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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-30
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DRELIMINARY ,,,,>,r

CHOICE NOV ELIIES Al
FRENCH,S SO & 95 KING STREET.
Christmas Cards, the gems of sixteen different
makers.
The finest line Of Russia and Vienna Leather
and Olive Wood Goods ever shown in the State.
Novel shapes in Glass Bisquc Vases, richest
decorations: japanese Goods in great variety; a
very largo Juvenile list of the best BOOKS OF the
season. full line of Poets in choice bindings
Games for children, over hundred varieties.
New novelties for tho coming season will be re-
ceived as fast as issued.
nov10 GEO. y. FhENEn.
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Frank and Clear.


The following letter tells its own story. Tho
signature will be recognized as that OF the physl-
c;an in Chief Of the DcQuinccy Home, and author
Of Drugs That Eusavc, "Thc Hypodcrmic In
lection of Morphine" "a Manual of Nursing
and many other popular and valuable special med
iral works:
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OYSTERS.
Boots and Shoes

FOR FALL AND WINTER.
have just received my Stock of BOOTS AND M
SHOES for this season, comprising Gentlemen $;
Ladies, Boys and Misses, which for wear ana
durability cannot be surpassed in this or any
EIpST.CI,ASs GOODS IN MY STOCK,
which I am willing to sell at small advance. |
am ais also prepared to make anything to order in
mr line Of the BEST MATERIAL and workman
ship. and good fit guaranteed. Repairing prompt
ly done. - 49,. tor 7,
cO1I1S1Ns TADIES' FINE SHOES.
+. PAFFS, 80 King street,
Alexandria, Va.
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DRY GOODS.
IT Is Now CONSIDERED
BY MANY COMPETENT JUDGES
OF THE MARKETS, THAT
DRY GOODS

Are the cheapest commodity to-day offered for
sale. Having taken advantage of all the large
auction sales of Domestic, Blankets and Flannels,
we are prepared to keep our stock at all times on
the level of tho LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
But in the event of our being undersold on an oc-
casioual instance, as is possible in varied stock
like ours, we shall consider it a great favor to
have the article or articles returned to us, and
the full price paid will be refunded Our object
in making this statement being two-fold. We
want our customers to buy at the lowest market
! prices and We arc always anxious to he crcdibly
informed of lower price which any other house
may make. Therefore, we confidently ask your
patronage on our established principles OF "ONE
slwars the LOWEST PRICE. We call attention
o.tlav to our magnificent line If WINTER UN-
DEisWEAH and quote The following special bar
gains -
100 DOX MEMS WHITE MERlNu SHIRTS
AND DRAWERS. made bg Norfolk and New
Brunswick Hosiery Co.. finished with their new
patent elastic anchor scam, perfectly as not
TO he distinguished IL wcar from rcgular-nadc
goods COL, aud 7:1c. per garment.
100 DOZ. MEMS ALL WOOL SCARLET MEDl-
GATED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. only Sl.39
pcr garment.
LADIES FINE MER!NO UNnEkYEST5 AND
PANTS, silk bound, extra i!nr quality. only
50c per garment
LADIES FINE AND HEAVY MERlNo uN-
DERyESTS AND PANTS. silk bound, hand.
some goods, only r! cents per garment. rcdnccd
from 81.
LADIES EXTRA FINE MEEGNO UNDER.
VESTS. handsomely finished. reduced from
81 % to 81 per garment
LADIES ALL WOOL SCARLET VESTS AND
PANTS only 81 each.
LADIES EXTRA ALL WOOL. SCARLET SEDl-
GATED VESTS AND PANTS silk bound, only
81 80 per garment extra value
AMERICAN HOSIERY cos. FASHIONED
GOODS at low prices.
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Ne" STORE
Jewelry, Watches and Clocks.

nIRDS! BIRDSM-Having received the Agency
d for Bishop the Celebrated Bird Fancier, of
Baltimore, have just received supply of Bish,
ops Prepared Mocking Bird Food, Foo the 6ess be 1904
Bishop's Bird Daintics, change of food for all
kinds Of birdsat 15c. per box. Bishops Prepared
Bird Gravel at &c. per box. Bishops Prepared
Bird Seed at 1Oc per h. box. Bishops Hird Med,
icine will cure all kinds of birds when sick, and
toen them we'll; price 25c. Bishops Insect Pow
dor Rshops Food for Gold Fish, &c. Orders
received for Birds of all kinds. Genuine i'm
nortcd Hartz Mountain Canaries, with best Brass
r,gcs warranted good singers, at So each.
octiO w. D. HUDSON, 200 King ST.
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mutations ACCUMULATING.- -Bensons S
Capciue Porous Plasters have the word
Capcine cut in the centre. Don't be deceiv-
ed. CSC.
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JOHN LASSoS'
WHOLESALE
GROCER AND LlQOUR MERCHANT.
Corner Market street and Strand.
Alexandria, Virginia.
AGENCY DUPONT'S SPORTING, MINING am!
BLASTING POWDER.
A full limo Of celebrated pure old Whiskice.
Brandics, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Cos. Phil"-
dcphia and Claggctt's Baltimore Alcs, and Berger
& Engcs Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS.
Orders promptly attended to and consgnmcnts
solicited. my1-tf
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FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, &C., &c

HOSIERY, GLOVES, Handkcrchiefs, Collars,
""I snIEs, tHITs and CHILDRENs MERINO VESTS
and PANTS, all sizes and qualities.
ZEPHYR WORSTEDS Germantown Wools and
Knitting Yarns, in all shades and colors
sep29 Z. =. BENNY, - h'ns oO
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VIZ A. JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERs,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, Xxx, xxx,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISKIES also BAKERS and
THOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to whicl,
they invite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consignments of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sep14 Alexandria, Va.
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ggChildrens', Ladies' and Misses Mitts
and Underwear-iust opened at |. Eichberg
& co's noy27-1w
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I BRODERS g. CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers Ill
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FLOUR, SALT
AND FISH.
A full line of celebrated pure old Whiskics,
Brandics,, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S Philadel'
pha and CIaggctts Baltimore Ales and Berger <
Engels Lager Beer, in casks or Bottles.
Agents for James S. Kirk & Cos. Standard
Soap, and for the Baltimore River Steamers.
Orders promptly attended to, and consignment
solicited. No. II King street.
my1- I'll Alexandria, Va
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ATE ES, Is 8 3
City Treasurcr's Office,
Room No. ., Market Building,

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City Treasurcr's Office,
Room No. 9 Market Building,
Alexandria, Va, Nov. 10, 1859.
On and after Monday next, November Eth L
will be prepared TO receive the state TAX, taX upon
persons, property. &c, for the year 1883: On
December 1st per cent. will be added to All pils
then remaining unpaid. Taxpayers by paying
their bills before December 1st, will save the .
per cent. penalty. After that date Will nc COM
boiled to enforce the collection, according 10 law
of all bills then unpaid
no1O.tdc1 M. E. HARLOW, City Treas.
A TTENTION, GARDENERS.
Inst received one car load OF the celebrated
Richmond
''TRUCHER'S FERTILIZER,
'no ootS1s,1m GEORGE MASON.
A RTISTS.-Windsor & Newtons and Chas.
| n Moscr's Tube Paints, Brass Plac9ues, Force
lain Placques, Paper Machae Placques, Sheet wax
for Flowers Wire, &c, received to-day direct
| from New York ut ,,,-r,c
nov12 JOaN . y: n. AoN :.
nINs-.Iust received new supply Of SILVER
! Jersey PINS from 10 to 35c at
HENRY WILDT'S,
| oc,77 10 north Royal ST.
NhELLIN'S FOOD, at ,,,,r,s,
! IHl nov12 JOHN u. II. hoN .
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NOR RENT--A FINE STORE i'll Braddoc'
e House Building For terms inquire ~ y. III
office of the Hotel. H- noN-' w
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COMMIsSION MERCHANTS.
NHARLEs s. TAYLOR, Jr,
FEED DEALER

FEED DEALER
AND.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 21 King street, Alexandra, va.
specialties: COTTON SEED MEAL, Cut Hay
and Hominy Chop.
Richest Southern Mill Feed always on hand.
Country orders promptly filed.
NURE co. Hay and Straw wanted.
p q box No. 2O3. aug29
~ JAMESON. GEO. B. COCHRAN.
JAMESON & COCHRAN.
Successors to Il. NJ. Lawson & Jamieson)
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
60 CAMERON STREET,
ic26 ALEXANDRIA, VA.
JAMES BAYNE THOs. 81. BAYEE.
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"t HHN1'
Tho DWELLING at the northeast corner OF
,,rinco and Patrick streets, having been thorough
y repaircd and rcpainted, is for rent 1t has gas
water range, heaters, bath and all the modern
nn,,.nniamr,.s Enouirc at the GAZETTE Office.
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DOR SALE
a. THEEE-STORY BRICK WAREHOUSE
No 43 south Union street. Just bclow !'rihcc
fn1 BRICK WAREHOUSE on Prince, south
side next to corner OF Union. Inquire OF
FRANCIS MILLER, x rs: OF oamuei
$. FERGUSON BEACH, Miller, decd.
dccl1-tf
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

FINE FARM, KNOWN AS
CLEREMONT'
lI. miles from Alexandria, on tho Virginia Mid
land and Alexandria aud Fredericksburg Rail'
ways. containing 300 scres. Land is in I'M llnc con %
dition. Possession given January lst, loSa o'
terms apply to r,,,nnrp,r
nov12-cotf y. hE-hbEi'I ~ :.
Daily globe., 1883-07-29
The Manitoba and Ontario Quarrel.

WINNIPEG, July 28--The disputed boun-
dairy question at the Lake of the Woods is
eliminating into a war between the prov
inces of Ontario and Manitoba, if it has
not already re-un. Chief of Police Nc
Murphy and Manitoba constable were
arrested hy Ontario specials and lodged in
jail, but we're subseq queutIy released On
bail. An I'll e'upt was made on Tuesday
night to IibeTate Keys. an Ontario police
man, arrested for selling liquor on the
Indian reserve. II took strong Manitoba
force TO guard the lookup, as il was feared
the action Il Captain 8r-lc6lon, the magis-
trate of the Manitoba government, will
precipitate crisis. 1t is under
stood that, in the event of
trouble, the Manitoba authorities
will probably receive a severe handling, as
a greater portion of the mill hands and
citizens are in sympathy with the Ontario
chief constable. The Manitoba provincial
police have received instructions to swear
in twelve special constables and proceed
to Rat Portage to-day. The lacest dispatch
from the scene of conflict says that three
Manitoba constables were arrested last
night, one for receiving money under false
pretenses and two for disorderly conduct,
and two Ontario constables for disorderly
conduct. The people nearly all favor
Ontario on account of Magistrate Brock
toms domineering conduct as magistrate.
If the constables come from Winnipeg to
assist Brockton, seventy-fv men working
in the mills will act as constabies for On
tario. Hot work is expected unless the
Dominion government takes charge of the
Daily globe., 1883-07-29
LOST AT SEA.

QUEBEC, July 28.-A telegram res ,lyed
last night records the loss yesterday on
Prince Edward Island of the ship No
Polo, from the port for Lo don, witt. a
cargo of deals. The captaa and rev
were saved
Daily globe., 1883-07-29
Starts West Friday Night.

New YORK, July 26.-Among the callers
on the president this afternoon were
President Soto, of Honduras, Willard Bart
lett, Nathaniel Jarvis, United States Mar
shall Joel B. Erhardt, Senator Blair and
Surrogate Rollins. At $40 the president
took special car for Washington, whence
he will start for Louisville to-morro "
night.
Daily globe., 1883-07-29
Real Estate Auction.

On July 81, at p. m, We viii sell on the
premises, 593 Reaney street, which is hous
with seven rooms, good cellar and barn. 1t is
a nne opportunity to get cheap home. Do1't
fail to examine the premises and attend the sal ,
FAIRCHILD q DAVIDSON,
AuctiOueers
Daily globe., 1883-07-29
Great Union Band !
Dancing Platform !
GREAT
Fire Works in the Evening! !

Admission to the park until z o'clock, 10
cents; from o'clock on, Is cents; children
under 10 years free. 2I0
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05
NEW METHOD OF DRILLING WHEAT.

Mr.. P. FL. Smith, farmer of Kansas.
claims to have discovered a new method OF
drilling wheat. The Kansas Farmer highly
recommends the Invention, and is satisfied
1t will prove of great value to farmers. The
invention has been patented, and consists OF
attachments of iron wheels about two inches
wide to follow every drill hoe, and so con-
structed that every roller accommodates it.
self to the inequalities of the surface. 1t
follows the drill into hollows and over
ridges Independently Of the other rollers.
Each roller has a pressure of rs to so pounds
They press the earth down on the seed
crushing clods and filling up all the little
air chambers near the seed and leave fur
rows in which the Plant receives benefit in
stead OF inju:y from winds and frost. In
dry weather this method has the same
advantage that listing corn has. 1t is down
where the moist earth is if there is any.
Wheat may be planted by this method ia
weather that would be too dry Tor the ordi-
nary way OF seeding, because the earth
about the seed is pulverized and pressed to-
together, making available what little mois-
ture there is and putting the earth in condi-
ton to retain it as well as to receive more
from the atmosphere. The burrows catch
and hold the drifting dust of windy days,
so that earth gathers around the growing
plant instead OF being blown away from it :;
and when frost heaves the ground, as it
seftens and falls it drops in about the wheat.
MIR. Smith claims that by this process halt
bushel of seed is too much to the acre.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05
UNCovERING STRAWBERRY BEDS.

The uncovering of Strawberries should be
attended 10 at once; in fact, when March is
mild it ought to be done by the middle OF
the month. Only the coarsest portion of the
covering, with any Jumps or old weeds,
should be removed, and, where it is practi-
cable, the ground slightly stirred. AS soon
in April as the soil will admit of it, the sur
plus plants should be taken out and trans
planted temporarily, so that IN case you are
of frugal mind. they can be sold; other
wise, you can give them to friends. Setting
out new strawberry beds is usually done in
Aug ust, but there is nothing to hinder do
ing this work in the spring. say at the end
of April or beginning of May. when ii was
neglected last fall, and it will he sure to
give you full crop the following year
Very rampant growers should be planted in
rows, the plants being set from fifteen to
eighteen inches apart and the rows at least
two feet. The dwarfer varieties should be
planted from twelve to fifteen inches each
way and allowed to run together. We pre-
fer the latter method as yielding the most
and largest fruit, from the Young plants al
ways taking more or less the place of the
old ones. A bed should be renewed about
every three years; some people renew every
two years; but we have continued them tor
four or five years. Ii will all depend upon
the appearance of the bed and the exerci>
of a good Judgment Ge1n2antoaon TeLe-
u,,onb
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05

productive power, and are not so good for
SEED as the smaller and less ripened ones of
the crop; hence from these select nv seed.
Success in growing potatoes depends vastly
more on a rich. well prepared bed or soil to
grow in, and a propitious season, than in
the thousand and one ways recommended
in the papers by individuals about selecting
and manipulating the seed before and at the
time OF planting. On such soil as | use to
grow potatoes, always haa the best luck
to plant about four inches deep as a general
rule. keep the surface newell and free from
weeds until the last time OF hoelng, when
some of the loost earth from the middle of
the rows should be brought around the
plants to make the hills slightly elevated
Corr. Prairie Farmer. @ ..Hu"n
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05

SPECIAL reports from over one hundred
points III Indiana and Illinois concerning
the growing wheat crop have been received.
the general tenor of which are decidedly
discouraging. The universal opinion, as ex-
pressed by correspondents. is that the crop
has been very much damaged by the unfa-
vorable winter season, and the injury in
jury inflicted by the winter storms has been
greatly aggravated by freezes of the past
two weeks, and that the average crop will
fal third shorter than that Of 1882. Of
the surplust of last years crop from 10 to 20
per cent. yet remains in the hands OF the
farmers ,w #.M" "rst
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05

known for CLOSING the plumage of fowls,
aud is almost indispensable to those who
want to fit their birds for exhibition to the
best advantage. The Russian sunftower is
easily raised, requires very little care, can
be grown in fence corners or other places
difficult to cultivate. Its production of seed
is immense, yielding often at the rate Of one
hundred bushels to the acre. 1t should be
planted in hills four feet apart, any time
from the tenth OF May to the first of July
Three quarts of seed will plant an acre
Io,oa Homestead. '''' '... I'5 ..' t.H q
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05
BROOD HENS.

Although the Matching and rearing of
fowls by artificial means is practiced to some
extent by breeders of high-class poultry,
and proprietors of patent automic incuba-
tors, the great majority OF people must still
depend upon the old time apparatus, mother
hen, to do this work for them She is ad-
mirably fitted for this important duty, and
if not absolutely self regulating, she is en-
dowed with an instinct that is well on the
way toward this most desirable qualifica-
ton. Many hen, particularly of the old
fashioned kind, will set herself and bring up
a clutch OF chicks that are a credit to her, if
not to her ancestors. Her thoughts, if she
has any, seem to be wholly centered upon
the work in hand, and no matter what oc-
ours, she will be found faithfully serving at
her post. She has been largely accustomed
| to look out for herself, and instead of hang
ing aronnd the back door waiting to be fed,
she will be off hunting bugs and scratching
tor worms with diligence that would put
to blush many a pampered prize bird of
high pedigree. Always on the alert against
danger. and no mean antagonist when the
pinch comes, she is paragon of mothers in
those locations that are suited to her. that is.
IN the country, where she has plenty of
range AID very little looking after; but to-
gether with other land marks, the old-fash-
Toned hen is giving place to the more snowy
and pretentious, if not always the more prof
liable breeds. Along with her good quail
ties in supporting and protecting her brood
with little care or expense to her owner,
she has other qualifications or drawbacks
that render less desirable, if not altogether
unsuitable, under other circumstances. If
flower beds or vegetable garden are conven-
lently near and unprotected; she will often
call down upon herself the wrathy execra-
ton Of her owner, or maybe her owners
neighbor. Still, there are persons so old
togy in their way of thinking that they keep
some of these old style hens to do the ma
ternal in their poultry yards and some of
these hens are so highly prl-d Tor their
good motherly qualities that lhey Ire kept
long after they have ceased to be valuable
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-04-05
No. 21. .

tor any other purpose. | have often heard
the heavy bodied Asiatic fowls recommend
ed as mothers on account of their gentle
ness, heavy fluff and ample supply of heat.
This is all good in its way, but consider it
more than counterbalanced by their clumsi-
ness and caelessness. | have seen mothers
of this kind step on their own chicks and
stand looking around with sweet uncon-
sciousness that they were doing anything
out of the way, and utterly deaf to the cries
Of the little ones under foot. Such hens
should be branded and sent about some
other work. Ministering to their own greed
seems to be a stronger passion than that Of
caring for their young, and the little chicks
miss many tid-bit and much needful exer-
else through the Incidence of their mother.
For obvious reasons the non-sitting breeds
do not make good mothers; but crossed
with Asiatics they often make good ones.
The Plymouth Rocks, to my thinking, make
as good mothers as any whether this comes
from the plebian blood that runs in their
veins am unable to say. The successful
rearing of broods will largely depend upon
the kind of mother chosen tor the purpose.
Gentleness is of much importance where
one expects to have had in the rearing
process. Then carefulness in looking after
their young and keeping them out of harms
way, and thoughtfulness in providing for
their wants and teaching them do likewise
are the desirable qualities. Experience is
needtul to enable one to choose good moth
ers; but, when such are chosen, one may
safely trust their rearing the brood with lit
fear of the final result.-Co,r. Pacific Rural
Press.