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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-03

my1-u Alexandra, Va
JOHN LANNoN,
WHOLESALE
GROCER AND L1QoUE MERCHANT,
Corner Market street and Strand,
AlcSandrI, Virginia
AGENCY DUpONTS SPORTING MINING ant
BLASTING POWDER.
A full line o; celebrated pure old Whiskics.
Brantlics. Gin, Rum. &C., Massey & Cos. phla
aelphia and Ci.gectts Baltimore Ales, and Berg!
& Engci's Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agent for thc POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS
Orders promptly attended to and consignment.
solicited. myf-tf
J. c. n'IBcRS'
GROCER; TEA DEALEE
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. II North hoyal street. near Market space.
Alexandria, Va.
Orders snl consignments solicited; they will re.
ceyc carciuI and prompt attention. ap1S
". A. SHoor. G.s. FarSca.
w A. sMo0T & CO.,
COAL, SALT, PLASTER,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
GFr1cE-slnoots Wharf.
ap4 Special &tt"ntion paid to forwarding.
JAMES sAYNE. THos. II. EAYSE.
RAGNE & GRc.
GRoCERs, LIQUOR and COMMISSION MEN.
No. rs Cameron Street.
ALEXANDRIA. VA
Agents for ISAAC WENGER'S CELEBEATEl
FAMILY FLOUR
A fine assortment of Plain and Fancy FAM.
e ~,
hand. my26
8. d. FISHER. q. wM. FISHER.
FISHER & BRO"
Successors 20 Fisher, Ross & Co..
GROCERs, LIQUOR AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
No. rs Cameron street, Acxandra, Va
Special attention given to the sale of ceunti.
produce. poultry, &c lan2o-I
DHlLIP B. HOOE,
NO. .. PRINCE STREET,
GENERAL
COMMISSION AND SHIPPING MERCHASi
Dealer in all kinds Of
FERTILIZERS, SALT AND PLASTER.
Agent of the
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSUR.
ANCE COMPANY.
fch6-tf
w. A JOHNSON & CO..
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand tiIBSON'S XXX, xxx, EX&X,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISKIES; also BAKERS and
THOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they in vite the attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consignmcnts Of Flour, Grain and Country Fro
dncc solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns
Northeast corner Of Cameron and Royal street,
sep14 Alexandra, va.
THOMAS PERRY
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT
And Dealer in
FLOUR, FISH, SALT, and FERTILIZERS
Also Agents for
WATTS RICHMOND CAST and CHILLED
PLOWs,
feb19-tf ALEXANDRIA, VA.
LUMBER.
EsTA LISHED 1922.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-03

n,uE B ST ASSORTMENT OF ALL KINDS
os Trunks, Sstchels and Valises ever exhibited
in alexapd, ia We are now ready to show you
at prices lower than you can buy them anywhere
aIsa I6cc4l L KAUFMANN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-03

YNABLE and POCKET CUTLERY, Scissors,
Razors. childrens Sets of knife. Fork and
Spoon, in all qualities Spoons and Forks plated
on steel, new cheap article for eating houses at
So King street, corner Of Royal.
dec1T IT CREIGHTON & son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-03

yHOS CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRES
[ EN:S.-A new supply of Ladies and Misses
fne hand and machine made Shoes of ali deserip.
tions and widths, they come from the most faVor-
ahy known manu- facturers in the country, and for
prices we defy competition in th, city or Wash
ingtnn. ldec4 h. kAUfMANN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-03

DH1IIP B. HOOE,
NO. .. PRINCE STREET,
GENERAL
COMMISSION AND SHIPPING MERCHASi
Dealer in all kinds of
FERTILIZERS, SALT AND PLASTER.
Agent of the
LIVERPOOL Z LONDON & GLOBE 1NSUR.
ANCE COMPANY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-03

AIeSandfl: virginia.
AGENCY DUPONTS SPORTING. MINING anG
BLASTING POWDER.
A full line o; celebrated pure old Whiskics.
Bran'lics, Gin, Rum. &C., Massey & Cos phila.
aelphia and Ci.geGtt's Baltimore Ales, and Bcrg2!
& Engei's Lager Beer, in casks or bottles.
Agent for thr POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERS.
Orders promptly attended to and assignment.
solicited myf-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15
The GALLEY SLAVES. The gang of galley

The GALLEY SLAVES. The gang of galley
slaves was seated in close order on benches
covered with close sacking rudely stuffed, over
which were thrown bullocks' hides. Five
or six of them occupied bench 10 or IL feet
long. To foUtboard beneath, each man was
attached by chain ending in an iron band
riveted round one of his ankles The bench
es were so close together that as one row of
them pushed forward their oar, the arms and
oar of the row behind were projected over
their bending backs. The size and weight
of the oar were so great that, except at the
end where 1t was tapered to manageable
size, it was necessary to work it by handles
fixed on the side. = = The slaves were
overlooked by the boatswain. His place was
on the gangway, close to the sternmost oars,
where he was at all times within hearing of
the orders of the captain. Along the gang
way, at regular intervals, his mate and the
driver were posted, so that the conduct of
each slave was under inspection. The oars
were put in motion or stopped by the sound
of a silver whistle worn by the boatswain,
who, with his mates, was armed with heavy
whip of bulls sinew to stimulate the eXertions
of the slaves When it was necessary to
continue the labor for many hours without re-
spite, they would administer, in addition to
the lash, morsels of bread stepped in wine,
which they put in the mouths of the men as
they rowed If in spite of these precautions,
slave sank from fatigue, he was whipped I'M
til it was evident that no further work was to
be obtained from him, then thrown either into
the hold, where among bilge water and filth
he had chance OF recovering his conscious
ness, or if his case appeared desperate, into
the sea. Sir William Stirling MdriOcH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15
Nasare's Riddles.


Chickens, two minutes after they have left
the egg, will follow with their eyes the move
ments of crawling insects and peck at them,
judging distance and direction with almost
infallibe accuracy They will instinctivey
appreciate sounds, readily running toward an
invisible hen hidden in box when they hear
her "call." Some young birds also have an
innate, instructive horror of the sight of a
hawk and of the sound of its voice. Swal-
lows, titmicc, tomtits, and wrens, after hay
ing been confined from birth, are capable of
flying successfully at once when liberated on
their wings having attained the necessary
growth to render flight possible. The Duke
of Argyll relates some very interesting par
ticulars about the instincts of birds, especial
ly of the water ousel, the merganser, and the
wild duck Even as to the class of beasts
find recorded: Give young pole-cats were
found comfortably imbedded in dry, withered
grass, and in a side hole, of proper dimensions
for such larder, were 40 frogs and tOads,
all alive, but merely capable of sprawling a
little On examination the whole number,
toads and all, proved to have been purposely
and dexterously bitten through the brain y
Evidently the parent polecat had thus provid-
ed the young with food which could be kept
perfectly fresh, because alive, and yet was
rendered quite unable to escape This singu-
lar instinct is like others which are yet more
fully developed among insects-a class of ami
mails the instincts of which are so numerous,
wonderful, and notorious that ii will be,
probably, enough to refer to one or two eX-
amples The female carpenter bee, in order
to protect her eggs, eXcavates, in some piece
of wood, series Of chambers, in special order
with view TO peculiar mode of exit for
her young but the young mother can have
no conscious knowledge of the series Of ac-
tons subsequently TO ensue The female Of
the wasp, SphCr, affords another well-known,
but very remarkable, example of a complex
instinct closely related to that already men
toned in the case Of the pOlecat. The fe-
male wasp has to provide fresh, living animal
food for her progeny, which, when 1t quits
its egg, quits it in the form of an almost help
less grub, utterly unable to catch, retain, OF
kill an active, struggling prey. Accordingly
the mother insect has not only to provide
and place beside her eggs suitable living prey,
but so to treat ii that it may be a helpless,
unresisting victim That victim may be a
mere caterpillar, or it may be great, power
full grasshopper, or even that most fierce, ac-
tive, rapacous of insect tyrants, fell and
venomous spider. Whichever it may be, the
wasp adrotly stings it at the spot which in
duces or in the several spots which induce,
complete paralysis as to motion, let us hope az
10 sensation also. This done, the wasp entombs
the helpless being with its own egg, and
leaves it for the support of the future grub.
-FOrtnightiy ReUieiU.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

A TERRIBLE ENGINE OF WAR-The ord
nance board of the United States army has
recommended the construction of a monster
war balloon for the use of the government,
and Gen. Russell Thayer of Boston, the in
ventor, has received instructions to begin the
work. The board recommends that balloon
of seven tons ascending force be constructed
and that trials be made with it. 1t will cost
nearly $4,000 1t will be the largest balloon
ever constructed, with diameter of go feet
and length of 1870 feet. The "Dirigible
war balloon" as it is called, is a cigar-shaped
machine, pointed at both ends and, unlike
ordinary balloons, sails through the air longi-
tudinaly. 1t is about three times as long as
it is wide. A working model constructed
recently showed that the balloon would be
of great value for war purposes. The balloon
is said to be the most destructive implement
of war known to modern science. General
Thayer claims that he can lay city in ashes
with it in night. Tons of dynamite per
cussion bombs may be carried into the clouds
and dropped while the balloon sails over a
camp or fertilization or fleet of ships.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

They were said to have been constructed
for the delectation of Median Princess, who
disked the flat monotony of the Babylonian
plain, and longed for something to remind
her of the irregularities of nature in her own
country. We gather that the structure was
a square, 400 feet each way, elevated to the
height of at least $50 feet and consisting of
several tiers of arches superimposed one upon
another The building was divided into as
many stories as there were tiers of arches the
number of these being uncertain, and was
supported by internal walls of great thickness.
In these stories were many palatial apartments
where visitors rested on their way to the up
per terrace and in the uppermost story was
a room having hydraulic machinery, where
by water was raised from the Euphrates to
the garden itself This was superimpOsed
on the uppermost tier of arches and was flat
surface composed of four layers first, one of
reeds mixed with bitumen next one of brick
work; then one of lead, and finally athick layer
of earth, affording ample depth for the roots of
the largest trees. The garden was planted
with trees and shrubs of various kinds, and
possibly with flowers, though they are not
mentioned. A spacious pleasure-ground was
thus made as an adjunct to the palace, where
royalty was secured from observation and
where the delights of spreading foliage, flash
ing fountains, gay fower-beds and secluded
walks could be obtained at the cost of mount
ing staircase somewhat longer than those
of our great hotels.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

DRAWING DRAFTS ON THE FUTURE.-A man
in China endowed with much forethought can
make some provision for his own future COM
fort. The priests have considerably organ
lied bank for the spirit world. To this the
provident may remit large sums during their
lifetime, and can draw on the bank as soon
as they reach the dark country. The priests
periodically announce their intention of re-
hitting money on a certain day, and invite all
who have any to deposit to bring it. All who
feel doubtful Of the generosity of their next
heirs accordingly come and buy as much as
they can afford of the tinfoil paper money
which is current among the spirits. 1t is an
excellent investment, as for handful of brass
cash, altogether worth about one penny, they
will receive sycee, /. G., the boat-shaped
blocks of silvery looking tinfoil, bearing
spiritual value of about $50. Paper houses,
furniture, and clothes may in like manner be
purchased and stored beforehand in the happy
security that neither moth nor rust shall cor
rupt them, neither shall thieves break through
and steal. When the depositor (probably
poor coolie or an aged beggar) has invested
his little savings in this precious rubbish in
the ecclesiastical bazaar he delivers it to the
priest, together with a sum of real money as
commission. For this the priest gives writ
ten receipt. All TINS DIN Is thrown INTO
large boat. 1t is a framework OF reeds with
bamboo mast, and its sails and planking are
of paper. When all the depositors have made
their payments, the priests walk several times
round the boat, chanting some incarnation,
then simultaneously set fire to both ends, and
the paper fabric vanishes in flash of flame
The priests bid the depositors keep their
certificates with all care, and give them to
some trustworthy person to burn after their
disease, whereupon the said certificates will
reach them safely in the dark world, and they
can draw their money as required. All this
seems to be implicitly believed by whole
great nation, who in all other respects are
probably the most astute business race in the
whole world. Such is the strange power of
grovelling superstition The British
Quarterly ReUieU
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

The HILLS OF KAMCHATKA are covered
with forests of fir, larch, cedar, etc, wherein
are found numerous wild animals, such as the
fur sable, otter foxes of all colors, and the
bear, which latter, on account of the great
supply of food, attacks neither man nor the
domestic animals. 1t is curious to note that
the squirrel which is universal in Siberia, is
not found here at all. Swans, wild ducks,
ETC., are found in great quantities in the lakes
and marshes in the interior, and their eggs,
as well as the birds themselves, are taken in
great numbers by the people. The fish, which
throng the rivers in enormous numbers in the
summer form the principal food of the ma
tives. For the most part they are salmon
(Salmo SOLAR and are dried and stored up for
the winter, but owing to the scarcity and
dearness of the salt the fish frequently become
rotten, and the people suffer great privation.
The rigOr Of winter is much softened by warm
ocean currents, which create those thick con-
tinuous fogs that render the coast so danger
Gus to navigation. The total population of
both sexes is put down at only $500 souls,
but owing to the total absence of agriculture,
and to the primitive methods adopted tor pre-
serving food for winter, these are frequently
in a state of semi-starvation. For all except
bare food they have to look abroad-clothes,
utensils, tea, tobacco, etc, and all these they
purchase by means of their fur sable, which
is unequaled in any other part of the world.
About 5000 of these skins are sold each year
at ID to 90 roubles each. At the beginning
of the present century cattle were introduced
from Irkutsk, and owing to the excellent grass
and water, would have thriven well, but on
account of the lack of industry or energy on
the part of the natives il was found impossi-
bic to lay in sufficient stores of fodder in win
ter. The question whether agriculture is
possible in the peninsula has never yet been
answered. Markets exist in the ports of east
ern Siberia, which are at present supplied
with such articles as salt, meat, butter, cloth,
and hides from San Francisco. The main
obstacle to agriculture is the excessively damp
and constant foggy climate. The sun seldom
shines, and does not, therefore, give enough
warmth for the growth of rye and wheat
The trade is almost wholly with California,
and as there is little or no money there it is
carried on by a system of exchange, the ma
tives offering their sable skins in return for
such goods as they require. Nature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

and the miser has lived on the interest of this
ever since. He made his own shoes and
clothes, and went on collecting for the store
room as before.
At last a day of reckoning arrived. In
spector Forristall of the board of health
brought it around. The hermit was warned
and warned, but his mind refused to grasp
the idea that his hermitage was a public
nuisance menace to the public health
and that he must clean up or clear out. At
o'clock yesterday afternoon the board of
health called upon him. Inspector Forristall
proceeded to vacate the premises under the
boards order and a warrant of the municipal
court. Fumigating Officer Gage was there,
with pals full of sulphur and squad of city
laborers In two hours the savings of Al
years found their way on to the sidewalk.
The residents of the street embraced the OPP
portunty TO get view of the contents of
that mysterious storeroom. They filled the
walks in the cemetery opposite, and the
street, too. As barrelful after barreful was
thrown from the window to the street, there
were cries oil alnaZemenJ ana pealS Oh laugl-
ter. The scene was ludicrous in the eX
IRENE. The old man murmured and NUT
tered, and requested and protested, but the
law took its course. Nobody could feel that
1t was a hardship but some believed that it
would kill him. Three great wagon loads of
stuff were carted to the city yards, to be fu-
migated there, and the old man himself was
taken care Of by Mr.. Buxton. The hermit
had even stored away great pile of wood,
some of which was wOrmeaten and rotten,
and must have been up there for many,
many years. He grabbed on to old umbrel-
las and shoes and hats, and declared they
must be saved, for they were valuable. But
everything was taken away from him, save
little red trunk Some of the on-lOokers
would have given all that trunk was worth to
know what il contained.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

tackled by mob called attention to the nee.
essity for strengthening its defenses. Compe-
tent authorities advised that an adjoining
church, rejoicing in the appropriate name of
st. hristopher-le-Stocks, was, in a military
sense source of danger, and accordingly an
act of parliament was passed to enable the
directors to purchase the church and its ap-
purtenances. The old churchyard, tastefully
laid out, now forms what is known as the
bank garden, the handsome courtroom"
or ''bank parlor" abutting on one Fits sides.
There is a magnificent lime tree, one Of the
largest in London, in the centre of the gar
den, and tradition states that under this tree
a former clerk of the bank, eight feet high,
lies buried. CHdDlbeTs' Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

INCREASE OF CANCER.-If the data of the
Registrar Generals reports are correct, cancer
is steadily increasing in England, and the rate
of increase is augmenting. DIR. Charles Moore
attempted to show, in book published in
1865, that cancer thrives with good living,
and that its increase was an accompaniment
of the improved economical condition and vi
tality of the British people. 1t abounds where
the conditions are ordinarily most favorable
to health, and more among the rich than
among the poor According to a French OBJ
server, about 10 per cent. of the wealthy class
es and per cent. of the poorer classes are af-
tiicted with cancer. The disease, according
to Dr. Crisp, also prevails among animals,
more frequently among flesh eaters than
among herb-eaters and among domesticated
than among wild animals 1t is not zymotic
or infectious, or conveyed in any way, nor is
it transmissible, though the predisposition to
it may be inherited but it begins dc nOVO in
each individual whom it attacks The only
efficient remedy for it is the surgical one, and
that should be applied at the earlier stages of
the disease while the affection is still local.
Popular Science Monthly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15
FOR THE YOUNG FOLK.


when Wy ships Come Home.
When my ships come home from sea,
oh, how happy shall be
And my little darlings, too
Lorimer and Bess aud Sue
They shall share aud share with me
when my ships come home from sea.
Lori shall have a silver hoop
Aud a whistle Of yellow gold,
And, every marble an agate,
More marbles than he can hold
Never boy 80 glad as he,
When my ships come home from sea.
And what shall Bessie hRye7
A comb Of mother-of-pearl;
A diamondrose to wear in her hair,
And never queen alive shall wear
Such robes ~ my sweet grill
Many kiss she'll give to me,
When my ships come home from sea
Susie shall have Paris doll
That winks with a knowing air,
And dishes Of real china,
And such love of a chairi
oh, how happy all will be,
When my ships come home from sea.
when will my ships come home from sea ?
As near ~ 1 remember,
when the rose OF June shall be blowing
In the cold winds of December;
Or when the snow Of December
Drifts on the buds OF June;
Al twelve O'Clock at midday,
Uader the light Of the moon:
Come 10 me then, wherever you be,
Be sure, II sleeping, to waken me,
For then my ships are coming from seal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15
M ALA RI A.
As an anti malarial medicine
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY'S
FAVORITE REMEDY

has won golden opinions No traveller should con
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this medicine II you are exposed to frequent
changes VI climate, food and water Fayorito Remedy
should always be within your reach. Il e1pels ma
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and mAlarial fever I'm the world. II Is especially Of
fered asa trustworthy specific for the Of Kidney
and Liver complaints, Const patton and all disorders
arising from impure state Of the blood To women
who suffer from any Of the ills peculiar their
favorte Remedy Is constantly proving itself an I'M
falling friend-a real blessing Address the proprie
tor, Dr. D. KENNEDY, RondOut N. Y. el bottle, for
O., by all druggists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15
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r. Fl. EDDY,

r. Fl. EDDY,
No. az state IS, opposite KiIby, Boston,
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TESTIMONIALS.
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EDMUND BURKR, late Commissioned Patents"
Boston, Oct 49, 1870.
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GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston. Jan. 1885.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-05-15

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