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Ex-Mpster Benjamin in December Century
1.-THE manners Of the courtly occupant of q
Teheran mansion are guided by an etiquette
that is indeed "a law of the Modes and Persians.
which changeth not The visitor sends notice
an hour or two previous to calling. II the visit
is one OF importance, notice is sent the previous
day. You will go in a fashion suited to your
social position and the rank OF the host.
be accompanied by number of mounted
attendants AS you approach the house, serv-
ants, mounted or on foot, come forth to meet
you, and one returns with speed to announce
your coming. n dozen attendants escort YOU to
the reception room. According to your rela-
tive rank, the host meets you at the loot of the
staircase, u: the door, at the upper part of the
room. The question of seats is one also reorir-
ing the utmost circumSpection in observing the
various shades of rank. II your rank is superior
TO that OF the host You are invited to OCCUPY a
sofa alone, at the upper corner, while the host
sits on a chair or on the floor at your right The
left is more honorable than the right In Persia,
with you; bat If you are inferior, then the DO
sitionS are reversed. The upper corner of the
room Is in any case the most honorable posi-
ton. II a number are present of various ranks,
each one knows his place at glance. The
passing OF refreshments is also q matter of
undertaking strictness, the number and quality
ter OF the guest. The kdiian, or water-pipe, Of
iers a fine opportunity for q display of
Persian manners. according to precept
smoke the same pipe with a Christian.
and, except ON rare occasions when
the host is a man of progressive views, a sepa-
Bat among Persians it is the custom for the
highest in rank to receive the pipe first, offer
ing il To each in turn before smoking himself
For an inferior to accept the offer is an incredi-
bic offense against good manners. But each in
turn after this ceremony takes few whiffs at
the pipe, all taking care to eject the smoke from
PENDANTS on such an occasion leave their shoes
at the door and retire backwards
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Good Might.

MY dear my own, 80 many leagues
Between us lie. my heart fatigues
In reaching toward you with its love.
The wind is still, and high above
The moon rides on i'm silent state
And shows the hour Is growing late;
lean far ont into her light,
And softly whisper Love, good night
/ DO not know where you may be;
There $ only love 'twixt you and me
To hold us by its sflken chain
Until our hands shall touch again,
unfil our hands and lips shall meet
In some dear hour when all the sweet
Ofl!fe and love we'll claim as ours,
And earth be filed with summer flowers.
And always, be it months or years.
Until this cloud of parting clears,
AND VT shall venture hand i'm hand
Across the mystic border-land
Where hope has scattered fragrant blooms
And faith dispels the darkest gloOms,
~ lore sleep comes with visions bright,
III softly whisper Love, goodnight"
-MEDORA CLARK
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CHARLES DICKENS DEATH.


On the Monday morning the sisters were to
leave for London. Charles Dickens had an in
tense dislike to, and shrinking from, all leave
taking. He never used the word goodbye" II
he could help itand generally left us for a short
absence with a kiss nod. But on this day
his daughter Kate said, 81 must say goodbye
to papa" and went over to the chalet, where he
was busy writing. As a rule, when ne was
busy, he would just put up his cheek to be
kissed. But this day he took his daughter In
his arms, saying: "God bless you, Kate:' And
there among the branches Of the trees, among
the birds and butterflies and scent OF flowers,
she left him.
All that day aud the next he was well, but
soon soon tired-an unusual thing for him. ON
wednesday morning he was in excellent spirits,
taking to "auntie" about his book, EDWIN
Drood. and, as he was to go to his office in Lon
oon the next day he would work in the chaiet
and take no drive or walk until the evening.
he once came to the house in the middle OF the
gay, smoked cigar In the conservatory, when
improvement he took intense delight in. ana
went back TO the chalet. 1t was not until he
and his sister-in-law, the only member OF the
family home just then, sat down to dinner that
she noticed a change In his color and express
sion. She asked him If he were i'll, ana he said
Yes. very i'll; have been very ill for the last
hour"
She was going to send Immediately for a doc
tor, but he forbade her, saying that he would
go on with the dinner and to London after.
ward. He struggled against the fit that was
coming on, and she, becoming seriously
alarmed, entreated him to come and sit down.
" es, on the ground he answered quite dis
tinctly. and, on her going to assist him, he slid
from her arms and fell on the floor. A couch
was brought into the dining room, on which he
was laid. kilograms were sent to his children
and to his London doctor, and a messenger
sent for the doctor at Rochester, and the faith
ful friend and companion sat alone, for time,
watching. The two daughters and Mr.. Beard
arrived that evening the eldest son the next
morning, and his son Henry, from Cambridge,
the evening of the 9th, too late, alas.
We watched all through the night and all
through the next day, but he never once
opened his eyes showed one sign of con-
sciOuSness. 1t was better SO for him. The last
'goOd-bye" would have caused him such pain
and sorrow. But we could tell the moment
ten minutes past six O'cock-wllen his spirit
took flight. A shadow stole across his face, a
tear rolled down his cheek, he gave deep sigh,
and he was gone from us.
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Telling Time by the Flowers.
From the san Francisco Call.

The judges house was over in the French
quarter of New Orleans. unattractive outside.
but soon as you got into the broad hall a cool
breeye struck you, Laden, without exagyera,ion
witt the balm OF a Thousand flowers. The hall
led right through the house, and opened into n
regular fairyiand of flowers, Il garden, the like
OF which hsiI never dreamed OF 1t sur
rounded by "A nigh wall and had plants In il
from every coUntr: under the sun. The white
haired Old gentleman and a group or grand
Children hanging about him took us about and
the first thing we stopped at a large oval
plot, set out with small plants around the edge
"TEis, said the judge, 'ts my clock. What
time = it, Clara" he asked OF one of the child
rem The girl ran around the plot aud said il
was O'Clock. and SD IL WAS The O'Clock was
In bloom. In fact, said the story-telier s.the
clock Was made up of flowers. IN the center
was "A pair OF hands, OF wood, covered with
some beautiful vine, bat they had nothing
however. To do with the tiIne-telling The
plan was this: The judge had noticed that al
almost every hour in the Gay some plan.
bi.sonied, and working on this prIuciple he had
selected plants of different hours and placed
them In circle, 81 in number one
Tor every hour. For example at the top of the
portulaeea. and he told me 10 would bloom
within 10 minutes oi - and rarely miss. At
the hours oI j. and 3, he had different yarie-
ties OF this same plant, all OF which blooned
at the hour opposite TO which il was planted
At O'Clock he lad common plant OF that
name, and you all Know how you can depend
cntha;- Al % the garden niotaso came out, at
6 the geran ium triste and at the evening
primrose. Opposite > O'clock he had the bone
nox and at the silent noclifora-aIl these
blooming AZ or near The time given. At 10
O'Clock, III remember rightly, he had a cacf US
at 1 another kind and at = he nigh t-bIoominy
cereus- Hall Of the year SOME OF the plants
don't bloom az all. The plants opposite and 2
In the morning were a cactus that doomed
about that time, and Ut 3 was planted the COM
mon satisfy, aud the chicory, at 3 the snow.
thistle and at the dandeliCn.
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l. Real Estate Auctioneer


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
100 PENNSYLVANIA. AVENUE, NEAR
FlRsT 1,, STREET NORTHWEST. WASHING
By virtue OF deed OF trust, recorded in Liber -
No 1884 folio 3ZS ct seq, one Of the Land Re :.H
cords of the District Of Columbia, and at the re :3
signed Trustees viii SELL public auction in from,
Of the premises. ON TUESDAY,. THE FIFTH DAY
M al b ssti #
in CAROLS subdivision Of original lot numbered
s Sns "a and in ssasge AVE- ss ave s
that part thereof conveyed to the United States by
deed recorded in Iiber No 9O5. folio Is. ct seq.
bih) And also all that part Of Lot numbered
eight 90, in he subdivision situate and adjon
ing the ncrth line Of said Lot i've and between said
same parcels OF ground and premises conveyed with
the exception aforesaid) to John Htz by James
ssS Of the R Of sse
District of Columbia. and then conveyed by John
Hitz and wife to Leon w. Gunnand and others, build
De- recorded in Liber No e.5. folio 3d. of the Land
records OF the District OF Columbia and by deed OF
liam Lewis eOrdei among the Land records of the
District OF acknowledgement by large dwelling
capso and known
The terms of sale One-third cash.. and the balance
in one. two and three years. for which the prossory
notes OF the purchaser. with interest six per cent
per annum: interest payable semannualy; principal
and interest secured by deed trust upon the prop
purchaser at the time of sale s ceav e ane
ing ct the cost Of purchaser. All taxes and
assessments to day of sale Of the purchase
ten days from day of SALE otherwise the property will
be resOd at the and risk OF defautiny
or purchasers after d. days notice in The Evening
zss Ess!:,s S4s sss NV. Trustee.
w. j. MILLER. huSseA
dCC-d&dS 4SS Louisiana NV
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VIZ c. DUVALL. Aucfaoneer.
CHANclRY SALE OF VALUABLE FARM IN
THE COUNTY, WITH TWO-STORY FRAME
HOUSE, ABOUT TWENTY-SEVEN ACRES,
ADAPTED FOR SUBDIVISION INTO VILLA
SITES, NEAR SCOTS STATION b. a o. ON
THE SLIGO MILL ROAD.
Under and by virtue Of decree passed In the 90
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia being fS
equity cause numbered 8. $3.50, in which William E.H
Martin was complainant and Rena Beal and Others
defendants, shall offer for sale the premises at
public auction, on MONDAY, DECEMBER TWESN-
TY-EIGHT, at FOUR O'CLOCK PM, all the right
title and interest Of the parties to this suit in the
tain real estate known as lot numbered plat
of the survey of subdivision of tract of land part
of the original tract Of Chillum Castle Mano.
more particularly described follows: Begin ming al
third mile stone In the District line; thence with said
line 42Aao Z 10 Pc. to the NV corner of Thomas
Joys land; thence with west line of said Joy's line
20 81 ps. to the n. E corner of lot No l. now Oc-
cupied by HAL Main; thence $40 w ll2 ps. with
north line Of said lot I: thence 3zlao f 224-lOO
Rs, IN s9 10 2sl9o 81 n s4so s5S Ps sso
south fine OF 5 acre lot thence with said line to tue
said line Of the district of Columbia; thence 42lbo
9 ps. to the beginning StOue containing GA acres
more or less, the same being part Of the farm Of the
late Henry Marlin. The said land il very near the
line of railroad between Terra Gotta and Takoma ste
tions and in the District Of Columbia
Terms prescribed by the decree are: Onethrd cash;
purchaser secured the real estate OF title held by
trustee until paid elOO deposit vii Sc required
at the fall of the hammer Terms TO be comphed with
In ten days. resale will be made the cost of de-
faulting purchaser. WATSON ]. NEWTON,
d6-tn,fh,sxds 80 Trnstee
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INIfE PIEDMONT AIR LINE
Il NIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.

SHORT LINE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
Schedule In Effect November Is, 1854
200 AM-LfNCHBURG MAIL. daily, except Sun
day TO local stations. connecting Char1ost<svfo
with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. and a& Lyuols
and Western Railroads
lib A.M.-NEW ORLEANS FAST MAIL. dsa1y.
making close connections South and SoushwsG. PUIS
man sleeping Buffet cars from New ORR ana We
ington to Atlanta Pullman sleeping CAzu orOGl
Atlanta to New Orleans.
$50 P.M-LOUISVILLE FAST LINE. daily viN
charlottesville TO Cincinnatt. Louisville a1d Al
Western Points. Pullman Sleeping Cara WashfnQ.
ton to Louisville. :
1910 p. M.-SOUTHERN NAIL AND EXPIRE
Daily 20 all points South And Southwest Pullmon
Bufiet Sleeping Cars from WashinRton 70 Atlane0
and New Orleans Pullman Sleepers nom WhskfnGs
ton via Char fotte and Columbia Augusta
Manassas Division Trains leave Washangoon sx 2DD
pm. daily, except Sunday.
Warrenton Trains leave Washington at 200 an,
daily, except sunday Has an. and $50 pa
daily.
Trains arrive In Washington sos am, soushsa
Express, daily; 10:40 am Strasburg local. daily
cept sunday; l:5O pm, Lynchburg Mail daily excspe
sunday: 9l5 pm, New Orleans Fast Nall daily:
$40 p M Louisville Special daily,
For tickets and Information inquire at Companyu
office, go Pennsylvan avenue. Trains leave NON
D. and p. Station.
SOL. HAAS. Traffic Manager
d23 C. w. CLEARS, Act q. p AcNnR.
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am glad that Col. Henderson has acted upon
my suggestion and issued orders, which are To
come in force on and affer the 10th tor the
muzzling OF all dogs within six-miie radius OF
Charingcross DR.. Wild writes TO the news
than diminishes when dogs are muzzied I
question this, but assuming IL to be correct /
should prefer to come across dozen mastifFs
with Inuxzles on to one single poodle without a
muzzle, and %, should think, would most
people.
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A DEsPoNDENr CLERKS SUIcrDE-Frank "
Adams, clerk in the Office OF the Inspector gen.
eral OF the department OF the Platte killed him
SELF at Omaha Thursday. taking poison. Adams
was deeply in debt, which, with the fact that
some OF his friends had given him the cold
shoulder, produced dependency. Adams was
taken to Omaha from Fort Lewis, Colorado. In
October. He was OF Spanfsh-Ameriean descent
and belonged originally TO New York He
living In different parts % the country, and was
- years old.
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A LONG AND BLOODY FIGHT BETWEEN THE
TWO ANIMALS IN WYOMING.
dispatch from Lander, Wy. gives an
account Of a battle between a Black Hawk
stallion and a mountain lion. The stallion was
owned by Charles H. Ferguson. wcll-known
hunter, camped OH the banks Of a tributary of
the Wind river, up in the mountains. He had
selected small bunch OF cottOnwOOds us his
temporary home. These gave him both shelter
and tirewood. A little distance from the canfp
there 5fftQld, AN enormous cottonwood. apart
from, all Others, beneath which was picketed
the alliOn. A few nights ago Ferguson was
stallion. The sound seemed to be one of rage
rather than alarm, and hastily arising
Ferguson issued from his tent and look.
The animal was standing in the '' full ii
light of a bright moon and seemed to be in
tently regarding an object in the branches Of
the tree. AS FerguSOn'S gaze followed that of
his horse the branches were violently agitated
a wild yell was heard, dark object hurled il
self through the air, and the morse had an
horse sprang madly in the air. uttering a scream
little inferior to that Of the lion in shrillness
and savagery Though he returned to the
ground again with a tremendous concussion he
failed TO shake the lion from his firm position
Dark spots of blood now appeared on the stall
ing his way to the jugular. The horse appar-
entity realizing his full danger sprang straight
into the thick tangle Of boughs. The lion was
with great violence. The stallion passed
through and turned to confront his foe in the
open space beyond.
The lion speedily recovered himself and
sprang once more into the branches, and from
thence made another leap toward the horse:
but he missed his aim. The lion began a series
finally made another leap. With the rapidity
of thought the stallion changed front, and his
hind feet, heavily shod, struck the assailant
full In the breast The stricken animal rolled
over and over, giving vent to yells of pain and
rage. Once more he made an attack. This
time the animal rushed to death. The heels of
the powerful steed were fairly between the
green eyes, aud the mountain lions skull was
crushed. 1t had been fractured from side to
side. few convulsive struggles, q stiffening of
the powerful limbs in death, and the stallion
stood victor over the corpse of the lion. Fergu-
SON took the skin OF the lion home as q trophy
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The executive committee Of the Hendricks
monument association at indianapolis has de-
sress bns s = ASK any approprislon from Con.
build the memorial ~ =
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STEAMERS.

ARD LINE.
NOTICE
LANE ROUTE
THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LINZ
ITED, BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVER
POOL, CAhLING AT CORK HARBoR
SERvIA...----Sat Jan SERvIA......--Sat., Jan 80
GALLIA---.....--SatJ Jan. GALLIA-..--.Sat.- Feb 8
AURANIA.-.--Sat. Jan. 10 AURANIASat Feb il,
AND EVERY SATURDAY FROM NEW YORK
RATES OF PA6SAGE-Cabin-S6O $50 and SlOO
as. " ''0'' i"'e'1'eo'A's passage
Sseerage very low rates Steeraee tickets 10 and
nom Liverpool and Queenstown and all other parts
Europe at lowest rates.
Through bills Of laden given for Belfast, Glasgow.
Hayre Antwerp and other ports the Continent AMI
for Mediterranean pOrts
For freight and passage apply at the company
once, No Bowling Green or both Storage and Cabin
70 OTIS BIGELOW co, eos 9TH street, washing
VERNON H BROWN & CO., New York.
Messrs. OTIS BIGELOW a co
d24 0O6 9Th street, Washington
GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY
" BETWEEN NEW YORK AND HAvRE
Companys Pier. No. a North River, foot of Nor
ton street, New York.
Normandie, franeenl, Wednesday, Dee 30, %. m.
st. Laurent, de Jousein Wednesday. Jan g. a M
Amerique. Santelh, "Wednesday. Jan. l3 10 a m
Checks payable on sight, in amounts TO suit on the
Banque TransatiAntioue Of Paris. LOUIS DE BE
BAN, Agent, No. Bowling Green, New York
Messrs. BELL a. Co. Agents for the District of
ColSnbaas 1AS7 Pennsylvania avenue.
d24 Washington d C.
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Schedulei In effect SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH. 1895
until further notice.

until further notice
Leave Washington rom Station corner Of New
'e FSr f aSsnSs a a street and ,o,o a,v
DAB M is Fast Limited Express for fittsb1Ip and
next morning az 500 No extra fare Is CHARGED on
this train for fast time.
300 pm. and 1910 pm, with through coaches and
Palace sleeping Cars TO above points, without change
Louis, arriving in Cincinnati next morning at 7:45
st Louis $50 pm No extra fare Is charged this
For lftsburg at 943 am, with ParIor Car, and
with Sleeping Cars to Piitsbais. ""U De''O
For Baltimore week day, 5. $40. $40. 7:so.s.so
sso $50 4o SAC Gao eS SIS sna eo T pm
10, LOT baltimore on sundays, $50, 30. s::st and
For shenandoah Valley Railroad and points SOUTH
5:50 daily, with Pullman Sleeper, Washington 10
For Annapolis, GAO am, and 1910 and 48o p.m-
For way stations between Washington and Balti-
S and a 500 On Sundays s ssS 5 jam s sSd ~
S:3o 4:4O, 40 and 90 pm. For stations Me
And 5:sI p NJ. daily: 4:so PIN daily except snday
for principal stations Metropolitan Branch 800 u
ton. Stanton and Valley Branch s:ao m daily. ss
eept sunday. For Gaithersburg and intermediais
sunday. For Frederick. $40 am. and 4:4o pEn
For Hsgerstown and Winchester. $40 and s,zS O
%; ana Dol m daily. except SUNDAY
1850 Las New orleans Express1 and $50 pm
From Annapolis $3.50 am, and la5O and 5:25 pm.
Sunday, 1895 a. M, 635 pm.
From Lexington $50 pun. daily, except Sunday.
From Frederick and intermediate points, Sl5 a m,
and S:l5 pm. daily, except sunday.
Trains leave Baltimore for Washington nj 5.1Q.
6:so s20, S:45, 9s15 and 1890 IN, 12:l5, 2. 3, q
40 5, $50. 80. y and IL 90 PM on sundays 6:39
5:20 S:45 and 9.05 am l30 Zoo 4:20. 8. 6;3O. AS
y and l1O0 pm
An trains from Washington stop az Relay ssafaon
except l:4o :S,l5 and $40 p m.
For further apply at the Baltimore and
Ohio Ticket Oflce-Washington station, 610 and 1854
Pennsylvania avenue, corner Ut 14th street. where
orders VIII be taken for baggage 20 be checked end
received at any point in the city.
r. DUNHAM, C. x. LORD.
ala Gen. Manager, Baltimore. @. r A
WASHINGTON. Ohio AND WESTERN RAIL
w ROAD.
On and amer NOVEMBER 18TH, 1856, trains WIZ
leave from and arrive at b. and r. 9Th and sarsoe
station as follows
Leave Washington at 200 am and l.4o p m, g.
rive al Leesburg IL 90 an and 6:45 pm: arrive q
Round Hill n 11:4s q M. and 1872 pm. Returning.
leave Round Hill 6;5l and 1.26 pm: paas Leeo.
burg 6:32 and 207 pm; and arrive ~ Washins.
ton at S::S5 Am. and 4:lO pm
The train srriying At Washington 1t SIS Aro. an1
that leaving Washington ~ A:45 pm are daily; al
other trains are daily except Sunday.
Monthly and Communication Rates. % al pointR
d. eupefiufendsat Alexandra
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A rs. NJ. A. FRENCH,
Nl MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC HEALER
Is at home, la24 18th ST. where she will be pleased
to meet her many friends and patrons. oc262ms
INEET-IT Is IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY ONE
II mind to comprehend and thereby physologicaly
treat each and every ailment of The human frame.
Hence notwithst anding the preudices of the past
the comfort and progress of mankind 1t matters not
whether the ament he of the eye, ear tooth or toe
the specialists presence insures safety relief 10
the sufferer. DIR. WHITE d son. Foot Specialists
l4l6 Pennsylvania ave, Washington, and IL n.
Eutaw ST.. Baltimore. nI7
nR- KIMPTON'S VETERINARY INFIRMARY
DBetween HI and I. 18th and 18th SITS NV, near
treated oc:Sl-2m%
MADAME PAYN
M MANICURE AND SURGEON CHTRoPODIST,
ROOMS AND g. VERNON ROW.
1yS $40 Pennsylvania ave.