Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-06
Alexandria Affair.".

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
THE Potomac FIsHERIES-PreIiminary arrange
mentS for the coming fishing season are now being
made here. The committee on public property
VIII probably be Instructed at the next meeting 81
the city councils TO advertise the iish wharf fOl
rent on the LIST OF March next. fTeesuone Point
fishing landing has been rented at 800 10 Mr.
Theoph1lus Ballenger, OF this place. In for1naI
times over $4,000 has been paid as rent for this
landing.
ALEXANDRIA TEACHERS TO GO TO WASHINGTON
The public school teachers or this city Will attend
the lectures and the reading OF papers at the school
superintendent conference 10 begin in Washington
on the 18th instant. The school board has au-
thorized the omission OF afternoon schools Tor this
purpose for one or two days
NOTEs.-Refuge Council, Sons OF Jonadab. met
at Pairs Hail Saturday night and then. accom-
panied by drum and r1fe, moved up King street TO
the cars for Washington and returned I'm the late
train, having spent pleasant time with Pioneer
Council, Sons OF Jonadab, In Washington.--1he
District Grange OF Northern Virginia Will meet
here ON next wednesday.-Robert smith, an
Alexandria market man, had his hand badly
burned with coal-oil last week.-H. Garabed.
Armenian, delivered two missionary addresses at
Grace p. 2. Church yesterday.-The Friendship
Hose Company QSsA have been Invited by the
Washington Veteran Fireinen's Association 10
parade In Washington on the nd OF February, and
have the Invitation still under consideration
The Braddock House Is closed temporarily
Heretofore the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railway has passed on Fayette street without
snif, but now Mr. W. c. Richards has Instituted
suit against that company for damage done his
mouse, On Fayettc street, Dy the CONSTANT Jarrfng
OF trainA-The sunday School MISSIONARY So
ciety OF this Trinity N. T. Church held a meeting
at the church last n1ght.-Florence Graves and
Margaret Irwin hold gospel meetings now every
evening At the late Reform Club roola. on Fairfax
street. These meetings attract considerable num-
bers from the lower portion OF the town.
BITTER BREAD.-Complaint Is frequently made
by those who use baking powders that they leave
In bread, biscuit, or cake raised by them a disa-
gueeAble bitter taste, This taste follows the use
OF all impure baking powders, and Is caused either
~ their containing alum Introduced to make
cheap arttcle), by the impure and sdulterated
character Of other ingredients used, or from the
iguOEnuce q Gheir manufacturers % the prOper
methods OF combining them. These baking DOW
ders leave IN tine bread reslduum formed OF line
earth, alum, or other deleteri0us matters, not al
ways though frequently tastable In the food ana
by ali physicians classed as Injurious to health.
The Royal Dakfng fovuef Is free from this serious
defect In its use no restduum is left and the loaf
raised By Il 4 always sweet lieht ana wholesome,
and nutfceabiy free nom the peculiar taste COM
plained Of The reason OF this Is because Il Is
poaed of nothing but absolutely pure mateF1alA
seieosancally combined IN exactly the proper pro
each other. while kroducing the largest amount
nom the unquailined statements made BY the
0oYornment chemists, VINO after thorough and ex.
hsuytive tests recommended the s1ioyals for Gov.
egnmoutal use because Of its superiority over an
otherv IN purify, strength and wholeeoOeno.A
There d no danger q bitter brad q biscuit WherO
u aione y peed--Aedtcal JoSrNak =,