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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

The receipts Of Wheat are greater than the
demand, but prices are unchanged. Corn is
cent higher. Country Produce is dull and
prices are unchanged. Wool is higher and
Sumac lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16
The Jefferson, Richmoud. Va,

is conducted strictly upon the European plan
for the summer months with Cafe charges as
moderate SIS any first class restaurant in the
State Good rooms can be had for $50 per
day and upwards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

Try Janney's pure Ice Cream Soda.
sc. glass, 701 King street corner Wash
ingtOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16
DRY GOODS.
v O0dVard & LothrOp
10th. 18th and r StS., N. ".

&s-Our business hours during July and
August are 7:45 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturdays,
7:45 to 1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

N E. LEE CAMP-A called meeting of
Il. s. E. Lee Camp Confsdsrate Veter-
ans. will be held TOMORROW friday
NIGHT at s o'clock at their hall to consider
sn invitation of Slower Camp of SIT .sburg 10
sttsnd reunion at Fishers Hill. BY order
of the Commander.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16
DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.


A fresh line of trunks just in. Prices very
low. Ranging from $275 to Sill Telescopes
from 75c to $3.50. These goods are from the
celebrated Rountree Mandatory and are re-
liable and first class in every particular We
have the roller tray trunks at popular prices
Do you want few very thin wash goods
for this torrid weather? No better investment
than these half price Koechlin Organizes.
37Hc goods for l9c. Quantity is very much
reduced, but the quality is still left and all
the patterns are good.
Lots of nice lawns at 7c, Sc and l2aac.
We still keep up the sale on ribbons and
money can be saved by buying ribbons
from US.
Full line of gauze underwear jean draw
ers, wash ties, ladies' and gents hosiery, &c.
A large line of excellent values in UNI
brellas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, July TO-
The market has been a shade frmer during
the week, but prices are hardly quotably
higher. We quote: Flour SD 50a5 25 for
fine to patent roller; Wheat 6Oa65 Corn
3Oa32; Rye 30a32 Oats 2Oa22: Butter
12a15; Eggs 9a1O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16
AMERICAN LADY
CORSETS.
TYPICAL0 OF GRACE.

That oppressive feeling OF warmth,
tired, run down system may all come
from wearing heavy winter corset
in summer weather. Let us suggest
the importance of banishing that
most disagIceable, heavy, unsuitable
summer indispensable oven until the
return CT cold weather and try pair
Of the thinest, lghtest and coolest
corsets made in the world for the hot
test weather The American Lady
Corsets have conquered all opposition
and have won the praise Of the
American woman for noble intention
cemented in the icicle corset of the
day. This corset will lower the tenn
perature of the wcarer TO measure
suited to our climatic changes. That
always Unsuitable thirst for something
cooling in extremely VAIN weather
will disappear and feeling of re-
juvenescence will be the reward. All
sizes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

BALTIMORE, Md, July 1G.-Flour frmer
and unchanged. Wheat strong and higher
spot and month 761ea76a.; Aug and Sept "a
s74Aa southern wheat by sample 73a77lh;
month 3o1s,3oE; aug 301ss3oas; Sept
3O5ss3O7s; steamer mixed 26aa27; south.
ern white corn 33a34; do yellow 34a35.
Oats finn; No white 251aa261h; No 2
mixed 23a23h. Bye strong and higher;
No 2 nearby 401a; No Western al bid.
Hay firm for the best grades; choice timothy
$13 5Oa14 90. Sugar firm and unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16
for sse Of

5000 g SesR rs OF saAs so:as1 aaG
for ssle at J. q MlLBURN'S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

RICHMOND MARKET. July 16. The mar.
ket is dull for Wheat which is lower. while
Corn is shade higher. We quote: Flour
SO 5Oa5 25 for fine to patent family brands !;
Wheat 66a72; Corn 32a334h Rye 30a33 (;
Oats 22a23
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

New YORK CATTLE MARKET. July Is
Beeves-no trading; beef 8lAa67sc per lb.
Calvea-veals active and steady buttermlks
quiet and weak veals $4a6.3O pei 100 lbs !;
bnttermilks calves $3.50a3 GO per 100 lbs !;
Western calves So, with culls at So. rs per
100 lbs Sheep and Lambs-sbeep steady (;
lambs opened much lighter and closed wi
advance lost; sheep $3a3.5O per 100 lbs /;
lambs So 4Oa6 10 per 100 lbs. Hogs-m mar
ket higher at So. 90a4. % per 100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

NEW YORK. July 16.-Flour-staue and
Western h'm but quiet. Bye Flour quiet.
vance in bles but lost part of lis rise On To-
cal realizing Sept 74As745s. Rye firm: No
2 western 38as. Conceptions opened steady
with wheat, but sod of under weather news;
May BIZ Oats-options quiet and easy !;
Sept 217s; track white 25a30 Beef steady.
Pork dull. Lard frmer; prime Western
steam Sd 221a nominal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
How to Take Moonlight photographs.

Moonlight effects in photographs have
long been admired by the Eninitiated
and fully appreciated by both amateur
and professional photographers for theil
beauty, and many plates, too, have been
spoiled by snap shelters who have accept
ed moonlight as the real illuminator of
these views and accordingly focused d.
rectly on this beautiful orb of night
Moonlights with the moon herself in
evidence are really sun photographs
that is, pictures taken with rapid ex-
posure, the camera pointed toward the
sun generally III the late afternoon or
early morning and with clouds between
the lens and the direct rays.
Many charming SO called night pic
lures are taken by making two expo
sures, a short one.i in the rapidly dimin-
ishing afternoon sunlight. to get an i'm
preston of buildings and o.her dark OBJ
jects and another longer one after dark
to print in the gas and electric lights
that line the long street or mark out the
roads and winding pathways of a city
park. james B. Darlington in Serb
ner's.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
Telegraphic Anomalies.

At a recent meeting of the British
chamber of commerce in Paris E. j.
Hemebryk, one of the vice presidents of
the Liverpool chamber of commerce,
made an interesting statement and
sought the support Of the Paris cham
Der in his endeavors to obtain accelera-
ton in the delivery of kilograms in
France. He said that telegraphing from
Liverpool he could obtain reply from
his New York house in three minutes,
while from his house in Paris it took
five hours. There were countries, like
Austria, which were even worse, the
time for a reply being sometimes as
much as six or seven hours There could
be no greater condemnation of the pres
ent system than the practice which was
commonly followed by Liverpool mer-
chants When they wanted to obtain a
reply quickly from, say Hayre, they
would telegraph to Havre through their
New York office, and they could thus
obtain through New York rely in
half an hour which it would take them
four or five hours to obtain direct The
blame could not be attached to the Eng
lish postofdce, for he had ascertained
that, as rule, a telegram handed in at
any English Office left the United King
dom within 10 minutes of being handed
in.
The Paris chamber agreed to give the
subject its most earnest consideration,
with view to taking steps to obtain
reform. Paris Messenger
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
THE KITTEN AND THE BEAR.
How Puss frightened Bruin Up . Tree
and Kept Him There.


How Puss frightened Bruin Up Tree
and Kept Him There.
Chris Burns, the veteran first sergeant
Of Troop D, had kitten which, during
the SUI .ner camping of the troop at the
Lower Geyser basin, made her home
within the sergeant's tent. Here, curled
up on pair of army blankets. she de-
fed the world in general and dogs in
particular. When the latter approached,
she would elevate every bristle on her
brave little back, her eyes would glow
like live Goals, and her tail would swell
up threateningly. If dogs approached
too near, she would hiss and exhibit the
usual signs of hostility until the in
truders had vanished from her neigh
borhood.
One day, when the camp was bathed
in sunshine and every soldier in camp
felt lazy, an inquisitiye black bear came
down the mountain side and, whether
because he was in search of adventure
or because attracted by savory smell
from the cooks fire, began to walk
about among the white tents of the cav
N4ly COlAuuduu.
Suddenly the kitten caught sight Of
him. Dogs by the score she had seen,
but this particular "dog'' was the lar
gest and the hairiest dog she had ever
seen. But she did not hesitate. 1t was
enough for her that an enemy had in
vaded her special domain Kissing forth
her spite, while her little body quivered
with rage, she darted forth at the bear.
The onslaught was sudden, and one
glance was enough for bruin. With a
snort Of fear, bruin made for the nearest
tree, short distance away, and did not
pause until he was safely perched among
the upper branches. Meanwhile the
kitten stalked proudly about on the
ground beneath, keeping close guard
over her huge captive, her back still
curved into bow and her hair still
bristling with righteous indignation,
while her tail would now and then give
a significant little wave, as if to say,
That's the way l settle impertinent
bears. .
The soldiers, who meanwhile had
poured forth from their tents, could
scarcely believe their eyes; but there
was the bear in the tree and the kitten
below, and there were those who had
seen the affair from beginning to end.
And perhaps the strangest part of it
all was that the bear would not stir
from his safe position in the branches
until the kitten had been persuaded to
leave her huge enemy clear means of
retreat. Then he slid shamefacedly
down from his perch and ambled hastily
off toward the mountain Lieutenant
Charles D. Rhodes, u S. A., in st.
Nicholas.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
SHORT WORDS.
Th4v Are the Best When the Thoughts
Are Worth While.

Thsy Are the Best When the Thoughts
Are Worth While.
A dozen or less newspaper men were
collected together. when somebody said
something about Rudyard Kipling.
81 notice in the papers, said an
other, that he is the best paid writer
in the world at present.
1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette people say
they paid him $3.50 a poem for all they
printed Of his, = ventured third.
"And why not?' put in fourth.
He is the best writer of English prose
or verse now writing. That one line Of
his, A rag and bone and a hank of
hair, describing vampire woman,
couldn't be stronger, think .
GOOD and strong" commented a
fifth, "but Kipling is not the only man
who has chosen monosyllables to give
emphatic expression to his thought. If
you will remember, Pope in his essay
on Criticism remarked, And ten low
words oft creep in one dull line, and
before and after him there were others,
who, as be, were scarcely dull and sell
dom crept. Hymn writers are strong in
this. Take Watts in that well known
hymn, for instance;
"Are there no foes for me to face?
Must not stem the flood?
Is this vile world friend to grace
Te help me on to God9
Shakespeare found one syllabled
words good enough for him, and you all
know that passage Of YouGg's:
"The bell strikes one. We take no note Of time
Save by its loss, etc.
"Bailey's 'Festus, that makes its
reader feel as if he had eaten of the in
sane root that takes the reason prisoner, ;
has many examples, and this one you
will recall:
1--WE live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not
breaths.
Ne should count time by heart throbs He
most lives
Who thinks most. feels the noblest, acts the
best.
"And the Bible, the greatest of books,
is filed with tie short words Right at
the beginning of things we find, And
God said let there be light, and there
was light, and at the end of things, so
to speak, For the great day of his wrath
is come, and who shall be able to stand?'
and still further along, And the gates
of it shall not be shut at all by day, for
there shall be no night there.
ooh, Kipling is all right He knows
he has plenty Of authority for seeking
short words when he wants strong
ones. Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
NAMES OF PEARLS.
About Five thousand Small Ones Can Be
Bought For Nine Dollars.

About Five Thousand Small Ones Can Be
Bought For Nine Dollars.
Pearls are named according to their
size. The very large are called paragon
pearls; when the size of a cherry, cher
ry pearls; medium are called piece
pearls; smallest, dust pearls. The oval
and long are termed pear pearls. willie
-s ssstS ii fUrrrI-d specimens are known as
baroques. The value Of pearls varies, Of
course, with the quality and general
colors, but the piece, seed and dust
pearls always have market price.
The cherry and paragon are sold on
an entirely different basis. If many fine
ones are on the market at time, they
may be had at reasonable rates. Some
years they bring almost any price
The last two years especially, the deal
ers say, there has been a great scarcity
of fine pearls, although there is no fall
ing off in the supply of the small stuff
When a pearl exceeds one carat in
weight, it is sold separately. Under
that weight they are sold in parcels and
become less valuable as they become
smaller. The smallest dust pearls col
lected average about 5000 to the troy
ounce and are rated at about SO per
ounce. If, en- the contrary, one paragon
weighing an ounce Tor $50 carats) was
on sale, it would bring any amount
from $50, 900 to $500, 000, according to
quality. Philadelphia Times
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
A DARKY's PRIZE MENU.
But Bis Friends Weren't Betting Against
q Sure Thing.

Sure Thing.
Three negroes not long ago made a
bet among themselves that each could
name supper that would be better than
the others could name. They put up 81
apiece, and the one that named the
dishes that would constitute the best
supper should take the So. They drew
straws as to which ones should be the
first and the last to make up the menu
for the imaginary meal. The first man
said he couldn t think of anything bet
taSMhan greens boiled with hog jowl
4 ~. ida- dichAa-- lss--sroxrttt take corn
bread, souse, black eyed peas, and wash
them down with buttermilk. The other
two smacked their lips.
well, for me, said No. 2, sid
take fried chicken, hot biscuits, buttered
n spread over with preserves-'n den,
n den-let's see-yes, n 'simmon beer
n ginger cakes .
The mouths of the other two spilled
water. and it was apparent that they
were hungry. It came No. IS time.
"W'y, youse niggers don't know
WARe . e5OOu3 od1Q Lc. Ic1l lllS, lOOlS,
what's better'n possum baked wild sweet
'tatehs scattered all roun it, swimmin
in de gravy? Hey? IN den after youse
done nibbled at de bones tell they ain t
no more meat on EN- dere set de water
millyon starin you in de face lik'. Hey?"
And with that he started to pick up the
money.
"You leave dat money alone, the
other two yelled in chorus. 1--WE warn t
bettin ag in no sure thing. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
Left In the Lurch.

simultaneously young Cornish lady
had three suitors, representing the
church, the army and the navy. The
reverend gentleman had great advan-
tage over his rivals. being always ION
the spot. Referring to his rivals in
conversation with the lady on one occa-
sion. he made the highly interesting OBJ
servation that there were land rats and
water rats. !"
sAnd cu-rats, retorted the lady.
Needless to say the parson had to look
elsewhere for a wife. London 1,.ws
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
An Old Catechisn.

At meeting of the Worcester Anti
quarian society Senator Hoar said that
when he was boy in Worcester cate
chism was in use Of which the follow.
ing is a sample:
Where is hell?
Under the earth-a place of darkness.
Who live in hell?
The devil. his angels and bad men,
What do they do in hell?
They curse God and sin continually.
Do you deserve to go to hell?
do.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10
Impossible In His Case.

Hungry Higgins see the paper says
we oughtn't to never begin journey
before breakfast.
Weary Watkins Does it have any
advice for us blokes that has to make a
journey to find the breakfast Indian
apolis Journal
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10

For any one to assert that petroleum
oil possesses no therapeutic power is
simply to make an assertion Of igno-
rance. for petroleum, or rock oil, as it is
sometimes called, is, it is well known
to those who have paid any attention to
the subject. used with the most bene-
fetal results in all chronic bronchial
and pulmonary disorders.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-10

The most scientific forester in Europe
says that the eldest trees in northern
Europe are the pines Of Norway and
Sweden, and that these are not known
to live more than $40 years. Germany g
Oldest oaks lived only little more than
300 years
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-18
A WIRE TO KLONDIKE.
Canadian Government Submits
Proposition to Build a Line
to Gold Fields.

Washington, D. c., Aug 16.-The Ca
madam government has submitted formal
proposals to this government to establish
communication with the Klondike region
in Alaska by the construction of a tele-
graph line from the head of winter navi-
CATION on the Lynn canal into the center
of the Klondike district. The proposals
have been taken under advisement They
have been approved by the British princ-
pal secretary of state for foreign affairs,
and were forwarded by the governor-gen-
eral of Canada, through the British en-
bassy. 20 the state department., and re-
ferred to the interior department. There
the papers are locked up pending consid
Grafton.
The proposals. while reserving the rights
of either country pending the settlement
of the international boundary line be-
tween the United States and Canada,
south of Mount St. Elias, urge the ex-
pediency of establishing Il permanent
route, giving access to the interior at all
season of the year. The most feasible
route, in the judgment of the Canadian
authorities, would be to start from the
head of winter navigation on the Lynn
canal (the body of water running from
near Juneau up beyond Dyea and Chill
cat, forming part Of the present overland
rOutel crossing the mountains by White
pass or by any other pass which may
seem more accessible. and proceed north
ward TO Fort Selkirk and thence to klon-
dixie.
The Canadian government asserts its
readiness to undertake to open commu-
nicatlon by constructing d telegraph Nine
from the head of winter navigation on
the Lynn canal, traversing a distance of
eighty miles, across the summit of the
mountain range. where trail can be
followed TO Fort Sellirk and Klondike.
That government also signifies its inten-
ton, in case the propositions are adopt
ed, to erect suitable places for shelter
at periods from forty to fifty miles along
the line and keep up dog trains during
the winter months for the conveyance
of the mails to and from the interior.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-18
SPIDERS FURNISH SILK.
Made to Give Up Their Delicate Web to,
Machine.

NJ Cachot. an eminent French chemist.
has captured the prize of t1OOO sterling
offered by the Manufacturers Union of
England for the invention of any perfect
process for utilizing the web Of the CON-
mon spider
Textile America describes visit Of in
spectlon paid NJ CachOt's work room by
party of manufacturers They were
ushered into damp. dimly-lghted room,
inhabited by hundreds of large Mada2as-
car spiders ciinging to the side walls and
upon the rafters The only food required
by these curious creatures is diet Of IN
sects house flies and small living things
of all sorts. They eaten the victim, and
while trying to imprison their prey send
out their most valuable webbing 1t is
very strong and permits of being turned
off readily.
In the center of the room stands q
frame filled with bobbins, worked by
dynamo. The spider is allowed one or
two turns around the fly, and then the
web, issuing around its abdomen, is
caught by delicate hook, fastened to tie
bobbin and wound off as fast rs the
spider produces it. One spider will spin
in week sufficient web to fill bobbin
as large as a peanut. AS long as it is
generously fed it will continue to create
its thread until it dies. The color Of the
WEB is a pale gray, and takes all dyes
readily
For experimental purposes a little Of
the spider web was woven into clotn.
1t yielded fabric very silky in touch and
as fine as the best of Oriental products.
1t is possible that the wonderfully dlli-
cate silks of the ancients were Of spider
web, as with all the increased facilities
and knowledge of modern times, they
have never been duplicated. The robes
that Cleopatra boosted she could draw
through an earring were probably made
Of this finest of all known materials. The
start has been made. The development
Will be watched with interest.-Philadel-
phia Record
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-18

army, and Prince Henri of Orleans e>s-
cited great enthusiasm here. When it
became known that the count was thc
victor crowds gathered in the streets and
wildly cheered him and the army The
people demanded repeatedly that the
bands in the public squares play the
royal hymn, which demand was cheer
fully complied with.
So great was the popular pleasure at
the outcome of the meeting that Il large
number of people decorated their houses
with flags. The newspapers issued spe-
cial editions giving everything obtainable
concerning the fight.
The authorities feared that the crowds
might make 4 demonstration against the
French representatives here, and SPECIAL
guards were therefore mounted at the
French embassy and consulate.
Emperor William has telegrapheG the
count his warmest congratulations.
London, Aug. ia special dispatch
from Rome, published today, says it is
reported there that the Pope will ex-
communicate Prince Henri of Orleans
and the Count of Turin, as duelling is
forbidden by the Roman Catholic
church
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-18
A STAGE ROBBERY.
First that Ever Occurred in Yellow
stone Park Reported to the
Department.

Washington, D. c., Aug 14-The first
stage robbery ever reported in the yell
lowstone National park, occurred today.
Gel. Young announced it to the secretary
of the interior in the following tele-
gram:
Fort Yellowstone, Wyo., Aug 14.-Trans-
portation stage robbed by two men on Sol
Futuara plateau this morning; $500 taken.
Have ordered out everything possible with
in means at my disposal and desire authority
TO offer reward for capture.
Young, Acting Superintendent.
The interior department has no au-
thority to offer a reward for the appre-
hension of the robbers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-18
KILLED HIS MOTHER.
Virgil Gallagher Wanted to Get Her
Money to Spend on Variety
Actress.

Galveston, Tex. Aug. 16.-At an early
hour this morning Mrs. Kate Gallagher,
a school teacher in this city, who lived
with her son, Virgil, at Thirteenth and
X streets, was found with her throat t
cut from ear to ear and the body charred
beyond recognition. After killing her the
murderer set fire to the bed. No ar
rests yet, though the police have a sus-
pect under surveillance
Virgil, the 20-year-od son of the muir
dered woman, has been arrested and has
confessed he committed the crime to get
money to spend on Il variety actress.
The young man had packed his trunk
and was ready to leave Texas.
The fire was discovered i'll time to pre-
vent the destruction of the house and the
bloody shirt in which the crime was com
mitted