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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
Tones Of the American Voice.

The Americans make tho English Ian
guage the easy and fluent vehicle Of their
ideas They do not consider a cadence or o
drawl a necessary part Of it In this re-
spect they more resemble the French, who,
while talking rather faster than a foreigner
thinks necessary, yet speak without set
tones or infections, taafng the words As
they come to hand in the most natural and
unaffected manner. Americans are accused
of too great use Of the head tones, giving
their speech nasal quality unpleasant to
the ear. There is doubtless something Of
this in America, hut it is almost entirely
confined to rural localities 1t is rare in
deed in cultivated persons But it can also
be noticed among certain classesin England,
while the nasal sounds peculiar to their Lam
guage compel the French to pitch the voice
entirely in tho roof of the mouth or in the
nasal passages In America that part Of
the responsibility for the nasal twang which
is not inherited from the psalm singing and
conventicle-ha haunting Independents through
their descendants, the Puritans, may be per-
mitted to rest with the climate and want Of
intellectual culture. This peculiarly may
be set OF against the dropped his with
which the str cts of London may be fairly
said to lie pa, ed-nn omission not confined
to the ignorant classes. but to those who are
well to do anil claim to be educated and re-
fnei San Francisco Chronicle
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
D,,.. Re i'm Too Rig . Hurry.

Young man, doan be in too big or hurry
to branch out an ack like yer owns de coun-
try. Oars plenty O. time fur yer ter cut
capers. Recollek dat de peach tree whut
puts ont do soones' is dc aptis' enc ter git
its fruit bit by de frost-Arkansaw Trav-
all
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

In Servia it is the custom to build the
PARTITION walls of houses quite thick, and
set stoves in the wallis half way through, so
that they do duty in warming two rooms
Tho stove has no opening in either room
but is managed through an aperture in the
Philadelphia Cali
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

Birds, according to Mons Despla,s
evolve three times as much heat g nam
,,a,s. absorbing tarice as much oxygen and
emitting thrice as much carboaic acid tx
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
A Corporation That

A Corporation That Has No Romance.
The cuckoo whistle On the West Side
elevated roads, wlsch has long been used as
flirting signal by engine drivers TO girls
engaged III factories along the ROUTE has
been SUPPRESSED, AMI its use is now made a
penalty by the management-New NorS
Commercial Advertiser
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

The invention Of the typewriter dates %
far back as l.l4, when one Henry Mil
obtained in England pstent for device
that write in printed characters, one at .
time and after another but it was not
until 1867 that it was improved % a. TO
work satisfactorily
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

A patent has bsen granted in Russia for
lucifer match that can be ,Aed an inde6-
mite number of times, tie wood being i'm
pregnatsd with a special chemical solution
that viii allow o; such re use-Scientific
Journal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

Fifty members Of the engineering de-
rartment of Columbia college will occupy
barracks next summer on Bantam lake,
near Litchiield, Conn, taking their meals
at a neiyhboring hotel An instrument
house is being built, and q course Of pract.-
cal stu y viii be followed A son OF Jay
Gould is one of the class New York Sun
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

Professor Naria .iitehslI Of vaasar col
lsge, favor, ::ioc- employment for womss
70 the extent o. ad. i.ing thsm TO take NJ
land surveying for brsinsa -Exehaage
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
What :. Locust Army Can Do.

Kirby and Spencer mention an army OF
locusts which ravaged the Mahratta country
extending in a column 100 miles long, and
so compact that it obscured the sun like an
eclipse Near the close Of the last century,
so many pcrishel in the sea on part Of the
African coast that bank three or four fee,
high, and about fifty miles long, was formed
on the shore by their dead bodies, and thu
stencil from them was carried $50 miles by
the wind.
In another part of Africa, early in thu
Christian era, one plague Of locusts is said
~ have o,usei the death OF oOU,UU persons
and in 5sl nearly as bad a plague occurred
in Italy. Again, in l47s, more than 80 ,O0C
persons persisted in the Venetian territories
from famine caused by locusts "
Traveller
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
HOY ..priyate Mile. o.ReilIxn Put II.

When tie negro was given a chance to do
part Of the fighting for his own liberty
there was nIutiny in the Irish regiments
The latter refused to go into battle with the
former. Charles q. Halpine wrote o rolick-
ing song which put the matter in q new
light
Sure the right to he kilt III divide wild him
And give him the largest half
There was no more difficulty with our
Irish soldiers
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
Mon Hurt while Coupling Cars.

In a late lecture at Yale Professor Arthur
T. HaGiey stated that no less than 5000
persons were injured annually in the United
States from tho single duty Of coupling
cars Tbs estimate 10 made from statistics
Of surgical aid given to such casea-Ex-
change
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

In Afghanistsn arson is worse than
"hanging crms. The incendiary is tied
hand and foot and burned in q slow fire -
DR. Oswal
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
THE AcAvE OF MEXICO.

Joaquin Miller Writes OF the Maguey
Plaintiffs Universal Usefalness.
Here we have blossom ~ big - . bar.
I rel, and twice or thrice IS long From thia
huge bulk it begins lengthsn out and stand
up as if it meant to knock it, top against
the stars have seen this flower Of Mexico
attain to forty feet in height And think
il must at such times hold on it, tall and
splendid stem about 5000 bloomA Ths
agave comes very near being bread, meat,
milk, and clothing to the Mexican. He
makes hammocks and all kinds of cords and
ropes and bags and coarse clothes out Of it,
fiber; he covers his miserable hut with il.
after fashion, and feeds it to his donkey.
II is frequently his only provision, and it il
certainly his meat and drink in the form Of
pulque nearly all the time, As I have de-
scribed in former letter
But it is as a flower set out to write Of
the maguey or agave, often, also, m;scalled
the aloe by Americans After this tre-
mendous blossom has burst from the heart
OF the so-called century plant, and Is about
to shoot up high in the heavens il is cut
down by the farmer. This flower is then
picked of and roasted, as an Indian
would roast corn. Briefly, this wonder
full flower of Mexico is then made
into a sort Of whisky, called tequila-pro-
nounced te-hee-la. This tequila Is . rather
hot and Pepperish drink, but physicians
advise strangers to drink it in preference to
either the whisky or brandy 10 be bought in
Mexico The after-eifec Is, as compared to
other drinks, are said to be nil Certainly,
IL there is aught in the aristocracy Of drinks,
this same tequila, which is made Of the very
juice and essence Of tho largest and loftiess
flower in the four parts of this country
ought TO have some preference 1t is Ger
tainly the cheapest drink in Mexico.
1t is perhaps high time that the foolish
tradition about this plant b.ossoming only
every century be disposed Of In south
America II blossoms about every ten years
In the valley Of Mexico reliable ranchmen
tel me it blossoms regularly every seven
years. The notion about its coming to
flower only every century no doubt had it,
origin in the heads Of ignorant hoodlums Of
the far north, where this plant, very
naturally, should say, had very serious
oh. ections to ever blossoming at all
But it is time to cease particularizing.
about this flower or that, in a land where
there is still many a flower unnamed and
entirely unknown, and content ourselves
with some genuine bits Of color and Of
character from the wer-dealers-Joaquin
Miller in Chicago Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
Ere. Breakfast. for schooI-Children.

The prevailing distress has led to worry
wholesale piece o. socialism at Manchester,
where free breakfast. are now being sup
Piled in ali the board schools, not only TO
ali the chi;ir.n whose fees are RENTED, but
to any others whom the teachers report as
rsedy. - far. indeed. the expense has
been de.fa-e.' nct ot course out o. the
rates but b, puh;ic caarity- Lon Ion Letter
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
Tho Inyenticn Of the Type-Wrfter

John Russin wants the sewing lnachi,e
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
Hard Struggle to Obtain a Hearing.

The eldest son Of the shah az Persia is
making tour through Europe
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24
Party of Co.sseks in Tn, souda,.

Moderation is trump card in amp con
troy,isy '-Orlaha Hee
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-24

Some Of the finest toilet soaps imported
from France are manufactured from peanut
oil
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE MAILS

Northern mails close at 7:30 and $50 a. H.
1880, $50 and 7:35 p. Ii. Open at $50 a. m.,
300 III. and $50 p. III.
Southern mails via Richmond, Va close at 5:45
and 1O:45 a. M, 4:15 p m. Open at $50 and
1890 q. m.
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville, Va,
close at 10 and 110O q. NJ and 900 D. m
Open at $50 a. m. and 300 p. M: and S:45 p III.
= western o. mails close at 4:15 and 7:35 p. IL.
Open at $50 a. m, 1900 NJ, 800 and ESQ y, m.
Washington, d. c., mails close at 1880 and Y:3O
a. m, 1880, 4:3O, $50 and 1856 p. m. Open at
$50 and 1880 a. m, 1900 M, 500. $50 and
700 p. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill, Va, mails close at
S:45 a m. and 4 p. NJ Open at 9:15 = m and
600 p. nj. ',''''
Manassas Division mails close at 21O u. m.
and 1:35 p In. Open at 1890 e. III.
Office Hours-Open at $50 a. m Close at $50
Sunday Hours-Open at 900 a. m Close 1t
$50 a. N, =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
AUCTION SALES,
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

=, By virtue of decree 0! the Circuit tnur; 20.
inc county OF Fairfax, made 1T its Hovrmhc,
terhi' 1852 IN the case Of PritchartS %tininistrn
toF' against hnrdett Skinner. the undersigned
commissioners. will sell at public sale :, .ha front
nnor @ oi falrta- Court House, On Mt:ADhf. the
2oth DAY OF september next Court day, The fol;
lowing ncscrl ed property to wit:
The IRA'1 or PARCEL. lir' LAND whuIeou
the SAID u. skllncr rcsi!ct ": tho 18th la, o:
November, sS5, at which ticic il was oGr,;ls,;
ny george L. sangster, TO br cut oil by iii,es to
begln on the county road agreed a.; IN: thence
win the road to near smal arr',, t.c: thence
by limos nj right angles with s::t! Ia,,: westerly
so Tar back as will embrace sixty #cr,< ill.,, same
TO lhcinG' the :ihliugs, u>ul w'cl i..rt:s,5
skinner formerly resided. The ,:uvr-dr-rrihc!
tract OF lanti lies shnr. .;;s;un.r. cI.y .4iifay
station. on the Virginia Midland Eai!roxt
Terms Of sale: S2Ql % wiz. ,,.;,;t.s. :,u.o thu.
I4th OF JA"uary. 1855: $50 with int.:.s, ron,
the 10th of October, 1883 L. br pad -, .:.ah. To-
Hether with the expenses of sale, amt 800. with
interest from the 10th day Of October, 1883, to
Do paid ON tie 10Th day OF October, 1886: the
sale to bc subject to the coniirmetun Of the
court. and the title to BE- retained un,il tn last.
payment is made. Sale to be made h. tween II
and . o'clock a. H.
II. w. THOMAS !
,II!o THos. MOORE, CONS Of r#lc.
THQS. Il. LOVE,
aug1 GeOts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18

{ "AL! co,1,
We invite tho attention OF dcalors and con-
.1mers to our largo stock of CAREFULLY PRE-
:AkED COAL OF the following Varieties
LikEN'S VALLEY
LORBERRT and
SlIAMOKIN RED ASH
WHITE ASH free burning and hard) of steam.
or, broken. egg. stove and and nut Sizes
Also GEORGES CREEK, CUMBERLAND and
hANhWilA SPLINT, from West Va
Making Coal speciality we aim to keep only
enc HIGHEST GRADES, and having two large
H'"Tas" Yards, each variety is kept separate, and
- Hg.rreially prepared for family use.
i%rEs ioored, and all Coal sent out WELL
NtNEEND AND FREE FROM IMPURITIES.
Dealers, families, public institutions and man.
1'"ctories supplied at lowest market rates-per
'o1 OF 22iO lbs. J. &. ZIMMERMAN,
Successor to T. J. Mchafcy & Co..
"y' Wharf and Yards foot OF Queen st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18

SALE.-Ry virtue of :. decree of the Circuit
~ court OF ralriaX county rendered. on the 10Th
day of June 1886. in the chunrcrv r,,.r tL,rnim
otpenhing between Charles A. Hick.. guardian
ct al complainants, and Charles \. Hicks and
others defendants, the undrlsignr! n a, twrivc
o'clock IN on MONDAY the 10Th ;lay of sen.
trnlh'r, 1856 tbcng C0ur! iayl ut .hc front ,lohr
" l'lo ,'nft ftnuSe of Fairfax c,ln;y sell at pub
llc auction to tho highest bidder an undivided
moieiy or ia LF OF TRACT OR i'An. III. Or
LAND situate on the southwest hor,,cfs .f ibc
city Oi Alexandria, ut the southwest corner of
Franklin and Patrick streets extended, and with
IN the county of Fairfax, containing two acres.
more or less, of whick William \. Hicks died
selzed aud possessed
Terms of Sale: One third OF the PURCHASE mon.
ey i'll cash on the day of sale, and the residue in
Two equal instruments ut 6 xmd II mcnths from
day of sale; the bonds OF the purchaser 10 be
taken with approved personal security for the
deferred payments. and to bear interest \. the
rate OF six per centum per annum from the tay
OF sale till paid and the title to be retained until
the payment Of the purchase money in full.
JAMES r. CATION
u1 mic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
Special Commiss loren

Bond executed with approved security in the
penalty of $1,000, conditioned according TO law,
as provided by the decree in the ahove.named
cause: Testc JOHN W. GRAHAM,
sep5 Is elk. Circuit Ct. Fairfax coi!n, Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
{ NHOlCE FLOUR.
INHOMAS'S LIQUID BLUE

IHOMAS'S LIQUID BLUE,
IN PAPER BOTTLES.
-sa.etS Tree from acids, and guaranteed pure The
&1's'eSt & quantity for the least money Of any purc
UIS t on The market. Don't fail to try it.
' GEO. McBURNEY Il SON
NEsH 80 GRAHAM FLOUR just received by
'''" J. c. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
NRUSTEES' SALE.

| BY virtue of a deed of trust bearing date OH tho
18th day Of October, 1882 executed by Z 4 Mic.
| Graw, Kate a. McGraw, Laura j. McGraw. Ada
'. McGraw, Julia A. McGraw, Mary h. McGraw,
j. Edward Mctiraw, John II. McGraw. =. ,,rorp,
| dhomas and Esther 4. Tho:aas nj wife. to John
u NallS ana others, trustees o: the Old itominiea
| 20 operative Building Association ot Alexandria
Va, the undersigned, trustees of tho said .ssacia
| tion, will on SATURDAY. the 2;Ith .iav Of sep
tember, 1856, at - o'clock IN in front Of tho
Corporation Court House, on Fairfax street in tbc
city OF Alexandria, sell st public auction for cash
! the following property. to wit:
| ALL THAT TENEMENT AND LOT OF
GROUND on the north side of King street bo-
| tween Columbus and Washington streets, at the
| distance of 81 feet 6si inches west Of Washing.
ton street; thence west on King street % foet
| loEi inches thence north parallel to Washing
ton street 100 feet to 10 feet alley thcucc cast
OH said alley the length of the first Inc and
thence south parallel to Washington street TO tho
| beginning.
Also LOT OF GROUND viii nRICk
STABLE AND CARRIAGE HOUSE thereon on
the north side of the said alley and bounded rs
| follows: Beginning on the said alley al the west
| boundary OF the lot conveyed by Charles Bennett
| to James Fansant aud Others trustees of the AS.
| soelatcd Methodist Church then west or tho
said alley to tho east line of the ot conveyed by
SAID Bennett to VIM. Washington; thon north
parallel 10 washington street, until it ntcrsccts
| .I w " it'' VI 'hc ioI conveyed 10 ansant and
others, when extended, supposed to he 81 feet
then east parallel to the said alley the length OF
the frst line to tho northwest corner Of said LOT
! conveyed to said Fansant and others: thence
| south with the line Of that lot to the said allcy
supposed TO be 81 feet, with the right of way ovcl
the said alley as appurtenant to the said two lots
of ground, and the right of way over an alley hc,
| tween the stable and carriage house hereby con.
Veyed and the stable and carriage house erected
| by the said VIM. Washington
| Also an UNDIVIDED PART OF THE RENT
| of Sl96.67, amounting to S4S.33 charged upou
the lot OF ground at tho northwest corner of King
and Washington streets fronting on King street
!23 ieet D inches, and on Washington street / 1C
feet, with the benefit OF all the covenants in tho
deed or deeds creatng said rent charge
| JOHN 7. MALLS
R. H. LYLES.
se10-ts
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Entered at the Postofice at Alexandria, Virginia, as
secrnd-claSs matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
LcG CABIN, NEAR MITcHELL's STATIC

LGG CABIN, NEAR M1TCHELLs STATION,
CULPEPEE Co Aug. 81, 1856.
! hereby announce myself as n Henry Clay
democratic candidate for Congress from this tthe
Sth) Congressional district, and Shall feel proud
to be elevated to that high and honorable position
J. T.. SMO0T, of Hezekah
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-18
FOR SALE AND RENT,
E'0R SALE OR RENT,
The Trladelphia Mills,

BETTER KNOWN AS CLOUDS MILL,
situated on the Little River turnpike, about 34,
inllcs from Alexandria, Va. This mill has all i'm.
proved Turbine Water Wheel and four run of
hurs, which, with 81! other machinery, is COM
laratvcl; new, the mill having been refittod
;iom top to bottom few years ago.
Near Tho mill is Il neat six-room FRAMEa
DWELLING, recently built, with sufficient E$j
LAND ATTACHED FOR GARDEN, which
Will he rented with the mill. The DAIRY inter.
est IN this section of tho country is considerable
ana sscaiy and energetic man can do good
business in grinding girls alone. For further in.
formation, terms. &C., address or call on
JAMES F. CARLIN & SONS.
hu2l1 colin Alexandria, Va
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AlrSaulrla (Bazette.
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRE WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNO WIDEN.

Al The Gazette Building, Nos. 20 and 72 Prince ST.
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NARRANT'SS SELTZER APERIENT, BROWNS
j. Iron Bittcrs, Warmers Kidney and Liver
Cure Buffalo Lithis Water, Bedford Water Lead
beater's Lubricating Liniment large supply in
store and for sale by
oc2O r s LFADBEATER G PRO
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-03-30
Resolutions of Respect OF Somcr.
ten Lodge, No. 354 f. & A. M.
March. 19, 1885

The following resolutions we're adopt.
ed:
WHEREAS There has been an alarm
sounded at the door of our Lodge and
death the great leveler has entered and
removed our worthy Brother John j
r emenscbnelder Who although a mem
Der of our Lodge bat short time, bad
eniesred himself to each Of US by bis
love for the order. and his fa t,ful dis.
charge of every Masonic dot, therefore
Resoloed. That although we bow in
humble subm sslon to the edict of the
crest Master. yet we are deeply moved
bv the greet loss sustained by the family
of our deceased Brother. the frat rnity
to which be belhnged, and the comma.
nlty in which he resided.
Resolved, That the sympathy of this
Lodge and copy of these resolutions
be rendered to the grief stricken family.
and that copv he presented to the
Barnesvile and Woods6eld papers for
publication.
Resolved. Thst the Lodge room be
draped j, mourning for ,bilty days, and
copy of these resnlutious be spread on
tle minutes of the Lodge.
Ira z STRAHL,
MEoHFm MOORE, C)m.
VIM STANTON,
A. c. Thomas, S.Cy.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-03-30

john A. LOGAN is the alleged au'hor
OF . novel entitled 'Uncle Daniels
Story" in which be reviews the promi-
rent cbarac' ers OF the civil war, and
takes occasion to spit ont his pent-up
venom against the Sou'h. and slsnder
Union Generals who are dead end gone,
by accusing them Of high treason and
being traitors to their country.
Sseh booka do more harm 10 the way
OF stirring up bad blood than any one
would ct FIRST imagine, and should be
condemned by all loyal American citi-
zens.
The American people to-day are be-
ye5d such trash and LOGAN will no
douh, miss bis object, booming himself
for President, but forever damn himself
in the opinion RI the people.