Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1887, Page 4

How the Inmates of the District Prison ‘will Spend Christmas. PRISONERS WHO ARE TUEKE AND THE CRIMES THEY HAVE COMMITTED—-TRICKS PRACTICED TO GA FREEDOM—A MAN WHO PEIG: PRISONERS AND THAIR HISTORIES. ‘There is one institution in the District in which suewe Will be no stockings hung to-morrow night SPasMs—ractliam | escaped. The real culprits were ai m Charies County, Md., the clerk of a store for robbery. They were taken to the jail at Port To- Yoeco, and preparations were made to lynch the Prisouers. Both of them protested their innocence With such Vebemence that “the necktie sociable” was postponed tll the next night. It was then, through & Washington reporter, ascertained that Foster was im Washington at the ‘and he discov- ered, arrested, convicted, confessed the erime and wore bung. | Poster has'a number of friends here, Lewis , & colored man of twenty-four, 1s awaiting trial for housebreaking, and he ts Te- markable for being in prison a gool-natured, will- to receive the gifts of old Santa Claus, ‘There are ing prisoner. He has probably spent about a8 -# Ro litte children in the District jail. While there | mi ze & few boys there nov over fifteen years of age in years, pearly all are some years older in crinu It will be seen that here is no place for the myth- teal Kris Kringle, And yet some of the two hun- dred persons will Know that Christmas Is here, for, according to custom, those who have friends and relatives to bring them something to remind them of the season will be allowed to receive A CHRISTMAS DINNER, with cakes, candies and fruits Sometimes the unfortunate Wil) receive some such sight token as a pair of slippers, pair of suspenders or neck-tie, that when some poor ‘wili fill With tears. No doubt the fhust dificate food some Gntortunate prisouer has attempted to eat In his little 5x8 cell is a silce of ake made Dy @ sister's Qand or a juicy mince ple, hich he recognizes to De of mother’s inake, HARDENED INMATES. are many, however, who seem to have lost Jong since all teoder feeling, and, in fact, are ut- terly callous as to home and friends. It is a ques- tion whether some of them have the least idea why Xmas is observed, and, in fact, from their actious—the complacent ma.ner with which they receive @ sentence and enter thelr cells—whether they have the remotest hea of being other tuaa | “s-Dreakers When out and convicts within for be Dalance of their lives. A large percentage of Lae couricts are what are Known us ~repealersy) for searoely a week that sev Wot re ‘cgutsed €s having been there before. Tudeed, bas been observed that the cry of “fresh ish, with Which the newcomers Were wont be re- ceived, Is not used to any such extent as formerly. owe idee of the proportion of repeaters may Ue fortged from the fact that in a recent batch ot ten prisoners seat tothe Albany penitentiary four were scugnized by the jail officials as former customer, ‘The average number of prisoners has gradually Gevreased ior some Years iruin about two bundred and forty totwo hundred. 10 may'be interesting know that the proportion of black and wait Las also “banged from turce to five colored to on White to from two to two and a haif to one. This Is ascribed to several causes—the enightenment of the colorea race, thelr linproved fMuancial Sbultty to pay fines ana to procre ball for appear. nce at coure, Asis well Kuow the laze bulk of S*culGred ‘populatina at the cluse of the War ‘were unabie to read and write, but now the larger Jonion of those fa jail are abie to. write, and such Tirumber of prisoners take Tue eran Gully as t0 pay a Dewsboy to lake rips there. Oter papers BN ‘tbo taxen, und tae papers and tracts die- widbuted by the Woman's Christian Union, the Young Catholie® Friend Society and the Young Men's Christian Association are received with engernten SUNDAY SERVICES. On Sanday mornings the Catholic young men visit the cells, talk to the prisoners, and distribute Publications. In the afternoon of Sunday, services are held in the rotunda, conducted by delega from the ¥. M.C. A. All’ prisouers who desire to attend these Services are seated tn the rotunda, | here the sincing 18 accom d | appropriate exercises follow. iy good resulting from the efforts made, although from a number of instances in the past there 1s | pl pel douge.” t generally to € ring parton. For t have the “paralysis d-dge" and the “itt dodze been played, but generaliy (hey have been detected. A CHICKEN TRUEF'S TRICK. A few years ago an oid chicken thief named Howard for several months prevented his trial taking place by pretending to have lost the use of his mind and Mrabs and refusing to eat. One night he Was discovered hung up to the Sars in hig cell, and when cut down for some time simi- lated death, and afterward pretended to have be- come helpless. For seven Weeks he lay mouon- Jess on bis cot, and Was fed with a spoon, and for ine Weeks preteuded to have lost his voice. His ‘Will-power Was wonderful, for he withstood the pierc of his leg with a needle, and re —— of a galvanic battery suc ‘Was applied to his head, when be sudde povered bis voice and the use of bis limbs. He ‘Was tried and sentenced to the penitentiary, and rs at y the Bow Albany. id On as one of the best, prise ntly a prisoner attempted to pi “FIT DODGE,” by having spasms, and these, by the way, were something Wonderful, and for # time puzzled th physician as well as the officers, ‘These spasms ‘would come on especially “when visitors were around and were of such a character as tocail | forth their sympathy. With gyrating limbs and | contortions of ration, ahd red blotcurs Wi pear on his skin, and the spasm w ally go of. “ine omicers, bow Pirfous, ang when requested to partment of Justice as to his condi! quence of an application for his pardon having filed, they desired more time to study th» | ease. ‘The the for which he was sentenced ha Bearly expired, and the spasms have ceased. The | ex ‘the officers had with oid ward and ‘With this case Wii render it diMicult. for prisoners | To play ‘possum either by the sick or Gospel Goa. ‘TRE PRESENT OCCUPANTS OF THE AIT. ‘There are at present a total of 208 prisouers in the jail, 18 of whom are females, and but one of ‘the latter white. The males number 134, of whom | 4@ are white. The female department is over the | Main entFance atd the prisouers are confined two to four In each room. ‘There are 1% cells in the Borth wing and the simne number in the south wing, arranged In rows of 17 oneach of the tour Moors, and are S by Steet with %O feet cellings, ‘The north wing is occupied by the Police Conrt cages, and ¥@ are occupied. In this wing, near the eud of the corridor, stands the seaffuld on which bine executions have taken plac fined in the south wing several, some of whom may be calied upon to explate their crime upou It. PRISONBRS AND THEIR CRIMP: On Friday last Albert Green was convicted of having murdered James Lucas, near Rehobota Baptist church, on Ist, between M and N streets southwest, on September 12 last. He is confined in ceil No.'14, on the West side of the first floor, south Wing, and fs apparently the least concerned prisoner in the fail, aud Is entirely indifferent as Wobis fate. On the evezing of his conviction be Was wishing for a knife to cut the throat of a fellow prisoner. He appears to have but few if any friends, Lewis Williams, the colored boy who was tried this Week for the murder of ex-Policetaay Alder, near Benning’s, on October 1 last, 1s confined In cell No. 19, 6a the east side of the same floor and Wing. ‘He appears to be a quiet unhardened boy, submitting to all the rules and hopes for the best. ‘The old man, John Dally, indicted for the mur- ger ‘Kennedy, July 13 last, 1s in cell No. Be 's oMice ceil), in the same row as Wil Hams. He is very peaceable and quiet. exercises feequently, has a good appetite, and is growin; @uile fieshy and basa good healtuy coor O'S Jas. Taylor, colored, who Was indlted with Lee for murder ad Saturday, on a plea of assault with intent to Kill, Was seritenced to two years at Albany, 18 1m cell No. 5, adjowning. He has been a Very quiet prisoner, and 1s weil satisited with his featence. Jes. Jackson, committed a few days ago for eut- ‘Ung Thos. Kane, to await the resuit, is In cell 25, on the same floor. He !s a colord mao, about twenty-fve years of age, and although tidy in dress and very orderly in Jail, he has, the omicers Say, a murderous look. Peter Diggs, a colored boy, indicted as accessory the murder of aman named Wayue. 1s in cell YF om the second floor, and is often visited by Tela tives and friends, of whom he seems to have a number. He claiuis to have been ouly a spectator of the murder. Joun F. Suilivan, a white 1 years old, 1s confined in cell No. is charged with the murder of Heury T. Lipscomb on Novet- in West Washington, ia a fracas, by striking Adu With a brick andstamping him. He isa quie> well ron, abd hes many iriends. He appears to realize the condition to Which drink has Drought hin, and appears to have the sympathy of many friends. Among other noted prisoners, some of whom seem to be destined to live in prison or die on the gallows, is Jas H. Johoson, a colored burglar, Who has spent terms in the worknouse, Keforni ‘School, Jail, and penitentiary. He appears to have ‘apy female frieuds, who Will doubliess see that ue has plenty of good things to eat on Xmas Day. Jax 1. Smuth, 4 colored boy, who Is how charged with assault With intent 16 kill, 1s amon, the oyers, and there are three boys—Kelly, from ew York; Vaugin, from Kentucky, and Slaugu- ier, of Oulo, arrested here during the races, who are looked Ch as provessionals, and are frienuless, A WIPPO-KLEFTOMANIAC. ‘The ola man, Henry Smits, convicted of horse ‘swealing, appears iriendless, aud the oMicers are Jgelined to think that his counsel, Maj. Walker, is correct im his theory of hippo-kleptomanta, and Tolnk that wen he sees a horse tied, and a chance Ty steal it, an irresistible impulse Causes him wo uabiteh i and mount. The old man isin extra- ordinary health, and 15 sometimes inclined to talk to the officers. "His previous history, he, however, Bas nov saly told, Dut engugh nas been 6 aow that he has long beet wuxaced la crite, and ss dove considerable time In penitentiaries, ile sates that he was born of German parents in Feunsylvania, but when eleven years Old he ran away aud went South. He is indignant at tne Absinuation that he was once the leaier of @ band Of desperadces in Alabama, or that he ever ved Doig. Re Worked hiinself Into a nh and | he ts “stood up® ani tnspected. time Venind the bars as any man of his age. Beas or Laree of bis terms were in the iventiary. mm, according to his own statement, com- menced a criminal career early in life. When only about eleven years old he stole a package containing $80, which, be Cm he rave his iaother. For this he was arrested, but told such Piausible story that be was released. ‘Another “repeater” is Wm. Koss, alias Roxey Koss, wuo completed a six months’ sentence Saturday morning, and was returned on Monday in the Police Court van, charged With assaulting & Woman, Another Ross, John, tg in nowise related to Roxey, who generaliy goes back and forth be- ‘tweeu Workhouse and jail A CANDIDATE FOR THR GALLOWS. Probably the prisoner most likely to meet a Violent death, perchance by hanging, is the col- ored boy Moore, who fs but fifteen and a half years old, but, the officers say, thirty in crime, sentenced some Ly me since for an assault on @ girl by shooting her in the chin. THE ONLY WHITE FEMALE now in jailis Mrs Strowbridge, wno is awaiting trial on the charge of obtaining money by false pretenses from a number of physicians Sbe states that. when in New York she worked at sew- ing, recelving an average of 19 or 20 cents per day. Since last June, when she was committed, sxe has 80 Haproved In flesh as to be ——— having gained no less than 38 pount One of the jail officers stated that of the re- peaters of late’ years fully ten per cent are gradu- ates of the Keform School, and this fact they at- tribute to the good boy dodge played by some, Which secures their release. whens eS WHERE THE TRAMPS LODGE. The Foot-sore Men Who Patronize The Police Stations. THE LODGING ROOMS IN THE STATION-HOUSES—A BED ON WHICH A DOZEN CAN SLERF AT A TIME— HOW THE KNIGHT OF THE ROAD MAKES THE ROUNDS AND THE RISKS HE RUNS. Saturday night when the snow was falling fast and everybody who had a home was making to- ward home, the tramps who happened to be near Washington plodded on toward the city in search Of a free lodging-house or a police station to enjoy, without money and without price, the pleasures of a shelter and a red-hot stove. He had probably walked several hundred miles, Perhaps he stole short rides on the ratiroads, secreting himself be- tween the freight cars and nearly freezing to death as he clung to a small piece of wood or the steps of a ladder, Thus he managed to save several hours on bis road to the “Sunny South.” If there was no smash-up on the road to kill him and he managed not to fall off the train, he would get off with only a“d—n you,” from the conductor. If he desired he cowld engage in a fight, but like a true “knight of the road,” he takes everything for the best, and never fights un- less he fs cornerea, Arriving’ int ask odds of no wan, if the Weather were fine, but Would lodge for the ught on some lumber pile some one's front door-step. But the night air was heavy With snow as he crossed Boundary str: and he asks the way to the nearest poii where he knows he can get comfortab! modatious. He passes brilliantly-lig windows, Where he sees tue “suvall Doy flatten tng his nose against the glass and lamenting be- cause Le has no penny. He p sses.a saloon where he hears the sound of revelry and catches. a glimpse of men drinking ut the bar, The savory Odor of oysters at another piace si petite. He sees crowds of people purchasing Christinas presents. He has no friends to whom he can give a present, and if he bad he bas no money With which to buy them. He thinks he is lucky If he ean only get a place of shelter from the snow storm. AT THE POLICE STATION. Finally he comes to a building, over the front door of which 1s a large gas lamp with the words olice Station” painted on the glass. Ie stands a motnent outside, and wonders what they will do it he enters; whether they will lock hin up, or give him a bight's lodging and turn bim out in the Thorming. Hus experience in other cites makes him unesrtain as to tue kind of receptton he will have. ‘There fs nothing for bum todo but run the risk, Andso he walks bravely it. He knows noone but the “captain.” and walking to the rail in front of the station-Keeper's desk, be addresses that ofl etal as “captain,” for to hit all are “captains.” He asks for a night's lodging, but the statlon-keeper 15 busy and telis him Ww takea seat and walt a min- ute of two. It ts some minutes before the statton- keeper has time to attend fo him, and tae tramp gets nervous He imagines that they are talking about hia, and that he ts to be made a prisouer, but the station-keeper has only forgotten the pres ence of the tramp. Presently he looks abont te room and sees the visitor. ‘What can I do for you?” he asks. : “A night's lodgings, If you please, captain,” he replies. “Your name, please.” TI having been registered on t wanderer’s name e blotter as a lodger, If there are any traces of cleanliness about him be 1s escorted to ‘THE LODGER’S ROOM, which ts on one of the upper floors, but if he pre- sents the appearance of one who has wot crossed asmnall stream on the road for several weeks, he 4s given prison fare, only the heavy iron gate 1s not locked upon him. He 13 put in @ ceil, about six feet by eight, having an iron bench fora bed and warm air for'a coverning. ‘The one who has taken some pride in himself, and used water once in awhile, is given more comfortable quarters on the Second floor. Here there 1s a large roo kept as clean ascan be, and in which a bed large enou; for a dozen is always ready for occupancy. ‘There are no feathers to shake and Leat every day, nor are there any blankets whlcu need sniping. ‘The beds are made of the softest pine which can be found in any lumber yard, and are built on a slight incline, long enongis for any Weary traveler to rest himself upon and pass a qtuet night with out being molesied. At the head of the bed Is ar- Tanged a pillow, made of a wide piece of plue, raised a few inches ‘above the bed. One by one the Tramps appear at the different stations, arriving at all hours, the last one appearing about mid- night. IX THE OLD STATION HOUSES. ‘The tramp who bas been here in former years hardly realizes that he fs im the same city when he enters the police station. Instead of the old rickety bulld.ng he formerly entered he finds a new one, With all modern improvements. ‘Tue lodgers’ rooms {snot the same at all, In the old Stations lodgers’ rooms were heated witht stoves, midnight, When ready to retire they would rake the fire and hang their clothes about it to dry Before morning, when they would be turned out on the street. Dad and the roads too rough for travei, the tram) remained about the city all day, begging enough toeat. The night would find him In’ ue office of another police station. Aud so ie would make the Tound of the several stations until he again ap- are for the second Ume at the same station. hen he 1s closely questioned by the stationkeeper and made to give a reasonable excuse for revurn- ing a second fime. This questioning ts to frighten him, ag he 1s never made a prisoner for the second pearance. For another week he ts subjected each night to the s ume examination by the several stationkeepers until he has paid a second visit to each, The weather continues bad, he does not Want to start out into the country, and he ts at a loss to know what to do. KUNNING THE RISK. So he goes back to the station he first visited, and if he finds a stranger tn charge he gives an assumed name. Once more he is all right, and Keeps out of the hands of the law. If the same station-keeper is at the desk, he tells a pitiable story and attempts to work the “sympathy racket.” If the station-keeper fs a kind hearted man oF believes his story itis ali right, and be ts ven another night's I , and ts Lot “vagzed Farit the station-keep-t is’ not Kindly disposed, the poor fellow is led back Uo a cell, and tue next morning finds him before court, charged with having ho visible means of suppért, and of being unable to give & goud account of biniselt, If the prisoner at the bar has been in @ court of Justice before he will plead guilty and reserve bis Tight to make a statement. “He will tell the judge & plausible story and promise to leave town at Once. Ciuiess some police officer interferes he will, no doubt, be successiul in his appeal. If he is & stranger in such place ne usually Kerps quiet and oes down years. for a month to work, as he had not done AN OLD MAN'S STORY. One of the unfortunates who applied for lodging registered as Dantel Griggs. He said he was seventy-nine years old, and had been on the road ine of ten da: lng from Wilmington, Del. fils nose was partly gone, and he waiked with the assistance of two cabes. "He sald that one of his legs Was broken sometime ago; that it was still Yery Weak and prevented his getting along very fasl, Some nights, he said, he would spend in the woods, aud other nights, when he had duck, he wonld get under shelter. He was on his way to Fredericksburg, Va., Where he formerly lived, and expected to walk the entire distance. ‘wo young men—oue from Philadelphia and the other from Newark—were given comfortable lodg- ings at the sixth precinct with the old man. They ‘were out of work, and bad no money, They were not bound for any particular but would stop wherever they obtained a job. Numbers of persons Were quartered at the various stations, im thal State. He slates he does uot know what it {0 do With him, but says that he would Eke 9 go to New Orleans, Which he regards as his home, and where, he says, he bas frie: Another somewhat character is a white of Willains, now under Offense petit had such a close Foster some ‘well known to the abd Eien Ser Siar gece’ ters aeebe Sr ea Soe antares ance et under — for per- i rsa mee one eee ee (OF Wi | on their way trom nowhere to Lowheres HOW HE GOT TO FKEDERICKSBURO. Griggs remained about the city « couple of days, ‘and, because he went into a saloon in South Wash- Hf was poorly dressed, and thou harged him ie was weomTicer cl with . die Was taken betore the Police Prowtucing attorney Paagett calcd guage Saolt's Stveation to the Old tan. He sald het thought something wight be done for hin to assist him on to Fredericksbi wil You go to Predergkabarg 1 eleae yout” ou," apswered the old man. ‘And thank See mene sina Aa trae grr transportat ‘Sanitary was sent old man a sexe ‘ana ho et a ‘the ‘next train for | y he would | rpens his ap- | and which they would sit until nearly | If the weather happened to be | Written for Tar Evexe Stan. ‘M\ CHRISTMAS GOLD MINE. ‘There was a thought that permstently forced {tself upon my mind and made me tremble in of myself. Icaught my eyes measuring the tances on the map that hung over my desk, my fingers fumbling at a railroad haste of terror, and with trem! hands, ‘urust my books'into the safe and closed the time. jock upon them and off the sequritiee. All theret could dety temptation for that a The next day was Christinas Eve; I would not bé expected at the bank. Them Christmas. Not ‘wuuil the day after would they look for me, and my eyes again wandered tothe map. But I could hear the low ticking of the tme-lock. I was safe. T slept nove that night. The moon was sbin- ing throug my window, and I lay toss ou my bed. ‘The room oppressed me. I to the window and 100) Hone city. The sigut oppressed me. The brick Walls standing out blank and bare against the moon-lit sky, seemed the walls of a I could break through them! I resolved the free air of the woods. Before the dawn haa duunmed the stars in the east I had my gun-locks in the holiow of my arm and felt the frosty coun. try road creaking under my tread, The trail of night still darkened the west, the distant of « dog or the crowing of acock, impatient tor ‘the morn, broke upon the stiliness, and the frosty Stars looked down. I buttoned my coat against the biting air and walked briskiy on—out into the fields of dead grass shining white with frost. Over the hills, zh the woods, and climbing the rocky biuffs by the river shore, I went on, tue soul ex- Panding within me ag the country opened out be- fore the approach of dawn. My warm blood bat- Ued agatnst the frosty air’ and brought a glow vo iny face and threw a buoyancy into my step. I Shook off the shackles. J was free! Free from the hard granite walls of the banking house! Free from the rattle and the clink of gold, that Keeps me with the beats of a thousand vager brokers’ uearts, and rings in my ears with the per- pecual sound of self, self, seu, as one plece falls {upon another, ee n hour's climbing up hills_and_roci places exhausted. my eutbustasin enough to Make Ine enjoy more calmly the pleasure of the free Wild country air, ‘the course Thad taken led me far from any home, hut or habitation, through a region too Tugged for cultivation, and occupied, only, by tall trees of oak, hickory, beech and poplars, with au Occastonal Stretch dt gr-en pines between the hills. At places the rocky bluff fell sheer to the edge of the river, fifty feet below. Again the forest followed the rugged hilisile down to the Water, and now and again 1 crossed an tinyetuous stream, making a final plunge into the river. At the crackling of the twigs under my feet, squirrels broke for cover, and the sound of my gun rang through the Woods and settled down upon the Water. ‘The hours passed, through the fasclnation of the'sport_and the Inspiration of the air. As the Sun's ray mavea long slant from the West, I stop- Ped to Fest on the top of a high blu up whose almost perpendicular face I had climbed for more than a hundred feet. Isat looking at the broad prospect, tracing the distant winding of the river. My “fingers relaxed their hold and my gun slipped from my band | and rattled down ainong the rocks It dropped cou ely out of sight In an instant and 1 could | @ M0 calculation as to where it had gone, search [ found a narrow fissure tn the Into the body A pole, with Walch I ¢ried to sound {ts depth,sifpped frou my hand and sitd out of sigut, J observed the general direction of the fissure and climbed around to tue other side or the cliff to search for another opening further down. It was much higher tau on the side I had ascended, and | the surface was more ed. ‘The general de- | ent Was more abrupt, but huge bouiders and es of rock protruded like giant stepping-stones, aking it possible to descend wh t woutd other: | Wise have been a nearly perpendicular surface, I began to carerully pick iny way down. At every step [had to eling firmly to the rocks with both | and twice T slid Several feet until caught by some shelving rocks. Some times I had to e dangexous leaps from rock to rock, Dut I was not greatly concerned avout such risks, I wanted, 1f possible, to flud another opening to the crevice and to recover my gun. Suadenly, at a sharp turn, a rock gave way under my feet and I was thrown violently for- ward over the bluff. There was a rush of alr in my ears and the ‘world seemed passing from under me. ‘Then I” was checked with a Violent jer that took ail the breath from me. For a momen: may head turned and there Was a crash ing sound in my ears, and then I Was conscious of a Ughtness aud a severe paln about my waist. ‘When T opened my eyes 1 could see that the boitom of the precipice Was Still some distance below me, ‘and no rocks or apything substanual appeared tO be within my reac. I seemed to have Den stopped in mid-air by some Invisible force, The | Sevire pain about my Waist brought to any mind the realization that I hud been caught about tne luiddle by some overhanging vine, aud with this discovery came the terrible tear that it would not prove strong enough to Lold me, and I suould soon be cust to tue bottom, where the Jagged rocks seemed to invite my destruction. I coud feel my body quivering Mxe an aspen, and every motion threatened to break my balahee. Treached one hand slowly back and grasped the vine, I was satisiled of its strength. "Then I pulled myself up so that Tcould look above. Thad fallen about 25 feet, and Was swinging on'a grapevine that looped down between Uwo projecting rocks and hung clear | Of the face of the bluit by 6 or ® feet. [hed on with one hand and reached as far a8 possivie in all direcdions, but could touch no projection of the rocks, T’ next clung to the vine with both hands and let my body swing free at Its full length. My feet were at least fifty feet from the vottom, ‘Tt made me sick to look down, so 1 shut my eves aud swung my body to and fr, In hopes of reaching the rougu face of the bluff with Iny feet. Buc failed i thls, and every exertion to After a lon, sway my body weakened my Loid on tne vil Ouce the bod of one hand broke, and all my Weight fell upon the other arm. When I tred to regain the hold, my body turned Lalt-around and nearly twisted loose the other wand, T succeeded in pull ng myself up unull I got both arms over | the vine, and my head thrown sligitly forward, and I Was more secure, My strength was fast Tulling me, and I realized that If there was any- ‘Ubing for wie to do, T must act pe: There Was a space of eight or ten feet to the rock from where the vine hung. I had often cAmbed a greater distance up @ siack-rope hand- over-Land, but now my arms were deprived of halt thelr Streagth, aud Une rough bark and broken twigs on the vine drew the blood from my haads. My bouy swayed from side to side, and my hands assed slowly OMe above Lhe Ober With greater abor each time, but each Ume up, up, up—siowiy up towards the firm rock. Almost at the very top, when the rock was not more than a foot above ine, all the hope and strength went from me. ' The vines growing ina thitk mass overuanging the ledge formed a barri- cade to uly progress. ‘The verror 1 had felt betore was peeing © Unis, My nerves were at a high tension, and a deadiy cold came over me us I gave one look at the Jagged rocks below. With a sifd- den spasin of strength, I thrust one hand into tne mass Of vines and tore them away, and with a quick spring Unrew myself upwards I felt the Vines uulacing under my weight, then I had my arws throwa over the suelving rock. One effort luore anu I Was safe! I Was on @ smooth platform and I lay exhausted and half uncoascious. As by degrees I came to myseif and regained ‘some of my strength and compusure, I found that I was on a ‘shelf standing abruptly out from the face of the biuff, and that a iittie way from me Was an open- ing th the rocks that seemed to be the mouth of @ eave. Examination discovered it to be such, which, upon entertug, I found guite light enouga to make further expioration safe, It occurred to me that the ight must come from another open- ing, possibly higher up the bluff, that might tur- Bish a safer means of ascent tuan the way wituout. The passage Was smail at first, but | increased in size us I advanced, After going | a few feet the passage turned almost at Hight angies and again in @ short distance wok | another snarp turn, Beyond this the light was Clearer. IUalso became quite warm, When I had gone some distance [found myself in a large ro- tunda With ho otuer Outlet than tbat by which I had entered, except a narrow crevice or fssure in | ‘the very Lop of the arched roof, through which the hght came, ‘The opening did not appear to be more than six or eigut inches wide and extended Clear across the roof from north to south. By | Standing directly under 11 could see that it trav- eled a ong distance through the rock before it reached the open alr, and Unat ft did not get any wider toward Lie openiug. Wille examining this my attention was drawn to a Drilllant yellow tint on the walls that ret red the sun crease its power. more closely I found that the ‘walis and roof, and. even the floor of the cave, were bright with this rich yellow metal. The broken Quartz of watch the cave before eyes. In some peared to be of solid gold! though and all my body tatigl u and al ue I became almost wild with joy. the walls with my short, startled the fear heat ine and want to share my treasure quickly emptled every from my ; fill hung from my should, aod trom oF # whicn si pocsets and bagan with eager hands and breathless {0 gather as much of the mecal as I could pick up loose from the door or break from the walls with a rock. I soon had as. miuch ast could carry, but I was still eager for, more, and I began to break great chunks ‘the wails and heap them upon the floor ot the cave. nly in a cave, not knowing where the venom eee ere ina a an tae eeer saete 2 ry felt the could see ite make tented meg ged knew vita bead, arp yas fangs ‘tended, Was raised close above my tace, ready to Strike, but uncertain where! My flesh ‘quivered, but Tid not move. I ceased to breath. I was froven with terror. And that was my salvation, After a moment the reptile uncolled himself, and I felt him slide off my ‘ae T still lay motionless. 1 was no longer languid or Powerless. All my nerves were at bigh tensiol and thoughts ran riot through. TK Chat I must ite still on my ‘Until some light Should come, that I might gee to escape. But Would this light ever come in? Like a flash it had gone out. I had struck the Wall and the light had vanished! A fantastic superstition again seized me. ‘This gave way to and I felt ‘that the light would come again. The morning sun would give me light. Hours dragged in agony. Ilay there gil not Pith Gee Tocks re passing into my ‘and my limbs were cl ped. the darkness settled over me until it had weight and substance, and it stifed me. My bag of gold had fallen on me as I fell, and with the added Weight of hours! felt tt crushing me, But I feared to throw it off. The reptile might be sleep- ing at my side! Each hour f became more faint and there was a deadly weakness In my heart. could feel its irregular beating and each: puisation made # crashing sound in my ears, I could not tell how long I had been in the cave, but I was sure that more than the allotted hours of night had passed, Still there came no ray of Soy fae hope! And the hours crept on. ‘shut my eyes in pony and breathed a prayer. Iknew, then, that I had never prayed alone, I golden ef opened my eyes and there wasa bar of gut across ‘my face, and the whole cave Was hen my heart ran over with gratitude, and I thought it was the sun of Christmas morning. When I stood In the open day at tue mouth of the cave of gold I saw Uhat the sun was far in the West, and it was just the time of day I had en- tered’the cave. Then a mystery was suddenly re- vealed to me. “I looked into the cave in a moment and it was dark, ‘The light entered through a deep, narrow crevice. Only at a short time, When the sun's rays feil ata certain angle, did the light netrute into the eave. Once in twenty-four jours it lingered for a few minutes, I had lain there twenty-four hours! The presence of the reptile at that time of year I eecounted as due to the warmth of the cave. I clung to my treasures so dearly bought, and strug- gled on away from the scene of my tertible adven- ture. After some dificult climbing I reached level country, and found a countryman to drive me back tothe city. 1 nuudied my gold close under my feet, and told nim it was only pretty he would want some, and I lied, And in the city all the people were giad with | Christmas. Christmas dinner suad been finished, The snow was falling, and culldren with tn-horas and drums were muklug the streets merry, Bells Were ringin., and Curistinas Was proclaimed in every sound. ‘These sights and sounds made no impression on me. I was possessed of an eayerness Wo leara the Value of ty treasure. I knew the oificeof the as- ‘Sayer was closed, but I could not wait until morn- ing. I could nof take the time to go to my own hoine to reiteve the anxiety of my fails Tfound the assayer in the heart of his family, with his children gathered around his knee, $e ing hts adintrauon for their toys. Tu was hard to m to give me attentiun. T forced him to hear stones. I feared lor table, and opened to Nis caze ‘al. He Stood looking at it in Alc picked up a smali piece aud looked at it more closely, and I trembied as 1 looked In his id, analytical face, Ié “stooped to take a plece of candy was howdiug toward him, © illesd peak, Ioan!” Teried with impatience, “wi sit worth? My guld! |My —.” ape: je turned’ quickiy to the table, and, leat trom a Doog, wrote: ee see “Iron Pyritess arti. Wueu 1 felt the Yuen I felt the cold air in my face and heard the tumult of glad Christmas nvlses on the street I felt my sinand my punshment, T founda home of mourning and “auxicty; but my return soon | dispelled Uils, and 1 saw mny culldren and my wie about me. made happy by my saie return, I thought How tuuch longer T titslit have stayed, and T'was thanatul, Then amy wite browgnt me erin one of the bank envelopes, aud I felt a | half-guilty dread, ea aes Tt Was from the president, He sald that in a bank ru by ol fogies, upon old fozy principles, | Where no gambling with stocks was dove (ny | hands trembled}, promotion Was slows bute be | added, Where nonesty, worth, and merit were shown, {t was sure, It’ gave him pleasure to ale bonne that the directors had decided Lo make wy conuection with the bank more In accord connection, with ank more in accordance And Ht was Christmas, the day of the redemp- ————er__ A Mean Millionaire. From the Boston Transcript A financtal man of the Listener's acquatatance tells him some interesting stories of a venerable Boston capitalist, Whose name, if pubiished, would | be “well known and widely recognized”—as the | luterviewers of anonymous persons always say— | and Which, for that very reason, will not be given | here. ‘The capitalist originated in a Massichu- setts country district, where Leas of trite are instilled into people's minds In their ultimate New England minuteaess, aud in Unis wan's cise the seeds of instruction fell upon friendly grouad. He used to drive his own carringe, a two-borse top-buggy. One day, just berore Thankagiviig, he drove down to Faneuli Hall market to bargaia for and get nls turkey for the trazal but tradi fonal Teast at bls house. As he drove up @ boy Started out as if to offer to hold nls team. At the Same ioment he saw his casaler arriving, ou 10: “Well, Siuith,” sald the capitalist to the cashier, ere are you going?” ng Lo Market to get a turkey Ks ing,” suid the cashier. © ogicam “Yes? Weil, Vil tell you what we'll do. I know. vem in bere, and tf you'll hold my horses L taink 1 can go in and buy two turkeys so that tuey'll come cheay than If we bougnt tue separately.” “All Said the cashier. He took up his station at the horses’ heads while the oldman Went into the maret. As he stood there, Kicking his fect agains: the curbatone to keep theta waru @ borribl? suspicion came over nin that lis ein. ployer had no idea of buying wvo turkeys, but had ‘SuMBly adopted the plan as a ruse to get itm to hoid the horses and save the & cents that would be expected by a sinali boy as the minimuia compen. sation for holding the horses! ‘Tne old man was gone fora long time, looking for a bargain, no joubt. After & whiié he hove in sigut turoagh the door, and with but a single turkey, done up in Drown paper, under bis arm. “No use, Sinith,” said he, “I couldn't make tt go, We can do just as’ well to buy on our own account, Seein’ that that Was the case, I thought. probably You'd want to buy your turkey yourself.” He got into the carriage aud drove away, leav- ing the cashier the happy consciousness that he Dad, at the sacrifice of his tme aud co.nfort, saved a militonaire 5 cents, 1 soe Marriages as a Partnership, From the Pall Mall Gazette, Marriage 1s stiil only too often a bargain, but at least 1t 1s no longer an entirely one-sided bargain. Ivis tending toward the only true ideal of life-long compantonship~a partnership on equal terms, withequal give and take on both sides. Women no longer feel bound to render that implicit obedi- ence which was considered de rigueur in our great grandmothers’ days, and men ho longer wulver- Sally demand it. Husbands, moreover, are begin- ‘ing to learn that their prime duty is'uot_ to fook after their wives The very sentence 1s indicative of the most ghastly misappreiieusion of the whole ideal of matrimony. ‘The general feeling of s0- clety condemns a ian who lives to rule as wite n the same principie as a pasha rules bis harem, And indced the whole scheme of modera Iie makes it practically imposstbie for him to do so, A mar- ried Woman enjoys, as a rule, complete liberty the Mfelong day,’ and even at night it 4s frequently imposstble for a busy man Lo escort his wife, Thus everytning turns on the relations between the married couple. It a girl is really in love with the man she marries she may be trusted with any amount of subsequent freedom, If not: and therefore we say chat the fnjudlctous a worldly parents Who are responsible for the, Inajority’of lll-assorted unions are also resporsiees for the many evil results watch are to be seen 1 soctety at this day. For it 18 a fact that lots of English giris are as inuch forced into marriage a8 tne French girl, whose husband 1s selected while she is yet in her convent, Not by main force, no— ‘A story comes down from the precinets of chilly ‘Lake View which must be printed without names or not atall. A young man married a maiden. ‘There 1s, strange about that. The man ‘and the maiden quarreled very soon after mar- “I don't care,” he said, with smile, “for Pl ‘ontothe and lot you were kind cy tape me just oe ae — a mh, you will, eh?” the papa-tn-law appearing to. be very ool Were satisfied. Yes. I did make such @ deed, and Your name appeared in it.” Bey ‘the matter with the house and lot mine?” “Nothing, except that I didn't sign the deed; tnavs al = sai ————+e-____ Wnat Science Owes to Industry. From the Popular Science Monthly. Far be it from me to depreciate the value of the gifts of science to practical life, or to cast a doubt upon the propriety of the course of action of those who follow science in the hope of finding wealth alongside truth, or even wealth alone. such a Profession 1s as respectable as any other. And quite as little do I desire to ignore the fact that, it industry owes @ heavy debt to science, it bas of repaid the loan by the important aid whien it has, in its turn, rendered to the advance- ment of science, In considering the causes Which hindered gio of physical knowl in the schools of Athens and Alexandria, it often struck me that where the Greeks did wonders was in just those branches of science, such as try, astronomy, and anatomy, whieh are suscept!- bie of very considerable development without any, or any but the simplest appliances. It 1s a curious spectilation to think What Would have Decome of mo iern physical science if glass and alcohol had ot been euslly attainable: and if the gradual per- fection of mechanical skili of industrial ends had not enabled investi to obtain, at com- paratively little con, mucroscopes, delescopes, i the exquisitely delicate apparatus for de- ining weight and measure, and for estimating ‘the Japse of time with exactness, which they now comand. If science has rendered the colossal development of modern industry possible, beyond a doubt industry has done no less for modern phys- ics aud cuemistry, and for a great deal of modern biology. And as the captains of industry have at last begun to be aware that the condition of suc- cess in that warfare, under tue forms of which is known as industrial competition, Ly the discipline of the troops and the use of arms of precision, just. as much as it does in the warfare whicn ts called war, their demand for that discip- line, which ts Lechaicai education, is reacting upon: ‘science 1p 4 Manner Which Will assuredly stimuiate its future growth to an incalculavie extent. It has become obvious that the interests of sclence and of industry are identical; Unat selence cannot make a step forward without, sooner or later, opening up new channels for industry; and, on the other tant, that every advance of inaustry facill- tates those experimental investigation’ upon which the growth of science depen eee vee ‘The Chincse Bank, ‘I? 16 CALLED A “WOO-EY"—HOW IT I8 RUN. ‘The Chinese, writes a San Francisco correspon- dent, have a way of borrowing and lending money under a system that they call a woo-ey, that al- lows its members to borrow money in a stated sum and repay it by instalments. Any member of @ Woo-ey Who takes a share, and does not wish to borrow himself, obtains a good Interest on the eos ‘he invests. The plan of a woo-ey is as fol- ows: Ali Sing wants to borrow $100 and repay it in in- Stalinents, So he Starts a WOo-cy; Lis Orst step ts to find twenty persons who ate willing to take a $5 share ina $100 woo-ey. Ab sing 1s known as Tile woo-ey tow, or head of the Woo-ey; the share- | holders wre Known as woo-ey chi, or children of the woo-ey. The Woo-ey lasis for twenty months; each Woo-y Chi pays ip $5 to the woo-ey tow, so that Ah Sing obtains lis $100. At te end Of the mouth Ah Sing goes t@ each of the share- holders and asks for bids for the next loan; each liember Writes his name and the amount of inter- est be is Willing fo pay on a Slip of paper. Every lusiaber bas the rigut ot borrowing money once during the woo-ey. After the bids are all received they ure opened and read, and the money lent to pighest bidder. We Wl suppose that 2 per nt is the highest bid. Ah Sing, Who now pays: ‘the first lustalment, bas to pay da the full amount Of $3, White thy others deduct the 2 per cent and pay ia $4.90, When Ube next instalment falis due there are (wo meiabers Who have to te the full ayuount, and 50 Lhe woo-ey runs on. Al the end of fiiteen or sixteen mouths Une interest offered is ofven a8 high as 25 or 30 per cent, but as filteen of the members have bor. rowed and so have to pay im ‘he full amount of $5, It is only the four or five left ‘who get the Denefit of the aeavy interest. Some- times toward Lue last of Ule woo-ey, when two or three different ones wish td borrow, te raves are oftea as hig as 7 per cegt and i one instance thai [ know o(, Just before tie Chinese new year, | 100 per cent Was vid On a $5 Woo-ey, As therd were but Uiree members tbat had uot borrowed, Une hard-up Celestial had only to pay the heavy premium to two men, Sometines the woo-ey is as low a 50 ceats ashare, and I have known of Woo-eys as high as $50 a' share. ‘Luose who go Into a woo-ey as an investment, themselves, geuerally get @ large laterest for tueir money. —-——--s0e. Sitting in the Air, From the Fii¢zende Blatter. A young Ge was drilling « squad of raw recruits and gave the word of command, “Lift tue right leg” One of the soldiers by mistake raised his left leg, so that tt joined clos@iy to the right leg of his neigavor. “Dounerwocter!” exclalagd the officer, “what Jackamapes has lifted both his leg: Ingersoll on Death, Mra. Ida Knowles, of Peoria, died in New York on the 15th tust. Col, Robert Ingersoll, betng an intimate friend of the family, Was Invited to say a few words over the fower-covered bier on the eve of its removal to the West for interment. In com- pliance with Unis r-quest he said: My Frienps: Again we stand in the shadow of ‘the great mystery—a shadow as deep and dark as when the tears of the first mother fell upon the pailld face of her lifeless babe—a mystery tbat has hever yet been solved. We have wet 1n the pres- ence.of the sacred dead, to speak a word of praise, Of hope, of cons latiod. Auother Ufe of love ts now a blessed tnemory—a lingering strain of music. Tue loving daugucer, the pure and consecrated wite, the sincere friead, who, with tenger faithful- ness, discharged the duties'of a life, has reached her Journey's end. ‘A braver, a inote serene, @ more chivalric spirit— elasping the loved and by them clasped—never asyed from life to enrich the reaim of death. No eld of war ever witnessed greater fortitude, more riect, Smiling courage Luan this poor, weak and Betpiess woman displayed upon the bed of pain and death, Her life was gentle and her death sublime. ‘She loved the good and ail the good loved her, But there is this consoation: Shé can never suffer more; she can never feel again the chill of death; never part again from those she loves. Her heart can break no more. She bas shed her last tear, and Upon her stainiess brow has been set the wondrous ‘seal of everiast peace. leas enters tus door of hotne, there eome with her ters tae door ere corns wt all the daugiters of compassion, and of these Love ‘and Hope remain forever. ‘You are about to take this dear dust home—to the home of her girlhood, and to the place that was once my home. You will lay her with nel that I have loved, that are pow at rest. You will jay her where my father sleeps, AllT can say 18: Lay her in the earth, ‘Xnd frow her tair aud unpolluted flesh Let violets spring. sce . Population of China. FIGURES TAKEN PROM THE OPPICIAL TABLES. “Ching’s millions” has long been @ proverbial expression, signifying the densely populated con- dition of the various provinces in the Celestial kiss—how—swoet—' oleae Ropinesneaee w her breath)— ‘Women Nevelists’ Herees. ‘THE IDEALS OF MODERN VICTION SET UF BY SENTI- ‘MENTAL FEMALES. ‘From the National Review. As to thelr heroines, they are eitner soft, passive to inane men who talk ental rubbish and driveling trash with which these women novelists eke Out the dialogues of their three-volume absurdities. Book seems too Worthy @ name to bestow on such efeminate Uwaddle. | Who does not know the hero of a dasen ‘such “books?” ‘The fuir, six-foot, heavy dragoon, or the tall, stight, dark "hero with swarthy skin, Faven locks, and velvety eyes? Or a new type now come into fashion, the insidious handsome curate, addicted to rivualism and the cont ortoa fascinating (reethinker, Whose atm is, apparently, toundermine all existing institutions, moral aud social, and who sits the center of a circle of ador- tog women, uttering feeble platitudes about “Nature, worship of humanity,” &., Ull the little brain he'has softens and he falls lil, and one of his adorers nurses him, and the Test ‘that their idols, after all, only clay! ‘These seem the invariable types represented of Clerical and athelstical heroes, even as the gentle men who wear her majesty’s Uniform are almost invariably depicted as most thorough-faced scoun- Greig OF lounging, dancing “carpet knights,” with no thoughts above balls, firtations and sighings after their neighbors’ wives. ‘These so-called **so- olety,” or fashionable novels, poor and meretricious Amitations of the worst forius of French realistic Uterature, are the most poisonous and burtful of all that are published in such iegions. Many are barely disguised “adaptations” ot boulevard feu! letong, in’ which, under the plea of scenes of “fashionable itfe, the most absurd or disgusting “altuations” are patched together by a Ussue of unmeaning dialogue and improbable combina. Uons. Every shred of propriety is scattered to the Winds, vice stalks side by side with virtue, and holds ite brazen front ign above all sense of shame, that “all who run may read.” Impurity is Tampant and decency ignored, as something old- Tashioned, obsolete, A certain gloss of wit, tant ‘soit peu gamin, 1s introduced to give a little spice wo “belp down” the “situations,” In case tney should be a Wee bit strong for even the vittated | palates that find such highly-seasoned tid-bits so ‘savory. ‘Toeaay. Osoul, why sittest thou 0 lone Boslde's Sood pest winting seoant Way wring thy pallid hauds and ery “Too late!” ‘Ie not to-day thine own? Thy harvest Selds of life aze bare. No wealth cf riveted grat tou hast, Thy careless hads were tolded close Until the sowing-tiue was past Dest enanent tee A hired hand within his fields. nae Too late, indeed, for thee to build ‘Lhe structure Of thy visious sweet; ‘Yet thou, with helpful hands mayst atriv Another's labors to complete. Too late! Thy myrtle branches lie ‘Ail withered by the noov tide s beat; Yet thou the nettles mayst destroy Which grow within another's gate ‘The golden sun of :ope fulglied is fiddsn frou thy okies away vet lich vereve aud ir til ee pon the pathway of to-day. aad “paca Witwer. d. Dangerous. From the Philadelphia Star. Nearly every day, while riding in the street cars, We see people taking penates or nickels trom Ubeir purses and hold them between their ips un- ul they can return thelr purses to their pockets and regain their hands. It ought not to be need- ful to say that the practice ts not only a nasty one, but a very dangerous one. It is nasty, because there is no telling where the coin thus favored was last. Iumay bave been picked from the Mth of the street; it may have Just emerged from the dirty, greasy pocket of a tramp, or from the hand of some one infe2ted, periaps, With contagious disease. There can nardly be @ doubt that many disases of the mouth are cattsed by this repreivei sible practice, and we often find it dificult to re- train irom cautioning the many ladies we so tre. nUy see indulging in this uncleanly and cer- tainly dangerous habit. HOW TO KEEF WARM AND AVOID COLDS—SOME SEA SONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Some people may not know, says an exchange, that when exposed to severe cold, a feeling of warmth ts really created by repeatedly filling the lungs to their utmost capacity in tals manner: Throw the shoulders well back and hold the head well up. Inflate the lungs slowly, the air enter- ing entirely through the nose. When the lungs are completely filled, bold the breath for ten seconds or longer, and then expire it quickly through the mouth, gfter repeating this exercise Wate one ts “chiily,”"2 fe ling of Warmth will be Teit over entire body, aud even to the feet and hands. It 1s important for all to practice this ex- ercise many times @ day, and expeciaily the open air. It the habit ever becoues untversal then consumption aud many other alseases will rarely, if ever, be beard of. Nov only while prac Using the “oréatuing exercise” must the clothing be loose over the chest, but beginners wili do weil to remember, in having their clothes fitted, to allow for the permanent expan-un oi the chest of one, two, aud even Unree inches, Which will event- ually totlow. One might with propriety say that too many people choke or stifle the skin by an excess of Clotuing; and, as & consequence, take coid easily. ‘Some impurities are thrown out of tne system by the skin, aS others are by the luags, the bowels, and the kidneys. It is absolutely @ssen.lal to health that the emanations from the skin pass | rough the clotiing. Tlis—waien is caiied | easily “transpiralion”—may be interfered with by an excess Of clothing or by ciounog of a very close texture, All Who Avear Indla-rubber coats kuow how uncomfortable Chey cause them to feel after they have been On a short time. On the accession ot X to the papacy there was a grand —— at Florence in his honor, A tle gil Was made to personate’ the Godden Age, by being coated ‘trom head to foot with "gold le. Before the day was over she died in convulsions, killed because “trans- piration,” or, in other wo. ds, because carbonic acid as and dead worn-out matter, Which should have n thrown ou\ by ber skin, Were suut up in her sy tem y the metailic covering. Ordinary cloth- ing Will not, of course, prevent transpiration, but an excess Will interfere with and where too much clothing {8 worn the same soon become foul, ‘Unless Lhe ot ide air can freely mingie with the gases from the body and so dilute them. Some ‘Wear the thickest and heaviest undervests which they can buy, and such people are very generally the victims of frequent colds. Following the rule of hi clothing they Would be much safer fom the rs of exposure Were Lhey to wear two undervests instead of one very thick and Carter Harrison Takes Another Bath, From His Latest Letter from Japan in Chicago Mail. ‘A walk of 8 miles, now along the tumbling stream, then in thickets of flowering shrubs, over as beautiful a prairie of about 8,000 acres as I ever saw, along the shores of two other lakes of say 30 ‘and 300 acres in extent, at a height of 5,500 feet, Drought us tothe hot sulphur baths of Umato, ‘Thousands of piigri ‘and, atter iples, cuit to tng spot'co Wash out any Turtber impur.- Ues of the and soul. Men und womeu bathe , Without shame and without ai sense of Immodesty. If es, int the Japanese have no conceptiou of any’ No iorbidaen fruit ever wmpted their to entail sin and death upon them In pray- ‘sin forgiven. a Its superior excellence for more than a quarter o United States ven in millions of homes ‘Acentury. [tis used byt rnment. Endorsed by the the Great Universities as the Strongest, Purest. a ypost Healtufni. Dr. Price's, the only Baking Powder ‘thy does uot contain Ammonia, Line, or Alam. Sold iy im Cans. eat ‘THIS EVENING. UCTION!—AUCTION!—AUCTION: ‘WAN sell at my Store, 1007 7th st. v. . commenc. THURSDAY, DECEMBER FIFTEEN’ a SEVER FM. anid eonduue up to Doe Ua BOE Tine sale will consist of a lance stock | Watches, Dian.ouds, Piain Gold and Set Kings, Silver and Plated Ware, in fact the largest stoc fue Jewelry ever soldat ‘auction, suitable for the ot That nw SH SELINGER sowBler tea That. : BL FOLEY, Auctioneer. y ALTER B. WILLIA! WwW MANUFACTUKER’S SALE SILVER-PL\ TED WARE, ROGERS’ CUTLERY, By order ton Silver- ‘=: TH F-PAST 4 Sales day at ELEVEN. OCLOCK A. O'CLOCK P. Mi, and Evening at HALF” SEVEN ‘OrcLOCK, At our salesroom, co.uer 10th street ‘lvania svenue —— north: WALTER B WILLIAMS & co., “Auctioneers, Terms cash. 21-131 }CANSON BROS., Auctioneers. KEGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CARPLTS, &., | Comprising | Que Fine Upricht Piano, Mirrors, Parlor, Chamber, Dintug-room, Library and other Paraware, Carpets v By orler A. A. WILSON, U. 8. Marshal, Lat Theatrical Costumes, | To take place at our spacious s learoomae, Singh and D | ob. UESDAY MOR: ENTY-SEVENTH, COMMEN rEN OCLOC [PXCA 8908 BuOS, Auctioneers. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FF- FECIS, AT No. 939 L STREE] NORTHWEST. In porsuance of an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Colmmbia, bop ccanl tertn 08 Orpheus’ Court bus ness, Twill well at _imblic auction, ou WEDNESDAY, TH TWENTY-EIGHIH DAY OF | DECEMBER, 1887, AT TEN A. Moat 930 L street northwest, Washington, D. ‘minceilaneous | lot of Household” Furniture, ‘cousisting of Chairs, . Carpets, Silverware, ke JAS. a str’ if Atm. of Susan Jane ¥ FT[HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. SALE OFA FOUR-STORY BRICK CE, No 1208 G STREET, BETWEE if CAND THIRTEENTH” STREETS ‘deed of trust, Gated the 14th 2s duly Teesrded im liber 1 ut the laud Prec ot Ap com folic 449 et eq. ‘Count Iuxto Colunbia. ad by. ra thereby. the uy DAY he ext Part ot are ‘the sam at the x southwest corner of said’ orth uinety-nix feet. thence east. twenty-two fe <aia (9G) feel, thence West twenty-two ( to the place of bexiumins, to- wether with the improveu nts, which consist of s four. | story brick residence, containing ten rooms, belng No. 1200 G street nertawest Terais: O.e-third cas; the residue ip two equal payluent, at six and twelve montua, with notes beag- Ing interest at G pes centum persunam until pard, and secured by a deed o, a oF al tthe ofthe 4 ouve; cot. Adeposit sale. Ii the terv Feserve the right Cost of tue dela | BENJAMIN TP SNYDER, + | dz2-dts ALBERT LSIUNTEVANT, Trustecs. WEEKS & 00, Auctioneers | TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE SUBURBAN | RE. TATE ON BLADENSGURG ROAD NEAR | WASHINGTON Which MACHINE COMPANYS ‘VI 1 By virtue of a certain deed of trust bea: | | ob the twenty-touth day o: November, LSBte j Sd recorded tu liber Na 2207, folks 400; of the tof Coluubis, we will sell ‘Shi DAPOF DECEMBER, APG CLOCK PML, ths | , mituate in the esunty | wit All hose ; abd described fa lole dun ered ove bubd'ed ad Afters (is) abd | Che butdred aud twenty-two (22), in Waswoman's sttbdivision of part of Lon Sea ows | | berms of sale carl. hundrea dollars will be re- | ‘ae property is iad off. Alt -onweyan hg at Yur baser'a cost. It terme are rot = the Property will tw re ‘aud cost cf the debating purchaser: 3. YOUNG, THOMAS W. FOWLER, Trastecs Jana reeords 0. the Di at public auction in tr DAY, the TWENTY- SE | contain pieces _413-tu,th.s,de THE BEST FLOUR IN THE WORLDrs GERE THE CELEBRATED MINNESOTA PATENT PROCESS, = Su 2 Beware of tmitations of the Name ant Prand andve ure and eee to it that etther seks or barrels read ‘And have: “CERES” the tmprintof ‘TWo GOLD MEDALS bttached. None genuine without the two guid meitala ne WM. GALT & oo. ‘Wholesale Flour and Grain Dealers BREAKFAST cocon, DELICIOUS, NOURISHING, ABSOLUTELE PURE. COSTING LESS THAN my3-001 Frost NE CENT PER CUP, ect Fica aleom THIS BEER AND BE ee Se Prone S8ee FavsT BEE sult Fave? _ PIANOS AND ORGANS. & DAVIS CELEBRAIED UPRIGHT ALLEr Fer patente. Special wine Sag for Mollday Senna. Pitty wore of “tibet Story of wupreme excellence He L- SUMNER, Ager" siteu wea ae 00 a RRR "80 BAGS ET Et: St WER ‘oo 8 OH Ei BECON. Prowitcut uukesat all prices ed | WAL KNABE & 00. Market Space BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENT. EITHER as a nd Organs for reut anid wold oy mot jusic Publishers. and importers of Mraical Lust ments and Strines, ‘The ouly complete stoct c G. L, MORCH & CO. wtp 71 for these Superior 80.000 Co; Copies of Ww Rieu & sical ROLIDAY HIGHES: DEC: D-HAND PIANOS. PIANC sir 0 city. VE No EQUAL FOR TONE AND FIN on. ware struments. Piabo ial 3 is FOR KENT. Decker Bros, Weber.Letey or Fischer Piss Eatey Oncan, SANDERS & STAYMAN, n)-3m BF atreet uorthiwest, J20k VRE HOLIDAYS W Pian cent stock of wood Bh tole “213m A SAN! stiow es va ass bens k's EK Hay Four ‘au. as names, AM. ‘Cases of Home uch Walnut and other AN, O34 Fat mw. FILR READING OUR FORBGOING GaRDS, ‘bear in mind that our prices are moderate and vut terns the eaient. SANDERS & STAYMAN, 213m 934 Fatnw SELECT YOUK PIANO OR ORGAN Now. ur rt SS ie intended for 2 CHKISTMAS PRESENT, make fone ecles i SANDEN: D.C. 13 st. Biot E= : ST hee Modera’ ur rai HARMONIC" ts nit | PIANOS RENTED, TUNED, changed, 3.3m ti. be DEL VERED « u STowar a Teasonabie. gos rdon f on ont and. vars STMAR Sk N. Charis #t woud, Va. ORGANS, NEARLY made and wold. Tie choice « tho world over. Ne ‘and eaey tern wonder BA’ ‘Orgaus for rent, tu STAYMAN, 9:4 F st ow. Wash + Baltimore, Md; 121 Et Jen for he ew stock, aud. VE Mf demived. 2 Gats i 200,000 Have Greaves aot ‘parle Pair. STAYMAN. Fetuw REPAIRED, BA: jed and repaired, +4. SANDERS & STAYMAN. nIGH tant ‘The largest for a epecisity and EDWARD F. DROOP, Sole Agent, (Late W. G. Metzerott & Co.), ‘At the old stand. 4 Paton N# GRAND SQUARE AND UP. ‘on hand. ‘Terms snd fine of "other tret-olase ‘or rent, Prices ranyiue attended to uy 925 Pasve, HOMAS E. WAGGAMAN, ‘teal Estate Auctioneer, IMPROVED PROPERT) VALUABLE. U: ING ON PIEKCE STREET, SLTWEEN Float | SURSEr AND SEW JERSEY AVENCE NowTH on WEDNESDAY, DECEMPER TWENTY. EIGHTH 1S8 1, et FOUR O'CLOCK PA is er forsal~ in frout of the premisca, Lote 2 day ot aie. s day of sale “i” THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Auctioneer. rus DOWLING, Auctioneer. FRONT. | CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED PERTY. ON THE East. sil ELNiH STKEET, si vet esta 3 N BEING "THE HANDSOME "Ft CK RESIDENCE KNOWN aS O35 THICIEENTH STEED NOWUHWEST. virtue ct a Court of pintract of Columbia: passed cot Deremiton Fhe ae ve ag Ce! B the 3887. in the cause of juity Nv. 10,868, 2 ‘Trustee Sill sella bate “ac ‘emises, on TUESDAY, Dt jAB7, at FOUL O'CLOCK P. 31, the seribed real estate, situated in“the cit ington, District of’ Columbia, to wit of “Lot nine (@®), in square ‘two hundred and nin (C200), coritained~ within ‘the following ‘metes bounds, to wit: beginnue for the ‘mame ate point on the cast line of 13th street, aud et the northwest cor: per of said lot nive (9) and running theuce ‘east ome Bundred (100) fect, theuce ‘south siwenty (20) feet, thence west one biundred (100) feet, thence north: wardly twenty (20) feet along sad cast line of 23th street to the pace of berinuine, containing two thous ‘square round wore or lew, and itn Hiya tdndsome sveatory Urick dwell ferms of sale as prescribed decree: of the purchase-incuey iu cash, the balance in one Vicron Bec xpert in ‘Tuning and Repairing of and Or. faus, 25 Inoderate. Years’ experience. Work warran! Fine so for reut and F | fay: Warerovme 801 th stzect 8. |Do Nor Prncuase Brivee sale Terme UNTIL YOU SEE THE EMFRSON PIANO. A thoroughly first-class instrument ate medium price, Becond- to@150. Largest ers Det iany DA x, DI fug the Fowels of ies ir the balance of Se nent forms. w! be, two years, tu equal: ita, for winch the notes: ‘the purchaser 1uust be €iven, to bear Interest from t date of wale, and @ deed of trust on the prog erty soid, or all cash, at tue purchaser's option, conveyancing at Dare ont. A depot of @2: ds required at timeof sale. If the ot sale are not complied w.th within ten days ———— the property at cost sale PURGE E. MASITLTON, a8-déds Stn Banding: Fee i-w. Lia BOVE SALE 18 POSTPO! 5 eet eR eT of ui oa on ae pownine wikds ‘EEKS & CO., Auctioneers. SEU OF SDSBENGGEER BEA TARE Ry sittze of ‘a deed of trust dated 1, and recorded in liber 27}e. 6 Solis. ig as ry spear ees a eet suet i SoU gb Fab oar tH = cg oy ‘at ‘Over 41,000 now in use. Pianos ‘and aasortment of S-ceut Music in WEN EBEMBACH, #15 ‘T OF THE INTEL aT" EMBER THi: this) Departinent ‘Decal taust be ude ow ch, with ‘the nv y instructions, ‘Ob "ay plication to th at prices from $10 on email mouth); payments, ‘the ite several evding June ‘the Depart. js Department. ot =