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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-21
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Marie Love, aged seven years, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Ms. William Love, died
about G:30 O'Clock Monday morning at
the home of he- grandmother Mrs.
Anua Love, 1911 Frederick avenue,
Baltimore, from blood poisoning which
was caused by falling on lead pencil
which was driven into her palate. Last
Saturday evening, while at her grand
mothers home, the child was studiously
working at some problem up stairs in
rear room. While pOndering over one
of the examples she placed the pencil in
her mouth, and all of sudden she jump
ped mp aud ran from the room, still
with the pencil between her teeth. She
was running in rapid gait toward the
room 10 which she knew her Grandmother
10 be, when she tripped and tell. The
sharp point Of the pencil penetrated deep
into the palate, and when she vas pick
ed, up aud the pencil withdrawn the
wound was bleeding profusely. DR..
Philip A. KnOrr was Immediately sum-
moned. After thorough examination
DR.. Knorr found that a small portion OF
the graphite had remained in the wound.
He carefully removed the substance and
the wound, apparently, seemed TO heal.
When he next visited the child the
wound presented an ugly appearance.
Peritonitis set In and all efforts to save
the child. LIE proved futile.
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Beware of Counterfeits.

"DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch Hazel
Salve." writes J. L. Tucker, of Centre, Ala.
II have used it in my family for Piles. Cuts
and Burns tor years and can recommend il as
be the best Salge on the market. Every fam
ily should keep it, as it is an invaluable
household remedy. and should always be kept
on hand for immediate use" Mrs. Samuel
Gage, of North Bush. ". Y, says; IL had a
fever sore on my ankle for twelve years that
the doctors could not cure. All salves and
blood remedies proved worthless, | could not
walk for two years. Finally was persuaded
TO try DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, viii h
has completely cured me: u IS a wonderful
relief" DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye cures
without leaving scar. Sold by all drug
gists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-21
MEDICINAL.
BAD STOMACH
MAKES BAD BLOOD

You can't make sweet butter in a foul
cburn Every farmers wife knows this
Your stomach churns and digests the
food YOU eat, and If foul, torpid or out OF
order, your whole system suffers from
blood poisoning. You will have foul
breath. coated tongue, bad tasie, poor
annette and a whole train OF disagree
able symptoms. ,spr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. Which is not beyer-
age composed OF whisky or alcohol. being
entirely free from intOxicants, Is great
regulator and invigOratOr OF the StOm-
ach, Liver and Bowels.
About year ago was Ill with blood pol
sQning.p writes Miss Eveline Louis. or ~
Walter Street. Buffalo n. y. II had what
seemed TO be a small cold sore on my lip IL
became very angry in appearance and began
TO spread until IL nearly covered my face. L
was a frghtful sight and could not 20 OUT
side the house because OF my appearance; =, va
used a blood medicine which did not give
me any relief. Then | began 10 tahe youa u1
Golden Medical Discovery. was gres,ihy
benefited with the first bottle ana ailer ~
ing the second bottle was compleiels Srlrui IA
The ervsipeIatous eruption Disappeared ana
my blood was cleansed My complexion Is
cisaP and fresh and have felt better this
year than | did for some time pe1ore. III.
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery Is GER
tainIy a most remarkable medicine
Don't accept a substitute for medicine
which performs such cures and which has
a uniformly successful record OF nearly
forty years to its credit It's an insult to
your intelligence for dealer TO try by
over persuasion TO palm of upon you In
its stead some inferior article with no
record TO back il up. You know what
you want; 1t is his business to meet that
want.
$50, ,0OU The Ti Peoples p Common % sense
Medical Adviser. book that sold 10 the eN-
tent OF 10000 copies few
years ago. at $3.50 per copy ea>
Last year we gave away II &5Ss<sSs
$4,000 worth Of these invalua- Tp-.sfs
ble books This year we shall NbSs1
give away $4,000 worth OF 4 v.e% Il kIps1s
them win you share In this Az 1sD
benefit II SO. send only y %SF
one-ccnt stamps TO cover cost
OF mailing only for book In
stiff paper covers. or 81 stamps nv
Tor cioth-bOund. Address DR. ~
X. " Pierce. Buffalo. n. y.
Constipation although a little i'll. be-
gets big ones If neglected. DIR. Pierce's
Pellets cures constipation.
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10th, llth, + and g Sts., y. W.
WASHINGTON. y. C..
Worst ofAIi Experiences.

Can anything he worse than u feel That
every minute will be your last Such was
the experience of Mrs. ). II. NewsOn, Deca.
tur, Ala. II endured insuferable pain from
indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble Death
seemed inevitable when doctors and all reme-
dies failed. At length was induced to try
Electric Bitters aud the result was miraeu-
Ious. | improved at once and now I'm COM
pletely recovered. For Liver, Kidney, StonI-
ach and Bowel trouble Electric Bitters is the
only medicine. Only j0c. It's guaranteed
BY +. S. Leadbeater d Sons, druggists.
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r nv ANDRIA VA WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 81 1901
AIexanoiia Gazeffe.

TERMS: DAILY year, $500; 6 mouths
$3.50; 8 months, Sl:25; l month, So;45;
week, $010.
Tri.weekly--I year, $500; ;.6 months, $l.5O F;
months, $O.75; month, $0:25.
Conirlct advertisers will not be allowed to ex'
ceed theirspace unless the excess is paid foi
at transient rates, and under no eircum-
stances will they be allowed 20 advertise
other than their legitimate business IN the
space contracted for. -n
Resolutions in memanam. of thanks, tributes
of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
or persons, unless of public concern, VIII
only be printed in the paper as adVeruse-
me1ts. W..
lFntered at the Postoffice Of Alexandria, Vir
ginia, as seeond-class matter.l
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Head About to Burst From Severe
Bilious Attack.

81 had severe bilious attack and felt
like my bead was about TO burst when |
got hold of free sample of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tsblets. |
took dose of them after supper aud the
next day felt like new man and have
been feeling happy ever since" says
Mr.. J. w. smith of Julifi, Texas. FOr
bliousncss, stomach troubles and con-
Situation these Tablets have no equal
Price 25 cents. For sale Dy Gibson
d Timberman and w. +. Creighton q
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s40OS SUUO The People's Common Sense

CONSTIPATION although a little i'll. be-
gets big ones If neglected. DIR. Pierces
Pellets cures constipation.
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10th. 1th. + Il 6 SITS N w.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
From Now Oh store viii BE Kept
Open Evenings Until Xmas.
Holiday Shopping Is
Satisfactory Here.

All in one st re. in one shopping trip you
can 5uy Christmas cards for a few pennies,
or Oriental Rugs up to thousands OF dollars
TOYS. Art Wares, Silks or Perfumes, Odd
Furniture or Real Laces, Marbles or Bronzees.
Jewelry or Sewing Machines, as well as the
almost infinite varieties Of things you know as
Fancy Goods. but which make the choicest
of eift things There are no risks to take.
You are sure of qualiiy-sure of the iaIres'
prices.
Shopping Cards save time and enable you
to pay at one time for all your purchases.
You will find il 10 your advantage 10 take
all az vour small packares with YOU.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-21
CLEANLY WOMAN.
Erroneousiy Thinks by Securing Her
Scalp That She Cures Dandrun.

Cleanly woman has an erroneous idea
that By securing the scalp. which re-
moves the dandruff scales. she is curing
the dandruff She may wash her scalp
every day. and yet have dandruff her
life long. accompanied by falling hair.
too. The only way In the world to cure
dandrufr is to kill the dandruff germ.
and there is no hair preparation that will
do that but Newbro's Herpicide. Herpi-
eide by killing the dandruft germ,
leaves the hair free to grow as healthy
Nature intended. Destroy the cause
Won remove the effect. Kill the dan
druT germ with Herpicide. Sold by
Leading druggists Send 10c. In stamps
for sample TO The Herpicide Co.. De-
troit, Mich.
f. S. Leadbeater & Sous, Special
Agents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

he developed for the confederate uni
FORM. He would refuse food from any
one in gray, and several times narrowly
escaped being shot for his ungracious-
ness to those garbed in that color.
When the men got to Richmond pris-
On one Of the first things Jack" did was
to soundly whip dog belonging to con-
federate officer, and never once while he
was there would he permit any of the
prison officials or guards to scrape al
acquaintance with him.
While Jack" was always friendl y tc
the men of the First Maryla1d nd he would
not associate with them. In that respect
he was an aristocrat. He stuck to the Of
ficers, but If any of the men were in dis
tress he was among the first to reach
them. -,
Jack" survived the hardships OF
prison life, and was taken to Baltimore
by the First Maryland, where it is to be
hoped suitable memorial may be found
to save from forgetfulness his many
good deeds and noble character.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

Now you can see that when the axle
revolves the crank will turn, and these
two children will have q game of see
saw that would make you and me diz-
Zy. The see-saw stick can be changed
at pleasure or the figures may ba
changed A very funny looking, see
saw might have a monkey on one end
and an angry cat with her back up on
the other.
A great variety of other figures may
be made, such as dairy maid churn-
ing, boy grinding a coffee mill, a car
penter turning a brace "a man saving
wood, dancing jack, kicking mule.
two figures bowling, the figure of
large head with the lower jaw opening
and closing.
If you are enough Of genius you
may be able to fit Develed gear on
the axle, right above the spindle, with
its beveed mate on hollow tube that
fits closely over the spindle and has
grooved wheel at its lower end. he
tween the post and the frame. This
tube-and, of course. the grooved
wheel-would revolve' as the axle did.
Thus the power could be carried from
the wheel by a pulley cord into the
house and attached to all sorts of con-
trivances there. There is no end oil
fun in a NATURALIZATION the wind
blows.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
DIED GIVING FIRE ALARM.
Then Lost His Own Life by
Being Suffocated.

The heroism of dog a plain story
of not uncommon animal intelligence
which is not without its pathos, has
aroused the interest of Somerville resi-
dents, who almost overlook the mag
nitude of the service rendered in their
expressions of regret at the outcome.
Jack, a pet by day and a watchman
by night, was the property of Herbert
E. Bowman, a druggist in Magoun
square.
Between 80 and one o'clock the
other morning, the height of Jacks
vigil, there occurred fire in Mr.. Bow
mans store, due, 1t is believed, to
spontaneous combustion. Jack was
alive 10 it in twinkling. With a
bound he was on his feet at the first
smell of smoke. He was helpless,
though not without realization OF
his trust. The loudest bark was all
he could give and he gave it. Leapiug
about, paving madly at the front door
and lifting his tones with all his
strength, he raised the alarm.
Above the store, where there are
tenements occupied by ten persons in
all. the cries of Jack gave first warn
ing of the danger that lay beneath.
Before the smoke had penetrated
through the floors, every one of the
sleepers had been aroused and hurried
to a place of safety.
Meantime Jack had not ceased his
efforts. His yelps, though not as fire.
quent and as loud as at first, showed
him mindful of his duty. The door was
forced, though the smoke which burst
out was unbearable. Jack lay on the
floor, dead. Suffocated, the firemen
said.-Boston Globe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
JACK" WAS A LoYALIsT.
he Deserted His Confederate Master
and Joined the First Maryland
During the War.

"Union Jack" or Jack" as he was
more briefly and familiarly called by
those who knew him, was famous dog
of the civil war. Jack" displayed mas
tiff characteristics, but that he was not
pure bred was evident by length of body,
hound-like fining away at the loins and
deer-like symmetry and slimness of
legs.
Originally he belonged to confeder-
ate jailer in Front Royal, Va, when COM
panies F and of the First Maryland reg
iment were there on provost guard duty.
When Jackson made an advance upon
the place these companies fell back to
join their regiment in repelling him, and,
after severe action, were surrounded,
taken prisoners and brought back to
Front Royal
1t was while the two companies were
on provost guard duty that Jack" first
displayed dog sympathy for the north.
He made friendly overtures to the First
Maryland officers and when the compa-
nies fell back to take part in the fight
against Jackson Jack" insisted on ac-
companying them. His master protest
ed, sternly ordered him to his quarters,
coaXed, entreated, offered bribes of food,
but all in vain.
"Jack" Of sudden seemed to have
no further use for his old jail-keeping
master, and did not hesitate to lay naked
his quarry of powerful teeth whenever
an attempt was made to place restrain
ing hand on bin.
| He went Into the fight with the Mary
landers, tried to dig out burrowing
shells, chased after bounding round shot,
barked defiance at screaming shrapnel,
| licked the faces of the wounded and
whined mournfully over the dead.
Jacks" behavior in that swift action
brazed closer and firmer the bond of af-
fection which had been gradually form
ing between the officers and the dog.
Jack" returned to Front Royal a
prisoner with the captured unionists,
and in spite of all attempts to wean him
back to old associations he remained
loyal to the stars and stripes. His affec-
! tion for the Maryland officers was unal-
terable, and he accompanied them
through all their vicissitudes and chan
ges of prison to Richmond.
Jacks" sagacity and devotion were
amazingly human. On the road when
the parched men were fainting of thirst
he would seek water along the way, and
bark loudly when he discovered it.
First Maryland history has it that when
the men were subsisting on only five
crackers to each man for five days this
remarkable dog would catch chickens
and bring them to the officers and sit
content to take what the famished men
cared to share with him.
On one occasion when wornout, foot
sore, sick soldier dropped in the road,
Jack" remained with him several
hours until a wagon took him up to fol-
low the sorrowful column on the way to
prison.
One of the most remarkable features
In his character was the intense hatred
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
BIG FUN WITH WlNDMlLLS
No Other Toy That Can Be Made at
Home Affords Such Varied
Amusement.

Why don't more boys-and girls, too
have fun with windmills? A simple
windmill is easily made, 1t is lively
where there is wind, and it may be-
come part Of as many interesting
toys as an ingenious person can con-
trive.
The mill described here Is simple
and strong, but will go. Take two
pieces of pine, an inch and a half
square, seven inches long. Lay them
across each other at right angles and
mark each piece to be notched out as
shown at d, figure 1. The notch in
each piece goes half way through.
Whittle down the edges B and c un-
til the arm of the blade is less than
one-quarter of an inch thick. Then
turn the stick and whittlea the Other
end in the same way, only commencing
on the edge A and the ether edge that
cannot be seen in the drawing. This
will make the blade on one end turn
just the opposite way from that on the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
------
A Horse with n History

Speaking of war horses" said Joe
Dickinson, late adjutant general on
Gen, Hooker's staff, "do any of you re-
member that magnificent white charger
that Hooker rode at Charlottesville?
Well, that horse had history. He was
discovered by one of Sickles' men in a
patch of pines not far from Good Hope
Hill, Nd, where his master had hidden
him. And he was presented to Dan
Sickles. He was a pure-bred Arabian
and the handsomest parade horse in
the army. A negro led the soldier to the
spot where the horse was concealed, and
the master of the horse also owned the
negro The owner Of the horse soon
discovered his whereabouts, and. armed
with proof of loyalty. went to Secretary
Stanton, who ordered the horse re-
turned. But the latter by this time had
disappeared. AS a matter Of fact, he
had passed into Hooker's hands, and
although considerable trouble was made
for Sickles and Hooker the Arabian re-
NAMED in the federal service. Amer
lean Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

other end. See figure 2. Both pieces
are made alike and when put together
they make the wheel, as seen in figure
3. Bore a quarter inch hole through
the center, and with small knife
blade whittle it square.
The frame may be made of fine
strips one inch square. If the wood is
only seven-eighths or three-quarters
of an inch thick better cut the pieces
about two inches wide. Top and bot
tom pieces are seven inches long, the
uprights are nine inches, The cross
piece is put in four inches from the
top, to brace the frame and to steady
the upper end of the spindle. Put the
frame together with long, slender wire
nails.
The axle better be of harder wood
than pine, and should be made per-
fectly smooth. 1t may be half an inch
thick. The end is whitfield square to
fit the hole in the wheel. 1t should fit
SO tight that it must be driven in
Before the axle Is put in the frame q
washer or two, cut out of leather,
should be slipped on the axle to keep
the wheel entirely clear from the
frame. When placing the axle in the
holes slip on another washer which
will remain at N, and then put a
small wire nail through the axle at
that point Put another washer and
nail at V.
The post may stand in the ground
or be nailed to fence or to the roof
of any building. The spindle may be
either a stout wire, as shown here, or
q round stick like the axle. The fan
is wide and very thin. A large shinglc
will do quite we'll.
The power of the windmill will be
much increased If a wing is fastened
to each arm of the wheel. These also
may be made of shingle. They must
be light and strong. If the wings are
used, the shoulder, S, must be longer,
to keep the wheel clear of the frame.
The end of the axle at w is also
Whitfield square. In piece of hard
wood two and one-half inches long
one-half inch thick and one inch wide
make a square hole, figure 8. This
must fit closely the end of the axle at
W. A small screw is driven near the
end, o. This makes crank which
turns as the wheel revolves. Now the
wheel is ready for the wind, and we
are ready to devise moving figures for
the mill to drive.
One such is suggested here-a see
saw. Cut the figures out of thin wood
or heavy pasteboard, color them in any
fantastic way, put ribbons about tn
necks If you choose and then tacl
| them to slender piece of wood Is
inches long. Make two small holes in
this piece, at p and Il. Through
drive small screw into the frame a
ii. Another slender strip of proper
length goes from T. on the see-sav
board, to the crack, o, and is fastened
by screws. All three of these screws
at II. T. and o. must ut the hole
rather loosely.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
SAW BULL RUN BATTLES.
Mrs. Lucinda Dogan, Who Was Liv-
ing Near Historic Spot, Still
in Fair Health.

Mrs Lucinda Dogan, now 81 years old,
who was an eye witness of both battles
at Bull Run in the civil war, is still liv-
ing at Groveton, near the historic field.
On the morning of the first battle she
was ordered from her home by one Of
Jackson's officers, and before she had
been gone ten minutes the artillery fire,
preceding the heavy fighting, had
opened She was seemingly fascinated
by the terror of the scene and never
strayed far from it. A railroad cut runs
through the farm near her house. 1t
was along this graded way that Jackson
formed his line for the second fight. The
line of the railroad is well preserved to-
day. The "cuts" are grown up in pine
and cedar and the fills" are also over
grown, but one may walk along the road
bed from Gainesville to Sudley. The par
ticular "cut" where the troops fought
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

with dubbed muskets and stones Is
about 1000 yards north of the Dogan
house.
Groveton is one mile west, along the
Warrenton pike, from the central field
of the first battle of Bull Run, and by
Dogan house, one can see the Henry
house and the Henry field where the
union advance southwark from Dudley
was checked Sunday afternoon, July 81,
1861, and where the panic seized the
union troops. Mrs. Dogan saw the bat
tle
This old lady was a star witness in the
congressional inquiry which reversed the
findings of the court-martial in the Fitz-
John Porter case. She testified that
Longstreet and officers of his staff ate
breakfast at her house early on the
morning of August 2S and his troops
were coming down the pike from the di-
rection of Gainesville.
1t was mainly her testimony which
proved that Longstreet had Joined Jack
son in the morning of that day, and thus
that Longstreet was in front of Porter 8
corps, which lay behind Dawkins
branch, about two miles south of Grove
ton. Bethel church, which was Fitz-John
Porters headquarters, three miles north
of Manassas, has been moved four miles
to the south, but the old foundation is
visible
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
WAR TIME LOAN REPAID
Twenty Dollars Borrowed in Southern
Prison Recently Returned
with Interest.

Mayor H. S. Benner, of Gettysburg,
Pa, has received 500 with simple inter-
est at six per cent. for 40 years, which
had been borrowed from him by his old
comrade, Capt. George Brown, while
they were confined together in prison at
Plymouth, N. c., after their capture in
the campaign of 1864.
The money had been borrowed by Capt
Brown in order to buy some extra pro-
visions, for it was almost impossible for
a man to subsist on the food furnished by
their confederate jailers. Both men
were members of the One Hundred and
First regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers,
and during their term of service were
close friends. But after they escaped
from Plymouth prison they became sepa-
rated and never saw each other again
until they met here.
Brown, who was attending the annual
encampment of the state G. A. r. as a
delegate from Ashland, Pa, met and rec
ognized Benner and, reminding him of
the loan, made an offer of payment The
offer was refused by the mayor, who said
that he had no recollection of the affair.
Brown insisted, saying that he had made
record of the loan at the time inihis
passbook. A settlement was effected by
Brown giving his comrade check for
S68.