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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-17
DRY GOODS.

DRY GOODS.
ISAAC {
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son,
This store isready for
Christmas with the
largest and most in-
teresting stock of sea-
sonable goods it has
ever exhibited.
TOYS in great variety.
BASKETS for young and old.
FANS of I'll Inscriptions.
FANCY BOXES for handkerchiefs collars
etc.
TRINKET BOXES in collulo;d, straw and
silver.
MAGNIFICENT CALENDARS all prices.
WO2K BOXES.
Dsintiest and most beautiful CLOCKS.
Triple and al other kinds OF MIRRO2
CANDELABRAs.
a choice variety OF PICTURES.
WHITING PAPER.
ORNA11ENTI.
ATOMIZEES.
SILVER TOILET ARTICLES.
PUFF BOXES.
ASH and PIN TRAYS.
LEATdER GOODS
APRONS.
A full line of HANpKERCaIEFs.
A complete and magnificent line Of Ladies'
and Gents UMBRELLAS.
IRISH POINT TIDES, sCARFS and
PILLOW sHANs.
TIES, DRE:SING sACQUEs.
RoAs, ELECTRIC SEAL and MINK COL
LARETTEs.
TABLE LINENS and TOWELS.
KID GLOVES
DOWN QUILTS.
A complete lire of GENTS FURNISH
INGS, aud last, but by no means least,
MATCHLESS COAT PRESENTATION.
Great reduction on Ladies' Coats and Clps
and Misses and Childrens Goats and Jackets
Isaac Eichberg & Son.
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NOTICE

N0rI0E.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the GEO9GE w. KNOX EXPRESS COM.
PANY will be held at 9 p. m. THURSDAY,
January 9th, 1898, at the office of the COM
pany, No. 212 King street, Alexandria, Va.
CHARLES E. VAN ARSDALE,
doc7 I'm Secretary.
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E. s. LEADBEATER & SONS.

DURE CALIFORNIA HONEY in one and
/ two pound cans, at 20 and 35 cents per
can. For medicinal and table use. Qaaran-
teed absolutely free from glucose. For sale
hv ES. LEADBEATER & SONS.
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4 NICE TOOTH BRUSH with box of
n Myrtle Tooth Soap for 25c, and tooth
brush with every box Antiseptic Tooth Pow.
der. at E. S. LEADBEATER 81 SONS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
EXPORTS.
EXPORTS OVER IMPORTS.
nsiors shlpplar ea.lls. wh.s.


Live Stock Report OF Chicago says:
Many feedens OF cattle would be laved
both disappointment and loss n before
sending In cattle 10 market they would
notify their commission house what
and when they were going 10 ship.
Then II the commission merchant
thinks the stock would BE- benefited BY
longer feeding. or that the prospect IL
unfhVorable for the time the feeder ex-
pected 10 have his cattle IN. be can
90 advise his client and thus save him
IRON sacrificing his stock or getting In
at the wrong time. Especially IL this
Important AZ this time when We are
getting 20 many habitat cattle that
ought 10 have been held back 30 10
90 days longer Al least. No doubt many
OF these look all right In the feed lot
aud appear to have good finish. but
not having matured or ripened they
practically so TO pieces" on the cars.
and In addition 10 loss through heavy
shrinkAge the owner has 10 accept q
low price on the market We wiah that
every customer would follow out this
plan Of notifying Us a day or 80 ahead
OF the time be expects to ship. II
works both 10 the advantage Of the
shipper and seller. The latter being
on the market every day OF his life
knows Just what that market wants
and can Judge pretty closely OF near
prospects. lie is thus able TO give his
client the necessary advice and infor.
ma,ion he should have before be sends
IN his stock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

on the umpire question: The fact is,
the players si1e M an umpire quickly.
and know with whom they can take
liberties. II they see that an umpire Is
lax In his efforts 20 maintain discipline
on the ball field. they take advantage
OF his weakness and make his life a
burden. but II they discover that the
umpire Il master Of the field In all that
the term implies. they take that fact
into consideration NJ once and think
twice before they offend. More sand
and backbone all along the line OF um-
plres 10 what Is needed rather than any
radical change in the rules. which now
give en- umpire ample authority TO
make the game run along smoothly
and pleasantly. People go to see a
game Of baseball for the pleasure there
Is In u and for recreation. and not TO
see a lot Of men wrangllug and disput-
ing among themselves and with the
umpire. The position OF umpire calls
for a peculiar combination OF qualities.
and there are a limited number OF men
who possess them. hence II should be
the aim TO obtain the best there are IN
the country. The fning system is not a
farce. providing the player Is himself
required TO pay the fine. In the Boston
team / remember Of only one instance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

n rightly handled. hens will lay from
$50 TO us eggs a year. and as our aver
age price for the year Is about % cents
4 dozen here In New England. our hens
should produce from t3i2 10 t3.s1
worth Of egEs alone. says Farm Poul-
.ry. Sell her 20 market before she
mouths. and you add 80 cents more TO
he gross Income. making sac. TO ft.sI
Tor each hen. Deduct Sl25 for cost Of
iood. and we have the comfortable
profit Of $3.50 10 81 Tor each hen. Keep
In mind that Il Is the winter eggs that
pay the profit. and u Il the pulleis that
Ee must look to Tor eggs In the winter.
In order to get pullets 10 lay IN the
TALL. and have them produce a goodly
supply Of eggs all winter. they must be
sarly hatchcd and rightly handled. The
late maturing and late laying pullets
% this year means late breeding birds
next spring. consequently more late
hatched chickens 10 mature late next
autumn. and not begin 10 lay until an
other winter. one season tapping over
and crowding another. those late ma.
turing birds producing the bulk Of
their eggs Al time when everybody's
hens are laying. and eggs can hardly BE-
sold az price At which they pay any
profit. The converse OF this Il equally
true Early Matched pulleia. 90; 10
laying before cold weather. and KEEP,
laying. will be abundantly broody In
March. which enables another supply
OF early Matched chickens. the pullets
Of which will be laying before cold
weather comes on. and freely all
through the winter. giving us another
generation OF early breeders and more
early -hatehcd chickens The whole
story Of profitable poultry raising can
Be summed up In three short rulea
First. hatch the chickens early; second,
Keep them growing. 90 the pullets shall
come 10 laying maturity before cold
weather: third. keep them laying BY
good care and good food. When l say
hatch the chickens early. I DO net
mean too early. The hrst Of April is
the best time to hatch chickens for
iAl and winter layers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01


President Andrew Freedman Of the
New York Club. recently discussing
the Sunday bail playing. said: PLAY
Ing baseball on Sunday 10 a matter
which Ia best regulated by local senti-
ment. II the conditions are such that
sunday ball may be played al 81. Louis.
Louisville. Cincinnati. and other West
ern cities. where. ! understand. Il IA
looked upon a. an innocent amuse-
ment. ]. for one am not opposed 20 T..
The New York Club and the other non
Sunday playing clubs are such az a
matter OF principle. Il Is a mistake 20
think that the New York Club could
not play home games on Sunday n Il
90 desired. We have had offers for
three yeas past OF grounds IN New Jor-
scy which would be Just as accessible
as the Polo Grounds. except for the
river. where we could play Sunday
games. but q has been the policy OF my
predecessors o. well a. myself 20 keep
the game IN this city up 70 lts high
standard. and In as good repute ~ pos
sible Il may be- all right 10 play Sun
day ball IN cities where q a. customary.
but not here think. No sport In the
world receives such support from good
people a. baseball and think Il would
be- detrimental 70 the best interests OF
the game to play on Sunday. when Il
would not b. IN accord with the tone
and sentiment q the community TO do
so. DO not fe, myself up as censor
of anybody's morals. but DO think
that any proceedings 70 bring abou,
SUNDAY baseball IN a community that
does not look With favor on a.. would
be injurious 90 the welfare Of the game
I recognize the fac, tina, the New York
Club would make more money by play
ing sunday games In the West but. a,
I said before q o. a matter % prlnci.
pie. and thiak the best thing Tor TIC
game here"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
YaIae ., nu,,.r TIM, K..r..


A speaker II a Manitoba institute
said. Let me- mention what are the
essential qualities In butter which pco-
pie are willing to pay a high price for.
Il IL not correct 10 say the value \
butter depends on the quantity OF fai
Il contains. because you can have but
ter which Ia not salable for cents =
pound and contains Just ne much fat
as another butter which sells for 20
cents a pound. II is that - OF thing
We call favor that fixes ~ glue. Il
IL not the noariahing properties. Il Is
the satisfying properties 50 favor Is
the most important quality Of butter.
The flavor OF Canadian butter when
fresh made IL superior 10 the flavor OF
Danish butter when fresh made-not
merely equal 10 H. We have been mod
est as a people. and have said nothing.
while the Danes have been getting the
English papers 10 write up their butter
because II Ia fashionable 10 DO 70. We
have suffered. also. because the flavor
was not nearly 80 good In our butter
when II reached the English market
~ II was when made. Danish butter
gets TO the British consumer without
any deterioration. 80 that Il Is just
as good when Il arrives In Eng
land AZ Il was In the Danish
creamery. n we can DO what they do
get the butter from the place II n made
10 the place Il Ia eaten without spelling
In transit-we can out-do them In the
price obtained.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01


The remarkable feature Of the year
1895 IN business has been the enormous
export trade OF the country. The vol
ume Of this trade has been excessively
heavy In the closing months OF the
year. For December the excess Of ex-
ports from the United States over Inn
ports was t59.27i. Oss: for the twelve
month"; the excess was t325 .s22. 1884. the
largest In the history Of the country.
The previous highest excess OF exports
over imports was In 1879. when the
figures were t2e4.66 500. For 1899
the figures were t202. SIS $50. The to-
cal value OF the export trade for 1895
was OO5.S7s.4l7. which Is the largest
total for any calendar year In the his
DRY OF the country. The figures for the
FISCAL year 1892 we're slightly larger.
being si.OSO.27s.lls. but II IL probable
that the figures for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30. 1897. Will exceed the high
water mark reached IN 1899. While the
exports for 1886 show such a heavy in
crease over those Of 1895 the imports
have fallen on but little for the same
period. Below ia given in tabular form
the exports for 1896 and 1895. the ex-
eeas OF exports over imports. and the
lmpOrta.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

MIX Farming.-Milk farming. or IN
other words. the product from the COW
will pay the average farmer located
near towns or cities a FAR greater re-
turn for labor and capital invested
than will any Of the usual grain crops
TO which his land Il commonly de-
voted. and even In more remote dis
,ricts where the sale Of milk and cream
direct 10 the consumer Is not practical
bic The farmer OF mixed husbandry
who omita the important branch OF
dairying in connection with his bust
ness runs u az a loss and does not reap
the possible benefits within reach.
Modern appliances for managing the
milk and cream and its manufacturing
into butter has reduced the old-timo
drudEery OF the dairy work 70 a min
imum and BY observing proper care
and skill with suitable surroundings,
good cellar. spring house. creamery
or a separator. good butter can be made
and paying prices obtained for Il IN
every section Of the oountry.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01


At a meeting Of the Cook County AZ.
rieuliural and Horticultural society.
held at the sherman house on Feb. rs.
1897. the following was passed unani-
mously:
Whereas. The live stock interests Of
TIE state OF Illinois IL one OF the first
In importance 20 the farmers OF the
state. Chicago being the greatest live
stock mart Of the world. and. whereas.
the health Of domestic animals is the
key 10 the integrity OF this vast do
nestle industry. TO prevent the intro
ductlon OF diseased animals. or the liza
blliy thereto. therefore.
Resolved. That the Cook County, IL
linols. Agricultural and Horticultural
society hereby pray the legislature Of
Illinois 20 pass a BIN granting 10 tho
university Of Illinois. 70 be controlled
BY the trustees OF the said Institution,
college Of veterinary science. 70 be
located IN the city Of Chicago. knowing
that such a school cannot be success
fully located outside a great city. since
the clinical facilities 20 the successful
establishment Of such a college would
be fatal 10 success
Resolved. That we ask the iegisla-
ture OF the state o. Illinois 20 make a
fair appropriation Tor the establishment
OF the college a. hereinbeiore stated
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

A poultry writer gives the following
a. bis practice: The chief food for the
Arst six weeks IL coarse cat meal.
slightly molstencd with sweet milk n
We have Il. and waste bread from ho-
tells and restaurants. which Il thor.
oughly dried and ground 90 coarse
crumbs IN a bone mill Fresh water
aud grit mus, be provided. when ak
weeks old the chickens are separated
from their mothers. and put on the
same grass fields. We usually feed
hem but four times a day. giving them
Instead OF the crumbs IN the morning.
feed OF mixed meal. which is equa!
parta OF cornmeal. ground oats. shorts
fancy middllngs Tor red dog. as u Il
tailed In some localitlesl. To this We
add about 10 per cent lor one sooopgul
In i0 OF meat meal. or beef scraps
This mixture IL mols,ened with sweet
milk or water. care being taken that
Il IL only 20 much mois,ened that Il
viii be crumbly. not a soft mush. The
second feed. just after the middle Of the
forenoon. is the coarse oatmeal men
toned above; early in the afternoon, a
light feed Of cracked wheat IL given
them, and towards nlght a feed Of
whole wheat or cracked corn. one on
one day. the other the next. Twice a
week we have fresh meat (butehers
uimmings). cooked and chopped ine.
which Ia mixed with the coarse oatmeal
Tor the second feeding. We have also
a bone cutter, and on two days In the
week the chicks have a good time
wrestling or tumbllng over each other
In their eagerness to set the froah-cut
bone. the eus-eone taking the place Of
one Of the regular fes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

The wild Rose.-There is one Of our
shrubs that is sadly neglected. that Il
the Wild rose. l am sorry 10 say they
have become neglected. They are in
bloom nov and are always much earl
Ter than the NOS, Of our shrubA We
could not DO better than TO make a
selection OF some Of the pretty wild
roses which are beautiful not only
while IN bloom but the foliage IL al.
ways good. and the berries In the fall
are beautiful and last long into the
winter. The Wahoo. an Indian name,
I think Ne can grow with profit II I
were planting shruhbery I would con-
slider whether the leaves were beautiful
a. well a. the iowsrA One great trou.
Bile In growing these shruha. We try 10
make trees Of them. would aay the
same In regard 10 the TartArlan Honey.
suekle. you will like u and win succeed
IN growing Il n you DO not try 10 make
a tree Of iL-william Tooie.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

A. W. lawson says that while base.
hall e growing In popularity In Great
Britain the prejudice Of the crickeiing
element has TO be con,ended with. and
Keeps the sport back some. None OF
the big universities will touch base
ball. but some OF the smaller colleges
have organized a league OF four clubs.
There are two baseball associations In
London. one for seniors and one for
juniors. and each has four clubs The
best baseball grounds In England are
located at Derby, They were con-
structed by Francis Ley. a wealthy
manufacturer, az cost OF 1900.
There are some twenty-five teams In
the neighborhood Of Derby, mostly
made up OF workingmen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

While there are many ways by whiel.
a poultry house can b. made warn. yet
but few make Il an object 10 furnish
heat. Gays an exchange. The cheapest
and easiest method Il 10 hang a lighted
s,able-lantern Ia the poultry-hOuse.
suspending Il from the middle OF the
roof. The vessel holding the oil should
have sufieient capacity for permitting
Of holding a supply Tor the night, and
the wick should not be turned too high.
Il "a not necessary 10 have the temper
allure higher than ATTY degrees. and a.
there IL quite an amount Of heat given
oa from a lamp. the temperature will
Be- raised 70 that point u the house u
no, too open; Il will also assist In Dry
Ing the walls and preventing damp
nesA There viii Be no liability q foul
air OF injury from the lamp In winter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Quality In colts.-Betier grow one
colt a year at a proat than half dozen
which will Just balance the feed bill.
Il is not the number Of brood mares
Kept. but the quality. which viii tell
the story. One gOod brood mare on
every farm. bred to a good. propotont
sire. viii practically insure thousands
Of colts needing only reasonable care 70
develop into What viii sell al a PROFIT
The starting point is essential az we'll
as the course taken. Better one posi-
tive mare than a dozen with no good
qualities. No man can grow a colt 90
cheaply a. the farmer, but for a new
dollar TO BE- obtained IN exchange for
the old. the colt mus, represent some.
thing and stand for something.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

The total number OF cattle IN the
state last spring. according 10 the as
seasment rolls Of the various oountiea.
was 1876 .iOi head. which we're valued
for taxation purposes AZ t2.20i.36s. In
numbers these figures indicate a de-
crease from 1895 OF 1903 cattle. but
In value the returns show an increase
Of ts6.9i3 for the lesser NUMBER listed
In 1896. The average value per head
last year was tii.2s. while that Of 1895
was 1880. In 1894 the several counties
Of the state returned for taxation 236.-
S55 cattle which were worth on an av-
erage. according 10 the officials Of that
time. about ii0.30 a head. During the
year there have been sold for delivery
out Of the state close upon 10000 cat
tie. on these the markets caught IN the
vicinity OF 10000. The remaining co.
900 were disposed among the states a.
follows: Wyoming. 1900: Montana.
1000: Nebraska. 6.OOo. Kansas. 1000:
North Dakota. 1900: Colorado. $500:
Missouri. 1900: Idaho. 1900; British Co
lumbia. 5000: various. 1000: total t0.-
900. The consumption within the state
has been hard 10 get AZ In thu absence
Of records 10 refer 10. From the infor-
ma,on bearing upon the subject which
has been secured the numbHr killed
for use within the state and territory
Immediately adjacent which u supplies
has been estimated as running between
1000 and t0.OO0.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01
Diamond auata

Manager Manning. Of the Kansas
City Club. has closed a deal by which
he obtains DOlan. the left-handed
pitcher claimed by the Boston Club.
Charles Dexter. one Of the catchers
OF the Louisville team. submitted to a
surgical operation at Evansville. Ind.
he was injured In the groin recently.
II will not prevent him from playing
ball this year.
Secretary Muir Of the Cleveland Club.
announces that President Robson
would rather part with his team entire
than sell any one or more OF his star
players Undoubtedly this has been
the year Of sensations In baseball
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

Seed Potatoes. Lay aside this wintsr
some Of the best potatoes for seed. You
must not expect hne. large potatoes
from small seed. The continual plant.
ing Of small seed IL Just what ruins
our potAtocA A person can take a va
riety Of potatoes and increase the seed
and produetivonesa BY selecting The
very largest for planting every year for
several years Same way with every.
thing else II you want the best, plant
the bost-wallace's Farmer and Dairy.
man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

=. A. Abel. Of the brooklyn Club.
said In a recent interview: Il am OF
the opinion that u Louisville came TO
the spring meeting and stated that De-
troit or some other likely town was
ready 70 take the franchise and step In
20 the circuit that no very serious OBJ.
lection would be raised. However. the
major league would refuse to buy out
Louisville or any other city. and I also
think that Louisville IL the only town
the major league would permit 20 dis.
pose Of rs franchise. Detroit certainly
has a good location Tor a place on the
major league circuit. as q, breaks the
long Jump between the East and Wes,
understand Detroit II making money
In the Western League. and n that "A
90. then q would be the part Of wisdom
for Van Derbeck 10 remain where he
Ia A change OF the sort I have re-.
ferred TO is the only one possible un-
der the existing arrangement, but | Am
aware that certain cities In the major
league desire TO reduce the elreul, to
eight clubs The instant they At
tempt that scheme they will preeipltate
a war that will practically ruin the
game. Eastern and Western league
are out Of the question"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-01

third step In dairy farming 10 hrSt-
class Jersey bull. deeply bred In but
ter lines. These three things constitute
the plant. The next step and the most
important OF all, In successfully dairy
farming. Ia a real live farmer, who un-
derstands his business and has busi-
ness sense enough to work the plant
Tor all there IL IN H. II has been pretty
thoroughly demonstrated during the
past three years that there 10 no oc-
cupation open 10 the farmer that VIII
give better or surer results than
dairying. n properly kept, the yield
from the cows Is constant and never
failing. Dry location and hard times
may change conditions 10 some extent.
but az compared with grain-raiaing and
other objects TO which the farm msg be
devoted dairying has been thoroughly
proven 10 be the money making fac
tor end the source from which most en-
enlargement and satisfaction comes. II
Il not imperative that the stock for
business purpose be pure In blood. Tor
thh In many instances would bar Us
use by dairymen OF moderate means
who could not afford the high prices
which hrut-elaEs thoroughbred Jerseys
command. for while Il has been salts
inetorily demonstrated that the COW OF
cure origin carefully bred through well
tested strains. IL about sure 10 perpei-
uate her qualities 10 her offspring. II
she b mated with judgment Il Is quite
within the possibilities 10 breed class
Of cows Of humber descent that will re-
turn a. much dairy profit Purity Of
blood IL feature that Interests the
professional breeder more than the
man who looks to the yield Of his cows
from their udder product a. a means Of
livelihood or. OF probably advancing
bis chosen business There are many
grade Jersey COWS that on the ranks Of
dairy herds In different parts Of the
country that reflect great credit upon
the breed and their yield would put 10
shame that OF hundreds Of their sis
lem more royalty bred. Such cows
bred to a bull pure In blood. descend
ing IN lineage noted for rich milk and
butter yields. will keep the farm sup
piled with grca, butter stock that can
not be accomplished IN any other way
is economically or with az much profit
-Ex.