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PROPOSALS.

S-lSt and SITS. e., Washington, DC.-SeAied
losals wall Toe received at TINS once until TWELVE M
quAIlty Geo Greek coal ldeliyered, exceeding 10
all bids 4. n MONROE
Os-0t' Mnn.Uar
DkoPosALs FOR CHEMICAL INsrRUMENrs
u Steel &c. for the Washington Navy Yard Octo-
ger Z, lsS0-Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals
Tor Chemical Instruments. Steel &c for the Mashlng
ton Navy Yard to be opened OCtOber -, $780," will
be received 81 the bureau Provisions and Clothing
navy Department Washington, DC, until TWELVE
O'CLOCK NOON, OC1OBER 1MENTi-EIGHTH.
1890 and publicly opened immediately thereafter TO
furnish at the Washington Navy Yard q supply O.
chemical instruments. consisting OF balances APP
palatus Tor hnaiysls Organic analysis.
batteries. heating APPARATUS. platinum dishes. sc
also $4,000 pounds OF steel plates &c, 5000 pounds
stone. The articles must an all conform 90 the
navy standard and the usual naval inspection
Blank proposals will be furnished upon Application
the Commandment o: the Navy ard TO she bureau.
lie bids all other things being equal decided by lot
The department reserves the right defects OF
to reject any all bds deemed advantageous 20
the government EDWIN STEWART, PaymAster
General. US. Navy oy-2tsw-2v
DkOPOsALS To CONSTRUCT BRICK WALLS
l. Enclosing Grounds at Arthur Public school
ONCE OF the Commissioner DC. Washington II C.,
october J. tS3U.-seaed PROPOSALS Will be received st
this office until TWELVE O'CLOCK Nj Gu SATUR-
DAY, OCTOBER ELEVENTH. 1890. for constructing
Brick walls Enclosing the Grounds at Arthur Public
school, on Arthur Place between Is and q sta. n W.
Blank forms of proposals and specfcations together
with all necessary Information, lie obtained
Application therefor 1t the office of the Inspector Of
Buildings OF the District Of Columbia, aud only bids
these forms will be considered 1he right
J. ". ROSS. IL NJ ROBERT. COMMISSIONER DC.
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OBTAINED AT OVR Of

BULLET iSS CAN BE OBTAINED AT OUR OF
fiCE.- 1htSE HOUSES CAN BE INSPECTED
ONLY BI lEhMllS kKOM OUR OFFICE
HILL JOHNSTON,
ST -s.tuth 1903 Penn aven.w
ItOE RE T-HOUSE l347 COECORAN ST.
. stories eight rooms, cellar. gas, bath, and ali
modern improvements; kitchen and dining ON
hrst ftoor; fronts SOUTH rents SAL 30 Ter month.
1HOS. u. EENSEl * CO.,
s.3-l I'm 1900 St NV.
U'Oit EENT-HOME SEEKERS-BEFORE RENT
Il ing House cal or send for Free Circulars
ted, The Great American COnundrum-HOw Can !
Get Rich, Il Told You So. and other circulars issued
ny the W p. l. 4 I. CO.. GU6 SIN st. II. W., " ash
incton, ID. c. s20-:in
I. o. RENT-ATTRACTIVE BAY-wlNDOw BRICK
House. II SO q 81. NV. rOOIEs bath: large Gel
lar yard; parking rent $40; key at 1908 18th Il,
druggists. Also Sl2 Rhode Island NV. rooms,
path. Lay windows rent $50. Apply TO OWNER All
18TH st. NV s2.- I'm
EtOE kENI-HOTLL INDEPENDENTLY RE-
lnOdcled throughout ana additional building
CT 23roOins. c.udlfg beautiful dining room,
}xt2 IT.. which for light and ventilation is perfect
steam heat and electric bells throughout entire build
ns about 40 rUOusD: located directly opposite Presi-
dents House. $. Treasury and other government
RrIhents and III InInetIstc vicinity of leading hotels
cid hanks Of the city street ass the door all
points. Apply GLO. NJ. MYERS CO., Heal Estate and
Loans: l343 st. SLIM.
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RETTER THAN SAVINGS BANKS.
THE SOUTH Is THE Ell DORADO OF AMERICA
TO-DAY

Fortunes are made in the new manufacturing towns
sprlnging up as If by magic
The capitalists Of the world taking advantage Of
the low prices in real estate knowing that they can
make from 100 to 1000 per cent on their money
while the wageworkers place their little surplus in
the savings banks at per and wonder when their
fortunes will come but" says one EFT takes money
to make money" So It does, yet you throw away
enough every day to lay the foundation Fifteen cents
day will place you upon the right track and the road
to fortune Is easy enough IL you want to reach it Our
HOME CLUBS
enable You to secure q lot or any number Of lots
house. business property. factory site a home for
your family alta cost Of less than ID per day
the beautiful new manufacturing town of PAsA-
DESA. within II miles Of the largest city in the
south. on the line of the railroad. with the best
markets. the finest Climate and all the advantages of
where In the world
Don't let this opportunity slip There is o turn in
the affairs OF mon which, taken at the tide leads
fortune.
Long before your lot paid for it will be worth ten
times what 1t is costing you.
Just think, an entrance fee Of 60 makes you men,
Der OF HOME CLUB. then 81 per week. less than Is
cents per day. enables to buy either specula
ton or ahome.
There Is place in America where values will in
crease Is rapidly and the increase yours If you
buy lot today through the Home Club for 90 and
IN six months You are offered $500 for II and you
have only paid in entrance fee and dues for
montbs-about S3c-you can sell it and make a clear
profit Of S4oo on outlay OF only $40.
Where are tho possibilities GREATER
We sold One man l6 lots and he sold two for more
than he paid for the sixteen.
One lady bought six lots for cash and sold them 10 as
TO make 20 per cent Oh her money before she got her
deed.
Others have lots not paid which they have
refused double the money.
Don't wait opportunities lost by waiting and
nrOperty m ynlna
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GEORGETOWN.

CHARGED WITH VIcTINIzrNa LAyxDRKssKs-
George Borden, colored, has, Il 10 charged,
been making practice OF going around prom
ising q number of colored women that upon
the payment of Q small sum he would procure
for them q large amount Of government
laundry work. For his trouble and considers
ton Borden was arrested
SOLD AT AUcrIox-Thomas Bowling, auc-
tioneer, sold at public auction yesterday lot
at the corner Of Both and p streets, 60 by l2o
feet, for Sl.33 foot
RETURNED FRoM EURoPE.-Dr. J. II. Yarnall
has returned from a European tour, during
which he attended the international medical
congress at Berlin.
WHITING PoLIcY.-Abraham Kroon was ar
rested yesterday for writing policy.
Alleged Violation OF the Revenue Laws.
Alphonzo Amaroza was charged in the Police
Court today with violating the internal revenue
Law by selling liquor without having obtained
O revenue license. Mr.. Cahill, for the dsfsnd-
ant, waived an examination and bond In the
sum Of $20o was given 10 await the action q
the grand jury.
The strike Of the silk ribbon vssvsrs n
johnson, Cowdin d Co.'S mills, at Paterson, u
J.. vas aettirS Tceteraav.
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e BARGAINS IN LOTS.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
BROOkLAND


have large number OF Lots In the above mbdi.
visions which can sell very cheap and on easy terms
This property Is increasing very rapidly in value and
IL the best suburb Ct Washington buy in either
heme OF = quick turn ut good advance. For plata
prices, &C.. call on
BEDFORD w. WALKER
s24-1m 1000 e "
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FOR lighthouses.

I.OR REST-FUENIsHTD-op McPHER-
y s'n Square, 9,.2 l5th st. Handsome H. room
HOuse thoroughly furnished every convenience, per
month SlSO. NJ. NJ PAEKER.
C!bOt IsiSFst.
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1B Dit Nous e,
WASHINGTON, D. @.

T.WALkER SONS. 2o4 10TH ST. N.w.-CAR-
- Pet Liiiug. 90 yards. 81 SO aud 81. 10; l. aud
Sply Prepared Rooms. Building Paper. Flue Iining
Lime. Cenlentn and Charcoal Tall SIl-5 on
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FASHIONS
AT BRIGHTON.
Beautiful, Gay Summer Scenes
in London by the Sea.
Under the Chalk Cliffs and Along the Parade
Where England Sports Its Summer Frocks.
Busy Times for the Bathing Machine.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALI

EINONDON, July 30.--I do not know of
any occupation more amusing-until
EES one wearies Of it-than driving on
the Esplanade at Brighton, which one may
call the Long Branch of England. save
that, considering the vast extent of the
British watering place, the American resort
is only camp compared with it. The fine
expanse of sea, the white chalk cliffs, the
long rows of bathing machines, lowering
the British matron to the water by wind
lass. the lively music of the band on the
roof of the Aquarium and the gay crowds
of visitors make up scene that while it is
novel is wonderfully entertaining.
Yesterday was typical Brighton after
noon. When our trap turned into the Pa
rade at o'clock or whereabouts, the three
miles of its length were all "wind. glare and
fashion," for this London by the Sea has
no shade, and the sun, for marvel. was
bright and even warm. The British school
boy was very much en- evidence, with his
plug hat of grown man, his collar of an
infant of six years and his jacket of wait
er. smartly gloved and offering his very
slender arm to his big sister or mamma,
Englishwomen were out in force, very
straight, very stiff, very much roughed.
One Slim. correct creature, whose carriage
for time kept abreast of ours. had
put on her makeup most literally high
on her cheek bones and behind her
ears. She inclined her head con-
stantly to acquaintances, trusting TO
The morning call., 1890-08-10
AN OLD BIBLE
Found Buried in Wooden Box
i'm Montreal.

A somewhat unusual deposit was made
with the Notre Dame Savings Bank in
Montreal some time ago for safe keeping.
1t consisted Of a Bible 221 years old, with
the discovery of which an interesting story
is connected. About eighteen months ago
some interest was created by the finding, in
the course Of some excavations for building
purposes in Madeline street, Of a curious
will dating from the old French times and
pointing to the existeuce of a buried treas
urc somewhere in the immediate neighbour
hood. The search for the supposed treas
ure was prosecuted diligently for some
time, but failing of success, was finally
abandoned, the conclusion being that Ii had
been discovered years ago by individuals,
long since dead, who had lived in the
locality, and had suddenly and mysteriously
sprung from poverty into atfluence.
1t has now leaked out that about six
months ago, previous to the discovery of
the will in question, Mr.. George Br0omer.
in having some excavations made in the
cellar, came upon small rough wooden
box, badly rotted away, but containing the
Bible, which is now in the safe keeping of
the bank. Attaching no particular value to
the discovery, and regarding the sacred
book simply as a relic of the great fire
which swept ST. Johns suburbs in 1916,
Mr.. Br0omer said nothing about it until
lew months ago n When ne FIN ment doned
i
to see the book, and on being
shown it made an offer of 500
for it. which Broomer, then aroused to a
sense Of its value, refused, saying that he
would not take less than $500 for it. At
what price il changed hands does not ap-
pear, but it passed into Dion's possession
and is now held by the bank to his order.
The work is said to be in good state of
preservation and to be Lutheran Bible,
published in Amsterdam in 1869 by S. Des
Marets, Professor of Theology in one of
who styles himself "a minister of the gos-
pei" 1t is French version of the
Scriptures and illustrated. There is much
room for speculation as to its original
owner. The fact that II was inclosed in
wooden box apparently made for itself, but
roughly and hastily put together, would
seem to point rather to the conclusion that
it was purposely bHfffed-by the owner,
Wi5 hsaSS some urgent reason Ior-so Z,
doing. There were not few Hugue-
nots among the early settlers of
New France, and, though history Is silent
as to his name, it is well known that
there was a Lutheran minister with Louis
Kertk when he occupied Quebec from 1929
to 1853, and that many OF the French Prot
estant colonsts entered the English service
during his occupation. tits true that this
Bible was only published some forty years
afterward in the time of De Frontenac,
Talon and Bishop Laval, but it is not at all
impossible or improbable that It may have
belonged to some one who saw kertk, or to
an immediate descendant, if not brought
into the country by some later arrival OF the
same faith. AT all events, there appears to
historians and antiquaries to try to crack
OtTnWa SnPpIaI to the N. L. Sun,
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and with the long ends secured beneath the
waist-band, and very narrow-brimmed
white sailor hats with three bands of blue
ribbon about the crown. The brown-haired
GIRLS wore pink shirts, pink ties and black
sailor hats with pink ribbons. All sorts of
girls wore the beauty spot veil, which at
brighton is black and has only one patch,
that being quite large one, just under the
left eye.
A noticeable fashion was the large,
plated gauze or muslin jabot or null tie
worn usually IN color contrasting with
the rest of the toilet Women in white
wore pale heliotrope null ties and white
hats yelled in. Others wore green silk
sashes knotted behind white frocks, with
green jabots at the throat and green hat
trimmings. A not unusual combination
was q skirt of fawn-colored or gray wool
with a broad band of black velvet at the
bottom, white silk shirt white gloves and
black hat trimmed with marguerites, the
favorite flower next the poppy Of the En-
pIish summer. A flaming brunette, more
pronounced in type than one often sees In
Briton, wore white silk skirt. yellow silk
shirt and white hat piled with flowers and
tied down with yellow satin ribbons.
English people who have money know
how to enjoy themselves. There were the
little girls on the ponies. One pink and
white creature in n dainty white frock
guided hers with white ribbons and dangled
white SILK stockings. She wore the much
bepuffed and rutfled white cape bonnet,
which is standard head covering for English
children, and which always makes me laugh
because it reminds me Of the gift volumes
that lie about in country inns where the
stout and prosaic Queen Victoria is STYLED
.'the little blossom of May" and wherein it
is stated that she in her childhood wore cape
bonnets and was never allowed to have her
hair curled until she was 10 years old. To
return to our muttons; the children's ponies
were led by liveried servants. One bright
looking boy in Highland kits had quite a
formidable retinue, a man to guide his pony,
q maid to walk at his side and another man
to walk behind. 1t is impossible not to
pity the.toddlers, for their white stockings
are Invariably short and their knees bare.
Cream-colored silks were among the most
striking carriage toilets. These were
trimmed lavlshly with gold. One had
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gold-embroidered belt. broad band of
gold about the hem and gold cuffs combining
the full sleeves; white cloth dress had a
bodice laced with gold cord passed through
gilt eyelet holes. Another had a white
zouave jacket edged about with gold drop
fringe. One very pretty black dress was
foulard scattered over with bouquets, the
hem bound to depth of five or six
inches, with bright cherry-colored velvet,
which also formed the belt and slashed
epaulets on the shoulders. With this was
worn black gauze hat trimmed with cher
res. The handsomest woman on the
Parade sat very straight in frock OF
mapve cotton, wearing black hat shaped
like a Beef-eater's and trimmed with
clusters of Neapolitan vioets. Her parasol
was a dome OF ruff ed mauve-colored gauze.
The cotton frocks and the lowered de-
LANES We're very pretty, bat it is necessary
to say that they trailed slightly, on the
ground. Frocks INDUCING in this bad
habit become soiled at watering-place
very ealy. There was more panler toilets
than L should have expected. the paners
being of black lace over black or colored
silks. 1t was noticeable, too, that in the
freshest toilets narrow millinery ribbons
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unsatisfactory conditions except through
the young clement? They are the ones to
take up the work of genuine practical polit-
ical reform. do not advise any one to join
the sentimental school of the apostles of
hypocritical reform. Those deluded Great
ures are OF no benefit to themselves nor the
rest of mankind.
They only serve to make the word re-
form" ridiculous in the eyes of sensible peo-
pie. The reform that is not susceptible of
practical business demonstration is of lit
tie valne. The great need of the hour is to
enlist more active and energetic men in the
ranks of party workers. 1t should be made
impossible for dishonest or unclean man
to secure nomination for any Office or an
election in the event of his nomination.
A great change is going on in the public
mind. The people are getting into a mood
to administer singing rebuke to the sham
reformers and humbugs of the day. My
only regret is that they have not moved
sooner. If the young men will only join
hands they can render the rebuke 50 over
whelming that it will be an object lesson to
many future generations.
Copyright, 1880 THOMAS C. PLATT.
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THE BuFFALoES.
How They Have Boon Slaughtered on
the Plains.

How They Have Been Slaughtered on
the Plains.
In 1868 the Union Pacific Railroad and its
branch in Kansas was completed across the
plains to the foothills of the Rocky Noun
tains-the western limit of the buffalo
range-and that year witnessed the lnan-
gurat ton of the wholesale aud wanton
slaughter of the great ruminants, ending
only with their practical extinction in 1885,
by regular hunters for their hides, and by
the crowds of tourists who crossed the
continent for mere pleasure and sport, then
made possible by the advent of the Iron
trair'; these latter heartlessly killed for
the excitement of the novel experience,
often never even touching particle of the
flesh, or possessing themselves of a single
robe as they rode along at a slow rate Of
speed. The former, numbering thousands
of old frontiersmen, all expert shots, and as
many novices-the pioneer settlers on the
"public domain" just opened under the
various land laws-from beyond the Platte
to far south of the Arkansas, within trans
porting distance of the two roads, day after
day for years made it lucrative business
to kill for robes only, market for which
had suddenly sprung up all over the
country.
within close range for nearly their whole
distance, the most conspicuous objects in
InOS6 uayS WcI0 ucSiCCdLcu CdlCdSS6S Oh
the noble beasts that had been ruthlessly
slaughtered by the thOughtless and excited
passengers en- route across the continent On
the open prairie, too, miles away from the
course of legitimate travel, one could walk
in places all day on the dead b0dies of the
buffaloes, killed by the hide-hunters, with
out stepping on the groundl Then was the
opportunity for Congress to interpoSe. Re-
stricting the transportation of robes by the
railroads and express companies could have
saved the buffalo from extinction. Il believe
there was some absurd law enacted in rela-
ton to preventing the terrible slaughter.
but it made it only misdemeanor on the
part of the hunter to kill-about as effective
provision. so far as the average plains
man was concerned. as to attempt to de-
feet tornado with palm-leaf fan. The
price of robes ranged all the way from fifty
cents--the amount paid primarily-to two
dollars and half as they became scarcer.
/ have bought many finely tanned and or
namented silk robe" from the Indians for
half LOAF Of bread or cupfull of sugar.
To-day thu same kind would easily bring
$3.50, If proclrabie az all anywhere, which
! very much doubt Henry Inman, in Har-
pers' Weekly.
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PRETTY, SOFT HANDS.

Any Lady Can Have Them IL She Only
Has Patience and Sense.
A correspondent Of the Pittsburg Dis
patch in letter to that journal, on the sub
ject OF the care of the hands, says:
The proper care of the hands is much
simpler thing than the manicure artists
wish one to believe. 1t only needs every
day watchfulness and little knowledge of
what to do and what to avoid. The appi-
ances are very simple-good soap, Turkish
toweling wash-rag, glycerine, almond -four,
pointed pusher "a silver letter-opener is
just the right shape), and last but not least,
plenty Of hot water.
The nails should be cut regularly once
week before washing, for if soft one is apt
to cut them too short. When washing rub
diligently every knuckle and every nail
with the rag. The hand cannot be rubbed
too long. With the nail Of one finger push
down the flesh around another while still
in the hot suds. Then rinse and put on
glycerine, rubbing very long; then rinse
this off and put on almond flour. which will
this is rinsed off and the hands dried care
fully, the result is success.
If not satisfied with the cleanliness of the
nail use soft pocket handkerchief with
your nail. Never use either scissors or
anything sharp under the nail. If clean
cI 10 ucceSSdIy, lOlu Il piece Oh Tue eube OIL
newspaper into point and use that. The
constant rubbing Of the nails with the
wash-rag will keep the selyage" pushed
down, if not use the letter-opener care
fully so as not 20 break the edge. Then
polish the nails with the channels rubber,
and finally rub the nails upon your cheek
and all the oil necessary will be obtained.
Should any stain, like shoe polish or ink
get under the nail put on some cold cream,
and after rubbing carefully rinse off with
hot water. Never put any acid on the
hands. Stains from kid gloves can be re-
moved with cold cream. When the hands
are very tired from any kind of WORK let
them STAY in very hot water as long as pos
sible and follow with rubbing with glycer-
inc as long as your patience holds out.
When fruit picking and preserving time
comes rub little butter on the finger tips
and under the nails; then rinse of with hot
water before using soap. as the soap is apt
to set the stain.
Prison Mlssionary-My poor fellow, what are
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EEz33VERY young man should take an in
r terest in politics. He should make a
Ess9N study of economic questions and IA
miiiarize himself with the principles that
underlie the two great political parties. 1t
is a duty he owes to himself and to his
country. Under our republican form of
Government the office-holders are merely
the servants of the people. But if the peo-
pie neglect their duty what can we expect
from their servants? Does it not follow
that a failure on the part of the sovereign
people to watch and guard their interests
will result in deteriorating the service? No
successful business man would think Of in
trusting his business entirely to his em-
ployes. The moment he adopted such a
policy he would cease TO be a success.
The ordinary principles Of business
should be applied 10 politics. All the evils
growing out of our political system can be
traced to failure on the part of the peo-
pie to do their duty. There would have
been no Tweed ring but for the almost
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MEXICO'S CATHEDRAL.
Its Many Treasures of Untold Vain
Ornaments of Gold and snra

It's Many Treasures of Untold Value,
Ornaments of Gold and silver.
The grand Cathedral in the CITY of Mex-
leo is one of the wonders of the Western
Hemisphere. In this sacred and magnif-
cent pile are stored many treasures of nm
told wealth, and until the coming of Max
imilan the most magnificent of them all
was the splendid lamp hanging from the
center of the nave, which was valped n,
nearly $4,000. The Cathedral was nIun'
dered and the lamp disappeared. IL was q
tremendous vessel, weighing many hnn.
dreds of pounds, and was SO thicklv studded
with jewels that ones sight was almost
dazzled looking upon it. A balustrade snrs
rounding the altar weighs twenty-six toms
and is more valuable than its weight in sill
yer. The altar candle-sticks are solid gold
so heavy and massive that it would take
more than a mans strength to lift one.
The high altar censor, ornamented with
diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires and
amethysts, is considered so valuable that If
becomes one mans sole duty to guard IL.
and in case Of plumber or danger to fly to =
place Of safety and preserve it with his life
from the assaults Of thieves and icono.
ciasts.-Cleyeland Leader.