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TRADE TOPICS.

Toilet sets in great variety, cheap, at Wet
zeps.
For lamps Of every possible description go
to Wetzel's.
Buy your crockery ware at Wetzel'a, and
save money.
New goods, new styles, new prices at
ans q Klein's.
The nobbiest suits il town Just received at
Cans 81 Klein's.
Hats and caps in all the leading styles at
Cans 8 Klein's.
Body Brussels at Roosevelt & Co.'s at
$145 per yard.
w. s. Wetzel received another large lot of
cigurs this week.
The largest assortment of tobacco in Ben
ton is at W. 8. Wetzels.
Boys and children clothing ia endless va
riety just received at Cans s. Klein's.
Overcoats, %ulsters, and ulsterettes in Chin
chilla and fur beaver at Cans s. Klein's.
Cans s. Klein are ii receipt OF the finest
assortment of blankets, quilts and lap robes
IN town.
The White Sewing Machine is the best in
the world, Call at Lanning's and see them
worked.
piano annd organs, tho CeIebrnted
krices. UHSP HA1s NE1EL & 20.
Buy your furniture of f.. O. Roosevelt s.
Go. The best goods for the least money.
Call and be convinced.
Remember chat Wetzel is closing out
boys clothing at cost. This is the accepted
time to secure bargains.
Arctics, snow excluders, monitors, rub
bers, Alaskas and all other kinds of oVershoes
just received atsGans g Klein.
Furniture, in endless variety, at Net
Cost TO close cut same. Now IS your
opportunity.
MURPHY, EEEL & co.
w. s. Wetzel has q large line OF boys and
youths clothing, which he is closing out a5
sost. Call AZ once if you want bargains.
Call and examine the fne assortment Of
carpets. and oil-clothes at Roosevelt g Co. g.
Gall and examine their stock for yourself.
Gents u~naderWenr.f sannel LINED car..
vsss avercOats, bread br1mamRed hats. !
every thing you need to warm YOU up |
internally or externally. Prices aayW. |
eE than ever |
MURPHY. NEEL & co.
AL kinds Of gloves and mittens lined
and %unlined, German seeks, wooden scarfs. /
Cardigan jackets, wool cuffs, etc.. at Gars
81 Kiein's.
Buy your clothing at Cans & Klein's; they /
Y the nobbjest, best, most stylish. and
best fitting goods IN Montana at prices that |
DEFY competition.
RHckss Brilliant, Hoosac. Norxvood.
Rasrus and Montana Cooking stoves.
,Ahe beat I'm b. world, Re Bedrock
prices MURPHY. NEEH. q 9!n.
Ihat elegant silVerWare at Cash Lanning's
IL just the thing for wedding presents and
birthday gifts. Satisfy yourselves By seeing
i. i
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sPETs AT COsT.

. In order to make room for the vast amount
Of furniture now on hand, and more still
coming, / have concluded to close out my
entire stock OF carpets at cost, which is as
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gEK1EG9EAE,

Perry, Ca, April Ii, 1879.
hsvo watched inc uso Of the medicine now
known rs swift Syphillitic Specific" over fifty
years, and have never heard of failure to cure
when properly taken. commenced the use Of
It on my slaves, between 1850 and 1855. as also
did q number OF my noighbors. and in every
caee thst came within my knowledge il elected 8
cure. In 1885 Geo. Walker, bought at auction
a Stare not 'rarrGntcL. After the purchase it
was discovered That he had had Syphilis for
twelve years. His head was without hair on
it. He treated him with this remedy, and in
four weeks he wss sonnd and well. and in short
time had IS lne g head Of hair Sc was over
owned by a negro. He owned this slave many
years, and he never had any return Of the dis
ease, nor lost days Wovks
II. j.. DEENLRD
TEE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. Pro-
prietors, Atlanta, &c.
Sold by Z. s. Loadbostor s. Fro.
Call for copy of "ioung Mons Friend"
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NIASHlNGTON q OHIO RAILROhl'
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,
BEGINNING Nov. 90 1851

beginning Nov. 90, 1850.
Tho MAIL TRAIN will leave Wa3hia..
81 70 a. m. and Alexandria at 925 E. q
daily, except Sunday; pass Leosburg, gr,a,
Westward, st II 80 q. III, and arrive nt Koua
Hill Of II. l5pm. LesveRound Hill at y 80 pr.
pass Leosburg, going eastward, 10 p. m; IL
srriVe at Alexandria at Is p. NJ, 49, .
Washington at 3 80 p. m.
The ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will lea:
Washington at 4 20 p. m. and Alexand:i, A:
2 Is p. N. daily, except Sunday, and ar,:ve
Loesburg at 6 ~ p. m. Leave Loesburg 8. 6 G
0: m: and arrivo at Alexandria at s Is r. III, >.
Washington at 8 80 s. m.
E6 Passengers from Washington viii t..
the Washington and Ohio cars a. tho BATH
s. Potomac Railroad station st0 70 q. II. ana :.
p. r., and 90 through without change OF ca.
The 9.25 am. train from AleysnGris end +.
p. m. train from Round Hill connect q! Houa
Hill with Mccoy s. Wiqgintons Daily Line {
Coaches for Snickersvillo, Berryvillo and Wl;.
chester; also Reamer's Line Of Ooschea, whic
leave Leesourg daily for Aldo snd E:1iia
Both trains, westward, make close Connect.
Ct Vienna, with Sisson' Limo Of Stages for f.
tx Court House.
Communication tickets, 81 cse ue- - i.
Annual tickets, $50.
Z q. HAVENEls,
ocsl4-H General Ticke. E..
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ERDP OF TEE E1ES

EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY aud
FRIDAY. ct 80 o clock p.n.; returning, leave
Norfolk on alternate days At 200 p. m.
This s!aunch iron steamer hasj just been paint
cd throughout, sta.erooms nowly furnished and
carpeted, and is the handsoneat as we'll as tho
safest boat On the Potomac river and Chesapeake
bay, and is the only steamer making close con-
nccton with the New York and Boston steam
ers; also connects with Richmond steamers and
railroad Ines South. Stops at PINEy POINT
and POINT LOOKOUT gong and returning.
FEro first class. 81; round trip 81 CO.
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9 9 Oazette

M0HUAY EVELItNG, JhNUARY -.

WORSE THAN KLEpToMAEIA,-M and Mrs.
John &. Collins Of ST. Paul, are astonishcd,
almost disnaycd. at remarkable peculiarly
only lately observed 10 their SOD, boy 10 years
old. The boy is a healthy one, with nothing
odd In his appearance, except that close obs2r-
vers might consider his head dispEoportiousioy
large. lilo attends lower town Catholic
school. and IN school appears a5 g rather bright
scholar, but withou: particularly s!ulious hab
its-iust stout 10 year old boy, With boys
inclination for play and mischief. but quick TO
learn when he has to study. Tho peculiarly is
that tho boy s Left hand is wonderfully strOrg
magnet. Metal articles Of light weight attach
themselves to bis hand 20 thu! considerable
force is required to r3movo them, Knives.
pins, noodles, buttons, Nc, enough to cover his
hand, will thus attach themselves 50 firmly that
they clunot be shaken CT. Still more, tho at
traction il 60 sirops that common coal seutlo
can he lifted by i, aEl heavier implements
have boon lifted bg g.:o1gcr persons taking
hold Of his aTm With lcayy articles, how
ever, tho boy c1E2 plains CT sharp pains darting
along lis arm. IL e less GoPrco his left erm
sod tho whole loft size of Lis body eXarts the
same power; but it is. not at all manifest OF his
right side. Nnntup0t% Tribune.
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Opening ANA Closing CO is.o r2aala.

SpSAaAss sSshSS SsOS1kAt1 eEeS - --skSs
CLoSTNG.
Washington, y. g., and Northocsio!n nails
o. M. II N. and and 6 Is p. II.
Western mails SO ard ID p. -.
Southern mails. via Richmond, Va: lG 81 .,
m. and 80 and Is p. II.
South and Southwestern 1lails, via Lynch
burg, Virginia, Wsy and through msilE, : % a.
m. and 0 " p. II.
Manassas Division co 3. Il.
hozsntIis TO Nound Hill ~. COS. n
oTEEIeIG,
Northorn and Western mails Wis Wishing
ION, .. g., s 20 q. IT. l. II. Sll & 90 y, II.
Southern ElG;!s, via :,!ch2:cHd, W., S 20 e. n
and 9 80 @. II.
Sou!lweste.a lnaiis vi@ 1yncAbngg, Virginia,
Through r!aiis) including way mails on Midland
Esiroad, S 80 8. q.
Manassas Division : GO r.n,. fo7 lock box only.
Found Hill TO GlaZandria, Va, 3 50 .. II.
Office HcuFs--GEicG oc4n9 St 8 80 .. r., md
closes IT : UO 2. II,
Sunday Hougs-CGco o?aa5 r : IS 6. III, ard
closos 81 20 q. u.
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ETEAMEHs,

n oT1cE.
E7STE.HSJ FERRY CO.'S. STE.g.nERS
FOE LANDINGS
ON THE POTOMAC RIVER
On and after Sunday, July 18th,
Will leave as follows:
Steamer T. v. AFRO WSMITH leaves POLO.
mac Ferry Co.'S. wharf, toot of King street,
EVERY SUNDAY, TU ESDAY and ia URS.
DAY, Of 7 30 q. m, for Leonnrdtonn and all
intermediate landings.
Steamer MYSTIC leaves EVERY MON.
DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, al 7 sc
3. m, for Eomini and intermediate landings
GEO. +. PHILLIPS, Manager,
Potomac Ferry Company.
J. B. PADGETT, Agent. jyi7
= or1oE'
CHANGE OF TIME.
On ard sitter Monday, October 4th, the
boats Of tho POTOMAC FERRY CO, will run
as follows:
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA:
e co. 80, s 80 80, 10 so and II 3Oa. m, and
Il 80, so. 80. 80 4 80, s 80 and G Is n. m
LEAVE WASHINGTON:
6S0 sc, g 80, 9 80, 10 80 and IL 80 a. m, and
II 30, 50, 230, g 80, 80, s 80 and 6 20 D. m.
On Sunday the frs! trip from each end will be
at 9 SO 3. n.
my25 GEO. b. PHILLIPS, Mansger
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Tho steamers Of th;s company make corncc-
tons si Norfolk for BosLeE and ell points LAS. !;
at Now York with sll points West aud Eorths
west, and ct Alexandria with Virginia Midland
Railroad end Washington and Ohio Railroad
Through rs.es given and troigh! handled care-
fully and promptly. For further information
apply to F. A. REED, Agent.
Jsnney's wharf
@. s. LOWELL, President,
lilG street.
Esp 2i-i Washington. y. 9.
,:ssssss CMYDE';3 STEAK LINEs VIXEN
Sa5ssSsasa LIZ TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIVER, FHOvf.
DEACH AND BOSTON.
Steai1 e7s ieaVe Alexandria EVERY TJJES,
nAI sJ1 !aaTe Philadelphia EVERY SAT
Ehis limo cdDnG2;s ST. Alexandria With e. O
s.. s III. and W Il O. K. Rs, and al philsdpl.
p4ia wish C!ydo's regular Steamships for Fail
hcor, Providence sid Boston.
Freight forwarded with rromp.ncss and csrs
ir3e of commissions.
No cksrge for transfer ia L'hladelpaia, sac
whsrfaSe in Roatcn. Quick time. FREQUENT
departures. Through rstea and through BILLS
nt isdinS E!Von. Insurance 1T the lowest ratios.
Agents:
II. a. REED, Alexandria,
WE. Z CLYDE 6 CO., Phll.delrbia,
!ONHSON & CO.. Wash. s. Goorepn.
ian Ct!
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EVERY FRIDAY, 1T u ILL.,; and returning,
leave Now York, from p!or 81, Eas! river, RT-
hEE SATURDAY. 4! 4 o'clock y. T.
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The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE. begun in
1850, is the oldest newspaper ia the State, and
tho only daily published in Northern Virginia.
1t has survived, with few exceptions, all the
public presses in America which saw With it tho
dawn of the nineteenth century. It lives, too,
not in decay, but full of life and yigor,
giving ell the newa, telling the truth without
fear, favor or affection, trenching on the privacy
OF no mans homo, but full to the brm with all
public Information, and giving daily honest
judgments of public men and public measures
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IHaKRMALINE-A safe and reliable subs.
"A tute for quinine. A combination Of the O.
tracted alkaloids Of Calisaya Bark with Eac,
lyptus, the snti.mslarisl tree of Australia. IT,
perior to quinine for Chills and Fevere, OUR
Ague, Intermittent Fever and all Mslnrisl 3.
seases. Price 70 cents per box of 30 coated nj.
Full directions for use accompany each be:
Mailed to any address upon receipt of rii2,
Liberal discount to the trade,
sep16 79snd l52 KIM stre;..
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With tho coming yoar all tho long tried aud
Improved methods Of making standard newg-
paper will DO continued, with such additional
facilities as PISS! exporanc, justiaea tho proprie-
tor 10 believing will adj 10 tho Capacity of the
Gazette to servo its readers 1. expects to ron
der faithful service to the city. the state and III
country by candid criticism OF mon and events
in tho interos! of the people OF the Oomm mon
wealth Of Virgins.
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FO8 POTOMAC RIVER.
sTg.a.EER JoEN ": TYo.vssss,I..

EVERY MONDAY, THURSDAY and SAT.
UKDAY st7.30 2. IL; returning on alternate
i.aye.
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RAILROADS.

S9lkGINIh MIDLAND RajTO;,-
y JOHN s. BARBOUR, pIesidarut =
On and AFTER SUNDAY, Jan. Ii i.si ,,
sengor trains will run as follows: -'''' ~
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Inland dashboard Coasting Co:
Ssoanlcrs of this liEo will run as follows;
FGEs NORFOLK,

Connecting with Merchants and Miners; Limo
for Boston, steamer
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Il furnishes the nows kilograms of the New
York Associated Press and of Reuters European
agency, boing, with but three exceptions the only
paper botwocn Baltimore and Richmond that il
thus connected with tho great fountains of thl
worlds news.
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STEEL BARB FENCING WIRE AND
~ STAPLRS-Jus received At IS King s..
corner Of Royal, Ale1sndris, Va, supply [.
BURNELL'S PATENT FOUR POINIBl.
BARB WIRE for fencing, made of steel c;;.c.
from the ore. and running is feet to tho pout.1
also staples Tor use with same, running 81 to !bs
pound. Please call snd examine at IS King g.,
on the corner of Royal street. wholesale cal
retail 1t low prices.
sepl0 j. T. CREIGHTON S SO.;.
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EItEs NEW ESsSsN.

ST2G.WEfsS e. e.. HsN2G TraaIs-i, .sSGs.
GEESfi.T
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JOB PRINTING.

Tup cAzprrp
H""T
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10 meet ali tho demands upon it, tho Gszstte
will be made a WASHINGTON snd RICH.
MCND NEW5PAPkR, as Wall ss an ALBX.
ANDRIA JOURNAL Tho Richmond and
Washington now5 Of past years has left little to
improve, but yet greater effort will be made to
insure absolute perfection in those departments,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-24

The city Of Ajax andri. will aad o. usual its
daily history in each evonins's issue, and the
Intelligence of!hst section Of tho Commonwealth
which nature has bound to Alexandria by the
curvature Of its mountains or the coursos of its
rlVors as VOL as that portion linked TO US by the
iron bands OF railways, will be essiduously
chronicled.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Florence percy.

OF the life of Florence Percy the
reputed author of Crock Me to Sleep,
Mother" a correspondent of the Cincin-
matt Commercial gives the following
outlines, Florence Percy or Miss
Chase, had a romantic life and a check
cred one. She is at present editing q
paper in Maine. She lives with her
third husband, an intelligent man, at
present in Europe temporarily. Her
first husband was MARSHALL Taylor, who
fell in love with her through her poems,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
The Ear.

The internal ear is an exceedingly del
icate and complicated organ, and is
therefore specially susceptible to dis
turbing influences. Hence earaches;
assesses of the ear; t~hickening of the
drum, rendering one hard of hearing;
bursting Of the drum, causing deafness;
and gatherings within the ear of solid
plugs of wax. The close connection of
the ear with the brain very often results
in an extension of an inflammation from
the former to the latter.
Ear troubles begin early. The child
is inclined to put small things into it
such a beans, cofee-kernels, pebbles,
etc. These, if they have been unno-
ticed, ~irritate and inhame, and may be-
come sources of most serious mischief.
Older persons are hardly wiser who pick
their ears with pins.
The ear-wax should be let alone-ex-
cept in cases when removed by an expert
physician. It is needed where it is, to
prevent the ingress of small insects and
dust. 1t commonly takes care of itself.
The bather too often does himself Sc
rious mischief by allowing water to enter
the ear. Thousands of bad cases occur
yearly from this cause. The trouble is
increased if the water is salt, as its ab-
sorption leaves hard, irritating crystals
behind. One should never dive; and the
onset Of the surf should always be re-
ceiyed at the back.
In winter, the steady blowing of a
strong current Of air upon the ear is
dangerous. The cold air penetrates to
the blood-warm interior, congesting and
iniaming it. It is not always a to
avoid such a current, and it would be
well, when likely to be exposed, to wear
in the external ear a pledget of cotton.
A little care may saw from e1cruciating
pain and permanent harm. - Youths
Companion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Throwing the Ratchet.

In the fourteenth century the situa-
ton of public executioner to the city of
Florence became vacant, and, as it was
a place of considerable emolument,
there were three candidates. A day was
appointed for public display of their
several abilities. The first candidate,
with q knife, cleyerly separated the
head of the victim from his shoulders.
He was outdone by the rapid stroke of
the second, whose glittering broadsword
struck terror into the hearts of the sur
rounding multitude. The third and
least promising held in his hand a short
Ratchet, and, when the victim was ex-
tended with his head On the fatal block,
approached him, and In q low whisper
inquired If he was a swift runner and if
he could swim well. On being answered
In the affirmative, he desired him to
spring to his feet and Cross the river.
The executioner then put on q fierce
look, swung his weapon round his head,
but, instead of making it descend on the
devoted creatures neck, struck it with
great force into the block Shouts of
execration rose from the crowd, and the
trembling wretch, astonished at his won
derful escape, had nearly gained the
opposite bank of the river before any
steps were taken to pursue him. He
had scarcely, however, gone ten yards
on dry land when the executioner, tax
ing steady aim, threw his Ratchet with
such effect that the body continued run
ming some time after the head was off
From this incident the common phrase
of throwing the Ratchet is said to be de-
rived.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
UYet to BE Perfected,

In Germany a ship has been built
which makes nine knots an hour, worked
entirely by hydraulics, and is regarded
as a giant stride in the march of i'm
provements. It is certainly a great thing,
If there are none of those everlasting
points about it that are "yetto be per-
fected." These points have knocked the
stuffipg out of some of the greatest in
ventions of the day. Keeley's motor vas
all invented years ago, and q railroad
train was to run from New York to Phil
adelphia with only a pint of oil and a
gill of water, but a few points had to be
perfected, and there it has stuck ever
since. When a vessel crosses the Attain
tic, bringing a thousand German emil
grants, with no other power than a cheap
boy pouring a cup OF water now and then
into a molasses tunnel, then we shall be-
lieve in the hydraulic scheme, and the
man who invented it a come and get
our hat.-Peck's Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
White Lies.

Not a day passes, probably, in which
we do net listen to several of those polite
fbs which usage sanctions. For in
stance: a"Cigars do not affect ms In the
least; indeed, I am quite partial to the
aroma" says the white-lipped girl to her
gentleman friend, who smokes constant
" at her side; her sufferings only equaled
by those of the other girl who persists
in riding with her back to the horses
and says that the motion does not affect
her in the least, though knowing that
many times before she has been reduced
to a state of miserable sea-sickness by o
similar proceeding. "Not at home to-
day, john" and the ,footman receives
and delivers the message to visitors as
unconsciously as though there were no
moral wrong involved in the transaction.
I recently heard an animated converse
ton concerning the propriety and moral
ity of polite lying. Several, including a
minister, asserted that both p~olteness
and kindness demanded that we fire.
quently say that which we do not mean,
admire that we do not like. assent to
that with which we do not agree, and in
many ways speak and act lies to avoid
wounding the feelings of other people.
One lady present, who immediately re-
ceived the sobriquet of puritan main
tanned that. while it is not necessary to
say all that we think; while we need
never give adverse opinion unless it is
positively called for; while we need not
obtrude our likes and dislikes, nor ex-
press our unfavorable criticism; while,
indeed, we should seek for something
which we a honestly admire and praise
in every one, all shams and subterfuges,
all seemings that were not realities, and
especially all words spoken with intent
to deceive are, in plain Saxon, lies, and
no5amount of kndlinesssof purpose can
change their moral character. A lie is
. q lie-nothing more, nothing less.-Er-
change.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Foreigners in America.

The proportion of foreign-born citi-
zens in this country is not SO great as Is
commonly supposed. In 1880, the
whole number was only 6,677, 1850, out
of a population of more than so, 600, 600.
This is about 135 per cent. Out of
every 1000 persons, therefore, in the
United States about 1873 are not ma
tives.
The proportion differs very widely in
different States. In California more
than one-third of the people are foreign
born, the number being 292, $50 out of a
population of 1854, 6s6. In North Caro-
lima, which has a population of 1,400,-
600, there are but 3,679 foreigners. In
fact, there are not twice as many for
eigners in the whole South as there are
in the State of California.
The largest colonies of foreigners are
in the East. This seems surprising in
view of the fact of the emigra-
ton of Germans, Swedes, Irish and ma
tives of other nations to the Northwest.
Out of the six and two.thirds millions of
immigrants, New England has more than
800, 600; New York, 1000, 900; Pennsyl-
vania nearly GOO, 600; and New Jersey,
200, 000. These States, therefore, have
about AZ per cent. of the entire foreign
population of the country.
1t is O. matter of congratulation that
the foreign-born population is, and must
henceforth be, a decreasing proportion
of the whole citizenship of the country.
No probable amount of immigration can
make the proportion grow larger.
Assuming that the six and two-thirds
millions of foreigners settled in this
country are of average age, the number
of deaths from natural causes among
them will be about 200, 900 a year. 1--WE
hundred thousand immigrants, there
fore, must arrive and settle in the United
States every year simply to keep the
present number of resident foreigners
good.
The natural increase of so, 600, 00C
people is not less than 1 $50, 900 a year,
and, in order to keep the present pro:
portion of foreign settlers good, there
must be an additional immigration O
about ITO, 600 more. This being the
case, the arrival of immigrants mus
average 1000 a day throughout the year
and every year, to maintain the proper
ton of 49, per cent. of foreign-born citi
zens.-Youth's Companion.