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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29
The Markers.

Chicago, June 29.-The market closed a.
follows: Wheat-July 72s72A; May -
Corn-July 34asa34lh; May :. Oats-July
243ss24 May =. Pork May -.
Georgetown. juno 29.-Wheat 70a75.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29

BAsEBALL.-The following is the result of
The National League games played yesterday:
Baltimore 5, St. Louis O; Pttsburg @. Brook.
lyr i Boston ct Cleveland, rain; Philadel-
phis 3, Louisville Cincinnati @, Washing
ton 5. The following is the standing of the
clu hs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29
COURT OF APPEALS.

In the Court of Appeals at Wythe.
Vile yesterday Kane vs.. Virginia Coal
and Iron Company was argued end sub
mitted
Martin vs.. the South Salem Land
Company, was the first case called to-
dav.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29

THE San Francisco Chronicle, the
leading republican newspaper west Of
the Rocky Mountains, is as much op-
posed to the war upon the Philippine
Republic as any democratic paper in
the country. There is no doubt of the
fact, Governor Roosevelt to the con.
trary, that suspension of that war
aud substitution of flag of truce for
bullets, would be decidedly advantage
GUS to this country, in more ways than
one. In war, as in politics, a good run
is always better than bad stand. Be,
cause mistake has been made is no
good reason why it should not be COR
rected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29

The members of both the Baltimore
Stock Exchange and the Chamber of
Commerce decided yesterday to cele-
brate the Fourth of July" by taking
three days holiday.
New York papers print stories today
to the effect that Mrs. McKinley's con-
dition is much worse than is generally
supposed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29

ACCORDING to a letter received by
mis- parents at Reading, Pa, from
Charles S. Carl, of the ooh U. s Iufap'
try. now in the beleaguered city of Ma.
Mia, some of the soldiers in the Amer
lean army there are not only hooters,
but, what might we'll have been expect
ed of hooters, are also traitors and de-
serters. He says: Some of our SOL
diers left our ranks and got over on the
Filipinos' side and fought against Us.
They were made officers in the Fill
Pine ranks. Several other American
soldiers acted the spy" Looters, spies
and deserters; but still the New York
Sun says all of them are honorable
men. But they evidently hold the be.
lief that honor won't buy breakfast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29

Todsy's Schedule Baltimore at st. Louis;
Brooklyn at Pittsburg Boston at Cleveland
New York at Chicago; Philadelphia at Louis.
vile; Washington at Cincinnati.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-29
Tomorrow, Friday, is Remnant Day
OUR SPECIAL BARGAIN DAY.

DUB SPECIAL BARGAIN DAY,
We grow more and more determined TO
have only fresh, complete, perfect stocks for
your choosing Hence. longer and longer
pieces are called remnants" here. Article
with the slightest semblance Of impcT.
lection; every broken assortment, odd
lot, &C., is treated as remnant and is imme
diately closed out by the force of reduced
prices are called remnants" here. To give
a idi,ionsl interest to our Bargain Day, We
purchase specially for the occasion, aud offer
below the regular prices, such goods as we
deem worth your buying.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07

the market price. One day he was
asked by another neighbor, who keeps
a good many hens Che is a progressive
farmer of good reporD if he would
take his eggs also. The party said
yes The following week, after get
ting eggs from this new place a GUS
toner said that several eggs were bad
and made quite time about it. The
next time eggs were gotten from this
farm they were tested and several
were found to be bad, which finished
the egg trade in that direction. Now
this farmer would have been highly
insulted if he had been called dis
honest, yet he certainly was Eggs
must be gathered daily and keep in
cool, fresh smelling place until sold
Old eggs or new nest" eggs should be
sold as such. They will find ready
market for culinary purposes, but If
taken to the store they will doubtless
be sold as "fresh'' eggs. Country
store" eggs are very uncertain ar
ticles.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
Conversation Without Words.

The traveller in a foreign land is not
necessarily helpless because he does
not know the language. Nor was a
correspondent of the Chicago Record,
who admits that when he entered
Italy his nine words of French and fif-
teen words of German were of no great
use to him. He says:
In Genoa l went into a photograph
ers shop and selected a dozen photo
graphs.
| pointed at the photographs and
looked at him inquiringly, which
meant, How much?"
He nodded his head and wrote IA"
on slip of paper.
| nodded, signifying, II will take
them"
He walked over to a calendar hang
ing on the wall and pointed to 20;
then he walked back and picked up the
photographs and shook his head,
which clearly meant that he could not
allow me to take the ones l had Sc
lected, but would have others printed
by the 29th.
Thereupon l pointed to 25 on the cal
endar, and said Roma" which meant
that l should depart for Rome on that
date.
He nodded and then pointed to 80
and asked, "Eh?" which meant, Shall
you be in Rome until the 30th7"
l nodded violently.
"Hotel?' he asked.
l wrote my Rome address on a slip
of paper.
In making change he held out one
lira.
"Poste," he explained.
Then I departed. Ordinarily a shop
per selecting dozen photographs to
be printed to order and forwarded to
him at the next town would spend ten
minutes or more in making inquiries
and giving directions. Our total OF
conversation was just FIVE words.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
The appalling fact

gatory or heaven. The appalling fact
about life is not It's moral indifference,
but it's moral inexorableness. Behind
every act, no matter how insignificant,
God seems to be standing, and every
thing we do becomes part Of us. We
are better or worse every hour, We are
never morally stationary, because.
whether We think, speak, or act, we are
fashioning ourselves and making our
destiny. We cannot escape the search
ing processes of life; there is no moral
neutrality possible. The universe, as
David Long has declared, Is not vast
enough to afford hiding place from
God. We could bear the spectacle Of
men manned and physically distigulred
by their sins; what we cannot bear Is
the moral disintegration which silently
destroys them. There is nothing more
tragic than the lingering death of
human spirit while the body still lives
and thrives the loss Of honor, honesty,
purity, sweetness the relentless decay
| of all that is sound and beautiful in
mans nature and life. If one who has
access to library commits an offense
against it, he is deprived of it's privil-
eges; that is the human way of inf1ict-
ing punishment. The divine way Is
very different; the offender is not dis
turbed, the doors remain open to him.
he comes and goes as before, but he
becomes blind! The treasures of the
library slowly fade from him; his vi
sion grows more and more indlstluct,
until it fails and he sees no more. This
is the appalling fate which befalls the
evil-doer God does not need to watch
him nor keep record of his life; he Is.
in his own nature, the most delicate.
sensitive, and infallble of registers.
Whether he knows it or not, he is
every day gaining or losing in clear
ness Of vision; he is becoming finer,
truer larger, or he is becoming coarser,
falser, smaller.-The Outlook.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
New Use for BlottinH,

The use Of blotting-paper for clean
ing machinery is new idea, but it has
been tried in the German workshops.
and found to answer we'll, says the En-
cheering and Mining Journal.
Tow, woolen refuse, sponge cloths
and jute waste are the materials US
ually employed for the cleaning Of ma
chimes and parts OF engines which are
soiled by dust and lubricating sub
stances. The better varieties of cotton
waste are very good for securing pur-
poses, but the cheaper grades are
charged with dust and in using them
a sponge cloth, specially manufactured
for the purpose, has to be resorted to.
In employing blotting paper for
securing purposes the use of cotton
waste is decreased, and the sponge
cloths are entirely dispensed with. On
an average the German workman re-
ceived under the former system two
hundred and fifty grams of cotton
waste one new sponge cloth, and one
or two renovated ones every week.
Now he is supplied with one hundred
and fifty grams of cotton waste and
about eight or ten sheets of blotting
paper, at cost of two and a halt
cents, or one-third the cost Of the cot
ton waste.
The paper is not only cheaper, but it
does not soil the machinery with f1bres
and dust, as do the woolen refuse and
the sponge cloths. 1t is also less com
bustible than other cleaning materials,
and if it should be caught in the ma
chinery while engines in motion are
being cleaned, it tears easily, and the
workmen run no risk of having their
hands drawn into the machinery.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07

Bird" in a whisper tha: he was he.
lover forever more.
Little Red Riding Hood did mo-
like to hear this, for she thought BOZ
by belonged to her, u just tn.
Johnny Green" came in and made oE
erybody laugh trying to ring his litt',
silver bell and at the same time kerl
his large pussy cat swinging.
Mistress Mary was quite contrar.
as usual, especially when "Georsie p.
gle tried to kiss her. but then he lEis-
ed all the girls, and strange to sd
none of them cried; they rather seemed
to like it.
Jack Horner" with his Christmae
pie, which was real mince PIE, va,
a great favorite, and many tl;lt
would be seen in a corner with prvt-
ty girl to pull out plum.
Nancy Etticote" with her golden
curls and pretty white gown was the
belle OF the evening.
simple Simon" was bright enough
to knew her, but she thought Tom
the "Piper's Son" was more attractiy :
as he let her taste of his chocolate pig
AS he played on his pipe for them to
dance.
Peter Pumpkin-Eater' was so late
with his wife, whom he drew in a
pumpkin shell, that there was little
time to Introduce them, and they all
marched to supper singing to the tune
of mistress Mary's bells"
1t was a real Mother Goose" sup
per with white bread and butter.
hot cross buns" pink slices of ham,
a large plate of tarts, candied plums,
and pail Of water.
Curly Locks" could not bring
strawberries and cream, so they had
strawberry ice cream with pat-a-cakes
that the Baker Man" made.
At a signal from Mother Goose
Boy Blue blew his horn. and every
body went upstairs. Curtains were
drawn across the doorway leading into
the library.
The curtains parted, and there was a
Dig nest with a monstrous goose sit
ting upon it, then Mother Goose"
made little speech which made them
all laugh. The goose put her bill into
the nest and pulled out little golden
egg. The nest must have been full
for there was an egg for every one of
the children.
When they went home they all said
that there was nothing quite so nice
as a Mother Goose" party.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
Object Lesson in Economics

Out in historic Herkimer county the
curtain has just fallen on an economic
tragedy the like of which has seldom,
if ever been seen in this country. AL
fred Dodge, of Dolgeville, has failed,
and the social system which he planned
and carried out for quarter Of
century in connection with his MAN.
moth industries has passed from ex
istence
Dodge was a student as we'll as
workman, and had ambitions to found
colony where he could work out the
theories with which his mind was
filled, Only yesterday, when taking a
last look at the scenes of his labors.
he condensed the story in this brief
sentence: "My dream was to build up
a village-yea, city-which should
stand out as worthy product of AM
erican civilization and progress, indus
trially, socially, intellectually, artis-
| tically and in a humanitarian sense"
| From small beginning, Dodge, by
his own energy, and working along
the lines which he thus indicated, grad
ually developed at Dolgeville, as the
place came to be called, an industrial
condition that attracted the attention
| of the world. From the small begin
| ming in one old building the plant grew
| to huge stone structures, employing
| hundreds of skilled workmen.
Eighty per cent Of the piano felts
used in the world were made in his
factories. Upwards of twenty-six hun
dred souls formed the population OF
| the place In the year 1898, when the
prosperity of Dogeyille was at Its
| height, the net profits of the enter
prises there carried on amounted to
al average of $185,000 yearly, and the
original little investment of 100000 had
increased to an inventoried capitaiiza-
tion of nearly $3.n00.000.
All the parts of a piano were made,
and we'll made. in the factories of the
place. Felt, wire, woodwork, castings,
everything connected with the business
of the village was produced by skilled
and well-paid workmen. In one short
year these varied and productive in
dustrcs have practically been destroy
ed, and the population has been re-
duced to hut little more than half Its
former proportions.
There is no tone OF discouragement
in Mr.. Dolge's voice when he speaks
Of the failure that has beggared him in
middle age. II shall start life anew
he says. Il am strong and expert
enced | have wife who is an able
belpmate, and my five sons all know
| hnw to work, with the single exception
of the youngest, who is a schoolboy.
| had no money when / came to this
country from Chemnitz as young
man We have always lived ecOnOm-
cally, and will not feel the loss of this
large sum of money in our home life.
My wants are few. and already oppor-
tnni,ies are opening out before me in
the western country where probably
| shall soon locate"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07

1t will be seen that the remarkable
advance of Russian supplies during the
last few years is not only maintained,
but increased, and now the empire OF
the Czar sends more eggs to us than
any other country. In 1885 it held the
fourth place, now it occupies the first.
Increases are recorded from Denmark
Canada, and other countries, and de-
creases from Germany, Belgium, and
France. AS to the last named, the
change which has been mentioned in
previous years is still further accentu-
ated. In 1892 the value Of eggs sent to
us from France was e. ,611 ,945: last
year it was little more than half, and
it is evident that home and Irish sup
plies are taking the place once occu-
pied by the French, which formerly
commanded much higher position
than is now the case. The greater sup
plies OF English, and the improvement
in Irish eggs, will probably make this
tendency still more evident in the flu
ture. AS a result of the reduction OF
French supplies, which are the best
foreign on our markets, and increase
OF Russian, which are among the
cheapest, the average value has natur
ally been reduced.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
Mother GOose's Dinner Party.

1t was the 18th of February. Twen-
ty-five guests had been invited Tom
Tucker" Jack" and Jill" and the
rest OF the guests came in squads and
platoons.
There were three boy blues" and
three "Miss Muffets,' and the maids
OF the kitchen"
The Queen of Hearts, decorated
with fifty bloodred hearts made a
sensation. And boy Blue" became
at once her devoted slave, and when
Bobby Shaftoe" arrived the Queen"
paid more attention to him, and poor
boy Blue felt very badly
Bobby Shaftoe" presented his card,
and then began to comb down his yel-
low hair.
The Queen" was very much i'm
pressed, and "Bo Peep" told the "Blue
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
Tell Me, Ye Winged Winds.

published by request.)
Tell me, ye winged winds,
That round my pathway roar
Do We not know some spot
Where mortals weep no more?
Some lone and pleasant dell.
Some valley in the west.
Where free from toll and pain,
The weary soul may rest?
The loud wind dwndled to whisper low.
And sigh'd for pity as it answered, mo"
Tell me, thou mighty deep.
Whose pillows round me play,
knowst thou some favor'd spot,
Some island far away.
Where weary man may find
The bliss for which he sighs,
Where sorrow never lives,
And friendship never dies?
The loud waves rolling in perpetual flow,
Stopp'd for while, and sigh d to answer.
No"
And thou. serenest moon.
That, with such lovely face
Dost look upon the earth
Asleep in nights embrace;
Tell me. III all thy round
Hast thou not seen some spot
Where miserable man
May find happier lot?
Behind cloud the moon Withdrew in
woe,
Ana voice, sweet but sad, responded,
mo"
Tell me, my secret SOUL
Oh! Tell me, Hope ard Faith,
Is there no resting place
From sorrow, sin, and death?
Is there no happy snot
Where mortals may be bltat,
Where grief may find q balm,
And Weariress Il resto
lr.
mortals given,
Wav'd their bright wings, and WHISPERED
"Yes, in heaven
Charles Mackay.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
Fresh Eggs.

How old must an egg be to be
strictly fresh? We would say that that
would dedpend on the weather, says
the Epitomist. During cold weather
a week old egg will be strictly fresh,
allowed during warm weather. We
have been asked how to preserve eggs
so as to keep them fresh from three
to six months. There is no way that
1t can be done. Unlike wine, eggs do
not improve with age. A fresh egg
must b: fresh laid or it will not be
fresh Packed eggs are sold for such
and can be readily told by almost any
one. BY far too many people pay too
little attention to gathering and sell
ing their eggs. They seem to think
that the egg from the new nest" is as
good as any, or eggs kept for two
weeks are fresh eggs. This is not so,
and when taken to the store or sold
it is purely dishonest. During hot
weather eggs ought to reach the con-
sumner when not over three days old to
be strictly fresh. AS We have stated
before we have had some experience
in buying eggs from farmers for our
large retail trade in fancy" goods.
While we can always rely on eggs from
certain farms, we look closely at eggs
from probably the next farm We
were asked the other day if we didn't
think that a person could rely on get
ting really fresh eggs by Offering a
cent or two more than the market
price for eggs. We answered with an
emphatic no. To illustrate this point:
A certain party near here gets eggs
beside his own, from some dozen
neighbors, giving more for them thaa
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
What Frightened Isa bella.

Dorothy has a beautiful doll named
Isabella, with the pinkest cheeks, the
brownest eyes, the curliest hair, and
best of all, with two little strings hang
ing from her back, which will make
her speak if they are pulled, She can
say only two words, Mamma" and
Papa one for each string, but that
is enough to give great deal Of
amusement to Dorothy and her little
friends. Isabella is dressed in baby
clothes, SO Dorothy plays that she Is
not old enough to say any other words
yet.
Isabella says "Pa-pa" quite slowly,
with funny little jerk in the middle
Of the word, but she says"Mamma"
very fast, and as IL she really wanted
her mamma very much. When she
says that, Dorothy always feel like
taking her in her arms to comfort her
it sounds so much like a real child's
cry.
One day Dorothy put Isabella to
sleep, and laid her in the dolls cradle,
which just fits her, and then she her.
self went out of doors to play with
the two little girls who live next door,
Dorothy's mamma was sitting down
stairs. when she heard some one call
ing, Mamma! Mammal! Mammal"
over and over, very loudly and very
fast. 1t did not seem like Dorothy's
voice. but it sounded so frightened that
mamma thought something dreadful
must have happened to Dorothy, to
make her call in that way. What could
it be?
She ran upstairs as fast as she could
to the play room, from which the cries
came, and opened the door. She could
not see any one in the room, and for a
moment everything was quiet; then
suddenly she heard again, from the
corner where Isabella lay in her cradle,
Mamma! Mammal" 1t was no one
but Isabella. calling as fast as she
could, as If she could not get along
without her mamma another minute!
Dorothy's mamma did not know what
to make of it-she could not think ho "
Isabella could talk all by herself, with
no one anywhere near her. But as
mamma went closer to the cradle she
suddenly saw what was tho matter
with Isabella and then she went to the
window and called Dorothy, whom she
saw playing in the yard, to come and
see.
When Dorothy and her playmates
came running upstairs, mamma told
them to come into the room very quiet
ly, and what do you think they saw?
On his back behind the cradle was Do
rothy's Maltese kitten, Pussy Willow
having such a fine time in kicking and
biting at little string which hung
through the side of the cradle!
1t was Isabella's mamma" string,
and every time Pussy pulled it Isabella
cried Mamma" as if she were very
much frightened, and Pussy Willow
seemed to think that that was part of
the fun
The little girls all laughed heartily.
but Dorothy could not bear it very
long, the cries were SO pitiful so she
caught Isabella up and hugged her,
and Pussy Willow scampered off to find
something else to play with.-Ruth
Tangier Smith in Youths Companion.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
PETERS Enyiah Distinction.

Jokes as to the poverty of ex-Sena-
tor Pe!fer who is running struggling
newspaper out in Kansas, are going
the rounds. There may be something
mdicrous in the spectacle of man
obliged to hustle for a living, but q
good many fail to see it. 1t is not un-
derstood that all men who have spent
six years in senate or legislature find
themselves obliged to retire poor.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
The Lash for Wife keaterh.

The crime of wife beating has be-
come SO common of late that some ex-
traordnary punishment seems to be
needed for its suppression. When gar
roting became common in the streets
ton OF the whipping post for those
convicted Of the crime proved an effec-
tual remedy. Perhaps temporary
resort to it here in the case Of wife
beaters would prove efficacious.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
The Land Beyond the Blue.

CWritten for the Family Herald ana
Weekly Starr
Fair land beyond the blue,
Where the flowers unfading grow,
Where the tree OF life is blooming in
beauty all untold,
There are pastures green and smiling
where the quiet waters flow,
And the saints in white are walking on
the streets of shining gold.
BY faith thy shores arise to view,
Fair land beyond the blue,
Calm land beyond the blue,
Where the sound of strife is STILL
W here no storms of grief or terror can
the peaceful joys nolest.
And the melody of music from the many
harp-strngs thrill
Ihere the weary hands are folded, ana
the weary feet have rest.
We dream of thee when fails the dew
Calm land beyond the blue!
Dear land beyond the blue,
Where our loved and lost ones dwell!
1hough We miss them, oh, we miss thehi
Tor a little weary while,
Yet to earth we would not call them, for
We know that all is we'll,
And when there, too, we have gathered
We shall see and share their smile.
When shall We meet those hearts so
Dear land beyond the blue?
Home land beyond the blue,
We are only strangers here;
Pilgrims. onward still we journey to that
home which waits afar.
sometimes, when our footsteps falter ana
the way seems lone and drear,
Faint sweet echoes of the music float
from out the gates ajar
'Tis thus our hearts find strength
anew,
Homeland beyond the blue!
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

What Frightened Isabella" Juvenile
Sketch--"Aiothcr Goose's Dinner Party
an Amusing story for the Juniors--A
Conversation without Words.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07
Foreign Eggs in Great Britain.


Regarding the countries from which
Great Britain imports eggs, an English
writer says:
Taking the various countries from
which we import eggs. the comparative
values for the last three years are very