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-uOAlzAS UOWLLNG & GU, AIICIIONFF1IS
GLE st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNINIpRovED
PROPERTY ON Is STREET BErWEEN FIRST
AND SOUTH CAPITOL. STREETS SOUTH
WEST.
By virtue of a deed Of trust dated March 2s.
1892 and duly recorded. in I.iber 1875 folio 10.
ct seq one of the land records of the District Of
Columbia. the undersigned trustees will sell. in
front Of tho premises. at public auction on TUES.
DAY, JANUARY TWENTY-NINTH, 1895, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described property:
All OF original lot numbered twelve o. in square
Terms: Onr-thirl cash. balance in one and two
years, with interest at per cent. secured by
option of the purchaser. All recording and con-
veyancing at purchasers cost. A deposit Of 500
required at the time of sale. II terms of sale are
not complied with within ten days the trustees
reserve the right to resell at risk and cost Of de-
faultfns purchaser after five days notice in
newspaper printed in Washington, d. G.
H. BRADLEY DAVIDSON, Trustee,
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UTHE ABOVE SALE IS UNAvOIDABLY POST
p1ned until WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY SIXTH,
1895, same hour and place. By order of trustees.
OTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED IN
consequence Of the weather until WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY TfIIRTEENTH 1895, same hour and
place. BY order of the trustees. T-d&ds
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FALLS CHURCH

A meeting Of the town council was helt
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.

G12 Il st NV.
The advocate., 1895-10-09

cara $50, car 40, car $50. Q cars go, . cars
A1c. cars 400; rejected, car SIC, 2 cars &c. ]
car $50; soft, No red, nominally, 6l062c, No.
red, car 5oc cars $50, 2 cars 57hc No 4
red A cars $50, car 53c, car 52c rejected cars
$50, car 40 cars 4Oc, no grade, nominally,
sOD35c; spring, No 2, 4 cars 55Ic, Y cars $40,
81 cars soc; No 3, 4 cars 5sJGc, II cars 500, 2
cars 6162c, 2 cars SEC; rejected, car 45c; car
47c; white spring wheat, nominslly 45053c.
Corn sold rather slowly. There were plenty
Of bids Of 25c, but holders wanted little more
than that Most sales were about 10 lower
than Saturdays prices. No. corn sold cent
lower.
Receipts Of corn to-day, Al cars; year ago,
10 cars
Sales by sample on track. Kansas City: No
Q mixed corn, 2 cars 25hc, cars 251c Q
cars 25c: No. Mixed cars 24c, / car 24ho;
No. mixed, nominally, go; no grade, nomi-
nally 20022c; No. white. cars 25Hc, cars
$50, car 25hc; No 3 white, / car csc, car
241Sc.
Oats were about cent lower, and sold very
slowly, with good many on sale Prices varied
o good deal because Of billing.
Receipts Of oats to-day, As cars; year
ago, % cars.
Sales by sample on track, Kansas City: No
mixed oats, cars l7c. cars 1870 | car
lGc, Q cars l5hc, car 16c; No. oats, car
14AC, 1 car 141Sc, cars 14c: No l. nominally
l901Sc: no grade, nominally 1O0llc; No
2 white oats, cars choice early, 1870 car
100, cars 1Shc, car 1876; No. white car
early, 1870, 1 ear 1Sc, 2 cars 17Hc, car 1870
car 100.
Hay-Receipts, "a cars; market steady;
bimothy, choice, SllOO No $4,000: No. q
e8.OO00OO; fancy prairie, SaBO; choice, $500
AGO. No /, A5O36OO; No 2, MOOa45O;
packing hay, e3.OO03S0.
The advocate., 1895-10-09
Kansas City Produce.

KANSAS CITY, OCT 7,-Butter-The markeS
Ii steady at quotations; extra fancy separator
20@2Ohc fail, ,l79l8Ci dairy fancy. firm, l4015c;
store packed, fresh, o011C; of grades, 1880
Eggs-Srictly fresh candled stock, l9O per
doL
Poultry-Hens, 60; springs 6hGD7c roosters,
$50. Turkeys,7k0sc spring turkeys, over lbs,
$40; under s lbs, not wanted In this market
Ducks, 708c Geese, not wanted, s404o
springs, 70. Pigeons, S1.OO per doz
Fruits-Apples-C Cooking apples sell from is
025c per bu; choice eating apples sell from
10000; fancy, eLOO0l5O per bbl; common
TO good, 5OD75c per bbl; homo grown stock
sells little higher In small way. Grapes
Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio Conoords,
Glib baskets, new stock, fancy, 2OlD22Mc; poor
stock nearly all cleaned up and sells at from
l00lSc; wild grapes, lO015c per peck. Peaches
Home grown, ,S50 045c per peck; Michigan stock
&SOOO225 per bu.; 4Oc per Is bu basket; Mis-
souri, stock, trays, 75c; 3 bu. box, 75c; 6-bas-
ket crate, so. Pears-Keirer, 500 per peck.
Cranberries, $500 also per bbL
The advocate., 1895-10-09
Chicago Live stock.

CHICAGO, Dot. L--Cattle--Reoeipts, $500;
markot steady; best 100 higher; fair 20 best
beeves, e3.6OdDS.o0; stockers and feeders 2S6@
a70; mixed cows and bulls, Sl.2S0a6O; Texas,
e2,7bGD0.s5; western, e2000A15.
Hoga-Receipts, S5 900; market steady early
and 30 lower later; light, Sa700A8O; rough
packing, 81 5503.70; mixed ana butchers, gS.7O0
Ae0l heavy packing and shipping, OS.560A.sSI
rigs, el.7BDAO6.
Sheap- Receipts, 10000; market strong: ma.
Give. eiS00&05; western, e2&Na00; Texas,
etdON2.0Os lambs, GS.O00AS0
The advocate., 1895-10-09
Kansas city Grain.

KANSAS CITY, Dot S.-Wheat by sample
was 70 % lower here to-day The receipts
were the largest Of the crop year. There was
q kalF demand for q time, but buyers got all
shay wanted before all samples were sold, and
af the close the market was very weak, with
some samples unsold Soft wheat went down
81 mach as other varieties.
Rseaipts OF wheat to-day, $40 ears; q year
Aro, 81 cars.
Sale Of car lots by sample on track, Kansas
C,fY. No hard, cars choice early, $50.
4 car sTKe; Gears 57tio, cars $40; No hard,
cars 10. cara so, 10 cars SO, cara Bso; 3
ears s.s senEg 60; Ma 4 hasa, ses lgN >
The advocate., 1895-10-09
MARKET REPoRTa.


KANSAS CMY, Ook 7--Cattlo Receipts
since Saturday, 1850; calves, 4bl; shipped
Saanrday, Las cattle, "a calves. The market
was generally steady on both sides Of the river.
me following are representative sales:
RHTpPYNn AVN Y1RRaamn RnnN arnmRa
The advocate., 1895-10-09

81 LOUIS. Got V.-Cattle- Receipts, 5000
market lower; Texas steers, oe.SO02oO; ma
Give steers, e85ODhG5.
Hogs Receipts, 5000; market 30 loWeN
heavy, ea.lO0A2O; mixed, o. a7O@Alo; nght eAOo
; MARN
sheep Receipts, 1000; market shade lower
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
The advocate., 1895-10-09

Is regular one Life Insurance company issuing all popular
yea endowment policies upon the accumulation pan with or
without return Of premiums paid with annual dividends also
writes attractive renewable term policies sog safe protection
at low annual cost
The advocate., 1895-10-09

Chicago Grain and PFpvlBlOns.
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,st from a photograph

been awarded to Professor Swift for this
discovery.
COMET C, 1895.-This comet was dis
cove red by Mr.. Perrine at the Lick Observa-
tory at 5 80 in the morning of November
II. It's orbit was calculated from observa-
tons by Professor Campbell at Mount
Hamilton and by Professor Leuschner at
Berkeley. The orbit is parabola, so stu
ated that the comet will never become a
very bright object, though it was visible to
the naked eye at the end of November.
Mr.. Cotton of the Lick Observatory has
secured many photographs of the comet
and Professor Campbell has observed it's
spectrum, which is OF the usual type. The
comet medal of the Astronomical Society
of the Pacific will be awarded to Mr.. Per-
rine for this discovery.
CATALOGUES OF STARS.-There are
many observations and calculations which
are of the first importance to astrono-
mers and of almost no interest to
people in general. Such, for example, are
the thousands of observations of star
places with our meridian-circle by r. H.
Tucker, and the hundreds of thousands
OF figures necessary to obtain the resulting
catalogues of stars from this series OF
observations and from other series made
by Professor Schaeberle in past years.
Two Of these catalogues of stars will soon
be issued by the observatory.
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THE NAVIGABLE
OF CALIFORNIA
AND THEIR NEEDS.
What Congress Has Done and Will Do and Should
the Rivers of This state-Their Importance
the General Growth and Development
Estimates Work.


While could wish that THE CALLS re-
quest for an essay upon the needs of the
navigable rivers of California had been
preferred to others who are better equipped
for the work than myself, have no dispo-
sition to shirk the task, and though l lack
technical information as to the details of
the work that has been done, that still
needs to be done and that is now going on.
I am at least deeply interested in the sub
ject and have given it such study as cir
cumstances and the pressure of other pub
lie duties have permitted.
The Importance of navigable rivers and
streams to the people of this State cannot
be overestimated. A scow schooner on a
navigable waterway is a more effective
regulator of transportation rates than a
railroad commission. I think the Califor-
mia delegation at the National Congress
fully realizes this fact and that it's mem
bers can be relied upon to work together
harmoniously and zealously to the end
that our waterways in all parts of the
State may be improved and opened to COM
merce as far as artificial means will permit.
Already great deal has been done by
the Federal Government in this respect.
The entire work is under the general super
vision of Brigadier-General William P.
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the August meteors of 1895, and photo
graphs of sunsets at Mount Hamilton in
1893 exhibiting curious effects of refrac-
ton, by A. l.. Cotton.
COMET RORDAME.-In July, 1898, a
pretty bright comet was discovered by Mr..
Rordame. 1t was photographed at Mount
Hamilton by Professor Hussey, who was
not able to make careful study of his
photographs until the summer of 1895. At
first glance the negatives of Rordame' s
comet, like those of Brooks comet in Oc-
tober, 1893, and Swift's comet in April,
1892, taken by Professor Barnard, show
long tails, and within the tails brighter
masses. These condensations are not con.
slant features. They may be visible one
day and invisible the next. They were con-
spicuous at times in the Lick Observatory
negatives of the three brightest comets of
recent years. Nothing was known about
the motions of these condensations until
Professor Hussey's discussion of his mega
tives, when their velocities were deter
mined.
The lowest of these velocities CORE.
spends to nearly 100000 and the highest
to somewhat more than 100000 miles a
day. Enormous as these velocities are,
they do not exceed those which are to be
expected from the consideration of certain
cometary phenomena.
Such velocities are highly significant.
They must be taken into account in con-
sidering the remarkable changes which
take place in the forms of the tails OF
comets as exhibited by their photographs,
and they negative some of the explana-
tons which have previously been put
forth. In fact the measurements by Pro-
lessor Hussey of the motions of the con-
densations within the tails of bright COM
cts are first and very important step to-
ward mechanical theory of such objects.
The next bright comet will be thoroughly
observed with reference to this new ques-
ton, and new light on an obscure phe-
nomenon will certainly be afforded.
COMET A, 1S95.-This faint comet was
discovered by Professor Lewis Swift at
Echo Mountain, California, on August 20.
Its orbit has been Investigated by Professor
Boss OF Albany, with the result that the
comet moves in an ellipse about the sun,
making one revolution every seven and
quarter years. The comet medal of the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific has
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great work, and believe that every posi-
BILE effort will be exhausted to induce the
Engineering Department to make the
proper surveys at once, so that next year
an appropriation may be secured from
Congress and the work pushed to speedy
completion. What | speak of now, of
course, are improvements beyond those
already outlined by Major Heuer in his
last published report, but many of which,
I believe, are included in his report for the
year. ending June 80, 1895, which has not
yet been circulated, and from which am
therefore unable at this time to quote par
ticular data that would be most interesting
to your readers.
AS to the great waterway which drains
the wonderfully fertile Sacramento Valley,
it would seem to be work of supereroga-
ton on my part, or upon the part of any
layman, to seek to add to what has al
ready been said about the general improve
ment of the Sacramento River by State
Engineer William Ham Hall, Marsden
Manson and others.
This plan for strengthening out the
river, increasing its depth and building the
necessary levees that would prevent these
frequent overhows is, am convinced, an
admirable one. Navigation on the Sacra-
mento River is now open as far as Red
Bluff, and Major Heuer has sufficient
fund on hand, left over from the Sacra-
mento River appropriation, to clear out
the snags and maintain good navigation
for the ensuing fiscal year. This sum
amounts to $146, 900. and Major Heuer has
recommended to the department that
$55, 900 is the amount which can be profit
ably expended during the present fiscal
year. This sum, of course, is not incIu-
sive of the cost OF the projected improve
ments, and is only for maintaining the
degree of navigation already secured.
Marysville is reached by one of the trib-
utaries of the Sacramento. This is the
Feather River. which enters the main
stream about sixteen miles above the city
of Sacramento. 1t is navigable stream
for about thirty miles above its mouth to
its junction with the Yuba River at the
city of Marysville. Further up the stream,
between Yuba City and Oroville, naviga-
ton is and has been possible for some
months of the year, and but small ex
penditure would serve to make navigation
possible for the entire year. l am, per-
haps, peculiarly qualified to testify regard
ing the Feather River above Marysville,
for as early as 1882 the somewhat exciting
experience of navigating the stream alone
and in skiff from point about twenty.
six miles above Yuba City down to Marys-
vile was granted to me, whether as a
special dispensation or as just punish
ment have never yet been able to deter
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Craighill, the present chief of engineers,
whose headquarters are in the Army De-
partment at Washington. Ranking next
to him in command OF all Federal engineer
ing on the coast is, or was until his retire
ment few weeks ago, Colonel George h.
Mendell, whose long years of public ser
vice have been of such lasting value to the
coast and the Nation as to give his name
a permanent place in the history OF local
and National progress. He has had able
and efficient officers in this State-Colonel
William III. II. Benyaurd, stationed at Los
Angeles, and Major w. Il. Heuer, sta
toned at San Francisco, under whose i'm
mediate direction the work Of improving
and maintaining the navigable rivers OF
California is progressing with technical
skill and discretion and in such manner,
/ believe from what inspections l have
been able to make, that the Improvements
made are of lasting and permanent
kind.
Some idea of the extent of the work
already performed on the waterways OF
the State under the direction of Major
Heuer borrow for THE CALL readers from
the latest published report of the chief of
engineers-that of 1894. Considering, as
of chief importance, the San joaquin
River, we find that the project for i'm
provement which was adopted in 1877 and
slightly modified later had for its object
to secure and maintain by dredging a
channel feet deep at low water and 100
feet wide through the tidal portions of the
river and Stockton Slough to Stockton,
and q channel feet deep at low water
and 100 feet wide to Millers warehouse in
Mormon Slough; to secure the temporary
i'm provement of the low-water channel by
dredging, scraping and small wingdams,
and to secure the closure, or partial
closure, of Paradise Cut and Laird
Slough. The amount expended to June
30, 1893, was $3.50, $50, with the result of
providing a low-water channel of 8 feet
to Stockton and of improving the upper
river by the partial closure of Paradise
Cut and Laird Slough. Steamboating to
Stockton was thus rendered comparatively
easy and safe all the year round, but the
annual period of navigation on the upper
river was not materially heightened.
Since then great deal more work has
been done on the San Joaquin. The sand
bar at Wakefield Landing and the hard
pan bar at Raggi Landing have both been
removed to the depth of nine feet. Several
cuts have also been made in Stockton
Slough, and other necessary work in the
same line is still in progress. find that
Major Heuer has estimated the amount
that can be profitably expended in the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1895, in main
tanning and improving the San Joaquin
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servatory in the most satisfactory m amer.
In order to accept the gift it was neces-
sary to raise sum Of money to pay the
cost of dismounting the telescope and
dome in England, of transporting them to
California and of setting them in place
ready for work at Mount Hamilton. The
university being short of ready money, it
seemed desirable to propose to certain rep
resentative citizens of California to sub
scribe to the desired fund. Accordingly,
during April last the greater part of the
funds necessary to the acceptance of the
telescope were obtained, and at the meet
ing of the regents on April 80 the generous
gift of Mr.. Crossley was definitely accepted.
One word as to the contributors to the
fund for installing the Crossley reflector.
Every gift to the fund was made not only
cheerfully, but with positive pleasure-all
were glad to give toward an object so use
full and so honorable to the State and to
science. Every class of our citizens is
represented. We have contributions from
regents of the university, from professors
from the alumn@, from the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific, from the Society of
California Pioneers and the California
Academy OF Sciences, from bankers, manu-
facturers, railway officials, lawyers, men
of business, apitalists-both men and
women.
Following is list OF contributors to the
fund for installing the Crossley telescope
at Mount Hamilton
William Alvord, 7. Ellard Beans, Miss
G. B. Bruce, James V. Coleman, George
Croker, Henry J. Croker, J. B. Crockett,
Christian de Guigne, Mrs. Peter Donahue,
]. A. Donohoe, Charles Goodall, Robert 7.
Hayne, AIvinza Hayward, 1. W. Hellman,
Edward S. Holden, Edward W. Hopkins,
James F. Houghton, c. P. Huntington,
George R. Lukens, Charles Wayne, Albert
Miller, D. o. Mills, W. S. Moses Charles
Nelson, NJ. P. O'Connor, A. H. Payson,
Percy & Hamilton, Mrs. John Parrott ST.,
John Parrott Jr., William NJ. Pierson.
James D. Phelan, James B. Randol, Louis
Sloss, Levi Strauss, Alexander Blair Thaw,
Union Iron Works.
The Southern Pacific Company and the
Wells-Fargo' Express Company generously
transported the telescope and dome from
New York to San Jose free of charge.
The cash received up to the present time
amounts to s4935, nearly all of which has
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Electricity and Health.

Electricity. especially in the way of light
ing, has made generous sanitary contri.
buttons which deserve appreciation. DR.
Saunders, the medical officer of the Lon
don Board of Health, says the electric
light in general use has accomplished a
great deal in making the employees OF COM
mercial and manufacturing establishments
healthier. Faces that were pale and wan
from work in gas-lighted easements, stores
and shops are much improved since the
introduction of electricity. The heat from
the gasiets and poor ventilation are re-
sponsible for much sickness. 1t is also
shown that in the same city the electric
light has lessened crime. Darkness breeds
wickedness, light dispels it.
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been expended in preparing site for the
new dome, in constructing roads to the
site, in arranging an adequate water sup
ply, in freighting the materials from San
Jose and in building the brick dome. Ev-
erything is now ready to erect the iron
hemispherical dome and to mount the re-
flector ready for work. and this will be
done as early in the spring as possible.
The cost of this further work will be about
$1,000, and the necessary funds for the pur-
pose are not yet in hand. 1t is hoped that
there will be no difficulty in providing
them. When this three-foot reflector is
mounted at Mount Hamilton as q COM
panion to the three-foot Lick refractor, tue
Lick Observatory will be by far the best
equipped observatory in the world, and it
is likely to remain so.
Recent Important Observations.
"Meteors and Sunsets observed at the
Lick Observatory in 1898, 1894 and 1896"
The foregoing is the title of an octave
book nearly ready to be distributed. 1t
contains discussion OF the orbit, etc.. of
the great meteor of July q, 1894, by Ed
ward s. Holden (this meteor was observed
throughout California about 1880 p. ny.
Observations made at Monte Diablo by
Professor Schaeberle and at Mount Hamil-
ton (Messrs Cotton and Perrine) of the
August meteors OF 1894, photographs OF
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River to be $1O7,750, this to be expended
for the following items:

River to be $107, $50, this to be expended
for the following items:
Dredging to maintain nine feet depth to
Increasing cutoff at Head Reach in
width, depth, or both ................ 27,75O
Removing distractions county
bridge above Stockton Slough .......... 5000
Slough In width, depth, or both. -. 10000
Snasglng, wingdams, etc..."............ lO,u0O
Iota ...."$IUI,|oo
l regard the further improvement of the
San Joaquin River as of vital importance
to the interests OF the entire State, and
more particularly SO from the fact that it
forms water route to the bay from the head
of the vast San Joaquin Valley. Stockton
will soon have increased railroad facilities
which will heap upon her all the riches of
valley whose wealth is still incalcuable.
A cheap and safe outlet to tidewater is an
imperative necessity.
The San Joaquin River should be
Strengthened out and its general depth
increased so that vessels of larger draught
may be employed in bringing down the
immense amount of freight that will be
concentrated at Stockton by the competing
lines of railroad. I do not think any
member of the present Congressional dele
cation is blinded to the Importance OF this
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Though the Sneaker of the House objects to
chairs on the floor he has no particular dislike
for reeds.
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.A20e3h~KAnA

Frenchman declares he has discovered
process by which wood can be made palatable.
He ought to tackle some kinds OF board.-New
York Press.