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Expensive Real Estate in New YORK.. Chi
cago and other Large Cities-

Expensive Real Estate in New YORK. chi
cago and other Large Cities-
1.-THE most valuable land in New
York City," said real estate agent
who stood one sunny afternoon look
ing at the heretofore vacant lot in
front Of the Grand Pacific Hotel. ''is
used as a graveyard II is the Trinity
Church lot. valued at $l2j = square
foot That would make each grave
worth $1,000. was in New York
few weeks ago. and 50 far as l could
learn. the highest price ever paid for
ground in that city was SOL per square
foot for some lots on lower Broadway.
The Equitable Assurance Company
claim that its block, bounded By
Broadway. Nassau. Pine and Cedar
streets, is worth SIP square foot. but
doubt il anybody would be willing TO
pay that much. l have heard Of GER
tain choice corners in Boston bringing
quite likely. In Chicago we haven't
reached the hundred dollar mark yet.
though there are corners which could
not be bought for much less. This lot
we're now looking at. 2l7 feet on
Jackson street BY so on Clark and Pa
cific avenue. cost the Phoenix Insur-
ance Company $400.000. or $50 a
square foot. For 2oxS3 feet on the
west side Of State street. forty-six
feet north of Monroe. $4,000, or more
than $i5 square foot. was paid last
summer, which Is good deal of
money, considering that the property
i not corner. Of course the value
Of the building mot very greaD must
be deducted The West Side Railway
Company paid about $42 foot for the
corner Of State and Randolph. where
their Office is. don't believe any
ground was ever sold in Chicago for
$50 = square foot, though there is a
good deal worth more than that The
Tribune pays the school board s per
cent on an appraisement Of that cor
ner equal TO nearly SIS foot. and l
guess IL it'werc offered for sale ut $45 il
would be taken in five minutes Prob
ably the most valuable ground in Chica-
90 is the southwest corner Of State and
Madison. belonging to the school fund
The corner. 4SxS0 feet. is appraised
at $4,000. or more than &65 to the
square foot think il could be sold
for more than that; and there are other
corners on State street worth quite
as much. s. YOU see we are not so
very far behind New York. and doubt
less in ten years there will be more
ground in Chicago worth 500 square
foot than in New York. And just
think. fifty years ago we could have
purchased . farm right around here
where we stand for $50 or 80 an acre.
~ Chicago Herald.
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An APES DEATH.


Touching Scenes ~ the Death BED Of =
Well-Behaved Monkey.
In his recently published treatise on
the anthropoid apes Prof. Hartmann,
Of the Berlin University. tells q touch
ing story Of large monkey which be-
longcd to the Geological Gardens Of
Dresden. Mafuca. as she was named
BY Herr Schopf. the director Of the
gardens, was = parsonage of polite
manners She would blow her nose
with handkerchief. put on her own
boots. wiring out the linen. steal keys
and open locks She had cup Of tea
every morning and one of cocoa every
evening. and at any time would fill her
own cup or tumbler without splitting .
drop suggesting At once sense Of
propriety and of appreciation Of the
beverage. Her death was quite pa
thetic. After some years experience
Of the climate Of Dresden she showed
symptoms of consumption; and. II I'M
able 20 realize the progress Of the dis
ease. she was quite conscious when L
was drawing to . close. She would
scarcely allow her friend. DR.. Schopf.
who nursed her throughout her illness.
TO leave her sight When the end APP
preached. feeling her forces ebbing.
She threw her arms around his neck.
kissing him repeatedly. held out her
hand to grasp his and fell back lifelcss.
-. illustrated London Nesrs.
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Jhe Harmless way a. which Fashionable
ye@lninisy Employs Itsslf q Present.
There are craxes and crazes. We
are initiative creatures. and when :
craze comes our way we welcome IL
and fondle il and rejoice in il and 60
the whole length a IL with significant
unanimity. The coarse passion for
poker that has for months turned the
heads Of half the population shows
here and there hopeful sign Of sub
sidence. and many Of our women
poker-hends have. happily, opened
their eyes 10 the demoralizing influence
Of the poker table. The general bent
u woman's mind Is toward refinement,
and the glad alacrity with which the
mass Of women have dropped other
crazcs and taken TO their hearts the
delights Of tissue-paper flower making
is something that ought to be cele-
brated- Take walk through ten or
through ten times ten streets and have
an eye on the windows you pass IL
makes no difference whether it be cot
tagc or mansion that you observe-in
every window from which the curtains
are drawn you shall see tissue-paper
flowers. The fiery poppy abounds; the
SNOWFALL flourishes; the rose Of June
peeps out at you; the hydrangea
riots in clusters; you catch glimpses Of
water-lilies suspended from chandeliers
or playing their pretty part on some
modest window sill; and you somehow
feel that never was more rational
scheme devised to employ a leisure
hour. For few cents and no appren-
ticeship Of labor. no pupilage in art, the
little child, the grandma Of the circle.
and even the turbulent boys, may pro-
duce these pretty floral fictions and SO
contribute 70 the adornment of the
rooms in which we live. Unlike
some other crazes TO which we have
given our devotion there is in this no
feverish and unhealthful excitement,
no pickering, no dispute, no loss Of
temper; and when we have devoted an
evening TO il we see some happy and
pleasing results. The product Is before
us in forms Of airy beauty so like
creations self that they have many
times deceived the eyes Of those not in
the secret Of their birth.
Welcome the tissue-paper craze. II
is an economical amusement-in one
sense an art 1t appeals to the finest
sensibilities; it teaches deftness Of hand;
il contributes to the eyes education ia
color; it stimulates love for nature in
her loveliest manifestations. and it en-
ables us to CRAFTY our friends with
pretty and acceptable tokens Of esteem
without burdensome Detr0il
Free Press.
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General Grant u 70 stand in gran
lie on twelve thousand dollar sole
dicrs' shaft 70 BE- put up at Salem,
Mass.
ID. T. Jewctt. Of St. Louis, II said
to be the only man who ever served Z
zone day term" in the United States
Senate.
Colonel r. p. G. Hall, paymaster
u. s. A.. Is said 70 be the only living
descendant Of William Penn In this
country.
Henry Watterson Is reported "a
have said that he could survive the
obituary notices published NJ the time
Of his illness, but the portraits hurt his
feelings.
Senator Joe Brown. Of Georgia.
has the most complete collection Of
newspaper clippings in Washington.
They are all about himself and his say
ings and doings. His wife u the edi-
tor.-Defrot Free Press.
Rev. Mr. Milburn. the blind Chap
lain Of the House Of Representatives. il
slightly built man Of medium height,
with gray hair and beard. who walks
about so confidently that no one at .
distance would suspect MIN TO be blind
Washington Post.
Rev. DR.. Hall. Of the Fifth AvcnIi6
Presbyterian Church. in New York.
has contributed to the Ledger column
also writes for the Sunday School
World and all the publications Of the
American Tract Society are submitted
to him in the proof.
james Parton writes in the Forum.
on newspapers He puts on his fore
sight and through it sees the time when
no reputable newspaper will print ad-
vertisements. just So II he will
look again, he will see the editors.
owners and producers Of such news
papers living upon the rich and rare
west wjnd--Housfon Post.
Mr.. Crouch, Of Randolph, Tenn,
thoughtlessly became engaged TO two
young ladies at the same time, and the
father Of one Of them marched him to
his daughters house at the end Of
shotgun There the young woman
and her sister gave him fearful COW.
hiding, but he finally made his escape
and hurried OF and married the otLer
girl.
Senator Bowen. Of Colorado. re-
Gently said to a party Of friends
"When / was elected to the Senate
three years ago / was astounded to
learn from the newspapers that l was
worth between 5000. 900 and SO. 000,-
600. The truth is, / have never had at
one time q million dollars worth Of
property in INV life. though hope to
reach that figure before die. ~ y
| Tribune.
1t turns out that Mr.. Edgar Faw-
cett is the author of the anonymous
story published some time ago under
| the title Of The Bunting Ball" The
publishers offered prize Of one thou
sand dollars to anybody guessing the
author. So many people suspected
Fawcett. owing to the turgid style, that
the purse has been divided up. and the
guessers will only realize twelve and
one-half cents apiece. ~ Chicago Times.
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The Marvellous Ruins Near the village Of
Papantla- MEXICO.

The Marvellous Ruins near the ShIoGo o.
Papantla. MEXICO
The pyramid Of Papantla is not built
Of brick or Of clay mixed with whin-
stone, as are most Of those in Mexico,
but Of immense blocks of porphyry. in
the seams Of which mortar may still
be distinguished The base Of the
pyramid is an exact square. each side
eighty-two feet long. with perpendic-
ular height Of sixty feet Like all
Mexican teocallis or places Of human
sacrifice, it is composed of successive
stages. a great stairway leading to the
truncated summit Hieroglyphics and
strange serpents. frogs and
crocodiles-ar carved in relief on the
faced stones of each story. while the
square nichcs in every terrace. three
hundred and sixty-six in number, have
given rise TO q conjecture that they
may have had some connection with
the ancient Toltec calendar. The
twelve additional inches that appear in
the stair toward the east. perhaps stood
for the twelve useless" days at the
end Of their cycle
his edlnce - remarkaDie. not %
much for size as for perfect symmetry.
the polish Of the stones and the regu-
larity Of their cut In his great work
on New Spain, Baron Humboldt refers
TO the analogy Of the brick monuments
Of Mexico 70 the temple Of Belus. at
Babylon. and the pyramids near SAX.
hara in Egypt. Saws he: There are in
Mexican pyramids Of several stages, in
the forests Of Papantla, at small ele-
walton above the sea, and in the plains
Of Cholula and Tetihuacan at elevations
surprising those Of our passes in the
Alps. We are surprised to see in re-
gions most remote from one another,
and under climates Of the greatest di-
vcrsity. man following the same model
in his edifices. his ornaments, his hab-
its and even in the form Of his political
institutions Cor. Boston Transcript
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Mr.. J. M. Kershaw, Of St Louis, has
presented to Mrs Grant an ingenious
bronze tablet commemorating the mill
itary history Of General Grant It d
thirteen inches long. ten inches wide
and two and one-half inches thick. In
the center Is bust profile Of the Gem
eral. On the sides are shields repre-.
senting the forty-ninc States and Ter.
ritorieS Folds around the edges con-
tain the names Of the sixteen battles IN
which Grant was Commander-in-C Chief.
At the base i medallion representing
an Indian girl GROWING him with :
wreath. THERE'S proflse ornaments
ton with flowers. rosettes, etc. MT.
Kcrshaw WAS occupied sixteen monthe
IN doing the work. 80 Chicago zSSbsWa
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What interjection is of the femi-
nine genderf Alas! ~ Indianapolis
Herald
An exchange asks: What can the
Hindoo? Well. almost any thing is
better than idoling away his firue--
Germdnforn Independent.
The waiter inferred that the guest
had taken little something before
supper from the mere fact Of his order
ing "chork pops and tied fraters. -
Chicago Mail.
An Irish magistrate asked . pris-
oner IL he was married. NO." replied
the man. Then" replied his Wor-
ship. amid peals Of laughter, 1t Is :
good thing for your wife,
Grandpa: Tell me, Ethel. why do
you have six buttons on your gloves?"
Ethel: ..Yes. grandpa. dear. l will tell
you. The reason il. IL / had seven but
tons, or five. they would not match the
six buttonholes. ~. u Mail.
A writer says that corporal punish
ment is no longer practiced BY parents
possessing common sense. This may
be true IN regard to boys, but we notice
AHot ElEA< UIC Sill Dl0u%Hl uR Win y
switch. Norristosrn Herald.
First Tramp: Strike any thing
in that house?" YES. ! struck the old
man." Get any thing?' Got
kicked out" Perhaps he didn't know
your family" That's where you're
wrong. He said be knew them all.
He kicked me in remembrance of three
generations. ~ Boston Globe.
81 don't know what you mean BY
not being an Irishman." said gentle
man who was about hiring boy. ..but
you were born in Ireland" s'Och,
Your Honor, IL that's all" said the
boy, :small blame to that Suppose
your cat was TO have kittens in the
oven. would they be loaves Of bread?"
- Pittsburgh Chronicle.
A Child's Definition.-A child six
years Of age was asked BY her parents
to write q composition. She asked on
what subject she was to write; her faith
er said. write about the goat The first
sentence the little one wrote was: "A
goat Is an animal with four legs. one
at each corner he stands on his hind
legs and eats his dinner Of paper OF the
fences. ~ y. Post.
Does person have to be famil-
lar with spirits who tells ghost stories.
unclc?" Certainly not, my little
chap. why do you ask such . ques-
tiong' .Well. don't you know, /
thought they did. and came to the
conclusion. Il that was the case, you
could spin lots Of yarns for me. for
mother sand the other night that yo.s
had too much to do with ardent
spirits" The uncle ct this juncture
INDUCES in another Glove Boston
Budget.
"A poor Irishman had little shoe
makers shop. in which for many years
he piled his trade, earning an honest
living. One day he was amazed to
see on the opposite side Of the street .
sign which read: mons. LafarRe.
shoemaker, just from Paris" He was
very indignant and felt that monsieur
was treading on his grounds. Tho
next day he came out with . sign
which read: Pat Connolly, shoe
maker; never saw Paris, but de6ea
competition
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The rabbit pest in Nevada. which
has assumed such proportions - 70 en-
danger the stock ranges. Is the result
Of the wholesale slaughter Of coyossa.
wildcats and lynx. Chicago Heroid.
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s.You must give up writing poetry.
nv dear. when you're married. said
my uncle TO Rose. as we we're taking
coffee in the drawing-room.
..Oh. l could never write line Of
poetry" she answered. blnshing. I'm
Gle for must always call you uncle
| see must make confession. Will
You ever forgive me? Il was all Mr..
Woodbird doing. Those verses which
I showed you this morning we're never
written bv poor me! Did you really
think that I could have written them?
II was . little conspiracy between Mr..
Woodbird and me. He wrote them for
the Grosrcnor Magazine. and said he
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Was ever budding poet placed in
such q situation? The happiness OF
my life hung upon the power Of my
verse. II was with fcvcrish inn
patience that l opened the desk
which held my little store Of
honey. and sat down TO select a
sample for unclc's palate. Dear me.
what poor stuff II was! Surely had
known flashes Of fancy, and expert
cnced the poets frenzy. or could Il
have been only the frenzy for scrib-
bling? With q sinking heart ] chose
three or four Of my most cherished pro-
auctions. and took them with me 20
show to my uncle after dinner.
When the ladies had retired. ! gulped
The Washington critic., 1886-08-23
MOTIFS AND GOSSIP.

PRor CALVIN e. SrowE. husband of
Harriet Beecher stowe, died at Hartford
yesterday, aged 81.
CnEr SHAW Of the London Fire Brigade
now in this country again, win sail for
home september II.
ANDREW CARNEotE, the Pittsburg
millionaire, is building u summer residence
at Cresson Springs, Pa.
The personal estate of the late William
IT, Hooper of Baltimore aggregates 81 1885,.
Oli and the realty 100000.
THE diocesan convention for the election
Of successor to the lat Bishop Lay will
lie held at Salisbury, Md, Thursday.
Tur New York SUI says that Roscoe
Conkling now wears his beard closely
trimmed in the Grant style and goes around
town In cheap Jean suit.
DAN O'LEARY, the pedestrian, Is In bal
uck, having been locked up in New York
Saturday on charge Of swindlng an FL
mira hotcl.hecper out Of $50.
NINE. MINNIE llAUE, who arrived from
Europe last Friday, is going this week to-
wards San Francisco and will visit the
Yellowstone Park on the way.
THEODORE BRACE, Democratic candidate
for Supreme Judge of Missouri was born
in June, 1896, in Allegany County, Mary
land, and removed West in 1856.
MoNCuRE d. CONWAY is going to lecture
about "Adam's Third Wife" lie might
| parDphrase the title, for variety, "Some
Other Eve."-[ Burlington Free Press.
The New York Grdpbic Is not satisfied
with tie outcome Of the lIalstoad-Mc Lean
imbroglio 1t says that having created a
| great public expectation these gentlemen
| mc entitled to no thanks for not gratify-
ing IT.
TuACNER>Y used to delight in telling
how waiter at public dinner was over
heard telling another, That's the great Mr..
Thackcray;" to which the brother waiter
replied, "Lor' bles us, and oo's'e - BJs-
ton Herald.
| RoBFRT j. CREIGHTON, the new Secretary
Of state Of the Sandwich Islands, was orig.
rally printer in Belfast and emgrated to
| New Zealand, where hn established a news
paper. He afterwards drfted to California
and thence to Honolulu.
JonN FITZGERALD, who presided over
the recent convention Of the Irish National
League at Chicago, 10 a large railroad con
tractor and the president of three National
banks out In Nebraska. He began life as
ditch-digger, at s. Il month.
GROVER CLEVELAND is about the only
Democrat who could be elected to th(
Presidency In 1855. The Democrats arc
fast finding this out, and while they may
| purr and prance around about other strange
gods Grover Cleveland is the man they
will renominate all the same Chicago
News.
Dr.. Morrow, who has been investigating
the subject of ice cream poisoning for tht
american AHdi,St, comes to the conclusion
that the vanilla 1ayoring extract is respon
sible for 1t all, the poison proceeding iron
the oil of the cashow nut, with which tht
vanilla beans are coated in preparing then
for market.
AMONG the patriots who are organizing
brigade OF Fourth Warders in New Yorl
to fight the Mcxicans is James d. Kerri
gan, who was in the original Mexican war
the Lopez expedition to Cuba and Walk
cr's Nicaragua invasion; also, Colonel Ton
Hayden, who at one time during the lat
war was provost-marshal of Alexandria
The leaders of the movement claim tina
| tley can raise l5OO0 men at short notice,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

From Brentauo Bros,
"The Merchant Of Venice,n by William
Shakespeare, with "The Adventures Of
Giannetto,n and other pieces related to
the play. Published by Cassell & Co., New
York, in their National Library series.
From the publishers:
TIE Ecloctic Magazine for September with
valuable, suggestive and entertaining Sc
lcctious from the best foreign literature
"Noyclists aud their Patrons" "lhe EvOlu-
tion Of Architecturc,n "Ihe Drama of the
Day. and j n. Jorlan's paper on Modern
Chiuo,n are among the articles Of special
interest +. r. Peltou, publisher, 23 Bond
street, New York,
From Joseph Shilington, Fouranl-a-
half street aud Pennsylvania avenue, aud
Robert Bcull, 49j Pcnusy ylynuia avenue:
The September issue Of HorpcI's W,gq-
zine, a number uuu-ually strong in both
literary aud artistic merit Among its con
uibutors are Theodore Chill, Charles
Dudley Warner Thomas Wentworth HIg.
piuson, Admiral Simpson, Richard A.
Proctor and other well-known writer's,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-23
ONE NV AT A TINIE.


one day at a time That's all II can be;
No faster than that IN the hardest fatc
Aud days have their limits, however we
Begin thCm too early aud stretch them late.
one day al time!
It's a wholesome rhyme,
good one TO live by,
a day al a dime.
one day at a time A burden too great
10 be borne for two can be borne for one;
Who knows what will ontortO-mDrrOws S gatCs
While yet we are speaking all may be done
one day at Il time!
It's wholesome rhyme,
A good one to live by,
4 day at time,
One day at a time when Joy Is at height
such "a Joy as the heart can never forget
And pulses are thrObblng with wild delight,
How hard to remember that suns must set.
one day at a time
It's wholesome rhyme,
A good one to live by,
day " time,
One day at a time! 'Tls the whole Of life!
All sorrow, all JOY, az measured therein,
Ihc hound of our purpOseaOur uublest strife,
The one only COuntersignl sure TO win
ono day al time
It's wholesome rhyme,
a good one TO live by,
A day at time.
Helen Hunt jackson.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-23
EDITOR CUTTINGS RELEASE.

Nptuuith ctou1inr th a 1icnngitiOp
SHOWN IN various quarters 10 hnd fault
with the action of the Secretary of
stota IN t,o Crtt,,o, ooso ,bo,o oro
S'"'o Wv ''tue N"70' 'nGio "'o
many lnluenual newspapers that ac-
cord TO Mr.. Bayard the full credit that
is due him and refuea IN ba iraroro,d
NN' ,',
by partisan or preludlced cHllclsm'
The Cleveland PidiHde9lcy, as an in.
etonce saws.
S'"n, s4y .,..,-, A..
lhefe nus Deen tnrouEuou0 I"e "uoie coh, On
lroVeisy etlei III ua''o' "', VIC i'~,t ot tle
uihi,,l9.Iai'on 10 " pI"'I W. ",". " 10
roun'iy any Pl".r'' In' %. ''s ''.,HJ >,
Mpne ~ VIC s.,Av ''lu' .l' "'s
nee,l h',Uy 70 ,,',. ~, q. ,,' ,,.' H., W. .
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a., ,aiy' S H g'' cir pii 49, ' ,,, sou,
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,Dis ce.r s.ry and M,
the best interests NJ nh ro,cerpr1 '''' '''
m pai,taora e., r,i. ,,o.,,,,.
,in,, 9. mdor,t,,, '. .l. ''' ',"' "''t,,a.,
,aiivrIy on fine sul,icct srys in rcr,rj
The Washington critic., 1886-08-23

eide precisely with The view that has
been taken Of this unpleasant episode
from the outset by Tue Crwic We
have felt that Mr.. Bayard, allhoush
possibly misinformcd ns TO certain
facts in the case, was to much
greater extent, the victim of mtsrcp-
rescntation and aspcrsion among those
who should have been prompt. If not
the first to uphold his hands and
stand by him in the maintenance of
the honor and dignity Of the Gov
eminent
The Washington critic., 1886-08-23
PROPOSALS. FOR FUEL.
CLERKS OFFICE,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, u. s..
WAsHrNGToN, H. c., Aug. 6, 1885.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Office until II o'clock noon on WEDSES-
DAY, September /, 1856, for the delivery of
eight hundred 600 tons of the best White Ash
Furnace Coal (screenGd); also eighty (s0)
cords OF the best Spruce Pine and eighty tSo)
mole coal and wood as may be needed at the
House o represents lives during the present
fiscal year, said wood and coal to be delivered
and stored in The vaults at the south wing OF
tober, 1856. The coal must weigh 2,2,0 pounds
to the ton and the oak wood be cut in three
(3) pieces. The wood must measure 1913 cubic
cut al tie Capitol. The right to reweigh the
coal at the Capitol, and the right to reject
any and all bids is reserved. The bids to be
incorsed Proposals for Coal and Wood" and
addressed to
JOHN II. CLARK, JR.,
CLERK of House of RpO IT, s.