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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11
rrt poor wRurcrEs oF FARMERS
Ia EGNpI

Ia. farming population ot Egypt, not
Wlthstanling W. thsy have the richest soil
on thr f,es II the giol.-, af- .mong ~"
f-sarvst ~ thsir class. Iheir holdiugs
1rr sm NJ. ani thry ar taxed o. death.
tliry arv happy u they can grt
tlir harv u.,~.saries ~ living, and
their home. H. nlnsty-nlnc Vases out
uf = hundrssi arr huis. mad" 20 dfi-,l
sun-hakrl hricks and hudil-i together
along thu unpa,cd sircts of aNillhgc.
Ihs.r huts arr square or rrCtangulaf Ia
SHAPE. They srr scliom mow than
.s,cn fryi In hsighi, ani thTif rroi. arc
Dat. Tho livestock ~ the family ofirn
take. up part of th- fu0m, aHi goats,
ani Coa.. and dnnksys, ani mru, aud
Numen arv crowded into Que little MON.
The v o. 20 th. farmer works as veil a.
her hushaul. ani. though .h- must Srar
a Nvll over her tac- to keep either meu
from s.ring her. she carrie. all 20 the
water fnf the family from the Nile on
her head. anil proViic. the fuel for the
family hy gathering the soft drpppings
uf ihs clmsls aud the COWS. hni paiiiug
them lat" .hAI@ With her hand. io Law
away aud drN ln tb- suu. >hs c"oks
Wiihout stove, and tb" pcopl" live ou
The cheapest 20 iooi. They know moth
ins - th- lsautic. - Nature, and they
have n~iiltcr garirn. nor hoNrrs. IN"
houss. arr :" clo.-ly huddic,l t"grthsr
that you could plant au Hgyp,hn vi.
hgc of i've thousand people ou tScnty-
d,,-acrv field. lou would hardly cOn-
sidrr The house. ~ the town IN place
fbf your hog.. ani YOU C-ftainly Would
not tru.t une 20 Nout hloode,i horses or
Registered .horthoru. within th.m.
Tam wage. afr scar,rly life supporting.
lu tpr-r Egypt thsrv are thousands of
msn h.niing al day in ralsing thcss
Nil.-.atrrs, " d. rv,'-iNr from nNe Ca
.eyrn cent. ior working from .uufise io
sunset. and al'out the gryst city 70 Cairo
am told that the average ~ farm labor
4. not mDrr than twenty cent. a iay.
such ~ The farmer. as own their lands
can ,lo uu l-ttrr. Their fsrms ary not
more than one ~ tN" acre. la slfe on
the aNrragr. ani siN-ss,enihs ~ all th"
people ~ EgYIt live by farming. TaNr.
range frum i've dollars an acre upsari,
and there are lmpnrt iaN-s, export taNrs,
aud taxi. on al kinds of prUiuc" AZ the
city ani Nillsg, gate. lsctofv they can D.
hruughi into the market aud sold. The
national debt ~ Egyp, !. to-day nearly
az large AZ that ot the United states,
aud the average ~ the burlen supported
hy this T.oVcrty-stricksu agricultural
population Z. morv than sIsj family.
~till. Egypt IA. t--cn selling Tor year.
more than hny millions of dollar
worth II her produce per annum to the
nation. ~ the world, but her .urplu.
suc. to her ruler. aud the banker. 81
Europe grow fat on the lifc-bl"od ~ the
Land of thu Nilc.--fRA>N u. CAgrEN-
tIg la American Agriculturisi.
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now TO IMPROVE LAND AND
TAQfgT

4 farmer whoss pasture. were well
covered Siih high blackberry er bull
hricrs told the writer that h. cat thsm
Sh.u In blossom ani s,arccly one ever
grcw agnin.
Tansy and golden ru.l cut when early
in hlss.om after few cuttings will di.-
aptsar. White hlrch cut Ia the spring
II ths var Nill hlc,sl to death. Mosf
kin,ls - brush an grow again, no mat
tef shat time ot the year they arr cut.
The cheaper anil surrT way u to Isov
" Nhers ~. hnl Will admit II u aud sow
huckvhsat tNo or thr'e seasons snd
.e,ri down. At kinds ~ bushes and
hriers a. well a. brakes can D. thor
oughly sradicaiei in that way snd p.s-
turv. much Improved for fr,vl.
\ farmer IA an adjoining town has
frnc,,i iu sixteen aCrvs % a huCkleb.rry
pasturr ani has TAKEN out at least t,istl
houlicr rncks. o. sav nnihing q smaller
sioncs. aud hid tile dr,ins forty fcst
arari over the whole lot The ploW viii
kill tls brush and la fcN y"ar- u will
i-c in grass. MANY a farmer has sluiar
land o. thr nhp,e Nhiyh would pay Wcll
o. Improve. snd n only an acrv or 80
esry taken ln hand each ycar a large all
iltinu to thr has crUp Nould su"n D.
made. FARMERS usc The stone litter in
thi. section o. uft thc larger touldcrs,
as u .. much chsaTsr and quicker to land
them on top of the ground. II u sim-
pie pruevs.-uo digging aUund ih"
rugks. ouiy o. hnl "a place Tor The CRAP
pling hooks. ani hy turning a cnuk up
s,.cs thr l-paldsr and a. The machine l.
uu sherl. th. team mo,e- u trN ie"t
" uhsrv u l. drupisi, aui the machine
dflNyu u,rf auuthTr, aud 80 On. IN"
mnrhilc has hs-u Kept busy Zoe several
ss..k. aui !. .till ou duty, as th-r' l. uo
fru.t o. Interfere.
~e,,rrl yrtrs agp an lrishman With
a .msil family pupln.ci small,
neglected and ahnu.ibuyi farm Ia this
town anl a. onc, commenced to better
iis c,ndiiinu. u Was ln greater part
cu,rryl viih brush and Wood ani the
huiidiurs Wrrv puof. ~umr laughed ai
ths hisa a M. little lrishman trying to
20 a living uu such Ispnr. uuinNiilng
f4rn. ule man csub neither rad NOT
write. beat D. had r. strong. Industrious
wife ana thrvr ur four little lsoys, AT ~
s hum hal tn D. fyi ani clothed from
ihs pr,.lu,ts - The farm. IL Nvut ~
hls eofk tith a viii thr hru.h melted
Hvrv. o. l.vu'us di.1ppelry~i nni l"o,r
stuns. urrr pil-i Into walls sui his
hrIls su-Iu brsAn o. show go-'d rcsuhs
from hl. Nc.i-,liryt-i hi,or \. his
bow. grew older he, lent a h~lplug
hanI. improvements increased aui morv
land ga. nd,i'vi, till the little dfiy acrr
farm laI expanded to 80 acre., new
taru. have i.vu built o. h"d thr crops
and stable ai.rut hfiy hrii ~ cattle
Tli- farm huusr ha. hs"n th"ruughlN ~
pair,i. aui a .ngg sum stands Go their
credit in ths bank. They have never -
ryi,y,l au, help. ihr whnle accumulation
tsIus ths result ~ their own hlsor AMI
careful mamgvm.nt ~ other. Uuuh
make ukr vfurt thrrr would D. lrs.
ahsuionri farms Mirror ani Farmer.
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DOES n MAKE ANY olFFtRsscs now
ME .Is OUR CATTLE FOOOSf


some have ari.-u In these later days,
Who teach that farmers, In purchasing
their cattle spcd., should consider price
mainly. and pay lees attention 10 com
position. 40 far a. II u question of
i,,iing value. Ia other words, the
farmer ha. his cholcc II the oil, meals,
bran, midiling., gluten meal, corn
meal, etc., and iflt |. simply question
of feeling al. coN., aud not ~ manur-
ing hi land. b. had better buy the
cheapest. let IA sec what some practi-
cal experiment. teach "a. on thi. point.
In the winter of lsSS-G, three COW. fc,l
by the Maine Experiment, station, that
we're eating three pound. ~ corn meal
and two IT cotton seed meal daily, had
their grain ration changed Ia tiye pound.
~ coru meal, and the second fortnight
after hi. change Vas made, these COWS
made ten pounds les butter than during
the la.t fortnight when the cotton seed
was eaten. After the cotton secd meal
was restored Ia the ration. the Yield of
butter increased, but not Ia the former
quantity.
Ia the winter IL is>s-s. similar .x-
p.riment gave similar results.
During the latter winter q ration of u
pound. of hay and - poands of corn
meal. fci Ia each ~ two steers for sixty
nine days, produced - pounds ~ gain,
while the same steer. fei on ~ pound.
hay. pound. corn meal aud IL
pounds llnsec,i meal Tor the succeeilng
slxty-nine days, gained In weight $50
pounds. Nlso, while these steer. were
gaining - pound. on the former ration,
two other. gained Il, pounds on the lat
ter ration. This experiment station has
other figures ~ the same kind. Doe.
thi. look AZ though Ne can afford to
overlook the nutrlii,e ratlof
TAs aaJisHss prcfHcfloH frvs q g'seA
,,,igh y f.-i q oaiy possible WAsA ihs Ia
gr.siisafs ~, ssirs'i IL hs proI-r Pr,Tor-
fisas. This I. rational, this l. common
.ense.-w. N. JORDAN la Maine Farmer.
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AfIsoA 1AsIs a sPLN

Dor .uuf time tha hust - Nrlsuu' .
sImIrrf. iu Maisnillr have h-rn luue-
Iue flr au opportunity to .rr their favor
fr .huW .unr uf that rmhrkahls sI.e-d
ahl.h aun th- Maine hursr 80 many
laurel. uu ths turf lat .-asun. Mr.. Nrl-
.au 40 lat acr,,l~l tn The cutrvaiic.
@ hi. friends ani pfuuii.s,i O. appear "n
,lr .cyne With hi. tr'ttsr thurs,ay
afisfuoun.
Thistst accounted fur thr a.ssmhlacv
that gathered un silver ~trvrt. Nelson
.ouu appsar,i in light pung drawing
ths rvins over the sleek muscular hack
uf tl. unms.akr.
.Nfisr a. trs preliminary turns. lioi
iosgvi to thr upi.r rui ut the 'irryt'
adjusted hi. cap Nl-"r, roll'i The Tar
ril- about him morv ClUsrly AMI pre-
Iar'si to taxi spiu.
A., iuiu.iiNsns.s thr famous "Nelson
uas aaarr D. sa. out Zoe fret money
ant D. tcvuriingl, mad. dash i"r the
T-ilr
pl.h' ils marr than da.h.,l. H. fsN.
Tlir people hrld their br-aih and strained
thslr v,ss in catch a. .'imp-s ~ th" ii~ri-
Iu. spsstrr. % wss hui mumrniary
glimpse that ths spsytaturs snIuNci Tor
H. tat Nelson VA. oui of sight In a
ufN.
AI vyrr uuauimou. Ia declaring that
ths hnf.e never b,furv showed such
.te,vi in q .leigh,
Anrr hi. rs. Nj. Nelson. FACE was
wrr.ih.,l jn smiles. iii clation Was
very apparent and reI.oricr hcgan Z"
Ji.su.. natter. aud thing. With The
great hnr.'man.
''Nrs. .ir." aid Mr. Nelson, en-
thu.a.tleAlly. Nelson al trot veil,
thI. afternoon. nlrrr'. one thing morr,
too. I never ru-ie 80 fast after him la
nm, lie in a .l,igh a. I dd thi. afternoon.
M. hor-e 4. in hus condition, thi. win
Ter. H. has h-ru driven every pleasant
IA, thl. winter. thu. Oar, beat to-day was
fhs nr.t tims b. IA. l.ru started up any.
'.Nuu af ,uur.e an, going into the cir
,uit. neat ysarf
..N..t assur.,llV. Nelson l. getting
l1fn sNrtIlsut shap. already aud every
thIu. possible wil 4. done to prepare
him i6r -ome good work, next srason.
''Nul h. serve any mares, next sea-
.ous
II have booked him for twenty-five
ani .hau probably not give him any
morr. gct s!SD apiccr. Rather highf
NJ. don't think 80, When a man eau
Ill hi. colt for ssuO or $40 without any
truuhls."
..Who B. going To- De- your driving
Il hall do my oNn driving exclusive
a. next war. think ! know Nelson
about as Nsli a. sny one.
Mr.. Nelson Was also driving. Thur
Iav afternoon, a Nelson colt. handsome
two-year-old. The property of Mr. Ian
,,stsr ~ Philaielphia. fhis coli great
h, rr.rmbl.. ~. illu.trious .irc and VA.
taken for him by many people on the
.trr.t. LEV istou lournsl.
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Nm. BLAINE REPLIES.

There can L. no doab, that Mr.. Glalistoos
Il the most distinguished representative of
the free trade -chool % political ~conomists>
lie ar.olgib- for hi, apparent intsrfsrvnos
with our AFFAIR." lie may 10 assur"i thai
apology /. supsrnuous Americans q all
oiaSs. boil him la honor. frcs trade he b'-
li.yes advantageous flr England, therefore,
without the Allowancs - Any mcilfying con-
dition. grvAt o. snail. th- Enslish eooDOmist
declare. II o. h. aiyAhiAsJoas for the unitsi
state, for BrAsil, for AusTslis; Ia short, for
al countries ~ith skich England can stab
lish trade relAiiunA II wOah D. diflcult, N
no, impos.ibl., for Mr.. 0laisions a. Ind any
principle % administration Or any measur.of
finance - sracily fitt~i to the varying need.
% all cOuniriss As be assumes tbs policy of
fre. trade % L..
The American protsctioaisf. I.t 10 not bs
dl-ourteous o. urge, is broader la his s's~s
than the ELglish ire. trnder. No Intelligent
prO,sctlonist In the Uniiei State pretsnis
that every country would alike rcaiih" al
vantage from ths adoption q the protseti's
system Great britain sDi the Uniisi
stats certainly re-smhls os.s another in
NOR. ~ay. than either can L. said 10 rrsein
ID, any other nation la tie world. Yet, when
90 compare the two on the question: al iss1s,
the dlffsrenc.-- are - n.srksi that We Aino-t
lo-s sight % the rc~smblAsos.
rmx TWO NATIONS ooSrAAsrHn
Grat Britain is an Island lsss than nips,y
THOUSAND square mile. Ia extent IL life do
tenis upon it, conncrtion ~ith other coln-
uic. IT, prosperity rests upon iu eomm~rcs
With the worh On the other hand, singls
STATE % the Union 10 nearly thre- Tins /.
large a. Great Britain. several other stAiss
are each quite eluAl IN u In ara The whole
Union 10 veil nigh forty tins ~ large.
With tbs-s Fundamental Ioinb of'iinercncc
t.x~e.n the t~o ccuntri~-, I assume that
yar,.i financial and industrial systsmA,
wrought by the erp~sisnce Of each. voah be
the natural and logic result Hence | do not
yoin isss with Mr.. Gladstone on both of his
r<oprsltionA lie defends frs trade In Grcst
britain. Hs a~ails protection In the Unitsd
Stats The hpt prop-ittonl j nsitbsr deny
nor afirm-
On many points and In many rpgscts 10
vas far differess With Great Britain hum
drsd year ago. She dh not then fssl asursi
that she could bar the .comp<tition of Con-
tineutal nations Shs was. therefore. ax-
grssively, even cruelty. protsctive bhs
manufactured nr hsrsrlf and Tor her net
work Of colcnies rsaching around the gicbs.
Into tho-s col,nies no other nation could
carry anything. There vas no scAls of duty
upoa Which other nations could enter
colonial pprt whas tbs coloutss needed out
a.is of B1tsh proiscts could b furnbhsd 70
thsa oaly n nsttAsh shR
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That there has b.cn change In 'ali-
fnrula'. harye.t IL gold within f"rty
,sars I. brought forcibly Ia the attention
81 ths rradrrs of the American Agr'-
culturist. which prints In the February
numhsr an article by Charles Howard
,hInn on the What crop of that state.
IN. a.5pl.uoo arrrs of golien grain
which wave In tho-e broad, rich valley.
are something which the rory -hih't-
did not furs.se: on the contrary, ~as
the almost universal conviction la those
dsy. that wheat would alNays have To
D. brought hsrr from other countries
Mr.. Shinn'. description II the wheat
growing Industry Ia It, present vast pro-
PORTIONS. with the statistics which he
has gathered, la revelation Of the re-
source. u the Pacific Coast. The sitl-
rle 4. literally Illustrated. faS which
Eastern readers viii appreciate.
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GLADSTONE VS.. BLAINE.
vie.. .s i.s To. s,.,ss@ss es fv~s
rv.a. ..a rr.ssst,s. Moo. ssseas'ss
es T~. G~~si isseiisess

The North Amsrioan i,syis~ fof January
prr-rnts to- IsI.r that have sttr.ctei The
aitsnitn of the ci,ilin.i wVth With et
usoriinary ani most commcndshls enter
pft-s Gen Rryc.. the ~litos, -srur~i from Mr.
Glsaisions an erpr,--iOn - his vls-s csi thu
long ,leistei issue oi frv,-ction va frs
Trade lmrry--si by Va ability. he then -
c,.r.i rvily by Secretary Blsins, and Mr.
GlAisiops mast courteusly coo-ni~i to
their sinul,sncca. Publication, the --crvtsry
% have the psislls,s- ~ examining the BRIT
IN .tai.-nans piI-r. As will rva.iliS IL
..<n. thls gives Mr BlsiBe sosns advantage,
ia, a.. Argument on both siis- 10 iRis--i
.hie Tl- follostng extracts giVe unly tho
II .all.,,t f.,lnt.
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lt 1. aid that senator Nest. chairman
~ the dressed bssf investigation COM
mltte.. l. preparing two bills fpt Intro
Iu,tIou IN the senate aimed al the thl-
c,go drrs-sd be.f combine. Ibese are
d..igne,l ~ curtali operations In respect
90 Interstate trade. tue provision
makes any combination to depress
price. of animals intended for con-
sumptIon as food penal offence. Ger
taInly Il = hoped that the knowle'ige
gained by SENATOR ve.t'. commission
viii hiring Oui measures of relief from
thu pre-sat depression In cattle pfiee-.--
EarmFr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11

Iurslarf o. lfsnss fruul ~ Hun. Juixy q
i''' a. irr thr tsuufv a ONfer,i. shsu I'll a
.... aaFt.su an saiuriar. Narrh "a. a. n.
-f tf tEu r.a ln a. firrNnl.sN oln ~ pfNsll
r. -aTh uf ~ "a s-tatr - ttsftl h hosisn
- Hf NarsaF. in sati tauufF, desgs-sst, ~ sti
-. esfatT trIrr sfrIIstsli iu safi tusu - >cf-
w.. tai ir=-riI ~ a. fail1ws. towt hsa1nuinE
n ~ aaft1 sr-f rurnsr - tsc.t. a telfs AL
- s'iinrr.f stie q ths rsed lsadins ffuta
fNaf fuase o. fru-t corner. ihsnce, -euin
~ Ntsrees Nssf lhiftF sirtt r,sis o. lansl "a
tt.iea hsarUs thsnss nnrth nnY uts dssres-
ee.i fEafT 80 rysis D. ths afsrvsaii raj. fheucs
a.lerI un ins q All road o. ~ arst uane'i
,-ei sKryTtinx certain haa-e kats whirh AL
Nstll ~ ueaisn sssi prisr - his assth.
NsrvaY. Jan. u. lsd
ns; .s.:,...I,s;,. ssIrs;
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query. why l. II that where carefully
conducted experiments, carried on at ex-
pertinent stations, with corn ensilage In
no case Ia. been found Ia give greater
results. than the same fc'ider preserved
by drying. vet at institutes and dairy
meetings there are men enough who
come forward aud report surprising
gains In their own practice from the
feeling Of the silo fodders There is a
hole Ia the work somewhere; whose
.hall we scesptt
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
srHKb FusrLo~ =

Corespauslsncs en prsstieai sxftcuhufai topics
Il seliriis.i Atiifsss an Cssuraanicstirus IN
trufissi faf this deiartrnsnt - AosIst ttURAL
Auirnn. tiNf1ri iAstnlsfat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11

Eaaal parts by weight Of corn and oais
ground together make good grain rs'
ton for COW.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11

American BREEDERS are grcaily I'M
proving the fric.ian as butter ''ow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11

No matter about the hne points Of the
COW for the dairy, II the mllk-paiI and
the churn show that che v al nghf.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-11

Plenty a good feed and fresh air i'
better than carling for the COW.
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The German standards for feeding are
all based on live weight. Now let Ne
have some American standards based on
live work.
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NEW HOME

sewing Machines delivered at the
.atiuu on q. r X without extra
charge Those desiring the best
Machines Tor the least money should
cal. on or address,
IL W BEAN. South Paris, Maine
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-07-16
Tariff Reform ATeeting.

The first political gun Of the campaign
was fred yesterday by the Tariff Reform
Clubs OF the State which met at the Con-
cordia Opera House Baltimore, to discuss
the Issues. Nearly every county In the
State was represented. and free discus
sions were heard on this much important
and all absorbing question Of the day.
and which is the keynote of the next
campaign. The most important event of
the occasion was the address issued by
the clerks to the people of the State. This
was followed by short and pointed speech
es by the members. Anne Arundel was
represented by j. Schsaff Stockett, ]. II.
Iglehart, and 8. T. Mccullough. Mr..
Iglehart said: There was no club IN
Anne Arundel, but he believed II q good
field to SOW the seed Republicans In the
county, among them the states attorney.
had boldly proclaimed themselves tariff
reformers. In the future the issue would
NOT be that Of Wellsism or Bannonisn
but t. riff reform.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-07-16

PROPOSALS. FOR FUEL FOR THE
i U. S. NAVY YARDS, PORTS
MOUTH, BOSTON, NEW YORK,
LEAGUE ISLAND, WASHINGTON,
PENSACOLA AND NORFOLK; Ma
VAL STATIONS NEW LONDON,
NEWPORT AND NAVAL ACADEMY.
July 10, 1890. Sealed proposals en-
dorsed Proposals for Fuel for the above
navy yards, to be opened August 8, 1890"
will be received at the Bureau of Provis-
ions and Clothing, Navy Department,
Washington, ID. c., until 10 o'clock noon
August 5, 1890, and publicly opened i'm
mediately thereafter, to furnish at the
Navy Yard, Portsmouth. N. H., $50 tons
anthracite coal, 100 tons bituminous
coal, and 500 bushels charcoal at the
Boston Navy Yard, / 900 tons anthracite
coal, 100 tons bituminous coal, 100
bushels of charcoal, and seven
cords wood; at the Naval Station, New
London, Conn, 80 tons anthracite COAL
at the Torpedo Station, Newport, II. L.,
], 100 tons anthracite coal, and ~ tons
bituminous coal; at the Training Station,
Newport, r. l., $50 tons anthracite coal
tons bituminous coal, and 6 cords
wood; at the Navy Yard, New York,
10, 500 tons anthracite coal, 400 tons
bituminous coal, 3, 400 bushels of char
coal, and 5000 bushels of coke; at the
League Island Navy Yard, 500 tons an
thracite coal, and % tons bituminous
coal at the Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Nd, 900 tons anthracite COAL A, 100 tons
bituminous coal, and IS cords of wood;
at the Washington Navy Yard, $50 tons
anthracite coal, 500 tons bituminous
coal 5000 bushels of charcoal, and 200
cords of wood; at the Norfolk Navy
Yard, 400 tons anthracite coal, J ,675
tons bituminous coal, so tons of coke,
8, 200 bushels of charcoal, 100 bushels of
coke, and % cords of wood; and at the
Pensacola Navy Yard, 26 cords of pine
wood. Blank forms of proposals will
be furnished on application to the Blu
reau, the Commandments of the different
navy yards or to the Navy Pay Offices.
The fuel must in all cases conform to
the Navy standard and pass the usual
naval inspection. Tie bids, all other
things being equal, decided by lot. The
Department reserves the right to waive
defects or to reject any or all bids not
deemed advantageous to the Government.
7-24 EDWIN STEWART,
Pdvmastsr General, U. g. Navy
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-07-16

PROPOSALS. FOR PROVENDER
L FOR THE U. s. NAVY YARDS,
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., BOSTON, NEW
YORK, LEAGUE ISLAND. WASH
INGTON, NORFOLK, PENSACOLA,
AND NAVAL ACADEMY.-July 10,
1S90.-Sealed proposals endorsed "Pro-
posals for Provender, to be opened Au-
gust 5, $780," will be received at the Blu
reau of Provisions and Clothing, Navy
Department, Washington, ID. c.. until
~ o'clock noon, August 8, 1890, and
publicly opened Immediately thereafter,
10 furnish at the above navy yards
the supply of PROVENDERf for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1891. Blank forms
of proposals will be furnished on appli-
cation to the Commandants of the above
navy yards. the Navy Pay Offices, or to
the Bureau The articles must in all
cases conform to the Navy standard and
pass the usual naval inspection Tie
bids. all other things being equal, decid-
ed by lot. The Department reserves the
right to waive defects or to reject any
or all bids not deemed advantageous to
the Government.
EDWIN STEWART,
TIA PGgmGster General U. s. Macy