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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-21

Charles Robert Darwin, f. r. S., was born
in Shrewsbury, Eng, Feb. 12, 1809 and re-
ceived his early education in the grammar
schools there. In 1926 he entered the Uniyer-
sity of Edinburgh, where he studied two years.
then entered Christ's College, Cambridge,
taking his degrees there in 1881. In the au-
tumn of the same year he volunteered as nat
uralist to..accompany Capt. Fitzroy in the ship
Beagle on his exploring expedition around the
world, sailing frcm England Dec. 81, 1881, re-
turning Oct. 2, 1886. Before his return lin
1S34) he was elected a fellow of the royal So
ciety.
three volumes printed of the narrative of the
voyage, which contained an account Of the dis
coveries in natural history and geology. He
has also published several other works on
geology, and written numerous papers on other
scientific subjects. In 1859 was published his
"Origin of species by means of natural selec-
tion."
Darwin's work was an attempt to account
for the diversities of life on our globe by
means of continuous development without the
Intervention of special creative fats at the orr
gin of each species, which views have been
auop1eu ny maly sclentiseS anu oououhceu Ny
many others. In 1862 he published work on
the "Fertilization of Orchids," and in 1868
Variations of Animals and Plants !Under Do
mestication." In z1S71 appeared his treatise
on ''The Descent of Man, and Selection in Re-
lation to Sex," which is an attempt to prove
the descent of man from lower
order of animal life. The author
infers that "man is descended from hairy
quadruped, furnished with tail and pointed
ears, probably arboreal in its habits
He has been elected a member of numerous
English and foreign scientific bodies, has been
created Knight of the Prussan order of mer-
it,and, in 1871 was chosen a corresponding mem-
ber of the Academy of Vienna, His latest
work is on the Expressions of the Emotions
in Men and Animals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20
Equal to the Emergency.
From the Hotel Mail

A Dewlyarrived and singularly-assorted couple
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, consisting of a Lon
dOner and out-and-out American western man.
stood watching the throng of people coming and
going at the marble counter the other evening,
and listening with surprise to the endless num-
Der of quick questions made to the hotel clerk
about trains, rooms and individuals and his in
Simultaneous replies, when the Englishmau broke
out with:
Most extraordinary man; seems 80 know
everybody and everything wonder if there is
any question about a railway train or any per-
son that he can't answer"
I'll bet half dozen champagne I'll put him
question about train he can't answer" said
the Westerner.
Ozone! I'll stand six to see him 90 to grass"
said Her Maiesty's subject.
"Well. here goes. then, f" and Western stepped
up to the marble counter.
Say! You appear to know everything and
everybody; who is there that's going to h.
and when'il the train start?"
"Charles j. Guteau starts 30th June sir :"
replied the clerk, looking the querist right in
the eye without moving muscle
well, reckon you are about right, but you
can't tell me where can go and get ticket,
can you?"
Go to the devil" said the clerk; turning
away.
Mister" said the western guest, looking
over to Parker, the blonde doorkeeper, after the
laughter had subsidized, "you. can charge six
bottles Of FiZ in my bill for the use of them
gentlemen, for must weaken on this bet. it's
agin me-" He withdrew, and the clerk kept
answering questions about other and more fam
liiar routes with perfect equanimity.
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The original Home of the Horse.

There is no doubt that the original home of
the horse is not Europe, but Central Asia; for
since the horse in it's natural state depends
its weapon, it could not in the beginning have
thrven and multiplied in the thick forest-grown
territory of Europe. Much rather should It's
place OF propagation be sought in those steppes
where it still roams about in wild state. Here,
too. arose the first nations OF riders of which
we have historic knowledge, the MongOlians
and the Turks, whose existence even ut this
day is as it were combined with that OF the
horse. From these regions the horse spread in
all directions, especially into the steppes of
southern and southeastern Russia and into
Thrace, until it finally found entrance into the
other parts of Europe, but not until after the
Immigration of the people. This assumption is,
| at least, strongly favored by the fact that the
farther district of Europe is from those Asia
tic steppes, /. G., from the original home of the
horse, the later does the tanned horse seem to
have made its historic appearance in it. The
snppOsitiOn is further confirmed by the fact
that hOrse-raising among almost every tribe aD-
pears as an art derived from neighboring tribes
in the east or northeast. Even in Homer the
| OK appears exclusively as the draught-animal
in land operations at home and in the field,
while the horse was used for purposes of war
only. It's employment in military operations
was determined by swiftness alone. That the
value Of the horse must originally have de-
pended on its fieetness. can easily be inferred
from the name which is repeated in all the
branches of the Indo-European language, and
signifies nearly ''hastening," ''quick." The
same fact is exempliied by the descriptions of
the oldest poets, who. next to its courage,
speak most of its swfftness.-Frons "The In
PRODUCTION Of Domestic Animals" Srs Popular
Science Monthly for June.
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7lRUSTEE'S SALE OF DESIRABLE real. ES-
l. TATE. IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED, IN
THE CITY OF WASH NOTION

BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court of thea
AMI A1T i Ssss.l y 5S
tate in the city Of Washington District Of Columbia:
ON "rDs 81 ~ SEH$Es DAY
4e 9dS B. @
in rh sss o Fl is Mo- folio
on nv H. Il riyA SsE55R DAY OF
Western part of Lot numbered a. i'll square &c., viz:
ncfh s. s saSs
s Of ID street saa sss p
This property Is situated on the southeast corner Of I'd
bullying and one 5 story brick building:
AND Al eoAE TIE s a9 sl BAY O'CLOCK PM ON
Part of Lot Numbered l. in square Numbered 75 viz
bsaee y 2s
along said line to northwest corner of esd lot; thence
right with said avenue. l27 feet place Of
land avenue between ID and Sd Streets east and is I'M
ssaT H II 1--WE GcE hxSH DAY OF May
This lot uniprov, it is situated on the south side
Of 9, street south. loween New Jersey avenue aud
AND Ar oUARTEE TO SIX O'CLOCK M. ON THE
Lots numbered I, ), A !. g. est 49, TO- H. H. 1s
IA and IT, in luare numbered 1871 according to Thos
Hlagden ubdlvison recorded in Liber B. folio o. Of
the Surveyors office.
These lots nnimproved: they situated on vir-
southeast. They will besold separately
Terms Of sale One third of the purchase money must
be paid in CASH the balance in two equal instalents
at six and twelve months for which the Of the
purchaser bearing interest at per cent the day
The Trustee will retain lien the property sold until
paid in full deposit Of 500 must be made on each
lot sold on day Of sale Terms Of sale must be complied
with within ten days. property will be resod at cost
q deaulting purchaser Conveyancing and recording
sales having been postponed of the weather
Il. ROSS PERRY Trustee,
343 u street north west.
VIM. p. YOUNG, Auct. NILS, II, 20, -, "a, 25&26
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n eVy York shoulders,

From the N. Y. Sun.
New York has long had a reputation for
square-shouldered men, although the source of
that feature of masculine comeliness has been
accredited to merchant taiors Whatever the
source, the result Is gratifying to admirers of
manly forms New York women, however,
nave been said to be TOund-shOuldered, but this
criticism may have come from the adherence to
the Kangaroo fashion Of walking which pre-
vailed some time ago. But now the metrOpolis
promises to have square-shOuldered women as
wen as square-shOuldered men. While. accord
ing to the cynical fashion writer's. the male
shoulder Is squared with cotton batting it
would be most uugallant to attribute the met
amorphosis of the sioped shoulders of the wo-
men to siHrred scarfs high-puffed sleeves.
beaded epaulets, and floral garnitures Rather
let US say that they swing Indian clubs
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TNHOs. J. FISHER l. CO.. Auctioneers.

CHANCERY SALE OF CITY PROPERTY.
BY virtue OF decree of the Supreme Court Of thes
District OF Columbia, passed the 18th day OF Sf
July. 1881 in Equity cause No. Z. 100 of Susan-A--
r. Burche ct al against America G. Pedrick the
undersigned appointed by said decree Trustee for the
purpose, will sell at public auction, to the highest
bldder on the premises at FIVE O'CLOCK 2. M. on
the TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF MAY. .1sS2 1 ot num-
bered nineteen Q9s in square numbered five hundred
and sixty nine (569t. fronting thirty 600 feet on
street northwest between LIST and I'd streets with
depth Of 100 feet to 20fo alley. the same being
vacant lot.
Terms of sale: One-fourth Of the purchase money
cash in hand and the residue in three equal payments
on credits of six twelve and eighteen months respect
ively with interest and the purchaser will be required
to give his notes therefor and the by deed
OF the PURCHASE money will be required the day
sale and the purchaser will he required TO comply with
the terms OF sale within ten days thereafter: default
OF either the Trustee the right to resell the
ancing at the cost Of the purchaser
mil -d&ds C.. c. COLE Tr,stee
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Tried bS n Single JurOr.

In the New York city court on Tuesday the
novel spectacle was presented of a single juror
being assigned to the task of deciding what COM
pcnsation was due to tour members Of the
Brooklyn fire department who had been lille
gally dismissed. The panel of jurors had been
exhausted with the exception Of one juror, and
by agreement of counsel on both Sides the mat
ter was LETT with him. He looked lonely In the
micst OF eleven vacant chairs and embarrassed
ut the responsibilities falling upon him. Much
to his relief. the justice instructed him to bring
In verdict In favor of the claimants for certain
amounts, ranging from 81, 500 to $1,000 There
are eighteen other similar suits pending, ana
these illegal dismissals VIII probably cost Brook
Ign about 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20

A great many rich men claim that they
don't know what they are worth, but the tax
assessor always does his best to find out for
them.-BostOn Star.
WOMAN" says Mrs. Eastman. ''is a prob
lem." So she is; and though problem we can
never hope to solve, it is one we shall never,
never be willing to give up.-Boston Transcript.
Happy is the father whose children are so
young that he can delude them into the belief
that the procession is all there is of the circus
Buffalo cypress. ~ 4s.,
-Perverse: women are 10 contrary" said
BlObbs: II thought when I got married my
wife would darn my socks and let me alone; in
stead Of that she let's my socks alone and darns
me. ~ Wheeling Journal +.
"A suggestion. "Lend me five dollars, J0e?"
Cant do it; in fact. I am just going over to
try to borrow five from the DOCTOR" swell,
then you might as well make it ten and III
take five of it. 1t VIII make it easier to pay,
you know, If 1t is diSidedu up between u.s.
Ne,rdrk CdH 81 =
-Inter-urban Amenities ssShe's DEAR good
girl" said st. Louis young man in reference to
Chicago fair one; 81 assure you, father she is
all SOUL" YES" repiied,his stern parent, the
old prejudice against the Garden city embitter-
ing his words; II saw her footprint In the sand
6v the lakeside. You are right; she is all sole -
Boston Transcript.
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MATTER B. WILLIAMS 4 CO., Auctioneers

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS
PROPERTY FRONTING ON SEVENTH STREET,
BETWE AND e. STREETS SOUTHWEST
AT AUCTION.
By virtue of deed of trust dated October 25th IA
AD 1878, and duly recorded in Liber No. 902 E"j
folio o. ct seq one of the land records for Wash k
ington county, District of Columbia, and by direction
Of the party secured thereby shall sell At public
Ilon IN front OF the premises, on MONDAY, MAY
TWENTY NINTH, AID. 1882, at SIX O'CLOCK, p
NJ, the folowing de cribed real estate and premises
situated lying and being in the city of Washington in
the District of Columbia. known and designated part
OF lot H. square 431, -four hundred and thirty
and beginning for the at Is feet from the north
lire OF said OF and running west 80 feet inches nne-
" nine feet four ncbe south 2S feet twenty Eight
feet thence east 9 feet nches) ninety four
inches to 18th street. thence along east line OF said
the place of beginning % feet twenty fee. with
the improvements thereon consisting of three story
Brick Dwelling with store room. Stable on the rear
end Of lot.
Terms of SALE Onethird cash balance in six twelve
AMI eighteen months for notes bearing interest from
day OF and secured by deed of OH property
sold All conveyancng at purchasers cost. $fO0 dow,
on day of sale. If terms of sale not complied with
within five days from day of sale the trustee
the right TO resell the property the risk and cost
the defauting purchaser
ml8-d&ds EDWIN B. HAY, Trustee.
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"
From Harper's Bazaar.
We do n OF as a nation c0mpOrt ourselves well
at the table. In the first place We eat too fast,
and are apt to make noise over our soup
Well-bred people put their soup into their
mouths without sound, lifting up their spoon
slowly. thinking about it, and managing to
swallow it nOselessly.
In the second place. we are accused of chewing
our food with the mouth open. and Of putting
too much in the mouth at once Again. we are
accused, particularly at railway stations and at
hotels. of putting our heads in our plates. and
OF eating with the knife instead of with the
fork.
Some people eat instinctively with great ele-
gance; some never achieve elegance in these
minor matters, but all should strive for it.
There is no more rspulsive object than person
who eats nOisily, grossly, inelegantly. DIR.
johnson is remembered Tor his brutal way of
eating almost as much as for his great learning
and genius. With him it was selfish preoccupa-
ton.
Fish and fruit are eaten with silver knives and
forks; or, If silver fsh-knives are not provided,
piece of bread can be held in the LETT hand.
Fish corrOdes steel knife.
Never tilt q soup plate for the last drop, or
scrape your plate clean. Leave something for
manners "a good old rule.
part of table manners should be the CONVEX
sation. BY mutual consent everyone should
bring only the best that is in him to the table
There should be the greatest care taken in the
family circle to talk OF only agreeable topics at
meals
The mutual forbearance which prompts the
neat dress. the respectful bearing, the delicate
habit of eating, the attention to table etiquette,
should also make the mind put on its best dress,
and the effort of anyone at a meal should be to
make himself or herself agreeable as possible.
No one should show any haste in being helped.
any displeasure at being left until The last. 1t
is always proper at an informal meal to ask for
second cut, to say that rare or underdone beef
portions.
But one never asks twice for SOUP or fish; one
Is rarely helped twice at dessert. These dishes,
also salad, are supposed to admit OF but one
helping.
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Says the Figaro Of that city:-'sYou must
be careful never to take this plant between
your fingers. and after running 1t through the
sauce carry 1t to your mouth, as do q great
many people. You cut of the heads, and eat
them with the fork. The rest is ranged on your
plate as You choose, but must never be touched
by the fingers. They are savages who do other
wise. Says another authority, the Epene-
;iienf:-"We dare to remark to the purest Jean
de Paris that there are many people, of the
highest society, Of both sexes, who never eat
asparagus with the fork, and who are not at
all saVages. The fashion which our confrere
Endorses is the British fashion. We are not for
1t, and for two very different reasons The first
Is that to appreciate worthily this divine yeoe-
table 1t is necessary to eat it In the manner
which breaks our c0nfrere's heart. The second
Ii that from an artistic point Of view nothing Ia
more graceful and coquettish than q pretty
woman careseing with her lips that exquisite
vegetable they call asparaguS"
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THIS EVENING".
WALTER B. WILLIAMS l. CO., Auctoneers.

Ass SIGN SALE OF LARGE AND wELL-As:
SORTED STOCK OF HARDWARE, COUNTER
SCALES. IRON SAFE COMBINATION LOCK,
WAGON AND HARNESS, STORE FIXTURES,
COUNTERS. Ere. AT AUCTION.
On THURSDAY, MAY EIGHTEENTH 1882 com.
me n at TEN O'CLOCK A. NJ, and SEvEN-AND
A-HALF p. NJ, and continuing from day to day unit
entire stocx disposed Of shall SELL at the well known
store No 6l2 Pennsylvania avenue northwest arYS
and we'll assorted stock Of Hardware viz:
/ builders Cabinet Goods and Cutlery.
Sirocers, Butchers and Bel-hangers Supplies.
Mechamcs Tools, Lawn Mowers, Betting and Packing.
Iron Safe Combination Lock. Steel Wheelbarrows.
Store Fixtures
And general assortment Of goods usually found in
first class hardware store.
ALSO, AT ONE O'CLOCK, FIRST DAY,
Iron Safe Com bination Lock Store Fixtures WAGON
and Harness.
Sale positive, it being by virtue of assignment by
Samuel X. Cuttings for the benefit of his creditors
he attention Of the trade and private buyers called
to the SALE
Terms: Cash.
By order of the Assignee
m13-d WALTER b. WILLIAMS 4 CO., Aucts.
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From the New York News
While Capt. Foster was swapping lies with
Ned Fry. out at the Cliff house, San Fran cisco
last week, Oscar drove up with Mr.. Lock, and
taking a stained glass attitude on the balcony
was for some minutes lost in the contemplation
of the grand old ocean breaking on the cliffs fan
down below him. "How grand the roar of the
ocean," he said dreamily. to the Captain.
The Captain wasa little taken back but agreed
that it was.
Would any price be too great for the glory
of watching hour by hour. and day by day
through the placid waveless days of summer and
the grand turbulence of the wintry gale?"
Fifty a month, said the Captain. who while
Oscar sighed UNDECIDED, asked Fry what kind OF
a canary bird it was, anyhow.
After a time they went to the bar where
Oscar ordered ''some milk, fresh from natures
odOrous laboratory" while the Others took a lit
tie lemon in theirs Then Fry and the Captain
and another gentleman sat down to play ''dollar
ante"
''What eeze dollar ante 2" said Oscar, dreamily,
in mezzO soprano sigh. They explained.
too, will fill in the passing day, if
':Of course" and they gave him seat. and
chuckled way down in their bronchial tubes.
A great sadness was upon him. Sometimes
an unutterable melancholy would fill with dark
shadows his dreaming eyes, but lie said little
only sighed. Capt. Foster did not sigh. Sew
eral times he might have been heard to say
something about dynamite. Mr. Fry was also
little melancholy, but talked In a different
strain, several times saying, limpidly, -
the luck" By and by it was Oscars deal, and
he caressed the cards gently and distributed
them mournfullv. like crumbs at communion.
Everybody went in. The Captain took two
cards. Fry took one and Oscar one.
II will contribute five spot" said the Cap
tain, locating five dollar piece in the center of
the green. ut will cost you five more," re-
marked Mr.. Fry disseminating ten.
''Beshrew me, but am oppressed with doubt, "
murmured Oscar. Gould but penetrate the
dark veil of the 1uture-but, no, nay then will
risk all, and he doubtfuily and sadly put up
his portion. 'Ten harder" said the Captain.
Ten more than YOU" remarked Fry.
Oscar knitted his brow. Verify. am in the
vortex, and the o'ershadowng sky is murky,
but must stay. l will-how do you phrase it
call, call on you"
And the Captain joined the merry thrOng
'Three aces" said he. Full hand" said Fry,
proudly, as he showed his cards and reached for
the money.
TOO too" the poet murmured, as he almost
weepingly laid down four deuces.
And when the Captain had flung his cards out
OF the window and Fry was making the air
blue with intersections, Oscar winked his eye
audiby, and remarked in his natural frame OF
mind:
Now that remember. gentlemen we used
to indulge in this little recreation at Oxford
Come and take a snfter with me.
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nUNCANsON BROS, Auctioneers.

III
TRUSTEES SALE OF THE VALUABLE PLANNING
AND SAVING MILL PROPERTY, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS 'DRAPERS MILL" SITUATF ID
AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRTEENTH
AND STREETS AND OHIO AVENUE NOR III
WEST.
By virtue 81 order and decree Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia made and passed s
ON the 18th day OF May; 1882 in Equity cause No a
425 will offer for SALE at public auction, in front az
the premises ms on FRIDAY AJI, THE TWENTY
ated at the intersection o 18th and c streets and
OHIO avenue northwest, in the city of Washington,
and known and described All of lot numbered four
a., in square numbered two hundred and ninetyfou
t29G and the west three 80 feet of lot numbered three
90 in the said square, the said property being
hod for ninety nine years from June1st, 1862 to-
gether with all the buildings improvements and appur-
tenances thereon and thereto belonging including all
the machinery and other fixtures.
Terms prescribed by the court viz: fourth of
the purchase money to be paid in cash. and the residue
in two equal instalmens at ID and two (2) years.
with six 6) interest, the purchaser
his notes secured by deed Of trust upon the entire prop
erty. HENRY Il. DAVIS Trustee
mis- Louisiana avenue nortI,,yes.
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FTlHOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
NEAR TENNALLYTOWN, ABOVE GEORGE

TOWN.
By virtue Of deed Of trust dated the 10th day of<
August 1880, and duly recorded in hbes 945 folio
county in the District Of Columbia; and by direction
Of the party secured thereby. the Trustees
WI ssl IN fropt Ct the grsmises on MoNDAX MAY
following described property viz Az that certain piece
ing par! Of the lot q ground conveyed 70 Perry SHEER
part being bounded Is follows Beginning for the part
Of said lot il the east insof the Georgetown and Rock
fourth degrees {7os< des.l east seven perches and
and fourth degrees tfsS deg east five pereSss
and forty four hundredths OF perch: thence south
seventy and three fourths OF degree COX deg) west
perches and twelve hundredfhs Of eerch said
turnpike road thence north nineteen and one fourth
degrees ll94 deg.l west five pctches aud fortyfour
hundredths Of perch to the be ming, containing 80
and tents square perches Of ground together With
the improvements, which consist of frame dwelling
and blacksmith shop and other buildings.
Terms: $3.50 in cash. and the residue in two equal
payments at ak and twelve months, with notes bear
ing interest and secured by deed Of trust ON the pro-
perty sold An conveyanclng e pnEchasers cost 800
down when the property - struck or tue terms Of
"a are not complied With in Ten days after date Of
SALE the Trustees reserve the right to resell the property
q the risk and cost q The defaultanx gnrchascr.
WM. D. CA6SlN,l T,.~A.as
m4-eokd9 1A0 I. DAy1Ss As'-e.