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INDUSTRIAL JAPAN.
Rapidly Extending It's Mechanical
Productions and Textile Trades.

Rapidly Extending It's Mechanical
Productions and Textile Trades.
From the Chautauquan.
In no line of industry has the revolution
been more remarkable than in textiles The
opening of Japan to the world correspond
ed in time to the highest development in
the west of mechanical principles and mo-
tive power. The thousands Of bright young
men from the once hermit country who
visited our factories discerned at once their
opportunity. A cotton-spinning machine
seemed to them almost human. Realizing
their own tremendous resources in the form
of cheap labor, they saw that If union
We're effected between that and the new
wonders of the west they could, because of
their very nearness to the largest cotton
plantations of the world, begin at once to
drive out British imports. They were some
what tired of paying for high-priced cotton
goods made in Manchester. The costly
British freight and packing would be saved
anu the abominable adulteration by means
of sizing would be avoided
so about 1880 the experiment of substi-
tuting steam for human muscle was tried.
In 1882 they had only 1000 spindles run
ming, including those controlled by the gov
ernment, and the total production of the
cotton yarn for the year was but 10000
pounds. Within one decade the product in
creased to over SOOOO,0OO pounds English
goods We're driven from the market of
Japan!
Then the Japanese began to look abroad
and dream of capturing the markets of
Asia. In 1894 they had forty mills, operat-
ing twenty-five hours out of the twenty
four daily. during 292 days Of the year. and
turning out 122.000.0OO pounds of yarn.
With their hereditary taste and skill the
cotton yarn has been made up into fabrics
as delicate, beautiful and enduring as one
could wish for the wonderfully low prices
at which they are sold. They are in gen.
eral free from the sizing for which English
goods have a bad reputation. They have
won their way in Corea, in China, in Siam,
and even in India and Australia. AS for
the silk fabrics, they are already being
offered in America and Europe at prices
that surprise and alarm manufacturers and
merchants.
This wonderful development in the textile
industry has actually made the United
States, once the largest buyer and the
smallest seller in Japan, the chief trader
with this new industrial power in the
orient. Whereas the United States used
formerly to export only a little kerosene,
-four. and machinery, our people sold to
Japan during the first six months of 1895
over 00.0O0,000 pounds of raw cotton. The
sale of American iron is also steadily in
CIeaSinP
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Q. G. SLOAN & Co, AUCTs.. I4O7 ST. NV.

spS%TEIhISSi sSTEHHSSEi RESa aaS NS; sos STREET,
1SD sAsEMENT bRf6k hlsG nMEiasG IhsGEsT9SG sE}SG
NO. l7os 18TH STREET NORTHWEST. ''-''>'
the day Of en Zach ssarn
sa,y IssGrdea sS ea in Leer No at folio ls
Of coumSa and at n the reaues o .Ss
party secured thereby we, the undersigned trustees
tbe M eee fEr 'als at public auction in front Of
hours he.einafter mentioned those certain lots
appurtenances thereto belonging. situate and Wing
IN the city Of Washington. District of Columbia,
nf,a,;I On THURSDAY. the TWENTY, FOURTH DAY of
NJ Carpenters subdivision of lots in square num-
Peterded nG n ber and % as rs per plat
ods of the Office of the surveyor Of the District of
ooa%0'a Xnd On THE SAME nAy ~ u.,rp.sr
FOUR O'clock Pm lot numbered one @ eAh hundred hsd
and one COD in C. " Riley and others subdivision
(27s as said Subdivision 'ts IS recorded % IN
the once Of the surveyor Of the District Of Co
Terms Of sale On 1t iet Seventeen az, in square
nire hundred and twenty 92O,, 81 600 Of the pur-
i've eusi PasnSe on or before
years from day Of sale, with interest at per
option Of the purchaser. '' ''e
hundred and seventy-sI (276S, one third Of the pur
chase money to be paid in cash and the balance in
years from day of sale, with interest at six per
cent per annum. payable semi annually. secured by
deed OF trust upon the property sold or all cash
at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of 500
will be required Of the purchaser purchasers on
the acceptance of each bid. All conveyancing ard
recording at the cost OF the purchaser pur-
chasers. Terms of sale to be complied with within
ten days from the day of sale, otherwise the trus-
tees the right to resell the property the
risk and cost Of the defauting purchaser pur-
cbaSerS.
W. RILEY DEEBLE. Trustee,
1919 F st. NV.
CHAS. H. BAUMAN. Trustee,
d14-dGds AZ
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FALLS CHURCH.

\ ledge Of Good Templars vas instituted
Saturday night 10y Mr.. Geo. W. Irawxhurst, grand
secretary, 1t Ravynsworth. in this county. A num-
Ger of the members Of Pioneer Lodge No l. of this
town assisted in the interesting ceremonies The
following elected and Installed as officers for
the term ending January 81. 1897, viz: Gilbert r
Wilson. chief templar; Mrs. o. @. Besley vice
tenpiar: E. Wilson, secretary; Miss Carrie f.
HutchiDson, financial secretary: Miss Jessie &;
Watt, treasurer; Rev. E W. Wakefield, chaplain:
Samuel Ayres. marshal; Miss Blanche Wilson, Us
sstant marshal: ". ]. Besey. guard: Ralph f.
Wilson. sentinel. j. Leonard Besley past chief
teHlpiar The lodge Will meet every SATURDAY
night. Rev. T. W. Wakefield recommended 10
the Grand Lodge for appointment deputy grand
chief templar. After the ceremonies institu lion
and installation the Dsnhers from Pioneer Lodge
were handsomely entertained by Mrs. u. G. Besley
at her residence. The lodge will be known MS
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Prisoner Found Buried in Sand.


Prisoner Onhart, held at Fort Sheridan To
serve an eighteen months sentence for
violating a military rule at jefferson bar
racks, Missouri. made an attempt to es-
cape from his guards yesterday. He, sue
ceeded In getting as far as the lake shora
wneIe he buried himself In the sand near
the government pier He covered every
portion of his body with the wet grains,
leaving OILY place clear over his face:
thrOr gh which to breathe.
With two other prisoners Onhart was un-
loading coal. He escaped through a VIII
dow, ran through a ravine. .crawled through
sewers and finally reached the pier at the
lake He was missed by the guards fifteen
minutes after his escape. They nfed guns
as a signal and the whole post was
aroused. Twelve men from Troop G mount
ed, with twelve men from Company c. were
detailed to make search. They secured
the woods, rovines and every possible hid
ing place Onhart was finally found by
Corporal Betton and PrivateS p. Turrel
and Buschell under the pier.
The guards from whom he ESCAPED oweYe
put under arrest and will probably receive
six months and fine of $50 each
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de1-dts
= pUNCANs0N BROS, AUCTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, NO. SIC 23D STREET NORTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
real. ESTATE, NO. SIC 23D STREET NORTH
WEST.
BY virtue of a certain deed Of trust to us, dated
August y. 1892. and duly recorded September 2,
1892, i'm Liber No. 1927 at folio 211 ct seq., of the
land records Of the District of Columbia and the
request of the party secured thereby, the under
signed trustees will sell at public auction In front
of the premises, on WEDNESDAY, the THIR-
TIETH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. d. 1896, Mt
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following
described land and premises, situate in the city of
Washington I'm the District of Columbia, and des-
ignated and being part of lot numbered twenty
niLe (29), in b. W. H0lman's subdivision in square
numbered forty-one (41) per plat recorded In
Liber 10, at folio 141, of the records of the
same at the southeast OF lot 2s. and
ming thence south with the west line OF I'D street
sixteen (16) feet; thence west parallel with the
south line Of lot 2S hundred d0O) feet; thence
itorrh sixteen t16 feet to the southwest Of
lot 2S, AMI thence east with the south line OF lot
gether with the Improvements, consisting Of two
story and basement brick dwelling, containing
eight rooms. all modern improvements, No. sic 23d
Terms or sale: one-third of the purchase money
to be paid IN cash. and the balance in two equal
interest at six go pcr centum per annun. payable
semi annually. from day OF sale, secured by deed
Of trust upon the property Sold all cash, at the
option OF the purchaser. deposit Of $4,000 will
be required OF the purchaser at the time Of sale.
All conveyancing. recording and notarial fees at
complied With within ten days from day Of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the right TO resell
the property at the risk and cost Of the defaulting
WILLIAM E EDM0NsToN,
ADDS B. BROWNE.
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de10- -G&ds
FUTURE DAYS.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucr1osEERs.

o.t
VALUABLE TRACT ON THE BENNING ROAD
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, D. C.
BY virtue of a deed of trust from Charles A. Me-
Euen, bearing date the 18th day of May 1885, re-
corded in I.ber 1925 folio 40 ct seI one of the
land records Of the District of Columbia we Will
sell. public auction in front Of the premises on
THREE O'CLOCK PM, the following described
land and premises situate in the District of Co
lumbia. and being all that certain piece or parcel
Of land situate, lying and being In the District of
Columbia and known as part of STONY HilI'' and
"Bayley's Purchase being contained within the
following metes and bounds. to wit: Beginning
for the same at stone in small branch said
stone being the ED of the Sd line Of STONY Hll
and running to include part Of ''Bayley's Purchase
n. PAN deg W. Sc perches to a small scrub oak
tree and pile OF stone, s. c5L deg W ~ Is
perches to the east side of Benning road and with
the east side of said road s. 26h deg. e. 13 14-25
perches to stone, 14A deg. e. II 14-25 perches
W. 10 1925 perehes, then leaving said road g. SO
deg. e. So perches to a stone north of small
branch, S. 10 1-S deg W. 33& perches to the Dis
trict line, and with said line n. 493a deg e. 90 3-5
perches to the 4th line OF STONY HILL" and with
part of said line reversed 8. S5N deg w. 9OIa
perches to the beginning, containing 80 47-1OO
acres, more Or less.
Terms OF sale: One third cash. balance one and
two years, In equal instalIments with interest at
six per cent per annum, payable semi annually
secured by deed of trust. all cash. at option Of
purchaser. A deposit of 500 will be required
Taxes paid to date of sale. Conveyancing at pur-
chaser's cost Sale to be ccnsummated within ten
days. otherwise resale at risk and expense of de-
faultng purchaser.
ALLEN C. CLARK, Trustee,
WILLIAM MAYSE, Jr., Trustee,
dele IL IS q 2:&26 COS n st NV
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JESSE II. WILSON. Trusi
PETER ]. MCINTYRE. Truste SIC

TRUSTEES, SALE OF vALuABLE IMPROVED
AND UNlMPROVED PROPERTY ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF 3D. STREET BETWEEN
2lST AND 22D NORTEWEST
Default having been made In payment of the In
debtedness secured by certain deed OF trust
daetd July II, 1893, and recorded July l3. 1888 in
Liber 1885, folio 462 ct seq Of the land records
the District OF Columbia, by elections Of the party
secured, the undersigned will offer for safe on
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DE
CEMBEli, 1896, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM in front
Of the premises, lots twelve n2l, thirteen d3l and
fourteen 1il, in square eighty -four (S4), n the city
OF Washington District of Columbia, lots IL and l3
being unimproved and lot II being improved 10y six
(6 frame houses.
Terms of sale: one-thind n-3) cash. one third
1-) In year and one-third u-3l in two years or
all cash, at the option of the purchaser. Deferred
payments to be evidenced by notes, and secured by
deed of trust upon the premises sold. and bearing
interest at six per ccntum per annu, payable semi
annually. deposit of $500 be made at time
of sale, IL sold entirety. SlO0 upon each
tract IL sold divided. The trustees the op-
tion OF Offering said lots separately n whole.
the houses thereon separately. Terms of sale to
be complied with within ten U0l days. the prem
ses to be resold at the risk and OF defauting
purchaser. Conyeyancing at purchasers cost.
JACKSON Ht Ra1.ST0N,
MAHLOS ASHFORD,
de11-dts Trustees
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DUNCANSON BROS, AUCTIONEERS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, NO. l1S1 AND ll43 SIXTH
STREET NORTHEAST.
BY virtue of two certain deeds of trust 70 US,
Z, 1895, in Liber No. 1898, foiios 43 ard ss ct
seq, respectively. of the hand ords of the Dis
trict of Colunbm. and at the request of the Iarty
SEE ured thereby, we, the undersigned, trustees will
sell AT public auction in fri Mt of the premises on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF
DECEMBER. AID. 1896, 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 as and
being all of lots numbered hundred and thirty
two t232 and two hundred and thrty-eight t23sl
In Luke G. Strider. trustees. subdivision Of lots in
square eight hundred and fifty-fve 1851 as Der
plat, recorded II, Lber 20, at folio 1853, of :he
records of the Office Of the surveyor for said Dis
trict, together with the improvements consisting
Of two two-story baywndow brick dwellings, con.
tanning six rooms each, Nos. 1881 and 1i43 9Th
street northeast.
Terms of sale: ne-third of the purchase money
to be paid In cash. and the balance in two equal
IL stanents, payable In and two years. with
Interest at six t6) pc: centum per annum payable
SC -anrt ally from day of sale, secured by deed
of trust upon the property sold or all cash at the
option of the purchaser. deposit of 500 on
enoh lot will he required of the purchaser at the
time of sale. All convey ancng, recording and
notarial fees at the cost Of the purcharer Terms
OF sale to be complied with within ten davs from
day of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve The
right to resell the property, at the isk and cost
Of the defaulting pur haser
EUGENE CARUSI
Adds B. BROWNE,
ueIVcoeos Trustees.
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WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO., Aucr1oNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF SUBURBAN PROPERTY,
KN0WS IVA As p IVY IVY, GT CITY BRICK coMPANls
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No; 2os9, folio 1o5 ct seq. land
quest Of the party secured thereby, undersigned
trustees will sell, with the improvements thereon
T TH s a9rsiga 81 hs bAY sTemIsef F On
1895. AT ONE O'CLOCK PM, the following de-
ssrbsd land asd premiSss situate and lying in the
All those parts Of the tract of land known as
'YoungsbSrough mentioned in said deed Of trust
Parcel No. 1-Containing seventy 70l acres and
sixty -four one -hundredths (64100j Of an acre of
Parcel No. 2-Contaning thirty three t33, acres
and five ore-hundredths 5100) of an acre Of land
Parcel No. 3-Containng five (5) acres and eighty
three one e.hundredths tS-1cO) of acre OF land
Parcel No. 4-containing twenty (20 acres of
Parcel No. 5-Being all of blocks numbered one
vision Of part of said tract Of land called YoanSs
borough. now known as Ivy City," as per plat
records Of the Office Of the surveyor Of the district
of Columbia. being all the real estate described ir
For description of metcs ard bounds, reference
Is made % to said trust; rust It being known as ivy City
with the buildings thereon.
All of the attve property will be sold as an en-
tirety. Subject to deed Of trust to Albert A. VIII
son and John u. Larner, trustees, bearing date
January Il 1ss2 & and M re.erded sa January % 1892
In ser o NJ S Of 25s ct Of the land
nent Of ninety thousand dollars $3.50 OOO) and in
terest, on which payment of $4,000 has been
made, said trust maturing January IL, 1897
Terms Of sale: One-half of the purchase money I'm
cash, balance in six. twelve and eighteen months,
deferred payments to be secured by deed OF frsf
upon the property sold and to draw interest at the
% pyae al me If
All conyeyancing and recording at the cost Of the
purchaser Terms Of sale to be complied with with
In fifteen days. otherwise trustees reserve the right
TO resell the property at the risk and cost Of the
defauting purchaser after five days notice Of such
Iesale in some newspaper published in the city Of
Washington, D. G..
ALBERT A. WILSON
JOHN B. LARNER, Trustees
d1S-d&dbs 1895 ST. nW -
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MONEY! IxrrHE MorrH.
1t IL Dangerous, as Well AZ Dirt
Habit to Put Coins Between the Lin,

II 10 Dangerous as Well as Dirty
Habit to Put COins Between the Lips.
From the San Francisco Can.
Did you notice that?" asked DR.. J. J.
Clarke of this city to me as we were riding
on Sutter street car
What he drew attention to was a Chinese
passenger, who, when asked for his fare,
took a nickel from the interior Of his left
ear and gave it to- the conductor.
"A queer place f1 carrying money" I
said. Il know Of many odd places that peo-
pie carry money In, hut that is the oldest. /"
1t was with view Of drawing your at
tention to dangerous practice that I esk-
ed you to look at that Chinaman." said the
doctor, and then he nudged me to look in
the direction of a well-dressed lady who
had a-moment before taken ner seat and
was fumbling in her purse for her, fare.
She found the coin she was in search Of
and placed 1t between her lips while she
closed her purse, and then taking the coin
from her mouth, held 1t in her hand until
1t was called for
suppose you saw that lady place that
coin between her lips?" said the doctor.
yes; what Of that? have seen that
done hundred times"
Did 1t ever occur to you that the prac-
tice is O dangerous one and the source of
Does that lady know where the coin was
before she placed 1t in her mouth? May it
not have been in the ear of her Chinese
iaundryman or cook or may 1t not have
been In the pocket of some individual af-
n1cted with a contagious disease? If 1t was
IN the ear Of an Individual who had an af-
fection of that organ the microbes of the
disease would cling to the coin, and when
placed between the lips, If there should
happen to be cold sore there. or, as it
often happens, rupture of the tissue, the
germs of disease would find lodgment there
and the person guilty of the practice would
wonder how it happened that there was
anything the matter with her. The mi
crobes of contagious disease will attach
themselves to coin, and now you can see
how easy it is to transmit disease not only
by cold sore, or lip that is what is
commonly called Cracked but by inhala-
ton.
1.-THE practice" added the doctor, with
some vehemerce, sis not only dangerous,
but 1t Is positively disgusting. and I can
not understand why SO many ladies are
given to it,
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1850 g.
CHARLES III. BAUMAN. Trustee,
THOMAS BOWLING & co. AUCIIoNEEES.
No. 612 r 81. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A COMFORTABLE FRAME
HOUSE AND LOT, KNOWN As ai39 ID
STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust, dated The
23d day of February. AID. 1894. and recorded
snong the land records OF the District OF Columbia
in Lher No. 1855 folio 45l seq. and at the
request of the holder OF the secured thereby,
we Will offer at public auction. in front Of the
premises. at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM
On MONDAY, DECEMBER TWENTY EIGHTH.
AID. 1895. the following drscEihed real estate Sit
uate In the city Of Washington. District Of Coum-
ba. and designated part of lot numbered two
~, in square numbered eiRhtyhree ts3l, beginning
for the same at point the north line Of u
street, twentyfour CA feet six t6) inches east
from the southwest corner of said lot two t2:
thence east twenty-five feet: thence north ninety
three ,93I feet six 6l inches; thence twenty
five t25l feet, thence south ninet three Cll
six 49, inches TO the place Of beginning, together
with the Improvements. rights, etc, thereunto
belo nging.
Terms of sale: one-haIf cash. and for the balance
the notes OF the purchaser will he taken I'm two
equal amounts, payable in and two years
after day Of SALE respectively bearing interest at
the rate OF six per per nnuTn, interest lava
bic semi-annually. said notes to le secured on the
property, or al cash. at the option of the pur-
chaser. A deposit of one hundred dollars tSipm
required at time OF sale. Convcyancing al the
cost of the purchaser. If terms not complied
with in ten days the trustees reserve the right to
resell the risk and cost of the defaultin. tmr-
paper published in Washington, II. G.
JAMES NJ WOODWARD,
- 500 18th st. NV.
THOMAS L. WOODWARD.
511 ST. NV.
- del4dNds Trustees.
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WHY HE BARS BABIES.
A Flat-OwninE Man With n knOwl-
edge of Human Nature.

From the Chicago News.
Two men who own considerable real
estate in Chicago, and belong to the class
designated as bloated landlords, were rid
ing west on a Lake street car the other
evening and discussing the idiosyncraSieS
of tenants.
Did you ever notice. questioned one,
that just about this time of year your ten
ants begin to get behind in their rent? 1
can't understand it.
"Oh. that's easy rejoined the other.
Get steam-heated flats and that will help
you out a lot.
Il don't see how.
Coal bills are what are keeping people
behind now-when you have steam heat
you pay the coal bill and the tenant can
pay his rent. Then, too. winter overcoats,
fall bonnets and sealskin sacques are play
ing the deuce with rents just now
Then the one who was sitting on the out
side of the seat unused while and began
dilating on newly married couples and how
desirable they We're as tenants.
y Il have building out on the north side
which has six small flats. 1t is in a nice
location and takes well with young couples
Just breaking into the domain of house.
keeping. The consequence is that / keep 1T
pretty well filed with these young people
and they pay their rents more promptly
than any of my other tennats. | have
rule that no families with children are al
=,
children's account for it's very seldom
there's baby with lungs enough to drive
out adjoining fiat dwellers. l draw the
line at the children simply to put a time
limit on the parents.
It's this way. When a couple are get
ting married and go to live In a small flat
the chances are that they have a small in
come and have TO figure pretty close to the
wind. They are unfamiliar with landlords
and have a certain dread and respect for
one. During the first year they don't care
much for the society of any one except
themselves; they stay at home nights don't
burn much gas and live well within their
income The consequence is that the rert
Is paid promptly at the first of every
month. The second year they begin to have.
longings to get out into the world occasion
ally, their expenses increase proportionate-
ly, they grow familiar with the landlord
and consequently contemptuous. .Phe result
Is Ihat the rent has to wait. But you see
with that anti-child clause of mine fhev
don't ordinarily stay much longer than two
years, and some other landlord has to suf
fer while 1 wait for another newly spliced
pair of turtle doves" .'~" " ~
here the narrator laughed ghouIishly.
While landlord No. went on to relate a
story about tenant he had In one house
Tor the last ten years, who was paving $40
month rent. and who was so honest that
last February he remitted a check for s31
because he was getting the use of an extra
| day.