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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-12
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-12

AM OFFERING CLAUDENT SCARFS tina
i cost to make SO and So dozen at 25 and 81
cents piece. Call and see them.
jan23 AMOS B. .SLAYMAKER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-12

: A JOB LOT OF LADIES FLANNEL SKIRTS
"A that sold last Fall at $1.25, now selling fol
70 sss., by lfeb4l AMOS B. .sLAYAAKER.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
WORDS OF WISDOM

Native ability without ea,o..
Ike tree which bears no fruit a'0n y
learn to say no; It will be Of ~.
to you than 70 be able to read I.at ATM y
II you arc determined to live .ss !,
slave TO custom see that it il a II" ~ g
gooa one. SA' 4
Every kind Of suffering. sorrow :.
reaycment IS endurable, when the,o : |; y
self reproach, to lend double.edoe' %
We should never wed an on;n;...
better or for worse; what we taka !. y
good grounds we should lay down - apa
better. up0s
TO quarrel with superior Is ;rb,.
with an equal is doubtful; with -
ferior, sordid and base; with anv y T.
of unquietness. ~
There is nothing meancr than h.,A
Gus and cruel treatment OF the AZ,
creatures who cannot answer us !,
sent the misery which is so often nv
Nessly inflicted upon them. ~
Those very near as often need str.n.a
ening; are we right if they have as's
tically to look farther for the streno' s'ss
ing which might be ours to giyel SrS.''
may be spiritual application Of NOVA
ing specially for those of our own hons
Both memory and stomach are v,n
able, not in proportion to the bur,ss
that they can carry, but in proportio0 :
their training for their part in the wo',
of the system as whole, and eithe, !
them Is made effective as much by WI,
is kept from it as by what is packs
into it.
TO be firm in principle and firm l
right-doing is very different from NJ,
petty obstinacy which bubbles OVr
every difference of opinion and iusis
on every triiling detail, to the wcarID,s
and discomfort of every one. II isaws
man who knows where to be firm M
where to be yielding, aud the Iallr
knowledge is by no means the least n
1ortant.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
Household Hints.

When acid has been dropped on any
article of clothing, liquid ammonia
win kill the acid. and then by apply
ing chloroform you will restore the
color in most cases.
Oil cloth may be improved in appear
ance by rubbing it with a mixture Of
half-ounce of beeswax in saucerful
Of turpentine Set this in warm
place until they can be thoroughly
mixed. Apply with : a flannel cloth
and then rub with dry flannel.
To remove paint spots from clothing
saturate the fabric with equal parts Of
turpentine and water Of ammonia.
Flowers may be kept very fresh over
night ii they are excluded entirely
from the air. TO do this wet them
thoroughly, put in damp box and
cover with wet raw cotton or wet
newspaper. then place in a cool spot.
If grease spatter on coat or vest, an
immediate rubbing with cold water.
whether with towel or nail brush, will
remove it. After it dries this is not
effective.
Willow baskets which have become
soiled or discolored may be made very
ornamental again by bronying or gid
ing them.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

Laying hens use very large amount
Of lime in forming the shells OF their.
eggs. and If for any reason they cam
not obtain o sufficient amount they
ither do not lay at all or else produce
'soft-shelled'' eggs-eggs with no
shell. but with merely the skin tina
lines the shell ordinarily, Lime in
some form is fed to supply the needed
amount Hens running at large in
summer usually manage to pick up a
sufficient amount to meet the require
ments of egg production. but it is al
ways well to keep box where they
can eat as much as they please There
is no danger or their eating more than
they need. Oyster shells and bones
are both good. and are better if fed un-
burned, They should be broken about
the size of wheat or corn.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
BOats Used in NarIgatlng ths Nm

Boats Used in Navigating the Min
The ''dahabieh" and "nugearn N
species of Nile craft that have occasion
ally been referred to in cable dispatchs
so that description of them by CO..
respondent Of the London 7elegraphdo,
not come amiss. lie writes as folIoF,
A dahabieh is q vessel which may be i'm
feet or one hundred feet in length md
twelve feet or twenty feet in breada
She may have one or two masts, but d.
foremost, with its long la.ecn sail. il ii
main dependence for speed in Sailing.
well-appointcd dahabieh is ccmpetel
decked over, and has slater rooms rich 1
paint, gilt holdings, curtains, mosquit
nets, and marble baths. etc The nuggr
ut its best, scarcely attains the dignag
of savage brother relationship to the d /
habieh. 1t is an open boat, from thifI
to forty feet long and fifteen to twcrI
feet wide. Everything about tits ofn
tive make and fashion, from the rOug
hewn, knotty. cross. grained mimosl
soft wood timbers and plauks D
the date spain fiber ropes Ih
beams are gnarIed saplings 10
it appears impossible for 80
other tree than the d,.te-palm to gov
straight in this country. A lev
crooked planks fore and aft to stand
upon enable the crew to work the bot /
When you wish to pass to stem or sen
across the intervening chasm, you hSs
to spring from beam to beam like e.
or crawl round by the gunwhale Ola
the outside planking looks as short,ens
cross and parchy rs a chess board e
cept that the pieces fail to fit togeh
and the joints are open and gspA
enough to thrust your shut hand 1a
the nuggar's sides. The water is kss
out by bits of skins and caulking ofHA
and cotton. AS you make the jourpg
up the Nile by nuggar the cbink o. y
caulking-irons continually resound'
your cars, and when the craft is tfsa
ing and quivering in the leaping vn.
amid the cataracts the "clink-thui
clink-thud' becomes as grucsoms
the fog-horn on board ship in the "
lish channel. The nuggar has e
little sheer, or rise, fore and aft, y
usually is about seven or eight feetos
Her fat and round bill enables ns
skim over the troubled river, % =
with load of eight to ten tons
draws something less than four =
The helm is frame of rough paaIn
big as a church door. and the u's
fourteen feet long. The lateen =
often as big as a dahabieh's, but Itr
ways old and Of elaborate patcns
cotton rags from castaway gaFn-
covering and binding hundreds o. z
and tears.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

The teacher may do much in the
Of training his pupils to be mann.
but certainly the first and princiPsas !.
sons ought to begin at home. Ons,
should be taught how to enter y,
how to speak without making e'eI.
deaf around them, to show res
the aged, to sit down gracefully
to slam doors, and to answer ques
clearly and distinctly and withos'
ness. When children are trained
polite at home they will be I'LL
polite abroad, and their good las.
will be perpetuated in the OUTSIDE
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
FOR THE FARM ANB HONE.
sa..mmsa azllk Ger Ples.

Swssst skim milk contains On an
average nine per cent. Of solid matter:
At least eight per cent. Of this Is avail
able food VOLTS tables say eight and
> bali. OF the available food i've per
cent. IS carbohydrates. Or fat Or heat
formers. and over three per cent. Is
albuminoids or muscle formers MIX
also contains considerable phosphates
or bono builders. It would seem,
therefore. better adapted TO growing
than to fattening pigs. and this in
practice proves true. Fed with wheat
middIings and corn meal. it is a fine
pig food.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

upon the PARTICLES o. con. and % rem
der these more soluble than they were
before. Further. the roots Of the plants
growing il any soil have ! power Of
decomposing the mineral particles il 4
degree commensurate with their vigor
o. growth. so that 3 luxuriant crop
made By abundant manure IN the soil.
actually exhausts the soil more. and
draws from it more than it could have
done had it not been made capable Of
doing this BY the action Of the manure
in invigorating the crop. This effe t
may be compared to the more vigor-
Gus appetite possessed by . well-nOur-
ished person or animal. who is able to
consume. digest, and assimilate more
by reason Of bis or its robustness Of
health. Such analogies as this may be
found in nearly every direction in
which the physical laws Of plant Or
animal growth are explored, and they
offer both inducement and reward in
their pleasing results to the study by
farmers, young and old, Of the science
and principles upon which their art is
founded. -Nes0 York Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

condition without break. yielding :
continued liberal supply Of milk Al
rash changes in feed and in treatment
should be avoided. and. above al. do
not intermit the kindness in the least.
without which mich COW win never
do her best. There Is nothing new il
all this, which makes It 50 much the
better. IS II has the experience Of the
most successful dairymen. yielding the
argest quantity Of the best milk and
an increased percentage Of butter from
il, beside benefiting the cows
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
A Great Risk.

The girl who marries before she has
had any experience in the management
of domestic affairs is to be pitied.
What can mothers be thinking of when
they permit their daughters to grow
up in complete idIeness? Yet 1t is not
an uncommon occurrence-it is one
that is taking place every day-for
young woman who has never ha0 any
responsibility whatever, whose duties
If she has had any worthy the name,
have been to sweep and dust few
rooms and to keep fresh flowers in the
vases. to marry and to leave home and
friends and to go with her husband to
new and strange place, where they
are to be looked upon as man and
woman. Without one familiar friend
upon whose counsels she may rely.
she starts out alone. Her mother's
heart saddens as she bids her child
goodbye, and possibly at that moment
she realizes what a helpless being she
is sending out into the world, without
the slightest preparation to do q wo-
mans hard wofk. But It IS too late
then for anything but regret. Mean
while the poor littlesWife commences a
new and bitter experieAce. At home
sac never bought even pair Of gloves
without advice; her judgAent is en-
tirely uncuItivated, or she has little
independence Of character. che mis-
taken idea which regulated eAlife as
daughter causes her much sukerino
as wife. She goes forward viii the
uncertain step Of a child. She Ia so
many new anxieties, she makes sch
grave mistakes il the things she BUYS,
Is easily made to think in the store
that she needs things which, when At
home. she does not even wish to have.
She is imposed upon continually. tits
shame for girls to be brought up like
this. and generally they are not to
blame; the mothers, who ought to
know better, must be held responsible
for this state Of things, and FOR the
poor. Incompetent wives they are pro
viding for young men from whom they
require much more than they are
giving.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Where time is moncy-At watch fac
tory.
4 table Of interest. The dinner
table.
A sweet thing in crockery-The sugar
bowl.
The tea that always tastes bitter to the
tyro-Adversity
Il is easier for woman to return .
kindness than copper. bottomed pre-
serve kettle Puck.
The man who does not believe In news
papers is the man who has failed 10 work
his little racket through their columns.
--Picagune.
A EewbnrQh woman has received
"a. 600 for q broken rib, and ANTAGONISTS
estimate that at this rate her bones are
worth 1915, 900.
We live to-day,
We die tomorrow;
We're out of cash.
9Vehave to borrow
-Merchant TraUsIer.
Brutal husbands appear to be having
their day. A fashion Journal says that
now worn by many ladies. Is" Courier
yourual.
"There is nothing impossible for de-
termined spirit, says philosophers.
Evidently that philosopher never tried
30 reach up behind his shoulder to get
hold of broken suspender.
A gentleman in Detroit has frequently
had his ear photographed. There arc
several gentlemen in this city who do not
need this means Of making that feature
prominent. -Nep York Graphic.
The woods are gaunt, the fields are brown,
And sorrow ills our cup,
For as the mercury goes down,
The price Of coal goes up
Boston Courier
A cynical old bachelor, wh5 firmly be-
lieves that all women have something to
say on all subjects. recently asked = fe-
malc friend, well, madam what do
you hold on this question of female suf-
frage9" To him the lady responded
calmly, "Sir, hold my tongue. "-Bal-
timogv Herald.
HI LOVES HER
Within my room / idly sit
Nor mind the dreadful racket
Upon the street my pipes unlit.
The picture On the
Attracts my gaze, and its 50 faig
II disslpa1es my cholers
Fen IS look. although swesr,
She's cost me many q S
YES she comes high, but she's divine,
I'll have 20 grin and bear IL;
NY love Tor her is snper6ne
As gold &C twenty
Enough for two girIs. nc squirt,
shen eat but Al not nag her,
Rather than that sweet creature hurt
Sl Paul Dam.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

SteiOed Potatoes. Pare and cut into
lengthwise strips. cover with boiling
water. and stew twenty minutes. Turn
off nearly all the water, put in q cup
full cold milk with salt.
Fruit CGke.-One cup of moIasses,
one cup of brown sugar, one cup of
shortening, two eggs. two teaspoonfuls
of soda, three cups Of -four. two cups
of dried apples before being soaked.
Beat and stir in one egg and aud raj
sins and spices to suit. Soak the APP
pies over night. In the morning put
in mOlasses and sugar. boiling down
quite thick.
Cnlt"s Head OF Mock Turtle Soup
Put on TO boil in large POI, with
plenty of water, good-sized Calls
head, after having first removed the
brains. When the meat is found to be
quite soft take out the head and stand
aside to cool Then cut off the meat,
very fine, strain the water in which
the head was boiled; put into it the cut
meat. ground allspice and cloves, tied
in small linen bag; sufficient flour
Drowned in butter to thicken, and pep
per and salt to taste Fry the Calls
brains very brown in butter and add
them.
Arr0sOrOot Pudding. -One pint Of
milk, two tablespoonfuls of arrowroot,
two eggs, half cup of sugar, half tea
spoonful each of cinnamon and nut
meg; boil the milk and stir in the ar
rowroot. which has been dissolved in
little water; take from the fire. add the
other ingredients and bake in an earth
enware dish In a quick oven.
Molasses Cookies cup molas-
ses, One-haIf cup sugar. one-haIf cup
melted butter, one-half cup hot water.
one and one-half teaspoOnfuls soda,
one teaspoonful ginger. Mix soft and
bake in hot oven.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13
THE RULE OF The ooLDEr AGE


There's sountl In the anyiIs ringing
Like the prayer Of soul distressed;
There's voice in the spindle singing
Like the sigh Of human breast;
There's sob IN the miII-wheers humming,
There's knell In the hammers drumming,
Let me sing Of the good time coming
With It's justice 20 make man blesk
Why ringeth the anvil Of sorrowl
Why singeth the spindle Of paint
And why does the hammer borrow
From weary souls It's refrainl
There's an answer III hearts that are blseding,
And ever on false hopes Feeding
In lips that are ever pleading
And asking for justice In vain.
Shall we see the tyrants stumbling
Der the ruin Of lives they have wrought
Shall the s0sptr@ and thrones be cruanbling
Meath the blow Of . conquering thoughts
Shall we see the storm-cloud rifted,
And the drcnos from the toilers sifteds
And the ransomed race uplifted
To place that it long has soughtl
We shall see 1t on some bright morning
Whom the shackles shall break and fell,
For the day Of tho Right is dawning,
And its sunrise Is over all;
The dawn Of the day h breaking,
And hearts that have long been aching
From their dream Of the ages waIxiEg
Need 40 longer their wrongs recall
Il we are true 10 our mission holy,
Il we are true TO our heritage,
There will be no high and no lowIy
In the rule Of the Golden Age,
When the ballot shall smite the sabre
And equal make neighbOr to neighhor.
And Justice vouchsafed to labor
Be written On history's page.
Caleb Dune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

G&&NDA&Wm @8 W08W EEG8GEW&Ks
To the line upon line Of practical
tests long Continued with petroleum
for shingles, latticowork, the timber
parts Of tools and machinery, in short,
all wood exposed to weather. Rural
NesO Yorker correspondent adds this
confirmation strong:
Fresh, light petroleum, IL applied
warm, win penetrate-if the wood is
dry-almost as readily as water, and
once thoroughly saturated, it is there
TO stay water will not wash 1t out. /
have been for years producer of
crude petroleum. and have yet to find
board or piece of timber connected,
or otherwise, with the works, that had
been once saturated, which is not
sound where the oil touched 1t, while
frequently parts not oiled have decay
ed rapidly. I have just finished taking
down, and making over into smaller
ones. wooden storage tank. This
was FIRST built over Is years ago, and
left exposed to all kinds Of weather.
We did not find one rotten spot in 1t;
everything was sound. have known
oil barrels, and also small tanks, to be
covered over with thin layer Of earth
and remain so, in one case for over
"A years. and come out sound"
He especially states that saturated
with this moisture-repellant from
natures own marvellous laboratory,
stills of barns and similar buildings will
outlast any other part Of the frame;
and he remarks that after the first two
or three days the application does not
expose wood to any increased risk from
Ore.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

5crupulous fairness in estima.ll J
doings and character of Others I 4. I
very common characteristic, ana =
who builds much Of his happines:
recognition Of his personal merll' -
to be rather a melanchon IA IA
II IL better upon the whole, TO 81 4,
1 little philosophical indifference
ne world may say: and the mOl.
chn DO this. the more fairly, -
will he be appraised
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

Erect OF Manure Upon the sou.
While the soil possesses in itself
certain power or capability of pro
duction which may be indefinitely
drawn upon for the growth Of crops,
yet this product is neither satisfactory
nor profitable to the farmer. The
farmer works for subsistence and
profit. and requires to gather from his
fields the utmost yield which he can
force from them. To reach this desir-
able end he Is Obliged to add TO the
soil certain waste matters which he
can procure OF certain substances
which he can purchase. which win
supply TO It those ingredients Of the
crops which these draw from Il, and
By thus adding 70 the resources Of the
soil to increase the yield from it. But
this addition Of manures to che soil
has another useful effect. viz, that Of
exercising chemical action upon the
soil itself and llberating from it q por-
ton Of is mineral elements 81 fertility,
mainly consisting Of potash and phos-
phoric acid. This s certainly the most
important effect of the application Of
manure. and accounts for che fact that
The crop = benefited more largely By !
certain quantity 81 manure than could
have been expected from the manure
ITSELF. This elIsct = caused " the
liberation q carbonic and other acids
durI0g che decomposition of Tie ma
nuEs which exeEts chemical influence
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

Winter Treatment OF MaIch Cows.
The aim in the treatment of mich
cows in winter, should be to continue
the conditions of summer as nearly as
possible. This requires comfortable
quarters. not only against the inclem-
ency Of the weather, but in all else
that relates to the well-being of the
cow-such as warm stables, but rot
too warm; ventilation, to control tenn
perature and admit fresh air, but not
directly on the animals; floor well lit
tered with fine vegetable material, to
absorb fluids and oaors, aided by
plaster. thus securingia clean, dry, soft
bed to lie and stand on; carding !;
plenty of good water, conveniently
obtained; occasional outdoor airing
and exercise, without rash exposure
to cold and wet getting as much sun
light as possible and avoiding great
changes Of temperature; kind treat
ment, making the cow feel at home.
Give food to meet her requirements;
il in calf. let the heterogeneous element
be well represented, and let the feed
be largely of q succuIent character, to
keep in line with che summer diet,
such as roots or ensilage, with early
cut clover. well cured. Feed early
and late. and a few times during the
day. keeping the cow mostly employed
with slight feeds between the two
principle rations, the night serving For
rest. Begin the winter feed early in
order to avoid exposure to Indictment
weather. and to realize q late fall and
early winter harvest OF butter. for
whizh superior priceis obtained. It
is akreat fault with many farmers
to &Ilow their COWS the range Of
tt farm, thus getting more exercise
In is good for i mich COW. tramp
ling the fields and making muddy
paths. while the frost.birten food that
thsy pick Is Of reduced benefit. and
leaves the fields bare and exposed q
the wintess severity. It's an error ID
suppose that late grass frost-bitten
aid bleached. Is Or more value IS feed
tlnG1 Cor protection and plant-food.
Leaving the grass unfed = u effect
green manuring without TIE expense
q turning i under 81 thus favorlne
our fields. We at tie same tins favor
ouz COWS $50 ~ putting them up
early requires attention. but pays veil.
s. now So time ean - vel afforded.
end Isl coHs 49, continued IL GOOD
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

4 dry dock lately built Of y
Newfoundland. il 600 feet IN 80
/ f. feet ia width, its water O..
Jig twenty-five feet. It's cost -
Z IS the largest struc.u''
50 ~ thia side If the Alan''e
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-13

The buffalo bones which are being
gathered from TIE Western plains t.
work up Into phosphakss ace worth
more PEI hundred :. tho factories shs
wheat.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-27

SARATOGA Aug. y The first race here,
Wedne day, q mile. was won hy Conkling,
Cleaner second, Meteor third time, lis.
Second race, u miles; Vindex won, Lady
of the Lake second, Leroy third; time,
2:o4A. Third race. q mile; Carrie Stewart
won, Radda second, Beechenbrook third;
5ime, l:l9 Fourth race, mile; Charley
Mark won Easter second, Nora NJ. third;
time, 1;471& Fifth race, over five hurdles,
"a miles; Thady won, Worth second,
Beechmoor third; time, 2:2S
BRIGHTON BEACH, Aug Wednesday,
winning horses were as follows:
First race, mile; bonanza first, Tecum
sch second, Halidon third time, l:494.
Second race, q mile; Miss Baldwin first
Harry Morris second, Hot-Box third; time
l:lq&4
Third race, Il mile; Valley Forge first
Cardinal McCloskey second, Montauk third
time, l:39&4
Fourth race, ~ miles; Miss Brewster
first, Woodflower second, Torpedo third
| time, 200.
Fifth race, q mile; Saluda first, Flor
| ence Fonsa second, Climax third; time
| 1:I9A.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-27
Railway Strike News.

NEW YoRK. Aug. ~ The general execu-
i've board of the Knights Of Labor, consist
ng of exMayor PowderIy, of Scranton,
general master workman; Frederick Turner,
If PhilaIelphia, secretary, and three others
who arrived in New York Tus s$day came here
or the pupose of having a conference with
law Gould and others in relation to the
roubles on the Waba b. st. Louis & Pa
,ifc railroad, and settling them if possible.
The executive board claim that the agree
ment entered into last April when the great
strike terminated, between the employees OF
the road AMI General Manager A. A. Tai
mage has been violated
CHICAGO, Aug. 27. The officials of the
Waba~h state that the exaggerated reports
regarding strike on their road is seriously
in iuring their business IS They say that they
are not embarrassed in the least by the
strike of the Knights of Labor, as but very
few of their men belong to that organi2a-