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SUICIDE WILLS HIS
BODY TO SCIENCE
Writes Note Directing That His Corpse
Be Given to Philadelphia
Hospital.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2+.-After hur-
riedly scrawling a note on a scrap of
brown paper. directing that his remains
be donated to the Medico- Chrurgical
Hospital in the interests of medical sci
ence, Charles Lupi, aged twenty eight
years. drew a revolver and sent a bullet
crashing through his right temple Sat
urday.
Lupi wooed death while seated in a
delivery wagon at Union and Parrish
Streets, West Philadelphia He was
hurried to the Presbyterian Hospital,
where he died a few minutes after his
admission. During his last moments
the young man was partially conscious
but he expressed no regret for his
deed.
Lupi, who was an orphan. was en-
ployed as grocery clerk by William
Weber, Of 769 North Twenty ninth
Street. He had lived with his employer
for period of fifteen years and was
regarded as a member of the household
He was well known in the Twenty fourth
ward, and general regret was expressed
at his untimely death. Unusually bright
and of jovial disposition, the young
man was well liked by an army of per-
sonal friends.
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Blind Taught to See.

That ce~.Gia portion of the blind
may be taught TO see is indicated by the
striking success of NJ. Heller, OF Vienna.
says an exchange. When brought to
him three years ago two Hungarian
boys. aged and years, could see
nothing. but their eyes appeared to be
normal. Their training began with
looking at bright disk in a dark cham
Der. They learned to distinguish this,
and the younger boy. who has pro-
gresscd more rapidly than the other.
was then shown familiar objects against
the disk, then lines and figures. and
finally, was able to read. Later he was
made to recognize the objects and let
ters by daylight. Another examination
showed a defect of the retina. and it was
concluded that the field of vision was so
narrowed that the feeble impressions
rea ching the brain attracted no notice
before the unusual teaching
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have to be converted into a regular
slaughtering pen" he said. And the
meat would be tough as sole leather. I
never heard of a person eating the
meat of the ostrich and l do not be-
lieve it could be cooked long enough to
make 1t tender enough to be eaten
The Boarders Union has also come
out flat-footed against the innovation
These suffering human beings. who have
been up against tough steak and tough
er spring chicken for years. view with
alarm. deplore and protest against the
use of the ostrich as a food. They say
they cannot take the time to chew such
meat, as they have all they can do to
get along with the present unfortunate
poultry.
The dentists. however. favor the in
novation. Said one: Il feel sure the
Introduction of ostrich meat would be
of inestlmable value to our profess
sion.
AN ostrich dinner would mean broken
teeth. Broken teeth mean money to the
dentist. BY all means let the ostrich
arrive"
Coal Corporation Interested.
Another line of business interested in
the new meat Is the coal corporations.
They realize it would take a great
amount of coal to get an ostrich even
tOlerably tender. let alone in an edible
condition. Hence they are not opposed
to the bird 1t has been hinted in some
quarters that Mr. Cawston may be in
terested in a coal mine, and that this is
one Of the ways in which he expects to
reap berefits fIom his ungainly fowls.
The bird from which the expensive
plumes come has popularity been sup
posed to be about as tough as muscle
and meat ever get. This belief may be
consideration that this bird feeds on
diet CT cobblestones, shingle nails. sand
and other such easily digestible things
it is quite readily seen how the popular
mind arrived at its conclusion.
Doubtless, after the ostrich has be-
corne accliGaied to the restaurant and
hotel the goat will next arrive and be
the piece de resistance at many table
d'hote dinner. Should these two noted
meats become articles of food the
American nation will become abnormally
developed as TO the face. Prominently,
of course. would appear the jaws. These
would by constant practice become
greatly developed and the race would
resemble vast number of prizeighters
preparing to fight.
When the ostrich becomes a regular
part of the menu in this country it will
be a sad day for the absent minded man.
Preoccupied he will meander into the
restaurant and say:
Waiter. please bring me in a young
ostrich on toast
Yes. sir" the waiter will say
Illuminating, the man will remain at
the table half day and finally the wait
er will return with bird and the toast,
both piled on a wheelbarrow. And If the
man is real absent minded 1t Will be the
death of him. for, unthinkingly. he will
cat the whole bird and expire from too
much ostrich.-Chicago Chronicle.
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IT PAYS TO BE ODD.
Peddler Who Sold Wares by Striking
and Unique Method.

Il had rather curious experience
with man in my law office a short
while ago" said young member Of the
bar, "and it proved to me more than
anything l have seen lately the re-
sourcefulness of some of the men who
engage in the smaller activities of mod
ern life.
1T was getting rather late in the af-
ternoon. when a young man rushed into
my office like he was in a fearful hurry.
He did not knock, did not speak as he
entered, and did not even favor me with
glance. He had a bundle in each hand
and threw them down on the floor. and
at once began to unpack an outfit of
some sort. To tell the truth, felt
just a little alarmed at the fellows con-
duct. for it seemed to me that ! had
been swooped down upon by a crazy
man. He was working in lead run.
He unpacked one of his bundles, and to
my astonishment stretched out a wire
frame OF some sort and stood it up in
the middle of the floor.
"All this time he never looked at ME
and never said a word. He began on
another package. pulled out man s
coat. hung it on the wire frame.
stretched the sleeves and shoulders. and
then he yanked out a pair of pantaloons
and hung them on the rack in less time
than it takes to tell about it.
During all this time the joints of the
wire frame had been popping. and the
strange fellow had been working as if
life depended upon the result. Looking
at me when he had finished the task
and waving his hand at the dummy
which stood in the middle of the floor
he asked with triumphant intonation.
Now, what do you think of that?'
These were the first words he utter
ed. The whole business was so sudden.
and the peddler's plan of pushing his
wares so clever that | had been dazed
somewhat. But | managed to tell him
that it was all right. and before he left
he had sold me one of his curious racks
which. he said. made every man the
creaser of his own pants. 1t just
shows how resourceful men are now.
and | really suppose they are forced to
be. Under ordinary circumstances /
should not have bought the rack. The
fellows ingenuity caught me.
The moral of this tale is that it
sometimes pays to be odd. New Or
leans Times Democrat.
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A SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.
Brown Peat of the Boys May Meet a
Long-Felt Want.

Under the magis wand of science the
brown peat OF the bog is to be converted
into fuel. wood. spirit, acetic, acid, am
monia, tar, fiber for paper making. and
a brown color for dye. This is what Prof
c. A. Sahlstrom, a Swedish chemist.
who has resided for many years in Lon
den. told the Nail and Empire" at the
Queens last night.
At time when s. ton for hard coal
is demacded C; the worried householder
his promises are particularly interest
ing, for he claims to be able 20 put
peat fuel OF greater heating capacity
than anthracite on the marhe; at s. per
ton.
Some years ago Prof SahlstTcm was
partner CT NGrGenfeldt the maker of the
famous gun. ana later was Interested in
The prepal alton OF food extracts. but at
present is Gcvotinc all his time to the
production of peat as a commercially
practicable lae!, and the working up Of
the by-products.
In a word, Prof. Sahlstrom'5 contcn-
ton is that oil previ1cs attempts to car
honate peat for fuel have either de-
stroyed valuable by-pToiuc;s or left
them in the peat. wh7Tc they reduced
its value as fucl. while by his process,
which is no more expensive. these pro-
ducts are saved and the fuel left in a
better condition. For instance, acctic
acid and ammonia are chemicals used
TO put cut 4 es. while d1e- IL o. little
use. The hy-p- p-oducts extracted from
ton of dry pest are worth - ton
of compressed peat occupies thirty Gu
bic feet Of space. while q ton o. coal
occupies forty feet. pUtting ii in
another wsy, a ton o. anthracite ccal
produces l4.@06 units Of heot. while a
ton Of compressed peat produces over
15,0 600 units.
The process is equally applicable to
sawdust At present thousands o; dol
lars are spent in building dast-uctora
and in running them simply 10 get rid
OF commodity which should he Of great
value. Soft coal treated this way would
give off valuable by products. would be
reduced in bulk and would become a
smokeless fueE
One other important feature for Can
ada is that this peat product is nCn-sul-
phuroUs and will therefore make iron
equal. 10 the rest charcofl iron
A plant is now working in Spain, and
in Great Britain company has been
formed to operate plants in various
parts.
As to the amount nf peat available. he
states that should Great Britains othc~
supply of fuel he absolutely cut Off end
her consumption doubled there is sufIi-
rient peat in tho British Isles t. last for
2,0CO years. The supply in Canada is
probably equally large.-Toronto Mail.
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TRUSTEES SALES.
THoS. J. OWEN & SONS, Auctioneers, 913 F
ST. y. ".
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED PROPERTY ON ROCK CREEK

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED PROPERTY on ROCK CREEK
FORD ROAD. ID. e.
BY virtue Of decd Of trust TO us. dated
the 10th day OF April, 1875. and recorded in
liber No. 20O+. at folios AZ ct seq OF the
land records OF the District of Columbia. We
will. at the request of the holder OF the notes
secured thereby. sell at public auction, or. the
premises, on WEDNESDAY, THE Sd DAY or
SEPTEMBER, A. ID. 1902. AT 4:3o O'CLOCK p
NJ, the following described land and premises
situate, lying and being in the County Of
Washington, District OF Columbia, and dis
land called Girls Portion, described bv
metes and bounds follows: beginning for the
same at stone planted in west line of the
Rock Greek Ford Road, at its intersection
with the second line of the whole tract callct
Girls Portion and running thence with the
west line of said roadway north 30ls degrees
west 32-lO0 perches. thence north 2j1 degrees
west IL perches. thence north 5sA degree,
west 3 si-lO0 perches. thence north 40 degrees
west 9 perches. thence south I4h degrees west
IL GO-lOo perchcs, thence borth 73A degrees
west percheS to branch. thence leaving said
roadway and running with said branch south
80 degrees west Ii 1910 perches. thence south
"a degrees west perChes. thence leaving said
branch south 10 degrees east - 200 perches
to the Military Road thence with said road
north 19l2 degrees east i6 perches, thence
south 65A degrees east 92-lD0 perches to
ntersect said second line of Girls Portion
second line of Girls Portion north 81: de-
grees east - 6s-lc0 pcrches to the place OF
beginning. except so much of said land as
was condemned for 10th St extension. in Dis
trict Court case No. $50. Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia, said exempt portion CON
tanning about LIB acres. more or less.
Terms of sale: One-thirJl cash and the bal
ancc in one. two and three years. the deferred
payments 70 be represented by notes of the
purchaser secured by a deed of trust upon the
property sod and to bear interest at the rate
of per cent per annum, payable semi
nually. or all cash. at the option OF the pur-
chaser. 4 deposit Of 500 TO be required at
the time Of sale, and all conveyGncng, re-
cordng and revenue stamps to be ut the cost
Of the purchaser. Terms Of sale to be complied
with within ten days from the date thereof
otherwise the Trustees reserve the right TO resell
said property at the risk and cost of the de-
faulting purchaser after at least five DAYS
notice Of such resale in newspaper pub
lished in the District of Columbia
ALBERT \. WILSON,
JOHN b. LAENER.
Trustees.
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PROPOSALS.

TO Bu uILDKRS-OFFICE NATIONAL ZOOI.OG
lCAL PARK. Washington. d. G., August g.
1ito. Scaled proposals. viii he received at this
office unit, T. ". OF THURSDAY, THE sTH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1902. for furnishing the
materials and labor of all kinds necessary for
the complete erection of building for an
elephant house and yard. together with bath
ing pool and other accessories, in the National
Geological ParS. Plans specific ations. forms
of proposal and other information may be OH
tanned on application to the architects, Mes,rs.
ilornbiower Marshall. 1903 II st. NV. in thi,
city. The right is reserved 10 reject any
all bids. anu to waive any defects. RICHARD
AATHBtN. Acting Secretary Smithsonian In
stitution m2i-3
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SURGERY SAVES ANIMAL.
A Nylghau in New York Menagerie
Skillfuily Cured.

A three months-old nylghau broke its
left foreIeg in TWO places in the paddock
in the Central Park menagerIc a month
ago. and an uncommon experiment in
animal surgery was tried to save it's life.
When wild animal breaks It's leg ii
is usually killed. as it cannot be kept
quiet lcng enough fer the bones to unite.
The young nyighau broke its leg near
the shoulder in leaping over watering
trough n the paddock while engaged
in game of tag" with three other
youngsters of the same species. Direc-
tor John w Smith instructed Keepers
Snyder and shannon to do up the broken
leg in splint made of tandages and
tar. The tar was put on hot, and the
animal was quiet until the tar cooled
and hardened. The bones had first been
properly set. and when the tar cooled
tie splint held them in place The
animal was able to hobble about the in
closure on its game leg. Dr. Edmund r
Southwick. the park entomologlst. and
Park Commissioner Wilcox watched the
outcome of the experiment with in
terest
The splint was taken off recently.
after being on for four weeks. and the
bones were found to be thoroughly
united. The animal went skipping about
the paddock almost as lively as before
the iniury.-New York Sun.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS OF
TIE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washn, tun
Aug. 81, lau2.-On Friday, Aug. -. IaH.
at - O'clock NJ, at the place hereinafter
named. the Commissioners OF the District Of
Columbia Will Offer for sale to the highest bid
dor the exc. .usive right and privilege OF using
the municipal hay scale No. 3, situated at the
intersection of Eleventh and Streets north
west, for the purpose Of weighing hay, straw,
fodder, oats in the straw and live stock, until
and including July 81 1893. Parties purchls-
ing will be required TO comply with the pro-
visions of The at of the legislative assembly Of
said district. approved June -. 1872. entitled
Am Act regulating the sale Of hay. etc"
Terms: Onc-iour,h cash balance To be paid
within thirty days from date of sale.
BY order OF the Board OF Commissioners of
the District of Columbia WILLIAM TINDALL,
Secretary. c23 325,26,272s
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A Sure Cure for Diarrhoea.

Coming as it does in the busiest season
when man least afford TO lose time
sure and quick cure for. darrhoea is very de
sirahle. Anyone who has given il a tra
viii tell you that the quickest surest. anj
mcst pleasant remedy in use for this disease
is thamber!ains Collie Cholera, and Diarrhoel
Remedy. There is no loss of time when it (,
used, AS one or two doses OF il will cure any
ordinary attack. 1t never fails. not even in
the most and dangerous cases. For sale
by Henry Evans, wholesale and retail, y22 +
Street. and all druggists
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WALL STREET SETS
TASKS FOR MORGAN
LEMONS ONE CENT A BOX.
Baltimore Market More Demoralized
Than Ever.

BALTIMORE. Md. Aug 24.-The lem
en- market has been demoralized during
the past summer. but the demoraliza-
tion reached its height Saturday. when
boxes containing $50 lemons sold for /
cent each. Prices of lemons have been
low during the entire season, and the
condition OF the market has been in a
more demoralized state than at any pre-
vjOus time in ;he history of the trade
The reason for this may be attributed
almost entirely to the continued cool
weather this summer. Even during the
height Of the season this year the high
est prices for good lemons ranged from
$3.50 to $50 a box. while during the
corresponding period last season prices
ranged from 81 to $3.50 box
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PROPOSES OSTRICH
MEAT FOR The TABLE
Californian Would Sell Birds
for Eating.
Young of the Breed to Take the Place
of Turkey Novel Food to Be First
Tried by PoultIymen.

A new menace threatens the meat
eater
The person who has gone through life
eating the famous boarding house spring.
chicken and has escaped the perils Of
dyspepsia and the misfortune of broken
jaws is now confronted by new and
more deadly peril.
The dire threats of impending evil
come from California and they are to
the effect that ostriches are to be i'm
ported into New York and cooked for
food. And if New York, then Chicago,
for Chicago is neck and neck with the
village on the Atlantic shore now, and
often nose ahead
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LEGAL NOTICES.
WOLF & ROSENBERG. Au'ys for Petitioner.

IN THE SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT
OF COLT MBlA-ln re the change OF name
of NORRIS IERSKOWITZ to NORRIS
HEgsli. Equity No. 2Si69.
On consideration OF the petition of Morris
iierskowitz, praying that his name be changed
TO Morris Hcrsh, il is, by the Court, this 18th
day OF August 1902, ordered that IL hearing
thereon be had on the sTH DAY OF SEPTEM-
BER, 1892 provided due notice thereof be given
by publication Of this order once a week for
three consecutive weeks before the sth day OF
September, 1902, In The Washington Times.
(Seal) HARRY NJ. CIABAUGH, Justice.
True Copy-Test
J. R. YOUNG, CLERK.
BY J. ". LATIMER. Asst. Clerk.
aulS 25-sel
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office Of tho Super
vi>ing Architect. Washing ngton, d. C., August
l3. lg02.-SFALED PROPOSALS will be re-
Ccived at this office until O'CLOCK P ~
on TIE Sd DAY Of SEPTEMBER. 1902. and
then opened iOr furn shing the plumbing
and gas piping complete in place for thr
Hygieuic Laboratory OF the L. = Marine Hos
pital Service at washington. d. C.. in ac-
tOrt!auce with the drawings and specification.
copies Of which may be had at thi, office at
rhc discretion OF the Supervising Architect.
JANIS kNON TAYLOR, Supervising Architect.
lul4 lG. is 50 - J5
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One Who Proposed Scheme.

Edward Caw5ton. proprietor of a large
ostrich farm near Pasadena, Cal, first
proposed the scheme. He met large
number OF poultrymen in New York city
recently and after wiring and lining
them ne leaned across the table and in
a stage whisper said:
Why not put ostrichcs on the mar
ket for food?"
The poultryinen were feeling good
They had been soothed with good Cali
iornia wines and had been fed en- ex-
Fensive beef and they would not have
kicked If the man had suggested snakes
OF scrap iron as an article of diet. So
they said, like 4 chorus in comi
opera
"Why mott"
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Tells Of His Plan.

Mr.. Cawston then divulged his
who'll horrible plot. lie said he you'll
deliver a carload of the dainty birds.
guaranteeing them to be young and ten
Ger and weighing not over 100 pounds
apiece.
The poultrymen. as with one voice
told him to send on a sample
The only real hopeful thing about the
Plan is that tie poultrymen will try
the game on themselves before they
iurn 1t loose On the dear public The
idea is to have some fine. fat. ana sue
culent young ostriches sent East 4
committee Of the chicken sellers vii.
meet the birds at the station, havo
them removed from the special refrig-
orator and taken to a market IN the
West Side. where they will be prepared.
A cook used TO frying spring chickens
viii have charge Of the birds and serve
them TO the pOultrymen, who will taste
and see if it is good.
This will doubtless be the first time
in history when party ever sat down 10
an ostrich dinner in New York city and
much depends upon the state OF the
Poultrymen's Jaws and stomachs. II
they are possessed of iron masticators
and teeth like alligators they may de-
eide the ostrich is an edible bird and
try 10 put him on in place of the succu-
lent turkey. II may be that next fall
when the housewife sallies forth to pur-
chase fat turkey for Thanksgiving din
ner she may get instead a young os-
trich.
Those who have had dealings with the
famed plumed bird aver with much We
hemence that they will never take the
place OF the turkey. They are considered
In the light of the mule OF the bird king
dom and are thought to be as tough as
a politicians conscience
The Washington times., 1902-08-25

TRFfst RY DEPARTMENT. Office of the Super.
yising Architect, Washington. ID. c., August
T.. laG3.->EALED PROPOSALS will be re-
C. ivcd at this office until O'CLOCK T.. NJ
On THE 80 DAY or SEPTEMBER. 1902. and
then opened. fOT the installation OF a conduit
and electric wiring system for the IIygicnic
Laboratory. /. : Marine Hospital Service
Washington. y. e., IN accordance with the
drawings AID specific alton, copies OF which
nay be obtained At this office at the disore-
tion OF the Supc.yi,ins Architect. JAMES
kNuN Til LOR. Supervising Architect.
amlI .IN.Is. % y =
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SEALED PROPOSALS, indorsed Proposals for
Steel Work" will be received at the Bureau
of Yards and Docfs, Navy Department, Wash
ingtcn. until O'CLOCh. SEP fEMBER 8. 1907.
and then and there publicly opened, for far
nishrg steel wors for two roofs and one set
Of crane s;:?r-rts and runways. Navy Yard.
Washington. y. e.. Estimated cost So 200.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the
Bureau. or viii he furnished by the Command
ant of the navy yard named. MORDECAI 7.
NDICo1r. Chief OF Bureau. au15-scl
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. oftice Of the su-

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of the Su-
pervisipe Arehitcct, aslington, d. c., August
IS EL2.--. EALtD PROPOSALS viii be re-
ccved at ;his office un,iI O'CLOCK p "
ON THE S1H DAY Or SEPTEMBER 1907 and
then opened. Tor furnishing the iow pressur.
steam hcatlrg apparatu,. etc, complete in
pace for the Hyeielic Laboratory OF the MA
JNE HOSPITAL. SERVICE at Washington d
C.. in accordance with drawings and specifi-
ca ion copies Of which may be had at this
Office at the discretion OF the Supervising Arch
itcet. JAMES KNOX TAYLOR. Supervising
Architect aul9 ,21 %, 1921 %
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PROPOSALS FOR TIE CONSTRUCTION or
sEWERs-OFtlCE or THE COMMISSIONERS
ID. G.. Washington, d. e.. August 20. 1902.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
office until u O'CLOCK ". SEPrkMBER IL.
1902, fer constructing sewers in the District
of Columbia. Specification and BLANK forms of
proposals may be obtained at this office The
right is reserved to reject any and all bids or
parts of bids. HENRY b. +. MCFARLAND,
JOHN BlDDLE. Commits ,ioners ID. Z.
au22 ct -cxSr
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Money Loaned Salaried People,

Retail merchants. tcams;ers. boarding houses
without security; largest business in - prin-
oipal cities. ToLMAN, Room lOl, 53S 18th st.
nW. ull-tf
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY To LOAN at 3is TO per cent. in sums
OF 81 900 to $1,000. on ID. G. real estate. ray
of and per cent mortgage and begin anew:
all transactions conducted with economical con-
sideration for borrowers. WI. II. SAUNDERS
4 60 l.OI ST NV
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81, Washington. D. c.. July 2s, lon-Sc4ied
proposals VIII be received here until NOON.
Al GUST q. 1902. and then publicly opened
for iurnishn: metal lathing and furring.
marble wurk, bronze doors and lamp stand
ards. wrought iron cate, and steel plate floors
Tor new building for Government Printing Office
lrtornia' ion furnished on application. JOHN
STEPHEN SEN ELL. Captain Engineers.
iy.s..y, .3I-1u2J.z6