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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11
Here They Go.

BLUE AND BLACK BEAVER OVER
COATS $3.50.
FINE KELSEY OvERCOATs $5.79.
UNION CASHMERE OVERCoATs $1.79
DARK GRAY AND BROWN OVER.
COATS So 43.
DOUBLE BREASTED ULsTERS $3.50.
CHINCHILLA STORM COATS $3.17.
NOBBY TOP COATS, light shade, $6.29.
BOYS OVERCOAT5, black and blue,
$2.13.
MEMS WOOL SUITS 50 SO.
MEMS UNION CLOTH SUITS, all sizes.
$3.2
MEMS CHEvIoT SUITS, black and blue,
S4.23.
MEMS HEAVY WOOL PANTS $1.19
MEMS CORDUROY PANTS 81 rs.
MEMS PANTS, extra sizes, all wool, $2.10
A few more BOYS REFERS $t.39.
BOYS KNEE PANTS, all sizes, 24c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11
i'm PREPARATION
ANNUAL STOCK TAKING.

We are taking out variety Of different lines
and making them at attractive prices.
From the silk stock about so ends suit
able for trimmings, jacket Innings and waists
Prices 40c, SOC and 75c; former prices from
i75c to Sl.25.
A large line of l5c and l23c maorass, 36
inches wide for this sale lOc.
We present on our front counters most
attractive display of towels the prices range
from l5c to 25c The values are excellent.
A few soiled and odd towels put in loo and
l23c baskets
A special display of our $50 white spreads,
Twenty five per cent. discount on ladies'
cloaks and capes to close out the line.
Ten per cent discount on ladies tailor
made suits.
We have made a large sale on the cheap
suits and overcoats advertised in the mer-
chant tailoring department. but we still have
some excellent values at Sl0, SIS and $40.
If in need Of carpets Or rugs don't fail to
give our stock an inspection
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11
!, r1orIoN sALE oF HouSEEoLD EE.

a UCTIoN SALE OF HOUSEHOLD Eff.
y fscts. consisting OF Chairs Tables, Oil
CoIbs. Ms,tings, Crockery, China, Cooking
1Ttens,ls also Tools of various kinds for gar
deoing purpos; &, The above articles will e
sol5 az n house on Duke street extended, in
S West End opposite the Glass Works: com
mencipc at 1880 o'clock FRIDAY MORN
ING, January IL. ~ ,r..r
iqp11 - ON tAtI % LONt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11

RATHER fRoBABILrTIRs.--For this
sesrion increasing cloudiness; probably snow
Thursday: warmer fresh northeast to east
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11

Thirteen dodgers were at the station house
last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11
Ladies' Underwear.

Lot No. ID Union Suits, sizo 5, price
S125, now 81
Lot No. 81 pair Ribbed Pants, size 3,
price 81, now 75c.
Lot No. 3.-5 pair Ribbsd Pants, size 4,
price $1.25, row 75c
Lot No, a. pair Wool Ribbed Pants size
5, price Toe, now SOC.
Lot No. g. pair Fine Wool Pants, sizo
C, price 75c, now soc
Lot No g. pair Plain Wool Pants, size
80, price 81, now Toe.
Lot No 7.-2 pair Australian Wool Pants,
size 30, price 81 %. now 75c.
Lot No. So Scarlet Vests, size 80, price
Lot No. al lot of Assorted Vests in
various makes, 1 hoice 15c.
Each issue will present tempting bargains.
Ali of the fall of the 1898 purchase. New
underwear gives the buyer warmth, health,
satisfaction ard grand money saving.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11
Mems Underwear.

We advertise exactly the quantit.J, quality
and price OF all underwear offered in our
January clearing out sale, Delay assimulates
with disappointment.
Lot No. lie Mems Gray Wool Under
shirts. size ~. price T5c, now SOC
Lot No. 2-5 Mems Gray Wool Drawers,
size 30, price Toe, now SOC.
Lot No. Sill Mems Pure Wool Gray I'm
dershirts sizes $40, SAP, price 81. %, now
Toe. Buying this lot of warm woolens is al
most like finding lost gold mine.
Lot No. 4-3 Mems Fancy Mixed Wool
Undershirts size 46, price S1.50, now 81.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Necroes and Mules.

An Alabama farmer, says that many
negroes in the South are ruined by
mules. and he thinks he has proved it..
He owns great deal of farm land,
which he rents to negroes on condition
that they shall do their work with an
OK instead of mule. AS result, all
his tenants are prosperous and pay
their rent promptly. The OK, he ex-
plains, is entirely capable in all the re-
quirements of the cotton patch, but he
has his limitations. and his colored
master does not think of mounting him
and riding off on useless crrands or
pleasure trips. AS the negro cannot
ride to distant churches, cake-walks or
"hoe-downs,' and as he will not walk
he goes to bed. and is rested and ready
for labor in the morning.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
The : hccnfOl.l.

The fine wool breeds of sheep are
most subject to foot rot. Perhaps the
best way to treat it is to cut off the dis
eased portion and apply nitric acid.
sulphur should be kept in ready
reach in the sheep house; insects and
vermn do not like it. and it is proven
tive of many ills. Further. piece Of
roll birthstone should he found in the
feed troughs Of the horses and the cat
tie.
Many of the internal parasites which
cause losses in the flock are taken in
while watering at foul drinking places.
Unless the water supply is watched
carefully. there is likely to be at least
loss of condition among them, If
there is no more serious loss. Indiana
Farmer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

Many Western railroad men know
"the one-tingerel fireman." who. even
after losing his left hand ana all of his
right hand but the thumb. refused to
consider himself crippled. The Column
bus Dispatch tells how he supplied the
lack of fingers and thumbs.
Fastened to his wrist by two spring
bands is a piece of steel shaped like a
knife-b blade. This passes along under
the thumb, being exactly of the same
length.
Between this instrument and his
thumb he can grasp anything he
chooses to pick up. He has a way of
attaching to this contrivance a knife,
while he inserts into the pocket of his
left arm a fork. and so is able to cut his
food without assistance.
At first one of his chief difficulties
lay In buttoning his clothes. but he
soon overcame this by designing two
hooks by which he can do it as quickly
as man with all his fingers.
He has also a way of attaching pens
or pencils to his wrist. and can write
exceedingly well. He earns a good liv-
ing as a travelling salesman. j. always
cheerful, and has host of friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
True COnsCientiOuSneSS.

"My second cousin, .labez.' remarked
Enoch Soghack, in Il reminiscent way,
was Il man who always believed in
being truthful. to the very letter, says
Puck. If neighhOr met him and said
that it looked like rain Jabpz never an
swcred yes or no till he had scanned
the whole heavens carefully. to see eX-
actly what the prospect was. When he
took dinner ut anybUdy's house and the
hostess pressed him to eat more, say
ing, as good housewives often DO, that
he had eaten hardly anything, he would
gravely enumerate every item of vic
tuals he had eaten. When his first wife
died he was inconsolahle for time,
and went and had these words carved
on her tombstone: The light of my life
has gone out Well, about Il year later
he married again, and tl.en he promptly
had this line cut on the tombstone Just
below the previous announcement:
But, fortunately, | since have struck
another match. That was the kind of q
second cousin Cousin Jabez was"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Farm Accounts.

Close up all the little outstanding
farm accounts. Make Il list of the bills
you owe, and the amounts owing to
you. These little bills in the aggregate
amount to Il large sum. Make Il settle
ment If you can; if YOU cannot, get the
full amount of your bill; it is always
best to know exactly what you do owe,
and it is very bad policy to keep a run
ming account-unless Il settlement is
made every month. Farmers are UNI
usually careless in their money trans
actions; the only safe way is to keep
Il strict account of all OUTLAWS. Pay as
you GO and take a written receipt for
every bill paid. These bills should be
pasted in Il book kept for this one pur-
pose This work should be done every
evening. 1t is not selfish to be correct
in your dealings, nor parsimonious to
be economical.-Thc American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

The Dairy Commissioner of the Do
minon of Canada says:
Il have found the best results to be
obtained from using such grains Ia mix
ture of peas. oats. barley and corn; or
a mixture Of peas. corn and BRAN
ground very fine. and soaked for no,
less than thirty hours before they are
fed. think hogs should be kept so as
to permit. and even to cause them to
take good deal of exercise until after
they weigh more than 100 pounds each.
In the growing of young pigs it is i'm
portant that they should receive a
daily allowance of skim milk for six
weeks or two months after they are
weaned. Skim milk is the great flesh
forming or muscle ana bone-forming
food: and if the young pigs are stuntcd
in these regards at that time they can
not be developed into the best class of
hogs. no matter what breed they may
be Of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Winter Ration for Fowls,

Here is Prof. Gilbert's winter ration:
Bran, pounds; fine feed, 3 pounds;
cornmeal, = pounds; fed with clover
hay steamed and cut, adding also a
very small quantity of salt, and two or
three handfuls of coarse sand and fine
oyster shells mixed. Sometimes boiled
vegetables are used in place of the hay.
At noon he gives light feed of oats,
and good feed of wheat in the even
ing. The grain ration is varied as
much as possible. He keeps raw vege-
tables. including cabbages, carrots and
turnips, where the hens can peck at
them at any time. Prof. Gilbert has
charge of the poultry department at
the Ottawa (Canada) experiment sta
ton, and has done some good work IN
bringing out the egg possibilities of
Observation-Disclosures.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Wagon Washing Device.

On many farms it is possible to wash
backing them into stream or shallow
river. The convenences of the loca-
ton are usually offset by the incon-
veniences-mud. and the wetting of
clothes. The cut shows a plank walk.
set on posts on the edge of the stream,
into which the wagon can be backed,
when it can be washed with great COM
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

DR.. Darrin can be consulted at 2f5
Morrison street, Portland from 10 to ~;
10 .; : to 5. He treats all durable
chronic acute and private diseases, with
electricity. and scientific medical treat
ment, such as Eye rheumatism, Asthma,
Consumption, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Indi-
gestion, Scrofula. Female Weakness, Deaf
ness, Sexual Diseases, Lost Manhood, Ma
laria. Urinary Troubles. Piles or any
other durable disease. Low charges with
In the reach of all, combined with the best
medical skin. y friendly talk may save
you thousands of dollars or years of suf-
fcring and perhaps your life. Young,
middle-age1 or old mon suffering from the
effects of folics and excuses restored to
perfect health. manhood and Vigor. Each
visitor seen privately, and all communi-
cations received in sacred confidence.
Out-of-town patients can write for quos-
ton blanks ana circulars free. By that
means many may be saved the expense
of trip to Portland,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Corn-IIuskluy Horse,

The horse is made of light material.
The cut explains itself. The rung Il
should he 1h-nch stuff. put in WIN
shoulders cut down to inch where IL
goes through the legs. The runS is put
down so the ears of corn will not eaten
when pulled forward. Corn-husk!ng
makes lame backs and sore hands.
The horse will help the back and the
following recipe will help the hands:
Take white wax. one-quarter ounce.
spermaceti. one-quarter ounce: almond
oil. one ounce: glyccrine. two ounces.
Mix. melt the wax and stir in the oils
until they are perfectly mixed and still
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Paint Against Rabbits.

At butchering time or by visit to
the local butcher, secure a quantity of
blood Set it away until it begins to
emit an odor. Then lime, which has
been thoroughly slaked, should be
mixed with the blood, stirring 1t until
about the thickness of whiteWash. \
little sulphur may be added.
TO apply to trees. take an old white
wash brush and cover all parts which
the rabbits can reach with the mix
ture. @rhcy will not trouble a tree
treated in this manner. One painting
will last a season, and it is much easier
to put on than winding with paper or
covering trunks in any other way, be-
sides being more effectual. The lime
in the mixture also is beneficial to the
trees.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

Tomatoes may he forced in winter
like other plants. The house should be
light and warm, the roof five feet above
the bed or benches, plenty of light be-
ing essential. The temperature should
be from GO to 60 degrees at night and
70 to so degrees during the day. the soil
to be rich, and close personal attention
should be given the plants. The flowers
must be pollenated by hand in winter,
which is done by knocking the pollen
from the flowers when the atmosphere
is dry and catching it in a spoon into
which the stigma should be thrust. The
plants should be well watered as re-
Qured, instead of a little and often. and
should be trained to stakes, the surplus
branches cut away. They may be also
grown in large pots or boxes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Kicked All Around.

A correspondence is being published
in the Times ON the subject of "FIench
Feeling Toward Englishmen. A Mr..
Jackson has written to that paper to
repeat that at Caen recently II student
went out OF his way to publicly insult
Great Britain. AS boy was first for
some years at school in Paris. | was
then kicked for being an Englishman;
after | was transferred to "A school in
England. where | was kicked for being
a Frenchman. Comment is unncces-
ary.-London Truth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

At a meeting recently by the Texas
State Live Stock Sanitary Board, at
Fort Worth, Inspector Dean, of the
Bureau of Animal Industry. said the
department was satisfied with the dip
ping experiments recently made there
and elsewhere. and insisted on main
tanning the present quarantine line and
Il close season. He says dipping sta
tionS will shortly be established along
the quarantine line. Inspector Dean
reported satisfactory results attending
the cattle recently dipped and shipped
to Illinois. He advised dipping in mod
crate weather in order to avoid the eff
feet of exposing the cattle to either
heat or cold while their hair was sat
urated with the oil. The formula of
the preparation which he recommends
and which has been adopted by the
Governments consists of partiiu oil,
known as dynamo aud sulphur.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
HELPED OUT BY a BEAR.
Relieved from BAD Prc.l;cainent in
a Peculiar Way.

a Peculiar Way,
An odd although rather brutal story
If Il mans adventure with Il bar, is
told in the "liistory OF Williams Cum
~. Ohio" John Giiri had made UP
MS mind. from various : grs, that there
was a nest of bear cubs somewhere in
his ucighhorhool. one day. when h.
WAS out hunting for them. he grew
tired. and rs his good luck had it. sat
loWn 10 rest beside The very stump in
which the nest was hidden.
Hearing the cubs scratching inside
he leaned the branch of tree against
the stump, which was very tall one
climbed up. looked down into the hol
low, and saw two cubs about the size
of full grown rat dogs Without
stopping to think. he jumped into the
hole, caught the cubs. tied their mouths
so that they could not sQucal. and
fastened their feet 50 that they could
not scratch: but then. G;illct used to
say. in telling the story:
Il knew the old bear would he along
pretty soon and make it hot for me if
the Youngsters into my buckskn belt,
preparatory to getting out.
Get out: Did get out: Land of
love. 1t makes me Shiver to think of
it vet. | could no more get out of that
stump than | could fly. The hollow
was hell-shappd. larger at the bottom
than at the top-so large. in fact, that
| could not put my back against one
side and my feet and hands against the
other and crawl up. as rabbits and
other animals climb mp inside of hollow
trees. In no way could | get up a
foot.
There were no sticks inside to help
me up, and | made up my mind | had
to die, certain. About the time came
to this conclusion | heard the old bear
climbing up the outside of the stump.
With only my hunting knife as a
means of defense. and in such close
quarters, YOU may possibly imagine
my feelins.
Il he old bear was net more than half
n minute climbing up the stump, but it
seemed like Il month"; ut least. At last
She reached the top. but she did not
seem 10 suspect my presence at all. as
She turned round and began slowly
descending. tail foremost. felt as
though my last hour had come. and
began to think seriously of lying down
and letting the bear kill me. so as to
get out of my misery as quickly as
possible.
'Suddenly an idea struck mo. ana
despair gave way to hope. | drew out
my huntington and stood on tp-toa.
When the bear was about seven feet
from the bottom Of the hollow. | fast
ened on her tail with visp-like grip.
and with my right hand drove my
huntin@knifc to the hilt in her haunrh.
at the same time yelling like whole
tribe of Indians.
what did She do? Well. YOU should
have seen the performance. She did
not stop to reflect Il moment bat shot
out at the top of the stump like hui
let out of gun. held on until we
reached the ground. The the old bear
went like lightning into the brush. and
was out of sight in half n minute.
Il took the cubs to Adrian the next
day. and got five dollars apiece for
( them.'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

A press dispatch from Little Rock,
AK, says that an extraordinary long
distance telephone test has been made
by Charles j. Glidden. president of the
southwestern Telegraph & Telephone
Company. Mr.. GNdden held a distinct
and clear conversation over the wire
with Frederick II. Farrar, OF the firm
of Poor 81 Greenough. Boston. The
distance from Little Rock is 1900
miles. Mr.. Glidden says this is the
longest circuit in the worlA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
81 4

trees than will the poorer hllSdes so
commonly chosen for orchard sites in
the past. For the stronger growing
kinds like the X. |. Greening, Brllllow-
cr and Baldwin. distance of forty feet
is none too much. while those with less
spreading heads like the Northern Spy
and Ben Davis should have thirty feet
space each way This assumes that
the orchards are regularly to be cult
waited. Il practice that now prevails in
all good orcharding. Wick Monthly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous and uncomfortable. If you have
Foot-Ease. 1t rests and comforts; makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, bli>terS and callous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions Of all pain and is Il Ger
tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, damp
or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou
sand testimonials Try it todop. Sold by
all druggists and shoe ctore, for 25c. Trial
rae.:age FREE. Address, Allen :. Ohm
sted, Lo Roy, n. y.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Didn't Mean To.

Little Bessie, having been punished
for misbehavior, walked to the other
end of the room, crying.
When her sobs had subsidized, her
mother turned to view her repentance,
but found her engaged in making faces
at her.
"Why, Bessie" said her mother,
chow can you do 500
"Oh, Mammal" answered the girl
quickly, 81 was trying to smile at you,
but my face slpped"-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
In Greenland.

Greenlanders get their growth when
about % years old. The oldest persons
known are about GO years of age. Ev-
cry person has a sack for telling his
age, and each sunrise Conce a Year,
bone is put into this sack.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
a Milking Stool,

The accompanying sketch IS of a
milk stool that was found to be very
convenient in fly time or in milking
restless COWS. The two upright pieces
forming the legs and end of the stool
are made of two by fourS, about a foot
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

long. The support for the bucket and
the seat are made of inch boards. 1t is
we'll to put three-cornered blocks under
the seat and bucket boards as stays or
braces. The most restless COW cannot
upset Il bucket on this stool.-New En-
gland Homestead
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

cording to French authority. 10y the use
of pure oxygen with ordinary carbon
as fuel, for the heat produced is sui1i-
Gent
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

Gies--I just heard that Hawkins re-
ferred to me as "a perfect idiot.
Smiles-Oh. don't mind what Haw-
kns says; he always does exaggerate
more or less. Pm sure no one believes
your are perfect. -Chicago Evening
News
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

We car wake up from sleep and
find that soreness and stiffness have
taken hold OF us. We can use st.
Jacobs Oil and 90 to sleep and wake up
and find ourselves mpletely cured.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26
Cuban Railways.
J0BPRINTER WANTED

An excellent opportunity for man with a
job printing outfit and $40 in cash, to engage
i'll well-paying business in Portland Big
money for the right man. CAL on OF address
y. ~, care PACIFIC COAST NOVELTY CO., 1871,
First Street, Portland, or.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

Spanish newspaper announces
that the last two descendants of Chris
topher Columbus are now occupants of
a poor house at CadiZ.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

81 must he getting o d." sa d a woman
to-day. "All the friends | go to see
are in trouble. | can remember when
didn't have a friend who had
grief"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

A slip may Spain, a thump may
bruise; easy chances for pain and
trouble. An easy way TO cure right Oft
is to use St. jacobs Oil. 1t takes no
chances and knows what it can do.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

No household is complete without bot
tie of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. 1t
is pure and wholesome stimuant rec
commended by all physicians Don't ne-
gect this necessity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

The Jewish year book estimates
that there are in the world about L.
600, 600 of that race, more than half
being under Russian jurisdiction.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-01-26

Our public men are trying to decide what
action should be taken regarding the status Of
Porto Rico. We hive never before had to deal
with II similar condition whore nearly million
Icoplc of foreign tongur have been annexed.
Neither have we ever had before such Il reliable
medicine fur malaria, fever und Agle Hos
letters stomach Bittcgs. II drives the poisons
out of the system and establishes strength to
resist future attacks