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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

STRANGE CoNDUcr.-A colored man call
ed at the residence of gentleman on up
per Prince street last night and told the
lady of the house that neighbor Of hers
had just died, and he had been sent to re-
quest her attendance. The lady imme-
diately responded to the summons, but on
reaching the house found her friend per-
fectly WELL 1t is supposed the man. know
ing the lady's husband was away from
home, wanted the lady to leave The house
so that he could rob the premises, but ne
did not do so, probably having been scared
off
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

ToURNAMENT.-A note from Edge Hill,
King George county, says:
. "Thore was a very pleasant tournament
held at Colonial Beach few days ago. The
address to knights was delivered by Mr.
Kingsbury, of Washington. The judges
were Messrs. J. King, H. C Rowland and
Law. Washington. The following gentle
men were declared the successful knights ::
DR.. F. K. Rust, Messrs. John Rust, Law.
Wilson and VIM. H. King, who transferred
his honor to Mr.. A. T. Dishman, jr. The
coronation address was delivered in mas
terly style by c. H. Ashton, esq, of King
George county. Miss Agnes Writ was
crowned queen of love and beauty, and
Misses Leua Washington, Alice Ashton and
Bulah Wright maids of honor. Dancing
was then in order, and as the writer watch.
ed the happy couples keep time with the
music could but think how fortunate the
brave knights had been in securing such
fair partners, and cannot refrain from max
ing special mention of Miss Bulah Wright,
of Washington, whose lovely face and
graceful carriage attracted the notice OF
every one."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

THE NEW FIRE LIGHTER.-The District
of Columbia commissioners have instructed
Chief Engineer Cronin to attach one OF
Campbell's automatic gas lighters to one OF
the Washington fire engines at an expense
of $50, providing that other engines Will De
fitted at similar cost. The lighter, when
is the invention of Mr.. Loudoun Campoeii,
engineer of the Columbia company IN inns
city, starts the fires in the engines as 5000
as they start out to fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

OPERA HOUSE To.NIGHT.--The ne"
Rentz. Santley Novelty and Burlesqne Co.
will appear here this evening III Inc males
tic production of the great New 1o.k SUE
cess of "Orpheus and Eurydlce. ana o.ne Of
great attractions. This company IS oue :,
the largest that ever visited our ciIy auu
from the notices Of the LyncnDurg pape:s'
where they played last night the entel!ain-
nent will not displease the most fastluious'
and please all who may have the good for
time to be present. See advertisement for
prices in another column.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

TAYLoR's CONSPIRACY CAsE.-William
B. Moses, James A. McDevitt and .. u
Cole presented themselves in the Washing
ton police court yesterday morning 10 an
swer to a warrant, of which they had been
notified, charging them with conspiracy
against George Taylor. They each gave
satisfactory bail The case will be called
for hearing in few days, the time being
arranged between the defendants and the
district attorney. The names of number
of newspaper men are on the warrant as
Witnesses
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

DEAR's STANDARD ENG LIsH SOAPS for ts
L complexion. For sale by !:
WAKEFIELD & HALL, !
ie11 Corner Prince and Fairfax SITS. )
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

DEFINED GUM CAMPHOR FOR MOTHa
n, For sale nv A. A. WAKEFIELD. Z
Successor to Jauney Co.. !:
iea 1852 King street !:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

BEAUTIFUL SILK SASH RIBBON, inche
d wide, reduced from 10 to so cts per yard, o.
BROWN & CHAPMAN'S, Z
;xo6 1O2 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

I USrkO! LUSTRO!! LUSTRO The hcI'
IL article for cleaning Silver and Nickel Plates
wares of all kind. Only % cents a bottle.
sep6 MCLEAN & UHLER, 80 King st.s'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

VIRGIN OLIVE OIL SOAP.-Just received
Y large supply Of the above Soap. at
w. F. CREIGHTON'S, IS King ST.,
;vo9 Alexandria, Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-04

ROWN'S IRON BITTERS AND WARMERS
b Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the two mog
norular medicines of the day. are for sale by >
IDA E. s. LEADBEATER & BRO.Ss
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
How the Waiter Was Fooled.

have been so impressed with tie
Frustrating dizziness which pcrvades thu
atmosphere at Albany that l am not
surprised ''quiet game" should BE-
sought by some of our Legislators.
Yesterday l asked a member if the
game was not a greatrelief to him when
tired of the dreary humdrum of legisla-
tive life.
80, yes" was the sententious re-
Spouse. ga very great relief. They
relieved me of three hundred last
night"
That suggests q good story. The
other night party of legislators arose
from the green-covered table With
empty pockets and craving stomachs.
1t was too late to get anything to eat
at their respective hotels, so they ad-
iourned to well-known restaurant anG
enjoyed hearty repast.
"How are you going to liquidate?'
asked one of the party, picking his teeth
rehectively.
That's what I've been thinking of, "
said another, who halls from the land
of bards, saints and statesmen, land
want you to stand by me in what I'm
going to do"
The waiter was rung for and to him
the Celt explained thus:
"Boss, we've got into little difficulty
here. Each one of us insists on paying
the bill, and, as we are all pretty flush,
neither one will give way. Now, then.
to settle it, l propose that we blindfold
you and that the first man you catch
pays the score. 1t will be worth .
couple of dollars to you"
The darkey grinningly consented
they blindfolded him with his own
apron and he started with outstretched
hands to capture his man. Aftertumb.
ling over everything in the room and
sustaining several severe bruises, he re-
moved the blindfold and found himself
the only occupant of the room! The
festive feasters had slid out as soon as
the apron had been tied on.
1t will not take away any from the
joke to say that the bill was settled and
an explanation given the next morning
| N Y SI0r
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
A Beautiful Idea.

To an Englishman who respects HIM
self it must he disquieting to find that
for some of the most elementary con-
veniences of life he must go abroad.
1t is, for instance, little humiliating
to know that it is perfectly possible to
be photographed at home, and yet that
there is no photographer in London
who is prepared to perform the process
in this luxurious way. If one, however,
goes across to Paris, one finds that, by
writing Il postcard, a photographer
will appear next morning completely
equipped for an operation. 1t is need
less, OF course, to point out what a diff
ferent thing being photographed at
home is to being photographed in what
is pleasantly termed ''studio." There
is no climbing to the sky, to begin with.
There is no waitiag till your predeces-
sor is satisfactorily disposed of; and
there is, besides, an entire difference of
demeanor on the part of the operator.
The tyrant is no longer in his castle; he
is at your house, and you have only to
ring the bell to have him shown out.
He knows it, too, and the headrest is
found not to be indispensable. Besides
this, there are entirely new fields for
the Photographic practitioner. One
may be photographed, for instance, in
ones sleep, an occasion on which the
ugliest of us is said to be sometimes
beautiful if we only keep our mouths
shut. But the developments of the
idea are endless, 50. james Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Nuptial Fancies.

Marriages take place at all kinds of
places-from caprice, love of notoriety
and sometimes from untoward circum-
stances. Recently couple were united
in a railroad car; the stage coach has
furnished the place where the bridal
vows have been spoken; people have
been married on horseback, in towers
and balloons TIE writer once partci-
pated in a wedding on the piazza of a
summer cottage on one of the Thousand
Islands, the moonlight glinting the
majestic river that flowed beneath, and
browning the fair bride with such
splendor as the kings daughters might
well envy. Niagara has witnessed the
marriage VOWS, and behind the bridal
veil of Minnehaha Falls many couple
have been made one. A Brooklyn min
lister several years ago married couple
from his chamber window, telling them
to come round in the morning and sign
the necessary papers. The making out
of the preliminary papers, if the clergy
man is man of tact, is usually done
after the ceremony, tor not seldom is
there marked hesitancy on the part
of the contracting parties in answering
the fatal question of age. Many times
have the eyes of the bridegroom opened
wide as the tally of years counted some
half dozen more in the presence of
the clergyman than in the prenuptial
condolences of private conversation, and
though the records are attested es true
to the best a the signer's knowledge
and belief, there have been occasions
IN the experience of every minister
when he has been very certain that by
some strange magic at least half
dozen years have dropped out of the
recollection of the antique but happy
bride. Strange accidents sometimes
happen in the preparation of the certiti-
cate. The writer once spoiled the
bridal tour of a young bride by acct
dentally copying the fathers instead of
the sons name from the Health Board
return lying before him. The bride
was in great alarm and at once on her
return she visited the minister in great
distress, saying, "You have married me
20 the wrong man." it was with no little
difficulty that she was persuaded that a
new certificate would make the old
gentleman her father-in-law instead of
her husband. -BrO0kIy71 EGgls
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Let's Have the Truth.

Wa another month or so it will be time
,,ort egin advertising Northern summer
po ,rts, and we take this early opportu-
lloi to ask a great favor on behalf of
ing whole American Nation. We sin
SpaiTly hope that some one hotel man
transof the 10000 may come out with an
e Jest statement of facts. So far as
oi resorts of Michigan and Wisconsin
uponve hope to see an advertisement
exprdt as follows:
TRANSMITS hotel can accommodate about
from,nty-fve guests in decent manner.
TOO n one over this number can expect
oleep on the porch. Our rooms are
pu'oiiShed with cheap furniture, poor
Spabets and bedding of the most com
this sort. Any one of our mattresses
Seiarranted solid enough to answer for
49, eat block.
'e'' This hotel is not Economically stu
Presq. In fact, the site is the poorest in
reascneighborhood, but we were looking
said land at two dollars per acre when
..,;,h thought. The views from the veran-
and windows are somewhat pic
wresesque, when not interfered with by
prd'dfalls, swamps and brush-heaps.
up owe have flies and mosquitoes in
a rehty, and we neither use fly-screens
resu mosquito bars.
ent sThere is good rowing, bathing and
Of thing. The rowing consists in polling
menbld scow up and down, the bathing
becOhnd has mud bottom, and when
thou catch fish please let us know it.
He SHOWS furnished free to guests.
Madich means twenty-five cents per
matten.
fairs,The climate is salubrious. We
such't know what salubrious means, but
Spanhave lots of rain, plenty of north
whicds and very romantic fogs at night.
Sefs extra. We never knew of any
ter, dying here, but perhaps that is be-
not ee we promptly ship all sick folks
he hue before they have a chance to die.
ernmThe table of this house is supplied
He sh very poor meats, Chicago butter
inc, a fair grade ofpotatoes, adulterated
coffee, poor tea, second-class bread and
the usual assortment of pickles and
sauces Children eating at the first ia
BILE will be charged full price. All
meals sent to rooms will be extra.
washing lists will be furnished at
: the office, but the proprietor recon-
mends you to 90 over to the swamp and
wash your own shirts if you want extra
, nice work
"Our rates are So per day, or S15
per week. While the terms may seem
high to you, you should remember that
we must make enough here in three
months to allow us to live like nabobs
the rest of the year.
"Any one who may object to leaving
a good home, pure air, plenty to eat
|, and first-clas bed for the sake of en-
joying my privileges as mentioned
, above, should at once consult an emf
{ nent physician. 1t is the eminent ply
Ncians who recommend my hotel. -
| Detroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
The H0mesick Parrot.

Poll Parrot belonged to lady in De-
troit. She lived in q great house on
Woodward Avenue. .r
Polly was a favorite. All the nice
little children on the avenue knew and
loved Polly. On their way to school
they would stop to say: GOOD morn
ing, Mistress Polly" and to offer her
bit OF cake or cracker from their lunch
baskets. For these friendly offices
they were amply repaid by the quaint
sayings which were sure to follow from
the glib tongue of Polly.
Sometimes in answer to cheerful
Good morning, Mistress Pollyn' the
bird would drawl out, Good MORN
i-n-g-Polly' sleepy" For the next il
might be, Good morning don't
bother bird"
Polly's mistress lost the bulk of her
fortune, and went to live in another city.
When she was ready to move, 81
change came over Polly. She grew
moody and silent. To her little friends
greetings she would scarce deign
reply.
At her new home her mood changed,
but, alas! not for the better She now
complained all the time; and the burden
of her cry was ever the same: "Polly
wants to go to Detroit-poor Polly
wants to go to Detroit"
So sad was the birds moan, that q
lady who lived across the street had to
close the front doors and windows OF
her house. and retire to the rear, that she
might not hear it.
For fourteen days the poor creature
sent forth her pitiful wall. She refused
food, and died with the Unfinished
petition upon her tongue: Poor Polly
wants to 90 -"-Oar Little Ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
A Good Recovery.

A lady in Brooklyn, N. Y. took out
her diamond earrings, valued at $500
each, the other night, and wrapping
them in piece of paper left them on
the dining-room mantel. A relative, a
very neat housekeeper, finding the
crumpled bit OF paper on the mantel,
threw it into tAe kitchen stove. The
next day the owner of the diamonds
asked il any one had seen a bit of pa
per on the mantel, the careful house
keeper stated what she had done with
it. and then two anxious ladies got the
ashes out of the stove and proceeded to
pass them through flour sieve. When
about half the stuff had been emptied
on the sieve u small black and yellow
chunk rolled over the edge of the coal
scut.ie. 1t was a very warm piece of
gold, and was all that remained of the
setting. A little more raking and two
diamonds rolled out of the ashes. They
were little dusty, but when cool
enough to handle they were found to be
undiminished in beauty and value. A
New York jeweler reset them the same
afternoon. Y. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
For Young Readers.
DEAR"

bright little maiden, over the way,
Is up from her pillow at break of day.
Hands and face she washes, and combs her
hair:
Twin pretty brown braids she ties up with
care.
When breakfast is done, she washes the dishes,
Then hurries away to know mammals wishes.
She brushes the chambers, the stairs and hall,
Puts them in order--and that isn't all;
She clears from the steps the dead leaves that
fall,
And hastens again at mammals low call
What more she is doing, I'm sure ! don't
know.
If your mother kept boarGers, would you
do soy
Her name, if knew, would tell it here;
But think they do right to call her 4" Dear"
Our Little Ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Herring Fisheries.

Tnan, standing at the north door
if NJ House of Representatives to.
watEIosed bet with Pennsylva-
20 Republican that either Lincoln,
hngit or Gresham would be the NOM
sein, Representative Brumm, of
brolsylvania, who was present, re-
Gonted; "I'll take that, too. if you
ND Lincoln out" But Lincoln
haylot left out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03
Juvenile Labor In Factories.

New Jersey has for thirty-three years
had law in its statute books prohibit
ing the employment of children under
ten years of age in factories; but the
law has been dead letter, and over
$4,000 children, a large proportion of
them under ten years of age, are now
at work in the seven thousand manu-
factories and workshops of that State.
In 1888 the Legislature authorized the
employment of an inspector to inquire
into the condition of the children and
report what measures were necessary
to enforce the law. He has made the
necessary Investigations, and he testi-
fies that wherever he has found children
employed in labor beyond their years
and strength he has been shocked by
unerring indications of physical and
mental ruin and moral degradation.
Not only were they dwarfed and stunted
in body and prematurely old, but abb
normally ignorant and precociously i'm
moral. The direct tendency of the en-
ployment of children in factories is to
depreciate the value of adult labor and
reduce the earnings of parents who are
able and willing to work.
These remarks are true of child labor
the world over. 1t is to the credit Of
the Tories of England that they sue
ceeded in passing factory acts putting
stop to the work of children, as it was
running the race of English working
people The labor of tho father ought
TO be enough to support the wife and
children. Monthly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03

"A New York doctor explains how
a drug store fourishes on every corner
An outlay OF $l.55 in quinineis retailed
at three cents grain, and yields Sl4. 40.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-03

1t took 81, POI worth OF ink to
cancel the postage stamps of 1889
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17
Red Hot on sSOl.. nd ns.


Judge Sites WAS once the editor of
two papers at the same time, both
vceklyand of different political faith,
said the talkative 81, formed lawyer"
as the conversation driftcd around to
the court of common pleas and the VEN
cradle and amiablo gentleman who is
It's presiding Office. He was Younger
than now and lived in Hopkinsville
where both Wing and Democratic
wccklies were published on different
days He was Il Democrat, like all good
people ought to be, AMI one day the
Democratic editor. who was called away
for stay several weeks, came into his
office and asked him to edit his paper
during his absence, which he agreed
to do. The editor of the Wing organ,
who was also his friend, by singular
coincidence, was also required to be
q sent about the same time, and he
made request of Judge Sites that he
turn Wing for a week or two, and edit
his paper. Without letting him know
that he was also to get ont the Demo
cratic paper, the Judge consented, and
the Wing editor went away.
The Judge went to his Office, and pro-
cecded to raise cain. In each paper
appeared the most singing personal
editorials directed at the other, and the
public being kept in ignorance of the
author, were in constant cxpe :tation Of
personal difficulty. The Judge heated
the politics of Christian county rod-hot
in his two weekl;es for several weeks,
ENJOYING the commotion he had caused,
and in each article growing more bitter
than i'll the last Finally, the editors
returned home and then the joke was
ont. War smoothed her wrinkled front;
the Judge went back to his law BOOKS;
the editors resumed the tripod and
Hopkinsv lie journalism found the old
time level. If the Judge asks who told
you this story, tell him that You sat
behind him on railroad car several
years ago when he himself related it to
a gentleman formerly practcing in his
court.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17
BAD, BAD, BAD BLOOD.

Some blood bad because poor and
impurities Some have such bad blood that the wonder
it does poison the mosquitoes who to bite them.
The rich red color good bloodis owing present
Blood which has not enough iron it always unsatisfactory The
The efforts of expert chemists produce preparation
be assmaed with the blood have resulted that perfect preparation
which important part Browns Iron
which freely enters into the blood the only which acomphcs
the desired good
Weak poor thin blood may and strong and impure
blood may be purified by the Of that Great Iron Medicine
Iron BltyS
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17
"A TeipphONic Nightmare.

FHII NlNtT NtWS.
A Young man of steady habits, who
has been working at his trade of wood
urning at Newport, a rived at his home
IN this city last night. After retiring
he dreamed that the telephone bell rang
aud he stepped to the instrument to re-
ply He put the cup to his ear and
called Hello, centra,! What's the mat
ter? BE you all asleep?' just then
the clock in his room commenced
striking, which caused the young man
to wake up. He was sitting up in his
bed with one of his boots in his han1
holding the open end of it to his ear.
King kalasaua has sent to Ney
Haven for q gold watch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17
Wanted Him Twice.

A Nebraska She riff who was on a train
coming east from Omaha the other day, fell
into conversation With a New Yorker, and
finally admitted that he was in pursuit of a
broker
"A brOker--for what ~
"Oh, one of our smart towns was getting
ahead so fast that it must needs send to
Chicago for broker. 1t wanted him bad
a ticker, displayed quotations and made
about S2O, 900 in six weeks
'How?'
well, that's what they want hm the
second time fOr-thpy want 10 ask how
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17

DTOrTnot life is sweeping by, 60 and
XIX dare before you die something
lts1U mighty and sublime leave behind
to conquer time" $GG week in your own
town IS outfit free. No risk. Everything
new. Capital not required We will furnish
YOU everything Many are making fortunes.
Ladies make as much as men, and boys and
girls make great pay. Reader if you want
business at which you can make great pay
all the time, write for particulars to ii. HAL
LETT y Co., Portland Maine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-01-17
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