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The Congregations Library Site.

THE COURSE OF PROCEDURE IN CASES WHERE
THE TITLE Is IN QUESTION.
Today notices are being sent to the parties
interested that the District Court will be held
on Tuesday at 10 o'clock, when will be settled
the question as to the mode Of procedure TO be
followed by the claimants for the payment for
the parcels OF land condemned for the Con-
gressionA library site, as TO the title Of which
there is a question. In the case OF these parcels
the amounts fixed by the jury have been paid
into the registry Of the court, and now 1T Is to
be determined how the claimants will prove
their title and secure these amounts.
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COMFORTABLE TWO-sTORY BRICK DWELL
~ ING AND STORE ATTACHED, CORNER OF
EOURcAND-A-HALF AND ST E EFT q

TWENTY-FOURTH, at HALF-PAST FIVE e""M
oGLq H we will sell in front Of the premises; s
fronting 80 feet on 4 street and SO feet on street
southwest improved by comfortable two-story brick
dwelling, fronting on Al street. and twostOry brick
store, corner Of Az and streets.
the dwelling has all the modern Improvements,
sncn as latrObe range gas. water, bathroom, good
dry cellar and summer kitchen.
This property situated in OF the best sections
OF the southwest. being the Arsenal and the in
tersection of Metropolitan railroad Al and
streets.
TERMS One-third cash: balance in one. two and
three years notes bearing six per cent interest pay
able semiannuaily, to be given secured by deed of
trust on the premises, all cash. at option OF pur
chaser. A deposit OF 500 required at sale. Convey
ancng, &c. at purchasers cost Terms to be COM
piled with III ten days otherwise right reserved to
sell the property at the risk and cost of the defaung
purchaser after five days public notice of such resale
In some newspaper published in Washington, ID. c.
se17-d&dS DUNCANSON BROS, AuctS.
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VIYALKERs. 2OA 10TH STREET NV
w Moth proof Felt. Carbolate Of Ii me Felta Pfsch
Plaster. D. c and Gas Tar. Charcoal Hair. Lime &c
Rhlx
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1)hOPOsAIS FOR QUARTERMA STER'S
u STORES.
BOARDING.

% LAFAYETTE SQUARE BEAUTIFUL
AO Rooms elegantly furnished: open CRATES large
closets convenience; excellent table Trnnssnt
and Table Boarders accommodated se4-2ws
TINHE LOCHIEL HOUSE. 512 9TH ST. ~ w.
and the La Pierre, cor. 10th n.w are the
best conducted Boarding houses In city Table rst
Class pleasant roonA Terms moderate OCT
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BOWLING, Aucuoneer.

PEREMTORY SALE OF VERY VALUABLE
IMPROVED PROPERTY FRONTING ON
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. l. STREET AND
TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET NORTH WEST
AT AUCTION.
On MONDAY, SEPTEMBER TWENTIETH, s..eA
1886. at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK, will :.N3
sell, on the premises, Lots and 4, in square E3
north of Square fronting 6S feet inches Penn
sylvania avenue 100 feet street, and so feet on
9th street northwest. and contains 1902 square
feet OF ground The improvements consist Of three
whole. This property Is valuable should COM
mand the attention Of parties who desire profitable
investment.
Terms: One-third cash; balance in one and two
years. secured by deed of trust with notes bearing
interest," all cash. at option OF purchaser deposit
$3.50 will be required time of sale. All convey
ancing at purchasers Ii terms of are not
complied with in ten days from the day of sale the
property will be resod at risk and detauting
purchaser. THOMAS BOWLING,
se7-ddads Auctioneer
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ing were the readings at the signal once today:
q m, n; q M, ~; IL q. M, 81 2 p m, "a:
maximum, 66s minimum IL
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INANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

The New York stock Market
The following are the opening and 300 .. m prices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day. reported by
special wire 70 III. H Dodge $40 18th street
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rHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
~ LOT ON SIXTEENTH STREET, BETWEEN
AND U STREETS NORTHWEST.

the District Of Columbia, passed in equity causexR
No. 1903, wherein Mary Dunn. by hugh Riley -
gle Dunn are defendants the undersigned as
HALF-PAsT FIVE O'Clock p NJ of TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER rWENTY-FIRsT, 1880 the Real
Estate described in the bill wits Sublot of Brain
.nard II. Warmers subdivision of Lot 3, Of square
north Of square numbered one hundred and seventy
lumbia
Terms of sale: One-third of purchase money cash:
months from day Of SALE deferred payments secured
cent? all cash. at option Of purchaser deposit OF
$!0O required when property is bid OFT II purchaser
fails TO comply with terms Of sale within ten days. the
Trustee may resell at purchasers cost.
ANDREW A. LIPSCOMB, Trustee,
Office 81 Al st. NV.
A,acfa 90
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

NOR ALL POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
IL Steamer JOHN w, THOMPSON.
Monday Wednesday and Friday, at o. M, far as
NOmm Ferry and LeOnardtOwn and all intermediate
landings. On Friday extends her trip to Lewis and
Barnes wharves, COan River KinsaIe, Lodge Land
ing, and Munday's Point, WicOmico River. Making
all landings every trip.
You can go to any landing for rs cents. staterooms
6O cents. sel61m
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The will Of the late Lydia r. Mcdonald was
filed to-day. She bequeaths her share in school
furniture TO her partner, Anna Ellis, with wal
nut SET &C., and the residue of the personality
she leaves to her children, Jessie Claire and
Joseph E. Mcdonald, tr., and she leaves her
real estate to Miss Ellis In trust for her
children.
collins Rest, in an item In yesterdays
STAR, should have been printed "Collins' res
taurant."
sands OF caterpillars from the trees in the White
Lot across to the porches OF the State depart
mont
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RRIE %.

0vERTHRows OLD 0PIArEs-Red Star Cough
Cure. 1t never fails. Twenty-Five cents.
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A PRxACHER's CHARGE AGAINST AGENT
KEY.-Rev. Alfred Bouldin, the oolored
preacher, swore out . warrant before the clerk
Key,of the Humane society, charging him with
an assault alleged 70 have been committed at
charge OF cruelty TO animals, which charge was
dismissed by Judge SMELL The case will come
up before the Police Court In o lew days.
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colored, was lynohed yesterday at Millen, Ga,
for outraging . white lady at Rogers station,
men did the lynching. Barnes was taken
nom q train near Aillen and riddled with
bulletA
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At the meeting OF the Army OF the Tennessee
In Rock Island, a.. yesterday, Gen. Sherman
was reelected president
Severe storms passed over Michigan. Indiana
and Illinois yesterday, doing IN UGH damage but
Do lar as reported only one life was lost
The proposed glove fight between sullivan
and Herald, which was 10 have taken place in
Pittsburg Saturday night, has been declared OF.
The first passenger train from Phiiadeiphia
passed over the new baltimore and Ohio route
10 Baltimore yesterday afternoon.
sergeant Carroll, battery II, 4th artillery, was
drowned last sunday in Boston harbor while
sailing.
The Virginia supreme court of appeals has de-
c1ded that the new school superintendent must
give up their places 10 their predecessors the
act OF the Virginia assembly under which the
new men were appointed being unconstitu-
tional.
Rome dispatch says the popes course In
favoring the Jesuits has caused general dismay.
IL 10 proposed 70 hold public meetings TO urge
the government TO inexorably enforce the laws
against the Jesuits.
The non-partisan temperance convention
opened at Worcester, Mass. yesterday with .
large attendance.
Mrs, Mary Godfrey, wife OF q wealthy farmer
OF Erie, Pa, committed suicide by throwing
herself over q precipice 100 feet deep.
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nor sALE-A DE6IRABLE THREEcsTORY
brick dwelling. rooms, modern improvements
central location price - 600 to cash purchaser Ap
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n A Il Ii N E
NORFOLK. FORTRESS MONROE AND THE
SOUTH.
STEAMERS GEORGE LEAKY and LADY OF THE
LAKE. LEAVE AT $50 PM.
FIRST-CLASS FARE, So. ROUND-TRIP So
Round-trip Ticket Good on Either Boat
Steamer Leary from It'll street wharf, MONDAY
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
Steamer Lake from 9Th street wharf. TUESDAY,
THURSDAY and SATURDAY
Leary stops at Piney Point and Cornfeld Harbor
going and returning Lake stops at Piney Point
going and returning, and Saturday at Colonial
Beach. steamer Leary connects at Norfolk with Bos-
ton and Providence Steamers. thsteamers connect
with Steamer Ariel for Richmond. Va and Old Do
mnon Line for New York and all railroad lines south
Secure rooms and tickets At the b and o. Offices
Dress cog pennsylyania ave. where baggage may be
checked from hotels and private residences. For fur
ther Information inquire at the Company's offices
Telephone calls "a and 745-3. Above schedule OF
rates goes into effect Monday. 2Sth. je25
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The Warrington Asylum.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT STOUT
ENBCRG.

ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT STOUT
ENBCRG.
Mr.. w. II. Stoutenburg has forwarded his
annual report ofthe operations OF the Washing
ton asylum for the fiscal year ending June so,
1856. He calls attention Of the Commissioners
to the fact that during the past year the ale
prisoners of the workhouse have been princi-
pally employed on street work, under the
direction OF the superintendent OF streets.
The gang employed In grading streets consisted
of 81 picked men, aud during the year per.
formed 1852 days work, with 57S days OF
work Of horses and ], 067 days by overseers.
During the year there were 251 wagon loads
of garbage and refuse material collected and
removed from the markets. This work was
worth to the District $25, l04 that should be
placed to the credit OF the asylum.
The value Of the crop OF vegetables, &c, grown,
which has been used on the place, is about
$3,367.42.
OF the female prisoners some have been EN-.
ployed in making clothing and bed linen for
the inmates OF the place, others in the laundry
and In general housework and In helping In
the care of the old and disabled inmates Of the
almShouse.
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NJ ISIS MCBRIDE FAILS 10 GET BAIL-Mary
j. Mcbride and James III. Verney, under sen.
tence OF three moE tbs In jail for influencing a
Y. =. witness, were In the Police Court to-day
and the last named succeeded In getting ball
In $500 but up TO three o'clock Miss Mcbride
had not secured bail In the meantime she
had been taken sick and was sent back 20
j0il I'm the ambulance
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aluuSuOubcs
AFAMILY REUNroN.-Last evening Mrs. Eliza
Boteier, the venerable widow Of the late J. d.
BOteler. OF East Washington, with Q number OF
her children, grandchildren, nephews and
nieces, celebrated her eighty fourth birthday
ssh street southeast There were present Mrs.
George Barbour, Mrs. T. J. Magruder, Rev. ].
Wesley Boteler, James E. Boteler and +. M.
children OF the widow and her "a great grand
children and her nephews and nieces. there
was q company Of some so persons present.
Rev. j. w. Boteler. on the part of the nieces,
who got up the celebration, presented the old
lady with an elegant rattan easy chair and
offered prayer, after which the company sat
mammoth cake marked "1S02-1S86," and
pleasant time was the result.
The REMOVAL OF DIR. THoMPsoN's BUILD
ING MArERIAL--Up to two O'Clock to-day no
warrant had been Issued by the Police court
nor had any Information been died against
terial OF DIR. ]. Ford Thomps last week,
The matter will doubtless be tested in the
courts, but most likely In suit for damages.
The Courts.
SPECIAL LAW TERM-Chie| Justice Ourtter
To-day, Wolf agt McCreary; judgment by de-
fault
PROBATE CouRToJud0e Jones.
Today, will of Lydia p. Mcdonald filed. Es-
tate Of Sara Hunter, deceased; letters OF ed.
pond sS e Esfs
testamentary issued to DOwd A. Wsttsrson;
special bond $500. Elisabeth Hutchins was
appointed guardian Of her children; bond
$4,000 Estate Henry NJ Zimmerman; Fanny
A. Zimmerman granted letters Of sdministrs-
ton; bond pa, 600. Estate Of Louisa II. Hutch
inson; will admitted to probate and letters tes-
tamentary granted Chas. b. and w. H. H.
Church; bond $6, 900, Estate of Kiland Sassar;
sasss1 Essss q James y
letters Of administration issued Mary C. Stacey
and Kate q. Benton; bond 5000. Estate OF
Elizabeth Sommer; will admitted TO probate
and letters issued 70 James w. Duvall; bond
81, 400 Estate OF Elizabeth Stewart; letters
Documentary granted T.C. Smi tn; bond %, 900.
Equity COURT-yWdQe james.
To-day, King agt. Lackey: pro oonfesso agt
jackson Lackey. Dyer agt. Drury; appearance
OF absent defendants ordered. Waller axt
Logon; do. wilkins agt wilkins; do. Revts
agt. Anglo-American Insurance company; sp-
Meioy sgt. Warrington Safe Deposit company;
inspection OF deposit allowed.
Ar AVALANCHE OF STONE. - Bald Rock,
which tutted from q mountain side in Jackson
county, w. Va, rolled down the mountain
Cummins. and killing four or lvs horses and
mules. It passed over the stable and struck
Cummins' frame dwelling, crushing it largest
timbers into kindling wood. and killing Frank
hired man. Cummins and his wifs, with two
small children, were hurIs1 thirty feet 70 the
right of the track Of the stone avalanche, and
badly hurt The children VII probably die
nom their injuries.
coiored, was lyuched yesterday at Millen. Ga,
for outraging white lady 1t Rogers station,
on the Central railroad. A party OF masked
men did the lyncning: Barnes was taken
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AUCTION SALES.
ALTER B. WILLIAMS . co. Aucsioneera

WALfER B. WILLIAMS = CO. Auctioneera
w1 FsKcs sg6E X HEN
CLOTH AND PLUSH WALNUT WARD
DESKS. TWO Antique MAHOGANY RQoK
ware, HAIR AS NA 4 SA sEsAS GLassWHRE.
TABLE CUTLERY, BRUSSELS, INGRAM
AND OTHER CARPETS
On TO-MORROW MORNING. SEPTEMBER
our salesroom the above described articlsa
Terms cash.
1t WALTER b WILLIAMS q CO.. Aucta
WALTER B. WILLIAMS 4 CO., AuctioneerA
VALUABLE BUSINESS PROPERTY FRONTING
AND SEVENTH STREETS NORTHWEST. AT
PUBLIC AUCTION.
On FRIDAY the FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 80
A A.; r. 1855 At FIVE O'CLOCK, P. n, we shall IT.
No. 400 having 5S feet front New York avenue,
running back Ito feet, improved by twoStory frame
building. occupied as livery and sale stable for the
past twenty-five years,
The above described property is to be sold subject to
an xpred lease to run until April l. 1887 at the
monthly renta! of 6 per cent. per annum on the
This property is well located being central and con-
venent to making 1t valuable those in search
OF nrSt-class business property.
Terms OF sale: One-thfrd cash: balance In one and
two years. for notes bearing interest at cent
snnum from day sale aud secured by deed of trust
deposit OF 500 viii be required at the time of SALE
All conveyanc1ng at cost OF purchaser. If terms Of
sale the property will be resod at risk and cost Of
defau!ting purchaser after Ave days advertisement
WAITER b. WILLIAMS & CO, Auctioneers.
rOMFORTABLE TWO-STORY BRICK WELL
~ ING AND STORE ATTACHED CORNER OF
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Sullivan and He.rId Will Nee

General Foreign News.
DEATH OF THE DUO DECADES.
PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE Due Decazes, whose
serious illness was reported yesterday, Ia dead.
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FINE "FOREIGN DEVILS" MUsr GO.
Oasrages Upon Americans In China
RETALIATION uroN TINE ooUNrRY-RxroRr
From MINISTER DKNBY.

Mr.. Chas DENLY. u. s. minister 20 China has
reported 70 the State department that tvo
cases Of outrAees by Chinese on Americans
have come 20 his knowledge.
Rev. A. A. Fulton and wife and Miss Mary
Fulton, n. d, ali OF the American Presbyterian
mission In China, established In 1885 medical
mission hospital and mission station ~ kwai
Ping about 400 miles southwest OF Canton. On
the 9TH Of last May piscards appeared on the
walls that the "foreign devils" must go I'm
three days and their buildings be destroyed.
A crowd gathered, and Mr.. Fulton
started 10 get soldiers 10 protect the property.
lamen. On May 6th the mob piled straw and
fagots against the building occupied by MrA
and Miss Fulton and . little daughter Of Ars.
THE INMATES FLED
and the house was looted and burned. The
ladies sought refuge on boats, but the mob
threatened 70 destroy any boat that received
them. After two hours the Fultons were all
until May .. when they were taken TO Canton.
"a sSs S s1 hoSss; sess and properly
pressing the demand for damages.
THE OTHER CASE
occurred later In Chung King. June 9th mob
collected I'm front OF the premises belonging %
the Methodist Episcopal church on the road to
the capital, near the fortified town OF Futon.
school, and residences. All the gentlemen were
absent, and but one lady. present They
dirt az the lady and injured her hand.
cutting her index finger its entire length be-
sides inJuring her head and arms. Complaint
was made 20 the officials, but the matter WAS
treated lightly. Minister Denby considers thIs
case serious one, and perhaps
ATTEST CASE.
tgrew, as all our evils I'm China do, out OF the
troubles In the United States. IL 10 important,
he says, that the offenders In the mob should
lsxa v,p,l,l al t.oA
sured. The consul ~ krakow was directed 70
take hold of the case.
MISSIONARY nsTABLIsHMENTs ATrAcKKp.
The State department has also received ~.
port from Consul Franklin at Hankow, China
stating that on the lst OF July native mob
attacked all the missionary establishments NJ
Chunking and either pulled down or burned
every house belonging 20 the missionaries, In
Guiding American, English, French aud Rus.
sian missious.
NJ A~ID-~
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REASONS 10 BELIEVE THAT THE Willy CHIP
DID NOT SURRENDER INTERNATIONALLY
GEN. MILES DISREGARD OF THE WAR Dr.
PARTMENT ORDERS.
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EOR SALOON 18TH ST., NEAR MASS1.
chusetts ave-, . desirable threestory Brick Resi-
dence ten rooms, all improvements with brick stable
on the rear fronting on 3O-f. alley.
Apply 20 THOMAS ]. FISHER CO.
selUI2w 1904 y
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Name. O. $780, Name. o. 3:
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FOE SALE
SPECIAL BARGAINS. Several six-roOm houses
on street northeast all modern improvements. 10
per cent investment Price, only $1,000 each: also
Brick rms, on Corcoran bet 18th & 14th SITS 200
10 tstable) $500
IL 1000
and cellar, 10th st, cheap 500
. 18th near dor business) ............ 800
18th near ST., new house ... ......5, 75O
l. bet n. Cap. & LIST SITS. n w..........2, 700
Apply at once TO ]. W. r. MYERS
sel51ws 1928 New York ave.
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INOR SALE - TWO NEW AND HANDSOME
IL residences on St.. near 10TH built and finished
IN the most superior manner press brick fronts brown
hre place furnaces, chandeliers ana plumbing first
class Apply 70 THOS. J. FISHER d Co, 1924 X
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Nominated for Congress-.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 1.-THE democrats
James Phelan, proprietor Of the avalanche, for
Congress by reclamation.
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SPANISH OnceF0 Affe1t6O.
MADRID. Sept 17.-Three officers belonging
to the Spanish army at Barcelona have been
arrested and imprisoned for leading band Of
soldiers to join the Carlists.
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The above Is only small portion OF property my
books For full list call office for bulletin issued
the 1stand 18TH fse17l THOS E WAGGAMAN.
ENOR SALE-N ST.. BETWEEN 14TH AM 18TH
IL sts., a fine tep-room Brick Dwelling all modern
improvements; lot 25xl35 to alley For full particu-
lars apply to
HUFTY & DYER
se163t 18th and F SITS. NV.
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LNOR SALE-TWO FIvE-ROOM BRICK
IL Houses near State department., paying ten per
cent. For particulars address INVESTMENT. Star
office selG-2t
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L>OR SALE-FRAME HOUSE ON ST. n f.
Il near Md ave. rooms and bath; all mod. fmps;
stable fruit. flowers, &c. Lot 93xlOO wide alley
Large parking and fencing bargain, 81. 500; one
half cash.
A great bargain-Brick House and Store on Pa ave-
nue. NV: lot 26xS5, to 3Ofoot alley; Is rooms and
store. cellar and stable all mod imps rented for
SIS per month. Price $4,000 Will trade for other
property.
self II
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-20
ne Lifred fllaliil Ilstitutisu h Qlia

The Union Central Life Insurance Co.,
Of Cincinnati, is the largest moneyed in
stitution in Ohio. 1t was chartered about
twenty years ago by number Of prominent
men Of Cincinnati and Southern Ohio. Or
ganized with paid up capital las provided
by law,) of $Iooooooo, it now has assets
Of nearly THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
Since 1867 it has paid to its policy holders
for death losses and otherwise over Three
Million Dollars.
The Union Central has always been very
conservatively managed. Itexercises great
care in the selection of the persons it in
sures, and invests nearly all Of its large as.
sets in first mortgages on real estate, VT
by the Ohio law, must be worth, excla>
of all buildings and improvements, not less
than twice the amount invested. II loans
its money in Ohio, and adjoining States,
and realizes the highest rate Of interest of
any Company in the land, while its death
losses are the lowest.
It makes a specially of Endowment
Policies at the ordinary Life rates of other
Companies thus affording protection to q
mans wife and children n case Of early
death, and if he lives he receives the full
amount of the Policy himself We are in
formed that this Company will do over
seven millions Of new business this year,
and that it wants first-class man in every
township in the State where It il not now
sspresen.ed
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-20
An American Dame in Paris.

lfaris for. New YORK world
To give an idea Of the way in which
our danes and damsels occasionally con
duct their Partisan shopping. l well tell
the story of picture There came "a
Paris few months ago q Young Ameri
can married lady who declared that she
longed above all things for q painting oi
artistic merit wherewith to decorate hcl
new home The sum that she meant to
devote to the purchase was not extensive,
but it was quite sufficient to secure fol
her . moderate sized work of art Of gen
uine merit by q wellknown American
painter
After come trouble picture was found
of the requisite price and dimensions
She professcd herself charmed with it,
and thea began peculiarly American
series of proceedings First. she brought
her husband to look at it. secondly. she
brought friend; thirdly. she brought &
soted picture expert to decide upon ita
value: fourthly. she had II sent TO hel
b ,tel to see how it would look against the
wall filthy, she got the dealer to send
for another picture by the same painter.
which he had recently parted with. 10 sec
which size should prefer sixthly. she
came to see the two pictures to compare
them: seventhly. she sent word that
she would call the next day to make q
definite decision and eighthly and lastly.
she went oil to London. and never bought
any picture at all; neither did she apollo
gize in any way to the dealer for the
trouble she had given him n. B-The
value of the work of art aforesaid waa
$500