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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-14

THE COUNTRY EDITION
is nearly as large as that of tho daily. This
edition is sent out three times week. The
advantages Of advertising is this paper are
apparent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-14
ALSO READ THIS.

Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County,
Md sold bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm to man who had been suf-
fering with rheumatism for several
years. 1t made him we'll man. a. ].
McGILL. Fof sale at 80 cents per bottle
BY J. 81. Janney, Druggist.
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brother Charles, aged about 10 years.
About nine months ago her father, moth
er and sister, Letitia, schoolteacher
about IS years Of age. were all stricken
with typhoid fever. The father and
daughter died within few days Of each
other. The mother is still lingering, and
is in the constant care Of Allie, the old
est daughter A water power sawmill
on the farm has been kept going since
the fathers death.
With the assistance Of the boy, Miss
Robinson cut down trees and hauled the
logs to the sawmill, where they were
converted into timber. Four months
were consumed in logging. and Miss
Robinson cut down most Of the trees
herself She put the logs OH the mill and
personally superintendent the saving.
Most Of the framework Of the large
warehouse Of +. p. Cohill. now in course
Of erection at Hancock, was sawed by
her. Lumber from her mill has been pur-
chased by dealers in Hancock Miss
Robinson is n stout young woman and a
very energetic worker. She is a splendid
horsewoman. Besides doing all this. she
attends to the farm work. Hancock
md Dispatch.
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Among hundred fashionably dressed
women picked out at random at any
daytime function there will not be more
than five pairs Of spotless white gloves.
Women could not be induced to wear
dirty white lace bonnets, nor carry soil
ed handkerchiefs or dirty visiting cards
or wear dirt begrimed collars or cuffs.
Are dirty Light gloves whit daintier or
more presentable than any Of the objects
namedY
Fashion having decreed white gloves to
DO en- rigueur, the lady from the suburb
an districts must also don them when she
comes into town for the days shopping.
And she is TO be seen ON the avenue in
full chase after bargains, her appropriate
cloth costume disfgured by the dirty
white gloves which loudly proclaim her
lack OF refined taste or even of common
place cleanliness But then she and the
town lady belong to the sex that in the
preceding generation. according to the
chronicles. engaged in amateur street
sweeping, substituting trains" for
brooms. and that carried miscellaneous
assortment OF rarely If ever cleaned
rats on the head. The dirty gloves
are, it must be confessed, an improve
ment on either Of the foregoing and in
the process Of time these offenders
against good taste may come to acl1nowl-
edge that daintiness ought to stand first
In a woman = calendar of social graces
Vogue.
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1t is all very we'll to talk Of the I'M
failing chic of the Parisienne, but
think the purple veil Nine Rejane wore
in the street here recently was simply
hideous. The worst Of it is that several
women have already adopted it and are
going about looking as if they were in
the last stages of jaundice because Of it,
all the while flattering themselves that
they are being very French and extreme
ly fashionable. There is one fashion, how
ever, which Nine Rejane, in common
with the rest Of her country women, pos
sesses which ought to be adopted by ev-
cry American woman. 1t is the habit of
wearing properly cared for boots and ir-
reproachable skirt bindings. An Ameri-
can dresses from the head down, the
Parisienne from the foot up.-Washing-
ton Post
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National Council Of Women.

The National Council of Women is one
Of the grandest and largest organiza-
lions Of women that tho world has ever
known. Its very being and the POSSIBLE
ity OF its creation marks an era in the
worlds history At its last convention
in Washington a few months since there
were gathered the most eminent women
Of the land. together with delegates from
every civilized country.
The council has paid membership of
700. 900 members. and there are proba-
bilities Of it becoming more potent than
even the political conventions Of men in
its direction Of affairs which touch upon
the family and the state.
This immense organization is describ-
cd ut length in Peterson's Magazine by
Margherita Arlina Hamm, who is editor
Of its woman's department. She tells Of
the method OF organization Of tho rules
and governing forces. tho personalities
which have made all centralize and har-
monte for one prevailing object
Some Of the famous women spoken Of
are Mary Lowe Dickinson, May Wright
Sewall. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan
b Anthony. Lille Devereux Blake.
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Har-
riet Keyser. Mary q Francis, Ellen
Battele Dietrich, Ida M Rev. Nine
Eva Albert. Cynthia M MISSIONER, EN-
ma Cranmer. Lady Henry Somerset.
Elizabeth Grannis. Mariana Chapman,
Sarah Cooper. Frances Willard. Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw. Rev. Carrie Bart
lett. Mrs Holbrook. LII B.. Cornelia
X Hood. LII B., Rev. Ida Q. Hultin,
DR.. Julia Holmes Smith. DR.. Marie
s Strickland, DR. Mary Green and Alice
Stone Blackwell
The best types Of the members are ar
ranged in classes according to their pro
fessions. philanthropies or work The
article is memorial to woman S energy
and growing Importance
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FLORENCE Nightingale seventy-ers.

On the 10th day Of May Florence
Nightingale celebrates her seventy fifth
birthday-as great a woman and as great
a public benefactor and AZ much Of q
heroine as she was 40 years ago, when
she went forth from her comfortable
home in England, not as a mere nurse
to attend to the wants of the wounded
and dying British soldiers in the Cri-
mea, but as a fearless organizer Of a
great field hospital system, which the
British war Office authorities, staff Off
GERS and generals had looked upon rs \
mere matter of afterthought in the pre-
liminary arrangements of one of the
most difficult campaigns in the history
of the civilized world, writes Fitz Roy
Gardner in sketch of Florence Night
ingale at Seventy Five" in The Ladies'
Home Journal.
No one had thought Of the physical
sufferings which would have to be I'M
dergone by the brave soldiers who were
sent out with the prospect of long win
ter campaign before them, without any
adequate hospital arrangements having
been made. When the great mistake was
realized, it was woman who came for
ward to rectify the terrible blunder, and
it may easily be imagined that obstacles
were thrown in her way. But public
opinion was soon aroused, and when
Miss Florence Nightingale arrived at
the Crimea with her band of nurses she
had the whole British people at her
I back
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al can't see no pints about this bit ~
silk no more'n another"

al can't see no pints about this b;t ~
silk no more'n another.
Well. I'm not stuck on relics mvae,,
unless they consist of things aotnalIv
made by the noted person, or fragment,
which actually give some ideal Of IN.
noted place. But fetichism was man.
first religion, and most people retain
enough Of it to value any little thine
from famous place. bottle OF w,tae
from the Jordan or some Of that rob
salt from the mountain near which god-
ON and Gomorrah once stood. For nv
part can't see why chip from the salt
pillars Of Usdom is Of any more vslns
than one from the rock salt of thai
Louisiana island, and az for Lots wife
why, they have carved a splendid statns
Of her, and you can see it in the Loui.i-
ana section OF mines and forestrv-ta
feet high, Of clean. white salt. strons
and merchantable. But, upon nv word
it's / O'Clock before we've seen any thing
So let us adjourn to the creole kitchen
annex to the Woman's building.
This little rest will give us couraoe
for the long climb to the highest hill
and the Manufactures and Liberal
Arts building 1t not only has the most
commanding position, but is the largest
Of the exposition group, and what won
der it would seem to us if we could
only Danish the memory Of that 80 acre
marvel at Chicago. Visitors here who
did not see that, and especially the rural
southerners. think this one of the grand
est structure, ever put up in America. II
is 260 by 351 feet, with floor area Of
1903, 900 square feet and an inside clear
height Of $50 feet.
Rather the prettiest things in here ara
ceramics and mosaics, glass and glass.
ware, and all ivory and marble products.
especially those Of Italy. In fact, it is
scarcely an exaggeration to say that the
Italian section is the exhibit in these
lines, as France and Austria did not
come in this time. Cincinnati greatly
distinguished herself at Chicago by fine
work of every kind, and she is PARTON
larly we'll represented in this and the
Woman's building. These lovely mosaic
mantles and foorings, this fine earthen
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and china ware, and this artistic paint
ed glass are chiefly from Cincinnati.
though Of course other places are well
represented. / observe that the southern
states here as in all the other buildings
are represented almost entirely by what
is useful, and, except from the Tate
Marble works, cannot find an ar
ticle valuable only for beauty that is
distinctively southern. Perhaps the
south is too new a country industrially
for the fine arts to have developed. The
great exception is embroidery. Many
fine collections Of that are southern, and
the colored ladies especially are worthy
of high praise. How we do miss the
Japanese from this building, with their
wonderful vases and damaskeening, and
the Siamese, with their ivory carving,
and that fine work from Vienna, and
those marvellous dresses shown by the
French. Still there is enough here, and
the useful. the solidly practical, are
most needed at the start
1t is amusing to observe how short
time the rural visitors stay in the Art
hall, and how modestly each one ettrio-
utes his lack of interest to the fact that
he couldn't understand nothin about
1t. i" After a stroll among Alabama
minerals we are weary enough to stop
at the next building, that of Illinois ana
reclining in the easy chairs ON her broad
porch enjoy the beauty Of the scene IN
the mellow light of the setting sun.
Bang Don't jump. 1t is only the sunset
gun in the United States regulars camp
over there. And after it comes the beau,
tiful trumpet call, retreat. anu
now listen to the chimes, the loveiy
chimes ON the great bells in the admin
istration tower, which add SO mucn 70
every evenings enjoyment
There is still an hour and hali Dc
fore the fireworks. Shall we take IN 'De
Midway?
1t is more likely to take us in. Inere
are a few good shows, however ino
Turk, from Tipperary-but his CLOTHES
are all rights footing. and the v,s
German is shouting, and all the Aiaus'
Chinese and negroes are making racAe''
Tor this is their best hour, ana Inv
noticed in all countries that the uai-
races seem to wake up and take Cd %
ira animation at twilight. IL is 'ne.
you can hear the regroes singing Oh ~
farms, perhaps because the tune nas
come to quit work. 1t is half past anu
time for the great fireworks. repressn ~:
ing the storming and capture on "~
Hai-Wei. After that come the wonue is
ful electrical fountains But IL w.
be rash indeed to attempt descrip',ss
OF these In truth they rise above l''''
human language. J. b. fAAA
! Aflanta
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Affirmation, pure and simple. with
out reasoning and without proof, is one
Of the surest means of planting an idea
In the popular mind. The more concise
II is. the more free from every appear
ance of proofs and demonstration. the
more authority it has The religious
books and the codes Of all ages have al
ways proceeded by simple affirmation.
Statesmen called upon to defend any
political cause and manufacturers adj
vertising their goods know what IL is
worth. Yet IL has no real influence. OK
cept II is constantly repeated and so
far as possible in the same terms. Ma
poleon said that repetition was the only
serious figure in rhetoric. By repetition
an affirmation is incrusted in the minds
OF hearers till they at last accept 1t as a
demonstrated truth. What is called the
current OF opinion Is formed. and then
the potent mechanism Of contagion
comes in. Ideas that have reached GER
tain stage, in fact. possess a contagious
power as intense as that Of microbes
Not fear and courage only are contagi-
Gus. Ideas are, too. ON condition that
they are repeated often enough.
When the mechanism Of contagion
has begun TO work the idea enters upon
the phase that leads to success Opin-
ion, which repealed IL mt first, ends by
tolerating and then accepting 1t. The
idea henceforward gains a penetrating
and subtle force which sends IL onward.
while at the same time creating sort
Of special atmosphere, general way Of
thinking Popular Science Monthly.
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the central or highland south epitomized.
Pass around this building and you come
at once to the point from which can be
had the best general view Of the grounds.
Before us is an oval basin, about half
of which is taken up by the double lake
they call Clara Mere and the rest by the
Plaza, with walks, seats and fountains.
Around this basin except to the north
east the land rises in terrace and knoll,
and on the commanding points are the
principal buildings, the Art hall, with
huted columns glowing in the far north
west, like a Greek temple. Take par
ticular notice Of that island in the lake
and the electrical tower near BY. for
there you will see tonight the latest tri-
umphs OF science over the mysterious
force. and some pyrotechnics beyond
your most dazzling dreams.
But are there not much finer fireworks
elsewhere than this little city can get
up?
Not in this world. Some other world
perhaps.
The first big structure to our right is
the transportation building. Sporting
and athletic goods are also shown here.
by association, suppose, with bicycles.
OF which the number, variety and beauty
are enough to make the Oldest man an en-.
thusiast. Farther along are vehicles
made Of aluminium, the new metal -
as some folks call it, They are marvel.
ously pretty, a little too bright and
shiny for my old eyes. but so light that
the smallest horse could draw a family
In one and scarcely know it. They ar,
admittedly only promise as vet. 70,
aluminium isn't quite cheap enough 70,
that, though it has cheapened much fas
ter than any other metal
Don't tail to thoroughly examine th;,
varied map or model Of the Nicarnor,
canal, 80 feet long and nearly as broad
with all the mountains and hills. IN,
lake and river shown at their relat;r'
size and height and the oceans ON hot,
sides 1t is beautiful and instructive
and Just now has unusual interest W,
go next to the Electricity building .whic,
isn't much to boast Of in the DAYTIME
but is brilliant at night. like some otbe
beauties we know. AS we step ont =
the north end of it we meet with a sn-
prise-an abrupt descent, at the bottom
creek, with rocky banks, and bevon,
that woodland and a cotton seld Al
in state Of nature. -
We will go along the north side to N
woman S building and put in an hour !
two IN looking at the colonial and oths
relics Every one Of these bits of eli
ana jewelry has its history and the 81
letters and documents are extremelv :,
rious. ~
Now, as Mark Twain's friend t,;,
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II has been interesting to watch the
gradual way in which woman's dress
has Lived up" to the big sleeves, whose
advent two years ago was startling in
novation. Capes promptly succeeded
jackets when the fashion became pro
nounced, modistes and arbiters realizing
that it was asking too much of the aver
age jacket sleeve to be responsible for
the hiding of such mass Of dress sleeve.
The skirts were the next parts Of the
costume to adapt themselves to width
and voluminousness n necessary CON
cession, az the bell skirt. with the bal
loon sleeves, was little short of gro
tesque. Bonnets then dotted their height
and took unto themselves width, pre-
serving tho equilibrium Of the outfit,
and the crush collars and belts added
"ears" and wings" to their effect
Shoes have remained pointed, though
they should have fiared, but parasols
have grown fluffy and fiat to partake of
the general trend of belongings
Finally the motif has entered bou-
quets. The very newest thing at the
florists are the butterfly bouquets, wide,
shallow affairs, with spreading bows or
wings Of lilies, or what you will, and a
center Of some other flower. Roses are
effective fianked with lilies, daffodils,
with white sweet peas or violets bunch
cd ON each side of an Easter lily, camel
liza or light hued rose. Loops Of ribbon
fall from the center Of these butterfly
punches, which bid fair to temporarily
at least dethrone the popular shower
bouquet. New York Times
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old, her father removed TO Davenport,
Ia, which has since been her home. but
she was educated mt the same seminary
in Andover that her grandmother at
tended many years before tho birth Of
the novelist She is large, wholesome
looking woman. with fair complexion,
brown hair and bright, intelligent blue
eyes. which sparkle with good nature
and humor.
She was strongly drawn TO literary
pursuits as girl. and her first notable
published story appeared in The Atlantic
Monthly in January. 1884. The tale
was entitled 1.-THE Bishops Vaga.
bond, and was such n strong effort that
people began TO wonder who Octave
Thanet was and to predict that a new
literary light had appeared. In March
the same year The Century Magazine
published another story, Mrs. Finlay' s
Elizabethnn Chair. Since then a great
many stories and novels have come from
the pen of the gifted Iowa writer. and
she is now regarded as one OF the stron-
COST short story writers in America. Sho
has passion for old furniture and rare
china. and has also made quite valu-
able collection Of pictures by modern
French and Italian masters.
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Miss Grace Chisholm, an English wo-
man, has just taken the degree of phi
losophy at the University of Gottingen.
with the express permission of the Prus-
sian minister of education
This is the first degree ever taken by
awoman at Gottingen since it became a
university. The emperor has hitherto
opposed the admission of ladies to the
imperial universities, and it is supposed
that the comforting of the degree upon
Miss Chisholm indicates change of pol
icy in regard to the higher education Ct
women. Berlin Dispatch.
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A bold and fearless statement was
made in this column n few days ago
touching beauty. II was put forth that
there were only three actresses ON earth
who could lay an honest claim to beauty.
"Clara NJ. writes that her curiosity
has been aroused and wants to know
who the three are. Now. it would be
very ungallant to say. The statement
has all the actresses in the world guess
ing, and until the names Of the three
are mentioned each Of our footlight
favorites win believe abe is one Of them.
Why spoil their funf What is the use Of
calling names to make people feel in
iured and sighted and misunderstood
do not doubt that Miss Clara NJ. II
she be an actress. could lay an honest
claim to recognition as one Of the three.
New York Press.
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succeeded 80 far in enlisting in their
cause many prominent deputies who
have formed the parliamentary group Of
woman s rights. .
To tell the truth. there are not many
women in France today who take very
great interest in the question OF woman 8
rights. But if there ia not quantity there
Is quality.
At the present day the most ardent
disciples are Mime. Potonie-Picrre and
Nine. Maria Martin. Those two ladies,
with Mime Bogelot. who attended the
women's congress at the Worlds Colum-
bian exposition. walk in the footsteps Of
Maria Deraimes, to whom they were
ever most devoted.
They are the correspondents Of many
Of the organizations Of women, both in
Mime. Potonie- Pierre is secretary OF the
leading French organization Of women,
La Solidarite DIES Femmes, and also
OF the French branch Of the Universal
and International Union Of the Women
Of England.
Nine Maria Martin is now the edi.
tor Of the only newspaper published in
the interests of women in France, IL
Journal des Femmes, after having at
tanned tho unique position Of being edi
tor Of political journal strongly de
voted TO the interests of her own sex.
During the last three months Of tn,
year 1894 women took great stride il
advance After repeated demands made
by the women to the deputies meeting
was finally organized and parliamen
tary group formed The majority Of thu
socialist members at once joined thu
group. and many, without moment
hesitation, expressed themselves Willing
TO indorse the most radical demands o
the programme presented by the women
Tho women demand favorable vot
In the chamber Of deputies on the prop
osition of law giving all women o
age and not deprived Of their civil right
the right TO act as a witness ON all Ger
tificates and civil documents. They ais
claim the nomination Of committee o
a members TO reconsider and reform
the entire civil code. and especially l.
modify article &, which says that ever.
Frenchman shall be possessed of civi
rights. making il read. Every person
without distinction Of sex, shall be pos
sessed Of civil rights "
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Camilla Collet, the eminent Scandi-
navian writer who has Just died, was a
strong advocate Of equal rights for wo-
men. 1t is said that no private person
in Scandinavia and northern Europe,
with the exception of Fredrika Bremen,
has done so much to raise the respect
for the northern woman and her person
atty. Camilla was the daughter OF one
of Norway's most remarkable men, the
leader of the early Norwegian independ-
ence movement and sister to the poet
Henrik Vergeland In 1871 she mar
ried the prominent Norwegian jurist,
p. J. Collet, and ten years later became
widow. In 1855 her novel, 1.-The Amt
mans Daughters, made her famous
Like all her succeeding works, it advo-
Gated enlarged opportunities for women
It made great sensation.
Both Ibsen and Tolstoi declare that
they were indebted to her for many ideas
and suggestions From purely literary
point of view, her works are highly
praised. The esteem in which the old
authoress was held was shown by the
great demonstration in Christiania two
years ago on her eightieth birthday. IN
this festival it is said that n thousand
women, representing every nationality,
took part, and representatives from many
Of the learned. literary and political So
cieties Of Europe attended. Few women
not of royal blood have ever been the OBJ
ject Of so cosmopolitan celebration
Nine Collet leaves four sons. all promi-
nent in Norwegian affairs
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OCTAVE 1HANe1's NEW MISSION.
To the Rescue OF Miss Fiaeier. Who Killed
= Negro Boy.

Octave Thanet's mission heretofore
has been TO write very readable short
stories and novels Of western life, bat at
present she has n new mission. She has
left her homo In Davenport, Ia. and
has gone to Washington to console and
comfort her friend. Miss Flagler, who
accidentally shot and killed young no.
gro boy not long ago and has been in
dicted by the grand jury for the offense-
Miss FlaRler fired a pistol to brighten
away gang Of rougbs who were de-
spelling her garden. and the bullet
struck tho young negro who was outside
the fence watching the roughs and in no
way taking part in the disturbance The
coroner's jury acquitted Miss Flagler,
but the grand jury took a different view
OF her deadly act.
Octave Thnnet's real name Is Miss
Alice French. She was born In An
dover. Mass. in 1866. and admits that
her mothers ancestors came over in the
Msyhower When she was but 8 years