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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

last week. the decline to-day was not H.
Ing. Furthermore 1t will not astonish apSv,.'~
save the dolts who bought 1t at 10 49,
to sell IT at 200. II II gets another se,hsA v
fore next Saturday. II may sell at 20O
day. but II is not worth that figure nm -
won't be for some time to come M
holdings In Metropolitan Street RalIwav xsn
been very much reduced as reflected IN .w
large amount OF stock now available for ~. th
lation. we-knOwn operator who has r..u
many successful bear raids on stocks va. acs
tied with the responsibility Of to-day's "sms.T.
and gossip at the close indicated that ren.Mn
bear selling might be looked for before ,ba 20
Of the week-possibly Tomorrow As ion. end
the decline In prices does not foreshado, ~
vestment liquidation there is no good easor sn'
uneasiness In Wall Street War has NOT Ut
declared. esa
The railroad bond market was veal IN
pathy with stocks also Government bond. m
far as could be- learned. there was no liou,d.,,so
by people who hold securities as investrcsn.a
the chief source Of the selling apparently hn.ss
supplied by bear traders, stop-loss orders -
by the turning OF paper profits into cash pS
cOveries, In many Issues reaching | nor 90.
followed the low prices on the midday dec,.."
but renewed selling at the close left last ny,...
near the poorest OF the day Final operat,nsss
reflected weakness on the part Of prices 49,
uncertainty among traders. London quo,a,,oe
were higher and foreign houses were huv..s
In the morning factors which gave stabii,y :.
first quotations. II was noticeable in the an
ing movement that activity, in respect 10 a.,
ings increased with the decllr ing tendency a..
that little. II any, support offered by ~.
larger speculative and financial interests on.
side Of the uneasiness felt over the cuha.
situation, reason for to-day's fall in values .
found in the recent heavy buying and IN ~
almost continuous advance In prices since la.
fall. Looking at the market IN this light ~.
reaction was normal reaction was douotlss.
due. and the bear element. in the absence -
good support. able TO accentuate the DE-
cline BY a fierce attack based upon the marker,
susceptibility to the varying phases % the On.
ban question. Active stocks that suffered N.
most were Metropolitan. Burlington, Conso.
dated Gas Manhattan. Kansas and Texas pr.
ferred, NewYork Central. the Northern pa
cifcs, Northwest Omaha, Pullman's Palace q,
and Rock Island. United States Rubber stock,
were exceptionally strong: also Third Avenus
Minneapolis and 81. Louis. Lake Shore. Lacleds
Gas and some ~ the specaties, includn,
American Express, which advanced 10 points
Peoples Gas was comparatively stro lg suffer-
ing a small fractional recession only. Suga,
Refining firm in the early dealings IN,
sold down ] per cent In the afternoon In The
last hour several of the less active stocks broke
sharply and the standard shares declined Dc,
cent and above, compared with Frldayt
closing. Total sales in all issues were 4l9EY
shares
Last prices for the principal active socha
compare with Fridays final quotations as so.
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
NEW. RocHELLEs TAX ROLL COMPLETED
MANY REDUCTIONS ARE MADE. But THERE Is
Still, MUCH DISSATISFACTION

MANY REDUCTIONS ARE MADE. But THERE Is
Still. MUCH DISSATISFACTION.
Tn. assessorr o. New Rochelle. after much delay
Glad the village assessment roll yesterday IN the
Office OF the clerk. II win be open for Inspection
FOR fifteen days Notwithstanding the general re-
duction Of 10 per cent which has been maze on
the valuations at frst announced. the figures sho"
a total of SIS $1,000 against the town assessment
on the Same property Of s12 5co.@o
The assessors have also enforced the poh-'aA
section % the law and imposed 81 each on 200
nersons who are Of legal Thirteen Cmnamen
are included I'm this nst and they are making
protest
The number Of taxpayers who have protested
AGAINST the original assessment has been more than
three hundred and II is probable that, hO'"lth-
standing the reductions granted. number OF the
valuations. including those OF the Iselh fsinE'
will be taken into the courts. The reductions OF
the Iseln properties are: Adrian lsehn. r.' from
SIS 300 TO sl55+oo Adrian Iseln ST. from VIZ l9V 10
SIS 400 and Columbus O'Donnel Iselln, from $4,000
TO $1,000
TIE personal property fixed by the town
assessors and finally agreed 10. was; ADRIAN isenl'
ST. $50 600: Adrian lseiin jr. $4,000 and Niliiam H.
Iselin and Columbus ODonnell Iselin, 9en each'
No change has been made in these figures except
that the entire personal assessment o. Adrlan
IseIn r. has been removed from the rolls. FOR the
reason that he is a nonresident and Is taxed IN
New-York City Representatives OF the family said
yesterday that the adjustment would scarcely prove
satisfactory
Among the other larger reductions are those OF
81 GabrieIs Roman Catholic Church, whose rectory
has been reduced from $500 to $1,000 and land
not Included In the church grounds from $500 70
500 and the Sisters Home. built by the Misses
Iseln and assessed at $500 has been entirely freed
from taxes.
The Rochelle Water Company. owned by the
Iselin family is reduced from S5s 900 TO $4,000 This
applies only 10 that part Of the property included
In the village The Lawrence Davenport estate Is
reduced from $50 90 to s1s5.co R s. Emmett, rom
~ 900 to SIS 900: Henry Holt from $50 26 to $1,000
Cyrus Iawton. from $4,000 10 s71.Ho: II. y. Potter
from Sr 100 TO $40 800: the John Stephenson estate
from $4,000 TO ;36 90. Smaller reductions were
made also the real estate valuations OF Martin
J. Keogh. John f. Rlsley. e. w. Cults, Francis
Wilson and otherh
Although the declare that they have
been extremely careful In reaching the figures
given large number % citizens examined the rolls
yesterday and expressed dsss tisfaction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
REAL ESTATE.
A R1-RLING SLIP CORNER SOLD.

Several good sales were reported yesterday by
real estate men, but the remarkable squirt in deal
ing IN the market seemed 10 have passed with last
week, and none Of the sales of unusual inter
est Besides a number of private dwellings, one
good downtown parcel. the southwest corner OF
Rurling Slip and Water-st, changed hands az
fair price Concerning realty outside the city the
intention OF the Adams Express Company 10 de-
yelop its valuable Hollywood property In New
Jersey described in another column. was dis
cussed with interest b. brokers who have watched
the rapid rise OF New-Jersey coast real estate to
an important place in the market
The southwest corner of Burling Slip and Water
ST. consisting OF the fOur-story buildings NOS g.
8 and Burlng Slip and No. $50 Wster-str on
plot s6x25. was sold yesterday 10 Culnan Brothers
s 81 SoHDe' ''''0' '''N'' %
Pease Gilman sold for Mrs. sylvaaus Reed, the
four-story brownstone dwelling No. 10 East Fifty
third-st.. 25xeoxi0o at reported price OF ABOUT
Henry D. winans 6 May sold No 20 East Forty
ninth-st.. 2xeoxsss, for Henry G. Trevor to MI
NTf5s'f Franz il' Fisher comRs5y sod sT Colonel
En- sd, sSn ssss 70 c5fysy4q Tor sgsat e.,
poweii, as trustee No. 10 West Ninth-st., three
story dwelling. lot 2Jxloo, 10 client. on pri-
John P. Krwan sold for Charles Konis No. 40
West Forty ninth-sta hve-story brownsione fiat
cf has sold for to
A059oSS BRICK So z on lot x on
private terms.
ogden & Clarkson sold for Mrs. Mary A. GIL
christ No. 836 Yves; Fortieth-st.. dwelling, 16sx
&.5. private terms
William Rosenswelg sold 10 Julius Dreyfus No.
~ Baxter-st old building on lot 25x117 for
Improvement.
The Anglo-Swss Condensed Milk Company OF
Brooklyn has purchased the old car stables Of the
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, with the
plot 150x173. which they stand. at the outheast
corner OF Gates and Ralph ayes. for about s65 600
The building will be remOdeled for utilization by
the company.
At the Broadway sslesroom yesterday s. de Wal
tearss sold In foreclosure the three-story brick
tenement house No. l Centre Market Place, l2.8
feet north of Grand st.. on g lot 17ox5S loxl7b1
596. TO Peter CASSIDY, for 1892.
Thompson & Pryor sold In foreclosure the I'VE
story brick fathouse with stores 40.11xl05, Nos
2O67 and 069 Seventh-ave. 90 feet north Of One
hundred and-twentythird- st, TO Robert A. Knaggs
for $4,000.
Plans were filed with the Building Department
YESTERDAY by Charles Buck. for five four-story and
basement brick and stone dwellings. each 20x5s
the south side Of Onehundred- and sevent hist
10 feet of Riverside Drive AZ total cost Of
el05. 900. other plans recorded for two seven
story fathouses. each 50xss9 on the north side OF
Thirty-fOurth-s 175 feet west OF Seventh ave at
estimet ted cost Of 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

Monday. February 14-p. m

Monday. FEBRUARY 14-p. m.
Lower quotations were made In the stock mar
ket to-day. Following a moderately strong
opening values began to sag and under the
influence Of dsquieting rumors regarding the
Cuban situation prices sold down throughout
the list. the movement eliminating at noon In
a good sized slump Stop-loss orders were
reached In many issues. and the decline pre-
sented the familiar symptoms OF well engi-
neered bear raid. Metropolitan Street Railway
furnished sensation by dropping l4h points
to 1o7. Subsequently 1t recovered to 16S, reacted
to 1891. and closed at a net loss Of ~ per cent
The stock has been selling above Its intrinsic
worth. and. In view Of Its 20 point advance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

Actual cash over
Outstanding GER 80. -~..o ooo.. ~. eafaiN
tincates -. .s2is tG3 iis s2lso9oVN p'0
Deposits In Ma .as..o, Inc 2ieM
tionel banks. 38e8S ieo &sstooi INC
Available cash s@5S. i2s 2Is s2ote.Vs 80 -. lisa ~
Minor liabilities. 81 80 i3o S"ooo' 40 wv
Acti cash bal s2i7 s7s 1870 s2is.eioio Inc
Customs receipts reported from W raceipts
to-day were S260O20 internal revenue siS9S7
SSI6 IST. and the miscellaneous rece,p.s Z, co..
total Government receipts for the DAY Snsndi.
135; expenditures $1,000 600; excess Oh 80 data
lures, Sl27 265 Receipts for the mon'n axcess oe
$l4 403 $3.50; expenditures x23.SNsVvvw, ths nsca
expenditures, 50. 454.07O. Receipts io' Wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
NEW BUILDINGS.


2S75.1l Louis Frank. or No Ia Montsomery-st
owner. Koln. architect. $50: $4,000
E s- s,s NJ TX f9T sae.so.y and ats
West l2ls' st. owner. Horenburger strsub
9d-ave, Nos ~ and ,2a. ana s, Mark: p.o. N'
xHi 81 ana t so 5 5S0s ss ' %g,u sf Run 81
No 20 East sd-s owner; l. F Hsinccke, arohi-
lo7th-.t o. 1925 IT Of Riverside Drive. for
dwellings, 2o1os; Charles Buck. Of No 100 West
s4th-st s, l75 # v q 7th-.ve. for two seven.
No 2s4 co;uHb1. ave owners; NsS,li. 4 Bsxss
STORY 5 10 + Il n's :ys for ' sa:s
iesth st cor si.6bin. av. Tor two three story
frame tenement houses. Aka. and three story
Ec.oa NJ aSs' M S'S iGs Fac 'o and
St iHwT.nce-sye, ...i0ns q Madi.en,s7. Tor
a. ~os'oTy frame awens house 2i 49, oo
lest6st cor woodycres, ave-. for two thre.
FrPa.rlss 30 20 Wa, is!ts s,::, owner; s..o
Main-et. s. 24s Z, Of Silver s. for a three
cs51slia / Il Carp. STn.r' Il $ Baker 10 ON
4s2 Fast issth ct! archit.c q. 49, 80"
:oTy aS@e iwcar house Sa $50 Ear
Miller. No Bio Madison" II. owner; " Dicker- .ooo
BTo GI f SGltss cor West Farms Rea Tor
Otto Kuhimann, 10 ess 1sdi'oi-av. owner: .o,
Dckerson, architect. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
ALTERATIONS.
I76th-st. n Monroe-ave md
one-half-story frame dwelling and one and
on half story frame stable; Theodore Roehis.
No 494 East i7Gth-T owner; Cleverdon
Ogden-avs No 1,15l. to twoftory and base
owner; " OHea, architect .........'......., 1.4oo
18th St 6th-avs. 10 q threestory
81, owner; p JoSel architec ,...........,.. 1000
ssth-.t, n v corner Lexington ave. 70 a thIe.-
pany owner; Il II Kendall architect. ......... BOO
sth- ave. No PISS, a three story brick store and
lofts; Mabel Suydsn- owner. r Brogan. No
Ile East 9Sdst architect. .................. 1000
<7th-s. g Broadway. 10 three story
and basement briok dwelling with store. Peter
hit 70 ! 2s7 BROADWAY architect. ........... 10000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
A RMY BUILDING, Whitehall Street. Febru-

AIRY 10. 1865 -sea.ed proposals. In triplcse Will be
received here until IL clock February 1898 and
then opened. for supplying and delivering at WIilets
Point. y T. about $1,000 pounds OF best white Ash
Anthracite coal Information and blanks furnished on
application United States right u reject or
accept ali proposals any part thereof BIDS 20
be endorsed Proposals for Egg Coal opened FEB
rusry 70. 1905" \. .. KIMBAt.I4 .. q. NJ Gen'L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

Dodd James P to Benjamin Peck seth -
81. 100 IT OF lst-ave. year.. -. 30
HfSn Jos hi a. I'd R9ns as ws. to Mas
g gsn sI S'P t 10 Msrssis Bur
rows westchester- adjoining land
Knapp. Luce G to William d Dayton. Main
st "a 4 OF Fordham-aye , Guy islans isa yfs y,
2Sl6 It OF AleNsndera ave. years 20 "'
ohmcis; Joseph NJ; to Daniel Huber IT, Nos 10" 20,
Talley susan. and husband to Joseph F sitter
east >. Of lot eSd. map Of village Of Wakehe'a'
Nice, Alice +. TO george r shlImer, lots 2 : ana
map 0' Of Pelham M r Park. Ban Ward L.
cornet. May. to Josephine 4 RhodeeecS' :.
Altman tina Samuel. and wife to Ienaz Meirowi,1,
lots 10 and II. map Augustus Wynkoop. lease :,
Boser, George D, to Fannie D Ty.en sc'h-,t. :,
$50 q " OF 1o'h-ave .sxos . yer %; o.
Madison 2y17o. / year. :....;,.... 81
Same to same. Madison-ave. No l.6e3 2aeS'o :.
seytsi' Daniel E. to antony wallaeh. Dyckman- .,
ssdr Gn u az II to william nHe Weiss i4,Sst
4oe # Of Boulevard i5xos.ll, years S.
o7'h st. :, 1919 IT Of Anmsterdam-ave.
Jenn,nss Joseph D. to Mary E crow. Pyne-st
Same % samuel CampeelI. Pyne-st. 1878 n
Of ST.
Same % Henry II liarnard. Pyne-st. soe.s Z,
Kecham Angelina r. to Thomas Stewart, No
Ii37 Broadway and l43 West +oth-st. secures
NoaclI, Philipna. 20 Mary Punkett, $ Garden
ST. 1858 y ~ Southern Boulevard, years.
WInant cornelius Henry A c Taylor,
Msdison-eye. eos y OF b4th-st. years 26'
Weir William T. TO Patrick Lynch 14Sth-
81 275 II 81 Boulevard, year. ..............
Williams Dora. Mary II Costello corner
Suhurban-st and Bainbridge-avc. years ...... l..
We, and, Karoline, 10 Eliza Eselgroth. Gro
tona-aye. % n Of Lebanon-s years. l..
Rossman Annie NJ and another to Florence
Clarke. Alexander e s. 1872 IT s Of 18th
81 4 year ~
Relott. Maria G.. New-York Building. Loan
and Banking Company. Webster-ave. par.
lot ~ map Norwood. instruments. ........... 81
benjamin. George 10 Lillian Gillespie. 62d-st.
525 @ o, 1cth-ave. years. ............ l4.C
Soossen. John r. and another. TO John Bull
wnkel. s3d-st. 1913 II OF Avenue A.
year ..... $3.50. =. Lo
Smith. Josephine A. 10 Laura u Beach. I79th-st.
n " corner Nanderhilt-ave West. years gold. la
Blsuvelt Edwin j. Of al TO Henry g Sleck. jr.
lot ~ map section \. Nyse estate. demand.
Hartmann. Adam. to Eliza NJ Hough. Webster
ave $ 1901 It Of Spring ST, years %
Haneg Sawnei B. 10 Clara 7 chamherlin. No
Sl9 West s9h st. year. .................... 40
Harris. Hyman. and Charles Hoffman. to Georgi-
ana Arnold No East ileth-st. years. 1870
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
RECORDED MORTGAGES

RECORDED MORTGAGES
C1rrio. Joseph TO Don A Gaylord. 4th-st.
Sls.< Il E Of AulsteTd arn-aye. secures contract.
sans 20 same. s4th-st. rs II Of Amster-
danl-sys. secures contract. ...................t.
Dodf, James p n Henry A and William i Peck
e corner lei-ave ana 18Th ST. and corner
asf-svs and 3stb-st. ysar....-...............
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

THE BOND MARKET
Sales of Government bonds were $4,000 co.,
pom As Of 1925 at 1855 and $1,000 coupon Is Of
1907 at 114ss. Final quotations follow:
Ask ed 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

pom As or 1879 at l2Sbs ana SZ,DOb coupon is OF
1907 at 114's. Final quotations follow:
L. $ IL. 1891 Bid Asked US S.. lsr.s lia. Si IN
continued at 100 Us SIS 1904 cou.llSss IA
rs rs .,sS sess, sa cher . Gus 7. IS SO 1871
s i 6 6. o: +: c is
In State issues $4,000 Tennessee Settlement
3s sold at 90.
Railroad bonds were irregular and weak, with
net losses in many issues. Total sales amounted
in par value to 81, 100000. The heaviest deal
ings were in the Atchison issues, CHESAPEAKE
and Ohio AIS. Rock Island extension os Erie
general lien 34s. Kansas and Texas second U.s.
Missouri Pacific first consols. Southern RAILWAY
os Texas and Pacific seconds. Union Paehc
Denver and Gulf firsts, Union Pacific new Is
and Missouri Central first receipts. The chief
net losses were made by Northern Pacific gen.
eral lien 3s / to 6211; Wisconsin Central hrst
receipts ] to 43: Atchison adjustment Is, TO
63L: Brooklyn Rapid Transit IS. y 70 95 Erie
prior As. q TO 81; the general lien 3-is, 70
1878; International and Great Northern seconos
Il TO 1912; Kansas Pacific first consol receipS.H
to 114n; Kansas and Texas first Is, . TO %J
Northern Pacific prior As, s. TO 9Ii+ Reading II
- to So: ST Louis and San Francisco is. 10
Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf irsts. 3. to 81;
Union Pacific new is. y 10 9f9s wabash sec
onds. u to 50, and Fort Worth and Denver CITY
frsts, y to 1884,.
Chesapeake and Ohio consol IS advanced to
116%; Hannibal and ST. Joseph consos. 10
1913: Illinois Central is OF 1851. II to 1874 Ken
lucky Central 4s to 81: Kansas and Eastern
frsts Is to 99l4; New-York and Northern irsn
80 to 126: Union Pacific flrsts OF ~. L. 70 l262
and Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
frsts u to 100 Oregon Improvement conso %
lost IS TO 6ll2.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was lHd1ha per cent. Time
money was per cent for sixty days, 2h per
cent for three months, per cent FOR four
months and 3 per cent for six months. Com
mercal paper rates were 3d3ia per cent FOR me
best names for three and four months, 3Hlo1
per cent for six months and above for names
not so well known.
The foreign exchange market was trins
easier. Closing rates for actual business we'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
Posted sterling rates were:

Short bills. -.
Actual closing rates for commercial bills We"
as follows:
sight. sixty days
e,erl,ns . -. as5g4 s54 +sl<gt.< a
Par. frames. Sao.s'2o Lie s$ $S .sss sgss-"
Ss,:. s'i fTsas:.x ag.ssaS-iis S:s:ss9;
Reichsmarks ..'sA l5 loggS .. SSo,,o$sa ,,.M
Domestic exchange was as follows al the
places named: Savannah-Buying. par; selling.
10 per cent premium. NewOrleans CONNER
clal. 81 discount; bank, par. Chareston.bW'
ing. 1-l6 per cent discount; selling. LILO pre-
MUM San Francisco-Sight, Doc: telegraph
22Iac Chicago. SOC discount. Boston. l|'z~
discount.
Bank clearngs in this city were: Exchange
sl9I lO5.O1l. balances. S9,l76,23o Chicages
Exchanges. S24 262047; balances S3,6l"i,o
observation-disclosures. Sl1 453.036; balances, 81
.S5. 1O2 Observation-Disclosures. Sl49sZ, '|'
balances. $2.21+,S9 .ul,
The commercial price Of bar silver was ooxe'
against 56ssc Friday. Mexican silver doiiai ~
45hc In London bar silver declined LILO
% l5-l6d. AN,
Money on call In London was 2i2 per cens
British consos closed at 112 1915 for mone,,
and 113 Lie for the account. Rate or dsoouHs
in the open market, 2A per cent for short az.
long bills. Paris exchange on London. ~ Lrsn.
OH, centimes Berlin discount rate, - ~
cent. French rentes. 103 francs 40 cen''"'e'
Paris discount rate. "a, per cent.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statemSns
covering actual results OF two days ago cvn
pared with the last preceding statement s"''
~ ing ha1a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
SHARP BREAK IN STOCKS
MOST ISSUES SELL LOWER.
METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY DE-
CLINES 14h PER CENT-BONDS
AND MONEY

SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE FEBRUARY r.
DEALINGS II BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15

SALES AT THE CONSOLIDATED STOCK AND
PETROLEUM EXCHANGE.
STOCKS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
\ NOVEL. RAILROAD.
Gravity and Hydraulic Rams the Sole

Forces If Propulsion.
At a time when the relative advan-
ta@"S Of steam and electricity as Il
motive power for railways a!'.. being
greatly discussed, says the Scientific
American, method Of propulsion
which diSpenscs with either is certainly
at interest. Recently has been in
vented in England Il railroad in which
th' sole power is gravity. assisted by
hydraulic rams. 1t consists Of sections
tn" rails being raised on columns and
me trans of cars are suspended on
81, her side below them Al the j,lnct-
tons IN" sections are hinged together
ana ~ three points can bc raised by
hNdralulic rams. The raising Of IN.
Track with the trains upon il forms (,
grad" down which the ears rush tn tn
next rail Junction, when the same pro-
cess Is repeated. and 81 on until tho
terminus Is reached. y model plan, has
been installed and is now on exhibition,
nj l."nGnn but it remains to b. proved
mat me scheme can be made available.
H operated economically on "A larS
Sra'" il will never pass beyond ,hr
range nf novelty.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
DEPARTMENTAL HEADACHE.
An Affection Of Government Clerks

An Affection OF Government Clerks
Rubber Bands US u Remedy
Departmental headaches are Il
distinct m:,lady." remarked we'll
known physician to~a Washington Star
reporter. and it is somewhat of Il
surpriS4 how many sufferers there are
among department clerks from this
trouble. The thing seems to grow
among them. and they have their
headaches as regularly as they have
their work. Al! kinds of remedies arc
used. and while the various prophet
AIRY medicines and ,en-minute cures so
called cure for awhile, they seem to
lose their power to relieve after fire.
qucnt use. Lack of ventilation in a
majority of cases is probably the cause.
but this does not explain all the cases,
FOR tn" reason that in many of the
rooms in the department ventilation is
as perfect as it can be provided by hui
man ingenuity. and every advantage
If the science of ventilation is taken.
OF course. the arrangement for lighting
the rooms has considerable to do with
il. The light should never be admitted
I" desk directly. I should come from
the side OF the clerk if ii is possible
t" hay" it 50. This prevents d strain on
The eyes. which III many cases results
in headaches.
IA simple remedy which is worth
trying is 20 put a rubber band around
tn" head just above the ears. The
band should not be tight enough to stoI
the cicuIatinn of the blood. The band
sufficiently heavy for the purpose. 1t
should he applied JUS, as soon as it is
noticed that the headache is setting In.
ana taken off the moment the pain
eases In many cases the rubber, band
works nicely. though it affords no re-
lief when the headache is the result OF
stomach troubles or biliousncss. I
tind. also. that a rubber band twisted
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
Washington Ave & 28th S
SEALED PROPOSALS,

$4,000 Bridge Bonds of the City OF
Newport News. Va.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Common Council of the City OF
Newport News until II noon Septem-
Der 6. for the purchase OF $4,000 4 12
per cent. Bridge Bonds. Interest pay
able Scni-arnna!ly at the Trcasurer's
office OF the City of Newport News. or
Bank of New York N. 3. A., New York
City. Principal payable in thirty
years. Optional after twenty years.
Denomination, $500.
Address all bids to City Clerk. mark
ed bids for City Bonds. Certified check
for $1,000, payable to City Treasurer
Internationally, must accompany each
bid, to be returned if bid is rejected
All bids must be on blanks furnished
by City Clerk. ]. A. MASSIE.
. City Clerk.