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Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-02

The crowds who witnessed this show last year will be quick to watch again per formance so varied in character and admir- able in quality; without meaning to draw comparisons it must be acknowledged to have been really remarkable affair from be- ginning to end. The show this year pre- serves many of the best features of that of a year ago with many more. It will appear here October o.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-02
Entertainments,

BUNNELLS MUSEUM. The Memphis Students and others are giv- ing clever and bright entertainments every afternoon and evening at Bunnells Museum
 SAN FRANCISCO MINISTRIES. This evening and tomorrow evening the famous minstrels under Billy Birch, which have been New York's favorite for many years, will appear at Carll's Opera House. They will give fine performance
 HAZEL KIRKE.
 "Hazel Kirke" will be presented at Carlls Opera House on Saturday afternoon and evening. The play needs no praise; its un- precedented record of five years on the stage speaks for itself The company is very able one.
 FOREPAUGH
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AUCTION SALES,

HINDER AUTHORITY OF 4 DEED OF TRUST
~ from Richard y. Windsor, dated June 9th.
1SSO, recorded in lbcr {. No s. folio G12, of the
land records OF Fairfax county, Va will sell at
public auction TO the highest bidder. on SATUR-
DAY, January 10, 1884, at the front door of tho
Market Building, Royal street, Alexandria,
Va, TWO TRACTS OF LAND, situated in Fair
fax county, Va.
1st-Containing 13s acres, 2 roods and poles.
2d-Containing 81 acres, 1 rood and 81 poles,
being tho two tracts of land conveyed by N. II.
Wells, commissioner to Richard Windsor by deed
dated January 90 1875, recorded in said land
records in liber r, No. 4 folios 42S, 429, 43O and
431, to which reference is made fer a particular
description by mctes and bounds, and by the e1-
ecutors of said Richard to said Richard N. Wind
sor, and known rs the DOGE RUN FARM, To-
Gated about 1 miles from Alexandria, on the Tel
cgraph road. 1t is well wooded and watered by
Doge run, and improved by DWELLING and
out-buidings. with 2 perfect title and all back
taxes paid.
Terms of Salc-Onc fourth cash, and the residue
in 1, and years, or cash at option of purchaser.
For particulars enquire of the Trustee
EDMUND BURKE. Trustee.
Office: Market Building, Alexandria, Va.
dec12-d1W&wtS
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LOTTERY.
DISMAL SWAMP LOTTERY CO..
OF NORFOLK VA

OF NORFOLK, Va.
The franchise of this enterprise is based upon
the charter granted NY the Legislature of the
State to the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, and
its legality has been fairly tested before the courts.
The object in view is the Improvement and
extension" of the Canal, and that full opportunity
may be given for the purchase of the tickets, OF
which there arc only
$4,000 WITH $50 PRIZES.
The Drawing will take place OIL the
18th JANUARY.
at which time it will be mado in the city of Nor
folk, before the public, and under the supervision
of duly authorized Commissioners. and in like
manner each succeeding month
The previous Drawings have been most success.
fully and satisfactorily conducted; the distribu-
tion Of S13, ,O50 giving assurance Of the stability
and good faith of tho Company, and now CLASS
C is presented with the following SCHEME:
- DDIHE -
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By Green & Wise Auctioneers.
N1RUSTEE'S SALE.

Under authority OF :. deed Of trust from ANON
Woodward, jr., and 4. i. Woodward. his wife,
dated May 81, 1878, of record in Alexandria
County Court. will >"ii at public auction. on
THURSDAY the 1Oth day Of January, 1884 =.
t., o'clock m. on the premises. Two cERTA1H
LOTS Of LAND IN alexandria COUNT, Virginia,
bounded and described rs follows:
No. 1!!ecinnii.g Al Il stake aud pile of stones
on the north side OF the Arlington Turnpike ro!,;.
the beginning corner Of said entire lot also a
ncr 10 WooGwarl's brick yard lot and extending
thence across said entire lot H. % 30 G. 2G.6 p tva
stonr in nodgcs line aud the said ioG, and extend
ing thence with the lines of said lot s. 7A0 36 Y.
10 poles 10 :, stone in said l;ue corner tn said
Woolwaid's brick gard lat: thence with said
brick yard lot $ iNi,' 4. 2l.,1 poles 10 thc be-
ginning. cnn;ainn~ 10 s aud i $40 poles.
No. 2Rcginniug q. a stone on the north Side
of said turnpike road; thrmccs ~ L. lS poles
To stone the nur!!r .'" %! said turnpike road,
corner 10 said entire i"! Themes II. IL W. 81
polc. tu stone ~ -.G 10. IL Dunge's line:
thence :. II 81 " = - iuira To; stone in sai!
lire: thence :icrns. aid rati:r lot 8. a II W.
29iS poles 10 the h"sirn!ng. containing acres,
= ruo,:s and 10 lmrs Terms Of salc-Cash.
lccS-2aut, JAMES klNES, Trustee.
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WE HAVE A VERY LARGE STOCK OF
w Gents Fine Booes and Shoes, and as we
havo had warm and backward season, we don't
propose to carry these goods over. Now all that
we can say is, that We will sell them at very
small advance over cost to close them out All
in want will do we'll to call on US and save money.
WADDEY, 40 King st.
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Alrxaudrilu OazGttG,
.
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN,
At the Gazette Building, Nos. 70 & 72 Prince st.
TRT-GEYEIr.

T2l-'r EEkIf
o,o ,...- t5oJ Ono year 100
II, S,o Iy,oniba 500 Six months 200
o. r,nnth so Three months 90
Ali communications should he addressed TO GAZETTE
Alexandria, Va"
The Gazette Office IL connected with the Telephone x-
change Advertisements orders for tho paper, news
or anv information or business be sent b. tcle-
phone. -,
Persons leaving cry for the summer can lave the
Gazette mailed 10 them post paid, for City cents per
month and the address changed often az desired.
Contract advertisers will be allowed 10 exceed their
space unless the is paid for at transient rates,
and under no circumstances will they be allowed 10
advertise other than their legitimate business In the
space contracted for
Marriage and death notices must be paid for in advance.
Price ifty cents when not exceeding six lines.
All transient advertisements mus, be paid for In aa-
esoutiops in memorlam Of thanks tributes OF respect
resolutions adopted by societies persons unless OF
public concern, will only be printed In this paper as
advertisements.
entered at the Postcnice ut Alexandria. Virginia. rs
second class mat;cr.l
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OYSTERS.
NJ II. SMITH 4 son,
- DEALERS IN
SaIt Water OYSTERS,

Market :'ui!ding, opposite Adams Express Office
ALEXANDRIA. VA.
Having completed arrangements for the Oyster
lil,iItss this season, are now prepared to fur
niS the lcst Oysters ut the shortest notice at a!l
places where ordered.
Havin. hccn engaged III the business for many
years wr feel safe i'll saying we kno" how Ia
handle them to suit the trade.
All orders entrusted to us will receive prompt
attention. and our arrangements are such that
persons dealing with Us can depend upon being
supplied promptly during the SEASON. including
the holidays. del
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w. B. WADDEY, 40 King st.

WE HAVE A SPLENDID LINE OF MISSES
w and Childrcn's School and Walking Boots
also a complete stock of Mems and Childrens s
Dress Boots, which will be sold cheaper than tho
cheapest. WADDEY, ITO King st.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
GPECIAL NOTICE.

We have on hand very large stock of LADIES
FINE BOOTS, suitable for the season and in or.
der to reduce our stock we will sell them ut great
ly reduced prices 1t will pay to examine these
this town or Washington that will compare in
price or quality.
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356 Prizes distributing S13.O5O
TICKETS ONLY 81
Plan OF Lottery similar 10 that of Louisiana
Company.
Application for club rates or for information
upon any other business, should be plainly writ
ten, giving State, County and Town of writer
Remittances should be sent by Express rather
than by ?. 9. money orders registered letters
Express charges upon $5 and larger sums will
be paid by the company. Address plainly J. P.
H0RBACH, Norfolk, Va, or J. W. CLARK, %
King street, Alexandria, Va.
Agents for sale of Tickets required throughout
the State address applications as above.
The undersigned supervised the Drawing Class
B. on the Goth December, OF the Dismal Swamp
Lottery Company and certify that it was con-
Quoted with strict fairness TO all interested.
GEO. I. ROGERS, Commissioners
CHAS. PICKETT. oonihii'S'onefS'
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T T. CREIGHTON & SON, on the corner of
y King and Royal streets, Alexandria, Virginia,
have purchased this season. at lowest cash factory
prices, a large and we'll assorted Stock of HARD
WARE AND CUTLERY of various kinds and
quality to which they invite the attention of
Wholesale and Retail purchasers. Call and ex-
anime the goods and prices will recommend them
selves noy13
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CHRISTMAS, 1888.
Christmas comes blt once a year,
Bpt when it comes We make good cheer
And BrGDglp helpS MS.

HENRY RRENGLE, No. 129 King street, ha'
made arrangements to supply the manifold wants
of Alexandria during Christmas times with the
best and cheapest goods in his line. He offers ali
the delicacics of the season. For years nc mas
catered Of the best to the people in Alexandria
and tho surrounding country, and the past is his
warrant fer the future.
PURE CANDIES, BRENGLES ICE CREAM
and Dessert Pies-speciaties; Black Fruit
Pound, Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental and Plaln
Cakes, are sold cheaper than they can be manu-
fsctared at home. Also Cream Pufs Tarts and
Pastry, Candies and Tafy of all kinds. Pies
speciality. Fruits Nuts, Confectioneries. Caro-
nels and Sugared Fruits. He furnishes the best
and caters for families fairs, balls aud entertain
Inents. dec10
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RUBBERS. +.
Boots and Shoes
FOR FALL. AND WINTER.

FUR FAlII AND " ~ J EN-
havr IT,: received my Stock q; EOu!S 3ND
SHOE, Irr this sca,on. comprising Gentc,ncn's,
Ladies. Boy. ari Misses which for wear and
durability carrot liz surpassed in this or any
other ,ii'. keep none but
FI:'S CLASS GOODS IN NY STOCK,
wliic!: a:a willing to sell 1T a small advance. !
am also prepared t" make anything to order in
niy line Of the BEST MATERIAL and wnrkman-
ship, and good fit guaranteed. RcpairnG p"u,npt-
ly done.
Only authorized agent in this city for J. 4 t.
COUSINS LADIES FINE SHOES.
T. pAFF'S, 10 King street,
now 2I: Alexandria, Va.
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WoRK STANDS and WORK BASKETS il
W g1eat variety at
dseS MCLEAN q UHLERs, 76 King st.
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CyHRIsTMAS BOXES SHAVING SETS, Music
} Boxes, Toilet Sets Odor Cases, Cut Glass
Cologne Bottles, Work Boxes, statuetts Jewel
Cases. Ornaments, Puff Boxes and Pulls, fancy
BOTTLES of Cologne with Fancy Cards attached
and many other Fancy and Toilet Articles sui'a-
BILE for Holiday presents at
'i' ". D. HUDsON's, 265 King ST.,
Alexandria, Va.
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floods SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS PRES
VI ENTS, at So King, corner of Royal streets.
We have on hand and offer for sale at low prices,
a supply of Pocket and Table Cutlery, Scissors in
Cases, Razors, all of extra quality. Plated Nut
Cracks and Picks in Sets, Plated Call Bells Plated
Soto of Knife Fork. Spoon and Ring for Children.
Skates for Ladies and Boys, Iron Savings Banks
in variety Plated Forks and Spoons very cheap.
Cali and examine at SO King, cor of Royal streets
doc1S JOHN T. CREIGHTON & SON.
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out even giving him time to put on his
boots. He was killed about one huGdred
and fifty yards from the house by the young
er Browns. acting under the Captains or
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18

In everyday life it is much more i'm
portant to be an accurate observer
than mere book learner. l have fire.
quently seen the latter made to bush
for her deficiencies by the most un-
learned, says correspondent in an
English contemporary, for in contest
between eyes and no eyes. eyes have
generally got the best of it. Nature
has given US such an ineXhaustible
store of interest that those who go
through life without seeing" lose
much of the zeSt of it. The savage,
who necessarily depends upon his keen
eye and his quick ear, cultivates those
faculties in an extraordinary degree;
for does he not see indications and
hear sounds which to an Impractical
observer would be utterly unintelligi-
BILE? So also with all persons who live
near the heart of nature. The Eng
lish shepherd, while perhaps ignorant
of the very formation of the alphabet,
stores up fund of interesting knowl-
edge, derived entirely from observation.
He can give you simple, interesting
astronomical facts which might aston
ish scientist, as well as trustworthy
information on natural history and even
botany. One may possess everything
in the way of scholarship, but if he or
she have that alone, those who are un-
learned but observing will often make
them feel very small. l would, there
fore urge my readers to cultivate the
art Of seeing or observing; there is
nothing like seeing things for ourselves,
Our ideas become fresher, more natural,
and more in unison with latter day
tastes when they are formed from OBJ
servation. Natures book is the one
wherein we find the richest, the most
varied, and the most inexhaustible sub
jects for thought.-Scientifc american.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
HTell's Kapelle."

Beyond the village OF Kussnacht, on
the road to Immense, writes cores
pondent of the Boston Herald, l found
the "hollow patio" of Schiller, where
Tell placed himself to watch for Cess
ler's arrival, and then l entered the
little chapel erected to mark the spot
where the tyrant fell, struck down by
the avenging dart that helped so much
to free the Swiss. There was another
Tells kapelle" that visited, the one,
Oh the lake shore erected at the spot
where Tell leaped ashore from Gessler's
boat and gave the signal for the revolt
for national liberty. The walls are
covered with pictures recalling the
terrible acts of despotism committed
by the ancient tyrants of this land.
Here we have a nobleman putting out
the eyes of an old man which looked
at him too boldly as he passed; there
a fathers tongue is being torn out by
the root because he refused to betray
the hiding place of his son, a retcience
which does not seem to have been of
much avail. for little farther on we
see the son being skinned alived for
having resisted the hirelings of his
lord 1t would be hard to convey an
adequate picture of the frowning, wild
savage aspect that the lake presents
around here. On all sides tower up
a perfect chaos of mountains, which
hem in, and here and there push forth
their rocky spurs into the very bosom
of the lake: black. smooth. steep, in
accessible rocks, against which the
waves dash in heavy masses driven by
gusts of winl that issue suddenly
from some lair. There are some who
pretend that all this story about Tell
is legend and bit historical; for
my part, | prefer to believe such
stories. To me the heroic deeds of
William Tell are part of the history
of this earth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
The Smallest Republic,

The whole territory of the state (San
Marino) consists Of l6 square miles,
and has population of about 5000
souls. The capital city, inclusive of
the Borgo at its foot, has over 800 in
habitants. The army is composed of
10 companies Of 80 men each; but per-
haps our guide forgot to reckon the
reserves, for Mr. Bent says that the
military force is 1000 strong, and that
half the able bodied men Of every fam
lily must be enrolled between the ages
of 16 and 55, unless they are govern
ment officers, doctors, priests, or stu
dents. The entire revenue of the
state is less than $4,000 year, but
San Marino is a model Of financial pru-
dence, has no public debts, lives with
in its income, and has even nest egg
laid by against rainy days. And al
though it bestows no titles on its own
subjects, it swells its exchequer by the
sale Of orders and titles of nobility to
foreigners. To avoid complications
with Italy it has no printing press
within its dominions. For the same
reason it refrains from growing tobac-
CO, and, buying the leaf from Italy at
cost price, contents itself with manu-
fac turing its own cigars. 1t possesses
no penal establishments, but has made
very pleasant arrangement with its
obliging neighbor. San Marino sends
its criminals to be punished in Italy.
and-although that part of the ar
rangement is probably not recorded in
black and white may be said to re-
ceive monks and nuns in exchange.
For the two large nunneries and four
monasteries of this tiny state afford
the devout uncurtailed privileges that
are no longer, it seems, to be enjoyed
across the border.-Lomlon Belgraoja'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
The Emblem matte ClnGlcstick.

Like Aaron's rod that budded, the
mystical candlestick had buds, blossoms,
and fruit. The bowls which contained
the oil were shaped like an almond-nut,
the knops like the fower-buds, and the
carved flowers resembled the fully ex-
panded blossoms of the almond tree.
This tree was selected as the pattern
of the golden candlestick, and as that
which yielded Aaron's miraculous roc'
because it is the first to awaken from
the sleep of winter, as its Hebrew
name signifies. Its early rosy bloom,
coming in January before there is any
green leaf on herb or tree, and when
the ground is naked and desolate,
heralds the approach of spring, like
the crimson flush on an Alpine peak,
that announces the daybreak long be-
fore the valleys have emerged out OF
the shadow of night. remember be-
ing greatly struck with this circum-
stance among the ruins of the palaces
Of the Caesars. at Rome. The rosy
clouds Of bloom looked surprisingly
lovely, clinging to the leaaess trees
that grew among the grey old ruins,
and looking down upon the Arch of
Titus, on which, among, the spoils of
Jerusalem, the golden candlestick is
sculptured, still retaining delicately
cut in the Pentelic marble the orna-
ments on its shaft and branches. 1t
was symbol of the life of nature, ris-
ing in perpetual youth and beauty out
Of the decaying ruins Of mans works.
And so the Hebre ew candlestich might
be regarded as emblematical of the
life of the Church, being the first to
awaken out of the wreck Of the Fall,
exhibiting its beauties of holiness, and
fruits of righteousness, while all
around the world is wrapt in the sleep
of winter, dead in trespasses and sins.
--Rer. Hugh Macmillan in the Q1ttrer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Artificial ice, Mr.. LeFevre declared
in recent paper, can now be made
''purer, cheaper and more lasting than
natural ice."
The number of living specimens
known in the animal kingdom is at
least 100000. of which more than nine
tenths are invertebrates.
The interesting fact has been deni-
onstrated by Mr.. Arthur Searle that
the Milky Way is about two magnitudes
brighter than the mean brightness of
the sky, and square degree of the
Milky Way must give between five
), Id six times as much light as an ave-
rage square degree of the rest of the
sky.
In the majority of mammals the
teeth are limited in number and definite
in their forms. The number ranges
from one in the narwnal to 900 in the
dolphin. The average is thirty-two,
occurring in ruminants, apes and man,
but forty-four, as in the hog and mole,
is called the typical or normal number,
and this number is exceeded only in
the lower groups.
The time required to pass from an
egg to an image varies greatly. Thus
the bee consumes less than twenty days,
while the ci ada requires seventeen
years.
After much experimenting, DR.. Rich
ardson has found a satisfactory means
of causing painless death, and has in
troduced it into the Home for Lost
Dogs, in London. The animals to be
killed are placed in chamber charged
with a mixture of carbonic oxide and
chloroform vapor, when they tranquil
ly fall asleep and wake no more.
From surveys of the Gulf of Mexico
it appears that its area is $4,000
square miles, and that the area of the
surface included within the 1O0-fathom
line is $4,000 square miles-rather
more than one-third of the surface
having depth of less than 100 faith
oms. The greatest record depth in the
Gulf is 2119 fathoms, the mean depth
being S5S fathoms.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
Stone and Clay Builders Of Arabia.

The aspect OF Arabia is that of a
tlecayed country. While the ancient
Arabians bored deep wells in the rock.
walled them with stone, and built
stone houses, their Moslem successors
were clay builders, and now the Be
douins only dig shallow pits with their
hands and stick.
Among the Oldest Arabian remains
are huge erect stones, such as would
be called Druidical in Britain, and
buildings of huge irregular blocks,
such as are commonly called Cyclopean
or Pelasgian. Monuments of uncer-
tain age, built of unhewn stone. arc
frequent in the valleys and on the sur
face of the lIarrat (or butte) clancy
rid. near Melyin Salih. They arc
shaped like bec-hiyeS, and are about
twelve feet high and about TWENTY-FIVE
across. In one place $50 Of them stoo..
together Each is built over a sepul.
chral cell, access to which is ohtainei
through holc in the top.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
How Chinaman Gets Into Business.

Wong Chin Foo, the Chinese ex-
journalist, tells how his countrymen
get into business in America. He
says: "One of our race arrives in New
York with no money and in debt to
his friends or to bankers for the steam
er and railroad fare. He generally en-
cages himself as greenhorn or appren-
tice to some successful laundryman.
Although the compensation is small
GA or S. per week and board) for the
six months or one year of his contract,
he learns the business, pays off his
debts, and gains good name for in
tegrity and capability. At the end of
his term, if he is skilled workman. he
can either secure first-class wages ($17
per week J, or open laundry of his
own. The latter is his usual course.
He may see, for example, a laundry for
sale for 5000, whose looks and location
he likes, and he himself has but sou TO
his name. He goes to Mott street and
there on the bulletin boards puts up a
notice calling for whey or syndicate
of twelve men with $50 each to meet
him at a certain time and place. The
meeting is hal, and if he be regarded
as honest and capable the requisite
$3.50 is given to him, he in return ac-
knowledging the Indebtedness. and
promisingtopay certain interest on the
money advanced Generally 2Oper cent
per anuum). This money is paid back
in monthly instaliments, SO that at the
end of year the borrower is free from
debt, his credit unimpaired and the
laundry absolutely his own"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-18
PRICE THREE CENTS.
The Tree ard the Snow.

'Too heavy upon mo lies the snow
To the sky sa the restless troei
" The burden upon the ground I'll throwi
Too heavy ii lies on me-"
The tree its burden cast 20 the ground
And i,s arms tossed light and free,
While Nature with icy letters bound
Each other .orest tree.
Some warm days came, then fierce coia WIN
On the forest began to blow,
And ruined buds it lett behind
Excep, on the boughs OF snow.
Spring came, and the Western wind blew Ho''
The green woods blossomed, but 10,
All barren and bossomless stood the tree
That shook from its boughs the snow.
From The German.