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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The body OF King Alfonso XII was
removed to magnificent vault in Mad
rid yesterday.
Captain General Cestelanos has is-
sued decree dissolving the Cuban CO.
lonial cabinet December Is.
Lieutenant Hobson will probably be
sent to Hong Kong to superintend the
work of repairing three Spanish war
ships taken by Admiral Dewey in the
naval battle in Manila bay.
At British banquet in Paris last
night Sir Edmund J. Monson called the
French project to start Soudan col
lege as rival to General Kitchener's
project 'petty maneuver."
1t is now definitely established that
Howard Gould will not be called upon
to sacrifice any part of his fortune as
the result of his recent marriage TO
Miss Katharine Clemmone, the former
actress.
. In his annual report the Secretary of
the Treasury indicates that there will
be no repeal Of the war taxes for some
time. He says extraordinary appropria-
tions for army and navy render increas-
ed revenue Indispensable.
| William Nichols Boiling, for many
years in the engineering department of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died
yesterday at the home of his sister, in
Baltimore. Mr.. Boiling was born in
Petersburg, Va, and was sixty-nine
years old.
! Congress has settled down to the ex-
pectation that nothing is to be done at
this session before the Christmas holi-
days. except with the appropriation
bills, and that no legislation is probable
afterward except such as is on the ap
preparation bills, besides the Hawaiian
government bill.
Acriminous debate ia expected when
the subject of an increase of the army
ia taken up. To secure the passage OF
the bill it is said thet tempting offers to
members of Congress will be made and
appointments will be given them for
their support. 1t is stated that Sscre-
tarv Alger's report originally contained
an attack on General Miles, but that it
was expunged.
| At the plant of the Pennsylvania
] Asphalt Company at Reading, Pa,
Saturday night Clark Ellsworth, aged
65, fell into tank of hot asphalt. When
he was taken out it msdiately hard
ened on him, and at the Reading Hospi-
tai four doctors had q terrible job tax
. ing it of. He was covered from head
| to foot and presented a horrible sight.
Half the skin on his body came off. His
face is covered with the hard stuff. He
will die. How he fell il is not known.
-Four men wore killed aud several
seriously injured at Fort Independence,
on Castle Island, in Boston harbor, yes
terday afternoon, by the explosion of a
mine which had been removed from the
channel by diver. The men were
engaged in cartiug the mine from the
shore to the interior of the island, to
place it with other implements of the
same nature, when the explosion occur
red and not fragment of the three
men or clothing was to be found any
where.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
Launched.

ELIZABETH. n. J., Zee. THE L. s.
coast and geodetic survey steamship Path
finder was launched at the Nixon ship ysrds
at Elizabethport this afternoon. Miss tpth
6gandoa, Of Evanston, ILL.,, niece OF The wife
'--.-1r OF the Treasury Gage, broke the
of secI-.-.. - thG vcsseis low and
bottle of champagne Oh - included
gave her her name. The launching
luncheon given to the invited guests by
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Lixon, in the Offices OF
the yard The Pathfinder was dss gnea
especially for surveying along the Aleutiah
Islands and other shores Of Alaska,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
Long Hair Grew After Death

READING, Pa, Dec. 7.--ext1n pan'e-
Parker, of tie A!sace Church Cemeterg on
the northern limits of this city, e1h-m.i t-e
body of man yesterday that had beea auI-l
twenty years, and found that the -a = ia-
grown to length OF four feet sis inches aHi
almost filed the coffin. which was ID al 10
ceient state of preservation The head vas
still intact, but the body had crumJed 10
dust
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

Loss OF THE TEREsA.-The findings
OF the Court of Inquiry on the abandon
ment of the Infanra Maria Teresa dur
ing the storm of October % has been
made public. The finding is summed
up In the statement that the court finds
the abandonment was not due to fault
or negligence on the part of any oticer
- ths navy, and does net think any
y -aA.iiBea shopld be insti-
further pru-~> rtHH ElsnGef
tuted. 1t was stated thai -
Ira Harris did not take charge of the
Teresa until after the decision OF Cap
tain Cbittenden, of the Merritt Wreck
iog Company, to abandon her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
THE GRAND LoDaE.-The Crane

THE GRAND LoDGE.-The Grand
Lodge OF Masons of Virginia, who will
have in charge the Washington centen-
NAL exercises at Mount Vernon next
year, last night in Richmond extended
an invitation to the Prince of Wales to
attend the ceremonies as the guest Of
the Grand Lodge. The ceremony will
be in solemn commemoration of the
death of Washington, and will be under
the auspices of the grand jurisdic
ton of Virginia, assisted by those Of
other States. President Mckinley is
expected to take prominent part in
the ceremonies.
The vote was taken standing, the
highest honor the Grand Lodge can
pay. The officers had al intimation
that the invitation would be acceptable,
and there is strong reason to believe
the Prince viii! attend Should he do
so he will be the guest OF Presi-
dent Mckinley after the ceremonies,
the President being the speaker of the
day. The Prince of Wales visited this
country in 1860. He was then about 10
years old.
Grand Master R. T. W. Duke deliver
ed an eloquent address, in which he
discussed matters pertaining to the
business of the Grand Lodge and OF n-
terest to the fraternity.
The committee on obituaries reported
on the death during the year of ex-
Grand Masters Fitzgerald, Drlnkard,
Taliaferro, and Pudie. Judge B. R
Wexford, Past Grand Master, read q
eulogy on Colonel Fitzgerald. Others
will be read to day.
The Grand Lodge met again this
afternoon at 6 O'Clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

TROUGH A bill to increase the nu
merical strength of the army is now be-
fore Congress, SO great is the power OF
the LIMOGES and imperialists in that
body, that resolution introduced In
the House yesterday by Mr.. Hay, Of
Virginia, inquiring as to the number OF
soldiers deemed necessary for the pres
ervation of law and order in the con-
quered provinces and this country, SO
that he and the other members of the
military committee of that body 10
whom the bill will DE referred, might
have some information upon which to
base their estimates, objection was made
bv republican expansionist from Hi
nois and it had to be referred. The re
publican imperialists seem 20 act upon
the idea that though the people OF the
country be poor, the government Is
rich, apparently losing sight of the fact
that the money in the .. S. Treasury
is exacted from those same poor people
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

MONTREAL, Dec Russell A.Alger,
jr., son of Secretary of War Alger, and
who is treasurer al d resident manager
of the Laurentide Pulp Company, at
Grand Mere, Quebec, met with q serious
accident while coasting on the snow
Sunday night. He wrenched his back so
badly that ne was unable to walk aud
will be laid up for some time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Dec Flour dull and
unchanged Wheat dull and lower; spot and
month 7O1ba70@. Jan 71a71A. Corn firm
spot and month 39a391s.
New YORK. Dec. Wheat-May opened
65as closed 65A Corn-May opened 1885,
closed 1873 Oats-Msy opened 251e closed
25at Pork-May opened SO As; closed
50 45.
GEORGETOWN. Dec Wheat 65a71.
CHICAGO. Dec. THE market closet as
follows: Wheat-Dec 641sa64A; May 654
652s {; July 641s Corn-Dec 1914 Nay
3415s34A July 341hs3455. Oats-Dec 26
May 201s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
The Bicycie Race.

NEW Work, Dec. The terrific pace
is still being maintained in the six-day
race at the Madison Square Gardeu,
and the men are riding like fends to
hold their own. The score of the lead
ers at O'Clock was Pierce, 1904; Nj :
Ter, 1,OO1; Waller, 500; Albert, 977;
Stevens. 949.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

AS PREVIOUSLY stated in the Ga.
zstte's Washington correspondence ,
Senator Martin is not now and never
has been in favor OF the annexation If
the Philippine Islands. Lni this he $
in exact accord with the vast majority
of the democrats of his State and OF the
South, and, indeed, of the whole cou1-
try. There are enough discordept
elements in the country's population
already, without taking in the mary
colored half savages of the islands in
the Malay archipelago in the China
Sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

Dr.. Bulls CoUeH SYRUP CURES ALL
throat troubles. Why :. eaF out your
throat by incessant coughing, W.
this reliable remedy cen be bought for
only % cts. bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
MONETARY AND COM

New YORK. Dec. THE stock m1' Re'
opened strong and higher OWING To ta- p'0'
gress OF peace negotiations at Pans .-e
p obability of its ratii, alton By the D ga
States Senate. The entire genera DDS. -l'@s
quiet strength. at noon the stock -s'ae'
was dull and irregular.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

The sooner cough or cold is cured with
out harm to the sufferer the better. Linger.
ing colds ere dangerous. Hacking cough is
distressing One Minute Cough Cure quickly
cures it. Why suffer when such a cough
cure is within reach? 1t is pleasant to the
taste. Edgar WaIfeld, jr., corner King and
Pitt streets,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

Observation-Disclosures of Missouri &,
who owns some land in Alexandria
county, in isremarks before a congress
ional com mittee yesterdayin favor ofthe
Arlington bridge bill, made diversion
into Virginia affairs and favored the
annexation of Alexandra county and
city to the District OF Columbia. In
perialism is rife and predominant, but
until the people OF the county approve
it as distinct proposition, the State Of
Virginia will never give her consent to
the seizure of another foot of her land.
She was robbed of one.third of her tel
ritory thirty-odd years ego, and is net
disposed to relinquisb any more at
present, that is, willingly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

a telephone message was receiyed at Mil.
waukee, Wis last night announcing that the
town of Weyauwega had been destroyed by
fire. All communication has since been cut
off The town has population OF about 800.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07
Alexandria Market. Dec. :.

Grain transactions continue linn an quo
tations remain unchanget. County Fra. zee
is in better receipt AMI sells at quota ~. y.
which have RI ed unchanged log tho ia !e"
DAYS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

DR.. BULLS Cough SYRUP crRf2
Group. 1t has sayed The life OF Macy =
child. Mothers, keep this meolc''e III, IL.
ways on hand; it will save you tls1S
re stless moments. Pfice 25c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

Late to bed snd early to ne pfsp.,- -. -
man for his home in the skies. tut e. H.
bed and Little Early Riser, the pm 80 80
makes life longer aud better and %.5e'. ~
gar Warfeld, jr., corner King ana P4II S'-s''-'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-07

The Southern Planter for December hiss
been received from its publishers in Rich
mond
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Telegraph BIunders.

Two funny telegraph stories are print
ed by the Pittsburg Dispatch on the
authority Of former employee Of the
Western Union company.
He was receiving a dispatch from
Albany, in which the sender was not
overoareful In the matter of spacing his
letters. Lawton took the address as fol-
lows: CDR. A. Wing. room car agent,
Central depot, New York"
The dispatch came back with the
marginal report that there was no such
person at the address named. The oper-
ator at Albany was called up, and ex.
plantations followed, in consequence Of
which the address was changed to
drawing room car agent, Central de.
pot.
A still more absurd mistake was once
made in the same offices when tele-
gram was received for flames W.
Giles, pie clerk. Brooklyn nasty yard. "
This was afterward amended to read,
flames w. Gillespie, clerk, Brooklyn
navy yard
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
piani.ts pructIoe Too Muoh.

while studying with Rubinstein,
Josef Hofmann praotioed three hours a
day." writes Mary B. Mullett Of the
famous pianist In The Ladies' Home
Journal "He believes that most stu.
dents make the mistake of overpractic.
ing. When he came to this country the
first time, he was praoticing an hour q
day. For two years after hix return tc
Germany he practiced two hours day.
During the next two years he averaged
four hours daily. and after that, until
he went TO Rubinstein, six hours daily.
This he regards as excessive
Ones mind grows stupid and con-
fused, Hofmann says, and ones fingers
follow the confusion Of the brain. An.
other mistake Of young pianists Ia that
they use too much force In praotioing.
One should play just hard enough to
keep the fingers and wrists from getting
stiff. One is not aiming for artistic re.
suits az one is in concert playing. It il
the fingers which need constant prac.
tioe
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
SpurgeOn's Blunt Critic.

When Mr.. Sturgeon first began his
ministry, an anonymous critic used to
write to him constantly about his mis-.
takes in grammar and pronunciation.
Mr.. Sturgeon at first resented these
criticisms but he soon learned to profit
by them. after awhile" he said in
telling the story. II looked for his week,
~ memoranda with much interest. If
repeated sentence which had used
two or three Sundays before. he would
write, See the same expression in such
and such sermon.
Mr.. Spurgson. like every body else,
had his pet quotation, and he used thii
line, Nothing in my hand to bring, y
rather frequently. So his commentator
wrote him, 1--WE are sufficiently In
formed of the vscuity of your hand"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

Russia has about /. 900, 900 titled per
fonages out Of q population Of 100. 900,
100.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
THE CYCLONE.
How This Wonderful and Dcstruc-
tive Air Fury Is Formed.


To get an idea of cyclones forma-
ton imagine large circular pan or tub
with quite large hole in the middle
of tho bottom. With this hole plugged,
! fill the vessel with water; then Draw
out the plug and watch There is FIST a
rush of water from ali directions toward
the hole and turbulent effort to get
through. Then the water surface above
begins to sink and swirl, the particles
gradually circling around and around
! and rushing, ever faster, toward the
center. At last there is actually hol-
low space through the center, around
which ali the water in the tub is whirl-
ing, sluggishly near the rim, but with
more and more violent rapidity toward
the middle until it rushes downward
through the bottom. Now. if that water
were air, you would be watching a little
cyclone turned upside down, for the air
rushes upward instead of downward.
In the cradle of cyclones during the
summer months, when the land and the
water grow hotter and hotter because
of the longer days than nights, layer
of air, hot, light and full of vapor, is
for time held down by denser air
above it. Restless, expanding. tumultu-
GUS, it moves about like a beast at bay
until thinner place in the air above, is
found. Then up it madly rushes and
into the vacuum left behind the lower
atmosphere hastens from all directions,
pushing and twisting and pouring up
ward uGsil it has fallen into a regular
spinning around q common center.
The cyclone, once formed, rushes
away from the tropics toward the pole,
and begins its career of destruction,
bruising, wrecking and sinking the
luckless ships which happen to be in
it's path More and more Of the sur
rounding atmosphere is drawn into the
whirl until the storm often covers an
area nearly 1000 miles in diameter.
Sometimes it filings itself upon our At
lantic coast and tears fiercely through
forests, fields and cities. Then again it
sweeps away across the broad ocean and
dashes itself upon the coasts of Europe.
Once in awhile it SO adroitly avoids
the land that we never know it has
passed until ships come in torn and
broken.-St. Nicholas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Irving and Dogs.

Some years ago, according to the Lon
don Ladies' Kennel Journal, Sir Henry
Irving had dog he called Midsummer
Nights Dream. He thought it was q
bull terrier and made present OF it to
g. w. Childs. The animal was exhibit.
ed in Philadelphia exhibition, where
it attracted considerable attention. This
reused the ire of the other exhibitors,
and they declared that Midsummer
Nights Dream was not bull terrier,
but half bred bulldog. One of them
wrote on piece of paper, which was
attached to the dogs kennel, Henry
Irving may know great deal about
Shakespeare, but he knows nothing
about bull terriers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Hair Powder.

The cause Of tho general disuse of
hair powder was the high price Of flour.
1t was thought little less than criminal
that -four. which was almost beyond
the reach of some Of the very poor,
should be used by the rich as mere
fashionable luxury of dress Voluntary
associations were formed, tho members
whereof bound themselves not to use
hair powder. In similar way the
abolitionists bound themselves not to
use any sugar whose production involved
the employment of negro slaves = Notes
and Queries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
BACKBONE OF OUR NATION.
The Brain Power OF Our Country
Comes From the Farms.

Soheb Ahc II
lit is from the farm and the country
districts that the great brain power Of
the country has come, is coming today
and must come in the future" writes
Edward Box in The Ladies' Home Jour
nal. "Instead of deprecating country
life and saying that ito live in the coun-
try means to live out Of the world, in
telligent people know that the free, un-
trammeled life Of the country unques-
tionably gives broader views. The hu-
man mind always grows to suit it's out
ward surroundings. Originality and de-
velopment for great things have naught
to check it's growth where one can look
with earnest eyes from nature up to ma
lures God. To speak of the ignorance
of the rural regions is to stamp oneself
as ali ignoramus, not the country peo-
pie. There is soundness of core and
an intelligence in the back country of
this nation of ours that people who live
in cities and think themselves wise
never suspect. We can talk all we like
of social revolutions and kindred evils
that are supposed to threaten this ma
ton. When they do threaten our insti-
tutions, the danger signal will not come
from the back country. Such thoughts
are born and fed amid the foul atmos
phere Of the cities. In the clear coun-
try air Of the farm nothing threatens
this country, and when anything in the
shape Of socialistic, anarchistic revo
luton does menace this land the true
voice which will stamp it out will come
from the country. The backbone of this
land rests in the country and ON the
farm -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
stonewan jackson mt ChnpuItcpec.

StOnewall jackson mt ChnpuItcpec.
The infantry suffered terribly. 1t was
impossible to advance along the narrow
track, and when the guns were ordered
up the situation was in no way better
ed. Nearly every horse was killed or
wounded. A deep ditch, cut across the
road, hindered effective action, and the
only position where reply to the enemy s
fire was possible lay beyond this obsta-
Gle. Despite the losses of his command,
Jackson managed to lift one gun across
by hand, but his men became democrat
lied. They left their posts.
The example of their lieutenant,
walking up and down on the shot swept
road and exclaiming calmly: "There is
no danger, see? am not hit, failed to
inspire them with confidence Many
had already fallen. The infantry, with
the exception Of a small escort, which
held its ground with difficulty, had dis
appeared, and General Worth, observ-
ing Jackson's perilous situation, sent
him orders to retire. He replied it was
more dangerous to withdraw than to
stand fast. and if they would give him
80 veterans he would rather attempt
the capture of the breastwork. Hen
derson's "Stonewall jackson and the
Civil War"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
smarter Than He Looked.

A Boston broker boasts of rather q
bright Office boy. One of his friends
dropping in at the Office dispatched the
lad for some cigars, giving him 81
bill to pay for them. The boy returned
with four cigars. The caller commended
him for purchasing such good ones, and
passed them around. Shortly after the
broker was left alone in the office,
when the shrewd urchin handed him
six cigars with the remark, Ere's the
rest of them cigars Mr.. Margin. -
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Lancinr n FeIop.

DR.. Stivers Of New York had a large
dispensary clinic, and rarely a day
passed that one or more cases of felon
did not appear. "It won't hurt" was
always his comforting assurance to the
patient if the latter made any cutlery.
"Put your finger down there, T" indicat-
ing the edge of the table, "and keep
still" he commanded, and patients, as
rule, made little fuss. DR.. Stivers once
had felon ON his left forefnger. He
poulticed it for about a week, and
walked the floor with pain at night. At
last he went to his assistant surgeon,
who said gravely, "That ought to have
been lanced before"
"Possibly-but''-- said Dr. Stivers,
and then, with long breath-"per-
haps you'd better lance it now"
Certainly" said the assistant sur
geon. "Put your finger on the table.
DR.. Stivers complied, and with face
as white as paper watched the knife.
"Be GENTLE" he cautioned. "That's an
awful sore fingerr'
cit won't hurt. remarked tho as
sistant surgeon, and the sharp steel de-
scended. There was a howl of agony
from DR.. Stivers, and with his finger
in his other hand he danced about the
room crying, "Oh, oh, oh! -
why" remarked the assistant sur
geon, 81 have heard you tell patients
hundreds of times that it didn't hurt to
lance felon.
"No doubt, no doubt You have"
groaned DIR. Stivers, "but that depends
on which end of the knife man is at. T"
Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
"rhe Dirty DOzen.0

The town of Groton, VT, is terror
lied by hoodlums. A secret organiza-
ton has been formed, known as "The
Dirty Dozen, whose sole purpose is to
perpetrate unlawful and shameful
deeds. Because of the actions of these
thugs many women assert they dare not
be ON the street in the evening. -Ex-
change
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
She Could Choose.

There Were twin babies in the neigh.
boris house, great many babies little
Ella thought.
Mamma, che said. "the stork must
have brought Mrs. Blank two babies so
che could choose the one she liked best, .
New York Stats Zeitung.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
china. Great Garden.

There is an immense garden in China
that embraces an area of so, 600 square
miles. 1t is all meadow land and is
filled with lakes, ponds and canals
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

In the orange fields of New Zealand
the crop has been known to net as high
as 81, 900 an acre.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Horticulture nt Home

Expectant Father-Well, Is it a lit
tie peach?
Excited Nurse-No, sir. It's little
pair. -Yonkeys Statesman.