thrown off the
bed clothes. But more curious per-
haps than either were the simultaneous
dreams of a husband and wife at, Edin-
brrgh, when there was an alarm of a
French invasion. 1t had been arranged
that the first notice of the approach of
the enemy should be a signal gun from
the castle, and the sleepers both heard
the gun in their dreams, and took part
in the defense of their country. The
origin of this two-fold dream was dis
covered the next morning to be the
fall of pair of tongs in the room over.
head
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
t.PrI.Es!tt
prLEs!!
PILES!
4 sure Cure Pound at Last. no One Feed
Euffer.

- fs5ss - - u
sure Cure Pound at Last. no One Heed
A sure cure for the Blind. Bleeding.
Itching and liberated Piles has been
discovered by DIR. Williams Can Indian
remedy, called DIR. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of % and 50
years standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this Won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions,
Instruments and Electuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
absofbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after
getting warm in bed). acts as porli-
tice; gives instant aud painless relief.
and is prepared only for Piles, itching
o; the private parts, and nothing else.
Read what the Hon. j. nj. Coffin
berry, of Cleveland. says about DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment:
have used scores of pile cures and it
affords me pleasure to say that | have
never found anything which gave such
immediate and permanent relief as DIR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment.
For sale by all druggists, or mailed
on receipt of price 81 90.
s. It. Henry & Co.. Props.
Cleveland, Ohio
Por sale by McCabe & Wheaton. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
What was Found in Watchman's Clothes

Charles F. Adams, Waterman at
the Winchester Arms Factory in New
Haven, died December 90. Not long
before his death he showed an acquaint-
ance money belt which he said con-
tanned $1,000 Consequently. much
surprise was felt when a search of his
effects brought to light only about so.
The people at whose house he died were
suspected of having the missing money.
Adams clothes, after his death, were
taken to the undertaker's, and Monday
the administrator of the estate went to
the establishment to appraise the gar
ments, preparatory to selling them by
auction. An oversoat had been valued,
and was about to be laid aside. when a
dirty piece of cloth dropped from one of
the pockets, wrapped around a large
cartridge shell, which, on being opened,
disclosed roll of bills that counted up
81 500, there being one $1,000 note, one
of $500, and three Of 500 each. A
mere chance prevented the whole from
being thrown into the rubbish barrel.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
The Manageria Coming.

The circus men are getting ready for
the coming season. Animal stories are
crowding out interesting theological
discussions from the newspapers. John
Robinson's hon-tamer recently went
through dress rehearsal with his beast
one morning, and fell asleep with his
head in the lions mouth. The lion, in
spite of its being has time for a morning
nap, kept awake, lest he should close his
jaws while asleep, and chew the mans
head off. And upon one of Van Am
burgh's old showmen, after an absence
of several years, going and speaking to.
an old lion, the beast turned somer-
sault, whirled around, rolled over, and
rubbed against the bars of the cage with
ell the delight of pet kitten. It is this
sort of thing that crowds the vicinity of
the ticket wagon in the soft summer
dayJ
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
Different Methods Of Reaching the Same
Placa

Conductor, said a rather ponderous
specimen of the female sex, who clad
from head to heel in velvet, and whose
ungloved red hand glittered with rings,
conductor, stop the car opposite my
husbands establishment"
''Say, old fellow" called passenger
of the opposite gender, whose whole get
up was rather rusty, '.say, conductor,
pull up when you get to old Us rum
and cigar shop. want to get out there. y
The car was stopped as directed when
old Us shop was reached, and it was
noticed that both the aforementioned
passengers descended and made for the
same point.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
Giving Oscar wilde His Measure.

Apropos of Mrs. Pendleton's neat re-
tort that I'VE import our curiosities,'' a
Philadelphia lady is credited with re-
mark which rather exceeds it in audaci-
ty. At Mr. G. w. Childs reception. IN
conversation with the wife of a distin-
gnished American diplomat and after q
little quizzing as. to the class of people
who We're likely to fall down and wor-
slip him. Oscar Wilde is credited with
the remark that he came to America to
teach us ssto recognize the beautiful In
nature" s'Then,o said the lady, lyon
had better cut your hair shorter and
your trousers longeri''
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
The Grandfather's Wisdom.

.sWhen ] was young says a young
man, nournfully, my venerable grand
father never used to tip me, his invaria-
BILE excuse being: AT Your age you
haven't any need of money; but later on,
come TO me- Well, when was IL /
went to him and he coldly buttoned up
his breeches-pocket and said: AT your
age you ought to be making your own
way In the wOrldr
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23

DR. ,. B. Moran, who was at his
death-bed, says the story that Edgar
Allen Poe died in drunken debauch is
untrue: that he was dragged by some
Baltimore ro1ghs, robbed and thrust
into the street, where he lay till friend
recognised him and sent him to the
hospital, but there WAS no smell of iq-
nor or other sign of intoxication about
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
RAILROADS.
Rock Island & Peoria
R4A-HWA z.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE
EAST AN ID sou TH


Trains leave Rock Island.
e.sOa m Way Freight.
S.S0 Fast Express.
TSO n m Mail and Express.
ss0 Through Freight and Accommodation
Trains arrive at Rock Island
s.a0a m Through Freight and Accommodation.
1s:45 m Mail and Express.
gao Is Fast Express.
S.30 Way Freight.
rbc FAST EXPRESS leaving Rock Island at 30
n arrives at Peoria IL 20 m, at Springfield rs
y n. at Decatur 400 p m, Jacksonville z 90 p IN.
alton 20 p m, st Louis S:15 m, and Terre Haute
t1.5S D m, THE SAME DAY. Making this the best
nd QUICKEST route TO all points southeast.
Tne 40 o. m. train makes close connection at
eslYa with B a q for points west arriving at
G"iesburg at 4:25 m at Burlington 40 p IA ct
TTsoSnk 10 :2s pm: and at Quincy 1905 m
Arriving at Peoria at $3.50 m. making c1oee con-
0sctions With b w and Z . Wfor Indianap-
Oils connecting there with al fast trains for east
and south. e.-
,afes as low as by any other route.
r. r. CABLE, Gen1 Supt,
" J.v. MAHONEY
Gen1 Ticket AR't.
.The $50 m Accommodation leaves every day
except Sunday
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
Moffat7s Life Pills,
c.r.d
Phoenix Bilters.


The Most Successful Medicines
IN the World.
Established III 1885, by one Of
our Most Eminent I'il5 sicians,
and now used throughout Nortl
and SOUtf, america, with more
pleasing results Tran as.y ether
Medicine.
Moffat's Life Pills
are purely vegetable; they act
ON the Stomach chd Liver, aid
regulate lie ent. system: ard
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WApRANTFD Il ts atssR Gre l'5i'
all MaIariGEs ] eases, ic9.Esd
Liver, Impure Blood, Jaaaasce,
Bilious Complaints, Es-spepsi:s
INDIGESTION. CostfTeaass, Nerss
Gus and Sick Headache, Colds,
Scurvy, General Weakness. and
Fever Il Ague.
MOffat's PhGaiX Isitters
correct the Secretioas ct the
Stomach, and are q Sure Cure
for Sleeplessness, Nervousness,
Dyspepsia, Female CoGa Arts -
Weakness, Debility. etc.
Thousands OF Gertit:ca ~ ire
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CURES effected BIZ these f.vaII.-
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tain that they viii do just what
we have said TT is simply a:sssa..-s
ed that the afflicted VIII iIsT
THEM ONCE, their use viii cefl-
vince the most skeptieal-
Pages Climax Salye 25 cents q bss.
Moffat's Life pills S5 colfs q boy..
Moffat's Phoenix jsifters Si.e0 GefSie.
t Sold by Druggists ever here
j. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
So Liberty Street New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-23
Climax! Climax

Pages Climax Saiye,
A Family Blessing fos rs cents.
1t heals without scar. No
family should be without it.
We WARRANT it to CURE
Sores, Ulcers, Scrofula Sores,
Fever Sores, Salt RheuRs ore
Breasts or Nipples, Erysipelas,
Swollen Glands, Inflamed Eyes,
Scalds, fsarHs, Cuts, Bruises,
Fistula, Piles, Boils, C.sIiiIIains,
Frosted Feet, C0rGs, and all Gu
taneOus diseases on man OF beast.
Tt has been used Gser twenty
eve years, without osse failure.
It has no paraliel-iaYa:g per-
fectly erAdicated dis ase. s.lnd
healed after all oti.er remedies
had failed. 1t is ii compound Of
Arnica with many other Extracts
and Dalsans, and put up in larger
boxes for the same price than any
ether Ointment.
ty- Sold by Druggists everywhere