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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

MORE VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES
The Alaska Commercial Company has
received from its agent at Unalsska,
Aleutian Islands, letter dated April
10, giving information of volcanic dis
turbances there. The letter says
"Unalasks has been shaken up by earth.
quakes lately, and on several occasions
tue ground was covered with fine ashes
from some volcano. Reports reach US
from Unimsk to the the effect that with
every westerly wind their village is cov-
cred with some kind of ashes, indicst-
ing that some western volcano is in
actiop.v
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

MEETING OF REGENTS. The Ladies
Mount Vernon Association arrived at
Mount Vernon Saturday. Mrs. Justine
Van Rensselaer, To wnsend, OF NewYork
the regent, aud about 20 yice-regents.
were present. Yesterday they st.end-
ed services at old PohicE Church. As
a result OF this years session, the Games
of the several States will be taken from
over toe doors Of the different rooms Of
the mansion and taeir original designa-
ton restored, such 90 "Neliie Custis's
Room" Geo. Washington. Room,n
The West Parlor," aud 80 on. A
beautiful set of caudelaora noldiug 10
candles now adorns the dining table.
This wss presented to the council by
Mrs. Ball, vice regent from Virginia.
rhe present ton OF historic relics TO tho
couEcil is always an Interesting feature
OF this annual gathering. Among those of
this year is reproduction 10 embroidery
| on silk OF a famous etching OF the head
Washington. The original t3hiBg was
made by Shsrpless, the famous Eoslish
artist, and the needlework copy was
made by bis daughter, Miss Rolina
Shsrplees. Ii Yves handed down from
family to family until now, through tho
secrt tsry, Mrs. Ball, it has been given
to the association by Mrs. John Tom
lin, of Virginia. The presentation Of
picture of Lafayette just Ut this time ID
Of special interest,". The children
OF the public schools of Richmond
were the givers. This was also
presented through Mrs. Ball. Vic
Regent Mrs. Charles F. Manderson, OF
Omaha, Neb., presented rare and valu-
able cup and plst, OF semi-chins, made
1t the time when il was desired to make
Mount Vernon the national cspit u.
The following vice-regeLt t. were elec,ee:
Mrs. John Julius PriuRle. OF South Caro-
lice; Mrs. Charles Denbgh Iudieuo;
aud Mrs. William Barrett, Kentucky.
Gov. Montague and the Virginia Board Of
Visitors are expected to visit Mount Yeinon
tomorrow.
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naneeronsI rNegIected.

Burns, cuts and wounds often fail TO heal
properly If neglected and become troublesome
soIoL DeWitt's Witch Hazel sslye prevents
such consequences. Even where delay has az
gravated the injury DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salye effects 3 cure. Il had running sore on
my leg thirty years." says he. Hsrtly, YAM
keeto6n, Ind. AFTER using many remedies,
/ tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. few
boxes healed the sore" Cures all skin
diseases. Piles yield to it st once. Beware Of
counterfeits. Por sale by E. s. Lesdbeater &
Sons.
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ewes and ears but will neither zee nor

DESPITE THE protests OF the business
men of Savannah and OF the Senators
and Representatives, OF Georgia. the
President appoiated John Dsveau1'
colored, as collector of customs for the
district Of Ssvsnuah and the Senate also
ignored these protests and confirmed the
appointment. With such opposition
against man DO such appointment
would have been made in a northern
city, nut Savannah is 10 the SOUTH, and
as Senator Hanna had promised De-
vesux the place the opposition OF the
entire white population OF that city was
OF no avail and it was not even taken
into consideration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

second ballot for members Of the Chamber Of
Deputies, which occurred yesterday showed
269 ministerials elected, 269 snti.u1inisser.
ials and 90 districts of doubtful attitude.
These results do not include two districts in
Cochin China, which we're ignored, one from
Martinique where the election did not occur
and two provinces where the election is dis
Dute0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

A 100000 combine OF steel found
ers is being attempted in Chicago, ILL.,
These millions Of dollars trusts are now
becoming go numerous that they cease
to cause special wonder, but when q
small enterprise is started many people
are surprised at the temerlty Of the
man who would risk his money when
such odds and capital are against him.
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The Market.
Georgetown, May 12.-Whest S0s86.
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, d. c., May II.
SENATE.

At the conclusion of the routine
business there was taken up the resolu'
ton offered by Mr.. Bailey. in briei
holding that it is contrary to the policy
| of the United States ID accredit to any
foreign government any ambassador
OF diplomatic officer to specially
represent the United StS.e at toe
coronation OF any hereditary prince OF
potentate, and further denying the
power of the President to appoint any
am bassador CT diplomatic agent with
out the advice and consent of the
Senate. Upon request of Mr.. Foraker,
| WHO said he desired to examine the
resolution, it went over, retaining its
place.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman of the COM
mittae on foreign relations, laid before
American Consul at Fort de France,
ammo unciug the complete annihilation
of St. Pierre.
BY unanimous consent, bill was
passed increasing the salaries OF bailiffs
and criers in tue United States courts
from g to g per diem.
The Philippine civil government bill
was laid before the Senate BIT IL 20
o'clock.
Mr.. Foraker took the floor 10 de-
tense IF the civil government bill
Among other things he said: "We are
not coming away from the Philippines
under this administration or the next
one, no matter what political COM
plexion it may be, for we could not dc
so without writing the word 'poltroon'
across the forehead of the American
government and the people will never
permit that"
During his speech be made reference
20 certain statements made by the SEN
ator from South Carolina and drew
from Mr.. Tlllman the sharp retort that
ne believed the policy OF taxing the
Philippines was to enable their ex'
ploitatioD by capitalists, while the
army protected them. II believe this,
so help me God" he shouted.
HOUSE.
The House today considered leRisla-
ton pertaining 10 the District of Colum-
bia.
The consideration of the District OF
Columbia business was temporarily
dispe sed with shortly after two o'clock
and q message from the President, urg-
ing relief for the Martinique sufferers,
vas read. IL was referred to the com.
miltse on appropriations for action.
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Lansburgh&BrO.,
42o to 426 Seventh street,
wAsHINaToE. DC.
WASHINGTON. d. O.

tended until the second Wednesday In
January, 1906. Ia the senatorial dis
tries bearing even numbers there shall
be elected on Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1905, for term
of two years, to begin on the second
Wednesday in January succeeding
their election. members of the Sen
ate to represent such districts, and on
the Tuesday sfter the first Monday in
November, 1905, there shsll be eleCtsd,
for the term of four years, to begin on
the second Wednesday 10 January sue.
ceeding their election, Senator from
each senatorial district 10 the State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

When you wake up with bad taste
in your mouth, use Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Oae or
two doses will make you well. They
also cure oilio9sness, sick headache md
coDttips tioU.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

4 lOX & GORDON SMALL MISSOURI
~ hams, winter-cured, Just received By
J C. MILBUBN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-12

ENINE LEMON CLING CANNED
IL PEACHES for sale by
MILBURN.
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List ofUncIaimed I,etters.

The following is list Of the letters 10.
naming in the Alexandria Va, postoAics
on May II, 1902:
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Daily Deliveries TO AJexandris
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
A MIRAGE SEEN1N WASHINGTONs
White Dome of the Capitol Greatly En-
Iarged Reflected in Blue Sky
Weather Bureau Scientists
Made Observations.

Washington, Oct. 3O.-Scientifc circles
10 Washington are discussing the wonder
full mirage which appeared in the SIX,
yesterday afternoon to the south of the
city. 1t is accounted particularly fortu
nate that officials Of the Weather Bureau
had their attention called to the occur
renee in time to accumulate scientific data.
The mirage was as clear and distinct as
If painted with gigantic brush on the sky
and showed the dome of the Capitol build
ing, surmounted by the Goddess of Liber.
ty, at point in the heavens opposite the
side of the building. The sky picture was
vastly enlarged, covering an immense area
Of the heavens, and the white done was
thrown in sharp relief against the deep
blue Of the upper atmosphere.
The mirage lasted only seven minutes,
and then vanished as suddenly as 1t had
peared. The close proximity of the mi
rage to the object reflected lie considered
remarkable by scientific men. This is be-
iieved to be the first instance, in this coun-
try, at least, of sky picture. clear in de-
tail and enlarged in size, apparently with
in short distance of the object of which
it was a reflection. The data taken by the
Weather Bureau officials will be made
public within few days.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06

enjoyed greater prosperity than we are
ENJOYING. For this We render heartfelt
and solemn thanks to the Giyer of Good,
and we seek to praise Him not by words
only but by deeds, by the way In which
we do our duty to ourselves and to our
fellOW-men.
"Now, therefore, l, Theodore Roose.
welt. President Of the United States, do
hereby designate as a day of general
thanksgiving Thursday, the twenty-sev.
enth Of the coming November, and dc
recommend that throughout the land the
people cease from their ordinary occupa,
tons, and in their several homes and
places of worship render thanks unto
Almighty God for the manifold blessings
of the past year.
\ "In witness whereof | have hereunto
Bet my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington this
29lh day of October, in the year of oul
Lord one thousand nine hundred and two
and Of the Independence of the United
States, the one hundred and twenty
seventh.
Seal
(slgued) THEODORE Roosevelt,
by The President
(Slgned) John HAY
Secretary of State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
Delaying the Panama Canal
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press
There is small probability of the Unit
ed States undertaking to construct the
Panama Canal on the concession made
to the French Panama Canal Company.
There have been Washington dispatches
IN various newspapers to that effect, but
they are evidently unfounded.
The Colombian Minister at Washington
is accused of delaying the negotiations I'M
necessarily, which may be true. He was
very slow in beginning them and seems to
have been appointed Minister for SOME
reason never clearly understood here. His
predecessor was a capable man, who was
working theoretically with view of OPEN
ing the way for the United States to con-
struct the canal. Concha, the present
Minister, was long time in reaching
Washington after his arrival at New York,
which delay was not explained
But the concession made by Colombis
to the French Company provides that any
attempt on the part of the French cOmps-
ny to dispose of it without the consent OF
Colombia shall lead 10 its forfeiture. The
United States has not purchased the
property yet, and unless an arrangement
is made with Colombia it will not be able
to get any concession. The Colombian
Government wants to get more money out
of the United States than was originally
asked which was 1000, 600 for fourteen
years. 1t now wants $4,000, 600 for that
length CT time. The original demand was
excessive in every way, and the increased
demand would be extortionate.
Colombia would be so greatly benefited
by the canal that it ought not to ask a
a cent for the franchise. If that Gov
ernment by its extraordinary demands
seeks to delay or defeat the prospect the
sanity of its leaders will be questioned
But that extreme is not anticipated. How
eyer, the Nicaragua route is still posi-
bility.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
PostponInu Marriage.

Spending or saving money is largely a
matter of habit, after all. If two newly.
married people can afford to spend 500
or 81 900 week, let them do SO and enjoy
it, but to say that young men ana young
girls must not marry when the former has
an assured income Of $l2 week is to say
that there is something wrong in our
school system or in our habits. A young
man with that salary spends it all on him
sell and thinks hard that he has no more.
He sees other young men spending two or
three times that sum, and is disposed TO
consider himself an illused individual be-
cause be is deprived of some pleasures
which he has come to consider necessary
to his existence. Talk to such a young
man about marrying, and be will regard
you as freak.
"Why," he will argue. 81 don't make
enough to keep myself, and of course a
wife would want to spend great deal
more, and we be headed straight for the
poorhouse."
This argument is not fair or accurate
If girls tastes and desires in the way Of
dress and other expenses are unlimited,
she should by all means marry man with
barrel, but if she is girl who is willing
to be a poor mans wife, the argument is
unjust and untrue. This Virginia girl
tells the exact truth when she says that a
girl who makes her own dresses can get
two or three outfits for the price that a
man pays for one suit, and she will be
neatly and tastefully dressed. The truth
is that the young man who makes such an
argument as we have indicated is supreme
ly selfish. He wants to spend on himself
and the qualification of bis own tastes and
habits everything he can make, and ex'
cuses himself with the plea that women
are too extravaganza" 1t isn't always
true, as can be certified by numerous ra-
tional people.
The young man who postpones marriage
from year to year for no bester reason
than that he is waiting to get able to sup
port a wife doesn't usually zee that time
arrive. He generally becomes less able
and less willing as the years pass, and
finally ends by becoming that abnormal
and useless member of humanity soured
old bachelor. The young Virglnian is
right, and the young men of today do her
and her kind an injustice when they
charge that the principal obstacle in the
way of marriage is woman's extravaganza.
man can be just as extravagant as
woman can, and the latter will be more
apt to abandon her habits of luxury than
the former will, if she loves the man. If
the young men of today prefer single
life, let them come out honestly and ac-
knowledge that they prefer it because
they want everything they can make to
spend on Observation-Disclosures Ad-
yertiser.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
A Wonderful Feat,

Recently party from the embas.
sizes at Constantinople went to in.
spect the international lifeboat serv.
ice on the Black sea coast. At one
of the life-saving stations they
thought they would like to test the
conditions of lifeboat work. So,
clothing themselves in bathing cos.
tunes and cork jackets, they each
took an oar in a lifeboat, to the huge
delight of the Turkish boatmen
One of the secretaries of the British
embassy is never seen without an
eyeglass, and is said even to sleep
with it. On this occasion he was
faithful to the glass, and solemnly
embarked in a cork jacket and eye.
glass. All the proper exercises were
gone through, and finally the boat
was capsized and righted again by
its own crew. AS they crept from
under the capsized boat a howl Of
surprise came from the Turks, for
the secretary's head appeared with
the eyeglass firmly fixed in it's prop
er position, its owner taxing it as a
matter of course that it should be
there.-London Telegraph.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
SUBSCRIPTIONS
0RsD1kS0vEMBER 6. 1902.

Tux Legislature of Virginia will meet in
extra session at Richmond on next Tues
day, The 18th inst. The session is likely to
prove one of the longest that has ever
been held by tue General Assembly. Il
will have to so reform the statute law OF
the State as to make it conform to the
provisions of the new Constitution. There
have been so many radical changes in the
organic law that it will be tedious and
difficult undertaking to reform the statute
Nav as may be necessary. Whether the
sent Legislature will be equal to the
X has yet to be determined.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

In 80 out of 100 cases a mans left arm
is stronger than his right.
Hundreds of horses and thousands Of
cattle in the mountains in the Ha-
waiian islands never take drink OF
water. A jointed grass known as
MAMMA is food and drink to them.
Cookstown is a seaweed settlement
in Alaska. 1t was originally built Of
clay bricks, but the action of the sea
salt, with which the air is heavy, caused
the bricks to crumble away and in their
place were substituted slabs of sea-
weed mixed with salt, compressed and
baked.
There is probably in all the world
only one town built Of glass, and that is
to be found near Yellowstone park
The glass is not artificial, but natural,
being formed by ages of volcanic ac'
ton. It is dark-green or black in hue,
but in every other respect resembles
the artificial product.
The stalwart footmen of six feet or
more who so long werein favor among
the ultra-swell set of New York have
been displaced by good-looking boys
between 10 and IS years Of age, espe-
cially on carriages. Handsome little
fellows of the Fauntleroy type are now
quite the correct thing.
A project is on foot in Missouri for
the establishment of national reser-
walton in Camden county, in that state.
There is a rare combinat ton in that
county of mountains, rivers, valleys,
caves and springs, and wild animals are
still abundant. The county is trav-
ersed by the Usage and Niangua rivers,
the scenery along which is extremely
beautiful. One of the cavesis 1900 feet
long, and at one place 100 feet wide
and 60 feet high.
The new East river bridge will be
immense. In one cable there are 1886
wires. Each wire is three-sixteenths
of an inch in circumference and Is 5000
feet long, making a cable, if stretched
out in one continuous wire, of 20, S6s,Oo0
feet, or 395 1-3 miles, in length. If the
wires of the four cables were stretched
out they would almost reach from Chi
cago to New York and back again.
The wires in weight average about
one pound to every ten feet. There
fore, in one cable there would be $685.
800 pounds, or 1,044 tons. The four
cables would weigh 4,176 tons.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
WHY GnntH Dnnce.

A correspondent noting what is
fairly we'll known among entomolo-
gists, that many species of flies con-
gregate to dance, says it is we'll
known that this is for a very utili-
tartan purpose-the selection of a
mate. At the present moment there
are thousands Of so-called winter
nudge" (trichocera hiemalis) dancing
at the end of his garden. and every
now and again paired couples can
be seen to separate themselves from
the crowd On the previous day,
when it was very windy, there were
but few about, but three or four
found the shelter of a doorway, and
after a lengthy dance, seen from a
darkened room against a twilight
sky, a paired couple found a resting
place on his coat sleeve.-Pearson's
Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
THANKSGIVING DAY NAMED.
BssIdent Designates Thursday, NOyem-
Der 81, as Time for Praise.

Washington, Oct. 29.-President Roose
sFe64zg issued mis- proclamation desig-
mating ThurdaY, November 81, as day o.
thanksgiving.
The proclamation Is as follows:-
According to the yearly custom Of ouI
people, it falls upon the President at this
season to appoint day of festival and
thanksgiving to God.
"Oyer a century and a quarter has
passed since this country took its place
kamone tile nations of the earth, and dur
Ling that tiine we have had on the whole
5more TO be thankful for than has fallen to
Ethe lot Of any other people. Generation af-
Der generation has grown to manhood and
Assad. away Each has had to bear its pc.
burdens, each TO face its special cri-
each has known years Of grim trial,
Me country was menaced by malice,
nestle or foreign levy, when the hand
fof the Lord was heavy upon it in drought
or food or peetiIence. when in bodily dis
tress and anguish Of soul it paid the
penalty Of folly and froward heart.
Nevertheless. decade by decade, we have
ktraegled onward and upward; we now
Akpndantly enjoy material we'll being, and
n the favor Of the Most High we are
Va eQfneslly to achieve moral and
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

As mercury will certainly destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions from
equitable physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Calarrh
Cure, manufacturedby F. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made In Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Che.
ney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, Price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-06
PERSONAL NOTES.

Helen VacarescO, one of the most inter
esting figures among the women writer's OF
Europe is writing her memoirs.
George Cabot Lodge, a son of Senator
Lodge, is to publish volume OF poems
and a society novel called "Mediocrity."
Stephen NJ Griswold, bank president,
ex.State Senator and charchman, will soon
complete fifty years as an usher in Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn.
President Woodrow Wilson, of Prince
ton University, will deliver an address be-
fore the Presbyterian Union at its dinner
in Baltimore on December 4.
Captain ]. H. Mcdowell, of Nashvile e.,
Tenn, was the guest of honor at the ban
quet of the SURVIVORS of the Second Illinois
Cavalry at Quincy, Ill. He was Con-
federate soldier, and on the occasion of
the banquet he ieturne1 a carbne viii b
be took from soldier of the cavalry at
the battle Of Holly Springs.