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AUCTION SALES.

A uCTION SALE OF GOVERNMENT
L. rkOfEkrY-0nice OF Building for
Library of Congress, Washington, u. C.,
UStoper o. 1895. Miscellaneous tools. re-
luse lumber. rope ana other old materials
VIII be sold at public auction on the premises
or the Building for the Library of Congress.
IN this city, on TUESDAY, the 9th day
OF October, 1896, commencing at 10 o'clock
a. M. These articlesmay be see II and schedule
obtained on application to the auctioneers
BERNARDR GREEN, in charge.
RATCLIFFE, SUTTON 4 CO., Auction
GERS. oc6,7 SO, 1912.
PUBLIC SALE-By virtue of n deed
OF trust To me. daled January II, 1896.
the land records of Fairfax county. Va.
anu by direction of the holder Of the note
secured thereby. shall offer at public
saie 10 the highest bidder on the premises
on TUESDAY, october 13, 1896, at l2:3o
y. M, the iarm and mai property, contair-
inG about seventy acres. more or less.
Little River turnpike, about three miles
from Alexandria. Va. and being the land
lTn.e1y Tesms owned ,Sn,d by lanes Carlp. Esq.
GEORGE J BOND. Trustee, 0c3-l:it
C. G. SLOAN \ CO; AUCTIoNEERs.
TRuSTE Es' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL
ESIATE, No. 1857 ONO AVE, NV
By Nlrtueo or "A deed OF trust, dated March
S3i, aud duly recorded in Liber No.
1901, folio l12 ct seq. Of the land records
OF lhe District OF Columbia, and at the lc-
quest OF the party secured thereby, We. the
undersigned trustees, Will sell at public
auction, IN front OF the Promises on MON
IA the TWELFTH DA Y OF OCTOBER
iS96, at FIVE O'CLOCK Il. NJ. the fol-
ioWing land and premises situate in TIE
city Of Washington, District OF Columbia.
and eSignated as lot ID, in subdivision OF
lot l, in square POI as the same appears
OF record in The office OF The surveyor of
said District of Columbia. together with all
The improvements, consisting Of a three
story brick building, No. 1857 Ohio ave.
NV
Terms of sale One.fourth of purchase
money In cash. aud The balance to suit
purchaser, monthly, If desired. with interest
at per cent per annuln. payable s,.Iiii.
annually, from day OF sale A deHOsil of
800 VIII be required OF the purchaser
at the time of sale. All conveyancing. rc-
cordi:iE, etc, at purchasers cost. Terms
or sale 10 he complied with III ten tlOD
uays. or the property UO IN resolu at risk and
cost OF Gefau!ting purchaser
SAML. +. HYMAN,
FILLMORE HARRISON.
oc1-dSds Trustees.
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FOR HIRE.

FOR HIRE -ToGrupnrrs and business
meE, horse ana buggy or Dayton, 81 %
and s. per day. Apply 10 the REX STA
100 mylG-tf
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POSToFFICE NOTICE.

Should he read daily by all interested
as changes may occur at any time.
Foreign mails for the week ending octo
ber 10 VIII close promptly at this Office as
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FOR RENT-STABLES.

S5-REAR 1913 CoRCoRAN ST. NV
room for two horses and one carriagc;
In thorough condition. t,.. t394)
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MIR. DAVID |. SELKE,

Form srly teacher of German in the public
schools of this city and IN several of its pri-
yate educational institutions. will resume
instruction on October u. Reasonable e rates
10 classes of not less than four. Refers 10 ].
Almond Wilson, Esq, Secretary Coloniza.
tion Society: Hon. Simon Wof L. Francis
Riggs, EsI.. Gen. Il. G. Dyrenforth, Mrs.
Sara j. Spencer and others. Apply at resi-
dence, No. l526 Sixth ST. n. w. OctG-tf
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EDUCATIONAL.
The Bliss SchoOl of EleCtriCtl.

Inco poraIed. BIIss ffuiIdihG, % u y. \. W
Fourth year begins OCT. /, 1896. The
only institution in tie country where
pra ctica electrical engineering is thor
ouglly and exclusively taught. Labora.
torres fully equipped. Instruction. the hest.
Books no open. Catalogues on applica.
ton. l.. u. BLISS, Prest
aul 9-2mo
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FOR RENT.
PUBLIC HALLS.

Third floor. -. 1910
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MI. VERNON SEMINARY,
Corner NJ and Eleventh Streets N ".
Hoardins and Day School for Girls.
Preparatory. Collcgiat and Post Gradu-
ate courses OF study. Special students
admitted. Thorough instruction In all de-
partnIents. in accordance with best modern
methods.
Four spacious. connecting buildings, re-
Gently erected. and specially designed for
school purposes, With passenger elevators,
steam heat, and perfect sanitary conditions.
together with play ground and tennis
court. furnish every requisite for re
fiued home, and a complete school equip
meut
Twenty-second year opens Wednesday
September thrtieth, for classification OF
oardinc pupils. and Thursday o ctober first,
classification OF Day Pupils
MRS. ELIZABETH ]. SOMERS,
Principal.
MRS. ADELIA GA TEs HENSLEY, Z,
gel6- limo Associate Princinal
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NINE. ESTELLE. paEnsr aud card
rcaurr, tells an events OF life and gives
luck. cures all diseases Sl3 19th ST. NV.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

If there be any one field of human
activity which has been thought COM
pletely covered, it is that Of life insur-
ance 1t has attracted millions upon
millions of capital and millions of busy
operatives from the brainiest men OF
business to the poor fellow who is
crowded to the shoals, and takes his
last chance at self-support by fishing
for insurance commissions. 1t is car
ried on in every country with the slight
est pretensions to civilization, and has
aroused an interna tiOnal competition
sufficient to give the great companies
clientage throughout the world and to
strain the present relations between
this country and Germany. 1t has bene-
flied by the knowledge and ingenuity
of some Of the shreWdest workers in
any line of enterprise, and suffered
from some Of the most brilliant rascals
that ever attempted to gain riches with
out giving anything by way Of equiva-
lent. That there should be new meth
DDS to be devised and new ideas to be
applied appears almost incredible; yet
q distinct departure is announced from
abroad The scheme is being put in OPP
Grafton by a French company. Under
it's provisions the amount which the
beneficiary of a policy is to receive di-
minishes the longer the insured lives.
The theory on which the plan is based
is that in the event Of a man dying
young he will leave his wife and chill
dren with enough to keep them or the
adequate means Of support; while if he
lives to an advanced age the wife is
likely to be dead, and in case she is
not the children will have become able
to earn a living for themselves and the
mother. The poor man gets his insur-
ance cheap because the final obligation
of the company decreases as he lives,
and he is assured Of his getting the
most money should his death occur
while those dependent upon him are
most in need. 1t is yet to be determined
whether the plan is founded upon logi.
cal principles. and whether it will stand
the test of practical experience; but ii
has been adopted, it is simply backed by
capital, and the inducements it holds
out are such as are likely to atttract
the great working class in France.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

A committee appointed by the last
New York Legislature to look into the
subject of good roads has made a val
liable report, filling 1T pages of print
ed matter The average cost of taking
produce to market in New York at
present is S1.56 per ton for each six
miles, the average haul, or 20 cents per
mile The estimate per ton per mile
on a good macadam road is cents,
and if all the roads Of the State were
Of this description the annual saving
in the haul, without regard to wear and
tear, would be about S16O00,0O0. AS
matters stand. the farmers pay an an
nual road assessment of 100000 1t
IS the opinion of the committee that the
State should at once begin the work
of road Improvement. by agreeing to
pay one-third of the cost, the counties
to pay the other two-thirdS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

The failure Of one of the Oldest horse
dealers in New York and the collapse
of an established riding academy arc
taid severally to the trolley and bicy-
Gle, both in the first instance doubtless
working woe to the unfortunate horse
man. Such incidents as there are more
or less common factors Of life, since
the routing of the horse is accepted as
foregone conclusion. Even the Win
ter does not deter one from the pleas
ures of cycling. especially such an open
winter as this Of 1896 1t viii not be
long. however, before the horse dealers
will have accommodated themselves to
the lack of demand for car horses and
pleasure mounts" and their business
then should rest on comparatively
secure level for years until the horse
less carriage assumes more formidable
Importance than it does now. But they
viii have to reckon on q continual
growth of the bicycle fever This is
sport that Is still moving forward.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

A prominent mechanical engineering
Arm in London, England, are reported
to be making exhaustive tests of the
use of powdered coal for steam boilers
of oil types. The results of the expert
ments, shortly to be made public. will
be important. showing the heat bal
ances. analyses of gases and the eyap.
Grafton and general efficacy Of coal
dust as compared with ordinary fuel.
The system used is 4 new process, the
invention OF German named Wcgener.
BY 1t the coal is ground to dust by
pulverizers. To insure complete COM
huston n current of air is produced by
n fan, and the powdered coal is mixed
with it before going into the boiler.
This method has been tested by the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany and others, and the results OBJ
tained are said to have been sufficiently
satisfactory to encourage its further de-
velopment. 1t is stated that the chin
ney draft is sufficient to provide cur
rent for drawing the dust automatically
into the firebox. Thus no stocking Is
needed and no fire bars are required,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

The unhappy small beings born Satur-
day. Feb %, win spend their youthful
years without birthday. IF they could
appreciate what has befalleH them their
iusty lungs, which are now getting into,
full swing, would redoubie their efforts.
Leap year has caught them unawares,
and. though the mistake cannot be laid
at their door, they will suffer for It, For
eight dong years they will be without that
grea. joy of childhood, birthday eelebra-
ton, unless in the kindness of their hearts
sSheir relatives conspire TO make Feb. %
do instead, and even then it Will not be
real birthday, but play one. Some may
die before they have reached that event
fus eighth year, and SO will 60 down to
their graves without knowing the glory
of legitimate annual celebration Of their
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19
Genuine Incas.


In the interior of Peru are to be found
to-day many full-blooded specimens Of
the ancient native races. These people,
always gentle, though solemn and tact
turn, avoiding traffic with the whites.
have never forgotten nor forgiven the
subjugation of their ancestors To this
day the women wear a garment in
memory of the martyred Atahualpa-
a long black apron with white border.
In Peru the climate is so dry that the
dead escape the ordinary process of pu-
trefaction. The preservation Of bodies
is assisted by certain salts in the soil.
A story is told Of traveller who was
scandalized by seeing in cemetery the
body Of deceased priest, lying out in
the clear light Of the sun. He sought
the curate Of the parish for the purpose
of reporting this irreverent exposure
But the curate said: "My dear sir, you
do noteunderstand. That is the body Of
my friend which 1 have put out there to
dry, so that may send him to his fam
lily in Guayaquil. May he rest in peace!"
Thus it comes about that the ancient
people of Peru are dug up nowadays
i'm as perfect condition of preservation
as the corpses Of old Egyptians arti-
ficially mumified.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19
WOULD ENDURE NO SIGHTS.
British Ambassadors Brought Eastern
Potentates to Their Senses.

British Am AMBASSADORS Brought Eastern
Potentates to Their Senses.
Lord Cromer, the artillery major who
represents the queen at Cairo, would
never have permitted an oriental poten-
tate such as the sultan to keep him
waiting for more than an hour In an
ice-cold room, exposed to the sneers OF
the palace officials, as the sultan is re-
ported to have done with Sir Philip
Currie, who now lies i'll a-bed in conse-
quence OF the cold which he caught.
Lord Cromer is a tall, powerful man,
and years ago, when calling upon the
Sheik-el- Bekri, the supreme eccieslastl-
cal dignitary of the Mohammedan
church in Egypt, when the latter pre-
sumed to receive him without rising
from his divan and merely negligently
extending him hand, Lord Cromer, or.
Major Barring, as he was then, caught
hold of 1.-THE sheik's hand and with
sudden jerk pulled the astonished dig
nitary off the divan and on to his feet,
squeezing his hand with such force
that the Turk simply writhed, Barring
all the while overwhelming him with
compliments, his face wreatlled in the
most friendly Of smiles. The lesson
was good one and after that no orien-
tai dignitary, from the khedive down
ward, ever dared to render himself
guilty of any lack OF respect for the
doughty major.
Nor would Lord Stanley. who while
ambassador at Constantinople was
known as the Great Eltchee, ever con-
descend to wait in the ante-chamber
Of the sultan, or of anyone else for the
matter of that He had far too lofty
a sense of what was due both to his OF
flee and to the sovereign whom he rep
resented, and on one memorable occa~
sion when he had been kept waiting
for couple of minutes he deliberately
stalked past the chamberlain and pa
shas and strobe into the sultan's pres
ence with his dragoman unannounced,
the sultan being far too startled by the
angry mien Of the ambassador to pro
test against the intrusion.
In order to fully appreciate the slight
put by the present sultan upon Sir Phil
up Currie, it must be remembered that
the ambassador of a monarchial coun-
try is officially regarded as the personai
representative of his sovereign and en-
titled to much the same treatment that
would be accorded to the latter. Thus
at European courts when there is any
official banquet, tho ambassadors and
their wives Though not the mere min
listers planipotentiary) have a right to
seats at the high table reserved eXclu-
siyely for the personages of royal and
imperial rank. The sultan has, there
fore, been guilty of piece OF dlscour-
tesy not merely to Sir Philip, but to
Queen Victoria herself, the indignity
being rendered the more acute by rea-
son of the fact that the ambassador
was the bearer Of an autograph letter
from the queen to the sultan.-NeW
York World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

railway managers and those who have
a line Of poles and power at their cozA-
mand, will be chiefly interested In such
an enterprise.
The car is Of light weight, and par
ticularly designed for minimum wind
resistance. On none of the cars would
Il motor exceeding two or three horse
power be required, and with this speed
Of twenty miles an hour is readily OBJ.
tanned. The motor. as has been init
mated. is upon the car itself, and driven
by belts, chains or other convenient
transmission; the supporting wheel OF
the carruns through twocablesO on which
it rests; about one-third of the weight
is carried by the lower cable. the bal.
ance being supported by the upper one
The system Is primarily intended &c
operate on merely local lines. and 1t is
estimated that it will be more profit
able in small installations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

Lombars is the name of a Brooklyn
young man who. being offered posi-
ton provided he was married, proceed
Ell in a business like way to get wife
by advertising for one. He has read
$40 answers, and they are still coming
in, although he has already made his
choice and married her, after careful
examination OF her merits. He admits
that his getting married was wholly a
business matter, but he wanted a low
ing little wife, nevertheless, and he
says he has got her and the position,
too
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

The expulsion Of the Earl Of Dun
raven from the New York Yacht Club
by practically unanimous vote calls
for applause on this side of the Allan
tic and will cause no tears to fall on
the other. England's first impulse to
support Lord Dunraven in his foolish
and ill-mannered conduct has since
given way to a juster appreciation of
the facts in the case and of the charac
ter of the man who made the absurd
charges against the gentlemen who
happened to own better boat than his
own. For this loss of the esteem of his
own countrymen Dunraven has him
self to blame. They were willing at
first to believe there might be some
basis of truth in his charges. When the
Righteousness of the accusation of
fraud against gentlemen of the highest
personal and business integrity mani
tested itself they tried to palliate his
lordship's offense by ascribing it to an
ebullition Of temper. OF course he
would apologize. His lordship did moth
ing Of the kind. His ill-temper devel-
oped into churlishness, and the amaze
ment. with which his subsequent con-
duct has been regarded on both sides
of the Atlantic has been tempered only
by involuntary pity for one with soul
SO mean and narrow, who, having grlev-
ously wronged gentlemen Of his &C
quaintance, refused to make the slen-
derest apology therefor. 1t is to be
hoped the Dunraven incident is over
and done with. 1t will remain in his
tory as another instance Of American
principles prevailing over English as
sertion. But it is not pleasant men,
ory for either nation or for the people
personally concerned in it, and should
be allowed to follow it's author into re-
tirement,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

special service, he was appointed COM
missioner on the west coast Of
Africa, and in 1889 he was made the in
curing agent into the administration
of the Niger territories. Then he was
sent to Berlin to settle the boundary be-
tween the Oil Rivers protectorate and
the Cameroons, which GRAND being ac-
complished he returned to the coast to
his duties as commissioner. Sir Claude
married the widow of 2. Craigie Rob-
ertson, of the Indian civil service, in
1892, the same year in which he was
rewarded with X. G. M. G. for his sue
cess in handling the native troubles in
West Africa Lady Macdonald went to
Africa with her husband and, with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

A bill now before the Bay State Leg
islature provides for a State Corn Com
mission to keep watch over the chiropo-
dists. Corn cutting, it seems, is one of
the chief branches Of surgical operation
in Massachusetts. It is said that from
100000 to 100000 Bostonians have to
have their corns trimmed or eXcised
every year. If this is so, why is this
SO? Why should Boston, once the home
of poetry, have such afflicted feet?
Science, with pale lips, repeats the
shocked inquiry: Why is Boston full
of cOrnS2
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19
NEW MINISTER TO PEkin.
Sir ClaEde Maxwell Macdonald, Re-
Gently Appointed by Great Britain.

Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald, Re-
Gently Appointed by Great Britain.
It Is predicted that Sir Claude Max
well Macdonald, the new envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary
from Great Britain to Pelin, will prove
q great surprise to those who have not
familiariZed themselves with his char
acter. He Is ambitious, capable and
shrewd, stands well in Downing street
and has been promoted with great rap
idity. He is not yet forty-four years
old. He is the son of Major General
James Dawson Macdonald, was edu-
Gated at Uppingham and the Royal
Military College, and joined the Sew
enty-fourth Highlanders. He has been
through campaign in Egypt, and from
1888 to 1887 was employed on special
service in that country. Leaving the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19
A Dogs Remarkable Instlnc.

A remarkable illustration VI d -
intelligence has occurred III '"'I
A married lady there has a snl'n i,
and on her removal to Lonoo" 81
pital. owing to ill health, Tue "n
became greatly distressed iu ~
hither and thither in search w. w.
mistress. to whom he was graz
tached. A week afterwafo s4 .or
disappeared, and two days ia's .a,
turned to it's home footsore anu
It subsequently transpireo 'l .svI
faithful terrier has found ll,s We
the hospital where his 'nls as ,,o1ed
No one guided him, ana ne 'i .ad ,l
whole way alone. He wa'' sm,ssa
for hours, trying to gam 'lu ss I
and finally, after many rep"h sosnl
ceeded in running into tDe ,n ID"
and finding the bed where the , Sor
With great delight he ha .'s. che che
after satisfying himseff .''' .on ab|
ga fe he trotted back to s''''n, nd
fourteen miles distant lci'''
News.
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He Was Apprehensive.

'sWhat's the matter?" was the in
quiry care you looking for something
to eat?"
Minded. I amt hungry. l wants
semitic information. | wants ter
know bout desc hyah X rays dat dey's
takin' de phortygrafs wifi. Dey done
tells me dey kin take picters right fro
yer; dat when dey goes after we wifi one
err dem, yer skin an yer clos amt no
lection t ALL.
''That's what they claim"
can eff dun he'd chickin fob dinner,
I spose dey could jes fro me down an
take pictur OBJ de chickin."
Il believe the theory is something
like that"
s'Da's whit thought. Da's whit
thought Does yer b'lieve dat dey
could git err good huff likeness oh de
chicken ter Unable de ownah ter reco'-
niZe 'im?"
The pomp of power-a darkey in
office
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

birth. OF the msss long-9iyed among them
it is safe to say that more than three
quarters of their lives will be passed with
out enjoying this happy experience. At
the best their lot is sn unhappy one The
boys can never. as custom demands, be
put into knickerbockers on the sixth an
niversary of their appearance on earth.
When their siNth birthday comes they will
be business men nearly 80 years of age
paving for their vssvn clothes. or else, as
is sometimes done. making the tailor pay
for them. They wiz never have the de-
light of announcing that they are ''Five
years old to-day They viii always be
30 many years going on SO much. Any
way one locks at /, Feb. % is day 10 be
avoided. il one intends TO be born. And
all this that the procession OF the equ1-
noxes mag so on andistsrbed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19
This Countess Is a Brewer.

Russia is the proud possessor of q
countess who is also a brewer, proba-
bly, the only woman in Europe gagged
in the business. She visited one Of the
Berlin brewcries not long ago. and.
after tasting Its products, she stated
that her own beer was not much in
ferior TO the German product When.
a few days later. the brewer received
some samples of the lady's Russian
beer. he pronounced it excellent. and
not inferior to the best Bohemian OF
German beer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-19

1t is notable as illustrating the hero
ism OF to-day that the three men burn
ed to death in the terrible fire at the
home Of James r. Armiger, in Balti-
more, all lost their lives while attempt
Ing to save others. Mr.. Armiger him.
self was overcome by the smoke and
flames after dashing upstairs to arouse
the others inmates of the house. His
son-in-law, W. B. Riley, was found
dead with his two children clasped in
his arms, and Horace Manuel, guest,
lay with child in his arm.