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rhe wandering stones.

Near the little village Of San Jose,
Peru, on the shores of the great lake,
Titicaca--the loftiest body of water in
the Americas-are three large pillars
Of stone. They are of unequal height
and shape, and the black plumage and
gaunt figures of the condors which
may be continually seen perching upon
them adds to the weird effect of the
solitude. On one of these huge bow Id
ers the rude features of human face
has been cut. and the others are carved
and chiseled with designs OF ,vari Gus
kinds. These carved symbols are all
supposed to have some reference to
sun-worship. which was the known
practice OF the old Peruvians.
Although the ancient inhabitants Of
Peru were highly civilized, and prob
ably had many mechanical appliances.
it is not believed that they were equal
to the task of placing these gigantic
monoliths in their present position; the
evidence rather points to their being
erratic, or wandering boil wders, de-.
posted by some melting glacier. -
Phiiadelp his Press
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ing to the time consumed In ita manu-
facture. The women are paid from
fourteen to twenty cents a day, aid
their work is valued at fixed scale Of
profit II the. fourteen cent woman
consumes ten days in making yard Of
lace. this yard Of fabric Is sold for ten
francs, which, of course, includes cx-
penses of tools, material. house rent
etc.
There Is also museum here devoted
to the preservation Of old laces. Here
the embroidered fabric of history and
romance enrolls itself before YOU
sombre with tragic stains at one place.
gay at another with the rosy smiles of
life. The most remarkable piece on
Exhibition is fiounce made especially
for the Empress Marie Louise by order
Of Napoleon. 1t is quits probable that
the equal of this pattern will never be
produced The texture of this article
is SO fine that one could imagine it the
work OF fairy. It is point d. Alencon
with flowers candelabra, symbolic
vases, and birds which lose themselves
in mass Of delicate tracery. -xs r;
This precious piece was the heritage
Of a family of Parma, who sold it 70
the museum for an enormous price in
gold. In this museum hangs the por-
trait Of Queen Victoria in the costume
worn at her jubilee. The lace of this
costume was all made in, the Venetian
schools and is the finest work that has
ever been done by them.
The second school in point OF size is
situated upon an island that sparkles
like jewel imbedded in the sea A
path, marked at intervals by posts,
leads across the picturesque lagoon to
the island of Burano. Down this path
you glide swiftly and softly. A mere
twist of the hand of the silent gondolier
sends the light boat forward over the
golden water You float UP te-a lands
ing and the oarsman fastens his craft
to one of the many blne-topped posts
that protrude out of the water
The Burano point lace is so famous
that it does not require a minute de-
scription at my hands 1t has been sue
cessfully revived, and the old patterns
are being religiously followed. The
girls employed in these schools are OF
universal beauty. They are gentle ma
lures, and turn their large, soft eyes
upon you with an expression OF inno-
cence and confidence. In the old
church on the island an antique altar
lace is preserved that is said to be the
finest piece of lace in existence. 1t
was designed for andhas never left the
church, and is held in inestimable
value
In the prison on the island Giudecca
lace making is carried on by the
woman inmates, and the men manu-
facture damask.
Under the direction of sig
Jesurum the industry has grown to
enormous proportions-employing no
less than four thousand women. 1t is
not conducted solely for the purpose of
gain, but to keep the nimble fingers of
Venice in active operation. OF course,
the schools turn out large product,
the greater part of which finds its way
to America Paris dictates the fashions
of the world, especia ly in women's
wear, and consequently quotes the
price on lace, The bulk of the output
of the Venetian schools is sold from
their headquarters in the Avenue dc
rOpera. Mirror.
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UNCERTAIN STATEMENTS.
Are Indiana Republicans in Favor OF Frss
Coinage?

Are Indiana Republicans in Favor OF Free
Coinage?
The office-holders' machine in Indl-
ana has given President Harrison the
delegates from his own state, but it
cannot give him the electors
Indiana is a democratic state. The
plurality at the last election was near
ly twenty thousand. The congress SION
nj delegation stands eleven democrats
to two republicans, with an aggregate
democratic plurality of twenty-three
thousand The legislature is demo-
cratic on joint ballot by sixty-six ma
jority. Since the adoption of the secret
ballot put check on the Dorsey Dud-
ley method of carrying the state by or
ganized bribery, it scarcely needs the
bitter republican dissension revealed
in the recent convention to assure the
state to the democrats, with a popular
candidate and sound platform.
The republican resolutions are bours
bonish on the tariff, defiant in defense
OF the billion dollar congress. cvasiye
on silver and ironclad for the dispenser
Of spoils. BENJAMIN Harrison
Tbs silver plank e peteworthys -
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AN OPINION ON HARRISON.
Ex-senator. FarwelI !. slse. Up !" the Chlei
Executive.

Ex-senator FnrWeu sizes Up the Cntes
Executive.
Charles B. Farwell formerly scna-
tor from Illinois, does not take kindly
to the suggestion that Benjamin Harri-
son shall be renominated. On his way
to Europe Mr.. Farwell stops in New
York. an Atlantic seaport, long enough
to describe the aforesaid Benjamin as
s'consummate egotist'' and to pre-
dict his overwhelming rout in the
event of his nomination His words
were: 80 far as Harrison, Little
Benny is concerned, his election is abb
solutely out Of the question. Those
who know him best like him least He
is consummate egotist, who does not
know how to treat people in a gentle
manly manner. Egotism is his inspira-
ton and guide. He is little man with
a, little mind He works hard, his
friends say. Yes, he works hard
looks after the affairs Of his kitchen
and arranging eight hundred dollar APP
pointments. have known an instance
where he drew q check for thirty mine
cents. Hugo, the well-known chef,
who went from the Richelieu hotel in
Chicago to work for Harrison, gave up
his position on account of the meddling
of the president in the affairs of the
kitchen. /. myself, saw in Chicago
paper fac smile of the thirty-nine-
cent check given by Harrison to Hugo
to pay for milk"
We would not abate one iota of the
respect due to the statements OF Senar
tor Farwell, but the remark is irresist-
ible that so long as the milkman was
paid it certainly is matter of indiffer-
ence whether it was done by check on
in currency. The main point is that
the milkman got his money. In his
further arraignment of Harrison Mr..
Farwell says: Harrison is undoubted-
ly working for the denomination, |
am not aware whether it is known
here in New York or not, but it is a
fact that Little Benny has been co.
quoting with Jay Gould. Gould and
his daughters have been visiting at the
white house, and it is said that the tel
egraphic rate legislation fathered by
Wanamaker has been talked of by
Gould and Harrison and that On agree
ment of some kind has been made
which provides for the chipping in of a
snug sum toward the campaign ex-
penses by Gould If Benny should get
the nomination.
If. as seems probable, Mr.. Harrison
should be renominated, Senator Far
we'll will have occasion to return to
the democratic party of which he was
a member in good standing some forty
years ago. The democracy is an able
slayer. 1t exists so long that when
the repentant sinner desires to do SO he
has an opportunity to return Chicago
Times
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PENSION STATISTICS.
Facts Not Generally Known Regarding
the Money Expended.

Facts Not Generally Known Regarding
tho Money Expended.
Commissioner Raum asked for Sat-
900, 900 for. pensions for the next fiscal
year, and the committee on appropria.
tions has decided to allow nearly $780,
600, 600, or s1e,OOO,0oo less thaps he
appropriated for the current year.
The committee seemed inclined to
think for a time that much smaller
sum would serve. According to the
monthly reports of expenditures, it APP
pears that only about $50, 600, 900 was1
actually disbursed on account of PEN
sions during the expired eight months
of the current year, at which rate the
total for the year would be less than
SIPS, 600, 600. or over $1,000, 900 less
than the amount appropriated From
these figures it was inferred that $685.
900, 600 would suffice for next year.
But Commissioner Raum made q
statement before the committee that
on the Goth ult no less than s66, OF APP
plications were pending, $4,000 of
which, or more than half, were for
original pensions. He further stated
that he was pushing the work of pass
ing upon claims, and. as the first pay
ment on new claims averaged SiS5, a
good deal of money would be required
to meet them. The action of the COM
mittee seems to have been based in a
measure upon these statements.
There has been some mystery about
the pension payments thus far this
year which the commissioners state
ments, so far as they have been made
public, do not clear up He claims to
have been pushing the work of passing
upon the great mass of applications
made under the disability act all along.
The increase in the appropriation for
the current year was made on the as
sumption that much more money would
be required to meet the claims under
that act, and yet the actual expendi-
ture for the first eight months of this
year was $4,000,00 less than that for
the corresponding months last year.
This has not been explained to the
public. Nor has il been explained why
so much moro should be required for
next year in view of the decrease this
year as compared with last. 1t looks
much as though the commissioner had
been retarding instead of pushing the
wo-s. or as though the payment of
many of the larger claims had ~been de-
ferred to avoid creating deficit in the
treasury. Chicago Herald
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

1T is remarkable how when hbu-
lous mans tongue begins to get thick
his ideas begin to get thin. Washing
ton Star.
When a little girl in Sunday
school choir wants to be an angel all
she has to do is TO sing out The idea
that wings make the angel Is merely q
matter OF 'pinion. -Picayune
When q woman rises to terminate
a visit she has more to say than during
her whole stay. In this regard
woman Is like gun, which makes the
most noise when it's going of Boston
Transcript.
How To Do It -Bingo-"I've got so
I sleep in pajamas altogether" King
ley--"Why, thought you didn't like
pajamas?" Bingo-'I didn't but my
wife made me some night shirts. -
Clothier and Furnisher.
"A New Jersey tobogganing CONF
pany has gone down, owing to the
scarcity of snow during this and last
winter The profits were to have been
on q sliding scale, but there weren't
any.-P Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr.. Eator-''Waiter, why can't You
do something to hurry up that lunch
Of miner" Waiter-"Its ali ready, sir,
except dressing the salad" Mr.. Eator
-"H,m! One would think that salad
was a woman, from the time it's dress
ing takes Jury.
An Episcopal clergyman, who
rather likes q Joke, was. engaged to
read the service for q brother minister.
and was hurrying to church, q little
belated. on Sunday morning. A friend.
struck by his uncommon speed, In
quired: 'Sir. why SO fast?" In or
DER" said he, shat he who runs may
read "-Texas Siftings.
--Client-ssYou have an item In your
bill, advice. January 8, o. 3d. That
was q day before ] retained you.
Lawyer-"I know it. But don't you re-
member that on the Sth told you you'd
better let me take the case for your"
Client-'sYes." Lawyer-"Well, that's
advice. "-Americau Grocer
Properly Diagnosed Stranger
Doctor, ache all over" Doctor
malaria, probably" Strangsr-"And
my head is all stopped up. and have
a tearing cough" Doctor-"A little
cold along with 1t, Sec Take
Stranger sand Just feel Is If this
blankcty- blank word was 9 rip-roar-
| ing old fraud, and I'd like TO throw
that miserable old grinning moon 1t
| the sun and stun all the stars down
somebody's throat" Doctor by
Joye! You've got the grip"N Y.
| Weekly.
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DECIDEDLY oAUoY.
The Suggestions OF Loudness Observed In
Ladies' Wraps.

The Suggestions Of Loudness Observed In
Ladies' Wraps.
There is one quality that distin-
cuisines the new coats and jackets for
ladies. Nobody who has seen them
can doubt what this is If there is any
other word which fits them SO we'll as
"loud'' it does not suggest itself.
When they ara not loud in cut they are
in trimming. Such leopard spots and
zebra stripings, OF gold and Jet, and
Persian beading and shiny spangles,
never were seen outside the circus
ring. What show there will be on
the promenade when the spring sun
shine gets chance at all this glitterl
Conspicuous even when all are merit
ing this dreadful word--and no more
terrible one may be used in regard to
women's dress lis a tan cloth jacket
without anything new in cut but rem
dered hideous by its decorations of Jet.
Decorations always seems somewhat
large and gaudy term to apply to
costume trimming of any sort, but the
Jet arrangement on this jacket de-
mands the biggest word In the diction-
aryss Look at IL! Enormous jet but
terfiies and. running the full length
down the back, from neck to bottom.
queer Jet vertebr@ that look like mann
moth thousand leg worms that the but
terfiies have got tangled up in. And
this is not all, for on the skirt at each
side are great big wheels, or spots. Of
Jet, as big as slice Of grape fruit. a
middle slice of prize specimen! And
this, without saying anything about
| the front and sleeves. which are fixed
up to match
Persian palm leaves are showing
through stripes OF gold spangles.
Spangles seem to have taken new
hold in this jacket trimming. They
are as thick in it as they were last au-
tumn on feathers Ostrich feather
| trimming Is run around the neck and
down the front under one edge Usu-
ally this does not border the coat to
| the bottom, but stops ct the waist
Real old-fashioned visites are shown,
all Persian embroidery, and delicately-
tinted feathers. with satin antique to
hold the rest of the finerv together.
There are jackets with gold skirts
| and gold revers. and others with great
| fichu collerettes thatreach 10 the wais I
| line front and back, and stand out ia
| whcel-lilxe ruffies around the top Of
| the sleeves Or. perhaps. the entire
| sleeve Is solidly coated In golden mail
| or armor Of Jet Overjaclxets, cover
1 ing the corsage OF tho garment and
coming well down on the skirt, are
simulated IL glittering passementeris
IN. Z. Times
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"A man who has been insulted BY
Boireau aaDgrily hands him his card
with the words: There, sirl I-shn' be
at home ali day to-morl s~" 4 Q Which
Boireau grayely rerIied; So shall !,
sirf'--Le Figaro
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representing the republication Of
the presidents own state. II declares

representing the republication Of
the presidents own state. 1t declares
that.
We are In favor OF honest money, of dol
lar that. whether il be gold or silver or paper.
shall be Of like value in the payment OF debts,
Is not the 7o-csnt silver dollar, or its
paper representative. Of like value"
with the gold dollar in the payment Of
debts? A government fiat, adopted BY
republican congress and signed by
President Harrison, makes Il . legal
tender and receivable for public dues
Would not the proposed Bland silver
dollar be ''of like value in the payment
Of debts" If his bill should pass? This
is the objection of honest, sound-money
men to the free coinage of these dollars
But they would, under this resolution.
be acceptable to the Indiana republic
ans
republican hoosier is . very uncer-
tain quantity. IN. Y. World.
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The Deacon and the Buck,


While d aeon Simon D. Westerye;t. OF
Beru!oe ownship, Sullivan county, Ps.. wss
walking sIong the Bos.dman road ohs dag
in November, Yaie J. Hsmmon6's tame
buck Petar ran up behind him and went to
thumpia@ he Daacon on the tack with his
saerp hoois. This mischevous bucks qaick
aowe sent the Deacon on his hands and
knees In the mud, ard before the D.accn
aSG chance to regain his feet the buck
stamped on him and tore his oVerooat. Daa-
oon WesterYet's plug bat fell 10 the mud,
and the buck kept acting 80 mean that the
Deacon jumped over the fence barehsaded
to get sway frcm him. The buck leaped
after him, and the Dseoou jumped back
to the roed Peter did the same, and when
the Deacon had been forced to scale the
fencs halt dean times he sat on top of 1t
aad shouted for some one to come and drive
the meddesoms buck away. Farmer Ham,
nond called Peter eff, and the Daacou slid
down and secured his hat. He was cut Of
breath and angry, aud be told Farmer
Hammond thst be mutt kill the buck tr
s.and suit for dsmages. Farmer Ham.
mon5 said hs couldn't think Of killing Peter,
and ne cfsred Dsaoon Westerve!t IS for the
damage that Peter bad done to his clothing.
The Deacon wouldn't take it, and the next day
be bsCan 8 suit sgsinst Farmer Hammond for
S55 dSrzges. The care Was tried la t Saturday
befo:e Justice OF the Peace William W. Maddox
and a Jury. Desccn Westervelt and three others
swo,e that the buck WAS six years old, and thst
for more than year Petsr had been crcss and
ce'y and had made vicious attacks on four or five
persons. Farmer Hammond testified that the al
,sed attacks were mere playfulness on the part
o. the buck, and that he hsd an offer OF $40 for
Fetor on accouu at of his mischieyous capers The
Jury gave Deacon Westerve.t judgment OF 50,
ind Farmer Hammond settled at once.
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space unless the is paid for at transient rates
and under no circumstances will they be allowed 70
advertise other than thoir legitimate business In the
space contracted for.
Ali transient advertisements must bo paid foT n ad
vance.
Marriage snd death notices must be paid for In ad-
Resolutions IN Ss:s of thanks tributes OF respect
resolutions adopteS by societies persons unless OF
public concern, VII only be printed In tha paper as
advertisements.
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Exchange. Advertisements, orders for the paper,
news any iafoEzaa:on or business can be cont by
telephone
Entered tho Pess,f1co, AIo1anarH Virginia, as
eccond-case matter.
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RY VlRfUE OF A DSCRE E Of the Corner ,tion
SS Court rendered at the January term. 1902
In the cnancery oa1se OF Will am H. Tsylor ",
MsIy Iaylcr o. sis tho urdersis ned, who by the
fsi1 decree was spooin:e1 special cjmmissioner
for the purpose, II |! at ~ o'clock m on
SATURDAY,
the 21ed day OF February, 1892,
IN fr mt OF the Roya street entrance to the Mar
ket Builiing, in the city of Alexandria expose to
s.o st pubic aucten
TENEMENT AND LOT OF GROUND
on the east side CT Henry street, between Queen
and Princess, bounded IS follows: Beginning on
tee cast side o. Henry street 115 feet north Of
Q1een street at the north iiae Of 15.feet alley
thence north on Henry street i5 feet thence
ea's parallel to Q1sen Street 1 15 feet IL inches
TO lo.teit alley thence south on the ID St named
alley l5 feet 10 the fr ramed alley thence west
on this alley II feet l in :hez to the boeinnipg
with the US, Of the said alley
Terms OF Sale: One-thiri OF the purchase mon.
ey In cash on the day If ssle; the residue in two
equsl aymonts at g. AID twelve months from
the dsy of sale; the deferred payments to bear
interest hon III, Gay OF saio un i, paid. The
binds OF the purchaser, with approved personsl
sccu l;y, viii be rfquiTci 4 tho deferred nstsl-
menis OF ! ho n chase money ard tho tisle uill
DO retained ur:i lie purchase money il PAID in
full. FonTo.. ii ig st cost of purchaser
JANIS L, CATION,
SFcca Ccmpi sioner OF Sale,
l certify that Ji5s3 S. Caton, special commits
soner as atovO nsa,ei, has sxAcpted b,ad, with
approved se'u ity, i Tho roralty Of 5000 az r,-
qDire1 by d cree
f.b12 Is Jo7H s. BEACH. Clerk.
DY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST exc
ID ca.c! By john ". B.gg,tt and Martha Psg.
gett, bis vie. on thp 22i day OF February. 1883.
and recorded i dad book Nc 81, pa.o 3l5, o,
the land recold'o the city Of Alexandris, Viz
ginia thu undersigned, trustee. nsmef ia the said
decd, viii 9 o'clock III Gu
SATUKDAY,
the eth d y OF february 1892,
in front OF the loysi street entrance to the Mar
ket Bull isg, in the ci y OF Alexand:is, expose 10
s e at public suc:ioa, for cash, 8
TENEMENT AND LOT OF SOUND
on the ii ie OF s.. .saph street. between Oro-
noco and Pendlsion streets, snd bounded as fol-
Iowa: Beginning on St hsaph straet 112 feet
inches, moro 10. 2, south Of Ptndletoa Sheet
running thtnce to3ih OF 81 Asaph ttreet 81 teet,
moro or lesI; thorco east parallel 10 Pendleton
strcet 123 fEot i1clcs; thence north 81 feet,
moro lese, ard th9nca west n ttrsi hit lire to
III, beginning, with 81 sppnr:ena lcos thereto be-
longing. Convoy anei! & at The cost Of the Iur-
chaser.
febl2 Is JAMEs Il. CATION, Trustee.
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FOB GAA5 AND REN,r.
roR SALE.
PGETTIEsr LOTS III ALEXANDRIA

P3ETTIEsr LOTS III ALEXANDRIA
fer the money and promise har d. .ome returns in
. few months. LsoS st them and buy tefore
spring. Plies will be advanced after March LIST.
Columbus etreHt, jus. n,r;h of Pend.eton, l,t
1898, rlce $3.50
foInmbus street, cas-! side, jast no.t th of &adl.
cor, 1890, $3.50.
Wes5 eide Columbus, between Madison and
Montgome y, s.joining Few huns, 1890, $3.50.
Msdison street, so feet west Of Columbus, 161
100, S225 snd $GO0
Will Re pleased to serve Aiexsrdriaus in my
line Correspondence Invited.
GEO. Y. WORTHINGTON,
feb3 eo2sl 1885 ST. u. W., Washingto D. G.
EOR RENT.-The TWO.sTORY BRICK RESI-.
l. D2NCE, No. 9l6 Prince street; Z rooms and
bath; Latrobe stoves electric bells and all mod.
e,n Improve ments. Possession from after Feb.
18th. APPLY to W. T. VINCENT. isn19 tt
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ZOE oYER FIFTY YEARS

Az OLD AEO WsLL-TRIED REMEDY.-Ars
Windows Soothing Syrup has been used for over
Fifty YeGrs by MiISeN, Of Mothers for their Ch:l-
dren Fsile TsttAsss, with Perfect Sseeess soothes
the Child, Saftcss the Gum, AHays all Pain; Cures
ITi=d Cslie and is the best remeay for DiarrAoa.
Sold by Druggists in o7e-y yart Of .nc ssosc II
value is incalculablo. Be sure and SAX for Ers.
Winsloa's Sodthisg ssssD, and take no other kind.
TyentF.ave esRss settle.
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certify that Jlnes &. on, special commits
sioner as aSovo nsa,ei las xAcpted b,ad, with
approved se'u ity, Tho roralty Of $500 az IT
qDired By d cree
f,b12 Is JOIN s. BEACH. Clerk.
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AUCTION SALES.

Rg \ VIHToE CT Deere of the Cogpor .Iop
so court rendered az the January term. ls92
In the cnsncery oa1se OF Will am a. Tsylor ",
Msly Taylcr e5 ais tho urdersis sned, who by the
ssi1 decree was sp0oin.e1 special cjmmiasioner
for thu rrrnnse Il Of ~. LII -. -.