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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
he Didn't "Shoo.'
"Shoo there. ah-o-o.!"


''Muve aD, there, will yez ?"
whoa, nsow, who !' came three cries
ln quick succe s,iop at Broad and Federal
streets shortly after O'Clock on Thursday
evening" Looking In The direction of the
cries a reporter saw a sway backed steer
from roaring Texas dash wildly down the
street. a cigarette dude With white pumps
was trying to scale fence; q blue-coated
son OF Erin was half way up lamp post,
While q stout. leather-oooted drover YVES
wallowing in the gutter.
But that steer wasn't of the "shooipg,"
"move na." "whoaing" kiud. He came
from the "nloomiag, blasted West" where
cne does pretty much as he pleases, and he
felt ike ehsking his Quaker foot After
weary overland ride he got off st the Mar
kst street stock yards with ''iikey pair Of
Young brindle cows" and had started ior
McC0fm;ck's saugbter-house, ct Twelfth
aad Wharton streets, under the cbaperon-
age Of q muscular drover with heavy boots,
s0mbrero and carrying long whip, aud
raw-5oned, barefooted BOY.
The journey had proved 50 uneventful
ore until Twelfth and Federal streets was
reached. Here The crover concluded that
he would take his unique party down Fed.
ayal street. But the steer said no. He pre-
ferred Broad street. Then they argued the
matter ovsr, but the steer ddn'6 see the
point. Finally the dEover pulled and the
steer pulled, and they both pulled very bard,
but 'hia steerage" got the best of It, With
suort wnrthy of Speaker Reed he
lowered his head and seat the cowboy spin
ming 10 the gutter dcZen yards away. He
ihen had rip-snoTtjDg scsmper down the
street he gszsd Oh the Third Regiment
and then started to storm it.
"shoo, the,e!" shouted dozan militia
boys as they scsmpered into the armory.
fort for three or four minutes, and then pro-
ceeded on bis rampage. In fifteen minutes
Re owned south Broad atreet. q few had
questioned his right, but they wouldn't do
IL again. & detected locking individual
with Jag" on at Washington avenue had
got n the street and crie6 ''shco!" Il only
tools him half second 10 get up the near
EST lamp-post, but in the meantime 9 pof-
tion OF hie trousers had decorated that
stsag's horns.
Just abcce Dickinson street @ pigtailed
Chinamsa dartsd ont OF bic shop and cried
"shoo" This wss TOO much for bis "steer-
lets.n To be "ahooean by soak" and
dude was bad enough hut nn almond eyed
Celestial, never &c insde dash for the
Cinnamon, and the Cbinemsn made dart
for his shop, with bis long pgtai streaming
10 the sir Ike ships pennant
A fre-p!ug was the only thing that eaved
that Chinaman from being found in pieces
es fine as mince meat In The houses aoout
tbs neighborhood yesterday. This failure
so incensed bis "steeretsn that he paced in
front of the shop for quarter OF an hour
waiting for the willy Celestial. he never
cane; but the drover did, however, and in
a minute lasso had whizzed through the
air snd the steer was rolling on the hard
pavement, when he soon died from strangu-
lstion.
And south Broad street was again astir.-
Philadelphia Record.
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FITZHUGH LEE.

LEXINGTON, VA, January IL, 1890.
lr. 4. K. HG,pkes:
Dear Sr-When 1 require the use of glasses
wear your Pantiscopic Crystalized Lonses. In re-
spect to brilliancy and clearness of vision they
are superior to any glasses l have ever used.
Respectfully, FITzHUGH LEE
Ex-Governor of Virginia
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There famous Lenses adjusted to defective viz-
ion at the drug store of
"a ap21 co6m L. sTABLER & Co., Alexa., Va.
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THE
Equitable Bond Association

OF BALTIMORE. MID.
President, John Q. Adams, President of the West
Baltimore Fire ms. Co.
Vice President, Ebert Thompson. Of E. B. Mallo-
ry & Co.
the Drovers and Mechanics National Bank.
Treasurer Charles E. SpaldiDg, Drovera AID he.
chanics' National Bank.
Secretary, Max Myers
Attorneys for the Association, Fielder C. slngluf
Isidor schoenberg.
Directors: John Q, Adams John D. Wheeler, Ell.
bert Thomson. Max Myers, Charles E. Spalding,
Isidor Schoenberg, Fielder c. Slilaluf.
REAVEL SAVAGE, Manager for Alexandria.
Solicitors wanted at once. Call st III 14th
ct, n. ", Washington, D. c. aug13 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
TIE LARGEST STOCK or
SUMMER M GOODS

re have over had.
To close ont 20 dozen Childrcn's Vets we will
I:ll them At f0c worth 121bc.
25 dozen Ladies Vesta 10c; 25 dozen DO. 121a
% dozen do. 15c; % dozen do. 25c. Thcso are
all worth S good deal moro, but VIC hsve reduced
the price to close them out.
90 dozen Fans, worth 25c, We are going to sell
at Zoe.
25 dozen Knotted-frnged Towels :or 1910
worth 15c.
A beautiful line OF Belta al cologs, ST 25 to
soc; worth almost double.
1000 yards White organdies @olth 1oc, 44c
We have reduced French satines from s71ht
2Oc in order that we may close the lot out.
yandyke Fish Not price 1928 Bo will sell fox
75c.
All shades OF surah Silks. richly worth Sec, no
arc going to cell vt 49c.
Sash Ribbons, very pretty, for 49c to cloae out.
New line of Challios OF 5, and &c.
We arc selling our lateat styles in Dress Goods
all bought this season. ct reduction Of 10 per CT
We like to forgot SO doaon Napkins we haze on
hand, which we will close out at SOC per dozen.
Tho ladies are invited to ask to SEQ our now
feature in Dimity Quilts
We have a new Patent spring Curtsin .or 30c.
Tho ladies ought to eco these,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18
EXCURSIONS.
RIVER VIEW FOR 1890.

ALExANDRIANs' MOST POPULAR REsoET.
Tho new excursion stosmer SAMUEL J.
PENTZ the fastest Oh tho Potomac, will leave
her whsrf, foot of Prince street, EVERY WE'D
NESDAY, at 1O:15 g. m., and 2:15 and 7:15 p N.
Returning at 1890. $50 and IL p. N.
Tickets 25c.
FAMILY DAYS commence SATURDAY, July 5.
Dancing day and evening at the grounds in the
largest and finest pavilion south of New York.
The only place on the Potomac lighted by elec-
tricity.
Excellent meals furnished on the grouns at SOC.
This resort has fine Switch.back Railway snd
all other popular amusements.
No Objectionable parties allowed ON boat or
grounds E. s. RANDALL,
my27 3m Proprietor.
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gucklen,s Arnfca saIve

TIE BEsT sALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fcyer Sores, letter,
Chspped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
EruptioDs, and positively cures Piles, or NO pay
required. 1t ia guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale By E. s. Lesdbester & Bro.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
WE HOLD THE FORT +!
ABOUT HOWE!
kAOFHAuN'S DOUBLE C0MBIDAFIlH STORE


In oU2 sToRE Ro0W No. 4o2 we have iust
opened q frat-class stock OF LADIES snd GENTS
FURNISHING GOODS, NOTIONS and TRUNKS.
Also the very best OF Mems 0verslls aud Jackets
fer mechanics. Come one, como all and convince
yourselves o. tho ONE fact that we mean business.
We have engaged experienced buyer who at
tends the auction sales in New York and Phila-
delphs. We are thus enabled to show you fresh
goods every day at prizes that can't be best
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-18

We sre the ones who placed the largest order
with the Potomac shoe Company and received
the first lot of 600 PAIRS OF LADIES', MISSES
and CHILDREN's SHOES of the different graies
which wc now offer at tho lowest figures. Yes,
we will, as an extra inducement, allow you OUT
trade discount o; per cent. on every rair you
purchase You can find at GU. store large as
sortmept OF everything in the line of BOOTS and
SHOES at rock-bottom figures
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MEDICINAL.
d
SURP RISING
GAS G.

Mr.. Aev W. Harris, a prominent lawyer at
No 1908 G st. n. W., Washington, D. c., under
date o: Jan. 11rh, 1890, wrote TO the A. B. c.
Chemical Co., Richmond, Va, giving the history
of a case of skin eruption Of 90 years stsnding'
the result OF malignant blood disease. ct this
time M Harris had been unable to walk for SIX
months In reply he wss directed to use &. 3. T.
Alteras. ye with the assurance that he wculd be
cured. March 1st. 1890 Mr. Harris again wrote
the A. b. c. Chemical Co. in she following words (:
oThs improvement in my case SO far is almost MI
rsculOus. au really getting well, and eau walk
as well as ever could, aad my general health
YVES never be:ter shall write you from tims to
time. .foautmo you cau refor any enc to me
Won desire snd shall certainly tell them that
the A. B. c. Alternative has done me moro good II
two month. than has 90 years experience with
various eminent physicians and all other rene
dies tried Undc, date OF April 7th, 1890, Mr..
Harris wrote, "I an entirely we'll
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For Over Fifty Years.

y fN1 ONt1o'
An OLD AND WELL-TRIED RENEDy.-Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over
FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETEING, with PERFECT
SUCCESS. IT sooTBEs the CHILD SoFTENs the
GUNS. ALLAYs all PAIN; CURES WIND CoLIc and
is the best remedy for DIARRHGA. Sold by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask
for MRS. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP, and take
no other kind. Twenty-fye cents bottle.
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HoNEYsUoKLE TOILET SOAP, 45c pee doz.
IL for ssle at [sug13l &c. MILBURN's.
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DERRY's HARNESS OIL SOAP.

Three sizes-s1, 90 and 25c sizes; tho aneet
article in the world for harness. For sale by
fab27 W. F. CREIGHTON & co.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
CROWNED AFTER DEATH.
The Only Queen Who Never Knew Her
Royal station


There is no more remarkable page in
all history than the one which tells of
the GROWING Of Inez de castrofs flesh
less skull as Queen of Portugal She
had been married clandestinely to young
Dom Pedro, and was murdered three
years later by assassins instigased by
her father-in-law- When the young Dom
heard Of her death he was beside him
self with grief and rage. Two of the
aSassins fell into his hands and suffered
terrible torture, which only ended by
their hearts being torn out while they
were yet alive. When Pedro came to
the throne few years later ne mad the
bones If Inez taken from the grave.
placed upon a magnificent throne, ROBBED
in royal purple, and actually crowned
Queen of Portugal. The court was sum
moned and compelled to do her
homage. just as if she were a real
living Queen One feshless hand
held the scepter and the other the
orb Of royalty. On the second night of
this weird ceremony the aeshIess Queen
Was borne before grand funeral eortege
extending several miles each person
holding a torch. Lying in her rich
robes, her crown upon her grinning
skull, in chariot drawn by twenty
eoaI-black mules. Queen Inez. the only
Queen who never knew her royal sta
ton. was driven to the royal Abbey of
Alcobaca. where The bones were inferred
with as much pomp as though she had
died but yesterday. The monument
erected To the Queen who was never
Queen during life. is still to be seen in
the able standing near the one erected
to her royal husband, Pedro. the Just"
1t is said that the whole cause of this
outrageous proceeding was an attempt
of Philip II. OF Spain 70 secure the
throne on the grounds that the mar
riage of Inez was Illegal. These events
occurred during the t.ree years follow
ing January I, I3t7, the date of the mar
rage Of Pedro and Iuez-
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
A LAMEhTABLE FACT
"' Aap'a Decay Of soaud Literary Tast1
In the United states

1
me Rapid Decay Of soaud Literary Ta.,.
IN the United states.
ihere was never time when so many
DOCKS were published In the English la
guage as now. They come f,yinp FROM
.he presses of the great publisbin,
houses ON both sides Of the ocean IN
suah showers as to darken Tho Iiterar,
heavens and TO obscure for US the preat
.ights set in the intellectual firmamen,
Tor all men and for all time. n r. aIsa
Oh co's1se' true that there was never se
nhch reading done. The messenoe,
/ Wy carries cheap soyel in his pocket
anu snatches time to read IL. and from
'nis boy upward through the scale TO the
man OF learning in his library. everv
one IL a reader, each in his own wav
ana what do all these people readp By
! iar the greater number Of them mich,
answer with Hamlet: words. words
words for there is little else within
the covers of the worthless books which
iorm their mental sustenance.
~ ~ iamentable fact that the rank
CROWN OF cheap and ephemeral litera.
lure mas not only crowded the classics
OF the English tongue from the market
OUT deyot on to reading of the shallow
and crude sort has perverted tho n,,'I,a
taste, dissipated the public mind 80
Is giving us a generation which CO.. -.
swallow or digest a wboleso,o. 1itara~,,
meal.
Nor is this confined IN tho ,.sstu.o,,,
gent and educated neonle o,,n I'LL.
and high schools fail T. s,,rn -, . sse'
pupils with a literary .t,nas -. 'noii
save in the case ~ c., i-,a-e.s ~ :,
whose natural bent ia too r,r,,aa,'- - a. q
be denied-to send into tha LII 80 -
and women of nice litaran, 80 INC u
story is told Of the ore.tT5sa.Stt 49,. n
took pupil of rare r,rorntsa 80 , ~
him playing an exercisa rnonth - ps
month. Occasionally the learner would
mildly hint at his desire for q cb.naa
but LIT only told him to no na+ien+ 4 :
last, at the end of three vears the noe
ter said: "You NAV 90 and need NO.
come here apainp' sIybvp Uava -,
Tended you?" asked the astonisbed and
distressed scholar. "No. INIT Won no
that exercise perfectlv Tb.t 49, 80
that vou o,n IL -,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
THEY LIVE ON CREDIT.
How Petty officials in Russia SwindIe
Trusting Tradesmen.


Full four-fftbs of the officials of ST.
Petersburg receive less than $50 a
month. Most of them have a houseful
of children, and they must all spend
part of the year in town. where lodgings
and provisions are expensive. Ihzve AZ
last got clew to the mystery how they
manage it. II is all done on credit.
The credito Of petty official is practical
Iy inexhaustible. He and the majority
of MS compeers hve-at least in the
counJry-at the expense of credulous
traiesm IN. Their spouses, especially.
are born geniuses in this department Of
industry.
From the very beginning SAYS 4
well-known publicist. they established
their household on a basis Of fraud. In
their houses strangers are sure 10 be
taken in. Every man. woman and child
vino comes in contact with them is
plucked like an elder duck"
Most OF these people pay only half the
rent eoveuanted for. and some manage
70 get their meals thrown in The
tradesmen, who compete with each other
suicidally, wipe out their last years
0EOts +&NAANA NAAA- III ALEAl UEAGS l0TQ
new moses.
The peddlers and bagmen, who are
continually strolling about these places
with their bags Of wares on their backs.
are not too small flies for the spiders'
webs woven by those gentlemen" The
lady of the house or her worthy spouse
holds watch on the balcony. eagerly list
ening for the cries Of the itinerant
vendors, who, having no books, give
credit, and are paid in promises.
suddenly the cry; "Chii3ren's bootsi
Children's boots is waited along. with
many less pleasant things, upon the
talmless breeze.
walk in here through the wicket 70
the right cries the lsndlady from her
porch. And the victim walks in, shows
his wares, bargains, haggles and leaves
several pairs of boots
And SO family of three, four or five
persons manage to live in the country.
If not exactly on the fat of the land, yet
on tid-bits of whatever is in season, and
can afford to play cards with neighbors
and relations, and go TO a concert or
private theatrioals now and against
Petersburg Letter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
THE GREAT NApol CON.


why He Was Sent 10 81. Hc1enm " fhs
british acverament.
After Waterloo and the dissolution Of
the grand army Napoleon returned 70
France. me storm of revolution was
already gathering; the tide Of opposi-
ton 70 him had arisen and overfowed
France; his son had been passed over by
the Chamber Of Representatives; his
own services as General had been re-
fused; he had endeagored to escape the
vigilance of the British cruisers that
guarded the coast. and finally be went
on board the Belierophon and surren-
aered himself to the commander,
Captain Maitland The great, fallen
leader was informed that there were no
conditions TO be made In regard to the
surrender Of Napoleon, but that he
should be conveyed TO England to be re-
ceiyed there in such manner as the
Prince Regent should deem expedient-
lie had written TO the Prince Regent
from Rochefort tAat he had terminated
his career, and, like Thernistocles, /
come % seat myself at the hearth Of
the British people. place myself m
der the protection Of its laws, which I
claim from your Highness a. the most
powerful, the most constant and
the most generous OF my enemies
The concurrent testimony OF the
historians Of the times is to the effect
that Sapoleon's life was in imminent
danger in France Butcher had threat
ened to execute him, and he gave him
SELF up because there was nothing else
20 do. No grayer questions ever faced
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
HOUSEHOLD BREviTtES.

Two ounces of common tobacco
boiled in gallon of water. rubbed on
nth stiff brush. is used TO renovate
old clothes. II is sad to leave no smell.
Chicken Fricassee.-Cut the chicken
INTO pieces and boil it until tender in
Just enough water to cover it then drain
it and fry it brown in plenty of nice
butter. Remove il to dish. thicker
he butter with -four and add the liquor
n the kettle, making rich gravy. Lay
some small slices of toasted bread in the
dish with the chicken and pour the gravy
over all, after seasoning it to taste.
To Corn Beef.-For one hundred
pounds of beef take twelve pounds rock
salt one quart molasses, two ounces
saltpetcr three gallons of water and one
ounce of soda. Put all together. boil.
ana skim until clear then dip in tht.
beef while the liquid is boiling When
the beef Is cool pack it closely. Let the
brine become cold, then pour it over the
beef add small bag of salt and I
weight TO keep the beef under the brine
Liver Pudding -Take two nicely
LEANED hogs heads, two lights. two liv-
erS and the best parts of half dozeI
neitS. half dozen sweetbreads and
-hree or four kidneys split open. Soak
all in salt and water over night and boil
with Two slices Of salt pork the next
morning. When done add some of tht
grease skinned from the water in
which they were boiled and grind in q
sausage mill. Season with pepper. salt
and finely chopped onion. and press into
: mold.-Household.
Oatmeal Bread.-Boil two teacupsfu-
OF oatmeal as for porridge. and add 8
teaspoonful salt, and when cool. half q
teaeupful molasses and the same amount
OF yeast il the homemade is used. O.
BALI small cake of compressed yeast:
stir IN enough wheat -four to make the
batter stiff as can we'll be stirred with a
spoon. Place it in well creased bread
rams, and set it in warm place to rise
as 1t must be very light before it i
baked. Bake an hour and a quarter
The above quantity Will make two
loayes.
-Rlce is almost remedy in itself for
some kinds of sickness. as cholera and
bowel complaints. 1t makes easy work
for the digestive organs, and being So
nutritious it is valuable to both the SICK
md the we'll II is DISH of which one
never becomes tired, and once a day is
not too often to place it before the fam
ily. Ii would be advisable TO one who
does not relish it to cultivate a taste for
his cas- ~ digested food. Its cheapness
another merit. and it bears a lucky
name, or it would not be such an i'm
portant accessory at every wedding. -
The Housekeeper.
Apple Tarts, Pare and cook very
tender dozen sour apples. Mash fine
and pass the same through a sieve.
Beat smoothly together one and half
teacupfuls of sugar, half a teacupful of
butter, the Juice and grated rind Of two
lemons, three well beaten eggs, or, if
eggs are plentiful, the yelks of six eggs,
then stir in the apple sauce. Line pans
with nice pastry, fill with the mixture
and take in a quick oven. Beat the
whites of the eggs stiff. add a little
sugar and spread it on the top of the pies
and return to oven a moment to brown
Orange Judd Farmer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-29
A THOUGHTFUL WIFE.
she Gets Up Pleasant Surprise for He
OveF-Worked Husband

ohe pets Up fleasant surprise for Her
Over-Worked Husband.
Wife with solicitude of tone)-It
must be very lonesome sitting all BY
yourself at night, John, balancing your
books, John.
Husband (tenderly)-It is, my darling.
WI have been thinking about it for
some time, and now have got pleas
ant surprise for you.
IA pleasant surprise?
W.-Yes, dearest. I sent for mother
yesterday and expect her this evening.
| mean to have her stay with us quite
awhile. She will take care of the house
at night and look after the children,
and | can 60 down and sit in the office
with you while you work.
1.-THE dev--that is to say, |
couldn't think Of you going downtown.
Wits my duty, dearest. l ought to
have thought of it before, but it never
came to my mind till yesterday. 0,
John, forgive me for not thinking of
your comfort sooner. But | will 70 and
sit with you tonight.
H.-To-night! Why 1.-the fact is .
got through with my books last nigh t.
W.-You did? How delightful. And
you can now stay at home every even
ing. I'm so glad,
And the delightful wife ran off to
make preparations for the reception of
her mother, while the husband with
somber brow sat looking at the picture
in the glowing CRATE Of poker party
with one member absent. Boston Cour-