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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Belonged to the Order.

!, was i'll the saloon of a steamer on
the west coast of Scotland last Christmas
holidays, and there fell into conversation
with a melancholy man. II brother Scot,
sentimental, like all the race, and also,
as presently appeared, lamentably drunk.
Its sair ward, this" said he.
said l thought there wasn't much the
matter with the world as far as l knew
it.
AYE, weel." he said, ''but ye ken I'm
a plumber, and it's aye u sair warld tae
Il plumber
= condoled with him, though secretly
glad to hear that that perverse and evil
race were thus afflicted.
And what's your trade?" he asked. I
said was schoolmaster.
Giles yer hand" said he: Pm flu o
seempathy,: we bath belang tae a puir de-
spised calling. London Spectator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
White Gloves for Men.

White gloves for street wear for men
have finally made their appearance in
New York. They were worn ut the
Horse show in the afternoon. They are
Of course. used only with a frock coat
and its accompanying high hat and pat
cnt leather shoes They are made of
the heavy dog skin used in ordinary
street gloves but are white or pearl gray
in color. Frenchmen have worn them for
years. and they have been less popular in
London. Here they have been worn
hitherto only in the park for afternoon
ridinS. New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Bike Problem Solved

The girls of Stanford university in Cal-
ifornia appear to hive found d satisfacto-
~ solution Of the bicycle problem. hen
out on their wheels they wear their ordi-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Wanted q Halter.

A crowd of well-known young men
about town. were standing ut Silverman's
corner the other night when 1ewsboy
ran by crying Here's your POST
He came up to the crowd and asked,
"Anyone want Post?"
Have you got Il hitching post?" asked
one of the young men.
The crowd laughed, but the boy never
changed countenance particle. He stood
for IL moment, looking hard ut the young
man who had just spoken, and as soon
as quiet was restored, said: II haven't
got q hitching- post, mister, but reckon l
halter."-Atlantn .Iournal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Setting a Good Example.

The daughters of the late Comte ds
Paris have set good example to ricf
girls who are called into mourning by
sending their clothing. Including all their
cOlorel GOWNS, etc. to the people Twins
near Stowe. their late residence. Fifty
packages of clothes have thus .een dis
posed of among families who find ii hard
work to dress suitably and to whom
these east offs have II value aside
from Diere worth. I'm these days of rap
idly changing fashions it is folly t" hnare
stuffs whose style is ephemrrat as
the material cnmpoS:n" them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07

Mother--'',Ehe doctor says you must cut
me some mincepie 10 Good News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07

Few women know how fo rest az they
should. They think that they must M
dress and go to bed to he thoroughly com
Portable. This IL mistake. provided
there is Il table or little footstooI in the
the other part of the body is supported by
chair. You can read and rest comfort
ably in this fashion. and let it he whis-
pered right here between ourselves that
if we want to gain, IL maximum Of rest in
minimum of time we should copy that
ineleyant. but healthful trick Of the nias-
ruline dr"nes and put our feet occasion-
ally higher than our heads. Fashionable
women. to whom the necessity Of never
showing fatigue and of ever looking their
best has taught this knack fall into this
posture whenever they are in the secusiOn
of their own apartments
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
EaAfer Lilies.

If you want Easter lilies, begin To pIan
for them now. If you can GU TO fiorisr's
and make Il personal <election chose the
bulbs which feel firm and are heavy
This Indicates that the scales of which
they are composed are well stored with
moisture. Light. well dried out bulbs
are comparatively worthless Large
bulbs. if firm AMI heavy. are preferable ts
small ones. as they will give not only large
flowers but more Of them. Florists gen
orally have three sizes-<nHH medium
and larye'-aml some make specialty Of
extra large bulbs. OF ,oUrSe The prize. i'll
cr'''Ses in proportion to- the size IF rh.
bulbs.
tiet your bulbs in Dctober or Nnvcml,er
and pot them s's,lI as Possible. N"tI,in:
Injuries bulb more. than exposure e, th.
air. lhe moisture evaporatsS rapidly
from the fieshy scales, and loss Of mois
ture is loss of vitality
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07

in 4 fair way to live five times his ma
turity, that is, FIVE times twenty zone years,
the natural term of his anatomical life,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Its Own MiSdOinps

crossed ON one of the big Atlantic liners
lately. with 800 other saloon passengers
They were naturally people of intelligence
and presumably Of easy circumstances Yet
at least half Of those people We're planning
to rob our government of money by con-
irving plans to avoid paying duties truly
owed.
TO do this all Of them had to break our
laws, and in most cases had in addition.
to lie deliberately. Many of them were
planning to accomplish this theft by the
bribery of the custom house inspectors.
thus not merely making themselves
thieves, but bribng other men to do
wrong.
In this city l can show you blocks so
densely inhabited that they are an election
district themselves. Blocks in which
twenty people live and sleep in a single
room year after year, where the birth of
Il little life into the world means that all
must cat less and be less warm. g
But l cannot find in the poorest and vlest
parts of the city any block where the
percentage of liars and thieves and bribe-
S'vers is as large as was that among the
hrst-r!asS passengers of that floating pal
acc. Each condition of society has its
own Mlsioings. and, believe. varies little
III the percentage of wrongdoers to the
Whplr.-paul Leicester Ford
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Card EtI0uette.

Women's cards this year are printed ON
very thin cardboard hardly thicker than
thick sheet of note paper, AMI are quite
small and almost square, The advantage
of these thin cards il very patent - so
many more can be carried ut once and
they can also 20 into Il purse. instead Of
being only carried in a card case Of gen
erOus size.
The fashion of husband and wife's
name being put on one card has been
voted triAe old-fash:oned these last two
years. 1t may be a sign of the times and
of the Independence Of women that Mr..
and Mrs. Norton Jones do not care to
be classed with one another. but prefer
to be quite independent even in the mat
ter of visiting cards. A young girls visit
ing card should have her name on II in
full, always preceded by Miss from the
time she is allowed Il card of her own,
The first year girl is in society her
name IL generally put on the same card
with her mothers. When two or three
girls in Il family are in society mt once.
the eldest simply uses the family name on
her card with Miss prefixed. while. the
others appear as Miss Dorothy. Miss Mar
garet. or Miss Gladys Anne.
Even tiny babies have lately been given
visiting cards. wee little things. with the
baby's name written in full The fash
ion is rather silly one, yet. after all.
why should not II child lc,v. Il card when
he calls anywhere just as well as an
older person !-l1arper' Bazar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
How to Make the Most Of life

There is reprinted in Longman's Maya
zine Sir Benjamin Richardson's recently
delivered lecture on How to Make the
Most of Life Alcohol is ''the devil in
artsnll. who believes that total abstinence
is the secret of longevity. Also. never eut
until you are satiated: never eat in the day
one heavy meal, but divide your food into
three light meals equally distributed as to
time and quantity; eat slowly, take small
monthfuls; masticate or chew your, food
little as possible; do not cry out for animal
food more than twice day at most; have
all animal food we'll cooked, and do not for
get fruit as food" A. man who follows
this advice, presuming he is born Of good
and wholesome constitution, is then, Eek
cept for accidental destructive agencies,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Sugar.

"The word sugar. said Mr. Biffl,by.
lis often used in the plural. For exam,
pie. we see on Il sign, Sugars and mo-
lasses,' but we never use m0lasses in
that form, though there are various kinds
and grades of it as there are of sugar.
J suspect that our use of the plural is
dictated to Il considerable extent by a
desire to make the best possible showing
of everything. Thus Teas, coffees, SUI
CARS: no doubt conveys in general way
an idea Of a larger and more ;aried stock
than Tea, coffee, sugar. would do. But
THIS effect would scarcely be produced by
the plural of molasses. Whether it were
right or wrong, we should he more in
rljned to laugh at 'moIasseses' and 50 for
the sake of euphony, if for no other rea-
son. We stick to just plain moasses.''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

PERSONAL. = Mr.. Ed. L. Cogan and
Miss Minnie johnson were married la: t
night at Trinity Church parsonage by
Rev. Mr.. McAllister.
Mr.. Richard Walker, formerly of this
city. but now of Paducah, KY, is here
on short visit.
Rev. T. H. Rice and Mr.. X. Kemper
have gone to Fauquier to attend the
Chesapeake Presbytery, which met at
Litch6eld church to-day.
Mrs. and the Misses Norton have re.
turned from FauQuier county.
Miss Mary Barton, who attended
young Allen who shot himself in Fair
fax county yesterday, is the only fe-
male physician in this section of Vir-
ginia. She is a graduate of Ntw
York college. Miss Barton is the
daughter of the late Benjamin Barton,
one of Aiexandria's best known citi'
zens. She lives in Fairfax county, near
this city.
Rev. @. A. Wheat, of Ssrasburg, is in
the city on short visit to relatives.
Col. i. w. Reid and family who have
been spending the summer on Semina-
ry Hill, have returned to their home i'll
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

Gov. O'FERRAL's AcTIoN.-Mr.
Thomas S. Hodson, counsel for Capt. B.
F. Marsh, owner of the dredgeboats
VIM. G. Price and G. ". Stevenson, re-
Gently ordered returned by Governor
O'Ferrall, has written to Governor
Brown, of Maryland, concerning the
boundary line OF Maryland and Vir-
GINA. Mr.. Hodsou claims that the
place where Capt. Marsh's boats are
said to have dredged illegally properly
belongs to Maryland; thatit was taken
from this State by Virginia, and that
Marylanders living in that vicinity will
always feel they have equal rights with
Virginians to take oysters in that To-
cality. He says the right of Maryland
ers to take oysters there was never
questioned until about 1858.
''There are no inhabitants or almost
none in the part Of Smiths Island
which Virginia claims" says Mr.. Hold
son. Captain Marsh lives just above
the line, and his ancestors have from
time immemorial used that ground,
and it can be demonstrated that it is
their property and not the property OF
Virginia, and that Black and Jenkins
actually located the State line to the
southwark of all Smiths Island, and
only failed TO award it to Maryland be-
cause the articles Of submission. did not
warrant it.
"The Stevenson and Price, when
captured, were good boats, in good re-
repair and full of oysters. They have
been sunk in Virginia waters for sew
eral months, the Teredo has cut them
through and through and rendered
them worthless, their oysters were sold
by the Virginia authorities and what Is
now offered back will not be worth the
having. Governor O'Ferrall did not
dare openly to refuse to return the
boats, but he has done so by what looks
like subterfuge and expects to escape
the penalty, which individuals would
pay in suit for damages, by the con-
stitutional provision that a State cannot
| be sued -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

OPERA HOUSE 1t was wise fore
thought that prompted the change of
da,.. OF the peri rmance Of Damon aud
pyfbias BY the Ferry Civilier company
from Monday night TO Friday, the l4th.
Monday was entirely too warm to rem
der the play pleasure to either the
audience or the actors, while Friday,
according to the prophets, will be de-
Ijqbtful day and the night just such an
one n to make people enjoy good per-
f,rmance. The tickets bought for
Monday night have been retained by
tbe purchasers in every instance and it
Is safe to predict that large house will
erect this excellent company upon their
T.tuin. From here they will go to
frederick, Md, for two nights and af-
Ter that it is more than probable that
,bey will begin tour of the South and
West. Mr.. Ferry having had q very
catering offer to s'ar again with IN
limited capital to back the venture.
Mr.. Ferry enjoys reputation as le-
Gtimate actor throughout that section
ri the country second to none and it
x safe to predict that Miss CAVALIER will
e,sily have the honors. With her
wonderful talent and aptitude for stage
work and Mr.. Ferrys careful and able
coaching, years experience will place
her among the best leading" actresses
in the United States. This is the IN
biased opinion ola score of reputable
professionals who have seen her work.
Miss Emily Sauter, who will appear as
Hsrmione, is well-known actress and
teacher of elocutiou ard Mr.. Temple,
who is cast for the part of Pythias is
too we'll remembered for his work in
"lirginius" here and as Cesar in Mr..
Charles Hanford's recent starring tour
in Julius Cesar" to need further men
ton. The rest of the cast is fully up
10 the standard Damon and Pythias"
!. one of the most soul-stirring of all
the classic dramas, and the performance
Friday night will be treat to those
vino have never seen it as we'll as to
those who have.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

ROUSE IN TROUBLE AGAIN.-The
Petersburg section was thrown into
commissions about noon to-day by row
which occurred in the shoemaker's
shop of a German pensioner named
Rouse, whose appetite for drink often
brings him in conflict with the police.
Rouse lost both legs during the war.
He has two artificial pairs-one for pc
destrianism and another for crawling.
While using the latter to-day and while
much exhilarated by "hard corner"
whisky. he became involved in dill
cu!ty with George McCuen and Thos.
Hillory, during which the former struck
the shoemaker on the head and severe
" cut him. a young woman named
George Frank, who claims her mother
was an Indian woman and her father a
Spaniard, and with whom Rouse has
been cohabiting, seized a bottle and
dealt McCuen terrible blow on the
head. Officer James McCucn soon
put in his appearance and arrest
ed McCuen and Hillory. The wo-
man gave herself up. He then
returned for Rouse, who was wanted
as witness. 1t took half an hour to
get him over space of three squares.
He was long time changing bis crawl
ing for his walking legs, and when f.
nally mounted was too drunk to stand
alone, and it was found necessary to
place colored man on each side OF
him to keep him together. Rouse was
bleeding and he attracted quite crowd
on his way to the station house. The
case will probably be heard to night
upon Mayor Strauss return from Bal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

APREAcHEK OF so SUED FOR BREACH
OF PRoNlGsE.-Phebe Irwin, Of Ottum-
wa, Ia, spiuster of 50 years, brings
suit against Rev. Christopher Lazen-
burg, a superannuated Methodist so
years of age, for snug sum for blight
ed affections. LaZenburg has preached
ed in portions of Iowa and is wide
ly known in the conference. Plaintiff
AYERS in her petition that defendant
sought her hand in marriage, that his
suit was accepted and the day for the
nuptials set. The reverend gentleman,
however, had occasion to make trip
to Paris before the time appointed for
the wedding, and when he returned his
affection for the plaintiff had considera-
bly, cooled off, and be wished to dis
regard his solemn promise. The line
to be pursued by the defence has not
yet been made public, but it will prob
ably be misplaced confidence on the
part of the defendant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

A TRACKwALKER AssAULTED.-Mr.
William Hayes, of this city, a track
walker on the Washington Southern
Railway, was found about seven o'clock
this morning lying under the trestle
work q short distance south of Jackson
City. He was brought to this city AMI
it was about ten o'clock before he re,
gained consciousness. Mr.. Hayes's left
eye is terribly swollen, and he is some
what bruised. He says he remembers
nothing since eleven o'clock last night
when freight train passed. He was
then on the trestle, and he thinks some
one who was standing beneath struck
him with a paving stone. Mr.. Haye:
had lain unconscious in the water and
mud under the trestle for about eight
hours. Of course his assailant, who
was doubtless tramp is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

GEN. MAHoNE's OLD UNIFORM
Senator Quay usually accomplishes
that which he starts out to do, but
there is one thing in which he has
failed, and that is to secure possession
of the dress uniform of General Ma
hone, which friend of his in Florida
captured from the rebel commander
during the war. Senator Quay learned
several years ago that his friend had
this uniform, and has ever since been
trying to get 1t, so that he might return
it to General Malone, with whom he
has long been on friendly terms. The
Florida man prizes the suit highly, and
refuses to surrender it, despite the lib
eral inducements held out to him by
the Pennsylvania statesman.-PiHsburg
Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12
PRELIMINARY OPENING OF AU-
TUMN AND WINTER
DRESS STUFFS.
TO-DAY

We shall make special display and sale OF
large variety of Foreign and Domestic Dress
Fabrics in exclusive styles. The foreign
goods are nearly all of our own direct impor-
tatiop, and both foreign and domestic repre-
sent the first choice of the best manufacturers.
The present stock appeals to all tastes, and
we can assure those desiring to make early
purchases that we can supply the very choicest
stuffs of the season, including the latest Paris.
ian fancies in weave and coloring The prices
are remarkably low
At 371ac the Yard:
All-wool Suitings in very choice mixtures.
SO inches wide
At 371ac the Yard:
Plaids in rich, bright effects. Especially
desirable for School Dresses. 40 inches
wide.
At SOC the Yard
Sik-mixed Suitings, in very choice and
attractive color combinations. 40 inches
wide.
At SOC the Yard:
TW0-toned Cheviot Beiges IN an tine &C
cepted colorings for autumn. 40 inches
wide
At 75c the Yard:
Silk-and-wool Scotch Mixtures in beauti-
full color combinations. 50inches wide.
At $1.OO the Yard:
Fine Atwood Two-toned Diagonal Chov-
lots in pleasing variety. 49 inches wide.
At 1925, $14.5O, $3.50, $22.50, and
$25 the Pattern:
Partisan novelties in dress lengths only.
Exclusive designs of our own direct
importation. Especially suitable for
autumn Wedding Gowns and Travelling
Costumes. One of kind only.
First floor 10th-st. building
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12
w GOODS DELIVERED IN ALEX.
ANDRLA.
Woodward & Lothrop,
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. c.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

One lodger was entertained at IL g
station house last night.
There were no cases for trial in the
Police Court this morning.
The September term of the Corpora
ton Court will begin tomorrow.
A number of persons from this city
went to Annandale to-day to attend the
tournament there.
Operations at the Portner brewery
have been interrupted during the past
few days by the breaking of valve of
the ice machine.
The remains of Mr.. Chas. II. Stumble,
who died in Washington on Monday,
were brought here to day and inferred
with Masonic honors.
About 300 excursionists from along
The Midland railway, as far up as
Mitchell's, came here to-day. Some
went to Washington, others to Mount
Vernon, &c.
Mayor Strauss visited the intersec-
ton of Royal and Princess streets yes
terday and directed Superintendent OF
Police Dobie to abate a nuisance OF
which complaint had been made.
The County School Board met at the
county court house to-day, and the
clerks of each district board compared
their accounts with the book of the
county. The board was in session until
late hour.
Kate Smith, who for the past ten
years had been the leader of the demi
monde in this city, has left for Chicago
in company with drummer, an old
admirer. 1t is said she will make that
city her future home.
Toward the end of the campaign it is
thought that several outside speakers
of prominence can be secured for points
in the northern end of the Eighth dis
trict, and there will be final rally of
the democrats in this city the Saturday
night before the election.
Large numbers of persons, both
white and colored, nightly attend the
tent meetings on south Washington
street which are being held by Rev.
Alfred Young, of Roberts Chapel, who
tonight will preach his famous railroad
sermon. Tomorrow night Rev. j. b.
Butler, of the Baptist Church, will
preach there.
E. w. Burdette, the last sexton Of
the old Presbyterian graveyard at
Georgetown, has begun the disinter.
ment of all the members of his family
buried there, comprising the remains
of his two grandfathers, one grand.
mother, mother, cousin and several
brothers. The reinterments will take
place at Herndon.
Ed. Burke, of Louisville, and Hite
Peckham, who has fought here, fought
for gate receipts at Comas Hall, Brad.
ford, Pa, last night. The fight was
brisk for two rounds, Peckham having
all the best of it. Peckham broke
Burke's nose with an upper cut in the
last part of the second round and
Burke laid down in the third round.
Officer James Griffin, this morning
arrested Will Day the negro who es.
capped from the chain gang some DAYS
ago. Day is also wanted to answer q
charge of assault upon colored cir
since his escape from the gang. The
negro started to run when he saw the
officer. but the latter drew his pistol
when the black halted and accompa.
MED the officer to the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12

THE ROYAL STREET TRAcK.-The
work OF laying the track for the electric
road on Royal street will be commenced
tomorrow. A large force of men have
been engaged tor the work, which
would have been begun before but for
the fact that it was impossible to pro-
cure the rails.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
" oOdVard & Lothr0p.
10th, 1lth and F Sts., N. ".
@- Business hours, "a. m. to 6 P. m.
Motto
Note

Our Mrs. Evans, who for weeks past has
been in Europe, has returned, and Is enthusi-
sstic over her purchases of Partisan novelties
in Infants Wearables, French Hand made
Bridal Lingerie in silk and other dainty ma
tsrials, Negligees, Dressing sacques. Boudoir
Gowns, French Corsets, &C., &c. Great prepa-
r.tions have been made for the Fall and
Winter trade. You may see this for yourself
in the first days of the exhibition, which will
occur as soon as the goods are landed in
America and can be arranged on eur shelves
aud counters. Due notice will be given.