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THOMAS j. OWEN. AUCrIoNEER. 9ls ST. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE Two-sToRY
FRAME DWELLING. SITUATE On JEFFER-
son ST., ANACOSTIA. D. c.
By virtue Of deed Of trust recorded in Liber
2202, folio $40 seq, of the land records of the
District of Columbia, The undersigned trustees Will
sen, a. pupE a. e teuesI SL me paIy
AT THREE O'CLOCK PM. in front of the prem.
ises, lots Al and 4s. in block 2. of o. L. Green's
subdivision.
Terms: One third cash. balance in one and two
years, secured property sold, all cash, at
option OF purchaser; $50 deposit at time of sale
conveyancing, rvenue stamps, &C., at pur-
chaser's cost THOMAS GAFFNEY,
.OHN LANGHAM, Jr,
r. NJ PARKER, Atlantic bldg, Trustees
Attorney fer party secured. ja22d&ds
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THOMAS BOWLING. AUCTIoNEER.

PEREMPToRY SALE OF FIFTEEN NEARLY
NEW FRAME DWELLING HOUSES AND
AVENUE BETWEEN ANACOSTIA AND
TWINING CITY, AT AUCTION.
On WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY SEVENTH
1900, COMMENCING AT HAIF-PAST THREE
O'CLOCK p NJ, viii sell, on the premises ffteen
nearly new houses, containing i've rOoms each on
Minnes6ta avenue. between Anacostia and Twining
Terms: $3.50 cash each house, balance in one
year. at per cent. secured by deed Of trust on
the property, or all cash, at option Of purchaser.
80 deposit required at time Of sale on each house.
erty. 7-dt1
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DuNcANsoN BROS. AUcTIoNEEKs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE-SToRY BRICK
DWELLING, NO. 1915 TWENTIETH STREET
NORTHWEST.
By virtue of certain deed of trust recorded I'm
Iiber No 1858. folio 245 seq, of the land REQ
ords of the District of Columbia. will sell at
public auction, in front of the premises on
MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRU AIRY
1890 AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK M The
following described real estate situate In the city
of Washington In said District: All of lot num-
bered seventy seven GI) in j. c. Gillmore's suh
division of lots in square numbered one hundred
and fifteen CI5l. per plat recorded In Liner Ia
folio 2l5. of the records Of the office of the sur
veyor Of said District, together with the improve
ments, consisting Of three-story brick dwelling
No. 1915 both street northwest. containing ten
rooms bath and cellar.
Terms: 0ne-third ash. balance in equal INSTALL
nients. at and two years. with interest al boL
per unnum, payable semi-annually, from day Of
sale secured 10y deed of trust upon the uronerty
sold, all cash, at the option Of the purchaser
A deposit of 500 will be required time OF sale
All oonveyancing. recording and charges ar
purchasers cost. Terms to be complied with with
in ten days, otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell at risk and cost Of the purcha ser
in default.
MAHL0N ASHFORD,
ALDlS B. BROWNE.
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JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, AUCTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE-STORY BRICK
HOUSE, NO. 90 FIRST STREET SOUTH

EAST.
By virtue of deed Of trust. duly recorded in
Liber No. 1894. folio 1888 seq, of the land
records for the District of Columbia and at the
request Of the party secured thereby we will offer
for sale by public auction. in front of the prem
ises, MONDAY. THE TWELFTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY. 1900. AT HALF-PAsT FoUR
O'CLOCK r. M. ,he following described real estate,
situste in the city Of Washington, District Of Go.
lCmbia, TO wit: Lot lettered IN, in f. W. Jones
subdivision OF certain original lots in square num-
btred seven hundred and thirty-two (732l, accord
ing to the plat Of said subdivision the same ap-
pears Of record fin the Office of the surveyor for
the District OF Columbia In Subdivision Book
marked r. w. at page &c. together with all the
improvements, rights, &c.
Terms: one-third crsh the balance in one and
two years. with interest from the day Of sale at
per cent per annum. payable semi annually se-
cured by deed Of trust the property sold or all
cpsh. at the option Of the purchaser. deposit of
500 90 required at time of sale. II the terms Of
sale are not complied with In fifteen deys from
the day Of sale the trustees reserve the rixht to
resell the property at the risk and cost Of the de
fauittng purchaser. after i've days advertisement
OF such resale In some newspaper Published In
washington, ID. c. All couveysncing stamts ETC.
SAMUEL Cross.
JAMES r. GREEN,
JeSi-d&0 Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c.
Today.

Thomas Bowling Co.. Aucts, e12 st. NV
Chancery sale Of real estate on west side Of 18th
ST. bet. M and Mass. ave. NV. on Friday, Febru-
ary q at A;SO Pm. J. J. Darlington and Samuel
Maddox. trustees.
Thomas Bowling 4 Co., Auets, 612 e at. n.w.-
Irustees' sale Of lot 1s Douglass subdivision. on
Friday. February 2, at 4:3o pm. jackson b. Raj
ston and George F. Williams trustees.
James W. Ratcline Auct., $40 Pa. ave. NV
trustees sale OF No. 1919 L st, NV, Friday.
February 2. ct 4:30 pm Edwin Forrest and
Michael ]. Colbert, trustees,
Tomorrow.
Duncanscn Bros. Auefs., eth and d SITS. NV
Trustees sale Of No. soa st. az, on Saturday,
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TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING, NO. 22l4 yIR-
GINA AyENIE NORTHWEST

TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING No 22l4 yIR-
GINA AVENUE NORTHWEST
By virtue of that certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 2l4S. folio 4SS ct seq of the
land records of the District Of Columbia and at
the written request OF the holder Of the note Sc
cured thereby. the undersigned trustees will offer
for sale. at public auction. in front Of the prem
ises, on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY TENTH, 1900
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK T. NJ the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate In the said
District of Columbia, to wit: Sublot numbered
ten 10). in square numbered hfty-nin 1851 with
all the improvements thereon, being house No 22I4
Virginia avenue northwest.
Terms made known at time OF sale. A deDosft
of 500 will be required from the purchaser All
conveyancing recording, Dotarial fees and revenue
stamps at cost Of purchaser. II terms of sale are
not complied with within ten days from dar Of
sale the property will be resold at risk and cost
OF defaulting purchaser after five days advertise
ment of such resale.
WASHINGTON DANENHowER,
W. IRVING BOSWELL,
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
THOMAS DOWNING & CO.. AUcTIoNEERs

1doMAS DOW'ING & c., AUCTIONEERS.
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPRoyED
REAL Estate, SIIIATE on THE WEST
N STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
NORTHWEST
By virtue Of 4 decree Of the Supreme Court of the
2G5u4. wherein Jeannie McCue Bergen and others
are complainants and Robert H. L Leipoid and
another are defendants the undersigned trustees,
will sell, at public suction, in front of the prem.
ises, on SATURDAY, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH
DAY OF January, A d. 1uOO, AT HALF AFTER
FOUR O'CLOCK Z. NJ, the following described
ton, District Of Columbia and designated as part
of original lot numbered seventeen 10, in square
ming for the same at the intersection Of the north
line of said lot with the line of 10Th street and
running thence with the north line of said lot west
one hundred and twenty u20) feet; thence sonth
along public alley thirysi, t36, feet thence east
forty 40 feet; thence south three p feet; thence
street, and thence north with said line Of 18th
street thirty 39J feet to the place of begin
ming.
third Of the purchase money in cash. and the bal
ance In one and two years from date Of sale. for
must be given. with interest payable semi annual
paid and secured by deed of trust on the property
sold, or all cash, at the purchasers option de-
posh of $500 will be required time of sale.
All costs of conveyancinS. acknowledging, record
ing and the revenue stamps at purchasers cost
II the terms Of sale not complied with in ten
days from day of sale the trustees the right
to resell the property at the risk and of the
Of such resale n some newspaper published in
j. ]. DARLINGTON. Trustee.
SAMUEL MADDOX. Trustee.
ja16d&ds $40 Ind.
DTHE ABOVE SALE rs POSTPONED UNTIL
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY SECOND, 1900 at same hour
and nd place; T. J. DARLINGTON.
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Russian Ends Gained IN Persia.

bur, burg correspondent of thf Daily Mail says:
The Russian loan to Persia; SECURES to Rus
sia prolongation of thoeconoession of the
exclusive right to construct railways in that
country, and 1t is assumed here that by
June next Bender Abbas bIbrthe Persian
gulf. will become Russiant.a ,ft
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THos. J. OWEN, AUCTIoNEER.
Trustees Sale of the
Tracks, Roadbeds,. Rolling
Stock, Franchises, Plant,
Etc, of the Capital
Railway Company. -
Railway COrllDarlV

By virtue of a deed of trust dat ted the lst day
Of May, AID. 1897. and duly recorded among the
land records Of the District of Columbia in Lber
222l. folics IS ct seq. the undersigned trustee
will, at the request Of bondholders holding ma
jority Of all the bonds issued and outstanding and
secured by the terms of said deed of trust (de-
fault having been made in the payment of the
annual interest thereon for period of over
thirty days., sell at public sale, ip front of the
power h.,use of said company, in Anacostia ID c.
on SATURDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH
1900, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following
described property, to wit: All the tracks road.
beds rolling stock. franchises lease-h hold estates
power house and plant and all overhead construc-
tion Of and belonging TO the said CAPITAL RAIL
WAY COMPANY, wherever and whereseeyer the
same may now be or hereafter be or be situated
Terms of sale: onethird cash and the balance
In one ana two years, with interest the rate of
i've per c. mt per a1num. secured by deed of trust
on the property sold, or all cash, the option Of
the purchaser A deposit Of one thousand Isl VOOl
dollars Will b. required at the time Of sale Ali
conyeyancing, recording and revenue stamps are
at the cJst of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be
complied with within ten days from date of sale
otherwise the trustee reserves the right to resell
the property at the risk ard of the defaulting
purchaser after five days notice such resale by
Washington ID. c.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
Trustee.
JOHN b. LARNER, General Counsel. Ja26-d&ds
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THOMAS DOWNING AI-cTIoNEI

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
On d. STREET BETWEEN I5TH AND
18Th STREETS NORTHWEST.
by virtue OF deed Of trust, dated the 2Sth day
OF may. lsso, end recorded In Iiber 2l2a at falin
80 et seq. one Of the land records Of the Ibis
trict oi Columbia, and at the request Of the party
secured thereby. we the undersigned trustees will
sCtl AT auction In front OF the premises on MON
DAY FEBRuARf TWELFTH. 1900, AT HALF
fASI fptR O'CLOCK Pm. the following de-
scribed land and premises. situate In the CITY Of
Washington. District Of Columbia. and designat ed
as ard being all OF original lot nine ,al in sauarr
numbered one hundred aud seyenty-iwo (iT2, i'm
proved Wy large, nearly 2-story brick ST hle
Terms: Sold subject TO trust Of S3ola Bal
cash.
JESSE Y. y. HrYCk
J. HENRY GULICK,
fel-dSds Tr,x,,cs
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c G. SLOAN & CO.. AUCTIoNEES.
1407 G ST.

y.
HANDSOME MAHOGANY PARLOR SET MA
HOGANY ROCKER. NICELY UPHoLSTEk-
Ed; FANCY TABLES AND CHAIRS, HAND
SOME WALNUT SIDEBOARD AND ENTEN-
SION TABLE, BRASS AND ENAMEL BED
STEADS. OAK AND WALNUT BED ROOM
SETS. WARDROBES. BOW GLASS CHINA
CLOSETS BOOK CASES. BRUNSWICK &
BALk co. POOi. TABLE, COUCHES. f. I.
DESK, LARGE FILE CASE. OFFICE CHAIRS
LIMOGES CHINA SET, VERY HANDSOME;
TOILET SETS, CHINA AND GLASSWARE,
RUGS. ART SQUARES, &c, 3 SHOW CASES,
ODD BUREAU AND WASHSTANDS, DINING
ROOM CHAIRS, PICTURES. MIRRORS, PoR-
THERE'S AND CURTAINS; KITCHEN UTEN-
SILS. &c, ALL WITHIN OUR SALESROoM,
l4o7 G ST. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1900,
AND AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ.
HORSES, CARRIAGES. HARNESS, LADIES'
BICYCLE, &C., &c.
c. G. SLOAN & CO..
fe1-2t Auctioneers.
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- % AAAs-h1NN c.N. Afustec,
- 40 5th st. NV.
SAMUEL. MADDOX. Trustee.
$40 Ind. ava.
ja16-d&ds

UTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTu.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY SECOND, 1900. at same hour
and place. j. j. DARLINGTON.
jazz -d&ds SAM'L MADDOX
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A LONG SIEGE.
That of Gibraltar Breaks the Record
ATador.x.

That of Gibraltar Breaks the Record
of Modern Times.
Although by no means the most terri
BILE, the last siege Of Gibraltar, when
the Rock was held by British garrison
under General Elliot against the COM
bined efforts of the Spaniards and
French from July 8, 1873, to Nov. 26,
1881, holds the record as the longest
important siege Of modern times. The
fact that every now and again the gar
rison were able to add to their pro-
visions by successful sorties kept them
from succumbing to hunger, but
scurvy claimed nearly 1000 victims.
For weeks together over 5000 shells
were thrown into the town daily. A
curious point about this siege is that
the governor of Gibraltar, after having
done everything he could think of to
strengthen the Notifications, issued a
proclamation calling on any of the gar
rison who had any schemes to propose
to call on him with them, as he did not
wish the Rock to fall when by listening
but few minutes to a private individ-
ual it might be saved.
By holding the fortress Of Plevna
during the Russo-Turkish war from
Sept. Z, 1877, to Dec. 10 against the
pick of the Russian army the Turkish
garrison, under Osman Pasha, accom-
plished the impossible, according to
both military and medical experts; for
not only did they defy the besieging
force when it numbered nearly so to l
against them, but they lived for II
weeks practically without food. Yet on
Dec. 10, after having eaten their last
grain of rye, they sailed out and
pluckily tried to cut their way through
the observation-disclosures Mail.
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HE GOT NO MONEY.
An Incident In the BoyhOOd Life
Louis XIII of France.

An Incident In the BoyhOOd Life of
Louis XIII of France.
One day, when the dauphin, after
ward Louis XIII, was years old, the
Duke of Sully came out to st. German
well supplied from the treasury with
pocket money for the dauphin, says
Mrs. Lucy Crump in The Atlantic. The
news Of the superintendent arrival
set the whole household astir, eager
for share in the expected spoil Nine.
de Monglat hurried the dauphin into
the great courtyard of the castle to re-
ceive Sully with as much honor as II
he had been the king himself. To
please the great man the little prince
put his enfants d'honneur and other
attendants through a drill with their
toy arquebuses and swords.
At the end of the show M. de Sully
gave the dauphin 80 crowns, which his
mock soldiers seized out of his hands
so quickly that he had scarce time even
to feel them. At last but one piece re-
NAMED, which he held fast hold OF in
spite Of the efforts of Nine. de Mon
glat's tailor to get it from him. He
he-he's trying to take it from mel"
shouted the child.
Nine. de Monglat took it, gathered
together all the rest Of the coins from
the reluctant hands Of their possessors
and kept them all. The dauphin did
not complain, but soon after he said,
"But l, too, was a soldier, and I didn't
get any money"
Herouard always maintained that a
certain reluctance to both spend and
give, which characterized Louis in lat
er years, was the direct result of Nine.
de Monglat's teaching and example.
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THE PENALTY OF MUSIC.
Players Who Are Forced to Quit Be-
cause of Deafness.

AaS cEB w AO AEC II OECC0 ~ &eAAk 40
cause of Deafness.
Few realize how many musicians
are obliged to go out of the business
on account Of Deafness" said an old
musician to reporter. "Only few of
the thousands Of players in the coun-
try become famous. The great mass
of them plod along day after day in the
same old path. When one Of us drops
out, no one cares to inquire why, but
many times the reason Is deafness and
nothing else.
Gloss of hearing is particularly the
affection of those who play brass in
struments. A cornetist who has play
ed in Kansas City orchestras for many
years has stopped playing now be-
cause he is losing his faculty Of hear
ing. He went out of the business be-
fore it was too late. Many Of the old
players hang to their instruments until
the loudest strains of an orchestra or
clamor of band sounds to them like
mere hum. Then they are forced to
stop. Their usefulness is gone.
"The musicians deafness is undoubt-
edly caused by the injurious effects of
the constant vibration Of musical notes
upon the delicate machinery of the ear.
A man who blows a cornet or from
bone or horn of any kind for several
hours will notice queer buzzing in his
ears. When the playing Is kept up ev-
cry day in the week and every week in
the year for long number Of years,
it's no wonder that deafness comes.
Some musicians play without effort.
Their skill is natural. They pour out
music as free as breath. But the skill
of others is acquired only by hard and
constant labor. In addition to their
regular playing in band or orchestra
they must practice industriously sever
al hours every day. And these are the
ones who lose their hearing and drop
out of sight unnoticed. kansas City
Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17
The cunnihg of the Crow

In the inn garden saw dog eating
a piece of meat in the presence OF sew
eral covetous crows, says contributor
to Our Animal Friends. They evident
" said a great deal to each other on
the subject, and now and then one or
two of them tried to pull the meat
away from him, which he resented.
At last big strong crow succeeded
IN tearing off piece, with which he
returned to the pine, where the others
were congregated, and after much ear
nest speech they all surrounded the
dog, and the leading bird dexterously
dropped the small piece of meat within
reach of his mouth, when he immedi-
ately snapped at it, letting go the big
piece tnwisely for second, on which
two Of the crows few away with it to
the pine, and with much futtering and
hilarity they all ate or rather gorged
1t, the deceived dog looking vacant and
bewildered for moment, after which
he sat under the tree and barked at
them namely.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17

A man who was too economical to
take this paper sent his little boy to
borrow the copy taken by his neighbor.
In his haste the boy ran over "a
stand of bees and in ten minutes look
ed like a warty summer squash. His
cries reached his father, who ran to
his assistance and, failing to notice a
barbed wire fence, ran into that,
breaking it down, cutting handful of
flesh from his anatomy and running a
81 pair of pants. The old COW took adj
vantage of the gap in the fence and
got into the cornfeld and killed herself
eating green corn. Hearing the racket,
the wife ran, upset four gallon churn
full of rich cream into a basket Of
kittens, drowning the whole flock. In
the hurry she dropped 81 set Of false
teeth. The baby, left alone, crawled
through the spilled milk and into the
parlor, running brand new $40 car
pet. During the excitement the Oldest
daughter ran away with the hired man,
the dog broke up II setting hens, and
the calves got out and chewed the tails
off four fine shirts.-Kansas City Jour-
mol
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17
Japanese Courtesy.


DR.. Seaman is an authority on Japan.
and he tells this story of his last VISIT
to that country:
''There was little incident happen
ed while we were in port that showed
the magnanimity of those people. a
United States soldier was out riding a
bicycle, and he was coasting down hill,
when he ran over man. They
promptly arrested him, and he was
taken before a magistrate. We ali
went up from the transport to see how
things went with him. The magis-
trate heard the case and fined him SIS
for running over a blind man.
"'Whatr said the soldier; was the
man blind? Here, give him $20,' and
he pulled out 500 goldpiece and hand
ed it over to the magistrate.
"And what do you think they dbl
They were so pleased that they remit
ted the whole fine, or would have done
SO, only the soldier would not take 1t
back, but insisted on it's being given to
the blind man, and then they gave him
diploma setting forth what he had
done. New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17
snow EIena.

One of the strangest Of all specks on
snow is the snow fea-no mimic flea,
but an actual living and very lively
midget, whose swarms sometimes COW
er the snow in patches as black as ink
or convert large spaces Of its surface
to dark gray color. They are crea-
lures Of the thaw. have seen patches,
says William Hamilton Gibson, two
feet in diameter moving like dark
shadow across the meadow, and re-
member once when boy walking on
the snow crust over field Of several
acres that was everywhere peppered
with their millions.
The books tell us that the insects live
In moss and lichens and the rocks and
bark of trees. from which they emerge
for exercise in mild weather. This
theory is probably warranted by the
facts, but it will be no easy task so to
convince many a rustic philosopher
whom l know and to whom these f1eas
are as much a celestial shower as the
snow itself-B Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17

The doctor looked wise and said it was
"nervous indigestion. y
But he didn't cure it.
So Mr.. Thos. G. Lever, Of Lever, S. c.,
wrote to DIR. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y.
I ic nell A
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17
HOW to Get q Genial DOG

A vagrant dog, particularly cur
with seven or eight different strains Of
common dog in him. is the best kind
of dog to own. He is always smiling
and wagging his tail at you, and his
appreciation of little favors is only
equaled by his appetite. A fancy dog
with blue ribbon around his neck is
always looking for an opportunity to
snap at children. If we kept dog,
we would keep yellow one, purchased
as a pup from a negro boy.-Atchison
Globe
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17

heard story about George Gould
which goes to show that the possession
of great wealth doesn't necessarily
preclude the possession of a passing
ready wit. 1t was several or even
more years ago, while the elder Gould
was still alive, that woman | know
met George Gould at dinner He was
presented to her quite casually, and
she did not catch his name. CONVEX
sation turned on operations in Wall
street, and the woman am speaking
of launched out into perfect torrent
of ladylike abuse of Jay Gould. Ev-
erybody tried to stop her, but she per-
ceiyed nothing except that people were
looking at the young man. Turning to
him, she asked:
''Do you know Jay Gould?"
"Well, yes" he said; 1--WE had some
business dealings with him" Wash
ington Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17
Lerend of the Violin.

An ancient legend tells us that one
day as Orpheus, son of Apollo and the
muse Calliope, was walking by the sea,
trilling in soft cadence song taught
him by the celebrated teacher Limos,
he was attracted by the sound of sweet
music, which seemed but the echo of
his own glorious voice. He walked
along, singing, and the sound ap-
preached, as if to meet him, till finally
1t sang at his very feet.
CHANGING down, he saw the shell of a
turtle, which had been cast high and
dry upon the beach and left there by
the receding waves. The little thing
had died and dried up SO that only the
sinews, shriveled to strings, and the
shell remained. The dried up sinews
were tightly stretched across the hol-
low shell, and the wind, as it listed,
touched the strings, causing them to
vibrate over the shell sounding board
and give forth the sweet, sad tones
Enchanted, he bore his treasure home
and from it fashioned the viol shell,
with which he ever after accompanied
his voice, and the nymph Eurydice, en-
chanted by It's magic, became his bride
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