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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-30

There is no medicine so often peedtc
in every home and so admirably adapt
ed to the purposes Tor which it is in
tended, as Chanberlaiu's Pain Balm.
Hardly week passes but some mem
Der of the family has need of it. A
toothache or headache may be cured
BY it. A touch of rheumatism or neu-
raIgia quieted. The severe pain of a
burn or scald promptly relieved and tht
sore healed in much less time than
when medicine has to be sent for. A
sprain may be promptly treated before
inflammation sets in, which insures
cure in about one-third of the time
otherwise required. Cuts and bruises
should receive immediate treatment be-
fore the parts become swollen, which
can only be done when Pain Balm is
kept at hand. A sore throat may be
cured before it becomes serious. A
troublesome corn may be removed by
applying it twice day for week or
two. A lame back may be cured and
several days of valuable time saved or
main in the side or chest relieved With
out paying doctors bill. Procure 80
cent bottle at once and you will never
regret it. For sale by l.. Stabler Il. Co.
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THEGAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING. OCT. 80, 1884.

LIGHTING THE LoCoMoT1vE.-Tbe
Minneapolis and st. Paul Railway now
has its new system of kindling locomo-
tive fires in daily operation OF Fort
Dodge, Ia. The invention illustrates
the constant effort to reduce the cost OF
railway operation, and shows how care
fully every detail is computed. Here
tofore, under the old-fashioned system
of kindling the fires, it has lequiie3
about an eighth of a cord of wood, and
cost about forty cents. The new FIRE
kinder uses spray OF crude oil, which
plays in the frebox until the coal is
thoroughly ablaze, which takes about 6
gallon of oil and about eight minutes
time, and costs ficm one cent to two ard
one-half cents. Two tanks are buried
in the ground near the engine house to
hold the oil. One is storage tank
holding car load, and the other is a
feed tank holding seventy gallons. An
oil pipe runs from the latter into The
engine house, and has connection with
each stall. A pipe to convey air also
runs from the stationary engine in the
house to the feed tank. When oil is
wanted cir is pumped into the feed
tank, and the oil is forced to every
stall, a hose is attacht d, and in a mo
ment the spray is playing. The sys-
tenn is simple and safe, and the Rock
Island officisls, who bave lately equip
ped their road, think it will save them
S1OO,GO year. 1t is in partial use On
that road now, and in the month of Au-
gust they built 1850 fires at cost 81
LAC cents each, as against cost of 80
cents each by wood.
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SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

Knights Tempiar, Old Dominion Command
cry meets every third Friday of each month
at Masonic Temple.
Royal Arch Chapter: Mount Vernon Royal
| Arch Chapter meets every first Friday of each
month at Masonic Temple.
| Alexand~ia-W Washington Lodge Of Ma
.ops meets on the second and fourth Thurs
| lays of each month.
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons meets or
| the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows No. 80.
meets in their hall, on north Columbus street
,very Friday night.
sarepta Lodge I. o. O. F., No. 46, meets il
| their hall, on King street, every Tuosd1y
| aight.
Marley Encampment, No. 6, mccts ever
second and fourth Monday at Odd Fellons'
| Hall, north Columbus street.
Mechanics Lodge Knights of Pythias, Nc.
8, meets every Thursday night in Pythian
Hall north Pitt street.
Oriental Lodge Knights of Pythias meets
| every Friday night on north Pitt street.
Ale1andria Lodge z. of P, No. IS, meets
Wednesday nights at Sarepta Hall, King
street.
Potomac Tent Rechabites meets in sarepta
Hall every Friday night.
Golden Light Lodge Of Good Templars
! meets in their hall, on south Fairfax street,
every Tuesday evening.
Talisman Lodge Good Templars meets every
Monday night in Pythian Hall, north Pitt
street.
Junior Order Rechabites meets every Mon
day night at Good Templar's hall, south Fair
Iaa street.
Refuge Council, Sons of Jonsdab, No. -,
meets every Monday night at Sarepta Hall.
Juvenile Templars meets every Saturday
afternoon at Good Templars' Hall south Fair
| fax street.
Champion Castle, No. 8, Knights Of Golden
Eagle meets every Wednesday night at Good
| Templal's hall, south Fairfax street.
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum meets
| in Potomac Hall room, north Columbus street,
second and fourth Tuesday.
Belle Haven Lodge Knights of Honor meets
svery first and third Tuesday in Potomac
Lodge room, north Columbus street.
Robert Andrews Division Brotherhood of
locomotive Engineers meets first and third
Sunday in Potomac Lodge room.
Osceola Tribe of Bed Men, No. 1, meets
every Thursday night in Sarepts Hall.
Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society meets
every Sunday night in st. Mary's Hall, corner
Royal and Wolfe streets.
Young MEMS Sodality Lyceum meets every
Sunday night in their hall on Duke street.
Lafayette Lodge, No. II, Independent Or
der Mechanics meets Wednesday night at
Pythian Hall, north Pitt street.
Alexandria Council, No: SO, Jr. o. q. A. NJ.
nnoets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall, on
uerth Columbus street.
Rathbone Division, Uniform Rank z. Of P,
meets every other Wednesday at Pythian
Castle, Pitt street.
Alexandria Light Infantry meet every Mon.
day night at their Armory, south Royal street.
Confederate Veterans meet first Monday
night in each month at Columbia Engine
House.
Sons Of Confederate Veterans meet first
Wednesday in each month.
Mount Vernon Court, No. 7713, A. o. F.
Of A. meet every Tuesday night at Pythisn
Hall. north Pitt street.
1. o. B. B. meets frst Monday in each
month.
BETHEL Congregation meets first Sunday Of
every quarter.
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MEDICINAL.
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhea, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
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RAILROADS.
yyTAsHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND
w MOUNT VERNON ELECTRIC RAIL
Time Table IN Effect sepst. 2, 1894.
MoUNTvERN N DIVISION, Week Days.,

WAY.
Time Table IN Effect sepst 2, 1894.
MOUNT ERN N DIVISION, Week Days.,
soUTnBoUND.
Leave Alexandria 6:31, 900, 1925 and
LIS q. M. and 1925, LBS, 2:25, 3:O6,
300, 4:06 and BOG ap. nj.
Leave Riverside Park 7:03. 9:45, 1O:oO
and 80 a. M, and 1850, 1:5O, 200, $3.50,
4:2O, 4:35 and 5:37 p. IN.
Arrive Mount Vernon 7:OS, $50, 1855
and II :55 a. IN and 1856, 1:55, POO, 3:4O,
4:25, $40 and 542 p. m.
Returning, Week Days.,
Leave Mount Vernon 40, 9:55. 1855
and :55 a. M, and 1855, 1:55, 2:55, 1855,
4:12, 100 500, and Dds p m.
Leave Riverside Park ia, 1000, 1853
and II 80 a. m and 1859, 1853, 2:59, 1853.
4:16, 5:04 and $50 p. N.
Arrive Alexandria $50, 1925 and 1925
a. m, and 1925. 1:25, 2:25, 1925, 4:25,
AIT, 500 and 6:21 p. m.
MOUNT VERNON DIVISION.
ION pleasant Sundays only
soUTHBoUND (Sundays),
Leave alexandria zoos, $40, 1910 and
lilo a. M, and 1910 lilo, 2:10, 3:10, 4:1O,
and $40 pm.
Arrive Riverside Park 1889, 9:43, 1913
and 11:43 H., and 1913, LAB, 2:43,
3:43. 4:43 and 5:3S p. m.
Arrive at Mount Vernon 1888" a. m. and
2:43, 3:43, 4:43 and 5:43s p. m.
Returning Sundays,
Leave Mount Vernon TAOS a. M, and 2:55,
800, 400 and 5:45* p. m.
Arrive Riverside Park 7:44s, 9:55, 1888
and 11:55 a. M. and 1855, LOO, 2:55,
3:55, 4:55 and $40 p. m.
Arrive A!exandria S:20s. 1927 and 11:2I
a. M, and 1927, 1:27, opt, 1927, 4:27,
5:27 and 6:27 p. M.
*ihrough trains to Mount Vernon will be
run every Sunday.
D. w. HOLDEN, Superintendent.
GEO. R. PHILLIPS, Gcnl. Prssgr. Agt
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oct1 colin

nPEN STOCK CHINA.-we have just i'm
" ported two new OPEN STOCK PAT
TERMS in best English Porcelaine One
beautiful blue decoration. DINNER SETS,
112 pieces, at So. TEA SETS, Sc pieces,
at $3.50. And filled in" pattern of Blue
and Yellow Flower, Gilt Knobs and Handles,
on same shape as the above in full set only.
DINNER SETS, ia pieces, at SIC. TEA
SETS, 56 pieces, at SIS. These goods are
selling fast and are at prices away down from
former figures. See our east window and
come in and see the quality.
Ell MILLER & SON.
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Bucklen's Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns. and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles or no pay required. 1t is guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
E. S. Leadbeoter and Sons.
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CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
Reductions in China
E.J.MILLER&SON'S

We have large stock of fine French Chins
(Havilands) on which we will allow dis.
count of TEN PER CENT. FOR CASH, con.
sisting of Salad Sets, soup sets, Sugars and
Creams, Bone Dishes, Fruit Saucera, Biscuit
Jars, Comb and Brush Trays ETC., ETC., besides
lot of Bric-a-Brac and Cut Glass. on which
the reduction is in many instances considers.
bly, more than 10 per cent. These are new
goods. and are we'll worth the low price 8!
which they were originally marked, and you
should certainly not let this opportunity pass
without inspecting these bargains. Besides
this we have lot of Dinner and Tea Ware on
which we have made a big reduction TO close
out. Look at these prices:
l French China Dinner Set, yellow blos-
SONS, was $40, now 1913.
1 German do, grey sprays, was 800 now
1 Porcelaine DO, wild flowers, was $25,
now $40.
Stone China do, blue daisy, was $24,
now S18.
A French Tea ses, rich Frotte gold line,
assorted decorations, reduced from $50 to
SIG.
6 German Tea Sets, gold edge, assorted dec.
orations, were So, now ST.
We have reductions in all DEPARTMENTS, and
we respectfully invite your inspection Of our
stock before you make your fall purchases.
New goods are arriving, and we are confident
OF supplying your needs at lower figures then
elsewhere. E. J. MILLER & SON,
317 King street.
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LEGAL.
\ DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having duly qualified before the Corpora
ton Court, in the city of Alexandria, Virginia,
as administrator of the estate of SARAH a.
STEINER, late of the said city of Alexandria,
deceased, hereby give notice to all persons
having claims against the estate of the said
deceased to present the same TO me duly au-
thenticsted. All persons indebted to the said
estate are requested to make payment to me.
GEO. +. STEINER,
Administrator.
October LIST, 1894.
oct1 colin
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STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY (LIMITED0
FERRY SCHEDULE

On and after JULY 4th. 1893, and un-
til further notice the following ferry sched-
ule will be in force
Leave Alexandria. foot of King street, at
500, 7 80. 8 80, 30, 10 80 and II 30
n M, 10 so. 1 80, 2 so, 8 30, so, 30,
6 so and Is Q. m.
Leave Washington, foot of 7th street,
at615..7 SO 80, 9 80, 10 30 and IL 30
a. H., - 80. 80, 2 90, 3 30, 80, 8 30,
80 and / 5 p. IN.
N.B. Seine schedule Sundays commencing
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGs-sTEAM-
Err WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 7 90 g. NJ, and Alexandria at 90
q. IN, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at Same hours for
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
c. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN 3. PADGETT, Agent.
The Dickinson press., 1894-07-28
TURN BACKS TO ROYALTY.
Emperor William Deviaes q Scheme
of Protection Against Bomb.

Emperor William Devices q Scheme
of Protection Against bomb.
Throwcrs.
There are fashions in everything, in
Guiding the protection of prominent per-
sons when they are on parade. The
most recent regulation concerning the
protection of life in Europe is that Of
Kaiser William. Some time ago there
was Il good deal of socialistic agita-
ton in Berlin, and it was claimed that
the anarchists would attempt to throw
a bomb ut the emperor rs he drove
through the city on his way to q re-
view. The route of the carriage was
lined with policemen, and back of them
was the customary mob Of sights.ers,
on either side of the way. The kaiser
gave orders tina. as the royal coach
approached the police, who had here
toforc always stood with their backs
to the crowd, so as to salute the celeb
hitics as they passed, should turn their
backs tc. the street, face the mob, and
step back two PAGES from the front
line of the crowd. 1t was further or
dered that the crowd should be kept on
the sidewalks, 30 that the carriage
would be Mt some distance from the line
of sightsccrs on either side. These Or
dcrs were carried OUT, and they ap.
pealcd so strongly to the Russian am.
bassador that he communicated them
to st. Petersburg, and they have now
been adopted by the Russian police.
BY keeping the crowd well back from
thu onrriara considerable motion voS
made necessary on the part Of an an.
archist to throw a bomb successfully,
and, us the police were numerous, his
actions would be seen by II Of the
guards If those flnctionaries were at
all wide awake. The Russian police,
In addition to adopting these measures,
absolutely surround the carriage " the
emperor with horst'ncn.
The Dickinson press., 1894-07-28
will Cure cramps, Collie, Cholera
morbus and all Bowel Complaints.
PRICE, $50, 500, and 400 A =

Fancy Now Means Quality.
The term fancy" has been applied
to q class of poultry deemed of no val
ue except to ornament the show room,
but within the past year, says the Poul-
try Keeper, the term has been accepted
as one designating quality in poultry
on the stalls. During the week preced-
ing Christmas the fancy dressed
poultry commanded nearly twice as
much per pound as the ordinary. This
may be but a trivial matter on first con.
sideration. but when it is well looked
into the subject is worthy of more con-
%sideration, for the prices are drawn
strictly on a line which separates the
market into good and bad and this
separation will become wider and wider
as progress is made In the breeds of
farm poultry. 1t plainly shows that
If the farmer is to succeed with poultry
his greatest profit must come by breed
ing the so-called fancy stock, and that
he cannot hope to successfully compete
with fan ~ stock except by making O
speciality Of fancy stock himself.
The fancy stock, as bred for market,
does not. however, depend for excel
lence upon the points of the comb, or
a few felthers on the middle toe of a
show bird, but upon the compactness
Of body aud the preponderance Of
breast meat. the golden yellow color
of the legs, and the fat condition OF
the bird when killed. In fact, the lat
ter is q very important portion of the
requirements. which even the farmer
knows is essential to obtaining high
prices, but to produce a carcass ex-
ceiling in other respects Is something he
often overlooks. The true .poultryman
makes 1t his object to satisfy the mar.
ket and lie will MT he behind his COM
p~etitors in the use of the proper breeds
necessary to give him any advantages
that may be obtained in that direction,
for he must expect to please the Gus
toners if he desires the higllcst price.
If there are quotations TO. fancy
stock and othrr quotations for that
which is inferior. let the far.aer pro-
duce only the f; ncy kind. There is no
monopoly Of any breed. and no one has
the exclusive right to the control of the
market, and the farmer has an equal
chance with all. lie must remove his
prejudice against the fine breeds, and
might at once cease the claim that
fancy stock Is no better than any
other" for the prices refute his claim,
and prove c%onclusively that there is
not only a difference, but IL great one,
and his prejudice effects no one rs in
~juriOusly a it does him. Lot tho farm
er keep fancy stock and he will get
fancy prices. Let him seek To produce
the best that can be placed upon the
market, and he will find a profit result
ing instead of a loss. The man who
will not comply with the demands of
the market must be content to sell ut
half price and incur the risk of loss.
The Dickinson press., 1894-07-28
n MARKETS.
latest Quotations From Grain anA
Live Stock CentePa.

Live stock CentePa.
Chicago. July 24.--Nheat easy; Sep
TENDER, s. cash end July 81 BIC;
December. SO 5-Sc. Corr. higher; cash,
433-4c; July, 44c; September, 4334c;;
(Etol'cr, 43333Sc. Oats steady; July,
81 5,Sc; August, 273-4c; September,
- use. Pork lower: July, $12.37 1-2;
s. ptrmbcr, $12421.2 I.ard-July,
$3.50; September, $G.S2 10. Ribs steady;
July, $500: September, $G.52 1-2. Rye
dull at 4uc. Barley nominal. Flaxseed,
new. $1.1"; old, $1.25. Timothy seed,
$40.
MINI .apolis, JHly 2+.-Wtcat July
opened ut :5 lie; highest, IS 1-2c; low
est, 543-4c; closing, 55c; September
opened at :si 1-2c; highest So 5.Sc; lowest,
81 Lie; closing, 52c; December opened at
55c; highest, 81 1-Sc; lowest, 533-Sc;
closing. 5:I lie. On track-No. l hard,
5Dc: No. i Northern, SIC; NJ, . North
era. 5o 1-3c.
st. Taal, July 24-But two loads were
Oh sale; quotations unchanged. Cattle
Prime steers, SS:3ia:}.25; good steers. $40
a2.G0: prime cows, 2.225a:.4O; good COWS,
$l.1:a2: common to fair cows. Slabs;
light veal calves, $22a9.5O; heavy calves,
$1.1aa2; stockers. $1.75a2; feeders, $.225
a2.:N; bulls. Sl.as5a1.GO.
Chicago. July 24.-Hogs-Salcs ranged
at $+.SOa5.22O for light, $4.65a4.S5 for
rough packing, $4.SOa5.1O for mixed.
$$4.9O,5..4a for heavy and packing and
shipping lots and $4.1Oa4.SO for pigs.
Cattlc-AIarket firm; best grades 5a1Oc
higher,
The Dickinson press., 1894-07-28
powN-THE-R ivER NOVELTY.
New Ki.a OF Swing which Seems
t. Go Over and Over the Bar on
Which IL In Huns,

New KinA OF Swing which Seems
70 Go Over and Over the bar en-
which 1t 10 Hung.
Visitors to one Of the river resorts
may this summer know, II they please,
the singularly happy sensation Of sit
ting in a swing which apparently
whirls around its point of support
that is, a swing which, for all the oc-
cupants knows, goes entirely over"
It is called the "haunted swing" and at
the San Francisco fair and at Atlantic
City it has been In operation. Now
they have one at Rocky Point.
From q bar crossing q room near
a ceiling lit is an indoor contrivance)
hangs a swing, provided with several
seats. It oscillates after being pushed,
like any other swing. Attendants close
the door Of the room. Gradually those
in the swing feel that their swing goes
higher, and still higher. Presently the
whole swing seems to whirl completely
over, describing q full circle about the
bar on which 1t hangs.
To make the thing more mysterious,
the bar is bent crank fashion, so that
it seems demonstrably impossible for
the swing to pass between bar and cell
ing. However, 1t continues apparently
to 60 round and round this way, Inn
parting a most weird sensation to the
occupants, until it's movements begin
gradually to cease, and the complete
rotation Is succeeded by the usual back
and forth swinging, and in q few Sec
onds, as the children say, 1.-THE old cat
dies" The door Of the room is opened
and the swinging party may leave.
On examination it will be found that
the illusion is produced by the move
ment Of the room, not Of the swing.
1t is the room which rev0lves around
the bar on which hangs the swing.
At the beginning the swing may be
given a slight push; the operators out
side Of the room then begin to turn
the room itself, which is really q large
box journalled on the swing bar, start
ing it of to correspond with the move.
me1ts Of the swing.They swing 1t back
and forth, increasing the arc through
which 1t moves until 1t goes SO far as
to make a complete rotation. The
operatives do this without special ma
chinery, taking hold Of the sides and
corners of the box or "room." At this
time the people in the swing imagine
that the room is stationary while they
are whirling through space. After
keeping this up for some time, the
movement is brought gradually to q
stop, o sufficient number of back and
forth swings being given at the finale
to carry out the illusion to the end.
Everything within the room con-
tributes to the illusion. Pictures and
ornaments on the wall, lamp upon the
table, even the hat on the chair, are
fastened securely. One may know all
these things and yet voluntarily seize
the arms Of his seat to avoid being pre-
cipitated SO completely ia the deception.
The Dickinson press., 1894-07-28
MARvELs OF THE SUN.

Some idea of the Distance to That
Source Of Light and Life.
M. Camille Flammarion has an at
tractive method of communicating
scientific facts, and in an article in a
rece1t issue Of Science Siftings he
gives q characteristic description of
the marvels Of the sun. The celestial
body, he tells us weighs $4,000 times
the weight Of our globe and is 1,283S,O0O
times the size of our earth. To form
an idea Of the superiority Of the great
ness of the SUN over the earth we can
represent the III by n sphere of e
meters-larger than the Pantheon Of
Paris-and place beside it to represent
the earth q toy balloon of 20 centimet-
ers in diameter.
The real dimensions Of the sun are
concluded from its apparent dimen-
siOns combined with its distance. Six
different methods of measurement
prove that If the entire earth were
transplanted to the same distance as
the sun, it would be seen at an angle
Of 17.64-that is to say, at a distance
c4udA " 11,OOO llLlcS tuS Uldl1ClcI VI
our globe, or in other words. 149,O00,-
600 Of kilometers. The only way of ap-
preciating such a distance is to meas
ure 1t by the time a train would take
to traverse 1t. Suppose, for instance,
On express train going at sixty kjlo.
meters an hour set out to reach the
u the duration of the journey would
be 149,OOO,OOO minutes, or 2,4S33 SS333
hours, or 1O3,472 days or 2S3. years.
If sent of ut nee such a train would
reach the Sun in the year 2,177. But
an express train travels at q relatively
slow rate of speed.
Sensation which is rapid, almost in
Simultaneous travels at the rate Of
tv 1ty-eis' meters per second. II q
Chi i asked ',r the sun, as they some
times do for the moon, and his nurse
gave it to him and he had arms long
e "Ngh to reach the sun SO that It
T rrt his fingers he would never feel
t.ns burn. The child would become an
OLD man aud die long before the sem
sa::on Of b"rI:ng would pass from the
tips Of Ills fingers to his brain, for the
time requisite for the transmission of
this sensation would not be less than
163 years.
The Dickinson press., 1894-07-28
no De.trox a Town.

Uniontown, Pa, July 24.-Dynamitcrs
made another attempt last night to blow
up the town Of Dunbar, just north of
ierc. At l o'clock n bomb was exploded
under the house of a non-union workman
named Waugh in the center of the town.
The building was blown to pieces and the
town badly shaken up by the explosion.
Windows were broken all over the
borough and chimneys thrown from their
position. The family escaped u%ninjurcd,
which is considered miraculous. A little
later a dynamite bomb was found near
the house of William Boden, another nom
unionist. The bomb had evidently been
thrown Mt the house but did not explode;