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National Republican., 1875-07-30
PROPOSALS
DROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING RA-
L TIONs FOR THE FIFTH LIGHTHOUSE
DISTRICT. D.

PR9ReSsALs Is. EoR .S EgRNIsaIEg saIE5oISs IA
DISTRICT. rrr
LlaHT-HousE ISsPEcroR's OYYIcE,
NORFOLK, VA, July p, 1875.
Sealed proposals VIII be received at this once
August ISIS. for ri iupnIshins m and deiivsrins 5oSt
rations more or less to the inspector Of the Fith
Light house district, for the Lighthouse vessels
such times during the twelve months next ensu
ing as the inspector may require. The rations
are to be Of g0Sd and approved quality; TO Be de
other vessel provided for the purpose, at Norfolk
Va, In good and suhcient packages, barrels
boxes and cases, and in good order, for that num
spector, free Of all expense to the United States
sgreeably to specifications and tables marked A
and b thereto annexed, which will form part
? All bids must be sealed and indorsed "Pro.
pessls for Rstions for the Fifth Lighthouse Dis.
It Of &c II once Il
msil.- 80 EDGAR o. MERRlMAN :
jy2I-et Lighthouse Inspector, Fifth District.
IMPROVEMENT OF CAPE fEAR RIvRE,
.-.. --- u. s. ESaINzER OFFICE
UNION BANK BUILDING,
... BALTIHoRR, Md, July ~, 1876. y
trop0sss ior tns & cOnsIsScton I. 81 1ne
at New Inlet, Cape Fear river, N. O., will be re-
ceysd at this once until noon Of August 9, 1875,
spscikcstions, &C., can be had % on application At
this ONCE. WIN. P. CRAIGHlLL,
jy26-6t Major of Engineers.
ExTENsION OFINEw JERSEY AVENUE
~ AND SECOND STREET NoRTHWEsT.
ENGINKrR's oFrrSE DIsTsIST OF JS2 S1tUnRIA ,sI
Of Sa New
aysnus % G and II Second &c nd street @ northwest; -
suited by all parties interested.
By order ofthe Commissioners, - ..
/, Lieut.; Y Engineers o. s. A., Engineer of D. G.
DRoPOSALs FOR BUILDING A LOUR
u. S. ENGINEER OFFioK,
THIRD STORY, UsIoN BANK BUILDING,
-.. FAYETTR, NEAR CHARLES STREET.
BALTIMORE, Md, July IL, 1875.
was TO have taken place July q, 1875, Is postponed
WIN. P. oRA1aHnL.
ty1e-ot Major Of Engineers
PROPOSALs FOR SUPPLIES.
US NAVAL AsYLuM,l
PHILADRLPHIA, July Il, 1875.
,S Ssslsa proposals 70 furnish % s supplies p for the
ending June 80, 1876, win be received at this IN
stitutfon until Il o'clock m. OF the 9th Of August
next, at which time the bids wiz be opened.
Of the United States Naval Asylum, Philadel-
phis, Pa, !" and must be indorsed proposals for
Supplies that they may be distinguished from
The classes to be bid for are as follows:
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Provtsio1s, Gro
esries, Dry Goods, Bread, Tobacco, Coal and
Wood, Paint, Oil and Glass, Lumber, Provender,
Miscellaneous and Hardware.
Schedules for the above, blank forms, with full
instructions for bidders, together with samples
Of articles required, will be furnished on appfcs-
GEO. B. BALCH, Governor.
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FAsT TRAIN FOR CAPE MAY.

HtAbI ThAIN FUh OAFE MAI
WASHINGTON TO CAPE MAY.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has put on
Fast Express Train from Philadelphia to Cape
May, making the following time:
Leave Washington 7:45 q. M, (Day Express, }
arriving at Cape May p. m. 49,. -.
Leave Washington 9:23 .. m, (Limtted Express, }
arriving at Cape May 5p. m.
On Limited Express an extra seat fare Of el.75 b
charged from W WGshington to PhIladelphia.
d. NJ. BOYD, JR.,
jye-k General Passenger Agent.
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RAILROADS.

NS&SSo|ScscSosos~~1-CS 1-CSo~nN0o~~~NOoNoo
FNHE VIRGINIA
T--- MIDLAND RAILROAD
Is Offering every accommodation to the travelling
public, with DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS, leaving
Washington from the Baltimore and Potomac De-
pot corner Sixth and streets ats q. m. aud IN.
PullmAn's Sleeping Oars on A m. trains through to
New Orleans without change. and On p. m. trains
through to White Sulphur without change. This
isthe only line running two daily trains, and the
only one running sleeping cars to White Sulphur
and all watering-plsoes on the Chesapeake and
Ohio road. For excursion and seeping-ear tickets
I ||..IFI - - -RI|H g. 1. FOREACRE,s
J. M. BROADUS, .. ------ - = %
General Ticket A gent. .. .... ty24-tse1
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w ASh1NtTON AND OHlO RAlLROAD.
SUMNER AREAMeEMENT, BEGINNING
TWO TRAINS DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY,
BBEFITNWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND ROUND
Leave Washington at g. m. and p. m, and
Alexandria at s:lo q. N. and 4:10 p. m. !; pass
Leesburg, going westward, at IL 20 q. m and $40
p. M, and arrive at Round Hill at II m. and Up.
m. Leave Round Hill at $40 .. m. l2:0 d. m,
pass Leesburg, going eastward, at q. m. and laid
p. m, and arrive At Alexandria Sis .. m and sl5
p m. and At Washington at $50 and $50 D. m.
Passenger from Washington will take the
Warrington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad station at Q. m. and D. m,
and go through to Round Hill without change OF
The s:lo .. N. train from Alexandria and 1880 D,
N: train from Round Hill connect at Round Hill
with Harris Daily Line of Coaches for Smokers
Vile, Berryv1le and Winchester; also, with
Reamer's Line OF Coaches, which leave Leesburg
daily fer Aldie and Aiddleburg.
Both Trains westward make close connection at
Vienna with Sisson's Line OF Stages for Fairfax
Court-House.
Communication tickets, . cents per mile; snaual
tickets, go. r. h. HAVEHER,
2p26-n General Ticket Agent.
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The Livestock Market.

GRoReErowN, July 2o.-There were offerings Of
"A mead of cattle At DroverF Rest yesterday, Of
which 331 head sold at prices varying from 3149
CO. the remaining lis being unsold and LEFT over
to-day. Cows and calves brought s3oG50, sales
amounting to 80 head. There were sales Of 1,478
sheep and lambs ut from &c. 10 Sc. per pound for
old sheep and from q TO Is per head for lambs
20 LEFT over.
lower. Cattle, 36e<c. hogs, s91oc. sheep, t051ic.
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nNE DOLLAR SAVED.
CHEAP RAILROAD TICKET OFFICE,
Railroad tickets bought or sold, to or from all
points, at 3 reduction upon any Office or depot in
81 Pennsylvania avenue, Continental Hotel,
Washington d. G, jals-ly
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AUCTION SALES.
Future Days.


RY THOMAS DOWLING,
IL Auctloneer and Zeal Estate Broker,
(successor to Latimer q Cleary,)
southwest corner PennsylVanis avenue and Elev-
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BT1k; k.sI =; E.s.s. MAHSapn. ST1p.s ana Aus,o.s.r.

DY DUNCANsON BROS. Auctioneers,
ID Southeast Corner Ninth and d streets north
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

In Dutch drainaSe-wor6 the dixie Is
a very important element. These vary,
of course, according TO the clrcum-
stances under which they are required.
On the North Sea coast, where they
are built To withstand tides rising ten
Ieet beyond their average, and, lashed
10y storms, they constitute work of
stupendOus magnitude and cost. In the
ease of polder of few acres, they
may he the work of a single man.
occasionally in their construction
serious engineering difficulties are pre-
sented: especially is this the case where
the dixie is To be constructed in the
water. Here the two sides of the fOun-
dation, which must reach from the
solid earth to the surface of the water,
are made by great RATS of fascines made
of willow osiers, often from 100 TO $50
yards square, strongly secured together,
and making a compact mass. These
are tiOated over the place they are in
tended to occupy, where they are
guided by poles sunk in the bottom,
and are loaded with stones or with
earth until they sink. Upon this first,
a second and smaller one. and often a
third, and even Il fourth, always lie
creaSing in size, are placed in turn.
The space between the two walls is
filed with solid earth, and on the top
of this secure foundation the dixie is
built. If the dixie is to remain exposed
to moving water, il must be further
protected by jetties. or by mason work,
or by wattles placed upon its slope, or
by rows of piles, basket work of straw
or rusheS, or sometimes by brick walls
-ScJ'ibHer for Nay.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
IrI Had But q Little Salt.

Once upon time, q lady, whom We
knew, finding Il beggar at her door
gave him n meal of coffee, meat, and
bread and butter; which he sat down
in the area to eat. \ moment after
wards, however, he raped heseech-
ingly at the door again, and on it,
being oneIed, remarked, with his hand
upon his heart
''lf | had but little salt | should be
perfectly happy
OF course he got the salt. He was
more easily made happy than most
people.
Human nature is always sitting down
to some bGuntiful repast or other with
the saline remark Ii would be happy
II it had bnt little salt, which, alas
Is not always forthcoming.
Youth would be glad to he youth if il
only had the salt of wealth. Wealth
would rejoice could youth rfturn to add
q SAVIOR to 1t.
Love could 90 eloriously into il
earthly paradise on so much year. Sc
much year would know what bliss
means had it bnt love. ,i. ..
The childlcss mother looks from heI
great plate-glass window, and envies
the poor woman with the baby wagon
The poor woman wishes for the plate
glass windows to Keep the baby in.
The great. ruddy farmer pines he
cause he has no fame or position. The
lannon's man longs for the lusty fran,
of the farmer. N
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
RuIes for Spelling.

The following rules should he care
fully committed to memory ~ the
knowledge of them will prevent that
hesitation about the spelling of common
words which j. frequently experienced
even by the wcll-e,lucated.
Rule l.-All monOSyllable> ending ia
!, with Il single vowel before it, have
double at the close, mill. sell.
Rule II.-All monosyllables ending in
/. with double vowel before it. have
one only at the close; a wall, sail.
Rule lI.-Mono>yllables ending in l..
when compounded. retain hut one
each as fulfil. skilful.
Rule IN.sAll words of more than
one syllable ending in |. have one |
only in the close; u faithful. delightful
except recall. befall, unwell, Sc.
Rule N.-All derivatives from words
ending in have one only: ~ equality
from equal: fulneS> from full except
they end in, er. or ": n mill. miller
full. fully.
Rule NI.-All participle> in ing from
verbs ending in =. loose the e final; a.
have, having: amIIse. amusing: except
they come from verbs ending in double
e, and then they retain both: ~ see,
seeing; agree, agreeing.
Rule NII.-All verbs i'll ly, and nouns
in ment retain the final of their prim-
atives a> brave. bravely: refinement /:
except judgment, Acknowledgements.
Rule NIII.-All derivatives from
words ending in er retain the g before
the r; as refer, reference; except hind
rance from hinder; remembrance from
remember: disastrous from disaster !;
mOnStrou> from monster; wOndrOu>
from wonder; cumbrouS from cumber.
&c.
Rule IN.-All compound words, if
both end not in |. retain their primitive
parts entire; a. millStone>. chargeable,
graceless; except always, also, deplora-
ble, although. almost, admirable, &c.
Rule N.-All monosyllables ending i'm
a conSonant. with a single vowel before
il. double that consonant in derivatives
a. sin, sinner, ship, shipping, big,
bigger. glad, gladder, &c.
Rule NI--MoBoSyllabIes ending in a
consonant with double vowel before
vativeS: a. sleep. sleeping. troop.
truopcr.
Rule NII-All words of more than
one syllable ending in single consO-
nant, preceded by single vowel, ami
accented on the last syllable, double
that consonant in derivatives: a. com
init, committee; compel, compelled; ap-
pal, appalling; diStil, distiller.
Rule NIII.-Nouns of one syllable
ending in V, change V into les in the
plural; and verbs ending in V preceded
by consOnant, change V into les in the
third person singular of the present
tense, and lie in the past tense and past
partieiples; as fly, flies; apply, he ap-
plies; l replied, or have replied, or have
replied. or he replied. If the Y be pre-
celed by vowel this rule Is not appli-
cable; a key, keys; play, he plays
We have enjoyed ourselves.
Rule XIV.-Compound words whose
primitives end in V, change Y into i: a
beauty, beautiful; loveliness.-Joar"o'
II EiWc1tiOR.
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cut him over the head. This was rep
Gated many times. Martelli next gras-
ped his antagonists sword, who drew
1t through his fingers. gashing them
fearfully. He then ATTEMPTED to par
ry BandinI's strokes with his left arm;
and so the fight went on until he was
covered with wounds and blinded with
blood. As last effort he planted the
hilt of his weapon against his breast and
rushed desperately forward. But Ban
dini easily avoided the onslaught, and
dealing him a last stroke over the head,
called ON him to surrender. Martelli had
no alternative; he spoke the fatal word
and was carried away even more woun-
ded in mind than body. As for his an
tagonist, lie received only two slight
hurts. bas 30.
The lady paid one visit to the defeat
ed champions; but.as she had been COM
PEELED to take this step much against
her will, it did more mischief than good.
Three weeks after, Martelli died.
One on each side having fallen. the
victory was ascribed To neither--a deci-
sion that soIely puzzled the supersti-
tiOus, who had looked upon the duel
from the first rs symbolic of the war and
its issue.-The COrnbW Mdgd-iRe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
The Horned Owl.

The owl is pretty bird under all
circumstances-sO 1.-THE and graceful
IN figure, and so romantic in expression
of cOuntenance An American poet. in
describing a certain Japanese heroine,
speaks warmly of her Charming wide
mouth smile;H he might have gone with
the owl. and praised its magnificent
Open-eyed stare. Especially is the owl
handsome when his google eyes are
seen staring out of bush just at dusk,
looking like two infuriated gig lamps,
and when the 5eholder is q small boy
who has lately been doing something,
leading to the + lief that "0ld Scratch
Is coming aftei I'm at an early period.
To add to that boys felicity, it is
only necessary that the owl shall raise
his beautiful voice in a bOOt or two
and at about that period, Flora Temple
might be distaneed by a couple of flying
feet. Perhaps the horned owl, whose
"hornsr really consist in a pair of
feathery ears, is even handsomer than
the others of his tribe. His eyes have
the diameter of saucers, and the pro-
fundity of a deep well at midnight: and,
taken altogether, he may be considered
as one of the highest developments OF
the ornamental in creation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
ArecuIiar Conveyance.

\ Florida correspondent says: II
wonder if a description would serve an
artist as a model for sketch of style
of equipage much in favor in Florida.
Just imagine 4 small. short cart, perched
high on rWo wheels, drawn by a COW
than which the lean kline in PharaOh's :
dream We're never leaner-sO degraded
and miserable that all hair stands up
the wrong way (the representative COW
has generally lost one horn and the
most of her tail). and then there is
curled upon the floor OF the cart an old
colored woman, extremely dilapidated
a to costume, smoking the stump Of 4
nipo, and one or two young women i'll
front. with Il man, " hose remarkable at
tire i more picturesque than servicea-
bic, sitting on the shafts driving. This
conveyance, animal and all. appears TO
be peculiar to Florida; certainly | have
never seen anything like it elsewhere.
and it would be quite as striking in a
picture a. the group of gyp>ie> that
painters are 80 fond off,
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NOT LOST.

The look Of sympathy the gentle word
Spoken so low that only angel heard
The secret art Of pnre self-sacrifce,
Unseen by men, but marked by angelo eyes
These are not lost
The sacred music Of tender strain.
Wrung from poets heart by grief and pain,
And chanted tlmidly, with doubt and fear,
TO busy crowds, who scarcely pause TO hear:
These are not lost
The silent tears that fall at dead Of night
Over soiied robes, that once were pure sn6
white;
The prayers that rise like incense from the
soul,
Longing for Christ TO make it clean and whole
These are not lost
The happy dreams that gladdened all oul
youth,
When dreams had less of self and more Of
truth; l-4-
The childhood's faith, so tranquil and 80 sweet
Winch sat like Mary at the Masters feet:
These are not lost
Inc hihui' piahs devised Tor others good,
So seldom guessed, so little understood;
The quiet, steadfast love that stroye to win
Some wanderer from the ways of sin:
These are not lost
Not lost, o Lord, for, in Thy City bright,
Our eyes shall see the past by clearer light,
And things long hidden from our gaze below
Thou wilt reveal, and we shall surely know
These are not lost
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
Pictures Better Than stories.

| We are constantly endeavoring to inn
press upon our readers the advantag,
which Il picture possesses, either a :
direct substitute for verbal description
or a explanatory of the same. 4 rough
sketch will, in nine cases out of ten,
convey one persons idea To another
more clearly than pages of labored,
written details: and this is why we ash
people who send us questions about
machines, or mathematical or mechani-
cal problems, To Use their pencils as
much rs possible: while We counsel
others who cannot sketch 10 acquire
some knowledge of that very useful
accomplishment. Time i very valu-
able commodity; and the mechanic or
professional man, whose leisure time is
seldom great, has little liking for porting
over a long description when half a
dozen lines, in the form of sketch, will
enable him to seize the gist of the idea
i'll perhaps as many seconds. This is
one of the reasons why we advise the
inventor, who has a new idea TO show to
the world, to exhibit it by picture
whenever possible, and 10 distribute
that picture widely among the people
whom his production is likely to in
terest.
The value of pictures. or rather their
superiority over words, a. story tellerS,
i eNcellently illustrated by a couple of
incidents which we find related in a
foreign contemporary. In village in
India, recently, il became necessary i'm
the course of some engineering opera
tions to transport an enormous mass of
metal, weighing several hundred tons,
from one point Of the town To another.
Ordinary means were out of the queS-
tiOn; and as the engineers found them
selves unable to devise any process, they
did the next best thing, and wrote to
other engineers in England who We're
constantly supervising such work. The
latter, instead of writing out nice large
pages of foolseap, beautifully embel-
lished with Greek letter formulp apd
red ink, quietly waited until the next
big piece of metal which they had To
transport offered a favorable opportu-
nifty. Then they prepared a camera,
and photographed every step of the
operation, together with all the tools
and appurtenances and forwarded the
prints from the negatives TO India.
These the engineers in the flr-Off cOun-
try followed, and with little difficulty
accomplished their task.
Another instance i that of bridge,
also to he constructed in India hut not
yet completed. This work involves the
placing of very heavy weights and Ger
tain difficulties incident 10 the rapid
changes of level of the water TO he
crossed. At the present time just such
another bridge is in process of erection
in London, and the assistance of photo
graphy is again called in. - the Lon
don bridge advances toward completion,
are constantly made; and
80 when the Indian engineers begin
their work, they will be- in possession
of Il set of guides of invaluable assist
nee To- them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
The Roman Colosseum.

In 1913 some extensive excavations
were made IN the Colosseum at Rome
with the view of ascertaining what
underground structures might exist,
and whether the wild beasts were kept
there. These excavations disclosed a
number of covered underground pas
sages. and 1T was reasonably assumed
that the beasts were confined there
previous to their introduction into the
arena Ostensibly in consequence of
the malaria supposed to have been en-
gendered by exposing these ancient
passages, but no doubt chiefly in order
to re-establish the holy stations and
the cruciix il the centre of the ColOs-
scum, the excavated places were filed
up again the following year. The cru
cifx was erected in memory of the null
titudes OF Christians who suffered mar
tyrdOm in the arena during the second
and third centuries. The holy stations
or chapels, erected around the edge of
the arena, marked the stages of the
Via C7Icis, the devotional exercise of
the Roman Catholic Church commemo-
ratiye of Christ's progress to the scene
of the crucifxion. These devotions
are still performed in the Colosseum
on Friday of each week.
Under the liberal government of the
present King of Italy these excavations
are now going on again, and the priests
will probably not have the power of in
terrupting them again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

WHAT Is GUM ARABICi-After the
ralny season in MoroccO,a gummy Juice
exudes spontaneously from the trunk
and branches of the acacia. 1t grad
ually thickens in the furrOw down
which it runs, aud assumes the form of
oval and round drops, about the size OF
pigeons eEg,of different eOlOrs, as il
comes down from the red or white gum
tree. About the middle of December
the Moor encamps on the border of the
forest, and the harvest lasts full
month. The gum is packed IN large
leather sacks, and transported on the
backs of camels and bullocks to sea
ports for shipment. The harvest occa-
sion is one of great rejoicing, and the
people for the time being almost live
on the gum, which is nutritious and
fattening.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19
A Trusty Boy.


4 few years ago, says 2 New York
paper, large drug firm In that city
advertised for a boy. Next day the
store was thronged with applicants, and
among them came a queer looking little
fellow, accompanied by his aunt, in lieu
of faithless parents hY whom he had
bgea abandoned.
looking at the little waif, the mer-
chant in the store promptly said:
Cant take him places are full. Be
sides, he is too small
II i,now he is small.p said the woman,
"hut he is faithful and willing"
There was twinkle in the boys eye
which made the merchant think again
A partner in the firm volunteered to
remark that he did not see what they
wanted of such boy he wasn't bigger
than a pint of beer. But, after consult
tation, the boy was set to work
A few days later q call was made on
the boys in the store for some one tn
stay all night. The prompt response
of the little fellow contrasted well with
the reluctance of the Others, In the
middle of the might the merchant looked
in to see if all was right IN the store,
and presently discovered his youthful
protege busy scissOring labels. =,
"What are you doing u said he. Il
did not tell you to work nights"
81 know you did not tell me to; but
thought | might as well be doing some
thing"
In the morning the cashier got orders
TO double that boys wages for he was
willing.
Only few weeks elapsed before a
show of wild beasts passed through the
streets, and, very naturally, all hands
in the store rushed to witness the spec,
tacle. A thief saw his opportunity, and
entered a rear door to seize something
but in twinkling found himself firmly
clutched by the diminutive clerk Gterg'
said, and after q struggle was captured
Sot OILY a robbery was prevented
but valuable articles taken from othel
stores recovered. When asked by tht
merchant why he stayed behind e
watch when the others quit their WORK
the reply was, "yOu told me never *
leave the store when Others were ab'
sent. and thought I'd stop"
"nouble the boys wages SAID tht
merchant, she's willing and faithful"
In 1867 that boy was receiving
salary of S2,500, and in 1869 he became
a partner in the establishment.