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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-09

rgyIIE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE on the
/ lead. a trial will convince you OF It's merits.
pr;cc. ten dollars less than other first class ma
chimes. our motto being the nimblc sixpencc
better than the slow shilling. Ask for the Ne"
Unr:r try the New Home and you will buy the
yn,r uornc from BROWN & CHAPMAN,
iqg 1O2 King street, Alexandria,
I1SCnURAGE HOME INDUSTRY AND En-
II tcrprisc by buying the Alexandria Shirt, de-
ciiedly the best One Dollar Shirt on the Market
manu- featured and for sale by
BROWN & CHAPMAN,
;v9 102 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-09

Democratic Electors.
The following is a complete list of demo
cratic electors for Virginia:
FOR STATE AT LARGE.
Waller r. Staples, Montgomery; John
Goode, Norfolk.
FOR DISTRICTS.
First-John Medley, Accomac.
Second-Baker P. Lee, Elizabeth City.
Third-R. n. Cardwell, Hanover.
Fourth-W. T. Atkins, Mecklenburg.
Fifth-B. B. Munford, Pittsylvania.
SIXTH. II. 81. Figgatt, Botetourt.
Seventh-D. S. Henkle, Shenandoah.
Eighth-Thomas Smith, Fauquier.
Ninth-S. w. Williams, Bland.
Tenth-Camm Patteson, Buckingham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-09

7 BRODERS g. CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS FLOUR, SALT
AND FISH.
A full limo of celebrated pure old Whiskics,
Brandies,, Gin, Rum, &c, Massey &c Co.'S Philadcl.
phia and Claggett's Baltimore Ales, and Berger <
Engcls 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 consignmcnts
solicited, No / King street,
my1-tf Alexandria, Va.
John LANNON,
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100 THE SEASONS DAINT1Es 400

| 1920 THE SEASONS DA1Nr1Es. 1870
BISOUE CREAM, RASPBERRY CREAM
STRAWBERRY CREAM, ORANGE CREAM
| VANILLA CREAM, LEMON CREAM
All navors of Creams and Water lees.
HENRY BRENGLE, 129 KING STREET,
| Has again introduced his summer drleacies.
| He prefers to sell them pure and wholesome at
his goods, and offer them at lower rate. He has
| maintained his good name for pure goods for
thirty years and still supplies the best and cheap
est goods in his line. Heinvites special attention
49, > ICECREAMsoDAwATER.
the most refreshing of Summer drinks. Rlack,
Fruit, Pound Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental and
| Plain Cakes sold cheaper than they can be
manufactured at home. Also Cream Puns, 7rarts
and Pastry, Candies and Taffy of ali kinds. PIES
| A SPECIALITY. Fruits, Nuts, Confectioucries,
Caromels and Sugared Fruits. He caters for fam
lilies, fairs, balls, aud entertainments. my13
ICE CREAM FREEZERS We call the atten.
i ton of the public to the celebrated Rapid"
Patent Freezer, which is tho best made in the
market and will freeze us quickly as any other
The tubs are made of Cedar with galvanized
hoops. The prices have been greatly reduced this
season and we invite those who wish to purchase
to call and examine tho Rapid" before pur-
| chasing. MCLEAN & UHLER,
je14 80 King street.
NOTICE! NOTICE!
Just received Kendals SPAWN Cure, Seely's
Liquid Cough and Heave Cure for Horses, Eng.
lish Condition, Stonebreaker's, Foultz & Barker
and Moore & Muirs Horse Powder at
W. F. CREIGHTON'S,
feb28 Under Sarepta Hall.
HAY! HAY!-3O tons choice Timothy Hay in
IL small bales for sale by
aug26 I, CHAs. s. TAYLOR r, p King ST.
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]. w. THOMPSON, President.
1416 + street,
son07tf Washington D. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-09

WINE AND LIQUORS.
FLOUR GRAIN AND COUNTRY PRODUCE
SOLICITED,
PROMPT RETURNS AND LIBERAL AD-
VANCES ON GOODS IN STORE.
AGENCY OF LAFLIN & RANDS SPORTING,
BLASTING AND MINING POWDER Ay-s'
COTTON AND WATERPROOF FUSE.
N. W. cor. Cameron and Royal sts.
mb1J
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WHOLESALE
GROCER AND LIQOUR MERCHANT,
Corner Market street and Strand,
Alexandria, Virginia
AGENCY DUPONTS SPORTING, MINING and
BLASTING POWDER.
A full line of celebrated pure old Whiskies,
Brandies, Gin, Rum, &c., Massey & Cos. Phla-
dclphia and Claggetts Baltimore Alcs, and Berger
K Engel's Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS.
Orders promptly attended to and consigumcnts
solicited. my1-tf
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G.. S. FRENCH.
w. A. SMOOT.

W. 4. oMUUT. u, y, TKFNCH.
VIZ A. SMOOT & CO.,
COAL, SALT, PLASTER.
ALEXANDRIA, Va
OrFIcE--Smoot's Wharf
ap4 Special attention paid to forggarding.
w A. JOHNSON & CO.,
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REDEMPTION.
INDEXING ACCT.
JOHN A. DUSKLE.

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Ier contract 90 %
To balance nu usceals ahut.
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co dMoNwEALTH ACCOUNT.

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INTEREST ACCOUNT

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D. VI, WOLF, co. SCPr.
70 s:acrH' ps!d by frRftt 20 so-A esrkcs-
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PRINTING ACCT.
COMMISSION IN LUSACY.

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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
An AristOcratic Dog.

The dog which so gloriously distin.
guished himself by giving warning OF
the fire at the Hoffman has again been
heard from; but this time in n matter
not so heroic as the first attempt. Ev-
identity the praises won by his intelli-
rent act mentioned have so turned his
head that the habits of the canine mob
and common herd are distaSteful to
him As Columbus Avenue car was
urning into fremont Street in its up
own trip the other day, it made the
usual halt, and medium-sized dog
stepped aboard. Escaping the notice
of the conductor. he jumped upon the
cushion and gravely seated himself with
the other passengers. After the car
started the conductor noticed his fare,
and stepping to the gentleman who sat
next to the dog, informed him that the
animal could not ride. The reply was
given that the dog was stranger to
him, and the conductor proceeded to
eject his four-foOte.l passenger. The
dog put on the amiable look that fol-
lows the command to move up on the
left there so naturally, and resisted
the attempt to disiodge him so dog
gedly, that Il lady who recognized the
animal rs he came into the car recited
his history to some of the passengers,
and at their earnest request he was
allowed his seat. while further devel-
opments were watched. His dOgship
rode in stately dignity, only needing a
pair of glasses and a journal to enable
him to fraternize with his fellow-pas-
sengerS, until the car stopped at Berke-
lev Street, when all eyes were turned
upon him; but no signs OF alighting.
The la dv commenced to think it was a
case O f mistaken identity, but as the
car started the dog coolly stepped to
the floor, and, waiting until the plat
form was opposite the main entrance
of the Hoffman. which is perhaps two
hundred feet from wnere the car
stopped, wagged his tail to the con-
ductor, with ''tra Ia. old man, don
stop on my account" sprang of and
ran up the steps. Inquiry of the ele-
vator boy at the Hoffman reveals the
fact that for some time the dog has re-
fused to walk up stairs, but has waited
for the elevator or has signaied for it by
whining or crying. Theories are left to
logicians and metaphysicians. The
facts can be substantiated by number
of witnesses. Boston Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
The Men With the Pig.

A few days ago two men, who were
| afterwards found to be Detroiters, ar
rived in town about fifty miles to the
west of this, leading pig. 1t was per-
haps big enough and heavy enough to
be called a hog, but they termed it a pig,
and as they turned it over to the care of
the landlord at whose inn they proposed
to rest for the night one of the men ex-
planned:
'.Be awful careful with that pig. He's
daisy-a new breed just from Scot
land. We've sold him to farmer out
here for $50, and we don't want any
thing to happen to him."
The landlord locked the pig up and
then began to think and cogitate and
suspect. When the strangers had gone
to bed he called in some of the boys
and said:
"rve twigged the racket; them two
fellows are sharpers, and that's a
guessing pig. Tomorrow they will
give YOU a chance to guess at his
| weight at ten cents a guess, and you II
be cleaned out-only you won't! As
the fellows sleep we will weigh their
pig and beat their game"
Nobody slept until the pig was taken
over to the scales and weighed. He
pulled down 17O pounds to hair, and
the villagers went home and hunted up
their nickels and dreamed of pigs and
scales and sharpers through the re-
mainder of the night.
Next morning the pig was led around
! in front, and before starting off on his
journey, one of the owners remarked to
the assembled crowd:
Gentlemen, I'm going to weigh this
pig directly. Maybe some of yOu would
like to guess on his weight? I'll take
all guesses at ten cents each, and who
ever hits it gets fifty cents"
This provoked n large and selected
stock of wiDks and smiles, but no one
walked up until the pig man said that
any one person could guess as many
times as he cared to, provided a dime
accompanied each guess. Then rush
set in. Three or four merchants put
up fifty guesses each. A justice of the
peace took thirty. A lawyer said about
twenty would do for him. Before there
was any let up in the guessing about
600 had been registered and paid for.
Every soul of 'em guessed at 10 pounds.
1t was curious what unanimity there
was in the guessing, but the pig men
didn't seem to notice it. When all had
been given chance the pig was led to
the scales, and 10! his weight was ex-
actly ia pounds
"You see, gentlemen" explained the
spokesman, while this animal only
weighs 40 pounds along about eleven
o'clock at night, we feed him about five
pounds of corn-meal in the morning
before weighing! You forgot to take
! this matter into consideration"
Then somebody kicked the landlord,
and he kicked the justice, and the just
ice kicked merchant. and when the
pig men looked back from distant hill
the whole town was out kicking itself
and throwing empty wallets into the
river. r.-DetrOW Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
The III. d. q.

"Why does this railroad traveller oc-
cupy two whole seats?"
"Beeause he paid for only one. He
wouldn't think of paying for four rooms
at hotel in order to sleep in one bed,
but it's a different thing on a railroad
car"
"Will some yeoman come along and
give him his choice between contract
ing his limits and taking scoot through
the window?''
20. no. Every yeoman has whole
seat to himself. and is satisfied
..But he would give up one of the
seats to woman, wouldn't hep"
If she was good-looking and we'll
dressed he would get his hoofs off that
other seat so fast that his back would
ache for an hour. If she was middle
aged, only fairly dressed and had the
look of a woman who wouldn't gulp
down any taffy, he'd be sound asleep as
she came down the aisle.-DetrOit Free
Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
OF Her Feed.

"Will you have plate of cream,
dear?' he asked.
mo, thank you; very rarely eat it. "
she sweetly replied.
.'Well, do try dish of strawberries,
won't you, pet?" he continued.
mo. Alfred, they are so high-priced.
and really care but little for them"
she answered.
I'm so sorry" ne said, with an
inane desire to plunge his head into a
butter-tub. ''Now, you must, indeed
YOU shall, take glass of soda"
you'll have to excuse me, but | only
care to saunter along with you. dear, !"
she replied.
He could resist no longer. "Will
yOu-will you-be my darling, ducky,
wiley, my sweetest" he exclaimed.
They were married that month. Late
in August when she had bankrupted
him on ice-cream and ten-cent Cali
fornia pears, he sadly remarked: Il
thought you did not care for these
things, Maud? You didn't appear to
before we were married.
30, yes. l remember that time YOU
refer to, Mr. Smith. l was trifie care
ful what l ate just then," she answered,
and Mr.. Smith buried himself in rehec-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Starving Fishermen.

The German fishermen in the Baltic.
who subsist only from their fisheries.
have had a narrow escape of being
starved to death owing to an imperial
fishery law recently passed prohibiting
fishing during spawning time. One
day delegation headed by gigantic
fisherman from near Dantzic, arrived
at the palace of the crown prince in
Berlin and requested an audience. The
spokesman appealed to the crown
prince as the protector of the German
Fishery Union, and asked for his in
tervention. The crown prince inquired
of him if they had applied to the pro-
vincial governor at Koenigsbur9, who
was known to be most amiable man.
That fellow" replied the spokesman
of the party, ''can not distinguish day
from night. He simply told us law is
law. He takes his roast meat every
day and smokes his Havana cigar after
dinner. But when we 90 without fish
inc but single day we have nothing
to eat" And he went on to describe.
in his paf0iS, the condition OF his col
leagues that sent him, saying, among
other things. that there was grow
ing on the pebbly shore as lit
tie as there was on the floor of the
princes room; that he was considered
a rich man because he was able to keep
a cow; that the gales prevalent on the
coast prevented them but too often
from going to sea, and that, therefore,
the fish were disturbed little enough,
etc. The crown prince promised to say
a good word for them, and gently limited
that the audience was at an end; but
his herculean interlocutor coolly went
on: "Your imperial highness, can not
leave without some written promise to
that effect. We are poor folk and have
barely been able to scratch money to-
gether for the long Journey. Ishouldn't
dare to 90 back without line or two,
lest those that sent us would not be-
lieve had seen you" The crown
prince smiled, wrote a short note,
caused a telegram to be sent to Koenigs-
burg. and gave orders that the men
should be well treated and fed and
their return Journey paid for. Through
his intervention the law in question was
modified so as to exempt the fishermen
of the Kurian Nehrung from its strin-
gent provisions. The fish there have
no specified spawning time set aside for
them; on the other hand, no fishermen
in that section were allowed to starve
owing to the resolute action of their
spokesman.-North German Gazette.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
BOmbay'S King Cotton.

Bombay is at once the most English,
American and Oriental of all the Indian
cities. The most English, as | am re-
minded every quarter of an hour by a
full chime of bells, and constantly by
the architecture; the most American by
reason of the resistless, bustling tide of
human life that flows up and down the
main thOrOughfares; the most typical of
the Orient by reason of the lofty pro-
jecting buildings in the native portions
of the CITY, and also of the gorgeous
turbans, tunics and silk trousers which
dazzle the eye on all the important
streets.
need not say that Bombay is the
most promising city of the Orient. and
fairly ahead of Calcutta in metropolitan
features already. Not even Chicago
took more rapid strides ahead than did
this city at the time of our civil war.
Though the sudden decline in cotton
the great staple in ombay-brought
on panic in 1865 which ruined nearly
every merchant here. / find that the
city has fully recovered from that
shock, and is now on the high road to
opulence. Many things have contrib
uted to this. The rapid development
of India by railroads, converging into
Bombay on the west and Calcutta on
the east, has made this not only the
postal center of the country. but also
the commercial entrepOt. The open
ing of the Suez canal has its influence
in the same way.
The principal exports today are cot
ton, jute, spices, ivory, gums, grain.
seeds and tobacco. But. of course, the
great staple is cotton. Cotton is king
here, and his sway is as absolute as at
New Orleans or Charleston. Cotton has
built the great warehouses here, and
collected the hundreds of cargo
steamers that are anchored out in the
harbor or moored alongside of wharves
in Princes dock. Large barges, with
a rude sail attached, move about in the
bay, and little masses of the material
float on the water surface Of course.
this cotton is not equal to that produced
in America, just as the Indian wheat.
which is now coming into the European
market, is inferior to American wheat:
for certain purposes it is amply good
enough, snd there is an immense trade
in it-T0r. N. O. Times Democrat
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Serpent Worship.

1t has been suggested, and appaf-
ertly with some reason, says Mr.. Cor
don Cumming, that in ancient pagan
times it may have been recognized
symbol in serpent worship, and hence
NAV have arisen its common use as a
charm against all manner of evil. The
resemblance is obvious, more especially
to the species of harmless snake which
is rounded at both ends, so that head
and tail are apparently just alike. The
creature moves backward or forward
at pleasure; hence the old belief that it
actually had two heads and was indie
structible, as even when cut in two
parts it was supposed that the divided
heads would seek one another and re-
unite. 1t stands to reason that in a
snake-worshipping community such 4
creature would be held in high rever-
ence. Even in Scotland, various an
cient snake-like bracelets and orna-
ments have been found which seems to
favor this theory; and at a very early
period both snakes and horseshoes seem
to have been engraven as symbols on
sacred stones. We hear of the latter
having been sculptured, not ouly on the
threshold of Old London houses, but
even on that of ancient churches in
various parts of Britain. And in the
present day we all know the idea of
luck connected with finding one, and
how constantly they are nailed up on
houses, stables and ships as charm
against witchcraft. In Scotland, all
parts of England and Wales, and es-
pecially in Cornwall (where not only
on vans and omnibuses, but sometimes
even on the gates of the old jails,) we
may find this curious trace of ancient
superstition. Whatever may have been
its origin, it is certainly remarkable
apd in Hindostan - TO1a3ou SDpcFn1Or
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
IN EMPTY NEST.

While looking through the window at tree
in blossoms dreSt,
/ saw among the branches an old and empty
nest
remembered when I saw it, how in by-gone
spring
-Four tiny biackbirds lived In It beneath their
mothers wing.
Once more the blossoms, pink and white,
adorn the little prong
That holds the nest; but where is that fond
mother and her Song1
Where are the tiny bfrdlings that ventured
DER the rim
OF that serene and coy nest to hop along the
limb?
Where
Where
Where
o, where
know there is an idol here that might ten
dollars bring,
But as can not quite see my way clearly
myself, any other cOngenital idiot who
wants to undertake the job may ap-
propriate the
Whole Internal thing.
N. 7. Sun.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

Senator Palmer, of Michigan. has
the reputation of giving the most elab-
crate dinners in Washington and takes
a good deal of pride in it. His income
is large and he finds it difficult to spend
all of his money. He keeps one hOuse
in Detroit, another in New York, and a
third in Washington, and finds satisfac-
ton in entertaining his friends. His
hobby is dogs. One pet cost him ST.
600 and another $500, which was about
$3.50 a pound. The Senator has thz
finest cook in Washington, a French
man named Emile, to whom he pays
$500 a year for baking gridd2e-cakes.
and he has another man, at wages oi
$50 a month, who does nothing but
look after the dogs--RashiHgtoH Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

AT Western a-garden a waiter
was'required who could cut sandwiches.
The successful man used an old sword
blade as knife. He cut the slices SO
thin that ne had covered the floor of the
concert-room before he got half way
through the ham. AS he expressed his
intention of covering the lawn and
gravel walks of the hugh ea-garden
with the rest, the proprietor engaged
him on the spot, and actually wrote his
engagement upon what he thought was
a piece of tissue paper, but which
proved to be one of the slices of ham
the waiter had cut.-Boston Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
THE steady application to lee

The steady application to legiti-
mate business, with untiring industry
and economy, will give comfortable
support, a quiet conscience and a
slowly increasing 'nest egg" for old
age and gathering infirmities. The
haste to be rich. whether it leads the
seeker into Wall Street or induces reck-
less dealing in business circles, is al
most certain to end in disaster. 1t is a
great pity that so many will learn this
only by a tuition SO costly that the
price overbalances the gain.-N. Y
Journal of Commerce.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

wAH communications for this paper
should be accompanied by the name of the
as an evidence of good faith on the part of
the writer Write only on one side of the pa
per. Be particularly careful in giving names
and dates to have the letters and figures plain
and distinct
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

This is the report made by pastor
of the membership of his church;
Two-thirds of the members of my
church are honorary members. They
don't come to prayer meetings. they
don't attend Sabbath School; they don't
add to the life of the church; they are
passengers on the Gospel ship; they
bear no burdens; add no strength;
their names are on our books; they are
honorary members.-Baptist Weekly.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

In \ series of articles on ''Tbe
Effects of Brain Overwork, DR.. Will
lam A. Hammond SAYS: 81 do not
think that any form of exercise is as
good as walking. Horseback riding
comes next; rowing next. = Ch;cags
Journal,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

lyon are the greatest woman ]
ever heard of said the boy to his
mother: .you tell me l have a bad
temper yet blame me for losing it,
n. q. Item.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
HORRIBLE CASUALTIES

Resulting From the Use Of Nifro-Gly-
cerIne-POrty-Eight Deaths In Seven
teen Years-Curious Freaks and LudI-
crous Scenes Caused by the Explosives.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-15
CELEBRATION AT PINE BLUFF.

One of our ladies recently arrived from
Pine Bluff, witnessed there the great jubilee
over the election of Cleveland. There
were great demonstrations Of joy. A
large procession marched through the
streets, while stores and business houses
were ablaze with light and very handsomely
decorated. On the Trulocks building,
among other decorations was banner
upon which was large coffin with the
head of Blaine upon one side, on the COT
fin were the words "Here lies Jas. G,
Blaine, he always lied" Across the street
from the Trulock building, banner hung
from window with the words upon it II
rocked the cradle of the Republican party,
Henry Ward Beecher," 81 little rocked it,
Blaine" In the torchlight procession the
horses we're decked with red white and
blue ribbons, and amid the procession was
a float upon which was bier drawn by
four black horses decorated with black
and white ribbons, upon the black which
covered it were the initials, j. G. B..
Each house was brilliantly illum-
mated while the fences and yards