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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-17

Now in stock and ready for sale: Mems, Ladies,
Boys and small Children's Summer Underwear.
shown in Egyptian Yarns, Gauze, Balbriggan,
Gossamer, Lislc Thread aud Light weight Meri.
no. Prices, 15c to $1.5O.
Summer Corscts-Wc have met with decided
success in Offering this popular article of wear tol
ladies. This Corset is made eide elastic over the
hips and shaped in exact imitation of cclcbra ed
French Corset Price, soc.
Mems and Boy Pantaloon Drawers, cut to suit
the style Of pants now worn. Price. SOC.
Summer Hosiery-To meet the increasi de-
mand for light weight Hosiery for warm weather,
we have laid in en- unusually largo assortment in
Balbriggan plain colors and fancy stripes. Prices
1Oc to $3.50.
Blue Grey and Crcam.!accd Shirts Shoulder
Shawls, Silk and Lisle Thread Gloves, Bustlcs.
Ncckwear, Collars and Cuffs, C.
Mems and Boys Laundried and Unaundried
Shirts-Wc are agent for the Eighmie Patent
Bosom and Quaker City Shirt Co They
questionably the best fitting Shirts made.
jc11 C. NJ. ADAMS, 80 King st.
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Bv Green & Wise, Auct1oneers.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF .ae Circuit Court
- of Prince William county, rendered at the
May term 1885 in the chancery cause of Robert
son VS.. Troth, the undersigned special commits
sioners will on MONDAY, the 2Sth day of Sep
tember, 1885 at u o'clock m. in 'front.' of tho
Market Building, ON Rcya! street, in the city of
Alexandria, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, lying
near the village of Accotnk, in Fairfax county, it
being part of the Mount Air tract, an. contain
ing 146 ACRES, upon the following terms. To wit:
10 per cent. in cash, and the residue in three
equal annual nstalmentS The purchaser 10 give
bond and security for the deferred payments,
bearing interest from day of sale, and the title To
be withheld as further security until the whole
of the purchase money is paid.
s. F. BEACH,
R. W. MOORE, Comu'rs.
E. E. MEREDITH
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CoAL! GOAT,
~ wal!
We invite tho attention Of dealers and con.
sumers to our large stock of CAREFULLY PRE-
PARED COAL of the following varieties:
LYKEN'S VALLEY,
LORBERRY and
sHAMOKIN RED ASH.
WHITE ASH (free burning and hardy Of steam
er broken, egg stovo and and nut sizes.
Also GEORGES CREEK, CUMBERLAND ana
KANAWHA SPLINT, from West Va.
Making Coal speciality we aim to keep only
the HIGHEST GRADES, and having two large
storage Yards, each variety is kept separate, and
is especially prepared for family use.
Yards foored, and all Coal sent out WELL
Dealers. families, public institutions and man.
ufactories supplied at lowest market rates-per
ton OF 224O lbs. ]. r. ZIMMERMAN,
Successor to T. ]. Mehafey & Co..
my7 Wharf and Yards foot of Queen st
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

Tho COUNTRY RESIDENCE of the late .Tclcr-
son Tacey, on Shutters Hill. Possession given
November 1st For terms &c. apply to Mrs.
TACEY, No. II N. Royal street. scp1
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AUCTION SALES.
By e, T. Luoas. AnctJ,neor

VALUABLE RE-CARpETs ppn
kOOM SETS, MARBLE.TOP PARLOR FIR.
NIIuRE, CHINA WARE, COOKING IyTEN.
SlLS, &c-AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON MON
DAY MORNING, September Dist, 1885, com.
Alexandria, Va. '''
Terms: Cash. Persons wishing to examine
the furniture before the day of sale will call ON
&. 7. Lucas, at City Hotel
sep16-4t R. T. LUCAS. Auctioneer.
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AIRzaulria Gazette.
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR sNOWDEN,
At the Gazette Building, Nos. 20 & 70 Prince st

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second-cass matter.l
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS. 80.

DRUGS, CHEMICALS. &c.
EDw'D. 8. LEADBEATER. TEos. LsApssAgaE
o. S. LEADBEATER & BRO.
Il. Nos. and s. Fsirfaz ST.
Established 1892,
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES, CHEMICALS
PAINTS, OILS, PROPRIETARY MED1-
CINES, GARDEN SEEDS, SPICES,
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET GOODS, &c.
Proprietors of Anodyne Pectoral, Lubricating G
Liniment, Essence Jamaica Ginger end Cough
Syrup; and Agents foI Ayers Medicines, Ready
mixed and Tinted Gloss Paints &c
Every effort will be made to maintain the high
reputation of our old establishment. my3
A A. WAKEFIELD,
N. Successor to Janncy C Co..
DEALER IN
DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, GARDEN SEED,
WINDOW GLASS SPICES.
Acids, Dye Stufs and Druggists Sundries. .
Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded
Orders and Inquiries from the country promptly
attended to.
NEW BUILDING,
sep1 No. 1872 King street.
SUMMERS & ALLEN
DRUGGISTS.
NJ W. corner King and Pitt streets.
DEALERS IN DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY,
BRUSHES, &C., &c.
BOTTLERS OF SODA WATER, SARSAPARILLA
AND GINGER ALE.
Prescriptions carefully compounded oct23
SAMUEL Il. 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
yET F. CREIGHTON & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS CHEMICALS, PAINTS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STuFFS,
GARDEN SEEDS. &C., &c.
Corner King and Royal streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders will receive prompt attention.
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EOHN D. FL. LUNT,
Y STABLER & CO.,
NTARFIELD s HALL,
D Z q q 4 > 7 3
Corner Prince and Fairfax street.

Corner Prince and Fairfax s5reeE,
Prescriptions speciality: English: French
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farina Cologne Magnolia, Hcdycsmia, Geranium
and Florida Water; Genuine Lubin's Extracts
Sponges Hair Brushes and Combs best English
Tooth Brushes; full assortment of Patent Medi-
cines, Coxes Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa-
rine; Spices of all kinds, and select stock of all
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
A Dog Tanning the Baby.

Dog stories are always in order, pro-
vided they are true. \ gentleman in one
of the suburban wards owned a fine
specimen of the spaniel breed, which is
very fond of children, and when any little
ones visit his masters house constitutes
himself their companion, Playmate and
guardian. A few days ago lady with
an infant visited the gentleman, and in
the course of the day the child WAS laid
on pillow on the floor to amuse itself
for time. The dog took his place near
the little one, as usual. The day was
hot and the flies bad, and they made the
baby the target of frequent attacks.
This rendered her restless. Doggie
watched her for few minutes, and then,
walking close up, with his nose or paw
drove away every fly as soon as it lit on
the baby's face, and did it 81 gently, too,
as not to disturb her in the least. The
dogs actions attracted the attention of
the mother and others, who were filled
with establishment at his thoughtful
kindness. This story has the merit of
truth. -Piusbuyg Chronicle.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
Meeting of Grant and His Wife.

General Longstreet now of Gaines
vile, Ga, gossips thus for the benefit
of the Globe DemoTdt: "Whcn lieu
tenant Grants distinguishing trait was
his simple performance Of duty, without
show of authority or offensive manner,
and his scrupulous regard for the feelings
of others. SO perfect was his sense of
honor that, in the numerous cabals
which were often formed his name was
never mentioned, for he never did any
thing which could be made a subject of
criticism or rcproach. Grant contided
in men, perhaps, more than any other
officer in the barracks. On one occasion
meeting Grant coming out of the bar
racks, said to HIM
" Grant, l wish you would come
with me on visit to a kinsman.'
"IIe readily assented. When we
reached the mansion of my kinsman, we
were heartily received, and the family
were introduced one by one as they re-
turned from their daily duties. At last
the musical voice of a young woman
was heard in the hall, and an instant
later this lady was in the room.
Miss Julia Dent, said |, as took
my pretty kinswoman's hand, and she
blushed deeply rs she bowed.
Lieutenant Grant"
After that day Miss Julia Dent was
one of the most frequent dancers at our
military balls. 1t is only few months
ago that Mrs. Grant recalled to me a
story of that period, showing how they
used to tease her about the young lieu
tenant. On one occasion she went to
one of the balls, under the escort of some
other officer, when it was noticed Lieu
tenant Grant was absent Lieutenant
IIosiins, with a most doleful expression
on his face, went up to her and asked:
4" Miss Julia where is that little man
with the large epaulettesF
This caused smile at the expense of
the young lady, but she chung to her
Young lieutenant, and in 1S4S they were
married. had been married six months
at the time myself, and, as the one who
had originally introduced the couple,
was an honorcd guest upon that occa-
sion -
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

What is my opinion of fast young
menu. 1t isn't as good as it might be,
and still it is better than the subject
merits. | sat at my window the other
day. and | noticed four or five "bloods"
standing in front of n saloon from which
they had Just emerged wiping their lips.
| knew they were all society men, and
presently ] saw a pretty young lady of
their "sct" coming down the street
toward them. Now, thought !, if that
girl had the proper nerve she would pass
those fellows by as she would any other
SCI of loafcrs whose character was as
good as theirs, but whose social position
by accident of birth was less elevated
l wagered with myself that she would
not do it; and | won the wager. She
spoke to them as swcetly and as womanly
as if every man in the lot was as pure and
as good as she was. If they had been
women, instead of men, and she had
known them, how quickly she would
have cut them from the list of her ac-
quaintances, and how haughtily she
would have snubbed them! These fast
young men spend an evening in a gam
bling den, associate with disreputGble
men, swear like mad teamster, and so
on down long list of fashionable eccen-
tricities, ana yet they have the gall to
apply for places of trust in the confidence
and respect of decent women and men,
and the startling part of it is, they arc
accepted as fit associates for mothers,
daughters, sons, husbands, fathers. They
may say Ithey are not bad at heart, but
are merely Sowing their wild oats. .
Conceded; but in the name of all that is
good and respectable, why are they not
excluded from homes until the so-called
necessary wild OATS period is past
"Wild OATS is very contagious kind OF
a vegetable, and the seed must be spread
broadcast to grow up into a crop OF
ruined homes, dishonored lives, and dc
struCtiOn Merchant Jrdrsler.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

The effect of the poison of the cobra
de capsllo have been studied by Herr
Oneida. The poison was obtained in
India by causing the snakes to bite into
snails or mussels wrapped in gutta- percha
and filled with water. The watery solu-
ton thus obtained was reduced by evap-
Grafton. The poison belongs to the class
of proportions. Different vertebrateS
susceptible to the poison died when the
dose of the poison amounted to three ing
per ki,ogrammc animal. The time when
death followed a full dose of the poison
was very various. Rabbits died after
half an hour, pckerels after an hour,
frogs later, then cats, and lastly pigeons.
Strong doses FASTENED death. Dilutions
and the introduction of artificial respra-
ton delayed death. The poison affected
the nerves, especially the central nervous
system, and had hardly any affect on the
heart. Nature.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
III0UT us a man or woman, if you

III0W us a man or woman, if you
UllUW can, afflicted with tOothache,
earache, headache, backache, any ache
that has sought relief in DR.. Thomas
Eclectrio Oil to no advantage, and in re-
turn we will refer you to thousands
similarly affected whom this medicine
has restored and cured completely.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

The white ant, or termite, is with good
reason dreaded by the inhabitants of
countries where they abound, for there
is no way of protecting houses or furni-
ture from them, and they can reduce the
most solid wood to such a condition
that it will crumble beneath the pressure
of ones hand.
These insects, as we learn from the
celebrated traveller, Mrs. Lee swarm on
the west coast of Africa from Sierra
Leone to the neighborhood of the cape
of Good Hope, just as in some parts of
this contincnt-British Honduras and
Yucatan, for instancc-that arc in about
the same latitude as Sierra Leone.
The most destructive species of termite
live on trees, where they build immense
spcrical- shaped nests among the large
| branches. The natives (of Iucatan) call
them kanaz, and cut them down to OBJ
tain the larvae to serve as food for their
domestic fowl, as they are greedy for
it, and it fattens them. The nests are
| formed of minute PARTICLES Of wood, held
together with gums and the sap of GER
tain plants. They are very porous, yet
exceedingly hard and water tight. Their
interior presents labyrinth of tunnels
crossing each other in every direction.
At II certain season of the year-a little
| before the heavy rains begin-the winged
males abandon voluntarily. or are forci-
| bly, elected from the nests. 1t is then
that they invade the habitations of man,
which they destroy by consuming the
wooden portions, from the foundation
to the top of the king posts. In the
colony of Belize it is next to impossible
to defend property from the wood
worms, as they are called. Edifices may
appear strong and substantial, while in
fact they are mere shells ready to crum
| bic at any minute; indeed, it is mys-
/ terry how they remain standing; for
though the paint on either side of the
wall may be smooth and strong, we can
easily thrust our fingers through tho
wall; in like manner a couch may APP
pear solid, but collapse beneath our
weight.
It is at night that the termitcs make
their appearance, tluttering around the
candles or lamps until they alight on the
table, where they lose forever the power
of volitation.
They come by thousands, covering the
table, that in a short time is thickly
SlIcNu WIFI IHCll WHY'S II Is d SlIduSe
and interesting sight to see them relieve
each other of their flying apparatus, fol-
which they will have no further use in
their occupation for penetrating the
wood, and boring in it deep tunnels il
which to dwell for the remainder OF
their days. AS soon as two alight or
the table, one volunteers to amputate
the useless limbs of his comradc, who in
turn performs on him the same operation
1t is done in a twinkling one insect put
ting its head under wing of the other
and Selling the limb near the joint witt
its nippers, the wing instantly falls upor
the table, and the other one almost i'm
mediatcly lies beside it. The patient
now unwingcd, does his surgeon thu
same service, and they both busy them
selves, Yin relieving hundreds of new
corners, each in turn performing tho
operation on others.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
WISE WORDS.

The right wcrd is always n power, and
communicates its deiinitcness TO our
action.
Good children are the hardest crop to
raise; it takes II kind home and two
steady heads.
Happiness is perfume That one can
not shed over another without few
drops falling on ones self.
In the man whose childhood has known
carcsses there is always fiber of mem
DRY that can be touched to gentle is
sues.
They who pass through foreign coun-
try to heir native home do not usually
give up themselves to the pleasures of
the place.
A contented mind heart sunshine
takes a glory out of gloom, and can turn
the most untoward events so that they
will prove a faithful spring Of unmeas-
ured joy.
Eat, digest read, remember; earn,
save; love, and be loved. If these four
rules be strictly followed health, intel
ligence, wealth and true happiness will
be the result.
Those, though in highest place, who
slight and disobige their friends, shall
infallibly come to know the value of
them, by having none when they shall
most need them.
There is no profession so forbidding,
no work so grabbed, that a man who
strives to extract the utmost happiness
from it may not Irvine about it roses of
fancy and hide the most of IFS thOrnS
Do not examine too infinitely the
actions of your friends, nor the motives
which actuated them. If they have acted
with a want OF delicacy, appear not to
understand it; or, what is more simple,
think that it was mistake on their
part.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
w ATCH
The Kidneys.

They are the most important
secretory organs. Into and through
the Kidneys flow the waste fluids Of
The body, containing poisonous mat
ter taken out Of the system. II the
Kidneys do not act properly This
matter is retained, the whole sys-
tenn becomes disordered and the
following symptoms will follow
Headache, weakness, pain in the
small Of back and Ioins, fIushes Of
heat, chiIls, with disordered stom.
ach and bowels. You can thor.
oughIy protect the Kidneys by BUR-
DOCK BLOOD BITTERS, and when
any Of these symptoms manifest
themselves you can quickly rid
yourself Of them by this best Of all
medicines for the Kidneys. BUR-
DOCK BLOOD BlTTERS are sold
everywhere at 81 per bottle, and one
bottle will prove their efficacy.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
How Sap Flows.

The sap of most plants Is taken from
the soil by the power Of causing osmosis,
which the roots possess This force is
known to be sufficient to raise
the fluid to height of over two hun
dred feet unaided, and give rise to what
is generally known as "root pressure. "
In the stem the fluid passes through the
vessels or ducts of the pitted cells OF
plants which, like the pine, have few
vessels. These are all minute tubes, in
which the sap is supported by capillary
attraction, so that root-pressure is gen
orally considered to be amply sufficient
to force the current to the top of the
highest tree. But its motion upward is
induced by the pumping action of the
leaves, from which large quantities of
water evaporatc.
The ducts and pitted cells through
which the stream flows are not cnt rely
filled with sap, but include bubbles of
gas with it. AS water is withdrawn
from the uppermost cells by evapor-
alton the air in them expands to occupy
the additional space, and so eXerts les;
pressure than the first. This allows
some of the water lower down to be
forced upward and into them by the
elasticity of the air bubbles in the
other cells, the adjustment going on
from above downward tendency
being to equalze the gas pressure
through the entire plant. While evap-
grafton continues this equilibrium is
never reached; when it stops the bal
apce may be affected, and the sap remain
quiet, supported by root pressure and
capillarity, unless some disturbing elc
mcnt is introduced.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

iIUkM you are bothered nearly to
I'M death with rheumatic twingos
or the pangs of neuralgia is no reason
why you should continue to suffer. EX-
pertinent with good medicine. Try
Thomas Electric Oil. Recollect it is
GUARANTEED by every druggist. Neu-
ra gia and rheumatism never stood
lefore it.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
Pecnlinrities of Pixies Peak.

The sensation at the Peak is Of being
in vacuum, says letter from Colorado
to the New Orleans Picayune. You look
at your neighbor and see him in an eth
crealized sort of way. You seem and he
seems to DC distinctly different from
yourself in less exalted regions. The
atmosphere is like a crystal and you are
the centre OF it. defy anybody to tell
a lie on top of Pixies Peak. l believe
the lonesome, solemn place, where for
all the world you can scarcely get air
enough to breathe, to be very palace OF
truth
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

A new bird has made its appearance
in Oregon with the head of pheasant
and the wing and tail feathers of a
grouse. A few years ago some Chinese
pheasants were let out and they undoubt-
edly inter bred with the native grouse.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25
At Amov China. the British cons,

At Annoy, China, the British consul
states the consumption of opium is
largely on the increase, as well as NOR
phia. This latter drug was first used by
foreign physicians as an antidote fol-
opium smoking, and the traffic in it has
so increased that there are shops in the
large cities where it is the only article
sold
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

A German scientist has drawn atten-
ton to the fact that the Su,lej, one of
the streams If British India, is probably
the swiftest large river in the world,
having a descent of $4,000 feet in 1870
miles, an average of about sixty seven
feet per mile.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

Rails. sleepers, tuning forks and
grindstones are now made of glass, the
low cost of hard glass castings, about
Sl.32 per hundred weight, being a
strong recommendation.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

. In six years it will be century since
old Philip Ginter stumbled over a liece
of anthracite coal. Last year 30, 900, 900
tons were mined in Pennsylvania.