Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-20
From PARIS, A9gG i, 1907.


Jeferion for another appointment the
pfeliient told him the pubic voice was 70
much aganf him, that he could NOT give
him public appointments but obferyed
at the fame time that the treafury would
take care of him Accordingly Mr.. F.
is tent to Amferdam, as banker Of the
United States, with pron1ile thar all the
monies paid in Europe by the United
States lhalI go through his hands. Thus
miniRer refdent of 1900 dollars is diff
placed to make way for one, who will
make out of the United States at leaf
10000 /! Such is modern economy.
| am informed, thar number Of our
countrymen have celebrated the 18th or
July at Bordeaux, in truly democratic
ityle, with American conlul as preGdent,
and the American conlul for Liibon as
vice-preiidsnr. After dinner number of
democratic toafts were drank and the
PRECEDENT, with torch blew up a ginger
bread battle, erected for that oecatoo,
while the muhc played r4ira, earmag-
uoje and Maylrllo,s. The day happening
10 be on the Sabbath, it was propoled TO
poifpone uutlI monday, the celebration.
This, however, was overruled by the
men Of the age ofrealon." [Bae. cen.l
lie CAyc's bills The holders of thefe
bills ought TO be cautious how they part
with them, without receiving valuable
confederation therefor. Although fome of
them have been protected for nom paymens,
ard the payment OF others deferred yes
fome of them bae0e been paid. From paf-
lengers recently arrived here, and from lei
tiers from France, from merchants OF TIE
are refpestability, it appears that theie
bills will eventually be paid or fettled,
probably by funding the one half, and pay
ing the other half in cath.
WONDERFUL CHANGES IN THE HEA-
vENLY LUMINARIEs.
s The ancient astronomers had obferved
a new tar 10 the heart of the Swan, which
from time to line diiappeared. In HE
year 1900, it was equal to far of the
fre magnltude; it greatly diminfhed, and
at length difappeared. M. Catiini per-
ceived it in 1865. Il increafed five years
fucceMvely; it then began 10 deereafc, and
re. appeared no more. In 1910, new
far was obfervel near the head Of the
Swan. It difappeared and became again
viG5Ie in 1872. From that perioo It was
ieen no more till 1909; and 10 1913, it
totally disappeared" The Plelades, a
conGellatioa mentioned in the book OF JOB,
once contained feven tiars. Six only are,
now perceptible. The eventh dilaPpear-
ed at the iiege of Troy, about 1909 years
before the birth of Chria.
What has become of this Rar and of
others which have difappeared Havet they
been utterly extinguiihed, together with
the worlds with which they were fyecmati-
cally connected
{" Tie FAIRS fade away the Sun him
leif grows dim with age, and Mature finks
in years"
From the UNIVERSAL ASYLUM.
ORIGIN OF THE WORD DUN.
Some have derived this word from the
French word donaez, Ggnifying gi1e me,
implying a demand of fomething due
and others, amonga whom is the celebra-
led DR.. Tohnfon, from the Saxon word air..
nan to Glamour. Both are wrong. The
origin of the word, as related in a period
cal work publlfhed in London nearly
ago, is Gmply this.-In the reign Of