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arexss,arin 6zazette.
MONDAY EVENING. APGiL15, 1895

VIRGINIA SOIL Esrs.-The board of agri.
culture at its meeting in Richmond last week
agreed upon the following plan for making
soil tests:
That the commissioner of agriculture and
the committee on analytical and agricultural
chemistry are appointed committee TO con-
Huct four sol test experiments with fertiliz
ers-one each in tobacco, corn, grass and
truck districts of tie State. The sum OF 500,
or as much thereof as is necessary. is appro-
prated TO defray expenses Of the work.
The sum of 81 900 is also appropriated ana
placed under charge of the committee for the
;aspose of making preliminary e3 ANNA
lou OF the principal soils of the STATE lheii
Composition, texture, and relations TO crops
under the advice and cooperation Oh tne
caief Of the division of the bureau OF agilcul--
ural soil of the United States Department oil
Agriculture. 49,, so.;
Last week the board met again a1d deer
ed upon the following points at whlch Inc
experiments shall be made.
For bright tobacco, Pittsy lyania county
neG Danville. The place for dark tobacco TO
be selected hereafter.
For corn. Hanover or Geochland.
For trucks, the peninsnlar near Williams
burg.
For grasses Augusta.
AS there is an experiment station at Blacks,
burg. no experiments will be made IN the
southwest
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Arabian Manufacturing Co.,
1909 Street WASHINGTON U. L
Wholesale Agents:
E.. s. Leadbeater & Sons, Wholesale Drug
gtsts; ]. Broders & Co., Wholesale Grocers,
Alexandria, Va.
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LEGAL.

NIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
' Circuit Court of Alexandria county, on
the 9th day Of april, 1895.
James Underwood VS. 1homa; S. Clark and
JEFF L. Ford.
Memo: The object of this suit is to recover
of the the defendants Thomas S. Clark and
jeff L. Ford, the sum of 5000 40 with inter
est from the Bird day Of April, 1895, aud 10
attach for the payment thereof any estate OF,
or debts owing TO said defendants within the
said county of Alexandria. Virginia, and PAL
ticularly the interests of the said defendants in
two certain race horses known as Clara Bell
and Brooklyn and subject the same to pay
ment of the above Indebtedness
The defendants, Thomas S. Clark and
JEFF L.. Ford, not having entered their
appearance and given security according TO
to the act Of assembly and the rules of this
court, and it appearing by an affidavit that
they are not residents of this State, it is or
dered that the said defendants appear here
within fifteen days after the due publication
of this order, and do what is nec-
essary to protect their interests in this suit
and that copy Of this order be forthwith IL
serted in the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper
published in the city of Alexandria, Va, once
week for four successive weeks, and posted at
the 'front.' door Of the Court House of this
county. 81. II. YOUNG, Clerk.
Critcher & Critcher, p. q.
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By o'Neal & Lunt. Auctioners
TRUSTEES SALE.

Il
By the dissection of the Board of Directors
Of the Alexandria Perpetual Building sund
Association, the undersigned trustees of the
said association by virtue of two certain deeds
of trust one dated on the 21st day of No
vember, 1892, and recorded in deed book, No.
% page ASP of the land records of the city
of Alexandria. Virginia, executed by John N.
Schafe and Annie NJ. Schafe, his wife, to
Lewis Mckenzie Bell and others. trustees,
and the other dated on the 18th day of July,
1898, and recorded in deed book, No. Il.
page 113 of said land records executed by
Thomas Hstton, trustee, and John n Schafc
and Annie NJ. Schafe, his wife. to Lewis Nc
kenzic Bell, ct ais. trustees, will sell at pub
lie auction for cash, at u o'clock M, on
SATURDAY,
the 9th day of April, ] S95.
IN front of tho Royal street entrance 10 the
Market Building, in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, towit:
ALL THAT TENEMENT AND LOT OF
GROUND beginning on the west sid. of
Columbus street Is feet inches south of
Gibbon street, and running thence south on
Columbus street IS feet 4 inches: thence
west parallel to Gibbon street 113 feet S
inches moro or less. to an alley 20 feet wide :;
thence north on said alley IS feet 4 inches !;
and thence east in straight line 113 feet 5
inches, moro or less, to the beginning. To
gether with al rights and Appearances to the
said lot of ground belonging
Conyeyancing at the cost of the purchaser.
LEWIS Nick ENZIE BELL,
FRANK WAKEFIELD, Trustees.
SAMUEL B. FISHER,
1 ap13 is
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AUCTION SALES.

BY O'Neal & Lunt, Auctioneers.
HRUsTEES' SALE.
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Sy direction of the board Of directors Of the
Alexandra Perpetual Building Fund Ass3cia
tioa the undersigned trustees OF the said as
ISOLATION, by virtue of certain deed or 'rDss.
dated on The Goth day Of June, 1892 aud
recorded in deed book No. u. page { 81. OF
ihc land records OF the city Of AlexandIit I.
Virginia, executed BIZ Hugo Herfurth and
Martha L Herfurth. his wife TO Lewis Mc
Kcnzie Bell and others trustees, will sell At
public auction for cash at II O'Clock N on
SATURDAY,
the 9th day of April. 1895.
in front of the Royal street entrance TO the
Virginia the following real estate. situate III
the city e Alexandria, Virginia, to wit:
First all TINT TEN EMENT and LOT OF
GROUND beginning on the east side Of Fair
fax street IS feet 3 inches to the notthwsri
Of Wilkes street; thence north on Fairfax
street % feet; thence east parallel TO Wilkes
street 9S feet 3 inches, more or less; thence
south parallel to Fairfax street % feet, and
thence west 90 feet 3 inches, more or less, to
the beginning.
Second Ali that LOT OF GROUND on the
east side of Fairfax street and lying north of
the lot formerly owned by Josiah II. Davis,
deceased and beginning on the north line Of
said Davis's lot and running north 16 feet,
more or Tess, to what was formerly known as
Jenkins's lot; thence east parallel to Wilkes
street 9S feet inches to the back of thc lot !;
thence south to the line OF said Daviss lot,
and thence west with that line to the begin
ming, with the exception and reservation OF
IS inches of ground on the south line of said
lot, beginning on Fairfax street and extend
ing east As feet, to be always kept open al an
alley for the accommodation of the owners
and occupiers of this lot and said Daviss lot,
together with all rights and appurtenanccs to
the said lots of ground belonging. Convey
ancing at the cost Of the purchaser.
LEWIS MCKENZIE BELL,
FRANK WAKEFIELD, Trustees
SAMUEL B. FISHER,
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Trai No. 30 connects ar Calverton for Warrentoo.
L0cAL SERYICF.

Trail onnetsa Cavertn for Warrentoo
SERVICE
9fo for sras
ooh apl taudn intermediate stations
al or Warnon
Hlaudin
pin Arrived . and 25Op
SLEEPING
Pullman
Ashevilc and Hot
and Montgome
Yoka Pullman
New
Ououd Columbia
and Jacksonville and Charlottesville to Wash
Augustine Also Sleeping C'r between
w
"" Syte GenealPa
d c. Washington D. Y.
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STEAMERS.
uyAsHINGToN STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY (LIMITED.)
FERRY SCHEDULE

FERRY SCHEDULE
On and after March 4tb, 1895, and un-
til further notice the following ferry sched-
ule will be in force.
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street,
at 6 90, 7 80, 30, 8 so 10 30 and II 30
3. m, ~ 80, I 80, 2 80, 3 30, 4 30, ) 30.
and . 80 o. m.
at 6 80. 7 80, 8 80, 8 80 10 80 and II 80
a. M, 12 80, 80, . 30, 3 30, 4 30, s 80,
and 80 p. m.
NIB. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS STEAM
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 90 a. NJ, and Alexandria at %
q. M, for landings as far as Nomini' and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
St Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
CIV RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
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Bucklen's Arnica Ss;ve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chiiblains,
Corns. and all Skin Eruptions and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. Its guaran.
tced to give perfect satisfaction c: none e
funded. Price % cents per box. Fer sale hy
f. s. I+cadbester and SoIis
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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose advertisements
appear in The GAZETTE, will Ne cound reliable
snd are commended 10 tie attention of pur.
chasers:
AGRICULTURAL
Hcrbcr Rrvaut foot Of G,l'l-e street
R. H. Wattle. ii ) and III y Royal S.
STANDARD SOFT Phosphate Mauui4ctuil
Company. foot of Franklin street
Book AND STATIONERY.
Robt. W French Iii and 40 King st.cc,.
Dyson & Bro, sos King street
BOOTS AND SHOES.
II. L. Simpsons Sons agents for W. L.
Douglas shoes.
BRICKS.
Alexandria Brick Works, Hunting creek
BUTCHERS.
o. F. Baggett, stall City Market.
COAL AND WOOD.
]. r. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street.
W. A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
D. W. Aitcheson, cor. Duke and Fairfax SIS
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
D. Harry Appich, 525 King street.
George Z. Hill & Co, 216-222 north Leo
street.
Henry Brengle, 81 King street.
CHINAWARE.
E. J. Miller &, Son, 317 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, S. w. cor. Lee ana
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, N. W. cor. Lee and
Prince streets
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets.
DRUGGISTS
E. s. Leadbeater g. Sons, 1O5-1O7 south
Fairfax street.
Warfeld & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets
W.. F. Creighton & Co., corner King and
Royal streets.
Ernest L Allen, N. E. corner King and
Washington streets
l.. Stabler Co., N. w. corner of King and
Washington streets
G. j. w. Summers, corner Duke and Alfred
streets.
DRY GOOD
/. Schwarz & Son, 51S King street.
Woodward d Lothrop, 10th, 18th, and
streets, Washington.
J. 4. Iackett, corner King and Pitt streets
Isaac Elchberg, cnrner King aud Royal
streets.
d. Bendheim, 316 King street.
A. c. slaymaker, 429 King street.
FOUNDERS AND AIACHINISTS.
]. & II. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
w. S. Moore, south Union street.
GRoCERs & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
VIM. P. Woolls & Son, corner Royal and
Wolfe stieets.
Fl. c. Wallace, 900 King street.
w A Tobncnp q, ~ $780,
Royal streets.
Robertson & Bro, corner King and Wash.
ington streets
j. c. Milburn, north Royal street.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor of King and st. Asaeh
streets.
B. II. Jenkins. corner Fairfax and Duke
streets.
INSURANCE.
Laurence stabler, 7O1 King street.
LUMBER.
Josiah b. D. smoOt & Son, 81 north onion
street.
smoot & Co., 25 north Union street
MERCHANTTAILORs.
Robert T. Grimes, 800 King street.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
&. c. Acton & Son, COG King street.
Just RECEIVED
~ 500 Pourd DIS of
CHOICE LOUDOUN COUNTY ROLL BUT
TER at % cents per pound.
WIN. P. WOOLLS & SON,
nov14 Cor. Royal and Wolfe streets.
JUST RECEIVED lot of SHORT ENDS
~ DRESS G1NGHAMS, Beautiful in Quality
and Patterns, at low prices at
A. c. SLAYMAKER'S,
Successor to Amos B. Slaymaker.
DosT MISS
KAUFMANN's OPENING SALE OF
MEMS AND BOYS CLOTHING.
NEW ALMONDS, Walnuls. Pccans FIJI
IN berts and Brazil Nuts. received to-day
by T. C. AtILEUAA,
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

q H10H'1hA1oHo N011'I'
The subscriber having qualified before the
Corporation Court of the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, as administrator on the estate of the
late MARY PRICE, (of the said city of Alex.
andria,) deceased, hereby gives notice to eli
persons having claims against said estate to
present them, when duly authenticated, and
all persons indebted to said estate are request
ed TO pay the same to tho subscriber
ISAAC EICHBERG.
Administrator.
March 30, 1895. MARIO 1aw4w
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1O5 and lot south Fairfax street.
Dealers in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Paints, Oils Dye stuhs, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Goods and Specialties.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virgins for
J. C. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Co.'s
Tinted Gloss and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made large additions to our stock
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &C., direct from the manufacturers.
We are therefore enabled to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by q well-ap-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by first
freight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness is our speciality. We guarantee
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
spondence invited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-15
Ill.
Funds and Endowment.

Aside from the Hatch fund which is
designed TO support the experiment sta
tion feature of the Agricultural School,
the State school Is endorsed by the
national government from two sources;
1. The original land grant, or Morril
fund, OF 1862.
2. An act OF Congress OF 1890, known
rs the "new Morrill, BILL" providing an
annual appropriation "for the moro-com-
plete endowment and maintenance OF coll
leges for tho benefit OF agriculture and
the mechanic arts now established, or
which may hereafter be established" in
accordance with the act OF 1862. This APP
preparation amounted TO $4,000 the first
year, aud Is to be increased by $1,000
every year for 10 years, when s25 900 bo-
comes the fixed annual appropriation, to
be continued for an indefinite period.
This fund is commonly referred to as the
Morrill, fund and the first endowment.
under the act of 1862, IL called the Land
Grant fund.
The funds that have thus, so far, been
usde sysilable TO the State school aud
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-15
History.

The State Agricultural School is estab-
lished under Chapter 706 of the Public
Laws passed at the January Session, 1888,
when 5000 was appropriated for the pur-
pose, and q board Of five managers was
appointed "who shall be practical agri-
culturists." This board was intrusted
with the work OF inaugurating the school
employing a staff of officers and conduct
ing the institution when established on
behalf of the General Assembly and the
State
In 1890 (Chapter SOL. p. L.,) the General
Assembly voted to appropriate annually
$4,000 for the purpose of defraying the
expenses OF the school, which was then in
shape to begin business in September,
with ITS first class of pupils.
In 1892 (Chapter 1918, p. L. the State
Agricultural School became the
Rhode Island College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts, and
the board of managers was declared
to be body polite and corporate for the
purpose of continuing and maintaining
said State Agricultural School as a college
where the leading object shall be, without
excluding other scientific and classical
studies, and including military tactics, to
reach such branches OF learning as are re-
lated to agriculture and the mechanic
arts In order to promote the
liberal and practical education OF the
industrial classes in the several pursuits
and professions Of life, as provided in the
act OF the Congress OF the United States,
approved July 2, 1862, entitled "An act
donating public lands TO the several states
and territories which may provide col
leges for the benefit of agriculture and
the mechanic arts and for the purpose
OF continuing and maintaining an Ggrioul-
turai experiment station as q department
of said college under aud in accordance
with and to carry out the purposes OF the
act of Congress approved March 2, 1857,
entitled AN Act to Establish Agricultu-
raj Experiment Stations in Connection
With the Colleges Established in the
Several states Under the Provisions OF an
Act Approved July 2, 1882 etc.
The fundamental idea of the first State
Agricultural School, as esta blished by the
act of 1883, was G furnish education to
the children OF tho agricultural and i'm
dustrial "casses," and TO graduate them
In agriculture and trade knowledge, as
distinguished from professional scholar
ship, 1t being urged that the universities
absorb the young blood OF the agricult-
ural and industrial communities and turn
out ministers, doctors and lawyers, thus
depicting the pursuits OF agriculture aud
the trades.
The immediate incentive to the estab-
lishment OF the State School was the pass .
age by the Forty ninth Congress, in 1887,
OF what Is known as ths Hatch act. This
act provides for the establishment OF ag-
ricultural experiment stations i'm the
different states, and appropriates $4,000
annually to the support OF such stations.
These experiment stations were designed
by Government to be associated with the
work OF what were called agricultural
colleges. Some states at this time had
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-15
The site of the state School.

An idea OF the location OF the State
Agricultural School at Kingston may be
had from the accompanying diagram.
The diagram Is very much out of pro-
portion, but it affords an idea sufficient
for all practical purposes, although it
fails utterly to give an adequate concep-
tion OF the distance OF the schools loca
tion from Kingston station. To illustrate
this would require a lengthening OF the
diagram to almost cover the space
from the top TO the bottom
OF this page. A good map was printed in
the first annual report OF the board OF
managers Of the school, but is not to be
found IN either OF the three last reports.
The State School Is located on what was
known as the "0liver Watson farm" in
South Kingstown. The State lands COM
prise about 40 acres on the westerly side
of Kingston Hill "about one half mile
from the postoffice and one and seven
tenths miles from the depot Cat West
Kingston, main line OF the n. ", n. III. &
IL ylsiroad), although the west end OF
the farm comes quite near TO the rail-
road" (First annual report, page 2L)
The school and experiment station,
however, are not established at the west
end, but at the east end, fully two miles
away from the depot, a long and arduous
journey to the top Of Kingston HUI, al
though the road is an excellent one, as
are most of the highways in the thrifty
and progressive town Of South Kingstown.
The location Of tho school buildings
was decided upon by the board OF mana
gers. Thereon were established:
A laboratory, cost $4,000.
dormitory, boarding hall, veterinary
building. etc, cost $4,000.
And the grounds originally had on them
atwo-story house, barn and out build
ings, wagon sheds, corn house, poultry
house, etc.
Mr.. Gardiner &. Sims OF the board OF
managers has recently purchased the plat
marked X on the diagram. lie paid
$500 for il. IL contains q. acres. Mr..
Sims bought this land because he antici-
pated that the state would some day make
use OF it and also TO keep out other, and
perhaps undesirable, purchasers OF land
so near the college grounds this state.
ment OF the purchase appearing i'm the
papers OF the transaction between MIR.
Sims and Mrs. Tefft, from whom the land
was bought.
The location of the school at the east
end Of the state LANDS and adjacent to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-15

But f2500 yearly, at 8 per cent, Is equal
to an investment of CSC, 900 more, or s65, 900,
as the expense by this plan, besides time
still consumed and many still unaccom-
modated who arrive at the station too
late for the electric car, or come on trains
with which it does not connect. Why
should the State bear such an expense, or
any part of it? Or why should individ-
uals be taxed for it in the shape OF fares,
when the whole journey could be avoided
and money and time saved?
yearly ticket from Kingston to Provi-
dence is now 800, and a students ticket
for months could probab bly, be arranged
for for $50 or less, less than half the cost Of
board at the college. But the saving to
the student is not all. IL he boards there
the State must build a dormitory-the
more pupils the more dormitories.' The
old one had 36 rooms for students,
each accommodating, il desired, two with
out crowding, or az. IL the building bad
been erected for them only, it would have
cost fully s400 per pupil--call 1t $500.
When the school grows 1t would save the
State, If 200 pupils would 60 home daily,
$50, 900 in dormitories.
Ultimate cost should be well
considered in calculating the desira-
bility OF teams and electrics,
for this school, which now seems so liber-
ally endowed, will have grown so in 10
years as to need every available dollar for
Legitimate college expenses and have
nothing to spare for purposes of unneces-
sary transportation. The idea Of saving
expense by erecting new dormitory near
them should be weighed well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-15

Experiment Station at Kingston are as
follows:
5000 was appropriated by the State for
the work OF the first commissioners on
location and the preliminary steps lead
ing up to the esta shment OF the insti-
tuition.
$1,000 was contributed by the town OF
South Kingstown for the purchase OF the
site.
$1,000 was contributed by the citizens OF
the town for the same purpose.
1900 was paid by the State for the same
purpose.
$4,000 was the cost of the laboratory.
$50, 900 was the cost of the dormitory,
boarding hall, veterinary building, etc.
10000 has been appropriated by the
State for running expenses, slO,OOo an
nually and SIG, 900 one year.
500, 900 has been expended by the United
States Government on the Experiment
Station.
sS3, 900 is the total OF the accumulated
fund under the Morrill, bill, surrendered
to the school by Brown University.
$4,000 is the Government endowment
turned over TO the school by Brown Uni
versity--the fund of 1863.
10000 is the amount of the last install
ment from the new Morrill, fund, which
is increased annually until it shall reach
s25, 5,000 when that becomes the permanent
annual allotment.
1887 900 is the grand total OF all these
endowments and annual appropriations.