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There's more, at the George"
Where is the Ee4FgeT
"'Tether side OF THE brig"
"How many there?"


"FIow many there?'
III, Have , you heard , of a lad little lad
0e Isr Ieu see isssy Jm wasn't there
mite O. lad looked to the doctor's%'
ITO the q. doctsesaS' Where Is the doc
You go ahead. It's square house
wi all the fues gathered into one CHM
| bley in the midqle. Spd all the roof from
Al AT the walls ga1hers5 up about that chin.
kitchen hue did; and it was Of night. and
folks said that the house with its queer
roof and chlmthey vas like a voicaney.
They calls the House now Vesuvius. Az
' Mr.. Msurgatroyd left the house and hast
ened in the direction Of the surgeons
house lay beside the highway He caught
| up the carolers. who had passed the Horse
and Jockey without their hymn, aware
| that sufferers were within. and that the
| people of the tavern were too occupied to
regale them.
Tell me-" said the banker. where is the
doctors house, mean Vesuvius?''
| Right ahead There you are Sorry YOU
| amt a halto, or you'd ha' been useful"
| The banker opened an iron gate, ran
through the little garden and paused at the
| front door.
After so re delay the door was opened by
a maid. and Mr.. MIrgatroyd thrust him
self into the hall, as the narrow passage
| leading to the staircase would be desg-
| mated.
Il say-the boy-who is hurt-who-
| where"
He could hardly speak. he was so agi-
| tated.
| At that moment he heard voice:
Where's my papa? l want to go to
him"
With smothered cry Mr.. Murgatroyd
| dashed past the maid; he had recognized
his sons voice; he deigLed no explanation,
| offered no excuse for his conduct, as he
| rushed to the stairs, up them and
| dashed into the bed room at the stair head,
| whence light streamed through an open
| door and the weIl-known torres had issued
| There the father stood dazzled, unable
| FOR a moment to see anything distinctly:
he had been in the dark, ess, now he was
| IN room in which blazed a lamp.
| When his eyes accommodated them
| selves to the light he saw lady with a
| very sweet face STOPPING over a bed, with
| ter arm under the head of a child VINO was
| in it. caressir g the little hot cheek and
| kissing the clammy brow.
She had not seen him enter. She had
| heard the steps, and concluded they were
| those of the returning maid. She swayed
the suffering child in her arms and catch
| ing the notes Of the carolers in the dis
| lance. sang. with a clear musical voice:
| Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in HIS wings.
| Hail the 1eaven-borr Prince of Peace,
Hail the Sun of Righteousness"
my SONNY sonr' cried the eager, agi-
| tated father, running forward and throw
| in himself by the bedside.
| "Papa" exclaimed the boy. ard put out
| his hands and drew his fathers head to
| him to kiss. Il knew you'd come. You
| won't he angry at my rInEing away from
SCHOOL,
Angry with YOU my dear!"
| The agitated father could say no more.
| Presently he rose and said in a shaking
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Prices Among the Ancfents.

From the New York Times.
In reading the STEELE found by the Ameri-
can School of Classical Studies at Athens,
which is a sacrificial calendar, a kind OF
current account of values some important
deductions can be arrived at as to the
worth of animals in Greece some $40 years
before Christ AS 10 the pig. he was es-
t:mated rather by his weight and appear
ance than by his age. A high price was
allowed in accordance with the condition of
the animal. Sometimes sixteen and seven
teen drachmas are given. against eleven
and twelve for the various grades of
sheep. Barley is estimated at four abeli
the peck. which, according 10 Mr.. r. B.
Richardson would find equivalent in
twelve cents. We sell barley cheaper than
that today, though we do not eat il, but
malt it for beer. A pig for three drachmas.
of about fifty cents, is cheap. irrespective
ofs.ze, according to recent Chicago quo
tations That distinguished German,
Boeckh-Frankel who has given particular
attention to the subject of ancient values,
states that the ratio of prices of sheep and
oxen was one to five. Thus. a sheep in the
best period of Athens was worth from ten
to twenty drachmas, and an OK from fifty
to one hundred. On the sacriicial calendar
sheep are worth twelve drachmas, and
sometimes eleven. The value of a COW or
OK on the STEELE is less than one hundred;
therefore the Boeckh proportion is not ex-
actly kept up.
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separated states is one of the best evidences Of
hcw Paine's celery compound is regarded all over
the country
WOrrens peculiar life brings languOr and list
lessness that best met by Pane's celery COM
pound. The dispirited condition, the backaches,
the neuralgia headaches, the sleeplessness and
debility. that frequently attack women
when their blood is robbed on its vitality is soon
ispelled when Faines celery compound is used
Mrs. Goldman. writing October 30 from her
home, 157 Scott street, Wiikesbarre, Penn, says:
Fully approaching the benefits from the use Of
Panr's celery compound, / recommend it to others.
Suffering from sleeplessness and nervous debility,
| persuaded to this truly greatest OF
remedies. Although can have every medicine from
my brothers, the druggists here, l gave Paine's
celery compound a trial, and must confess only to
my benefit. My only boy. four years old, was also
treated with it, and his nervousness has dlsap-
peared. My father. Rev C. Kuehn, with whom L
live, thinks great deal of Paine's celery COM
pound. I shall always keep it in the house
There are untold numbers of women who are
working and worrying enough to drive them into
their graves il Pane's celery compound were not
always in their homes to strengthen and restore
their brains and nerves when there was great need
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RAILROADS.
-BAErIMOilB AND oilO RAILRoAI

Schedule In effect December 1, 1895.
Leave Washington from station New
Jersey avenue and Ut.
for Chicago aud Northwest vestibuled Limited
trains II so In, s:2o pm.
bul.d Limited a:I5 p.lu Express i2:Ul night.
For pittsburg and Cleveland. Express daily ii:S
For Lexington and s,aunton II 30 am.
For M ra1 Ns,n and way stations so pm
Pm. daily; Sleeping Cars through.
e! bai5aess 'S ss R days Zoo. e:so 1850 .5o
sss i 8, ssIS III. .sS
Sis 1900. 10000 i:i5. iii so pin. and Iis:oi
4oeo snna aisio 1iso g. $500 ss SIS 1a
1906. 1910. $50. 1890. 1900 io.oo. Ill:ad
For Annapolis. 7:1o and $50 an. 1918 and
Essssiss 100 ssG ii :s B." am. nA
For BOYD sna Way points IN s" .s aoo nos
sss''sss an. ss sa' g9s.' s S $40 So
S s .sa Ss soa ssss S 9.
krninepai stations 1niy 80 $50 pm 1opp .Sn
For trains ILLUMINATED With piP,ssh light IN.
Eas week Gays sw Dining caf Gs'O SEQ SHq oo
am, Dining Carr. 80 u2:sS; Dining Cap. 800
dpen &, cI 1900 sSG as9a 1 ssBBa s
ST. ss,5 soS ' Eos. Dining Ss5 Is go night
F Re a EalS t7 s G 1a 81 d ass rsa .se
'Elcepi Sunday. '.Daily !sundays only.
Baggage called fe1 aes cbscEsd from hotel, and
residences by Union Transfer Co orders left at
tisket Offices Gl9 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Il. B CAMPB ELL. '''. cHAs. o. scTEI.
Gen. Manager Gen. Pass Ast.
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CHICAGO'S FINANCES.
Her Treasury Empty md the Mayer
In Straits.


In Straits.
Chicago Special to the New York Tribune
Mayor Swift says he IS tired of endeavor-
ing to awaken the people of Chicago to a
realization of the seriousness of the situa-
ton The mayor gave vent to his feelings
at a meeting of business men and others at
the Palmer House recently, called by the
civic federation to talk over the affairs of
the town. There IS no city in the country
in such a bad way as Chicago. the reason
being that such abSurdly low valuation is
put upon real and personal property that
the rate of taxation. although very high
does not bring In enough money to run the
city properly. The mayer spoke his mind
Friday.
Il will not do thing he said. ito add
to the present 100000 floating debt of the
city no matter what may happen. There
should he 500 men added to the police force,
but this can't be done. although extra Of
fcers are needed. Our fire department is
badly crippled. being In need of more men
and improved apparatus but We have no
money to do anything with. we VIII give
UP all street cleaning in day or two. just
as soon as the 5000 row available Is ex-
hausted. Many of the bridges and viaducts
are positively dangerous to cross, and Will
undoubtedly have to close some of them up
soon for the protection Of life.
1.-The hunliliat!ng spectacle OF the mayor
of SO large a city as this asking and re-
ceiving aims has been witnessed. for had
to accept $1,000 as a gift from Mr.. Yerkes
to fix some bridges and viaducts intended
to close, but his street railroad needed them
and he gave me the money.
I'VE are at our wits end to raise money
to pay expenses, and the controller spends
all his time either evading or pacfying the
c:ty's creditors. Chicago has to pay IL or
% per cent more for what 1t buys than a
private individual as it is compelled to ask
for a years or eighteen months credit on
everything You will see crowds of men at
the controllers office every day demanding
the money due them. New York, with not
half the street mileage we have to clean.
appropriates S3JOO.OOO yearly for cleaning
PURPOSES while Chicago appropriates $3.50
O0O and s1Ss, 1000 of that this year was spent
before election. 1t is a shame and dis
grace"
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BROTHERS WIFE.
BY 8. Barring GOULD,
Author of ''Mehalah,'' kitty Alone The
Queen of Love-" Etc.
Copyright, 1895, by Irving Bacheller.)

"My dear" said Mr.. Murgatroyd, the
banker 10 his wife. lit is the first Christ
mas without our boy. and, please heaven,
1t will be the last; but under the circum-
stances 1t was inevitable"
II suppose so.' aequesced the lady, with
q little hesitation in her tone.
you see, Eliza" continued the banker,
1--WE could not tell when my father would
die, and, with his death and the funeral,
the house would be so upset that we
couldn't-really couldnt-have Jack here
with his tremendous spirits and noise. At
ter all. it won't matter much; we can send
for him next week; and 1 daresay he will
not mind
II think he will mind it a great deal"
said Mrs. Murgatroyd. HE only went to
school at Michaelmas, and he will be
counting days till the Christmas vacation
and now"
well, Eliza, he will have to remain on at
school one week after the rest of the boys
leave, that is ALL
''But he has been making holiday
flower
What is THAR
'Oh. a sort of rose or chrysanthemum,
or something of the nondescript sort OF
flower, with as many petals gummed on as
day a leaf Is removed, and by the time
all are gone holiday has arrived. Poor
Jack, he will have his stripped cnrysantht'-
mum-and no holiday"
Eyes, he VIII have holiday, but deferred.
'"That cuts his vacation short by a
week.
1T cold not he helped. With my father
dying then dead in the house. 1t was quite
impossible to have him home till all was
settled"
Well" said Mrs. Murgatroyd, with a
sigh. then next week he comes"
Next week he comes, repeated her nus
band. ITO ME the privat.on Is greater than
to you. You have your servants to attend
to and occupy your mind"
But not my affections. And you have
your clerks. Samuel"
We'll, well, WELL" said the banker. 1--WE
will not argue about the matter. l am
happy to say that Jacks future is likely
me everything, and, of course, that means
that all Will eventually go to Jack"
Nothing been heard of George, l sup
pose?'
ION, nothing; not likely that there
would"
Did net your father ask after him.
"Of course he did But what could say
that We had received no favorable news.
You mean no news at alp
We'll, yes; none at all. But of course
We know pretty we'll how matters go in
such cases"
How long ago is it since your brother
fell out with your
with my father. I have had nothing what
ever to do with his affairs. He was indie
pendent In his ways, and independent
spirited. and did not incline to enter the
bank Tried one thing. then another: cost
father good deal; vexed him dreadfully.
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Interested in the Fox Bill.
From the Louisville Post

Joel H. Barbour of Barboursville KY,
former member of the Kentucky senate,
relates an amusing story Of an episode
which occurred while he was in the legis-
lature. A bill to pay a bounty on fox
scalps had been introduced by one of the
mountain members of the lower house and
was pending. One day one of the mountain
senators got letter from a nephew back
in his home county, and the letter read
something like this: Dear Uncle: l write
to ask you to please use all of your infiu-
ence to have the scalp act passed immedi-
ately. l have found big den of old foxes
and 1 have got the den stopped up. so they
can't get ont. They have been shut up
there for more than week, and if YOU
don't hurry up and have that bill passed
those foxes are going to starve to death"
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SOUTHERN HALLWAY.
lt1edliiont Air Libe.l
Schedule in cn.ct November 8, 1895.
AL trains arrive and leave At Pennsylvania

s,
AL trains arrive and PENNSYLVANIA
Passenger Station
500 AM.-Daily-Locu for DanvilIe. Connects at
at pr bs snePs da aa
Clifton Forge.
MAIL carries Pullman Buffet Seepers New York
AID Washington to jacksonville, uniting at Char
iotte with Pullman Sleeper for Augusta; also Iuil
SLEEPER for birmingham Memphis and St. Louis
4:ol PA.-Local for Strasburg. daily. except sun
40 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Flyer" Pullmaa
Sleeper New York and Washington to Atlanta
HtsH5ued Day Coaches Washington to Atlanta
Io 81 PM-n,aiiy wash iI ISGT n1s AID SOUTH.
WESTERN vESrIBULED LIMITED. Solid Train Of
pullman vestihuled Sieepers, Dining Cars and Day
New York to Asheyiile and Hot Springs, n. c.;
New York to Memphis via Birmingham. New York
10 New Orleans via Atlanta and Montgomery. and
Jacksonville. vcstisuled Day Coach New York to
Atlanta. Dining Car from Greensboro to Mont
TRAINS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ROUND
I'LL Leave Washington 9:ol An. daily and 4:43
days only, for Round Hill; 4:s2 PM daily, except
AN. and $500 Pm. daily from Round Hnl 1908
An daily. except Sunday. from Herndon. and s:SS
Through tratos from the south arrive at Washing.
ton $40 An, 11:45 AN, 40 Pm. and $40
Pm. daily. Manassas Division. S:t5 An. daily.
except Sunday. and $40 An. daily from Char
Tickets, Sleeping CIR reservation and inforruati,a
furnished at Offices Oil and 1900 fennsyivantn ave-
tion.
W. b. GREEN. General Superintendent.
]. NJ CUI.P, Traffic Manager.
w. A. TURK, General Passenger Agent
no21 L. s. BROWN, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept
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-
Pl. 9Th and Is sts
Through the grsndest scenery In America, with
the hardsomest and complete solid train
ice west from Washington
80 Pm. DAILY: Ciucinnlti aud st; Louis
Special'-Soiid Eestibuied, Newly EIupps.i, Elec-
tric-lightsd- Stcan-ueated Train. Pumans finest
sleeping cars Washington to Cincinnati Indianapolis
end st Louis daily. DininS Car from Washington.
Arrive Cincinnati. 500 am: Indianapoli. II 80
M. Chicago. $50 Pm; st. Louis. @: 70 pm. !:
lexington, IL 10 AIM. Leuis' Dle. 1l:s0 Am. fsaa
l!:i0 PM DAILY.-rhc famous IF. +. V. Linz
tied A solid vestibuled train with Diuing Car
and Pullman Sleepers for Cininnah, Lexington and
Louisville without change Pui.mHn :,leeper WASH
tngten to Virginia Hot Springs, without change,
Wednesdays and saturdays Arrive Cin.innati, $3.50
p M; lexington. 500 pm; Louisville 9:+o pm
Indianapolis, Hos p M: Chicago. 1880 a In ; st.
Louis. 80 am. and Hot Springs. 3:l5 am;
meets IN Union Depot for all POINTS.
1871 AN; EXCEPT sUNiMY.-For Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk. Only iail line
2:25 Pm DAILY.-EIpress for sforionsviiie.
Chariot tesvilie. Wayucsisro', Siauuton and prin-
cipai Virginia points. daily: for Richmond daily
except Sunday.
Pullman locations and tirkets conInny's Of
fees 5iS and 1 s2I Pennsylvania avenue.
II. ". Filler.
Do1S General i'pSrn.1r AE~nt.
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stood with a silver salver. on which lay an
orange envelope addressed S. Murgatroyd,
ESQ, The Bank.
Mr.. Murgatroyd tore open the cover, with
out much curiosity. He was accustomed
to receive kilograms. But no sooner had
he read this particular one than his face ba-
came blank, he started to his feet. AMI
gasped: Eliza! what is to be done? He-he
has run away"
who, Samuel; from whence?"
Jack; from school Look. what is to be
done?'
Mrs. MUrgdtroyd, less agtated than
her husband, perused the dispatch:
"HeptouStall School Your boy run away
Has he reached home?-Jones, Headmas-
ter
1T is all your doing, with your nonsense
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1t was evening. night rather. not morn
ing, not approaching to morning. but that
did not concern the singers, who saw moth
ing Inappropriate in their song.
The banker ran after the carolers. &C
costed them. and inquired where the in
jured persons were.
There's some at the Horse and Jockey,
he was answered.
where's that?'
Fright ahead-the way we are going.
say, have you haltO voice: our halto's
furred his pipe up with his parkin cake and
beer, and amt no good at all. The sing
ing don't go pretty without a haito. It's
like playing toon on fiddle WI one
string broke.
Mr.. Murgatroyd did not pause to answer
but sped along as fast as he could walk
faster than went the lurching carolers
toward the inn, the light from which he
could see like luminous tangle of floss
silk in the rain and fog.
He rushed into the house. Men were
standing in the passage others were in the
bar. The landlady was running about in
semi-distraction. She caught glimpse
Of the anxious father. ITS no use,' she
called, cant give another bed. All's
ockepied, wot with them as Is brought
from the accident and wot we wants our
sells. It's no use, nobody can attend to
you"
81 don't want a room," replied the
banker. Il want to know about the suf-
ferers, who they are
Il can't attend to nobody. my head and
hands Is full" retorted the landlady, and
rushed up the steep stairs.
He appealed to the landlord, who took
matters composedly.
.Middlin'-about three"
'Is one of them boy?'
"WeIl, you may call him a boy II yo1
like, but he's a gentleman"
My son was every inch that"
And is in the commercial line. He's
terrible put out because Of his samples
"Oh! Who are the others?"
There's a woman-got her back broken
1 fancy"
And the third?'
Lets see, Jim'-to a friend-"that's the
stoker as was scalded."
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DANDRUFF IS AN EMULATION FROM THE
pores of the scalp that spreads and dries forming
scurf and causing the hair TO fall out Halls
Hair Remover cures 1t.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
THE WEEAlS STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
SrIIEIII


Steamer Pot,m viii leave Stephenson's wharf.
foot Eth L, every Sunday Mt pm, and steamer
Sue every Monday and Thursday at pm, for
Baltimore ind river landings. Accommodations
strictly first class. Freight for river landings
ceivcd Mondays. Thursdays and SATURDAYS. and
must be prepaid. Rates given on Baltimore freight.
STEPHENSON & BRO. Agents.
ONCE $40 Pa. ave. n26-tn Telephone 7i5.
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E. s. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE
Steamer Harry Randall leaves River View Wharf,
9Th street, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, At =
a NJ, landing at all wharScs far down as Mad
do1 creek. Including Chapel Point and Colonial
Beach, returning Mondays, Wednesdays and
FridIys, 3 pm. Passenger accommodations drst-
class Freight received until hour Of saliias Teie-
phone f765
F REED & CO. Z. s. RANDALL,
Agents, Alexandria Proprietor AMI Manager.
GEO. ID CARPENTER, Cen Agt,
frlltf Washington. d. O
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WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO.. LTD
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,

On Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays Mt Z
am: Mondays for river landings to ST. Clements
Bay, Bretou's Bay and Aomini Creek; returning
arrives Tuesday afternoon Wednesdays for river
landings to Breton's Bay and Nomin Greek; thence
to Piney Point, st. Georges, Smiths Creek, Coan
and Ycocomico rivers: returning. leaves Nomini
Creek Thursday afternoon for river landings arrly-
ing Friday morning. Saturdays for river landings
to Nomni Creek and St. Clements Bay; returning
arrives sunday afternoon In effect Nov 4. 1895
See schedule. {. W. RIDLEY. Gen Nan.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
Petition of the Richmond Club to Pro-
hibit the Sale of Burial Lots
Denied.

The petition to prohibit the sale OF
burial lots in the City cemeteries was de-
MED by the Health and Police Committee
of the Board Of Supervisors yesterday
morning. Quite a number of people were
present to argue for and against the petit
tion, and the committee decided in favor
of the representatives of the cemeteries.
The petition was filed by the Richmond
Improvement Club. and Charles s. Hubbs,
the president of the club, was the first to
address the committee. He stated that
the pro hibition of the sale of lots for
burial purposes was in the province OF the
Supervisors, and quoted number of laws
OF other States to support his arguments.
He further said that the maintenance of a
cemetery in the heart of city was men
ace to the public health.
w. III. Crocker and ]. Smith followed
Mr.. Hubbs in favor of the petition dwell
ing at length on the Improvements which
had been made in the Richmond district.
Judge Gunnison, president Of Laurel
Hill Cemetery Association, Fire Commits
sioner Bower, representing the Odd Fel-
lows Cemetery, and ex-Supervisor Burling
addressed the committee in favor OF con-
tinuing the sale of lots. The committee,
after listening to all the arguments, de-
cided that they should not act until an
expression OF opinion was given by the
people.
A protest from number of tradesmen
in the vicinity of the old City Hall was
read. The complalnants requested that