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- BENSiNbFK AuctlOnceC,
tJs Washington Horse and Carriage Bazaar
93o, $40 and 9i2 Louisiana avenue
AUCTION SALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, HAIR
MSS. &c, EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY, aud
SAIURDAf MORNING, commencing 1t TEN
G'OCLOCh, Special attention given TO the sales of
Real Estate and Personal property Liberal advances
On ali eonsignmens. Ijal6l s. BENSINGER Auct
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Wall Street TODAY.

NEW YORK, May 5.-The Posts financial article
says: The Stock Exchange markets are fairly
active to-day and are all strong. U. s. bonds are
q higher for the 4s, n for the ANS, and \ lower
for the extended IS; there Is no longer room for
any question as to the order In which extended IS
Will be called for redemption, it being settled that
the calls will begin with the highest numbers and
run on to the lowest. About $a6 of extended
IS remain to be called before the IS are
reached. Southern state bonds are neglected.
Railroad bonds are strong and higher; the special
feature being Omaha conSolS, which have been
bought up to 1861. In the stock market there was,
soon after the opening. declining tendency,
which. however, soon changed, and there has
since been an advance of 4 a %: in the active
list and Il ~ in the inactive stocks.
Or o., the former the features have been
Jersey Central at 69ka72, Missouri Pacific 92a93k,
Lake Shore 101 2aa102ss Michigan Central "a kaS55,
Pacific Mail 40Aa43, and Wabash 3OHa31H and
54Aa553s. The money market continues extremely
easy at 2a3 per cent for call loans stocks, and
1Ha2k per cent on United States bonds. 1t is hard
TO lend time money at any rates, and the various
financial institutions, which are important money
lenders, will welcome gold exports or anything
else which will give full employment to their
money, even at low rates Prime mercantile paper
Is 4ha5 per cent The market for foreign exchange
Is strong and moderately active. It is now re-
ported that the Britannia, which sails early To-
morrow morning, will take between 81, 000, 600
and s. 000, 600 gold coin.
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THE SPLENDID EXHIBITION OF WORKS
Il OF ART. FROM LIVING BELGIUM ARTISTS,
Will remain open till JUNE 1sT from a. m. to 6 d.
m. and to Top. m. daily. in Philadelphia, Academy
ton. mi -26t
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REGINALD FENDALL, Trustee
DUNCANSON BROS. AuctS. Elc-dta

NHANCERY SALE OF LOT AND HOUSE AT
" CORNER QE Ell EVE 9TH STREET AND
SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE SOUTHEAST.
Under decEce Of supreme Court Of the District Of "A
Columbia. in Equity cause No. 1877, Clark vs. TA
Seibert Ut al. viii sell, at pubic auction in frOnt
q The premises on MONDAY. MAY EIGHTH. 1852, at
numbered $50. in Washington city, DC. This lot con-
tns 93i square feet and fronts Ill IL feet 18th
street and Ill 1912 feet South Carolina avenue.
and IL improved by Frame Dwelling House.
Terms of sale fourth cash; residue at one two
and three years. with interest; all cash, if desired
Conveyancny at purchasers cost and SEQ deposit re-
quired. JOB BARNARD, Trustee,
SOB ID street northwest.
a2o-eo&ds DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts.
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MEDICAL, &c.

CONSULT DIR. LION 23T PESSA. AVE ma CT
nR LION. THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED AND
~ ,nt rclsole Ladies Physician il, the CITY, be
Soi sa 1aliy az 81 Pennsy.an avenue. All Female
slpsli's an irFSil aritis; qaickiy removed Promp~
TREATMENT Cog e-i0nieDce coIsi tatop3 strictly
COZ hdoLE lArate rooms fo- Ladies. Once hours
2 u and To O. In1l -2rl
VICTIMS OF SECRET DISEASES SHOULD CON
suit Drs. Brothers and Gray, 500 street
the only physicians IN this cty who can perIsreDty
cure you without mercury! Many have been lieaD-
Pointed OF cur By Ect calling first Thirty
i've years experience. InI-ImS
GESGLENEN CAN HAVE SCIENTIFIC TRFAT-
~ fent end speedy cure sraDteed % all Venereal
ana Nervous Diseases without the Of lnercurzI or
oter ONES touxhe treatment IN recent csses
prescriptlln sad advice given free. Office strictly
pris ate No one seen bGt tie doctor. Hours, to 5,
70 a. DE-. LION, 81 Penn. a.. I'm
GSa REWARD IL DE-. BisOTHEhS FAILS TO
QoC cure any case CT SUPPRESSED or Painful Ien-
sf-uaric1- IsucorrhCas tor ShIt.s) aud all Inter-
rup1ons or irresuarlties OF DE Menstrual Periods 50
years experience 2o6 street southwest. sim.
CPERsIATORRHGA, IapOTENCY AND ALL PR
~ yets Diseases quickly curvd; also Iucorrhya and
al fenlze Neaknessas. &c No cslonlei or mercury
upd. ctlce, 9l4 9TH ST. NV. bet. E and i SITS.
HEt:m.
a BOTTLE OR TWO OF DIR. BROTHERS' IN
IA MIGRATING Cordial viii cure any Nervous
Debility. Seminal Emissions and fmDoency lIess Of
yea al power imparts yigor to the whole stsl.
300 street southwest. na23-Ims
MADAME pE FOREST HAS REMEDY FOR La
lu dee. AZ female complaint quickly cured. Can be
consulted fiiy At 924 7th street northwest Oce hosrs
NON ! to- O'Clock p.n.. with ladies Only. mll-2n'
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WAL sTATIsTICS

Inc total mortality In the District for the week
ending Saturday, April % 1882 was 80, less than
during the preceding week, or at the rate Of si g
per loo per annum. OF the decedeDts Il were
white males IL white females, 81 colored males
ana ~ coiored females, making an annual death
80 Tor the coiored There were 81 births reported
and Is marriages
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Kntwlsle as follows:
Dennis Murphy, repair frame, CO and eSi I street
ner 18th and streets northwest; 500. Connectf-
cut Insurance Co, repair brick No rs l street
northeast: $500 Alex. Thomas, repair frame, 90
n street northwest; ST., 600
FoRGER SESTENcEp.-To-day, In the Criminal
Court, Judge Wyiie, in the case OF Samuel Morris,
convicted OF burglary, Mr. A. X. Browne argued a
motion for new trial Tx court Overrulod tho
motion, and imposed a sentence OF three years
Imprisonment In the Erie county penitentary az
Buffalo, N Y.
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= STREET, BETWEEN CONNEcTiCUT AvENUE
t' AfTERNooN MAJ SfNHM
FIVE O'CLOCK, we will sell, in front of the prem-F
north side street. with average depth of about IO3
feet to an alley improved by old frame house. No. 1743
Terms One fourth cash balance SIX twelve eighteen
terest and to be secured by deed OF trust on premises
OF all sash at 0p6n OF and
ln4-5t DUNCANsoN BROS. Aucts.
Ts'HOMAS DOWNING, Aucuoneer.
GRAND AND IMPORTANT SALE AT AUCTION
GENUINE IMPORTED TURKISH AND PER-
SIAN RUGS AND CARPETS,
Comprising
RARE AND RICH SELECTIONS
PERSIAN. AFGHANIsTAN, DAGHIsTAN, OUCHAK,
GEoRDEx, CIRCAss1AN. ARMENIAN.
KHORASSAN, AND MOORISH
RUGS AND CARPETS!
JFDAZIENE, KELIM, AND BAGDAD PORTIERFS
Being by far the handsomest collection of Textiles in
design and quality ever offered by us.
To take place at
my SALESROOMS
.. w. CORNER PENNA. AVE- AND nth STREET,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
MAY EIGHTH AND NINTH.
MORNING AND AFTERNOON,
ELEVEN AND THREE O'CLOCK
ON EXHIBITION FRIDAY AMID SATURDAY, MAY
9Th AND 9Th.
Every article guaranteed genuine and imported
m2-6t THOMAS DOWNING Auct
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tHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE FOUR-STORY
~ BRICK DWELLiNG HOUSE, No, 926 EIGHTH
STREEI NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D. G.
BY virtue of decree of the Supreme Court of the 81,
District IF Colombia passed in fhe case of Thomas
vs. Thomas ct ell, equity cause No 1913. them
18th day Of April A D. 1882, the undersigned. trustee,
VIII seu. 1T public auction. SATURDAY tie SIXTH
DAY Or MAY, A. d. 1882, at FIVE O'CLOCK p. NJ,
IN front OF the premises the following described
tst situated in the City OF Washington the District
OF Columbia t. wit: Part of Lot marked "a in the
recorded subdivision of original lot numbered ten 0)
III Square numbered four hundred and three. (4), and
contained within the metes and bounds following: Be
ginning at the NORTHEASTERN of said Let and
running thence south the line OF Sth street fourteen
tli feet Zine CD inches thence west (9
ten lo inches thence north fourteen 4) feet nile CD
inches. and thence east to tho beginning.
Terms OF sale: One-third of the purchase ni.fey in
cash and the residue III two equal instalnleats payable
reslecayely with interest at and Two years from
the day of sale, all cash. at the option Of the pur
chaser DEPOSIT of 100 in cash required at the time
ot sale and terms of sale to be coplied with within
seven days thereafter in default of which the
TO be reso.d after three days advertisement; in THE
Evening STAR newspaper at risk and cost Of the de-
faultns purchaser. All conyeyancnE at purchasers
cost. JOSEPH j. DARLING ron,
40 9th St n W., Washington, DC, Trustee.
J. L. COIIDWELI. Auct. ARID
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TENRUsTEE'S SALE OF planning MILL, SASH
IL AND DOOR FACTORY AND MACHINERY
BY virtue of deed of trust recorded among the ~
nd records of the District of CoiInba IN Liber 5
No. ga folio 800, viii offer for saIe at auction c
IN front Of the prem: ses. on MONDAY, The FIT
TENTH DAYO OF MAY. A. D. 1882, at FIVE-f HIETY
OCLcCkP. NJ, the following described part of Lot No.
s. in Square No. 573. this city. viz Beginning at the
northeast corner of said lot and running thence south
along the line of LIST street west 11G feet thence
fee TO the western line Of said lot thence north along
said western line ll6 feet to the line Of north street.
and thence east with said street 100
ginning. Improved by planning mill, sash and door
fActoryD This property will be soid subject an
nual ground rent Of S2l0 payable in quarter yearly
stanent and with the right to purchase the fee for
b 800 Immediately thereafter vii. be sold the
chlnery now on and upon said premises.
Terms: For machinery, cash; for ground and I'M
provements efourth cash. aud the residue in three
equal instruments at 6. II and IL months with per
cent interest," to be secured by the notes and
deed of trust property al in cash. op
ton deposit of 500 at time of SALE ut
purchasers cost
REGINALD FENDALL. Trustee.
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DE- Names &c asx os @ e ses most s
year OF his aga =
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VOYAGERs TO EUROPE.

VOYAGES TO EURoPE.
J. W. BOTHER < so,;
Are The for the sale IF Tickets in this District d
INNAN STEAMSHIP co.
Parties prorosins to visit Europe can obtain all IN
mi7-Sm J w. BoTELER & SON.
POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE.
On and after MARCH 1914. the STEAMER SUE, Cap
SHARF fo q 10 street seFY sGNbAY At four
O'clock PM. for Baltimore and l.iyer Landings
AL River Freight must be PREF aid.
Returning. Washington every Saturday night
STEPHENSON BRO. AGENTS,
NILS 6m 7th street Wharf and Cor. 18th and Pa ave-
NOTICE
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
Or sna , ,fse5 NoyEMBER 3D. ISL the steamer
M M =, N. every MoSDsY ThSEsBaS ana sAE6k
i2F al 'ss H HnsD.2 e. m0SpAS far =.
t te9,ar'.so~n snd s. ConsD BIZ sIooe's Wharf
ms John Il. WOOD. AGENT
NORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS.
TIE STEAMER LADY or THE LAKE
NiDSIspAi and fkiPaS p a. .oach
IT,, .,... AND PiroyIDENcE sTEASEKs;
1Hrt-tlass IArc otc-S MONROE NOrfoik
Ist,-faS iarc . = SO
Second-cia f,-ate r nsf' Norfolk 80
firstcias ~ Fney Point end Point Lockout l. so
sesoaaslsss e Pipey Point Psta. Lockout;
DAYS and ShTIEDAYS. at four O'c.ock pm.
THE NEW YORK STEAMERS
JOHN GIBSON aud E C. KNIGHT viii resume their
triTs; eavng Pier Al. East River. New York. every
IHf5 Nv so. . an a For G s.9ssl.ss
and st.eroe st's sss ss ssrsa a, general
otace, tl3 18th street National MeSro,oitxn Bank
Building. r. o. ick-. ,lc 1871 Ia mn :, iyn!a aye
nCe: ~. Marc Hotel. and q: bat
OC,9 ALFRED WOOD. Secretary.
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TE1HOMAs DOWNING, Auctioneer.

MANUFACTURERS SALE OF TWENTY FIVE
BOXES BEST NAVY TOBACCO. 10 900 SEGARS,
ASSORTED BRANDS, AT AUCTION.
- At my 81 lesrooms. SATURDAY, MAY SIXTH, al
TNELFEOCLO The attention Of the trade is di
recteti to this sale, as it is without reserve
INSIST THOMAS BOWLING, Auct.
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nUNCANSON BROS. AucTloneers,
IL Southeast corner 9th snd ID streets northwest

DRY GOODS. FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, RIB
BONS, LACES. GLOVES. HOSIERY, CORSETS,
SATINS, SUMNER SILKS, LADIES' DRESS
GOODS, ALPACAS. LAWNS. SWISS PRINTS,
AN SG SILKS; &c; &c, BEING EFFECTS OF 4
TO OUR SALESROOAIS. AT AUCTION.
On FRIDAY and SATURDAY MORNINGS, MAY
FIFTH AND SIXTH, at Ten O'CLOCK. Md
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GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.

(tCNNINGHAM, ''EATTER."-SPRING STYLES
y Six Hats made 70 order. Old styles remoGelod.
Straw Hats of al kinds cleaned bleached &C. the
Manila specially. CUNNINGHAM, 40 9Th street
northwest. ali
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TO-liORROW.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO.. Aucaoneers.


WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO.. Auctioneers.
On SATURDAY. MAY SIXTH, 1882. commencing at
TEH O'CLOCK NJ, shal seIl, within and in front
OF our auction rooms, general ASSORTMENT Of House
hold Edect-, viz:
Walnut Chamber Suites; Psror Suites upboI=tared in
Raw Silk and Brown Rep; Walnut Wardrobes:
Walnut Sldebo9rds; Walnut Chffo1ier; Hair
Goth Sofa; Cottage Srlites; Painted Nardrobes;
Bureaus and Washstanfis; Hair and IIIask Mat
tres. g; Brussels, fngran and other Carpets;
Heating Stores; Ten Marble Top Center tables.
ALSO AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK PRECISELY:
one Black Horse kind and gentle jump Seat Carriage
- IN good condition. Set single Harness.
one Family Carriage. nearly new, best Wilmington.
Del. make.
Terms cash.
m4-z. WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO.. Auet
FsIHOMAS BOWLING. Auc tioneer.
REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, AT
SALESROOM, SATURDAY, MAY SIXTH, 1882
AT Ten O'CLOCK
Lounges, NJ I. Tables, Engravings and Oil Paintings
walnut and Painted Chamber Furniture, Hair Mat
treses, T. ather Pillows and Bosters; Wilton, Brussels
and Ingram Carpets; Dining room Furniture, large
Stoves, &C.
Also,
One Managing Machine.
Sever al Coupes, Park Phaetons Buggies, &c.
ATT THOMAS BOWLING, Auctoneer.
DEREMPTORY SALE OF CONTRACTORS OUT
Il FIT, CONSISTING OF FIVE WORK HORSES
WAGON HARNESS, CUTTING BOX, PICKS,
SHUEELS. HAMMERS, &C.. &C.
On SATURDAY MORNING. MAY SIXTH. 1892
commencing ct len OCIO viii sell the above at
the Bazar, $50. $40 and 942 Louisiana avenue.
nl4-2t SAML BENSINGER, Auctioneer.
ygyUnsI4S DOWJING Aucfiopaar
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THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET


The following are the opening and closing pices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day as reDorsel
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TF YOU WANT y COOK STOVE Or RANGE
CAT ard see our new Range, with Patent DuIre1
GrSts. tn TEST Crate uasle
Oar stlck Of REFI.IG EI;ATORS, OH. end GAS
SIOFiS IS row complete. OF which, vel Cooking
stoves can show The largest tlent in the city
The attention of builders and others respcc fully
called & or Brick Sc5 RANGES. stag Head and st.
Geo,se, tie 1reside Jewel aId Social L&tr0tes and
cur rs variety OF Slae Nantes. al class goods.
An Inspection Ii respectfully solicited.
". s. JENKS & CO..
al TT 7th stree. northwest.
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TIvHoNAs BOWLING. haeuoneer.
COCRT SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED PROP
EKTY IN GEORGETOWN.

VIII be sCfd WEDNESDAY, MAY TEN H. sta,
FIVE OK z. NJ, u Brick and Frame Dwell s:a
1ng. on CONGRESS street. opposite Christ church, -
GeOr2rtOTn, ID. O..
Terms casa. or secured note for SIX months
BuiiuH to be removed within two months from date
of purchssc.
nI3-GNLs THOMAS DOWNING. Auctioneer.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-15
THE on TLOOK.

But few days intervene and the fate of the
so-called democratic party will be decided at
Galveston. If they conclude to throw over
board that old and well-known rule of two
third vote necessary to nomination, we may
witness the remarkable phenomena of a nomi-
nation by reclamation of a democratic candi-
date for governor, and his name will be John
Ireland. But if that old time honored gag Of a
two-third vote remains we are likely to witness
a struggle that will end in the nomination of
some man chosen as compromise.
If Ireland is chosen, it will be an invitation
to all liberal, independent elements in the
state to combine for his defeat.
If Ireland is defeated, then we may expect
his faithful friends who have been victimized
by the wire-pullers of their party, and been
ridden down ruthlessly by the manipulators
who dictate the action of the party upon all
occasions to kick.
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For Sal~--A Great Rargain.

A very desirable farm, with comic rtabl
dwelling hous" thereon. II miles from san
Antonio, on southwest bank of the Medina
river, containing rs acres, 100 of which are
! under fence, IS acres OF these 100 have been
heretofore annually in cultivation and there
ale now is acres planted in corn, sweet pota-
toes and beans The tract has frontage of
AIS varaS on the river, peach orchard con-
tanning $50 young trees the majority of which
are now bearing fruit; the river bottom contains
about 50 pecan trees, IS OF these are
large, magnificent trees and will produce
good crop of nuts this year; ? plowS, farm
wagon, l buggy, gentle work horses,
mares, ? cows, 40 heal OF sheep, and 20 head
of goats will be sold with the place. Any per-
son wishing to purchase $50 acres more. adj
Joining and back of this tract, can have the
privilege ofbuying the whole. Apply at this
Office or 10 JOlN DNhHN,
o-27-n goo AvenucC.
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-Wenh you want Grst-class job-work, at
re ,sonable figures, call on the LIGHT Office.
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For the EVENING LIGHT.1
Recognition of sin After Death.
T. II. H..

Ringing, ringing ever ringing.
Are the changes life is bringing;
Ringing, ringing as chime
On the oden bells of Time,
On the fiery, why bells of Father Time
Now the clangor breaks the lansour
Kusted through me from these wasted, wasted
years,
Breaks the langour as passion breaks to
tears,
Or as discord breaks the music of rhyme.
Shrieking, screaching, mid pantomine of
fears
Come my years, come my wasted, wasted
years,
Come my lost years with their syren singing
sweet
Atmy feet, singing, singing at myfeet
With the wichng of happy morning chime,
Now turned, last into funeral rhyme
As the bitter from the over, over sweet
From hels seething outer verge
Ringing, ringing as dirge
On the olden bells of lime.
On the fiery, wiry bells of Father Time
Comes the clapgor once again, once again,
Through mist of pain, through rain,
Dripping dripping from my joys that now are
slain.
Crushing through me, o my hend. SO dainty
sweet
Rush the memories OF my passion when our
feet
Were so blazoned with the sandals of our sin.
They are armed with trenchant spears,
Wearing yet the livery of those wasted, wasted
years;
OF those mispent, mocking, miserable years,
And my soul is racked with frenzy as they
come
And my soul is pierced with agony and dumb,
For the ringing, ringing, surge
OF the solemn, waillng dirge,
Changing from the bells Of Time,
From the fiery, why bells of Father Time,
Cover me with all the mournfulnesS OF tears,
With the clangor of these unrepentant years,
Ever ringing from my rhyme;
And upon the better shore
We shall meet, we shall meet
With our sin-sandaled feet
Nevermore.
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CONNECTIONS.

AT ApCOLA with |. & G. N R. X. for Columbia
and towns in Brazon County.
AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
Key West and New York with Morgan Line
Steamers for New Orleans lndianola, Corpus
Christi, Brownsville, an Vera Cruz Mexico,
and steamers for all parts of the word.
AT ROSENBERG " tn G.. II & 5. Ry for San
Antonio and all points OF LAT line, with star
and Crescent Route al Houston for New Or
leans and all points in the Southeast
AT BRENNAN with & c R'y. western
Branch} far Giddings, Austin, and all points
on that line.
AT MILANO with 1. & G. N R'y for Hearne,
Palestine, Rochdale, Round Rock, George
tow, Austin and all points that line.
AT TEMPL' with Mo Pacific R'y for Waco.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y. for Waco,
Marlin, Hico, Dublin, Cisco and all points
on that lire
AT CLEBURNE with c. T & M CR'y for
Alvaradc, Dallas and all points that line,
AT FORT WORTH with Mo Pacific, and Texas
& Pacific Rys for all points these lines
as well 5 to St. Louis Kansas City, Chicag 60,
New York, and all points North, East and
West.
fFSee that your tickets read over this line.
l5.For full information address,
Oscar q. Murray, Gen'l. Pass. Agt
2-2s-Iy GALVESTON. TEXAS
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A Scientist Studying Pitch-andT 81.

NJ. Barber, French mathematician of en-
inence, has for the last twenty years been in
vestigating the subject of pitb- and-toss. He
has tipped up a common penny piece, and
collected and analysed the results in groups of
10000 "frps," coming to the conclusion that
in any 10000 "HlPs' there will be 5000
l'heads" and 5000 tails" Some times the
sheads" will come out IS or 20 ahead, but on
fine next 10. 600 tails" will catch up. or vice
versa. 1t is not steted whether NJ Barber in
yestigated more interesting and practical
,art of the subject-his own personal equa-
ton" in the game of 'pitch- and-toss, and the
possibility Of winning thereat by scientific
play. For instance, if penny is tossed up
loo times it will probably come up head
90 times and ''tail'' 50 times; but if player
undertakes to call each toss he will not be
right 50 times.