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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children 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 teething
its value is incslculable. 1t relieves the child
from pain cures dysentery and diarrhea, gripping
in the bowels and wind-colic By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents a
bottle.
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Rucklen,s Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satia.
faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by E. s. Leadbester & Bro.
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The undersigned have this day entered into a
copsrtnership, under the firm name of CORBETT
& YOHE, and will continue tho business of MAN.
UFACTURERs OF BRICK, &c, as heretofore
carried on by O'Neal & Corbett. Office at the N
E corner of King and Fairfax streets, Alexan-
dria, Va, and yard on south Washington street
extended. All orders for Sand, Lime and Cement
will be promptly filled. F. E. CORBETT.
aug31 1w HAIRY YOHE.
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lying Immediately in front of the Theological
Seminary, adjoining the farm of Vim. Cleaveana.
Apply at this Office. sep15 If
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DOR RENT-The THREE. STORY BRICK
T. DWELLING No. ia south Fairfax street,
now occupied by the Misses Greene. Apply to
je2Stf GEO. UHLER.
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GREENWOOD SCHOOL.

At Greenwood Depot Albemarle county, Virginia.
reopens September 19. 1889. Preparatory to
university or college. Thorough Principal and
-ssociate Masters of Arts OF the University of
Virginn strongly commended by the profes.
sors. tocsti n unsurpassed Be.t advantages
Terms moderate. Apply for circular to WILL
LIAM plNWlDDlE, Jr, NJ A, Principal, or Rev
WILLIAM DINWIDDIE, D. D N. A., Associate
Principal aug24 I'm
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AUCTION SALES.
By Z. Il. Lucas, Auctioneer.
ALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

~ IN
ALEXANDRIA CITY.
We are authorized to sell the following dcscrib-
ed LOTS OF LAND in the city of Alexandria,
and will offer thom for sale at public auction, at
~ O'Clock neon on SATURDAY, September 7th,
1889, in trout of the Royal strc.t en- rance to the
Market Building, in ssid city; viz:
TWO LOTS belonging to Thomas NJ. Hewitt,
situate st the southwest corner Of Alfred and
Wilkes streets, each fronting "a feet on Alfred
street and extending back with that width west
wardiy 1913 feet inches
THREE LOTS belonging TO Rosalie NJ Locke,
situate on the west side of Alfred street. south of
and adjoining this two lots above described, and
each fronting 20 feet Alfred street, and ex.
tending back westwstdly with that width 123
feet 5 inches.
THREE LOTS belonging to Margaret NJ. Hew-
itt situate on the west side of Alfred street. south
of and adjoining the three lots above described,
each fronting % feet 10l, inches on Alfred street
and extending back westwardly with that width
123 feet inches
Terms of Sale One third ca III, and the residue
in six and twelve months, with interest, to be
cured by deed or deeds of trust on the lots re-
spectivey or all cash at the purchasers option.
COnveyancing at the cost of tho purchaser or pur-
chasers.
GEO. A. MUsHBACH, ..orrer,
JAMES R. CATION, ''
aug21 ts
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKS,
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICES
AIssoLUTIoN OF PARTNERSHIP.

Mott o is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore carried on by Israel C. O'Neal and
Frank E. Corbett under the name and style of
O'NEAL & CORBETT, has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent, and in future the business
will be carried on by the said Frank E. Corbett
and Harry Yohe. under the firm ard style of
CORBETT & YOHE. ALI debts due and owing to
tho firm of O'Neal & Corbett are to be received by
the said irm of Corbett & Yohe. who will pay all
debts due by the ssid firm of O'Neal & Corbett
Prompt sett ement of the old firms accounts will
be required. I.C ONEAL:
F. e. CORBETT.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
as he aIighted. and walked up the

as he alishted. and walked up the
steps.
& dingy girl was washing up . very
shabby hall oii-cloth. and the table
cloths on the little tables in the dining
room were spotted with gravy. A
doubt that this cabman was not a good
judge OF the respective merits OF hotels
entered the micd OF Nj. Rufus; but it
was too late to change that night. He
followed his trunk to his room alone.
after registering his name. and instant
~ sat down to write TO his wife. Alas,
as he searched his trunk he remem-
bered that. in searching for his razor,
he had taken u: the box OF no:e-paper
and envelopes. so carefully bestowed
on top of his trunk by his wife, and
left them on the bed.
Hang it, ne said. What a fool l
was, to be sure Waiter. have you pa
per and envelopes"
"'rl get We some. sur" said the
waiter. .'but its an extry-"
Very WELL" said Mr.. Rufus.
And the mar ran away. and soon re-
turned with an envelope bearing on it
the pane of the O'Dowd House. and a
sheet of paper on which the artist had
drawn from his imagination a p~alatial
hotel. up the steps of which thrcnged
many gorgeous guests, and over the
door of which shone this Inscription:
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
RGTCS & Co, Agents

A wild hope urged him. He rushed
Office. Two very ill-tempered looking
gentlemen looked Up from newspapers.
aud inquired his business With their
eyes.
Your name is Rufus. sir:s" said Job.
One of the men nodded.
"A Rufus of R~ufustown?" inquired
Job.
NO" replied the gentleman.
Thought l might perhaps discover
a cousin" faltered the hapless Job.
so many Of our family have settled in
New York. I'm Job Rufus, of Rufus
town: and although I feel greatly en-
b~arrassed. l will tell you my dilemma;
l came down yesterday. 1--we been
robbed-all my clothes taken. and
these left l want to get back home.
and if you'll lend me the pric' Of a
ticket I'll return it at once. and be
greatly obliged also-greatly-and if l
can ever do any thing for you at Rufus
town"
Look here. my friend" replied the
man addressed: when l was young
and fresh confidence men often took
me in. They can't do it now. You
tell too old a story. l have sworn to
have the next fellow of the sort ar
rested. but you may go. if you'll go 1t
once. You're an old man. and you
look As if you had been a decent fellow
once. There's the door,"
"A confidence man!-I,- roared
Rufus Lord forgive you. Lord for
give you: There's n8 :ellow-teeiing lef.
IL the world"
He staggered out Of the Office. weak
with hunger aud crushed with norti-
fcation.
Gould he walk to Rufustown?" he
asked himself. Gould he beg a ride
on the baggage cars?" He weLt back
into the depot and sat down; he felt
nearer home there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
STORIES OF PETS.
Aeconpanied BY the Araaavtfse u Five Liars
Of Gre1. skill

of Grea. skill
A mar in Westchester County has a
pet cat which he has Taught to play
..Home. Sweet Home" by walking up
and down the keys of the piano The
cat also sits on the rocker Of the cradle
and rocks the baby Of the house to
sleep every night
stump" is a dog living Oh the Jer-
sey a and owned by the captain of
a p~ilot-boa.. Stump likes to stay
ashore and can never sleep in less than
ten feet of water. where be sinks to the
bottom and curIs up in the sea-weed
and sand. All the dsh eaten On the
boat are caught by the dog; but it is
fair to state that they never eat fish on
board that pilOt-boat
A colony Of black-snakes lives In .
garden in New Jersey. They make
themselves useful by allowing the pea
vines to be trained over their bodies in
place of stakes. while two of them tie
themselves into knots about the gate
to keep out intruders.
The editor of . Long Island paper
has . pet turtle which he uses as a
paper-weight- The turtle eats nothing
but printers ink. and every night
gathers up the papers or the desk into
a neat pile and then sleeps on them
The turtle is marked &c. W., 1789.-
but that is believed TO be a fraud. Al
though any doubt uttered in his pres
ence is quickly denied by vigorous
screams on the part Of the turtle.
Parrots as pets are very common,
but there is . certain green parrot in
New Hampshire which is an extraor-
binary bird. His ow is q deacon Of
the church, and the bird goes with him
to prayermeeting aad leads in tho
singing. He knows every hymn BY
heart and the deacon has only to give
out the aumber Of the hymn and he
starts of a once. His favo-ite piece
l.. 20 Cor wings to fy."-Judse.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
TIE OTDOwD HOUSE
b. O-DOwD.

Hastily scribbling upon the latter
arrived. and was safe n tie inn, he
addressed and dispatched it, TOOK his
supper. and went TO bed II vas a
comfortable bed enough. and he slept
like a top. and early in the morning.
true to his country habits. arose with
a firm determination to have Turkish
bath before breakfast. He had the
direction of the baths in his pocket.
and a car took him to the door. Having
bought a ticket, he was Introduced into
the public room. and to q private dress
ing and went through his ordeal.
A~fterward. a. he reclined on 4 sofa he
zane to the happy conclusion that his
inner mar had not escaped through
the pores Of his skin. and that when
he solidided again he should be himself
once more. There was only n early
bather il the place, and ne did not
pause TO rest He was of as soon as
he had put his clothes On
So NJ. Rufus was able to depart also.
He went to the little room where he
had left his garments and essaved to
clothe himself. but something had
happened TO his garments; they were
too small. Had he swollen in the BATH
No. They were not his garments
Yet he Was SURE OF the number of his
dressing-room. He rang q bell. An
attendant appeared A search was
made The polite proprietor was
summoned
The gentleman who had just de.
parted had evidently changed the
clothes The same key fitted both
doors. and yet the garments left were
not shabby. They were IN fact. almos:
new; a short cutaway coat. a light.
Creeuish-colored overcoat with TIRE
meudous buttons, trousers OF a r
broad plaid. a very sombrero o. a
soft hat. all at least two sizes too small
for Mr.. Rufus
Inave known distracted gentlemen,
but never one so abstracted as this gen.
tleman must have been" said the pro-
prietor. Probably he'll discover his
mistake and return
But Mr.. Rufus, sitting dis~consolately
in his blanket had no such hope. He
waited a long while and was at last in
formed that the '.ladies hour had
come. and that all gentlemen bathers
! must depart: and examining himself into
the garments We have mentioned. de-
parted. q eomical sight enough, with
slee ,es that left his wrists bare, and at
least a quarter OF a yard OF ankle be-
tween cloth and shoe.
As he descended the steps OF the
house. he saw on the opposite side OF
the way a large sign bearing the words
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
CRASH SCORElL
Cottisrs-

Thank Heaven. l shan't De obliged
to go far. he sighed: and crossing the
street as hastily as a mar might who
could not bend a joint he entered the
store.
Il want some clothes" he said to the
clerk who approached him Some
rascal has changed mine for these IN
the Turkish bath house yonder. I was
obliged to wear them so far. for I'm
not at home l live out of town."
Yes. sir; very annoying; very an
moving" said the clerk. Certainly.
they're not what We might call a fine
1T. sir. What shall l show you, sra
The best you have" said Mr. Rufus.
Il"
Here he dived into his pockets. and
pulled out some keys
Hang it," be said. The rascal
has taken my pocket-book! However.
I'm Job Rufus. of Rutustown- Been in
business there thirty years You'll let
me have them, and I'll send you down
a check; Or. rather. III bring it in to-
MORROW. l shall have to telegraph
home At once for a money order"
I'VE don't do business that way in
New York" said the clerk. instantly
growing stony and folding away the
garments he had taken down just then.
See here" said a voice at his ear.
..come along quietly unless you want q
row.. There are two more of Us. I'm
armed and have handouts in ny
pocket. Ny name is Burke"
GOOD heavens" cried Mr.. Rufus.
re.reatinc. has il come to this, that
hish|armen attack one openly at
monday Help. some one Help.
Thieves. Murder. HeIp!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12

| A train was coming In: people hur-
RED by; he watched them dreAnily. A
boy was crying the papers for sale:
"My$te-rious disappearance Of .
gentleman
u. dear, o. DEAR" soboed a voice
near him, The nears rour pa!r
MI. Rufus started up. A youth of
fourteen. whom he recognized As his
second soo- was passing behind him.
supporting On his arm a lady. whom he
knew 1t one TO be his wife"
Emma Jane he roared. Emma
Jane and Washington"
D. how that poor little wonan cIun2
to him: how she so5bed.
They t~e!eyraphed TO Us. They said
you'd m~ysteriously disappeared" said
Mrs. Rufus.
so l have. ny dear and in a cab.
which Washington had the presence
Of mind to call. all was explained.
ODowd had autographed to the poor
wife. and the morning paper had a long
account Of how Mr.. Job Rufus. of Rufus
town. had ordered breakfast gone out
to battle, and returned GO more.
Sure. We thought you'd been muir
dered. sir; and I'm proud t o see you
alive AGAIN. said Mr.. ODowd: and
looking upon him As his best and truest
friend. Job Rufus shook him by the
hand. and poured out thanks and
blessings.
But for that man" he declared TO
Mrs Rufus. on his way home in the
cars. but for that man. I'm not sure
that l should not have nysseriously
disappeared forever. New York Is an
awful pIace"-N. Y. Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
OVERRIDING THE G
II Produces ApOpleXy. Paralysis and Other
Serious Ailments.

H Produces ApOptexy, Paralysis and Other
Serious Ailments
Swine are p%roverbialiy greedy. but it
is the duty OF the owner of an animal
TO control its natural habits when these
are opposed to its well doing; SO hat
the first thing to be done in feeding
young pigs is to measure their feed
j~udiciousIy. They should never have
all they viii Eat Only fattening swine
should be so fed. and they would o
die from overfeeding-if they were not
killed. When a young pig choices at
the trough. squeals and falls over in a
fit. it is overfed; when it goes to the
side of the stall. champs its jaws. :oams
at the mouth. and does nothing else
than this. 1t has been overfed. and in
both cases it is sufL ring from conses-
ton Of the brain, due to Indigestion
aud disturbed circulation 1t is in .
state Of apOplexy and viii probably
die. anyhow. but the others may ba
saved by at once reducing their feed to
about one-tourth OF what they have been
getting. The prevalent paralysis of the
hind limbs IS caused by overlooking by
which the kidneys have been overtAxed
and the nervous system Of the lumbar
region tthe lions) is disturbed. Thus
the power Of motion Of the hind legs is
lost Recent experiments in feeding
young pigs goes to show that q forty
pound pig needs no more food per day
than two quarts Of milk and four
ounces Of solid food, such a. bran or
oats and corn-meal. On this allow
ance. gradually increased. pigs make q
steady and healthy growth. while two
others kept in . pen by themselves.
and suffered to gorge themselves, be-
came stunsed. stopped growing and in
the third week one was attacked by
congestion of the brain and had to be
starved out of it losing fully two
months growth When young pigs
r weaned, they should be fed in .
shallow trough. from which they can
take food only slowly. A pint Of milk
and two ounces of boiled eorn-meal
mixed with the milk will be enough for
a daily ration the first week. and q
gradual increase may be made. sub
shutting raw meal. not exceeding the
limit above mentioned. Cor q six
weeks or etght-weeks' old pig Of the
best kind. ana less in ratio with a less
weight Over-feediug Is the COMMON
bane Of the pig.-Ameriean Agcteut-
turist
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
NE.GHBORS.

Your name Is Helen: are yoa dark or fsirs
Deep o.ne YOUR eyes- or black as shadows are
That lie n woods q: Midnight. Tell ne. sweet
WHAT form yoa wear-i.rg-. medium. CT petiss.
IneTer saw you nor you NE I ~een,
And Jet ou- 70 = o. the seifsame shee;
Are Prints N the las new magazine
fam woulC know fair neighoor. II youc soag
Came rom TIE wooclan Is o. the CITY ih-oag
From mountain .asrness. or beside The sea,
t-e~4hed Il in chanb-red solitude. or free
As birds on Wig amidst soc>- sylvan scen0s
lpray you grow a-Guaint and 1T rs be
Sei-nDors II thought As in She magazine
So usy I ask II you are deeply blue
tAs 20 tae 70 &c, I mean. or Just . true
Bright little -vOman-nothing Bost3nese-
Whose SONG i surg without 4 thought TO please
Aught but the singer May read between
The Ines and Ask such things AZ these.
Hoping they L print them - the magaztnee
p.a hone de:er-d-,hs- IS The vesy ZINE.
Eerwt acceptance and The printed rhyme
Make your sweet heart Ike NY Old battered
soul
E1dur. long ayuri-s. and curse the whole
Coufocnded tribe OF editors whose keen
Cool. business sense would Tot once enroll
Our burning thoughts in their nexr na-azine:
And Il. YOU anx:orsly earh month e er track,
Fron leading a-'ic es 10 B-ic-S Brzc,
Each page. lest haply they had hid your verse
Between s0c2e t-esry kind OF proser-or. worse
Topped o.. . line 10 pad a page ant then
MisspeIt your name. the tender poets curse.
Alas, Tor poets il . magazine:
ICuestion idly. Chance. and chance alone.
Cpoc one page ny verse aed yours has thrown
But =: re whisper e e. I drop nv pen.
AZ the stea1iesr OF AL married men-
Anc y--te these lines-oh- may they Yet Be seen
b your bright eyes in hopes they L bring me
zen
Or twenty dollars from some na-azine.
R T. W Duke. Jr, n Century.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12
FARM sEo

-L.uou Eapiac.,=: One pint Of nilk.
three eggs. Juice of one lemon. one
fourth OF "a teaspoon OF soda dissolved
in hot water. -four TO make = light bat
ter: fry 10 hot lard and sprinkle with
sugar.
A good appetite indicates good
health. I. is 10 disadvantage to have
an animal that is q heavy feeder. Such
animals usually produce proportion
ately 70 the quantity consumed. TIE
food is simply the material 10 De con-
verted into products
If you happen 20 feel q little
and who among US does not 1t some
time or othera-do cot select thu sea
son for rep-oving your noisy household
focL- One word spoken in passion will
make a scar that a summer OF smiles
a hardly heal over.
In cutting up chickens De sure TO
use a knife to disjoint them. instead Of
chOpping them. Also carr should BE-
taken with Gil meats no to Use a
Ratchet. as the fine splinters and slivers
Of bone. which are exceedingly sharp.
may cause serious trouble il taken into
the mouth and stonach.-Country Gen.
tleuan.
The Journal OF Health asserts that
nc Thoughtful mother should rest until
she has taught her daughter to do well
the following things To make q cup
OF coffee. to cook a loaf of bread. to
cook q potato, to brol a steak or
chicken. 70 cut. fit and make q dress.
and to Set a tidy table
Lima Bean Soup: Put . quart Of
dried beans in a saucepan. with
boiling water. and boil slowly one hour.
Drain and pass through a colander.
Put a pint Of milk on TO boil, add the
beans. thickeu with a lump Of butter
rolled in -four. let it boil. add the beaten
yolks of two eggs. season with salt and
pepper. and serve.
Encourage the children to take
good walking exercise. Young ladies'
in this country are rarely good walk
ers- They can dance all night. but are
tired out if they walk a mile. Girls
ought to be able to walk as easily as
boys Half the nervous diseases which
afiict young ladies would disappear il
the habit of regular exercise wer en-
Outraged.
The farmer. because Of the credit
system. INDUCES in many Injuries that
would be denied if they were to be
paid for az the time. It Is an easy
matter to give en- order with the sug-
tion to charge this" and if paid at
the time would be easy: but it is the
accumulation OF these little charges
that soon confront the debtor in the
shape OF an enormous bill that causes
the trouble and inconvenience. 1t
would be far better for all farmers If
the rule OF paying as one goes could be
adopted. or else % to go.
Strawberry Acid: Have three
quarts of ripe straw berries. " ounces
Of citric acid and one quart of water.
Dissolve the acid in the water, pour it
over the berries in a stone pot or glass
jar. and set in a cool place for twenty
four hours. Then drain of the liquid
and pour it on three quarts mor Of
fresh berries. and again set it aside for
Neutrality-suspicious. Drain again. and
add IS many quarts OF sugar as
you have of juice Boil and skim for
three or four minutes. When cool
bottle and cork lightly for three days.
and then cork tightly. A spoonful Of
this in a glass Of water is a most re-
freshing drink.-N. Y. Independent
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12

Insecticides should be used before
the damage to fruit is done. 1t IS too
late after the insect has found q HSayeat
in the fruit
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-31
MlRrINS PERRY MATTRRs


Interesting Items Of Information from Over
the River,
MF, @. W, TWeedy was al Vt. Pleasant yeateF'
Hon. G. I, POOrm'n will speak at GAINESVILLE,
MI Abram Kelley, Of BaIueSVIlls, was In the
city on business yesterday
Nj. D. X. Allen Is building tWO'StoEy brick
residence In HRnes Addition,
Hon ]. D, Taylor left yesterday for Morris
town, where he spoke last night
MFR. p. barrett, the grocer, has moved Into
his new residence In tbs Garden Spot,
Hon. Lorenzo DGntoFd, Of St, ClAlTSVille, was
In the city yesterday on legal business,
Mt, @. @, Cochran left yesterday for short
visit with his family In Wayne county, ohla'-sE-
William 7. Stark Of Allegheny City, formerly
Of Martins Ferry, visited friends here yesterday
Republican primaries In the Second ward 70
morrow evening TO nominate candidate lof
The Republican and Democratic candidates
for ,ounIy Clerk were AZ the Hotel Haywood
yesterday,
Mrs., George peitz, Of New Brighton, Pa, has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. William PuHh'
Tor several DAYS,
Mr, John =, Miller will return to Anderson,
Ind, the latter part OF the week. accompanied
BY Miss Kate Martin
John HOeieF, who was recently struck W Q
train on the Cleveland l. FII1burIh Railroad,
has recovered sufficiently 10 DO able 70 DO out
again.
M Martins Ferry Republicans believe that
FOmkGr will DO defeated, and no Democrats are
betting sn Campbell. Very little betting has
been done,
Or, Boola, Of New York, held very entertain
Ing prohibition meeting In Lafayette hall last
evening. Tho Doctor u quite an eloquent
speaker, and interested the audience,
In tho damage suit OF Samuel lIuskln4 vs. the
Cleveland, IOFliu 4 Wheeling Railroad Com
panY both sides agreed TO haye the matter
aTbltTRtcd; the Jury ~ name the amount NJ
damage. The jnry came down yesterday and
exAmIned the properly. The Jury hung on The
Johu Noon case. They went out At p. IN, on
Tuesday and were unable ORVTee on the amount
ton, -Four were for the railroad and eight
AGAINST,