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CIRCUIT COURT-J,idge MacArthnr
Thufsday, Stutz, administrator. agt Metropoii-
tan Lite Insurance Company; verdict for plaintiff
Tor lUU Hoyden agt. Day ct al; piiint fl called
an. judgment. Sordn agt. Douglass; verdict for
defendant for S160 damages. johnson agt Ran
dall; verdict for plaintiff.
POLICE COURT.-,JHdge Shell
THURSDAY, after cur report closed, Geo. Fields.
larceny OF a ton OF coal, Second ofrense); grand
jury, bonds $500. VIM. b. Lowry. forfeited col
lateral Henry Shorter, do. Robert Williams. lar
ley; six months IN jail. Alfred Glee, charged with
aSSaultng Special Officer Harding, by pulling his
WhiSkerS s. or Is days in Jail. Julia Merritt, as
Sault on Georgiana Seaton; $40 or 30 days. Julia
Dickson, assault on Anna Claiborne; fined one
cent. This is the smallest fine ever imposed In this
court.
Friday, Kate Deveal loud and boisterous In West
Washington 81 or days Wm. Cole and Lucy
Rivers. do; s. or IS days each. Henry Hayden
and Lewis Martin, two white men, were charged
with being vagrantS and habitual drunkariS. and
were sent down for 30 days each. John Lacey, loud
and bOsterouS i'll West Washington; S. or IS DAYS
John McCarty, keeping an unlicensed bar; S1G5 or
90 days In the workhOuse. Patrick Green, suspi-
cfous character; personal bonds. Charles BurclI,
LARCENY OF silver watch and chain from Richard
II. Moore; GO days In jail Lewis Wayman, grand
larceny; nolle pressed. VIM. Crumpton (colOred),
threats OF personal violence to VIM. c. McCheSney
personal bonds to keep the peace for months.
Eugene b. La Porte, assault ON Louisa Brown; fined
$50 or TO days; appeal noted. VIM. Hawkins, lar
ceny or coat and hat from David Dunnegal; 30
days in jail. Also, charged with carrying pistol;
$50 or 30 days additional Jordan Williams (coi-
Oredl, pleaded guilty to stealing door mat, and
got GO days in jail.
To-day, Jacob Coos, loud and boisterous; S or
IS days. Robert Selby forfeited collateral John
Dunn, loud and boiSterOuS: s. or days John
Shpley, white boy, charged With destroying pri-
vate property in West Washington without the
personal bonds to repair the damage Jas Nun.
roe forfeited collateral
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money. OF course the Pennsylvania Railroad

money. OF course the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company would like to know how It is done. I
would respectfully suggest that they establish
few brokers' offices and try the experiment.
But for their satisfaction, as well as the public
at large, will solve the mystery in few words.
As local fare is higher than through fare. the
broker purchases through ticket, and sells the
ride as far as desired by the passenger and
gives rebate for the rest Of the ticket to a
branch office such as are established at various
points. For instance the unlimited fare to
Plttsburg, Pa. is $11.2O. The broker buys q
western ticket; sells the ride to Pittsburg for
slO, saving the passenger S1.2O. The broker
makes small profit, and the railroad company
do not lose cent. Is this tfickery?
great many passengers purchase through
tickets; travel as far as they wish; sell the rest
OF the ticket to broker who sells it again to a
second party, making small profit and saving
the second party money again. Have we not
the right to sell our own property? The brok-
ers have regularly organized chartered organi-
zatlon, doing business on the same principle as
the banking business is done. Several courts
OF the United States have decided that when a
passenger paws full rate as requested by the
company, he is entitled to his ride
Respectfully, BROKER.
washington, December %.
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ssEricEs of the ScaiperS.''

1HE olHER SIDE Of The " n.
To the Editor of The EvENING STAR:
In your valuable paper of to-day appears an
article from the New York Times headed
Tricks of the Scalpers." In justification of
the ticket brokers of this city. as well as through
out the country, trust that this brief reply will
find space in your paper. The charge pre-
ferred OF altering dates on limited tickets (sOld
at reduced rates. is. i'm my opinion only ruse
to prevent the general travelling public from
buying tickets from brokers' There is no such
thing as altering tickets when the date is
punched out by the regular ticKet agent of the
company, or even on round trip or excursion
tickets. where the date Of Limitation is written
with ink on the face Of the margin of such tick
cts, which are at present sold by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. Why do not the rail-
road authorities bring the parties guilty Of alter
ing tickets to justice? Using their own Ian
guage. they are gamers by the transaction,
therefore the company has no righttO complain,
as considering the circumstances they are as
guilty as those altering tickets.
Why, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company as
well as other railroad companies, went into the
'scapng" business themselves for a time in Op-
position to brokers; and right here let me say
that ticket brokers are an honorable and trust
worthy set Of people. beneftting the travelling
public at large 1t is very often the case in
buying limited ticket where the date ispunched
out with an l. punch that the agent of the
company punches wrong date: for instance
he will punch 1892 instead of 1881. a mistake
which is not at that time detected by the agent
or purchasing party. This mistake makes the
ticket good for one year from the date of issue
stamped on the back Of the ticket. The same
mistake often happens with the day or month
as 6rntedson the contract of all limited tickets.
Who is at fault; the agent. the broker or the
BUYER! In my own observation as broker,
have seen and purchased tickets at the regular
ticket Office where such mistakes in punching
..<.A rl.<N iS t<Rh
The ticket broker can buy, and he does buy,
every day limited and unlimited tickets from
the regular office at fun rates and sells them
again for less than regular fare, and makes
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Favorable Progress of the Work.

The work on the addition to the court house
has progressed rapidly this season. the open
weather having been favorable to building
operations, and iii continues mild the coming
month the new structure will be rooted in by
the first of February. The work was COM
menced about the first of July last, and when
1t Is completed the accommodations of the
building will be doubled. The addition is 247
feet 2 inches in length and 63 feet inches
wide at the ends. and 70 feet inches in the
center, and is so arranged that the entrances to
the present building will answer for the en-
iarged structure, there being but one entrance
to the new part. That is on the north side Of
the building. and is intended for the officials,
and not for the public. The new structure ad-
joins the Old building on the north, with areas
to admit light to the basement
ON THE MAIN FLOOR
will be the court rOOms-One on either side of
the central entrance. That on the right is
50 by 40 feet and that on the left 2S5 by 40.
From the halls in the east and west wings two
other court rooms may be reached each 40. 10 by
50 feet This story is 1S feet Il inches in height
Besides these rooms there are others for consul
tation, offices, &c.
IN THE ATTIC STORY
there are two large rooms 211I bv SO feet each.
and numerous smaller rooms. When the whole
is completed there will be plenty of rooms for
all the courts of the District.
There are in the basement story (Which is 12
feet inches in height) 12 rooms, each ii bv Is
1eet From this story there will be an iron stair
way ascending from the private entrance noted
above. Under the ends of the new building are
cellars.
THE BUILDING is FIRE-PROOF
the beams being all of iron which support brick
arches. on which again are laid tiled floors. The
roof will be of metal. The building will be
warmed by hot water pipes, and for the pur-
poses of ventilation a cold air duct has been
constructed and the air being taken therefrom
through heated registers, will be carried to the
rooms. The foundation is of blue rock and the
lower story of Ohio freestOne of which material
is constructed the window trimmings, the cor
nice: and pediment. The superstructure is of
brick, about 800 600 having been used On the
north side there will be quite handsome por-
ticO extending ii feet from the main wall. the
pedlment OF which will rest on six stone col
uinns about 26 feet in height. The appropria-
tlOn Tor the building was $117 600 but it is
thought that owing to the rise of materials after
the building was commenced this amount will
have to be supplemented in a deficiency appro-
priatiOn bill.
THE ARCHITECT AND BUILDERS.
Mr.. Edward Clark. the architect of the Capi-
tOl. is the architect of the Improvement
and superintendent of this building. Mr.. S.
Freas is the foreman who has had constant
supervision. Mr.. VIM. Wilson laid the foundation:
Mr.. Richard Rothwell did the Ohio stone work:
Mr.. X. |. King the brick work: and Messrs GRAY
and Noyes and Chas. q. Schneider the iron
work.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
The Authors Carnival.

In the parlOrs of the Spencerian Business Col
ieCe Wednesday evening, one of the finest enter
tanments Of the kind ever given here was enjoyed.
This was the authors carnival. under the aus
pices Of the New Church (Swedenborgian) So
cety. Banners, flags, evergreens. flowers, laces.
terts. vistas were used with lavish taste in the
decorations. and the names of the following au-
thors were displayed. among Others dropping
from the beaks of pendant irds:-Chaucer.
Spenser, Shakespeare, Goethe Schiller. Long
fellow. Tennyson, Moore, Byron. Swedenborg,
Nh,0l. Harriet Beecher Stowe Scott Bret
Fare. Mark Twain, Edgar A. Poe Dickens.
IUUyan, Douglas JerrOld. Mrs Browning. Mrs
s"uthwOrth. Whittier. and Roger Ascham Ty-
lcrs orchestra was stationed in the center and
rendered choice music. Among the characters
were tire fOlOw;ng:-Mr. Tyrrell Hiawatna,
NE McCarty. Minnehaha; Ella Fox, Lalla
Rookh; Willie Hunt. the MINSTREL Mrs Tyrrel
Meg MerTilles; Mr.. Spencer FaIstaf: d. A.
Brown. Prince Hal; Miss Mary H. Schreiner
P"Ttia; Annie FL. Cavis, Nerissa; Job Barnard
Bdrkis; Mrs Barnard, Pe@gotty: Mrs McCarty.
Martha Nashin@tOn Leonard Garfield spencer
yonng man of the name of Guppy: Mr.. keifer,
Guy Fawkes; Mrs. Mussey Dot: Della NuSsey,
Tllie S'0whoy: Nellie SpencFr TyToi Maid:
Waiter Wooster Joe BLEAK ilousel: Mr. Tyrell.
Rip Van Wrinkle: Mrs. Spencer. SP"1-ers Faerie
Queen; Edith Blair. Titan!a. Queen OF the
FAIRIES: Miss Wooster. (Bret Hartcsj Miss; Miss
Ada Gencyieyc Collins. Charlotte tOrday: Prof
Hunt. Grandfather of Little Nell; Mrs Foote
Martha Washington: Mr. Robt Stone HaHIct
Mr. Louis Carmen. Lord Bundrearv:
Miss Katie Carr. Mrs. Gummidme; Mr.
Cayitt. Christian; Miss Dickson. Mercy; Miss
Annie Finney. Spanish Girl: Miss Emma T. Gan
Cewer Lencre; Miss Miller Mrs Caudle: Mr.
Gibson. Mr. Caudle; Miss Josephine Diebitsch
Lady Jane Grey: Anna Chapline. Queen Katha
rine; Katie FoOte. Little Buttcrcup: Genie
FOote. Queens Page: III. C.. Spencer PAGE t6
Sponsors Faerie Queen. There were many
other characters. and to find one who did not
represent character was q rarity. The pro
gram oil twelve dances, with an intermission fol
supper. was sufficient to keep the party to-
gethcr till the small hours came on An inter
eStiE- feature was the rendering of number O
scenes, between the dances one from the
Merchant IF Ipqi"e. by Miss ScIreiner. tie el0-
cutionist. aESf Miss Annie III. CaviS being capi-
tally performed. In the Gypsey's Cave Won
dToHs fortunes were told. The proceeds were
over 800.
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V,HoMAs BOWLING, Auc,,oneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
AND uNIMPRoNED PROPERTY IN THE

aSiSrF FFSINfhoShP NHs Kip cF&pfTEfE Il The
lS7s duly recorded in Liner So, folio 22O. of the a
land recorsso of the District of Columbia, will
WEDSEspAY. THE TwENry!EIRsf DAY DAY OF SF
o6cK pa ass Il the tsaf esss 5 TwS
Plains, lying in the county of Washington d. c. the
property Of the late john A. Purner subdisded by ms
uner decree OF the supreme Court Of said District
in Equity No 1875. numbered from one
% to thitysix C36) inclusive, according to our re-
9TH road eighuon Mt Pleasant street three are
on the line Of the road to Rock creek church. and the
said subdivision. The lots on the th street road have
front Of 80 feet 4S feet and so deptb of 600
feet or thereabout The lots ON the 40 foot road
thereabou except lot TO- which fronts feet on said
road street and 1875 feet thereabout the road to
Rock creek church. and lot 49, which fronts feet on
said road street and 2O6 theresbout ON said
road to Rock creek church. There is a comnodious
on Mt Pleasant street by depth of 200 feet the other
lots on Mt Pleasant street have similar det,th with
ssd sad SIG e pt os Ssh fsn s feet on
Rock creek church. The lots the 9th stree. front win
sre rf sn S nen tine ioss On said 60 foot road or
and Lastly the dwelling house lot Pats of the sub.
division may be seen upon application the anctioneer
or the trustees Some Of the lots viii be cold
Terms of sale third cash balance in three eoua
interest from day Of rae psyabe selni
secured by deed Of trust al cash st purchasers oI
CURED except for on which deposit Of ESQ win
6e required All conveyane;ng and recording at pur-
d s days g, sis som n1s anS nSt sse %
trustees the right to resell the lot lots sold g
the risk and cost of the defaultne purchaser pur
Star" CHARLES WAITER,l
ds-dts corner lAth and streets northwest
IF THE ABOVE SALE rs POSTPONED IN con.
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Murderers i'm Intention.


The man who breaks into the house of an
other for t he purpose of stealing is in the eyer
Of the law burglar; and when thus invading
may be shot down, if it shall SO please the owner
of the invaded premises. The law also provides
severe penalty for burglary, but not nearly as
severe as it should be, and especially not when
the burglar goes armed with deadly weapons.
Such man is murderer in intention, if cir
cuinstances shall, in his opinion demand the
use of the weapon he carries. What should be
done with such an offender? It may seem hard.
but no less than imprisonment for life should be
the punishment, and constantly growing
necessity demands legislation to that effect.
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GHANCERT SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
~ ON III STREET BETWEEN FOURTH AM
tlIIH SIkEIIS k(lll1IMES1 A A ,IalN NJ


BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court of "a
District OF Columbia. u equity No 7lG6, ID
doGEet ~, VIII offer for sale ON TUESDAY, THE
IENIH DAY OF JANUARY, A. ID. 1892, Ht POUR
OCLoth p NJ, in front of the premises, I'll that piece
or rarcel of ground lying and heing N the city al
WashngtC n, III the District of Columbia and known
and descred on the ground plan plat of said city n
ei nR Iot thirty y-elght t3S. in numbered
HUNDRED and seventeen accerdg TO the subdivision
made by Horace J. Frcst November 25th 1875 and
duly recorded, together with all the improvements.
ways easements rights, privileges and apuItenancs
TO the same Deoneing aIperainine This property
Is sltuaed ON street north between 4t and 5h srets
west and has also front on as'achnsetts avenue.
On part OF said lot two-story Frame Dwelling.
Terms. as prescribed 10y said decree a folows:
ole-thlrd cash; balance in equal nEtalnents Mt six
twelve and eighteen months for which the the
purchaser shall e taken. bearing from sy Of
sale and secured 10y deed of trust upon the property
sold or the hole of the purchase money may raid
~ cash, at the option of the purchaser deposit of
Sido VIII be required at the time of sale convey
ancng 9nd recording at the purchasers LII the
terms Of sale not nriied with in ten DAYS from
day OF sale the Trustee the right resell the
property upon which default has been made at the rsk
and cost OF the defaultng purchaser after giving i've
day IUtlIc notice of such resale some newspaper
published in Washington, II. -.
n,-,-c.,-e1>, HORACE j. FROST, Trustee.
do
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n,-,-,.,-c>,, HORACE J. FROST, Trustee.
DtNCANScN BROS, Aucts. d2g-d&ds
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
~ PRO . II RTY ON q STREET BFTN FEN
TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH STREETS


=, By virtue Of decree of the supreme Court Of a
The District OF Columf1a. slit ng in Equity M
Sn the l. tn ,iay Of December, II. 1891, in Aa
No. 4 sa1, wherein AGolph Goldsmith is comrlfnant
and Henry y Iafson and others are defendants tl,e
undersigned Trustees will sell public adctio in front
OF the pr, misses, on THURSDAY, the FIFTH bay OF
JANUARY, AID. 1882, at FOUR O'CLOCK p M an
the right ute Interest aud estate Of all the PARTIES
said cause IN and l. the following described estate
situate III the city of Washington District Columbia
to wit: The east half OF Lot numbered seven 10 in
square nUn,be ed two hundred and eighty (1sl
having front OF twenty -four (24 feet three and half
3) inches on street, by depth of seventy five I5)
feet, together Will the in roVcn.euts thereon.
Terms Of sale prescribed by the decree: One third
OF te purchase money Ia cash and the residue two
equal iiistalents. payable respectively i'm and two
Years from the day OF sale with rest all cash at
te option Of the purchaser deposit of 800 rca.i-ed
al time OF sale, and all ancin rpcprding
the cost of the purchaser. who upon full compapce
with the terms of sale and the final ratification thereof
DA ne court shall receive convey from said TrIs-
tee cf SAID pro erty above described Terms of
DE complied with IN seven days, otherwise Trustees
serve the night t. resell the property the ssk and
cost ~ the defaGhng purchaser after days ad-
EortiseIleut.
PHILIP L. LARNEP, Trustee
639 + street
THOS. III. CAII.AN, Trustee
,,-......- -. f12 Louisiana avenue.
DtNCANSoN BkOS., Aucts. d2S-d&ds
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- Ii Etltpr 0f The EVENING STAR:
II" several communications in your widely
eHcuE'ted sheet. upon the free bridge question.
10 not. 10 my mind. touch the proper point in
sle c'i@e There Is nothing more desirable than
lt.eiStd modes of getting to the Virginia side
VI therlVer. and from there into the city. do not
a-iee WIN either of your correspondents as to the
pPin'S where they think the bridge should be
,edltd The residents of Washington would
~ Mneq1ent!y indulge themselves and families In a
Nv NV through the near parts of Virginia if it
i-e, h'' dangerous to attempt to cross via Long
id!e- That bridge (as far as furnishing facil-
,. r-' 70 tiipse who drive for health and pleas
80 = really OF no use. unless a person is will
,-i - - rs" his life. The constant crossing of
f,', ,,Is = sufficient TO prevent nine out of ten
q, - attempting IT. Neither will those in search
R.l1lIe drive to the Three Sisters or to the
tos'r climbing the hills through George
VIZ W. .e 1pt point TO cross to the Virginia side
'ilH1' al personal interests b, puf asid,.s
orinis @e ! zone do not think it viii REQUIRE the
Winiotl, VI ehSiEeers to convince anv one who
b. bn,It az thepoint that the free bridge sbould
Lard az, .roin 18th and z streets to Masons L.
yatinn ce el'ehce 10 the Virginia shore al an ole
and = 81 pending with the curb level at 18th
SMALL TAX PAYER
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nUNcANSoN BROS. Auct.oneers.
Horse Wagon, Jump-seat { arrial7e and Harness
Store for rent. dN
THos. J. FISHER 4 co.. Aucts.
TkUsTEEs' 81 oE tRIc.K DMEILING. no. s.

Strict NORTHWEST
BY virtue of decd trust t. rs rtcnred araong
me lad records Of the District Columbia. liter -
No. S6e folio i9l. SEQ. We viii sell at anction 1
ln ia, front oI t,e Irefnlses, On 1Itl RSDAl THE
O'CLOCK r. NJ, lot No. l62, in Moses kCllys recorded
subdivision qf certain lots in square No. 6l5 i'm Ras-
ingon city, d. c. improved by an unfinished two story
brick house.
Terms: One third cash: balance in six and twelve
mouths, with interest, all cash purchasers oJtion
500 down at sale Terms OF sale be oomried with
wlthln seven days, trustees the right
sell at risk and cost of defautllg purchaser All con-
Neyancng at purchasers cost
dSO-d GEO Il b. WHITE Trustees
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CURIOUS FREAK OF A PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT
Anthony Elton, aged ST. a merchant OF Phila,iel-
phia, was caught prOwling around the Astor
House, New York, last night dressed in female at
tire. He had on black silk Dress high-heeled
shoes, striped stockings and embroidered drawers
ne was arrested by Detective Kerwin and locked
up. 49,
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IL Real Estate Auctoneers

Il Rel Estate Aucnoneers
TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE-sToRY BRICK
DWELLING, WITH STORE AND BAKERY At
IACIED, No. ioi6 FIFTH STREET NORTH
On THIl lRSDAT AFTERNOON, JANUARYSa
FIFTH A. d. 15s2, at FOUR O'CLOCK in front t:a
OF the lrenise. by virtue of deed trust oiaeds
March 18TH A. d. 1877. and duly recorded in Iitr No
S4S folio !J3. ct seq shall sell numbered twenty
(2oD and twenty CID, in butchers subdivision u
square numbered four hundred aud seventy five t47a)
froDTng together forty (4UD feet 5th street bty.
In lie Island avenue and street northwest, with
olta OF Sss feet to an alley Together with the
ments, consisting of tree-story brick dMel,ing and
store, with bake-hoiIse in the rear.
Terms One third in cash, tlle remainder in two equal
lnstinets at one and two years secured 10y deed If
Trust on the premises, with interest # seven IN
per cciitaln per anIum. payable semi annually de-
psit OF 200 will be required when the roiery struck
OH All colveyaDcng at the purchasers cost Terms
OF sale must be COMPLIED with seven days after sale
or tie property he resod risk and cst of te
deiautr purchaser after five days notice in The Even
ing Star newspaper.
FREDERICK r. MCGUIRE ,.,u.
MARTIN K. MORRIS. iruhUeA
dad l3U6 L street northwest
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TIME DEAF HEAR THROUGH THE TEETH, AND
Il the deaf and dumb hear and learn 70 speak bv
means Of recent wonderful ecentifc inveuson, the
DEN1APHONE. What sIectaces to the near
sighted. the pentaYhone to the deaf BY is use tire
Gesf are enabled to hear al ordinary Conyersticn Lee
hear and being taught to undarsznd sroken Ian
euage. For sale by CHAS. FISCHER, 623 Tth street
northwest d1a
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now, the hood-valvs may be dispensed with,
18th. The trench must be flied up and ram
med within 4S hours after making the connec-
tion, and the pavement rslaid, not less than
twenty days after the Hing. all In . workman
like manner, 70 that no setting win occur. All
rubbish must be removed from street on the
completion of the work.
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las. r. BRIEA.

IAS. +. BRIEh.
- PLUMBER.
4lS NINTH STREET NORTHWEST.
"A YEARS PRACTICE.
Special attention given 10 relairs.
Orders solsited- ss-Ams
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EF THE ABOVE SALE rs POSTPONED IN CON.
sequence Of the rain until THURSDAY, THE FIFTH
DAY OF JANUARY, 1881, AT SAME HOUR aud
place. by order Of the Trustees.
d2l-dts THOMAS BOWLING. Aucfioneer