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GAITHERSBURG.

Miss Lizzie Briggs OF Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Is visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. Jol eph II. Men has left for Washington to
engage In business
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Berkeley Of Washington
guests at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
W. Gibson. in Garksburg.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union has been
organized at Laytonzville, Offered follows:
President. Mrs ]. Z. Higgins; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Frank Dwyer; treasurer. Miss Clara
Benson; superirts nlant literary department, Mrs.
William Offutt. A successful future Is promised
In the good attendance and increasing interest In
the meetings
Worship in the Glrks'l:g Methodist Episcopal
Church has been suspended for month, Curing
which time the church is to be remoinled through
cut. The building Is the oldest Of the Genomina-
tion in Montgomery county. as well OF the
Oldest in the Baltimore conference. The principal
object in the Improvements is I1odernize the
structure, for it is well preserved, Notwithstanding
Its age. Rev. wfii1m Harriss. the pastor, ac-
knJwi dyes generous contributions from prominent
Baltimore Methodlsts, and announces that the ex-
penses of the improvements are in hand
No. I'll. l. o. L. T.. consid rrahe business Of i'm
lortLnce WIS transacted. The lodge is now meet
fLg In Its new hall on Frederi X avenue. and ar
soon as furnishing is completed BY invitation
the lodge will hold mass meeting in boyd.s Pres
byterian Church at early date, in the hope of
institutng Icdse in that town.
Master Cla,:de Anderson, Of Mr.. Hugh An
dcrson OF Germantown, Went hunting Saturday
morning. and shortly afterward accidentally shot
one foo, nearly to pieces MI anderson was aIp
gun. but the young man WAS OvercOutblent anS
went hunting in his fathers absence. The wound
is a serious and the family physician removed
the boy to a Washington hospital for treatment.
Rev. J. D. Rayfeld. who has been conducting re
the past three weeks reports fourteen professions
OF faith. Sunday morning he Preached a special
sermon to the converts. and ut $3.50 O'Clock ir
the afternoon immersed nine of them in the creel
at Black Rock Mill. near Gernan:own
morning Rev. W. D. Beall preached sermon OIL
''1ntemperan"e-I Effects" the first of serie.
OF sermons on that subject. At the Sunday sehOo
service Superintendent Burns distributed among tho
scholars missionary dollars. unique device fol
raising missionary funds.
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LINDEN.

f. c. Keys Of EdgewoOd and Thomas Keys Of
kensngton preparing their strings of horses to
attend the Hagerstown fair. They have been
very successful this season with their horses at
Leesburg, Rockville and Marlboro. At the latter
place McFansO Won three-mile steeplechase In q
field Of fifteen horses, some Of them being con-
sidered the best horses In Maryland.
Miss Josephine GlascOtt started the winter social
season with dance last week ut her residence
Locust Grove" near Linden During the evening
refreshments were served. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs Thompson of WOOdside, Mr..
and the Misses Bell Of Olney, Miss SwOrmstedt,
Miss Blanche Lay, Miss Katie Lay, and Messrs.
Richard Lay, Harry Waters and Calva SWORN
stedt Of Takomn: Miss Mamie Barry OF Falls
Church. Va; Mrs. Ben. Miller and Mr.. F. X.
Keys Of Linden; Mr.. Edward Brady Of Garrett
Park: Messrs. Leonard Nicholson James Vers and
Berry Clark of Sligo, and Messrs. Frank Mattngly,
William Holmead. Jos. Kane and DIR. Brightwe Of
Washington.
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ROCKVILLE,

An enthusiastic republican rally IVES held Satur-
DAY night at Stones Hall. Potomac The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. John II. Harper in a
short and effective speech and he was afterward
selected chairman of the same The first adj
dsess made by Ashley VI. Could ESQ., OF Tn
konn Park one of the prominent leaders Of the r.,
publican party Of western Maryland his address,
h. trurvi the origin and c9use of present economic,
ct:ditons Of the country. AID pictured In glowing.
language TIE disastrous effects upon all classes
OF the free coinage OF silver which would plac. th
eruLtry upon silver basis, and place II upon the
commercial basis OF Mexico China and JsDan an,
In direct opposition 10 the most enlightened md
prosperous nitions of the world. His remarks were
listened to with close attention. often INTERRUPTED
By applause ind appeared 10 have Euch influence
with the audience. He also invited questions from
any in the audience who was In favor of free
eoiIage Mr. Golld was followed by Mai. Daniel
ODriseoll. also OF Takoma. In eloquent discus
sitn OF the issues OF the campaign A striking feu
ture Of the meeting the fact that a llrye pr,
1Ttiun OF the audience was composed of men who
have heretofore supported the democratic ticket
Caps- John Mcdonald. republican candidate for
Congress. WAS unavoldibiy prevented fro:n being an
attendance at the meeting, account of pressn.,
business in another portion of the district hut each
mtLtton Of his name was apIdauded to the echo
a. the conclusion Of the meeting the speakers anil
tier friends were handsomely entertained Ly MIR
Pill? Stone AZ his r,sidence Another meeting;
will lie h.ld Great Falls Saturday nigh: next
ami ample preparations for the same are being
made by Mr.. Jackson. proprietor Of the hotel ut
thai place.
'rh', November fern, Of the circuit will COM
n.I'ee on the seeo.,e Monday Of that month. The
number of cases docketed Is as follows: Grim
in1s 80 recgnizances. ~. appeals. IS; trials 81
5UI,claiS. II. HpI,earunces. 80. Several cases OF
mach Interest VIII be tried
The October term of the orphans court for thi.
ccrity begins tomorrow the 18th instant. when the
co:.rt win he in session for days. At the last
session tie last will and Testament of Edward
SiV"r- deceased was admitted - pro'r,tc AMI
rsevrr.. VIM. T. Rurriss appointed guardian Il
VIM. Clinton Burriss. bond $500. Hannah r. Sta
bier. cIecutrix Of Robert NJ. Stablcr, deceased
passed her first and final account Letters of al
miEistTation the personal estate OF Benjamin F.
Iy,es, deceased. were granted to Sarah H. Iyics;
bS ii. 5000. james s. Windsor atl,uiuis,r,tor of
Hester " G. Purdum. filed list of sales of the
Sfr.cneil property of laid deceased
The clerk % the circuit has issued marras,
licenses TO the following parties: ]. X. Jett and
Marie L. Webb; Edward L. Atwood and Jennie Z.
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the improvements to the school building. and by
appointment of the school board, inspector from
Alexandria Saturday examined the work and re-
ported to the board that 1t done in accordance
with the contract and in satisfactory manner.
Messis. E. E. Meredith, member Of Congress:
fIOm this district, and J. e. Willard, member Of
the house of delegates from this county, will ad-
dress the Bryan and SewaN Club at Odd Fellows
Hall tomorrow night
Lieut.. Barry, who has been visiting friends in
New York for several weeks, has returned.
Mr.. John Lynch was in town Saturday visiting his
many friends
The Misses Townsend, who have been visiting
relatives In Pittsburg, Pa, have returned home.
Mrs. j. N. Thorne led the young peoples meeting
yesterday evening.
Mrs. L. b. Nixon, who has been spending
month with her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. J. v.
Quick, returned to her home at Quakertown, n. J.,
Friday.
Mrs. ]. n. Newton has as her guest Miss Virgie
DOremus of Arlington Va.
Mr. Howard Flagg and family of Washington
have n owed into their house near West Falls
Mrs. J, W. Pierpoint Of Ash Grove. Va. spent
last week with her sisters, Mrs. s. A. Ball und
Mrs. S. p. ShipIlan.
Col. Lewis Moore. ]. r. Fisher. T. G. Settle and
Miss Stella Cullen of Washington spent yesterday
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Blanton.
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How a Snake Swallows It's Equal in
Size.
From Indiana Ios,rnsl

How a Snake Swallows Its Equal In
Size.
From the indianapolis Journal.
The following is an interesting paragraph
IN letter sent to friends here by Harry
Hammond. formerly Of this city, who is
now making his home in Florida:
To-day I had the good luck to see a Gu
swallowing another. We came on the scene
Just as king snake was killing a black
snake. each a little over three feet long.
The king was tied and coiled round the
black. and the latters tail could just wig
gle. After few minutes. during which the
king tied himself in the most curious knots
and ran his head up and down his victims
Writhing body. biting 1t here and there as
II examining his supper, he turned to the
blacks head gave it q preliminary bite.
and then slowly proceeded to take the
biacksnake into camp. 1t seemed impos-
sible that he could swallow a snake as long
and as large as himself. but he did. This
Is how he did it:
He would stretch his head as far as pos
stble, get his teeth hooked in his victim g
scales. then slip his body up till 1t was in
wrinkles at his neck and for some way
down. then loose his tooth hold and slide
his head forward for another grip Just as
II you were putting on a tight glove, In
fact 1t was the most Interesting operation
swallowed all but three inches of the tail
OF the poor blacksnake, and then, with
that dangling from his mouth, glided off
into the grass. We let him go. as he is q
known enemy of the rattlesnakes, and
often kills them"
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DUNCANSOY BROS. AUC1TONEERS.

TRUSTEES SALE OF SEVEN BUILDING LOTS
ON BATES STREET NORTH. NEAR FLORIDA
AVENUE. BETWEEN FIRST AND NORTH
CAPITOL. STREETS.
BY virtue ia deed OF trust, duly recorded in
Liber No. 1888, at folio 1879 seq OF the land
records for the District of Columbia will sell.
in front Of the premises. on TUESDAY, THE
EALF-PASr FOUR O'CLOCK P.Ms the following
desc ribed land and premises, sitt4te In the city
of Washington, District Of Columbia. and desg-
mated as lots l34 to 40. both inclusive. IN Kate
E. Lauretzens ct al. subdivision of square num-
-bered 615, as per plat recorded in Liler W. d.
NJ. folio So, OF the records of the Office of the
surveyor Of the District Of Columbia. together with
all and singular the improvements. ways ease
meEts. rights. privileges and apImrtenanees to
the same bpongiRy In any wise apipertaining.
Terms of sale: 0ne-third cash, balance in one
and two years ut per cent per annum. interest
payable semi-annunlly, to he secured 10y deed Of
trust the property sold, all cash. at the
option OF the purchaser. 500 required each
lot at time Of sale Conveyanctng. &c. a, Pur-
chaser's cost. Terms Of sale TO lie complied will
within fifteen days from day OF sale. Otherwise
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser
after FIVE days advertisement Of such resale In
some newspaper published in Washington. ID. c.
AllsAM L. PARDON.
Isle s. LIPSC0MB,
ocS-d&ds Trustees.
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BROOkL.AND,

The BAPTIST Young Peoples Union held u pleasant
meeting last night. and many interesting remarks
were made.
large congregation welcomed Rev Dr. Hugh
Johnston. pastor Of the Metropolitan Church of
washington, yesterday morning at the Brookland
ME Church His Sermon entitled PRAYER" was
hied WIFE touching illusions and made interesting
by Its simplicity of language. Rev. Dr. Johnston
is well known in this vicinity and his congregation
inelrted people from Lansdon and other near sub
uIts
Illness. "
Niss Pauline Wilcox of Georgetown Is the guest
OF MIS-. Brawner Of 18th street
IN" Mite Society Of the Queenstown Baptist
oncrsh mas begun Its work for the winter months
At the recent meeting arrangements were made
for gathering shortly, and future plans were dis
cuS=sed. ~
There will be prayer meeting Wednesday after.
noon at O'Clock At the residence of Mrs BopsaIl
on Eth street. for Mrs. Silvers. who is very mi
Rev VIM H. Chapman. pastor of the Brook la nd
+ church. will probably Conduct the meeting
As Mrs. Silvers Is very well known. many of her
friends will be present.
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$1,OOO,OOO on his PERSON.
Yet No One Molestcd Him Along Hi
Trfp.

Yet No One Molested Him Along His
Trip.
From the San FRANCISCO Examiner.
A unique character Jis Col. J. H. Burns.
who. with 81 ,OOQ in his charge. made a
trip from Chicago. to, New York city last
week. He was in charge of q Wells-Fargo
express car. in which 81. 100000 in gold and
a trifie of $4,000 in silver was packed to
transfer from the subtreasury in San Fran
cisco to the subtreasury in New York. T.
D. Warwick helped Col Burns guard the
money. At no time during the trip, the
schedule and time table of which was
carefully kept a secret, were the precious
contents Of the car lacking their vigilance.
Col. Burns has guarded so much govern
men money in its transit across the con-
tinent that he couldn't count 1t in a life
time-not If the sixty-five years he has
already spent on earth was certain to be
doubled. In the years 1Ss5-'S6 he guarded
over $4O,O0O,0OO in coin transferred from
San Francisco to Washington SD. 900 900 in
gold and $1O,OOO,OOO in silver-weightng In
all 800 tons and involving forty-nine ship
ments. These forty-nine trips across the
continent and back again are far from be-
Ing the extent OF the colonefs travels as a
guard OF treasure. For thirty years. more
or less he has been in charge of money in
transit
He was for long time chief of guards
for the Southern Pacific railroad pay car,
which traversed Arizona and other bad
lands, where train robbers abounded. car
ried nearly always from $oOO.O0O to O.OOO.
did the robbers ever bother your? the
colonel was asked. II never lost cent Of
all the millions intrusted to my care. said
he, In quiet sort of way-not with any
suggestion of self-laudation, but in tone
simply intended to let the fact be known.
But was badly scared one time while
travelling from Kansas City to st. Louis
on the Frisco road Two corpses fright
ened me-not because they were corpses.
but because l was afraid they weren't l
can't say what made me suspicious. but
l expected to see the sides Of those rough
boxes flap down any moment and a couple
OF robbers come rolling out with their re-
volvers in their hands l sat watching
those boxes for many weary hours with a
carbine across my knee and a brace OF
revolvers near at hand. But after all 1t
turned out they were sure enough corpses."
The colonel is a dead shot-one Of the
best in the California National Guard, with
which he has been connected for many
years, enltsting soon after the war, in
which he saw service with the LIST Cali
fornia Regiment. Those bars pendant from
a pin on his bosom are not for bicycle
centuries" Each bar was gained in rifle
and revolver competition. and the other
bars and medals tell of the colonels powers
on other fields Of martial activity.
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DUNCANsON BROS, Auctioneers.

TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE-sroRY BRICK
RESIDENCE, NO. 223 II STREET NORTHEAST
BY virtue OF deed Of trust duly recorded In Ii
Der No. 2oSS. ut folio ia3. OF the land records
Of the District of Co,uabia; We will sell. f. front
of the premises. WEDNESDAY. THE TWENTY
FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER. AID. lS9G AT FIVE
O'CLOCK Pm. the following described land and
premises, situate in the county nf Washington, In
the District OF Columbia. and designated as the
east sixteen 0Gl feet eight 81 inches front by
full depth thereof Of lot numbered Is Cein2 the
east onethird OF said lotl. In square numbered g.
in George Truesdells subdivision Of the tract of
land known 'Eckny:on per plat recorded
In County Iiber number q. folio S. Of the records
Of the surveyors ufice OF the District of Columbia
together with all and singular she improvements
ways, easements. rights. privileges and appur-
teraaees 10 the same t~longtng in rny wise ap-
pertaining. This property viii l.- seid subject 10
deed Of trust OF $3.50. win Interest at 6 per
cent, dated February 81, 800, and. piyah,c three
years .;ftr- date. a
Terms: All AMI aboce said decd trust
which Is TO he assuGci 10y the purchaser cash
ConveyaDcing, &c. at cost CT pI.rtitasrr ., de
post of S1Uo required time Of sale. Terms Of
sale to be comps wi;h within fifteen days from
date OF sale. otherwise tire trustees the
right to resell the properly :he risk and cost
of the dafaultinr purchaser. after five days ad
rcrtis cment Of such resale in newspaper f,ib
iished In Washington. u. q.
JAMES r. EIMI-R
CLARKE X. TlErON.
oci0-c&da Trustees.
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Remarkable Strength Of Growth of q
Mill Valley Laurel.


Mill Valley Laurel.
From the San Francisco Call.
The wonderful force of the roots of grow
Ing trees Ii demonstrated on hill in Mill
valley, where laurel has split a huge
bowlder into three pieces. The tree is of
the type common in many parts of Cali
fornia. but there are several queer things
about 1t and its Surroundings The place
where the tree grows is a most unusual one
for its species. which naturally requires
considerable moisture. The fact of the
tree taking root In barren rock Is also
unusual in California. on account Of the
long, dry summers, during which young
sprouts usually perish unless there Is con-
siderable moisture in the soil.
The exact location of this botanical curl
osity is a few hundred feet east of the trail
to the top of Tamalpais. The general APP
pearance Of the tree is most unusual. and
undoubtedly it is very old At first glance
1t looks like an oak. but most unusual
one. The upper branches are twisted and
turned in all directions, and large por-
ton of them are dead In reality the tree
looks like those in the Dore illustrations of
Dantes Inferno"
An examination of the tree and its sur
roundings shows that the bowlder is one of
the largest stones in the vicinity. and can
not weigh less than 500 tons. The location
of the tree is almost exactly in the middle
of the stone, and about five feet from the
end Of the split. This rift in the rock is
about fifteen feet long, and at one end is
only a few inches wide. At the end where
the tree is 1t is at least three feet. To
prove that 1t was the tree that caused the
split there is a crack in one of the halves
of the bowlder, showing that the force OF
the growing roots was so much that 1t
cracked the rock where 1t could not move
1t.
Miss Eastwood, a botanist of the Acad-
envy of Sc. ences, gave as her opinion that
the strange natural curiosity was the only
one of its kind in the state. She says that
in all her studies she has never seen its
like here. although in localities where there
are summer rains the phenomenon is not
unusual. And yet. even under those condi-
lions, she never heard of laurel growing
as the one in Mill valley does.
In Miss Eastwoods opinion there must
have been a small rift in the bowlder t.
begin with. Possibly it was tight enough
to hold water. In the fall of the year the
seed of the laurel blew into 1t, and in the
spring of the year came to life. The walls
Of the rift then acted as sunshades, and
also kept the water from being evaporated
too rapidly, so that the young shoot was
able to struggle through the long summer
until the winter rains came. Or 1t may be
that there was an unusually rainy summer
that gave the tree its start in life. After
the tree was a year old 1t was able to take
care Of itself. and then showed its ingrati-
tude to the rock that had protected it.
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A CITY TO MOVE.

The Inhabitants OF OurO-Preto Grow
Tired of Its DiscoMfOrts.
From the New York Journal.
The greatest exodus that the world has
ever seen since the children Of Israel de-
parted out of the land of Egypt-nearly
$500 years ago-win soon take place in
Brazil.
All the inhabitants Of a city of over
10000 population, the capital Of one Of the
largest and richest states Of that country.
will, in a few days. abandon their homes
en- masse. What makes this wholesale ex-
odus more remarkable is the fact that these
10000 people will move in a body into a new
city, which for two years has been in pro
cess of erection for their occupancy and
which is as yet untenanted. save by the
artisans and laborers ,Yho are putting the
finishing touches to the miles of streets
and the spacious public buildings and pri-
The city which Is on the point of being
thus abandoned to the wild beasts which
swarm in the forests, about it is Ouro-
Preto, the capital of the mining state Of
Minas -Geraes, in the southeastern part of
Brazil. 1t was founded nearly two centu-
ries ago by the gold seekers.
Ouro-Preto has been unique among cities
for several reasons; one being that it has
but single street, and that several miles
in length. The n town is built along
a narrow gorge in the mountains. known as
the sierra de M1naS-GeTaeS q part OF the
mighty chain which rises far back from
the coast Of eastern Brazil: Though it lies
is always so damp that everything not
| kept in alright cases. becomes widowed
within short time. There Is no such
thing as carriage Of any description In
this mountain city. and even riding mule
| back Is dangerous for the single street
which twists and winds for miles is prob
| ably the toughest in the world, there be-
ing but few level stretches Of more than q
dozen yards in all its length. A portion OF
| 1t lies along a deep chasm, at the bottom
Of which roars one of the, mountain tor
| rents. which nelp to make the great Rio de
Francisco.
Another remarkable thing about this
town is fully half of the Inhabitants have
| lived of late years in the exhausted CALLER
| les which the miners have hewn out Of the
rock along the mountain side In Their
| search for gold. The other dwellings are
| perched at varying heights up and down
| the sides CT the steep spurs. which jut into
| and sometimes almost cross the narrow
pass.
| The new city which the people of Ouro.
Preto are having built for them Will be the
l direct altithesis Of the old.
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R. S. DONALDSON, Auctioncer.
9i2 4 st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE STORY BRIO
pEFILING. No. 223 X STREET NoRTiIEAs

TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE STORY BRICK
DWELLING. No. 223 X STREET NORTHEAST
EXTINCTION.
BY virtue Of deed of trust duly recorded in
Iitrr No. 20Sa, folio 4S5 seq, of the land
ords of the District OF Columbia and the
quest OF the party securd thereby, the undersigned
trustees Will sell at public auction. In front Of
The said premises, MONDAY. OCTOBER NINE
TENTH. 1896. AT HaLFPASr FoUR O'CLOCK
I'M. the following described land and premises,
situate In the county Of Washington aud District
OF Chumbia: to wit: The east sixteen 1i6l feet
eight 80 in hes by full d PHI thereof Of lot fifteen
u'l, In block three ca In George Tnnesell's sub
division Of Eckingion. said subdivision is re-
corded In the Office OF the surveyor of the District
of Columbia, IN County Book g. page n. except
part dedicated for alley shown i'lat recorded
In said surveyors Office in County Book - page
ia.
Terms OF sale: Twenty three hundred e., 300 dol
lars OF the purchase money payable IN three 90
years II I'm dstc OF sale. secured by first deed %
trust the aforesaid prop rty. with interest
the rate of six 10, per cent per AMMAN, payable
sern' naually. and the balance TO be paid In cash.
or all cash, at the option Of the purchaser. de-
post OF $50 requir' at the time OF sale. Terms
20 be complied with within ten days from cay of
sale; otherwise the trustees reserve ID" right 10
resell the property at fhe risk and cost 81 de-
fiult.ng purchaser. All conveyancing and record
ing at the expense Of the purchaser.
WILLIAM A. HILL Trustee, S8 I st. NV.
JSO. Z McI1ERAN. Trpstee, zoos II.
0clu-dSds