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EDUCATIONAL,

SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
- 9th and ID SITS II VA practical business
education that qualities young men and wo-
men to support themselves and successfully
perform the active duties of life. Thorough
instruction given in rapid writing, the English
book Keeping, business practice, commercial
law, political economy, ,stenography and type
writing. Regular day and evening sessions re-
sumed Tuesday, September, l, at o a m and o
pm. Office open for arrangements by the
year or quarter on and after Monday, August
"a. A full corps OF teachers. Illustrated cir
cnlar,. giving full information, sent free on APP
HENRY c. SPENCER, Principal.
Mrs. SARA SPENCER. Vioe-Principal
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FOR EXCHANGE.

w ANTED-To EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange,
corner 9th and X SITS. Smoky chimneys cured
or no pay; Stoyes exchanged for groceries,
Old stoves bought.
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huCrlnM SALES.
w CLARENCE DuvALL,
w. Auctioncor, 93i + str W.

w. AuCtiOnCcri W. 81 II W.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED PROPERTY ON 1OrH ST.,
BETWEEN II AND $ SITS y. W.
by virtue OF n certain deed OF trust, duly
recorded In liber No 1,i05, folio ~. ct seq,
one of the Land Records for the Distric, Of
Columbia, | will sell, as trustee, in front Of
the premises, on TUESDAY, THE 12rlI DAY
or JANUARY. 1886, AT $3.50 O'CLOCK =. NJ,
the following described real estate lying and
being in the city of Washington, District of
Columbia, and known and described on the
plan or plat thereof as the west half Of lot
numbered thirty.nino (39) in square mum.
bcred one hundred and ten (l0), together
with improvements, etc.
Terms of Sale-One-half cash and the bal
ancc in one % year, with interest at the rate
Of six (6) per centum per annum, secured by n
deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash,
at the option of the purchaser. A deposit Of
$50 will he required ut time of sale. All CON
veyancing at purchasers cost sale TO be
closed within seven (i) days.
GEO. II. RICHARDSON.
Trustee.
The above sale is postponed TO MONDAY,
JANUARY is, 1886 same hour and place.
GEO. II. RICHARDSON
Trustee
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LECTURES.

I ECTURES-A Course of Ten Practi-
IL cal lectures on art by Mr.. r. N. BROOKE
and Mr.. A. G. IIEAION, under the direction
Of the Art Students League. First lecture,
Friday evening, January IS, at the League
Rooms, 1913 + street.
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e-xszz OFFICE CAROLINA OH AN D
W. CREOsOTE COMPANY.
wnMiNaroN, n. G., Nov. il, 1855,

To TIE Pubic:
The long necessity for wood preservative
OF unquestioned character has been unlver.
sally acknowledged. The Carolina oil and
Crcosote Company, located at Wilmington, ~
G., Is the sole. proprietor of the. patents for
making Wood Creosote Oil, and injecting the
said oil into wood which Is guaranteed by us
TO preserve the wood against the Torodo Worm
In salt water, as well as dry and wet rot. The
wood properly prepared with wood creosote
oil Is recommended by us for
RAILROAD TIES, BRIDGE TIMBERS, TRES.
TIES. TELEGRAPH POLES, FENCE
POSTS. PIlING FOR PIERS, WHARVES
AND STREET PAVEMENTS.
We are prepared to fill large orders on very
short notice.
We refer by permission to Gen. q. A. Gil
more, u, :. Engineer Corps, New York city;
Capt. w. II. Bixby, U. s. Eng. Corps, Whining
ton, n G.; DR.. John Il. Hamilton, Surgeon Gen.
Marine Hospital Service, Washington, d.. e.;
Col. w. l.. Trenholm, n member OF the Civil
Service Commission of the United States,
Washington, ID. G.. For further particulars adj
dress LUDWIG HANSEN,
General Superintendent wilmington N. G..
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THE WILL of the late j. b. Lippincott of
Philadelphia was admitted to probate yes
terday. His property foots up about ST.
O00,000, which goes to his wife and child
ren. His business is to be continued by the
three sons.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-14

THE Tallapoosa will go to sea very
shortly. Has this anything to do with
the seizure Of the Samoan Islands by a
German man-of war, despite the pro
tests Of the United States Consul?
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REAL ESTATE.
A UsTIN p. BROWN,
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS,
1926 L Street Northwest.
HOUSES FOR SALE.

HOUSES FOR SALE.
new brick houses, Wallack Place,
Cor 18th ST, each. ch...,..,..........,...S3 S3,JOU
Brick house, 18th st, above Iowa Circle. $3.50
Brick house, A st, near Capitol 1000
Q brick houses, vt ave, bet r and W
sts...... $3.50 to $3.50
4 brick houses, 18th street, bet Q and
......................... $500 to s9,5O0
9 brick houses, p street. bet Sth and
10th, EACH. .......,...........S5.OOO
Brick house, d st @, bet 10th and 12th. 50, GOO
Brick house, 10th st, bet p and o.. $4,000
Brick house, NJ st, bet 18th and 2Oth.,.. $4,000
brick houses, o st, bet nth and 18th,
each ."........,..., SlO,OOO
Brick house, st W. bet 9TH and eth. $4,000
Brick house, d st, bet Cd and Sd II w....s6,OOO
Brick house, Corcoran st, bet 18th and
l3ln....''' .'.''.'''. '.'''' ''''.''''' So,VVV
Brick house, 13K st W, near Smithso-
nian Institute. "SIOO0
brick houses, 2sth St.. $500 to $1,000
Brick house, 9th and w.............slO 900
brick houses, 18th ST, near w....,.S5, 500
Large double house, Mass ave, bet 12th
ST and Thomas Circle. $4,000
abrick houses, P st, bet 9th and 7th,
sts......,.. ,..,..,,..........Si,sOO 200 and Si5O0
Large house, near Scott Circle...,,.. Sla5, 900
abrick houses, b st Q, bet 9th and
fth, each. h..................,...,, $500
Brick house, 18th ST. near Agricultural
Dept.........,.. $4,000
House and corner lot on Conn ave, suit
able Tor tine building. ............".S Sl3,500
Brick house, p st, near 1Sth..,....,..,.S Sl1 900
Brick house, L st, bet Goth and ed 60. .s6,5OO
Brick house, NJ st, bet 10th and 11th,
Win staDle.. '..'..'..............,,. S!O,OOO
Brick house, cor 18th and R...........,.,Ss,OO 900
Frame cottage, large lot, II st, near
Ii aVe'''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''Si Si'oo0
Brick house, ] st, bet 18th st and Penn
aVe'''''''..'.''''''..''' S.0,OOO
Brick house, 10th st Q, bet and g.. s., 900
2brick houses, Riggs st, each 500
Brick house, cor Riggs and 13th....... ST., 900
Brick house, VT ave, bet X and SITS. .S35, 900
Brick house, N ST. bet 18th and 18th
nW.,...........,,,.,.,,,,, $4,000
New brick house, Iowa Circle $40, 800
Brick house, cor Mass ave and 18th st sis 900
Vacant property In all sections of the city
and suburbs.
Several houses for rent, furnished and un-
furnished.
Money to loan on real estate security.
Large loans a specially.
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BOARDING.

nEPARTMENT Employees Will Find
al the old reliable, the American House, Penn
sylyania ave, cor 7th 81. Reasonable rates
and reasonable hours, Call or write for cir
Culnr
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

NOR sALE-square Grand Piano, IA
II octave; perfectly new; best in the city
Apply at 1908 Goth ST n W.
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FOR SALE AND RENT.
deal ESTATE BULLETIN

THoS. Z. WAGGAMAN, or F street.
Changes made Wednesdays and Saturdays.
FouR-SToRY HOUSES FOR SALE.
Northwest.
107 9th ST. b Ii, m |, 10 rs.....".........S $4,000
TlIREE.STORY BRICK AND FRAME
HOUSES FOR SALE,
The Washington critic., 1886-01-14

SENATOR GoRMAN's work in wiping
out the Mugwumps in Maryland at the
election last November was rewarded
last night, The Democratic members
of the Legislature at Annapolis unani-
mously renominated him to succeed
himself in the upper branch of the Ma
tional Legislature, There will be no
practical opposition to his reelection.
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FOR sALEmBriclS ;. ad,, House ,Es aHd and store.
used by Joseph Repetti as shoe store It's a
fine business place for any kind of store or
restaurant being located very near Navy
Yard and Immediately on car line; price
$500; terms to SUIT; sold on account Of re-
tiring from business, Lowe & Kintz, 1921 +
ST Ii ".
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

A CHANCE TO Buy Sample Suits and
n overcoats for men. boys and children, at
the great sample sale of all kinds of clothing
Just opening at No. 024 7th st n w, between
ST and Massachusetts, ave; come one, come
all, at the great sale we are selling many of
bargains offered in fine and medium clothing;
come and see us, and you will buy the best
clothing you eyer got at the lowest prices;
we are selling suits, overcoats, pants and
W; look for Signs, Sale of Sample Suits.
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MONSIEUR DE LEssEPs is making ar
rangements for big deadhead excur.
sion to Panama the latter part of this
month The old gentleman appears to
have struck it at last, There is good
deal of magic in a free pass, But this
remark of course does not apply to
members of the American Congress-
and least of all to members of the
American press. To both, however,
he will probably "cxtend the usual
courtpSips -
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LOST AND FOUND.

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNyNNNNSN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LNOUND-A POcket-bOOk Containing
II yaluables which the owner can have by
applying to Capt. John Cowdon, $40 9Th st nw.
T OST-Tuesday Afternoon, Bunch of
IL five or six keys on small ring; reward.
+. H.. Office daily Post.
I OST-1Gth Inst, Black-and- Tan Pup.
IL Return to 1910 + st n w, and receive just
reward; II bought by honest party he will
send to owner and receive his money back.
T OST - Wednesday Night, Pocket
IL book containing St5 and papers of value
to owner only. Finder will be rewarded lib
orally by owner, whose name is on book.
7 OST-Between the Corner of goth
IL and and 18th and +, n mans gold watch
chain with watch key; marked X A. A lib
eral reward will be paid on its delivery at
1911 st w.
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Mr.. DoRMAN b. EATON is said to be
engaged in the preparation of reply
TO Gail Hamilton's Civil-Servic Reform
screed. This is the sort of weather
that most inspires Mr.. Eaton and warns
him up to his work, as it We're. II goes
without saying that his reply will be in
the nature of cold chill, and the best
thing the vivacious Miss Abigail can do
in the meantime is to keep hot bottles
to her feet,
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FOR SAlE-HOUSES,

EOR SALE-A Brick House, 1897 1
II st c. o rooms with storeroom price
$500 cash, 81 200 on deed of trust-S1 200. A
frame house, 0 rooms, and small frame
house, renting for Sl5: good terms; will sell
cheap; location southeast. 1921 + st, Lowe &
Kintz, real estate and loans.
We have houses and lots in all parts of the
city which we can sell at living prices, cash
or on long time. Those seeking investments
will please call at 1871 + st n w
LOWE e KNIT,
Real Estate Brokers.
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In sums 10 suit at @ per cent.
The above Is only a small portion of prop
erty on my books. For full fist call at office
for bulletins issued on 1st and 18th.
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PERSONAL.

A DISCREET Young Lady Wan -
N furnished room. with or without boar l.,
where no questions are asked. Address X. O..
f., Critic office.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-05
VOL. XXXI---NO. 6.
VARIETIES.

-"Good gracious" said the hen, when she
discovered the porcelain egg in her nest, Il
shall be bricklayer next"
"A word of kindness is seldom spoken in
vain. 1t is a seed which, even when dropped
by chance, springs up into flower.
/ "A little girl, aged nine, called her father
to her bedside the other evening. Papa"
said the little diplomat, II want to ask your
advice" We'll, my little dear, what is it
about ?" "What do you think it will be best
to give me on my birthday"
"A small schoolboy says that he is not
going to learn any more geography lessons
until the world is fully discovered. He read
in paper that the geography of over half
the globe would be changed by future eXplo-
rations, and he is going TO wait.
SYSTEMATICALLY serious charge of chick
en- stealing is preferred against you, Uncle
Rastus."
Uncle Rastus.-"Do de Indictment say
chicken stealin' yo honah p
Magistrate.-"Yes."
Uncle Kastus.-" Dcu DC Indictment arn de-
fecktive, 20 honab. 1t was turkey STOLE
demand a habeas corpus, and takes advan.
tdge of the iecknumcalities oh de law.'
-Smith.-"I never was more surprised in
my life than | was last night" JONES'
Indeed What was the cause?" S.-"As ]
was passing along the street two ladies' came
to the door of house-one evidently the
hostess, as she had only shawl wrapped
around her head-the other visitor AS
they reached the bottom of the steps the visi-
tor said We'll, I've had very pleasant time
Goodnight, Mary" and the other said, Good
night, Mchtable," and they parted" j.
What without another word ?" S.-"With-
out another word" J.-"H'm! guess they
were men in women's clothes. "-Boston
Courier.
An Eastern young man returned home
few days ago from a trip to Colorado for
his health, and in narrating his adventures he
told his father about buying a silver mine
for $4,000.
81 knew they'd rope you in!" exclaimed
the old man. 80 you were ass enough to
buy humbug mine"
Yes; but didn't lose anything. formed
a company and sold half the stock to Con-
nccticut man for $1,000"
"Y--you did !" gasped the old man, as he
turned white. "pll bet I'm the one who
bought it,"
81 know you are" coolly observed the young
man, as he crossed his legs and tried to APP
pear very much at home-4HG Californian.
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He Had the Bait.

Human nature is swayed by mixed motives.
Even an act that appears disinhrested may
be prompted by sefishness. An amusing il
lustration of this fact is given in the following
anecdote:
An aged negro sat on one of the old wharves
at Salem, fishing. A colored boy was sitting
beside him, eagerly watching the Lob as il
danced up and down. Suddenly the bob
went under The boy in his excitement lean
ed SO far over the edge of the wharf that he
lost his balance and fell into the water
Instantly the old man dropped his fishing
pole and jumped into the water for the boy,
and after good deal of splashing and splut-
tering, with the help of several men on the
wharf, both were hauled out gaspng for
breath,
One of the men who had helped them ex-
pressed his admiration for the negro's cour.
age,
THAT was bravedeed ofyours, my man."
said he.
"What dat ?" asked the disciple of Walton,
as he went TO pick up his rod
"Why, your jumping in to save that boy"
dat boy? l doan keer muffin for him
But he got all de bait in his pocketp'
An enthusiastic fisherman will, are sure,
appreciate the force and grim humor Of that
reply.
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ONLY A RUsIIEL OF CORN.
An Economic Problem Solved by "a
Statistician.
Exchange.

Exchange.
There is a statistican about the Palmer
House, says the Chicago Herald, who desires
to impress everybody with economic facts
Said he yesterday: DO you see that man
over there? Well, he's farmer down near
Elgin. There he goes with a friend they're
going to get a drink. The farmer will pay
for it. Now, let me see That man will
sweat two mortal hours next spring to pillow
enough ground to raise one bushel of corn
That bushel of corn he will sell for 80 cents.
He is going in there now to spend the 30cents
for two drinks Therefore, the farmer and
the corn have parted. Now, let me tell you
what becomes of the corn. A bushel of corn
makes seventeen quarts of whisky-four and
a-quarter gallons The distillery gets its first
protit-40 cents gallon. There you are
50 for that bushel of corn. Now the govern
ment comes in, 90 cents a gallon-$3.S5 add
ed to the So makes $685..
THAT brings the product of the bushel of
corn down to the jobber and the wholesaler
and, finally, by several stages, to the retailer
By the time it reaches the latter the bushel of
corn or its product of four and quarter gal
Ions has been reduced one half, which means
eight and a-half gallons. There are 60 drinks
to the gallon-thaJ is the average-eight and
half gallons mean go drinks, at Is cents
each-there we have S46.3 as the consumers
price for bushel of corn which the farmer
raises and sells for 30 cents. Who says there
is not industry in this country But the
farmer we saw just now spent his whole
bushel of corn in the price oftwo drinks, and
the people who do not till the soil got away
with $4,000"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-05
A Little Talk about RnraX-

BoraX is exceedingly useful in the domestic
economy, and should be always at hand. Its
medical properties are cleansing and healing
1t is highly recommended TOR catarrhal trou.
bles, and as a wash for weak eyes, especially
for inftmed lids. For public speakers and
singers it is invaluable for keeping the voice
clear a piece the size ofa pea dissolved in the
mouth is all that is necessary. 1t alays the in
Illumination of sore throat, and mixed with
honey is very healing to canker, thrush and
sore mouths of any kind. Ringworms often
come on the healthy skin without ian appar-
ant cause or provocation" are very stubborn
and will yield to but few remedies, but borax
will eifectually cure them. Wash with strong
solution three times day. and dust over the
borax in fine, dry powder
For dressing wounds, cuts or sores of any
kind, solution of one spoonful of boraX to
one pint of warm water is very healing. Bind
up the wound, after washing it, in a piece of
soft linen dried out of boraX water. For
washing the hair, warm, weak borax water
is very good and cleansing; but, as it is also
very drying in its tendencies, a little simple
pomatum should be applied after the hair is
perfectly dry. Rough skin or chapped hands
should be treated with borax water, used
night and morning. 1t is a cure for pricky
heat and for redness of the face Mixed
S"0"' "iib dbOuL IL ID Sdlu
to dispel reaches, ard ants disappear after
washing the shelves with strong solution.-
Blankets and furs put away well sprinkled
with borax and done up air tight will never
be troubled with moths Borax is also an
excellent dsinfectant.
In the laundry it is also useful, as well as
ammonia. 1t can be used lavishly without
injury, and makes the clothes very white,
without any boiling. For washing f4nnels
use two spoonfuls of borax to three gallons of
water and no soap, The goods will be found
soft and clean, and will not shrink For
washing lace curtains and fine laces, allow the
articles to lie in boraX water for twenty-four
hours, then squeeze out not rub, through
several clear waters. Black cashmeres, wash
ed in hot suds, with little borax added,
rinsed in very blue water, and ironed while
wet on the wrong side look as good as new.
katherine armstrong, in NelC York Cfty.
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The Eg,iS& Intelligencer

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Tern1s-S t.5C Year, in Advance.
. TRANSIENT ADvERTIsEMENTs.--O Square,
lnsertiore rless $l50 Each subsequent inseruion,
20 cents Longer advertisements in the same pro
portion. Aspace equal to six lines makesasqua'e.
Figure-work double price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications will
be inserted at ten cents per line.l
u Yearly advertisements atspecial rates.
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This enterprise, repeated from house to
house, soon filled the pockets Of the partners.
They were obliged to hide away the gold that
came to them in bagfuls. AT last, one day,
| the imp, who was getting little uppsh, Ie-
marked to his friend, the peasant:
ut seems to me you've made money enough
by this time. I've about made up my mind
10 leave the firm, and give up business alto
gethcr. Now I'll agree to let you have all
the gold, if you will promise not TO drive
me away from the next person take possess
sion Of It's time l was having little fun on
my own account
The next thing that was heard of was the
illness of the Boyars daughter, the beauty of
The town. She was quite out of her mind
they said, threatening to eat everybody who
came into her presence.
80 that's what you're up to, my lad" said
the peasant, suspecting the absent imp. He
went to the Boyar's house, where he was
greeted joyfully.
Can you cure my poor daughter?" asked
the unhappy Boyar. Promising to do his
hest The pref nndad nhy sioion told the Boyar tn
assemble all the towns-people, together with
the coachmen ofthe place, in the street outside
thehouse. Moreover, he gave orders that at Il
given signal from the window of the sick
room the coachmen should all crack their
whips, and the people should all cry out as lie
directed. This done, he went into a room,
where the Boyars beautiful daughter flew at
him, biting and swapping. Opening the win
dow, he gave the signal, when instantly arose
tumult Of shouts and cries from without,
with the cracking of whips and yels o." The
canlankerous wife has Gomez
On hearing this, the imp rushed out of the
Boyar's daughter, and appeared before the
peasant with his hair standing straight upon
his head, his eyes staring wide with terror.
ut can't be true, peasant? She hasn't real
ly come here"
Louder and louder arose the cries, "The
wife has comet
Where can Itake refuge, peasant, scream.
ed the imp, now thoroughly overcome with
fear
Alas, my poor friend, know not, unless
you go back to the pit" said the PEASANT
ut is certain she won't wish to return there"
Good bye" cried the imp, and was off like
a flash to the pit, and TO the company of the
wife also, since she never came
back to earth, not even when the peasant
welded the Boyar's pretty daughter.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-05
Casts from POmpeii.

A museum has been erected in Pompeii, in
which are preserved plaster casts of some of
the people who persisted in the eruption.-
These people were covered by the fine ashes
just where they fell, and in the positions in
which they died. These ashes hardened, and
although the bodies, with the exception of o
few bones, entirely disappeared in the course
of ages, the hollow places left in the ashes
were exactly the shape of the forms and fea-
lures OF the persons who had been there. An
ingenious Italian conceived the idea ofboring
into these hollow molds and filling them up
with liquid plaster of Paris. When this be-
came dry and hard, the ashes were removed,
and there were the plaster images of the per-
sons who had been overtaken and DESTROYED
before they could escape from the terrible
storm of hot ashes, which came down in
Quantities sufficient to cover whole city
from sight In some of these figures the fea-
lures are very distinct, and we can even dis
tinguish the texture of their clothes and the
rings upon their fingers. There are eight of
these tlgures-men, women and girls, besides
the cast of large dog. To stand and look
upon the exact representation of these poor
creatures who persisted here seems still more
to shorten the time between the present and
the days when POmpeii was lively, bustling
city.-T. Nicholas for FeJyUd1H
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-05
A Variation of the Compass in Georgia.

In the early days of Gwinnctt two neigh
bors disagreed as to their land lines, and
agreed to have the dividing line settled by the
county surveyor. This surveyor was fond of
his toddy, a fact not unknown to one of the
the parties in interest.
On the day the line was run one of the par
ties notified the surveyor that just behind a
tree to which he desired him to run was a
bottle OF old corn liquor, and if be happened
to hit that tree the bottle was his
Strange to say, the surveyor hit that tree
centrally. To do this it was necessary to
make curve, but this was not hard to do,
and when the other party protested that the
line was not straight one, the surveyor sic
fenced him with the remark that it was neces.
sary to angle little TO meet the variations of
tie compass.
The line was duly established, and to this
day it stands as the dividing line between
two tracts of land. 1t is needless to say it is
not straight one, but it has been duly sur
veyed and that do settle it,"