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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
SPECIMEN ROT.
The Kind of Bosh Eastern Bankers Expect

The Kind of BOsh Eastern Bankers Expect
the Credulous Farmer to Swallow.
''If circulating notes were issued to
all the farmers who wish to borrow,
how much would such notes be worth?
Perhaps the value of farms and their
equipment and stock may be $40, OO0,-
900, 900 or more, and at half their value
$40, 600, 900, 900 could be loaned. Even
the $50 per capita for which the ma
tional alliance asks would not go far.
The increased issue of 81, 500, 900, 900
might answer for about sixth of the
farms. But with what decency can the
government provide for small frac-
ton and leave the rest to suffer! Or by
what practical method can it confine
loans to actual owners of farms really
cultivated and prevent absorption of all
the money by real estate spectators
and operators in town lots? No pre-
vention is possible. In order to have
enough money to go around with the
farmers, there would have to be issued
two or three times as much as they
would want. Meanwhile, long before
the $50 per capita should be issued, the
paper would have dropped in value so
that no farmer would wish to take it
for his wheat, and yet he could get no
other money, for gold and certificates
and notes redeemable in gold would be
locked up and boarded
Banker.
The foregoing is bosh, pure and I'M
adulterated bosh, and I am convinced
by steady perusal of the American
Banker, that the man who wrote it
knew it was bosh.
First-There is nothing contained in
the demands of the alliance that ever
hints at equipment and stock" being
made the basis of an issue of circulate
ing notes.
Second-There is, perhaps, in the
hands of the people, outside of the
United States treasury, $1,000, 900, 900
which would be increased to about S.
200, 600, 900 by per capita circulation Of
$50 per capita, giving the people
banking capital of So, 900, 600, 900, with
which to go into the banking bushes
on their own account.
Third-The national banks alone,
with combined capital amounting to
less than 500, 600, 900, have managed to
loan out almost So, 900, 900, 900. How
did they do it? I answer, by system
known as deposits, loans and dis
counts"
Fourth-If the national banks can
loan $4,000. 900, 600 with a capital of
500, 600, 900, what is to prevent the peo-
pies banks, with the same system of
deposits, loans and discounts, from
loaning IS, 600, OOo, 600 with capital of
50, 600, 600. 600? And if the people by
loaning their own credit to themselves
at two per cent established that as the
prevalent current rate, would not the
national bank stockholders have to
loan their money at the same rate or
let it lie idle in their vaults?
Fifth-H the people loaned their own
credit to themselves at two per cent,
payin~ one per cent upon time deposits.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
a NATIONAL VICTORY

Cannot Be Won BY Sectional Party-Ex-
tracts From q Letter From q Georgia
AIltanceman to the Southern Alliance
Farmer.
"A1l men of sense admit that it is un-
just federal legislation that is bank
rupting the agricultural and business
interests of this nation. Relief, then,
must come by abolishing this unjust
system and establishing q just one.
How is this to be done? Local changes
will not accomplish this desirable end.
1t every state in the south voted solidly
tor presidential ticket it would
amount to nothing.
ITO gain a victory men north of
Mason and Dixon's line, and men south
OF this line must unite-alliancemen Of
all parties, north and south, are
thoroughly organized. Their interests
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25

and those of the organizations of
all the laboring men are Identical
These organizations can elect our
next presidential ticket Now the
old parties, both democratic and re-
publican, are war parties The very
name of the republican party is hateful
to most southern men, so also the very
name of democratic party is hateful to
most northern men. Why is this the
case? Because for four years the re-
publican party waged war on the
south. So, also, for four years the
democratic party waged war on the
north. Now, there is a kind and fra
ternal feeling. between alliance
men north and south, and desire to
unite and vote for men who will restore
our nation to its primitive purity.
Now, would it be brotherly for our
alliancemen north to exact of alliance
men south that they should fight their
political battles under the republican
flag? No, it would not. Nor do they
ask this of their southern brothers.
"Well, we should not ask our north
ern allianceman to fight their political
battles under party or flag that they
have all their lives been fighting. What
then must be done? Why all that our
northern brothers ask of us is to form
a national party, one that knows no
orth, south, west or east, a party that
demands equal rights for all and special
privileges to none. This is the price of
freedom. If we cannot rise to this
oint of patriotism and manhood all is
lost The man or set of men who think
that northern alliancemen will fight
the battle of political reform under the
democratic bhnner is simply fool and
does not deserve the name of a states
man. Neither will southern democrats
fight the battles of reform under the
republican flag or party. The masses
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Read This.


New England, or any other section
of the country, is justified in opposing
such a scheme of plumber as the free
coinage of silver involves; and, unless
the American spirit of fairness toward
all sections and of interest in the gen.
eral welfare of the people as a whole
has disappeared from the democracy
and alliance of the west and south, the
republican party in those sections will
receive assistance in its fight to main
tain an honest dollar and the existing
financial status. Evening Jour
nal (dem.).
The political bosses and their tools
who have for months Unanswered to
disorganize the alliance, can now con-
sole each other as best they can It's
their funeral, not that Of the alliance
Southern Mercury.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
The Masses Against the Glasses.

Many fights have been lost to labor
They have been followed by others
like this skirmish in Grand Rapids.
But they have all demonstrated that
organized labor cannot win through
strikes, while the law and law officers
are against them. Organized labor
must go down in inglorious defeat un-
less it abandons the strike as its favor.
lite weapon and resorts to the ballot 1t
must get into its own hands the powers,
patronage and franchises of govern
ment, and then it will rule without need
Of strikes or violence, and now is the
time, from this hour, for labor to put
its dependence on the ballot This is
what it must come to at last, and now
is the time. The revolution can now
be made peacefully at the polls. The
contest is of the masses against the
classes, and the former can now win if
they stand united, and our institutions
saved-Grand Rapids Press.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25

over the heads and around the heels of
former democrats, and try to hold them
in rank by such weak and puerile argu-
ments as that it is necessary to keep up
a solid south in order to preserve white
supremacy.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
Conditions In Kansas.

The people OF Kansas are in debt,
many Of them inextricably so. It Is,
very impolitic for an editor to write q
three-inch editorial declaring that tho
state is the cream of prosperity and
that every one who says to the contrary.
is a calamity bowler. 1t is especially
impolitic to do this when the balance
of the paper is devoted to sheriff said
notices closing out farms under mort
cages. You can't make a man believe
he is prosperous when he knows he is
not, when he is hopelessly in debt and
the sheriff is standing over his effects
with an auction hammer. =
The alliance is an impractical e1e..
ment, but the opposition gains nothing;
by an endeavor to stuff a falsehood
down the voters threats when the lie
is SO palpable and so thoroughly known.
Kansas is mortgaged for almost as
much as it would sell for under the
hammer: Taxes there verge on confis-
cation. Let parties meet the truth
squarely and point out a remedy rather
than deny it. No political party is res
sponsible for the deplorable state OF
affairs in Kansas. Why should any
party seek to cover it up? Deceit
sham and false promises are poor pre-
text on which to bolster up one party
or sunder another.-Kansas City Sum
day Sun.
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McAllister's Expulsion.

w. S. McAllister was expelled from
the Mississippi state alliance last week
for conduct unbecoming a gentleman.
Bro. j. B. West, who was present, says
charges were preferred and read to Nc
Allister in the state meeting. He asked
for time to prepare his defense, which
was granted. When the time for trial
came McAllister appeared at the door
of the state meeting and sent in some
papers to be read in his trial The body
refused to receive the papers notifying
McAllister to come in to trial and pre-
sent the papers on trial and give per-
sonal testimony as to the truthfulness
of the charges against him. He refused
to enter and stand his trial, and the
body proceeded with the trial, expell.
ing him from the order. Toiler.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-25
More Calamity.

Jerry Simpson said that the entire
state of Kansas could not be sold for
enough to pay its indebtedness. The
ever-truthful and reliable Topeka Cap.
ital at once proclaimed Simpson a liar
and an enemy of Kansas OF course
the honorable Jerry lost no sleep over
the matter, and is now fully sustained
by the census report Meanwhile the
citizens Of that state are making up
their conclusion as to the difference
between a man who has the courage to
warn them of their true condition and
q paper that seeks to deceive and mis-.
lead.-National Economist
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-13
THE GAZETTE.
"WEDNESDAY EvEGIa4, MAY is

FOOTPRINTS ON THE eANDs OF Time
The Peach Springs (Ar!z) Champion 10 re-
anorsbie for the following startling tale
Two miners who have just returned from
Graod Canyon report taoss marvellous ois-
oovsry. Ia the basin OF The canyon, which
wss once ssudba1, and probably thous'
ands of wears ago broad level plain, they
CAM upon the pe.fso imprint OF hums
foot in the hard sand rock. | Was u6l1is-
tsksbly human foot, for ;ae toes, heal aad
every portion were plainly ulae6, the i'm.
nrint being eppsrea,iy made @heu tbs sa' q
Of which the tJck is composed was 10 pisa
tic stste.
- 10 width Whie they were puzz ing over
this curiosity one OF the mule drivers found
several othsre ali the sao'e Ii as tie hist
They we're dssiDc;iysiy and evenly 10 fset
apart, shoRiog tbs great dis snce woica
that mons er With human loot could step
at a siag e stride L, ia the intention 10 re
turn In = few days and take out some Of
these gigantic tootpfiuts AID pr: them on
exhibition ss evidence of the ext tenoe OF
human monsters 10 taat psrt Of America
thousands of years before Columbus appear
ed before the court OF Spain.
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Nonrg Bouyp. No. 16 No. H. No. 10 No. IL.
Daily Daily Daily. Daily.

Washington and Southwestern Vestibuled Linn
tied, operated daily between Washington and At
lsnta Leave Washington, No 81, $40 p. NJ;
Charlottesville IL 30 p. m. Lynchburg Lao m: ;,
striving Danviile 1856 o. M; arrive Atlauts 2 70
a. m. Returning, leava Atlanta, No. 80, 1925
a. m; panvillo LAO D. m; arrive Lynchburg
1886 a. M; Charlottesville $40 q. M; Washington
$50 o. NJ This train is composed entirely of
Pullman car on which an extra fare is charged.
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ESTABLISHED 1892.
EDw. g. LEADBEATER. THos. LzADBEATER
E,S.leadbeater g. Bro,
WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL
. RUG rs.

1O5 & lot SOUTH Fairfax STREET.
Dealers in Drugs, Chcmicals, Patent Medicines,
Paints Oils, Dye stuIs, Spices Druggists Fancy
Goods and Specialtics.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia for j. c.
Ayers Medicines, John Lucas & Co.'s Tinted Gloss
and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers of standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made large additions to our stock and
are buying leading Proprietary Articles, Chemicals,
&c. &c. direct from the manufacturers. We are
therefore enabled to supply the trade with all
goods usually carried by wel-appointed
those given by the best houses in larger cities All
goods forwarded by first freight or express after
receipt of order. Promptness is our specially
We gusIsntee the purity OF all drugs furnished
Correspondence invited. dec31
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Opening and Closing of the Mails.

Openlng and closing OF Inc MaliS.
Northern mails cloao at 7:30 and 1000 a. N
and 12:45 and GLIB p. n. and 900 p. m. Open
at $50 s.. II 1900 m, and $50 p. m.
Southern mails vis Charlottesville, Virginia,
cloae st 500 and 1900 a. m. and 900 p. m.
Open at $50 and 2:30 p. IN. and 7:S0 p. m
Manassas Division mails close at $40 q. m.
and 22O pm. Open at 1885 a. m and 1880 pm.
Southern mails, via Richmond Va, closes at
1000 a. NJ, 4.45 and 900 p. m. Open at $40
a, M and - m.
Alexandria and Rodnd Hill, Va, mails close at
$50 S. NJ snd $40 p. m. Open Ct 900 a. m and
$50 p. N.
Closed mails to Falls Church. Vienna, Fairfax
Oh, Horndon, Leesburg, Purcellville and Round
Hiu,Va, close at 4:10 p. N. and open at sou am.
Western mails close at 1890 a. ~, 12:45 and
900 o. m. Open 1T $50 and 1000 q. H. and
3:00p pm.
Washington, D c., mails close at 7:3O and 300
a. M. md 12:45, 4:40 and $40 p. NJ. Omen
at 9.3. I'D 1000 a. H.. 1900 L., and 300 and
ONCE Hours-Open at $50 g. N. Close st $50
.. m. Open st $50 p. M. Close st p N.
Sunday Hours-Opeu at 800 p. m. Ciose al
$50 a. N.
CARRIERS Observation-Disclosures made on S.
e-ip routes-6:30 and 1000 g. m., 1870
zoo and 5:45 D. NJ On Strip rcate-S:30 and
1000 o. m. and 5:45 p. m.
Deliveries made at 500 ID. IL %. sne 800
pm.
sunday-Carriers Windows op-o at 500 and
close at $50 a
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Francis L. Smith, p. q.

XTIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of tho Corpo-
Y ration Court of tte city Of Alexandria on
the 22d day of April, 1891.
Louis s. Fiske, Frank 81 Keen and John Dotson,
trading as Louis 8. Fiske and Company, vs.
Maud T. Baxter Cooke rsding as Arctic Wool
en- Mills, D. F. Cooke, her huebsnd and the
Alexandria Insurance Company.
Memo. The object of this suit is to recover Of
the defendant, Maud T. Baxter Cooke, trading as
Arctic Wooden Mills, 81 055.55, with interest on
1927 So part thereof, from April 6th 1891, and
on 1923 OF, the residue thereof, from april 18th,
1891, untl paid, and to attach and subject to the
1ayment thereof the debt due to said Maud T.
Baxter Cooke, trading as Arctic Wooden Mills, by
the alexandria Insurance Company, and also any
other estate Of the said Maud T. Baxter Cooke In
the city OF Alexandra, Virginia
The defendants, Maud T. Baxter Cooke,
trading as Arctic Wooden Mills and D. F.
Cooke, her husband, not having entered their
appearance and given security, according to the
act of Assembly and the rules Of this Court, and
it appearing by affidavit that they are not
residents of this State 1t is ordered that the
said defendants appear here within fifteen days af
ter due publication of this order, and do what is
necessary to protect their interests in this suit and
that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE a newspaper published
in the city of Alexandria, once week for four sue
cessivc weeks and posted at the front door of the
Court House Of this city. A copy-teste:
JOHN s. BEACH. Clerk.
By J. T. CALLAHAN, ID. @.
Mushbach, and Martury, q Armstrong, p. q.
ap22 v4w
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w M. T. S MlTH
John D. Il. LUET,

John D. b. LUET,
Successor 80 Lunt & Davidson
q lkLER IN DRUGS. CHEMICALS. PATENT
MEDICINES AND FANCY ARTICLES
II. E. corner King and Washington streets,
ALEXANDRIA, va.
Physicians Prescriptions speciality. Ijan10
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WARRENTON Trains Nos 8, 10 -, 10.
ID and Is connect daily to and from Warren ton
and No. IS faly except SUNDAY.
FRANKLIN D1V1sION-Daily, except Sunday.
Leave Becky Mt. 7:26 q. M, arrive Franklin
Junction 1920 q. M; leave Franklin Junction
$50 p NJ, arrive Rocky Mt. $40 p. m.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
ALL TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Alexendria from depot at 800 a. m
and 4:45 2. M; arrive at Round Hill 11:3O g..
n. and 7:20 p. m.
Returning, trains leave Ronnd Hill 600 g. m.
and 3:iO p. m arriving at Alexandria at 1923
8. m. and 6:35 p. m.
Leave Washington at 6:25 p. m. and arrive ct
Leesturg at $40 p. m. Leave Leesburg at 5:25
a. m, and arrive at Washington at 1903 a. m
The 900 a. m. train from Alexandria connects
a. Bound Hill with stage for Blue Ridge, Berry,
vile and Winchester, and at Leesburg with stages
fer Aldie and Middleburg.
The 900 q. N. train and 4:45 p. Ia. train from
Alexandria connect at Vienna with stages for
F:irfaz Court House.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On trains Nos 8 and 10 Pullman Buffet Sleep
eIs between New York and Atlanta and At.
lanta end Now Orleans, and Atlanta and Memphis
via Bennington.
On trains Nos. IL and - Pullman Buffet Yes
thule Sleepors between Washington and New
Orleans; New York, and Washington to Knox
vile via Salisbury and hshevie, and through
coschcs between New York aud Atlanta.
On trains Nos. is and 12 Pullman Sleepera
botwoen Washington and Memphis. via Lynch.
burg and Bristol.
Through tickets on sale st the principal stations
to al points. For rstes or information apply to
any agent Of the Company, or to
is. B THOMPSON, Supt, Alexa, Va.
G. n. BORUM, D. P. A., Lynchburg, Va.
w. II. GREEN, Gen Mgr. Wash D. C.
JAS. L. TAYLOR, G. P. A., Wash. DC.
SOL HAAS, Traffic Mgr, Richmond, Va.
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OFFIC z
OF THE
"FZDELITY"

BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIA TON,
Of Washington, D. G.
incorporated under the laws of the State OF Val
Best plan devised for securing homo or for
saving money.
@-NO AUCTION OF MONEY.
ANY amount loaned repaysble $13 per month
on each $1,000 advanced. 1913 per month in.
cludes the monthly dues on shares.) Shares 81
per month, maturing in 102 months, for 5000.
Profit 1913.
NO BACK DUES REQUIRED.
Six per cent. interest allowed on special pay
ments. Paid-up certificates for 500 issued at
$50 per share per cent. per annum paid on
purchase price semi-snnually.
OFFICERS
Harrison Dingmsn. President
George W. Leach, Vice President.
o. T. Thompson. Treasurer.
Alonzo Tweedale, Secretary.
Andrew Wall, Manager
Gen. E. Smith, Attorney.
Trustees-American Security and Trust Com
psry, a. T. BrittoD, President Depository Gem
trail National Bank.
SAMUEL POLLOCK, Superintendent
N. E. cor. King and Fairfax SITS. up stairs).
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VIVA RFIELD & HALL,
D B q q & S 7 g.

Ornor Prince and Fairfax street.
Prescriptions q specially. English, French
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps Genuine
Farins Cologne; Magnolia, Hodyosmia, Gersnium
Sponges, Hair Brushes and Comba; best English
Tooth Brushes full assortment Of Patent Medis
oines, CoIc's Gelatino, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fs.
nine; Spices Of sl kinds, and select stock OF all
articles sold by druggists st prices ss low IS the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. doc
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ALEXANDRIA, BRANCH
OF THE
Southern Building and Loan Association

OF KNOXVILLE, TENN.
u.s. B. THOMPSON. 5000. President
DIRECTORS.
Harrie Smoot John F. Tackett
Laurence stabler, Milton B. Perry,
George II. Hinken.
g. F. Knox, Sec. & Treas. ]. Z. NJ. Norton, Atty
This branch is strictly under local manse ment
The money paid in by local members is gusran-
teed to be loaned in Alexandria. he shares Of
stock represent 500, par value and the cost is 81
Per share for the first month, and so cents per
share monthly thereafter. Dividends are declar-
ed quarterly and the stock will pay out in six
years at the rate of dividends now being made.
This association also issues paid-up stock st $51
per share. cash dividend Of six per cent. per
annum, payable semi annually, will be paid. At
the end of six or seven years the stock will have
mstured, and the member then draws 800 from
the association for each $50 he has invested, be.
sides the annual six per cent. The company will
cash such stock at any time with per cent. int
crest thereon.
For stock, or information as to this association,
apply to B. F. Knox, 1913 south Fairfax street.
feb2O IL
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
EISTABLIsHED 194S.
RoBT. w. FIR ENcH,
successor to Geo. E. French,
Bookseller. Stationer& Printer

AT q 419 KING ST., ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Wholes ale and retail dealer in all kinds of STA.
TONERS GOODS. carry larger and more
varied line than any other house in tho South OF
Commercial and Fine Stationery, Envelopes,
Shipping Tags, Bill, Note and Letter Heads, State
ments, Paper Bags Of all sizes, slstes, Pencils,
Penholders, Inks, Muciago, Tablets, Toys, Fancy
Goods, &C., &c. An Indispensable line of attract
i've and quick selling goods for dealers
HEADQUARTERS
FOB EVERYTHING IN THE MUSICAL LINE.
Sheet Music, Music Books Music Folios and
every variety of Musical Instruments. Agent for
the celebrated Estey Organs and Pianos, the Royal
St. John Sewing Machines and tho Remington
Standard Typewriter.
Lowest prices for the highest grade of gooda.
Your patronage cordially solicited The bright
fsces of my new and beautiful goods will greet
you. and my salesmen will show You every at
tention. [sp9l ROBT. W. FRENCH.
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS, SC.

1892
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LEGAL.

HAVING qualified as administrator en- the es-
L j tate OF CHARLES C. BERRY, deceased, no.
tice is hereby given to sll persons having claims
against said estate to present the same to me for
payment, and all persons indebted to said estate
to sett q such indebtedness at onco.
HENRY G. WINSHfP, Administrator,
ap22 I'm Box 81 Georgetown, D G.
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LEXINGTON, VA, Jan. IL, 1890

LEXINGTON, VA, JAN. II, IoSU
NrEA. Z. Hawkes;
wear your Pa ,tiscepic Crysts!ized Lenses In re-
spect TO brilliancy and cearness OF vision they
are snnerior to any glass l have ever used.
90 Pesnectfnilv. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
Tbese lannon's Isnses adjusted to defective vision
itbe ding store q L. STABLEE & CO.,
dec19 eofy hie4anoris, va.
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T sTABLER & CO,
Successors 10 2. a. stablsr

Successors 10 B. r. stablarj
DRUGGIsTs AND CHEMIsTg.
n. W. Corner King and Washington Street
Dealers in Patent Medicines, Drugs, Cigars and
Cigarettes, Fine Tooth Brushes Nail Brushes,
German and Domestic Cologne, Hair Brushes,
opong"s, Flesh Straps, &c Especial care given 70
preacJ stions. jan2S-I