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Hard Times for the Firemen.

FIGHTING DANGEROUS FIRE IN BOSTON
WITH THE THERMOMETER BELOW ZERO.
Boston, Jan. 12.-What will undoubtedly
story building Nos. II, 10, rs and II Clinton
street. occupied on the lower floor by w. o.
Rogers, agricultural implements and fertilizers,
and on the second floor by c. H. Thompson &
Co.. seeds. The three upper stories were filled
with stored flour, grain, etc.. and the property
have already fallen and the building Will be
thoroughly Quilted. The firemen are consider
ably impeded in their work with the mercury
at degrees below zero and the quantity Of
snow in the streets. At the present writing the
fire Is burning fiercey, but It is thought that it
will be confined to the numbers given above
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VI ARRIEn-

BRODERS-HALLEY. On Monday. January llth.
1Se g. AT O'Clock D. by the Rev. G. q. Meador of
the 18th Baptist onurl h. Joseph 4. BRoDEI.s TO
GRACE NAL Hal LEY.
GREFN-HALIDAY. On January q, 1856 nj
Havre de Grace, by the Rev. samuel shannon JOHN
= p: GREEN and ISABELLE HALLIDAY. both Of
Washington ID. c.
FERMENTATION. At the residence Of Rev F. d.
Owen. WIN. II. FERRY ana MATHII.DA TAN
LOR.
TIEDE-SCH0ENBORN. At Export Iowa. lie
cember D. 1855, ED. A. T1EBE OF Fla port 10
AMELIA A SCHOENBORN, of Washington, A.. c .
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SALE EXTRAORDINARY.

On MONDAY. JANUARY EIGHTEENTH. com
mencing at ELEVEN O'CLOCK. at the Scott Art Gal
lery, Willard Hall, with Bric-a-Brac, Fur niture,
Bronzes japanese Curios, Oriental Carpets &C. j.,
N. SAME DAY and be continued TU ESDAY EV EN-
ING same hour Some of the most eminent artists are
represented BY choice examples Among the more
prominent we m ention in part:
Paul Weber, Luca Giordani,
II. W1ndmetef, Elliott,
Prof Carl Raupp, Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Edward DubCfe, David Teners.
Rosa Bonhe'r, Salvador Rosa,
Gilbert stuart, Hogarth.
RObbe, c. T. Daubigny,
Philip Wouverman, A. HorwamanI,
ignac, O. f. Folngsby,
Mr.. Swing, r. =. Zimmerman,
AIRY Scheifer r. Hirth,
Z. MAIL James Hartman,
F. Schinalzigany, D. Meyer.
The sale ncludesthe valuable private collection of
DR. George Rueng, of Baltimo and well merits the
attention OF eonnosseurs and lovers Of fine art The
combined exhibit presents and splendid OppOr-
tunity to secure beautiful works of art which will be
on exhibition Thursday, Friday and Saturday JAN
uary l4th, 10Th and 18th, fl ON 10 an. to pm.
Mr.. B. SCOTT, JR. will conduct the sale.
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DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts.
nUNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

EXECUTORS SALE OF FRAME HOUSE AND
LOT ON MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BE-
TWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH STREETS
NORTHWEST.
On TUESDAY, JANUARY NINETEENTH, 80
1856. at FIVE O'CLOCK PM, l. as Executor, iiinJ
will SELL i'll front of the premises all that part Of
LOT No. II, IN SQUARE SOUTH OF SQUARE
No SIG,
beginning Massachusetts SO feet northwest
from the southeast corner of said Lot and running
parallel with east and southeast lines Of said Lot
through to street; thence west with street 20 feet
thence parallel with first described lines
sets avenne thence southeaserly with said avenue
20 feet to the beginning together with the mprove-
mens ways, easements rights privileges, &c, to same
belonging.
Terms: One-th.rd cash; balance in and two
years notes to bear six cent interest semi
annually and to be secured by deed of all cash.
at option of purchaser. COnveyancfng, &C., at pur
chasers cost deposit of 500 required at time of
SALE Terms to he complied with i'm days. other
wise Executor reserves the right to resell risk and
cost OF deaultng purchaser after five days public
tlce of such resale in some newspaper blished in
Washington, ID. VIM. X. WOODWARD,
Executor of Estate of Margaret Balm, deceased.
faT,l&dS
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
BROS, Auctionesrs.

hUNCANSUN BROS, Auctioneers
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS
HOUSES. AT AUCTION. CORNER NINTH
NUE..
BY virtue OF deed of trust recorded in Liber ~
No. 500 folio 40 ct seq, one of the land records !
of the District of Columbia and ut the request Of &
the party secured thereby. l. the undersigned as sur
vivng trustee Will sell at public auction in front OF
the premises, on TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY
OF JANUARY, A. d. 1888, At HALF-PAST FOUR
Wright q Cox's subdivision Of part of Pleasant
Plains, In the county. This lot will be sold In two
parts. First fronting 80 feet on Grant avenue with
depth OF TT feet the second part fontng % feet on
with all improvements, &c.
Terms Of sale: All cash: deposit Of one hundred
do lars VIII be required on the day of sale Convey
ancing &c, at purchasers cost Taxes paid to jan
uary l, 1886. RICHARD l. WALLACH,
j5-d&ds Surviving Trustee.
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THE CHASTITY SIGHT A FARMER SAW on HIS
WAY TO THIS CITY.
A farmer named Burch, living in Old Fields,
Prince Georges county, Nd, whilst on his way
to this city this morning, discovered the body
of a man hanging by the neck to a tree by the
roadside. He was cut down, but life was ex-
tinet, and his body brought to Carterville. He
was apparently a German, about % years of
age, and comfortably clad. Nothing was found
upon his person save copy of hymn.
LIGHT SHIPS BREAK LoosE.-The light
house board has been informed that the Fry
ing Pan shoals light ship has broken loose and
it is thought has drifted to sea. The Vineyard
Sound light ship also broke away night before
last. Both will be replaced as soon as possible.
THE REsraNATIoN OF First Lieutenant A. II.
Budlong. 9th cavalry, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect January 18th, 1886,
instead OF January 31st, 1885.
HIS SENTENCE MIrIGArED. - First Lieut..
VIM. Everett, 4th artillery, stationed at For
tress Monroe, was recently sentenced by a
court-martial to dismissal from the army for
characterization and pecuniary Indebtedness
The President has, however, mitigated the sem
tence to three months suspension on halfpay.
THE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
by all the cabinet officers except Secretary En-
dicott, who Is still absent from the city. The
session was long one.
FIRST LIEUT.. T. W. CASEY, adjutant, twenty
second infantry, has been appointed inspector
of signal service property at Fort Lewis Col,
for which First Lieutenant Theodore Mosher,
twenty-second infantry. is responsible.
PosrMAsTKRs DIsMIssED.-The following post
masters having made false returns of the bust
ness of their offices from July, 1880, TO 1885,
in order to increase their compensation beyond
the amount to which they were justly entitled
under the law, the Postmaster General has di.
rected their dismissal: Isaac Edmonston, Green
Cove, Washington county, Va: John Ward,
Hanover, Iowa, and W.H.Pownall. Mount Read.
NY.
REsIGNATIoN.-Mr. A. c. Fowler, of District
OF Columbia. ilrst assistant examiner in the
electrical division Of the Patent Office, has re-
signed, to 20 into the patent business.
To HELP THE NEwsBoYs.-The mass meet
ing, under the auspices Of the Newsboys' Aid
for the purpose of taking measures to provide
lodging and eating house for street children.
Mr.. L. c. Brace, secretary OF the Chil0rens Aid
society, will deliver the principal speech Of the
Justice Waite, Senators Hawley and Harrison
and Hon. Dofiman b. Eaton.
PATENTS IasURD.-Patents were issued today
to citizens OF the District ss follows Charles
Baum, store service ticket VIM. F. Gardner,
time ball and apparatus; Mary =. Grow, pin.
RANGE or THE THHRMoMETER.-Tase follow.
ing were the readings ct the signal once to-day:
| am, SIS; - ma, 20; II an. e:s; Up. m.
The onIcsrs Of the stan and lire Of the wssh.
tugto0 Cadet Coepo gave oane1ng reception
sns s e si l9 1ssS q "a Sc su
| the evening were perf0smo1 y ds1aih Of Shs
o6Beoyz. A bountiful supper Va oofvoo.
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TOMORROW ".
THOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.

III
WALNUT PARLOR FURNITURE ENGRAvINGS,
WINDOW HANGINGS, NJ. T. TABLES. LOUN-
GEES AND EASY CHAIRS, OFFICE FURNI-
TURE, BLACK WALNUT NJ. T. CHAMBER
FURNITURE, FINE ENGLISH BRUSSELS
CARPETS, FINE HAIR MATTRESSES.
FEATHER PILLOWS AND BOLSTERS HALL
AND STAIR CARPETS WALNUT WARD
ROBES, BEDDING, WALNUT NJ. r. SIDE
BOARD, WALNUT EXTENSION TABLES.
WALNUT DINING CHAIRS, CHINA AND
GLASSWARE, KITCHEN REQUISITES, ETC
On WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY TH1R-
TENTH, 1886, at TEN O'CLOCK, at residence, No.
1924 18th street northwest shall sell for party de-
cnag housekeeping excellent collection of house
hold effects. ja9-3t
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AUCTION SALES.

VVALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucteneers.
HIGH ART
AT THE SCOTT GALLERY, WILLARD HALL
RARE PAINTINGS BY THE OLD MASTERS,
EXQUISITE BRONzEs.
ARTICLES OF vERTU,
ANTIQUE FURNITURE BRIC-A-BfsAC, ROYAL
DRESDEN AND CHINA WARE,
ORIENTAL CARPETS AND RUGS,
JAPANESE CURIOs AND OTHER ARTISTIC
GOODS.
RARE OLD CLOCKS AND IMPORTED FuRcSI.
TuRE.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The officers of the
Union Pacific Railroad company in this city
claim that there is at present no snow blockade
OH that line and that trains are moving.
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A Wreck Near Block leland

VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS. Jan. 1.-THE
schooner Edward Lameyer, at this port from
South Amboy, for Portland, reports that she
passed a vessel of apparently over one hun
dred tons burthen, bottom up, in Block Island
channel, between Block Island and Guilty.
hunk, yesterday, The vessels stern was stove
and she had apparently been ashore.
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Disastrous Fire i'm t,htco~o

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-The flour warehouse of
Frederick C. Vehmeyer, at No. 1872 Kinzie street,
took fire this morning and was almost entirely
destroyed, together with its contents The loss
will reach $25OOOO.
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A DvERTIsERS CAN LEARN THE COST OF
Aany proposed line Of Advertising ct GEO p ROW.
ELL CO.'S Newspaper Advertising Bureau. 10
spruce st.. New York. Send 1Oc. for o 1O0pass
Ing Tate8. AZ
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An Office Which Goes Begging.
THE ASSISTANT TREAsURERsHIP In NEW YORK
Still. VACANT

STILL VACANT.
The delay In appointing an assistant U. 8.
Treasurer at New York to succeed Mr.. Acton is
said to have been caused by the difficulty Of
securing the acceptance OF the office by man
of sufficient prominence to obtain the required
heavy bonds, and Of sufficient ability and expe-
rience to grasp the details OF the Office. 1t has
been declined, it is said, by both Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Steinway, of New York, but It IL conf
IDENTIFY expected that the vacancy VIII be filled
before the end of this week.
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ing contributions have been received by Major
Dye, to be used as follows: Baroer 4 Ross,
hardware dealers, $50 for general charitable
purposes; DIR. Lyons, SO for the poor in Ana
costa, and r. w. Dunn, IS for distribution In
East WashingtOn.
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The Haviland Case.

Private Detective McDevitt, who has been
Investigating the Haviland mystery, received. q
telegram from District Attorney Miller this
morning and will have conference with him
tomorrow morning at Sandy Spring in re-
lation to the Haviland case. McDevitt visited
Montgomery county yesterday, but was I'M
able 70 accomplish anything on account OF the
rough weather.
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DRICK CLAY LAND FOR SALE.

ID
On THURSDAY, JANUARY FOURTEENTH,
1856. at TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ. at the Fairfax street
entrance to Corporation Court Room of the city OF
Alexandria, Va will be offered for SALE public
H. n, tract OF land in Alexandria county, Va con-
tanning 30 acres 10 perChes the south side of the
Arlington turnpike. about one mile and hal below
Long BRYCE. near the brick yards of VIM IL. West &
Bro. q short distance west OF the canal
This land is valuable for trucking purposes, and con-
tains deposits OfsuperiOr brick clay.
Terms: One-th cash: balance in three equal install
ments, at six, twelve and eighteen months from day
of sale. with interest bonds with good personal
ity to be given for deferred insalments and title re-
tanned.
s. FERGUSON BEACH,
d2S15 Commissioner Alex. CO. Circuit Court,
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HOTELS

ENORi GEORGE. FLORIDA. FORT GEORGE
Il Hote,.-A lovely tropical island, :.2 miles from
Jacksonville. W onderfui climate; high lands finest
drives and most beautiful tropical scenery in Florida;
game fish. oysters IN abundance: teiegraphE:pscopal
chapel. open nreplaceS every room Send for ILL
handbook. o. > MARDEN, of Block Island
Ja9-s,t,thlm
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An Ocean steamer Fen.aerea.

An Ocean Steamer F0anAerea.
THE HYLToN CASTLE GOES DowN-NINE MEN
DROWNED.
News hos been received In New York city
that the steamer Hylton Castle, from that city
TO Rouen, France, fpundered fifteen miles nom
Fire Island light; that the crew pat on nom
the steamer In boats; and that one Of the boats
containing ten men was aW0mped ou0 nine
men were drowned.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The New York Stock Market.
The following are the opening and 300 D. m prices
OF the New York stock Market to-day, reported by
special wire to ii. II. Dodge, $50 18th street:
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j. @. HurcHrssos.
IMPORTER
GRAND MARK.DOwN SALE.
ODD LOTS
CIoAKs AND SUITS,
20 PER CENT DISCOUNT
STRICTLY FIRsT-CLAss GOODS.
MILLINERY
ATT HALF PRICE
TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED HATS
FANCY FEATHERS
FANCY TRIMMING MATERIAL,
10 PER CENT DISCOUNT.
BUTTONS. RIBBONS. PLUsHEs AND LACEs
UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST.
FOSTER KID GLOVES
j7 9O7 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
Nile. HESR1ErrA FRAME,
232 W. 22d street, New York.
WILL OPEN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18th,
At No. 1929 street,
Mime Harrison's Millinery Parlors),
With display of RECEPTION and EVENING
DRESSES AND WALKING COSTUMES, lately
brought over by her from Paris. ja6-lm
ERENCH DYEING. SECURING AND DRY
I Cleaning Establishment. 1905 New York ave. INV.
Esans aees Lace Grape Xels
Gents Garments Dyed, Cleaned and Repaired. Ladies'
Dresses dyed and Cleaned without ripping ANTON
4 CAROLINE LERCH. formerly with A. Fischer and
Mason riese, Rue RivOlie. Paris jas
Mas. SELMA RuppERr,
6OS 9Th ST. opposite Patent Office.
Large and select assortment of ART EMBROIDER-
les and FANCY NEEDLE WORK and MAT f
RAILS for the same Pearsalrs WASH SILK ),
KNITTING SILKS, CHENILLE, AKRASENE,
RIBBOSENE, PLUSHES, FELT ZEPHYRS %
LUMBIA GERMANTOWN WOOL and KNITTING
YARNS.
-, ELEGANT line Of LACEs. CREPE LIssE NECK
RUFFLINGS, SKIRT PLAITINGS, KID GLOVES.
HANDKERCHIEFS. Ladies' and Children's HO-
SIERY: CORsETS. UNDERWEAR; GLOVES and
WORSTED GOODS.
stamping promptly executed ja2
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It WALTER B. WILLIAMS e. co
nUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers.

II
sT9SH Ss OF Dry GeeDs EAS ST6c eo OF No
ATE MS FoH df SALE
On HA ASSsioSf MORNING., JANUARY FOUR,
sell within our saiesrooms the above stock to which
the attention Of buyers is called jal22t
SAtE OF YAtYARtE
sTR ELS N { srhvHs. HNi"AAN AND 4
BY virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court sss:S
ssiIs$ = sSas =
6EHRTARY in on 1883 IS N, a, ll
nSss ~
Washington. D. g, de cri5ed follows; BEGINNING at
s16 Street west north 50 feet shence east % feet;
sSshc 10 wss @ e the
proved by small frame house. No. 92l 9Th st. NV.
third Of purchase money on day OF sale onethird in
one year and onethird in two years thereafter with
BES5ASfS r. q: EovE5SS rSass s::s., "
DUNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers. jI2tu.th&s&ds.
rI,RUsTEE's SALE OLA THREE.sToRY BRICK
i HOUSE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MARY
hAD AnHHYE sr nhIMEES
BY virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court Of 49,
ii a. E iss sssss hs a
Docket No: p pending in said court. wherein Hsnry
and Others are defendants, 1 viii sen 81 public
Sp y TSi IF sr paY os On 1885,
FOUR O'CLOCK p. NJ. all oflo numbered Nineteen
49, in Lawrences subdivision of part of square
bered three hundred and twenty-seven 1927, i'm:
proved by three-slOry brick dwelling house
Terms of sale. prescribed by the decree: Onehrd
of the purchase money in cash, and the balance in
equal installments and two years respectively
for which the prOmssory of the purchaser
be given to bear interest from day of sale at six per
cent and secured by deed of trust property sold
all cash at the purchasers option deposit of 500
cost. II the terms of sale complied with in
seven days from day of sale the trustee the
right TO resell at risk and cost Of defautng purchaser
after five days public notice Of such resale in some
newspaper published in Washington d. G.
SAM'L MADDOX, Trustee,
4G2 Louisiana avenue.
DUNCANSON BROS. AuctS ia9dEdbs
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TONS, &C, BEING THE STOCK OF THE
LATE MRS MEAGER, REMOVED - OUR
SALESRUOMS FOR CONVENIENCE OF SALE
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RANGE or THE THRRNOMKTER.-Tlief follow.
ing were the readings ct the signal once to-day:
3 am, t.S; o. m., 20; II an. So; p. N.
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REsIGNATIoN.-Mr. A. c. Fowler, of District
OF Columbia, flrst assistant examiner In the
electrical division Of the Patent Office, has re-
signed, to 90 into the patent business.
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FIRST LIEUT.. Z. W. CASEY, adjutant, twenty
second infantry, has been appointed inspector
Of signal service property at Fort Lewis, Col,
for which First Lieutenant Theodore Mosher
twenty second infantry, is responsible.
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EDUCATIONAL.

a GENTLEMAN WISHES TO GIVE LESSONS
q. u in Greek. Latin, Mathematics and the English
branches, privately in school. Best references.
Terms unusually low. Address Box 81, Star Office.
IL
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THE MEMBERS WELL PLEASED WITH WHAT
THEY sAw-PRosPEcT or ESTABLISHING A
FOUNDRY AND ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS.
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THE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
by all the cabinet officers except Secretary En-
dicott, who is still absent from the city. The
session n long one.
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On THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY FOUR
TENTH commencing at TEN O'CLOCK, we will
sell within SaesroOms the above stock, to which
the attention of buyers is called jal2-2t
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MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court TO
Lewis Savoy and Sophia Davis, both OF Bright
wood; Lewis ii. Jenifer and Eva Sample, OF
Frederick sburg, Va; George NJ. Miller and Fan
nie NJ. Galen; John +. Finn and Annie Lower;
Anthony Lewis and Maria l.. Weems; Harry
COggins and Ernestine A.Hammack, of Charles
Co., Nd; Il. c. Moore and louisa Talburt.
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INTELLECTUAL IOWA,
Multitudes of Book Agents-The Contents of
the Books They Sell.

Chicago Tribune.
An Eastern man who passed through the
city yesterday, on his return from a trip
through the West, remarked to a reporter that
Iowa was bound to be an intellectual State, and
that Massachusetts would be obliged to look
closely after her laurels.
''What do you mean by thatp asked the re-
porter.
why" replied the Eastern man. 81 saw more
book agents to the square inch in Iowa than 1
see to the county in New York State, and the
queerest part of it was that they sold their books
like hot cakes On the trains, at the hotels. IN
the country villages, and at the stations, they
were thick as bees in a clover patch. One of the
most singular things about the whole business
was that they all charged the same price for any
book in the sample-case-$L"
''What were they-a history Of the Anarchist
plotl"
'No; they were solid books and that's where the
intellectual part of it comes in-Gibbons Rome
Motley's Dutch Republic, Bancroft's United
States, Prescotts Peru and all that sort of thing
Hawthorne's Tanglewood Tales, George Eliot
Charles Reade and most Of the standard works
of fiction"
"How do you account for ito"
ut bothered me at first. The books were cheap
editions bound in cloth and all of uniform size.
My curiosity was greatly excited over the queer
state of affairs, and / was just on the point of
asking one of the book agents about it when
happened to see seedy-looking granger go to
the rear platform with his book under his arm.
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Lost in the Sea.

Sata Cruz (Ca1J Sun.
A hum of admiration issued from a crowd
lying about the beach this morning, when a
jauntily attired young woman, whose most
noticeable feature was luxuriant growth OF
raven black hair, snugly ensconced beneath e
silk swimming cap. made her appearance in the
water. At the moment of her entry three heavy
breakers dashed themselves upon the sands
The effect upon half a score of female beauties
bathing was, to say the least, demoralzing; but
upon her of the raven tresses the surf seemed
especially bent A complete reversion of that
perpendicularity incident to both man and wom-,
ankind followed and gallant amateur at once
sought out the unfortunate. Bringing her to
the surface was the work of but second for the
swimmer, but in the melee with the waters the
lady's hair had disappeared. A general grin on
shore ensued and those sharp enough espied the
ladys assistant bravely endeavoring to hide q
mass of ''real natural" in bathing hat Tho
lady soon left the water and things resumed the
even tenor of their way.
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Louise Andrews.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs. Ann s. Stephens leaves a clever daugh-
ter-a vvacious weil-read and accomplished
young woman-who has been expected for sew
eral years TO do something of note in literature.
Seldom two people more closely attached to
one another than the dead novelist and her
daughter. They gave frequent receptions in
their coZy house up town, where people of dis
tinction were frequently encountered. The
Stephenses were very hospita6le, and the white
haired and gentle hostess was vastly popular
with young girls. She had always a Gordon of them
around her. Novel readers of to-day who are fond
of wondering what Henry James is trying TO
tell them; reveling in the profundity of Howellss
ramifcations on the art of saying, "Weil, good
evening" in Boston, succumbing to the Century's
iron clad efforts TO prove that Frank r. Stock
ton is great novelist, and reading Roe to put
them to sleep, would not care for Mrs Stephens's
books. Truth to tell they are not great novels
She wrote one year for about fifty years. I've
seen the solid and weighty old volumes in many
an old New Workers. ibrary-dog- cared, ta.tered
and often reread. Our mothers were fond of
the works of Ann s. Stephens. They arc gentle,
dreamy old romances in which the heroine is al
ways beautiful and the hero always good. They
were prosy, perhaps. but the ideal was always
high and the effect of the book elevating. Won
en- read them and knew what they meant and
have no doubt, profted by them. don't think
we can say this of our friend James-bess his
involved and mcroscopcal soul; does anyone
know what he is writing about2 heard a man
in club. that is supposed to be more or less lit
erary, remark that Mrs. Stephens's books were
like the-aw-Bertha Ono, Bertha NJ CLAW
woman's books, or like the Duchess, you know
which, by the way, is about as far from the
truth as he could comfortably get