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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-11
HOUSE..

The following bills were passed: For
the relief of the widow of legal heirs OF
the late Orsemus P. Boyd, captain Sth
cavalry; authorizing the Laporte,
Houston & Northern Railroad Com
pany to build bridge over Galveston
bay authorizing the Little Rock and
Pacific Railroad Company to bridge the
rivers in Arkansas which its lines will
cross; authorizing the Tennessee
Bridge and Ferry Company to bridge
the Tennessee river at or near Sheffield,
Ala; for the relief of 1. H. Hathaway
& Co., of Philadelphia, contractors for
the harbor work at st. Augustine ex-
tending the the time in which the
Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway
may bridge the Little river, Ark. au-
thorizing Rear Admiral S. B. Luce, re-
tired, to accept the decoration of the
grand cross rendered him by the King
of Spain
The bill to repeal the law of 1890 re-
lating to shipping commissioners, was
called up by Mr.. Fithian. Mr.. Dingley
proposed substitute which retained
the features of the law of 1890 that had
been found beneficial to the seamen en-
gagged in the coastwise and nearby for
eign trade. The substitute was agreed
to by the House and the bill passed.
The House then resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider bills
on the private calendar, for the first
time since July Is last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-11
Children's Shoes Reduced.

Boys Button Shoes reduced because they
are button shoes.
$500 one reduced to 81 25.
$3.50 ones reduced to S1.5O.
A small lot of Misses Shoes. Reduced from
$1.25 and $150 to S10O.
Children's Shoes, reduced from 81 % and
$1.50 TO 75c.
The above are on special tables.
Second floor. ........irs annex
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
GREAT GIBRALTAR.
How the Rocky Fortress Impresscs One al
First Sight.

How the Rocky Fortress Impresscs One at
First Sight.
When approaching Gibraltar from
the Atlantic, the impression it creates
on the mind is one of grim forbiddance,
writes Cecile De La Nois in Home and
Country. in spite of the cczy appear
ance of the two settlements - the
''Spanish Town and the "English
Town. which are nestled close to each
other, the great barracks, the signal
stations, and the sleepy-looking ship
ping, in the protected harbor. The
great rocky Columns Of Hercules"
and Cape Centa, with its giant light
house, are the first things that catch
the eye Of the tourist, nnd the extreme
point of the great rock is shown out to
him us the most southern extremity
OF all Europe, and called Point
Europe" in Difference to that distinc-
ton. On the opposite side of the mar
row straits lies the coast Of Africa; the
highest minaret of q Moorish palace
towering above the Expresses and
palms, while from Gibraltar's shore one
catches the sound of martial music
waited softly across tie emerald
waters, and as one stops to listen, the
well-known strains of Rule Britannia,
Britannia Rules the Waves can be dis
tinguished.
The whole scene impressed me as
wondrously beautiful, as the P. and o.
steamer Bombay bore me towards Ma
pies last spring.
WAS glad to stop at Gibraltar.
had read 80 much of it's history-a his
tory that appeals SO strongly to Eng
land. interviewer inexplicably with
memories of their greatest naval victo
ries, and having justly inspired that
triumphal song, Britannia's freedom
and rulership of the sea.
England's colonies are not all pleas
ing to the eye. She has been guided
by no aesthetic sentiments in choosing
and fighting for them. Alden, for ex-
ample, is the most barren, wretched
and suffocating hot place on the face of
the globe, according to my notion, and
has not one redeeming feature. But
Gibraltar is brimful of interest, and I
gladly availed myself of the opportuni-
ty OF going ashore.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
QUEER MAILS.
Letter . Carried on DrOmedarics and by
Hand in Egypt.

Letter Carried on Dromedarics and by
Hand in Egypt.
1T was pretty hard for me to get
used to the Egyptian mail system dur
ing the two years l spent in that coun-
try said traveller, according to the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
1.-The mails then went by Il curious
kind of post All Egypt is on the Nile
and one line of mail service up and
down the river went through every city
and village from Cairo to AsSouan.
This line was cut into sections, and on
each section was foot-runner, who
went over his course three or four times
a day, backward and forward, meeting
the next runner at each end and pass
ing along from one to the other any
letter he might receive. Thus no mail
bag was made up. but letters were
passed singly.
''All government letters went by ex-
ira express, mail rider going by
dromedary, crossing the desert, and
thus avoiding the long bends in the
river. it was sort Of strange to follow
with my imagination my letter in their
wanderings, carried by an Arab
mounted on dromedary, guided by
the stars across the desert at night and
wearied by the hot sun in the daytime.
Those letters are carefully preserved in
my family as curiosities, and, if they
could talk, would doubtless tell of Arab
tents where they rested, and of wild,
dark passes in the mountains, where
bowling wolves and fierce hye mas were
close upon their track
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
CellulOae Like EbOnite.

Cellulose has just been obtained by
some London chemists in a dense for m
having the appearance of ebonite, and
capable of taking a'high polish. The ma
terial contains carbon bisulfld and sodic
hydrate. which are gradually given up
when it is dissolved in water, cellulose
being precipitated. If some of the so
linton is spread on glass, transparent
film of cellulose can be obtained. Gel
lulose can also be deposited from the
same solution on woven materials of
paper, producing permanent stiffen-
ing or sizing The solution forms q
substitute for glue. Of great strength,
and insoluble in water when set. The
material can also be obtained in con-
tinuous sheets or films
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
Whales In Law.

The whales that move in the great
waters have been in court, making Of
themselves martyrs for the develop
ment Of the law of the land. Captur-
ing and killing whale and leaving ii
floating upon the ocean with marks Of
appropriation. makes it the absolute
property of its captors, who can main
tain an action against one who appro-
pirates it with or without knowledge
Of the title of the captors. Finback
whales killed in Massachusetts bay
with bomb lances sink TO the bottom.
They float to the surface in two or
three days, and that they shall belong
to the person who killed them, no mat
ter by whom found, Is enforced.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
GREAT SNAKE STORY,

Reptile Marked All Over with Bible Char
Acters from tho Book Of Genesis.
Very few readers ever dream that
there is any single piece of reading
matter in the world which lives,
vidual account, says London Answers.
But anyone who will take the
trouble to walk into a certain shop in
Piccadilly, not far from the Egyptian
hail, will be rewarded by seeing spe-
cies of snake, known as the lemon boa,
with the whole of the third chapter of
Genesis tattooed on it's body. The rep
tile is only lent for exhibition, but the
gentleman who purchased it states that
on board the South American sailing
vessel, the scene Of this remarkable
tattooing, it is common diversion
among the sailors to capture live
snakes, extract their fangs and &C yer
the body with any number Of inscrip-
tions, legends and devices. and then
dispose of the reptiles at the first port.
Few of the purchasers, however, care
to have charge of live snakes-be they
ever so harmless-so it is customary to
either stuff these latter with fine straw
and putty, or else immerse them in
alcohol, although this process COM
monty has the effect Of taking all the
brilliancy out of the pigments en-
ployed.
In the case of long and extremely
fine inscriptions, alcohol. however,
shows up and preserves these to great
advantage. A sailor spent six months
in tattooing one of the Sketches by
Boz" containing four thousand five
hundred and twenty words, upon the
skin of rattlesnake, which he after
ward sold to 4 gentleman for eight
guinsaa s,4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
THE DAINTY PARisiENNE.
= Creature Gifted with AL the 9upl
fetal Graces Which Charm Men.

- Creature Gifted with AL the Super.
fetal Grsces Which Charm Men.
1.-THE Parisiennes are born COM
edians," said an author of the last
century, and this is the description he
gives of true Parisienne: To be or to
become Parisienne . woman must be
q gourmand, capricious, ambitious and
a coquette; she begins to live only to-
wards evening; at twelve she is at her
zenith. She knows nothing, not even
how to make q cup of tea, but she
serves her sickly beverage with so
much grace and her Sevres cups are so
transparent and SO exquisite, that you
love it and love her.
When the Parisienne gives a dinner
party she thinks of the flowers and the
fruit, and leaves the rest to her cook,
SO sure is she to mend bad dish with
q bon mot. Her beauty, which is prob
lematic, and has nothing to do with the
type preferred by the sculptor, lasts
her quarter of century, this because
the beauty of the Parisienne is the
beaute du diable, and the devil never
gets old. She knows how to sit, to get
up, to kneel; how to do everything, for
she never forgets her role, and is al
ways on the stage; she has studied her.
self in all positions, full face, side face
and three-quarter face, and she knows
what she can do without losing an inch
of her charm and when to stop in time.
If she has wisp of hair moving
about or dangling on her forehead, or
sticking up above her coils, do not say:
81 beg your pardon, madame, your
hair is out of ORDER" for this wisp has
been studied and arranged, and where
it is and how it bangles it is meant to
be and to dangle. On her face is the
suggestion of all beauties, but none are
perfect; she reflects the white snow of
the north and the sun rays of the
south; she has the quiet eye of the
American and the dreamy look Of the
Russian; she is clean and dainty like the
English, as lively as a Gypsy of Seville
or Florentine signcra. All is hers,
wit, charm, artistic coquetry, Business
of manners, kindness and mischievous-
ness; either as q duchess, 1nilliner, &C.
tress, circus rider, tanner of beasts and
of men, she is always the Parisicnne,
and always has been, creature
stamped at her birth by an angel and
by devil, both of then, having left
their seal on her.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-31
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Sioux City to Jacksonville

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issue; they as we'll as tickets and fun
information, can be obtained of your
local ticket agent, or by addressing
j. F. Merry, A. G.. P. A., n anchester,
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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Killed a Playmate.

MAIDEN, Mass, Aug. l0.-Edgar Parker,
years old, and Maryland Nash, l2 years
old, In company with several other boys,
started out yesterday to shoot birds.
Mash had 82-caliber revolver and was
fooling with 1t, when 1t was accidentally
discharged. The ball entered Parker's
left side and passed through his heart
killing him almost instantly. Nash
threw his revolver away and ran into the
woods, where he was found several hours
Afterward In an exhausted condition. He
viii not be arrested. The Parker boy was
q great fayorite.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Stuart Girl Was Murdered.

BOSTON, Aug. 10.-Judge Forsaith of the
municipal court, in his finding upon the
inquest In the case Of Alberta Stuart, says
that he finds that the girl came to
her death July %, "a or 25 from asphyxia
by drowning, and that he is OF the
opinion that a severe assault had been
committed upon the girl, and that she was
Immersed while alive. The evidence does
not disclose by whom the act Of violence
was committed. He does not find IL on
the evidence to be case OF suicide.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Templars' Book.

BOSTON, Aug. 10.-A most beautiful
souvenir will be produced for the coming
conclave Of knights Templar. 1t will be
official, and has been prepared by the
triennial committee on publication Its
pages contain not only important matter
Immediately connected with the events of
the approaching conclave, but in addition
valuable papers are presented written ex.
pressly for it by some Of the best informed
members of the order. Portraits of dis
tinguished Knights Templar, half-tone
cuts of buildings identified with the
growth Of Masonry in this state. illustra-
tions of monuments and points Of historic
Interest In and about Boston, are given in
great profusion, together with much other
matter calculated to render the volume Of
special benefit to visiting Sir Knights, as
well as one worthy of being preserved as u
durable memorial Of the triennial con-
clave of Knights Templar Of 1895.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10

RoYALroS, VT, Aug. 10.-Farmers on
che hills In this town and other Windsor
county towns are suffering from the depre-
dations Of grasshoppers. In many In
stances pasturage is injured so as to ma
tsrially reduce the yield Of milk, and other
stock Is suffering. In some instances
fields Of grain are injured severely and
have been plowed under and the crops
giyen up for this year.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Went FAST AGROUND
Defender Struck Goat Island Spit
\, While on a Practice Spin.
Not Thought to Have Been
Greatly Damaged.
Anticipated Race With ths Jubilee Has Been
Declared on.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 10.-The Defender
went out for spin yesterday AFTERNOON
and, as she was returning to the harbor,
ran aground hard and fast on the spit
which runs out from Goat island. The
tide was on the ebb, and after several
trials 1t became apparent that the sloop
could not be freed before high tide.
The'run yesterday was taken merely for
the purpose Of keeping the boat in tune,
and she tackled up and down the harbor
for several hours maneuvering with her
sails and practicing her crew. After her
run she was making for the harbor, but
when off Goat island those aboard felt a
slight heave of the hull, followed by q
cessation Of motion, and they knew the
sloop had grounded on the spit which
runs out from the island.
The tide was ebbing fast, and when, af-
ter futile attempts to free the sloop, IL be-
came apparent that the crew must wait
for the next tide, they busted themselves
IN laying plans for floating their boat.
These were put into effect soon after 3
o'clock last evening, when the tide was
Well on Toward the Flood.
The men were sent out on the boom to
try to 'cant" the sloop of. Their com.
bined weight so far aft was what was
needed, and the plan worked excellently.
At $50 the Defender foated clear Of tho
apit and at once proceeded up the harbor
90 her anchorage. 1t Is thought the sloop
II uninjured. as she grounded easily and
Che tide did not leave her high enough to
cause any strain. Her bottom will, how
ever, be examined by diver.
At 8 o'clock last night all hopes OF race
between the Jubilee and Defender were
crushed by the unexpected departure of
Che Jubilee for Boston. The question Of
She race was the chief subject for anxiety
among yachtsmen yesterday. and tho
matter was seriously considered by all
Interested. At one time it was announced,
on what seemed good authority, that the
race would take place. This was shown to
be incorrect, however, by the departure
of the Boston boat, which was the only
answer vouchsafed to the many queries
concerning the situation.
Neither the captain Of the Defender nor
Che Jubilee would say word about the
matter, and perhaps their silence was
taken for consent to the proposition to
race again. At any rate, race was gen.
srally expected today, and the knowl-
edge that 1t will not take place has caused
much disappointment among the citizens
and many of the yachtsmen Of Newport
The Defender will remain here till Sun
day night, when she will sail for New
York
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Loss Of Si76.0O0.

WARREN Mass, Aug. 10.--The foundry
Of the Knowles steam pump works, to-
gether with large wooden pattern house,
were destroyed by fro last evening. The
fire caught from TASKS set afre from un.
cooled castings. This tire throws out OF
work about $50 men. The total loss will
amount to about $i7b,000. This Is the
third time this foundry has been burned.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Town Robbed.

of Newton, N. H., has new developments
on the famous forged bond case. The S10-
600 worth of 10-year bonds paid by the
town in 1885 and placed in the town safe
by the then chairman of the board of Sc
1ectmen, Almon f. Drake, has been stolen.
One Of the present board of selectmen
called upon Mr.. Drake and asked him II
he knew where the cancelled bonds were.
Thinking he could at once place his hand
upon them, he went to the town office and
found that they were missing, and diligent
search failed to find them. The town will
probably be called to produce $4,000
worth Of cancelled bonds at the October
term Of court in the suit brought by
johnson of Haverhill to recover on No.
8 $500 alleged forged bond.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Increase in Dividends.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. l0.-The re.
port Of the mill earnings for the July
quarter shows that 1t has been prosperous.
Thirty corporations, representing $l9, 170,'
600 in capital paid regular dividends
amounting to S35S, ,475, an average of l.S7
per cent The average for the April quar-.
tel was 70 per cent.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Festive KnIohss Of PdhIas.

LrvERnoRE FALLS Me-, Aug. 1o.-The
special train to convey the Knights Of
Pythias of Lewiston and Portland and
oshsr points, after the Pythian day con-
osrt and Evergreen park ut midnight. was
ostained all night for lack Of teIegraphic
oedssL ths wires having come down. Ths
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Lost Their Buttons.

BOSTON, Aug. l0,-The police board last
night dismissed three patrolmen from the
Boston police force. Patrolman Robert
w. Russell was found guilty Of a charge
of intoxication. Dennis J. Driscoll was
discharged because Of larceny. He will bo
arrested and tried. Sanford w. Duffee
neglected his duty
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Jury Found MeuliQen nee.

PLYMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 10.-Coroner
Dow OF Littleton yesterday held an in.
quest on the railroad accident that occurred
near here The jury found Conductor Tyler
and Pilot Engineer Coburn of the freight
train guilty of negligence. Warrants
charging them with manslaughter will at
once be issued by the county solicitor.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Nearly TOO Oui.

WALTHAM, Mass, Aug. l0.-Ths strike
of the 46 doffers and baokboys at the Bos-
ton Manufacturing company mills Is
creating considerable excitement here.
Out of a total of 1885 hands employed
at the mill, 66s are out owing to lack OF
work The payroll Of the conoern Is $l5, ,O0O
q week and the storekeepers are anx'
iously awaiting the outcome.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
PiIinu Up the Evidence.

PROVIDENCE. Aug. 10.-The police now
believe that Benjamin Jones, the Brown
university student, was the one who
robbed the railroad station and postofflce
at Auburn. Jones was present at several
parties at Auburn last winter, where
money and other articles were stolen from
pockets of Quests
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Died While Hunting.

WESTERLY, r. l., Aug. 1O.-John Love.
land went hunting near Noyes' Beach yes
terday, and his body was later found by
two other hunters. Death resulted from
heart disease. Mr.. Loveland was promi.
nent In business, town and political life
here.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Tax Rate Unclaimed.

MAIDEN, Mass, Aug. l0-The Maldel
assessors have fixed the rate OF taxation
for the ensuing year at $3.50 on $1,000
which Is the same as last year
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Crushed 10 Death.

NEW HAVEN, Aug. 10.-Frank w. Clay
ton, aged 36, janitor OF the First Nationa
bank, was crushed to death in the ele
vator yesterday afternoon.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Rcbbed the Majla.

SALEM, Mass, Aug 10-Michael Ken.
ney. aged IL, special delivery messenger
at the Salem postoffice. is charged with
stealing registered letters. He confessed
taking one letter containing SIS. He was
captured by means of decoy letter.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Assault on a Child.

MAIDEN, Mass, Aug. l0.-Judge Pet
tingill yesterday held in $500 Charles Il.
Robinson of Revere, aged SS, on the
charge of making criminal assault upon
6-year-old daughter of George w. Nc
Guinness of Everett.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Stole 500.

BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug. 10.-Pierrt
Rietze, chef, employed by William G
Whitney on his yacht Columbia was ar
rested yesterday, charged with the larceny
of 500 from the steward.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Old Druggist Gone.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 10.-Henry H
Hay, one OF the largest wholesale drug
gists, as well as one of the oldest in this
state, died yesterday after short sickness
He was 75 years old.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Stole From the Warden

HARTFORD, Aug. 10.-Edward Il. Per.
kins former convict, was arrested in
New Haven last evening while auctioning
of Warden Woodbridges valuable double
team and carriage, which he stole from
the state prison barn at Wethersfield yes
terday
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
After the Widows Death.

BOSTON, Aug. 10.-The will of Aaron
w. Spencer, ex-president of the Boston
Stock Exchange, was filed yesterday. II
provides for public bequests of $1,000, to
be distributed after the death of Mrs.
Snapcar
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-10
Struck by Trolley Car.

PROVIDENCE, Aug. 10. - Michael NJ
Guire, 80 years old, was struck by an ele
trio car yesterday and fatally injured.