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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-08

What you want is not temporary relief
frcm piles but a cure TO stay cured DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cures pileg, and they stay
cured Edgar Wsrfisld, ir.. corner King and
Pitt streets
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Upperville Colt show, June IL and Il

un account Of the above occasion the
Southern hallway will sell excursion tickets
for eilher Delaplsne or Bectortown ut very
low rates Tickets 10 be sold June -, 13. IA
Is, final limit June 16 Rates to apply from
Alexandria, Bound Hill, Warrenton, Har-
risonbuIg, Front Royal and sll intermediate
stations
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TXECUTOR's NOTICE.

VIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the
V Corporation Court of the city of Alexan.
dra, on the 9th day of May, 1899
On the petition of Sophie Ann Smith to pro-
bate tie last will and testament Of james
Smith, deceased.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in said
petition that Mary Jane Gerheiser, Charles
B. Smith, Ernest Allison, Meadow Allison
and Harrie Smith, heirs at law of said James
Smith. deceased, are non.residents of this
State, it is ordered that these appear here
within fifteen days after due publication of
this order, and show cause why the said will
should not be admitted to record as and for
the last will and testament Of the said James
Smith. decessed and that copy of this order
be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ga
zette newspaper published in the city OF
Alexandria, once a week for four successive
weeks, and posted at the front door of the
Court House of this city. a copy-teste:
JOHN 8. BEACH. Clerk,
BY Newell S. Grcenaway, D. C.
James 3. Cation, p q. my10 w4w
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me : I6lETS CAN BE GIVEN WITHOUT
hN0WL EDGE OF THE pLTIENT
For Over F1r1 Years

An Old AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Nas.ov Soothing Syrup has been used fol-
over a.'y yoSrs ~ millions Of mothers fol
.-'' children while teething, with perfect
i''s9''' Il scothes tks child, softens the gums,
a''a a! psin, cures wind collie, and is the
IS. ieaedy Tor Diarrhsa. Is pleasant to the
-s'e. sd by Druggists in every part OF the
I'"-' Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
= ll'eie2 lsI-e Be sure and SAX for Mrs. Wins
wv Soothing Syrup and take no othar kind.
hnl7 as sd&selvr
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Executor Estate of Isabella Bu

A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.-Hsvipg
~ qualified as administrator of the estate
of the late HENRY JOB NSON notice is
hereby given to all parties having claims
against said estate to present them, duly
verified, and persons indebted to sal estate
are requested to make payment.
o. PIERPOINT, Administrator.
Address P. o. Alexandria, Va
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MEETINGS,

A N ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
"A stock holders of the MERCANTILE
Railway BUILDING AND LOAN AaSO-
CITATION of Alexandra, Va will bc held
JUNE %, at 2 p. m., at the home office,
JOG south Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va.
LEWIS HOOFF, Secretary.
it6 st
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.-Haying
"A qualified as administrator of JAMES :.
sTRIDER. deceased, notice is hereby given
10 all parties having claims against said es.
tate to present them. properly authenticated,
and all persons indebted to the said estate are
requested 10 make prompt payment.
w. E. LATHAM. Administrator
.nu0- m 11G S Fairfax street
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nY2O I'm

EXECUTORs NOTICE-Having quail.
u fed as executor of the last will of ROB.
EXT DOCKET. deceased, notice is hereby
given to all parties having claims against
said estate to present them, properly anthem
ticated, for payment. and persons indebted TO
the said estate are requested to make prompt
pay ment.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE. Executor,
my11 lot 12S south Fairfax street
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
AS ING.-Noticn is hereby given that the
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of THE
SOLAR GAS AND MACHINE COMPANY
will be held at its office, 216 aud 21S King
street. Alexandria, Virginia, on TUESDAY,
the 18th day of June, 1890
J. S. CHARLES0N, Secretary.
iaO "a
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a DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE-Having
II qualified as ao administrator of the late
MARY JOYCE, I hereby give notice to all
parties having claims against her estate to
present the same. duly verified, to A. W.
Armstrong, 212 King street, Alexandria, and
all parties indebted to the said estate are re-
quired to make prompt settlement. Imme-
dlate attention to the above is urgently soiic.
tied. BERNARD JOYCE.
my9 I'm Administrator.
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AUCTION SALES.
By Z. T. Knox. Auctioneer.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF Trust,
ID dated August 1st, 1898, and recorded
in deed book l. o. Al, folio 516, of the land
records of Alexandria city, Virginia, ezecut-
ed by Fannie Hall and L. q. Hall. her hus.
bsnd, to us. ard being thereunto requested by
tho holder of ono of the notes secured by said
trust. the undersigned, will at 12 olcock,
H., on
SATURDAY,
the first day of July, 1899.
in front of the Royal street entrance to the
Market Building, in the city of Alexandria,
Virginia, offer for sale at public auction, for
cash. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with
BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS there
on, situated in said city. the same being the
square of ground bounded on the east by Lee,
formerly Water street on the west by Fair
fax street on the north by Jefferson streer,
and on the south by Greene street, containing
two acres, more or less. All conyeyancing at
the cost of the purchaser.
E. K. BUCHANAN, r-rs,oo,
WIN. a. C4SSLER, iiu'''oS'
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NOTICF.-A general meeting of the stock
IN holders OF The PARK BICYCLE
CLUB Of the District of Columbia will be
held at 209 Duke street. Alexandria, Va,
on the 18TH DAY OF JUNE, at one o'clock
p. m to elect officers Of said corporation and
to transact any other business that may le-
gally come before said meeting.
J. D. LASLEY,
L B GRAVES,
E C CLARK, Directors.
w. JOSE,
Z. V. DOUGLAS.
Washington, D. C., May 16, 1899.
my16 BOD
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a GENERAL meeting of the stockholders
N Of the GEORGIA MANGANESE AND
IRON COMPANY will be held at the Gazette
Building, 30 Prince street, Alexandria, Va,
MONDAY. June 12, ar II o'clock III.
NJ. C. BUTLER, E.F. Riggs.
T. B. FERGUSON &. s. CARTER,
RALPH WALSH. my10 I'd
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DeN .ts L.tt.e EARLY Risers acts as fault
ss a should. cesns;ug and reviving the
''Sem instead of weakeniag it. They are
~ W "A1 sure. suall and pleasant to take
81 .i entirely free from Objectionable drugs.
! '''i-. rather than compel. Edgsr War
ls-'lr corner King and Pitt streets.
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A DMINISTRATRIX'S \ o rICE.-Having
IA qualified as administering C. t. q. OF
WILLIAM PRESTON 81 OXH M. decess.
ed. notice is hereby given 10 All parties hav-
ing claims agGiust said estate TO present them,
properly authenticated, for payment, and per-
sons indebted to the said estate are requested
to make PROMPT payment
GEORGE BELL BLOXHAM.
my24 I'm Administrative C. t. g.
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4EN0LD's BROMO-CELERY. Try this
me :;l''-oi remedy FOR Headachss, Neuralgia
'''''''suea' 10 oanta
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TXECUT0R's NOTWITHSTANDING quail.
-14 fed as executor Of the late
HENRY SHELTON, l hereby give notice to
all parties having claims against his estate to
present the same duly verified, to me, and
all parties indebted to the said estate are re-
quired to make prompt settlement. Imme-
diste attention to the above is urgently so
licted.
JOHN F. PARKER, Executor.
$40 north Columbus street
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-28

Sandy McVie meanwhile arose at fvo
o'clock and took walk around the
church. There was no broken window
so they gave it up, the young rascals
and have probably gone over to Bor
rowsville to do their celebrating" sale
the sexton to himself, and felt disap
pointment that he should be denied the
grim satisfaction of bringing the young
rascals TO justice. well, CherryfielG
will be the quieter for their being out
of it to-day" he added, to console him
self.
II not exactly out of Cherryfield, they
were certainly too far above it to inter
fere with its quiet, A faint echo of dis,
tant Fourth of July noises came tanta-
lizingly to their ears now and then. The
minutes dragged along heavily. They
had no means of telling time, and an
hour seemed like day; but night final
ly came, the dimness deepened to utter
darkness, and, stretched upon the floor,
they all fell asleep. Being boys, they
could sleep, although the floor was
hard and keen cravings reminded them
that they had gone breakfastless, din
nerless and supperless.
When True awakened, a little shaft
of sunlight shone through the small
window, away up in the dimness of the
steeple. 1t danced upon the cobwebs
that covered the dusty beams until they
looked as if made of gold thread. A
great, long-legged spider was dragging
a hapless fly into his web. The spiders
web had been partially torn away, and
the dust had been brushed from the
beams in the corner near it. There was
little scaffold in the corner covered
with shavings and chips, evidently left
there when the last repairing was done.
But somebody had been up in that cor
ner lately. How otherwise could the
dust have been brushed away and the
spiders web broken? True wondered
idly what anybody could have been
there for, and then a sudden thought
struck him that sent the blood rushing
to his head, and made him for moment
feel faint and dizzy. In another mo-
ment he was climbing up those beams
nimbly as only squirrel or boy could
climb. He put his hand under the heap
of shavings and chips, and it touched
something very hard and cold. He
dashed off the chips and shavings with
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-28
ODD FOURTH OF JULY FRolIc
The Reviving of Quaint Old English
Custom with Many Patriotic
Features.

Katherine Bell Tippets, writing OF "a
Patriotic Garden Party" in Woman's
Home Companion, describes the chief
diversion of the afternoon thus:
"After the formalities the hostess led
the way to the well-shaded lawn where
hberty-pole had been erected with
Phrygian cap of liberty at its top. In
Vulnerable red, white and blue stream
ers had been fastened under the liberty
cap and stretched in every direction
over the lawn and the ends tied to
trees, arbor, chairs, tables or any con-
venient objects. A sufficient number
had been left fiuttering from the pole
to serve as starting points. To these
were pinned slips of paper, each bear
ing the first line of some patriotic song,
poem or address, and number to show
how many other slips were needed to
complete the quotation. The rest of the
lines had been pinned to the scattered
streamers.
Each guest selected familiar lire
and began tour of inspection of the
other red, white and blue streamers,
which was kept up until all the lines
called for had been collected, when
new line could be selected from the lib
erty-pole, and when made up, third,
and so on, up to the expiration of time
allowed. The selections were taken
from such patriotic poems as America
The Star Spangled Banner 'Narrens
Address, The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public and The Song of Aiarion's Men,
"a large bell hung aloft was rung as
a signal for the beginning of the game,
and soon the lawn was the scene of
laughter and activity, which became pa
triotism under the influence of the
growing sentiments expressed on the
slips of paper.
when the limit of time was up the
collected quotations were examined
and a prize of silk liberty-cap was
given and placed on the head of the one
who had compiled the greatest number
of verses or sentences. So thoroughly
imbued were the compilers with their
work by this time that it naturally fol-
lowed to join hands around their sue
cessful competitor and unite in singing
America
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which it was covered, and disclosed
the bell tongue.
True wanted to shout for joy, but he
knew that he needed all his strength
just now, and restrained himself. He
could not have lifted the bell tongue,
even if he had not been obliged to cling
to a beam with one hand, but he could
draw it along to the edge of the scaf-
folding, and then with one mighty eff
fort, he pushed it off. 1t came to the
floor with crash that seemed as if it
might arouse all Cherryfeld, and GER
tainly did effectually arouse the two
sleeping boys, who sprang to their feet,
Fob with vague impression that it
was the report of cannon, and that his
time had now come to fight something.
1t was a happy moment when they
realized that the bell tongue was found,
though Tenney did grumble that they
ought TO have been smart enough to
find it yesterday" True thought that
ii he hadn't been awake when that sun
beam struck the corner, they never
would have found it, for who would
have thought that anybody would car
ry it away up there to hidei il?
1t was no small undertaking to re-
place the tongue in the bell, but, after
much lifting and struggling, it was
done, however. Then they all pulled
with will, and clang that almost
deafened them came from the bell.
Sleeping Cherryfield was aroused in
very few minutes, and asked, in amaze
ment, what was the matter. The new
fire engine was taken out with a rush
and clamor. But where was the fire?
People ran wildly about and nobody
semed to know. The most mystified
man was old Sandy McVie, who ran out
Of the house in maze of bewilderment.
and declared that the bell was be-
witched. How else could it ring with
out a tongue? And how could any hu-
man being get into the church when the
door was securely locked, and no win
dow broken, as anybody could see?
And still the bell rang wildly and
clamorously, as such a sober-minded
old church bell was never known to ring
before. The spirit of half a dozen
Fourths of July seem TO possess il.
People on the outskirts of the town
began TO think that the selectmen had
repented of not celebrating the Fourth,
and were making amends by celebrat-
ing the 5th, and they came hurriedly
driving into the village to see what
was the matter.
At length somebody more courageous
than Sandy McVie insisted upon going
into the church to investigate, and
Sandy went to get the key. The dis
covery that it was gone put new
face upon the matter, and Sandy's sus-
picions reverted to the boys whose
plans he had overheard, and he volun-
teered to break open a window and
lead the search.
Rosy McVie at that time was pulling
the bedclothes over her head. and won
dering what would become of her, and
resolving never again to touch key
or anything else that she had no right
to, for all the candy in the world.
Candy was good, but, oh, how bad was
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the terror she was suffering now! And
Rosy is not likely to forget her resolve,
although she was never found out. The
boys agreed that they would never be
so mean as to tell on girl, anyway"
and they were always supposed to have
stolen the key from Sandy Movies
closet themselves.
When they heard the footsteps of
their rescuers the boys ceased to ring
the bell. 1t was easy enough to open
the trapdoor from beneath. While the
boys were wondering anxiously wheth-
er it ever could be opened, Sandy Nc
Vie's head popped up o'lt of it like
Jack-in-the-box. Rob's father came
next, and Rob-who meant to fight In
dians-threw his arms az ound his neck
and-cried. Robs father had suffered
Some anxiety about him. but thought
he had stayed at Borrowsville with
True.
Everybody agreed that the boys had
been sufficiently punished by their i'm
prisonment and the loss of their Fourth
of July fun. Even Sandy Movie said
"he guessed they wouldn't be apt to
do it again." But he may have been
somewhat softened by the compliments
which True paid him on his skill in
hiding the bell tongue.
The boys didn't care to say much
about their adventure. They felt as il
the trick they had tried to play had
been turned upon themselves. When
True's Borrowsville cousins asked him
what kind of Fourth he had had, he
replied, carelessly:
"0h, sky-high one!"
Which was certainly truer than the
cousins, who had their own opinion
of Cherryfield celebrations, believed.
But those three boys will never ring
another church bell without leave
Sophie SWEET, in Golden Days.
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Fling out the flag, the starry flag,
The banner OF the free!
The symbol of the land we love,
The land of liberty
Our fathers with their willing blood
Baptized that banner gay.
So let 1t stream. its stars agleam,
On Independence day!
From brave New England's rugged shore
Washed by Atlantic's waves,
To western lands whose pebbly strands
The fair Pacific lavo-
From Minnesota's swamps and swales
To southern hummocks gay,
Fling out afar the stripes and stars
On Independence day!
Fang out the flag. the dear old flag,
The flag our grandsires won.
The emblem Of the land we love,
The land Of Washington!
The blood OF heroes thrills our hearts
And bids us haste away,
To consecrate with fitting state
Our Independence day!
Helen w. Clark, in N. Y. Ledger
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.GLoRloUSlh
FOURTR.MMS
~ INV

1 T 7 L e Adelbert
arose at four
And crept down.
stairs to the big
front door.
And down the walk
to the garden
gate,
And there he start
cd 10 celebrate.
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Rosy McVie stole out of the house
that night after dark and delivered the
church key into True's hands, receiv-
ing in return an amount of candy and
torpedoes that had cost a large share
of the boys Fourth Of July savings.
But they were all satisfied that it was
money well spent, for they had learned
from sad experience that the results
of breaking windows were never anus
ing.
1t was about half-past four o'clock on
the morning of the Fourth when the
three boys unlocked the church door.
1t was very quiet for Fourth of July
morning. Now and then came the
banging of gun, the feeble popping
of firecrackers and torpedoes, and the
dismal shrek of fish horn; but there
were very few people astir.
This stupid old town will get walk
ing up in a minute now. And people
ought to thank us. It's a burning
shame to haye it so still. You may be
sure they're making things lively over
at Borrowsville by this time"
Borrowsville was town on the other
side of the river, where the boys meant
to assist in the celebration after they
had walked up Cherryfield.
"They won't thank us, you know"
said Tenney Cole. "Boys never are ap-
preOiated."
81 don't expect it will be just ex-
actly thanks that we shall get" said
True, drily, as he turned the key in the
lock behind them. Anybody that's
afraid had better back out now"
Nobody backed out. Six hands seized
the bell rope. There was "a long pull,
a strong pull and pull all together"
But no sound followed. They looked
at each other in silent amazement and
tried it again. They could feel that the
bell swayed backward and forward;
but it did not ring. What could be the
reason?
Somebody must have mufiled it," ex-
claimed Rob.
well 60 up and see what's the mat
ter, anyway" said True.
A long, long fight of steep and mar
row stairs led to the first landing in
the church steeple. Beyond that was
a ladder leading to the bell loft. There
was a trap door which they pushed
open, and all scrambled up to the loft.
"If here isn't go! The tongue is
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gone from the bell!" cried True. "Now
who do vnu e,innosa did thato"

gone from the bell!" cried True. "Now
who do you suppose did that?"
Rosy must have told on us. l just
wish we hadn't given her all that can
dy," lamented Tenney.
The great bell hung there empty,
powerless to arouse any Fourth of July
enthusiasm, and looking as sad as if il
realized its dumbness.
81 should just like to catch the fellow
that did that" said Rob, lourishing his
fist at an imaginary foe, as he did so, UNI
fortunately striking the trap door with
his elbow and causing it to fall with a
crash. 1t was somewhat dark in the
loft, now that the trap door was closed,
the only light coming from little
round window, like portfolio in YES
sci, far above their heads.
Lift up the door, Rob. We may as
well go down. Whoever took that
tongue out wouldn't leave it where we
could find it, you may be sure" said
True.
But when Rob tried to lift the door,
10 and behold! it stuck fast. The iron
ring which had once served as ahandle
was broken off, and there was no way
by which they could get sufficiently
firm hold to pull with any considerable
amount of strength. They tried to pry
it open with their knives, but only sue
ceeded in breaking them. And time
was wearing away, and the Borrows-
vile celebration must be getting to-
ward its liveliest.
ITS of no use to holler. Nobody
could hear u.s." said Tenney, despair
ingly.
Its a pretty place TO spend the
Fourth in" said Rob, with a groan.
"How long do you suppose it will be be-
fore they miss us at home and come to
look for us?"
"Why, they'd never think of coming
here to look" replied True. "And my
mother said might stay all night with
my cousins over al Borrowsville. She
won't expect me home till tomorrow,
and your folks win think you've stayed
with me. Anyway, they would never
think we were up in the church
steeple."
But when she knows we're lost,
Rosy McVie will tell, if she hasn't al
ready" said Tenney.
"She won't. She's too much afraid df
her father to tell that she gave us the
key" averred True.
But he'll find out that the key is
gone, and then he'll suspect that we are
here" said Tenney, who was deter
mirNed to look on the bright side.
Next Sunday, maybe! We shall be
starved to death before then!" said
Rob, who was not proving himself as
brave as his desire for fighting had led
his comrades to suppose.
Somebody musA have got wind of
what we meant TO do, or the tongue
wouldn't have been taken out of the
bell" said Tenney; "and no one could
be mean enough TO keep us here for
long on the Fourth of July"
"Sandy Mcvie is mean enough for
anything" declared Rob; "and perhaps
they have only taken the tongue out to
repair it, or something Of that kind.'
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Rafferty-An' wuz Il tn Choinese
thot inyinted foirecrackers?
Wun Lung (proudly)-Lessirl
Rafferty, (smiting heavily)-Thin
take thot, yer Mongolian brute! 0i sot
down on a lighted bunch av thin yis-
terday.-Golden Days
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with bursting cracker and roaring gun
He walked the neighbors, every one;
He Scared the cat out of all her sense,
And blew the Stats off the picket fence,
And came to breakfast with one black eye,
And said; "Hooray, for the Fourth OF
Julyl"
He ate with hurry and frantic haste,
For never minute had he to waste;
Then out again to the fray he sprang
And turned things loose with mighty
"bang!' ..
He fixed and spluttered and doomed and
crashed,
While dishes ratified and windows smashed; /;
AND when. all grimy and sore and lame,
Torn and tousled, to lunch he came,
On his swollen lips was the joyous cry:
--Aln't glad it's the Fourth of July"
All that day, till the twilight's close,
The powder-smoke from the garden rose;
ALI day long in the heat and dust,
little Adelbert banged" and bust"
Till, just as the shadows began to creep,
E9e blew himself in a senseless heap.
Burnt and blistered and minus hair.
They brought him in for the doctors care;
But, late that night, he was heard to sigh:
81 wish every day was the Fourth of July"
Joe Lincoln. in L. A. w. Bulletin.