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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-11
CLANCY NJ. JONES,

FIRST CLASS REPAIRER OF SHOES and
+ BOOTS, has his shop In the office once oc-
cupied by Colonel Orvllle I. Calhoun, Where
he will be pleased to receive orders for all
kinds OF work in his line, which he will do In
satisfactory manner, on short notice, an and at
low price. lFep. l3' 1872
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-11
School Notice,

A LII Teachers and patrons Of schools desir-
IA Gus OF esta tablishlng and operating schools
must notify and confer with the Township
school Trustees before commencing 10 teacn !:
and also notify the Trustees when they wish
TO suspend their schools and reopen same on
account of the work season and other emer-
gences, 40 that the school trustees can reserve
their share OF the Public School fund LOT
their schools, T.. COWAN.
Chairman County Board Examiners. A. G.
Sep. 20, 1898.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07

An IMPORTANT WITNESs.-A gentle
man from Rappahannock county has
sent to a friend in this city the following
verbatim statement OF witness in a
celebrated trial in that county many
years ago, and as the friend has been
frequently asked for copy he adds:
"If the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE would
publish it it would save some trouble:
The case of the Commonwealth vs.. Cassidy,
being called Mr. Buck Bryant witness, de-
posed as follows: 1T was musty, drizzly.
damp sort of u morning, and says to my old
woman says l. l believe will advance down
towards Rinsgod and deposit my vote, for
says |, Fillmore and Buchanan are runnin
for the legislator. Says she, Buck, | would
And, SAYS /, as old neghbor Collins has my
cotton umbcrill. will advance by there
and
Here the witness was interrupted and was
told to confiue himself to the evidence and
rot speak irrelcvantly. He demonstrated by
saying he was sworn to tell the truth and he
"a gwinen to do it. ''Let him so on" says
Judge Gilmcr, "and tell it his own way"
Whereupon the witness resumed: AS was
a saying before, it was misty, driZZ'y, damp
sort of mornin', and, says / to my old wom-
an, believe l will advance down towards
Ringgold and deposit my vote, for, says |,
Fillmore and Buchanan is runnn for the
lcgisatur Says she. "Buck, | would" and,
says I, as old ncighbor Collins has my cotton
umberill, will advance by there and get said
umberill Says she, Buck, / would. So l adj
vanced by old neighbor Collins and, sure
enough the old cock had my cotton umbcrill.
Having obtained said umberil, advanced
down towards Ringgold. Nothin happened
enduren Of the time until came in sight of
the depot. when who should l see but old
John Wells. You all know old John Wells?
As soon as he seen me he says TO me, says he,
Uncle Buck Says L what? Say he,
wouldn't you like TO have drink of good old
Buchanan whisky? Says I, don't care if
do. And it was prime good Ticker. Having
obtained said lickcr, l advanced in the depot
and deposited my vote for Buchanan. Having
deposited said vote | advanced out of the de-
pot and sot down on log by the side of the
railroad track, when Whitfield Cassidy ne
comes up to me. Now Whitfield is the broth
er of kiah Cassidy, who married my daughter
Sal. Whitfield and Kiah being brothers born in
the natural way-no gals between both being
young men, more especially Kiah, which are
the younger. And says he to me Uncle
Buck" Says What Says he I have shot q
man.. Says the - you have and that Is
all | know about the fight, for l wore not
there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
AUCTION SALES.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
ID bearing date on March 9th, 1893, and
recorded in deed book No. %, page 2ST, of
the land records of the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, executed by Frank T. Moses 10 me,
the undersigned will sell at public auction,
for cash, on the premises in the city of Alex
andria, Virginia, at ten o'clock a. m, on
TUESDAY, April 18th, 1898,
al! the STOCK OF GOODS, MERCHANDISE
and LIQUORS and all the BAR FIXTURES,
COUNTERS, SHELVING, BOUFFETS
GLASSWARE and other personal property
connected with the hotel, restaurant and bar
on the premises at the intersection of the
south side of Cameron street with the west
side of Royal street, known rs the CITY
HOTEL; also the unexpired term of the said
Frank I. Moses in the said premises, under
lease expiring on the 1st day of November,
1893, together with the benefit of all cove
nauts, stipulations and agreements in the said
lease contained, for an extension or renewal
of the same or otherwise; also all the good
will of the said hotel, restaurant and bar, and
the licenses, permits and privileges to the
same belonging or in anywise appertainng
+. Z. WHILE,
apl6 is Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
Burned Canaries for Revenge.

Mrs. Catharine Menninger, Of Will
liamsbursh, was the owEcr until Mon
day night of four canary birds, for
which she repeatedly had refused 500.
The birds were Of the light green spe-
cies and were good Singers. About a
week ago Menninger, it is said, went
on spree. Mrs. Menninger says that
when she refused to give him money
for beer on Monday night he struck
her in the face. She told him she
would never live with him again. AT
terward she went out to visit her sis
ter. During her absence Menninger
took the pet canaries from their cages,
it is asserted, and threw them into the
hot kitchen stove, where they were
burned to death. When Mrs. Minnin-
ger returned and missed her pets, she
asked her husband what had become
of them. He laughingly told her.
that he had burned them. Mrs. Mer-
ninger removed the lid of the stove and
saw the charred bodies of her four can
aries in a row on the live Goals. She
began to cry, and then she says that
Menninger knocked her against the
wall. On Tuesday morning Mrs. Men
ninger went TO the Lee Avenue Police
Court and obtained a warrant for her
husbands arrest for assaulting her.
When he was arranged in court yester-
day Mrs. Menninger told Justice Con-
molly of his cruelty to the canaries.
Il had those poor little birds so tam
ed, she said, "that every morning they
began to sing as soon as went into the
kitchen and my husband knew that /
loved them with all my heart. Some
times he told me that if ever / offended
him he would be revenged in manner
that I would remember to my dying
day. This is the revenge he meant"
Monninger denied that he threw the
birds into the stove. He said he took
them to friends house. Mrs. Men
ninger, interrupting him, said her boy
saw him put them in the fire. Men
ninger finally said that he took the
birds out of the cage to let them fly
around and that they accidentally got
into the stove. of which the lid was of.
He was held in 81 900 bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
HALL AND OFFICE ACCoMMoDA-
y TTOES

HALL AND OFFICE ACCOMMODA-
IL 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.
ER ifrequired. Pending the necessary altera-
tions, applications for special space or arrange
mcnts. are invited. One Of the upper stories
23xGO feet, clear of partitions, pillars or OBJ
struCtions will be rented Us Il Hall. This
property, centrally located, yet removed from
street bustle, offers special advantages for the
purposes indicated. Address
POTOMAC SHOE COMPANY.
feb22 Prince and Fairfax streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
MEDICINAL.

g furred or coated tonguc-it proves that
you're bilious. In that case you should carry
in your vest pocket small sealed vial of these
Pellets. They are anti bilious granules
which act in 4 prompt and natural way,
without gripping. So beneficial and lasting
Is their effect that the makers can afford
70 guarantee that they will give you salts
faction or they'll return your money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
ENoR SALE.

THREE-STORY BRICK HOUSE, - rooms,
lot 55x10O feet. Choice location on Duke
street. One Of the most desirable pieces of
property for sale in the city. Terms to suit.
r. +. KNOX,
mari If PIG King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
FOR SALE AND RENT.

A FARM FOR SALE To SETTLE AN
~ ESTATE.
This FARM situated on the Telegraph
Road one and a-half miles southwest of
Alexandria, Va and belonging to the estate
OF the late David A. Windsor is now offered
for sale, sixty acres with dwelling and all
outbuildings. There is peach orchard of
three hundred trees, two years old in full
bearing, grapery and other fruits. There are
six acres of woodland.
The whole tract contains one hundred acres.
the remaining forty acres more or less, sub
iect to the option of the purchaser. 1t is
we'll fenced and all buildings are in good
repair.
Land rcry fertile. Parties desiring to pur-
chase will do well TO inspect the premises, as
no fancy prices will be asked, the same being
sold to settle an estate.
Terms easy.
Il. F. KNOX,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
Twenty-Five cents per bottle.

A COLD of unusual severity DEVELOPED into
u difficulty decidedly catarrhal in all It's char
acteristics, threatening return of my old
chronic nlalady, catarrh. One bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm completely eradicatcd every
symptom Of that painful and prevailing dis
order-E. ". Warner, Rochester, y. Y.
WHEN l began using Ely's Cream Balm ay
catarrh WAS SO bad had headache the whole
time and discharged large amount of filthy
matter That has almost entirely disappeared
nd have not Lad headache since.-J. H.
ommers, Stephncy, Conn. MID
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
For Oyer Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs.
Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS
for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHISG, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SooTHEs the CHILD,
SoFTENs THE GUM, ALLAYs all PAIN; CURES
WIND Collie and is the best remedy for Dr.
ARRHGA: Sold by Druggists in every part of
the world. Its value is incalculable. Bc sure
and ask for Mrs. WiNsLow's SOOTHING SY-
RUP, and take no other
Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
1893 SPRING 1893

The season is now upon us and we were
never better prepared to serve you with the
latest and choicest goods in our lines We
have just opened DRESS GOODS in the new
effects and shadiIgs from the lowest price TO
the best grades.
SILKS and TRIMMINGS in great variety
to match Dress Goods.
SPRING WRAPS and BLAZER SUITS.
We have gone into this line more extensively
than ever before and are showing the largest
and most varied assortment in the city at cor
rect prices. Note the following specials:
All-wool Navy Blazer Suits from 50 up.
All-wool Capcs in Black, Navy. Tan and
Gray from 50 up.
All-wool Capes, Extra Value, at So.
This is the season for rcnovating, and if
you are looking arouAd for CHOICE MAT
TING to replace the warm carpet come in
and 500 us We will show you 100 Rolls OF
new fresh goods. These are all jointlcss and
we offer them at 15c per yard up. Our 20
and 25c qualities cannot be beat
We are showing new goods in all our vari-
Gus departments. Space will not permit fur
thcr detail
A call and iusurc,ion is solicited
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
MEETINGS.
V1o ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

A general meeting of the WASHINGTON
RICiNATE FIRE-PROOFING COMPANY
will be held in Alexandria city, Va, ut the
principal office of said company at No. 12S
south Fairfax street at 11:30 Il. n., TIL URS-
DAY, April 9th, 1898. Business to be at
tended to: Election of officers and business Of
a general character, as the interests or the
good of the company may require. BY order
OF the Board of Directors.
II. STANDIFORD, Secretary.
y. B-StockhOlderS will please be present
or send proxies to J. d. Hooe or William
MaySe 12S south Fairfax street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
ilria Is asette.
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY AT
Gazette Building, $40 s. 312 Prince ST.

Daily one year, Sc six months So ;onc month
81 cents.
Tri-Weckly one year S4 six months So;
three months 81.
al transient ,rtiseIncnis ,nu,t be paid FOR
in advance.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed to ex-
reed their space unless the excess is paid for
at transient rates, and under no cirr'im-
stances will they be allowed t" advertise
other than their Legitimate business in tie
space contracted for.
Marriage and death rotccs mu, he paid f"r
in advance.
Resolutions in memoriam Of thanks, trihulc>
OF respect, resolutions adopted by sorytio'
or persons unless of public coacerl!. sill
only be printed in this paper as adgor':s
ments.
The GAZETTE office is connected with thc
Telephone Exchange. Advertisements. or
ders for the paper, news or any information
or business can be sent by telephone.
Entered ct the Postohce Alexandria, Virgin
il. as second-class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07

There's no case OF Catarrh so hopeless
that DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cannot
cure. The makers will pay $500 reward
for any incurablc case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07

FOE SALE.
4 FINE 9-ROOM BRICK DWELLING on
Duke street, has lot on each side, one of
which is a valuable building lot
4 GOOD BRICK AND FRAME g-ROOM
HOUSE on Fairfax street. has Il deep lot and
fronts on the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad.
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT AND
WHARF PROPERTY
u l. I-Sov
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-07
DENTISTRY.
401 9TH st. n. w., cor. D,
WASHINGTON. D. C.

WASHINGTON. D. C.
The Association System has two
great advantages
First---Thcrc is different operator
for each particular line of work.
such specialist being, of course.
more skilful than the man who at
tcmpts this. that and the other"
Sccond---The expenses of several dem
lists arc reduced to those of one,
allowing n scale of prices much
lower than others can afford for
the same superior service.
There arc other advantages which We shall
take pleasure in explaining to you personally.
Extracting, 25c With gas or zono SOC
Cleaning, >. 75c
Silver Filings, Toe Platina Filings, S100
Gold Filling in proportion. Gold Crown, 81 so
VERY BEST TEETH, $500.
Baltimore ofIices-No. 1 n. Charles, corner
Baltimore street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
One Way to XIII OFF Wolves.

!. NJ. Campbell, the most extensive
sheep man in West Texas, has lost %
per cent. of his flock during the past
twelve months. They were all killed by
wolves. He now has $4,000 sheep on his
ranch in Valverde County and the wolves
continue to prey upon them. Over 100
wolves have been killed on his ranch
since January Mr.. Campbell endeavored
to get rid of the pests by poisoning
them, but met with little success. He
has now hit upon novel plan for ex-
terminating every wolf in western Texas.
1t is by the incubation of a disease
among them. In order to do this he
trapped ten wolves about two months
ago and penned them up with a dog
which was badly afflicted with the
mango. The wolves soon caught the
disease and are now thoroughly covered
with the parasites which produce it.
They will be turned loose on the ranch
in few days and Mr.. Campbell expects
the disease to spread among the wolves
80 rapidly that there will not be one Of
them left in Texas in two years. 1t was
never known before that wolves wert
susceptible to the mango. They live to
gether in dens and the disease viii
spread rapidly. 1t is incurablc, and M
animal having it will breed. If Mr.
Campbell's experiment is success it vii
I've worth thousands of dollars to tn
sheep interests of Texas annually
Chicago Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
POPULAR SCIENCE NOTES.

To RENDER DRAWING PAPER TRANS
PARENT.-Castor oil, dissolved with al
cohol applied with sponge, will render
drawing paper transparent and allow Oh
tracing in lead pencil or India ink. I'M
mersion of the paper in alcohol removes
the oil, and the paper becomes opaque.
The alcohol will serve for the next sheet.
GLASS HOUSES. to the
English papers glass houses may be one
of the features of the not far distant fu-
ture. They say that stone and brick are
not unlikely to be superseded as build
ing material by blocks of glass. They
would not necessarily be transparent,
and as they would becast of large size the
process of erection would move forward
with great rapidity. Glass has the repu-
tation of being moisture-proof and indie
structible, and as it need not be OF fine
quality, it is estimated that it would be
as cheap as brick or stone. The glass
may be colored to suit the whim OF the
builder
A NOVEL MATCH. Not many i'm
provements are recorded nowadays IN
the manufacture of matches, but it has
lately been proposed to substitute for
the ordinary article novel kind OF paper
arrangement described as resembling in
its general construction the coiled tape
measure used by tailors. The coil thus
employed is a roll OF paraffined paper en-
closed in metallic case, one end OF the
paper projecting after the manner of the
tape measure, and at regular intervals on
the paper are small points covered with
an gniting substance. In practice one
has only to give the end OF the paper a
smart pull, bringing the igniting point
IN contact with a smell steel plate, and a
light is struck which burns slowly and
evenly and, on the roll being thus ex-
hausted from use, fresh one can be in
serted IN its place. Matches of this
description can be manufactured with
great rapidity and at very small cost
ARE You LEFT EYED OR RIGHT EYED
There are but few ambidexters, either
in the matter of hands, feet or eyes. II
may sound rather queer, but 1t Is fact
nevertheless, that 50 out of every lOl
human beings are right handed, left
legged and left eyed An oculist has
remarked that it is a. established fac
that we all use one eye more than we dc
the other, which establishes as clear
case of cleft and right eyedness " a.
though the same terms were used t
denote preference in the use OF hands
and feet. If you want to decide as tC
whether your friends or relatives arr
right or left eyed, give them small
telescope or spyglass to look through
or have item take cain with a gun
We all take great interest in ascertain
ing the color. size, shape and yisua
powers of our children's eyes, but how
many of us stop to consider whether the,
are "right'' or ''left eyedl
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
AmerIcanisms aud Britishisms.

Mr.. Brander Matthews in his booI
" Americanisms and Britishisms' dis
cusses the differences of speech and
spelling, and it is made apparent that
these differences are much less than, say
30 years ago Here are a few OF the
differences in speech:
American-Railroad, conductor, grade,
to switch, depot.
Brtsh-Railway, guard, gradient, to
shunt, terminus.
Again:
American-Farmhand, 20 stay at a
place, bects.
British Agricultural laborer, TO stop
at place, beet root.
There never has been, Mr.. Mathews
points cut. a perfect English language
There never will. be one; or at least
when one arrives It will be like th'
French OF Racinc-no longer spoken
or the Sanskrit OF INDIA sacred Ian
guage. There must be always Ameri
canisms, and these again breaking on
/ into new forms In Florida or Oregon o
South Carolina There must be Away
| Australian words, Indian words al
kinds Of words.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
Electricity in Horticulture.

In winter the electric light seems te
force the growth of plants even better
than daylight. w. Siemens at Sherwood
England, has found that with straw.
berries and melons. the electric light
promoted the setting of the fruit, the
process of ripening, and the production
of aroma. More chlorophyll is produced
in the leaves, and growth is promoted.
An electric light centre, equal to l,4OC
candles, placed at distance of two
meters (7S4 inches from growing plants,
is equal to daylight in February, but
stronger lights are more economical
The gases generated by the arc light did
not injure the plants. Plants do NOT
seem to require period OF rest during
the twenty-four hours of the day, but
make increased and vigorous progress II
subjected during daytime to sunlight
and during the night to electric light
The radiation of heat from powerful
electric arcs can be made to cOunteract
frosts. Under the influence OF the cleo
trio light, plants can sustain increased
stove heat, without collapsing. Electric
light hastens the development OF fower'
and of fruit The flowers produced BY
its aid are remarkable for intense color
ing, and the fruit both for bloom an'
aroma, without increase OF the suga
content. The expense of electro-horti
culture depends mainly upon the cost o
mechanical energy and is very moderate
when natural sources OF such energy, a
waterfalls, can be used. = American
Agriculturist.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
A Thankless Sinner.

A journal reader was looking over an
old newspaper the other day, when he
sound the following incident which he
thought would bear reviving;
1t was in IN English hospital. The
chaplain was making his morning rounds
when he met porter.
Flows Robinson this morning" he
Eskcd
ICES dead, sor," answered the
porter
'DeadF
"Yes, sor'
but why didn't you call me. might
have been able 10 comfort the poor follow
u little in his last moments.
Eli comforted i'm myself, sor.'
"Youl Indeed! Aud what did you
say to comfort himT
iii said to i'm, Robinson, Hi sup
posse you know your VERY sickf %
YES, says 'ee
"'Rnhinson, Hi suppose you know you
can't last longf
"Nts. says Geo.
"'llobinsou, al suppose you know
you've been VERY wicked
"'Not, says zee.
e'Rahlus1n. Al suppose SOFA SNOW
F1H ctat gn tu heavuni
frs. sHfa go.
tWtll. liIh.usUa. Saws llL 'rnl
aasht Is he seu ihlukfa tlAt thuN
raca provided laf Yau fellows n r
cay
tfM. Hsa fa
uAal thaa eo mfaal a h0a m h
slIsH lai aHhaat efsa iaHa.aF m
h comforting Ht HasiHH laH
a. esaatnsa nsl sls'a hsll.. bs
- ~ aalsll rs lE
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO
GAS CONSUMERS.

company styling itself the UNITED IN
SPECTION CO." have been making a so-called
test of our gas meters. We hereby state that
they are not authorized by us to make any tests
of our meters, and we do not recognize their
certificates in any way shape, or manner. We
further state that we have not and will not
make any rebate on gas bills on any of their
certificates which have been or may be present.
ed to us. Any consumer who has reason to
believe that his meter is not In perfect order
may apply to us for test of the same; II that
test is not satisfactory the consumer may az
ply to the City Gas Inspector whose certificates
of tests are the only ones that are recognized
by this company. The methods employed by
the United Inspection Co. are such as will not
insure a correct test of meter They some
times style themselves the UNITED STATES
INSPECTION co." which might give the i'm
preston to the consumer that they are repre-
sentatives of the UNITED STATES GOV
EMINENT.
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co.