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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-16
CALL FOR A DISTRICT CONVENTION.

CALL FOR A DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The undersigned members of the State
Central Committee, of the democratic party
of Virginia from the 9Th Congressional Dis
trict, do hereby call a convention of the
party to meet in the city of Alexandria on
Wednesday, August 6, 1884, at y o'clock
m. for the purpose of nominating can
didate for the 49th Congress.
The basis of representation will be one
delegate and one alternate for every 100
votes and fraction of 100 over 50 cast for the
Hancock and English electors of the 10Th
of Nav and the 7th of July, 1880, tickets
combined.
The delegates and alternates will be elect
ed in such manner as the respective county
and city committees may determine.
Dated Alexandria, Va. June Doth, 1854.
HENRY HEATON,
E. E. MERIDETH, Com.
GEORGE A. MUSHBACH, ! 9Th
H. W. MURRAY, District.
ROBERT S. LEWIS,
democratic papers of the District please copy.l
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OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE MAILS

OPENING AND CLOSING Of IdE MALLS
CLOSING.
Washington, D. c., and Northern mails 800 a.
H., - nj. and and SIS p IN.
Western mails 4:30 and 9:15 p. NJ:
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, GOO and
HOO H. and 4:3O and S:15 p. IN.
Southern mails, via Lynchburg, Va, 800 a. IN.
and 8:15 p. M
Manassas Division 500 a. M.
AloAAudria to Round Hill, Va, $40 a. M.
OPENING.
Northern and Western mails, via Washington,
ID. c., $50 q. In. - m. and 6:3O p. III.
Southern mails, via Richmond, Va, $50 and
1915 a. IN.
Southern mails, via Lynchburg, Virginia, $50
a. m and 1890 = In.
Manassas Division 700 p. m.
Round Hill to Alexandria, Va, $50 p nj.
Office Hours-Ofice opens ut 500 n. M, and
closes at TOO p m.
Sunday Hours-Ohico opens at 900 a. M, and
closes at $50
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T BRODERS & CO.,

T BRODERS & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbcrs in
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS FLOUR, SALT
AND FISH.
full limo of celebrated pure old Whiskie,
Brandcs Gin, Rum, &c, Massey & Co.'S Philadcl.
phia and Claggetts Baltimore Ales, and Berger
Engel's Lager Beer, in casks or Bottles.
Agents for James S. Kirk & Co.'S. STANDARD
Soap, and for the Baltimore River Steamers.
Orders promptly attended to, and consgnmcnts
solicited, No. II King street.
my1-tf Alexandria. Va.
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SIt.I.i-NERS.

STEAMER ARROWSMITH FOR -U~
y POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. rElzeesss----,a..
Leaves Alexandria, foot of King street, at
a. m, MONDAYS aud THURSDAYS, and 4:3O p.
M. on SATURDAYS. Returning on Tuesdays,
Fridays and Sundays.
Excursion to COLONIAL BEACH, on EVERY
WEDNESDAY.
FERRY SCHEDULE.
Leaue Alexandria 600, 7:30, $50, $50, 1870,
n:3O A. NJ, 1890 100, 23O $50, 4:3O, $50,
$50, 7:15 P. M.
Leave Washington: CHS, 1870 $50, $50, 1880,
11:3O. A. NJ, 1890 1:3O, 2:3O, $50, 4:30, $50,
$50, 7:15 P NJ.
Same schedule OH Sundays commencing at $50
8. m.
For information apply at Office It'll st. wharf,
Washington, D. c., and at office foot of King ST.,
Alexandria, Va. C. w. RIDLEY, Manager.
J.B. PADGETT, Agent je30
DOTOMAC STEAMBOAT COM uU-
Il PANY. -L sErs1.i5.:lS
The ever popular palace steamer GEORGE
LEARY will leave Prince street wharf EVERY
MONDAY ana WEDNESDAY, at 6 p. m and
SATURDAY, at 6:3O p. m.
Fare, one way 81. Round trip, $3.50.
This is the only line that connects in Norfolk
with the Boston and Providence steamers.
For further particulars apply at company's
Office, 7th ST. wharf Washington.
Or to PHILIP B. Fl ZOE.
ap23 Agt. Primo. st. wharf.
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS. dc.

4 a. WAKEFIELD,
n. Successor TO Jailney Co..
DEALER IN
DRUGS PAINTS, OILS, GARDEN SEED.
WINDOW GLASS, SPICES.
Acids, Dye Stufs and Druggists sundres.
Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders AID Inquiries from the country promptly
NEW BUILDING,
sept No. 152 King street
EDw'D. g. LEADBEATER. THos. LEADBEATER.
= S. LEADBEATER & BRO,
Nos and S. Fairfax ST.,
Established 1892.
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PAINTS, OILS, PROPRIETARY MEDl-
CINES, GARDEN SEEDS, SPICES,
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET GOODS, &c.
Proprietors of Anodyne Pectoral, Lubricatlng
Liniment, Essence Jamaica Ginger and Cough
Syrup; aud Agents foS Ayers Medicines, Averills
Chemical Paints, &C.
Every effort will be made TO maintain tho high
reputation of our old establishment. nv
SUMMERS & ALLEN
DRUGGISTS,
N. W. corner King and Royal streets,
DEALERS IN DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY,
BRUSHES, &c, &c.
BOTTLEES OF SODA WATER, SARSAPARILLA
AND GINGER ALE.
Prescriptions carefully compounded. oct23
JOHN T. COLE & co.
Successors of John Y Gibson e. Co..
No. 2O9 KING ST., ALEXANDRIA. VA.
peabody Building.)
Dealers in
DRUGc, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, TOILET
ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, &c
Prescriptions carefully compounded. ap4
SAMUEL H. LUNT'
DRUGGIST,
CORNER KING AND FAIRFAX STREETS,
Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
FANCY and TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, &C., &C.
Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared at
all hours day and night. ap4
w F. CREIGHTON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS CHEMICALS, PAINTS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STUFFS
GARDEN SEEDS. &c. &c.
No. s5 King street. under Sarepta Hail.
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders will receive prompt attention.
mh24-tf
John D. Fl. LUNT,
Successor to Liant & Davidson.
DEALER IN DRUGS. CHEMICALS PA TENT
MEDICINES AND FANCY ARTICLES,
N. E. corner King and Washington streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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IOHN LANNON,

Ohm LANNoN'
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 Whiskics
Brandies, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S. PhIIa'
delpha and Claggett's Baltimore Alcs, and Berger
& Engcls Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS
Orders promptly attended to and consignmcnts
solicited my1-tf
w. A. SMoOT. G.S. FRENCH.
w A. SMOOT & CO.,
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w A. JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERs,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, Xxx, XXX,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISKIES; also BAKERS and
THOBlPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they invite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consignmcnts of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast cornor of Cameron and Royal street:
sep14 Alexandria, Va.
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A LABASTINE-A natural material and the
II only durable finish for walls and ceilings;
pure white and variety of beautiful tints.
Sample card of tints and prices mailed to any ad-
dress upon application. For sale by
A. a. WAKEFIELD,
Successor to Janney Co.)
ap7 1852 King street.
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RAILKOADS.
1901 GREAT 100
1904 PENNSYLVANIA R0TTE 1CC1

Ia - - - - - -.
TO THE NORTH. WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
DoTIRLE TRACK. STEEL RAILS
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FOR THE LOWER POTOMAC.

FOR THE LOWER POTOMAC.
The steamer JOHN w. THOMPSON will leave
her wharf EVERY MONDAY, at 7:3O n. M, for
Currioman EVERY WEDNESDAY, at 1870 a.m
for Nomini, and EVERY SATURDAY, at 7:3O a
M, for Lconardtown and intermediate landings
returning on alternate days. Fare 25 cents for
any landing.
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HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
JAMES F. CARLIN & SONS,

JAMES F. CARLIN & SONS,
NO. So KING STREETS
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, r.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in &
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY. /:
Builders Hardware, Locks, Hinges, Screws
DoorBolts, Latches &C., Saddlery, Hardware,
Bride Bits, Buckles, Rings Hames &C., &c,
Wheelwrights' Hardware, Axles Rims, Hubs,
Spokes Sawed Fellows Tire Iron, &c, Pocket,
Table, Carving, and Butcher Knives, &C., Guns,
Pistols &c. A full and complete stock Of first
class goods away in store and sold at lowest cash
prices. aog1o
wv. PEAKE. B. W. NALLs'
PEAKE & MALLS
Dealers in
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, HARDWARE,
:,siuts. Oils, Leads, Cement, Limo, Calcined
Plaster Slate Mantles. Hearths, &c.
CORNER KING AND ST. ASAPH STREETS,
oct16 Alexandrla, va.
TOHN T. CREIGHTON & SON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE, CUTLERY HORSE SHOES, IRON,
PLOUGH CASTINGS, NAIL RODS, AXLE
GREASE, WAGON MATERIALS.
HOUSEKEEPERS' GOODS. &C.
No. SO King street, Alexandria, Virginia.
[mh8I
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WAKEFIELD & HALL,
DRUG SITS,
Corner Prince and Fairfax street
Prescriptions a speciality. English, French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuino
Farna Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyosmia, Geranium
and Florida Water; Genuine Lubin's EXTRACTS;
Sponges, Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes full assortment of Patent Medi-
cines, Coxe's Geatine Corn Starch; Sea Moss Fa-
rne; Spices Of all kinds, and select stock of all
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can DO obtained elsewhere. dec
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S4f ANS.
ONO AND WESTERN. L. r.
SUMNER; Aa::a NGENlENT,

lsA - - % 90 -; g. =;ss q
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FOR NEW YORK.

FOR NEW YORK
STEAMERS E. C. KNIGHT AND /ezas
JOHN GIBSON astEISS
EVERY FRIDAY, and returning leave New
York, from pier A. East river, EVERY SAT-
URDAY.
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The steamers of this company make connections
at Norfolk for Boston and all points East; at New
York with all points West and Northwest, and at
Alexandria with Virginia Midland Railway and
Washington and Ohio Railroad Through rates
given and freight handled carefully and promptly.
For further information apply to
F. A. REED & CO.. Agent
Jannev's wharf
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Successors 10 R. II. Stablerj
DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS,
N. w. Corner King and Washington Streets
Dealers in Patent Medicines, Drugs, Cigars and
Cigarettes, Fine Tooth Brushes, Nail Brushes,
German and Domestic Cologne, Hair Brushes,
Sponges, Flesh Straps, sc. Especial care given to
prescriptions. jan2S-tf
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agency for this Churn, which is undoubtedly
the best in the market. In it butter can be made
in three ~ minutes, and can be washed, sailed
and worked in the Churn, without ipjuring the
grain and is easier to clean than any other in the
market. Call and examine.
ap1O MCLEAN & UHLER 80 King st.
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nARKER'S HAIR BALSAM AND GINGER
/ TONIC, Durang's Rheumatic Remedy, Ana
kesis, sure cure for Piles, Reads three minute
cure for Headache and Neuralgia, Lodille's Head
ache Cure and Pixies Toothacho Drops, are to be
found at F. CREIGHTON'S,
noy12 95 King street.
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Janney's wharf
wv. THOMPSON, President.
1416 F street,
sep27-tf Washington, D. G.
C1LYDE'S STEAM LINE WEEKLY TO
PHILADELPHIA. as4kSN
Appointed sailing days from Alexa' RI EV-
cry TUESDAY and from Philadclpb: EVERY
SATURDAY.
This line connects at Alexandria with the Vir-
ginia Midland and Washington and Ohio railroads,
and at Philadelphia with Clyde's regular Steam
ships.
Freight forwarded with promptness and care
free of commissions
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia. Quick
time. Frequent departures. Through rates and
through bills of lading given. Insurance at the
lowest rates
Agents
F. A. REED & CO., Alexandria.
VIM. T. CLYDE s. CO.. Philadelphia.
JOHNSON e. CO., Wash. & Georgt'n.
jan9-tf
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NEINERAL WATERS.-A fresh supply of Hu-
IM nyadi, Buffalo, Lithis, Allegheny, Friedrichs-
hall, Hathorn, Congress, Geyser, Farmville Lithia
and Pennsylvania Bedford, received and for sale
by SUMMERS 8 ALLEN,
iv11 n W. cor King and ROYAL streets.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
HOusehoid Hints.

SIMPLE fractures may be adjusted by
almost anyone. Get the limb us nearly
as possible in the natural position, and
then send for the doctor. There is no
great urgency in such cases.
THE best way to boil corn is to boil
1t with part of the husks on it. Remove
the silk and the tough outer covering,
leaving the white inner leaves. The
corn will be much sweeter if cooked in
this way.
In fracture of the skull, with COM
preston and loss of consciousness, ex-
anime the would, and if possible raise
the broken edges of the skull so as to
relieve the pressure on the brain.
Prompt action will often save life.
SOME one asks what to give children
to purify the blood Tea made from
the bark of the creek willow (the limbs
and twigs are best), is good. Tea made
from the blossoms of red clover ia also
good. Either of these, with milk and
sugar, are not unpleasant and most chill
dren will drink them as readily as
coffee l.. L, T., Wilton Junction, Ia.
NOVEL and strikingly elegant piano
and table scarfs are made of plush, with
figures applied in odd and out-of the
way designs. These figures may be
purchased at art stores, they are cut
from Turkish scarfs or shawls, and are
to be pasted to the plush, and then, al
ter being outlined with gilt thread, are
to be used as sort of center, for long
stitches in all colored embroidery silks.
Much ingenuity and expression of in
dividual taste may be exercised in the
embroidery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22

81 can easily believe it. And have
you any good deaths in your eye at
PRESENT."
Three or four; but, you know, with
this sort of people one can never count
with certainty on ything-great men
are so bizarresw
But genius has its prerogative."
Eyes, | don't say to the contrary
only, youth allow it must be very tire
some"
We had just reached Trouville. The
lady prepared to get out, took her little
bag, her en- tont cas-, her rug and her
cloak, on which she threw glance of
dissatisfaction; and then meeting my
eye, and installing the look she saw
there, she said:
ut is my waterproof you are noticing.
All if nj. Theirs had consented not to
hang on so obstinately this winter, !
should have had fur cloak before
now"
Well, she has her fur cloak by this
time
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
The Biggest BIunders

Made by man are those which affect the relative
conditions of health and disease. Among them
are the resort to violent medication, the obsti-
nate adherence to dietetc rules without reference
TO their adaptability to the system, and worst OF
all, disregard of small ailments. Extremists
who are guilty of such follies deserve TO suffer.
Inc use OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the aban-
comment OF dosing, the selection of q dles con-
sonant with the stomach, and a prompt resort to
The hrst-these are conditions precedent TO a re-
coyery of sound digestion, the restoration OF
vigor, hillary activity, and a regular action OF
the bowels. 1t is fatal delusion to suppose that
minor ailments wear away of themselves Dis
eases, no matter how trivial in their inception,
beSet others. In the early stages of fever and
ague, rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation and
kidney troubles, prompt recourse to the Bitters
is a wise precaution
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
New Remedy for Burns.

During recent visit to patient in
an adjoining town, I was hastily sum-
moned to see a woman badly burned
(while lighting fire with coal OLD, on
the hands and around the body where
her clothes were fastened to her person.
Not having any of the remedies at hand,
except cold water, which, en- passent, is
one of the best where it can be proper
ly applied, | mixed hogs lard with four
times It's weight of common bread soda
(bicarbonate), which is used here in the
homes of many for mixing with the
dough in bread making, and applied it
as a salve to the burned parts, and
never saw case of the kind do better
under any treatment. The wounds
were kept well covered with it, and they
all healed very nicely without infamma-
ton and with very little suppuration,
Indeed, they seemed to dry up under
it. [ shall try it in the future in all
similar cases, until I find something
better Exchange.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22

By thus favoring our fields, We at the
same time favor our COWS also. But put
ting them up early requires attention,
but pays well, as now the time can well
be afforded, and the COWS are continued
in good condition without break, yield
ing continued liberal supply of milk.
All rash changes in feed and in treat
ment should be avoided, and above al,
do not intermit the kindness in the least,
without which mich COW will never
do her best. Therei is nothing new in all
this, which makes it so much the better,
as it has the experience of the most sue
cessful dairy men, yielding the largest
quantity of the best milk and an in
creased percentage of butter from it,
besides benefting the cows Country
Gentlemen.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
THE MAN AT THE WHEEL.

The sun went down, out came the stars.
Inc steamboat Neptune held her way
In middle stream, between the bars
Straight down the river to the BAY:
And as the engine tUiled and painted
The deck hands lOlled at ease and cbanted
quaint and curious roundelay
Tom Simpson, in the engine-room,
Was chatting with grimy mate
VINO watched the gauge, while like q loom.
The piston moved at even rate,
lmpelled as by a law appalling,
Forever rising falling
Unpausing as the hand of Fate
When suddenly the pilots bell
Sounded a solitary stroke;
1T echoed like funeral knel,
so UNEXPECTEDLY il broke
upon their talk, upon their laughter
Tom said: Now what's the old man a fter
SOW her down, Jim-or is't a joker
Joke or no joke, III slow her down"
Answered the grimy engineer;
lust skip about and ask old Brown
WAT ails him; 1t is 'tarnal queer.
On such a night, too. clear as crystal;
jumped as though I'd heard a pistol
Alfred oil agen my ear"
Tom Simpson turned upon his heel
And sought the pilot; Brown sat there
Dis wrlnkled hands upon the wheel
The breeze blown through his silyered hair
"Hellow old grand-dad what's the matter
When everything is calm and fair?'
"The mist the mist" the pilot cried,
The rivers thIck-leave OFF the steam
What mist old lunkhead - Tom replied;
The night is clear, yOr do but dream;
Wake up, old man" With sudden shiver
Ihe pilot pointed down the river
''Ihe mist is heavy on the stream"
Now, dash my buttons here's a case"
ION gro"led: ana then, IN queer surprise,
He looked hard in the old mans face
And saw the mist there in his eyes
"kh, what's this mate? Rouse up old fellow
The moon shown on him soft and mellow.
Like some far CLEAN of paradise.
Rouse up I'll call the Cap'n, Brown;
You are not wei; hold up your head"
stll ominously pointing down
The river: "See the mist" he said
Ny God he's dyin'," Tom low muttered;
The mist twas the last word he uttered
The bell had rung-old Brown was dead
-FraRcjs HOwdrd Williams.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
Farm, GARDEN AND HOME
Straw Mulch for Strawberries,

Mr.. G. A. Green. in the Fruit Grower,
says: I'VE shall never mulch bearing
beds of strawberries with straw again.
Though a good winter protection, it
cannot Re made ffee from grain and
weed seeds, and to thus re-seed soil
made clean by long culture is vexatious
Aside from this the mulch is made the
breeding place of insects. Wefound thou
sands of small worms Matched under the
straw before the frost was fairly out of
the soil. 1t is expected that the damage
done to Parker Earle's (Cobden, Ill.)
plantation by an insect eating into the
berries is owing to the straw mulch,
as when no mulch was applied 10 injury
was done"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
Circulating Libraries.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.l
won't you let me have Daniel
DerondaT" inquired a young woman of
one of the assistant librarians at the
Mercantile Library, on Clinton Place.
Certainly, madam" he replied, but
in a moment returned and said Sorry
but 'Deronds.s' are all ont.
Dear mel" replied the asker, "Why
don't you keep two of them?"
I'VE have 500 of them"
Five hundred ?"
yes"
"And you can't let me have oneT
"All out. We have had CREST de-
mand for them the past week. I'll put
your name down and give you the first
one that comes In"
The young woman walked away with
a vexed look, and the young man said
to the reporter: "She don't half be-
Geye me, I'll venture, when [ tell her
that we have 500 volumes of George
Ehot's Daniel Deronda,' and thinks /
am impertinent. We find it very hard
to convince people how large the de-
mand for popular works of fiction is.
The death of a prominent novelist Gre
ates demand larger than we can sup
ply, and even an anecdote of Dickens
or George Eliot or Lytton will have the
effect of reviving interest in their works.
Most novels, after they have been on
the shelves six months, are little in
CURED after, while standard authors are
read steadily. / think we have 500 vol
umes of Beaconfeld's Lothian 100
Carlyle's "reminiscences, fifty Du
Challa's 'Land of the Midnight SIM in
two volumes, and so on"
"The demand is greatest for novels {"
Certainly. Ladies read novels al
most exclusively, and, you know, ladies
are in the great majority at libraries"
what is done with the superfuous
volumes when they are no longer in
demand?"
eve dispose of them to out-of-town
libraries at forty per cent. reduction on
the cost price. We have lists of such
libraries, and make regular shipments.
That is the way most country libraries
are recruited, for eli large metropolitan
institutions sell their books. In England
the system is carried out to much
greater extent than in this country.
Noodles library in London is
great private concern, that
supplies the well-to-do English people,
1t makes up boxes of books and ships
them all over the kingdom to supply
the wants of it's patrons. 1t buys whole
editions of new books, and sometimes
gets the entire first edition, so that its
patrons secure new books before they
appear in the bookstalls."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
The Smallest Engine i'm the World.
From tbs Philadelphia ledger

ri
An engine, said to be the smallest il
the world, has been made by watch
maker now connected with a watcl
manufacturing company. AS described
the engine is of the upright pattern
and is made of steel and gold. 1t rest
ON 25-cent gold piece, and can bt
worked either by steam or compressed
air. The cylinder is little less thai
LILO OF an inch in diameter, with ,
little less than 3-32 of an inch stroke
The balance wheel is 1-3 of an inch il
diameter and can make something hk,
one thousand revolutions a minute
The wristpin is a sapphire cut for the
purpose.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-22
Lice and Tobacco.

Prof. A. J. Cook is credited with this
advice; "By pouring two gallons of
hot water on to pound of tobacco
stems will answer well-we have LIQUID
which, when cool, Will be speedy death
to lice on calves or colts. Buhach or
pyrethrum will also kill the lice quickly.
Stroke the animal with the hand, pass
ing it against the direction of the hairs,
and follow it closely with a bellows
containing the powder, which is blown
on. | had occasion to try both these
remedies the past year, aud with the
best success. The pyrethrum is best to
use in cold weather. 1t is also well,
each fall, to whitewash ali stalls and
barns where stock is kept. This kills
the lice-the nest-egg. as it we're
which are only hiding their time with
the intent to sup blood as soon as the
stalls are again tenanted."