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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Cotton =; uplands
:; 0rlt ans =. Futures steady. Flour steady.
Wheat eteady. Corn firm. PORK steady at So 75a
$40 so. Lard f.m at So 82h.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25
MARRIED

On the evening of February oath, s. the par.
gonsge of the Baptist Church, in this city, by Rev
J. H. Butler, GEORGE W. JONES, Of this city,
and Miss LILLIAN F. RULLTNGS, of Fsirfsx.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

OPERA HoUsE.-Ol Friday evsning tie
members of the Eugeo!a Florence Company,
assisted By sens oil the local talent OF ibis
city, Will give an eDtertaiDuent at tie
Opera House. The manager OF this cota-
PAW, it Is said. hos left hese ladies and gen.
tlenen at The Braddock House without pay
ipe their beard or their ssla,es, and mum.
her Of the cit zans have kindly consentedSte
try and raise the amount necessary to cay
their expepses. Il il hoped that the citi-
zens will assist in ais charitable otisct. &
foil orchestra has kindly rendered tbeiE Ger.
vices, and good programme Is promised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

AHealthy and Delicious Beverage.
Meniar Chocolate Lean t, make q real
cup of Chocolate. Address "Menier, New
York" Free ssupe with directions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

p,r this eac:ion norsheasterly winds. later
.hif.ing to slightly warmer soutaerly,
oIon1g weather and scattered light iasns.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

TOR RENT.-The TWo.sToRY BRICK RESI-
L DENCE, No. SIG Prince street; rooms and
bath; Lstrobo stoves electric bells; range IN
kitchen, and all modem Improvements. Posses.
sion from after Feb. 18th. APPLY to ". F. VIM
CENT. janis Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

1.-THE result of vice CONCLUSIONS ia. wher
rheumatic, rub with st,nebraker's Lini
ment. II cures rheumatism and all pain
Price, Is cents every
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

DEATHS -Mrs Suaie T. Johnson. daogn'
far OF Mr.. VIM. Grau spd wife CT Mr. Court
land Jonusoo, died at her home, NJ. Eagle
Fairfax county, yettardey evening, OF pneu'
mone, eiter Icpg Illness. Mrs. Johnson
YEA q most estimabe Lacy and Is the second
daughter MI Grau has lost within the past
two weeks.
M.a. susan B. Underwood, q well.
resident OF this city and mother Of Mr. John
Underwood, disd yesterday, sgsd 63 years.
Mrs. ENz seeth Fanes. wifs Of Nj. James
Fones, died to-day OF her hcne On Queen
street, near Fsirfsx.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25
uALL AND OFFICE ACooMMopA lions.

a VALUABLE FISHING SHO2E ON The
POTOMAC RIVER,
In Stafford county, near Wido Water, caled
1.-THE GUMS."
1t lies right at the mouth of aqua creek ard sd-
joins the Arkandsle fishery. hrs. Robb has rent
cd this shoIe for several ytars past.
The owrer, Mr.. Thcs. Patton, will put up neces-
sary houses as soon as the fishery i, rented Apply
to ". A. LITTLE, jr, attorney for Thos. Pason,
fredericksburg Va. feb18 1w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

rRK. ofP-At The regular meeting o.
p.yfb,ne Division U r. Z OF P. last night
~ fologips officers were elected to serve
-, s,e The he epsuipe year: Cert.in Geo. H King;
Tisntenept, a. D. Dset,r; Herald, A. q.
0.bIerr: Recorder, c. B. Herbert; Treasurer,
y q Moore; Guard, E. L. Kesnt; Sertine'
r R9yer; STANDARD Bearer. NJ. R Nor:
r1s Thase officers will bs installed 10 full
a., ;, uniform ue1t Wednesday night BY the
IN f,liiog cfH,er, John 7. Harmon. Tee
rono, IA e the past sesr will &c submitted 81
this msaticg. Resolutions were passed re-
arattirp tae loss to the Division in looeing
rbeir popular and eficlent CsI tain, S l.
Wonroe. who was recently slecled Lieut..
C3Iopel OF the First V;sgipis regiment OF
P7thana.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25
WEDDINGS After dsvoting some years OF

WEDDINGS After dsvoting some years OF
-. If ,,n she display OF his best thought
a., skill for others, Mr.. Geo. W: jones, the
n nao contractor and builder, has surpsss-
p "a All former efforta, for with heart aud
sand be he's adorned his own home With one
~ a1 The fai,est daughters OF Fairfax county,
NJ Wl.s Lillian F. BulliDgs. The marrisge
was csesrassd lsat evening at t5e baptist Bp,is
NJ 1'' 5pes aad his BRIDE Iefs !ass night for a
n0 5ii'lipe Cal Gait, 6 sen Of NJ. W. Cat. the
wss5io ason ieweller,sod Nice Virginia Wiz i:
gsrd Of WashoEon v ns ssd 81 me o! co.
1 1aDl,I nv D.. q r. Honghto0, rector OF the
L In rnoawey match. Mr.. Gait and Miss Win
eerd had been snaegsd for two years.
-. trs tonk ta,g method of overriding the OH
iseton. MIR. Gall is veil known liz this
nItV.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

Tuv OLD PoHIoK CHURCH There will
a. sn,ertsinmenS next Tuesday In tle
i 10 Of the Mt. Vsrnon Parish Church In
I Wroinie ard Dr.. Lysander Dick german has
49, ssked 10 stop, returning from Atlauta,
"a oiva one of his illustrated lectures, not
saG heatd In this city, on "Jhe Art and
s,chi+ao,ure Of the Ancient Egypiiaus."
Pishon White Of Virginia writes that old
I,J vas erected 100 years ego under the
ias6arshiD OF Washington, on cite chosen
80 himself, end where he worshiped and
s ~ "a warden and vestry man for mora
1bsn % years. The people are unable to
lao lao GOOD support for their minister snd
i t.on the church as 1t chou be- This effort
u c1,disily iodorsed by the bishop OF Vir'
., a,nia r.. R:v. F. NJ. White Washington
Star
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25

..OLD VIRGINS BHSCUIT.n
Orders left a. g. VIM Rsmsa5's will receive at
tention daily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25
T1nR DYS,,EpsIA

FOR DYSPEPSIA.
Indigestion, and Stomach disorders, use
BROWNS IRON BiTTERS.
al dealers keep it. 81 per bottle. Genuine hss
trademark aud crossed red lines on wrapper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-25
FOB SALE AND RENT.
By R. T. Lucas, Auctioneer
TISH WHABF FOB BENT BY AUCTION.

At 10 o'clock M on SATURDAY, February q,
1892. In front CT the Market Building, on Royal
atraat tha
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

a pollen grain of maize or common In
dian corn is about .O04 of an inch in diam
eter, which would allow 100000 to be
packed without crushing in box with a
capacity of but one cubic inch. An anther
of Indian corn has, as has been determined
by approximate measurements. capacity
Of about 0O025 cubic inch; therefore, if
packed full, which is never the case, might
contain fully $500 pollen grains. Two
fresh anthers were emptied out upon sepa-
rate sides by microscopic and spread out
as evenly as possible, and then by counting
the number of pollen grains upon several
areas under the microscope and then de-
ducinG the proper calculations the number
in one anther was found to be 1900 and for
the other over 5000.
Allowing for errors in calculation. the
average number of pollen grains for each
anther was assumed to be in the neighbor-
hood Of $500. The same experimenters, by
carefully counting the number of stamens
In an average sized tasSel OF corn, found it
TO contain about 1900 This multiplied by
$500, the number of pollen grains in each
anther, gives the whole number of pollen
grains IN the average corn tasseI as Is, OOO,-
COO,
In medium sized ear of corn there are
40 grains, which of course gives the same
number Of pistils in the young ear Allow
ing, however, 1000 pistils to each young
ear and two ears TO each stalk. the pollen
grains are TO the pistil what 1900 is to I;
in other words, for every pistil of Indian
corn TO be fortified nature has provided
5000 pollen grains. What wonderful pro-
visionS!-St. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
yirginia's Historic Ground.

The large price paid the owner Of th'
farm on which the famous ''bloody angle
in Spottsylvania is situated recalls how
important a proportion Of Virginia soil has
an extensive value on account Of its associ
alton with historic events. With the pos
sible exception of Greece and England
we doubt even whether an exception ought
to be made in the instance Of these coun
tries-there is no land in the world which
contains more localities which derive their
interest from the records Of history, and
which, il put up for sale, would bring a
larger sum for reasons which have no rels-
tion whatever 10 the question OF natural
productiveness or general convenience
Fortunately, though these scenes may
change hands. they cannot, like Libby
prison. be removed beyond the borders Of
the old state. jamestown, Yorktown,
fredericksburg, Charlottesville, hanas-
sas, the Wilderness, they are here TO stay
and TO call up in the minds Of the remote=t
generations Of Virginians the heroic dead5
Of their ancestors, which are part OF the
character Of the living .-Richmond Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18

Speaking of Gray's telautograph an
electrician well acquainted with the pro-
motors of the Writing Telegraph com.
pany said: ut is current gossip with
the electrical fraternity that the telarto.
graph is to be handled in connection
with the Bell telephones. That is, a
general company controls the device. II
will form local companies in the usual
manner, and in working with the Bell
telephone people place telautographs
with telephones. Thus a man will be
able to talk or write as he may see fit. II
his "hello" is out he can leave a note.
Signatures and legal documents can be
transmitted, and you gentlemen of the
press can call up your city editor, tell
him what you have, receive his orders as
to space and write out your copy, which
will be instantly reproduced in your ed.
itorial rooms. It's great scheme and
will work nicely harnessed to the tele.
phone.-Chicago News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Old Bones Seized.

During the recent storm the heavy
surf washed away several feet of the
beach between Sandy Hook and Sperma-
ceti Cove, N. j. In one place where the
sea had a clean sweep fifteen feet of the
beach was upturned, and big pile of
human bones was exhumed. A number
of bullets We're found among the skele-
tons. Spanish coin 100 years old and a
number of brass buttons with the nu-
merals and were also found in the
mass 1t is known that both American
and British soldiers were encamped on
Sandy Hook at various times during the
Revolutionary war, but there is no rec
ord of any burying ground ever having
been there. The bones and other relics
have been seized by relic hunters.-New
York Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Gneat Feats of Strength.

London has been entertained lare1y by
feats of strength that are certainly re-
markable and probably unsurpassed in
| modern times. First there was a man
| named Sandow, who was an enormously
| powerful man: he was succeeded by
Sampson, and he in turn by an Irish
American named Sullivan. Curiously,
the three names begin with the letter 5,
which is also the initial Of strength"
and of the Greek word for strength
| (sthenos). Sullivan, the latest conner, is
thirty years of age, stands 5 feet S4
inches in height, and weighs 1853 pounds.
His appearance presents little that is I'M
usual in the way of muscular develop
ment, and his biceps are neither very
large nor wonderfully rigid. 1t is in his
neck and jaw that his strength chiefly
lies, and the majority of his feats are
such as bring this popularity into special
prominence.
At an exhibition given in London he
fastened chain to a 56-pound weight,
and the other end being griped be-
tween his teeth, swung himself around
and around until the twirling chain as
sumed a nearly horizontal line. The
feat was repeated with the weight
doubled, and as the performer, with
both hands to his hips and using every
sinew in his frame, swirled around and
around the audience wondered with
anxiety what would happen if one of
the links should fly asunder. The most
remarkable feat, however, that Sullivan
performed was the lifting of an elephant
by his teeth. 1t was baby" It's true,
but it weighed about 800 pounds and
was lifted a clear three inches from the
ground, its whole weight pendent from
the Jaw of the man above.
Sullivan was not successful in an at
tempt to break chain with his arm,
having injured this limb on the previous
night. He succeeded, however, in prov
ing that his prowess was not entirely
confined to feats with his teeth by lift
ing a barrel of water, weighing $50
pounds, with the middle finger of his
right hand.-Harper's Young People.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
He Did Fire the Shot,

A waggish broker who is widely and
popularity known in Wall street made con
siderable fun for himself and his associates
last week. He is by no means noted as a
marksman. and when he took half a dozen
of his New York associates back Of the
hotel one morning and showed them bull
let imbedded in the bullseye of a target
neatly painted on a barn door, the natural
inquiry was, "Who fired the shotY
II fired the shot at a distance of 200
yards" said the waggish broker, earnestly.
"Oh, pshaw" "Nonsense" "Poobpoohp'
"You couldn't have hit the barn at that
distance!" were the comments of his friends.
But the waggish broker was persistent,
and he suggested that perhaps some Of his
associates would like to bet. Yes, two or
three of them were willing to wager almost
anything that the young broker did not
fire that shot. He took two bets.
Then he brought out two witnesses. two
distinguished guests at the hotel, who very
soberly declared that they had seen him
with rife, standing off at distance OF
200 yards, put the bullet where it was. The
credibiIity of the witnesses was above sus-
picion, and the bets were paid by the losers.
During the merrymaking that followed
the waggish broker confessed that he had
painted the target on the barn door after
he fired the shot.-New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Paving Board in Summer.

I'VE were down in central Illinois," said
Comedian Harrison, boarding cheap on a
farm during the off season, two of us
That old farmer was just full of good
points, and we amused him and he amused
us. The crows bothered him a good deal
We could see them flying around the
fields all day. The old man told us, see
ing we had nothing else to do, that we
could take his gun and 90 out and kill
some. He would allow us ten cents a crow,
crediting 1t up on our board. We hustled
around two whole days and never killed a
crow, though we worked the gunpowder
racket for all it was worth. The old far
mer said he ought TO make a charge for
ammunition, but would offset that AGAINST
the crows scared out of the neigh DornoOd
The third day we came across a sick
crow that couldn't fly and killed him with
stick, and getting ten cents credit threw
the carcass behind the barn. Next dav we
found another crow W. h a broken wing,
and that with the old crow behind the barn
run IN again gave us twenty cents more.
\ couple OF days later shut my eyes when
/ fired off the gun and got two crows and
rung in the two old ones as before. Nv
partner got an engagement about this time,
but went bravely on with my battle with
the crows, bringing in whole strings occa-
sionaliy, and when | squared up with the
old man for summer board he owed me
tl.3o. New York Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Absurd Names.

In Maine newspaper l find this sensible
comment upon the absurd custom of Civ
ing names to children of which they must
always necessarily be ashamed. Probably
a list similarly ridiculous could be pre-
pared without going beyond the limits of
our own state. 1t is astonishing how our
native born Americans will infict upon
their helpless infants the burden of carry
ing through life the most outlandish and
sentimental names. The following are a
few of those that have appeared in Maine
papers during the past few months:
Among masculine proper names of peo-
pie whose last names are Enthusiastically
American we have Ithiel, Shadrach, Anna
rath, Aratur, Arad, Amaziah, Azov, Ish-
mael, Teri, Zuinglius, Zephaniah, Zera,
Ithama, Shubael, Bliss, Love, Freelove,
Dallas, Vermum, Nahum and Drummer.
Among feminine proper names are Orilla,
Euzilia, Statira, bzuba Zoa, Mamma, File
ma and Raspberry. Some American sur
names in Maine are peculiar. For instance,
Coolbroth, Youngbaby, Lovely, Law, Look,
Sensabough, Comforth, Suckforth Skee-
top, Segar, etc.-American Notes and
Queries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
ghe aalehita nay eagle Saturday lornug gune 49, 1882

of life, prisoner who is a victim Of cir
cumstances and today is held as crin,i-
nal. To carry out revenge the plan was
so laid that Chamberlain is into it yet
unbeknown to himself. In time this
guitar may be broken and these words
read by some one, and whoever it may
be ask them to know and publish this
fact
"a man may be a state prisoner for
years and yet get square with his enc
mics. l have enjoyed many pleasant
moments even in this prison, for it is a
pleasure to believe that there are those
who fear me as a man. Chamberlain
stood with his hand on his revolver,
Christmas, 1873. Oh, how contemplate
he looked, the poor cur. Yes, he is cur
of the mongrel breed. Refs of Neb., Grip
pie nine years, caused by neglect of
prison officials"
Read backward the signature forms
the name ben Foster. "-Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
Tigers Bones.

Consul DENLY, Of Peking, China, re
ports that in 1889 from one port, Ichang
there were exported $4,000 pounds O
tigers bones. For use as fertilizers
the only use intelligent people seem t.
have for dead tigers-these bones Nigh
be worth $3.50, yet they were entered a
value of $4,000. They are to be usee
as a medicine. From them will be madt
a ''tonic," which the Chinese invalid be
lieves will impart to him some of the
tigers strength and ferceness. For tn,
same medicinal" reasons 5000 pounds
of cold deers' horn" were valued a
$1,700.
Many of US who are filled with disgust
at the folly of such absurd beliefs are
now keeping up old customs and habit:
that are almost as absurd and expensive
in the light of modern progress, as thi:
tiger bone tonic.-Rural New Yorker.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
oIagnanimous Nose.

Nose Varioloid was up before the po-
lice court for abusing his wife-beating
her over the head, kicking her out of the
house, accompanied by similar other lit
tie playful eccentricities, at the conclu-
sion of which his wife fed to the house
of her parents in another town. Nose
was promptly fined ten dollars and costs.
which he paid.
"An now, your honor" he said, would
you mind writin letter to my wife,
"What shall say for you in letter
TO your wife?" inquired the judge.
"You might say, sir, that if she will
come back to me all will be forgiven. -
Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
A Divorce from a Dead Man,

A very peculiar case is reported from
Paterson, \. j., where a woman desires
to get divorce from a dead man, or
rather to get her marriage set aside.
Her first husband enlisted in the war
and was killed. She married again, and
at the death of her second husband she
ascertained that her second marriage
deprived her of the benefits of the law.
Subsequently she learned that her sec
ond marriage was bigamous, husband
No. 2 having wife living at the time
of his marriage to her. This marriage,
she thinks, can be set aside as null and
void, and then she will be able to pro-
cure widows pension.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
An Uneven Trade.

A Brooklyn boy nine or ten years old
began several months ago to save money
to buy a pony. HIS parents and rela.
tives humored his within, and having
ample means they helped along his ac-
cumulations very rapidly. The young.
ster had no idea of the purchasing power
of money, but he had started out with
the notion that when he filled his little
iron bank he would have enough to buy
the pony. When the bank would hold
no more he broke it open, and his mother
counted $60.15. 'That is not enough to
buy pony" said she. ''Then l guess
I'll take tricycle." said the boy. The
tricycle. was bought, and the boy started
to explore the neighborhood. He was
gone about two hours, and when he
reached home he had no tricycle., but he
held his hat carefully under his arm.
"Oh, mamma, look at these pretty kit
tiesr' he exclaimed, displaying -four
small kittens just able to walk. Il
traded my tricycle. for these" The boys
parents have not yet been able to lind
the other party to that bargain.-New
York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
The Title Misapplied.

The bright little boy looked at the ma.
jestic young man in uniform standing near
the stove, and then turned to his mother.
Mamma" he said, that's the brake.
man, amt it?"
Yes" she replied, in low tone. Don't
talk so loUd-he'll hear you"
The little boy looked at him for some
moments in awe struck silence, and then
he spoke again.
Coming to a station, amt we, nam
MAJ"
Yes, dear"
"Then why don't he go out and turn the
brakes2"
''Sh He doesn't have to put the brakes
on, Harry. The engineer does that"
And the lordly young man in the blue
uniform went out on the platform to cool
his face-Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
CrytaIs Like st. Andrews Cross.

If small quantities of butter, lard and
beef fat be separately boiled and slowly
cooled for say twenty-four hours, the re
sulting crystals will show very marked
differences under the microscope. The nor
NAL butter crystal is large and globular
1t polarizes brilliantly and shows a well
marked St. Andrews cross. That of lard
shows a stellar form, while that of beef fat
has a foliated appearance. In course OF
time, as the butter loses it's freshness. the
globular crystal degenerates and gradual.
ly merges into peculiar rosettelike forms.
New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-18
SiIkwornns.

Some genius in Syria, named Mousa
Rhouri, has discovered the secret by
which the silkworm makes silk. He
can make the silk by machinery without
the aid of the silkworm. In this way
the cost of making silk can be reduced
one-half. A mandatory is to be started
in Georgia soon by Syrian colony. To
manufacture silk in this way large
tract of land has been secured on which
to plant mulberries, and the emigrants
expect soon to make their fortunes
Meehan's Monthly.