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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-10
SAREPTA HALL.
THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
April 10th and 18th.

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THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
April 10th and 18th.
LADIES and CHILDRENS MATINEE SATUR-
DAY.
First appearance in this city OF
Miss ANNIE LIVINGSTON,
4 Dashing Serio-comic in Songs and Dances.
Re gagemeut of the most versatile artist living,
JAKE BUDD,
who will appear in his Famous Sketch entitled,
THE OYSTER NAN,
introducing the Telephone, showing its uses and
abuses
BILLY WILLIAMS
will also appear in one of his ludicrous sketches
that has made him popular favorite. Also
Dr. ALBERT MERLIN,
in his marvellous Spiritual Seance, entitled
POOLING WITH THE SPIRITS,
in which the mysterious doings ofprivate and pro-
fcssional mediums usually performed in the
dark are here demonstrated i'll the
GLAZING GAS LIGHT.
MISS ANNIE JOHNSON.
~ N>'>' 49, HARRY BRUINS.
EUGENE MAAS
and others will appear in specialtes, making this
show equal to any.
Admission, 10 and 15 cents
Gs-No Performance will be given on GOOD
FRIDAY NIGHT. apI-lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-10

yITEARE NOW PREPARED TO SHOW mseD
w YOU one of the finest stocks of Spring Wv
Goods in the way of Ladies' Low Shoes. faS-
Ties and Slippers ever offered in Alexandria, at
mb2O R. KAUFMANNS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-10

POLICE REPoRT-Last night was cloudy
with wind and rain until about 3 o'clock
this morning, when it became clear. There
was one prisoner and four dodgers at the
station house. The Mayor since yesterday
has disposed of the following cases:
The owner of barge, for refusing to
move his boat TO allow vessel to haul into
Reeds dock and for abusive language to
the Mayor for giving the order, was locked
up for several hours.
Edward Grant, colored, arrested by officer
Grady for stealing barrels, &c, vas sent to
the chain gang for sixty days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-10

HYpRAuLIoN S. f. E. Goa called
meeting of the Hydraulion Steam Fire En-
CINE Co. was held last night to take action
IN regard to reports being circulated calcu
lated to ipjure the company's good stand,
ing, and to inquire why it is that the driver
of the HydrauIion should receive orders to
trot his horses while going to tire. Mr..
K. l.. Carne was appointed committee OF
one to investigate the matter, and resolu-
ton was adopted condemning las false the
report circulated by member or members
of another company that Mr.: Mills while
driving to fire on Saturday last whipped
the horses of this engine
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
GRIEF Ends in Joy.

Out in the Allegheny Cemetery, says
the Pittsburg Commercial, is a grave
ying due east and west; separated from
it by but a narrow strip of grassy turf is
a grave lying due north and south The
first is the last resting-place cf a wife
who was hidden from mortal sight not a
year ago: the other holds the remains of
husband who walked this earth within
the last eighteen months. The position
of the graves is such that if his" was ex-
tended but few feet toward "hers" it
would make a letter ct"
So much for the ground plan. Some
three months ago the widow was weep
ing over the husbands grave, and the
widower was weeping over the wife's
grave. By chance they raised their eyes
and the sorrow that levels all earthly
forms, the touch of nature that produces
a universal kinship, were there. They
spoke. He told his woes and she related
her troubles. Then they wept in unison
the pearly and saline drops that triekled
from their eyes and fell off the tips Of
their noses splashing on the same tomb
stone. The next week they happened
to meet there again, and once more they
wept together. Tie third week they
wept by appointment. All this could
have but one ending, and so they were
married. The ceremony took place re-
Gently, and those who went now weeI
no more.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
Woman's Ways and Wbims.

Kate Field is lecturing ON Dickens. II
Kate were married she would doubtless,
in lecturing her husband, give him the
Dickens.
The wife of Representative Hatch, of
Missouri, always accompanies her hus-
band to the Capitoi and remains there
until the House adjourns.
Mrs. Dubys, daughter of w. T. Sher.
man owns one of the richest flower gar
dens in the South, on her husbands
plantation at Pass Christian, on the Miss.
issippi.
The mother of Miss Fannie Ronalds
whose recent marriage in London was
celebrated with SO much eclat, was form
erly Miss Cart er, belle of Boston thir-
ty years ago.
A newspaper correspondent says that
Miss Sarah 0. Jewett is considered the
handsomest woman among all our fe-
male authors with the possible exception
of Mrs. Blanche Howard.
Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett, the
novilist, is famIliarly called by her Wash
ington friends "That lass o. Lowrie's,' ,
from the book which has brought ber
the greatest fame. Though English by
birth, she has resided 50 long in this
country that she looks upon it as her ma
tive land. Mrs. Burnett is still young
and wears her blonde hair in such tan
gle that it is impossible to tell which
end grows in her head.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
A Queer Recognition.

When Jane Welsh, who married Tho
mas CARLYLE. was girl, she was SO full of
life and energy as tc be match for the
TO in running and leaping. One of
the leats, which made her famous in her
native village, was the case with which
she could surmodnt wall, seven feet
high, around the cemetery.
Years afterwards, when she had be-
come an old lady, she revisited the vii
LACE, but walked the streets without being
recognized by any of the companions OF
her youth. A single action, however,
BETRAYED her. She had made an arrange
ment with the sexton to be at the ceme-
terry at early morn to unlock the gate.
She wos present before the appointed
hour, and after waiting some time grew
impatient, for she was eager to look on
the graves of her revered parents.
In her vexation at the long delay, she
remembered the feat of her girlhood
and though the suppleness of youth had
gone, she managed to repeat the feat
with tolerable ease. One of the old res
iden's saw it, and soon after meeting
her in the cars, ventured to ask: "Is no
this Jcannie Welsh? thought it mus
be you; there was never another girl il
town. who would get over the wall IL
that fashio-.s
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
The Proper Adjective.

Among the anecdotes told. of Coleridge
.here is one which illustrates scholars
anxiety for the proper word. One day
he was standing in a picture gallery: abb
sorbed in gazing at new painting. Af-
ter looking at it for fifteen minutes he
deliberately came to the conclusion that
the only epithet which could be used of
the picture was the adjective majestic. /"
Just as he reached this conclusion a gen.
tleman entered the salon with two Ia
dies.
"What majestic scene" exclaimed
the gentlman, as he stopped before the
painting.
Coleridge walked up to him. and bow
ins low, said, my name is Coleridge.
thought / knew the English language,
but it has taken me fifteen minutes to
discover that the word majestic applied
to this picture. You have hit upon the
right word at once"
ayes, yes" replied the gentleman
with gratified simper; 1T is splendid
beautiful, lovely paintingp
"Ahai" rejoined Coleridge, II retrac
my previous statement. You used th'
word majestic only by chance, and no
after deliberation." And the great maj
walked away with thoughtful smile.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
In a Diving Suit.

The first sensation diver experiences
in descending is the sudden, bursting
roar in the ears, caused by the air driven
into the helmet FROM the air-pump. The
flexible air-hose has to be strong enough
to bear pressure of twenty-five or fifty
pounds to the square inch. The drum
of the ear yields to the strong external
pressure, the mouth opens involuntarily
the ru air shes in the tube and strikes
the drum, which snaps back to its nor
NAL state with sharp, pistol-like crack
Peering through the goggle-eyes of TIE
glass in his helmet, the diver sees th'
strange beauties around him clearly anC
in their own calm splendor. Above hin
lis pure golden canopy, while aroun'
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
Making up a Jury.

Fifty years ago, when Missouri was
but sparsely settled, it was a work of no
small difficulty to get a jury together, es-
pecially as the inhabitants were notori-
ously disinclined to the pleasure of liti-
CATION. The court had been forced to
adjourn many times from day to day be-
cause the sheriff as often came in and re-
ported an incomplete panel Finally
this came to crisis. The judge fixed a
day, after which no further forbearance
could be exercised. When that day ar
rived the enthusiastic sherifrushed into
the courtroom and exclaimed:
'1ts all right, Your Honor, We'll have
the jury by twelve O'Clock. I've got
eleven Of 'em locked mp in barn, and
we are running the Twelfth with dogs"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19

differ from it as varioloid differs from
smallpox. The two words denote the
same disease.
Another mistake is to be less careful
respecting mild attack This tends to
lead one tn take less pains in guarding
its communication to others, and to be
less solicitous as to the means of recov-
cry.
As to the first point, the mildest attack
may communicate the most violent. As
10 the second little neglect in any case
may be followed by fatal results, or, at
least be attended by lifelong harm. Eve
ry case, however mild should be in full
charge of physician until the child is
well-well not only from the fever, but
from its hidden effects. These effects
(sequele) are often vastly worse than the
original disease.
Another mistake is to let child be
exposed early after recovery. Almost
every vital organ is left in q weakened
condition, unable to Withstand even
slightly harmful influences. A common
cold may mean death to it.
Another mistake is in the matter of
disinfection. The chief source of conta-
gion is in the particles of scarf skin in
cessantly thrown from the outside sur
face of the body and in corresponding
particles from the internal surfaces.
The disinfection attempted is apt to be
exec edingly inadequate, indeed, utterly
worthless. The body should be kept oil
ed, to prevent, as far as possible, the par
rcles of scarfskin escaping. Special at
tention should be given to the head and
hair. The whole body should be care
fully washed with soap and water-part
at time, to prevent taking cold.
The sick room and all its contents
should be fumigated by burning in it a
considerable quantity of sulphur mixed
with saltpetre-the doors and windows
kept closed some twelve hours after
wards.
All clothing worn by the patient should
either be thoroughly cleansed or destroy
ed, and in no case worn by another who
has not had the disease.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
A Cincinnati Girls Enterprise.

1t requires bright mind and big
pocket book for the average young man
of Cincinnati to keep even with his lady
friends in society, as is instanced in the
following experience of a well-known
gentleman who fell victim to the wiles
of dashing young lady who made up
her mind that her lady guest from
abroad should have share in all things
a-going.
"My dear friend" began the note
which set his heart in futter one day
,ast week, "Miss - is visiting me, and
mamma has given us tickets to the
theatre tomor row evening. If con-
venient to you we would be delighted
to have the pleasuae of your company.
We will expect to see you by o'clock.
Yours truly"
Arraved in his Sunday best, their
"dear friend" arrived at the house
promptly on time, and found the young
ladies with hats and smiles on, but just
as the trio was about to start, yours
truly" remembered the tickets Then
began a search for them high and low
but Cincinnati detective could not
have found those tickets in that house
with a search-warrant. allow provok.
ing! Mamma has put them away some.
where and l can't find them. It's get.
ting late, too. Oh, what shall we dor
why that doesn't matter" said the
Young man, bravely swallowing his
emotion. "rhere al plenty more tick.
cts at the box-office' Smiles returned
once more to the faces of the ladies, and
so they tripped down the aisle with
hearts as light as his purse. The play
went OH, villains cursed and ranted, and
lovers wooed, and the curtain vert
down on the t.irl act, when the lady
guest leaned in front of the escort aud
whispered to "Yours truly" "Where
do you generally 60 for supper after the
theatre, dear?"
"Oh, to the st. Nicholas, Of course
wouldn't 90 any other place else"
And so they went to the St. Nicholas
and that young man sat by and saw
them devour frogs legs and strawber
ries and ice. cream until the bill haC
| ClluDtu away up lntO d NctkS wage
Theu he felt sick, and went out "to SEE
a friend" of whom he borrowed enough
to enable him TO pay the bill.
The next evening these same youn.
ladies received a caller, who happened
to be the friend who helped to pay the
bill At the st. Nicholas, and during thu
course of pleasant evening he enter
tanned them with "a good joke" on hi
friend, and told what "a mean trick
two ladies had played on him. ats tn,
meanest trick l ever heard of, and
wish | could find out who those ladie
are, but he won't tell me-" said the call
er, and he didn't appear TO notice thei
confusion as they turned the subject t.
"A new way to pay old debts"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
Poetry and Prose
Puck.


"Yes," she said dieamingly, as she
thrust her snowy finger between the
lrges of the latest popular novel; life il
full of tender regrets
"My tenderest regret is that / baven'i
the funds 10 summer at Newport" he re-
piled, without taking his eyes off the
butcher, who was sc fly oozing through
the front gate with his bill in his hand
"Ah, Newportw she lisped, with Ian.
guild society sigh; al often think of New
port!' Ivy the sea, and water my dreams
with the tender dews of my memory"
She leaned back in the hammock, and
he continu d:
81 wish l could water the radishes and
mignonette with the tender dews o.
memory"
"Why?" she asked clasping her hands
together.
"Why, because it almost breaks my
back handling that waterproof and about
halt the water oes on my feet, and II
takes about half an hour to pump thai
pail full of water, and it requires some
thing like dozen pailfuls to do the bus
mess. What effect do you think the
tender dews ofpomory would have Un Z
cool drumhead cabbage?"
But she had turned her head, and wa
looking across the daisy-dappled field
and she placed her fingers in her ear
while the prCsaic butcher, who hat
lust arrived, was talking about the pric,
of pork.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
A Faithful Guardian.
burlington HawkeYe.

wish the Pennsylvania railroad had
charge of all the train boys-beg pardon
news agents, in America. The young
gentlemen who supply the passengers on
that most excellent line with confection.
cry and intellectual pabulum are atten
tive to their duty, but they are gentle
manly, quiet, unobtrusive. They do not
indeed, they are not permitted to. i'm.
perfume passengers to buy their wares.
"Now, this is as it should be. l don'i
object to the news agent l wouldn't
want to see him taken off the train
We would miss hilh sorely, and would
want him back again. But he should be
there for the convenience of patrons OF
the road, not for the purpose of making
money in an exclusive market for news
company. don't object to his quietly
laying book in my lap even, although
do protest when he expects me to hold
his entire literary wares for twenty
miles, while he runs the train in the
pecan and mixed candy trade. And
when he sits on the arm of the seat and
dingdongs into my ears the merits of
some feebly bound volume of trash that
/ wouldn't carry home to twist into cigar
lights, l kick. Not that good books are
not offered you on the train, but you can
buy them better bound and at better
prices of your own bookdealer. And
when pay for a seat in a railway car ]
claim to buy certain privileges with it
At home l will not allow peddlers IL
come into my house or Office. And when
railway company shuts me up in car
whence / cannot escape, it has DO night
to turn peddler loose upon me, especial
ly when it clothes that peddler with a
certain robe of authority. Off with his
cheek. So much for the train boy.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
ONLY THE BRIDE READY.
ship Instea I'D of I'm Matrimony.
New York Herald.

view iOrh
Miss Elizabeth Reed of Williamsburg
was to have been married last night to
Mr.. Carl Hulsbach, but Mr.. Hulsbach
failed to present himself when all was
really for the performance of the cere-
mony. The young lady, who is a bru-
nette of seventeen years. resides with
her parents at No % Clymer street.
About a year ago she became acquainted
with Mr.. IIulsbach, who is clerk in a
williamsburg hotel. Hulsbach showed
himself devoted lover, and became
known to every one in the Deighbor-
hood of the young girls home by his
frequent calls at the house.
A week ago Miss Reed returned
TO her home after visit to friends in
the country and began preparations for
he. wedding, which was fixed for last
night. The feast was prepared and
many guests were present. AT the last
moment a young man who gave his
name as John Medger handed a letter
TO the young girl. He said that it was
from Mr.. Hulsbach.
"a friend of his" he added, "told me
that he had just seen him off in a steam
er for the old country"
This announcement prostrated the
young girl and made of the merry guests
an indignant gathering.
At midnight the young girl stood on
her stoop saying, "Oh, l think he will
come" and when prevailed upon to en-
ter the house had the young man who
brought the bad news to enter with her
and tell the story over again.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
AnecdOte of Gen. sherman.

At West Point, once, General Sherman,
accompanied by the Comnandant of
Cadets, was making an inspection tour of
the barracks. He wasn't looking for
oontraband goods, but, while in one of
the rooms, he got talking about his cadet
days, and "When / was cadet" he said
to the Commandant, "we mid things in
the chimneys during the GUNNER months.
/ wonder if the boys do so still" (It
was then in June.) So saying, he stepped
up to the fireplace and reached up the
chimney. Rattling down at his touch
came board, followed by a fryingpan,
bottle (empty), and suit of citizens
clothes. The faces of the cadets who oc-
cupied the room were a study. But the
General only laughed, and, turning to
the CommandaDt, said, "This is an ex-
ceptional case, Colonel. No need of re.
porting these young men,"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
&C. s" that Governed the World"
Pail Mall Gazette,

When MIR. Gladstone formally contra
dicted the mOnstrous story that he was
in any way responsible for "G.'s" article
in the Fortnightly, all the other::"G's'
in the front rank were passed in view.
In England there are only three con
spicuous "G.'s"-Lord Granville, Lord
Grey, and MIR. Goschen, for Mr.. Gorst
caD hardly be reckoned as "G" of the
first magnitude. On the Continent
there are among statesmen of the first
rank only two &c. .'s"-Giers and Grevy
neither of whom, it is safe to say, in
spired Mr.. Escott Three years ago it
was said in France that the world was
governed by the "G.'s." There Was
Gmliaume. of Germany; Gladstone, Of
England; Gambetta, OF France, Gort-
scl.akof, of Russia, and Garfield of the
United States. Death has thinned the
ranks of the Sc. g." but still, with Gull
laumo, Grevy, Gladstone, and Giers; it
has the first place in an alphabet of
statcsmen-as, indeed, it deserves, for
does not &c" stand for Government?
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
Get Him Next Time.

A deaf old fellow, charged with steal
ing hog, was arraicned before a court
The jury without leaving the box return
ed verdict of guilty.
"Old man." said his lawyer, "the jury
says you are guilty"
"Hay?"
"The jury says you are guilty." shout
ing in his ear,
AIN what degreep'
There are no degrees in stealing
case"
"Hay?"
There are no degrees"
Guilty all over ALI II"
"Yes."
"Hay?"
YES" yelling at the top of his voice
"Well, that's what / told you at first
but you said you could clear me. Wish
now had got the Judge to defend mo
VIII, get HIM next time"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
All n Matter OF Confidence
Interview with Vanderbilt.

"Well, After the Presidential election
is over we shall have a return of conf
dence, and, consequently, better times,
/ know lots of people who are foolishly
converting their assets into money, and
placing it in their boxes in the safe de-
posit vaults, where it can earn nothing
instead of investing it in the securities
of known value, at the prevailing alb
normal and panicky prices. Take Lake
Shore, for example 1t earned net, the
first six months of this year, within $780,
600 of the amount earned in the same
period of 1882, yet the market price OF
the stock is quite forty per cent. below
the average price in 1882. 1t is all a
matter of confidence"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19

and beside him are tints and simmer
ing hues. including all colors, which ar,
indescribably elegant. The floor of the
sea rises like golden carpet, incining
gently to the surface. The change in
familiar objects is wonderful. The wreck
of ship seems studded with emeralds,
clittering in lines of gold; piles of brick
assume the appearance of crystal; a lad
der becomes silver; every shadow gives
the impre sion of bottomless depth.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19
Ethics Of the street-Car.

"Take my seat, madam"
Thanks! Now, Ethel, dear, there is
seat. Sit right down."
Indeed | shaD't. Clara. Take that
seat yourself prefer to stand"
"Now, dear, yoJ know you're almost
tired to death. Sit down"
"And let you stand? Well, | think |
see myself. Besides, Tm going to pay
the fare"
"No, you're not
"Yes / am"
"Its my turn. Sit down, and let me
do it," etc.
Enter third lady, who takes the va
cant seat.)
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19

we may have reasonable hope of escap-
ing the dreaded visit. The united ex-
ertions of the most enlighted nations
may suffice to prevent the disease from
spreading beyond its original limits; still
we had better adopt the most efficient
means ourselves to keep the destroyer
from our boundaries.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-19

One mistake is to suppose that scarla-
tina is milder form of the disease-to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-11

The San Bernardlno Under says OF the
blackberry crop OF Mr.. Geo. Penman, who
lives about two miles south OF Cotton: ellis
patch occupies a space of l5Oxs7 feet. They
are cultivated In rows. the rows being eight
feet apart There was marketed this year
1900 pounds Of berries. About one half were
sold to the Cotton Cannery, at six cents per
pound, and the balance In this town al
eight cents per pound, bringing total of
1922, which would be Mt the rate of over
$1,000 per acre. We examined the book In
which Mr. Penman kept the account of sales
and are satisfied the statement Is correct.
OF course this is an exceptional yield, and II
will not do for our farmer friends to rush
into blackberry culture, expecting any such
returns. hut to those who have land prop
erly adapted to the cultivation of this fruit.
there Is no doubt an opening for a remu.
nerative business" To this may be added
that Mr. ], NJ. Stewart, of this city, raised
BOO pounds of blackberries on two acres Of
land on Figueroa street, which he sold at
eight cents per pound, making 1852, or $2i6
per acre, aud the Yield was not very large ut
that. Mr.. Stewart sold enough roots from
his patch TO pay for the care OF the land so
he was only out the cost OF picking and
marketing, about 500. That kind OF farming
Is eminently profitable, and is just what Is
needed