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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
ANN0UN CE MBNT
Of
Miller&C0.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.

We desire to announce to our customers
that We are again occupying our building at
No. 317 King street We have now on hand
an ENTIRELY NEW STOCK of c. C. Stone
China. Porceaine. Carlsbad and French
China, Glassware, Lamp and Brass Goods of
all kinds, Jewett Chafng Dishes, Rich Cut
Glass, Decorative Pottery, Wedgewood. Tea
and Dinner Sets etc. Our stock is not only
fresh and new, but has been bought at the
very lowest prices direct from the manufact
urers. We do not pay any middleman's
profits. These goods come direct from the
maker to US.
WE DO NOT SELL SECONDS"
We guarantee prices Quality considered
Our store has been renovated from top to
bottom. We cordially invite you to call and
see the improvements We have made since
the fire. We take this opportunity to thank
our patrons for the fsvors they have accorded
US, and trust that by strict attention to
their wants to merit continuance Of their
custom Very respectfully,
E. j. MILLER & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

Come and see our great collection of Cloaks
and Capes and notice how we lead in style
quality and price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

Down Quilts with superior quality of down
and covering of most beautiful designs.
full line of Blankets at popular prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

pANNER HAMS, small sizes, and Of su.
- perior quality, for sale by -
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A. C. sLAYMAKER,s

4 MOTHER lot of Sweet Orr & Co.'S eele.
a brated oVERALLs and JACKETS, just
received by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

Winter Underwear for men, women an
children in all the prevailing styles an
prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

pROMANGELAN 2 gross Bromanyean
I'D Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry Flavors, received to-day by
J. c. MILRURN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

NORsETS reduced from 81 to 85c to dis.
" pose of small line, at
A. C. SLAYMAKER'a.
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A BEAUTIFUL line of UMBRELLAS for
"A Ladies and Gentlemen, Just received all
pricaa st A. G. SLAYMAKER,G
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

YVRY BALLARDSyALLE, the strongest
i Lithia Water in the market. For sale by
E 8. LEADBEATER & SONS.
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A FULL SUPPLY OF OPEN AND GOV.
n ERED BASKETS fer sale by
| - j c. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-06

In Notions and Dressmakers' Supplies we
eau give you anything you ask for
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
The Crypto.cone

But little additional detail has been
furnished concerning the wonderful
invention of the %crypt0scope by Prof.
S%alvioni, of the University of Perugia.
BY means of this instrument Prof.
Salvioni claims that he can actually
see the bones of the living body OF hid
den objects through the aid of Roent-
gen rays. The c%ryptoscope is simply
a black cardboard tube, coated inside
with a fuorescent matter, such as
harium platino-cyanide, or sulphate Of
calcium. At end is u lens, which
enables the observer to see the f1uores-
cent surface. The object to he exam-
ined is placed in the light Of a Crookes
tube, and the observer looks at it
through the c%ryptoscope from a suita-
bic distance. On the %fiuorescent card
board, which is excited by the Roent-
gen rays passing through the object,
the shadows can be seen by the eye as
though they We're developed OH a pho
Geographic plate. A duplicate instru-
ment. made and tested in Rome, is
said to have shown the bones in the
hands, coins in Il purse or in the
clenched hand. The essential fact in
the instrument is the substitution of a
phosphorescent or f~luorescent screen
for the Photographic plate, allowing
the rays which pass through the body
to fall on the screen and excite phos-
~phorescence in it according to their
strength, just as they excite more or
less chemical action in the sensitive
plate. If this invention turns out to be
all that is claimed for it. it will be of
infinite value to medical men in that
it will allow immediate investigation
into the condition Of a patient without
the undesirable delay which follows
OH having to wait until the photograph
ia deyelODel.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
DANCED FOR WEALTH.

a CharminE French I.ady's Method
of Booming = Worthy Charity.
At q beautiful villa near Paris was
lately given a charming fete. Pretty
women by scores were present. and
the loveliest among the party was
Madame T, always eminently 'the
fashion"
At the commencement OF the ball Il
young gallant FASTENED to he the first
to ask her to dance.
with pleasure, sir.". replied she:
twenty francs"
"Madame!!" exclaimed the puzzled
cavalier.
Il said twenty francs. monsieur"
II beg your pardon. madame" re-
piled he, smiling; there is a misun-
derstandins. l had the honor to ask
your hand for Il waltz"
"Ah, you are right" replied the lady
quickly. 'thcre is some misunderstand-
Ing. l thought you asked mo for Il
quadrillc: but since it is a waltz it will
he forty francs"
More puzzled than ever, the gen.
tleman waited an explanatio which
she gave him with a gracious smile:
do you understand. sir. that | am
dancing for the benefit of the poor:
1t is n louis for Il quadrillc two for
Il waltz and no reduction in price"
At this rate Madame + had no
lack of partners, and bravely and char
itably danced to the close of the ball.
| Who but a French woman would have
dreamed of such a urce of revenue?
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
A Dream FULFILLED.

"Dear Brother-I had a dream about
you the other night which worries me
q great deal, but l pray it is not true.
| dreamed that l and two other men
hauled you home in a wagon, and you
was covered with blood from head to
foot"
The above is an extract from a let
ter taken from the body Of George H.
Wheeler, who was found dead on the
tracks Of the Baltimore & Potomac
railroad ear the First street crossing
about 10 O'Clock last night by Watch
man Hereford. The deceased had been
an employee Of the railroad for a mum.
Der of years, having entered the ser
vice when he was nineteen years old.
He lived at 426 10 Ninth street South
west, where his wife and five children
received the sad intelligence of the
fatal accident about the time they eX'
pected him to return home from work
The letter from which the quota
ton given above was taken was writ
ten by w. T. Wheeler. a brother Of
| the deceased, who is a clerk in til.
Elk Ridge postofticc. The letter wa,
| dated March 5, 1896. The dream wa,
| fulfilled almost to the letter. The de
| ceased had been hauled home in {
wagon and his body was covered witt
| blood from head to foot.-Washingtol
Star.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11

Sleeping and dreaming in a barber's
chair lost a man the tip Of his ose
In San Francisco the other day. The
man dropped into the barber shop to
get a shave, and as his face was being
lathcred fell asleep. The barber con-
tinued to shave tho sleeping customer
gently. Suddenly the sleeper struck
out right and left with his fists, pre-
sumably at some dreamland foe. His
right fist struck the razor and drove
it's keen blade through the end Of his
nose. This awakened him with u
start, and after a hasty expiration
the man picked up the piece Of his
nose and ran to the city and county
hospital. The surgeon stitched the
piece of lose on where it belonged,
and there is a fair show of it's grow
ing in place or or less in place.
New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
Farm Notea.

Soak potatoes 90 minutes in q So
luton of corrosive sublimate, 2 ounces,
to 16 gallons water. to prevent scab.
Start the seeds for early vegetables
in boxes of rich earth in the kitchen
or other warm place.
There IS nothing Oh the farm that
moro truly or surely stands by the
farmer that stands by it than the
sheep.
1t is an item on the farm to plan the
work so that every day can be used
to a good advantage. 1t is the steady,
every day work that counts in farm
ing or in other lines.
The only safe way in knowing what
crops are profitable and how much is
by keeping an account with each crop
grown. commencing when the work
with the crop is commenced.
The profit from the cultivation Of
one portion Of the farm is often wasted
upon another portion. The most pro-
life cause Of failure to make ones
labor profitable is from trying to cult
vate land which is not in sufficiently
good condition to make a good crop.
The value of fax straw for fiber
consists in having the stalks unbroken
and parallel. If pulled by hand it will
more than pay the difference Of the
cost over the cutting with the self
binder. 1t should be pulled when vel.
low, stood up in bents, and then put
under shelter.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
Wa.hinnton Talk.

The president nominated w. a.
Little of Georgia to be assistant at
t0lney general. vice John l. Hall, re-
signed.
The act authorizing the st. Louis.
Oklahoma l. Southern Railway com
pany to construct Il railway through
the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
has become a law without the presl-
dents approval.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared IL per cent. dividends in
favor of the creditors of insolvent
national banks as follows: The
! German National hank of Lincoln,
Neb.. the First National bank of John.
son City, Tenn, the First National
bank Of Middlesboro, Ky.
Secretary Bruce Of Arizona, acting
under advice Of the interior depart
ment, asked Gov. Hughes, who has
been removed. to surrender his Keys
and records. He refused, saying his
removal was void until the appoint
ment OF his successor is confirmed.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
Grow More Roots

Although the seed of mangles, ruta-
bagas, turnips, carrots. ETC.. are so
cheap.very few farmers are acquainted
with the real value Of root crops. 1t is
simply amazing what an amount of
food for stock they will produce on
q small area. A.ton of hay equals in
nutritive value about three tons of
mangels, but land that would produce
two tons of hay will raise anywhere
from Ii to 40 tons of these roots. They
feed largely on the air. do not exhaust
the soil. and are easily harvested and
fed. The main thing is to keep them
from freezing, and to chop them up
before feeding: One farmer remarked
to me recently that he could almost
fill his wagon bed on a space no larger
that the wagon, and we have grown
them here that weigh 35 to 40 lbs
each. The seed can be readily OBJ
tanned from any seedman, and Nam
moth Long Red is generally preferred.
j. r. Huntington, indianapolis.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11

is the greater for nei,ner man nor
team will be ft to do full work on the
day following su.h exposure to say
nothing of dan ..ge to harness and
tools.
Still, 1t is improbable to lose ones
own time aud that OF hired help on
every stormy day.
A little are and forethought will
provide profitable work for all stormy
days under some comfortable shelter.
A very good plan is to have q small
memorandum book for the purpose,
and. whenever you think of some little
job which you would like to do. but
cannot spare time for, just set it down
in that book as rainy-day work. It
will surprise you to e how the work
will keep ahead of you and you svill
soon find that a great many things
which you v had time for are low
done without interfering with your
regular work.
A harness can be creased. And, by
the way the hest harness oil l ever
used was castor oil. A disk p%ulverizer
can be sharpened for the cost of a file.
A wagon tongue can be put in, or a
hayrack made, or q few rivets put in
the harness where they r needed.
Or a thousand and one other little
things can be done which every man
can think of for himself, and by so do
ing save money.
Have you cleaned up your seed grain
for the sowing? II not, S the next
stormy day.
If you should ever run out Of work
for stormy days. just put up that shelf
or clothes hook or something else
which your wife has been wanting for
so long. Perhaps, for the sake Of do
nestle peace, you had better attend to
your wife's wants before oil Of your
own work is done. . w. ID. p.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
MONTE CARLO IN THE LEAD,
Sums of Money which the Danl
Rakes In Day AFTER Day.

Sums of Money Which the Bank
Rakes In Day After Day.
Two thousand dollars is the average
daily sum Which the game of roulette
pays to tile gambling hell of Monte
Carlo during the winter. and in the
summer time that income drops to
$1,000. Trente-en-Quarte does not
yield so much. There are. of course.
days when the bank loses money, that
is, when some rar"ly-fortunatc game
ster breaks the bank: but this is not
often the case.
1t may not be generally known that
4 sort of combination exists between
the gambling hell and the church of
Monte Carlo, inasmuch as the latter
looks for it's sustenancc t o a rake-olf.
Prince Charles made that arrangement
with the church, so as to Civ etone to
the little principality which ought not
to b ewithout an editice Of decency,
and by this contract the house Of God
draws $4,000 per year from the sinful
money that the bank rakes in. After
the prince has imposed upon the bank
the maintenance of the bishop, the
clergy and II or two benevolent i'll
situations, he forced the former to re-
sign. keeping the place vacant for a
number of years and pocketing the
episcopal salary himself. He resorted
to similar trickery when the new ca
thedral was built. A sum was SUBJ
scribed by the bank, which was to be
paid in annual installments while the
church was in process of erection.
This done, the generous ruler made u
private compact with the architect,
whereby the latter was to proceed with
the building of the edifce in the slow
est possible way. The difference in
money between the payment by the
bank and the cost of the enterprise
also found it's way into the pockets of
the thoughtful sovereign. The thea
ter, orchestra and other amusements
provided for the guests and visitors
are paid for by the bank. One hun,
dred and fifty thousand dollars are IN.
nually set aside for that purpose.
Threc-quarters of this amount are Civ.
en- to newspapers in the form of sub
ventions, and the other fourth is given
to self-styled missionaries, who write
pamphlets against Monte Carlo, and
paste h walls of the n%eighborina
Nice with posters warning people moi
to visit tn eplace. In some cases these
posters are veritable works of art and
the infamed Imagination of those who
preach against the games. Others are
i, exceedingly grotesQue aud ludicrous
in their pictorial illustrations of the
!, consequences of the game Of haZard.-
st. Louis Republic.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
soLoMor,s TEMPLE.
The Enormous Cost of Building This
Great Place of WOrship.

Geeot Place OF WOfshtD.
Few people, ven In these days Of
palmy extravaganza and millionaire
display, have any adequate impression
Of the gigantic cost of the great tenn
pie Of Solomon. According to Villal-
pandus, the "talents' Of gold, silver
and brass used reached the enormous
sum of fG,S79 900. The worth Of
the Jewels is generally placed at a
figure equally as high. The vessels Of
gold, according to Josephus were val
ued at 100000 talents, which reduced
to English money las has been shown
by Chapel's reduction tables). was
equal to f575,2296,:O3. The vessels Of
silver, according to the same authori-
ties, were still more valuable, being
set down as worth fG4G,:344,OOO.
Priests vestments and robes of sing
ers, E2 100000; trumpcts, 100000.
TO this add the expense Of building
materials, labor, ETC., and we get some
wonderful figures. Ten thousand men
hewing cedars, 10000 bearers Of bur-
dens, $4,000 hewers of stone, $500
overseers, all of which were employed
for seven years, and upon whom, be-
side their wages, Solomon bestowed
f6, 773333,997. If their daily food was
worth so cents each, the sun total for
all was fG3, z. 0SS during the time of
building. The materials in the rough
are estimated as having been worth
=, 1000.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
The Cause of the Improvement.

Some Of the local railways in Scot.
land, especially in the north, are pro.
verbally balky. Apropos of this a
London traveller, writing home, said:
1--WE were bowling along at nearly
seven miles an hour and the whole
train was shaking terribly. l expected
every moment to feel my bones go
through my skin. Passengers were
rolling about though they seemed fair
" sober. l held on firmly to the arms
of my seat. Presently we settled down
a bit; at least I could keep my hat on
and my teeth didn't chatter. A quiet
looking native sat opposite me look
ed up with a CHASTITY smile, and wish
ing to appear cheerful said:
"'We are going a tritle more smooth.
ly, l see.''
".Och, yes, man. was the reply, and
he handed me his snuff-b o we're of
the line nOO.'"
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
Golf Under Dimcultie..

Golf is played at Buluwayo under
somewhat difficult conditions. Balls,
If lost, cannot be replaced easily, and
not only have ''caddies' to keep their
eyes wide open when a stroke is made,
but the player must have M eye on
the ball in its flight and another on any
bit Of scrub in which a native may be
lurking. A slight squint under these
circumstances would to be an ad-
vantage rather than otherwise.
The native does not wish to assegai
the player, but only to get possession
Of the ball. Having secured that and
got away, he will have holes pierced
through the ball 50 that he may string
It as the most prominent gem among
the beads of his necklace for full dress,
and thus adorned he will strut as
proudly as IL the golf ball were the
MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
A Matter Of pronunciation.

II never realized so thoroughly the
peculiarities of the English language
until I struck Boston a few days ago."
said Or. Il. b. Sangree of this city.
II was anxious to reach the house of q
friend in Newton, a suburb of the Mas
sachusetts capital. When II is in
Boston, the alleged center of culture,
one is inclined to be particularly care
full in his manner of speech. l was,
accordingly, particular to pronounce
the word Newton correctly when /
asked a policeman to direct me to that
place. The officer shook his head in a
puzzled fashion. 4 never heard of it,
he said. That's strange said l, it's u
suburb of Boston, The man shook
his head again and declared: There's
no such place around here 1 protest.
cd that there was such a place, for I
had friends living there. The police
man called a MISUNDERSTANDING
gentleman who was passing and
asked him If lie knew of such n place.
The newcomer thought a moment, and
then said that he had never heard Of
the place. 'What!' I cried, with some
heat for I was growing weary; you
must have heard of Newton-N-e-w-
tom %! they both cried in one
breath, you mean Motion "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
mi KIND THAT PAYS.
The Kind of Farming That Is Protit
mile.

The Kina Of Farming That is Proit-
able.
One point needs to be emphasized at
this time: Farmers should inquire
more closely into the wants of local
markets, and try to meet their re-
quirements. 1t is surprising to what
an extent the interior towns depend
upon large cities-perhaps thirty or
fifty miles away-for products which
should be supplied by nearby farmers.
In the more thickly populated parts
Of the country fresh vegetables. poui-
try, eggs, meat aud dairy products are
always in demand, at fairly remuncra-
tive prices, yet how little of the money
paid for these commodities goes into
the pockets of farmers, who should le-
ceive it all. In fact, 1t Is no uncommon
sight to see farmers buying for their
own tables vegetables which by a little
forethought might have been raised
on the farm and made q source OF
profit.
We are not advocating the idea that
the general farmer should be a mar
ket gardener, but a we'll provided gar
den or "truck patch" should be an ad-
1unct to every farm. 1t should he in
unfailing source Of good things for the
home and a profit to its owner. The
farmer engaged in growing staple
crops has little time to devote to other
matters; but at present low prices
might It not pay better to grow less
wheat, corn and potatoes and give
more attention to producing choice
vegetables, to improving and increas-
ing the flock of poultry and to sup
planting scrub stock with improved
breeds Of cattle? Early and late veg
etable, fresh eggs, poultry and choice
butter are always in good demand, and
farmers should produce these commod'
ities, at least to such an extent as to
supply their own families and the de.
mands Of nc'ghboring market or min
Ing toWns.@Orange Judd Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
A Ribbon Pocket

Take half a yard Of double faced
ribbon not less than four inches wide.
Make Il box pleat at the top and fast
en- the folds securely the pleat being
on the wrong side. At the back sew
a black safety pin so that the pocket
may be fastened securely to the gown.
Now for the lower part or pocket:
Turn the end over far enough to make
a bag that will hold a handkerchief
or small purse. Stitch it at the sides
and turn Il hem an inch wide finishing
it with feather stitch. 1t will be seer
that by using the double faced ribbon
the top of the pocket and the facing
Of the hem will be the same, and in
| contrast with the pocket itself. 1t is
n convenient and pretty accessory OF
! 6rQSs.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
His Recreation.

81 have always thought" he was
saying to himself, "that the division
of the Intellectual history of the race
into the three so-called brilliant
epochs, the age of Pericles, the renais-
sance and the revolution, is fanciful
and arbitrary. 10 the student of his
tory, who marks the advance of hui
mainly, not by the shadows cast by
the great names along the wayside Of
the ages, but rather by those silent
influences that insensibly mould char
acter and leave their unmistakable
traces in the"-
A voice from the next room inter-
rupted the speaker.
'What are you doing. Elliotism"
II I'm playing, mamma" replied the
dear little Boston boy.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
Fro., Foreign Shores.

The marquis of Salisbury has gone
to the north of France.
The Bermuda has succeeded in land
ing her cargo of arms and ammunition
for the Cubans.
A piece is to be produced at of
the theaters in Berlin in a few weeks,
the author of which is said to be none
other than the emperor Of Germany.
The Peruvian government has mott
fed the diplomatic corps TINT all
claims against Peru out Of the recent
civil war must be- made within thirty
days.
An order issued by the Austrian min
lister of public instruction has been
published. admitting to registration In
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-11
Their strength i'm Their Legs.

The laborers on the railways Of
Northern India have but very little
strength in their arms, it all being in
their legs. A shovel filed with ballast
late, consequently one man pushes the
by means of a rope attached near the
lower end Of the handle, drags the load
along. This division Of labor seems
to do very we'll, and the men will man.
age to handle a reasonable amount of
ballast If given sufficient time. The
natives, having no strength in their
arms, are not able to pump u hand
cars, but they can get on the rails be-
hind a car and push it at a speed Of
ten miles an hour on the level, one
man running On each rail.-Engineer.