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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-07
Fridays Our
REMNANT DAY.

And while all remnants odds and ends
short lengths. broken siz33 end assoTtmeuts'
small aud incompe lines, &C, which have
accumulated since last Fridsy-sle marked
at paIticu 'arly low prices we call special at
tention to the fegeIsl bargain lots OF goods
purchased for aud offered on this o,cssion at
very low prices. Included are things for both
personal aud household uses, those thst are in
broad and immediate demand, thus afording
buying opportunities that are unusual.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-07
Raglans.
ONE PRICE.

We have Bag ans thss are guaranteed sb.
solutely water proof garment that the real
worth is sl9 ON sale this week S14.96.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-07
DRY GOODS.
Observation-Disclosures
10th, llth and F StS., N. ".
Odd Pieces of
Furniture,

Those In need Of sn odd bit Of furniture
for any part OF the house, or those who con-
template purchasing this very appropriate
class of gift things for the holidays, would DO
well 10 make their sellc.ions while the stock
is complete. We will store any article pur-
chstei now aud deliver 1t when you wish.
A few interesting values follow:
Solid Oak Clothes Trees, or CostumerS, SIX
pegs we'll mado and nicely polished.
75c each.
Large. Ro,my Oak Rockers, with high
back, cobbler seat ard shaped arms.
s195 each.
Solid Oak and Imitation Mahogany Rock
ers, saddle seat, nicely finished and very COM
Portable.
So 50 each.
Solid Oak Desk or Reception Chairs, with
saddle seat, strongly made, neat design.
SO 90 each.
Solid Oak Writing Desks, French legs, large
drawer, highly polished.
$500 each.
Solid Oak Mouii Chairs, fancy legs, broad
arms reversible velour cushons-A very at
tractive and strongly made chair.
$3.50 each.
Solid Oak Dinipg-Toom Chsirs, nicely
carved and highly polished two very pretty
| designs
$l.95 each.
Solid Oak Gard Tables, with green beige
top and nckeled corners-can be folded up
in a small space.
- s. 80 each,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-07

A NYONE wishing to purchase a FINE
"A HUNTING DOG, thoroughly trained,
can find such an animal at 1906 Prince
street 1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-07

Fourth floor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22

" You have n bright, ambitious,
healthy hoy wh" rebel, at sticking to
III" farm, there Is but one word of ad
Wee to give should you ask what To
Do To Keep him there, DO nothing.
Let him go whore he wishes or can.
Let him battle with the world aud find
that the old farm has privileges aud
attractions not found elsewhere. He
viii com back II he has any business
on the farm. n h" hasn't he viii stand
the chances Of drifting into the right
corner, and at least will not become
the worst Of all failurcs-a failure ON
the f0rm.-Fnrm journal,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
ONE SUNSET.

] saw the Angel OF the Sunset stand
Within the gates OF Paradise,
I saw the blossoms In her fair, frail hand.
The glory Of her garments grand,
The light OF her Gear eyes.
She fingered there. and listened, long and
late.
Dropping her crimson peoples down.
] eaw her, smiling gently, watch and walt.
While they FELL. sweet and swift and
straight.
Dow DER the Tired town.
] saw no more. I only heard a sigh.
The rustic OF her robes. wind.stirred
Her lingering footballs on the star-strewn
sky.
Like broken music stealing by.
Thtsc-and one whispered wOrdl
And those around me- only paused and
said
'The sun has set In splendid sky
j, only. knew-aHd ore whose heart had
biCd
In anguish when her Love lay dead
The Angel, Peace. passed by.
Alice n. Allen. ~ Good Housekeeping.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
ADVERTISING ON FARMS.
Every Man who i,n- i:,~r rrieS u lie
iic,es rirmiy In Its pecu-
aiary NRiur.

In nearly every Locality. much ma,
be accomplished 10y advertising what
ever We have for sale. Proof Of this
will be found in your own desire to see
what others advertise for sale. Per.
sunally. | am ready to admit that III,
ADVERTISING columns ut any paper al
ways have a strong fascination Tot
me. and u | see what others ol,r Tor
sale, Others will see what I may have.
The local newspapers judiciuus used
will nearly always bring ample re.
turns. Neat circulars stating what
you have Tor sale aud how 1t may he
obtained. mailed to your customers or
to prospective ones, will usually meet
a response. \ very convenient way.
aud also one which has brought Ms
very satisfactory results. Is the sim
PIE device Of q bulletin board. Re.
fcrring to the Illustration. We have
Ser Sale" and "Waptrd" columns.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

ANY old thing" viii not do IN these
days-thc package must he neat. clean
and attractive.
The raspberry aud blackberry
bushes should have the old wood cut
out before being laid down for the
winter.
The freight, carriage and package on
poorly packed fruit. or that which Ia
Of poor quality, cost ~ much an In
the ease Of well packed fruit aud that
Of good qualify. The proceeds are
more on the latter, hence the profit IL
greater.
When caring for the vegetables do
not forget the house plants that may
need reporting or that must he taken
from oui-of-doors to u warmer place
If the good wife or daughter sees to
this you see that she has q "lift" on
the heavy part, getting the soil ready
and carrying the plants in Farmers
Voice.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
NAMING THE FARMS.
0se Of the Many Good Things Re-
suiting from the Establishment
OF uural Delivery.

Letter boNcs now appear at the
satcways of farms throughout many
districts in Illinois. along the coun-
try mail routes recently established
by the government, aud one OF the
irst results OF the innovation is de-
cidcdly interesting.
No sooner had the mail boxes APP
pcarcd than the farmers began to
take u deeper interest in the gates
and the general style of entrances to
their homes. The boxes were new,
looked fresh. and seemed to give n
dignity to the gntcposts that they
never possessed before. The con-
trast, In the great majority of eases,
vas not pleasing. particularly to the
womrnfolk aud the younger men.
aud most of the farmers set about
making improvements which would
bring the surroundings mp to tho
standard ~ the letter hos.
This was n step In the right d.
rcction. Then u was natural that the
mail carrier sometimes made mis-
takes. because there was neither
name nor number tn guide him In the
delivery Of letters, newspapers or
packages. Some Of the farmers
nailed up rude shingles" bearing tho
names Of the occupants Of the house
NJ the upper end Of the lane. Other
farmers ordered neatly painted signs
bearing the name of the head Of tho
house.
Now II appears from q letter ad-
Dressed To- the Millrdgryillc Free
Press. progress has taken u more de-
ridcd step along this line. The farm.
rrs IN the vicinity are christening
their places aud displaying the names
chosen In handsomely painted signs
on the gntcposts. ~ have concluded
to name my place Midway Farms
says the writer Of the letter referred
TO- mot hrcnusc II " sporty or
tough. hut because IL is located lust
half way between Mill,dcc,ilc aud
Chadwick. also hnlf way between
IHnark and Culcta."
Perhaps W. are AZ last upon the
thr"ahold "f the time. so long looked
forward To- In the United States. when
country lie will take mon itself the
hhhtlimrnts hat aduru ID in the older
lands, Perhaps the mail boN and the
farm name are hut the precursors 81
other Improvements, iu the nrricul.
tural regions, which will give tho
United states country homes with
beautiful surrounding. Chicago In
Ter Ocean.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
%BREVITlES OF FUN.

"1Iandsome is as handsome does"
says the proverb; but if girl is hand.
some she does as she pleases.-Chi.
cage Daily News.
"lIere!" he growled, what do you
mean by waking me out Of a sound
Sleep "Bccau.c, dear" replied his
wife, sweetly, at was such a distress
ing sound.'-Philadelphia Press.
Germans always have trouble try
ing to pronounce the English "
There is Dormycr. lie always calls
poetry VERSE" MAYBE he has
been reading some of yours, and in
tends to call it thot."-Indianapolis
News.
Grandma-"Now, Willie. what are
they going to do with you when YOU
grow Us? What i, your ambition?
Little Willie quitting down hi. Dead
wood Dick')-"I'd like 10 have pco-
pie trcmblc like aspen leave. at the
very mention Of my name."-Boston
Christian Register.
At the Hospital" &c be sure"
said the kindly minister to the man
who had lost both his legs in a rail.
way accident, "lou have been .cri-
ously injured, but you must be CRATE
full that your life 1. spared" YES"
said the sufferer. trying to look cheer
ful; II cant kick" - Somcryille
journal.
local-"I am writing a short no.
ticc about the appointment Of our
iown.man, Lakwit. TO the position
OF town auditor. | really can't say
that he has any fitness for the place.
and yet. on personal grounds. ! prefer
to associate hi name with thcappoint.
mcnt in some complimentary way"
Editor in Chicf-"Why SAINT you
speak Of him a. q man of rare good
judgement? am sure there i. no
n of Il acquaintance whom good
judgement H. 90 mre."-Richmund
Dispatch.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
How 20 Cur. . p.,L,y uo,,..

When a horse balks, no matter how
badly he snlks or how ugly he Is, do
not beat him, do not throw sand IN his
ears; don't use n rope on his front
legs, or eve burn straw under him.
Quietly go and pat him ON the head
n moment; take n hammer, or even
pick up u stone in the street; tell the
driver to sit still, take the relns and
hold them quietly while you lift up
either front foot. Give each nall q
light tap. and a good smart tap on the
frog; drop his foot quickly, aud then
chirp to him to go. In 30 eases out of
100 the horse will go right along about
bis business, but the driver must keep
his lines taut and not pull or jerk him
back. John Haines, In Farm and
Home.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
ANCm0n ION VIM FENCE

way b. shown 10 the illustration.
Heavy galvanized wire loops are
made ~ Inches In length requiring
about ~ Inches of Wire for each
loop')' Thee loops are placed around
the bottom wire aud extend below
Into u hole dug below the front line,
where q weight II attached To the
loop a. shown at 4, aud covered up.
Almost any farm will furnish these
weights in the way of small bouldcrs,
old castings, etc. and when used In
this manner are useful aud buried
out of the way. II the posts are ex-
c%rptionally far apnrt. two of these
loops may h" nitachcd.-Gcorgc w.
Brown. IN ohio Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
WANTED STOPPING UP.


The congregation had suffered
much discomfort from a very pcrccpti-
bic dHughl IN church. The matter
came up for discussion atihe yestry
meeting, when yariou, remedies were
suggested. After much talking the
vicar addressed himself to an elderly
p%arishionor, who had hitherto been
silent:
Cannot you help us in our difficult
ty, Mr.. G-y We should be clad
to hear your views"
well, sir, bein' as you'ycappoaled
to me, ! can only say that agen you're
'alf-way thro' t sermon We begins to
feel like as tho thecr's a deal o. waste
wind about
This vas greeted with laughter, in
which the vicar joined, remarking:
Possibly our friend finds my dis.
courses to be Of a breezy character"
Dear, dear, no, sirl My mcanin's
simply this, When we've bin pcrched
i one spot for well-nigh 30 mint a.
list'nin' 10 yer, we're morc'n ever per-
suaded there's a 'olc somwcer wants
stoppin' up!'- London Tit.Bits.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
THE BERLIN BANKS
Have Branches in All Parts OF the Great
City.

The banks Of Berlin have branches
in all parts Of the city for the con.
veniencc Of the public, and their own
profit Of course, because they are no
more benevolent than similarinstitu.
tions in other countries. The
Dcutscher bank, for example. saws
W, T., Curtis, in the Chicago Record
Herald, has 22 suboficcs located
where they are most convenient. at
which deposits are received, draft,
sold, note, paid, letters Of credit pur-
chased, orders left for the purchase
of stock, and bonds, and other bust.
ness transactions, without compelling
the customers to 90 all the way down
town to the main bank. hut no
money is paid out at these branch
offices. II is only taken in and at the
close Of business every day the re.
ceipts are transferred to the vaults Of
the central bank. You can make a
note payable to any Of the branches.
but you cannot borrow money there.
You can leave an order for the pur-
chase or the sale Of stocks, but the
transaction must be completed at the
main office.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
THE FARM nlAcERoAnp

which words may he lcttcrcd pcrma.
ncnilN with white paint. or printed
with chalk ~ occasion may require. \
very ch,aply constructed board (nny
desired silcl. may Ice made 49, follows.
Use only the best quality nf soft wood
lumber. free from pitch aud knots.
The boards should be- evenly cut the
desired length Ia convenient sisr H.
ga 10y , fc'l. aud fastened Trinity and
firmly together with clcui, aud screws.
The screws should hc driven from The
back Of the board. aud should bc one
quartrr.inch shorter than the COM.
binrd thickness Of the clcnt aud board.
80 that they shall not reach through
To-. aud interfere with the surface ~
the board. The outside clonis should
be- put on flush. ~ nearly So. with the
ends ~ the huards; aud the center
clcnt should lie cut long enough Ia ,N.
tend two ar three inches above aud
below the hoard. \ post should be
firmly SET IN the ground Ia which the
board may he fastened by driving
screws through the projecting ends ~
the center rlcnt into the post amy
desired height from the ground. This
leaves the entire surface ~ the board
free from screws ar nails. aud II may
be put mp ~ taken down at will.
To prepare the blackboard for us,,
take the best grain alcohol aud shell.
lac In the proportion NJ two parts ~
The former tn ~ part Of the latter;
one pint 81 alcohol tu onr.hn'f mint
Of shcllac would doubtless be- sufficient.
To this mixture add sufficient Of the
best black drop powdcr). Ia give the
desired color. which should be- n dead
black. and u Tablespoonful ~ finely
powdered pumicr stone. This lntter
u added to give the mixture sufficient
grit 4" take the chalk freely when
Thoroughly hardened. hppl, with an
ordinary paint brush. three nr four
coats, allowing each application 10 Or,
thoroughly before the next n made.
This formula has been sold nj hiph
prices. hut was furnished me by an
experienced decorator, and pro.
nounccd III" best blackboard dressing
IN the market. Try II on your school
hlackbonrds, mud save c~xorhlinnt
charges by one hired 10 de- the work.
Nural New Yorker.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22

The Wild perennial morniug.glories
or bindwccds are often troublesome
pests, very difficult to eradicate. They
can he killed out only by persistent
cutting as fast rs they appear above
ground. The main thing Is not TO a.,
low a leaf 10 expand, and the roofs viii
heoome exhausted In time. They pen
citrate so deeply that salt and other
weod-killers have little effect, and ar,
abl" to send up shoots through n very
thick covering. Clean and persistent
culture Is the only practical means OF
discriminating such plants.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
Destroy tn. Vines Now.

The best possible disposition that
can be made Of the melons, squash and
cucumber vines Is 10 pull them up. and,
when sufficiently dry, pile aud burn
them. Left upon The ground they be-
come the shelter and breeding place Of
the next years crop Of beetles, and
their value for n will In no way
compensate for the damage accruing
II left upon the ground. Better at.
tend to 1t at ouce.-Rural New Yorker.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
ANcHoRING WIRE FENCE.
u w"s Her" b-."ri'-d aud uia.-
tr"i-d ~ o"r "f the Hes, that
ttps ir-a discovered

We notice that n great many farm.
erH who use woven wire fences have
them siakcd down 10y criss.crossing
small stakes over the bottom wire.
Those WIN have ihcs. fcBc-s in use
amy length NJ time find that To make
them positively hog proof they must
fnstrn the bottom wire down In some
manner. Stalking down temporarily
answers for the time. but these
stakes soon rot OH, \ much better
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
GREEN STATION AGENT.
Tagged the Train Because Somebody
Might want TO Get on

A miIroad man told this story to the
conductor in charge Of the train on
the neat track.
THE La Crosse division established
a new llug station th, other day. laid
he. "lts nothing but a Whisiling
post, but the road built a platform and
laid a sidcluck.
There was not enough busincss TO
pay the company to put a regular
agent out there. 20 the old fellow who
keeps the store wa appointed n a
kind Of an agent Well, the first day
after he got his appointment, the
through passenger train VA. coming
at about 10 mile. an hour. and there
was the old fellow on the platform.
waving hi, little old rcd flag. The
engineer put on the air and the train
stopped at the platform. When the
conductor jumped of there wasn't
a nan in sight except the man that
ran the store.
"'Where's your pa,.engcrs; the
conductor asked him.
"'Why,' he says, i haven't got any
pa'scngcrs.'
"'What did You flag H. for;'
80 thought mcbbc someone want
ed to get or here
"What do you think of ihati"--
milwaukee SruiipI
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
x. Rays ana the Heart.

Doctors state that by means of The
X-rays it is possible to determine be-.
yond doubt whether heart disease i.
or is not present in any particular
case, Under the penetrating rays
the whole outline Of the heart can be
discerned and anything abnormal in
its size or shape detected.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22
Peat in Germany.

There are over 100000 acres OF
peat in Germany alone, and much iig-
mite Of poor quality.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-22

not me exception escaped wltb slight
punishment,
The stir caused by Hepburn's speech.
howeyer,w0s milo a. compared with the
row which was Kicked up over some
Items ~ the bill for extra compensa-
tion t0 the employees Of the house.
DInsmorc. ~ Arlhnsas. exposed the
fact that one Of the employees Of the
house. while occupying one position
was drawing salary for another and
ihat the difference between the galar-
les Mas to be made up In one " the
Items Of the bill.
This led TO the general ventilation
0f the domestic affairs Of the house
during which Bailey. OF Texas. declar-
ed shat the situation was scandal
upon the integrity " the house. He
charged that there were employees Of
the house who were dividing their sal
aries with others who performed no
work and challenged any one on the
other side 10 deny his allegations.
Bailey offered resolution for the
appointment of an investigating COM
mittee. which was referred 20 the com
mittec on rules. The general deficiency
appropriation bIll-the last Of the ap-
bllls-was passed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-22
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Rolling OF Ship Impaired Success OF
Experiments.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-The steamship
George, which arrived last night from
Liverpool, has on board a passenger.
Mr.. Sherman. who had charge Of the
experiments with wireless telegraphy on
the George Off Browhead. Mr. shor-
man said that he sent messages TO
Browhead from distance OF over thir-
teen miles and received replies, but
could not receive messages farther than
that owing to the fact that the rolling
Of the ship somewhat disarranged his
Instruments. This was not the Marconi
system but was invented by Mr.. Neil
Markline. Piccadilly, London.
The instrument on the vessel was at
tached to the metal OF the ship and
connected with wires which were at
tached to fore and aft stays OF the
steamer. The influence which conveys
the message in wireless telegraphy is
able to pass readily through insula-
tors. such as in a glass. but is alb
sorbed TO very great extent by all
conductive materials, especially by sheet
metals.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-22
NO POLICY ANNOUNCED.

WASHINGTON. Feb. H.-Secretary
Root has made answer to the resolu-
tion OF the senate calling on him for
information as 10 the extent Of the
holding Of lands by religious orders in
the Philippines and as to any declara-
tion made by him or obligation assum-
ed respecting the disposition OF these
lands.
The secretary by way of answer re-
fers to the presidents instructions
Of April Z, 1900. to the Philippine COM
mission. directing the commission TO
endeavor to investigate the land titles
of religious orders and to endeavor to
afford justice and settle these in man
ner to safeguard property rights and
equalities. II is added that no one in
behalf of the United States government
has entered into any obligation, other
than that set out in the peace treaty
in regard to these lands, nor has any
policy been announced.
The commission has stated the result
Of its inquiries, under this instruction,
in its report, especially in the sub-di-
visions entitled THE Friars," Public
Lands" and Land Titles and Regis
tratlon." The commission has especial
ly investigated the San Jose college
claim and referred it to the supreme
court Of the islands.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-22
SENSATIONS IN HOUSE.
Charges Brought Against Officers OF
Army and Navy and Employees
Of House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l-This was
another Held day in the house, Two
distinct sensations occurred. Early in
the day, luring the consideration OF an
amendment to the deficiency appropria-
tion bill to prevent hazlng at the nav
al academy, Hepburn, Of Iowa, used
exceedingly strong language while in
Weighing against the practice Of haz-
ing, charging by indirection that the
habits OF tyranny and oppression form
ed thus by the officers OF the army
and navy We're responsible for the re-
fusal Of sailors to enlist In the navy
and the large number OF desertions
from the army, Moreover, he alleged
that the officers stood by each other
when in trouble, saying that the COM
manders Of twenty-five vessels of the
navy lost since the civil war had with
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-22
BAD RAILROAD WRECK.
Ten Killed and Twenty Five Injured
on Pennsylvania Railroad.

PRINCETON. n. j.. Feb 2l.-one Of
the worst collisions IN the history OF
the Amboy division Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad occurred at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon at Rustings siding. near
Bor1entown. and about eight miles
south Of Trenton.
The Nellie Bly," express from New
York for Atlantic City collided with
passenger train No $50. running from
Camden to Trenton. The number Of
dead so far az known is ten and the in
jured upward Of twenty-five.
A special train which arrived at 3
o'clock from the scene Of the wreck
brought four dead bodies and eighteen
wounded. Among the killed was Wal
ter Earl, the engineer OF the express,
and James Brigham, the baggage
master OF the local train.
The two trains collIded at full speed
and both engines were completely de-
molished. The forward cars Of each
train. In both instances OF combination
baggage and smoker. were entirely de-
molished also. and the wreckage took
hrc. The second car OF the Nellie
Bly, turned over on its side and the
passs ngers had TO climb out through
the windows.