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A Deacon ON Dancing.

Report OF q Lecture in New York Sun.
Mr.. Sutherland said he had attended an evening
party given by deacon recently, and when the
music arose with its voluptuous swell" even his
converted feet began to itch. He then realized
the insidious nature Of this fascinating amuse-
ment, and he came away to avoid temptation. He
knew, he said, young woman about eighteen
years old who had an insane idea that she would
like to go on the stage. Her father was q Baptist
preacher but he had been 80 eager to convert his
daughter that he Overdid the matter and she be-
came an infldel. Mr. sutherland decided to show
the young woman what the stage was like behind
the fOotl1ghts. He sent letter to Ned Harrigan,
telling his object, and in due time he and the
would be actress went behind the scenes They
arrived just In time to portion OF the scenery
accidentally fall and to hear vOlley OF oaths
which caused the girls face to blanch. They went
on, however, and the young woman was literally
spr1nkled with dust and decorated with paint. b.
sides this, she got very good idea OF what an &C
treSs was when she was Invested Of her f1nery.
The young woman went away from the theater
disguised with the idea which had so recently faS-
cinated her, and now she was the happy wife OF q
Californian.
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Inc following will give you some idea OF New
YORK prices which people OF moderate means, who
are not extravagant In anything, have to pay.
Famiiy DOCTORS fees, per visit, guinea; a dress
iOs. lady,s bonnet, c3 los: a plain autumn
IresS Es; black silk dress, trimmed WELL $50; a
silk hat, 60; a caulifiower, Is sd. to %: a bunch
vi parsley, %. head OF celery, 100; a pound Of
mushrooms, Is; pair Of sweetbreads, Is. one
lettuce, 10; a city lunch, Is. Meat is about the
same price as In London. except beefsteaks, which
range IN price (after deducting for the bone sold
WIN IneM from 2S to a. per pound. OF course 1t
is possible TO live more cheapy than this by going
intO some wretched neghborhood and crOwding
INTO ABOUT SIX rooms two or three OF which have
no WINDOWS In them In a common lodging house.
ana being eaten up by vermin, with which the city
literally swarms; but my comparison is for a man
VINO Tries TO obtain, as near as he can, the same
comforts here as he had In London
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TWO SPLENDID BUILDING LOTS on CONNEC
Il TICrT AVENUE AND on TMENTHA FIRST
On FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY THIRD
1883, at HAIF-PAsT POUR O'CLOCK. We xill sell ID
: u LIp b = fNp %. soUARr o.
GEO. W. sTIcKNEY. Auctioneer, $50 p.

CHANCERY SALE OF yALuABIT Is-PRovED
RIAL ESTATE l27 AND 1.sl SIXTH 81 hEEI,
NEAR Is SOUTHEAST. AND on NM lERsEY
AyENU E,BETNEEA BANDC STREETS NORlH-
WEST
BY virtue of decree of the Supreme Court II the
District OF Columbia passed n equity cause No -
1860, vii sell az puoc auction, IN front ofnaH
the premises, on FRIDt ~. EEBkuARl TENTH. A
ID. 1858. at o. ARHEE-PASr FOUR O'clock T. NJ,
lots anu 4, ia Browning and Noodward's subdivision
lots I and > in square s42. with improvements
thereon.
Aud SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ELEVENTH.
1SSat SANE HOUk, part Of lot q square 134. 'front.'
ing 81 feet 1 inch on New Jersey avenue. between
and northwest, by depsh OF - feet. with
the improvements thereon
Terms If One-thsrd Of the purchase money 10
cash and the balance IN two equal inssailments
BILE in aud two years with Interest frOfn day VI
secured 10y deed OF trust upon the property sold
all cash, at the op ion Of the purchaser.
Ii Of not lied with In ten days the
property viii sold risk and cost u defaIne
chaser.
A deposit OF $50 on each lot will be required when
property is knocked down.
al convey ancing at cost Of purchaser.
l. ". Mn BALI. Trustee. 1871 r ST. NV.
WAL +. LfoNs,S CourtlaId ST.
ja2S-d6ds baltimore. Md
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Heroic Miss Minnie Freeman.

HOW SHE SAVED THE LIVES OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN.
Miss Minnie Freeman, the heroic teacher at Myra
Valley, Neb., whose presence OF mind saved from
death her thirteen little pupils during the terrible
storm OF last week, was IN Omaha recently, and
told the following story: "The storm came up
very suddenly, and struck the schoolhouse Just
about the time for closing. / knew from indlca-
lions tnat 1t was going to be a regular bliz-
zard, and told the children 10 all wrap up
Well While / was attending to them the
door blew in and then the windows. L put
my cloak On and was wondering what l was
golnx to do / had made up my mind that the
building would not last long. Then happened to
think OF a ball OF Irvine had taken away from q
little fellow began tying the children together.
and when had completed this task fastened one
end OF the string 10 my arm and awaited develop
ments. Very soon the roof or the building blew
on, and said, Come On children, and We started.
The nearest house was three-Quarters or a mile
away. and In order to reach IL we had TO face the
storm for about one-third OF the distance. 1 WAS
carrying the smallest child, a little girl, and my
talking 10 the children and urging them 10 keep
up their spirits tired me very much. Well we got
TO the house. and beyond few frost bite fingers,
noses, and ears We were ali In good condition
when We started"
Miss Freeman then spoke OF the large number OF
letters she had received since the story OF her
bravery got into print. Most OF them were nat
urdlly OF a complimentary nature, but nine con-
tatned offers OF marriage.
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Pronounced VOhlahpeek.
100000 PERSONS ARE PRoFIcIENu1N THE UNIVERSAL

The New York Sun Jan. 81 says: Mr. Chas. E.
Sprague, secretary Of the Union Dime Savings Bank
and professor OF the Academy OF vOlapuk, lee
tured before the Language Club at Columbia Col
lege last evening on volapuk, the new universal
language. The Academy OF volapuk is an associa-
ton Of gentlemen living in various parts OF the
world who are interested in promoting the use OF
this new vehicle OF thought. PROT Sprague said
the proper pronunciation Of the new languages
name was vo-lah-peek, giving the sound OF 80" as
In old It did not aspire to displace national
naculars, but to facilitate International CORE
spondence. 1t would be most useful in commercial
correspondence and an excellent auxiliary In SCI
and 100000 have acquired proficiency. 1t is
derivative language, rejecting the defects OF the
tongue from which it Is derived. It's grammatical
rules have no exceptions. It has 10000 words. A.
regular army Ofhcer at Walla Walla is compiling q
dictionary
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Tortured fer HI, Wealth.
AN OLD MANS FEET uisrEKgp By rHIRyrs 10 MAX
u ~

AN OLD MANS FEET E.isrKKEp BIZ rHIRvEs 10 MAKE
HIN GIVE Up HIS ooLo.
Says dispatch from Huntington. Pa. A das-
taruly outrage was perpetrated I'm Henderson
township Thursday morning. which will probably
result in the death OF the victim, Henry Mer-
ntts, an old woodsman. About 1 O'Clock three
masked men entered the hut OF Merritts ana de-
manded TO be shown where his supposed wealth
was concealed For several years Merritts has
been engaged in the numbering business and had
accumulated about e. 900, which was secreted in
the basement OF his dwelling. His asssilsnts gagged
ana pound him, and falling In their efforts To ex-
tort confession by these means, they held his
bare feet TO the IRE and otherwise maltreated him
In q shocking manner. Finally becoming uncoa-
scious, his assailants left him and searched the
hut for his hidden wealth Beneath the flooring
they found over 81 800 hidden In a -four sack but
this was all they secured, as the other money be-
longing 70 him was hidden short distance from
the house. Merritts was found this morning still
bound and gagged, and owing 10 his advanced
years IL Is thought the maltreatment he has re-
ceived will result In his death.
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Society in Samoa.

From W. B. Churchman'S Book.
About an hour before sunset we arrived at Fale-
latai and put up at the house OF Anei, one OF the
bathed and had dinner We were, usual, es-
corted to the bathing place by two young ladies
carrying our towels and clean things. Arriving
there found to my dsmay that 1 had LEFT my
"lava-lava," the wearing OF which is imperative in
public bathing place, In the house. on request
ing of the girls 10 back and get IL me,
she, gong into the bush out OF sight, fung me out
amusement OF The other occupants OF the pool |
performed my ablutfon carefully wrung out The
garment and tossed 1t back, and tine kind young
woman re-entered upon the scene as smiling and
as attentive as before.
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'"Tax Reduction Is a Necessisy.''
THE BIG TARIFF REFORM MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA
LAST MIGHT

-
THE BIG TARIFF REFORM MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA
LAST NIGHT.
The meeting ito enforce and endorse the recon-
mendations OF President Cleveland for revenue re-
form" which was held In Philadelphia last night,
Is pronounced to be one Of the most successful
demonstrations OF the kind ever held in that city.
Mr.. m. NJ. Singerly. editor OF the Record, called
the meeting to order. Mr.. Wilson Welsh was
chosen president and ex-Congressman Stanger
secretary. The Academy OF Music was packed to
the top gallery. Speeches were made by Represen-
tative Breckfnrfdge, OF Kentucky, and ex-Repre-
sentative Hurt, OF Ohio. both OF whom commended
President Cleyeland's recommendations. Letters
OF regret were read from Hon. S. s. Cox, Speaker
Fairchild and ex-Secretary McCulloch. The
meeting was called irrespective OF politics and was
attended by both democrats and republicans All
the letters received heartily approved the object
OF the meeting, uni declared for revenue reform.
Ex-secretary McCqlloch expressed gratification
That the call was addressed, not to republicans
democrats, but to citizens, irrespective OF their
political party relations. He added: "rhe tariff
question Is an economic question, and Il would be
an immense gain to the people II il lifted out
OF politics and considered, as such a question
ought TO De with regard to its bearings upon great
THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was adopted: Tax re-
duction Is necessity. There can be no successful
defense OF fiscal policy which takes more money
out OF the pockets OF taxpayers than is necessary
Tor economical administration OF the Government.
Aoi OASCoolNe fcNtuuc Is EtNLoeu tdAd-
ton. President Arthur recommended, to this end,
the abolition OF the tobacco tax, an enlargement
or the Tree list and simplificatiOn and reduction
or duties on cotton, iron, steel, sugar, wool, and
woolens. President Cleveland recommends free
raw materials OF manufactures, anu such other
tarlH reduclOn on the neceSSar1eS OF living as
shall afford the greatest possible relief Of the pub
TIC burden. Believing that substantial reduction
OF tarin duties Is demanded, not by mere indis-
crlmlnate popular camOr, but by the best con-
sentative opinion of the country, including that
which has In former times been most strenuous
Tor the preservation OF national industrial de-
lenses, and that such reduction should be not only
due recognition OF pubic sentiment and a
measure or justice to consumers, but one condu-
clve 10 tne general Industrial prosperity and bene
ncial TO the special interests affected It Is hereby
resolved: That the existing duties upon raw ma
terlals which are TO be used In manufactures
should be removed; that the duties upon the arti-
cieS used or consumed by those who are least able
70 bear the burden OF Taxation should be reduced.
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Digging UP Ancient Sybaris.
THE SITE OF THE CITY OF LUXURY TO BE CAREFrLI
EXPLORED.

THE SITE OF THE CITY OF LUXURY TO BE CAREFULLY
EXPLORED.
From London Letter
All lovers OF classic archaeology. will be pleased
to learn that the Italian government has decided
upon granting funds for the exploration and ex-
animation, by carefully conducted excavations, Of
the site OF the ancient and interesting city OF Sy-
baris, which, as is commonly believed, owed its
ultimate decay and downfall to the excessive lux
ury OF It's citizens. They were once a really brave
and warlike people, but degenerated into such eff
feminacy that they fall an easy prey TO the inhab-
tants of the sister town. CrotOn, the city OF Pyth-
agoras, by whom they were conquered, and the
city utterly destroyed (B. e. 5lW by turning the
waters Of the river Crathis so that they flowed
over and covered the site.
The SlJe o. the ancient Italian city having been
determined by the French arch@ologist, NJ. Lenor-
mant, no difficulty will arise on that head, and the
excavations will be commence shortly. A vast
layer or earth, many feet In thickness, has accu-
mulated over the ruin, during the space OF nearly
=, 400 years which have elapsed since its final de-
structiOn; and ii Is believed the exploration this
mound OF earth Will be rewarded by the discovery
OF many objects OF great interest, which perhaps
may help TO give vivid picture OF Hellenic man.
ners, customs and hOme-li1e at that far-On period
The site OF the remains Is situated near the rail-
way station or BuffalOrla, In the valley through
which the river Craft now runs and close to the
town of Cassano, situated on the western side Of
the Gulf OF laramie.
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The Coercion Campaign.
ANOTHER IRISH MEMBER SENT TO JAIL-NO wARRA,
our EOR DR. TANNER.

our FOR DIR. TANNER.
The trial Of Patrick O'Brien, member OF paria-
ment, Thomas Byrne, pr, sldent OF the Ballinasloe
branch OF the National League, and John Hayden
editor OF the West,neoh Examiner, for ofenses
under the crimes act, was held at Coolderry,
county Monaghan, yesterday. MeSsrs O'Brien
and Byrne were each sentenced TO four months
imprisonment, and Mr.. Hayden to three months
A notice OF appeal was given in each case.
DR.. Tanner, NJ. p, yesterday visited Scotland
Yard and offered to surrender himself IL a warrant
had been issued Tor his arrest. He was told that
no instructions for his arrest had been issued.
In speech last evening POstmaster-General
kaikes said that the government should crown its
Irish campaign with t1nal blow at the National
League.
The mayor Of Cork has been summoned under
the crimes act for asSaulting Policeman Cox
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Germamy's Def0rmed Heir.
THE NALFoRAATIONs WHICH AFFIICT THE YOUNG
PRINCE WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA.

THE MALFoRAATIoNs WHICH AFFLIcr TIE YOUNG
PRINCE WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA.
From Berlin Letter.
II the throat trouble OF the crown prince OF Ger
many causes his death soon the heir to the throne
will be his eldest son, Prince Wilhelm, OF whom
the Countess Won Krockow writes: 1.-The Ger
mans cannot forgive an heir apparent or the
throne having been born mediocre In 1gure and
imperfectly formed, Prince Wilhelm has a Grip
pied arm. The fingers are mere knobs. In the
Hussar uniform there is pocket, and he wears It
because the three fingers OF the helpless member
can be hung in the pocket Otherwise IL hangs
awkwardly and helplessly in its sleeve. His
horses are especially trained, and before the
prince is TO mount are ridden three-quarters OF an
hour to wear them down. He can just manage to
hold the reins.
1--WE were together In a country house. looked
with our hostess at the fork with which he eats.
1t Is OF SILVER and not conspcuously different from
others, out fixed to the under tine there a sharp
small blade. What the prince can not cut with
one hand and with this blade he does not UNDER
take to eat. The right hand and arm are large
and OF extraordinary dexterty but the little finger
Is deformed by q growth which the prince only
imperfectly conceais Dy wearing rings up 10 near
the third phalange."
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ja2S-d6ds
nUNcANsoN BROS. Auctioneers.
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY :, SECURED BIZ

SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SECI RED BIZ
COLLATERAL NOTES.
Py yrue OF three certain collateral notes dated 6
WashinEton. ID. respectively, August ). 1856, Sep
tenlber D. 1856 and November -, lss6 wi, sell
1883. at TMELNE-THIRTH O'CLOCK 4. n. within
the auction Rooms of Duncanson Bros. 9th aud sta
NV.
1 pair Diamond Earrings Diamond Cross. Diamond
Bracelets Diamond and Ruby Bracelets Diamond and
Sapphire Bracelst, Diamond and Turquoise ret Anne
thyst Pin. Pearl Pin Diamond Pa. Diamond Neck
lace 4 Diamond and sapphire Ling. ] Cluster
Diamond and Ruby King, 1 Cluster Diamond and
Elmer Il Ring
BY order Of the holder. DUNCANsoN BROS.
1a1-dSdbs AuctioDeera
IE- THE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED UNTIL
FRIDAY, JANUARY TWENTIETH, 1855, same houe
and place. BY order OF the holder
n DCNCANSOS BROS, Aucts.
CT THE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST.
PONED UNTIL TUESDAY. JANUARY Thirty
FIRST, 1888 at same hour and place
BY order OF the holder DUNCANsoN EROS
jA.,S-2t Auctioneru.
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Saturday smiles.

Love is an old, old story, yet few of the girls
murmur chestnut" when they hear it-Epoch.
Some people sigh all their lives for wealth and
their lives and never getit. The best plan is TO
invent q SuSpender button that will stay on. and
keep the agency yOurself.-Somerritle Journal.
cided that they can't AFFORD 1t. When they real
lied that 1t would cost the yOungster ElOO every
time he wanted his mother to sing him to sleep
cash up or no concert-they decided that no baby
could Stand 1t without mortgag1ng the nursery
and nttings.-LOnd0n Ifd-Btts.
Gentleman to Uncle Rastus: "Why, Uncle Ras-
tus you never charged me thirty-nve cents before,
for carrying In q ton OF coal"
Uncle Rastus: 'Dat's Gaze de price hab riz, Mis-
tab SInif. YO' KANT expec' to git seven dollah
coal carried in at de ole rates, sah-"-Epoch.
The emir Of Afghanistan has fallen in love with
bagpipes and has ordered 200 Of them for CabuL
The shah Of Persia has also ordered a brass band.
That Is what civilization has done for the heather
what's the tariff got to do with 1t, anyhow? Just
look at ladies' b0nnets how high they are; and yet
there is very little. protection about them.-YonA-
ers Statesman.
st. Peter-what was your businessi In New York?
Pilgrim-I was superintendent OF q street railway
company. St. Peter-Ah, yes; just sit down out
case, and we must take the testimony Of six hun
mony Of horses good evidencef ST. Peter-Per-
iectly good Pilgrim tsadySnow , ne me way 70
gle.)-Br0okiyn Eagle.
"Y so In your dress?" asked the school
n: g. s rs s mum replied he. II drank to KS
"Do you understand, STR" he said to the young
man, sthat II you marry my daughter, you may
wed . porti0nless girl; that the property which
she has reasons to expect vii come to her may 60
ayes. sir,n responded the young man, nobly,
''but am willing to take the chances Nothing
ventured, you know, SIR. nothing gained"-APoch
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Sir stafford NOrthcOse During Our Civil

ar
Lord Coleridge. in Macmillan's Magazine
There was a time when, In the great American
civil war, the sympathies OF the English upper
classes went with slavery and when the North
had scant Justice and no mercy at their hands
have myself seen that most distinguished man.
Charles Francis Adams, subjected in society to
treatment which, II be had resented IT, might have
seriously ihperieu the relations Of the two cOun-
tries, ana which nothing but the wonderful SELF
determination TO siife all personal Keeling and 10
consider himself only the minister of q great
country, enabled him 10 treat as be did with
mute disdafn But IN this crit cal state OF things
In and out OF parliament Mr. Disraeli and Sir stat.
ford Nortncote on one side, and the Duke OF Argyll
and Sir George Cornwall Lewis, on the otner,
mainly contributed 10 keep this country neutral
ana 10 save US IRON the ruinous mistake OF taking
part with the south On this matter Sir STANFORD
spoke with an energy not usual In 50 kind a man.
well remember his saying 10 me In this city that
ne hoped 70 live long enough to see q particular
member Of Mr.. Jefferson DAVIS cabinet hanged fOl
his treason; and he added that he could not un-
oerstand now any man could look without utter
horror and loathing Qhey were his words, not
nline) at the prospect OF q great empire founded
upon slavery and committed 70 the maintenance
OF slavery as the very principle OF It's being. His
caImness was not GOODNESS or indifference: his
gentleness was not weakness. Moral wrong Gas
ne regarded ~, oppression, cruelty reused him to
WRATH and Indignation, the more striking from
.neir contrast 70 his habitual serenity. the more
impressive from the unexpected disclosure OF
those depths OF feeling and emotion the existence
OF which was generally concealed under the veil Of
ms quiet self control
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COIIierie. shutting Down Again.

The William Penn Colliery at Shenandoah, Pa,
which started up few days ago, shut down again
yesterday, the men claiming that they agreed to
Ill the breaker for the local supply only. The
Kelley Run Colliery is still being worked but last
night the joint committee issued a circular COM
handing the men TO quit everything but ''dead
work, and denouncing as ''ScabS" all the men who
are now working at Reading collieries. II is be-
heved, from the expressions OF the Kelley Run
miners, that they Will dsobey the order. The En-
terprise Coiliery at ShamOkin has been forced to
suspend because the Reading CO. refused to haul
Pennsylvania Railroad cars over its line. Prest-
dent Corbin in answer to the letter OF Mayor Ken
ney, OF Reading, asking him TO agree to arbiUra-
ton, says there is nothing to arbitrate.
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Women Can't Run Federal Elevators

From the Alta California
Collector Hager, upon the recent completion Of
the elevator In the custom house, appointed Mrs
Carson to run It, He then forwarded notice OF the
appointment to Washington and received in reply
a letter to the effect that unless some specia
reason existed for the employment of a female,
males should be engaged to run all elevators un-
der the control OF the Government. As a reason
for this discrimination II was stated that women
were liable to b come nervous In case OF an acct
dent, and therefore the Government could not run
the risk OF suits by continuing them In such posi-
tons Acting in accordance with these instruc-
lions, Mrs Morse OF the appraiser building eleva-
tor, was promptly notified that her resignation
would be acceptable, and 1t has been promised.
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Very interesting yarns are af1oat concerning the
engagement of f. Hart Day, prospective Kansas
City millionaire and Cora w. Haynes the daughter
of the senior member Of a wer-known mush
house. Last summer young Day and his mother
tossed up a cent to decide whether they'd 60 to
Cape Ann, Magnolia, or Bar Harbor. The latter
won. There he met Miss Cora whose father, con-
trary to the story books, wanted her to marry
some young man who had made his own way in
the world. SO when she and E. Hart Day became
engaged they Kept 1t secret until the other day,
when having tainted away after the ordeal OF try
ing on a new dress, Miss Haynes murmured her
beloved's name, and then the secret was out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-28

prominent cftizens OF Bainbridge, Ohio Including
the marshal, hotel proprietor and Presbyterian
me coai nom the oars ofthe railroad company. A
cafioad Of coal would sometimes disappear IN q
single niRht The pecularons amount 70 many
Be- imag7ne0 Whsn e h known that, although coal
d universAlly nd IN Bainpr1dge not anS1e car
load has bean bled TO RESIDENT o. thas paace th1a