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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
A SPECULATION IN SNAKES.
How James Grover Put Up Good Money
 and Lost It.

How James Grover Put Up Good Money
 and Lost It.
 James Grover of Alleghany didn't know enough about snakes, or he would have made S10 tho other day.
 Huekleberry hill over in Potter.county, Pa, is a great haunt of rattle snakes Scores are caught and killed there every year. Charles Phelps of Allcghany county is snowman who exhibits snakes and other things at summer resorts He need ed pair of rattlcsnakes to complete his collection before starting for Chautauqua and other points, and he offered SIP for the snakes. James Grover knew about Huckleberry hill and he got days op- tion from Phelps on the furnishing of the rattlesnakes for Phelps collection.
 Grover went down to Huckleberry hill and had no difficulty in securing two fine rattlesnakcs from n native for 90 cents apiece On his way back to Alleghany county he met man who had two im- mense black snakes for sale. Grover had no commission to supply Phelps with black snakes, but he believed he could easily dis poso of u couple to him at considerable advance on tho cost of the pair, which was $1.25, so ho bought the black snakes. He had the two rattlers in n secure box in the hind end of tho wagon. He slid the black snakes into the same box
 When he got homo and delivered his in voice of snakes to Phelps, and Phelps opened the box to look at the prize he had obtained, there was nothing to be seen but two black snakes Phelps protested that it wasn't black snakes that he wanted, and Grover was so amazed by the mystc- rious disappearance of the rattlers that it was some time before he could tell Phelps about his snake buying Then Phelps, knowing snakes we'll remarked to Grover that ho was chump.
 You couldn't have done them black snakes bigger favor than to shove 'eln into that box with the rattlers, D said he. 'Rattlcrs is jist pie for blat snakes, and them two rattlcrs is now restn in the brcadbaskets of them two black snakes, deader'n smoked hamsi'
 Such was the fact The black snakes had dined on tho rattlers en route. Phelps didn't want black snakes, even with rat tiers inside of them, so Growers specula- tion was losing Times
 According to Polydore Virgil, in his time n perpetual lamp'' was kept con ofo I. <.R
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
EROS AND THE BEE.

Tho love god on day Wandered the hives among To steal a comb away, And by bee was stung. And all his finger tips Tingled. and with his lips Blowing his hand he skips And stamps upon the len To Cypris then he hies, And shows the cruel sting, And bitterly he cries,
 How can so small a thing Raise such 0 mighty achef" His mother, laughing, srake, "Thyself, though small. canst make Like mischief as the bee"
 James Henry IIallard.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
MIna.e Description In Old Deeds.

Minute Descr1ptiOn Tn Oid Oceds.
 Those who read old deeds are impressed with the habit our ancestors had of de- scrlbing man not only by his name and residence, as we modorns do, but by his trade, calling or profession. Go back In any of the Maine records 60 years or more, and we find these things stated with great particularly. So far as men owned real estate under recorded decd prior to 1880 or thercabout, the historian does not lack for information about the business they were engaged in. Often when party to a deed had more than one kind of business the painstaking scrivener wrote them all in, as if the iden tity of the person would be doubtful with out such description. Almost any man can learn curious facts regarding his an cestors and family connections by follow ing back tho old land titles in the regis tries.-Lewiston (Mc.) Journal.
 
 A Softened Heart.
 Little Dick-Mamlna, may I go and play with Bobby Upton and stay there to dinner if they ask mel
 Mammal thought you didn't like Robby Upton.
 ''I didn't, but as I passed his house just now my heart softened toward him.
 Did ho look lonelys"
 "No'm, he looked happy"
 "What about?'
 He said his mother was maxim apple duIuplin .''-Good News.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17

According to Polydore Virgil, in his time n perpetual lamp" was kept con stlntly burning before the tomb of King Ethelbert at Canterbury, England.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17

Every singer in quartet can give three good reasons why the organization isn't absolutely perfect. .-Elmira Gazette.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
A CATAMOUNT FIGHT.
THE MOUNTAIN LION IS A VERY vI-
 CioUS ANTAGONIST.

Close Call For a Hunter Who Tried to Car ry or n Cub-The Man. With His Back Against a Rock, Did Battle With at Least Dasen of the Brutes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
FAUoUIER NOTES.

The Methodists of Midland are build
ing new church in a grove at that
Place which they hope to have com
pleted by Christmas.
Preparations for what is TO be one of
the prettiesb weddings that ever took
place at the church at New Baltimore
are now completed, which will unite
the lives of Mr.. Wade h. Hawley and
Miss Mary e. Suddutb. Rez. Frank
P. Berkeley will perform the ceremony.
Nr. Hawley is one of the leading
young farmers in the neiyhborhood
and Miss Sudduth one of the prettiest
young ladies
AS the children of Mr.. James Ney
were playing in the yard near Water
loo, recently, they ran screaming into
the house that something was after
them. Mr.. Ney went out and found
a large gray eagle which, after the es-
cape of the children, was in the act Of
carry ing off a goose when Mr.. Ney
shot it. The only apparent injury to
he eagle was slight wound in one of
its wings. 1t is now in the VirginiGs
office, looking as savage as meat axe
and measures 6 ieet Z inches from tip
10 Warrenton Hrginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
Will Probably be Lynched.

TERRELL, Tex, Nov. 21.-While tie
Green Zouaves were drilling last night,
F. M. Joyce, saloon man, fred four
shots at W. E. Oglesby, who was stand
ing in the street good deal under the
influence of liquor. One shot fatally
wounded Oglesby, second shot in
stantly killed S. S. Huckaby, and a
third went through the right arm of
B. 81. Scott, jr., probably necessitating
amputation. Huckaby and Scott were
drilling with the Zouaves when shot
down. Policemen hurried Joyce away
from the crowd, which was frenzied
with anger. There will probably be a
lynching within the next twenty-four
hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
TELEGRApHIC BREVITIES.

A snow storm amounting to almost I
blizzard ragged at London, Ontario, last
night. Nearly foot of snow fell and
street car service is badly crippled, bur
railroad trains are not affected as the
storm seems to be local.
Joe Dunfee was to have boxed Lewis Lei
son at Syracuse, N. Y, lsst night, but while
preliminary bouts were being held, Letson.
who was running the exhibition, gathered up
the money the doorman rec o we'd and left the
city.
The body of Calvert Vaux, the Landscape
architect of New York, who had been mis-
Ing since Tuesday last,was found in the bay
at Benson Hurst TO day. He had been i'll Of
late and was 10 years old.
Rev. James s. Ladd, aged 81 years, died
last night at Elizabeth, n. ]. He was re.
tired Baptist minister and was an active
preacher for forty years. he had baptized.
over 800 persons.
Two colored women are reported to have
been burned to death near Rock Hill, Ky
1t is said their home was set Oh fire by per
sons who had a grljge against them.
Carl Steckelman, Of Sbelbyville, Ind, the
well-known explorer, was drowned in South
Africa on August 2Sth.
Large sums of gold are being ordered from
the New York sub treasury for shipment to
Europe this week.
The wreckage of an unknown steamer has
come ashore near Charlevoix, Mich.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
MARRIAGE AT UPPERVILLE

MAAhlhGG al VI IN Lille.
This place to-day witnessed one of
the most brilliant gatherings of the
youth, beauty and elite of this section
of the country assembled to witness
the marriage OF Mr.. Herman Douglas
Gibson to Miss May Holcombe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Billion Lawson
The ceremony was performed at high
noon in the Baptist Church, kindly
rendered for the occasion. The bridal
party appeared from rooms on either
side of the pulpit in the following order,
couples meeting at the head of the
aisle Misses Matte R. snd Virginia
Neville Lawson, little sisters of the
bride, as flower girls; then Miss May
by Miss May Eta Altizer, Of
West Virginia, and Miss Helen
Louise Lambert, of Alexardria, as
bridesmaids; these in turn were fol-
lowed by Miss Lena Mennis Lawson,
sister of the bride, and Miss Ashley
Christian Dempsey, of Alexandria, as
maids ofhonor. Inthis order the bridal
party proceeded to the yestibule of the
church, where they were joined by the
bride, leaning on the am of her father,
and preceded by the ushers, Messrs.
T. Stanhope Henry, of Washington; DR..
John r. Hicks, of Warrenton; Edwin
Bruce Gibson, of Winchester, and
Richard Welby Carter, OF Loudoun
county. They then passed to the
pulpit, where they were met by the
groom and his brother, Mr.. Logan
G. Gibson, who acted as best
man. Then, after a beautiful end
impressive ceremony performed By
Rev. Walter II. Robertson, OF
Warrenton, uncle of the bride, as
sisted by Rev. Edwin S. Kinks, of Up.
perville, the contracting parties were
made man and wife. The brides
gown was of white corded silk; she
wore a tulle veil held in place by
orange blossoms and carried bride
roses. The maids of honor and brides
maids carried huge bouquets of white
chrysanthemums; the gowns of the
former were of white silk, ornaments
point lace and diamonds; those of the
latter were of white organdie with lace
and ribbons. The church was heauti-
fully and tastefully decorated for the
marriage and the handsome men and
lovely maidens constituting the bridal
party as they left the edi6ce folm.
ed picture pleasing to contem-
plate. After the ceremony the inii-
mate friends of the bride and groom
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson in true old Virginia style at
their beautiful home, "Brookland. "
The popularity of the young couple
was evidenced by scores of lovely and
costly presents of rare and beautiful
china, cut glass and silver, with sub
stantial evidences of Uncle Sans
promises to pay.
Upperville, Va, Nov. 20, 1895.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
How to Prevent Group.

SOME READING THAT WILL PROVE
INTERESTING TO YOUNG MOTHERS. HOW
TO GUARD AGAINST THE DISEASE.
Group is terror to young mothers
and to post them concerning the cause,
first symptoms and treatment is the
object of this item. The origin of Group
is common cold. Children who are
subject to it take cold very easily and
Group is almost sure to follow. The
first symptom is hoarseness; this is soon
followed by q peculiar rough cough.
which is easily recognized and will
never be forgotten by one who has
heard it. The time to act is when the
child first becomes hoarse. If Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is freely given
all tendency to Group will soon disap-
pear. Even after the cronpy cough
has developed it will prevent the
attack. There is no danger in giving
this remedy for it contains nothing
injurious. For sale by i. Stabler & Co.
Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21

The VANDERBILT SETTLEMENT
Mr.. Robert Harding Milward, the
Duke of Marlborough's laws er, who
represented him in New York when
the marriage settlements were signed
previous to the Dukes marriage to
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, in an inter-
view in London yesterday is quoted as
saying that the rumors current as to
the amount of the settlement are gross
ly untrue. He also desired to officially
contradict the statement that there is
a heavy mortgage on the Blenheim es-
tates, and added that the Duke of
Marlborough declined to touch a shill,
ing of his brides money, and that the
whole of it is settled upon her in the
ordinary way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

PARIS, Nov. 2l.-The government
and especially the Minister of Finance
are greatly concerned at the renewed
fall of prices on the Paris Bourse and
a cabinet council will be held to-day
with view to the adoption of remedial
measures. The situation is not such as
to justify alarm on the part of in
vestors.
LONDON, Nov 21.-General Rt. Hon
Sir Henry F. Ponsonby, for many
years Keeper of the Private Purse and
private secretary to the Queen, died at
Osborne Cottage. Cowes, this morning.
He was 70 years of age.
A special foreign Office messenger
started for Constantinople this morn
ing. 1t is believed that heis the bearer
of Lord Salisbury's personal reply to
the letter of the Sultan of Turkey.
The marriage of Mr.. John Dillon,
member of Parliament, to Miss Eliza
beth Mathew, daughter of Mr.. Justice
Mathew of the Queens Bench division
OF the High Court of Justice, took place
this morning in the oratory at Bromp.
ton. Bishop Mccormack, who officiat-
ed, read telegram from the Pope
bestowing the papal benediction upon
Mr.. Dillon and his wife.
Several employees of shipping en-
gineers in Glasgow, Belfast, New Castle
and Barrow have decided to form sn
alliance for the purpose of fighting the
engineers union.
A telegram from Marsovan, Turkey
announces that all the Americans there
are safe.
MADRID, Nov. ola dispatch from
Havana says that government railway
train hes been thrown from the track
by rebels between Jicoteau and Esper.
ANA. No particulars are given.
BERLIN, Nov. 21.-The emperor
surprised his mother, the Empress
Frederick, this morning by making his
appearance unexpectedly at the castle
of Rupenheim, where she is celebrating
her birthday. The Emperor took 8
special car with the greatest secrecy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 21.-The
health reports of cholera in this city
show 33 cases and nine deaths since
November 16.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
To Be Released Tomorrow

WOODSTOCK, ILL.,, Nov. 21.-Eugene
V. Debs. president of the American
Railway Union, who was sentenced to
six months Imprisonment for violation
of the interstate commerce law, will be
released from Woodstock jail to-mor-
row. He is engaged to-day on the
speech which he will deliver to morrow
night at the reception to be rendered
him by the trades unionists of Chicago.
The theme is Liberty" Debs declar-
g with much earnestness to visitor
to-day that the American Railway
Union is in robust health, and that it
will grow and flourish like green bay
free
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
T,ouDouN NOTES

Mr.. BENZ. D, Rathie died last Thurs
day at the residence of MIR. w. f,
Fling. near the Big Spring, in the 46.h
year of his age.
A barn on the farm upon which Mr..
J. c. Jenkins resides, near Mt. Gilead,
was burned at an early hour Monday
morning with its contents.
Mrs. Florence Donohoe, wife of MIR.
Robert Donoboe, and daughter of Mr..
Ignatius Elgin, died at her home near
Sycolin, in this county, on Monday
night last, of consumption.
On Sunday night last the Office OF
Mr.. Nelson Poulson's furniture and
spoke factory, at Round Hill, was en-
tered, the safe blown open and about
twenty or twenty-five dollars in money
and some valuable papers stolen. The
safe in the grain warehouse at Sterling,
occupied by Mr.. Mankin, was blown
open Tuesday night by would be thieves.
There was little or no money in the
safe so the thieves had their work for
nothing.-Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Col. VIM. G. Elan is to become editor
of the Norfolk Pilot.
The police made raid on the gam
blers in Norfolk on Monday night and
broke up three policy shops.
Miss Cora J. Bransford and Mr.. AL
bert n. Hill of Richmond, were mar
ried in Lynchburg yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Magill Bridges and
Mr.. Graham Bruce Hobson, both well
known in Richmond, were married in
Galveston, Texas, yesterday.
On account OF the absence of q
quorum thu meeting of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
stockholders adjourned in Richmond
yesterday until next Wednesday.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com.
pany's steamer out from Norfolk last
night carried to New York about 10, 600
bluefsh from four smacks that were in
port yesterday. A large school ofblue.
fish we're seen off Sewalls Point yes
terday.
Governor O'Ferrall has issued a proc
lamation setting apart Thursday, the
2Sth day of November, 1895, as day Of
thanksgiving and prayer, in accordance
with the proclamation heretofore issued
by President Cleveland appointing that
day for the purpose.
In a fight between revenue officers
and mooDshiners in Wise county, yes.
terday, three of the latter were serious,
ly wounded and one officer received
painful shot in the mouth. The officers
destroyed dozen Illicit stills, with q
capacity of 1000 gallons.
L. J. Moseley, a drummer for the
American Tobacco Company, jumped
off the 7:45 south bound train on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac road, in Richmond last night, and
had one leg cut off and the other badly
mashed. His life is despaired of.
Since the death of DIR. E. T. Robin
son, the State Medical Examiner Of
the Royal Arcapum, there have been 8
number of applicants for the Office
Yesterday DIR. Charles l.. Culpeper, OF
Portsmouth, was appointed to the office
of medical examiner by Grand Supreme
Regent of the United States found.
The investigation into the manage
ment of the Richmond gas works dur.
ing the late administration, is going te
develop the fact that the citizens often
paid for common air, which was pump.
ed through the pipes and charged up
to gas consumers. Already there have
been startling disclosures of corruption
in this department and it is believed
that the worst has not been told.
The State convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union met in Rich.
mond yesterday evening with an at
tendance of about two hundred dele.
gates from all parts of Virginia. Presi-
dent J. G. Moss, of Lynchburg, pre-
sided. Addresses of welcome were
made by Rev. DIR. Hatcher and Mr..
Paul Pratt and Rev. w. W. Hamilton,
of Viuton, responded This session
was occupied chiefly in the reading OF
the reports, all of which were highly
encouraging.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21

That ALMOST every body in Cuba
WHO has any material interest in the
welfare of that country is utterly op-
posed to the negro, mulatto and scala
wag insurgents there, is proved by the
fact that the incendiaries and murder
ers who are now roaming about that
country under the name of patriots, :"
are burning and destroying all the su-
gar plantations there. and indeed every
other kind of property thai they can't
carry off with them. Why, in the i'm
probable event of their success, Cuba
would be under negro domination, and
soon be in worse condition than Hayti
or Jamaica.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Nov 81

WASHINGTON. Nov. Il.
Hiram Hitchcock, president of the
Maritime Canal Company of Nicara-
qua. has submitted his annual report to
the Secretary of the Interior. There
are no new features contained in it ex-
cept that the Nicaragua Canal Con-
struction Company has been re-organ-
lied and is now the Nicaragua Com
pany. When the. construction com.
pany failed in 1898 all work was gus.
pended but now the Nicaragua Com
pany is making active preparations for
resuming the work under the contract
which tie Construction Company had
with the Maritime Company. Res -
Senior Augusta de Sequeira The
dim, minister from Portugal to the
United States, died at his residence in
this city this morning from the effects
OF avery severe hemorrhage that came
upon him suddenly last Sunday even
lug. The announcement of the death
OF the minister was shock to the Dip
iomaiic corps and others who knew
the family, inasmuch as the serious ma
ture OF the illness was not generally
&pDISSlotSo. baSU mOUUl ne suffered
his first hemorrhage after coming TO
this country, but it was not so severe
as to create any alarm. Still, he knew
that he was gradually growing weaker
and when stricken down Sunday he
was making arrangements TO go to the
south of France to spend the winter.
Sunday afternoon Senior Thedim and
his wife entertained some friends of the
diplomatic corps and the minister was
in unusually good spirits. About 7
o'clock be started up stairs to dress for
dinner. While in his room he was
seized with hemorrhage. The hem
orrhage was one of extraordinary So
verify, and since then he has been
steadily sinking. Death came pain.
1essly this morning shortly before pine
O'Clock, Senior Thedim being con-
scious almost to the last. Madame
Thedim is utterly Frustrated and re-
fuses the offers of consolation rendered
her by many sympathizing friends.
She has no relatives in this country
aud no children. Only last week she
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21

AN Industrial REFORM SCHOOL.
the Baptist Assembly, which closed ST
Petersburg on Tuesday evening, Presi-
dent Dunaway read a communication
from the Fairfax quarterly meeting OF
the Reform Society OF Friends, suggest
ing the adoption of the following petit.
ton:
" To the Legislature of Virgiiia:
we, the Fairfax gu utterly meeting Of the
Religious Society of Friends, embracing the
membership in the counties of Frederick,
Clarke, Loudoun, Fairfax and Alexandria,
respectfully petition your body to provide for
the establishment, in this State, at the earliest
date practicable, of an industrial reform
school, or schools, where youthful offenders
may be properly cared for, apart from adult
sud hardened criminals, 10 the end that they
may be reformed, and through practical train
ing led to lives of usefulness We believe
the results of such institution would be:
First. The reformation and EDUCATION OF
the individual.
Second. Promotion of morality aad order
in the community.
"Third. Reduction of criminal expenses of
the State.
"In making this PETITION we feel justified
by the demands Of common humanity and the
encouraging experience of other states that
have estab ished institutions Of this kind"
The secretary was instructed to reply
that an institution of this kind exists
near Richmond, and for that reason the
association did not think ii advisable TO
pass the petition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21

Ir WAS only last week That at a
Christian meeting in New Haven a
mother said she would as soon send
her boys to hell as to Yale College, and
nov two of the students of Union Col
lege, New York, have been indicted
for a series of burglaries. Such Incl
dents are not conducive to the reputa
tion of Northern colleges; but South
ern people, with better schools at
hone, still continue to send their sons
AMI wards to them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-21

A FAMOUS DUEL1sT DEAD.-Dr.
David Flournoy, who engaged in the
famous bowie knife duel with Mr..
Edgar Garth at the University of Vir:
GINA in 1854, died in Richmond yester-
day evening. The encounter in which
both parties were wounded was the
result of a controversy between DR..
Thomas Darlington, a kinsman of
Flournoy, and Garth, farmer of AL
bemarle. The two men fought by
agreement, and while they were with
out seconds observed all the rules of
fairness and honor. Both men were
cool and skillful, and the battle only
ended when Garth fell to the ground
from the loss of blood. The father of
Garth, although his son was desperate
ly wounded and his life despaired of,
became Flournoy's bondsman, and pre-
vented him from being sent to prison.
Within twenty-four hours after the
bloody encounter Gar b sent for Flour
noy, and around what was supposed to
be his deathbed, presented him to his
mother and family.