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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04
FOR SALE AND RENT
zoe SALE Or REsT,
The Triadelphia Mi|1S

BETTER KNOWN AS CLOUDS Mill
situated on tho Little River TURNPIKE about a.,
miles from Alexandria, Va This mill has an i'm.
proved Turbine Water Wheel and four rnn -,
ours which, with all other machinery, is com.
rafativcly new, the mill having been rcti1trd
from top to bottom few years ago.
:; Near inc mill is neat six-rc0m FRAME
-" ELLiMN, recently built, with sufficient sI$3
LAND ATTACHED FOR 4 GARDEN VII III
WIZ ho rented with the mill. The DAIRY intar.
est IN this section Of the country is considerable
anu steady aud energetic man can do a GOOD
business in grinding gris5 alone. For further in.
formation, terms. &c, address or call ON
,, JAMES F. CARLIN & SONS,
"s ~ Vol III Alexandria Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04

TIE QUEENS DIsPATCH.-The following
dispatch was received by cable yesterday
from Queen Victoria
"BalmorM, Sept. 3--To the President of
the United States: desire to express my
profoundtst sympathy with the sufferers by
the late earthquakes, and await with anx-
Jew fuller intelligence, which ! hope may
show the effects 10 have been less disastrous
than reported. The QUEEN"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04

dences that they have been scaloed y.
opinion prevails that they were scaj,s5
Indians years ago and became insane ~
have wandered in the woods ever s;a
Doctors propose TO perform an operation =.
the party in hopes of restoring their mins
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04

If Mr.. BAILEY Brown, of Accomar, the
Malone nominee for Congress in the lst dis
trict, shall not take any more trouble to Sc
cure his own election than he did to secure
that Of Mr.. Blaine and Col. Mayo two years
ago, when, though he was presidential
eector, he did not once cross the bay to
speak for either, Col. Croxton will be likely
to have walk over
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04
| Sc ACME SHOE POLISH.

VI IIauICS d!lu NtntIemen,
Does not crack tho leather, docs not rub off or
9n n VIC garments makes the only durable polish
"he polish only necessary (ordinarlvI for Iaa;o.
every Two or four woeks. Full directions will,
each bottle. For sale by WIN
hho GEO. McBURNEY e. SON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04
FOR SALE Or RENT.

Ell
Inc IWO-SIOR1 and ATTIC BRICK nWEI
!,..i HOUSE, situated on the N. W. rnrner ~
WI ard Royal streets, the residence Of thn
iatc Z. T. Smoot. 1t has a large back bpila;nn
"m lnodern improvements, stable aud LARGE Int
attac1cd. Possession given at once.
le'i : coCi G. &. SMOOT q SONS
s2h ;RENT-ROOMS in the third no1r Of the
4 naliding s. Z. corner King and Wasbinrtnn
streets. apply to DR.. VIM r. PURVIS. south
a.rlck ST., bet King and Prince. aug29 I'm
~ FOR RENT OF sALE-Tho NEW TWO
hl:t STORY BRICK HOUSE on the south side of
.lnce street between Patrick and Henry.
aug" u JOHN M. JOHNSON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04
s.sS's' DE- LETTERS

INC following is list Of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria postoilicc September i,
Persons calling for letters will pcase saw ihrv ar,
Advertised
Advertised letters, not called for within thirty
DAYS will be sent tn the dc,d Iott,r ,u;, 10y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04

days VIII be sent TO The dead letter ulIirn
Bal ,cngor, Mark jMcCartv. Cbsz
L bliss Moore, Henry B
-, MISS Jane Murphy, Miles
Early, John Parker Miss Roho,,
Fcnncll, Miss J Fits, Mis-, mi,
Fisher, Miss n Riddick. AIirn
Francis, Mrs Sarah Reed, Miss Carrie
Green 4 SABINE We
Griffin, Miss Belle A Scrnpps Miss lam;
Higgins. Miss kato solomon. Mrs
Jefferson Miss Isa smoot, Miss Jnnnio
y ~ 1chh A 5priggs, Miss J II
Koch, HRS F W Tuckrr Mic. Go,;,
Lucas. Nancy Whiting Mrs
Iumnkins, a Wood, Miss Annie
w. w. HERBERT, Z.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-04

E'oWLER'S IMPROVED Fly FANS, one OF the
l. "luxuries of the age" for sale by
JAS. T. CARLIN & SONS,
Jelo Alexandria, Va.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
French Economy.

A striking example OF the amazing
feats in the economical line so frequent
ly performed by Frenchmeu is afforded
by the fortune to which NJ. PHeritier,
the well-known genre painter, had just
succeed through the death Of his grand
uncle, the doyen Of the Inyalides, or
French military pensioners. who died
at Paris short time ago at the patri-
archal age OF ninety. This old soldier
served the first empire throughout the
terrible Russian campaign Of 1913, dur
Ing which he received wounds and FROST
bites that crippled him for life. Shortly
after his discharge from hospital, he
was admitted to the Hotel des Inva-
lides, and obtained small subordinate
appointment in the Ministry Of War.
carrying with 1t salary of about one
hundred dollars a year. OF this he
never spent penny, but laid 1t out in
such wares as he could dispose OF to his
fellow pensioners at a reasonable profit.
By industriously carrying on a petty
but lucrative retail trade on ready
money principles for sixty-eight con-
secutive years, and investing his gains
from time to time in good securities,
he contrived to amass the sum Of four
hundred and fifty thousand francs.
This be haI willed to his graad-nepbew.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
The "Hula-Hula" +"

The following sketch of the "hua-
hula" or national Hawaiian dance, Is
given by correspondent:
AT the end of the feast flnger.bowls
were again passed around, and at Sig
nal from the queen every one rose. The
invited guests followed the royal party
into the palace, from the veranda OF
which we could look back upon the
scene We had just quieted. Relays of
natives crowded about the tables in
procession and finished off the eatables.
All were quiet and orderly, and when
the tables had been cleared away the
hula-hula began. The missionaries OBJ
ject strongly to the hula, but, so far,
have been unable to prevent 1t. 1t is
an old native dance, and no festival,
whether of marriage. birth, death OF
other occasion, is complete without It.
First, four boys came out and stood ex-
pectAntly in a row. They wore white
jackets and trousers, lace around their
necks and waists, and short ballet
dancer pink skirts made of paper mus
lin. Two men standing behind them
sang, while they executed their steps
with much animation and great pre-
ciSlon. There Is not much melody In
the song; it is monotonous, and sharply
accentuated to keep the time. After
them came band of girls, who went
through the same steps, only more awk-
wardly.
Then, amid wild burst OF applause,
the ''Dandy" led forth two women, the
crack hula-dancers OF the kingdom.
Strengthening creatures they were,
with wild black hair twined about with
yellow lace, dark, swarthy, heelless
shoes, and fluffy feathers about their
ankles and wreaths of flowers about
their heads. The Dandy. who is their
trainer or dancing-master, looked as
though he had stepped off the boards
OF negro minstrel show. He Is good
looking fellow, very tall anu slender.
and on this occasion wore high
crowned, bell-shaped, yellow felt hat, a
glass in one eye, dark-green silk jacket
with gold buttons, gorgeous watch
chain, tight-fitting trousers OF striped
watered silk and toothpick shoes. The
ends of his collar stood up near
ly to his eyes, III regulation min
strel style. He came out, putting on
his most elegant look-at-me-and-die
airs, and played the jewsharp while the
women danced, They began by slowly
waving their arms about and undula-
ting their bodies keeping time to the
music, and then gradually worked
themselves UP into frenzy of wavings,
stampings and whirllngs. Several
times they would drop wreath, or
their back hair would come down, on
which occasions they would stop,
calmly put things to rights, and then
take up the frenzy just where they had
left off. 1t was wonderful to see, but
almost impossible to describe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
Waiting for the Train.

Gentle reader, did you ever notice
the man who is waiting for the train?
He walks into the depot, and after
wandering around and gazing at all
the timetables, he sits down with a
sigh and begins to read his paper; but
before he has had time to read an item
about a man being bitten to death by
New Jersey mosquitoes, he is on his
feet again. lie hurries up to the ticket
office and inquiries: SIS there tram
for New Haven at 11.30r"
'Yes, SIR"
Then he goes back to his seat again,
but suddenly he looks up again at the
clock, and huITies again to the ticket
office with the inquiry, SIS that clock
right?"
''Yes, SIR"
Thanks" Here he wanders out on
the platform and walks up and down a
few times, but the impulse is too strong
and he again approaches the pedler Of
tickets.
~ suppose the train is on time, to-
day?"
"Yes, sir"
"All right; thank YOU"
This time he goes to where lie left
his gripsack and paper and moves them
to another seat, and having arranged
them to his satisfaction he agains near5
the ticket window.
SIS that ice water in the cooler over
there?"
"Yes, Sir"
"Much obliged, You say TIE train is
on time?"
'Yes, sir"
"And you're sure about the clock
being righp"
"Yes, SIR"
THERE'S that my train coming in
nOw?"
"Yes, sir"
"All right; thanks"
And then the patient ticket agent
closes the window and sits down to
wait for the next fiend who wants to
take the train.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
No Light in the Windows

As the train sped along in the night,
with drowsy passengers outstretched
upon the seats, the conductor was observ-
ed frequently peering out of the frosty
windows into the darkness. The night
was black, and nothing could be seen
but sheen of snow over the shadowy
landscape, and yet the conductor shaded
his eyes with his two hands and held his
face-a weary-loOking face it was, too
CLOSE to the window pane.
Looking to see if your girl is awake
yet?' inquired the inquisltive passen-
ger, with a coarse laugh.
The conductor looked around and
shIddered as with husky voice he re-
Piled simply:
"Yes."
And then the inquisitive passenger
became garrulous and familiar. He sat
down beside the conductor and poked
him IN the ribs as he lightly said:
"Ah, see. Going to get married
and quit the road. Going to marry a
farmers daughter. Is she worth
muchp'
"She's worth a million to me-"
Further remarks in similar vein
did the passenger make, but the con-
ductOr deigned no more replies. Sud-
denly the whistle of the locomotive
gave a long, low moan, the conductor
stuck his eyes still closer to the window,
seemed To fasten his gaze upon some
olject in the Garkness, and then fell
back In his seat with a cry Of despair
upon his lips.
The passengers gathered round to in
quire the nature of the trouble. when
the brakeman assisted his chief to rise,
and led him into the baggage car. The
conductors face was as white as the
snowbanks, which frlnged the iron
roadway, and in his eye was a look of
fearless grief.
"Poor Sam,' said the brakeman upon
his return, sits bad night for him.
Four weeks his little girl has been i'll.
Night after night he was at her bed,
but then she got better and he came
back 20 his train. He arranged with
his wife that If all was well with the
little one she'd display lighted lamp
right in the window OF the sick room.
Tue boys all knew Of 1t, and every night
We all looked for the light almost as
eagerly as Sam himself. He lives by
the side of the track back here few
rniles-and tonight there was no light
in the window for Sam"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
California's New Senator a Mis-
sOurian.

Hon. George Hearst, the newly
appointed senator from California, was
born IN Franklin county on farm on
the Meramee river, Missouri. His
father, Joseph Hearst, who was quite a
prominent man in his day. died about
the year 1851. leaving George and his
sister quite large property in farms
and slaves. George went to California
in 1853 or 1854, leaving his property In
the hands of trustee to manage In his
absence. He paid but little attention
to his Missouri affairs and during the
late war some small debts of his being
found unpaid his property was all
attached and sacrificed without his
knowledge in satisfaction thereof. A
great deal of litigation followed, which
resulted in the total loss of his property
here. Those here who know him well
say that he has no education, no official
experience and no general information
in short, no qualifications for the
senatorial Office, excepting his wealth,
a knowledge of gold and silver mines
and the manipulations OF mining stock,
and tireless industry and energy. He
is said to own shares In the Homestake
and Ontario mining properties and
to be interested in big silver mine In
old Mexico. BY marriage Mr.. Hearst
is connected with the James family of
the Meramec iron works and the town
of st. James. Mo,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
Perfectly Harmless.

Bill Wilberly, lawyer, made appli.
cation to join the Knights of Labor.
"They won't let you In, Wilberly, "
some one remarked.
"Why?"
because you are lawyer"
That's against me, L admit, but
the master workman OF the assembly
which L want to join is n great friend
of mine and will do anything to helI
me along"
Wilberly was admitted. Shortly
afterwards, meeting the master work
man, together with number of other
acquaintances, Wilberly said:
John, did you have much trouble In
getting me in?"
Not much"
OBJECTIONS were raised. Of course, u
said Wilberly, glancing al his friends.
"Yes, several men got up and OBJ.
jected to you because you are lawyer. u
"Iiow did you qniet tbemp"
swell, 1 says, says /, boys, he amt
lawyer enough to hurt nothing and
they withdrew their objections.
Wllberly has withdrawn from the
order.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
How She Won Him.

"Confusion seize all the houses, say
l." roared Squire Clingly, striding up
and down his snug little library like a
wild animal in its den. Taxes, re-
pairs, insurance, and 'to let always
hung up on the front door. l say,
Foxwell, eh2 What is it? A tenant
for Rose Lodge?"
IA tenant. squire. responded Mr..
Foxwell, the real estate agent, seating
himself. 'W ishes to take possession to-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
Cocoanut Growing i'm Florida.

Cocoanut growing in Florida seems
to be success. In the region Of Lake
Worth there are about 10000 trees
growing, and part of them are frulting.
In 1878 a vessel loaded with these nuts
was wrecked on the Dade coast, and
iioated ashore near Lake Worth, most
of which were gathered and planted.
The trees begin to bear in about seven
years from planting, and the crop aver
ages from 100 to 200 nuts Der tree.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
MFFLNTOWN JUNIATA COUNTY,

reccllect the legacy in the will to Char
lotte Emlin?r
"Yes. Who was she?n
1.-The wife Of John Emlin; and I'll
guarantee that 1t was John Emlin who
personated Burton" said Mr.. Seafori
e1citedly. "When the woman came up
to town to receive her legacy 1 was
struck by her manner.''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01
Have Faith in God.

When the stormy winds are BLOWING
And the angry pillows roll.
When the mighty waves of troubls
Surge around the stricken soul.
Have faith in God.
Who reigns above;
Trust in Him.
For he is love.
When the way is rough and thornv
Danger all along the path,
When the foe i= ever planning
How TO crush you in his wrath.
Have faith in God;
His loving care
Shall keep you safe
From every snare.
When your eyes are dim with weep;n,
And your heart is full OF woe
For the loved that now are sleep:us
IN the cruel grave so low,
Have faith in God;
The dead shall rise
To meet the Saviour
In the skies
Are you filled with eager longing
For the night 10 pass away?
Are you weary Of the watching
For the dawning of the day?
Have faith in God;
He is our stay;
Soon will come
The endless day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-01

Eyeryoo{y can always detect an er
TOR but notalways lie.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-12
FEMALE COLLECTORS.

An unfortunate who finds himself beSet
by that most unwelcome of all callers, the
persistent dun, jocularly suggests that he
would not be disposed to clothe himself in
the same gruffness of demeanor if, instead
of the masculine bill collector of forbidding
aspect he should be importuned for the
payment of his Just debt by sweet-voiced,
well-favOred member of the opposite sex.
The suggestion has much in it which might
well be considered by that cOnfding class
of individuals with whom the employment
of bill collectors is a necessity. Female
collectors possess obvious advantages.
Manfestly, it would be impossible for an
impecuniOus debtor possessing the average
amount of gallantry, to dismiss his fair but
business like caller in the unceremOniOus, not
to say violent manner. which he SO fire.
quently finds of avail with the similar
callers of the other sex. Then, too, it is
pIoverbially impossible for the American
youth of the masculine gender to resist the
pleading voice of the American youth of
feminine gender. When the latter,
then, called upon the former for the
amount of that little account, sir" the
lucre would doubtless be Immediately forth
coming, if it were in the power of man to
to produce it. A new occupation would
also be opened up for women, and
much accordingly would be done toward
the solution of that ever-present problem
of the procurement of the means of liveli-
hood for the surplus feminine population.
In fact in many ways there appears. after
some little study, to be more in the
suggestion than is apparent on the
surface. Should it be generally adopted
merchants would undoubtedly find the profit
and loss entries in their ledgers assume a
more satisfactory shape, and by the ban
ishment of the eXasperating masculine col
lectOrs. with their bullying manners, the
peace and good order of the community
would surely be promoted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-12
woMANLY woMANHooD,

VICTORIA MoRosINI, the daughter of
the New York millionaire, who created a
sensation in society circles about a year ago
by running away with her fathers coach
man, has repented of her eScapade and now
has run away from her husband. 1t is,
perhaps, a good radiance for the husband,
and is no more than he had right to ex-
pect A hayward and disObedient daughter
is apt to make hayward and unfaithful
wife The girl who will run away from a
kind father and a good home is not the pos
SCISSOR of that high moral sense which is
necessary to qualify her to make a good
wife, even for c0achman. So far as this
young woman is concerned it is matter of
but little consequence to the public what
destiny she may shape for herself, but as
ISOLATED with this episode is a question of
general public interest which has reference
to the future womanhood of girls.
Instances of the MoRosINI kind are becOm-
ing so numerous in this country as to excite
the apprehension that there must be some
defect in our American system of female
education and domestic training. There is
an apparent tendency toward swinging
loose from the old Saxon anchorage of true
domestic virtue and drifting broadside into
the overmastering currents of Partisan friv-
ollty. Observant fathers and sensible
mothers are painfully conscious of this fact
and are alarmed for the prospective purity
and happiness of their children and the
coming household. And they are also puz-
Zled to ascertain the causes of this rapid ap-
proach to Partisan social standards and as
equally anxious to discover a remedy. If
the causes of this decentralization were
once known it would be an easy
matter to apply remedy, provided
the adult generation was not so
thoroughly demoralized itself as to be
indisposed to correct the evil. There are
some who trace the cause to extravaganza,
which they regard as the prime evil of the
age They argue that the natural fondness
for dress and display in woman has been
given an unlimited license IN this extrava-
giant age and as a result leads to a passion
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-12
sT,11.ASoTHER ATLANTIS,

Since he has been sat down OH so heavily,
IGNArrUs DoNNELLY seems to magnify
Mr.. KEILY's massiveneSs. He is not only
impressed with the idea that Mr.. KELLY is
q Democratic politician of irresistible
avoirdupoiS. but he is also hallucinated with
the idea that Nh KELLY is boss of suf-
ficient dimensions to take all parties under
his domination. He now credits Mr.
KELLY with the intention to take hand
in the Republican row next week
and with already having set up the pins to
force Gov. HUBBARD on the Republican
convention for denomination. While this
is very iiatterng TO Mr.. KELLY'S ability as
g political leader. it still has too much of
the element Of romance attached to it to
place any confidence in the realization of
he scheme. In the FIRST place, from the
present outlook, there is to be no place in
The Republican convention for dark
morse. In the second place, if there was a
dark horse opening. Gov. HUBBARD is not
solnbre-hued enough tC enter the lists.
And if he was Mr.. KELLY is not the man
he would select for a groom. So, taking it
altogether the story is lacking in all the
essential elements OF probability.