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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22

-pEsH COWS FOE SALE.
. 7 bsve some GOOD FRESH COWS which
x;il offer for sale at the Southern 6a,iroso
nens SATURDAY MORNING. the Io'n III
stsnt, until II o'clock. n M1rJER
san01 st ". ". W 80
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22

R. & G. COrSetS.
3 s. g. Bias Corsets, made of white coutil
heavily boned, two side steels, gored hips,
Venus back, finished around top with en-
broidery, 81 % pair. Usually $500. =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22
Boys New Clothing.

Boys New Clothing.
Now Brownie Suits, new Reefer sui1, new
Atwood Trousers. Sizes to 15 years, Toe.
Value $1.00.
Atwood Blue Serge Sailor Suits, richly
trimmed with rows of narrow white, red, or
black braid. Made in . faultless manner.
Sizes to II years. $4.75. Values up to
$3.50.
Third floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Wheat-sept SO !;
Dec 92h; old e9h May 91as Corn
Sept 29ss; Oct 29% Dec g. 81 rs y; May S S4ss
May :. 9aes Pork 90 sg and oct Us s2ls i
Oct 81 60; Dec 81 65a4 67lh Jan Sd Goa
4 S21b. Ribs-Sept and Oct IS 1Oa5 1915
Dec 81 So; Jan $4 92la.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22
DRY GOODS.

Taking their places on the
shelves and counters and are
bright in their rich beauty and
newness-attractive in their
many novel and unique forms
of prettiness. Many are en-
joying a "hrst view now.
WOmen'S and Childrtn'S
Knit Underwear.
THE PROPER WEIGHT FOB NOW,
Women's Fleece.lined Vests and Pants
medium weight, 25c garment.
Women's jersey Ribbed Vests, high mock.
long or short sleeves. Pants to match, Soc
garment.
Boys and Girls Gray Mixed Vests, Pants
and Drawers; 30c each for size 20. Riss of
&c on each size 3Oc garment.
WOOL COFsET COVERS
For Bicycists 10 wear under shirt waists
Desirable whom jacket is too hesvy, $1.26
each.
First floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22

Women's jersey Ribbed Vests, high mock.
long or short sleeves. Pants to match, SOC .
garment
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22

Boys and Girls Gray Mixed Vests Pants
and Drawers; 3Oc each for size 90 Riss Of
&c on each size, 3Oc garment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-22

x0sAlxs.-The following
yrSr1 LaaI real estate bsve re-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

the Farmers Institute in Rivera, is
worthy of reproduction:
''It is a true saying well begun is
half DONE To be properly handled
the horse should be driven for "a week
or ten days with the biting rig till
he lis perfectly familiar with the bit,
and all parts of the harness becomes
as a part of his makeup, SO that he
will not notice them in the least. He
should be taught to rein to the right
or left, go ahead and to back, and the
most Important to stop when told to
do so. If he shows any disposition to
kick or he touchy about his legs tie a
pole about twelve feet dong ON each
side of the'bitting harness, let the ends
drag on the ground and tie piece
across the poles about four feet from
the horse; he may kick for awhile,
but as he cannot hurt himself not
break anything he will soon quit in
disgust. When he is well broken to
this way of going he may be hitched
to a cart with perfect safety, provid-
ing there is good kicking-strap
used. Tie him up good and solid so
there is no danger of him pulling
loose while being hitched up; be care
full not to excite or scare him in any
way while being hitched, as much de-
ponds upon the first attempt to drive
him, as this trial above all others
should be a success. If he has been
broken to the halter when a small
colt, as every colt should be, there
will be no trouble about him standing
down and have them where you can
get them easily in case he makes any
attempt to get away when the shafts
touch him. When he is all hitched
up and the kicl1ing-strap in it's place
(which is over the rump between the
hips and root of the taiD, while the
hitching-up is in progress speak to
the horse once in while ITO let him
know that the same man or some one
he knows, is with him all the time
Pat him with your hand once in
while ITO take his attention from the
various things that are being done
about him. 1t will also prevent him
from getting uneasy. When all is
ready hook up the check-rein, being
sure not to get it too tight, get into
the cart and Let some one unite the
horse and lead him until he gets used
to the breast straps pulling on his
shoulders, or till he gets Strengthened
in the harness and begins to go of
his own free will. Be careful not to
drive so much as to make him very
tired. No horse should be required
to draw heavy loads or be driven
very far until he is hardened and is
Taught how to use himself. After
learning to walk let him trOt "a little
gradually a little farther and a little
faster each day; if he feels good and
wants to go, let him move along att a
good gait for an eighth of a mile or
so at time. There is usually too
much anxiety to test a colts speed
and bottom, and he is often overdone
before his speed and endurance are
hardly dava1Onad colt Sho11ld nev.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

after that is learned give them time
to thoroughly understand before an
other is forced upon them. 1t lis
good idea ito drive some colts in dou-
BILE harness at first by the side of
some old horse. This is good plan
with a colt that shows a disposition
ito be sulky or balky as many of them
will go better in company than by
themselves. But if the colt shows any
signs of kicking it is better to hitch
him single at first in a good stout
cart, as he can be strapped down and
kept from kicking or hurting himself
or anyone else. The plan of breaking
COLTS in a plow or at such work as
will require constant Juggling, is not
to be recommended Many colts will
begin TO get warm and the harness
begins TO chafe, Or gall them and
make them sore, they often will begin
to kick and throw their head or fight
some other way, against being work
ed, making it impossible to do the
work satisfactorily, and at the same
time running the risk of making the
colt ballIy and sore, and, aus Prof.
Johnson says, making the colt wish
he had never been born He should
by all means be first hitched to some
thing tight so that he may be con-
trolled by "a knowledge of his dispo-
sition, and by the ingenuity of the
trainer, to take advantage of his pc
culiarities and habits, instead of be-
ing dragged, pounded and worried
into subsection"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13
Ginger in Florida.

c. V. Gileson, of Tampa, wants to
know about planting and gathering
ginger. I can only give information in
small way, having grown it but
three or four years, and only for
home use. [ got the root from a
Minorcan, who told me it must surely
be taken up in the fall before there
was amy frost, dried day or two in
the shade, and then put away in wool
en- cloths in a dry warm place until
April, when irt should be planted.~Th
[ faithfully did the first year; but the
next year, having plenty of roots for
seed, [ Left some in the ground, Gov
ering slightly with mulch. In the
spring [ found this had kept equally
as well as that housed with so much
care. [ now treat it in this way, that
is, leave what [ wish for seed where
it grew until spring, covering with
sufficient mulch to keep the roots
from frost, which grow very near the
surface. [ have just gathered my
crop but this may be done later, or
any time if the ground does not
freeze.
[ consider ginger one of the most
valuable of all our home grown
plants. Incidentally, it has no supe-
rior for kidney troubles, fact which
should be generally known. The
ground ginger bought at the stores
is usually adulterated with cornmeal
or other harmless stuff, and the root
lis no better, for we find it has been
boiled to obtain the extract of Jamai-
ca ginger, then dried and put on the
market for pure ginger, which it is,
what there is of it.-Jay Terrell in
Fruit Grower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-13

In the treatment of Group and
whooping cough, Ayers Cherry Pee
Thousands of lives are saved annually
by the medicine. 1t frees the OBJ
structed air-passages, allays infam-
nation, and controls the desire 20
cough.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

riage one damp. drizzling night in
September. 1t stood all alone down in
front Of the postoffice. which in itself
showed that the driver had not yet
learned western ways. The mist was
dripping from the old white cab and the
roof Of the carriage. The lights cast
faint glimmering streaks through the
atmosphere. The driver stood at his
horses head. lost in a leaky rubber coat
and hat. 1t was as near London as
could get. l hailed the carriage and
for two hours drove about the city with
closed eyes. living a bit of that dream
life that is ever with me.
The approaching municipal elections
over the state call up a sorry of
a certain doctor who is mayor of one
Of the smaller towns near Lincoln. He
had been installed in ONCE and had ap-
pointed all Of his under officials except
night watch. The former night watch
had gone away ON q visit, and the doc
tor was waiting to see IL he would &C
cept the once q second time. So, al
though the town was quite defenssless.
the new mayor, much to his sorrow.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
STORIES IN PASSING.
w. MORTON SMITH.

There is an old carriage in Lincoln
that appears to have wandered out OF
place and lost itself. II is an old, one
horsed, single-saated affair whose sides
are mud-stained and paint-w0rn. The
curtains are faded, the glass cracked
and rusty. the cushions torn and but
tonless The horse is an uncouth, raw
boned specimen of twenty seven years
service And the driver-a lean. sharp
faced. ragged individual with a delight
fully cockney accents even poorer
than his carriage.
This poor. old. heavy-wheeled. slow
poking vehicle no more belongs in Lin
coin than a gondola. Its home is Lon
don-the London Of Dickens and
Thackeray. Even in this western town
it goes creeping along as il picking its
way through the narrow. dirty streets
Of that foggy place. and recognizing
nothing in common but the uneven
pavements.
I first found this LOndcn-lOst car
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

Of buys in large quantities in Boston.
and the goods are all sent by water to
Galveston and there loaded on trains
for Colorado. Money IL saved by this
operation. This is the way southern
seaport trade is being developed 1t
might pay New York to give a little
serious attention to this subject.
The policy that the east has lately
adopted in its relations with the west
is the best thing that could have hap
pened to the west. The east has said
to Nebraska, We do not want to lend
you any money Nebraska has ac-
cepted the ultimatum. and set about
the task Of working out her own saliva
ton. Our people are fast getting to
the point where we are ready to say.
We don't need any of your money
Keep it and put it in your real estate
booms.' Nebraska is rich enough to
stand upon its own bottom, and
soon our farmers and business men
will be independent. 1t is possible to
find the way to prosperity without as
sistance.
There has been great deal of talk
about the hard times in the west, the
failures and the inability to pay all
obligations as they become due. Sup
pose that there should be an attempt
to collect every mortgage and note in
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

New York city as 1t falls due for the
next two or three years? I imagine
that New York would then find out
what hard times are"
Mr. Raymond's views are particular
ly interesting at this time. when the
people of New York are beginning to
be concerned in the city's loss of COM
merce. The interstate commerce COM
mission has lately held an important
session here considering the question
Of rates from Chicago to New York,
and the city merchants are complain
ing bitterly that trade that used to
come here is now going south. 1t is
not unlikely that there will be a ma
terial reduction in eastern freights, so
as to enable New York to compete with
southern points.
What Mr.. Raymond says about Ne
braska standing on her own bottom is
what nearly every business man from
Nebraska and Kansas who comes to
New York says. 1t is something Of q
surprise to eastern flnanciers to be told
By Kansans and Nebr1skans that these
states can get along without assistance
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
DIONB.

M other of Kypris-cruel Dione.
wi Beautiful-slayer. fairer thou than she;
With beauty of the stars, and violets sweet.
Half-hid by mosses at the myrtles feet.
Is it that Hera swept thee from thy place
Queen-regnant Ter the gods of Kronos' race
That thou art foe of man-his murderer thou,
BY passion-darted shafts from thy cold-brow.
Eyes ly-lucent, and voice sweet-sad.
Low-singing love-hymns, should be, are not glad?
Whence-coming men know nothing. thou art here
Quitting no victim until on his bier.
About thy head the sacred pigeons fly,
Before thy steps brute-creatures not shy:
Yet, else companionless, though men bow-down.
Offer thee soul-gifts, wither at thy frown:
Then, hence-departing, stately, over sea.
Matchmaking in Magere-threnody.
-IDYLA.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

from the east. The idea has been en-
tertained here that the cassidy sayips
the word, could make the west shut up
shop and go out Of business.
W.. MORTON SMITH.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

Au1t nlSut ABOUT 1 CLOCK the QOctOS
was awakened by a terrible pounding
at his door,
Doctor! Doctor a mans voice
was calling.
He dragged on his clothes. seized his
medicine case and hat. and rushed out
upon the porch. A large. bare headed.
coatless man stood leaning against the
house, half sobbing to himself.
well, what's the matter? Quick.
man! What's wrong?"
"Oh. doctor. DOCTOR" the man with
a little lurch toward the mayor blub-
bered out. I'm drunk, dead drunk
wife's waiting for me-want to 60
home-drunk"
And in lieu Of the absent night watch
the doctor was forced to lay aside his
professional life and for thirty minutes
assumed the duty Of his newly-elected
responsibility as protector of the peace
and father CT the community.
They used to call him the ''old
woman" Of the crowd. for more fussy,
touchy, old-maidish fellow never lived
He was always in stew with the
other rOomers on the same floor. II
one left the "old woman's" door open an
inch. he would 60 bawling all over the
building for that fellow to come back
and shut that door. II hat or book
Or a shoe was left in his room, he
tossed it into the room across the hall.
He did this until one day the other fel-
lows half filed his room with boxes.
trunks, tables, shoes and a thou
sand smaller articles. such as box
ing gloves, Indian clubs, backing
brushes and the like. 1t took him half
a day to clean the place out, and that
broke him of throwing unclaimed ar
ticles into the room across the way.
He took the hall instead. His room
was too much like front parlor in the
country for civilized students to resort
to-" the fellows said. Everything just so
made them feel uneasy They wanted to
hurl a shoe through the mirror just
to see what the ''Old woman" would do.
1t was such fun to hear him sputter.
He was always hanging onto things
(he said they would come useful some
day. and had his closet crammed with
old papers, clothes and stuff" he had
picked up at auctions, but everything
was in the neatest order. tied up and
labeled with gum stickers as they do in
a wholesale house. When the fellows
had all this rubbish down the well he
threatened to leave the crowd, and 1t
was quickly brought to sight again.
Well, he was married the other day and
went back east to live. And he took
his secondhand store with HMM
four great boxes. Two freshmen have
moved into the room, and it is now the
worst den in the house.
1t was while l was page in the senate
ten years ago. The business Of the day
had just commenced when a loud re-
port was heard in the lower hall.
''Dynamite!" shouted q member,
from his chair. and the whole
went pouring pell-mell into
the corridors to see about it. Even the
chaplain deserted.
There was a crowd about the west
entrance. The treasurer's Office was
guarded and a policeman was handcuf-
fing a prisoner. A man was standing
against the wall with smoking gun in
his hands. Just outside the steps a
man was stretched full
length, stream a blood dripping down
from his thigh over the stones. A
money tray had fallen to the ground
with gold coins scattered about. The
patrol was just turning the corner.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27
RANDOM NOTES.

/. NJ. RAYMOND or Lincoln mas Oe~n
In New York city several days. He
gave some interesting facts about the
new way in which the west is showing
her independence of the east. He said:
New York has OF late manifested
. disposition to sever her connection
with the west. That is all right, but I
wonder IL New York understands the
nngnitude Of the recent movement on
the part Of the west to divert trafhc
from this city to Galveston. New Or
leans and other southern parts?
81 do not mean to say" continued
Mr.. Raymond. that the recent loss of
western commerce by New York is the
result Of the refusal on the part Of
eastern flnanciers to give further credit
to the west, particularly to Kansas
and Nebraska. The primary reason is
the fact that the west has suddenly
discovered that the south has deep
water harbor facilities that are unsur-
passed anywhere, and from Nebraska
and Kansas the rates to the shipping
points in the south are much more ia
vorable than the rates to New York.
l have just been making . tour of the
south. having visited Galveston, New
Orleans and other seaport towns. We
q the west have known for some
time that there is Q growing tendency
to send grain and provisions to these
ports instead OF to New York. but was
unprepared to find that 50 large a pro-
portion Of western products intended
for export and for points in the south
IL unloaded IT these harbors.
The receipts at Galveston and New
Orleans have doubled and trebled in
the last year or two. and from what
I could see they are steadily gaining.
Both ports have magnificent facilities
for handling products of any kind in
large quantities. There is deep water
that will take ships of almost any draft
and the wharfage. especially at New
Orleans. is better than can be had in
this city. There are great elevators
and storehouses capable of receiving
shipments of any magnitude. At New
Orleans the biggest ships can be seen
In the harbor. and there are plenty of
them. l noticed the battle ships Texas
and Maine at anchor while ! was there.
Il believe it il safe to say that
three-f0urths Of the grain and other
products that have lately gone out OF
Nebraska and Kansas have gone to
these southern ports. and it would be
strange IL We did not take advantage
Of the opportunities we enjoy. The.
farmer in Nebraska who sends his corn
to Galveston gets two cents more q
bushel than he would get IL it went
east. There are several competing
lines Of railroad that 90 south from the
corn-prodncing states. and the rate is
how. The Missouri Pacific is an impor-
tant factor In this movement. and there
are independent roads that make live
competition. There is now building a
ney road from Kansas City to Port Ar
thur that will be just $50 miles long, the
shortest route to the seaport. This
road. the Kansas City and Gulf, is an
independent concern and it is likely to
give better rate than that now in
fore. 1t could afford to do SO. Rail-
road building is cheaper now than it
has been for years. and it is said the
road is being economically built. 1t
viii not have to earn interest on such
q large capital as the other roads.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-02
What a Woman Always Says.

when woman tells you a trunk is
light look out for it, These are the
words of a baggageman, and he ought
to know. He had gone to a house in the
suburbs in response to u hurry call and
found the house in great hustle. The
lady was going to leave town in an hour
and her trunk was upstairs and had to
be brought down and loaded into the
wagon. Its not very heavy she said
to the man, whereat he spat on his
hands and called in his helper. He had
all he could do to lift one end. Eve
found it always the case,'' said he, that
when woman says a trunk is light
it's dead sure to be heavy, and when she
says it's heavy I can usually handle it
with one hand. I don't know why a
woman is this way, unless she thinks
charge her more for heavy trunk and
will never find out how much it weights
unless she tells me. But if that is So,
why does she tell me that light trunk
is heavy? I'll give it up."-Nebraska
State Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-02
A Verdict for Miss BEEN.

Fro ba bly, the most senSa tiona1 and
interesting case tried in Kansas for a
long time was that of Miss Eva BEEN
Of Hutchinson, charged with embez-
cling 81, 800 while money order clerk
in the Hutchinson post office. Emil
nent lawyers took part in the case and
many interested spectators were pres
ent. The jury returned verdict of
not guilty. The trial was in the fed
eral court at Wichita. Upon her re-
turn to Hutchinson Miss BEEN was
given an ovation by hundreds of en-
thusiastic admirers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-02
A CLEVER RUSE.
How n Convict Worked His Way Out of tt.
Kansas Penitentiary.

How a Convict Worked His Way Out of the
Kansas Penitentiary.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 29.-Homer A.
Call, convict, has been released from
the penltentiary-giv an uncondi-
tional pardon by Gov. Leedy. Call was
sent up from Labette county for
term of ID years for assault upon Laura
Havely, girl under Is years old A
week ago Call wrote Gov. Leedy and
told him that he had taken the girl to
Missouri and was properly married
there. He stated that upon his return
the brother of the girl prosecuted him
maJlciously and had him convicted.
Gov Leedy wrote Call and told him
that if he would send for the girl
and marry her at the peniten-
tiary he would pardon him Call
agreed to this. and a few days ag @
girl appeared at the penitentiary and
said her name was Havely. She asked
for Call and the two went before Chap
lain Balleau and were married. Calls
pardon arrived from the governor the
next day and he was free. Since the
marriage" it has developed that the
woman who appeared at the peniten-
tiary was not Miss Havely at all, but
an imposter. Miss Havely's brother
has written State Auditor Morris that
his sister is in Texas, and has not been
away from her home; that she is to be
married in few days to a Texas man.
Call, however, is free, and he cannot
again be placed in jail as he was un-
conditiona1ly pardoned