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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
JUL
JOHN b. LARNER President Committee.
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FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES W. RATCLIFFE. AUcT1oNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF \ HANDSOME. LARGE.
THREE-STORY AND CELLAR BRICK AND
STONE DWELLING on COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS, KNOWN As PREMISES NO. 1855
KENYON STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of a certain deti Of trust dated the
10th day Of March, AID. 1902 and recorded among
the land records of the District of Columbia, Li5er
2G21, folio 456 ct seq, and at the request of the
holder Of the note secured thereby, will offer,
public auction in front of the premises, OF
TUESDAY. THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF DE-
GENDER. AID. 1904. AT HAIF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described property,
situate in the county of Washington. District Of
Columbia. to wit: All that certain piece or parcel
and being lot numbered forty-six t46. in William
j, Pain ers subdivision of part of block numbered
thrty-s,x 1861. Columbia Heights per plat
recorded in Liber County No II. folio 104, of the
records OF the surveyors office of the District OF
Columbia. together with the improvements thereon;
Subject. however TO prior deed of trust to secure
the sum OF 1850, with interest, payable semi
annually, at The rate Of five per cent per annum.
Terms of sale: The deed of trust for $3.50
the balance to be paid in two equal insaments
respectively, in and two years. secured by a
deed OF trust the property Sold with interest
payable semi-annually. at the rate of five per cent
per annum. all cash, at the option Of the pur
chaser. A deposit OF 5000 Will be required at time
OF sale. Sale to be closed in fifteen days from
day of sale, otherwise the property will be resold
at the risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser after
FIVE DAYS advertisement In newspaper pub
lished in Washington city ID. G. Convey ancing at
cost Of purchaser
CLARENCE r. RHEEM. Trustee,
ALEXANDER T. HENSEY. Trustee,
e2-d&ds 916 F street
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SLAVE TO HABIT.
Clerk Who Can't Work Without His
Own Chair, Typewriter and Pencil.

Own Chair, Typewriter and Pencil.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
IF it is just the same to you, please let
me have that chair you are sitting on
said a clerk in an office the other day
His request was granted without any OBJ
jections, but several men in the office
wanted to know why he wanted the par
ticular chair. WELL" said the clerk, Il
have simply got in the habit of using 1t,
as we'll as a certain penholder. pencil,
desk, typewriter, and so forth. This thing
they call habit is worth some thought and
study, even for busy clerks. Now, for In
stance, 1 suppose you are used to smok-
ing a certain brand of cigar. Your dealer
might try to convince you that another
cigar is as good, or even better, but you
would cling to the old friend. Getting in
the habit Of doing things is responsible for
this.
Again. you may be used to wearing a
certain style of shoe, which pleaSes you
very much and looks we'll also. You want
to buy new pair. The shoe store sales
man has a new toe he wants to interest
you in, but you ask for the same old
style as before, simply because you have
been accustomed to it, that's all. I recall
an incident which brings my theory into
full relief as an example. used type
writer in my business. l need not mention
the make, but l may add it is a standard
machine and reputed to be very fine. WELL
1 went away for a few days in the coun-
try / wanted to use typewriter, but
could not secure my old make. Try as
would, / could not think with any GER
tainty while using the machine. 1 tried to
write In pencil To my surprise, l met
with the same difficulty.
II might go ON citing many other habits
I have acquired, but I am quite sure you
are a victim of the get the habit fever.
My wife never buys my neckwear or col
lars any more, because she tried to please
me several times, but had simply become
accustomed to wearing things after my
own style, and the wearables she bought
did not appeal to me-"
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Four-Legged Fakirs.

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
Nor are all the fakirs human beings Holy
cows and sacred monkeys have a fine share
in the game and in some instances show
rare cunning In taking advantage Of the
peoples beliefs in their attributes.
At Hale Ka. on the Indus, there is a
notably willy old sacred beast, whose long
pampering have developed some strange
characteristics. This animal will leave the
shore several times day In the heated
season, and, wading far out into the
stream, stand there and bawl until some
one Of the villagers comes out and laves
her with water, the GOODNESS caused by the
evaporation seeming to crafty her greatly.
She is extravagantly fond of choice plan
tains, and will go Into the bazaar and
take only the very best.
A friend of the family was close by a
! shopkeeper's stand one day, when a sacred
bull wandered up and began to feed from
the provisions displayed, with entire assur-
ance of being within his rights. The shop
keeper approached him gently, saying:
Forget not that l am a poor man,
brother Seest thou not those sweet deli
cacies before the place of the rich man
across the way?"
The bull munched on.
Full we'll / know thou art holy man.,
and / give thee all thou takest, feeling my
reward in heaven already bestowed; but,
brother, I am poor man, and this morning
I gave a rupee to thy very holy brother OF
Ratonga Ga stiff armed fakir Of the regton).
and thou shouldeSt come In another moon.
A great hole was growing in the pile on
the stand. The shopkeeper picked up a
bamboo stick and blew his breath in the
end of it. then again addressed the animal:
Unto this stick have breathed a prayer
that thou mayest remember how poor a
man l am, my brother, and I now pre-
sent my humble petition" Wherewith he
whacked the bull sharply over the nose,
and the astounded animal galloped, below
ing, through the bazaar.
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Our WDeserted Villaees.v

From the New York World.
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller Is buying up
the hamlet of Griggsville, in North larry
town. to add It's depopulated site to his
6,O0O-acre estate. The Nassau county court
is reviewing the extraordinary action of
the Hampstead highway commission, which
gave half mile Of beautiful public road to
Mr.. w. K. Vanderbilt, jr. Such news often
calls attention to the manner in which the
region of New Yorks natural growth is
being absorbed in big country estates"
The fashionable fad of the moment is
"the simple life' in the country. For this
purpose wide stretch of land seems to
be considered necessary. Where this Is
sought at a distance from centers Of pop
ulatioE little harm can result. but the de-
population of villages within thirty miles
of New York city hall is serious evil
Mr.. Rockefellers tract covers the former
homes Of many families and seriously en-
harnesses the river villages in their search
for water supply. Mr.. Vanderbilt's thou
sand-acre estate at Success Lake has dis
possessed dozen families Of LakeviIle,
which is less than seventeen miles from
city hall. A million people as closely
crowded as those on New York's east side
could live on this one place" Mr.. Whit
ney's estate at Manhassett includes a part
of the ancient hamlet. Mr.. Jennings at
Cold Spring has half ruined that village
by- closing a summer hotel; Mrs. Mackay 9
at Roslyn closed public road a grave
yard and what was practically the finest
public park on the island. and the debris
of torn-down farm houses yet filters Mrs.
O H. P. Belmonts at Hampstead.
Such holding back of nearby farm and
forest land from suburban Improvement ts
most Injurious to other taxpayers, as North
Tarry town and Greenwich are beginning 20
know. But one thing public officials can
do. They can refuse to close public roads
for land monopolstS-a thing that is now
too often done: and where public conven-
ience demands they can run highways
through these great areas, making their
remoter parts impossible of inclusion in
that high iron fence of the home parK'
which is now the style"
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me to walk forth into the realm of modern
womanhood. l recalled all her kindness to
me when was unknown and unsophisti-
Gated; how she had placed opportunities in
my way over and over again for advance
ment in club life; how she had entertained
me royalty for two summers at Meguntic
cove; how she had chosen me, finally, as
her friend and confidante.
Could 1 do this thing? Could I turn
against her now and crafty my own am
bltlons at the expense of her overthrow
and my own Observation-Disclosures? No, would
not do it.
l started for the telephone to call her up
and assure her that the whole story was
false; that nothing would induce me to ac-
cept the nomination which should dislodge
her But the bell rang just as / reached
the stairway, and Minnie Morrison was
ushered in.
"Oh. here you are!" she exclaimed, seiz-
ing my hands. Did you see the Starr"
1 replied that did; but my voice express
ed no enthusiasm.
We'll. your boom is on. Don't give me
away. But you will be waited on by a COM
mittee of ladies this week. You'll see."
And her voice showed the triumph which
she felt. Talk to me of the power of the
press! None of you know anything about
It, Why, paragraph can make or I'M
make a woman's reputation in this city"
felt sure of 1t that l could not an
swer her as should have done.
Mrs. Parsons will resign" she an
nounced, calmly.
relt that any self-reSpecting woma n
would want to resign after this newspaper
attack, but 1 only said:
DO you think she will?'
Sure; I've been up there" / looked the
surprise 1 felt. Yes, she telephoned for
me. She was on her high horse at first,
and accused me Of knowing something
about that paragraph but 1 switched her
off that track. Then she pumped me.
was coy at first, but when she bore down
too hard l told her how unpopular she is
getting her fn 10
to serve another term. 1 think fixed her.
She wore humbly chastened air when
left that augurs well for you, jackie
Il don't think 1t would be right, Minnie, !"
/ said firmly. Il shall not accept the nomi-
nation"
She laughed. Come, sing me that little
spring song you were practicing the other
day, and I'll co. and there was no further
club talk between US. But after my guests
had gone that night and I sat by my open
fire alone, was not happy. And it was
not because my husband had just left me
alone for months either.
Go be continued tomorrow
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THOs. ]. OWEN & son, AUCTONEERS.

TRUSTEES SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF DE
MICHIGAN AVENUE AND CATHOLIC UNI
uABLE FRoNTAGE On BOTH SIDES OF
4TH STREET EXTENDED AND LINCOLN
AVENUE.
By virtue of a certain deed Of trust, duly re-
corded in Liber No 275s folio 377 ct seq, one of
the land records of the District of Columbia, and
at the written request and direction of the party
secured thereby, We the undersigned trustees, will
SELL at public auction. on the premises, on WE'D
NESDAY, DECEMBER TWENTY-FIRSr, 1904, AT
FOUR O'CLOCK M, the following described land
and premises, situate and lying In the District of
m IN subysnn of traet Of and
known as Metropolis View made by John A.
Middleton and Thomas W. Berry trustees. as per
plat filed with said trustees first report of sales
in equity cause No. 500, Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, copy Of which plat is re-
corded in the office of the surveyor of the District
of Columbia in Liber Governor Shepherd, folio IL !;
except much Of SAID lots lies within the lines
of 4th street east extended per plat recorded
in the aforesaid surveyors office in Liber County
No. g. folio 81, and excepting also so much of said
lot numbered twelve Q2) as was conveyed by wal
ter D. Davidge. jr, executor and trustee under the
Will of Walter b. Davidge, deceased, to the Saint
Thomas Literary Society by deed dated February
% 1902 and recorded February 81 1902 in Liber
No. 1928, folio 476, of the land records Of said
District-contaning four a. acres of land: Subject
to the covenant that slaughter house. bone dust
glue factory or anything considered nuisance
shall be erected said land.
Terms of sale: One third of the purchase money
to be paid in cash. and the balance in two equal
installments, payable in one and two years from
day of sale. to be evidenced by purchasers prom
issory notes. bearing interest at the rate Of per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and Sc
cured by deed of trust on the property Sold or
all cash, at the option of purchaser. A deposit Of
$500 will be required at time of sale. All con-
veyancipg, recording and notarial fees at cost OF
purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with
within fifteen days from day Of sale, otherwise
the trustees the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of the defaulting pur-
chaser, after five days advertisement of such re-
sale In some newspaper published In the Dis
trict of Columbia.
w. CLARENCE DUVALI,
925 street northwest
JNO. E. McLERAN,
1908 F street northwest
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Shrinking Lakes.

From the Chicago News.
In 1850, some distance southeast of Lake
Nyassa in central Africa, Livingstone dis
covered Lake Shirwa, body of water
about thirty miles long and fifteen miles
wide, which has now entirely disappeared
with the exception of few ponds. Lake
Nyami discovered by Livingstone at the
same time, has also disappeared. The cause
of the change appears to be a gradual dry
ing I'D of bodies of water in Central Africa.
AS marking the results of single half
century the changes named show a rapidity
of mutation in those inland waters not
equaled elsewhere in the contemporary
geographers survey, though the shrinking
of Salt lake in Utah is also very remark
able.
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C. C. SLOAN & CO. AUCTIONEERs,
1407 G ST. NV, Washington, ID. 9.

TRUSTEES SALE or MODERN PRINTING
PRESSES. TABLES, FIXTURES AND TYPE,
NOW LOCATED on THE PREMISES OF THE
CAPITAL PRINTING COMPANY, 6li 18TH
ST. NV, CITY OF WASHINGTON, ID. c.
By virtue OF deed OF trust given to me, and re-
corded In Liber 2735. at folio lS3, of the land
ords OF the District of Columbia. and at the request
OF the parties secured, l will SELL at public
tion, said premises. on WEDNESDAY, DECEM-
O'CLOCK Z. NJ. the following named presses and
chattels:
One super royal Universal press No. 1908; one
sxl2 Chandler & Price Gordon press, 12x1S
Chandler * Price Gordon press, both with steam
fixtures: two imposing stone tables and collins,
36xis: one No. Polhemus cabinet, with three pair
fitting brackets ana 3 pair cases. two 20 two
g. with rollers and brackets; labor saving reget
case; two sets Harris rule with blank cases,
and valuable lot Of type and other printers para
phernalia including long fountain for l2x1S Chan
dler Price press one triple Pohemus cabinet,
with three pair news cases and fitting brackets;
one Damon perforator and scoring machine: one
Wisconsin cabinet. with steel runs; New York
rack, standing galley. Rowen border and
script cabinet. one round punching and cornering
machine. etc. etc.
Terms Of sale to be cash; 10 per cent Of purcbns.
ing price required deposit ut time of sale All
conveyancng at cost OF purchaser Terms Of sale to
be complied with within five days from dat Of SALE
otherwise the right to resell the property
st risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser after
days previous advertisement In Washington. ID.
C., newspaper. reserve the right to offer the
above chattels in bulk or offer In detail.
FRANK n. H0UCK, Trustee.
Care OF TUCKER & KENYON,
des5t Colorado building.
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TU0S. J. OWEN son, AUCIS., 9l3 + 81. NV.
ING LOTS THIRTY-sIX SITUATE IN EAST
hFk II suhn u 81 B. c. ooi f'A's 81
By virtue Of a certain deed of trust, duly
corded In Liber 2591, at folio 314 ct seq, one Of
the land records for the District Of Columbia, and
will sell at public auction, at the hereinafter
1ocS p places ON fHE TIME NE
TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904, at the
ner Of Division and f street, East Deanwood,
d. c., the following described land and premises.
situate In the District Of Columbia, and known
and designated and being lot number 20, In
block 81 lots 4, 5. 0, T. 30, SO and "a, in block Q;
lots 1, 2. g. and 8, in block 10: lot %, in block
IL lots 16. 49,, % q, 81, %. 20, 80, "a. IS, SO,
49, in block a. lots s. and 8, in block 49, in
Samuel X. George and Edward NJ. Pines subdi-
vision of part Of the Sheriff. estate, known
East Deanwood, said subdivision is recorded in
the surveyors office of the District OF Columbia
In County Book g. page 101.
Also Immediately thereafter at the corner Of
Division and Corcoran street, Burryille, lots
IL, II, 49, IA and 10, In Block 2; lots 80 and SO,
In block 3; lots /, 2, 8, and 8, In block 4; and
lots IA and IS. in block 9, all IN section numbered
Liber 1858, folio 1911, Of the land records Of the
District Of Columbia.
Terms announced at time Of sale. deposit Of
$3.50 will be required at time of sale II the lots
are sold whole. Conveyancing, recording
etc., at cost Of purchaser Terms OF sale to be
otherwise the trustees may resell the property at
the risk and cost Of the defaulting purchaser at
ter five days previous advertisement Of such
sale.
FRANK T. RAWLINGS
RICHARD G. RAWLINGS,
deG-d&ds Translates
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THOMAS BOWLING & CO.. Aucts.. e12 E st. NV

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE AND WE'LL III;
BEING PR Re RisK 12s17 ssR
BuIIDiNGs; nos. ia54-5s s1sT STREET AND
sIe2 STREET, IMPR ROY 10. ny THREE Z z
hhs ST NV. iMPRoiyEp Ed BY SEVEN BRICK
DWELLINGS; nos, 24l5-19 STREET; IN
AND s19 \. II. AVE. IMPROVED BY FRAME
DWELLING, WITH FRAME STABLE IN
By virtue of certain deed of trust, dated May
Is, 1900, and recorded in Liber 2492, folio III ct
one Of the land records Of the District OF Co
thereby the undersigned as surviving trustee, viii
s ss qss netS il sTsRf Tf ths
1904. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM part of lot II, in
0 Ssg IN m tbe s or W"s
ngion. described as follows, viz Beginning fer the
same at the end Of - feet south On east a ne {"
II. thence east parallel with Bridge street 2o2
feet IL inches to lot g. in old Georgetown; thence
southwardly and parallel with High street, ~ feet
6 inches, thence west and parallel with Bridge Ii
street 2o2 feet II inches, thence with High han
street In straight line TO the beginning toget her
with the improvements thereon and Immediately
thereafter ! will also sell in front of the prem
ses, part of lot 4, in Bealls addition to George
in said square 1908, beginning for the same
at the southwest formed by intersection of
gress street "A feet, thence west parallel with
Gay street % feet more or less to parcel con- aa
ords of the District of Columbia, in Liber 1903,
folio So, thence north parallel with Congress
Gay street 40 feet, more or less. to the begin
ming: together with the improvements thereon,
| will also sell, in front of the premises, on
THURSDAY DECEMBER TWENTY SECOND,
1904. AT FOUR O'CLOCK p NJ original lot 2, in
square 80, in the city Of Washington together with
the Improvements thereon.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash, balance in two
equal installments, at and two years. with in
tercst from day of sale, payable semi-annually or
all cash. at option of purchaser; deferred payments
to be secured by first deed of trust, to G. c.
Purves and Richard W. Tyler on the property
sold. A deposit of 5000 Will be required upon each
sale at the time of the sale. Conveyancing and
recording at purchasers cost. The trustee
the right resell the respective properties at the
risk and cost of the defhulting purchaser, after
five days advertisement il The Evening Star
newspaper, if the of sale not complied
with within fifteen days from the date of sale.
RICHARD w. TYLER,
de9-d&ds Surviving Trustee
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Chesapeake & Ohio nv.

Schedule Effective November 80, 1904.
Trains leave Pennsylvania Station.
2:3O Pm. Daily.-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS STE
CIAL. solid vestibule. electric-lighted Dining
Car train to Cincinnati. Reaches Cincinnati 500
s;m.. Louisville Hoo a I'm: st. Louis 8:2s p m.
VILE. Cincinnati Indianapolis, Chicago and st.
Louis. Connection for Virginia Hot Springs
week days. Dining Car from Washington;
meals La carte.
1910 Pm. Daiiy.-F; F; Y; LIMITED. Solid yes.
cinnati. Pullman Sleepers to Cincinnati Lex
ington and Louisville without change. Com
partment Sleeper TO Virginia Hot Springs daily
except Sunday. Sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago
and st. Louis. Dining car serving meals . 10
carte.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
ONCE, 6ls Pennsylvania avenue: 800 fourteenth
street, near F. and at the station. Telephone call
1910 for Pennsylvania Il. r. Cab Service.
II. w. FULLER.
Teaephose Main soee. General Passenger Assat.
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Vigo.
From the Chicago News.

vigo, the Spanish seaport, is an old-time
scene of war; It was to Vigo that Drake
and Norris sailed in 1888 to place Don An
tonic on the throne OF Portugal. They
burned Vigo, but failed to capture Lisbon.
and went away cursing each other. So lit
tle thunder was there that the common
sailors received but shillings q man in
wages, and took to robbery, for which
many of them were hanged in and near
London. When the English under Rookie
put into vigo harbor again there was treas
lre in sight A fleet of Spanish galleons. OF
which Benbow had been in pursuit, was in
the bay, protected by a French fleet. Sew
eral galleons were captured by the English.
but more went to the bottom. and there re-
main to this day. Nowadays Vigo is a
commonplace little town.
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RAILROADS.
@0W1T H|IE|RN RAILWAY,

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station.
7:35 am. Daily. Local for Harrisonburg, War.
IO.5i am. Daily. Washington and Florida Lin.
tied. Through coaches and sleeper to Columbia.
Savannah and Jacksonville. Dining car service
11:I5 am. Daily. United States Fast Mall.
First-class coaches and drawing room sleeper to
New Orleans. Dining service
ol Pm Week dSys Lo'a hr. nor harrsonours
4:55 pm. Daily. Local for Warrenton and Char.
press. First-class coach 10 Atlanta. sleeper to
Columbus. Ga via Atlanta. Sunset tourist sleeper
Washington to san Francisco Mondays, Wednesdays
$3.50 pm. Daily. New York and Florida Er.
press. First-class coaches and slcepers 10 Colum-
bis Savannah and Jacksonville. Sleeper TO Au.
gusta and Port Tampa. Dining car service la
carte.
II % pm. Daily New YORK and Memphis Linz
tied tvia Lynch 'drg). First-cass coach and sleep:
ing car TO Roanoke. Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis, sleeper to New Orleans. Dining car
10:45 pm. Daily. Washington and Southwestern
Atlanta. Macon. Memphis. New orleans.
TRAINS ON BLuEMONr BRANCH.
pm. week days. sos pm. daily. for Bluernont
6:2S pm. week days for Leeshurg only. Sunday
trains leave Washington e:l0 am, sos pm. for
Bluemont.
Through rains from the South arrive Washington
ga aRo an; e12 AM s4S AM . lSii an r soo
from Harrisonburg II :55 week days and 800
pm. daily. From Charlottesville. s:25 am and
$50 pm daily
Tickets .sping car reservations and detailed
nforma don can be had at ticket Offices, 705 18th
street, Oil Pennsy lvania avenue and Pennsylvania
Station. Baggage checked through from hotels and
Phone I64o p. R. r. Cab Service.
c. II. ACKERT- Gen. Manager.
de4 1904 $. H. HARDWICH, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
w. Ii. TAYLOR. Gen. Pass. Agt.
l.. $. BROWN, Gen. Agent.