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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09
Chancery.

vs.. In Chancery.
Mary F. Combs.
Memo: The object of this suit is to pro-
cure divorce a vinculo matrimonii of the
plaintiff from the defendant.
The defendant, Mary F. Combs not having
entered her appearance and given security ac-
cording to act ofassembly and the rules of this
court, and it appearing by affidavit that she
is a nonresident of this State, it is ordered,
that the said defendant appear here within
fifteen days after due publication of this or
der and do what is necessary to protect her
interest in this suit; and that copy of this
order be forthwith inserted in the Alexan-
dria Gazette, q newspaper published in the
city of Alexandria, once week for four sue
cessive weeks, and posted at the front door of
the courthouse of this county. Teste:
JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
Thomas Walker, p. q. aug22 w4w
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DIRECTIONS
FOR USING
CREAM BALM.

Applya particle ofthe
Balm well up into the
nostr is. After q mo-
ment draw g strong
breath through the
nose. Use three times
q day, after meals pre-
ferred, and before re-
firing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-09

The worst forms OF
scrofula, Salt rheum,
letter, Eczema, Erydp-
elias, Boils, Carbuncles,
Enlarged Glands, Tu-
mors and Swanings, are
cured by il. 5i9
Mrs. JOHN G. FOSTER,
of IS Chaplin Street, Cdr.-
Gndaigud, ". p, says:
~ was troubled with
eczema, or salt-rheu1n,
seven years I doctored
with a number OF our
home physicians, also
with Rochester, New
York, and Philadelphia
doctors, and received no
ha,af3f I maid ont hrIn.
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FOE SALE or. RENT.

EoR SALE.
Duke street, between Royal and Pitt streets
"a bargain-13-ROOM BRICK HOUSE;
lot 551ax110 feet; side alley; lovely side
yard; price for q few days $500; easy
terms
Fine corner residence-17-ROOM BRICK
HOUSE lot SO 91hx12 90 feet; lovely side.yard !;
beautiful shade trees; choice location; price
M. HARLOW G. co.
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CANDIDATES.

TITO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
Il THE 14TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT:
II respectfully announce myself candidate
for reelection to the State Senate. My re-
cord in that body during the past four years
is before you like sn open book. supported
or opposed men and measures according to my
conception of the best interests of the people
I represented, and have no regrets on that
score. Upon my return from a trip ueces-
sarily undertaken will make haste to render
an account to my constituents and confront
my critics if there be any.
GEORGE A. MUSHBACH.
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MEDIOIvaI
a RECs1Kas

Of cures such as
no other medicine
can boast Of, has
been won during
the past 25 years
by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery.
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Nor1cEE n.vo..s or,iss.

Alexandria Va. September a, 1895.
Persons having business at the Mayors
Once can transact the same from $50 to
9:3o O'clock in the morning and from 6 to
Q O'clock in the evening, at which hours l
VIII be present In urgent cases. of course, I
can generally be found at the Gazette Office.
Aii persons who are conducting business in
this city and who require licenses will call
and pay the amounts required of them.
l.. 81. THOMPSON,
+ SepI lW MayOr.
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JOHN ROBERTSON, J
JOHN W. SLATER, Commr's.
ROBERT WALKER,
rid 2Ot
aug14 BOT

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
Y Corporation Court of the city of Aexan-
dris, on the 22nd day of August, 1895.
Jacoh r Combs
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MEETINGS.

NOTICE.-A special meeting of the stock.
IN holders of the DISTRICT OF CoLUM-
BIA LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMPA
NY will be held at the principal office of the
company, No. 1913 south Royal street, in the
city of Alexandria, Va, on TUESDAY, Sep
temher 10, 1895, at two o'clock p. M, to con-
slider proposition to discontinue the business
for which the company was incorporated, and
for such provision with reference to its assets
for application to redemption of its paid up
Capital Stock, as may be considered expedient.
By order of the Board of Directors,
WILLIAM MAYSE, President.
Attest: D. P. LEIBHARDT, Secretary.
aug1O 1aw5w
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dreds OF dollars to no purpose. have taken
ten bottles Of the Discovery and am en-
frely cured.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 18th, 1895.
NyHE UNDERSIGNED, holding together
Il more than one-tenth of the capital stock
of the SPRING LAKE PARK COMPANY,
hereby call a general meeting of the stock
holders of said company to be held at the Of
fee of Francis L. Smith. No. 123 south Royal
street, in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. at
IL o'clock a. M, on the TWELFTH (12)
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1895.
WASHINGTON DANENHOWER,
J. DECKER
aug12 BOT
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
ASHWORTH'S TROUBLES.

Street Superintendent Ashworth, hav-
ing escaped punishment on one presenta-
ton made by the Grand Jury, will now
have to face a second. In the first case it
was clearly shown that he had permitted
private contractors to rob taxpayers in the
most shameful manner. Mr.. AshworUh's
moral guilt on the charge was undeniable.
He escaped punishment on the smalllegal
technicality that he had no official respon-
sibility in the premises. Now the Grand
Jury Will present him for trial on a charge
of neglect of duty in permitting the City
to be robbed in the same manner. We
shall now see if some other small techni-
cality can be discovered to protect him.
He is already morally condemned and dis
graced. For that he likely cares nothing,
as he is a product of boss politics, and we
have seen how lacking in shame are crea-
lures of the bosses in other branches of the
City government. Possibly it will be only
the heavy hand of the law that can make
them all feel the gravity of their position.
At the time when the Civic Federation
began to move against him he expressed
his Indignation and contempt at length.
He may not have known then that the
charges could be proved against him. 1t is
significant now that he is not abusing the
newspapers, the Grand Jury and other
agencies working to suppress rascality and
incompe tency in once. and it may be that
he is not alon in realizing that the people
are very much in earnest, and that ridicule
and abuse hurled at the respectable ele-
ments Of the community do not enjoy that
secure backing which the unlimited power
of corrupt political management has SO
long assured to Its tools.
By his conduct at the start Mr.. AshWorth
alienated the sympathy that might have
been extended to him on the score of his
kindliness of disposition and his official
incompetency in the absence of a belief
that he was corrupt. He stands alone now
and must take the consequences. And
these will be severe, whatever may be the
determination of the courts. He must
stand as an exponent of at least one of the
features of boss politics and must suffer
the obloquy which that realization i'm
poses.
He will likely have abundant company
before the end is reached, unless influences
which may not yet have been brought en-
tirely under decent control prove sufficient
to impanel another Grand Jury not so
earnest as the present. This would not
have been mentioned were there not a
feeling OF uneasiness on that score abroad.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
A WISE DECISION.

If it is true that the Civic Federation
has determined not to effect a non-parti-
san organization for mum icipal purposes
it is deserving of congratulations for its
common-sense. This is the first time for
many years that men of character, integ-
rity and responsibility have appeared as
leaders in regular party organizations in
the City, and therefore it is the one oppor-
tunity which intelligent and public
spirited citizens have been offered for using
the powerful machinery of an established
and well-organized party for uprooting
the evils which boss rule have brought
upon the City. 1t was only the indiffer-
ence of respectable citizens that made the
prevalence of bossism possible.
The Civic Federation has taken its stand
in good time, for the impression was
growing that it was being made to serve
the political ends of persons whose princi-
pal desire was to secure office. 1t is more
than worthy, it is highly admirable, in re-
sponsible citizens to seek responsible Of
fees, where alone they may be efficient to
check the evils of bossism. The complaint
againt the Civic Federation was not on
tina. account, but because it should have
known that if it had candidates of the
highest worth to offer the Republican
party was ready to accept them, and be-
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

you have to do Ed, is to come in at the end of
the second act and take your seat with the rest
of the jurymen in the box. /, as the Judge,
will ask you what the verdict is, and you are to
rise up with a solemn face and simply say that
you find the defendant guilty as charged. Then
you file outand the curtain goes down. That's
all, Ed Are you with me?'
"'You bet I am, Bill. I'll learn the whole
play, if you want me to-
''That night, near the end of the second act,
Patton came on the stage with his twelve jury
men, and all were comfortably seated, when
Florence rose up with much dignity and asked
for the verdict. Your Honor answered Pat
ton solemnly, I'VE find the defendant not guilty
Florence ducked his head behind the desk and
whispered hurriedly: Guilty, Ed Guilty!'
Patton got up again and repeated: your
Honor, we find the defendantnot guilty. Down
went Florence. Blank, blank it, he whis-
pered, Il tell you to say guiltyp
"This time Patton got on his feet, and after
looking squarely at the Judge, who was red as
a beet, Numbered: IF you think you can try
this case better than twelve of the leading citi-
zens of Virginia City, Mr.. Florence, would
suggest that you get up here and begin opera
tions. Iwish TO state again that we find the de-
fendant not guilty, and -
Courts adjournedl' roared Florence, and
the show broke up for the night"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
AN IMPORTANT TEST.

II has fallen to the lot of Alameda
County to be chosen as the battle ground
for contest involving the validity of the
constitutional amendment adopted at the
last State election requiring that voters
shall be able to read the constitution in
the English language. An illiterate citi-
zen OF some eminence presented himself
for registration and the County Clerk re-
fused to place his name on the roll of
voters because he could not pass the test.
The District Attorney has given an opin-
ion supporting the clerk, and the indig-
nant citizen. who had already acquired
the habit of voting, is going to bring suit
which will test the amendment.
The popular motive which inspired this
educational qualification was aimed to
raise the standard OF popular intelligence.
Voters who are required 10 have rudl-
mentary English education will be very
apt to acquire it if its acquisition is made
a necessary prerequisite of the right to
vote. Only the most primitive education
is needed TO enable a voter to read the con-
stitution, and the State maintains abund-
ant free facilities for Imparting it.
He who can read the constitution can
ACetu dhS tA4Ah9 CtcO pA1AtSo Ia
The ability to read induces desire to ex
ercise it. No one can claim to be thor
oughly competent citizen who is unable to
read, for by reason of that inability he
can have no adequate conception of our
principles of government, and therefore
cannot exercise the franchise intelligently.
If he is required to be able to read he will
learn the art, and having learned it he
will be led by his own inclinations to pur
sue such reading as will tend to make him
intelligent and give meaning to his vote.
Hence this educational qualification, by
recurring all men to secure some educa-
ton, will raise the intellectual and there
fore the moral tone of the State. 1t will
impress upon parents the necessity OF edu-
eating their children and promoting the
efficiency of the public schools.
The legal phases of the case are another
matter. In every State where attempts
have been made to restrict the franchise
by imposing qualifications of one kind or
another, violent opposition has been en-
countered. But qualifications have been
imposed and are successfully maintained,
the Supreme Court of the United States
generally holding that the States have the
right to impose their own restrictions on
the franchise. This policy has been car
ried so far as to produce bewi ldering
variety of conditions upon which the
States admit aliens to citizenship.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

cause splitting-up of the decent elements
by an independent movement would be
the very thing to perpetuate the dominion
OF the bosses.
The Republican party is bound to retain
its organization and put its ticket in the
field, no matter how many other tickets
there may be or how many excellent citi-
zens other organizations may nominate.
1t is bound to do this because it is part
of the great National party which assumes
to give the whole country decent govern
ment, and because it must lend its
influence to the general advancement OF
the partys aims. 1t is compelled to make
its own fight, even if in doing so it defeat
worthy men nominated by other bodies.
1t is in an exceptional position now to
invite the cooperation of all good citizens.
The stronger this cooperation the easier
will be the task of securing good govern
ment for the City. The Grand Jury with
all the disclosures OF disgraceful official
practices which it has made, was not
needed to inform the public of the terrible
prevalence of sincapacity and corruption
that characteriZes the conduct OF some
members of the municipal machinery.
The reported reason for the latest de-
cision by the Civic Federation is that it
sees in the changes which are taking place
in the management of local Republican
politics determination to accomplish the
reforms for which the federation intended
to work, and that it would be wiser to as
sist this movement than attempt to de-
stroy It with an independent organization.
This is view which every good citizen
might adopt with advantage to the City.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

eIist is winning fame and fortune in the big
T,,giish metropolis. Mrs. Athertons latest
novel is Of the fasseng books IN she
Shas has written during the past year two
Soe noses aaS nHe short stories and
magazine articles One story OF 60, GOO words
iied stio ,enr mon it. but cry from Macedonia
ipe1be ip the share Of demand from the publishers
came, and She turned ont the novel in little
over month Generally Mrs: Atnert9n a,rne 70 goes @
0gef her her Pa9ots Ard she always has
the the dictionary and Richard Grant M Whites fh6e,
''Words: Their Use and Abuse, AT ner ELBOW, DOW
buried. and Mrs Atherton has had good
deal of fun at her own expense over some
things that crept into her novel.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

to go to billiard hall and play pool with per-
feet stranger, making every ball on the table
in one game. The little girl has been PLAYING
pool and billiards now for about year. She
does not care for skates or bicycle. Her
amusement lies solely in handling the cue
She uses g l5-ounce cue. 1t is rumored that
Santa Claus is going to give her for Christmas
beautiful hand-carved rosewood cue, which
any, and her name is to be engraved in pearl
plate on the handle.
Lacuta has heard of Arthur Kruger, the boy
pool-player, and she says she would like to
make match with him.
Mr.. Akam, president of the Akam manufac-
turing company of this city, who has seen the
child play, says: "She is remarkable. l think
she can beat anything in the way OF a woman
billiard-player l believe she is able to beat
almost any. of our local pool champions OF
course. she hasn't the faculty of calculating DO
rienced player, but she appears to have nat
ural ability to make points,
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
COAST EXCHANGES.

The Wheatland Four Corners records an
encouraging evidence OF the spirit of en-
terprise which animates the people there.
This is the organization Of the Bear River
Beet Culture and General Improvement
Association by about 100 leading citizens
of Wheatland and its vicinity. The by
laws adopted by the association should
serve as a model for similar organizations
throughout the State. Our contemporary
publishes them in full, but only their
more salient features can be summarized
here. They provide that besides the cul-
ture of sugar beets the association may
undertake such general Improvements as
from time to time may be deemed advisa-
BILE; that it shall have nine directors,
elected annually, they to be bona-fide
members; that no Indebtedness shall be
incurred; that general superintendent
shall have the direction of the associations s
affairs. The other provisions are those or
dinarily made for the government of such
associations affairs. The entire purport
of the organization is to assure the CO.
operation of leading citizens in the impor-
tant work of developing the native re-
sources of the community, and it is this
Wheatlaud movement.
The movement in the Salinas Valley,
already noted in these columns, to estab-
lish an extensive irrigation plant with
view to the introduction of high-class
farming TO take the place of the unprofit-
able industry of wheat-raising, is attract
ing great deal of attention. The Monte
row 1n4a
ures relative to the enterprise. IF it is a.
fact" says the paper, "that thrifty man
can make good living on twenty acres of
irrigated land, then it is possible for 10000
families, say 100000 people, to prosper in
the Salinas Valley, from Soledad northto
the oay alone. Their land, about 10000
acres, with Improvements, should be worth
at least $10,OO0,O0O. What dream of the
future to compare with the true condition
in the same section as it now is. Even
under the existing circumstances, we have
had an illustration of the effect of cutting
up large tracts of land, IN comparing the
town of Gonzales with Chualar and Sole
dad. When the Gonzales Brothers di-
vided portion of their large grant and
sold it out to thrifty people, their town
was no better than the other two men
toned" Our contemporary then makes
an earnest appeal for hearty cooperation
in the great Undertaking.
irrigation for the purpose of introducing
profitable farming to take the place OF
wheat-fields is moving with long strides
in various parts OF the State. The Lodi
Sentinel adds its quota to the general news
on this subject, thus: 1.-The scheme to
irrigate the lands north of the Mokelumne
is good one anu should be carried out.
There are hundreds of acres of the best
land In the county lying along the north
bank OF that river, ana as it is becoming
too valuable for embarrassing the owners
must look to something else. Water for
use in irrigating will solve the problem"
Lincoln furnishes the latest evidence of
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
PERSONAL.
]. A. Marshall of San Diego is in town.
DR.. NJ. Schuabel of Newcastle is in town

J. A. Marshall of San Diego is in town.
DIR. NJ. Schuabel of Newcastleis is in town.
Dr. f. Z. Endicott of lone is at the Grand
Warden AuN of Folsom prison is in the
City.
Allen Kinkead a mining man of Virginia
City, is here.
NJ Gillian business man of Seattle, arrived
here yesterday.
Ira de Turk, the wine-grower Of Santa Rosa,
is at the Grand.
George w. Kirkham of the United States army
is at the California.
D. D. Oliphant, merchant OF Portland, is
among recent arrivals.
G. w. Fenwick, a well-known mining man OF
Montana, is at the Palace.
DR.. N. w. Williams of Traver was among
yesterdays arrivals here.
Robert D. Noble of the United States army,
San Diego, is at the California.
Louis Ziegler, one of the pioneer business
men OF Spokane, is in the City.
Charles S. Deisern, superintendent OF the
noted Post gold mine, arrived here yesterday.
T. Z. Bishop, one of the big grain farmers
and extensive fruit-growers OF Tulare, is at the
Lick.
John F. Moody, the wealthy ice-packer and
lumber-dealer of Truckee, arrived here yester-
day and is at the Lick.
C. NJ. Weber, one of the richest residents of
the San Joaquin Valley, son of the founder OF
Stockton, is at the Lick.
Senator r. Lander of Tulare County, who has
been here for several days on business trip,
lett for home last night.
James E. Mills, who for some years has been
engaged in mining near Quincy, Plumas
County. is at the Occidental.
Among the arrivals from Juneau, Alaska,
yesterday was r. F. Lewis, who has been en-
gagged in business and mining there. He is at
the Grand.
w. Il. Shape, who has been operating in Grip
pie Creek mines for some time, is in the City.
He considers the new Colorado district one of
the greatest ON the globe.
Thomas Couch, manager of the mills OF the
Anaconda copper mines at Butte, and of the
extensive smelling and reduction works OF the
same company at Great Falls, is at the Palace.
MI Couch, in company with J. A. Coram and
Others some time since purchased a valuable
group OF mines at Coulterville, which they are
now developing.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"Poor Billy Florence" said Louis A. Morgen-
stern to some theatrical people at the Baldwin
Hotel, yesterday. every time hear his name
it reminds me of very funny experience
saw him have in Virginia City, New. Let me
see, it must have been in the sew. Oh, the
date does not matter. It's the story Pm getting
at.
Florence, you understand, used to go to
Racine College in his boyhood, and naturally
formed great many acquaintances that were
constantly looming up all over the country
when he took the road. He found one in Vir-
ginia, man by the name of Patton-Ed Pat
ton-and the two men were like boys in their
exuberance OF feeling over finding each other.
After the first hilarity of coming together had
worn of, Billy requested his friend to do him
the favor OF appearing that night as foreman Of
the jury in play called Trial by jury All
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
WE'LL JEST SLEEP ON THE FLOOR

knOwed;
Makes themselves as sociabe as rabbits in the
road,
When tell 'em that the house is fulled up the
door,
An amt no room for 'em, they say: "Wen Jest
sleep on the foor!e
Had fair at Laurenceville, with circus tents an
all,
An here they come from Willamstown an
Huckleberry Hall;
An ma, she told em warn't no place at home feI
any more;
But. pshaw they Jest staid roun', an said: "Well
all sleep on the foorp'
Amt seen no folks as sociable as they is: Eat an
eat,
An tell you that the milk amt sour, an vinegar is
sweet
An dad says if they went to heaven au' jest
squeezed in the door
An couldn't get no seats, they'd say: "Well Jest
set on the hoor"
FRANK L. STANTON.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
A GIRL BILLIARD EXPERT.

Lacuta Shelenberger is little faxen-haired
girl of z years, whose father is engaged in the
manufacture of billiard and pool tables, says
the Chicago Record. They live at 910 Forty
seventh street, Hyde Park. Lacuta is SO small
that she can scarcely look over a billiard table,
yet she can play game OF billiards with mar
velous dexterity. She can actually make a
''run" of larger number than she is able to
count. 1t is not an uncommon thing for her
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
CHICAGO LIMITED.
VIA SANTA FE ROUTE.

new train throughout begins October 29,
Pullman's finest sleepingcars, vestibule reclining.
chair cars and dnng-cars. Los Angeles to Chi
cago via Kansas City, without change. Annex
cars sharp connection for Denver and ST
Louis. Twenty-seven hours quicker than the
quickest competing train The Santa Fe has been
put in fine physical condition and is now the best
transcont mental railway.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Fort Worth Gazette.

| Precedents for the attitude of the President
are to be found in the history OF every ADMIN
| istration of the British Foreign ONCE. IL Is
| the most tenacious doctrine OF British dlpio-
quire territory in any quarter of the globe
without consulting the British Government.