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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE ZEAL ESTATE.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court of
Fauqucr county. entered in the chancery causes
of "Bastabe VS.. Forbes" and "Forbess executor
VS.. Bastables executors" on the 18th day of Sem
tembcr, 1887, the undersigned, as commissioners
OF sale in said causes, will offer for !sae at public
auction, at the front door of the Court House, AT
Warrenton, Va, on
MONDAY, the 2Sth day of May, 1888.
the following real estate the property of the late
Gilbert NJ. Bastable, viz:
A TRACT OF 1851. ACRES,
lying within mile of Warrcnton Junction and
Catletts, stations on the Virginia Midland Rail-
road This tract is of very superior quality for
grass and grain is highly improved, well watered
and timbered, has on it an EXCELLENT MAN
SION and all necessary outbuidings, a grist mill
which, together with all water and race rights
will be sold with said tract
a TRACT OF 200 ACRES
adjoining tho above, of tho same quality of land
lot 1870 acres adjoining said above. mentioned
lands, and molety OF n tract of 62Lb acres also
adjoining said land. These tracts will bo sold as
whole or in parcels as may bo deemed desirable.
except the 200 acre tract, which will be offered
by itself The aforementioned lands are easily
divisible into several farms, and arc rated among
the most fertile and desirable tracts of land in
Fauquier county.
Terms of Sale: One-third of the purchase rnon-
ey in cash, and the remainder in three equal in
stalments payably in one, two and three years
from date of sale, to be secured by the bonds of
the purchaser with good personal security, bear
ing interest from date, payable annually title to
the land to be retained as further security, with
power to resell for default of payment of said
bonds at the risk and cost of the purchaser.
The undersigned have also authority under
said decree to sell said tracts of land privately.
JNO. MURRAY FORBES,
R. TAYLOR SCOTT, Commissioners.
A. D. PAYNE.
Clerks Office Fauquier Circuit Court,
February 20, 1888.
I certify that L. Taylor Scott one of the above
named commissioners, has executed tho bond re-
qured by the decree of sale entered in the said
causes, with approved security.
Teste: JNO. Z. TURNER, Clerk.
feb 25-eotd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04
AUCTION SALES
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN
~ FAIRFAX COUNTY

I Ii L Il A N I LILY FARM
By virtue of decree rendered at the November
term, 1887, OF the Circuit Court of Fairfax conn
ty, in the suit of Powers admr vs. Stuart and
others, the undersigned, commissioners therein
named, about 12 o'clock on
MONDAY, MAY 21st, 1883
Court day, will offer for sale at public auction,
in front of the Court House of said county. the
well-known and valuable farm called
"CHANTILLY," CONTAINING $50 ACRES.
more or less, located the village of that name
in said county, on the Little River turnpike. six
miles from HerndUn station, w., 0. & W. r. r..
and twenty-onc miles from Alexandria city. This
land is fertile and productive, being fire red
soil, and most of it is cleared and ready for graz
ing or cultivation; it is we'll watered and has
sufficient quantity of timber for ordinary uses
There are SEVERAL SMALL HOUSES on the
farm and good foncing. Near by are stores.
blacksmith and wheelwright shops, postoflice
school house and churches. If there is no salts
factory bid for the entire tract it will be offered
in lots of a convenient size, and plat showing the
proposed division be seen in the Clerks Office
of said Court II no sale is made on the said date
the undersigned will consider private offers
Terms of Sale One-third cash, and tho residue
in two equal annual payments evidenced by the
Understanding notes o. tho purchaser. with per.
sonal security; and. rs additional security. the
title will be retained until payment in full.
JOSEPH PACKARD, Jr
JOHN M. JOHNSON, Com1ors
MORGAN II. BEACH, ofSaIc
r. w MOORE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04

By virtue Of decd of trust, bearing date on
the 10Th day OF January, 1885, of record in deed
book No. 10, folio 200, of the land records of
Alexandria Virginia, the undersigned trustees of
The Old Dominion Cooperative Building Asso-
citation of Alexandria. Va" by order of the Board
of Directors of the said association will at twelve
o'clock M. on SATURDAY, the 2Sth day of April,
1888, in front of the Royal street entrance to the
Market Building, in the city of Alexandria, ex-
pose for sale at public auction, for cash. the fol-
lowing described property situate in the said city
to wit:
All that TENEMENT and LOT OF GROUND
on the west side of st. Asaph street. between Duke
and Wolfe Streets and bounded and described as
follows Beginning on the west side of ST. Asaph
street SO feet inches south of Duke street. snd
running thence south with st. Asaph street 61
feet ~. inches; then west parallel 30 Duke street
136 feet 10 inches to ten-feet alley; then north
with the said alley so feet 11a. inches to brick
stable then west with the south end of said stable
10 feet; then Iorth with the west side of said
stable % feet inches; then east with the north
end of said stable 20 feet; then south with the
east side of said stable II feet inches, and then
cast with direct line to the beginning.
THOS. LEADBEATER,
RICH'D. II. LYLES, Trustees
JONAS FISHER
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04

hereby certify that the bond required of tho
commissioners of sale by the decree rendered in
the suit of Powers admr. vs. Stuart and Others a.
the November term, 1887, of the Circuit Court of
Fairfax county, has been executed. Given under
my hand this 9th day of April, 1885,
w. Z. GRAHAM.
ap13 is Clerk Circuit Court Fairfax COUNTY
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EoR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE "oLD DO.
MINION MILLS

Situated in Fairfax county, Virginia,
will be sold at public auction in front Of the mill,
on MAY 18th, 1888, at twelve o'clock m. 1t is
a FIvE-STORY BRICK AND STONE MILL, size
40 feet front. and 50 feet deep. The mill contains
four run of stone, with capacity of 600 bushels
of meal and so barrels of flour per day has two
overshot water wheels, 26 feet in diameter on q
never failing stream. There are SEVENTY FIVE
ACRES OF FIRST CLASS LAND, about 20 acres
under cultivation and 3 acres in wood. Also one
eightroom MILLER'S HOUSE and one four
room TENEMENT HOUSE; also one large barn
and stable.
The above property is situated on the Little
River turnpike, two miles from Alexandria and
seven miles from Washington. There is also a
railroad switch on the property where grain can
be hauled from Alexandria at So per carload.
There is a retail trade at the mill door Of about
81 900 per month, which can be very largely in
creased. This property offers unusual opportuni-
ties to any one wishing to engage in the milling
business, as it hag been conducted at profit for
the past thirty years, and is offered for sale to
close an estate.
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gas-The above sale, by agreement of all parties
interested, is postponed until SATURDAY, the
18th day Of May, 1888, at the same hour and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04

Terms made known on day of SALE
For further information address WINFIELD B.
WATKINS Alexandria. Va or E. W. WATKINS,
Central National Bank Building Washington
DC. ap26 I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-04

By r. T. Lucas, Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE.
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Gar The above sale is postponed to SATUR
DAY, May 9Th.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
SILK CULTURE.
BREVIS.
(NO. A..

To the Editor of the Eagle.
The time has come and now is when
Kansas can develope one of her least ex-
pensive resources and if properly cared
for can make it one of her most profit
able industries. America now consumes
upwards of sc. 000,9 worth of imported
silk. and as near as I can estimate it
about one-third of it goes to pay for silk
cocoons, one-third for reeling it, while
the other third is paid for silk goods
manufactured abroad, which we have
not yet competed against. There is
duty of 90 per cent on manufactured
silk goods, placed there to produce arev-
enue and to encourage and protect our
home manufactures, which have already
grown prosperous by it. There is as vet
no duty on raw cocoonS or reeled silk
which can be produced in Kansas ct a
trifiing expense after it Is once under
taken. To encourage this enterprise a
duty of 20 per cent should be placed on
imported cocoons and and 20 per
cent additional on reeled silk.
Then we could Immediately COM
mence to raise our own silk and
reel it as well as manufacture it. 1t was
unqueStionably right to impose that
duty to develope our manufactures,
how equally just then is the right TO
encourage the growth of the silk needed
to carry OH the manufacture on our own
soil. When we have all the other
facilities at hand to embark in the enter
prise, a Climate just suited to their
healthy growth and Development
thousands of Usage hedges TO feed them
on and an abundance Of people who
would gladly engage in silk culture
whose leisure time could be well spent
in Keeling the silk. market for which is
already made at home in our manu-
factories, for which we have already
contributed upwards of 200 million dol
lars to establish. In a few years at
farthest this country will consume
more silk than all the rest of the world
combined. Shall we continue to paw
tribute TO China and Japan? Had we
better not pay fifty millions into our
national treasury to develope silk culture
in America, to grow silk and reel it.
than to pay one million TO China and
Japan for what we can raise in Kansas
for ons-half the labor:
II. E. BIDwELL-
Sedgwick county. Kan.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
THE RELIGION OF SENSIBLE MEN.

From American Notes and Queries.
One of the clevereSt things said by
Lord Beaconsfield occurs in the follow
ing scrap of conversation in Endymion
English edition, vol. iii. p. 1857: -. As
for that said Waldershare, sensible
men are all of the same religion And
pray what is that:' inquired the Prince.
Sensible men never tell.
Unfortunately, like many of Beacons-
fields best epigrams, this is not original.
The following anecdote is TO be found in
Burnet's History of Ny Own Times.
(vol. l., D. 175. Oxford edition of 1888. }
1t is in a note by Speaker Onslow on the
character OF Sir Anthony Ashley
Cooper. who afterward became first Earl
of Shaftesbury: "a person came TO
make him visit, whilst he was sitting
one day with lady of his family, who
retired upon that TO another part of the
room with her work, and seemed not to
attend to the conversation between the
Earl and the other person, which turned
soon into some dispute upon subjects OF
religion; alter good deal of that sort of
talk, the Earl said at last. People differ
IN their discourse and profession about
these matters, but men of sense are
really but of one religion Upon which
says the lady of a sudden. Pray, my
Lord, what religion is that which men
of sense agree In? Madam, saws the
Earl Immediately, men of sense never
tell it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
WHY They 'Spisa Him.

II am like Pope Barrow abont Thur
man. says Bill Arp in the Atlanta GA
Constitution. Il don't care anything
about him, and for the best reason in
the world-hs don't care anything about
me. He hurt nay feelings with malice
aforethought He made a Hong Kong
goose out OF himself about Henry r.
Jackson's speech in Macon and our trib-
ute to:Mr. Davis:when 1t was all explain
ed he didn't have the manliness to make
a decent apology. He is little too up
pity and biggity for us common folks.
He thinks he Is Jupiter and we are
nothing but moon What was said or
done at Macon was none OF his business.
He was hunting around and snufting the
ar for treason and thought he had found
it, and so he fired of an alarm gun and
paved dirt and throwed midland SO
I've lost about 30 per cent Of my respect
for him and the other ten for his red
badnanaH
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
KANSAS KOLLARY.

During a heavy rainfall in klowa
county last Tuesday Mr.. Huhm and sew
eral members of his family were stand
ing in an open doorway looking out.
when a thunderbolt struck the house,
Frustrating the entire party and killing
Lizzie, the 7-year-old daughter Of Mr..
Huhm.
Charley Frazier, the ten-year-old son
of c. J. Frazier, of South Manning
street. was drowned this afternoon about
| o'clock. in the Walnut river at the
mouth of Black Crook.-Ark. City Trav-
eler.
All the endowment lands donated by
the government to the State Agricultural
College have been sold.
Garden City Sentinel: The reaper is
making merry music throughout south
ern Kansas at the present time. The
crop is abundant, and the farmers are
happy.
Persons who have Kansas school bonds
for sale are requested 10 correspond with
7. P. Moore, regent Of the State Agrlcul-
t,lral college, whose address Is Holton,
Kansas,
Woodsdale Democrat: There is no
greater mistake possible than to suppose
that there are any outlaws or desperadoes
in our bright little city. The citizens
Of Woodsdaie are law-abiding and peace
full, reports to the contrary notwIth-
standing.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
THE CENTENNIAL PRESIDENT.

From the Boston Traveller.
The American citizen to be chosen
president of the United States in Novem-
Der will take oath Of Office March t, 1889.
One hundred years after George Wash
ington was indicted first into high office,
his successor will, on March next, enter
upon the second century OF our national
life 1t was during the administration
Of George Washington that the policy of
a government sufficiently strong to be a
nation and superior in authority to state
supremacy was firmly established Then
was also instituted the taxation of i'm
ports to obtain means to sustain national
expenditures and to pay debts incurred
in gaining American independence. I'm
der Washington was laid that strong
foundation of protection to American
manufactures which has proved
so powerful in making this re-
public one of the foremost
powers on earth. George Washington
signed the navigation act of 1892 that be-
gan the commercial career of the young
nation by protecting with an iron hand
American shipping, so that no foreigner
could own dollar in an American ves-
sell and receive an American register.
That American sense OF self-preServatIon
which so jealousy guarded every spar
and timber in our sea going craft, that
forbade a foreign vessel TO engage IN our
coast trade, that encouraged our own
manufactures, that later retained our
own great market to our own people, has
been rewarded with a national success
that has no parallel in human history.
1t is for the GU. 900, 600 Of American peo-
pie now living under the American flag
to 60 forward at the threshold of our
second century in the same prosperous
course by restoring the Republican party
and the policy of protection to power, or
to take backward step by the continu-
ance of the Democratic free trade ideas
for another four years.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
IT CONCERNS THE wORKINGMAN
FIRST
From the Brooklyn Standard Union.

FROM the Brooklyn Standard Gnion.
The Democracy appears to be a great
deal more interested in the possible Re-
publican candidate for the presidency
than the Republicans are. And well 1T
may be, since it has staked its slighter
chance of winning in 1888 than it had In
1884 upon the personality of its ticket
rather than upon the political principle
involved. How unqualifiedly true this
statement is may be seen from the blunt
way in which the the Atlanta Constitu-
ton puts it when it says:
After all, the platform is nothing. Dir.
Cleveland is the candidate and Dir.
Cleveland is the platform. Any plat
form that the convention might have
made would be a mere collection OF
words and phrases. The vital, the es-
sential fact is Mr.. Cleveland himself.
On the other hand, the Republicans
are not contending for the election of
any particular man. but for the main
tenance of a principle which IS Of just as
much consequence to Democrats as to
Republicans. Governments are founded
for the benefit of the governed, and if
that be accomplished it really makes no
difference to the public who occupies
the chair of state. The question of PRO
lection or Free Trader" concerns every
body equally, because everybody lives
by business, and it is a business question.
If there is no work for the poor there
will be no money for the rich: for it is
the poor who are obliged to part with
their earnings as soon as obtained IN
order to live, who make what is called
trade and commerce.
The poor are first struck by the blow
which paralyzes trade and commerce.
and are worse hurt, perhaps, because
they have nothing to fall back on, and
cannot be described as the wealthy may
be for time, as Giving on their own
fat" Continuous employment is to them
vital necessity-that Is, speaking of
them in the aggregate; and the poorer
| they are the greater the necessity. For
this reason the attitude of the Demo-
cratic administration toward the ques-
ton which has become the issue of the
campaign is of the first Importance to the
workingmen. In the end it will be felt
as keenly, if the threatened blow to bus
mess should fall as the result of the cleo
ton. by the storekeepers and their en-
ployes, and by all classes; but the first to
suffer would be the workingmen, for the
reason stated; and it is nothing to them,
nor indeed to anybody else except the
politicians who shall occupy the white
house for the next four years.
That is to say, they exactly reverse in
| their own minds the statement of the
stu alton quoted from the constitution,
and say: CATER all, the platform is
everything. The candidate must stand
on that, or fall to the ground. The plat
form must represent the views, not of
one individual, but of the multitude of
citizens, and must be observed in their
interest with the sacredness of law. The
essential fact must be, not that Blaine
or Sherman, Depew or Allison, Gresham
or Alger. or any particular individual is
the nominee; but that he, whoever he
may be, accepts the platform which en-
bodies the popular views and stands for
the popular interests.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-24
GENUINE MOUND BUILDERS.

The caving of the bank Of the Big
River, about two miles south Of Bonnie
Terre, No., writes correspondent OF
the Globe-Democrat, has disclosed an
ancient burial ground. Six rudely con-
structed boxes, formed by setting flat
stones on edge in parallel lines, about
twenty inches apart, covered also with
fiat stones were disclosed, the ends pro-
jecting from tho bank some two or three
feet below the surface Of the soil. On
examination each box proved to be
coffin containing human remains. The
form of the bones could be plainly dis
cerned by the chalky substance into
which time had changed all but the
larger ones. Portions of the larger
bones of the arms, thighs and skulls
We're obtained from each of the graves
in tolerably solid condition, but the
smaller bones, as soon as they were ex-
posed to the air, crumbied to dust. Quite
a quantity of teeth were found in an ex-
celient state Of preservation, as also nu-
merous fragments of pottery. This last
circumstance determines the occupants
of these silent abodes to belong to the
mound builders, race of men who had
passed even out of tradition before the
advent of the white man. The six graves
were all side by side, a space of about
two feet intervening between each two.
Besides these. other graves have been
found, justifying the belief that this is
an extensive ancient burial ground.
These remains of an unknown race
that once inhabited this country recall
otheo very interesting remains found on
the farm of William d Huff, near Iron
dale, and about twelve miles from this
place. These latter are found in
rocky glade, covered with soft,
yellowish, bastard limestone, in which,
many years ago, there Were hundreds
of tracks of human feet and almost
every animal formerly inhabiting the
country. Years ago, however, the
locality became known to curiosity
hunters. and all the best specimens have
been carried away. Among the foot
prints were those of bears, deer, turkeys,
ETC., as well as human feet, most of
which were as perfect as if they had
been made by the impression of the foot
in soft mud, which dried into stone; and,
indeed, there are some who believe this
to be the case. Notwithstanding the
great number of specimens that have
been carried away, there are still many
left and to those who take an interest
in such matters, the locality is highly
interesting one.