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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27
DIED.

On the 10Th day of July, WILLIE E. CURTIS
III the 10th year OF his age ::,~ The funeral will
take place from his late residence in West End,
at s o'clock tomorrow evening: Friends and rela-
tiyes are respectfully invited 10 attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27

1t is reported that the friends of Judge Aiken.
OF Danville, who is said to haye gone over to the
readjusters, are urging his appointment to the va
cancy on the United States district bench occa-
stoned by Judge Rives resignation. 1t is stated
also that Capt. Frank S. Blair is n candidate for
he position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27

The only iron preparation that does not
color the teeth and will not cause headache
or constipation, as other iron preparations
will, is Browns Iron Bitters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27

- Have received the latest styles of Spring
Shoes, at the lowest prices. D. Ruben Z
Co. IS King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27

1t is the concurrent
testimony Of the pub
lie and the medical
profession, that Hos
letters Stomach Bit
tiers is a medicine
W hic h achieves re-
suits speed ilv felt.
t b orough and be-
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ing liver disorder, it
inyigorates the feeble,
conquers kidney and
bla d de r complaints.
and hastens the conva-
lescenccs of those re-
covering from enfee-
bling diseases. More
over it is the grand
For sale by Druggists
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27
To.lay's Congressional Proceedings.
iENAT'E.

The naval appropriation bill was taken
up soon after the Senate had been called to
order
HOUSE.
The bill recently introduced adjusting
the duty OH imported hay at 20 per cent. adj
valorem was referred to the committee of
the Whole
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-27

SPECIFIC tor fevel and ague. For sale by Druggists
and Dealers generally iyl3
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
A Tribe of Tree Dwellers.

A French naval doctor, Nj. Crevaux,
has lately made important explorations
in the northern part of South America,
more especially in the valley of the ORR
noco and it's affiuents. Among other
facts of observation he states that the
Guaraunos, at the delta of that river,
take refuge in the trees when the delta
is inundated. There they make sort
of dwelling with branches and clay. The
women light, on small piece Of floor,
the fire needed for cooking, and the
traveller on the river by night often sees
with surprise long rows Of flames at q
considerable height in the air. The Qua
raunos dispose Of their dead by hanging
them in hammocks in the tops of trees.
DR.. Crevaux, in the course of his travels,
met with geophagous, or earth-eating
tribes. The clay, which often serves for
their food for whole months, seems to
be mixture of oxide of iron and some
organic substances. They have recourse
to it more especially in times of scarcity;
but, strange to say, there are eager
gourmands for the substance, individu-
ais in whom the depraved taste becomes
so pronounced that they msy be seen
tearing pieces of ferruginous clay from
huts made from it, and putting them in
to their mouths. --:--= 7za
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
The Chinese Bill.

The Chinese bill as passed pro-
vides that from and after the expi.
ration of ninety days after the
passage of the act and until the ex-
piration Of twenty years after it's
passage the coming Of Chinese la.
borors to the United States shall
be suspended, and prescribes pen
atty of imprisonment not exceed
ing one year, and a fine of not
more than $500 against the master
of any vessel who brings any Chi
nese laborers to the United States
during that period. It fur.
ther provides that the classes of
Chinese excepted by the treaty
from such prohibition, such as
merchants, teachers, students, ira
velers, diplomatic agents and Chi.
nese laborors, who were in the
United States on the 18th of No.
vember, 1880, shall be required, as
condition for their admission, to
produce passports from the govern
ment Of China personally identi.
flying them and showing that they
individually belonged to one of the
permitted classes, which passport
must havebeen indorsed by the di.
plomatic representative of this
country at the port Of embarkation.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
Webster, the photographer.

DR.. Webster was true scoin O
the old New England stock. Upo1
his mothers side he was descend
ant of William Bradford, the Ply
mouth Governor The clever boys
of New England families we're ther
sent to college, and Noah Webster
naturally entered Yale college in
1774. His studies were somewhat
interrupted by the revolution; but
he succeeded in graduating. After
ward he taught school and studied
law, being admitted to the bar IN
1881. In 1882 he kept classical
school at Goshen, N. Y, and there
''compiled two small elementary
books for teaching the English Ian.
guage." In 1888 he published his
First Part of a Grammatical Insti.
tute Of the English Language" fol-
lowed in the course of the next two
years by the second and third parts.
The first part was the basis of the
spelling books which he afterward
published. He had an idea that
Americans should have school books
Of their own, and he based his COM
pilations upon this. He adhered to
this when he published his reader,
and many of the selections are from
American writers and orators. His
books were popular enough to make
him feel the need of copyright
law, and to secure this by the legis-
lation of the several States he
studied assidiously, Congress under
the confederation having no rower
to protect literary property. It did
not enact copyright law until 1870.
The spelling book, as erybody
knows, was enormously successful
In 1847 "a, 100000 copies of the
book had been published, the sales
averaging 100000 per annum.
Upon this DR.. Webster received a
premium of five mills copy. and it
was the profits arising from this
book which, during the twenty
years in which DR.. Webster was en-
gagged upon the "American Diction-
ary," supported him and his family.
-New York Tribune.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

Here are a few figures in regard
to the profits arising to the owners
of cows by taking milk to a cream
cry. In view of the fact that we
are soon to have a creamery in our
midst, the figures will have strik.
ing interest to farmers:
An ordinary cow will make a
pound of butter per day for nine
months in the year-a total Of 27O
days, counting 80 days to each
month. Here then we have, as the
product of one COW for the period
named, 27O pounds of butter. Let
us sell this butter for say 25 cents
per pound, which is very moderate
sum, and we receive as an income
from this COW the sum of $67.5O.
Now, then, this COW, recollect, has
been donated three months of the
twelve, and to be liberal we will
sell her calf-no we won't sell it,
we will keep it, but will allow thai
her offspring is worth all that the
COW costs the farmer for keeping
during the idle three months. How
much will it cost the farmer to
feed and tend this COW for the peri
cd which she is useds To be liberal
we will say $3.50 per month: then
in nine months she will cost $13.5
Subtract this amount from $67.5C
and we find she will net her owner
just -54.O0.
The estimate of Is cents pei
pound for butter is none too hi gh
as creamery butter has heretofore
commanded much higher prices.--
F'aiynnout Sentinel.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
Rather Enthusiastic.

The Wilmington (Del.) Daily r..
publican lately contained the follow.
ing item of popular interest: j. F.
Speck, who is connected with the
Wilmington Every Evcning, speaks
rather enthusiastically of St. Jacobs
Oil. DR.. Speck states that he uses the
Oil in his family as a household rene.
dy, sort of universal panacea for all
aches and pains, and has always found
it to act most happily. His attention
was called to it by the many testimo.
malls in its favor, and he one day used
it upon himself for sore throat. Two
applications were sufficient to effect a
cure. He also used it on his little girl
for sore throat with gratifying sue
cess. The same child had scarlet
fever this winter which left the ten.
dons of one leg much contracted. The
little prattler couldn't walk without
assistance and suffered much incon-
venience and pain. Several applica-
tions of st. Jacobs OIL restored her
limb to it's normal condition and she
has not experienced any trouble since.
Dr.. Speck states that he has also seen
the Oil act charmingly in toothache.
He thinks St. Jacobs Oil is Il sterling
remedy, and does not hesitate to re-
commend it for rheumatism, etc.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
PeCk's Sunshine.

The telegraph reports that corn has
been sold in Chicago the past week
in large "blocks. - Here in Milwau.
kee it is sold by the bushel, while
still further north, we understand, it
is sold by the bottle, or jug. No
wonder 50 many get confused upon
corn.
Charles Albins, OF Decatur, Ill.
has been paralyzed six times and pre-
pared for burial, his friends thinking
him dead each time, when he would
suddenly recover and go about his
business as usual. His health seems
to be improving upon the whole, and
ne is getting fat.
In a city the size Of Chicago there
are of course many curious characters.
One of the most curious, perhaps, is
a man who removed the false teeth
of his dead wife and sold them. He
is SO curious he ought to be placed
in a museum, as the smallest specimen
ofthe hnman race ever produced.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

A bill for the appointment of a
commission on the alcoholic traffic
passed the Senate recently by avote
Of "a to "A. The character Of the
bill is to provide for the appoint.
ment by the Senate ola commission
Of seven persons, not more than four
Of whom shall be of the same poll
litical party or to be advocates OF
prohibition, to hold their Offices not
exceeding two years, who shall in.
vestigate the alcoholic traffic, it's re-
lations to the revenue of taxation,
and its general economic, criminal,
moral and scientific aspects in con.
nection with pauperism, crime, So
cial and public health and the gen.
eral welfare, and who shall inquire
as to the principal results Of license
and prohibitory legislation. The
commissioners are to serve without
salary and report within eighteen
months after the passage of the act.
An appropriation of $4,000 is made
tor their expenses.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

For the first time in the history
Of the Commonwealth of Virginia
a colored man has been appointed
by the State officers to a promi-
nent Office. At meeting Of the
board of directors of the colored
Central Lunatic Asylum of that
State, DR.. John c. Ferguson, a
colored physician, was elected as.
sistant superintendent of that in
stitution. The board elected him
were Readjusters, and recent ap.
pointees Of Governor Cameron. DR..
Ferguson is the first of his race
who has been recognized by an ap-
pointment to an office of trust and
emolument. He is graduate of a
Western medical college, and is
looked upon as an intelligent men,
ber of his profession.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, DC, March21, 1882.

"A nioSC ulsgraceful scandal has
been brought to light by General
Sturges commandant of the Sol.
diers Home near this CITY, The
Home consists of number of
buildings, in beautiful park, and it
is designed tor disabled and superan-
nuated soldiers of the regular army.
1t is paid for and maintained from
fund which has been deducted
from the small pay of the soldiers.
The scandal consists in the fact that
some high army officers have been
supplying their tables from the gar
den and dairy of the Soldiers
Home-a theft as culpabl as if they
had taken from the premises of = a
citizen farmer.
The publication of the so-called
cocktail scandal growing out of
the unseemly revelry of the Congress
sional committee that accompanied
the remains of Garfield to Cleveland.
making it more picnic excursion
than funeral, has brought the
matter before the committee who
have been auditing the bills of the
Garfield obsequies. As usual the
committee will present two reports.
The majority report will recommend
the payment of the entire amount,
cocktails, wines, aud all other re-
freshment. The minority report,
which will be signed by Blackburn,
Sunset Cox, and others, will contain
such criticisms Of this bill of expen.
ses as cannot fail to elicit exciting
and angry debate. The Senate
committee that accompanied the
funeral train are only too happy to
think that they are not of scandal.
Mr.. Bright, their Sergeant-at.a arms,
refused to yield to numerous imp1r.
tunities to load the cars with wines,
brandies, and cigars, and gave his
charges the barest necessities in way
of refreshments. The arrangement
did not suit some of the Senators at
the time, but they are exceedingly
thankful of late that in their case
conventional decorum was religious
ly observed. 1t IS well understood
that MIR. Thompson, who superintend
ed the arrangements for the enter.
tainment of the Representatives,
acted upon explicit instructions
from influential vuarters. But Mr..
Thompson himself is not disting.
uished for asceticism and it was no
difficult task to induce him to sup
ply the luxuries that now reel in the
bills.
There are rumors Of Cabinet
changes, and apparently we'll fl und-
ed reports that the pane of William
E. Chandler will be sent in this
week as the successor Secretary
Huat to the Naval portfolio. Mr..
Hunt has been quite i'll for several
days, and it is said that Chandler's
name is withheld on account of his
illness. 1t is very doubtful if Mr..
Chandler's nomination will be con-
frmed by the Senate. The Demo-
Gratis will vote against him en- masse
and probably number of Republi.
ans will vote with them.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
Saved hy q Rival,

j. W. Robinson was on trial for high,
way robbery at Salt Lake last Thursday,
and the complaining witness seemed to
be making a strong case against him,
when relief came suddenly from an un-
expected quarter. John Hurley took the
stand and testified that on the night
when the robbery occurred, he, being
jealous of Robinson and fearing that he
intended to visit his, Hurley's sweet
heart, followed the accused around the
city for several hours and did not lose
sight of him until he entered the hotel
for the night, without having been near
the scene of the robbery. AS Robinson
had not, on the night in question, offer.
ed any rivalry to Hurley, the latter was
quite willing to tell the truth and save
him from jail. -~=-a=-=-.s,,
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

n terrible accident occurred on
the Northern Pacific railroad near
Mandan last week Tuesday. A
construction train went through
the bridge which spans the Sweet
Briar creek and eight men were in.
stantly killed and burned beyond
recognition and twenty three more
or less badly injured. A broken
wheel on one Of the forward cars of
the train was the cause of the acci.
dent.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

1t appears that the bitter letter
against Gen. Garfield, signed "Jus-
tice," which created so much talk a
week or two ago, was not the work
Of Grant stalwart, but Was writ
ten by William Brown, a delegate
to the Chicago convention, who
voted thirty.six times for Blaine.
1t seems, then, that it is the
feather.heads and half breeds who
are maligning the memory Of Gar
field, in spite of all that the Grant
and Conkling men can do.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
MIN NESOTA NEWS,

The prohibitionists of Minneapo-
lis haye nominated Rev. w. w.
Satterlee for mayor.
G. Boucke drank too much out of
a jug of whiskey he was carrying
home from Mankato, and lay do wn
and froze to death.
A teachers institute will be
held at Marshall Lyon County, be-
ginning Monday, April 8, at 1.So
P NJ, and closing on Friday follow.
ing:
The Institute will be under the
management of the County Super.
intedennt who will give such instruc
tion, especially in care of re.
cords and general discipline as he
prefers.
The work Of the Institute will be
to consider the most approved plans
OF school organization and govern.
ment, the best methods of teaching
the common school branches, and
how to remove the difficulties which
are most usual and obstinate in the
teachers experience.
By the apportlonment approved
Nov. 16, 1881, the following coun.
ties now compose the second dis.
trict.
The counties of Fa,ibault, Blue
Earth, Waseca, Watonwan, Mar
tin, Cottonwod, jackson: Murray.
Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone, Lincoln.
Lyon, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet..
Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle
Sibley, and LIE Seuer.
The Manitoba farmers are beino
advised to SOW nothing except red
Fife wheat, with aview to establish.
inc high grade of Manitoba -four
under that distinctive name.
Sen. Baker has purchased and
placed on his farm, in Blue Earth
county, some very fine blooded Dur
ham cattle. The bull, the Marques
Of Oakland, is stated to be one o1
the best blooded animals ever brought
into the valley.
The firm of Seymour, Sabin ano
Co. of Saltwater has been merged
into the Northwestern Car anG
Manufacturing Company with {
capital of five million dollars. The
company is composed of prominent
and wealthy men of the East arc
this State.
The man who attempted to rot
he Bank Of Min neapolis last week,
and was captured by the presideni
of the bank, proves to be no less ;
parsonage than William Burke, alias
Chilly the Kid, 'the notorious bank
and bond robber who escaped from
the Albany, N. Y. Jail January !
last, and for whose capture a re.
ward of 81, 600 was offered. Sheriff
Houcks Of Albany was notified
and Burke has been given over t..
his custody on requisition
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
Mr.. Arctander spoke 28A hours II

Mr.. Arctander spoke 2s4 hours in
the Cox case. He seems to have
good physical ability and command
of words, but we are not able to say
that his argument amounted to any,
thing. His display Of cheek in de-
nouncing the witne esses for the pro.
secution is the most remarkable
thing about Linn. Fer man who
has been dlshonered as lawyer
who IS notorious as shyster-to
go through the list of respectable
men who were called to testify, and
stigmatize nearly all them as liars.
is an exhibition of impudence that
while it IS remarkable, is after all
perhaps nothing more than could be
expected from such a source. He
takes the premium for cheek and i'm.
pudence.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

Herman, who published the Okalona
Southern States, fiery rebel sheet,
largely copied from by republican
papers, is now editor Of the LIE Mars,
Iowa, Sentinel, a staunoh republican
paper, and says he has always been a
republican. This goes to show that
there are more ways of killing cat
than to let it die of old age.
There is proposition to pass law
making it all indictable otfense for an
individual to send out polar expe.
dition unless he goes himself. The
practice Of hiring good sailors to go
off and freeze to death at sixteen dol.
lars a month, while it proves good ad.
xertising for the fellow who hires
them, is pretty tough on the families
of those who never come back.
Hereafter let none but bachelors go
after the north pole.
The bills that have been brought
in for wines, liquors and cigars fur.
nished members Of congress who went
to Cleveland to- attend Garfeld's
funeral, go far to show the people
what made the eyes of the visiting
statesmen so red. At the time of the
funeral great many people thought
the congressman had been weeping
too hard. The idea Of going TO fun.
eral loaded with benzine is disgusting.
Suppose private citizens should load
up the hacks with bottled beer and
raw whiskey, and drink themselves
drunk Oh the way to the cemetery,
people would think they were heart.
less wretches. 1t is about the same
in the case of congressman.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

Petitions to the president for tie
pardon of Sergeant Mason, the sol.
der who shot at Guiteau, are POUR
ing in from al, sections Of the coun.
try. Chicago has forwarded one
$500 feet long. It is stated that
the president is not inclined to par
don Mason, but when he hears the
deep toned mutterings from sympa.
thizers all over the United States
he may repent. Meanwhile, Mason
is confined in the Albapy peniten.
tiary.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

Senator Teller has reported a bill
that will be of great interest to
poor people seeking homes, in case
it becomes a law. 1t shortens the
time required to acquire homestead
from five to three years, but only
permits the homsteader to be absent
from his claim three months at a
time. This will increase the trav-
cling expenses, for visiting the
homestead, but they will be more
than compensated for in the loppir g
off Of two years time.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

DR.. John P. Gray, superintend-
ent Of the lunatic ASYLUM at Utica,
N. Y, while reading in his office,
was shot through his left cheek by
an assassin, who escaped in the
darkness, after firing twice at the
Pursuers. Henry Remshaw, full
tledged lunatic, armed with four re.
volvers aud a knife, surrendered
himself at the Jail as an embassa-
dor from heaven sent to kin the doc
tor,
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

Wisconsin abolished capital pun
ishishment for murder over twenty
years ago, and there has scarcely
been ~ session Of the legislature
since when there was not an at
tempt made to restore it, but with.
out success. Some time ago the Se-
nate passed bill restoring the gal.
lows, by two.thirds vote, but the
assembly indefinitely postponed the
Senate bill by vote of 49 to43. That
will be the end of it for this session,
and Wisconsin will continue to i'm.
prison, and not hang her murder
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

When Vermont was admitted as
State in 1892 two representatives
were allowed. Since that time it
has had six members, but under the
new apportionment only two is. al
lowed again. After ninety years
the State finds itself on representa-
tives just where it begun. The
young man going west to grow up
with the country has done it with
his little hatchet.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

The milwaukee, Republican-News
rightly holds the conviction OF
Judge Cox important beyond the
simple fact that drunken Judge is
removed from office in Minnesota.
1t says; cit is thoroughly reason
able and just, and it will stand as a
warning to all judges and other pub.
lie officers subject to impeach-
ment.''
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29
COUGH. COLD. SORE
THROAT

cough cold or sore throat should be stopped
Neglect frequently results in an incureable lung
disease or consumption. Browns Bronchial
troches are certain to give relieve in Asthma
Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, consumptive and
Throat diseases. For thirty years the troche>
have been recommended by physicians, and al.
ways gave perfect satisfaction. They are no,
new or untried but having been tested by wide
and constant use for nearly an entire generation
they have attained we'll merited rank among the
few strong remedies ofthe age. Public speakers
the voice: sold at Is cents box by all drug
gists.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

An interesting three cornered
tight over automatic twine binders
has been instituted in the North
west. Nc. Cormick ct al. filed an
elaborate bill Of complaint against
the Minneapolis Harvester Works,
last Thursday, and other suits will
follow
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

The total taxes of the French peo.
pie are fl07, ,303,975 with the pop.
ulation Of 36, ,905, ,7SS, or about SIS
per capita. The Russians pay $780,.
1852, S31, there being 70, 1892, 900 peo.
pie among whom to divide this,
making the tax Of each Russian
81. 90
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

concurred in on the ground thai he
was deficient in his studies. This
conclusion of the vexed question is
not received with great favor in
army circles because it in effect
leaves the students of the academy
to bear the stigma Of having MANNED
fellow Student.
New Ulm weekly review., 1882-03-29

Liverpool has ship stationed in her
harbor whose mission it is to reform
the young vagabonds that grow up in
that city, Manchester and other northern
towns During the past year two men
who were reformed and educated on
board this vessel were appointed to COM
mand large merchant ships, and seven
were made chief officers.