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AUCTION sALEsOPfREAL ESTATE, SC.


LAOOAys
James w. Ratclihe, Adct., go Pa ave- NV
Trustees sale Of Nc. 1924 1 ST. NV, on Friday.
June Il, at pm. Myer Cohen and John Ridout,
trustees. = = .-s-.-
Thomas J. Owen & Son, Aucts., 91s E st. NV
Trustees sale Of No. s16 18th st. n.e. on Friday,
June 2l. at 4:s0 pm. John T. Arms and Samuel
A. Drury, trustees.-
James w. Ratcliffe, Auct., 92o Pa ave. NV
Chancery sale Of No. 1913 st. NV, ON Friday.
June p. at 430 pm. Edward b. Thomas and
Chaplin Brown, trustees.
Tomorrow.
Walter B. Williams & Co.. Aucts.. 10th and
SITS. nw.-Sale Of household effects, pianos, &C..
on Saturday, June %, at 10 am, at auction
rooms.
O. g. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. nw-Sale
OF household furniture, &C., Saturday, June o.
at 10 am. Also. at II M, horses, vehicles, har-
ness. &c.. at auction room.
James W. Ratcifre. Auct., go Pa ave. NV
Trustees sale of No. 1915 I1th st. s.e. on Satur-
day, June 20. at 4:30 pm. Isaac W. Nordlinger.
trustee
8. Bensinger. Auct., $40 La. ave. n.w-Sale of
car load Of horses and mules Saturday, June o.
at 10 am. at auction rooms.
q. @. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w-Ex-
ecutors sale Of pair horses, carriage and harness
on Saturday. June %, at 10 an, at auction rooms
Cromwell and Davis. executors.
Walter B. Williams & Co., Aucts.. 10th and D
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MARCUS NOTES, AUCTIoyEER

AUCTION SALE OF USREDEEMED PLEDGES.
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE TWT,STY
SIXTH, 1901, AT TEN O'CLOCK, I viii commence
to & sell, at the establishment of e. Hedenhe.mer.
1895 Pa. ave. NV, all pledges upon which the in
terest is overdue up this date consisting of Dia
mond Rings. Pins, Earrings and Studs Gold, SiI-
Overcoats Dresses, Sealskin Coats and Jackets
Ladies' Clothes and Gents Clothes, Clocks Books
Umbrellas, &c together with a class OF goods gen,
orally found in a loan office. This sale shall c,,n
time at TWO Pm. same day. Ticket holders and
out-of-t town customers kindly take notice.
je1S-1t 2. HEIDENHEIMER. Broker
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
JAMES W. RATCIdFFB, AUCTIoNEER.

JAMES W. RATCIdFFB, AUCTIONEER.
CHANcERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
STREET NORTHWEST
By virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause
No 2101e, the undersigned, trustees. Will offer for
sale At public auction; in front Of the premises,
JUNE. 1901 Af HALF-PAsT FOUR O'Clock
vision of square numbered two hundred and
49, Of the records Of the surveyors Office Of the
District Of Columbia. with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon.
Terms Of sale: One third Of the purchase money
to be paid in cash. and the balance In two e1uai
installments, payable in one and two years from
the day Of sale, with interest on the deferred
payments at the rate Of go per annum, payable
semi-annually, the deferred payments to be repre-
sented by notes Of the purchaser or purchasers
payable to the order Of the parties entitled in pro.
portion Of one-third Of each deferred payment
secured by deed Of trust upon the property sold or
all cash, at the option Of the purchaser de-
posit Of 5000 90 will be required Of the purchaser
at the time Of sale. The trustees will pay taxes
to day of sale. All conveyancing recording and
revenue stamps at the cost Of the purchaser. II
the terms Of sale are not complied with within IF.
teen days from the day of sale the property will
be reso1d at the risk and cost Of the defaulting
purchaser.
EDWARD II. THOMAS. Trustee,
916 f st. NV.
CHAPLIN BROWN. Trustee,
5eS-d&ds 1923 4th ST. NV.
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sts n.w--Sale Of stock Of cigars, tobacco, pipes,
counters. show cases. &C., on Saturday, June =,
at 10 an. at auction rooms.
Magrath 4 Kennedy, Aucts, 205 11fh st. NV
Sale OF IS horses and mules on Saturday, June
2, at 10 am, at auction rooms.
James W. Ratcline, Auct., go Pa. ave. NV
Sale Of furniture. carpets, pianos, &C., Satur-
day. June %. at 10 am; also at Il m, horses.
carriages, wagons. harness, &C., at auction rooms.
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Most of the SignatOries Have Already
Accepted Invitations.

A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland says:
The preident, N. Benner, announced at a
meeting of the bundesrath that most of the
signatories. including the United States,
has accepted an invitation to a conference
on the revision OF the Geneva convention
He hoped the delegates would meet in 1902.
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Attorney for holder of the notes. je11-d&tls
JAMES W. RATCIIFFE, AUCTIONEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE BRICK
Rs RESlDENCE, NO. 1924 STREET NORTH
VEST, IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
BY virtue OF deed in trust duly recorded in
Liber No; 2417, folio % ct seq, of the land rec
ords OF the District Of Columbia and at the writ
ten request OF the parties in interest the under
signed trustees win offer for sale by public auc-
tion. IN front Of the premises. on FRIDAY, THE
TWENTY.FIRST TIVE, 7. " DAY OF JUNE. A.D 1901, AT
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following described real
estate and Improvements situate in the city Of
Washington, In the District Of Columbia to wit
Lot twenty In Eldridges subdivision in square
NUMBERED two hundred and eghty-six per plat
recorded In Book w. B. NJ, page 1O9 in the sur
veyor's Office of the District of Columbia.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash. one-third In one
year and ethird in two years. all cash. at the
purchasers option. Deferred payments to be rep
resented by the purchasers notes. dated on the
day OF sale and secured by deed Of trust upon the
property sold Said notes to bear interest from
the day OF sale at six per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually. All conveyancing, recording and
revenue stamps at purchasers cost. deposit Of
$500. to be made at the sale. Terms to be COM
piled with within ten days after day of sale In
case of default by the purchaser the trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at the risk
Of the purchaser, after five days advertisement
MYER COHEN,
JOHN RIDOUT,
3e10-d&ds Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
C G. SLOAN CO.. AUcrIoNEERs, Iao7 G =

TRTSTEEE SALE OF VALUABLE LOT on
STREET. BETWEEN nth AND 1sTfI
SiKEEIS: IMPROVED BY BRICK STABLE on
BY virtue Of certain deed OF trust dated Ju,e
u 1894. and recorded In Iiber 1875 AZ folio
leS ct seq one OF the land records OF the DistriT
OF Columbia. and at the request Of the holder OF
the note secured thereby, we will sell al tshli,.
auction. In front cf the premises TUESDAY
JULY SECOND, 1901, AT HAI.F-PAST Foi-R
otLOCk PM. the following described real es-
tate, situate in the city OF Washington pIs,rfrt
or Columbia, and being all that part Of original
lot numbered 3, In square l5s which Is coDtainai
within the following metes and bounds ReginnInv
at the southwest corner of said lot and r1,nninc
thence east on street y feet thence north ~ os
rect: thence east 10 feet: thence north II feef t
an alley; thence Dorthwestery on said all.y 25 a,
Feet and thence south 1866 feet 10 h..ionInr
containing 2.S0l.11 square feet, more or less
Terms OF sale: One-third OF the purchase n,onex
to be paid In cash. balance In two .plual install
ments In one and two years, secured on the prop-
erty Sold with interest, payable semi -annually AZ
the rate OF six per cent per annum or all cash ar
the option OF the purchaser. deposit OF sleo viii
be required at the time OF sale All taxes ana
assessments In arrears to be payable out of the
purchase money, and all conveyancing rrcorainr
and revenue stamps at purchasers cost Terms of
sale to be complied with within fifteen days fron1
day OF sale. the trustees Will resell M The rtsL
and cost OF defaulting purchaser, after five days
previous advertisement.
wM. f. MATTNGIY, Trustee
ARTHUR :. MATTINGLY, Trustee
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JAMES w. RADCLIFFE. AUCTIoNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE, NO 1915
ELEVENTH STREET SOUTHEAST
By virtue of deed of trust, duly recorded In
Liber 1926 at folio "a ct seq, one OF the land
records for the District of Columbia, and at the
request OF the party secured thereby, the under
signed trustee, will offer for sale by public
auction. In front Of the premises, on SATURDAY,
THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE, 1901,
lowing des cribed real estate, situate In the city
Of Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: The
south half OF original lot numbered twenty -one
(21), in square numbered nine hundred and
seventyseven (9ID, together with all the improve
ments, rights, &c.
Terms: One third cash. the balance in one and
two years, with interest from the day of sale 6
per cent per annum, secured by deed Of trust on
the property sold. all cash, at the option of the
purchaser A deposit Of 500 required upon ac-
ceptance OF bid. Terms to be complied with in
fifteen days. All conveyancing, stamps, ETC., at
the purchasers cost. -
teI2-d&ds ISAAC W. NORDLINGER. Trustee.
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W llliam j. Bryan, In talk with Chicago
newspaper men yesterday, said:
Il am for Mark Hanna for the republican
candidate for President next time, and
hope the republicans will nominate him
but I'm not sure I dan control their con-
vention." = iii
Who would be good man for the demo-
Gratis to nominate3.. was asked.
1T is too early to talk about anv man
for the democratic nomination." said Mr.
Bryan Il have taken up a line of work.
ana believe l have twenty years ahead of
me to carry it on" O-
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The Star has opened a branch office at
Criswell's drug store. corner 7th and I
streets northwest, where advertisements
are received at regular rates and sent d.
rect to The Star office without additional
cost to the advertiser,
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je10-d&ds
FUTURE DAYS.



TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, NO. 1892 SOUTH CAPITOL
STREET
By virtue of deed of trust duly recorded in
Liber No. 1907, folio AT, Of the land records of
the District Of Columbia. and at the request Of
the party secured thereby, I will sell, at public
auction, in front Of the premises, WEDNES-
DAY, JULY THIRD, 1901. AT HALF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real es-
tate, situate in the city of Washington. District
of Columbia, and designated as lot numbered twen-
tysix (26}, in James H. Grants subdivision of
part of square numbered six hundred and ninety
seven (691, according to the plat OF said sub
division the same appears Of record IN the office
OF the surveyor Of the District of Columbia. in
Subdivision Book numbered 13, at page 1i5, to-
gether with all improvements. rights, &c.
Terms: third cash, balance In one and two
years, with interest at per cent per annum pay
able semi annually. and secured by deed of trust
on the property; or all cash. at the option of the
purchaser. deposit of $i0O Will be required at
time of sale All eonveyancing, recording. revenue
stamps notarial fees, &c. at purchasers COST
Terms of sale to be complied with In Is days or
resold at risk Of defaultng purchaser.
ANSON S. TAYLOR,
Je2o-d&ds Surviving Trustee.
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has been pronounced excellent by local
steamship lines.
Liquid Bronze.

A German chemist has succeeded in max
ing liquid bronze, free from metal of any
sort. according to a report from Consul
General Guenthers at Frankfort, Germany,
to the State Department Analine red and
purple is dissolved in alcohol, and benzoc
acid is added. which, after boiling, pro-
duces a liquid bronze that Is said to be
especially we'll adapted for bronzing wood
or Daper
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INTENSE SUFFERING
FROM DYSPEPSIA AND STOMACH TROUBLE
INSTANTLY RELIEVED AND PERMANENTLY
CURED BY srUAEr r's DYSPEPSIA
TABLtTs.

A NEW DISCOVERY. BUT NOT PATENT
MEDICINE.
DR.. Redwell relatss an dnteresting account Of
what he considers a remarkable case Of acute
stomach trouble and chronic dyspepsia by the use
Of the new discovery, stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
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c. C. SLOAN & CO, AUCTIoNEERs 1907 G ST

Executors sale Of Fine Pair Of Carriage
Horses. with Coupe Rockaway and Harness, also
Buggy and Harness. at our rooms, 1407 G. ST.
SATURDAY. JUNE TWENTY-SECoND, 1901, AT
TEN An.
By order Of Cromwell and Davis, Executors.
Terms cash.
{a1 q STnAN G.
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G. G. SLOAN & CO.. AUcTIoNEERs. 14o7 81

c. G. SLOAN & CO.. AUCTIoNEERS. 1907 C ST.
KNABE UPRIGHT PIANO, WHITE AND COL
ORED DOUBLE AND SINGLE ENAMEL. BEDS.
LEATHER LIBRARY CHAIRS, BOOKCASES.
FLAT AND ROLL-TOP DESKS. TYPEWRITER.
FINE NEW MATTINGS. FOLDING BEDS, RE
FRIGERATOIsS, GAS STOVES. FANCY EOC X
ERS, TABLES AND CHAIRS. PARIJOR SETS
AND ODD PIECES. HANDSOME HALL RACKS.
SIDEBOARDS, EXTENSION TABLES AND
DINING CHAIRS IN VARIOUS WOODS. CHAM
BER SUITES OF ALL KINDS, FINE MAT
TRESSES AND PILLOWS. LARGE COFFEE
URN, C0UCHES LUNCH TABLES AND
CHAIRS BABY CARRIAGES. BRASS FEDS.
CRIBS. WARDROBES. ICE CHESTS. OFFICE
TABLES AND CHAIRS, CAMPH0R WOOD
CHEST, 16-VOLUME AMERICAN ENCYCIIO-
PEDIA, CHENILLE PORTIERES, CASH REG
ISTER, CROCKEIsY AND ORNAMENTS. TOT
LET SETS CARPETS, BATH TUBS, KITCHEN
GOODS, &c, &c,
The property of an army officer, private owners and
storage houses: all to be sold at public auction
within rooms, 1907 G ST. Gst and I'd floOrsl.
SATURDAY, JUNE TWENTY SECOND, 1901, AT
TEN AM,
AND AT TWELVE NJ,
For executors fine pair Horses, Coupe Rockaway
and Harness;
ALSO
Buggy and Harness, &c.
Terms cash.
G. G. SLOAN CO., Aucts.,
je2O-2t 1907 St
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Horse Meat in Frankfort.
Rebate on Exported Steel.

The German iron trust between May 1
and December 81. 1901. will pay a rebate Of
10 marks. or $40 per ton, on all exported
puddled steel that is bought from It, ac-
cording to a communication received at
the State Department from Consul General
Guenther at Frankfort. Proof of export
must be produced and the rebate will be
paid on the basis of the actual raw iron
contained in the article exported. 1t is
added that sales to shipyards enjoying the
benefit of free importations will be regard
ed as exports.
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- CHANCERY SALES AT AUCTION
LOTS IN SQUARES SI3 AND S3T FRONTING
STANTON PARK AND ID STREET, AND 5TH
AND 9TH STREETS NORTHEAST ABOUT
TRIO CARS PASS AND ID STREET
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE BEING PREMISES 1903 NEW
YORK AVE. NV. SAID PROPERTY BEING
UNDER RENTAL To THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT. OPPOSITE THE CORCORAN
GALLERY OF ART AND NEAR THE STATE.
n L A.I.,
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IN S0TARF S37

The east 20 feet front 10y its depth Of 10 feet Of
original lot l. improved by a small brick building
In use as feed store, No. AIS, Stanton Park
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AsSIGNEES SALE OF VALUABLE TRACT OF
TWO ut NDRED ACRES AND IMPROVE
MENTS, SITUATED IN THE HYATTSYIIII,
DISTRICT OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY,
MahnI,AND, ADJOINING THE PROPERTIES
Oh CHRIS. HEtRlCH. RIGGS FARM AND
LIEII. THOMAS, ABOUT THREE MILES
MESI OF HlATTSNILLE AND SIX MILES
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Military Use of Automobiles.

With a view to developing the capabili-
ties of the automobile for military usage
as partially brought out during the war in
the Transvaal, the British embassy an
nounces that competitive trials for this
sort of vehicle will be held in England in
December next. open to the world. Prizes
of 500, go and 100 pounds will be awarded
to the three vehicles proving most salts
factory for use in the army. His majesty's
government will have the right to purchas se
any Of the competing vehicles after the
trials, at the owners price. The military
attache of the British embassy is in pos
session of all detailed information concern
ing the trials.
American Coal at Malta
Statistics as to coal imports at Malta
tend to show that II the present condition
of the coal trade In England continues
Malta will use more American coal than
ever before. The increase Of importations
Of American coal. says Consul Grout at
that port, in a report to the State Depart
ment, will, however. depend largely upon
freight rates. Very little but bunker coal
Is used at Malta, and the American product
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u.
United States Consul Kehi, at Stettin re-
ports to the State Department that Ameri-
can blotting paper has won admiration of
all who have used it, and if proper busi-
ness methods were adopted an extensive
trade in that article could be built up in
Germany. To acquire this market he sug-
gests that instead Of printing American
trade terms on the samples the metric sys-
TEN Of weights and measures be used |.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-26

the cellar wall, and runs up and out TO
reach the air, ending, maybe, a foot
above ground and sufficiently cowled. But
in the best and newest plumbing systems
the fresh air pipe runs to and through
the roof, going higher than the soil pipe.
Thus the flow of air through the pipes
is sensibly augmented. with no danger
whatever of fouling the upper windows.
Traps are the vital points of all sorts OF
plumbing. Some form of S trap Is now
all but universal A trap SO long as its
water seal is unbroken, effectually bars
the entrance of sewer gas. which is more
properly sewer air. There is a vague pop
ular misconception on this point. Nearly
everybody has come to believe in spe
cific toxic exhalation from sewage, but
the last word of science is that sewer gas
so-called is only air, mixed with sulphur
cited and carburetted hydrogen, carbonic
acid and the various products of decom-
posing human waste. Yet every inch of
inside pipe surface shelters countless mil
lions of bacteria, harmless so long as the
pipes are in use, and therefore kept wet,
but ready for mischief whenever the sur
face is allowed to dry.
The water seal is the water which, after
flushing, remains in the lower bend of the
5. and standing well above the upper pro-
lection, permits nothing gaseous to pass.
1t may be broken in several ways. Evap-
Grafton is one of them. Where a trap
stands in a warm place it should be flush
ed twice day if not in use. Syphonage
is another. Too great a head of flush wa
ter, especially if ii carries considerable
solid stuff, may set up suction to draw the
water seal over the bend of the trap Sim
ilarly, water poured in from a consider
able hight may have force enough in its
flow to take the water seal away with it,
since a liquid always seeks to reach the
hight from which 1t came,
Here is the way to tell II trap holds
its seal properly. Pour in gallon Of
water, very gently. and after five min
utes mark how high the water stands.
Then flush the trap quickly and forcibly
with the full head of the cistern. When
the water is quiet again see il 1t reaches
your mark. If it does, well and good
the trap is set and working right II IL
Is even half an inch lower there is dan
ger ahead-you can not too quickly call
i'm a competent plumber. To test a trap
for sewer air. light long taper and hold
1t just above the water as YOU flush the
trap. If the fame is drawn down your
plumbing is properly ventilated; II it flut-
tiers upward sewer air is rising through
the flush water The flame will burn up
ward, of course-you must judge whether
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-26
PLUMBING ARTERIES.
Every Home-maker should Under"
stand the Skeleton of Her House.


New York. May A.-The walls of
house are its bones, the plumbing its
veins and arteries. Hence, whether buy
ing, building or renting. It behooves every
home maker to look well to the ways of
it. and to know enough to make the
looking effective.
In perfect plumbing three sorts of
pipes run down 10 the main house pipe,
which connects with the sewer; leaders
for rain and snow water, waste pipes I"
drain baths and sinks. and soil pipes 10
receive the wash of closets Waste pipes
and soil pipes run up higher than the
roof Otherwise they would be menace,
end fill the house with sewer gas. Attach
ed to each of them there is a smaller pipe
to secure what is called technically back
ventilation. 1t goes out from the pipe
below the lowest plumbing fixture. and
comes back into it above the highest. All
along it receives smaller pipes from the
crown of every trap. Thus, when a trap
is flushed, the air in the ~pipe beneath
1T does not struggle and gurgle through
the water and finally pass into the room,
but moves readily downward before the
water, followed by clean air from the
pipe in the crown.
To unders and that, fill a bottle with
water, turn 1t upside down, and watch
the struggle of air and water as it emp
ties. Refill it. and after inverting it, break
the bottle at the highest point. You will
see the water drop out magically, with
no gurgles nor splashes.
A most important adjunct of the house
pipe is the fresh air pipe. Most COM
monty it leaves the house pipe just inside
the house trap, which is placed close to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-26
Sailed. steamer Charles E. Balch, Key

Sailed, steamer Charles E. Balch Key
West.
New York, May 25.-Sailed, steamer
Betty, Tampa.
London. May A.-Arrived, steamer Eos,
Pensacola.
West Hartlepool, May 23.-Sailed, steam
er Huddersfield, Pensacola.
Havre-Arrived, steamer Glenroy. Pen
sacola.
London, May 25-Arrived, steamer Iris,
Savannah, for Antwerp.
Fernandina, Fla, May 25.-Cleared
schooner Arthur McArdle Sheppard, Phil
adelphia.
Sailed, schooner Andrew Adams Adams,
Antwerp
Port Tampa. Fla, May 25.-Arrived
bark Sensat Calzodo, Havana; steamer
Mascotte, Smith, Key West.
Pensacola, Fla, May 25.-Arrived,
steamer Langford (Nor), Helleisn. Barry;
U. S. S. Mangrove, Seymour, St. An
drews; schooner Harry Hesser, Garland.
Cardenas.
Charleston May 25-Arrived, steamer
Seminole, Bearse, Jacksonville, and pro-
ceeded to New York; schooner Jose OLA
verri, Hewitt, New York.
Sailed, steamer Winnie (Br), Wandless,
Norfolk; Sallie ron, Queen. Brunswick.
Sailed, steamship Thomas Melville (Br).
Greig, Nantes.
Cleared. bark Leitto (Rus). Ericsson,
NEWPORT.
Punta Gorda, Fla, May 25.-Cleared,
schooner Eliza w. Clark, Goodwin, Balti-
more,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-26

end and aim of perfect plumbing, re-
quires a quick steady flow. Two gallons
of water delivered in five seconds are far
and away more effectual than five gallons
dribbled through minute. Yet a flow
too violent is even worse. Water in
falling carries always the momen-
tum of the whole head; thus a sin
gle gallon, coming with great force, may
curl through and over the tray without
leaving sufficient for a seal.
These are the pipe materials in their
order of desirability: Lead. bra SIS,
wrought iron, galvanized iron. In all
cities of the first class the use of earthen
pipe in buildings is strictly forbidden.
Farther pipe in New York may not come
nearer than ten feet Of the oLterwalls.
Whatever the material, pipes should be so
placed as to run as direct possible,
and so supported where they run horizon
tally as to make sagging out of the ques
ton. Even a little sag means d potential
leak and plague spot. Horizontal pipes
should fall a quarter inch to the foot.
Sinks also should be slightly lower than
the surface they must drain. Bathtubs
should not drain into soil pipes unless
with double traps. If storm water is led
into the main house pipe the area drains
should be as carefully trapped as any
other.
In choosing a residence it is not merely
necessary to look out for the plumbing
of ones own abode. Surroundings often
mean quite as much. In apartment houses
especially toward the top, look out of all
windows for possible lower soil pipes on
adjacent buildings, which may discharge
just below the window hight. In suburb
an and manufacturing towns one must
have a care of such neighbors as manu-
featuring plants. All of these ire unde-
sirable and often deadly: Alkai works
brick, cement, brass, copper, iron, am
monia and India rubber. Match factories,
glue factories. bone burners and slaugh-
ter houses give their own warning. But
in general 1t may be said that any es-
tablishment which sends out even a cloud
of plain smoke and dust is one that may
we'll be avoided