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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-18
AUCTION SALES.
TRUsTEE's SALE.

V,RUsTEEs SALE.
BY virtue of deed OF trust from George W.
Tucker 10 w. A. Johnston, to secure M. Il John'
ston, the undersigned will cn
THURSDAY, June 25th, ct 3 T. m,
on the premises, sell at public auction
VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND
in Ale1andria county, il .hc Site OF Virginia; ;
said land fronting on the Co.umbla turnpike, near
the Arlington road, and containing quarter OF
an acre. more or less.
deposit Of S25 required at tire of sale, and
the remsinder 10 be paid within thirty days, or
tho property will be sold ct the cost of the de-
faulting purchaser.
led w3w 412 9th st.. Washington, D. G.
NoMMIssIoNERs' SALE OF VALUABLE
" REAL ESTATE
IN ALEXANDRIA AND FAIBFAX COUNT Is,
VIRGINIA.
By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court OF
Alexandria county, Va. entered in the chancery
csuse of s. s. Burdett VS.. Frederick Wd&er ct als
the undersigned, special commissioners, will Sc
f'- MONDAY, JULY G, 1891,
at - O'clock noon, in front CT the Court house,
Columbus street, Alexandra, Va, the following
property; to wit:
LOTS one and twoin block SIX of Curtis q !r.-
detts subdivision of Carlin's Springs, alexandra
county, Virginia. These lois are improved hy
HANDSOME COTTAGES. in good order Shd
nearly new.
And at ID o clock noon
MONDAY. JULY 20, 1897,
We will sell at public auction in front Of the
Court House at Fairfax c. H., vs., the following
AL THAT TRACT OF LAND in Fsisfsx
county, Virginia, containing 40 &c es, on 1ur-
key Cock run, bounded by the Sack Lick road
and the lands of f. Beattie, Ennis Jackson and
William Ford. and described by me!es and bounds
in the deed from Emma 3. Carter ana Iandon
Carter to Frederick Welker, dated October oath,
1889, and recorded in libor l. Nc. ., rage 1864,
one of the land records for Fairfax county, Va
Terms of Gale: One-third Of the purchase mon
ey in cash. and the residue in three equal install
ments at six, twelve and eighteen months from
day Of sale the purchasers TO give their notes for
the deferred payments, which are to bear interest
from the day of sale at six per cent. Al convey
ancng at the cost of purchaser and title to TO re-
tained until the whole of tho pulchssc morey is
paid.
y ' i $sss#zss, Com. Of Sale
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VALUABLE ZEAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

ONE TRACT OF LAND, 446 acres, 2la miles
from Alexandria on the Mount Vernon rosd,
the survey of the Mount Vernon Avenue passing
through the place. This property is well cacu.
lated for gardening and dairy purposes, being well
watered, and has frontage on the Potomac River
OF miles also unsurpassed scenery overlooking
both the cities Of Alexandria and Washington
Persons seeking Investments will find it to their
nd vantage to examine this land.
I'd. 124 ACRES and another of 62H ACRES
about milea from the cisy not far from the above
described property.
Perhaps there is no land on the market at this
time offering greater advantages to seekers Of
nroat than the above named property. For de
ncription and terms apply to
Miss KATIE II. g. JOHNSTON
614 Cameron sl1eet
ONEAL & LUNT, Real Estate Brokers,
Or to No. 103 Fairfax ST., bet. Cameron and King
aug27 T,T.&s,tf
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LEGAL.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
Y Court of Ale1andria county on the 30th day
of May, 1891.
Susan E. Morrison, by her next friend, A. B.
Grunwell, vs. David 8. Morrison.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to obtain d.
vorce a vinculo mstrimonii.
The defendant, David s. Morrison, not having
entered his appearance and given security &C.
cording to the set Of Assembly and the
rules OF this Court, and it appearing by
affidavit that he Is not resident of this State
it is ordered that the said defendant appear here
within one month after due publication of
this order, and do what is necessary to
protect his interests in this suit, and that
8 copy of this order be forthwith insert
cd in the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, a newspaper
published in the city of Ale1a ndria, once week
for four successive weeks and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this county. A copy,
teste: d. n. YOUNG, Clerk.
8. e.. Brent, p4' my3O w4w
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sTABLER & CO.,
WA aFIELD & HALL,
D z o g G ls T 8,

'orner Primes and Fairfa1 street
descriptions a speciality. English Fronch
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyosmis, Geranium
Sponges, Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes; full assortment Of Patent Medi.
cines, Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch soa Moss Fa.
rine; Spices Of sl kinds, and select stock Of all
articles sold by druggists st prices SIS low az ths
game quality can be obtained elsewhere. doc
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HOW WE GROW OLD.
Oeteriorations Of the secrstIons OF the
Body.

Oeteriorations Of tho Secretions OF the
Body.
Anatomical researches respecting the
influence of age upon the bodily tissues,
have in recent years revealed some very
interesting and important facts. 1t has
been observed that in consequence of
advancing age. after middle life the
capillary vessels of the body gradually
diminish in number, through the with
ering and obliteration of many of these
small vessels, until, in advancing age.
the number of eapillarics, and hence
the area, of this portion of the circu-
lation is very greatly diminished. An
other change also begins after middle
life, which is of still greater impor-
tance. Up to about the age of forty
years, the pulmonary artery, the large
vessel which carries the blood from the
heart to the lungs, is larger than the
aorta, the vessel by which the blood is
distributed to the body in general. The
consequence of this excess in size of
the pulmonary artery over the aorts, is
a high blood pressure in the lungs, and
consequently more complete purifca-
ton of the blood from its gaseous im-
purities than would otherwise occur.
After middle life, the pulmonary artery
decreases in size, and the aorta in
creases. This fact, together with the
increased resistance which the blood
meets in consequence of the diminished
capacity of the pulmonary vessels, re
suits in gradually increasing accumu
lation of carbonic acid gas in the blood
which reacts upon every organ and tbs
sue in the body, lessening its activity
and causing deterioration of every Sc
eretion. DR. ]. Il. Kellogg, in Goqi
Health,
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BENTON, La, THURSDAY DECEMBER II, 1891

door to throw herself onto 1ha I;,o
But he perceived her intention, sprang
up, seized her in HIS arms and forced
her onto the seat, holding her bv the
wrists.
Listen to me, madam. I am no
thief. As proof am going TO gather
up tins money and restore it to you.
But am lost man, dead man, un-
less you help me to pass the frontier. I
can tell you no more. In one hour we
shall be at the last Russian station, in
one hour and twenty minutes we shall
be on the other side of the boundaries
of the empire. Unless you aid me l
am lost. And yet, madam, I have
neither killed nor stolen nor done any,
| thing dishOnorable. That | swear to
YOU l can tell you no more"
And, going down on his knees, he
collected the money, feeling under the
seats, and looking into the farthcst
corners. Then, when the little leather
| bag was once more full, he handed it
| to his neighbor without word, and
returned to his seat in the other corner
of the carriage.
Neither moved. She sat motionless
and mute, still faint with fright, but
recovering little by little. AS to him.
he moved no muscle; he sat erect. his
eyes tixedly looking straight before
him, very pale, as though he were
dead. Every now and then she threw
him glance, which she quickly avert
cd. He was man of about thirty, very
handsome, with every appearance of
being gentleman.
The train tore through the darkness,
throwing its car-piercing whistles into
the night, now Stacking speed. now off
again at its fastest. Then it calmed its
flight, whistled several times, and
stopped altogether.
Ivan appeared at the door to take or
ders. Countess Marie looked for the
last time at her strange companion
Then in a voice brusque and trem mbling
said to her servant:
Ivan, you will return to the count
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The finest grades of razors arc so del
icate that even the famous Damascus
sword blades cannot equal them in
texture. 1t is not generally known
that the grain of Swedish razor is SO
sensitive that its general direction is SO
changed after short service. When
you buy a fine razor the grain runs
from the upper end to the outer point
in a diagonal direction toward the
handle Constant strapping will twist
the steel until the grain appears to be
straight up and down. Subsequent use
will drag the grain outward to the
edge, so that after steady use for sew
eral months the fber of the steel Occu-
pies a position exactly the reverse Of
that which it did on the day of pur
chase. The process also affects tn.
temper of the blade, and when the
grain sets from the lower outer point
toward the back, you have a razor
which cannot be kept in condition
even by the most conscientious barber
But here's another curious freak tina
will take place in the same tool: Leave
the razor alone for month or two
and when you take it up, you viii fint
that the grain has assumed its first po
sition. The operation can be repeated
until the steel is worn through to tn
back. Mechanical News.
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Nothinr Good to Ent.

Necessaries, delicacies, luxuries-all
such words have different meanings in
different ears and under different cir
cumstances. When Mr.. Seward was in
Alaska says his son, the people were
naturally very desirous TO treat him
handsomely.
Some amusement was occasioned at
table, one day. by the remark Of one Of
the ladies that they had been much
disappointed at obtaining no beef by
the last steamer, as all were looking
for steaks.
so we can offer you nothing but the
fare OF the country, Gov. Seward, /" she
said.
But that is excellent" answered he.
20, no; we have nothing but venison
md grouse, and wild ducks, and salmon
and trout"
One of the army officers remarked
that this reminded him of mutinJ
among the soldiers at Florida fort
against being served with green turtle
soup more than rnee week z-Ya"thi
Companion
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You may rest upon this as an unfail-
ing truth. that there neither is nor ever
was any person remarkably ungrateful
who was not also insuffera bly, proud
nor any one proud who was not equally
ungrateful Ingratitudc ovcrlool1s all
kindness, because pride makes it carry
it's head so high. Ingratitudc is toe
base to return a kindness, and too
proud to regard it--nuch like the tops
of mountains, lofty, yet barren, which
produce nothing, which yield nothing,
which feed nobody, which clothe no.
body, yet are high and stately, and
look down upon all the world about
them. 1t was ingratitule which put
the poniard into Brutus' hand, but it
was want of compassion which thrust
it into Cnsar's heart. Friendship con-
ssts properly in mutual offices and a
generous strife in alternate acts OF
kindness. But he who does kindness
to an ungrateful person sets his seal to
a flint, and sows his seed upon the sand
upon the former he makes no impress
sion, and from the latter finds no pro-
duction.-N. Y. Ledger.
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She reflected, and then added;

Look, there he is below my win.
dow!"
She rose from her sofa, drew the
curtain aside and showed me the man
who had called upon me, sitting on a
bench on the promenade, his eyes
raised to the hotel He saw us, rose
and walked away without once turning
his head. So it was that took part in
u strange and incomprehensible cpl
sode; in the love of these two beings
who were quite unknown to one
another.
He loved with the devotion of res
cued animal, grateful and devoted un-
til death. He came every day, to ask
me: How is she?" knowing that had
guessed. And he wept bitterly when
he had seen her pass, paler and weak
er every day.
She said to me:
l have spoken but once to this
singular man, and it seems to me |
have known him for years"
And when they met she returned his
bow with grave and charming smile
she SO lonely and dying. knew sho
was happy to be loved with such con.
stancy and respect, with this exagger,
ated poesy, with this Sevotion ready
for all hazards, and yet, faithful to her
obstinate though high-mindcd resolve,
she absolutely refused to see him, to
know his name, or to speak to him.
She said: mo, no, that would spoil
our strange friendship We must re-
main strangers to one another"
AS to him, he was of d certainty a
kind of Don Quixote, for he took no
steps to approach her. lie was de-
termined to keep to the letter the alb.
surd promise he had made to her in the
train.
Often during the long hours of weak
ness she rose from her sofa to draw
back the curtains and look if he were
there below the window. And wheI
she had seen him, always immovably
seated on his bench, she returned tC
her couch with smile on her lips.
Il should like to see her for SECOND
in your presence, " he said
/ took his arm and rc-entered the
house.
When he was by the bedside of the
dead. he took her hand and kissed it,
long, long kiss. Then he fed like ;
madman-Fr the French of Guy d.
| MaupaSSant
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PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

-"How's that razor gave you ISM
it dandy?" 1T is indeed. Pretty and
dull."-N. Y. Herald.
-"Have you heard the eight-year-elds
violin virtuosoY' 20, yes, Twelveye
ago in Vienna. "--Blatter und Bluthen.
An Oregon man wants to trade a
mule for wife. Some men never know
when they are well off.-Texns Siftings.
AT the Seaside. e.-Grace-"Charley
had an idea floating in his head the,
other day. Belle-''Nor' Grace-"Y
the doctor told him it was only water on
the brain, though. IN. I. Ledger.
-Grecn-Eyed Jealousy-Fannie-'I
wonder what makes Harry stare at me
so much?" Minnie-"rve heard him say
that he is lover of works of art -
Yankee Blade. gs
-Suitor-"I have come, sir, to ask
you to give me your daughters hand. "
aterfamilias-"Why, sir. when last
saw it, it was in your possession. - -
Harper's Bazaar.
Ethel FISHING for compliment)
81 wonder what he saw in me to fah in
love with" Clarissa = That's what
everybody says. But men are curious
creatures, dear."-N. Y. Press
Young Bohrer (difidently)-"Yes,
Miss Lucy, they do say that am clever
at baseball" Lucy (yawning) - II
should so (yawn) dearly love to see you
make (yawn) home run."-Pittsburgh
Bulletin.
81 told Dr. Wray the other day
that believed l was the only living ex-
ample of his patients" WAS he em-
barrassed?" mot bit; he acknowl-
edged it" 'What did he say?" "Said
he was sorry to say / was."-Elmira
| Gazette.
1t Win Be Chilly for Him. -Hunker
| (who wants to propose Miss Scadds,
| let us go out on the porch. Shall / get
your wrap" Miss Scadds-''Thanks.
but l shan't need it. You might put on
your overcoat, however. Epoch.
-Inquiring Youth-"Pa, what word
in our language has been most recently
coined?" PA can't tell you, nay son.
but if you'll just listen when yoRr
mother and l get into an argument
you'll hear it She always has the last
word. Chicago Herald
Young lady to clerk at drug store
"Can you give me ten cents in exchange
for a dolIar?" Clerk(trying TO be
funny)-"Do you want common sense?p
Young lady-"O, no, wouldn't ask you
for what you haven't got"
One of our exchanges says that .
little Boston boy, at whose house there
was q new baby, was asked if it was 3
girl baby. The little fellow hesitated
II have not made up my mind, y he said,
whether 1t is proper to say girl baby
or baby girl"
Room at the Top. = Ambitious
Youth-"Do you know of any way by
which young writer's like myself can
make money in literature?" Magazine
Editor-''Um-there is one" 81 am de-
lighted to hear that" keep news
stand"
-Crusty Bachelor latter silent half
hour of piano agony)-"Miss Florella,
l should think you would hate to be SO
far behind the styles" Florella (get-
ting red)-"What do you mean, Mr..
Tart?" Crusty Bachelor-"Wby, saw
in some fashion paper that now short
bangs were all the rage. - Baltimors
| Arnar;nan
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A Dental Ssootlaek.

Yankees think themselves fairly in-
genious and handy" but how many Of
them ever thought Of simple trick
which an American traveller in Siberia
saw performed by native Of that coun-
try? We had been wet since morning,
and as natural consequence, our feet
were swollen and boots shrunken 70
such an extent that we despaired Of
getting them of at ell. No plan which
our ingenuity could devise was found
TO answer. When all had failed, cur
invaluable Yskov came TO the reseuss
and by the application Of his teeth 10
the toe OF each foot which were Tor.
tunately long-aided by HE hands 81
the heels, effected his purpose with
surprising ease. - Youths Companion.
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A Touch of Pathos.

There is little more pitifE! than a
boy who has lost his mother The
neighbors come in and are kind to his
sisters in their efforts to comfort them,
but the boy seems to be out of reach of
their sympathy, They cannot under
stand his grief, or that he grieves at
all. He does not sit around or weep
into q lace handkerchief; he goes ont
and cries on his sleeve behind the barn.
while his sisters in the parlor are hayT
ing their tears wiped away by kind
hearted, mothcriy women with candy
in their pockets. A boy Is so awkward,
and rough, and hoInely, and noisy, and
when the only one in the world who
believed in him or his possibilities lies
dead in the house, his heart aches the
same as a girls. -Atchison Globe.
-"Oh why do the summer roses
fade?" she asked romantically. 81 sup
pose its because they ara built that
way" he replied, in his matter-Ql-faet
way. Pittsburgh Chronicle
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a CoNsIpERATE sIsTER.
she, Very likely, Put Herself In Her New
Little Brother's Place

she, Worry likely, Put Herself In Her New
Little Brother's Place.
An East Side man, the father Of a
very interesting family, recently had
occasion TO throw his shoulders back q
couple of notehes farther, and lift his
head little higher 1t was all on ae-
count of new arrival in his family In
the shape of an eleven pound boy. As
soon as the nurse thought best, the
father called his children about his
knee and surprised them with the start
ling information that they had new
brother, AS he expected, they were all
desirous of viewing the new arrival and
so the excited urchins were led into the
room where the little one lay. AS was
natural, each one had some comment 70
make on the appearance of the infant.
but the only one worth chronieling was
that OF a little seven-year-old sister.
She stood for several moments, eagerly
scanning the baby's features and then
turning to her father with a troubled
expression on her face, said: Papa, Il
is shame for us to stand here and
stare at him in this manner, see how
embarrassed he is. His face is simply
burning with modification. The father
had to acknowledge that the baby's
face was pretty red and taking tbs
child's advice they all withdrew. =
Pecks Sun.
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ruE UNEXPECTED

listen, little boys and girls,
'9@ls Tsile tale relate
snno little boy named Tom,
S,Ss, ,Ssose age was almost eight.
ras a lleadstrong kind Of boy
~ Tso thought it jolly fun
:, scsrc his mother half to death
y blowing in 0 gun
s,v a stranger came that way,
= strangers oft had done;
,his one left behind the door,
y adounIe- barrelcd gun
!. y ouoth Tom, the naughty boy
ps = ne never saw one SUCH
llarls ! In barrcls make such sport,
mis- ND should make twice as much"
ro,,uie took the double gun
s,rajpht to his mother fast;
!, I IN loaded, nav" he yelled
Ind blew a mighty blast
"a FANNIE: Where is Tommie nowf
- halo round his head:
"a much 1t wasn't loaded; just
gsnttie Tommie said.
mi hampton, in De >roit Free Press.
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ana 0us and touching. She was a Rus
= Y Countess Marie Baranow, a very
,n;s1 lady, of exquisite beauty. You
!, |. NJ how beautiful the Russians are,
iii IS st least how beautiful they seem
NJ u-with their delicate noses, their
ri stive mouths, their eyes so close
~; ether, Of an indetinable color, q
.. sgay, and their cold, rather hard
I'm They have something wicked
seductive, naughty and melting,
Der and severe, utterly charming to
''ue RHehman. At bottom, perhaps, it
ao'a llY the difference of race and blood
snakes US see so much in them.
I 81. g doctor had, during many years,
hils sn that she was threatened by a
ea'a sse Of the chest, and endeavored to
~ slade her to come to France for the
ala !, ter, but she obstinatclY refused to
s,a St Petersburg. At last, in the
+ ), Il Eann of that year, the doctor COM
80 Id her to leave for Mentone.
!. ps " was alone in her compartment of
- train, her servants occupying all
- She leaned against the window
s I. IDLE sadly, watching the country
liuls villages as she whirlcd past, feel
ni very isolated, very lonely in life.
- ! each station her fOotman, Ivan,
W. aetO see if his mistress had every
l'ssag she desired. He was an old
n !, Tant blindly devoted, ready to obey
''l'e1 order she might give him.
Ass !. lgat fell, the train rolled on at full
We "a She could not sleep. she was
-: aHy unnerTcd. Suddenly the idea oc-
80 Rd to her of counting the money
60 to her at the last moment in
aeh gold. She opened her little bag
emptied onto her lap the glisten-
D stream of metal.
als BUY OF a sudden, breath of cold air
oa snt her check. She lifted her head
'ass arprise. The door opened. The
" aa,eSS Marie, in dismay, threw a
wi over the money spread out in
rtos zap and waited. A moment after.
Aldh appeared, barehcadCd,
'one 9aed in one hand, painting and in
ang dress.
The y reeiosed the door, sat down and
weFa - a. MS neighbor with glittering
tenq aen wrapped his wrist in a hand
lied isAief
aeks = poor woman felt faint with
lFeF y lhls man must have seen her
, ths nuns her money and had come to
tend aer and steal it.
ural =, sun bxcd his gaze upon her,
sa'eSsly, his face drawn, evidently
lli1 s''ng to spring upon her.
he s,a q said brusquely:
Tho Madam, have no fear"
tiea ~ answered nothing. She was in.
eeia ''4e o. opening her lips. She heard
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Zeal CeIiuIotd.

Mrs. Graynecil-Is that thar city felleR
who sat up with you last night rich?
Lyddy Grayne Rich: Should say
he was! Why, them euffs Of his'n ain't
none OF your cloth onesi lksy zeal eel,
lulold,@ National TriGuse
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Amazed, the man opened his enor-
nous eyes. lie stammcred-
"But-but"-
She continued
mo, you need not come l have
changed my mind, / wish you to stay
in Russia Here, here is money for
the journey. Give me your cap and
mantle"
The old servant, bewildered, took off
his cap and mantle, with unqucstioning
obedience, accustomed to the sudden
whims and strange capriccs of his mis-
tress. lie walked away with tears in
his eyes
The train started again, racing to the
frontier.
Then the Countess Marie said to her
companion:
These things are for you, Mon
sieur; you arc Ivan, my servant. l
make but one condition; it is that you
will never speak to me; that you will
say no word to thank me on any pre-
text whatever.
The stranger bowed without word
Soon a fresh halt was made, and the
officials in uniform entered the train,
The countess handed them the papers,
and pointing to the man seated in the
far end of the carriage:
'My servant, Ivan; here is his pass
port. "
The train started again.
During the whole of the night they
remained tete-a- tete, dumb both.
In the morning, on stopping at a
German station, the stranger alighted.
Then, standing by the door he said:
pardon me, madame, that | break
my promise, but have deprived you of
your servant. It is only fair that |
should replace him. Is there anything
that you require?"
She replied coldly:
"Go and send my maid"
He went. Then disappeared. When
ever she alighted at refreshment room
she saw him watching her from dis
tance. In due course they arrived at
Mentone.