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DUNCANS0N BROS. ACCTToNEERS.

TRUSTEES SALE OF HOUSES NOS 1916 14aa
AND I432 CoRCoRAN STREET \ " EACII
THREE STORIES. NINE ROOMS. BATHS AND
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
BY virtue Of certain deeds Of trust recorded IN
Liber No. 234I at folio 359; Liher 1880 folio 100
and Liner 1891, folio p seq. OF the land records
OF the District OF Columbia We shall sell IN fr,nt
of the premises. on TT EsDAY, THE SEVEN
TENTH DAY OF APRIL, AID. 1900 AT SIX
O'CLOCK PM, lots thtrty-eight $685., forty four
ti4l and forty-six $50, all In square two hundred
and eight Cos, together with the Improvements
thereon.
Terms of sale: one-third cash balance in ono
and TWO years. with interest six per cent Der
annum. payable semi annually. sloa on each honse
and lot required time Of sale and purcha SEP
allowed ten DAYS from date Of sale TO complete the
purchase purchases
CHARLES F. BENJAMIN
WILLIAM H. DCNCANSIbN
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The Genesis of Whistlinx,

The genesis Of whistling." continued the
young man, as he sighed heavily at the
thought of thinking about something else
besides his lady love, "is buried in the
myths Of the past in cloak OF impenetra-
BILE mystery. 1t Is an unknown question
whether prehistoric man. In the stone age
in his skins and mallet-like stone headed
battle AK, after whacking his better half
over the face to keep her quiet in his abb
sence, whistIed to his faithful wolf-dog or
Just said, Come on. Ponto.' when he sailed
forth from the cave dwelling on hunting
expedition. l doubt If he had advanced to
that stage Of civilization. This opinion is
strengthened by the fact that careful re-
search in the Congressional Library among
the authorities on the ancients fails to dis
close any mention Of the habit.
The Bible is also silent, and If any Of the
apostles INDUCED in the pastime. the chroni-
clers of the period made mention Of 1t in
the good book. 1t would be an interesting
historical fact to know whether David
when he brought Goliath to his knees gave
vent to a prolonged whistle of satisfaction,
as would be the case today. Yet it seems
hard to believe that men didn't know how
TO whistle In those good old days
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. AUcrIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A BRICK UnrsE NJ
1891 I'D STREET NORTHWEST

Ihl SIZES SALE OF BRICK HOUSE, No.
1887 I'd STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF decree OF the supreme Court %
the District OF Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
No 2us5l Thurman ct al, Sweetman ct al
We me Undersigned trustees, VIII oher for sale.
Dy public auction. In frnnt % the premises On
tHepSmpAf IgiE TWENTY FOURTH DAY or
H,RlL. A. II. 1870. AT HAIF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described real e.
tate situate In the city OF Washington. District
OF Columbia, to Wit: Lot numbered forty I'VE t4st
In Marx d. BtainArd's recorded subdivision Of lots
Numbered fifteen tls. and sixteen tlsA in square
numbered five hundred and ffty-four ,..4. toSethsr
with all the Improvements, rights SC
Terms: one-hslf 90 Of the purcha. 20 money 20
be paid in cash within fifteen Us, days frvm the
dste OF sale and the balance TO be paid In ope
year. with interest At six per cent t6h said bal
ance to be secured by deed Of trust on the said
land and premises, or all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser. $1,000 required the time af
sale should the purchaser said sale fail To
comply with the terms Of the Aforesaid. the trus-
tees viii proceed to sell the property at the
and cost Of said defauIting purchaser after Civ
ing at least nve ~ days prrvious notice by adj
Vertlsement. Conveyancing revenue stamps &c,
to he paid by the purchaser
CHAS- A. DOUGLASS Trustee
LEVI Ii. DAVID, Trustee
aFi<-u&ns Een1all building
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

THos. J. OWEN, AUCIoNEER. s1a F ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TwO-STORY AND BASE
MENT BRICK DWELLING. NO. 53S 9TH ST.
By virtue of certain deed Of trust duly recorded
in Lber No. 242O, folio 215 ct seq. Of the land
records OF the District of Columbia, and at the re-
quest Of the parties secured thereby, will Sell
az public auction, In trout Of the premises, on
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. lot No u.s. in
Charles Gessfords subdivision Of original lot 8, in
square S35, situate In the city OF Washington Dis
trict Of Columbia, with the Improvements thereon.
Terms OF sale; Sold subject to prior deed Of
trust for 81, 400 balance cash. A deposit of 500
required at time Of sale. COnveyancing recording
and revenue stamps at purchasers cost.
FRANK L.. AT'TWEIL.
THOMAS c. TREADWML,
hp13-d&ds Trustees, l1o5 st. NV.
c. C. SLOAN 4 CO.. AUCTIoNEERs. 14O7 ST.
TRUSTEES SALE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
GALLERY AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
IN THE SECOND AND THIRD STORIES
OF 1923 7TH STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of chattsl deed Of trust dated March
23S6. folio 145 ct sea- Of the land records OF the
District of Columbia, and at the request Of the
holder OF the note secured thereby, will offer
at public auction, on the premises, on TUESDAY,
APRIL SEVENTEENTH, 1900. AT ELEVEN
O'CLOCK AN, the goods and chatteis contained
In the second and third stories Of premises No.
123 Ith street northwest Washington d. q. A
rare opportunity to purchase wea-estabiished
business.
Terms Of sale: Cash
HENRY G. STEWART. Jr.. Trustee.
ap124t GIT 18th
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c. G. SLOAN 4 CO.. AUCTIONEERs, 1407 G ST.

Public Sale of the Silver and Nickel
Plating Plant, Known as the GO
lumbia Works." Corner 18th and
G Streets Northwest.
On Monday, April 16, 1900, at II
o'clock AM,
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TRUSTEES SALE OF 4 LARGE ALLEY LOT,
CONTAINING six dTHOUSAND SQUARE
M F,, AMP IS SEco&p AND THIRD STREETS
BY Virtue Of a certain deed of trust, dated the
9th day OF March. A. D. 1891: and recorded in
Liber 1919, folio 432 ct seq, of the land records
Of the District Of Columbia, and at the request
OF the holder Of the note, occurred thereby, Will
MoSp a paS TSp aaSae On The prenises
April. A; D. 1850 At HALF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, lot. numbered thirty seven go
square numbered seven hundred and ffty-four
tl64l. as per plat Recorded in book IS, folio 60
OF the records Of 01e office Of the surveyor Of
the District Of Columbia
Terms Of sale will be made known at the time
or SALE A deposit of 5000 will be required.
ConVeyancing and revenue at cost Of purchaser.
WASHINGTON DANESHOWER, Trustee
W. IRVING BOSWELL, Trustee.
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In the Pompeiian Are,

Archaeological researches in the ruins OF
Pompeh have demonstrated many things
one Of which is that the street gamin
or little urchin. or the ubiquitous small boy
fiourished and had his being in the Pom
peiian age as he has in the year of grace
1900. He was the same little kid who frol-
licked and cavorted and played along the
streets and decorated the sides of the
houses just as he does today. Can any sane
man imagine a small boy who can do all
this, yet who could not quicker his dirty lips
and puff out his roly-poly besmirched
cheeks in whistle? OF course he whisted
but history fails to record 1t. The Pom
peiian butcher or bakers boy undoubtedly
whistled the popular airs Of the Appian Way
Just as soon as they were out.
Professor Eber's works touch upon most
OF the customs OF the ancients in the time
of the Egyptian civilization most delight
fully. 1t was only about G,OOO years ago.
or whereabouts. and 1t is an historical fact
that many of the practices obtaining in that
interesting time are at present In vogue. 1t
Is fair to presume that the small boy and
perhaps the old boy. whistled to lesser de-
gree than do his successors of TODAY.
though I fail to find any mention OF 1t In
those works Of the eminent Egyptoloeist
which have come under my observation.
Coming down to the middle and dark
ages, the historians and novelists chronicle
the fact the men could whistle, and that
they did whistle Is made q matter of COM
ment and note. It 10 safe to say. however,
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
JAMES W. RATCLIFFE. AuCTIONEER.
Trustees Sale of 3 Brick
Houses, Nos. 637-639=641
r1aryland Ave. Northeast.

EACH PARCEL TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY.
By virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia, I'm Equity Cause No.
sale By public auction In front of the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF April.
A. D. 1900, AT HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK
Pm. the following described real estate. situate
IN the city OF asnington, District Of Columbia,
TO Wit: All Of lot eight 80 and the west p feet
by depth Of lot nine 90, in square eight hundred
and sixty-four (s64,. together with all the i'm
provements, rights, etc.
Terms: One-thfrd cash. balance in one ~ and
two 90 years, with interest from the day Of sale
at 8 per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust
on the property sold. all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser. $500 deposit each house required
at time of sale Terms OF sale to be complied with
in fifteen days from day Of sale. otherwise the
trustees the right to resell the property at
the sk and cost Of the defaulting purchaser after
five days advertisement Of such resale In some
newspaper published In Washington. D. O. All
eonveyalcing, stamps etc. at purchasers cost.
Stewart bldg, 9Th and D SITS. NV.
WILLIAM E. AMBROSE. Trustee,
456 La. NV
ARTHUR A. BIRNEY, Trustee.
MertI bldg, 11th and SITS. NV.
UTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED. ON 40
count OF the inclement weather, until FRIDAY,
THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, 1900, at
the same hour and places.
PHILIP WALKER. Trustee.
Stewart bldg. 9Th and SITS. NV.
WILLIAM E. AMBROSE. Trustee,
456 La. ave. NV.
ARTHUR A. BIRNEY, Trustee,
ap12-d&is Mertx bldg, 18th and SITS. NV.
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THOs J. OWEN, AUoTIONEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO DESIRABLE BRICK
TWOSF0RY DWELLINGS. 1904 AND 1890
PORTTNrrY TO BUY A SMALL HONE.
The undersigned WILL on TUESDAY, THE SEW
ENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, 1900. AT HALF
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. In front Of the
premises. offer for sale at public auction house
1880 Sixth street northwest, with the lot which
It Is situated. 1t being part of lot 49, in square
AL, and Immediately thereafter will offer for sale
house 1904 and the lot on which it is situated,
being part Of lot d, In said square Al.
Terms OF sale: One third OF purchase money In
cash. OF whica 500 VIII be required as deposit
at time of sale on eseh hbuse balance Of purchase
money to be paid in two equal installments In one
and two years after date. with interest, or all
cash, at option Of purchaser.
FRANK 7. BROWNING,
ap10-d&ds -J"f 422 Fifth Of. NV
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THOMAS BOWLING & CO., Auctioueers.
apl0-d&ds
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CHANCERY SALE BY AUCTION OF ls ADJOIN
ING UN1MPROVED LOTS AT SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF 22D AND STREETS NORTH
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that lively small, Washington boy of to-
day could give any of them cards and
spades and beat them to a finish.
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
MT. Grosvenor and Mir, Oujuu.

It now appears that MT. Lemuel Ely Quigg was charged with the task of ''re- writing" the Republican platform; but when he was assigned to the task it was supposed that he would confine his great intellect to the form of sentences and par agraphs, and that he would not undertake to change the meaning of the original yer sion. MT. Grosvenor and Senator Foraker expected him to devote himself to phrase ology alone, and not to platform build- ing; but they rec1oned without a full knowledge of the great MT. Quigg. Quigg is never happy unless he can be Quiggy, and no platform can pass through his hands without becoming Quggish.
 It seems that he did not like the frank statement of colonialsn contained in the platform adopted by the platform commit tee, and he struck 1t uot. Great is Quigg It appears, too, that he omitted a dis ttnct resolution in favor of the ship-sub- sidy steal. He did not like it. It also ap- pears that he objected to eommittal by the platform committee of tke party to the
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
WAR NOTES FROM CHINA

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The imperial arsenal at Sing-Hi IS run ming nights, making metal shields wlth scare heads on them.
 Prince Bung is buying up all the t"o7 handed wooden swords for the use Of the royal guard.
 Twenty stands of firecracker guns nave been seized in the province of Taka-Nlp
 Handles are being fitted to thousand dozens of enameed toasting forks
 Two hundred assorted kites in the shape of demoniac dragons are to be sent up to frighten away the foreign dogs. Twenty-Five thousand war gongs are De- ing lacuuered in colors and provided with bamboo thumpers. These will be beaten upon as soon as the white devils appear and are expected to throw them into blue panic.
 There is a brisk demand for Canton mat ting bombproofs with rice paper prayers gummed on them These are certain to turn aside the shells from the invaders heavy siege guns.
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
Not the Railroa d's Fault

London, June 26.-President M. E. In- gals of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, who will return to the United States on the White Star Line steamer Oceanic, sailing tomorrow, after three months spent in Europe, said to a representative of the Associated Press:
 T heard while in Paris that English in- vestors were sore over the failure of the Northern Pacific to pay an extra dividend
 and that American railway shares seem suffering in consequence. Without know ing the details the Northern Pacifcs ac- tion, l should judge, is the fault of inves- tors and speculators, rather than the raod's. When l left the United States in March l believed several railroad stocks were raised to figures unjustified by earr- ings. To judge that everybody will get rich as result of this is perhaps rather rash. Judging from the cable adyices there is much to justify conservative manage ments in not increasing dividends. Coal and wages have risen tremendously. This is bound to affect the net earning and in- crease in the expenses must be provided for without calculating too much upon the prospect of the good business, which I sincerely believe, exists. I expect a ragged market and many fluctuations till after election though 1 do not believe values Will be seriously affected in the long run."
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
THE MISSIONARY AND THE BOXER

From Leslie s.
 While the Rev. I. T. Headland was preaching at the street chapel in Peking, half a dozen of the turbulent class known as Boxers came into the chapel bent upon creating a disturbance. They sat down in different parts of the chapel and after short time began talking aloud to each other across the room. They were at first told kindly that this was contrary to the customs of the Christians To this they paid no attention, but continued to make must not do so, but, continuing their con versation, they were asked either to cease talking or leave the room As they went out one of them reviled 'Mr. Headand his father, his mother, and all his ancestors, and as he was thus revling, Au Young, city detective, and member of the church, took the Boxer by the shoulder and said to him, "Who are you revilng?' He slap ped the detective in the face, saying, Do you know I have official busness?" Au Young whipped a small detective's chain out from under his coat. and, twirlng it around the Boxers neck, hissed in his face, And do you know I have official business, too?' The detective took the Boxer to the police station, and then came to the police what had happened. The off cial, Au, and the assistant pastor decided that the Boxer should be chained to the chapel for three days and nights and be compelled to tell every one why he was there.
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
New Cuban Schools.

Alexis Everett Frye is the carpetbag su- perintendent of the new Cuban schools, 5000 in number, which are attended by 14O,OOO scholars. It is recorded that Alexis Everett Frye worked one whole night ''by the light of candles on Cuba's new school law, and in the morning 1t was complete, and it was signed by the Secretary of Jus tice and Public Instruction, and it went at once into effect. Legislation by imperial methods is, it will be seen, summary and prompt
 But the system is working we'll In ex- act figures 3,O79 schools have been estab- hshed, and fully 14e,oeo children have been enrolled in them. School furniture of mod ern sort has been purchased to the value of over half a million dollars worth; books and all other necessary school sup plies are furnished without charge; night schools for adults have been established, and a teachers normal school is to be held.
 The teachers are chiefly Cubans, and so are the boards of education. The teachers receive from $9OO down to $500, and the most available men and women have been selected, but none of them have been ex- amined. and none will be until next Sep tember MT. Frye has arranged an excur- sion for the teachers to this country at a cost of travel only to a Cuban port The visit will be borne by public subscription in New York city. The itinerary will in- clude Niagara Falls and Chicago, as well as Washington and New York. The gov ernment transports will be utilized. The young Cuban women are to be well chap eroned. If Mir Fryes plans are carried out the teachers will spend six weeks in a normal school at Harvard, and will have the benefits of an object lesson in the museums and the like that will be visited during their stay in this country.
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
Nicaragua canal He committsa them to an

Nicaragua canal He eommittsd them to an isthmian canal.
 These changes were made without au- thority, and both Mir Grosvenor and Sen ator Foraker were surprised when they read the platform they had assisted in framing. The platform that had been adopted by the platform committee was not the platform that MT. Qugg wrote and submitted to the convention. He was to rewrite it for the purpose of msk- ing it briefer, and he added 343 words to it, carrying the sum total of words up to 2,S49, and beating the. record.
 Mr. Grosvenor appeals in disgust from the platform, which he practically re- pudiates, to "the two great speeches de- livered in the convention" and to the forthcoming acceptance of the nomination by MT. Mckinley. He proposes to stand on the speeches of Senators Wolcott and Lodge and on the Presidents letter of ac- ceptance. This issue is wholly Repub- lican affair, and the Age-Herald sees no real difference between Quiggs long plat form and the still longer one that MT. Grosyenor recognizes and accepts
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
Tien 1sin Taken by the Allies.

The capture of Tien Tsin has not ma it affords a base for movements intended for the relief of Admiral Seymour, and the legations. Admiral Seymour left Tien Tsin June 10 on well-provisioned train, and his whereabouts since that time have been unknown, although the distance by rail to Pekin is only eighty miles. He had force of marines under him numbering a little over 1000, about one hundred of whom are Americans. Their fate is to be ascertain ed as speedily as men and supplies can be gathered for that purpose
 The fate of the legations. and of 400 guards, is also to be ascertained, and the railroad to PeSin Is to be reopened. These efforts will cover at least a months time, and they may not be concluded in six months. It is now known that the Chinese have been buying rifles and ammunition, and even large guns. very much as the Boers did before they entered Natal. The Chinese troops are we'll supplied with mod ern guns, and it is believed the Boxers also well supplied. The task of restor- ing order in China is not holiday employ ment, although the occupation of Tien Tsin without encountering serious losses is en- couragng.
 When Pekin is once more open to the world, and all the facts of the situation are ascertained, the case may not appear as tangled and dark as it does at present But no one apprehends much trouble in putting down the Boxer rebellion in and near Pelxin, for it has not spread to the central Yang-tse-Kiang valley and South China is tranquil; the trouble will come when the powers called upon to decide in what condition the country shall be left In other words, more is to be feared from European programmes than from the fa- naticism of the Boxers or the evil influ- ence of the Dowager Empress There is little to be gained, however, in antcipat- ing events A force will soon be dispatch ed to Admiral Seymour if not to the lega- tions although no one in European circles knows where either can be found
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
ONE MORE BODY FOUND
Elder Henson Telegraphs He Was Not
 on the Train

McDonough, Ga June 25.-One more body that of William Lawrence, section foreman, was recovered today from the wreck of the Southern train. The swamps are being searched for miles below the wreck. Many bodies are still unidentified in McDonough, and it may be that for some time, if ever identified, they will re- main here in the morgue.
 The railroad people are working twenty four hours a day to repair the damage. Trains will probably be running by tomor- row night
 Elder Henson, the Mormon churchman, supposed to have been killed, telegraphed this morning that he was not on the train.
 The body of William H. Jensen of Utah, is at an undertaking establishment in At lanta. The remains of J. L. Florida were sent to Nashville today.
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
THE RICHEST CLERGYMAN

From the New York World.
 Anson Phelps, Jr., the richest clergyman in America, who counts his wealth by mii- lions, has accepted the position of assistant rector of St. Pauls Episcopal church at New Haven.
 In turning away from life of luxury and indulgence in worldly pleasures, such as his immense fortune easily places wl'h- in his reach, and devCting his energies to religious work, the young man mas caused much gossip among society 1olk' AL Yale University he was always serious, studious and devoted to the interests or the collegiate body. He has shown Tn many ways that he cares nothing for wealth or such pleasures as tempt most young men reared in luxury.
The age-herald., 1900-06-27
Teddy Roosevelt has been victim of the private car habit
XICTOIt BLUE

From the Greenvi1le (S. O Mountaineer
 'Victor Blue, South Carolina's gallant son.is Admiral Memphis flag lieutenant, and should the war in China involve our forces, hey will probably be in the thick of it, as he was st Santiago. Blue is the best marksman in the United States navy, which is equivalent to saying he is the best in the world, and the heather Chinese bet ter keep out of the range of the intrepid South Carolinian's guns. Another Carolina boy, William W. Shumate son of Captain w. T. Shumate of Greenville, is on the Marietta, which, at last accounts, was at Cavite expecting orders to go to the scene of the trouble in China