Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-14
eSa,,ersi aYs..'s Ss.eaGE;,

CrtCAGo. Nov l4.--h! the banquet iass
eight, given by tie Society OF the A1uIy u tho
Tennessee at The Palmer House. oQl cGvera
we're laid and every chair was Occupied. The
bill or fsre WIS printed On card shaped into
the likeness OF olt siorlod with battla 5c2ues.
after dining the president OF tie society an.
nOuCe ID the first toast: "Onr countr3 Her
place among nations"
Gen. GRAFT responded az follows: "Glnorai
Of the Amy and ln7lted guests, notice was
sent to mo some dayS ago tha: | was to speak.
but | paid no attention to it at tho time, hav'
ing bad 10 idea unt got here what it Was |
WAS to reply TO, and Eupposlrg when tho limo
came l could execute some Hank movement
and get out ct Ii. but alter my arrival hero l
found | was TO be the Gis. QUO to 10 called
upon. You would have mo say mlch about
IL position Of our country among thu nations
OF the earth. Our nation We ha7o b3tn in the
habit OF Looking upon % ono OF tho FIRST nations
Of the ear. For long period If lime Tho Yam.
kee had not only o very respectable opinion
of bimaelf hut Of his country as a whole,
and it has lean our own opniDn that VIC
lad nothing TO icar III n contest with
and OTHER poTor. | an picls9d TO say that
from tho obseraatiors that have been able to
make. In tho last two aud halt years
VIC :r1 beginning to DC regarded n
little by other ioEcfH ~ W6 in Gu!
0Tn vanity have regarded ourselves az
To tho place We have among naiGIa. | ihiGk
Wo have all the elements that gu 20 makc us Il
| great nationality. We have Tho strcust, we
hlvo tho Individual. sell controlling iGdepGn'
dcnGn and we have to Il greater dccfGo than
almost any othCr Iaii0D, tho power 60 cnlnntZ?
| anu settle Up new countries and d2v1l0pG them.
We hav0 also a very great advantage IN baiBg
| without noIghbnrs 70 modest or mako us afraid.
Ii is truo We have n0rthcrn frontiers and south.
! ern frontiers. aud we 81 alorg With very small
| Army, keeping no ttlndiuE ar,ny. What litln
80 have ia not standing army, because it has
no limo to stand. do not know 40, thug That
can especially add 10 what have said, except
IN tho way Ut advice, end that il, lot IA be
ttuo to ourselves, avad all htttrnCsa AID i'll
feeling, either Oh tho part Of sections . ,;,i t,!e
towards each other. and wo need have 40 fear
10 tho intaro oil tnGlniaiLlhE Tho standing 81
hnVo taken emong nationa. 81 far rs opposition
ircm foreign nations goes. hprlaula.
| Other toaSts Wor0 proposed and rnsI on!cl
to by Gems Logan, NuilbuIt, Sooliald, Ga;-
field and others.
! low COOP TIM IS llELr TIE DRUG TRADE.
-Apothcca!J to News reporter, in lnGilt.
apols recently; "Will good times ;'oIo ihc
drug br incss? OFtorrso they vii. Wien
money is plenty people paroni2o iho phsr
maclst ILLEGALLY. Tho goapinoly sick VIC have
With I'LL always. 1t isn't Ion them va make
tho money. oae first clasa hypcchnn&rno is
worth as much CO half dean eics
rcor!0 It. us. iuas;nius liz Eayuiai,cs tic
!nrgcst nuulhtr ct CUSTOMERS ipr patent nladi
clDcs. lac; man sis down and read q patent
moGlclnc almanac for q quarter ai an Ecuy, and
ho'll be co1VGoed that nc has hrif The Gi5t,a:gs
mon';onel in tho pamphlet.
| fetelao rs am. don't allow misoii to Ia
dulgo 10 such literature. 1t did. would usg
up o largo per cent. Of nv profits drioking TIT
,crj OF varlor5 kindf. Its very seductive
sort OF literature. You SEQ it describes yaur
symptoms every time Everybody hos synptous)
s1d rresclibcs tho remedy. Tho liquor basis
o. lilo tltttrs Is attractive, too. When irade is
GOOD with certain merchant q few doors from
$2j worth Of medicines montb. When it is
dull can { sell him nckel's worth.
lll5 health improves ho gels very robust.
When business IS good his health takes q re.
lapse. Now and thon whom hc quits he,
create diversion in favor Of trade by having
my boy take an almanac uto his paoo OF bust
ness ind iUrtlvoly Icy it whero ho will pick it
MP. / have tusccdod in bringing him bsc;s
several times in this way 10 spite OF business
deprcssions. Ply siolaus frequently make usc
OF prescriptions TO please and satisfy rnt!euta
who really have nothing the matter with thcnl.
For several months put up prescription
for a prosperous business msn. wondering
what in tho world no could Re taking it for. It
was made Of dram ct bicarbOpato OF soda and
Six ounces OF water oOlored with compound
splits OF lavender. Oae day c ktd his ,hy-
slclan Us TO big alIrAcnt, and rot III rcply that
nothing Was tho matter with him, bat the ply
uIcian with c9nnlvnnoa Of tho patient wiic, WHO
vas up 70 sauif, vas pFactioiGg pior4 iIauj t.
prevent more serious doing