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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-30
A Word About Catarrh.

See adv. of Real Estate Title Ins. c
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A lovely Complexion.

What lovely complexion" we often
hear persons say. 81 wonder what she does
for it?" In every case the purity and real
loneliness of the complexion depends upon
the blood. Those who have salow. blotchy
faces may make their skin smooth and
healthy by taking enough OF DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" to drive out
the hUNlor INrkiv :, -rsten,
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THE ALEXANDRIA
Real Estate Investment, Trust and 1itlG
Company.

O6fce-No south Fairtaz st. Telephone 10. :.
President, PARK AGNEW.
Vice President, JAMES R. CATON.
gecey. and Treasurer, II. B. HARLOW.
HAVE FOE SALE
large list of city and country property. consist.
ing of FARMS, MILL PROPERTY, DWELLING
HOUSES, VACANT LOTS, &c.
All persons desiring to buy or sell real estate.
or 10 negotiate loans upon real estate security,
vii! find It to their advantage to give US call
In ali investments made by us upon real estate
security we guarantee the most careful examina.
ton into the questions of title and sutfciency OF
security. Jezo
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ALEXANDRIA VA TUESDAY EVENING JANUARY g. 1888
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
S. F. DYSON.

Opes, Legal, Cap, Letter, and Note Paper; Letter,
Note, and Bill Heads, all sizes Inks, Pens, Pen.
holders, Lead Pencils, all makes States, Slate
Pencils, Rubber, Sea'ing Wax, Playing Cards,
Composition Books, Bill Files, Notes,
Drafts. and Beceipts; Crayons, Rulers, Paints,
and Box Paper, all prices which will be sold at the
lowest cash price, and all orders promptly filed.
Orders for Printing taken at the lowest terms.
Magazines and Weekly Papers furnished by mail
at publishers prices. New Books received daily.
sos KING STREET.
Next to Opera House, Alexandria Virginia
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no. 81 sING STREET
vLEXAKDRIA VIRGINIA
Wholesale 2Ed RotSil Dealers IN
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
Buildors' Hardware Locks Hinges, ScreWsi
DoorBolts, Latchos, &c, Saddlery, Hardware
Bride Bits, Buckles 2ings, Hameg &c. &c.t
Whoolwrights Hardware Axlos RiIu5, Eubs'
SpOkes, Sawed Fellows, Tire Iron, Sc, pocketl
Table, Carving, and Butcher Knives &c, Guns
Pistols, &c. 4 full and coulplete stock Q. first.
class go"@s away in store and sold ct lowest cash
prices. eug15
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LEGAL.
.LExASDEIA. VA. December p, 1887.

aLExAHDEIA VA. December p, 1887.
rglO E0SEET ". FENWICK and ANNIE Z.
Z FENWICk, bis wife, grantors and S. CHAP
MAN NF,I.E. grantee snl trustee all Of the city
OF Washington, ID. 9.
the February term, 1888 of Tho Corporation Court
OF the city of Alexandria, Va, VIC shall apply, by
motion, 10 the said Court to appoint George A.
Mushbsch, of the said city of Alexandria, trustee
in q certain deed from Robert W. Fenwick and
wife to S. Chapman Nealc, dated August25 1877,
and recorded in the Clerks Office Of said Court, in
liber No 6, p. 392, in tho place and stesd of S.
Chapman Ncale trustee, who has removed beyond
the limits Of the State of Virginia.
BURKE { dERBERT,
dcc22 w4w The beneiieiaries in aaid deed.
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DEADY FOE CHRISTMAS!
NEW GOODS.


We have just received through the importers
the fullest and most varied assortment OF Holiday
Goods ever offered in this city, including Ravi-
lands celebrated make of FRENCH CRfNA in
Fish, Game, Oatmeal Pudding, Chocolate and Ice
Cream Sets, Dinner and Tea Sets, After dinner
CofTees, Single Tea and Moustacho Cups. Also a
most complete line of CABINET PIECES, includ.
ing Abbotsford, Doulton, Bonn, and Royal Wor-
cester, in the very latest styles and decorations
beautiful line of large and small Vases. We
are unable to mention but few of the many beau
tiful goods We have received in the last few days.
SO we cordially invite all to call and look at these
goods before making their Xmas purchases.
I. J. MILLER & CO,
nov22 327 King street Alexandria, Va
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y1ENCING WIRE-We have now full stock of
l. Fence Wire, both with aud without bsrbs,
twisted and ribbon, and we arc selling it low.
JAS. Z. CARLIN Sc SONS,
Hu3O Alexandria, Va.
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Y oW PRICEs-Good Cooking R&isins, 7c; best
| 4 Turkish Pruncs, &c; best Currents &c; best
Citron, 25c; Dinner Nuts, mixed, 15c all new
fresh goods at ,,,,
dec13 j. u. bllLBoEN'S.
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TJHELADIEs FRIENDs-A CARPET SWEEP
ER and an ENTERPRISE MEAT CUTTE:'.
Both are useful all the year round and MAKE q
capital Christmas gift.
decl6 JAS. +. CARLiH q solS2.
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OARAToGA POTATO CHIPS, pound and half
\ pound boxes, just arrived at
oct13 McBURNEY'S.
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!A@ES =. GAELtH ! CONS,
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ENAMELED KETTLES of all sizes Apple and
"a Peach Parers, Enterprise and other Meat Cut
ters for sale cheap at 32S King, Of Royal st
sens 1T. CREIGHTON s; SON.
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{ IoLUMBIA RIVER PICKLED SALMON inst
~ received by [uoy21l J, c. NILBURN.
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DINNER SETS in French China, Carlsbad
~ Porcelain, and Printed English, from $1,000
up, for 125 pieces Call and examine them at
noy22 e. J. MILLER, SON & cos.
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IN BBLs NEW HoMINY and HoNIINY GRIrs
iV Just received by N'A'i- .
nov23 &c. MILBURN
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UHLORITE, an elegant preparation for chapped
hands and lips, for sale By
ianT j. ID. Il GUNI.
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MY Nl1is, Tor glTi or boy, steel wheels man
L utscturer's price, SIS offered a. 81 SO new
and in good order st "o"
dec12 AMOS T. .sr.AyMhrr2,o
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NLoyEs! GLovES!-A new assortment of the
~ best Kid and Dogskin, cmbroideret hack t'
lined and unlincd received this day at
uec13 AmOS B. SyAVNTAVFD,S
The National tribune., 1888-02-23
Wlsconsin Home for soldiers.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I desire to
call your attention to the fact Private Dali
eel to the contrary notwithstanding, that
Ohio is not the only State that has made pro-
vision for destitute and INDECENT ex-soldiers,
sailors, marines, or their widows and chill
dren. The State of Wisconsin has upon her
statute books substantially the same law as the
State Of Ohio; and the Wisconsin law further
provides that no honorably- discharged soldier,
sailor or marine of the late war shall, under
any circumstances be sent to the poorhOuse in
the State Of Wisconsin. We claim that Wis
consin is not behind any, and much in advance
Of many Of the States in her provision for her
gallant defenders of the Union. Ohio may lay
over us in her number of candidates for office,
but not in her care for her old soldiers. The
State also pays 50 per week for each inmate of
the Wisconsin Soldiers Home, an institution
under the management of the GAR. of the
State, to which are admitted not only such in
digent soldiers residing in the State as cannot
be received into any National Home for dis
abled soldiers, bat tho destitute wives and
widows who may be residents of the State-
j. A. BARNEY, Secretary Soldiers Relief Com
mission for Dodge County, Wis, Maysyille, Wis.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

the shortest space of time, since delay in this
respect is sure to cause heating" and conse-
quent spoilation of the fur. This operation
finished, then that of SHINING begins. The
carcass is literally rolled out of its skin by an
expert workman in the short time of one min
ute and half but that is extraordinarily
quick work. The average time is about four or
five minutes. The labor of skinning fur seals
is very trying on the muscles of the back and
the thighs of strong man; the greatest at
tention must be paid to the act, since the razor
edged knives may slip but hairs breadth and
yet spoil pelt in that instant.
When the hides are taken from the killing
grounds they are carried into the salt-houses of
the company where they are critically exam
ined and then packed hair to fat" in large
bins or kenches, with salt properly sprinkled
over them as they are
"LAID IN"
From two to three weeks Of this picking of the
green skins is all that is required ere they are
taken out for shipment to London. Then they
house floors of two skins each with the hair
outside, tightly corded up. In the old Russian
regime they were dried and stretched in the
open air, and many cargoes were lost by decay.
Although our people understand the art of
dyeing fGr-seal skins, and dressing them, too,
Just as well as the English do, yet the entire
catch of these islands of Bering Sea goes to
London for sale and dressing. The difference
in the price of skilled labor between the two
countries is the cause of all this work being
done abroad. We cannot compete with the
cheaper skilled labor of London.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

half mile to the hour, though these animals
can travel twice rs fast if urged but it is risky
to drive drove faster, since the danger of cheat
ing" at once occurs, and that ruins the pelt
Therefore frequent pauses are made in this
driving The natives let the caravan halt and
rest, pant and fan itself down to a normal
temperature When such drove seems to be
well rested, the Aleutes again advance with
shout, clatter of bones, and wave clubs and off
it moves once more onward to the place of
slaughter.
During all this procedure these bachelors
have made no sign of resistance whatever.
When the drove of fated seals finally arrive on
the killng-ground, usually about o'clock in
the morning or earlier if driven from near
battle-ground, these animals are corralled by
single man or boy and left for little while
to cool Off signal is given at last by the
chief Aleute, or 0verseer, and all of the able
bodied male population of the settlement turns
out and appears on the field each man is fur
nished with a stout oaken club two knives
and milestone Two or three of the men
then drive out pod of so or 60 bachelors
from the herd. The chief looks them all over
as they are
HUDDLED UP TOGETHER
by the natives, who form a circle around with
uplifted clubs He looks at them sharply, so
that if any seal in the pod is under size bitten,
or otherwise ineligible he can note it, and tell
the men to spare it, He does this, then gives
the clubbers the word, "Strike!" Down come
the bludgeons upon the heads of these unsus-
pecting creatures, and in a moment they are
stretched stunned and senseless, on the earth.
Now the clubs are dropped the men drag
out the PROSTATE bodies and spread them upon
the ground so that they do not touch each
other; then man plunges his long stabbing
knife into the chest of carcass so as to reach
its heart and thus let the hot life-blOOd out in
The National tribune., 1888-02-23
WHERE ARE THEY7
information Wanted in Regard to the Whereabouts
OF Two Comrades.

OF Two AGAIauess
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Some time in
the year 1862 man named William jacques, a
stonecutter, then living at No 10 GanseVoort
ST., New York city, volunteered, leaving be-
hind his wife CathariHe and their children
Catharine, about six, AID William, about four
years. A few months after his departure the
mother died, and the children were taken
charge of by an uncle, named John jacques,
or Jaques. (Tbe name seems TO have been
spelled either way He and Peter Halpin,
now Of $50 West Fifteenth street, New York
city, placed them on Randall's Island, in the
Orphans Home.
They were afterward bound out to farmer
in Gratz Dauphin Co., Pa, named II. B.
Schreimer. Since the day their father and an
older brother, who enlisted earlier in the war,
left they have never heard word of what be-
came of either. ! have carefully studied up
rosters of all the New York regiments down to
the l50th and only find the following who
may in any way seem possible to be our Will
liam, viz, on page 831, Vol. 3. is - Private VIM.
Jaques, Co. G, 104th n Y; a years old en-
listed Jan. o. 1862 by j. II. Suite, for three
years, from GeneseO." This, while it conforms
in age, does not agree in place of enlistment
although he may have enlisted as the regiment
passed through New York City, and been cred
tied to Geneseo " William jacques, % years
old, private, Co. G, seth n. Y; enlisted from
New York city Aug. %, 1861, and was mustered
in by Lieut.-COl. VIM Linn Tidball" The
Colonel, however has no recollection of the
man. One thing, however, is in the way. If
his ages years-is stated correctly, he is not
our William, as he was certainly 10 years older
All inquiries of the Adiutant- General of New
York of the U. S. A., and of the Pension Office
have failed SO far to furnish glimmer of light
on the fate Of either VIM Jaques or his son
Thomas. Now, comrades, all Of You who ever
knew of any such parties, let me hear from you
as soon as possible, SO we can clear up this one
of the many sad mysteries of the rebellion. -
JAS. NJ. MCGEE, Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pa.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

his rivals and neighbors, and it at once precipi-
tates the bloodiest of conflicts among them,
the females paying not the least attention to
the roaring and turmoil which they have
stimulated and stirred up. Often two furious
bulls will seize COW at the same instant, and
IN their struggle for possession tear her pretty
coat shamefully; but she all this time bears
such treatment with marvellous fortitude, and
utters no cry of suffering or complaint over
that savage usage All this occurs at a critical
period, for no sooner is she located, and often
before her dripping fur is dried, she becomes
mother. Meanwhile her lord and master is
intent upon new eonquests for he is the most
eminent of all pOlygamists He wants at least
10 wives, and as many more as he can get.
The females as they land crowd up from the
sea by thousands and
TENS OF THOUSANDS
rapidly filing that entire area so we'll known as
the . rookeries," or breeding grounds. Their
greatest satisfaction is expressed when they doze
and bask In the fog perched on the rocks and
laziiy tanning and scratching themselves with
their broad, palmate hippers or feet. They
never fight or quarrel with one another, and
their amiability is in marked contrast with the
turbulence and rage of the males.
As these immense aggregates of breeding
seals rest upon the roo@leTies of the Pribylov
Group every Summer, they show absolutely no
fear Of man. We can stroll along the outskirts
of their rookeries and APPROACH to within so feet
OF them without arousing the least commOtion.
The old males stand up, half surly and half de-
faint, eye US askance and roar OF chuckle as
they list. The fur-seal bulls have a great fleXi-
bility of voice. They have the power and fire.
qnent inclination to utter four distinct calls or
notes. This is not the case with the hair seal,
the sea lion, or the walrus. This vOlublity of
the fur seal is SUI qeneris. He can hOarsely
and resonantly; he gives utteranee to low
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

D. Forbes, of Indian Lake, n. Y, writes that
comrade Moses Harris, of that village, is prob
ably the oldest Grand Army man in the United
States, he having completed his SD year on
Christmas day. While | congratulate comrade
Forbes for the honor Of having so old mem
Der in his Post, think Robert o. hobbs Post,
No. 52l, Department of Ohio can justly claim
the Oldest member, as eomrade VIM. Probert, of
the above named Post was born ON July G.,
1900, which would make him little over 81
years and six months old. Comrade Probert
enlisted March 7, 1863, in Co. F. 1st Mich. Eng !;
was wounded at Chattanooga and discharged
at Jackson, Mich, Oct. 5, 1865. If any Post
can boast of an older comrade we should be
glad to hear from It'll. o. RICHARDS, 2. c.,
Al o.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23
GEN. j. C. BLACK.
Wel-Merited Tribute TO the Commissioner of
Pensions

Pensions.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Not long
since it was my pleasure to receive from Maj
w. B. Shockley Treasurer and Secretary of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers located at Leayenworth, Kan, an invi-
tation to come to the Home to meet Hon. ]. G.
Black, Commissioner of Pensions, on the occa-
sion of the meeting of the Board of Mana
gers.
Maj. Shockley knew that I had been en-
deayoring for several months to procure a
pension for my mother, widow Of the late Ben
jamin Woodward, Surgeon of the 22d H.. but
the case had been delayed, and the need was
imperative. l took my papers, and the morn
ing after Gen. Blacks arrival, / presented the
case to him, and received immediate attention.
With his kind manner and courteous promp-
ness, after proving to has satisfaction that the
evidence was all that was needed, Gen. Black
Endorsed the papers and recommended them to
the Department as special, for the best of rea-
sons-infirm and dependent age placed them in
his pocket and carried them to Washington city
himself Seven days from the time be arrived
in Washington the claim was allowed, and a
feeble old age made glad Although strictly a
matter of business, unmixed with sentiment
there are so many who do business in an IN
kind manner, that the kindness of Gen. Black
made lasting impression on my mind, and l
wish to add my testimony to that of many
thousands, that Gen. J. G. Black is in the truest
sense of the word the soldiers friend" OF
the 1900 inmates of the home-as the guests
of the Nation there are many who have
been made glad by Gen. Black; first, by his
sympathy and interest, and, secondly, by re-
ceiving in short time notice that their claim
had been allowed. The General was accom-
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

ulatiOns. We have succeeded TO the same
rights which Russia asserted in 1921 over
Alaska and its waters and which we acknowl-
edged in 1924 by our treaty with her then, and
which Great Britain also. in 1925 admitted.
In 1867 we received Alaska and its waters
from Russia. with an explicit and emphatic
division Of Bering Sea. That line of division
was then called the western boundary of the
United States, as it is to-day; and as such ii
must and viii stand. This
FORTUNATE DEFINITION
In the treaty of cession Of Alaska saves to the
Government of our country and to the COM
merce and science Of the entire civilized world
those remarkable seal rookeries of the Pri-
bylov Islands-saves them from speedy and
surrender Of dominion over the waters Of the
eastern part Of Boring Sea-
The fur seal is as unlike the hair seal Of our
Atlantic Coast and Greenland as the bear is IN
like the raccoon yet both are closely related.
The fur seal stands upon its fippers, with its
head and neck erect, while the hair seal lies
PROSTATE, fatty extended on its chest and alb
dOmen, when out Of water on the sand beach
or rocks. The fur seal has two coats; the IN
DERIVING one is q soft, dense pelage, completely
covered by the everything one Of stiff hair. Just
as the down on the breast Of a duck is con-
cealed by its feathers so is the fur on this seal
fcGllorhiHuS urS5RhS) concealed by its over hair.
The hair seals however, have no under wool
or fur; nothing but their coats Of short, stiff
hair. Thus we appreciate the popular names
OF these animals
The only breeding resorts Of the fur seal
now known TO man are our seal islands Of
Alaska and those Of the Kommander Group,
belonging TO Russia, zoo miles to the westward,
in Bering Sea- aud a small. Insignificant rock
cry Oh the Lobos Islets just north of the Rio
de La Plata, South America. The vast rock
cries OF breeding grounds Of the Antarctic have
been, by the united efforts Of all nationalities-
misguided, shortsighted and greedy Of gain
entirely destroyed; only few unhappy strag-
glers are now 10 be found throughout all that
immense area where a short century ago mil
lions upon millions existed. When, therefore,
We note the eagerness with which civilization
calls for seaIskin fur and the fact that, in spite
Of fashion and its caprices, this fur is and
always VIII be an article Of intrinsic value
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

panied by his lovely wife, who has spent many
years since the war in nursing back to strength
her own crippled soldier husband. Gen. Negley
and wife; Gov. Martin, of Kansas, who led the
noted 8th Kan. through the war as Colonel,
and Maj. Birmingham, of Maine, were also of
the party. They were returning from the
Western trip during which they had located
another Home on the sunny slope of the Pa
cifc-auother Home in which will be tenderly
cared for hundreds of aged and disabled vet
Grams.
This party, with myself were all entertained
by Maj. Shockley and his worthy wife in their
handsome Home, and the days will long be re-
membered by all as "red-letter days"
AS for myself, / take this public way to
testify to their kindness to myself and the adj
mirable manner iii which the veterans under
their charge are cared for.-LoUIsE II. BROWN,
National Inspector, Woman's Relief Corps.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23
The gsth wisconsin.

No. 81 New Insurance Building, Milwaukee,
Wis, the Secretary of the 2Sth Wis. Association,
pamphlet containing the proceedings of the
Fifth Annual Reunion, This was an unusual
ly interesting meeting, as all the assemblies of
this association are. Coy. Rusk, Gen. Prem
tiss and others who have been guests, have said
that no other regiment to their knowledge has
such successful organization. few copies
of the report are yet in the hands of the Secre-
tary, and can be had by sending him % cents.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

their restless iippers. They viii play for hours
one eth another like so many puppies, then,
tired with their own exertion, they will by
common consent sink suddenly down TO slum-
Der. They, also, show no fear of man. One
may walk into the midst of troop of these
bachelors they viii give way on either side Of
you and in front, as you walk, and then close
up quickly behind
BY the 10th Of juno these holluschickie,"
or bachelors, have arrived in great herds. Then
the natives begin
TIRE SEALING LABOR
Of the year, and close it by taking 100000 of
these ino1iensive animals by the end of July.
Early IN the mornings of June and July Ger
tain men of the villages rise before daybreak
and walk out TO the hauling grounds, where
they quietly step into the seaI-life there
swarming, and turn aside from the main herd
or band two or three thousand eligible bache-
Tors for the days killing. These seals are
lcisurely and easily driven along inland and
over the path TO the village; each seal thus
carrying its own skin 10 the salt-house of the
company. The rate Of progress is slow, not
The National tribune., 1888-02-23
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the EDITOR
Please inform your readers that have a
positive remedy for the above-named disease.
By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured. / shall be glad
to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any
of your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their Express and P. o. address.
Respectfully,
7. a. SLOCUM, NJ. c., ISL Pearl ST., New York.
The National tribune., 1888-02-23

GREAT deal of popu-
lar attention has been
called to the fnr-seal
preserves of our Gov
eminent during the last
year, by the attempt Of
certain Canadian seal
ing vessels to poach
upon them. The east
ern part of Boring
Sea, in which these
seal islands Of Alaska
stand, belongs exelu-
sively TO the United
States by reason Of
treaty rights and slip