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Life in monitor is not the most delightful
and all officers dread to be ordered 70 one
Nevertheless, our monitors have generally
made all trips safely upon which they ventured
and have stood the shock Of battle, as well as
that of storm, very well. Otficers whe have
served and sailed on them say that they are
very comfortable, but this state emit is taken
with many grains of salt by Others, who sus-
pect that those who thus report are something
in the situation of the fox who lost his tail. The
general impression is (and any one who exam
ines til EN- will see enough TO justify the opin'on)
that on monitor there is not room enough to
swing cat; that they are very damp, when not
flooded; they ILL ventilated when at sea; that
there is no light except artificial, and that there
are other discomforts. i am told that when any
one has made voyage or a monitor (which is
generally under water when moving, except in
the smoOthest seal, he comes up with a COM
plexon Of the most CHASTITY pallor, which he
does not easily get rid Of All concur, however,
of the sea than any other vessel, as the waves
which strike against the sides of an ordinary
ship pass completely over her. Although the
dread of service in a monitor is 30 strong aud
widespread throughout the navy, vet IL is held
"A point of honor well as of duty TO accept the
situation when ordered to it. Still, hear OF
designations on account of orders to serve on
monitors-an engineer ordered to the Mauhat-
tan among others resigning at the frantic en-
treaties of his wife. The captains cabin on TIL
Manhattan Ia very small and irregularly
shaped cuddy, with the scantiest accommoia-
tons of every kind. The other officers are even
there is any, stow themselves away In all sorts
of odd hooks Of the most contracted character.
There Is no crew at present on the Manhattan,
none is vet needed.
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BERREr. On the morning Of the 10Th instant,
HARRY A. BIRRkT. In the 2sth year Of his age.
and peaceful one in the Christian faith IL is sd Tor
one so young 10 be taken, loved he By all wbo
knew him. aud cherished by devoted parents. Nag
Fukerslfro the residence OF bic father, I 0o3 n
his friends and those Of the family are invited.
BRANeoN. On the morning Of the 10th instant,
MARIA, The beloved wife Of otho Brsn,on. Who
an extreme Illness Of three months.
Der funeral will take place on SUNDAY sftsrnoou,
street, between and M al AZ O'Clock Friends u
the fan iiy are invited to attend.
BEAM. On December 10th, MAUD DoREMUs
BEAM, aged year aud months.
Funeral IRON The house Of VIM. 8 Ross, i0s
attend.
rRGk 81 HI ,s Sas aSs .sFP
OAR. n The ls.h year Of he age
/ dream Of them At night.
They seem 70 stand beside my chair,
And by my bed in white.
Iwould be kinder TO them now,
Were they alive once more.
And love them like the angels there,
Upon the silent shore.
at the Il. sos
nue. portheast.
THoMPsos: On Thur.d.y, the 18th instant.
JOANNA VIOLA, youngest daughter Of A. n. end
MAY J.ne Thompson, aged yssIs and Y days.
Friends and aesu,sintsnees Of the family are "a
dence. corner Of 10th and ID streets southeast, on
Sunday. the 2lst inst, ct 80 O'Clock .. m.
sTEINKr. In this city, December 18Th, 1873. is
the sd year Of her age, Mrs. CAROLINE
sTEIEKE, the beloved consort Of Albert eteinke,
az Chicago, Illinois, and the eldest daughter Of
Chas. kloman, Eco.
Of & sss
9th and 10th streets, Monday afternoon, December
The .ns ,ss s"s q e:
more papers please notice.1
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1t IL In the logging camps that astrauger will
be most interested on this coast, for there he
will see and feel the bigness of the red woods.
A man in Humboldt County got out of one tree
lumber enough TO make his house and barn,
and to fence in two acres of ground. A
schooner was 6lled with shingles made from a
single tree. One tree in Mendocino, whose re-
mains were shown to me, made a mile of rail-
road ties. Trees fourteen feet in diameter have
been frequently found and cut down: the saw
logs are often split apart with wedges, because
the entire mass is too large to float In the small
and narrow streams, and 1 have often seen
them blow a log apart with gunpowder. A tree
four feet in diameter is called understood in
these woods, and so skillful are the wood-chop-
pers that they can make the largest giant of the
forest fall just where they want it, or, as they
say. 'drive stake with the tree"
The choppers do not stand on the ground, but
on stages raised to such a height as TO enable
the axe to strike in where the tree attains its
fair and regular thickness, for the redwood,
like the sequoia, swells at the base near the
grow in an extremely rough and broken coun-
try, and their great height makes in necessary
to fell them carefully, lest they should, falling
with such enormous weight, break to pieces.
This constantly happens, In spite of every pre-
caution, and there IL little doubt that in these
forests, and at the mills, two feet of wood are
wasted for every foot Of lumber sent to market
To mark the direction line on which the tree is
to fall, the chopper usually drives q stake into
the ground 100 or.150 feet from the base of the
tree, and 1t Is actually common to make the
tree fall on this stake, 80 straight do these red
woods stand, and 90 accurate Is the skill of the
counted Q days work for . man.-Hdrper's
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The Ftfssesh Burshaay or Axassis.

MAY -, 1891.
IL was fifty years ago
In the pleasant month OF NAY
In the hesutifGi Paws de Vxud,
child in its cradle lay.
And Nature. the old nurse, took
The child upon her knee,
Saving; Here is q story-hook
Thy Father has written for thee"
"Come wander with me" she said.
"Into regions yet untrod.
And read what IL yet unread
In the manuscripts OF God"
And he wandered away and away
With Mature, the dear old nurse,
Who sang TO him night and day
The rhy mes OF the universe.
And whenever the way seemed long,
Or his heart began to fail,
She would sing q more wonderful song,
Or tell more marvellous tale.
So she keeps hi still q child,
And will not let him 90.
Though IT times his heart beats wild
For the beautiful Pays de vaud.
Though at times he hears 4, his dreams
The RAM des Yaches Of old,
And the rush Of mountain streams
From glaciers clear and cold.
And the mother at home says. clark
For his voice listen and yearn,
II Is growing late and dark,
And my boy does not return"
IN. W. Lergfe'lo'g.
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ALTsCHU-sNi DEB. On Thursday. Bsc~m-
b. e. 1873, by Rev. ID. A. Cleveland, at Foundry a.
.. Oh urcb, LOUIS p. AlTsCHU 90 KATE ",
eldest dsue h.tr OF the lste John H. Snyder, Of this
city.
CLINKscALHs-HARRo On the Goth in
slant at the residence Of ,he brides psrents by tbs
Rev q G: Meedor. SAMUEL p, CLINksoALBS
GAsSAwAY-COLEMAN On the 18th instant,
At the rosidenoe q Mr.. 7. T. Crittenden, BY The
COLEMAN, Of Louisville, Ky. No cards. IL.
R0BINe0N-wAMPLER. On the 18th instant.
J A. Ernest, CHARLES N RoBINSoN. Of WssA :
inetcp, TO CLARA b, Oldest daughter OF Geo. D.
Wsmpler, ESQ Of Westminster. No cards.
SoPHR-BABNEs. On the 18th instant, ~ Rev.
Pr Boyle, ct g Peters church, THOMAS 60
Sic BARNES, of Washington.
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Journalistic Resorts.

One of Dana's lodges is to accuse his contem-
poraries Of writing poetry which he comPoses
fer them, in very babyish vein. He recently
tried this on Deacon Richard Smith, and the
Deacon astonshes him with the following reply:
"Make me collector, )" Dana begged Of Caesar,
Caesar, much doubling, made him Apr aiser;
Henceforth the whiffet was patriot scorned,
And every morning raved, and warred, and
warned.
1t was no 60. The injured country set
It's face against this sneak's police gazette,
Took by cOntrarioe all his vile advice,
Set his detectives down as common lice,
And closed the roads with bailiffs where he
A mere Dick Swiveller on the Continent.
Mr.. George W. Childs, philanthropist and ed
itor Of the Philadelphia Ledger, was recently
brutality attacked BY the leading article of the
Sun for no other reason than that he did not
ill the ideas OF the conductor of that sheet as a
journalist. A distinguished friend answered
the fellow thus:
No journal thine, dear ChIlds? Not If that be
which emanates from yonder Sadducee,
Who, like . Ruffian, standeth in the Sun.
And stabe the helpless passers, one by one.
Let his gray hairs In his own gutter lie
IL is not thine 10 give 70 such reply.
fPhladelpAia tar.
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A DuRL NEAR NEW ORLnANs.-At New Or.
leans, Tuesday morning, . party Of gentleman
ing dismounfed, proceeded to arrange the pre-
liminaries for Q duel. The principsle were z.
K. whitney and George Drary. ": WhItneys
Ne1rs. Forrier and Mantsl acted Tor Mr.. Drury.
After al the preliminaries had been arranged,
the conteGtanfD tpok their stand with great
foiIs. Dr.. Drury's clothes were cut In the right
arm and leg. At the fourth pans Mr.. whitney
received deep wound in the LEFT arm and un-
der the elbow, from which blood flowed CO.
and decided the combat ended. The dnslists
advanced 70 each other, and having shaken
hands in token Of mutual esteem, let the
ground. =.
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~Coal Of superior quality has been fount
at Grand Island, Nevada.

0Coal Of superior quality has been found
at Grand Island, Nevada.
n0Bsy Rum was the favorite in the Lousi-
ana Jockey Club races. A very spirited animal.
ga prOhibitory liquor Law is talked Of in
Kentucky.
n1he stigma "Pennsylvania Yankee il
libelous in North Carolina Law.
n1In Maryland law "Old warty" has been
pronounced libell0us salute.
~ Canada Is to have permanent committee
on wood and forests, looking to their preserva-
ton.
~The Jury In the case of Alouzo r. Kimbali,
indicted with Mrs. Metzler and DIR. Coruiee fof
in Jersey City, disagreed and was discharged.
The jury stood ton Tor conviction and Two TOR
acQuittsl.
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@The daughter OF Senator Ross, OF Kan
sas, If OF the rising statesmen OF that
state.
S-"There Is one good thing about babies"
says late traveller, ''they never change. We
have girls Of the period, men OF the world. but
the baby Is the same elf-possessed. fearless,
laughing, voraciOus little heather in sll ages
and in all countries"
~Among the ''last words" OF Prof. Agassix
were these spoken to Dr, Brown Sequard-C'esf
l. I'm The end has Gomez !, but perhaps, the
reporter of the incident adds without meaning
to imply that his death was 1T hand. The Jan
uary Atlantic will contain paper by Al, ASST ,,
taking to pieces the Darwinian theory.
@John y. Whitney the Salt Lake City opera
tor who il alleged to have "unloaded" q "sslted''
mine on r. b. Ward, of Detroit, was brought .
far as Chicago by a Detroit officer. hut the
necessary papers being absent, the Chicago
lawyers effected a rescue, and Whitney took hi
way TO Canada.
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=: Z ( b Trustee.
ecN -dNds B. III. WARNGR. Ancf
"A AND PERSONAL PRoPIRTf,

- On SATURDAY, the Sd day OF January, 1874,
q O'Clock p m; on the premises, Ct the
west, Will sell ct public auction, to the highest
bidder, i've elegant brick housed nearly flashed
Each house win be sold subject to certain incum-
brances which will be stated at the time o. SALE
Terms Of sale: One half cash and the balance in
six months, with approved security or cash Ct the
option Of the purchaser Parties wishing look ct
the houses before the day OF sale do calling
on the Assignee; also, q the same time and plaes
will sell about loo good merchantable bricks,
quantity Of lnnbsr, doors, blinds, winaows. and
Atfornsy ct Law, sss Y .trs:t, Hssienss.
Washingtou, D. o., Dec. Is. 1875. dsols-s & HtA
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decl0-d J. T. GOODWILL, SaIesmsa,
RY B. b. WARNeB,
- Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
No. J39 Seventh street.

- By ytrtus Of Q deed Of trust to NE dated April
., 1878, OF record in Liber No. 7l6, folios IN,
&c, one Of the land records for the county OF
Washis gton, D. o., shall eel, e public sale, in
at O'Clock ,. m, Lot sub IS, in Saasre $50, with
the improvs~ents thereon, consisting q three
Terms cash, subject TO q deed OF trust note for
~ oo' with ten 'sr cent interest from October H.
All the cost Of eonveyancins and recording ut the
TALLGxDGR A LAMBERr, Trustee.
deced B.U. WARNER, Auct.
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A BOAT STERRRD BY A CORPsR-A Mystery
Of Lake Erie.-On Sunday morning two farmers
and their families who were driving to Maiden
to attend church, when about eight miles below,
or east of the town, saw ships yawl on the
lake heading toward the beach and about half
a mile away. They could plainly make out q
man in the stern sheets steering the boat with
an oar. and, although there were no vessels in
sight the morning was so pleasant and the sea
so smooth that 1t was supposed the man had put
out from shore to pick Up something, and but
little attention was paid to the yawl. Passing
the same spOto on their return the men found the
yawl hard on the beach, and the man sitting
stiff and n0ti0nless in her stern. lifeless, and
frozen as hard as q rock. He sat bolt upright
on the seat, the oar out behind and both hands
claspiDg the handle, and 1t required hard work
to wrench it from his death grip. There was
about foot of water in the boat, but the craft
did not show rough usage. The mans legs were
almost covered with ice as far up rs his knees;
and the spray had dashed over his back and
shoulders and frozen there. There was no name
on the boat, and the person who brought the
information to Windsor yesterday could not say
that anything was found on the person of the
man to reveal his identity nor to show how he
had been cast adrift. He must have been dead
at least three days or more. There was neither
sail nor mast to the boat, and nothing in 1t but
the one oar, showing that the poor fellow had
not intended long trip anywhere, and that he
must ave been blown of the shore. He had
used his oar to keep before the wind, and had
frozen to death on his seat, where he was %
firmly held by the ice that it had to be broken
with q Stone before he could be pulled off.-De-
troit Free Press.
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RYB. a. wARNER,
No. 529 7th street, between @ and II.

GALE OF A PART OF The WASHINGTON
- AND GEOR6ETOWN RAILROAD.
On MONDAY, the 9th day Of January, 1874,
Public Works of the District of Columbia, at the
request Of the holder Of certificate number $3.50,
bearing date of September a. 1871, for the sum Of
Sis 81, with int rest theI at the rate Of ten
centum per annum, will sell at public auction, in
front of the Columbia Buildings, IA street, be-
tween Pennsyl aaia and street. in the city
of Washington, to the highest bidder, all that part
of the W arlington and Georgetown Railroad which
is located and exists on New York avenue, in the
streets west.
The said certificate having been issued agreeably
to sde by said lizard against said road
for imprsy ements adjoining the line thereof be-
tween the points aforesaid Ade in accordance with
act of the Congress Of the United States entitled
" An act TO provide government for the District of
Columbia, approved the 2lst day Of February, 1871
trict of Columbia, entitled IAN prescribing the
mode Of assessments for special improvements and
providing for the collection thereof" approved
August To- 1871. The cost and expenses OF the sale
viii be included in addition to the smount Of the
certificate the interest thereon, and the owner
Of the said property will have the right to redeem
the within two years from the date Of sale, by
paying the amount Of purchase money, with twenty
per centum per snnum thereon.
the Governor and ountersigned BY the secretary
OF the District. ALEX. X. SHEPHERD,
IA WILLARD,
JAMES A. MAGRUDER.
ADOLF CLUSS,
JOHN BLAKE.
Boare OF Public Works of the District Of Columbia
Washington, II O., December eth, 1873. does
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QY LATIMER OLEARY,
ID Real Estate Brokers and Auctioneers,
Southwest corner Pennsylvania ave- and 18th street
Star Once Building,
CHANCERY SALE 0F VALUABLE IMPROv-
ED REAL PROPERTY ON "a STREET. BE.
IMEkN VIRGINIA. AY1NUG AND STREeT

OnAnCEkf SALE DE VALUAbL1 lMPkOv-
ED REAL PROPERTY ON "a STREET. BE
TWEkN VIRGINIA AVENUE AND I STREET
SOUTHWEST.
- By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia, Of January = 1873, in
the cause Of Patrick Knox W. John White ct
AL, mo 2,ss5, equity docket II We will sell ct pub
lie auction. 10 front ofthe premises. ct O'Clock
OIL numbered seventeen, H. in w. b. Toid's
subdivision Of square numbered hvs hundred and
street west between south 2 street .ad vrsini:
This e : neat two-story brick house, In thickly
populated neighborhood, and is well adapted for .
business stand, for which purpose itn now used.
Terms: One-third Of purchase money in cash; and
balance In equal installments, and II nths after
day Of sale: the deferred pmeAts to be secured b.
notes Of the pnrchaser, and 70 bear interest from
the property is bid Oh, and complete the purchase
within iive days thereafter, otherwise the property
will be reseld aer hve days notice. ct the cost and
riak Of the dsfaultiug purchaser.
S HfehA Il h44 sSH iisos Trustees.
decas-ths.t LAfIAI6 3 OLDARI, Aucts.
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RY b. Il. WARNER,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioueer
1919 Seventh street, between G and H.
GALE OF PART OF TIE WASHINGTON
- AND GEOkGETOWN RAJI,RDAn

1xS Seventh street, between G and II.
SAfE OF A PART OF TIE WASHINGTON
- AND GEOkGET0WN RAILROAD.
between the hours Of and .. m, the Board
Of Public Works Of the District Of Columbia, AZ the
request OF the no der of certificate number S,X2,
bearing date August 18th, 1872, for the sum Of
81 tto o. with interest thereon at the rate Of ten
per cehtum per annum, will sell at public auction,
in front Of the Columbia Building AZ street. be.
tween PsEnsylvania avenue and street, ia the said
part of the Washington and Georgetown railroad
which Is LOCATED and exists 9TH street west in the
ssid CITY OF ashingtoR, between the Potomac river
and street north.
The said certificate having been issued egreeably
70 assessments made by said Board against said road
Tor improvements adjoining the lins thereof be-
tween the points aforesaid made in accordance with
act Of the Congress of the United states entitled
"AD act to provide government for thu District Of
Columbia /" approved the fist day Of February, 1871,
and an act Of the Legislative Assembly of the Dis
tIict OF Columbia eutited IAN act presc riding the
mode OF assessments for special improvements, and
providing for the collection thereof" approved
Ausust 10, l7l. The cost aud expenses of the sale
viii be included in addition to the amount of the
certificate, and the interest thereon aud the owner
OF the taid property will have the right to redeem
the same within two years from the date Of SALE by
paying the amount OF purchase money, with twenty
Per centum per annum thereon.
The purchaser will be entitled to a deed given by
the Governor and counterssned BY the Secretary Of
the District. ALEX. b. 6HEPHERD,
Fl. A. WILLARD.
JAMES A. MAGRUDER,
ADOLF CLUSS,
JOHN b. BLAKE,
Board OF Public Works Of the District OF Columbia
Washington, d. O.. December sth, 1873. dec5-td
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10y b. II. WARNER,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
Ne. 729 7th street, between g and II SITS.

NO. sSS TN street, petWeep y anu II sts
GALE OF A PART OF THE WASHINGTON
- AND GEORGETOWN RATLRUAD.
On MONDAY, the 9Th day of January, 1874,
between the hours Of and ?. m, the Board of
Public Works of the District Of Columbia, at the
request Of the holder of Certificate number 1881
bearing date September 18th, 1872, for the sum Of
Gil SO $780, with interest thereon at the rate of
ten per centum per annnm, will sell at public auc-
ton, in front Of the Columbia Building, on q.
str, ct, between Pennsyr ania avenue aud street,
10 the city OF Washington, to the highest bidder ali
that part OF the Washington and Georgetown rail-
road which Is located and exists Penusy lvs mia
ay. nue., ia the said city of Washington, between
18th street and Rock Greek northw est.
The said Certificate having been issued agreeabtg
10 assessments made BY said board against said road
Tor improvements adjoining the line thereof be-
tween the points Aforesaid named in accordance
with an act OF the Congress of the United st ates
entitled AN act to provide government for the
District OF Columbia approved the 2lst day of
February, 1871 and an act Of the Legislative As
sembly Of the District of Columbia, entitled IAN
prescribing the mode of assessment for special
improvements and providing for the collection
thereof" approved August 10, 1871. The cost and
expenses Of the Sa'e will be included in edition to
the amount of the Certificate, and the interest
thereon, and the owner Of the said property will
have the right to rede .m the same within years
from the date OF SALE by paying the amount of pur
chase money, with twenty per centum per annum
thereon.
The purchaser will be entitled to deed given by
the Governor and counte rsigned by the Secretary
Of the District ALEX. B. SHEPHERD,
Il. A. WILLARD,
LANES A. MAGRUDER,
JOHN b. BLAKE,
Board OF Public WORKS Of the District of Columbia
washington, ID. c., Dec. 9Th. 1873. dec5-td
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DYW.L. WALL 4 Co., Auctioneers,
- New Marble Building,
Nos. 900 and 9O2 Pennsylvsns avenue, cor. 9th st
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE.
-. By virtue Of q deed of trust, dated November
II q, 1867, and duly recorded in Liber 4. U. X.
~ No. "A, folio q, of he aud records for Washing
ton City In said District. aud by direction of the
Earty ed thereby, will sell at public sale, on
MONDAY, the 29tb of December, 1913, at 4 O'Clock
In front of the premises. Lot No. II, in square
No. 57 This property Is located In very desir able
and improving neighborhood, and improved by
Brick House
Terms Of sale: All cash. All conway ancing at cost
of purchaser. JOHN J. JOHNSON, Trustee.
d20-eodds W. l.. WALL 4 CO., Aucts.