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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-15

VITANTED.-A RELIABLE LADY Or
w GENTLEMAN to distribute samples
and make house-to-house canvass for our
Vegetable Toilet Soaps and pure fsvoring OK
tracts. $40 to $T5 month easily made.
Address CROFTS & REED, Chicago, Ill.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-15

NC uhFkeI 10 OSy IS Uuu Win llltl6 DONG
while prices for grain remain unchanged with
no indications of raise Country Produce Is
also dull with downward tendency.
BALTIMORE, July 15.-Flour dull Wheat
steady; No 2 red spot and July 6Oa601s !;
Aug 60a6O4. Sept 6OAa601s steamer No
red 57a57t4 Southern wheat by sample
57s62 do on grade 58laa6119. Corn easy !;
mixed spot 32Aa321a; July 32a324. Aug
31e.a32 Sept 32a32E steamer mixed 300.
a31 southern white corn 80 bid Oats
steady; No 2 white Western 22lha22a No
miIed do 20a20b. Rye dull No 2 near
by 81 asked; do. Western So bid Hay
steady to firm. Coffee dull No 7 1224a13.
Other articles unchanged
NEW YORK. July .-Four-State and
Western quiet easy and unchanged. Wheat
No 2 red opened weak and declined asaasc;
steady and moderately active; July eliza
61S. Corn-No 2 dull and weaker; Sept
33sss341s. Oats-No 2 dull and weaker
Western 21a26; Sept 211s nominal. Pork
steady and unchanged. Lard quiet and nomi
nal steam rendered 81 05.
CHICAGO, July 15.-Whest-Sept 563sa
56A; Dec 6Sasa5SA. Corn-sept 2Ss
27as Dec 2sas May 3Oas. Oats-july II /;
Sept 16as: May 19Aa195s. Pork-Sept
Sc 60; Jan 81 As. Lard-Sept So 721b
Jan "a O7h. Ribs-Sept So IS; Jan So 80.
Wheat opened shade lower than yesterdays
close. Corn opened weak in sympathy with
the loss in Wheat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-15

The market to day is dull with little dom
while prices for grain remain unchanged wit
no indications of raise Country Produce !
also dull with a downward tendency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-15

AT SOC EACH All our csc Porcale and
Soft Finish Cambria Waists. A large variety
of patterns. A complete line of sizes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
A HISTORIC CANNON.
1t Is Now Used as a Curbstone
Fender.

1T Is Now Used as q Curbstone
Fender.
Almost the only relic in existence of the
battery that was established in this City
during the Mexican War is an old cannon
that is at present doing duty as a curb
stone fender. At the time the battery was
constructed it was on the edge of the bay
and near where the corner of Broadway
and Sansome street now is.
When peace was declared the battery
was dismantled and all the material of
any use was carried away. For some
reason one cannon was left behind, car
riage and all. There appeared to be moth
ing the matter with it and it was even
nsed several times to fire Fourth of July
salutes.
AS the years went by the carriage was
moved away and remained lying on the
ground for a long time. When Battery
street was cut through 1t received its name
from the old fort and the cannon was
rolled down to the edge of the curb as
reminder OF the old days.
How long it lay there is question that
nobody can answer, for those who might
have done so are all dead. AT any rate it
is known that a patriotic drayman con-
cluded that the cannon should be taken
care of. He got number of volunteers
and when the curbstone was put in the
crowd carried it to the corner ana poked
its muzzle down into a hole. 1t has re-
manned there ever since. The portion of
it that is visible appears to be in good
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

and Just as / was crossing the lawn [ was
confronted by Louise and her pistol. AS
soon as she saw I was going she lowered it
and asked in a joyous way il l really was
going away. To this | replied in the al
frmative and declared ! wished | had
never come. Explanations ensued. told
her was engaged to be married and had
no idea of marrying her or either OF her
sisters, at which she almost fell into my
arms, telling me that all three of them
were engaged and hoped to be married as
soon as they could get the coupselor's per-
mission.
| returned to my uncle and told him the
whole story. The old man was so kind
ventured to tell him my secret. He frowned
at first, but finally consented. admitting
that my Minnie was an angel OF beauty
and goodness.
Before year was out there we're four
weddings at Wiesenthal Nimrod married
parson. Dieffenbach dragoon, and
Oxen a painter. Dieffenbach declares to
this day (and let this be the moral of my
tale) that the loss of the tooth was but a
just punishment for going to look at other
women when | was already plighted and
accepted lover, a sentiment in which her
sisters, and especially Minnie, heartily
concur. BRANsCoMBE ASHLEY. I
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
BOOTH IN HIDING.
One Mans Life Hung by Very Slender
Thread.

One Mans Life Hung by Very Slender
Thread.
The spot to which Captain Cox led the
assassins was an old tobacco-bed covered
with broom-sedge in a dense thicket Of
Young pines, which vas not near any road
way.
Thomas A. Jones, foster brother OF
Captain Cox, and who had been his over
seer, lived within half mile of the Po-
tomac, on place called "Huckleberry, "
and, as he had been regularly engaged in
conveying spies and blockade-runners sur
reptitiousIy across the Potomac, Cox sent
for him and placed Booth and Herold in
his charge. Jones daily brought food COW
cred with corn IN a basket to the fugitives,
and called Justify to his hogs as he paid
his visit.
Each day he found Booth suffering much
from his leg, and usually on the ground
rolled in his blanket. He was eager for
the papers giving an account Of the MUIR
der. and seemed to be much distressed
that his foul deed met with little approba-
ton in the South. Jones watched his op-
portunity to take his dangerous charge to
the river about two and half miles dis
tant, and nearly q week-a gloomy, cloudy
favorable opportunity came.
On the third or fourth day after Booth
reached the pines it was decided to dispose
of their horses, which had become restless
from lack of food and proper stabling, as
1t was feared that their neighing would be-
tray them. Accordingly, Herold and
Franklin A. Roby, Captain Cox s overseer
at that time, led the horses about two
miles distant into Zekiah Swamp, where it
makes junction with Clarkes Run, and
here they were shot. AS the place was
boggy, the bodies of the dead horses dis
appeared from view in the course of a
week and were never seen afterward.
The carcasSes of these animals, how
ever, came near betraying Captain Cox.
A large troop of colored cavalrymen came
to his residence for the purpose of secur-
ing information as to the route taken by
the assassins after they left Rich Hill.
Captain Cox showed them the general
direction of their course early Sunday
morning, which was toward Zekiah
Swamps. The troopers started for the
swamp, and Captain Cox and his son re-
tired to a knoll about a quarter of a mile
in the rear of his house, which commanded
an extensive view OF the entrance to the
swamp in the valley below.
They could easily see the buzzards how
ering over the spot where the horses had
been killed few days before their bodies
1loe hofii et ouiih 1utO Tie Dog. CapCall
Cox and his son anxlously watched the
cavalrynlen approach the swamp. Would
they OF. would they not enter below the
dead horses? Captain Cox neryousIv
questioned. "My son." said he, al those
men enter below the spot where the
bodies of the horses are I shall hang for
it, !" s ioi
The colored cavalry entered but O short
distance above where the horses Law and
deploying at intervals of fifty feet beat
the swamp from Captain Coxs to DR..
M M Mndd's $, nearly fifteen miles.-Victor Louis
Mason, in the Century. '''
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

Those were my romantic days. and moth
Ing would have pleased me better than to
have had a romance or two by the way.
These were denied me; but, upon the
other hand, an abundance awaited me at
the place of my destination.
1t was nearly 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
when l reached the neighborhood OF the
rich counselor's fine domain. The morn
ing was so fine determined to leave my
carriage at a roadside inn, near Wiesen-
thai, and proceed the remainder of the
way on foot, and besides this gave me an
opportunity to make myself look spruce
before appearing at the Frager abode. Of
course had no thought of pleasing the
three girls, as My heart was Minnie's. A
small wood lay between me and the house.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
easily imagine, and people wondered

easily imagine, and people wondered
greatly what it could mean.
'sBut it was simple enough. One of the
residents of the region going along one
dav in a most remote part of the country
saw a great giant walking along the noun
tains. He was q most stupendous, colossal
giant, whose natural walk carried him
sione from mountain top to mountain top
inst as you or l would walk along on the
stones in cobblestone- paved street. OF
course it was very pleasant to be as big as
fhat when he wanted to walk around
among the mountains, but when he wanted
to lie down suppose he must have had to
come down on the plains-that is, if he
wanted to lie out straight. But this isn't
telling YOU about the trees.
cit seems that this giant was exceed
inglv neat he was very careful about his
clothes and he wouldn't even sit down in
q dusty place without first busting it off.
You've seen boys in their good clothes
take out their handkerchief and dIst off a
stone with il before sitting down? Well
this giant used to do the same thing; only
instead of using handkerchief he used
tree. he'd lust pull up tree and hold it
bv the trunk and brush the place off with
the top. same as you would with feather
duster, and when he'd got through dustin
he wouldn't put the tree in his pocket like
YOU would a handkerchief, but he'd Just
give it a toss. Sometimes 1t would fall
near by; sometimes when it happened to
be caught by wind current 1t might be
carried long distance before 1t fell; 1t was
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
MR.. BILLToPS TO PRANKY.

He Tells About Certain Singular Occur
rences in the Far West.
Pop said little Frankly BiIltops. "tell
me story
Wen, Frankly" said Mr.. Billtops,
you We heard of showers of bullfrogs, and
hshes and that sort OF thing, know, but
you never heard of its raining trees, did
you? Out West, once, way out West by
the Rocky Mountains, the inhabitants
were surprised one day to see tree conf
ing oown out OF the sky. This happened
an mum per OF times and people got more
nt anu more surprised about it, and accounts
OF 1t got into the newspapers. Some of
tnese accounts said there were showers OF
erees; and take it altogether there was a
great zeal OF interest over it, as you can
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

200 PAGES from me, the slender figure of
lady attlred in fantastical costume, be-
tween ridlng-habit and riding-coat,
leaning upon q double barreled gun ap-
parently enjoying the charming landscape.
'If that be one of Frager's daughters"
thought l to myself, "Uncle Rheinhold
was not so far wrong. What lovely
figure, to be sure" l was about to walk
on, when voice, melodious but powerful,
shouted:
"Haltr'
l thought the command could not GER
tainlv be addressed to me, and walked on.
Then came the sound OF the cooking of a
gun and the next instant bullet whistled
over my head. The hint was enough. l
halted.
The woman must be crazy" thought l
as she rapidly advanced. 'What a pity
such ravishingly lovely form should be
that of mad woman"
why did you not halt when l ordered
you?" she demanded in commanding
tones.
Scarcely knowing what to say, 1 care
lessly remarked, 81 thought heard a bull
let whistle rather near me-"
Are you afraid of bullets?"
"Well, there may be cases."
For shame! a man should never be
afraid, least of all of a lady. You
thought ! should hurt you. Do you take
Neither; upon my word"
There is fine apple hanging over your
head. Lay it on your palm, stretch out
your arm and will shoot it off. Will you
bet that | don't?"
Il am not fond of such bets"
AFRAID againp"
Every man has his moments of weak
ness"
"Poltroon," scornfully exclaimed this
demon IN petticoats, as she raised her gun
and leveled it at my head.
For Gods saker' / cried, but lust as
the words were out of my mouth came the
fash and the report. [ thought should
have fallen; to a dead certainty this she
monster had hit my hat. "Take off your
hat" said she l mechanically obeyed.
There was a hole close to the brim. l
shuddered from head to foot.
Where are you going OF" said the ter
rible markswoman.
Not to anger her, / said as courreously
as possible:
ITO Wiesenthal; to Counselor Frager's." :"
Beware of his daughters" said the
female fiend with laugh that might have
been that of the wild hunIsman, and
instantly she disappeared in the wood. I
hurried on to Wiesenthal as fast as my
legs would carry me, wondering whether
Wiesenthal had become a Turkish
province, or whether we were back again
III tne miudie ages, Wnen people shot at
peaceable passengers for pastime. At last
! emerged from the trees and breathed
more freely as / entered the garden. The
worthy counselor gave me hearty recep-
ton, and made me welcome to Wieseu-
thai. Cold game and a bottle of Stein
berger were very welcome after my recent
peril. My host lamented the absence of
his daughters, but said he hoped to intro
duce them to ME at dinner. Then he
showed rae their portraits, saying with the
air of Snowman: "ThIs girl is my eldest,
Louise, a terrible mad-cap and hair
Drained puss; she ought to have been a
boy. She is passionately fond of field
sports.
At this related my mornings adven-
ture.
Just like the gypsy" he said. But
you had nothing TO lear her hand is
steady and her aim true. This next por-
trait is that of my second daughter,
Emily. She is thought very handsome.
Notice the lovely brunette complexion
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

such trees as these, that came nobody
knew how nor whence, that people had
wondered at so much.
''When they discovered where the trees
did come from they got up petition and
sent it to the giant asking him not 10
throw his trees around in that way, be.
cause, you see, it was more or less OF an
annoyance TO folks to have trees coming
down like that; but the giant never paid
the slightest attention to il, and the trees
Kept coming just the same; but the people
felt easier about it than they did before,
for We are all less disturbed by things we
know about than we are about things we
don't understand. New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
HAS THREE BARRELS.

A Pocket Firearm of Novel Construc-
tion.
An old.fashioned pocket frearm recently
fell into the hands of Edward Ladd of 8
Third street. 1t was the property OF a
miner who recently went to Cooks Inlet.
Alaska. and, in the parlance of '49, there
is one "nick filed in the handle" The
weapon has three barrels, three inches
long, set one above the other. The ham,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

mer is operated by the trigger only, thus
being a self-cocker. The fring-pin swings
on revolving pivot set in the frame, and
the operation is on the ratchet principle.
The firlng-pin, when the weapon-which is
OF the old powder, cap and ball variety
is ready for action, rests below the lower
cap. By pulling the trigger the pin is
raised opposite to the barrel simultaneously
with the raising of the hammer. The
lower barrel is discharged, and second
pull raises the pin to the second barrel,
and so on until all three are discharged.
This unique weapon is remarkably well
made, and would be very effective for
offense or defense even in this day OF i'm
proved firearms. On the barrel is the
inscription, 'William W. Marston, New
York City, Pat. May 25. 1851" This shows
the weapon to be among the first, If not
the first, of the self-cocking pistols that
have become so popular of late years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
ONE THING HE CANNOT DO.

A boy can climb slippery tree
z Where men would surely fall.
The dog who barks at you and me
VIII let him pull his tail.
He takes swim where it's so cold
We'd never reach the shore.
He's capable of feats untold,
But he cannot shut a door.
With rubber and wooden frame
He makes gun; his skill
Enables him 10 bring down game
Your rife cannot kill.
Your fishing tackle la ds few;
His bent pin catches more.
All. wondrous things boy can do,
But he cannot shut door.
Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
Dealers and Collectors All Over
the Country Made
Victims.
OPERATED FOR A LONG PERIOD
Names of Prominent Philatelists Util.
lied by Franz Wooge in
His Scheme.

Lying in the County Jail in this CITY is
Franz Wooge, awaiting trial in the United
States District Court on charge of having
used the United States mail with pur-
pose to defraud.
Wooge, for year and half, has made
very pest of himself to the stamp-dealers
and stamp-collectors from one end of the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

There are large districts in China where
labor is so cheap that it can hardly De
reckoned on a money standard. Inou-
sands OF Chinese laborers live on a little
more than a handful of rice or SO day,
and vet even then there are thousands of
practically starving.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

pleasant country house within an easy
distance of his mandatory. Uncle
Rheinhold was much attached to me, and
though he had not objected to my pro-
longing my university life rather beyond
the usual age, when 1 finally quilted Jena
he strongly urged me to turn my atten-
tion to industrial pursuits, holding out to
me the prospect of one day becoming his
partner and ultimately sole proprietor of
his profitable business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

state OF preservation, but the chances are
that the other end of it is only big lump
of rllst
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

wv WHEN I left the University of
" N y Jena 1 went to live with an
WNg uncle-who since the death
" " of my parents had supplied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-05
A BLAZE OF FLASHING JEWELS.
GeOrgeOus Crown and Scepter for the
Approaching Coronation in Russia.

GeOrgeOus Crown and Scepter for the
Approaching Coronation in Russia,
From the New York World.
The crown to he used in the coronation
Of the emperor at Moscow resembles in
shape a inter. At the summit is a cross of
five perfect diamonds and the pear-shaped
ruby, the finest In the " orld. All the other
gems used in the decoration are pure white
diamonds and pearls. These stones are set
in silver, and the lining Of the crown is of
purple velvet.
This crown was made in Geneva at the
command of Catherine II, and is valued at
100000 roubles.
The scepter to be used was made for the
coronation of Emperor Paul In 1897 and 1t
is the finest that the world has ever seen.
1t is surmounted by the famous Orloff dia-
mond. The orb Is Of solid gold, set with
triple row of diamonds and one great al
mond-shared diamond. The diamond cross
is supported by a sapphire worth fabu-
lous price.
The collar, star and jewel of the Order of
st. Andrew, which the emperor will also
don, is ornamented with five pink diamonds
and two Siberian aQua-marines, one blue
and one green, set in diamonds. The deco
ration is valued at mere than 100000 rou-
bles.
The czarina will wear the state coronet,
the necklet of which contains huge single
stones. Her coronation robe will be the
most costly ever made.
In addition to the state Jewels the en-
press will wear all the exquisite gifts of
jewelry which her husband has given to
her since their marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-05
FANCY CYCLING on THE ICE.
An Interesting Exhibition at the
Skating Rink.

interesting billion at the
Skating Rink.
The exhibition Of trick bicycle riding on
the ice served to draw a large crowd to the
Convention Hall ice rink last evening. Har-
ry Park, the well-known bicycle expert of
this city, was the performer. and his move
ments were both graceful and intricate.
The wheel which he rode was an ordinary
upright bicycle with the tire made of iron
with points so as to prevent slipping on the
slippery surface. The rear wheel was not
wheel at all, but simply skate. This
is probably the first time that any one has
ever attempted to give an exhibition of
fancy bicycle riding on the ice, and his
numerous fine tricks were fully appreciated
by the large audience. He went through
every evolution that he does on an ordinary
floor. his riding of the single wheel being
particularly fine.
This evening and Friday evening he will
repeat his performance, while the Sham
rock and Montreal hockey teams Of Canada
will occupy the rink Saturday afternoon
and and Saturday night; In the afternoon they
will play game of la crosse, and at night
a championship game of hockey. These
teams are probably two of the finest hockey
teams in the world, as Canada contains the
pick OF the globe in hockey players and
dominion. The men who compose the
teams are magnificent skaters, and some of
them ere fast enough to compete with the
best In races.
The men who are to take part in the races
at the rink next week have begun to ar
rive, and those who frequent the rink at
the afternoon sessions may see Mosher,
Joe Donoghue, Harley Davidson. John
around to get the swing Of the track and
Timber up their muscles. These men are
some of the fastest in the world, and the
races are expected to be both exciting and
rd-hreakne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-05
ALBINO BIRDS AND BEASTS.
White Quail I'm Dakota: the Old
White Turkey Of Temncssee.

w ute euulI DuhOt0s the Old
White Turkey of Tennessee.
w. L. Bruce of Yankton, S. D., reports to
the Forest and Stream tina: while hunting
twenty-five miles northwest of Yankton
along the James river. he shot two albino
quail from a flock normally colored. They
were larger than the ordinary bird, Of
cream color speckled with brown, but SO
dimly as to appear pure white at short
distance, Some years ago an old quail with
thirteen young, all albinos, were reported
from California by a correspondent of the
same paper. Many individual albino quail
are reported and few albino ruffed grouse
The London Field lately noted the finding
of albino and pied rocks, crows and black
birds and white house martin. 1t also
told about white badger that was taken
in d weasel trap a short time ago,
A pure white deer and a notified one
were reported killed on WILDLY Island in
Puget sound lately. Three or more white
wild turkeys are known to have been killed
during the past fifteen years. One bird in
Tennessee was known as the "Old White
Witch Turkey" He may not have been
bright bird naturally, but it wasn't very
long after he was Matched that he learned
that being white was not all comfort The
hen turkeys liked him exceedingly and one
1857, while others of light color were seen.
Hundreds of bullets were fired at the witch
bird, but without success, and he probably
died a natural death in some out-of-the-Way
clump of bushes.
For many years albinos were thought to
be barren, but observation has proved this
to he erroneous. One, a female robin, rear
ed brood of young for five successive sea-
sons up the Hudson, and number of other
robins were seen attending young in the
vicinity during two or three mating sea-
sons, the young being often oddly colored
Albino robins and squirrels are most fire.
Quently seen of the small creatures, while
deer are the most numerous Of larger al
binos. An albino moose was never seen.