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GHa2 LEVY.
THIS DAY,
RECEIVERS SALE
RECEIVERS SALE
OF $50, Worth Of Rich & Elegant Carpets,
RUGS, LINOLEUM,
Oil Cloth, Wall Paper, Store Fixtures, Etc.
M. j. SIMMONS. AUcTIoNEER,

WILL SELL AT AUCTION
Thursday and Friday, July Gath and 25th.
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at the Show-Rooms
of Frank G. Edwards, 1873 Geary street.
Starr King Building. By order of j. J.
Rauer, Receiver in the Matter of the
Estate of Frank G.. Edwards, Insolvent.
All of the Elegant stock Contained
Therein, and
COMPRISING IN PART:
Is 900 yards of Velvet and Administer Carpets, with
borders OF the latest patterns.
2300 yards of all grades of Fine Tapestry Carpets.
10000 yards of S-Ply Hand Loom and Ingram Car
500 Imported and other Fine Rugs of the Latest Do
signs; sizes, to 20 feet square.
5000 yards Of Linoleum and Oil Cloth.
20 rolls OF Rope Mating; all sizes
so rolls OF Fancy China Mating
400 Assorted Door Mats.
500 pairs of Imported Irish point and other Fine
Lace Curtains.
100 pairs of Fancy silk Imported Curtains
200 pairs of Persian POrtieres
500 Curtain Poles.
200 feet of MOdng or all kinds
$4,000 rolls of Wall Paper of the newest and richest
designs.
400 pairs Of Fancy Shades.
1900 yards Of Linen and other Shading.
Also all kinds OF silks. Pushes and other material
used in the manufacture of draperies.
Also
Flre-proof Safes.
All OF the Fixtures OF the store and shop and every
thing apperIanng to n irst-elasS carpet and
paper house. Terms at sale.
NJ. j. SIMMONS, Aucti0neer.
j.. RAUER, Receiver.
N B-The attention of hotel-keepers and the
trade general is called to this SALE the goods
are all OF the newest designs and will positively be
sold without reserve. Jy2O I'd
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Mell.Lncated Business Corner.

22:6x6s:4: 1925 Pacific ST., bet. Jones and Leav-
enworth; neat 5-room cottage.
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PnMeIl.Street Flats

125x110; Sw. Gath and Douglas sts., being 125
feet 24th ST. by ITO on Douglas st as whole or
In lots.
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Jessie. Street Dwelling.
Corner Gath and Douglas Streets.

25x75; 1921 Jessie st. or San Carlos ave. bet.
18th and 10th; rental value $50; rooms aud bath.
The morning call., 1890-07-22

G5f5 ,cant ads in the CALL last neck. 1t
is the only tcant medium.
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8 lots. each 90 :6x115, TO an alley e. line Of How
ard st. 1886 N. of Goth; in the midst OF splendid
improvements; cable-cars pass.
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HASON-STREET CORNER DWELLING.

Opp. the Hopkins mansion, Mob Hlll 60x77:6;
SIT Mason ST., bet. Pine and California; superb
view; with suitable outlay would pay handsomely.
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Francisco.Street Income Paying Prop
Howard. Street Building Lots.

45lOx137:6: 212 and 214 Francisco ST., BET
Stockton and Powell; front and rear houses; rent
$S2.
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REFCRMATORIEs.

Mr.. DeVlin's report OF his visits to the
various reformatories or intermediate
prisons, to be fully appreciated, must
DE read in detail. This class Of insti-
tuition is for the reception of persons COM
mitted under what is called 1.-THE undeter-
criminal between the ages of Is and %
years convicted Of an offense punishable by
Imprisonment in the State Prison and who
is not known to have been sentenced pre-
this kind the court does not fix any limit in
passing sentence In the Elmira Reforma-
tory ledger is kept in which page or
ages is devoted to the case of each pris-
oner. The questions are: Who was your
father? who your mother? who were your
grandparents? where were you born? had
you any home life? how long did you stay
at homer bad you any education? and any
other questions of the ancestry of the boy
as showing the tendency of the man. Then
Ioiiows the physical examination, to see if
there Is any hneness In the quality Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Colored Normal School.

Inc SOIOrcU normal SCHOOL.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
The school board at its last meeting acted IN
my Judgment, rather hastily in adopting reso-
lutionsreducing the membership of the Colored
Normal School from forty to twenty. The
Normal School is q professional one and should
not be limited to the rule Of actual supply and
demand. II the number, twenty, be sufficient
to meet demands to fill vacancies in teacher
ships, why the necessity and expense of hoIdin q
an annual examination for applicants2 The
cost in this instance is an important factor.
With q membership OF forty and present rate
Of teachers salaries the cost per capita, for
tuition alone, is el1s. With membership Of
twenty and present teachers salaries the cost
per capita would be e235-rather q steep figure
to pay for one years instruction in learning
how to teach. In regard to the annual dissatis-
faction referred to during the debate would
submit that most Of it is chargeable to the
method OF appointments rather than the dis
appointments. The system in vogue-for
which / am in part responsible-in naming
the present and future teachers for our
public schools places that very responsible
duty exclusively in the control of the
principal of the Normal School without
revision-superyision or anything else from
supervising principal, superintendent trustee
or district commission, except through an in
vestig alton instituted by the parents or friends
OF some dissatisfied pupil Experience outside
OF the school board has made it clear to me
that the principal Of the Normal School should
not be placed in position to be attacked
annually; the trustees should share the respon-
sibility and not be content with accepting from
her a ''class standing list" to be taken hume err
ically and mechanically as the ultimatum to
select our teachers from, but should 20 change
their rules a. to place them in a position
wherein they could exercise their judgment n
the selection and assume their share of CEN
sure. HENRY JOHNSON
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Haypord. Columbia. Pr,.cston. "a,

1t will thus be seen that Columbia's chances
are very small trife the best Then. too, she
has the chances Of defeating Harvard in the
broad jump, and it is this event that will prob
ably decide the championship. Harvard il
reasonably sure to win second place from
Princeton, and Yale will be good fourth, with
the University Of Pennsylvania and Amherst
looking for o stray third to help them into
fifth place.
Although eight records were broken in the
Berkeley Oval last year, and that meeting was
BY all odds the most successful athletic meet
ing ever given in America, it 10 certain that
with good day the meeting this month will
eclipse even that. Thus last year both the 100
and 40 yards dashss, the hammer and shot,
the tug-of-war, the running broad aud high
jumps, and the quarter-mile run were prac-
tically foregone conclusions, while this year
there ID not an event which will not be fought
for by from two to half dozen athletes, and
every one Of them frst-class men. And the in
terest aroused by the games win fall short
only Of that created by the Yale-Princeton
foot ball match Of last Thanksgiving.
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C. q. sHERRiIL, these obstacles Whlch the colleg-
YALE. ian purposely throws in the way
of the truth-seeking athletic prophet there is an
other perplexing element to be dealt with in the
shape OF the dark horses annually turned out
by the smaller colleges, Of whose progress from
one championship to another IL is almost i'm
possible to keep informed, owing to the fact
that they may not have competed in a single
open meeting the year past Thus every one
remembers how at the championships last year
the novice from Amherst. C. D. Wells romped
IN alone on the finish of the mile run in the re-
markable time OF minutes 20 AS seconds, and
carried dismay into the hearts Of the young
men who had backed Harmar Of Yale or West
of the University of Pennsylv ania against the
field. 1t is very evident, therefore. that an in
telligent forecast OF the outcome of an inter-
collegiate meeting can be given only by one
who is intimately acquainted with the work of
the individual athletes.
sPRISrrxa.
In the 100 yards and 220yards dashes the strug-
gle for first place is to a certainty to lie be-
tween Yale and Princeton. For three years
Sheriff. Of Yale has been the holder of the
championship in one or both Of these events
and he was up to last fall considered q sure
double winner for 1890. But Princeton now
has q worthy rival to his speed in Freshman
Cary, whose triple win at Detroit last June at
the western championship meeting when he
did the 100 yards in 10 seconds, the 22O yards
In ~ is seconds and the 4i0 yards in So 2-5
seconds, proved him to be a phenomenal run
ner. his work, too, on board floors during the
past winter warranted the superstition that
he could do even time again if necessary"
but his running at the Manhattan games on
the 10th was disappointment. Sheriff. until
quite lately had never shown better than 10 Is
seconds for the 100 yards. At the Yale COL
lege games, however. he also ran the distance
In even time. He Is, too, a more consistent
and reliable performer than the Princetoniau
and for this reason should take the event with
probably not more than a foot to spare. The
time under favorable circumstances will almost
surely be 10 seconds. The third place and odd
point ought to go to Moen OF Harvard, though
Robinson Of Yale will push him hard
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Industrial School for Girls.

To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:
I see that Senator Mcmillan has introduced
bill recommending that $4,000 be appro-
priated for "Girls' Reform School" in this Dis
trict Nothing can be more necessary than an
institution of this kind, but while thanking
him for the bill am constrained to call atten-
ton to the importance Of changing the name
hope it is not too late. The name should
indicate something beside reform-call IL
Manual Training School for Girls, Home Of In
not have faint. In going forth from the in
stitution to earn their daily bread the word
reform will be hindrance to the girls
whereas industrial training will be a recon-
mendation, Yes, q diploma for them. A. NJ p
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A Proposed Grand Drive.

To the Editor OF THE EVENING STAR:
Its often lamented that we have no grand
drive in or about Washington. In listening to
Prof. Masons lecture on London the other
evening, during his illustrated description of
the Victoria Embankment it occurred to me, a.
it perhaps did to others, why may not WASH
ington have Columbus Embankment? Start
ing at the proposed Zoo" following and en-
bracing Rock Creek to the Potomac, thence
along the river southeast to the south point OF
the Potomac Park, thence turning north to
south end OF 14th street and to the Agricultural
Department grounds. Enclose in EN- bank ment
an intercepting sewer along Rock Greek and
Potomac front discharging below south end
OF park. In the hands Of Q compe tent land
scape artist (Olmstead or other) the embark
ment along Rock Creek might be made "a
thing OF beauty and u Joy forever" and through
the Zoo and Columbus Park and tho boule-
ward around the Potomac Park would also be
very at ractive. 1t might be expedient to ex.
tend the work northwesterly from Rock Greek
along the Potomac front several miles. w.
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'" - DVhA, PRINCETON.
The 40 yards dash will. it is needless to saw,
prove another magnificent race, but the first
and second places of the hundred will be re-
versed. Those who Witnessed Sherrill's ragged
running in the final 80 yards Of last years 22o
will not be surprised to see him falter again at
the finish this year. The notion that has been
several times expressed regarding Sherrilrs
lack OF sand" should not be entertained for
. moment The Yale man will be game"
from the crack of the pistol to the breaking of
the tape; but It Is questionable whether he
has the ootlom-the endurance-which
Carys quarter-mlie running has cultivated for
him. The latter will run through from start
70 finish At the same pace, and ought to win by
over yard. Eredenbu-s OF Princeton should
beat Robinson OF Yale for third place.
In the quarter mile. as in the 100 and 200
yard dashes, there are two men who connie tely
outclsss the rest OF the field. W. c. Downs OF
Harvard and w. g. Dohm of Princeton should
they meet in this event. will make a grand race.
The latter last year broke the intercollegiate
quarter-mile record, doing the distance ir so
seconds, while only a fortnight ago the Har-
ward man covered il in so is seconds With
both In good shape. rs they now are, each
would lower bis own best record, but il ia
doubtful whether they will meet, and if Dohm
does not run Downs should win the quarter
easily, with Cornell OF Columbia and Roddy Of
Princeton fighting for place, the chances favor
ing the Princeton man
The half-mi!e, with such . field a. Dohm,
Downs, Vosburg Of Columbia, Reynolds Of Yale
and Fearing and Wright Of Harvard, viii afford
the best half mile race that has been seen for A
bong while Dohm is almost a sure winner for
this event, he holding the American half-mile
record OF ] minute IS seconds, while no one
OF the other competitors has ever run in two
minutes. should Fearing not confine himself
20 the high jump and hurdles. he should take
second. especially il Downs has already run q
hard quarter. With Fearing out of the race,
however, Downs will take second and Wright
Of Harvard third Vosburg, Reynolds and
Wright are all three evenly matched, and ths
race for place between them will be one OF the
distressing features of this event.
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Morning or Evening.

TO the Editor OF TINE EvENrSa STAB:
Mention was made In your issue Of yesterday
OF petition asking that the hours Of delivery
aspost Office windows on Sunday be changed
from to pm. to $50 to IL am. Such .
change would not only be more convenient to
the public generally but u only justice to the
carriers and clerks. Why not make the hour
1850 instead Of II o'clock, 20 ~ to give these
sver-fsithful and hard-working set OF public
week, an opportunity to attend church On Sun-
day morning and have their evening to spend
with their families, which II impossible under
the present Arrangement FAIR PLAY.
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A Vil1ainous Practical Joke.

To the Editor Of THK EVENING STAR:
It would seem that the tying Of strong cord
or wire across the public highway should be
made heavily punishable offense, for there Is
no knowing the harm that may result from it.
There seems to be q set Of youthful scamps
about town who evidently think 1t great sport
to set this fendish trap for the injury of their
fellows. One evening last summer they tied q
heavy cord line across the sidewalk corner of
4th street and North Carolina avenue south
east. Fortunately it was discovered and
broken by full grown man. 1t was tied about
three feet from the ground, and had some
child or small person come in contact with 1t
the result would have been severe, and had
the person been running at full speed there Ia
no knowing how serious the result might have
been. 1t is to be hoped that the scamps who
delight in such villainous jokes will be caught
and summariiy dealt with. In addition to this
there is another Objectionable practice by
young and innocent girls in jumping rope.
They will stretch their rope across the side.
walk and in order to save one hand they will
tie one end of the rope to the park fence while
the other end is swung by one Of the number
at the outer edge OF the sidewalk. This prac-
tice is bad enough in full daylight. but toward
evening, when it is too dark TO readily see the
rope, it becomes q most dangerous trap, and
none the less dangerous because Of the inno-
cence and nOn-intent Of mischief. NIP.
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The Bartholdi Fountain.

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
notice the suggestion Of H. B. in reference
to this fountain and beg to suggest that what
ought to be done is to take it out Of present
hiding place and transfer it to the vacant space
at the junction of It'll street, Louisiana and
Pennsylvania avenues That is the hottest and
busiest place in the city and also the most
public. Any one who has ever seen the Pro-
basco fountain at Cincinnati can at once real
ize what q refreshing effect it would have to
locate this fountain there, where it could also
be seen by everybody who visits the city. Its
present location is most unsuitable. Who has
the say in the matter? w. c. D.
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Written for THK EVENING STAR
The Charm Of Pleasant Sounds.

Written for THE EVENING STAR
The Charm Of Pleasant Sounds.
Among the blessings that God hath bestowed,
To cheer and help us in our daily rounds
And make soft music all along the road,
Count that Of pleasant sounds.
The drip Of rain Just at the winters close.
When all the earth grows warm and moisture
stepped;
The splash of April drops through snow. and rows
of branches biossOm-heaped;
The liquid notes OF song-birds when the Day
Parts back the shadows from her violet skies,
Az midway Of her Journey pauses May,
With sunny, smiling eyes;
The song Of summer zephyrs in the morn
That stir Ike silken wings amidst the whea,
Or send faint laughter down the sisles Of corn
Like faiiy-music sweet;
The ballads OF the placid streams that sweep
Through sun and shade ocesnward they nee
The purling Of the meadow brooks and deep
Grand voices Of the sea;
The happy chirping In the hedges brown;
The sylvan whisperings where er You pass,
As IL you heard the Meeting summers gown
Stir lightly in the grass.
What should miss, our lifelong journey through
un all our duties and our daily roundsl
OF tranquil glad sss II we never knew
The charm OF pleasant sounds.
HATTIE WHITNEY.
No. 1850 Arsenal street, ST. Louis, Mo.
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Allen of Harvard has put 1t
36 feet IL inches, and Am
herst, Lehigh and the Bni-
yersity Of Pennsylvania each
have q man able to put it
over SO feet. What = chance
to pick q winner! The or
ange and black counts on
Janeway for the event, and
as he 10 the best public per-
former he should take the
first. Elcock Of Yale will
probably beat either Shea
or Allen OF Harvard, and
either of these will defeat
Bowser OF the University of
Pennsylvania. Janeway Is
also throwing the hammer
in good shape, and although
Lehigh has developed q
splendid athlete for this
event in Detwiller, who
threw it o. feet 81 inches,
the Princeton man, with
his weight and strength,
should throw il Q tribe
further. Bowser OF the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, who
won the event last year, has
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90 feet, and he will succeed, probably, only In
taking third place from Allen OF Harvard
THE cHANcEs.
These fifteen events comprise the ones
which viii be fought out on the 3lst Of this
month The tabulsted score Of points which
the four leaders viii probably make - - fol-
lows:
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Has Texas a Penal Code?

Gen. Roger A Pryor Of New York and T. ].
McMinn OF Texas, as attorneys Cor Richard
Duncan, fled an important application for
habess corpus before the Supreme Court Of
the United States Monday. Duncan is under
sentence OF death for murder at Eagle Pass,
Tex The application for the writ is based on
the claim that the penal laws of Texas were
never enacted. The matter has gone over TO
the October term of the court the sentence of
Duncan being suspended in the meantime. The
point involved is q most important one. as on
il will depend the sentence OF Q great many
more persons under trial or sentence FOR capt.
tai ofenses.
The ground on which they claim that the
penal code 10 not valid is the action of the
house of representatives. OF the Texas legis-
lature at the time OF the codIfcation OF the
criminal laws of the state in referring different
sections of the proposed Law 10 different select
committees, instead of referring the whole sub
iect to one committee, as provided by the joint
rules Of the legislature, aud further in failing
to consider the matter in the house for three
days separately, as specially provided in the
act creating the commission which prepared
the codlfication.
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For the Mount Vernon Association.

To Editor the Of THE EVENING STAR:
The conclusion which has been reached by
the undersigned after making repeated pill
grimages to Mount Vernon is that it would
be very much to the advantage of the associa-
ton if the sessions of the association we're in
termitted during the hours that visitors are on
the premises. Many Of these ale from distant
parts Of the country, some Of whom are Of in.
huence in their communities, and not few
have arranged the date Of their visit for the
time OF the session SO to meet old or make
new acquaintance. The intercourse Of such
people with the regent and the vice regents
would rebound 10 the material well as the
sentimental interest Of the ASSOCIATION. There
are every day many such visitors who should be
welcomed by the ladies present CONTRIBUTOR.
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HON. VIZ II. GRAIN said of Preston's s.Hed-Ak
"Have experienced i'm to relief by It's use I"
An infafiiie headache cure; contains no danger
Gus drugs; Iellet " Rfteen minutes.
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written for TEE EvrSrSe star
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
How Decorative Talent May Be Utilized
On q Tea Service.

A TEA ''oozY" AND HOW ONE NAY pr MADE
THE ALLOTMENT OF cARRIAaR Ruos AND
cusHroSs-rABLE LINEN IN THE LAuSpRr-
HOW 10 PRESERVE rRISers
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And for sale by the following FirxtclAss orooersi
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