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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01
LOCAL MATTERS

WEATHER PROBABILITIES N0Uemjcr 1879,
sof tho Middle States coar or partly cloudy
weather. nearly ststionsry Temperature, with
a5.2G barometer ard northwest 20 GoGihwcs!
a,uds during the rest OF Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

VISIT TO MISUNDERSTANDING E7srts
1tI large party Of ladies and gentlemen made
ii,E!s!t TO Wakefield, the birthplace of General
iT1shioston, yesterday. They were carried
Two theiiVer On the u. S. steamer Talapooss.
~. ,"s VISIT WAS preliminary to the erection OF 4
~Ivonnoat IN the site OF Wsshngtou's birth
, ,,yi' Is provided by got Of Conrr.s' Tn
t'!'y returned early this morning
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ERlENhS' MEETING.-M +. Trsvilla. o
a a.lol'icr Of the Society of Friends, snd very
s.5{qu?nt and Impressive speakc:, has appoint.
i ue;tlrg Tor Worship at Friends Meeting
''su'G 10 morrow afternoon at ta'f past three
Al IVN' 4 general invitation is extenicd to
81 to attcud.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

GEAD.-A Giarach received here annourc, g
thc death az Ataoa, Georgia, yesterday moro
ing, Of Nj. Augustus d. Forcactc. SOD OF Col.
&. j. h1rcacr?, fjrmcrIy Of iii: Midland Road.
Mf. F3Tcgcfc vas educated in this city and was
na. SG0H;l 70 MANY Cl cur Younger eit.2.ns
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

,o Cc.yElY CoURT-Juigc james SaagSter
',,s"3mg, met this evening and after the Judge
IN Ho os IN: minutes, sdioura! until tho court
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ACcInEN-.--t valuable marc huoneicr &c
Nr. GcnrGo II. Watkins, sot out Of her sGhla
atNcs' !.CG last a2 ht and Tell irto an ice l!ouar
sustaining scy4fa .GjuCic+. from which she sub
a!tqa"niiy died The marc had lately bceo pr.-
chased c3sii1g $50
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TsTn THE G!'iIHEN;3 Of ALEXANDRIA
=. CIV 4 y y iGI NI'Y

= CITY AND COUNTy.
JaCob VI HHlt'LaH Is hereby pisc5,! ha.
rnon,i -, t,.otI s.Ias;a q" W. n1e
Ho rIrs ~ ,hi. .,.Ir,rnn ~
Sts,a ~, nyr,,r c-oI;ti-s , Shs
McEuilcch bill not y Settlement suc:. rs Yir.
gina "nEh; :" accept. No rcnudiston Of honest
uools, bGi no compromising ot Interest, and no
fnv.t io 1s"'' q" r' 't i'T - years
a5.d F:na"sS :;i!i or n,,,;c '''''
=. MANY y3Tak-;
nJAEkt ifAG:Dpy and si,11.,I, ,;t,ii.x
a i:Et,!,S nj; y,yrs FIR enI., h,,
Ja$ - + 80 ~ III \ = soys
n''F e.; hlGG street.
gsKmarfI ,,nAn1nC cy,,. >Y,,1,. all,
- suI n,,.,r, i,-,t1,,' " @"o''>' ""''
Jas i. GAkl.iN 6; Sons,
-- !'""7 - r'' hing street
fSNABi4E at,l rDC% 1T UiITl:gRy-a fiji
- me- "h"'"si'in MI retail;
Jas :. ''A"LiN 3 " MS,
nov 6 King strh't
ehA RLINhi FhAtLlNH1
- r"r Sale ~ i. - ~ LIEU RN'F,
nov ~ north RoyG! 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

ETnrK TRArE.--The stock usiGcss Of the
Virginia MiiIaLd Reed is lnoreas;rg very
rapidly, ana the company is oiica obliged 70
refuse transportation ior want Of oaIs. Oac
hnadrad aud !orty ear loads arc expected here
h yiGht.
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CITY -HOTEI,
FOR ltENT.

rOh IL Err.
Til! House, which has boom thoroughly Ton
0Vatod. improved AID cnlSrgeG is now tor rnni
Apply 10 WIN. II. JKuIN
OCT "-lM' No. IL! Prince St
iICR BENZ OR LEhSE--The desirable and
r2"ny STONE and WAREHOUSE no.
6T Cameron street. lstniy Occupied By K, 3,
La%scn 81 Co Apply to
shplo j Ii. LAWSON
ETOk RENT--HUUSH No So Csneroo s..
2 between Fairfax ani Lca Apply 1u
.p OIL j. II ID SHOOT.
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CHraCu SERVICES. &C., To-MogRow.-
Lhr7N ChHrCh.-SeIJlce at II 3. m. and 4 r.
n. by Rev. II. Sutcr.
ST. Puts Church. -Scrvioa At II q. II. By
Rev. Dr.. Norton.
Grace Cl,rcb.Scr7ico Al II a. II. and
"a ?. II. by Rev. inr. Sharp.
S. N,uVS Gl3Uch. --fiass st ;? and | | q. n.
Irsucr3 at .. Il.
Ia.n Presbyterian LimcG (Eivs. Uhurcb). J.
S2WcoG: ! / Z. II. and $50 y. iii. ~ Reg. Dr.
iialL0ck.
Se2aH RtcsLgiu'il2 Ciurcb-Scryico at | |
i. m. and 100 p In. by Rev. Wn. D;nw:ljic.
.ic'b. Fps Ghuch-iieryico ut 1t .. u. an!
IS $50 .. III. by hsv. Mr. Ica,cc
Ntk. Epi5. Ct1Wch .Sou'i -Soryirs 1t i
=. N. add $50 p 10. By Rev. ". X. Boyle.
Meth. Prot. Utrcjt-Sorsicc At / r. II. ait!
80 2. III. nv Rev. ". L. Grahpm.
HcptEt Church-Scrvlco at i z. IL. ana ! "a
.. NJ. b. Eav. olr. Peniek Seats ise,.
ioRHg -Wa@'S tAfiNi,@ Associutio4. -
Service Of Sons "ni nraycr mcctoc in the
i'u!on |'reaHyterian Church at ! =, IN jail st
. ?. u. Aims ionso st >! p. III. lanai at :!
=. II. Open a;r meeting un Major .!!li a:
= n.
CITY Srnoar NoAHr.-..t1:l5 o'clocS las:
o2caio@ the ho. r; VA c?iicl 20 arGtr. J'r;*,at,
:. FcTsus,a j,e.ca. c.Q, chaNinaa: Nic%.ra.
Gfcgor5. ilcl>a5, %:;0l.oT, Alartuty, Snow =
zen, and Hh:Hirsry. iru-'H.S. md l.: J.
tame, sUpnt.a'natult q EcHU@ :.
The m,.u:a4 q The lis; iHcc;nE having
b.ca read ;ul ai.praQtd. - m!ii y ct DE
-uarrirtori .: TIE c.cI;: Wa directed 70 Issue
permits 70 D1T.I DJW3cy, Nii!ia.u Sins, ara
J2aapA Jotla}o, pupils ua;Cr Suspension fro:a
WASHINGTON aat S10wiru scGrus, % c)ad;;i0n
th2. they suJnit ~ tie punishment i9r rct.-~
ns vine; tnoy ;sorC SISDruIcG.
ga mot;.G OF Mr. kcmpsr the committee
on scl00!houSsi and !Urlltarc was directed to
hava gutter ri1otI upon The Washington
bnihiln2,
Tie Superintendent stated to tho board that
lie had tocu Inform ID ry Judge Stuart CT a
change OF ic,daic,, by which his ofico as =
trustee was vacltcd, Iud on Liz motion the
toar4 Expressed ii% regret at los!rg the very
valuable services e Jude S,usr;. aud The
cl-rk was Gif,cci to notify tie City C6uacil
ct the vacancy, AID rtGucs5 that i; lie filled.
MAJ. licrb.ri a:alcu that Msj. r. II. Hen
i,rsou had accepted hil position under mis-
understanding as 10 to the salary due him, and
requested ct tho superintendent intCrmalion On
the subject.
Superintendent Core read The 18Th by aw,
and explained that under it Mai. licudcr-ous
,Alary vas Only 500 year.
hr. Herbert lhou.hc that sum fer IA, i,iI,.
Tor man to live upon. tie asked ii his prL-
H., ,,e; ~, 49, A. r,,
'"' 'Hp'i 'u'onItu' STU WI iiaiICi hau
mat Saaty. tut that WaI not under this by
isw. Mr. Mouioy hsd received OILY $3.50.
Mr., Sn0wdcn said sous arrangement should
; Al XII - . - 'N 'i"''o '''S ''i't
~ WV" " WI. ''cnLe'S','' WHY WAS x ht'f'
''"u u Superior Ina'"c'tioo"' ihe 'urGriHton
"tnl s-pIico lIat "iitMc ,: i is were inaGtquat1
and tina. he would Wll!IUCIy advocate ] general
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raHirmsn Of Wo.kingmen's Esxcc. Com

HfArEV, -Itc Washington li3pub inaa CT
'a.s EoTGl9g sag: 'Srtcial officer IN iI0p~
~ icu2o q white man l}ie at th. corntr OF,
Thirteenth ard { streets northwest las. night.
VINO b,r3 cvidaGc, Of having Revived q terri
h." beating. llIs nose ras car and broken, 4
Hrc, Of the b0Lc ar' aciing. end there was r
sat about three iuches in !cngth behind the
n,n5 ear, k}a;ir had hin conveyed to the
'It!h Pre- nct st :.i1n. where 10 was attended
~ i'r. Walter. The MAJ was unable to give
- uama CT any account OF tic affair. baing
.,uo'!ieI with liquor. bit etcr 10 tho night
.ifoc c)uottymHu oalad ut the citation and
"'ot,ti"d hin as ialmsr canned John U BAL-
aaa, residing IN Midd!cbGrs, Va. His irj lrios
.Tf act serious, bat he will bear tho marks CT
p o.a .inC Is long as he lives
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01
Ae!s"E>sssA H!As.Ea.

" AhuABLh LANDS NEAR LRWIHS.
' WILLIE, IN FAikFAN COUNTY. Ar
COMMISSIONERS SALE--In and by virtue
OF the decree Of the Circuit Court Of Fsiri.x
county pronounced 81 is November term, 1879,
III the suit Of Ball ys Bs!l, the undersigned gno
| ca commissioners named in ssid decres, viii
on MCNDA4, Court day. the 10Th Of October.
lSI9 III front OF tbs Court House door, scl 10
Tho highest bidder, the following LOTS; and
iARChl!S OF LAND, lying near Lewinsviilc,
III saiG county, constituting part OF The reel q
| tate OF which s. IL. Bail, W. w. Ball and Lucy
W. Ball died seized
o! tho estate of s. III. Bsll--Lot No. !, con-
t4iningh acres, rood and IL poles Lot No. ,,
| cohtsniug II acres.
or the estate of W. W. Bsll--Lot No. |, con.
sslnlnE !Uo acres soods and 30 poles. LOT No.
:. containing ii acres and 10 poles
OF the cststo OF Lucy ". Hsil-L,i No. |,
contsinllg lIG uCr0S and II poles
!Eese lands ara all cli2ibiy situated &c d:sr-
able aiz? and slotd a raro opportunity FOR per.
| sens resldng in the Distric. to purchase.
Ierme OF saIo: 80 much cash in hand &C viii!
&c re4ulito 10 pay expenses of BALE, commissions
&C, ana mo residue in throe equal anuusl nay
| Eents to be- secured by the notes OF tho bur.
chaser, With approved personal security snd
retention OF title until tho last payment 10 made.
A plas OF the land will be shown on tho day Of
SalE a'u any intofnstl0n given upon application
| 10 the undersigned, st Fairfax CT House, Va.
| THOMAS MOORE, Conan. Of Ss!o
FslriHI county, sep l5-wiw
Gss- Tho above sale, for want cf bidders, ia
postponed TO The TEN:tH DAY or NUyHM-
| 3 ST. ncxt-ssine place sni hour.
TuOS. MOORE, Comm'r. Of Ss!o
Fairisx county. oct 22-wls
| a SSlG N E b AND COMMISSIONERS
| 8 SALE OF REAL ESTATE III FAIR
| FAN CO.. VA BY virtue Of an ordor of The
District Court of tho United States for tho East.
crn District of Virginia, dated October ls!, 1870
entered in tho matter Of John II. Harrison,
bankrupt, the undersigned will sell by public
auction, at Fairfax G. H., Va, On MONDAY,
November 18th, 1879. (Court day. at about J.,
Gcloct m, the following PAgUELS OF
LAND, to!ongingto the estate of ssii bankrupt,
iJIng near Buske's station. in Fairfsx CO., Va.
VIZ: Ono tract contsinng 81 acres and 90 poles {;
| and enc containing 81 acres and 100 poles lying
| adjoining, and making desirable farm OF abcu!
- acres. The above described land is scld free
| from the liens ard Membranes thereon.
Terms: One fourth cash on day of sale; the
residue in three equal instslments, at one two an
three years from day of sale; the purchsser 10
give bonds, with approved security, besring in
terest, for the deferred payments, and the title
to be retained until the bonds are paid.
| JOHN s. FOWLER, Assignee.
THOMAS MOORE, ComIa'r.
Fairfax county, oct 2I3W
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, NOVEMBEK1.

CLEARED.
Str " Thompson. lower rntc by = 4 Reed
schr Pert, lower fotc, by w 4 Smoot.
Schr j x Gallagher, Georgetown, by w 4
SElCo!.
Schr " j Lambtia, jersey Gity, b. w 4
SmGCs
sonr VIA Allen, jersey City. b5 American
Cos 20.
Sctr Irene L Messervey, Jeraey City, BY
Anericsn Coal Co.
Schr Roxsr h, Richmond, by 2 Ho,s.
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FOR SALE CIR 5sENg,

THE MILL PROPERTY,
"a Princes street. near the depot OF the Wash
ingLon and Ohio 4. 4.
Fer particulars, &c, sppIy 10
Get l7-2W o. f. l,EE Ir.
EoH RENT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

EGiclrE.-l: was reported to day that Gins.
Sr!ktr ssoa gJ1u! . years committed suicide
by saooilos himself through the temple at the
house Of 1oin Hammond. near S:rAshurg, ca
tho cvcu;:.I ct ihe Ssh. he died ibstaa,iy.-
E!9arpoint;ocH4in u lave affair was !hc sap
posed cause
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

BALTIMORE, Eovcnbcr l.--Virginia sixna dc.
!crret /; 90 consolidated ,H 4 DO second sa>
RES 80; p&S. ia" coupons Sd; now ter for
lies -. Cotton jrr; iaidd!inS lCA4lt!. Flour
A2har Mnd firm; ii"Hsrd straot and Western
supH- 11a:5 -; DO Extra 1886 - do Fam.
~ e J''a;i -; Gil? Mills Super 4 I54&j %; do
Extra I5aIG -; do Family Il T5aS7 50 do Rio
brands 25sS7 Oh; l's:apsco family SIS Whost
Southern higher; Wostorn higher, but tamo
81 tho close; Southern rcd i2jal25; do amber
!i0al6O; No Maryland III; No 2 Western
winter rod spot l4%islli; Nov li$isli'i Dec
l49. Corn-Southo!n l0wor and moro active !;
We tern quiet; Southern white l2.iG; do vol.
lCs 60s59; Western mixed spot IS; Nov 5Sta
"a; Dec 6Sl59s. Oats steady; Soutncrn 42a4i {;
W oatcrn waite als42! do inixed 1910; Penna
alsi2!. hya staady Al 81. Hsy firm and un-
changed. CC!l,n fra; Rio cargoes l5als!
;jugnr higher; = soft!'4lCt. Whisky s!eady
at 81 Is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

LEASE OF MARSHALL. Hale. - Mals' ail
l!a. the popular Measure resort below This
city, has been LEASED by ita osucr, Mr.. john
n. Little, - George W. Bauer, cf Washiog
tol. The rent is 800 70. The fits,
two gears and $500 thereafter. Hls. Little
rcscrV!Es Lhc iru,: snd Residence. liy tho
terms OF the lfasc he landing Il negro excIr
sions is prohibited, end the Iassco is rcqoic, i
to keep coed SD sufficient pole, a: I'll times
. nrCscrvo OyGCr
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IuE CANAL AND MIHEEs.-Thc Gambler
land News has The following itcme CT irteras;
to canal und coal men:
The water in the creek aad tiv.r rcar the
CITY has raised considerably within the last las
days, tic continuous icedGr 1910 tho upper
levels Of the canal, rcndarieg the rtals on tho
streams lighter.
The miners Of the Hampshire a1i b ,lti-
mere Coal Company. who stepped COX few
days since because 'bIaok!cg,' w,re cn,r.y Jed
10 tic mine, held mceieg Lag; evening aud
declded to resume wcrk to day
VcsSo!s ara very much in dcrrsGl hotc entl
.rnghls sra advancing 7SpjIiv
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y E~ \ ok, Mov. l.-St''oka strong. Money
:. Flour stronger. Whcst quiet. Corn quic..
Cor.an finn; midding ualsnds II 5.lG; mid.
ding Orleans II il6. Tho grain trade has
reserved almost unanimously to instruct the
grain committed not to ca1r7 INTO elect the CEN
irHi sys.e'n 81 TIM first of January next relative
~ rrnin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

;, . III u. 10 " y 4 M, IF'sIU"nt,
thS>e! Common Council! October &c, 1879.
j. I. BENEHA n, rrca idcnt
Approved October 81. 1879.
EOUKTLhND II. SMITH, ;Hsyo7
Iestc: JAMES Il CATQN, GIk {. =.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-24

Be careful how you eat hens eggs. re.
call the time, not many years ago, when IL s
was moot question whether, as a matter OF
healthfui digestion, the best plan was 70
take hens eggs raw, soft boiled, or hard
boiled. Until recently the prevailing med,
cal authority was averse to the hard ooileo
egg; now that is regarded as the very pest
mode OF preparing the oyum TOR 1904; ba D.,
there's another reason in favor OF the nare I,
boiled or well-cooked-take II tIlat way - -
vo,, would escape tape-worms. read that
cartons instances have been recorded of the
discovery in hens eggs of minute specl-
mems of tqpe-worms. They appear like a
small speck, the size of millet,seed or d
nin's head. 1t is believed by helminthoio-
gists that these will develop into one OF the
Varieties of tare-worm, and it is WISE there
fore, to take eggs hard boiled or otherwise
we'll cooked Washington Capital.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-24
RICUNOND AND i'kTFRSEIECt
RAILROAD tuhrA:I.

RAILROAD tuhrA$I.
: .tliIsENClEG SUNDAY, July g., 1879,
ii ics!a3 OF tbs read will r,sn Is follow:
LEAvE RICHMOND SOITH.
1855 4. u, THROUGH Mali. daily, connect.ra
:or I"ari,;T'r, ca::trn-h AnYtIsta
and Aiken ivia Charleston. I:t}"Sil
jacksonville. Stops only 81 Chester
and Manchester, ard u. lla!i-"ay On
SEQ 4. W.. NCC0MM0 DATIuN daily makes
c.0se connection a Petersburg with
the Atlantic, Mississippi ami Ohio
rairs,,,i :or Hris,Ui, Chattanooga
Nashville, Memphis Lvuchnnrg
Farmv:c, and other loca; stations on
that roac, making same time ay hy
any other line. stops AZ all regular
500 p. NJ. ACCoWNioDATioN TRAIN daily
texcent sunday. Passengers taking
this traio will make close coRnectsot
az pntprsInrg Cor Norfolk.
1925 g r.. THROUGH NAIL daily, connecting
for Weldon, Wilmington, Raleigh,
Charleston, Savannah. Augusta, Co.
iumhia, Atlanta, Macon, Montgomery
slobrlp, New Orleans, aud al: points
South and Southwest. Pullman sleep
iax-c2r from Washington for VII
lnngtop- Savannah, and the South.
STOPS ouiy AZ Manchester ard Chester
and Halfway on signal.
LEAVE PETERSBURG NORTH.
6:35 4. NJ, THROUGH MAIL daily. connect ns
with Richmond, FrcacricHshurg and
Potomac railroad for Gll points \ ORTIZ,
East, and West Stops ~ Manckes-
ter and Chester, and u Halfway
and n Drurys Fluff, on signal.
S:25A. ~. ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN daily
except sunGayj. Stops at all sta
Ious.
TAO p. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN daily
except Suudayl stops only AT Mali
chester and Chester, and ltai:-Na On
signal.
3.55 p. II. THROUGH hAH4 daily, connecting
ri:h RichmDEG Fredericksburg aae
Potomac railroad i0s al points Eas.
aud West. Also, ..ilhiik close c-naec-
ton with the chesapeake ana 0aiC
railroad for the Virginia springs al!
all points North and West. This .r!iE
stops az Manchester and Chester, ana
at Railway and Drury's BirE, %
ALL TRAINS leaving Petersburg viii start fros
tie Apnomattox depoS-
SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAINS leave Rich
molc $40 A. n. and $50 Z. NJ: leave Peters
burg 9.2C a. u. aud 5:25 T.. every Sunday.
my a. SHAW, Superintendent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-24
SYMPTOMS OF 4 DISEASED LIVER.

SYMPTOMS OF \ DISEASED LIVER.
Pain in the right side, under the edge Of The ribs
Increases On pressure; sometimes the pain Is III the
left sde the patient is rarely able TO lie on the clt
;1dc sometimes the pain is felt under the Shoulder
blade and 1t frequently extends to the top OF Tue
shoulder, and Is sometimes mistaken Tor fheuih"-
ism In the arm. The stomach is Affected win loss
Of annette and sickness; the bowels in genera! are
cosive. sometimes alternative with lax the mead Is
troubled with pain, accompanied with dull heaVY
sensation in the back part. There Is geneiTiiiY Il
considerable loss Of memory, accompanied with
,ainfu, sensation of having left undone something
which ought to have been done. A sight, dry cough
is sometimes an attendant The patient complains
f .:riucss and debility; he is easily startled, his
roct are cold or burning, and he complains Of Il
,r;ckly sensation of the skin bis spirits are low
and although he is satisfied that exercise would be
hcuefcial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up
for,tude enough 10 try it. In fact he dtrsts every
remedy. Several Of the above symptoms attend The
disease, but cases have occurred where few Of
them existed, yet examination Of the body after
death has shown the LIVER to have beer extensive
ly deranged.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-24

An American in China writes: "Eyery-
thing goes by contraries here" Then emma
is the place for the American paragraphs.
Just think OF living in a land where the
servant girl explodes and blows up the oil
can; where, instead of the mule kicking
the man to death, the man kicks the mule
into oblivion; and the chestnut'tree rails
from the boy and breaks its limbs; and the
gun was sent to kingdom come because 1t
& didn't know the man was loaded"; and
the ice breaks through skater and Is
crowned: aud the editors house is broken
into by thieves and robbed OF $150,000 in
cash and $4,000 in iewclry; where the
front gate But yon have our idea. Four
tifths of al! the jokes that have been perpe-
trated in this country during the past tif-
teen years could be introduced sort O. DICE
uersa in China, and would pass for new
N0rYisto1cR Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-24

The Princess Louise recommends yoEng
ladies to learn to cook. Does Il. f. Fl. cock
herself 2-.Eep YorA; HAL. No, che doesn't
She may cook meat and potatoes and SOME
OF the iish she catches, but she doesn't cook
herself. The Marquis OF Lorne likes her
best In raw state. He says she's sweeter
that way. Only women who attempt to
.ktndle fire with coal Oil cook Themselves
-Nosrist0io,s Herald.
That duel between two women at Union,
Tenn. was sad affair Both fired to-
getber, and one bit boy on the fence and
the other killed a cali ID field. Then they
pulled hair and tawed each other nptii one.
tainted ay.--Detroa Free Press. t. &.
Wlen boy scrapes little skin OF bis
knuckles withdrawing wood for his mother
he makes more ado about ii than when he
knOcks bis bic, toe-naiI OF in running. to q
flee. Fhis is reliable. ~
3 Or. Mary Wakes iustifes her little freaks
Dy the unansWeTable assertion that this is q
f1esk country Kansas CITY 11ass,
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A man came in yesterday to sell US q
wooden snow-shovel, but we explalnesd TO TO
him TINT we didn't expect there would be
anv wooden snow this winter, and couldn't
see as we should need the article, and he
said we were almost as big an ass as John
Kelly.-BoStoa Post. =
The proper form for a will nowadays y vii,
road "To the respective attorneys OF my
.h;idren I rive INV entire estate and world
" w. goods q, Of all descriptions. Personally to
~ she children and my beloved wife give
all that remains. ALBANY journal. =. "
We have received a copy OF the Pres Prssby =.
,er;on Mirror. What does good Presby-
s es, ;as want with mirror? We can sit
down and look at the stove and shave our
so,f That's the kind OF a'Pres. we are
McGregor Ne,os.
Women somehow get over childish no.
tious that men never outgroW. some neu
celebrate the anniversary OF every Dirtnda'
az long as they live, while women quit 90
ing so almost as soon as they grow up.
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tSurely.]
THE Mystery Of Exchange
hh6~ AAS I

So ,,s sso.ron Journal OF Commerce.
We nresume that some OF our readers are
nra ,h.t tne quotation OF foreign eX-
aSanmo represents premium considerably
IN axcess Of the actual fact, but we doubt
whether al! of them know precisely what
l. the difference. By the usage OF BANKERS
the old Spanish doliaris assumed as the par
~ exchange. s1 being equal to four ana
iour.ninths OF these dollars. 1t was at Inns
rate that sums Of money mentioned 10
the Constitution OF Massachusetts were
formerly changed into Federal money
and the date no doubt Originally repre-
scented the true par between tDe TWO eou o.,o
tries. In point OF fact, however, Ia .ne
established moneys OF Great Britain and the
limited States 81 contained as much golo as
81 AZ OF United States money; and TINS IS
The true par OF exchange or rate which must
he used II, converting the money OF one
country into that Of the other. For IN
stance, If anything costs GlO0 III Gfeat
Britain. its true value expressed III
money OF the United States is S4S7. Ac-
cor6Inply. il is a fact familiar to eli Dank-
ers that when exchange is quoted at
1904 there is no real premium, Dut the
true mar has been attained, because II
we multiply SALAD, which is the
nominal par. by 109s which is then tue
quoted rate, we get S4.S7, which IS the t!ue
par. We need scarcely add that IL Is o"inS
TO this circumstance that the exports OF so1 ~
from the United States are nos larger. II
there really existed such heavy premium OH
bills OF exchange as many persons suPpose'
it would be immensely profitable 10 export
gold to Great Britain. In point OF fact, IN
view OF the necessary expenses OF freight,
insurance, and loss Of interest," the margin
does not more than cover the risk. The
United States haIf-eagle, it may be added
contsins 116 grains Of pure gold, eql'!Va-
lent to S.; the British sovereign. III grains
equivalent to 81 81 of United States money.