Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1888, Page 6

——_ * CITY AND DISTRICT. SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT. Laws and Customs Observed Here Be- fore the Emancipation. THE OLD SLAVE-PEN—COLORED PEOPLE NOT ALLOWED ON THE STREETS AFTER 10 O'CLOCK—SHACKLI MEN AND AUCTION SALES NOT COMMON SIGHTS IN WastttnaTox. Toxtay, the twenty-sixth anniversary of the emancipation of slaves im the District of Colum- Dia, ts Deing celevrated here by the colored race. Many people now living in the raven ier. espectally the younger ones, know of the days ot stavery only j ae Many of these have an idea because the laws were severe and tolerated cruelty to the race that the District was a verita- bie nest of slaveholders and rivera, and that in antebellum days gangs of shackled slaves would be driven through the streets with the whip. It Is true that there was a siave-pen here, and that at times there were slaves bought and sold, but the pen Was used principally as a place to keep parties Of siaves en route southward, ‘THE OLD SLAVE-PEN. ‘This pen was located in South Washington, west of 7th street and opposite the new Army Medical Museum, Dut its remains disappeared a few years ag0. One of thé old colored residents of the city states to a Star reporter that when he was grow- ing up and became a free man there was no out. ward disti.ction between bond and free, provided that they behaved well, They played and worked together, all apparentiy content. Wien it was Known Uthat one was (0 be sold lt was altnost cer- tain that the party had by Lis own conduct caused the effort to sell. Tuere Was also a private “iock- up" in the northern part of the city which an en- t constable used for confining suspected slaves uniti a reward was offered for ‘hem. ‘Tals, | however, Decause of mistakes, proved rather a pre- | carious enterprise, and on more tuan oue occas.on the constable barely escaped prosecution for bis cts in taking up sUspected slaves The laws ac one time prouibited teaching slaves to read and write, Dut the law wus never strictly enforced here, ag is evidenced in the tact that there are to-day Some rather aged colored citizens who were taugut im Youth in their masters’ families, SCHOOLS FOR COLORED CHILDREN. | In some sections of the city there were small | private schools attended by colored youths. By | the corporaiion laws the sale of liquor to bond or | free between sunset and sunrise was prohibited. | Heads of families were allowed to keep dogs. The tree Were required to file evidence that they were such With the register of the city, and on failure were lable to commitment as absconding slaves, Free persons of color coming into the District were | required to furnish evidence of their freevom and give a bond of $50 annually for their good behav- Jor and pay to the corporation $50 sunully. There | could be no licenses granted cu ured people otuer | than to run backs, wagons or carts TAXES ON SLAVES. Under the act of the councils of April 5, 1823, taxes | ‘were imposed on the slaves of non-residents as fol- | lows: Males, elghteen.to forty-five years of age, #20 per annum; from tweive to elghteen years, $12, and ‘on femaies, from fifveen to forty-five, $2 per angum. It Was required that every slave brouxut into ibe District suould be registered by the Owner, WhO should also flie affidavit in the register’s oice. It Was also Tequired that When slaves were manu- malted tm the Distric: they should by December | 10th (ollowing pay $50 to the corporation, and & like sum annually. Both free and siave’ blacks | were liable to arrest if found out of doors after 10 | O'clock at night, and all secret or private meetings | OF asverablayes f0F any purpose whatsoever, Ih | cluding meetings for religious Worship, were ‘pro- hibited after 10 o'clock at night, and declared to be unlawiul The oath of a coldred man Was not received against a white man. JOSEPH SHORTER'S RECOLLECIIONS. Joseph Shorter, a colored native of the District, and a barber for over Mfty years, when asked by Stax reporter as to the days of slavery in the Dis- | trict said: “There was no distinction between the slave and the free of my race, provided, of course, that they were well behaved. As a rule the siaves Were treated kindly, and there was no trouble be- tween the classes. ‘Ihere was Dut litte of the | ‘atrocious treatment’ we hear so much about in | lis District. The laws, to be sure, were bard. | ‘Tuat which auilified a colored person's dath against & White man Was not a Just one, Dut there was | some good even out of that. You know tnat the sale Of firecrackers was prohibited, but ‘Young | ‘Almerica’ Would have them, No white boy could bu¥ them direct, for if summoned he Would have to teil the truth. The way they got over it Was toengage a colored boy a8 the go-between aud the contri Dand crackers were bought with no fear of pro cution om the part of the dealer. There was | ahother law which prohibited assemblayes after | 10 O'clock at night, and tuis bad the good effect of com Us to Keep good ours. We were not | night. Cousequency the Masous and Odd Fedows | and other societies met early and adjourued early. | “At the colored churches, too—at ibe Asbury, then | Under a Waite preacher and classleaders, Mt Zon, in West Washington, Ebenezer, in "East Washington, Israel Bethel south of the Capitol, Zion Wesley, South Washington, and 19th-Street Baptist, in the rst ward—there was we sume Tule. Special permits wouid, however, be given for extra meetings, such as Watch-uixut meetings, When they would be kept up till mid. | night and a reasonable time given us to reach our | homes Neither free nor slave were allowed out after 10 O'clock without a permit from employer or | laaster. AS & Tule, Dowever, free and slave en- | joyed life then as Well as now, tor it was not dim. | cuit tor respectable, orderly colored people to ob- | tain a permis trom ihe m.yor or police om all proper | oveasions, Une respectable White man, in person or by ietier, was suMicieat to grant us’ immunity from arrest, always provided We ‘ere orderiy. ‘I Delieve that there was less disorder then than now. There were some slaves in the old days us juuch thought of In the old Washington families aS they could be, and these seemed Lo esteem it an ‘honor to Delong to these Lamilies” THE COLORED scucoLs. ‘The reporter asked if the colored people had schools in those days? “Yes, sir,” said the veteran barber, “there were seb00ls for colored peop! schools. The first | J remember Was that of Bob Brown, on L sireet, | Detween 19ch and 20th streets, This was early i the '30s, and his house Was4orn down in the Snow | riot. A colored man nau d Caruthers and Mrs Hall kept a scnool on Hi street, near 14¢h, aud after them came the faiher of Jno. F. Cook, the col- lector. Chas. Middveton, now a messenger in the Navy Department, taught school on I street Between Zist and zd streets Jim Fleet had & school on New York avenue, between 14h and 15th; Wa. Lee, on the square bounded Ly I, K, 15th and, 16th streets; Euoch Ambush, on E street, between Hu and 10ib, South Washington, | and liter Jos. AuiDush Rad a’school adjoining AS: | Dary cburen. «Tuere Iso Some Well-known colored bands | Refore the war,” continued Mr. Shorter. “They | Mere imvatly, string band:, wodse patronage was Gerived from balls and parties Harry Warren | nad one in which Jim Wormley, Phil Ciark, Dick Gray aad Jup Tree played. Then Keadail bad a | Vand, im Which Pepsico, Walter Lancaster and H. | Neal were engaged. | “The umber of slaves,” continued Mr. Shorter, “was not over a Unird of the colored population, Dut when well-bebaved and living ip respectabio families they were as much tuougat of as the | othera. Of course there were some black sheep, but as a rule the larger portion were weil- AN OLD ABOLITIONIST. Aa old abolitionist and native of the District said tO @ Stax reporter: “The law which required ‘taat all color:d persons found on the streets after 20 o'clock without a pass of permit be arrested had the effect of preventing disorderly gather- | inga, There were some slaves who secued wo | think that their master's name was all-powerful, and because they veionged to a gentieman with & ‘tle they could do 4s they pleased. Ii there was ‘uy disorder it generally originated wita some such slave.” “bo you remember any slave sales here?” asicea | the reporter. “Yea, a few,” he replied: “but comparative! few siaves ia the District were sold, and, g° wally, those sold SouCh Were those who bad become | incorrigible and whose masiers had tired of wttempting to manage them. There was one case, | however, Which excited my sympathy, and it was | Ay case that I knew of waere the slave Was went South to prevent # family scandal The sub- ject wus a Very handsome girl, nearly white, Faised not far irom here, After the death of her Waster she Was taken to Alexandria and sold to Louisiana, Afver she had been sold she pleaded | ‘That ber uew owner should purchase her child. | Me offered $400 for 1 without success, and the mother and child were parted, There hs teen much talk of an auction block | of companies of slaves here in| aad ehalos I never knew of an auction block here, and the driving of siaves througu tie sirets was avery uncommon sight alter Is. ‘The fact is | ‘hat there bas been wuch gush about slavery in | the District. it was not accompanied by cruel | ‘Weatment here, except in rare instances ‘The colored slaves’ were admitted to the white churches, the galleries being ae & 5 fl i i rer nef BE i) J i | covered that a syste | names that was in that year sent to Congress in MR. COMSTOCK'S TALK. He Tells a Washington Audience About Mis Fight against Impure Literature, Congregational church was filled to overflowing yesterday afternoon, the occasion being an ad- dress to the people of Washington by Mr. Anthony Comstock, the secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. The aaaress was given under the auspices of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union. On the platform were Rev. Hiram Price, Representative Taylor, Mr. Baldwin, Rev, Dr. Hamlin, Mra LaFetra, Mrs. Tilton, and Mrs. Bradley. Dr. Price called the meeting to order and announced a hymn, Mrs. Tuten read from the Scriptures, and Dr. Hamlin offered prayer. Mr. Elzo Youngs rendered a cor- net solo. Dr. Price, in introducing the speaker, Said: “Sin ts a reproach to any people. In conf mation of this declaration it 1s only nevemsary to look ‘back aiong the line of ancient and modera history and gee the wrecks and ruins that strew the pathway. Al. men think all men mortal but {hemsel¥es and themselves immortal. Tne same Is rue Of governments. It 18 hard to today to acknowledge that tls Government Bas any faults, but luxury, vice, aud immorality will reduce the same results in this nation as in the Old ones ‘unless We take heed of the warnings of istory.” He then presented Mr. Comstock. Most of those resent had gone with the sole purpose of obtain ng a glimpse of this man, somuch reviled and dis cussed and talked about,” It 1s Just possible that Dut few of them expected to see such a figure a8 Uhat of the real Anthony Comstock. Rather short, ‘stout, and with a well-to-do piumpness and girth, he looks more like a busines® man than an agitas tor. His head 1s rather bald, and he Wearsalight- brown moustache and closely-clipped side wl Ker& His whole person has a look of pleasing roundness, and his voice is full and ric, capable at Umes of expressing great tenderness, "There 18 scarcely a mark to suow the struggle in which he has been engaged for Years past. He spoke with- Out notes and seemingly without much prepara- Uon,and his sentences Were at times a little broken, but his manner was that of ap earnest worker WhO had the conviction of his belief, aud he spoke ac- cordingly. 28. COMSTOOR’S TALE. “Thoughts,” he said, “are the allment upon which the mind feeds; if they be pure they en- noble the brain and being, but if they be impure they degrade the soul. You cannot get a whole- some draught from a fountain whose source lies in lution, “Sixteen years ago in March a single dividual in New York undertook to prosecute venders of corrupt pictures and books to young people, As Soon as the first case Was brought 1nto court the effort Was met with scorn, It was dis- atic business was being car- ried on in the traffic in obscene literature, and that one hundred and sixty-nine books of this vile type were belng sent Into the colleges and semi. Raries of the country. There was no law to reach these evils, and the frst thing done was to bring | the matter to the at.ention of Congress. ‘In Just on Year from the date of the frst case a law Was passed, afterward known as the ‘Comstock law,’ preventing the sending of obscene matter through the mails. Since that time these hands have de- stroyed the plates for two hundred and seven vile books and bave been the means of the destruction of over 50 tons of corrupting tuftuences “Tue Uaree great evils of the day are Intemper- ance, liveutiotisues?, and gatbling, of wh ch the one I have named second should ve placed frst, a3 | the most deadly, tue must tusidious, the most dan- gerous of ail. "Fathers and mothers, you may break the strong wills of your children, you may discipiiue them nto the paths of subjection, but What caa you do if the devil creeps iuto their thoughts aad hearts?” SENDING OB-CENR LITERATURE TO CHILDREN. He mentioned the startling extent to which the business Of sending obscene literature to young persons had been carried on, and spoke feelingly of the danger that les in wait for youth ev-n in the temples of learning. It has grown intoa busi- hess, he said, to collect the names and addresses of young people of both sexes, to furnish to the publishers of these books, so that they may send them catalogues of their nastiness. Lists contain- ing 98,200 names have been seized and over 3.000 letters of warping sent to as many educational in- stitutions throughout the country, He awelt upon tne manner in which he has deen attacked from ail sides, and also upon the ¥arions efforts made to obtain a repeal of tie “Comstock law.” While detailing his expert- enees at the Capitol in 1878 in his fight for the life of that law he said that on theoccasion of the hearing before the commitiee on post-oftices and pest roads of the opponents of the law, the com.- inittee room was “diled with long-haired men and short At this’ there was very ured women.” general applause throughout the church, but frou away off in one corner came the sound of a ingie FAINT, BUT AUDIBLE RISa. “The petition,” he said, “containing 50,000 appeal against the law, was headed by the name Of 4 man Whose pusiness it 1s to blaspheme, and Who goes around the country making 100 Diaspheming bis Maker. I shall Senctuary by a mention of his na his attention for a few minutes to the publicat entitled “The Life and Crimes of Anthony Com- stock,” Which appeared during the liberal agita- tion 6t 1878. In this he Was painted, he said, as | e great American Inquisitor, but, unfortunately for tue book, 1t did not contaiu enough truth to be entertained a quarter of a second. “My fight. in this cause,” he remarked, “that I have carried on for sixteen years, has taught me that it 1s beiter | tw trust God than to put my confidence in men.” After Mr. Comstock had finished speaking, Mrs. Nel.ie Bradley, superintendent of the department | Of the local W. C, 'T. U., for the suppression of im- pure literature ‘and “rt, spoke in a very feeling manner of ‘he evils assailing the youth of the country, and appealed for help in the ght. —— Ne Physic with Our Food. A PHOSPHATIC BAKING POWTER THEORY THAT 13 DANGEROUS IF NOT RIDICULOUS. From Lippincott's Magazine, That 1s rather a dangerous proposition, put forth by the manufacturers of some of the patented or proprietary articles of food, that their Products possess a superior wholesomeness be- cause they contain a drug of some particular medicinal property. Phosphates, alum, ime, arsenic, calomel, &c., have their places as specifics for different diséases, and are invaluable medical remedies, each in its'place. But they are not eure- ails. ‘The physielan, Who Should prescribe either calomel, oF strychnine, or rhubarb three umes ® day to han, Woman and ¢ sick or weil, be- cause either of such drugs 1s @ well-known reiedy for some certain disease, Would receive but. little honor from the fraterniiy and less practice from (ue community, No Oue Will controvert this statement; yet we find manufacturers of baking powders claimt supertor hygienic Virtue for their productions an. ring thelr continuous use because they are al- leged to carry the phosphate used in making them (a cheap substitute for cream of tartar, procured from the bones of dead antinals) into the food, ale though well aware, a3 they must be, of the fact That with the codstant use of such articie this drug must pass into our systems daily, no matter what may be our physical conditions ‘or require- ments, or Whether or not we may be suffering from, some ailment wherein the use of such drug would be positively detrimental, Both alum and phos hates are useful medicaments In certain diseases; ui they Should no more be taken indiscriminately day after day and without the prescripuon of a | physician, than arsenic, acontte or calomel: in- deed, there are conditiuns of the system, particu. larly with Women, When the prudent physician would be loath to permit the use of lime phosphates even as a medicine. Tue fallacy of this claim of the manufacturers of | phosphatic baking powders will be apparent to all Wheu the fact, well known to physicians, is stated, | that in average healt and with ordinary food. thé body gets more phosphates than are required or can be assluilated, as 1s evidenced by the fact that Uhey are constantly being expelled in the exore- | Uons, both solid and liquid; lkewise the state. eat that It Is necessary to add phosphates to the aking powder to restore to the flour those which have Dea lost tu the milling, for it Is true that fine Tour as at present made actually contains a larger percentage of puospuates than the grain of wheat se ‘The object of baking powders 1s not to provide | the body with a medicine, but simply to vesicu- late or make Mght the mixture of four, $0 as to Fender it When Daked easy of mastication and per- Tectly digestive, The most celebrated experts In the business Lave worked for the perfection of an article that should do this mechanically, adding toor taking from the dour nothing, nor’ in any Way effecting a change in 1t8 properties or cone stituents When this has been done the pectect leavening agent has been discovered. ‘The manu. facturers of the Royal Baking Powder have suc. eeded in this so far as to make a leavening agent that Yestculates and raises the loaf most pertectiy, and without changlog the properties of the flour, While the residuum trom it has beea reduced to minimum, The acid employed, however, to pro- duce this result 18 not phosphatic, but the ackt of hichly refined cream of tartar, whicn the health authorities agree renders that powder pretectiy pure and more reilable and healthful than any otner. The recent offical tests show, on the other hand, that the best the phosphatic baking owder makers can do 1s to produce an article | hostile to the confirmation of Judge lo mR, KLING SINKING, His Strength Diminishing and He is im a Stupor Most of the Time, ‘There seems to have been a decided change for the worse In Mr. Conkling’s condition stnce Satur- day. He has lost strength, has been troubled with a bad cough, and, his friends say, lay in a state of coma all day yesterday. Dr. Barker denied that Some of the alarming reports which had been in circulation were true. Dr. Barker said yesterday morning that there were no symptoms for the worse, except a uittle bronchitis developed during the night. Mr. Conkling’s pulse was 90 and his temperature 983. The patient took considerable nourishment, about 26ouncesof koumiss and milk. As the day wore on Mr. Conkifmg’s nervousness and the twitc! of the muscles became more Pronounced. A state of partiul coma was the next development, and then he lost the power to resist the doctor's “efforts to feed him and dress his wounds. Shortly after 1:30 1n the afternoon he sank into a sleep which Was more a state of stupor than sieep. About 8 o'clock Dr. Barker entered the house, and a few minutes later two burly por- ters from ‘the Hoffman House ran up the steps and rere usuered into the Conkling residence, | This nt Caused some excitement, 1t tat Mr, Conkilog had become uncoutrombia Dr. Barker remained hait an Lour, and he worea pleas- ant smile wen be em me aR a Soames as ters, “that Mr, is DO wi Thade Detter than’ at this time iast night. He has not been in a state of coma, or even Stupor, aS Was reported. Early this evening he expressed @ desire for a mint Julep, and he seemed to enjoy the drink immensely,” ‘In reply’to a question in regard to the presence of the porters Dr. Barker sald: t merely called theta into hold Mir. Conkling down should ne become ¥10- Jent during the nigut, although there are no post- Uve indications now that he will become excil ‘There was no je in Mr. Conkling’s condition during the evening. "SL. M. Barlow sent the fol- lowing dispatch to a Utica friend of Mr, Conke Ung’s: “Much weaker. Chances diminishing. Very little hope.” Mr. Ed. stokes said there was no chance of Mr. Conkling’s recovery. An attendant who came from the sick room the evening, sal “Mr. Conkling is no better. He seems to be in state Of coma, He is taking all the nourishment we give him. He does not recognize any one. He talks incoherently in his sleep in a disjointed sort of way.” At 3a. m. Mr. Conkling was asleep, and his con- dition Was unchanged, Life of the Dis- ‘Roscoe Conkling was born in Albany, N. Y., Oc- tober 30, 1829, His father, Alfred Conkling, was a Representative in the Seventeenth Congress, and Was appointed by Joun Quincy Adams judge of the United States Court for the northern district of New York in 1825, and minister to Mexico by President Fillmore in 1652. His son Roscoe re- | celved an academic education and studied law. In 1849 he was appointed district attorney for Onelda County, several months before he attained his inajority. On the day he was twenty-one he was adinitted to the bar. During the aext decade he Was looked to a8 a leader in local politics, He married Julia Seymour, a sister of ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour. In 1835 he was elected mayor of Utica, and in November of that year a Repre- sentative to the Thirty-sixth Congress, being’ re- elected in 1800. 113 ‘brother, Frederick A. Conk- ling, Was elected at the sare’ time from a New York city district. A candidate for re-election to tue Thirty-elgnth Congress he was defeated by his old law “partner, Francis Kernan. At the election in 1864, the sime parties Deing nominated, Mr, Conk’ ing was victorious, and resumed his seat in the Thirty-ninth Congress, when he startled the country by a vigorous assault upon the tactics of Gen, McClellan. In the fall of 1866 Mr. Conkling was elected to the Fortieth Congress, but before that Congress met he was chosen to succeed Judge Ira Harris as United States Senator from New York. He took his seat in the Senate March 4, 1867. was reelected for a second term beginning March 4, 1873, and was avain elected and began his third'term March 4, 1879. During the special session of the Senate, wnich begun on the 4th of Maren, 1882, and which was called to enable the Senate to det upon such appointments as Presi. dent Garfield mignt desire to submit, “Mr, Conk- ling became involved in a bitter confilet with the administration over the nomination by the Presi- dent of Wm. H. Rob rtson_as collector of custonis at the port of New York, Mr. Robertson had been @ pronounced opponent of Mr. Conkling in the leadership of the republican party in New York, All efforts to compromise the aliMculty were futile, ‘A caucus of republican Senatora was held on the th May, in which Senator Conkling stated his clalins at great length, and charged the President with bad faith and. violation of his pledges, It having become evident that no action could be sclired On the part of the republican Senators Robertson's appolntment as collector, on the 16tn of Ma both the New York Senators, Roscoe Conkling and ‘Thos. C. Platt, sent noUice to the Vice-President that they had’ that day forwarded the resignation their Seats to ihe yovernor of their state. ‘Th ir reasons for adopting this course were set forth in 4 Joint letter of resignation addressed to Governor Coruell, “Messrs. Coukling and Platt then pro- ceeded to Aibany and commenced their candidacy for re-election, by Which means they proposed to show that the i backing of the republican party of New But, after a protracted Struggle, « onkling and Piatt were defeated—the Hons. E.G. Lapham and Warner Miller being chosen their successors. With this defeat Mr. Conkling pr ctically withdrew from politics. Mr. Conkling Was @ zealous supporter of Gen. Grant. f Le most Important acis Of Senator Conk: 's career Was the part he took .n framing tue ‘act for the electoral commission of 1876, Doctor Bob Ingerw ‘THE SCEPTIC GIVES HIS VIEWS ON MEDICAL TREAT- MENT. From the New York Commercial Advertiser, Col. Robt. G. Ingersoll bas his ideas on doctors, and physics, and medical treatment as well as on some other subjects, and in connection with the iliness of his friend, Mr. Conkling, he said: “There ts altogether too much gloom about most Sick chambers,""he said. “People tiptoe in and about and wear long faces and act generally in a Way that Would make eVen avwell man sick and 13 bound to make a sick man Worse. I belleve many & man has been hurried across the dark river bY his horrible, soul-depressing treatwent, Who migit have become well and strong and useful if he had more sunshine and fresh air In bis room, or the ‘Suiling, hopeful countenances about, instead. of Woe-bezone Visages, whose every glance betoken the loss of hope and the bellef in the speeay disso- lution of the pain-racked patient, 1 had a friend once named Haley, a royal good fellow, of whom T thought a great deal. On one oceasion I received word that my old friend was dying and Wanted to see me; 80 I went over to his iouse, I met his wife and she hada face as long as the moral law and tea times more uncom. fortable. Well, I went to see Haley, and there he lay counting the moments in a bitter fear that each woud be the last. I don’t know what par- Ucular disease he was troubled with, but either that or the medicine had turned him’a vivid saff- Ton color. ‘Haley,’ I said, ‘I'l be hanged if 1d want to die with sich a complexion as that, You Yrould be in a preity plight mooning” about the other world looktug like a Chinaman.” I went on for a few minutes, when the poor fellow began to enter into the spirit of the subject himseif, and I showed him his face in a looking-glasa, and’ that brought a smile, ‘Thea I turned to his weeprag wife and told her to cheer up, that Haiey was not going to die; that he was good for twenty years to come, “The trouble with your husband is that ho is Scared to death,’ I said. *You all come in 10ok- ing so downcast and sorrowful that you give him the Impression he 18 done for and take away ali is courage to Might against his sickness.’ “Well, the result of all this was that Haley com. menced to mend, and time and ‘since then he has said that my visit saved nis life, “on another occasion there Was a major in the Army, whom I knew very well He was taken il and believed he was going to die. 1 believed he Was simply homesick, or something of that sort. Well, I wrote his obituary and went to see him in his tent. * sralaior, I sald, ‘zou are so sure of dying that have written your dbituary and Want to read ie te you.’ He protested, but I went on with the read- ing and detailed every pleasant incidentof his lite. fitted across his face. Before I hoished @ smi After the obituary I read hit a story of something that was supposed to have taken place a year after his funeral. | It was a description of his widow's Second marriage. There were a good many more people at the wedding than there were at thefune- Tal, Well, this treatinent had the effect to change the current of the major’s thoughts, It broke up his hallucinations, and he recovered and did good service during the War, and lived a happy fe for *etthen there was man fi town, namea en 8 rom m; Marcy. He At Into bis head thay be weeny to die, At that time no one was allowed to ve ba Army for @ Visit mage North, except on sick save, OF occasionally to accompany the rem: of a dead comrade, I saw Marcy and said tobias ‘Now. Marcy, you say You are going to die. If that 4s 80 i don't suppose a few days one way or the other will make much difference to you. I want \¢ is one-third or more residuui oF impurity, ‘We want our food pure; especially do we not wish to take alum, lime and phosphates with it at the dictum of uianufacturers who may find it cheaper vo claim a Virtue for the than to remove them. Base Ball, odor of Howers to offset the sunell of the drugs, and | Israxts Wee Wire Us. ‘We have certainly made preparations to supply the little ones. Wecan give them an entire outfit from ‘Headgear to Bootees, “Just the cutest things you ever saw,” and such a variety. ‘Well, mothers, it will do your heart good to ese the ‘many pretty little articles for the Baby. The styles ‘are very odd, the prices much lower than ever before, ‘and whet comfort to shop with ua, . Our Infante’ Department is kept seperste from all other departments, and before we forget, any article you buy from us for the baby must wear all right, else ‘we will give the required satisfaction. Bring the babies with you; we like babies, INFANTS’ MULL CAPs. Speer esr wt: Our 6tc. CAP: made in the nowest Susie Shree pieces: bas soo full ruching arot front, in all Our: style, which we have in both NM and Sizes to At chil piegur peace te = children t ay A tty Cap is made quality mull and has the tweked crown, and On the top with & mill tie, for 75¢. INFANTS’ SHORT COATS, ‘Infants’ Striped and Check Flannel Muir tabbera of Gsetoben tyler mioaky ned, for aboard of 85.75: real val = 8) r has shoulders, and trimmed with braid, for @5.' ‘every htly coat and looks fine. p23 ‘Cheek CoAT. made very. ia the uff sleeves, and trimmed with Surah with Hho vest quailty sateen, for 66.48; worth s tet Infants’ Short Cream COAT, mado of all-wool cash- d sleeves, made in the Gretchen style, Ber AAMS aheeatieae Staats INFANTS’ LONG COATS. Infants’ LONG COATS. made of all-wool cashmere, with an embroidered collar, $2.98. ‘A better quality COAT, made Mother Hubbard st: embroidered around botiom, neck, and sleeves. 83.65. Astill nicer COAT fs made of ‘all-woo! em: bro.dered around the bottom and ‘Mot jab ‘bard stole, trimmed at the neck an em, Infante’ LONG COAT, with han: ery half yard deep around bottom, ‘embroide: ergefimimred at the neck and aleeves with ribbon, for 98. Beuutiful little COATS up to €25. INFANTS’ SLIPS, Infante’ LONG SLIPS, with yoke made of tucks and inserting, fail length, for 59. Tufants’ SLIP with’ tucl nest Nainsook. with rivbon around neck aud sleeves, trimmed around with tucks and cat stitching, for $1 an . card very ae or of eamheotteres jouneing, Yous and sleeves wnade ery and Balshed with sibvon, $6.93. INFANTS’ LONG SKIRTS. + Infante Cambric SKIRT, made with five tucks around che bottom, for 49c, Infants’ Long Cambric SKIRT, trimmed with double row of tucks and inserting, for Bo. Infants’ Hemstitched SKIKTS, made of fine Indis linen, full length and width, for #2.98, INFANTS’ BACQUES, A Hand-maile Worsted SACQUE, made of good qual- {ty wools iit pisin white and colored borderasfor aber, infants’ SACQUE. made of better quality zephyr, with a pretty double stitch. in all sizes and colors, Infante’ Cashmere SACQUE, bound with ribbon, has theseams finisued with silk, in all elzes and 1. “te tutants’ BOOTEES trom 250. up. ’ ae “ete fads 420, 422, 424, 426 7th st,, 417 419 8th st. apl3 Urnorsrexy Deranrwet. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. Woaro offering Extraordinary Values in this De- | Partinent, to which we ea'l your particular attention: | Among our lance xtock of New Lace Curtains we are | showing a wonderful bargain of | 50 pair Lace Curtains, protty pattern, 3\ yarde long, taped all round, worth #1.35 a pair, our price, $1.10 & pair. And 50 pair Lace Curtains, extra heavy twisted thread, 3% yards long; never sold for under $4.50; our price 83a pair. Special offering in 6-4 Raw Silk Table-Covers, hand- some designs, for $1.18. Beautiful patterns in Chenille Table-Covers, for $1.15, worth $1.50. A line of Felt Lambrequins, velvet border, 25 yards Jong; our price 98e. A handsome line of Imitation Madras, in new de- sins, sold elsewhere for 12}4c.; our price, 10c. a yard. New lot of Holland Window Shades, all colors, spring Tollers, with fixtures; our price 28¢. each, ART EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT, ART EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT. | ART EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT. ART EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT, Special Bargains in Stamped Goods, stamped, 29¢. a pair. | Heavy Butcher-Linen Splasher, fringed, 12}¢. eseh. Heavy Linen Splasher, drawn border, 8c, Heavy Momie-Linen Splasher, drawn border, 236 And at every price up to the finest, Aline of Stamped-Linen Tray Covers, only 18¢, A line of Heavy Linen Scarfs, 72 inches long, knotted fringe and drawn border, 500, ‘The same, 64 inches long. 20c. A full line of Bound Linen Goods at remarkably low Prices. SPECIAL—A line of 60c. Chenille Fringe in @ dif- ferent colorings, 50 Satin Pin-Cushions, all colors, worth 45c. price, 30c. each, BLACK SILKS, BLACK SILKS, BLACK LILKS. BLACK SILKS, A chance purchase has enabled us to place on our ‘counters such values in Black Silks that are seldom come across. It will be to your interest to examine them. We mention a few of the most conspicuous bar- gains only: 20-inch Black Surah Silk, worth 906, for 76¢ a yard. 22-inch Black Surah Silk, worth $1.25,for @1 a yard. 20-inch All-Silk Ebadame,worth $1.25,for @1a yard. 20-inch Biack Gros Grain Silk, $1.25, for $1 a yard. Guinet’s best Faille Francais, worth 81.37%, for $1.19 a yard, NEW FABRICS. Fean de Soie, worth 81.62, for $1.37% a yard, Satin de Luzen, worth $1.50, for $1.25. Colored Moire Silke, in all the new shades to match the Spring Dress Fabrica, BB A uv ws 2 oe fk EE RRS bt AL) BA a pls ‘9TH, 8TH, AND D STREETS. _ Oui Spnixa Sroox 8 perfect beyond criticism or comparison. We are showing the Correct Styles of the Season, perfect in fit and fabric, faultless in make and material, ‘THE PRICES ARE LOW. to go home for a day or two about the 15th, but | Our ¢10 Strictly all Wool Suits ir Secks and Cut- gannot get leave of abeence, “Now, if you want to | away are angocd se any you buy nt €15- bak Eee Tay cored gis fife, Say on | Our #10 Blue Assabet Flannel Suits we guarantee Like you homecece?” But 1 knew my tases ho | otto fade Weg enry cover bat he dcop wo i day aut was | itsoucwnay deere way oy ition that . Dack bis Old stub. | _ We haves full line of Men's and Youth's Suite from Dornness and gave him grit to fight tor his tire, | 6.60 up. He always did object to being made @ mere con-| For Boys trom 14 to 18 we show a line of Suits from i ‘For Children from 6 to 14, Baits with Short Panta to froin Mount Vernon barecke aisbarate Soldiers | we have the lanrest line we ever had, from $2.50 ap worthy of the far West. Swenty-ay a TE iteen days! rations scoured by go semana S10. LONDON AND LIVERPOOL Bigne with a colored farmer the CLOTHING 00, fiter the fndian ‘stole: some. tmsre 4 farmer near Beaver ‘Phe | 9210 7TH AND @ STREETS, it ti ii Fi i 5 4 i Best Wamsutta Muaiin Pillow Shams, 2 yard square, H. 0. SPENCER, SARA A. SPENCER, Vice-Principal. ap) UARANTRE TO TRACH ANY ONE TO MAKE A life-size crayon portrait in sno ‘ap7-2w* kno RETNOL Eecine 1 lat Unt Bentttn’ cotaer 70s aod et BB RAWING AND P. OF will be ood ey sso ars of art, for: oe 3 every Boece pees for eat 7. 001 count REERPING TAUGHT BY PRAC " ‘tuition : eat ta * COLE “AIS fe Brae comes System of Sound.” which will soon Lig with Situs ‘Lekovwns, Beltioore Ma ‘every other book for the ‘Ac- le Pronunciation.—’ Twant Bape Meee Votre aonner Bien cours i8 pour inl fect work complete. 6 atthe FRENCH SietEMt OF SOUN (00) 723 1th at. Washington, Dec a oepring —. he } * ‘ASHINGTON SCHOOL OF BA MVaee™ eae Ry eg 3 iva. faerien sibver fa pecnoucotch da atau BaP ace ay 2,2. Nye. Hi yee he BE “Decp Busts, 8 d apainst PNEUMONIA MALARL stacey acorn ‘D etre, ql 'S COMM: LEG) Ai hie near City Pest Ofice, Thr dichor Sank, pr ‘Amnerica, | Cot tadente ot admitted, Gpralgcaestre FEANCISG. MARTYN, tO. K URNER, A.M. G. By Prin, mni6 FRDWARD C. TOWNSEND, TEACHER OF ELOCUTION, mh15-3m 1317 13th st. nw. RADUATE OF HARV, TEAC : A. sfathineton, desnes puri haaiy 9¢ im eal Glagees, “Inquire of MAL JARVIS BU Bare 'ASHINGTON KINDERGARTEN NORMAL INSTITUTE For the training of teachers, V with and Pri an DURE Phiten, Pega nz 1017 10thst, w* ©. O'HARE, ‘Teacher of Violin. Pian Organ, 217 10th strectarw. “Rertie reaigtatia *Hene Mi* VERNON seatxany, 1100, 1104, 1116 Ms AND 1128 11TH 8 1116 Meee W. a ‘Young Ladies and Little Girls. ~ Sede Prtermednty an “Comniodions new school building, heated by steam and taining Chapel, Sessiou-rvoma, Clase rouns, and Office. For particulars epplyto 428-6m MRS. E. J. SOMERS, Principal. ‘BS. (JAMIN SMI’ TEACHER ot Ve Ai ‘reel Sync, Vierdct Garcia method. Appllca- Fed Botiguy and Touraiaye trom to 4, Vi38 Hat. nw. Referepces: Madame Ferlesl-Ova | Shutteart, Mire Secretary ‘Whitney, Wash; Mrs, Gen, | Sheridan eae HE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN SCIENCE INSTI LTUTE dco AD jeuce Sind He | hE Prigelpals Eatita Ghai ie Prin ; of the Massachusetta ir _ paee, earers , HOTMAl Course ‘Metaphysical Col Bears er et IVATE LESSONS TN ALL GRADES OF STUDY; p adults confidential: prepares for college, AN? | napol est Point, all examinations. 3s AVY INSTITUTE, « w. cor. Shand K sts. mw. v | Tae arrrrrz, sonoor, OF LANGUAGES, WASHINGTON, 723 14TH ST. N. W. Loston, 154 Tremont St.; Brooklyn, 40 Court St; ‘New York, 23 W. 23d St: Phila, 1523 Chestnut St. ‘Thorouch training in French, German, Spauiah, &. Genversational knowles’ in ONE or TWO TERMS 10 ib small classes’, also prlvate lowsons, ighest references.” Terms bein how. 16 SUMMER RESORTS Q* Bite House, Pak LITTLETON, N. H. One of the most extended and magnificent views in the Whe Mott sha perfoutdeajnayo. erectricixbts iern improvement, Seud for circu, aplé-eoum FARK & JARVIS, VV ASHINGTON INS, GEORGETOWN HEIGHTS. This delightfu! resort will be opened for the recep- tion of guests on MAY 1, 1888, First-class in every respect at moderate prices Dinner parties supplied on short notice No bar Stages will run to Georgetown for the accommodation of the guests, ‘Room ad prices on application to the manager at BATEMAN & CO. 1411 Pot mw apts HE WESTMINSTE Pacific and Keutaeky: "Aves. Atlantic City, X.3, pen an the YSGRA M. ROCHE, ENT), HANDSOME M. table, 17 fect front, 130 3 bath, iw NHE WAVERLY, ATLANTIO CITY, N. J.—OPEN all year: Hot anid cold se. water baths tn house; | Mapesan MRS. J. L. BRYANT. Ty , Qecat End Alte, avn, Atlante City, X., Newly PaaS + Open MGAML. WAGNER, mh: ~ 5 ‘ONTE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J Ehopetracte’ coral tent ‘sum Sea-water baths in house. Klovator. E. ROBERTS & SONS. apli-eo2in x |OUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Sana View gr Gccaae Fistrig Béla Modern So8m . COOK & SON. “SEA BRIGHT,” PACIFIC id ; full view of Ocean. Per. fect “wanitary arrangements: ‘Table 110-00-: QHIRLEY_OCEAN END KENTUCKY AVENUE. SER OR ee sero heat electri : MOUTHALL (of Washington, a ee Finite, Coats, etc. see And % ‘Wo have just SHORT DI Dretty combinasions, pa 'to match, apl3 3 7TH, 8TH AND DSTS. Ar AESR en F pL Ad ‘Ber ec. PEC carpet Hate Gaines, Notions, GOULD'S, lusic, Gold Cards, 2 Oth st. al 1-im' Gove. <tr ¢ f 00 c ie gt =o ak. ° tf? NEVER HAVE BEEN EQUAL TO PRESENT MAKE. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed. THREE LENGTHS, TWELVE GRADES. HIGH EST AWARDS GRANTED, THE BEST GOODS AND CHEAPEST FOR QUALITY. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE THOMSON, LANGDON & CO., New York, Sole Manufscturers, mb3-s.m&wom Muz M. J. Pax, 1309 F st. n.w. (Mrs, Hunt’ay FINE FRENCH HAIR GOODS, ALSO— 4 setection in SHELL, AMBER, and DULL EP Onn asreN Hair Dressed and Danes Shingled. yh 0-tm*_ ‘RS. V. A. TRAVIS INVITES YOU TO CALL AT her dressmaking “parlors to have your spring face made, reasonable prices parieee at eae teed ; Riding: ite & specialty. (303 F foe Sot ITS Manufactured by the Brooklyn Shield Co., Brook- Sold y'all Yeading dry woods hiiusss to eo ee RENCH DYEING, SCOURING AND DRY CLEAN- ING ESTABLISHMENT, 1205, New York ave iret-claes Ladies’ and Gente’ work PESTEY Soeont tion. ANTON AND CAROLINE H, with A. Fischer and Matson ries, Paris." Jazi-1y [SS CONSINGH AM. Lie DRESS SHIELDS ARE THE BEST. n 1310 STH Si, N. W., bet. Nand 0. Fashionable Dress and Wrap Maker. Perfect 211, Tailor System. C. Cunningham, Fur Repairing. ja20-3m NTON FISCHERS DRY CLEANING ESTAB ALYUSEMENT AND DIE WORKS D00G sume. ‘Geut's Garena of all Linds Clegned saa Dyed without etme ripped Sy ou ° S epectalty. Thirt inodernte.” "Goo. LL-WOOL GaRat ‘Ladies’ Evening Dresses alt 5 eae asia MADE UP OR RIPPED dyed # guod mourning ~ mt 900 Cat aw. ISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY, 480 10rm ST, N.W. MRAP GE Roane ivory atyle and mate- rial, and. iRETiE and comfort Hie SPeCiAL TIES Aue French Hand-made tie Under weer er Breces, and al a Patent Shoulder Brsces, and. al Dr Goods Eee tor tig press monies me DN. B French, Germaa, and Speniah spoken. mrlé ~ PIANOS AND ORGANS. _ (CQEORGE W. MORGAN, THE EMINENT AMERI- Guess Sah eer ee i poner foe Bit eae aga Bane aa BERSERT Oe £2-3m_ =f oe for the “PEASE” ANS. Urmour PIANOS FOR RENT. Wa, Lesowe [ssrrvexta, DECKER BEVS.,, WEBER, ESTEY, en a SANDERS & STAYMAX. F & 2, we Mat f-3n B¥as ate Re E. F. Dacor, 925 Pennsylvania svenue, ‘Importer of MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Bole agent STEINWAY, CAE i, AND STORY & OLARKE'S ANS. RY SOOTAS for eale or for Sens upon reseom ‘Black label on cans (14 Ibe exch.) 3031-co3m, ‘Mila, DROGHEDA, IRELAND. Fio CERES. Beware of imitations of the Name and Brand, and be ‘Sure and eee to it that either sacks or barrels read And have the imprint of TWO GOLD MEDALS ettached. None genuine without the two gold medala, M. W. GALT & CO., 016-64 Wholesale Flour and Gretm Dealers, HOUSEFURNISHINGS. Loose Covers For Foaxrrcnn Tai? Matuscants mbte ove equal to mow, Furniture for shipmeat Estimates tree. ‘First-class work; moderate charges. J.B. MoCRACKEN, Upbolaterer, Decorator, mb23-3m J . 4 B. Leravex & ‘Bro. CPormarty with P. Hansca Hise & Co., Wo have gust received « of new pacorua’ "Wo are, sailing ait tbe, wuise ak rs (e yards ong} for 190. bar Biaom mit Papers from foe, to En:voesed Gilt from 3be. to 43. Ali'work guarantecd Srst-clas, Fresco Painting yee: LEEzox & pro, 608 zen se ‘7th streetcars pass the BOOKS, '» Ponseit, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, Wholesale and Retail. Everything at the Lowest Prices. ae 418 om Telephone No. 4502, 2.0. Box 350. Mauer & Hesorer, DOOKSELLENS IMPORTERS NEWSDEALERS SIALIONERS, AND ENGRAVERS, 1417 Pa av., above Willard's (All the latest Books as insued. All J ews papers and Fersetieny, A lune VISITING CAKD ENGRAVING A wedding! and Cost of Arma engraved Shines AD most aya Manner. mates furnished fueet. ‘ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. 320s ALL ____FINANCIAL__. NO. W.CORSON. JN CARTE} jaa Sree CORSON & MACARTNE: GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N.W. Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, &, CGC Railroad Stocks and Souas,auc all securstiee Listed on the Exel of haw ¥ and Balumore t juone Stock dealt in. "hinerican Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. 3518 PROFESSIONAL. 2 ‘ME, ROSS, THE RELIABLE CLAIRVOYANT, ‘one wis can She tele al ae EVENTS OF LIFES Bot be found. Causes iondguee 1010 Lith et. a. eee HH : BHI & 709 7th st. nw. _ abulinet 1904 Wi Kranich & Bach and Gigans ef Tow prises end seay terme. for Fent at reduced rates. Sttention to ‘and *_@. WATERS, | Fepairing. Pianos moved with best appliances," ja7_ MER BOARD=A 8 OR 9 CAN| PRALLET & DAVIS CELEBRATED UPRIG! ainboud gt doe KODOLES for tie eeano Hi Pitcos, unproved, by fer paren. uty ore ‘everything new. 106 Church st, Newport Pianos ordered Enaiand Conssry- =e 220-Sm"__ | SUMiciN, Aeeot, 811, 0e stn. FACTS. It in fact that the stock contained in my three stores surpasses in variety, style and beauty, all others in the iy ‘MAIN STORE, 916 7TH ST. ‘At my branch stores, v 411 7TH ST., AND 1221 Pa. AVE, can be found my fall line of samples for PICTURE FRAMING. Also a.lange variety of Artist proot ‘ETOHINGS, ENGRAVINGS, bo. done at low rates. ‘Orders for regilding can be left at either store. KALABE es a6 Do Nor Prncaass UNTIL YOU SEE THE EMERSON PIANO A thoroughly Arst-claes jnerrament ot 9 medium pelos, Pianos: at from @10 tm the Wertd. ————__— ‘With entire confidence Tre W aseIMeTox EVENT ‘Stam 1s presented to the pubito as the best local advertising medium to be found in the whole range Of Journalism. This claim ts based upon certain Araly-established facts, which are well worthy the consideration of all persons interested in com- ‘municating with the pubiic in regard to any bush ‘ness proposition Whatever. 1: resis primarily ou the broad and solid foundation that Tus Stan cir culates in the city where printed « larger number of copies in proportion to population than any Paper im the world. Aud not only ts it's circulation ‘the largest and fullest, Dut It ts also the meer, since ‘he paper goee not alone into the hands of the people of the District of Columbia as a pods, but into their homea—into the families of all classes, ‘and into Chose of the money -spenting as Well as (he money-earning portion of the comununity,—ia larger ratio than any daily journal of genera! circulation that can be named. Py reason of the fullness, freshness, and reliability of ite news local, Gomestic, and foreign, its tudependent and fair treatment of all public questions, its intelul- went and effective devotion to local interests, and its close attention to matters witn which the household, and especially ite lady members, are concerned, Taz STR 18 everywhere recognired and admitted to be, in every quality, the leading and favorive pewspaper of the National Capitsi, alike in the counting-room, the work-shop, and We family circle, In support of theso statements attention Is in | Yited to the tablesbelow. They not only show the circulation and advertising patronage af tae paper for the several years named, but, by the remarka- Die increase shown in both departments in eat: Month over the corresponding month in the pre- vious year, they also {lustrate, in tue mast for- cible manner possible, the esteem in which the Paper is held in the city of its home, and ty thowe ‘who are best able to judge of its merits as a news- Paper and ite valueas an adveruising medium comparison 18 challenged: PALLY CIRCULATION Tx 1885-"80-"S7. 1883. 1886. 19857, 23,388 95,470 23,304 26,000 sesececeeee, 22,572 94,727 95,575 MAT ....cceerseneseene- 98474 94,358 95,749 TOMB... eee -oeeeeees 21,833 23,9023 23,116 Jour. 2.870 24.850 24.905, 24,s07 23,607 4,208 4.579 4,230 S806 City and County ef Washington, District of Com tembia, #8° I solemnly swear that the figures in the aboro ‘two comparative statements are true and correct in every particular. fF. B. Norra, ‘Treasurer Evening®tar Newspaper Co. Sworn to and subscribed before me this eizh- teenth day of January, A. D, 1888, seul AB. Kmuy, ‘Notary Public, (Of the total circulation given above, the Dooksot ‘the establiahment show that an average of 17,683, copies were regularly delivered each day by car- Tiers at the homes of prrmanent subscribers Within the city. Of the remainder a daily average of 6,491 copies were sold at the office, 1n Ube hotels and railway stations, £c., and on the streets, by newsboya, making @ grand total average within the city Of 24,046 copies daily, and leaving an average of 1,438 copies to be sent toreguiar sub Scribers beyond the District lines by mail, express, and ratiway trains, ‘In addition to the large and constantly increas. ing fixed subscription list above referred to, it may ‘De said that of the 6,421 copies sold within its im. {tsa larger proportion are bought by permanent residents of the city, living in lodgings, &., not ‘householders, while the résidue goes into the hands of transient visitors, from all parts of the country, ‘who each year come to the National Capital in greater numbers and for longer periods, and wha, furthermore, largely represent the well-to-do and purchasing portions of the communities to whica ‘they respectively Delong. The iast-named is a class Of readers alone well worth reaching; but {t 4s to the phenomenally large permanent circuls {Won of the paper,and especially to its unparalleled hold upon the household and family circle, that ‘he attention of advertisers ts particularly a rected, A comparison of the foregoing figures with those Tepresenting the entire population of the District of Columbia will show that Tum Stan circulates ‘within tte mite something more than one copy for about every eighth inhabitant, of whatever Face, creed, age, or station in life; and, realizing ‘the extent to which its columns are ecanned by ‘the several merubers of the families into whicu it goes, it ts not extravagance to claim that the paper ts read every day by fully two-thirds of the population of the District who are abie to read? ‘Can this record be matobed by that of any pews paper in the worlat Intelligent advertisers will readily understand ‘the tacts and Ngures given above, and the value of ‘a ciroulation of such extent and character, with ‘out amplification or comment, Im conctustoa, ft only remains to be said that the wabsoription lista, the books of the oMfioe, and its ‘The Cortifiente of an Expert. ‘From the Weshington Post, Jenuary 6th, 1888. ‘We congratulate Tas San on its great prospen ‘My. There te no better evening newepaper @ OD =