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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

DID Nor ATTEMPT SUICIDE.-It is
now said that Flora Smith, who Yves
rescued from drowning near the Aque
duct bridge on We lnesday night, did n, t
attempt TO commit suicide, as has been
published. A resident of Georgetown,
who was witness of the occurrence,
says that Daugherty and the girl were
in buggy on the bridge, when the lat
ter jumped out and started on a run
for the Georgetown end, with Daugher-
ty in full pursuit. The girl exclaimed
as she ran: Il love you, but | won't go
to that house with YOU" A young
man named Killeen WAS on the hrids 9
at the time, and he caught hold Of
Daugherty, who was somewhat intoxi-
Gated, and struck him 10 the face in
order to give the girl time to escape.
In her fright the girl jumped over the
rail to the river below.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

POLICE CouRT.-Mayor Strauss pre-
sid,ng.-The following cases were dis
posed of this morning:
man, arrested by Officer Jones for being
drunk aud disorderly, forfeited SIS collateral.
A tramp named w. II. Beal, arrested by
Officer Griffin for vsgrancy, Was dismissed
upon promise TO leave the city.
YIN. Jones and Sarah WAGER, both colored,
arrested by officer Belts for disorderly con-
duct, were fined 81 each.
colorcd man charged with keeping n
yicious dog was dismissed, the complainant
not appearing.
Night Repoft.-Last night was cloudy with
STOW. Two prisoners and twenty-thrce
dodgers were at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

OPERA HoUsE.-The Steubenville,
O., Star says of Robinson Crusoe
which will be given here to-nigh'.
''Mr. Southers's dramatization is in
every sense of the word success.
Mr.. Southers and Miss Price did some
admirable acting. The costumes OF
the entire company are reproduction
of the costumes worn during the 18th
century. The supporting company
have been chosen by virtue of their
ability. COL C. II. Hamilton, tht
aeulal AID gentlemanly manager is to
be congratulated on his selection ofthe
oeople with whom he has surrounded
the TWO leading artists"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

CHURCH SERvIcEs.-To-morrow be-
ing the feast of the circumcision COM
munion services will be held at Grace
Church at 9:45 a. m. At st. Pdul's
Church services will be held at 7:30 a.
M, at St. Mary's at and 10 a. NJ, at
the German Lutheran at II a. m. To-
night services will be held as follows:
German Lutheran at 7:30; Baptist
Church at 7:30 to continue until u
O'Clock; M. P. Church at $50; Trinity
NJ. E. Church love feast and watch
services to begin at 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

VISITORS FROM ALExANDRIA.-Mr
and Mrs. George Keys. of Alexandria,
spent several days of the Christmas
holidays with the family of Mr.. Charles
S. Wright. They also visited friends in
Ashland. They left Richmond Satur-
day morning, much pleased with their
visit.
Mr.. Wright is a popular train dis
patcher of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, and his charming wife was a
Miss Keys, of Alexandra. Richmond
DispGtch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

THIS JOINT COMMITTEE appointed by
Il the City Council to take testimony under
the resolutions to inquire into the rumors and
reports circulated and published affecting The
police, will meet at the Mayors Office, on
JAN UARY BIRD 1895. al 2:30 O o'clock p m !,
at which time The committee will receive and
hear the testimony of all persons who may
appear to testify upon the su ject matter of
the said resolutions.
By order of the committee.
JAMES R. CATION,
dec31 Ut Chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

FINED BoTH.-William Jones, mu-
latto, and Sarah Wanzer, black, became
engaged in family row last night, dur
ing which they threatened to cut each
others throat. The woman swore out a
warrant against the man for threaten
ing her life, but this morning when the
Mayor heard the evidence he discover
ed Sarah had made the first threat.
They were fined 81 each, and having
no money were locked up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31
Mr.. Breckenridge as a Lecturer.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 91.-Congress-
man w. G. P. Breckenridge lectured
here last night on Eras of American
Development to an audience of $50
people including two ladies, one of the
latter being his wife. The door re-
ceipts did not pay for the hall. 1t is
said that his future dates will be can.
called
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

New YEARS DAY.-To-morrow,
New Years Day, will be observed as a
partial holiday. The banks and public
Offices will be closed and the postoffice
will keep Sunday hours. Business as a
general thing here will 60 on as usual.
But few people will keep "open house"
as the custom of New Years calling is
not now generally observed. Some
Alexandrians will attend some of the
receptions in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31
AN Aged Convict Pardoned.

PLATTsBURG. N. Y, Dec. 3l.-Daniel
Finley, the Oldest convict in Clinton
prison, was pardoned to-day by Gov.
Flower, his life sentence for murder
having been committed after he had
served "a years. Finley is 80 years Of
age. All his friends are dead. He
says he will go back to Ireland and die
in Deace
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31
IA Word to the Wise is sufficient.,

I,uffered rerrib from loaring IN my head
durrg an attack of catarrh. and became very
deaf used Ely's Cream calm aid in three
weeks could hear as we'll as ever-A. E. New
man, ,1ralipg. Mich
One of my children had very bad dis
charge from the nose Physicians prescribed
without benefit After using Ely's Cream
Balm short time the disease was cured
o. A. Cary, Corning, Y.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

RUNNING HYDRANTs.-Complaint
has been lodged at the station house
against the practice of letting hydrants
run all night during cold spells to pre-
vent freezing. Yesterday morning
pedestrians were subjected to no little
trouble and some danger in passing
over payments which had been coated
with ice during the night from running
hydrants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

Eugene L. Swingle, the ciaak who called
at the Patent Office and left letter in which
h stated that he had been commissioned by
God to murder some one in Washington, Was
found yesterday and locked up.
The George ". Knox Express and the
C .iumbia Storage Warehouse companies N I
in this city to-dsy and organized under tie
'harters recently grant I'd them by Judge Nor.
on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

Jun rises tomorrow at 7::23 and sets
j.. 81 High water ll:27 a. N. and
~ D. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

WEATHER PRoBAgILITIEs.-For this
cct, u, tiileatenn weather to-day; fair To-
uehi and THURSDAY ;cooicr tonight; norther-
: winds, becoming vGriahle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

PGasoSAL Mr.. r. l.. Wilkins, of
Charlottesville, is visiting her mother,
Mrs John Baur.tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26th, 1894.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
A, kAos p4tnuIs LAostcsa.

Tbs young lady entered Chicago
book store hesitatingly, as if she were
uncertain as to her location. Can I
do anything for you, miss?" asked the
polite clerk. Yes, 1 want you to send
four or five dozen bGoks to our house
on Prairie avenue. Here's the a1drass
Send the b II with the books" "What
books do you wish, miss?"inouired the
clerk. "Oh, any will do so long as
there's enough of them. I'm going to
have girl from Boston visit ne, and
want to make her feel at home"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
nrrd MaaIIIaanlna. III


A little known and striking instaMoa
of foresight and industry exhibited by
o bird is that of the .cllifornia wood.
pecler. Like others of its kind this
bird is an insect eater. Yet. In view
of the approach OF winter, Il prepares
store of food of a wholly different
character and arranges this with Rs
much care as an spicure might devote
10 the storage of his wine in cellar.
In the summer the woodpec1er lives
on ants. For the winter he stores ub
acorna To hold each acorn it hollo vs.
o small hole in tree, Into which the
ocorn is exactly fitted, and 10 ready TO
be split By @the strong beak of the
elm bing woodpecker, though too
tightly held to be stolen By squirrels
or other birdA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
A Fratack hwiaaInr.

The marquis de Rays. @ remarkable
French character, who has just died,
iS said to be the man who suggested
to Alphonse Daudet his amusing
'Port-Tarascon.9 The marquis con-
ceived the idea of forming a colony at
Port Breton, in Oceanica- With the aid
of fallecious circulars hs succeeded in
obtaining funds for the realization OF
his fantastic enterprise. Unfortu.
nately he put most of them into his
own pocket, and spent the.aremainder
in sending to the imaginary colony a
mum ber of his victims. who died there
of starvation. Prosecuted for swim.
ding. he was sentenced to Ave years
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
-Alxhthood for an American Doctor.

DR.. II. de Marville of San Francisco,
LAS been knighted by the king of
'ortugal in tardy recognition of an
act OF surgical skill that saved young
member Of the house of Bourbon from
bleeding to death. In 1879, while the
doctor, then a medical student at the
university of Paris, was in yachting
party on the Mediterranean, a sailor
dropped sharp knife from aloft in
such a manner that it cut the main
artery in the leg of cousin Of the
princess dOrleans, now queen of
Portugal The blood spurted from
the boys wound, to the CONSERVATION
of all around, until de MarvilIe came
forward and deity tied up the severed
artery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
ArizOna's wild Oamels.

The wild came1s in Arizona are in-
creasing in number. It is regretted
that they are not captured and put to
ervice. Ever since they were pur-
chased by the government and turned
loose they have thrived until there are
now good many of them, probably
300 or 400. No attempt has ever been
made to tame them, but if this was
done they would be of much greater
value than the ponies or burros, ex-
cept as mountain climbers. They
could carry greater loads and could
endure the arid plains better than
any of the beasts of burden now in
use. A few of them have been caught
and sold to menageries and geological
gardens, but not enough to make any
appreciable difference in the size of
the drove. They are seldom seen.
keeping away from haunts of man
kind, preferring to remain in the
most barren part of the allzali lands.
They are now difficult to capture, but
it could be done, and they would
prove of great value on the Western
plains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
THE stony or 4 BELL.
Owed Its Existence 70 d Stalk Of Con
Grown by the xgaysiGie.

Owed Its Existence 70 Stalk Of Con
Grown by the xgayslde.
In the church tower of the little
town of Grosslaswitz, in the North OF
Germany, hangs bell, and on it is en-
graved its history, surmounted by q
bas-relief, representing a six-eared
stalk of corn, and the date October Is,
1923. This is the story of the bell: At
the beginning of the last century the
only church bell at Grosslaswitz was
SO small that its tones were not suf-
ficient to penetrate to the ends of the
village. A second bell was badly
wanted, but the village was poor, and
where was the money to come from?
Everyone offered to give what he
could, but the united offerings did
not amount to nearly enough for the
purpose. One Sunday when the school
master, Gottfried Hayn, was going
to church, he noticed growing out
OF the church-yard wall fourishing
green stalk of corn, the seed of
which must have been dropped by a
passing bird. The idea suddenly
struck him that perhaps this one stalk
OF corn could be made the means of
procuring the second bell they wanted
SO much. He waited till the corn was
ripe, and then he pl tucked the six ears
on it and sowed them in his own
garden. The next year he gathered
the little crop thus produced and
sowed it again, till at last he had not
enough room in hisS garden for the
crop, and SO he divided it among a |
certain number of farmers, who went
on sowing the ears until, in the
eighth year the crop was SO large that
when it was put together and sold |
they found that they had enough
money to buy beautiful bell, with |
its story and its birthday engraved
upon it, and q cast of the corn stalk to
which it owed its existence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
Fac Hlgllest 1nhahlted spot..

The two villages which have the
greatest elevation above the level of
the sea, or, in other words, the two
highest inhabited spots on earth, are
Arevichiary and Muccapata, mining
camps in the Andes. Each of these.
places has an average of 200 inhabi-
tants the year round. The elevation.
OF Arevichiary is exactly 1880 feet;
that OF Muccapata, 16, 153. The obser-
vations which established thesa
heights were taken by Arthur Pearca
10 engineer, and are reliable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
Babiss' Right of way.

One of the pleasantest fea lures Of
New York's uptown residence avenues
is the large number of rosy checked
babies who are trundled up ana down
the sidewa. KS when the sun shines
brightly. After. however. one has
been forced into the gutter half a
dozen times in as many blocks by
nurse girls who persist in pushing
ba by carriages two or three abreast,
he is apt to wish the babies were lesa
numerous or their nurses more mind.
full of the rights of pedestrians
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-29
THEY DON'T CONSIST.
Religion and Mule Driving Are Very Fa,
Asunder.

Religion and Mule Driving Are Very Far
Asunder.
The circuit rider in the West Vir-
ginia mountains one day overlook q
mountaineer driving pair of mules
along the road and engaged him in
conversation, as was his won't
"You will excuse me,'' said the good
man, "but am the preacher on this
circuit, and want to know the peo-
pie who live here. suppose this is
your neighborhood2"
eyes, sir, live down here ON
Greasy, just beyant the forls,'' was
the prompt response.
II don't think I saw you at church
last Sunday, did I9'
mo, sir; but usually aim to get
thar. Had a spell Nv sickness last
week an was laid up"
'1'm glad to hear you are a church
goer, and l hope you are member"
well, mister" and the natives face
showed some regret, 81 haint got so
fer along as that yit. Bout the best
kin do is to go to meetin' and take
chances on the balance"
''But why don't you become a mem,
ber2'
"Caze my business is agin 1t.
"What do you do?"
'I'm teamster."
"Why, that is no reason why you
shouldn't join the church."
"But drive mules, mister, an after
ten years at it, I'm here to say that
mule-drivin' an the Christian religion
won't gee fer shucks, an thar amt no
use tryin' to make 'em. I'm Just ez
glad to see you, though, mister, an
whoa, thar, whoa" he broke. in on
himself as his team went into a chuck
hole, and before he got on to hard
ground again the preacher was con-
vinced that the native was more than
half right
The sun., 1894-02-01
sunday, Jan, II.

A tiny girl baby, well clothed and
healthy, was left at The home of Peter
Erickson, in Red Wing last night. Ex'
tra clothing, soothing syrup, etc., was
left with the baby.
The way freight due at Lake Benton
from the east reported a man lying
near the track three miles east The
section men and village marshal went
along and the man was found in pre-
Curious condition, but no limbs were
broken. He was Jeff at the nearest
farm house to recuperate. He was
bound for this place.
Alfred Jackson, a single man, en-
plOyed by the Bovey-De-Laittre Lum-
Der Company of Aitkin as teamster,
fell from a load Of logs and the sled
passed over his body, killing him in
stantly. The remains were brought
here to await the disposition of rela-
tives from Minneapolis and Little
Falls
The total value of all taxable prop
erty in Marshall county for the year
1891 was $1,S06, ,1S0; for 1892, $2,067,-
O45; for 1893, $2,139,34G, Total taxes
levied in the country in 1892 We're $780,
437.69; in 1898, $67, ,O09.9S. The total
rate Of taxation for all purposes was
"a. rs mills.
Mary Carroll, seventeen years Of age,
the daughter of eX-policeman F. B. Car
roll, of Minneapolis, was found dead in
bed yesterday morning. She had been
Ill since Christmas, but nothing serious
was feared. An autopsy will be held.
Her illness Is thought to have been due
to poisoning from eating candy. Heart
failure is thought to have been the i'm
mediate cause of death.
The sun., 1894-02-01
AnfIhnr of EIGHTY Novels.

Mrs. Stannard, otherwise John
Strange Winter, is one of the most in
dustriotls and successful of feminine
story tellers. She has written more
than eighty novels in the past eighteen
years, over half the number having
been published before the appearance
Of "RootleS Baby" gave her a wide re-
putation as an author Out of the many
early ones she has written, it is the one
story, which has distinction and a
chance of survival. AS the simple and
natural little picture of winsome child
it deserves its success, though not much
may be said in favor Of its plot. The
military flavor Of this lady's stories
does not surprise the reader who knows
that for several generations her pater-
nal ancestors have been English ofti-
GERS. Her father, the Rev. II. V. Palmer
Of New York, was, before he took Or
ders, in the Royal Artillery. Mrs. STAN
nard is now not only novelist, but
also a journalist. She is the editor of
3-year old home magazine called Win
ter's Weekly. It is penny publication.
After some struggle it has won, it is
thought, a permanent place for itself.
Its editor, publisher and proprietor
writes herself large part of each num-
ber. This lady's novel, called '"The
Soul of the Bishop" is in remarkable
contrast with her usual sporting and
military stories. Her hero is q man
more of the manly American order Of
such Bishops as Phillips Brooks, for in
stance, than the accepted British model.
The sun., 1894-02-01
Wednesday, Jan. IA.

Jacob Keller, a young man, was
brought to Saltwater from Woodbury.
charged with attempted rape upon the
person Of Nora Triste, a 13-year-old
girl. He is unable to speak English.
Mclaughlin & Kitty's shoe store, one
Of the. largest in Saltwater was badly
damaged by fire and water this even
ing. They had large stock, and until
the water is out of the store it will be
impossible to estimate the damage.
Some Of the hydrants We're frozen and
the department had hard time.
Mrs. C. B. Heffelfnger Of Minneapo-
lis, met with an unfortunate accident
as n result of which her intended trip
to California will have to be postponed
indefinitely. She is at present contin-
ed to her rooms at the Hampshire Arms
and conclusion Of the brain is feared.
The Brainerd board of education met
to investigate the charges against M.
X. SwartZ, who deliberately slapped q
lady teacher in the fact. After hearing
the facts in the case the board unani-
mously ordered the superintendent of
schools to make complaint against
SwartZ for assault and battery and will
stand back of him in the suit. SwartZ
has been arrested.
Ebb Watson. y. S. Grant, John Rob-
YER and George Starin were arrested
for stealing'a harness from d. w. Bak-
ker, of Redwood Falls. They were
brought before the municipal court and
got sentence of ten days. Starin was
arrested In Minneapolis. 1t is believed
he gave the others away. All are far
mers living near the city.
The sun., 1894-02-01
Government Cats.

Some three hundred and odd cats are
maintained by the United States gov-
ernment, the cost Of their support being
carried as a regular item on the ac-
counts of the post office department.
These cats are distributed among
about fifty post offices and their duty
Is to keep rats and mice from eating
and destroying postal matter and can
vas sacks. Their work is Of the utmost
Importance wherever large quantities
of mail are collected, as, for example,
at the New York post office, where
from 1000 to 5000 bags of mail matter
are commonly stored away in the base
ment. Formerly great damage was
done by the mischievous rodents,
which cheWed holes in the sacks and
thought nothing Of boring clear through
bags Of letters in night. Troubles Of
this sort no longer occur since the OFF,
cial pussles keep watch. Each of the
postmasters in the larger cities Is al
lowed from $8 to $40 a year for the
keep of his feline staff, sending his estI-
mate for 'cat meat" to Washington at
the beginning Of each quarter.
The sun., 1894-02-01

Rev. Father Connolly, the Catholic
priest at Two HarbOrs, convicted Of
criminally assaulting Miss Julia Suther-
land, q member Of his congregation,
was sentenced to twenty years and
three months imprisonment at hard la
Dor.
Jack Gallagher, a notorious character,
Is under arrest at Park Rapids for
the probable murder of Che Eddy of
Menahga. During an alteration Gal
lacher struck Eddy with steel knuckles
and jumped upon his PROSTATE body.
Eddy is not expected to live.
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Hutchinson the
following officers were chosen: A. NJ.
Woodward, president; David A. Adams,
vice president; William Davidson, cash
Ter. A dividend of per cent was
declared on the eight months earn
ings.
John Asp Of Brooten was arrested
at his fathers home north Of Cokato
by Constable Tracy and brought be-
fore Justice Whitaker charged by a
machine company with embezzlement
of funds He was the agent of the
company at Brooten After hearing the
testimony the justice dismissed the case
as there was no cause for action. Mr..
Asp is well known and has many
friends at Cokato. He talks Of bringing
action for damages.
The sun., 1894-02-01
An Improved Freezing Machine.

An improved freezing machine is
now manufactured, which is excellently
adapted for general work, besides eff
fecting great economy. One engineer,
one stoker and one laborer are all the
staff required for turning out five tons
of ice per day, and the addition Of two
laborers will enable the plant to be
worked up to an output Of fifty tons
per day: AS much as fourteen tons
of ice for each tor of coal consumed
is guaranteed. The process is safe.
and it's economy extends over cost of
maintenance, consumption Of fuel and
cooling water, which latter can be used
effectively at a temperature as high
as 90 deg. Fahrenheit. The apparatus
is suitable for country places and dis
tricts where expert machinists are hard
to obtain, for the machinery is simple
and easy to understand. The parts are
few and durable, the refrigerator cam
not be frozen up, and consequently
skilled labor is not required. The cold
air in the chambers is perfectly free
from snow and frozen fog, and low
temperature can be maintained at ap-
proximately IS per cent less cost than
with q cold-air machine.