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ADAM \. wEsCnLER. AUCrIoNEER
TRUSTEES SALE Or VALUABLE IMPRnvET
REAL ESTATE. NO. 1926 LINDEN PLACE

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
OR STREET NORTHEAST.
I;v virtue Of a certain deed of trust duly
corded in Liber No. 1929, folio $50 ct seq. Of
the land records of the District Of Columbia.
and at the request Of the party secured thereby,
the undersigned trustees will sell at public auc.
tion in front OF the premises. on MONDAY,
THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER. AID
1907. At HAIF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises. sit
uate In the city OF Washington. in the District
Of Columbia. and designated and being lot
ZIG In billings and Geier's subdivision of lots
In square 1904. per plat In Lihcr IS. folio
1o5. of the records OF the Office OF the surveyor
of said District. the said lot having a frontage
Of 10 feet on the north side Of Linden place by
a depth Of e. Is feet To alley. aud being inl-
proved by two-story brick dwelling.
Terms Of sale: One third OF purchase money TO
he paid In cash. balance In equal installments
paysble In one and two years with interest Mt
six Per centum per anuum. payable semi-annu-
ally. from day of sale. secured by deed Of trust
upon the property sold. all cash. at option OF
purchaser. 4 deposit Of $50 Will be required OF
purchaser at time Of sale. All conveyancing. re-
cording. etc. at cost of the purchaser Terms
Of sale to be complied with within fifteen days
from day OF sale. otherwise trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at risk and cost Of
defaulting purchaser, after FIVE days advertise
ment.
C. II. WILLIAMSON,
ENOCH l.. WHITE.
Address. Pacific building.
de3d&ds. eSr Trustees
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baker, ETC., will be handing goods to his
customers in tke novel paper bag shown
below. the recent invention of a Mis-
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and size to the usual paper bag. except
that the sides and the bottom are fold
able. The sides of the bag are perforated
near the top. When the bag is fat the
perforations will form two holes adapted
to receive loop of string having the
ends tied. When the bag is filled the
string forms a handle by which the bag
can be carried. The length of the string
forming the handle is sufficient to permit
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ADAM A. wEscHLER. AUcTIoSEEn.
TIL STEPS SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVE
KEAi. ESTATE. 1908 AND 1905 IT

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
KEAI. ESrATE. 1908 AND 1905 It'll
STREET SOUTHEAST.
Ry virtue of certain deed of trust duly re-
corded In Lber No. 2J34. folio ZIG ct SEQ, OF the
land records OF the District Of Columbia and at
the request Of the party secured thereby. We. the
UNDERSIGNED trustees. will sell at public auction
In front OF the premises. on FRIDAY. THE
TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER. Al. 1901
AT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the following de-
scrlhed land and premises. situate In the city
az Washington in the District of Columbia. and
designated as and being original lots numbered
eleven dll and twelve de, In square numbered
eight hundred and eighty-oue ssh. together with
the improvements. consisting of brick dwellings.
stable anil store.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash. balance 10 two
equal iDstallDieuts. payable In o1e and two
years. with interest at per centum per snnum
payable semisnnuaily; secured by deed OF trust
upon the property sold. all cash. at the option
III the purchaser. \ deposit Of 800 will b. re-
auIred ut the time of sale. All eonveyAnclng
recording, etc-s At cost of purchaser. Terms OF
sale to he complied with within fifteen days from
day OF sale otherwise the trustees reserve the
right TO resell the property at the risk and cost
Of the defaultlag purchaser. after 1--WE days ad-
ycrtisepent Of such resale In The Evening Star.
JOHN A. SCHAEFER.
WILLIAM Il. McCLOSKY
del3.dkds Trustees.
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ADAM A. wEsCHLER, AUCTIONEER.

TRusTEkS SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM:
PROVED REAL ESTATE FRONTING 4S
FEET on WASHINGTON STREET: Ana
Ry virtue of certain deed Of trust duly
corded in Liner 226l. folio 277 ct seq. Of
the land records Of the District Of Columbia. and
at the request of the party secured thereby. we,
the undersigned trustees. will sell at. public
ton. in front Of the premises on MONDAY.
THE TwENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER.
A u. 1907, At FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the fol-
lowing described land and premises, situate in
the county of Washington. in the District of
Columbia. and designated and being lots num-
bered 500 and 5l0 Uniontown.
Terms OF sale: 0ne-third Of the purchase
money to be paid In cash. and the balance ip
two equal Instruments, payable in one and two
years. with interest at per centrum per an
num- payable semi-annuay, from day OF sale.
secured by deed of trust upon the property Sold
or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit of 500 will be required of the pur-
chaser at the time Of sale. All conveynneinG
recording. etc. at the cost of the purchaser.
Terms OF sale to he complied with within fifteen
days from day Of sale
GEORGE NJ. EMMERICH.
Sill 7th street northwest. Trustee.
DOUGLASS S. MACkALI,
416 9Th street northwest Trustee.
J. A. MAEDEL, Attorney, il6 9TH northwest.
dell dads. eSu
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ADAM A. WEscHLER. AUcTI0NEER.

ADAM A. WESCHLER. AUCTIONEER.
Sale of 2-story Brick Dwelling No.
:324 c Street S.W., With Large
Brick Stable in Rear; Also Two
2-story Frame Stores and Dwell
ings, Nos. - and IS Monroe
Street. Anacostia, D. C.
EENTH. 1907. At -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. I viii
sell by public auction. In front of the premises.
part Of lot IA. square 535 improved by 2-story
six-Eoom t-ick dwelling, with Urge brick stable
In rear.
on THE SAME DAY. AT HALr-PAsT FOUR
O'CLOCK r NJ. lots and s and north i.21 feet
front by fun depth lot 2 in Dnvan's addition to
and DWELLINGS. Nos. IL and 10 Monroe St, Ana
costa. d. c.
Terms: The c street pronerty will he sold snh.
1ect TO building association trust for 81. 167.
and the Anacostia property subject 70 A building
association trust for 81 ,24O Over md above
trusts. cash. or all cash, at purchasers option.
Deposit Of 500 on each parcel at time Of sale.
Nveyancing. ETC., ut purchasers cost.
ADAM 4. WESCHLER. Auct.
ie10dEds
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them to cross his dwelling again. Rus
sian peasants are about the dirtiest people
in Europe. except. perhaps. the Bulge
rians: but they will not give food to dogs
or other animals in the basins they eat
out of for fear of offending the household
spirits who live in them and who would
smash the crockery TO get out of it. were
such II slight put upon them.
The spirits which the peasant fears
most are those of the dead. Their return
alive is the forewarning of some terrible
calamity. Therefore everything is done 10
keep them in their collins. Not only are
as many candles as possible burned at the
funeral TO light them safely 10 the spirit
world. but food and drink are placed on
their graves at regular intervals, because
If they have plenty TO eat and drink hum
ger will not send them back to their old
homes. On All Souls eve the cemeteries
and sraveyards are scenes OF solemn
gatherings. The families OF the dead come
to visit them lest they should feel lonely
and want to return to their homes.
Stories are told round the graves and
hymns are sung by the "prorok." Fruit,
milk and barley are left there and in
Vulnerable lamps are lighted OF course
the peoples imagination gets worked up
to such an extent that everybody sees
and talks with some spirit. who tells the
listeners how it fares with him or her in
the next world. Doubtless from these
''dz!ady." as such gatherings are called,
has sprung the belief that crows Pic
out the hearts OF the wicked dead, who
suffer endless thirst and agony, while
the good ones walk in shady forests lis
tening to beautiful music.
OF course. advantage is taken of this
state of ignorance by INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons. Quite recently striking instance
of this occurred in the province of Radon.
European Russia. peasant named Ivan
zproch had grudge against Jozefa Ziol-
koff, widow. who lived with her little
son. boy named Nenryk. Ivan tod his
daughter Marya to lie in bed and pretend
to be very ILL., When the girl did not APP
pear in the fields the next day the other
peasants asked what had become of her.
w anu sec, odiu ~ iSy "Sht III
crowd to the hut where Maya was
lying and asked what had happened.
Last night, when We were milking the
cows together, Jozefa and her child cast
spell over me- she said. The spell is
so strong that ! cannot move. But l know
I should be WILL if could drink the blood
of that woman and her child
JoEefa was Immediately set upon and
beaten by the bystanders till the blood
ran from her nose and ears. Maryd
drank it. declared herself free of the
SPELL got up and went to work. The vic
tim OF this barbarity died of her injuries.
Her little son, who was also cruelty beat
en-, now lies in the hospital. And this
happened within twelve hours journey
of Berlin.
Such are some of the superstitions that
hold sway among the ignorant Russian
peasantry, whom a word about an anti
Christ will drive TO commit the foulest
murders, and whose lives are ruled by the
habits and fads of the different spirits
they still so firmly believe in, in spite of
socialism and education
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Playgoing as a Duty.

From the Weekly Dispatch.
The theater will never be anything more
in this country than a. mere entertain
ment until people are in the habit of go
ing to a play at least once a week, as
they do in many continental cities. and
very much as people used to go to chapel
in this country ere Sunday became a day
of golf rather than of rest.
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TRANSFERABLE EMBROID-
cry DESIGNS.

This cut is a small reproduction OF
an embroidery pattern 1)XI5 inches. on
receipt of ~ cents we will send the
large design by mail to any address.
The pattern may be transferred to any
material for embroidering by simply
following the directions given below.
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ADAM A WESCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
AUCTION SALE OF A TwO-STORY FRAME
DWELLING. NO. $40 FLORIDA AVENUE

AUCTION SALE OF 4 TWO-STORY FRAME
DWELLING. NO. $40 FLORIDA AVENUE
NV.
By virtue of a certain deed Of trust dated
April 81. 1907. recorded In I.iber 307s at folio
Columbia. and at the request of the holders of
the notes secured thereby. default having been
front of the premises. Mt public auction, on
THURSDAY. THE \INETEENTI. DAY OF
DECEMBER. 1907. AT HALF-PASP FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the south one-half 81 OF LOT
numbered six (6,. in Wright and Co. subdivision
Of part Of Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains.
Terms: 81 200 cash. and balance in one year
at 81 interest. secured by deed Of trust on the
posit Of 800 required at time of sale. Terms
to be complied with within IS days. otherwise
the trustee reserves the right to resell ut pur-
chaser's cost MALCOLM HUFTY. Trustee.
de9-d&ds. eSu 416 9Th st. NV
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MARCUS NOTES. AucTIoNEER.
L. HEIDENHEIMER, Broker.
DELFT
THOMAS ]. OWEN & SON. AUCTIoNEERS,
1891 g st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF CNIMPROvED PROF
ERTY. SITUATE NICHOLS AVENUE

ERI1. NNHOlS AN l.,
BARRY FARM, ANACOSTIA. n. c..
by virtue Of a deed of trust given to and
recorded In Libcr 1905 at folio 4s7 ct sed.. one
of the hand records OF the District Of Columbia
and at the request of the party secured, We will
sell at public auction, in front Of the premises
on THURSDAY. THE NINETEENTH DAY OF
DECEMBER. 1871. AT FoUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK
Pm. the following described real estate, situ-
ate in the District Of Columbia. to wit:
Parts of original lots lettered "a" and "B"
In section numbered eight 49, Barry Farm, he
ginning at q pcin. on the western line Of orig
from the northwest corner thereof. thence with
snd r. south So 81 10" west o3s.a3 feet;
thence having said line and running south sl'
81 20" cast 2.6l feet: thence south SO O6'
So" cast 235.32 feet to the western side Of
Nichols avenue: thence with the western side
thereof north So 53' 10" east 25+,57 feet: thence
Leaving the western side of Nichols avenue and
running north So o6. so" west 1855 feet;
thence north So IS 20" west 166. IS feet to the
BEGINNING. containing I21 .241.5 square feet.
Terms: One-thtrd az, cash. balance in one ~
and two t2i years. with interest at 8ef per m.
nun, payable scmi.annualy. One hundred dol.
lars 41oooO, deposit required at time OF sale.
AL convey ancinS. &c: at purchasers cost.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN & TRUST CO..
Trustee.
By ANDREW PARKER.
d&ds Vice President.
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THOS. J. OWEN & SON, AUCTIuNRERS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOT IM
PROVED by SMALL FRAME RI'ILDIN(.
REING THE SOUTHEAST I,0RNEI, or

PROVED by SMALL FRAME Ri'ILDINGa
REING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
18TH AND \ STREETS Sc
BY virtue Of a certain deed Of i-'ist dated
June 20, 1902. and duly recorded in I.i3er 265a
at folio 1872 ct seq. one Of the land records for
the District Of Columbia. and at the request of
the party secured thereby: the UNDERSIGNED trus
premises on WEDNEspAY. THE EIGHTEENTH
DAY . DE DECEMBER. AID: 1907. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described lsrd
and premises situate in the city OF Washington
District Of Columbia. and designated as and
being original lot numbered ten 90, in square
gcther with the improvements thereon.
Terms OF sale: One third OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance ill :wo equa |
installments. payable in one and two years. with
interest at six per centum per annum payable
semi annually from day Of sale: secured by deed
of trust upon the property sold. all ersh. at
the option of the purchaser. deposit of one
hundred (Slo0) dollars will be REQUIRED at time
OF SALE All ccnvevancing. recording, ere. at
cost of purchaser Terms Of sale to &c complete
within fifteen days from day OF sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
after Ave days advertisement. of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washington. d. c.
IRVING WILLIAMSON.
JOHN W. BRAwNER.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THos. J. OWEN & son. AUcTI0NEERs.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORS SALE OF
THREE-yT0EY AND BASEMENT APART.
MENT HOUSE No. c01o. AND THREE
STORY AND BASEMENT BRICK DWELL
ING, NO. 20IT G ST. NV.
By virtue of authority vested in me as trustee
and executor. 1 will sell at public auction. In
front Of the premises. SATURDAY DFCEM-
RER FOURTEENTH. 1907, AT HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. parts of lots 3 and 4. In
square 1o2. said lots fronting about 81 feet on
G ST.. with the improvements.
Terms announced at time of sale. A deposit of
$3.50 required upon each parcel. Conveya ncing
closed in 80 days. deposit forfeited
VICTOR ANDERSON. Executor and Trustee.
de0-5t
UTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED, on
account OF the weather. until TUESDAY. DE-
place. BY order Of the executor
del4-d&ds cSu
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The load for full-grown elephant is
two tons
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To the peasants mind his home and i'm
mediate surroundings-his fields. granaries
and meager forests-are full of spirits,
who have to be appeased at certain sea-
sons of the year. and who. If neglected or
offended. will wreak their vengeance
upon him and his family. Here, again.
the wizard acts as medium. These spirits
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the Dag to be fully opened for the in
sertion or removal of the contents. The
bag is, of course, reinforced and strength
ened at the perforations for the purpose
of preventing tearing of the sides of the
bag by the flexible handle. II will he
obvious that one person could readily
carry dozen such bags filled with ar
ticles with one hand. whereas with the
ordinary bag the carrying capacity would
be limited.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
SPOOKS1ERS
RAIDED BY
DETECTIVES
FAKERS CAUGHT DEFRAUDING
GULLIBLES
WHITE ROBE sNATcHED FROM A
"sPIRIT"
G. F. Baxter and Wife Locked Up
After Exciting Struggle, Expo
sure and Capture of
ParaphernaIia
CONTINUED from page Two,

CONTINUED from Pare TwOJ
front the watchers in the rear closed up
to the fence to await developments.
Possibly three minutes after the alarm
one OF the watchers was suddenly con-
fronted by the face of a boy of u or IA,
who in bare feet had made no noise in
reaching the back fence from the house.
The officer leaped over the fence and
reached for the lad as he jumped. The
"spook" was too quick, however, and
with the advantage of a firm footing over
his would-be captor, lodged to the ground,
and before his pursuer could gain his bal
ance after the jump over the fve-foot
fence, ran through the barnyard into a
chicken corral, slamming the wire gate
after him. Quickly the watcher followed,
only to be confronted at the limits of the
corral by another wire gate, also Closed
by the fleeing "spook." Hastily 1T was
torn open, as was a third gate of like
description, close to the back door of the
house. The youngster ran around the
house, and in the darkness his familiarity
with the topography of the grounds en-
ab,ed him to escape.
One of those to whom the downfall Of
the Baxters was felt most keenly was an
old man named Anderson. He looked at
Baxter repreachfully and with surprised
eyes studied the Bit of cheese cloth that
for months he had been looking upon as
the spirit Of a departed child. Anderson
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03

EANca AND TIE LAST NIGHT

left the house shaking his head sadly but
without a word.
With the exception OF Miss Chaudet no
one suffered physically as result of the
raid. Detective Mcnamara, however, re-
ceived stinging right hand jolt to the
jaw from Mrs Baxter's clenched fist as
ne was making the arrests. The blow
was so sharp that the officer felt the
sting for hours afterward
Despite the fact that the story of the
arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter quickly
spread among the spooksters throughout
the city, none of their gullibls victims ap-
peared at the police station to deposit
bail for their fallen leaders. In view of
this fact, the Baxters, husband and wife,
were compelled to pass last night In the
tanks at the city jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
GULLIBLES HAVE CHANGE
TO TALK TO DEPARTED
FOR GOOD HARD CASH
RY HARRY 9. sTRAHAN

Until last night the easy marks and
gullibles of Los Angeles could find an
outlet for their surplus coin at 1863
Twenty second street
In return for the cash they had chance
to talk to dear departed Uncle Pat"
''Aunt Esther or Little Eva" They
could even shake hands with them and
give them flowers to carry back to sphere
one, two, three and upward, to be given
to other dear ones ION the other side"
An evening with the spooks is decidedly
Interesting to person who believes him
self sound In mind; two evenings would
be tiresome. while further experiences
would prove disgusting. nauseating and
almost impossible.
g. F. Baxter and wife are the mediums
through which. they claim, spirits of de-
parted men, women and children are able
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03

me. I requested permission to bring my
husband to the next meeting of the circle
and 1t was gracefully accorded.
Certainly, dear. bring Mr.. Hamilton
to our meeting Saturday night and we
will be glad to receive him." said Mrs.
Baxter over the telephone. and without
more adieu I agreed.
We attended the second seance and
again saw the shade of an aunt never
possessed.
Then came the third trip and the thrill
ing scenes of last night. Oh, 1t was dra-
matte; 1t was splendid! Those big, strong,
jolly men! 1 have great admiration for
those reporters and detectives.
The scene was thrilling and the adven-
ture delightful. think / shall have to
try 1t again some day. I believe ! acted
my part very well, but then those wise
persons were so gullible. their fraud so
cheap and f1imsy 1t was just too easy.
Anyway, it was lots Of jolly good fun,
and enjoyed 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03

extinguished. All OF US grasped hands
and sat as quiet and still as mice, await
ing the arrival OF spooks.
BE quiet ALL" whispered an uncanny
voice, and my teeth chartered, as
thoughts of the unseen guests from the
other world passed through my mind.
| For an interminable time we sat there.
each holding tightly to the others hands.
until suddenly vague and shadowy form
appeared in the center Of the doorway
leading from the room in which we were
sitting to the dining room.
MRS. Hamilton,"I heard 1t whisper,
and so frightened was I that I nearly
forgot that was the name under which
was passing.
MRS Hamilton. the spirit wishes to
speak to you." said voice, which,
though It sounded through a trumpet,
resembled that of Mr.. Baxter strongly.
and gathering my strength and my wits
sprang to my feet and walked toward
the spook.
"Aunt Lizzie" Comes Forth
"Who are you? Who are your" cried
in trembling voice, and then regaining
my full wits I stretched out my hands
and said "Oh, Aunt Elizabeth; know it
must be you! oh, auntie, how glad am
to see you again." and found my hand
clasped between two warm palms which
felt extremely strong for the hands of
spirit and extremely large for the
hands of woman.
my child" murmured the voice, IT am
indeed your Aunt Elizabeth, and l have
come to bring you good cheer. Fear not;
the money I left you and Harry will
come to you safely and no law or law
yers can take 1t from you. Cheer up and
be brave"
Clasping my hands to my eyes to hide
the tears which seemed bound to come,
80 deeply did I feel the part was act
ing, I was led back to my seat by wit
nesses, and for the remainder of the
seance saw no more of "Aunt Elizabeth"
During the night I witnessed many
strange and unusual sights, not the least
of which was the resurrection" of a
man who has been dead during the last
one hundred years and who returned to
visit his friends on this side.
At last the seance was called to an
end and with Mrs. Waller bade goodby
to Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter.
Come again and bring your husband
with you,'' were the last words of Mrs
Baxter, and promising to do so I left
the place.
The following day telephoned Mrs.
Baxter and told her what an impression
the words Of the spirit had made upon