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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-10
A Boston Woman,s Age,
From the Boston Herald

From the Boston Herald.
There appears to have been no lack OF humor-
Gus incidents attending the registration of the
women voters here in Boston. The latest story
comes from the headquarters of the registrars.
and may be accepted as entirely authentic. A
large number of the women seem to have been
exceedingly annoyed at being obliged to give
their age to the registrars, and in a number of
cases they forfeited their right to vote rather
than to state how old they were. In one in
stance spinster gave her age as .'twenty-one
plus" What do you mean by 'twenty-one
plusT inquired the registrar. II mean, sir.
that am over twenty-one," was the tart reply.
I'VE cannot allow any of that nonsense here"
said the official; lyon must give your exact age
if you desire to be registered" This she per-
sistently declined to do, and consequently her
name ia not on the voting list
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A Nine-Year-OId Girl Official

From the Trenton Times.
The city of Trenton can claim the brightest
and youngest city officer in the state. Miss
Hattie Ovens very cute and clever for a girl
OF nine, has been made second assistant city
clerk, and can now be seen on duty at certain
hours filing away in their proper order the
official documents in the city clerks Office.
When Col Owens, the city clerk. took possess
sion OF his new quarters the public documents
appeared to be considerably disarranged, and,
on complaining, he found cheerful volunteer
In the person of his young daughter, Miss
Hattie, who is very small, but sharp and me-
thodlcaL She was assigned the work of reas-
sorting, and is doing it well. She is rather an
noyed on account of being girl and announces
that, as second assistant clerk, she desires to
be called Harry" and as such she is saluted
by all the city officials. Miss Harry Owens Ia
pretty girl Of pleasant address, and with the
manner Of one twice her age.
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Southern School Books,

Atlanta Special to the New York Herald Dec z.
One of the hveliest discussions that the
Georgia senate has ever had took place to-day
over the public school bill. The bill provided
for the use OF text books throughout the state,
with an amendment to the eject that, all
things being equal, the preference should first
be given Georgla's authors and then to south
ern authors. Senator Gibbs wanted to strike
out the clause, all things being equal, "andleave
II compulsory with the state school commits
sion to use nothing but text books by southern
authors without regard to the difference in
price and merit of such books and those offered
BY northern authors. He said in the course of
his speech that there was not a book published
north of Mason and Dixon's line that was not
full OF sectionalism. After considerable dis
cussion Senator Harris offered a substitute
providing that preference should be given
southern books, and that if it was found neces-
sary to purchase any northern books that the
school commission shall see to il that they con-
tain nothing Of a sectional nature. The amend
ment prevailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-10
Aplasia.

FROM Cnamoers' journal.
Aphasic patients speak in spasmodic jerks,
pronouncing only one syllable at a time,
much as the school boy scans his
hexameters. Others, again, succeed with
short sentences, but fail entirely on attempting
longer ones. The most characteristic defect
is where the sufferer. ON being asked the name
OF an article, is speeches.; but a moment af-
terward, on the name being mentioned, he re-
peats it with intelligence, showing thereby that
he both knows the word and can pronounce it,
although Immediately before he failed to do
so. Thus, conversation like the following
may be carried on with an aphasic patient
Holding up pen, the questioner asks, What
Is this!" The eyes Of the patient shows intel
hgence, his lips move spasmodically, but the
required word will not come. us it q sword?"
asks the questioner. The patient makes
gesture of impotence and contempt,
clearly implying that the suggestion is
ridiculously wide of the mark. lis it
a pencil?" asks the questioner again.
The patient still shakes his head, but his look
implies that this guess is much nearer the
truth than the former one. lis it pen?" is
then asked ''Yes-a pen," answers the patient
readily and with evident relief. A moment
afterward the questioner again holds up the
the same object and demands its name; but the
patient Is dumb at first. He has Just pro-
nounced the word "pen;' his whole demeanor
shows clearly that he understands what it is
but by some inscrutable impediment he is
hindered from connecting the idea with the
word. Some link has dropped out of the
mysterious chain which connects the thought
formed in the brain with its articulate ex-
preston in speech. Sometimes the tendency
of the aphasic patient is to substitute for the
correct words others resembling them either
in sense or sound. Give me my little chapel"
said an aphasic patient once, when demanding
his prayer book. Are those the pipes for
laying on the light?" was the mode of another's
inquiry about the gas. MY friend has become
Plymouth Brother" was what an aphasic once
intended to say. What he did say was: "My
friend has become q Yarmouth bloater" In
the two former cases the analogy in sense. in
the last the similarity in sound, explains the
curious confusion.
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Away OF.
From the Philadelphia Press.
nsrv ps1l,. THa,-la -. III -

Froin The Philadelphia Press.
Big Billy Taylor walked into the sporting de-
partment of this paper last Friday evening, sat
down in achair, threw his feet on desk. picked
up the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, and was
soon engaged in deep study. He had been
reading about three minutes, when he ex.
claimed:
Well il these yer young leaeuers don't give
me pain! Here's dis yer Seward going to get
statue, and he's only been in the business
two years. Here I've bin in the business about
twelve years, and I couldn't get a greet car
ride il wanted one. Seward may have pitched
good ball for the Athletics, but / don't see what
the people mean by getting him a statue. Just
look at that der head ON that der article, and
tell me what you think Of it."
One Of the Office boys took up the paper and
found that the Seward referred TO was the
anti-slavery statesman, and Billy, like the
Arab, folded his feet and stole down the back
stairs
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The Mystery Of Fish Life.

Charles B. Palmer in Science
The peninsula Of Florida contains innumera-
BILE isolated ponds varying from few square
rods TO many square miles in area. Many of
these are simple hollows filed with rain water,
without any connection with other waters.
Some of them are on high ground, where no
food can establish temporary connection with
other waters, through which fish might be ad-
mitted. The smaller ones often dry up entirely
in seasons of drought, yet when filed with
water they do not seem to be behind their
neighbors in population. They all swarm with
fish, whose origin and continued presence would
seem to present an interesting question. For
instance, at Orange Heights, in eastern Alachua
county, which is one of the most elevated re-
gions Of the state, as Is plainly shown by the
radiating streams which rise in the vicinity,
there is a small pond on top of the highest ele-
walton in all that region. have twice known
this pond TO be dry, yet 1t now contains an
abundance Of small Ash. How have they been
preserved from destruction, and whence came
the original stock?
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Got to Marry or Lose q Fortune.

Ann Arbor Despatch Chicago Inter-Ocean
When the eccentric old bachelor, Luther
James, died here three months ago he left
about s250, 900 to his nephew, J. L. Babcock, of
Chicago, on condition that the latter should
marry within five years. Babcock Is here settling
up the estate, and his life is made miserable BY
the number of letters received from young
women who are anxious for love and fortune.
From. the newspaper accounts sent out Of the
singular bequest Il came to be believed that
Babcock is young man. when the fact is he il
past middle life. He has received offers of
marriage from ladies in Chicago, Detroit, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, New York, Richmond,
Cincinnati, New Orleans and hundreds Of
smaller towns. His mail Il growing daily, and
he u almost persuaded to forfeit the fortune. !
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Various Ways to Woo Sleep.

From Chambers Journal
The most celebrated and perhaps the most
effcacious method for procuring sleep that has
been devised was originated by Mr.. Gard
ner, who, among other things, had remedies
for many evils, such as for allaying thirst where
no liquid element could be procured, for i'm
proving the eyesight by various ingeniously-
contrived glasses, and for appeasing hunger.
His sleeplessness, DEMONSTRATING from a
severe spine injury in being thrown from a
chaise-had been almost intolerable for years,
until he discovered means, which never after
ward failed him, of commanding sleep at will
The discovery caused some stir at the time
and many eminent persons adopted it and gave
testimonials as to its efficacy. Now, however,
that 1t has dropped almost out of existence. it
may be boon to have its formula repro
duced. The sufferer who has wooed sleep in
vain is, according to Mr.. Gardner, to lie on
his right side, with his head comfortably placed
on the pillow, having the neck straight SO that
respiration may not be impeded. The lips are
then to be closed slightly and a rather full in
spiration taken, breathing through the nostrils
as much as possible. The full inspiration taken,
the lungs are to be left to their own action
Attention must now be fixed upon the respira-
ton. The person must imagine that he sees
the breath passing from his nostrils in a con-
tinuous stream, and at the instant he brings his
mind to conceive this apart from all other ideas
consciousness leaves him-or at least so SAYS
the recipe-and he falls asleep. If this method
does not at once succeed, it is to be persevered
in, and. if properly carried out, is believed to
be infallible. 1t is founded on the principle
that monotony, or the influence on the mind Of
a single idea, induces slumber; and, as such, is
but another form of different methods which
are familiar to a great many.
Sir Thomas Brown found it a most effectual
soporifc to repeat some verses on which the
well-known Evening Hymn was founded. Ra-
belais tells us Of some monks who, when wake
full, resolutely set themselves to prayer and
who before they had concluded half dozen
aves or paternosters, fell asleep Franklin
took his air-bath; Sir John Sinclair counted;
while Sir John Rennie. when engaged on public
works. never went to sleep without previously
having his hair combed at the back of his head
with ne-tooth-comb and rubbed gently with
the palm of the hand. Combing the hair,
brushing the forehead with soft shaving
brush, or tanning, all are good as sleep-in-
ducers, and might well be tried ON sleepless
children. although perhaps the Spanish prac-
tice of getting babies to sleep by rubbing the
space between the cervical and lumbar verte-
brae-that is between the neck and waist
with the hand, as it is reputed never to have
failed, would be shorter road to the same goal
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Talking Out I'm Meeting.

From the New York Tribune.
There is an old man in Chichesterville, in
the Catskills, who always speaks out in meet
ing. Recently city divine preached in the
little Methodist church of the village, and the
old man became so excited at one or two home
thrusts in the sermon which seemed to apply
to a certain ''close" neighbor, that he got up
and shouted, THAT'S right, youngster; hit i'm
again. And later on, when the sermon ap-
peared to come home to him, he cried out In
stentorian tones: That's so, b'gosh. We're
all sinners, ey'ry burned one Of MS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-10
THoMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer.

CHANCERY SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY ON
THE WEST SIDE OF ELEVENTH STREET. BE-
TWEEN d STREET AND SOUTH CAROLINA
AVENUE SOUTHEAST.
District of Columbia, passed in equity cause No. 1868
Doc.27 Francis r. Carter vs. Rachael NJ Carter al.
the undersigned trustee will offer for sale at public
auction In front Of the premises, THURSDAY,
DECEMBEk TWENTIETH, 1883, at HALf-PAST
recorded subdivision of lots numbered from
ten to LOB inclusive Of Thomas Youngs subd vision
nine hundred and seventy-one t91ll, together with
the improvements thereon, consisting of q frame
dwelling house.
Terms: one-th:rd casa; balance in equal INSTALL
ments at one and two years with interest from day of
SALE and secured by deed of trust the premises,
or all cash. at option Of Ichaser. All conyeyancng
800 required at time of sale If the terms of sale
be not complied WI tn in ten days the Trustee
the right 70 resell the property the risk and cost Of
the defaulting Iurchase upon an advertisement Of
five days. CHARLES A. ELLIOT, Trustee,
dS-dGds 406 9TH st. NV.
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FROM the Minneapolis Tribune.
Since the marriage-a-failure topic has been
worn out and reduced to pulp, the country is
now to be deluged with the discussion of
dancing. Whether dancing is proper or not; if
so, when, where, Of what character, for how
many hours, and in what style of dress? The
Rev. G. s. Nickerson opens the ball. as is most
proper, with an Endorsement of dancing. He
says it is natural. innocent, beautiful. That is,
square dances, where people move gracefully
and merely touch finger tips. He says hugging
should be done at home; therefore. the waltz
is banished from Mr.. Nickerson's congregation
But high-necked, 11-o'clock, square-cornered,
long-meter dancing he thoroughly approves
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LIoN-HEARTED M'PELICAN.
The Rare Nerve that Carried Him
Through the Ordeal Of Popping.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Shave you ever experienced the feeling, Mr..
Mcclellan" said the young lady softly, SHAT
some great opportunity was within your grasp.
but You had hardly the presence Of mind, the
the courage, as IL we're, to avail yourself Of it?"
"why-er-yes. Miss Quickstep, I have some
times had a kind Of feeling as IL ia been sort
Of sent for and couldn't go. You know"
Miss Amanda sighed dreamily, and there was
pause, during which the two sat in the semi
darkness of the Quickstep parlor and ex-
changed profound silences.
The door opened and Miss Amanda's elderly
female relative looked in.
1.-THE book You are looking for, auntie," said
the young lady, with entire self-possession and
some emphasis, "is probably in the library"
The elderly female relative withdrew and
Miss Amanda spoke again in the soft. musical,
persuasive voice OF trained applicant for
"she will not disturb us again, Mr.. Mcpeli.
can"
''she-she wasn't disturbing me any," he
And he sat and looked helplessly at the glow
ing Goals in the CRATE, with the feeling that
CHASTITY blunder.
"As You were about to say, Mr.. McPelican, "
resumed the young lady, "there are times when
it seems to all of us that we must speak what
Is IN our h in our minds"
Yes" vaguely answered the bewildered
youth, and he tried to remember when he had
started to say anything Of the kind; "yes, o
course"
"And while am not sure that ought to lis
ten to you, Mr.. Mcclellan" she said, with
downcast eyes, when you speak to me in this
In this personal manner, yet"
The young man could feel his pulse beating
tattoo on the drums Of his ears, but he sat
like bound boy at q corn husking and said
nothing.
by the way" exclaimed Miss Amanda pres
entity, Il have new book of engravings, Mr..
ing. 1t is a large book, and you'll have to move
your chair-why. certainly, you can sit here
with me on the sofa. never thought of that. "
The pictures danced before the eyes of the
young man in blurred, confused images.
-, Isn't this engraving of the 'Courtship of
lovely?"
"Wh-which is Waltz" he gasped
There! Look closer. Don't you see him?'
"Wwho's he courting?'
you'll have to come closer, Mr.. Mcclellan.
declare. though" and she looked archly at
the trembling youth, Il am almost afraid to
let you come any nearer. You look exactly
like Walter in the picture!'
And then the arm Of that helpless young man
stole in timid apologize, sneaking way
around the waist of the charming Amanda
Quickstep, her head sank on his shoulder, and
the book of engravings fell neglected to the
floor.
alfred" she said, an hour later, as she
toyed with button of his coat ''you bold boy!
How on earth did you ever muster up the cour-
age to ask me to be your wife? You know well
enough never gave you a particle of encour-
agement"
The young man patted her condescendingly
on the head and then spoke proudly, with the
voice of an Ajax defying the lightning:
when I make up my mind to do anything,
Amanda, no obstacle on earth can stop mel"
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They Don't Speak Now.

From the New York World.
Cora-I would wait ever SO long for any
man that could love me for myself alone"
yiolet-"What patience And you have al
ready waited so many years."
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H,RUSTEE'S SALE OF HOUSES AND LOTS ON
l. T STREET, BETWEEN ELEVENTH AND
TWELFTH STREETS NORTHEAST, BEING
HOUSES NOS 1112AND TIA.

By virtue of a decree of the supreme Court Of the
District OF Columbia PASSED in the suit of John WeO
ster vs. Mary Webster ct al, No 1868 Equity Docket
No 20 will offer for sale at public auction, IN front
of the premises THURSDAY, DECEMBER
TWENTIETH, 1883 at FOUR O'CLOCK ?. NJ, the
west half Of Lot numbered two e., in Square num-
bered nine hundred and eightythree (9S,, fronting
thrty-two t32 feet street northeast in the city
Of Washington, and running back with that width to
the rear line OF said lot the same being improved by
The property will be sold in bulk two separate
lots each with house thereon, to suit purchasers.
Terms of sale prescribed by said decree One third
of the purchase money to be paid in cash. and the bal
ance in two equal instruments payable with interest at
and two years. respectively from day of sale for
which the notes Of the purchaser secured by deed Of
trust upon the premises sold shall be given. deposit
of each piece Of property sold will be required
when the same Is bid of. All taxes. liens and assess
upon the premises due to the day of sale will be
paid out OF the proceeds of sale Property TO be
veyed upon ratification Of sale by the court All
veysnCng at purchasers cost II terms of sale be not
complied with in days from day of sale Trustee
the right resell the premises at the risk and
cost Of defaulting purchaser upon five days public
notice of such resale in newspaper published in
Washington, d. c.
CHAS. A. ELLIOT, Trustee
400 5th street n.w
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The Jury in the case Of John F. Evans, on
trial at Norfolk for the murder Of Peter
Mclean, brought in q verdict Of voluntary man
slaughter, and fixed his punishment at two
years in the penitentiary.
Rev. Donald Mcdonald, Roman Catholic
bishop Of Harbor Grace, has been appointed to
the srehbiahopric Of Toronto.
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DuNCANsoN BROS. Aucts. ds-d
VNEUsTEEs, SALE OF. VALUABLE IMPROVED
IL REAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THIRD STREET BETWEEN AND B


By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia made the 2Sth day of Novem
Der 1888 in suit OF Queen ct al vs. Hotzmsn Equity
TUESDAY, the EIGHJEENTH DAY OF DECEM-
premises sell public auction the following described
real estate together with the thereon,
to wit
Parts Of original lots numbered one ~ and two Co.
in square numbered five hundred and twenty nine
t529, the city of Washington, d. G.. bounded and
described as follows Beginnine on the west side q
30 street west at point one hundred feet north
Of the southeast said being the south
east corner Of said lot No. running thence nerth
and nine %, inches thence south twenty -nye t23l
inches to the place of beginning.
Terms of sse of the purchase price In cash
and two years respectively from the day Of sale
the purchaser to give his two notes bearing interest at
6per cent from that date payable semi annually to
be secured by deed Of trust said property, all
the money may be paid in cab At The option
at purchsser,s expense. deposit Of sl00 VII be
comply With the terms Of sale within ten days from
and cost AFTER ten days public notice VI such resale
EDWARD A. NEWMAN.
321 ~ st. NV. Trustses
344 d 1T n.w.l
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A. POSEY. Attorney
WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucts.

q
TRUTEEs, SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL
ESTATE, THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING
No: 732 TWENTY: FIRST, BETWEEN G AND q
STREETS NORTHWEST; LOT 431fx70
By virtue Of deed of trust dated May 1887 and
duly recorded in iber No 1881, folio $50 ct SEQ one
the land records Of the District of Columbia and al
request Of party secured thereby viii SELL public
P P6SE hi{ tn TJHIRIETNfa 1855 a aIf.FAsf
tate in p, Washington city, in said DISTRICT. e
square No. 20 Beginning for same on 2lst street
2s feet south from E orner of said lot and square
and running thence south along said street As feet
inches, thence west 40 feet, thence north 40 feet
inches and thence east feet said 2lst street and
place OF beginning, together wi the improvements
thereon large substantial pressed brick spen-
did condition.
Terms OF sale: One-thir1 cash (of which 5000 must
be paid at time OF sae), balance in equal payments
and two years secured by purchasers notes with
interest from day Of SALE and deed Of trust prop
erty sold, or all cash. at the option Of the purchaser
Gonveyancing aud recording at purchasers cost.
Terms of sale to be lied with in days from
DAY OF sale else trustees right rese
and cost Of purchaser in default
WM. Il. HOFFMAN, 1r-.
d3-d6ds AYLETT I. HOLTZMAN,} Arustees
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r NJ. SWITZERLAND, Auctioneer.
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL rs
TATE

MUkTGAGEE'S SALE Oh VALUABLE RIAL Is
TATE
By virtue of a POWER contained In a mortgage from
Sallie o. Tracy and William H Tracy, TO A Depue,
dated the 9th day OF November In the year 1885, and
Of the land records Of Charles county, the under
signed Will sell at public auction, 1T the Courthouse
door, in Port Tobacco,
TUE DAY, DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH, 1888,
between the hours of ONE AND THREE O'CLOCK
M all that lot piece parcel of land situated in the
third election district of Charles county, Maryland
Commonly called and known as
tom BRAN NER'S HONESTY
containing POI acres, more or less.
The sbove-described property Is improved by suita
BILE buildings.
Terms OF sale cash
80. A. DEPUE. Mortgage
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Women can't vote, except for school commit
tee; but they can veto, - suffering men unfor-
tunatsly mow.-Som0yiils Journal
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DUNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

PEREMpToRY AUCTION SALE OF EXTENSIVE
ST9CK OF LADIES AND GENTS, FgRNIsH-
ING GOODS, SUCH AS SHIRTS (DRESS AND
HOSIERY, COMFORTs, BLANKETS UMBREI
6AaR5 SS 9tTESE 5RREEkY TEffe c AND
AT AUCTION
On WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER
TWELFTH, commencing at TEN O'CLOCK, we will
sell, within sales 9Th and streets north
west for account of desle declining business large
stock of the above goods to which respectfully call
the attention of buyers, dl0-2t