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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
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Each is heard in his own recognized voice,
and business is transacted with the UTMOST
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ton. Baltimore, Philadelphia, New VOTE anu
many other points, thus annihllatlng als'ance
and time.
Lotn Rates.
The expense is but few centsa day and IN
many cases very much less than the serV' &C
performed is worth to the subscribers.
More than forty classes of business are TO De
found among our subscribers
If your name is not enrolled consult your
own interest by subscribing at once. Gan Oh
the manager or send him word by postal OF
telephone, and he will call on you.
WYTEE WHITE, Manager
C.E. McCLUER,
District Supt., Richmond, Va.
Agricultural Supplies.
he fbert Bryant, VIII May Son
RH Wattles, EWaltoD,
Brick Manufactures.
Alexandra ria Brick Company
Book, and Stationery
RW French
Beer aud Groceries.
o,sullivan & Green.
Bre1eries.
E Pcrtnels.
Banks.
Burke & Herbert, First National Bank.
Citizens National Bank.
B,achers.
Hellmuth Brothers, N. Schuler.
Courts.
County Court, Corporation Court.
Commission Merchants.
Fisher Brothers. Wa Johnson & Co,
Matthew & Co. FS Harper,
ZIG Beckham, Harlow Brothers,
E E Lawler & Co. Cbss King & Son.
] Broders. n Lindsey & Co
Geo n Robinson & Sons.
Druggists.
WE Creighton & Co, E L Allen,
C G Lennon, S Leadbeatel Sons
L Stabler & Co. Northwest Pbarmsc y
Dry Goods.
Isaac Eichterg.
Driring PARKS.
Alexandria Driving Park.
Express Companies.
Adams Express Co Us Express Co.
Feed and Gram Dealers
T F Burroughs, J BIoders,
Grillbortzer Bros, FL Pollard,
] B Watkins, JW Brown,
VIA Moore
Florists.
| IL Loose
Glass and Chinagare.
EJMiller & Co.
Gas Companies.
Alexandria Gas Company.
GrocerS.
q WIN Ramsay, Fisher Brcthers,
| O'Sulliyan & Green Shry ~ock & Presgraves
| Ahern & Co, Harlow Bros.
| a F Robertson, FS Esrper.
| ] Broders, n Lindsey & Co.
| Norton Entwisle, W A Johnson & 10.
Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
T F Burroughs, sbyrock & Flesgraves
Harlow Brothers WA Joi nson & 90.
Ahern & Co, j. Broders.
RarGapore.
Jas Carlin & Sons. B4in & Paxon.
b.frular:sS.
Alexandria Infrmary.
Ice Deate,
Nv Hammond, FAReed & Co.
Insurance Companies.
i Stabler & Co
Junk Dealers.
J Dreifus & Co. Henry Basder,
Lander Merchants.
JR Smoot g. Co, j ii y Smoot
Aitcheson s. Bro.
| La,cyers.
James r Cation, George A Mushhach,
JK M Norton, &C Carlin,
G Brent.
Lirerg Stables.
Patterson & Brother, B L Myers s Co.
Lime Plaster aud Cement.
Geo n Robinson & Son, W A Smoot & Co.
III D Smcot, Jas Smoot & Co.
Merchandise Brokers.
VIM Fowle Brookes & Co, AID Brockett
Municipal Offices.
City Treasurer. Police Headquarters.
City Gas Works
Manufacturers of Soda and Mineral Waters.
James McCuen.
Millers.
Walter Roberts, TT Burroughs
JW Brown.
Newspapers.
Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria Times
OIL Companies.
Standard Oil Company,
Physicians.
n VT rF c,.;{L D- TT D Howard
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The following houses, whose Advertisement
appear in the GAZETTE. will be found relisble
spd sre commended to the attention of pur-
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
Sobt. W.A--ach, All and 419 King street.
BRICKS,
Alexandria Brick Works, Hunting creek
COAL AND WOOD.
! Y. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street
W. A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
George E. Hill & Co.. 216-222 north Lee
street. -
E.J. Miller Son, 317 King street
FINANCIAL.
Citizens National Bank N. ". cor Lee and
Prince streets.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets. -
E. s. Leadbeater s. Sons, 1O5-107 south
Fairfax street.
Wsrfeld & Hsll, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
W. F. Creighton & Co., corner King and
Royal streets.
L. Stabler & Co., n. W. corner Of King and
Washington streets.
DRY GOODS.
Woodward & Lothrop, 10Th, 11th, and
streets, Washington.
J. E Tackett, corner King and Pitt streets
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royal
streets.
A. C. Slaymaker, 429 King street.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
J.&H. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
w. s. Moore, south Union street.
GROCERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
VIM. P. woolls & Son, corner Royal and
Wolfe stieets.
W. A. johnson & Co., corner Cameron and
Royal streets.
Henry F. Robertson. cor. King and Wssh.
ipgton streets.
J. c. Milburn, north Royal street
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor. OF King and st. AsaPb
streets.
B. H. Jenkins. corner Fairfax and Duke
Eeets.
HARDWARE
James F. Carlin, Sons & Co.
INSURANCE.
Laurence Stabler, 701 King street.
LUMBER.
Josiah 81. D. smoot & Son, a north Unioy
street.
Smoot & Co. 25 north Union street
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HELLO asa'0
We wish to call your attention to the
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VIRGINIA I'm the Clerks Office of the
v Corporation Court of the city OF Aiexan-
dria, on the Doth day of January, 1896.
George B. Bryan, trading as Bryan & Com
pany, rs. RUSSELL Colgrove, James August,
ir.. and John Il. Gallagher, trading rs the
Colonial Beach Steamboat Company.
Memo: The object of this suit is to recover
of the defendants the sum OF sixty-six dollars
and to attach and subject to the payment of
the same all the estate OF the said defendants
in tie city of Alexandria especially Sli the
goods and property OF the said defendants
now in possession of the Godfrey Laundry
Company.
1t appearing By an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendants, Russell Colgrove,
James August, jr, and John Ii. Gallagher
trading as the Colonial Beach Steamboat Com
pany. are non-residents of this State, it IS or
dered that said defendants appear here with
in fifteen DAYS after due publication of
sary to protect their interests in this suit
and that a copy of this order be forthwith in
serted i'll the Alexandria Gazette, 4 newspaper
published in the city of Alexandria. once n
week for four successive weeks. and posted at
the front door of the Court House of this
city. A copy-teste
By J. T. CALLAHAN, D. c.
q. E F; %S9s soatSn, Pa. janso v4w
VIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the
Y Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dria, on the 18th day of January, 1896.
Douglas n. Kidwell
VS..
Ella v. Kidwell
Memo: The object of this suit is to obtain
decree Of divorce from the bonds OF Eiatri-
mony.
1t appearing by an affidavit that the de-
PENDANT, Ella " Kidwell, is nonresident of
this State, il is ordered that said defendant ap-
pear here within fifteen days after due publica-
ton of this order and do what is necessary to
protect her interest in this suit, and that a
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper publish
ed in the city of Alexandria, once q week for
four successive weeks, and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city.
copy-teste:-
JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
By ]. 7. CALLAHAN, D. G.
e. Kemper, p. q. jan11 1aw4w
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VTIRGINIA I'm the Clerks Office of the
V Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dria, on the 18th day of January, 1896.
Douglas II. Kidwell
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VIRGINIA In the Clerks Office Of the
Y Corporation Court of the city OF Alezsn'
dria, on the 18th day of January, 1896.
John Underwood
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Instant communication by any subscriber
With anv other is furnished any moment, day
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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose Advertisement.
appear in the GAZETTE viii be found reliable
snd sre commended to the attention of pur-
nhasers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
SLAVES INSURED IN LOTS.

A Glimpse of the Oid-Time Way of Pro-
lection from Loss In Human Property.
The Picayune was lately shown by IL
prominent insurance agent life pol
icy, which, in the light of the present
methods of insuring, is a curiosity in
more ways than one.
1T was sent here by a Memphis agent.
headed Negro Policy" numbered 365,
issued by the Phoenix Insurance COM
pany of ST. Louis, dated in that city the
10th of March, 1851, and signed by John
Is. Camden, president, and w. II. Pritch-
artt, secretary.
The premium paid was $3.50, and the
risk was for $4,000 for three months
from noon of March 4, 1851, to noon OF
June 4, 1851, on 16 slaves, as follows:
Tom, Frank, Sophie, Eviline, Jordan,
Daniel, Ann, Hester, Henry, Lew, Re.
lima, Ellen, Nelson, Mary, Charlotte
and Ann, in favor of Bolton, Diclins &
Co., of Memphis, Tenn, being at the
rate of $500 on the life of each one who
Night die during the continuance of pol
icy.
The restrictions in the document read
that the said slaves ''shall have only
The privilege of travelling in the usual
conveyances on land, rivers, lakes, OF
inland seas, and of residing in any of
the states and territories of this union,
or the British provinces of North Amer
lea, north of 80 degrees north latitude
and 20 degrees west longitude from
Washington city, except that from the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06

The five cents Cousin Anna gave us
when she met us as we started" Nab
whined disconsolately, Juggling at the
string that bound her to Dots arm.
bah! old cry facet" Dot said, with
dignity. Il want to get enough pen
aies, SO we can have ice cream soda and
some pep'mints. Come! We'll try this
place. 1t looks nice and big, with heaps
2f people on the porch"
81 want mamma" Nab said, discon-
solately, but followed Dot up the piazza
steps obediently, holding out her red
fez, while Dot turned the crank of her
music box so vigorously that no sound
Of any sort came from it. People be-
gan to stare at them. One young woni-
an bent and kissed Mab's hot cheek,
saying: "You poor little angel! Have
you got nobody belonging to your"
Nab did not answer; her eyes were
fast on some one coming up the steps.
With one bound she broke from Dots
hold, and flung herself tempestuously
into Uncle Ned's arms, crying out:
"Uncle Ned! l want to go home. ]
won't ever be Dots monkey any more"
mo, you shall be mine," Uncle Ned
said, swinging her upon his shoulder
and walking away in triumph.--Out-
l00lx
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
THE cYCLEr.

mentioned are all on the eve of introduce
ton. Most of them were on exhibition
in the great bicycle exposition at Paris,
and were put into operation with great
success.
The most ingenious, perhaps, TO
ceived the name of the ''cyclet." Its
mechanism will be sufficiently obvious
from a study Of the enclosed diagram
The protested object of the contrivan1
is to dispense with the chain, but ar
exhibited, it had the demerit of COM
polling the cyclist to pedal in very
awkward position. This fact was due
largely to structural defects in the BIZ
cycles to which it was applied. 1t is
apparent that it could be readily adapt
ed to machines of any make wit i!Ea-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06

Grandmother Allen began to fidget, and
wonder what had become of those IRE.
cious little dears. At first Dots NAM
ma only laughed, saying:
"They will be here in little while,
bright as new penny"
But when three o'clock saw them sill
away, she too, grew uneasy, and Went
to search for them.
So did Uncle Ned, but he chose an
other way. Somehow, he remembered
Dots face as he saw it last. 1T would
be just like her; she is the most orig
inal little morsel!" he muttered, as he
took his way along the shady streets
to a big hotel much frequented by sum
mer visitors.
About the same time Dot was saw
mig little tearfully: Its your fault.
Nab; you're too big. Nobody won't
believe you're my monkey when 1 tell
them SO. And you don't hold yonr
cap out right; you drop it as soon as
they don't put things in it. You ought
to keep holding it till they were sorry
and gave you something"
my arm gets tired. I'm hungry.
want to go home. We have got
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
BIRDS FROM GREENLAND.
Curious Specimens Brought Back
by Lieut.. Peary.
Remarkable Change in the Color of Plum.
age of Northern Species-HOw the
Skins Were Cured by the
Native Women.

Birds of a strange feather are many
of those in the collection brought by
Lieut.. Peary from northern Greenland.
They were shown and their peculiari-
ties pointed out by Mr.. Frank NJ. Chap
man. assistant curator of the ornitho-
logical department of the New York
Museum of Natural History, before The
Linnaean society.
MIR. Chapman exhibited the so or
more specimens that constitute the
Peary collection and which has been
prepared under his direction. These
specimens arc only small part of
Lieut.. Peary's original collection, the
greater part of which having been
eaten by the dogs when the provisions
of the expedition had run low.
"Thcre are 14O species of birds re-
ported from Greenland" said Mr.. Chap
man, "one-half of which properly be-
long to the country, the other half
being found there on their visits from
other lands. Fifty of these are water
BIRDS"
The lecturer then showed the birds,
and in a conversational manner de-
ScclDeu UIeul, uW0llluS Par GICI1dIIy Ou
the plumage.
An interesting member of the collec-
ton is a guillemot that was shot by
Lieut.. Peary. ''The guillemots live in
enormous colonies" explained Mr..
Chapman, land as the tens of thousands
of females sit each on single egg, on
the edge of cliff, with their black sum-
mer backs toward the sea, they darken
the rocks. When approached by boat,
in their fright they suddenly turn, pre-
senting their light breasts, and thus in
stantly apparently transform the rock
from black to white. Then, as they
take flight, they often carry their eggs
some distance between their legs, and
literally pelt the approaching boatmen
with them"
The specimens of the guillemots show
The remarkable change in the plumage
Of Arctic birds from the dark of summer
TO the light of winter. This change is
Strongly emphasized in the specimens
of lagosus in the collection, which are
sufficient in number to show every grad
nation from black to white, according
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
LINDE's LIQUID AIR.

The Most Powerful Refrigerant That Can
Now Be Used.
The rapidity with which scientific
discoveries nowadays receive Industrial
application is illustrated in the con-
struction by Herr Linde, a German
chemical engineer" of a large plant
for the manufacture of liquid air. AS a
refrigerator liquid air is in demand, be-
ing the most powerful of refrigerators.
A further use of Herr Lines plant is
the economical production, or, rather,
concentration, of oxygen, since in the
process of cooling and condensation the
air in his apparatus steadily becomes
richer in oxygen until the gas becomes
20 per cent. of the product. At this
strength oxygen gas is sufficiently good
for certain practical purposes and COM
mands purchasers. The cost of the gas
thus prepared is much less than that of
oxygen obtained by any other process.
The Linde apparatus embraces pow
erful engine to compress air. The COM
pressed air is cooled by ordinary means
cold water, for example. 1t is then
passed into a spiral pipe over 100 yards
long, which pipe is inclosed in q second
spiral pipe. By letting little of the
compressed air in the inner pipe escape
into the space between the two pipes
low temperature is obtained, and the
inner tube and it's contents are further
chilled. Each successive portion of the
compressed air in the inner pipe reaches
the point of escape into the outer pipe
cooler than the portions that have pre-
coded it, and thus reaches lower tenn
perature on expansion. The effect. is
cumulative, and at length the air flow
ing in the inner tube is cooled to the
point of iquefaction, after which
continuous stream of liquid air is mere
ly question of engine power.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06

fling alterations. The idea is ingenious
and seems destined to be adopted with
notifications.
A curiosity in bicycle mechanism is
the "Funiculaire." as it is called. Tie
idea of the machine will be apparent
from an inspection of the cut beneath.
Detailed explanation is superfous. The
inventor was not at first taken serious
ly, But now he has won some honor as
an original genius.
But the grand desideratum of the
cyclist is a continuance for the regula-
tion of the speed of his machine. This
regulation has never heretofore been
possible to quite the extent desired by
riders who frequent country districts
that are variable in respect of level.
The bicyclist travelling now down q
mountain and then upon a plane has
sorely lamented this want of inventive
ness among machine makers. It must
be admitted that great credit is due
to the men who have set themselves to
great extent it is solved already. But
perfection of detail is conspicuously
lacking still. Those inventions which
attempt to meet the difficulty in new
way are mere notifications of the IA
miliar principle of wheels within
wheels. There is the usual lever to
throw the power from larger wheel
to small one. The great trouble with
inventors along these lines is their
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
LIEUT.. PEARY-S BIRDS.

70 the season in which the bird was
killed.
These changes are remarkable"
said Mr.. Chapman, "for they are very
xadieal, and sometimes take place in a
single week without the loss of single
feather, there being no moulting. This
<1ange is wonderful example of pro-
1ecfIve celebration, the bird in summer
being nearly the color of the moss and
ARCTIC shrubbery and in winter that of
the now. Some naturalists claim that
this remarkable change is not protec-
t'|1 eoloration, but that it is due to en-
NiIonnent."
The collection contains some most
1t1N<iful specimens of the sandpipers,
81 cir bright summer plumage; also
81 Ine swift flying falcons. The sum-
amer loon, with it's beautiful shaded
r<oK Feathers, used by the natives for
NNIsenal ornament, has fine repre-
live in the collection.
eider duck, in the light plumage
H@'&E seen here, and accompanied by
HEI ST, built of softest down, is rare
zE&<|nen of the collection.
re is a complete series of snow
0gs, that shows the gradual proc
a N Change of plumage from brown
and heads to black backs and
N heads. The series is of special
| in showing that this change
EsNs from the wearing of the tips of
thers. The long feathers lose
rown tips, exposing the darker
of the feathers on the back and
PORTIONS on the head.
Peary did not prepare these
paid Mr.. Chapman, "but en-
E' he native women for the pur-
hese women have a novel meth
pairing the skins, and one very
from that employed by us.
% them by chewing them.
these women cleaners of bird
put for a social visit they do not
fancy needlework to while
time, but supply themselves
skins, on which they chew as
~ on Conversations IN. Y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
NEW LIFE PREsERuER.

Made by Initiating the Cellular Tissue Be-
meath the Skin.
4 novel means of saving life in ma
rine accidents has been discovered,
which, if generally used, will probably
lessen greatly tine number of lives lost
by such accidents. The invention has
been pronounced very important by
the French Academy of Sciences,
which at one of their last meetings
listened very attentively to a lecture
by DR.. Laveraux upon the new inven-
ton. The inventor does away with all
artificial belts and other floating ap-
pliances; he proposes to initiate the
cellular texture beneath the human
skin on the breast, which, if filled with
air. forms a natural pneumatic belt,
by the aid of which one may not only
float himself, but even support another
body.
The idea is said to be perfectly prac-
ticable. 1t has been proved that man
weighing 100 pounds, whose specific
weight is between LOS and ITO, whose
head may weigh pounds, needs only
about 200 cubic inches of air within
his body in order to float with his head
out of the water. This amount of air
Is easily inserted into the hollow space
beneath the skin with DIR. Schneider's
aseptic syringes, which will in one in
lection initiate from 20 to 35 cubic
inches of air. The introduction of the
point, which Is only two millimeters
thick, will hardly be felt Such
pump is not even necessary.
1t is much simpler to use little APP
paratus, which consists of hollow
needle. thin rubber hose 10 inches
long, into which this needle is inserted
A little aseptic cotton placed in the
open end of the rubber hose is all that
is necessary. The skin is simply raised,
the hollow needle introduced into it,
and then the other end of the rubber
hose is taken into the mouth and the
mans own breath blown into it. Two
deep respirations, which are blown into
each side of the breast, will be suf1-
cient to float man. however heavy
Philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06

/; h of July to the LIST day of Nov ember.
il. each and every year, it shall not be
::,tvful for the insured to visit or re-
Sc south of "a degrees north latitude,
AID 20 degrees west longitude from
Washington city, or enter into the mil
itary or naval service whatever (tha
militia now in actual service eXccpted)
without such permission previously
obtained and Endorsed on this policy,
or in case they shall die in consequence
of duel or by the hands of Justice, or
III the known violation of any law of
this state or of the United States, OF
Of the said provinces, or If the said
slaves shall be engaged in any capac-
ity on steamboat, raft or vessel of
any description, without the permits
sion of said company previously OBJ
tanned and Endorsed on this policy, OF
shall run away or be kidnapped; then
and in all such cases the said company
shall not be liable for the payment of
the said sum insured or any part there
of, and this policy, so far as relates to
such payment, shall be entirely void,
This policy shall be void if assigned
without the consent of the company"
There was loss sustained under this
policy, as the following Endorsement
will show:
Received of the Phoenix Insurance
company $49S.0s in full, in payment of
negro girl, Charlotte, insured under
this policy, No. 365, less Al days in
terest. BOLTON, DICKINs & Co.
Memphis, May 81, 1851"
N o. Picavuno.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-06
DTS ADVENTURE.

~ 1t Was Not a Howling SuC-
ess, in Another 1t Was.
&ed was really to blame for it,
e had not the least thought
thing when he said to Dot,
me up with her round music
8 her arm:
little Dagol Where's your
'ot lives in the city winters,
IS all about the organ men
queer little beasts. She comes
ma in summer to the biggest
4Wn in which mamma herself
lie girl. She had always
would be a fine thing to have
nd go about the streets gath
hies. AS Uncle Ned saun-
khe grew very thoughtful.
face frightened. She ran
garden calling excitedly to
ister:
lab! 1 want you'll Aunt
yesterday you were one per-
Just turned five, and Nab
the two were almost of a
Dot was a mere mite, and
nsly chubby. When lunch
without bringing them,