The fine Benjamin Franklin collection formed by J.
Robert Stout, Ridgewood, N.J. : sold by his order, together with other
properties sold by order of the various owners, including the earliest
available printing of "The star-spangled banner", rare americana,
autographs, first editions, an oil painting of Franklin by Howard Pyle
& other interesting offerings : to be sold by auction Tuesday
afternoon, January thirty-first at two o'clock.