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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-21
lCoMMuNIcATEp.
Military Bals:

The grand military ball given by the
"Oliver Chilled zouayes" and Halfway
Heavies" on the 18th inst. was one of the
grandest affairs Of the kind evsr held in
this county. The 'Oliver Chilled Zouaves"
were dressed in handsome uniforms and
their gallant, as we'll cs handsome, Captain
Freeman, assisted by their devout chaplain
Mr.. E. W. Hall, and the surgeon general Of
the company, DR.. J. 2, Slaughter, received
with true military courtesy and civiity the
Hallway Heavies," and exactly at p. N.
they were all seated in the large and com.
modious Town Hall, and On the "ecat"
and splendor Of their appearance was such
as to have sent terror and CONSERVATION
to the disciplined army of Germany and
make the G. A. L. shake with fear and
trepidetion, and have doomed TO everlasting
oblivion dependent penaion b!lls Of every
kind. After hearty exchange Of courtesies,
cviiities. &c, Capt. Freeman spoke as fol-
lows Gentlemen and comrades in arms"-
We are organized for the protection of our
frontier, to assist our "cyster fleets" in pro.
tecting our "oyster beds" and annihilating
oyster pirates who are destroying under
cover of darkness all Of our valuable articles
of food our task is an arduous, hazardous
one. We will soon be engaged in active
warfare. We enter this struggle, 'aut vim
cere aut mori" and we muat face the
nail OF lead and iron unflinching.
", but possessing tho true qualities
of patriotism and heroism, like the Spar
tan band of old or the brave six hundred,
we have nothing to fear. | tell you, com.
rades, assisted by the Halfway Heavies,"
with the gallant Capt. Anderson in charge,
whose valiant military record, ~on in our
late struggle, stands rs the most brilliant
recorded upon ihe pages Of history, we will
sssuredly prove ourselves lnvincibie TO the
enemies Of the interests of. aur common
country. know of whom speak, There
is our Surgeon General, tried and true
and by tho prayers and wise counsels of our
beloved "CbaplsiD" we will succeed in drv-
ing the invaders from our soil and securing
for our oysterDeds complete autonomy.
And our achievements will be the most re-
nowned and our fame inscribed on marble
in the cities of the dead Applause and
q hearty amen by the Chaplain. In the
interim the rare and radients had assem-
bed en- masse to witness the performance,
and at 9 O'Clock the Electric String Baud,
headed by Professor Eberley, gave vent 10
many select military airs, such az Yankee
Doodle" etc, when these military heroes,
together with the heroines Of the light fan.
tastic hop, INDUCED in the @hiris of the gay
and eid6y dance until the wee sna' hours
of the morning, when they retired, all eG-
pressing the wish that cur friend "Bill
Jones" would secure the Afshanistan agency
for the sale Of dynamite. NBPAUL.
The Plains, Va, March 90.
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WHOLESALE GRoCERs,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ELL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, Xxx, xxx,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKERS ana
THOAIPSON'S PURE RYE WHISK1ES TO which
they invite the attention OF the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt sttention.
Copsignmcnts of Flour Grain and Country Pro.
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
eat marker prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner OF Cameron and Royal streets
serl4 Alexandria, Va.
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AUCTION SALES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

By virtue OF decree of the Circuit Court of
Fauquier county, entered in the chancery causes
of "Bastable VS.. Forbes" and "Forbes's executor
VS.. Bastable's executors on the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1887, the undersigned, rs commissioners
of sale in said causes, viii offer for sale at public
auction, at tho front door OF the Court House. at
WarrontOn, Va on
MONDAY, the 25th day of May, 1855.
the following real estate, the property Of the Iste
Gilbert M. Bastable, viz
A TRACT OF 1854 ACRES,
lyimy within Il milo Of Earrenton Junction and
Catetts, citations Oil the Virginia Midland Rail
road. This trsct is Of very superior quality fog
grass and grain, s highly Improved, we'll watared
and timbered, has on it an EXCELLENT MAN
SION and al necessary outbndings a grist mill
which. together with all water and race rights
will be sold with said tract
TRACT OF 300 ACRES
adjoining tho above, of tho same quality OF land.
a lot 1875 acres adjoining said aforementioned
lands, and q moiety oC 4 tract Of 62l3 acres also
adjoining said land, These tracts will he sold As
whole or in parcels'as miy be deemed desirable,
except the 200 acre tract, which will be offered
by itself The aforementioned lands are easily
dvisible into several farms, and are rated among
the most fertile and desirable tracts of land in
Fauquier county.
Terms of Sale: One-third of the purchase mon
ey in cash, and the remainder in three equal in
stalments payably in one. two and three years
from date of sale, to be secured by tho bonds Of
the purchaser with good personal security, bear
ing interest from date payable annually, title to
the land to he retained rs further security with
power to resell for default of payment of said
bonds at the rick and cost of the purchaser
The undersigned have also authority under
said decree TO sell said tracts of land privately
JNO. MURRAY FORBES
r. TAYLOR SCOTT, Commissioners.
4. D. PAYNE.
Clerks Office Fauquier Circuit Court
February 20, 1888.
L certify that r. Taylor Scott, one of the above
named commissioners, has executed tho bond re-
quired by the decree Of sale entered in the said
causes, with approved security.
Teste: JNo II. TURNER, Clerk
feb 25.eOtd
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EINE sUGAR.CURED HAMS, SHOULDERS
T. Jowls and Breakfast Piesss for sale low by
feb11 ]. Q. MILBURN.
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MONDAY, the 25th day of May, 1855.
the following real estate, the property OF the ste
Gilbert M Raetahla viz
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A PROBLEM IN ARITEMETIC.-Hi salary
was 81 900 year, and he had just proposed
to Miss Clara Lighthead and been accepted,
and they were both exquisite!y happy until
she said
"Aud you don't know how lovely our
home will be, George. It shall be q home
JUDGED for you /; place OF rest and JOY and
comfort I'll call .he housekeeper up every
morning and"
1.-THE housekeeper?"
"Yes, yes, dear Now, don't interrupt,
you naughty boy. I'll tell thu housekeeper
TO tell the cook to"
1.-THE cook ?"
"Of course and do hope we can get q
French cook love French cooking. And
I'd like the dining room girl tc---"
1.-The dining room girl? ?"
Eyes, yes, I'd like brisk, tidy. rosy
checked English dining room girl. don't
care so much about the chambermad."
"Why, my darling, I'm afraid"
Now, now, you bad, old boy you must
let your little girl have her own way whes it
comes to the house servants. You Can en-.
gage the butler, if you like, and, OF course,
you'll get the coachman; but when it comes
to the laundress and seamstress, and
Why, George what 8 dreadfuliy long face
YOU have. don't like it ~
1t looked longer as he sat in bis ten-by-
twelve room an hour later trying TO figure
out" how the wages OF the cook and house
keeper and butler, aud all the rest oil them,
were to be paid on SO % per week. He
hasn't figured it out yet.-Ifdbus.
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Syrun OfFiss

Is Natures own true laxative. 1t is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to Cleanse the system when
Bilious or Costive; to dispel Headaches,
Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habitual Con-
stipation, Indigestion, Piles, etc. Manufac
tured only by the California Fig Syrup Com
pary, San Francisco, Cal. E. S. Leadbeater
& Bro. agents Alexandria, Va
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NEW CALIFORNIA DOUBLE CROWN RAILS
IN ms fancy clusters); also Yalentis Otistalk
Cooking do. just received at -
oct12 McBUkNEY.s.
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.nVIcE - MGTuER.

;jRs. HINsLow's SoorA,Ed SYBUP, tof chii.
dren teething, is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never.failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process OF teeshing
its vslue IS incalculgble. It relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery end diarrhea gripping
in tine bowels and wind-colic. By giving health
to the child it ra1.a the mother Price 25 cents
bottla mVo-1YtM. ~tsc
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Confectionery.
HENRY BRENGLE. 53I KING ST..
Is now ready for the fall and winter with
r,1-1,n1rn1uIA1n IN QHAaON

EV ER4THlNG IN SEASON.
He intends to keep OYSTERS for his patrons
and supply families with the pick of Chesapeake
bay.
Creams of all Aavora, Black, Fruit, Pound, Jelly
and Fancy, Ornamental and Plain Cakes, are sold
chesper than they can De manufactured at home.
Also Cream Pufs, Tarts and Pastry, Candies and
Taffy of all kinds PIES A SPECIALITY. Fruits
Nuts, Confectoneries, Caromels and Sugared
Fruits. He caters for families, fairs balls and
entertainments and furnishes social parties.
noy12 IF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-21

NOTICE-The subscriber having duly quail
IN fled as executrix of the last will and testa-
ment of VIRGINIA E. CLARKSON, late of the
city of Alexandria, in the State of Virginia, de-.
ceased, hereby gives notice to all persons having
claims against the estate Of the said Virginia E.
Clarkson to present them to her, duly authenti-
Gated, and all persons indebted to sad estate are
requested to make payment to her.
mh15 w4w MARY SPILLMAN, Executrix.
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AUCTION SALES.
BYR. .T.Lucas. Anctionner.


DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Corporation
- Court of the city Of Alexandria, rendered at
the February term, 1858, in the chancery cause
OF Julia a. English, Administrative, against S. o.
bagot ct ais, the undersigned, commissioners,
will sell at public auction, at 12 o'clock m. on
I SATURDAY, March 31st, 1888. in front OF the
Royal street entrance to the Market Building, the
following property, viz
HOUSE aud LOT OF the east side of Royal
street, between King and Prince streets Alexan.
drla, Va, commencing at point S4 feet ! inches
north OF Prince street, and running thence north
ON Royal street 23 feet 6 inches, and running
back with that width lis feet 5 inches, more or
less, to the alley leading into Prince street
Terms OF Sale: One third of the purchase money
in cash. and the residue in two equal payments ut
SIX and twelve months from the day of sale the
deferred payments to bear interest a. tho rate of
SIX per cent. per annum and TO be evidenced by
the bonds of the purchaser, and to be secured bv
the retention Of the title until the payment OF
the purchase money in full.
A. ". ARMSTRONG, Commissioners
JAMES L. CATION, Of Sale
|, John S. Beach, Clerk of the Cooperation Court
of the city of Alexandria. do certify that Anthony
W. Armstrong one of the commissioners above
named has executed boad as such in the penalty
of $4,000, with approved surety. conditioned ac.
cording to law
nh16 IS JOHNS. BEACH. Clerk.
4 ilIf TREASURER3 OFFICE,
~ Room No. Market Building
AlexandriG, Va March 5, 1887.
DELINQUENT STATE TAXPAYERS TAKE
NOTICE
At tns April term of the Corporation Court,
at the front door of the Corporation Court House,
on Fairfax street, l will OFFER iAT PUBLIC
SALE ALL THE REAL ESTATE belonging to
delinquent Taxpayers for the year 1856, de-
scription of which can be seen at my Office No.
Market Building or at the Clerks Office of the
Corporation Court. NJ. B. HARLOW,
mh5 City Treasurer.
NITY TREASURES OFFICE,
" Room No. 2 Market Building,
Alexandria, Va, Jan. il, 1885,
DELINQUENT STATE TAXPAYERS TAKE
NOTICE.
At the March term Of the Corporation Court, at
the front door of the Corporation Court House. on
Fairfax street, will OFFER AT PUBLIC SALE
ALL THE REAL. ESTATE belonging to deln-
quent Taxpayers for the year 1885, a description
Of which can he seen at my office, No. Market
Building at the Clerka Office of the Corporation
Court. b. 3. HARLOW
jsnl7 If City Treasurer
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Oazette,
f05LLsHED DAILY and TRI. WEgRI.Y = RY
EDGAR SNO WIDEN,

Contract advertisers iQ not be eOtped to exceed their
space, unless The excess is paid fer at transient raesr
and under no circumstances piH they be Gllo,reG to
advertise other than tse: raiaG!c business :n the
space contracted for.
Ail transient advertisements '. BE paid for IN ad
cance.
Persons lsaping TIE city can aag4 he Gazette mailed
TO them, postpaid, for tftg Gs,:ta MONTH and the
address changed Gs often IS desired
Marriage and death soticss be paid for IN nd-
rance.
Resolutions mess1ram oitants tributes Of respect
'esel,sioms adopted By societies persons unless Of
public concern, '0iR only be printed in f.is paper
advertisements.
The Gazette Office Is connected ,D; The Telephone Fe.
change. Advertisements orders .for :he paper e,eS
or any information or business be sent By TEL
phone.
All communications should be addressed to "Gasetts,"
Alexandria, Na.
[Bsterea a: the Postegice a AIesa,,ara Virginia. a,
sec0nd-ol6ss mater.
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LEGAL.
feb15 w4w&dts

UXECUToR's NoTIcE-Having duly qualified
u as executor on the estate of JAS. w. MALLS,
late of Alexandria, Virginia, deceased, L hereby
notify all persons having claims against said es-
tate to present them to me, duly authenticated,
and all persons indebted to said estate to make
mh17 w4w JOHN T. NAILS, Executor.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NoTICE-All persons
n having valid claims against the estate of the
late CHAS MINNIGERODE, jr., deceased, will
present them to the undersigned, at 1920 F ST.,
n. W., Washington, D. c., properly authenticated,
for payment in whole or in part, as the condition
of his estate will admit, and all persons indebted
to the estate aforesaid will make payment to the
undersigned without delay.
q. ROZIER DULANY,
mh17 2w Administrator of C. Minnigerode.
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HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &C., just received at
i I SO King, corner of Royal street and for sale
at small advance-wholesalea and retail Rodgers
& Son and other make of Carvers and Forks, 8
great variety Rodgers & Son, and other make of
Table and Breakfast Knives. Genuine Rodgers
& Son, Heinesh and other make Of Scissors.
Pocket Cutlery in great variety, several hundred
patterns Table Knives, with Forks to match, at
low prices Enterprise, Champion and other
Meat Cutters, all Sizes Brownies Flexible Rub.
Der Weather Strips, the best in use, with great
variety of other goods in line, for sale cheap:
Special attention is asked to large leb lot OF
Fray's Solid Steel Seaside Scissors and Shears for
sale at large deduction from usual prices. Call
and see. at SS King, corner of Royal street.
dec7 1T. CREIGHTON & SON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
The Poison of Tobacco.

1t is very unusual to find in a great
smoker a healthy appetite for plain food,
and medical opinions may be had in any
number as to dyspepsia caused by smok-
ing. To whatever degree the habit affects
the nervous organization, it appears to be
certain that the process which is regarded
as soothing is really destructive. Sir
Benjamin Brodie must have known what
he was writing about when he declared
that ''the poison of tobacco acts by de-
stroying the function of the BRAIN" In
a Russian hospital in 1866 a DIR. Chad
nowski took the liberty of examining by
means Of a pump the digestive powers Of
six smoking and as many non-smoking
soldiers, and he recorded that lin the
former the time required for digestion
averaged seven hours, while in the case
of the non-smokers the mean period Of
digestion was only six hours" With the
present enormous consumption of tobacco
the social consequences, apart from those
concerning the bodily and mental powers
of the consumers, are important. Pail
NAL Gazette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
The Women Of Bulgaria.

At home the Bulgarian woman is a
sturdy, honest housewife, helpmeet 10
her husband in ali that the term applies.
Beside attending to the care OF the
household, she performs not less of the
hard, grinding drudgery of the field than
her husband does, and often more. Nor
does she rebel at this or think it a hard
ship. From early Youth the Bulgarian
maiden is accustomed to share with her
brothers the labor and exposure Of the
fields, and at marriage her husband is
required to pay her father a sum of
money to recompense him for the loss of
her services as q field hand. She is lit
orally purchased from the father by her
husband, the consideration ranging from
800 upward, according to the means Of
the o As a mere matter of course
she then performs as much farm drudg-
cry for her husband as she did pre-
viously for her father. -Thomas Stevens
in Woman. c.Y-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
Presentation to, the Queen.

l don't suppose one lady or gentleman
out of 5000 in England ever dreams of
being presented to the queen. 1t is, of
course, quite proper to the whole j, 900
to do so. But it is quite unnecessary
Some people think that by being pre-
sented at court they get invited to state
balls and concerts and to entertainments
given by the Prince of Wales. There is
a great mistake in regard to this. Here
is where the error is. No one can be in
vited to a state entertainment unless he
or she has been presented at court. Pre-
sentation is a sine qua non. But it is not
the only thing necessary. There are
other considerations which have to be
taken into account. l don't fancy that
more than II person out of 100 who are
presented at court ever gets an invitation
to a state ball or concert at Buckingham
palace, or to a Prince of Wales garden
party at Marlborough house.
The other ninety-nine might have been
presented, so far as being asked to state
entertainments is concerned. For Ameri-
car ladies or gentlemen to rush over to
England and spend a lot of money on
cour dresses, in the hope that the day
after the drawing room they will be
asked to dinner with the queen, or to
luncheon with the Prince of Wales, is a
fondly cherished delusion from which
time will 500 awaken them. Presenta-
ton has grown SO common in these days
that it is a wonder 20 me that any sensi-
BILE person, not compelled to undergo the
ordeal, care to submit themselves to it.
After all, cui bono? Is the game worth
the candle? 1t is a pretty sight, no doubt;
but if curiosity be the motive, what be-
m of the respect to the queen? 1t Is
quite useless to say anything. Ameri-
cans will keep on flocking to the drawing
rooms and levees and giving the legation
something to do.-The Argonaut.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
A Race of Dwarfs.

One of the most striking things to be
met with in the earlier pages of Emin
Pasha's journal is a reference to a report
which is brought to him between Lado
and Dufle, on the Upper Nile, that a
race of dwarfs inhabit mountain caves
to the west of Beden. They were said
to be only forty inches high, of a brown
color and of great agility, to eat white
ants and roots, and to shoot with very
small arrows, which are poisoned and
very difficult to extract. The pigmies
he was inclined to regard as the remain
der of a dwarf population which ages
ago spread itself over central Africa.
Four years later he himself comes upon
some specimens Of the Aka, a pigmy
people, divided into numerous small
tribes, who lead a nomadic life in the
Monbuttu country. One of these Aka
chad a reddish, but rather dark skin
probably dirt, was very prognathous.
rather swag bellied, but exceedingly
nimble. His height was 3 feet 6 inches.
His whole body was covered by thick
stiff hair, almost like felt, which was
especially thick on the breast. A girl IA
years of z measured 3 feet 7-S inch in
height! These people are said to be very
expert hunters, but also very vindictive,
so that the neighboring tribes are glad to
let them have all they want for main
tenance in return for skins and feathers,
the products of the chase, which they
prosecute with bows and arrows alone
Chambers Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
Meissonier's Method of Study.

M%eissonier, in order to study thoroughly
the movements of the men and horses in
the storming squadron in the picture
1907" he pursued, as he told us, an en-
tirely original method. First of all, in
the autumn of the preceding year he had
a large piece of ground neal the city
sowed with rye. In May, when it stood
in green stalks, by permission of the COM
mandant, he had a battery of artillery
driven over it. OF the trampled stalks
crushed by the wheels Meissonier made
large and sufficient studies. He then
procured permission from the military
authorities to have a battery in garrison
at Poissy ride over it, and directed the
troops to shout ''Vive l'Empereur."
swinging their swords and trumpets. So,
by repeated observations of these cuiras-
siers and horses, he impressed upon his
mind the whole scene, at the same time
making the most complete studies of
single horses and men, and of every part
of their figures, in the uniforms of the
French cuirassier regiments in the time
of Napoleon.-Art Connoisseur.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
Ecuador and It's Capital.

The road to Quito is a mountain path
fit only for mules, and not passable six
months in the year. The custom house
is built of pine from Maine and CORFU
gated iron from Pennsylvania. The
Guayaquil steamers were built in Balti-
more. Ice factories abound; fresh water
is brought twenty miles and peddled in
casks. The finest p~ineapples in the
world come from this country, and ex-
cellent hats and hammocks. All the
Panama hats we wear which are genuine
are made in Guayaquil. 1t is $50 miles
from this place to Quito, and freight
costs 81 per 100 pounds to be sent up.
1t takes tw~enty-four men in two divis-
ions to carry a piano up. Nevertheless,
American goods, after they get up to
Quito, compete with the native manufac-
lures. Nearly all the furniture in Quito
is brought from the United States in
parts, and in that highest and oldest city
in America many of the people sleep on
Grand Rapids (Mich.) beds. Twelve
breweries in Quito import their hops
chiefly from America, and the sugar
used there is mainly refined in our coun-
try. Ecuador has 1000, 900 inhabitants.
but only forty-seven postoffices. No in
terror postage is charged on newspapers
Of any kind; but there is no newspaper
outside Of Guayaquil in Ecuador. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-10
BLINDNESS.

Shall I be ready when the shadow fallsf
When up my heavens blue walls
The fatal darkness creeps, and l must go
So still, so slow.
Tho smallest child could soon outstrip my pacei
When each dear loving face
Must veil from me its hourly smiles or tears,
Its joys or fearsf
When wayside plumes of golden rod shall flame
For other eyes the samef
When autumn's burning boughs shall Haunting
Their red and goldi
When plying hands shall take from mine the
task
Unfnished-and I ask
Ii 1t be night, that threads run so untruef
When I am through.
With sunshine and the light of solemn starsf
When through my dungeon bars
I reach a ~guiltless captives hands, and grope,
Without a hope?
Shall I be ready for that silent blown
This truth / feel and know:
That l must work while yet the pulse of day
Beats on my way;
That l must weave while still the threads run
true
If many threads or few:
That I must strive, till on my darkening walls
The blackness fallsl
Helen T. Clark.