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LEGAL NOTICE.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. SITTING As A DISTRICT
COURT.-N0. 555-1n Re THE EXTENSION
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AND WIDENING OF SHERMAN AVENUE.
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia pursuant To the pro-
visions Of an act Of Congress approved March g.
1892 entitled An art for the extension OF Penn
syivania Avenue southeast. and for other pur-
poses, have filed petition in this court praying
the condemnation of the land required for the
extension and widening OF Sherman Avenue from
Florida Avenue to Whitney Avenue, with the uni
form width Of one hundred feet, shown on
plat OF map prepared by said Commissioners
and annexed to their said petition and marked
Exhibit, ID. c., No. 1, and praying also that
a jury be summoned by the marshal, in accordance
with the provisions Of chapter eleven QD of the
Revised Statutes of the United States relating to
the District Of Columbia, TO ascertain the dam
ages for and in respect OF the Land proposed
to be condemned for the extension and widening
of said Sherman avenue and to not less
than one-haH thereof against those pieces OF
parcels of ground abutting on both sides of Sher-
man Avenue, and the extension thereof as there
in providcd, to distance OF three hundred feet
from the building lines on the east and west sides
of Sherman Avenue as wideHed and extended, pro-
vided that no assessment shall be made against
those pieces or parcels OF ground out of which
land has already been dedicated TO the District
of Columbia for the purpose Of widening Sherman
Avenue as therein provided for.
1t is ordered this 18th day OF September, A.
d. lSg9, that all persons interested in the pro-
eecdings be. aud they are hereby required to
appear in this court or before the I'D DAY OF
OCTOBER. 1899. to show cause, if any they have.
why the prayer of said petition should not be
granted and why the proceedings directed in said
act of Congress should not be takea
Provided q copy Of this order be published in
the ssEyening STAR and the Washington Times
newspapers al least six times, and in the Wash,
ington LAW Reporter" once, before said I'd day
Of October. 1889.
By the Court:
(Seal) CHAS. G.. COLE,
Associate Justice.
trnc Copy Test-
J.R YOUNG, Clerk
by N. A. CLANCY, Assistant Clerk.
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A True Copy. Test:
J. r. YOUNG Clerk
BY NJ. A. CLANCY, Assistant CLERK.
sei9, q. g, ,26, $50
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FOR RENT-TYPEwRITERs.

FOR RENT-Typewrirers NJ special prices. wiki
privilege Of purchase; standard makes uni
sersal key hoard; best grade ribbons Vi per
dozen; core In and do your fypewriting: terms
moderate NEwMAN'S. 81 5th ct. iys-3mos
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HELP wAsrIID-MALE.


Adsertfse nents under this head
viii bcfnscrfetf for one cent n word
for each inserffou
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FOR SALE-Ie acres good garden land, near end
Columbia r. B., Seat Pleasant, Nd; viii
subdivide in acre lots; small cash payment. En-
quire 125 E ST - --,o 's--->
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FOR EXCHANGE.

WILL give s-room house, in Takoma, part pay
lnent en- small farm; not 10 exceed Se.0o0;
within ten miles of city. Address J. c. Takcma.
ID. G. sel9St
SOME free and clear, cash added, city, suburban.
and country, send me description what you
have: let me know what you want and i viii
attend to rest ABRAHAM FISHER, 5l2 E s.
NV se3-lot-eod
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BUSINESS CHANCES. I

FOR SALE-Furnished rooming house; making
double the rent; snap; investigate. DUN
LAP, 996 + st. sei3-3t-em
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ground; fruit, shade, and water at the door; one
mile north Of Bcnning. ID. c.; on the line of the
Columbia R. r. extended, now building; rent $20a
per year. payable monthly. Address W. B. SHAW,
Benning, D. C. sel9-St
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WANTED Woman for general housework; cook.
wash. and iron; go hcEe nights. Gail noz
n Can q Item
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bASrED-3 or gentlemen 10 board in private
family; rates reasonable. 536 18th ST. nw
Item
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FOR sAEE-FARArs.

FOR SALE-A frst-clas farm of 102 acres, near
Mt. Vernon, Va, A-rOom house; large new
OF all kinds Address H. K. HUNTERSON, sos
Jefferson ST., ADaccstia. b. C. se19-3t I
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Fon sAa.E:-suauHnAN,

FOR SALE-Iarge corner lot in Brookiand: right
grade and water Address A. 9, tais Office.
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HELP wANrEn-rEMALE.

Advertisements under this head
will he inserted for one cent a word
for ench insertion.
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Ericsson Line Excursions.

ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM
BALTIMORE.
To Philadelphia (day boa) every day Tex
cept Sunday At $50 a. m-.--..--S1 90
10 Philadelphia might steamers) ---....---ss 90
Ie Phiiadelphia and return by rah---.---.S 90
10 Cape Nay (from Philadelphia BY rziD 80 %
TO Cape May and return (ten days) 90
10 Cape Nay and return (season)- --......--$ .
TO Atlantic City tfrom Philadelphia BY raii} y -
To Atlantic City and return {ten d2ys}----s2 IS
To Atlantic City and return (season) -...--..A %
To Asbury Park. Ocean Grove. Long Branch - %
To Asbury Park. Ocean Grove. Long Branch
and return, season drom Philadelphia by
To New York (from Philadelphia by rai1----4 20
To New York and return eleven days)- 50 70
Night steamers Except Sundays} from wharf.
Light and Pratt Streets, at ?. m Write fsr
descriptive pamphlet and fishing grounds at Bet
terton. Tickets for sale at OFFICE ONLY. Aiso
tickets for Chester, Pa, Newcastle. Del. Albany,
Troy. Saratoga Springs Newport, r. J.: Fan
River. Boston. New Haven. Bridgeport. Conn;
Portland. Me-. and points north Tickets 70
Philadelphia on sale in Washington at b. u
o. Ticket Office, Pennsylvania Avenue and D.
& D. depot
CLARENCE SHRIyER. Agent. 2oi Light St.
Baltimore. Nd
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WANTED-By invalid gentleman a riding
horse two evenings week. Address H. H. 10,
this Office seIa-at
WANTED-To buy light Dayton, morse, and har.
ness; cheap for cash Sla n st sw sel7,st
FOR SALE-LOTS.
FOR SALE-Iots west of Chevy Chase, fronting
Rockville pike; one fare to the city. Address
J. J. MURPHY, Station T. sels-st
FOR SALE-At Chesapeake Junction. d. c., ex-
tension of Columbia Railway Ae, few more
beautiful lots, 25x14o; $50 and $500 each; small
monthly payments; no interest: no taxes: 5c fare
to any part OF city, free transportation for IN
spection will be given by applying to C. j.
HANBACK,, 6l2 + st. NV, Room 4. se.S-6t-em
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or more cards-the lowest of the Sc
quence if it is larger than the card led.
And from any sequence of two cards,
with just one small--the lower of the
sequence if it is larger than the card
led.
In all other cases play low at second
hand on a small card led.
The question whether or not to cover
at second hand high card led is fire.
quently perplexing, the answer depend
ing on the nature, long or short, of the
lead. The following plays are SO gem
orally accepted and practiced as to
come under the head of CONVENTIONAL
ties:
On the king led play the ace if you
have it. (Some players are fond of
holding up-that is, if playing low,
from ace, jack and small, so as to re-
tain the major ten2ce over the origi-
nal leader. This is called the Bath
Coup. 1t is pretty, but unsound. The
only excuse for it is a desire to coax
trump lead)
On the queen led play the ace If you
have it, or the king If you have both
ace and king. or king and jack, or king
and 10, or king and just one small.
king and jack form what is called a
"fourchette." and king. 10 and another
what is called an imperfect four
Ghetto" over the queen lea. In general
a perfect fourchette consists of the card
just above and the card just below the
one led, and in an imperfect fourchette
you have, instead OF the card Just
above, the card next but one above, TO-
gether with the card just below, and
one small. or, instead Of the card Just
below, the card next but one below,
together with at least one smaller
With any fourchette at the top of your
suit you should cover high card led
On the jack led from king, queen,
jack (American Lead. play the ace If
you have it. If you judge the jack led
to be short-that is, the top of a short
suit-play low from ace and not more
than three small With the ace and
queen play the ace ca the jack led.
unless the leader makes a speciality
OF leading jack from king. Jack. 10. in
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he may call to have a personal inter-
view with No. sos.
Aud thus is ended without any fuss
Or palaver all the worry and uncertain
ty of finding out girls character dur
ing the deceptive period of courtship.
The man knows what he is getting and
if he isn't satisfied with his bargain has
himself to blame. The agent vouches
for the reliability Of the pictures, which,
if desired, is even sworn to before a
notary, and all is peace and satisfac-
ton.
Of course the same system could be
pursued in the case Of the exacting
spinster or rich widow who wants a
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king, you still hold the major tenace
best and third best of the suit
From ace, jack. 10, 9-the 3.
From sequene of two or more cards
to the king the lowest OF the sequence.
Except in trumps, with king, queen
and two small, play small.)
From king, jack, 10-'the 10.
From king and one or more small on
the led as fourth best-the king.
because the leader must hold the ace.
This is another addition to the general
rule.)
From king and just one small-the
king in trumps, or in plain suit if
the leader invariably opens low from
ace and small ones, or in any case if
you want the lead. (This is much
discussed point at whist. In the hand
ling of king and one small at second
hand there is a great variety of prac-
tice, but l believe the best players pre-
fer to go in with the small one as
general thing, saving the exceptions l
have noted.)
From a sequence of three or more
cards to the queen-the lowest of the
sequence.
From, queen, jack and just one small
the jack. (But with two or more
play small.)
From a sequence of three or more
cards to the jack-the lowest of the Sc
quence.
From jack, 10 and just one small
the 10. but with two or more small,
play small.
In general from any sequence of three
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which case play the queen.) On the
Jack led cover also from acc and king;
ace. king and queen; king and queen:
king. 10 and small: king and Just one
small; queen. and 10: queen, 8 and
small; queen and just one small.
On the ten led cover with a four
Ghetto at the top of your suit: win
with the ace if the leader leads 10
from queen, jack, 10; play the queen
from ace, queen and small if the leader
leads 10 from king. jack, 10; cover
with sequence of two or more cards
above the 10, also with king and just
one small, queen and one or jack and
one.
With ace and jack play the ace on
the 10 led, as both king and queen
must lie beyond.
In general there is no use finessing
at second hand on high card led
short.
For instance. with ace, jack and 9TH
ers do not play the jack on the 10 led;
play either the ace or small one.
Similarly with king, jack and 9TH
ers, do not cover the 10 led unless you
have the 9, making fourchette with
the jack.
Second hand play against the lead OF
short suit, supporting cards, Is always
difficult and requires experience and
Judgment. E. c. HOWELL.
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WIFE HUNTERS
With Them tbs Moving Picture
Scheme Would Be Very
Taking.
It is strange that in this age of pro-

It is strange that in this age of pro-
gress some enterprising matrimonial
agent has not hit upon the plan of
adapting the motng picture machine
to the uses of his business. 1t GER
tainly would make hit. Patrons
would be more numerous and better
satisfied with the bargains. At least
$50 says the cynical bachelor.
Instead of showing a man the photo
graphs of the eligible maidens on his
list the agent could say:
"Just step into cur private theato-
rum, sir. Would you like to look
through your album first? Yes? You
rather admire this stylish brunette?
Very Welt"
The agent (briskly to the youth who
operates the cinematograph)-Jon
trot out No. 9961!
TIL. room has been darkened, and in
! 49, minutes a ballroom scene is
thrown upon the canvas In the midst
of the picture No. 9961 is seen gayly
sdisporting herself in the dance. She is
dressed in the height of fashion.
The applicant looks dissatisfied, and
the operator rapidly follows this pic
ture with Others showing the same
fashionable damsel displaying the ex-
quisite curves of her undulating figure
at fashionable riding school. In rapid
succession this beauteous siren drives
on from the tee on well known golf
links, bicycles along Country road in
, q bewitching tailor made costume, and
finally takes graceful header into the
ladies swimming bath in daintily chic
bathing suit which was evidently de-
signed in Paris with a view to being
worn at Newport or Bar Harbor.
Wont suit" says the seeker after
wife decidedly.
"Fine young woman the agent ad
vises judicially.
I'm afraid she is just little too fond
Of amusements to suit me-" says the
customer, doubtfully. ''Of course, /
have not had much experience, but isn't
that kind of wife rather expensive?"
well, of course, sir, if you put 1t
that way, we have had occasional COM
plants OF the kind from clients who
have married fashionable young ladies.
But there are plenty more on our list"
Then, turning to the attendant, he re-
marks, Jones, just trot out No. sos on
the Domestic Virtues list
Once more the patron fixes his eyes
upon the screen and sees a plain but
interesting looking girl skillfully and
rapidly sewing button on the neck
band Of shirt, while beside her on the
table is pile of neatly darned socks.
The next scene shows her with her
sleeves rolled up making the pastry,
with the neat servant in the back
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A MEMORY


The fire uron The hearth is low,
And there is stiffness everywhere:
Like troubled spirits here and there
The freight shadows huttering go.
And as the shadows round me creep
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from 4 farther room
Comes, Now l lay me down TO sleep"
And somehow with that l.ttle prayer
And that little treble In my ears,
My thought goes back to distant years,
And fingers with a dear one there
Again / hear the child's Amen
My mothers face comes back 70 me,
Crouchcd at her side | seem TO be,
And mother holds my hand again.
o, for an hour in that dear placei
o, for the peace OF that dear tiinei
O, for the childish trust sublmcl
o. for a glimpse Of mothers face!
Yet the shadows round me creep,
/ do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic OF that treble tone
And Now / lay ne down 20 sleep.
EUGENE FIELD.
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---------------- . ------------
A WOMAN AS GRAVE DIGGER

A new and. one would imagine. not
very congenial occupation for women
has just been opened at Vienna. There,
in the 'gayest city in the world" wo-
man grave digger has been added to the
list of municipal employees, She is the
widow of the late grave digger OF the
district, and during her husbands life
she had been so useful to him in his
vocation that now, without let or him
drance, she has been allowed to step
into his shoes, as it were, and become
the first professional woman grave dig
ger in Europe.
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ground watching the saucepans on the
fire.
Again, she is seen in a fetching
nurses uniform tending the sick in the
ward Of a large hospital, while the last
set of pictures shows her arguing with
the grocer and finally going off trium-
phantly with her purchases, having evil
IDENTIFY got the best of the bargain.
Il think" says the young man, decid-
edly, that this lady will suit me down
to the ground
Every good, sir. Delighted, I'm sure,
to be able to accommodate you," says
the obliging Ilnager, handing him a
card fixing the day and hour at which
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-02
THE BRIGHTER DAY.

There's a brighter day a-comin'."
Don't you know?
Keep the chorus hummin-humm'n
AS you so.
There's a day of golden hours,
And sunny. April showers,
Thatll freshen an the flowers,
Don't you know2
There's brighter day a-comin'."
Don't you know?
Hark! the regiments are drummin'
High and low;
For Joy has slipped his tether,
And JOY and Hopes together,
And we're marching TO fair weather,
Don't you know?
There's brighter day a-comin'."
Sing It SO!
Keep the chorus hummin-hummln
AS you go,
Bright skies above US bcudin'
Sweet messages are sendia',
And Gods love Is uncndin',
Don't you know?
FRANK STANTON.
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husband. But - lovely woman Il sup
posed to love 4 man better for his fol-
lies and Is less critical in regard to q
husband when his bank account Is
properly accounted for, that branch of
the business would perhaps make fewer
demands on the moving picture branch
Of the trade. BELLA HAYNES.
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days before the death Of Mr.. Hoops in
South Africa he was married bv the
handshoen (gloves) to a lady in Hol-
land. This system of marriages by
proxy is allowed by Dutch law, and it
is usual for Dutch brides and BRIDE
grooms to be thus legally united before
the bride sets out for the foreign land
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-02

Miss Amelia southard Of Wisconsin has designed
IN stained which
Episcopal Church 1t
original
head
ped in cert
The background Of this deep seems borrow
its
sit Her snguary
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-02
VIII IST

Some Pertinent Remarks About the Discard
E. c, Howsll's Letter to the Register Gov.
entions in Playing Second. Third and Fourth
Hand.
THE DISCARD FROM STRONG SUIT.
In regard to the discard from your
strong suit when trump strength is de-
cIared against you, Cavendish says that
"as your chance of bringing in a long
suit is practically nil, you should there
fore in such cases abandon the tactics
you would otherwise adopt, and play
to guard your weak suits by discarding
from your best-protected suit But
if you have or if the fall of the cards
shows that your partner has sufficient
strength in trumps to outlast the adj
versary, the discard should be from
the weak suit Similar remarks ap-
ply if a strengthening trump is led by
an adversary from weak trumps and
good cards in plain suits" Hamilton
gives practically the same advice, but
adds: $50 also if partner has called
or is leading trumps and the fall clear
ly shows that the strength and COM
mand of trumps must in the end be
against you, you should put yourself
upon the defensive and discard from
your best protected suit" Such is the
regulation" discard. when opponents
have led or asked for trumps, but it
is very questionable if majority Of
the whist players of to-day follow it,
1t is getting to be more and more diff
ficult to decide whether the opponents
are leading trumps from strength or
weakness, and to locate the balance
of the trumps after the second or third
round Not because the players are
losing any of their ability to draw in
ferences, but because so many of their
opponents do not make the "regula-
ton" leads and follows from which true
inference can be drawn. For this rea-
son the regulation" discard is falling
into disuse and discard is being adop-
ted that is made without reference to
which side declares or denies trump
strength This discard was introduced
by Rufus Allen, of Milwaukee, (famil-
iarly known as Uncle Dick') and is as
follows: If trumps are led originally,
whether by partner or opponents, dis
card first from your strongest suit, pro-
vided no plain suit has been led before
you are put to the discard. If a plain
suit is led originally either by partner
or opponents, or as a subsequent lead
after trumps have been started, discard
from the other of the plain suits which
is not your strong suit. In other
words, if you have to discard before
a plain suit has been led, discard from
strength, otherwise from weakness.
OF course, there must be exceptions to
this rule, as. for instance, when you
have none Of the third suit, or when
your strong suit is the ace, king, queen,
knave, and no small, but for average
hands and for the great majority Of
hands, it will be found to work bene
ficially and is a great defense against
non-informatory leads.
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CONVENTIONS OF SECOND, THIRD
AND FOURTH HAND PLAY.

AND FOURTH HAND PLAY.
Editor Register.
II the rules for the opening or orig
inal lead are understood, second hand
play is very simple matter. 1t reduces
itself practically to this: When small
card is led. and you have at second
hand a. high card combination from
which you would open high if you had
the lead, then you should play, in one
of these high cards at second hand. For
instance, if you have queen, jack and
one small, you would lead the queen,
and if you are second hand you must
follow with the jack on a small card
lead-not with the queen, mind you,
but with the jack, in accordance with
the rule that you should in this situa-
ton play theo lowest card Of a Sc
quenee. If, however, you have queen,
jack and two or more small, you would
lead small one generally.
OF course, if high card is led, sec
ond hand plays low if he cannot or
does not want to win or head the trick.
Governing the play there are certain
principles which l shall state later
By "a small card led 1 mean in
this connection the lowest, or the next
to lowest, or the fourth best, according
to the system employed by the leader,
of long suit opened. 1t is never high
err than a 8. A small card, then, be-
ing led, the conventional play at sec
ond hand from the various high card
combinations is as follows:
From ace and four or more small
ones-the ace if you are in the habit
of leading the ace from the same COM
bination. Il prefer to play low unless
the suit is very long and l am void of
or have a singleton in another suit or
unless I am anxious to get the lead.
Commonly it doesn't pay to stick In
the ace and give up command of the
adversarys suit on the send-off.)
From a sequence of two or more
| cards to the ace-the lowest of the
sequence Except in trumps, with ace,
| king and two or more small, play
smalD.
From ace, queen, jach-the jack
From ace, queen, I0-the queen.
(This is an addition to the general
| rule. From ace, queen, 10 ard small
card you would open with the small
one, but at second hand it is safer not
to run the risk of letting third hand
win too cheaplY, unless you are strong
in trumps and wish TO retain more
complete command of the suit led, in
which case you may put in the 10 or
even the small one. 1t is to be OBJ
served that II your queen loses to the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-04-02
QUEER CASE OF MRS. HOOPS.

Mrs. l.. G. Hoops is in the extraordi-
nary position of being a widow with
out ever having been a wife. A few
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THE SELECTION OF BRIDESMAIDS

The SElEClIoN Ot' BRIDESMAIDS
In selecting bridesmaids" said
young woman who has recently accom-
plished that difficult task for her COM
ing wedding, "it is not beauty that
counts so much as style and carriage.
Most brides take a great deal of pride
in their bridesmaids costumes and
want them to show to the best advan-
tage. 1t is very important that
bridesmaid should walk we'll.
THE beauty of a faultless frock and
the stateliness of picture hat vanish
when the wearer is awkward and obvi-
ously i'll at ease.
"A girl who walks we'll, whose head
is we'll poised on her shoulders and
whose hair arranges well makes q
good appearance as bridesmaid"