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THE WOOD-TITRTSH,

Far a the 'Onely woodlands shsdowy hush
6eiei laSetL clear = sudden, silvery cash
VI rapture, from n SvmhTe-cOated thrush.
Within gTeehest bush be sits aud sings.
And clySTs DEVELOPS hon n thrUsS uut nings;
l EngGr, watching Tor his soaring wings.
But now lie sees me his sweet song is whist
ne CIoCiS his grey wings. coloTeSs as mist,
wait IN NaiL; no more his song list.
.. 'hrush, love thee; sing 20 me, pray
nu ger TOT tha rap surouS soaring lay:
cannot leave Thee; let Thy lover sJay.'
I sing fer one who answers. - SAYS the thrush:
Sic hides with me within this grsenish bush:
ny wonder breaks upon our peaceful hu h. "
%. thrush, hep me Ia feel thy soaring thrill:
win rspturEus JOY might my VO,Ce nv hu
And sing and soar like thee al happy wi l,''
Thou c&nst not sing oh. mortal on this earth:
ny rapture comes but with thy second birth:
Thy sorS but speaks thy spirits longing dearth ~
20 fird. thou art of birds most discerning
Thou SeeSt that this II c is but a yearning.
A lame which upward tenCs, IN darkness burn
ing
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BROS, Auctioneers.

ThTSTEES, SALE OF PROPERTY ON FIE
NORTH EST, AND TWO STORY FRAME
HOUSE ON ID, BETW ZEN 14TH AND 18Th
STBEETS NORTHWEST AT AUCTION.
By virtue Of a deed OF trust, dated 10th day -
of April A. ID. 1875, and duly recorded in Liber
S13, folio 421, &C., one Of the land records LII
for the District OF Columbia and by request of
party secured thereby, We shall sell at public
ton, In front OF the respective premises. On MON
DAY. the 22l day OF July, A. ID. 1873, at $50
O'Clock pm, all that piece or parcel of ground
known AID describ on the plat or plan of Wash
front, by depth OF one hundred and ten feet six
inches (110.6l, of original lot six (6) being the
north part of subdivision lot thirteen (l3) in
square numbered two hundred and fourteen CHA.
Also, immediately thereafter, we will SELL by
virtue If same trust, in front OF the premises all
that certain pi- &c or parcel Of ground known and
described as being Lot numbered sixteen (16) of
Pywell and Brown = Subdivisi IN of Lots numbered
FIVE (6) 10 seven CD, in Adams subdivision OF
Square numbered two hundred and twenty-eight
t22S), together with all the improvements, ways,
easements. rights, privileges, appurtenances and
Entertainments to the same belonging or in any
manner appFrtaintng.
Terms of sale: 81 100, expenses of SALE aud ia
In cash; The balance III six and twelve months, for
which the notes Of the purchaser, bearing interest
from day of sale and secured by deed of trust on
the property sold, will be taken. deposit of 500
on ia. piece of property will be required at time
of sale. Conveyancing at purchaser cost. If
the terms OF sale are not complied with In ten days
resell the piece parcel in default at the risk and
cost of the defaulting purchaser.
t,1o-d NM 4 W6 KISSi }Trustess.
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Art Alteration.

1t has been often said that beauty is a mere
question OF taste, and the remark is true.
although only mp to certain point. In matters
relating to art the taste most certainly has 10
be cultivated. 1t is only in the privileged few
that IL reaches the point where exquisite
pleasure is produced by gazing upon 4 cracked
SGlneSe mandarin, minus his nose. or an old
on painting representing some OF the saints,
elaoOIately dressed in royal robes. studded
Win lnnnmera6e gems, engaged in earnest
conversation with very substantial looking
angels, ungracefuuy poised upon clouds on the
!9ps OF their heads. IL is q most fortunate
s Sn,ns .na ,.t mere are a few men and women en-
doWed with the taste 10 thoroughly appreciate
these magnificent creations of genius They
form sort of school in which the more igu6
Shn,,,S al Iaer species may learn what they
should, and what they should not admire. The
unframed mind Of child shows from what a
state OF dense ignorance the artistic sense has
10 be lifted TO attain those sublime heights We
have mentioned. at seems" said a little girl
OF ten 10 her mother after looking at some
So-called 0hietS dart, that everything that
looks ugly is pretty" This remark plainly
ideas OF what is pretty 10 those who have
made themselves, or think they have made
themselves, capahlepf Judging. OF course it
is very humiliaiing, after having bought and
paid for what You think a very pretty water
color or plaque, to be told by high art friead
that your money has been thrown away-your
water color Is by all unknown artist and your
plaque pretty, perhaps but modern You feel
ashamed OF your ignorance, and secretly re
solve never 10 buy another ornament, or PN
press an opinion on the subject. And Va you
cam OF help thinking that nobody ever re
marked that your taste was bad either in dress
co. ipage, or amuSementS: and why should
You not have enough natural taste Ia Judge
whether picture is well drawn and caiored
even il il is by an unknown artist, and pate
pleasing to the eye. though not OF old Nankin?
II these stick ers for art would acknoYledse
frankly that they have formed a school, and
that successfully, in which a fictitious value
has been placed upon certain antique articles,
her handsome or rg'y, and that as long
AZ that value lasts il is the best policy to invest
cne'S money in these articles, their remarks
would be reasonable: but TO tell people born
amid refined surroundings, though never hav-
ing possessed blue and white plate that an
ornament he or she has chosen is ugly in itself
because 1t is not old, and that picture is in
bad taste because the artist is not famous, is an
affectation bordering on the ridiculous.
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GOVERNMENT EnsPIrAL FOR THE In

NEAR WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 81, 1878.
seaied frnrsas ar invited until noon of MON
DAY, July 18th 1873, when they will be opened
Al The Hospital in th1 presence OF such bid iars as
Shose 70 attend, to furnish the Hospital fifteen
hundred Il, BOO tons, of 240 lbs. each of hast
f fon, u mine, bifumnous OF Cumberland Coal, aud
!our hundred (4OJ tons, 240 lbs each OF An
lEfaClte Coal stove size, TO be delivered In boats
aohS SIDE OF the Hospital wharf, or In cars upOn
tHo HLarl, the delivery to commence within seven
t] uays AFTER the acceptance Of any proposal and
70 De continued the rate Of not less than fOnr
hnEdre0 4OO) tons week until the whole Ouanti.
y advertised FOR is delivered The coal will bs re-
cel'ed In strict a cordance with the act of Con-
gress spproyoe July 1st, 1870. Payments of nine
" ls0) pc cent. OF the amount due for coal re-
celVed each week wi ] De made, and the tea (lO)
TeI cent Withheld viii be paid when the fun Quan-
tltl or coal engaged 20 delivered in Accordance
Win his advertisement, Is received. No offer to
1eThlsh coal, as auOys will be considered unless
Inc true name Is given In the off,r by which the
coal the bidder proposes 70 furnish is known In the
marfet, MOI Unless IL Is mAde by q regular dealer
or miner, and the success u bidder must furnish
The exact quantity aud description of coal that he
agree tofurnlsh. Offers will lie received from the
same p rson, or company. 70 furnish either Btu
nlhous cr Anthracite oal alone, or both kinds of
cca Bids will be considered binding for f We DAYS
after the fifteenth OF July; and the is distinct
rsserTedto reject al, or Ally Of the Oners made IT,
IN Ibe Judgment OF the Superintendent the public
interests require II. w, W, GODDINS
10 e6tu Superint8ndent.
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RvCharles III. Cobb, city collector of Nor
wien, Conn, died suddenly on June g. An eK-
ANIMATION OF his stomach showed that he was
poisoned with arsenic.
There are hundreds of millions Of dol.
lars now lying idle. There is now twice as
much currency as anybody uses. 1t lies idle
and uDprOductive. How could it possibly be
made productive by increasing its quantity?-
[ RichmOnd (Vd.) Dispatch.
H1Hattie MOsler, an orphan. thirteen wears
of age, being accused OF stealing thirty cents,
committed suicide by drowning in the Oswego
and Syracuse canal Part of the money has
since been found on the floor of the store kent
by the man who made the accusation, and the
real thief has confessed.
B-As matters stand to-day, with no kean
interest in any question except finance. the
South has the choice of the next President,
Conciliating the West by her concurrence on
finance, she holds all the cards. Unless a rad.
zeal change Is wrought in the coming wear
western democrat on a soft money platform
will be the next President, and some Southern
confederate leader. civil or m ilitary, will be
Vice President. Il Wendell fhtllips,
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A MEAN ACT of an ungrateful son brought
disgrace up, n his own head at Syracuse, NY,
ding last week. Frank L. Curtis, professor in
the musical college of the university there and
son of the editor of the Utica Republican, was
n arIied on Tuesday evening to the daughter of
to have biz parents present, because they are
not wealthy Curtis purpOSely failed TO send a
hack for them as he said he would. The Son-in-
the trick, and, confronting the migrate before
the bride and wedding guests, disclosed his
meannesS in an exciting scene, and rected
other instances of his ungratefuI conduct
toward the father and mother who had denied
themselves to educate him.
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The GHOST OF RULoFF.-The young man
Layton, who was arrested and sent 10 iail
several days ago, charged with attempting to
skiG ms board bill, saw the ghost of Ruloff.
Inc learned mul derer, few nights since His
rear those occupied by Rulotf during his i'm,
carceration. Late at night. and when all hon.
EST ana dishonest men should be asleep Sheriff
Dunn and Deputy Sheriff Black were aroused
by lloyd cries and screams from his 0narterS
ana were s0emnly assured that he had seen
Leader.
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AUCTION SALES.
TIHUAAS DOW LING, Auetioneer.
CHANCERY SALE IN THE COUNTY, WELL

LOuATED AND IMPROVED
BY virtue OF degree of the Supreme Court -
cause No. 1858, wherein james smith ct al. ~
are eomplainants and John J. Magee ct al. are de-
1878, j mi sen, On FRIDAY, the la5h day Of
July, 1873 at O'Clock p. m. in front of the prem
fSnS u o
H. t ssd
planted at the end of ~ perches on the fourth out
Chance, as and laid down By ts NJ psnmsad
said stone being at the south corner of the small
running thence from said stone N. e7H. degrees W.
34A pcrches to stone No; 2; then N. "a degrees
sion line OF lot laid of for John W. Hanes; then.
leaving said division line = 67t degrees east 234
lot and then with it as far as it goes and In a
straight lire cnnti ued to the place of beginning at
ps al Ing
south corner Of Smiths part Of said tract and the
Ann Mofgan aud punn i from thence with the
west line OF the Morgan lot 8. IL degrees W. 16 40
perches e the northeast corner OF said Jas Jas,
peTches it'll the north line of said acre lot to the
end thereof at all Intersection with the east line of
John W Hanes 20 acre lot: then with said east
line 179 degrees E. 1S14 perches to the end of
said line aud thence in straight line to the begl
acres and 1919 perches of land, more or less, being
the properly owned by the late James Magee.
thid cash: balance In two equal instruments, at
six and twelve months, with interest at per cent.
from day of sale Until paid. secured by deed of
trust on property sold, or purchaser can pay all
cash: deed 10 be given on ratification of sale,
or payment of all the purchase money. Con-
veI ancing at cost of the purchaser or purchasers
800 deposit at time of g. Terms to be complied
with within five days, otherwise the trustee re-
reserves the right to resell at the risk and cost Of
the defaulting purchaser or purchasers on five
days no'ice bl advertisement In some paper pub
lished III the District Of Columbia.
J.2O-eots VIM. u. CASSIN, Trustee.
Bs THE ABOVE ALE Is POSTPONED, In
consequence of the rain, until TU ESDAY, July
10Th, same hour. By order of the Trustee.
jy132 THOS. DOWLIN4, Auct.
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GREESBACK CARY VATICINATEs.-Tho "i"-
cinhati Enquirer publishes an interview win
Gen. Cary, late greenback candidate for the
presidency, in which he predicts that the ma.
tional party will elect sixteen to twenty Con.
giesSmen in the coming elections, and hold the
elect five Congressman in Michigan, and the
RI mainder in New York, Pennsylvania. mi.
nois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa
and Texas. and hold sufficient power in the
state legislatures to defeat Conkling, Cameron
ard Howe. He is sure also that the nationals
viii elect the next President
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EXtCUToR>' SALE OF PROPERTY ON
~ ,JtFFERSON AND CHERRY STREETS,


nnter and by virtue of the powers vested in III
rs by 'ht last will and testament OF Peter Won -
deere of the Supreme Court Of the Dstriet Of G..
ctaI Ger, cause No 2ss. Do; Ie, whsrsin VIII IL
lean ri al. are defeudan s. We shall sell on SAT-
uRpAY, the Goth day o. lily, 1878 be thinning At
&c Goeh r m: IN front Of the premises, the follow
1t. All that piece of land situated in George
tWb, u. u, and described as follows: Beginning
Grace street, 50 feet east from Jh, corner of PIo-
mac street, running thence south parable. with
f"Ienac street 2l0 feet; thence east 28 feet 8
north side OF Beattey street IS feet thence north
by east one degree 10 point Oh Cherry street lis
thence lC4 Ieet to the point OF beginning. This
pr9Psrty Is improved by frame dwelling With oat
I'd. All that other piece or parcel of land and
described as follows: Beginning on the west side
OF jefferson street, at the emu OF line drawn
and Jefferson streets; running thence south TIy
with JeffeI son street GO feet; thence we ;twariiy
thence noIthwardly and parellel with Jeffs.
Bridge street lo4 feet 10 the 20 at If " n
each fronting Oh eferson street. and Is moved
py three-story brick house and aone-ssory frame
Terms Of sale: One-third cash; bslsace in two
equal Instruments at one and two years from lay of
sale; with interest ct six per centum per annum
erty sold; or ali cash at purchasers op ion CoR-
Seyancng at purchasers cost. 500 deoosit on the
hrst piece and $50 on each Of Others at te .; safe
FIVE days from the day Of sale, the undersigned
reserves the right to resell the property at tins rsS
days notice In the Evening Star newspaper.
WILLIAM KING.
5 SEoRGE y ", BEALL,
Executors of Peter Vol Essen.
DUNCANsoN BROS, Aucts. j,9-ssads
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE Va.
u WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.

IL d. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.
TRHsTEE,s SALE OF IMPROVED REAL
E MAT O On Nm f9U SGp#u sTkEEr, BE
e ISIS ana recorded in L sSf No. 4,s folio
county, in the District Of Columbia, and At the
written reqnest Of the holder Of the notes securea
o. the ihe RdDe Pea Gg.
6ersd sItytoSr ts45 Of Daniel t s' s 1
vision Of square east of square numbered Ave hun
G., - folio l48 together with the improvements
thereon, consisting, in part, OF Two-ssory five
Terms Of sale: One-fourth cash; balance In six,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest at per
By deed Of trust On The property, with insurance
clause. All nveyancing at the purchaser cost.
ten days after sale the Trustee reserve the right to
resell said properly at the risk and cost Of the de,
iy2-d&ds L. 4. LUCE, Trustee.
H THE ABOVE sALEI POSTPONED until
FKIDAY'July 10, 1878, same hour Fan and place:
1T. CoLDwELL. Salesman. ly1aodSds
u H. WARNER Real Estate Auctioneer.
TkUsTEE's SALE OF A THREE-sTORY
sTREFT NORTHWEST
B. virtue OF a deed Of trust bearing date the II
coTdeu in nbeI 1872 folio 264 ct seq, one OF e.ik
th land record books for The District of Columbia,
aid at the request in writing, of the party secured
he eb3, will sell at public auction, in front of
the Pr mises, on SATURDAY. July 20 h, 1873,
Of ground lyi and being in the said city of Wash
ID9ton, In the said District of Columbia, known
aid described on the ground plat or plan OF said
city As and beiI'g lot numbered thrtyfve 1857, of
olth'BgtCn and Dorsey S subdivision of lots L. 2,
&C., of square numbered seventy-seven t77), said
lot fronting on 21st street northwest, and running
back to an alley running from III street north, par
allel with said 21st street. together with the i'm
prOyements consisting of fine ThTee-story Brick
House with back building, &c.
Terms of sale: One-thIrd cash: balance in six,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest at 8
per cent. per annum until paid, secured by deed
OF tTnSt on the property sold, all cash, at the
option OF purchaser. 500 deposit required at the
time of SALE and all conveyancing at purchaser s
cost. Terms 10 be complied with in seven days
fIom day of sale, otherwise the Trustee reserves
the righC to resell at the risk and cost of defautiag
purchaser. RANDALL HA6NE R. Trustee.
j. II. (SLDWFLL. Salesman. jy9 13 Is, II
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DIVoRCED WITHOUT HER KNowLEDGE.-A
teltgram from Peoria, Ill, 9th instant, to the
cult court to day decree of divorce, granted
IN 1910 to VIM. G. Kirk, was set aside. tap
pears from the evidence taken by the master
III chancery that the defendant, Margaret
hlfk, was never. served with process. and
never had any notice of the tendency OF the
peIlllon. AT the request of Kinks solicitors
d deputy Sheriff in May, 1875, called at a house
OF aSsisnatlon in this city at an hour desig
mated by the solicitor, and served a summons
upon Velled woman, who represented her
sen 10 pc Margaret Kirk and the decree was
granted soon atterward by default. At the
I nm Oh the alleged service defendant was in
va; app also, ina: ana was not d. any time dur
ing tne year 1919 III the State Of I.iaaiS The
master reported that the testimony shows a
sc ci,eiI upon the part of complainant or his
s - i' isaac 4 Lambert, or 90 n of them,
court and the defendant. Kirk is a barber in
tnls city, and soon after The decree WAS
has q child - -oiii ho
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FRAED IN CAN4DA.-It has been discovered
maj lraad 10 large extent has been perpe-
trafed on the city OF Montreal by Charging for
double the amount of StonewOrk on the new
reservoir lately completed there. 1t is claimed
that there was collision between the party
COR the work and the city officials who made
1of Tie United States. Ii is estimated that the
excess OF payment by the city will reach about
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THE EVENING STAR.
F...............JuIy Is, 1878.

TRUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF dollars are
annually thrown away In this country in useless
and illegitimate advertising. The experience of
all enterprising and successful business is that
nothing repays we'll the money invested as aiver-
Using In paper which EVERYBODY reads. That
is the true way to secure publicity. The best busi
ness men know the value Of advertising in such 8
paper-and such paper Is THE EVENING STAR.
1t has the largest circulation in proportion the
population of the city in which 1t is printed OF any
paper in the world. 1t practically cousrs the
ichols field.
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a L., VERY PECULIAR CRIME is that of which
William Norris, of Independence, OHIO. is ac-
years DID, wished to gel rid of little Allie Ber
~, Whom he had seduced aud who was en-
ciienIe, SO he chloroformei her, IN .de an in
into the wound. and then raised the alarm
tnat she had been bitten by a snake. The
child, at last accounts, was in dying condi-
ton, and Norris was under arrast - ~NHN.
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ACCRIous LAWSUIT has just been decided
al farlS Michael Mason, (his real name is
SaudIchotl the wei, known and voluminons
GramatiSt and novel writer married in IS5I
Ills wife died In ISL and the seventy-twO.y wear
Old wldOWer almost Immediately Remarked.
his son 1heTeupOn sued his father for half the
had written during the life of his wife, alIeging
mat these works belonged to the common
estate The courts granted bis suit, and the
son Is declared entitled to a half interest in
hfty-Six books and Seventy-six PLAYS.
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PFRTINENT QUERIES. - What does billet
dUuN? What check did counter sign Who
ever saw hood wink? VINO ever saw pig
thunder bolt? Who ever heard foot ballg
What did the dew drOp2 Where does clock
work? What did plough share? Who ever
saw wheel wright? For whom did penny
weight? Who did tin foil? What did brandy
smash? What did grass plot? Why was
grape shot? What did the pick pocket VINO
did the goose berry, Is it jokes that Jim
cracks?
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WHAT A DYING MURDERER SAw.-James
FL. Jones was hanged at Lagrange, Texas, on
FL day The hanging took place on the banks
Tors were present. Jones, in a loud. clear
voice, spoke to the crowd, cautioned them to
TAKE warning by his fate, and said he was
gave his enemies, and said he saw the chariO 3
OF heaven coming to carry his soul to glory.
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r H. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.

Y h. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALE OF DESIRABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF
SECOND STREET, BETWEEN EAST
CAPITOL AND A STREETS NORTHEAST,
AND A DESIRABLE BUILDING LOT ON
The NORTH SIDE OFN BETWEEN nth
AND 18th STREETS NORTH WEST.
VI MONhA4 July 18th, at O'Clock m, Ia
Viii he sold at public auction in front Of the =.
premises par of Lots and g. in square 759 LII
ironting 90 feel 3 Inches on Seconi street 7ast,
a iSrge brick stable in the rear.
Also, a, 619 o'cl' ok p. H., same day, the west %
Ieet lrcht on nor street, by the depth of lot
Terms: Easy anda full description OF the property
j 9-tn,th&s j. T. COLDWELL. ssesm,n.
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THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT has seized cer
tam property of the ex- Empress as security for
tne RESTITUTION of considerable sums the Bon 4.
OF investigation has reported that Napola IN
owes the nation his allowance for Septembsr
lSU, which ne drew in advance; also that the
30OO0,OO0 francs; finally that he aIienate q
large extent Of crown lands
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EWESB STOCK
COAL AND WOOD.
FORGE ROGUS,

" WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERIS
dNTHRA CITE AND BITUNINOUS COAL.
Wood of ali kinds. Office sos o h ST., between
aIdF. Orders respectfully solicited and satissac-
tiOn guaJ al iced. YARD IA h St., between and
e.. NHARF-Foot OF Is 2 ST.
Having purchased largely previous 10 the iate
advance, am enabled to sell al OW est rates Coal
direct FEM vessels at q reduction from ordinary
rates. YES arriving weekly until close o. 9ayt-
ton. JIS-Sn