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The herald., 1896-11-19

1t is a great art to learn to abandon
oneself to the spirit of play. There are
many reasons for cultivating this habit.
Not only is enjoyment an object in it
self. but it tends to preserve health and
youth and prolong life. 1t, moreover,
makes one more agreeable and COM
paniOnable. Eactly in proportion to our
capacity to enjoy is our ability to please.
We cannot radiate enjoyment that we
have not first felt. 1t is those people
who take a lively and pieasurable in
terest in everything whose society is
most sought. Women commonly need
this doctrine more than men. And it is
this very faculty for enjoyment that
men mean when they preach of the
charms of fellowship. There are.
however, men who are as monumental
in their surly and pompous dignity as
women in their anxious and fretful
passivity. All sorts and conditions of
men might we'll take lessons of children
in spontaneous enjoyment
The herald., 1896-11-19

work is done, and her bright eyes search
the track for the groom, who stands
ready with cooling blankets a short dis
tance up the stretch. When blanketed
she is returned to the starter for recog-
milton and views the grand stand crowds
with an air of conscious pride and evi-
dent appreciation of their applause.
Marion's career as wonder" though
short, has been series of successes. on
Aug. Sth, at Waupan, over a half mile
track, she made her first public appear
ance. pacing the full mile in 2:131s. which
so early was a speed far SURPRISING the
hopes of her owner. Her next engage
ment was at the Minnesota state fair.
Aug. 3lst to Sept. 5th, where she per-
formed before over 200. 600 people, Her
exhibitions were heartily accorded first
place among the track features, both
press and public being unstinted in their
praise. Her best mile at that place was
paced in 2:09s4. She had just concluded
an engagement at the Michigan state
fair at Grand Rapids, where she added
new laurels to her fame, pacing in 2:06A
towering the track record of 2:0S% held
beats the worlds record for pacing
by Flying Jib. This last performance
mares ito bike), 2:061a, held by Pearl c.
and Lottie Lorraine.
A story is going the rounds of the pa
pers of fight between a monkey and
dog in an Indiana town, in which peo-
pie seemed surprised that the monkey
should have won. Those, however. who
know the monkey in his haunts, where
the powerful old males display canine
teeth which no bulldog, or dog of any
breed. could match. can easily believe
that light once fairly started, the mon
key, having also the advantage of hands
and feet to seize with ought easily to
win. What the monkey lacks, as rule,
is pluck and the power of enduring pain.
On the top of Jakko, hill in Simla.
lived horde of monkeys tended by
sacred Indian beggar. and many of
these are very powerful and savage
brutes. The worst OF all was named
MaharaJah, and was the terror of most
dogs. But one day subaltern, fol-
lowed by white bull terrier, went up
Jakko, and Maharajah objected to the
bull terrier and was buried that after
noon.
There is a larger kind Of Himalayan
monkey which is very dangerous to
small dogs. When the dogs run after
them they make for a tree, await the
dogs attack, snatch him up and bound
up the tree, and from one tree to an
other, ultimately dropping the strangled
corpse at a distance from the spot.
We know one fox terrier, however
who had escaped this fate. He was
seized by the monkey and carried off !;
but no tree happened to be handy
Nevertheless, the dogs master was in
despair when he saw them disappear to-
gether down a steep hillside. Following
as best he could, he suddenly came
upon the pair on the ground, the terrier
with his teeth in the monkeys throat
who was vainly trying to tear him
away. Although he thus came off victor
that terrier never got within reach of
langur, as these monkeys are called
The herald., 1896-11-19
IN TRAINING FOR CONGRESS-

The young Sunday school teacher leaned
forward and looked into the eyes of heI
class OF youngsters with a troubled look
In her face. says the New York Herald.
SO many Of you are absent today" she
said; where is Johnny Goodboy?'
He was arrested for train robbery
ma am answered tiny voice ''He was
years old and the boys guyed him Co sc
he hadn't his name in the papers yet"
And Jimmy?' asked the fair young
teacher. Surely he must be ill?''
He's feelin pretty bad, ma'am." said
Tiny Tim. He got sentenced to Elnira
wouldn't send him TO Sing Sing, 'co'se he
was only 6. He cried himself sick over ii. .
How about that dear. little curly-haired
FREDDIE Angelchiid? asked the teacher
hopefully. Certainly he will not WELD to
sin and evil. He is years old now"
oh said Tiny Tim. hes in training
for congress. He's not going to be bad until
he gets a good chanst."
The herald., 1896-11-19
BEECH TREES PROOF AGAINST
LIGHTNING

DR.. Carl Muller makes the interesting
statement that in Germany, during the
period of eleven years included between
1879 and 1890, some fifty-six oaks, twen-
ty frs, and three or four pines were
struck by lightning, but no beeches, and
this notwithstanding the fact that 10
per cent of the forest trees of Germany
are beeches, IL per cent oaks, 13 per
cent pines and per cent frs, or. in
other words, there are nearly seven
times as many beeches as oaks. Null
Ter seems to think, therefore, that the
beech shows immunity from lightning
effects, and remarks, further, that trees
standing in wet ground are more liable
to be struck than those in dry, that such
as have dead limbs are more liable than
those without, and that trees rich in
fatty matter and resin are more likely
TO be struck than those which are not
Himmel und ErGe.
The herald., 1896-11-19
TO A CYCLER

High rolling cycler. pilgrim of the land.
abound.
And lov'st thy wheel, whose we'll filed rub
ber band,
With sudden puncture casts thee to the
ground.
That cold. cold ground where safeties drop
The fool that tries to coast on them down
hill.
To thy pneumatic saddle. not beyond
Mount, darling rider! Thy most ardent
strain
In praise of safeties, ne'er failing bond
Is still twiXt thee and that long list Of
slain
Who, though they sprinkle all the earth
with gore.
The praises, of the wheel sing evermore.
Leave to the nightingale the shady woods
A blaze of glorious open road is thine
Ard if thou hast a score of bruises. floods
Of misery and curses not divine.
Thou art q type of those most WISE who
Far from the kindred points of heaven and
home.
My heart leaps up when I behold
bicycle pass by.
So was it not when / began,
So is not with every man
Who oftimes in the dust has rolled
Without a cry.
l ride my wheel where'er I can
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by wheeling merrily.
Mary F. Nixon in the New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-11-19
COURT CLERKS MISTAKE GIVES
HER A FORTUNE

owing to court clerks error the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company of New
York must pay Mrs. Nellie Phinney of
San Francisco judgment of sos, 900,
with interest and costs, making over
100000. Such was the decision rendered
by the United States circuit court of
appeals in San Francisco Monday.
The company refused to pay the life
policy Of Guy c. Phinney for sos, 600 and
suit was brought by the widow and judg-
ment given. but the case was appealed.
r. M. Hopkins, clerk of the court at
Washington, failed to properly indorse
the writ of Arror filed with him. there
fore there is no official record showing
that the writ was actually filed. The
time allowed within which another ap-
peal might be filed has expired, so the
decision is final.-Chicago Times Her.
aid
The herald., 1896-11-19
BRYAN's SECOND CAMPAIGN

When Grover Cleveland retires to pri-
Vate life and resumes his money-making
career, he should carry with him the
gratitude of the renovated Democratic
party for one thing. Perhaps he may
have earned it's gratitude for other
things; If so, however, the merits of
those things are not yet known. But
for having proved that defeated prcsi-
dental candidate is not only availa Bile,
but may be sWeepingly triumphant as a
candidate at the next election. he has
placed the party in his debt Were it not
for that experience in Cleveland's po-
litical career, a strong objection might
be raised to the nomination of William
Jennings Bryan in 1900
At one time in our history this oh
lection was regarded as conclusive. 1t
was urged that a candidate, once de-
feated, would encounter so much pre-
judice as to make his election impossi-
BILE; and since the unfortunate nomina-
tion of Henry Clay after he had been
defeated, no defeated candidate was
ever given another chance until the
nomination of Grover Cleveland in 1892.
But the result of that nomination swept
the superstition away, so emphatic were
the election returns in Cleveland's favor.
In the light of that experience. no objec-
tion Will be urged to Bryan four years
hence on the ground that he has been
defeated
All other considerations will be in his
favor. He is young man. of education.
ability, clean character. dignity. strong
convictions and the courage of his con-
Victions; Democrat at heart as well
as i'm words: and tribune of the peo-
pie. who, without any of the usual ac-
cessories of a national campaign, has
carried for the cause he represents a
much larger percentage of both the pop
ular and the electoral vote than, under
more favorable circumstances. was cast
for John c. Fremont in the year when
Lincolns party first measured its
strength with the established order of
things.
The second Bryan campaign has al
ready begun.-Cleveland Recorder.
The herald., 1896-11-19
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY

There are located in this state three
large successful beet sugar plants, one at
A1varado, one at Watsonville and one at
Chino. says the California Fruit Grower.
The growing of beets for sugar has be-
come very large, permanent industry
in California. Thousands of acres of
land are devoted to this purpose, and
thousands of people reap benefit from
beet harvest. Further large factories are
talked of, and one is projected by Claus
Spreckles. the sugar king, near Salinas
City in the great Salinas valley Monte
rey county. When completed this is to
be the largest beet sugar factory in the
world The present factories have a very
large combined capacity. The following
table shows the output for 1896:
Factory Tons Beets. Lbs. Sugar
Alvarado ............. 27,SS5 5,400 COZ
WatsonVllle ........... U,14o q $50, 000
Chlno ................. SS,2S7 22,000O00
Totals ...............192.217 $3.50 900
The worlds production of beet and
cane sugar for 1S95-96 Is estimated at
100000 tons. Of this amount the beet
sugar producing countries, not including
the United States. furnished 1926, 600
tons. The worlds crop for 1S94-95 is es-
timated at S,314, 900 tons, thus showing
decrease in the worlds production last
year of 1,314 900 tons of sugar of all kinds
Ontario Record.
The herald., 1896-11-19
QUAINT BOOK TITLES

The following are the titles of lot of
curious books OF Cromwells time: The
Christian Sodality: or, Hive of Bees. Suck
ing the Honey of the Churches Prayer
from the Blossoms of the Word, Blowne
Out Of the Epistles and Gospels OF the Di-
vine Service Throughout the Yeare col
lected by the Puny Bee of All the Hive,
not worthy to be named otherwise than
by these Elements in His Name f. p
A Fan to- Drive Away Flies; Theolos-
ical Treatise on Purgatory. A Most De-
leotable Sweet Perfumed Nosegay for
Saints to Smell AT. A Reapng- Hook
Well Tempered. for the Stubborn Ears of
the Coming Crop, or Biscuit Baked in the
Oven of Charity. carefully conserved for
the Chickens of the Church and the Sweet
Swallows of Salvation. High Heeled
it,1al Muctard Pot
The herald., 1896-11-19
COSTLY TRINKETS.

Open-faced watches, with fancy deco
rated and enameed backs continue to
please lady patrons.
A gold chain bracelet with a diamond
fleur-de-lis in the center. is one of the
many charming designs in this direction.
The cluster ring is receiving deserved
popularity. A favorite style employs :
large stone in the center with smaller ones
around 1t.
Cabinet ornaments claiming attention
are vases and other pieces. in Copenhagen
ware, which borrow their shape from
Greek mythology.
Silver tea and coffee pots. fitted with 3
removable sieve. appeal to progressive
housewives as this device expedites the
thorough cleaning of spouts.
The herald., 1896-11-19
A GREEN AND ORANGE GOWN

A tailor-made gown of Russian green
serge is trimmed on the bodice with
orange yellow velvet which is to be the
fashion, among many other things of
this warm brilliant color. The round
waist has box-pleated front of the
serge trimmed with fine gold buttons.
There are small yoke and girdle of the
yellow velvet. and also removable cuffs
and turn-down collar. with standing,
one. also of the velvet lined with VET
low satin. The skirt flares a little on the
front and sides. and is very full at the
back and lined with blue and gold
shot silk-New York Evening Post.
The herald., 1896-11-19
THE POWER OF ILLUSTRATION.

The power of a graphic illustration to
stop argument was shown at the recent
convention Of New England Universalsts
at Portland. Me. They were discussing the
question of a new creed in lively style
the radicals making, as usual a lot OF fuss
Thereupon Rev. Mr.. Wells of Belfast aros e
and told the story of polvgamist who had
two wives. one old and the other young
The young wife. not wanting him TO look
old: pulled out his gray hairs, and the old
out his black hairs So he became bald. "If
this picking away at creeds doesn't stop
to wear a denomnational wig" said Broth
er Wells. and the radical contingent was
swept back amid the general hlarity.
The herald., 1896-11-19
HE WAS AN EXCEPTION.

Did my dead doggie go to heaven"
said little Benny Bloobumper to the Rev.
DR.. Thirdly.
Well Benny" replied the good man.
Il am afraid that animals do not go
to heaven at all; but iE they did l am
sure your doggie would go too"
But don't you think he went to heav-
en- anyhow persisted Benny. "He was
Skye terrier, you know."-Harper's
BaZar.
The herald., 1896-11-19

the rubber hose and the other carries
brass arrangement about loot in width
across the face. Here there is narrow
slit running from side to side. and not
more than one-thirty-second of an inch
in width.
Through this narrow aperture the COM
pressed air is forced at the rate of sew
enty-five cubic feet minute. The house
maid using the pneumatic sweeper
passes 1t back and forth over the surface
of the carpet--New York Journal
The herald., 1896-11-19
IT WAS GOOD TO GET HOME.

She was young girl and she was return.
ing from Europe. where she had been
quite alone. to visit relatives The home.
the trip. 'It was all SO lovely" she told
q friend a few days ago "Our little dog
didn't know me at all and came out and
then he was so glad to see me-, Oh. 1t was
so lovely, all 1ovely.''-New York Times.
The herald., 1896-11-19
kEEP TOUR....
4th and Broadway.

then already several years of age, died
104 years afterwards, in 1919: and q
white-headed vulture, captured in 1706,
died in 1926. in one of the aviaries Of
Schoenbrunn castle, near Vienna. hav-ss
ing passed 1lS years in captivity. Num-
erous ravens and paroquets have been;
known to live 100 years and over Al.
with most birds, magpies live many
years in a state of freedom, but do not
reach over twenty or twenty-five yeara
in ca ptiyiry
The herald., 1896-11-19
MISTAKEN IN THE WOMAN.

In the seat opposite me sat woman
about As years of age. and as glanced
at her occasionally and noticed her Sc
we're expression I set her down for a
temperance fanatic and a person who
The herald., 1896-11-19

tion to stand for East Bradford. and
hopes for brilliant victory for social%
ism - -f sirt IS
The herald., 1896-11-19

Birds are, ordinarily, exceedingly long
lived. The swan, it is ascertained by
means of unquestionable record, has
been known to exist over three hundred
years. A sea eagle, captured in HIS,
The herald., 1896-11-19
THE RICHEST ACTOR

NJ. Coquelin. whose fortune is estls
mated at 81 100000. has the reputation
Of being the richest actor in the world
The herald., 1896-11-19

A rainfall of six and a sixteenth inch
was recorded at Triests recently ~
twelve hours. *
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D. Bendheiinl & Sons,
316 KING STREET.

sufferer and prayed for her recovery
nearly all night. On the following
morning she was entirely free from
pain and on the second morning she
was able to leave her room.n
The National Rifles, which has for thirty
FIVE years been prominently identified with
the military interests of the District of Colum.
bis, has now, to all intents and purposes
practically ceased to be military organza
ton, but it will continue as social organi.
zation.
Owing to Misunderstanding, the garbage
cremstory plant in Washington his been shut
down and the garbage for the present will be
disposed of in the old.fashioned way of taxing
it down the river past this city
A marriage license was issued in Washing.
ton yesterday to Msrcellus ]. Owens and
Mamie B. Green, both Of King George
county.
The remains of Mrs. Jesse Owings, who
died In Washington on Sunday, were brought
here to-day and inferred.
In the annual reapportionment of post.
masters salaries no change was made in the
Alexandria Office.
The depot at Burke's Station on the South.
ern Railway is to be rebuilt.
The City Council meets tonight.
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LOCAL BREYITIES.

Good strawberries sold in market TO-
day at 8 and AGENTS box.
The raid made on Sunday by the po.
lice was on the Silver Leaf Club, and
not the Fern Leaf, as stated.
Mrs. Jos. Clark was knocked down
and bruised by a cow in the south
eastern part of the city to-day.
Belle Haven Council, No. 81, Jr. o.
q. A. NJ, at its meeting last night con-
ferred the degrees of the order upon
two candidates.
NEVILLE, the little son of Mr.. Joseph
Rodgers, fell through the rafters of the
houses of Mr.. Chas. Lennon this even
ing and was badly hurt.
A number of Alexandrians will leave
here tonight to attend the reopening
of Mr.. c. o. Brill's hotel, on the con-
duit road northwest of Washington.
There was decided falling off in
business in the Police Court this morn
ing. Yesterday twenty-five cases we're
| on the docket to-day there were none.
The teachers of the NJ. P. Church
Sunday school held their monthly
| meeting last night and made arrange
ments for holding their picnic at Anda-
lusia on June 25th.
The committee on streets has ap-
proved the bond furnished by Contract.
or Howell, who will build the King
street sewer, and work on the sewer
will be commenced in few days.
1t is said that young Willie Simmons,
| who left his home in This city about ten
days ago, is now in upper Virginia ip
the employ of a Mr.. Clark, whe some
time since was the proprietor of the
basket factory at New Alexandria.
William Smith, colored guard from
the institution for the insane at Peters,
burg, Va, passed through here last
! night on the S:3S train, over the Wash.
| ington Southern Railway with two in
sane negroes for that institution. They
we're from Leesburg. Their names
were Smith and Thornton.
The Presbyterian, little paper pub
lished by some of the young men
of the Second Presbyterian Church
Of this city, says, "There has
recently been almost miracle of heal.
| ing, in answer to prayer, worked in
our midst. The little 12-year.old niece
of member of our church was thought
to be dying with heart disease, and the
! family, gathered around the little
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

PERsoNAL.-Mr. Graham Hill has re-
turned from Baltimore much improved
in health.
1t is said that Gen. Fitz Lee will GER
tainly leave for Cuba this week.
The Charleston, S. c., Ne,Cs and
Courier of the 18th inst, in reporting &
sermon preached in that city on the
previous day by Rev. T. P. Baker, says
''The pulpit of st. Michael's Church
Yesterday was filled by Rev. Thos. 2.
Baker. Despite the extreme warmth
of the weather Mr.. Bakers friends end
admirers attended the service in large
numbers, the congregation being much
greater than usual. After the service
Mr.. B. held quite levee in the vestry
room of the church. During the session
of the Diocesan Council here he is the
guest of Mr.. Charles 81. Draper"
Miss Phil. Wattles left here last night
on the Norfolk boat for Portland Me.
She was accompanied as far as Norfolk
by her brother, Mr.. G. W. Wattles.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Cation have return
ed from Kansas City where they went
to attend the M. P. General Conference.
General Gusts Lee. president Of the Wash.
ington and Lee University, was in Washing
to YESTERDAY.
Rev. Samuel 4. Wallis, of the Theological
| Seminary. at Alexandra, preached at st.
| Georges Church Suuday.-FTederieksb, star.
Mr.. and Airs. Walter Raymond left their
home near Warrenton, Friday to 60 to New
York, where they sailed for England on Sat
! urday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26

Mr.. D. P. Davis, a prominent livery
man and merchant of Goshen, Va, has
this to say on the subject of rheuma.
tism II take pleasure in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheu-
matism, as ] know from personal expe-
rience that it will do all that is claimed
for it. A year ago this spring my
brother was laid up in bed with inflam-
matory rheumatism and suffered in
tensely. The first application of Cham
berlain's Palm Balm eased the pain and
the use of one bottle completely cured
him." For sale by L. Stabler & Co
druggists.
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DECORATION DAY will be observed
u this city on Saturday and prepare
lions for the occasion have been about
completed by Thos. P. Davis Post, g..
4. r under whose auspices the cere-
monies will be conducted. The Post
will meet at their hall and march to the
cemetery in q body, headed by the
friendship Drum Corps. The follow
Ing IS the programme of exercises which
vii commence at p. M:
|. Sounding Assembly, bugle.
~ Calling to order, Post Commander
Travis.
g. To-day this Hallowed Place we
Seek, chorus.
!. Invocation, Rev. F. T. Benson.
Nearer my God to Thee" Leon
ada Qlartette.
.. Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress, W. P. Graves.
America" chorus.
: Grafton, Capt. Thos. 81: Mckee,
Sleep, Sacred Dust of Noble
Dead, chorus.
10 Cover Them Over" chorus.
II. Strewing Flowers.
y Benediction, Rev. F. T Benson.
Is Taps, bugle.
IL ~ Firing salute, Alexandria Light
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Silk and Black Goods Debt.

Just received into our Silk and Black Good:
Department 200 yards China Silk, which
we are going to sell at 1Sc.
Black Satin for Skirts, price 81 %. Now 81
Black Satin for Skirts, price LOO. Now 75c.
Black Satin Rhsdamas for Skirts, price
S1.25. Now S5c.
Black Satin Rhadamas for Skirts, price
$1.O0. Now 60c.
Black Taffeta Silk, 27-in. wide, to close 9Oc
Black China Silk, 27.in. wide, to close T5c
One piece Black Crepon, to close at Toe the
yard.
One piece OF 1la yard wide Black Summer
Serge, to close at SOC The yard.
One piece Summer Serge (blackl 45 ms
wide 35c.
45-in. wide Black Cashmere fast black,
12hc.
Satin Striped Satinet, 15c,
GS-Come in early ana make your selec'
tions.
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DRY GOODS.
GOODS

We named in our advertisement Of week
ago few items selected for special mention
gathered from different departments. We
will do Likewise in this. 1t should, however,
be remembered that every department is
making interesting offerings of seasonable
Goods at the lowest possible prices-offerings
too numerous TO be named in the advertise
ment columns of newspapers, but which will
richly repay the attention of the thrifty puI-
chaser.
The question of the hour, which every body
should be asking themselves is "Am to share
in the bargains now current at Eichbergs q"
You must answer it. We cannot. We give
the chances. You must use them.
10 Pieces Tuscan Dimity, price 1910. This
week Sc.