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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

Gay~Who can beat it? Yes, who can beat
it? Jerseys at $1.25 straight, and with fan
backs $3.50 piece at I. Eichberg & Co.'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

suiting for the millions; fine English suit
lnss, ust closed out; an importation at 81 %
yard for double widths; just think! at |.
Eichberg & Co.'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

Mems and Boys Cassimers, warranted all
wool at 65c yard, just purchased; former
price 81 % yard at I. Eichberg & Co.'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS The Baptist
Ministers Conference of the District OF Co.
lumhia met with Rev 0. F. Hippo (who is
amemher of the body in the First Baptist
Church in this city this morning. The fol-
lowing ministers were present: Rev. }. L.
Lodge. ID. samuel Saunders, W. W. In
gersol'. samuel II. Green, j. H. Cuthbert,
ID, {. G. Meatlor, D. w. Faunce, DID,
\. J. Wheeler and H. NJ. Wharton, editor
OF the Baltimore Baptist. A paper on the
scriptural doctrine of Responsibility, was
read By Rev. n. J. Wheeler, which was
well received An excellent lunch, prepared
ny Mrs Hippo, Mrs Rittenour and Misses
Fisher, Price. Charles, Whestley and others,
was partaken of by the members of the con-
ference. A tolerably good audience at
tended to days meeting
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

PLANKED SHAD.-We are now in the
midst Of the shad season, and the market is
full of this tavorite hsh, as we'll as other
different species of the "6pny tribe" Ex-
cept when stormy weather may interrupt
the fishing there will not probably be a
scarcity of fish during the season. An cpl
cure says that no better way was ever de-
vsed for cooking a shad than to plank it :;
and this is the modus operandi he describes:
Take well seasoned oak or other hard
wood board--for instance o barrel head
bore three small holes in it and with pegs
tasten the dressed shad (having the back bone
aud the head removed) to the board, skin
down, Prop the board up sideways on the
hearth iu front of brisk fireplace fire, and
rs tho FISH roass basic it with melted butter.
No other way of cooking a shad, he says,
is equal 10 this but you cannot do it in
cook stove
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

Alexandria, Va, April I, 1884
rE1IIE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the
i ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY will be
held in the City Council Chamber, on MONDAY,
May 9Th, at II m. l.. E. uHLER,
apS-2awtd Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

FINE GREEN HousE.-Althoug h rather
late in the season for dollhouse plants, the
flowers in Mr.. John Robertson's green
house are yet as beautiful as they could be,
and visit To his place, just north OF this
city, On the Alexandria Poor's House lane,
would repay any one for the walk. There
can be found growing most luxuriantly roses
of every color, size and variety, filling the
atmosphere with most delicious perfumes ;
pansies of every hue, pinks of perfectlor,
heliotrope, mignonette, tropical plants, &C.,
equalng in splendor anything seen in the
lands of flowers. Mr.. Robertson was few
years ago connected with the White House
green house, in Washington, but being q
good democrat lost his position on account
Of his politics. He then moved TO his
present home near this city, and has made
q once barren spot to bloom and blossom
like the rose
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

IQUORS-A fine assortment Of old Whiskies
l 4 aud Bral,ics for sale at
BAYNE & BROS,
my1- Fisher Bros. old stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

BUFFALO LITHIA-Anothcr fresh lot
ID ccived from the Springs to-day for sale by the
can or bottle. Pamphlet furnished on application.
feh23 j. ID. II. LUNI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-21

CPANISH WINE TONGA true tonic to built
y up the dcbiltated. and as cure for dyspcpsi:
is UNSURPASSED. SUMMERS & ALLEN,
mh2O NV cor. King and Royal SITS.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-13
$500 REWARD

WE WI the ssavs ys~ad Tor OF lvsr Comp Ane
ny,,Mpsa SICK He.iacbe Aons;ip Ces;venA
Vests Vegetable Liver Pulls, when the drse
strictly COMPLIED with. They purely vegetable ard
fall give fugar Coated Large boxes,
Timing so piis IS Fer sale by all drnrs Beware Of
.ounleri..i ard isiors The manufactured only by
JOHN c. WEST CO, lsi a ls3 W. Ntiis,n St, ChsAya
srr trial 1ss1.ss ty I.-l n. pad -ts<
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-05-13
Notice Of Contest.
MaN lasl

Z. s. LAND OFFICE HALEY. IDAHo.l
May !. 1884
Jeremiah KeIleher, VS.. William Wlnn.
NOTICE TO WILLIAM WINN:
You sre hereby notified that Jeremsh Releh.r
has obtained hearing in this ohce against your
Desert Entry. No 50. made ut the United States
Land OH e at Poise City. Idaho Oct pber Is 1881,
for the \. F. L Sec. 49, and ). y s. T.. a Sec II,
r. =, r. II E.
You are hereby notified that hearing is set for
June ., 1884, at the United States Land Once,
HALEY Idsho. st 3 n III.
You are hereby summoned 10 appear at sfid office
on said day, aud respond to and furnish testimony
concerning the validity Of said entry. and charsc
ter OF said land.
jeremiah Kelleher alleges non-desert character
Of land.
Given under our hands this LIST day Of May, 1884.
HOMER L. POUND. Register.
J. S. MATTERS, Receiver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
SeIf.C0nyicted.

If the Democratic campaign manag-
ers thought to harm Mr.. Blaine by the
publication Of the new Mulligan let
ters,'' they most egregiously erred; but
they did accomplish one thing, vindi-
cation of Mr. Blaine, that they far from
intended to Co. Mr.. Blaine's enemies
have Professionally charged that when he
re d the Mulligan letters In congress in
1876, he tempered with them They
have maintained that he suppressed a
a part of them, and that he had deiber-
ately lied when he declared he had with
held nothing.
The new Mulligan letters turn the ia
bles on these traducers. Their malice
has overreached itself, and Mr.. Blaine
is exonerateG while his assailants con-
vict themselves of being liars. They
furnish the proof of Mr. Blaine's truth
fulness in this new batch of letters and
convict themselves Of a maligDancy that
has pursued Mr.. Blaine for eight long
years.
The whole charge of suppression was
reduced TO the letter written by Fisher
TO Mr.. Blaine, dated October a, 1871.
Every other letter on the Multigan mem
orandum was accounted for. This par
ocular one Mr.. Blaine said he could not
find in the package secured from Multi
gan, and read to the house. HIS accu
ers from that day to the day of the pu
LEGATION of the new Mulligan letters, have
charged him with suppressing it, and
lying about it. This letter, however,
appears with the new batch, and it is
thus proved that it was not in the pack
age Of 1876. In fact it could not posi-
bly, have been.
1t was a letter not from Mr.. Blaine,
but to him.
The original went to him five years be-
fore, and was destroyed. 1t did not re-
main with Fisher, and could not have
been in the Mulligan package. They
only had the letter press copy, and it is
this copy they have furnished for publ
cation at this time. 1t could. not, there
fore, have been in the 1876 package any
more than the original.
1t is thus cOnclusively established that
Mr.. Blaine has been telling the truth all
along, and that his traducers have been
lying. This gives an indication of just
what the Muligan business is from be-
ginning to end, and the public with such
evidence will not be induced to put the
terpretation on the Mulligan letters
that the democracy so earnestly desire
shall be done.-KansdS City Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
One CT Hendricks Lies.

The man who aspires to the second
highest office in the gift of the people
ought to be above lying, but Mr.. Thomas
A. Hendricks is not. In all his speeches
he states that there is 00,000000 now
lying idle in the federal treasury. He
makes the statement with intent to de-
ceive the people into the belief that the
government has collected and is holding
that much more money than it has any
use for. He knows his sta, ement is
false Here are the facts taken from
the official report of the treasury depart
ment:
On the first day of this month there
was in the treasury and subtreasurieS
$451. 100000 in gold, silver, greenbacks
and bank notes. But agains5 the gold
there wtre outstanding $94, 100000 GER
tificates, against the silver S95 900, 900,
and against the currency 100000 or
Il total of 5000, 100000. That left but
$24S, 100000 in the treasury clear of GER
tifc tie obligations outstanding, which
might be presented for cash at my tine.
Of this %24S, 000, 900 the treasury is bound
by law to keep always on hand $780,
100000 in the treasury clear of legal OBJ
legation, and it is not too much, consjd-
ering thaI $780, 900 Of it Is soon to be
pdII CliC III Tie CAGiuS ulSlllhGn5 o. Jne
debt,
Mr. Hendticbs also states with many
exclamation points, that 9 he collections
end eXpenditur, for the last fiscal year
meaning the year ending June 80, 1884
aggregated 1868, 100000" This IS not
a lie; but the statement was made to de
ceiye, and to create IN ignorant minds a
vague notion that somehow or other the
government SOU, ezed that amount of
money out of the country in one year.
The truth is that the collections were
$s;98, 287, 581, and the expenditures, other
than in payment Of debt, Wee but $685.
40S, 49, The difference between the
amount collected and the amount ex-
pended was $132, 879,444, and every dollar
Of it went toward paying off tho debt
which Hendricks and his party caused
by the Democratic rebellion of 1876.
The people of this country do not feel
amy burden from national taxes, and no.
body knows that fact better than the
Bourbon candidate for vice-president.-
Kansas City Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

in the light of this and previous instruc
tions, are such as to call for interference
on the p TT of this government, you will
make such temperate but earnest repre-
sensations as in your judgment will con
duce to his speedy trial, or in case there
is no specific charge against him, his
prompt release from Imprisonment.
:" 1t is desired taat you will report the
result OF your proceedings to the depart
ment with as little delay as convenient"
Now, what bo}der doctrine in regard
to American citizenship could Irish
Americans ask than is enunciated here?
Mr.. Blaine acted on it throughout,
though Guiteau's bullet-sped soon after
the receipt Of the instructions by Mr..
Lowell, sadly interfering with his
course.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
Is Slight misunderstanding.

AFhaHSSlW traveller.
Il have always preserved my family
honor, exclaimed an Arkansaw man,
with a violent demonstration, and I
shall suffer no insult at this late day.
You have said, sir, that [ am no gen
tleman. The consequences will be
fatal to one of US.
Il did not say that you were not a
gentleman" replied a red-headed
fellow with whisky squint Il said
that you were a liar. Amt that
what | said Jim2" turning to com
panion.
That's what you said," Jim re-
pied.
Then, sir, I ask your pardon" said
stood you, but you can not blame q
man for upholding the good name of
his family. Well, what are you going
to take?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

Senator Hoar, of Massac husetts, in the
caurse Of a speech he made last week
made a good point in regard to tn
Democratic tendency to avoid argu-
ments on principles and to resort to
blackguardism of Republican candidates.
"Wnen," said he, 1.-The question was
whether slavery should be extended in
to the territories. they met our argu-
ments by calling Abraham Lihcoh a
baboon. When we i.ad tae question
whether the amendments 70 Slle conssi-
sutton should be maintained, they an
swered by saying Grant was dFsslFsassd.
We had the question whetkser ekctlens
shoeFa be free IN the South, asad they
answered US by making all manaea OF
charges against Garfield. Bus the Am
eliean people knew besser. They didn't
turn their attention from thess great
question: which are to determine she
history of a great people for lnandseds
of years, or permit themselves to be di
verted by these petty personal and spite
full ISLANDERS. New the Democratic party
is trying the same thing again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

MIR. P. T. BARNUM, who has totally alb
stained from liquor for nearly forty
years, and who has devoted much time
and money to the temperance cause, was
recently asked to contribute $50 toward
the purchase of a ST.. John banner, to be
raj. ed at Bridgeport. His reply was; 81
am opposed to such an unwise proceed
ing, and would sooner pay to have it
stopped. Every man who reflects, reads,
and leans his own interests and desires
the prosperity and permancy Of America
and tr1t5y d mocratic government Sc
curing the greatest good to the greatest
number, viii vote the republican ticket
and not be misled by noisy mis-named
democrats or generally honest, noble
hearted temperance poop e who injure
Their cause by entering national politics
and thus helping the greatest curse IN
der which we suffer"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

When farmers do little business
in little way they are apt to have
small ideas and they raise poor horses.
When they are more enterprising ana
look ahead they raise good ones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

Disappointed lovers are now GEM
m1tting suicide IN great numbers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
4 Horrible Outlook.

Never, Augustus, never"
And yet you say you love me,
Eulalia."
"Passionately, devotedly."
Still you refuse to elope with me?"
Positively"
But IN no other way can our lives
be united. Your parents will never
relent."
Il know it."
You fear, perhaps, that your flight
with me might kill them?"
"Oh! no danger They are pretty
tou4 b"
Then why hesitate?"
My age would be published in all
the papers,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

Boston is considering the feasibility
Of a one-riall elevated railway that
will make a hundred miles an hour
easy travelling.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16

The PANAMA CANAL.-The Panama canal
when completed will be 60 miles in length
The work has been divided into 10 sections,
each of which has been let to a separate con-
tractor for the purpose of excavating, so that
the time it will take to make any one of these
sections OF six miles will be the measure of
the time it will take to construct the canal in
its entirety. The total amount of earth and
rock to be e1cavated is 1876, 600 900 cubic
yards OF this 5000, 900 have already been
excavated, and the appliances already on the
ground and the labor now at the disposal of
the company, are sufficient to enable them to
excavate 2G, 900, 600 yards during the present
year, and to complete the entire excavations
necessary for the canal by the end of 1888.
According TO the best surveys which have
been made, the total cost Of the canal will be
GOO, 600 900 francs, and a further sum of
800, 600, 600 francs will be required, but of
this it will only be necessary to ask the pub
lie for 273, 1000, 900 francs. The work has
been commenced from both ends of the in
tended canal, and at various points on the
proposed line. There are already 26 large
workshops in full operation, and each month
new works are commenced. The plant en-
ployed in tho work of excavation is composed
OF rs dredging machines, 72 excavators, 3s
removers of debris, four floating apparatus,
"a steam engines for the workshops, 3l9O
wagons for removing earth, ETC., 22OO small
wagons for other purposes, 293 kilometres OF
| railway, % locomotives, 1893 large wagons,
| 10 steam tugs and "a bargeE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16

THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. theory
concerning the ''star of Bethlehem" is based
on a poetical foundation having little to sup
port it. In the year 1872 Tycho Brahe, Q
Dutch astronomer, discovered q new star near
Caph in the constellation Cassiopea. II in
creased in brillianey until it was as bright as
Venus, and could easily be seen at MONDAY.
1t continued to shine brightly for a month,
then gradually grew dim, and in 16 months
disappeared from view. 1t was looked upon
as q new creation, or sun on FIRE, and the
general opinion was that 1t would never
again shine in the star depths.
Forty years later the telescope was invent
ed. When it was turned TO the position in
the heavens occupied by the blazing star, q
minute star was found near the identical spot.
This telescope star is still there, and is
doubtless the same one that blazed forth In
1872. The discovery that it existed led as
tronomers to search astronomical records,
and it was found that similar bright stars had
appeared in the same region Of the sky in 945
and 1864. Counting back three periods from
945 we are brought to the near vicinity of the
birth of Christ. Observers gifted with poetic
fancies have naturally connected the two
events, and have inferred that the star In the
East, pointing to the place of the nativity,
was q sudden outburst of this wonderful star.
For this reason it has received the name Of
the Star of Bethlehem.
Abou! . of these temporary stars have ap-
peared in the last 20O0 years, subject, like
the star in Cassiopea, to sudden outburst fol-
lowed by a return to their normal insignif-
canoe. They are now classed as variable
stars, subject TO sudden outbursts due 10
eruptions of blazing hydrogen, and which are
followed by long periods of quiescence. Ac-
cording TO this theory, the star Of 1879 is
variable star, with a period of few more
than 300 years. The las: period was 308
years, if the bright star of 1864 was one and
the same we may therefore hope for a rep
etitioa of the incomprehensible phenomenon
in the immediate future. The star was due
in 1880; if it appears at all 1t will surely
blaze forth by 1885. There is possibility,
| therefore, that the long-lost Star of Bethle-
hem, the Pilgrim star, the star Of 1872, or
Tycho Brahe's star-for it is known by all
these names-will once more become a shin
ing wonder In the sky. Such a celestial Wis
itor will be warmly welcomed by astrono-
mers, and far more acceptable than great
comet spanning the heavens with its gossa-
mer tail.--PrO0idence Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16

CANCER and SKIN DISEASES are increasing
rapidly in this country and in Great Britain.
In New York city alone it is estimated that
fully IL, 900 new cases of skin disease appear
annually. In 1869 there were 3O4 deaths
from cancer in New York, being little over
one per hundred of deaths from all causes
in 1879 there were 572 deaths, or little over
two per hundred of all deaths-that is, the pro.
portion of deaths from cancer had nearly
doubled, one death out of every fifty being
from this dreadful disease. In 1880 there
were $50 deaths from cancer, or 2 0G per cent.
of all deaths. In this latter year cancer ac-
tualy caused more deaths than scarlet fever,
this being very light year, with GlS deaths
from the latter disease. In 1882 the city "a
mortality tables showed 73l deaths from can.
Ger, or more than two daily, During these
fourteen years G, S53 persons died of cancer
in New York city. Some two or three years
ago q hospital was established in New York,
on small scale, for the treatment of cancer
and skin diseases. Its capacity is not equa
to the demand made upon it, and, its wants
becoming known, q large endowment has
been given for it by wealthy persons, and il
due time hospital, probably on the 'cot
tage" plan, will be built, where patients will
receive the best possible treatment by spe
cialists, with alleviation or possible cure TO
their afflictions. In no department of medi
cal science is such speci0l and scientific treat
ment more needed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16


Some years ago Miss Kate Walworth, then
school teacher in New York, became engaged
to William Emerson, a young dairy farmer.
Miss Walworth during the period Of betrothal,
visited Illinois, whore she met Samuel Hull,
who owned several fine farms. He was smit-
ten with the charms Of the fair maid from the
east, and she was somewhat dazzled with her
wealthy new lover. Her brother also favored
the suit Of Hull and the consequence was she
returned 10 New York under betrothal 10 Hull,
and anxious 10 break with Emerson, the old
love. There was somewhat stormy scene
when they met, but the result was the New
York farmer made a vow Of eternal fidelity to
her, and consented that she should marry the
bonanza farmer, providing that during her
whole life, whether married or SINGLE they
were TO correspond, exchanging at least one
letter every month. Miss WalWorth returned
to Illinois and married Samuel Hull Then
came the crash farm after farm melted away
and before the honeymoon was over the
young husband was poor man and obliged
to accept position as salesman with Chi
cago firm. Twelve years passed and misfor-
tunes came upon Mr.. Hull and his wife. Most
of the time she supported herself and hus-
band by teaching. In the meantime the cor
respondence continued, which the wife always
dutifully read to her husband. One letter
said the dairy farmer had married, was pros
perous and wished his early love prosperity.
About two years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Hull went
to Dakota and located claim some twelve
miles south of jamestown. Last fall Emer-
son, now grown rich, was travelling through
the West and stopped at Jamestown to see his
old flame. He arrived at the miserable shan
ty just in time to close the eyes of Hull, and
remained long enough to attend to the funer-
al and provide for the immediate wants of the
widow. Returning home Emerson found his
wife dying, and in a few minutes she breathed
her last. The last scene in this condensed
novel, as strange as any fiction, is when the
old lovers appeared before Dakota Justice Of
the Peace and were married, starting mmedi-
atelY for the home of Emerson in New York.
-CHicdgo Inter Ocean.