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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

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BROWN IS IRON B1TFERS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13
Toe Many

4WU t11AH3
to print; that is why we never use tes-
timonials in our advertising. We are
constantly receiving them from all
parts of the world. The Gail Borden
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk Is the
best infants food. Grocers and Drug
gists,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.-For this
...ti.p generally fair; variable winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May IS. 1893.

~ ENERAL ORDER NO. 103.-The Alex
VI andria Light Infantry are hereby order
ed to appear at the Armory TONIGHT for
the purpose OF assisting the ladies who have
kindly volunteered to aid us in our coming fair.
The attendance of members of tho company
has not been as large as it should be and
evinces either careessnesi or an Indifference
to the outcome of the enterprise. Whichever
may be the case a moments reflection will
convince them that their duty is to aid these
ladies to the fullest extent of their power in
work which men can do and women cannot,
1t is therefore expected that all or at least a
minority of the members will appear To-
NIGHT and assist in making the preparations
for the fair a success, If they will remember
that all that the ladies are now doing is
cheerful and voluntary offering of services for
the benefit of the company and its e1chequer,
they will realize that their services ought to
be checrfully profered. By order of
GEO. A. MUSHBACH, Capt. Comdg
+. MARBURY, Orderly Sergeant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13
List ofUnclaimcd Letters

List of Unclaimcu Letters.
The following is list of the letters re-
manning in the Alexandria, Va, postotfice
May Is.
Persons calling for letters will please say
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within two
weeks will be- sent to the dead letter office.
Bayliss, II NJ Miller, Miss Virginia
Baker, Cornclia Miller, Norman
Bouling, Mrs Emma Moore, Mrs Sarah
Bruce, Miss Fannie Nolan, K +
Brown, e. Pendleton, Byrd
Burke, Miss Richards FB
Dixon, Miss Rosine Rlchardson, Lizzie
Eckerd, Mrs d. Shelton, Miss Fannie
Passell, G MO Spotfcrd, Mrs Edward
Harrison, Johnny Stribling, James
Heathcrton, Miss Struddcrs, Miss Nellie
Johnston. John 81 Stout o A
Jones William Washington, Mrs Alice
Lee, Mrs Annie
MISCELLANEOUS:
Saving ShGc Go
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WE CLOSE AT $50 P. NJ.

VEGETABLE PLANTs.-on market days
v will have for sale in the market court
Cabbage Plants at 25c per 100. Teppers 75c !:
Egg Plants. 81. IN" tomatoes transplanted
81. BEST r'aRIETIES.
ANDREW SCHLEV0GT.
Alexandria, Va.
Orders left with r. II. Havener. grocer,
corner Royal and Prince streets, aud Walter
Gregory, 40 Cameron street, will be prompt
ly attended TO- my11 3t-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13
MOUNT VERNON MONOPOLY.

MUM ERNUf IHUNUI VI1.
How Pilgrims to the Sacred Shrine have
been Fleeced! The Washington Sunday
Herald next Sunday will publish a commune
cation describing how visitors to Washingtons
Tomb far thirty years have been subjected to
extortion and imposition. Tell your news.boy
to bring YOU copy. myl2 IT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

The following DONATIONS OF goods and money
have been received and reported to Captain
Mnshbach for the coming fair of the Alexan
dria LIGHT Infantry:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

From A. Levy & Co., New York, childs
rough and ready suit; Montague & Bunting,
Norfolk, mackintosh; 81. Pretzfelder Co.,
Baltimore, pair shoes J. Harris & Co, Phil
adelphia, spring overcoat r. Jandorf Co.,
Baltimore, pair gents Russell shoes, Eman-
uel Katz & Son. Philadelphia, check for 80;
Cohen-Adler Shoe Co.. Baltimore, 1 pair Gents
patent leather ties
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

TRIED OYSTERS PREPARED BY MRS.
HERBNER and served in the finest
STYLE at the Ell Dorado House, on Cameron be-
tween Royal aud Fairfax streets.
my12 St j. B: ATWELL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

INTOuN HISS hu1s ldHPH'
From L. Dsnnenbaunl's Son, Philadelphia
5 boxes of artificial flowers; Nathan Rohl
1 picture and frame Armstrong Gator s Co
So a friend. . linen handkerchiefs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

mo ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
1 GEORGE A. GRIsW0LD, formerly
agent of the Peoples Mutual Live Stock Asso-
ISOLATION, is no longer connected with the
company aud it will not be responsible here
after for contracts made by him.
49, T. A. LAY, jr.,
mv11 3ts Washington, D. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

TIME GENTLEMAN to whom some months
1 ago, the STATE FLAG of the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry was loaned for decorative
purposes on public occasion, will please re-
turn it to the undersigned, either at his office
or ut the Armory.
. G. A. MUsHBACH,
uv1o st Captain.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
4 Two-IIeaded Lizard.

Some years ago Prof. Cop; caused
sensation among scientific men by
announcing the discovery Of a fossil
siurlan, the brain OF which, lie
claimed, was located in the tail. His
announced discovery was pretty gen
orally discrcdited. Recently Mr..
Charles E. Hite, taXidermist Of the
Peary Relief Expedition. and at pres
ant teacher in Oh, ,ects Of natural his
tory at the summer school at Avalon,
Aew Jersey, was more fortunate than
Prof. Cope, for he was able to exhibit
in this ohice and other places a
strange lizard, having, besides per
fest head in the Place where it ought
to be, a rudimentary head, though
perfectly formed outwardly, in the
place where it, tail ought to be. Ii
$, to all intents and purposes, a liz
ard with two heads, one at each end
u, its body-a.thouEh the one at the
tail is useless for any purpose as fa1
IS known. it remaining inactive.
The little saurian is freak, the Sec
ond head not Icing the usual accom-.
pauiment of lizards Of that species.
1t was found in some rocks in South
western Kansas by Mr. Hite during a
recent lecture in that locality.
Whether or no5 the rudimcntarY head
contains brain can only be deter
aimed after its death, which, from
present indications, is in the distant
,uture, for the little freak is quite as
lively and healthy as lizards Of its
lge usually are. - Philadelphia
Tn1rer
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
The Canadian Exodus.

The exodus from Canada to the
Cnned States increases. Already
there are j million OF Canadians on
the south Of the line. Some villages
in Quebec have lost greAt part Of
their population. Ia Ontario slmost
al the towns and villages are station
ary or going backward. The Aueri-
can Consulate in Toronto "a; had lit
tie to do during the past year than
dispatch immigrants to the Unit d
States. In the city 5000 houses are
vacant, and though this is partly dCe
to orerspeculation in land and over
building, it is also partly due to emil
grafton. 1t Vas the President OF a
Conservative association who said the
other day that soon "the Americ ms
would have all the men, and we should
have all the mud"
Toronto is the stronghold OF British
sentiment and Of the Canad an pro-
tectiouisni which finds fervent love
Of the mother country available as q
So areguard against American comIetl-
tion. Englishmen who visit Canada
form their notions Of Canadian senti-
ment from what they hear at Toronto
or at Ottawa. which, as the Official
city, is, Of course, the center OF at
tachment to the existing system. If
they went among the farmers, es-
pecialiy in the border counties, they
uight form a different estimate.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
Necessary.

A clergyman who was settled some
years ago in Southern town, was IN
great favor with the colored brethren,
and was frequently called upon tn
sit in council" with the members OF
one Of their church les in q neighooi
ing town. -,
Among these members was one oid
darky, with grizEed hair, who had
in a high degree the gift for re
sponses" 80 much cultivated By the
people Of his color. He was always
ready with @Amen!' and more than
ready with Glory" but his particular
,fondness was for the feryent ejacula.
ton, "De Lord glib us more faith!"
On one occasion when the clergy.
ma1 in question had been called upon
to discourse to this congregation, he
illustrated bis "pracrical talk" with
the story Of an occurrence which he
had himself witnessed not long be-
fore. AS ne finished it, he said ea.
nestly:
"Now, my brethren, you would
hardly believe, would you, that any
man could have witnessed that, al
most at your very dooTs?"
AS he paused, there came tire
merdous groan from the old darky,
and with great feryor he calculated
DE LORD aiA. A.aS-aAsee taith.::-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
The Form Of the Sea Serpent.

As the sea serpent season has now
fully opened, it may be interesting to
note that Mr. Gosse, afamous natura-
list, sums up the evidence in favor Of
the serpent as follows: Carefully
comparing the Independent narratives
OF witnesses OF known character, the
sea contains a creature possessing the
following characteristics: First the
general form Of serpent; second,
great length, an average Of sixty feet;
third, head resembling that OF ser.
pent; fourth, neck from twelve to
eighteen inches in diameter; fifth;
appendages on the head, neck, and
back, resembling a crest Of hair or
name; sixth, color dark-brown or
green, streaked OF spotted with white;
seventh, power to swim at the SUR
ace, with rapid or slow movement,
and with head and neck well ele-
waited above the surface; eighth, the
body capable Of being thrown ints
coz IgQlQti2ns:"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
| SCIENTIFIC FLYING MA.
CHINE.

Professor s. z. Langley, OF thu
Smithsonian Institution, is all ready to
try tie Gyirg EachlDe upon which he
and other scientists have been secretly
at work for seven years. The aerod1ome
is not designed to rise through the ar
as cork rises on the water, bit rather
to run over tie air as fiat stone
thrown edgewlse will skip over the sur
tace Of water without sinking. Fur
tLermore, 1t is not helpless in the pow
er Of the wind, as is the balloon, but
within certain limitations, is directly
aided Gy an opposing wind. The all
important Clements of the new machine
arc its artificial propelling power and
its aeropianes. TIE propeller moves 1t
f,rHsr,l, and the aeIopl4nes sustain 1t
as the :esis!inE air sustaiDs kite.
It looks not :rlike huge flying fish.
The body IF the machine is fifteen f e.
IN length, fashioned clos ~ after the
shape Of the mackere1. The rasric is
constructed chl.Gy Of aluminium, the
lightost Of metals. The beck or the
fish from head to tail is covered with
lhin jacket nS asbestos, which Is quite
light and CT excellent noc-condGctor.
Inside tie hollow she'll are placsd he
works that supply it With energy ard
notion. At the head arc two steam
engines CT the double-nscl!latlnG type,
weighing only f;e 20 inds, aud capable
Of exciting one-horse power. They are
the ljgh!est horsa power steam engines
ever made for actual use. Then il
that portion corresponding to the mid
die OF fEe fish are four little oblonV
boilers, fabricated Of th:nly-hammered
copper, AID weighing seven pounds
each.
They are supp'i.d, irstead of wate-,
with u volatile hypcc 'rbon, which
7ap1rz.5 a. a compala;ivA.V lDw tim.
peratuTe. Ia the extr@me end, or tai!
OF the Il h, Is tank or receptacle. with
capacity of cna quar-, for the ssora"e
Of fuel-in this case highly rrGue.i
gasoline. At the sides of the Fl are
paddIe-shaped twin screw propeller5. or
wiEd fans. Of pure aluminium. th!DlY
rolled. To these screws the little en-.
gines impaIt d speed of 1900 revolutions
per hi; ute.
Through the centre OF the h'h's body
a tubular m; ST. OF ALUMINIUM prcj cts
upward and downward, for the support
of the aeroplanes, corlespC nding to
wings or satls. There are two Of these
pla. .es-one IN front and the other be-
End. They are kite shaped, delicately
and accurately made and adjustel.
Each consists o. a frameof a'uT!n un,
covered with China silk, presenting
smooth. fiat surface to the air.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
REVENGE OF FATE
trocs That Zen Who Write Bad Verses
Come to Grief.

! trocs That den Who Write BAD verses
Come to Grief.
"Uere is q letter from friend OF
nine n Kansas" said a guest at a
! Detroit hotel the other evening, as
he held the epistle in his hand, ''and
it relates to q yerV serious c.rcun-
stance. Without the letter here to
back me up should not have dared
TO tell the story"
He was asked to drive ahead. says
the Detroit Free Press, and afTer
another glance at tie letter he con-
eiued:
From my earliest recollection l
love the patter Of raindrops on the
roof at night. Many and many a
night Tve rubbed snuff in my eyes
that I might keep awake the longer
20 hear the patter.
Five years agJ I built me house
n certain part Of Kansas. 1t cost
ne $500 extra to get things so ar
ranged that I could hear the ra n
drops patter as l lay in my bed.
For two weeks before moved in
it rained every night. lived in that
house three years, and what do you
suppose happened, Or rather, didn't
lappen?"
1T burned down and there was no
insurance., answered one OF the
| crowd.
mo, s.r. 1t never rained one sim
gle night in ali those three years, un-
less I happened to be away from
home. II there were showers they'd
nass away before bedtime.
If I happened to be away it Woald
our all night. l got so mad about
it that went to bed in the daytime
several times, and I pledge you my
word il it didn't stop raining before
I got fairly between the sheets"
WHAT about the letter?'
1T 8 from the man who bought
my house. lie bought because he
wanted to hear the ralndrops patter,
and he says: What in blazes is the
matter with your old shanty, any
, how? 1t hasn't rained here but cne
night since 1 bought you out, and
then not blamed drop fell on the
roof Of tn s house, Isn't it curl
ous?"
Have you any theory about it,"
"Well, yes, have. I think it's
retribution.
How retribution?"
"Why, am the author Of that Old
song entitled 'kaindrops On ths
koof.' Wrote it when l was only l /
years Of age I was innocent Of any
wrong, but fate"
Then everybody got up in the most
solemn manner and walked away
and lett h n to pursue his downward
pat!l which leads to destruction.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
REMEMBER IN SPEAKING
To speak in chest tones.

10 speak IN cheSt tones.
Ic pronounce vowel sounds cor
rectly.
70 say, s'1t was 1" and "He went
with me"
To speak distinctly, but softly and
slowly.
10 give each syllableits proper value
Or length.
To say "1aistcoat" and "trousers, +"
and not "7est" and "pants."
For an inferior to say '.sir" or
madam in speaking to a superior.
To sa; memorandum" in the SIN
gular and memoranda" in the plural.
To pronounce the letter CT" in words
where 1t toccurs in ''arm. ""girl, "rub-
ber."
To avoid coarsenoss and rudeness Of
speech and language and harsh laugh.
ter.
To lower the voice and speak slowly
when one wishes to enforce ones au.
thority.
To train children carefully to read
aloud, both for tie sake Of the voice
aud the pronunciation.
To avoid the overdelicaey of Ian
Gnage and attectation of precision
which belong to persons of narrow cul.
ture.
To pronounce in English fashion the
ramcs CT foreign places an1 persons
which have become Anglicized, as
Paris, Vienna, Napoleon.
TO say 'sir" or madam" If one have
occasion TO address stranger, USING
the word "luadam' for single rs well
as for married lady.
TO pronounce correctly, studying
not only the dictionary, bnt tia Ian
guage of living speakers who sre en-
titled to speak vita authority.
The first canal boat from tie T
Canal arrived in New York harb
November, 1925, and was an tcc
of great reloicinr.
To teach children to say, "Yes.
mother" Tor father, and "No, mother"
and to sav "It S, sir" Cor madam, to
old people or TO those who adhere to
the old ways OF speech.
10 remember that slang IS unmean
ing as well as inelegant and that words
ike "jol:y," "brastly," etc., used in
.ason and ont Of season soon lose all
,eir meaning.
To use words OF Saxon rather thaa
Of Latin origin whenever it is possible
to do so, thus gaining terseness and
7igor rather than large number Of
syIlsbles With diminished force.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21

OF the building was laid. Then the
walls began to rise rapidly, gracefu!
c>!nmns and lofty arches sprang into
bo;ns. Through "storled windows,
richly dight," streamed the dim reiig-
ious light. The towers were carried
hea7enward, and the splendid structure
grew apace. So quickly did the VOL X
progress, that twenty. one years later
the restored and richly-adorned cathe-
dral was re-cpened for Divine service.
And seventeen years after that, one
autumn day, Oct. Is, 1880, the En-.
peror William l., surrounded by all
the Royal family. and many Of the
sovereign princes Of Germany, laid
the last stone OF this grand and noble
work, which had been slowly growing
for six hundred and thirty-two years.
That was the coronation day Of Pa
tience!
And nov to day. in all its beauty,
Cologne Cathedral stands completed
according to the original design Of that
poor, al!-but-forgotten monk, perhaps
tine most pathetic monument to Pa
tience the world has ever seen raised.
Delay is not necessarily denia'. Bat
We, IN the rush and hurry Of this fin
0e steele civilization, think scorn Of
slow growth. We fling up our lament
to Heaven over each retarded result.
In our petulant impatience We cal
each unrewarGed effort dismal failure.
Unless We can have a bright success
within given time, We are pIUnged IN
the depths Of despair.
Six hundred ard thirty.two years
was Cologne Cathedral in building; SIX
hundred aud thirty-two years before
the fair ideal OF monks brain found
its consuplmation.
Does he know in that far country
that his dream is realized at last? l
think he does.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
Reading Ia Iceland.

| One naturally expects the clergt
TO be more or lexs educated, and ia
have books as necessary accompant
mont, but one hardly dares to expect
much Of the ordinary farmers Of So
Door a land as Iceland; yet In spite
Of all drawbacks the Icelandtc farmer;i
manages to have at least few books;
and sometimes a remarkable numS
ber. On my trip to Hecla and KEtsS
uvik 1 omitted no opportunity 9f
looking over the books IN the farm.
houses. Sometimes I found nothing
but the Bible and the psalm book. OF
an old treatise on farming. or soma
practical religious work. but q little
inquiry usually brought out q fe"
volumes Of the old sagas. At q farm.
house almost under the shadow OF
Hecla, I found, on the chest Of draw
ers In my bedroom, several school,
Dooks-one for learning Danish, a
volume Of tales, and tie usual psalm
| book. Against the wall hung . port
folio partly filed with lceland1c
newspapers. The nembers & the
family appeared to be very iutelli-
gent, and by no means to have linn
tied their reading to the few books
in sight. A day or two later we were
at Skumstathir, Oh the southern
coast. As We had just come from
some Of the places most famous IN
| 1celandic story, I asked Of our host
il he had copy OF the Nijalssaga.
lie was a tai, shrewd-looking man OF
| over 50, With a strong face, q mighty,
hawk-like nose, little fringe OF
| beard under his chin, and sharp,
penetrating eyes. He thought there
was copy in the house, and pres
eaJly returned with 8 weu-Horn
| volume published in Copenhagen in
1772, having part Of the title-page
printed in yerm!lion. Other books
| we're lying about the room. A bunch
Of newspapers published at ReykiaVik
hung against the wall, and the first
| number Of a new religious newspaper
| was handed about as q specimen
| copy.
Books turn up in unexpected cor
ners. While we waited for the wind
to subside, so that our horses could
| safely swim the Olfusa, We stayed at
the house of the ferryman. he opened
3 bottle of port wine for Us; and
when asked for q book to while away
the time he brought q small armfU
| for me to choose from.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
Trouble Ahead.

He was from New Haven and she
from Providence, which is in the
State of Rhode Island, and proud Of
it. "Providence is growing," she
bubbled. They are putting up the
highest building in the State there
eight stories"
is it possible? But (grayely) that
is likely to make trouble between
your State and mine"
~ don't see how"
Why, all the forenoon. w::en tfa
sun is shining the shadow OF tic
Building will be in Connecticut, ana
cur folks will want to tax it % make
it pay rent. New York Time,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
Liquid Oxygen.

Professor Dewar, who has liquefed
oxygen and air, and succeeded in cx.
hibiting those interesting liquids s.
roomful of spectators in Engla9
has also shown that liquened oxyg
Is strongly magnstic. When
placed quantity OF 1t In dish
beneath the poles of an electro-mas
the oxygen rose out OF the dish
formed itself into liquid link
Meeting the magnetic poles.
Then it began to boil until,
the circuit being broken, 1t fei
into the dish ike drops OF wat
When he experimental in a
manner with uqueded air 1t, t
from the dish and attached
the poles Of the magnet, th
gen-air is formed Of oxygen
trogen-rising with the OF! =
showing no tendency to -
from 1t.
Cottonwood, when danny -
liquefed oxygen, was in
attracted to and held by Il
and the liquid was even d = =.
the wool by the magne
tion, aud left deposited
poles. +,
It is evident that a new field OF
scientific wonders has been opened
up by the recent experiments wltr
iouefled ccSoS.-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
Coming Language Of the Globe.

In 1900 English speaking people
numbered 20, 600, 900, now they num-
Der l25, QUO, 900, while The German
speaking people have Increased from
81, 900, 900 to 20, 900, 00J, the Russians
about the same, and the French from
$1,000, 900 to 80, 900, 600. The i'm.
mense preponderance Of gain among
the English shows that the use of the
English as a business language is
craving in populA. ity over Any other.
--:Ti1be-L encsTat
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
That's WHAT IT WAS FOR

"My dear little wife, cried the hor'
rifed young husband, "You don't mear
to tell me that you went and spent toe
whole of your allowance on that dia
uond pin2"
"Well, I'm sure, Fred" so5bea the
wife, when you gave me the purse yoa
told me there was my pin money
1sacelks's Circular.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
Washing Liquor.

The following is a good laundry
reparation. and is sold In some quar-
ers at fancy price per gallon: Soda
sh, in fine powder, four ounces; oil
= citronel.a. one fluid ounce; par
ffin oil, one gallon. Shake the cit.
onella with the paratin oil, then ad Il
he soda ash and dissolve; add two
ablespconfuls OF this mixture. and
ne pound Of soap to each boilerfui Of
IOtheS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
TOGETHER.

Tnen two folks are side by side.
The world is gay;
SWeetly GO the moments giids
And fade away.
Hhen TWO folks are far apart
Their lives estr2nged-
Sorrow surges In the heart,
The world Is changed,
But ahen two hearts meet
On Summer day,
Fadeth then the mist OF pan
Wlele those two stray.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21

TIE way to succeed can be boiled
Own to one rule: make a specially
i your business
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21

Pleasure is narrow: happiness IS wide,