Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1884, Page 6

al THE EVENING STAR: WASH 2HE THAMP CAPITALIST. Adventures oi Captain Gill. an IDYL OF THE DISMAL SWAMP REG OWritten for Tue Evewrve s7ar br Alex On the outskirts of in Virginia there dw : The possessor of many broad acres. chiefly of piney woods, uninhabited. save t ere, there was a negro’s hut.around which wasas honse was nd was a he ‘ante-bellnu . tation worked two hundgod Slaves; but now one-half of the aucient building had talien down and the was propped HIS FAMILY. The planter, whom Ishall call Col. Blank, had been s eron the ¢ lerate side dari badd ied bi in troop mati and 5 dash! of the caw ze he love tral home a di Pointed, broken-spirited man, who took no fur- ther interest in 1 whose only Joyment was found in the t his tamtly. His wife had died ye d Tei image | don two sous aud daughters. The country re and canebrakes of the "was he every good buntin dno co house froii com without th d ered the syed that only perivet care can give. fers were his pride uty for be nts there w ali the Dismal swamp region. brauette, of medium height a arrow, with eyes that ~The youngest w as sw t With the purity of a lily and ti color of arose. Both trom childh au cutdoor life, und their every mover full of unstudied grace. The gentie blood in their small hands and feet, in the recal poise of their heads, in the glance of the eye und the tones of the vu.ce. the irony of fitted by line: est circle Wild flow One ba whole fam ua and the se-nt of t d wild jass mine buds from t the air. ENTE The sudden baying of the dogs broke th dresmful si t ed towards entered a fivur se living In these seclu » and a baek- nel, ering command, >» eat farer to the ap The old battere eT FiAZe showed shut eithy red called by that tier loot was r. with a piece the haif of of strin: around the ankle s to prevent this atent sunk purpose ot be means of as taking of his b and displayin he m ade a swee Conid an unforty k of water here, who inasn’t ‘ul to eat for the past three days?” es.’ answered the ¢ “you can get ean eat and dri cook will give you supper Way down be bat how did you find your ne roud and traveled along. 'm ort, where L live. Maybe The colonel, smiled the ashes out of his pipe and ti Jounsest daugnter to retill fur him. at @ tramp. I'm unforthnate, he knocked ed it to his interrogated the ol was the quick reply. teady for and planting cotton and 1 did not answer at ut. “Well, 1 ¢ € to wurrak w t kK along with ny boys, then he asked r; Captain foliow t . “that is the fist saw here, aud I hope it will be the and refused to ma > esp ch d Grand, tire the € me with ir “And yet look as If he ha better days, .ucretia, oF Luse,” fiauzht trom the boys. wuse, here’s your come at} and Jack, the youngest, rolied over the grass in his mirt e some poor Pr th eid con- war,” said st take * the boys’ It isa condi- tec tl ca wardrobe and | shame to see a tion.” ax accourfit: Two months passe steadily and sur From throwin: man in such a rise out dark hints he impressed the ngth that he was not n his accompli were no my could speak thoroughly, both Spoken. He could » played his tyre, and w hoon away and char Miss Luse. woo was { had a good baritone voic sorts of songs f to a French chanson. his assertion th |. but understand nd French whea patd sing all der Spanish madrigal carried out 4 been @ sailor ail his life, Then, toc id climb a tree like a} squirrel; he could he had such a horror of wea! at the moment he was outside of the house he would have it off in a twinkling: he had « fh iteh every it of viving his aud then, like the afore.” all of which showed that he had been on the dark blue sea, but whether in the forecastie or on the quarter eck. they could not tell, uniess they took his word for it. and his mystericus’ half-contidence had not taken definite shape vet He had ceased to eat in the hen and took his meals at the dining-room table after the family had Snished, and Miss Luse always saw to it that he should not be starved. She tgok uch good care of him that the woe-begdne tramp was actually becoming rotuad, and he seemed to know when his bread was buttered, for he had paid Miss Luse several delicate at-4 tentions; he had carved for her with no mean Skill a complete set of chessmen out of bone, and bad made a bandsome carriage robe of rae- coon skins. which he had cauzht by traps in the swamp. He was always subject to her orders. Irshe wanted anything done she bad but to hint it to Capt. Gill, and It was. accomplished. It was true the tranyp hated steady work with ‘all his heart and soul, but to perform light odd Jobs he was incomparable if any one was Wanted to get the semi-weekly mail, ten miles distant, the tramp was ready on the instant; i lost hog was to be looked for in the woods the tramp was the man. In fact. for anything that did not reguire steady labor he was active and will and graduatiy he arose from a common. to a hanger-oa, and (rom a banzer-on to # do-nothinz-unless-he-chose-to, and naturally be dritted into the boys’ society, and went on ‘their bunts with them; aad ashe had a ready ¢ such | sud the sti brim p uke he had | hehad, He ue and an inexhaustible supply of anec- doles, they grew very fond of him ia a certain oe At the end of four months the tramp was paid off. and found himself with fifty dollars in his ket. The colonel toid him that he would his services no longer, and that he did not ink he had earned his money. ‘The tramp ac- knowledged the impeachment, and then in a | burst of confidence confided his story to his | host. } THE STORY OF HIS LIFE. | He was, he said, the younger of two sons; his fy merchant in Boston, | whom he long years. He bad ran aw to avoid bein, ade & ing-house, and in all this lapse of never touched America. He h | mate, and then eaptain, and was skipper of a | » temporarily running from Nassuu to St. | essel was shipwrecked 0 Ni the crew drowned but | teamship just | to Mexico, | y and shipped t K in his fi her's ¢ t= ime he had | { risen to be. re that. | and intended ec f saved by the coast £1 ne had no friends tramping his way ran into Col. auled up for Having teld h all around, a2 harbor, where he | fe, the tramp shook hands | setting his face northward. de colonel, who has less guile than in living, half believed him; the bovs thought that be was stretching It, while fair Lettie declared outright that the tramp was < the long bow and discounting B; Munchausen himself. \Not so with the el sister; she declared tliat she believed every word of it; that Capt. Gill was no ordinary man, and that she had thought so from the first. | GOLDEN VISIONS. . | _ Several weeks Inter the following letter came | | from New York adireseed to the colonel, ey dently written with indnite care, but by “Honored St yout en} Itake my pen tn hand to inform ct fam Well, and hope this may tnd you all tag the same blessing. I was sorritul to find whenl xo home that my father had died, out died | very rich and left no will behind him. My brother wont rec me, and wont share wi iF latwy Tam entitled to hai fet it for me soon. Hon Ube sea and settie down. I am comin alorm near yours, | want to bu and start x saw mili and mal that ratin runs near thare—the lawyt Say Iwill get my righ About a month afterwards he ance, fuotsore, weary. dusty and dirty , he had tramped it all the wa stolen a_ri¢ agi, were , helooked him to appe After he came out In the role of a prospective capitalist his advancement among the Bianks ; he was invited to the table, and sat among the proud old family as an equal. He was of course el led his hearers with cho , and he put both Mr notte and Juck Braz, esq. from the | in a cattle | c in the shade as he dwe f his family country s f their city ce His ton like @ ill, and the fructified until that the ked the more hi begaa to in reundertheir roof. | ted in the close vicinity nd the landowners in | ‘ounty, who had hitherto the sleep of | ail undisturbed ir dreau sudden wealth, and none more so | Blank, who owned vast tracts of woodland, thowsht that it he could ouly dispose ot the tim- { ate fair price he would be ri | restore the | Blank. | Captain Gill entered heartily into bis hones | ard aspirations. and the result was the two ain, and prestize and giory of the house of | termed @ co-partnership. The colonel was to furnisi his Knowledse of the couniry and the ain» 1 himself to buy the coionel’s tim- ber at a hig valuation and supply also all the | capital needed to specuiate with. The plan was to purchase all the timber lamd along the pro- | posed railroad, and also. secure the depot sites 1 then sell at un advanced tizure and realize t fortune. | pursuance of this plan, the colonel and the | in, a3 soon as the spring was far enonzh advanced, bexan ‘oy morniag | id start on ecting tour. They would locate nd get the refusal at once of the A half score of sites for the saw-milis sen and the woods around about pros- purchased. For nearly four months this was kept up until the whole country was iheroughly aroused and real estate jumped up like the ¢ around a mining camp. Old broom sedge fields that never produced anything but creeping briars and jack rabbits was held at an exorbitant figure; the proprietors of pine woods retused to sell to the captain at any price; | in fact, the tramp had set the country people money mad. Captain Gill became a noted man. | He bought a horse, payable on September the | frst, the day that he would recover his property; also a handsome buggy, paid for by a note of nand, to be cashed on the same date. He bor- rowed old Mr. Jeilis' watch, a huge family tietr- | loom, attached to 2 gold that the owner ad boucht to celebrate bis tuird marriage. He wed fifty dollars from Jack Biank aud divers sums from the neighbors, all to be paid | at the stipulated drst of September. | is time he was bargaining with the car- masons and machitists for the erection -milis, and was in daily consultation | with the civil ensineers of the railroad. ‘The | role of capitalist seemed to put hi xaber- pirits; he was ob-erved to hug the trees In | is Joy. and could ngver pass under the skeleton | arm of the old oak free without “skinning the | “on it. He waxed fat, jolly and chipper, and | werr el péctive { | istributed his presents—or rather prospective | presents—around with a liberal bh A. ‘Oo Miss | Luse ve the handsom vi cart that | | contd be made in New York; t¢ dered a splendid double buzzy; for Grand his | present was a five hundred dollar haumerless | gua and equipments. He offered the fair Lettie | a silver-wired bird cage for her canary, but that young lady snapped at him in such a manner t he was fain to beat a hasty retreat. By this time t itly, as did the dark Jack he or- | reat. e colonel believed in him: tm- ad handsome Miss | se andthe boys, andthe tramp became as sof the family. "Indeed, he got so intimate el requesied his youngest dauh- hurch with him, but that young | tender and devoted dausiter as | ing Cordelia herself, positively refused. Miss Luse was more compla:sant. and the two we their entree in the village church in great , and the worshipers—inclading even the sty good minister—opened their eyes wide as they | saw them sail in, arm in arm. Notwithstanding the powerful endorsement | of Capt. Gill by the colone and socially, there were mau suspicious of him both Anancially iy people who were and tovk every occasion to purip bin, but Capt. Gill would not be pumped. As the fatetul woth approached In which he was to keep al! his promises he was much ht after and was in his element and as the | house was full of female visitors he was bub- over. He played the flddle and sang to and tried te play the part of the gay o. ithe could have kept his mouth shut on he might have succeeded in ragentieman in the rough, but the P one was open all the time and the other thrown of upon every possible occasion. Yet | | the colonel was blinded by his avarice and Miss | Luse by her romantic imaginings that had sed her to idealize several other men in her lite. The boys liked him, but Lettie abhorred him as some foul reptile. She saw through him, and he kuew it, ane the bold brassy front and consummate assurance that he had before all | others utterly failed him when the pure, clear gaze of the younger sister rested upon him. A GRaND BLOW oT. About the middle of August Captain Gill made a proposition to Miss Luse. as follows: ; “Iwant to get acquainted with the young | people of this section; I know all the old folka,— | but not the young ones.—and as I am settling | here for good I think it best; don't you?” Miss Luse assented. |," New this is my plan: 1 want you to issue j invitations forthe biggest picnic ever seen in | this county—a real gilt-edge affair. Down at Holly Springs would be a splendid place. If you will issue the Invitations and get t! cre together, I will go to Petersburg and furnish all the retreshments at my own cost, music, ice cream, cake, wines and liquors. Ig it a bargain?” ‘ait here until I see pa first,” and Miss Luse placed the project betore the colonel in the most vivid colors. » The colonel thought it a handsome thing. and agreed at once. Miss hema went —_ pols eee excitement. “It j all right,’ |, “and now, captain, what day shall it be?” és ‘The captain remained in a brown study for some moments. ‘Let me see; this is the the 1st of Se; ber falls on Monday. The vi thing. I will have my rights then, and can mock | borne | Miss | Plenty, with her cornucopien horn turned up about this tine that anew |? sounded the chorus. wery nec < craned forward—even the} j band had wi all eyes were fixed on \t | I'm sick of the old ti bered by the oldest inhabitant. The boys, Gran and Jack, assisted by a dozen volunteers. put the springs in prime order. The underbrush was cleared away, the ground smoothed, tables aad rustic benches were constructed; they did their part, and did it well. Of In the meantime the captain, trae to his promise, went to Petersburg and ordered enougit refreshments of ali kinds to fill the stomach of the whole county and he ordered a brass band also. He promised to do the thing up in style and he kept his word. He gaye Col. Blank a8 an endorsement when ordering the goods In every ins One of the neighbors agreed to haul the things out in his wagon on y Hamed, and so everything was con- Angust 30th, 1884, the saddled ins horse, saying he promised pend Sunday with his friend Mr. Jellis and try some of his choice old peach brandy, of which Mr. Jellis was the acknowiedged Judge in that rexion. He bid a tender farewell to Miss. Luse, nodded to the boys, and caatered off Whistting with all his might. Monday morning dawned bright and beauti- ful, and the oid lawn of Col. Blank’s had never uch an animated scene since the day its mi Was wmyrtied. Sturdy yeomen, old sol- diers with here and there an arin or leg misaiug, showing that they iad proved their valor on bloody fleld, lusty youths, buxom ailin their Sunday best and/all in the spirits, were there. adjourned to thasprings and wa Where is Capt ? were thi es that assailed the colonel. “Oh. he will be here soon. He spent the night with Mr. Jéliis and will come with him.” About ten oclock a sound was heard | that brought the blood to the cheeks and | the light to the eyes of all the young people, und for the first time since the blue coats under Kautz and Wilson in 1804 tude their advance, the martial strains of a band sounded t the grove. Behind orse wayon filled to the top, and aided and its contents spread on What a sizht to those rustic din wonde Barrels of of wine, cans of uit, putied meats, boxes of sweet- kegs and botties of beer,a barrel of Y. baskets of payne, buse piles of lenivisand cranges. if the whoie contents ofa fir up in oue pile. proudest moment of Lu son a dozen couples were ping time fo the stirring strains of the band. Caprain Gill was the hero of the hour, every heart beat warmly for him, every land was ready to stretch out and seize his; but the cap- tain’s hand was not there. THE BUBBLE BURSTS. The colonel sat onabench surveying the scene, his face beaming with delight. This was life, and in fancy he beheld the fortunes of the great fat and the Goddess of pri queries from side down, and scattering her gifts over him | and hi A tremendous shout roused him from his rev- erie, and a crowd of vol led “Here he comes! Here he coues! Hurrah" Looking jade the colonel saw Mr. Jeliis joxiing along on his ancient grey, and soon he wa A doz d his bridle, a nundred voices s the captain? Where is Captain sat on his horse. and gazed ned ito silence by the din. Miss’ Luse; roared the colonel, and * hors with his Jaws d pping, aud J around him with a gaze ‘Are you all he devil is the matte es redoubled. “Capt. Gill Capt. Gill! ly around, and then dod Lord! What's mer looked helple: to articula! + y sway through the crowd and laid his band on Jellis’ ara. Have you seen Cuptain Gil Naw.” Did he stay with you Sunday?” AW jas anybody seen him?” asked the colonel, ding his teeth tovether, aud addressing the crowd. A general shaking of b ds followed. inquired Mr. Jellie, ‘covering: normal state of mind. GI lett our house Saturday evening and declared that he tad an engagement to spend Saturday night and Sunday with you.” esa damn auaacious liar,” shouted Mr. haven't seen him nor for two weeks nuther.” id the colonel, his eyes ‘the infernal thieving scoun+ the ioferna villain” ation followed: “My fitty dol- lars “gone,” roared Jack, hopping atuund like mad; “My horse is stolen,” moaned another; “He borrowed ten dollars of me,” cursed farmer; “I've a bill azainst him as lon arm,” groaned the villaze shopkee waten and chain, ¢—n him,”scre lls, throwinu his hands up to heaven, “I'm rusned; Mm rained!” “He owes me ten dollars,” cried Grand, biting the olf of his mustache; “how I would like to of his bide.” . aid the colonel, in his army tone, that stopped all the clamor: “the d—d villain has fooled us ail; bundle all, those things in the Wason, everything. and take them back to Petersburg; I won't be responsible for them. Ae the band is here, 1 will pay for that, and the young people can enjoy themselves; as for me, e. “On!” said Miss Luse, In a condition close bordering on hysterics, “how I wish I had him is lead; Pd ppll, yes, I'd pull “Don't you think we can catch the infernal scoundrel?” asked Mr. Jellis; “I'm willing for one to ride my saddle girths otf.” No,” said Grand, clenching his flat; “hé’s got good two dare start, aud is at the other end of the Union by this time.” And that Is the way ed it upon the guil that a shrewd tramp ess Virginians, pl Hawa & H UTCHINSON, 424 Nivtu Staeez, Agents for BOSTON HARD WAX, ‘The best Floor Polish. Dealers in BRASS FIRE GOODS, ARTISTIC TILES, nob- GRATES, RANGES, FURNACES, ko, : Nice Asp U sEFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. LEMAIRE AND CRESCENT OPERA-GLASSES, GOLD SPECTACLES AND GOLD EYE-GLASSES will be sold during the HOLIDAY SEASON ‘20 per cent less than anywhere else, as we are new be- souhers, at the VIENNA OPTICIAN CO. 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Terms reasonable - ENE 3 EP R wu U MMMM "S | FINE MILLINERY, BPP RRA HU UMM SIDWELL, Principal. | CLOARS, ACADEMY sD ATION Lact + 5,5 CU am Mim laei{ive soume mou aud boyw ate sty | SINAN seine time: fits them tor a any colleg. i school. for West Point « in: pa i oe epectal ant. aes ee mid ms: al pupils board with cine Mustratad cacu'am Sliiis 907 Pennsyiva: : ee ihirtoon mallas Uy Tail roan Beout tion, Phila: | Fe epge HOLIDAY PRESENTS oe y rail from street sation, Phil ne “EN Ch LA FSS deipiia, if — 736 rd westics below Cost," SadO [Sor Une Sh STE a5 | Ladiew’ and Ghildren's Clouse rornrdiens of cont "Aino, ®s5 8 9 KA bre ME ios e on Buankets, Comforts, Flanbels, Silks Satine, Aaa - . Lala Sss®§ “oo 44 PT 1012 10ch street Borthiwert. os fen nse i SCHOOL OF . . ; x ste en” AADIES SEAL GARMENTS ALTERED. REDYED i ‘3 land relined. Circular Lit air recov The Calians tnt Bovelsewan cs ie veer ek Mate. | weed, Chomeamelinaehe RES CUSSINGA THE ONLY GENUINE INDIGO BLUE SOAP | ral xpiessiin of sentient carcully i aed Saat eyes mene ied B Peper ba attention ven to the cure of Siam ee TE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NEV = a ment, 1205 ave. “hw. All hud of Ladies o - 7 AS] GTON ACADEMY OF TELEGRAPH. G * Work done in the most super or manner. ‘Crepe IN TUE MARKET. Wert schooler the Sid bere A car atatied | Velie race taranas yeomasteuna or suena, Crepe to all tu see the method. by w you can soon learn a | cialty, ANTON and CAKGLINE LERCH. formerly Profession. 214 2d st rat ah } Wita A. Fischer. on 2 ‘PUPILS PREPARED FoR ALL KINDS OF COMPE = bere titive examinatious, bya Indy whose pupils bave MESS ANNIE K. HOMPHERY, id uaoceeet ally witaonvanex ‘ption, or CH, | J ane oa treet northwest, _eel-3h _ 400 TENTH STREPT NORTHWEST, PANES TED ADE UEE aes E.SOHEEL, ORGANIST. TFACHER OF PIANO | Maket CORSETS tocricr in every etyle and material, J. and VOCAL MUSIC. Partictiar attention to be- | Sud @uarantess partis te aul ce 3 ARE. J eared ners, as well as those wishing to be qualified for French Rand-nied ecko we Periowsners or Ssochers eeeeie Yas and furst Imported Hoater, eed Shoulder aif Dress Reform Gooda. Tench Corsets ' NO BLUEING REQUIRED Chidrro™ Corseta, sud $1 Coret (aie Ee own, = : make), that for the ptice ts cpanve | 2. B.—Freuch, German and 5)auish epokea. marlé keeping, Penmanship, Enclish and ail Mathemu"ics, ROCHON, CONCORAN PMILDING. WASHES WHITE. Day Sessions. Gam to12 ue gt per mouth Fupiis | Pe TAT CIEACe HATN DRS PROM PART taught at hone, if desired 313 D street northwest. P. ‘bree Patents aud Five Medals irom Expositions. 0. Box 204 : aa | pape i Viewns, : as N—PUBLIC SPF AKELS AND OTHERS SOMA Be ee iw superior iuetruction on the beautiful art of | gach fe hatte One ENE sao ngeoand TRY IT. ret ere Teceive private lessons at 603 F street Bar do a apd ‘shawpooed i: a firet class manner. A : onder h EBL MARY TO GRAMMAR ah 587 FIFTEENTH STREET NOKTHWEST. — atten. Principals. Misses > hperwonsily Now tneland | Axrox Bisners, ae bist Chemical Dey x SOLD BY ALL GROCERS. SOREEESING WITHOUT rN. SO neeet wortiee BOOKKEEPING, WITHOUT eet north . ‘ 8, S¢tualiy taucht ih two to four months , THIRTY YEARS’ FXPERTENCR. nal Talia peumanship positively twenty: | » Ladle eutlenen's Garmeots, algo, Velvet and ave fet ent the festa NW asutraye nave art nd | EIMRh Cicaks Graf Vn Laces, loven ete ate bet oct8w,th,s,m-3m all, bis brevity, making t omer. $3 mouthly.with | Sect, cleaned by this pureriur prem. e bookkeeping, etc.. £5. three mouths, $15, Hsin at any eee eRe ee ee ST ECIASAY. time. HOWE'S BUSINLSS SCHOOL, | Geutiemen's Clothes Cleaned by this process will not a SIT Th street. | Lovbe scmoved cBcotualigy teice lhe sd stooee f Cones W M id Wegener wey ee ~! ; A Student of the Leipstc Conservatory. instrncts | == mExD aEBOUy as in Music. German and Elocution 12 9th street | GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. A prominent politician lotely returned to the city | Wortuwes = ansee 1 3 se SEN © ANID. tetscly says: "1 donot take any more medicines £6F | © poici HAND REGULAR CLASS SESSIONS PACH | = es — ConLE AMPANE AND HOREHOUND DROPS "| Dy exeune in the werk, Irivate Ivssous a simcialty | Sarnry Oren doit every time an , he tells the truth in afew words: | hand. and «aceptioual up) srcutiies, for} | a ey ever fail to giv® immediate relief. art are offered at WASHINGTON PHO | i half pound reckager 200-oD1y at. pharmacist, | HEADQUANTERS, 9/71 street north west ~ | 6Shirts to Order, Laundrie an Corner 14t@ apd I, and 2d and D sts, ni, SHOOK OF MUSIC“ HIGHTH YEAR; | 6Suirts to Order, Laundried.. - 10.50 - rthwest. Plano, Organ. Vi organ for practice, pHESTNGALS: | 6 Very Best to Order, Laundred...... . 1200 i fall line of Wi ADELINE DUVAL MACK, SCHOUL OF | gale 2 full Hee of Winter Unierwear, Half How, ution and Dramatic Art. Pri: Lessons in ~ Envlish brauches. Day a devening Kee Tassea in & B. ELLERY, ‘ Sbak: ee and History. 1426 N street u.w, “n2t-im nit 1112 F strect northwest, : AND CHEAPEST PLACE TO LUALN ‘ ds NOW READY. nd painting isat the National Acadoiny of | JF R Fine Arts, 18th st, and NY. ave. Yeats ol stuly ave ust Htecrrvep- ie Receptions free Wednesday evenings st 8 o'clk “Dls-. Akane ta 4 NECKWEAR, na ae FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. JNoEwooo issniture, see ie ans neared cyletone are RYELECT BOARDING AND DAY *sCEOOL Yon Full Lineof Falland Winter UNDERWEAR, at lowest A comylete school . Enilish. Scientific, Clasal- ers WM, M. GALT & CO., gah, Gea fein for Sod Statemueapaptca: | _LsWeLioe of DRESS sitzn1s eonstantiy on hand jarly Fi german, jocution, Music 0, CLE “ we Courses for ai NS oclo-3m corer Est sant Aesdiae Avene 2 staaenin atin Guess Tor Vassar and otber cole GW tek aoe, Patines Ciseers Ae) Dasceny and Mrs, WMD. CABELL, Principale | _sea0 opronite Patent Office, : ees venvers (Soe tee Rea HOUSEFURNISHINGS x» ndid 1 J and north we $s NIS } ¢ Rea gue rs vetvers | None Heine erage hetia wine = lates ~ BODY BRUSSELS, "TAPESTRY AND IN- business practice, Tapid ‘calculot , GRAIN CAKIEIS Ianimuaze, cloention, raph: thoroughly taught. Admissiou at any time. ‘tron date of entrin:r. day or mut. $90. tare: moutius, day, $20; ‘pit 10._ Full corps ofanie teachirs Call “oP fender areuiS®" HENRY C, SPENCER. Principal, SARA A. SPENCER. Vice Principal ull Avo, a full line of DKAPERY and FURNITURE Rn inspection of our stock is solicited. ana 'HOOE BRO. & Co., 9e23-3m_ 1328 F street. PUB: AND RELIAULE G8ORTHAND AND TYPEWRITT G PRACTICALLY SS taught. Success guaranteed if instructions are fol. lowed. rivate lessons, individually orin class RF. HOMGPATHIO REMEDIES, Easton, Stenographers, five of Jobus & ‘ue. Either by the single vial or in complete outfits, at BOERICKE § TAFEL'S Paauaor, au6-e078t 938 F Street. Washinzton, D. 0. Ger Tue Best. “THE CONCORD HARNESS" THE CONCORD COLLAR, Principal. PLOF, FE GEBMUILLER TEACHER OF VOCAL | acd Instrume.tal Music ahd Harmony. Special at- tention give i as to pupils tarther advance seSin" Fie to begingers ws W: i north SOMMUNT ON PARLE A Prof. H Larroque, private French teacher, gee te of Sorbonne university, Paria. K-fereuces, PonPs. c ror raat. eS ase ay SS Harness of | Freuch minister G Pennsyivania aveune. =» 5-4 re facription at Lowest Priese dare ewe : se avery eenuine CGNCOLD HASNESS t stamped with | JDRIVATE LES: iy AU GRADES OF STUDY. iahers Dans and thisme To adults, confidential. Prepares for College, An- LUTZ& BRO. apatle Wee! Point a examinations ze IVY INSTITUTE. s.w. corner 8th and K streetsn. w. Pennsylvania Avenua, Mathematical, Classical, Busines. ‘S. W. LYNN, A.M Adjoining National Hotel. | Evening classes, €3 and $5. month, 0025 Sa" HORSE BLANKETS and CARRIAGE ROBESia great variety at very low pricea, 2017 OLLIERE SCHOOL FOR BOYS, FER RR ERB idle Is t tr eg Fi RRR, 5553 Ender 15 years of a Two separate denertment So mate om Ss Get, fer 1-90 £6 June tae, 1os5, roe aad x, Cot i be . to June an “s. Col. Coco ges KR xen Sss8= Bere, Pruicipals; Lucien EG. collicre a My Diteston 1538" street northwest, seld-om HE BERLITZ SCHOOLS OF LANGUAGES. GTON, D.0. _ MED. THE CELEBRATED MINNESOTA PATENT PROCESS FLOUR, 4s without a doubt the most Bravrirux and the most Norerriovs Flour in the world. ‘The Millers have uot only the most perfect Mill,con- taining as it does all the most improved Machinery In- vented up to the present time, but they produce a Flour ‘UnsuRpassep by any mill in the world. To prove that, we would simply state thats large quantity of this nugnificent Flour is shipped annually to Europesud eaten at the principal Courtsof the old worlt We Guananres that it is made from selected hard wheat grown in Minnesota and Dakota It is au acknowledged fact, that in this Flour a perfect separation of the glu! nous particles of the wheal berry and # thorough elimi. uation of all weak and starchy matter has at Isa: been reached. and is consequently mors Nurarriovus, yield~ ing more bread to the barrel than any other Flour. Tho best trade admits that from its bread-making qualities itis the cheapest, ag well as the best, for cither family ‘or baker's use, aud unsurpassed by any Flour made, Every sack and every barrel is warranted to give entire ‘satisfaction, STERLING’S 8ST. LOUIS FANCY. One of the most beautiful Winter Wheat Patents ever offered to the trade, It isunexcelled by any other Patent except Ceres, and will please the most exacting house- Keeper aud satisfy the most fastidious epicure, GILT-EDGE. Amagnificent Winter Wheat Pateat, RELIANCE.- A splendid Minnesots Patent Flour, made by the cele- brated Hungarian process, Itis a very cheap and beau- Uful Patent, within the reach of all classes, and we T ST. STON, MA: AKEIELD BUILDING, BROOKLYN, N.&. Lest instruction to aduits or children. Private Tee- e teachers, Advantaces for learning to SPEAK Foreign | Most easy and efficient ‘Tuition is NEW TERMS BEGIN NOW 2u30 Apply to PROF. N. JOLY. 2ADEMY OF THE VIS TATION, CONN} CTICUT | avenue and L street, Washington, for Young Ladies and Little Girls.—'The exercises of the Academy will be res! September Sth. 1884. A limited number of Permauent and weesiy boarders will be received — Lee- Sons i private or in Classes will be given to ladies in the languages, Vocal and instrumental tmusic, painting, &e, 8uS0-4:0 eons and classes, Superior nat: Special Toryues. @rawing, fancy w . avenue southeast,—Monday ant Fridv, . or terms for renting either northwest. SPECIALTIES. ILES._—Dr. MUHLEMAN CURES PILES BY DI- rect treatment, without the use of knife, caustic or ture. Cure guaranteed. Can be consulted at 723 6th street north west every first and third Weduesday of each mouth. di-im D)'icctiaacoctic healer beatoe by baying on ot bande | Fat tiaiage Societe ALM alysis, St. Vitus Danco, Nervous Prostration, Lux. Liver and prey pee laints, an nervous diseases | mi Suxeteroy & Frerenen, 415 Seventh street northwost, FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING AND UPHOL- GOODS. SIE: Weruaranier to meet any and all prices quoted by any hou-e in the city. a low p \ ILEAS \erity the above call and see our choice stock and prices. ale LACE CURTAIN STRETCHER, CARPEL SWEEPERS, and full line of HOUSE FURSISHING GOODS, GEO, WATTS & SOR, $14 7th st., 6doors ubove Penn. ava, oct [Tr You | PORTAELE OR BRICK SET RANGE. LATROBE | Call at our establisbus now cheap, Mediu and first-class ‘this city: 7 Wasr A Hisse Os COOKING STOVE, FURNACE OX SLATE MANTEL before purchasing, as we are exhibiting the largvet assortment of above soda, fiades, ever shown it Also, Tin Ware, Houscfurnishiug Guods, &a \.S. JENKS & CO, ‘717 Tth strat northwest $4 per cord: Oak. #5 he Pine, $6 per cord; Usk, 87; Hickory, 6475. WOOD AND COAL, OFFICE AND YARD. 1823 #t.—Long Wood —Ping, $7. Sawed and Split— nzo-lin* Coat Axn Woon. We have Woon. Jor domestic use, all of which weofer st rates. dust recewed a lace Jot of Rakers' /lsc, fresh mined COAL of superior quaiit jowest ‘The attention of consumers is respectfully invited te mis | an inapection of our stock. STEPHENSON & BRO., thst. wharf and 12th stand Pa eve. H Coan LARGFST FRIVATY LAILROAD YARD SODTR or Deu FUE COAL LALIVER: Woon: JOHNSON BROTHERS, WHARVES AND RATLROAD YARD: ‘Twelfth and Water strects southweat. BRANCH YARDS AND OFFICES: 1202 F street northwest: 1515 7th street northwest; 140 Penusylvania avenne Borthwest; 212 9th treet northwest; Corner 34 and K streets northwest; 221 benusylvanin avenue southweat. FW YORK: als wurparsed fa 1 of ail kinds EXTENSIVE WHARY ties for tue econunse bandilog of OX CARS DIRECT FROM THB MINES INTO OUK YARD. ‘We desl only in best qualities of ANTHRACITE and BITC INOUs COAL: 2 onde: inds of WOOD, cltuer in the stick or prepared to our factory. ——. guarantes wi satisfaction toeveryone who will | wih: iisultation free. Will “OAL, FULL WEIGHT AND MPASURE, (serrate MnOwT | init Datienteat their homes, Omics hours 9am. to 8 | pt Lia§ COAL, FULL WEIGUT AND MPASURE GOLDEN HILL. P.m. 317 43g street northwest. nli-Sw* urpieh-d eepls ME KOss, <== ‘Tho old reliable stand-by and the Standart family — Flour of theDistrict. Itis equal in quality toagreat many | “ KELIABLE CLAIRVOYANT AND ASTROLOGIST. ATTORNEYS. high priced Patent Flours, whilat itcan be bought for | can be ited on business and all affairs of life se considerable less money. We defy competitors to bring | Fee. $1 ESS EE ETO fo ail Depa iments of the Government GILT-EDGE, RELISNCE of OOLDEN BILL. and we | 2:08 8. aod toms bie Spe BM | asim OM Epcotsnd attorney, Lame F onseat, | % thea ROB! N, THE WELL KNOWN BALTI. ea . waercruecayulagsin For siswranascen | Qgior tis rit ore a fey, caren | FL eo aor ta | ‘o we - s Vous Ssetem,cau beconddentialiy consulted every Wad | — ocls-Sm Koon: 3, Corcoren Building. ‘ Wholesale Depot corner Ietatrestand Indians avenaa | Deaday aud Saturday. trom to 9p tat 406 Gatreet ARLES 3 GGOCH, SOLicingK oF Paves Wh. M. GALT & CO. | case without using nauseous caustics or mer- Sp peg a An hy = aa Bic charres, "Twenty-one yeurd experiontes { SSION ‘GOODRIG! NEY-AY-LAW, 104 PROFESSIONAL A, Som rtrect “Chicago. advice a S \ a ‘RS. DR. SEM! 5 EO! 250 Decorated and Fancy Boxes of Assorted Glace Misa Ribycare atwolyely ana, peruaaen ore Fruita, Small Sizes, direct Importation. ern aes on oped rg men = years practier, having «radu inent physician, Bottom Prices. Seppe at phys DUFFY'S PURE APPLE CIDER, 25c. per Gallon. "Parlors: GEO. E. KENNEDY & SON, No. 1200 F Sraesr Nosrawesr. RGR OM DR. CHEEVER'S ELECTRIC BELT, or Recenerator Semade expressly for the cureof derangementsof the Procrestive organs, Whenever any debility of the gen- erative organs occurs, from whatever cause, the con- tinuous stream of ELECTRICITY permesting through the parts must restore them to healthy action, There isp0 mistake about this instrument, Years of use have tested it, and thousands of cures are testified to, Weak- ness from Indiscretion, Incapacity, Lack of Vigor, Bterility—in fact, amy trouble of these organs 1s cured. ‘Do not confound this witn electric belts advertised to cure al} ills from bead totos. ‘his is for tne UNE ape- cifed purposes Sor cucularsgiving full wiormation ae MAGNETIC i Lee cee ‘CHIROPODIST | acted. r a ee SEs Fra creepeaes Dente, omer 20 za porthoes oO ‘oo r3 : oo moderate fees. ‘years experience eee ‘Business quietly aud