Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1895, Page 9

_—— “THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. ‘ SUBURBAN NEWS ANACOSTIA, Some excitement was occasioned in Ana- tostia and Hillsdale yesterday afternoon by a visit of Detective Flinders, who its in the employ of the Bottlers’ Protective Association of Washington, to several houses, whose proprietors or tenants had irnocently retained some bottles belong- ing to some of the members of the asso- clation, from whom they had purchased beer. At some of the houses it was found that the bottles had been used to put cat- sup in, but as soon as the matter was ex- plained those who had the bottles gave them up willingly. About nine dozen in all were recovered. The Anacostia Athletic Club gave an ex- hibition last night, which comprised two sparring bouts. Afl the contestants were colored men. The first bout was between William Taylor and James Bumry, and the latter won in five rounds. fhe second bout was between George Holly and John Coates of Hillsdale, and ended in a draw at the end of the third round, it being feared by the managers that if the scrap continued longer it would result in a genu- ine fight. Mr. George H. Gray acted as referee by request. It is the intention of the club to have a similar exhibition about once a month until next spring. It is said that more sportsmen were seen yesterday in the marshes and along the shores of the Anacostia river between Ana- costia and Benring than at any time. The birds were never known to be so nu- merous, The funeral of Mrs. Winifred B. Law- rence, daughter of the late Rev. Edgar end Melvina Banks, formerly of Hillsdale, and who died in Providence, R. I, on Sunday, took place this afternoon from the Baptist Church in Hillsdale. Rev. J. B. North, pastor of the Minnesota .Avenue Presbyterian Church, is quite in- disposed at his residence, adjoining the churelv, The first of a series of socials to be given under the auspices of the Christian En- deavor Society of Garden Memorial Church, in the lecture room of the church, was held last night and was very successful. ‘The contest for appointment as successor to Justice Carroll, W. Smith, whose office, on account of his physical condition, will, it is assumed, soon be declared vacant, is getting v lively, The two candidates, Messrs. William N. Fisher and Albert Richardson, are both exgellent young men. ——— TAKOMA PARK. Mrs. Lulie Marshall, with her daughter, Miss Eltynge Marshall, are spending a menth in Minnewaka, Ulster county, N. Y. Miss Olive Slater left yesterday for Brad- dock, Pa., where she will spend several weeks visiting relatives of her father, going later to Kansas City, Mo., where she will spend the winter with her aunt, Mrs. Axtell. Mrs. Slater Doyle will leave Saturday for a week at Cape May, while en route to New York for her annual autumn trip. Mrs. Reed of Norfolk, Va., with her three children, arrived today, and will spend a week ith her brother, Mr. A. P. Cren- of Chestnut avenue. Mrs. Lewis having arrived from her sum- mer home at Point Lookout, has taken pos- session of her cottage in North Takoma, re- ly purchased. The custom of an “at home” day prom- ises to be very generally observed here during the coming season by ladies who a large circle of acquaintances. The many disapp2intments arising in the past through missing friends necessitates this acticn. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Heaton, jr’, with Mr. end Mrs. Horace J. Long, returned yester- day from a few days’ stay at Colton’s. Mrs. Warner Childs has had plans com- pleted, and sand, brick, etc., are being hauled for the construction of a cottage, to be built on her lot on Maple avenue, ad- joining the property of Mr. Allan Foote. Mrs. Nellie Webber, with her daughters, Nellie and Mamie, left today for a two- weeks’ visit with relatives in Chicago, af- ter which they will go to their former hom in Newton, Iowa, for an extended visit. Mr. Ashley Gould and family of Holly avenue have returned to their home from @ stay of several weeks at Old Point and Cobb's Island. Mrs. H. C. Johnson of Chestnut avenue is at home, after a three-weeks’ trip, spent with Mr. and Mrs. Milton I Britton in western Pennsylvania and at Atlantic City. ‘A special drill for a practical test of the fire apparatus will be held Friday at 8 p.m. This drill is for the purpose of in- struction in attaching and running the hose, drawing water, etc. The extra 200 feet of hose and brake for the engine have now arrived, completing the apparatus. ———— BROOKLAND. Mr. and Mrs. Carr and their little daugh- ter Lillian will leave next week for Ohio, to be located indefinitely near Cincinnati. ‘They have placed their son, John Carr, at Georgetown College. King David's Lodge, F. A. A. M., held an interesting meeting Tuesday night. Rev. Robert R. West of the Baptist ch has returned from Cincinnati. Mrs. West is still there and will not return un- til later in the month. Mrs. Charles Hetfield will have Mrs. Wm. Spalding of Maryland as her guest next week. Mrs. Juan Lewis has returned from At- mate City, where she spent an enjoyable ime. The garbage wagons have been ordered to collect twice a week in Brookland. Sewer Pipes are to be laid here, and the work will be commenced shortly. ‘Tomorrow the Brookland M. E. Church gives its Sunday school picnic in the Sol- diers’ Home grounds. Amusements of va- rious kinds have been arranged for the ittle ones. All the children of Brookland are invited, and there is no doubt that it will be a jolly day for all who attend. a FALLS CHURCH. Miss Susie Hartung of Washington, D. . Is visiting Miss Maggie Thorne. Mr, E. J. Northrup took a party out for @ moonlight ride in his omnibus Wednesday night. Those who enjoyed the fun were Mr. and Mrs. Helston and Miss Heiston, Miss Julia Watkins, Miss Bertha Prentiss, Mr. Leigh Gignilliat, Miss Bessie Gignil- Nat, MiSs -Fannie Moore “and others. Mrs. Isabel O. Price of Alexandria has moved into the house on Washington street near Mast. End station recently purchased from Isaac Crossmun. Miss Nellie Birch of Washington, D. O., is ting her aunt, Mrs. Maggle K. Brown, at East End. The Falls Church Conversational Club paid a visit to the Langley Conversational Club Tuesday night, the meeting being held at the residence of Mr. M. J. Laughlin. Rev. Dr. Nourse read the paper, the sub- ject of which was “Longevity.” The Langley Club was organized on the 3d of September, and the officers elected were Mr. Smoot, president, and Mr. Cook, sec- retary and treasurer. Among those pres- ent from Langley were Mr. and Mra. Wm. Shafer, Captain French and Miss French, Mr. Mickle and Miss Mickle, the Misses Brown and Mr. Loving. Those who went from Falls Church were Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davenport, Mr. G. A. L. Merrifield, Mr. J. H. Tibbitts, Rev. Dr. Nourse, Everett Merrifield, and Misses May and Belle Davenport, Margaret Nourse, Edith Merrifield and Louise Stet- son. M James Leonard of Washington, D. C., siting his parents at West End. Mr. H. M. Newcomb, formerly of this piace, wie has — visiting friends here or a few days, has returned to his arse Mt. Vernon, N. Y. epee iss Lillian Spofford of Washington, nae is the guest of Miss Edith Merri- eld. ———_ __ CARLIN SPRINGS. Mr. Henry B. Hedrick has returned from’| @ flying trip to his mother’s summer rest- den “Burreroft,” near Winchester, Va. Dr. W. M. Backns and his two sons have left to spend a short vacation on the east- ern shore of Maryland. Miss Rose Purman of Takoma Park. D. ., has returned to her home after a brief visit to her friend, Miss Juliet Graham of “Thorpe Vilia.” Dr. R. R. Gurley ts in Albany, N. Y¥., where he will spend thé next two weeks on official business, There was a very enjoyable entertain- ment last, evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Stockbridge on Walnut avenue, in which nearly all the young people of the village participated. A pleasant feature of the evening was~a literary guessing con- test, which excited lively interest. Miss Mary Stocking was the fortunate winner of the prize for the best record. Light re- freshments were served later in the even- ing. Among the guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Sims, the Misses Mamie and Nel- Hie Ossire, Louise and Sarah White, Gra- ham, Pennywitt, Stocking, Torreyson, Gur- ley of this place, Miss Edith Robinson of Brightwood, D. C., Miss McFarlane of Falls Church, Leo Merritt of Washington, Rese Purman of Takoma Park, and the Messrs. Cowling, Brooke, Young, Mason, Olcott, Uber and Gurley. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Trimble have ts- sued invitations for a dance to be held this evening in Curtis’ Hall, to which village society is looking forward wii pleasant anticipation. Miss Helen Parker, who has been spend- ing the last two months at “‘Hilleroft,” the residence of Maj. and Mrs. King on Maple avenue, has returned to her home in Buf- falo, N. ¥. The Misses Ossire, who have been here at the home of Maj. and Mrs. King for the past few weeks, left today for their home. A party of villagers greatly enjoyed a trip to the Great Falls a few days ago. ‘They picnicked during the day and enjoyed a delightful moonlight drive home. Those im the party were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jcnes, Mr. and Mrs. White, the Misses Leuise, Sarah and. Mary White, Margaret Stcekbridge, Nellie Ossire and Graham. and Messrs. Brooke, Young, Olcott, Hedrick, Gurley and W. H. Stockbridge. SSS KENSINGTON. Mrs. Lucretia Phelps and daughters, Misses Elsie and Ivy Phelps of Savage, Howard county, are spending a week at the home of Mr. C. F. Newton. Rev. Thomas D. Lewis of Essex, Va., is the guest of his brother, Dr. William L. Lewis. Miss Marie Stubbs of Wheaton will leave Saturday, September 7, for the Academy of Visitation at Frederick. Miss Mary Holmead of Holmead Manor, Washington, is the guest of the Misses Hardy. Misses Bessie, Annie and Mary Warner and Messrs. Brainard, Southard and Parker Warner have joined their father, Mr. B. H. Warner, at Cape May, N. J. Mrs. Siler of Washington is the guest of Mrs. August Burgdorf. Miss Agatha Whaley of Washington is the guest of Mrs. G. O. B. Cissel of Ken- sington Heights. 4 ‘There will be a meeting of the Library Association of the St. Paul's M. B. Church Friday evening, at the home of Mrs. J. F. Stoek. An excellent program has been pre- ared. Mr. Willie Fling of Washington is visit- ing his uncle, Mr. John Truck. Miss Julia Langille will open a kindergar- ten school about October 1. Miss Laura Gantt has returned from a month’s visit to Round Hill, Va. Avery pleasant meeting of the Dorcas Society of the Warner Memorial Presby- terian Church was held Wednesday morn- ing at the home of Mrs. John T. Freeman, with the president, Mrs. A. H. Kinnear, in the chair. Arrangements were made for holding an oyster supper October 1 and 2. A very entertaining program will be pre- pared, and the eccasion be made in every way enjoyable. The next meeting of the society will be held at the Highiands, the home of Miss Elma Ray. Mr. Charles H. Gatch of Baltimore is spending a few days with his sisters, Misses Jennie and May Gatch. Miss Cornelia Warfield of Gaithersburg is the guest of Miss Stella Perry. ——._—_ SWEARING IN MEMBERS. A Ceremony Which English Deniers in Silk Hats Regard Complacently. From the London Daily Telegraph. By the signification of the royal approba- tion yesterday afternocn, the speaker of the house of commons was invested with the fullest powers for guiding and direct- ing his new—and, let us hope, happy—fam- fly. He took the oath, signed the roll and induced more than half his “pupils” to fol- lcw a necessary example. The “big wigs” of parliament went first—ministers and ex- ministers and privy councilors; while the rest came fumbling after in a Jack-and- Jill cenfusion. Our resources of civilization have not yet managed to contrive an ac- ceptable system for swearing in our-legis- lators. In the olden times they came up singly, and a week was wasted over a mere formality. With a view to expediting the -usiness, an arrangement was intro- duced a few years ago whereby the oath- takers were accommodated in batches of five. So far, so good. The trouble yester- day was a repetition of the trouble expe- rienced in 1892—who was to decide the compesition of the batches? In default of any ruling on the point, and the following of a happy-go-lucky “first-come, first-serv- ed” principle, disorder—distinct disorder— was prominent at certain stages of the proceedings. It is not the perfection of dignity to see gentlemen scrambling for ‘Testaments, and in some cases aimost snatching them from other members’ hands before the osculatory seal has been imprinted. The immense amount of “new blood” in the present parliament made the crowd upon the floor larger than usual, for nov- ices are anxious to be early and punctual— an excess of devotion which a few short years at Westminster will effectually cure. A looker-on from the gallery might have imagined himself watching the scene in a cloak room at the termination of a public dinner, the clerk-assistant, placed in the. middle to direct proceedings, acting the part of a bewildered attendant, uncertain whose coat, hat and umbrella to hand out first. The house of commons, notwith- standing, did real work, and more than half the members went to bed last night— or this morning, who knows?—with the proud consciousness of having lIcft their foctprints, so to speak, upon the sands of time. From noon till 2 o'clock the pressure of would-be swearers was terrible, and at one point the speaker intervened with an appeal to honorable gentlemen to curb their impetuosity, and, in effect, to ex- ercise that kind of patient complacency no- ticed among theatrical patrons outside a pit door. Mr. Villiers, the “father” of the house, took the oath by himself, and was free from the hurly-burly and good-humor- ed rallies of the freshmen. The hatting community would be well pleased if new parliaments were “sworn in” several times weekly. Ninety per cent of the members wore silk hats—recently purchased ones—and the slaughter among these articles of dress and ornament was terrific. It requires no effort of imagina- tion to see that if a man is obliged to carry his chapeau in his hand, and then finds himself the “base” of a scrimmage, he must be an exccedingly “artful card” to preserve the integrity of the ‘‘nap.” Emerging from the fray with flushed faces, members gazed sorrowfully upon the wholesale “brushing the wrong way” which had taken place. Some of them en- deavored to revive the normal polish before condescending to sign the book; others hid themselves behind the shadows of the speaker’s chair, and there labored earnestly to restore the pristine brightness to their erushed and battered headgear. The outer world will thus observe that the responsi- bilities of parliament—like those of matri- mony—commence very early. ————_ +e+_____ Cork Trees in Georgia. About thirty-five years ago several young cork trees were sent to Sundersvilie by the government and set out to test their adapt- ability to the climate, says the Augusta, Ga., Chronicle. Three or four are yet living, but the largest one is in the front yard of the Jackson house, being two feet or more in diameter. Last week it was stripped of its bark around the trunk under the direction of Col. Richard L. Warthen, who manifest- ed great interest in trees of all varieties, and samples of the cork will be forwarded to Washington and to the Atlanta expo- sition. The bark, or cork, is two and one- half inches thick, and 1s good material. Col. Warthen, who has studicd the matter clesely, is confident that this is the first tree that cork has ever been taken from in the United States. —————————— Bloomers in the Ball Room, From the Chicago Journal. Bloomer-clad sylphs in the schottische and the galop! No. The imagination re- coils,reason reels and an inextricable chaos of legs reigns. The floor manager at Jack- son Park has the true esthetic sensibility. If the bloomer must bloom let it be a- wheel by the wayside. Beauty and the beast may consort in fiction, but the beau- tiful and the bloomer are divorced by the absolute incompatability of their charac- teristics. MOUNTAIN INSECT LIFE Tarantula Hawks and. Fieros Ant Lions. Observations of Insect Life im the Evergreen Forests of Beautifal "Mount Shasta. From the San Francisco Call. Sauntering through the woods and mead- ows, or along the creek and river banks, while on a summer’s outing, even those most indifferent to entomology a science can hardly fail to evince a lively interest in the various forms of insect life which constantly come under their notice. The following observations were made in the evergreen’ forests of beautiful Mount Shasta, a region offering many attractions to students in all branches of biology. Dur- ing a period of nine weeks there were col- lected over eighty fine specimens of all sorts and sizes of insects, from the lovely silkworm moth (as large as a small bird and with wings of velvety dove color, marked with bands and circles of rose- pink gold and purple) to the humble pine weevil and the ignominious woodtick. ‘Thousands of bees, wasps, dragon files and butterflies are found on the desolate glaciers, where they were probably blown by windstorms, from the beds of dwarf plants on which they were feeding near the snow line. When the sun melts the icy surface in the springtime, they are sair to float down the mountain side with the stream- ing waters, till they reach the rivers,whero they are snapped up by fish to the ex- clusion of other diet, especially the bait of the fisherman. The remarkable pitcher plants, which grow in thick patches in boggy places on the hillsides, are responsible for.the dis- appearance of myriads of all kinds of fiy- ing or creeping objects, not only bugs, beetles, moths, butterfiles, wasps, ants, crickets, grasshoppers and spiders, but also slugs, snails and caterpillars. It is asserted by reliable authority that a whole hive of bees were found partially digestéd in the hollow, snake-like leaves of some of the carnivorous plants, when their owner, who had vainly sought them, went out in the meadow to cut the grain. The writer discovered a good-sized beetle of purest geld color in one of these living pitchers, but the work of destruction had progressed so far that it fell to pieces when handled. Trap-Door Spider. The spider is not a genuine insect, be- longing to a separate order, but it is pop- ularly classed in the general category. The trap-door spider, inhabiting open sandy places on the edge of the plains, much re- sembles the tarantula in size and habits, though its bite is not supposed to be dead- ly. It tunnels itself a cylindrical nest in the bank, lining it with a swinging circu- lar door attached by a strong hinge on the highest side. As an extra precaution, how- ever, this lid is fashioned with two small holes, in which the occupant inserts his powerful pinchers when danger threatens the family. Like other spiders, it preys upon files and similar insects, and is often killed in its turn by the fiery “tarantula hawk” (a large wasp with a bright blue body and wings of a brilliant golden red), which, buzzing noisily about in the sunshine, no sooner spies his victim than it begins a fierce attack. A fight between them en- sues, the wasp endeavoring to sting from a position in the rear, the spider grappling wildly with its fangs. But being very agile and light of wing the aggressor usually comes off the victor; and, having dragged its lifeless opponent to a hole in the ground, it deposits an egg in its back, buries it and flies off in search of more game. In the course of time this egg hatches out into a small grub, which feeds upon the spider's flesh until it makes its change and enters upon its winged existence. One of the most familiar insects is the dragon fly, or ‘devil's darning needle,” which flits zig-zag fashion along the water courses, devouring hundreds of gnats and mosquitoes, aided in its vursuit by Its large compound eyes and ever-gaping mouth, Its life history reads like a fairy tale. In its primary stages it Hves for nearly a year in the mud along the banks, and some- what resembles a wingless cricket. Like the perfect insect, it is exceedingty vo- racious and bloodthirsty. What may be described as the lower lip is capable of being protruded to the distance of nearly an inch, and is provided at the extremity with a pair of forceps, which renders es- cape on the part of the victim almost an impossibility. When not in use this instru- ment is folded up flat, like a carpenter's foot-rule. A Portable House. On approaching the final stage it crawls up the stem of some aquatic plant, splits the skin down its back, crawls gradually out of it upon the branch, stretches itseif, unfolds its gorgeous wings and presently launches forth into the sunshine, *4e type of a spirit freed from earthly bondage. Of equal interest are the habits of the cad- dis fly. Every fisherman knows the curious little worms abounding on the rocks in mid- stream, dragging their quepr little houses after them, like the hermit crab of the sea coast. These dwellings are Intended to pro- tect it, but such is the greed of their finny foes that they are often swallowed at a gulp, house and all. The horny head and the six short legs, whic are exposed to view when the worm is in moitioa, are also often nipped off by hungry tadpoles. Their tubular cases are marvels of neatness and ingenuity, and are compos2d of every avail- able material, such as tiny pebbles, chips of bark and minerals, small sticks, straws and fir needles, hollow grasses or twigs, and even the loosened operculum of a pend snail or the bright wing case of a beetle. These bits are cemented together with a gum of their own manufacture, and the entrance is often surrounded with a cir- eular or horseshoe-shaped dzsign of tiny white pebbles. When about to become a puna they spin a strong silk grating over the opening and emerge in due time nairy-winged fies, much prized as bait by anglers, who desig- eg them by the general name of “trout ies."” The complete transformation of the ant- lion is one of the marvels of insect life. In the larval form it suggests an ordinary wood louse, and, being slow, clumsy and only capable of moving in’ a backward direction, it is obliged to set its wits to work in order to obtain a sufficient supply of food. So, by means of Its broad, flat head, it digs a funnel-shaped trap or pitfall about three inches in depth, choosing a sandy locality, where its labors will be as light as possible. At the bottom of this pit it buries itself, with only its eyes and nippers visible, and patiently waits for its prey. Presently along comes some innocent ant or fly, which tuinbles down the treacherous ircline into the very jaws of the lion. Should escape, however, be attempted, blinding showers of sand are pitched up- ward till the bewildered victim resigns it- self to its fate. After its juices have been thcroughly extracted, the dry skin is tossed out of sight, and the den is set in order for the next comer. For two years the ant-lion leads this destructive existence, and then retires from the world for a period of two months, when it comes forth a totally dif- ferent creature, both in habits and ap- pearance, somewhat resembling the dragon fly, only that the wings are broader, more flexible and of lighter weight. About Beetlen. The largest beetle in this vicinity is the giant capricorn, or long-horns (Prionus Calt iornicus), the body of which is about three inches in length, while the jointed antennae sweep from the sides of the head like an exaggerated French mustache. The larvae are fat, white grubs living in the trunks of forest trees, where they bore a bewildering maze of narrow tunnels, An exceedingly useful insect is the sexton or burying beetle, which inters small dead animals, such as frogs, mice, birds or go- phers. They may be easily recognized by their shining black bodies, about an inch in length, and by the orange-colored knobs on the end of the antennue. If the object lies on hard or rocky ground the beetle fles off for assistance, and it is dragged to softer soil. The queer little grave digger then be- ins operations by maxing a eeries of fur- ws about the animal, using its stout legs and broad, flat head for a spade and plow. Presently the body hegins to sink with its own weight, aijed in its descent by vigor- ous pulls and pushes. After eight or nine hours’ hard work, the earth is thrown back into the hole, and the task is completed. In this grave the young beetles make their appearance and pass through the primary stages. Whe black water beetles which may be seen circling upon the surface of the ponds and creeks are,-v¥ destructive to tadpoles and young fish. eir strong hind legs serve as oars while swimming, and they breathe by means of openings called spir- acles under the wing cases. Every one kno: the cockchafer or June bug, a clumsy le striped with white and fawn color, and with antennae ending in six or seven ‘havable plates or leaflets. ‘Though it lives only about a’ week, the grub lies hidden = Sard ground Se ears: three years, and in stages is extremely vo- racious, sabeisihe upon roots, grasses and leaves. Ate The great-eyed spring beetle, or “snap- ping bug,” is always a source of amuse- raent, for when turned over upon its back it springs up" a distance of ten or twelve times its own length and comes down “right side up,” with a sort of click or snap, the trick being a compensation for the extreme shortness of its legs. Some Brilliant Hues. The brilliant blue beetles which make their home upon the milkweed stalks have a curious habit of “playing dead” when cis- turbed or frightened, and the stupid black ground beetles bury their heads in the ground, after the fashion of the ostrich. A capricorn beetle, beautifully checkered with shades of gray, and with head and horns closely resembling those of a goat, was discove! upon the mottled boughs of an alder, the bark of which was almost identical with the insect’s coloring. The slender, sparkling little tiger beetle is very aptly named, for its life is spent in pursuing and devouring weaker defenseless creatures. The larvae are also carnivorous, and hide in perpendicular holes about a foot in length, snapping up any insects which happen to approaeh their burrow. Upon heaps of rubbish may sometimes be seen the rove beetles, or “Devil's voach- horses,” often called ‘‘cocktails” from their habit of curlirg up the end of the ‘a when resting after flight, their object belng to tuck the large, gauzy wings beneath the tiny elytra or wing-cases. Here upon the pine trunk are a score or so of large wasp-like creatures, banded with black and yellow, and with a sort of tail like a horse hair, extending several inches from the end of the body. These are ich- neumon flies, which are very useful in keeping down hurtful insects. At the ex- tremity of the long, fine ovipositor Is a strong, little saw, which is capable of bor- ing throvgh the most solid timber. Crawl- ing slowly over the tree trunk and listen- ing until it hears a gnat feeding beneath the bark, it Grills a small hole through the intervening wood, and simply places an egg in its back. In time this hatches into a second grub, which feeds upon the first and then makes its way to the outer world. The ‘“daddy-long-legs,” or crane files, which so often strike terror to the heart of the timid, ace quite harmless in the per- fect state, though their larvae are terrible pests to the farmer, as they feed upon the roots of grasses. They Are Very Busy. Butterflles and moths—brown, yellow, black, white, blue and lavender—float airily past lke wind-blown flowers, as well as fragile lace-winged files, of all colors and descriptions. Near by, the wily balloon-web spider con- structs his globular trap, and lies in wait for the unwary “blue-bottle.” Ants there are in abundance, hurrying dnd skurrying about, the very type .of In- dustry and importance. Some of them carry large, white bundles in their mouths, which, upon examination, are found to be cocoons or pupae, the undeveloped ant in- side being plainly visible through the parent covering. These curious inf2 re frequently taken out into sunshine by, their faithful nurses in order to hasten their de- velopment, and are ever attended with the greatest solicitude. In cornection with the foregoing remarks a brief description of some of the distin- guishing characteristics of different kinds of insects may not be out of place, A “bug” differs from a beetle In having a sucking mouth, a triangular thorax and pecullarly shaped wing case—the beetle possessing strohg Jaws or mandibles, moving In a horizontal direction, and four wings, two of which are membranous and tucked, when at rest, beneath the horny upper pair, or elytra. Both have six legs, as do all true insects, this rule excluding the spkter, which, being furnished with eight append- ages, belongs to a.class with the scorpion. ‘The antennae of a moth are beautifully plumed or feathered, while those of a but- terfly are knobhed at the extremities. The former insect relaxes its wings after filght, and the latter folds them over its back in_an upright position. Many of these denizens of the woods and fields are annoying or even dangerous, but if those who grdinarily shudder at the most harmless litt? fly or cricket would inquire briefly into their interesting habits their disgust would be lost in admiration of their intelligence and skillfulness. ————s CARDS AND CHESS. A Collection, Issustrating Their His- tory, to Be Sent to Atlanta. From the Philadelphia Press. ‘A fine collection of games will be sent by the University of Pennsylvania, depart- ment of archaeology, to the Atlanta expo- sition. It consists of specimens illustrat- ing the origin and history of chess and playing cards, collected and arranged by Stewart Culin, director of the Archaeo- lcgical Museum. It will be shown in the government building, in connection with the National Museum's exhibit. Mr. Culin was invited to display his re- markable collection by Dr. G. Brown Goode, secretary in charge of the National Mu- seum. He accepted and sent thirty-four upright cases and one large table case con- taining the objects in a carefully arranged series, showing the evolution of the games. ‘They ‘tell the history of cards and chess, beginning with the more primitive forms known and extending to the present day. Mr. Culin discovered a clue to the origin of games among the American Indians. The pack of cards is shown to have originally consisted of a bundle of prac- tical arrows, marked with the signs of the world quarters. The shaftanents, or feathered part of these arrows, bearing cosmical marks, were first used in fortune telling, and from this use the card games arcee. In America the Indians did not get beyond the use of carved and painted staves. The American case shows the practical arrows of the McCloud river In- dians of California, marked with colored ribbons, by which they were distinguished. Side by side with them are the gambling sticks of the Haigas of Vancouver's Island, similarly marked with rings of color and used like cards in their gambling even at the present day. In the adjoining case, de- voted to Eastern Asia, the practice arrows of Corea are shown, and with them the derived playing cards, here made of oiled paper, yet bearing both on their backs and faces devicss copied from the cut feathers of the arrows. With them are Chinese ecards with the same emblenis surviving as markers or in- Gexes at the ends. These cards are double- headers, as indced were the gambling sticks, carrying back the idea of the com- mon playing cards with double heads and index marks to the most remote antiquity. The Japanese cards in the same case bear emblems Gerived in part from the same source, while the circular Hindu cards, called gungifa, of which a beautiful pack is shown, are painted in colors to corre- spond with the world quarters. A single pack of the national cards of each of the principal countries in the world fo'low, cemprisiay in Europe, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, England and Russia. The card series closes with the cards of the late rebellion and the cards made for special occasions, down to the pack with pictures of the Chicago exposition. Dr. Goode has added from the historical relics in the National Museum the cards with pictures of the confederate flag, made in England for sale in the south during the wat. The chess series begins, like that of cards, with the divinatory games of primitive people, in which the game originated, America is here again conspicuous, and with the objects representing the first steps in the evolution of the game are shown other common things, such as visit- ing cards and the folding fan, which Mr. Culin traces with chess to the marked ar- row of the primitive culture. The histori- cal chess series comprises boards and men from India, Burmah, the Malay Peninsula, the Maldive Islands, Corea, China and Japan. ——__+-e+_____ A Coward. From Puck, Irate Father—“I can’t understand you giving your mother so much impudence. I never dared talk back to my mother. Son (with a sneer)—‘‘No; you wouldn't dare talk back to my mother, neither!” WHEN THE SCALP IS ATROPHIED, OR SHINY- bald, no preparation will restore the balr; in all other cases Hall's Hair Renewer will gtart a growth. THE IOWA'S ARMOR It Will Keep Out Projectiles of the Best Rifle of Modern Times. Important and Satisfactory Tests Made at the Indian Head Prov- ing Ground Yesterday. ‘The test at Indian Head yesterday demon- strated that the armor of the big battle ship Iowa will keep out the projectiles of the best 12-inch rifle of modern times. It was the first time sirce the use of modern guns and modern armor that the govern- ment has made practical experiments to determine the actual strain and injury to which a battle ship would be subjected if struck by a projectile. For that purpose a side armor plate of the battle ship Iowa, now building at the Cramps’ yards in Phila- delphia, was fitted upon an actual repro- duction of a section of the ship. It con- sisted of the inner and outer bottoms of five-eighths inch steel forming compart- ments, with lateral steel bulkheads four feet apart. Above was the projection deck and below th~ main deck, the whole being backed abov. and below by oak of the estimated strength of the protec ois ate itself was sixteen Dette seven aaa one-half, fourteen inches thick at the top, and sloping toward the bottom to a thickness of seven inches. It was what is known as the Carnegie double-forged plate—that is, it was forged before and after carbonization—and was the first service plate subjected to the ballistic test. The Shots Fired. The shots were fired at 250 yards, at right angles to the plate, to secure the normal impact. The first was a 500-pound Car- penter projectile from a ten-Inch gun. It struck the plate with a velocity of 1,482 feet per second, or with an enere / of 74l,- €00 foot-pounds. The projectile wis driven into the plate about six inches, and not a single injury to the backing was discovered after a careful examination. The bolts were examined and found to be intact. The second shot was also from the ten-inch gun, the same sized projectile being used, butthe powder charge was increased to 216 pounds, which increased the velocity to 1,862 feet per second, so that it struck with an energy of 931,000 foot-pounds. This shot also spent itself on the plate without creat- ing a sign of a crack or injury, or strain- ing the frame work. There was not a bulge in the plate or frame of the vessel. A single bolt, however, was driven out. The bolt was within six inches of the place where the projectile struck. Having thus tested the plate, it was decided to subject the frame work to a still severer test, and an 850-pound Wheeler-Sterling shell, driven by 469 pounds of powder, was fired at it from a twelve-inch gun. The projectile struck with a velocity of 1,800, or an en- ergy of 1,530,009 foot-pounds. This shot should, according to the estimates, have penetrated a sixteen-inch Harveyized plate. Althovgh it cracked the plate, already weakened by the two previous shots, and penetrated to the wood backing, it did not get through the backing. It struck close to a bolt, and sent it with tremendous forcé across the compartment against the inner bottom, which was bulged, but not pene- trated. Tne outer bottom was slightly bulged also, and the bulkhead, where the shot struck, buckled. ; The Result Remarkable. On the whole the result of the test with the plate and frame work was considered remarkable. The plate withstood the gov- ernment test for a- fourteen-inch plate splendidly, and constructively th@test of a seventeen-inch plate. The bolts proved sat- isfactory, and the resistance of the frame work really astonished all. Secretary Her- bert was pleased at the result, and Capt. Sampson, chief of the ordnance bureau, aid the injury, both to the plate and frame, was the very minimum. —+o.—____. Gigantic Petrified Oysters. From the Philadelphia Ledger. A bed of petrified oysters was found en the top of Big Mountain, just back of Forkston, Wyoming county, Pa., a short time since. A. Judson Starke and William N. Reynolds, jr., of Lafayette College, amateur geologists of Tunkhannock, spent a day on the mountain and brought back a fine collection of them. Some of the speci- Mens are of mammoth size, one meas- uring 22 inches long by 9 inches wide, and weighing 40 pounds. The specimens range in all sizes, from this down to the ordi- nary edible oyster of the present time. Some of the specimens show the eye of the oyster perfectly, and-in all of them the meat is easily removed from the shell. The bed seems to be confined to a small mound resting on a broad plateau, at the extreme top of the mountain, near the Sullivan county line, earthed by workmen in grading a railroad from Lopez to the Jennings Brothers’ lum- ber tracts. Mr. A. H. Cransby of 158 Kerr street, Memphis, Tenn., writes that his wife had cancer which had saten two large holes In her breast, and which the best physicians of the surrounding country treated, and Pronounced incurable. Her grand- motLer and aunt had died of Cancer and when told this, the most eminent specialists of New York, under whose treatment she was placed, declared he~ case was hopeless. All treat. ment having failed, she was given up to die. 8. SS was recom. mended, and, astonishing as it muy seem. a few bottles cured her sound and well. Our treatise on this disease will be sent free to any address. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ‘Avante, Ga, AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. THOMAS DOWLING, AUCTIONEER, 612 B st.’n.w. VALUABLE IMPROV TH STREET, BE HD PROPERTY, NO. 1426 EEN }) AND B SURERTS, . os On ‘TUESDS FIVE O'CLOCK’ F I premises, part of lot 107 in square No. 77, frontli 20 feet on the west side of 35th street, ‘improv by a comfortable two-story frame dwelling, con- taining seven rocms and baih. ‘Terms: One-third cash, balance in one aml two years, with fnterest, secured vy deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. “A deposit of $100 required at time of sue, Corveyancing and, Tecording at purchaser's cost, ‘Teims to be complied with in ten days, seb-d&ds THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEKES, VALUABLE COLLATERAL AT AUCTION, By virtne of two certain collaceral notes, dated Jcne 10, A.D. 1895, default having been made in payment of same, we will sell, within our auction Tooms, corner 9h and D streets nortiwest, Wash- ington, D.O.. on TUESDAY, the TENTH DAY of SEPIBMBER, A.D. 1805, at ONE O'CLOCK Pat, the collateral ein, TWO CERTIFICATES, Nos. 14 and 32 of 34, OF “THE HAREWOOD PARK LAND S¥NDiCAtH,” meprean Uae payment of $529.42. rERMS & By order of bolder of notes. neb-dts DUNGANSON BROS., Aucts, RATOLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS, (SUCCESSORS TO RATCLIFFE, DALE & CO.) USTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE WAREHOUSE PROPERTY (AT CORNER. OF 1 AND OHIO AVENUE, IN WASHING! By virtue of a deed of , Gated December 29, 1900, ‘and Seconded fn Liber 1856 folio 120 et sea. ct 1, 1895, at , in front of the Et STREET N CIEY, the land rifords. for the ad wie, evil MODAN. the SINTRENTHE. DAY of ises, on MONDAY, | the SIX av TEM FIVE O'CLOCK Meal ote amaberea cis six ©), 81 ren Ci} 18. ve Gy see cient (®) im aquare aumberca’ two bundred and sixty (260) in the clty of Washington and District of Sonumbia, improved by warehouse thereon, now oceupled by r & Ross. ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash und the balance in equal installments fn one and two years, with in- terest, and secured on the property, or all cash, at oplion of purchaser. One thousand doliars’ de- posit required at timo of sale. All. conveyancing to be at the cost of purchaser, MILTON CG. BARNARD. Trustee, SAMUEL ©. ROWLAND, ‘Trustée, EDWARDS & BARNARD, e5-d&ds 500 Sth st. nw., Attorneys. and was first un-. nw. was for years An Unit Cas Mr. S. R. Floyd of 2006 F st. a eufferer from of the head, stomach gull duct. He was treated by Without, success. a Willard’s Hotel, is open daily for peer treatmen’ ce 0 a.m. to 5 resday and Saturday evenings, 7 to 10 to 1: ges for treatment very low. All interviews and sacredly_con- fidential. No cases made without consent of patients. AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. DUNCANSON BROS. AUCTIONEERS. PEREMPTORY SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY, IMPROVED BY THE FRAME yDNELLING, EST. NUMBER 489 L STREET SOUTH e On FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE SIXTH, 1895, AT FOUR FORTY-FIVE O'CLOCK P.iL, we shall sell at public auction, in front of the - fses, part of lot No. 12, in square 500, having a frontage of 12% feet on L street by depth of 75 feot. ‘Ter A deposit of $100 will be _re- guired of" the purchaser at the tie of sale. Con- Yeyencing at purchaser's cost. Terms of sale to be complied with within 15 days from day of sale, otherwise the right is reserved to resell the prop- erty at and cost of the defaulting pur- DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. DUNCANSON BEOS., AUCTIONEERS. SALE OF THE VALUABLE PROP- PEREMPTORY ERTY, IMPROVED BY THE FRAME DWELL- ING NUMBE) SOUTH WEST. 472 L STREET 5 On FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE SIXTH, A.D. 1895, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P-M., we shall sell at public auction, in front of the ‘premises, the west 2% feet front by the depth 129 feet 11 inches of Jot 22, in square 01, with the improvements. ‘This property will "be sold subject to n deed of trust to secure building associati ‘The amount of said indebtedness will be stated at sale. ‘erms: All over and above said trust, cash, A deposit ‘of $100 required at time of sale. | Con- veyancing, ete., at purchaser's cost. Terms to be complied with in fifteen days from day of sale, or the property: will be resold at risk and cost of de= faulti: yurcha fo se2-deds DUNCANSON BROS., Aucts, FUTURE DAYS. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., Aucts. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING LOT ON EAST SIDE OF NEW JERSEY AVE- NUE PETWEEN Q AND R STREETS NORTH- WEST, IMPROVED BY HOUSE 1653 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NOKTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated Ai 1, , and recorded in Liber 1940, folio 260, one of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the written request of the party thereby, we will sell, at public auction, in front of the preinises, on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER NINTH, 1835, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P.M... lot numbered eighty (50), of the commissions in Equity Cause No. 14702, in square east of square numbered five hun- dred and nine (509), as said subdivision is of record in book 20, 169, in the office of the surveyor of the District of Coltinbin, with finprovements thece- ‘on, consisting of a frame house. ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance In two equal installments, in one and two years, secured by deed of trust on property sold. “Terms to be complied with in ten days. $100 down at time of sale. Conveyancing at cost o: aser. CHARLES W. HANDY, JACOB H. HAPP, pu30-i&ds C. G. SLOAN & OO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. Entire contents of a resi- dence on O street near 16th N. W. removed to our reoms, 1407 G street, to be sold at auction Sat- urday, September 7th, 1895, at 10 a. m., com= CAR ¥ TURKISH i, M.T. TABLE, GRAVINGS, LAMPS, MARB! BRONZE CLOCK, IA) MIRKOR, EL NUT M.T. LOSET, WATER COLORS, WALNUT DWARF BOOK CASE, WITH THREE DOORS; WALNUT MT. 5 EXT. TA: HANDSO! BUTLER'S Ti MANTEL CAB! MII OAK WARDROBES, SHOW ‘CAS MAHOGANY BOOK’ CASE, OAK SECRETARY, ANTIQUE MAL ‘¥ DESK, LOT I BLUE AND WHITE CHIN. SUITES, OAK WALL CLOCK, Tt 3 ‘PORS, ‘OFFICE FURNITURE, "LAW BOOKS, SMALL MIRRORS, COTTAGE “FURNITURE, STOVES, KITCHEN REQUISITES, ETC., BTC. AND AT TWELVE Delivery Wagon, with top; Victorias, Horses, Harness, ete., C. G. SLOAN & se5-2t RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS. (SUCCESSORS TO RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO.) TRUSTEE’S SAU NEW JER ce BETS SOUTHE: IMPROVED — BY REE FRAME DWE) HOUSES, NOS. 122), 1231 AND 1233. ALSO 540 SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE POTOMAO STEAM DREDGING AND COMPOUNDING COMPANY, TOGETHER WITH A VALUABLE 8. DREDG! PLANT, BOATS, MA- CHINERY, HORSES, WAGONS, ETC. By virtue of a certain deed in trust to me, dated April 27, 1895, and recorded among the land records of the District of Columbia, im Liber 2020, at folio 28 et seq., I will seli, at public auction,’ in mises, on WEDNES) EPTEMBER, 1 T K P.M., the following described Jand and premises, situated in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and desigrated as and being all of original lot numbered nineteen (19) in square numbered seven hundred and forty-three (743), to- ether with the improvements, consisting of three frame dwelling houses, subject, howe to two rior deeds of trust to secure the payinent of 63,000, due Angust 19, 1807, with interest from Februury 19, 1895, and $400, due April 30, 1895, With interest from’ April 30, 1 TERMS OF SALE: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and the balance in two instalhnents, payable in one and two years, interest at 6 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, from day of sale, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit. of $200 will be required of the purchaser at the time of sale, All conveyancing, reccrding and notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be com- plied with within ten days from day of sale, other- wise the trustee reserves the right to resell tho property at the risk and cost of he defaulting Purcheser. AND ON THE SAME DAY, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., by virtue of the said ‘deed in truat, I will sell, “at pubsie auction, at Summers’ boat house, corner of 2d street and G enue southeast, as a whole, for cash, 541 shares of the capital Stock of the Potomaé Steam Sand Dredging a Compcunding Company, fully paid and non-assessa- ble, together with all of the interest of James T. Summers, transferred to me by the said deed of faust, in’and to a certain sand dredging plant a other propert consisting of one Steam D: a shings, iwo Tugboats (“Goldsmith Maid” and alley Forge"), nine Scows, two Hoisting En- ines, one Derrick, ten Horses, four Wagons, one uggy, one Carriage, six sets of Hal Harness, one Set of Bugry Harness, nine Small Boats, one Boiler, a miscellaneous lot of Tools and Old’ Ma- chinery, ‘about 1,000 cubic yards of Gravel and about 1,000 cubie’ yards of Sand, all of which may be inspected upon application to the undersigned, at ma the corner of South Capitol and O streets. YM. A. RICHARDS, Trustee, au22-d&ds Cor. S. Cap. and 0 sts. se. ES THE ABOVE SALE 18 POSTPONED. UNTIL THURSDAY, TWELFTH DAY SEPTEMBER, A.D. at the same boars and places, kd WM. A. RICHARDS, Trustee. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS, (Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & Co.) TO WHOM IT MAY-CONCERN TO PAY STORAGE: On SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER SEV- ENTH, at TEN O'CLOCK, wwe will sell at our sales tooms, 920 Pa. ave. n.w., for account of whom it may concern to pay Storage and cl lot of household goods stored August 31, i893" Ta the naine of Lizzie Snowden. All parties ‘Interested Will please take notice. ATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., set8t Auctioneers. THOMAS DOWLING & CO., AUCTIONEERS, “G12 B st. nw. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF BRICK HOUSE, KNOWN 48, XO. 41 FIFTH SIREET NORTHEAST, WASHINGTON, D. C. Ww $ ¥ Default having ‘occurred under two deeds of trust, the first dated October 15, 1892, and_re- ed in Liber 1745, folio 68 et seq., of the Dis- trict of Columbia land records, and the second dated April 14, 1893, and recorded in Liber 1803, {clio 197 et seq., of said land records, the under: signed will sell, ‘at public auction, in front of the premises, on SATURDAY, FOURTEENTH OF SEP- EMBER, 1595, AT HALF-PAST FOUR P.M., the north 15 feet fromt by the full depth of original lot 5, square $36, together with the free and un- {nterrupted use of and right of way over the east & feet by 15 feet of the 15 fect of sald lot 6, next to and adjoining on the south the said north 15 feet of said lot. ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, one-third in one eat and one-third in two years, or all cash, at fhe option of the purchaser, deferred payments to be secured by deed of trast on the premiacs sold, with notes to bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable seml-anauaily. A deposit of $200 required at time of sule. “Terms to be complied with within ten days of day of sale, or the Will be resold at the risk and cost NVEYANOING at purchaser's cost. Taxes paid to time of sale. LEVIN 8. FREY, Trustee, 3010 P st. mw. JACKSON H. RALSTON, Trustee, set-d&ds 1333 F st. aw. ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, AT TEN O CLOCK A.M., I will sell, at public auc- tion, the entire contents of a first-class machine shop, a8 a whole or separate, formerly owned by R. J. Shepherd, deceased, at 211 12th st. mw. Now open for tion. neS-dta A. I SHEPHERD, Aéministrator. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYs. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE paar ras Oy STREETS SOUTHEAST, BY THREE-STORY BAY-WiNDOW BRICK DWELL- ING NO. 421 FOURTH STREET. PM., the following on MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPREMBE A.D. 1895, AT FIVE O'CLOCK described ‘land and with ‘the easements, rights, ways and thereunto belong- ing, situate and in the city of Washington, Bumbered one (i) and fourteen Cave fe oe ale dered seven hundred and ninets-ahree (ian - ty-three Ring for the same on Fourth street, sistystwo 103) feet north from the southeast corner of said square, and north on said street twenty-two and sixty-two one-hundredths (22 62-100) feet; thence west fifty-three and thirty one-hundred 30-100) feet: thence southwesterly four aS $ 5 fe. : a. thence we dredths (17 70-100) feet; seventy-ceven one-bi (20 thence, erst. seventy five i eet Deginning, subject to a right ‘over the north three and seventy hundredths (870.100) feet front and extendit semi-annually, fron! day. of sale, of trust upon the option of the pure! 5 required of the purchaser at the time of sale. couveyancing, reecrding and notarial ‘fees cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to plied with within ten days from otherwise the trustees reserve the the ee ested at the risk and cost of i Fash En ‘Trystees, ‘THOMAS DOWLING & 00., AUCTION! 612 B et. aw. ae TRUSTEES’ SALE OF TWO BRICK HOUSES, NOS. 3416 AND 3418 N STKEET Ni RTH WI it ving occ the a cert ‘Of trust, dated Sept lag a recorded in Liber 1513, folio et seq. the District of Columbia land di of the secured, sule, at public auction, in front of ESDAY, SEPTEMBER SEVENTIES ER “PAST FOUR P.M., ‘Threl ent 362 will offer for 1865, at and ‘55, in Pet to G of ly Fayette street) and with N’ street 30 feet. thet fiuth parallel with 33th street and with the east : Beginning at a point street (formerly Ist street) 90 feet enst cor. her of 3th sitet. (forme rupning thence erst Une of said lot 117 feet 6 inches to a 10-foot all thence west with the north iine feet, and thence porth to the place of the trustces reserving the right to offer sald bouses together_or separately. TERMS OF SALE: ‘One-third cash, one-third in one Fear and one-third in two years, or ull cash, 1¢ purchaser's option, deferred ts to. Secured by deed of trust On the property sold, With notes to bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent Bop, annum, arable semi-annually. A depewtt of on juired TERMS to be complied With within ten dave trom day of sale, or the property te be resold at the risk “CONVEYANCING af purchasee Sa e at purchaser's cost. Taxes paid : sez ” “3010 B Dt at. now, JACKSON H. RALSTON, ‘Trustee, net-dkds "1833 F st. nw, THOMAS DOWLING, AUCTIONDER, G12 E st." aw. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A VALUAELE IMPROVED PROVERTY, KNOWN AS NO, i513 S STREET pAOKTHWESr. genes y virtue of a certain deed of trust to us, dated July 20, 1894, and duly recorded in Liver No. 1943, folio 31, et of the land records of the Dis: trict of Columbia, and at the request of the par ties secured theroby, we, the @ndersizned trus- tees, Will nell at public duction, in. front of the Premises, on FRIDAY, TWh TH NTH OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1895, AT ¥ "CLOCK Pats the ftlowing “described innd and preniises, situate iyi in the city of Washington, trict of Columbia, ¥ “ian said sui page 382, trict of ‘Columbha, basement brick dwelilug, street northwest. Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in two ‘isic in the office of the surveyor of the Dis- sroved by a three-story and keown as No. 1518 3 equal installments, in one and’ two years fcom day of sale, or all’ cash, at the option of the cheser. A’ deposit of $200 will be required at time of eal>, Coaveyancing and recording at the purchaser. Terms of sale to be com plied with ‘within ten (10) days or trustees re- serve the right to resell at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. A good title guaran THOMAS W. FOWL PRANE T. RAWLINGS, ‘Trust se3-dkds THOMAS DOWLING, AUCTIONEER, No. 612 E st. nw. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE HOTEL ERTY, SITUATE ON THE Nest SIDE OF BETWEEN I ANi STREETS NORTHWES?. > By virtue of a deed of trust, dated the ay uly recorded in Liber 17 land records for the Distriet of Columbia, and by the direction of hereby, the und trus- tees PROP. oE, thereby, ill sell, at public auction. in of. the premises, on MONDAY, the SIXTEENTH DAY of SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1805, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, ihe following described real estate and premises, “situate in the city of Washington and [istrict of Columbia, and designated as and be- ing part of lot numbered four 4) in T. Drury and others’ subdivision of syuare one hundred and elglity-fve (185), as said subdivision is recorded im Book I, page 210, in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, said part of lot being contained within the following metes and bounds, viz.: Beginning for the same at a point-on the West line of 16th street one hundred and thirty-six (36) feet three and one-fourth (34) Inches north of the southeast cornet of said square, sald point be- ing also six (6) fect three and one-fourth (34) inches north of the coutheast corner of lot four (4), and runnis thence north on suid street twenty-six (26) fect three and one-fourth (314) Inches; thence west one hundred and six (106) feet six. (6) inches to an alley; thence south twenty-six (26) feet three and one-fourth (84) inches, and thence east one kundred and six (166) feet’ cix (6) inches to the pisce of beginning, Also part of said lot four (4) Said square one hundred and eighty-five (185), described by metes and bounds as follows: 4 nig for ihe same on the west line of sald 16th Street at the nertheast corner of said lot and run- ning thence south wlong sald street twenty-four (24) feet: thence west one tundred and six (1M) fect six (6) inches; thence north twenty-four (24) fect, fd thence east one bundred and six (106) feet sit (6) inches to the line of suid street and place of Deginning, together with the Improvements thereon, ‘ermas Of sale: One-third cash, balance in ong and two years, with interest, secured by deed of trust on ‘t} sold, ‘or all cash, at the option of the pure or purchasers. A t of one thousand dollars will be required at time sale. All recording and conveyunclng at cost purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with in Aftcen days frou? day of sale; otherwise the tras. feos reserve the ri fo the property at risk ‘nd cost of defaulting purchaser, alter. five paper published tn tad Gite of Wasbinetons = paper pul in sald city of Washington. PEMBERTON S. HUTCHINSO? (CHARD W. TYLER, ne3-d&ds ‘Trustees. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS. (Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & Co.) TRUSTEES’ SALE OF TWO FRAME, HOUSES, NOS. 936 AND 938 F STREET SOUTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded im Liber 1911, at folio 215 et seq., one of the land records for the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured “thereby, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale, by iblie auction, in front of the premises, on ‘TUESDAY TENTH AD. 1805, at DAY OF SEPTEMBER, al FIVE O'CLOCK P.M, the following described ‘land and premises, situate in the city of Washi in the District of Columbia, and designated as and being original lot numbered twenty-seven (27), im the subdivision of square three hundred and eighty- nine (389), made by the Commissioners in tue par- tition of ‘the estate of Benjamin Young, together with all the re epee ts, dec.” Terms: third cash, the residue in two equal installments at one and’ two years, with interest from the day of sal payable semi-annually, iy the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A me of $200 juired upon ac- ceptance of bid. If the terms of sale are not com- plied with in fifteen days from the day of sale the trustees reserve the t to resell the property at righ! the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after five days’ advertisement of such resale in some ed in Washington, D. G. All at the cost of the newspaper publish conveyancing and purchaser. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. ‘3 SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY, PROVED BY THE BRICK DWELLING NUMBERED 1343 B STREET NORTHEAST. By virtue of a certain deed of trast dated November 23, 1803, and duly recorded in Liber No. 42 et seq... of the land Columbia, I, as surviving trustee, fell, at public auction, in front of the premises, on SATURDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DaY D. 4 O'CLOCK of Columbia, and designated as ana being lot num- bered seventy-elght (i), in Victor Anderson's sub: division of lots in square numbered ten hundred and thirty-four (1034), as per plat recorded 1n books 19, page 101, one of the the sur- fice of the District of Columbia, together a easements, richts, privileges the same belonging or in anywise apperta! ‘Terms of sale: Oue-third of the purchase ™ to be paid in cash, and the balance in two fostalimente,, payatle. in one and two years, wit interest at 6 per cent per . payal - Amuually, from day of ‘wale, secured by deed of trust upen the property, sold, chaser. A tion- of the deposit of Pe 4 required of the purehaser at the time mi 4 All conveyancing, and notarial the cort of the purchaser. ‘Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from =, of ctherwise the trustee reserves the ns to the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. WILLIAM A. GORDON, set-d&ds Surviving Trustee.