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DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting incl
dent TO eczema, tetter. salt-rheun, and other
diseases ofthe skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it It is equally
efficient for itching piles and favori,e rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic core eyes.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents Per box.
TryDr. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are lust what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge-
Foe sale by L. stabler & Co.. Druggists.
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81. o5-Washington to Baltimore and
Return.
Tickets will be sold via the Pennsylvania
railroad SATURDAY. and Sunday, February Isl
and 2rd. and VIII Dc valid for return passage
until Mondsy, February 3rd- GOOD o1 any
tr1in
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STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT Oos
w PANY (LIhITTED.l
FERRY SCHEDULE

On and after October 1st, 1875, sni l ,.,,
further notice the following ferry scheo-''
VIII be IL force.
Lesve AIe1andria, foot of King s;reei. ~ !,
8 90, Z so. 5 80. Q 80, 10 so and l! az ~
3. NJ. - 80, 80, 2 80, 80, ! 30 o."
and so p. N.
Leave Washington, foot Of Seventh : = &
ST 6 30. Z 80, 5 30 80, 10 80 and !! ~ n
8. m, II 80, SO, . so, 3 go. 50, o%
and s 80 p. N. =,
y. B. Same schedule sun days, COLLEAGUES
9 so g. n. II
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS STE ~.
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington 2 N
days st z 90 g. m, snd 4le1andris =,
s. NJ, for landings SIS fSr IS Nomini All n
Wednesdays and Saturdays ST sane ho1i'''
St. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
c. W. RIDLEY, General aanAsa
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent
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We wish 70 cal your attention % re
ALEXANDRIA TELEPHONE EA.aa-'oH
AND ITS ADVANTAGES
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JANUARY ], 1896.

JANUARY ], 1896.
DailylEdition. s. per annum; sig months,
$3.50; one month, 4s cents one week 10
Tri-weekly Edition flor the country)-ss
per annum; siz months, $50; one month.
% cents.
The GAZETTE publishes all the latest cur
rent news of the day in condensed form and
makes specially of events of interest to Al
e1Rndria and this section of the State; also
the latest and most reliable market reports.
Address
GAZETTE,
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main no s. Calverton ioE Wa!.ea..Ic;
b and stations ST Franklin function
R?1{ Mount Tn So Is for stations conss c7
z5e N Train No IS sg9day s:7sg al
and care AiI2r? ~
Aiez2ncraa
N SLEEPING SERVICE
Washington and l Ieo lHf y2 5s IT,
yeTt e and Cha: between Washington sid azsa
Dining Green's and &ongo1ae!y
Pu1sn Sleeping
Also Sleeping Ns
Chariot snd
Augustine ana feelp-71 ~
tween ashin
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I'm the Clerks o5oe Of tie
' Corporation Court Of the city Of A.eIi-'
dris, on the 18th day of Jsnusr!, 1-so.
John Underwood
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The following houses, whose acTertlsemep!
spT.sar in the GAZETTE will be found reliable
and are commended TO the attention Of pur-
chasers: -
AGRICULTURAL
Herbert Bryant, foot Of Duke street
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
gcbt. ". --nch, AT and 419 King street
BRICKS.
Alexandria Brick Works, Hunting creek
COAL AND WOOD.
J.R. Zimmerman, foot Of Queen street
". 4. Smcot & Co, Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
George 2. Hill & Co., 216-222 north Lee
street. ,,
EJ. Miller & Son, 317 King street.
FINANCIAL
Citizens National Bank, n. W. cor. Lee and
Prince s-reets-
Burke 4 Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets. -o-
E. s. Leadbeater & IONS, 1o5-107 south
Fairfax street.
Varied & Hall, corner Fairfax asd Prince
streets.
". F. Creighton & Co, corner King and
Royal streets.
1. stabler & Co., N. W. corner Of Kiog and
Washington streets-
DRY GOODS.
Woodward s Lothrop, 10Th, 1tb, ano
streets Washington
]. E. Tackett, corner King and Pitt streeta
Isaac Eichberg, cnner King aud Royal
streets.
D. Bendheim, 316 King street
4. C. Slaymaker, 429 King street
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTs.
J.&H. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
". S. Moore, south Union street.
GRoCERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
VIM. P. woolls d Son, corner Royal and
Wolfe stieets.
Roy2l sstreets.
henry F. Robertson, COZ. King aud WISH.
In zton- streets-
J. C. MiIburn, north Royal street
Charles King 21T-223 north Lee street.
G. VIM. Ramsey, cor. of King and st. Asapb
streets
B. q. Jenkins corner Fairfax and Duke
treets.
HARDWARE.
James F. Carlin, Sons s Co.
INSURANCE
Laurence stabler, 701 King street.
LUMBER.
Josiah q. D. smoos & Son, o north Unios
street.
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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose advertisement.
sp7.ar in the GAZETTE will be found reliable
snd are commended TO the attention Of pur-
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NIRGINIA I'm the Clerks Office OF the
Corporation Court OF the city OF Al.1an-
dria, on the 11th day OF January, 1896
Douglas II. Kidwell
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STEAMERS

Douglass Stuart,
James &. Cation, ~ isnf1 1sFf'
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How The PubIl6
Is Imposed Upon.
BEWARE OF FRAUDS.
For The Sake Of Profit They VIII
Sacrifice Principle, Health, Etc.

Inscriptions dealers are try
ing to sell ordinary Glauber Salt
or a mixture of Seidlitz Powder
as "Artihcial Carlsbad Salt"
"Sprudel Salt" German Salt"
and under other similar names.
The natural remedies of Carls-
bad cannot be initiated.
Artihcially made Whites will
never replace the natural juice
of the grapes. Neither can the
natural waters of Carlsbad, nor
the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt be re-
placed by the cheap substitutes
offered to a guileless public for
the sake of the larger profit
made thereon, by these unscru-
pulous dealers.
No one would buy artificial
wines knowingly. Why buy the
limitations of the Carlsbad prod
ucts, when your health is at
stake
The Carlsbad Sprudel Waters
are a specific for all diseases of
the stomach, liver and kidneys,
and have been used with great
benefit by hundreds of thou
sands of people. The Carlsbad
Sprudel Salt, which is evaporated
from the Sprudel Water at Carls-
bad, is an excellent Aperient,
Laxative and Diuretic is an al
terative and eliminative remedy,
which dissolves tenacious bile,
allays irritation, and removes
obstruction by aiding nature, and
not by sudden and excessive ir-
ritation, as most cathartics do.
Insist upon the genuine, which
is imported direct from Carlsbad,
and must have the signature of
E1sNER & MENDELsoN Co., Sole
Agents for the U. S., l52 Frank
lin Street, New York, on bottle
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steamer spree Fioatel.

Bremen, Feb. 20.-The steamer Spree.
bound for New York. which went
aground In the River Weser yesterday,
was f,oated to-day and proceeded on
her voyage
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4,rauellcrs' 6mitlc,

january Is. 1896.

Trains leave New Haven as follows:
FOR NEW YoRK-*4.25. 1856, x6:oo,
$3.50, $780, $50. 1885. x10:SO am, 1890.
1905, $3.50 parlor car limited), "1:35.
las, $3.50, $500 $3.50, 1859, x4:2O. $3.50.
5'S5, $3.50. *7:1o. 1910, (S:15 Bridgeport ac-
COMB, 1910. 9:15 PIN. Sundays-*4:a5
100 500 am. x5:O0. xG15. $40. 1910.
SIS, 1910 pm.
FOR WASHINGTON Via Harlem Riv-
"l'O5. f11:50 p. m. DAILY.
FOR BOSTON via Springfield .llo.
xlO:1o. *ll;o5 am, *1O5, "1;44, $3.50 pm.
sundays-Sl:iO (nighD, $3.50 p. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London ana
Providence-*2.oo, 1920, s11:s5 (parlor
car limited a. M, *12:05, 1900, 1920,
"4:55, *6:55 p. m. sundays-*2:oC, 1920,
a. M. *4:55. "6:55 pm.
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD.
SPRINGFIELD. Etc---s1 10 (night). $40
500. x1ol0. "l1.05 AIM, 1906, s1.O5. %1:44
Qirst stop Hartford), 3:15. 500, IS: so, (6:15
to Hartford, sos, 1906 pm. Sundays.
FLO (nighD. *5:52. S:25 accommodation
p. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
For New London, etc.-*2:OO (nighD,
1920 (nighD, 75O, 11:o5, "11:35,
fparlor car limited), a. M, "12:o5,
$500. 3:o5, 1920, *4:55, Sis, 6:15 (Cuilford
acc), $685. p. M. 11:15 (Guilford acc).
sundays-"20o (nighD, 1920 (night).
*4;55, 1888 p. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION.
FOR Middletown, Willimantic. etc.
.:4o a. M, 2:1O, sos p. m. Sundays
Glo ?. m. Connecting at Middletown
with Valley Division and ait Williman-
TIC with n. g. and N. L. N. R,R.; at
Iurnerville with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION.
For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls.
Williamsburg, Holyoke and New Hart.
ford and intermediate stations-7:45 a.
M and 400 p. m.
For Pennington, New Hartford. and
points this side-7:45 a. M, 1904. 400.
$50 p. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION.
FOR Derby Junction-4:20 D. m. For
Derby Junction, Birmingham. Ansonia
| etc.-7:OO, $40 a. M. 1900 1927, APO. b:S5.
4 Ioo, ll:2O p. nj. Sundays-Sl0 a, M.
$50 r. m.
/ For Waterbury-7.oo a:4o a. H.. 1900.
2:z7, 5:35. 750 p. m. Sundays-S:l a.
m. 6:l5 p. m. ivia Naugatuck Junction. |,
FOR Winsted-7:O0, $40 a. m. 2:27. 5:35
p. m. Sundays-8:10 a. M.
For Shelton. Botsford, Newtown. Dam
oury, Plttsfeld, State Line--s:40 q. M.
4:2o p. m.
For Albany. Buffalo. Detroit, Cincin.
/ nat', st Louis, Chicago, and the West.
wa state Line-9:40 a. M, 1920 D. m.
for Litchfield and points on s., u. q
n. Z. R-6:0O a. M, (Via Bridgeport and
faWaeyville), 4,2O p. M, (via Hawley-
ville).
i -
Express Trains. xLocal Express.
G. T. Hampstead,
General Passenger Agent.
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5aeateal.
DR.. GILL;.

54S CHAPEL STREET, NEW HAVEN.
Hours-3 am. to SPIN, week days only.
SOME OF THE REASONS
why it Is to the advantage OF those in need
OF Skill nj Medical Services to employ DIR.
GILL.
lst--He is the only regular graduate of Medi-
cine and Surgery in this part Of the State
making specia ty of CHRONIC COM
PLANTS and FEMALE DIFFICULTIES.
(Date of diploma 1867
2d-He has had an extended experience OF
over2J years, and has successfully treated
thousands.
5d-Dr. Gills method of curing disease is
based on Science and Experience, the re-
suit OF years Of study and practice, and Is
most successful.
4th-He is moderate in his terms and shows
special consideration for those in poor Cir
cumstances who are worthy. Patient pay
by the month.
5th--Dr. Gill can be consulted on the most
delicate medical subject in the STRlCTEST
CONFIDENCE, and ladies, married or sin
gle. can be assured OF honorable treatment
and speedy relief. Good board and nursing
when required. Parties writing for terms
or advice must give full name and enclose
stamp. ONCE fee 81.
N. B.-Afternoons are particularly, devoted
10 lady patients. The doctor cures all femai
complaints, from whatever cause. without
pain and in the quickest safest way, DON'T
drug or delay, but see him at once. Ills hard
rubber syringe for married ladies So; good
for lifetime. n.S
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Trauellers' Guide.
STARiN'S NEW HAVEN TRANS
PORTATiON LINE.


= nSIE--sN Str. JOHN ii. SrARIN, Captain
xsxs2sss MoAllster, leaves New haven
1918 p. m. Sundays, Tuesdays ana Taurs-
days. Str. WIN. c. EGERf0N, CAPITA IL
Spoor Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Starln leaves New York from Pier is,
and Fridays. The Egerton. Sundays, Tues
days and Thursdays.
Fare, .7e; excursion tickets, Sl,a5. State
rooms, Sl00.
Tickets and staterooms for sale at j. NJ.
Lines, jr.'s, SOL Clapel street; Peck s. Bishop,
IG Chapel stroet; Tontnc Hotel, and John
Morse, 80 Center street.
Free stage leaves tho depot or arrival OF
Hartford train, and from corner of Church
and chapel streets every half hour, comm nc
ing at $3.50 pm. Through freight rates given
anc bills OF lading issued 70 points west,
south and southwest. G. II. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starln Line.
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HER SILENCE BROKEN.
Miss Schaefer, Who Was Stricken Dumb,
Finally Speaks

New York, Feb. 26.-Annie Schaefer,
the young woman who, on February 20,
was stricken dumb while at prayer,
apparently from having her hand cut
with glass, and since that date has been
at Bellevue hospital. was last night
discharged. Early in the evening the
doctors were surprised to hear her ask
for her mother. 1t was the first time
she had spoken since her admission to
the hospital. Her mother was at once
summoned and took her daughter
home.
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New Haven Steamboat Go.
On and after January lst new twin screw
steel steamer,
RICHARD PECK.
Ipayps nS fOilOWs:

IeaNts rs IOhUWS.
New York, Pier % East river, 4 p. m. daily,
Sunday excepted, arriving at New Haven,
Belle dock $50 p. m
Sew Haven. Belle dock, 1870 midnight.
daily. Sundays excepted, arriving at New
York, Pier % Il. r., u IN.
1l:30 p. M steamer from New YORK and
1880 a. M. steamer from New Haven until
further noEice carry fr light only.
Fare sl.0e Excursion tickets. good FOR Ii
days, $3.50.
Statuooms aud tickets FOR sale at Peck 8
Bishops 75s Cape, street. and ct Mux's drag
store corner Chape AMI Church streets.
Through rates f.veu and bills ofiaiiny Is
sued to points West, South and Soutlwsst.
CHARLES /. FRENCH. Ageas
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Huron p. Henry of the Ninth ward
was up in the city court yesterday,
charged with assault on Alton Williams,
a small boy who leaves at 2S Eaton
street. The case was nolled on pay
nent of $50 costs.
Four Westville boys were in court
yesterday morning, charged with breach
of the peace on David Lewis, "a boy
who is a ward of st. Francis Orphan
asylum and lives in Westville with
Mrs. Virgil Scripture. Lewis says that
the four boys robbed him and mall
treated him. They are Harry Hazard.
Clifford Ketchum, Charles Willard and
Gottfried Johnson. Lewis said that he
was on the way to the store with thir-
ty-two cents in his pockets when the
four boys bounced upon him and tied
his hands, after which they burned
matches under his hands to make him
tell where the money was. Ketchum
and Willard We're fined S. each and the
other two We're tried on reform school
complaints and allowed to go on pro-
baton
Martin S. Cramer was the plaintiff
and not the defendant in the action in
conversion before Judge Dow in the city
court, civil side, on Tuesday, as was
stated yesterday morning.
CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY.
Yesterday morning Lydia A. Moore
and Betsie Biggs proprietors of the laun-
dry at % Factory street, brought,
| through their counsel, Frank S. Bishop,
claim against the city for $50.
They allege that their laundry was
| closed for ten days recently owing to
| q suspected case Of smallpox there,
and that since that time people have
| been afraid to come to that place to
trade. The place was quarantined by
order of the board of health, and as
this is one of the departments of the
| municipal government, the claim will
| be taken before the common council
| The suspected case of smallpox turn
| ed out to be simply chicken pox.
| ERROR FOUND BY JUDGE WHEEL
| ER.
The supreme court has found error
| in the appealed suit of Greenthal
| against Lincoln, Seyms & Co., and or
| dered a new trial The suit was orig
inally brought in the district court
of Waterbury for the conversion of a
stock Of goods at Waterbury, which
was owned by one Greenberg, who
previous to going into insolvency, gave
a bill of sale to Greenthal. a New York
lawyer The stock of goods was at
tached by Lincoln, Seyms G. Co., and
suit was brought by Greenthal. The
plaintiff recovered judgment and Lin
coin, Seyms & Co. appealed to the SUI
perior court for New Haven county
Judge George w. Wheeler heard the
case and rendered Judgment for the de.
PENDANTS
MUST SUPPORT HER.
Frank Lynch of Westville, who was
arrested on complaint of his wife, who
alleges non-support, was released OF
his own bond yesterday by Judge Dow
and ordered to pay his wife "a week
If he does not do so he will be sent tc
jail.
RESTAURANT ATTACHED
An attachment of 5000 was served
yesterday on the Mascot restaurant or
Crown street by Constable Louis Ash
err The claim is for supplies from loca'
retail dealers.
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His Funeral.

Chicopee. Mass, Feb. 26.-The funeral
of Ex-Governor George D. Robinson
was held in this city this afternoon.
The whole city was in mourning, flags
were at half mast, business was nearly
at a standstill. The services were sim
PIE and impressive.
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] SPECIALIST /

a UNIVERSITY graduate Of twenty-five
N years experience in all private diseases
OF men.
Night losses and other discharges stopped.
A guarantee to cure every cise OF private
disease that is taken for treatment.
Lack of blood supply causes the dlHerent
organs oil the bady to grow small. This can
be cured.
Don't doctor with somebody miles away !;
see your physician personally.
Consultation free.
s39 CHAPEL STREET, COR. STATE.
Boardman Building, Room 8.
Hours-s to l? a. M, 2 till s and to $50
p m; Sunday morning, 10 to II. ial6
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CUURY RECORD.
Superior CoWt-Civn slde-Judge shmn-
way.


Superior Court-Civn side-Judge shum-
way.
Counsel for the contestants in the
Hine win case began yesterday morn
ing and put on several neighbors of the
testariS They testified that Miss Hine
was easily influenced and not compe-
tent person to execute a will
1t came out in the testimony that
Miss Hines death was due to an acci-
dent. Two weeks before her death
while standing before the stove her
clothes caught fire and she was severe
ly burned. She lived for fourteen days
and died as the result Of the burns.
Miss Hine was nearly blind as are her
two brothers, the contestants, Roger
and Treat Hine. They were both led
into the court room.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff William Platt of
Milford testified that in his opinion Miss
Hine was pretty near an idiot. He said
he did not care to describe her actions
in the presence of females.
John G. Miner testified that Miss
Hine was very peculiar and talked con-
tinually about money.
Court OF Common Pleas--JuIge StudIey
The suit of Henry Cassow against
George Warnberg came up in the court
of common pleas yesterday. Cassow
is portrait maker and claims that he
furnished portraits to the defendants
who are frame makers on Crown
street. He obtained a judgment before
Justice Bree to recover $3.50 for pic
pealed.
City Court--CriminaI Side-Judge Dow.
Charles Willard and Clifford Ketchum,
breach of peace, two charges, continued
until February 81; Gottfried johnson
and Harry Hazard, breach of peace,
nolle; Frank F. Lynch, non-support,
continued to April l; Henry Coburn,
drunk, continued to February %; same,
breach of peace, same; John Cox, non
support, continued until April /; Huron
P. Henry, breach of peace. nolle on
payment of $50 costs; William Dixon,
violation of liquor law, continued until
February %; Thomas j. Kelleher, en-
bezzlement by bailee, nolle on payment
of 1924 costs; luigi Celoni, violation
liquor law, continued to March Z; Fran
cisco Colona, breach of peace, continued
until February 81; Thomas MCGUIRE.
same, nolle; same. drunk, 50 fine, 1924
costs; Patrick J. Kinsella, breach OF
peace, SO fine, S7.06 costs; drunk, 81
fine.
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the list. The withdrawal of $400 000 gold from the sub treasury had no eff feet whatever as the sterling exchange market Is inclined to droop. It is un- derstood at g. late hour that only $2OO,- 900 of the gold will be forwarded to- morrow. The disposition of the re- mainder was not positively known, some asserting that it will be forwarded late in the week and others that it will be turned into local city bank. The matter, at best, excited only languid interest. The advance in stock prices at one time was equal to k@3h per cent, Consolidated Gas leading with sales up to 1894 Subsequently there was reaction to 160A@162,
 Other stocks conspicuous in the rise were the grangers, Union Pacific, Southern Railway, Missouri Pacific, the grangers and Louisville and Nash vile. In the industrials Sugar rose to 1261s, the best price yet reached. Cot ton oil preferred advanced lss to 57B and Tobacco ? to 73
 In the inactive issues Flint & Pere Marquette preferred sold up 3 to 4O, Manhattan Beach to 10 Hooking Val ley 1% to IS, and Evansville and Terre Haute to 34.
 Speculation closed strong with prices from A to per cent higher on the day. Bonds were active and strong. Sales were $2,23500.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street. New Haven:
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as watchdog, starting at a strange step or a noise. and a ring at the door bell would take her at once to the door, where she would stand and growl and spit until she was assured that all was right.
 One Sunday evening Lucy and her mother and aunt started for the Meth odist church at the far end of the big New Jersey city where they live. Af- ter going considerable distance, they discovered that Minnie was also q member of the party, She often fol- lowed them about the streets near home; but as she was not wanted that night, they took pains to see that she was sent back, When she was out of sight they went on. They reached the church and took seats. The service began.
 Then. to the horror of the party, Minnie slowly walked forth from their pew, passed up the aisle, and took a seat upon the altar rail facing the con- gregation. She sat blinking at the people, The preacher arose and an- nounced his text. Pretty soon he grew excited, shouted his words of warning and pounded his desk in old time Methodist style. Minnie. too, grew ex- cited. She began walking back and forth along the altar rail. As the preacher became more and more vigor- ous in his language and gesticulations her tail swelled and she lashed it back and forth. Finally she burst forth with howls and walls which drowned the preachers voice.
 A deacon came to the rescue of the preacher and the service. How he se- cured Minnie and what he did with her Lucy does not know, for she was too frightened to look; but when she and her mother and aunt reached home af- ter the service Minnie met them at the corner as if nothing unusual had hap pened.