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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-29

Personal. Mr.. w. A. Smoot wss qui'e
badly hurt on Friday evening last by Ine
horse he was riding falling and roliiDg "pon
him. but is DOW able to be about.
MIR and Mrs. Jeremiah Berry, OF % WIZ
vile ~ gave delightful german iasI Apu1o
dev nIe ht 10 honor CT their elder dsuenseF'
Ms. Nell;e. who is just making her DEBUT in
s,oie.v Il was cnarming social event and
was greatly enjoyed by all preseas. a part
~ ~ Naval Academy band furnished che
Tn,sic and the german was led by Mr.. VIM
EsndslI. Of A!exsndria. who danced with
Miss Berrv.-Prince George Enquirer:
Lieut.. janice Reid. U. s. Navy, who Gas
heen speo6ing bis vacation with 5is parents
hgre has bee9 ordered TO join the nav cruls'
a. san Francisco, 81 San Francisco, Cal
He will sail for three years cruise on AS
Lieu. D. NJ. French, WHO has been visit
Ing his mother, hiss returned to New Orleans
Ia W.sniog on on Saturday Justice Lewis
IO'Naal and Mrs. O'Nea! celebrated tnsiE
silver welding. Their family consist OF siS 4
daughters and one soo. Thes were ms'iieu
in this city by r Y. L. w. Bates: en-
Co Morton Marye, Sia'e Auoieof OF VI
lie Accounts, has been conhoeo TO DIE MOUSE
In A5l end Dy s!Ck uts5 ioI eo'Si" ~,
Captain Pride Jones, of Richmond, VINO
hes for the last seventeen yehrs been cor L,
duc.or On the Richmond and Dao7ille Rsli-
road. sill take charge of the vestibu'e trnio
running from Washington to Chsriote over
the V.reiuia Midland railroad.
Miss Grace n. Aynei', the substitute VINE
has had chayse o: Miss Aibrsnd's school
chile Ms Albrand, VITO died asst week, was
in. has handed 10 her resie nation to Superin
tendsnt Carue to axe effect October lst.
The ecbool will be put in charge Of Miss
E3tella V. Knoxville, one of the substitutes
recently elected.
Mics Anuie Warner, of Gettysburg, "a
is visiting friends and relatives In this city.
Mrs. Albrsnd, mother of Mics Lizzie a.
brand, who died on Friday, continues
extremely Ill.
The A!exandrsns who will enter the
University of Virginia this session are
Messrs. Douglas Stuart, Julian Miller, Ed
mund Burke, Thomas Waters ard Il.
OBien. They will leave for the University
.his evening or tomorrow.
Mr.. Geo. r. Roxbury, OF Kansas City, Mo ,
With his wife and three children, after being
absent for seven years, is visiting hia psreutP'
MIR. ]. Rpxbury and wife, upper Prince
street.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-01-11

Gauge Cocks, Cylinder and Pump
Cocks, Globe Valves. etc., III Brass,
cast to order on short notice.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-01-11
VERMONT'S
collie AND BOT CURE
FWILL POSITIVELY CURE an
case of collie or BOTS.

cast of collie or BOTS.
The sale of this preparation has
been enormous. ONE HUNDRED
BOTTLES having been sold in the
last six weeks, with nothing but praise
as the result.
These preparations are recommended
by the following-named gentlemen
\. w. Whitehead, Leon Drexler g.
Son, Alfred Chol, jim Marlborough, II.
Tetreau, Arthur Marlborough. w. F.
Denny, d. Denny, Frank Tompkins,
f. G. Robichaux. Wilson Lepine. John
Tempkins, II. a. Frost, John W. pugli,
DR.. Dansereau, DR.. Bourgeois, w. H.
Raglan, Emile Toups, Felnand Rama
gossa, Z. II. Lacroiy, Capt. Garrett. F..
Roger, Elvin Himel. Arthur Naquin,
Thos. Roger, Ernest Foict, IierInogene
Boudreaux, Peter kantrowitz, c. O.
Rousseau, A. Guigan, J. n. Springer.
Theodule Baille, c. Y. Williams. Eva
iste Mire, klGbert Bourgeois, Clayton
Badeaux, Ben Walker. r. Fl. DnuSsat,
Leo Baille, H. b. Howell, john Bap-
tiste Bourgeois, 7. Bourg. NJ. l%ieeler,
Taillieu & CO., Justillien Mire, Engene
Guillot.
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PAGESI7 TO 20.

''but no doubt Schelm will have sent him
abroadP'
mo. I know from good authority that
Schelm, faith ul to his principles, has
cheated his own agent. Miller is in Siberia.
We shall find him, for the arms of the gen.
darmes are far reaching. In the meantime,
Count, tell me exactly how you were ar
rested?'
vladimir complied with the request and
when he had ended, Palkin said:
"That is as dear as sunlight, and It will
be easy enough to prove your innocence.
First Miller must be found-and that shall
be my task. You-you must make up pc
tition to the head of the gendarmes. l will
forward it. You, Countess, will please not
mention this to the Governor, who is con-
nected with Sehelm. 1 warrant an inquiry
will be ordered. But you must draw up the
petition at once Tor who knows when We
shall meet again?"
81 thank you, Colonel, said Vladimir,
pressing his hand.
81 shall also ever be grateful to you,'
added Jana.
DIR. Haas, who had kept silent, now rose,
and, shaking hands with Palkin, said;
''You are an honorable man, rad other hon
youP'
Palkin seemed touched.
"You are too kind. But how time fiesl
Here it is IL o'clockl Hslloal is any one
there?" he cried.
The inspector came hastily in.
Bring paper aud ink and order the pos
tilion to put the horses in" said Palkin.
AS the inspector went out to obey orders,
PalKin turned to Lanin and asked him if he
knew the roads in the nelg ghborhood pretty
well.
''Is there good road leading to the post
road?"
mo. especially not in winter. But the
snow is frozen hard and the road is excel
lent Tor sleighs; along the forest you can
trot all the way"
'The road cannot be missed, suppose.
inquire not for myself, but as the Countess
will accompany me"
''As long as the weather keeps clear you
cannot miss the road. For five versts you
skirt the forest, then you pass our iur store,
and after that you follow a creek. You
must always keep to the left-on the right
you might easily lose your way on the
plain. My comrades undertake tonight an
expedition against the Tunguses who steal
our iurs. If you leave within an hour
can keep my promise. Will you tell the
inspector so?''
''Why, will you expose yourself, as you
are not to remain here?'
'T promised the men. Colonel, and must
keep my promise to my less unfortunate
comrades"
Vladimir sat down at the inspectors
writing desk and hastened to write his petit
tion. Jana, leaning on a chair, followed
with her eye every line he wrote. Now and
then her womanly instinct made her suggest
a milder expression or better turn of the
phrase. Palkin and Haas engaged in
lively conversation. drinking one glass Of
tea after the other; Palkin poured a guam
tity of arac into his.
At midnight Lanin had finished. He
read his petition TO Palkin who approved
both form and contents and took it from
him.
THE position is waitingp' said the in
spector, whose bearded face appeared in the
door.
The Colonel bowed to Jana.
II await your orders, CountessP'
81 am ready. Tomorrow well meet
again, Vladimir. 1 hope no one will part
US. Doctor, trust my husband to you"
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seemed to grow milder, perhaps pitying. the
poor man, who trembled like an aspen tree,
and said: "Your wife has made a terrible
blunder, for which you, however, can make
amends"
II shall promptly obey all your orders, -
stammered the poor frightened man.
Palkin looked at him quite graciously.
"How would you like, for instance, to be
made captain of gendarmes at Irkutsk?"
The inspector expected so little promo
tion, after having been received so sternly,
that he thought Palkin was jesting. He
made, therefore, profound bow and re-
peated the Siberian proverb: "Unfortu-
nately that fur cloak is too fine for my dirty
backP'
Palkin looked at him searchingly.
"You do not look to me man Of scruples
am even convinced you are a consummate
/, scoundrei; am right?"
The officer answered coolly: IT endeavor
to carry out the orders of my superior with
out inquiring what their nature may be-"
Every welll Now listenl You know I
might send you to Kamschatka?"
"Yes, Colonelp'
"Well, now, if you promise to obey me 1
shall not only forgive you all you have
done"-the poor inspector hung his head.
''but engage to make you captain of the
gendarmes in 1rkutsk."
"Colonel, command and it shall be donel'
Palkin whispered into his ear: "For rea-
sons that you need not know I am compelled
to protect this man Lanin. In reality do
not care for him. 1 leave here tonight
with the Countess for Irkutsk. She hopes
to return tomorrow, as soon as the Gov
ernor has given her leave to live with her
husband nearer the capital, If she succeeds
she will return here before sunset; if she
does not return, you will never see her
again. Up to that moment the colonist
Vladimir must not be touchedl As soon,
however, as night falls tomorrow L leave
him in your, or rather your wiie's, hands.
You can do with him as you choose, and /
advise you to manage it so that he is never
heard OF again. In that case 1 shall bear
witness in your behalf should any question
be raised. The Countess leaves DR.. Haas
with her husband. He might be an incon-
venient witness Tor you. Well, nobody will
inquire ii he should also disappear
"Ali you ask of me, Colonel, can be
easily carried out, and it will give me spe-
cial pleasure to do it."
IT start in an hour How far is it from
here to where we fall into the great post
roads?"
cat most ten verstsl''
''Does the road pass forests or plains?"
''Both occurl'
"Do the positions know the road per-
fectly?"
Every accurstelyp'
"My coachman must take the wrong road;
/ will have it SO. Tell him so in my
nameP'
"Once more: Have you understood me
well? Will you make no blunder?"
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to the South Carolina Academy where
he was educated and got the master to take
the steers in payment for his board and tut
tion. 1t was here that he got the rudlments
that enabled him to begin the study OF the
law, and be taught school after this and
studied law at the same time. He borrowed
enough money to give him year at the
Yale Law School, and improved his time SO
well that he was able to make 3, zoo during
the first year of his practice.
He pushed his earnings from this steadiiy
up until they reached $4,000, and he IN.
vested all his savings well. The hrst S4oO
he made went into piece OF land Win
copper mine on it. and he sold the bali In
terest of this later for $4,000, which he in
vested in farms and which formed the basis
of the immense fortune which he now owns.
He is worth S., 900, 900.
SPEAKER REED AND THE LAW.
Tom Reed studied law while he was teach
ing school in California, and he would nave
been a rich man if he had stuck to the prac-
tice. Leland Stanford once told me that ne
made s., 200 the first year that he practlced
law in Wisconsin. He had one OF the finest
law Libraries in the Northwest, and was do
ing well when q fire broke out and ate up
this and the IS mortgages which then con-
tained the bulk of his accumulations. The
result was that he was reduced to $500, and
rather than rebuild be decided to 60 to Cali.
iornia. He there became involved in busi-
ness and railroads, and Instead OF being q
rich Wisconsin lawyer he has become the
hundred millionaire United States Senator.
Senator Ingalls, studied law in Massachu-
sets, and as soon as he was admitted to the
bar started to Kansas with $40 in his inside
pocket. He opened an Office near Atchison.
His law library was made npot three books,
and the whole of his furniture was cnalr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-25
PURE AIR FROM ABOVE.
A Project to Draw a Supply Through Pipe
1900 Feet High.

A Project to Draw a Supply Through Pipe
1900 Feet High.
Newcastle, Eng, Chronice.1
Prometheus, according to the story of
Greek mythology, stole fire from heaven and
brought it down to earth. 1t appears that
the per romance of a somewhat analogous
service is gravely contemplated by the pro-
moters OF the Watkin Tower, not fire, but
pure air, being the useful commodity which
it is intended to convey from the lofty
height to the lower level for the benefit of
mankind. The tower is to be not less than
1900 feet-considerably higher than its pro-
totype in Paris.
At this atmospheric point, air, even in
London, is declared to be absolutely pure;
and it is proposed that, by means of ma
chinery specially devised for the pnrpose a
supply OF fresh air shall be drawn to the
street level, and thence distributed to houses
and public buildings, as water and gas now
are. The project. to the non-scientifc mind
at least may look rather shadowy, albeit
the object aimed at is so excellent and
worthy, that it is to be hoped that it may
not be destined to remain in nubibus.
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them that he had shot the Dutcbman,s =
geese, but that blanked little Pittsburp
lawyer of Mitchell couldn't prove it"
Upon this Mitchell demanded a new trial
and won the case. The rich man carried it
to the Supreme Court and Mitchell again
won and the result was that the man had To
pay for the geese and to foot bill of S400
for the costs. The geese thus cost Sl05
piece.
Nearly all the Southern Senators are
lawyers. The late Senator Beck had good
practice in Kentucky before be came to
Congress, and Blackburn can make splen-
did speech before a jury. Bate, of Tennes-
see, was practicing in Nashville, and lett
bis law Office for the United States Senate.
and Governor Vance is one of the leading
LAWYERS Of North Carolina. Butler comes
from family of lawyers, and he studied in
the office of his uncle, the Hon. A. P. But
Ter. Senator Eustis, of Louisiana. is a
graduate of the Harvard Law School. and
he has been for years Professor of Civil Law
In the University of Louisiana. He comes
OF very rich family, and he has had
number OF noted lawyers among his an
cestors.
LAMARs FIRST FEE WAS WHISKY.
Senator Gibson is also a lawyer. and he is
also rich. George, of Mississippi, is not
only good lawyer, but be is a legal au-
thor, and his frowsy head is packed full of
legal facts. General Walthall was getting
$40, 900 year as a railroad LAWYER when he
was elected to the United States Senate. and
he was at one time a partner of Justice
Lamar. Lamar himself has paid more at
tention to books and literature than to the
practice OF the law, but he has a good
legal mind and he is q hard worker.
Lamar's first case was the defending
of man who had whipped another, but
feared that he could not do 30 again, and be
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| his wife. The main thing is to make sure
| of Popof, and him 1 shall not let go very
soon. can pursue my campaign against
| Schelm as we'll without Lanin and his wife,
Lanin's death is my gain. To-day 1 must
| find out what the Lanins know, and this
| night"
He shrugged his shoulders and sat silent
] for a moment; then he rose, emptied a glass
I of brandy at one draught and went into the
room where the other three were already
sitting around the tea table. The inspector
humbly withdrew, and Caroline listened at
the door.
The Colonel noticed it and bade her shut
the door. At first they spoke OF Indifferent
things, and Jana let no opportunity go by
without expressing her gratitude to Palkin.
After some time had thus been spent, Palkin
turned to Vladimir and said:
"Count, you know / mean well by you
and wish to serve you. But in order to do
that ought to know all the details You
have no doubt proofs of your innocence
Will you be so kind to tell me everything,
to hand me your documents"
''Unfertunately," said Vladimir, 81 have
nothing of the kind. IOnly know that am
Innocent
THAT is a pity. You have heard perhaps
from the Countess that my position has
fate is closely connected with yours. In de-
lending you defend myself Ii now pos
sessed those papers you might be free very
soon, and that rascally Schelm should take
your place in Siberia"
"What papers are those?" asked Vladi-
mir. "Unlortunately do not know one of
them"
"a receipt for 10000 roubles, signed
'Schelm.' He drew this amonnt from the
secret fund October 80, 1S49, and marked the
purpose for which it was drawn thus: For
the discovery of the conspiracy; La-.'
These are the first two letters oil your name.
A jest that dates from the day before your
wedding and which the Countess has mar
rated to me, corresponds in remarkable
manner with that date. 1t could, no doubt,
easily be proven that at that time you could
not we'll engage in conspiracy. The ques-
tion now is only to have an inquiry ordered.
This would be our first evidence. The Sec
ond paper is still more valuable. In this
whole affair Schelm employed as his agent
provocateur certain miller of Miller
town"
"Miller?" exclaimed Lanin. "Oh, that
is impossible"
"Yes, indeed" said Jana; "your friend
was traitor! Rita never trusted him from
the beginningP'
miller? My best friend? 1 thought of
it several times, but the certainty now kills
me. Is it really so. Colonel?"
Beyond Doubt 1 have read the engage
ment of this man in which he binds himself
to act as agent provocateur in the conspir-
acy La-always the same initials and the
same Gate"
II presume the first thing now will he to
f9d this man Miller" remarked Jana
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

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doft
for rJanash
I'm o is
GOrouble eand
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Vldm Heo
heclub
Vladimir
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Dugarcyd discover the p n
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takeodJ dJanasb
and Vladimir each other the
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to begin his last journey 1S months ago.
His outfit consisted of wagon, drawn by a
pair of small brown mules, and large enough
to hold Tom, his water spaniel Boston. a
rusty army musket, some cooking utensils
and blankets. He shaped his course south
west, visited friends in Missouri, passed
through Salt Lake City, halted while at
Tombstone. Ariz., struck north to Idaho,
went through Montana, Eastern Oregon and
Northern California, ,drifted down to Nevada
and then made lor San Francisco. His first
night in the city was passed at cheap
lodging house. He had not slept in bed
before for Is years, and announced on rising
that he didn't want no more of it." Two
days in the California metropolis satisfied
him, and the morning of the third he hitched
up his mules and started for Arizona.
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CHAPTER XVI.

The door opened, the Cossacks brought
the tea service and DR.. Haas, appearing at
the door, asked timidly:
''Is it permitted?"
"Pray, come in" replied Jana. "Where
is the colonel?"
He is speaking with the inspector, who
has just returned"
When the inspector reached home, the
Cossacks were eager to tell him of the ar
rival OF the colonel of gendarmes, and as
their mode of speech is, using the pluralis
magestatis, they said:
''They condescended to be in horribly bad
humor; their angry faces seemed to predict
nothing good.'
Terrified, the inspector fastened to appear
before Palkip, who. at first very severe,
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i'EYerY word, Colonel!"

"Every word, ColonelI'
swell, then, you can go. Mind what I
have told you! Now go and announce to
the Countess that I shall be there in ten
minuresl"
Palkin fell into profound meditation.
Jana had guessed rightly; he was des-
perately in love with her! But he knew
very we'll that one incautious look, one
somewhat bolder word, would part him and
jana forever; he had, therefore, tried hard
during the journey to veil his passion under
the appearance of profound and respectful
admiration. He gradually came to feel
that he would never again be happy in his
life if he could not crafty this passion OF
his, and as he was perfectly convinced of
the hopelessness OF such wishes, he resolved
to commit a crime. This does not inter-
fere,' he said to himself, with my revenge
on Schelm. Lanin will tell all he knows;
if he has any documents he'll give them to
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CHAPTER XVII.

"Ienar," a tall man said to his companion
in the language OF the natives, "the foxes
are getting rare in the forest"
The other man had narrow, squinting
eyes, protruding cheekbones, a yellow COM
plexion, and a face that had been tattoo oed.
The Mougolian was easily recognized
That has come about because men have
filled up our deserts" replied Ienar-Kus to
the foreigner.
believe me, we do not come because we
wish it. We are compelled 10 do so.'
"Not one, however, compelled the con-
querors to oppress US or impose a tribute
upon u.s."
''Is it hard TOR you to pay the tribute7"
"SoOn it will be impossible. Your mer.
chants destroy our forests, which were
created to provide for our wants. Game
fees so far away that we cannot reach it any
more. Oh, these are hard times"
"If we were to spend the whole night
here in complaints, not a fox nor a sable
would come within reach. Friend Ienar.
whistle to your dogs and take me to the
Shaman valley-I must meet my brethren
therer'
Very welll" replied Ienar-Kus.
This conversation took place about six
versts lrom the colony, beneath some pine
trees that stood there quite alone in the vast
mass oil snow. They looked like outposts
OF the lathomable forest which framed
the landscape on all sides. Both hunters,
clothed in reindeer skin from head to foot
were reclining on the hard frozen snow.
Near by, concealed under the trees, stood
marta, a Siberian sleigh. At first sight
such vehicle looks as if it could hardly
hold two men, and yet it usually contains
under the seat in addition everything needed
by traveller in Siberia-four, grits, dried
fish and other victuals, besides knives, axes
and hunting gear; finally, the skin which
covers the whole marta can be put up as .
tent whenever the traveller is Iorced to re-
main at any place longer time for hunting
and fishing.
The two hunters, of course, did not re-
semble each other in the least. One was
very tall and we'll made, with handsome,
strongly marked features, slightly curling
hair, and stamped In every detail as Euro
pean. He could not, however, be one OF the
unfortunate exiles, since he carried double
gun ON his shoulder, while the law pro-
hibits exiles having firearms, But a. East.
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THEY'RE VETERAN FOUNDERS.

Can't Crowd Too Much Fun In Day for
General Porter and Mr.. Depew.
New York World.l
The indefatigable zeal with which General
Horace Porter goes around from one social
entertainment to another puts to shame some
of the more blase and youthful of New York
society men. General Porter knows no such
thing as fatigue.
A round of five or six social entertain
ments in an evening leaves him as fresh as
the same experience does Chauncey Depew,
and the two men are apt to be iull OF vi
vacity and life at a late supper when guests
25 years their juniors are yawning and ex-
hibiting all of the external evidences of
drowsiness and exhaustion.
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NEW STREET CAR MOTOR,
Air in small Quantities Said to
he PracIIcah hle.

Compressed Air in small Quantities Said to
be Practicable.
Street cars are being run in England now
by compressed air. but instead of carrying
the motive material at high pressure in
large and heavy reservoirs through long dis
tances, the car contains a small reservoir
which takes in fresh supply at intervals
of half mile. 1t is charged automatically
in less than minute from boxes which con-
Dect with a main pipe line, the maximum
pressure being 170 pounds to the square
inch.
The great advantage gained is & much
lessened weight in proportion to that of the
passengers, and the time occupied by them
in entering or leaving the car is utilized for
recharging the reservoir, the delay being
thus reduced to a minimum.