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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
Scotch as She Il Wrote.
Mrs. Hohmboddie-What are 20
reading that absorbs you SO?

Mrs. Ohmboddie-What are you
reading that absorbs you SO?
Mr.. Hohmboddie Cooking up from
his book)-It is a new Scotch novel.
Mrs. Hohmboddie with enthusiasm,
oh, / am so fond Of those dear dialect
things! Do read me little.
Mr.. Hohmboddie (reading)-"Ye see,
Elpsie," said Duncan doucely. II might
haze mair the matter wi me than ye
yad be spierin. Aiblins me cen is a
bit dazzlit an am hearin the poolses
thuddin In ma ears. an ma TONGUE In
clavin when it sud be gaein, an div ye
mo- hear the dirlin O ma HART an feel
the shakin O. ma hond this day gin
gat glimpse O. ye sair hirplin like an
auld mon? DIV We nae guess what's a
the steer, Kinney. wfout me gaein 1t
mair words?"
Mrs. Hohmboddie-Stop, for good
ness sake, What In the world Is the
creature trying to say?
Mr.. Hohmboddie-He'sm making dec
laration Of love.
Mrs. Hohmboddie-A declaration OF
love! I thought he was telling a lot
Of symptoms to his doctor~Colliers
Weekly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the civil
lized world, Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous
Prostration or Heart failure, etc. They
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation of undi-
gested food, regulate the action of the
liver, stimulate the nervous and organic
action of the system, and that is oil
they took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches and other aches. You
only need lew doses OF Greeh'r
August Flower, in liquid form, to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious
the matter with you. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen, Claud M. Lennon,
Warfield & Hall, Charles G. Lennon,
W. F. Creighton & Co., and Richard
Gibson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
A Rejected Favor.

When the German emperor was at
school at Cassel, he and bis brother
Prince Henry, lodged IN an old castle
near, but In the school the two boys
were treated exactly like any other
youngsters. On one OCCASION 1t Is re-
lated. a master, knowing that Prince
William was backward In Greek and
wishing to curry favor with him, told
him secretly what the subject OF the
next days examination would be.
Early next morning the prince went
into the classroom and wrote the In
formation on the blackboard In huge
letters, not wishing to have any unfair
Advantage over his schoolfellows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
The Fighting swordfish.

The swordfish is utterly without fear
and will. like a buffalo OF rhinOcerOs,
charge anything that offends II, often
doing an amount Of execution hardly
to be believed did not the evidence ex-
list. Combats between swordnsh are
most interesting and may be compared
to a duel between two expert swords
men. Such a contest was observed
off the long pier that extends out into
the ocean at Santa Monica, near Los
Angeles, last year. Some fishermen
noticed two big fish leaping out Of the
water and dashing along the surface.
Soon 1t was seen that they were sword
fish
The season was when the fish are un-
usually ferocious. They had made sew
eral rushes and when observed were
at close quarters, striking each other
powerful side blows like cavalrymen.
This was unsatisfactory, and finally
they separated and darted at each 9th
er like arrows, the water kissing as
their sharp dorsal fms cut through 1t.
They evidently struck head on, one
missing, while the sword Of the other
struck Just below the eye and plowed
q deep furrow in the fish, partly dis
ablng it, so that 1t turned and attempt
ed to escape But its adversary also
turned and with rush drove its sword
completely through the body Of its foe
and held it fast, only wrenching its
weapon loose when its enemy stopped
swimming.-San Francisco Call.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
DRESS SKIRTS.


The new stock of Spring Dress Skirts has
arrived, aRd We think them exceptionally y
stylish and pretty, as well as very reasonable
in p'ice. Among them you will find many
pretty plaids, plain grays, black silk crerons,
plain brlIiantien, figured brilliantion, blue
and black serges; also other patterns too nu.
mcrous to meLtion. These skirts are well
made by careful hands. and of course. are up
tc-dste in every respect with the box plsits.
The prices range az follows:
Toe plsids are CSC. So 19 and S469.
plain grays 81 9S and $419.
trimmed grays $49S.
g ba k silk crepons are $798.
PLAIN brilIisntiens S4 80 and SO 80.
figured brilliantiens $3 80.
blue and black serges $2.19 up.
(The workmanship on these skir s we guar.
aDtee.)
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS.
Here is chance to keep warm at very little
cost. We are going to close out what few
blankets and comforts We have on hand and
have reduced them consi ierably as follows:
All 81 90 blankets reduced to S5c.
200 81 80
2.98 2.19.
= 400 2.98
500 398.
COMFORTS.
81. 90 reduced to S5c
65c :" 56c.
$3.50 $1S5.
TURKISH BATH TOWELS.
We have secured lot of Turkish bath tow.
ell, that would gil the largest hogshead in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

q.-.. % and nutrition, as DR.. Pierce's Golden
N.scal Discovery. Men and women af-
q,.,ei with shortness of breath, heart dis
ease. sufocation, dizziness, spots before the
eve, liver pains" and similar ailments
have been promptly and perfectly cured by
the r-e Of Golden Medical Discovery"
Th..1, A. Swarts, of Sub-Station c., Colum-
b,. la... Box Io} writes =" was taken very
si-s WIKI severe headache, then cramps in .he
e,,rl.h. and my food would not digest, then
kjircv and liver trouble and my back got so
~. c1uld scarcely get around At last had
., ,sr,r ~ once and gave money to the doc
,... whenever thought they would do me any
...,' A., The more doctored the worse got,
n.,. -.v wears passed. l had become so poorly
T-,'l lrlv walk in the house by the aid Of a
cs..- aui | got so thin had gi5en up 10 die,
th.-,1g that could not be cured. Then | saw
on. y my neighbOrs, who said, Take my ad-
vice ard use Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
cover. and make a new man out of yourself
Til. f-st bottle helped me and after had taken
e.. l ! was weighed and found had gained u
minds have done more hard work in the
r7,, eleven months than did in two years be
foe and ! am healthy to-day and do not feel
ANYTHING like dying ! cannot give DR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery too much praise"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
MEETINGS.
NOTICE TO sTOCKaOLD ERs.

The undersigned, who own and bold. col.
leetyely more than one-tenth Of fall the capital
stock of THE VIRGINIA BEEF EXTRACT
AND BEEF MEAL COMPANY. a corpora
ton Of the stlte Of Virginia. do hereby call q
general meeting Of the stockholders OF said
operation. to be held at one o'clock D. m. on
the 18th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1900 at
'nslr factory in the city Of Alexandria, Viz
s'ni' for the purpose of eecting directors
Snd Of winding up its affairs or taking such
GJ1@r seton concerning its sti,irs as shall be
determined at said meeting.
s. A. MANUEL,
Janis 1sw4w JAMES KERR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH poisons
every breath that Is drawn into the lungs.
There is procursble from any druggist the
remedy Tor the cure of this trouble. A small
quantity of Ely's Cream Balm placed into the
nostris spreads over an iufsmed and angry
surface, relieving Immediately the psinful
Inflammation, cleanses, heals and cures. A
cold in the head vanishes immediately. Sold
by druggists or will be msiled for so cents
by Ely Brothers, SO Warren street. New
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
The best Medicine for rheumatism.

The best Medicine for rheumatism.
II think l would 20 crazy with pain
were it not for Chamberlsin's Pain
Balm" writes Mr.. w. II. Stspleton,
Herminie, Pa. II have been afflicted
with rheumatism for several years and
have tried remedies without number,
but Pain Balm is the best medicine l
have got hold Of" One application re-.
lieves the pain. For sale by all drug
gists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
OFFICE FIXING9.

Filing cases of all kinds. Letter Clips,
Rubber Bands, Twine, Scrap Bass cts Cash
Boxes, Ink, Pens. Pencils, Mucilsse, Toilet
Paper in rolls and packs, Note Draft and Re-
ceipt Books. Type Writing Paper, all sizes
Ribbons and Carbon PAPER.
COMMERCIAL AND FINE STATIONERY.
Commercial Printing of every description
(ssmples and prices sent, including ruled
and printed Blank Books to order.
Visiting Cards. AT Homo" Cards. Wedding
Invitations, Announcements, &C., engraved
in a correct and artistic manner. Mono
grams, Cre;ts and Dies cut To special order.
Fine Society Stationery-bll II the new shapes
and tints, and Envelopes 10 match. Bicycle
and Sporting Goods Of sll kinds.
For the best goods at reasonable prices re.
member French's Bookstore is the place.
something new every day.
ROBERT w. FRENCH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
Kamr Greeting.

"Saku bona" are the first words q
stranger learns Of the Kaffir vocaou-
lary. The expression is the common
form of salutation used by the natives
and it's literal translation Is, i see
vou." 1t is considered a marx OF re-
spect not 70 give the greeting imme-
diately. tn delay showing the reVei-
ence in which the native holds MS
visitor. Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

nenufN Is nInnn DeeI.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists. satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c. 5Oc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

lu tlr tlli'N N,'N
sv, ~cucc as chief
C1r-r.uuc physician
:, .he Invalids $
u-., and Surgical
Institute IN Buffalo;
~ ne has treated
r. than II alt a
million people, with
...d of ninety
e,- arcs in every.
t,...ed The theory:
lv Dr Pierce
tc stomach is,
tre c.i;cf breeding
# disease, is
a...aGantly q borne
os. ny The success
O. a., treatme c Il t
addressed
o-.rtarily to the
stomach and other
or .r, Of digestion
ar nutrition.
E1o,hor medicine
acts SO powerfully
and g., perfectly on
thr stomach h and
other organs of di-
r....-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

Geo. Bsrbe. Mendots. Va says. Nothing
did me 80 much good as Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure One dose relieved me (; few bottles
ured me-" 1t digests what you eat and al-
ways cures dyspepsia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
MEDICIN Al

~.. is today cryrig need of res
-.a in the treatment OF the body.
u. t..,, of this reformation is to be found
r,. thesis of Dr r. V. Pierce Dis
which originate i'll the stomach must
t.c,.el through the stomach.
..o 4hirtv odd wears of Dr. Pierce's
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
CLOSING OUT
Winter Underwear

Heavy dOuble.breasted Aeece-lined Under
shirts soc. Goods to close at 39c.
A few odds and ends to close out Of ccnsid.
ersbly less than cost.
ALL WINTER UNDERWEAR AT GREAT.
LY REDUCED PRICES.
Mems Gloves dressed and undressed kid
lined and unlined.
Heavy Working Gloves, lined or unlinei.
Heavy Wool Back Gloves for driving.
Bates's Ginghams, in fancy plaids and
stripes, for waists, in short ends, at &C..
Dress Ginghsms in pretty dark plaids and
stripes, at 8 and 1Oc Best m .kes.
Canton Flannels, very heavy md good
bought early, still selling at old prices.
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS.
Outing Cloths, Nsnnelettee, sbeeting, PIT.
low Case Cottons, &c.
Blesched and Unblesched Muslins.
India Linens, st, 8. 10, 123c up.
REMNANTS, BLEACHED, one yard wide
COTTON, all grades, from And ndroscoggin to
Pride of West" Your choice at Sc per I'D.
New line Embroideries.
Full line Gentemen's furnishings, I'M
brellss, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

Il hsd bronchitis every winter for years,
and no medicine gave me permanent relief
III began to take One Minute Cough Cure
J know it is the best cough medicine made"
says J. Koontz, Corrg, p. it qui' ky cures
coughs colds, Group asthma, grippe and thr at
sud lung troubles 1t is the chiidren's favor
ts remedy. Cures quickly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
For Over Fffy Years

A OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
windows Soothing Syrup has been used for
over afty years fy millions Of mothers for
,neir children while teething, with perfect
s1ccess. II soothes the child, softens the gums,
sIlsys si psiD, cures wind collie, and is tie
bes. emedy for Diarrhea. 70 }spleasant to the
ssste. Sold by Druggists in every part Of the
world Twenty.h cents bottle. Its value
h hincsculsble Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins.
lov'i Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
ian15 asd&wtv-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17
NEW GOODS! NEW PRICES
~ If
FRENCH'S BOOKSTORE,

AIT & 419 King Street, Alexandria. Va.
BLANK BOOKs-From the smallest mem.
orandum to the largest bank ledgers and
journsls, all styles and sizes. Splendid books.
Made to order. Careful, accurate work.
Lowest prices
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

ARNOLDS BBOMO-CELERY. Try this
lnrvsled remedy for Headaches. Neuralgia
ylsanla,snAss 10 csnts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

"The Pilgrims Progress" has been
translated into 2O3 languages and dia'
lects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-17

QUALITY TELLS.-A carefully selected
W stock of Nuts, Candies. Figs, Oranges
Grapes. &C., for sale BY
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Marriage and death notices must b paid for
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menn.
Entered at the Postofice Alexandria, Virgin.
is. rs second class mstter.1
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31
NORTHERN NECK ITEMS.

Fire in the woods Of the Fauntlsroy
farm, on the Potomac, in Westmore
land, the property of W. w Walker,
Esq last week, did considerable dam-
age. j. w. Douglas, who runs a saw
mill on the place, lost about 8, 900 feet
of lumber by the fire.
The long. damaging drought was
broken last week But reports from
many parts of the Northern Neck are to
the effect that nearly all the early corn
was past recovery when the rain came.
and that the crop is cut short at least 30
per cent. There is some hope that
with favorable weather conditions from
now on, the late corn will make three
fourths Of an average yield.
MAD dogs" are again rampant in
King George, and the scare growing
out Of their presence this time is by no
means without cause. The disease af-
fecting the dogs now is supposed by
some TO be " blsck-tOngue. but the
symptoms aud effects are identical to
those Of hydrophobia The dogs thus
affected manifest viciousness. and the
cattle and other animals bitten by them
pass through all the distressing stages
Of the disease and soon die in indie
scribable agonies Some days ago q
mad dog " bit fine OK belonging TO
Mr.. Jesse Curtis. in the upper part Of
this county, soon after which rabies set
in, and after several days of awful az.
onies-pawing, believing, wallowing,
SOLDERING, etc. the OK died.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31
POLITICAL.

Chairman Jones says that the omis-
sion Of the income plank from the
Democratic national platform was an
oversight
Republican Chairman Hanna visited
headquarters in New York and express
ed himself as satisfied with the political
situation.
Mr.. Bryan says that he will devote
the MAJOR portion Of his speech at tie
notification meeting to discussion OF
imperialism.
Senator John W Daniel. Of Virginia.
visited William j. Bryan Friday at
Lincoln,- Neb on his way home from
California. where he has been since
the Kansas CITY convention He and
Mr.. Bryan took long drive.
State Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson.
will call meeting OF the State Demo.
cratic Committee in Richmond about
the 20th Of August lie has not de-
cided upon the exact date Mr. Ellyson
has not selected the members Of his
Executive Committee Their rames
Will be announced at the meeting Of
the State Committee.
"Oharles A. Towne will be with.
drawn as Vice Presidential candidate
from the PopJlist national ticket about
August 10Th At that time the
Populist National Committee will
accept his resignation and replace him
with Adlai +. Stevenson as the nominee
Of the Popllist party for Vice President
A cabinet position is assured TO him in
the event Of Bryan's election.
A prominent Republican who has Just
toured Bryan's State. and made a con-
ddentisl report to the Republican Ma.
tionsl Committee said, in substance
LAS things stand to-day. Bryan will
carry the State, although the Republi.
cans will carry the legislature If the
National Committee can stop the fac
tlOnal fight between E1itor Rosewater
aud Senator Thurston and II they will
dump a barrel Of money into the State
they can carry Nebraska.
At their convention last week Kan
sas Democracy surrendered 60 the de.
mands of the Populists, and thereby
made possible the highest and most
harmonious fusion that has ever ex-
listed in that State. The POpulists
had demanded from the Democrats the
Office Of associate justice in exchange
for that OF attorney. general. although
the former office had previously been
granted the Democrats in what was
supposed to be an air.tight agree
ment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31
FROM DOWN THE RIVER


The Tidewater district convention
Of the Christian church will be held at
Dunnsyille. Essex county August 10.
DR. WIN S. Christian and bride. Of
Middlesex county, Va. are guests at
the home Of Mr. Juo. S NAPLES, in
Accomac
4 postonice has been established at
White Marsh church. near Lancaster
o X 10 be called BrookvAle with j.
II McKenney postmaster
Miss Blanche Jones. OF Urbanna, hav-
ing successfully stood the special exam
ination, has been appointed 20 a post
tion in the Census Office at Washington
Mr. John NJ Hughlett has assume d
the entire management OF Chesapeake
Waterman, whilst its former editor.
John A. Farmer. will still do some q
the editorial work
The Board Of Health, Of Richmond
county, has passed an order requiring
all school teachers and children IN the
county n be vaccinated before entering
school the coming session.
Miss Fannye Hilliard. OF Middlesex
county. and Miss Stella Evans. Of Essex
couaty. and Professor John Hilliard and
Mr. Richard billiard. Of Mlddlesex
county, who have been visiting IN
Richmond. have returned home
Mr.. G. r Dunton, prominent
merchants and miller Of Lancaster. and
Miss Lula Gresham. daughter Of Jas.
r Gresham. Of the same county, were
married last week in Baltimore at the
home Of the brides sister. Mrs Nam
ME Olh They left at once for a
northern tour 10 be absent about a week
Only two cases Of SIN I'll pox have de-
yel0ped in Lancaster county. The ones
afflicted are Capt W Z Mullen, Of
Wheaton, who is quarantined at Capt.
J. +. Bellows, in lower Lancaster,
and Mrs. W. l. Ware, wife If the Meth.
Odist minister at Wheaton. The report
that Revs. Ware and Babcook have the
disease IL erroneous Mr. Ware had a
mild attlck and has been out some
weeks Mr.. Babcock is sick from an.
other cause
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31

WHEN, few weeks ago, we read
that that hardened old sinner, Ger
onimo, the Apache cut-thrOst, had
donated a thousand dollars, his earn
ings at poker, for the education of
boys, We thought something must be
wrong with his constitution. Now we
are told that he has gone stark mad.
This announcement does not surprise
Us, out we are not Enlightened as to
whether parting with his money while
on drunk set aim crazy after sober
ing up, or whether a previous men
tai goneness caused him to part with
his sheekels.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31
TUESDAY....~.....JULY 81, 1900.
Weather forecast for Fred
erickS6Urg and Viclnity.
Fair, moderate temperature.
oONsIsTENOY TO THE WINDS.


The platform adopted here last
week by the First Congressional Dis
trict Convention, though few in
words, covers much. With a sweep
it takes in all of the Kansas City doc
ument, and in like manner incorpo
rates the platform of the State Con
yention held at Norfolk in May last.
This was as it should be from g Demo
cratic convention. But it seems to
MS that there is q Grub" coming in
somewhere. The Norfolk convention
declared positively in favor of Con-
stitutional convention, and some
of the representatives at that conven-
ton, who voted for the adoption of
the platform, came home and opposed
the convention matter, which was
nevertheless, carried at the polls.
Now, some Of these same leaders were
here in Fredericksburg on last Thurs
day and voted for the later platform,
which, a second time, endorsed the
Constitutional convention move
ment. Thus it would seem that
they endorse in convention what they
openly oppose among their constit-
uency. Yet some Of these same gen.
tlemen will, no doubt, be found upon
the stump vociferously reading-out of
the party men who we're Democrats
before their eyes were introduced to
daylight because they do not agree
with the party on some one of the
other planks-free silver or antrim
perialism or pro-Boerism, for in
stgnce.
1t is hardly probable that the DEM
ocrats will have any serious opposi'
ton in the First District, and almost
certain that there will be no stumpers
Of ability to oppose them, and for
good reasons it is well for them that
there will not.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-31

OUR farmers should not overlook
the letter on our first page from Mr..
J. Fl. G. Beverley, member of the
State Board Of Agriculture from the
First District. Not only should they
read it, but the matter he refers to
that of Farmers Institutes--should be
given consideration and lead to dis
cussion. The columns of THE FREE
LANCE are open to communi-
cations Of reasonable length. We
have not weighed the matter of these
Institutes, and are, consequently,
just at present, unprepared to discuss
them. But the Board has decided to
hold them, and the farmers should
express their views upon the subject.
Mr.. Beverley is as able a man
in the position as any member of
the Board, and we believe he has the
interests OF the farmer at heart as 8
farmer and not as politician, which
latter class, unfortunately, so often
dictates policies affecting the
agricultural class.