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FOR RENT OR LEASE-EIEGANT 1O-ROoM 3.
story brick, partially furnished: several acres in
lawn, fruit, evergreens, etc; two minutes from
depot, post office, hotels five minutes from court
house. churches, schools, etc; high. cool, shady
healthy, good water; Overlooks extensive coun-
try: thriving village: hour by rail to CITY:
several trains daily; fare, " cent n mill; owner
will board for the rent: location unsurpassed
Address REfOSE. Star office u1O-3t
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FOR RENT-HOUSES. Z

FOR RENT-BY
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SIG 18th st. NV, rooms, bath, closets,
stories and basement, stable rear,
furnished, per year. 81 10000
Eos n. j. ave. NV, IL rooms, completely
1917 10th ST. NV, stories ard cellar,
10 rooms and BATH corner house, hot
water heat furnished ................. 5000
451 NJ st. NV, IL rooms, completely fur
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204 Ind ave. NV, 10 rooms furnished. 1000
924 Md. ave. me-, rooms, furnished.... 5000
052 Westminster st. DIV 10Th AMI 10th,
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2l7 st. NV, 10 rooms and bath. 800. 1890
739 18th st. n w., 8 rooms and bath..... 1000
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So n Y ave. me- rooms new house "a. $3.50
23T Elm st. NV, 2 stories, Z rooms. 800. 2O.3O
1912 18th st. Me-, 2-story 6 rooms... 1850
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SUBURBAN PROPERTT

NOW Is THE TINE TO GET A BARGAIN IN
beautiful villa lots Potomac river. Va side
opposite Georgetown University, in walking dis
lance of Washington cars; elevated ground, with
dwelling and well on the spot. Prices, ) and 10
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ST. dell
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Mothers indorse DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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FOR SALE-N.W. COR. OF 18TH AND STS., At
q loss of $4,000 The greatest bargain Of
fered on 10th st. RALEIGH SHERMAN. 514 18th
ST NV de11-4ts
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had been disinterred and put IN a hand
some coffin that the alderman had brought
from home. and the coffin had been put IN
the storehouse over night.
OF course, we didn't know IL was there.
Perhaps L might have made a difference
10 Mason and me If we had known. /
don't know as ! care about expressing an
opinion on such a delicate question At
al events We didn't know, and naturally
we couldn't be expected 20 bore holes
through the floor in as many places as we
id bore them without hitting the coffin,
and as a matter Of fact we had bored three
or four holes in IL. II hadn't really spoiled
the coffin for actual service. bat it had
certainly damaged il TO some extent.
Well. the politician made a row, and the
commanding officer ordered a general
search OF the camp. TO see 4 any trace
could BE found OF the MISUNDERSTANDING
Mason and me-who had been guilty OF the
dssecratiof. 1t was a pretty rigorous
search, too, and our tents were ransacked
thoroughly, but long before they got
around TO our quarters Mason and / had
the rnolasses and sugar. or what was left
OF them. safely buried OF course, the
yeast was all gone, and there wasn't
trace OF our crimes left.
I suppose it would be easy to tell more
sentimental story about a soldiers Christ
mas, but the sentiment that moved us
most powerfully when we were on short
"a tons in those days was hunger.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
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PRESENTS OF CELLULoIp.
How to Make Wall Pockets, Brush
ITays and Photograph frames.

Sheet celluloid is one OF the best ma,s.
rails that can be employed In fancy wors
IL can be purchased in all delicate eaon
can be cut with the scissors. sewed All
punched.
With a steel punch, for making smaa
perfect holes in paper, etc, wonders ess
be done with celluloid. whether yea ca
paint or not. These punches cost a5asl
half a dollar.
First. various trays can be made Of sAA,
celluloid. A comb and brush tray Is Hais
by cutting a piece OF cream coiorsd esn-
loid, eight by twelve inches, and heatas
the edges up an inch all around 10 fora
the sides. The corners must be cut 50 taE
the sides will turn up at an ohtus Gsh
Where the corners join the cellalDA
pierced with holes made by the pGsa
These are TO be laced with cord or nAaR
when the tray is complete. Now, L ~
can paint or can get some one 10 Do i
for you. lay on a rich yellow along s
edges, shading it down toward the ceEtF
until 1t merges into the cream OF The ess
luloid. While the paint Is wet dust Il sta
diamond dust. then allow 1t to dry. Ts
tray can be washed. even rubbed with
brush, 10 cleanse il, but neither the p2Al
nor the diamond dust Will come OF.
For the friend who writes makes pa
tray in the same way, or leave the eeAa-
lo.d plain II you prefer. A light blue tflf
laced with dark blue cord or velvet ri5ocl
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that. but somehow & didn't seem 20 I'll the
bill OF fare very well for Christmas. and we
we're ready 20 take almost any KIND o. 4
chance for something good
My brother was IN the same company
with me and he was on guard AZ brigade
headquarters that day. We all knew mat
there we're some provisions in the store
house there. but the question was now 70
get al them. II mean: running the risk Of
being shot by some sentinel, besides the
certainty OF severe punishment in case Ne
should get caught tryiag 10 steal anything,
yet there were some o. as willing 10 take
tho chance.
When my brother came IN. after being
relieved. he 'eame 70 my tent IN great gee.
1--WE got g." he said after making sure
that nobody was looking or listening.
what have YOU got2' / asked. Sugar,
he exclaimed. Where IS i?' sad 7.
Here" said ha. showing me his musket.
he had managed % get into the stOrehcuse
long enough 10 pack the barrel Of his gun
full Of sugar. bat didn't get anything else.
Sugar IS good" said l. but II there is
sugar IN the storehouse there ought 10 he
some whisky there too" And ] made UP
my mind 20 get some Of that whisky that
night II f. was a possible thing.
There was a corporal named Mason in
the company. who was always ready 10
take chances ~ there was anything 10 be
whisky as much as / did i was cold
enough 70 make a temperance orator long
for g NIP. ] hunted Mason w. and We
agreed TO start together when Il got dark
enough. Meantime we managed 10 steal
an anger from the quartermasteF. and
that. with two canteens. made az the out
fit we thought we needed.
Fortunately q was a dark night and we
knew the lay OF the land all right. 80 We
had a comparatively easy time 20 dodge
the son,rics. il wasn't really easy. but IL
proved 20 be a good deal easier than get
ting away from the place afterward. 1t
took us ha3f an hour 81 hiding aud dodg-
ing to ge, through the line, but we man
aged q and found ourselves. somewhere
about 20 D clock. under the storehouse.
/, was a rough sort OF a shanty built on
the side OF a hi.l and there was room
enough "a move around under q all right
but the trouble was we had neither of us
been inside the building and we hadn't
any notion where the things were packed.
so We could only guess where the whisky
barrel was and that was what we were
after.
We took turns boring holes I'm the floor
at random. and IL wasn't long before We
found ont that we had a pretty dirty job
on hand. 10 say nothing of good bit OF
hard work, but we persevered for some
thing like an hour before we could strike
anything that would leak through. We
struck al sorts of things that wouldn't
leak. but we had no means OF knowing
what they were and no means OF getting
them down II we had known.
At length, after an hour, we struck a
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CHRISTMAS In CAMP.
by Congressman Cummings.

My Tecollections of Christmas experiences
In the army are mostly connected with the
matter OF grub and l suppose every other
old soldier. IL he Is frank enough, win I'D
NIT the came thing. As a rule We always
looked for boxes from home on Christmas
day. and those boxes were tolerahly certain
TO have something IN them THAI made A de-
ightful change from the ordinary ratious
When we got those boxes. Ne celebrated
Christmas. When we didn't. we didn't
celebrate Christmas was pretty much the
same as any other day under those cir-
cuulstances
The particular Christmas that stands up
above al others in my memory was that
Of ls62 We had gone into camn after
Fredericksburg. a a place called White
Oak church, about SIX miles from FaI-
mouth. Va, ami Law there when Christmas
came. We looked for oar boxes - course.
for We knew The people at home would no,
forget us. but no boxes came. We l.ar1ed
aiterNard that they We're only three or
four miles away bur that didn't hc,p us
then. ana We dida'i get them Yer several
DAYS.
II was bitter cold. Only two DAYS after
Christmas three or four men were frozen
10 death GA picket. ana 81 was almost rs
cold then. hut even worse than the weather
VAS the notion of feeding on hard tack and
salt horse which was about all we had
while The people at home had turkey ana
plum pudding In the morning. thorgh
there seemed 10 be no HrIp for 10. ana white
Ne ddn't gTin Ne thought we had 10
bear 81.
At noon. however. there came n Nttla al
deviation. one OF the men-I remember MS
name was Haseman-came 10 from pickle,
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will stand ink spots well. A blotter, con.
sisting OF several pieces Of blottsng apsf
fastened together, over which Is lad
sheet OF celluloid the same size and dece
rated in oils, can be given with the "
tray.
From squares of cellulold. anywhere ron
six to twelve inches in size. may Be ma
several things for tables. cabinets OF w
reaus. Fold the corners OF the SQUARE
they will meet in the center. creasins sasa
when folded. 1t Is one OF the adVans1ss
OF cellulo.d that It can be creased ~.
nicely. Lay a sheet OF scented Tasl-s
in the square made by the creases, -.
over IL some colOred India SIX, ioess. .
caught here and there with ST., -
through the celluloid on the bottom, -
the tips Of the corners, over on 'ae -
side and fasten with ribbon the color 9. ~, -
silk. This Is also used TO fasten vac -
in place at acute angles TO the bottom -
IL preferred, they may be be laced Va :,
As a bureau case this can be usea
manicure tools in or for Jeweiry
table ornament It viii hold phoiogI 80
If made large enough, or letters W.
paper or bits Of fancy work.
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I arrived Christmas morning. The wealth
ar was cold. and we did not walk about
the place, but sat down in the Cd parlor.
Nothing had been disturbed. There was
the harps.cho-d and the sofa. | waited
for the colonel to parade the virtues OF
amber glass. but on this subject he was
silent / took out my pipe and lighted Il.
Suddenly the old man became nervous.
"You don't object 70 smoking at this
late day. do you?''
"Oh. no. for I smoke myself. but II
it's just the same 70 YOU. won't you try
one OF my clay pipes? That amber on
your stem SoTter rifles my stomach. You
remember that mint bed. Well. it was
al right. but don't want any more amber
glass. NY dear hoy, there's nothing that
makes a man sicker than too much of a
good thing. And that was a good thing,
but'-here the old man gagged-"hut I
don't want any more. I'll get you 4 clay
pipe"
We sat ND until nearly midnight. and
then the colonel went to his room. Law
down on the sofa. II was a long time
before went to sleep, but I dozed off AZ
last, and with a sensation of delight l
awoke The tune vas linking on the
harps.chord. l raised up and gazed at the
instrument. / could see no vision, but the
marvellous air was as beautiful and as
distinct as IL had been the year before.
I listened until 1t ceased, and then, whis-
ting the tune ran to the coloners room
and reused him.
What he cried, opening the door
where d.d you hear that? 1t was my
mothers tune-she composed II. never had
t written down and never played il except
on Christmas night"
l told him of the vision. and he listened,
with the tears rolling down his cheeks.
IT'S wonderful" he said. Il have often
wished that l could hum that tune, but
I have no ear for music There's a music
teacher not far from here. and early in
the morning We'll go over and have him
take it down"
We talked a long time, and whistled
he tune over and over. And I lay down
with il strong and clear in my mind. but
when I awOke 1t was gone, nor have /
since been able 10 recall il. But | have
made ny arrangements to catch it next
Christm l am going to install a must
cian IL The old house. so that l may give
him tn notes before daylight drives them
awxE, OPIE READ.
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barrel out Of which A slow thick stream
began 10 trickle, We couldn't think what
Il was till We tasted II. and then we knew
It was molasses. We used a little language
for a minute or two. but even molasses
was treat and We couldn't afford 10 de-
spiso II. So We filled one canteen with that
and plugged the hole up as we'll as We could,
so as not TO waste the stuff unnecessarily.
l am AFRAID the plug wasn't a very good
one. bat we did the hest we could
Then we went 10 work again II was a
little discouraging, but we didn't propose
to give up We bored hole after hole. Il
seems 10 me we must have bored fifty or
more before we got through. and II took
some minutes for each one. Sometimes We
would go through the floor and hit moth
Ing. but sometimes. a. / said Il would be
something solid
A. last we struck something that shouted
like eeyser, only ii spouted downward
| vas right under Il. and It was flooded in
"A minute. l scrambled ont OF the way as
quickly as possible, and we investigated
j; was yeast. Wen. yeast didn't seem 10
ho as near what wanted as the mo-
lasses was. bat we didn't propose 20 lose
any tricks. so we filled the other canteen
with that. after we had had a good drink
apiece. IL was no. quite equal - tho best
beer. hut .t was a sort - substitute for IL
and we enjoyed it hugely.
We didn't succeed ln p,uEE.nC that lp
rs Wei as we d3 the molasses barrel
though We did try The yeast vas TOO
much for us ami am seriously afraid
mat mat whole barrel OF Yeast vas smiled
By this time we had pretty well de-.
SPARED ~ finding The whisky. ha. W. kea.
on trying a white longer uutu Il seemed
as % We hai rfilod the floor so complete
~ that there vas no place LETT above whera
barrel could stand. Finally We gave il
zap ana began % plan retreat
81 a..
house was covered with a SORT of ice FOR.
nation that was SO or $40 ice. wide ana
s.opet d1wnwari at a pretty steep angle.
We hal surveyed this carefully before 20
Ing ia. and 7 sad go Mason .hat = We rs.t,s4
make a rush over 10 where that ice vas
We could set down the hin good deal
faster than any Of the seuttrefs world >a~a
90 come after ms. fey al, WE hal 10 do was
io jump o1 She 'ee and slide down That
seemed to ~ about the best scheme Ne
could imuk ~, $50 ne watched our chance
ard made "a rush
We hadn't got 20 che edge ~ ,he hm al
shat was o0ly "a few feet from the store
house. whom Nc heard the Sert-tes -rv.
'Who goes there" I, really wasu't worth
while fov as 30 sop and answer them under
t1' Circumstances. - We kent rfrh. ON
There WFro two or three shots fred after
ms. hut We ti3 nos rc- hit. f1nft f07aeirs
the men on gt8~l We're vsrv AK. o,is -,
Nil us- for ttey must have understood IN
Rr instant What W. We're aholt and preh-
ABLY stopped long enough 20 remember the.
t'ey would Save liked ,re chanee to NV
the same ching
- cu~ Christmas extras tcat year were
q n,t or SOUP q Nttle surar 4 NtrIr mo-
laSsPs s"3 a canteeB az Yeast Ana tri~x
perhaps Ne enjoyed the yeas. more tAs1
ans ~ tee other things. Tee real Chris
r'as festival 40 not come Cor some DAYS
nfF.rrH-l whft l.r~ A.lNra a~rGr.E.a
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apostolic times. and that copies of it were
taken and are still eXtant. That this
statement has no foundation in fact would
appear to be evident from the circumstance
that the old masters. in their representa-
tons of the Savior, follow no recognized
model and are various in such portrait
ures as were their conceptions of what the
real Christ should be.
This diversity must be apparent TO all
who have examined such paintings in the
Louvre and other large collections. In
Fra F. Lippfs Madonna and Child" for
instance. an exquisite creation, the face of
the infant Savior, though perfect in con-
tour, has look of precocious intelligence
which seems unnatural in one so young.
CARO- Dolce, Murillo and others. though
displaying different types Of child HE. are
perhaps equally successful in conveying a
nearly satisfying ideal in their representa-
tons of the child Christ They all. how
ever, pay no regard to ethn!c considera-
tons in their work, and as a result the
face is Italian. French. Spanish or Elem
ish, as the case may be, rather than jew
ish, as it should have been.
In paintings of the man Christ there Is
n still greater diversity noticeable. as
would naturally be expected. The face of
Christ in F. X. Francia's painting, THE
Virgin and Two Angels Weeping over the
Deed Body of Christ" is probably the d-
v.nest conception of it ever traced on can
vas. Though the face IS evidently that of
the dead, all the emotions of the soul seem
to be m!rrored upon it. In Burgognone's
Christ Bearing the Cross" COrreggio's
"Ecce Homo" Guido Renrs ''ECce
Homo" all marvellous creations, as well
as in others perhaps equally meritoriOJs,
however different they may be. they at
least convey an ideal Christ, which does
not shock Christian sensibilities, as does
Munkacsy's representation of the Savior
in his famous painting Christ Before
Plate" NEIL MACDONALD.
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- LETTER 10 SANTA CLAUS

- RI a IL ~ % - N~A~-ANH''
My own dear Mr. Santa Claus.
/ write to you today
To see il on your journey round
YOu'u stop awhile this way.
You don't need 20 stop Eery long
Just long enough, you know.
To leave me a nice rocking horse
So l can make II go.
Be sure II has a nice long tail
And pretty, silky name,
And eyes that won't always get scared
And legs that won't get lame.
And then be sure and bring a drum
So ! can scare the horse;
I would not have a slow old nag,
There could be nothing worse.
And then. besides, I'm all alone.
We have no girls or boys,
That makes il come so hard on me
To have To make the noise.
III tell you what you just might do,
II you just could, mister.
You might bring with that rocking horse
A cute little sister.
And II a sister you can't find
= brother he viii do.
And II you send these all 10 me,
I'm much Obliged 20 you.
never wrote like this before
I haven't got muca known.
! hope that YOU can read ID all.
Yours truly. Harry Bowen.
Seattle. Dec. 10. 1885.
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turned upon him. IF YOU don't go on
away and attend to your OWL affairs. III
take stick 10 you. But wait a minute.
You tell the niggers that I'm going 10 give
them an old-fash,oned Christmas. Tell
them-meu, women and ch.ldren-to be in
front Of the big house early IN the morning.
Do you hear?"
Does I yere2'' cried the old negro. bow
ing almost TO the ground. Does l yerea
Did Moses we're Z thunder when he went
uD inter de mountains, sah2 Did Aaron
we're de bells dat wuz tied ter his gyar-
ments? I reckon 1 does yere. an I thanks
De Lawd"
Early the next morning, before the win
ter BIRDS had begun 10 twitter. l heard the
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rod. some silk or gold cord, two tassels
and two wards of either handsome bro
caded ribbon or four-inch strips embroid-
cred by yourself. Cut the material into
two lengths, each OF one yard, and line
them both. first with canvas, then with
silk. Fold both strips so that the ends
meet then stitch firmly together and
stitch a casing exactly to fit the rod.
Slip the latter in its place with one hand.
for its entire length with cord Of some
corresponding color. Attach a loop of the
spending color. Attach a loop OF the
same by which the rack can be hung up
on the wall and finish with the tassels,
which should hang one at either end.
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PoRrRAITUREs OF CHRIST.
singular Diversity of Views by the
Great Masters.

T Is a singular
fact thatthrough-
out the entire
New Testament
there is nothing
regarding I h c
personal appear
ance of Christ,
ana the early
fathers of the
church, W h o
doubtless knew
something of
how he looked
while on earth,
are equally silent
about ii. a por-
trait of Him has
been claimed by
some to nave
come down from
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Dainty linen embroideries are always
good and are always welcome. Every
woman who has house or. indeed. every
woman who has a room, can find use
for all she is so lucky as 10 possess, and
nothing better need be asked with which
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Great STAYING Pow
P.ttsbu-g Chronicle.

Henry
Yes. Your excelleneyc'
Have you beea following the news Of
the totter ani fall OF numerous cabinets
IN Europe and South America 90
II have. YOUR eNcelIency'
Henry whcn I read such news am
tled w4t1 satisfaction or the wonf erful
staying powers of my cabinet officers
Who seldom resign, rhe rare occasion Of
such step being The acceptance OF a
more lucrative job
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LEATHER PICTURE FRAME.
\ Nice Christmas Gin When Made by
Fair Hands.

In picture frames. among the latest are
leather. and these are extremely rich and
ornamental. The most elaborate are large.
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: NOVEL PAPER RACK.

Essentially Serviceab'e and Would
Make an Excellent Christmas GIFT.
Paper racks are so essentially service
able that they invariably make excellent
gifts. The one shown in the drawing is
quite new. and is cutie sufficiently capa-
cious TO fill all needs.
To make il YOU will require a banner
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duty W5,h .ae Bones ~ a sheep ,aat he ha8
kicked up So tac SnoW- some Euerf.l.as
hal been alonw thr@e ana ha3 killed ara
eatgn the paor brute and leg the bones
They had mighty i,te ne4. on tAem. bu.
they were fail - marrow. ana We ba.,cd
them up, There MAS a D2tch svrEean; ia
the company who had potato aad same-
body managed 20 steal two cHtonS from
ghe Qgarter-aster: So ve BAD some saup.
J, vas a change. and - IS vas srscogns.
] don't remember to Rave enjoyed any
soup ssucC teen quite as rsuca AS I ala