Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-04
EincoinIa Etcnis.

ct the time designated for tie Novem el
meeting OF the Farmers Club sud Ladis
Mite Society OF tnis precinct, The concsvt
was postponed to Thursday evening, d
cember 18th, at the residence of B Camp
Thanksgiving passed quietly rurke,
was environed and taken without any great
effort, gratifying the palate, satisfying tiue
inwardness, and promoting ayordupois c9n
stitutonally.
Corn shucking is nearly finished, and as
cool waves list about frequently, indications
are apparent that cold digi!s DO not con
duce TO serenity. Fine Intermittent spells
of weather have enabled farmers 20 get ia
their fall cereal seeding, aud now Il disposed
they can settle down end while ekng out
quiet enjoyment during the rigor Of ihe u in.
ter solsllce, can oogitate upon the modu5
operandi of the tariff Moloch.
The land in this vicinity being admirably
adapted for raising market commodities,
and Of easy and speedy access 10 Washing
ton and Alexandria markets, there are
tempting opportunities for energetic men
to invest in SUCH desirable chances.
We understand that our honsndale neigh
bors nave been enjoying 40 awakening as 10
their pious idiosyncrscies conducted by two
lady evaDgeists and that much interest was
monfested. II will not harm our respected
neighbors to quaf freely gospel prece PTS
spiritually.
There is barely enough of leap year lvft
to enable the 'belated sisters" TO catch Ga
by clnching the passing hou7 bS the fore
lock and make fast. This present oppor
tune quadrenuial occurrence has been sig
nalzed in this hamlet by new sdventisis,
who, looking upon the world as monsrchs
OF all they survey, began to sound their
ttumpets from the weakest Of lungs 10
announce their appearance upoo the stage
of life.
Mrs. c. W. Ashby has reconstructed q
neat addition to, and repaired her home
stead (!ate Fitzhugh place. rendering il de-
lightfully viewing, and comfortable rural
abiding home
AS betting on the recent election was
rare in this section, there are no victims on
the result who will be obliged to retrench
in their diet and live On snowbalis the com
ing solslice.
colored republican teamster realized
recently that the overall tariff is no rotsc-
ton While in the act Of springing from a
wagon, through the tardiness of his over
alls, in letting go of the wagon seat, he
eprawed on the ground soIdifed, and per-
haps id the tariff.
The colored element OF this section at
their 'protracted meetings." which COM
mence annually a month or six weeks be-
fore fall elections, were much inflated in the
recent political campaign aDd with much
assurance, by white political exhortera, that
if Harrison was elected they would get more
pay for their labor; ignorant of the fact that
demand for labor regulates wages, evident
symptoms crop out that as Harrison is elect.
ed they want the milk of the wage cocoanut
to flow now. They are referred to their
political manipulators as to the why, she
don't, and abide the boomeranc effect ofsucb
chinning.
Saturday about midnight "more-pay''
proselyte if Harrison was elected, made 4
bold move to get into the Trfadelphia flour
mill tof which Mr.. W. Il. Winston is pro
prietor) by climbing stairway outside Of
the building and wrenching off blind. All
seemed clear to raid on the -four and meal
chests While peering in the darkness he
did not see white night robe innocent,
waiting Ito shake" with billet cf wood in
hand, the sudden racket Of which cent the
fellow down the stairway with such celeri-
ty that no time was kept of the descent. a
heavily loaded old army musket awaits the
next appearance for target of such charac-
ter; sure pop and contents indigeslible. y