Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
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Then Ill bid quarter, said the lit
tie woman. gancins around
"A quarter is bid quarter" called
the auct.oneer. is there another oefer""
Nobody seemed des rous OF Il sputing
the little womans title To the prSpertN.
She purchased the book. laid ii in her
lap and resumed her scat
'PerhapS. she said Ia another elderly
woman who sat beside her. some young
boy lost this Or perhaps an old man
dropped il and has mourned because his
mother gave il to him. The, would be
glad to know that ne Bible had a horne.
And though the sentiment was t. tie
there was simple feeling IN the old
woman tone that clothed II with sweet
ness and truth. one felt that If he had
been her son the young man would not
have lost his Bible.
The auctioneer now SAW AN opportunity
To distinguish himself y bottle Of cold
cream was the next thing Ia appear on
the altar of sacrifice. Waving the bette
about his head. he pleaded tar money.
This Is eleCant GOA cream. ne con-
ided to the throns. 'lou can't iuy better
cold cream anywhere than this is. And
think how useful il can he male. For
the men-shaying For the women-com-
pexion. Nothing like il earth. How
much for this incompatible bottle Of
cold cream
y bashful man with an Indifferent mus
tachc and high ne collar--not TO men-
on slender and peaked nose that seem
er eternal on the point Of asking ques-
tion-mildly suggested that he would lay
a nickel for the possession of the insuper-
able bottle.
IN rose a middle AGED coiored woman,
determination written in every hneament
.'Ah'l bid cents. she sad, and sat
down.
Seven. said the young man. he mid
dle-aged color.d woman was very black
and inclined to be corpulent. bu; she man
AGED 80 focus an ,Npres sion % naughty
'ndisnct or on him that w&s Norths ., II
empress eowaeer. she rose.
.ah'li bid cents If All ant inte fed
with h a lot > men. She announced
c earlr, and sat down again
Utterly sque ehed, the Young man sid
doWf into his ehsr and fixed his ewes
Oh he floor
A the bottle ~ cold cream Mas handed
over To the friend who had been
watching the pIocoo ing u mate astoni>h-
ment saped and demanded.
LIE. what Is Noa buyin' all dat greasy
staff foah? You all can't eat dat
Ian. chile. All don't want TO eat It,"
said the buyer "a she shifted the con-
tents. DE truf Is ma il complexion is
been gettin faded. Mebhe ds'il help il.
Then she leaned back and eyed the
auctioneer the b dders and the articles
for sale with kindly proprietory ali.
There VAS mad scramble among nc
up for auction. II was green dress.
that there vas no installing. 1t told
you il green about three blocks away
about AS quiet and harmonious as the
cits room of a newspaper when a three
million dollar fire = in progress. The
feeling among tie bidders ran high and
the bios rar ccrr sDoadiasl. Finally a
thin woman succeeded in capturing the
trophy.
The boys in the auction shop became
Violently enthused when an ancient cav
AIRY sabor, nicked and sinister looking.
but a splendid wall ornament. Was Of
fered 1t was sold. however, 10 one OF
the iders who had dropped in 10 pick
up an oddly % this kind
A silver-headed cane. offered after this,
proved to be drug on the market as
did a suit OF minister's clothing and
robes Of office which the proletariat eyed
with suspicion.
Altogether the sale brought into the
Treasury Department the grand total of
$50 OF about a dollar for each article
offered on an average. When one consid-
ers that clothing. typewriters, musical
instruments and Jewelry all formed part
of the salable goods il is easy 10 see
what tremendous bargains We're reaped
by the bidders Truly the harvest of the
poor was a profitable one TO all who came
in touch with II.
Tie value of the sal es had dropped
down since 1894. when Sl.:,D was
brought in. hut this is explained By the
fact that firearms were almost the only
articles of sale AT the early auctions.
In their little homes. supe ANIMATED
policemen To whose fund this money
Iues. Smiled when they heard that others,
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