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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24

The excise, aud its sncillsry act, the TAX
bill. will put the Safe to great deal OF e2'
pense, and her people to great deal OF both
trouble and expense. Each 1.-the three mem
aers of all the many boards of commissioners
will receive $3.50. aud each officer they en-
ploy and every witness they summon Will De
paid as are other State officers and witnesses.
But as both the national and State courts
nave decided that Virginia coupons shall be
received In payment of all Virginia's dues
the courts, If appealed to, will allow no rep
utable applicant for license to do business
Ia the State, to be denied that right simply
because he may Offer 10 payment of that
license coupons which bear on their face
Virglnia's contract to accept them as pay
ment therefor, not even though the COM
mouwealth's attorneys be, as is also PROVO
ed by one of the new vain repudiating bl'lp,
assisted by more able counsel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24

r1RUIT PUDDINE-A delicious dessert thatcan
u be prepared in five minutes at trifing cost.
Assorted favors Price 100 package. For sale
BIS 1mh20l GEO. McBURNEY & BON.
~ n. MUMMs DRY and Elk. DRY CHAM.
VI. PAGNE, in pints and quarts, always in stock
and for sale by
feb13 6EO McbOANEf q sON.
OANvAssED HAMS, lie, for sale by
u feb1O &c. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24
Nomination.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The Presden!
to-day sent to the Senate the name of Jos
A. Wingfeld to be Supervisor Of Census fol-
the Third district of Virginia In place oil
Frank W. Winston, Withdrawn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24

Judge Alvey, at Hagerstown, Md, has not yet
named the receivers for the c. & o. Canal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A cold wave struck Warrenton on Satur.
day.
R. M. Brown. Judge of the Fifteenth Judi
cial circuit, has resigned.
1t ls expected that the Odd Fellows will
soon rebuild their hall in Petersburg.
Efforts are being made In Danville to
build Confederate Veterans Home.
The music festival to 30 given 10 Peters
burg in May promises to be very fine.
3. F. Martin, timer, while at work at
Warrenton Friday, accidentally cut his
thumb oil.
Two full sets of artificial teeth were found
on the banks of the Rsppshannock near
fredericksburg on Saturday.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment will visit
Richmond on the occasion of the unwilling
of the Lee monument in May.
The celebration OF DR.. Hoge's 45sh ami
versary as pastor of the Second Presby
Church. in Richmond will be celebrated
next Thursday
Rev. Rsverdy Estill. of Lexington, Ky,
will probably be called to the rectorshiD oi
Trinity church, In Portsmouth, as Rev. F. F.
Reese, the present rector, goes to Macon,
Ga, next month.
The dsath was reported in fredericksburg
Saturday of Wallace Herndon. who was cut
in an ARRAY at Stafford Store, in Stafford
county. few days ago, by young man
named Shacklett.
Thu condemnation of the United States
cruisers O.sipee aud Brooklyn, after being
sent to the Norfolk navy yard for repairs, ia
great disappointment to hundreds of car
penters and ioiners who expected work on
the two ships.
At Petersburg yesterday, Martha Will
field, aged eighty years, was burned TO death
10 the presence OF her husband, Joe Whit
fsd. The unfortunate woman was stand
ing in front of the fireplace when she fell 10
the fire, and before her husband could rem
der her any assistance she had baen burned
in most horrible manner.
The tobacco factories of Alexander Cam
eron and Cameron & Sizsr, and the fertilizer
factory of the Durham Fertilizer Co, in
Richmond, were destroyed by fire on Satur-
day night, involving loss ofnesrly $500 600.
The buildings were all four story and OF
brick, and occupied nearly a whole square
between 24tn and 25;h and Main and Cary
Streets The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24
YOUR CHICKENS ARE SICK,

IF YOUR CHICKENS ARE SICK,
4 TRY
LUNTS CHICKEN CHOLERA CUBE.
Sold by all druggists and grocers mh31
HNAMELED KETTLEs OF ail sizes, Apple and
L. Peach Parers, Enterp' lse and other Meat Cut.
ters for sale cheap at 32e King corner of Royal st.
sens j.. CREIGHTON & BON.
MARINERS, LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST,"
L EUREKA HOG CHOLERA CURE, go success.
fully used in Ohio, is for sale by J. D. q. LUNT
at soc per package. sep11
J,ANCY JAMAICA ORANGES and MESSINA
L LEMONS and MALAGA GRAPES just re-
ceived at
nova McBURNEY'S STORE.
CtHOPPING AXES and AXE HANDLES, on
" hand and for ssle at small advance at 32S
King, corner of Royal, By
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24
ALEX A N DR. "A, V
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY "a.

AS EXPECTED, Mr.. Cleveland, in Ills
speech before the New York Southern 90.
ciety last Saturday night, did not attempt
to explain what induced him to revoke tne
commission of man when informed tnat
that man. when boy. twenty-five years %
fore. had written boyish letter about swim
ming his horse in Yankee blood; to revoke
bis voluntary order to return southern hags
at the threat of the G. A. R., and to refuse
to take his wife to Richmond when he heard
that she would meet there the daughter Of
ex-Presideut Jefferson Davis. But he dld
make occasion to say "In an evil hour and
amid rage and resentment, the unity OF our
government was attempted" He did not
say, however, that the attempt referred 20
was forced by the unconstitutional acts OF
the North, nor did he sllude to the preViou
attempts to effect the came object made DS
the people of his own section of the country
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24

The market opens quiet. There is no change
in Flour. The demand for good milling grades OF
Wheat is fairly active, but damp and tough lots
are hard to move prices are strong at above quo
tations. Corn is quiet at 36a39. But little do.
ing in Bye or Oats Country produce is shade oil.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 81 Cotton firm middug
liz. Flour steady and quiet. Whctt-soIth-
ern fairly active and steady; Fultz SsS4 long
berry 81a86; steamer No red 77a75; Western
dull; No winter red spot and Feb Sl4sl I.
Mar 81 AaS1 IL May S3AaS3ia Corn-Southorn
nominal white 3Sa42; yellow 35a39 Western
357s; April 35ssa35% May 35%a36 steamer
344.. Oats firm; Southern and Penna 2sa3l :
Western white 29aa3l: do mixed 27las29
graded No 2 white 30l31. Rye dull and UNI
changed. Hay firm; prime to choice timothy
SIP 50a13 P.ovisons steady and unchanged.
Butter firm and unchanged. Eggs strong at l4tio.
Coffee firm Rio cargoes fair ~ Y; sugae steady;
A soft GA. Whisky firm at 81 0941 10.
NEW YORK. Feb. "a Cotton steady splands
II GIG; Orleans IL GIG futures quiet and
steady. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat dull
and weak. Corn quiet and easy. Pork quiet and
firm at 81 ALI % Lard dull aud easy at So 12l:z
CHICAGO, February Pill a m.-Whoat-May
77Ia Corn-Msy 293s Oats-May 201s. Pork
May SO 10. Lard-Feb So 70. Short kibs-Feb
81 70a5 724a.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 22.-Beef Cattlc-prices
advanced from 15 to 25c per 100 lbs extra %
SIC; good 43sa47sc; medium 4i4s4 lhc common
3Ea4c fat co VS. 21ha3 1ac per ID. Mich Cows in
better demand at S25a55. Mich Calves -c;iye at
5s7lac. sheep-prices firm extra 64s6iac;
good 6a4s6c; medium 81 s5 PC common 4lns5c;
calls laa4Ac per Id. Lambs extra 4s7 &c;
good 6aaa7c; medium 6s6lac; common 5s5ac
per h. Hogs in fair request and prices for West
ern firm; Western 5&s6Ac, and State, not as
good as usual, 5a55sc per lb.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24

CHICAGO, February PAL a. m.-Whest-Msy
77E. Corn-May 293s Oats-May 201s. Pork
May 50 70. Lard-Feb So 70. Short Rbs-Feb
81 70s5 724a.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
Early Tomatoes for Family Use.


Nearly every family can have few
extra early plants for tomatoes before
the general crop is ripe. Select dozen
or so of small flower pots, I'LL them
with rich earth mixed with small
quantity of sand. Make a box that
will hold those pots snugly, and project
above them. Fill the crevices
between the pots with sand and keep
this moist. Plant few seeds in each
pot and place the box in a warm win
dow. When there are bright, warm
days set the box with pane of glass
over it in sunny position.
1t will be necessary to watch that it
does not become too warm under the
glass, and the heat can be regulated by
raising one end of the glass. The plants
will make substantial growth, and
should be thinned to one in each pot.
This method will be satisfactory when
but few plants are needed. As the
plants become of considerable size,
larger pots may be necessary. When
the ground becomes warm the hills
should be prepared with rich earth into
which the contents OF the pots are
placed. The seed should be sown in
February.-Popular Gardening.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
The Good Cow.

'Can naturally good COW be made a
very poor one by bad management?
see it stated that good COW has certain
marks by which she can be dis
tinguished. Now, desire to know if
bad management can utterly discount
these natural Indications" Well, no;
not utterly. OF course the value of q
COW may be greatly decreased by bad
management. The calf may be stunted
and the milk organs contracted so that
they will never reach their normal de-
velopment. Bad habits may be encour-
aged, and, comparing the animal with
what she might have been, we might
say she was ruined. But a naturally
good COW, however badly treated at any
period of her life, will quickly respond
to generous care and feeding. II is
pretty difficult to utterly turn the
tendencies Of nature. The way to make
good CIV, however-supposing that
nature has laid good foundations
to give the animal the best of care and
best Of food all through its LIE.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
COAL IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Early Prejudices Against the Use Of BlAol
VIII. 80 l-sE OiamontlA for Fuel. -

Early Prejudices Against the Use Of Black:
Diamonds for Fuel.
1t is generally asserted that in the
year 1884 Henry III. granted charter
to the freemen of Tyne
.''to dig stones and coal" in the common
soil without the walls of the town. But
it proved beyond doubt, after recent and
careful Investigation, that the statement
must be regarded as historical fiction.
1t was not until the reign Of Edward
ILL.,, and in the year 1850, that the
townsmen of Newcastle received such
privilege. Between 1850 and 1868 Wal
ter de Clifford obtained permission from
the King ito dig Goals within the forests
of LIE Gle to sell or give away" This
was the earliest notice of coal in Shrop-
shire. Coal pits are named in Wednes-
bury in 1915. Much of the coal at this
early period was most probably quarried
and not mined.
The Earl of Winchester some time be-
tween the years 1910 and 1919 granted
to the monks Of Newbattle, Midlothian,
coal-tield situated between the burn Of
Whytrig and the lands of Pontekyn, In
veresk. This is understood to be the
first coal worked in Scotland. Tho
monks of Dunfermline soon followed
the example of their brethren at New
battle, and obtained coal from their
lands at Pinkie and Inveresk. For near
ly century after the discovery OF the
Blackstone" as it was called, the peas
antry were its chief consumers. In the
reign of Edward I. the aversion to this
fuel was most pronounced, and procla-
nation was issued prohibiting its use in
London. Even dyers, brewers, ETC., were
forbidden to burn coal on pain of fine,
loss of furnace, etc. This stringent law
was not merely confined to the city, it
extended to the suburbs.
The proclamation was brought about
by the prelates, mobiles, and gentry, who
complained that they could not stay in
town on account of the ''noisome smell
and thick air" caused by burning coal.
Stow, referring to this period says;
1.-THE nice DANES of London would not
come into any house or room where sea-
Goals were burned, nor willingly eat of
the meat that was even sod or roasted
with sea-coal." 1t was in the reign of
Edward l. that man was tried, con-
victed and executed for the crime OF
burning sea-coal in London. The stu.
| dents of Oxford and Cambridge were not
permitted to have fires until the days OF
Henry VIII, and to warm themselves
they ran for some misunderstanding a
cheaAmode of obtaining warmth.
Toward the reign of Elizabeth coal
was becoming popular kind of fuel,
chiefly owing to the difficulty of obtain
ing cheap and plentiful supply OF
wood. A strong prejudice, however,
fingered against it, and the Queen pro
hibited the burning of coal in London
during the sitting of Parliament, for it
was feared that 1.-The health of the
knights Of the shires might suffer dur
ing their abode in the metropolis" In
the days of Charles l. the use of coal be.
came general, and, as the demand in
creased, the price went up to such an
extent as to preclude the poor from OBJ
tanning it. Not few died from cold fol
want of fires.-Antiquary.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

and the silage is shoveled out with q
scoop-shovel into the managers on either
side. At the other end of the gangway
is the .feed-bin where the cart can be
filled and the feeding finished on the
return trip. After again placing the
cart under the chute the remaining
silage is raked into it with common
garden rake. The main end of the cart
is left open with the exception of the
small board @ for convenience in shov-
New Yorker.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
CHINESE BANKING.
Borrowing Money Under System Called
p the ''Woo-ey."

Borrowing Money Under a System Called
p the ''Woo-ey."
The Chinese have a way of borrowing
and lending money under system that
they call a Woo-ey, that allows its mem
bers to borrow in stated sum and repay
it by installments. Any member of a
Woo-ey who takes share and does not
wish to borrow himself obtains good
interest on the money he invests. The
plan of Woo-ey is as follows: All Sing
wants to borrow 500 and repay it in in
stallments, so he starts Woo-ey; his
first step is to find 20 persons who are
willing to take a SIS share In 500
Woo-ey. All Sing is known as the
Woo-ey Tow, or head of the Woo-ey;
the shareholders are known as Woo-ey
Chi, or children of the Woo-ey. The
Woo-ey lasts for 20 months; each Woo
ey Chi pays in S. to the Woo-ey Tow, so
that All Sing obtains his 500. At the
end of the month All Sing goes to each
of the shareholders and asks for bids for
the next loan; each member writes his
name and the amount of interest he is
willing to pay on slip of paper. Every
member has the right of borrowing
money once during the Woo-ey. After
the bids are all received they are opened
and read and the money lent to the high
est bidder. We will suppose that per
cent is the highest bid. All Sing, who
now pays the first installment, has to
pay in the full amount of IS, while the
others deduct the per cent. and pay in
$500. When the next installment falls
due thre are two members who have to
pay in the full amount, and 50 the Woo
ey runs on. At the end of Is or IS
months the interest offered is often as
high as rs or 80 per cent, but as Is of
tho members have borrowed and so have
to pay in the full amount of IS, it
is only the four or five left who
get the benefit of the heavy in
terest. Sometimes toward the last of
the Woo-ey, when two or three diff
ferent ones wish to borrow, the rates
offered are often as high as Is per cent,
and in one instance 100 per cent. was
bid on IS Woo-ey. As there wero
three members that had not borrowed,
the Celestial had only to pay the heavy
premium to two men. Sometimes the
Woo-ey is as low as so cents a share,
and l have known of Woo-eys as high as
$50 a share.-N. Y. Herald.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
Jack Tar in Church.

One of the old sailors on the receiving
ship Wabash tells the following story
about q chum of his: Jim, here, was
drifting along by church one quiet
Sunday, and desiring to keep up an &C.
auaintance with his early boyhood
friend, he dropped in to hear the sky
pilot spout He hadn't dGsSssasa,
deal of snoozin' for twenty-four hours
before that, and it was not long before
he was asleep, and dreaming. He was
a. sea, in his dreams aloft. Presently
the preacher talked louder and louder.
He was describing the end of the world.
The end has comet he cried, striking
the pulpit with his fist. The worde
aroused Jim, who started up and shouted;
then make knot, you lubber; make .
knot! The parson afterward accepted
Jim's APOLOGY for the Interruption
Ocean.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
! JUDGING SHEEP.
semn Tricks Of sharp Exhibitors Eek
[ vi u #.s posed. S1{ %sS 15#.: 4. K. SIS

EASN>sAs~sSOAO
It was our good fortune last fall to be
. preferred spectator at one of the
largest and most wide-awake fairs in
the West. The show-rings were we'll
filed with the best specimens Of ami.
mails in each class. The sheep-pens
were Of more than ordinary interest,
both In numbers and excellence. The
awards were made by expert judges. No
one had doubt Of the perfect fairness
Of each decision, although it was evi
don't at times that the contest was close.
Often a ring would have fifteen or TWEEN.
ty sheep, and mono but an expert could
have given Justice.
The animals were in splendid show
condition. Nothing could be done that
was not done to have the very best pos
sible display Of points that characterize
perfect animals of their breeds and ages.
Even the shears had been resorted to in
the hands OF men who knew how and
where to shape model sheep. Why
was this done? was the question that
came up continually, and was never
fully answered. The sheep were good
enough to please any one, but they were
trimmed to deceive somebody.
In places the wool was three inches
long, and again it was only an inch and
half, so that the fat places might be
full enough and the outlines be made
to represent tho model sheep. 1t was
evident the judge had to depend on his
hands to determine what his eyes could
not see. The onlookers could tell moth.
ing about it. If they found the ribbon
on the sheep that their eyes decided
was the wrong one they wore liable to
reflect upon the judge as making mis-
take. They, Of course, could not handle
the sheep, and if they could would very
likely not understand the 'trick."
Just how far the judges were governed
by this deception is not known, mol
whether any notice was taken of it OF
not. Suppose the Judge did not use
his hands at alias one not an expert
might not-there would be an injustice
done, as was hoped by the exhibitor
Then the trick was done to get money
by unfair means. Is it not time fo1
good sheep to win prizes by: fair exhlbl
tons? Is 1t not time for fair associa
tions to insist upon the strictest fairness
Breeders Gazette.
Chute for Silo.
The sketch shown is intended to show
how to handle the silage in,;feeding
The chute is ~ feet square and at the
bottom is Axed as shown in the engrav
ing. A floor (a) is built about three feet
above the stable floor and supported
by legs made Of fence boards d b.. The
cart is left under the chute in the posi-
ton shown while the silage is being
thrown down. Enough for two feedings
for all the cattle is thrown down a
once. About half runs over into the
cart which is backed along the gangwa,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
Consumption surely Cured.

s0"aPs3o1 o0S0ay V0EVus =.
To THE EDlToR:-Pleaseinf form your read
ers that have positive remedy for the
above named disease. BY its timely use
manently cured Ishall be glad to send two
bottles OF my remedy FREE to any Of your
readers who have consumption If they will
send me their express and post-ofice ad-
dress. Respectfully, T. A SLocUM, NJ c.,
1871 Pearl street. New York
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
Florence, Ala.

The personally conducted excursions to
cessfui that the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad, Evansville Route, will run one on
each of the following dates-Feb. 4th, 18th,
18th and 25th. For copy of Alabama As
It Is," and further Information send to
William Hill, Gen. Pass. Agent, Chicago, III.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

IT takes q pretty sharp remark to out q
slow man to the quick.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

WHEN q man having round million asks
. maid In marriage, he seldom gets datre-
fusal.-Boston Transcript.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

THE real-estate man wants tho earth, and
usually has some ground for such desire.
-Kearney Enterprise.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

MY friend, look here! you know how weak
and nervous your wife is, and you know that
Carter's Iron Pills will relieve her, now
why not be fair about it, and buy her q box2
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

THE very best .pav to know whether or not
Dobbins' Electric Soap is as good as it Is
said to be, is to try it yo,Tse9. It can't de-
There are lots of them. Ask your grocer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

DoN'r Neglect Cough. Take some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar tnstar,ter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

No SAFER Remedy can DO had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble Of the Throat, than
''Broacn's Bronchial Iroches." Price Is cts.
Sold only IN bores.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

WHEN q man comes to time, does It not
prove that time waits for some menfRing
hamton Herald.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

A SALOON Is like harbor-most Of the
wrecks are to be found outside the bar
Terre Haute Express.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

WHEN the grip gets complicated with sui
eide it generally proves fatal-Boston Her
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

WHEN schemes are on foot the politicians
arc generally on hand.-Binghamton Leader.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26
A Novel Flower Stand.

The Orange Judd Farmer gives the
plan Of a flower stand so arranged that
the plants will be hidden from view
Our illustration represents a cross Sec
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

You can'thelp liking them, they are 50 very
small and their action is so perfect: One pill
adose. Carter's Little Liver Pills Try them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

THE scissors editor of q newspaper Is apt
g make great many cutting remarks.-N.
7. Commercial Advertiser.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

Tho East Tennessee, Virginia h Georgia
Railway systom.
The short line to Florida. Through Pull
man or Mann Sleepers between Cincinnati
and Jacksonville, leaving Cincinnati daily
and baggage cars and sleepers through with
out change Misconnections impossible
For rates, time cards, etc., P. g. Gilmore, G..
N. P. A., 1893 Clark st., Chicago, Ills. B. W.
Wrenn, G. T. & T. A., Knoxville, Tenn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

Aunt Be Toood hated donkey used David
sudennes raids when nfnged
wish utterly Bounes Liver
health
Golden Medical Discovery the most
medicine Besides alcohol
frment and with the digestive
strengthening splitting
lingering coughs and kindred ailments wonderfully ecscous
Remedy Sold Re-
benefit WORLDS MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION Propretors Street. Buffalo, N.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

A LAWYER convinced against his will
charges for each correction stiu.-Puck.