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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17
nools Stalls In London Embarrassing.

Book Stalls in London Embarrassing.
The shops of London, after those Of
Paris, are rather dull and uninterest-
ing, and the book lover is disappointed
to find that the book stalls which have
played SO large q part in the literary
history of the city aud the language
have disappeared. There are the regu-
lation book sellers, displaying in their
windows. it seems to the casual OBJ
server, chiefly three volume novels and
books of travel, but the book stalls
such as those once in St. Paul's church
yard and elsewhere, and over which
Struggling gcniuses, incipient poets and
embryo inventors or statesmen used to
hang, snatching here and there from
the musty leaves of the tattered books
such scraps of mental nourislment as
might keep their minds from intellect
ual starvation, have wholly disappear
ed.-London Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17
hpropoo of Cranks.

The crank more than love makes the
world go round. The Hub crank is
speciality of his kind. We could not
do without the crank in this town. We
should be too cosmopolitan without
him. The day that the crank loses his
hold Tor her hold in Boston, that day
we shall begin to lose cur subtlest To-
calisln and become more commonplace
than Broadway. The crank has al
ways flourished here. lie is the rank
product of the richest soil of the tri-
mountain. To be sure, we knew him
not by the name of crank until about
ten years ago. But crank was IN old
and honorable word in our language
wien we took it unto ourselves III dali
ly life.
Shakespeare used it, not, to be sure,
in the common substantive way, but in
o substantial way none the less. Lexi-
cographers have not been fond Of the
word, even after its triumph with the
populace. The Century Dictionary,
however, gives it an honorable and
roolny place not far from Uranium, as
crank should be, and proves in an en-
phatic way that crank is good English,
and that those persons on the other
side of the water who use it in dcpre-
eating way, with an apologize phrase
'sas the Americans say"-would do bet
ter to quote their own authors, whom
The Century musters in fine array, to
show the good style of crank--Boston
Transcript.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17

DIR. HELLER, the eminent authority on
small arms, says that the concentric
tube which incloses the firing barrel of
the Mannlicher rifle is the cause of in
creasing temperatures, and by no
means answers the purpose for which
it was intended, guarding the hands OF
the soldier from being burned.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17

Astronomers agree in fixing the dis
lance of the nearest fixed star at g.
600, 600, 100000 miles, and it is certain
that the distance of Sirius is more than
three and less than six times that Of
Alpha Centauri, most likely about five
times, so that we are probably not far
from the truth if we set the distance of
Sirius at about 100000, 900, 900, 600
miles
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17

A carpenters right shoulder is almost
invariably higher than his left, in con-
sequence OF bis having to use his right
arm ell the time in planning and ham
mcring. With every shaving his
shoulder rises with jerk, and it finally
becomes natural to him to hold him
self in that way.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17

The head Of a briczlayer's laborer is
held aloft with naughty, self reliant
air, from his habit of carrying bod on
his shoulder aud looking above him as
he climbs up to the scaffolding.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17
The Coral Industry.

The largest quantity and handsomest
of the corals como from the Algerian
coast. The coral grounds have been
worked since the middle OF the Six
tenth century Other coral grounds
arc situated off the coast of Sicily,
Corsica, Sardinia, Spain, the Balcarics
and Provence. More than 800 Italian
barlzs and over 1900 persons are en-
gagged in the coral fisheries. Beside
these French and Spanish banks are
engaged in the same occupation.
The Italian fishermen pay a high
royalty to the French government for
their right of fishing for coral on the
Algerian coast. There are more than
sixty coral workshops in Italy, forty OF
which are in tho little town of Tore
del Greco, at tho foot of Vcsuvins.
These shops give employment to about
5000 persons, chiefly women and chill
dren.-Jewelers' Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-17
HIS FUNNIEST PATIENT.

A Doctor Tells of Beautiful but
Strangely Soulless Woman.
.My funniest patient?" said the doc
tor who in truth is q we'll known and
hard worked NJ. u. up town. well,
that question is something of a facer.
You newspaper fellows do ask the
Qucercst questions.
Tell .ue, Doc" urged the scribe, in
n familiar, ofrhand style, having played
marbles with this now eminent physi-
clan in the long ago, tell me about
the most singular patient you have or
ever had as the case may be-"
Il Sec said the doctor thoughtfully,
you arc bound to stick to me like u
vampire until tell you something, SO
here goes. A certain named woman
who lives on West Fifty-seventh street
has mania for everything extraordi-
nary. She is what you would call a
beautiful woman, but l don't believe
she has even an apology for soul.
Whether her husband realizes the latter
fact do not pretend to say, and If he
does lie has too much pride to confess
it 10 the world Well, this woman
came to me one morning with little
vial. and requested me to inject some
of its contents in her arms and neck.
Of course l inquired what the liquid
might be- She answered:
THAT'S all right; will give you $50
if you will do it,
.t'But, lnadam,' protested, I am
not in the habit of injecting unknown
fluids into the human system
'"Oh, 1 know what it is she an
swered, and, moreover, l don't want
it in my system nor in my veins. l
simply want it administered under the
skin.
Il looked at her q moment and won
dered, though she did not look like one,
ifslle was morphine fiond. She seemed
to divine my seni-suspicions and said;
No, it is no kind of morphine. Smell
of it
she held the little vial in her own
hand to my noStrilS, which inhaled a
potent fragrance in Which rose oil was
represented You see, she explained,
T have u friend who has just returned
from Paris where she has seen this
thing successfully done. Come, here is
q fifty dollar note. Do you refuseT
Now you as II newspaper man know
the value of $50, and so do I. 1t
seemed wise for me to say No. but l
secured the necessary instrument and
told her 1 would comply with her re-
quest at her own peril. All right,
she answc red, and in five minutes
had completed my novel task. She
had an idea. You know, that her arms
and neck would exhale delicious per-
fulne, and she went away as happy as
a two days old butterfly.
Gin about week she came back and
wanted me TO inject some more of the
potent essence in her arms and neck.
On her right arm l noticed an infamed
spot just where the previous injection
had been made, and told her that it
looked as though an absccss was form
ing there.
"'Nevcr mind she said, L want to
find out if there is anything in it.
''Then I firmly declined to pursue the
experiment.. She departed in state
of wrath, and have not seen her from
that day to this She was my funniest
patient. New York Press
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
A TaREE.LEeeED CoLr.-Kyran Allen, 8

A TAREE-LEeeED CoLT.-Kyran Allen, 8
llyeryman at s.. louisville, N. Y, found a
three-!egeed colt 10 his stable early one
morning, aad hundreds Of people haee view
ed the freak with interest. The colt is the
offspring of blooded stocs 1t has SLEEK,
mouse-colored coat, and Is perfect In every
other respeo TIE two hind legS aFs h'm
and clean-cur, as is ass taee!s forward leg.
The shoulders taper to 0s.ebra OF tins
neck. There i5 snal aEotuosrauoe trhs
above the spot whare the right forward leg
should be. 1: Is as liveiy SO q crlcke', ana
its weight is sixty pounds Ths owner has
received many hAtteriDg ofsrs.
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THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY EgENLE JUNE H.,
AeREEp TO HELP HEE D1s.-A d!spatel

AGREED TO HELP HEE DIs.-A d!spatf b
from London says: The Woftbirg maeis-
trsoy has lust dealt with case which is Dc
lieyed to be without pTecedsnt. Three
ladies travelling In railroad coach over
heard two other lady passengers discussing
an unhappy love affair in which one CT them,
Edith Spiler, had been engaged. aud Mt
ened to an agreement. which vas finally,
made. that the despordent girl shou q
commit suicide, the isndanum for ne pur'
pose 30 be pr,c1red b. her ooafifsDie'
whose name la Roso BraEe. The three
listeners 70 lowed Rod @afcsed ihe movs-
ments OF the two friends, aod saw hem pur-
chase the iaudanum, They then Gated the
police, and told What they had sesn snd
heard. Miss Brame and Mics Splitter were
arrested and charged With cGnspiring to
felonlouslV kill Edith Spiier Afters hssE-
ing, In which the above facts came out. .he
magistrates committed the prisoners for trial.
Both the young women aro Of families very
high in the social circ;es oil Sussex county,
and the casa has excited coed deal OF IL
terest.
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CATALOGUES, BIZ H1bD6. tn
Ouening and Closing of the Mails.

Northern mails close at 7:3O and 1000 q. IL
and 12:46 and $40 P. and 900 p. m. Open
at $50 a. Ia, 1900 m, and $50 p. m.
Southern malls via Charlottesville, Virginia,
close at 500 and 1925 q. N. and 9oo p. IN.
Open at $50 and 200 p. m. and SOY p M
Manassas Division mails Gloss at $40 a. N.
and 4.3O p.m. Open at 1926 q. In and 1870 pm.
Southern mails, via Richmond Va, closes al
1890 q. M, 4.45 and 900 p m. Open at $40
AleIandria and Roond Hill, Va, mails close ,.
$50 q. ~ and 410 p. m. Open at 800 a. II and
$50 p. m.
CHI, Herndon, Leesburg, Purcellyille and Bound
Hill, Va, close at 4:10 p. and open at 800 a.m.
Western mails close at 1890 q. n, 1915 ano
900 p. N. Open at $50 and 1000 q. m, an8
800 p. m.
Washington, &C., mails close st 7:30 sad 1905
8. ~, md 13:45, 4:4o and 6:2c p. N. opea
at So, nd 1000 3. n, 1900 K. AID 300 sa6
once Fours-open at $50 a. NJ oloae 2. 5a9
o. n. Open at $50 p. m. Clcse at 7 p. N.
Sunday Horrsopen st 800 e. n. Cl5ss q
$50 8. m.
CARR1zRs' scaEDuLE.-Collec.-5. i..-lo % ..
Tip routes-6:3O and 1900 =. ., 100
zoo and 5:45 D. m. On S-trin -: 80. I'D
1000 .. N. and 6:45 p. N
Deliveries made al 300 70. L; L. 80 E
sunday-Carriers window ODan at 800 and
close at $3.50 3, 3.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

" A. JOHNSON 6 Co.,
WHOLESALE GRoCERs.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
And Deslere in
all ENDS OF LIQUORS,
Pave ON hand GIBsON'S Xxx, Xxx, xxx,
,r,d PURE OLD BYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKER'S and
THCMPSON'S PUBE EYE WHISTLES, to which
sbsy invite the attention Of the trade.
Orders from the country Tor merchandise shal
.eceive prompt attention.
Consignments of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
face solicited, fox which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner OF Cameron sind Royal streets
fcp14 Ae1anoris' VS-
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EoR OYER FTFTY YEARS.

An OLD ANp WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs.
Windows Soothing Syrup has been used for over
wfty Years by Miliess OF Mothers for their Chill
dre While TcctAing with Perfect Success II SoOthes
the CAild, Seftess the Sum. Alays all Pain; Cures
Wiad Csl;e and is the best rsmeGy for D!arrhga'
Sold by Druggists in every part OF the world. It's
valpe is incalculable BE sure and ask for MrS.
Rinslo,ps Soothing Sgrsp, and take no Other kid
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17
AuCTION SALES.
VRUsTEE'5 SALE.

VRUsTEE's SALE.
By virtue of deed Ct tIust from George w.
Tucker 10 W. A. Johnston, 10 secure NJ H. John
ston the undersigned will en-
THURSDAY, June 25th, as ?. m,
on the premises, sell ct public auction =
VALUABLE PIECE Of LAND
in Alexsndris county, IL the State OF Virginia ;
said land fronting on the Columbia turnpike, near
the Arlington road, and containing quarter OF
an acre. moro or less.
A deposit of S25 required at tins CT sale, and
the remainder 10 DO paid within thirty days, or
the property will be sold at The cost CT the de-
tsulting purchaser
ie4 w3w 412 9th ST.. Washington, .. G.
OoMMIssIONERs' SALE OF VALUABLE
" REAL ESTATE
IN ALEXANDRIA AND FAIRFAX COUNT / Is,
VIRGINIA.
By virtue of 9 decree of tho Circuit Court OF
AlexaQdria county, VS., entered in the chaecery
Cause of g. 8. Burdett VS.. Frederick Wslker 1t als
the undersigned, speca! commissioners, Will SO
at public auction on
MONDAY, JULY g. 1891.
at u O'clock noon, in front OF the Court house,
Columbus street, Alexandra, VS., the following
property; to wit:
LOTS one and twoi block six of Curtis & Bur-
detts subdivision Of Carliu's n!inss, lex 'ndria
county, Virginia. ;hfss lots STe improved by
dANDSO1lE W. AUS IL SOOu OiSN' "io
nearly new.
And at ID clock loon ou
MONDAY. JULY 90, 1891,
we will sell at public auction in front al tho
Court House st fsilf.,x c. H., vs. the follow e
ILL Al THAT TaAcT OF LARD in Fsirf x
county, Virginia, c:ntsiaing $50 icres, on 'C,.
key Cock run, bounded by the Back Lick read
and the lands of F. Besttie Eanii Jackson and
William Ford, and describcd by me,es :nc bounds
in the deed from Emma B Carter aao tenden
Carter to Frederick Welker dated October Oath,
1889, and recorded IN libOr l. No. ., pHge 1863,
one of the land records for FAIRFAX ,Oun;y, Va.
Terms Of Sale: Onethird Of the purchase mon
sy in cash, and the residue in three equal install
ments at six, twelve and eighteen months from
day Of sale the purchasers to givo their moss for
the deferred payments, which are 10 bear interest
from tie day OF sale at six per cent. al convey
ancing at tho cost of purchsser and title to he re-
tanned until the whole of the pu!ch SC money is
paid.
JIM. JOHNSON,
W. w. DOUGLASS, Cons of Sale
A. W. ARMSTRONG,
les w4w
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Rresaeu.s Arntca Aasvs

THE BEST sAlvz in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, sail ahoun, Fever scros, letter,
Chspped E2r3a, Vhi,hls;ns. Corn and al skin
Eruptions, end positively cures tllo7, or 20 pay
required. Il is es.Ta.tecd TO give perfect sa5is-
faction, CT roeasy refunded Price Is cents PEI
box Ene sxi.. s,S, s. :. Leadhoata: Z R.0.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-17

WARRENTON-T1ains Nos. g. 10, ~, 10 and
is connect daily to and from Warrenton.
FRANKLIN DIVISfON-Lesve Rocky Mount
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays $40 a. M,
Mount Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays $3.50
a M, arrive Franklin Junction 11:30 a. m.
Leave franklin Junction Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays 1890 p. m: arrive Rocky
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 1925 p. M;
arrive Rocky Mount 1920 p. m.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
ALL TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Alexandria from depot at 900 0. m
and 4:45 p. n; arrive at Round Hili 11:3O a.
NJ. and 1870 p. N.
Returning, trains leave Round Hill 900 m.
and 3:iO p. M, arriving at Alexandria at 1923
a. N. and 5:35 p. m.
Leave Washington at 625 p. m. and arrive st
Leesburg at $40 p. M. Leave Leesburg at 5:25
a. M, and arrive at Washington at 7:09 q. m.
The 900 q. m. train from Alexandria connects
at Round Hill with stage for Blue Ridgo, Berry
vile and Winchester and at Leesburg with stages
for Aide and Middleburg.
Tho 800 a. m. train and 4:45 p m train FRI m
Alexandria connect at Vienna with stages for
SLEEPING CAB SERVICE.
On trains Nos. 8 and 10 Pullman Buffet Sleep.
ers between New York and Atlanta, and At.
lanta and New Orleans, aud Atlantis and Memphis
via Birmingt ton.
IN trairs Nos. II and 10 Pullman Buffet Yes.
thule Sleepers between Washington and New
Orleans; New York, and Washington to Knox
vile via Salisbury and Asheville and through
cosches between New York and Atlanta.
Through tickets on sale at the principal stations
to all points. For rates or information apply to
any agent Of the Company, or to
Us. B THOMPSON, Supt., Alexa Va.
c. n. BORUM, D. P. A.. Lynchburg, Va.
w. q. GREEN, Gen Mgr, Wash D. C.
JAS. L. TAYLOR G.. p. A., Wash, DC
SOL HAAS, Traffic Mgr, Richmond, Va
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c.

ESTABLISHES 17sc
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EDw. 8. LEADBEATER. THos. LEADBEATza
IS. Leadbeater& Bro.
WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL
DRUCC CTS rs

1O5 & LOT SOUTH FAIRFAX STREET.
Dealers in Drugs Chemicals, Patent Medicines,
Paints, Oils, Dye Stills, Spices Druggists sncy
Goods and Specialties
Wholesale agents in Northern virgias To- j. G,
Ayers Medicines, John Lucas & Co.'S Ttnt-c Gloss
and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers Of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made largo additions TO our stock and
are buying leading Proprietary Articles, Chemicals,
&C., &C., direct from the manufacturers. We are
therefore enabled to supply the trade with all
goods usually carried by well.apponted
those given by the best houses in larger cities All
goods forwarded by first freight or express after
receipt of order. Promptness is our specially.
We guarantee the purity Of all drugs furnished
Correspondence invited. dec3l
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-26
INsULTED OUR FLAG.
Mayor shakespeare Report Re-
garding Italian Bravado.

Mayor Shakespeare's Report Re-
garding Italian Bravado.
New ORLEANS, March 25.-ln obedi-
ence to orders issued by Mayor Shake
Speare to investigate the flag incident
upon the acquittal of the Italians, the
following report has been made by the
officers of the Third and Harbor pre-
cinctS:
About o'clock Friday evening, the
18th, a crowd of Italians numbering
forty to fifty men cOngregated on the
Ievee, head of Ursulines street. Three
of them, named GuiSeppi Leperic. A.
Lancetta and Romano Barchielone, the
latter a brother-in-law of James
CaruSo, indicted as one of the as
Sassins of Chief HenneSsey, entered
Shanty at that place, which is owned by
Italian stevedores, and used by them as
WOrlihouse for baskets, flags, etc, for
fruit ships and luggers, and took there
from number of flags. among them an
American flag. Peter Corales, the keeper
of the Shanty, made no effort to pre-
vent the men from taking the flag.
On flagstaff attached to this Shanty,
Leperic, Lancetta and Barchielone hoist
ed the flags, the Italian at the top and
the American turned upside down be-
low 1t. The affair created considerable
excitement and crowd soon gathered"
The names and addresses of a large
number of witnesses are appended to
the reports. w. S. Parkerson. of the
citizens committee, states that the
letter which appeared in the New York
World of March 10, purporting to have
been signed by him. is forgery. He
says he has neither written or expressed
any such sentiments.
Il can't imagine. said Mr. Parkerson.
who could have taken such liberty with
my name. 1t is III keeping with the report
thai am to sign a syndicate on the New
Orleans affair." Sucn is far from my purpose
| do not intend to say anything on the sub
ject unless compelled TO do so. [ am not
seeking notoriety, and certainly would not
be guilty OF the buster and braggadocic con-
tanned in the forgery printed in the World"
The World article to which MIR. Park
erson refers is long statement in
which he is quoted as being quite def
ant, and ready to write syndicate let
tiers Oh the subject of lynching.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-26
sides. Woods was knocked out in the
eighteenth round.
DENIED BY ANDREWS.

Contradicting a Report Concern
ment.
NEW YORK, March 25.-It was re-
ported to-day that misunderstanding
had arisen between the widow of
Gen. Grant and Wallace c. Andrews, of
the New York Steam Co., in relation to
certain investments by the former. Mrs.
Grant, it is stated. invested with Mr..
Andrews S55, 200. but she declares she
received no dividends, and she now
wishes to exchange her stock for stock
in the Standard Oil trust. Mr.. Andrews,
when questioned to-day about the al
legged transaction, said:
at is entirely false. | never had any
dealings with Mrs. Grant. Col. Grant,
hOwevert bought some steam company
stock. He was treasurer of the com
pany at the time. | again affirm that
never never had any dealings with Mrs.
Grant, and | never made any represent
ationS to her whatever"
Asked as to the truth of the state
ment that he was a debtor to the Wash
ington national bank now in liquida-
ton, Mr.. Andrews said:
Il never had dollar transaction with
the Washington bank"
In relation to the above in the matte r
of New York Steam Company and STAN
dard Oil Trust stocks. letter from
Mrs. Grant was tonight handed to the
Associated Press. She says: "a
statement has been made so unjust to
Mr.. Andrews that | wish to correct it.
1t is not true that | accuse Mr.. Andrews
of any unfair dealings with me.
1.-The transaction referred to (the purchase
of Steam stock was ordered by me, as was
also a purchase of Standard oil Trust stock.
| do not cast any reflections on Mr.. Andrews
in the transaction. Very truly,
JULIA GRANT"