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An IdiOtic JehIl.

From the London Sportsman
Every one who has visited the City of Flow
ers knows the appearance OF that ridiculous
American who may be seen any afternoon driv-
Ing brake with fourteen horses along the
banks OF the Arno. Those who did not know
that he was Mr.. Livington. the wealthy and
eccentric American" always took him for the
proprietor OF circus One heard strange
stories about him. 1t was said his father had
left him large income coupled with the con-
GtiOn that he was never to drive more than
nine pairs OF horses simultaneously, and that
lie was heart-broken at the restriction. If this
be true the father had certainly more sense than
the son. The latter was driving ten pair this
week, when the leaders took fright and the
whole stud ran away. | can imagine the con-
sternatiOn. Though / have seen this great
American parading with his hOrsefesh up and
down the river he never attained the speed of a
London omnibus. The police were always look
ing at him in an aggrieved way. The fact Is he
had de1ed them. Over and over again he was
entreated not to make q public nuisance Of his
stud but no law had contemplated so much
folly. and it was undignified to legislate for an
eccentric person. Now his carriage is smashed
to bits. and though he only got a few bruises
think the LungarnO is safe for the rest Of the
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CailSe and Cure Of 48ldneSs.

Says the Boston Medical Journal: O. Lassar
has continued his observation on the nature of
pefematGre badness. and has further convinced
himself OF the communicating of at least the
form associated with dandruff. When the hairs
which fal off III such cases are collected, rubbed
up with vaseline, and the ointment so made is
rubbed among the fur of rabbits or white mice,
badness rapidly makes itself visible on the parts
so treated. That this is not due to the vaseline
was shown by amounting other animals with the
TaseiIne alone. which produced no effect what
ever He considers That the disease is spread
by haIrdreSSers. who employ combs and brushes
TO Their customers. one after another without
any regular Cleaning to these articles after
each time they used During frequent visits
to the hardresserst can scarcely fail that brushes
es are used which have been. shortly before
dressing the hair of one affected with so common
complaint as scaly badness. Females he
thinks. are less often affected with this form of
badness bpCausethe hairlresSar more Frequently
attends to them at their own homes. and there
uses their combs and brushes. In order to pre-
vent. as far possible, the commencement of
alOpecia premature, the hair should be cut and
dressed at home, and with ones own implements.
and these thoroughly Clean. When it has be-
gun, the following mode of treatment has been
suggested: The scalp is to be daily well soaped
with tar or fluid 81 ycerine potash soap. which is
TO be rubbed in for fifteen minutes firmly. The
head is then to be drenched with first, warm
water. and then gradually colder wafer two
per cent corrosive sublimate lotion is next to
be pretty freely applied. The head is then to be
dried. and the roots of the hair are to have a
half per cent solution of naphthol in spirit rub
bed into them. Finally, a pOmade of one and a
half to two per cent carbolc or salicylic oil is
TO be used on the head This treatment has now
In many cases brought the disease not only to a
etand. bat the hair has been to considerable ex-
tent rest tered
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The Lonely Young Man in Cities.

From the New York Sum-
otis the easiest thing in the world to get
married." said the lecturer advocating matri-
mOny for young men, in an uptown hall; otis
as easy as rolling off log, as the saying is. Min
listers tell him that it is his duty; moralists up
braid him because he does not get wife; philo-
sophers argue that the foundation of the state
is the family; friends point out to him the happy
life of many persons The young man has no
protection against all this opposition, and, if he
is right-minded person, he Will not try to OBJ
pose such logic. If he is of proper age is ma
tured in his judgment, can support wife and
is reasonably Industrious he ought to be mar
ried before twenty-five. But there are many
less fortunate young men in this city who never
speak to decent woman from one years end to
another. Some are engaged in shops where
only men are employed; others in offices which
never have female visitor. Their homes are in
lonely furnished rooms, with meals at restau-
rants. These poor fellows actually pine for re-
fined female society. One whose loneliness has
come to my notice lives in Harlem"
The reporter saw this celibate, and got from
him this story: He was living in a furnished
room and boarding at restaurants. After two
years of this life he began to wish for some re-
fined female society, and accordingly engaged
board in a fashionable clearinghouse in east
18th street. He was somewhat surprised by the
greed with which his weeks board was de-
manded in advance and almost snatched out of
his hands, but cOmfOrted himself with glimpse
OF gOlden-haired head through a half-Opened
door.
The Young man had stipulated for fire in his
room, but on going up at night found it as cold
as barn. He called tor the landlady, and, after
repeated trials, succeed in gaining her atten-
ton. In an injured tone she promised to raise
a the n hal an hon
during which the young man grew warm from
inward heat. frOwZy and slatternly servant
girl came in with bang, threw some kindling
wood on the hearth lit it, put on little coal,
and went away, taking the coal bucket with her
He started after her to secure the bucket, but
too late, and he heard the gOlden-haired beauty
say: "What's the matter with that galloot up
stairs?"
''Oh he wants fire. bad luck to him."
"Well, he must be gilly. Garry him up the
kitchen stove"
Slowly and sadly the young man in search of
refined female society pulled on his overcoat,
walked down to the street. hired an express
wagon, helped to put his trunk on, and quit the
house just In time to hear the golden-hared
young woman remark: "Wel, knew that fell
low was fraud when first saw him."
He went to his old Furnished ROOM" 1t had
not been let. 1t was warm and comfortable.
and he heard the cherry laugh of the landlady
and her delighted remark, Il expected you
back, but not quite so soon" That was his
last attempt to find refined female society. The
young man said there were 60 such isolated fell
lows In his block.
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A Tramp's Tough Story.


Il remember wonderful case as came under
my personal observation when wuz 'travelin'
in east Tennessee. l struck one of them little
mountain towns one time when they wuz holding
county court Every man had bottle of moon
shine, and they wuz all feelin' mighty happy
Finally they got leetle bit too hilarious, and a
fight sprung up betwixt great big duffer and
a leetle bit of wiry Teller. The big duffer
could a eat the little Teller up, clothes and all,
but the first thing he done was to pull one of
these old pot.metal knives and jaD the blade
into the leetle feler's neck. It went in right
alongside the jugular, and then it bent kinder
around and under it. When the big Teller went
to pull 1T out he ripped the leetle fellers jugu-
lar right sqdare into, and you oughter seed the
blood fly. 1t squirted about twenty-five feet.
Asthe leetle Teller dropped everybody in the
crowd cried. Oh he's goner; his iugular veins
croak inside Of three seconds; but there
was one OF them mountain doctors there,
and to look at him you'd think he didn't
know jugular vein from trombone. Stand
back. said he: give me q chance at him.
and he elbowed his way through the crowd to
where the leetle Teller lay breathin' his last He
pulled out OF his pocket somethin as looked
like crooked darain' needle, and then he fished
around In the wound until he caught hold OF
both ends of the jugular vein and pulled 'em
out; Then ne tied the ends tight with a piece
OF thread to keep the blood from squirtin' out
until an old Teller in the crowd whitfield down
an old ppe-stem to make it fit in the jugular
when it was shaped down small enough the
old doctor inserted the pipe-stem and tied the
ends of the vein tight around it. In less than
two minutes that little Teller was on his feet
and looking around for the teller that cut him."
You mean to say he recovered"
course he did, and you'll find the case re-
corded In the medical works. Only case of the
kind ever heard of in America"
And the pipe-stem never bothered him?"
NO; only 1t made him sick at the stomach at
first. The stem was good deal stronger than
the kind he had been used to handlin', and it
made him aleettle bit dizzy for few days,"
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Paid i'm HIS Own COins

from the Hartford sunday Journal
What are you paying for potatoes, now?'
inquired sharp-eyed stranger of Front street
grocer. We'll, about 45 cents guess. YOU'RE
satisfied with large profits instead of small ones,
cents or dollar" '.Oh. no; I'm willing to paw
about IS cents. and don't want to make more'n
10 cents a bushel on EN-" lis that so? That
makes 81 cents a bushel. Say, you send three
bushels to my house this morning will you?
Here's my address, Young man, did you come
here to buy potatoes and opened business by
asking you what you paid for 'em. "''Well. you've
stuck Inc this time. and rather than let this
thing get out you can have em for SIS cents, but
I'm bowed IL l ever give myself away again. ~
pound for two weeks for all customers who paid
by the MONTH
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Governor Buffers Horses.
From the Lowell Courier.

From the Lowell Courier.
In Belvidere. which Is the oldest and wealth.
est locality ofthe city, there are many fine stables.
That of Gen. Butler comes first, no matter in
what light its Importance is viewed. He has
nine horses Among them is fine pair of chest
nut mares presented by ex-Gov. Sprague, of
Rhode Island, a pair of black Knox horses, pair
of Thoroughbred blooded bays, and buggy, sad
die and phaeton horses. In his farm stable ia
kept the old buckskin horse which carried the
General throughout the war. No beast has
more enjoyable existence in his old age. He has
the Tree run of the grounds, goes In and comes
out when he pleases, has all he wants to eat and
absolutely nothing to do. Equine existence has
in his case all the pleasures and none OF the dis
comforts Of life. Gen. Buffers carriages are q
landau, landaulet, coupe. Goddard and phaeton
bugges. He has fine single and double harnesses
In silver and brass; and his turn0uts are very
attractive. The General passes q good many
nights at home, and usually brings a friend with
in good style.
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woman has just been awarded SCI dam
ages by Cleveland court because of cough
she acquired in freshly -plastered hotel.
ghost that has been terrifying Syracuse
Turns out to be weak-minded female, with a
Ieaciant FOR walking the streets in snowy
gerb
Chicago Times: Sarah Bernhard is playing
Lady Macbeth. but the tact that she Ii consider
ably longer enables Mac to distinguish her from
the dagger.
A German girl arrived In st. Louis yesterday
TO iaeet her afiianced who left her In Westphalia
three months ago. She found him in jail on q
charge Of having murdered his partner in sa-
Loom
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Josie Mansfield Married I'm Europe,

The Cincinnati Inquirer quotes wel-known
actress now in that city as saying: CATER sF1sk
was killed and Stokes was sent to prison Josie
the attention of q rich lacemaker. who
married her. A couple Of years ago
was over in France, and one day while
walking through the gardens Of St. Cloud
who should encounter but Josie, leaning on
the arm OF her husband. He was stout portly
man. much the build of Fisk, and looked to me
like Russian rather than Frenchman. Josie
was elegantly and most richly dressed, but
in plain black and laces. She had grown
thinner, had lost the flesh that for awhile made
her look gross and sensual, and was radiantly
beautiful. Her husband is enormously wealthy,
! am told, and is devoted to her"
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The Young Lady With the Pug.

From the Boston Post
On Car filled to repletion, the other day,
there entered well-dressed young woman car
rying pug dog in her arms. Several gentle
man started to vacate their seats, but getting a
sight OF the pug dog settled back complacently
intotheir seats again. All the passengers smiled,
the young woman looked up and down the
length of the car. her face plainly showing her
resentment, but the gentlemen were obdurate
They evidently felt that the line must be drawn
somewhere, and drew it at the pug dog, reason
ing that a woman who can lug a dog around
In her arms Is well able to stand in q horse-car
and has no right to expect any exceptional
courtesies Were they not right2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-04

from the New York Sun.
In a lecture in Chickering hall last night upon
''Home," Monsignor Capel said: ''What is
needed in the United States is attachment to
the home. and the work which Is to be accom-
plished in that direction must be effected by
making home the pleasantest place. Sorry is
the woman who cannot make her home so pleas
ant as to keep her husband away from the club
Without cloaking the faults of the husband it
is often the case that the dress and good taste
of the wife are put on not for the home but for
the outside. Woman should not dress for her.
Self alone. but for her husband. Everywhere in
the United States there is the alteration of COM
fort. The club Is made the center of comfort to
the disadvantage of the home. and it is woman's
stronghold to make home the comfortable
place Man Is a lazy animal. and if he can be
made comfortable at home ne will not go to the
club. Let there be peace. light. good air and
apple pie order in the home. Let women use
up their bad tempers when their husbands are
aWaV.
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VNHOMAS BOWLING. Auctionesr
CHANCERY SALE OF IMPROVED AND UNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE In GEORGETnM'N

CuANCEh1 SALE Of IMPROVED AND CNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE IN GEORGETOWN
Under and by virtue Of decree of the Suprernees3
Court OF the District of Columbia passed the :a
2lst DAY Of November 1888 in Equity cause num- -
bered 1896 we shall SELL at public auction in front Of
the respective premises, on WEDNESDAY, the FIFTH
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1885, at FOUR O'CLOCK p NJ
all those certain pieces parcels of ground lying and
being i'll Georgetown, In said District and distinguished
on the ground plat thereof the west twenty three @
feet front by depth one hundred and twenty 20 feet
OF lot numbered eighty (S2) and the thirty
one GID feet front by depth hundred and twenty
l0 feet OF lot numbered eighty (S6) in Hollneads
addlon thereto being in square numbered
(9D Said part of lot 81 being improved by new two
story brick house numbered 23 (P) street north
west and said part Of lot Sc fronts on East street,
Terms of sale prescribed 10y said decree thrl
cash tof which $50 must be paid by the purchaser of
each lot at the time of salel residue at six and twelve
months respectively from day of sale with interest at
the rate of six cent per secured by the notes
OF the purchaser and deed of trust the property
sold or all cash at optien of purchaser All conveyan
cling and recording at purchasers cost The trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at defauting pur
Chasers cost aud risk if complied with in
ten days.
CHAS. H. CRAGIN, JR,
WIN. j. MILLER trustees.
n23-d&ds 4S6 Louisiana avenue n.w.)
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While thirty couple were spooning on the
porch Of Long Branch hotel the other night,
some wicked wretch stuck his head around the
corner and shouted "Look ont! Here comes
your husband" Immediately twenty women
uttered suppressed shrieks. and, arising, fed to
their rooms.- YonkaTs Gazette.
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A passenger on the Auburn railroad offered
the conductor trade dollar for fare. The con.
ductor examined 1t and remarked: 81 don't
want that piece of money" ssWell, give it to
the COMPANY. then, replied the passenger.
The rights Of way for the proposed connection
at Hagerstown Of the Baltimore and Ohio with
the tracks Of the Western Maryland and other
railroads ct that place are stated TO have been
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How SOjOurner Truth Got Her Name.
From the New York Evening Post.
Sojourner Truths original name was Isabella,
but, as she herself explained: "When left the
house OF bondage left everything behind. l
want goin' to keep nothin' OF Egypt on me, an
30 went to the Lord an asked Him to give me
a new name. An the Lord gave me SOjourner,
because was to travel up and down the land,
shown the people their sins an bein' sign
unto them. Afterwards l told the Lord l
wanted another name, cause everybody else
had two names. an the Lord gave me Truth,
Dle"
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4 rCTIoN SALE OF the NORTH TWENTY FEET
"A fRoNT By DEPTH OF ONE HUNDRED AND
Thrifty FfEr or LOT 20. SQUAhE 2lI ON THE
MIST SIDE OF FOURTEENTH STREET, BF-
TWEEN y STREET AND RHODE ISLAND AVE-
THoMAs BOWLING. Aucnoneer.

sAIEoF PARLoR. CHAMBER AND DINING ROOM
TiRNIuRE; FIFTY CARPETS iSOME or
THEM FINE; FANCY TOILET WARE AND TEA
SITS: LOT CLOTHING; GREAT QUANTITY or
Tons; COOKING AND HEATING STONES &c
ON THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER SIXTH
iSS3 Al IEN oSLoth. within and in front of auc-
non rooms, shall sell extensive assortment II the
above goods. Parties furnishing should attend this
sale, the stock must lie closed out 10 make room Tor
other large cOisigIlments
DIST THOMAS DOWNING Auct
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NU'' ftII oIItF'I II ". I
n29-dSds 4I2 hfh strnef N w
GALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY IN ALEXAy.

~ DlIA COUNTY, VA
BY virtue of dccrt-s of the Circuit Court Of Alley
ansrla county; Va rendered AT It's Nov telus
1882 and ir- IN TIE cancery sut Of Z.rk Magrm- -
der vs.. Annie q. Hume and others, the undersigned
c1lllnIssl,neTs n, ron named viii. SATURDAY,
the TWENTY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER lssS at
1MELNE O'CLOCK NON. on the preInis, 5. offer for
sale at public auction te following property KAN
dlla county. viz:
he uieNlrd term IF the % year lease Il lots and
D. III square & Ia tie town Of Rosslyn which lots are
improved 10y line buildings one of which II known IA
the Arlington House. fence oIIthuusos and an alIle
and peach orchard This least has - years to run
anu the rent TO Ice raid to the Alexandria Canal r.
anu H. Co 10y the purchaser of the sac % PER
an'lln. during the term PAYABLE annually IN ad.
vance on January 10th and july 10Th
Terms 81 sale: Ten If the purchase
e PAID IN cash on tile day Of sale aud the r,nnnder in
three equal lnsallmeilts at g. Il and ~ month from
tIle uaE OF sale bearing Fix per cent Interest and bs
secured by the bonds OF the purchaser with good per-
are fully paid.
LINDEN KENT. Washington. n G.
GEORGE A. MUsHBACH Aiexn Va
n21-1awsw t'pF,,,uissiIIl,T. Il Sayo
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CHARLEs W. HANDY. Real Estate Agent.

1871 and recorded in Liber No. S57 folio l6 one of 60
the land records Of the District of Columbia and at -
the request OF the party secured thereby we will sell at
public s4ctiSn in front q the premises. on THURS
FOUR O'CLOCK T. NJ, Lot numbered two hundred and
six (2O6) In Maria Roberts subdivision of lot num-
bered seventy -four l74. in J. b. Haws recorded sub
division OF Mount Pleasant. with the Improvements
twelve months interest ct the rate Of per cent per an
num- secured by deed q trust on the property sold al
q 'ls eHGbta { f nAHEFEaIr Tru.sss.
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An attempt to arrest four burglars at Shelby,
Ohio. last week, resulted in the w0unding Of
man named John Longacre and the killing Of
two Of the burglars So.
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CHANCERY SALE OF BUSINESS AND RESI-
~ DENCE PROPERTY ON SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF VERMONT AVENUE AND STREETS

GyHANCERY SALE OF BUSINESS AND RESI-
" DENCE PROPERTY ON SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF VERMONT AVENUE AND 8 STREETS
NORTHWEST.
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court Of thee.
District OF Columbia passed in Equity No "A:
Lbs, we Will offer for sale at public auction -
front of the premises. on TUESDAY, the ELEVENTH
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1888. at HALF-PAST THREE
O'CLOCK p. NJ. all of lots three CD and four (4 in
Carks subdivision of square 30 with the
executing those parts of said lots described certain
deed from Henry Haigt to Will Haight recorded in Iir
No 9Ol folio 49, of the Land Records of the District OF
Columbia the metes and bounds of which excepted
parts follows: Beginning the southeast corner
of lot running thence north % feet inches thence
at right angles to Vermont avenue running 81 west
thence at right angles to street running south to the
southern line of said lot and thence the place
of beginning.
The OF lots to be sold contain about 2ss square
feet and front 38 feet ~ inches Vermont avenue
and l!3 feet inches on street. The improvements
consist OF commodious twostory Brick Building with
6ne store ROOM now used as grocery store. the first
moor and nine dwelling rooms and q substantial brick
stable and shop, with room overhead.
Terms: One cash. and the residue in three equal
at six twelve and eighteen months respe
lively from the day Of sale with interest to be secured
by deed OF trust on the property Sold cash at the
OF sale All ConyeyancinR and recording purchasers
cost Terms must be fully complied with in eight DAYS
Above property will be sold free of all taxes.
ARTHUR A. BIRNEY,
456 Louisiana avenue, ru,,s.o.-
VIM. A. MCKINNEY, ( TRUSTEES.
Columbia Law Building
WALTER b. WILLIAMS Il Co. AUcts. n98-dtde
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VlNHE ATTACK OF CERTAIN OLD LINE JOURNALS
Il upon the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association was
intended to utterly ruin its business but it seems to
have had the opposite effect for on one single day last
month applications received for &25OOOO insur-
ance Assessment No 10, just collected, brought in
$4,000 The reserve fund now exceeds 800 Geo. which
Is being invested in U.s. Bonds by the trustee the Gem
hal Trust Company of New York The Association COM
pleed its third year in October and has already written
1925 covering 900 of insurance The
admission fee and years dues advance are $50 on
So co., and ESQ on $4,000. The annual dues for ex-
So for each 600 of tie certificate The as
sessments for death claims at age g. 81 on each
GOO Of the csricae at IS 81 81 45 Lea age
3D. rs; Co. ST. One fourth of each goes
into the fund protect the company against
lapses and extra mortality. Come and insure Office
1909 II street 00
nit IY KNIGHT General Aoent