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paying commissions as well as large expense
for title examinations, drawing papers, etc. A
saving in expenses goes good way toward
paying interest or premiums. A member has
every reason to have confidence in dealing with
the association, and can feel thatno advantage
will be taken of him, there being no object or
motive for so doing, while the opposite is too
frequently the case in obtaining loans through
other sources. In case a person desiring to
obtain an advance has insufficient stock or is
not stockholder at all, the secretary can al
ways furnish the shares required for that
purpose
For each share held by member he is en-
titled to an advance of $1,000. Advances are
made at the regular monthly meetings of the
association, or during the month at the average
rate advances were last made. One hundred
dollars and upward, in even hundreds, may be
taken.
The amount of premium bid is added to the
principal and divided into 100 monthly INSTALL
ments. The greatest number of these INSTALL
ments ever required to be paid is eighty-seven
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A Model Printing Buildin g.

One of the best buildings in the District in
point of workmanship and material is the print
ing office known as the Lemon Building, now
nearing completion, on the north side of New
York avenue between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets. 1t is a massive structure
five stories in height, with front of brick and
granite, capped by heavy oYerhanging cop
per cornice. On the first floor will be located
the business Office of the National Tribune.
press-room, boiler and engine-rooms, and heat
ing plant hinnear steel ceiling inneat panels
is used throughout this story. In the rear is
the heating apparatus the first of its kind in
troduced here. 1t consists of two aO-horse-
power tubular boilers and one group of coils
having heating surface of 2,400 squaie feet
This mass OF pipes is inclosed in metal box
at one end of which is placed 9-inch Smith
disc fan-blower The latter, driven by a 10
horse-p power upright engine, forces the hot air
through two brick conduits, one on each side
OF the building From these it is carried to
each floor by series of flues, twenty-pig in
all, that are part of the piers of the side walls
III is supplied to the rooms by small registers
placed below the window Sills In this system
the unsightly mass of steam pipes usually
passing through each room is done away with,
while the total absence of radiators civ S an in
creased floor space. The plant has already
been tested and has proved in every way
satisfactory. The work was done bN N. IL.
Chappelle d Co., Of this city, now ll own by
the firm name of Zellers q Co These GENTLE
men invite an inspection of the work Is all IN
teresied parties.
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attorney should be secured, and that the yalu-
alton committee should be composed of men
possessing the requisite experience, ability,
and judgment to make fair and true valua-
tions. With this end in view, and to make
the expense in taking out an advance as small
as possible the fees for the attorney and
valuation committee have been carefully con-
sidered and fixed.
These are but few of the many advantages
to be derived from investment in the Equitable
Association. Below will be found list of the
enterprising gentlemen who have served to
make the association what it is: Thomas Som
Vice President; George w. Casilear, Second
Vice President; John Joy Edison, Secretary.
Drectors-Ben, f. Fuller, II. ii, Twombly,
Fred w. Pratt Hon. Ellis Spear, Lawrence
Gardner, George W. Fisher, Job Barnard, Mar
Gus Baker, and John w. Schaefer.
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A Busy Firm.

"While some complain of the usual dulness
of the real estate market at this time of year."
said Mr.. Jonas, of Jonas, Gibbs 81 Co., tive
have been very busy. just now we have in
course Of construction the bank building for
Woods & Co., 1922 street northwest, which
is red brick front and stone trimmings. The
interior is handsomely furnished in cherry.
A substantial vault has been built in the rear.
The windows and doors are ornamentally
guarded by iron grills, and the building will
no doubt be occupied by April Is. Mr.. e. M.
Logarus, with our firm," continued Mr.
Jonas, ''has planned row of ten two-story-
and-mansard-roof dwellings, which will be
erected for Mr.. L. III. Robinson, of Baltimore,
Nd, by us. They will be constructed of the
best Baltimore white limestone up to the
second story, after which they will be of
pressed brick. The interiors will be hand
somely finished in the finest hard woods, with
natural finish. The COSTS estimated at $50, ,000
"Another house we are building is on T
street, near Sixteenth, and is for Mrs. E. s.
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Regulation of Architecture.

BuIIuIng Trades Journal.
In many foreign cities persons intending to
build must submit drawings of the proposed
commission, just as here they must submit
the proposed plan of the interior to the board
of health and to the fire department. in order
that proper ventilation and safety may be
secured. This is wise regulation and reas-
enable one. No man should be allowed to
of an inharmonious and ugly structure. There
are nuisances against the sight as we'll as
against the senses of smell and hearing, and
they ought to be recognized in town as big
as this one. In Brussels, Belgium, the muni-
eipality not only oversees all matters of con
struction from artistic and sanitary stand
points, but pays large premiums from time to
time to the persons erecting structures with
exceptionally fine faeades. Asa result, Brus-
sells contains some of the handsomest stretches
of street architecture in the world.
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1eas~ Communications of any kind, regarding
Real Estate, Building, and architecture, are
solicited, and aOW be eheerfally received. They
mast be sent IN not later than Thursday after
noon of each soeek, and addressed TO Real
Estate Editor, Sunday Herald.
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with a circular bay window. Brownstone and
pressed brick will be the material used, and
the interior will be of hard wood, natural
finish. Furnace heat will be used, and the
dwelling is expected to cost $5, 0O0."
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A MODEL INSTITUTION.
WHAT THE EQUITABLE G. Il. AssO-
CITATION HAS DONE.

It's Remarkable Growth and Present
We1l-Deserved Prosperity = How 1t
Operates and the Inducements 1t Of
fers to Investors and Those Who
Want to Buy Homes.
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Truthful Editor.

Evidently tho editor OF the Santa
Clara Journal had on his thinking cap
when he wrote tho following item:
Most anybody can edit a paper and
make j: most interesting. Some peo-
pie can keep up this isterest for II
month without tagging but il takes Il
natural born pencil shower aud ahard
worker to grind out an interesting
batch OF local aul cditoria, items,
week after week for u term OF years.
There is no profession that is moro
exhausting or less renunerative for
tho work than the editorial or jour
nalistic profession, but how fsw bs-
lieve this.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

Il seems strange that every law
passed by the Legislature to reduce
StI:e expenses is declared ]unconstitu-
tional. The law passed. several years
aga cutting down the salaries OF GER
lin State officers was declared uncon-
Et'tutional, AMI now tho Slprome
Court declares that il has no power TO
canvass tho vote for the Constitutional
Convention. Ogc5 six thousand voters
ni Nevada said they wanted a Consti-
tutionul Convention. Something over
three thousand said they did not, and
now it locks as If tho majority we're 10
be- cheated out OF their votes by n little
technicality. We arc OF tho opinion
that the Legislature has tho right To
canvas the vote, and hops to SEQ it
dono the first thing aftor the IIegisla-
turo meets.
The people demand II Constitutional
Convention and should have it. State
and county expenses must be- reduced,
and the quickest way 10 do it is 10
have q Constitutional Convention.
Some OF our western exchanges say
IL cin be done by amending the Con.
stitution. Any person of common
sense knows that it can't b. done satis-
i%actorily. Several amendments have
already been knocked onto OH frivolous
technicalitie5. And tn an il takes six
or oight years to accomplish n little,
while a convention would settle tho
business in GO days. md inside OF n
Year the State would bs running at Il
reduced expense OF $4,000 or $4,000
u year.
Tho people of Nevada have Rnid they
want u constitutional Convention,
ind the LEGISLATURE should take tho
ouil by the horns" canvass the vote,
Aai cal! The Convention. -It'rcc Prcss
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WHICH rs IAE MorHER2
The lion Tint Lays ,he I:EE or b He
That llatehrs Its

That Hlatehrs ns
Which Is the mother Of tho chick
tho hen that lays tho egg. or the hen
that matches IL? This. says tho New
York Tribune, Ia n question just de-
cidcd by Justice McMahon, OF Parkvillc,
a small but interesting suburb Of the
City ri Churches 1t is tho first case of
The kind known to have been brought
into court, and by reason OF its unique
Importance the trial has occupied much
Of tho timc of the presiding justice.
Tho facts are that u Farmer McCaughn
and Farmer Iiormlcy arc next door
ncighbors. and their hcnncrics adjoin
each other. Father Mclaughlin owns
choice game birds. but the fowls be-
longing to his ncighbor arc OF the ordi-
nary farm-yard standard. II was tosti-
fed that one Of Farmer McCaugn's hens
scrambled over tho fence and ,indis-
crcetly, II not wickcdly and feloniously,
did lay two eggs. Mt divers times. on
Farmer Gormlcy'5 premises The tri-
umphant note which hcraldcd this ma
tcrnal achievement did not suggest TO
Farmer Gormley :he propricty Of pick
ing up tho eggs ard delivering them
into :ho possession of tho owner Of the
hen. On the contrary, he promptly put
them under 4 sitting hen owned BY him
self, and in duo course of time they were
Matched.
SO soon rs their feathers and little rcd
combs began 10 grow Farmer McCaughn
observed that these dubious chickens
were full-blOUdcd game birds. like those
OF his own hcnncry, and he made a de-
mand for them. Farmer Gormlcy de-
MED the claim OF ownership with cm-
phasis and Gisdain. Then Farmer Nc
Caughn summoned his chicicn-raiSin.
ncighbor before the court for trial, aud
Issue was joined. The question was no
between hen and hen. but between
farmer and farmer; or. rather, it was j
question rs 10 whose hen was the mother
tho ike Now, ordinary common
sense would suggest that us tho hatch.
ing OF the chickens was 4 mere mechan.
zeal process, chiefly dependent upon
c%aioric, as science has demonstrated
o thoroughly. IL is not characteristic.
or necessarily even suggestive, of moth.
crhood. Tho sitting hen Is unqucsiion.
ably an efficient incubator, and so, too.
would be rooster IL YOU could get him
to sit long enough; but who would pro,
sumo TO say that Il rooster could become
4 mother, cvcn II no should hatch a
dozen broods? Justice Mcmahon has
decided that Farmer Gormlcy must sur.
render tho two chickens TO Farmer Nc.
Caughn or pay to him tho full amour,
OF their value. But rs not Farmer
Gormlcy entitled TO pay for the labor
and services Of his hen in Matching the
eggs? Tho decision of tho justice is
righteous as to Ii main point 1T issue,
hut he seems to have overlooked tho
propricty OF \ counter claim. We ad
viso Earmcr GormlcY to anncal.
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nov VIII 1nEy po Ir2

- #E
One OF the amendments to the Con-
stltntion. which was declared ratified
by tho people at the special election
February IL. 1889. is as follows:
Amend section t~hirty-two of Article
". So that it shall read as follows:
Session thirty.two. 'Phe Legisla
turo shall have power to increase,
diminish, consolidate or abolish the
foiiowin:. county officers: County
Clerks, County Recorders. Auditors,
Sheritfs. District Attorneys, County
Surveyors, Poblic Administrators and
Superintendent OF Schools.
Cur County Clerk lisa small man
and what we wish - know IS what
uicans tho Legislature will take to
."'iuvrens." him. The Recorder is Il
til man. and how will they ''dimin-
ish"him? AS TO the Auditor Nc have
non as the Recorder is ex-oficio
Auditor. Tho Sheriff Is tho largest
mau in the outfit OF County officers.
but We have NO idea that lie would
b. willing to be either 'diminished'
or "cousolidated". The section re-
fsrrrd to empowers the Legislature to
provide for the election of the several
"~tii:eTs aboyc enumerated, and to fix
by lew tLcir duties and compensation;
and also states that County Clerks
shall be ex-onicio C'erks al the Court
OF Record and OF the Boards OF
County Commissioners, hencs it is
understood from the language used
that these several OH :ers ars to be
rlected and to perform their respect
iro duties rs prescribed by law. But
mo law empowers the Legislature to
Increase, diminish, etc. tho "oilicerl,"
no: tho offices, and by what means
this wonderful feat i to bs performed
Ne are at n loss to understand.
Seriously, we believe that tho Ian
Gnage used in the amnndmcntin ques-
ton is such rs to render it null and
void. Tho language must be taken
AZ it il, rot wnai it might be supposed
TINT tho Legislature intended IL
rhouid be, heGco VIC do not anticipate
that OUR county officers arc in any
dinger OF being either increlse !, di-
minished nr consolidated.
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superintendent of schools.

There is q .uu.or that the forth.
coming Legislature will abolish the
Office of County Superintendent OF
Schools. We desire most heartily 10
protest against such actioiL we are
in favor OF economy, but there is no
economy in striking II derth blow Mt
free schools IT, save n few dollars.
Instead Of abolishing the Office the
Legislature should increase the salary
10 at least 300 per month in order
that that officer should receive u
compensation something near com
mensurate with the dntics Of the
Office. We have tried tho position,
mud We undertake to say that no
officer is SCI poorly paid rs the County
Superintendent of Schools. With d
salary of go II month the Superin.
tendent does mor work than the Dis.
trict Attorney with 5000 a year, OF
the Treasurer nth s2,iOoa year. Let
the Office nf County Superintendent
remain and increase tho salary, but
cut down expenses in other quarters
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THEIR
How 0uicisly the Elood OF Gotham. irls
tocrIcY I;cramo IiuO.

How 0ulckly tho Elood of latham irls-
tocrIcy Irramo Iiiuc.
Recently n Brooklynitc was sitting
on tho piazza Of the biggest of the IIud-
son river hotels, not so many miles from
West Point, says tho brooklyn Eagle.
The Brool;lynitc vas tho descendant Of
a very old New York family which hal
transferred it's larcs and pcnatcs 10 this
city early in the century. Stopping at
tho big hotel wcro members Of the fam
lilies of the H~hinclandcrs, the Gallatins,
tho Stewards, the Gcrrys, the Stuyve-
SAINTS. tho Dcluystcrs, the Clintons, and
several others OF the bcst-known names
in New York. y group was formed Of
a half dozen OF tho New York blue
blocds and the Brooklynitc. One of tho
party spoke Of u literary treasure. IL il
might DO so called. which he had n few
days before picked up in an old book
stall downtown. Tho treasure was a
directory Of New York City printed n
md years ago. Tho party were at
once interested and tho directory was
produced.
Now" said n member OF tho Croup.
'lct us try an experiment. Zach ono Of
us will write tho namc of his grand
father on Il slip of paper. hand 1t TO one
person, and then VIC will soc il tho
anne so collected appear in the dircc-
Tory lho proposition was received
with great favor Tho papers were dis
ributed and tho returns handed in.
ihcn amid much mcrrimcnt the hun /
Tor tho grandfathcrs began. The first
name, o borne by the most distin-
Fuishcd family in Gotham. had opposite
1t the business Of ''butchcr.'
"lcs," said tho fifteen or twenty
times n millionaire who boro his grand
fathers co5nomcn, my grandfather
sold meat 10 your grandfathcrs."
Tho second namc uncarthcd proved to
DO n shoemaker.
And my grandfather" said this
worthy's descendant, "mado your grand
fathers shoes"
So II went round. All those nnmcs
which could bc found had the imprin.
OF somo useful trado after them. Tho
I'rooklynitc's grandfather was dignifIcd
beyond all tho rest by tho rcspcc,ablo
appcllation Of merchant"
This is n positive fact: and there was
not one OF these descendants OF butch
crs, bakers and candlcsticl;-makcrs but
Is in tho inner circle OF New York's
four hundred and worth as many mill
ions ns he has fingers and toes.
1t Is no discrcdit, indeed, tina. such
should DO tho fact. The corntr was
new u century and odd years ago and
Now York was not SO very much moro
than n village. Int it is strange how
quickly the blood OF artist ocrncy rcts
SD very, very blue.
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Prof. Mollor, Of Carlsruhc. has made
some interesting ob,oF Sations on clouds.
Tho highest clouds, cirrus and cirro-
stratus, risc on an average to u height
Of nearly 30, 900 fncL Tho middle
clouds keep mt from about 10, 900 foot TO
2I.O0J foot In height, whilo tho lover
clouds reach TO between 5000 feet and
1000 feet. The cumulns clouds float
with their lower surface ut u height OF
from 1000 TO 5,000 feet, whilc their sum.
mits rise to 10, 200 foot. Tho tops OF tho
Alps arc often hidden by clouds OF tho
third class, but tho bottom OF tho clouds
Of tho second class, and especially OF
tho thunder clouds, often cnfUld tlicm.
Tho vertical Dimensions OF n cloud OBJ
served by Prof. Mollcr on tho Ectlcbcrt
was over 1900 foot; no stopped out OF IL
ut a height OF about 3, 700 foot, and high
above tho mountain 1oatod clouds OF
the middle class, while walls Of mist Law
la tho ravincs and clofts. Tho uppor
clouds woro growing thicker, while tho
lower onos wcro dissol Wing. and soon Il
began ~ rain and snow. LONDON Daily
NDwy.
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The President Anxious.

Republican Senators who havo
called at the Whito House have OK
pressed great surprise mt the earnest
ness Of the President that tho Election
bill shall DO passed. Ifo is not only
anxious that n vote should 10 taken
upon il, but that tho monsurc shall
become n law. He would regard tho
refusal Of the SenatU to approve of tho
bill ns n condemnation Of his Admins
tration. ITc insists that If the Senate
should neglect to pass this bill it
would leave this Administration in
Isolation. Senators say that there is
no measure since this Administration
came into power in which the Presi.
dent has manifested so deep a per
sonal interest," Enterprise.
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Post NIOrtCnI Examination.

Tho CIrson Tribune stall runs the
Platform and Resolutions adopted ut
the Republican Stnte Convention held
Mt Virginia City, Ncvnda, Sept. l.. 1890,
i'll which we find tho following:
The crime Of hlibustering, 80 often
resortcd tn by the Democratic party
for the purpose of defeating lcgisla-
ton and blocking the wheels of
government, has been done away with
10y the genius of Reed. Mckinley and
their associates, and the Offenders
taught that Congressman are paid by
the people for making good laws and
not bad politics.
The recent election shows how the
people regard ''Reed, Mckinley and
their associates" and tho good laws
passed at tho instances OF these truly
good and wise patriots. In view Of
past events The Tribnns would do we'll
to dispens, with it's literary corpse.
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At the Sunday School.

Rev. X. 1fortcr-Now all you littlo
children, how many want to grow up
to bc good honest men and women?
Hands up, now!
Broncho Bill (who has droDped in
just In time 10 hear the last rcmark)
All right, boss! But dorm me il l
expected & come & this section an
git robbed! In n church, too. The
woolly West mint tho wust place after
ull!--lBoston Traveller.
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Pure

As IN illustration Of the pure de.
mocracy win ca prevails in this To-
cality, says tho New York World, one
has only to contemplate tho award OF
prizes made at the doll sho y in the
Judge building. Dolls for this OK
hibition wore dressed by Mrs. lIarri-
son, wife OF the President. Mrs. Nor
ion, vito of the president, and
Mrs. Cleveland, VITO OF the ex-Pfesi-
dent. They were placed in compcti-
ton with dolls dressed 10y little, un-
known. Unofficial girls. Not one OF the
poupces arraycd by tho distinguished
ladies' received n p~rize-not oven
honorable mention" In other words
the prizes were awarded on merit, not
lame. Good for tho honest, impartial
ladies who passed judgment. Imagine
Queen Victoria dressing n doll for an
English doll show and being denied
Il prize.
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Postage deduction.

Tho report of Postmaster. General
Wauamaier in favor of reducing past
ago to II cent will not command
general approval. Tho cIuctry needs
better rot cheaper postal facilities.
1t takes a letter mailed IN Candnlaria
as long n time TO reach IiclnI"nt, in
IN adjoining county, as il docs Now
York, over 5000 miles AWAY. There
should be n mail service established
across Southcrn-C Central Nevada, from
Fomo point on the Carson &c Colorado
Railroad, through Belmont TO PiOC..c.
There is no call for cheaper postage
in Nevada. Better service on the
routes established, ard now ones that
will afford direct communication be-
tween neighbOring communities is
what is wanted.-[Chloridc Belt.
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Reports from the Sink of tho Carson
river are that several huodrrd Indians
are gathered in that vicinity and wear
an indignant and threatening ntti-
tudo. Austin ~llevoillc. If that's all
they wear they present an interesting
ami novel aspect.
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Tho Legislature should pass an Act
relieving all county officers from Civ
ing official bonds. The people employ
them by clecting them to Office. and
tho people, not individuals, should be
responsible for their nets. Dispense
by law with all oilicial bonds.
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Reno Journnl:-It is reported that
the Carson people are seriously con-
siderirg the idea Of sending nm invita-
ton to King Kalakaua 10 visit that
city during tho session of the L,gis-
turc. The report that Ills Majesty
has 100000 to invest in poker chips
doubtless is the cause OF the protfered
hospitality.
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Tho belmont Courier Of re cent date
says: "Shenir W. Broughcr has re.
ccivcd from Governor Bell two cases
OF Springfield rifles and Loco rounds
Of ammunition" Wonder what tho
Sheriff intends TO do with thcm?
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Congressman Geary, of California,
has introduced n bill in Congress pro-
viding that applications for citizen.
ship shall DO advertised so that per
sons wishing TO oppose the granting
of naturalization papers may be mott
fed when I" appear. \ measure that
ought 40 become u law.
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School iSPpOrt,
Advertised Letters.

Following is n list Of lettors remain.
ing IN the Pcstofice at Eiko, Mon
day, Dec. %, 1890:
Stcarns, Hon AT Stephens, Mrs +.
Persons calling for any OF tho above
letters will please say "advcrtiscd."
EDWARD Il. B.LHEY, p. NJ.
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Real Winter.

Tho Etst is nov in tho midst Of
stern Winter. Yesterday morning
the snow vas twelve inches deep ut
Pittsbnrg. two 10 three feet nj Wilkes.
barre, Pa, ten inches Mt louisville.
md eight inches at indianapolis. AZ
L~yndonvillc, VI, tho Thermometer
was forty degrees below zero Thurs.
day night, and thirty below yesterday
morninK.