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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-11
LETTER FROM FAIRFAX.

Correspondence Alexandra 0azette
LINCoLNrA, Oct. 10.-Mrs. A. V.
Ferguson, who has been on q visit of
two weeks to her brother, Mr.. Henry
NJ. Smith, and alsc SOD, in Loudoun
county, returned to her home on Satur-
day last, having had most pleasant
during this time.
Mrs Anna Ball and her little daugh-
ter Lottie, from Washington, spent last
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. w. W.
Sutton, Mrs BIS sister.
l. gives us pleasure to state that the
school board for Falls Church district
has elected Miss Jessie Martin as the
teacher of the public school at Bailey's
Y Roads and she will no doubt give
satisfaction to them and its patrons.
Services were held last Sunday even
ing at the Episcopal chapel here. Sun
dav school at p. m. At 4 p. N. Mr.
Messic. of Annspolis, Md, one of th
seminary students, delivered an inter-
es,iug discourse. Miss Jennie Fig
hugh presided st the organ. All were
yind to welcome the Students return to
this session of the seminary. M>py
kind wishes were also expressed for
Rev. s. A. Wallis and bis estimable
wife on their safe arrival home from
their trip to Europe the past summer.
The sad news has reached here OF
the death of Mr.. Jno. Woolford, the
father of Mrs. J. E, James, near here,
which occurred at his home, near Wa
terford. Loudoun county last week.
The sympathies of all who know Mr.
James's family 90 out to them in this
sffliction. Mr.. Woodford was so e1,
cellent citizen and good neighoor ano
his loss will be keenly felt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-11
Undershirts. Prices
Bows Woolens.

Boys are susceptible to cold, damp weather,
an1 they need about the same protection as
others.
Boys Part Wool Gray Undershirts and
Drawers Price 25c
Boys Fleeced Lined Gray Undershirts and
Drawers Sizes "a to 81. Price 25c
Boys White Merino Undershirts and Draw
ers. siz s "a to "a. Price 25c.
Special notice is called to the above three
popular numbers Of Underwear for the boys.
They represent strength warmth and long
wear.
Bows Ribbed Uudershirts and Drawers
All size Prices 30c, 35c and 4Oc,
Boys Natural Wool Undershirts and Draw
e,s. All sizes Price soc.
Boys Extra Feeced Wool Undershirts and
Drawers. All sizes. Prices 40c and 6Oc.
Boys Natural Wool Undershirts and Draw
ers. Sizes "a to "a Prices 65c to Soc.
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Hawkes. Cut Glass

max es the dainliest WEDDING GIFTS. 1t
is of the finest qua 'ity and made by the most
expert workmen in the world. We have
beautiful new line OF this celebrated make,
at the lowest prices. Buy YOUR GLASS
OF GLASS DEALERS. If you buy it OF
Jewellers ard Dry Goods Merchants. who car
ry it as side line. you have to pay FANCY
PRICES. We are constantly receiving new
goods, and it is pleasure to have you call
often and look over our good, whether you
are i'll need OF ahyth ns or not. Plea.e re-
member this.
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in advance.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed to e1-
coed their space unless the excess is paid for
ST transient rates, and uuder no circum.
stances will they be allowed TO advertise
other than their legitimate buEiness in the
space contracted for.
RESOLUTIONS in memoriam, Of thNnkR, tributes
OF respect, resolutions adopted By societies
or persons, unless Of public concern, will
only be printed in this paper az advertise
ments.
The GAZETTE ofdee in connected with the
Telephone Exchanges Advertisements, or
ders for the paper news or any infc,mation
or business csn be sent by telephone.
Entered at the Postofice Alexsndris, Virgin.
ia. Ss second-class matter.
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-nTTngCNT 25o. and 500
For Over Fiftr Years

AN Old AsD WELL-TRIED REMEDY Mrs
Tms.og soothing Syrup has been used for
over ff,y years ~ millions of mothers fol-
their children while teething, with perfect
success It soothes the child, softens the gums,
a.lays al pain, cures wind collie, and is the
pest remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the
.sste. Sold by Druggists in overy part OF the
world Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
"a iincSlcusbe Be sure and esk for MrU. Wins
lows Soothing Syr1p and take no othsr kind.
isr17 - dsyv1vr
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Infants Woolens.

Infants Warm Undcrshilts. Pr'ce Sc
Infa IS Warmer Under hrts. Price Sc.
Infants Meiiuo Tndershrts Price 1Oc.
Infants Wool Unde,s!irts Price 25c.
Infants Pure Wool Undershiris Price 4Oc.
Infants kxtra Grade Undershrts. Price
SOC
Infants Australian Undershirts. Prices
Csc 75c and 85c.
We carry lin OF Meri and Woolen Un.
derwear almost as arg, in qusntity and Of
the same quality rs aiy large retail firm in
Washington, d g.
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Misses Woolens.

We aim to show the largest stock of Me-
rino and Wooen Underwear for Mlsses ever
displayed in this city. II our prices have
been acceptable to purchasers in the past ~
years, what's to hinder our progress in the
future with large stocks and low prices
Misses Warm Uadesshirts and Pants.
Price DC.
Misses White Merino Undershirts and
Pants. Prices 15c and 2Oc.
Misses Wool Undershirts and Drawers.
Prices 40c to 6Oc
Misses Fine Wool Undershirts and Pants.
Prices Csc to 75c.
Misses Ribbed Urdershirts and Pants.
Price 25c.
Misses Gray Undershirts and Pants. Prices
Toe and 81.
Misses Cotton Ribbed Tndersbirts and
Pants. Prices 20c to 35c.
200 dozen Ladies' and Misses All Linen
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs TO open Satur-
day morning October s. Prices 12l2c and
25c.
Another case of American Lady Corsets to
open on Monday. October 10. several new
patterns for inspection.
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FOR SALE Or RENT.
RENT.
MEETINGS..

A NNUAL MEETING. Pursuant TO its
~ ty laws the regular annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the NATIONAL AUTO
MATIC FIRE ALARM COMPANY of Wash
ngton, D. c., will be held at the Braddock
House, Alexandria, Va. on THURSDAY. the
13th day of October, 1898, At . o'clock p m !,
for the election of directors for the ensuing
year.
oct1 law W j. w. FROST, Treasurer.
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We find all mothers anxious for the cloth.
ing OF their offspring agalns' chsngeable
weather Damp cloudy wea'h is more dis
tressng and dangerous to crildren than con-
tinual cod weather Clothed in our Nelino
and W. oien Underwear acts as preventive
versus -udden unnotifivd changes in the at.
mosI IA. re-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-11

DR.. BULLS COUGH SYRUP Is VERY
eftiuent remedy. For coughs and coids
it has no equal. 1t is good ior aoulIs
ani children. For Group and Wnoop-
ing cough it is Invaluable.
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SOLID COMFORT

can be obtained on cold winter evenings.
when the thermo meter is dallying with Zero
when your room' are heated with our high
grade COAL from the famous Lee mines.
Try the sure ior quality of our coal before
having your hin filled for winter use, and
you will give u. your order promptly For
baking or beatirg purposes it is unexcelled.
Z. ZIM3l ERMAN,
Phone IS Foot of Green street.
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AIs&anarIa @asettf,

PUBLIsHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY At
Gazette Building. SO Z S12 Prince &c
TERMS.
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ABNoLD's BROMu-UELsBY Try this
unrivaIed remedy for Hesdschea Nsur%!siS'
Elaxplss6nasA 10 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12

munity in Ohio, and now the crisis seems
to have been reached. Although one OF the
most successful of the communistic bodies
ever organized in America--so much so that
it is believed that on a. division of the prop
erty the members will be paid $4,000 apiece,
after having had a comfortable home for
longer or shorter periods-Zoar cannot long
er run counter to the life around it. The
younger element has steadily drifted Oft.
until of late it has been found necessary to
hire the help needed to carry on the work
of the community. This, of course, is for
eign to the very idea of communism. but
nothing else was left to the fathers and
mothers in Israel to do. At last they have
given up the struggle, and, although in a
material sense it can hardly be called a
failure it yet in the higher view which
animated these social reformers is pain
full and total collapse. If the Zoar conn
munity, with it's strong foundation and
many years of prosperity, must, in the end.
come to this confession of defeat, what can
be expected of all such efforts at COM
munism? The Shakers yet hold out but
only we may be sure, for a little While.
The end for them is as clearly in view as
it has been for ten years or more IN view
of the Ohio community. The Zoarites, 1t
favored by the character of their original
investment. They took up q large tract OF
virgin land at a trifiing cost, and had only
to sit down on it, live industriously, and
keep the peace, in order to get rich Ohio
presently spread around them like gar
den, and their property grew In value
without as may say, their raising
hand So it continued to grow until the
pioneers grew Old when it was found there
is and will always be with such expert
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WaSSOr7'S

so pleased with the outlook that he set
day for a public trial of the new toy from
When the time came everybody came
with it, for there was to be a collation. aft
erwards and that is always a drawing card
to any entertainment where the audience is
Spanish. The engine worked to perfection,
and Alvarez stood his pet servant down
in the river in water up to his neck, in
order to let him hold the big suction hose
out of the mud. Ten natives grasped the
big nozzle on the fve-inch hose and small
boys, dressed only in undershrt, played
around in the mud puddles formed by the
looser Joints in the new pipes The Eng
lishmen made sarcastic remarks, the Span
ish ehuckled, but the natives looked on with
open mouths. We opened the throttle and
the big stream swished through the air
so far that it wet down a pile of tobacco
supposedly beyond reach The owner, think
ing a squall had struck the city, came to
the door of his storehouse to locate the
trouble, and was promptly bowed over
backwards into his hallway as the hose
men pointed the powerful current In his
direction But at this point steam had to
be shut off, and on the next squirt, to avoid
diplomatic complications, Alvarez asked us
to play the stream along the river. In
few moments wide-open throttle made
truly huge torrent belch from the long
nozzle, with such force as to make the ten
hosemen feel decidedly nervous. But it did
not stop them from turning the torrent to-
ward a lighter which was being poled down
the Pasig by two Malays. The foremost
was washed backward into the lighter and
Chnaman who was padding a load of veg
etables to the Esmeralda in a hollow tree
trunk suffered the same fate He and his
greens were swished out of the barca in
an instant, and he found himself sittirw on
his inverted craft and floating helplessly
down stream
Then, suddenly, as we opened the throt-
tie to the last notch. the hosemen tried to
turn the stream back s6o on nj to the quay but,
ute, 1t was too quick for them, and, with
one, mighty "kersehug," broke away. to
wheel The ten men were knocked pros
trate. and two small boys, who were play
ing in the mud puddles nearby, were
whisked off into the river like so much
dust A dozen frantic wriggles of the nozzle,
and a third boy was shot through the wire
door into Alvarez's office. He went in on a
stream of water that upset a "setteefuP' of
family servants with their infants and
washed the whole party into promiscuous
heap at the foot of the stairs.
Outside the audience stampeded and the
man in the river holding the suction hose
had hard work to prevent mis- being sucked
up Before the hose charged ON the engine
we had TO shut off steam.
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well. The digestion of the food taken at
dinner or in the early evening is finished az
a usual thing before or by bedtime yet the
activity of the process of assimilation, etc,
continues for hours afterward; and when
one retires with an empty stomach the re-i
suit OF this activity is seeplessness and an
undue wasting of the system All other
creatures. says the writer outside OF man
are governed by natural instinct which
leads those having a stomach to eat before
lying down for the night The infant,
guided by the same instinct, takes the
breast frequently in the night as well an in
the day, and If its stomach is allowed to re-
main empty too long 1t shows its discomfort
by crying. The digestive organs have no
need for repose, provided always that the
quantity of nourishment taken within the
twenty-four hours does not go beyond the
normal limit. The fact that the Intervals
between meals Is short works no incon-
venience, but, on the contrary, tends to the
avoidance of feebleness which Is the natural
result of an interval extended 10 too great
a length. Feeble persons, lean and ema-
ciated persons, and, above all, those suffer-
ing from insomnia, owe 1T to themselves not
to retire without taking some nourishment
into the stomach-bread and butter, a glass
of rich milk, few biscuits or even bit
of juicy cold meat. for instance.
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cannot pardon offenders wi have been
convicted of certain fornt of Sabbath
breaking. Yet her Majesty Culd pardon 99
per cent. of all the prisoners in the land
Though no act of Parliament is complete
until it has been signed by the Queen. her
Majesty is subject to the laws that she
signs, and cannot issue proclamation con-
trary to law. If, for instance, 1t were the
law of England that no train should travel
at a rate exceeding fifty miles an hour, the
Queen could not issue proclamation ex-
empting a certain train from the operation
of the law. Nor can her Majesty issue a
proclamation which would injure the COM
munity such as, for example, a proclama-
ton exempting a whole town or neighbour
hood from serving on jury.
Though the Queen could recall any sub
ject from abroad, she cannot compel a sub
1ect to leave Great Britain. This disability
does not cease to operate even in time of
war; and, though at such time the queen
could cali upon every able man to take up
arms, she could not force a single civilian
to leave the country, even to carry on a
Her Majesty could not set up courts such
as the star chamber, the child of Henry
a spiritual court with temporal power.
Though her decision is absolute after a
prisoner has been sentenced, she could not
interfere with the course of justice before
the sentence has been passed nor could she
exert any influence over the judges. Neither
could she interfere in a case of private as
opposed to public wrong.
The queen is the only person who cannot
arrest a suspected felon. NO action can be
taken against ncf Tor breaking the law, anu
therefore she is precluded from making an
arrest, as, supposing the suspected prisoner
were innocent, no action for false imprison-
ment could be taken against her Majesty.
The law, indeed, assumes that the Queen
can do no wrong, which seems about as abb
surd as the legal assumption that the queen
cannot be under age, and cannot die.
The Queen cannot exclude member from
Parliament after he has been duly elected,
nor can she delegate the duty of signing
laws to any one. Her power of disposing
of territory in time of peace has beeA dis
puted. In time of war her Majesty could
hand over London to France to bring the
war to an end, but ii seems clear that in
time of peace her Majesty cannot subject
any part of the empire 10 the sway OF for
eign power.
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A Camp Cooking Fire.
Harper,s Round Table.


Let us suppose that the party is provided
ing-a camp kettle, coffee pot. frying PAM
sauce pan and some sort of baking pan.
These should prove sufficient unless the
party intends having quite elaborate menus.
If ii is intended TO remain at the camp only
while cooking one or two meals make your
fire in this manner: Cut two green poles
about five or six inches thick and about two
feet long. In these cut notches about a foot
apart. Level the ground where you intend
to build your fire and lay these poles down
with the notches up and about three feet
apart. Now cut two or three poles about
four feet long and lay them in these notch-
es. Gather a good supply of dry wood,
grass bark or chips and make yoCr fire on
the ground between the poles. The air will
circulate under and through the fire. and
the poles will prove just right TO set your
cooking utensils on. DO not pile on wood
by the armful Add little at a time, and
you will find you can cook rapidly and Well
and not burn your face and hands while at
tending 70 your cooking.
If 1t is intended TO remain several meals
at the camp II will pay TO put up crane.
This Is built In this manner. Cut two green
posts two or more inches thick and three
feet long, having forks at one end. Drive
these into the ground at each end OF your
fire Cut another green pole the same d.
ameter and long enough to reach between
the forks. Flatten the ends SO that they
will set snug In the forks
The poles should be driven into the ground
so that when she bail of the kettle is slipped
on the crane the bottom Oh the kettle VIII
just clear the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
HOUSE PARTIES ARE RAPIDLY
GROWING IN FAVOR.
Wheeling Is No Longer Fad-Per-
sonal Movements, Club Meetings
and Social Chat.

It is one of the queer fancies of society
that there are so few wheel parties this
season. when last year at this
time there was scarcely an after
noon or an evening when there were
not parties going out to the Country Club
or to some of the suburban places for sup
per. Mrs. Budds, Mrs. Bremmerman's and
other country houses could scarcely accom-
modate the great number of people who
would ride out for supper. Sixty at table
and almost as many more waiting TO be
served was not unusual. and the yards
would be fun of people. This year there are
few parties, and those who go out are not
more than four. 1t cannot be that the
wheel has lost in popularity. for the streets
are full of wheels every hour in the day and
at night some thoroughfares are almost i'm
passable with the lights which flash sud
denly in and out among the carriages and
the few pedestrians. The country supper
has not lost favor, surely. for at this sea-
son the thought OF fried chicken and all the
toothsome Accomplishments is just as at
tractive as ever. The reason of the falling
off in wheel parties is unaccountable.
One of the pleasant modes of entertain
ing this season more than before is the
house party. There have been a number
given In and near this city, and many young
people have been away to attend them in
other places. The entertainer of a house
party has not half the trouble to entertain
from SIX to dozen guests that she has to
entertain one. She is more or less at lib
erty to carry on her house and routine of
preparation, for the guests will entertain
themselves and each other. The bringing
together of several agreeable people from
different places in itself provides a charm
for the guests and there is novelty about
it. and some of the fastest friendships have
been the result of house parties. Again.
there have been known to be engagements
20 follow and consequent happy weddings
The ladies of the Woodruff Place section
of the Free Kindergarten have decided to
give the feast of lanterns" Tuesday even
ing next if the weather permits. They have
had any amount of bad luck with the
weather during the past week.
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Things the English Queen Can Do
and Not DO.
Home Journal.

Considerable as are the powers of Queen
Victoria they are not unlimited. There are
some very curious restrictions on the royal
prerogattve The Queen cannot, for in
stance. communicate with her subjects as
can the most mental of her servants nor
can she receive presents from her people
save through officers Of state or friends
personally known TO her Majesty.
The Queen could sell or give away the
royal navy or declare war with Russia. but
size could not spend a single farthing of
public money without the consent of Par
lament The Queen has no power over tax
alton, and could not create any new Of
fice with fees attached TO 1t. Neither could
She annex new fees TO old Offices. She
could not increase the wages of one OF her
footmen unless she did it out of her private
funds, or without exceeding the allowance
made to her by Parliament.
A curious curtaiiment of the royal pre-
rogatiye is effected by of Parlia-
ment passed in the reign of George III.
fhls act deals with Sabbath breaking, and
ID il IL is distinctly stated that the monarch
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
wash goods values

Crowds at the Wash Goods countef
growing larger every day. There are
good reasons for. it, among them, money
saving opportunities; bright, fresh, want
able Wash Stuffs at prices never before
equaled. These for suggestions.
Good Washable Dimities, yard,
412c, 712c and. ......,............1OC
Navy blue and white royal blue
and white Dimities, 15c quality,
Fine Irish Dimities and Null Ba-
tiste, best designs and colorings,
zoe quality.
New colorings in Madras, plaid and
fancy DUCKS. s.......... $3.50. ......1 &12C
Printed Tow Linen Skirtings. yard. :. Dc
Pure Linen Skirtings, yard,
Fine French Organdies Keochlins,
best designs and coloringS, Boo
quality, yard .........,.............1 d.
Fantasma Grenadine Organize, the
leader in wash fabrics, 3Oc quail
lty, per yard. .,..s................& zoo
White Corded Pique, yard. ...........1 21aC
Brocaded Piques, yard, ................25C
French Pique, light blue, pink, canary
tan and navy,
Piques in plaid, chene effects anc
stripes for skirts. a8
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EATING AT NIGHT.
Late suppers of the Right Kind Tend
to Health.

A writer in the Italia Termale declares
In favor of late suppers. He says that many
people who remain thin and weakly in spite
owe the fact largely to habituAl abstemious-
ness at night. He remarks that physiology
teaches that in sleeping. In waking
there is a perpetual waste going on in the
tissues Of the body. and 1t seems but logical
that nourishment should be- continued as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12

The Sorosis Club will meet with Mrs A.
and Mrs. O. Bruner No. $50 North New
Jersey street, Tuesday.
The Monday Conversation Club held it's
closing meeting last Friday with Mrs. H.
G. Brodbeck. on Alabama street complet-
ing one year as a club. Each member
brought q guest, and after the literary ex-
ercises refreshments were served.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-12
Of Indianapolis: Judge and Mrs. J. w. Will
kin, of Danville, ii.
DIRKING-BENNETT
tA4tAAI4NN u oIlAN n u I
to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD. Ind, June 1L-Dr. A. W.
Dirking, of Oolitic, near this city. and Miss
Jennie Bennett were married Friday even
ing at the Christian Church in that place.
Rev. w. B. Farmer. of Bloomington, off,
ciating. After the wedding they were given
a reception at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
came from New Albany. Among those from
a distance were Mrs. LETTERS, of Blooming
ton; Miss Minnie Dirking, of New Albany,
sister of the groom, and, Miss Laura Nc
Gov OF Mitchell,