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National Republican., 1880-09-07
W. NJ. SMITH Salesman. Trustees
pu2s,gseN l. ls,t1l
r I, ColDWELL, teal ESTATE Aoclioocer,

r 4, COLDWELL, Real Estate AuctlOnrer.
TnuSrEE's SALE or IMPROVED PROPERTY
IN HGLT4>uALE, D. G.,
by virtue OF desd OF trust to d. l.. Eaton and
corded i'm Iner az gso r,Iioi,9 ons or lie Land Rec
Ords Tor the DistrIC OF Columbia and at the request
of The party secured thereby, surviving trustee,
will oler tor sal. IN front of the premises, nt $40 p
M on MONDAY, : ptember y, 4. j.. l8,n. the lol.
lowing described real estate lying aud being In the
County OF Washington, District OF Columbia and
known aud described as lot numbered ten (Gl, n sec.
ton numbered two ~ at the Barry Farm, subdvls'
ion (sO Calsd) according to the plot thereof Hled by
the trustees OF the Barry Farm Fund IN tho Ocs Of
the surveyor of Wa hiugtOu County, District OF Co.
lunba, together with improvements, etc. - -
Trrm4Oi sale SirO, With Interest from April 22 ISL
and expenses Of safe IN cash aud the balance in
year from date Of sale with Interest at SIX per cent
nor annum A deposit Of s.5 will be required ut
lime OfsRlo All concentrating vt purchasers cost,
GEORGE w. SrICKNEN,
au2t2iawSds Surviving Trustee G32 T. street.
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TAKE NOTICEi

This IS the only Lottery ever voted on by the peo.
pie ofa STATE and undor late decision Of the United
States Supreme Court at Washington Ia the only
Legal Lottery now In the United States, all other
charters having oeen repealed or having no exist.
enoe, - - -,,,,..,,,,
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WASHINGTON KINDERGARTEN
NORMAL INSTITUTE

for the Training Of Teachers. with model Kinder.
gRren and advanced classes up to the fourth grade.
Sixth year began September O. Teachers cln1s, DC.
tober is For circulars call mt the National Kinder
Hall Eluhth Bp7.bw
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tAllty restored In either young or uld All Maihrh
POisOns and lingering diseases Of whatever name or
nature thoroughly and permnnontly eradicnlod nom
the system. For further diseases aud difficulties
which treat you must nuke app CAtionat my Oilee,
CONSULTATION FREE TO ALI
Otlice and Residence No. 1890 q street northwest,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, near
Foundry NJ. H. chuIch, and opposite Epiphany
church, Washington, ID, q. '"l2
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-TOR eALE-MOU@Es.

NOR RENT-Cal and see our list OF property for
II rent JOHN SH ERMAN& d Co,
fe4.tf ST. Clomd Bmildlna
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BOARDING.


En TABLE bosrders can be accommodated at go
kttD per month with the very best Of everything
she markets afford, al DRIVER sCHOFlELps,
hl3 pennn nYe. aul7.tt
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.
The Grest Doubls!Track
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
NORTH, NORTHWEST, WEST AND SOUTH.
WEST.
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wy ANTED.--A widow lady would Ike one or two
w rooms furnished suitable for Hight housek eep-
1nG rent must be moderate. Address, stating price
and location, ROOMS RepubliCen office, se2-3tt
wv ANTED-F FURNISHED rooms for housekeeping,
wv by September l5 q liberal rent will be paid IL
Vocation good, Address A W, Republican once.
sp2.3tt
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LOST.

nN tho dth instant, between Pennsylvanin avonue
' y and La Droit park. n pair Of gold spectaoles
this Office se6-ati
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WANTED-ROOaIs.

DY young man, Furnished room aud board IN the
vicinity OF the Republican Office. Address atat-
ng terms aud loealion G, Republican office se53li
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II brick house, nearly new, with every convenlence'
IN lhs portion OF the city; the
door. Address w. j, Republican office. se3-3t~
E1oR sALE-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
~ property for sale JOHN sHERMlAli & CO.,
81. CIoud building. Real estate aud loans ly9l
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suD-rREAsuRY BALANCES,
NnltlnloIe nlnl.Ikots.

Gold ............. $50 6lG lG7
Currency Observation-Disclosures. jg1j,2J
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WV ANTliD-Boar Of Audit certificates, draw
w backs, eight per cent. iupr lyemeut and sewer
bonds also sewer TAX receipts CHRIS. EDIE 1891
Il stnw. sei3tt
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HId TWELFTH ST n W, near y st, handsome
W l. II ly furnished roopls, en- suite, pRrlor and
bed.rOom INST and second floor house recently reno
yalea and newly furnished. se,Slt
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yYANTED-MOUSES.
FOR RENT-ROOMS.

WY ANTED-A small furnished house. Address ,
w +, 0l0 Nineteenth 81 n W. sel-St
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FOR EsENT-HsOUSEs.

OFFICE ROOMS In No. 30 and 8ID Four Rnd.a'haI
street n W.; also In i5s Louisiana avenue n. W.
Call for weekly RentLst.
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WANTED-MlaCELlANENUs.

Wy TANTED-By gentleman and wife, three or
w four furnished rooms In desirable neghbor-
hood, for light housekeeping. Address w &. O2l
Ninth ST n W, sei-3tt
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TNoR RENT--A nicely furnished room second
J. floor in II small private family Will rent TO somo
responsible party ut sjper month. No sJ Fourth 81
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TENWO handsome pArlors; LatrOb0 and open CRATE,
4 marble mantels. etc all mod mpri rooms ON sec;
looAtloni terms, go Address l3 r. Republican Office
81
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WANTl,D-AHELP.

yyvANTED-A nrst-class cook, male or female;
cooking oystIs nj 50 two first csss walters DRIVER
S a no III EIJjs I9ls Penna ave. se73t
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TVNHREE unfrnished rooms, water, bath and
l. closet, suitable for housekeeping. NO VIC l. y
n W. Be7-dti
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C1n ELEVENTH. ST w 80 Nicely furnished
Q j. L. rooms, with or without board, sos.3tt
'BNWO large communicating rooms, with bathrooms
\ attGchedi rent, S. Apply ~ No 63 X 81 n e, seq
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TNOR RENT-Two most desirable rooms location
~ une1ceptonable. No 1871 q 81 u W. se6-3tt
~ nEslRABLE lurnished rooms on second, third or
fourth oors, at 3l2 Indiana ave, with board, II
required. BeB-Otf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
A BRAVE BABY.

A woman who lives in Ashville, Ala, ,
miraculous rescue of her Et.le three year old
boy from drowning The child fell down a
well, the depth of which was thirty feet.
The mother saw him 60 down. She says ::
"On reaching the well 1 was just in time to
see him rise to the top of the water. was
alone, save two or three other little children
whom sent fol help. had, amid all ths
anguish of my soul, presence of mind
enough to let the bucket down and tell him
to take hold of it, which he did. After some
again, except his little head. I lowered the
bucket lower, telling him to take hold of the
rope. He ran his hand through a ring tied
ON for the purpose of sinking the bucket,
and caught the pail, and then held on for
one and half hours, begging me all the
time in his baby talk to come down and help
him out. would say, Hold on, Bobbie.' >
Il will, he would reply. At length lady
came to my assistance, and we took O rope
and made a moose on the end of it, and, let
ting it down, told him what to do. He put
his foot through the moose and drew it up
around his knee. asked him if he could
hold on. He said he could hold on to the
bucket. Daw me OUT He holding the
bucket, the rope around his leg, I telling
him not to let go, we drew him up until 1
could reach his little shivering hands. Thus
saved my little baby from drowning. Safe
to my breast clasped his little shivering
body, and praised God for His mercies."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
A LITERARY ELEPHANT.

Everybody knows that the elephant is the
most intelligent and sagacious offour-legged
beasts; but, until the following curious in
cident came to our knowledge, we were
not aware that he had developed a keen
taste for literature, or o greedy appetite
for works of fiction. Only recently, how
ever, as the editor of the Moskuur Zeitung
stood fixed in admiring contemplation of the
colossal pachyderm that is the chief attrac-
ton at Winkler's menagerie, he was some
what startled by the swift insertion of a pre-
hensile probocis into his great coat pocket,
which gaped invitingly, and by the removal
thence of a manuscript novel forwarded to
him for approval by a regular contributor
to the feuilleton department of his journal.
Ere he could utter an ejaculation of protest,
the elephant had conveyed the whole story
to its ponderous jaws, and, after masticating
swallowed it at gulp. Down to the date
of our information respecting the results of
this extraordinary feat, no evil results had
accrued to the elephant from its romantic
meal Russian fiction may be strong meat
for babes," but an elephantine digestion
appears to be quite equal to dealing with it,
at least in the form of manuscript. What
the consequences might have been to the
lordly quadruped had he devoured a printed
revolutionary manifesto, or even proof of
one of the Moskaur Zatung's leading arti-
cles, we do not venture to surmise.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
WHITE WAX.

1t will be surprise to a large number of
our American women to- be told that the
white wax, of which they make such con-
stant use when engaged in the household
sewing, is the diseased secretion of a pecu-
liar species of fly found in the eastern pOr-
tions of Central China. Most of the coun-
try women, if they. have given thought to
the subject, have supposed that this white
wax was some refined product of ordinary
beeswax-an article that has about it the
conditions of cleanliness and healthfulness,
which is more than can be said of exuda-
tons of insects due to some bodily malady.
These flies apparently become diseased from
feeding on the leaves of particular kind of
evergreen tree or shrub, Of which they are
exceedingly fond The twigs of these trees
in certain seasons of the year are thickly
covered with flies, who, in time, leave upon
them q thick incrustation of white matter.
When this has increased to a sufficient size,
the branch is cut off and immersed in boil
ing water, which causes the wax to come to
the surface in the shape of viscid sub
stance, which is skinned off, cleansed, and
afterward allowed to cool in pans. The
trade in this article is quite an extensive
one, as it is estimated that last year the
the crop was worth not less than three mil
lion five hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
UNsOCIABILITY AT TABLE.


At French or German public table,
everybody, whether stranger or acquaint-
ance, drops at once into conversation. The
fact is recognized that conversing dispels>
stiffness and restraint, and thereby adds
relish to the meal People regard each
other as mutual aids for the half hour. No
claim of after acquaintance is made, and the
company may part, never possibly to meet
again. At the American hotel-a restaurant
table where strangers are placed opposite
each other-an is dreadfully constrained,
stiff and disagreeable. The more ladies, as
q rule, the more restraint. No one feels at
liberty to speak to the other party or par
ties. The more silence the more curiosity
and speculation regarding each other. Eyes
are busily stealing glances, and the least re-
mark dropped is caught up by greedy ears.
Every one feels under the others critical
inspection. What talk there may be is hid
den away in a sort of a low-voiced fashion
from the others. Sometimes curiosity takes
the objectionable liberty of suspending its
own speech to hear what others saying.
A days meals eaten at q hotel under this in
ear is enough to bring on fit of dyspepsia,
through the consequent mental strain and
irritation. 1t is time we copied something
of French or German ease of manner in our
transient intercourse at the hotel table,
Graphic.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
PRINTED PAPER.

H
In buying groceries, butter, cheese, ETC.,
are frequently wrapped in printed paper, or
even in old manuscripts. Perhaps we might
also say that provisions for picnics and other
hampers are slowed away in similar cover
ings, and it viii, therefore, not be amiss if
we call attention to the fact that danger has
been discovered to lurk in these familiar
wrappers. In the case ofprinted paper, the
characters have often been transferred to
the chese and butter, and either they are cut
away by the observant cook, or they are un-
noticed, and in due course become assimi-
lated in the process of satisfying hunger.
1t is more than likely that deleterious mat
ter is contained in the ink, and digestion
suffers. But written paper is even more
likely to be hurtful, inasmuch as in writing
the paper has been in close contact with the
hand, which not improbably may be giving
off a perspiration, that may enter the pores
of the paper and may there ferment, not
with advantage to health in the event of any
portion of the manuscript being allowed to
accompany the food down unsuspecting
throats. Only clean, unused paper should
allowed as wrappers for food
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
THE STOCKING LOOM.

In 1888 William Lee, of England, IN
vented stocking loom, 1t was described
at the time as composed of above two
thousand pieces of smiths, joiners' and tin
ners' work, after so artificial and exact
manner that, by the judgment of all be-
holders, it far excels, in the ingenuity, curl
osity and subtlety of the invention and con-
texture, all other frames or instruments OF
Manufacture in use il any part Of the known
world" : Following Is the tradition IN re-
gard to the origin of this then great work
Lee was enamored of a young country giri
who, during his visits, paid more attention
to her knitting than to her lover and bus
proposals. Hence he put his mind to Work
to devise a machine which would facilitate
the operation of knitting, and SO afford
more leisure for the object of his passion to
converse with him. Whether Lee married
the country girl who inspired him IS not
known. When it is considered that the
I" virgin Queen Elizabeth was inordinately
fond of silk stockings her treatment of Lee
must be regarded as contemptibie. she
praised the inventor but declined to grant
q patent for the invention. At the re-
quest of Henry ~. of France, Lee
went to Paris with his machine, but the
king soon after being assassinated, the poor
inventor fell into great want and distress,
and died a pauper in the French capital
1t was not until 1868 that the stocking loom,
SO to speak, got upon his feet In that year
a charter was granted by Charles Il. to the
Framework Knitter's Society of London In
six years thereafter there were seven hum
dred stocking frames in England. In 1714
there were nine thousand frames in operh-
ton, and in 1853, fourteen thousand Near
ly fifty years ago power was applied to the
improved Lee knitting machine in this coun-
try. This application of steam and water
power transferred the industry from the
fireside (where the knitting" was almost
constantly in the hands of elderly women)
to the factory and gave immense impetus
to the hosiery manufacture. Formerly with
the hand frame workman could pro-
duce in week dozen pairs of cotton
hose. In the same time now first-class
rotary round power frame will turn out
from two hundred or three hundred dozen
pairs-1r0y Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
IN THE POLICE COURT.

Attorney for the defense of man charged
with having brutally beaten woman, cross
examining the woman:
"Now, then, state to the court what
your relations with this defendant have
been"
s'Wen, I have supported him for two
years"
You have supported him for two years,
eh? You positively swear that you have
supported him for two years?"
"Wen, not exactly for two years
but"
sob, no, not exactly two years, eh !?
Your Honor will observe that the witness
eontradicts herself. Very well, miss, what
did you NJ can by falsely asserting that you
have supported this innocent gentleman two
years? Answer that, if you can!"
sWen, meant"
"Never mind what you meant; don't you
dare to tell me what you meant. Tell the
court, now, if you please, what portion OF
the two years you did not support this hon
est fellow, my client9"
"The only portion of the time I haven't
supported him during the past two years
was the various times he was in Jail"
Attorney subsidies.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
LOST CARS.

It seems strange that cars should ever 60
astray but that they do so is proved by the
fact that there is lost-car agent whose duty
it is to hunt up the stray property of his
company. One week finds him hunting
cars in Florida, and the next may discover
him in Maine. The rules governing the
business are, that he must travel by day
light, ride in the rear coach, and keep his
eye open. Frequently, while rushing pasta
side track full of cars, he discovers one be-
longing to his own. company, and by prac-
tice he becomes SO sharp-ey that he can
photograph the number of that car on his
mind in an instant. Arriving at q telegraph
station, he politely requests the officers of
the road to send home his company's car.
Cars are frequently sent from one end Of the
continent to the other, and sent back empty.
In case road is short of cars, it sometimes
takes the liberty to retain and use them
sometimes dishonest road will steal them
outright, and cooly appropriate them to
their own use. a-s .-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
THE PARIS HOUSE AND CONCIERGE

The tenants of any single house in Paris
will comprise most varied assortment of
types and characters. The first persons
whose acquaintance you make are the con-
cierge and his wife. The concierge is q
despot who has all the tenants under his
thumb He is the guardian of the house,
the Cerberus whose good graces have to be
bought by bribes and tips. He dwells in q
den called loge, just inside the entry. His
duties are to pull the Gordon, or to touch
the pneumatic button, by which the street.
door is opened; for, let it be added for the
the benefit of those who do not know, each
tenant, though he has key to his own
dwelling, has no key to the common en-
trance of the house. The large street-doors
are closed about nine or ten o'clock. After
that time you have to ring the bell, and the
concierge, without disturbing himself, pulls
q cord or touches q pneumatic spring by
which the door is opened In most houses
the gas on the staircase and in the entrance
way is put out at eleven O'Clock, and tenants
who enter after that hour are required to call
out their names as they pass the concierge's
loge, and they have to find their way up
stairs in the dark as best they can. In point
of fact, you get used to it, and you can put
your hand upon the door-latch and your key
in the key-hole with mathematical precision
OF course, Cerberus knows and sees every
thing that you do. Besides opening the
street-door and watching the house, it is the
duty of the concierge 10 keep the stairway
clean, to receive letters and messages, and
to deliver the letters in the various apart
ments at least once a day. The concierge
and his wife generally expect to do the
apartments of the bachelors who live in the
house, for which they receive Is or 20 francs
month. The other tenants, of course,
have their own servants. On taking an
apartment, it is the custom to give the con-
cierge 10, Is, 20, or more francs, according
to the rent, as a pledge of the arrangement.
This money is called denier a dieu. On
New Years Day the concierge expects 20 or
more francs. The sum given to him de-
pends ON the number of letters or callers
you receive and on your habits generally.
IF you are in the habit of coming home very
early in the morning, you must make mp for
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
DANGERS TO STEAMERS.

The breaking down of machinery has
probably been the cause of more disasters
than is generally suspected. 1t is we'll
known that the frst-class trans atlantic
steamers, provided with the most powerful
engines, have often in very heavy weather
as much as they can do to keep their course
in safety. 1t will readily be seen that un-
der-engined cargo steamers must, under
similar circumstances, adapt themselves to q
safe and practicable course, and can, when
steaming full power ahead, only just man
age to keep their positions, and may, even
in spite of all exertions, drift astern. IT
in these cases the engines thus heavily
strained become temporarily disabled, the
vessel will refuse to answer her helm, and
she will inevitably fall off into the trough of
the sea, and be placed in the greatest dan
ger. The same thing will happen, even
if the engines work well, provided any
thing goes wrong with the steering gear,
which is often of an intricate character
Nature.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
FEEDING AN AQUATIC FAMILY.

A reporter Witnessed the feeding by Mr..
Jones of his aquatic family. Taking with
him stale loaf of bread, few minutes
walk brought him to the margin of pond
where wide plank extended over the water
q foot or more above it, resting one end ON
the bank and the other made fast to an up
right post in the pond. Walking on this
plank in STOPPING posture, Mr.. Jones gave
q whistle, moderately loud in tone, similar
to dog call, and in q moment the water
around him was alive with the playful carp,
all eager for the bread, which he broke off
in pieces the size of an egg, partly immers-
ing it in the water, but still retaining it in
his hand. The fish would fairly crowd each
other to get hold of the bread, hundreds of
them tumbling over each other to crowd
around him, and would allow themselves to
be handled and taken out of the water,
seeming rather to like the notice taken of
them. Mr.. Jones feeds them with bread or
any soft vegetables, such as lettuce or as
paragus, regularly once day, and enjoys
the society of his marine friends much.
They are soft to the touch, and appear to
like being petted, and will eat from the
hand as readily as a tame chicken or kitten.
As food fish they are excellent and highly
valued, the meat in season being white,
firm and of superior favor. They can be
easily cultivated by farmers and others who
have the room, and the fish can be taken
out of the water when wanted without hook
or line or other device. They are almost
incapable of taking care of themselves while
young, and therefore become an easy prey
to the more voracious fish. 1t is for this
reason that they flourish best in ponds or
sluggish streams where there are no game
fish to molest them, and where the water is
quiet In the winter they collect i'll large
schools on the muddy bottoms of the lakes,
and, thrusting their heads deep into the
mud with their tails erect, they pass the
winter months without feeding, and in q
dormant condition, coming out bright and
early in the warm spring time.