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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08
DRY GOODS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Bargains That Have No Precedent
FOR
Christmas Presents.
Skirts, soc to $500
Aprons. 25c.
Ladies Handkerchief, 5, 7,
10, 10, 25c, etc.
Fascinators IS aud sec
Ladies and Children's Mac
intoshes at reduced prices.
Cashmere Silk Gloves, 25c.
Ladies Kid and Castor
Gloves, all prices.
All the latest novelties in
Ladies Neckwear.
Pillow Shams, Scarls in Lace
and applique.
Lot OF Fine Towels to 60 at
10, IL, IS, 20 and 25c.
Comforts and Blankets from
soc to $40.
Ladies Coats, in tan and
black, IS.
Golf Capes, 81 to $40.
Ladies Tailor. made Suits,
IS to $I2.
Ladies Dress and Rainy.day
Skirts, all styles and prices.
Ladies and Children's Furs.
Misses Goats. 81 to S..
/ French Flannel for waists,
2o to Coo.
Velvets, soc to 81.
Boys Toboggan Caps, asc'
Ladies and Gents Umbrel'
las, csc to S..
Lace Curtains, soc to- IS
a pair.
! Gents Dept.
Kid Gloves, 81.
Castor Gloves, 81.
Lot of Mems and Boys
Gloves at 25c.
Ties, Bows Scarfs. Four"ir'
Hand, in the newest designs,
IS cents.
Gents Handkerchief, S, 10,
IS, and 2sc, full line.
Best Brand Collars, 10 and
~ cents.
A lot Of Night Shirts, soc.
Every department contains
bargains in profusion.
!: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08

NrOTIOE: j., o. U. A. M-The memOt rs
n Of Alexandria Council, No. 80, Junior
order United American mechsnles; are re.
ouested to meet at Potomac y. y. y. 81. Ia, -,
sUNDAY AFTERNOON, December s.n, a.
go o'clock for the purpose Oh I nd MI ,1o
funeral Of our dete'ssd oio'9eI, ol'anu S M Ta.
Ter, The members OF Belle haven anu, anu '~'
w Jackson councils are invited 10 attend
BY order Of the Council, CO.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08
NATIONAL UNION.

The regular sem monthly meeting Of Alex
ordTis @, uncii, No Cos, National Union
viii be held MONDAY NIGHT, Dec. 10. at
T.3O o'clock, at Pythisn Hail. North Pit
stTeet Every mcnb Der is esrne;t'y requested
~ ba p,esert IS business OF interest to each
enc will come up By order OF
'n0 "''' L. W, WOODY, President.
ou,c u nlVIS Secretery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08

rsrgcH SERVICES, &c, SUNDAY
E-iN Charch.-Service at IL a. IN.
md 7:8O p. m. by Rev. Bergman
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08
DRY GOODS.
-~-s~~~--~-~-s-
LANSBURGH & BRO,
Washington's Favorite Store.
All Holiday Goods Boxed Free.

such as Iewelry, Silverware, Leather Goods,
Hloves, Hsndkerchiefs, Hosiery, Neckwear,
Goods. ete
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08

THE JANUARY DEsIGNEB, NOW
READY, 1Oc.
THE JANUARY FASHION SHEETS
FREE.
AGENTS FOE THE STANDARD PAT.
TERMS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-08
Window Shades.

wv IIINfO" OTfCtNfOO
We sell great quantities of Window
Shades because we sell them so reasona-
Bile. They arc full size, well made. with
good fixtures, most all the desirable colors'
Good Liner Shades. Each......... @OS
Good Eel, Shades. ... 1Oc
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Japan Needs Foreign Capital.

The Japanese government has taken
one step which should have the eff
feet of introducing a little of the
much-needed foreign capital. It has
granted permission for foreigners to
become owners of shares in Japanese
railways. The treaties do not ex-
plicitly forbid such. ownership, but in
asmuch as 1t would amount to an in
direct ownership Of land the authori-
ties have hitherto hesitated to sane
ton the privilege. Moreover, the by
laws Of many railway companies con-
tain q clause restricting the tenure
Of their shares to Japanese subjects.
Within the last giA months applica-
ton was made to have these restric-
lions removed. and the government
has granted permission in the case Of
the principal railways Of the country.
"a. Dellamy Brown in Chicago Rec
nrd
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
WEBS A WHITE r
The Bridegroom Was an AGED Negro
Who Loved the Bride When
h Was n Child.

The Bridegroom Was an AGED Negro
Who Loved h Bride When
h Was q Child.
BOSS, we wants to be married"
Justice Colding Of Camden looked up
from his desk and before him was an
old negro. bent with age. with hair as
white as snow and face as black as
charcoal.
BY his side was a young white
woman, we'll dressed, not over thirty
years of age. She would not be called
pretty. but her features were clear cut
and refined. Her voice, too. was soft
and well modulated as she asked.
I'VE don't have to have a license, do
we?"
Justice Colding is q negro. but, sur
prised at this unusual match, he asked
the woman why she wanted to marry
a colored man.
Because I learned to love him when
{ was a little girl" h said. He
worked on my fathers farm"
The man said his name was Burrell
Bland and his intended wife was Eliz-
abeth IIaines of Philadelphia. He lived
on his own farm, near Woodbury..
Neither had ever been married.
Justice Colding performed the cere-
mony, at the conclusion of which the
old negro took her face between his
wrinkled hands and said, fervently:
de Lord bless you, honey"
The woman began to cry and In re-
Spouse II her aged husbands anxious
inquiry, said:
II don't care what they say. I love
you, Uncle Rell."
Justice Colding received a air-sized
fee from@he groom, who left the office
with his face covered with smiles. The
bride was softly Observation-Disclosures
North American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
PAID IN l.

I had been graduated two years, and
had a practice sufficiently large, I
deemed, to warrant my taking apart
ments. Apartments surround a young
! doctor with an air of prosperity which
people like to encourage and add to.
A month later I was comfortably, al
most elegantly, established on the first
floor Of a handsome north side apart
ment house, with a careful middle-aged
woman to act az my housekeeper and
cook.
pretty we'll fixed, old man, eh?"
said Jack Winters, my college class
mate and chum, who had come over
that evening from the west side to
make a housewarming for me. Gail
you need to complete your happiness
is to get acquainted with the pretty
widow on the floor above you. She's
John Redmond's cousin, you know, and
q sweeter little woman never"
Thank 'you," I said, checking Jacks
enthusiasm-Jack always goes off on
a tangent when a pretty woman is dis
cussed. II am trying to get patients,
and have no time for social pleasures,
and. besides, I don't mind saying it,
Jack, I'm not fond of widows"
"All I have to say to that u.s." said
Jack, you don't know Mrs. Traine."
However. my professional duties
were not so arduous that I did not find
time to notice a trim little figure that
'N}%k@I t. n~S o,,k %h~o,,~h kh> l3~ 40
trance door, dressed always exquisite
ly, but quietly.
My interest in Mrs. Traine deepened
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
THE OLD CHURCH BELLS.

Ring out merrily.
Lonely. cheerily,
Blithe old bells. from the steeple tower:
Hopefully, tearfully,
Joyfully; fearfully,
Moveth the bride from the maiden bower.
Cloud there is none in the fair summer
sky,
Sunshine filings benson down from on
high;
Children sing loud. as the train o
Happy the bride the sun shines on"
Kneel out drearily,
Measured n YEARLY,
Sad old bells. from the steeple gray;
Priests chanting slowly,
Solemnly, slowly,
Passeth the corpse from the portal to-
day;
Drops from the leaden clouds heavily fall,
Dripping over the plume and the pail;
Murmur old folks, as the train moves
along,
Happy the LEAF that the rain raineth
on"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Toll at the hour Of prime,
Matin and vesper chime,

Toll at the hour Of prime,
Matin and vesper chime.
Loving old bells. from the steeple high;
Rolling like holy waves
Over the lowly graves,
Floating up. prayer fraught, into the sky.
Solemn the lesson YOU lightest notes
teach:
Stern is the preaching your iron tongues
preach.
Ringing in life from the bud to the bloom.
Ringing the dead to their rest in the
tomb.
Peal out evermore.
Peal as We pealed Of yore,
Brave old bells. on each Sabbath day:
In sunshine and gladness,
Through clouds and through sadness.
Bridal n burial have passed away:
Tell us life's pleasures. with death are
still rife;
Tell us that death ever leadeth to life.
Life Is our labor and death is our rest:
If happy the living, the lead are the
blest.
Dublin University Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON. D. c.
Aaron Burr as a Father.

Aaron Burr AZ q Father.
Aaron Burr was himself an ornament
to many a drawing room, and no man
ever had better opportunities for esti-
mating the deficiencies in the system of
educating the women of his day. The
odosia he brought up like a young Spar
tan, with few or none Of the feminine
~affectations then in vogue. Courage
and fortitude were his darling virtues,
and SO instilled into her from her in
fancy that they formed almost the
groundwork of her character. "No
apologies or explanations hate them,"
he said, reproving her for some fault
Of omission when she was a little child.
IT beg and expect It Of you," he wrote
to her from Richmond, where he was
awaiting trial for treason, and whittier
she was Fastening to him, that you
will conduct yourself as becomes my
daughter, and hat you manifest no
signs of weakness nor alarm. "-Lippin-
colt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

len, who dropped the window and
turned to face me.
You can't make a jump from that
window, my man." I said. "You. had
better be quiet"
l turned the lock again, but Mrs
Traine. divining my purpose, chung to
my arm. Don't CO." she cried fran.
tically. I'VE can't stay here alone q
minute" Then, to my relief, the same
small boy who had served me so well
professionally appeared on the thresh'
old, attracted by the cries. OF he
went to call the police, while I tried
to quiet two hysterical women.
In a few minutes the burglar was
handcufed and led away, but the shock
had proved too much for Mrs. Traine's
invalid mother. The fainting spell was
followed by delirium. and her daughter
and l watched by her bedside unit.
morning.
= OF course, I was installed as attend.
ing physician, and never failed to cal
morning and evening. When the pa.
tient was able to sit up I sometimes
read aloud to her as an excuse to re.
main longer, watching the daughter al
some household task.
One evening I stayed for tea. Mrs
Traine a dainty gown Of white
and blue, with a great deal of lace
There is no sight so welcome to q
bachelor IS a pretty woman at the
head of a tea table. The next morning
I pictured the pretty widow sitting op'
posite MI at my own breakfast table
wearing the pretty house jacket I had
seer on my morning calls.
That afternoon I took Mrs. Traine
and her mother for a drive, and was
rewarded by another invitation to tea
A s. for such close attention tc
my patient was no longer apparent.
was hunting about in my mind for an.
other excuse to prolong the delightful
calls when Mrs. Traine knocked at my
door one evening.
II have come to you on business
she said, taking the seat I offered her.
"You have been kind to mother" she
went on. "Of course. we want to pay
you for your trouble. Would you mind
telling me, please. how much the
amount is?"
I saw the anxious look growing
deeper in the sweet face opposite me,
How much denial and privation paying
a doctors bill meant to that little Won
an, already burdened with responsible
ity!
cit must be a large BILL she said s:
last, as I remained silent, watching he.
"You-you've made so many calls"
eyes, it is a large BILL" I said, SLOW
IL.
There vas a quick uplifting Of the
blue eyes. II hope" she said, softly.
chat you won't mind If We don't pay
1t quite all at once; If we could ar
range to pay you so much every week
until the bill is settled"
"No," I said, in business-like tones.
II would prefer to have the whole bill
settled for at once"
My heart smote me for the alarm in
the face that was lifted to. mine. I
leaned forward and took her hand.
do you know how much my bill will
be? Well, it's a great deal. Nothing
less than the giving of your own self
to me, my darling, will satisfy my
claim against you"
"You mean" said Mrs. Traine,
the bushes diffusing her pale face.
"That I want you to be my wife," I
said, drawing her head down upon my
shoulder. us the price too great?"-
Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Quickly

Doctor-Good morning, Mr.. Lover!
What can 1 do for you?
Mr.. Lover-I-I called, sir, toto ask
for the hand of-of your daughter.
"Humph! Appetite good?"
mot very"
GLOW is your pulse?"
Every rapid when-when I am with
her-very feeble when away
Troubled with palpitation?"
lawfully, when I think Of her."
"Take my daughter. You'll soon be
cured. Five dollars, please."-Peroia
Telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

when I heard her story. Her husband
had been killed in a railway accident
three years before. The insurance
mone was almost gone, and the little
widow added to the income that must
support herself and invalid mother by
giving music lessons to a few wealthy
girls.
A daintier little rosebud Of a woman
It would have been hard to find. Soft
brown hair, tossed in truant curls
about the low forehead, a voice that
spoke always gently, blue eyes full of
mirth, and q complexion that looked
like It had been bathed in the morning
dew.
Once or twice I held the big door
open for her to pass out, and bowed in
response to the low thank you" Ear
ly after my coming to the building a
boy ON the top floor had been accom-
modating enough to get hurt in the ele-
vator. and I had been called in as the
most available physician. Luckily, I
brought the boy through so we'll that
his parents, as we'll as the youngster
that I found myself with quite a repu-
tation and incidentally a practice In
. tha neiehborhood. Still, l had not met
Nm. Traine. and / wat beginning wick
adv n hone b a some accident-ever
IA slirht = one. OF course-might hap
pen to her. ! sprained ankle or wrist,
that / might have the Joy of caring for
her. However, the fates preserved Mrs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Railroad Fatalities Beat War.

The Army and Navy Journal brings
together the statistics Of lives lost In
railroading In the United States the
past year. and compares these with
the casualties in the Philippines, reck-
oning on. the basis Of an army Of 49,
600 men. The result shows railroad
Ing TO be about four times q perilous
q war. ~ i
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Too Tame for Him.

mo-" said the st. Louis man. Il
didn't enjoy the street car ride you
gave me. The scenery was all right
and the roadbed good, but it was too
tame"
'"Tame?"
Eyes. At home I'm used to being
blown up at every street corner
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Res. ,.,r The Bowols.

BesL ior The Eowols.
No matter what. ails you, headaene
to q cancer, you will never get We'll
until your bowels are put right
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health back
CAsCARETS Candy Cathartic. the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, svsr1
tablet has c. G. G. stamped on II b
ware Of limitations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Depreciation Of Money.

OSVrcCIa0lUn O1 NAV"SSs
In 1873 q silver dollar raj worth n
dollar and six-tenths in gold, and in
1896 forty-fve cents. Money may de-
preciate but there is one standard med
icine, which has not changed in half a
century, and that is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. 1t always has been the
one remedy for indigestion. dyspepsia
or kidney troubles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
The Old Man Wa. Rieht.

The Old Man Was Right.
IT am going to stop and look back"
said Lots wife, who was a short dis
tance in advance.
"Don't!" urged Lot. "It will go hard
with you If you do"
But she disregarded his warning, with
the result recorded elsewhere.
''Well, I called the turn on her all
right" painted Lot, struggling on
Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Druggists Prices.

Druggists' Prices.
Druggist-People think they are very
funny when they talk about the exor-
bitant prices asked by apothecaries.
Customer-So there is nothing in it,
Ell?
Druggist-No, indeed. I consider my
prices quite reasonable. I never ask for
an article anywhere near as much as
should like to.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Selfish Advice.

"Wooley's wife says that a man with
his complexion should never eat ice
cream"
II suppose they never have any.
then?"
"Oh, yes. they do; and she eats his
share."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Cynical.

Cynical.
"Do you think the shakesperian
drama can be successfully revived?"
"Revived?" repeated the man Of acid
disposition. cit doesn't need reviving.
What you want to do Is to wake up a
few actors who have the ability to play
II. "-Washington Evening Star.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

Piso's Cure is the best medicine We ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENpsLEY, Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

All goods are alike to PUTNAM
FADELESS DYES, as they color all
fbers at one boiling.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
dammation. allsys pain. cures VIVID collie. Csc . bottle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

II you want good digestion to wait upon your
appetite you should always chew q bar Of
Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
A Definition.

a Deftn1f1On. :
A little schoolgirl was told by her
teacher to write the word 'ferment"
on her slate, together with the defini-
ton and a sentence in which the word
was to be used. The following is the
result:
"F-e-r-m-e-n-t; a verb, signifying to
work. I love to do all kinds Of fancy
ferment."-Chicago. News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

A good test of housekeeping is the
quality of the coffee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

Life is worth living so long as there
is anybody worth loving.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

DIR. J.. h. RlNDLAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear, nose and Throat,
Fargo, n. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

1t is true that friendship often ends
in love, but love in friendship. never
Colton.-Milwaukee Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

He is not poor that hath little. but he
that much desires.-David.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

Keep looking young and save your hair. its color
and beauty with PARKHR's HAIR BALsAN.
H11p11co1Ns, the best cure for corns. 15cts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22

The Manufacturers of Carter's Ink have had
certainly know how. Send for ''Inklings,' free.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
PATENTS.

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Herman G. Dittbener, Minneapolis,
MIMI, steam feed for saw mills; Alex
ander McDougal, Duluth, MIMI, dredg-
ing apparatus; Alfred Peterson. Du-
luth, Mimi, ratchet wrench; John L.
Virgins, Duluth, MIMI, fence post;
William r. Wood. St. Paul. MIMI, ap-
paratus for handling locomotives or
other heavy bodies.
Msrwin. Lothrop 4 johnson. Patent Attor.
ueys. oil and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-22
Halle Catarrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price, &c.

Leeds artist policeman, E. T. Jones,
has had a landscape accepted at this
years Royal academy exhibition.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-07
Pearl City Cemetery
Now an Assured Fact
VIII oe Ready for Burials Within
One Week-Cheap Railroad
Fares for Plot Holders.

The Hawaiian Ballasting Company
has secured the contract for grading
ani laying out the new cemetery at
Pearl City. Four carloads OF stuff We're
sh pped yesterday afternoon and today
Harry Evans viii go down there with
twcnty teams and will direct the ninety
Zen already at work down there. Mr.
Evans says the cemetery will be ready
for burials by today a week and that
tnc place will be one Of the handsonl-
esJ IN the island.
The entrance to il will be through
Re- imond Grove, which will be used for
picnics and excursions for the last time
by the Red Men on Thursday evening
next.
Protestants and Catholics. Jews and
Geatiles. lodges and several nationali-
ties will have separate grounds within
the main Enclosure. The cemetery will
cc;uprise l24 acres, will be thoroughly
drained and magnificently improved.
The creek running through the
grounds will be concerted. the Homo
lalu Concrete Company having the
contract. and there will be an abund-
ace of water for irrigation. All the
trees will be left standing.
The railroad company has made a
5o-cent round trip fare for funerals and
Uniform charge OF 81 for each casket.