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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18
GEORGErOHN NEWS.


The Georgetown Masonic Choir gave n concert
last night at the Curtis school building. Among
those who sang were Miss ZaidCe Jones' Miss Lottie
Swallow, McSsrs. Noyes, Holmes, RoCkar, and lIol-
Ter, and Professor T. D. Hay. All the participants
acquitted themselves with great credit The con-
cert one Of the finest ever given in Georgetown.
Yesterday morning Lieutenant Skippen and
several of his officers discovered number Of sup.
posed threo.Card monte men huvlnga stranger in
low on their way to Analostan Island. Upon tho
persed quickly.
At the DaShawGy meeting last night Rev. DIR.
Reilly of DunbartOn Street VI. f. Church. made an
eloquent address. Speeches were also made by tho
president of the club Mr. John Berry, aud MIR.
.IcrrY MIllnms.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18
TINTED STATES MARsHALS SALE.

by virtue OF n writ of nerl faclas issued
ont of the clerks Office of the supreme
Court , of the nlsriet Of , Columbia l and
a the courthouse door OF said District, on THURS,
right title claim, and interest of the defendant in and
TO the following described property. to wi! 10 lot
one d. In Morgans subdivision of part OF Widows
Mite known as oak Lawn, In the District of Column
bn, being situated at the intersection of Columbia
road and Nineteenth street extended, seized and
LEVIED upon as the property Of Maria r. Stoddard to
satisfy execution No l00 ut law, in favor of Matilda
s. Hartman. EREDK DOUGLASS.
- u. 5, Marshal, ID. q,
JOHN SHERMAN, AuCtiOneer. apl2-dS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18
JOHN SHERMAN, J
JOHN SHERMAN & co., Auctloncors,

TRUSTEES SALE OF A TWOSTORY FRAME
DWELLING, BEING NO. l222 TW ENTITY FIRST
STREET NORTHWEST, AND VALUABLE UN-
IMPROVED PROPERTY ADJOINING
BY virtue of deed of trust TO us, dated December
20, A. D. 1871 recorded In Liber No 6A folio 30S,
of the land records for Washington County in the
District OF Columbia and by the direction OF The par
secured thereby. We will sell at public auction, in
front Of the premises, No. l22l Twenty first street
SATURDAY, the Goth Of April 1870, ut o'clock
p M, all those certain pieces, parcels. lots Of
ground situate lying, and being In said Washington
city, District of Columbia Gnd known ana designated
us parts of lots sixteen lB) and seventeen 40, in
square numbered seventy (7O). Beginning for the
part of lot 10 Mt the northeast corner of said lot ana
running thence west with the south line of North
street ~ feet inches thence south 90 feet; thence
west 10 feet thence south 30 feet thence east 10 feet
thence north 20 feet thence east " feet inches, and
thence north 20 feet thence east " feet inches and
thence north 100 feet to the place of beginning Be
ginning for the part of lot II at point in the west
line of Twenty first street % feet south OF the north
east corner of said lot and square and running thence
west 100 feet to the eat line of lot l6 thence south 80
feet; thence east 100 feet TO Twentyirst street, and
thence north so feet to the place of beginning, to-
gclher with the improvements thereon.
Terms of sale: Onefourth cash, and the balance
PAYABLE In six, twelve and eighteen months, with in
terest at the rate OF per cent; per annum one de.
ierrcd payments to be secured by deed of trust
Of the purchaser. 800 deposit required at time
of sale. the terms of which must DO compiled with
within seven days reserve the right to resell
the property at the aud risk OF the deluutlng
purchaser. TIIEO i. GATCHEI. rrrs,oos
uDl.lIg w. O. DIIVAII. ( AiuotcNa'
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18
TINTED STATES MARsHALs SALE,

BY virtue of writ of Herl facia issued out of the
Clerks Office of the supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, and to me directed | will sell ut public
SALE for cash at the courthouse door of said District
on THURSDAY, the .4th day of April, 1879. at II
o'clock a. M all the right, title clam and Interest OF
the defendant in and to the following described
property, to wit: Ills interest In the leasehold of
premises situated on the southwest corner of Ninth
and IL streets northwest, IN the city of Washington
ID. G., being lot % In tho recorded subdivision of part
of square rs. and the improvements thereon; said
lease expiring the 3lGt of March. 1880 together
with all Of defendants right title and interest In and
to said land and improvements, seized and levied
upon as the property OF Truman A. Cook, to satisfy
execution No. 1882 at law. In favor of William Gait
FREDK DOUGLASS,
u. 5. Marshal d. c.
JOHN SHERMAN, AuctIOnppr, apl5-ltS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18
F0RTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Senator Voorhees, veneration for
the Constitution.

His Fears of the Overthrow of the Republic
Revivod-Danger of the Army Being
Used Again to Enforce the Laws
Mr.. Decks Unfortunate Quota
tion-Mr. EelIey's Speech
iii the House, &c,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18

o IN IN OIL am Invrsted in Wall ST. stocks makes
.ulitIlOrtuneB every month. Book sent
Wv PNjON0 free explaining everything. Adj
dress BAXTER IL co, Bankers II Wallst,S.l ,s2seOly
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PROPOSALS..
pROpOsAls FOR WROUGHT AND CAsTlRON
a WORK FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION or
THE UNITED STATES PArENEOtFICE
BUILDING, WASHINGTON, ID. Z.


UIIIIE OF TITE TNNINI-FW IND .NII TTT1- T,
WA,HlSGTuN, II. G, Aprl II, 1870.
Sealed proposals VIII b. received ut this office un-
III ~ M OF the 2ist day Of April, s7D for furnishing,
delivering, httlng and prtting IN place complete
certain wrought aud cNSt-rOn work, comprising Cn-
cased sectional columns g.rdcrs, and beams, for tho
support OF two galleries, also girders beams, rant
erS, &c, Tor the roofs AMI cast and wrOught-irOn
work for the Skyllght5 over the mU!el-ruoms of the
north aud east wings of the above building In accord
auce with drawings, spa rHtiOns, and schedule
which may be seen NJ Tits OiliSo.
Blank forms Of proposals and bond and any addi-
tiouul Information may be obtained ON application at
this ONCE ADOLF tLISS
Engineer and Architect.
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u -AMBLHR SMITH
ATTORNEY-A1I.AW
500 FouRASDA.uALF STREET NoRruwEsr
aust
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18

CIIANCERY SALE or VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, SITUATED AT THE NORTH
METr CoMSEh OF g SrREET y, North H AND
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
by virtue of decree of the supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, passed in equity cause No.
i537 William Bowen IS, the Freednian's Savngsaud
Trust Company ct all, the undersigned, as trustee,
will sell on WEDNESDAY, the I'D day Of April, A.
D. ls7O at four tD o'clock ~ m, at public auction, In
front OF the premises the following described real es
tate to wit; All that piece and parcel Of ground sit
uatc Ia the city OF Washington District OF Columbia
and known and described as part Of lot numbered
one %, In square numberodlhve hundred and twenty.
nino (h2O being thirty-One (3 feet nine Ig In ches
rOnt on North street, and running buck that width
one hundred (OJ) feet together With all tho improve
ments and appurenances thereto belonging orin any
wise Gppertalnlng,
Terms OF sale; one.fourth 90 OF the purchase
money thereof to be paid at the time of sale In cash.
and the balance be paid In three 90 equal Install
ments al one d. two en- and three CB) years, with
interest thereon from the day Of sale the notes the
purchaser purchasers to be given for such deferred
payments, But the purchaser or purchasers of the
said property shall have the privilege of paying cash
for the Same the day OF sale or on tho tnRl rnt.
icatlon OF the sale by the court said property Will
be sold clear of all taxes due and unpaid upon the
ENoCH ToTTEN Trustee.
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w. NJ SMITH, Salesman. apll'e,
FTHOMAS DOWNING, Auctloneer.

by virtue of deed OF trust. dated the 18th day OF
November A. ID. 1872, recorded IN Lbor No 7Oi folio
40 Of the land records for the District Of Columbia
and nj the written request of the party secured there
by we will offer for sale at public auction IN mont
OF the premises on FRIDAY, the 2olh day OF April
next ut o'clock y. NJ, the following described
real estate aud premises. located In the city OF Wash
ingon, In said District and known on tho ground plat
OF said city Us part OF lots numbered IT, H. and H.
In square numbered 2O7 aud bounded MS follows; Be
ginning for the same on Thirteenth street west, 10 feet
ming north along said street 10 feet thence east 50 feet
inches thence south 10 feet and thence west TO the
place of beginning, together with the improvements
thereon.
Terms OF sale; One fourth of the purchase In cash
ana the residue In six twelve, and eighteen months
with interest from dav of sale at the rate OF per cent
per annum, to be secured by deed Oftrus upon the
premises sold all cash, NJ the purchasers option,
deposit Of 800 will be required OF tho purchaser
the day of sale III tho terms of sale are not complied
with within hve days, the trustees reserve the Fight
10 resell at the risk and cost of the demulting pur
HENRY 4. CLARKE, rr,s,...
nnl0 WILLIAM a, EENWlCK. ''"s''ua
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-18

Tho great double.track
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
to the
NoRTH- EoRTHwESr. WEST AND SOUTH.
WEST,
TO TAKE EFFECT
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
Our Verbs

An educational Journal thus des.
cribes the trouble "A Frenchman had
with the verb "break"
II begin to understand your Ian
guage BETTER" said my French friend
Mr.. Dubois, to me, "but your verbs
trouble me still; you mix them up so
with propositions.
81 am sorry you find them so trouble
some," was all L could say.
81 saw your friend, Mrs. Murkeson
jusv now," he continued. sShe says
she intends to break down housekeep-
ing; am | right there?"
"Break up housekeeping, she must
have said"
ooh yes, remember; break up
housekeeping.
"Why does she do that" | asked.
"Beause her health is broken into"
"Broken down"
"Broken down, Oh yes. And, in
deed since the small pox has broken up
in our city,
"Broken OUT
"She thinks she will leave it for
few weeks.''
''Will she leave her house alone?"
ono, she is afraid it will be broken
-broken- how do say that?"
"Broken into"
Certainly, it is what meant to
say"
"Is her son to be married soon."
"No that engagement Is broken
broken"
"Broken off,"
eyes, broken off,"
"Ah, had not heard that"
Fohe is very sorry about it. Her
son only broke the news down to her
last week. Am right? am anxious
to speak English we'll"
she merely broke tho news. No
this time"
sit is hard to understand. That
young man, her son, is a fne young
fellow; breaker think"
GA broker, and very fine young
fellow. Good day."
SO much for the verb ''to break"
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
American Feet.

The man whose lowly trade it is to
measure feet and make notes of their
| pecullarities and proportions says that
there is vast difference between the
| foot of Southern lady a~d that of a
Yankee lady of about the same general
build. Southern feet of both sexes are
narrow and bowed up in the middle,
giving them high instep. The Yam
kee foot is wider and has more surface
-flat-footcd. The foot of the Yankee
lacks the spring and suppleness of the
Southern, but it has more strength and
probably better lasting qualities. The
Yankee step is short and nervous, the
Southern long and languid, which
makes wide difference in the gait of
the people of the two sections. There
appears to be great deal of character
in feet, which the measurers learn to
read by long training ard practice.
The authority quoted has had fifteen
years practice in a New York fancy
shoe shop, and ought to know. lie has
measured adult females wearing CATERS
numbering from ones to mines, and
many more ones tnan eights. The ma
jority of those who wear ones are
Southern and Spanish ladies. The
jersey woman is foot proud, and with
reason. The real blue-blooded jersey
woman and the bluegrass Kentucky
belle are about on par in the matter
of small feet. Among the customers
OF that particular shoe shop are two
pretty sisters, of Irish extraction, one
OF whom wears mines and the other
eights-handsome feet, too, and so well
rroportioned that their size is not at all
conspicuous. They also wear gentle
mems kid gloves over white, dimpled
hands and pretty pink nails. The
trades people insist Lpon it that locality
as well as race has much to do with the
human build, especially at the founda-
tions.
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
LINES WRITTEN BY 3,

There is no shadow, without light
There is no day, but brings a night
There ls no joy. unmixed with pain
There is no sunshine, but after rain
There is no evil without some good
No beauty, that is understood.
The heaviest crosses, to our sight,
Are but given. to lead US to the light
The darkest clouds, have golden edge,
And the fairest gardens, a thorny hed5
Some fairest flowers, give poisonous breath !;
AM some deadly poisons, save from Death ;
Each soul, may reach the lowest deeps,
And each SOUL climb the highest sleeps
Each heart, may know Joys br1ghtf1t glow.
And each, the aiRtflhi, of DARKEST wogy
yo battles are won, but some have fought
No work is done. but some have wrought;
Cruel words, from the lips are carelessly tossed,
But no kind word was ever lost.
No heart so true, it cannot be tried;
And none so false, but some good will alb de;
Flere is none 60 strong tha. he cannot fall
And none so evil but may r.se from It all.
No soul e'er dropped in the depths Of woe;
But might have climbed to the hills OF snow,
The best of gold is mixed with alloy,
And the coarsest metals have some emp oy;
All things are ma Ie FIR some good use
And nothing 80 good but may ave abuse
God gives US nothing but will do us good,
And our curses seem kindness when under
stood
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
Fruits for Food.

henry Ward Beecher says there Ia no
sense in the old familiar motto, Fruit
is golGs in the morning. silver at noon,
and lead at night" His reasons for
this opinion he thus states:
Because, with limited experience,
people perceive that some folks can cat
fruit at one time and not at another.
they lay down this rule for all. The
cases where fruit is unhealthy &C nj ght
are the exception.
1t is true that in tropical climates,
heavy fruits, difficult to digest, ought
not to be taken at night.
But the fruits that are on our North
ern farms are all healthy, as a rule.
Among the excellent small fruit are
currants, gooseberries, raspberries,
strawberries, grapes, mulberries-
these last arc avery much neg ected
fruit; there is TO better fruit tree for
children than the Downing's ever bear
Ing mulberry.
One of them will bear fruit for eight
or ten weeks steadily, constantly ripen-
ing, and pleasing all the fowls and tur-
keys, children and old folks. would
rather have this mulberry to day than
a strawberry.
The common mulberry is nat and
sweet; but this has a fl lie sprightly acid
taste, as finely combined as lemonade.
AS you go up, you have the apple,
which is the patriarch or the Abraham
of all fruits. If l had to choose but
one fruit out OF all in the world,
should decide for the apple
For uses of every kind, early and
late, winter or summer, cooked or raw
apple Is king. Then comes the cherry,
then the pear, then the plum and the
peach.
l have not mentioned oranges, be-
cause they are not raisable in the
North; but they ought to be eaten at
the right time, which is all the time
from getting up in the morning till |
you go to bed at night.
The man with whom they disagree is
the exception.
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
Gauntlet or Flame.

Messrs. Lenox and Perry have for
some time been in the mountains at the
head of Magpie, Montana, getting out
timber for large stable. The noun
tains in the vicinity OF Magpie were
recently set On fire by party Of pros
pectors, and the fire ragged over
quite an extent of country. About
3 O'CLOCK on the afternoon of the 14th
ult., Court Sheriff's wagon and team
started down the canyon loaded with
fence poles, and a few minutes later
Leon and Perry followed with heavy
load of hewn timber. They had got
fairly ia the canyon when the wind
suddenly increased to lively gale, and
before they could realize the extreme
danger of their position the whole
mountain was in flames. Putting
whip TO their horses, they commenced
race for their lives. To turn back
was impossible, the mountains rising
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
What shall Be Done with Daughterss

Teach them self-rellance.
| Teach them, to make bread.
| Teach them to make SHIRTS.
Teach them not to wear false hair.
Teach them not to powder and paint.
Teach them how to wash and iron
clothes.
Teach them how to make their own
clothes.
Teach them how to do marketing for
the family.
Teach them how to cook good meal
of victuals.
Teach them to wear calico dresses
and do it like queen.
Teach them to say no and mean 1t,
or yes, and stick to it.
Teach them how to darn stockings
and sew on buttons.
Teach them to regard the morals, not
the money Of beau.
Give them a good substantial common
school education.
Teach them every day, dry, hard,
practical common sense.
Teach them all the mysteries OF the
kitchen, the dining room and the par
lor.
Teach them to have nothing to do
with dlssolute an4 intemperate young
men.
Teach them that good, round, rosy
rom9, is worthy Afty delicate con-
sum 2tives.
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS

l. Any person who takes newspa-
per regularly from the post-ofice-
whether directed to his name or another's
or whether he has subscribed or not-is
responsible for the payment.
2. Ifa person orders his paper dis
continued he must pay all arrearages, OF
the publisher may continue to send il
until payment is made. and collect the
whole amount, whether the paper is
taken from the office or not.
3. The courts have decided that re
iusing to take newspapers and periodicals
from the post-office, or removing, and
leaving them uncalled for, is PRIMA FA.
Gle evidence of intentional fraud.
4. l. subscribers move to other places
without informing the publishers, they
are held responsible. Notice should al.
ways be given of the removal.
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
NO. 26.

almost perpendicular on each side of
the canyon. Their only hops lay In
outstrlpping the fire, which was now at
their very heels. Judge of their sur
prise and CONSERVATION on discovering,
few rods ahead, the wagon which had
preceded them completely blocking up
the road, the driver having abandoned
it to save his horses. What was to be
done now must be done quickly. Perry
was on the point OF giving the horses
the whip and tearing his way through,
but the Colonel, with the cool head OF
an old soldier, suggested throwing off
the load of feaee pore5 and clearing the
road. Both set to work with a will,
and in few seconds had the poles un-
loaded, the wagon uncoupled and
tumbled down the side OF the mountain.
The roar and cracking Of tho 1ames
! and the booming crash of falling tim
Der was sufficient to strike terror to the
hearts Of older mountalneers than those
who had only been in the country
few months. So exhausted wcre thcy
with the intense heat and the severe
exertions of the last few moments that
they had barely sufficient strength to
Chamber on tho wagon and again com
nence the frightful race. The fire in
meantime had got ahead Of them, and
putting the whip to their now maddened
horses, they began running the gauntlet
of fire. Trees were falling in all direc-
tions around them; the atmosphere
was thick with smoke and impregnated
with the fumes of burning pitch, max
ing it almost suffOcating. Both faces
were beginning to wear tho picture of
despair. All hope OF eyer getting
safely through had almost died within
them, when Perry CHANGED to remark
that the COlonel's wife that night would
probably be widow. The words acted
like magic on the Colonel, who, rails
ing to his feet with "not by long
sight," began urging the horses to re-
newed exertions with the end of q
binding chain, the horses literally tear
ing their way over fallen trees and
burnt timber for a distance Of half a
mile, when they emerged into small
clearing where the fire had taken turn
and again gone up the mountain. With
the exception Of some slight damage to
selves, they arrived safely at the Ferry
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
The Very Best.

Recently a lady stepped into a bird
store TO purchase parrot for housc-
hold pet. Having critically exam
med the collection, she turned TO the
proprietor, and without otherwise des-
gnating her selection, simply said:
81 will take Honesty"
beg your pardon, ma'am," said the
dealer, (which one Is it you said you
will take?
II said will take Honesty. Please
have him sent round to ----
street.
"Honesty?" repeated the puzzled
1ealer, "And which one is Honestly"
why that one of course" said the
self-possessed customer, pointing to by
far the fairest bird OF the flock.
"All right, ma am" said the ornith-
illogical trader, and as he was making
the necessary change he timidly ven
tured to ask:
"And may l inquire, ma'am, why
you call it Honesty?"
"Certainly," answered the customer
with heavenly smile: ''that parrot is
Honesty, because 1t is the best Poll /
see."
The dealer was struck with a con-
gcstiye chill and gave the lady half
dollar short of her change.
The Virginia star., 1879-09-27
RICHMOND, VA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 81 1879

ihe Ialse 10 him! Oh, my poor Frank b
mas been suffering, too! The photograph
see, What is that written underneath it il
his own handwriting. Oh, look!'
! Again they read together.
| This time Shakspeare's lines though
slightly altered:
vert tnou but constant thou vert perfect
that one error
Fills thee with faults!
'Oh, my poor Frank I" cried the happy
weeping girl. ''Oh why were cousin
Ethel and named the samee And Frank
.1nevet met her. Don't you see, mamma,
how The mistake has occurred And il
might have remained unexplained forever
but for that shower of rain Look at the
letter, mamma. l must find his address
now"
| The letter was examined, and, happily
for all, supplied it,
Next morning little note came by mail
to Frank:
.SLR:- My daughter, whom you kindly "a
sisted during shower of rain, three weeks
which she found. Sickness has prevented our
attending to this earlier. Please call at vour
earliest convenience, and inquire for Mrs.
Thornton"
An address was given.
Mr.. Merrifield stared at the name.
"An odd coincidencen thought he.
''There are plenty of Thorntons IN the
world, of course" and he set off to reclaim
his property.
A lady in deep mourning received him
ne stared violently.
'Mrs. Thornton !" he cried, "can it be
really youG" and stopped, confused and
angry.
She was perfectly self possessed.
F.. Il thought you would have recognized
the name, . she said, quietly, ''though our
circumstances have made change of resi-
dence necessary. 1t was Ethel whom you
carried across the street she has been i'll
since then, Or
he interrupted her in surprise:
ETHEL i'll Ethel whom l carried -
Then getting more and more bewildered:
81 thought that Mrs. Rollins was abroad. I
understood -"
'Mrs. Rollins7 Oh, certainly! Mrs.
Rollins is my niece. was not aware YOU
were acquainted with her. 1t was of nv
daughter Ethel l was speaking"
Frank started to his feet excitodiy.
"Your daughter Ethel What does this
meanG l heard that she was married. Oh,
madam, have pity on me-have been de-
ceived You know of our love and our
engagement. Are there two Ethels, and
can mine be still true?'
A cry answered him-a cry from the |
next room.
Mrs. Thornton flung open the door.
''Go to her" she whispered.
The next instant Ethel was clasped in
her lovers arms.
Who shall describe that meeting2
Suffice it that they were as happy as they |
had lately been miserable; all misunder- |
standings were cleared away, and love and |
confidence returned
"And as soon as you are strong and we'll |
again we will be married, my darling" said
Frank
''Thank God for the storm!' cried Ethel,
"And God bless the dear mud
dy crossing Oh, Frank, it seems to me
that-under Heavens mercy-we owe all
Our happiness to that shower Of rain!''