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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-15
AUCTION SALES.


DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE LAND
4 IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VIR-
GINA.
By virtue of :. decree entered at the Nc
vember term, 1892, of the Circuit Court of
Alexandria county, Virginia, in the chancery
cause of Castleman VS.. Welch ct al, therein
pending, the undersigned, commissioners for
that purpose appointed. will on
APRIL 9Th 1898. at 5 p m.
on the premises offer for sale all of that his
toric estate formerly owned by Caleb Cushing
and containing ONE HUNDRED ACRES,
more or less, and located in Alexandria coun-
ty, Virginia.
This tract of land is improved by a LARGE
IEN-ROOM DWELLING HOUSE with base
ment, large barn with basement, three tenant
houses, large orchard, shade trees and beauti-
ful shrubbery, with magnificent view of the
city of Washington. This grand place was
the suburban home of the llustrious Caleb
Cushing while he was in official life at Wash
lngton, and the trees and shrubbery that he
planted there arc now in their fully developed
beauty. The shape Of the land is almost Il
perfect square, and ii is ole of the most beauti.
full convenient and historic suburban homes
around the national capital. 1t would make
valuable subdivision for town lots and villa
sites, being on the proposed lines of electric
and steam railroads, only about 2i miles from
Washington, and on commanding elevation.
and in healthy location.
Terms of Sale One-fourth cash and the
residue Of the purchase money in one, two
and three years, evidenced by the bonds of
the purchaser, with approved personal securi-
ity, and bearing interest from day of sale, and
the title to be retained until all the purchase
money Shall have been paid
For further information apply to James E.
Clements, 1921 + street N. W, Washington,
D. e.. or c. E. Nicol, Brcntsvi!le, Prince Will
liam county Va.
JAMES E. CLEMENTS,
G. +. NICOL,
Sppcial commissioners
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A THE REQUEST of the Stockholders
"A holding together one-tenth of the capi-
tai stock Of the ROSSLYN. ARLINGTON,
ROAD AND STREET RAILWAY COM
PANY, general meeting of the stockholders
of said company will be held at 4 o'clock =.
M, on MONDAY, the Bird day of April, 1893,
at 212 King street in the city Of Alexandria,
Va. &C. CARLIN,
mh3 dtd Secretary.
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b25 IS II. II. YOUNG. Clerk.

TRUSTEES SALE-By virtue of deed of
4 trust from John c. Herdcr and wife to
the undersigned dated April 24, 1892 and
recorded in liber B, No 5, page 459 IN the
Clerks office of the County Court of Fairfax
county, at the request of the beneficiary
named therein will offer for sale at public
auction, in Accotink, in said county on
MONDAY. APRIL Sd, 1893,
a TRACT OF LAND, containing 81 61-100
acres, more or less, in Mount Vernon Magis-
teral District, Fairfax county, Va, being the
same land conveyed by Ann NJ. Stiles to John
G. Hcrder by deed dated April "a, 1882, and
now occupied by the said Hcrder, situate on
the road from Pohick to Accotink, about one
half mile from AccOtink.
Terms of Sale: Onc-third cash, and the res
iduc i'll two equal payments at nine and
eighteen months from the day of sale the
deferred payments to bear interest and to be
evidenced by the notes of the purchaser, and
to be secured by deed of trust on the land.
feb25 IS CHARLES STILES, Trustee.
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FOR SALE AND RENT.

E7oR RENT-From April 18th FIRST
h FLOOR Of desirable house centrally
located. also use of dry cellar and yard. Ap.
ply at 113 Cameron street mh14 3ts
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JAMES L. CLEMENTS.
c. +. NICOL,
Special Commissioners.

l, H. II. Young, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Alexandria county, Va. do certify that
James E. Clements and c. T. Nico, commits
sioners, have executed bond in the penalty of
ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of their duties as COM
missioncrs in said cause and in accordance
with decree therein.
Given under my hand on this 25th day of
February, 1893.
fcb25 IS II. III. YOUNG. Clerk.
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MEETINGS..
| ileXandria. Va. March

Alexandria, Va March 4, 1898.
THE ANNUAL meeting of the stockhod-
4 ers of the POTOMAC SHOE COMPANY
will be held at the companys office on TUES
DAY, April 4, 1893 at 5 o'clock p N.
J. CLINTON SM0OT.
mh4 I'll Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-15

a MYSTERY EXpLAINED.-Why does
nota man weigh pound more immc-
diately after eating pound weight of
food a little reflection will readily
explain this apparent mystery. During
the process of mastication, deglutition,
ETC., certain muscles are brought into
active play, and the exercise of any
muscle necessitates temporary waste
Oft tissues, and certain amount of
carbon is eliminated and passes Off dur
ing the course of the meal. This loss,
however, is tritling as compared with
that due to respiration and perspiration,
both of which are increased during the
various operations of making meal.
The length of time one may take to
consume n pound of food makes but lit
tie difference 20 these losses, for ifit is
eaten lcisurely there is but slight in
crease of respiration, whereas if it is
hurried through both are abnormally
accelerated. Hence, by the time the
pound is eaten, the consumer has lost
appreciably in moisture and carbonic
acid.
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COPARTNERSHTPS.

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NoTIcE.
Alexandria, Va, Dec. 8, 1892.
Notice is hereby given that | have this
day sold out the stock and good will of the
ALEXANDRIA MARBLE WORKS to Mrs.
CARRIE NEALE. All persons indebted to
the Alexandria Marble Works will settle their
Indebtedness with me, and persons having
claims against said works for debts contracted
by me will present the same to me for pay
mcnt.
decS NJ. B. HARLOW
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FoR SALE.

E'oh 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.
L. F. KNOX,
mari If PIG King street.
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ESOR RENT-Two FURNISHED ROOMS
II with heat and light in splendid loca.
ton. Apply to 10 King street
novel If
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NECTARINE PUNCH. the most delight
IN full of all drinks at the soda fountain,
for sale by LUNT & ALLEN.
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FOR SALE
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 9-ROOM
HOUSE on Fairfax street, has deep lot and
fronts on the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT AND
WHARF PROPERTY.
r. KNOX,
febl If 216 King street
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Losses paid in United States in Al years,
$50, 2,740,O48 This large sum in conjunction
with the growth of the company's business, is
evidence of the confidence of the public and
the faithfulncss with which its losses are ad-
justcd and paid.
my10 PHILIP Il. HOOE, Agent.
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DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE LAND
4 IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VIR-
GINA
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13

shelkh was always different, and If could
only have believed in him. always impress
sive. But even tales OF converted negroes
pail at length upon the ear, and the last
night of the campaign arrived; Uncle
Simeon had given in and bemoaned his in
ability TO attend the final meeting, 10 be
held at the county town some twelve miles
off. / recollected that he had once tried to
represent ii in parliament on protestant
principles at the time of the ecclesiastical
titles BILL and had not been returned,
which might perhaps account for his un-
willingness to visit Ii, but Rhoda and my
aunt and the deputation and the sheikh
went. At the last moment the Rev. Geda-
liah asked to be allowed a seat in the car
riage, and on returning he was dropped at
his yicarage. Thus il happend that as
strolled out in the moonlight smoking a
cigar having seen my uncle dutifully to
bed I saw the sheikh hand Rhoda from the
carriage. linger with her until the rest OF
the party came up-which they were pro-
volSingly slow in doing-and at last raise
her hand to his lips as they hurried
through the conservatory. AS all this
passed / was conscious of sharp pang,
and. like Maria in Twelfth Night"
felt like hurting things" The next day
the visitors at the hall scattered The mis-
sionary wave receded from that division
of the country, and lawn tennis resumed
it's reign. The date of my departure was
FASTENED by a letter from my father. so
though I would have given much to have
had another talk with Rhoda, no oppor-
tunity occurred.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13
'MakfooI-"1t is closed"
Trnfn In n Child.

NOW, dear, don't do that. Mothers
darling mustn't do that it's naughty"
And the little one is caught up in per-
feet furore of affection and Rugged and
kissed in the most enthusiastic manner.
OF course mothers darling thinks
that ii must be very nice and cunning
to do things and then get cuddled for
them and straightway proceeds to do it
again, and the habit is formed that some
day makes serious trouble for the little
one and a great deal more for parents,
for some day these habits must be
broken up and obedience must be en-
forced. After years of wilifulness and
stubborn determination to have his own
way, it comes very hard for the child
to conform to rules and regulations and
abide by fixed laws. 1t would seem as
though it must be easier never to allow
such mischievous habits to be formed.
Certainly judicious training and reason
able affection would dictate that the
child be spared the pain and mortifica-
ton of punishment and discipline when
IL involves disgrace and often restraint
that is the only thing available under
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York Ledger
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13
Fifteen Today.

For the last time. dear dolly. I dress you,
And carefully put you away;
You can't tell how much / shall miss you
But then 1 fifteen today.
And you, not so very much younger
Have you nothing at parting TO sayI
Are you sorry our fun is all over,
And that I am fifteen today2
What walks we had through the clover;
What rides on top of the hay;
What feasting in ErandmOthers garrett
And now l must put you away.
Cousin Ethel Just buried her dolly.
With its eyes opened wide and as blue
AS yours, my sweet dolly. this minute
l couldn't do that dear, TO you.
oh. stop. dolly what am I thinking?
Why cannot 1 give you away2
There's a poor little girl / love dearly,
And she's only ten years today.
How happy your bright eyes would make
heri
She never had playthings like you.
With all your fine dresses and trinkets.
Yes, dolly, that's just what III do.
I do believe. dolly, I'm crying.
What nonsense, childF grandma would
Good-by, one last kiss; I'm half sorry
That / am fifteen, dear, today.
Exchange.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13

fore she was married. She was a Quiet but
shrewe girl and always showed in the way
that a tactful servant can that she liked
me to be with her mistress. On more than
one occasion she knocked at my door and
asked me TO come in at afternoon-tea time
and try and persuade her mistress TO take
drive. as she was very depressed and
wanted Frightening up, and once she ven
tured on remark which was evidently TO
her.
"oh. sir. I do wish Miss Rhoda-I won't
can ner Dy that heatnen name she never
ought to have took-I say l do wish she
would forget all about him and not NOPE
over his letters, and keep gazing at the tele-
gram. every word Of which she must know
as well as the church catechism. And l do
wish master had put off the marriage until
Sir Lake had got them letters from India
! suppose; but nothing shall ever make me
believe different than that II was the gen.
erals visit as made him pack on.
ashamed of myself for allowing servant
TO speak OF subject so sacred, and yet so
convinced of the girls affection and faith
fulnesS that / felt we had bond OF SYM
pathy that justified me In encouraging her
to speak.
Well sir, it was this way. Directly it
was known that Miss Rhoda was to marry
him, Gen Lake Hastings, who had seen
him at the missionary meeting when you
was down, sir, called, and was shut up with
from James the footnan that he told mas
ter not to be in such a hurry with the
and got answers from India But master
said the black man was "a chosen instru-
ment, and a vessel and all them thlngS
as they talk about in tracts, and persisted;
but the general who is very hot-tem-
pered gentlemen, as them is sometimes that
comes from furrin parts, stamped out OF
the hall in rage, and muttering bad
words, and saying 'Shamei shame!, quite
loud to himself all down the avenue till he
got to his carriage"
Yes: but you said he called upon Miss
Rhoda's husband"
He did, sir; about a week before he
said because that black man fastened the
green baize door Che had made master put
double doors to the rooms because OF the
cold English climate) and locked tother
speak to him. But whatever he heard. II
was nothing he liked, depend on it. for
he was that bad the next day he could
not preach nor conduct the devotions no
how, but began preparing for journey
directly"
This was Hester's contribution to my
anxiety. L felt there was something
wrong. but beyond the vaguest suspicious
myself to acknowledge my strong pre1u-
dice against the sheiiSh, and to attribute
much to the Unborn dislike and disgust
which the servant class in our country
done and the sin sinned. Hester once
limited that the sheikh had been unkind
and cruel to his wife on more than one
occasion, and if he had lived would have
bound TO check all disclosures of this
kind, and limited the same sharply and IN
mstakaby. Meantime l felt that all /
heard gave Rhoda a stronger claim on
brighten her life by such kindness as a
brother might have shown, conscious all
the time that my regard was deeper and
warmer than l could ever have felt for
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13
For THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Bunny's BIunder.

Bunny is the cutest little snow white
rabbit you ever saw. He is quite tame,
and he blinks at you very wisely with
his queer pink eyes. He is very fond OF
his little mistress, she is so good to
him. He always wants 10 be with her.
and he will follow her every opportunity
he gets.
One morning little Mistress Mary and
her mamma We're going to ride to town
in the street cars to do some shopping.
Mary said good-by TO Bunny and left
him, as he thought, securely shut up
in his little house but just as she and
her mamma were seated in the car who
do you suppose jumped in after them?
Why, Mr.. Bunny, to be sure.
And he was as alarmed as his mis-
tress was surprised, for when the car
began to move Mr.. Bunny wanted to
get off He had never been in car
before, and the motion frightened him.
He ran up and down the car and no
one could catch him.
There was a great deal of laughing
and talking at the sight Of him, and the
conductor had TO stop the car and let
Mistress Mary and her mamma get off
home.
This they did, and I can assure you
that when they left the house again
Mr. Bunny was shut up so securely that
he had no chance of getting out and
trying to steal a ride TO town.-Susie
NJ. Best in Nursery.
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as GUESSED Sn fr oas the erah rsgur rene;
OF w, well.kn low names, Were yirni rue az,
which the orator evidently wanted for him
self and his friends. The studied harangues
Of the head OF the revolt were a strange
mosaic of verses from the holy book and
phrases from the French revolutionary
writers. At last after listening with
understand escape, and peeping cautiously
TO see the faces Of the group until / was
AT the door TSen tbers was 1i,u sn saTer dis
cussion as to whether the newcomer
should be admitted. Several persons spoke
French; hence 1 was able to understand
some importance, who brought news from
sympathizers in India. At last it was de-
was opened and he entered. Again there
were long salutations, coffee-drinking and
salaams. At last, when / felt my powers
Of attention on the verge of exhaustion,
heard the preluding sentences of a
speech. The tones, the infections, the mel
ody of the voice were unmistakable. |
through an aperture in the gilded SCROLL
work. There was no mistaking the man.
There he was in his green turbsn-the
Sheikh Assad-el-Deen. He was not dead.
Their. That was the fact that possessed me.
Then mechanically l listened He spoke in
French, and no previous speaker had ap-
preached him in bitterness against Chris
tianity. He Knocked the most sacred mys-
teries He sneered at the hypocrisy of re-
ligious profession. He cynically contrasted
our rule of life with our practice. There
was nothing sacred to him. And this foul
mouthed hend had been cherished by my
people and had been the husband of an
English girl whose every thought was truth
and purity!
There was no apology or extenuation
possible. Had been inclined TO find one,
every sentence / listened to would have
made IL more and more entirely out or the
question. He counseled stimulation, so as
to lull us into the sleep of a false security,
and then an unrelenting massacre of every
English man, woman and child in Cairo,
Alexandria and the greater towns. He said
his father had been treacherously muir
dered after the Indian mutiny, and drew
horrid picture of the righteous vengeance,
as he called it, which Mana Sahib executed
on the infidels 1t was clear that one or
two of his listeners thought he had gone
too far. but his eloquence told, and felt
when he had done that the national party
than had imagined.
AT last the meeting broke up. i was a
prisoner on my shelf until Mohammed re
turned, after seeing the men safely off,
lift myself up. and when 1 did manage to
get on firm ground again l was almost
dizzy with the shock I had received. The
wretch was alive, and Rhodas my dear
love. who two hours ago had made life
worth living for me, was his wife! There
enough after a few minutes to ask some
questions about the conspirators. Mo
manned gave me the names Of several of
them. This information was Of great value
70 me subsequently. / then asked about
the man who came late.
He is a sheikh from Hind. He has not
been in Egypt long. but he is great man
and very rich, for he has married the only
daughter of Y Pasha, who will be
prime minister before many months are
-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13

Determined not to miss the train this time,
| went half an hour before the starting
hour to the large dingy railway station.
There were groups of people about. talking
to each other, who did not seem TO have
come to. take. the train. l asked the en-
matter. He said telegraphic communication
was stopped by an accident. and the
natives said there was trouble at Tana-
started on my journey. At any other time
l should have enjoyed il, for the train
passes through a series of pleasant land
scapes. But a strange anxiety for the
solution Of my mystery and a present. ment
that that solution was at hand, filled my
of mud-built houses, the dome Of the great
mosque-center of Arab fanaticism in
Egypt-the slender minarets, the two tow
ers Of the Christian church. l looked out
on the dusty platform and on the barred
and shattered windows of the station
There were a crowd of natives, some in
Stambouli coats. There were fruit sellers
with cool green melons, and some hideous
by the bureau of the chef de la care there
was an open space, now rallied with
wooden palings and planted as a garden.
The last time I pasSed-about a month
ago-a crimson oleander was blooming in
the very spot where / saw what l am
going to describe.
thralled by the extraordinary eloquence OF
Sheikh Assad-el-Deen. l could see by his
vivid gestures and their silent, attentive
faces that they were under the spell. /
could not hear what he said, but one or
two familiar sounds required, and knew
he was stirring them up to some deed OF
bloOdshed. Half mad, tried to get out of
the carriage to reach him and strike him
down. Fortunately, the door was locked,
for 1 should have been torn piecemeal had
l interfered. believe he was urging them
TO stop the train we were in and murder
all the Christian passengers by laying
them on the rails and letting the engine
pass over them. 1 saw the faces of his lis
teners flame with fanatical passion, when
suddenly, from behind or out of tomb
hard by flashed a half-naked figure. he
cut through the crowd and fastened on
the speaker. An. arm rose with cleaning
steel in the hand. 1t fell and the evil
genius Of my life and Rhoda's was out OF
them both for ever.
II the wretch uttered any cry it was
drowned in the Shrek of the engine that
bore our train out Of danger, for had We
stayed in the station longer the mob
would have acted on the sheikh'S advice
never saw the Indian again and cannot
tell whether he escaped. Later l learned
that he had received an injury from Sheikh
ASSad which Oriental could forgive and
had logged him for years.
From that day political matters en-
CROSSED me. l all through THE
events" Then returned to England, and
exactly a year after parted at AleXan-
dria in the mysterious shadow OF the
eclipse Rhoda and were married.-Corn-
hill Magazine.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13
An Exnert,nent i'm Phrsic..

When we look at any submerged object
we all know that. in consequence Of the
phenomenon of refraction, II appears above
the place II really occupies. This Is the
reason why a walking stick plunged into
water looks as though il were broken.
Here is a corresponding experiment:
Place a bright coin at the bottom Of an
earthenware basin, or any other convent
ent receptacle "a gold twenty-dollar piece
will dol. and get your spectator 10 lower
his head until his eyes have struck line
that runs from the nearest edge of the
coin TO the rim of the vase. AT this in
slant Il is not the coin itself that the OBJ
server beholds. but its image created by
refTa ction. The locker on not stirring from
this position, you may announce 20 him
that you will cause the piece TO disappear
By sucking IL up through a syringe
You have only now 10 extract the water
from the vase, either drawing il of by
a siphon or syringe The liquid once gone.
the spectator will no longer see the coin.
which is hidden by the wall of the recepta-
Gle Pour water in again and the coin will
reappear.