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QUEER CLIENTS.
Visitors that Managing Clerks and L0tC-
gers Had Rather Not See.

gers Had Rather Not See.
New York Sun.
''You can't see him, tell you. He's en-
gagged with client"
"But must see the Judge. He promised
NE an interview this morning."
'Well, you can't see him. All the other
members of the firm are engaged.
"When can 1 see him?"
mot to-day, 1 know. In fact, none of
the firm want to see you. You had better
take your papers to some other lawyer who
has leisure to listen to you. None of our
firm want anything to do with such cases
as yours. am sorry but the head of the
firm has given me these Instructions"
The managing clerk in a down town
law Office succeeded at length in convinc-
ing the would be client that it would be
waste of time and breath to insist longer
on having her appointed interview, and,
turning to the reporter sitting near by, ex-
planned: "That woman has reticule full
of complaints and answers and orders and
what not, that bear the name and Office ad-
dress of many of the most prominent law
yers in the city. They have been duped
by her gentle manners into bringing suits
for grievances that exist only in her crazy
brain,a some of them have gone to trial
SO confident were they of the merits of
their cases; but, of course, they were non
suited when the defendants showed that
they never heard of the woman until they
were served with summons and com-
plant by her attorneys"
"Does she pay a retainer?"
THAT'S Just it. If she didn't lawyers
would be likely to make inquiries about
her, but when an elegantly dressed lady
enters law Office, behaves in a ladylike
and rational manner, states her case
cleverly, and hands over a good substan-
tial retainer in the shape of a certified
check, who would look upon her as crank?
The lawyer draws up papers, puts them in
the hands of process server, and in TWEEN
ty days in comes an answer containing a
general denial of any knowledge of the
plaintiffs cause of action, as we'll as a de-
NAL that any such woman is known to the
defendant. That woman has paid the
costs when defeated in dozen or more
cases to my own knowledge, for I know
her well, having met her in other Offices
where was clerking. If 1 hadn't warned
my employers they would have been
duped by her."
"Are there many such persons?
Dear me, yes, they come here by the
score. 1t puzzles me how they conjure up
such plausible cases, not being lawyers.
That woman who was here few minutes
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The Belief iis POrte1sts.

But the most wide spread of all super
stitions is the belief in portents. In some
of its notifications the tendency to as
cribe an ominous significance to certain
events, and good or bad luck to be auspices
of certain times or contingencies, is all but
UNIVERSAL. 1t survives the influence of every
other form of superstition. The elder
Pliny, who calmly rejects the entire my tn
illogical system of his countrymen, admits
his belief in the prognostications of the
haruspices. The skeptic, Walenstien, kept
two or three professional astroloCers. Ma
pOleon the great was a firm believer in
lucky and unlucky days. The Pyrrohnist,
Valid. surrounded himself with Egyptian
pages on account of the Favorable auspices
of their nationality The Marquis d.
Argens, the presidingsatheist of the Sans
Souci Symposia, after shocking even the
scofing king and king of sootfers by the
profanity of his remarks, was apt to turn
pale at the discovery of double peach
stone or the accidental splitting of the salt.
French mariners have ceased to vow wax
candles over our Lady of Brest, but they
still dislike to leave a harbor on Friday or
during the progress of hail shower. The
4AOnt1C OhAAioh1dI1 \AOl IhO SOoPOA VI
Confucius is nothing but secular code of
morals) postpone journey if they meet a
decrepid old woman. Certain dreams i'm
press them so strongly with the dread of
impending disaster that even opium smok-
ers will forgo their drug for a day or two,
in order to keep all their available
wits about them. A Silesian miner will
make his will if his lamp happens to go
out before the oil is spent. According to
the analysis of Emmanuel Kant, the basis
of the whole delusion is what he calls the
post hoe ergo prOpter hoe fallacy-"after it
therefore, because of tor the tendency
to mistake an accidental coincidence for
the result of a casual connection. From
this point of view there is no specific diff
ference between misappication of the
1nductive method and the grossest portsnt-
superstition. The precipitate follower of
Bacon has noticed the coincidence of cold
weather and catarrhs, and jumps to the
conclusion that a low temperature de-
ranges the functions of the respira-
tory organs. He has known cases of re-
covery following the use of DR.. Quack's
cough medicine, and ascribes the cure to
the nostrum. The weather changes about
four times a month; month has four
lunar phases; therefore the weather de-
ponds on the changes of the moon. At
the roulette table certain numbers may
now and then turn up oftener than other
the gambler concludes that they must be
lucky numbers, or bets on red cards because
he twice lost his monthly salary on q
black one. To the objection that the
weather superstition deals, after all, with
fixed natural laws, and the roulette super
stition with capricious accidents, the gam
bier might reply that so-called accidents
are ozly necessities in disguise.
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of the houses, one would think
they all belonged to a single set of
walls, rooted at different heights and
angles. 1t was squalid and filthy spot;
1t would seem impossible fer human be-
ings to breathe such air, and sleep in such
dark. unventilated hoveis for any length of
time, without being made i'll. Yet there
are in this village nearly TWO hundred
people, many of whom have lived there for
thirty years in good health. They are
divided into three companies, each COM
pany having its leader, who pays wages to
the men and women, and has the charge of
selling and sending awayNish.
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congregation
| Opening Of the Minneapolis Grand Opera
House,

opening OF the I1tA9IcdpoCJS GrOa0 opera
House.
The preparations so long making, sc
extensive, and so elaborate in character
for the opening of that magnificent temple
of the muses., the Grand Opera House OF
Minneapolis, are now complete, and to.
music and the drama will be dedicated in
manner fully worthy its superior charac-
ter. There is no more beautiful theater in
the West than this, and its designer classes
it among the first in the country. Ger
tainly there have been few that could boast
of such can array of celebrities to dc
honor to its opening as will
appear there during the week in
round of concerts and operas.
the like of which have certainly never been
equalsd in theWest, an scarcely surpassed
in the whole country. 1t is an event which
will be a matter of pride to this whole Sec
ton, and which has caused an amount of
enthusiasm among our people rarely ex-
cited. Tomorrow night, at the opening
concert, the Grand Opera will be blaze
of brillianse from parquette to dome and
from stage to door. Our society people
will be there to do honor to and grace the
event; thsy have been preparing for it as
much az the managers of the entertain
mont have been to receive
them, and there has never been an
occasion in the history of the city when an
audience as elegant and refined has been
assembled. And not only will Minneap-
oils people be there but seats have been
reserved by distinguished people from al
over the state, and even from the adjoin-
ing territories. Special parties from q
number of adjoining ;ities have arranged
to be here, not alone on Monday, but on
various other evenings during the week,
and it will tax the capacity of the house to
the utmost to accommodate the throngs
that will come during the progress of the
festival.
For the benefit of st. Paul people who
desire to attend some performance during
the week and participate in the iubilation
over the completion Of this new and beau
tiful house, and which will do so much to-
ward bringing high class entertainments
to both cities, special opera train will
be run during the entire week, leaving st.
Paul at p. n. and returning after each
performance. Particulars concerning
trains and seats can be learned at the
Office Of the Tribune, No. y East Third
street, st. Paul.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02

The opera train during festival week
will leave st. Paul for Minneapolis from
the union depot by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul road, stopping at Eagle
street, daily at P. M, and return imme-
diately after the performance at the Min
neapohs Grand Opera house. The opera
train from Minneapolis for st. Paul will
leave at p. N. and return at IL 80 p. m.
This arrank ement will continue during the
entire week
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Remarkable Family Record.
[Holyoke Mass. } Transcript

Mrs. Lois B. Goodrich, the great grand
mother of Mrs. George L. Dickinson, of
this city, recently died at Waterloo, Me-, at
the age of nearly ninety-eight years. Nine
of her fifteen children are still living, and
she had ifty-seven grandchildren, of whom
twenty eight are living; forty six great
grandchildren, thirty nine surviving, and
eleven great-great grandchildren, of
whom eight are alive. One of the latter is
Miss Edith Cecilia Dickinson, who lives at
No. 16 Newton street. Ia all Mrs. Good
rich has 129 defendants, and eighty-four
are surviving. Mrs. Goodrich was the
youngest of twelve children. Her maiden
name was Butler, and she was born in Ber-
wick, Me. She was twice married, and had
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02

CHICAGO, April 1.-The Chicago Young
Mems Christian association tonight cele-
brated its twenty-ffth anniversary. All
who have filed the Office of president since
its organization, except D. L. Moody, wers
present, and delivered addresses. The or
ganization now has 5000 members.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02

The bullet entered the brain from the
right temple. The revolver was a thirty
two calibre. The deceased leaves wife
and eight children, some of whom are
nearly grown and in easy circumstances.
The business was placed in the hands of
the oldest son, who lives on the East side,
by Coroner Fairbairn, until other arrange
ments can be made
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STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
ST. PAUL, Feb. 5, 1883.

1, A. r. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that
the Londen Assurance Corporation above
named has complied with the laws of this
State relating 10 insurance, and is now fully en-
powered through its authorized agents to trans
act its appropriate business of fire insurance in
this State for the year ending January S1st,
1884. A. r. MCGILL,
Insurance Commissions.
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Hail and Snow Soutb

LYNCHBURG, Va, April IA severe hail
storm to-day was followed by a heavy
snow, which continues, extending through
the southwestern portion of the state to
Tennessee. It has been storming inces-
sanity in this section since yesterday
moruinp
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To-Day's Weather,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2, 1 a. NJ
Indications for the upper Mississippi and
Missouri, partly cloudy,with occasional light
snow in the Missouri valley; warmer east
to south winds, and lower barometer.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
st. Paul, Feb. 6, 1888.

1, A. R. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that
the Fidelity & Casualty Insurance company above
named has complied with the laws of this state
relating to insurance, and is now fully empower
ed through its authorized agents to transact its
appropriate business of casualty insurance in
this state for the year ending January Slst 1884.
A. r. MCGILII,
Insurance Commissioner.
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4 Chinese FtsI.ia.g Vtuage q. C.iiforni
ISt. Nicholas for April.

st. Nicholas for April.
It was close on the edge of the water.
where little inlet rounded in, below high
hills. As we drew near it, the odor of fish
!, came up over the hills, like a smell from
something cooking in vast caIdron. The
fences, the rocks, the ground-all were
covered with shining little fishes, spread
out to dry, those on playground being laid
on frames of wooden stats. There was
only one narrow lane running through the
village, and hardly room on that to step
between the frames of drying fish. On the
roofs of the novels, even, poles were set up,
and stretched from corner to corner, and
on them long lines of fish futtered
in the air, like clothes hung out to
dry. Cinnamon were running about, empty
ing big baskets of fish; other Cinnamon
were spreading them, turning them, raking
them apart, gathering up the dry ones, and
packing them into baskets. The place
fairly swarmed with laborers and their i'm
plements; but all the workers kept steadily
on,as regardless OF our presence as though
they had been ants on an ant-hill. Every
man, woman and child was hard at work;
children that were too small for anything
else had babies strapped on their backs,
and were carrying them about. Little
girls, not more than eight or ten
years old, were at work industriously
cleaning the fish, to prepare them for
drying. This was disagreeable sight; it
was done in open sheds, where the floor
was black and dripping wet with water and
the Shiny offal of the fish. Here the wo-
men sat on high stools, in a squatting pos
ture, with their feet curled up under them,
cutting and slashing, stripping the fish
and dropping them into the baskets with
as swift motion as if they were Smelling
peas. They had the fingers of the left
hand rolled up thickly in black rags, to
protect them against a chance slip of the
sharp knife. They chatted and
laughed, as if they were en-
gagged in the most agreeable occupation
in the world. There did not seem to be
an idle pair of hands in the village. Old
men were mending nets, old women put
ting bait on hooks. The only unemployed
creature we saw was one small baby.
It would not be possible to give any
idea of the way in which the houses, sheds,
boats, barrels, poles, nets, baskets, scat
foldings, and lumber were huddled to-
gsther on one narrow alley not wide
enough for two wagons to drive abreast.
There was not a foot of open ground.
Looking down from the hill on the roofs
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
ST.. PAUL, February 5, 1883.

I, A. r. McGill, Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that the
has complied with the laws of this State
relating to Insurance, and is now fully en-
powered through its authorized agents to
transact its appropriate business of Fire
insurance in this State for the year ending
January 31st, 1884. A. r. MoGILL,
Insurance C1nmissiorer,
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ago can puzzle the average law clerk with
technical questions. You see she has
points from the Oldest as well as the
youngest members of the bar, and she for
gets nothing she hears"
In further conversation with the talka-
tive clerk it was learned that there is a
woman, who dresses in a snuff colored
dress, who is known by most all the down
town lawyers and elevator boys. Although
the elevator boys have been asked by the
lawyers not to take her into the cars, they
are warned by the landlord to let her ride,
through fear that she will bring suit for
damages. Office boys are afraid to lay
hands on her when she insists on seeing an
ex-governor or an ex-judge about her
''case," for she would not hesitate to sue
for assault. AS she never gives her address
no one knows where she lives.
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MINNEAPOLIS

OFFTCE-No. 6 Washington aUenl:e, OPP
sosSte NicoVet House. Office hours frODs 8
.. IN. TO 1OO'clock p. M.
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DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE

One of the most cligibly located and desirable
RESIDENCES in the city Of Alexandria. is offered
for sale.
The dwelling contains twelve fine rooms with
bath room, kitchen, wash house, &C., and the
grounds are spacious, handsomely laid off and
have on them fine grape arbor, and various kinds
of bearing fruit trees
FIVE most desirable BUILDING LOTS, front
ing % feet Prince street. will be sold separate
ly or as whole on advantageous terms
For further information, terms &c. &C., apply
to either DR.. NJ. NJ. LEWIS or EDGAR SNOW
DEN, Executors of the estate of the late J. II.
Brent. oct19-tf
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SOUTH BOUND. LIAM o. Iran o. lral2 Oh.
MAIL EXPRESS l. EXp,S

Mail train South bound, connects at Charlottes.
vile, with Chesapeake and Ohio R. W. East and
West; at Lynchburg, with Norfolk & Western R.
T.. through Southwest Virginia to Nashville, New
orleans, Memphis, Little Rock and Texas, and
with Rich. Alleg'y. R. R. for Lexington and
Natural Bridge-and ut Danville with Richmond
& Danville Railroad, to South and Southwest
Nail train North bound, connects at Lvnchburc
with the Z. & \. R. r. for Lexington and Natural
Bridge, and at Charlottesville with c. &. o. r. W.
Tor Staunton, Clifton Forge and intermediate
points.
Express trains South bound, connect at Char
lottesvllie with c. & 0. r. W. for the West and
at Danyille with R. & D. R. r., for all points in
South, Southeast, Southwest and East.
Express trains north bound connect at Char
Staunton, White Sulphur, Charleston and Hunt
ington.
For Fairfax {. II. daily connection, except Sun.
day, at Fairfax station.
Trains SO, 81 and "a connect to and from
MARRENTON daily, and train 53 daily, except
Sunday, 20 and from Warrenton,
FRANKLIN DIVISION-Train leaves Rocky
Mount at $50 a. M, arriving at Franklin juno
ton at LAO Il. m. Leave Franklin Junction Mt
400 p H., arrive at Rocky Mount at S:15 D. m.
making close connection at franklin Junction
with mail trains 80 and 81; also with local
freight trains to Lynchburg and Danville.
MIXED TRAINS, leave Alexandria daily ex.
cept Sunday $50 am, HOO am. and II 20 pm
returning arrive at Alexandria 1880 a, M
400 and 400 p M A''
MANASSAS DIVISION daily, except Sunday
Leave Washington 40 a. IN. Alexandria 80
IN, arrive at Strasburg 1915 D. M, connectinp
with the Valley Road East and West, and nj
River with Shen. Val R. R. for Luray and
Waynesboro. Returning, leaves Strasbure :45 n
m, arriving at Alexandria 500 p M
MIXED TRAINS leave Alexandria MONDAYS
Wednesdays and Fridays at S:45 a. m. arriving t
Strasburg ut T:2O p. IN. Returning, leave Stras.
burg Tuesdays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS at 4;5O
a. m arriving at Alexandria at 300 D. IN.
For Mlddleburg, connection ut Plains station.
For Upperrillc, connection at Delaplane.
Pullnlan Sleeping Cars between New York and
Atlanta on Mail trains, north and south bound
without change; only one change of cars between
New York and New Orleans.
New Orleans Sleeping Cars leave Washinrton
':lo a. m, running through without change
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Washington
and Charleston, S. c., without change, on 1O35 n
m. train, via Greensboro, Charlotte and Columbia
Solid trains with Pullman Palace Cas- attached
run through between Washington and Louisville
via Staunton and White Sulphur, daily.
All trains make good connections, at Washipo.
ton, to and from North and West.
Through tickets at lowest rates to all important
points i'll the United States
L. T. HAWKS A r G. IT
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AAleyanlria Oazette.
THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY H. 1883
THE Stow FALL.

THE Stow FALL.
The snow had begun in the cleaning,
And busily all the night
Had been keeping field ard highway
With silence deep and white.
Every pine and fir and hemlock
Wore crmine too dear for an earl.
And the poorest t~ig on the elm tree
Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
From sheds ew-roofed with Carrara
Came Chandeliers mutllcd crow
The stiff rails were softened to swans down,
And still futtcred down the snow.
I stood and watched by the window
THE nOsclcss work of the sky
And the sudden tiurries of SNOW birds
Like brown leaves whirling by.
thought of a mound in sweet Auburn,
Where little head -stone stood;
How the flakes were folding it gently
As did robins the babes in the wood.
Up spoke our own little Mabel
Saying, Father, who makes it snow"
And ] told of the good All-father
Who cares for us here below.
Again looked at the snowfall,
And thought of the lcaden sky
That arched DER our first great sorrow,
When that mound was hcapcd so high.
I remembered the gradual patience
That fell from that cloud like snow
Flake by flake. healing and hiding
The scar Of our deep plunged woe
And again to the child whispered,
THE snow that husheth all,
Darling, the mercifu Father
Alone can make it fall
Then, with eyes that saw not, kissed her;
And she, kissing back, could not know
IN hprc
Folded close under deepening snow.
James Russell LoueU
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SOCIETY DIRECTORY,
Masonic.


Alexandria Washington Lodge No % y G.
A. NJ, meets in the Masonic Temple ON Cameron
street, on the second and fourth THURSDAY even
| ings of each month
Andrew jackson Lodge, No. 12o, A.F.&AM.
meets IL IN the Masonic Temple, on the first and
| third Thursday evenings of each month.
Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, No. Ia meets
IN the Masonic Temple, on the first Monday even
| ing in each month
>, Ola Dminion Commandery, No. II. KNIGHTS
i,emplar, meets in the Masonic Temple, on the
ehlri Monday evening in each month
Odd Fellows
Marley Encampmcnt, No. 6, meets in Odd Eel
l e nall n. columbus street, on the second and
fourth Monday evenings in each month
Potomac Lodge, No 49, meets in Odd Follows
HAIL. II. Columbus street, every Friday evening.
sarepta Lodge No. 46 meets in Sarepta Hall
On hlnS street, between Royal and Pitt streets
every Tuesday evening. '''''
Red Men.
osceola Tribe, No. 1, meets in sarepta Hall
every Thursday evening.
Knights of Pythias.
Mechanics Lodge No g. meets ut their hall on.
n. Fairfax street, opposite the Market Building.
every Monday evening.
Oriental Lodge, No g. meets at same hall evarr,
Friday evening. o'o.'
Knights of Honor.
Belle Haven Lodge, No. 1888, meets at Ro,o
haven Hall, south Fairfax street, between King
and Prince streets, on the list and 3d MonJa,n
evenings of each month.
Royal Arcanum.
Alexandria Council, No. 627. meets .t pol,o
Haven Hall, on the second and fourth Monda,.
evenings of each month.
Catholic Societies.
Society of st. Vincent de Paul. meets at e.
Mary's Hall, south Royal street, every Snndav
afternoon. '
Alexandria Catholic Benevolent Society. meets
at st. Mary's Hail. every Sunday evening.
B'nai Birth.
Mt Vernon Lodge, No. 259, meets in sarenta
Hall, oA the second and fourth SUNDAY EVENINGS
in each month.
Rechabites
Potomac Tent, No. s. 10. R., meets in tbe hall
OF the knights of Pythias, north Fairfax street
every Saturday evening.
Good Templars.
Golden Light Lodge, No. 337. meets in Odd
Fellows Hall, north Columbus street, every Tues
day evening.
Reform Club.
Alexandria Reform Club, meets at their hall on
Fairfax street, between King and Prince streets,
every Friday evening.
Independent Order Of Mechanics.
Lafayette Lodge, No. II, meets in in the hall OF
the knights Of Pythias, north Fairfax street.
every Tuesday every