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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-21
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DROPOSALS.
L Alexandria Va Nov. II, 1898.
Sealed proposals will be received up to the
21th instant from the groccrs of the city for
supplying the poor of the different wards
with the following:
Good Extra Flour per pound.
Sound Boltcd Corn Meal per peck.
Good Coffee. roasted, per pound
Good Tea per ounce.
Extra Sugar per pound.
Sound Smoked Bacon per pound.
Good Sound Fish per dozen.
For three months from December IS, 1898,
with privilege Of renewing after the expra-
tion of above contract.
Bids will be opened at the Auditors Office
on Wednesday, December 6, 1893, at eight
o'clock p. III.
Notice is given that bids on an inferior
grade Of the above articles will not be consid-
cred, as tie committee intend that the goods
furnished shall be just what is called for
above
The committee also reserve the right to re-
icct any and all bids TO publish the prices of
the successful bidders. and upon any failure
Of the contractor to give satisfaction to cancel
the contract
By order of the Committee on Poor.
THOMAS j. FANNON,
nOv14 lot Chairman.
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Colorcd Help q Paradox.

No greater truism than this Ills
distance lends enchantment to the
view"
The melting softness and heavenly
tints of far away mountain become
rugged, rocky and brown in contact.
So in active as we'll as still life. There
is fascinating enchantment in vista
of the coiored race when viewed III
southern wales from northern heights.
4 vision sometimes of despair, too
this burden bearing race--away down
South, toiliug by the sweat of their
brows, yet under the shadow of slavery !!
Our imagination suggests tragedy OF
servitude, and our hearts yearn with
desire to ameliorate this misfortune by
importing them North, thus extending
wider fields for usefulness and improve
ment, for we credit them with ambition
and great self-respect at the same time
benefiting ourselves by perfect SER
vice.
Alas for this binding hallucination
still prevalent that colored help is all
perfect help. If true, how happy, in
deed, would be our culinary world. But
we may as well awake to the fact that
the davs of good dusky kitchen maids
are over, and that the places are sup
nlied with their educated, opinionated
posterity, while the ancient Nanny
bushes beneath her dusky skin at her
failure to impress her kin, along with
che nbook larnin',n with little COM
mon sense and refinement which she
herself possesses.
An education of common sense, com
! bined with the necessary education IN
geography, grammar and arithmetic
an education that would teach these
poor creatures that book lore does not
necessarily exclude kitchen lore
would be the golden key tounlock this
serious problem of the age.
Much has already been done in this
direction by the industrial schools es
tablished by northern friends, but this
does not meet with the entire approba'
ton of the race itself.
Their popular idea of education i:
that it should make ladies and gentle
men of them, hence they hage no great
ambition TO excel in humble spheres
WIZ this impression, the service they
naturally might we'll render is imper
fect Necessities move them to engage
in an occupation without the cheerful
ness which would be the result Of nat
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424 King st. Alexandria. Va.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
SCHOOL, BOOKS 4 SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

The largest stock of new and secondhand
School Books ever offered at lowest prices
We have never been undcrsold, for we buy in
the lowest market for cash and give our Gus
toners the benefit All our books are cover
ed with DYSON'S UNEXCELLED COVER,
which fits the book like glove and lasts
longer than any other made. They have
stood the test for six years. School Bags are
lower than ever All makes, from sc to 81.
States covered and plain. double and single,
from SC to :5Oc Composition Books, a new
liae. ] .. 4. ). 10. 10 and 25c All we ask
is a lool; at our line and you will be satisfied
that The little store CAN and DOES sell goods
low. S. +. DYSON & BRO. sos King ST.,
aug2S Next to the Opera House.
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ural talent combined with common

ural talent combined with common
sense.
A short time ago l had occasion to
answer my own door bell, being without
Il maid, There stood an arrogant spec
linen of the present generation, velvely
in skin and gay in apparel.
as you de white 'oman dat cullud
lady down de street say want hire
somebody 2" was her interrogation.
replied, II am that white wo-
man." Then followed query after
query on her part as to ''How many is
you got in your family ~ ''Dus you
have hot suppers? 2" ''Dus you get off
allday Sunday?" &C., until commenc-
ed to sink beneath the thraldom of be-
ing white.-N. y. Herald,
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A Delightful Cruise.

Mr.. w. X. Vanderbilt has invited a
congenial company to take a ten
months cruise to the Orient on his mag
nifcent steam yacht Valiant. The VAL
liant has been in dry dock at Erie basin
for weeks having her bottom cleaned,
her spars scraped and going through a
refurnishing generally. Now she is
groomed to perfection, ready to skim
tranquil seas or to battle with the ele-
ments, as occasion may demand. Her
hullis no longer black; she is dressed all
in white, like a bride. Her brasses
shine refulgent.
Among the guests invited by Mr..
Vanderbilt to make the voyage are ::
Mr.. Oliver II. p. Belmont, the banker
Mr.. ]. Louis Webb, the painter; Mr..
Rutherford, Mr.. Frederick 0. Beach
and DR.. f. l.. Reyes. The day for sell
ting sail has not yet been definitely an
nounced, but it will be some day tn s
week, probably to-day or tomorrow.
The itinerary of the trip, too, is as yet
a matter for consideration, and it will
be determined largely by circumstances.
The general plan is that the Valiant
shall point her course from Sandy Hook
directly to Gibraltar A modification Of
the planm may put her in harbor at St.
Michael's, in the Azores, for a few
days.
After passing Gibraltar she will plow
the blue waters of the Mediterranean,
skirting the African coast, until she ar
rives at Malta. From there she will
proceed to Alexandria, and an excur
sion may be made up the Nile in da.
habeah. After that the Valiant will 90
through the SueZ canal and enter Il c
Red Sea. 4 short stop may be made
at Alden. Thence she will steam to
Bombay, and, after stay Of n week or
so, she will run down the coast to Cey-
Ion. 1t is not known now whether or
.oot she will go farther, but it is not un-
lil ely that Calcutta may be another
port visited.
From ..irst to last, from the dag she
departs from New York to the time
Wien she casts onchor again in the har-
bor the Valiant VIII be sailing beneath
balcyon skies. The deck awnings which
She will set before leaving will remain
up until she returns. On her broad,
snowy after-deck steamer chairs and
India rattan couches and hammocks
will remain undisturbed throughout the
voyage, affording a luxurious lounsIns
place by day and by night.
Captain Henry Morrison, who has
been employed by Mr.. Vanderbilt Tor
several years, and who was in command
of the Alva when she was sunk is IN
command of the Valiant. He has
crew of sixty-two men, who are divided
almost equally between the three de
partments--the navigating, the engi-
neer's and the stewards. The wages
paid OFT by Mr.. Vanderbilt amount to
not less than $1,000 month. To this
must be added the expense of running
the vessel, the coal and the supplies.
Then comes The maintenance OF the
crew. and. by no means least, the cost
of supplies for the cabin. The total can
hardly he much less than $1,000
month.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY O'Ncal < Lunt. Auctioneers.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ES-
~ TATE.
BY virtue ola decree of the Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria, Virginia, rem
dcrcd in the chanccry cause OF C. o. Sipple
VS.. William NJ. Hammerdinger ct ais, | will
sell ut public auction on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER y, 1913.
at l. o'clock noon in front of the Royal street
entrance to the Market Building, in the city
of Alexandria. Va, the following property ;
to-wit:
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND in the city
of Alexandria, Va. improved by TWO
STORY FRAME DWELLING, bounded as
follows; viz Beginning on the north side Of
Prince street 30 feet > inches west of Fay
cite street. and running thencewest on Prince
street "a feet to Nelson's line thence north
with Nelson's line 100 feet more or less;
thence east parallel with Prince street to
Cheshire's line; and thence south parallel
with Fayette street to the beginning.
Terms Of SALE Onc-third of the purchase
money in cash and the residue in two equal
payments at six and twelve months from the
day of sale, the purchaser to give his notes for
the deferred payments, which are to bear in
tcrest from day of sale; the title to be retain
cd until the whole of the purchase money is
paid, and all cOnveyaucing at the cost of pur-
chaser. A. w. ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Sale.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY ONeal & Lunt, Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ES-

" TATE.
By virtue of decree of the Corporation
Court of the city of Alexandria, Va, entered
III the chancery cause of L T. Lucas jr., and
F. S. Lucas against Emma Lucas ct al, l will
sell at public auction on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER ., 1898,
ut - o'clock noon, in front of the Royal
street entrance to the Market Building, in the
city of Alexandria, the following property in
said city of Alexandria: viz:
First. A LOT OF GROUND on the north
side of Wolfe street, beginning 10 feet =
inches west of Columbus street, and running
thence west on Wolfe street ] 8 feet inches !;
thence north parallel with Columbus street
76 feet to an alley 4 feet wide; thence west
on said alley 10 feet inches, and thence in
a straight line to the beginning.
Second A LOT OF GROUND adjoining
the above lot on the west, improved by q
TWO-STORY FRAME HOUSE. fronting Is
feet I inches on Wolfe street and running
back the same width as in front T6 feet to
said 4 feet alley.
Third. A Lot OF GROUND adjoining No.
2 on the west and improved by TWO
STORY FRAME HOUSE, fronting 13 feet ,
inches on Wolfe street and running back the
same width as in front 76 feet to said 4 feet
alley.
Terms of Sale: Onc-third Of the purchase
money in cash, and the residue in two equal
payments mt six and twelve months from day
of sale; the purchasers to give their notes for
the deferred payments, which are to bear in
terest from the day of sale; the title to be
retained until the whole of the purchase
money is paid, and all conveyauciDg at the
cost of the purchaser.
A. w. ARMSTRONG,
Comni iSSinnar nf Solo
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nov14 lot

DROPOSALS.
4 Alexandria, Va, Nov. ii, 1898.
Scaled proposals will be received up to the
21th instant at 5 o'clock p. m, for furnish
ing ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CORDS
more or less, of mcrchantable PINE WOOD
to be delivered to the poor of the city as or
dered and in quantities not greater than one
quarter "A Of cord
The wood is to be delivered during the pc
riod from the 18th of December, 1893, to the
18th of March, 1891
Bids should be addressed to the Vndcrsign-
ed, and will be opened at the Auditors office
on Wednesday, December 6, 1898, at eight
o'clock p IN.
The committee reserve the right to reject
any and all bids, and upon any failure of the
contractor to give satisfaction to cancel the
contract,
By order OF the Committee OH Poor
THOMAS J. FANNON.
nov14 lot Chairman.
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I. II. H. Young, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia,
do certify that bond with security in
the penalty of $1,000 has been executed
by the commissioners C. E. Nicol, James E.
Clements and w. w. Douglas, in accordance
with decree in suit of Payne and wife VS..
Payne ct al. pending in said court. Given
under my hand as clerk of said court this
14th day of November, 1893.
Teste: II. II. YOUNG.
rlerE
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months time.
Send for catalogue.
Remember date.
n0vtG Is

pY VIRTUE c. A DEED OF TRUST
-2p bearing date of September 18th, 1883,
and recorded in the Clerks Office of the
County Court of Fauquicr county Va. the
undersigned being trustee therein named,
will offer for sale at public auction on
WEDNESDAY,. December 9th, 1893.
at 12 m on the premises, ALL THAT GER.
TAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND con-
tanning 157 acres and . roods lying in and
being situate in Fauquier county Va. about
onc.quartcr of n mile south of the village of
Uppcrville, adjoining the lands OF H. c. Du-
lany on the south and west, Scldcn Peach on
the east, and +. T. Laws on the northeast it
being the same tract of land with which the
late Robert c. McArtur, died seized and pc.
scssed.
Terms Of sale Cash sufficient 10 discharge
the costs of this trust; viz: ABOUT $3.50: the
sum Of S4f20 with interest from September
18th, 1893, and S15 insurance; the balance
at one and two years with interest at per
cent from day of sale, the deferred payments
to be evidenced by the notes of the purchaser
secured by deed of trust on the property.
Z. l.. DAINGERFIELD,
nOy6 Is 'DruStpp
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MEDICINAL.

tory under the direct supervision of scientific
men Everything else being equal, the small
er the size Of liver pill, the more comfort
They do not shock the system, but regulate,
cleanse and tone up, the liver, stomach, and
biwes, in natures oGn tgdy.
They're put up in sealed glass yials, easily
carried in the veSt-pocket
IN Bilious Disorders, Sick Headache, Con-
s.ipation, Indigestion, Dizziness, or for break
ing up sudden attacks of Colds, Fevers and
Inflammation, Pleasant PelletS are prompt
and effective IN action.
Peculiar in the way they're sold, too, for
they're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
voEr money is returned.
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move Is
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A BEAETI-
" Full COTTAGE AND REAL ESTATE
4 q 4

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A BEAETI-
" Full COTTAGE AND REAL ESTATE
AT COLONIAL BEACH.
By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court
of Westmoreland county, entered on ihe 18th
day OF October, A. d. 1893. in the equity
cause of the Colonial Beach Improvement
Company against Thomas SommerviIle and
Robert T. HestOn, executors of Frank
Schwartz deceased, ct. al, the undersigned,
therein appointed special commissioner for tho
purpose. will sell at public auction. TO tho
highest bidder, at = o'clock p m., on the 9th
SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. ID. 1893,
at Colonial Beach, OH the premises, that beau
tiful newly built FRAME COTTAGE and
the LOT OF GROUND on which ii is situat-
cd, containing 13,445 square feet being parts
cf lots (5) five, (G) six, (7) seven and II one,
i'll block (SO) eighty. Also lots (1) one. (2)
two, (3) three, a. four, (5) five (6) six, "a
seven, (S) eight t9) nine, (10) ten and
az eleven, in block (27) twenty seven, and
lots (2) two (3) three, (7) seven, tS) eight,
90 nine, (1O) ten and (11l eleven in block
(35) thirty five, and lots (3) three and (5)
five in block (;36) thirty.six and lots q one,
t2) two t3l three, ~ seven, (Sl eight, 90
nine C10) ten, I2J twelve, (13) thirteen.
40 seventeen, in block (39J thirty. nino.
(and other lots owned by Frank Schwartz,
drceased, if any, description Of which will be
made known on day of sale). according to the
ground plan and plat of Colonial Beach
Terms of sale as by decree: Cash enough 10
cover costs and expenses of sale and suit es-
timated at $500 to be paid on day of sale,
aud apportioned among the purchasers. anG
for the residue, One-fourth of the purchass
money in C:lsh, one-fourth in three months
one-fourth in six months, and one-fourth IN
nine months from day of sale. the deferred
payments to bear interest from day of sale,
and notes for the same to be given by the pur-
chasers and the title to be retained until the
last installments of the purchase money is
paid. Should purchasers not comply with
terms of sale within (5l five days fro.n day Of
sale OH any particular parcel of land sold, ,he
same will be advertised and iesold at the risk
and costs of the defaultlng purchaser.
r. B. LEWIS,
Special Commissioner,
416 5th street, H. w, Washington, ID, G.
Trginia: Clerks Office Of tAc Circuit Court Of
WestmOreidnd county:
The Colonial Beach Improvement Company,
complainants, against Thomas Sommerville
! and Robert T. Hieston, executors of Frank
Schwartz, deceased, ct al, defendants. In
chancery. l. j. Warren Hutt, clerk Of the
Circuit Court of said county, of the State Of
Virginia, do certify that the bond required by
decree, entered in this cause on the 18th day
of October 1893 has been duly executed by
K. B. Lewis, the commissioner named in said
decree. Given under my hand this 14th day
Of October 1893.
]. WARREN HUrr.
nov3 eotd C'erE.
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. ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Sale.

l hereby certify that the bond required by
the decree for sale in Z. T. Lucas .jr. and +.
S. Lucas vs.. Emma Lucas ct ais has been
given by A. w. Armstrong.
JOHN S. BEACH,
Clerk of the Corporation Court OF the city of
Alexandria, Va. nov17 is
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MEETINGS.

CHARLOTTESVILLE AND RAPIDAN
" RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
The annual meeting of the Stockholders o.
the CHARLOTTESVILLE AND RhPIDAN
RAILROAD COMPANY will be held at No.
1909 Prince street, Alexandria. Va. on
WEDN ESDAY, November 29th, 1893, at -
o'clock noon.
Us. B. THOMPSON,
noY11 2awtd Secretary.
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FOR SALE AND RENT.
FoR RENT.

The THREE-sToEY BRICK BUILDING,
with back building. fronting on Fairfax
street next door to Burke II He.herts Office
Possession given December 1st proXimo.
Also a COMFORTABLE DWELLING on
Lee street, at the corner of Wilkes street
Possession given at once. Applyto JOHN ".
BURKE at Burke * Hcrbcrts Office.
uoyl q tdpci
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TT S, MARSHAL'S SALE.

A DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF TWO
N VALUABLE FARMS IN WFSTMORE-
LAND COUNTY, STATE OF VIRGINIA.
LYING ON OR NEAR THE POTOMAC
RIVER.
By virtue OF 4 decree rendered on the 18th
day of October, 1893, in the Circuit Court of
Wcstmorcland county, State of Virginia, in
the suit of Hagner and others against NJ. c..
Randall and others, we will offer for sale at
auction TWO VALUABLE FARMS, situate in
the said county of Wcstmoreland, known as
PAYNE'S POINT and BUSHFIELD.
"Paync's Point will be sold on the Both
day Of November, 1898, at - o'clock IN. at
Colonial Beach, in Westmorcland county, Va
in front Of Wolcott's Hotel. This farm con-
tains by the land books of said county 660
acres, and is situated ut the mouth of Mattox
creek, almost surrounded by the waters Of
MattoX and Monroe creeks, within a few
miles OF Colonial Beach. 1t has beautiful
water front with all the conveniences of
churches, postOflices and Potomac river steam
erS.
'Bushfeld' will be sold on the 21st day of
November 1893, at - o'clock H., at the
dwelling house on said farm. This farm con-
tains about T2O acres, and is beautifully To-
Gated on NOmini creek near its mouth.
Both of these are fine and productive farms,
offering UNSURPASSED water advantages and
offering fine fishing, hunting aud oystcring
facilities.
Terms of Sale: The purchaser of each of
said farms will be required to pay one thou
sand dollars cash, and the balance of the pur-
chase money in six, twelve and eighteen
months in three equal instalments. The
purchaser TO give bond for the deferred pay
ments, with personal security, bearing inter-
est from day of sale, and the title to be re-
tained until the purchase money is fully paid.
Possession given on January lst, 1894.
JOHN c. HEALD,
900 L st. II. W., Washington, D. c.,
RANDALL HAGNER,
1OG 9TH st. w, Washington. d. c.,
Administrators d. b. H. C. t. a. of the estate of
G. A. w. Randall, deceased.
n. B.-Ncarly all of the Potomac river
steamers stop at Colonial Beach and the land
iugs in Nomin creek. nOv4 2awts
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New School Goods.

When times are hard buy TO the best adj
vantage Remember yOuwill SAVE MONEY
by buying SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL
SUPPLIES of every description
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LEGAL.

A DMINIsTRAToR's NoTIcE-Takc no.
~ ticc that have this day qualified as ad-
ministatOr upon the estate of M0RlTI RU-
BEN, deceased. All persons who are indebt-
cd to the estate viii cGmp forward ana settle
the same aU once, and all persons having
claims against the estate will present the
same, properly certified, for payment.
nov16 2aw1m LEOPOLD RUBEN.
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TRUSTEE'S SALEOFTHATy VALUABLE
4 and well known Resort and Hotel,
"HIGHVlEW,' at the Virginia end Of the
Cham Bridge, overlooking Washington.
BY virtue OF deed of trust to me. bearing
date the 18th day of April, A. d. 1892, re-
corded in libcr L., No. 4. folio 5i6 ct seq, one
of the land records of Alexandria county, in
the State of Virginia, and at the request of
the party secured thereby, ], the undersigned
trustee, will sell mt public auction, in front of
the premises, on SATURDAY, the 10th day
of December, A. d. 1898, at II o'clock M.
ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL
OF LAND AND PREMISES situate in the
county of Alexandria, State of Virginia, and
known and distinguished rs and being High
view Hotel and the piece or parcel of land
upon which the same is situated, containing
five % acres of land, and more particularly
described by metCs and bounds. courses and
distances. in said deed together with the i'm
provcmcntS thereon, consisting OF fine mod
ern hotel, in tirst-class order.
Terms of sale: Cash; a deposit of $500 will
he required Mt time of sale All convcyancing
and recording at purchasers cost. Terms of
sale TO be complied with in ten days from date
of sale: otherwise trustee reserves the right to
resell the property Mt risk and cost of default
ing purchaser. or purchasers, after such notice
as the undersigned may deem proper.
JAMES c. SPRIGG.
Trustee.
No 1920 n. Y. ave- IL. w,
4