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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-05
III. SIMPSONS SONS,
AGENTS. no 104 NORTH ROYA STREET. AINtNIlIIA, Y!
STEAMERS.
VIAsHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY (LIMITED.)

u NJ
w PANY NIMITED.)
FERRY SCHEDULE
On and after December 9th. 1898, and UNI
til further notice the following ferry sched-
uc will be in force.
Leave Alexandria foot of King street, at
: 80, s 30. 30. 10 80 and 30 a. m.
II 80. so, = 80, 3 80 A 80, 5 80 and g 80
.. m.
Leave Washington, foot of 18th street,
at : 80. $50, $50 10 80 and II 30
a. M. - so. 30. = 80, 3 30, 4 80, 5 30,
and 30 p. m. \. B. Same schedule Sundays,
commencing 9 30 a. N.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS-STEAM
Err WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
DAYS at I 90 a. H.. and Alexandria at s 90
a. m, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
ST Clements Bay and Lconardtown.
c. w RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent
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LoUf0un papels copy.

VNNE ANNUAL. iacc,iug Of the stoel,hol'!
i crs Of the CITY INVESTMENT CON
PANY will be held ~ the Office u Tie coei-
pauy 2l2 King street AeXaudria, "a. OF
WEDNESDAY, January 10th. 1884. AZ /!
o'clock y IN. ior the election of o!!icc's au'
the transaction OF such other business a. .i.iy
la..i.ily come before II
F. Z. CORBETT. President.
:. ". ARMSTRONG. Secretary.
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sLEEpING CAR sERVICE.


Nos. 81 and IS are composed entirely OF
Pullman cars on which no e-trd fare is charged
over and above regular Pullman charges
Through Pullman Sleeping Car between New
York and New Orleans. New York and Sa-
yannah. Jacksonville and Tampa. and Au
srsta and Ashevillc. y. c.: also Pullman
,leepcr between Washington and Memphis
via Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Car
between New York and Montgomery. and be-
tween Charlotte and Savannah.
On trains Nos So and 80 Pullman Buiie,
Slecpe7s between New York and Atlanta
unitingat Danviiie with Pullman Sleeper for
Charleston and at Greensboro with Pullman
Sleeper Tor Augusta.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
Leave Alexandria from depot AT 9 10 a. NJ.
and / 80 p III. daily. arrive al Round Hill
II 40 q m. and 10 p. N.
Leave w 1; 0. Junction daily Al P. n.
70. Herndon. arriving at Herndon 40 ?. IN.
Returning. trains leave Round Hill b 90 a.
N. and :! - p N. daily, arriving at Alexan'
dr;a at 5 % 4. M. and IS p. II.
Leave Lcesburg daily at 30 a. IN. and
12:5l p. IL.
The 8 20 4. m. train from Alexandria con-
uec;s at Round Hill with stage for Blue Ridge.
Berryville and Winchester. and at Leesburg
Win stages for Aldic and Middleburg
The Q 10 a. m. train and 80 p. m. train
FROM Alexandria connect at Vienna with
stages for Fairfax Courthouse.
Through tickets Gu sale at the prncipa
stations to all points. For rates or intorma-
ton apply to any agent of the company or to
". A. TURK, G. P. A., Washington. d. c.
s. II. HARDWICk. A.G.P.A., Atlanta, Ga.
Us. B. THOMPSON, Supt Rich'd.. Va.
". II. GREEN. Gen. Mgr, Washington.
SOL HAAS Traffic Mgr. Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-05
MT. VERNON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Time Table in effect November ID, S93.
CARS LEAVE

Time Table in effect November -, 1o93.
CARS LEAVE
ALEXANDRA FOR MOUNT VERNON FOR
MOUNT VERNON. ALEXANDRIA.
200 \. VI. 1:45 A. NJ
1910 4. VI. 1880 4. NJ.
lilo a. VI. 11:30 A. NJ.
1910 p. VI. $3.50 ?. NJ
ITO p. NJ loo =. VI.
2:10 p " BOO p. VI.
800 p NJ 4:Gp i. VI.
800 p. VI. 5:i0 l.. VI.
Fare TO Mount Vernon. Doc each way.
Round trip tickets Soc.
KING STREET LINE.
Cars connect with Pennsylvania r. Z.
trains and boats via Washington and Alcxan-
iria ferry.
conductors on cars. single and round trip
tickets VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD aud
VIA WASHINGTON FEsRY AND BALTIMORE 4
ONO RAILROAD 70 points North and West.
d. W. HOLDEN, GEO. L. PHILLIPS.
Supt Gen. passgr. Agent.
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Additional local trains. ID ana is leave
Washington daily / 10 y. IN, arrive Char
lottcsyillc : % p III. Returning leave Char
lcttcsvillc 10 4. m, arrive Washington
: 10 Il III.
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dec20td

rTHE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of
4 ALEXANDRIA, VA
ALEXANDRIA. Va Dee Il, 1888.
The annual election for Directors Of this
hank will be held at the Banking House on
TUESDAY. January 9Th, 1884, between the
hours OF II and o'clock;
CHAS. r. HQOFF.
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MEETINGS.


NOTiCE.-The annual meeting OF The
y stockholders OF the COLUMBIA NA-
TIONAL SAND DREDGING C0MPAA y
viii be held al It's principal Office 30 south
Washington street. AleXand;ia Va. O.: tn
SECOND THURSDAY in January. being
january II. lo3ai.) At - o'clock IN 10: IL
purpose Of riecting Directors Of the Com.
)auy for the ensuing year and the tlansac-
lion ut other business. By order OF
c T. PEARSON. President
deco law3w JAS. y. MILLER. Sec'y.
&VOTICE.-The regular annual mec,ir., o.
~ the stockholders OF McLACuLEN 4
BATCHELDER incorporated Will be halo
al the ctiice OF the Company. No 123 Sru;E
Huytl street in the city of alexandria VII
gimil. on II ESDAY. January 9th, 1,3i, -
eleven O'clock. i. ~.
JAMES 7. HOOD. Secretary.
de- llNew
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-05

DED WARRIOR CHoPPING AXES
u Disston * Sons celebrated Saws. Wire
and Iron Nails. Diamond State Horse Shoes.
Bar Iron Steel and Wagon Goods generally. OF
which We carry full stocks. and prices are
low. JAS. F. CARLIN & SONS,
Alexandria Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-05
CHAPMANS,

424 King St, Alexandria, Va.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
SHE WAS PAINFULLY PLACID.
A Bachelors Experience That Decided
Him on the Matrimonial Question.

Miss Caxton is Junoesque. She is big.
Jorley once called her cowlike but think
that was after Jorley had been refused by
her. She is placid in a lofty sort of way
placid in the style that is Indifferent to
annoyances. She never sees anything dis
agreeable. Jorley calls it stupidity. Some
times she doesn't see other things. I've
known her to fail to appreciate some Of
my jokes But women have no sense of
humor at best. They only giggle hyster-
ically over babyish things.
was not particularly drawn to Miss
Caxton, confess. She doesn't magnetic
or fascinate. But she would wear well.
l took Miss Caxton to drive one day.
The horses were fine. Their coats shone
in the light, they were eager and light
spirited, and l enjoyed the thought of
managing them. Miss Caxton was big
and perfectly dressed. The drive began
well.
do you enjoy driving'" 1 asked her.
1t is well to know little of the tastes Of
the woman one contemplates marrying
Very much,' said she placidly.
That was her one response to almost all
my questions. She enjoyed sailing, and
the opera, and the Alps and olambakes
and Longfellow Every much" On the
other hand, she didn't care for" tennis,
rowing, walking, Browning mackerel and
social science Somehow her lack of a vo-
cabulary annoyed me. l tried to force her
to say something else-to reveal herself
as it were.
"Do you have all those vague, sorrow
full feelings most of us common NOR
tails feel when we are by the sear' l asked
namely enough l admit.
Il like the sea very much" sad Miss
Caxton.
l ground my teeth and gave the reins a
Jerk which made the horses suddenly rear
In three seconds more we were In danger.
The fiery steeds were prancing madly Off
rearing and plunging horribly.
Keep perfectly still, said, and for Il
wonder the girl obeyed.
The road was fairly direct and broad
If l could but get control Of the beasts
before we dashed into something or met a
vehicle at some crossroad, we might save
ourselves | bent every nerve to the task
but it was useless. The off horse was
foaming violently at the mouth. Sudden
ly he turned slightly and made for the
place where the builders of a summer cot
tage had left small mountain of bricks
and stone. There were pots of mortal
and quicklime among the debris. In an
instant l saw us mangled, scaidcd. l
dropped the reins. l seized her-heaven
only knows how had the strengthened
almost flung her, rs would parcel, ovel
the side of the tearing, swaying carriage.
Then l jumped. In another moment the
horses and the carriage and the stone and
mortar were an indistinguishable mass.
She was badly bruised, but that was all.
l sprained my arm. AS we logged home
behind farmers horse l begged her to
forgive me for having jeopardizcd her life.
oh, certainly" she answered. But,
do you know, Mr.. Northender, l don't
care much for runaways"
| shall not ask Miss CaXton to marry
me- Jorley was right.-New York World.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Rent day in Paris is IL very important
occasion. The landlord is king in realm
where cXactltudc is not only encouraged,
but enforced. An Englishman says that
he once went to sec IA landlord about some
matter connected with house he had hired
The Frcnchman proved to be "a very sus
picious and inquisitive old gentleman who
had made his fortune in the candle trade
"What do you sell;'' he inquired.
The Englishman acknowledged that he
made his bread by writing for the maya.
zines. The landlord shrugged his shoulders.
Il am afraid" says he, that you will
not be exact with your rent on the 10th
of the month.
He evidently had old fashioned notions
of literature as well as the other arts and
preferred that his tenants should be, like
himself, comfortable in trade. So in order
to vindicate his vocation the Englishman
went to call upon him in person on the
14th, rent in hand.
81 told you SO, 2" exclaimed the precise
old merchant Il knew you couldn't be
exact at the day and the hour fixed. You
have brought your rent "a hours too soon. -
London Tit Bits.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
A GREAT HEAD FOR FIGURES.


Bcrah Colburn (born Mt Cabot, VT,
Sept. l. 1901; died in Norwich, VT, March
2, lS4O) was the llost wonderful OF all the
mathematical proli giCs. His remarkable
powers became manifest as soon as he was
old enough to talk, and by tho time he
was years of age he was the wonder of
both Europe and America. In 1912, when
he was only years old, he was taken to
London in order that the great mathema-
ticians of the British metropolis might
try l. powers. This was done to their
satisfaction and with the following re-
suits:
He raised any number consisting of one
figure progressively to the tenth power,
giving the result, not from memory, but
by actual multiplication, faster than the
person appointed to keep record could set
down the figures. Next he raised the fig
ure successfully to the sixteenth power,
naming the last result which consisted of
10 figures, almost instantly, every figure
being found Ivy ''prcof' to be right. On
being asked the square root of lO6, 1929 he
answered 32I before the recorder had time
to write down the number to be squared.
He was thca rcqUi1cd to find the cube
root of PCS, 1886, III, and with celebrity that
was really startling replied that it was
| Ot0 WncfcllDOn inc iSlfoIolllcF 1OuHSi
who had been well drilled in mathematics
in problems where 'blliOns'' were nan
died as often as "hundreds," spent TO
minutes in proving the correctness of the
answer. He was then asked how many
minutes there were in IS years, and be-
fore the question could be written down
replied that there We're 25, 22S, 500 and i'm
mediatcly after gave the correct num-
Der of seconds in the same period of time.
On being requested to give the factors that
would produce the number 247, 4S3 he i'm
mediutcly named 94l and 263, and it was
afterward learned that they are the only
two numbers the multiplication of which
will give that result. His taskmastCrs
next proposed that he give the factors of
So, OS3, but without seeming to reflect
single moment he replied that it had none,
which was really the case, that being one
of the prime numbers He was asked next
to name the square of 800 900, feat
which he perforated in nine seconds by
twice multiplying, the square of 81, r37 by
81, the answer being IS, 800, 9O2 900, Oi9.
Remember that these fcats in mathe
MATES We're all performed by Il boz th.yc
months under s years of age.-St. Loui,
Republic.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Candy Is Poison.

At the Hospital For Rupturcd and Grip
pied Children one Of the rules of that adj
mirably conducted institution is that can
dy is poison and must not be taken into
the building. Misshapcn little ones are
received from every source of misery, re-
gardlC1s of race or condition, and all that
medical science, surgery and charity can
do is done to give them fair start in life.
On visiting days friends and relatives are
Obliged to show the contents of their prize
packages before being admitted, and
sweetmeats are contraband. In spite of
the most rigid examination and inspection
well meaning but deccitful parents SNUG
gle candies into the ward, and the next
day their sins betray them. Every candy
eater has bad night" and the majority
have to undergo inside laundry work so
as to restore ORDER in the digestive appa-
ratus.-New York World.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
How to Grow Plump.

If not lover Of water, the thin woman
must cultivate taste for it. She must
drink water upon rising and as often dur
ing the day and between meals as possible.
Cocoa, milk and moderate amount of
coffee are all right A light luncheon should
be eaten before retiring. Early to bed is
all right, but the same rule does not apply
to rising unless madam feels herself thor
oughly refreshed by good sleep. Meat
should occupy secondary place in the
daily diet, but vegetables may be freely
INDUCED in Sweets are decided fatteners.
Warm baths and sun baths will help along
the work in great style. - Philadelphia
Times
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

SOUTHERN PLANTATIONS.
4 Radical Departure From the Manage
ment Methods of the Old Regime.

Radical Departure From the Manage
ment Methods of the Old Regime.
Plantations at the present day are con-
Quoted very differently from the way they
were managed under the old regime The
one have in mind comprises something
over B, 600 acres. The proprietor reserves
about $50 acres for his own planting and
rents out the remainder to small farmers,
who give him so many pounds or bales of
cotton for the rent, in proportion to the
quantity and quality of the particular
piece of ground they cultivate, the size of
the house and courthouse Of which they
have the use, etc. Much discrimination
required in the selection of tenants, for
defective or indifferent farming will i'm
poverish the land and endanger the land
lords chances of collecting his rent Most
of the tenants are negroes, 40 families of
that race residing on the place.
OF these there are number who are ex-
cellent farmers, thrifty, Industrious,
prompt in paying their obligations and
thoroughly interested in everything that
pertains to their business, the wife work
ing as hard as her Observation-Disclosures in
fact, because when her field work is over
she cooks the simple meals, washes the
clothes and patches the garments for her
numerous family by the blaze of light
wood torch after the members of the
household are rolled in their respective
quilts and voyaging in Sunderland.
She does more than this, for she raises
chickens and turkeys, sometimes geese
and ducks, using the eggs for pocket mon
ey and to obtain the tobacco which is as
necessary to her comfort as to that of her
husband and sons
The majority of the negroes go to work
in the carly morning, with no breakfast
or perhaps only a crust to nibble on.
When they come in at 12 O'Clock a stir
about is made--a dish concoctcd of corn
meal, salt and water and looking very
much rs the name sugGcsts-of which all
the family partake, the elder members
eating an allowance " of bacon. Any
luxuries they may enjoy appear at the
evening meal, such as coffee, flour, etc.
Usually, however, their fare is of the sim
plest and cold water their beverage, except
on Sundays and high days, celebrated usu-
ally with reference to some religious festi-
val. Too much credit cannot be given
these Woodworking wives and mothers,
who hoe, rake, cook, wash, chop, patch
and mend from morning until night.
Very often garments will be patched until
scarcely "A trace of the original foundation
material can be seen, and there are many
cases where the wife is much the better
"cottor chopper" of the two, and her
work far more desirable than her hus-
band 's.-Boston Transcript.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
WHERE OLD FURNITURE GOES.
Furnished Flats Absorb Much That Used
to Go to Secondhand Dealers.

to To secondhand Dealers.
"What becomes of all the old furni-
turc?' said an auctioneer i'll response to a
question Secondhand stores get some
of it, but not as much as they did former
ly The auction rooms have the call now
adays There are 100 auction rooms in
New York whose wagons are continuously
busy hauling second hand furniture from
houses and flats. The people have recog-
nized that the secondhand dealers won t
pay as much for it as they are likely to
get from auction sales. Within the last
few years certain class of persons have
gone into the business of renting furnish
ea flats and apartments. | know of one
woman who has 40 Of these on her hands,
and she is getting rich fast. Her invest
r!cnts in this line pay her on an average
over 100 per cent.
Take, for instance, a fiat in the cheaper
neighborhOods. An SIS or $50 month
fiat of five or six rooms can be furnished
plainly for $75-that is, you can buy sec
ondhand furniture enough for that sum
to furnish the place throughout. You pay
SIS for the rooms unfinished and rent
them for from $50 to S2S furnished. And
when the tenant leaves and you desire to
sell you can realize almost as much at
auction as you paid. New furniture be-
comes secondhand as soon as used and
sells as such. For that reason all furnish.
ed flats contain secondhand furniture,
which may have passed through the auc-
tioneer's hands dozen times. New
York Sun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Washed Ashore.

A sober resident in small village on
the coast occasiOncI quite a commotion
by saying that the bodies of three children
had just been washed ashore. The inhab-
itants We're indignant when, after much in
quiry the sober resident said: Il tell you
they were. They were washed ashore by
their mother. You don't suppose she
could take em out into the middle Of the
ocean to wash 'em, do youT-Leeds( eng
land) Mercury.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

The protection afforded to the earth by
snow is shown by Ebermayer in the ''Iniu-
ence of Frost" In one observation the
temperature of the air above the snow was
six degrees below zero; under the snow the
thermometer stood at 33 degrees.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Out of a wagon load of eight persons who
were driven by drunken driver off a
ferry dock at Chaska, Mimi, last week,
the drunken driver was the only one who
escaped drowning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Briggs saw you in the barber shop
yesterday.
Griggs-Why didn't you speak
Briggs didn't like to interrupt the
barber.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
For Horses and Nobility.

The Baron-I believe that in this coun-
try you have to get along without pedi-
grees.
The American Girl-Not at all. We use
pedigrees for our horses. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Mississippi raises more mules than any
other state in the Union. They have longer
ears and nimbler heels than birds of the
same species in Georgia and can stand a
longer whipper and thinner lash.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

A belt in one of the big Touring mills
at Minneapolis contains 200 cowhides. 1t
Is $50 feet long and weighs over a ton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Blinks-Lucky man, that fellow Thinks.
Winks-I don't see how you make it.
Binks-Why, he took out a life insur-
ance policy for Ell, 900 and died six days
before the company failed. -London Mil
lion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-22
THE soTANIsr.

A Japanese pine has been trained togrow
In the form of sailing junk
The tallest trees in the world grow in
Australia They are a marsh gum, and
some are said to exceed 800 feet in height.
The Victoria lily of Guiana has circular
leaf from to 10 feet in diameter. 1t is
turned up at the edge like a tray and can
support, according to its size, from 100 to
800 pounds.
If a bucket of water during dry season
be placed few inches from a growing
pumpkin or melon vine, the latter will turn
from it's course and in u day or two will get
one of its leaves in the water
If you want quick growing trees of large
size, plant cottonwoods, lindens or willows.
Aside from their rapid growth, however,
these trees are not so desirable as other va
rieties which take longer to develop.
The umbrella magnolia of Ceylon bears
leaves that are so large that single one
may sometimes serve as shelter for Is or
20 persons. One of these leaves carried to
England as specimen was nearly Sc feet
in width
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-22
German Baptist Annual Meet
ing.

The Annual Meeting of the Ger
man Baptist Brethren will he held at
MeyersdaIe, Pa, on the Pittsburg
Division of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, commencing May path,
1894.
For this occasion the B. & o. r.
r. Co. will sell excursion tickets to
MeyersdaIe and return from all sta
tions on its system of lines at rate of
one first class fare for the round trip.
From points east of and including
Pittsburg and Wheeling the tickets
will be sold from May 22nd to 2Sth
inclusive, and will be valid for re-
turn passage within thirty days from
date of sale.
From points west of Pittsburg and
Wheeling the tickets will be sold from
May 21st TO 26th inclusive, and will
he valid for return passage within
thirty days from date of sale.
For time of trains, etc., address
nearest agent of the b. & o. R. R.
Co. or o. 2. McCarty, Gen'l Pas.
Agent b. & o, r. R. S. w. R'y, st.
Louis, Mo. ; l.. S. Allen, Asst Gen'I
Pass. Agent, B. & o. R. r., Chicago,
Ills. 4; Z. d. Smith, Div. Pass. Agt.,
B. &. o. r. r., Pittsburg, Pa, or B /.
F. Bond, Div. Pass. Agent, B.. & o.
R. R., Baltimore, Nd; Chas O..
Scull, Gen'l Pass. Agent, B. & o. r.
R., Baltimore, Md.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-22
THE HousEKEEPER.

A whislt is infinitely better than the or
thodox dust brush for stair carpets.
White or pale ostrich plumes may be
washed in benzine without losing their col
or or curl.
Pole rings can be made to run easily by
rubbing the pole with kerosene until thor
oughly smooth.
Rainwater and white CASTLE soap in a
lukewarm suds are the best mixture in
which to wash embroideries.
Tack down upon the floor of the closet
holding pots and pans u marbled oilcloth.
1t gives neat appearance to this corner of
the kitchen.
You can mend the torn pages of your
books with tissue paper and white of an egg
and not make them unsightly or keep you
from reading right through the paper.