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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-28
ADAMANT PLASTER

Persons about to build should examine in
10 the merits OF the above. It's superiority
over lime and sand plaster is incontestable;
can be viewed at my NEW HOUSES on Prince
street. 1t makes practically stone finish in
the interior of a building Fire proof. water
proof and vermin proof. Apply 20
f. BELCHES,
mh29 I'm Haymarket Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-28

A FARM FOR SALE TO SETTLE AN
n ESTATE.
THIS FARM situated on the Telegraph
Road one aud 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 Il peach orchard of
three hundred trees, two years old in full
bearing, grapcry and other fruits There are
six acres of woodland.
The whole tract contains one hundred acres,
the remaining forty acres more or less, sub
jcct to the option of the purchaser 1t is
well fenced and all buildings are in good
repair
Land rc,y fertile. Parties desiring to pur-
chase will do well 10 inspect the premises as
no fancy prices will be asked. the same being
sold to settle an estate.
Terms easy.
r. +. KNOX,
mh20 d&twts Alexandria Va
E 'RsAIE.
A FINE 9-ROOM BRICK DWELLING on
Duke street, has lot on each side, one of
which is a valuable building lot.
A GOOD BRICK AND FRAME GROOM
HOUSE on Fairfax street, has deep lot and
fronts on the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad.
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT AND
WHARF PROPERTY.
r. F. KNOX,
feb7 If 216 King street.
uALL AND OFFICE ACCOMS1oDA
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.
Err, if required. Pending the necessary altera
tons applications for special space or arrange
ments are invited. One of the upper stories
23x60 feet, clear of partitions, pillars or OBJ
structions, will be rented as a Hall. This
property, centrally located, yet removed from
street hustle, offers special advantages for the
purposes indicated, Address
POTOMAC SHOE COMPANY.
feb22 Prince and Fairfax streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-28


aforesaid
".
F.
who being and say and each O
and the condition said corporation on the last ir GE I'M
knowledge belief and that the seal attached is the seal
A t1D
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-28

CRAIN CRADLES, Hay Rakes and Grass
VI Scythes, wholesale and retail at
JAS f. CARLIN & SONS.
BIS King street, Alexandria, Va.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

JCpGE " MAJESTY Charles Palka. nui-
narrc; pail 3il.-a g. w. foos. firing
a gun Wlthia the city limits: CON
usstIe,I thirty days. A. l. Livingston.
tanning hotel without license: nollc
rFssd on payment II costs. Frank
kiselsy. FunGsng POOL room without
paying license; nolle prosd ON pay
Eent x ccess James Shetinsi.i. diss
or,ls>iy; adlcsrnesl y June -. Joseph
Nikner aut John Cu=iek. running a
Ftr4 rom without hcenee. uollc
rrcs'd on payment n costs. Charles
frazx. Violation ~ ii,sht 0rsiinanc',
psi; Si<a Thomas Martin. violation
sfrret ordinances. stlioarned e. June
- "a Nsneerwaii. violation pesldiiers
arjinanee. uolIe prsss'd. James Ne
Cormiek. dssertlcrly: sentence sus
rsusict lew Thurxtan. discrieriy.
pad s5<a H. Stfcekstra. violation
d. orSihsues. adjourned Ia June ~
Albert kcbhala. vielatiua deg DFtls.
ranca. asia rfcsd. J.eeph Mrszlrr.
sioittsoa "a hector TAX law, adjourned
- June -. Martin Olsen. emi,rzzlc
Dcni. adjoaFncsi o. June - Charles
Paul attempt to commit rape. I'd
iosrned - June - Sausual thass.
lafceDy. adjourned to June ~ g. ID
s,cllpe shaker. roc1mou drurksri. al
giofns~i - lune ~ Jcnnie isooth.
lsfcesy. acquitted Henry Ninkmrl-
der. assault and battery. sdioumed 20
sunc r
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20


Charles ;. Stevers began suit for ia
voFcr IN the circuit court against Min
ME Stesese. lie charges that she Was
uAAaly intimate With negro named
William DuSe. This be- calls eSsrsme
ssir.lty AID sufficient grounds for di-
yorce-
D4lrht Brooks s~ore out warrants
yesf<rsiay Ter Hutes Godfrey and Nc
c4sths 1 loosen for selling liquors Sun
dan. June u. This is the fourth sun.
das these men have been pulled toe like
ofcH=ss.
judge sssverens Is expected TO Ia pres
ent 80 the opening Of the United States
cea4l this nlofnlng. lie has been sitting
on the ceaft 81 appeals In Detroit for
the lassf tao vsssks-
Jacob Deyries has begun suit in the
circuit curt against Seth w. Lyon IN
an action u tre<pass on the case. The
suit Was b-gun by summons
iss1siora Chick. who sued for divorce
from Charles Chick June .. has changed
her mind and the proceedings have been
dismissed.
John w. Walker Was granted Iii,
vorce Yesterday frum Eliza H. Walkei
On the ground a extreme cruelty.
Judge Grove granted Mary A. Algcr q
dlyasoe yesterday from William Aigei
on the Sroond q: desertiou.
Margaret Mcksou has begun suit fos
divorce frosn Humphrey Mckcon. The
bill r. suppressed.
Kate ifsn-sns wishes divorce from
Heary fiensem< She fled her bill in
tia circuit court
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

This remesly IA hccoming - vel
knoNa and - rvpalsr "a ~ ne%d M
special usentisfl An whn have used
FieetFse tsifiers ssnx TIE same song 4
trsi-,. 4 pares nsesliiao ,lo~e not ssi-f
and i - guaranteed 81 DO all that =
eiaisnesi t.leetFic Filters eiil eui-. sil
siiss.asrs - The fAvcr and khIneys. viii
Fescpxe finlptta Iseiiz. salt Rhclirs Ard
either sfJ~'tions reo.a4i - isnpars issSai.
viii drive Nslafia frnna the s,asfsss
anal prcveut ~ wsH e cuts al AAlsFial
f.Tesa. Bee cnFr & Headache. GssssSfi
faiio1 aof lnsllurstiu ffy 6leef<ia E.it
-. Eafi<e Subtraction assfaafesssi "a
nicnfT frfisriesi Price - retts and
si1o per ts.ttIe a. Peek iiro~ drug
efsra
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

JupaE GKoSE- Ed Lynch vs.. Ii. s. Whit
man. iFespass "a the case, luslgmen.
for defendant for costs Western
Wheel Scrsper company Va John
HsAx. troser, stay extended thirty
oay< Teller Spice company vs. A. j.
Ten Raa. assump~it; proceedings
stayed twenty days Ida Z. Irwin ~.
J~E- Dyer. tra~ras 0n the case: mo
ton % 9uszh denied y. H. Winans
Va Ltman Jeaison. assumpsit. motion
Tor . nes trial
JrfsE Af>sr Gertrude = Barr W. Ar.
ti,ur H. Barr. divorce: decree granted.
Jay r. Ferris W. John McQuesn.
trvser; stay extended fifteen days.
Sarah Nichols 81 al ~. New England
Furniture Company. electment, stay
extended thirty days. William Hose
W. Polly A. Dykes. sseumpsit, ton'l
f0r security fled
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

ChAzls- PsaI was xavea an sssmins
t.ea - poilss court yesterday sftssnsna
charged 4lsh attempting g. commit rage
% Afs. O. a. SHAVER. Mrs. shaver
s~ors Fhat ssse wea a hosae iazS Frsiay
wAen Paul cane IA drunk and assaulted
kes xstsr hard struggle she wss
fhfexn .nfo csoert ~ this stage Mr.
Ekaser eams in aud with chair bels.-
b<,fe<i fsui over ,the head until he isis
tb~ hnssa<-.
Ga efo~s. examination she said she
co..ld Dot Feeshl1ter shat ~ss said hy
hesssif 90 - Paul during the STRUGGLE
she dssl not maze any outery. eitho'is n
ana hetsse - ga Ottawa street. Opposite
che city ball AfteFsafd As. Shaver
sxosc thai shs attempted Ia cry oat. bat
b. held his haai over her mouth. The
czsc xas adjourned until THURSDAY.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

'Hfnre vps r. a santalizinx asln,oni
fioa T. these wa feel al tired out
wikaeat appetite. and discouraged
Ho-sFs Saeasg&rsiis baiisis up the tired
frame AL gives good appetite
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

Tia 49, aeiss - ~ s.shi fss rs,fs.
t<stsee eefse, Q.tsfl tait fbrzsn fseff
sesse. isfsss. lAapss1 kaasi4. eAsiti.s'ss.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

Why are furnaces best?

Why are furnaces best?
Because they warm the entire house and keep up
constant ventilation.
The cost for fuel is than it would be for
stoves to do the same work.
This is warm weather to talk about artificial heat
of course but is just the time to get ready for next
winter. Are you building. thinking of building or
changing your building? Let figure with you We
have an excellent furnace and claim bc experts in
our line and give you pointers, and all at modcr
ate price
THE QUINN HARDWARE 90
~ nd Monroe
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

That people suffering from Plies VIII
endure them for years or submit fo dan.
gcroas. painful. cruel and expensive
Surgical operations. when AL the time
there h . psinicss. certain. lasting CURE.
which gives instant relief and costs but .
tribe. Il IL c~licd the Pyrmki Pile Cure
and can b. found al AL drug stores Any
druggist VIII get Il fog you u you ssL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-07
THE SETTING SUN
A Day at La Chesnaye With
Ferdinand de Lesseps.
MISERY OF HIS OLD AGE.
Two Years Ago the ssGraud Old Man If
France" Now Accused - .
Criminal,
MISERY OF HIS OLD AGE.

PARIS. April 24-rSpecial Correspond
ence. SEATED in an armchair. now feebly
turning over the leaves of his souvenirs
OF Forty Years" now letting his dlmmed
eyes wander iiatlessiv over the broad ex-
panse Of green fields and woodlands out
side the windows, Ferdinand de Lesseps,
the great Frenchman, drags out the agony
of his old age.
The visitor to him in his retreat arrives
at La Chesnaye to some extent attuned to
melancholy, for the long diligence ride
from the nearest railway station, twenty
Tour kilometers away. is across the most
desoiate country in France. This part Of
the ancient duchy of Berry Is one of the
districts in France which has most suf-
Tered by the ruin of the wine culture; the
lands seemed deserted and abandoned:
the roads are neglected and little life is
seen anywhere, till the sleepy burg of
Vatan is reached. From Vatan,
which Is . market town on the
old and now unused highroad from
Paris to Toulouse. to the chateau of La
Chesnaye there are four kilometers of road
across an equally desolate country to be
taken. The buildings Of the home farm,
which is on the opposite side Of the road.
are the irst human habitations that one
sees all the long way. A terrible scene of
desolation imposes itself on even the cas-
ual wayfArer and which prepares tor the
sorrowful sight that awaits him, who goes
to La Chesnaye to salute the fallen great
ness of the old man who but two years ago
was the greatest Frenchman in France.
The chateau of La Chesnaye il but q
modern country house Of irregular shape,
fapked at the angles with towers. 1t has
been in the possession of NJ. de Lesseps
for fifty years. who on purchasing it from
his family added a large wing to the origi-
nal building. which was as Agnes Sorel
left it. In her days it had served as q
hunting box for her royal patron and the
Berry sauires. 1t is surrounded with
fields, scantily timbered. There is no
well-kept lawn. but the fields of grass are
full of violets, and there is q trim look
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ment and that was when. during his hur-
ried visit under guard to his father, he
went with the children for favorite walk
to . neighboring wood. Here. as he was
walking along the avenue which runs
through some magnificent timber, he
looked round at the detectives
behind him and said with a sigh: And
tomorrow I shall be again within four
gray walls" But Immediately he added
that if she could only be allowed TO come
and pass an afternoon in the woods with
his brother and sisters every month he
would not mind his confinement in the
least and could resign himself TO the pros
pect of imprisonment for the rest of his
days. Yet he is past 50. and his health
has suffered terribly from what he has
undergone.
The half hour before lunch was spent by
the children in showing their pets. A
prime favorite with them just now is q
little Newfoundland puppy, which they
cali Behauzin, and which has quite de-
throned in their affections an old she pherd
dog called Grisetto, who. as liza related,
came one day and liked us SO much that
she has never left u.s." Another pet of
whom a great deal Is made is an African
monkey; Matthew brought home from
Soudan. 1t is called Bourbon, and when
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THE DE LRssEPs FAMILY.

it is scolded it hides its face in its hands.
II is quite tame and runs about without .
chain.
Just before lunch tho children set about
picking violets. each a bunch. This they
do every day. One is for Charles at Mazas
another for Madame de Lesseps, but the
sweetest is for the old father to wear in his
buttonhole at lunch, which is the only
meal he takes with the family. The child
whose bouquet is worn by the father is
the proudest child in Berry that day.
l could not refrain from movement OF
moments spent in the drawing room l was
invited py Mauame de Lesseps into the
room where her husband sat. / have
known Mr.. de Lesseps for many years and
though the last time that l saw him he
was already under the influence of the
sorrow of defeat-lt was Jus: after he had
been called before Mr.. Prinet, the magis-
of him had always been as of a man full
of the most surprising vitality and
high spirits. keen. bright. energetic, defy
ing the wear of time, a man OF eternal
youth in spite of his white hairs. l re-
membered him last erect. with clear
voice and flashing eyes, and now / saw
him huddled together in a chair, q wrap
about his knees. nOdding his head as UNI
der sleep, pale, inert and with all the life
gone out of his eyes. Behind him stood
large screen tapestried with red stuff
against which the waxen whiteness of his
face and hands stood out in bold relief.
How old he looked, whom age had
seemed to spare SO long. For the most
part the noble head dropped forward on
his chest, but now and then he raised it
listlessly and let his eyes wander round
the home or across the panes on to the
fields beyond. There was rarely recogni.
ton in his glance, mostly look of terri
bic sadness, of wonder it may be at the
terrible hazards of life. Yet when now and
then one of the children. who were crowd
kissed his cheek or said some words of
endearment to him the smile,
which was one of his character.
istics. came over his face and for
brief moment he seemed himself
again. Himself again, that is
to say in the goodness and greathearted-
ness which more than all he has ever done
for France merited for him the name of
the great Frenchman. For greatness of
heart has always been the keynote of the
character of Ferdinand de Lesseps. 1t
was the secret of the indescribable seduc-
ton which he exercised over every one
who came near him, from emperor to
laborer. It was to this quality Of his that
dered such signal homage in the speech in
which he welcomed NJ. de Lesseps to the
French academy on the day of his admit
lance.
You were good to all who came" said
Mr.. Renan, you made them feel that
their past would be effaced, and that new
life lay before them. In exchange you
only asked them to share your enthusiasm
in the work which you had devoted to the
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about the stables. On a bright day the
glaring white Of the stone, cOntrasted with
the green of the grass, gives a gay look to
the scene, but is indescribably mournful
of aspect III the days of rain and snow and
wind.
About half mile on the road before the
chateau is In sight an avenue of trees is
reached. "Those trees were planted by
NJ. de Lesseps himself, forty years ago,
and every time he passes this way he re-
lates the fact"
So spoke to me the English governess Of
the De Lesseps children, whom Nine. de
Lesseps had dispatched to meet me with
the pony carriage at Vatan. in answer to
note in which had expressed my wish to
visit the family and to talk over with her
the things that are happening.
1.-THE countess is terribly busy today
with her papers, for she is expecting a bar
rister from Paris who is to receive some
instructions in view of the new trial, but
she will manage to give you an hour, and
wants you to drive to church with her 50
that you can talk on the way. AS we en-
tered the courtyard the countess carriage
was in waiting at the front entrance. 1t
was the landau of the days of triumphant
dliSCS AZ thC anu
the horses are the same pair which ex-
cited the admiration and the envy of the
connoisseurs of the Avenue des Acacias,
Juliette and Panama. which is now
never called by that name. 1t is talked
about as the other for the Inflated word
Panama Is never even whispered, lest
any echo of it should reach the ears OF
him to whom this word has meant rum
and disgrace and broken heart. | waited
for the countess at the bottom of the spiral
staircase, and presently saw a lady descend
ing, who greeted me in a familiar voice
but whom | failed to recognize. "Bu:
yes" she said. holding out her hand. II
am Nine. de Lesseps; I have changed,
have | notp" And indeed she had. !
never saw such change. When last
met Nine. de Lesseps in Paris, though at
that time the shadow of the present was
already upon her, she was in the full OF
maironly beauty. large. ample and flour
ishing. Ii was wasted woman no adj
dressed me, pinched and thin. III were
TO remove my veil" she added. you
would see an even greater change"
1T is a sad moment that you have
chosen TO visit us and you md us in ter
rlnIe circumstances. she said as We drove
away. Then, turning 10 lady who ac
companied her. she remarked: This is
the first time | have been out for three
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interests Of France. You held that most
people can amend if only one will their
past. One day whole gang of convicts
arrived at Panama and took work at the
canal. The Austrian consul demanded that
they should be handed over to him but
you delayed giving satisfaction to his re-
quest and at the end of some weeks the
Austrian consulate was fully occupied in
RENTING home to Austria to their fami.
lies, or, it may be. to their victims. the
moneys which these outcasts whom Won
had transformed into honest workmen
were earning with the work Of their
hands. You have declared YOUR faith in
humanity. You have convinced yourself
and tried to convince others that men
are loyal and good if only they have the
wherewithal TO 1--we. 1t is your epin-
ion that it IS only hunger that
makes men bad. "Never," said you IN
one OF your lectures, "have had cause for
complaint against any of the workmen,
although have employed outcasts pariahs
and convicts. Work has redeemed even
the most dishonest. l have never been
robbed. not even of a handkerchief. 1t is
q fact, which have proved, that men can
be brought TO do anything by showing
them kindness and by persuading them
that they are working in q cause of uni
versai interest" Thus you have made
green again what seemed withered for ever
unbeIief, a startling proof of the efficacy
OF faith
4 thousand instances OF this kindness of
heart might be cited 70 show that II. de
Lesseps. the idol OF his country, the great
est amongst his contemporaries, ever re-
manned a chivalrous gentleman in the best
sense OF the word. A trihing experience
OF my own may suffice. A few days alter
nv visit to him at the office of the Suez
canal | was dining at q house on the
Cours-la-Reine. IL was my first visit TO
tina. house, a fact which somewhat con-
tributed 10 my embarrassment in what
was one of my first experiences in Partisan
society. Amongst the guests was the edi-
tor of one OF the principal French papers,
and being anxious TO make his acquain-
tance, | asked our host TO INTRODUCES me to
my confrere. The editor in question had
no courterIes TO waste upon an tnsignif-
cant foreigner, and acknowledged my
bow with reverence of exaggerated
and mocking psofundity. boWinS a.
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the English and German governesses,
Paul and Roberts tutor, the niece OF
Madame de Lesseps, who for many years
past has lived with the family. and an in
innate friend, Mademoiselle MImaut, who
is the sister of the recently appointed
French consul general to London, and who
has torn herself away from her beautiful
apartment in Paris, where she has fourteen
dogs and q whole aviary of birds, with five
servants to attend upon them, TO try and
comfort Madame De Lesseps in her mis-
fortunes. Her father was Mr.. DeLesseps'
great friend, and indeed it was thanks to
Mr.. Mimaut's advice and instructions that
Monsieur De Lesseps owed much of the
brilliant success of his early career.
1t was merry party, and yet whenever
the name of the poor old father at home
was mentioned silence came over the pratt
tie of the children. They all feel i.
deeply" said Nine. de Lesseps to me later
on. though their youth often gets the
better of their feelings. And what grieves
them all most Is TO know that their
brother Charles. whom they all love and
respect like second father, is in prison.
whilst they can run about. Zi-Zi and
GriselIe write to him every day at Mazas
or the conciergerie, and send him yiolets
and little stories which they compose for
his amusement, spending long hours ink
lnc their fingers over their paper
About halfway home the carriage passed
the rural postman trudging along on his
daily thirty-miie round. The children
would have the carriage stopped, and,
though it was quite fIlI, place was made
for him. Father Pierre seemed quite a
favorite with the children, for is ii not he.
as little Griselie said, who brings them let
tiers from brother Charles Charles, il
seems. writes every day, and his letters
are admirable in their manly unseifish-
meas There is never q word of COMPLAINT
about the wretchedness OF his position;
HE only anxiety Is about his father,
and he Is ready TO undergo every
thing so that the old man may
he spared a moments pain. Ruined, dis
grace 4. though not dishonored. having TO
face 4 long period OF imprisonment, which
at his age may kill him. ne affects in his
letters the greatest cheertulness. Nor is
his heroic unselnshness without its re-
ward. He is the idol OF everybody az La
Chesnaye and for miles around. Only one
complains escaped him aimee his coatne-