Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1884, Page 7

we THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON MARCH 15 —— 1884—DOUBLE SHEET \ HOBSON'S CHOICE. REHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE. { ‘The fact of it is, Joseph,” Aunt Phemy — The forty hours devotion at st. Matthew's | Smith was saying, her knitting-needles poised Cathelic chureh, im this city, will take place on | '2 alr, “you'd ought to get married. Girls are Sunday, March 23 - very well, but they can’t provide for a man like : ; ite, and, besides, Phemy can't stay with you — The new St. Patrick's charch, on 10th street, | , . y 3 betw: eee pa caoneeh ng comple- | “Ways. Philader Dunn is nigh about tired tion, but will not 1 iy be Bni-ued til the | Waiting for her now, audit ain't right to keep Tail . | young folk: so. You'd ought to be mar- improved organ for the | Tied.” an cburch, Rey. Dr.| Unele Joo Rader tipped his chair back to a : Hill, has been placed in | more comfortable angle and looked abstractedly ust Was about $2,500. at his boots, He was tall-and lank, and not at | sh Lutheran ehureh, to- but very few people were th ea of Rev. J.J. and as owner of the Bac town Luthe- farm, he felt able to dispense with other clair gard. Hesides, good looks belonged te nue people, nud Uncle Joe did not deay his | century of ex} he said, low! right, Pheriy Was not all in memory 0 Partiy a ulties in I s'pose you're about | tas fhe epok the wife of hi lin the choi of her succes a). He was a} ee shy Jed prelimina- | : ries, ifs Teta CCH GS Te Aunt Phemy | more. haz received. | went on, half of the sigh whi referred te b ‘and Vd be t © fo want you in unbece aste. = a geod wife, and it aint likely yon her match in Canton. She was just the st woman abont a house I most ever person to want you, in her place. Joe assented, with a k of any one in part asked. “She was alwa 3 no call to talk of ster . “with Ha wf the: anght b: Aunt Piem that’s trie en jot much to sp U of the Eva 4 the invitation ef th ithe next world’s ast next H, bD the t ite vin, itz A hey. Arthur Mit van provides for himseit ALY expense to you, will not acy ho lines te ree Who inclines to free wide | sis to be protected if they had ehil- | she’s suitable 1 know, an’ a master-hand - She'd manage the farm for you -an’ | take care of you ef you got down with Theuma- n. An" you Know the doctor sald you was | liabie to another attack at uirch, Is one ot saxe: but in his are in use, and , 2 permitted. to wor nO have ations wer © Exploration | : sort wont bet araeSs she's too young.” | swered the otter, doubt- rh city, t which not sm tl v OW, Spratt, of New Yort Is . has been 1, after adviser rer ause to | elest the xenera! supervision of the bust ethe matter over. ‘here's § ria Stone 3 es if you want sc1me one younyer. Or Abby Ste s of the Raptint SH on Societ i ets . . med iebahs senate Sone San su Vin tree to coufess she'd never be Boston. Chieaz St. Loni ‘ow, Lalways thought well of Abby. an thon hit robsen St Hetty. She said once she 1 thitteen years n:z0, Dappier if ste had a husband. t “; he ld father Ntemlne inte th srovine ay tor me Pim a-seleetin’, and if y via or Abby, it’s your own busin I make up your mind right. off, Jo- with al 20,000 © sidren and - > Len NGL, sai J to acer slower pected to. shiliystiaily. | Tone 3 oa of the influence of the y theyre after th “Even a true Protestant press 1 ¢ ma iit as well sav it only but a pr leading i ext yisan tellicoaes of tof all i cree — § meeting was held in New Yor) Baier the auspices of the Prison as the ‘elit ered to Wa- § after for fet (hat faver, Unele Joe cona teh to ber. 1 best, ny.” he re- Pa nicht of ¢ self. Rut Aunt Phemy had, and when next day she! on her -un-bonnet, took her knitting. and dropped tn tor a friendly cali_on Mis Stone, it was with a peculiar purpose. nu of Providence, to her mind, that me woud-lot adjoine Unele Joe's own * rly cut away. a2 he rose ty ienia of his cis fr fice, February in the varios piece of timber” was Her father was old and partly There were and nothing seemed ~ Immany Chicezo, postor, Dr. Lori. helpless from a stroke of paralysis. but the two daughte | him on | younger daughter. sofy was got Jest the year before she died, an’ she took the best there was inthe store. He never spared no expense to please her.” 1am giad to hear she was so well off,” said Miss Maria, dryly, as Aunt Phemy paused to take breath. “Well you may say so; bat not so well off as the next one'll be. Hetty had her hard times when they was first married. They had to scrape along most any way some few yearsthen. That's one good thing. I always say, about mar- ryin’ late in life. If you marry youn, Miss Marla, you do have a good deal to go through. There's trials and tribulations In every state. as the wood book says, an’ ‘tain’t the worst luck to keep single tll you can really better yourse Miss Maria siiut her lips and turned her | from Aunt Phemy, as it she might make a good answers to that remark if she chose; but hier visitor did not notice It. She was carried quite away now by her own eloquence, and sh did not doubt that the spinster's silence meant consent. “And as T was sayin, I was tellin’ the other night he'd ought to get mar- Fed, an’ sa here's plenty to choose from” in Canton. ard bim—Phemy, the’ ain't but one woman in Canton that can take Hetty’s place.” An’ I zht aif who he meant.” she went on, ming on her hearer in an unmistakable man ner; “but he’s so sh: at bear to speak.” if you mean me x8 Maria said, cleaning her thr oblig th ad e's Prudence.” Prudy’s far too young and flighty,” answered the spinster, to whom—herseit past the danger point at 40—her sister, five younge! seemed a little girl “couldn't think of put: ting such care on her. But there's plenty More In Canton, as With a faintly it chane But Aunt Phemy vw Was her brother-in-la refused? And just th bling up the yy you just said,” she added. conical elphasis. | “T 1 no ome of them would be glad of the s too dazed to answer. Joseph Badger. bei old Mr. Stone came | h. supported by a cane and hi 3 Miss Mariaran to him at onee, and surplanting Praence, guided him to a chair, She was occupied with him long recover, and perhaps ain her own compo- enough for her visitor to she needed the tine to. re; sure. When ¢ the color was gone from her Inanner was quite as usual. did not s Tall, but Pye aly nd Joseph'd rut cheeks and her But Mrs. Smith it’s for the best she had_a temper, have Abby Stebbins. She’ younger, and she's pretty-appearin’, and there's » danger but she'll be glad of’ the chance. bout sewin’ is a miserable life any way.” In fact. Aunt Phemy felt her second nission one of peculiar benevolence, and though warned by her previous experience, she set about it with she was obliged, she feit v ry Sure of her p this time. but the rosy little Seamstress, who had only her fingers, and her trifle In the bank auainst the day when Those fingers failed her, proved no more tractable than Miss Maria. She declined to be pitied on her desolate condition; she only laugted when Aunt Phemy spoke of the advantaes of a good home and a provision for the future. “Well, Ldunno what the world ts comin’ to,” groaned Aunt Phemy, as she walked home, “when women won't tarry aman Ike Joseph Ba It's all these new notions about it's ) fine to be independent; but I did think Stebbins had more sense. There's one comfort, she won't tell of it. wish I could be as sure of Maria, I @clare to goodness I b'lieve VI tell Joseph le must git awife for himself. 1 didn't count on it’s bein’ any such work.” ve wiped the sweat from ber brow as she spose. Ti Twas dust was hot, and her office was provit . And just then, at a turn of the country way, she came ona trim little cottage. “TI declare, I'm a-"most tuckered out.” she panted. jest zo in and see the widder Holmes as and gitrested. She'd be a good 0 if he wasn't sot against widder: But the I ain't woing tu ask any nore fuiks to have him Jest yet.” The widow Holmes was slight, pale, with a patietie remnant of le cuty' in her faded cheeks, She had been lett alone inthe world live years before, with only the little home be- tween her-and starvation; but by stitching in ell, for Joseph, witter and city bourders in summier she pieced out a narrow Ii for herself and her only | child. The Ettle house was now fail to over Nowing, and she came to the door hot and fiushed from the kitchen. But ber greeting was as cordial a rt could w “Well, Pm glad to sce you Do come rizht in. Tye had to parlor up to a boarder, but there's no one In this room, and you lok all beat out with the heat.” Well, Tam considerable tired,” admitted Mrs. Hith, as shi nk into the old-fashioned rocher the widow brought torward, and took a sveat turkey-feather fan from her hand. “Td ho idee “twas so hot, or T wouldn't a come out. But vow Man afraid’ Pin disturbin’ you. Y Was doin’ suthin’ out in the kitchen wa'n't yo: She glanced as she spoke through the open door into the litte lean-to that served at once as dincag-room and kitchen. Thesitting-room was. cool and pleasant, and though small and poorly furnished, waa in perfect order. She had seen that as she took her seat, and her re: spect for An he answered me—you'd ought | 1, but £ couldn't | » turned again to Aunt Phemy | “Maria fs capa- | mivre caution, and mentioued no names until | oR) you didn’t want them, old maids and widders were as thick as blackberries, an’ to be bad for the askin’; an'then when youdo want them, they can’t be had no way. “If you're thinking“ of Joseph,” answered Elias, deliberately, “why wouldn't Priscilly Wat- Tous, over in East Canton, be the right one for him? She's a widder, but, sne hain't got any children, and she's young and good-looking, 60 to speak. And she's forebaided, too, and none 80 confortable to hum with her younger sisters but what she'd be glad of a change.” “Why, she’s the very one:” cried Mrs. Smith. “An’ old friend of Hetty’s eldest. too, an’ ahe’s visited there time an’ time dain, an’ wasa prime favorite with all of them. { shail jest have you hitch up an’ drive me over there to-morri ‘Lias. I don't let grass ¢row under my feet when T've vot an idee. An’ if he get#her,” she added devoutly, “I shall think it a clear Provi- dence that the others didn't want him. She's Worth the whole lot of them.” Alas, for Aunt Phdiny’s' hopes! When next day she alighted at Squire Watrous's door, her | Welcome was cordial, bat there was an air of | once | cilla’s mind was so evidently absorbed in some- thing greater than the prospects of the corn crop and the general prevalence of measles amon the children of East Canton. “Has anything happened to you?” asked Aunt Phemy, after desperate attempts to fathom the matter by hint and suzgestion. “No—that is—nothing—so particu!ar—has happened”—with a curious inflection. “Well, is somethin’ goin’ to, then?” persisted Mrs. Smith. “You look queer, Pi Tshould w mospthink there was a weddin’ comin’ off: an I remember now, I did hear Caleb Walsh ‘as payin’ attention to Jennie. Well, there —and the fluctuating color on Prisciila’s checks betrayed her—‘you don't really mean that you—that you—" But Mrs. Priscilla did, and before Mrs. Smith went away she had seen the wedding dress and heard full particulars. “Yes, It is alittle sud- “ the expectant bride said, “but you know when a bachelor makes np his mind he’s usually Vinahurry. It's about as bad as a widowe Mrs. Sinith groaned In spite as she climbed into the seat beside her husband for the ride jhome. “Maybe we'd better go round by Jo- seph’s,” she sugzested ina depressed way to hin. ““I'd like to see how there are gettin’ along. It had been a week since Mr. Joseph's visit, bot so much had happened to Aunt Phemy in that time that it seemed to her much loner. Pretty Phemy ran out to meet them as they drove up, You're coming in of course, Auntie. It’s been such a while since you were here, and I've so much to tell you! “And T want you to see the churning I did to-day. Father says I'm getting to be a famous housewife, and Iam Proud—jnst a little, yon know—of this butter.” “But where is your father?” Aunt Phemy | asked; for at that twillght hour Unele Joe was usually etretched at ease in a chair on the back porel 3 “Oh, he's Juet stepped down through the orchard a minute. He'll be back soon. Guess how many pounds T had, now,” she added, lead- ing the wayto the dairy: And which discussion of butter, a new receipt for jelly, the last honey and the yield ot Phemy’s pet cow, a half hour and more went by before Aunt Phemy knew it. Her husband had stepped down to the orchard bars, and was holding counsel with Uncle Joe's hired man, go that the two had the house to themselves. Rut where ts Joseph?” Aunt Phemy asked b, as at last they went back to the sitting room. “Seems to me he ain't usually in. the habit of going off this time ot night.” she added, | Tesarding the tall clock, whose hands pointed to a quarter past eight, “Your uncle an’ me must | be gettin’ home. ~ It's dark a-read. “I wish you wouldn't go just yet, auntie,” [coaxed Phemy. “There's a new moon, and }twon't make any matter if you ain't home till | nine. Father ‘li come soon; I know, and before he gets here L want to. show you my new polo- | nay.” . e | So another half-hour went by, and then, Aunt | Phemy. starting up, repeated her question with more emphasis, “Where In creation is soseph?” But even as sh othe gate at the eud of the lane opened. and g minute later Unele Joe ‘ine up to the poreh’ where hig sister-in-law waiting tor him. But aa he drew near e saw, with a kind of stupefaction, that he wore his Sunday best, and had. the sheepish alr < n caugit In eomethingastecable, | but sitghtly improper. | Well) T woahin't have betieved my eyes? ed Aunt Phemy, “E deélare to. gracious if you haven't been a-conrtin’, Joseph Badger? Tonly hope you have had better Inek than me. [fever [tr again to get arwite for a man, 1 an daft.” 1 sorry you took so mach trouble, yy.” Joseph ‘suid, helplessly. “I did not in to put you out; and, come to think of It (that nicht, it seemed more befittin’ should try myse to-morrow that it was all settled. You see, I thought of jest the right one that same night. 1 ezine home and tound her here chattin’ with Phe- me over me like a h that she was tie very one, You may think her pretty young, | but her motiier’s coming right in to heip, and Ann’s got an old head on her shoulders.” You don’t inean—you can’t mean that chit of a girl, Ann Barnum? Well, I never, I never! SIver wed r than that Prudence, the younger, should. t seas she noted the same epotless | Sues ontce a Year older than Fhemy, fn oot a tnd the wift of take her sister's place when Marla went to a neatuess in the room beyond. “Can't LJest go | Cent a wo ihe al gee hold and home of her own. And Matin was a famous right out were you are? You're puttin’ up Rance ell, you have done well, Joseph ald receive the manager. Sh uld run both homesteads if fruit I spose?” , . ke ” sold into | she chose: aud Mrs. Sinith, benevolentiy arrang- m just through,” answered the widow, | yncie joe een ee te lke pen] answered partefit ing the alfar, felt quite sure in her own mind | obeying the hint by leading the way out. ead ie EA ee Cer : that she would. 1, iitere it 1g; a bushel of blackberries, and not 4 | at lea woe, Aten Bim for many aday. | And co the Preshy-| Miss Maria was tall, angular, homely. It | berry lost, if Lduido it. And I want you tu see | Hetty always did too. 1 do: y would net have seemed wildly uncharit | suppose th shew: we « the reasons why at the aze of 42 s still unmarried. But the lady herself’ remarked, signicantiy. when approached ct, that every 1 had her Incky oi those that ret t a Pythian ut- ch wlways silenced inquiry. She re- iver Aunt Phe ardially as the ved | ens of the house permitted, and good Mrs. | ) Uwught this a favorable omen, | “Ew only yesterday to father what a nee we'd had avisit from | down, and take off you the afterne Father t yo. Shut up as we've bee mouths, it docs one a sight of as you. and in the € mod. | ped in: but sence you're FU jest drop my bonnet off ting Miss Maria's attempt to take ye to mill to-day. an’ the’ wa'n't theeat to hum, It seemed sort o° to thinkituc of you. An’ He don't get’ over his etter of it. He sets uy wets out about t down in the south lot now libe back soon, He likes to ef Mats to be began Mrs. Stith, who. Seasen. of the others a favoral ot Provideuce.rather hurried to her The folk’s wouldn't know what to do! it’ n’, to my a wered. and Aunt Phemy fancied a little sad- Ee ei sin her look and tone. Father seems to . fs A “nest all the time, t a good es Ht three- tthe fara fis honest and ediumn shed wi int mich bead, and of conrs t, 1 take iivst of the care of 1 think, ventured Aunt Phemy, H you'd take turns seein’ lo things, an’ ur father, You could get out It ud sort 'o divide equal—cares s the hymn-book says. If you ed, now, What would they doz” Vt know as Tin thinking of mar- urned Miss Maria, modestly; but her pened a shade, and Mrs. smith saw it. ar ite, nol But none of us can tell, you “what miy b in’ round tous. 1 Was acthinkin’ —'twas that made me speak so— of my n You to man sth, lly wes itis thy ¢ curl of the Dunlap hat ts of welzhts are meeting w the season advances, th tbe dimcult tosupply t i ost a5 popu- expec ce Phemy. &he’s caleulatin® id what me. inthe tall. n she leave: si : 's suet ken man, a housek Ye zepey' | would run r him, even if he coul: we fere with | One in West Canton, which aln't no Ways likely. “ , | And ahouss He's a poor substitute fora wife | tr Pane | —don't you think so, Miss Stone?” = stone: this bat will Fun unt Phemy, as she took up a stitch, stole a is ¥ . Baht cocors Being 40> | glance over her needles at her auditor, who. sat = Stor | stitly before her. She understood, ot course, se. | and ‘surely that deep | leek was a sicn of encouragement. Privately, the good woman hal always doubted Miss | Maria's 0 F utferatices on the marriaze question. She could not imagine a. seusit woman declining a good offer, and since M ng flush in her sallow | or Mniches. ie knows, ari oF opp wer. “I was a tellin’ hin only the other day,” she | went on, phontively, hitching her chair alittle | Hetty’s the last one to. want | pwer always, and Phemy she'd | * married come September. | ‘= got everything of the best for her; 2 wus @ good provider. Hetty, now, pand for fine linen, an’ chany, aa’ house is full of it.” “Dm sure ve always heard Mr. Badger well | Spoken of,” rejoined Miss Maria, stiffly; but she kept her eyes on her knitting. “Whate\ cr you've heard, it’s no more than he srves. He's jest the best dispositioned man, always willing to put up with a cold bite when Hetty had eatraswerk, an’ gettin’ her every last ting che wauted for the house. The parlor site of a pea © bwiling point “viel about one-third | Tu use this novel to enter the | einpts space in © light ob- p. When jereased by sh supply | ter it ls sume han Sin order t The appara us Mieetia, r | mnarried life had been singularly ha | and next the apple Jelly better ti Not that t's inaybe, but I had je yesterday. n other folks beautiful, Miss arding with high in the window, and mn. You've had IT ecalenlate Tam a thought of It before, for I've often wished I could help her in some way. She’s had a hard row to hoe the last two years; an’ as for her age, that’s mylook out. I dare say I could have any man in Canton, but— “As fur as my experience goes,” Aunt Phemy interrupted, tartly, “you couldn't’a had no such thing. But that's always the way it goes with | witowers; they think they can pick an’ choose from allereation. Well, you might have gone further dnd fared worse: for she’s a good siti, if “ ee ves (Or board: | si cteryouihiz anil pretty. “And! anyveay iene lot Nhe Weeton Anat | the eters would ha’ had you. Its Hobson's cany added, atter sh You'd | C9! oat to & it will ali bh the widew. through On ail so fond of jelly “Well, you lia Phemy said, and git a prize, ne,” answered one by fair My bourders ober this year, the » your lands fall,” Aant sslieweht ack to the cool sit- ting-room. “Ain Lit pretty tough work to man- © all alone heard City fulks were so up- pict an’ hard to suit.” Mine are | swered the wit you know quarrel with he ful to have he asked of me.” An that answer do wond of ite tenough this year,” an- ud if they wasn't_well, ut butter, Im thank- li and strength to do all that’s a ecod deal. T make no donbt,” other,ssinpatheticatly; “but you do ols We was a-speakin’ ” an’ f was Wiat a sn to turn of work.” ‘The widow langhed sadder than tears. forle p had had n little langh, hard strug i with: a woman Hh Ye'd ought to | ele these years to get a living, and pay off the L their ont more. Tse i‘ mortence on her was like ee don't know what y Parson Bel ny anotier of her type Rene teil oa eh fortheom. | MWS. eive usa pewerful sermon last Sunday.” ! but tenacious, and she liad carried heavier. bure Y . rp Saceshay! Saath “No, TE can't get out much,” Miss’ Maria | dens than pec , being med to tell her n her troubles. helps them that helps themselves yi that is a comf Phemy said, heaving that 4 some persons always yet doubt you’ found it trae. turn of iueh, Mis’ Holmes. think of matrytu’ agin? matter, 7 muind to it if she said. ” thought,” Aunt with which ity, tan’ no But you'desery Now. if you wa: Of course it's a solemn inno us I ever could make up my ais was to leave me; but the 2 to you're young and pretty vet, an’ of course you Lave clial if you were disposed to consider | them.” Mrs. Smith was growing diplomatic, and though, joes by allthesigns of “cleve she saw about he e fell sure that here ast the one for Joseph, she moved to her object with caution. But a dark dush rose the widow's pale cheeks at her words. hushand was theone love howd have to fo Wthink of marry with f her eta good deal before in, Mrs. Smith,” ‘and I don't think any wordly pro: would make up for whot Vd lose. Pin thankful that there's no of it, either. The mort: car I'm thinking of the hous xe is paid now, patting a little widition to Thad more people offer this year that I co take, and you know a thing like this always grows. It’s hard work, but Td d that, and no one shall ever sa: at John Holmes’ widow forgot him for another man. ‘There's widows, and there's widows, in- deed, you kuow, in Scripture, and I hope’ I'm one of the last. ‘And then, you see, 1 have my Mattie, and she's growing to be such a comtort tome. she’s her futher all ove Mrs. Sinith congratulated herself, as she sation, that she had held he ace. And yet, as, a half hour later, refreshed by a glass of intlk and ap t pound cake, she left Widow Holmes’, she was like the queen of Sheba in one thing: there was no sp in her. Nothing but the reflection that if she gave it up, that would be the end of it all, urged her to She was sure that, lert to himself, er fluid a wife, and she was be- crinined to give the farma mistress, and her brother-in-law housekeeper, before winter storms threatened him with another at- tack of rheumatism. She remembered only too well the last one, and the cares It had laid upon her. But it took her a couple of days to recover her spirits, and it was her husband who started her on a fresh quest. : “I declare,” she suid to him, In vague confes- slou of her perplexity, “it seems ag If, when ere. a woman can't afford to | y art woulan you was to | too proud | ihe Lord, Sanco he Beat Beaten, | From the Texss Sittings, “You've yot some nice wood over there in your yard,” sald a seedy-looking tramp to an Austin avenue lady. “Yes,” said the lady of the house. “T would like to carry it in for you,” said he. ae husband intends to carry it in,” sie re- plied “Well,” said the tramp, “1 will car and it In ile it up nice if you will give me my break- At th’s offer the ludy consented, and the tramp went to work. iter he had carried in a couple of armfuls the lady stepped to the door and found him sitting on the pile with his claws on his knees and his buried In his hands, at is the matter?” said she. “Oh, lady,” said he, looking up, “I am so weak, for Thave had nothing to eat since day betore yesterday,” and he asain covered his fi with his hands. This i fast. After he had swept vthing from the board he arose and said: s, ny good lady, for this sumptuou « Now let me give you this adv ver n let your sympathy get away with your tion, I'm of. Ta, tal” and he walked mnajestically the front gate. The tramp had gone but a short distance when he became deadiy He seated himself on a curbstone, few moments later, having two or three violent spasmodic contractions of the stomach, j he lost his ill-gottch breakfast. Indeed, his ‘tomach would haye: followed suit had it not en thoroughly dovetailed to his diaphragm. » believed that he was poisoned, ahd he be came very much alarmed. As soon ashe re gained strength enongh to get to his feet he {slowly retraced his steps and found the lady standing in the front docr. H dum,” he said in piteons tones, “my break- fast did not stay on my stomach, I bel g | poisoned.” hhat is not to be wondered at suspected yonr little game, having been ca once before in the same way, so T prepared my- rif for it by dosing your coffee with tartar tic. Now let me give you a little advice: Never again let your raseality get away with your breakfast. To beat a dead-beat beats ‘ything. Ta. ta!” and she shut the door in his face. The tramp started sorrowfuily down the street, wondering, nodoubt, where aid ow uld get a breakfast that would stay with — zs Gen. John M. Claiborne, chairman of tie Texas democratic state committee, bas called a meet- ing of the committee, to be held in Waco on | Thursday, March 27, to arrange for the state convention to select tie delegates to the national convention, &c. In his letter he very candidly says: “With a strong and independent candi- date, a strong and growing independent press, with a disposition on the part of men stytint themselves deiocrats running independent for county and municipal offices, the democracy will not have their usual walk-over. Our organ- ation must be perfect; if not, defeat ts a prob- ability.” Gen. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, has lately re- fused $10 an aere for a tract of 4.000 acres in Texas. He owns a great deal of land there, and wiien he was in Paris aud sold some ot the land > he used to say that he was living on an acre of dirt a day. It is proposed to hold in New York during June a convention of deaf-mute ingtructors who who teach articulation and lip-reading. Ti Will be the first meeting of the kiud ever he’ and much good will probably resuit trom it, inystery about the hpuse that strack her at | Conversation flagged, because Mrs. Pris- that 1) . Iwasacoming to tell you | i ‘urned | { | | iF [A AUCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON. NPPHOS. J. FISHER & Co. Beal Eatate Auctioncers AUCTION SALES. _HOUSEFURNISHINGS. _FUTURE DAYS, (TOS 3. FISHER & CO. Kost Rstate Auctioneers, TBUSTEE'S SALE OF LOTR ON MT. PLEASANT | 7 as Se = AXENCE BETWEEN SHERMAN AVENUE AND | 78) TEES SALE OF VALUABLE RPAL EST Al biel ROAD. Fy LON’ NINTH STREET NOKiHWEST. IM r AFTERNOON, MARCH, PR FD BY TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING, a SECOND, at HALE-P. FOUR Occ PIED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND | O'CLOCK. in frout of the premises, by virtue of a, TWO” THRIE-STORY AND Alilo. BRICK deed of trmist dated Janmtary sti, 1 duly neontel | DWE? TNG: 1. te he Tnnd revords | | By wrtiescf s ded of trust, dated June 18, A.D ion county, D.C) aud at the request of the | W374 and he wales SL Mtoe ity secured thereby, T shall well the east half of Lot | of the land: conte of the District of Ce Sand all ef Lot No. ek No.1) of Todd | ics of th. pariy eecured t Brown's subdivision the agi ar auctt togvther 73 feet on the south sid ave DAY. MA ni eruial avenue aud 7th stroet toad, with Of $50 will ber uilild ALE with in) VALTER B. TRE On TO-Monne AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, we nsiaene; ‘Tad: r gvods us ernie. One- bing ENTS: SHOES O'CLOCK PM, ALF PAST FOL 7 west thirty: (0) ler in one year, igbty trust. A depot Nall in arviving Trusts the pl : said District, together i i red at tip WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers. STOCK, A DEALER AT AUc- TION. xs eN's BOOTS AND | = : ——— ESAT AUCTIONS DOOTS ASP | FROvEBT 0. BoLTEMAN, eal Estas Auction forteste | within ually fottud in @ first WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO. Ss esta OW EVENING MARCH FIFTE TRUSTEES SALF OF VERY VALT ARTE IMPROVED | all eel. | BUSINESS "PROPERTY CENTE stock of ad MARKED, BETNG HOUSE 2 0N NINTH | . Guts, and Children's. Sls | STREFT “NoRTUWESI. A LUTON | | | MiCH IT st Underan respewtivels i slay of Se by virtu eth day of On jeznber, ISS1, and ASSIGNEF'S SALF OF BY THOS MONT: TLL 20D W ED, Ci By vir at pubis " ase, Good Will, &e. Auctioneers, i HORSES. CARTS (MADE, CALES COAL, WooD UF GOAL AND WOUD LAND LEASE, NER SEV AND MALYLAND | all that fd eighty Qof scsicnment tome, Twill sell, DNESDAY the NINETEENTH HAL D. 1s84. commionciiig AT TEN A , cubucr ath strvet and Maryland ave- | 2 Carta (made by Thos, Muntz),1 hin the followine 1 hit for the saue a apoint on i | of Wood, Oats, Ci | | RICH AND ELEGANT FURNITURE TUESDAY, MARCH FIGHTEENTH, at ELEVEN By WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., At At The As will he noticed embraces some of the rarest and most costly turn ‘The park aticular meuship and dural Tistrict. ture is ture of superior giving this sil exhibition to th the Fsaniticenit their attention. atalosnes will Le {ally enuumerites the worn 16 be wold: Cha thd ash, marble-top Of sule, with six per cent cf purchaser to be gly Porm Axo Poncruux M. W. BEVERIDGE, fon Ne 100) Deanesiva: Ware T ILTERS. LACE CURTAIN CHINA KITCHEN UTENSILS, furms sa Aw 524 7th st Tse Ancateas Lever STUDE ‘T LAMP, NICKEL PLATED, wre AGALLON SECURITY omy an oo & o is J. W. SCHAEFER, CUINA, GLASS AND PLATED WARR ps No. 10% 7TH ST ET NORTHWEST, G REAT Reve CTIONS Tuehts, secured on the property sold. to. the suti- of the undersigned trustees, oF all cash, at the purchaser, ‘Terms of Sale to be von ten days froin torvséll at the risk and'c« after such deposit of #25) oF TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE . 420 oth strect ni B. 0, HOLTZMAN. Aut 0 O'CLOCK A. mh10-dtds For Other Au oneers, ott Art Gallery, New York avenue northwest, fo onder and consicned to Us se of thy entire stock, FINAL ars cae x re ever wold st public salen the he} wher aud diuing-room furni- J. H. NQUIER &co., ¥ remarkable for excellence of work- BANKERS, lit aminution to be perfect, aul those in search ot furui- which part es will find on ex- 1416 Pennsylvania avenue, LIBERAL RATE OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DiPosits, Call or gend fort rms, INVESTAIENT SECURITIES UNITED STATES LAND WARKANTS and TRADE DOLLARS bought and sold at market rates. ‘ an fel COLLECTIONS ume every) manuf hire can wratity their tastes by ‘The woods will be on public on aud after March 14th, when. ady. ‘Lhe following list par- wer Suit in walnut, uisitely cat fashionable designs, with Piva = ee ee 7 Plate Gloss, extta siz Ed Ws | Pravare Srock Terecuara Wines upholstered is ih Pp cannot be Itered tn essen uarble-te and other desig retary and Borkoawe coma “jable Pl Walnut aud Ebony sith extra size; omameniod; M LE OF BUL OFrice oF 7 Wesiixc10s There wilt be 5 in sq hk ro story, he alter, harge ot the B VERY HANDSOME EBONY quarl2-4t pes: CVER i URMITUI EB FORTS, PILLOWS AND. HUSK ‘MA’ seed; Mabowcuy Franue sy Chairs in plush, Purlor Suites uj stylish and desirable guod e Hall Racks, with extra # Fomue and elaboratel nie Walnut Extension Table Lighwxt bid site of the XK Any buildines or of Mirch will gorcecousl real r silk plush; Haudsomely.” upholat : very larwe and od ze plate gloss; hand ed Rouflet Plate Giass. Ten andsome Walnut Bookcases, @wart in Desks: Walnut See- ined; Walnut Chiff , Wale 1 Glass, Mulogany and Ebony rd Tables, Sha sespeare Vs WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, &a. Touches upholstered in leather; Mahogan: ‘ 5 Pemenes photetered te Leather: Seahorses and PRINCE & WHITELY, Srock Broxems, aud Mahogany Stands, one elegant Candelabra 4 Brosdwa: ih, Sintrodany asd Walnut stucte Stands taba JeeHTth Avene) New Kore ris, Fanos Rockers, one © event, Fa ie . iy hoeany and Waluut Flower Stands, ® Haidscme Mantel Mirror, Tate wlass : General Partners: Henry H. Dole, James Whitely, TE. Conger Onkley, Mattresses, Aue Hair Mattresses. | Harry C, Logan, Washington, D.C. Maynacd . Lyre irom 94.0. tl 9 p.m. WALTER B, WILLIAMS CO, Aucts William R. Travers, Special Partner, LDIN AUCTION, NG@TON AQrrprcT, 2 D.C, March 8.1988. § on the premnines MARCH TWE: BUY AND STLLON COMMISSION ALL CLASSES OF RAILWAY SLCURITIES, HE ‘old at Deanne. uch OBive—£39 Isth street (Corcoran Building) = snl Outi rvo! nares 16. of the subdivision of UH have beex B.T. DUDGE, Resident Partner, eo moms, Lot No. 4 rovuis, on Lot 8, 00 Quotations af Stocks and Bonde ana f garding the Markets norived throueh our wires [N- SLANTLY, dirvct from the New York Stock Exchane All orders exccuted and reported PROMPTLY, Jaze Rou: J. ormation re to ang after the utheer in HOMAS, BROKER IN GRAIN, PROVISIONS, COTTON AND STOCKS, No. 613 15th St. (National Metroplitan Bank Building.) Orders to buy or sell, on margin or for cash, exconted on the Chicago Board of Trade and New York Cotton e dustruyed by the G. J. LYDECKER, Mijor of Euginvers, U uctioneer, voir, S.A. ANI GILT PARLOR SELL UEHOTSTEREDY PARLOR | pychange. Constant quutativus justautly received by SIN SEPARATE PIECES, WALNUT | Exchange. Cor 5 ND x ENGLISH | direct private wires, NGS, ENG] 4 F. P, SCHMITT & CO., Chicago correspondent. S FHROCGIE | SAWYER, WALLACE & C\ w York correspondent. AND CoM AIR AND. RESSES. PMATED FURNITURE, | References (Hauoyal Metyy titan Bank, NSION AND, OTHER TABLES, Noe Aen maseEe QUAN: {Orders By Telephone Promptly Attended To.) LL TENT, LARGE REFRIGERA- | 076m AT QUANTITY OF KITCHEN REQUI- meneing at T SoH DatT Mune eon Near te cores une BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE ot 1 LOMAS: DOWLING, A Aud OF VALUA Ne SAH ABLE 1551 F STREET NORTHWEST. i Wasinsoroy. District of Col of Simon Joseph in cguity. and be tale in Panne ile: al te 1 ne vntit the ret nrchace t DUNCANSON Yi WHOM If MAY CONC By virtue of a July ¥.1873, and. the and by oy West. ‘Teims of sale: equal instaliients, payable in cn terest, secured posit ( bic. #100 wil tit Ne. 07 WW payable In six and twelve months respec- 1 sett PEEEN TH, ISS at TWELVE 0 rand a dced of trast of the property sold. Ad it the terms of sale are net complied with within ten days the property will be readve the risk and cost of i T. Buomx Bisnoe & Co. STOCK AND GRAIN EXCHANGE, AT AUCTION. EIGHTEENTH, 1884, com- K, at the residence of a Ind; pia, 1a le 2 vs W 2. arin dave t , 1884, ion, in front of the premises, on ENTY-FIFTH, 1884, at ‘the M..all of lot No.5, in Carroll's Tot nude tare No.5 e-pt the part thercof conveyed tes by ae aber No. IN, Tsmd re md also ali BUY. SELL AND CARRY STOCKS. GRA SIONS AND PETROLEUM ON MARGINS AND IN | LOTS TO SUIT CUSTOMERS AT KEGULAR NEW | YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND CHICA OF TRADE PRICES. THE PUBLIC GE! INVITED TO EXAMINE THE FACIL. THIS OFFICE. CONSTANT QLUiATIVNS AND MFATING sTovra Shows Goods. a Reine Overetor carry ANS Stock over to another araeoh we will them at from 10 to 1s PERCENT OFF from recaler kes. Teluded in allove are arveral of the olebrwted Kohat Hetnee. which will eortiuent of Cooking Stoves teis, &e., at Low D'sicce W,5. JENKS & 00, 7th street northwaat, = —— _ GENTLEMEN'S GOODs. Pe? vRess oli aa an S MADE Lo URDES only $2. Six Fine Dress Shirts nuade to Finest Linen Collars, all styles, only 81 Finest Four-Ply Linen Cults, only 25 cents per par, Closing out a lange lot of Untinised Dress Shirta a | Weents, worth to cents All goods guaranteed togive At isfaction, MBEGINNISS, feb25 1002 F street northwest, Sumis 29 Oxvrea SIX SOLID BOSOM FOR... SIX PLAITED BOSOM FO! + POU Want periect ditting Slut Lave them madeby #8. ELLERY, 3919 F street north FAMILY - P. Hesnes J Corner uf eth and F STEAK, PORTER WOrST 1 Veet matidl Stok. 120. 1b | Test Pranes $1 iranntates Vos. 122 hares | te « Br A CHUICL Lod OF TERRAPIN Just Received, aud for EURRIES, ADPAKAGUS, Atthe FRESU ST NG LAMB, PALACE MATTET. fe Corner 14th and OUN R. RELLY, F, LAMB, Vial, MUTTO: 4. CORNED BEEP Btallae2g, C29 ond G0 Geter Mamket, Oth wit In 28, 29 and ter Market, Oth street enaaeant Liberty was x 71, City Wont Of Murketing delivered tive of chance to all parte of the =: — ——— NOTICE 10 HOUSEKEEPERS, cco Ss oe 83 oO s ‘ o°o coo ERR 5885 THTT PEE Sssq 1 = Ss8 RRR NOX RK RE NN K Fe bs NON RN XN NN NN a . HOU OT ft - non i i HOW fm tua? L ALWAYS MAKE BESUTIFPUL ®ULiLS, ee BEEAD AND BRyCULDS. | Whelesale Depot, coruer Ist «tg and infians avenge jel WM OM. ¢ a SPOT CASH SETTLEMENTS, Jab UY AND SELL U.S. GOV'T AND D. C. BUN | Baevasit © GASLIGHT aud Aull other 100 a oud Uther for iu. thie ya large and val isylvanin avenue northwes 8175 of the purchase money to be pad Deine a cash sale up to that amount), of the purchase m Deposits recetved enbtect to check We pay SPECIAL attention to obtaining CORRECT and RELIABLE information regarding our various city eecuritics, and are prepared at all times to answer in- quirics regarding same, HARRY C. TOWERS & CO, Baxkens, Broxens axp Inetnaxce, 1420 F STREET NORTHWEST. VW. T. J. Wacnr & Co, BANKERS AND BROKERS, said pr ey in two equal fie test at the Tate of six. percent per ane secured by the hot-sof the purchacer the title until fall payment of 2 or all cach, at the option of th yanemg at the cost oft pur HENRY WISE GARNETT, 1 BROS, Auctioneers, nih2 RN, No. 663 15th strect, opposite U. 8, Treasury, ier, given to us by t public anction, om Offer special inducements to buy or sell CRUDE PETROLEUM, uther for Cash or on Marcin, IN LOTS OF 100 BARRELS OK MORE. w "invite correspondence. A'l information cheerfully a1 ee ed of trust, Dearing date daly recorded anvonw the laud ry in Liber No __ MEDICAL, &e. the w iten « WZee'l at pr i Al 5 YOU CAN CONFIDENTLY CONSULT Dr, wi % a Pr BROTHERS, 906 B st. sw. Partlcular attention EDN | paid to all diseasés peculiar to Ladies, marred orsincde | Alirrecalarities and Ovarian troubles treated. ‘Thirty: tiabla, Known at 1a i shana TS tare No. I { KS. BROTHERS AND GRAY GIVE NO FREE 4 ar's Office, | iptions and send you to rome side-show drug: 1 . D.C. p, 210, towether duvide profite with the doctor, Those disap. | nehty and appurtenances, the uprove. of a cure Of private diseases should consult Drs. | we of fine four-story andiu usard | KS ond GKAY, 96 Bost. sow. Will furnish . 1022 1ith street wort: ie, Cuaranlee a Cure OF Le pay. ZT years’ expe: | whist | ANHOOD RESTORED BY USING A BOTTLEOR two of Dx. BROTHERS’ Invigorating Cordial, One-third eash, and the bulence in two and two years, with i) Will cure any case of Seminal Weakness, Nervous Da: iy the prominain nots of the pin Lility and Thapotency. It imparts vigor to the whola fystem. 906 B street southwest. mhlo-Im’ are snd wold at ADAME DE F HAS REMEDY FORLA- SO BRADLEY Tastes Mee ai iciate contlainte qubth conde Gets i be required upon the acceptance oF the ca sulted daily at 1249 7th street northwest. Of m5.a&is eb iouintse ave ia | Suna AL as ie stares Opiceho UPHOMAE DOWEING ianttionser: De tee, CLUEST ESTABLISHED AND. —- only reliable Ladies Physician in the city, can be XCERT SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED | consulted daily, 324 Missouri avenue, Bnet street south, SP CNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE, of Penn ave. bet dd.and 44 sta. All fernale compris Vik FIRST OF LOT 2.1 SECOND STE By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the, District of Colma, March, A SSYLVANTA AVENU D. 1964, in Equity cause No. 8842, I shall! sell to the highest bi 1d irrestilarities quickly removed. Prompt treatment. SIBELI § SESE $SU,EAKE | Cormapondene aid ‘onultions strictlsohibhatint NSQU: E Nv. 731, ON PENNS eparate rooms for ladies, Office hours mL NU EASE, BETWEEN FIRST AND | SRBETO Sos D' S'S FEMALE PILLS Bent to any address on receipt of @L. Call or write to 329 Missouri avenue nw. feb28-Im* Passid or the lth day of, der, in front of the premises, com- | LAND PIANC Fea Rina too tute Pianos tor the spring tranle, Great bungaius and easy torns, H. L. SUMNER, ar fet eu Hererawe Prasos TAKE THE LEAD OF THE BEST. Macnificent stylos tn Squares and Tprichite Ueurpassed in Aue tone q:ualitics, elegance of construction and durabil.ty Several now on betd taken in from rent, andbmt little used, will be sold vers low on easy inonth Pistios of tier makors, from mouthiy payments. If y. take it as part pay and 422 NINTH STREET, FRINERAMP BRANCH FACTORY WALEKOoM, IANO TUNIS KER, HWEST, LENDID UPRIGHTS TEKMS. jell-dta vB OL 9TH STREET Non WM. SCRAP 3 SP. War D. < L. WILD & BR ° THEW Anyone can play upon it with sweetest: dustruction, The STEFF, the RR. ‘Also for Burdett oncaus. JRECHEXBacrs PIANO WAKE Of various thakes for gale atid, re duced prices, Wig. Knabe & Co's wotld-te| owned Pius, “Tuutue wud repair, UL street. ubowe Pa. ave ps NOS, ORGAY STECK & 0. PIANO, ‘The Most Perfect Piano Mais EMERSON PIANO, The Best Medinu-priced Piano Mannte-farea. WILCOX & WHITE AND KIMBALL ORGANS, Fianos and Organs sol” on installments, rented or e€ changed. rut aqplted if pranchawed. 5 CENT MUSIC. ‘Uhe only complete stock in the efty. HENKY EBERBACH, ‘No, 915 F STRERT. wing partner of the late firm Ellin Co. a2 wand Caveny & Ca ren Mai mencing at HALE-PAST FOUR O'CL I, on ENT! CAN HAVE SCIENTIFIC TREA TUESDAY, | THE TY VUFTH DAY “OF aii Pp oncat Diseases by MARCH. 1884, Lot No. 2 of Daniel Carroll's subdivision | consulting Dr LEON, 320 Misscuni enewee, of origin’ lot'No. 1, in square No. 515, except thy Prescriptions aud advice free. Office hours, 11 to 12, oe conve tos Soe te [os be iby: ae 4toSand7 tos pm mihl5-Im* story Brick Sto rellang, ‘No. ennayivanis | _____ avenuesiorthwests Z YF HEALED. GO TO DR. BROTHE! Also No. rt of lot ®, of the same en?livision, in square fronting twenty-three (23) feet on Ist street, and improved by a thre-story. brick dwelling, 108, Ast streri northwest, Also, part of lot 2, in square No. 731, beginning forthe E ‘om8 Bondisin s ctrect continent coke en ne one Eotesgite ns pearance ce anes ven int altchtion to, the trenton and cure of all form of “Diseare,” iy that of S private character, for over 37 yeare im* same ou Penmeylvania avenue, at the northwest corner = a of sai ot. trait hence wiSa the dividiew line | JYfANHOOD RESTORED, tween Tot 2 and lots number. 10 Bstreet: —— reveont witli aid Breet twenty-four (a4) fod | Avvietim of early Smpradence, cansing, Nervous De. i nand three-quarters (7%) inches: thence parallel | bility, Premature Sy. sto. Raving. cried. in vain uth thie line dividing lot number 2 irom Jois 3 and 410 cyery Known remedy, has, discovered a aim ote | maid avenue twentpeive tet Se NED | ferare het J REEVES Ss Chatiatn awe Sew Terms of sale, as prescribed by sald decree: One-third York. a - yee — of the purchase money to be paid da cach, ° . Dutance fn one ad tw Fears fron the day of sale. For | 4.8 cba tre ase Debts, Ee OURS eee yee tory oe bees pal Philadelp “ thelr notes drawing per-ceut, inte _ Enuuin:govured yp teed on Sendear teams Smtarens Det | _ oops a0 Beans, eve. Wastdngton. erty purchased. A depostt of one hundred ($100) dollars 8. ROBERTSON, A REGULAR GRADUATE, 2 n each jot must be made when the property is knocked. Years’ experience, guarantees a cure in all discass Gown. Ail conveyancin to be at tie cust of the pur: | of tie Urinary Oneann Nerteus Deity, loud Polen chaser or purchasers. Terins of sale to be complied with | Bhin Diseases, &e.: recent cases positively cured in 4 tod Within seven days from day of sale. or the property will | days. No mercury or caustics used, Gan be constlted, be resold at the cost of the defaniti: purchaser. every Wednesday and Saturday, from 2to 9 p.m. at his JOHN E, MeNALLY, Trustee, Office, 456 On.w. “Refers to leading phycians of Bau whi} déds ‘Columbian Law Building, [ wore, Main Oitios, WN. Liberty st, Bal acre, Bd, adi 26.2 New York avian, PLUMBING, HEATING AND VENTILATING A Taree Stook of : RANGES, PUENACHS, LATROBES, GUATOS aND TENDERS, AtLow Prices, JORVING IN AML THTSE LINES PROMPTLY al ns TENDED Ta,