Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1890, Page 6

CITY AND DISTRICT. F Advertising is profitable only when prop- erly done,—that is, in the medium sure to reach the largest number of those whose attention is sought Money otherwise expended for that Purpose is wasted. To expend it wisely, ad- vertise in Tux Stam. It not only claims the largest circulation, but gives the figures, and SwWears to them! A CENTURY OF PATENTS. Commissioner Mitchell Makes an Inter- esting Statement to Congress. THE CULTIVATION OF THE AMERICAN INVENTIVE GENIUS—PATENTS ISSUED DURING 1889—THE CROWDED CONDITION OF THE OFFICE—NEED OF ROOM AND OF FoRCE. The commissioner of patents has sent to Con- gress the report he is required by law to make yearly to that body. In prefacing the account of the operations and needs of his bureau he calls attention to the fact that this is the one hundredth year of the American patent system. The number of patents granted during the first year was three. The number granted during the first fifty years was 12,421. Since that time, under the act of 1836 and subsequent statutes based upon the same general principles, a mar- velous growth has attended the system—a growth that has been signalized by the corre- sponding development in every department of American industry. So vast has this growth ‘ome that during the last calendar year—a Year nearly coincident with the centennial year of the patent system—nearly 24.000 patente were granted, making the whole number of mechanical patents granted prior to January 1, 1890, 428,622. The uumber for the entire cen- tury ending April 10, 1890, will approximate 437,000. It is not surprising that a distin- guished statesman, late prime minister of En- gland, recently said of the United States: “In no one country, I suppose. is there 30 careful a cultivation of the inventive faculty.” SOME INTERESTING FIGURES, During the last calendar year 22,080 patents Were issued to citizens of the United States, in- eluding 224 to citizens of the District, and 2,003 were issued to citizens of foreigu countries. In Connecticut one citizen out of every 700 got & patent: in the Distriet, one in every Massachuse:-s, »..¢ in every 873; in New Jersey, one in every 1.063. and in Khode Island, one in every 1,115. Ihe.» were the states receiving the greatest number of patents in proportion to population. The least inventive state was Mississippi. where only one person in 23,574 re- ceived a patent. ‘The Commissioner says: “From the conside- ration of the fact that inventors and persons in- terested in inventions have during the t year paid into the Treasury of the United States the sum of $228,772.09 over and above all the current expenses of the patent office I turn to the cousideration of its pressing needs, A CROWDED BUILDING. “The first need of the office is addition: room. I could afford to be silent upon this subject in view of the urgent words on behalf of the patent office of the honorable Secretary of the Interior in his recent report if it were certain that my silence would not be misinter- preted. The present situation is most deplora- ble. Almost literally speaking,the patent office is crowded into a corner of the noble buildin; which was paid for by its patrons and whic bears its name. The necessity for more room and better facilities has been urged upon Con- gress by commissioner after commissioner, and has become more imperative every year. As long ago as 1832 Commissioner Marble asked for thirty additional rooms. Mr. Com- missioner Butterworth, in his yeport for 1884, called atteution to the utter’ inadequacy of Yoom aud {facilities for conducting the busi- ness of the patent office and to the fact that the health of the employes had been impaired and death had resulted from damp and over- crowded rooms. In his report for 1835 Mr. Commissioner Montgomery said that it was ‘not extravagant to assert that every room in the building could be advantageously used today by this bureau.’ My immediate predecessor also urged upon Congress the ne- Cessity for relief. During the past year it has been found almost impossible to find space for the storage of current copies of patents as they were produced from week to week. I can add nothing to what has been said by my prede- cessors, except perhaps toenter a little more into detail in setting forth the overcrowded condition of the office. The room occupied by Division XXVIII has nineteen by twenty-three fest of tloor space. In it are nine desks occu- pied by nine men and women. In addition to desk are book and file cases arranged against the wall and extending upon all sides of the room. In the room occupied by Division V the floor spuce is thirty-five by twenty feet in extent. In it are ten desks occupied by ten persons. Book and file cases extend around the room on every side. These instances differ only in degree from nearly all the rooms de- Yoted to the business of this bureau. “The subject to which I am now directing at- tention is one in which the deepest interest is felt by inventors and by the very large portion of the American people who are dircetly or in- directly interested in inventions. There is a widespread feeling that the large exccss of fees over expenses should be devoted to affording facilities for the conduct of the business of the office. There can be no doubt whatever that this feeling is a reasonable one. No one, I think. has ever suggested that the patent office should be made « permanent source of revenue for the general purposes of the government. I urgently request that relief be afforded for the overcrowded condition of the patent office. LABORATORY. “Not only is the space available for the gen- eral business of the office ufficient but in some directions its functions are practically suspended for want of room and facilities whereby to conduct them. Quite frequently the commissioner is requested to permit exam- iners to visit manufactories, sometimes in dis- tant parts of the country, to determine whether @ hew invention is practicable or operative or to ascertain the principle upon which a ma- chine operates or 4 process is conducted. To grant the request is to place the entire time of the examiner at the disposal of one applicant Until the question is determined, to the delay and detriment of other inventors, For the de- termination of such questions the patent office should have a suitable laboratory. An incon- siderable sum would secure the necessary a Pparatus and appliances for the chemical, elec- trical and other experiments and investigations t are urgently demanded by applicants for een = a comet ve diapeneed with if patent office is to be fully equi to do the work devolved upon it a 5 gy vtdass mend, in connection with measures for supply- ing additional room, a reasonable appropria- tion to provide for the purchase from time to time of suitable apparatus for a laboratory.” FORCE NEEDED. ‘The commissioner also urges the need of an increase of force. “The work of examination,” he says, “cannot be conducted under whip and spur. Its very§ nature implies deliberat No matter how extended or careful the inv: ation, if one decisive anticipating reference is overlooked any pateut that may be granted will be worthless.” —__.__ The Largest Business Ever Written by a Life Assurance Company in a Month. The business of the Equitable Life Assurance Gociety for January exceeds $21,000,000, which 4s more than $5,000.000 in excess of the amount Written in January of the previous year. Its total new business last year amounted to $175,- 000,000. The officers of the company state that, Judging from the business in January and the condition of the society's agencies throughout the world, it is reasonable to expect that the total business for the present year will not fall below $200,000,000.—New York Tribune, Feb- vwary 1. — ree A Sermon on a Card. ‘From the St. Paul Pioucer Press. A colored clergyman in St. Paul has a card which on the face tells his name, the church of which he is pastor and its location, street car lines most available in reaching the chureh, hours of service, hours when the pastor is in bis own domicile, the statement that -‘wed- ings, funerals and the sick are promptly at- tended on notice,” and on the obverse side has the following pithy sermons: “To strangers: Never feel backward about ealling on me for any friendly service. When JOU,come to the city send me your address and will make your acquaintance. If you want work, lodging or a home, say so. A part of the daty of my calling is to be your friend. No in- luction needed. If you are sick, send word. When well come to church and make yourseif wn. “To members: Keep the rules; attend serv- fee once each Sabbath at least. When you can- notand are sick, send word. If your pastor does not call once each quarter, send him a eard; he will come. Join the church you like best, then be faithful to it. If you want your children to be good, send them to Sunday ee Southern Credit A block of $50,000 in bonds of City of Chatta- Roogs sold today ata premium of 15% cents, being the lar; premium ever for south- em Sandeigel socastsien a SAMOAN TREATY RATIFIED. Discussion in the Senate—Only Twelve Votes Against the Treaty. Soon after the Senate went into executive session yesterday Senator Sherman cailed up the Samoan treaty and for over three hours it was under discussion. Senator Eustis led the attack upon the treaty, asserting that by its terms the United States was placed at a disadvantage compared with the other treaty powers—Germany and England. Senator Edmunds, a member of the commit- tee on foreign relations, raised the question whether or not the United States did not, by treaty under consideration, surrender ite rights tothe harbor of Pago Pago, secured by the treaty of 1878. If it did, he said, the loss of those rights more than overbalanced the gain that was made in other directions. Senator Sherman replied that the rights of the United States in the matter of the Pago bi nh — were undisturbed by the treaty ol He was supported in this view by Senator Dolph, also a member of the committee on for- eign relations, who read from the treaty to Prove the correctness of his position. Senator Call also opposed ratification of the treaty upon the ground that it did not protect the rights of the United States in the Pago Pago harbor, riends of the treaty, however, it is said, in- isted, in response to Senator Call and others, who took the same view he did, that the Unite: States had purchased the lands adjacent to Pago Pago harbor and that the treaty ¢ould = by any means disturb its possession of them. ‘The discussion continued until 5 o'clock, when the roll was called upon ratifying the treaty. The motion to ratify was adopted with only twelve negative votes, THE JUDGES’ BANQUET. After-Dinner Celebration of the Su- preme Court’s Centennial. Covers were laid for eighty-two guests at the dinner im celebration of the Supreme Court centennial last night at the Lenox lyceum in New York. The banquet hall was a mass of flowers and vines and presented a beautiful picture. A dozen large tables were arranged in various positions about the hall and each was decorated with handsome Japanese vases filled with fragrant flowers. The platform table was set for twenty-six persons. It was presided over by James C. Carter, chairman of the entertainment committee, and among his guests were Chief Justice Fuller, ex-President Cleveland, Matthew Hale, president of the New York State bar association; Associate Justice Miller of the Supreme Court, ex-Judge William H. Arnoux, Associate Justices Bradicy, Harlan and Blatchford, Chauncey Depew, Rev. Will- iam R. Huntington, William Allen’ Butler, As- sociate Justice Field of the Supreme Court, F. R. Coudert, Henry Hitchcock of Missouri, As- sociate Justices Gray and Lamar, United States Senator Evarts, Associate Justice Brewer, Chief Justice Paxson of Pennsylvania, Mayor Grant and President Low of Columbia college. Among the guests seated at other tables were the judges of the court of appeals and w York city judges, ex-Secretary Bay- eretary Fairchild, Archdeacon Mackay Smith, Noah Davis, E. Ellery Anderson, John M. Bowers, Prof. Theodore W. Dwight, Chan- cellor McGill, Gen. Swayne, Hon. George Hoadley, Gov.’ Green of New Jersey, Horace Russell, Dr. Sieveking, Rev. D. MacArthur, Mgr. Preston, Gen. W. T. Sherman, Joseph H. Choate, A. S.'Webb, Dr. Morgan Dix, Cyrus W. Field, Elliot F. Shepard, Waldo Hutchins and Joba Jay. The dinner was opened bya prayer from Rev. Dr. Taylor. At the conclusion of the ban- quet Mr. J. C. Carter, the chairman, began the ech making, and proposed a toast to the ‘esident of the United States. JUSTICE HARLAN’S SPEECH. Mr. Justice Harlan was then introduced and spoke in response to the toast: ‘The Supreme Court of the United States,” in which he said: “The American people, after a lapse of a cen- tury, have a firm conviction that the climina- tion of that court from our constitutional system would be the destruction of the govern- ment itself, upon which depends the success of the CH ayemen of free institutions resting upon the consent of the governed. That those institutions, which have answered ‘the true ends of government beyond all precedent in human history,’ may be preserved, in their in- tegrity; that our country may, under all cir- cumstances, be an object of supreme affection by those enjoying the blessings of our republi- can government, and that the court whose or- ganization you have assembled to commemo- rate may, in its membership as well as in its judgments, always meet the just expectations ofthe people is the earnest wish of those to whom you have, on this occasion, done so much honor.” SENATOR EVARTS, The next speaker was the Hon. Wm. M. Evarts. He cougratuiated the audience upon having such a number of Supreme Court judges pres- ent and upon the demonstration which marked the centennial of the Supreme Court. “I feel,” he said, “that not the Bar association of the city nor this state can claim credit for this gathering, for it is due to the lawyers of the entire country, who at the same time give obeisance to the majesty of the law as repre- sented on our platform tonight. {Cheers. This celebration, preceded by the celebration of the Declaration of Independence, is none the less great because it isa legal one. The average lawyer of the American bar, it seems to me, has lived well but died poor. [Laughter and cheers.) He has a persevering capacity, however, which carries him through life. The Supreme Court of the United States preserves law above power. The executive idea of this hemisphere and of our Congress is to make government law and that law just, With the exception of oue person—and that a hero of our history—all our Presidents have had a legal training. " With the exception of two of the twenty Secretaries of State all have had a legal training or have been brought up in academic life. Of three hundred Senators over two hundred weredawyers. A democracy is real which has law as ite basie, This is the same with the democracy of Eng- land as with the democracy of America, Law and logic are the supporters of our Constitution and the props of our country, and I am speak- ing the truth when I say that this assembly admirably commingles with the other.” [Loud cheers.] OTHER ADDRESSES. Senator Evarts was followed by the Hon, Ed- ward M. Paxson of the supreme court of Penn- sylvania, who spoke to the ‘Judiciary of the statex” The Hon. Walter B. Hill of Georgia responded to the next toast, “The common law.” The chairman next announced that the Hon. Wayne MacVeagh was to respond to the toast of ‘The bar,” but as he was absent Mr. Joseph H. Choate would respond instead. Mr. Choate complied, and made one of the wittiest speeches of the evening. Seth Low, the newly appointed president of Columbia college. re- sponded to the toast, “The university,” and Chauncey M. Depew, in response to the toast, “Our clients,” made’ one of his star speeches and his wit and logic fairly convulsed the vast assemblage, who departed bearing with them handsomely engraved souvenirs of the banquet, ONE HUNDRED DROWNED. Overwhelmed by a Cloudburst on the Yantze River in China. Chinese advices received yesterday at San Francisco by the steamer City of Rio Janeiro give an account of a recent disastrous cloud- burst in the Yantze river near Nankin. At about 10 o'clock in the morning two large black clouds suddenly appeared and soon en- veloped everything like a thick fog. The wa- ters in the river were much disturbed. The two clouds eventually reached Tsitlichow,when they burst asunder. During the disturbance many boats were destroyed and over one hun- dred people were drowned. More than fifty were picked up iu an exhausted condition by the Chinese lite preserving association. Those who lost their lives were buried by the au- thorities, ooo Mummied Cats as Fertilizers. An English firm dealing in nitrates.guano and other fertilizers has secured a consignment from Egypt of msay thousands of mummies of cate which were buried in ancient tombs as sacred animals. These mummies are said to be, when ground to powder, the best fertilizers im the w ven better than nitrate, A burglar entered MeGee ta 6 Sma ere gre Kites thf" bi yt b aan as was me y is. volver as he ran away. + The bill to license women to practice law in Virginia has THE SUN’S ECLIPSE. Experiences of the Lick Observatory Party Who Landed at Cayenne. A Boston dispatch to the New York Sun to- day says: Two of the astronomers from the Lick observatory in California—Profs, Burn- ham and Schacberle—who journeyed to Cay- enne, French Guinea, to observe the total eclipse of the sun last December, are now visit- ing Harvard university. Their experiences differed from those of the astronomers who visited other partsof the globe. The astro- nomical instruments startlcd the natives, and When the party landed from the steamer they were surrounded by « chattering, half-clad crowd, who guessed that the visitors were for- eign invaders armed with a new-fangled sort of Gatling gun. The French fortress is a few miles from the town and the natives are pretty familiar with weapons of wartare. On the aay of the eclipse the professors re- sorted to the actual use of cannon. ca ar! 8 knows that a people regard wit superstitious dread any extraordinary darken- ing of the solar orb, Eclipses of the sun, ticularly when they are total, fill their minds with forebodings of war, famine and death, When, therefore, through’ the announcement of the astronomers the common people learned that the sun was about to hide his face they be- come more than ordinarily terror stricken and imagined again that the astronomical instru ments were death-dealing agencies and that they would be used to annihilate the town during the period of the eclipse. For this rea- son the astronomers were careful not to expose their precious apparatus to the possibly violent curiosity of the mob. After the instruments had been fixed for the observation of the eclipse they were surrounded by small cannon, which increased the apprehension of the na- tives, but nevertheless kept them at a respect- ful distance. They were manned by convicts, who proved intelligent and faithful. Entire success attended the scientific work of the expedition. Early on the morning of December 22, the date of the eclipse, the weather was unfavorable, as it had been almost ever since the party reached Cayenne. The sky was dark and cloudy. Between the moment when the earth's shadow began to creep over the surface of the sun and the period when the sun was totally obscured there were two showers, The second rainfall, occurring only half an hour before the totality of the eciipse, was so violent that it was necessary to cover the instruments. At no time were the heavens quite clear. Still the conditions were fairly favorable to. the purposes of the observation, When the photographs were taken, and these were the chief objects of the work, there was only a slight haze, Photographs were successfully made of the corona, About a dozen negatives altogether were obtamed, of which four were developed with satistactory results at the point of observation, The remainder will receive the attention of Profs. Burnham and Schaeberle when they get back to Sun Francisco. As yet they are unable to define the scientific results of their observations, Before doing so they will have to study carefully the negatives made at Cayenne and also compare them with those secured from former eclipses. It may safely be said, however, that these negatives show as much of the coronaas any photographs here- tofore taken. ‘Ihe plates used were of the most sensitive kind, made especially for this expedition, and the times of exposure were varied between wide limits. The corona ob- served at Cayenne very closely resembles that seen in California on January 1, 1889, It is elongated at the sun's equator, but short at the poles, A Fickle Fair One. Miss Nettie White's strange marriage to R. E. Lee at Sturgeon was the sensation of Mis- souri in the matrimonial line about a year ago. She was courted by two gallants, Lee and C. J. Winn, and now inclined one way, now another. She accepted both, and both urged her to name the happy dey. She accepted Winn as the happy man, but was induced by Lee to change her mind at the last minute. Then when the minister was called to make them one it was decided to settle the dispute be- tween the men by a toss of a coin. A dollar was flipped into the air and Lee won. Now, after less than a year’s time Mrs. Lee has re- turned to her father’s roof, it is said, to apply for a divorce, and Winn is again her devoted suitor. Death of the Duke of Montpenster. The duke of Montpensier, fifth son of Louis Phillippe of France, died suddenly yesterday at San Lucas, Madrid. The cause of death is believed to be apoplexy. The duke was taken ill whilé out walking. He will be buriedin the a of the Escurial. The duke’s oldest ughter was Maria de las Mercedes, first wife of the late king of Spain. —_—* *- Colorado Suicides. Conrad M. Oberhofer, twenty-one years of age, committed suicide at Denver Monday night by shooting himself in the head under the window of his pretty fiance, Josie Siegnist, eighteen years old. Peter Goetzinger com- mitted suicide in Central City, Col., by shoot- ing himself in the presence of woman said to be his fiance, with whom he had trouble. Sidney Smith attempted suicide in Denver by stabbing himself while laboring under the hai- lucination that he resembled Robert Scott, who is said to have shot Nellie Ryan in the streets of Denver. ee ee How Mr. Hayes Looks Now. A reporter who saw ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes in Chicago the other day says of him: “He is aging very rapidly, His once sandy and always luxuriant beard is quite snowy and his form is becoming a trifle bent, but he dresses in quite a youthful way and his manners, always engaging, are genial and pleasant. Since the death of Mrs. Hayes the general's friends say he takes a much more active in- terest in public affairs and in the world about him. He travels ubout more, he discusses po- litical matters, he takes keen interest in cur- rent and cotemporaneous events and discusses everything with quite a free tongue. He h: even gone so far us to recommend somebody to Pr dent Harrison for an office—the which, by the way, has not been acted upon.” Rev. 8. R. Frazier, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church of Youngstown, Ohio, has become deranged, consequent upon an attack of the grip. The management of the Parker house, Bos- , is about to be changed. Punchard & Mann are to retire. Frank Jones, the Ports- mouth brewer, will furnish the money to run the house, The name of the new managér is not yet known. Bret Harte is ill with influenza at Ventnor, Isle of Wight. A bill was introduced in the North Dakota legislature repealing the existing lottery laws and providing for the introduction, without naming it, of a lottery upon payment of $75,000 annually into the state treasury. Dollie Wilson, colored, died at Baltimore Yesterday, aged one hundred years, She was a slave in ante bellum days on the eastern shore of Maryland. At the meeting of the Baptist ministers in Baltimore a resolution was passed urging the confirmation of Gen. Morgan as Indian com- missioner. Hon. Hamilton 8. Neale, judge of the county court of Northampton, Va., died Monday. He was taken sick ten haga ‘ago with the grip, which was succeeded by an attack of pneumonia, Rev. H. L. Quarles has accepted a call to the Baptist church at Luray, Va. cqunty, lerbert Osburn, treasurer of Loudon Jobn Berkely, a native of Roanoke Kerars' Va., is dead. Yi» aud deputy sheriff of Boswell county, M., was killed recently while attempting to arrest a desperado. Hon. Hamilton 8. Neale, jndge of the county court of Northhampton county, Va., is dead. Discovery of rich gold ores in Nash county, N. C., is attracting great attention. English capitalists own mych of the gold bearing area. —__ AUCTION SALES. FCT! RE DAYS. AUCTION SALES. - THIS AFTERNOON. NEO AG PTELES Fo ei Pen PD of FEES TEE PARTE ARLE cr onsocanee, streets and impro' nearly Dwelling with modera Improvemen “site ‘Mfemnis: Oue int cech balance in one and two years, notes to bear int ‘at 5. per cent payable sem? annually, and to be secured by deed of trust on prem Heese a eure fem, time of sale. Terms to be Next tifa of detat a ser a 2 A at ting chaser, after fi ‘8’ ad’ it 4 such rosa in some newspaper publianed in Weal mi akas DUNCANSON BRO6., Auctioneers, TOMORROW. 'EEKS & CO., Auctic 637 Toulsiana ave., opposite City Post Office, E VAMIE: HOUSEHOLD Ae aie aah RE SH, CHERKY, &c.; SEVERAL SKCON. AELOB SUITES DIN NING iT AND ATTRESSE ee ANG” A‘ QUANTITY OF OTHER SIMILAI HOUSEFULNISHINGS AT AUCTION IN FRONT AND ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOOKS OF OUM SALES ROOMS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY SIXTH, AT TEN O'CLOCK. it ATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., Auction R - ‘920 Pa. ave. Bw. ENTIRE STOCK OF STATIONERY, cyt aaa THURSDAY MORNING, FEBR' MENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK, WE WILL WITHIN OUR SALESROOMS, #20 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Stock of Statiouery, Books, &c., removed to onr rooms for convenience of sale to attention ts called. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., it Auctioneers, ee Auctioneer. ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOO) CLOAKS Y ¥ TUESDAY, FEB- TIONS, &C. CONT ET BS 47) it iG. RUARY 4, AT'10 0% AND EVERY DaY AT SAME HOUR UNTIL DISPOSED OF, ce : Silke, Vel meres, Fine. Dress Goods, Cloth an Plushes, Cash: Casmimeres, Viaunels, Furs, Table Lingus, Towels, Napkins, Shectings, ‘Blankets, Comforts, | Spreads, Underwear, Hosiery’ and Glover, Corsets, Handker- chiefs, Unibrellas, Kubber Garinents, Jerseys and Cloaks, Ginghauis, Cottons, Sateens. &c., &c, # iu want of the above mentioned will do well to attend this sale, as the goods be sold without reserve, in consequence of a chase in business, 13-61" FOLEY, Auctioneer. = B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneera, IMPORTANT and ATTRACTIVE SALE OF ORIENTAL ART, Consisting of JAPANESE SCREENS, PORTIERES, EMBROIDER- IES, JAPANESE RUGS, UMBRELLA STANDS, LANTERNS, JAPANESE PORCELAINS, IN- CLUDING SATSUMA, KAGA, TOKIO, IMAN; AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF JAPANESE ART OBJECTS, BRONZES, SILK PANELS, BAMBOO WINDOW CURTAINS, BRACKETS, CABINETS, CLOISONNE PLACQUES, CURIOS, &o. THE COLLECTION IS LARGE AND SELECTED WITH MUCH CARE AND SHOULD COMMAND THE ATTENTION OF BUYERS, NOW ON EXHIBITION. Sale to take place at our sales room, corner 10th and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY SIXTH, st ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M., resuming at THREE O'CLOCK P.M., and continuing daily at same hours until entire stock is disposed of. Ladies are respectfully and especially invited. Chairs provided for their comfort and. the sales room well heated, Terms Cash. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., 14-5t Auctioneers. rpuowas DOWLING, Auctioneer. BY CATALOGUE. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. $20,000 WORTH OF ANTIQUES DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTERS, THE MESSRS 8. E. MOSSEL, OF AMSTERDAM. EMBRACING A RARE AND ELEGANT COLLECTION OF EM- PIRE MAHOGANY FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS IN ORMOLU MOUNTINGS, ELEGANT FRENCH BUHL AND ORMOLU CABINETS, TABLES, ETC, OLD SPANISH CABINETS, FINE OLD DUTCH INLAID FURNITURE OF EVERY DE- SCRIPTION FOR PARLOKS AND CHAMBERS, FINE SEVRES, DRESDEN AND CHINESE PORCELAINS, FINE OLD CUT GLASS, JAPAN- ESE BRONZE VASES, FINE LOT OF ANTIQUE GUNS, SWORDS AND PISTOLS, ORMOLU CLOCKS, CANDELABRAS, CANDLESTICKS, ETC.; ENGLISH SILVER-PLATED WARE, CONSISTING OF CANDELABRAS, CANDLE- STICKS, WINE COASTERS, ETC., ENGLISH AND OLD DUTCH SOLID SILVER TEA SETS, SPOONS, CUPS AND OTHER RARE SPECI- MENS OF GREAT MERIT. This superb collection of woods will be on view at my Art Galleries, 11th and Pennsylvania avenue, ‘Aweaday and Weduesday, February 4th aud oth, from Ya.m. till 6 p. Se sale the two foslowine days, aud the FEBRUARY SIXTH AND. SEVENTH, AML AND THREE P.M, EACH DAY. YB. his ig. au exceptionally fine. collection of an- a #hould commen PM, tique art ‘the attention of cou- notsseurs and others who desire elegaut and artistic Koods. ‘THOMAS DOWLING, Ja31-3t Auctioneer, J)ENCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, ASSIGNEE'S SALE OF CONTENTS STONE YARD, WAGONS, TRUCKS, ROPE, CAKRIAGE. CORNER OF B AGE. DFIAST STREETS SOUTHWEST. virtue of a deed of assigument I will sell on THURSDAY,” FYBRUARY “SIXTH, “1800, at ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. on the preinises, B' und FIRST STREETS SOUTHWEST, the contents of yard, -» i x in part of STONE, DECKS, BARROWS, STONE WAGONS and” THUCKS, “ROPE, HOIsiING. ENGINE, CROWBARS, SHED, LUMBER, IRON SAFE and RNITURE, CARRIAGE, HARNESS, ALLEN WALTON, Assignee of Kees Evans & Co. ILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers, PEREMPTORY SALE OF VALUABL LOT, FRONTING ON Ki a FIFTEENTH AND NIH STREETS NOKTH WET, AT AU Ne On THURSDAY, FEBKUARY SIXTH, AT HALF. PANT FOUR O'CLOCK FM, we sll sell, in front of Pt the pretmises, lot N E. Fitch et al, sub- division of square 193, Laviuw <2 teet 6 mches front, e their special attention. gl a ET Years, for potes bearing interest from day of sule and Secured by deed of trust on property sold, and if terms of sale are not complica ‘with within ten days Trou day of sale’ the ‘property will be resold ‘ut 1 — Fehaser. All convey ane Ee, SP pure ceoak A deposit 8100 wi ii'be re. ithe time Qyedade WALTER S; WILLIAMS &CO., Auets. ZREMPTORY SALE OF FINE BUILDING LOT ON M SIKEET BETWEEN FOURTH AND 2 THULSDAY APTENNOON, FEBRUARY SIX71 on THULS . a HALE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK, wo will sell in front Of the premises a1 Hg penten pape) ing back inches ut M street and rapn: ia Suttove alley: “This in Ause wailatoe eee ae center of tho city and can be advantageously built “hers terms: One-third cash: balance in one and two years, to be wiven bearme 6 per cent inter Paynble semi-auy-ually, and to be secured trust on premises sold, or all cash, at c thirds of the pure erate ise right reserved after Be s' advertisement Si es DUNUANSON BROS, ‘Auctioneers, FUTURE DaYs. BRIC] STA. ALLEY MEWEENOCAND OY StKtENS aloe ori Far SEVENTEENTH STREETS Ou MONDAY Ti iE TRIRD DAY OF FERRUARY, Fo minor Bick Stable ou ths tearor tot ibe, pauare 1 1, having s frontage of 20 feet by s depth ote feet. Babe res P renideass OO Latest ines co, )., Auctioncers, vania ave. 1,W. A159 SEES SAE EERE, RArurre, DABR 3, AS8IG) NECKWEAK, &c... deed of sesinmen! to me duly peccrdoa, f auitech st . on FRIDA’ MORNING, FEBRUARY SEVENTH at TEN AM BUS BEVER P.M and on SATURDAY EVENING at Saves eu. eee No. 1223 ot. ae all the were fae at 15-4 RA’ £, DARB & CO., Ave'ra, EO. W, STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 036 F st. TRUSTEES SALE VALUABLE IMPROVED ENTE AN THE SUBDIVISION OF AREY TAG aT eu! aN Sodee By virtue of a certain of trust, recorded in Liber No. 1423, folio 33L.e6 seg. one of the land for the District Stefan and at the front’ of" the "premincs oh BATERDAY, the TEENTH DAY Or FEBSUAMS, Le00, ATH. PAST FOUK O'CLOCK P.M., the described in the county of Washington, Solum tos ft: All of lot 16, in section 3, o! = vision esiate, an srustece thereof, om on {a the office of the eur. ths West one-half of 1ot 48 of e soSak’ Bepavision ot said lot 16. le: ird cash and i One-thi the balance Spe Gy and two (2) years with, Interest at the rate centum per anuum, pay! 1 Snilsectred by decd of trust on the pro cash, at the option of the purchaser; $1) a required at time sal Ws we at purebase To ‘be complied with m10 oar: be ptt Fisk and cust of iting purchaser after ny ad- Vertisement in some Hewspaper publi hed in the city of Washington. WILLIAM A. KIMMELL, f5-eodtds ‘Trustee, ALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers, NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET COMPANY STOCK AT AUCTION. On SATURDAY, FEBRUARY EIGHTH,AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. we shall sell within our sales room, 5 Fenn. avenue, 37 shares of the Northern Liberty Market compai.y stock, Terme cash. % WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., (pnomas DOWLING, Auctioneer. ASSIGNEE'S SALF OF THE ENTIRE STOCK AND FIXTURES OF 1HE EY ESTABLISH Mt N’ ‘Tr NO. 1400 FoI NIM. STREET NUXMTHWEET, 8, NOTIONS, ERY sss, CH. PRONS, BI FANCY TiDIES VELVE: AND OLHER AMTICLLS INT FIXTURES. THREE HANDSOME SILVER-MOUNTED SHOW CASES, NEAKLY NEW COMBINATION. FIRE-PROOF SAFE, MIRKOR COUNTERS AND SHELVING, AWNINGS, SIGN SMALL LOT OF FURNITURE, EI On FKIDAY MOKNL FEBRUARY FOUR- TEENTH, 1:90, At TEN O'CLOCK, at the ubove- mentioned establishment, I shall seil the entire stock and fixtures, which are first-class in every particular. MI A £5-dte Assiinee Louise C. Rever, WtteE B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, BEING NO, 220 NINTH STREET SOUTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D.C. Under and by virtue of a deed of trust dated Jan- nary 19, 1887, duly recorded in Liber 1228, at folio 244 et. seq., of the land records of the District of Co- Tumbia, and at the request of the holder of the note secured thereby, we wil! sell at public auction in front of the preuilses, oul UESDAY, the ELEVENTH DAY OF FLBRUAKY, 1890, at FIVE U'CLOCK P. the followimg described Real Estate, situate in the Di trict of original lot uum- tof Columb.a, to. wit: Fai muibeted four hun ‘Ninth street, at apoint uine- Dered two (2), in & D hive (409), bexiuuingon ty-one (ul) feet and seventeen one hundredths 27-100) of @ foot north trom the southwest coruer of saidwquare; thence with said street north eighteen (18) feet; theiice due east ninety (0) feet: thence due south eighteen (18) feet: thence due west ninety (0) e wuld described part of said numbered thirte-n (13) according to a plat or subdivision of said lot two (2) and others in said square annexed to certain deed of trust, recorded in 1iber No 1133, at folio $00 et, seq., one of the land records of said District, toyether with the per- Petual use of the allev in the Fear of said lot thirteen (13) and shown ou eq plat. ‘Terms: One-third ©) cush; balance in one and two years, for which the notes of the purchaser must be Kiven with interest payable semi-annually at the Fate of #ix <6) per cent per annum until paid, secured on the property sold, or all cash, at the purchaser's op~ tion. A deposit of $100 will be required on acce} ance of bid. All conveyancing and recording at pur- chaser’s cost. ‘The trustees reserve the riht to re- ell at cont ahd rink of detwulting terms of sale are not complied with in ten frou day of sale, after ten days’ previous advert ment of such resal Washi WALTER H. ACKER, trustee: rustee, fl-d&ds STOUR at aw. LO W. STICKNEY, Real Kstate Auctioneer, Gr 936 F st. hw, ABLE IMPROVE: AS NUMBERS 6y: NORT! NU! TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE, KNO T STKRET SOUTHEAST, AND NU BERS 840 AND 932 SIXTH STREET SOUTH. EAST. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District 07 Columbia passed on the second day of Jan- A.D. 1890, in cause No, 12075. Equity docket , between George W. Evans et al. and Martha E. vans et al., I will sell at public auction, on SATUK- DAY THE’ EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY. A.D, 1890, HALF-PAST FOUR CK P.M,” in front of the preuiises, the following parcels of land, all in the city of Washington in the District of Columbia: FIKS?. Lots numbered one hundred and one (101). one hundred and two (10) aud oue hundred aud three (103) in Samy’ Maddox, Trustee's, subdivision of orig- Tiginal ot nusavered 11 sn abate nuuubered eight ° nun in Square numbered ey hunidered aud sixty-seven (867), euch of said lots be- ing improved by a two-story brick dwelling bouse, the being known as Nos. 60+, 604 and 66. A sireet northeast. SECOND. On the SAME DAY, at QUARTER PAST FIVE O'CLOCK, ¥.M., in front of the premises, part of numbe: ) original “lot seven (7) in square numbered | eight lundred and seventy - six 7 us follows: Bexinning 1) -81x feet from the southeast corner aud running thence east along suid inches; thence due north 58 feet urthwesterly 6:3 feet 7 inches to South we; thence southwesterly with said iuches: thence southeasterly 60 fect ¢ South OU feet O inches to the place of bey'nuing + of the West half of said orixinal lot numbered seve, nave und except the western six- teen feet front thereof on said E street, and exteudity back with that width to the rear line of suid lot on sai South Carolina avenue, sold and conveyed by oue Walter Evans to oue Levi. Meredith, ax per deed ‘re- corded among the land records Of the District of Columbiais Liber 686 at folio 245), the same being proved by # I'wo-story Frame Dwelling, kuown as No. 614 E strect southeust, THIRD, On the SAME DA’ IMMEDIATELY Premises, Lots num- bered seventy-one (71) aud seventy-two (72) uel Maddox, Ti feet of original lot numbered twelve iu sqtare ‘rustee’s, subdivision of the uort! it hundred and seventy-seven (877), each of said iots Leing improved by ® ‘Iwo-story brick Dwelling, the same being known as Nos, 930 aud S3Y 6th street southeast. ‘Teruis of sale as prescribed by the decree: One-third of the purchuse money in cash and the bulance in one and two years, for wiich the notes of the purchaser must b- given, with luterest payable semi-annually at the rate of six per ceutum pe secured on the property sold, chaser’s option, All cotive: the purchaser's coxt. “A dep) on each lot sold. If the terms of sui with in teu days from day of sale, the Trustee reserves the rixht to rexell at k abd cost of detaulting yurchaser after five day's’ jrevious notice in ‘The Even- tive st SAMUEL MADDOX, Trustee, 4u2 La. ave, re not complied HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON F STREET BEEWEEN THIRD 0} AND _FOUL-A WEST AT Equity cause No. 7 . V8. Show et al.), the undersisns ‘Trustees, will sell at public auction, in tront of the premises, ou MONDAY, FEBRUALY TENTH, 1890, AT FUUK O'CLOCK P.M., the sollowing described Teal estate, situate in said District and kuown as the east half of lot No. 4,1 square No. 538, fronting 45 feet on north side of F street between sd and 444 streets southwest by a depth of 1%? feet and 2 inches toan alle 30 feet wise, with the improvements, consisting of » Two-story Frame Dwelling, No 319 F ot southwest, te Gue-third cash, balance in six and twelve mouths with interest aud secured Uy a deed of ‘truat on the property, A deposit of will ui at time of sale. If’ terlus are uot complied with on ten days from day of sale the Trutees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk und cost of de ing purchaser or purchasers, atter five days" notice of such resale in The Eveuinz star newspaper. AVORY G. KIMBALL st. now. CAMPBELL G BERKYMAN, ” ( Trustees. $a27-dta BOz F st. BW. UNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, TRUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED BIRTH AND'Y STREETS ROR TEWHee BUMLEITH, ADDITION TO WEST WASHING- of a deed of trust dated ‘UN, DC Under aud by virtue Decem- ber Hy Tub. duly reco ted te ber € Jai at folio bos of the laud records of the bistrict of Columbia, and at holder of the notes secured thereby, AY the TWELELH DAY’ OF FEB" nat FIVE O'CLOCK PM. Ae followin: described | iutewituate in tl tof Loh a Ge i iy aI # SEs a He Hie he eal Saenee trues RUSTEES" F VALUABLE Facies , ia XN, ‘front oft AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAY R. HOLTZMAN, Real sees) ™. BUILDING LOT ON CONNECTICUT A‘ RUE UBELWEGR ON QINERT AND. T HODE Ou MONDAY APTERN UARY TENT! at HALF-PAST FOUR sell tn trout of the fy i fronting 30 85-100 feet ou omuecticut avemue and Property cou be wee at auctioneers seen This is one of the finest ‘on this hand- and one lots Bot built upon, Seine near the British vurch pant and other handsome aig ‘erms: e-quarter one. two and three years, notes to bear six pe terest, pays- Pye a chaser. ‘A deposit at time of cule. Con: 4 &c.. at purchaser’ Terms to be complied with in fifteen day, otherwise right reserved. the rty at the risk aud cost of the de- faniting purchaser after five days’ public notice of n resale in pal in Washing- a D.C. me DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, ALTER B WILLIAMS & UU. Auctioneers ITIVE SALE OF BUILDING LOT FRONTT ON THIRD STREET BETWEEN M AND ‘REETS SOUTHWEST AT AUCTION. On MONDAY, FEBRUARY TENIH, at HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. we shall sell in frout of the premises lot marked I in'W. W. recorded, subdivision of original lote Nos. 10, 11. 1A. 14 and 16 ip square No. 5Y6, having 15 fect tront by 91 feet deep, with improvements. ‘Terms of male: I 2 $50 down when property is truck off, balauice within five days from dey ot sales oth t cfaulting Property will be res AICLIFF®, DARK & 00. Auctioneers, R 920 Pa ave. n.w, CONTRACTOR'S SALE OF SIX WORK HORSES, CeRS HARN SHOVELS AND 2biCKS. “K AND TACKLE, JUMP-SEAT CARRIAGE, PHAETON, DOG CART, LANDAU, HAKNESS, ‘&c. &c. AT AUCTION. On SATURDAY MOKMING, FEBRUARY EIGHTH, at ELEVEN O'CLOCK, we will sell in front ef : ur sales rooms, 920 Pen vania ave. b.w,, for account of acontractor, ali the Horses, Carts, Tools, Carriures Harness, &c., used in said business, to which we i: Vite general attention. cash, RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., ‘Auctioneers, \HUMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO SIX-ROOM BRICK DWELLINGS, KNOWN AS Nos. 608 AND 610 K STREET SOUTHEAST; ALSO ONE SIX- KOOM BAY-WINDOW "BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN AS No. 471 SECOND STREET NORTH. EAST; ALSO SIX FINE BUILDING LOTS ON THE ST SIDE OF FIFTH STREET BE- TWEEN G AND H STREETS NOKIHEAST; ALSO TWO ELEGANT LANGE DWELLINGS, KNOWN AS Nos. 1908 G STREET NORTHWEST AND 919 B STREET NORTHEAST, AND TWi KGE ORIGINAL LOTS FAUNTING FIE- ET BETWEEN D AND E STLEETS SOUTHEAST, By virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded in Liber 147, seq., one of the land records of the Sud at the request of the holder of the note secured thereby, we will sell at public auc~ DAY the ot, An front of the premises. ou F SEVENTH DAY of FEBRUARY, A.D. LF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK P.M. sub lots 13'an 24 i 59, 880, also Known ae Nos. 608 and 610 Kat . as above described. ry « O'CLOCK P.M, SAME DAY, sub lot nd at numbered 12 in #q. No. 755, also known as No. 421 Zdat. ne, improved by « Two-story and Cellar Bay- 'o wiudow Brick Lwelliug; all modern improvements, And at HALF-PAS? FIVE O'CLOCK PM, SAME DAY, sub lots numbered 37 and 42, both inclusive, 89, S09, as above dereribed. ‘And on SATURDAY the EIGHTH DAY of FEBRU- AitY, A.D. 1890, at FOUR O'CLOCK P. sub lot B in sq. 121, also known as No. 1905 - W ved by'an Elexaut Three-story and Back- ck Dwelling, containing 1 improvements; lot 22.1121 And at FIVE O'CLOCK P- 18, sq, 940, also kuown as 919 5 si. ne an elegant Bew Bay-window and Back-buildiug Bricl Dwelling, containing 10 lance rooius aud celiar, all Also large Stable in rear, Lot 20x130.79 K st. s.c. will be sold subject #600 on each House, due T cent interest, balance cash; ct to w deed of jance cash ; A it. BW. 000 due November 1, 182; Dal- st ne, sold sul ttos. of trust for 83,000 due April & 1sy2, 6 Ber ceut, semi-annn: | ally, balance cash: Lote & abd , square 1072, sold | subject to 10.80, due September 20, 1-91, | Balance cash. "A deposit of $100 on each piece | of property will be required of the purchaser. If terms | of sale ure not complied with in ten Gays from day of a cost of the . All conveyancing and record ost DANENHOW: G BOSWELL," § Trustees, pry Ja28-d&de itu. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 Fst, TRUSTEES’ SALE PROVED PROPE! 1003, ND 1y97 west fe, in UKDAY, the FIRST it HALF-PAST FOUR described property in . im, to wit: | reby, We will offer for © premises, on FEBRUARY, 1890, P.M, the following te +9 he cit x Ww te the city of Washington, District o: Colum Lo bered G its num! 31, 32 and 33 im Samuel G. si art's subdivision of lots numbered John G DAY 0! OCLC Sand 4in John G. bered 33 an jams’ recorded subdi tormerly known ue ubdivision of square 3o7; Lots m square 331, sold subject to a ci to trust to secure the sum of $4500, and Lots in square 307 sold subject toa deed of trust to secure the mui of $16,500. ‘Terms of sale: Une hall cash and the balance in one Year, with interest at the rate of 6 per ceutum per an- ucu, payable semi-annually or ail cash at option of purchaser; €100 deposit on proverty iu ‘exc at time of saie. All purc! T's cost. ‘Lerms to be complied with in ten aya oF resale at Fisk and cost of defaulting purchaser, ter five days? advertisement in some paper publisin in the city of yoo RTH GORDO. |. HOLDS WO $220-eodkus GEO. W. STICKNE! S2-THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED TO THUUSDAY, FEBRUARY SIXTH, 1890, same hour and place, Trustee, ‘Trustee, iG KNOWN AS NOS. 302 AND NOKTHEADT. By virtue of two deeds of trust duly Liber 13341, folios 478 and 481 et seq... oni recorded in ¢ of the land ‘the request | om FRIDAY. | pre on 4 OF FEBEUALY, Abe Tsou, £R PAST FOUR O'CLOCK FM, the tol iowink-deseribed real cstate, situate in the District of | Columbia, to wit: Sub lots 8 and Y, in square No. 78”, | as above deserit Terms: Sold subject to a deed of trust for $2,500 on April 8, L892 6 per cent, semi-annually, n cords of the District of Colmnbta, and o! de sured thercby, hol e balance cash. cecanh, A deposit of $100 gis euch piece of property wil juired of the purchaser ume Of sale. If terine uf wale are Dot! complied tet ten rom day of sale the property will be resold at risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. All couvey- WORIHINGTONS TFustecs, NG ROOFING. Is AGE OF ADULTERATION AND GEN- eral “tricks of the trade,” it is # relief to find that ‘here is one thing which can be relied upon. Tin » lates | ure undoubtedly the most popular of any roofing ma- terial, and at the same time the most liable to be de- fective, as a thin cout of tin, like paint, will cover many defects. The metbod instituted by Merchant & Co, of Philadelphia,of stamping every sheet and autecing each box, bas given a safe which it yreciated by the public, a8 is evidenced by the specifi- cation by architects of such brands as “Gilbertson’ Uld Method,” Merchant's Roofing and “Camaret,” ‘These are tin plates, which are what they seem.—New Haven Weekly wecord Jan, 8 fl-s&wiw Great Basoarss ls Fre Goons, TEN PER CENT OFF FOR CASH. OUR STOCK OF FINE DRESS MATERIALS 18 STILL VERY LARGE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN MAKING A GREAT MANY SALES AT RE- DUCED RATES FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AND THOSE WHO WANT GOOD MATERIALS WILL FIND IT TO THEIR INTEREST TO CALL AND LOOK THROUGH OUR STOCK BEFORE THE ASSORTMENT 18 BROKEN. TEN PER CENT OFF 13 QUITE AN ITEM IN THE PURCHASE OF A NICE DRESS, AND IF WE WERE NOT OVERSTOCKED WE WOULD NOT MAKE THE SACRIFICE. WE HAV® A FEW FINE BLACK CLOAKS THAT MUST BE SOLD THIS SEASON, AND WE ARE OFFERING THEM AT LESS THAN HALF WE PALD FOR THEM, AND THE DISCOUNT OFF BE- SIDES. YOU CAN NOW BUY OF US THE CHEAPEST BLACK SILK YOU HAVE EVER BEEN 01 IN GROS GRAINS AND FAILLES OF THE BEST BRANDS KNOWN, AND MAKE A CLEAN SAVING OF TEN CENTS GN THE DOLLAR, AND MANY OF OUR FANCY GOODS IN EVENING MATERIALS FIND MANY EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS DUB- ING THIS SALE, THE EVENING STAR is offered to the pa lic, in good faith and with confidence, as THE BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, it may be truthfally said that it is without an equal in this respect any where in the world. These averments are borne out by the figures given below, which are compiled from the sworn weekly statements printed in the paper on euch Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1889, published in Tux Stak on the 18th of January, 1890. Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Star has three times the circa- Intion of any other paper in Washing- ton! 2, The Star’s circulation in Washing- ton is double that of all the other daily Papers published in the city added to- gether!! 3. The Star has « larger and fuller circulation im the city where printed, Proportion to reading and purchas- ing population, than any other news- paper in the world!!! 4, The Siar has the jargest regular and permanent home circulation of any two-cent afternoon paper in the ‘United States !1!! In support of these claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of the paper, attention is invited to the figures following: DAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885-86-87-88-89. 1883, 1886. 1SS7. ISS, 1SS9, JAN...20,456 23,388 23,470 26,386 27,84 29,200 APR...22,572 24,727 25,575 27,166 MaY. 22,474 24,359 23,742 26,722 JUNE..21,933 23,902 23,116 27,453 30,173 2O.S52 29,616 JULY..21,406 23,186 24,870 26,363 AUG...21,445 22,364 24.559 25,521 SEPT..21,033 22,302 24,905 23,324 Oct...21,497 21,701 24,807 25,946 Nov...22,049 23,651 25,697 254 DEC...23,000 24,687 26,466 26,752 Av'ge.22,123 23,682 25,484 27,082 30,090 Increase . + 1,559 1,803 1,598 3,008 Of this remarkable average aggregate of 30,090 copies circulated daily, no more than 1,102 copies are sent out of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express railway trains, etc., leaving as a net circulation 4m the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO- PORTION of 92% PER CENT, or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered daily by regular carriers at the homes of permanent sub- scribers. The remaining 6,740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, end by newsboys. But of this latter number a very large proportion is supplied regularly to per- manent residents of the city living in lodgings, &c. (not householders), so that its whole circula tion may be literally said to be in the family circle. While its aggregate circulation there- fore gives Tae Sra a distinctive and enviable position in modern journalism, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent to which 29,650 25,5035, as478, 30,329 31,053 31,633 'it is relied upon by members of the household, and particularly by the pur- chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, to which no other daily journal now published can furnish a parallel. This is no idle boast on the part of the paper. It is a well established fact, demonstrated to the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter- prising business men of Washington, who seek and know where to find THE LARGEST RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PAID OUT FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tue Stan's advertising patronage. Nothing can more surely illustrate the esteem in which any article is held by the public than a constantly increasing demand for it—day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year,—in the face of ad- verse claims and pretentiouscompetition. The figures following tell the story on this point: NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMLNTS *ROCTED Et 1885-86-87-88-80, JAN.....2,755 3,200 3,615 4,076 4,556 FEB.....2,824 3,064 3,547 3,924 4,529 Max....3,195 3,906 4,669 4,603 5,494 APRIL..3,679 4,355 5,478 4,986 5,584 Mar. 4,197 5,395 5,171 6,033 Joxs. 3,935 4,522 4,606 5,529 JuLy. 3,233 3,3SL 3,915 4,483 Avs. 2,852 3,170 3.508 4,604 Serr. 4,208 4,517 4,904 5,589 Ocr. 4,579 5,313 5,412 6,589 Nov. 4,250 5,038 4,659 6,107 DEC.....3,833 3,806 5,093 5,007 5,795 TOTAL 41,499 45,910 54,035 54,501 65,523 But it is not alone in numbers that the great ‘The average daily space filled by advertise etc, such as cocasionally swell the businces of political organs, being included in its patron- age. —