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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-09
Rubber Garden Hose;

Three-quarter inch and one inch,
which we keep in two standard quail
ties, and sell cheaper than any other
garden hose in the market. Keep your
lawn in good order. The character of
the inhabitants of a house can, 70 a
certain extent, be read by the appear
ance of the grounds surrounding them.
Orderly grounds means orderly peo-
pie.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-09
= C n

Pure and full of vitality it viii properly
feed and support the whole mechanism
of the body. If ii is poor and thin
disease and suffering Will be inevitable.
The great success of Hoods Sarsaparills
in curing stubborn cases of scrofula,
eczema, rheumatism, neuralgia and
many other similar troubles, is based
upon its power to enrich and purify the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-09

life are forgotten in the contempla-
ton Of character built upon high
motives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
Ayalnahle Prescription.

Editor Morrison of the Worthington,
Ind, ''Sun," writes: "You have a
valuable prescription in Electric Bit,
ters, and can cheerfully recommend
it for Constipation and Sick Headache,
and as general sl stem tonic it has no
equal.n Mrs. Annie Stehle, POPS Cot,
tage Grove Ave-, Chicago, was ali run
down, could not eat nor digest food,
had a backache which never left her
and felt tired and weary. but six bot
Ties of Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength.
Prices so cents and $1.00. Get Bot
tie at E. l.. Aliens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
DRY GOODS.
W ASH GOOD s
MUST CO.

A large line of silk striped organdes, fine
Lappets and Wash Grenadines Former
prices l9c and 25c.5 Now at l2Ac
A large line of choice open work Lawns.
Have sold we'll at l2Ac. To close, the bal
ance at SIC.
New additions to 7c Lawns from lOc to
l23c goods.
10 pieces 36.inch l29c Percales now 7c.
We have the best lines of fine Embroid-
cries, Ribbons, Laces, &C., to be found in the
market at lowest prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
rc,,er. salt.Rhcum and Eczema.

rrt,er. SaIt-IIhcum and Eczema.
The Intense itching and smarting, Incl
dent diseases, isinstantly allayed
dy applying Chamberlain S Eye and
Skiu Ointment. Many very bad cases
huv been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
al fayorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. % cts. per box.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
Eornrer FIFTY Years

Iso,p AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
w;ns,ow's M Soothing Syrup hiss been used for
ovar .,r'' fifsy yesrs r millions of mothers for
.he;r children while teething, with perfect
.,,ccass II soothes the child, softens the gums,
s1,.vs s sll pain, cures wind collie, and is the
hest hest :, emedy for Diarrhes- Is pleasant to the
taste @ Sold by Druggists in every part OF the
World. Twenty-Five cents a bottle Its value
i, incslculable. Be sure and ssk for Mrs WINS
lows Soothing Syrup and take no other KIND.
inn17 a d&W1Yl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
Encourage Home Enterprise.

HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS.
Ammonia Compound
Washing Powder
Blue Label Lye
Red Label Lye
Writing Ink
Sewing Machine Oil
Laundry BIuing
CARBokA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04

III lrsnBlent HuvefCbemeh& muBt % patu IUf
in advance
RESOLUTIONS in memoriam, of thanks, tributes
Of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
or persons, unless Of public concern, will
only be printed ia this psper a. advertise.
ments.
The GAZETTE Office in connected with the
Telephone Exchanges. Advertisements, or.
ders for the paper, news OF any information
or business can be sent by telephone.
Entered at the Postofice Alexandria, Virgin.
Ia, rs second-class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04
A1sxa',dria @azettf,,
TERMS

PUBLISHED DAILY AND rR1-wxExLY At
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-04

ROOTS AND SHOES.

Notwithstanding the fact that
we have had phenominal run
Of trade during the mid-sum-
mer clearing sale we still have
on hand a large stock Of shoes,
larger than we can afford to
carry over until next season.
They must go and in conse-
quence thereofprices are melt
ing away like an iceberg in a
gulf stream.
Beginning TOMORROW
MORNING we offer the pub
tic some startling bargains in
shoes and slippers. All broken
lots are on the bargain counter.
The herald., 1897-10-10

almost as swift as their wings, have
carried them unseen through the brush.
Once when a flock went over a ridge
they were quite certain to be just over
the crest, or at most over the next little
gulch beyond, while today the great
problem is often to say where they have
gone. They used to be saucy and full
of defiance, calling to each other and
making low muffied talk that you could
hear quite "a distance. They have found
that this tells their whereab bouts, and
silence is now their rule Ipmany other
ways they have learned to bother even
the expert until they have become
worthy of any ones best efforts ard
command the respect of the, most exact
ing.
Under these circumstances even "a
good sEot can no longer kill two hundred
or more birds in day in single shots on
the wing. as it was comparatively a
simple matter to do fifteen years ago
But if good walker and dressed light
he can yet bag from thirty to fifty with
quite as much certainty with a modern
gun properly loaded. But this cannot
be cone on all the grounds where it once
could, arica In mary other places 1t cannot
now be done without dog. The great
numbers of the running birds, the dry,
hot air, the restless nature Of the game
that was ever on the run until well
scared, would ruin almost any dog unless
The herald., 1897-10-10

From the golden glow Of the lucerne
he springs with the same old defiant
ohirp, chirp, chirp, but arm and eye mus
he far quicker than of yore when, if the
first shot did not exactly suit, you could
wait for another To wait today is to
be undone-or rather done, for no bird
can more completely do you than the
rlumed quail. But when the saucy little
rascal falls you feel more satisfied than
you did in the days when he was tanner,
while the comfort of the hunting has,
in many places. been increased rather
than diminished. There never were any
swamps or briars to swear and. tear
your way through, no mud to founder
through, no numb fingers or chattering
teeth, no standing on a pass where
nothing ever comes, but constant mo-
ton through grand scenery. And the
effect of this is heightened as winter
wears on. You feel a deeper pleasure
in tie fact that here you can have shoot
ing in February and even in March with
the earth growing ever brighter, and
will never enjoy It so much as when
the wild gooseberrys glistening green
is drowned in the scarlet flood Of bloom
when the quail whizzes from a bed Of
blazing poppiss, or winds out of sigh.
behind the yucca's towering plume Of
white
The herald., 1897-10-10

less, wild as birds are and useful as dog
is compared with few years ago, one
who has none may still have good sport
with the valley quail If he is good,
quick shot and a fast walker. No lazy
people need apply. If you think this
quail cannot run, shoot at single one
scudding in a dark wavering line
through the brush. Don't be afraid of
it's being pot shooting. You may feel at
first that it is rather a small business
to shoot at a bird on the ground, but you
will likely change your opinion after try
ing the valley quail few times.
Our quail is found under almost all
conditions from sea level to four thou
sand feet above and even higher But
in the higher levels it is not sufficiently
plenty to make good sport and many of
them come lower down in the fall, as
they do not like snow. Many tender
foot is scared a the sight of cactus into
which the birds often plunge. But for
one who understands cactus there is no
place where this quail shows off to bet
ter advantage or lies better, while the
skill required to land the game in open
places instead of hanging it up where
neither you nor the dog can reach it
adds fine relish to the entertainment.
In any of the brushy canyons or hill
sides and in the little valleys that
spread into the hills from the
coast far inland, this bird may
The herald., 1897-10-10
Wasted Indignation

The man with the florid face and the
bald head grew more and more uneasy
as be sat at the restaurant table. He
tried to read a newspaper, but every
now and then would drop it, adjust his
glasses and glare up ard Gown the
room to find the waiter to whom he hao
given his order. At last he managed to
detain him at the risk of being scalded
by the soup he carried anG inquired:
"How about that dinner ] ordered?"
.It will be here imme diately sir" was
the answer.
The guest tried to read his newspaper
once more, but as the time passed his
uneasiness increased until he was glar-
ir.g up and down the room as fiercely as
ever. He found his waiter again and
the same conversation was repeated.
After two or three more similar attempts
he arose and went over to another
waiter, who was gracefully leaning
against pillar.
Look here" said the guest, Il want
to know something"
"Yes?" responded, the waiter.
What l want to know is this: Am l
ever goir,g to get any dinner, and if do
get it, when will it be?"
The languid young man looked at him
and replied:
Excuse me. I'm afraid you have
made mistake. l am only WAITER
not a prophet. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The herald., 1897-10-10

not as bad as they were, but still mighty
mean. But the curiosity to see them
again is still stronger the next day and
continues to gain in strength until he
comes to the conclusion that though not
quite as lovable a bird as Bob White,
they are still first-class game bird and
now the hardest in America on which to
make anything approaching a straight
string of shots.
The trouble with the expert really be-
gins after he has passed the first stage
of difficulty. After he has learned how
to round up his birds and get them well
scattered and waste no time in the mean
time trying to bag anything, and espe-
cialy after one taste Of the futility of
hunting a cripple, he gets a rise within
twenty feet and the bird goes curling
away on the left.
Bang goes the gun, as we'll held, ap
parently, as on young prairie chicken
that cannot fly ever ten feet a second
But not a feather leaves the gay rover
and bang goes the second without even
making the bird think it worth while to
hasten his pace There is something
about the speed. the distance, the color
the surroundings the whizz and buzz of
that you do not know where the bird
is to spring (for in early days they were
generally hunted withou. a dog). al
ways some queer combination that de-
ranges ones best calculations. Nor
will determination, howevct grim, avail
one in this emergency. There is no
| use in clasping the gun any tighter, in
swearing that you will do it the next
time, in wiping the imaginary cobweb
out of your eye, or shaking your cart
ridges to see if some of the shot has not
spilled out. 1t will take just so long
to unearth the pecuiarities of the bird,
and that is one thing that makes him 50
attractive. When Capt. Ira Paine. one
of the crack shots of the world was here
giving exhibitions he was taken out by
some friends of mine near San Diego
He told me on his return that night that
he had missed his first nine shots
straight. Captain Bogardus had much
the same experience near San Francisco
many years ago Both he and Paine
were fine field shots before they ever
shot at the trap or thought of giving
exhibitions.
Most game birds surrender readily
when you have discovered the combi-
nation that brings the shot on the proper
line. Not so with the valley quail of
California He is the most exacting
little cuss or. earth. He is not like that
big fool man that would as soon be
killed as to have both arms ard legs
shot off. He demands dead killing and
wants it done in style The best gun
The herald., 1897-10-10

with the best loading and the best hold
particulars. The way he can hutter
down a hillside and get lost in the dense
brush and rocks or scramble. into !,
cactus patch to die, just out of your
reach with all his legs and wings
broken by weak charge OF shot from
an oid-fasbioned pctmetal gun, affords
him a satisfaction that would make
many man die hapy if he only had the
strength to battle his enemy in this way
When mortally wounded, the way he can
reach the next ridge and fall over its
crest. where you will quickly become
weary of beating an acre of two of tire :
some brush find him Is wonderful:
and half the time when he leaves a cloud
of feathers floating in the air he seems
to have merely shaken out an extra reef
in his sail for greater speed.
Probably no bird or animal is so
thoroughly up to date as our valley
quail. There is none of the old fogy
about him. and his knowledge of the
rarge anCi power of modern guns and
nitro powder would qualify a salesman
for one of our best gun stores. For one
who understood them it was once easy
to get many a rise 1t ten or fifteen feet
with many more at as many yards To-
day twerty-yard rise is a surprise,
while the man who cannot do pretty well
at ever thirty, has little business in the
field. The great trouble used to be to
break up the flock and make it scatter
so that the birds would lie close enough
for single shots on tE,s wing. They
quickly fourd that scattering was what
the enemy wanted and TODAY the princi-
pal trouble is to hold them together at
all. They often radate like a fan for
every quarter of the horizon. and by
the time you have found few the rest
are laughing at you from rocky hill
side in the distance where their legs,
The herald., 1897-10-10
All in His Eye

In his budget of last Sunday the Los
Angeles Herald correspondent throws
out this vague hint at the news: Mrs.
was today liberated from the
martial yoke" Presumably he intended
to say that Mrs. - had gone out of
the matrimonial business, but from his
use of a military term to describe the
event the public is led to believe that
the poor lady has been cruelty yoked
in combat with some foe-and yet he
doesn't say who was the other party
to the encounter. Either the linotype
machine or the reporter is given to am
biguity; or, perhaps it or he can't see
the difference between the marriage re-
lation and a military engagement, sim
ply because both pertain to war. The
difference in this case is all in your 'i'
anyway.-Santa Ana Herald.
The herald., 1897-10-10

more whipped out behind him almost
under his feet with a roar that made him
wheel to them. BY the time he ha0 said
with fearful energy, 'DarEed if l don't
take the next one sure" there was often
nothing in sight except some dim lines
OF blue twisting through the brush up
some steep. hot hillside, or a roar over
the ridge from which he could see moth
ing by the time he had scrambled to the
iop.
All this was after he had sea tered the
game. The first trouble was to make
them lie at all and unless one had some
The herald., 1897-10-10
THE EASTERN CRACKAJACK MAKES HADNsoME DOUBLE

first place, because the flocks are so
much smaller and more quiet than they
once were.
But warm, dry air is severe on dogs
power of scent, especially when running
much in the brush, which cuts off the
breeze. To keep him in good order he
should be used no more than is necessary
and kept at heel the rest of the time
Even retrievers are injured by allowing
them to dash at full speed for birds that
have fallen where you can see them
plainly and can as we'll pick them up
yourself and save the dog. Neverthe-
The herald., 1897-10-10

nent over all others in making even
the expert shot wonder if he were not
born in vain. On all other game good
shot can make fair score from the mo-
ment he finds the birds. But the east
ern expert generally retires from the
field the first day vowing eternal ven-
geance on the friend who inveigled him
into the belief that any sport was to be
had from this quail. But bit of curl
osity still fingers and the next day he
" ants - return to see what sort of pesky
things those birds are anyhow. He re-
turns with the conviction that they are
The herald., 1897-10-10

wise have been unable to endure exist
ence SO far away from home and friends
All this is now changed, but the attrac-
tons of the bird yet remain, intensified
by his greater smartness. SO that today
one feels that he has done more in max
ing a bag of a score or two than he once
did in a hundred or more. The violets
yet glow along the slopes and the paint
ed cup springs bright among the open
irgs where the shooting Stars nod in
white and pink over the greenswar6,
and among them the quail darts along
the ground more swiftly than ever.
The herald., 1897-10-10

rest of the flock get together and be
running quarter of mile away while
he was discovering that a wing tipped
California quail is about as easy to catch
in chaparral as a streak Of creased
lightning in a Kansas cyclone.
Plenty of other birds have bothered the
tenderfoot, but our quail rises pre-emi-
The herald., 1897-10-10
POT SHOT OF THE oLDEN TIME-A RACE FOR DINNER

dale without getting rise within good
shooting distance. The same result gem
orally followed the attempt to bag any
thing until they were we'll scattered
Often the tenderfoot would waste his
time looking to see if he had killed any,
thing, and if he were lucky enough to
wing a bird he was quite sure to let the
The herald., 1897-10-10

and turn him into retriever. But "a
dog that is a natural salamander may be
worked to good advantage on this bird
if his master can keep his wits in, good
order himself and most ground dog
is now necessary to find the birds in the
The herald., 1897-10-10

tied up or held back until you could find
no more birds yourself. Even then his
scent was often gone with heat an6
want of water, which it was almost i'm
possible TO carry in any quantity that
would do much good. To keep dog in
training for good pointing under such
conditions was next to impossible. ard
The herald., 1897-10-10

teacher he might waste half a season
studying out the idosyncrasies of this
quail. Until well scared and scattered
he would not lie close enough to make
any wing shooting. which was all that
any one but the market shooter or
granger desired. But he could be well
scared only by quick sharp rush upon
his ranks. accompanied with shooting
and followed several times until the
flock was broken ard scattered in ali
directions. Then they could be fourC,
singly and in punches from which would
rise successfully bird after bird until
fifteen. or twenty were some times
flushed from twenty feet square of
brush
But all attempts to make the birds lie
by moving slowly upon them were gen.
orally a failure, and one might chase
them a mile or more UP hill and down
The herald., 1897-10-10
(Writteu for The HeraN.)

The number of those who find in the
chase rest that no other amusement
can give is every year increasing and is
now far beyopd the conception of those
whose knowledge of the field is limited
TO reading and pictures. OF all Amer
lean game the quail affords recreation TO
the largest number and the plumeG
quail, found from California to the in
terror Of Texas. Is now probably the
most numerous Of the family October
Is the month in California to which the
majority look forward with the greatest
pleasure because the season them opens
on this lively bird.
Many can remember the incredible
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-21

There is now pending before the
Pennsylvania Legislature a bill which
provides that no boy under the age Of
-. and no member Of the female sex
whatever, shall he employed in the
mining OF bituminous coal. An amend
ment to the same bill raises the age to
thirteen years, prescribes the method
Ivy which the age shall be asccrtained
and recorded, aud stipulates that no boy
Under sixteen shall be permitted to
"'mine or load coal" unless in company
with person over the same age. No
applicant who is unable to read or write
the English language can be employed
unless he presents Il certificate to show
that he attended day or night school
for period of sixteen weeks the pre-
Ceding year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-21

parted can do so by going to the house.
Mr.. Arnold will be buried in II metallic
lined casket. The grave will be walled
up and arched over with brick. Mr..
Arnold instructed Mr.. Belts, Of Dubois,
over year ago just how he wanted his
grave walled with brick and cement.
Intermcnt will take place in Beulah
cemetery.
A widow and three children are left
to mourn for PA" wto was II kind and
thoughtful husband and one Of the best
offathers. The children are: Mrs. Clara
Alexander. wife Of w. b. Alexander. the
banker. james B. Arnold. the cx-mer.
chant aud one Of the present propric-
tors of the wooden mill. and Miss
Isabella Arnold.
The following verses were handed us
by II member Of the bereavcd family:
You are dying, our father; your bark will 60
drifting ut breaking Of day,
Toward the shores lying Ger the shadowy
bay;
And NJ morn you shall see, rising far through
the mist,
The hills which the sunshine eternal has
kissed
shores, which your vessel will find
Dear friends who sailed outward and left US
behind
You will know them, and clasp them and kiss
them once more,
Growing young again there on the Beautiful
shore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-21

A gentleman, in explaining why the
different townships permit their road
machines to lie on the roadside rusting
out, while their services are so neces-
sary in putting the roads in a passable
condition, stated that 1t was impossible
to get farmers to leave their plows at
this time, and supervisors are helpless.
This was doubtless true, but it is an ad-
mission of one Of the greatest defects in
our road system. The labor on the
roads is usually at the option of the tax
payers, and they suit personal con-
venience rather than the good of the
roads. hence the supervisors are helpless
until the plowing and seeding is done,
and the summer rains set in and neutra-
iize their labors to great extent.
Good roads we can never have under n
system so faulty.-Brookville Republic
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-21

Some housewives feed their families
on bread that will superinducc dyspep-
sia. and some preachers feed their ilocks
ON bread of life" that supcrinduces
spiritual dyspepsia. Reason: Some
women cant bake and some preachers
can't preach The family that is com
PEELED To eat half baked. sour bread is
to be pitied. but the good Lord should
have mercy on the congregation that
has to swallow a conglomeration of half
baked thoughts that is called "bread Of
life" or sermon.