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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-18

The GAZETTE is the Oldest paper in the
State, and with few exceptions the oldest in
the country, and its usefulness has been
demonstrated and appreciated for nearly
century.
Features-United Press Dispatches, Wash
ington and Richmond correspondence, daily
market reports, Local News and matters of
interest to Virginia, but moro especially to
this city and section of Virginia.
In its columns has always been found
mirror Of pass ne events and the careful
chronicling of tbs history of what is going on
in the world, bat more especially IN this sec.
ton. has ever been its aim.
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Dispatches from every part of the world;
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various European capitals about twelve or 6f
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GAZETTE.
The Local Department furnishes complete
history Of everything that occurs in and near
the city, ano this feature will, as ever, receive
careful attention.
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is its afternoon Market Reports from all the
great centers of the country.
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in this city, especially among those who con-
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BUCKLEN.> ARNICA SAVE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
tons. and positively cures Piles, or no
paw required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen.
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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The following houses, whose advertisement,
sppear in the GAZETTE. will lie found reliable
and are commended TO the attention Of pur
nhaeera
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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.

We wish to call your attention to the
ALEXANDRIA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
AND ITS ADVANTAGES
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A Thankful Soul.

! Perry Patettic-The Lord is purity
good to the human race, even you
and me.
! Wayworn Watson-I'd like fer to
know how?
well, fer instance, in making us
SO we kin swaller our beer dawn.
S'pse we had to go to the exertion
of swallerin up, like the horse does
uater n-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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RAILROADS.

COUTHERN RAILWAY
y Schedule Effective March ~ 1881
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STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY (LIMITED.0
FERRY SCHEDULE

FERRY SCHEDULE
On and after juno 7th, 1896, and until
further notice the following ferry schedule
will be in force.
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street. at
600, 7 30 30. 9 so. TO- 80 and IL 80
a. M. p 80, 1 80, 2 30,ss3 30, 30, 5 80,
6 80 and 7 10 p. IN.
Leave Washington. foot of Seventh street,
at 6:15 80 s 80, 8 30, 10 30 and II 30,
a. NJ, - 80, l 30, 30, 3 30, 80, 80,
6 80 and 7 Is p. m.
N. B. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
s 80 g. m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDING S-sTEAM-
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon.
days at 90 a. M, and Alexandria at 3 w
8. m for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
c. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT. Agent.
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~ GOD QUALITY SOC SHIRT WAISTS
W reduced to SOC, at
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E.S LEADBEATER & SONS,
sraoLEsALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST


1o5 and 1O7 south Fairfax street.
Oesler. in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi
clues, Paints, OILS, Dye Stuffs, Spices nrug
gusts Fancy Goods and Specialties.
Wholesale SCENTS in Northern Virginia TO-
j. C. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & CO..
Tinted Gloss and Prepared Pats &c.
Manufacturers of Standard PharmAceutica
.'eaarations.
We have made large additions to our stocl
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles
Chemicals &C., direct from the manufacturers
We are therefore enabled to supply the trad,
with all goods usually carried by well-ap
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE al
prices as low rs those given by the best house.
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by frs
freight or express after receipt of order.
promptness IS our speciality. We guarantee
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
.oondeuce invited.
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1T &JG Beckham, Harlow Brothers,
Lswler & Co. Chas King & Son,
] Broders. N Lindsey & Co
Geo 81 Robinson Sons.
Druggists.
w F Creighton & Co, E L Allen,
G. g Lennon, E Leadbe2tel & Sons.
I. Stabler & Co. Northwest Pharmacy
Dry Goods.
Isaac Eichberg.
Driring Parks.
Alexandria Driving Park.
Express Companies.
Adams Express Co US Express Co.
Feed and Grain Dealers.
T F Burroughs, Broders,
Grillbortzer Bros, FL Pollard,
] B Watkins, JW brown,
VIA Moore.
Florists.
L Loose.
Glass and Caina,oarc.
Ell Miller & Co.
Gas Companies.
Alexandria Gas Company
GrOcers.
G VIM Ramsay, Fisher Brothers,
O'Sullivan & Green Shry-ock & Presgraves
Ahern Co, Harlow Bros.
n F Robertson, FS Harper,
Broders, Lindsey & Co,
Norton Entwisle, w 4 Johnson & Co.
Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
F Burroughs, shyrock & Flesgraves
Harlow Brothers, Wa Jol nson & 70.
Ahern & Co, ]. BrOders.
H0ra,care.
Jas F Carlin &.sons. Balm & Paxon.
Inlfrmariss.
Alexandria Infirmary.
Ice Deale,
wv Hammond, FA Reed & Co.
Insurance Companies.
L stabler & Co.
Junk Dealers.
J Dreifus Co. Henry Bladder,
Lumber Merchants.
3 Smoot i Co, 81 ID Smoot
Aitcheson & Bro.
La,ryers.
James 3 Cation, George A Mushbach,
JKM Norton, &C Carlin,
8 g Brent.
Livery Stables.
Patterson 4 Brother, B L Myers Co.
Lime Plaster and Cement.
Geo b Robinson & Son, W A Smoot s Co
] HID Smoot, Jas B Smoot g. Co.
Merchandise Brokers.
VIM Fowle Brookes & Co, AID Brockett
Municipal Offices.
City Treasurer. Police Headquarters.
City Gag Works.
Manufacturers Of Soda and Mineral Waters.
James McCuen.
Millers.
Walter Roberts, T F Burroughs.
JW Brown.
Newspapers.
Ale1andria Gazette, Alexandria Times
OIL Companies.
Standard Oil Conpan
Physicians.
DrWM Smith, DR. II Howard,
DR. Julian Miller, DR. NJ W O'Brien,
DR. T NJ Jones,
Private Residences.
Charles King, Ell Janney,
Mrs I'M A Wood, W White,
Wheatley. w q Domaine,
] 2 Zimmerman, Mrs G Brent,
Herbert BRYANT, George A Mushbach
Miss NJ v Smith, E L Daingerfeld,
W B Daingerfeld, Chas Taylor.
BEL Tremaine, A D Brockett,
Knox, VII Beckham,
&C Lennon =
Railroads.
Southern Railway-Freight,
q az Local Freight,
Washington Southern Railway,
Baltimore and Potolnsc-Freight
The W 4 & Mt Vernon Electric Railroad.
Real Estate
Harlow & Co, Knox & Robinson,
Restaurant
Louis Brill
Schools.
Episcopal .Eigh School,
Stones and 7inware.
Henry Baader.
Summaries.
Theological Seminary.
Shoe Factories.
The Delaney Shoe Company.
Steamboat Companies.
Petomsc Steamboat Company,
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co,
Washington Steamboat Company.
Ship Chambers.
H..Kirk, N Lindsey & Co.
Stationers and Printers.
John 81 Strider, B Bells Sons
Telegraph Companies.
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Postal Telegraph Cable Company,
Taaners.
&C Smoot & Sons.
o. S. Offices.
Postoffice.
Unds takers
B Wheatley, w II Denaine,
FOOD and Coal Dealers.
Dew. Aitcheson, J r Zimmerman,
" A Smoot & Co, JP Agnew & Co.
Knox & Robinson.
Wholesak Cdke and Cracker Manufacturers and
Cbntesioners.
The George r. Hill Co.
Wholesale Grocers.
Chss King & Son, N Lindsey &. Co.
Fishcr Bros ] BrodsrS,
Fs Harpar.
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Train No. IS connects at calverton for warrentOn.

TranN No 35connecs Warenton.
LOCAL SERVICE.
9forD Manassas
Franklin
Rocky and intermediate 49,
No
Alexandria daily Sunday for stsburg and
media stations ngarives Alexandria 331 M
Alexandra SOS
M.
SLEEPING SERVICE
Memphis New
Dining Greensboro and Montgomery
Also
Pullman reservation apply
THOMAS MOSS, Ticket Agent Alexandria Va
Il VA TURK,
Genera gen
n {.
The record-union., 1896-12-03

railroad company was probably correct,
that was no reason why fruit-grow-
ers should continue to pay the rates II
they could help themselves, and in or
der to do this he suggested competition
in every possible manner.
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Edward Barham of San Jose delivered
a lecture on transportation, and con-
tended that the reduction of freight
rates depended upon opening the Nicar-
aguan Canal. He illustrated his lecture
with maps of the Nicaraguan country
showing the several proposed routes and
the lines OF survey already made. The
project OF making a canal was by no
means a new one. It had been proposed
to Charles V. of Spain in 1910, and in
IDOL Cortez had made q survey for
canal over the Nicaraguan route. WILL
lam Pitt had made a survey for England
in the latter part of the eighteenth CEN
tury, and during the last thirty years
the United States had caused 1000
miles Of survey to be made over the
twenty-six miles which separated the
lake from the Atlantic Ocean, and the
commission appointed to visit and re-
port to Congress last year returned ad-
vising one more survey. The speaker
deprecated the dilatory methods pur-
sued by the Government, and insisted
that the fruit-growers should insist that
the canal be completed at the earliest
possible moment
Fowler Of Fresno also advocated that
action be taken in the matter and the
minds of the people kept upon it. The
matter should be continually agitated
Several other speakers took the same
grounds, advocating agitation until
Congress finally woke up to the needs
of California
AT 400 o'clock the convention ad-
jou1ned to meet at 9:30 o'clock this
morning.
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MARKETING THE FRUIT CROP
This and Other Subjects Treated by the
Convention.
Lively Debate Expected To-Day On
the Cooperation Commit
tees Report.

The second days session OF the state
Fruit Growers Convention was called
to order at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
j. "A. Filcher, Chairman of the Board
of Trade of San Francisco, read an IN
tereSting paper upon fruit dlStr1pu-
ton, opening of new markets, import
ance of having travelling agents and
feasibility of establishing stores in all
large cities
The paper dealt with the culture OF
the wine grape as compared with us
culture in foreign countries. 1t was
contended that in the State there was
100000 acres of land adapted to the
cultivation of high grade tobacco, and
that it was only a question OF time un-
til this industry would be one Of the
foremost in the State.
But while nature has smiled upon CAL
ifornia, it has separated her from the
rest of the world Between this and
sister States a broad desert is spread,
and much difficulty is had in reaching
Eastern States.
The fruit growers must adapt them
selves to circumstances as they exist
1T is not advisable to wait for a market
to come to us, but to work systematic
ally to bring one here. The question was
how best to find a market for California
fruit
The feasibility of establishing stores
in all large cities in the East was
handled in a forcible manner. Mr..
Fflcher thought the time might come
when cooperative stores would prove a
success, but without an organized asso-
citation, strong and healthy, such ven
ture would prove disastrous failure.
1t was advisable to send out as many
travelling agents as possible. Too many
live agents could not be put on the road
to show and sell California products.
The distance from trade centers make
it necessary for home producers to show
their wares in the markets of the world.
Tt was merely a. system of advertising.
Every merchant who has a large stock
of choice goods on hand sets his sign
up where it viii best catch the eye Of the
public.
Statistics show that while nine pounds
OF coffee per capita per annum is con-
surned by the population of Boston, only
one pound Of California dried fruit per
capita is consumed in the same length
of time. If the fr'uit-growers Of the
State would set UP a dried fruit cooking
establishment In one of Boston's pure
food expositions it would be but a mat
ter of a short time until the consump-
ton of California dried fruit equaled at
least the consumption of coffee.
1t was further advised that fruit
growers should continue exchanges
where they are now situated, and form
others where there are none. Without
exchanges, whether the crop be large or
small, the grower is a helpless victim in
the hands of the shipper. There was a
day when trade followed it's natural
channels, but the shrewdness of men
had perverted it This state of affairs
must be overcome, and the middleman
must be met and beaten on his own
ground. The devil must be fought with
fire.
LEONARD COATES ESSAY.
Leonard Coates of Napa next read a
paper on Marketing Fruits Abroad" "
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ADJUSTMENTS.
CAPITAL CONCERT SERIES OF 8 CONCERTS

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, DE-
cember 18th, January 9th, February 4th
Following artists will have been engaged.
Madame Breitschuck-M -Marquardt, solo
harpist; Olive Reed, contralto; Carrie
Bower, pianist; Gertrude Carley-Auld, So
prano; Bernhard Mollenhauer, solo yio-
lnist; Marie Voltz, soprano: w. B. Hop
kins, baritone: Ivy Gardner, contralto;
Treble Clef Quartet, composed of Mrs.
Beatrice Priest-Fine. soprano, Mrs. A. A.
Dewing, soprano, Miss jeanette Wilcox,
contralto, Mrs. Sedgley Reynolds, con-
tralto; Frank Coffin, tenor: Homer Hen
ley, baritone; Thomas G. Eggers charac-
ter singer; Herr Johann Marquardt, solo
violinist; August Rodeman, solo flute;
Louis Won Der Mehden violoncelIist:
Knickerbocker Male Quartet, composed of
d. M. Lawrence, G. NJ. Elliott D. B. Crane
and l.. A. Larsen; accompanies. Mrs. w.
s. Batchelder, Professor H Hoffman and
w. NJ. b. King. Subscription tickets. ad-
mitting one person to the series of three
concerts, 81 80 This includes reserved
seat and is transferable. On sale at Pur-
nelrs, 900 street
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Hotel Arrivals,

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Robert E. God, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Taylor, A. H. Bronner, New
York; N. P. Nelson, E. Il. Nelson and
wife. Chicagoi I. E. Harrington, Pitts
burg, Pa; N. E. De Yoe and wife, Mo
desto; A. o. A. Jack and wife, Cleve-
land, o.; Mrs. w. III. Grant, Woodland; /;
o. NJ. Goddard, Alameda; M. Abrams,
c. A. Thurston, Ed. Leszynsky, B. N.
Rowley, G. w. Gaffney, w. A. Dag
gett, E. D. Sewers, A. II. Williams, J.
W. Mcdonald San Francisco
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THREE OF A KIND.
They Were Taken in Yesterday for
Stealing Hides.

Officers Naghel and Hardy yesterday
arrested Frank White, George Ward
and Charles Phillips ON a charge Of
having stolen number Of hides from
a Front-street tannery.
A number of persons, it is said, saw
the men hiding the hides under the
sidewalk and notified the officers.
Six men were engaged In secreting
the plunder, but three of the number
gave leg bail and managed to escape.
1t seems the only question remaining
is, What did the men intend doing
with the hideS?"
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Grand Army Election.

The annual election Of officers of
Sumner Post, G. A. R., will take place
this evening. Other important matters
will come up for action, and a full at
tendance is desired. Members Of other
posts will be welcome
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Hops are Moving.

Hops are going forward to the East
at lively rate. Eight carloads, con-
tanning 700 bales, were sent from here
yesterday.
The record-union., 1896-12-03

No Christmas and New Years table
should be without a bottle of DR.. Sic
gert's Angostura Bitters, the world-re-
nowned appetizer of exquisite flavor.
Beware Of limitations.
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To Cure q Cold In Ono Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t
fails to cure. 25c.
The record-union., 1896-12-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.

vehicles-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware.
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons. Balm
Farm and Header Wagons WholesaIe
Hardware. Send for catalogue
KENT BROS, 1917 Third street, for car.
riages, buggies. rigs Of all kinds at short
notice. Telephones-New. 215: Old, Gil.
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AUCTIONS.
632 Market street san Fran

AUCTION SALE
ro-DAy "wednesday, DECEMBER I'd.
at 10 a. m,
At salesroom, 1904 and 1906 ] street. Fur
nit,,re. Carpets, Beds, Bedding, Crockery.
C,Iaseware. also. contents of restaurant re-
-,ovad m store for convenience.
r. E. GREER. Auctioneer.
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WANTED.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS OF ALL KINDS;
Furniture, Carpets, Crockery, otoses @ ana
Cali on me and / will give you the highest
cash price for same. Remember VIII
have our regular auction sales every on- w eG- G.
nesday and Saturday at old stand, s2f Il
s+reet j. T.. SAUNDERS, Auctfoneer.
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Pasteur germ proof filter. s21 K.
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Such Grateful Letters

Are reeeived every day. They tell 81 Of
upas1szs Of kidney trouble. Of rheumatiszn
lame back stomach and other oxganAc troubles
Tney prove the vsiae. TIE izme0se vaiue. OF DIR
san.snns Fseefrsc Belt TO sick and weak people
I7,ey should and wfA bring ycu to realization
of ifs worth 10 gcu Read Or. Sssndtn' book
THREE Classes Of Men" which can be had free.
sANDEx ELECTRIC CO..
eS2 Market street. opposite Palace Hotel. s,r
Pr,x-,rfsro Cal Ofice hours. a. m. TO 81
n n: Sundays 10 10 l. Los Angeles oElce
-. seufh Broadway. Portland. Or. s13 Wash
ingtDD street
N0TK.-Make No Mistake In ths Number, eSz
Market Streex-
DIR. A. r. SANDEN,
632 Market Street san Francisco
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Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt.

Aonntaan View Gal November l. 1896.
Dr A T. SANDFsN-DeaT sir: ] write TO let
ron srlow how I am getting along / am feeling
fne Have gained nine poa1Tsis since began
r.siar the Belt and also IN strength. don get
tred az ] used to. snd wake up Ia the msornne
feeling refreshed. I sleep well now Yours
rrr,fv JESUS ESPIS0SA
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For Weak Men

yyyHERE B NOTHING WHICH GIVES
- sfreusfh tD quickly Elec-
tx5cty; uothang wtlch surely nestores all
poWer OF manhood DR.. Sanders Electric Belt,
xtsxeh is made with tie sole purpose of building
UP shattered. xcnk ne<ves 1t ia different q frorn
rvcryxhsug ctse, and should give up while
be has yet left this great remedy uutried. Mes3-
eines are good for some troubles but they do not
RESTORE strength E3scuicfty does. and the best
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ADVERTISEMENT.


than to antagnoize both dealer and con-
sumer.
Business men, the speaker said made
ii a point TO put scores Of men upon the
road 10 show their wares. If 1t were a
losing venture business men would not
so to that unnecessary expense. They
had goods TO sell, and advertised their
wares by showing them. II the fruit
growers, then, would secure the services
Of a number of wide-awake drlImmers
to show their products, the question of
over production would disappear He
stated that there was consumed annu-
ally per capita in the United States nine
pounds of coffee, sixty pounds of sugar
and ten gallons of whisky, all of which
commodities were well advertised. He
had recently visited San Jose and could
not find a single dried prune. If the
rrune industry was properly advertised,
and each man, woman and child would
once a week eat five prures there would
not be enough to supply the demands
Prunes are now worth three cents a
pound, while il properly advertised
they would double in value.
w B. Gester OF Newcastle, Placer
County, read paper on transportation
and freight rates on fruit.
In his section of the State, he said,
shipments had been made to the East,
the proceeds of which were divided as
as follows: The railroad company took
30 per cent, refrigerator company
per cent, middlemen 20 per cent, and
grower 70 per cent. The railroad COM
rany had replied to the fruit-growers
when they asked that freight rates be
reduced, that it was impossible to do so
because expenses could not be met If
the reduction were allowed. While the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06
College NJ OteS.

Miss Carrie Urquhart is visiting
friends at the college this week.
The week of prayer for young men
begins next Sunday at 500 p. IN. with a
meeting in the Y M. @. A. room ad-
dressed by Prof. j. w. Ewing.
The Alpha Theta society are very
busy making preparations for their
public, which will occur on Monday
evening, November 23rd.
Twenty of our loyal sound money
Republicans went home to vote for Nc
Kinley Some of the boys even going
as far as Illinois and Ohio.
DR.. and Mrs. Brooks have invited the
Alpha Theta and Zeta Sigma societies
to spend the evening Of November 10th,
the birthday of the latter society, at
their pleasant home on Center street.
The invitation has been accepted.
The oratorical contest of the Zeta
Sigma society will take place in the col
lege chapel on the evening of December
10th. The contestants as arranged by
the executive committee are, Scott
Wright, Knox. Perry, Bates and Divine
The prize to be competed for is five
dollar gold piece.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06
The Potato In France.

In France we find that the potato
was placed OH the royal table in the
year 1915, but it was Parmentier, an
apothecary, who really introduced it and
did all he could to get it generally Gull
tivated, though not without the assist.
ance of the government. In l77l a high
prize was offered by the Academy Of
Besancon for the discovery of new
food which would fill the place Of &C.
reals in case Of famine. Parmentier
showed his potatoes, and Louis XVI gave
him 90 morgen Of land to plant them
on. When showing the first flowers OF
his potatoes, the king used them as a
buttonhole bouquet, Queen Marie An
toinette had them in the evening in her
hair, and at once princes, dukes and
high functiouaries went to Parmentier
to obtain such flowers.
All Paris talked of nothing but pota-
toes and the cultivator Of them. The
king said, France will thank you some
time hence because you have found
bread for the poor. And France has
not forgotten Parmenter, Tor | saw my
self in 1882 potatoes growing on his
grave in the grand cemetery of Paris
the Pere Ia Chaise, and l was assured
that they were planted there every year,
so that his services might never be for
gotten by Frenchmen. Journal Royal
uort icu itr,ral Societv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-06
School Notes.

The scholars attended the meeting
last Monday evening in body and list
ened TO the stirring address by our Super
intendent.
A vote of the pupils III attendance at
the union school was taken last Monday
and resulted in favor of Mckinley by
about two TO one.
School is closed today that the teach
ers may attend the meeting of the
county association. All the teachers
have gone and several of them will
take part on the program.