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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
RADCLIFFE. SUTTON & O., AUCTIoNEEIiS
tSuccess,rs TO katclilte. DIT y Col


TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE BEICK HOUSES
AND ONE FRAME UOUSE. KNOWN As MS.
ll2y, 1l3l, ll33 AND 1l35 PATH STREET
NORIIIWEST
by virtue OF Il decree OF the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia. PASSED in equity cause
No; lIl45, doc. 40 John Roberts ct al Charles
Roberts et all, IN" undersigned trustees will ofler
Tor saic, by public auction, in front Of the prem
ls,S on MONDAY, TW@NrY-SENENTI DAY If
AiIl- AID 4s3G. AT ltLFPASr FOUR
O'clock PM. The foIowihG described real
tate, situate in the riy OF Washing on District OF
Columbia, to wit: All IF original lot 10 la square
d. together with all Tie improvements rights. &c.
Terms, AS prescribed by he decree, are: One
thlrd cash. the residue in Two equal installmpnfs,
az enc and t~o years, with interest from the day
OF sale al y per cent per IInum, secured by deed
OF trust on the properly sold, all cash. at The
option or the purchaser. \ dcDOsit Of 500 re-
CURED on each hJnss AT tim" OK safe. If the terms
OF sale are not compiled with in ftcan DAYS from
Jay OF sale, the trustees Reserve the rit resell
The property at the isk and cost of The dcfaultng
purchaser, after five days adv cert ismcnt Of s;ich
resale Published in Washington, DC All convey
aEClLS and :ecorlns at 'he Of the purchaser.
WM. II. SiloLES. TIIstec.
No. ilD 9TH 50. NV.
THOS E. wAGGAMAN. Trustee
apli -d&ds M n:7 + 81 NV
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NJ. Is. LATIMER & co, ATCTIONEERS,
1929 AND 1921 G.
EXECUTOR'S SALE OF

VERY VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, No.
Dos II STIEET NORTHWEST
On WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, April. TWEEN
T1-NINTh, 1896, AT FOT'R O'CLOCK. in front of
premises. the undersigned executor will sell the
Following properly. viz: Lot -. ia square 52g;
Size OF lot 3lKl50, improved by a tw6-story briok
dwelling, containing ten rooms, being No. 3OS II
street northwest. Tie property is In rstclass con
dition, and offers a rare opportunity 10 secure A
comfortable home.
Terms of sale: y cash. balance in G and IL
n-onths with notes hearing Interest AZ sin nor
cent per tnnuTn until paid. All convey anring &C.
AZ purchasers cost 500 deposit required at time
of sale
aplS-d&ds JEFF r. SMITH rycc,,,o-
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DUNCANsoN BROS. AUcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TwO-STORY AND BIAS
MEET ERlCk AND FRAME DWELLING, "

TRUSTEES. SALE OF TWo-STORY AND BASE
MENT 6RlCk AND FRAME DWELLING, NJ.
400 FIFTH STREET SOUTHEAST.
By virtue OF 4 deed of trust given 10 US and
duly recorded in Liber 1877, at folio $40 81 seq.,
one of the land records of the District of Columbia
and at the request Of the party secured, viii
sell. In front OF the premises, on MONDAY. FTsB-
RUARf TENTH, AID. 1896. at -FOUR -FORTY-.cIN-E
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real estate
in the city of Washington, District Of Columbia.
wit: The south twenty-eght feet eight inches t2S
feet inches) front on 9Th street east by n deptn
OF twenty five feet Go feet Of original lot number
ed six 49, in square Numbered eight hundred and
fOrty-fve (sf5).
Terms. One-thlrd cash, balance in and two
years from the date 81 sale deferred payment TO
be secured by deed of trust on the property sold,
and to bear interest at the rate Of per ceut, pay
allie semisnnually. A deposit of Sl0O required nj
time OF sale. Terms TO he complied with in ten
days from Cate of sale, otherwise the trustees re-
serve the right TO advertise and resell the property
az the risk and cost Of the defaultng purchas. +.
All ccnveyancing at purchasers cost. Good title
or no sale
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ap14- eo&ds
Il;LSrEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
itEAI ESTATE, KNOWN As PREMISES aIi9

ItSI SIEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
ltEA1, ESTATE, KNOWN As PREMISES; AIIg
14TH STREET AOHTiWFS'T
10y virtue Of a deed Of trust. duly recorded among
me land records Of the District Of Columbia m
Luei 1868, folio 30 ct seq, l shall sell al public,
auotl3n IN 'front.' Of the premises, SATI 'RBAY,
me IN ENll-F1F DAY OF APRIL. 1896 nj
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, that certain parcel or
ground situated In the city OF Washington la
SUBDIVISION OF part Of square 23G GO feet front IN
lJth street 10y loo feet in depth TO alley. rs per
plat recorded in l.ber W. F.. folio 81 one of f.,.-
ords of the surveyors Office OF said District To-
gcthcr with the Improvements, etc.
Terms OF sale: Onc-fouith cash res duc In tbr,e
equal yinents, at cne two and three yeas a
per cent interest payable seInianmally. secured
by the notes % the purchaser and deed Of trust n
INC property, Ct al cash. at option Of purchaser
500 deposit All convcyancinE, etc. at pur-
chaser's cost. Terms TO be complied with In M
teen days or trustee the right 10 ready,r-
Use aid iell at defauling purchasers -i,k
CHARLES IL. CRAGTN.
o, ,,o Surviving Trustee.
IS. INMlINlr. Ancf Ii liz
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DUNCANsoN BROS, AUcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED RFAI. ESTATE
KNOWN AS NO. 227 II STREET NORTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED RFAI. ESTATE
KNOWN AS NO. 227 STREET NORTH
By virtue OF deed OF trust, bearing date Feb
rC9ry u, 1894, and recorded in Libcr No. 1889.
folio 2i3 ct seq and at the written request of
The party secured thereby, will sell, at auc-
tion, IN front of the premises, THURSDAY,
TIE TWESrY-TIIIRD DAY OF APRIL, 1896, AT
QUARTER PAST FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated In the
county of Washington, District of Columbia, and
known and distinguished all OF lot No. D. in
Charles V. Rlay's subdivision OF lots in lilock &
In George Truesdells addition to the city of Wash
iLeton, Known as lexington, per plat recorded
In Liber County No. 3, folio 81, in the offce Of
the surveyor Of the District OF Columbia Said lot
Is improved 10y two-story brick dwelling.
Terms of sale: One third of the purchase money
In cash (of which $50 must be paid at the time
or sale), and the balance in equal nstallments
payable in two and three years from the day Of
sale with interest at six per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, all cash, at the option
or the purchaser. The deferred payments 10 Je
represented 10y the LOtes of the purchaser and
secured by deed Of trust the property sold All
c"h'eyahcing and recording at the cost OF the
with In fifteen days from day of sale. the trIIs-
ices reserve the right TO resell at the "isk and
cost OF the defaultins purchaser, after five days
GSHNcTilsemeat IN some newspaper published in
JOHN RIDOUT, Trustee,
Fendall l.uildnS.
THEODORE A HARDING, Trustee.
apiouNus 1204 g st. n.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS 4 CO, AUcrIoNEEI
EXECUTORS SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
SOUTHEAST CORNER 18TH AND L STREETS

EXECUTORS SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY,
SOUTHEASf CORNER 18TH AND L STREETS
NORTHWEST.
by virtue of power vested in 10y the last will
and testament Of John Walsh. late of the District
Of Columbia, deceased. / will Offer at public sale
10 the highest bidder, wEDNESDAY, THE
TNENTf-NINTH DAY OF APRIL, 1886 AT TIVE
OCLoth Pm, In front Of the premises lots Nos
20 and u, square 305, with improvements thereon.
said lots having frontage of forty-thrce feet
three inches on 18th street and ninety three feet
On L street northwest, in the city of Washington,
d. admitting Of division into five budiag sites.
Terms OF sale: One-third cash, balance in equal
installments of one and two years deferred ray
ments 10 bear per cent interest. payable semi
annually, and to lie secured by a deed Of trust on
property sold. all cash. the option OF the pur-
chaser 500 10 be paid down when the property
is struck on. All conveyancing. etc. at pur-
ciilser cost. Terms of sale to lie complied with
IN ten days from day of sale otherwise property
VIII be resod at risk and cost of dcfaulting pur-
chaser STANISLAUS i. RYAN,
aplSd&dS EYccutcr
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Sweet Moments cigarettes are the best. TRY a
package Sold by all dealers.
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JOSEPH r. EDISON,

OHAIII-bS B. BAlIlE4,
Trustees.
OT1E PURCHASER AT THE ABOVE AID,
vei tised sale having failed TO comply with tcrmt
of SALE We as trustees will resell at his risk and
cost, the absye mentioned property, on MONDAY,
the TWENTY-SENENTH DAY of APRIL. A ID.
1896, at FIVE O'CLOCK PM, IN front OF the
premises. Terms above.
JOSEPH r. EDISON,
CHARLES d. BAILEY,
sp11-d&dS Trustces.
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CAPITOL AUCTION HOUSE,
637 La. AVE, NEAR 7TH NV.
At Auction,
At Auction,
Tuesday and Wednesday, April Fl
and ~, at 10 am. each day, 5000
worth of Tinware, Glassware,
WOODWARD, &C., &c,

WV
worth of Tinware, Glassware,
WOODWARD, &c, &c.
our our sales rooms, in psrt-Every description of Tin
Ware, 100 Framed Pictures, Glass Ware and
Crooks, $50 Lamps . oil Stoves, Wooden Ware iEn
Cutlery, &C., &c. No limit All must CO. '''>'
apls-2t O. WEEKS. Salesman.
BURG DISTRICT, PRINCE GEORGES CoUNTY.
BY virtue OF power contained in a mortgage
and duly recorded, the undersigned viii Sell, at
G6e auction db + as aPt house d1 Tp
is5 at Twelve O'clock MON ali that
Of land, &C ntaining % 20 acres more less, con
The property lies on both sides of the Riggs Mill
read, and bounds, along part Of its northcrnmost
lillian jackson. Joseph Bladen and the Rigrs
estate, and is less than miles distant from The
Terms of sale: one-third cash, balance In six
and twelve months, or all cash, at purchasers op-
'' TREb'K j. BROWN.
Attorney Named in the Mortgage,
RATClLrFE. SUTTON & Co, AUCTIoNEERs
Successors to RatciGe. Darr & Co.
VERY yALuAnIE UXn,rRoyED real ESTATE
AND TwENTY-FouRTH STREETS NoRTH-
FIRST, 1896, AT HALF-PASir FOUR O'CLOCK,
We will offer for sale In front of the premises
LOTS nos. 81 AND 49,
IN SQUARE ~,
fronting each IT feet. This sale presents an cx-
celient opportunity to a ralabl. building
site, to be sold subject, however, 20 Il prior deed
of trust for $3.50 lot 81 and $50 on lot a.
Terms (oyer trusD cash. A deposit of 500 re-
CURED on each lot at the time of sale. Terms 10
be complied with in 10 days All conY eyancing and
recording ut purchasers cost.
ap15-d&tls RATCILFFE. SUTTON & CO., Aucts
WALTER B. WILLIAMS * CO, AUCTIoNEERs.
PAWNBROkER'S AUCTION SALE OF UNRE-
DEEMED PLEDGES.
.n, VIII sell, at the store of Abraham Burnstne
3Gl PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest formerly Ber-
nard Burnstine, TUESDAY, APRIL TWENTY
FIRST, 1896, AT HALF-PAST SEVEN PM all
pledges from ! to 7l,ll6. being goods let with
Bernard Burnstine, and from l TO I5T15 pledges
LETT with Abraham Burnstine, year and over
for which fr terest is due twelve months or more
Ihis sale consists of Gold, Silver and Metal Watch
es, Diamonds Of all descriptions Rings Chains
Loo Loo kets, Scarfpns Studs Earrings, Lace Pins
REID lnd Opera Glasses, Books, Guns, Pistols
Musical Surgical. Mechanical Dental and Snr,
H i INSTRUMENTS Seal Skins Typewritcrs Cloth
ing and Ladies' Wearing Apparel of all descrip-
uers. Sale to continue every day until all lots
Holders of tickets please take notice
,,r, ABRAHAM BURNSTINE Broker
WALTER b. WILLIAMS x Co, Aucts. apI5d
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FUTURE DAYS,
C. C. SLOAN & CO., AUcTloNEERs, 14o7 G 81

c. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS. 1907 G ST.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL TWENTY SECOND, 1885,
SPECIAL SALE
AT SIlOANS, 14O7 G STREET.
BEAUTIFUL CHIPPENDALB INIAID MAHOG-
ANY SlDEBOARD, CHINA CLOSET, SECI.E-
TARY. CARD TABLES, ETC, MIRRORS
81 OtrING PRINTS, JAPANESE FURNITURE
AND ORNAMENTS, FOLDING BEDS OAK
AND WALNUT CHAMBER FURNITURE, N
SUITES IS, AND ODD PIECES; EBONY .FRANIE
G Cha! RS G0h9RED MIRROR; MATrINGs. RE.
PERPETRATORS, BRASS ANDIRONS, HAIR
MATTRESSES PIANOS WATER COOLERS,
PORCH FURNITURE, COUCHES, WARD
ROBES, S1DEBOARDS, DINING CHAIRS, ENT
TABLES, CARPETS, KITCHEN FURNITURE,
&C.. &c, &c, NOW On EXHIBITION on
MAIN AND LOWER FLOORS. ROOMS cool
AND PLEASANT. NO RESERVE PRICES.
On WEDNESDAY, APRIL TWENTY SECOND,
1926, at TEN AM, within rooms, 1407 G
street, we will sell above goCds Terms cash.
ar20-2t G. G. SLOAN & CO., Aucts 1907 G st.
NJ. B. LATIMER & CO., AUCTIONEERs.
MEDICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS LIBRARY
WILL BE SOLD AT OUR
AUCTION ROOMS
1920 AND 1921 G STREET,
On THURSDAY, April. TWENTY-THIRD, 1896,
COMMENCING AT HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK.
NOW READY FOR EXAMINATION.
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CHAPLIN BROWN, Trustee. '''''''''''S'
ap11 dads 3.3 Az 81 N w
DUNCANsoN BROS, AUcTI0NEEES.
AUCTION SALE DF DESIRABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. BEING PREMISES VI, llJ l.
STREET NORTHWEST AND No. l3j y

AUCTION SALE oF DESIRABLE IMPROVED
IEAL ESTATE: IEING PREMISES Nu. 4IU l.
SlltEET NORIHWEST AND No. l35 y
STREET NORTHNEST.
BY direction Of the h.irs-at-law Of tho late
Philip Fischer I shall on.r for sale on FRIDAY
TIE TWENTY OtRT1i DAY OF APRIL. A. ~
1896, AT FIVE O'CLOCK L. NJ. lot X in lanes
H. Boss subdivision Il part Of lot numbered iw-n-
ty-four ca. in square numbered i've hundred ana
fifteen talot. improved by thrce-siory brick du,I-
ling with modern inn roycmcnts No. 40 /. -. u w.
ON THE SAME DAY, Al HAIFPAST FIVE
O'CLOCK Pm. shall Offer for sale part OF lot
numbered five 90. in square numbered five hum
dred and hfty-fpur ,:I54t. beginning al a rs.ipt
fhirty-eght Csl feet ilOl inches west from The
southeast corner Of said lot and running thence
north one hundred lbt, feet. thence west tv live
O2i feet eight 80 inches. theme south one hum
dr"d loDl feet To street. and then along said y
street twelve l2i feet eight inches to the tH a
OF brginnirg improved 10y two-sIory brick dwelling.
No. 80 ST. NV
Terms OF sale: One-tbird Il 81 cash and the bal
ance In equal snsiallmcnts in one ~. two g, and
three 90 years after date OF sale, with six 90 I,r
cent per annum. interest payable seinl-4nnuai ly
secured 10y deed Of trust the premises sold
or all cash. at the option Of the purchaser A de-
posit of one hundred ISiOu dollars will b REQUIRED
ON each piece III" time Of sale. All convey
ancns and recording at the Of the purchaser
Terms OF sale 10 Ice COMPLIED with in ten tlu
days from the day of sale. otherwise the right re-
served l" resell the property al the risk and ,st
OF the defaulting purchaser after five -, day.'
notice OF such resale in some newspaper published
In the District Of Columbia.
LEON ToBRINER. Attorney.
IN M
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TRUSTEES SALE OF A TwO-STORY AND RACK
BUILDING BRICK DWELLING. No Hos X
STREET NORTHEAST. WASHINGTON 10 a.
Iy virtue Of a deed OF trust duly recorded n
liber No. 1888, folio 1856 ct seq OF the land rec
ODDS of the District Of Columbia and nj tho 70.
quest or the party thereby secured. we Will sell AT
pChiic auction in front Of the premises on FRIDAY
APhlL TNENTl-FoURTII, 1896. AT HAIFPAST
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. lot numbered H. i'm p r.
Meier subdivision Of square north Of square Num-
bered $40, as per plat recorded Book Is mage "a
OF the records of the surveyors ,fi,r Of said M.
ulct with the improvements above stated.
Terms: one-third cash, Of which a dcpdsit Of
500 must be made Mt time of sale nrd III l,is..s
IN tive equal installmeuts in and TWO wears for
Whlcf notes of the purchaser. bearing interest
payable quarterly from day Of sale. and secured
ny deed OF trust on :he property sold, Will Ice
taken, or all cas- h. at the option Of the purchaser
An conEe!ancing and recording at cost of trfr-
tils"r III terms are not complied with in ten ,iavs
from sale, the trustees reserve ihe right TO resell
AT The risk and cost Of the defsult ing pur',aS
after eight days advertisement in The Evening
star. TllOS f. WAGGAMAN
JOHN W. pIILING.
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
PRkEMPToRY SALE OF
Horses :, and Carriages.

AID PUBLIC AUCTION
s. BENSINGIR, AUCTIONEER.
WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BAZAAR
NO. $40 LA. AVE.
TOMORROW ICTucsday) MORNING, APRIL
TWENTY-FIRST, AT TEN O'CLOCK, viii be sold
within the bazsar 10 Top B1gges consigned BY
HIGHEST BIDISfR WITHOUT RESERVE.
I'll Also
SEES OF NEW HARNESS
ALSO
Immediately thereafter we will sell 50 HEAD OF
HORSES AND MARES. In this lot will be found
some heavy young sound stock. Will suit ice men,
express men or for any heavy work. nrd some first
class drivers and horses to suit for any kind of
business The whole lot no BE SOLD WITHOUT
RESERVE.
WE INVITE BUYERS TO ATTEND THIS PER
ENPTORY SALE
1t S. BFNSINGER Auctioneer
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Being The entire contents of a store removed to
our sales rooms, in psrt-Every description of Tin
Ware, 100 Framed Pictures Glass Ware and
Crockery, Hollow Ware, Lanterns IS Copper and
Tin Bottom Wash Boilers, 1000 gallon Stone
Cutlery, &C., &c. No limit All must 20.
ap1S2t c. WEEKS SALESMAN
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DI NcANsoN BROS, AUcT1oNEERs

McCAMMON & HAYDEN,
1920 street NV,
Attorneys for the party secured. ap10-d&ds1
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18th ST. and n. Y. ave.
SAMUEL MADDOX. Trustee,
apSd&d5 $40 Indiana ave,
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Adds B. BROWNE Trustee,
Pacific bldg, f22 st. NV, Washington, D. O.
ap17-5tawinc. may1S
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-04-01
w. payments have lately Uesn held
at Sac and Fox agency. The sum OF
$40, 600 was disbursed.
New Millinery store.

l wish to inform the people Of Guth.
rie and vicinity that l have opened a
new millinery store on the south side
of Oklahoma avenue, next door to
Knauss bicycle store, No ll5, where
| will be found at all times with a full
line of Fashionable Millinery, the very
latest styles from Evansville, Indian
apolis, Ind, and Louisville, KY. Miss
Pearl st. John, an experienced trim
mer from Louisville, Ky, will have
charge of the trimming department.
/ also carry full line of Featherbone
corsets, the best corset in the market.
You will always find our store full OF
goods, as we believe in carrying a
large stock.
We are always up with the times, as
we are here as strangers to solicit a
share of your patronage. l am here to
stay. / will invite the ladies to call
and examine my stock, while 1 would
like to form an acquaintance with
you. VIII also take great pains in
showing you through every depart
ment Of my store
Let all the ladies cal on us We
will treat you right--one price to all
We expect to deal honestly with every
body 1t will be to your interest to
come and see us before purchasing
else where
Ne will be ready to show goods
March 27, 1896. MRS Lou ROGERS.
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whisky No Cure for Poison.

Whisky will never cure poisonous
snake bite" said Prof Theodore A.
Schurr, the naturalist of thirty years
experience, to a reporter. The idea
that whisky is an antidote for the bite
of a rattlesnake or any other venom
GUS reptile is a delusion so popular and
general that l always take special pains
to correct and expose it in my lectures
Whisky never will and never did cure
any one bitten by a snake, but because
some person took some whisky after
being bitten by a harmless snake and
recovered he attributed his cure to the
whisky, and so the idea gained circula-
ton. l have never known a case to be
cured by the use Of whisky and have
known several cases where it had been
used to result fatally. Whisky only
adds additional poison to the system
instead of ~emoving and destroying
that of the snake
THE onky thing that will cure a per-
son bitten by rattler OF other poison
Gus snake is the use of permanganate
Of potash. This is an effectuRl cure in
almost every instance. The venom OF
A-leptile is injected into the blood and
the poison destroys the blood globules.
was bitten by a rattler on my index
finger and Immediately took my pocket
knife and made a deep incision near
the wound. so that the poison could not
be taken up and distributed through
my system. The bitten part was then
cauterized and it caused me no trouble
whatever. Whisky is not very good to
use at any time and no good for snake
bites. "-Pittsburg Post.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-04-01
LAST MEETING WITH BLAINE.
Murat HaIstead Speaks of the States
man when Last He Saw Him.

Murat Halstead Speaks of the states
man when Last He Saw Him.
When Mr. Blaine was for the last
time in New York on his way to Wash
ington, stopping as was his habit at
the Fifth Avenue hotel, he asked me
to walk with him to his room, fronting
on 23d street, on the parlor floor; and
he slowly as il it we're task, un-
locked the door," says Murat Halstead
In McClure's Magazine. There was q
sparkle OF autumnal crispness in the
air, and he had fire that glittered
and threw shadows about fitfully.
There was not much to say. 1t was
plain that Mr.. Blaine was fading, that
he had within a few weeks faded fast.
His great, bright eyes we're greater
than ever. His face was awfully white;
not that brainy pallor that was so
Notwithstanding else. He seated
himself in thu light of the fire, on an
easy chair. There was a knock on his
door and a servant handed him card,
and he said NO" and we were alone
l could not think of word OF consola-
tion, and in a moment he appeared
to have forgotten me and stared in a
liked, rapt dream at the flickering flame
In the CRATE. 1t occurred to me to get
up and go away quietly, as conversation
was impossible-for there was too much
to say. 1t came to me that ought not to
leave him alone. Something in him
reminded me of the mystical phrases
Of the transcendent paragraph of his
Grafton on Garfield picturing the death
Of the second marty~ed president, by the
ocean, while far off white ships touched
the sea and sky, and the fevered face
of the dying man felt "the breath Of
the eternal morning"
Some weeks earlier Mr.. Blaine and l
had had a deep talk about men and
things and he was very kind, and his
boundless generosity of nature never
revealed itself with a greater or sad
der charm. He now remembered that
conversation-as a word disclosed--and
said 81 could have endured all things
If my boys had not died" The door
opened and his secretary walked in
and l took Mr. Blaines hand for the
last time, saying Goodnight" and he
said, with a look that meant farewell
-"Good-by."
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The Nnmher of Drnnkards.

stated two years ago that there were
approximately 100000 persons who
use spirits to excess in the United
States. BY excess I meant all persons
who drank to intoxication continuously
or at long intervals. These figures were
reached from a study of the statistics
of persons arrested for intoxication in
the lower courts; also the general opin-
ion of persons with wide acquaintance
among business men. who assert that
less than per cent of all drinking men
come under legal notice. OF course
wide differences of opinion will prevail
until some accurate statistics are made.
Two attempts to make a census Of
drinking men in eastern towns revealed
many difficulties and the intensely
morbid desire to conceal the drinking
customs of people. Both of these CEN
suses indicated one drinking man to
every eight persons and produced a
strong conviction that this was a very
low proportion. There are many rea-
sons for believeing that the estimate
of 1 500, 900 persons who use spirits to
excess in this country is a minimum
rather than a maximum statement
Quarterly Journal of Inebriety.