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Real Estate Matters.

Louisiana Yates has purchased for So. 500 of
Mrs. Gen A. Myer ct al. part g. square 453-
Is feet III q inches by 81 feet on It'll between III
and streets northwest.
X. Bruce Bare has bought for Sc, 600 of C. +.
Cobb e, Il I6, S. p. BIS Pleasant Plains.
s. Norment has bought for IS, 400 of C. G..
Lee subs % to 49, So. S5-alley lots in square
bounded by X, L, 18th and 10Th streets north
west.
H. c. Morton has bought for S., 500 of Amos
Binney part Memorial Hill, Is acres on tie
Conduit and Little Falls roads.
W. Hazen has purchased for "a 500 of Mary
A. Burns sub AZ, 50. 409-IS by 80 feet on 9Th
between B and streets southwest
j. w. Somerville has bought for 6.425 of C.
8. Montague lot 81, parts Sc and 49, s. p b. 3
sub Mt Pleasant.
Peter Hare has bought for q, 900 of W.T..
Hornaday lot IL, block IA. lie Droit Park,
W. II. Ruff has bought, for 90, 205, of Mary
Foley lots 13 and IA, square us, rs by ITO feet
Oh the corner Of g and Sd streets northeast
j. F. Scaggs has bought for $4,000. of u. b
Croft, sub 1855, square 779, l6 by 80 feet. on r
between Sd and 4th streets northwest
w. i. Roose has bought, for $40 266 "a of ri
NJ. Baker, subs and b, square 23S-3i feet 8
inches by 121 feet 2 inches, ON l4th between 8
and streets northwest
H. r. Dulany has bought for s6. 1873 % of ]
G. Payne lot i, block 2, Widows Mite.
A deed conveying by Chas. Baum to NJ. NJ
ParEtr for q consideration of $40 OOO mart LOT
], square $40. Is by So feet, on and 1ith
streets, has been recorded.
Mary Desmond. s4,300, of c. r. Vernon.
parts and Z, square 697-40 by 80 feet on T.
street between South Capitol and Hall street
southeast
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He Demands "a Jury Trial.

Two warrants were issued from the Police
Court this morning against William ". Gould,
charging him with selling Louisiana lottery
tickets. Policemen Weldon and Boland swore
out the warrants. Mr.. Gould appeared at thu
Police Court with his counsel Mr. A. r. VIII
halns, who demanded jury trial IN each case,
ana gave the necessary bond for Mr.. Goulds
appearance.
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Paradise Flats

Every seat in the lower part Of the house has
been sold for Paradise Flats" at the National
tonight. and great many in the balcony are
also taken. There will be an Overwhelming
house and the rehearsais indicate Q performs
ance of real merit aside from It's local interest.
The affair will be fashionable one and full
dress Will blossom as tho rns,.
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n z A F n Z 8 8 e.
DEPLORABLE MISFORTUNE.

Mr.. EDITOR: Every intelligent person must
admit that the loss even impairment of hear
ing Is a deplOrabe misfortune. for it seriously
interferes with social intercourse, robs life o.
many of its choicest pleasures. renders success
difficult or impossible, and in severe cases al
most isolates the sufferer. In fact. it is yet
open question whether the total loss Of hearing
is not a greater calamity than the loss Of sight.
The blind are usually cheerful and social.
while the deaf are unhappy, Inorose and suspi-
cious. deaf person has never been known to
have achieved any distinction in life. while
many blind one has earned uudying fame.
and when We consider for moment the fate Of
fond mo Their who cannot hear the prattle of
her child, we can imagine i'll part the horror of
total deafness.
With these sad facts before us it seems
strange but is nevertheless true tina. in the ma
jority Of cases of deafness .he difficulty is
Owi,.x 10 culpable NEGLECT the part of the
patient in seeking relief i'll the Incipient condi-
tion of the aural compliant. 1t Is al I'M
fortunate feature that the approach of deaf
hess Is generally so very insidious that the
he is threatened. aud that the loss OF hearing
is SO very slow and gradual that IL eXcltes no
alarm. At tirst the patient is apt 10 deny any
to admit il TO himself. When il becomes
tablished fact he Is deceived Into fancied secur-
ity BY the slow progress of the difficulty, and
constantly hatters himseif that the encroach-
ment of deafness may be arrested by nature or
that the trOuble may disappear altOKether. NO
hope however, has ever proved falla-
cIOns, for 1 is the experience Of all aurists of
repute that deafness ~ not benefited by nature
time. but that, Oh the contrary, it keeps
constantly increasing. Those who value their
hearing should seek competent medical advice
upon the slightest suspicion of defective hear
ing. TO 40 Ctherwiss IL to jeopartlZe one of
the most valuable OF our selses.
In their earlier stages diseases of the ear yield
reA lily to skIllful medical attendance, and even
in cases of long = andiug aid where the hearing
Is serlOnsiy imIai Ell MI entire cure often
he effected by appropriate means. CatArrh and
throat affections furnish the most frequent
causes of destuess. and III order to effect per-
manent cure the catarrh must be removed aud
the throat restored To its normal condition. In
conclusion | would say that every of deaf
ness. no matter how unfavoraUle II may appear,
should at least be submitted to treatment tor a
reasonable length OF time before hone Is aban-
dOneti. Many cases iii which hearing cannot be
FUZZY restored can lie materially bene fitted, and
in some even the arrest OF the eyer-increasing
loss OF hearing proves an iuestiInable blessing.
A p. LIGHlHIII. MD,
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Not Caught Yet.

BosToS. June l3.-Thc story recently pub
lished that the Harvard vandals were known
and that owing to their high social connections
an exposure was not to be made is en-
phaticGlly denied by the authorities at Harvard
1t is reported the faculty are doing all they
can to find the offenders. They have no clue
even
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A Suit For Divorce.

Katie L. Lee, by r W. Johnston, has filed q
bill for divorce from Paul K. Lee. asking per-
mission to resume her maiden name OF Corliss
and to have the custody of the child. They
were married July 20, 1856, aud abe charge
deseytiop January u, 1855.
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jury de lunatico nquirendo, in the case Of
John Il. Graves, an alleged lunatic. heard tes-
tmony at the court house tins morning and
returned an lnquisition that lac was not Insane.
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MARRIED..

wATFRS-CHAMBERLAIN On June a. 1890 AZ
the re.idence OF the brides Iarrnts J,1 h street
southwest. 10y Rev. Joel BrONn, JOSEPH A NAT'FKs
Ia CAIHEllNL T., CHAMBEhLAIN, both II MAEn-
Il,gtOn, DC. No cards.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. June 13.-Cottou nominal--mId-
ding 12I4. Flour dull-Howard street and west
ern super, 2a5aa .5O; do. extra. 3OOa:i. ~. do.
family, 4.25a4.oo. City mills. Rio brands extra
411a5.0O; winter wheat patent 5.OOa5. 30: spring
do. do, 5OOad40; do. do. straight, 4JOaI 80:
do. dc. extra. 4.o0a4a0. Wheat southern oniet
but firm: :ts4 bushels of new sold at 80, 92 l. 10.
Fultz, S5a9l; Longbsrry, s6a91; steamer No. =
red, Si%; western quiet; No. = winter red spot
ssAaos September, 49, as9x. Corn-southern
Arm: white, 44a46 yellow. 4ia4o: western firm.
mixed spot 400. June, 40Sa4O1.; July, 4Ob a40s.
august, 4l44i,a: steamer, 361 asked. Oats
hfm-uhgraded southern and PENNSYLVANIA Ala
b; do. Western, white, :sia35k; do do. mixed
32a:,4 graded No. 2, white, 35x Rye dull
choice. oAaoI; prime 10 choice. 62a64. HAY dull
prime 10 choice timothy, Il. OOal2O provisiona
steady - mess pork. old l275, new IA 70.
bulk meats, loose shoulders, q; long clear mud
clear rib sides, q; sugar-pickled shoulders n.
sugar,cured smoked shoulders. ~; hams, small
llAal24, large lOall; lard. refined IN, crude
6aoA. Butter frm-creamery. fancy, falls: do.
fair 10 choice 12al3 do. inhalation IOal l. ladle
fancy. 10: do good 10 choice. sag; rolls, fine. lOa
grass. 1sS Eggs irm-l4. Coffee duII-Rio car.
goes firm; No. Z, 1salSa. Sugar steady-granu-
iated: ~. topper nrm-renned, 14aI4k.
Whisky firm--car lots. 116all7 tobbing lots, l2oa
cotton. 2oc: hour, 2s.6d.; grain, lbd. CorK for
orders -3s.6d. sales-wheaI 13 600 bushels; corn.
5000 bushels.
BALTIMORE. June I3-virginia IO4Os. 431<
asked: Baltimore and ohio stock, lUsalO6;
Northern Central, .0a71: Cincinnati, Washington
and Baltimore nrsts, 0lAal0l n; do. seconds, 65
A67; consolidated gas bonds, HOY; do stocks, SO.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. June IL tClosingl.-wheat--June,
SIS: July. say; August, SOY, September, s9st
Psrsay III A1 August; e Lea ssp'en apsjSi;
5.95; August, 607H: September, 6l5. Short ribs
July, oo7S; August, 6.l7h; September. 5.:7N.
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The Marine Band Going 20 Pi,tsburo

The Marine Band leaves at $40 this evening
for Pittsburg. where they will give a concert
IN the exposition building tomorrow night for
the benefit OF the West Penn Hospital
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Marriage Licenses,

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the court to the following: Louis C.
krackstedt and Fannie Z. Hubbard, both of An
napoiis, Nd; Roger T. Ross and Annie Prince
Siles, both Of Brunswick county, Va; Vim. Ii.
Diggs and Alice Jackson; Ray b. Browning
and Eva De Kalb; John Carroll aud Kate Bres-
nahan; c. II. Parker and Annie Gillian; Benja-
min o. Bowman and Rose Bowser; W. H.
johnson and Sarah s. Briscoe; Edwin S. Mar
low and Caroline Petit of Kings county, n. Y;
Samuel Mccoy and Henrietta Dawson.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York Stock Market
Tho following the opening and closing prices Of
the New YORK stock Market. as reported by special
wire to Corson and Mccartney, 14Ig + street
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Range of the Thermometer Today.
The following were the readings at the sig-
nal Office today: sam. ~ > Pun, 81; MAXI
mum. 81; minimum. Ga
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I'd EDITION.
Latest Teleg1ams to The Star.
To be Invited.

Buffalo. n. Y. June 13.-President Harrison
and his cabinet. Gov Hill and United States
Senator's Hiscock and Evarts, are to be invited
to attend the laying OF the corner stone of the
new Masonic Temple on July "a. The cere
monies will be very impressive
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TEE TALK OF THE Tows.

WE REFER. OF COURSE, TO OUR
SUPERB ASSORTMENT OF SUMNER
CLOTHING, CONSISTING OF BLUE AND
BLACK SERGES AND CHEyIOTS, WHITE
AND FANCY FLANNEL SUITS, SEER
SUCKER, PONGEE. MOHAIR ALPACA
AND SILk COATS AND VESTS ANDOUR
INCOMPARABLE LINE OF NEGLIGEE
AND OUTING SHIRTS FOR MEN AND
Toys. EMBRACING A HOST OF NOBBY
PATTERNS IN SILK. FLANNEL, CHEW
lot, MADRAS AND PoNGEE.
ALSO COMPLETE STOCK OF THIN
GARMENTS IN SUITS, COATS AND
VESTS. ODD COATS. SEPARATE TRoUs-
Frs, SHIRTS. WAISTS. AND FURNISH
ING GOODS OF ALL KINDS FOR BOYS
OF EVERY AGE AND SIZE.
OUR ASSORTMENT OF DRESS SUITS
FOR SMALL BOYS Is REPLETE WITH
ARTISTIC EFFECTS IN ALL THE MOST
POPULAR FABRICS OF THE SEASON.
AND At PRICES THAT ARE FAIR AND
EQUITABLE
b. ROBINSON & CO.,
THOROUGH oUTFITTERs,
500 PENNA. AVE. NV.
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NECESSARY WEAnABLEs
FFrf r Ern KEF r EKF k W: ssss
+ ERR y 3 + ssss :

+ En-. i III 7 ssss :
You arc looking for two sorts Of garments-one for
i5srmostsr h taSs- tumble or Kim
cred B'Eer. All ;Smn ne, iShs y9h ga
a; Tide de md i1d S sSeE Iish old Sol
the froa search &s oi
1 pa e fhs s ihs sen
pletad All needless We carry line Of these Gowns
.@s R % n Sff them Tey q VIII 1t ad
coiiar 70 mem they are sonselsnt9usly made You
thit lind nii4''' " -''' w 49, - ''''' -
AZ I.Es White Lawn with Plain Skirt with two
e. rows ofinserung. Pl.in. round waist Fine
half-nch tuckS Round wnist-enbroidery
YOKE and then "a yards of sash. Could you
AT Two Wide Tufties o. emeroidery on the front
so''o enbroi@ri tiat atrhe, 'i'i''0u WIN
AT AII-oy.T LIhr9idery SKIRT, with waist t
A Al-oyer Embroidery Drop Skirt, with e1tr.
- sleeves and high shoulders: CO.. ,,.-,-.
so with t sissyN; - and biEh shoaiSePs ' WAIST
Sill WAIST 70 maSh@T Sleeves and hgR Should
ers Extra underskirt
$3.50 feetiy PLAN Ti,b three rows Of ,ucEs around
- the bottom Waist with plain colored yoke to
AT Bsck and White Blue and White. Pink and
1915 White. Brown and White Scotch Bingham
We have led you along price by price--,ouehins I.
large line by couple Of Ginghams. Figure the cost
As 10 bny Stad Sc MAI ~ TEMPTED
styles at such prices would tempt anybody.
BLAZERS.
II the fever Of popularity for the Blazers was dying
out there would be encouragement to keep pattern
ing. Bu, the dems, Is Increasing. slniosr every
been garment desiEH TOR light wrap in many a day
tea, holds the p, substantial merit Of blazer 1t is
al Ne,Nea variety OF stylssaPlain white-wide
not be out Of the limit nn Of ther xalus would
AT are our Imported Novelties with the stand
81 ING collars.
.sAI WI, White with rolling front. cuff. and pocket
These styles have come in since we talked with you
last about Blazers Our regular lines are complete
and Will be kept 50. log cannot ind line anywhere
BLOUSE WAISTS.
Il is rxht IN LINE q the chat having with you
tS T. Blouse Waists and the new fad
wear them You informed. Prices and the styles
At Madrus Cloth with White and colored Silk
- Stripes. lace front.
AZ silk Mixture Blouse, lace front. wide
81. plated collar.
At silk Stripe BlOuse--plaited collar-lace
ssAlL p Black and White Stripe surah Waist and
At
e2. Fancy Stripe Shirts in we could not begin
$50 to tell you how nany-tastiiy arranged pat
AND terms
81
AT India Silk shi,ts-plain bosoms-Black,
$50. Light Blue and Cream
AT The Nassar Shirts-small plated linen
$50. bosonS, with rolling collar "the last
We have another word to say II these prices
DO not arouse Your lnterest-we might talk until
oOoinsday with no better success.
SEATON PERRY.
PERRY BUILDING.n
NINTH ST. AND PENNSYLVANIA AVE
Established $40 1t
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It's a Good Place for Conventions.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, June 13.-At yester-
days session of the convention OF superintend-
ents OF insane institutions. ashington, d. c.,
was chosen as the next place of meeting.
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Wills Filed Today.

Today the will of the late Ellen Theresa
Knapp was filed. She directs that her son. W:
L. Knapp, be placed with the Society Of St
Vincent de Paul until he reaches his majority,
and leaves him her estate, with provision that
none Of it may reach her husband, and IL the
son die leaving no heirs the estate goes to St
Aloysius Church.
The will of John B. Wilson leaves his estate
to his widow and at her death to his brother,
w. A. Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-13

The BELGIAN GLASS BLowERs.-Secretar y
Window this morning received full and ex-
plicit report from the collector of customs at
New York in regard to the seven Belgian glass
blowers who we're detained by the inspector of
customs and returned to their native land for
violation of contract labor Law. The contents
OF the report viii not be made public until
called for by Congress-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-13

BEREAVEMENT OF THE LIVER, WITH CON
II stipation Injuries the couple xiou induces piln-
pies. salOw SKIN. CAkTEk'S Little Liver Pills re-
move the cause.
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AYERS

| ;tAhsAPARlLLA
THE BEST
BLOOD MEDICINE.
GIsTs, AND THEIR OPINION is ENDORSED BIZ
THOUSANDS CURED BY 1T OF scRoFULA, &c.
zENA ERYsIPELAs AND OTHER DISEASES
THE BLOOD
Ayers Sarsaparilla has its reputation by years
Of valuable service 10 the community. Hfhe best"-
Z. g. Lang, Druggist. 2l2 Merrimaek St., Lowell
Mass.
DR.. W P. Wright Paw Paw Ford. Tenn, says; 'Tn
my practice invariably prescribe Ayers Sarssparls
for chronic diseases of the blood"
Dr. X r. Boyle, I'd aud oxford Sta, Philadelphia,
Pa writes For two years have prescribed Ayers
Ssrsaparlla in numerous instances and find il highly
efcacious in the treatment of all disorders of the
blood"
l. N. Robinson, Pharm acist Sabina, Ohio, certiies
Ayers Sarsapsrila has always been great seller.
My customers think there is blood purifier equal
to it."
For many was afflicted with scrofulous run
ming cores, which at last became bad the doctors
advised alnputating one Of my legs to my life.
began taking Ayers sarsaparins and soon an i'm.
rrovement After using about two dozen bottles the
sores were healed Icontinue to take few bottles OF
this medicine each year. for my blood. and am no
longer troubled with Ihaye tried other reputed
blood purifiers but none does much good as Ayers
Susceptibility. A. Robinson. Neal Kansas
Don't fail to get
AYERS sARSAPARILLA.
Prepared by
DIR. j. C. AVER CO.. LOWELL. MASS.
Sold by Druggists. IL six 60. Worth So bottle.
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VNHOSE UNHAPPY PERSONS WHO SUFFER
IL from nervousness and dy spepsia should use CAR
IEkS Little Nerve Pills. made expressly for this
q
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THE CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY.
The House Committee Ready to Report
on its Investigation.

MEssRs ROOSEVELT AND THoNPsoy's OFFICIAL
COURSE sUsTAINED-MR. LYMAN cENsURED FOR
LAxrrY OF DIscIPLryE-THE REPORT SIGNED
BY ALL EXCEPT MEssRs STONE AND ANDERSON
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North CarOliua's "Black' District.

Ex-Corgressman F. NJ. Simmons of the sec
ond, commonly called the black district of
North Carolina, now represented in the House
of Representatives by Mr.. Cheatham, colored
is at the Metro politan. Mr.. Simmons expects
the democratic nomination for Congress and
says he has fair show of an election over Mr.
Cheatham. -Four years ago Mr.. Simmons was
elected over two candidates placed forward by
the republican party, both of whom were col
ored There is much disagreement among the
colored republicans in the second district and
Mr.. Cheatham will not have a walk-over. 1t is
thought three candidates will be in the field
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AYERS SARSAPAR1LLA.
Prepared by

Sold By Druggists. 81 six 60. Worth So bottle.
ml9
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-02-20
CLIPPINGS.

Maple molassos Is now being manu-
iactured in some OF the interior counties
OF West Virginia.
The ostrich industry in Southern Cali.
fornia last year yielded profit of 80, 900,
There are 1851 birds,
The expenditures of the London Times
in the Parnell case are said to have ex'
ceeded million dollars
1t is said that there are more dogs than
sheep in Missouri. Nearly every farmer
keeps from one to half dozen cannes.
1t is said that by holding lead-pencil
writing over steam until it is quite damp
1t is rendered durable and viii not blur
afterwards.
The canning OF poultry is quite an in
dustry in parts of Delaware. One firm
canned over GOO, 900 pounds of the poul-
try this season.
The Emperor has ordained that all the
cavalry in the German army shall hence
forth be armed with lance, with hol.
low steel shaft.
Captain Joshua King of Belpre, o.,
has collection of Indian relics and
American coins that is said to be the
largest, most complete and most valua-
bic in this country.
1t is estimated that over eight tons of
diamonds have been unearthed in the
South African fields during the last
eighteen years. These represent total
value of $3.50, co., 200.
The development of Texas has but
just begun, yet there are 2l06 postoffices
In the State, the receipts are more than
million Of dollars annually, and the
length of the mail routes is more than
20, 900 miles.
In Austria an acre OF water is valued
at 90; and to show the profitable nature
OF tishfarming it may be mentioned that
from one small estate alone in Bohemia,
5000, 900 pounds of carp are forwarded
to Vienna annually.
According to an estimate by Professor
Sheldon, London alone pays $12, 500, eco
a year for cheese made on English farms.
Of this the great bulk is made on the
system that has since extended over the
whole world-the Cheddar.
"A SCHtleilldu udu SOluC NdludDle pdpcTS
stored in the attic of the recently burned
! Sears Building in Boston. On the day
before the fire he was impressed to re-
move them to safer place of deposit.
Next morning the building was in flames.
The highest. meteorological station in
Europe, is on the top of the Sounblick,
in Austria 10, 1853 feet above the level of
the sea. The operator lives there with
no human companion, and with no COM
munication with the outer world except
by telephone and telegraph.
An organization called 'erhe Medical
Defense Union" has been formed in
London, which upon the annual pay
ment of $3.50 by doctor, guarantees to
defend him against any charge made
with q matchmaking or other improper
purpose during the year. Branches of
the organization arc to be established
throughout Great Britain.
A Long Island florist has just been
brought up in police court for shooting
at his wife because she declined to con
tinue working in the fields blowing,
narrowing, etc., and because she finally
rebelled against cleaning out the stables.
! The florist remarked that she was his
wife and he would do what he liked
with her, but the Police Justice does not
seem to be of his opinion.
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SOapst0ne and its Uses.

A writer in a London journal calls at
tention to the unappreciated uses and
preventative qualities of soapstone, a
material, he says, which possesses what
may be regarded as extraordinary quail
ties in withstanding atmospheric in
fuences, those especially which have so
much to do with the corrosiou of iron
and steel, and from experiments made it
is said that no other material is capable
of taking hold of the iron and steel so
readily as this. In China soapstone is
largely used for preserving structures
built of sandstone and other stones liable
to crumble from the atmosphere; and the
covering of powdered soapstonc in the
form of paint, on some obelisks in that
country, composed of stone liable to at
mospheric deterioration, has been the
means of preserving them intact for
hundreds of years.
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The Love of an Old Umbrella,

'Umbrellas repaired while you wait,
is the seductive advertisement of Full
ton street dealer who sells new umbrel-
las, as well as mend old ones.
sob, yes" he said, 1--WE get plenty of
tinkering work to do. A great many
men regard an old umbrella with affec-
ton. Their fingers become accustomed
to the little grooves in the handle, and
they would feel bewildered and uncom-
Portable if they grasped a new stick.
Here, now, is an umbrella that French
man brought to Inc yesterday. There
was hardly vestige of cover left to
it, and l told him it could not be re-
paired. He was disappointed, but final
ly he ordered new cover. The handle
is not worth 10 cents to anybody except
himself, and | could have given him a
brand new umbrella for the price
charged him for the silk; but that
would not have suited him at all. So
long as he could clutch the old handle
he felt at peace.
occasionally man wants a new
stick put into an old cover. for stick,
if it is broken in the middle, is not
easily mended. Generally the handle is
piece distinct from the rest of the
stick, and when the fracture is at the
joint we have no great trouble in mend
ing it. Frequently the owner of an UNI
brella tells me, when he wants me to
close hole in it, that it has been In his
possession for twenty years. AS matter
of fact he hasn't owned it for as many