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DISCUSSION UPON SUPERsTIFION.-The An.
thropolosical Society met last night in the re.
gent s room. Smithsonian Institution, Professor
OTIS +. Mason In the chair. An Interesting
paper was read by Professor A. 8. Gatschat on
superstition" There were two kinds OF SD
persijtiOn, he said-that inspired by religion
relating to the spirit world, and that OF phyS.-
cal nature relating TO our senses and tt was
difficult to draw the line where religion en- IL
aid superstition commences He recited The
evidences Of Its existence throughout the whole
range OF the CIVILIZED nations as we'll as the bar
barous, and took the ground that its existence
was due To ignorance of the causes of events
Dr. j. G. Morgan took issue with the lecturer as
20 superstition being confined 70 the more igno-
rant classes He believed tt peryafiet among
the most learned and Intellectual classes He
rec.ted some Interesting instances within his
own observation. and GId not believe there " as
man. woman Or child. 20 matter how much
gifted with Intellectual powers without super
Sutton. Remarks were made by MeSsrs. G lSS,
LeeCh and others upon the same subject.
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WHEN MIND AND BODY are out OF sorts. with
cold extrem1ties. yeilowneSs in the skin, cos
tiveness. dull headache and an fndiSPosttiou to
stir about, De sure you are in for a bilious at
tack, sprfDging from more or less dsofdeFed
nvsT- Or. Jayne,s SaDative Pills viii bring the
move oil hillary distress,
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Holiday Goods.


The holiday trade may be said 70 have fairly
begun. People are purchasing Christmas
presents before the rush commences. and they
look 20 the advertising columns OF TIE STAR
tor information as to the best places TO buy
TIE following are among the advertisers in THE
STAR, and mention viii be made OF others from
time 10 tine.
TIFFANY & Co., Union Square New York
have completed their preparations for the ap-
preaching holidays. THey probably have the
RRest stock In the country.
MDE- LAR1QUE opened at the Eboitt House t.
day splendid assortment OF French millinery
She viii continue Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
FREEBoRN e SMITH. 1893 Pennsylvania ave
RUe, viii sell BTadbur: pianos and Org AS al
low factory rates on the popular 1nStalment
Plan.
At GEORGE NJ. GARTRsLI;s. SIS sth street
there Is a splendid assert menJ Of ranges. Ia
tTobes- and furnaces ard heating ST 1y25. lie
viii sell cheap and guarantee satisfaction.
DEMPSEY, SIattoueT aud engrayeT, 9l3 Penn
kylvania avenue, IS the man 10 see abOnt bay
Ag holiday gO0GS- He can satisfy all IL goods
and prices.
FRANZ J. TIEBETS, I4th street and New York
avenue, has always on hand tie best meas,
game and fruits There Is no better place to
buy 6 Christmas dinner.
MADAME l.. 7. JEASNsaET, OF Baltimore ls ex-
hiolfiBg for few days at 1921 street q large
and choice selection or French b0Quet5 and
round hats from the leading houses IN Paris.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Phi!in
NJ. jackson and Fannie Scott both OF Ge0rge-
kanney, both OF Gaithersburg. Montgomery
county, Md: II ~. Williams and Mary Wood.
yei: Jas. J.. OjOnuOr. OF Albany. n. Y, ana
catherine Griffin; Frank Locks6y and Hannah
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

PAIN n TIE bA'K Oh sides quickly relieved by
applying Ben5on's capcl1c porous plaster. IL
Is always reliable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

Observation-Disclosures, complete cure TO
Gays; All urinary complaints; 81, at drl;gg1sts
For Washington at $50 Pa. ave.
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CHnpREN,s bracelets. getg. rings. at Prtggs,. i

SALE OF STOCKS at DunCans0n Bros. 9th and
. streets, on Friday, DEC. 10th, at IL o'clock m.
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LOCAL NEWS.


Amusemenfs. &c. Tonight
lords Opera House,. u. Polk as "a Gen
Eeman from Nevada
National T7seater.-Lotta as Little Nell" and
'sThe Warehouses"
cfd FtHOtcS' RdH-"Odd Fellows Fair"
Art Loan Erhj6iitOH.-COrner 18th and ii
streets northwest
Willard HaU.-EnteTtainment by Mrs. Ade-
TIE puTal Mack.
Immaculate Conception Church Hnd.-Pair
Tor the benefit OF the church and school.
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READ THIS COLUMN.

Iron BItters iCuratine
Powerful Tsnis. Vegetable Medicine
Iron Bitters Curatine
Complete stren9theaer. A Reliable Medicine
Iron Bttsers Carstine
Assure Appets<. Cures Blood Diseases
Iron Bitters Curatine
Enrich the Blood. Cures Liver Conn Amt.
Iron Bitters Csrasine
Renew the Visor Cures Kidney Affections
Iron BItters C1rattus
Give Vitality. Cares scrofula.
Iron Bist.rs C.rst.us
Cure MaIsIial Diseases Cures rheumatism
Iron Bitttss CHrskiue
Cure Dyspepsis Fos letter, Itch
Iron Bitters NN''-'''
Cure Indigestion. 'CnrstIns
Cures timp!es
Iron Hifters and Blotche1
Cure Nervous
Irritabliiy Csra,fn.
Cures Boils S O!e scree
Cure Langccr Curstine
Iron Bi1ters anu i'o-4s
Cure Painful Curstine
MeEstEuaton. For MercaEiaIP osonirs.
Price 81 Bottle. Price 81 Bottle.
IRON BITTBRs AND CURATIVE
FoE sale by
sTOTT q CROMWELL.
4s5 PsnRsyfvanIa ave,
Wholesaie snd Retail. and by al Druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

UNITED STATES government. District and all
investment securities dealt In. Foreign eX.
change bought and sold. stocks carried On
margin. Il. D. Cooke, jr.. & Co. BANKERS. 1929
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

Lieut.. Hoxie, Of the District Engineer de-
partment, is preparing plan for the construc.
ton OF a new fish pond south OF the Babcock
lake, 10 be used for the propagation OF the Ger
man carp by the United States fish commits
sion. The plans and the construction OF the
pond will OF course be made under the super
vision Of Lieut. Hoxie, subject to such Inodifi-
cations as Prof Baird, OF the Smithsonian InJti-
tuition, may suggest. The area OF this pond
Will be upwards of eight acres and it viii be
formed by making an embankment OF earth
extending from the end OF the Old 18th street
wharf 10 the monument lot, aud will embrace
the space between this bank and the roadway
OF Virginia avenue. The bank has already
been constructed With the exception of adding
the ri2-rap lining to 1t. and the basin Is to b1
0ug out 10 depth requisite for the purpose.
III Will contain small island in the middle A
series OF small pools are TO be constructed in the
roadway OF Virginia avenue. six In number
each 40 Dy 100 feet. for hatchi1g purposes. An
IRON pipe VIII connect With them all for the
purpose OF draining Of the water into the
sewer when necessary, and to be used also for
forcing fresh water into the pools from the
river. These pools will be elevated one above
tDe other in such manner that fresh water
wiz run INTO them constantly from one 10 au-
O'her, mus Keeping up a circulation. The
whole. when completed. will add very materi
ally TO the facilities for multiplying these fish
which are In such great demand The un-x-
pended appropriation Of Sl2 600 made last ses-
SION Of Congress will furnish means Of meeting
the cost OF this work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS
We will sell our entire stock of frst-class BOOTS
and sHOES at prime cost our stock is entirely
too large. his is no humbug, as q visit to our
store viii positively convince you. We name few
prices Ladies' good Butt. Shoes, 81; do. fine
Pebble Butt Shoes, 81 IS; do. fine Kid b att Shoes
butt hole, 81 90. do. finest Kid Butt. Shoes,
worked butt. hole. 80 to So so; do. inest Common
Sen.e, best quality, 81 IS; Misses fine Kid Butt
worked butt. hole. 81 -; Children's same kind
worked butt. hole. 81 20; do good Butt. Shoes
slippers from zoe. up; Mems Caters and waking
shoes. 81. 81 25 81 As to 81 do fine Boots from
81 bU up: do heavy Farmers Boots, 81 80 to a. go
and many other goods too numerous to mention
Cousins fine Shoes in all widths and at astonishing
low prices. Spring heel Shoes for children, Of
every kind. The entire stock must and will be sold
without reserve; therefore come early as posi-
Die, as You can save money by buying now. Poiita
attention 70 all, and money refunded for goods re-
turned. Renem Der name and NUMBER
S1NSaEIMER & BRO,
sos 9TH ST., bet. II and l.
Branch Store, 14O Bridge ST., G'tn. uo2O-Im
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DUIVATE STOCK ELEGR APH
Il WIRES
BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.
- n. n. DODGE,
BONDS, STUOkS AND INVESTMENT SECVR
tiles BOUGHT AND BOLD ON COMMISSION
No. 8 so 10Th street,
- tGOROoRAS bCILDISG
AGENCY FOR PRINCE AND WHITLEY
STOCK Brokers',
81 broadway. New York.
Every class 81 hEJu 1rlES Bought and Sold on
Commission IN san fraLci CO. Baltimore, Pills
oeJrhiR, New Gorh, Boston and WASHINGTON. OrderC
executed Oh the New York stock axchange at one
eighth OF one Ter cent commission. Private anG
direct telegraph wires to baltimore, philadelphia
New York and Boston. through which orders ar
executed on the Stock Exchanges IL those cities and
reported DscB promptly. QuutatiOns Of Stocks and
Bonds and Information REGARDING the Markets re-
eelNed through our wire every fifteen minutes
daily. Orders Ia Cotton. Grain and Provisioue
executed WIN dispatch. dec2 SIn
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The SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE held sessions
al the COIgTegal IOnal church yesterday AFTER
EOon and evening, which were were well at
tended. AL the afternoon session the program
was as t0llows;-Prayer, Rev. Mr. Little; lee
ture "rhc Book; How 20 Use It." Prof. W. F
Sherwin; address, Evidences Of the Inspiration
OF the Bible" Rev. J. L. HuTlbut: primary class
Work, Illustrated with d class. Mra s. ". Clark:
question drawer Rev. J. l. HurlOut Last night
the following was the order or exsrcl5eS:-Da-
votional services. Rev. Il. =. Baer; address,
Lighting up the Lesson" Rev. j. L. Hurlbut;
conversation on primary work. conducted By
Mrs. ). ". Clark; practical questions answered,
Prot. W. Z. SheTggin; chalk lecture, ''Our sun
day Sthool Illustrated" Frank Beard.
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"R0VdH on RATs."-Ask druggist Tor It, II
clears ont rats, MICE reaches, led -Eugs lsc
box: for Washington at $50 Pa avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08
sudden Death OF isaac C. bryant.


Yesterday afternoon information was left at
the SIN precinct station that the body of man
mad been discovered On the commons, hear the
corner OF nth and streets northeast, but be-
fore the police could ARRANGE for Its removal q
wagon was sent nom the almsh0u5e and il was
taken 20 that institution. where it was d1Scog-
cred that life was not quite extinct, but the
man died very soon after his arrival at the
asylum. From letters found in his pocket, it
was aSceTtatned that his name was Isaac c.
Bryant. He was an elderly man, who resided
with his daughter In the eastern portion OF the
city. Some OF the letters were addressed 10
Isaac G.. Bryant, care or Joseph PiatZ. Sr.
phia and that lie was temperate man. When
found there was large OTtiSe on hi5 face
which may have been causel b. faIlng.
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WIDE DOUBLE WIDTH. s7h.
Colored satins, 75c. Piano Covers S. rs to $40
B!eached Taole Damask, SOC. Excellent Canton
Flannel. &c. Beautiful DanaRss Dress Goods
12isc. Black Cashmere Shawls, 81 so to Sl2. tx
cellent Calico, 5ac. Black Brocade silks 81 to
e. So Immense Assortment of Ladies Cloakinss
Best Yard Wide Ticking made 25c. Five Hundred
Pieces Of Cloths and Oassimsres for Men and Boys
Wear, 26c to 81 Cradle Blsn kets Pure Wool 81 10.
Pure Wool Colored and Black Casnmeres. CSC,
CABTER'S,
5ll Market Space.
=, Black and Colored Silk veyets Navy Blue.
Bronze, Green and Black, Ga Ire Wool Flanneis
Tor Ladies Shifting. 81 to 3l.5O. Large Size
S 4e,, White Blankets. q. SO: Heavy shaker
FLANNEL (wooll. only 25c- Beautiful Wool Dress
Goods. l5c .. Excellent Black Silks IS. 81, 81
~ 81. 26. $3.50. Every Shade of Col'red Silks
Largest assortment Of Dress Goods in this City
immense Assortment OF Novelty Dress Go IDS Suita-
PIE Ior T r t,rices very low). Pure Wool
finest Quality. Only Sic, worth soc.
CARTElgS.
nov20 III Market epssa.
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DRY GOODS.

L.HONS BLACK SILKS.
STANDARD GRADES.
LOWEST CASH PRICES.
TYLER l. cHEwk.Ne,
uate Clerks with Perry b Brc.l.
deeb us 7th et. NV.
pUBE WOOL RACK CASH ES,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-08

NOTHING sGbdues cold Or cough 50 quickly
and pleasantly as Dr. Bulls Cough syrup. &c.
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The trst-ciass steamers OF this nne-''Amster
land" .'sehiedan" and '.Mass'1carryying the o.
e Mail to the Netherlands, leave watson's Stores.
CabinaS60, SO; Second Cabn--s45. $50; Steer.
age.S26. Fl. CAZAUX. General Agent, ~ South
VI. G. METZEROTT & Co, -925 Pennsylvania
avenue. Washington; or +. III. JOHNSON. Aren't,
National Safe Deposit Building, corner New York
avenue and 18th street northwest. aug7
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Dr. RED SYN
30. sss PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NV:
a permanently located IN this city. He relieves al
A0TTE ATTAOK6 OF DISEASE In from z 20 4
hours. and cures them IA few days. Chronic cases
Of disease relinquished by other physicians speci-
Atty TEVER and AGUE and PNEUMONIA cured
n 4 single day. Money paid refunded In case of
failure. OAu and - oonyt0oo4. augle-ly
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OLYDE'S NEW EXPRESS LINE

HUNADD LINE.
LAkE ROUTE.
THE oUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIN
Between New York and Liverpool. Call
FROM PfRR 40, II. T.. NKW YORK.
Scythia. Wed, g Dec. iPerthia. Wed. Jan
GaIlia. Wed, 22 Dec. Batavia Wed - Jan
Bothnia Wed. ~ Dec IGalila. Wed. 20 Jan.
And every Wednesday from New York.
RATES OF PASSAGE
S60, $50. sl90 gold, according 70 accommodations
Tickets TO Paris, SIS gold additional.
Return uckex on favorable terms.
Steerase at very low rates Sseerags tickets from
Europe, at lowest rates.
Through bills Of laden Riven for Belfast, GLASGOW
HAVE. antwerp and other PorS On the Continent.
ana for Mediterranean ports.
For freight and p.ssase apply ut the Oompsny's
cabin to OTIS BIdELoW co.. COS 7th street
sna7 'on' YERNoN q. BROWN nnNy
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WALKERS, zoe 10th It.
w CHARCOAL,
Lime Cement, Plaster, Usrpet Lining Felt. Fe II
nova GRAVEL RoofIka SUPPLIES.
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.

SNOVy.WHITE BREAD
~ AND BEAUIFpL
ROLL AND BISCUITS
VII be guaranteed If you use CERES the celebrated
minnesota Patent Process flour, which Was awarded
she hrst prrnufn over all cther competitors st the
National Fair. MTNNE0LA, amssnincent Mime
seta Patent PTOSss Flour. STERLING. the hand
sOmest Writer u beat PstGDt in America, excepting
none. GOLDEN HILL, splendid Family Flour.
aad Tar superior to great msny so-caled patent
Gours. We defy councillors 70 bring forth any
flour superior 70 Ceres, MinnSols or Sterling, and
We feel ASSURED that any housekeeper Who tr1ee
them once Will never an ytfinG else. The above
named brands Of Flour can be bought ct any FIRST
class grocery store.
Wholesale DepOt-
Cor. Ist st. and india ma ave.
nov16 WIN. M. GAIT - co.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-03-27
An Obscure Hero.

Here is story which comes to
us from New York An Engineer
named Edward Osmond was re-
Gently running passenger ex-
press train through from Phila-
delphia to Jersey City. 1t was one
of the swiftest and heaviest trains,
which are only entrusted TO the
most experienced engineers. The
train was making sixty miles an
hour, when a heavy connecting
rod of the driving-wheel on the
right of the engine broke, and one
end Of it, swinging upward with
terrible force, struck the cab be-
meath him, and shattered IL into q
thousand pieces.
Osmond fell senseless on the en-
CINE. He was both burned and
scalded, and the pain quickly re-
stored consciousness. The engine,
with its open throttle, was rush
ing forward with frightfnl veloc-
ity to certain destruction. Aa
Inside the long train of cars
men were talking, smoking, laugh
ing; women playing with their
babes. The fireman let himself
down from the tender and escaped,
Osmond might have done the
same. Instead he crept along the
side of the engine, carefully let
himself into his place, and with
his burned hands reversed the en-
CINE and applied the air-brake.
The train stopped. People inside
the cars went on with their read
ing and their gossip, and the
children played with their moth
ers, who wondered, indifferently,
perhaps, why the train was stop
ping again. They never will
know how, In one brief minute,
they passed over the very mouth
of the grave, and were snatched
back by the quiet, high courage of
one poor workmen.
To our mind there is something
finer in the calm integrity to duty
in the face of danger and death
which Is so often seen in the lives
of obscure American mechanics
who fill posts of responsibility
than in the dash and sudden cour-
age of many daring soldier on
the battlefield.
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ACOURIER'S STORY.
HARPER's WEEKLY,

NV name is Carl Johann
Roeckel. BY birth and rationale
ty am a Swiss, but cosmopolitan
in every taste and habit. In my
early days / regularly followed
the profession of courier, as ! do
now occasionally when any of my
old patrons or their friends require
such services, which is rather fire.
quent, the taste of the travelling
public having degenerated into
hasty journey by express trains,
with the consequent loss of all en-
joyment Of the different phases OF
scenery through which the trav-
elers are passing. In the course
of my many years experience l
have been witness 10 many strange
occurrences, have assisted in many
secret and adventurous under.
taking, and have been subject to
many perils, From among such
varied experiences / give the fol-
lowing strange story, suppressing
for obvious reasons the real names
of those interested. Many years
ago was engaged as courier to His
Excellency the Honorable Freder-
lex Eslington. Ambassador Ex-
traordinary of his Britannia Males
ty King George, on special Sc
cret mission to one of the great
Continental powers. Having fin
ished his duties and successfully
attained the object of his mission,
we started on our homeward Jour-
ney in the summer of 49,, The
period was one long to be remem-
bered, from the political excite
ment that existed throughout all
Europe, almost every government
having unaheathed the sword.
We had travelled a considerable
part of the first stage of our return
journey when His Excellency who
was feeling the fatigues Of the in
cessant travelling In the heavy,
rumbling carriage, said he would
stop at the next town we arrived
at, and take rest and refreshment,
both of which he was much in
need of, besides having impof tant
state documents TO transcribe. In
due course we arrived at the small
town ofS--, on the confines Of
Germany, where we put up. We
stayed day and a half there; and
| was then instructed TO have the
carriages and horses in readiness
to continue our journey. His Ex-
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1t is hard for young mother,
who has not yet overcome the
wayard tendencies Of her own
Youthful nature. to realize the
influence she exerts over her little
ones. She is constantly surrounded
by critical imitators who copy her
morals and manners. AS the
mother is, so are her cons and
daughters. Ifa family are bless
ed with an intelligent mother,
who is dainty and refined in her
manner, and does not consider it
necessary to be one woman in the
drawing-room and an entirely diff
ferent person in everyday life,
but who Is a true mother and al
ways a tender, charming, woman.
you will invariably see her habits
of speech and perfect manners re-
peated in her children.
Great, rough men and noisy,
busy boys will always tone down
their voices, and step lightly, and
try to be more mannerly when she
stops to give them a kind word or a
pleasant smile for true mother
will never fail to do all the pleas
ant things that she can that will
in any way lift up and cheer those
whose lives are shaded with care
and toll. The mother of to-day
rules the world of tomorrow.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-03-27

j. +. BOYD, superintendent
w. II. SHEPLER, Agent.
November 18th, 1878.
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PErERsov's MAaAztNE {,

= a ER~VsN = A0ALANE IVA
April Is already on our table, ahead
as usual. Every month, am ost,
this popular lady's book has some
new and special attraction. The
one this month is a series of de-
signs III embroidery, furnished by
the "Philadelphia School OF Art
needlework.' One IL for a tea
table cloth, printed in colors; an
other for the ends of fowl. also
painted in colors /; another for a
pillow-case, full.size another, a
beautiful Flower Alphabet for
marking handkerchiefs; besides a
score of many other designs in
crochet and embroidery of all
kinds. The principal steel Elate
is a charming picture of little
girl, seated on a bank, gathering
grasses and early flowers, on one
of these windy March days. For
nearly thirty years Peterson has
held front rank as lady's book
and for excellence in every de-
partment and cheapness, it is with
out rival. 1t has, in consequence,
larger circulation than all the
other ladies' magazines combined,
and will maintain that circulation
so long as il keeps, as 1t does, in
advance, and has such contributors
as Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mrs.
Rebecca Harding Davis, Mrs. Jane
@. Austin. Frank Lee Benedict,
Marietta Holley, and the author
of "Josiah Aliens Wife," &C., &c.
Remember the price is but TWO
DOLLARS a year, with liberal de-
ductions to clubs, Specimens are
sent, gratis, with full particulars,
20 those wishing to get up clubs.
Back numbers from January In
elusive can. IL desired, be supplied.
address. Chas. j., Peterson, 300
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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concerned in the tragedy. The
landlord of the hotel, however,
suddenly decamped to America -
where he will be tracked, never
fear-after hearing of the deaths
of the hostler and his friend. who
were found stabbed in their beds;
| escaped here by circuitous
routes, and i have remained in
hiding ever since. But | am al
ready known and discovered, and
l go daily in fear of my life, The
sign of the Black Dagger here
and he tore open his vest aud
shirt, disclosing the print Of a dag.
ger on his breast--'is known TO all
members of the Secret Society. My
death warrant has long ago been
signed and | am studionsly watch
ed, / feel certain, Even now
And he suddenly stopped. casting
cautious glance around the room,
and pointed to stranger who was
silently smoking and drinking, TO
all appearance engrossed in their
enjoyment. II must leave you,o
he said, in a hurried, hoarse whis.
per. Goodbye, friend;" and he
crept out of the cabaret quickly.
The next morning Ludwig
Kuhl's body was found floating in
the canal, near its entrance to the
Scheldt, pierced in the breast by a
short dagger, with the device in
German on its fiat black handle.
I'VE wait.