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Truth and Fable About the Camel.

CFrom the Couhil Magazine)
There are many fables told about the
camel Riding him is supposed 10 make
people seasick. He has the reputation of
being very vicious. He is supposed to have
several stomachs, and to go for several
weeks without water as a matter of choice
l can only say hat in nearly four years Of
experience 1 never have met with a case
of seasickness or heard of it; NEITHER have
l known a really vicious camel. except
when they are in a state called by Arabs
saim, which means fasting" and cor
responds TO the ''rutting' periods in stags
As regards the camels stomach, I believe
it is identically the same as that of any
other ruminant, or that. at any rate, there
is no formation of stomachs which would
enable him to do without water.
His abstinence is merely the result of
training, and it is a fallacy TO suppose
that he is better without water or can
work as we'll In the camel corps We wa
tered our camels every second day in the
summer, every third day in winter giving
them their fill of water morning and even
ing on those days but if in the summer
we expected long desert march without
water, we trained them beforehand by
only watering every third day But
never found that this improved their con
dition. The Arabs keep their camels long
er without water il is true. but the nthey
travel slower, and their animals are graZed
on soft food, containing a certain amount
of moisture. This lowers their condition
and makes them inferior TO a corn fed
camel when hard work and long. fast
Journeys have TO be done
We always found that if we put a grass
fed Arab camel alongside OF ours it failed
in work and endurance If corn fed il cried
out for water as soon as and sooner tran
ours did ] said cried out" because a
camel when ii wants water means con
tinually, and there is no more painful
sound at night in the desert than the
ceaseIess meanings of thirsty camels.
The times., 1899-11-12
By DUNCANsoS BROS. Aueuolsera

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO HANDSOME AND
MODERN THREE-STORY AND CELLAR
BRICK AND STONE DWELLINGS. KNOWN
As PREMISES NO. 2202 Q STREET y W..
AND 1884 FLORIDA AVENUE y "
Bv virtue Of two certain deeds Of trust. dated
February "a, lSsS, and recorded among the land
records Of the District Of Columbia il l5cr Z318,
folio I33 et seq, and 139 et seq. and az the re-
quest Of the holders Of the notes secured thereby
we Will offer separately, az public auction, in
front Ui the premises, on TUESDAY the lita
day OF November. A. D., ls.H, beginning 1t $50
O'Clock a. m. the following described properties.
situated IN the County oi Washington District ot
Columbia 90 wit: All those certain pieces and
parcels Of land and premises known and dIstiu-
guishcd as and being lots numbered twenty y-sIK
f2l and tweuty-eigLr (2s1. OF James r. Neri-
wether's subdivision Of part OF block numbered
three 80 in '-Ealo-ams Heights said sub
division is duly recorded in Book County, No. III.
page l2 of the Records ~ the Surveyors Once II
the District Of Columbia, together with the I'M
provemeuts thereon. and each lct being subject %
certain deed of trust for s. u0H- dated February
IA. lsgs. and PAYABLE on January l. 1901. with in
terest thereon payable semi IS, ~ the rate
Of per cent per dnnuil-
Terms Of sale. The deeds % trust % Sc C01.
above described. to be assumed by the purchaser;
oue-hali Of the balance to be- paid In cash. and
the remainder TO BE- paid IN two equal Install
meuts respectively IN one and two years. secured
bv q deed Of trust upon the property sold with
interest thereon PAYABLE sem. annually 4t the
aute over and above the $1,000 90 De- paid IN
cash. at tie option 81 the purchaser. A deposit %
500 VIII be required 40 the time of sale; sale
to be closed Ia - days from das of sale. other
cost of deflultiug purchaser. after days adj
vert-semeut in some newspaper published in the
city Of Washington. D. O.. Couyeyancing and
revenue stamn= at cost OF purchaser.
BRAfNARD II. WARNER. Trustee.
CLARENCE B. RHEEM, Trustee.
uo2-d&ds. EN- Ole - NV
The times., 1899-11-12

a: at Ingogo the British loss was 142, the
Boer Is; at Majuba Hill the British loss was
ESQ the Boer ,; at BrOnkhorst Spruit the
British lost 120 the Beers !, and in the
Jameson raid 100 ReformeTs fell, while the
Beers lost but 5. Thus while the English
troops have suffered in their fights with
the Beers to the extent of S32 men, the
TTansvaal farmers loss has been but o.
and, at this rate. they believe they can at
least maintain a long war with the English
a war with the Beers viii prove a costly
proceeding to England for Kruger will
rush over the border TO Kimberley and
wreck diamond mines that have produced
S40O 600, 600 worth of diamonds in twenty
five years. There is militia regiment at
Kimberley, but il Is not strong or well
armed and could not Withstand an attack
by the Beers The johannesburg mines he
could destroy at his leisure. They pro-
duce S125, COO GOO worth of gold every year
and are owned almost entirely by English
men.
Laings Mex is a pass in the Drakens-
berg Mountains and it is the key to Natal.
II is Kruger's plan to secure this and from
there harry the colony of Natal. 1t would
be easy for him to destroy the railroad
communications. as the Mex is pierced by
a tunnel 2, ,113 feet long and the Natal rail-
road worms itself around mountain peaks
a great height and one sortle would sur
fee to destroy its usefulness.
The Beers have been experimenting In
the last two years with devices TO utilize
the railroads in the Transvaal in event Of
war. and to this end have employed skill
fuI engineers to construct fortified cars
consisting simply of a steel bed with an
oval covering Of wrought steel. This hood
is large enough to contain a company OF
sharpshooters, who fire from portfolios,
and a large quantity of ammunition. 1t
is intended to operate these on the Drious
lines running out from johannesburg
Kruger has been progressive in recent
years with regard to railroads, and the
systems in the Transvaal compare favor
ably with those of Cape Colony. One line
connects at Voksrust with the Natal line;
another runs northward to Petersburg; a
fourth goes directly eastward to Delagoa
Bay in Portuguese territory, while a short
line has just been completed which makes
connections with Cecil Rhodes Cape to
Cairo system, westward from johannes
burg The country is thus fairly well Gov
cred with railroad lines and if the iron
cars prove serviceable they could be oper-
ated in all directions
The times., 1899-11-12
FOR RENT.
Call for semi-monthly Bulletin.

and the Friendly Islands, where a depth
of 5,l55 fathoms or $50 feet more than
five geographical miles, has been found
strikes the lay mind with awe.
Mount Everest, that stupendous Hifna-
Iayan peak whose summit scars far above
the utmost efforts of even the most devot-
ed mountaineers, a virgin fastness mocking
mans soaring ambition. if sunk in the
ocean at the spot just mentioned would dis
appear until its highest point was 1000 feet
above the surface. Yet out Of that abyss
rises the volcanic mass of Sunday Island in
the Kernadecs, whose crater is probably
1000 feet above the sea level But in no
less than forLy-three areas visited by the
Challenger depths of over 5000 fathoms
have been found. and their total area is es-
timated at 7,152,0G0 square miles, or about
Z per cent of the total water surface Of the
globe Within these deeps are found many
lower deeps, strangely enough generally in
comparatively close proximity 10 land. such
as the Tuscarora Deep. near Japan one in
the Banda Sea, that is 10 say. in the heart
of the East India Archipelago etc Down,
down into these mysterious waters the in
genious sounding machine runs. taking out
its four miles ana upward Of piauoforte
wire until the sudden stoppage of the swift
descent marks the dial on deck with the
so vast is the ocean bed that none can say
with any certainty that far greater dcS.hs
may not yet be found than any that have
hitherto been recorded, amazing as they
are.
The character Of the ocean floor at all
these vast depths, as revealed by the sound
ing tube, bringing specimens to the sur
face, is identical-red clay-which strikes
the fancy queerly, as being, according to
most ancient legends, the substance out Of
which our first ancestor was builded and
from which he derived his name. Mingled
with this pTimordial oOze is found the
debris of once-living forms, many Of them
of extinct species, or species at any rate
that have never come under modern man 5
observation except as fossils. The whole
story, however, demands far more space
than can here be allowed, but one more in
stance must be given of the wonders Of
the seabed in conclusion. Let a violent
storm displace any considerable body of
warm surface water and loi 10 take it's
place up rises an equal volume of cold
under layers that have been resting far
below the influence OF the sun. Like a
pestilential masma these chill waves seize
upon the myriads of the sea folk and they
one example is mentioned by Sir John Muir
ray OF a case Of this kind off the eastern
coast of North America in the spring Of
1882. when a layer of dead fish and other
marine animals six feet in thickness was
believed TO cover the ocean floor for many
miles.-Frank T. Bullen, in the Spectator.
The times., 1899-11-12
AUCTION SALES.
DUNCASsON BROTHERS. Agcti5lserL
TRUSTEES SALE OF. NUMBERS lsie LpDE

TRUSTEES SALE OF NUMBERS Isls LEDEN
PLACE AND 1I5l 5TH STREET y. T.
By virtue ef two certain deeds oi trust re-
corded in Liber No. I1S5 at folio 497 er SEQ. and
of the District of Columbia We shall sell In trcnt
of the premises on MONDAY the 18Th day q
November A. D., 1890 az s O'Clock p. m, as
1876 Linden Place and 5-Ij. go ll5l 5Ja ST. ne,
in the city Of Washington. lot two hundred and
eight (20Sl in square ten hundred and four tI90),
and lot twenty-nine (-Jl. in square eight hundred
and tv-enty-uue (S29l, together with the Improve
ineuts on each Of said lots
Terms cf sale: One-third cash, balance in one
and two years. with interest at g ger cent per
anuum, PAYABLE semi-srnu8lly. 500 1n each Of
said parcels required az time Of sale, and the
purchaser allowed ten days trom date Of sale 70
complete the purchase OF purchases.
ISAAC L. JOHNSON. Trustee.
CHARLES T. BENJAMIN. Trustee.
WILLIAM IT. DUNCANSON Trustee.
JAMES F. SCAGGS. Trlstee-
rr7I -d.EfIS.
The times., 1899-11-12
BRAINARD H. WARNER. Trustee.
CLARENCE B. RHEEM. Trustee
-dGds en- giS y NV
no2-d&ds

FOR SAI-E-At public auction. November Is. ls9s.
az 4 o'clock, without reserve, large, s-room
house and three acres of land5 &c has 400 feet q
deep river front and valuable stone quarry; JUST
opposita Washington. For particulars Or
write to JAMES E. CLEMENTS, 1927 F st. NV.
uoIl-3t,em
The times., 1899-11-12
THE BOERS IN WARFARE
Tommy Atkins breads Paul kru-
gers Fighting Men.

The Crack Of His Rifle Makes the
English Soldier Turn Pale Because
OF the Body - General JOnhert's
Five Battles With the Britishers.
The times., 1899-11-12
MME. THEO,

Medium and Card Reader Wsshlng.on's m5st
famous Clairvoyant and Palmiss. Consult her On
business. love, md family affairs; reunitrs ths
separated; removes spells; causes speedy mar
riages, and gives good luck. Open daily German
spoken. 25c and 50c. 90 II 81. NV. no9-lt
The times., 1899-11-12
The 3 Days" Cure

,ior men) leads al remedies q ths city. a
prompt and permanent cure or nc charge. Con
sultation free. DR. McREEHAS. SO 18th 81.
NV Office hours, al day, tiu s p. m Sundays
included) ocig-Sst
The times., 1899-11-12
PosToEFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. D. c. POSTOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports o,
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closings IS az
ranged en- the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending November
Is, the last connecting closes win De made frum
TINS Office follows;
Transatlantic Mails.
MoNDAY-{c) At o.l5 p M. for EUROPE, per s.
Tuve, from New York. via Southampton
and Bremen. Letters for IRELAND must be
directed "Per s. 8 Trsye.
IL E>DAY-tC) At .e5 p. IN. FOR EUROPE. per
s. S- Southwark, from New York south
sInpton and Antwerp Letters must De d.
reCfed per Southwark
tc) At ll:05 p. m- for EUROPE, per s. s..
Oceanic, from New York. via Queenstown
WEDNESDAN-tc) 40 9-l5 p m for FRANCE
direct, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN POR-
TJGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH IN
OLA. per s, & La Gascogue, from Ncw YORK.
via Havre. Letters for other parts Of FL ROPE
must be directed per S. s. IA Glscogue'
FRlDAY-tbl AT 1:l5 p. IN. for EUROPE, per s.
s luCaula, from New York. VIA Queenstown
(c) At Il;05 p IN for NETHERLANDS de
rect, per s. s. Stalteudam, from View York. via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per s.
F. Staateudam.'
Cc) At 1l;05 p. m. for ITALY per = s.
Fuerst Bismarck from New York, via Naples.
Letters must be directed ''Per s s. Fuerst
Bismarck'
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-Germau steamer,
sailing from New York on Tuesdays, take Printed
Matter, etc, for GERMANY. and specially adj
dressed Printed Matter, etc. ior other parts OF
EUROPE.
American and White star steamers sailiue from
New YORK on Wednesdays German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and CuHard. French. and
German steamers from New York saturdays,
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised 20 carry mails
The times., 1899-11-12
. : Z 4 "
May check a cold too quick =
G E

carpenter OF Morristown. a great,
strong, hearty fellow, says: II breaks
up nay Cold In two doses-I don't follow
the directions on the bottle-when / take
Cold al once take half the contents OF a
25c bottle. then ] wait awhile and take the
balance; my Cold is gone the same day. q"
While this may be all very well for a
strong man, b is not always best to check
& Cold too quickly and possibly drive II to
some weak spot-it is better TO follow the
directions Of six pellets every hour II
then restores the checked circulation
0znown by a chill or shiver). starts the
blood coursing through the veins, makes a
steady cure OF a Cold or Grip.
Manual of all Diseases sent free.
For sale by all druggists. or sent Oh re-
ceipt OF price 25c and 81. Humphrey s
Homeopathic Medicine Company. corner
William and John Streets, New York.
The times., 1899-11-12
DR.. A. H. TAYLOR.

NINE. MAUDE-Palmizt and card reader. s5e and
soc; hours 10 a. m. to 3 p m ~ 9Lh g.
The times., 1899-11-12

WEALTHY unencumbered vidower. 5000 AID
lucrative business viii love and appreciate
gracious sensible wife. Mr. ARNOLD, 3l25
Forest ave. Chicago, III. IL
The times., 1899-11-12
FOR SALE OR RENT-HoUSES
TH0S. E. WAGGAMAN,
Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer
9f7F Street N. w.
FOR NORTHWEST.

1886 and 1885 L. hs. 6r lot 2sxl46 ft... 81, 500
1927 10th, b h. Ilr, m i; steam heat. $500
1892 18th st, h, Sr, bath, a m i........... 1890
2247 Cleveland ave, or and hath............ 200
5 Browns Court. b b. stories, 4r.......... 1000
The times., 1899-11-12

LADIES-Your bust enlarged inches. failure Inn
possible harmless- 500 cash guarantee; proof
free. LEONARD MEDICINE CO. Kansas City.
The times., 1899-11-12

BLOOD poisoning colored spots, mucous patches
Ia mouth ulcers and sores. permanent Cure-
Bon %, UNIVERSAL FITALIS,E CO., Hammond,
Ind II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
ENDING OF sKAT TOURNEY.
Prizes Awarded In the Rock Island Club
Contest.

j. G. Junge and Col. c. w. Dur
ham. the Rock Island Club skat COM
mittee, has awarded the prizes in the
tourney completed Saturday night. in
its own language, as follows: I'D. Roy
Bowlby Ql6D. erster preiss; &. F.
Lynde (SchuPpen solo ohne vier),
zweiter preiss; J. G. Junge (Kreuz
solo NIT sechsen- Schneider), dritter
preiss; F. A. Head (392)-"Ulk,
vierter preiss. Die Herren Durham,
Eyster. Kerr. Kieffer. Price. Sturgeon
und Townsend haben auch daran theil-
Uenommen.n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Notice.

Merchants of the tri-cities are here
by informed that no one has been
granted permission by the Labor
congress to solicit patronage for a
labor union directory. If such action
is taken, the solicitor will bear Gre
dentials, under seal.
GEORGE +. MORGAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
CITY CHAT.

A%Cd1 ldLo dL %
Slippers at Dolly Bros.
Lots for sale, Reidy Bros.
For insurance, Z. j. Burns.
Be wise and smoke Kinship.
For real estate, z. j. Burns.
Waverly bicycles at Hynes'.
Mangold's photos are the best.
Store your stoves at Wilcher's-
Shirts laundried for s cents at the
Gem
Homes on installment plan, Reid y
Bros.
Trade with w. c. Maucker and save
money.
South Rock Island is noted for good
chicken pies.
Notice w. c. Maucker's card. it will
benefit you.
We get just the right scald. The
Gem laundry.
The city council has its semi-month-
ly meeting tonight.
Paints and oils at Phil S. Wilcher's,
SOB Twentieth street.
See what Clemann & Salzmann can
do for you in carpets.
Did you know Mangold is in town?
Alb Twenty-third street.
The cheapest place for wall papers
is the Adams Wall Paper Co.'S.
Blue flame oil stoves. burn either
oil or gasoline, ut Phil S. Wilcher's.
Take n spin out Twelfth street and
eat chicken PIE at Cases tuesday, even
ing.
10 not iail 10 take advantage OF
founS ~ McComOs sPeclaI prices TINS
"eeA'
Davenport IS working TO secure the
Iowa state encamPment OF the u.
Il. H.
Northern grown flower and garden
seeds ut half price Young N Nc
Combs
The prettiest line of baby carriages
in the three cities at Clemann q Salz-
mann's.
Our millinery department-the
busiest and best in town. Young &
McCombs.
hon, foil 70 soo our uoII nonor .rd
draro,.;os =, Lou ,,rioos w., 6.
woI,o,,I,s
:.
H.. Ill
Cnichcn PIC seIreu i. o:oo ~ al !
having other engagements NJ cases
1uesuay evening
There are no better places in the |
city than w. Z. Maucker's stores to
buy farm produce.
Carpets of all kinds, the largest I,
stock and prices the lowest ut Gle |
mann & Salzmann's.
Chicken pie sociable ut II. S. Cases !
Tuesday evening, April IS, for the |
benefit of Aiken street chapel.
The Cbase-Iister comDanv CON-
cluded 2-weeks' successful engage
ment ut Harper's theatre last night. !
Knox hats ladies, straw sailors
sbonas now ready William .Joens
halter. 314 Brady street, Davenport I
The LiIiputian bazaar. to be held at
the residence of Mrs. T. J. Buford,
has been postponed till the followi NO
week
The best wall paper cleaner is to be '
had at SATELLITES. ~ cents per can. .
No one is barred from carrying it /
home
Inc handsomest thlhg In Town.
that SOU shoe Tor you nS men on the
80
Tbo ON, r-;cas in wall nan.rs .ro
now ON sale mt the Adams Wall Paner
Co. 500 Tho Larga;ns that tbev ere
I
Everybody in town asks IS. so for
that grade of mems fine GOODYEAR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
SPANS Greatest Need.

R. p. Olivia, of Barcelona,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken. S.
e. Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in the hack of the head. On
using Electric Bitters. America S
greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all
pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that it
cures liver and kidney trouble puri-
fies the blood. tones up the stomach.
Strengthens the nerves, puts vim, yigor
and new life into every muscle. nerve
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed. only so cents. Sold by
Hartz d UIlemeyer. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-17
Kidney Diseases

Are the most fatal of all diseases.
Foley's Kidney Cure a guaranteed
remedy or money refunded.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
MARYSVILLES LOSS IN
LIFE And PROPERTY

MARYSVILLE, March 1.-THE loss
to the insurance companies by the fire
which consumed the Marysville Woolen
Mills last night will reach 81, 400. The
woolen mill company carried total
insurance of $4,000. The detached
buildings, which were covered to the
amount of $4,000, We're saved. The total
loss, it is now thought, will be in ex-
cess of $150,000, and may reach 5000, 900,
Seventy-five persons were employed in
the mills at the time of the fire, and
when the mills were running to their
full capacity double the number were
at work.
The directors will meet in a few days
to confirm the settlement with the in
surance companies and at that time
will consider the re-establishing of the
mills. Their determination will be
largely influenced by N. D. Rideout,
managing director of the London and
San Francisco Bank, who probably is
the heaviest stockholder in the enter
prise. Fifteen thousand dollars of the
stock is held by D. E. Knight of this
city, who has been manager for many
years.
The Marysville Woolen Mills began
operations in October, 1867, and have
run almost continuously since that
time. Incorporated originally Tor SoU,-
900, the capital stock was increased
from time to time until it stands at
present at 100000, of which sum $75,-
461 45 represents cash put into the en-
terprise and $124, ,538 35 stock dividends
declared to the shareholders from time
to time. In addition to these stock div
idends the mill always has paid a lib
eral annual cash dividend, ranging in
recent years from to per cent.
The remains of Frank Peck, who was
overcome by the smoke and burned to
death during the confagration, were
recovered this morning. Peck was a
son of ex-County Surveyor w. F. Peck
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
MACGOTS WITH
BEEF FOR TROOPS
Meat Carted in Filthy
Wagons.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, March IL Lieutenant
Colonel H. B. Sharpe testified at the
beef inquiry to-day that wagons which
had not been cleaned after being used
for the transportation of manure and
wagons in which garbage had been car
red, the bottoms of which were COW
cred with slime in which maggots were
crawling, were used to carry fresh
meat to the soldiers at Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga, last summer.
Lieutenant Colonel Sharpe was sta
toned at Chickamauga from April %
to July 20 of last year and was later
in Porto Rico. The blame for this con-
Sharpe, lies on the shoulders of the
commissaries, who sent their wagons
for their meat without having properly
cleaned them according to orders.
AS soon as he learned of the matter
he ordered the wagons cleaned imme-
diately The meat issued to the troops,
the witness said. was of good quality
and in good condition, but after it had
been carried in wagons in the cCndi-
ton described it was, of course, impos-
Sible for the troops to use it.
Six witnesses We're examined at the
first sitting of the court to-day, the
evidence given by Lieutenant Colonel
Sharpe being the most important of
the day. The court will reconvene
Monday morning. There are a number
of witnesses yet to be examined in Chi
cago, but it is understood that the list
will be exhausted by Monday or Tues
day at the latest.