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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30
Rucklen,s Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30
Reduoed Rates to Richmond.

For the reunion of the Confederate Voter.
ans at Richmond June 30th to July End, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell,
June 10Th to July End, round trip tickets
between Alexandra and Richmond at the
ratio Of S2.47. Tickets available for passage
on all regular trains and good to return until
July 3rd.
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Seashore Excursions.

On Fridays and Saturdays, during June,
July and August, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. will sell excursion tickets for the
1000 and 11:O0a. m. trains from Washing
ton to Atlantic City, Cape May and Sea Isle
City at the rate of $5 for the round trip, tick
cts good to return until the following Tues
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30
Democratic National Convention.

For the Democratic National Convention,
to be held st Chicago, July z, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell on July 3,
f. and 6, excursion tickets to Chicago and
return at single fare for the round trip
These tickets will be good for return passage
until July ID, inclusive.
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Excursion Rates on the Southern
Railway.

Commencing Saturday, May SOth, 1896
and continuing each Saturday and Sunday
thereafter, until and including september
9th, round trip tickets will be sold from
Alexandra to Orange, Strasburg and Round
Hill and intermediate stations at the rate Of
one fare for the round trip. Tickets limited
to the following Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30
Fourth of july Excursion Rates.

For the above occasion tho Southern Rail-
way Company will issue tickets or July End,
Bird and 4th, limited to July 7th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30

The following houses, whose advcr ,isemcpt
appear in the GAZETTE will he found reliable
and are commended to the attention OF pur7
chasers:
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke stroct.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
Sobt. w. French, AIT and 419 King stree ct
COAL AND WOOD.
| J. K. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street
| w. A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
George r. Hill & Co., 216-222 roth Lee
street.
CHINAWARE,
E. j. Miller & Co., 81 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, 8. w. cor. Leo aud
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, N. W. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets.
DRUGGISTS
+. S. Leadbeater & Sons, 1O5-107 south
Fairfax street.
Warfeld & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
W. F. Creighton & Co., corner King aud
Royal Streets
L. stabler & Co., N. W. corner Of Kiog and
washington streets.
DRY GOODS.
woodward & Lothrop, 10th, 18th, anS
streets, Washington.
). Z. Iackett, corner King aud Pitt streets,
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royal
A. c. slaymaker, 429 King street.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
J.. & 81. Aitcheson, 116 King street,
W. 3. Moore, south Union street.
GROCERs Sc COMMISSION MERCHANTS
W. A. Johnson & Co., corner Cameron and
Royal streets.
Henry F. Robertson, cor. King and Wash
Dgton Streets
y. U. Mllburn, north Royal street.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
1t. VIM. Ramsey, cor. Of King and St. Asspb
streets.
INSURANCE.
Laurence stabler, 7O1 King street.
LUMBER,
Reishell 1; Son, southeast corner ROYAL and
Wilkes streets.
Josiah Il. D. smoot & Son, 81 north Unica
!treet.
smoot & Co. 25 north Union street.
II EMNANTS of Striped and Checked
LIZ MUSLINS at
A. G. sLAYHAKER's.
T . MATS Extra Fine Old Government
\ - JAVA COFFEE, iuse received and for
ale at 35c, freshly roastei, by -
J. c. MILBURN.
A CASE OF SEAMLESS HALF-HosE,
n splendid value pairs ior 25c., Just re-
eived by A. C. SLAYMAKER, successor 10
mos B. Slaymaker.
DEAL TISSUES in Beautiful colors, at
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$1.25---Washington to Baltimore and
Return---$1.25.
Tickets will be sold via the Pennsylvania
Railroad Saturday and Sunday, July 4th
and 5tb, and will be valid for return passage
until Monday, July 9th. Good on any
train
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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
HELLO

TELOl HELLO
We wish to call your attention to the
ALEXANDRIA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
AND ITS ADVANTAGES.
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STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM.
wv PANY (LIMITED.)
FERRY SCHEDULE


On and after June 7th. 1896, and until
further notice the following ferry schedule
will be in force.
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street, at
6 90, 7 80, 80. 8 80. 10 80 and II 30
a. M, 10 80, 80, 2 30ss3 80, 80, 30,
80 and 7 Is p. m.
Leave Washington, foot of Seventh street,
at 6:15. 7 80, 8 30, 9 80, 10 30 and II 30.
a. M, - 80, 1 80, 2 80, 8 80, 4 30, 30,
6 80 and z 15 p. m.
N B. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS STEAM
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon,
days at 90 8. m, and Alexandria at %
a. M, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
G. W. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
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RAILROADS.

MONT AIR LINE.
INFECT to change without notice to the public
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'yXTARFIELD & HALL,
DRUGGISTS,
CORNER PRINCE AND FAIRFAX sTs.
Prescriptions a speciality.

Prescriptions speciality.
English, French, German and Domestic
Toilet Soaps; Genuine Fa-ina Cologne; Mag
nolia, Hedyosimia, Geranium and Florida
Water; Genuine Lubin's Extracts; Sponges,
Hair Brushes and Combs best English Tooth
Brushes; full assortment Of Patent Medl-
..os Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch, Sea Moss
Iarine, Spices of all kinds and select stock
OF all articles sold by druggists at prices as low
IS tho same quality can be obtained elsewhere
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TanN sat- alveron for Warenton
LOCAL SERVICE.
stations Connects at Manassas Tor sss
Rocky ountand iernei
arTento
media tesaion ngarrves Alexandria G37 a. NJ
Alexandria returning $40 ana zoo p
m.
SERVICE
orandN Memphis New and
Car bewe Greensbor Montgomery
35and
ysndN Sleeping Car between
Charlotte
Pullman reservation
THOMAS MOSS Ticket Agent Alexandria, Va
VIII We. TURH
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DRoMANGELAN, 2 gross, Bromangelsn
I'D Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw.
berry Flsvors, received to-day by
J. G. MILBURN.
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NAVY BEANS, best quality, &c per quart
u or &c per ID, at
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~ ENUINE PORTO RICO MOLASsEs,
" choice quality, just received by
7 G. MIIRTIRN
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~ ENUINE FOSTER KID GLOVES for
" I.adies. warranted, for SLIPS, just re-
!, yed at A. G. SLAYMAKERS.
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"AMS-Shafers Mild Hams and Cox's
IL Winter Cured Hams small sizes, for sale
nv ]. C. MILBURN.
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DRoMARTY YARMOUTH BLoATERS
" Just received by
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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose advertisement
appear in the GAZETTE will he found reliable
and are commended to the attention Of pur7
chasers:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
ABANDONED FARMS FIRE-SWEPT
Grew Up to Sunf1owers ana These Made
Food for the Flames.

Grew Up to Sunf1owers ana These Made
Food for the Flames.
Portions of Kiowa, Stafford, Edwards
and Pratt counties in Kansas are being
swept by prairie fires, which light up the
sky until from this distance the appear
ance is that of red sunset. Thousands
of acres have been burned over and the
loss of property will be considerable
Ten years ago, while Kansas was hav-
ing it's wonderful boom, the country out
there was thickly settled. and the land
was all ploughed up. The hard times
five years ago drove most of the people
out, and since that time the land has
grown up to weeds and sunflowers That
is the reason the fire burns with such
fury. Out in 'Finney county, near the
Colorado line, another big prairie fire is
raging The latter fire can be plainly
seen from Pueblo, Col, and covers thou
sands of acres of grass lands.
The only town known to be directly in
the path of the fire is Iuka, Pratt coun-
ty, small town on an abandoned
branch of the D., NJ. & A. railway. No
loss of life is feared, but probably some
stock and personal property has been
consumed Very few people live in that
section of Pratt county, all having aban-
doned their farms and allowed them to
be overgrown with n rank growth of sun
flowers and weeds.-Kansas City Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
THE LEER BELT.
Cattarlugus Nomenclature and a Unique
Area in the Allegheny Valley.

Cattarlugus Nomenclature and q Unique
Area in the Allegheny Valley.
The southern portions of the counties
of Cattaraugus, Allegheny and Steuben,
and the northern portions of the Penn
sylvania counties bordering on these
three. may be called aptly the leek belt
of the country. In that part of the AL
legheny valley wild leeks grow in profu-
sion. They were there when the first
settlers came, a century and more ago,
and they are there yet 1t was a good
thing, too, that they were there in the
pioneer days, for until the newcomers
had been there long enough to gather
their first crops from the virgin soil, the
leeks kept hunger away from many a
clearing. IT is in the diary of one pio-
neer that 'the main sustenance of the
family for a long time was wild leeks."
All efforts by the descendants of the pio-
neers 10 eXterminate them have been en-
lirely unavailing. Cultivation of the
ground, in fact. has tended to increase
them.
The fayorite growing places of the
leeks are in the meadows. The leeks
come up tender and odorous in the spring
along with the new pasturage. The COWS
would be compelled to crop them even
if they did not like them, as they do,
and as q consequence the new milk and
new butter Of the leek belt are impreg-
mated SO strongly with the wild onion
flavor that they do not find favor in mar
ket The jewellers within the leek belt
are compelled to consume the entire
product of their dairies at that time of
year, when milk and butter elsewhere
are best But the owners of the leek
farms and their nearby neighbors like
the flavor of their milk and butter and
now and then outsiders affect to prefer
them to the ordinary everyday product
of the non-leeky meadows, and buy
them, but such are few. The air of
spring in that particular stretch of the
Allegheny valley is so strongly redolent
of the leek that when the season is at it's
height it reaches even to the outlying
settlements.
This diminutive wild onion has a flavor
somewhere between that of garlic and
the cultivated onion, and if one is I'M
mindful of the effects upon his breath
and no one cares for that in the leek belt
it is better raw than a new cultivated
onion, and boiled, root and all the ma
tives declare it knocks boiled onions
clear out of the pot. The leek is only in
evidence fortnight or so. Then it goes
to seed and quickly rots down to the
root. which is a tiny pear-shaped bulb.
People outside of the leek belt declare
that the farmers within it, whenever
they take their walks abroad, wear an
implement fastened to their boots which
they call leek hook, and with this they
scoop leeks from the ground as they
walk, but this is probably not true.
If ever leeks become a marketable COM
modify the tickle maid Fortune will sit
down ahlOng the leek belt farmers and,
holding her nose, perhaps, be their long
time gueSt.-NeW York Sun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
Electric Light on Batuletields.

Special attention is being given by the
French military authorities to the ques-
tons of succoring the wounded on battle
fields when night comes on after great
battle. Experiments have been made
with powerful electric arc lights, but the
apparatus has conditions. At length it
has been practically determined that the
ambulance corps men shall wear little
incandescent glow-lamps in their hats,
just like ladies of the ballet in a spectac-
ular extravaganza. Each man is to
carry a little primary battery in his
pocket for the production of the current.
The wounded in need of succor will look
out for the. little moving lights. and if
possible drag themselves toward them
Paris ettar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
Ice from the Upper Air.

A Yankee farmer in Brazil, who Ionged
for the cooling liquids of his native land
and was unable to obtain them in that
tropical country, has utilized kite for
the purpose of obtaining ice. He fills 8
tin can with wafer and sends it TO the
height of three miles, where it is prompt
ly frozen After sufficient interval the
kite is rapidly hauled i'll and the cake
of ice is secured. The inventor is so
pleased with his toy that he now pro-
poses to send up kite 80 feet long
by steel wire cable. Under the kite
will be suspended a pulley, over which
runs an endless chain bearing cans at
tached to hooks. The cans will be filled
with water, and the speed of the belt
upon which they run will be regulated
so that the topmost cans will be con-
verified into ice sufficiently hard to stand
the downward journey. This is certainly
the most original ice-mac:ine of which
we have ever heard.-South American
JOurna1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
CATHODE PHOTOGRAPHY.
Some Successful Experiments Made In
Yale College,

Experiments in cathode photography
at Yale are still being carried on. Hen
ry a. Bumstead, one of the instructors
in physics in the Sheffield Scientific
school, has been following the expert
ments of Prof. William A. Wright, and
with the assistance of Prof. Wright and
others has made some very interesting
pictures with the cathode rays. He has
experimental upon several animals. He
first took a mouse, and the photograph
shows the skull quite clearly, but the
bones are not at all well brought out
With fish and frog Mr.. Bumstead
also obtained good results. The back
bone of the fish is easily distinguishable,
as is also the bladder. In the frog
the leg bones are clearly visible.
Mr.. Bumstead obtained good photo
graphs of coins in heavy ather case
The coins were mixed in with a lot of
visiting cards, and the case was placed
beneath pine board an inch thick. He
also obtained a good photograph of pair
of eyeglasses placed beneath a board
and of the kernels of English walnuts.
All of these experiments were made
in broad daylight, and the exposure of
the negative lasted about an hour in
each instance
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
DID GEN. HARRISON KNOW?
his Engagement Announced on a Fatefu,
AnniVersary

bis Engagement Announced on a Fateful
Anniversary.
1t is a coincidence that ex-President
HarriSon's announcement of his engage
ment to Mrs. Mary Scott Lord Dimmick
was made on the anniversary of Mrs.
Dimmick's husbands death.
Walter Erskine Dimmick was born in
Honesdale, Pa, July 4, 1856. He pre-
pared for college at Stockbridge, Mass.
and later entered Yale. The class of
1878, with which he was graduated, was
enc of the noted ones of the university.
1t contained athletes as we'll as students.
and all who knew Dimmick liked him.
Leaving Yale, Mr.. Dimmick came to
New York and took a course in Column
b1a College Law school, which he fin
ished in 1880. He was soon afterwards
admitted TO the bar and entered the
firm of Gray q Davenport, since dis
solved
Meantime he had made the acuuain-
lance of Miss Lord, and in October.
1881, they were married at her home in
Albany. Their honeymoon had scarcely
ended when Mr.. Dimmick was stricken
with typhoid fever. His bride nursed
him day and night, but he died on Janu-
airy 16, 1882, just three months after
marriage.
The body was taken to Honesdale, Pa,
for interment, accompanied by a num-
Der of friends and classmates at Yale.
Among them were Henry H. Darling,
William Fl. Gilbert, Henry q. Coe,
Frank MaXon, Charles Parsons, Jr., and
Frederick Potter, who acted as pallbear-
erS.
The young widow, stricken with grief,
returned to her mothers home and re-
manned there for years. Her husband
left her considerable property but much
of this was lost by unfortunate real
estate purchases near Washington. Mrs
L. hny1 hoe,
Gent to enable her to live well.-New
York World
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
CAN CURE WITH HIS HANDS.
This Blacksmith Possesses a Remarkable
Power to Heal.

Power to Heal.
Heralded cures of the village black
smith, Bradley Newell, by the laying on
of hands, has made Jacksonville. Vt.
twenty miles from Brattleboro, almost
famous. Marvellous stories are told of
his wonderful powers, the source of
which he does not attempt to explain
Il have been told" said he that l
possess some power to heal, but l am
sure l don't know where it comes from.
| have treated many people, and many of
them have told me that [ have cured
them, but | suppose | cure some, while
there are some | do not cure"
He then related how he was standing
at the forge one day in August when
there came u whisper in his ear COM
handing him to go forth and heal. His
first subject was his wife, who had suf-
fered for years with dreadful headaches,
which compelled her to go to bed for
several days at a time.
He tried his power, and to their great
establishment she Immediately got up
free from the heada che, and they took
journey together. Since that hour he has
been deeply impressed with the feeling
that he has been given this power for
some purpose unknown to him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12

resentative of her managers approached
Fanny Davenport on the subject. Ger
tainly," exclaimed our actress. Il shall
be rejoiced to see Nine. Bernhardt in
the role" ''Then it is all right" cried
the agent, joyfully. "Of course, it's
all right" said Miss Davenport, thought-
fully, "but, you see, [ am superstitious
and in order to give good luck to Nine
with money" "Ah hap laughed the
agent. Funny! Nine. Bernhardt is
superstitious, too" with which he took
out a silver dollar and rubbed it across
do" said FANNY, calmly. 81 want $40
O0O." 'Wh-a-at!" cried the agent,
aghast. CHATS what I said" re
marked Fanny, and no argument could
convert her. So, in order to play "Gis-
monda" on her present tour Abbey,
Schoeffel & Grau have paid Miss Da-
vennort the exact sum she forwarded to
Sardou for the purchase of the play.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
BURIED AT DEAD OF NIGHT.
Rich Man Provides that His PaIibearer
Mail Sun We'll.

Rich Man Provides that His PaEbearers
Shall Sup Well.
One of the strangest of funerals took
place in Portsmouth, Va, one morning
at 2 o'clock recently. The dead man
was a Well-knoWn cotton broker The
pallbearers We're four stalwart negroes
Mr.. Nash was an extremely rich but
eccentric old man. In his will he stip-
ulated that his body should be kept
three days after death. At the end OF
that time the remains were to be in
tered at , o'clock III the morning. Three
hours before the time set for the burial
the negro pallbearers were to be treat
ed to sumptuous supper They were
not to be denied anything reasonable
The stipulations of the will were car
ried out, and at the hour of four huge
blacks bore coffin to the hearse wait
ing at the door. There We're no services
at the grave. The starlight shone upon
a weird scene. 1t was more like the
grave-robbing scene that fancy conjures
than the interment of an honored and
respected citizen of thriving town.
Mr. Nash left all his property to his
nephew. Edgar Nash, a Portsmouth cot
TON broker
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE BUILT.
VIII Pull Freight Train Either Forty
Eiphty Miles an Knur

OF
The Baldwin Locomotive works of
Philadelphia has shipped to the West
inghOuse Electric works in Allegheny the
first electric locomotive ever built for
steam railroad. The locomotive is the
size of an ordinary box car, being thirty
feet long and mounted upon two four
wheel trucks. Completed, it will weigh
sixty tons. 1t is geared for 800 horse
power, which will pull Il loaded freight
train forty miles an hour. BY a single
change of the gearing this engine can be
run up to 1900 horse power and can pull
a train eighty miles an hour. One man
will operate the locomotive by means
of a controller similar to that on a com
mon trolley car, only much larger and
stronger. The locomotive is built to be
operated by either overhead or under
ground trolley wire
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-12
Ella was HypnotiZed.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was hvnnotized
once to such an extent that she didn't
feel a needle that was thrust through
her arm. Faith cure and hypnotism
are branches of the same SCIENCE" she
says, land great revelations are near at
hand" She admits that she was fright
ened after her hypnotic experiment,
however, and remarks: IT should not
like to surrender myself to another in
that fashion"