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Evening star., 1925-02-20
AUCTION SALES
FUTURE DAYS,


Two Two-story and Basement
Brick Dwellings, in the First
Commercial Zone, Known as
Premises 22l2 and 2214 C
st. NV, Being One Block
West Of the George Wash
ington University and Near
the Proposed Lincoln Me-
mortal Bridge.
At Auction
BY authority vested In us we will sell at
public auction in front of the premises. on
THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1925, AT FoUR-THIRTY
O'CLOCK PM, lots s18 and BIT in square 81,
improved above.
Terms easy and announced at time Of sale.
A deposit of $500. 90 required. Sale 10 be closed
within thirty days deposit forfeited. All
convey ancing. recording and revenue stamps at
cost Of purchaser.
THOs. J. OWEN son. Auctioneers
fe20-d&ds. .exSu&hOl
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THos. J. OWEN L SON. AUCrIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK RESIDENCE. BEING
PREMISES 1116 9th STREET SOUTH

PKEMlSES 1ll6 9th STREET SOUTH
WEST
BY virtue of n certain deed of trust duly
recorded July IL, 1923. as instrument No. II
among the land records Of the District of Co.
lumba, and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby. the undersigned trustees will
sell at public auction in front Of the premises.
on FRIDAY, THE TWESTY-SEVENTH DAY
OF FEBRUARY, AID. 1925. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM, the following described land
and premises, situate In the District of Column
bia: and desicnated as and being part Of orig
inal lot 13. in square sol. beginning for the
same on Sixth street west at the southwest
corner Of said lot l3 and running thence north
on the east line OF said street 1870 feet.
thence east 9S feet TO the west line OF public
alley. thence south along the west line of said
alley. 1871 feet. thence west e8 feet to the
place Of beginning.
Terms: Sold subject to prior deed of trust
for $4,000, further particulars OF which
will be announced at time of sale; the pur
chase price above said trust to he paid in
cash. A deposit of 500 90 required. Convey
ancing, recording and revenue stamps at pur-
cheser's cost Terms to be complied with
within thirty days, otherwise deposit forfeited
and the property may be advertised and resold
at the discretion OF the trustees
NJ. JAMES WRIGHT,
GEORGE P. NEWTON,
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THoS. ]. OWEN & SON, AUCTIoNEERS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
STORE AND DWELLING, NO. 467
FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHWEST, AND
ID IAINr

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STORE AND DWELLING, NO. 467
FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHWEST, AND
LARGE BRICK BUILDING IN REAR.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust being
instrument No. 156, recorded November d,
1924, among the land records of the District
Of Columbia, and at the request of the party
secured thereby, the undersigned trustees will
sell at public auction. in front of the prem
ises, on FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY
OF FEBRUARY, AID. 1925, AT FOUR PM,
the following described land and premises,
situate in the District OF Columbia. and des-
ignated as and being lot 80 in Thomas q.
Hensey trustees subdivision of lot 16 in
block 5 UeDroit Park, as per plat recorded
in the Office of the surveyor for the District
of Columbia In Iiber County z. at folio A.
said block being now known for purposes of
assessment and taxation as square 1904.
Terms: Sold subject to prior deed of
trust for 5000, due July "a, 1925, further
particulars of which will be announced at
time of sale: the purchase price above said
trust to be paid in cash. A deposit Of $500
required. Conyeyancing, recording and reve-
nue. stamps at purchasers cost. Terms TO be
complied with within thirty days otherwise
deposit forfeited and the property may be ad-
vertised and resoId at the discretion of the
WHITEFIELD McKINLAY,
CHARLES ii. FLAGG.
feIO-ddds, ,eXSu Trustees.
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Trustees Sale Of Valuable Hem
stitching, Plating and EN-
broidery Machinery, Fixtures
and Equipment, contained in
No. 1877 14th St. NV.

BY virtue of a certain chsttels deed of trust.
dated October 4. 1924 and recorded October
II. 1924, among the records of the Office OF the
recorder of deeds. ID. c., the undersigned trus.
tees will sell by public auction within the
above premises. on WEDNESDAY. THE
TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1925,
AT ONE O'CLOCK PM. all the machinery.
fixtures. equipment. wares and merchandise
composing said business, including in part,
Cash Register. Hemstitching. Plating. Button.
Fluting and Picoting Machines. Shelving. Steam
Boiler. Floor Cases. Electric Fans, Gas Water
Hes tiers. Sewing Machines, Silk and Pattern
Cases and other miscellaneous chattels.
Terms: Cash.
WILLIAM f. LEAHY,
MARTIN J. MCNAMARA.
fpo0 o1 2i %
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Attorneys Sale Of Groceries,
Valuable Fixtures, Fine Oak
Opaite Plate Glass Front Ice
Box, Cases. etc.
BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
AT WESCHIER,S.

BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
AT WESCHLER'S,
800 Pa. Ave. NV,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1925,
COMMENCING 10 Am.
Fresh Stock of Groceries, Fine Oak Ice Box.
National Cash Register, Scales, Show Cases.
Counters, Meat Block. Cake Rack, Butter
Boxes. Household Goods. etc.
Terms: Cash.
fei0. .13.20.N.z3 Auets,
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Ry authority vested In us, we will sell at
public auction; in front of the premises. on
FRIDAY FEBRUAR1 THE TWENTIETH,
square 1913.
Terms of sale; Sold subject to first trust
for $3,5O0.0O and second trust for 80 900 co.
payable S55.0 per month, including interest at
per cent, the purchase price above said
Conveyancng, recording and revenue stamps at
purchasers cost. Terms 10 be complied with
within thirty days deposit forfeited.
THOS. ]. OWEN & SON. Auctioneers.
fe11-1t
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Sale of Very Desirable Brick
Residence, Containing Six
Rooms and Bath, Hot-Water
Heat, Electric Lights, ANIL,
Built-In Garage, Known as
Premises 40l4 Marlboro Place
Northwest, Situated Between
Shepherd and Taylor, 3rd and
4th Streets Northwest.
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By virtue of the power and authority con-
tained N n certain mortgage dated September
8, 1924, and recorded among the land records
of Prince Georges County, State Of Maryland,
in Liber No. go. at folio 1877. ct seq, and
at the request OF the party secured thereby
the undersigned will sell at public auction, on
the premises, on SATURDAY, THE TWENTY
FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1928, AT
THREE O'CLOCK PM, all the land particu-
larly mentioned and described in said mort
gage and containing $50 acres of land. more
or less, with the improvements thereon This
property Is one Of the finest country seats in
Maryland, located near Contee Station on the
road leading in a southeasterly direction from
Contee Station, about mile from the Wash
ington and Baltimore boulevard, and situated
on the Patuxent River
TERMS OF SALE: Sold subject to a prior
existing trust for $50, 10000, with interest at
50 per annum, payable semi-annually. The
purchase price above said trust to be paid one
third cash and the balance in two equal in
stallments payable in one and two years, from
date of sale. ami 20 bear interest at 6ro pay
able semi annually, said deferred payments TO
be secured to the satisfaction of the under
signed, or all cash. at the option of the pur-
chaser, upon ratihca ton of the sale by the
court. deposit of 81. 600. 90 will be required
at time Of sale. All couveyancing recording
revenue stamps and notarial fees at cost OF
purchaser. ARTHUR PETER,
Assignee for purpose of foreclosure.
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER & son. AUCTToNEERs
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THos. ]. OWEN & son. AuCT1oNEERs.

Assignee's Sale of Valuable,
Magnificent Old Colonial,
Brick Residence, Containing
Many Rooms, Fine Stable
and Other Outbuildings,
Known as "Montpelier," Near
Contee Station, Containing
About $50 Acres, More or
Less, and in a High State of
Cultivation
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HOS. J. OWEN ( s0N, AUCTI0NEER
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1VCI1I
ARTHUR G. HOUGHTON
fe17-d&ds, ,exSu&hoI Trustees.
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JOHN H. WILSON, j. T. SETTLE and NJ. NJ
HARRIS. Attorneys. fe14 d&ds.eIS
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ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON. ACCTIoNEERi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-03
Valentine Material

Amusement for the kid
dies to make their own
valentines.
Palais ROyaI-Main Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-03

1t is queer how careful man can be after he
money.
Before you buy securities from any one be sure
good as your dollars.
Published in cooperation with
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Introduction Of Straw Hats

The recent heat introduces the sub
feet Of straw hats and straw-hat
stories. In 1876 a chancellor of the
e~xcheQuer imposed a duty on hats.
All headgear made Of felt or wool
or beaver or any leather or japanned
hats" came within the scope of the
tax. But an Edinburgh merchant,
astute enough to observe that straw
was not included In the legal enumer-
alton OF materials used, introduced
straw hats to Scotland for the first
time. early in the summer Of 1898.
Unfortunately for the enterprising hat
ter, an amendment to the act, within
a few weeks, rendered the popular
tax-evading novelty liable to payment.
The act, which remained in force until
1911, allowed exemption to nightcapS.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Lotteries Haze Firm
Hold on All Italians

The national sport of Italy Is the
lottery. 1t Is the popular sport of all
classes There are many kinds of lot
teries, but the one which seems to hold
the popular favor Is the weekly one.
The charm Of this weekly lottery lies
In the fact that the buyer Of a ticket
can play a bunch. Since all Italians
are superstitious, 1t Is only natural
that each has a particular "hunch" on
the winning numbers in the lottery.
The eight largest cities In the king
dom are listed and after each city five
numbers appear. Should anyone have
an idea that Naples would draw A, 18,
81. 81. So, 1t is simplicity itself to back
your bunch. You simply walk into an
agency and write your VI ticket. The
numbers do not have to be arranged
In the same sequence as drawn. For
example, in the case above cited If
the purchaser had selected the num-
beers In inverse order, or in any other
order he would still win the maximum
purse.-Detroit News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Rocking Stones Are
Credited to Glaciers

How did the Bowder stone In Bor-
rowdale get to Its present position?
How did the many "perched powders
and rocking stones" hundreds of tons
in weight, yet poised SO lightly that
a human hand can move them, get
into these peculiar positions7
They were gently deposited by
melting ice. as gently as ever mother
laid her baby to rest in its cradle.
For ice is the king of Bumpers, and
the former presence of glaciers ac-
counts for all the erratic powders In
the world, says London Answers.
Some of these curious rocks are of
tremendous size. The biggest In Eng
land is the Bowder stone, but there is
one in Switzerland, far away from
any present-day glacier, which weighs
5000 tons and contains $4,000 cubic.
feet of rock.
And visitors to the Alps can see the
same processes at work today, as huge
rocks, which no traction engine could
haul, are borne along very slowly but
nevertheless very surely on the sur
face Of the glaciers.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
EngIish Writer Tells
"T0II' Fish Stories

The winter garden Of the Savoy
hOtei, London, was the scene Of a dou-
Bile tragedy a few weeks age. For
many years W goldfish, named Err
nest and Eva, made their home in the
fountain there. Guests from all parts
Of the world admired them, for the
fish were famous on account Of their
tricks.
AS scon as a cork was put In the
water, Ernest would leap over 1t In
a flash Of gold, and sometimes would
turn a somersault in the air. One day,
however, a thoughtless guest ficked
some cigar ash into the fountain, and
the fish were poisoned.
Another notable goldfish died recent
ly. His name was Peter, and for four
teen years he lived in the garden
fountain Of st. Acknowledgements
robe, London.
Legends Of Iong-lived fish are nu-
merous. One Of the most interesting
concerns the "Holy Trout of Kilgee-
YER" This fish lived for many years
IN q Wen III the west Ol lFeiduu. AEH-
dition says that, when French troops
landed there more than a century ago,
they ran short Of food, and certain
soldiers decided to have the trout
fried for dinner. When they put him
on the pan, the trout disappeared up
the chimney and found his way back
to the well, where he lived for many
yearsr-London Tit-Bits.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Tested PatronS Hospitality

Stepping into a taxicab the other
day. says the Paris Intransigeant, a
fare discovered a package Of choco-
late lying on the seat. Without hesi-
tation he put 1t In his pocket, paid the
chauffeur, adding a good p~ourboire,
and was about to depart when the
driver called out: "What about my
chocoIate1'
"YOur chocOlateT' Queried the client,
greatly taken aback. Then the chauf-
feur explained that he was testing the
honesty Of his fares, and Of eleven
whom he had carried that morning
only two had informed him that a
package Of chocolate was lying on the
seat. The two honest folk were a SER
geant leaving for Morocco and a mil
liners messenger girl. Honest peo-
pie are scarce" said the phllosophic
chauffeur.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Cent? All Be Vexetori0ns

There Is n very good reason why
we cannot all be vegetarians, ever If
we would. In the first place there are
not enough vegetables In the world to
feed everybody, and in the second
place there is not enough land on
which to grow vegetables. Meat is con-
centrated vegetable food. Again, we
must have leather, wool, feathers,
horn, ivory, fur. kid. hides, hair. etc,
and TO get these usually lea the
death Of the animals. SO. we put u
coverings outside. and their flesh In
side. Yeketarianism is good enough
fer poets, artists and preachers. but
the strenuous, yirile, fighting. aggres-
sive man requires meat.-Beauty.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

9GHERIFF'SSALE.-By virtue of a
writ of f. ia to me directed, issued out Of
the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jer-
sey, will be exposed to sale at public vendue. on
Monday, the 2Sth Day Of September 1925
between the hours of IL O'Clock and S O'Clock,
Fat One o'clock, Eastern Standard Ttmel, III
the afternoon of said day, at the Court House,
in the Borough otFreehold, County OF Mon
mouth, New Jersey, to satisfy a decree of
said Court, amounting to approximately Si2,-
1880.
All that certain lot, tract or parcel Of land
and premises, hereinafter particularly described,
situate, lying and being in the Borough of
Highlands, in the County of Monmouth and
State of New Jersey:
Beginning at a stake in the Easterly side of
the Government Road" Highland Avenue,l
in the southerly corner of lands Of Patterson's
Highland House thence III according to SUR
vey made April II, i9oz, in the line OF said Pat
ters9n's Highland House property, North 4s o
East, one hundred and thirty-four and eight
tenths feet TIS4 81 to Westerly side of NaveSink
AvenLe; thence FL South $40 East. sixty feet,
strict measure, along Navesink Avenue. to a
stake, thence Isl South 45o West one hun
bred and thirty-six and one half tI3t III feet
to the Government RoadS thence l4l North
IS 0 go west. sixty [6ol feet along said road 10.
the beginning.
Together with all the right, title and Interest
of the party of the first part in and to the land
lying in Navesink Avenue in front of said lot
and in Highland Avenue in the rear thereof.
Seized as the property of f.. stasi Con-
s~truction Company, body corporate. taken in
execution ST the suit of Allen j, Ely, Mary A..
Ely Lupton and Charles r. Snyder, Trustees
under tho will of Henry ]. Ely, deceased, and
to be soldhy
JOHN H. vANMATER, Sheriff,
Dated August a6, 1895.
SNYDER & ROBERTS, Solicitors.
las linesl I$IS,ool
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

Mercury is a metallic element exist
ing in a liquid form except when ex-
posed TO a very low temperature. 1t Is
comonIy called quicksilver. 1t is a
metallic element, just as iron or gold
is an element, that is. it cannot be sub
divided into anything else; but there
are many compounds Of mercury, that
is, mercury in chemical combination
with other things such as compounds
of mercury and oxygen, mercury and
nitrogen, etc. A large part of the
worlds supply of mercury Is obtained
in California where ores are found
containing mercury In combination
with other matter, separated by vari-
GUS chemical processes. Gold dust
readily unites with mercury forming
an amalgam. The mercury is after
wards removed by distillation.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Testing Gold

To test gold, dig the point of a
knife into it, and If it powders 1t is
net gold. Gold is richly yellow, but
to tell it from pyrites when In very
minute fecks, turn it so that the light
catches it from various directions.
Gold will not alter in shade, but py-
rite does. A drop of nitric acid will
cause a Tuning on pyrites, but does
not affect gold.
You must pan creek sands and grave
ell to find gold. 1t may be near the sur
face, but generally the heaviest de-
posits Of placer gold are on and close
to bed rock, which may be a few feet
or many feet deep. Gold placers are
lest found In a big bend in a creek,
which allows it to be deposited, or on
the upper side Of a reef OF ledge
crossing the stream. Sometimes it is
a Try deposit, up where the stream
formerly flowed, and is called a
bench" placer.-Victor Shaw, In Ad-
venture Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Too Many Words Are
GiUen New Meanings

One wonders where language VIII
bring up one of these days. Every new
dictionary is thicker than the last. Ia
1t that there are too many new words,
Of is it that people are using words In
so many various ways that note has
to be taken Of all OF them3
There are a few newspapers that
are still sticklers for the use Of words.
One of them, for instance. will not
permit any Of its writer's to use the
word secure for "Obtain." The news
paper is right and vet it seems to be
dipping back the sea with a teaspoon
as against the food OF use More
people, more newspapers appear to be
using "secureR where they mean sob
tain than otherwise. The lexicon
makers have surrendered to use and
they have listed secure as meaning
obtain" So it goes, many more
words are being used in their fgura-
tive sense until the usage becomes
matter Of fact.
So one may ask, where Is u Ian
guage tendency finally to bring up2
The final effect may be that we shall
cultivate the use Of so many words
and cultivate some Of them so far
from their original meaning that OBJ
security rather than clarity viii result.
Lansing State Journal.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Would-Be Librarians
Not up" in History

Nearly thirty persons, some of them
college graduates, applied for a certain
position in the Cincinnati public IL
brary. but only eight scored a passing
mark in the examination.
The Pathf1nder's poetry machine
and its relation to poetic licenses must
have been uppermost In the mind for
the candidate who said that n Of
the grants Of high Office bestowed on
a poet laureate was certain priv
leges called poetic license"
Another candidate defined Sleepy
HOllow as a hollow In Kentucky that
has become the setting of several
books"
Marco Polo, according to one, was
the first man to try and reach the
North pole"
Before the break with England,
Henry Clay uttered those immortal
words, Give me liberty or give me
DEATH" wrote another.
Madame Curie was credited with
being founder of the Christian Science
church. Robinson Crusoe" was said
to have been the work Of Robert
Louis Stevenson.
The handwriting on the wall, to one
young woman, referred to the last
supper.
A yonug man said Christ was tried
before Ananias. - Pathfinder Maya
xine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

A friend tells me that he attended
church the other night where the pas
tor delivered an interesting lecture
which was illustrated by stereopticon
slides in the darkened auditorium. At
a certain point in the lecture the col
lectors received the offering, the room
still remaining quite dark. The mar
rator says when the collection plate
reached him-after having been hand
ed along by fifty Or sixty persons--it
had only about 10 cents in 1t, and he
held back the silver dollar which he
had expected to give and fshed out a
nickel for the plate. He said: "If
forty or fifty folks. after listening to
that splendid lecture, couldn't contrib
ute more than 10 or 20 cents, my sill
yer dollar might tempt some one to
steal it from the plate, so I Clipped
in a nickel and played safe."-Pol
Daniels In Howard Courant.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

GHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue Of q
writ of Fl. ia. to me directed, issued out of
the Court of Chancery of the State of New
Jersey, will exposed to sale at public ven
due, on
Monday, the 98th day of September, 1926,
(hetween the hours of Il o'clock and S O'Clock,
lat One o'clock), Eastern Standard Time, in
the afternoon of said day, at THE Court House,
in the Borough of Freeho1d, County of Mon
mouth, New Jersey, TO satisfy a decree of
said Court. amounting to approximately s~I,9I2.oo
All that certain tract or parcel of
land and premises, hereinafter particularly
described, situate, lying and being in the
Borough Of Keansburg, in the County Of Mon
Beginning alta point in the soatherly side Of
Wood street, said street be ny a continuation
of one street Through property of the party of
the second part along trolley right of way, be-
ginning at the end of Wood Street with Ram
say Park map and extending westerly along
said trolley right of way towards creek said
point being distant two hundred and one feet
westerly measured along the souther1y side Of
said Wood Street from the easterly property
line of the party of the second part as contained
in deed to him from Eliza S. Ramsay dated
April 40, 1922, and running thence IN southerly
at right angles to said Wood Street one hun
dred feet to point; thence Izl westerly on a
line parallel with the south side of said Wood
Street fifty feet toa point;sthence Isl north
erly on a line parallel with the FIRST course one
hundred feetto the southerly side of said Wood
Street, thence l4l easterly along the southerly
side Of said Wood Street fifty feet toa point or
place of beginning.
Being same land and premises conveyed by
Patrick Keelen, widower, to Margaret M.
Griggs. bydeed bearing even date herewith
and this mortgage is given to secure a part Of
the purchase price OF said deed, and is to have
the full force and effect in law and equity as a
purchase money mortgage.
Seized as the property of Margaret M. Griggs
and Leroy Griggs, her husband, taken in
execution at the suit of Patrick Keelen and
to be sold by
JOHN H. VAN MATER, Sheriff.
Dated August as, r9a5.
QUINN. PARSONS 8 DoREMus, Solicitors.
Iss lines1 I$aa.a6l