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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
\ LESSON IN GRAMMAR.

One night an owl was prowllng round
Looking for mice when on the ground
lie spicd cat and straightway dew
Quite cloea to L. 'Tu whit. tn whooy'
Ouoth he. may again nc'er stir,
II here, dressed In q coat OF fur,
do not SEQ q four legged owl
o. what very funny fowli
IL makes me laugh. so droll-Hai hal
Hal hai-it afe-hai hal hal hal
II are, Il are. II really are
Tho drollcst thing I've seen by farr"
you're much mistaken. scornfal SIR"
Tho cat said, as she ceased to purr;
For though, like one, often prowl
About at night, am no owl
And IL were, why, still would you
Be queerer creature Of tine two;
For you look, there>s no doubt Of that,
Extremely like two1egged cat
As for your grammar, pom my word
CEsxcuse this giggle), he-he-he-he,
IL be, It be, It really DO
The very worst ever heard"
Margaret Eytinge in ST. Nichola.
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Important Evidence.

A man in New York who was badly
mussed up and disfgured in q street
row had a photograph taken of him
self while in that plight to present as
evidence before the court. There is
no more veracious witness than q pho
tograph, and after scanning the pict-
ure OF badly misused man it did not
take the jury long to decide the case
in his favor. Photography is useful
art, and it is constantly realizing new
possibili Chicago Herald.
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Rather Expensive.

A Swedish scientist claims to have
discovered the secret of petrifying
wood by artificial processes He thinks
it will be possible ere long to construct
edifices of wood and convert them into
stone. AS it takes three months and
costs about $500 to petrify block of
wood of the dimensions of one cubic
inch, it will probably be some time
before his process will be generally
adontad
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15

A successful cat trainer says that
next to the goat, which is the most OBJ
etinate animal in tho world to instill an
idea into, the cat is the most difficult
animal to train. They never take any
interest or pride in their work, like the
horse or dog, and they havo not par
tlcle OF affection. Old tabbies who are
the. pets of the social corner would
probably object to this criticism. -
Boston True Blag.
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-.s way 20 oes u WIG.

An unmarried man recently drew a
crisp, new S. bill out of the Bank. A
happy though struck him and he wrote
an ardent love letter across tho face O.
1t In blue ink and signed his initials
and addypss Then he spent the $5.
Sie Tec6iYed fourteen answers, many
OF them inclosing photographs. He
Will marry one of them mot. the pho
tographs, but the original of one of
them. Buffalo Courier.
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A TIT with .RichelIeu.

Tene1on. who often bothered Rir!sse-
lieu for subscriptions to charitable pur-
poses, was one day telling him that
he had just seen a capital portrait of
him. "And ] suppose you asked it
for q subscription" said Richelieu,
with q sneer. "Oh, no; ! saw there
was no chance--it was too like you."
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A Michigander drove all the way to
Jasper Ala, in his carriage, and he
says it was the longest, incest picnic
he ever had, as roads and weather
were good. Detroit Free Press.
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Robbie's mamma put on, by mis-
take, o light stocking on ono foot, and
a dark one on the other, when ho re-
minded her that "they were not
twins"
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The largest college in the world 10
said TO be Mohammedan institution
at Cairo, which is credited with 300
teachers and 10, 600 students.
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~oJ'
II hope you will do that at Bar
walde," crieds passionately. She
dropped her lids over the clear, violet
eyes, and deep blush spread over her
Eight days afterwards Eveline was
my betrothed. What did I care for
all the Paumwolfs in the whole worldf :
On one of the very first days of our
engagement we met tho betrothed
pair, Maier and Paumwolf, on the
street.
''Shan we turn back, Ever" asked,
playfully, though could not prevent
o slight feeling of anxiety from rising
in my heart. She became very grave
for moment; then nesting closer to
my side looked up at me with her in
nocent, childlike eyes.
You know have left oil that be-
hind me-" she said, softly.
pressed her arm moro closely to
me. 80, Evei my own sweet Eve +"
| was SO happy, SO proud, that even
the bold curiosity with which Lieut.
Paumwolf stared at us in passing could
not irritate me.
Eveline and I have lived many years
at our quiet old Barwalde, where the
sun never seemed to have risen until
Eveline's blonde head fitted through
the house and grounds. But tho hap
piest hours in our blissful life are
those in which we sit confidingly to-
gether after the cares and duties Of the
day are over, and the tones of the
piano and violoncello mingle their
their sounds on the clear evening air.
Translated from the German for
The Boston True Flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-12
BOULANGER SNUBBED.
French Officials Turn Their Backs Upon
Him-M. Ferry's Speech.

Brussels dispatch says that upon the ap-
pearance of Gen. Boulanger at the soiree given
by VI. Sozee Wednesday avening. the officials
of the French embassy, who were present. i'm
mediately took their departure The Prince
de Chimay, Belgian minister of foreign affairs,
and most of the other members of the cabinet
declined to be introduced to Gen. Boulanger
and also departed. Almost all of the diplo-
matists present kept aloof from NJ Boulanger
during the evening.
VI. Ferry delivered an address before the Ma
tional republican association in Paris last even
ing. He said that the election of Boulanger in
the department of the Seine had awakened tns
government and the moderates who did not de-
sire their Threats cut. Their principal fault
had been to allow the country to believe that
the government was anarchy in disguise The
dlssenslon among the parties had now dimin-
ished. and the republicans possessed means by
which to yanquish Boulanglsm.
1t Is believed that the committee of senators.
which will have charge of the prosecution of
Gen. Boulanger, will include the following
members: NJ. de Marcere, Trarieux, Mazeau.
Cazot, Demole, Humbert. Lenoel and Morellet.
All the senators mentioned belong to the party
of the left.
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A Backnumber Statesman.

From the New York Star.
large man, some sixty years of age should
say, walked slowly up Broadway yesterday af-
ternoon. He is what you would call back
number, for he was a leader in republican pol
itics in the days just preceding the war. Who
has not read or heard of Impeachment Ash
ley" the Wild Rover of the Maumee. who pre-
scented in the House OF Representatives the i'm
parchment resolutions against Andrew johnson
and led the fiery, untamed partisan spirits
against the then President of the United States.
He cut great figure in those DAYS but was
chiefly noted for his fine figure his long curly
black hair, his resonant voice and obtrusive
manner. He passed out of Congress before the
animosities of the war were settled and re-
ceived no great credit from his party for his
fight against johnson. During the HAYES adj
ministration he was made governor of Dakota.
while the brainy Frank Hurd, from Toledo,
represented his old constituency on the floor
of Congress. Mr.. Ashley has changed wonder
fully since those days. He has grown fat and
fabby, but he still carries the same merry face.
which looks like full moon in repose; but the
long black, curly hair has grown gray, and age
is leaving its mark upon him.
mo, am not in politics any more" said the
veteran. Its turbulent sort of life at the
best. enjoyed the hurly-burly of Congress
when was there during the days in which
there were great questions up for discussion
negative era Congressman must have little to
do, and become lonesome. am devotihg INV
time to some railroad enterprises in which I
have an interest, and spend most OF it in New
York, the great financial center of the country.
l am contented with the change from a politi-
cal to business life, and shall probably not
dabble in public life any more"
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Emperor William at Home.

LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER, HE LOVES TO LIVE
SIMPLY.
From the New York Star.
globetrOtter, now in Berlin. gives some in
teresting particulars concerning the home life
of the emperor, William H. Like his grand
father. the emperor loves to live simply. and
when his habits are not interfered with by the
presence of distinguished guests at the castle,
he rises at I. breakfasts at 1870 and dimes with
the empress at the Questionable hour of 1.
His favorite relaxation is to play with his chill
dren.
Every day he receives upon the average
about six hundred letters. These are brought
to HIM on a salver as they arrive. and he opens
those letters which bear handwriting. a coat
of-arms, or pOstmark which is known to him
or eXcltes his curiosity. The rest Of the cor
respondence goes unopened to the civil cabi-
net, the members of which deal with it as NAV be
necessary. The majority of the envelopes con-
tam begging letters or personal petitions The
emperor has only one body servant at a time in
attendance upon him. and this man shaves
HIM. takes care of his wardrobe, and affords
him what assistance he requires while dressing
Much of the emperOr's time is spent in his
private library, where he writes much and
rapidly. Every new book and every newspaper
dealing with military or naval ubjects. whether
1t be Ill German. French, Russian or English is
seen by him, and besides being regular biblio-
maniac so far as regards books on strategy and
military history, he is an enthusiastic collector
OF portraits and autographs of his more cele-
brated contemporaries He leaves the educa-
ton of his children entirely to the direction of
the empress, who is not only a strict dis
ciphnarian, but also extremely attentive to the
religious training of the youn princes. This
she at present herself undertakes
The children have various masters and gov
ernesses who visit them; but they have as vet
no military governor, even any personal
servants or attendants beyond such a nursery
staff as might be found i'll any wel-to-do
bourgeois family in Berlin. At the outset of his
reign the emperor rendered himself somewhat
notorious by his readiness to speak in public.
Curiously enough he has the reputation among
his personal friends of being one of the most
silent OF men, save on the rare occasions when
he throws off the monarch and gives reigns to
his natural high spirits. So much is this the
case that in his household the saying is: The
emperor never speaks: he only ORDERS
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Sir John A. Macdonald.

from the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
When he shakes his head in laughing pass
aee-of-arms, his long hair sways to and fro
upon his shoulders like the name of an old
lion, in cheerful defiance. And he is an old
hon-'the Grand Old Man. of the Dominion,
and one of perhaps half "a dozon of the worlds
greatest personalities of to-day. The most
striking feature of his face, into which a
stranger could not take the merest glimpse
without becoming imme diately impressed with
the fact that he was in the presence of a great
man, Is his eyes, which are as keen and as full
of vitality and observation as those of a strip
ling of twenty. In his place in the house
nothing escapes him. and he sits through the
debates until the small hours with unfagging
interest and an endurance really remarkable
He Is tall and erect, and bears himself with
something of military alertness In his dress
he is most scrupulous. He generally wears a
black diagonal morning coat and vest and
a collar of the Gladstone shape Some
times, however, he appears in tailiess
and jaunty Bohemian velvet coat; but
there is one popularity of his dress which
he seldom varies. He has penchant
for bright, red London ties. and, except when
in evening dress, rarely wears any other hue.
Several people have endeavored to discover
the secret Of Sir Johns tie-maker. but in vain:
the genius remains an interesting incognito.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-12

NOTICEABLE ADVANTAGES
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Which have placed it at the Head as the Leading Re-
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The best economy in the use of ice
Remarkably low and uniform temperature.
The great variety of food that be kept together
each retaining only its own flavor.
Its wood lining and racks odorless and never
spoil by oxidizng corrodingas is the with
and galvanized iron, and coat of shelac any time
will make it good as new
Its perfect circulation of pure cold dry air uplcdrd
through the provision chamber keeps the provision
chamber perfectly dry.
Simplicity and durability of construction.
Excellence of workmanship.
Beauty of architectural design
Convenience of interior arrangements,
Its air tight lever wedge door fasteners the most
perfect device known for Theoretically sealing DOORS
Its completely insulated walls containing perfect
dead air spaces best known nonconductor heat and
cold.
The very best Refrigerator offered to the public
at as low prices as any other made,
Having no charcoal other filling it's walls never
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The many trst premiums gained in open competition
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Baldwin Dry Air Refrigerator the leading, the most
improved and the scientific Refrigerator Of the present
day
For Sale by WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Sole Agent,
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How They Work.

From the New York Herald
Stevenson gets the best results in the form
of dreams from WEIGH rarebIt, taken with a
deviled bone and dogs nose.
BlackmOre eats nothing after 6, and hence
comes the calm charm of his novels.
Howells prefers skim milk mixed with cis-
tern water and taken just before retiring, after
twelve hours fast
James found the dreams resulting from Mr..
howells' diet to be too exciting for use in his
novels. He now gets the best results when a
dude talks him to sleep.
Black drinks sea water copiously at all hours
of the night
Besant keeps Limburger cheese by his bed
SIDE when wishing to write London slum
stories
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-12
THE COURTS.

CIRcUrT COURT. No. Chief Justice BINGHAM.
Yesterday, Carpenter agt. Wood; judgment
confessed.
PROBATE COURr-JNtge Cor
Yesterday, estate of Edward NJ German; will
fully proven Estate of Gilbert Cannon: in
ventory returned. Estate of Norman b. Smith;
same action. Estate of Caroline f. Shugert:
same action. Guardianship of Jennie NJ Dean;
authority to invest funds. Estate of John
Hoover: Geo. Z. Hamilton and A. A Birney ap-
pointed collectors; bond 1900 each.
CRIMINAL CoURr-JJt1ige Brddley
Yesterday, Henry Foster, larceny from per-
son; guilty, with recommendation to mercy.
Ernest W. Thomas, violating postal laws, en-
bezZlement Of letters: bench warrant returned
cepi and bail in $4,000 taken. Frank Harris.
assault with intent TO kill; not guilty William
WoOdson, larceny; verdict guilty,
CRcuIT Court, No. 2.-Jtsige Montgomery
Yesterday. Tyler 4 Rutherford agt Kosack;
verdict for defendant
EQUITY CoURT-JIClge Cor
Yesterday, Paine agt. Grafton; application
for an injunction and receiver denied Taylor
agt TylOr; motion to strike from calendar or
dered Blundon agt. Platter; payment Of funds
to defendants solicitor.
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AUCTION SALES.
TIL. AFTERNOoN
GEO. W. sTICKNEY, Auctioneer. a36F.

PEREMPToRY SALE OF VERYvAIUARIE PROP
EkIl, ER0NIlNG FORTl FEET ON TWELFTH
sIkEEI. BkTMEEN AND . NORTHWEST.
AND SlATN FEET ON TENTH STREET, BE
TWEEN AND = NORTHWEST.
L viii offer Tor sale, in front 81 the premises. on
FRIDAY, the TMEIF III DAY OF APRIL. 1889. at
FIVE O'CLOCK Pm. the south 40 feet front by
iull ueth o. lot g. square BIB said part of front
ing AZ feet on 18th 1t NV. and improved by a two
1885 18th st.
Immediately thereafter viii SELL in front Of the
premises lots n and h, square 80, said lots front
frame houses renting for $50 FER month. Nos. 1914
Terms Of sale: One-third cash. the residue in two
equal payments in and two years with notes bear
lux interest Al the rate Of six 90 per
num- payab semi annually, secured by deed Of trust
on the properly Sold or all cash. az the oon Of the
purchaser. all ccnNeyanCsng and recorling az pur-
chaser cost. deposit OF $500 each piece Of prop
COMPLIED with IN ten days.
ap6-dSds GEO. ". STICKNEY Auctioneer.
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John Brisht's Speeches.

London Correspondence New York Tribune
Brights speeches were never frequent and
rarity always adds to the value of thing.
Neither in the house Of commons nor on the
platform was he at any time since the repeal of
the corn laws to be heard very often. 1t was
an event when he spoke in the house. and when
he delivered an address at Birmingham there
were pilgrimages from far and near He dis
liked parade, Ostentation. fuss. as much as any
man could. but he never shrunk from the affec-
tonate greetings of his constituents The in
frequency of his public appearances was due.
however, to other causes than Incidence or
love of seclusion. He understood that great
efforts must be made at long intervals and
that one great speech is worth a score which
just fall short of being great | once
heard an admirer of Mr.. Gladstone claim
for him superiority to Mr.. Bright. because he
had spoken so much more than Mr.. Bright.
There are half dozen bores in English public
life who might be ranked above him for the
same reason. If Mr.. Gladstone's speaking fails
to attain the very highest excellence it is prob
ably because of its cOpiOusness well as from
the extraordinary complications of his STYLE
His eXuberance is irrepressible; it is magnifi-
cent. but 1t Is not always oratory. Bright
avoided extremes. He valued directness of
speech. The majesty of Chatham. the sono-
rous pomp of Pitt. the luxuriance of Burke
the elaborate artitice of BrOugham-none of
these were his but to none of them. perhaps
to no orator who ever lived. was he inferior in
those qualities which are the vital force of ora
tory nor i'll all its literature is there ANYTHING
more admirable than the august simplicity of
Bright.
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W. B. MOSES SON,
Nos. $50. 522. 524. 526, 52S and $50 Eleventh
street northwest,
No. HOO and 1902 F street northwest,
Washington, d. ape
W. B. MOSES & son,
SIDE BAR BUee1Es.
WE HAVE THEM IN FIVE GRADES.

No. is Corning Body, suitable for business and
pleasure. 1t is nicely painted and trimmed, and
guarantee it for one year. Price 1925.
Nc. = is Pano-Box; nce-looking and an honest job
Price, S135.
No. 3 is handsome stylish, and the one we brag
about Hung on full Brewster springs and cannot be
equaled for the money anywhere in the city Price,
$3.50.
No. is gentleman's Road Wagon in every particu-
lar, and will compare very favorably with the best
builders in the country 1t has to be TO be appre
ciated. Price, 1915.
Last, but not least, is No. Sour own make. 1t is
not necessary for to anything concerning this
wagon. as it speaks for itself. 1t has never been
equaled by any builder i'll this city and exceled by
none other in the United States The price ask for
it is 600 less than Brewster, Stivers, Caffrey &
Rogers, and defy the critical discover any
difference in workmanship. material, finish. Price,
$3.50.
Nos i, . 3, and are built by the Babcock Co., of
Watertown, n. Y. We have been selling them four
years, and have never had complaint to their
ing qualities.
If you are in want of good buggy, it will pay you
to call on us before purchasing.
ANDREW ]. JOYCE.
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VHOMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer

TENHOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.
HIGHLY VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY on
THE SOUTH SIDE OF F STREET. BETWEEN
9Th AND 9TH STREETS, NEAR THE CORNER
OF 7TH STREET NORTHWEST, AND KNOWN
AS FEDERAL BUILDING, AT AUCTION.
On WEDNESDAY,, APRIL SEVENTEENTH 1859,
AT , O'Clock in front OF the premises will sell part Of
lots ID. H. and H. in square 456 fronting 80 feet on
the south side OF 40 feet from the southeast
corner OF 9TH street. having depth Of 100 feet and
ing stores and Office rooms. This property in of
the great business centers Of the city in close prox
Unity 10 the Interior and the General Postoce and
Patent Office Departments, passedby the two principal
street railroads and considering surroundings Of
fers advantages to investors that seldom occur
Terms: One-thrd cash. the residue in three equal
payments at two and three years. with notes bear
Inc interest and secured by deed of the prop
erty sold. All conveyancng and recording at pur-
chaser's cost $1,000 deposit required at the time of
sale
If the terms of sale are not complied with in ten days
the right reserved TO resell the property at the risk
and cost of the defaultng purchaser purchasers
ter ten days notice in newspaper published the
city of Washington.
THOMAS BOWLING,
apl-dSds Auctionear
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H. b. MOULTON,
JOHN T. RIXEY, ( irus'ees'
Riggs Building,l
ap4-d
IENHOMAs BOWLING. Auctloneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY on THE SOUTH. SIDE OF SOUTH
STREET. BETWEEN 2D AND I'D STREETS
EAST-BEING PREMISES NO. 2I5 A STREET
SOUTHEAST.
By virtue a deed of trust to us. dated January T.
1884, recorded i'll Liber No 1864, folio 4i3 ct seq,
of the Land Records of the District of Columbia and
request of the holder of the note thereby secured
Will SELL at public auction in front OF the premises
on MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL,
1889 at O'Clock p. part Of lot H. in square 10l
beginning 10 feet east of the northwest corner of said
lot and running thence east Is feet: thence south
about 1876 feet to the line of :5O-ieet wide alley;
thence said alley Is feet. and thence to
the beginning.
Terms: Third cash, balance in three equal INSTALL
ments at two and three years. with nIerest from
date Of sale at per cent annun, payable semi
annually Cor all cash. at purchasers optonJ secured
the property
cash deposit of 81 90 required at sale; and if terms
not complied with in days. the
right resell and of detauting urchaser
on tlve days advertisement
Purchaser must all costs conyeyancing includ
ing recording fees.