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and quietly raised the sash, while an- other grabbed the turkey from the dish and fled across the hotel yard toward the old stable, followed by his compan- ions. After making room for the large dish Dave turned around, stepped to the window, raised the dish and placed it in its position in the center of the table, never noticing that the bird had flown. Going to the sideboard he picked up the supper bell and gave it a violent ring, | thus notifying the host that dinner was ready.
 "This way, gentlemen this way, please" spoke the proprietor to his guests; ''step this way, gentlemen" leading them through narrow passage from the bar to the dining room. No sooner had he reached the dining room than his gaze fell upon the empty plate, | when he exclaimed, David, where in the name of General Jackson is that turkey?'
 | Poor Dave! Never was man taken more by surprise. When for the first time he noticed the broken platter his broad smile vanished. In an instant his jaw fell and bis large eyeballs stared most frightfully, while his whole frame shook with terrible tremor. All he could say in reply to the abrupt and em- phatic question was, Don't know, sir; it was dar, it was dar," and hurrying to the kitchen stairs he shouted down, You, Pheby, whar in deb'l's dat tur- key?'
 'Go erlong now, you's got it up dar long ergo" The disappearance was not only a mystery to the waiter and cook, but to the proprietor as well, who in an apologetic manner asked the guests to thorough investigation could be made. Every one in the house, including the hostler, was questioned and cross Sues- tioned, yet no light could be thrown on the mystery. After wasting an hour in trying to find the missing bird, and after R consultation with the guests, fried ham pnd eggs were substituted for the turkey. It was not till two hours later, when lhe guests were about to depart, that the proprietor learned what had become of the turkey, One of the boys, more bold than his companions, came back to the hotel to see how the joke worked, and thinking the story of the birds disap- pearance too good to keep, told it to one of the men that were lettering about the outside of the hotel.
 The next morning the picked bones of the turkey were found scattered about on the ground back of the stable, where the boys had, after carving it with their pocketknives, greedily devoured the we'll cooked dbird.-Philadelphia Times
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Primitive .TuStice.

heard Bill Stone plead his first case. It was 8 good many years ago-more than twenty anyway. I do not femem- Der the name of the judge, but notori= ous horse thief was up for trial on a charge of stealing cattle. As he had no counsel the court appointed Bill Stone to defend the case. Stone took his man over to a window and talked to him for a few minutes, then announced that he was ready for trial. ''We plead guilty, your honor, to the charge against us,' announced the young lawyer. The court wasted no time in giving 8 verdict, for horse stealing was heinous offense in those days in this part of the country, and condemned the man to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
 .But, judge, we plead guilty!" yelled Stone, expressions of amazement and disappo ointment alternating on his face.
 Fifteen years, 3 repeated the judge.
 But. judge, we plead guiltyw re- peated Bill Stone, raising his long arms like windmills. But the judge was: ob- durate. rss
 ''If that is the case," said Stone, tive will argue the case," and he forthwith started in upon the defense. For thirty minutes he argued and pleaded with that eloquence that is characteristic of him, and at the end of his harangue he sat down and watched the effect of his words. The judge smiled and made the sentence five years. Bill Stone had won his first case.-Kansas City Times.
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When the Prince Called on rsnn,


 There is one story that will be historic of 9 call which the Prince of Wales once made upon Tennyson. He had new page boy, who knew not the prince. and who had been warned against admitting strangers to the house op any pretext, One day the prince walked over from Osborne to see the poet. He gained the entrance, which was of itself no easy task, and knocked at. the door. s.Mas- ter's not in" he was told. The prince aetecting that this was promiscuous answer, which it was the page bows i1i- structions to give to all corners, said Twill you kindly tell him the Prince of Wales wishes to see him?'
 The boy eyed the visitor with an irri- tatingly knowing look, and replied "Walker!' which was equivalent to say ing, s'Do you see anything green in my eye?" This rude remark amused the prince very much, but the boy would certainly have slammed the door in his face # Fepnyson himself. who had been listening to the conversation, had not put in an appearance and welcomed the prince t2 his Freshwater home. New York Tribune.
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ALMOST BEYOND RELIEF.
Things Often Happen That We Can Scarcely Credit.


 THIS IS ONE OF THEM, AND WE GIVE IT TO I OUR READERS. IT MAY SEEM REMARK ABLE, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT IS ALI
 TRUE.
 A strange tale comes to us from Cham plain, N. Y., where the principal in this absorbingly interesting account came very near not now being alive to tell the story.
 It would seem that we'll known resi- dent of the town, Barney Wilson by name, fell ill. Now illness is common thing, but not so that of MT. Wilson, as he says himself, now that the danger is all over.
 ''I cannot describe how felt or what I suffered.
 ''It seemed to be at first mostly in my head. could not think easily; my head felt dull and strange, and was tired and weak all over. "l knew my nerves were weak and prostrated; that had dyspepsia terribly. Why, could scarcely eat anything from one day to another
 ''l could not sleep nights, and woke mornings feeling weak, tired and dragged out. It came near being my death stroke, 1 tell you, and we did not know what the end would be. "Can you believe it, I lived and suffered like this for whole year!
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Punching Steel and Iron.

According to 8 paper read before the Engineers club, of Philadelphia, on the proper limit of thickness to steel which may be punched, the statement is made that the thicker the steel the greater the damage caused by such an operation. Recent tests made to determine this matter are declared to indicate that punching injures steel less than iron up to, say, three-quarters of. an inch in thickness, at which point the two ma terials are about equal in this respect, and beyond this point the value of steel after punching decreases quite rapidly as the thickness increases; in iron the percentage seems to be much more con- stant. -.,-f.'
 The character of the fracture after punching is also found to be materially affected by the thickness of the mate rial. In view of these circumstances, it is proposed to limit to one-half inch the thickness of the metal subjected to punching, excepting in the cases of girders of more than fifty feet in length, when it may be nine-sixteenths of an inch; in top cords and end posts, five eighths of an inch, and in shoes, pedes-. tals and bed plates. three=quarters of an inch.-New York Sun,
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SHE COMMITTED SUIclpE.-Mrs. F. c. Cone, at Paris, left this letter: My hus- band-Forgive me if cause you trouble, but suffer so. You do not know what these long, wakeful, wretohed nights are to me, and l am so tired darling-the pain will never be better. It is not easy to take my own life, but have been sick so long. Goodbye, my husband, love you-your wife," This is but one of thousands that give in up, instead of using Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine, and be- ing speedily cured of their wretchedness. Go to W. D. Heald's drug store and Set an elegant book and trial bottle free. : 6
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Miles Nerve and Liver Pills act on new principle regulating the liver, stom- ach and bowels tty0ugh the neroeS A hew discovery. pr. Niles I'tlTs speedily 6pte biliousness, bad taste, terpid liver piles, constipation. Uneqnaled for men, w5mep, children: Smallest, mildest, suresti 50 doses; 25 cts. Samples free at W: D.
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How He Knew the Bpeed.

Jimmy-I was walking in the woods, when all at once came on the biggest kind of a rattlesnake.
 Pa-How dc you know it was rattle snake, Jimmy
 Jimmy-By the way my teeth rattled as soon as l saw him.-Texas Siftines.
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BUCKLEN's ARNIcA SALvE.-The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter chapped hands, chilblains, eoFns, and all skin eruptiops, and positively cures piles, or no pay requiped. Guaranteed to giye perfect satisfaction or money refunded, Price s5c per box. Sold by E. k. Taft.
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You think you're wonderfully good" said MT. Scapegrace to his wife, "but what will you say when you meet me in heaven ?" Well" she responded, "Pn say: How did you manage to get here P"
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A cold of unusual severity developed into difficulty decidedly catarrhal in all it's characteristics, threatening a return of my old chronic malady, catarrh. One bottle of Ely's Cream Balm completely eradicated every symptom of that painful and prevailing disorder.-E. w. Warner, Rochester, N, Y.
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The Boston Star says br. Kaufmapn's great book on diseases, it's causes and home cure, with fine colored plates, is the best work ever published. A copy will be sent free to anybody who sends three 2-cent stamps, to pay postage, to A, P,
 Ordway & Co.,, Boston, Mass i
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Every one gives it the highest praise. H. Gradel, Druggist, Walnut and Allison Sts., Cincinnati, F., says this of his trade "I sell my share of Dr.. Bulls Cough Syr- up, and my customers that have used this preparation speak of it in the high est termSn
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We ask for justice, and what do we get? Just ice
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NOTICE TO FARMERS.-Wan : IN 800 Cords of WHITE BIRCH POLE WOOD. suitable for the manufacture of STOOLS. Will pay cash on delivery at our mills. Must be de- livered before April 1st. ." G.HAI.L JR., < co.
 South WillingtQn. Conn.,. Jan. 4th, 1923 t
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Phil Armour, according to the Chicago papers, has hundred dollars placed on bis desk every morning, which he distri- butes in charits during tthhe the course of the day. His bill for luncheon often runs up as high as 40 cents, while some of his clerks spend nearly dollar. But then they don't have to drop hundred dollars day in charity.
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Drug Store Coffee,

Customer (at soda fountain) )-Have ypH. any coffee flavor? l... Clerk lbrisklyEYes, sir:
 'poes it taste like epffee7' ..- ''Um-er-n-o, but it looks like coffee perfect picture of it., sir. New York Weekly
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WANTED AsEsHs' t1e1s1,Ds' df local saes and i'd sell Ornamental Shrubs, Roses Trees and Fruits Exper1ence unnecessary. Salary and Expenses pald weekly. Permanent positions. No security character.
 CHARLES H. CHASE, Rochester, N Y. Mention this paper.
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2,228, 2.-These figures represent the number of bottles of pr. Kings New Dis covery for consumption, coughs and colds which were sold in the United States from March, '91, to March, '9g. Two million, two hundred and twenty-eight thousand, six hundred and seventy-two bottles sold in one year, and each and every bottle was sold on positive guarantee that money would be refunded if satisfactory results did not follow its use. The secrt of it's success is plain. It never disap- points and can always be depended on as the very best remedy for coughs, colds. etc. Price soc. and $1. At E. K. Taft's drug store. 6
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02

TURNED THE OFFICE OVER TO HIS
SUCCEssoR-Mr. NJ. B. Harlow, who
since the year 1876 has been the faith
full and efficient City Treasurer Of Alex
andria, to-day formally turned over the
office, books and funds to his successor,
Mr.. ]. D. II. Lunt. The latter, who
gives bond Of $4,000, had already
fled all but his School Board bond
which was prepared this morning. Mr..
J. Carlin Creighton is to be Deputy
Treasurer under hfr. Lunt. Mr.. ]. D..
Normoyle, who for number of years
has been the efficient and accommodate
ing deputy of Mr.. Harlow, will con-
tinue in the employ Of that gentleman
in various business pursuits. The gen.
tlemen who now have charge of the
City Treasurer's Office are practical
business men, and naturally of courte-
Gus and accommodating demeanor, and
will without doubt prove themselves
equal to every emergency and able to
grapple tedious duties appertaining to
the office. Mr.. Harlow has served
twenty-one years of his life in the en-
ploy of the city, and during all this
time he has proved himself the right
man in the right place in each position
ne has been called to fill. His many
friends wish him success in all his flu
ture pursuits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02
PROPOSALS.


DROPOSALS-Sealed proposals, addressed
l. to Geo. II. Hinken chairman of the COM
mittee on light, will be received at this office
until o'clock p. m. Monday. September u
1898, for furnishing the Gas Works with
ONE THOUSAND 1000 TONS, more or
less, of GAS COAL. (2240 pounds to tho tony
to be delivered in the sheds at the works and
trimmed up. The coal must be either Wa
verify, Tyconnel, Monongah or other coal of
of equal or superior quality. Bidders can
give their figures on all of the mines, and are
requested to give the candle-power yield, &C.,
per ton Of each coal.
Bids will also be received until the same
hour and at the same place for furnishing
FOUR HUNDRED TONS 400, more or
less of CUMBERLAND COAL Georges
creek per the, boat load, of 224O pounds TO
ton, to be delivered at the Electric Light
Works in the sheds and trimmed up.
The committee reserve the right to reject
auy and all bids. R. NJ. LATHAM,
ser1 I'd Superintendent of Gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02

The OYSTER SEASoN.-With yester-
day the oyster season, which has been
closed since last spring. opened and the
toothsome bivalves are now found upon
the market and in all the restaurants Of
the city. Oysters have already begun
to arrive in large quantities in Balti-
more, but so far comparatively few
have reached Washington or this city.
The Norfolk J'irginiml says: For sew
eral days past the oyster packers have
been getting their houses and boats in
order, and yesterday morning num-
Der of fleets set sail for the oyster
grounds. In many place from which
Norfolk receives her supply the oyster
is said to be in excellent condition.
Owing 10 the severe weather last win
ter business was much smaller than was
expected and many of the dealers were
barely able to make both ends meet.
The outlook this season is promising
and with an open winter business will
be very heavy There are in the vicin-
ity of Norfolk several thousand men
who derive their means of support from
the oyster industry"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02

PERSoNAI.-Captain Smithers and
family left yesterday morning for Al
exandria, where he is employed for
severa! months past as yard master on
TIE r. 4 d. r. r. We are sorry to
sc such a good family, but suppose
II is not very pleasant for man TO
have his family hundred miles from
his place of business. We congratu.
late Alexandria upon the accession to
Misunderstanding Nencs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Polk Marshall of
Markham, gave charming german
last Friday evening. Among the
guests were the Misses Waller, of Stat
ford county, Miss Norton, Of Alexan-
andria, Mrs. John Marshall, of Charles
ton, S. c., and the Messrs. Norton, of
Observation-Disclosures hader.
The Harrisonburg Spirit of the Val-
ley says that Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie has
been visiting that town during the
week and is looking vigorous in his
green old age.
Miss Gertrude Stansbury, of this city,
and Miss Mary Bland Murphy, of Mt.
Holly, Va, left to-day for the Chicago
Fair. They will return by the way of
Niagara.
Mr. J. Schneider will leave here on
Monday to visit the Chicago Fair.
Mrs. J. T. Beckham has returned
from Staunton where she has been Wis
iting friends.
Mr.. w. n. McVeeigh left for Rich
mond to-day to spend a fewweeks.
Rev. I. H. Rice, having returned
from his vacation, will preach in the
Second Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning and conduct the usual COM
munion services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02
Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Browns Iron BitterS Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion. removes excess Of bile
and cures malaria. Get the genuine,

THE cHILDRES's health must not be neg
lected. Cold in the head causes catarrh.
Ely's Cream Balm cures at once. 1t is per-
fectly safe and is easily applied into the nos
trils The worst cases yielding to it. Price
30 cents.
ONE of my children had very bad dis
charge from her nose Two physicians pre-
scribed but without benefit. We tried Elys
Cream Balm, and much to our surprise there
was n marked improvement We continued
using the Balm and in short time the dis
charge was cured.-O. A. Cary, Corning n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02

CITY AFPAIRs.-To-day Mr.. NJ. B.
Harlow turned over to his successor in
Office as City Treasurer S41 1896, that
sum being the amount charged against
the Treasurer on the books in the Au-
ditor's office. The receipts since June
Is; last are rs follows: General fund,
$s6,OS&.224; sinking fund. $6,09S2G gas
fund. - .5S4.O7 total, SOS, 06557 The
expenditures during the same period
were: On general fund, So, 666. OF
sinking fund, $6.O21.50; gas fund,
$S3gS.09 total, $50,OS5.6l. The over
draft on account of gas fund is caused
by payment on account of the new
work now being done at the gas works
and coal bill brought over from last
wear 1t was at one time the policy,
when there was no money TO the credit
OF iund, TO give notes, bearing inter
est, even when the city had thousands
of dollars to It's credit in bank. Five
Years ago the City Auditor called the
attention of the finance committee and
the Treasurer to the matter and he was
authorized to overdraw and in this way
assist temporarily the fund. this course
being considered Il good and proper
financial policy and one necessary and
due the gas fund, for when the gas
works receipts are lightest their ex-
penditures are greatest, most of the
street and other work being done dur
lug the summer and fall months. The
wisdom of this policy was evidenced
when the new retorts were purchased
and erected, and on July &, 1892, note
for s. 900 was paid by q warrant on the
gas fund when that fund had nothing
TO its credit, while the general fund had
thousands of dollars, and in nine
months the gas fund had a balance to
its credit. This course has saved tc
the city more than q thousand dollars
and will be followed out in paying for
the new work now about being finished
ut the gas works. The folly of borrow.
ing money with more than forty thou
sand dollars in bank is obvious. The
city's affairs have been managed upon
safe and conservative grounds and will
continue to be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Complaints are made that the electric
lights on Commerce street do not burn.
After the fine rain of yesterday the
skies cleared to-day and the weather
became warm again.
The erection of the handsome Walk
er School Building in the county is be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion.
A horse belonging to Mr.. J. II. Frye,
who lives in Fauquier county, between
Mark ham and Orlean, was stolen on
Thursday night.
Most of the clergyman have returned
from their summer vacation and will to-
morrow conduct services at their re-
spective churches.
The repairs to the Relief Hook and
Ladder truck house are being rapidly
made. The tower has been completed
and the bell now rings again.
Mr.. P. R. Evans, who recently lost
his position as master carpenter of the
Midland road, has been placed in charge
of the track forces between this city
and Orange.
Mr.. j. D. III. Lunt, who to-day as
sumed the duties of City Treasurer, has
fled his bond for $4,000 as Treasurer
of the City School Board. His sureties
are Messrs. A. w. Armstrong and S. II.
Lunt.
Mr.. T. L. Fairfax, of Clifton, while
driving over the road from Washington
to this city on Thursday night lost his
pocketbook containing S107 in notes,
a twenty-dollar gold piece and check
for S41.67.
Mr.. D. Bendheim has concluded to
extend his blanket sale another week.
The prices are low and numbers are
availing themselves of the opportunity
OF laying in supplies for the coming
season.
A postoffice has been established at
Cherrydale, Alexandria county, with
Julian Magruder postmaster. The new
Office is to be supplied by special ser
vice from Ballston, two and a-quarter
miles southwest.
John Cowhig, of Manassas, brake
man on the r. & d. Il. r., had four
fingers of his right hand badly lacerat-
ed at Clifton a few days since by hay
ing them caught in o switch which he
was turning at the time.
The game of ball to be played at
Riverside Park on Monday next, be-
tween the Alcxandrias and the club
from Fairfax G. H, is expected to be
well contested and large crowd will
be present. There will be other at
fractions at the park on that day.
At the meeting held last night by the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company, one
member was reinstated and three appli-
cantions for membership were received.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to make arrangements to hold
musical entertainment to raise money
for furnishing the hall, reported pro-
gress.
Mr.. Howard H. Young, county clerk,
has collected in fees due the county and
State, for the year ended August 81,
S1,76O,79. His collections in fees due
the county and State during seven
years of his occupancy of the office
have amounted to over SO, 900. Dur
ing the year just ended 400 deeds have
been recorded.
Mr.. r. B. Taylor, of Nagley's farm,
Prince William county, was in the city
TO-DAY, and says that on Monday even
ing last the sloop White Swan was
abandoned in the marsh on the river
front of that farm by several men who
he heard proceeded to Washington
overland. He says the men left their
clothing, &C., on the boat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02


THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The clerk Of
the City School Board will, on Monday
next, at Peabody Building, commence
the issuing of permits to children to at
tend the public schools. He will be at
his office from 8 a. IN. to ? p. M, on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to
issue permits for white children, and
during the same hours on Thursday
and Friday to supply colored children
with the permits. After receiving their
permits the children will proceed to
the principals of their respective schools
to be graded. The schools will be
opened for study on Monday, the
18th. During the remainder of the ses-
sion permits. as heretofore, will be is
sued every Monday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-02

NOT TO BLAME.-The fact that the
recent order of Council directing the
fences on Franklin street to be set back
has not been carried out by the Super
intendent of Police is not due to dere-
LECTION of duty on the part of that Off
Ger, he having received orders from
the committee on streets of the City
Council TO defer the work for reasons
perfectly satisfactory to themselves.
As soon as some minor details are ar
ranged the work will doubtless be pro-
ceeded with,