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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13

PHILADELPHIA lost most all her val
liable Southern trade by her vindictive
and sectional republieauism. AS like
causes produce like effects, it may not
be impossible, judging from recent in
dications, that Baltimore may lose
some of the Southern trade by which
she has SO long pro6ted. This cit.
has already secured much of her
wholesale grocery, drug and shoe
trade, and if country merchants could
buy their other supplies here, many
of thum would not go farther North.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13
DIED..

Diel at six o'clock Wedne day, November
18th, at her residence on sorth Pitt street,
Philip Park, in the 63rd year of her age.
Notice Of funeral hereafter New York,
Richmond and Rockingham p.psrs please
copy.
At her late residence corner of Columbus
and Madison streets, MARY G MARTIN,
aged 45 years. Funeral On Thursday, the
14;h instant, at 8 o'clock a. M. from st.
Mary's Church. Friends are kindly invited
TO attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13

BISHOP DoANE, of New York, is pos
ssssed of common sense. In his adj
dress to the Episcopal conference at AL
b4ny, yesterday. he took strong ground
against all attempts to prevent the use
of liqu ,r by prohibitory laws, and advo-
Gated the license system and the pun
ishment of those who make themselves
offensive by drinking too much, and Of
those who sell liquor to minors or near
schools and churches. legislatures
were as wise as the Bishop, the influ
ence ofliquor dealers would cease to be
potential in politics. the streets and
roads could be improved without the
imposition of heavy taxes, and the
morals, manners and general condition
Of the people be considerably improved.
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WANTS.

WANTS.
NTANTED-AN AGENT in every sectitn
wv to canvass; 81 to So day made. sells
at sight; also MAN to sell staple goods TO
dealers best line $75 month. Salary or
large commission made, experience unneces-
sary. CLIFTON SOAP & MANUFACTuB.
ING CO., Cincinnati, o. oct26 1aw1y
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LOST.

r 0ST.-CERTIFICATE No. II FOR ONE
~ SHARE OF STOCK IN THE WASH
lNGToN TIMES COMPANY ippliCa,icn
vii be made to the Board of Directors for Is
suance OF new certificate. oct12 1aw3w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13

Reports of more insurgent defeats
coma from Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13

NFFIcE OF THE ALExANpRIA WATER Go.
" 415 PRINCE STsEET.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. IL, 1895.
A DIVIDEND OF TWO DOLLARS AND
FIFTY CENTS per share will be psid to the
stock holders Of the Alexandria Water Com
pany ut thu Office of the company on and alter
NoYEMBER 18TH, 1895.
BY order of the Directors
GEORGE UHLEa.
Secretary and Treasurer
Office Hours 30 to IL A. n. and 70
PM. nev1l 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13
COMMON COUNCIL.

Fourteen of the sixteen members o
the Common Council were present by
the time business got fairly under way.
Mr.. Uhler, from the finance commit
tee, submitted favorable report on the
petition of the Washington Southern
Railway Company for reduction of
the assessment on their tracks in this
CITY. The committee recommended
that the tracks be assessed at ST ,500per
mile and that the company be allow
ed the discount OF 10 per cent. for
prompt payment. He stated that tho
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13

NTANTED.-A WHITE COOK, mus: be
w good washer and i.oner, aud have have
best references. Apply St or address lzo'
Connecticut avenue, Washington, D. c. ..
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nURE LINEN RLEAf HE'D TABLE
4 DAMAs9 at 5Oc csc and 7oc, at
A. C. SLiYAAKERs'
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visions of an ordinance requiring the
railroad company to do SO had been
passed forty years ago. AS to a
$4,000 depot, he did not be-
lieve the railroad company would
build one here until they got ready,
track.
Mr.. Greene said the railroad COM
pany had asked for something merely
for the purpose of enhancing the value
of their own property.
A motion made by Mr.. Greene that
the railway company be made to pay
for the digging up and putting down all
water and gas mains on Fayette street
was lost.
Mr.. Mushbach, who opposed the
hole scheme, asked that all papers in
refer, nee to the pending subject be re-
read and slowly.
After various other amendments had
been suggested, the report of the COM
mittee as amended was fiually adopted.
The action of Council last night
really gave the railway company no
rights, as the whole matter has yet to
come up in the shape of an ordi-
nance when the company shall have
obtained the consent of q majority OF
the property owners for the use OF the
street.
Mr.. Burke, from the committee on
s5reets, brought up the subject OF the
repsyipg of Cameron street from f"l !
fax to Lee. This work, it will be re-
membered, was ordered by an or,'i
nance on the 28th of last Nav. He
said the figures for the work Isl ,3no)
had been considered too high ny the
committee, when at first the cost YVES
placed at $780, hence the delay in c,m-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
WOMEN TOILlNG IN IRON.
New Departure In Pittsburgh ROLLINS
MIL

Six sturdy women in this city are cut
ting out a line Of work for the SEX that
may have interesting effects on the
wagc-carning opportunities for men,
says Pittsburgh correspondent Of the
New York Press Up 20 this time when
women have boldly entered fields hith-
erto mon0polized by men those lines
of work have been chosen that called
for comparatively little physical effort.
Or. 10 put II IN another way, the ambi-
tions Of the new woman are intellectual
rather than physical. In the iron mills
here intelligent women are doing work
which heretofore has been done by
men on strong. growing young fellows
boys they are called.
These six women are employed by
the Nonongahcla Tin-Platc company To
manipulate the heavy iron sheets be-
fore the metal is trimmed
Mrs. Hattie Williams was the first
woman To make the experiment She is
The wife Of "a Woodworking Welshman,
n tinmaker by trade. She knew some
thing of the work before She began,
for she had seen women working i'm tho
mills and mines in Wales. Her exam
pie was soon followed by five other
women.
The labor ~ which these women
spend their time i termed opening"
and the operatives are known al
openers" The duties consist in sepa-
arating the sheets OF thin, rolled iron,
after they leave the rolls, and preparing
them for the process of timing or being
soaked u p9lsn IN II, rolling out
the iron sheets FROM which the tin
plate is made, the block plate, after
being given one pass through tho
heavy rolls, is doubled and again sent
, this being continued until, when the
plate Is finished, it is made mp of eight
sheets. These sheets, after being
sheared and then gradually cooled, are
separated or opened" The work is
{ accomplished by blows from hammer
on an iron instrument, shaped like a
chisel. once this is done the plates go
&c. the tipnipg department. a
This is the only known instance
where women have worked right in
among the heavy machinery Of the
sheet mills To the women Themselves
the labor is not disagreeable Mrs.
Williams declares that She prefers the
work 20 scrubbing 1t is not nearly SD
hard, she says, and, while it may seem
rough, it really is not, except on tho
hands In handling the thin tin the
fingers are often cut or torn by sharp
points or ragged edges.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
WHERE LINCOLN KEPT STORE"
trayon In the Capitol Building Of the Ola
salem Water Mill.

main stairway = the capitol y bui lido
ing at Spring field H.. hangs a
large work in crayon. II is iist be.
low historical picture representing
Col. George Rogers Clarke and party
If well-fed, plump soldiers making a
treaty with number of unusually clean,
well -groomed Indians of large stature.
The craYon picture Is the work of Miss
Kate L. Degge, of ~. Louis Mo. It is
an accurate representation of one Of
the most noteworthy spots in Illinois.
Its subject is the old water mill at
Salem, on the Sangamon river, in Me-
nard county.
Salem was something of town a
good many years ago. and Mr.. Lincoln
for time the postmaster of the village.
Water mills were scarce in Illinois
when Salem was thrifty place There
were but few of them in all this coun-
try Salem has disappeared off tho
face of the earth. Not hou St remains
TO denote the location of the town where
Lincoln kept store"
The mill was torn down some time
ago. Before il was DESTROYED Miss
Degge, who was a great admirer OF Mr..
Lincoln made trip 70 Menard county
and sketched the old mill. From this
tracing she has worked out the picture
above referred to. She has presented
il TO the state with her compliments
and obtained the right TO photograph
the picture. The only condition ac-
companying the gift, aside from tho
question Of the photographs above mem
toned, was that she should be permit
ted 10 select the location for the pic
ture She came TO Springfield some
weeks ago, accompanied by her broth
er. and at her request the picture was
hung where it is to-day.
Secretary OF state IIinrichson, who is
by law the custodian of the capitol
building, accepted the compliment in
the name of the state The legislature
should take action in the premises and
by joint resolution signify 70 Miss Degge
the appreciation of the people of the
state for her thoughtfulness and care in
preserving an accurate representation
of theold mill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
She Supposed They Knew.

A story at the expense of the Appa-
lachian Mountain club in Boston is re-
lated in Happy Thought. An excur-
sion party from the club, it appears,
had gone to a rural part of the state,
and in default of sufficient hotel accom-
mudations, some of the members were
obliged TO seek quarters in a farm
house. Simplicity was the order of tho
day, Everything was scrupulously
clean, but there was a natural absence
of some of the Injuries of high-priced
city hotels. Some of the ladies of the
party discovered that there were no
keys in the locks of their rooms, and
waited upon the farmers wife. The
good lady was surprised. why" She
said we don t usually lock our doors
here, and there's no one here but you.
But then suppose you know your own
party best" The visitors did not in
sist upon the keys
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
STAGE VIANOS.
The Kind OF Food Furnished TO Actors In
the Plays.

When actors partake of a repast on
the stage the minds of many in the au-
dience ask: Are the viands real?" The
answer is, sometimes they are and
sometimes they are not. One of Mr..
Salvini's recent productions was
Friend Fritz" in which there Is a
typical stage breakfast.
The writer happened 10 be behind
the scenes on the first night of the play
in Philadelphia, and he overheard a
conversation not intended for the ears
of the audience, between Fritz and
Hanezo while seated at the table.
From the remarks il will be learned
precisely what constituted the menu.
Just taste this bisque and give me
your opinion. said Fritz aloud. The
soup was tasted in silence. Then
Hanezo remarked soto voce: Its
awful. governor; there's no salt in it"
then aloud: delicious, delicious" to
which Frederick replied: Perfect!
perfect
Enter Catherine with the fish, which
was a half loaf of rye bread cut in the
form of fish and garnished with let
tuce and floating in gravy of soup.
Joseph's violin was heard by the au-
dience while the fish was being served,
but not Fritz's remarks when he whis-
pered: Eat the fish, boys" Il can't,
governor said Hanezo; rye bread
doesn't agree with me-"
The pork pie was next served. but
instead of pork it contained apples.
aha" exclaimed Fritz aloud, this is
your favorite dish-a pork pie" to
which Hanezo replied with a jolly
laugh, and then whispered: Governor,
/ can't eat pie, I'm banting
The Rhine wine and claret were gen.
uine, and the glasses were always set
down empty. This is accounted for by
the fact that Salvini is too good an
Italian TO drink poor quality of wine,
and the bottles generally contain the
best that can be purchased.
"ln New York. said Mr.. Salvini to
the writer n little later, IA friend of
mine presented me with bottle Of port
that was said 10 be forty years old, and
the company drank it before the audi
ence, which no doubt thought it 10 be
cold tea or burnt sugar and water. But
/ the breakfast scene was played with an
unusual amount of earnestness and ac-
curacy that night"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
WOMEN AND WATERLOO.
what One az tn. Fair Sex Remembered of
the MnrIh- Eamnms Datile.

In my early days knew lady who
happened 10 be i'm Brussels that memOr-
able June" said Mrs. Newton Cross
land To the New York Commercial Adj
vertiser man. "She was then newly
married and only twenty-three years Of
age. SO little certain of victory did the
English on the spot feel that her hus-
band insisted on her dressing like "a
Normandy peasant, thinking such n
costume would % protection.
"Nividly have heard her describe
the partings She witnessed at the door
of the hotel whore she was staying and
the despair of wives who were left be-
hind--wives soon 10 be widows.
Very graphically, too, did She de-
scribe the next days events, when
women-many Of whom, too agitated
10 change their attire, were still ele-
gantly dressed made their way some
how 10 the field OF battle. returning in
the army wagons, supporting the heads
of the wounded ON their knees. bathing
their brows and binding up their
wounds, while steady rain poured
down on the faces begrimcd by powder,
which yet allowed their pallor 10 be
seen.
Il once met at dinner the widow Of
an oficer-l forget the name-who
fought at Waterloo. and the lady
narrated her experience OF the after
battle scene. For some reason she had
10 cross the field of Waterloo, which
was still strewn with the dead. ard for
this purpose she was biindfoided and
placed on horse back, the steed being
led by "A trooper.
she held "A handkerchief % her nose
stepped, | think she said, with vinegar
and not until She had reached an
ACTIVITY nearly mile from the scene
of carnage was the bandage removed
from her eyes. Then She looked back
The field of Waterloo appeared like a
field of tombstones, for the bodies
were all stripped Of clothing and shone
white in the sunshine like stones.
The camp-following ghouls had done
their work effectually."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
FOR AN UNSPOKEN Speech.
The Irish Patriot Jailed for Words He
Didn't shy.

A member of the Land league was
sent from Dublin 20 a certain district TO
get up a meeting and make a speech,
says foreign exchange.
ON reaching the town where the
meeting was 70 be held, the speech
maker met a friend, and, both being
genial fellows, they retired 20 a public
house and had something. Then they
began talking over old-time rem
iniscences. and the first thing the land
Lacquer knew was that the attendant
had come in to light the lamp.
Great goodness" he said, II was
sent down from Dublin 10 get up "A
meeting here and now il IS too late"
"Oh, well, it doesn't matter, " said the
other.
yes. but 1t does matter" said the
organizer, Il have TO report 10 my SUI
perior that the meeting was held"
"Oh, that's all right, said his friend.
Here, YOU write out a speech and |
will send it TO the local papers. who will
print ii Just as if the meeting was held,
then the folks in Dublin won't know
the difference
This was quickly done, and the
speech that was never delivered APP
pearcd the next day in the papers.
The fun of the thing comes in over
the fact that the Lacquer was arrested
and was sentenced TO four months in
iail for speech that he never delivered,
at "A meeting that was never held.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05

by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
even after the disease has progressed so
far as to induce repeated bleedings from
the lungs, severe lingering cough with
copious expectoration Including tubercu-
lar matter, great loss Of flesh and extreme
emaciaton and weakness
Do you doubt that hundreds Of such cases
reported to US as cured by " Golden Med
ical Discovery " were genuine cases Of that
dread and fatal disease? You need not take
our word for IT, They have, in nearly every
instance been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever in mis-
representing them, and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
a trial Of Golden Medical Discovery, "
but who have been forced 70 confess that
IL surpasses, in curative power over this
fatal malady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy emulsions and
mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed 20 bene-
at, or had only seemed 10 benefit little for
a short time. Extract Of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations Of the hypophos-
phites had also been faithfully tried IN vain.
The photographs OF large number Of
those cured Of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering coughs. asthma. chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies have been
skillfully reproduced in a book Of 100
pages which will be mailed 90 you, on re-
ceipt Of address and six cents in stamps.
You can then write those cured and learn
heirexpcrience. Address WORLDS DIsPEN-
sARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, NY
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
JUSTICE TO JAPAN'S FAITH.
Christian Missionary Says We Must
Not Gait Japs Hesthens.

An American missionary 10 Japan,
who has spent many years in trying TO
Christianize the Japanese, is Rev. l..
II. De Forest, who recently spoke in
Brooklyn upon the subject His opin-
ions are of peculiar interest as com
ing from a missionary, and a few of
them are contained in the ensuing SEN
fences:
1t is time 20 quit calling the Japanese
heather. We should cease 70 sing
about them as the heather who bow
down TO worship images of wood and
stone. This thing of describing every
body excepting ourselves as idolators,
in the interest Of Christianity, ought TO
stop We must change our ways of
thinking and talking about the Japan
csc While am convinced that Chris
tianty is the true faith, believe there
is some truth and revelation in the Jap
anese religion. The church, while car
rying on missionary work in Japan,
must be as polite toward the japanese
religion as is our government toward
the government of Japan. our mis-
sionary maps are often made in black
and white patches. TO show how white
we are and how black are all the peo-
pie we call heather We whitewash
ourselves and make our own country
white, just as though vice and crime
are not rampant here. Our forefathers
divided the religions of the world into
two classes, calling our religion the
true and the others false; but il is now
recognized that there is some revealed
truth in all religions. The japanese
have glimpses Of the Supreme Being,
and now we can lead them onward to-
ward 10 better view
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
WITHOUT a NAVY.
Kingdom OF Belgium as Water Front
But ~ IN : OF War.


No invitation has been extended 70
the naval authOn.tir, of one neighbor
ing country to participate in the festiv-
tiles at the opening of the ship canal
between the North SEA and the Baltic,
which are 10 attract the armed ships Of
various European and American
governments. That country, says the
New York sun, is Belgium, and IT is
peculiar among European countries
having a water front from the fact that
1t has no navy.
This il the more remarka ble when II
is considered that Belgium includes
within its borders one Of the oldest
harbors in Europe-Antwerp- which.
az the zenith OF its commercial success,
had as many as 1900 ships. The com
merce of Antwerp is still considerable,
and fair share of it is done with the
United States.
When the war Of 1880 eliminated in
the independence of Belgium from the
rule of the Netherlands. the two
countries were 50 divided that Holland
had the larger share of the seacoast
Inc, ana DSi iuiH iidu q id'E ~ iHc'iSu'c
of the inland country. Holland re-
tanned all the colonial possessions OF
the two countries, and. in order To keep
up connection with them and protect
them from hostile assaults, the navy
was maintained by Holland
Belgium, having no foreign colonies
70 protect, was under no obligations 10
maintain a navy. Holland has now a
considerable navy. having 100 ships and
1900 sailors, but Belgium is able to get
along without any navy at all, though
the Belgium army, on peace footing,
is 1000 men stronger than the Dutch
army, and, on war footing, has 100, 900
men more.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
A Natural Impulse.

A curious story comes from Vienna.
A young man, the representative of a
famous firm. who carried a large sum
of money with him, spent the night at
a hotel at Presburg. According to his
usual custom. he remained some time
smoking in bed. Suddenly the burn
ing cigar fell 10 the floor. He bent
over to extinguish it, when he saw a
hand project from under the bed and
put out the fire. 1t made him very un-
comfortable, and he lay for fifteen min
utes thinking. Then he said, aloud:
How very cold it is, / must get my
fur coat" Jumping out of bed, he ran
10 the door, opened IL and screamed
for help, and the robber was caught.
He confessed his crime, and then added
that he had been a fireman formerly,
and could not resist the impulse to ex-
tinguish the burning cigar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
Isolated Towns

Although the counties Of Maryland
lying between the lower Potomac and
the Chesapeake are only from twenty
TO one hundred miles from Washington,
they are curiously isolated from tho
rest of the world and out of the line ~
travel. Calvert and ST. Mary's and tho
eastern part of Charles preserve many
antiquities, and are difficult TO reach.
The county towns are mostly small VIII
lagos, and TIE news of the region trav-
els slowly to the outer world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
Mail subsidies of Different Nations.

France pays s5,2oO,OOOa year in mail
subsidies for voyages amounting 10
LIPS. 900 sea leagues; England pays
$4,000. 900 for l,550,OO0 leagues; the
United states, 81. 100, 600 for As, 900
leagues; Spain, 81 100000 for 361, 900
leagues; Italy, 81, 100000 for 54s, 900
leagues; Germany, sl,2OO.OOO for Ss2,-
600 leagues, and Austria S1,l50,00O for
Asa OOO lpogucs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
THE ONWARD rlARCH

of Consumption is
stopped short by DR..
Picrce's Golden Med
zeal Discovery If
you haven't waite d
b T. yon d reas Il ,
there 5 complete re-
covery and cure.
Although by many
believed 10 be incur
able there is the
evidence Of hundreds
of living witnesses to
the fact that, in all
its earlier stages, con-
sumption is a durable
disease. Not every
case but a large per-
cSUfdge Of cases, and
we believe, fully %
npr cent. are cured
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
NAMED for an Admiral.

"Grog" the sea term for rum and
water, it may not be generally known,
derived its name from Admiral Edward
Vernon. who wore grogram brooches,
and hence was called "Old Grog."
About the year l745 he ordered his sail
ors to dilute their rum with water.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05

Connecting al DetroitiR Union Depot with all
Trains of Grand Trunk R'y for Canada and the
H@sso .. m west, and 9:35 8 m. and
s.ao n m. east have elegant Paror Cars at
tached Extra charge only % cents for any dis
lance.
ID Daily.
sDaily except sunday
Ste lncr leaves Grand Haven daily, except sun
dav and milwaukee, daily. except saturday.
Chicago steamer leaves daily, except saturday,
from MuskegOu
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05

John Laldaw, Michigan Central gar
dener is having constructed on the depot
grounds AT Gpsilanti. reproduction In or.
namental plants of the cantilever bridge at
Niagara Falls, with train just arriving
on the structure. The bridge is forty five
feet long and reproduced in every detail IN
exact proportions 10 this scale. The en-
gine Is ten feet long. the tender four feet
Thirty seven thousand plants will be used
in the work.