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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Story Of q Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
nv the chains of disease is the worst
form G of slavery. George D. Williams
Of Manchester, Mich, tells how suc5 a
80 ~ ~ was made free. He says: MY
wife, wife bas been so helpless for FIVE years
that she could not turn over l1 z,eo neu
alone. After using two ootties OF Siso;
tric Bitters, she is wonderfully impr0Teu Th =
and able to do her own WORK. 1nls
supreme remedy for female Diseases aaSa
quickly cures nervousness, sleepless' s nss
ness melancholy, headache, backac1e'
fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is godseno 10 weah s.sa
sickiy, run down people. Every p9ltle h,,
guaranteed. Only so cents. SOLO Dy
E S. Allen and E. S. LeadDeater q
Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
A HOT TINE AT ACCA TEMPLE.

IL AS = - - AASS@A AS44@ 1@11s
Acca Temple, Mystic Shrine, held its
regular meeting at the Masonic Temple
last night, and there was large atten
dance of Knights of the Fec.
Regular work took up some time, afler
which four victim were taken across the
burning sands, and in the hands of the
most cruel of the Shriners were put
through the new tortures invented for
the occasion. Potentate Hotchkiss was
iu the chair and ali of his assistants at
their posts of duty.
AS usual, something remarkable had
to be done just to keep up Acca's re-
putation. so Mobiles Boykin, Sands, and
Streets fixed it. They attended Sipe
& Blake's deg and pony circus and found
those gentlemen willing to help make
things lively. AS soon as the perfcr-
nance closed, Professor Blake ordered
his police patrol wagon out and hitched
to it two of his handsome st ponies. He
next picked two of his trick dogs aud
then another pony and riding dog,
aud just for the fun of it, ran in his
ick donkey, Colonel.
Accompanied by Mr.. Sipe, press
agent J. " Maxwell, Policeman Rcd
ford, Messrs. Boykin and Sands. and
Dispatch man, the professor started TO
ne Temple. On the way he unfold, d
mis- plan, and it was most accepta bic.
Dogs, ponies, and all took the elevator.
and were soon on the fl ,or in which the
Shriners were in session. The A ab
patrol assembled aud the PROCESSION
filed into the Shrine room. Immedi'
a;ely behind the patrol came the ponies,
drawing the patrol wagon, driven by
the Dispatch man. 1n the wagon was
also seated Policeman Rsdford. Fol
lowing came Professor Blake with his
pets, and then Colonel Boykin leading
the donkey.
MIR. Street interferred and was arrest
ed by Policeman Bedford and put in
the patrol-wagon. All this was CON-
plete surprise to the assembled Shrir e.
aud as soon as they had ceased laugh
ing Professor Blake bad his pets per
form number of tricks.
After the meeting adjourned ba,-
quet was enjoyed by all. Po,enta'
Hotchkiss thanked Messrs. Sipe &
Blake for their part, and iniormed them
thai vote OF thanks bad heep resolv
upon before the meeting adjonrne''.
Many old Shriuers declared thai the st-
fa was the most amusing they had ever
Witnessed Richmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29

An OLD ASD WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Tiuso~' Soothing Syrup has been used for
over fifty years ~ millions Of mothers Tor
:nar children while teething, with perfect
uccess, I. soothos the child, softens the gums,
sIsys al pain, cures wind collie and ls the
oes! enedy for Diarrhoss. Is pleasant to the
.Sste. Sold by Druggists in every part OF the
Sorli Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
iiucslcuablo Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
.cv' Soothing Syrup snd take no oth"r kind.
isu17 ss dtv1v-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29

Lose no time in coming to
the great bargain show. Every
feature OF the entertainment is
replete with style, high quality
and small price. Every act is
filled with honesty, fair deal
ing and truthful representa-
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29

,,- The most eminent and skilltul
The United States is the au-
..et home medical work that
u ...... whe,hcryoung or old, should
s,' 9hy~,cian is DR.. r. Y. Pierce,
g., II chief consulting physician
~ '.'' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
~ r. y y This is one of the
'-.' -. 81. institutions in the world.
As head of this institution,
=. o.. c,.ouuded by a staff OF nearly
DhvsicianS With the as
..-'. , staff Of physicians, during
:. .l.. --v years. Dr. Pierce has pre-
nv thousands of ailing wom
H. mmon Sense Medical Ad-
,.. looN pages and over 800
/. contains several chapters
....,.s ~ Tire treatment of diseases pecu
~. .,7 w..ea A paper-covered copy is
.-.-.r ccc;pt of II oue-ceut stamps,
. '..., -... ing. by the Worlds Dispen-
association, Buffalo, n y.
Binding 81 stamps.
---e w -lu should read it. 1t tells
4, .. ciue that cures all disorders
.ics from which women suf-
.. ., a.lic,ne Is Dr. Pierce's Favorite
.......- /, acts directly on the deli
concerned in wifehood and
Il makes them strong,
-.....e -i yigorous. II allays infamma-
Z liberation. stops debilitating
7r. e -3o:hes pain. It is the great
-. .--ve tonics In the Medical
-,- uudrcds of women tell their ex-
---.r.,- vi,b t,iis medicine The Favor
!. P-- iou is for sale by all good
-- .,-..a. d.. I't-S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Warm Underwear.

Opened October 9th onc Gaze of Ladies
Hummer" Rhb Vests and Pants. sizes
3 to 6 Price 25c. q wonderful bargain, s
fast seller and warm friend to all ladies.
Chldren's Ribbed Vests. Prices l5c, 2Oc
and 25c
Children's Plain Vests aud Pants. Prices
Sc, 1Oc and 15c.
Bo,s' Fleeced Undershirti and Drawers, all
sizes. Price 25c.
Mems Wool Backed Hndershirts and Draw
ers. Price SOC. Worth 81. We expect to
have these winter warmers placed in ma
ority of homes in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Coat and Cape Department.

Nagniiiecnt tailor made oats, silk aud
satin lined in Hack and coOrs, at $3.50,
$40. So, $50 s. and S3.49
nother line. reg lar prize at SS 30, your
at So.
pegnlar SO Goats vt SO 10.
50 90 Csp.s :; 50 40
50 so Capcs ut 81 40.
magnificent, Broad Cloth Cape, hand
somely braided. Angora trimmings. Regular
price Sc. Now S3.49.
A complete Inc Of Child ems Goats at
$2.49, So 40, $4.98 and Sc 9S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29

M lTdH5lent SuVer[lBHmtni9 mutt % paid LOT
in advance.
ontract advertisers viii not be allowed to OF
coed their space unless the excess is paid for
at transient rates, and uuder no circum
stances will they be allowed to advertise
ether than their legitimate business in tie
spsce contracted for.
Marriage aud death notices must bs paid toI
in advance.
Resolutions in memorism, OF thinks, tributes
of respect, resolutionB adopted by societies
or persons, unless of public concern, viii
only be printed in this paper az adverti1..
ments
Entered at the Postofice Alexandria. Virgin.
Is. as second class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Wrappers

Wrapp ~, calico, at So, z9c, soc and 99c
Wrappers. Henrietta, at CSC and $1.39.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Blankets and Comforts.

Blankets, white at 45c 75c, S125. $1.75,
So %, So so. SO. So 40, Sd and S12
Colorod Blqnke's at 45c, 75c, 9Oc, 81,
81 25, $1.50, $I.75 and So.
C INFO is at soc, 75c, 81, 81. 25 and S1.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
DRY GOODS.
N SAL
F
O Q q 8
T
MANS.

7la dozen Ladies' Shaped Yeats. These are
Fleeced goods aud always sell at soc. This
lot 371ac.
100 dozen Corsets Regular soc qusli:y
39c
Il OF assorted Underwear for children
Shirts, Pants and rrawors The price of
these in a regular way would IA GO from 25c
tc soc. Choice of lot for this sale 15c
/ lot full Regular Msde Ladies Stockings
25c value for 12lbc.
lot of Infants Cashmere Stockings, beau
tiful quality. Never sell for less than 25c
pei pair. This LOT 12lbc.
l lot of Mems Uudershirts 15c.
Next week we will call the attention of
5uyers TO our large line Of ladies Capes
Ladies Ready Made skirts, ladies Waists
Ladies' Cotton Underwear, Ladies and Child.
ren's Hosiery and Covsets and Fur Collarettes
d 426 KING STREET.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
American Lady Corsets.

We are displaying several new patterns in
the Amer rican Lady Corssts We offer the
latest addition to stock, the "Uub eak be.
II ladies succeed in breaking the "UnbreAk-
able.' they Can break a bank cty or the un-
dersigned. Siz:s IS TO 30 Price 1.25.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Waists.

Waists in cashmere, silk and satin, corded
snd tucked fronts. latest styles, at $1.49,
So. 10, So 40, $3.9S and S4.9S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
School Hosiery.

Chi'dren's School Hose in extra heavy
ribbed, double sole, high spilced heels ana the
toughest hose made for the toughest children
Bring in the wild children and clothe them
in hosiery of warm h, strength. re9tness ana
Rith low prices Sizes 6 to 10. Price i21hc'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Handkerchiefs.
Corset Bargains.

sonnetto Cotsr,s in sizes Is to 30 Colcrs
white ard grsy. Prize TO-. Or ricrs 4jc.
The fit If this popular make Ccrs"t stands on
pa! with all The leading makes il America.
Thty sre loaded down with comfort, fre gen.
eral appearance aud wearer of general note
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
AIexamdrta 6asettf.

PUBL1sHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY AT
Gazette Building. $40 Z S12 Prince ut
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29
Tor Oyer Fifty Years

III J4ENET, 7O1 KING STREET.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29

NEW PICKLES Bunker Hill Pickles in
N bottles and by measure for sale at
J. C. MILBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-29

MIGHT SHIRTS for men at SOC, soc and
IN 75c, at ,,
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23
LONG FINGER NAILS
Indicate Rank and Good Breeding in
 Many Oriental Countries.

Indicate Rank and Good Breeding fin
 Many Oriental Countries.
 The countries where the long finger nail is most affected are Siam, Assam, Cochin China and China. The approved length varies from three or four to twenty-three inches. A Siamese exuui- site permits the nails on his fingers to grow to such an extent that his hands are practically useless. The aristO- crats who affect these nails can not write, dress themselves, or even feed themselves.
 The Siamese hold the long finger nail in the same reverence we hold the family tree. Many of them never have had their nails cut from the day of their birth. On the first finger the nail Is of moderate length-three or four inches while on the other fingers the nails grow occasionally to two feet. The thumb nail, which is also allowed to grow long, after reaching a certain length curves around like a cOrkscrew.
 In both China and Siam the owners of long nails wear metal cases over them to preserve them, made of gold or silver, and jeweled. While long nails are not regarded as singular in China, they are rarely met with ex- cept on fanatics and pedantic scholars.
 Among the fakirs in HindOOstan a peculiar custom is that of holding the hand tightly clenched and in one posi- tiOn so long that at last the nails grow through the palm, emerging at the back of the hand, and growing thence al most to the wrist. When the wasted muscles refuse to support the arm any longer It is bound In position with cords.
 In Nubia the long nail is regarded as indicative of good breeding. The aris- tocrats constantly subject their finger tips to cedar wood fire to insure a good growth.
 The inhabitants of the MarQuesas Islands are among the most expert tat toOers on earth, and not even the crown of the head, the fingers and the toes are exempt from the needle. The hands are ornamented with utmost care, all the fingers having their own pattern, so that the hand would look as though incased in a tight-fittig glove were 1t not for the finger nails of enormous length which complete the hand adOrn' ment of the wealthier natives.-Chica. pO News
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23

Among the most interesting problems
 to be settled by the present conflict is
 the one defining the actual value of the
 torpedo c an engine for the destruction
 of vessel of war The torpedo that has
 been mos extensively adopted by the
 various natiOns is known as the "White-
 head" and iC is the one used in
 the American navy. though 1t
 has been somewhat modified as
 the result of study of our engi-
 neers. Th!s device K automobile and
 before 1t Is discharged it's direction and
 speed ar determined by the officer in charge. After IL has left the vessel 1t
 Is not possible to change It's course or
 increase its velocity and 1t will be seen
 that a very small variation in It's bear
 Ing wOuld cause { 10 go vide of a tar
 get 800 or 20J0 yards dis.ant. From the frequeney with which the torpedo Is referred 10 and the general fear in
 which 1t Is held. one wOuM naturally suppose that no engine of var was bet ter understood or .u more common use. but since the invention of the prOjectile in the '7Os there have been few wars in which 1t has been used and not always then witt success. 4 Washington pa per recently said naval rscords show that in al only twelve actual torpedo attacks have been made" since 1877, when an EDgle- vessel launched one without success against a Peruvian ship. In these recorded twelve attacks seVenteen torpedoes were used; six of the assaults succeeded and the same number failed But tt Is n0tlceable that the eases of success were. nearly all of them, instances where the objective vessel was at close range or was not in motion Sc fur the use of the tor. pedo, while admittedly a dangerous af fair if it hits. has shown that the chances of effectiveness, when vessels are in motion, arc somewhat remote The compressed air that moves 1t is sufficient 10 propei t 1000 yards O, more, but the movement s con,para. lively slow for such a distance. Bu, propelled at a speed or twenty mile. an hour Q ship 500 yards distant and II motion would ue more likely to escape than to b. hit uy torpedo To be uni formly effective the torpedo must h used at short range and ne inabht, of torpedo doa s to stand the fire O. modern guns makes the chance of sue launching the missile iron them uncertain, especially ln daylight | Probably the present war may show the defects ia the Whitehead torpedo so that it can be Improved and made much mora certain in it's destructive ness than f now is, and while 1t Is to b. dreaded evan as at present 1t is mort likely to fail than to accomplish iu ends.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23
The Cook Got Even

A cook here who Quarreled with the owner of the restaurant got even in this way: After making the soup he i'm proved 1t by the introduction of several foreign ingredients, such as a quantity of sand, half cupful of red pepper, a pound of tacks, a bunch of kindling wood chopped fine and couple of old kid gloves a Ia noodles. The feeders sat down as usual last evening, but as soon as they sampled the soup they rose up again en masse and almost mobbed the whole shooting match. Ac- cording to the evidence produced at the preliminary hearing a more fearful brew than this soup was never con cOcted, even by, Macbeth's weird sis ters. The cook Is now In the consomme. New York correspondent Pittsburg Dispatch.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23
What She Wears-

The famous woman, Annie s. Peck, who has been noted as having scaled the MatterhOrn and broke the record on Mount Orizaba, going S,6OO feet into the clouds, wore flannel undergar- ments, a waist of serge, a woolen sweater, knickerbockers and leggings of sage-green duck canvas, which she made herself. She wore the heaviest kind of winter boots, and a shoemaker in Switzerland put an extra piece of heavy leather over the whole lower part of the shoes, toes and heels, and then nearly covered them with nails. In many of her trips she has worn fur topped gloves, but for the MatterhOrn she wore wooden mittens. A substan. tial canvas hat, tied on with ribbon, and veil, as well as smoked glasses, complete her outfit. She takes the pre- caution to put cold cream on her face before facing the severe weather.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23

The present war has demonstrated the immense value that attaches to the possession of unlimited coal fields. The motive power of a bsttleship Is quite as sincerely m object 1f sOlicitude as Its armament and ammunition, and the coal-carrying capacity of war vessel Is as important to Ele naval architect as are magazines aad quarters for the men. In view of tn fact the cOnces- siOns that Great Britain has received from China assume vast importance, and show why t was that all the na- tiOns intercstad in the partition of Chi ma offered such strenuous objections to the granting of Great Bitain's de mands. When England asked for con- sessions ip the Shansi province the Op- position Of Russia was at once enlisted, and when permission WAS asked to ex- tend her railroads into the region France Joined Russia in Objecting. But the securing of the grants brings out the fact that the province of Shansi has an anthra cite coal area of 12,OOO square miles in extent that can supply the en- tire world with coal for 2,0O0 years at the present rate of consumption. The railway that will be built through the region will Dot only open a new com mercial route to central China, but will enable Great Britain 10 control the coal supply from Tokyo t0 Bombay. With the concession of Wei-Hai-Wei this i'm mense coal deposit establishes beyond all question the supremacy of Great Britain l. the Pacific. Il IS not unlike ly that Italy will reap some advantage from the English possession of Shansi, for amor 2 the names of the persons to whom these coal fields are granted Is that of Fudin1, who Is a son of the Ital- ian prime minister. A good deal of fun has beer poked at England because it was supposed that she had been out witted by Germany, France and Russia in the filchiDg of Chinese territory, but the result Of al the diplomacy and threats shows that England has secured the most valuable concessions of them all, for she controls the products and port that make her still the dominant naval power In the Pacific and in the world. That she will remain the mis- tress of the Asiatic trade can hardly be question: It looks as If Great Britain had the las. laugh In this latest game of diplOnaCy
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23

Most people, when they come to think of 1t, will be surprised to find out how large a portion of their troubles are purely imaginary, says the Watch. man. We keep fOrecasting all sorts of possibilities, making all sorts of con- binations that will work out disaster, and before we know 1t We have come to believe that some one of these will conform to the facts, and We worry over the imaginary issue as though 1t had really come to pass. It is not cer- tain that anything but experience will relieve people from the pains of these imaginary troubles. They have to learn that they cannot forecast the future, and that, as rule, 1t is the unexpected that happens. By-and-by, after a suffl- cient number of experiences of this kind, commOn-sense comes to the res cue, and they learn the futility of wor- rying about anything that has not come to pass. It is not your stolid and rather stupid man who is the victim of these agOnies. Bless, you he has not imagination to project himself a day ahead, or to believe anything that he cannot see or touch or eat; but it Is the fine-grained, sensitive, intuitive spirit that is subject to these tortures. It Is the penalty of high endowment; but that is no reason why common-sense should not come to the rescue and de- liver these choice spirits from the de fleets of their own qualities.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-23
The Lion of St. Mark.

The great lion of St Mark is about to be restored to the dOges' ancient pal aces in Venice. This was the lion erected by Andrea Gritti, who became doge in 1923, and who, in the fifteen years of his rule. restored to his city all the possessions she held before the league of Cambrai. Gritti died in 153S, having won a threefOld glory as pa triOt, soldier and statesman. He left behind him as his monument the fla nous high-relief figure of the lion, which adorned the middle gallery of the dOges' palace on its best side. The lion stood at a height of twenty-three meters from the ground; its paw on the open gospel and the dOge kneeling in prayer by its side, and where 1t remain ed until the breakup of the Oligarchy and the vandalism of democratic Ven Ice swept 1t away. In May, 1895, the Italian ministry of fine arts undertook the work of its restoration. and out of large number of competing sculptors SignOr Urbano BOtaSsO was chosen +o give the lion back to Venice. His work "a majestic lion and the doge fin bIO robes of state kneeling by it's s,da-,s now complete, and will adorn the m. cient palace of the doges in a few weeks.-Philadelph Bulletin.