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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-29

Fun FOR ALL But THE CAT.-Down
in the hall of the big office building at
"a Cortlandt street the Postal Telegraph
Company has little box of an office
under the stairs. In one end of the
Office is pile of supplies. There, four
or five days ago, n great yellow and
white cat of uncertain breed but sure
determination builded q nest. Indifler-
ent alike to persuasive calls Of ''Tabby"
or "Tom," and to threatening gestures
and shouts of scat" the cat main
tanned itself in its nest apparently un-
disturbed. But the occupants of the
telegraph Office were not pleased with
the cat.
Yesterday morning the janitor took
long window pole, and, poking it
through the little window in the rail
ing around the telegraph counter, be-
gan to prod the cat. There was a growl,
hiss, and Il wild commotion. then a
yellow and white streak from the pile
of supplies to the door. In the hall a
scrub woman was washing the floor.
As the cat dashed along toward her she
swung her mop rag around and caught
the cat a right-hand upper cut on the
point of the jaw and scored the first
knock down.
The cat fled up the stairs, with a
young army of messengers boys, oper-
ators and scrub women after it. The
elevator man fought foul. He went up
to the fourth floor with his car, opened
the door and stepped out into the hall
Just as the cat finished the last flight Of
stairs. With howl the cat jumped in
to the car. The man followed, and be-
fore the army could reach the second
floor the cat and the elevator were on
the ground floor The door was opened
and the man stepped out. a boat from
Jersey City had just come in, and the
street was full of people hulrying to
work. The cat gave a suspicious glance
at the elevator man and made arush for
the street.
The telegraph operator says he got to
the head of the stairs just in time to see
'well-directed boot catch the four
footed bird amidshipsn A man with
long gray whiskers and high hat was
passing the door. When large yellow
and white cat fell on his chest and en-
braced his whiskers with four sharp
clawed feet, he yelled so loudly that a
policeman in Dey street sent for an am
bulance.
The cat escaped.-N. Y. Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-29

THE HUMAN EAR.-Few people real
izc what wonderfully delicate piece
of mechanism the human ear really is.
That which we ordinarily designate as
the "ear," is, after all, only the mere
outer porch of a series of winding pas
sages which lead from the world with
out to the world within. Certain of
these passages are filled with liquid;
besides having membranes stretched
like parchment curtains across the COR
ridor at different points. When a
sound wave strikes these they are
thrown into vibrations and made to
tremble like the head Of a drum does
when struck with a stick or with the
fingers. Between two of these parch-
ment-like curtains a chain of minute
bones extend, which serve to tighten
or relax the membranes and to COM
municate vibrations to them. In the
innermost place of all a row of white
threads, called nerves, stretch like the
strings of a piano from the last point
from which the tremblings reach, pass
ing thence inward to the brain. Truly,
this is a wonderful piece of mechanism,
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FOR SALE AND RENT.
FoR SALE.
All that VALUABLE REAL ESTATE be-
longing to the
VIRGINIA IRON SHIPBUILDING CO.,

Lying in the city of Alexandria, Va, having
river frontage of over 1000 feet, extending
from Duke street on the north to Agnew's
shipyard on the south, and running back from
the river in part to Union and Lee streets
Upon this property are located the PI0-
NEER MILLS, SMITH & PERKINS'S OLD
FOUNDRY. AGNEW'S OLD COAL YARD
GREEN'S SHIPYARD, besides several Brick
and Frame Dwellings. The Richmond and
Danvilc Railroad has 4 track in front of this
property for over two squares, with side
tracks running into it.
For further particulars address
L. +. KNOX, Real Estate Agent,
je16 216 King St, Alexandria.
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AGRICULTURAL.
SOFT PULV ERIE I
Florida p Il0SDlatp,

The Standard Phosphate Mining and Chem
ical Company of Alexandria, Va, is now SELL
ing to the farmers of this and other States,
their NON ACID PHOSPHATE.
This New Natural Fertilizer contains 2i
per cent. OF phosohoric Acid, with . per cent.
of this amount available on present crops,
leaving as a PERMANENT AlPRONER OF
the soil 10 per cent. to be drawn on by sue
cecding crops.
1t is especially recommended for wheat and
grass and will bring equal results with any
phosphate now sold.
The price for this new fertilizer is in reach
OF every farmer. Write for prices and circu-
lars.
STANDARD PHOSPHATE MINING AND
CHEMICAL COMPANY.
ie16 Alexandria, Va
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The cat escaped.-N. Y. Sun.
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For Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS
for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETIIING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SooTHEs the CHILD,
SoFTENs THE GUM, ALLAYs all PAM CURES
WIND CoLIc and is the best remedy for DE-
ARRHGA Sold by Druggists in every part OF
the world. Its value is inealculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SY-
RuP, and take no other.
Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
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Bucklen's Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. Its guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For sale by
G. G. Lennon. COG King street.
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WooD AND COAL YARD
w AND FINE DWELLING
E0R SALE

uALL AND OFFICE ACCoMMoDA-
Ia TIONS.
1t is proposed TO convert part of the Prince
street wing of the POTOMAC SHOE COM
PANY'S building mot necessary for, and re-
moved from the manufacturing departments)
into OFFICES. which will be STEAM HEAT
ED, and provided with ALL MODERN CON-
VENIENCES, and with light STEAM POW
Err, ifrcquired. Pending the necessary altera-
mcnts. are invited. One of the upper stories,
23xG0 feet, clear of partitions, pillars or OBJ
structions, will be rented as Hail. This
property, centrally located yet removed from
street hustle, offers special advantages for the
purposes indicated, Address
POTOMAC SHOE COMPANY.
feb22 Prince and Fairfax streets.
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CORPORATION NOTICES.
Office TO CITY TAX PAYERS.


Collectors Office, June 81, 1892.
Notice is hereby given that the tax-bills for
1892 are now in the hands of the collectors
The attention of parties interested is respect
fully called to the following extract from the
revenue bill of that year:
Upon all bills paid in full by the 1st day
of July, 1892, the Collectors of Taxes shall
allow discount of ten per cent, and on all
bills paid by the 1st day of September, 1892,
they shall allow discount of five per cent,
and on ell bills not paid on the 1st day of
December, 1892, there shall be assessed and
collected a penalty of five per cent. upon
the amount of said bills, and on all bills
remaining unpaid on the 1st day of June,
1893, damages at the rate of six per centum
per annum shall be paid
Tax payers would do well to call and pay Mt
once in order to avoid the rush and crowd
usually present on the last days in which the
discount is allowed.
Office, room No 8, Cameron street side of
Market Building.
P.F. G0RS[AN, Col. North. Dist.
A. F. COX, Col. South. Dist.
je23 ty1
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
f 'nrscnsC LIBRARY

a KEN RCULAIlNG1ZlBRAR
800 Volumes of the Worlds Best Books.
Desiring to show our sincere appreciation
for the generous patronage bestowed upon us
by so large proportion of this community
we have decided upon establishing fine
Circulating Library at our store for the pleas
urc and entertainment Of our friends and GUS
toners You can make your selection from
five hundred volumes of standard and popular
fiction. This library will contain only books
of sterling worth, inculcating principles of
truth and honor through bright and interest
ing stories. The books are neatly and dura-
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printed on good paper, in large clear type,
and will consist of historical and miscellaneous
works American and foreign classic series,
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poetical works, and series Of the most popu-
lar and current books for boys and girls. If
you are not already member become one at
once. Membership tickets only two dollars
This entities you to free use of the library for
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Do not delay in securing a membership
ticket. You will deem it great privilege to
enjoy the benefit Of reading five hundred of
the worlds best books.
ROBERT w. FRENCH,
117 and 419 King street.
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MEETINGS.
STocKHoLDERs' MEETING.

~
An adjourned meeting of the stockholders
of the VIRGINIA IRON SHIPBUILDING
COMPANY will be held at the companys of
flee, Alexandria. Va, July 7, 1892 at II H.,
to consider business affecting the interest of
the company. By order of the Directors.
je7 I'd CHARLES L. MOODY, Sect'y.
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DENTISTRY.

Washington D. c.
The following letter explains itself
Anacosta, d. C.. May S. 1892.
u. S. Dental Association, Washington, d. c.:
Gcntlcmcn Having had several teeth ex-
tractcd with your wonderful anIsthctic
Zoninc, | most cmphatic.lly recommend ii.
The operations were performed without the
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PRICE 2 CTS.
AUCTION SALES.
BY O'Neal & Lunt, Auctioneers.

ON SATURDAY, the ID day of July,
" 1892, at 10 o'clock a. m, will offer for
sale at the wood and coal yard, late Hewes &;
Mtchesons, corner of Duke and Fairfax
streets, in the city OF Alexandria, Va, the
following described property to wit:
4 HORSES, . CARTS. , WAGONS. with
harness. ENGINE and BOILER, SAW and
SPLITTER. ! Safe , Desks, Hosting En-
gine at wharf, % tons of Coal more or less,
and 10 cords OF Wood more or less, being a
part of the property of the late firm of Hewes
& Aitcheson.
Terms of sale: Cash.
Dew AITCHESON,
Surviving Partner of Hewes & Aitcheson.
je21 IS
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Right at Your Doors


We HAVE so ARRANGED THINGS,
THAT WE CAN DELIVER ALL GOODS
BOUGHT OF US AT YOUR HOUSE THE
SAME DAY As PURCHASED. THIS
WILL SURELY BE RECOGNIZED AS
CONVENIENCE BY OUR MANY Gus
TONERS WHO RESIDE IN ALExAS-
DRIA.
REMEMBER, WE CARRY AS COM
pLETE LINE OF DRY AND FANCY
GOODS AS YOU FIND ANYWHERE IN
TIE UNITED STATES. OUR FORTY
SIX DEPARTMENTS ALWAYS BEIM-
FULL OF NEW THINGS.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17

after the expiration Of his oficiAi
term. 40
/ Was this a case Of cause and eiiecl'
Let the reader, who is a Texan iorm
his own conclusion. o THE GAZETTE W.
lieves II was. 80, A..
For years, from 1860 up to 1855, the
South was distrusted in financial cen,
ters, and capital could not be eoaxea 10
come here. The election OF a Demo
cratic president soon demonstrated 70
the country that Che train Of evils thA'
had been predicted 10 follow the return
of the South to power had noexistence'
AS soon as this fear was dlspeiieu,
money began to flow to the SOUTH anu
then began that era Of marvellous pros
perity that lasted during Cleveland 5
administration. Then came Harrisons
election. The force bill soon was talked
Of, capital was frightened at the
thought OF the disorders that wouiu
come with such disastrous legislation,
and withdrew. Then prosperity came
TO an end.
The same cause will bring about the
same result. Elect Grover Cleveland
again, put an end to the talk and the
thought OF violent legislation, ana
money will again seek Southern invest
ments, and the period of lSS5-'SO VIII
be repeated, with all its beneficial at
tendants.
Cleveland will bring general pros
perity 10 the whole South, and the
election of Clark in Texas will supple
ment this general effect locally, and
give Ills revival Of business such as
was never thought Of.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17

ballot to be paper ticket containing
the names OF the persons for whom
the elector intends to vote, and desig-
Mating the office to which each person
so named Is intended by him 10 be
chosen. Thus ballot ora ticket, is a
single piece Of paper containing the
names Of the candidates and the offices
for which they are running. If the
elector were to write the names OF the
candidates twice, or three, or more
times be does not thereby make 1t more
than one ticket. So long as there is
but a single piece OK paper there can be
but one ticket, and il it can be discov-
cred theretrom who are voted for and
the office for which each was
intended to be chosen, it
must be counted rs one ballot. Not
withstanding, the voter may have,
through inadvertence or other wise,
repeated the names and offices. Being
but one piece OF paper it can be but
one ticket and can only be counted as
one vote. Cushing, in his work upon
the law and the practice in legis-
lative assemblies, at page 40, section
JOG, observes: If the ballot happen
to have the same name written or
printed on it more than once, it is not,
therefore to be rejected, because as it
is but one piece OF paper it cannot be
counted as more than one vote, and
though the same name Is written upon
it several times it is yet but one name.
Thus, where ballots are prepared in
the usual way practiced in some Of the
states-that is by the names of the cam
didates being written or printed sew
eral times upon the same slip of paper,
for the purpose Of being cut into separ-
ate ballots, and being nearly cut apart,
but 50 as TO adhere together at one end,
and an elector inadvertently puts two
votes, not entirely separated, into the
box, they will be counted as one ballot,
unless there are circumstances pre-
sented which afford presumption of
fraudulent intent, in which case they
must either be rejected Or the ballots
set aside.'n
This is the established doctrine of
the courts upon the question at issue,
and it does not require trained per-
ception Of legal subtleties to perceive
the inherent soundness OF the position
taken by the learned justice who rem
dered the opinion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17
OUR BOOK TABLE.

Alaskana, by Prof. Bushrod w.
James. Published by Porter & Coates,
Philadelphia.
This volume Of poems, for 1t is more
a collection than continued poem. is
legendary and descriptive. The author,
man OF science us well as letters has
spent much time in Alaska and much
OF the matter has been collected In per-
son. In the eNternals the publishers
leave nothing to wish for, bound in
cream muslin and finished in gilt, the
paper OF the best quality and the illus.
trations IN high style of art makes the
book triumph in bOokmaking skill.
The Illustrations gain additional value
from having been taken direct from
photograph.
The rhythm is that OF "Hiawatba,,
and OF THE Kalevala" well adapted TO
recounting legends, but sometimes
tiresome to the reader, in this Instance
less so than in the model In Which tau-
tology wearlos.
The description of scenery. the ac-
count of manners and customs are
graphic and vivid. The various le-
gends are POLITICALLY treated, in each
there is brought out some form oil
beauty that is peculiar. The DESIGN
design OF the work, OF necessity, bamn.
ers true poesy, yet occasionally, as In
Muir Glacier" the writer breaks the
band and reyels in word painting and
creates pictures; for example here ia
one OF the bay and glacier
Gold and clear the bays bright bosom
Cleans beneath he azure draping
rhat we bead iity spreads or Il,
Eleeked with clouds OF pearl and silver.
Near the shadowy shore Tie waters
TIhanse TO glliterng green thai flashes
Ike Sparkling group OF Jewels,
save where glacial undercurrents
WIN their milkike burden mngie,
Turning polish tints to opaI
Pale ana lnsireless but lovely,
silence reigus."
AIaskana' Is in a sense revelation
Few readers Of poetry or Of legends ar
even those who revel in tales Of return.
cd explorers are familiar with Tie
country and its treasure for literarv
as wen as scientific travellers, or know
OF the storehouse of which Professor
James seems to have found the kew.
Latham, Alexander & Co. OF Naw
orN nave recently issued their animal
reporter the movement and duotns-
tlohs OF cotton for 1922. The bool Is
handsomely bound in red and gilt Inc
IronItlspiece fine picture Of the new
S ,r, exchange building at New York
ne taole OF contents shows that M
palms have been spared in the pre rem no
uoh Oh thls volume, and cotton bnvsrs
shippers and consumers will ana Il
valuable as a book Of references.
me Il lsi total Of the late crop is estimated
az Siuoo, tui bales, in excess bv naarI,, a
million million bales Of any preceding wear
5e sSs, up to August 81, mas eSnSrted
S5s,SSo bales, and has consumed III in
h ,,s' r uaseIories glbi bales This state
with 29,652 spiudles sum 00f ioons'
say that any estimate Of liz s o,.o, urn
, rn.S s,oge o. The cotton season must be-
thew V S SotnieSt ,l From correspondents
fully IA per cent Ase planted oil
a. 'ne JACK Of the book there are
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THEY wEAKENED.

When the Hogg executive committee
came to consider the decapitation OF
presidential electors they weakened.
They knew the people would not stand
it. They had imposed upon them all
they dared.
They have the same right and au-
thority to depose presidential elector
that they have to remove a county
chairman, and their failure to displace
Wooten, Brown and Ward, who are all
Clark men, shows that their action in
displacing Meade, Meyer Kean and
Gillespie, is all to further the election
of their chief, and not because there is
any principle involved.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17
WHERE is THAT WHEAT, MIR CAM.
ERnNa


ERoN9
THE GAZETTE failed to include all
tho exhibits in its article on Mr. Cam
eron's forensic effort at Waco.
Several of tho kilograms were not
Inserted as they should have been The
present editor is little out OF practice
and did not "run them OUT as he
should have done. But here they are :
RHoNE, Tx, oct. 10, 'Q2.
"Cameron's elevator has about one hun
bred bushels OF wheat In now.
HAROLD, Oct. 10, o.
There Is no wheat In Cameron's eleVa.
tor at this station
Iowa PARK, Oct 10, iq2.
mo wheat In CamerOn's elevator here.
VERSoN, Oct. Is -
"Cameron's elevator has no wheat IN H.
CHiLuooTHE, Oct 10, -
"Cameron's elevator has about fourteen
thousand bushels Of wheat"
Now, Mr.. Cameron "fess up" You
said you "had the Panhandle full of
grain in elevators and the railroads
would not move it except at exorbitant
cost.n
THE GAZETTE has shown that the
rate has not been increased an iota
since the commission was suspended,
and that your elevators, with one OK
ception are empty. Are you talking
through your hat?
This is the kind OF campaign oratory
the Hoggites are INDUCING in TO de-
ceive the people. 1t won't win.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17

THE supro me court of California in
rendering its opinion in the People VS.
Holden, referred to by Senator Carter
in THE GAZETTE Of yesterday, said:
eve now come to such OF the votes
which were allowed and counted by the
court for the relator, as ace claimed by
the defendant to have been illegal.n
ut is first claimed that two votes
at Sanil precinct were improperly
counted for the rolator by the court
II appears from the record that two bal
lots, or pieces OF paper, with the names
of the relator and the names OF the
other candidates OF his party printed
thereon three times were found In the
ballot box aud rejected by the officers
Of the election. Al the trial the court
counted each Of these ballots as ono
vote for the relator,
ut is claimed that these pieces Of
paper were each three tickets folded
together, within the meaning OF the
actregulating elections Woods Digest
S'sl which provides that where two
tickets are found folded together thew
shall both be rejected. In our iadc.
ment this point IS not well made.
TIA ,wsniy-folrth section defines a
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17

THE fundamental difference between
tho Latin republics and tho United
States government is that in the former
the uniform policy IS to elect legis-
lature in full accord with its chief exc
cutive, while in the latter the oppo-
sition more frequently dominates the
Legislative department. One OF the
leading issues in the present campaign
Is whether or not Texas institutions
shall be Latinized.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-17

THE Clark rally AT Gainesville to-
night will be an immense affair. Gov.
Thookmorton will speak at the court
house and simultaneously Hon. Dudley
G. Wooten, Hon. Gustave Cook and
Hon, w. NJ. Poindexter Will speak
from different stands erected in the
open air, The Drawn and chiyalry OF
Northwest Texas win be there, and the
echoes from the demonstration win be
heard TO the Rio Grande aud reyerber-
ate through tho forests Of the Sabine
valley.