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always well TO have certain rules for dressing,
1t is only fair to remember that different men
have different rules. Thus, one man who is
punctilious and old-fashioned may always dine
in dress suit. The practice is very general in
England, and there are stories of Englishmen
who, always dining in dress suits, sometimes 20
without dinner when their dress suits get lost.
On the other hand. most men do not care to
dress up for an everyday dinner. but prefer in
formality. few men-generally very young
ones-wont so to the theater except in the
swallow-tail, but sober men of discretion prefer
to wear frock coats or GETAWAYS.
1t Is not fair to abuse a man because his ideas
do not agree with yours, and, moreover, the
customs of different sections of the country
differ widely. Dress suits are common and are
frequently worn in Washington. New York
Philadelphia and Boston, but in smaller places
they are less worn. In the west-in the far
west especially-they are not often met with
and in frontier towns ii would be dangerous
thing to appear in one.
1t has been objected that the swallow-tailed
coat is now SO much used by walters at balls
and parties that it is often difficult to tell
guests from walters, and that, on this account,
the dress suit should be altered but this is
rather absurd. since there is no reason why all
mankind should change the cut of its coat be-
cause 1t doesn't want to be mistaken for a
waiter. The reasonable remedy would seem to
be to make the walters change their uniform.
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The place We next stopped at was the
Ch'uung-Shan Tszi monastery. in which the
Buddah of longevity is worshIped. There ia
pretty landscape garden attached to il with
quaint rookeries and dwarf trees and we saw
large earthernware vessels filed with gold fish
and golden carp The Chinese golden earn
have a very long tail divided in the center
with two dropping fans on each side Its ewes
are peculiarly prominent and it is indigenous
TO the country.
From this monastery we went to a street by
the name Of Chong- Uen-Fong famous for its
beautiful embroidery. and entered into many
OF the open shops, where men and bows were
working beautiful patterns on silk or satin in
frames The shading Of colors is most won
derful, and thought the flowers and butter
flies introduced into the patterns were ex-
quisitely worked.
We n,xt visited the fan makers. and as fans
are such necessary articles for use in this coun-
try the supply Is most varied and the prices
asked for them range from a few cents to many
dollars.
CHINESE REFREsHMESr SALOON.
Feeling In need of refreshments we went into
large tea saloon 1t las is the rule with al
tea saloons, Of which there are very MANY in
Canton consists Of two or three stories in
eacn OF which small tables are placed with
ssAarA These saloons are very grand, being
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cook, and, as far as that goes, knows how to

cook, and, as far as that goes, knows how TO
eat.
From the tea saloon We once more got into
our chairs and were conveyed to the wharf
where Mr.. Rusk had kindly engaged a slipper
boat to take us up the river. / gave my bun
dies to one of our servants to take home and
we embarked. intending to reach home before
dark. We proposed to go up the river as far
as Meou-Yu-Tau. distance of twenty-five
miles, but Mr.. Rusk changed his mind and we
started for a literary pagoda few miles from
Canton. The boatmen he had engaged proved
to be excellent oarsmen, and we soon were out
sight of Canton and lost amid the windings
and turnings of this peculiar river. This gave
the surroundings the appearance of lake
scenery, and together with the low hills. green
with verdure, and the pagodas and small vii
lagos along the banks the scene was peculiarly
Chinese
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AN UNDERWRITERS FIND.
How $1,000 Was Made While Hauling Out
Dead Body.
Erou Cipc;

How $1,000 Was Made While Hauling Out
Dead Body.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
During the war was at Louisville, There
were twenty-eight hospitals in the city alone.
and funerals were by the Wholesale We buried
1900 after the battle Of Shiloh, and the lot the
government bought soon proved altogether too
small for the increasing wants of the dead. One
night was ordered to take out the body of a
soldier, and for company as we'll as help took
along colored man named Frank. I never
did know his other name He was a slave and
belonged to the Lightburnes 1 noticed that
the pockets Of the corpse seemed much inflated,
as II each contained a hat and pretty soon
Frank, who never kept his eyes of
the corpse-to see II it would wake up,
suppose-at last broke out: .Massa,
wonder what dat dead man has got in
dem pockets. Guess I'll look and see. Speck
it might be something worth something
I said nothing and Frank went ahead and
searched the pockets He pulled out some inn
m ense rolls Of confederate money and silver
half dollar. l took the silver half dollar and
Frank looked over the money, then said: Say,
boss, dat amt no good. Now, it's long time
since ! seen silver dollar and I'd really like to
have that piece for luck. I'll give you all this
money for that half dollar I thought .
moment, and, more to humor the old fellow
than anything else, made the exchange. re-
gardsd the confederate money as absolutely
worthless and really thought had the worst
OF tie bargain. We drove back to the city and
the next day the brother-in-law of the man I
was employed bysaw me with the roll Of money
and at once began to banter me for trade.
dc was blockade runner or cotton smuggler
or something of that sort, but I thought he
was only quiszing me. At last he said: I'm in
earnest What viii you take for the rOll?'
".What'n you givsy said.
,"'Sixty cents on the dollar, he promptly re-
piled. s.&e
THE hair fairly stood on my head. didn't
believe no was In earnest, but he said: Count
II out; mean NJ Well, of course, / did, and
counted out %, 600 worth"
what did you get ont Of tn"
'Only e1.S00 In good American money. Il
was the biggest days work I've done from that
day 70 this The money didn't belong y mo-
ecdy anyhow, and eniy Cog my having met Ne
q Il"
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Written for The Evening Star.
A Cup of Coffee.

Written for The Evening Star
Cup Of Coffee.
cupof cold water, when one is athi rst.
VI all the good drinks. we would place this the
first
The blessing of water, what poet can sing,
As we take 1t all sparkling and fresh from the
spring.
But of conee-the Mocha or Java-I sing
Inc precious, the fragrant, the dark flowing thing
Where turks an aroma SO subtle and fine,
sure-ail the rare spices in coffee combine.
o coffeel in Turkish they call YOU cahreh-
Sure-rendered in English, it means-I have We
The nectar they say, that the gods used to take,
when in counsel sublime they would keep wide
awake
some drops OF the drink must have fallen below
Where the deserts of Araby sparkle and glow,
Anu 30 must have changed the wild shrub on the
hill
To the plant with whose essence our cups we would
I'LL.
lis said in theIegend, some monks;n the east
round the goats in the pasture enjoying some
feast
All skipping about 80 lively and free
Having browsed-it was found-on this wonderful
tree.
Let US try it. they said. and they mingled the
drink,
And the.fathers began all to dance and to wink;
And they cried: 1t ia good, both for man and for
beast
Let US have it, dear brethren, in every good feast
The magical plant we never have seen
we are tod-and no wonder-tis bright ever
green;
80 at morn, or at eve, or at midnight as we'll,
Inc memory Is green, and so fragrant the smell.
Inc bloom OF the tree Is glorious white,
That shines mid the green like stars in the night
bnght emblems without of the virtues that dwell
In the taste OF the thing whose praises we tell.
u. II. CUTHBERT
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Two or three days ago
We had an opportunity
OF seeing q cricket fight.
or rather hearing that
one was going ON near
the square which we
were passing, for the
crowd was SO dense and
the noise so loud that
Witnessing the combat
ants was utterly impos-
sible. At length the
crowd began to dis
perse, and one of our
servants found out from
a coolie that out Of the
fight only one cricket
proved victorious, and
had won for its master
S7O0 Tho suceassful
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ernamented with carved wood work. and all the
arrangements in them are scrupuiously clean.
On taking our seats in the upper room around
one Of the small tables q lacquer-ware box di-
tanning cakes of various kinds and pre-
served ginger. cherries, plums and cum
quats, together with tea and mandarin
oranges. most certainly found this
meal the first i had ever eaten after the Chinese
fashion, very superior and not at all dirty and
greasy. as some meals had eaten among the
psssantry of Holland and Germany. In fact
these saloons are infinitely superior in all par
ticulars TO the ordinary public houses in Eu-
rope, the place OF which they supply in China
This was but q lunch; my time had not yet
come to eat Chinese dinner" served with
daintiss that only Chinaman known how to
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u ATCLIFFE. DARR L CO.. Aucuonesr..

TRUSTEES sT SALE VALUABLE FoUR;sToRY
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEsT
BY virtue OF deed OF Trust duly recorded in liber
l4.3, oo I'll ct seq OF the land records Of the
District of Columbia and at the request OF the parry
secured thereby Will offer tor puolic auction
n MT ns q the premises, on MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PAST the toll ~ wing described real e.
tate situate IN he city Of Washington District Co.
lumpia to wit: The southern part Numbered SIX
teen I6) in reservation numbered IU) said part
having front OF c2o) ieet Pslsy lvanis
avenue and running back with tbs ssuie WI til 10 =
depth OF seventy (10) feet two ca inches being the
saine property described in deed du Iecorued in
n6er NO SA, folio 80 OF the lad records Dis
trict toeetLer with the improvements consisting of
large four-story brick dwelling aud sore Mo- IA
fennsylvania avenue northwest.
Terms. suejses tS deed q trust duly recorded in
mum, payable semi annually, nve years from Novem-
Der y. 1859, the balance to be paid in cash A de-
posit OF 800 required at the tune sale Ii the tera
Of sale not complied with in ten days from the
day sale the trustee the righ 10 resell the
property at the risk and cost Of the defauirin pur
chaser after hve days advert such in
some newspaper published IN Washington u. @ An
conveyancing and recording at the OF the pur-
chaser. AVER COHEN Trus,ts
kXTCLIFFE. DARR CO.. 'r"''se'
Anr
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I ATIMER b SLOAN, Auctioneerx
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT WITH IMPROVE
MENTS. CokNtR OF NORTH CAROLINA

VALUABLE BUILDING LOT WITH IMPROVE.
MENTS. CORNER OF NORTH CAROLINA
AT AUCTION.
x On 60, T Z 4 on AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER
o'cLHCK; in iron. Of the premises, We shall sell
the property, to wit: Part Of original LOT
nine cd, in square seven hundred and ninety-two
(7y2l IN the city OF Washington district of 20 uin ba
at the northeast corner OF said lot running ence
south seveny-ssven Cd ieet and four (sJ INCHES;
line between said lot and lot eight thence north.
westwardly along said lime IL inch to tine south
line Of North Carolina avenue aud thence along SAID
line Of North Carolina avenue LAT feet inches to tbs
thereon consisting OF larxs frame dwelling This
valuable corr er lot contains s. Us square feet and
Nor csTSn. and rennsy v, avenues 4th
Terms: One-third cash. the balance in one two ana
three years at per CENT SECURED OF trust on
the property sold. deposit OF S2Ou required Al the
time Of sale. All conveyxncipg and recording 81 tie
cost Of the purchaser. s
LATIMER 4 SLOAN.
noIV-Q6QS Auctioneera
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"Gittin' Jined Together"

1
When was about two miles out of town i
began to rain heavily and woman came to tn,
door of negro cabin and called to me t,
scratch in yere til de wetness is ober"
found that she was a widow with three or fou,
children. and she had a caller in the person O
an old darkey who had seen at least seventy
| hye years of all sorts of weather. He wa
| blind in one eye, humpbacked and lame. and h,
didn't look able to lift a peck of potatoes
After some general talk the old man turned t.
| the widow and said:
lie gwine ter ask he un bout it,"
"Shoo!''
abide?'' ~ N
'Doan't bodderr'
but Pze gwine ter"
She hdgeted around. and he got up and sa,
down and cleared his throat and finally asked
Say, boss, Tze been AKIN Libbie bout our
gittin jined together"
.shoo ole man-how highty!" she OF.
claimed as she waved him away.
1ou mean about getting married." asked.
Oats it. Her husband dun dead an she's
powerful lonesome widout a man."
NOW, Noses, what yo' talkin' SIGH giddiness
fur?" she protested.
Its de troof, Libbie. Jist fadin' right away
kase yo, haven't got no husband. Desc yere
emu en- list cryln all de time kase dey haint
got no ladder. Pore leetle chill enr'
she objected WV ''o
"Hu! How ole was II"
>, mighty OLE daddy-mIghty ole. You's dun
bout ready to die."
yo' to decide dat questun. Jist look me ali
ober an gay how ole | was.''
TOOK hlm over to the window where could
get good look at him and as scanned his
features realized that he must be a very old
man indeed. Wv
''DO Won want INV bou.ax
as we sat down again.
, sartln, boss" he hopefully replied while
the WIDOW face wore an anxious look
wen, then, as near as l can Judge, and to
the best of my knowledge and belief. YOU are
at least eighty years old, and perhaps five
=, "Jist like 1 dun tole 20, daddy ~ exclaimed
the widow; and she pounded her knees with
her nsts and laughed long and loud.
Inc Ola man stood up, looked at me re-
proacfully out of his one eye and then scuffed
out doors without word. He fell down get
ting off the doorstep and he tripped over a
root and fell down again 1T the gate, and as he
went OH up the road he bumped over 80 far
that he did not appear to be more than three
feet high Half an hour later the rain ceased
falling and followed him. Half a mile up the
road came to a fork, and the old man stood
there under tree.
Daddy, which road do take to 90 to Kel-
ley's 81" / asked.
DE looked at me for a minute and them came
scuifiln3 on to the road and replied:
Boss, won't tole yo' muffin bout de roads !"
But why?'
hase yo hain't no friend of miner'
yes, am, too; of course l am"
mo. sab No, sab! Can't stuff dat down
me, sab. If yo' was a friend of mine you'd a
Vars ole, sah-'zactly twenty-seyeu las week !
doan. know muffin bout roads, nor Kelley.
nor nobody! Good day, sab %
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the old civilization, but Canton was not taken
by them Shanghai is a modern place, while
Pekin is a Tartar city. and here. therefore, bet
ter than anywhere else, may we study the char
acteristics of old China.
i will never forget my sensations of steaming
up Lintin bay, through the Pearl river, and be-
holding Canton, ''the city of pongee silks"
such as our grandmothers wore; Iacquered ware
and nrecrackers. of tea and ivory. Joss houses
and pagodas with a million inhabitants.
My friend had rented a house in ''Shameen"
(the European se:tlement) shortly before my
arrival This Is on a small island but mile
and half In circumference. His house is in
the Italian form of architecture and is spacious
and airy, surrounded by a deep veranda.
From this you step upon a narrow piece of
grass which separates from the bund or
walk on the river wall. and from here we have
beautiful view of the Pearl river and together
with the throng of junks and sampans and the
distant scenery II Is a very charming panorama.
1t happened just after We had become COM
fortably settled in our new home that a friend
OF my cousin, an Englishman, came AMI in
vited US 70 take trip through the city and
visit the principal dye factories and Jade cut
ting establishments, together with tie ivory,
SILK and fan shops
HOW COTTON GOODS ARE DYED.
We started at o'clock in the morning in our
paianquins and were soon under way. Twas
~Ae~- III u1e NOrhs. Wnere i
the process of dyeing cotton goods. Our friend,
the Engiishman, Mr. Rusk. can speak the Chi
nese language and had the process fully ex-
planned to me- In the first division of the fac
tory several large watts stood filled with blue
and prune-colOred dye for printing the colored
cotton stuffs SO much used by the Chinese
The blue dye is composed of indigo water M
tive wine ard lime; the prune dye is produced
by tanning bark. which is brought in large
Quantities from Siam was much amused at
watching the primitive means used by the
calenderers; they take mouthfuls OF water
from the spouts of teapots and then SQUIRT
the water from their mouths over the
cloth somewhat after the fashion that the
Hong Lung or Sam Hoo does In his
laundry in the United States when he wishes
to sprinkle shirt On leaving the dive work.
ers We went to another street to see the Jade
cutters The cutting of large blocks of Jade
stone Is done by means of wire saws which are
made in the form of bows. They drop emery
powder mixed with water on the part Of stone
they are cutting. and when the blocks of Jade
stone have been divided into pieces thew are
handed on to other lapidsries. who form them
into ornaments This stone varies much in
color from white to light and dark green. and
to the inexperienced eye-for the prices vary
a. much as the color-it is hard to tell a s,,eci-
rl-"' worth fifty cents from one worth as many
dollars
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From Texas Siftings.
Old Uncle Moses had never been to the the
alter, but having stuck up bills for theatrical
troupe and having received a complimentary
ticket to the gallery he concluded to attend the
performance. He went dressed up in his Sun
day attire. He had not been inside the theater
more than half an hour when he emerged shak-
ing his head.
Don't you like the performance, old MANI"
asked the doorkeeper.
mo. sab, don't like dem performances no
way We kin fix it."
why, what's the matter?'
Muffin much. 'eeptin oman on de platfum
got 10 talkin bout family fairs wild de husband
stay. My ole marster in virginny got shot
piunl-ter pieces for doing dat berry foolishness
Oars alters trouble whar dat sort OBJ foolish ness
Is gwine on. an rs judicious Niger, is. |
be brunged up as witness in de case when il
strikes de courts"
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l4QQ NJ.
no1O-dkds

1tOo @ IT.
TRgsTEEg SALE OF -FOUR VALUABLE BUILD.
IN LErF H.; EACH 81 FEET INCHLs FRONT
s AWtS on 1 . sTEEE Y M0RTIwEST BETwEES
ssMMIERNsI HvENfH STREET AND NEW HAMP-
BY virtue Of certain deed Of trust dated May I.
hsSr' 5ss and sduo rseoraed May 10 is9i. u
.ns 9 ,s Of Columbia. and q the written
;rss x 5EGps Ss Re nPrSPsII EsbY
HALF-PAsr FOUR O'CLOCK r. n. the ioiiox.,n ~
described pSopery. etuate IN the city OF Washneton
pstnct u C0lumia. to witt lcf ORIGINAL lot mum
oered Tour 90. In square nuubersd sevSnfyiwo 10
and embracing all 81 lots numbsSsd iosTyshrSs iiyl
Kate n. Foote'S subdivision Of said orisins lot -four
l4l e per plat fscordsd In bsr No. H. folio "a Of the
records OF the Once of the surveyor Of said DsrFct
Terms OF sale: Oue-thrd % cssh on each Of the
euodivfsioo lets abSve mentonsd and the balance u
one TWO aud thres yeara. with tntress tbs OF
PEI csrsun psr snpum. payable ssmi-annually aud
cnrsd " desd OF uuss on the property Al cash
- ne option OF the purchaser 31OO csah rOQulr0d on
sech Iot q tine Of NE Teme - b ceUptsd With "
q rssoid e the raj and eoSt e ~ defauiha9 PR
chaser snar aye dayG rA4vo!e11sne1t b sers nSws.
EspS Sssnsh$a I. @ - "a E.sSiPgsos. Rlanss G
.....-. ''... 3 q 3 90! e ~. s''''''.
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'l'hoMAs L. wAGGAMAN. Heal Estate Auctionesr.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF IIyE go Two-sToRr AND
STORY BRICK BACK BUILDINGS, on o
STREET BElMEEN FlksT AND THIRD
SIkEtIS NORTHWEST.
BY virtue 4 deed of trust recorded in Idber No.
l4. iolio 80 OF the land TecOrds II the District Of
COLUMBIA, and at the request oi the party thereby
cured Ne VIII sell az pul lac auction, of the
PREMISES. On MO>DAl. NuNEMBth SINIkENlh,
lsyl. at lOUh OCLOCk r. N. lots IL. u0.05, os
and u. IN the subdivision Of part lots and in
square DOij. per ~ ook 49, page l49, the
records of the surveyors ofce said Distrct with
the amp ONe.ueuts Above stated.
Terms one-th4rd cash. . which 100 mus; lie pasd
each act at time sale. and the balance IN three
equal lnstaliInens an Twelve and eltsen aaontlA
Tor which tie notes OF tne urchassr. LearIz interest
roin DAP OF and OF prop
erty SOLD. Will lie taken. ali lash. ofstlo ur-
chaser. IL terms not coInp.led with nftesn
days IRON sale the trustees the rlt rersI
the Property at the GE1 cost OF the efaultlnx
purcnassr purchaser All conyeysIcinx and
cording will be ct purchasers Cost.
ihSsi III n MAC, MHkxGGAMAsl rrua..>
Inos. L. wAGGAMAN
no4-d&ds Auctlonser.
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rarrurp q S,a.~ 5t4 ID street northwest.
I ATIMER d SLOAN. Auctioneer..

rhsSIkEs ps shfE OF dIrrRNITrRE AND PER
SSs Np bE Fl S. iy iNiSSfFtDiSG TWO DiSIMos
BY VIZ se Of the deere q the supreme Court Of the
District, made the 9TH DAY Of octofeT ID ISL
as snsnded BY an ORDER made November II, 1851 IN
bury and Others No l3l:I4. equity doclet ~ AMI IN
from sad Moo fns pr ss 4 he deed 2, trust
T. Head. which is recorded m lAlzr No i5-S folio
srict Of couma as modied b. sa,d t ss ts
We. the undersigned; trustees. viii sell al
BAY NoyfasEk a D. i iSs :, EPss4
ca NJ on the premises Of said Hotel la
erty by said deed Of trust and to IN tie
property being ss iTi T.. and psrssnA
recorded in Lber No. l0S. iolios N 10 si6 b1th m
property being nov the Hotel La Nurmhnde stu
ated ON the northeast corner OF 18th aud str.ets
Psft Of faror Suites BED oam n ana sen'in R IN
fcrt,eres, Divsns, Turkish hugs. Iron and Brass
CARPETS. Teteatete Sets Sofa Beds ReceJtion Chars
ana other furniture and personal property bel0glng
This sale pres ribed by said decree is made sub
Lean and o Ii 2, Mar NJ i me-
ton Mclean, deceased under the LEASE from Washing
the 9th day December isss waieh is racor,isd i'm
Laeer l,so folio ia ct seq. Of she said land
TIE .fh day OF December, lsss. IRON said Horace NJ
t6neton whis is recorr m ana asss' , > w, Nor
~ OF said land records, which proyfdss that III. fur
mentioned deed Of trust are 70 reain n and nam i
said premises, Hotel La NornAndie as security tor the
become due under said lease. sue 10 the trust
set forth IN said Lber 1866, folio lU ANA in SAID de-
The properly will be sold in bulk and not in detail
the sale 10y the court der oslt on a. I'M IN IN os
OF the furniture and other personal property TO lie
terms sale which event the trustees r..sery. t
aso 10 resell al The fiSs and cost q the defAultin