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MisfelIauepas.
PRoPosALs FOR BITUMINous COAL.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND REcgUITISo,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND REoBUITIha,
.,, - WASHINGTON, July !, 1855.
=. SEALED PROPOSALS., In duplicate, indorsed
Proposals Tor Bltnminous Coal, Will be received
a. thls bureau until le NJ August l. 1885, for lie de-
livery OF bitumlnona coal as follows
AZ Navy Yard, Washington, 400 tons.
AZ Naya! Academy, Annapolis goo tons.
The coal 10 be " run OF mine1 y of The best aualiiy
In all respects, and subject 10 Inspection at point Of
delivery 10 be delivered at the points named, on
ane wharf or into carts provided by the Government
AZ such times prior 10 October I, 1885, as may be
designated by the Bureau; 10 be paid for at weight
OF yard scales at the rate OF $40 pounds TO the ion
separate bids Will be made 'for the coal required
at each station and each Will be awarded separately
IN or miners Of coal, and the right Is reserved 10 re-
!ecl any or all bids that may not be deemed adyan-
tage0us to the Government.
Responsible security Will be required for the faith
fnl performance OF the contract in conformity with
stipnlaons on the blank form OF Offer 10 be- had on
application TO the Bureau.
A., w. s. scHLEY,
yo-s,o Chief OF Bureau.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscription, in advance, per year 80
Remittanoes should be made by postal note, money
order, or checks on New York or washington.
wnen checks on banks in other cities are sent the
cost OF collection will he deducted.
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The best thing Commissioner Colman has
done is TO declare himself in favor of stop
ping the distribution of seed. Nothing has
done more TO bring this bureau into discredit
with sensible people than this indiscriminste
distribution of seeds Of all sorts. Now that
We have reform Administration the practice
house and general toy distributor should be
abandoned. There are many Indications
that the President and new heads OF the
chief Departments and Bureaus are on the
right track. Numerous reforms have
already been effected in the short period
since the Fourth of March and others are In
progress which will be heard from in good
time.
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The North German Gazette of to-day publishes
an unusually complimentary article on the British
army, based upon the most recent Blue Book on the
subject laid before Parliament. 1t beginsby gene
raj account OF England's military strength not for
getting to assign due credit TO the auxiliary forces.
II explains away the high percentage of desertions,
ana comments upon the abundant supply OF re-
cruits. Treating OF the recent system OF retaining
as many Old soldiers as possible with the colOrs IL
ascribe5 to this among other causes "the cool and
unflnching demeanor shown by the English battal-
Ions when face to face with the swarmlng forces Of
NE le Mandi 1t describes he tactical order and
a Abu klea as rejecting the highest credit on them.
The article continues: "A not less honorable sue
Island, when 300 English soldiers, after 1--WE hours
hard fighting, drove 5000 Arabs out of strong and
as are by no means rare in England's military annals,
and furnish good arguments for the supporters of
the present system OF enlistment. ."-LondOn Times
Beffin correspondence, J,HD9.
The London Times has received the following
about the evacuation of Dongola from letter from
staG officer in Egypt, dated June 49, 1855: 81 won
der whether the English nation-taken as nation
has any conscience at ALL do not think So AS far
as can see our evacuation of Dongola province has
not caused the slightest stir of any sort or kind at
home. People have treated 1t with absolute indif-
ference-12, roo wretched refugees have cleared out
aa. o, e - Place every i one Of whom is ruined and the
pie away from their little patch of river frontage
with ta sakeeyah and it's cows, they have no means
OF livelihood whatever. Besides these great many
have passed Dongola floating down the river their
own sakeeyah wheels, looking, as - says in a
letter to me, inexpressibly melancholy Now
province was as things go In this country well to do
and prosperous. The result OF our occupation has
been to ruin II completely. The whole place is
desoate, and the town absolutely deserted There
is not native in 1t except such few as may be EN-.
ployed by our rear guard We have turned all the
Inhabitants who were fairly thriving before Into
wanderers and beggars, and many OF Them no doubt
VIII die OF hungeri and nobody at home, so far as
can Judge, gives all this thought do not believe
cowardly, wicked act Of sel1shness than we nave
done In our evacuation of Dongola However, 1t is
done now. These poor wretches must starvc as a
sop to the philanhr0pic Liberal, and as the price
which the late government paid for It's vote OF
some $1,000 poor creatures who had never done II or
u0 any harm,n
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for Sale or Reut.

E0R RENT. = HOUSE us TWRLFTH
- STREET, handsomely furnished in all modern
styles OF furniture. one of the best localities In the
District. Can be rented In whole or part. House
supplied with water from one OF the best of csterps
Can In the mornings Terms very reasonable as
lady desires to leave the city. jya8.ita
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

Looking over the whole field of trade and
business there appear TO be unmistakable
signs that a revival Of business is at hand.
The recent boom in Wall. street would be of
little value by itself, but there are other
straws whose significance cannot be ques-
toned. That the New York banks do not
anticipate any stringency in money is proved
by their willingness to let the Treasury
have twenty millions in gold coin in exchange
for that amount OF fractional silver. Evil
IDENTIFY they expect this amount of small
change to be absorbed gradually and steadily
by the increasing wants of the people. But
for Washington business men there are facts
still more encouraging. Chief of these is
the steady and rapid rise in the value Of
real estate, the increasing volume of trans
actions, and the other evidences We see on
every hand that this Capital is every year
more sought as winter residence by
persons of wealth and leisure. The future
for legitimate business of every kind in
Washington was never so bright as it is to-
day.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

The cries of newsboys on the streets, and
even invading the street cars as II some
great event were in progress, inform all the
world that the extra edition OF the "Phpi
Mdwl Gazete'' is to be had for few cents and
that the appetite for prurient scandal is to be
INDUCED TO the utmost. 1t is to the credit
of Washington journalism that none OF our
editors were tempted by the temporary profit
which would have resulted from the republi-
cation Of these scandals. There is every
reason TO believe that the pretended disclo-
sures were grossly exaggerated, while the
threat OF exposing the frailties Of influential
persons If the GdEette should be prosecuted
was an open resort 10 the tactics Of the black
mailer. That excellent Canadian journal,
The Week, makes some reflections upon this
business 20 judioious that We reproduce
them in another column with the remark
that they smbody exactly the views Of The
SUNDAY HERALD.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

Some Of our contemporaries in discussing
the Central Asian question fail to recognize
the essential difference between the attitude
Of the two great powers concerned. This
difference Is ofthe most vital kind. England
aims to avoid extending her Asiatic Empire,
Russia seeks every pretext to increase hers.
For the last quarter OF a century, or since
the conquest OF the Punjab, the policy OF the
Governors General and of the British Min.
listers has generally been TO consider the
Himslayas and the suleiman range the
natural boundaries Of British India. That
they do not desire fresh territory is shown
by the frequent pretexts which have been
afforded them for the conquest of Burmah.
Can any one for an instant believe that Rus
sis, had she been in highlands place, would
have avoided, or delayed for moment, the
annexation Of this rich province. II is the
settled policy Of the British Empire to hold
and secure India, but TO avoid as far as
possible the absorption OF contiguous terri
tory. Russia on the other hand, or the rul-
ing military class, which comes TO the same
thing has an Unsuitable thirst for conquest.
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FOR SALE.

new twelve,room Queen Anne House, directly
opposite the residence recently purchased by Adj
mlral Roe, U. S N, corner OF Seventeenth and
streets. Address,
ROBERT STEAD,
jy5-it9 Rooms and BOG street NJ ",
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

When Congress is in session there is much
the most work for the Departments. In
Vulnerable reports are called for, and business
of all kinds is brisk. Clerks who conld easily
be spared in August are often absolutely in
dispensable in December. This whole matter
of leaves of absence ought to be settled upon
common-sense principles. Civil servants
should be treated as officers and gentlemen.
They should be held to strict accounta-
bility for honesty, capacity, and faithful
ness. But while required to perform their
duties properly they should be given rea-
sonable leaves Of absence whenever they can
be spared.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

The Marquis OF Salisbury is proud of being called
journalist He was for long time on the stan of
the London Chronicle.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26
LITERARY NOTES.

CdSseirs FANNY Magazine for August has for Its
froniispiece the picture of charming young lady
sitting back in her Victoria:
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

The vigor with which the new Cabinet
officers and heads of bureaus are taking
hold of the work of reform is altogether CON-
mendable.' Yet experience teaches that mere
earnestness is not everything, and that even
well-meant zeal may outrun discretion.
Some of the current talk about reducing the
annual leaves which have heretofore been
granted the clerks in the Departments will
bear TO be considered in connection with the
nature of the work done by these clerks and
its natural condition during the midsummer
stagnation. The rule often announced in
former years was that the thirty days leave
should only be granted when it could be
done without detriment to the service.
There are considerable number of clerks who
have never taken leave for more than few
days at a time because the work of their desks
was of kind that needed TO be done
from day to day. Other clerks like those,
for example, who are employed in settling
quarterly accounts, have Just the same work
TO do whether they take leave or not, and
months absence has to be made up by
work at night or extra hours. Usually there
is less work TO do in summer than in winter.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-26

Cabinet ministers and heads of bur cans
generally spend considerable time away
from Washington in summer. This has
since public business of all kinds and of all
degrees of importance must wait upon their
action. The absence of head of Depart
ment always perceptibly lightens the work
of his clerks, and it is absurd to hold or act
upon the doctrine that the chief can take
his ease as hs pleasss, but that the subordi-
nate must have his nose glued to his desk !,
even when the chiefs absence leaves him
nothing to do there.
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MIRA Roscoe Conkllng is at her beautiful residence
In Utica, and expects her daughter, Mrs. Oakman,
who Ia now In New York, to come soon to spend
some time with her. Mrs. Conkiings house Is in the
midst OF very spacious grounds.
Ex-Jnstlce Ward Hunt and his wife are at their
home In Utica, and he Is able to take drives daily
Ex-senator Herman and his wife and daughter are
al their residence In Utica, where they Will spend
most OF the summer.
Representative spriggs and his family literally
Keep open house" In Utica Tor their Washington
friends in summer. They always have some one
visiting them. MISS Lizzie Patterson, OF Washing
ton, whospent three weeks with Miss Spriggs at her
pretty home In Utica, went from there TO visit friends
on the Hudson River. she sprained her knee while
Ia Utica and has ever since been quite lame. Az
soon she is able to travel she Will 40 10 join her
mother at Swampcott, Mass.
When Miss Victoria Emory concluded neI visit to
Miss Sprggs IN Utica sle went to Cazenoyia, near
there.
Horseback exercise Ia even more popular in Utica
this summer than heretofore. Several admirably
trained Kentucky horses have been purchased for
young ladies living there, and Miss sprggs has one
OF The geniest and prettest OF the number ON which
she makes long excursions into the surrounding
country, thinking nothing OF ride OF nfteen miles
Representative Spriggs has been spending much
time lately trout-llshing on wilmot Lake, In the
Adirondacks and on the evening OF the iTlh he and
his soh Returned Win a biR boX OF the prettiest
brook trout Imaginable. He gives lively accounr
OF how, when In camp 10 The wood, they endeavor to
protect themselves from mosquitoes by coating all
the exposed parts OF their bodies az well as their
faces with tar oil OF pennyroyal and tinctures Of
other herbs.
Utica Itself and the country near 1t Ia the site OF
several OF the most noted cotton manufactures In
the United States, and while the tariff was under
discussion In the last Congress gentlemen connected
with more than one Of these arms wrote 10 Repre-
sentative sprisgs, saying that their market was
chiefly In Europe, especially In England, where
they sold most OF the cotton they manufactured, 50
they did not care whether the tarn was reduced or
not, as they stood In need OF no protection.
saw Mr.. Roessle, Jr, at the Delayan House,
(where he is host,) in Albany as passed through.
lie and his father seemed determined 10 Keep up
the reputation that hotel has ong sustained Of being
one Of the best-kepi and handsomest ever found 80
near railroad depot. The dning.room, the walls
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25

Among Us ono has become a starter
Cord lIrcu5 DcresfOtd) another 4
drcssmaker CIR. Mcadc), and q third 4
bonnctmaker G.ord Granville Gordoul.
splllcrs cigarettes arc commonly n.
ported 70 10 the properly Of tho bf6,l.er
ot peer. Lord Londonderry dafty ad.
yertiJes Goals, whilO Lord Dudley's name
atarcs US in tho face over q shop window
In Lowndcs street. Several sous Of pccr5
are club secretaries or vino merchant.
and sons Of dukes arc on change, IN the
tea trade, etc. Iordi Shrewsbury and
sayernaLc run cabs, and thcrc a kouito
an army Of RriStocr,ltlc brcwcrs And
agents. On tho other hand, look q no
number Of new pce5 and powerful mon
who hayc formed nov families from
trade. Any ono can pisk out over 4
hundred names Ia tho past seventy
years. VANITY Fair.
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An OLD THANKSGIVING.
ftodeIsaII

1n =. -
lorieinall
II turkey failed and best vas tough,
Wlthtoll and debt ilereasink
AdiGuthea becalss ths times werc rough
AMI can, { dsmnnds upesasIne
Bsyoad the clouds Tho future stood
With gifIa ot 3oy or sorrow
Ay.a waItei stiIl h 4 tLankiuI mood I
1be dasnine of tho tiorroN.
Thing, might 30 worSs tss tatbr aid,
Hopl darkened mora ial1 mothert
The .,otI iehold anrelS hat fnct ilsd Z
a,dSaysd Is 70 each otherr
s', 2.
And % that Old ThankssiYtng Day,
Ia doubt and darknaD riSins
Was full q praise and loYsssvsst way
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glaatc have hsr proailes rsyerls ihtu.
rupiedi glad that she could do something
toward mAAins the poor wretch comfort
aba They 3ent,rcd tho dining room By a
nds door. Lamps were burning there and
a her ono maii.OfAll.Wcrk had gone 70
The village to spend her Thanlssiyins
evening, sho ct about preparing his medl
without summoulng say oaa. she treated
him q a guest not a paupsr. sbs gave
him an easy chair by tho Ore and took q
feyerish interest in leading tho tabie with
The choiOest Tbanksgi wing daiatIss
The man was ysry disrspatable looking,
be had hard lines q dissipation on his fsce;
10 was untlty, and hs resksd With via
liquor No maitcs Hs Nps needy; that
was enough Attsr DO began 70 cot, Mss
Garnstt vuntursd to look At him again. HIs
tacs was bIoated and uashAysn, but Il
wasn't the face q a common tramp shs
wondered, pltyngly what could have 70.
daesd him to bessary, and these lines
tahglsd slowly through hsr mind;
.
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And after We made up our minds, ltrsally
seemed TO ms
That cyery stone on the old farm looked
upreproaehfully;
Our loving aud our grisving, ono httb
grayG, the tears
In tender eyes, the friendships Of The long
uni happy yearA
Mountain and stream and valley seemed 70
stretch OBTAINING hands
Striving to hold Us there upon tho rocky,
tarrcn lRnd';
But ws were young and hops was strong
and lie had but begun,
30 We turned our eyes right braYely out
towards tho settiug gdn.
Twas a long and VERY journey. but we'd
bosn brought up 10 take
Troubles with q patistt spirit and l know
NE did not mako
halt the Idle, weak complaining that thoy
=, do today who arc
Whlrlcd around the world reclining In a
special palace car.
We reached tho little clearing wher The
low log cabin stool,
In the early days Of April when tho year
was In tho bud
A lonely looking place It was but yet We
trial 10 see
Through all its dreary Wildnsss tho beauty
ysttob b
We took our work up gladly, there is no
ned TO toll,
There Is no early settler but knows tho
story we'll;
And while ] worksi In wood and asa
through the long summer days,
Wife did hor part inside the house, and
you know Womsn's wayl
Not satisfied With duty done around The
little home,
She planted With her tired hands tho tiny
seeds Of bloom,
Aud In the summer ended tho gay mas
t6rdous grew.
And morning gloriss shook their balls o.
purple piak and blue
Twas just a sigh. to feed the soul, for any
man will own,
As man, Of any earthly good, can't lIys By
breal alon..
And Mary in the doorway Ia tho early
morning light
With Tho pOsIA shining rounl her was
hsart uplifting sigat
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25

Tho Chinese have invaded another "a.
dustry Of San Franclsco. There an now
three printing eflccs ia that city which
arc owned BY Chinese. Only white com.
positors arc At present employed, thoro
being no ChinaIhen who understand tllo
trade, but that want viii no doubt ID
soon supplied. In China native printers.
wholly ignorant Of tho rngikh lsnguas-e
frequently master tho at oE putt.as.
manuscript into type, and do b almost lS
t'piely AZ white competitors VIII aow
tho meaning o. tho worij before them.
--fssan Fran, i,ro Iettor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25

SThs palefac, very Aek.f 10 I1Id. NfTs
brought him good der meat;
The paletaos squaw Ihall cook tcr hin,
twill maks him we'll to cat =
Quick glAdnssS beat With eyogy puibL
Thank Colt, 1murmurei low,
While Mary looked up With asmilS lhal
Said, sItold yUuIor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25
"a. a.. nrlslal rar.

The emperor ol Russia trayels 10 Nil.
road can that oncebslcnged 70 Napoleon
Ill, but they hayehfen greatly Improved
and nro said " " the hnesl u ihs
HVlil.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-11-25

I've satat many a tcsst dln thal whGo
all good things WSre spresd;
With tho rich the Nlse Ito WittE, olhcs
then ryebroksn breadt
Meath church spires pointiuS h,asenwafd,
with ploua, happY tbroagA
I've jolnoi in prayertnl seEvlc5 drd SnnF
Thanksgiving songs,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26
FROM ONE WHO WAS THERE

The weather fine and smiling faces
all around. Cattle and chickens sun
ming themselves, and looking for some.
thing guide, but never thought of the
dude.
The friends of Mr.. ard Mrs. NJ. s.
Belknap dropped in on them last We'd
nesday to celebrate his 18th birthday.
Fred Graves was there will, his organ,
and plerty Of music to entertain botl.
old and young. Long will be remem.
bered the pieces he sung.
All were happy and soon passed the
dav. Just before night they all wend.
I'd their way. to wait y year foc the
next birthday.
The festival at s. G.. Ferrin's last
Friday evening proved Il success, there
heing large number present.
Il. II. Bplknap has just sold a fine
Hereford Bull to Aug. Klessig.
Minor arrival at the residence oi
Frank Clure, on sec. ), on Monday
last, girl.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26

The following will be good news to
many Of our readers: A prominent
Kansas physician reports that he has
cured several casee of rheumatism,
that had resisted all other treatment,
by using Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
It gave almost immediate relief and
finally effected cure in every case.
Sold by G. W. Smith. ~
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THE TROUBLE SAFELY OVER.

Stomach trouble is serious business
while it lasts; but what blessed relief
to have it depart! Mrs. F. G. Wells,
of 10 Atlantic street. Hartford, Conn.,,
writes that she tried Browns Iron Bit
ters for stomach trouble. and that she
experienced such relief that the trou-
BILE is now entirely over She recon-.
mends this great iron medicine to all
who are afflicted. 1t cures liver and
kidney complaint.
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RANSOM.

RANSOM.
It was a very pleasant company that
gathered ut the house of Mr.. NJ. s.
Belknap on the 18th inst. lit being the
18th birthday Of Mr.. b. The cOInpa-
ny consisted Of the two younger BeIk.
maps and families, Mr.. Scott and kles.
sigs and the Graves boys with their
families. After music, both instru-
mental and vocal, and much pleasant
converse. the company were invited
out to u sumptuous repast provided by
the children Of Mr. B.
1t was a surprise to Mr.. B. and wife.
After dinner some more music. Then
the company returned home wishing
the good old people many returns of
the day and hoping and praying wAeP
we have all done our work here Mlow,
we may meet them on the otlterSsle nf
the river where We shall never grow
old.
A
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26

NORIHWESTERN INVENTIONS.
The following are the patents grant.
ed this week TO inventors of the North.
west as reported for the ADVANCE by
A. G. Paul. patent attorney, 26 Boston
Block, minneapolis, Mimi:
Minnesota: Apparatus for collecting
logs, A. McDougall, Duluth.
Wisconsin: Cooking stove, Charles
Hanneman, Napee; grain adjuster for
binders. A. Niclaless, Whitewater;
breeching attachment for vehicles, J.
G. Williams, Auroraville.
Iowa: Wagon axle, A. E Porter, Du-
buque; harrow, Geo. W. Siddons,
Charlton; curtain fixtures, Peter Van
I.ackum, Waterloo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26

Mind and body alike suffer from
sluggish action of the blood, the result
Of dyspepsia or biliousness. Ayers
Pills will stir up tho liver, excite the
stomach and bowels to activity. open
the pores of the system. and insure
health OF body, which is indispensable
to mental vigor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26
Bucklen,s Arnlca Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhenm, fever
sofes, tetter. chapped hands. c1ltlblams.
corns, and all skin eruptioms. and posi-.
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by e. w. Smith,
Worthington. MINI. l3.l9lv