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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
DRY GOODS.
v God ward & Lotlr0D
10th, 18th apd F Sts., N. W.
-:O:--
The "Woodvard 4 LothrOP' Sewing
Machines

Are second to none made,
Constructed of the best mate
rial by the highest skilled Ia
Dor, handsomely finished, the
best machine that capital, skill,
and experience cali produce,
Woodwork is entirely of oak,
beautifully finished. All ma
chimes have a complete set of
attachments, including fine
hemmers, ruff1er, quilter, tuck
er, braider, lace hemmer.
No 3la-same Machins with eagle
attachments 1900. $1,000
No. with four drawers. ............$200 90
Drop-head, same attachments, as
NO. 4.............. pa. on
The Automatic single thread Ma.
chine .........-......"......S5o w
Each machine perfect and
complete. Bent woodwork,
solid oak. Working parts ex-
actly the same in every in
stance. All machines are guar
anted for five years.
Second floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

CORPORATION CoURT.-Judge j. K.
N. Norton preSiding.-In the matter OF
the petition OF G. ID. Z. Lucas ct al. for
a writ of habeas corpus, the infant
child of L. l.. Lucas was ordered to be
turned over to his father. The child
for some time had been in custody OF
bis grandfather, j. W. Sutton.
Julia Wright, admx, vs.. W., A. Il
Mt. V. Ry., suit for damages; jury and
agreed verde: for plaintiff for 81 800
A. I. Flagg was admitted to practice
in this court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

OPERA HOUSE. -Stetson's Company
will present Uncle Toms Cabin" st
the Opera House tonight. The cast
is said to De strong one. The Will
miDgton Star says: The landing OF
the steamer r. i. Lee, the happy
darkies working on the levee and tbs
child Eva's precipitation in the river
and her rescue by Tom was life pic.
ture. Between the acts the band, com
posed OF coloTed men, discourses south,
ern pastimes.N
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

TRAINS DELAYED The brake rig
ging Of one Of the cars on the electric
railway broke this morning on Foul
teenth street, Washington, aud tie
train was thrown from the track aud
the Car somewhat damaged. No one
was hurt but the accident caused some
dslay in the running OF trains between
this city and Washington aud occa
s!oned considerable Inconvenience TO
the travelling public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

GROUND Hoe DAy.-To-morrow will
be ground hog day. Whether winter
weather will continue for folty days CT
not depe1ds, according 10 popular bt-
lief, on whether his hcgship sees his
shadow when he emarges fcom his hole
If he sees his SHADOW ho is supposed TO
retire for forty days nap while wiptl r
goes OF. II he does not see bis shadow
he remains out of the hole and thus
spring is heralded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Feb Changes at the
opening of the stock market were very much
mised. Ihere was large buying of Che:a.
peakc and Ohio ct an advance OF asc. Tho
active leaders of the market showed stifien.
ing prices for time but soon became heavy
aud the prices of most stocks fell below yes
terdays close.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

COMPROMISE VERDICT.-In the Corr
poration Court to-day in the case Of
Julia Wright, admx., VS.. W., A. & Mt.
V. Ry., Co., the jury rendered COM
promise verdict for the plaintiff for
81 500 The suit grew out of the kill
ing oi Silas Wright at the cowpany's
power house in July, 1896, by car
being backed upon him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Free of charge 10 Sufferers.


Cut this out and take it to your
druggist and get q sample bottle free OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery, for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. They DO
not ask you to buy before trying. This
will show you the great merits of this
truly wonderful remedy, and show you
what can be accomplished by the regu~
lar size bottle. This is no experiment,
and would be disastrous to the proprie-
tors. did they not know it would invari-
sblv cure. Many of the best ply sicians
are now using it in their practice with
oreat results, and are relying on tin most
ssyere cases. 1t is guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at E. L. Allen's Drug
store Regular size 80 cents and Sl.oo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fond of a
auslcAi and literary entertainment and
d, spending a pleasant evening will no
n nvuOI attend the sociable to be
even st Grace Church rectory to-
O. C's " by the Grace Church Junior
NJ, ,u'', Every lady and gentleman is
tas III the door by receiving commit
5 al ana made perfectly at home. a
s sras1uu! supper will be served to those
sn .55ualng During the evening vocal
rs AN instrumental programme will be
p rausFe1' including selections on the
SS''ap9opnone. Tue Junior Order is CON-
y v,ysa Of some of the most popular
:IuS aides Of this city, banded TO-
and 81 10 assist in the church work,
ns ~ 'ae oojec. Tor which the entertain
u,bo 5 gwen is worthy of the support
H'4s entire community.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

TAXES PAID BY CoLoRED PEOPLE,
AT the request of a well-known colored
resident of this city, City Treasurer
Harlow prepared statement of the
taxes paid to the Safe by the colored
people of Alexandria. The total
amount is $S76 &C. On the other hand
the city pays in salaries to teachers and
janitois of the colored schools about
5000 and ;or fuel, repairs, &C., up
wards of 81 900 more.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

POLICE CoURr.-Afayor @. L. Simp'
s'H presiding-Tha following cases
were disposed OF this morning
H. II. Davis. colored, arrested by
Lieut.. Smith, charged with being drunk
sad refusing to pay cab fire and with
disorderly Conduct at the station house,
sanity.
Elias Petit, arrested by Officer
iOlag charged with abusive language,
Was discharged.
La Fields, colored, arrested by OF
T NJ Young, charged with 40 assault on
w. "@' Iumie, also colored, was dismiss
VI no lof Inc want of evidence.
a.. -,'y[ report. plight was clear
i Ial cold. Que prisoner and sixteen
''useF5 were at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Alexandria Market. Feb. 1.

Alexandria Market, Feb. /.
The III trket is weaker but prices are un-
changed. the drop in Wheat in the big mar
ket5 yesterday being entiroiy a gambling
movement. Country Produce is in fair de-
mand and prices are firm.
NEW YORK, Feb 1-Flour-Statc and
Western quiet and steady; city mil S patents
So 75a6 90; do clears So 4045 60. Mime
sofa patents $5 15a5 40; DO bakers 81 25a
40; winner patents 81 S0a5 rs: do
ssroights 81 55a4 65. Rye flour steady.
Wheat-op.oDs No = led opened strong all
tho morning on higher cables and big dc.
crease in liverpool stocks; Feb 1035s Mar
1O2asq103ib; May 96 13-16l9755: July
S9&a90as. Ryo steady; No Western ST.
Corn-opto3s No 2 opened quiet but firmly
held with wheat May 33 13-16a3375
track white 30a33. Beef firm. Pork firm
Lard steady prime Western steam So O74s
nominal.
BAL1r8osE. Nd, Feb. Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat strong; spot and month
99ha99a4; Mar 100a100l4; May 99Aa
93E; s,esuer No 2 red 951a '951h southern
wheat by sample 95a10O do on grade 96a
100 Corn strong; spot 33iha33a5; month
and Mar 33asq33la steamer mixed 321s
bid southern whts corn 32a341a; do yellow
32a33al. Oats finn; No 2 white Western
29ha3O; No 2 mixed do IS sales. Ryo
firm; No 2 rearby 53a. No Western 543t,.
Hay quiet; choice timothy $13 90 Sugar
strong and unchanged.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 81
Swine.-The arrivals this week were il, 24O
head. Though the receipts exceed tho:e o;
las. week more than 1000, yet the offerings
at the yards constitute rather light supply
for the moderate demand generally reported
There is an advance in ell grades of about
15c per 100 lbs. Good light far Western
hogs sell at 81 40 per 100 lbs. and those
from other points $4 I5s4 35. and light pigs
So 9oa4 and roughs So 5O4315 per 100
lbs gross
Sheep aud Lambs.-Trade for both is dull.
Common 10 fair chcep weighing from 60 to
- POUNDS, sell q ;}a3al and good to exira,
so to 40 lbs, 4a4a.c Per Id gross. The
lambs are almos: wholly Western fed. Those
weighing so to 20 lbs sell 5s6E.c per Id.
CalveS.-Trade is fair for veas, and they
sell 81 5a61ac per ID, as to quality and
weight Roughs nominaily at $3a6 per
head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 81
Beeyes-market active firm for steers high.
er for rough butcher stock; native steers
S4.45s5 So stays aud oxen Sc 15a4. so,
bulls SSa3 so, dry cows S2.25a3.40 Calves
- msrket quiet; slightly easier for yea S
steady for other calves: vesls $5aS.75 Der
100 lbs; grassers S3 25a3. 50 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs market quiet and steady;
lambs slow and easier sheep SO 5Oa4. Z per
100 lbs lambs So 50i6 1saa per 100 lbs
Eogs-market easier ST $3.90A4 90 per 100
lbs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

| have given Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy fair test aud consider 1t one me
OF the very best remedies for
oro,n that I have ever found. One
dose has always been sufficient, al
though | use it freely. Any cold my
childIen contract yields very readily 20
this medicine. | can copsclentlous!y
recommends it for Group ard col0s IN
cbildreu.-GEo. E. WOLFF, Clerk OF the
Circuit Court, Fernandina, Fla: sod
by ]. H. Janney, druggist, 7ol hiOg
street,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

P. V. A.-The Alexandria Branch
ofthe Association for the Preservation OF
Virginia Antiquities held very inter-
estiDg meeting last night at the resi-
dence of Miss Rebecca G. Powell. Plans
were beguu for holding Colonial Tea
after Easter, which will probably be
held at the handsome new residence OF
NJ. A. D. Brockett on Washington
straat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

A detachment of the Salvation Army in
uniform and with barjds, tamboiines, eic,
took up position in front of the Opera
House last night. They attracted small
crowd of reople, bat the ferce northwest
wind prevented the audience from materially
increasing. The headquarters OF the army
sre in the McRuIney building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
Natural Stone Water Filters.

The celebrated Natural Stone Water Filters
and Coolers combined render the most impure
and foul rain. river or hydrant water free
from all organic matter, gases, taste or smell.
The best Filter on the market. 1t purifes as
well as filters the water, So. 90 each.
Fourth floor,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

Don't annoy Others by your coughing, aEo
risk your life by nee'ecting q coiu. one
Mjnute Cough Cure cures coughs, coioS' Group
CRIME and oil throat and lung tfouoies'
Charles G. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
LOCAL MATTERS.

UE.TEER PRoBABnITIE.-For this
..;ln fair Tonight and wednesday; colder
; y.snssdsy morning; high northwestoriy
,Is:djminishing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01

D EPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Ii THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
LOCATED AT NO. I'LL STREET, N.
W., IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON,
D. c., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS,
DECEMBER 31ST, 1897.
RESOURCES:
Real estate loans, $ s19.76o IA
Stock loans 24,163 90
Cash on hand and in bank, II, 498 So
Real estate 94,591 so
Interest, fines, dues, premiums,
delinq and in process of col.
lection, 47,T2S IA
Bills receivable. 619 SO
Furniture, fixtures and sup
plies, 1862 SO
stock, 25,665 10
S1.Os7, 900 54
LIABILITIES:
Instsllment stock, S 601.343 so
Prepaid stock, 1o2, $50 90
Full paid stock, ia, 400 90
Bills payable, 10000 90
Interest and premiums advauc-
ed, 1926 23
Accrued interest, 6,306 IS
Undivided profits or balance, ISL, 765 %
81 Os7.69O "a
District of Columbia, IS:
I, J. C. stoddard, Secretary of the above
n.med association, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is tr Ie to the best Of my
knowledge and belief. (Signed)
J. c. STODDARD, Secretary.
49,, Subscribed and sworn 10 before
SEAL NE this 31st day of Janu .ry.
49, 1898. {Signed)
CLARENCE E. LAT1MER,
Notary Public.
CosREer-Attest: (signed)
T. e. ANDERSON,
WIN. B. TAYLOR, Directors.
3, &, D0AN,l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
EDUCATIONAL.

MIS- LUCY N. GRAVES, formerly
lN teacher in spencerian Business College,
will receive pupils in SHORTHAND. In.
aiyidual or class Instruction, For terms adj.
dress 623 south Fairfax street, city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
SUBURBAN LIFE AIDS MORALS.
1t Causes n Former City Resident to
Give Up Swearing and He
Feels Thankful.

I'm one thing at least" said man
who has moved into the suburbs,
according to the New York Sun, sub
urban life has been a benefit to me.
1t has taught me not to swear.
II found right away in the suburban
town that people didn't swear, or not
in public, anyway. They couldn't very
well. They We're travelling back and
forth on the trains, all the time in con-
tact with all sorts of men and with the
same people day after day, including
men who didn't swear. And how could
n man swear under such circum-
stances. And it was just the same
around the railroad station and the
post office. There were always more
or less people about, including neigh
bors, and often women and children,
and people didn't swear. Quite apart
from any other consideration what
ever, it was not good form.
"Refraining from swearing in the
suburbs has had restraining infu-
ence upon me here, and now l have
stopped swearing altogether. And I'm
glad of 1t, for it's miserable practice,
and feel better free from it, And l
thank the suburbs for it. Idon't know
how the advantages as between city
and country life will finally sum up in
my mind, but do know that when am
setting down the figures I shall put
down a good generous amount to the
credit of the suburbs on this account"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
BARTENDERS ARE WEALTHY.
They Are Able to Wear Such
Good Clothes.

There is no malicious intention to
cast reflection upon the honesty of the
bartender, but it is not uncommon
that some one replies to an inquiry
as to the identity of some very ele-
gantly dressed gentleman parading
down the street as If he owned it..
why, he is the bartender at such a
swell downtown saloon" Few good
stories are told at the expense of the
mixer of intoXicants, and when an old
observer started to tell one his listen
ers were all attention, says the De-
troit Free Press.
II knew man once that ran sa-
loon who bored hole through the
ceiling to watch his bartender" said
he. "He had an idea that the fellow
was dishonest. On the first morning
that he watched him through the hole
the bartender knocked down $3.50.
When the proprietor appeared in the
saloon, and, going behind the bar,
looked into the till, he found only so
cents there.
Say said the proprietor, pacing
the floor in anger, where did you get
all your elegant clothes?'
"'I bought Them replied the bar
tender.
"'Well, you get out from behind that
bar shouted the irate proprietor,
and I'll see if can get money enough
to buy a suit of decent clothes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
LOST AT THE SEASHORE.
Jewels Worth Fully $2,OOO,OOO Are
Dropped or Stolen Every
Year.

1t has been estimated that over $2,-
100000 worth of jewels are lost every
season at the summer resorts of Amer
lea. At this time of the year you will
find anywhere from two to a dozen
placards posted at the desks of the sea-
shore and mountain hotels offering
suitable rewards for the recovery of a
diamond pin, diamond-studded watch
or some other valuable trinket. So
great have been the losses at the fash
ionable resorts like Newport, Lenox,
Bar Harbor or Richfield Springs that
the society matrons of late years have
deposited boxes of jewels in bank
vaults, and when large functions are
given a member of the family is dis
patched to town to get the costly or
naments. This Is very inconvenient
but very safe method, Before this
precaution was taken the theft or loss
Of jewels frequently amounted to $8,-
900 or $4,000 at single instance.
Very seldom are the mislaid trinkets
found, and even then under peculiar
circumstances. Last year Philadel-
phia matron secured apartments at a
hotel where three years previously
she had had the misfortune to lose sew
eral rings, watch, and a diamond
crescent, valued at 81 1,400. As she en-
tered one of the rooms loose board
was felt. A carpenter was summoned
to make the repair. Removing the car
pet. the workman slightly raised the
board and saw something bright on
the plaster below. This discovery led
to the recovery of the trinkets. The
owner had hidden the property and
then had forgotten about it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
MICROBES WAIT FOR CYCLISTS
Doctors Advise WhecImen Not to
Ride in the Dust with Their
Mouths Open.

The Lancet has note interesting to
the vast army of cyclists. After a
spin" along more or less dusty road
the cyclist sometimes experiences a
dry and subsequently sore and In
famed throat. Headache and depres-
sion often follow, and the symptoms
generally simulate poisoning of some
kind.
When The bacteriology of road dust
Is considered, these effects are hardly
to be wondered at. Hundreds of mil
lions of bacteria, according to the na-
ture of the locality, are found in u
gram weight of dust, and the species
isolated have included well-known
pathogenic organisms.
Indeed, there can be no reason for
doubling the infective power of dust
when it is known that among the mi
crobes encountered in it are the mi
crobes of pus, malignant oedema, teta-
nus, tubercule and septicaemia.
The mischief to riders as we'll as
pedestrians would probably be largely
averted if, as nature intended, the res
pirations were rigidly confined to the
nasal passages, and the mouth kept
comfortably though firmly shut. As in
vestigators have shown, the microbes
in the air seldom pass beyond the eX-
treme end of the nasal passage, and
consequently never to the larynX or
bronchial surfaces.
useful precaution, therefore, in ad
dition to exclusively breathing
through the nostrils, would be to
douche the nasal cavity after dusty
run or walk with a weak and slightly
warm solution of some harmless anti
Saptio
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
WADDESDON MANOR.
One of Baron ROthschild's Magnih-
cent Country Seats in
England.

Waddesdon manor, at which the
prince of Wales met with his unfor-
tunatc accident, is one of three coun-
try seats in Buckinghamshire owned
by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild.
There are in Hertfordshire, Tring
park, belonging to Lord Rothschild,
and Halton, belonging to Mr.. Alfred;
but Baron Ferdinand owns, besides
Waddesdon, the Manor house at Win
chenden, and Leighton house, Leigh
ton Buzzard, In the county of Bucks.
Waddesdon is in all respects a model
village, and, il the dwellers there are
not happy and well off, it is~not the
fault of Baron Ferdinand, who is the
kindest and most popular of landlords.
He may often be seen in the village
and at busy times, or when any affair
Of local interest takes place, he is al
ways in evidence. Sometimes, with u
few friends from the manor, he visits
the shops and makes small purchases;
but the game is very expensive one,
for the villagers invariably refuse to
give him any change. When man
offers a sovereign, or even half a SOW
ereign, for one pennyworth of nuts,
intended fer immediate consumption,
he may we'll be surprised to find his
claims for change ignored. The trav-
,eler who passes through Waddesdon is
surprised at the outward and visible
signs of prosperity, and the villagers
welcome his astonishment, since 1t
gives theE G chance of enlarging upon
their favorite topic-the baron's mu-
nificence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
STRANGE USES OF x-RAYs.
Hens, Mummies and Bridges All Are
Tested by the Use of ROent-
gems Invention.

Rudolph Spreckles, of California, has
found curious use for the X-rays. He
has an enormous poultry farm there,
and has lost lot of money in his time
from keeping hens that have been
"deadheads," owing to not laying eggs.
So the egg farmer has conceived the
idea of experimenting on hens with the
X-rays, TO see if they are of any value
In this respect, and he has found the
experiment highly successful. About
30 hens can be dealt with in this way in
an hour, and Mr.. Spreckles sends all
that are proved useless as layers to the
poultry market at once. He has had q
great saving in corn since he thus be-
gan his novel use of the latest develop
ment of science, says an exchange.
A well-known dealer in mummies
from Egypt has also used the X-rays in
a novel manner. He found himself and
his agents being frequently swindled
by Egyptians selling him pretended
mummies, which afterward proved to
be all "fakes."
But there are certain internal marks
beneath the cloths in which mummies
are wrapped which are unfailing tests
as to their genuineness. Now the X
rays enable the agents of the dealer to
tell unerringly whether they are being
offered a real mummy or only flake"
and the dealer has found himself much
in pocket in consequence.
The Roentgen rays have become so
commonly used in hospitals as scarcely
to attract much notice. But it NAV
not be known that they are now being
widely used in many foundries and
engine shops for detecting any fault"
in the various pieces of iron work that
go to make up an engine, bridge or
any other iron structure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
LEFT HIM ON EHE FIELD.

They marched along the crowded street
With faces brown and worn;
The flag that DER them waved its folds.
Was shell and bullet torn.
What Of nay boy?" a mother cried!
soldier marching by
Turned quickly when he heard the call.
And caught that mother eye.
''What of your boy2 He was man
The kind that does not yield.
He fell In Santiago's fight,
We left him on the field"
I'VE left him on the field,
Where Spanish foemenreeled.
He did beneath his country's flag
We left him on the field"
I'VE left him on that bloody field
Beneath the tropic sun,
And many gallant boy lay there
Before the day was done.
We rushed their trenches, one by one,
! While bullets came like hail:
Full many a brave lad bit the dust:
But never one did quail.
'Gainst Spanish blood and Spanish guile
Our hands and hearts were steeled-
Your boy did all a hero could.
We left him on the field"
I'VE left him on the field,
Where battling foemen reeled.
He died a young American
We left him on the field"
The mother turned to leave the spot,
With sobs that shook her frame.
The glory of her country's flag
To her was but name.
While people cheered the marching troops
She stood with dropping head
She could not think, she could not speak
Her boy-her boy-was dead!
She slowly raised her face to Heaven
And silently appealed
While through her brain still rang the
words:
I'VE left him on the fleld.'
I'VE left him on the field,
Where Spanish foemen reeled.
Your boy was ours as well as yours
We left him on the field"
James Stuart Dixon, in Detroit Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-11-04
Her Practical Yiewn.

Sand will you be mine forever?" he
asked after he had her head nicely pill
lowed on his shoulder.
She Strengthened up with start.
"Now look here" she said in her
eminently practical way, "if you want
to get up a discussion on the future
life you might just as well be moving
along. Father is an agnostic and
mother is Methodist, and I'm marry
ing as much as anything to get away
from controversies about this forever
business. Chicago Post.