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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

THE VERY same democratic news
papers that urged Congress to adjourn
Immediately after the passage OF the
silver repeal bill, now advise it to pass
the tariff bill as soon as possible. The
advice is wise, but had it not been for
the adjournment, the bill referred to
would not only have been reported, but
the debate upon it, in the House at
least, probably been closed by this time
1t was almost ready to be reported
when the extra session adjourned, but
as the necessity for expedition was, by
thatadiournment, done away with, the
members of the committee having it in
charge of course took their own time in
completing it. fit pass at all, its pas
sage will have been delayed considera-
blv by the adjournment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

MoDERNs are amused at some of the
habits and customs of the ancient
Egyptians; but when the history of this
country shall be ancient to those who
may read it, what will they think of a
people who, in the bright glare of free
schools, cheap newspapers and electric
science, take intense and absorbing in
terest in the result OF a game in which
school and college boys kick bladders
incased in pig skins?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01
Fighting Fishermen.

DIGBY, n. S., Dec. lowing to heavy gales
the fishing fleet has been unable to proceed
to sea, and number of drunken Malone Bay
fishermen left their vessels yesterday aud
proceeded to tGke charge of a locality known
as Jew Cove, where they insulted every wom-
an and theatencd any man who happened to
pass. An officer arrested the ringlcader, but
being assaled by the Others, drew his revolver
and kept them back until assistance arrived.
By this time upwards of so fishermen had
gathered and an ugly conflict took place. Sew
eral of the fishermen were badly cut about
the, head before they submitted to arrest. A
rush was made for the vessels and all but
four succe eded in getting aboard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

REV. DIR. HAMLIN, of the Church OF
the Covenant, Presbyterian, in Wash
ington, yesterday gave thanks to the
Ruler of the universe for the recent re-
publican victories. A wiser republican,
gratefully disposed, would have thank
ed mortal and more restricted ruler,
and one not so far off.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

This has been another quiet week in bust
ness matters, but the holiday trade has com
monccd and even if hard times do prevail
business will he somewhat stimulated. There
is no change to note in rates for money here
In New York money on call is easy, ranging
from 1 to 1'2, last loan at ~, and closing
offered at 1 y. Prime mercantile paper 4a5
per cent In Baltimore money is easy at 5
per cent. on call and 6 per cent for bank dis
counts Local shares continue quiet with lit
tie doing.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The stock market
this morning has ruled strong except for
American sugar, which has been heavy and
lower. The proposed change in the tariff is
operating against the stock. A coed demsnl
prevailed for the other active stocks. At II
a. M the market was firm.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-Virginia consols =
do 10-40s-; do IS 65laa66ia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

A barn in Hanover, Pa, owned by
Jacob Reichard and tenanted by James
81. Metzler, was destroyed by an incen-
diary fire early this morning All the
contents were destroyed, including
twenty-three head of cattle and FIVE
horses. Loss 5000; insurance $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

The police of Bessemer, Ala, have under
arrest negro who they believe is Roslin s.
Julian who murdered Judge Victory Estopi-
nal in Jefferson parish, La, September 15,
and about which three brothers OF Julian
were lynched at the time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Nov. 30.-Cat-
tlc--thc market is strong; common to extra
steers $310aG.25, stockers and feeders SD
a3.S5. cows. heiiers and bulls Sla3.23 per
100 lbs. Hogs market firm; heavy S3a
500, common to choice mixed S5.1Oa5.53,
choice assorted 50 50a5 GO light 50. lja5.5O.
pigs S1.40a5.40 per 100 lbs. Sheep
market irmcr; poor to choice Sla3.5O per
100 lbs. Lambs S2.75a4 10 per 100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

New YORK, Dec Flour moderate de.
mand and firm. Wheat more active and firm.
Corn firm and moderately active. Pork dull
and steady; mess $50 % to $40 CO. Lard
quiet and nominal steam SS.15
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

RICHMOND MARKET Dec. 1.-The market
continues dull and heavy with little or no
change in the prices of Wheat while Corn is
cent lower The offerings of grain are only
fair. We quote Flour 81 90 al % for fine To
patent family brands: Wheat GOa6t; Corn
44a45; Rye 50a55 Oats 33a37.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

BALTIMORE, Dee. Flour dull and I'm.
changed Wheat strong; No , red spot and
Nov 655sa653, May 72asa12is steamer
No . red 62a62L!i milling wheat by sample
65a66. Corn steady; mixed spot, new ani
Nov 43a43ti Jan 42i2a42aia; Feb 422.a
sample 4Oa43 yellow do 11a43 Oats steady
but inactive: Mo- white Western 35; No >
mixed do 81 asked. Rye duh; No = 53.
Hay steady; good to choice timothy $14 80
to SIS SO. Coffee steady; Rio cargoes-fair
10; MOI IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Wheat-Dec 62i
May GS3.. Corn-Dec 347- Jan 35as May
393.a397s. Oats-Dec 2Sis Jan 2Sa.i May
BIS. Pork-Dec So 10 Jan $12 60; May
So S2ka. Lard-Dec 81 %: Jan 81 T2i2
May 81 65. Ribs-Dec Sc rs Jan SO 62l,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Dee. l.
There is no Improvement in the market and
transactions are light. Prices are about the
same as those of last week. We quote Flour
81 00a4 % for fine to patent roller; Wheat
60a62; Corn 42a45 Rye 45a47 Oats 32a
30; Eggs 21a22; Butter 1Sa2O
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Nov. 80
-Cattlc-market opened slow and a shade
lower closing steady; common to choice M
tive steers SS.75a515, oven S255a4 81.
bulls 80. 40a2.60, cows S1.15a25O per 100
lbs. Calves-vcals firm. other kinds steady;
common to choice vcals sold Mt 5aSi &c per ID.
fed calves Badge per lb. Sheep and Lambs
sheep steady. and lambs little fnncr;
81 c p sold at S52a3.50 per cwt. for poor 10
prime, lambs So 50a5 per cwt for common 10
choice. Hogs-matket steady $5.I5aG.23
per lOOlbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01


Improvement in volume of business. ut
prices have not materially advanced Flour
is quiet but fairly active. Wheat is steady
sales 80, CO. 81, 81 and 63. Corn 46 to IS
for old, 43 to 46 for new. Rye 40 to Is.
Oats 30 to 3s. Eggs % to %. Butter, Ap.
PIES other Produce, Provisions and MiIlfccd
are firmer. Hay is easy Wheat, Rye and
Dat Straw are dull and hard to sell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01
Wholesale Prices in Alexand,

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-Virginia consols :
do 10-40s-; do IS 651aa66la.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01
EOR EXCHANGE.

E|oR EXCHANGE.
Will exchange for IMPROVED PROP
ERTY in Alexandria, Va, beautiful UNIM-
PROVED LOTS well located in the north
west part Of Washington city d. G..
z. a. DARNEILLE,
dcc1 st GIT T street. n. W.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-12-01

President Peixota is said to be grow
ing stronger and Admiral Mello weak
er in their struggle for supremacy in
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
They Burned the Vampire.

To most people the word vampire
only brings up visions of noxious South
American swamps, whose banks TEEN
with venomous creatures, legless and
otherwise, nightly visited by myriads of
large, leathery winged bats, which are
reputed to have an Unsuitable taste for
human blood. To the ancients it meant
something far different. There was a
time when all Europe believed the YAM
pire to be blood sucking ghost of de-
funct human being. The most celebrat-
ed of these blood chilling vampire stories
is that Of Arnold Paul. During life he
had resided near Madnerga, Hungary.
Within 80 days after his burial four per-
sons near the place of interment had
died, each with the marks of vampire
(small blush missions in the throat).
Another person had been awakened in
the night and recognizing Paul's ghost
in the room cried, "Avaunt, vampirel
in Jesus namel" whereupon the appari-
ton instantly vanished.
When this story was told, the town
projects held meeting and determined
to open Paul's grave. This was accord
ingly done. There was blood on the lips
of the corpse, also upon his hands. The
ambassador of Louis XIV, who was pres
ent at the disinterment, declared the
proof positive, and Arnold Paul's re-
mains were hoisted to the surface, burned
to ashes, and tho ashes scattered to the
four winds. 1t is needless to add that
Paul's vampire ceased to vex the good
people Of Madnerga. st. Louis Repub-
liz
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07

Saturday, April 30, is the day marked
in all ancient calendars as being the
one upon which Noah and his family
quilted the ark after having withstood
tho siege Of the great deluge. The day
is marked in all ancient calendars, espe-
cially British, as egressus Noae de area,
the nth Of March, the day upon which
Noah, his family and their great floating
collection Of natural history specimens
set sail, being designated in the same
class of early printed literature as In
troitus Noae in area, "the day of Noah's
entrance into the ark" Why these days
were chosen as the ones upon which the
supposed embarkation and debarkation
were made are enigmas which the anti
quarians have not yet solved. Louis
Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
WILING TO MAKE ALLOWANCES.
a KInd Hearted Farmer VINO Said Per

a Kind Hearted Farmer Who Said Per-
haps the burrows Were Sun warped.
A certain eminent clergyman, who is
greatly loved for his gentleness and for
bearance with offenders, recently told a
man that an experience of his own in
years long gone by taught him the grace
of ready excusing. When he was boy,
he was a very poor boy, but he had al
ready strong theological bent and was
studying hard during the winter and
working even harder during the summer
trying to get preparation for college.
He wanted to be preacher, and the fact
that he didn't seem to be good for any
thing else tended to convince him that
he had not mistaken his calling.
One spring he was entirely out of
money and had to get out of school and
go to work. Not being able 10 find any
thing to do in the small college town
where he had been studying, the youth
call him Richard Vernon--went out
among the farmers to see if he could get
work from them. He found man who
was very busy with his springs work
and in hurry to get the burrows plowed
in big field for potato planting. The
weather was favorable for planting; the
farmers boys would be home from school
the next day, which was Saturday, to do
the dropping and covering. He told
Rchard that he might mark out the
field with the plow for the planting, and
IL he suited he might be hired for two or
three months. Meantime the farmer
saw that the boy was very anxious to
stay, and that he had evidently very
good disposition.
So the young theologian went to work
with tremendous vigor. He did not stop
to take breath until he had marked off a
large tract of ground with deep burrows.
Then came his employer from his work
in another part of the farm and looked at
the boys work and leaned up against the
fence and laughed until he shook. The
potato field had been scraped and seal
loped all over with the ridiculously ir-
regular and wabbly little bitches which
Richard had turned. There was not
clean, straight furrow in the lot. The
ground looked as If an insane elephant
had tossed up the earth. The burrows
were of all depths and at all distances
from one another, for Richard had driven
the horse most of the time at smart
walk, and he had been too much occupied
with keeping up and maintaining pre-
carious grasp upon the pillow handles to
be able to pay any attention to the regu-
larity or evenness of his work.
Richard Vernon laughed, too, as he
stood and looked over the field. He
wiped the sweat from his brow and
looked very anxiously at his employer
There was no chance for regular work
there, that was evident His laughter
faded away, and there was certain
faint twitch in the corners of his mouth
as the boy said:
II guess you don't want any more of
my work, sir?"
"Oh, yes-yes, do said the farmer.
Maybe faint your fault that the fur
rows are crooked You see, the suns
pretty hot today, and reckon the heat
warped emf Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
o,,v r,t,Ie Tb,,r

A hospital for incurables is a very
noble and worthy charity, and am glad
that no prominent cityis without pro-
vision for this class of sufferers. Iwish,
however, that the brutally descriptive
name of such institutions could be so
modified as not to contain the death war
rant of every person received within
their doors. "a place to die in" is not q
cheerful title for ones last earthly home,
and the omission of this reminder from
the official name could SO easily be sup
piled in the rules for admittance that to
parade 1t seems worse than useless. 1t
is wonderful how q little consideration
sweetens the bread Of charity.
once visited home for broken down
gentlefolks, presided over by woman
who made giving and receiving alike
blessed. alluded thoughtlessly to the
old people as inmates" I'VE never
call them inmates, =" said she in tone
of gentle reproof. 81 always have them
spoken Of as guests 1t makes so little
difference to us and somuch to them" ~
Kate Fields Washington.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
Mr. LnreIi.a Question.

A few years before the death of James
Russell Lowell he wrote poem which
he was to read upon certain public oc-
casion. Naturally the newspapers de-
sired to secure the copy. Mr.. H., who
was then and is yet engaged upon Bos-
ton daily newspaper, was detailed by his
managing editor to call upon Mr.. Low
ell and secure, If possible, the much de-
sired poem After great deal Of inn
portunity from the newspaper man Mr.
Lowell said:
"Let me ask you a question frankly,
man TO man, and if then you decide that
ought to give you the poem promise
you will. If you knew needed $500,
you would not ask me to give it to you.
/ know that perfectly well. But that is
just what you are asking me. have q
market for my poem in The Atlantic
Monthly provided they have the oppor-
tunity Of first publishing it. If it isfirst
printed in the daily newspapers of this
country, of course it is no use for mag
azine. Now, then, tell you frankly,
do need the 5000, and ask you the
question, Shall give you the poem on
your request, or shall ! keep it for the
magazineT
The newspaper man decided promptly,
and the poet was not deprived of his
$200.-Boston Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
The GirrlInr Habit.

A serious aspect of the giggling habit
is that it is SO nearly incorrigible. Man
nerisms of all kinds strike their roots
deeply, but ''hel her and "hal har' be-
come part and parcel of the offenders
against reason and taste. That which
makes the listener nervous to irritable
ity, fretting the amiable into desire to
smother the meaningless cackle in the
throat that gives it birth if he cannot es-
cape beyond hearing of it, is practiced
involuntarily by tile habitual laughter.
Like the famous button on the learned
advocates coat with which he fumbled
necessarily while pleading, the giggle
would, If suddenly taken away, deprive
its slave of the power of speech. TIC
command gravely temperate articula-
ton would be to strike dumb.
The origin of the obnoxious trick is OF
course in youth and inexperience, and
almost always in native diffidence OF
temporary embarrassment. When the
girl has no fitting words at call, she gig
giles. When the lad is oppressed by a
weight of bashfulness and would swag-
ger it off, he outlaws. In the tyro's
opinion laugh outdoes charity as a
cloak for every defect and extricates
him from the most trying position. AZ
fectation 10 an active ally in the evil
work, and the ambition to be agreeable
brings up the rear CHARACTERIZATION Har-
land in Harper's Bazaar
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07

The four countries in the world which
possess the smallest telegraph facilities
are Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and Per-
STA. In the first named there are only 80
telegraph offices in the whole country
and but 1 900 miles Of wire. In the ter
ritory of Paraguay there are only $40
miles of wirei in operation, and the entire
Geographic service Of that country re-
quires the services OF but 2s persons.
One line Of 300 miles, owned and oper-
ated by the government, runs from AS
uncion to Paso de Patria, the limit of
Paraguayan territory, and the other 100
miles by tho railroad from Asuncion to
Pirapo.
Owing to high water and forest fires
in that country the line is often inter
rupted for days ut time. At Paso do
Patria the line breaks, there being no
cable over the Alto Parana river, which
is three miles wide. Communication is
therefore by canoe, which takes mes
sages over in the morning to the Argen-
tine side and returns to the Paraguayan
side at night An important telegram is
often delayed 10 or is hours. Hartford
COurant
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
Getting Something Like It.

The following little experience, re-
Gently enjoyed by well known tenor,
seems worthy of narration. Having
mislaid his copy of Handel's air, "Wher-
e'er You Walk" the artist in question
sent faithful but unmusical servant to
procure a copy Of the song. In due
course the messenger reappeared, bear
ing In place of the required piece GER
tain music hall ditty entitled, II Like a
Little Toddle Down Regent Street"
by Handel.
He had failed to secure the object of
his quest and 30, imagining that words
of an ambulant tendency were the chief
desideratum, had picked out what he
thought to be ''the nearest thing" The
story certainly seems to require grain
Of salt for its due assimilation, but it
must DO borne in mind that truth is
stranger than fction.--Sheffield Tele-
graph
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07

The pig treats the snake with disre-
spect. not to say Misunderstanding
ophidian or otherwise, can fascinate q
pig. II your back garden is infested
with mathematics, you should keep pigs
The pig dances contemptuously on the
rattlesnake and eats him with much rel
ish, rattles and all. The last emotion of
the rattlesnake is intense establishment,
and establishment is natural in the cir
cumstances. A respectable and expert
enced rattlesnake, many years estab-
lshed in business, has been accustomed
to spread panic everywhere within ear
and eye shot. Everything capable OF
motion has started off at the faintest
rustic Of his rattles, and his view of ami
NAL life from those expressionless eyes
has invariably been q back view and q
rapidly diminishing one.
After lifelong experience Of this sort,
to be unceremoniously rushed upon by q
common pig, to be treated as SO much
swill, to be jumped upon, to be fiouted and
shouted. and finally to be made snack
of-this causes feeling Of very natural
and painful surprise In the rattlesnake.
But rattlesnake is only surprised in
this way once, and he is said to improve
the pork. Arthur Morrison in Strand
Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
An Ingenious swindle.

A novel kind of swindle was practicet
in q German town the other day. Amar
struggling along under heavy burden
suddenly stumbled and crashed through
a plate glass store window. The propri
etor Of the store demanded payment
The porter said he had no money. Pass
ersby advised that he be searched. A
thousand mark note was found ON him
which, he said, belonged to his employer
The storekeeper, however. deducted 100
marks for the value Of his window and
handed 900 marks change to the porter
who went away swearing and protesting
A little later the storekeeper discovered
the thousand mark note was spurious. :
New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
Avn ExpresaIon ror slomncss

A Washington youngster has succeed
cd in adding to the already numerous
phrases that are used to emphasize an
impression of slowness. He was waiting
for his sister to finish something on
which she was engaged. After time
his patience was exhausted, and he ex-
claimed:
Won't you please hurry upa you
are slower than q snail with the rheuma-
tisin. "--Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
Are You Any Good at Puzzlesp

The genius who invented the off
teen" Puzzle, "Pigs in Clover" and
many others has invented brand
new one, which is going to be the
greatest on record. There is fun,
instruction and entertainment in it.
The old and learned will find as
much mystery in itas the young and
unsophisticated. This great puzzle
is the property of the New York
Press CLUB, for whom it was in
vented by Samuel Lloyd, the great
puzzlist, to be sold for the benefit of
the movement TO erect great home
for news paper workers in New
York. Generous friends have Civ
en- $4,000 in prizes for the success
full puzzle solvers. TEN CENTS
sent to "PREss CLUB BUILDING
AND CHARITY FUND" Temple
Court, New York City will get you
the new mystery by return mail.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
Sine Liked the old kind nest.

1t was down in Chautauqua village
that a gay young soldier had his sweet
heart. Such beauty she was tool
1t happened once that he sent her down
from Buffalo pot Of cold cream to keep
her cheeks as fresh as the budding rose.
When he came down to visit her again,
he asked how she liked his little gift.
"The taste was very NICE" she said,
with rather siclly smile, "but think
I like the other kind of cream best
Ouips.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
A RAINY DAY.

u rains. What lady loves rainy day.
Not she who puts prunella on her foot,
ZephyrS around her neck and silken socks
Upon a graceful ankle-nor she who
Sports her tasseled parasol along
The walks, beau crowded, ON some sunny noon
Or trips In muslin on winters night
On cold sleighride to distant ball.
She loves rainy day who sweeps the hearth
And threads the busy needle, or applies
The scissors to the torn or threadbare sleeve;
Who blesses God that she has friends and
home;
Who in the pelting of tho storm will think
OF some poor neighbor that she can befriend;
Who trims the lamp at night and reads aloud
To a young brother tales he loves to hear,
Or ventures cheerfully abroad to watch
The bedside of some sick and suffering friend
Administering that best of medicine
Kindness, tender care and cheering hope;
Such are not sad, cen on a rainy day.
j. G. Brainard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07
TIC latest rhipr In petItion..

The latest thing in petitions to pariia-
ment is the petition Of single house,
hold. A. B. of Some street, Somewhere,
entertains an objection to bill which
is before the house, and straightway he
and the members of his family draw up
a protest, sign it and forward it to the
member Of the division in which they re-
side for presentation to the house Of COM
mons. This may be highly proper pro-
ceeding, but If it should became popular
it will add largely to the duties Of the
honorable members. London Tit-Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-06-07

The most curious book in the world
was neither written nor printed. The
letters in its pages were cut from blue
tissue paper, which was afterward past
ed on cardboard.