Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1897—12 AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. J, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-simile signature of on every wrapper. This is the original “« PITCHER’'S CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. per. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, end has the signature of No one has authority from me to use my name except on the LM led wrap- The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. March 8, (897. Do Not Be Cb RAhs~on D Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in- Pp gredients of which even he does not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF eo Insist on ARGE BUILDINGS ton Monument Moves bly on a Hot Day. sly. ‘onfronting architects have in recent years because of big busine m and convenience } ure now of less importance | n to resist the strains structure must meet. ne curred in the s been speculation as to what of arrar thai which Every time west there h would oceur if a big wind business district of and engineers b bility. hay also the ef- considered fect - sun's heat on great buildings, | becar have shown that on a | hot day uctures move from the sun as though shrinking from its he while the marble winter rain of a cold da zing of th by the expansion summer. are not so noti on is in the ble in New York as they are in some other cities, be- cause w York streets are narrow, and the tali buildings are so close together that they pre -ach other from the s In Wa: 1entifie obser been made which prove conclus fect of heat, and cold on marble Washington monument s The nds on a slight hence in the middle of a plain. It unprotected from the elements. the monument was being erected the investigation of its vibration was begun, a cord and plummet being suspended from the top of the structure, with a needle to Make the record of any movement. One day it was reported that the monument | pout to fall. The needle had made a number of e:centric variations and was stil moving about when the observation taken. Investigation showed that an into the s caused the had got had t and, flapping bration of the » needle under normal conditions, how- showed a movement of the shaft, and ations made its completion contirm this record. There is a cord hang- ing from the top of the monument. pro- tected by a metal tube. At the end of this cord is fastened a pendulum which hangs in a bowl of mercury. The pendulum moves with the moveme but it cannot oscillate. The record of the pendulum is ta very day. It shows that the top of the marble column, 555 feet i moves four inches to the north on a hot, clear day. At night the meonu- t returns to the perpendicular. he extraordinary power of the sun's t is well illustrated by its effect on the pument. The marble column weighs » ton: entists say that the monument is not little journey in but this is due to the fact that of many pieces of marble. The in Central Park, which is a single of stone, deviates more than the monument. The Bunker Hill t of the column, Se injured in the least by it the world. it is built obe bk k Yashington ument, which is only half as tall as the Washington monument. moves about two inches from the perpendicular. Iron buildings are affected no less than those of marble. The dome of the Capitol at Washington moves from the south and West, away from the summer sun. —<so Colonies of Ants. From the San Francisco Call. One mound in particular, a groined col- umnar structure, was 18 feet high. This was not far from Port Darwin. The dis- coverer believes that originally the mound was conical in shape. The sides were smooth. It has evidently been in use for many years, and the columnar effect noticeable, he believes, is due to the fact that the ants, incessantly traveling the pathways up and down the mound, pro- duced the grooves that are seen, and re- sulted in giving the effect of a columnar formation. The entrance to the mound, {examination showed, had varied in loca: tion, for there was distinet evidence that pertures of this in several instances. ‘The interior of the mound referred to wed as much as anything the remark- instinct of the ants. It was divided Y much after the fashion of the tall 's which are now becoming so com- with an immense court within the itself—that 1s, there were hun- dreds of Uny cells built in from galleries which were terraced one above the other. ‘The galleries were connected by paths of stairw each of these being constructed | with architectural exactness. The cells re- minded one, the explorer sald, of the cell rt had been walled up up ve buildin mon, structure of a monk. The earth in each instance was as hard and smooth as marble and ‘bore evidence of long-continued usage. A portion of the ground floor, or basement, ef the mound had been divided up into} store rooms, and here it was evident the ants hed carefully packed away the pro- vender which they had secured from va- rivus points abeut. ed Bicycle a Temperance Factor. From the Evansville Journal. ‘The semi-annual reports of the two large brewing and malting companies of Chicago end Milwaukee have just been published, and they furnish food for reflection on the part of the public as well as the stock- holders. The reports stete that there has been a decrease in the sales of beer by the two companies amounting to 47,427 bar- Having The Kind That Never Failed You. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. it is still below that of the corresponding period of previous years. Although the official report ret the liquor business do not refer to effects of the bicycle on trade, it ui tionably has an important influence the world’s awheel, and, as knows, a wheelman ters. Hence he has parted company with ambrinus, and the numerous sheri‘f sales Ail everybody annot serve two mas- of saloons and embart ment of vincus liquor dealers indicate that the bike is even greater than Bacchus. As a tem- perance worker the wheel has no equal. — -Cénkling-Platt Break. ter Wellman in Chicago Times-Herald. ce Goodrich of New York tells t interesting and I think hitherto ed story of the Garfield-Conkling- Platt episode. It was on a Monday thai field sent to the Senate the nomination of Robertson to be collector. The next day Mr. Platt went to New York, and Wednes- day morning told Mr. Goodrich the story which he now tells me. When the nomination of Robertson reach- ed the Senate chamber Conkling and Platt were talking together. Arthur was in the chair, and when the message was handed him by the veteran Bassett he opened the envelope in a nonchalant, matter of course way, never dreaming that it contained the bit of political dynamite which was to kill Garfield, ruin the career of Conkling and shorten his days, and make himself Presi- dent and lead indirectly to his early death. When Arthur opened the envelope and his eye alighted upon the fatal words he turn- ed as pale as a sheet. He clenched the gavel convulsively. as if he would use it as a weapon. Then he beckoned to Conkling and Platt, and they both walked up to the Vice President's desk. Arthur handed them the sheet of paper bearing Garfield's signa- ture. Conkling looked at it, and an ‘n- escribably fierce expression came over his face. Arthur was simply speechless end now livid with rage. Platt alone met the most unexpected situation with something like a calm and practical view. “I shall resign my seat in the Senate,” said he. “Why do you say that?” asked Artaur, now recovering his speech. “Because this nomination means war," replied Platt, “and because I came here for peace and am physically unable to, go through such a war as this fs going to be. It will kill me, and the only way I can save my life is by resigning.” “Platt,” said Conkling, “it will be fatal to my plans if you resign now. Promise me you will withhold your resignation for a few weeks, and if you are thea of the same mind I will resign with you. Platt agreed to this and the bargain was made. Some weeks later Plait insisted upon resigning, and Conkling’s resignation, he being the senior senator, was offered first. Platt told his friend and counsel, Judge Goodrich, of this agreement made at the Vice President's desk in that dramatic moment before the nomination was laid be- fore the Senate, within forty hours. The story told here is as Platt himself narrated it, and it effectually disposes of the ‘“Me- too” sneer under which Platt rested in silence for many years. oo Stretched Bicycle Chains. From the Sioux City Tribune. A simple manner in which stretched chains may be restored to pitch is to take a teper punch of some kin’ and drive it down between each pair of side bars suffi- ciently far to spread them enough in the middle to draw the center blocks up to pitch again, so says an authority. This will make an old chain run with a sem- blance of accuracy for at least a short pe- riod of time, but the method fails as a sat- isfactory measure in that it is impossible to shorten a chain in this way with any degree of accuracy. Everything consider- ed, the best thing to do with a chain that has stretched to any considerable degree 1s to throw it away. When a bicycle chain reaches that point in its career, when proper pitch is no longer one of its qual- ities, the worst thing that can hapen to the running parts of a bicycle has happen- ed. A chain that is stretched until it is all out of pitch, not only is the cause of a very miserable transmission of power, but it very quickly cuts the sprocket teeth until they, too, retain no semblance of their for- mer size, shape and pitch. The Garfi Ww Chief J me am -Rays and the Heart. | From tle Obio State Journal. Professor Benedict of Vienna states that the most important result of the employ- ment of the X-rays in interral diseases has been the ascertaining of the strength and extent. of the heart's movement under healthy and unhealthy conditions. They have shown that the work performed by a sound heart has been greatly overesti- mated, and thus the vibrations of a dis- eased heart have been rendered easier of understanding. Doctors are now in a sition to learn the size and position of the vital organ in c@ses where the former meth. ods of auscultation and percussion would afford them no help. By the X ray it ts possible to observe deterioration of the valves at a much earller stage than for- merly, and to gain exact information as to the relations between the heart and the | diaphragm, as well as to observe the move- ments of the membrane. In the early diag- rels. The officials attribute this: falling off {2 consumption to the depression in com- mercial and industrial enterprise, and ex- press the opinion “that so soon as the tariff question is settled an improvement may be looked for." The total outpuf of all the breweries in the Chicago internal revenue district decreaseé 120,75: bushels for the six months, and although the hot weather hea increased the consumption sonfewhat. resis, espectally of disease of the lungs, stomach and kidneys, the rays are now of the greatest service to practitioners, and it will in future be possible to gain knowledge of such diseases at a stage which they have previously entirely escaped detection. It matters little what it Is that you want cywhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the ‘verson who can fill your need. RAREST .OF BIRDS Wonderful Malayan Oollection at Smithsonian Institution. OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED SPECIMENS Beautiful Colors, Rainbow of Feath- ers, Patchwork of Tints. DONATED BY DR. W. L. ABBOTT Dr. W. L. Abbott of Philadelphia, who at different times nas made many valuable donations to the Smithsonian Institution, has recently sent on another from the Malay peninsula, which is one of the most beautiful, as well as most interesting, in the institution. The collection comprises about 1,100 spec- imens of the feathered tribe which inhabit the Malayan peninsula, between two send three hundred varieties being included. The birds of that region are noted as possessing more brilliant plumage than those of any other region in the world, which fact is borne out by a view of the specimens themselves. They form a kalei- doscope of colors—a rainbow of feathers, a patchwork of shades and tints—which will delight the eye of an impressionist ar- tist or a lover of subdued and quiet tints. Death has not in the least dimmed the luster of the feathers, the colors all having been preserved in a manner wonderful to witness. Tints from many a fading tropi- cal sunset are represented there, shades rivaling the flush of the aurora in the re- gions of the far north. Never was there a millinery shop where such gorgeous feath- ers were shown, and many a woman would give much to be able to appear in such borrowed plumage, regardless of whether or not fine feathers make fine birds. In Oriental Poetry. Many of the specimens are those of birds mentioned in oriental poetry, and many of them have no counterparts in the western hemisphere. The majority of them have much about them to interest any one who is fortunate enough to get a view of the collection. They have arrived so recently that as yet they have not been fully clas- sified. After awhile they will be mounted, while some of them wiil be kept in the in- stitution simply for comparison. Cc. W. Richmond, assistant curator of the department of birds, showed these speci- mens to The Star reporter, describing in- dividually some peculiarity or character- istic. The “broad bill” is a bird known only to southern Siam and southern India. They are about as large as a_ blackbird, with bills which give them their distinct- ive name. Their plumage is of changeable tints, magnificent to behold. The bulbuls mentioned in Moore’s ‘Lalla Rookh” and the time-enduring poem of “Omar Kha- yam" is represented in the collection. It is on the order of a titmouse, somewhat larger, and of a dull color. Its song is such that it is called the mocking bird of the east. Then there are scimeter birds, so called on account of their peculiarly shaped bills, ‘like those of a curved sword, and “bush babblers,” obtaining their name from the manner in which they hold animated con- ersations with one another in the copses. The Sinmesxe Jay. The jay cf Siam is not unlike the blue jay of this country, except that its plumage is a glossy black, defined with white lines. It has a stiff crest and long tail. ‘Mino’ birds are the cage birds of the east, red and green as to plumage. ‘They make fine talkers and can be found in many of the Malayan households. The fiery minivit has in its plumage a dash of scarlet, which may have been caught from the sunset it- self. Parudise fly catchers’ are small birds with long, gracefully shaped tails, the feathers being of all imaginable color: but are not to be mistaken for the “Birds of Paradise,” which are of a different €8. ader birds” are about the size of They intertwine their nests so wren closely together that it is deemed surpris- ing how they know their own. New York tenements are not to be compared in the matter of close quarters where the weader birds are concerned. ‘There are “nuthatchers, ' which are essentially ground birds, creeping and gliding in the thickets. “Sun birds” are similar in shape, brilliancy of plumage and size to the hum- ming bird of the western half of the globe. They have long, sharp-pointed bills, and extract the n2ctar from the heart of the tropical flowers. Scotch Plaids. There are also “pitta” birds, which live mostly on the ground. Their plumage is fantastic, and they would be in the height of fashion now, if thefe was such a thing in birddom, for their plumage resembles a Scotch plaid to a surprising degree. They are about the size of a robin, and in addi- tion to possessing such remarkably colored feathers on the front of the body, have a red splotch, as of blood, and hardly to be mistaken for ft, on the breast. Partridges, like the “Bob Whites” of the Virginia and Maryland stubble fields, are in the collec- tion. The most marked difference between them and those of this locality is that their plumage is beautiful in the extreme. “Fairy blue bird” is the rather fantastic ttle of a specimen about the size of a robin or larger. It might be called “black and blue” with equal propriety, for it is of sable, except on its back, where there is such a bright spot of azure that it might lead the beholder to believe it had flown too high at one time, and scraped the primary blue from the vault of heaven itself. The “fire back pheasant” is a slim bird, with a long tail like that of a fish, which appears as if it was never quite finished. The plumage is of a variegated tint, dark in one light, green and gold and red and blue in another. On the back, only seen in a certain light, and @nvisible in others, is what looks to be a sheet of burnished gold, flashing gilt-like and sudden in Its magnifi- cence. The pheasant has a naked head, with a tuft of hair, like the scalplock of an Indian. Spurs adorn its legs. The {ungles Contribute. The original “jungle fowl,” from which all domesticated chickens have descended and been evolved from the native wilds of the Malay peninsula, are also in the col- lection. The male is simply a splendid gpeciment of the game cock of this coun- try, of the same size and having the gen- eral appearance, markings and character- istics. The male is fitted with a pair of keen, slender gaffs, which would delight a cock fighter to look at. The hen is also a counterpart of the game hen of America and England. < “Horn bill queer birds, with bone-like substances on their heads like shoe horns, are remarkable birds. They are about the size of ravens, and their plumage is of a dark color. The ‘‘casques,” as the bony substance on the top of their heads is called, resemble somewhat the flat hats which young girls wear now, with the ex- ception that the casques are square instead of round. The birds, it is evident, do not care for the ridiculous appearance they present, but are content to flit about the tropical forests, feeding on fruits and palm nuts, which they crack open with their powerful bills. The bills are frequently broken and uneven, showing the bird has had nuts to crack at different times in its career. One variety has white whiskers over the bills. The rhinoceros horn bill comes from Borneo. It has a black bill and a horn above, like that of the beast from which it receives its name. Bill Over a Foot Long. An ibis, with a bill over a foot long, is a feature of the collection. There is a queer specimen of hawk, about the size of a spar- row hawk, which flits about at night, and feeds principally on bats. There 1s also a specimen of hornbill remarkable that out of eighty species it possesses a_character- istic unknowr: to the others. This is that its oeege is a solid piece of bone. The bird pecks trees, and the casque being solid gives the head so much more power of peopalsias or battering ram force. They have long tails, the whole neck being Mary, Queen of Scots, whose hair turned it, have restored its color fame espera G naked down to an@ including @ part of the patito if the bed cogs att receiv: dose of boi water. Cormorants, Bast ygether unlike crows as to color, but of larger size, were ex- amined. They have Jong necks, and bills like fish hooks. They: are fine fishers, and are trained for this. purpose by the Chinese, becoming most rt in this line—the fisn line. ‘The velestiate, put rings around the necks of the birds, which prevents thein from swallowing ‘the ‘fish, after they have worked hard and wish-to enjoy the fruit of their labors. “Fruit ;.pigeons” and doves are shown in several species. Quite Up to Date. One of the most interesting specimens in the whole collection is the “lemiode.” In this the usual order of things as respects the feathered trite is just reversed. The bird might be called the “woman's rights disciple of the forest,” for the female has brighter colored plumage and is larger tian the male. After the eggs have heen laid, the male fs forced to sit on them un- til they hatch, while the newly emanci- pated, up-to-date female bird goes galli- vanting about the jungle, considering that her part of the contract is finished. After the eggs are hatched, the father takes charge of the young ones, and looks after trem until they are able to shift for them- selves, which is not long with these feath- ered folk, or furred folk, of the jungle. Trey are relater to the partridge family, but are much smaller. ° “Trojan” birds, about the size of a jay, are noted for the ease with which their brilliant plumage falls out. They have splotches of scerlet in their plumage. *“Bee eaters” tn the collection have hooked bills, shaped so they can catch the honey gatherers with the poisonous sting without being touched. They are found only in the Malay peninsula, and have exceedingly brilliant plumage. Kingfishers are shown in variety. As with those here, the pre- deminant color is blue. Their bills are red. The “coppersmith” bird of Kipling and his tales are included in the collection. They are about the size of doves. They have large bills, with which they make their jarring, unmelodious, _boiler-yard sounds. Their heads look as if they had been dipped in paint pots, or the colors daubted on with a big brush. They have enormous whiskers, which, in their un- tutored state, they allow to grow without the touch of clippers or razor. The coarse hairs in these stick out beyond the ooint of the bills. ‘Phere are large woodpeckers, something like those seen in the mountain forests of this country, with heads like hammers and bills like chisels. The tails are of stiff feathers, by which they prop themselves on«the trees as they peck away. Some are speckled, and combine all shades. Polka Dot Birds. There is a small specimen shown which might be termed the “polka dot” bird, the spots being out of all proportion to its size. Cuckoos with pretty plumage and long tails can be seen, and “love birds,” which derive their name from the fact that they are so inseparably together. They are small, with paroquet-shaped bills, and Dril- Mant green plumage. In the collection are specimens of the smallest hawks in the world. They are not larger than English sparrows, and feed on insects. There are many varieties among the specimens of hawks, storks, snipe and plover. There are some extravagantly handsome specimens of the famous argus pheasants, which are found in Siam; the spread of their wings, the size of the bird considered, is truly wonderful, the plumage is of silken filigree fineness, dotted with the eye-like shapes. They were appropriately named, on account of these peculiar markings, after Argus, the hundred eyed. They are the finest specimens in the whole collec- tion, which is one to make even the cura- tors of the Smithsonian, accustomed and beautiful objects, open their eyes with pride and satisfaction. aie Eee Monitors Are Favored. From the New York Press, European naval experts are turning their attention from battle ships to monitors. For many years after the civil war the maritime nations of the world let the mon- itor type of v 1 go unregarded. The great things accomplished by the original monitor :v her fight at Hampton Roads and the building by the United Staies of several vessels of this type caused for a time several of the European powers to experiment with it, but they soon aban- doned the attempt to improve upon and perpetuate the type, and evolved the pres- ent kind of battle ship, with all tts im- mense expense and unknown effective qual- ities. Even in the United States the old monitors were allowed to go to ruin, and the new ones ordered were abandoned and laid uv unfinished. The first step, however, which was taken in the direction of rebuilding the new navy was to order the completion of the double- turreted monitor Miantonomoh on modern hr ‘The rebuilding of the Amphitrite, Puritan and Terror was accomplished af- terward, and the Monterey built for the Pacific coast. All these vessels have proved successes, and have been found able to stand heavy weather at sea in a manner which surprises even their strongest ad- vocates. The effect of this has been that in Europe there is a strong party among naval officials who vant to have the moni- tor type reintroduced. Lord Brassey in his last annual says of this: ‘Many recoil from the large expendi- ture, and believe the monitor type ought to be revived. On this point it may be ob- served that the monitof type, dear though it be to the Americans, has no place in their new fleet.” This is hardly correct on the part of Lord Brassey, considering the fact as already stated, but it is true that the type has not received that attention in the building of the new navy that perhaps will be given to it hereafter, both in this country and in Europe. —_+ e+ _____ Corporations, Frem the Indianapolis Journal. The laws of most states are very loose in regard to the capitalization of corporations, so that bogus and fraudulent capitalization 1s a great evil, because it opens to a class of consclenceless speculators temptation to make combinations to rob the people. The extent of this evil can be realized when the street railway companies of the country are investigated. It is said that there is not a bona fide capitalization in any large city. As a rule, these companies have paid nothing for franchises or for right of way. Consequently, honest capitalization should represent tne actual cost of the tracks and equipment. These franchises were granted before the application of electricity was dreamed of. Tae invention of the trolley has changed the whole situation. Pro- meters who have no interest in any busi- ness which affords only fair profits have dbtained control of these franchises under different conditions, and have entered into a conspiracy to rob the people of the cities by fraudulent capitalization. ‘Take Indianapols for an illustration. Its street railway is“eapitalized by the pro- moters who last purchased the property at. $9,000,000, of whith $4:000,000 are bonds. That is, by their’ own figures, whieh put the miles of track at one hundred and the capitalization at | $9,000,000, they have $90,000 of stock and bonds upon each mile of track! If there Were not a mile of track in the city there can‘be no doubt that an army of contractors‘ would contend for the privilege of building ‘a# ‘good tracks as now exist and furnishing “an equipment equal to the present for $30,600 a mile. This is the class ofcorporations which are organized forthe purpose of robbing the people, and théy are the corporations which should beienounced and fought. When the proper discrimination is made between legitimate cogporations and “com- bines” of men whg,are banded together by the same impulses as that which leads oth- ers to hold up ‘the getting of the money of. other people—practical progress will be made in dealing with corporations. The first practical step is for the legi ture to make the penalty of fictitious or fraudulent capitalization a misdemeanor, the penalty of which should be forfeiture of the property. ——__+oo____. AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTAPE,&c. Today. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co.. Aucts., 020 Pa. ave. n.w. —Trustees’ sule of unimproved property in George- town, on Friday, August 6, at 5:30 odleek p.m. John D. Coughlin and-Henry P. Gilbert, trustees. ‘Tomorrow. Ratcliffe, Satton &sCo., Aucts., 020 Pa: ave. n.w. —Sale of dwellings, Nos.°803 and 305 1st st.-s.c., on Saturday, August 7, at 4:30 o'clock p.m, ©. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G-st. n.w.—Sale of housebold goods, ete.,.on Saturday, Angust 7, at 10 o’clock:a.m, Also at 12 m., horses, carriages, barness,ete, Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co,, Aucts., 920 Pa. ave, n. —Scle of household goods to pay storage, on Sat- urday, August 7, at 10 o'clock a.m. 8. Bensinger, Auct., 940 La. ave. n.w.—Sale of horses, on Saturday, Angust 7, at 10 o'clock a.m. Walter B. Willisms & Co., Aucts.—Sale of bouse- Keeping articles, on Saturday, August 7, at 10 o'clock a.m.; also,’ at 12 m., horses, carriages, harness, etc. ad Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts., 920 Pa. ave. n.w. —Chancery sale of lots on Hamilton read, on Sat- urday, August 7, at 5:30 o'clock p.m. W. Mosby ‘Williams, trustee. AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 920 Penna. ave. v.w. EEGULAR SALE OF FURNITURE, &c.. Fithian our rooms (20 Penna. av MORNING at TEN O'CLOCK. ALSO LOT COFFINS AND CASKETS. AT TWELVE M., HORSES, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. PTTON & ©O., Aucts. ke. ), TOMORROW AUCTION SALES. ‘THIS AFTERNOON. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & 00., Auctioneers. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF UNIMPROVED PROPERTY SITUATED IN GEORGETOWN, D.C. By virtue of a of trust to us, recorded among the land records of the District of Columbia, in Li- ber No. 1732, follo 210, we will sell at_auction, in front of the’ premises, on FRIDAY, SIXTH AU- GUST, 1897, AT HALF-PAST FIVE O°CLOCK P.M., "those parcels of ground in Georgetown, in the said ‘District, and designated as and being parts of lots numbered €0 and 61, in Old Georgetown, being % square 21 of said Georgetown, described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning for the same at a point on east line of Jefferson street where the same is intersected by ‘the south boundary line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Condemnation, and running thenve southerly with said east line of Jef- ferson street 80 feet; thence east parallel to Bridge street 105 feet 10 ihches to the eastern outline of the original plan of the city of Georgetown; thence Rortherly with said outline to the south line of sald Canal boundary line; thence by and with sald south Une to the point of beginning; also all that parcel of ground lying in said square 21, in said George. town, described as follows: Beginning on the east line of Jefferson street 580 feet_5 inches south from the southeast intersection of Bridge and Jefferson streets, and running thence south with said east Une of Jefferson street 50 fect; thence east and parallel with Bridge street 105 ‘feet 10 Inches to eastern outline of original plan of Georgetown: thence north with sald east line 50 feet, and thence West 105 feet 10 inches to the beginning, being the south 50 feet of Iet 63 by depth on plan of Old Georgetown; sald two parcels being same convered by deed recorded among said land records in Liber No, 787, folio 489. (All the foregoing described roperty’ will be sold subject, to a prior deed of rust, recorded among said land records in Liber No. 1781. folio 218. The amount of indebtedness secured thereunder will ve made known at day of sale. Also all of lot 27 and so much of lot 26 as_Is not in- cluded within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com- pany, in Beall’s Addition to Georgetown. Also a strip or lot of south of said lot 27, known as part of “Wapping” and bounded on the north by said lot 27, on the east by Washington street, on the south by lot Addition to G Ine of Old Geor, 2 of Deakins, Lee & Casanave’s and on the west by the ‘all of said parceis being in square 21, In said Georgetown (said lot 27, pt. 26 and pt. “Wapping” will be sold subjéct to. prior deeds of trust recorded among said land records in Liber No. 1569, folios 288 and 292. The amount of indebtedness secured thereunder will be made known at day of sale. Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase mones in cash, and the balance in equal installments at one and two years, with interest from day of sale at rate of 6 per ‘cent, payable semi-annually, or all in cash, at purchaser's option. The deferred uirchaser's notes and Sepa to be secured by leed of trust cn property sold. Will be required at time of sale be complied with within ten day Convesancing and recording at p: Jou A deposit of $200 ‘Terms of sale to from 4: GHLAN, GILRE Jy27-d&ds FUTURE DAYS 3 TURE, By virtue of a deed of trast. recorded in Liher No. 1981, follo 402 et seq., of the land records for the Distriet of Columbia, and st of the party secured. the Will sell, by. publi cliffe, Suston & north Y OF AU- TEN O'CLOCK A.M. the is mentioned in schedule “B” trust. at- tached to sa erms cash. J. 3. WILManvH, BENJ. F.C au6-3t c. G. LOAN & €( UNCLAIME NTH, + there will be ‘so’ s of Washing te 1 lien for and onpaid on 49 inerehandise, ete, due xoudls, household Stored with us by Penusyivanta Railroad pany and marked Moylan, Douglass, g swell » Swindell, Hunnicutt, Bond & Co. Bolton, Meen, ‘Harri- son, Fanning, Ward, Parker,’ Blake, U.S. Atnuity Co. . W. Knox Express Company, on, D.C. ANG: ON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. enuary 25, 1894, 1894, in Liber No! lund’ records of the request of the undersigned, t in front of the secured thereby es, Will sell, at public premises, on WEDNESDAY EI ENTH DAY OF AUGUST, A.D. 18% RALI ‘AS FOUR O'€ , the fol described land and mises, situate in th of Washington, in t District of Columbia designated as and being all of original lots ‘nuti- dered two, @),, three (3) and four (4), in reservation si to 465, inclusive, Ma West, and all ‘the goods. chattels and personal property in and upon the said premises, particularly described in the schedule attache o said deed of consisting of Boiler and Engine (made by ray & ©o.), = Flooring , Planers Rip Saws @), s (2), Variety hine, Band Saw, Wood Lathe, ‘the purchase paid in cash, and the balance in installments, payable in one intereti at six” per centum ly, from day of sa of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchiser. A deposit of $300 will be required of the purchaser at the time of nding and notarial fee: Terms of sale to be cor the purchaser's cost. plied with within ten days from day of sale, othe wise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property, at the risk and cost of the purchaser in default.” Terme for personal property MATLO: aud-d&ds C. G. SLOAN & CO., Auctioneers, 1407 G st. n.w. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA. By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly recorded in Liber No. 2025, folio 370 et seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the re- quest of the party secured therebs, we, the under- signed trustees, will offer for sale at pu auc- in front of the premises, on TUESDAY, ‘THE 'H DAY OF AUGUST, 1897, AT HALF-PAST P.M., the following described real estate, situate In the county of Washington, Dis- trict of Columbia, to wit: All of lot numbered 24, in section numbered one (1) of the subdivision of ing part of a tract ef land ca‘led “St. El'za- accordi to the plat recorded in the sur- veyor’s office of sald District in Book Levy Court No, 2, page 1. ‘Terms will be stated at time of sale. A deposit of $100 will be required of the purchaser at time of sale. THOS. B. WARRICK, CLIFTON A. JOHNSON, Jy27,80,au3,6,10 It RATCLIFFE, WALTER B. WILLIAMS & ©)., AUCTIONEDES. REGULAR SATURDAY SAL On TOMORROW, AUGUST SEV O'CLOCK A.M., We thal sell at our sales’ room general axsortiient of Housekeeping Artic 2 Handsome Decorated Tolle: Sets. ALSO, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK M., Horses, Carria; Buggies, Hacness, AT TEN a At WALTEN'B. WILLIAMS & 00., Aucts. BAZAAR, NO. 40 LA. AVE. WORK AND DRIVING HORSES. On SATURDAY MORN AUGL SEVENTH, at TEN O'CLOCK, we w with e bazaar: 21 pale Sorrel Horves, & sears old, It hands Buu Workers, single or 3 years old, sound, 100 pounds: 1 Bay Horse, 5 years old, sound and good worker, will weigh 1,400 pounds, 1 Gray Cob, 6 years old, sound and good worker. 5 Draught Horses, 5 and 6 years old, sound aud workers, ALSO 20 head of Horses consigned b Parties In need of heavy d-xugh Ty invited to attend this wale Buggies, Carriages, Waxe 2 8. BENSING! 107 SEVENTH, 1897, aT WITHIN ‘OUR AUC OAK M. FP. STREET. WARDROBE SWELL-FRONT. BED fER COMBE CHIFFONIER, OAK, WAL ROOM 3 PARLOR ERATORS, SES, IS. EASY TRESSES, ¥' KUGS, OIL CLs ED, UT AND OTHER URNITURE, RNISHINGS,”F name of F. will please take jy31-6t SUTTON & 20 Pa. ave OF TWO LOTS, FRONTIN T ON HAMILTON RUAD, NEAR YLOR ROAD. a decree of the Says aw. jamson's subdivision of ” county of Washington, said District, as re corded in Book Gov. Shepherd, page 33, of tbe sur- “s records of said Distric mn 6 per cent inte deposit required alance in one sear, with $50 ble sexi iy. S$. Trustee, , SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONE! TWO BRICK HOUS NOS. 303 AND 305 FIRST STREET S. E.,, 15 ROOMS EACH, WITH ALL MODERN IMPROVE- MENTS, BY AUCTION. On_ SATU! AY AFTERNOO: AU ST SEV ST FOUR v_ public premises, sublots 15 and 16, square h IS feet and renning back to an all very Uberal, and of omt- infront th ing Term: sale. $200 deposit CLIFFE, SULTON & ¢ Aucti - KUTURE DAYs, IN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, NUE BE- _THIRTY- No, 18386, wherein Harrs'C, Given et al and Mary eet al. are undersigned trustees will offer for sale, . in front of the pr a NTH DAY of Al ers 5 LOCK P.M., the following real estate, situated in Georgetown, D. and dist ingwisiesd 1 being parts Hawkins’ addition t feet east of the west Ii 99 feet, east 15 fee thence ‘West to the beginning, imp: 225 Prospect avenu sale: One-third « valance in with interest, or all cash. If complied with in fifteen days reserved to sell at the risk and cos! ms a! of the de reconding ar th See of $100 Ww e required at the = EMILY H. ¢ WILLIA re in st. in. Truste Auctionsers. WITR NEW E . R YORK AVENUE NORTHWES By virtue of a deed of trast dul; ber No. 1916, folio 438 et seq ords B recorded In Li- one of the land rec for the’ District of Columbia, and at the of the parties secured t nder- d trustees will offer for in front of the premises, on GUST, A.D. 1897, AT HA to wit: Lot fifty-eicbt (s). division of lot twelve (12), in square five bundred and fifty. her with all the im- 's, With interest ‘from the day of sale at 6 per Cent per annuin, secured by deed of trast on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. "A deposit of $200 required at the time of sale. If the teums of sale are not complied with in fifteen days from the day of sale the trustees re- serve the right to resell the property at the risk And cost of the def.ulting purchaser after five days” advertisement in seme newspaper published in Washington, D. C. All conv. . &e.. at the purchaser's cost. JOHN WALTER, Jr., H. H. BERGMA‘’ jy28-d&ds ‘Trustees. THOMAS DOWLING & ©O., AUCTIONEERS, 612 E st. n.w. IMPROVED PROPE! NEAR CONGRESS HEIGHTS AT AUCTIO: On WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ELEVENTH, 1997, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK we will it public auction, in frout of preinises, lot nd part of lot 19 in Brooks’ sulwivision of part of St. Elizabeth, and improved by ® flve-room frame dwelling. store and stable. ‘Terms: balance in two years, ‘of trust upon iser's option, ty. or all cash, at pui posit required at the time of sale, and ali conveyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. Terms to be complied with in fifteen days, or the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. aub-dts Trustees, 609 F st. nw. ©. G. SLOAN & €0., AUCTS, 1407 G ST. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALU- ABLE AND DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS ON 3d ST. NEAR H ST. NORTHEAST, WASHING- TON, D.C. ee By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated the bth day of June, A.D. 1804, and duly recorded in Liber No. 1930, folios 114 ot of the land records of the Distict of Columit, and at the request of the party secured thereby, I will sell at. public auction, infront of the premises, on THURSDAY, AUGUST PWELETH, | 1897, | AT HALE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., ‘the following described land and premises, with the easement Fights, ways and appurtenanc™s thereunto belong: ing, situate and lying in elty of Washington, D- to wit: Parts of lots numbered nineteen (9). twenty (20) and twenty-two (22), in John W. Starr's sub- division of lots in square numbered seven Londred and seventy-seven (77), a8 per plat recorded in Liber No. 12, folio 10, of the records of the office of the surveyor of ‘the District of Columbia, beginuing for the same on 84, two (2) feet six (Si inches south of the northwest corner of said lot ‘of beginning, sub- fect to a right of way over the rear or east five Gy. feet of the above described land, and rpetual right of way over a strip of land five & feet wide immediately adjoining and ext. the entire th of the east or above described land. leet feasetiayiaii ,| ©. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF FRAME DWELLING ON THIRD STREET NEAR L STREET NORTH- EAST, WASHINGTON, D. C. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated the 12th of July, 1893, and duly recorded in Liber No, 1844, at folio 95 et seq., one of the Jand records of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, we will sell, at public auction, in front of the premises, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ELEVENTH, 1897, AT FIVE O'CLOCK 'P.M., the following described land and premises, situate in the elty of Washington, D. C.. and known as and being ot numbered thirty-one G1) in Patrick O"Don- oghte’s subdivision of square numbered seven hun- dred and forty-nine (749), as the same ts recorded in the surveyor's office of said city of Washington, D. C., in Bock C. H. B., page 137, together with the improvements, consisting of a frame dwelling. ‘Terms in relation to deferred payments announced on day of sale, when $100 will be required as a ——— ELON A. WOODWARD, Sy29-4&as JAMES WHITE, Trustees. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS, « 920 Pa. ave. on. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TWO BRICK HOUSES ON GREEN @9TH) STREET NEAR DUMBARTON STREET, WEST WASHINGTON, D. C. By virtue’ of a decree of the Supreme Gourt of the District of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause No. 18404, the undersigned, trustee, will offer for sale. by public auction, in front of the respective premises, on THURSDAY, AUGUST TWELFTH, A.D. 1897, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following described, real estate, situate in thé elty of W: trict of Columbia, Bicycles. 100 Champion Flyers and Grenadiers, for ladies & gentlemen, to be sold within our rooms, 920 Penna. Ave. N. W., TUESDAY, August 10th, At 4:30 o’clock P. M. No Limits. No Reserve. ‘These wih ti steel ne; joints forgings nk bar; steel; steel tube Nartford. Morgan & lies. Assortment of colors Protected by reinforce used for the fork crow et or bent wood lund Wright and Champion and sizes. Fully guaranteed by the factory. Now on Exhibition. N.B.---Only one sale, Tuesday, the 10th, at 4:30, and no limits. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & ©0., Aucts., au6-3t 920 Penna. ave. NED STREET ° WASHINGTON, D_ of the ‘ourt of the seem SON, at public AY, the at HOUR al ext in equ will on SAT JULY. 1 we ' DAY ot » following a it, to Wit: Th and the west 10 feet of Ik own, new known as squa on, and described more par- inning fer tk same on vireet at the distance of 180 fon with the west 3 ed of trust the option of wed WH be a at purehas: are not complied with in the trustees reserve. th nd cost of the defaul Al If terns of sai ROBL TRACY 1 Equity bldg. SRY POSTPONED PENTH, 1 _BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTE! SULTON & CO., AUCTI r 2 6 TWENTY Tt PUBLIC STRE By virtue of On the same afternoon and immedia the above sule, part of lot numbe square numbered tiv being th by deed dated the 18th day of A and recorded in records of the Dis two-story (2) frame house, northwest. same afternoon and all t lettered © fers “sul tivation aud six «l and 6} ts the same as the survey inapreved by a two-story Le street me cich plese: « be cash, the al installments, at one and two ye ite of se the | ments to be secured ises sold, and to bear centumn per at payable ‘se of the ($200) t sale. Terms to b> days from the day serves the right t Terms of purchase money t co nterest at the rate of 6 per dute of sal HN cash, at posit of two bund: eto be paid at the tin plied with within fit of sale, otherwise the tri resell the property at 7h faulty vise ser, after five (3) in seme news. e city of Washington, Dis- All conveyancing, recordii ete. to be at the cost of the purchaser or jure chasers. CHAS. W. DARR, Trastee, au2-d&ds Equity building, 319 #y st. nw RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & ©0., AUCTIONEE®S. TRUSTEE’S SALE ©) By virtue of the District of Co No. 18404, the und sme Court of . passed in Equity Cause signed, Trustee, will offer AUGUST POURTE) PAST POUR O'CLOCK P.M. g described real estate, situate in tke mgton and in the county in the Dis- trict of Columbia, to wit: Lots numbered 18 and 9, in Rothwell’: recorded subdivision of original numbered nine and ten @ and 10) and part of ninety-one T city of W: 1), together with all the imprwveweats, rights, to be sold in tvo rms on each piere cree are: cels. prescribed by the @e- One-third of the purchase money to be the balance m one (1) and two (@) f sale; deferred payments to be y trust on the property sold. and bearing interest at the rate of six 46) per cent per anpum from the day of sale, secured 4 deed of trust on the epee. sold, or all cash, ct the ption of the purchaser. A it of $190 on each piece required at the time of sale. If the terms of sale are not complied with in 15 days from the day of sale, the trustee reserves the right to re- sell the property at the risk and cost of the de- faulting purchaser or purchusers, after 5 days’ ad- vertisement of such resale, or sales, in some news- paper publisbed in Washington, D.C. All convey- ancing. &c., at the purchaser's cost. JOSEPH A REVETTL, Trustee, au3-d&ds . 317 Pa. ave. sc. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE ON FOURTEENTH STREET EXTENDED NEAR SPRING ROAD. By virtue of a certain deed of trust to us, dated January 10, 1896, and duly recorded Januiry 31, 1896, in Liber No. 2103, folio 84 et seq., of the land’ records of the District of Coiumbia, and at the request of the purty secured thereby, we, the unde: trustees, Will sell at public auction, in front of the ses, on WEDNESDAY, THE VENTH DAY OF AUGUST, A.D. 1897, aT Columbia, namely: Lot five . of the tract of aad Koown an" t recorded in Liber Levy rib m & z, RS i é