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ES0lNEtR DEPARTMENT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NAsnINoToN, July II, 1919.
BY direction OF tho Board of Commissioners sealed
proposals will be received at this office until II o'clock
IN. on FRIDAY, July Is, 1879, for the Improvement
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Blank luTm, OF proposal and specifications may be
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information, upon application therefor And bids upon
these forms viii alone be considered Plans and pro.
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No proposal will be received from any falling con-
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The right is reserved to reject any all bids parts
OF bids.
w. ]. TWINING,
Major OF Engineers,
jyl9G Engineer commissioner u, Q.
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New Advertisements.
Midsummer Holiday Scribner.
Ho for occoqusn FALL, July %.
Family excursion of st. Patricks Parish.
Proposal for improvement of South Capitol street,
between B ana streets south.
Excursion to Cobb's Island by Equal Division, S.
Of OH steamer Frances, August .
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WHAT intense pain is caused by toothache. How
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attention. Could only those who have at present
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advice Clean your teeth daily with a good denti.
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
Photographic Blunders

A great many columns have been written
concerning topographic errors, and many of
the instances sound SO witty or SO stupid
that it seems as If they must be rather inven-
hOns than actual happenings. But we never
saw one cited so unlikely that we couldn't
remember its match. Once we wrote that
it was like evoking the shadow of shade''
to quote forgotten writers. The phrase ap-
shadow of shad." The printer had, in
purlesquing the sentiment, actually pre-
served and intensified 1t in most striking
image of unsubstantiality. at another time
we had quoted the proverbial opinion of
"Eosalind," Men have died and worms
have eaten them-but not for love-" The
printer may have been a misogynist; al all
events he substituted women" for worms"
There are Shakespeare emendations not much
better than that, perhaps. In one of the
country weeklies there was recently an
account OF the presentation to some
one of Bible ''bound in guilt - In
discussion one spoke of 1.-THE divine
totaiity of being;;'" it was reported as
1.-THE sublime brutality of feelings" This
may have been the reporters error;
spoke of sin as "a dark, guilty,
damning fact" and found it published as "a
dark, quietly dawning fact" and describing
the death of Jesus as 'tvicarious," saw it in
print ''viyacious " This was in very re-
ligious paper, and another into an eloquent
hymn admitted this questionable temper
ance sentiment, II praise the STILL" Some
times these things are SO funny that the
writer can't be as angry as he would like,
but still that Virginia editor must have been
hopping mad'' when his powerful leader
wound up with Courage, dllers of the land,
and forget, in the excitement of politics,
your pantry and nursery!n He had written
poverty and misery" And how must
Astronomer Proctor have felt when having
written of Lines, hands and strie near the
violet end OF the spectra," he was represent
ed as seeming Links, bonds and stripes for
the violent kind of spectersI' Perhaps as If
he had q peep into q spiritual lunatic
asylum-which must be necessary enough. II
the mediums have got the rights of It, to
store Diakkas in.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
CURRENT TOPICS.

Galveston Texas, will reduce its mayor S
salary from 50, coo to 81 500.
The Spanish military authorities have re-
solved on the use of carrier pigeons.
Baba Kems1ng Bymanji Jamasii Moupzon
has been made a compaion of the order of
the Indian Empire.
One day last week the three children of a
resident of Providence, r l., were respect
lively Is years, Is months and Is days old.
Five hundred millions of oranges Florida
hopes to export this year, and in four years
Ter orange crop will, it is estimated, exceed
in value her cotton crop.
Henry Morrissey, who fought on the Vic
tory of Trafalgar saw Nelson fall and sub
seouentIy had his own leg broken by q shot,
has died at Halifax, aged "a.
The Bangor (Me.) Wing says that on Fri
day morning the thermometer in that city
indicated % degrees below zero, and in the
afternoon it was 20 degrees above a change
of 45 degrees IN a few hours.
General Corse, who furnished the founda-
ton for Hold the Fort by the profane re-
mark II am short cheek and an ear, but
can whip all h YETI is candidate for SER
geant-at-arms of the Senate.
Having fined tavern-keeper for selling
liquor without license, two magistrates
near Toronto remarked to the people in
court, Come, boys, let's have a drink" and
led the way to the identical tavern.
The English board of inland revenue has
has decided that in cases where an officer
prefers riding on a velocipede to riding on
horseback or driving, and where he can do
his duty as well, he may draw the extra al
lowance made to officials that have to keep
horses.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
remained undisturbed since the time of Pope


Gregory, nearly 800 years
the question of dividing the solar year
into months of a different number OF days.
has, no doubt, often been considered, and
the question asked. how the division, as now
existing, was determined upon; but it will
be seen at once that, with 365 or 366 days,
they could not be made of equal length.
julius Cesar, at the time the calendar was
reformed and first arranged upon proper
basis, gave to the month of January 81 days;
the next month 30 days. and SO on, aiternat-
ing through the whole number, when the
deficit found III December was supplied by
taking two days from the second month
and giving to this month the extra day in
leap years. This arrangement gave 10 Janu-
airy, March, May, July, September and No
vember 81 days each, and to April, June,
August, October and December 80 days each,
and to February %. This continued until
Augustus Cesar, for whom the month of
August had been named, frivolously deter
mined that his month shoulp not be less
than the month julius Cesar July).
and. therefore, added one day to the month
of August, which was, probably, taken from
the month which followed, September; and
this action had the effect to derange the
system of his predecessor by increasing the
number of months with 81 days to seven,
and making the arrangement as it now
stands, being altogether arbitrary month.
The only case in which any one month has
the same number of days as its previous, Is
the month of August. caused by the order
of Augustus.
This is the precise history of the calendar
now adopted by most Christian nations,
under which the new year commences. II
recognizes the order of the universe by the
adoption of the solar system, experimenting
as nearly as possible 10 the lunar system,
and also the coming OF Christ upon the earth
as the Saviour of mankind; and it seems SIS if
no further changes will ever become neces-
sary, The reform established by Pope
Gregory was adopted by France, Italy,
Spain, Denmark. Holland, Flanders and
Portugal, in 1882; Germany two years later:
Switzerland and Hungary in 1888 and Ill:
and by England in 1912, by leaving out
IL days, making the Sd of September the
18th of that mouth. In Russia, Greece, ana
throughout the East, theold syle is still
retained, with difference now of II days.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
To Accommodate the Lady.

Writing while on the railroad, Mr.. Bur
dette of the Burlington Hawkeye says:
A woman with three bird cages and a
little girl has just got on the train. She ar
ranges the three bird cages on seat, and
then she and the little girl stands up in the
aisle, and she glares around upon the ungal-
liant men who remain glued to their seats
and look dreamily out of the window.
bend my face down to the tablet and write
furlousy, for l feel her eyes fastened upon
me. Some how or other. l am always the
victim in cases of this delicate nature. Just
as / expected. She speaks, fastening her
commanding gaze upon me.
'Sir, would it be asking too much if
begged you to let myself and my little girl
have that seat? A gentleman can always
find seat SO much more easily than lady,
And she smiled. Not the charmingest
kind of smile. 1t was too triumphant 10
be very pleasing. OF course 1 surrendered.
1 said: "Oh, certainly, certainly. 1 could
find another seat without any trouble
She thanked me, and crAwled out of my
comfortable seat, and gathered up my over
coat, my manuscript, my shawl strap pack
and the little girl went into the vacant
premises as soon as the writ of ejectment
lad been served, and they looked happy
and comfortable.
Then steppad across the aisle; took up
those bird cages and set them along Oh top
of the coal box. and sat down on the seat
thus vacated. l alphabetically remarked to
the woman, who was gazing at me with an
expression that BODIED trouble, that 'it was
much warmer for the canaries up by the
stove" She didn't say anything, but she
gave me look that made it much warmer
for me for about five minutes than the stove
can make it for the canarles. don't believe
she likes me, and l am uncomfortably con-
tident that she disapproves of my conduct.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
TIE sOUrH,s ANSWER.


1t is told us by the gentlest of the Masters
wondrous school,
In the troubling of the waters lay the heai1Dg
of the pool;
And the DISTINGUISHING pillows that have COW
cred many head,
And now stand in placid seeming as the groves
above our dead,
Show a sombre angels troubling of the waters
of our life,
For our healing as nation of the sins OF hate
ana strife.
all too full of pain,
We were blinded to the sunshine by salt and
Up to Heaven went the wailing of our sore
consuming need,
And in all the land upspringing was a fragrant
The rich blossoms rained upon till we babe
And each heart was overwritten with the fra
antmessage-Peace.
Brethren, long and widely severed, We shall
never rue the day
When YOU bravely sought to tighten the black
terror of our way;
We Will love aud leave you never, you have
bound us with chain
Rare-wrought and richly golden, that no hand
may cut in twain;
And the sword that sought the scabDard upon
Appomattox field,
OvermaStered but unconQuered, to the might
of love shall yield.
of soul and heart,
We will live with you as gladly as we sought
10 i've apart,
Every wrong that We have suffered it is easy
to forget
In the presence of this largesse that hath made
eyelidS wet;
Well go further, and forgive you every wrong
that we have done;
Henceforth leave the fight to statesmen; as
people we are one.
That You never need such helping shall be
delight to pray.
Yet, if in the Land of Succor ever dawns an
evil day.
From the breath OF plague mysterious, the as
sault of foreign foes.
Or the stirnent of the rabble, frenZied with its
fancied woes,
Fires ashen desolation, Famine's fercely-
faintIng mouth,
Or the locust plague of Egypt-then expect
Solid South.
Solid. though our need of service be quick
forgotten grave.
Solid in the brunt of battle where the starry
flag shall wave,
Solid, in the Wis inertise that the whirlwlnd
may Withstand,
Solid with an open purse within a widelier
open hand,
Solid in this faith and purpose, while we draw
a conscious breath,
Welded in the glowing furnace of God s mighty
armorer, Death.
Content" New Providence, Tenn, Jam, 1879.
Evening Post.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
ponds EXTRACT.
ponds EXTRACT.
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The Universal Pain Extractor.
Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
Take 10 other.

"IKear, for I Will speak Of excellent
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witbo1t FSra 40 fsmIy can . aaIa to Be
bruises. Gontusions, Cuts. Sprains
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LADIES End it their best friend 1t assuages
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TO0THACEE, Earache, Neuralgia,
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PEEF>ECKANSo of all schools who are acquaint-
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and refreshes while wonderfully improving the
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TO FARM ERS-Pondss Extract. No
stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be
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Stables, Street Railroads ard first Horsemen
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CAUTION. Ponds Extract has been in
ltated. The genuine article has the words
PONDS Extract blown in each bottle. 1t is
Prepared by the only persons living who
ever knew how TO prepare it properly. Refuse
all other preparations OF Witch Hazel. This is
the only article used 10y Physicians, and in the
hospitals ofthis country and Europe.
HISTORY and Uses of Ponds Extract.
in pamphlet form sent free on application to
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY, IS
Maiden Lane. New York.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

Fortune Again Favors n Brave Man.
The how, where and when is pithily told
thus:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. l6, 1878.
The undersigned certihes that he held for
collection for account of VIM. T. Doty, New
York, one-tenth of ticket No. Sl,l75, Single
Number Drawing Extraordinary, Glass NJ. IN
the Louisiana State Lottery, which drew the
capital prize of 100000, on Tuesday, Deem
Der TO- 1873; said ticket having cost the SUM of
81 at the Office of H. l.. Plum, $40 Broadway,
New York, and that the amount was promptly
paid on presentation of the ticket at the office
of the com oany.
L. NJ. WEScoAT,
Agent Southern Express Co.,
New Orleans, La.
Any further Information given by address,
ing NJ. A. Lauphin, p. o. Box 692, New Orleans
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

Science never conferred greater boon on
man than Ponds Extract Those acquainted
with its remarkable soothing and healing
power are never without it, for the reason
they regard it as essential to their health
and comfort 1t has done much good. 1t is
constantly doing good-steadily working its
way into prominence. The grandest cura-
tive agent discovered. No family should be
without it. 1t can be applied to the most
delicate organism OF adult or child without
the least danger of injury. Beware of imlta-
tions. All druggists Keep Ponds Extract.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
THE GREGoRrAN CALENDAR.
A History of its Origin and Adoption by
Christian Nations.
lRoston Herald.l

1t is generally understood, according to
certain profound calculations and differences,
more or less reliable, that the world enters
to-day upon the 5S79th year since the crea-
ton. or, possibly, according to the Julian
period, the 6592d year but, of course. the
certainty that this is something about which
we may say, we know nothing. makes one
number answer our purpose quite as well as
the other. But one thing, it is believed, we
do know, approximately, if not with alb
solute certainty, and recognized and adopted
by the civilized world, namely, that we be-
gin today the 1S79th year of the Christian
era; Ammo Domini. or the year of our Lord,
1879. The new wear will stand in history as
Ammo mundi, year of the world......-...... 5s7s
Ammo Dominl, year of the Lord...------.---.- 1873
Jewish Se59
Hegira, or hight of AIahomet............... 1895
A. .. C., ofundation of Rome--.--.-.....-... 2635
Independence ofthe United States..--- 1Gs-i
Reign Oh queen NlclOrla---------.- 4z-3
The Jewish year is based upon the calcula.
tioz that the world was created $3.50 years
before Christ was born, and that number of
years, added to the sum since the birth of
Christ, gives $3.50 as the Jewish year of the
months OF % or 80 days each, by which we
may infer that it consisted OF one or the
other at different periods.
The Roman calendar divided the year into
10 months, comprising 36t days, about 7Ss
years before Christ This year was 81 days
than the solar year, and, of course, did not
correspond in any degree with the seasons
as now. At somewhat later period Numa
Pompiiius, in z13 3. c., added TWO months
TO the year of Romulus, namely, January
and February. and this, it would seem, con-
tinued until the time of Julius Caesar, 40 B.
c., or more than 600 years. when that
emperor, acting upon the evidence and adj
vice of the astronomers no doubt adopted
the solar year OF 365 days hours the
basis of what is known as the Julian
calendar, and made provision for the excess
of the solar year over the number of days.
by Introducing bissextile, or leap year, when
the year was of 366 days, tie name being
derived from two SKIES.
But the true solar year, 1t was known. WAS
composed of $50 days hours and 40
minutes. This slight difference. il was
found in the sixteenth century-1582-bad
amounted to 10 days, and, to obviate this
error. Pope Gregory Kill, ordained that
that year (1582) should consist only of 1856
days, by which order the 5th of October be-
came the 18th of October; and, in order to
prevent any further Irregularities, it was de-
termined that the year which was the first
in each.century should not be bissextile, or
leap year, excepting every fourth century,
thus the first year of the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, or the years 100 and
1900, were not leap years. and the year 1900
will not be, but the year 1000 will be leap
year. So that it may be reasonably believed
this matter is fully determined, as it has
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

The well known and popular seedsmen,
Messrs. d. NJ. Ferry &c Co., of Detroit, Mich.
are again before our reader with their annual
announcement. Their catalogue, which is
mailed free, IS offered to all of our readers.
We would advise them to avail themselves
of this offer.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Thomas b. Penton, Esq, OF the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, 100 Broadway, New
York. says:
have had experience, and know DIR. Giles
Liniment Iodide Of Ammonia is the cleapest
incest and most perfect combination that has
ever come before the public. 1t never soils, is
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

The Centaur Liniments are of two kind
The White is for the human family; the yell
low is for horses, sheep and other animal
Testimonials of the effects produced by these
remarkable preparations are wrapped around
every bottle, and may be procured of any
druggist, or by mail from the Office of the
Centaur Company, 46 Dey street, New York
city.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

Caroline, deodorized extract of petro-
leum, the only article that will restore hair
on bald heads, is an elegant dressing, and
other poisonous drugs. Sold by druggists.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
Lady Beautffers.

Ladies, you can not make fair skin, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes with all the cos
meticts of France, or beautifiers of the world
while in poor health, and nothing will give
you such good health, strength and beauty
as Hop Bitters. A trial is certain proof. See
another column. a4