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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-03

.ENcuRsIoN GROUNDS TO BE IMPROVED
4as Potomac Fruit Growers Excursion Com.
ps.!' hs'Iag recently leased the Glsmont ex.
Sa.lo2 erjU;d, &C In ner c ID onarging and i'm.
S,Iv1S the ssne to-dsy. The grounds ere to
~ 'n!s!gfd By seces.ions from the Pys estate,
,1e H'!a ceed for which the company have So.
,s, ie4 cum the past week. These addition 3
WIN .hc!Nle lhs high bluff next The river, and
sSsef.! wooded Understanding bick through
- 80 I1;1:' W1ich are TO be cleared out and beau.
a.. -,u oi nc use of excursionissa. This bluff Is
y. es:y sccess from both wharves. and yet high
ga 10 ootlste tae objection ,ome times mao 9
:, .Ie pavilion down in the dell, in the hotte,t
snS s'TTs' 'IF tie want OF air. Upon this bluff,
r -. u"c'i7 facing the river. the company pro.
.t: 10 li:c' %: :bo purpose OF pavilion, the
,.'.n amor. Gcutt, building latsly purchased by
~, IN "l;Ga n,hiaed tho Brtziliai exhibits in
ris, I n. Bonding Of the Philadelphia Centen.
. ,S' oZlisNop. In addition to greatly increased
S, N.,Hs Tor the pleasure Of ezcarsionisss o
,sSVSs'U9g ocuss will be cpsned for weekly o,
'-'S ocsTte1s curing the hot season
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-03
CORPORATION COURT Tho Ap:i term {
The Corp2r .tion Court, Judge n. 3. Mead

CORPORATION tOURT -iho Hp:l term /
The uorpor-tion Court, Judge N. B. Meade
pFss'ciIe, coIumenoed this moroicg
!h' sraad jury WAS swora wi h Geo. Johr-
snH f''c'ea. aad taxing rsoai7si charge
';ym h, Jadgs rMir 4 Upau returning 10
c,o!t shs iCiem:u rcp;rtd that tho Jury sd
10 prs. n meo's 20 ulske. TIE Try WAS then
G's1,sr!cd
Vie wi! Of Mary G. Moore wes admitted to
pro1st. End Wn'. Il. Smith qualified IS tx
r2ytcr.
Gso Il Hill So II. 8. ". Barker & Sor;
N-bsff-y & Co., vs II. 8. w. Barker l. 80, :;
Ilrlsh Bros. W SAME; Nails & Co., Vs. sans;
Elssard Il Son va. game; 10 chanoery; snsHsr CT
ii. !, Baker filed i, csca Ct The above c,sas.
Joha W, Henderson and 3ife vs. j. II.
Gregory AID other; in chatc;ry; srswer Of
Ave! sad Of: ti:d std decree for par.i.iop.
NJ. l. Tacrntop vs. R)se Brow; appeal;
c.ss tnusa.ed % docket by agreement.
Commonwealth vs. Simon Pie aiz; ind;c!t
IT g*.:ig counterfeit money; noll, pros.
h." docket called and Causes assigned. and
c u; & urntd ill tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-03

= | LET OF ScHooSERs.-Darirg the fsyo,-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
SAMARITAN
N ERVINE

II u4failing and infallible in curing Alcoholism
ana Opium Eating. To come before the pubic
WITH an absolute euro or specific to remove
ct opium eating. seems TO many, we have NO
9oubt, an aheurdity; such 10 the case nevertho.
less and before Offering our medicine to tho
pubic We thoroughly convinced ourselves hY
actual experience that it would do al Ne claiS
Tor It. -
FOR SALE By ALL DRUG0rSra
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
gar Aoung Btadtrs.
HOW BABY GETS OVER THE
FLOOR.

Row does our baby get over the aoor2
BABY is twelve moons old, and more;
Plump and rosy. sturdily goes he,
Now upon two limbs, now upon four;
Now on his knees, and now on his nose, he
Tumbles along from door to dOori
Bless the dear heart OF him!
Yes, can get him up.
can help set him up,
], with my five good years the start of himl
Shaking his curls, that are just like girls,
He says, mo, no; can; gO!''
Never give up" is the tune that he goes to.
Try again, Baby!' he thinks, when it may be,
Over he rolls from the standing he rose to,
Plump on the floor; but just as happy
A brave little chap, he
Clings to the carpet with fingers and toes, too,
Bound for the place that he first set his nose
to!
Jumping. and stamping, and dumping, and
humping,
Falling, and sprawlins, and crawling-not
waddlins. and toddling, and staying. and sway
ing,
Starting, and darling, and Stacking, and back
ing,
Confirming, and diving, and driving.
And tripping, and slipping. and tipping.
Keeling, and wheeling, and Keeling,
Spreading, and treading, and working, and
jerking,
And hopping, and stopping, and dropping.
And tumblng, and fnmblng,
And yet never grumbling,
Along more and more, on two. three, or four,
Till he reaches the place that he went to ex-
And this way the baby gets over the floor!
-GeOrge 5. Burtei0h, in Our Little Ones.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12

ers can manage differently If thy CHOOSE.
1t is bad enough to have one room dis
arranged at time, but that is far pre-
ferable to having it stirred up from gar
ret to cellar, and things brought into
contact that were never neighbors be-
fore. To-
After years of experimenting. with
various prescriptions to keep bedsteads
free from bugs, I have found nothing
more effectual than spirits of turpentine;
it neither Injuries the bedstead or tick.
ing, and it is perfectly safe. In . new
house there is no need of allowing all
these disagreeable guests to get foot
hold, but If you live in an old house,
there are plenty of cracks and crevices
that have harbored them for years, and
it is only by long and persistent war
fare against them that they can be con,
quered. Fresh paint on the floors and
castings of an infested chamber is q good
application and keeps them in allegiance
for good while. think if old Job
had to contend with bed bugs and cock
reaches, he would have found his patti
ence sorely tried, to say the least. But
perseverance will conquer all difficulties,
and spirits of turpentine will give vic
toryif faithfully administered.
When the mud is well dried up. and
the warm May air and bright sun warns
the atmosphere, you can finish your
house cleaning with ease. Get your
whitewashing all done up, stoves cleaned,
but not set away-never do that. There
are plenty of damp, cold days all through
the summer months, when fires are in
dispensable for comfort and health, and
it is very unpleasant to have the whole
family huddled around the kitchen cook
stove in order to get warm. 1t is most
preposterous fashion, this custom of TAX
ing down the stoves as soon as warm
weather comes on, and common sense
would dictate the folly of such thing if
one would only stop to think how many
rainy, damp days come during all the
summer months. A little fire would
change the atmosphere of room, and
prevent mildew gathering on the walls,
and be conducive of health and COM
fort generally. In house cleaning never
lay out more work than you can accom-
plish with ease before dinner-it is as
long as a person ever ought to devote to
such hard work, and by judiciously fol-
lowing this rule, you can get through
with as much work as if you scrubbed
one whole day, and was sick the two
following days to pay for it. Another
thing, a woman should never do the
whitewashing, or nail down carpets. or
re-paper the walls-it is not their work,
and it is far cheaper for man to either
hire it done, or to do it himself than it is
to pay doctors bills, not to take into &C
count the suffering and pain that is al
most sure to follow such labor for
woman.-Farmer's Wife, in New En-
gland Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
NY Rag.Babies.

When was a little girl, about seven
years old, 1 used to spend great many
happy hours under the table, playing
with my rag-babies.
There were not many dolls in those
DAYS in the town where l lived, but
children did not feel the want of them
who had plenty of rag-babies. Every
now ana then mother made me new one.
They were very simple. Mother
rolled up a piece of white cloth to the
right size, sewed the top together to
round the head off, tied thread about
the neck to make, it slender, and then
sewed another roll of cloth. long and
thin, tight to the back for arms. There
were no feet, but as the dresses were
always made to touch the floor. that
Wa; no matter.
1t one time was the happy posses
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
House Cleaning.

AS the time is approaching for the gen.
: eral spring cleaning, few suggestions
may be acceptable, especially to those
who have not had the benefit of long ex-
perience. There is no hurry about be-
ginning. 1t is far better to wait till the
weather is warm, and the chilly winds
have disappeared. More women are
made sick by house cleaning than by
any other work that they are obliged to
do They expose themselves to cold,
stand in draught of air when heated
!. by violent exercise, and then comes on
S pneumonia, lame sides, and divers other
comprehensive result of house cleaning.
Now. if one must need begin operations
E before it is warm weather, Just commence
with the bureau drawers; arrange them
: at leisure, after busting and wiping them
dry; then sprinkle few drops of spirits
Of turpentine on the bottom of each
drawer to keep moths and flies out; then
spread clean newspaper over the bot
tom, and it is ready for use. Then, cup
! boards and closets can be cleaned and re-
: arranged for the summer, and it is q
great assistance to have them set to
rights in advance. A free sprinkling of
spirits of turpentine on the floors and
shelves, win keep all insects from an
noying or injuring the contents, and it
is most desirable to prevent them from
taking refuge in the house.
lis much better to clean one apart
ment at a time, rather than to have the
whole house stirred up in confusion all
at once. Then in case of casualties, or
unexpected company, there is chance
30 be comfortable. There is nothing
more disagreeable than to have q house
all in commotion, carpets up. and cur
: tains down, and everything in disorder,
:, and there is no need of it. Housekeep-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
CannibaliSm in Fiji.

It was only people who had been
killed that were considered good for
food. Those who died a natural death
were never eaten-invariably buried.
But it certainly is a wonder that the
isles were not altogether depopulated,
owing to the number who were killed.
Thus, in Namena, in the year 1851, fifty
bodies were cooked for one feast. And
when the men of Bau were at war with
Verata they carried off 26O bodies, sew
enteen of which were piled on a canoe
and sent to Rewa, where they were re-
ceived with wild joy, dragged about the
town, and subjected to every species of
indignity ere they finally reached the
ovens. Then, too. just think of the
number of lives sacrificed in a country
where infanticide was q recognized in
stitution, and where widows were
strangled as matter of course! Why,
on one occasion, when there had been q
horrible massacre of Namena people at
Viva, and upward of one hundred fish
ermen had been murdered and their
bodies carried as bokola to the ovens at
Bau, no less than eighty women were
strangled to do honor to the dead, and
corpses lay in every direction of the mis-
sion station! It is just thirty years since
the Rev. John Watsford, writing from
here, described how twenty-eigh VIC
Tins had been seized in one day while
fishing. They were brought here alive,
and only stunned when put into the
ovens. Some of the miserable creatures
attempted to escape from the scorching
bed Of red-hot stones, but only to be
driven back and buried in that living
tomb, whence they were taken few
hours later to feast their barbarous cap
tors. He adds that more human beings
were eaten on this little isle of Bau than
anywhere else in FIJI. It is very hard.
indeed, to realize that the peaceful vii
lage on which 1 am now looking has
really been the scene of such horrors as
these, and that many Of the gentle,
kindly people around me have actually
taken part in them.-Cstnsnsing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12

The summer hotel, with its broad
verandah and back bar room full of
ginger pop bottles. is being painted up
ready for the business of the season. The
only way to keep a summer hotel down
is to burn it up in the winter. This is
sometimes done in order that insurance
men shall have their share of tempta-
ton to profanity. Haven Register.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12

An Indianapolis editor says that
four glasses of Cincinnati beer will give
man the dciirium tremens. Those
Indianapolis editors have way of find
j. ont these CHARACTERIZATION Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
SAMARITAN
N Err WIN E

a the only honestly guaranteed remedy placed
before the public. We guarantee every bottle
% give satisfaction or return the money. Lead.
good, eminent divines declare It excellent and
unequaled and people everywhere bear cheer.
1ut and voluntary testimony to its great virtuA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-12
SAMARITAN
n ERWIN

The greatest tonic known. 1t aids digestion,
tnsures good appetite, Rives tone and vigor to
the system, guarantees sweet and refreshing
sleep and restores enfeebled and nervous CON
0titutiOns to robust health.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-02

the jury. The affidavit of j. w.
Guiteau. that lie is acquainted with
the signatures of five jurors, whose
names are written on the margin of
a newspaper, said to have been seen
by the jury; that he has seen them
write their names. and believes the
writing upon said newspaper to
have been made by the jurors
named.
The last affidavit is that of ScOville.
setting forth newly discovered
evidence uDon which he bases his
motion for new trial
Scoville's application for a new
trial is based upon the grounds of
the uncertainty of the verdict,
aguilty, as indicted" The indict-
ment consists of different. varying
and inconsistent counts. The YER
dict don't specify upon which count
or counts it is founded. Lack OF
Jurisdiction occurs in the ruling in
the charge to the jury, including
some and rejecting other evidence ;
misbehavior on the part of the jury
and new evidence discovered. The
main rellduct Is DidCcu upOH luO
affidavit of Snyder. The latter
saws he is a resident of Jersey
City, and was guest at the National
Hotel in December, and during his
stay there, passed through the cor
ridor and observed the door of one
of the rooms occupied by the jury
open and on the table within Il
newspaper he secured it it was a
copy of the Evening Critic, of Deem
Der 10, and upon its margin were
the names of several iurymen, writ
ten in ink. John G.. Guiteau, in his
affidavit, declares that these names
are autographs of the jurors names.
This paper was handed to Scoville
with the statement of the circnm-
stances.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-02
NEW TRIAL ASKED FOR.
sCOvILLE's MOTION BACKED
BY AFFIDAvITS.
Coart Declined 10 FIX Time For
Hearing Argument.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-In the
criminal court this morning, ScO-
vile and Reed, counsel for Guiteau.
appeared, and the former inquired
of the court in respect to the form
of his bill of exceptions, whether he
would be compelled TO except spe-
officially, or whether general excep-
ton would suffice. Judge Cox
stated that, under the practice of
the court. he would have to except
specifically. Scoville then stated that
he had intended to file his motion
for a new trial, but he would like to
have until Monday. The district
attorney objected, and Scoville said
that, in that case, he would file his
motion this evening in the clerks
Office. The district attorney asked
that the court assign Tuesday next
for the hearing of arguments upon
the motion, but upon the representa-
ton from Scoville that he would
scarcely be able to enter upon the
argument at that time, the court de-
clined to fix the day at present.
Shortly before 3 O'Clock this after
noon, Scoville flied with the clery of
the supreme court of the District
of Columbia, papers upon which he
bases his motion for new trial.
Not being familiar with the practice
in this district, Scoville concluded
to file two motions to assure himself
against the possibility of being de-
prived through legal technicality
of the right of review by the court
In the general term. The papers
filed in support of the motion are
an affidavit of Frederick p. Snyder
as TO the finding of q news
paper under circumstances indi-
eating that it had been read by
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-02
187
INAUGURATION OF A CHAPTB Il
OF ROSE CROIX MASONS.
Philip C. Tucker Chapter No. 1, of
HierOdOm, 1se, Ancient ana
Accepted Scottish Rites
of Free Masonry.
Installation of Officers-Impres-
siVe CeremOnies-Deli
Music-The Banquet

A large audience assembled at Masonic
hall last night to witness the Inaugural
ton in this city of The Philip G.
Tucker Chapter No. l, knights of Rose
Croix, of the sovereign grand council of
ancient and accepted Scotch rite of Free
Masonry, and the installation of officers.
The ceremonies were conducted by
Mr.. A. Goldman, the deputy inspector
general of the central province of Texas,
assisted by Mr.. Chas. S. Morse, the
deputy inspector general of the northern
province of Texas, and were grand, i'm
posing and solemn
The officers and charter members of
the chapter aIe as follows: Colonel
JnO. w. Glenn, first wise master; Henry
l.. Carleton, first senior warden: John
Mcdonald. first junior warden; Morti-
mer p. SOMEHOW, orator; Fred Sterling,
almOner; Newell Mcdonald, treasurer;
Tom MurTah, secretary; n. c. Strong
and AdOlph Goldman, III .rty-second de-
gree.
The music for this interesting occasion
was rendered by Misses Ella Carter, Mary
Boardman, Ida Goldman and Mrs.
Glenn, and Messrs. Leach, Smith and
Gardner, under the supervision and, di-
rectiOn of Mrs. L. NJ Crooker, and was
very appropriate and beautiful.
After the installation ceremonies were
over, the members of The chapter and the
guess repaired to the banquent room,
adjoining the hall, where sumPtuOus
feast was served.
Philip G. Tucker, after whom the
chapter is called, is prominent and
well known attorney of Galveston,
Texas, and is one Of the thirty-three
members composing the mother council
of the world, Whose See is at Charleston,
South Carolina
This remarkable epoch in the history
of Mas Onry in Austin will long be re-
garded by those who have risen to the
rank of its sublimity as the most meme
rable. The ceremonies were con,
Quoted in the Asylum of Col
Orado COmmandery, Knights Templar,
which is still draped in mourning for the
late Sir Knight James A. Garfield. All
symbOlical decorations have been re
moved from the walls, except TWO
Maltese crosses, which are Suspend Il in
the west end and covered with crn pc.
Over the chair of the presiding officer
lin the East hangs II fine, colired
portrait of the dead rresi
dent, heavily draped, and bord' red
with the square ard compass and ross
swords, also covered with the dark gym
polls of death This mournful drapery
will be continued one year from the i'ate
of the death of Sir Knight Garfield.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-02

AND NOW congressman are en-
gagged i'll working up all manner of
pension boOms. Those engaged in
the Mexican and Black Hawk wars
are to be rewarded, and Van Vorhis,
that parody on a great Democratic
name, wants every federal soldier
paid one dollar day for every day
he was captain during the war.
The Equalization of Bountiesr
bill is also up again, aud Represent
alive Musgrove, of Pennsylvania,
would have every union soldier,
who remained Il prisoner among
Confederates six months during the
war, placed on the pension rolls.
Mr.. Hauk, of Tennessee, wants ev-
cry federal civil officer, injured
while in the discharge of official
duty, pensiOned, and Mr.. Ford, of
Missouri, wants the descendants of
all colored soldiers, who served in
any Of the union armies, to be
placed on The bounty lists. II is al
together funny this alarm
at the drain on the fed
eral treasury or pension accounts.
1t appears to be more of an alarm
that every man, woman and child
of that entire portion of the popu-
lation of this country, believing in
or serving the union, should be
quartered on the country. Certainly
there il one republic that is not I'M
grateful.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-02

THE probable respportionment
bill provides for congressional rep
resentaiiOn as follows: Alabama
8, Arkansas ., a gain of /; Califor-
mia 8, a gam Of i; Colorado l, Con-
necticut 4, Delaware /, Florida l, a
loss of l; Georgia 10, a gain of /; IL
linois 81, gain of q; Indiana IS,
Iowa IL, gain Off; Kansas 6, a gain
offs; Kentucky II. a gain of /; L0uisi-
ana6, Maine 4, q loss of L; Maryland
6, Massachusetts IL, a gain of {;
Michigan IL, gain of 2; Minnesota
., a gain of 2; Mississippi Z, a gain OF
l Missouri II, gain OF l; Nebraska
3, gain of 2; Nevada l, New Hamp-
shire ., loss of ! New Jersey z,
New York 81, gain of /; North
Carolina 8, a gain of Ohio 81, gain
of l ; Oregan l Pennsylvania %, a
gain off; Rhode Island l, loss of
South Carolina 6, n gain OF /; Ten
nessee 10; Texas 10, a gain of4 Yer
mont 2, a loss OIL Virginia 10, gain
of /; West Virginia 4, gain of l !;
Wisconsin 8. The bill further pro-
vides:
That whenever a new state il admi tied
into the union, the representation or
representatives, assigned to it shall be In
addition TO the number OF 80.
That IN each state entitled under this
apportionment, the number to which such
state may he entitled In the XLvIIIth
and each subsequent congress shall he
elected by districts composed of cOntig-
uous territory. and containing, rs nearly
as practicable, an equal number OF In
habitants, and equal In number TO the
representatives to which such state may
be entitled In congress, no one district
electing more than one representative
provided, that unless the legislature of
such state shall otherwise provide before
the election of such Representatives shall
take place, as provided by law; where
no change shall be hereby made In the
representation OF state, the representa-
shall be elected as now provided by law.
III the number rs hereby provided for
shall be larger than lt was before this
change, then the additional reprosen ia-
tive or representatives allowed TO said
state under this superintendent may be
! elected by the state at large, aud the
other representatives TO which the state
10 entitled by districts, as now prescribed
by law In said state; and IL the number
hereby provided for shall, In any state,
be less thgn IL was before the change
hereby made, then the whole number e
such state hereby provided for shall be
elected at large, unless the legislature OF
said state should otherwise provide be
fore the time Fixed by law for the mex
election of representatives therein. Al
acts and parts OF acts inconslsteAt here
with are hereby repealed.
The ratio OF representation rs adopted
by the committee (S20l 10 I54 ,2So.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-02

THE anti-polygamy bill now being
considered by congress provides
that no person who practices or
believes in the principle of polyg-
amy shall have a right to serve on a
jury, DISTINGUISHES polygamists and
refuses them the right 10 vote or
hold Office OF any kind, and makes
the fact OF bigamous relations sufii-
cient evidence alone of a violation
OF the statute against polyganv
This last provision is eminently Il
good one. The MOrmons have been
able to defy the law by making their
marriage celebration secret. 1t was
impossible, therefore, to prove these
double marriages legally. The pro-
posed law, however, making the
mere act of having two recognized
wives bigamy, meets this difficulty,
and should render the conviction of
the guilty parties an easy matter.