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The evening times., 1897-11-11
JUST FOR Fun.

Purchaser-Wharis is SO remarkable about
this poodle dog?
Dealer Ills name amt Fido.-New York
Journal.
She II these mushrooms are poisonous
what will become OF me?
lie That depends ON the life you have
led. Chicago News.
Il presume the reason why the chain
less bicycle isn't as we'll known as the
other kind remarked Rivers, lis that
il always travels in cog. .'-Chicas 70 Tn
bune.
Timkins Policemen are Of great assist
snce TO each other al times.
Simkins For instance?
Timkins When they club together.-Chi-
caco News.
''Our presidents essay on the Poles, -
said the literary club boarder, "was en-
tertaining. though a little stilted.
What else could you expect it to be?''
promptly inquired Asbury Peppers, when
il was on Tcles.' Cincinnati Enquirer.
Old Mr.. Bentley (reading the paper)-I
sec that in the recent storm at sea ship
loaded with passengers went ashore.
old Mrs. BENTLEY (placidly How fortu-
nate. ! can ina gine how glad the pas
seugers were to get on dry land.-Tit Bits
IL always like to have at least one
boartler who is little slow about pa wing, -
Mrs. Hasiicroft admitted to her dearest
friend. "A man OF that kind-especiany
young man-is always so handy to
use up all the chicken necks. the cold bis
cults, and So on. - Indian ma polls Journal.
Mamma Why did you strike little El-
sic, you naughty boy, you?
Dick We'll, what did she want to cheat
for, then?
Mamma How did she cheat?
Dick Why, we were pla ying at Adam
and Eve, and she had the apple to tempt
me with, and she never tempted me, but
went and ate it all up herself!- Tit Bits.
Goodness, what happened to that man
with the broken nose, the discclored eyes,
and the fractured skull? Another foot
ball enthusiast, l suppose?
mo. Did you read in the morning
papers yesterday about the man who,
while passing house in Goatville. heard
fellow and his wife quarreling inside?'
Yes i believe he went inside and took
the woman's part, didn't he?-
He did This is the peacemak err
Cleveland Leader
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TRUSTEES SALE OFIMPROvFD PROP
ERTf FACING CONDUIT ROAD

Under AMI by virtue Of a certain deed -
trust. dated the tweut y-secOnd dsy o
March, S94. and recorded on the twenty
second dag - March. / s9f. I'm LiheT I ~HO;
at folio 32g 0oe II the laId records Of the
District ~ COIsulbia and q: the request %
occurred b. the payment o, the ndrbte-,.
hess secured thereby, the undc TSignesi
trustees VIII sell at public o. uCtlOn. in front
or the premises On THURSI s the ELEy-
ENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1897 az
8 80 U clock d. III all that Piece or Parcel
Oi laud and premises situate IN the count ,
or Washington, District Of Columbia, and
designated dS part OF SInIllwOOd'~ slIii-
division ~ part Of 'Whitend zen" and 81
Philip and Jacob described BY MrJe-
sud bounds as follows. beginning "a The
ea-teriy side Or the Conduit road II
ute east 20 feet from n stone m..Ikef
" A--l-6," planted on said easterly
side Of The COhduIt road, and running
thence south - degrees, O3 minutes 6.st
= feet, thence north 81 degrees, 81 Lin
utes east 1f.l- feet thence nCrth 80
degrees O2 minutes west .GS feet M
thence south 30 degrees, % minutes vest
$3.50 feet TO the place ~ beginning. Tie
same being improved by "a t~O-stUry SIX
room dwelling, chicken house. WUOO>nesI.
well, pump, etc
TERMS OF SALE-AH cash. A deposit
OF 81 so VIII be required at the time II
sale. and the terms OF sale 10 be COLI piled
with within ten days from the date II
sale, otherwise the property viii Ie TesClC
a. the risk and cost Of the defaUitinE par
chaser CODve yancinG, &c, AT puTchas-
er's cost
JACKSON II. RALSTON. Truste,
Wash. Loan and Trust Building
FREDERICK L. SlnnONS, Trus,esi
Wash. Loan and Trust Building.
Do4-d&d DIS
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PittJPOSAIS.

PROPOSALS for about 500 yards Il
asphalt pavement AMI about 5SO yards
OF cement pavement around the tuUesl
states Jail, Washington D. C.-Depart-
Inent of Justice, Washington. d. C., Ne
Tefuber s., loS7. Sealed proposals VIII be
reCeived at this department until O'Clock
p. NJ, ON MONDAY, the 22d day of Ne.
venIber, 1897, and Opened Immediately
thereafter, for all the labor and ma
terldls required IN paving about sUO yards
with asphalt aud about $50 yards with
cement around the United states JAIL
Washington, ID. c., in accordance with
the specifications, copies Cf which may
be had ON application To the general a gent
Department OF Justice. Tile right Is re-
served To reject anyOT all bids or To waive
any defect or infOrmality in any bid,
Should 1t be deemed I'm tue interests of
the government To do so. Proposals ton
TUfius To be procured from the department.
must be lnCtOSeu III enV eiOpCS, sealed and
marked Proposals for Asphalt and Cement
Pavement, etc and addressed 20 the
GENERAL AGENT, Department OF JustiCe,
Washington, ID. G. no1U-4t
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR THE ERECTION OF
tnirty-two cellrOOms in the United states
jail at Washington, ID. C.-Department OF
Justice, Washington, ID. c., November 4,
lSSI-Sealed proposals viii be received
at TINS departtenL until O'CLOCK Z. VI.
on SATURDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF No
VENEER, 1897, and opened Immediately
thereafter, for all the labor anu materials
required for tile erection ana completion
OF thirty-two cells for female prisoners
In the jail at Washington, ". c., in accord
ance with the drawings and specifications,
copies or which may he haG OH application
TO the general agent, Department. OF Justice
The right is reserved TO reject any or an
bids or To waive any defect or informaIity
In any bid should it be dceIiIed in the
interests or the Government to do so.
Proposals ton forms to he procured from
the department. must be enclosed in en-
velopes, sealed and marked, Proposals
for the erection of cells, etc." and adj
dressed to tile General Agent. Department
of Justice, Washington, u. c.
no5,6,S, g, ,1O,11-6t
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DISTRICT EPwORTH LEAGUE.
Excellent Program Prepared for the
Annual Convention.

Annual Convention.
The board of control of the District
Epworh League held its final meeting
las. night ia Foundry Church Ia arrange
for the seventh annual convention of the
lC, que which will he held m HausliHe
Church, Friday, saturday and Sunday.
tic Goth. 27th and 2Sth Inst All Un
usually good pr gram has been prepared
and the board OF control expects the COM
irg convention 20 he one of the best an
the history of the District league
Rev ". L Mcdowell, of Baltimore. who
Nil make the principal address at the
FUday evening mass meeting, is a very
able and eloquent speaker. There viii also
be az addtess by Rev. Lucien Clark, of
Foundry church, and an inviting musical
pnDLTaiu. Saturday afternoon will be
takcr up ~ the departments al conferences
The annual election of officers viii he
held at tie business session Saturday
evening, and Sunday evening will be de
voted 10 Il uni, y CunSecration service. at
whict time DT Stricken will preach the
Cunv6utiun seImon.
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lFrom the Chicago Post.l

Fron the Chicago Post.l
''Our minister preached a sublime sermon
last Sunday" observed madame. Il did
enjoy II SO mUch. And right in the middle
OF It hit On how L. Lave my back serge
fixed over. The whole scheme came like "A
miracle and viii work out no end OF swell.
That rrock has been such a toTmeut-I
have had no good of il at all. 1t hung in
the wardrobe, reproach and vase Of
material. Sennons are so beneficial You
really ought to go to church oftener. i ani
ashamed that you missed that one last
Sunday"
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AmcriUan Sasiles for England.

Richmond. Va, Nov. IA Richrnchd
sash and ilind factory has received an
order from London, England, for 5000
doors anG Il large quantity or sash. This
il tie first order OF the kind ever received
10y Bichnsond establishment. The 'on
Germ is given rates toy the Chesa pea se
AMI Ohio's steamship line from Newport
News, of 81 cents a hundred, which IN.
ables them TO compete with the London
manufacturers.
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PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONS TO HEAT
Ing apparatus at the United States jail,
Washington, ID. G; department OF Justice,
washington, ID. g., November 4, 1897
Sealed proposals will be received at this
department until O'CLOCK +. NJ on
VENEER, 1897 ana opened m immediately
Thereafter, for all the materials and labor
required In making certain changes in and
additions To the heating apparatus in the
United states Jail, at Washington, ID. g.,
in accordance with the drawings and
specifications, copies of which may be
had on application TO the general agent,
Department of Justice. The right is
reserved To reject any or all bids or to
waive any defect or infOrmality In any
bid, should it be deemed IN the inter ests
OF the Government u 30 30. Proposals ton
forms to be procured from the Department. }
must be enclosed In envelopes, sealed and
marked, Proposals for additions to heat
ing apparatus, ETC., and addressed to the
General Agent, Department or Justice,
Washington, ID. G.
no6,G, s,9,10,l1-6t
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He Knew.
(From the Chicago Post.)

(From the Chicago Post)
Willie, it you can spell tie plural OF
p, my will give IL to you."
Give ne what, the singular or piural?''
Plural, of COURSE"
"All right. Here goes: Dime"
''hut Willie -''
"ls: = tha. the rluraf of penny"
or course, in the end, 1t had TO be COM
promised on that basis.
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Pigta lis i'm CurlpaDers.

tFrom the Richmond Dispatch.)
Little Mabel and her mother were walking
along a country road when a litter OF
pigs attracted their attention. What
particularly excited Mabers curiosity was
the twist in their little tails, and after
studying them for while, she exclaimed:
''Oh. maj / wonder IL the dranma pig
puts their tails up in paper every night?''
The evening times., 1897-11-11

Peaceful as are the intentions of the
Spanish government, when viewed from the
outside, il il noteworthy that there II fever
ish hss aud v,gor ia preparing the Spanish
fleet for war. In England, where -four
Spanish war vessels are building, work is
being pushed by night az well a. tlay, ami
this also Is true of the boats which Sa.
gasta bought last week OF the British
government. All the sweetness aud light
in the Premier s disposition are being used
up in securing delay until these additions
20 his sCs power can he made r, adv, aud
then he conceives that the spanish navy
will be fixed 10 meet ours with good
The evening times., 1897-11-11

The B1ish troops in Northern India
have net with a reverse which very prob
ably is worse than the account Of it sent
ont frum Simla The dispatch is eX
trcmJy unsatisfactory. 1t tells Us that
three regiments and a tattery under Brica
der General Wcstmacott, Wednesday V morn
ill., mol sd in the direction If SaraG-S ar,
ana reached the summit Of tie mountain
with little resistance. Then, immediately
they he-;.u To retreat. for what reason il
not given. While retrcating the ,riheSmeu
swarmcd apon their front. flaIks and
rear. sud attacked them repeatedly in the
narrow drflles through which they Were
compelled tu pass The British Lss was
heavy. Including . lieutenant AMI twelve
men missing and supposed TO he cut off -
hence pTopably maSsacred. Indications
Irultiply that the rising un the border Is
NO nearei 10 al end than IL was month
ago, ana serious considerations are in-
volved Ii will have been HutIcel that the
wal started up with renewed energy, after
the speech in which Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain hlmed that the territory II
;he Afndis anG OrakZais wuald be an
ncNcd TO India without anow win. any
thiag about ii definitely we do not doubt
ti.at ;aIs EiItIsE purpose wuuld pe eN-
ltcmely dIsta>t oful To Russia, as the sceUe
or the pre>cGt iuS,iliJies strip Il country
zoo mites tong hy zoe broad, mas amounted
To a "baficr state" betwreh England
aud the Gar II H. probable, then, that
tUcre may %" larger trouble in store for
;he Indian authorities before they get
through with ne WORK 81 then punitive
eNpe.itiun"
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uFron. the Boston Traveller }

FIflFll INt bOsIUn IfdNtItrJ
Husband trusting into the rooml Come
our. qmck.
Wife hat : the matter?
THE house Is on fire and. we will he
buried 10 death if we hesitate moment.
Run, run for your hfe!''
Yes, III be out I'm a minute; I've got
&C. tidy up the room little 80 that 1t viii
hook decent when the firemen get herc.'
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE-The annual meeting OF
the Associa ted Charities Will be held On
FRIDAY evening, November II, 1897 at o
yersity, corner 18th and III sts. NV. All
dresses Will made by Rev. H. l. hitman,
ID. ID. and Edward T. Devius, esq, general
secretary New YORK Charity Organization
society All members aud friends are
earnestly requested to be present.
b. l.. WHITMAN, ID. D., President
GEORGES. WILSON, General Secretary
no10-3t
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C,mmUa aicdtioaS intended JoT publication
a. Tie Times should be 'oF5cig oI,d p}oi, y
qrrittea 0ad must Il, all cases BE- accompanied
D. he name and address Of tie lcrjteE. r.
iected Communications sCiH not b. preSerr"d
aud oaiy manuscripts Of obcious utpOrtoItce
trV BE- returned 10 their authors.
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AUCTION SALES.
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON x .Auctione

KAIILIFFE, SUTTON x 90, A uCtIUnoeTs
COLLATERAL SECURITY AT AUC-
IION
on MONDAY, NOVEMBER .. 1897, &c
j O'CLOCK NJ, We will sell wituIu OuI
sitiesTUDIus, S2U Penn ave. NV. by vir-
tue or "A collateral note, 81 shares Glen
Echo Land a Association stock. All parties
interested will please take notice. Terms
casn. By order OF the holder.
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON x co.
mol Stem AuCtiOneers
THOMAS BOWLING & co, AuctiCaeeTs
Bl2 L II. Nv
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Circulation Statement.

n odets Ct The Times tcho may at any
tiH b. unoble 10 procure copies OF Il al any
actcS stand, railroad Stot,O,, o. OR Ta5ifOad
trans tCW confer TdrGr upon The manage
nesi Jy sending 10 u,is office itIOl,eotioH OF
tie fact.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF \ Two STORY.
ROOM BRICK DWELLING, No. IlCL
TRINIDAD AVENUE Ne.

By virtue Of a certain deed OF tTuS5
dated April >, 1-Sj, ami duly record 4
III ltber No 2CJ2, at folio 10. Ct sea-, one
OF the Land Records for the DistrIcS uI
Columbia, and at the request Of the party
secured thereby, we viii sell az public
auC; ION, O:i NOVEMBER 10, 1897 at suree
CLOCK, y. M. the following described
property. situate in the District of CoIUni-
bla. dud designated "a and being bot eigHtv-
wu to2 } IN ZsHO h. BabDitt's Subdiy d, .Iu
OF lots one q and two t2l. in block cus
81 } IN the tract Of land called Trinidad.
together with the Improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE-AU cash. A de-
post Ot 100 will BE- required at the tIIUs
Ol sale, ani the terms Of sale 10 he COM
pied with within ten days from the dt d
Ui sJle, JthrT wise the property viii be -s.-
sold at The TlSk and cost OF the cefault.ug
purchaser. ConveyanCing, etc, at SHr.
chaser cost.
FRANK y. FOSTER trustee.
615 + 3. NV.
GEO. p. CHA L. trustee,
Equity Building, IL st. NV.
moo dds
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THOMAS BOWLING & co.
Auctioneers


CHANCERY SALE OF ONE FIFTH UN-
9INIDE.D lNIEK Isl AND r T4-rF DN
NEAR 33D STREET tFOHMERLY MAR
kET STREET., WEST WASHINGTON
IFORMEKLY GEOEGETOWN.g
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THOMAS BOWLING & co. Aucts..
6I2 Z 81. y. W
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

into battle after battle, and our marching
and fighting postponed all letter writing
We shouldered our way to Richmond, and
l was one of the 10000 who crawled away
from Cold Harbor, manned and bleeding,
with n singing hurt to carry for life. We
were soon Ell route to Washington, and the
river and railway conveyances were weight
cd with crushed and groaning humanity.
About three days after l left the field I
received from the sanitary people two Bos-
ton crackers and q gill of milk punch.
When l saw Washington at the end of q
week, l was burning and thirsting and
longing madly for something to cool the
fever of lip and head and coursing veins.
All about the wharfs where our steamer
put in there were hucksters of every sort of
repulsive trash-pies, black cakes, fat soak
ed doughnuts-just the sights to derange
still more the famished stomach and unfit
it for the coarse hospital fare which was
now to follow. When we reached the new
diet, it was rough, raw and tasteless and in
every way unsuited to the palates of suffer-
ing men. Finally, within two or three
days, we were put on board box freight
cars on bare floors and hauled, with much
jolting and spasmodic shakings, to Balti-
moro.
The arrival of new detachment of men
from the front attracted the basket ped
dlers of the streets, and they quickly sur
rounded the parade ground, crying out
their stock with a glibness that was ex-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

no right here We don't fight just to keep
up the country for them!''
The men were mad, and the rage must
work itself out. More than one badly
wounded man had his hurt opened afresh
in the rough and tumble encounter, and
all of them retired shamefaced from their
ignoble triumph.
said to my strange mate as l held out
the torn stamp, "Had this been good I
would have paid for the boys orange and
prevented this trouble" Tears were in
his eyes, and l saw that he was q man of
sensibilities He turned away, and the
figures on his cap, which had not noticed
before, cleaned in the sunshine, and at
once branded themselves upon my vision
-"142nd Vols.
left the scene with my companion, and,
the quicker to drop the unpleasant affair
from mind, proposed that we two exchange
one of our crutches. Such things are relics,
and mine had come from Washington's
old home, White House, Va, and my &C
quaintance's from Winchester, in the val
ley. We tried them, and were both suited,
but he had carved his very neatly with sew
eral designs and with his full name in old
English" Joseph Pennington. This, too,
was transferred mystically to place in
Lhy ihcihoIy anu oUOOu OuO DOluly DtSlub
those characters had seen on his cap, SO
that the legend now fixed there was, go
seph Pennington, 142nd Vols" That
evening my furlough reached me, and I
was en- route for my home in the Empire
State before midnight.
My first act upon reaching an abiding
place was to write to Lucy in New Eng
land, and then began to count the hours
until time for reply. Days went by and
ran into weeks, yet none came. A second
letter was written to explain the Wilder
ness case and my inability to dispatch an
other until reached home. All this was
to no effect, and finally gossip reached me
in u roundabout way that Lucy had taken
up with q dashing young fellow, an ad-
venturer who had sent substitute to
battle to fight in his stead. The sequel to
this gossip came just before 1 left home
again for the front. This was q package
of letters returned-my glowing camp let
tiers of 1868. And the first to meet my
sight, Intentionally so, was the Wilderness
letter, with a heavy line traced about my
ingenious and ingenious frank, thus:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-28

whole army az Leo and reached we'll known
ground on the Rappahannock, near Fred
ericksburg. j found that Federal cavalry
was posted on the north bank opposite,
and concluded TO join IL at once and trust
for welcome despite my suit of gray. I
spied out my route In the morning, and
then went to sleep away the day In an iso-
lated barn. At dusk that day was de-
termined to cross the stream to the cavalry
camp. But during the day. while slept,
the scouts of the camp raided the whole
region along that bank of the river, and I
was made prisoner to my own men. Ev-
erything was against me- and my treat
ment was rough for the story told was
declared a lie 1--WE have too much of
that, " said the leader, 1t appeared that
some of the river patrol had been foully
murdered shortly before by treacherous
citizens or guerrillas, and the comrades of
the victims wQe bent on speedy revenge.
They had secured nine other stragglers
like myself, some in civilian and some in
Confederate army dress. These unfortu-
mates were hidden in a wooded vale be-
yond reach of discovery and rescue, and
here they were pleading for chance of
life by military trial under the authorities
at Washington. To their petitions now
added mine. But the majority of the guard
advocated summary measures. My situa-
ton was a trying one. There was not
scrap of documentary evidence about me
for Identification. When taken by the enc
my, wore an overcoat, in the pocket Of
which always rested my Bible The fly leaf
was missing, and hence bore no record 1
kept 1t wrapped in a gum cover to preserve
1t, and between it's leaves, incased in q
folded strip of blue tissue, was the torn
postage stamp, the continuance serving as
place mark and memento us we'll. In
the transformation made at the time of
capture and escape had parted with all
else that belonged to me as Union SOL
der, even my United States undercloth-
ing, shoes and stockings. The patrol
which now had us in charge was an out
post guard for u large camp composed Of
all arms which lay back ON Stafford hills
We were to die the death of outlaws at sun
down, and on this day of doom CHANGED
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Commissioners Notice.

In the matter of the estate of Malcolm d..
Bailey, deceased. We, the undersigned having
been appointed by the Hon. Matth ew BUSH,
Judge OF Probate in and for the county of Shia
wassee, State of Michigan. Commissioners TO
receive, examine and adjust all claims and de-
mands Of all persons against said estate DO
hereby give notice that we will meet at the Of
flee of Frank T.. WEIGH in the city of Corunna
in said county, on Monday, the 18th day OF July
1897, and on the 18th day OF October A. D., 1897,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of each OF said
days, for the purpose of receiving and adjusting
ali claims against said estate, and that six
months from the 18TH day of April 1897, are al
said commissioners for adjustment and allow
ance.
Dated the 18th day of April, A. D.. 1897.
FRANK T.. WEIGH,
AMASA A. HARPER,
WELLMAN HART,
Commissioners.