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E.S. LEADBEATER & SONS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS

los and 1o7 south Fairfax street.
Dealers in Drugs Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Paints, Oils Dye Stufs, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Goods and Specialties.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia for
j. c. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Co.'s
Tinted Gloss and Prepared Paints, &C.
Manufacturers of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made large additions to our stock
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &c. direct from the manufacturers.
We are therefore enabled to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by well-ap-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by first
freight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness is our speciality. We guarantee
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
spondence invited.
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VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
' Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dria, on the 3rd day of August. 1894.
William Morris VS.. Benjamin Morris, Samuel
Morris, Albert Morris, Barbara Morris alias
Moore, Washington Green and the four
children of Martha Morris, deceased, whose
names are unknown.
Memo: The object of this suit is for par
ttion of the real estate in this city OF which
Bose Morris died seized and possessed.
An affidavit having been made that Benja-
min Morris, Samuel Morris. Albert Norris Bar
bara Morris. alias Moore, and the four
children of Martha Morris, deceased, whose
names are unknown arc nOn-residents of this
State it is ordered, that said defendants appear
here within fifteen days after due publication
of this order, and do what is necessary TO
protect their interest in this suit, and that
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper publish
ed in the city of Alexandra, once week for
four successive weeks and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this county.
A coDy-teste:
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WARRENTON-Train Nos. 9, Is So
connect daily for Warrenton. No. 45 daily
except Sunday. Nos. A, 10 and SO daily,
and IS daily, except Sunday, from Warrenton
FRANKLIN DIYISION-Leave Rocky
Mount daily except Sunday 90 a. H. ar
rive Franklin Junction So g. m.
Leave Franklin junction daily except Sun
day 500 p. M; arrive Rocky Mount $50
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Additional local trains 10 and is leave
Washington daily 45 p M, arrive Or
ange Z 81 p. IN. Returning leave Orange
) II a. m. arrive Washington As a. m.
MANASSAS BRANCH.
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XIIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office OF the
Y Circuit Court Of Alexandria county, on
the 10th day of August. o94.
Annie C. Mccartney and Peter Mccartney,
her husband, Mary J. Collier and William
E. Collier, her husband. and William r.
Fletcher VS.. Susan Fletcher, Charles p.
Fletcher, Catharne C. Fletcher, Susan E
Fletcher and James Fletcher.
Memo The object Of this suit is to set aside
a deed from n. F. Morris trustee, &C., to
Susan Fletcher, conveying two lots. Nos. =
and 3, in the partition between Birch and
Birch. containing twenty-five acres, more
or less, situate near the south end
of the hqueduct bridge. which deed Is dated
the 9TH Of October. 1882, and is recorded in
deed book No. 4, liber F, page 166 of the
land records of Alexandria county. And also
to set aside deed from Peter G. Harrison
and Mary L., his wife, to Susan Fletcher for
three acres aud five poles of land near the
Chain bridge, Alexandra county. Virginia,
which deed is dated the 9TH day Of Novem-
her. 1887 and is recorded in deed book No.
4. liber H. page 2Sl of the land records
of Alexandria county. and to invest the title
to said lands in the heirs at law Of William
Fletcher deceased.
1t appearing by affidavit that Susan Fetch
err, Charles P. Fletcher, Catherine G. Fletcher,
Susan E. Fletcher and James Fletcher
are not residents of the State Of Virginia. 1t
is ordered that the said defendants appear
here within fifteen days after due pub
LEGATION OF this order and do what is necessary
to protect their interests in this suit. and that
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette a newspaper published
in the city of Alexandria. once week for four
successive weeks. and posted at the front door
of the Court House Of Alexandria county, as
the State directs. A copy
Teste: II. II. YOUNG, Clerk
Critcher & Critcher d O. aug16 w.iw
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A. t o. yniTe Z: Y H. H. YOUNG, Clerk.
aue22 w4w
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RAILROADS.
ALEXANDRIA AND
w MOUNT VERNON ELECTRIC RAIL

Time Table in Effect August l, 1894.
MOUNT.vERN N DIVISION, Week Days.,
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MachiniSt, Iron and Brass Founder,
sHIPshuTH AND BLACKSMITH,
(oLp DOMINION woEKsl
WHAT TO EAT?

We not only strive to make nice orS'li
goods, but We are particular 10 see liiA' a.,
our manufactures are pure, Wholesome A"'
sweet.
Peoples Mixed, Palace N!3eD'
Village Mixed, Proies
BOOSTERS, Zoos,
are new goods just, being introduced ihTaai.
the retail trade. Try a samf!e. They ere il'-s
by Alexandria mechanics and mach!uef!
an Alexandria building taxed insured ala =
paired in Alexandria, with Alexandra '4s.
tai delivered in an Alexanira-maie VIZ" va.
by an Alexandria man, who drives It.
dria bought harness, fed and shoa -yi,,
and advertised in Alexandra ne"7f'fs
If By any chance our representaii.es Ing
look you, postal will insure yoli '''
GEORGE &. HILL < CO.
fab2 tf 016 to 2o2 y. Lee Streel
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TINE "FAvoRITE" or the "SUAbE', .rd
i. LAWN MOWER will cut your gi' .ssIre,.
give your lawn the appearance Of ''-
Prices from $3.50 to $40. eoIe
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DIED WARRIOR CHoPPlNG 49, ~,
% Disston & Sons celebrated saws 60 10
and Iron Nails, Diamond State horse ~. IT,
Bar Iron Steel and Wagon Goods genetA..', are
which we carry full stocks, ana p dTs
low. JAS. F. CABIN & 9UNT,
w" Alexandris vs.
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MEDICINAL.
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrh9a, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
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VIIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the
Y Circuit Court Of Alexandria county, on
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05

years trying to obtain the desired aid
from Congress, and now all was to
end in failure. The case seemed
hopeless. There was but four hours
remaining of the session Professor
Morse was a sangulne man and ali
earnest Christian. During his strug-
giles he had been filled with hope, and
that hope had urged him on to the
contamination OF his cherished OBJ
ject. He had done all he could, he
had eXerted all the influence among
his friends it was possible for him to
exert, and so he determined that so
far as he was concerned he could do
no more. He went TO his room in his
hotel not knowing what to do-only
to give up all hope, He had prayed
often to God to help him, and now he
thought the only chance for success
was from omnipotence. He after
ward told an old college friend that
in this extremity he knelt down
alone in his room and brought the
matter In prayer to God. Then, re-
solving to worry no more about the
matter, the inventor went to bed
and slept
The next morning, March 4, lS43,
while Professor Morse was yet sleep
ing, a knock came at his door and
awakened him. Upon going to the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05


The surgeons have proved that arti-
fetal pieces made Of vulcanlte or
metals that do not oXidlze can be
buried in the tissues and left there
with impunity.
DR., Michaels performed the opera
tl0n. The patient had had tuber-
culosls Of the humerus and shoulder
joint, complicated with suppuratlon
and astulg. An operation was inn
perative, but the removal Of the dis
eased tissues would have left such a
hole that the wound would never
have healed, and the functions Of the
limb would have been lost II an arti-
fetal joint had not been lnterposed
between the lower fragment Of the
humerus and the scapula.
Dr. Michaels' apparatus to supply
the deficient bone Is described as fol-
lows; 1t is composed of three parts
FIRST a straight rod, eight cent?
meters long, destined to replace the
piece Of humerus removed; second,
another straight piece, representing
the neck of the same bone; third an
irregular sphere Tor the head; the
whole fourteen centimeters In length
and made of vulcanite. We have not
space to describe 1t in detail, but can
only say that the thee pieces were
fastened together In such way as to
admit Of all the movements Of rota-
ton and circumduction of a natural
Joint. 1t Is a mechanical chef
d'puvre. 1t was not enough, how.
ever, to make 1t; it had also to be
put In place.
by means Of fittings of platinum
adapted to the upper and lower ends
Of the apparatus M. Michaels was
able to fasten the lower part of the
humerus by means Of screws going
through the bone. The head he
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
The Bomb Brougham.

The bomb brougham Is weird We
hicle which has been seen very fire.
Quently Of late in the streets of the
French metropolis. When an infer
nal machine is discovered the bomb
brougham is sent for and the danger
GUS concern gingerly deposited with
in 1T. 1t Is then driven off to the
last home of the anarchists abortlve
explosives. The vehicle has hood
ed seat and a body well detached
from it, hung on perfect system Of
springs In fact, no monarch ever
travelled in greater comfort than does
the unexploded bomb, 1t Is consid-
cred safe to the utmost degree, and its
actual scat il this array Of rubber
and delicate springs Is such that
not the least jolt or agitation can by
any possibility upset It's uncertain
temper An ambllng and ancient
horse draws the bomb brougham, and
it is driven by a little, middle-agcd
hero who was once i4 the artillery.
In transporting this class Of fare no
little caution is necessary. Lonely
streets are cho:en for the bombs
journey; the police know that vehicle
when they see it and signal to other
vehicles to keep out Of the way, for a
collision with the bomb brougham
might scatter a deal Of discomfort
for everybody concerned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
George washington Rewarded.

AS the 22d of February was draw
ing near, a public school teacher,
whose pupils are about nine or ten
years of age, determined to find out
how many Of them had ever heard
the famous cherry-tree story. She
herself had been brought up on 1t,
so to speak, but had an idea that it
had fallen into "innocuous desuetude"
Of late years. She was not surprised,
therefore, when only two hands were
raised.
"Well, Tom, you may tell it," said
the teacher.
Il don't know it all, Tom began,
"but George Washington never told a
lie"
Here the other boy almost dis
membered himself In attracting the
teachers attention, and finally was
permitted to tell all he knew, which
he did thus;
"When George Washington was a
little boy his father gave him new
Ratchet, and George went out to
chop something. There was a nice
young cherry-tree, and George chop
ped into that. When his father saw
the tree he called George, and said
"George, did you cut that tree?"
"'Yes, father, l did; l cannot tell
a lie. And his father gave him a
Waterbury watch"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
Dog's Career.

Recently there died In Boston, and
was "burled at sea" with something
like funeral honors, a dog who had
lived a useful life, as we'll as an ex-
tremely long one for his kind. His
name--a very inappropriate one, for
he seems to have been dog Of stald
habits and serious life - was Sport;
and he was believed to be twenty-five
years old when he died.
He was known to be more than
twenty, for it was twenty years ago
when he "a large bull-terrier, who
looked then as If he might be an old
dog - was found wandering about Il
Wharf In Boston. He seemed to he
friendly fellow, and his appearance
must have been favorable, for sew
eral men who belonged to a sailing
craft tried to coax him aboard their
vessels, and several storekeepers also
offered to adopt him,
He declined the advances Of all
save the men who were in the employ
Of the Sprague Towboat Company
which had an Office on the wharf
To the concern he steadfastly at
tached himself, and was adopted by
the crew of the tugboat Chatterton,
About half his time he spent on
board this tug, and the rest of 1t
about the company's Office. 1t was
here that he developed his most use
full trait. About the companys
premises many cans Of oil were kept,
and for this, as well as for other rea-
sons, smoking was forbidden.
Nevertheless, not infreQuently EN-.
ployes of the tugs and Others came
smoking about the premises. Sport
early learned what the rule was, and
made it his business to see that II
was not transgressed, Whenever a
man entered the Office with a pipe OF
a cigar, Sport went at once to him,
followed him about watchGully, and
II he approached the oiltanks, he
would seize him by the trousers leg,
growing at the same time.
This always had the effect to stol
the smoking. Sport was large ter
rier, weighing tifty.six pounds, anC
as the boatmen said, had head like
an anvil" He never hurt any one
but had been known TO give smoker
a slight pinch in the leg II he did mo-
desist from his smoking
The men placed his body in a stou
box, weighted with CRATE bars. 4
small flag was tackled to the box
Then the tug steamed with the DO!
a distance Of ten miles outside tn
harbor, and there the coffin was Silt
off the gangplank into the depths 0
| the ocean.
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side he was sitting. This Senator
moved the passage Of the bill for hui
manity's sake, for the nations sake,
and it was passed.
Professor Morse said to Miss Els
worth: "You shall have the privi-
lege of sending the first message over
the first line when 1t is constructed. ]"
He Immediately went to work to
carry out his plans, which required
more than a year to complete. He
put advertisements in the leading
newspapers of New York, Baltimore
and Washington for bids to furnish
100 tons of lead pipe and four insu-
lated wires. The bids we're let and
the materials were supplied, and the
lead pipe, with two wires, was laid
eighteen inches under the ground
from Mount Clare depot in Balti-
more to the Relay House, distance
of nine miles. When the test was
made it was found that the electric
current would not pass from one end
of the line to the other. There was
a leakage somewhere which could not
be found, and Professor Morse was
forced to abandon that plan. He
then adopted that of elevating the
wires on poles, and completed the
two wires from baltimore to Wash
ington by May "a, 1874.
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Ronners. Reasons.

Robert Bonner went to the New
York Herald one day, and asked the
business manager, Mr. Elliott, if Re
could have a page Of the Herald for
next morning. Mr.. Elliott said;
"Certainly-two if you like" "Then
I'll take four" said Mr.. Bonner "All
right, You can have four" "Then
I'll take eight" was The prompt re.
Spouse of Mr.. Bonner. After con-
sultation with Mr.. Hudson, the ed
itor, it was arranged that Mr.. Bon
ner was to have eight pages, but nc
more, as to give him more space
would tax the resources of the COM
posing-room. "Oh, you won't have
much to set up" said Mr.. Bonner; al
want only this six-line advertisement
in small type, set in the center Of
each column" 1t was so printed next
day. 1t was the announcement of a
new serial Observation-Disclosures story
by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. The morning
the advertisement appeared, Mr..
Bonner's minister rushed to his Office
to demonstrate with him on the ex-
travagance and absurdity Of paying
forty-eight times for the insertion Of
the same insignificant announcement
"Now, why did you do it?" the min
lister asked. II had two reasons, 4"
Mr.. Bonner replied; Il was not going
to be bluffed by Joe Elliott, and
wanted to find out if you read the
Herald. | see you do"
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fastened to the glenoid surface by
driving platinum wire into the
neck of the shoulder blade to depth
of three centimeters, and by passing
two other loops Of wire over the top
of the bone, the wires being natural
ly tightly fastened to the artificial
head without hamperlng It's mover
ments in any way In order to facil-
itate the grating of the perlosteum
and muscles onto the artificial hui
merus NJ. Michaels had adapted to 1t
little ridges perforated with holes for
catgut sutures In the same way 70
fasten the capsular ligament he had
provided two platinum rings to keep
it in its normal position.
The apparatus once adopted, the
wound was closed with the ordinary
precautions. The operation was rer-
formed a year ago and the patients
condition has since improved in ev-
cry way; in fact his, health would be
perfect but for some small assesses
that have had to be opened on four
occasions
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door he received the card of a young
lady, Miss Annie G. Ellsworth, daugh-
ter of his old friend, who was then
commissioner of patents. AS soon as
possible he dressed himself and went
to the parlor to meet Miss Ellsworth,
who, with great enthusiasm. gave
him the news that his bill had
passed.
1.-THE Lord be praised He has an
swered my prayer, replied Professor
Morse. LAST night when l left the
Senate l thought there was no posi-
bility Of my bill being passed. l came
to my room and left it all with the
Lord, and here is the answer to my
prayer"
Miss Ellsworth explained to the in
ventor that her father had remained
in the Senate chamber until the last,
and just five minutes before the mid
night hour-the time Of adjournment
he saw the opportunity and pro-
cured the help Of a Senator at whose
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05

Professor Morse had an Office In
the Supreme Court rooms In the Cap
itol. On the eventful morning the
connection was completed, and after
testing the current of electricity was
found to be perfect and strong.
Morse and then Miss Ellsworth were
at the instrument In the office at the
Capitol Alfred Vail was at the Mount
Glare depot In Baltimore. And now
Professor Morse called upon Miss Els
worth to send the first message, which
had been suggested TO her by her
mother; "What God hath wrought"
"a genuine inspiration. This was
flashed across the wire from Wash
ington to Baltimore and the first mes
sage had been sent.
How the Earth's Help Was Discovered.
AS first put into operation the tel
egraph employed two wires to form
the circuit, Professor Morse not know
ing that the earth would compete
the circuit Amos Kendall, then
Postmaster General, is authority for
the story telling how Morse discov-
cred that the earth was a conductor
of electric ty. After about ten days
working a countryman came into the
Office in the Capitol to tell Professor
Morse that one OF his wires was down
out at Bladensburg. Morse said he
guessed not--the wires were working
all right" and paid no attention to
the information. The next day an
other man came in and said that II
Professor Morse did not look out wag-
ous would catch in his wires and tear
them all to pieces; that both wires
were down at Bladensburg,
Morse wanted to dispute the mans
statement even then, but finally de-
termined to go out and see for him
self. He found that more than 100
yards of wire had been torn out by
passing wagons, and the ends were
grounded. Then for the first time II
dawned upon him how the earth
might be of assistance in telegraphy.
He connected the ends, returned tC
the city and ran the two wires to the
ground, not knowing that one would
be sufficient. Then he had two wires
to Baltimore and could operate one
or both. Professor Morse ordered
additional instruments and put thC
second wire into service,
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tie race of aboriglnes whom he eulo-
gjzed in his account to Ferdinand
and Isabella. One Of these islands
he called Fernandina, after the Span
ish sovereign, but it is now known as
New Providence and is the most i'm
portant Of the many little specs in
the ocean that comprise the Bahama
collection. Columbus was especially
unlucky In his christening of places,
Were he alive now, would he not be
somewhat piQued at the inconsistency
Of naming this continent America
just because it was discovered by
Christopher Columbus? But, though
the name Of Fernandina IS changed,
the beauties of the island remain as
when the great navigator was search
ing for a passage to the Indies, The
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resentative Sam Houston suggested
that "Millerism" was equally entitled
to recognition and aid from Congress,
and Congressman John White, of
Kentucky, who occupied the chair,
remarked, amid great laughter, that
ait would require scientific analysis
to determine how far the magnetism
of mesmerism was analogous to that
to be employed in telegraphs. There
was but little faith in the reliability
of Prof. Morse or his proposition, but
finally after the bill had passed from
one committee to another and had
been pigeon-holed time and again it
did pass the lower house along to-
ward the end of the session, but did
not reach the Senate. The next ses-
sion it had about the same experience,
and, in fact, the bill Jared along from
year TO year with little prospect of
ever becoming a law until 1S43 Yet
Prof. Morse had not grown utterly
discouraged.
Passed at the Last Moment.
The last day Of the session of 1913
arrived. The telegraph bill had
passed to the third reading in the
Senate, but there were 119 bills
ahead of it. Professor Morse gave
up in despair. He had spent all his
money; he had spent his time for six
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
Legal Brevitx and wit.

A refreshing sample Of brevity by
bench and bar occurs in a case where
the great Erskine appeared for the
plaintiff, who sought to recover ten
gulneas lent to him by his lady love
before they parted TO meet In court.
ErsBine began by remarking that
when love was over, the laconic style
of letter-writlng was most fitting.
He then read the following letter
from the defendant: "SIR: When
convenient you shall have your ten
guineas / despise you CATHARINE
KEELING. Said Erskine: II shall
prove the handwriting, and that is
my case" Asked Bancroft, counsel
for the defense: as that all?"
"Aye," quoth Erskine "Then l de-
splse YOU" said Beaecroft; and Mr..
Justice Butler nonsuited the plaintiff.
After this, one does not much marvel
at this judges notion Of Paradise:
"Playing whist all night, and trying
nisl prlus cases all day." Those, by
the by, were the days Of short opin-
ions as well as short speeches.
Taunton would sometimes advise:
"The question is worth trying" Err
skine once wrote: "The action will
lie if the witnesses do"
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Invented In 1889.

1t has been fifty years since the
first telegraph line was completed
and the first message, what hath
God wrought" was transmitted from
Washington City to Baltimore.
Prof. Samuel f. b. Morse invented
the telegraph in 1882, but did not
perfect it so that it could be operated
for three or four years thereafter.
Even then, being a poor man, he
found it impossible to put it In OPP
Grafton, After he had exhausted
every resource within his power to
enlist capital in the enterprise, the
thought came to Professor Morse Of
presenting the matter to the
United States Government and
asking its aid. He fully be-