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The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
Messengers Notice.

ONCE Of the Sheriff Of Cumberland County, state
OF Maine, Cumberland. S., August 70, A. ID.
1889.
TIyHIs il TO give notice, that on the 9th
IL day Of August, A. ID. 1889, Warrant In
Insolvency was issued out Of the Court OF lnsol-
Vency for said County Of Cumberland, against the
estate OF
JOHN NJ. DOUGHTY, resident IN the town OF
Cumberland,
adludged to be an Insolyent Debtor on petition OF
OF said Debtor, which petition was filed ON the
9th day Of August, A d., 1889, 10 which date In
terest on claims Is TO be computed.
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery Of any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the Creditors OF said Debtor
10 prove their debts and choose one or more
assignees OF his estate, will be held az Court Of
Insolvency, TO be holden at Probate Court Room.
In said Portland. ON the 18th day of september
A. ID. 1889, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. ISAIAH & ~ Rpp
Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of Insolvency
for said County Of Cumberland
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Spoken.

from Philadelphia for Hiogo.
Aug 2. off ADiler, ship Mary L Stone, from New
York for Shanghai.
ing, toombs, from Fernandina for New York
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Mr. Downy Lip-Do you object to smoke, Miss
Gertrude?
Miss Gertrude oh, don't object to cigar, or
pipe or kerosene lamp or tarkettle. But
why don't you light your cigarettes?
Mr.: Downy Lipp-I am afraid haven't any
match -Punlr
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

mans house is his castle, but II his family are
left without adequate means when he dies, it Is
simply a castle In ruins. Preserve 1t and assure
comfortable support to your loved ones, by Life
Insurance.
INSURE IN THE UNION MUTUAL.
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wednesday'slou
Portland Daily Press Stock List.

Corrected by SWAN s. BARRETT, Bankers and
Brokers, 1873 Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

"ANTED-An persons in want OF trunks or
w bags to call at K. ID. REYNOLDS, 554 and
sos Congress 50, cor. of Oak as we manufacture
our goods, and can therefore give you bottom
prices. Trunks repaired. Open evenings till 8.
y o
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RATES OF FARE.
STEAMER GREENWOOD,
CAPT. BYRON q. DEAN,
=FoR=
GREENWOOD GARDEN
Jones and Traethens Landings, PEAKS Island.

From Burnham's Wharf, between Custom House
and Boston steamers.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.-Leave
Portland at 5.45, $40, $50, 9.45, HOO a. M,
1890 m, 1.55, 800. 4.45,l6.l0, 7.25 $50 p m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.-Leave Port
land at 9.1o, 1880 a. m, 1915, 200, 500, 445,
o.4b p. m.
.For Jones' only. The $50 pm. trip win be run
only Wednesday and Saturday nights. For time
OF returning and fares see small time tables on
boat. WEEKS & WEBER, Propretors.
y. N. WEEKS, Manager. se2dtf
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In Effec. May Is, 1850.

Leave Portland, via q. T. Railway, 900 a. m. and
1.3O p. M; and Saturday 6.15 D. m. RETURN
ING-Leave Canton 4.46 and 026 q. m; and
Saturdays 2.45 D. m.
STAGE CONFECTIONERY W
Min0t for Hebron Academy; Buck1ed for w,
Sumner and Turner; Canton for Peru, DIxheld
and Mexico, also for Brettuns Mills, Livermore.
my16dn L. l.. LINCOLN. Supt.
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The town schools commenced Monday.
September End, the teachers being mostly
ady Ward If cobbs Brece lost
nice cnw last week. She broke her leg and
If was found necessary to kill her.
" The T corn Shop of Cobb & Jordan is run
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The only Guaranteed Cure

for all blood taints and humors, pimpes blotches,
eruptions and skin diseases of every name and
nature. is DIR. Plerces Golden Medical Discovery.
A certificate of guarantee from responsible bust
ness house warrants it to Deneat or cure, or
money refunded.
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The Grand Prerequisite Of vIgor.

The dual operation of digestion and assimilation
is the grand prerequisite of yigor. To insure the
conversion of food into rich nutritious blood it is
only necessary to use with persistence and syste-
matically HOstetter's Stomach Bitters. The
fountain head of supply in the animal economy Is
the stomach. To regulate that organ, and thus
facilitate ts digestive and assimatiye processes,
should be the chief aim of those troubled with
deficit of stamina Nervousness, insomnia, fee
Bile appetite-these are usually traceable to Inn
paired digestion. Overcome this and you OF neces-
sty dismiss It's multifarious, perplexing and har
assing symptoms. The emaciated canDever hope
90 gain flesh so long as assimilation is imperfect.
The Bitters surmounts the only obstacle to an
increase not only of vig0r, but of bodily sub
stance. Conquer also with the Bitters malaria,
kidney and liver complaint, constipation and
rheumatic trouble Thoroughness characterizes
its effects.
George -Eh, you got engaged last night9 Tell
pne now you did it.
Gus-Really, hardly know myself. Couldn't
help it; just like falling downstairs. l was on
the edge of a proposal. she gave me a push, and
there was-engaged
George-Well, haven't any such experience.
every time try to start, my knees knock to-
gether and my teeth chatter and my tongue
cleayes to the roof of my mouth. I've tried
dozen times to pop the question to Miss De Pink,
Gus-And she let you stick7
Gus-EoH are counting the wrong grin. E.
Farmer.
a woman who G weak, nervous ani
sleepless, and who has cold hands and feet CAL
not feel aud act like well person. Carters Iron
Fslls equalize the circulation remove nervous
ness and give strength and rest.
Keene--So you are not in the varnsh business
now?
Smooth-No, have gone into the patent medir
cine business.
Keene-But you must have had very large
stock of varnisf on hand. Lid you sell it?
Smooth-We are selling it now in the new store
Observation-Disclosures.
wh-n Bai,y ~,-.r eIcs ,ye 80 'e-ta- -
When she was cni!i. ats c...', 81 t'''}
When she became uir. as plp " '1sF,rt
When she had cllillrca. she gaze tlisn, a-'s.s4s
Science Always Ready.
Caller-Doctor, Mr.. Divine, the muscle reader,
fell into sort of trance little Willie ago, and we
cannot arouse him. What is it-epiepsy or
death?
Doctor Ia great soienllstl Bring me his head
and I'll soon tell YOU. N Y. Weekly.
q mans vito should always be Tie
sans, especially TO her hts IN but II she Is
yeak and nervous, and u rter's Iron Pills,
she cannot be. for they nax her feel ke
different person." so they all say, and their hus
bands say so tool
First old lady-Conductor, raise this window; l
shall smother to death!
Second old lady-Conductor lower this window,
or I'll freeze to DEATH
First old lady Conductor, will you raise
lrate passenger (nnterrupting) Conductor
hoist that window and freeze one of those old
women to deathS then lower it and smother the
other one!
Silence In the car.-washingtOn Capital.
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OFFAL NOTICE.

"A LII persons who have any complaints 10 make
- Ior tne non removal Of offal or any apparent
negect OF DUTY ON the part Of the drivers viii con
ier iavor by notifying the undersigned instead
ol making complaints elsewhere, as quicker atten-
s S VII De gwen the matter by so doing. G.. M.
mercial street. Telephone $50 jy1od3m
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When Bsi,y ~r-e eICs. ','e - 'e-fA -
When she was = cii!G. atls csl' ~ t''}
When she became Nisn. ai,s vIpt " y1ss''i,
When she had CLillrca she gaze tasu, s-s,.t's
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
Freeport Steamboat Company.

leave Burnham's wharf, Portland. daily Sundays
excepted) at 1000 a. m. and 4.50 p. m, touching
at Falmouth Foreside, Cousins Island, Little
rive at SO. Freeport II. 80 a. m. and $50 p. m.
Leave SO. Freeport GAS a. m. and zoo p. M,
touching at the above named landings. Arrive In
Portland S.45 a. m. and 400 p. m.
Fare to South FreepOrt, including drive OF i've
miles. making an excursion of 80 miles for s1.00
the round trip.
Passengers taking the 1000 a. m. boat for Free
port will arrive In time for trains going East
Passengers coming West by all a. m. trains can
have delightful ride and sail by taking our car
rages at Freeport for 100 p. m. boat arriving in
Portland at 400 p. m.
Ii. b. SOULE. Manager,
ie24dtf Freeport.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

Brig Mary Gibbs, for Barbados, has complete
cargo and will probably clear to-day, II a Gle
is secured.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

SACO, Sept AR, schs w l. Elkins. Philade
phia; Woodbury. NJ Snow, New York; Emily
Dennison, Boston.
Cid, sch Jas A Gray Boston.
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Memoranda.

Barque Jennie Hardness, Amesbuiy, at Manila
July 20, after making repairs, would proceed to
Cebu to load for New York.
Vineyard Haven, Sept 4th- Brig Rochemont,
Handy, from Turks Island for Portland, anchored
in Vineyard Sound near Hedge Fence. On the
9th of August, Capt Handy was badly injured by
being struck on the head by block. WIN take a
pilot and droceed.
Lewes, Del, Sept 3-Sch Ella III Barnes, from
Norfolk for New York, arrived here to-day leak
ing 1000 strokes per hour. She will proceed in
tow of tug.
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Boston Stock Market.
sEx-dividend.
New York stock and Money Market

NEW YORK, Sept. 1889-Money has been
easy, ranging from 3to ;slast loan 8, closing Of
fered at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper sat
government bonds are dull and steady. RAILROAD
bonds quiet and firm. The stock market closed
The transactlons!at the stool. Exchange aggre-
ated 100000 shares.
Inc following are to-day's quotations Of Govern.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

Passed Anjlcr Aug 2, ship Leading Wind, Hnk.
ley, from New New for Yokohama.
Sid I'm Rotterdam I'd inst, ship Corsica, Puring-
ton, for New York.
Ar at Buenos Ayres previous to I'd inst, brig
Bowen, Ray, Portland.
Cid at Ensenada July 1S sch W Dunn, Nc
Farland, Buenos Ayres.
Ar at st Pierre Aug 20, sch Z Newman, Shep-
ard, New York.
Ar at Kingston. ia, July 18th, brig II G Sibley,
Hichborn. Aspinwal, land sid 18th for Black river
and New York;
Cid at Caibarfen Aug 2S, barque Havana, Pow
ers. Delaware BreakWater.
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ISLAND STEAMERS.
ISLAND STEAMERS.
HarpsweI Steamboat Co.
CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF, PORTLAND.


On and after Monday, June IT, 1889, Steamer
mEkRYCONEAG leaves Portland for Long
Island, Little Chebeague, Hope Island, jerks,
Island and Orr's Island at a. m. and d. m,
Return leave Bailey's Island at IL 90 a. M, A d.
M Orr's Island at 11.16 a. M, 415 D. m. Harps-
well LAO a. M, 4.40 p. m; East End II. 90 and
800 p M; jerks 1920 and $40 D. M; Hope Is
land 1925 and 5.25 p M; Little Chebeague 1880
and $40 p. M; East End, Long Island 10 35 and
6.25 p. M; Long Island 12.45 and $50 ID. m.
Arrive at Portland at LILO and clio p. m.
STEAMER GORDON.
Leave Orr's Island for Portland 5.45 a. m. !;
Baley's Island 600 a. M; Harpsweu 6.16 o. m.
and 1.30 p. M; East End 6.45 a. m. and 2 p. m. /
jerks 100 a. m. and 2.15 p. M; Hope Island
TOO a. m. aud 2.20 p. m. Little Chebeague 72O
a. m and 2.30 p. m; East End Long Island 7.25
q. m. and 2.35 p m; Long Island 40 a. m. and
2.50 p. m. Arrive at Portland 8.15 a. m. and $50
p. m. Return leave Portland for Harpswell at
1000 a. m. for 0rr's Island 500 p. m.
STEAMER MERRYCONEAG-SU TIME.
Leave Portland for Harpswell at 1000 a. m.
and zoo p. m. Return, leave Harpswell at 11.4b
a. M, and 4.16 p. m.
FALMOUTH FOREsIDR ROUTE.
On and after April ~, 1889, Steamer ALICE
VIII leave Town Landing, Falmouth Foreside for
Portland at 500 and 2 so a. M, 1880, 800 and
1000 a. M. and LEO, 4.3o and els p. m, for
Mackworth's Island, WaIte's Landing, Madoka-
wando and Town Landing.
ISAIAH DANIELS, II. p. DEWEY,
Manager. President:
lunlI Qu
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z UNI l1ANI1 OtPu ~ IOOO'
Receipts by Maine Central Rairoad-For Port
lana 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise for con
nectlng roads 1873 cars miscellaneous merchan
disc.
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George -Eh, you got engaged last night9 Tell

A woman who C weak, nervous ani
sleepless, and who has cold hands and feet CAL
not feel aud act like well person. Carriers Iron
FILLS equalize the circulation. remove nervous
cess and give strength and rest.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.

On and after MONDAY, April 30, 1850,
trains will run ms follows
DEPARTURE.
For Auburn and Lewiston, ITO and 300
a. M, and 1916 and 81 p. m. For Gorhan,
300 a. M, and 1.30 and b.1o p. m. For Mon
freal and Chicago, 300 a. m, and 1.30 p. m.
For Quebec, 1.3Op. NJ. For Buekneid and
Canton, 300 a. m, and 1.3O p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn, 1926 a. m
12.15, $40 and 5.37 and Gas p. m. From Ger
hmm, 20 a. m. 1915 and 6.37 p. m. From
Chicago and Montreal, 1915 and b.37 p. m.
From Quebec, 1915 p. m. From Island
Pond, Mixed 7.3o p. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night
train, and Paror cars on day train between Port
land and Montreal
TICKET OFFICE.
S5Exuhangs ST., and Depot Foot Of India Street.
Lowest fares from Portland, Yarmouth Junction
and Danyille Junction, as follows: To Chicago
S21. 90 and $1,000; Detroit Sl6.75 and $1,000;
Kansas City S32.50 and s29.6b; st. Paul $3.50
and $500; st. Louis via Detroit $500 and
S21.25; st. Louis via Chicago S28.5O and S24. 90;
California $3.50 and s63.75.
JOSEPH HICKSON, General Manager.
VIM. EDGAR, Genl. Pass Agent.
j. STEPHENSON, Supt.
Portland. April 20. 1859. au29dtf
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Weightier Question than Art.
Mrs. Poindexter-My son am ginhlus' Mlstan
grokehout. He done carved DAT basket GUY VI
watermilliep, wiz only jess his Jackkhne !" "oiA
wly. - .., Inn, dot,s fine.
what did he do wiz dyer contlnts, MIS- 10 IN
deYtahD-Pupk.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

NEW ROUTE TO
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington and The West
Shortest and Quickest Rouis. Via
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Phila-
dolphin and Reading Railroad, and
Baltimore and ohio Railroad.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05

r OsT-On Wednesday afternoon, Aug 2Sth,
IL light grey shawl with white border, of great
value III the owner. II the finder will leave Il at
No. Green street, suitable reward will be
given. sui
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LOST AND FOUND.

r OsT-In Limington, a red leather pocket
IL book and diary containing sum OF money
amope which was a note for one thousand dollars
dated June /, 1886 payable to the order Of Nellie
nerson Returning the same to J. II. Pillsbury,
Northampton. Mass, or James +. Pillsbury,
Iimington, Me-, will Re suitably rewarded. Ali
persons are hereby warned not 10 hegotlate Tor
the above named note. Bill
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
Time Table Of june 30, 1850.

EEht IHnft DN = uHt vU1 HttVs
Leave New York station Central Railroad Of
New Jersey. foot Of Liberty street, N. r., for
a. M, LOO, also, SIS, 400, 500. $50, 7.S0,
1900 D. ~. Sundays $50, $50 a. M, 1.30, ESQ,
3.l5, 800, $50, 1900 p. m. For Baitimere and
days. a. m, /. 80, 2.3O, SIS, 500, 1900 p. m.
Connecting tickets on sale at principal points.
Drawing Room and sieeping Cars.
Iy1 dn
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Receipts.
tsllDTT ANN Cant

LITTLE BAY,NF- Sehr Condor-2629 cs lOD'
sters SO do salmonto Portland Pkg Co.
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EXCURSIONS.
MISCELLANEOUS

VADIEs, Dongola Button Boots, low vamp,
i hoy TOE cap toe quarter over vamp, only
80 90, Ladies' common sense kid button spec
ialtv. widths A, b, @ and ID. Sizes ga TO 8.
BROWN, Sign OF Gold Boot Monument Square.
31-1
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Ayers Pills,
PREPARED By
Or. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. A.
Arrived.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4.
Arrived.
Steamer Cumberland, Thompson, Boston for
Eastport and st John. NIB.
Brig Abby Clifford Storer New London to load
for Martinique. To Chas III Balm.
Sch Maine, from Phiadelphia-wat pipes.
Sch Grace Stevens, Stevens, Boston-clay to
order.
Sch Nellie Gray. Gray. Boston.
Sch Hannah Grant, StrOut Boston Tor Machias.
Sch Minetta Crockett, Boston.
Sch ii s Barnes Haskell, Boston.
Sch Francis Coffin, Boston.
Sch Condor, (Br) Swim, Little Bay, NF-canr ed
lobster TO Portland Packing Co.
Cleared.
Sch Child Harold, Manson Kennebec, to load
for Washington-Peter Nickerson.
Sch nj Sewall, Bea, Jenesp0rt-J II Blake.
Sch Diana, Huntington, Calais IL Blake.
Sch Lewis French, Over Prospect Harbor-J
ii Blake.
Sch Louisa Frances, Thorndike, Rockland-
Kensell & Tabor.
SAILED-Sch Childe Harold.
Brig Mary Gibbs for Barbados has completed
cargo and will probably clear to-day, II a crew
is secured.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
SAC0, Sept Ar SchS w l. Elkins, Philadel-
phia;. Woodbury. NJ Snow, New York; Emily A
Dennison, Boston.
Iao A
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
Sick Headache

onnlaint from which many SNIFF,
3 a o1i few are entirely free. Its capss
.a anu and sluggish liver. the
is inu 1es which is readily found in the
u useV Of Ayers Pills.
I've found that for sick headache
nay q disordered condition Of tha
caused w AYERS Pills are the most . ra'
stomach ana,nedy. "--Samuel G. Bradbnrn
" satta+ the use of Ayers Pills for
- Taars. in my practice and family
man; y,st;tied in saying that they are an
an }lamt cathartic and liver medicine
ex ceiieinS ali the claims made for them.n
SUSTAINING estfall, M. D., V. P. Austin
M W " " railway Co., Burnett, Texas.
" a ~. Pills are the best medicine
,.,,omn to me for regulating the bowels.
Know l19 tor ~ ali diseases caused by a dis,
ana 10 stomach and liver. suffered
oruelo or three years from headache. in
1or ose ;an and constipation. I had no
dlgesti;t and was weak and nervous
app St ~ tbe time. By using three boxes
mos sr "a pills, and at the same time
az HS myself, 1 was completely cured. ;"
woPhiIip Lockwood, Topeka, Kansas.
mTwas troubled for years with indi-
o,ost;on constipation, and headache. A
s taaS boyes Of Ayers Pills, used in small
Lew 1:, po doses. restored me to health.
T Sy ore prompt and effective. w. TT.
Strout. Meadville, Pa.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
weiohtier Question than Art.

Chronic Nasal Catarrh positively cured by DR..
saee,s Remedy. 80 cents, by druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Wlat i3e day his would have been
for Twenty second parade
as will be seen by notice elsewhere g
meeting Of the Cd Dominion Boat Club
will be held tomorrow night.
! Mi Frsuk X Ward has sold his Alderney
dairy business in Washington TO the Kings
ley Bros. Creamery Co., the price named
in the bill OF sale recorded yesterday being
$4,000.
1t is announced that for few days previous to
aud on the dey after the inauguration the local
trains from this city will stop at and start from
9ih street in Washington and will not run into
The street station.
The police rcpprt last night as being cool and
cloudy, with snow about , o'clock. There were
eight rodgers int prisoners at the station
house. The Mayor this morning had no cases be
fore him for trial
Captain E. S Randall is contemplating tie
erection on the Potomac, below this city of an
excursion resort for colored perpe exclu i've y,
He expects to have special toat for their accom-
notation.
Zen Ashby. colored charged with committing
an assault on bis stcpdaughter, Ii year old mu-
atto, was tried in the Fairfax County Court on
Tuesday and sent to the pententisry for ten years.
The Court of Appeals adjourned in Richmond
for the term, yesterday, without taking action in
reference to tie petition for partial rohearng Of
the farmers Bank case from this city.
The initial number OK George Washington
School Days by DIR. VIM. F. Carne of this city,
appears in Harpers Young People for Washington s
Birthday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

Flour hiss been quite as irregular recently as
Wheat neither millerS or holders of stocks seem
disp scd to sell oven ~ the extreme rargo of cur
rent prices. VIII at is still very active and strong
for choice grades. bat weak and luetua,ing for
damaged and fair samples tho receipts are main
Is of the latter class and sales range from 60 for
screenings sll the way to 1o7 FOR good Lancaster
no prime has been offered for several days. Corn
is essy at IL to IS. Rye So to So. Oats 80 to
35. Eggs Is to II. Poaltry, Pork and other
produce are wanted at 4 slight alvanco. Millteed
and Hay are firmer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22
a Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life.

Il was just an ordinary scrap Of wrapping paper,
but it saved her life. She was in the last stages
of consumption, told by physicians that she was
durable and could live only a short time; she
weighed less than severity pounds On piece Of
wrapping paper she real of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, snd got - sample bottle; it helped her !;
she boughts large bottle it helped her more
bought another aud grew better fast; continued
use aud is now strong, healthy, rosy, plump,
Weighing lao pounds. For fuller particulars
send stamp to w II. Cole, DTuggis5, Fort Smith.
Trial bottles of this wonderful discovery free at
E. S. Leadbcatcr & Bros
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

10 ' den you feel yourself gradually break
b yo INV 1on I wait until you have taken
u ana Iel' While you are still able to be
L 10 tho ABOUT light the grim monster disease
asG, use Oh proper restoratives. The best
Tvs :oa .ot malaria, indigestion, weak kid
ts,S |Ua'5ant fatigue, fits of dizziness, short
b,s3 ~ aal other complications of a disor-
o..; system Is Browns Iron Bitters.
u IN a sS influence in conquering diseases
N4HS0sliYe nature is most astonishing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Business is still very quiet both in financial
and commercial ci!c.es, and until after the fourth
proximo, when it is promised that there will be q
general improvement and more abundant sup
ply of money. Nous rerrOns U. s. bonds are quiet,
are State securities. The produce markets arc
very quiet and the receipts arc light, though
prices arc well maintained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

The TWENTY SECOND was not generally
observed as . holiday in !his city though
the banks and goverum .nt eli es wers
closed There was no public demonstration
OF any kind aud business went on rs usual.
The day has been an ipclement one ard but
comparatively few people were on the
streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

ATTAcHMENT.-Mr. a w. Armstrong,
for Msssrs. Beaker, Bro. & Son, of BAlti-
more, to day sued out sn attachment upon
the property OF the Alexandria Canning
Company, in this city, for debt of S54S,
due by that company for cans, etc. The
officers Of the company were not in the city
TO DAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

SNOW commepced falling about > o'clock
this morning aud continued till about 10
O'Clock, coveriog the earth to the depth of
about two inches. Owing to the mild tenn
perature, however. much OF the snow soon
melted, causing the sidewalks and streets
to become very sloppy,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

A PARLoR MUsICALE.-A musicale will
be given Ut GA Prince street, on Thursday
evening ext at 7:30 o'clock. Thoss taking
part are Miss Harrison and Miss Chapman
of this city; Mrs. Powell, and the "Gounod
Q1artetl;" the Misses Campbell, Holden,
Rockwell, OF Washington, and Messrs Elliot,
Reeside, Botheply and Stnrlevant of the
same city. The names rs given assure the
success Of the entertainment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-02-22

DRILL POSTPONED Notwithstanding the
snow, the Cadet Corps of St. Johns Academy
had determined to have the competitive
drill for colors this morning, but a number
Of the beat drilled cadets come in on the
railroads or on horseback, and their failure
TO attend rendered postponement neces
sary II practicable, the drill will take
place before the An of March, on some day
to be appointed by Capt. Mushbach. This
is the first 22d OF February since its organi
cation that the corps has failed to parade.