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The Bankers and Merchants Tele.
graDh COmDHnV.

APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY RECEIVER ASKED FOR.
NEW YORK, september 1S-Counsel to-day APP
peared before Judge Donohue. m the supreme court
ard asked for the appointment OF temporary re-
ceiver for the Bankers and Merchants Ielegra pin
company. OeAer counsel appeared on behalf OF
several creditors OF the company. but did not OPP
pose the application ThtS proceeding has been
expected for several days. owing tine d ficulties
Which have arisen between the company and tue
Baltimore and ONO Telegraph company. The
papers were submit and the court reserved de-
asion The attorney general er the state was
net1ned OF the action, but did not appear to make
any argument on the motion. The suit in wfsh
the receiver is applied FOR Is that brought by Austin
&. Day against the company. Judgment WAS
rendered in favor Of Mir Day against the company
for 80 Ols in an action begun il the supreme court
On september u h execution was issued to the
Sheriff and 1t Was returned unsattsl1sa the 10Th OF
Septemb r. The judgment remains unpaid at the
present time. The PLAINTIFFS ASK Judgment that
the property OF the RankerS and Merchants Tee
graph company may be sequeetrated and re-
celVer appointed. VINO shall convert the prOperty
1nto money and pay the creditors. An Injunction is
also ased for TO re5tla the company its agents
from collecting any debts transferring any OF lis
moneys or effects during the perIdency OF the
action. The moving papers also affirm that the
COMPANY Is 1HSoiVent, and that numerous judy
GehtS have been issued against It's property. Pc
titloGs were $50 presented to the court urging the
appointment Of Garrett 5. Mott for the receiver OF
the COMPANY.
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:. t + AM M / EEE$$ EsH
iAA l. AAA ~ /. IL
L A ILL LILA AN Nv IiL.tIS SSEkE
POPULAR SvlglTrp por-r

POPULAR SUMMER ROUTE
Commend Nay d. AMI esc~y s-etur.Iay tIe~eaFt.-
sal from = ri-r t0 l-yerrrl. D. Ling q . Sl.ur.. ;:
c. an yoHc9e iiy nv Gays t- .e,1 10 latId The
lion Steamship az tbs T., --ed i,r ssr.l.l
~ 81 ana COMO and -ts! vi al She modern
improvement that Irs; rxf..rss,. can suggest
CabIL. S1Oaud ~ l4ter-ile-5iat-. -
IEN r y ALBl-N- tsslsf-al rtS
- broadway. New YORK
Nv MOSS wash ngton. D. {
ALLAN I'M ~ Tx SERVICE
Portland 60 liverpool every THURSDAY AN Il IIsv
CAIN 50 SlG Ali SO. l5trrlI ttss. 81 - .x:~I
~@eAIy saIys T. B.-son t-cs4 Liver u-I C-itlstcyy
L. 1Oltlsrry Gi-s.-5s ami pa.Wty tUT rr,t l f-~~,
esy. ThruiIsh tiC.-1s station. fst
IT, TIIra Ss~ies cr-'.. &tS, 49,, r1--c. :
Tbs Baltimore s-Tsr Nail b~ eSl--iet. COMMENCING
Al ri :. ? .-ulsFIy tLtsv4iter
Aprly IkSES ALDEN. CtsHe-zl AGENTS. 1I7 BrO..l-
way. New iOEA, u " hOSS.
80 TENNoiLFANIA .tENCE.
nhl3-th.Stu Washington. -. o
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Latest. Kilograms to The Star
MIR. BLAINE AT WORCESTER.
An Enthusiastic NOn.Partisan Recep.

ton.
WORCESTER, MASS, September lS-Hon. j. @.
Blaine arrived in this city from Boston at 1915
O'Clock to-day. He comes to attend the annual fair
OF the Worcester Agricultural society. and will be
Tue Suest or the society and Of Congressman w. w.
Rlcs during his stay in tie city. Thousands OF
people We're In waiting at the station and lined
the route to the fair grounds on his ARRIVAL,
and there was considerable cheering upon his
appearance A national salute was fired by y sec
ton OF battery during the arrival His visit is
entirely non-partis IN, the reception committee
being composed o. members of the agricu tural
num6sr OF institlt ions In the city closed Tor
the day. Senator Hale, OF Al ine, and Lieutenant
Governor ADeS. OF Massachusetts,, accompanied
MT. Blaine, VINO was met at the Union station by
the reception ComNittee. and the party were
driven through Front, Maine and Elm streets to the
fair grounds, where, later 10 the day, Ill. Blaine
will be formally presented to the people. There Is
q large attendance.
The party were met at the junction OF Elm and
Agricultural streets, near the fair grounds by the
marshals ana the Gernet band. who escor' ed them
at once TO the tent u the president. Hon. Charles
b. Pratt The large crowd gave Ar. Blaine and his
attendants hearty welcome. At the tent he was
met by the trustee OF the society, to whom
he was introduced by President Piatt. There was
quite large gathering OF gentlemen, representing
the city and county, present. The full list of Mr..
BaiAe's party is as follows: Hon. Eugene Hale, Of
Maine; Samuel FesSenden, OF the republican ma
tOnal committee; j. Ii. Manley. OF Augusta;
Lieut-GOv. Anea, OF Massachusetts; W. H. BIge-
low, or Boston, and Mr.. Devine, MIR. Blane'S pri-
Vate secretary. lunch was served in the tent,
and there was very pleasant informal social in
terview which lasted until tn time for the speak
Ing, when the party adjourned to he judges stand
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AUCTION SALES.
rI'HoMAs BOWLING. Auct oneer.
CLOSING SAFE OF FINE

CLOSING SALE OF FINE HARNESS.
TOM gR ~. FnID ~ SEPTEMBER NIHF-
lee III. 1884 at TN OCL X. ut I'M auction rooms,
snail nave 81 sing Of Harness eulUrLcIn- u. out
hity SETS OF all tlesiIfer mt sIyies
1t 1iioA.AS BOWLING, Au9ioneer
= BENsINGER, Auctioneer.
shall sell at the Bazaar. No. $40 Louisiana avenue
on UbD 20. IN !, the Nv sr.iih SEP
thMB r. al TN O.CLUCh. very fine ofrei e.
four years old; sound kind and seutle; d splendid
a..4lnai.
% heed OF Horses Mares Mules good workers and
drivers
~ New and Secondhand Ausges. WAGONS and Car
ma, $; lot HARNESS. &c &c
selo-2t ) Ben >INGEH. Auctioneer
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HOC SEFURNISHINGS.
STEAM ERS.

GtU " A kD LINE
y ~ I CT
+. a = r. ROT r
TIE CCNsRD STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ITNTTEc.
BLTNEES NJ" IDkh AID LIVERPOOL.
CALLING Al CORE HAztBtIt
FROM FIEt. q. y X Ma IOHK
eoTHNIA-... .Nsd. Se-t 81 NVEsSf, - N-d Oc. %
SrhyIA--.. We'd. Get. I B.sTHH.A 800. We'd Gct y
OEKGoS Wei. Oct. tTsNI. - ed ny =
GALLIA- Wei OK - OE.soS $780,. Wei. Nv ~
AND EVERY NEDSE-DAl ROM MN I,l +
RATES OR F4>sAaA-eoU $50 ali SlOJ. =1cur.I.us
tC ECConiIIaG--..t>.
stsera at low fa.ss St--r g. trafs Law
lowest rates
1hrou1h Ills q la;en s1ven fo- BsIsaSt tilas -o,y
Easre Al'StFi and otieE IC-ts tie Z, ItEeit and
tCT Art.Itvria ea. ports
tor frtIs4t ald l.,-r apply a. the CcmTa y'Sotire
SS T. % Nl.A% 'tr"rl. both St.-.1., and CABIN
OILS BitIE Low GO ttJ 9Th So Ma u. -iorl H. l.
Crta N--,r- f,Tr~ r,r,.t i,IVE = ~
sel8 40, IN - - \, ,-Ejr4,,,
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DUNCANsON BROS. Auctloneer..
LARGE AND PEREMPTOKY SALE OF WELL KEPT
lSrHoLn LUKEI lure. BLING THE EN-
TINE CONTENTS OF

LARGE AND PEREMPTQhY SALE OF VEIL. KEPT
Il tSrHoLn IUKNIIUEE. BLING THE EN-
TINE coN4 = rs 2 GIx,<eroxn
souTHEA,T c RI IIF TEES il TRrET AID
NV kk AVE. U. NOk HWk>T.
COMPRI,IN RJSEWeCD CASE PIANO STOOL
AND COVER IRENH Hts LNUT
FRAME MIRRORS. PAELOR SUITES, VAkIOU,
Tiles AND COZ lNiNGs: WALNUT ca NJ
I'D s1N1LrA BOOK rAsts, ID ska. CARD
GOTHIC tHAiES LOUNGES, EASY tH hrs.
SOFA II !. TAB. E~ IALG WALNUT MIR
ROk, BACK HALL Pr CO. MAINt + Vi. T. SIDE
/, AIDS: WALNUT EXT ESicN TABLES. VAL
7 BLE2. SINGLE TIEGs.s Ol BEDsIEADs
BUE AUS. WASH TAND,. CHAIRS. KO' kEitS,
HAIR AID 9TH L MlTTR SSES Al EE
AND HAIR PlIl.JWs tND Boil: TERS, OVEN
VII. MATTRESSES ILA>KETa. SHEE ).
us llo" 6f9Es pK sf Eitt ,Ar 2LEr HAKk
n, AtATING A D OIHEf sTOl Ls, 5 EAM
COFFEE Uh =. REfKICs RATIO COPi .tlR OOh-
I\G u NrIL,, CHANDELIERS. AZ WINDOW
AWNINGS, c. CkLkl AID GLAS NAEE.
hItHEN kEQUI SIZES. H,Qo,T BODY
BRu ss ~. r, TA'E.Th IL, iNGKA HALL, AIR
HOUSE BEL u TIE CONTENTS OF 40 ROOMS,
Al AUCTION.
ON tbs IsDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS, SEP
TEMPER TIVE II. FIFTH AND TW.Nrf-SiXTd
COMMENCING EACH DNY AT len OC..O Il WE
NIL SELL. Al THE LtXiSd IDh. CORNER FIJI
fntNIH AND NEW YORK AVENUE ALI THE
FUkNIfUkE. &c, ONTAINEE THEREIN.
SPECTFULLY CALL III AtTE>TIO OF BUYERS
House OPEN For INSPECTION EA.tLY ON DAYS
OF SALE. se1s-It
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! ORTIZ GERNAS lloyd

n OhIH GILMAN LLOYD
AZ SIEsTSHTP LINE EsTwEFN NV YORK. HAvBE.
isSDON, SsTTRAAPE AND HF-1EN-
Inc s'tall.t = " this C-4euN vi sai ~ In NfD-
SESDAh AND SATURDAY frvui B-r.ats u {, Zoe; 4
&C stFeet BstakJu- kst-- % la-sgC frlt IN GOHS
AIONDON. tAt hi. BkEAIS ~ Mrdi.r~Iiay STEINER
-first sshsi. Sluu Si.J ssCCpd g IA o. = saJU.-
o. o. 4, eHrst rates ~ freight Iss4Ee Ppiy u
SSnlLheHS c. EJv.iil. Green. Nea York. ". q
AElZflO OFT 4 60 10 itnusy lNsuls avenue ncrth-
tnStan - " ~-' -S>~--'@-
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LONDON, September ia dispatch from Hong
Kong to the Times says: The French man-or-wlr
Atalante boarded regular Hong Kong trading
JUNK and threw Its cannon, guns and ammunition
overheard. This occurred in the Immediate yicui
OF the harbor. The merchants OF Hong Kong are
greatly irntated. Junktns is tue only trade left,
ana Junkmen are afraid 10 venture far outside the
harbOr without cannon TOR fear OF pIraLe. Gov
Bowen b absent in Japan on a Through Deputy
Governor Marsh declines TO interfere. Disgust at
the 1ndeclSiOn OF the French is increasing daily
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FINANCIAL ANt, CouuERc1a1.

The New York stock MARKET.
TIE following are the opening and p. m. prices
ef the New York stock Market to-day, as reported
ty special wire to II. II. DCdse 533 15un street:
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MT VERNON, MT. VERMONT
STEAMER W. W. CORc0Ray
LCaves eth street wharf ua.iy except sunday for Mt
Vernon, at 10 O. returning, Washing
ton about o:SU pm
selG L. L. BLAKE, Captain
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| NJ EMS Z Co. Auctioneers.
w 65' LOUISIANA ave- ue opposite City Post Office.
700 Vols. MI CELLANEoUs BOOKS. RELIGIOUS
NhICI AIR NOw usED IN Tie CATHOLIC
- H1OL AND SCH EQ> ialrE. BL =, s.
LOOKS nc Ukt E, L -Of 5. ANCY Ar II
DEAAEl. DE iIsINt BUSIN s., A. A, ION
WITH "CR ALESRUCAS FsIDAl EVLN-
i bNG' 81 yILMbkh NiNEI EENIA, AT HALF
TNHOMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer
styErAL PIASos. EIGHT PARLoR SETS, sPLES.
DlD AOi OF NEW AND 5ECUND4HAND AR
PEI, So EkAL fEhi FINE OIL. rAlN IiN,S,
GIN -. L ,AssoATMl.AT OF WALNUT AND
FUN IURL. iiAE H liz MATTRESSES, COX
Ing AND II .AT1At, oTOV Is. G. oCKEkY.
,,,o-., ALSO. Al TWELVE O'CLOCK
MIA HsR :; ESAi'AiAd-s, bUGei4o. WAGONS AND
On SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER TWEEN 1ETH. 1894.
at Ten O'CLOCK, in front and within my auc ton
rooms shall sell raj assortment OF Lions, hold
"ooos se1e2t
AEGE STOCK o. FINE tNGLIsH b EkCfI-
~ ~ L3AD5Su sAoT Guns. INrohT4D ttE II
"a -, I inp LONG CLIO NJ. t0nEHS' fiNr
SETS. CAS- oks Ihu1T sTASb,i". &C. s FINE s,h
3o;t0tI - - 81 IS MUSIC ONES Fhus TO
LAD = BEST i.OsEHo,D AND NiCKLE
BANJoS WADE An, BUI, MIX AZ i. :. s.l-
H nOLT. rs. IGOl-s AND l0.59J ISL IL AOUok-
sell, on the premlS~. sle above stock j. L.
ONE RA O.. lJ47 lrIllsy amin venue northwest
sa much H.. u C. Hais .ome e.s at sLvEA F. NJ
y -.Ihe iXtuies viii notbe sold a., at telllin-
alton OF sac, the " ii be occupied by J. U.
oAi AKA & CO.. Manufacturers ol ROYAL GLUE"
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Old established stand on PennsylvanIa avenue near
Capitol fixtures and good will and furni-
tur OF ten rooms restaurant FIRST and dun. good
b>ln SIS good stock of liquors and wines hand good
ohr-ru and pool lallors; kitchen first class, with
ali modern convenicnss tine trade Kuarant.ed lease
good Tor ten months. selling given at the
house Only cash buyers mead arp INQUIRE 337 Penn
syivania avenue northwest Washington. b. c. aulsw'
LOR SAIE-A FINE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT
Of Sprin ard Summer Cal riages such as Victories
! ht etons, EXTENSION Tor s. Jump Seats Two " heel
arts bsgFes, two and four passenger kockaways &c.
&c. departing promptly srt ,ndeu to- ROBr H. GkA-
LAM hepositCry ana actory. 41O-4l6 9Th St NV APPS
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The Good Samarlsans.1
OFFICERS ELECTED AT THE CONVENTION IN PITTS
BURG.

PITTsBrRG September 1s-The national convep-
u0R on Good SamaritanS reaSSrmbied this morning
ana after transacting some routine business elected
the following officers: K W. n q. Chief. jacob
Of Indiana; v. Chief, {. {. Vaughn OF Keh'
lucky; Secretary. W. w. Woods. OF Mary
land; Grand Treasurer. Amelia Strditor OF Delaw are
orator, Frank Adams, OF Maryland; grand SUPER
1ntendent OF Juveniles Julia A. ArtRurs, Of Ken
lucky; grand conductor, George W. Gale OF the
DlStrlct OF Columbia; assistant conductor, Julia
Stratton, OF Allegheny, and grand marshal, James
SprggS, OF Maryland.
To BE HANGED NEXT TUEsDAy-The pardon
BOARD OF Harrisburg, Pa. yesterday after six hours
delDeratlon refused the application OF Michael
Indiana county. for communication or the death
sentence TO imprisonment Ior live Both viii be
hung on Tuesday next
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Y COX LOW FARES

7 oOk A. LOW FARES
NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MONROE.
FIkrT-CLAS FARE. 81. ROUND TRIP. $3.50.
Steamer LAKE MONDAY and HURSDAYat $50 D. m,
and % RDAY at pm
Steamer 3OSEI.El WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at
$50 D. HI.
Passage and rooms secured at b ard O. Ticket Office
18th street ami ennsylvai.ia avenue General Office, 9th
street wharf. felei hone sail 1913.
POTOMAC RIVEk LANDINGS
Steamer THOMPSON MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAl, 1am. Fare 25c. sel6
a. EaMTR MATTANOIEAvES sEvENTH-STREET
Dt o'clock for attox Creek retu mig on NON
GeyS. w dnssay and rays. stopping intermediate
aSiiur- gong and returning so. uches at Grim
wharf undiayS AID TUESDAYS down and ednes-
Gay Up and Cha Point and Breut' wharf THURSDAYS
eelv. d daily q. III NEa Agent
W. 9Th street wharf.
Ft'O NORFOLK FORTRESS MONROE AND THE
POTOMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANY,s popular
Aold days a:d NeGne>, ays at $50 Saturdays at p III
so> At Iiney Point and Corutieid harLor going and
sAII kDAY NIGHT STEAMER RETURNS MONDAY
Exclusive connections wi he Boston and Providence
steamers Connects also with New York and Rich.
nlcnd steamers. Norfolk and Western, seabOard
ard Eoaaoke, Ocean View and Virginia Beach
railroads
Passage and room can be secured at Baltimore and
Ohio ticket cthce: l4th street and Penusylva-
city ros office Office Knoxs exprss 9th street and
IeInsyl ANA avenue and at companys Office. 7th
knoxs express will call for and check baggage from
hotels and private residences.
FI-lZIIt Received daily until 8 p. "a
!TlU WILLIAM p. WHICH. General AGENT
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Nt EEkS Z CO. Auctioneers,
w o5i LOUISIANA ave. ue opposite City Post Office
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MARRIAGE LrcENsEs-Marriage licenses have
Braunstein and Emily A. G. Jones. both OF Prince
Georges county. Md; Theodore X Cameron and
Emma Z McCully: Henry Dyson and Margaret
Rhodes
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LIEUT.. KIsLINGBURY's Son APPOINTED As A
CApEr.-The President has appointed Harry Kis-
lingbury, son OF Lieut. KislingbuIy. who loss his
life on the Greedy expedition, to be cadet at large
at the Annapolis academy, in place OF one OF the
candidates at large who failed pass the physical
examination
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Gen Dumont. supervising Inspector general Of
steam vessels, was severely bitten in the leg BY
dog last night, on street, near 18th street He
has sworn out warrant for the arrest OF the owner
Of the dog.
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FOR SAIE-LOTS.

FtoR SAIE-SPECULATION FEET INCHES
u on New Hampshire avenue near upoIIt circr. n
tc hou hit at get bargain h ught !Inln pa ely Also
two OF the choicest L-ss Columbit He.pht$ Fall
and Roanoke sire IS, 14th. W. f. BURFORD. SU4
street northwest se18-3t
TNOH SAL HAN SOME LOT 1T HYATT VILE
i Nd 100 yaras from depot; south 'front.' veil To-
IktLL. Real Estate broker, 1881 Pennsylvania
avenue. se17-3t
NOR SALE-THAT ELEGANT EU LDING SITE,
Il 18th street. adjoining Louise Home, 30H by l2s
to 80 foot alley only H225 per square foot. X. b. T.
LEIPOLD 1870 New York avenue. select
r,OR SALE-I HAVE A LAR E ASSOETMFNT OF
Il Houses and Lots which offer i at low rates and
upon accommodating tie Now Is the time to get
bargains. K. Ii. L. LEOPOLD. l420 New York avenue.
selGGt
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LOST AND FOUND

r OsT-A SMALL. LADi'S RING ITH SMALL
81 gold set on back with init ais C. G. T. A reward OF
s. viii he paid for its return 1104 4th north
west
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o I-DN EVtNINti IF 18TH INSTANT PUBL c
AZ hool medal. bearing name + ~ liam tfcDan-
lei" suitable reward at ST. North Capitol Corner
street.
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Usefulness OF the PawnbrOker.

Opinion is pretty evenly divided as to
whether Uncle is a blessing or a
curse and there is good deal to be
that the existence of means to secure
prompt advances upon any and every
thing is direct incentive to habits OF
improvidence; while, on the other hand,
many cases are cited where the kind
offices of 'Uncle" have enabled tenn
porarily embarrassed persons to quietly
tide over hard times. Then there are
exceptional occasions in the lives of
most of us when the pawnbroker is in a
position to save us much trouble and
inconvenience. l remember once in
Edinburgh walking up to the ticket Of
flee at Waverly Station to take a ticket
by the "Flying Scotchman" to London,
and finding that some light-fingered
gentleman had relieved me of my peck
etbook and contents. My presence in
London the same night was urgently
necessary, so to avoid delay l ran to
Princess Street, secured f5 advance
on nv watch, and caught the train
after all. 1t was a happy inspiration,
and l have thought more kindly of
Uncle" ever since. Upon another oc-
casion 1 was clever enough to leave my
pocketbook at home when starting for
the Continent, and only discovered my
blunder when felt in my pocket to find
| the wherewithal to pay the ''cabby"
who drove me from Kings Cross to
Victoria Station. This time, too,
"Uncle' was the means of saving me
some time and trouble.
Last year Twas staying at Doncaster,
and was rather surprised one morning
by a knock at my door while dressing.
In answer to my Come in," there en-
tered young fellow whose acquaint-
ance had made quite casually in the
hotel smoking room. With many apol-
ogies he told me that he had lost every far
thing he possessed over the "St. Leger, "
and hadn't enough money to take him
home Would l lend him f5? knew
something of his people and that he was
a gentleman, so unhesitatingly handed
him what he required. The poor fell
lows modification at having to make
such a request to stranger was, how
ever, so intense, that after stammering
his thanks he burst into tears. ''Lo0k
here" said I,"I see how it is; you hate
to be beholden to comparative strang-
err; why don't you go to your 'UncleP
You have jewelry enough about you to
carry you round the world" 1 never
saw a man so grateful in my life:
He returned me my "fiver," had
satisfactory interview with his avun-
cular relative, who readily advanced
him con on his RapSOn's reneatpr
came back with his face beaming with
independent delight, and insisted upon
cracking a bottle of "Giesler's extra,
sec. London Cor. Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
STR OF H E r BROS.
ANHOUR AT THE PLAYGROUND

AN HOUR AT THE OUND.
1 sat an hour, to-day. John. beside the old
brook stream,
Where we were school-boys in old time, when
manhood was dream;
The brook is choked with fallen leaves, the
pond is dried away
/ scarce believe that you would know the dear
old place to-day.
The schoo+house is no more, John, beneath
our locust trees;
The wild rose by the window side no more
waves in the breeze;
The scattered stones look desolate-the sod
they rested on
Has been plowed up by stranger hands since
you and were gone.
The chestnut tree is dead, John, and-what is
sadder now
The broken grapevine of our swing hangs on
the withered bough;
i read our names upon the bark and found
the pebbles rare
Laid up beneath the hollow side, as we had
piled them there.
Beneath the grass grown bank, John, looked
for our old spring,
That dubbed down the alder path, three PAGES
from the swing;
The PUSHES grow upon the brink the pool is
black and bare,
And not foot this many day, it seems, has
trodden there.
/ sat me on the fence, John, that lies as in old
The same half panelin the path, we used so
oft 10 climb
And thought how DER the bars of life our
playmates had passed on,
And left me counting on this spot the faces
that are gone!
The JICCI0e.
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want to go so far, in my aim at purity
of language, as TO merit the epithet ap-
piled to me by clever man / once
knew, who called me a Grammatical
Prude.'"
Miss Gray laughed as she recalled
the expression, and Mr.. Martin might
have been seen to smile significantly.
That night, when Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell found themselves alone, the former
opened the conversation by saying:
"What do you think of your expert
ment now, Madame Min?"
go, George!' said Minnie helplessly,
"How unpleasant it has beenr'
"Tolerably unpleasant, l must ad-
nit. There's Turner won't look at Car
RE, when he's been quite unable to see
any one else heretofore, and Carrie, for
her part, is obstinate and defiant to the
last degree. I'm afraid neither will
ever make the concession necessary to q
reconciliation. So what becomes OF
your plan? Then there's Martin, who
was Just ready to fall into your trap
concerning the other little scheme
more smitten than ever l saw him in
my life before, indeed-completely
turned around. I'll venture to say he
has set Miss Gray down as female
prig. His self-love has received NOR.
tai blow. And there is Eugenia her.
self, who used to think Martin delight
full, but who'd tell you now he was q
conceited coxcomb. And this isn't all
Minnie, look me in the eyes. Tell the
truth, dear. When have you ever felt
toward me before as you did when
corrected you this morning."
81 know, George, and I'm awfully
sorry. 1t wasn't because of the mis-.
! take-only l did think if | went wrong
you shouldn't have been the first to
catch at it. 1t almost seemed as if you
were glad. You didn't look sorry for
me one bit"
The answer returned to this, having
no connection with the present nara
ton, need not be given here.
1t is probable that the other members
of the little party judged Mrs. RusselPs
experiment to have been as unpleasant
in its results as the host and hostess did.
Certainly Miss Gray, though she had
come off unscathed, experienced NO
agreeable emotions in consequence.
The whole episode had been disturbing
and disconcerting. She feared she had
taken rather too much upon herself and
that the others thought so. With re,
gard to one of them at least her sur,
mise was correct.
"And to think" said Mr.. Martin to
himself between the puffs of his bed
time cigar, "that was nearer falling
in love with her than I've been with
any woman for years. Well, I'm in nc
particular danger now. Fairly ont Of
it, by George, and a good thing it is
l wonder who the man was that called
her a Grammatical Prude. I'd like
to shake him by the hand. 1t was
felicitous epithet. The poor fellow had
reason to speak feelingly, l expect.
o, that Eugenia could have heard
him!-JuIia +. Magruder, in THE Con,
tinent.