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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-06

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HEOLEsALE GROf ERs,
GENERAL COMMISSION 81 ERCHAETs.
.and Dealers in
Ill KINDS OF LIQUORs.
i1sve on hand Gibson's Xxx, xxx, Xxx
aud pure Old Bye, Old Cabinet and Monogram
Whistles also Bakers and Thompson's Pure
Bye Whistles, to which they invite tie atten'
ton Of the trade.
Orders from the country for mercandise
shall receive prompt attention.
Consignments OF Flour, Grain and Country
Produce solicited, for which they guarantees
the highest market prices and prompt returns
N. E. corner Cameron and Royal streets.
II. 4. SHOOT. g. 9. ESENcH-
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VIY Z. sMOoT a 90.
GOAL. SALT AND PLAgTER
Aiaxsndria, "a,
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Special attention paid to forwarding.
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RAILROADS

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to change without notice to the public
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-06

IHARLES ii. dEAIUN, Secrelsty'
dec22 1aw3w
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
MlcHle ANS BEE WIZARD.
"Unc1e BilI' McMurp1ly, One of the
Quaint Characters of the State.

"Unc1e Bilp' McMurphy, One of the
Quaint Characters of the State.
One of the quaint characters of Sagi-
nav, Mich, is s.Uncle Bilr' McMurphy,
the bee wizard, who has netted snug
little fortune gathering wild honey
from the woods Of Saginaw County.
For upward of forty years this strange
old man has roamed the forests and
wild lands of the valley, spending the
golden autumn days in the solitude of
the woods and wild flowers spying
upon the secret hiding place Of the
bees hard-earned treasure. The trade
Of bee hunter seems very peculiar
one. almost an irksOme task, but Mr..
McMurphy has piled it until he has
reduced it to a science, and each sea
sons work generally averages him
from 1000 to 1900 pounds of strained
honey. Some years he has done even
better than this and prepared for mar
ket over ton Of the saccharine prod
uct. By an actual record of each years
yield for the past forty years, which
ended on Nov. Is last, Mr.. McMurphy
had gathered a trifie over twenty-siX
tons of wild honey.
When the bee-hunting operations be-
gin in the fall it is with great difficulty
that the hunter succeeds in attracting
the busy insects from the rich wild
flowers to the bee box, small wooden
structure arranged in compartments,
with tiny glass windows-which is in
truth snare or trap. This trap is
baited with a sweet, highly scented
mixture, which contains a drug that
partially stupefes the bees and renders
the labor of following them to the ''bee
tree less difficult. After the insects
have once tasted the alluring mixture
in the box they lose all appetite for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

the sweets of the wild flowers, and
after loading up on the mixture in the
box fly sluggishly to their tree, where
they discharge their load and return
directly to the box, bringing other bees
with them. When the hunter has the
bees working on the box it takes but a
short time to locate the tree where the
honey is being stored up. AS bee
leaves the box he watches the direction
of his flight. If the bee tree is a mile
or so away upon leaving the box the
bee rises perpendicularly to height Of
forty feet, then heads directly for his
tree, but If the tree is but a few rods
away from the box the bee leaves the
snare leisurely, in diagonal manner,
but directly toward his tree, for iuva-
riably the bees fly to the storehouse of
their money "as the crow flies" The
hunter watches their flight, then takes
his box and follows upon their trail
from forty to~eighty rods. The box is
again uncovered and the process is re-
peated, and so ON until the line takes
him to the base Of the honeybee tree.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

The Jews in Palestine now number
10000, against $4,000 twenty years ago,
and make up one-fifth of the entire
population. This is one of several in
tercsting facts concerning them that
are reported by G. Bic Ravndal United
States consul at Beirut In Jerusalem
alone there are $4,000 Jews, the recent
immigrants from Europe and America
being called AschkenaZim, to distin-
guish them from their oriental breth-
rem, who are called Sephardists. A
considerable number, some 960 fami-
lies, are distributed through the coun-
try in the colonies which have been
founded and subsidized by Europeans.
Of these colonies there are twenty-five,
ten having been founded by Baron Ed
mond de Rothschild, representing the
Alliance Israelite Universelle, the 9th
ers by the Jewish Colonization Asso-
citation, and the Odessa Company.
Among the suggestive and character
istic names applied to them are the ''Ja-
cob Memorial" the First to Zion,' the
Hope of Israeli" the Head Corner
Stone" and the Door of Hope" They
all have their schools and synagogues
and are cultivating the soil extensive
ly. One of them has put in 100000
vines and $4,000 olive, almond, orange
and mulberry trees. Another is expert
menting in dairy farming and tea
planting. Still another takes special
pride in it's agricultural school, in
which 100 or more pupils are taught
gardening. The consul says that
establishing a new Judean government
they are helping in the development Of
the country, which is but shadow of
its former self. They have even COM
municated some of their energy to the
old Jewish residents, who ''are no
longer content with studying the Tai
mud and living on charity, but are
waking to the fact, as the Hebrew
would put it, that to till the ground is
worship of God" The principal diff
culties with which the immigrants
have to contend are such as are newt
able under Turkish dominion. The
taxes are very heavy and the officials
are, of course, corrupt. There is dan
ger, besides, from the Bedouins. One
predatory tribe attacked a Jewish col
ony, drove the settlers away, destroyed
their gardens and crops, and partly de-
stroyed road they had built to make
connections with another colony. But
all things considered, the prospects are
bright for revival Of industry in Pal
estine, of which there is good evidence
in the fact that an English company
has begun to construct railroad which
will extend from the sea at Haifa
through the heart of Samaria and Cali
lee to Damascus and on to Bagdad.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
Bold and SLEEPY.

The boldness of wolves and coyotes
in the presence Of man is we'll known.
st is not uncommon" says the au-
thor of Adventures in Mexico" ''for
these animals to gnaw the straps of a
saddle on which your head is reposing
for pillow"
Zone night" says Mr.. Buxton, while
encamped on an aff1uent of the Platte,
a heavy snowstorm falling at the time,
l lay down in my blanket, after first
heaping on the fire vast pile of wood
to. burn till morning.
''In the middle Of the night I was
awakened by the excessive cold, and
turning toward the fire which was
burning bright, what was my astonish-
ment to see a large gray wolf sitting
quietly before it, his eyes closed and his
head noddfng in sheer drowsiness. |
looked at him, and then closed my eyes
and went to sleep, leaving him to the
quiet enjoyment of the blaze
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

together with his three sons, and asked
them to find Black Horse and bury
him alive for the slight he had put upon
her. Some hours later the men report
ed to Miss Bigheart and said they had
found Black Horse and had buried him
alive. This was on New Years day.
The next day Miss Bigheart went
away and the secret Of Black Horses
disappearance remained unrevealed.
A short time ago party of Kansas
hunters discovered the body of Black
Horse buried in the sand near Homing
Post. The authorities Were notified and
they speedily ran down the seven men
responsible for the Indians death. The
men confessed.
Later Miss Bigheart was arrested at
the home Of an uncle near Pawhuska.
She denied that she asked her brothers
or the others to bury Black Horse alive,
but admitted that she may have assent
ed to the proposition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

dom Of movement. The most difcnIt
problem is to obtain the freedom of ~.
little and ring fingers from the movo
ments of the middle finger.
When the anatomy of the Muscles =.
the hand is studied it will be found A,,
these fingers are connected crosswisnhv
tendons Of great strength, which AVA
the cause of their simultaneous Nova
ments and render independent motion
almost impossible.
DR.. Rartaz of Paris has undertaken
recently number of opera tionS on thA
hands of pianists, successfully cutting
the muscles Ga and b in the cut conpef
ing these fingers, and giving their hanh
a freedom Of movement which couN
not have been attained even by The
most persistent efforts in the ordinar
way. 1t appears that the first opera.
ton of the kind was made by Phls.
delphia surgeon, DR.. Forbes, with
whom the idea was original.
Many years ago Able List, the fam.
Gus virtuoso, had a similar operation
performed, which went much further.
He had his hand split between all the
fingers as far as the first joint. Asa
result his stretch was greater than that
Of any artist before or after him, per.
hitting him to execute effects impos.
BILE with others.--Philadelphia Record
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
A FUNERAL AT SEA.

tolled and the ensign floats half-mast
high. 1t is an open service, and any
OF the passengers who care to attend
do so. -Four seamen stand by the gang
way, two on each side. The Union flag
is placed over the coffin, the inner cor
ners being tied to a grating placed
lengthwise underneath. The two sea-
men farthest from the sea hold Ian
yards attached to the grating, and wait
for the signal of the Captain to
tilt it, so that the coffin slides
from under the flag into the water, the
engines being previously stopped. One
hears the splash, the ensign is immedi-
ately hoisted close up, and the engines
proceed again at full speed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
POTEN
Who Ruled the Hotel Register in His
Own Royal Way.


Own Royal Way.
s'When was in business with W. G.
Coup, the famous circusman," said J.
A. Whyte, the impresario, 1--WE once
had occasion to make a business trip
to the Northwest, and stayed a week
or so in a certain big city, the name of
which isn't essential to the story. We
put up at the leading hotel, which is
one of the finest and best known in the
United States, and would have en-
joyed ourselves if it hadn't been for
the head clerk. He was one of a breed
that has since become obsO1ete-thank
heaven!-a naughty, disdainful poten-
tate, who considered it beneath his dig
nifty to show the slightest courtesy to
any of the guests OF the house. Mr..
Coup, as all who knew him will con-
firm, was polished man of the world,
totally careless Of money, never COM
planning, but accustomed to punctilious
service. He bumped against the ma
jeStic ruler of the register several times
and endured his affronts in silence. At
last he told me quietly to secure quar-
ters at another hotel, which was only
too glad to do. I reported that arrange
ments had been made, and he went
down to settle our account. What is
our bill, Mr.. King? he asked suavely
My names not King snapped the
clerk, and proceeded to figure up the
amount. Coup took out his pocketbook
Strange he said pensively, but have
been under the impression all along
that your name was King Well, my
name amt King retorted the clerk,
and l don't know how you got that
idea Nor l. said Coup, unless it was
because you act so much like one -
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

Treasury of Remedies for the Mind
Is the inscription in the library at Alex
sndria, Egypt Well-chosen libraries
are more than remedies; they are pre-
ventives of moral and intellectual dis
sease. Andrew Carnegie, when boy,
was invited with other working boys
TO spend his Saturday evenings in the
private library of a rich man. They
were even allowed to take books home
with them. Realizing the good work
this man was doing, young Carnegie
resolved that If ever he were able. he
would establish free libraries for work
ing people. This resolve he has carried
out in three cities and towns of Penn
sylvania, one in Iowa, and nine in his
native Scotland; and he now offers to
give one to Washington. "And If I
live" he adds, there will be more"
Such royal gifts are not within the
power of many; but who has not a few
books which might light the fires of
aspiration in some Impoverished young
Ufe?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
BURIED ALIVE.
Punishment of an Indian Who Proved
Recreant to His Sweetheart.

punishment of an Indian Who Proved
Recreant to His Sweetheart.
Seven men were Jailed at Homing
POST. in the Usage Nation, Okl., charged
with a horrible crime-the burying of a
man alive. The men admitted their
guilt, but singularly believed that they
had done nothing wrong. The story
is a strange one.
Many years ago Black Horse, Kaw
Indian, met Miss Thula Bigheart, the
daughter of ex-Chief Bigheart. of the
Usage Nation. They loved each other
fondly and became engaged. After that
Miss Bigheart went away to Washing
ton to school. In the meantime she for
got her Indian lover, and when she re-
turned last fall to her home there was
Black Horse to greet her, but for him
she 1ad no fond words. However, as
she had promised to be his bride, the
date was set and great preparations
were made. The ceremony was to be
held at the home of Frank Johnson, a
relative of Miss Bigheart. Black Horse
knew she did not love him as of old,
but he said nothing. The 100 guests as
sembled at the home of Johnson and
made ready for the feast. AS is the
custom, Black Horse was not to come
till 8 o'clock, but when that hour ar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

The Vassar students who took an
elective in the form of work to gladden.
children in New York hospitals showed
that the higher education Of women is
not training away from the practical.
The members of the Young Women's
Christian Association of the institution
dressed two hundred dolls to be given
to the poor children who We're sick and
crippled, and the JOY Of afflicted little
ones was what children in the well-to-
do families might think entirely dispro-
portionate. An East Side cripple whis-
pered: do you s'pose heavens any
where near as nice as this? Cause if
tits I'd like to CO."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
Hard to Get, Easy 10 Keep


Too many advertisers who are begin
ners look for returns too soon. They
advertise for week or two in the pa
per, and then are disappointed if the
orders do not come in sufficient Guahtl'
ty. They might just as we'll look fora
crop of apples after the young tree has
been planted for a week or two II
takes time for the results of adyertS
ing to grow, but when they are cDcs
we'll under way they will continue "
give yearly crops of constantly
creasing size, just as the apple tree fe
fmburses the owner Mr.. Young AG
vertiser, the public does not know you
and it is not going to get acquaIn'eO
Immediately after the introducVVD
You will have to grow into its la'ol
and you should be continually ana ever
lastingly pushing yourself into pu"m
notice. Don't do it offenSYeIy' 0u' "
quietly persistent. Keep on ao'el",
ing and you will have your feNaiI
Remember that if the business IS nals
to get, it will be as hard 10 get II a"''
from yeu.-Agricultural AdyertlSipS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

after their marriage, among the steer
age passengers, to seek their fortune in
the new world. He had preached occa-
sionally in Methodist churches ''for
nothing Sunday" but he came to
America with the single ambition Of
being a successful blacksmith under
government where he could have a
vote and a voice. For nine years he
worked In shop in Shoemakertown,
near Philadelphia, leaving the anvil in
1859 to go to Chicago to preach. He
had been a licensed local preacher in
the Methodist Church while he was in
Shoemakertown, but had changed his
views during his last year there, and
went West to take charge of a Uni
tartan church
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
A FUNERAL AT SEA.
One of the Most Impressive of Buria
Ceremonies.

A funeral at sea is impressiyely SOL
emn. IN a large ship like a liner car
rying so many souls, it is not an I'M
frequent occurrence, especially when
invalids are being brought home. The
body is placed in a coffin painted
black and perforated with holes, so
that it fills with water on contact with
the sea. It is, BESIDES heavily weight
ed with fine bars. 1t is carried to the
afterwel deck of the ship by seamen,
who place it on gratings by the open
ed starboard bangway. At the COM
mencement of the service the ship is
slowed down. All the officers not on
duty attend in full uniform, and
wearing brassards ON the left arm.
Should there be a clergyman ON board
he is asked to conduct the service; if
not. the Captain reads it. The bell is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

. Truth is as strange as horse play, it
seems. Thousands of people have
laughed at seeing the late 'Old Ho@s'
Hoey, in the farce comedy aci of run
il2g away with a red-hot stove. But
Mrs. Fiddler, who lives in a New York
senement house, reports to the metro
-politan sleuth hounds that the other
day while she was out some one broke
into her room and stole her cook stove,
on which a pot of potatoes was boiling
over q hot fire.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

Words of French origin now used in
the German army are the subject Of an
imperial cabinet order. German words
are to be substituted for them by the
Emperor's command. Political santa
ton in the German Empire thus deals
with the French microbe in one Of its
many manifestations. Microbes, how
ever. are slippery things, and have an
unpleasant way of escaping ordinances
and officials. Despite the order, French
words will be sure to cross the border
and threaten the Emperors peace.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
LEFT THE ANVIL TO PREACH.
Romantic Career of Rev. Robert Coli.
yer, a Gifted Clergyman.

Romantic Career of Rev. Robert Coll.
yer, a Gifted Clergyman.
Few cIergymen have had the expert
ence of Rev. Robert Collyer, pastor of
the Church of the Messiah, New York,
who spent many years Of his life at the
humble occupation Of blacksmith. He
Is an old man now-in all except man
ner, intellect and spirit. He is not ex-
Rctly an orator. But he is deep think
er, and has what he says so we'll plan
ned and thought out that it strikes
with much more force, to the mind Of
the average thinker, than any fowery
flights of oratory would or could.
Although DR.. Collyer accuses him
self Of having been Ounce in his boy
hood. this statement does not agree
with his early habits as illustrated by
the following incident: 1t is said that
a gentleman about fifty years ago
stopped his horse near a smithy in a
Yorkshire village. On entering it he
hardly arrested the attention of boy
who seemed to be absorbed in the work
of blowing the bellows. Closer observa-
ton revealed the presence Of book
placed on a shelf near the lads head
with it's pages kept open by two pieces
Of iron. Each time he brought down
the bellows or released it he appeared
to catch sentence from the book. For
twelve years he stood at the forge in
Ilkley, having previously been an ap-
prentice in linen factory.
His love for Yorkshire is very strong,
especially that part of it where he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

world. The work was begun II July,
1897. and has cost about $14,00OOOO
To gain the space more than 200 build
ings, some Of them handsome business
structures, were torn down. The main
building, shed and yards Immediately
connected cover thirty-five acres of
land, and the roof of the shed alone
covers fourteen and a half acres. The
platforms will accommodate 100000
persons at one time without crowding,
and q, 600 persons can take seats at one
time in the cars in the train shed. In
the main building are fifteen miles of
tracks and thirty miles of rails, and in
the train shed 4O4 ordinary passenger
cars can be placed at one time. The sta
ton has 344 clearing and 354 fOuling
switches, and thirty-two full-size ex-
press trains can receive or discharge
passengers at the same time. This mon
ster station is the first one in the world
to provide for suburban surface motive
power, such as electricity or compress
ed air, and this provision caused the
most difficult work in laying out the
great train shed. On the front of the
station are granite eagle carved from
a twenty-ton stone, and a clock with a
dial fourteen feet in diameer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

spent his boyhood days. For twenty
five years he labored to give to the
world picture of Ilkley ancient and
modern, and large book bearing that
title was published by the BLACKSMITH
preacher and J. Horsfall Truner since
DR.. Collyer went to New York.
DR.. Collyer was % years old when he
sailed with his young wife, the day
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the of the author; not necessarily fol
publication but evidence of good faith the part
Ut writer. Write only side of the paper. Be
particularly careful In giving and dates. to have
the letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

rived he did not show up; neither did
he come an hour or two hours later.
Miss Bigheart finally became discour-
aged and invited the guests to be seated
at the feast.
After the feast Miss Bigheart is said
TO have called aside her three brothers
and her foster uncle, Frank johnson,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

'.Are you aware, SIR" said the good
man, chat you are going straight to
perdition?' "Am I?' asked the wick
ed one, as he stopped, balanced himself
unsteadily, and looked half incredu-
lousy at the other; then tn Teller
met back there on nexsh cornersh
blame liar; he said wash wobblin' eli
over tn street. Cleveland Leader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

With an income Of $4,000 year and
self supporting wife, PATHS new hus-
band can well afford to remain com
plaisant, even if the public will insist
on ignoring the fact that she is the
Baroness Cederstrom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
Titled Thieves.

A princess, countess, a duchess and
the daughter Of reigning prince were
among the 1000 thieves, professional
and unprofessional, who were arrested
in Paris during; the year ended Oct. 81.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
One View,

We do not think it possible to com l;,
the dealer to stock goods by au's- .itb
ing, but advertising backed up VA va,
good statesmen win place the sO ,"s
where advertising by itself or tne 'I =, "a
man by himself would utterly 1t"
do so.-Adyertising Experience
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

A Western man who saw double was
cured through, an X-ray operation, but
most men SO afflicted find it easier to
fust sober up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

At the rate the Frenchmen are press
ing things they may get their ditch
across the isthmus finished before ours
is begun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02

Disarmament" is a tune no foreign
Government cares to play as a solo, and
st stands no chance of being accepted
by the concert OF Europe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
ua3 Rus;ueas Galore.

The editor of . Missouri paper rrs
he stepped into the store OF a ou uo rs
man who did not advertise anu ~ s.o,>
surprised to find him busy. Ine .hu1
keeper had the itch and wan Dorotch
watch. and when he was not S.l ,ateA
ing himself he was winding DIS We"