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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-27

IT Had To BE When told that Governor
Jackson had signed his death warrant, Bis
Coe Captain Dixon's murderer, who is con.
aled in Lsonardlown Jail, said: II expected
u thought it would be so. He (meaning
.ae Govefnor) might have done something
10; me- but he didn't" To his counsel, the
prisoner is reported to have stated that the
Jay liked was earlier than he mad expected;
a ~ mad thought it would have been about
s sas +ih Of May. To Capt. Welt, Biscoe said
substantially; 1T had to be so. killed
a9. | was born to kill him and to be hang.
~ loF 1t" Since the receipt of the news the
s ~ man has been very much subdu-
81. Last night there was none of the singing
'uu laughing to be heard 10 his cell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-27

SNOW commenced falling about o'clock
this morning and continued till noon. The
snow. however, was wet. and though it
covered the ground to the depth of about
two inches it soon melted and the streets
became slushy. This evening the sun came
out and the temperature became milder.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21

An elderly gentleman called to escort a
young la.ly 10 the theatre. lie had lssn on
intimate terms with her family since hrforo
she was born, and 81 held quite faihcrly ut
titu,ic toward her. while She look,si upon him
about the same as She looked upon an uncle.
but. Mr. H., Your hair is all musss,i uI." shc
said; don't y"n want TO step into another
room and smooth il up little" "No,
child" he said: tits usually muSsc,l NJ. I
don't nini it "Wcll," she sail, Il will get
brush and stnoo,h it up lie lcgg,,i her
not to trouble herself, hut She rc,nlutcly went
on in her determined purpose, brought the
brush and began operations in spite of his
polite request. Suudrnly she lrnppc,l the
brush airl screamed Something awful had
happened. The whole ou,stlc of his head
came oif
The truth was, he were a wig, and not a
soul save his wife knew IT, The poor young
lads was Inundated at the Stacking result
of her persistence. NJ last her discontinue
gave way Ia admiration OF the wisnmkcr's
skill why" she said, II never s,w any
other wi. that ! did not know Ia hc wig
clear acr,iss the street. Where did ynu get
this" In Paris, my dear" he aid II
have several others. They cost nlc slia
apiece, too, md 90 over every year To- have
my head all iiy"i up by that French wig.
maker, Ynu think your head expensive,
with its wealth Of hnnny brown hair, bu,
there j. no head 50 expensive as that winch
has no hair. New York Press.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21

II Is declared that Prince William is the
kaiscr's fayoritc The people regard him
rs the next emperor. for the feeling is u
settled onc that the crown prince will not
live To succeed the kaiser. Though young,
he shows strength and courage, AMI In his
own family brooks no interference. Ills
wife Is "a year his senior. and thoroughly
German woman. The people say there
will he no English influence from her, ~
from the crown prime, -, who has been
English from first To -aclcycr woman
in many ways but i,ul clever in conceal.
ing her lack Of sympathy for German Gus.
toms and the Gcraun people.
Then there is the prophecy brought fnr-
ward hy the German people, who are
somewhat supers;itious. Germany Is 10
bc greatest. II says, uiIer u young ruler
who has hut One arm, and has four sens
He Is Ia succeed mn aged sovereign. carry
on a great war successfully, and prnyc nm.
ether Frederick the Great The Grrnans
SO in this the destiny ~ Prime William,
whu WIS born with one arrt. paril. dc.
formed. short amd stilI. .iud t.cy cc in
his character nll the rrquir,i: :cii, II the
prophecy even dCwn Ia the four ,ui.S.
nui the puwcr If Germany wancs after
tlis ruler, aud she j. then tu 20 down aud
hccu:lc an Insignificant nation. - runs
the prnp!e, y berlin Cor. New York Sum.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21

Such details as all these arc apt 10
sound to us strangely unreal rs we read
them somewhat In the light Of travellers
tales, with reference to far away lands:
hut II certainly is startling when, for the
FIRST time, we realize how exactly dlcscrip.
Two they are OF the medicine lore Of our
,syn ancestors-in truth, to this day we
i.iay find among ourselves some survfvals
of the oil superstitions still lingering In
out Of the way corners. Thus II is only n
few years since the skull Of suicide was
used In Caithness rs drinking cup for
the cure Of epilepsy. DIR. Arthur Mitchell
knows Of case In which the body Of such
one was disinterrcd in order to obtain
her skull for this purpose.
IL was, however, accounted u more sure
specific for epilepsy to reduce part Of the
skull TO powder and swallow 1t. Even
the moss which grew on such skulls was
deemed u certain cure for various diseases.
Nor was this simply a popular superstition.
In the official PhnrmacopGia Of the Col
lcsc Of Physicians, of London, A. ID. 1913,
the skull of man who has died violent
death aud the horn Of u unicorn appear MS
highly approved medicines. Again. in
is2i, the same pharmacopGia mentions
unicorn's horn, human fat AMI human
skulls, dogs dung, tOads, vipcrs and
worms among the really valuable medical
stores. The pharmacopGia was revised in
i142, and various ingredients were re-
jecte,l, but ccntipedes, vipcrs and lizards
were retained.
Nor were these strange compounds pre-
pared for human subjects only. In the
anglers Wade Mcciim." published in
1851. anglers ARE recommended To Use an
ointment for the Turing Of fish. consisting,
among other horrible ingredients. q. man s
fat, cats fat. hcrons fat, asafrti,la. finely
powdered mummy, camphor. oil Of lavcn-
der, etc, and IL was added that mans fat
could De obtained from the London chirur-
gcons concerned in anatomy c. i.
Gordon Cumming in Popular Science
Monthly
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
TRYING 20 Get N brink.

'..tl. good morning, good morning; fine
morning." glibly uttered man rs hs
walked mp 10 the bar In n popular dUwn
town saloon. The bartender did not meet
his advances with any degree Of cor,liality.
I'm one Of the profession, you know, J"
continued the visitor. IAN old bartentlc.
myself, and want To stand you of for u
drink"
..lt don't CO." replied the knight of the
jiggcr. 1.-The bartender racket Is played
out" and the visitor walked away with n
shccpish look on his face. Tint fellow, :"
continued the dispenser of red liquor, n
he dcftly stirred up whisky cocktail,
twill try that same game mt q dozen diff
fcrent places. Sometimes IL will work
though nj most saloons he will be refused
Iou have no idea Of the number of iimcs
we have to refuse people credit. They
adopt NIL sorts Of schemes and devices to
beat saloons ont Of drinks, but this ap-
pcaling Tina bartender. myself racket %
the latest one out. probably give away
dozen or fifteen drinks day, but II |
complied with every request the figures
would run mp to 80 Sometimes give n
man drink because really think he
needs IL. I've seen men SO nervous that |
actually believe that nothing but u drink
wou!i prevent them from an attack of the
snakes. When man is as far gone as
that il would be inhunan to refuse him
whisky"
do they ever return and pay YOU"
''Oh, yes, quite often; they're not all
dead beats. We don't lose much by Civ
Ing credit, because we regulate our credit
on business principles. aud Though lc-
licyc saloon bill cannot be collected by
law, yet men will often pay their bar bill
before they settle with the grocer. Chi
cago Herald,
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
4 Horrible Hull right.

\ fearful spectacle was witnessed ut
Dax on the Adour, France, n few weeks
ago. 4 band Of Spanish bull fighters had
introduced "A powerful black steer upon
whom Josclio, the matador, aimed blow,
but missed, and lie was run uown by the
brute. y cry of terror arose. But .Jo-
sclto was up again and seemed unhurt.
lie now succeeded In stabbing the bull at
the chest but the animal stood its ground.
a second and third thrust had no better
effect. although the man succeeded In
pushing his weapon to the hilt into the
animal, from which the blood ran in tor
rents. That was too much for the spec
tators. They began crying with pain,
howling with disgust, and prepared to
finish the cruel Spanimj. Several times
he still succeeded In piercing the steer
with his sword, but could not stop the
animal from constantly charging against
his enemies. Now glasses and bottles
and chairs were hurled by the spectators
upon the Spaniard, who ran away, hand
ing his sword 10 another man. who also
pierced the bull again and again without
finishing him. Several men then attacked
the beast with swords and lanccs and
finally brought II down. But the spec
taclc had been too much for the auditory.
There arose fearful cry Of vengeance
upon the Spaniards, AMI the high AMI
strong inclosurc was being attacked. The
Spaninrts, however. were fortunate
enough Ia make their escape before the
lymching parties could lay hold Of them.
Chicago News.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21

To the uninitate,i il is great puzzle how
the dangers of lightning are avcrtcd where
there ar" ~ many conductors of electricity
as In telegraph o.;icc. More than aOg
different wires come into the Western Union
building. AMI run pior- ar less directly Ia the
desks of the operators. Even when less
electric attractions are wanting, most ieupl,
confess IA certain feeling of insecurity
when the elements ragc and wake up tcrriiy.
ing flashes of forkcd fury. Nearly half th,
operators are young women, and thry mas
IL. expected la share the general sentiments
of their sex concerning this uncertain aud
wicked looking force. hut science has pro-
vi,!,-l an answer to this, as well as Ia almost
all other puzzles which stand In the way oi
human progress.
Every wire, as IL enters the building,
passes through tho bottom of long harrow
board, ami then again through il at the top.
This inard is a lightning arrcster. Ii tli,
current Is heavy, its first effect is 10 deprive
uf IL oi much III its force. Should even this
fail to deprive the current Of its fatal power,
an,l il ls.ss.-, on TO the top Of the board, IL
touches sprin; which drops instantly and
shuts VI all connection with tho operating,
room. The spring is called the plush ma
net, and lryuill II no overchargc of light
hins, whether proceeding from "a snrm or
from contact with other wires, can possibly
10 Absolute security from outside clcC'.
trical Influences Is thus Insured. The wirCs
prorcd directly from the street to thu
switchboard IN the operating room, where
they arr stopped. The wires attached To ll,
machines in the room all run 10 this boar,l,
and connections arr established there with
the through lines. New York Tribune.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
A Strange Upheaval.

A strange upheaval occurred an the
farm of Mr., Eoff, on Duck river, Coffee
county, Tenn. few days ago 4 strange
rumbling noise was heard by the residents
Of Mr.. Eof's household. There were
thoughts Of an earthquake. and many
we're badly scared. Amer the Noise sub
sided Mr.. Eoif found. few hundreed feet
from the house. u slange cause for the I'M
usual disturbance aud noise. He found
for measured distance Of forty-eight feet
that huge chunks Of rocks, weighing ten
tons. had been shattered in many in.
stances. and In others split In twain. The
work was done by n" human hands. and
there was nothing 10 Indicate that u was
other than an upheayal and explosion Of
unknown elements under the ground.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
REDUCING THE suTLeR's SURPLUS.
How the Pennsyivania Boys Got Ahead
Of the Ext0rtionate Sutler.

How the Pennsylyanin 1s0ys Got Ahead
Of the Extortionate Sutier.
The regiment was next sent 10 Fort Craig.
In a few days they were assigned TO Gen.
Sigels command, and they set out ON the
march for Fairfax Court House, hungry and
eager 10 reach their destination. No ratiohs
had been issued before starting. Soon after
passing ..nantlale q staff officer rode up 10
Col. Hcenan and directed him TO halt the
regiment on the spot and await orders. The
officer was covered with gold lace aud wore
an immense salcr. His spurs were miniature
cart wheels and he gave his orders to the
colonel In broken English.
Soon n suffers wagon appeared coming
from Sigcl's headquarters. The boys thought
they were In for feast, and wondered why
Sigcl was no thoughtful Of their wants. The
sutlcr, too. thought he was In for feast,
having a hungry regiment with full pockets
fresh from the Quaker City. One dollar
a pound for checs: and other provisions
at like rates. At the first shock Of
such prices trade fell of, hut, soldier
like, tho men parted with their money
TO appcasc their appctitcs As business grew
brisker .ho sutlcr could not take the time to
put the money pouring In 20 fast into his wal
let, so he raised up the seat and slid tho
money under 1t. 4 keen eyed sergeant In
Company q soon discovered this improyised
till and secretly cut slit in tho curtain.
When the sutlcr would rise up TO deliver his
wares, the sergeant wouli thrust In his arm
and draw out the money from under the
cushion seat Business now grew brisk, and,
ms the sergeant libcrally distributed tho
money around among the boys, they hushed
their grumblinss and bought everything at
any price.
When tho sutlcr first discovered his loss
was never known, but Il regiment had
hardly reached their camp ground outside Of
Fairfax Court House when the same glittering
staff officer who had halted them In tho road
came gnlloping up and in angry tones de-
mandcd to know where tho colonel wns TO bc
found. lie found him, and angrily told Col.
IIccnan that Sigcl would havc him dis
missed from the service for permitting his
men to rob the sniler. "Wcll," sail licenan,
in language decidedly pointed. .'lct him try
it. I'm sorry didn't let the men shoot tho
- thief" Disgustcd. the big sword and its
bearer r@lc or to headquarters and was seen
no morc.-- Philadelphia Press.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
A Thieving White Rat

The occupants nf three houses on Cot.
ingc street. Boston. having been annoyed
by the mysterious disappearance of small
articles aud the smashing of windows. up.
setting of crockcry, etc, finally discover
e., that The offender was n large pinkish.
white raj. subsequently the captive was
identified rs the famous Charlestown Pen.
ilcnliary rat. Some years ago Harry Jen-
nings, one of the inmates, captured n
young white rat in his cell and made a
pet oI Il. IIs iaugh, Il 10 go aud come a,
his command. 20 carry messages, and final
~ to steal cigars, ,ohacco, etc, which /,
faithfully brough, back TO lis master. II
finally grew such nuisance iha, the war
den ordered I, killed. but Jennings plead.
ed ~ hard that It's life was spared, hut II
was put out Of the building, and then eyi-
,lenily went lo stealing for living,
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine

for May Is valuable and interesting num-
Der Of this favoriic family monthly. Both
solid and light reading, grave and gay,
prose and verse. are found in It's pages.
and the many beautiful illustrations add
10 the interest and value Of the text
Luxurious Railroding." by Author
Vaughn Abbott, Is very cntcrtainingly
written. and conveys nm immense amount
Of information, which Is enhanced by the
many illustrations accompanying II. "Thc
Beginnings Of Mission Work in North AZ.
rica." tells the story Of Missions In Tunis,
Tripoli, Algeria and Morocco. An article
on heidelberg" by NJ. Wilcox. will ai-
tract attention, for many American schol.
ars have been educated in this famous
University in that city, and"A Pembroke.
shire Parson," by George Huntington. is
a most entertaining account Of nm cccen-
trio clergyman Of the Church Of England.
Two short stories are given in this mum.
ber: the fast, u remarkable one by Mrs.
General Wallace, 1.-THE First Cinderella !;
a story of the Red Pyramid and the oil,-
cr, pretty love tale, pussy Willow" by
Miilic W. Carpenter. DIR. Talnagcs SER
mon is striking one on "Thirst In u
Cavern" and there are many other good
things in verse aud prose, aud n fine and
vigorous hymn tune on the last page by
&. Wenham Smith, To the hymn Grown
Him with Many Crowns"
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21

There was horscy young Englishman
going down to Newport on the same boat
with me last summer. We struck up an ac-
Quaintancc in the barroom, and dinci side
by side Among the attractions of the boat
were u number of horses and tloas tha; were
b.in. carried from New York To the Summer
city, a.i we went to Look ut them. S,rolling
about among them was a ,iandficd young
man who might have tscn the owner vi them
all for the airs be put on. II was delicious to
stc the way in which hc bcss,d the deck
hands and virtually took possession Of that
part Of the boat. IL WAS also delicious to sce
his hand 20 up ;o his hat and his manners go
down on their knees when hc caught sight Of
my companion. When we left him, his
master said: "Sour internal climate seems
to have got into the head OF that fellow Of
mime ,nnbt but I'll have TO ic: him set M,
for gcntirinnn on his own aceouEt"
Lass month met my Enslishman at the
Hoffman, and over n rro; he remarked,
''You remember that fellow who had charge
Of my outfit. last suniii.cr. on the Newport
hna:t'
told him did, and he laughed.
.'Gai' said he, ''hc bonc,l two boxes of
clothes from mc and pockctful Of jrwclry.
an,l tlir next heard of him lie was passing
for an Irish lord here In New York. He's
got nigscr 10 wait on him, and hear he
licks him every day"
"Why don't You show him upI' asked
What good would il do." said he lies
bound to show himself up pretty soon, and
its fun TO watch him."
Sure enough, last week | saw n note In a
fashionable lalcr detailing how society had
been imposed on by another bogus lord, and
how the lady who had introduced him had,
il was understood, given him money enough
To go 10 California, and spare her further
modification by his presence here. Judge
my anazcmcni, then, when | called on my
Englishman tolay, to bc received, with lofty
politcncsS, by this very geutlemnn's gentle
man. hack again in Scrvituic.
"Do you want him to steal the rest Of your
personal property asked my friend.
ale don; dare, replied that philosophical
citizen ~ the worll. II lick him every day
now, nn,l have promised TO break his head il
l catch him at any tricks. And, say
"Eh."
"You'd never imagine how he gets even"
''liow docs hc"'
Every time thrash him he goes over tc
the Stabl" nn,l ihuinl,s ono of the hays there =
ALFRED Trumble IN The ArSonaut.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
The Cash Giri's L.fc.

eyes, said the blue eyed salcswoman at the
lace counter, while her customer waited for
tho change, "thc cash girls hardly ever 90
back 10 school after they enter store. Most
Of them like the excitement of this kind OF
life and study In books no more. Some have
gone nearly through tho grammar school,
and can write as correctly and gracefully as
you please. A few find that working for a
living Is no play and are glad to get out Of it
by hook or crook. But then, the majority Of
them know all about the responsibilities Of
life, young as they are, and strive to keep
their places like people Of much worldly cx.
pericncc. OF course they ought not 20 10
here. They become terribly world wise little
creatures In less than no time. And It seems
TO mo that after they have been here year
they stop growing. Il may i,c fancy Of
my own, but upon my word believe thc cx.
ertion dwarfs thcm."-Ncw York Press
"Evcry Day Talk
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
An Opportunity for the People of
Snow Hill.


In Baltimore one Of the most rapidly grow
ing enterprises Of the last few years. and one
of the most appreciated ~ well, has been the
lnsialmcnt Bnsincss. It's great advantage and
hcncfits especially tO the medium and poorer
classes. cannot be overcstimatci. Formerly
people In ordinary circumstances were COM
lclcl To do without u great many necessary
comforts Of life: that u. their houses were
scnntily furnished. and only because they could
not at anytime raise sufficient cash money tO
properly furnish them. What little furniture
they hnd, was Of the poorest and cheapest class
and never made respectable Appearance, or
gave any satisfaction. Now On the Instalmcnt
Plan any honest person. no matter what his or
her circumstances are; no matter how poor or
how rich. czin get anything In the way of Fur
niturc. Carpets. Stoves. CrOckcry. Rcfrigcri-
tors. isaby Carriages. Paror Organs.ctc In fact
amy Or anythn. necessary To furnish the Home
complete from cellar to attic they can get all
these by simply paying u small amount cash
down and the balance on small monthly pay.
mcnts. which nrs, made to suit their circiini-
stances and arr always made so low that the
money will hardly bc missed. This plan has hc-
come 80 popular In all the larger cities that over
two-thirls Of all the people now purchase their
household goods that way in fact NIL exccpi-
ing the extreme wealthy classes. Now The
People of Snow Iiili never have hn,i the OPP
portuniiy offered them. so the Peoples install
mcnt Company. liz AMI .i91 y. Howard Street
ta,twcrn Fuycttc AMI Lexington SITS, lMlti.
more. the largest nni hest conducted aud most
reliable insinlincnt house In Baltimore. have
decided Ia allow amy resident of Snnw iiill ur
immediate Ntcliity. the stiic advantage A. the
people of baltimore now enjoy that II 10 sell
them anything which they may desire 10 have
on the lnstalnicnt Plan NJ lowest cash prices
anl make terms of payments low enough Ia
suit any ones convenience. This House not
only sells everything IN the way Of Furniture.
Carpets, Stoves. Rcfrigcrators. isa,y Carriages,
Crnrkcry. Cutlery. House Furnishing Goods.
stock Of Silks velvc,s. Foreign AMI Domestic
Dress Goods. Ladies' Clnaks. AMI Wraps. Milli-
merry. Gents. Youths. lioys' and Chiiircns'
Clothing, Shoes. Hats, Watches, Jcwclry. etc.
la sact they arr general outfttcrs and are the
only House In baltimore where wearing ap-
parci rs well M furniture too. can hc bought
an the instaimcnt Plan Mt Cash Prices AMI very
ways he glad tp have the people of Snow Hiil
call on them whether they intend purchasing
or not. will glad to have them look through
their immense Warehouse and get full parii-
cIlars regarding Terms. etc. Any inf0rna-
tion desired By mail will he promptly furnish
cd. inch 3i-.iml
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21
A Well of Boiling Water

Liberty IIiil. Ga "A small station on the
Northeast Railway. is the scene Of pecu.
liar phenomenon. A well an The premi-
ses Of Hiram Lee wen, dry just after the
earthquake of issd. and had To be sunk
eight feet deeper before the flow of water
was resumed. 4 few days ago tho family
Of Lee was much alarmed By loud reports
from the well. sounding like powder blasts
or the firing Of cannons. on Saturday
night another detonaiion Was heard. and
the top of the well, with n rise and fall
like the drawing In and expelling Of the
breath In human respiration. The water
thus eqpelled Is boiling hot. People for
miles around ARE ilockIng to the scene and
the scientists are much excited over Il.
Democratic messenger., 1888-04-21

"This bird gravel" said the dealer, "is
found on tho shores OF Long Island In largo
quantities. II is then taken and thoroughly
cleanscd, TO remove all the salt aud clay that
there may bc among 1t, and Is then dried
until IL is white. Salt Is injurious 20 birds,
and il has to bo removed. Tho scashore
gravel is better for the birds because, having
been rubbed with the waves, the stones arc
all smooth. Your bird has been having or
dinary pit sand put in his cage. lie has not
been able to hnd many smooth stones, as ho
would IL he were not Gagged, because thrro
were very few there, and the rough, jagged
stones have hurt him. Now you try regular
bird gravel, and your bird will soon bc well. !"
New York Evening Sun.