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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-07

ASSOCIATION of the District of Columbia
will be held at the principal Office of the asso-
citation, Nos ZIG and 218 King street, in the
city of Alexandria. Va, on TUESDAY, the
18th day of January, 1896, at 4:30 o'clock
p. N. CHAS. Il. DICKSON,
jana I'd Secretary.
N ADJOURNED meeting of MECHAN-
II ICs' BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS, NOS.
1, 2, 3, 4 and Of AleIandris, Va, will be
held at 212 King street on WEDNESDAY,
January Is, 1896, at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
LEONARD MARBURY,
jsn3 I'd Secretary
N ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
~. MOUNT VERNON COOPERATIVE
BUILDING ASSOCIATION, NO. 2, will be
held on TUESDAY, January 7th, 1895, at
1870 p. m. at the COncordia Hall.
L. E. UHLER,
jan3 I'd Secretary
N0r1oH.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
COLUMBIA NATIONAL SAND DREDGING
COMPANY will be held on WEDNESDAY.
January Sth, 1896, at 1890 p. m., st Brad
dock Hotel, Alexandria, Va.
PHILIP MAURo,
dec24 1aw3w Secretary.
TyBE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
Il ALEXANDRA, VIRGINIA.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 10, 1895.
The annual election for Directors of this
bank will be held at the Banking House on
TUESDAY, January 14th, 1896, between
the hours IL and ID o'clock.
oHAs. 3. HooFF,
dec19 win Cashier
CITIZEN's NATIONAL BANK,
~ ALEXANDRIA, VA, Dec 49, 1895.
The annual election for Directors of this
bank will be held at the banking house on
TUESDAY, January IA, 1896. between the
hours of II a. m. and II o'clock m.
WM H. LAMBERT,
dec16 2aw I'd Cashier.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the Stock
Il holders of the CONSOLIDATED QUAR-
BY COMPANY will be held at the Braddock
House, Alexandria, Va, on MONDAY, Jan
uary 18th, 1896, at o'clockp. N.
]. c. PRATT,
jan2&9 Secretary.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN tho annual meeting of the stockholders
of the PEOPLES GAS SAVING ASsOCIA-
TION of the city of New York, will he held
at the Office of the company, No. 2l6 King
street, Alexandria, Va, on TUESDAY,
January 18th, at 2 p. IN.
Signed. j. E. ONION.
jan6&13 Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
Il holders of MERCANTILE RAILWAY,
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION of
Alexandria, Va, will be held THURSDAY,
January is, at s p. NJ, at home Office.
LEWIS HOOFF
jams tit Secretary.
THERE will be meeting of the stock
: Il holders of THE NATIONAL BASE
BALL CLUB, of Washington, d. C, JAN
UARY 18TH, 1895, at the office of the cor.
poration in Alexandria, Va, to transact such
business as may CONC before it
J. EARL WAGNER,
dec14 law i'd Secretary.
NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the INDEPEND-
ENT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY Of Fairfax county, Va, will be held at
their office at Alexandria Va, on MONDAY,
January 18th. 1896. at 10 o'clock a. IN. By
order, h. III. HAVENER,
Secretary Ind. Nut. Fire Ins. Co. of Fairfax
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-07

T1REsH NUTs.-Choice Grenoble Walnuts,
H Taragona Almonds, Large Pecans, Sicily
Filberts, Large Brazils aud Mixed Nuts for
sale by &c. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-07

TARM WAGONS, car load Of FARM
n WAGONS in Etore and for ssle by
HERBERT BRYANT,
Nc. lit King Streei.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-07

A N ADJOURNED meeting of MECHAN-
II IC,' BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS, NOS.
I, 2, 3, 4 and Of Ale1andris, Va, will be
held at 212 King street on WEDNESDAY,
January Is, 1896, at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
LEONARD MARBURY,
ion2 td Sacratary
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
DOn'ts for Intending RridegrOoms.

Don't marry Il woman who takes you
because she does not want TO be an old
maid.
Don't marry n woman who thinks she
is doing you an honor TO become your
wife.
Don't marry Il woman who has a
mother with no more sense than 10
think her daughter is too good TO do
housewOrk
Don marry Il woman who reads nov
els in bed, who commits Saltus and
Swinburne TO memory. and devours
Camille, whether it is the book or on
the stage.
Don't marry n woman with droop
to the corners of her mouth-She'll
whine like Niobe and her bread will
always be sour.
Don't marry Il woman who is as round
as an apple at 20-she'll be us round as
barrel at 80 or 80.
Don't marry Il woman with children.
It's a great responsibility TO father your
own offspring; it's simply awful to
have to father some other mans.
Don marry unt!l you nave sense
enough to know that a neat ankle and
Il pretty face are not the only things
desirable in woman. Some of the
prettiest faces hide 4 mean disposition,
and the ne:test ankles very frequently
support creature whose selfishncss is
sheer ruin TO Il husband
Don't marry until YOU get over the
first throes of your infatuatiOn and
reason has n chance, and. finally. don't
marry-fOr the sake of all that is good
and holy-dOn't marry unless you are
clean of heart and SOUL and facing facts
just as they exist can declare with face
uplifted 10 God that you are the equal
of any pure. true. loving girl, and mean
10 stay SO.-ROSe Pcarle'S Paper.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Will Not Support Spain.

1t has leaked out in Madrid diplomatic
circles that the Spanish foreign office has
been informed by its ambassadors in the
principal European courts that Spain is
not likely to receive more than purely l-'a-
tonic sympathy even from the French
Government IL a conflict with the United
States. The Spanish representatives i'll
all the European courts have discovered
that it is absolutely absurd to hope that
any European Government would act in
concert to support Spain even by friendly
mediation or moral influence. They have
also discovered that both the foreign gov
ernments and the whole European public
wonder why Spain does not Immediately
give Cuba and Porto Rico colonial auton-
omy and sclfgovcrnmcnt. such as Eng
land gave to Canada. in order to disarm
the 5ecessionists i'll Cuba and to conciliate
American sympathizers.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Chicago Men Lose in Debate.

Michigan and Chicago Universities met
for the first time in debate at Ann Arbor
Friday night Michigan secures the first
forensic victory and Chicago gets her
fourth consecutive defeat. The question
was as the Principle of Graduated
Tax One That Should Be Adopted by the
States:" Michigan took the affirmative
side and Chicago the negative. Michi-
gan's speakers in their order were ChaS.
]. Vert. senior law. of Morristown, y. y;
Edmund Block. senior law. of ChattanOO-
"a. Tenn: and Paul G.. Albright, fresh
man law. of Philadelphia. Chicago's team
consisted of James l.. Whyte of Chicago
Wesley c. Mitchell of Nashville, ILL.,, and
L. Brent Vaughan of Ohio. The judges
were President Ballantine of Oberlin Col
lege. Supt. Compton of the Toledo
schools. and Judge Mcclellan of Auburn,
Ind. They gave each man a percentage
both in argument and delivery. and on
the ranking system Michigan had thirty
five and CL:cago twenty-seven.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
a Bloody Revolt.

Dispatches received al Cape Town from
Buluwayo, Matabeleland, Indicate that
the uprising in that part of the colony is
very serious. kilograms from the front
first merely outlined a revolt of few ma
tives in the Inseza and Filabusi districts,
the massacre OF some white settlers, in
Guiding Commissary Bentley, and the dis
patch of small force of volunteers To the
scene of the disturbance. An extensive
uprising of the natives, it is understood.
has taken place and the revolt may spread
to other parts of South Africa. The set
tiers in Matabeleland are fiocking into
the towns, which are being placed in a
condition for defense. Volunteers are be
ing enrolled everywhere and provisions
are being collected. Requirements of
mounted police have already been sent to
Buluwayo, lnseza and Gambo and The
Cape rifles have received orders to pre-
pare for active service. Supplies of am
muniton for the Maxim guns are being
hurried to Buluwayo and ali the horses of
the disturbed territory have been
seized by Col. Napier. who is in charge
- tee government forces. The natives
are raiding farms and killing white set
tiers in the MataDo hills district. and ru-
NOR has * that over fifty people nave been
slain
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01

found in only two forms. One is IN
ingots shaped like a boat about 3.0
inches long O.S inches wide, and weigh
ing loo ounces Troy weight; the
other is in the form of gold leaf, meas
uring about eight inches square and
weighing about thirty grammes. The
relative value of gold TO silver was in
the beginning of the Ming Dynasty CA.
ID. 1870, one To four; under the En-
peror Wan Ii 159D of the same dynas-
ty, one To seven: ut the end of the Ming
Dynasty 1888. one 10 ten: under the
Emperor Kung-hsi 1622) of the pres
ent dynasty, one to twelve; under the
Emperor Kien-lung II 1871. one to twen-
ty i'll the middle of the reign of Toak-
wang t1S4O), one to eighteen: ut the be-
ginning of the reign of lIungfung
tlSJO). one to fOurtecn: in 1882 one to
sixteen TO eighteen. and ut present one
TO thirty. Gold not being used in China
rs money but as Il commodity, its only
value is for boarding and ornamental
purposes. thus the people can readily
comprehend that gold has advanced
nearly one hundred per cent. since 1882
One ounce of silver will buy just as
much rice, corn, cotton. silk or other
commodity, except gold. as ever it
would, but gold is too high for all but
the very richest people 10 indulge in.
Precisely the same conditions. as far
as values are concerned, prevail in the
United States, only our people have
been bulldOZed into the belief that all
values, except gold. have gone down
down, while the value of gold remains
stationary.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Gold and Silver i'm 1873,

At the beginning of the year 1873
the total mass of geld and silver money
i'm the world was not far from 81 .OOO.-
Leaving out of considerat ton the paper
money circulating in certain countries
this amount of gold and silver cODsti-
tuted the worlds stock of money. In
every sale Of goods for cash. some of
it had to be used. In every sale on
credit, the person trusted had to look
forward to the time when he could get
Il sufficient amount of money to pay
the debt. But some nations, such as
Germany. Austria. India. China Mex
lea. etc, used silver as their principal
money.
Gold was not legal tender, and if they
used it ut all it was chiefly for hoard
ing or export, being more convenient
for those purposes. In England and
Portugal. gold was the principal money.
and silver was only used in small tran
sacitiOns, being limited legal tender
In England it was legal tender for 40
shillings about 500 only. England
adopted the gold standard for the first
time in 1916, and Portugal in 1854. a
third class of countries used both gold
and silver as full legal tender. That
is, a debt of any amount, large or small,
could be paid with either gold or silver
coin. In these countries coinage was
free, except that in some of them there
was small Charge, called seigniorage,
to cover the expense of minting. These
countries were called "bimetallic," be-
cause they used the two metals as full
legal tender. and without diScrimina-
ton against either in the matter OF
coip1Up
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Prehistoric Swords.

In the early ages. before men knew
anything about civilized ways, they
lived in caves and had to protect them
selves not only from the attacks of ami
mails, but from those Of their human
brothers as well. The first weapon
their unaccustOmed fingers shaped was
n war club. Experience. however. soon
taught them that n deadlier blow might
be delivered with a weapon that would
cut rather than crush, and they made
n Ratchet. Then, one day, some one
discovered substance i'll the secret
stores of the good brown earth on
which he finally learned to put keener
edge than he had ever been able to chip
on his stone Ratchet, and the sword
was made. From the remains discover
ed in tOmbs and barrows, or mounds,
weknOw that these savage races gained
certain degree of skill in fashioning
bronze and iron SwOrd-bladeS. And
from the care with which it is evident
that their bodies had been buried. we
infer that they are the remains of chief
tains and men of consequence, and that
they esteemed their swords most honor
able and perhaps useful companions
in the long journey to the world be-
yOnd.-St Nicholas.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
The Mcadowcroft Case.

Several opinions of Importance were
handed down by the Illinois Supreme
Court late Saturday night. Chief among
them is the decision sustaining the YER
diet rendered in Judge BrentanOs court.
sentencing Frank X and Charles j.
Meadowcroft. of Chicago, to one year
each in the pcnitentiary- The verdict
was rendered Dee. II. 1894. since which
time the MeadowcroftS have been out on
bail pending the final decision of the SUI
preme Court. The decision IS especially
important. rs il establishes the consiliu-
tionality of the banking law under which
they were convicted. thus being the hrst
ease under that lax ia this SttSte- The
case was long aud bitterly fought one.
The Meadcwcrofts We're convicted OF re-
ceiving deposits when they knew they
were insolrent They were defended 10y
ex-Judge Collins, Edwin Wake. and y.
]. Eddy, while A : Trude conducted
the prosecution Judge Collins said the
case was taken 10 the Supreme Court on
constitutional grounds. InleSs the 0piH-
ion discussed the exceptions entered by
the defense during the trial, they would
have grounds for another appeal In
their appeal 20 the Supreme Court their
argument was they were conducting a le-
Ultimate business, such as Il dry goods or
any other business. and claimed the bank
ing law was unconstitutional because il
placed certain restrictions on one branch
of business and not on all.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Kills an Aged Couple.

At an early hour Sunday morning a
double murder -it may prove To be- triple
murder-waS committed on farm seven
miles east of Akron. -. Alvin y. Stone,
aged Is. and his wife, Serena. aged o.
are the victims. and Ira Stillson, the hired
man, is fatally injured. Two daughters
Emma, aged 30. and Hattie. aged %. are
seriously injured, while third daughter.
Flora, is the only one OF the entire house
hold who escaped the asSassin's murder
Gus blows. The crime was committed
about O'Clock 10y an unknown man wear
ing Il mask The crime is Il mystery
There is no possible motive for the muir
ders SO far rs can be learned. Certainly
the murderer was not bent on robbery,
for in bureau drawer in Mr.. Stone :
room We're TWO gold watches and some
money and nothing had been taken appar-
emily
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
BREVITIES.

George Henry Boughton, the distin-
sushcd artist. has been elected a Royal
Academician.
The Smith. Wilson & Sears Paper Com
pany, of Holyoke, Mass, has called a
meeting of its creditors. The liabilities
are 100000.
4 terrible explosion of fire damp has
taken place in Il mine at Brunnerton, New
Zealand. Five persons were Killed out
right and sixty more are entombed, with
no hope Of being rescued.
The latest contest in the famous Davis
will case has just been filed at Butte
Mont. by Mrs. Hulda Queen Davis. of
Tehachapi, Cal. who claims 10 be the
widow of the dead millionaire.
The Senate Committee on Public Build
inys and Grounds voted To recommend
the passage of the hill appropriating ST.
OOO. 900 for n new public building ut In
d:anapolis, Ind, the bills for government
buildings at Oakland, Cal. and Water
bury. Conn. and also the bill for the pur-
chase of site for building at Salem,
Oregon.
Mrs. Josephine Snyder died at Port
Jarvis. " ", of poisoning. as alleged
Her husband. Jacob Snyder, died Tues
day night. At the autopsy evidence of
poison was found in his stomach Mrs.
Snyder's ante-mortem statement has been
taken, but Coroner Harding declines to
reveal its contents. The daughter of the
Snydera, Mrs. Martha Whitaker, is I'M
der guard.
The Massachusetts State Republican
convention, in session at Boston, elected
delegates 10 the st. Louis convention.
adopted platform declaring for protec-
ton and against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and presented the name
of Thomas Il. Reed of Maine as a candi-
date for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation.
The Transvaal republic has formed an
offensive and defensive alliance with the
Orange free State.
A Montreal florist is suing Queen Vic
toria for $500 for flowers supplied at
the state funeral of Sir John Thompson.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
THE DEACON'S ADVICE.
1t Was Given for Nothing, and Was
Worth Less than 1t Cost.

Opposite the railroad depot in a South
ern town was grocery kept by a oplor-
ed man, and as we had some time TO
wait for the train three or four of us
crossed over TO look nj his stock
Business was very brisk with the
merchant though all of his customers
We're cOlOred. We noticed that sugar.
tea and Goldfish seemed to sell above all
else, and during temporary lull we
approached the battered old scales on
which everything was weighed and
picked up some of the weights
The hollow in each one had been filed
with lead, and when quite sure that the
twenty ounces of Goldfish | said TO the
old man:
Il see you have filled your weights
with lead:''
Yes, sah-yes. sah.' he replied, rub
bling his hands together.
What was the idea:'
ITO keep de dirt out o de holes, sab
Can't no dirt git in dar now
Was it your own idea
No. sab. j never should her got dat
idea if it hadn't bin for Deakun Will
Jams. De deakun said it was de way
dey did down in Greenville. an he fixed
'em UP fur me widout cost
The deacon buys all his groceries
here doesn't he:"
He do, sab. Yes. sab. he buys 'em
all yere. and he was tellin' me only dis
mawnin' dat he nebber did see de beat
o how dem groceries held out
He was advised TO take his weights
over TO the cotton warehouse and have
them weighed. and he picked them up
and started off at slow walk and
very much puzzled When he returned
ii was on the run and his eyes hanging
out, and as he reached the store he ex-
claimed:
NO wonder has gone into bankrupt
cy fourteen times and had to sell my
mewl and hogs an make the ole woman
go barfut, Dat ar pound weight
weighs twenty-five ounces. an cherry
time Deakun Williams has bought two
pounds of sugar or Goldfish he has took
en- away three pounds and n half. Shoe,
lie gWine to close de d0ah an put up a
sign of Busted agin"'
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
No Change in Trade.

II. G.. Dun * CO. Weekly Review Of
Trade says: No important change has
occurred in the general condition of busi-
ness during the week. and if trade in
some respects looks worse. in other re-
spects it looks better. Some failures
of magnitude have occurred. which caus-
ed much apprehension and unwillingness
TO lend among bankers. and there have
been somewhat less favorable features
In the dry goods market. but in iron and
steel conditions are slightly improved.
and in boots and shoes considerably more
hope is felt. The labor controversies.
mainly in The clothing trade. still cause
much interruption of that business. For
eign trade is little more satisfactory
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
What Is Money.

The silver question is branch Of the
larger subject of money" and there
fore Il glance at the nature of money
will be useful before considering the
silver question itself. There was Il
time when money was unknown. Away
back in the dim past. before civilization
had made much progress. people dealt
with each other by barter" this is
10y exchanging one commodity directly
for some other which might be needed
AS wheat for beef or potatoes for cloth.
and the like. In newly settled countries
much trading is done in this way even
ROW. But it is Il very inconvenient
way. because the person having wheat
and desiring beef. may not readily find
one with beef who needs wheat. and
SO with everything else. Hence. grew
up the custom of adopting some one
thing as general medium of exchange
something which every person would
receive in return for anything which
he might have to dispose Of Many diff
ferent substances have been thus used
Iron. lead. copper. hides cattle. slaves
pieces OF Dark. ana many other Things
have been employed ut different times
and by various nations.
But finally gold and silver came To
he generally considered the substances
best fitted for such use. and for ut least
three thousand years they have been
regarded as the worlds two great money
metals, other things being only used
locally, and. as Il rue i'm Il much smaller
way. AS Il result of this custom (which
ripened into law, when Il man had
wheat that he wanted to exchange for
other things. instead of bartering it
directly for what he wanted. he would
first exchange ii for gold or silver chat
is. for money!, and with this he could
procure or buy the other things which
he needed.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Incompetent Consul.

Congressman Hopkins. of Illinois. call
ed on Secretary of State Olney and made
verbal charges against Consul General
Williams. who represents the United
States at Havana. Cuba. He accuses
the consul general of incompetence for
the position he occupies and declares his
neglect to investigate and report upon
the case of Walter Dygert. n citizen of
Illinois and a resideLt of the district
which Mr.. Hopkins represents in Con-
grcss, who is under arrest in Cuba, shows
he is in sympathy with Spanish officials.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
Emperor Williams Rumps

An English phrenologist who has ex-
amined the head of Emperor William
H.. says that there is nothing unusual
abou: ii. 1t is he says. n medium
head. of the military type. such as
can he found 10y the score in the army.
The bumps of selflove and comhative-
ness are abnormally developed He will
never let himself be stopped by an OBJ
stacle. There is no power on earth
that could exercise the least pressure
upon him. His self-love is so great
that it would not surprise me If he
should proclaim himself infallible. He
would be perfectly sincere In SO doing"
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
NEWS NUGGETS.

DIR. ]. ID. Buck of Cincinnati, will sue
coed the late w. q. Judge rs president
of the Theosophical Society of America.
Negroes are holding Frenchman in
confinement near Columbia, .. T. and de
clare they will not release him until
France accedes TO the demands of ex-
Consul Waller
A severe gale swept over the channel.
causing considerable damage to shipping
and it is feared that large steamer
which was in distress off the Goodwin
sands has foundered.
The Egyptian debt commission have
paid the first instalment from the reserve
fund, amounting To S1,OOO.OOO, of the
money required for the expenses of the
British-Egyptian expedition up the Nile
Fred Gorrell, molder of West Column
bus, o.. aged u, Sunday afternoon shot
his wife, who is but II. and then stood
before n mirror and cut his throat with n
razor Gorrell died almost instantly, but
his wife will recover. Jealousy was the
cause of the affair.
At Richmond, Ky. Friday morning, a
couple from Lee County, Virginia. OBJ
tanned a marriage license The groom.
Hiram III. Ely, is IL years old, while the
bride, Mrs. Jane Ely, his sistcr-in-law. is
40, fat. and has four children An order
from the boys mother was produced
which granted permission for his mar
riage-
A sharp earthquake shock was felt at
Rawlins, Wyo., at 10 o'clock Saturday
night.
Fire destroyed the Springfield, Mo-.
Grand Opera House. The building cost
$4,000 and was insured for $4,000.