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DUNCANsoN BROS, AUcTToNEERs

TRUSTEES SALE OF NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE
ING, SITUATE IN COLUMBIA HEIGUTS
KNOWN AS PREMISES NO. 124s KENESAW
AVENUE.
By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust, dated the
seventeenth Q1th) of December, A. ID. 1894, and
recorded among the land records of The District
Of Columbia. Lber 1870, folio 372 ct SEQ, and al
the request OF the holder OF the secured there
by. will offer at public auction in front Of the
premises ol MONDAY, the TWENTY SEVENTH
DAY Of JULY, A. ID. 1896. at FIVE O'CLOCK
the county of Washington District Of Columbia, to
wit: All that certain piece parcel OF land and
premises kLown and distinguished and being lot
numbered twenty-si t26), II James Rays subdi
vision OF part OF block numbered twenty three
t23), Columbia Heights. per plat record d I'm
Liner county Ne. 8. folio l2G, Of the records of
the surveyors office Of the District of Columbia
together with tine improvements thereon, subject,
however a deed Of trust dated October 49, 1894
and due October 1G. 1897. TO secure the sum OF
$1,000 and interest from October 10, 1885, at the
rate of six per cent per snnum until paid.
Terms OF Gale: Dne-half Of the purchase money
and above the incumbraEce afore-ment Toned
which must be assumed, TO he paid in cash, and
the balance to be paid in year. secured by a
deed OK trust upon the property Sold with interest
payable semi annually AT the OF six per cent
per annum. all cash, al the option OF the pur-
chaser. A deposit of $500 will be required at time
OF sale Sale to be closed In fifteen days from day
sale; otherwise the property will he resold,
FIVE days advertisement In some newspaper pub
lsted in Washington city, u. G. Conveyancing al
cost Of purchaser.
LOUIS D. WINE, Trustee,
916 st. W.
C. p. KEFERsTETN, Trustee,
jy1l-d&ds Wash. Loan and Trust Co. building.
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON 4 CO., AUCTIONEERS
Rot llnr A. N
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Already DiGested.

From the Detroit News.
Detective-'We have reason to believe
that he swallowed the stolen diamond half
an hour ago.
Chief of bureauE"IIal he cannot defeat US
80 easily! Cathode him at onoe."
Detective-'It 10 uselessI he boards at =
cheap restaurant
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On Historic Ground,

On Historic Ground.
From the Rochester Times.
Husband-"Are you aware, my dear, that
on this grassy spot began q war that lasted
ten yearsT'
wife-"Why, John. 1t was here that you
proposed to me-
Husband-'Exactlyi just ten years ago."
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THOMAS DOWI LING & Co, AUCTIoNEERS,
6l2 ST. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUH DING
LOT, SITUATE SOUTHEAST CORNER HALF
STREET AND STREET SOUTH WEST, IN
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF
COLI MRIA.
By virtue of a certain decd Of to us. dated
April L. 1894. and duly recorded In Lihcr No. 1908,
folio % ct seq, OF the land -ecords OF the District
OF Columbia and AT the request Of the party
secured thereby, We the undersigned trustees, VIII
sell at public auction in front Of the premises,
TUESDAY. THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF
JULY. AID. 1885, AT HALF PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and premises,
situate IN the city of Washington. in the District
OF Columbia and designated and being part OF
lot twenty t20), II. w. H1wisoas Subdivision, in
plat recorded in the Office Of the surveyor Tor the
and described follows: beginning Tor she same
at the northeast Of said lot twenty GO, and
running south with the line ~ said lot fifty
five t5s) feet three 49, inches; thence sixty
seven t61) feet six 10, inches; thence north fifty
five t5o) feet three 80 inches 10 south street;
thence east sixty-sevea 67b feet six 90 inches to
beginning.
Terms of sale: All cash. deposit Of 500 will
be required Of the purchaser at the time vt sale.
All col veyancing, recording and notnral fees Mt
the cost of the purchaser. Terms Of sale 10 lie
complied with within ten days from day of sale,
otherwise tho trustees the right resell
the property at the risk and OF the d. ultng
purchaser.
wM A. YESTERDAY, Trustee,
1924 y. \. ave.
W. c. HAIDEMAN. Trustee,
jy16d&ds 1i2i y Y
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SALE OF THE VERY VALUABLE THREE STORY
AND EASEMENT BRICK DWELLING HOUSE.
KNOWN AS No. 925 MASSACHU SETS AVE
NUE., WITH LOT ON WHICH IT IS BUILT,
nFI.TJJ or SE .nSd-T 6IF HI-SnREn FRfT
BY direction of the heirs, will Offer for sale
by public auction. on MONDAY, THE TWENTY
SEVENTH DAY OF JULY. 1896, AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM. in front Of The premises, the west
% feet front by depth of original lot B. in square
20. in the city Of Washington, ID. c. This sale
cffers chanc" to secure fine private resi-
d, in Il Desirable locality.
Terms of Saia. oEe-third in cash, ard residue
in and two years, with interest at 4 per cent
per annum. payable seIni-annually, from day OF
sale, secured 10y notes of the purchaser. and a deed
of trust the property sold al! cash. option
of the purchaser. deposit Of $500 required when
bid is accepted. Terms OF sale to be complied with
in ten days, right is reserved to resell, risk
aud cost OF drfaultng purchaser. All Conveyance
ing at purchasers cost.
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & co.
jyiS-d&ds Agents for owners.
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RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCT1ONEERS.
Successors to Radcliffe, Darr & Coz


TRUSTEES TEES SALE OF VERY DESIRABLE
NUE. BETWFEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH
STREETS, KNOWN as NO. COL, NEAR TIE
BY virtue Of a deed Of trust. duly recorded in
Liber. No 1el9 folio 40 ct seq, one OF the land
records for the District Of Columbia, and at the
request Of the parties secured thereby the under
signed surviving trustee will sell 10y public auction,
in front of the premises. on TUESDAY, TWENTY
EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, AID. 1895. Al HALF
PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the following de-
ngton District of Columbia, TO wit: The east half
OF lot uine Co., In Gass subdivision Of lot two ~,
In George Taylor's subdivision Of part OF Pleasant
Plains. together with all the improvements. rights
etc.
Terms: One.tbird cash, the balance in one and
two years. with interest from the day of sale at
six per cent per hnnun payable semi-annually, Sc
cured by deed Of trust the property sold, or all
cesh, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit
of 500 required upon acceptance Of hid. If the
terms OF sale are not complied with in fifteen
days from the day Of sale the reserves the
right to re: ell the property at the risk and cost
OF the defauting purchaser after five days alver-
tisement Of such resale in newspaper publ 81
ed In washington. ID. @ Al. conveyancing and
reociding at the cost Of the purchaser
JOHN WALTER, Jr,
Jy17-d&ds Surviving Trustee
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FUTURE DAYS.
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & 60, AUCTIONEERS.
Successors to Radcliffe, Darr & Coz

hA1tlIFFi1, SUTTON 4 Co, AtClIoNEERS.
Successors to Rutclitfe, Darr l. Coz
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
NO. 81 18TH STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of deed of trust to us, dite-l Feb
rnary y, 1895, and duly recorded in Lber No.
l:@t folio 3I2 in the lard records OF the District
Of Columbia and at the request of the party
cured thereby, We Will sell. at public auction in
front OF the premises, on SATURDAY, AUGUST
FIRST. 1886. at FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the follow
Ing real estate, situated in the city Of Washington
District of Columbia and Icing part OF lots NUM-
hcred 10 ami u in Samuel Dayt.son's subdivision
Of SQUARE No l26, the same is recorded in Book
\ X, folios > and G. OF the records il til. Office
OF the surveyor for said District. and described
follows: beginning 12.3 feet from the dividing
tine between lots II and 13 and running thence
north 18Th street ~ I feet. thence so feat
inches, thence south 1917 feet, thence west 50
feet inches to beginning, together with the I'M
GvelreIitS, etc.
The property viii lie sold subject to prior deed
of trust of $4,000 With interest thereon at the rate
of 6 per cent per aunum, interest payable semi
annually.
said trust and interest. one-ttird cash balance in
two equal pagH eEtS, in six ard twelve months for
which the notes OF ilie purchaser, with interest 1T
the rate OF per cent per annun, payable SEM:
Annually and secuted upon the property sold. Nil
ha taken. all cash at the purchasers option. !
deposit of 500 will he required the time of sale.
All conNcyancins and recording at the cost of TIE
purchaser. Terms Of sale to lie complied with in
ten days from time ct sale.
PfHTON GORDON. Trustee.
jy24-d&ds ANDREW WILSON, Trustee.
RATCL1FFE, SUTTON & CO.. AUCrIoNEERs,
Rot .lif Inr &, IN
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jy23-dts
c C. SLOAN & Co.. AUCrIoNEERs. 1907 C ST

TRUSTEES s, ,> SALE OF THE TWo-sIoRY AND
NO iii RHODE ISLAND AVENUE.
BY virtue OF certain deed OF trust. dated The
fourteenth day Of November. 1889, and duly re-
corded in Liber No. 1929 folio 4S5 ct seq one of
the land records of the District of Columbia and at
the request of III. party secured thereby. will
offer for gale, at public auction, in front of the
premises, on SATURDAY, THE FOURTEENTH
DAY OF MARCH. 1886, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM.
the following described real estate, situate in the
city of Washington, District OF Columbia. to wit
Lot numbered twentyseven t27l, in John +. Green
subdivision of lots in square numbered three hun
dred and ten t3l0l. as per plat recorded in IIber
J. H. X, folio 81, Of the records of the Surveyor
office OF the District Of Columbia. being part Of
original lot numbered two l2J, together with the
improvements, consisting of a twc-story aud base
land avenue.
Terms OF sale: One third cash, balance in two
equal installmcnts, payable in and two years.
with interest al six 90 cent per annum, payable
semi annually, from day OF SALE secured y deed of
trust on the property Sold all cash, at the OPP
ton Of the purchaser. A deposit of two hundred
dollars will be required at the time of sale. All
conveyancing and recording at the cost OF the pur
chaser. Terms of sale to be complied with within
ten days from day Of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property risk
and cost Of the defaulting purchaser, after such
public notice they may deem necessary
MiRON NJ. PARKER
HENRY X. WILLARD,
teZ6-l5t Trustees.
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I,FlD ITfIlIl1- ave.
BERNARD ii. JOHNSTON. Trustee"
u dts -


-NCEHY SALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS
PEniERTY, NO 713 EIGHTH STREET
Cnder and Icy virtue Of decree Of the : .preme
Court OF the District Of Columbia, pas>.1 the
eighth day Of May, 1886. in Equity Gauss. No.
1880. wherein the Alfred Richards Brick Company
is complainant ard Frank J. Nolte al are de-
fend iEts. we, the undersigned trustees. apiointed
10y said decree will sell. at public au,'r n. in
front of the premises, on WEDNESDAY. THE
TWENTf-NINTH DAY or JULY, AID. lsIG. AT
FIVE O'CLOCK Pm. the following deS.rIbrd
real estate in the city of Washington, District of
Columbia 10 wit: The north Twenty i've 5,-Ii feet
by the depth thereof Of original lot numbered
tweIty two CD, In square numbered nine hundred
and four t9)il, with the improvements thereon,
consisting OF a brick dwelling used as restaurant;
also has brick building rear Of lot, used a u
stable and bottling establishment.
Terms OF sale, required 10y said decree: One
third Of th" purchase money in cash. and the
balance in one and two years. with interest
the rate of six per cent1m per snuum, pay aide
semi-anrually, secured 10y deed of trust on the
property Sold all cash. the option Of the
purchaser. deIosit Of 500 will be reIlirsd at
the time Of sale. Terms of sale 10 lie compiled
with in ten days from day of sale. Otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell AZ risk and
cost Of defautiIg purchaser. All ccnveyancing
and recording at the cost Of the purchaser.
ERNEST L. SCHMIDT. TRUSTEE,
5l1 eth st. NV.
HENRY wooDARD. Trustee,
Mertz building, tlth ana r.
WILLIAM C. IRENTlSS. Trustee,
ty1o-d&ds 1880 g st. NV.
THOMAS DOWNING, & 90 AJCTIDNEFRS
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by virtue OF a chattel trust dated August 81
1885, and duly recorded in Ltber 2u55 folio lOA
ct se-l-. CT the land records Of The district OF
columbia, and at the request OF the party secured
thereby, We will sell at public auction within the
premises No. Sl3 Vermont avenue, IN FRIDAY
JULY Thirty FIRST, 1896, TEN O'CLOCK
AN, fine collect ion OF household furniture.
CONSISTING IN PART of ANTIQUE OAK AND
WALNUT BEDROOM SUITES FOLDING REDS
OAK EXTENSION TABLES, ANTIQUE OAK DIN
ING CHAIRS HALL RACK, tIilFFo,IERS
SIDE TABLES, PAI,LoR FURNITURE StREENS'
PAINTINGS, REFRIGERATOR. LACE CURTAINS
PILLOWS, MATTRESSES. BEDDING. ERICA BRAC
COMBINATION BOOK CASE AND SECRETARY
BED LOUNGE. GAS LEGS. BRt SSl5l.S AND IN.
GRAIN CARPETS THROUGHouT THE House.
CHINA, GLASSWARE, KITCHEN UTENSILS AND
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF HOUSEHOLD
EGRNITI RE SUCH AS Is USUALLY FUl Nj IN
A WEI.L-KEIT HOUSE.
TERMS CASH.
WILLIAM CoRCORAN HILL. Trustee
1893 Penna. ave.
BERNARD ii. JOHNSTON. Trustee.
Jy2l-ds 1903 Penna ave-
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1.-THE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED. BY
order of the trustees, until MONDAY, MAY TWEEN
TY-FlFTH, at same hour and place
mh13. p, ap3, IA "a my5 10, %
OTHE PURCHASER AT THE ABOvE SALE
having failed tc comply with the terms thereof
the property therein mentioned will he sold upon
the same terms aud at his risk and cost on SAT
URDAY, JULY TWENTY FIFTH, at the same hour
and place.
MYRON NJ. PARKER
HENRY K. WILLARD
jy17-d&ds Trustees
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THOMAS BOWLING & CO. ACCTIONEERS,
6l2 st. NV.

PR@XEn HSiS SEis, ASP 5wkIIiS.: 10. s. S.
CEL-hR BRICK BUILDINGS, WITH STORES
AT GRADE AND MODERN DWELLING COZ.
NuMRtRED 1870. 1872. 1s44. ls46 1siS AND
1850 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST; ALSO
nWF THE M NTH BEk
7o2 AND 7o4 T STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue of deed OF trust, dated the 22d day
1880 folio lie Ct seq one of the land records for
the District Of Columbia. and by dire .tion OF he
parties secured thereby, the undersigned trustees
VII sell, In from: Of the premises, at public
AT HALF-pAsT FOUR O'CLOCK PM, all Of
original lot numbered 8, in square numbered All
according to the original plat plan of the city Of
frcnt on T stree. northwest by depth of said lot
be- f. a tie being i'm
mated by numbers in caption. An official survey
showing the dimensions Of the several parcels OF
also prior thereto at the Office of the trustees
Tyler & Rutherford. 1907 street northwest. Wash
ferred to with the improvements thereon Will first
be offered separately, and afterward who'll,
specific properties will be entitled their bids
unless the amounts bid for the properties separate
y are greater in the aggregate than the amount
TERMS OF SALE: one-third cash, and balance
ia three equal installments, at one, two and three
the property sold or oil cash, at the option of the
purchaser II sold in parcels. a deposit Of $500
sold as whole. a deposit Of 81 coo win be re.
quired at time of sale. All conveyancing and re-
complied with in fifteen days from day Of saie
Otherwise the trustees reserve the right 10 resell
the property at the risk and Of the defauting
purchaser otter five days advertisement In one or
more newspapers published in the District of Co
lumbia
RICHARD W. TYLER.
ROBERT &C. f iso7 T IF =
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1.-THE ABOVE SALE IS FURTHER POST
pOncd until MONDAY, JULY TWENTY SEVENTH,
1896, same hour and place.
jy23-dSdS Rv or5o NJ
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ty3-d&ds

1.-THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED, IN con-
sequence of the rain, until WEDNESDAY, JULY
TWENTf-SECOND. 1896, same hour and place.
I11-d&ds By order Of the Trustees.
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RADCLIFFE, SUTTON 4 Co, ACCTIONEERS,
Successors to Ratcliffe, barr & Co.
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Tw emit V-F0UR POUNDS
This Is What l.. S. Hewitt
Gained by Using a
Great Remedy.
He Suffered From Asthma
for Twenty Years-Read
What He Says and DO as
He Did.

The proprietors OF DIR. Charcot's Kola Nervins
Tablets are constantly in receipt of unsolicited
testimonials OF which the following Is a sample.
Ii Is published only after inquiry which shows that
Tie writer is a man Of prominence and influence in
his community.
Kenyon, Gooihue Co., Mimi, Feh. 7th, 1890.
Eureka Chemical and Mfg Co.-Gentlemen: I wish
to say for the benefit Of those who are suffering
rs 1 ha dcDe that I have derived great relief
from using DIR. Charcots kola Nervine Tablets
that you manufacture Last summer. before 10
Gan taking these 1sblets my weight got down b
III pounds. Nov weigh l4l pounds. Ny trouble
Is asthma, which have had for % years 1 have
taken, think, all Che asthma rn--s 4 ever beard
Of and often wondered when reading tie tes-
umonials III wouli I've a,lr 10 write ,ps.
give this after giving your Tabl,ts a fair trial
am very much benail,ed While do not expect
to be cured, your rem.Ey has Dailt NE up 81 1 am
better able to stand the attacks when they come,
and the attacks are Very much lighter and shorter
IMAM ever -befoca- IL anybody. Doubts my state
mtnt they can ascertnin the facts l.y correspond
Ing with any one in town-banker, post ma stcf.
merchant, hctekeepr, doctor or druggist / am
We'll known by all. Yours truly,
L. S. HEWITT
Mr.. Hewitt strikes the nail squire when he
Tells how the Tablets luilt up his strength That
Ngoiator for nerves. brain, heart aud muscles.
FIFTY cents and 81 90 per boz lone laontls treat
n,chD- See Dr. Charcot's rame on box, kola
booklet free. All druggists sent direct Eureka
Chemical and Mfg. Co., Lacrosse, MIS- and Bus
ton, Mass.
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dogs an make a raid on the children mo
an several other prominent citizens swarm.
ed down upon him, gave him a small dosA
about a gallon or so-of his testify cele-
brated elixir of life, headed him east am
turned him loose. We didn't have to urge
MIN to run-the elixir attended to that He
capped his paws his achin' pout
winch was right smartly distended by the
enxlr and lit out in the general direction
OF Cape Henlopin jumpin' like a kaneyroo
an yeiiin' in an unknown tongue at every
Jump. hain't never had the pleasure Of
nearin' since whether he is dead in some
remote gully, or is still runnin'
Speakin' Of theories, the Swash Intuns
Is possessed of one that is about as inter.
esun as any 1 ever met They snort at
the scr1ptural idea that woman came from
the rlp OF man. Men. accordin' to the ST.
wash theory. were created with long, hand
someO1ils. They were dead stuck on these
yere tails an decorated 'em with beads an
tasseis an what not Rimebye, they grew
tails an wrangled an hoorawed an, fought
perpetual over whose tail was the prettiest
This riled their Great Sperrit, an he sent
a plague among EN- which caused their
talls to drop OFF an turn to women
These yere Siwashes go on to say thar
women are to this day a heap like the tails
from which they were created-they are
iriFvylous an vassylatin' an alwers fol-
lowin' after the men,"
And thus the irrepressible Handy taIked
on and on. Ora wing near to the end of his
string at last, after concluding an edifyinR
"Reminiscences Of a gentleman by the name
OF Haokersmith. who. while possessed of
the theory that he was a shanghai rooster
strapped on tin bill and picked corn with
the chickens. Col. Polk wound UP his little
ball of yarn in this wise:
An, with these few words, ladies an gen.
tlemeE, 1 take pleasure in interducin' Per.
lessor Waldo Standish Winthrop who viii
now favor us with his address,
Thereupon, the pale professor of the bulR.
Ing brow arose. and, bowling deferentialIy,
said:
MY ADDRESS. ladies' and gentlemen, II
1872 Herringbone street Boston, Mass
Ana, as 1t is now nearly half-past ten
o'clock, will bid you all a respectful good
night
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THE SILVER QUESTION.
A New View as ExDounded in Texas
Congressional Convention

Congregational Convention.
Down In Texas the other day the finan-
cial question was settled In few min
utes, said Texas, Representative to a
Star reporter. It was. at q, meeting of
the republican congressional convention of
my district. and the delegates were large
ly of dusky hue. The coiored delegates
knew that there had been some talk about
the coinage of silver and gold at the ratio
of 16 to l. but they didn't know what it
was all about. The majority of them
seemed to think. that 1t meant sixteen
more dollars for every man in the future
than there Is one now, and they were
heartily in for the passage of resolutions
favoring the free coinage of silver and
gold. 1t happened. however, that there
was present well-poSted white man, who
wanted the resolutions of the conventions
to correspond with the republican doc
trine as ezpounded by other conventions
actly how to do it. His time came in a
few minutes.
"Gemmen OBJ de convenshun,' said one
Of the colored delegates. I'm somewhat
disposed ter faver de free coinage Dues
ton. If. it will glib us more money den
I'm fur it, tooth, hand, toenai1, horse and
hide It's Jest whut we need. De colud
race hab never had DER portion oh de
spondullx OATS manufactured in Washing
ton. But befo' We pass desc resolutions let
us heer from our friend ober dere'
THAT was the opportunity the white
leader wanted.
I'll tell you, fellow republicans he
said, what all this means. This free coin
age matter Is scheme of the democrats
to take everything away from the negro
and give it all to the white man. Six
teen to one. my friends. means nothing
more nor less than sixteen dollars for
the white man and one for the negro, six
teen for the democrat and one for the re-
publican
There was a commotjon fo,1ou,In. I'll,
speech, and the convention unanimonslv
voted down the free coinage resolutions
and adjourned. vowfng vengeance on the
democrats"
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HEN EGGS AND POETRY.
Poet Has Woes and He Comes to the
Newspaper to Find Relief.

A Poet Has Woes and He Comes to the
Newspaper to Find Relief.
A dark-eyed. long-coupled, frowzly haired
young fellow of twenty or thereabouts call
ed on the crank editor Of The Star last
Thursday morning. .'v
I've come in" he said, ito see about a.
poem I wrote
When did you send it to the Office p" in
terrupted the crank editor.
Il didn't send it to the Office 1 wrote It
for a huckster over here in Central Market.
I wanted some eggs for Easter, and he said
he'd trade me a dozen eggs for a dozen
verses of poetry, SO 1 wrote the poetry and
he let Inc have the eggs, and when l got
them home, I found three Of them were
bad, and went back after him to give me
good ones"
The woful poet stopped, as If thinking
about something or other
"Well?' ventured the editor, with a go
ahead suggestion in the tone.
"Oh, yes, he resumed, II took the buck
ster the poetry and told him l wanted good
eggs, and he said he'd dave to see his wife
and hear what she said, because he wasn't
much of a judge of poetry, anyway, and
for me to come back next day, which was
this morning. So I went, and when l ask
ed him what he was going to do about 1t:
he just laughed That made me real angry.
and said: What are you laughing about?'
Only what my wife said,' he replied
And what did she say% inquired, and he
laughed some more. Oh he haw-hawed,
she said all of the eggs ought to have
been bad to match the poetry"
The poet could not proceed for a minute,
and the crank editor wiped a tear from his
soft blue eyes.
Now" the poet resumed, what want
to know is, have I any recourse in law"
Nothing as far as I can see," said the
crank editor, consolingly, unless it would
be to sue the hucksters wife for damages"
And the poet, with some degree of hope.
fulness In his eyes, thanked the crank ed
itor and started for a lawyers Office