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,I,0 sTEAM-HEArING CONTRACTORS

j s.l.i PROPOSALS f0r furnishing The materials and
ming the labor required for furnishing and erecting
i,,r b.,,ng and vertiiang apparatus ana Other work
ruiidug for the NcrpanS kitchen and laundry for
Inc Manhattan state Hospital at ward Island Nov
- ~ MAY be- by mail or delii cred person
IL -, = no Of clock T. NJ, oct -. ls9j. "a John McAne
up W .,,n I;resdeqt u the Board 0f Managers Of the
Wrhaftan state Hospital at the office u the Board u
,,'..',a, ,.ars Madison Az. New York city. which
ILL., 'nd ,lace the Board ~ Managers will receive AID
open all prlpusals .t ., ,,,s, D.. a-so,. .- c.-.-
,,,ai,, Engaged IN steam heating and yentiiatng
ha able % work Of similar char
% ~ ,rr,.,. hv them elsewhere Proposals
a.. iirliest date which the completion OF the work
Will ne guararieed 49,, ,o,. ,.,.,, 49,, . J.,
i,,,ntsd bv bonds Ol suretes, " Of surety
p~ .lnrantaeng the faithful execution ~ tho offer
Il The suecessful bidder will be required
,r.sb tonds from approved surety company guar
a',aa5"r the faithful performance ~ contract.
i,,,ns ana specifications BE- ard forms OF
rnrossls nbained the Office OF O. Perry architect
~" '.,n.oi Albany. y. Y. and me Office ~ the
-, 80, w., n, Managers Madison New-Yorx city.
rn toari n Managers the right reject
~ Ma as they may the best ~ the
e.s =. a. "' " JOHN McANERNEY.
H"' Acting President Board OF Managers
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Railway bonds as rule were s wsss nrncpa %,,n Te eT
re- chansrS go a. Manhattan consoi Il. which al,
eepssss Der cent 20 o. oregon short ne and md
Tan Northern consel receps snrra . 10 cons con.o & s
East rennessee virginia and wrrr ne1' mad by chi
TO iS, nd Erie lists. q to loe For' Worth ana ana
psny.r IssS City Sr.t 70 s 0naTo fu pa
Western ;s,aaans (. 4 4s s..sas Re @ ss
cine conse sc !" 7aL: Texas and Pacihe IDS :. I 20
sented,, d,,,nu.ir - csntrai nrst receipts. u 10 S4'
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ROxDe-THE MONEY MAhkti.
Sales of Government bonds Mere HIy', T.
,on A. of 1901 al 1p14 and Sio"" r.s -
~ 1907 AZ 10Iis Final quotations i""""
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To the net earnings 81 1896 should b" added
interest from nv-fl freuts. etc. amounting tn
s3l ~ and rentals OF Sll2.NN. making total net
receipts ~ go l3i After The pa mont ~ taxes
Of S,,6 ~ Interest bonds - >.'Si.'4l, dtNi-
dend. s245 uuO and rentals S,si 40 there was
left surplus ~ >Sb. -
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06

WESTERN NEW-YoEK AND PENNsYI-
NANIA
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MI&NEAPOII- AND ~ LOUIS
The report - rhc Minneapolis and - Louis
Railroad Company Tor the fiscal year ended
run. 30 compared with the preceding year,
.htw.-
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AN repairing and extending portion OF the Pier AT the
Of West liist street Ndth River under sonIact
NJ J4g lt received - the Department of Docks
until la O'clock ncon October l3. 1895 For full par
ticulars the cay Record Copies for sale at No
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n,11Y FOLLOWS REACTION.
,,osT STOCKS CLOSE HIGHER.
,,,xG EXCHANGE LOWER R-BONDS
AND MONEY.

,ys AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE OCTOBER 3
J nr,rIXGs IN BONDS AND RANK STOCKS.
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for Sale.


NOR SALE.-An amost new Spaldng o8 bicycle vita
j. lantern. cyclOmeter and hell In excellent condition.
Price s15. Address sPALDING Tribune Ofics
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
N0TICE.-Lewis J. Phillips. auctioneer. viii

sell AT public auction October a. iss8 az ~ clock
noon leases ~ certain wharf properly and land under
water For full particulars see the city Record Copies
for sale at No City Hall
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06

THE GENERAL LIST.
RAILROAD STO' ~.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06

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New-York tribune., 1896-10-06

~ will sell az public auction October l3 1906 az II
clock a. N the right 10 hll IN about II 900 cuhc yards
Wes Sist and West 53d streets. North River
Fsr full pnrtcuars the city Record. Copies for
sale AZ No CITY Hall
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
HE LOVED HIS MASTER.
Two Stories Of Sosimo, Robert Louis Ste
verson's Faithful Samoan Body Servant.

Two Stories Of Sosimo, Robert Louis Ste
venson's Faithful Samoan Body Servant.
The other day the cook was away,
and Louis. who was busi writing, too:s
Ii III: meals in his roorl. Knowing there
was no one to cook his lunch, he told
Sosimo to brig him some bread and
cheese. To his surprise, he was served
with an excellent meal-an omelet, q
good salad and perfect coffee.
stWho cooked this?'' asked Louis, in
Samoan.
"I did," said Sosimo.
WELL" said Louis, "great is your
wisdom. -
Sosimo bowed and corrected him
"Great is my Lowell"
Long ago Louis had a topaz stud that
was somewhat difficult to put into his
shirt, SO he gave it to me. Ilaid it away
in my trinket box and was dismayed,
when I first wanted to wear it, to find
it gone. Sosimo had missed the stud,
discovered it in my box and carried it
back to Louis room. kept up the fight
for some time, trying to secrete it from
Sosimo by putting it in out Of the way
places, but it was invariably found in
Louis room, no matter where I had
hidden it.
When he came up from the ship he
put Louis valise down on the veranda
and carefully abstracted from his mouth
the precious stud he had carried there
for safety. I gave up, then, and it is
now Louis own. Robert Louis Stew
enson's Home Life" by Isobel Strong,
in Scribner's
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THE SUMS DISTANCE.
Would Tske Five Hundred Years to Cow
1t at q Swift Steamers Pace.

Would Take Five Hundred Years to Cover
1t at a Swift Steamers Pace.
''The sun is about 90, 900, 900 miles
distant from the earth" writes Alden
w. Quimby in Ladies' Home Journal
''It varies through the year because the
earth's orbit is elliptical, and the sun
is at one focus of the ellipse. The earth
is more than 8, 900, 900 of miles nearer
the sun in December than in June, at
which time the Iatitudes south Of the
equator receive his direct rays and ex-
perience the great heat of their summer.
''Let us try to comprehend the figures
stated The other day two racers of the
.s,a proudly lowered the record of trans
atlantic passage. Could they turn their
prows to :La sun, and drive their great
engines day I'D night IN the crossing Of
the ether main, it would be 500 years
before they &C Id reach narbor.
Most pe,so-is have noticed the ap-
pree'eble ;nterval Of time between the
strc al ax attn distance and the re-
sultant sa1ud Gould we teur.+he sound
of solae lfp10eion we would know thai,
the exploefpn had occurred IA years be-
fore Perhaps the most striking illustra-
tion is that which imagines !. littie
child to have an arm long enough to
reach the sun. The child might thrust
its fingers into the seething fires, but it
would grow up to maturity and calmly
descend into the valley of extreme old
age, biissfully unconscious Of any pain
from the burning; i'll fact, it would re-
quire another such lifetime to bring the
news to the BRAIN
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pears the ladder is drawn up, and the
man and his family and the pig are safe
within the house. The elevation not
only secures the household from wild
beasts and from the ants that roam the
country, seeking what they may devour,
but also from disease germs, which, like
those of yellow fever, do not rise above
a certain level. The breeze, too, rocks
the house gently, like cradle, and sets
the fresh air into circulation, making it
delightfully."- refreshing after the sultry
heats below.
If you should climb the long ladder
and peep in at the door. you will find
the family, perhaps, all asleep Or sitting
about the floor eating yams, cocoanuts
and bananas, and sharing them with
their pet pigs, parrots or poultry. You
will find there no pictures, toys or play
things, such as even the poorest children
among us possess; no music and no
books, no furniture i'll the room, not
even bed and no mats on the floor.
Many true built nest is constructed
with more art and is more comfortable
for the little ones who are born in it,
and is far prettier than the rude huts Of
the wild men Of New Guinea. .-Phila-
delphia INQUIRER
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Cape Colonists as Uitlanders.

In the Cape Colony itself there are
many grades of society among the Dutch
and French themselves. The older,
wealthier and more aristocratic families
who live around Cape Town and the
vicinity are removed by whole world
Of education and ideas from the uncouth
corn boer of the Malmesbury district OF
the tobacco grower of George or Oudt-
shoorn.
To say that, for the sake of senti-
ment, a Paarl vigneron or a Karroo
sheep farmer will shoulder his rifle and
leave his focks and herds to fight for
the Transvaal, thereby imperiling his
all in the chances of war, is to exagger-
ate and distort the race question in
South Africa Indeed, it may surprise
us to learn that among Jameson's troop
+" ) there were several men bearing old
Dnt"h s.4ll French colonial names. The
Transysal 6 ,vernment has no great love
for the Brethren Of the Cape Colony and
classes Their as tuitlanders. BLACK
woods Magazine.
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A PILLOW OF PINE.

]rest on pillow Of pine, brought home from
the summer mountains.
The balm Of its needles is soothing, and CRATE
full / feel to the hands,
The tender and thoughtful hands, of the friends
that gathering remembered me-
And yet the aroma 1t yields takes me farther
than summer mountains,
Takes me down to the forests of pine in Vir-
ginia and North Carolina.
Again ride horse and sleep in the woods
and by roadways.
Again am with companions and implements
of warfare.
hear the drum and the fife and the bugle's
call to action.
The batteries belch their fire, and the squad
rons charge like demons
And from rude made breastworks come show.
ers Of lead like hailstones
While the flag goes up or down as success
crowns our endeavors
The wounded lie in the forest but a fire is
eating Its way there:
While helpless they lie till consumed in the
terrible havoc,
And men are dying with thirst in the CRIME Of
the conflict unending,
While the night stops only awhile the carnage
and belchings Of cannon;
And I lie on pine needle bed, under the
bright stars of heaven.
Edward s. Creamer in New York Sun.
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THE MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN
To Society Ii She Who Is Married and
Indifferent to Domestic Ties.

To Society Ii She Who Is Married and
Indifferent to Domestic Ties.
''It is unfortunate that we have in
this life Of ours, which seems SO full to
some of us, SO many women who can
find nothing for their hands to do,"
writes Edward W. Box in Ladies' Home
Journal, discussing "Women and Gard
PARTIES" 'I do not mean by this those
whom we call the wealthy and the lei
sure classes. The greatest dangers to our
womanhood do not arise from these
classes The woman most dangerous to
modern society is she who is married
and yet is Indifferent to domestic ties,
who lives in boarding house or hotel,
and who is constantly on the lookout
for something to occupy her attention.
And woman in this condition gener-
ally finds the very thing she shouldn't.
Instead of filing up her life with some
thing worthy of her womanhood, she
drags it out through succession of such
enjoyments as these progressive card
parties.
AS she cannot play alone she seeks
company, and, unfortunately, it is never
difficult for woman of this sort to find
companions Of her own kind. She is
one of the types Of women who have
made these card parties what they are
today among women. The we'll bred
woman the woman Of intelligence who
can see their relative fitness Of things;
the woman who believes that God gave
her something to do in this world; the
woman with nice perceptions; the wom-
an who is wholesome in every sense;
the woman whom it is good for another
woman to know, who says something of
value when she speaks. who lifts herself
mentally and spiritually above others,
whom mothers like their daughters to
know and their sons to talk with-be-
lieve me, my. friend, when I say all
this, and I say it in kindness-such
women do not play cards during the
daytime; they leave that sort of thing
to others. They find something else to
do-something worthier of them, some
thing better, more elevating, more en-
tightening and better fitted to qualify
them for their positions in their homes
and their duties toward their husbands
and children.
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DOaJS.
Lions and tigers may be majestic
when they have unwavering earth or
rock against their paws, but sea-
sick cat of these tribes is as forlorn as
any man ever was and doesn't look a
bit more kingly than wet rabbit. Even
its roars and growls have a weeping
sound in them, quite in keeping with
the general appearance of the beast.
A monkey is as pitiful an object when
it is seasick as any other beast so strick-
en-, and its forlorn facial expression is
so human like and the way it clasps it's
paws across its stomach is so natural
that the man who is not seasick neces-
sarily sees something to laugh at in the
misery Of the creature. Not so with the
seasick man. If he sees seasick mon
key he is sure to swear furiously, think
ing the poor thing is mocking him. s
It takes dog to be woeful at sea. It
has way of doubling all up, with it's
tail between its legs and head hanging
down that shows deep seated pain. To
free itself the dog goes through all sorts
of contortions. 1t will stretch out on the
deck, groan and squeal, sometimes ris-
ing on its launches and lifting it's head,
howl long and miserably, as some dogs
do at the sound Of music.-New York
Suu
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Counterfeit Silver Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The secret
service bureau Of the Treasury Depart
ment has been requested to look into
report of extensive counterfeiting of
United States silver dollars in one of
the Central American States. The in.
formation comes from Mexican paper
and was sent to the State Department
by Minister Ransom. It states that in
one of the Central American States a
company has been organized by Ameri
can who have purchased tho silver dol.
lars OF the State, worth AZ cents. and
coined them into American dollars. II
is said that s,50000 of these dollars
nave been shipped into this country,
stn wneIe tney nave passed at par. The
story is discredited at the Treasury
department, and it is said that Sc would
be impossible to ship a large number
OF coins into this country without the
counterfeit being discovered.
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when saw General Scott and his staff
approaching on horseback. As the party
drew near to me Major Lee reined up
his horse and, addressing me in an an
cry tone, said:
Lieutenant, don't you know you
are disobeying orders? What is your
name?'
II told him my name was Mcclellan
and that did not know I was disobey-
ing orders.
All officers have been told to re-
main in their quarters and await Or
ders, he exclaimed, still appearing very
angry.
II replied that no such order had
reached me, and he then peremptorily
ordered me back to my quarters, and
hastened away to join General Scott and
the rest Of the staff, who had not stop
ped.
II returned across the field to my
quarters, feeling much injured, for I
had not knowingly committed any
breach Of discipline. I complained to
my fellow officers of Major Lees treat
ment of me. Scarcely had finished my
story when Twas told that there was an
officer outside who wished to see me,
and was greatly surprised to find Major
Lee seated there upon his horse. He
saluted and returned the salute
Lieutenant Mcclellan said he,
I fear that in our meeting just now I
was discOurteous in tone or manner, and
I have come to express to you the regret
which, under the circumstances, gen.
tleman should.
II assured him that it was all right,
and with salute and low bow, which
1 feelingly returned, be rode away, leav-
ing me lost in admiration of superior
officer who could So promptly and SO
generously repair an error. Baltimore
Sun,
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Presbyterian Church, on Frederick 81
between New and Market streets, services
II a. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev. A. M. Fraser
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder-
lex and Lewis streets. Services at II q. m
and 8. Pastor, Rev. VIM. Cumming.
-,rlauuel Episcopal Church, worship on
It Frederick st. Services at II a. M, and
s. !. Rector. Rev. R. c. Jett.
Trinity Episcopal church, Main street, be-
tween Lewis and Church streets Services at
II q. m, and p. m. Rector, Rev. W. Q. Hull
linen
united 2-e+hren chCrel, Lewis street, be
tween Main ana Johnsor..S+~eets. Services st
II a. m and p. m. Pastor, ;.sy. ]. DON
ovan.
Methodist church. Lewis street, between
Main and Frederick streets. Services at II
m. and p. m. Pastor, Rev. J. II. Boyd, D.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets
Services at Ii a. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev,
Ell. F. Shealy.
Baptist church. corner Main and Washing
ton streets. Services at II a. m. and p. m
Pastor, Rev. NJ. L. Wood.
st. Francis Roman Catholic, North August.
street. Mass at and 1880 a. m. vespers and
benediction of Most Blessed Sacrament at
p. m. Pastor. Rev. Father Mcverry.
Young Mems Christian Association. corner
Main and Water streets. Services at %. m.
Sunday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
HOUSES BUILT IN TREES.
New Guinea Claims the Distinction
Furnishing This Unique Spectacle.

New Guinea Claims the Distinction Of
Furnishing This Unique Spectacle.
Man was individually at one period Of
his existence an arboreal animal. He
had much to do with "the trees of the
garden" In some places and as repre-
sented by some races he still lives
among them.
The natives of New Guinea climb
like monkeys and travel for long dis
tances from one tree to another without
descending to the ground. The birds
build little fairylike cabins on the
ground, but the people construct their
houses in the top Of the tallest forest
trees First native, having climbed
the great trunk Of the teak or cedar or
oak tree he has selected, begins by cut
ting off some of the branches the right
length to support a platform of bamboo
Oh which his house is to rest. You
would wonder how he could do anything
with the tools houses if you should see
them He has no saw Or steel edged ak.
but only sort Of tomahawk made of
stone and knives Of bone or hard wood.
When, however, he has in some way
managed to get the limbs of his tree SO
cut and fashioned as to support his
house, his hardest work is done.
The house itself is soon built and is
made of bamboo strips and thatched
with palm leaves. All parts are firmly
lashed together with strips of rattan
palm, very tough vine, used by the
natives in place of ropes. 1t is not a
large house, though it sometimes con-
tains several rooms, but it is safe and
secure retreat for the women and chill
dren in case of sudden attack by hos
tile tribes.
The house is reached from the ground
by a long ladder or inclined plane, made
Of woven vines. In case an enemy an
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Their Hobbies.

Some gossip in Cassell's Magazine
tells what are the hobbies or amusement
Of some Of England's great men. Mr..
Balfour indulges in golf, bicycles and
philosophy, and he once played Ham
let; Lord Salisbury studies silence and
tries experiments with test tube; Mr..
Chamberlain raises orchids; Mr.. Glad
stone, of course, used to chop trees, and
now reads Greek when he feels the need
Of rest; Prince Bismarck drinks beer,
smokes and reads Du Boisgoby; the
Prince of Wales is fond of bowling; the
Duke of Devonshire, Sir John Millais,
Andrew Lang and William Black are
expert fishermen, while Mr.. Toole finds
something funny to do or say almost
every hour of the day. Once he sent a
package of chocolates to little boy who
sat in a stage box and was disturbing
him with his astonishingly loud laugh
ter. The attendant delivered the packet,
'With Mr.. Tocle's compliments, and
would the young gentleman who laughed
SO heartily kindly eat these during the
perfOrmance?''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Birds That Feixn Death.

One Of the most remarkable devices
resorted to by wild things for their own
protection is that Of shamming death
A beetle or spider will double in its
legs and lie as if dead. The reason for
this is obvious. 1t may then be passed
over, mistaken for a bit of leaf or stick
But it is more difficult to account for
this practice in birds.
A moor hen Or land rail will feign
death, lying in the hand perfectly limp
and to all appearances unconscious. 1t
has been suggested that the idea is that,
being already dead, the captor will not
trouble to kill them.
More probably it is merely ruse in
the hope that by lying still they may
be forgotten and crawl off presently un-
observed. Another reason is suggested
by the fact that cats and the cat tribe
do not often touch their prey unless it
moves-London Standard.
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NIGHT ON SHIPBoARD.
The Regular Duties and the, Time For
General Relaxation.

| The Regular Duties and the Time For
General RELAXATION.
The ''first call'' is sounded again five
minutes before sundown, when the en-
sign and the jack halyards are manned,
and a staylight made ready for hoisting
to indicate the ships whereabouts dur
ing the night. Then the color call fol-
lows at sundown as the flag is lowered,
and saluted by all as it reaches the deck.
The assembly is then sounded for even
ing quarters and muster, but there is no
drill
As rule, it is just after sunset when
.ne bugle call is sounded to ''stand by
hamllocks. y That brings all the crew
on deck, and they stand in silence close
oct 10 the lhip's side. beside the ham
mock nettings, IN two ranAs facing the
stern, until the boats, vain S mate reports
to the officer Of the deck, All up AID
aft. :" The latter then orders, Uncover i
pipe down!'' and in obedience to this
order and the boatswain's whistle the
nettings are thrown open, and the ham
mocks are served out and taken below
to their proper places. Each hammock
has printed on it number, and that
same number is on the hooks below
decks where that hammock has to be
swung, SO that each man sleeps in the
same place every night, and that place
is called his "billet.
Unless, now, a boat is called away
there will be no more bugle calls until
/ five minutes Of 8 O'Clock. The period is
one of complete relaxation, and is spent
by the sailors in smoking, spinning
yarns singing, playing on. musical in
struments, and dancing. AT 8:55 the
first call is again sounded as warning
to the crew to prepare to turn into their
hammocks and go to sleep. Then at 8
o'clock comes the call known as Stat
too"
This tattoo is the survival of an old
custom. In the ''old navy it used to
last 10 minutes, and was performed
with drum and fife, playing all manner
Of airs and quicksteps according to the
fancy or ingenuity Of the drummer and
fifer. 1t is even said to have been handed
down from period Of superstition,
when they used to make a hullabaloo
after dark to drive the devils out of the
ship. At the last note Of tattoo the ships
bell is struck twice for 8 O'Clock, and
the boatswain's whistle sounds "Pipe
down. Every man must then turn into
his hammock, whether he is sleepy or
not. for an inspection is made by the
master at arms to see that all have done
SO. Then sounds that last, long, mourn
full call, s'taps. '-Lieutenant John M.
Ellicott. in st. Nicholas.