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PROPOSAL.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT u. s. CA

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT q. 8. CAPT.
tol Building and Grounds, Washington. D. e..
July 9Th. lsl3-Proposals Tin duplicated viii be
eeiyed and opened at the above Office SATUR-
DAY. AUGUST 18TH. 1913 at Il O'Clock. noon. 70,
the sale Of al material. including residences bust
ness houses stables. Sheds fencing &C. now on
squares "a and Go In the City Of Washington. ID.
T.. lately selected and condemned for the enlarge
ment OF the Capitol Grounds NE successful bidder
must be prepared tn remove all the material from
said squares within sixty t61i working DAYS from
date Of order 10 be issued y the Sup~rintendenf OF
the U. 8. Capitol Building and Grounds Detail, d
information and specifications Will be furnished By
the above oticr. A certified check in the sum OF
per cent OF the amount Of the proposal must ac-
cnmpany each and every bid Specifications viii To
ready for Issue on and after July 18th, 1919 The
night Is reserved tn reject any all bids. and TO
waive any informality or techn,cality IN any bid
ELLIOTT WOODS. Superintendent, Z. s Capitol
Building and Grounds yuls3aui
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT
Of Columbia. July IL. 1913 Sealed proposals will
be received at the office Of the Secretary Of the
Board 81 Commissioners, Room SO. District Build
ing. until 2 O'Clock. p. NJ. Monday July T. lsi3
for furnishing and installing complete electric
lighting fixtures, couduits, telephone clock and bell
systems. at Normal School. No. lss. located on
Georgia Avenue. between Howard Place and Fair
mont Street. Northwest. Washington. ID. c. Blank
forms Of proposal, specifications and all necessary
information may be obtained fruu the Chief Clerk
Engineer Department Room 81 District Building
Washington. ID. c. CJ-NO ii. RUDOLPH JOHN
A JOHNSTON. CHESTER HARDING, Commis-
siOners. D. G. irlsl9N 23ci
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yarna. which 10 the only route over
which provisions can be brought to Soma
from abroad. The Bulgarian army. the
city's regular residents. and the thou
sands OF refugees fleeing here before the
advancing Roumanians are menaced BY
starvation. as the city's food supply Is
running low, and probably VIII Do ex.
hausted within forty-eight hours
King Charles OF Roumania. seventy-four
wears old, is leading his troops. Already
the advance guard is within forty miles
of Sofia
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BULGAR CAR
. SUES FORPEACE
Ferdinand Wires Roumanian
King Asking Cessation
Of Hostilities.
SOFIA FACES A FAMINE
Hostile Army, Forty Miles Away, Cut,
of Supplies BY RaiLGreek
Successes Reported.

London, July 1z.-Hemmed in on all
sides by the forces of Greece, Servia- and
Roumania, Bulgaria is suing for peace
Car Ferdinand telegraphed King Charles
today that he was ready to enter nego-
tiattons for peace on any terms. At the
4. same time Premier Malinon, who has
succeeded DIR. Daneff. declared that the
situation was hopeless unless the powers
should intervene
Enormous losses are reported to have
been inflicted upon the Bulgar' forces
Yesterday when the Servians captured
Julikamikam.
Two Bulgar torpedo boats. part OF the
Danube f1otilla, were sunk ny the Bulgars
to prevent their capture by the Rou-
manians.
Turk Forces Advance.
While the three allies are devoting their
attention to Bulgaria. the Turkish forces
are rapidly advancing upon Adrianopie.
with the evident hope of recapturing the
lost stronghold while the allies are qua--
reling over the spoils. Having occupied
Lule Burgas yesterday, the Turks today
were reported pushing on toward Kirk
Kilisseh, which commands Adrianople on
the northeast.
The Turks are reported to be advancing
in three columns. one division having al
ready crossed the Enos-Media boundary
established by the London treaty.
1t is believed that if the Ottoman
troops continue their advance toward tn.
city protest will be lodged by the great
powers.
Capital Faces Famine.
Sofia, Bulgaria, July 1.-THE Rouman-
ians today took possession of the cable
station at Varna. on the Black Sea. and
thus control communication with Sebas-
topol. As the railway between the coast
and Sofia also has been cut. Bulgaria
cannot communicate with the outside
world except through Servia and Rou-
mania.
The Roumanians have cut railway near
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FELIX DIAZ NAMED
ENVOY TO JAPAN
Appointment Looked Upon a Political
Plan to Remove Him from
Presidential Race.

Mexico City, July 17.-Gen. Felix Diaz
nephew of the exiled President, Porfiro
Diaz, and aid Of President Huerta in the
overthrow Of the Madero regime, has
been named as special ambassador to
Japan to convey to the Mikado the
thanks of the Mexican government for
Japan's participation in the centennial
celebration of 1910
Gen. Diaz probably will start on his
mission next Saturday.
The appointment is regarded as a po-
litical move to remove Diaz from the
Presidential race. The election has been
called for October L.
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"worid peace" says Chauncsy !
pew, '.is . mere dream"
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia Bankruptcy. No. 90 To the cred
itors Of VI. r. TewksbUry. bankrupt: Notice Is
hereby given that the 9Th day Of June 1871 the
said NJ. b. Tewksbury adjudicated BANKRUPT
and that the frst meeting Of his creditors will be
held at my Office. No. 4ls Fifth Street Northwest
Washington. ID. C.. on the ETH DAY OF JULY
1913 at II O'Clock A. NJ, at which time the said
creditors may attend. prove their claims appoint a
trustee. examine the bankrure and transact such
other business may pruperly come before said
meeting Z. s. McCALMoNT. Referee in Bank
uptcy.
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LOANS,

MONEY FOR BALARIED PEOPLE AND
Others upon their own names: cheap
rates. easy payments, confidential D.
"a. TOL0AN. Room 50. 63s 18th St NV.
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RAILROADS.
Chesapeake Beach RY,

SCHEDULE OF EXCURSION TRAINS 10 AND
FROM CHESAPEAKE BEACH.
EFFECTIVE JULY Q, len
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
WEEK DAYS
GoIN0-Leave District Line. lo0o In q. m.
IN. s:p and 1:is p m.
RETURNING-Leave the Beach, eS q. N, ia
s1o. s0o. $50. and lo:0 D. m
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
G0ING-Leavs District Line. 90, lo:0. and II =
q m. To-. $40. Sao. and 7a5 .. N.
RETURNING-Leavs the Beach, 100 q N, I'm.
I'm. sno. sSa loao. and II 90 p m.
W. r. JONES. President.
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MONEY WANTED & TO LOAN.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
in small and large sums. All transac-
tons conducted with economical consid-
Grafton for borrowers. VIM. II. SAUN-
DERS & CO., Southern Bldg, S07 18th st
MONEY TO LOAN on approved city real
estate at lowest current rates: special
privileges with respect to prior payments.
Tyler & Rutherford. Inc. 80 18th st
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NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY

eChEDOLE IN EffECT NAY .. lSlx
Leave Waahingtou, New Union Station.
$50 q. m Daily-An points on Norfolk 4 Western.
W1o .. N. Daily-Roanoke. Bristol Winston Salem,
Knoxville. Chsttanoosz. Nashville. New OrieanA
Through sleeper. Dining cara
40 q m.-F0 Bristol. Knoxville Chattanoosa.
Nashville. Memphis. and an points IN the South
west Meaningless Memphis sleepen open At 10 .. m
For Norfolk-Leavs daily laD q. m. and u 0l noon
Antvs NoRfoR M .. N. md s1p ., m. Parloe
cara
A:p p N. daily-Be.yvins. Luny. Shenandoah.
E1kton.
Tnins nom I'M southwest arrive sas 4 m. lojs
D. m. and 121s q. m. daily.
1Sckets and informatiou II 1919 New Yoet AveuuA
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
PLEASANT FOR MISS SMITH
u Course Harvard Man May Not
Have Meant Anything, But
Then Again.

There is a man In this town who
Snows a good story with which to be-
gin an afterdinner speech. He has
Rved II for two years. and has not
lad chance 10 use II. He has not
leard anybody else use II In that time
He offers II here In the hope that II
nay aid those martyrs-not listed In
Fox's book-of whom the toastmaster
demands that most difficult oratorical
sffort-the happy after-dlnner talk
Ibout something which one speaker
las already discussed. Here II IT,
very short, but lending itself graceful
y to elaboration:
A Harvard graduate student went to
Chicago to pursue his studies. AT one
session OF the class he attended the
irst speaker was a Chicago woman, a
ioctor of philosophy, severe and plain.
but learned. The Harvard man was
called on next.
"The discussion offers room for end
less discussion" he began. Then he
oethought him of chiyalry. but really
when my learned colleague. Miss
Smith, rose to her feet. 1t seemed that
The ground was covered. Newark
evening Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
SCALP ITcHED AND BURNED

Greenwood Ind.-"First my hair be-
gan to fall, then my scalp itched and
burned when | became warm. l had
pimples on my scalp; my hair was
falling out gradually until l had
scarcely any hair on my head. |
couldn't keep the dandruff off at all.
My hair was dry and lifeless and l
lost rest at night from the terrible
itching sensation. l would pull my
hat of and scratch my head any place
[ happened to be.
For several years was bothered
with pimples on my face. Some OF
them we're hard red spots, some were
full Of matter, and many blackheads.
was always picking at them and
caused them to be sore. They made
my face look so badly was ashamed
to be seen.
Il tried massage creams for my face
and all kinds of hair tonic and home
made remedies, but they only made
things worse. Nothing did the work
until 1 used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. l washed my face with the
Cuticura Soap, then put plenty Of
Cuticura Ointment on. Three months
use Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment
has made my face as smooth and
clean as can be-" (Signed) c. M.
Hamilton, Sept "a, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. ADV
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Bears the
Whu Poison luv polsnns.

Poison ivy has long been a mystery
both to scientists and laymen; why
and In what manner 1t causes the Pc
culiar rash and irritating infamma-
ton have puzzled both botanists and
physicians. At last the reason has
been discovered. DR.. Mirande Of Paris
read to the Academy Of Sciences in
that city recently the results Of his
study of the poisonous weed. Poison
Ivy contains prussic acid. This is
found principally in the young leaves
and buds; in the older leaves there is
very little of it. In three and one
half ounces of young leaves there is
about quarter of grain Of the acid.
AS with other plants in which prussic
acid is found, the poisonous substance
does not exist in its perfect form, but
develops as soon as the leaEes are
bruised, a chemical action being set
up through the union of an engine
with a glucosid.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Nnlse.RIowlnn Drills.

A few years of school dental clinics
have made toothbrush drills a daily
familiar idea in many cities. 1t took
the Toronto public nurses, or rather
their supervisor, Lima L. Rogers, to
originate another drill quite as unique
and important. Since last October the
school children of Toronto, in squads
If 20, have practiced daily nose
blowing drills, and the effect on the
freshness of the atmosphere Of the
school rooms has been so noticeable
that the teachers have become assid-
uous in seeing to it that no child comes
to school unprovided with a pocket
handkerchief They often, indeed,
themselves, order the drills without
waiting for the coming of the nurse.
The effect of the drill is perceptible
already on individual children. in
nases Of catarrh, and the doctors pre-
dict that 1t will have an appreciable
effect in time in lessening adenoids
and other throat and nose affections.
The Survey.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
USE FOR ROLLER SKATES

Roller skates may be profitably used
to enable employees to traverse the
distances of large warehouses with
greater speed, thus giving the injunc-
tion to get your skates on" new
force and potentiality. The Electrical
World cites an actual instance:
Employees in the storerooms Of CEN
tral stations where the distances trav-
ersed are relatively large might find
their work facilitated by the aid OF
roller skates, a novel departure which
is actually in use with considerable
success by the Union Street Railway
company of New Bedford, Mass. This
company's storeroom attendants are
fitted with skates to accelerate their
movements. and they thus save consid-
erable time in getting at stock. When
one of the men receives a request for
material at the delivery window he
skates back to the section of the store
room containing the required article
and promptly returns with it to the de-
livery window. The use Of the skates
does not hamper the storeroom en-
ployes in mounting ladders for the
purpose of reaching elevated bins in
which material may be stored, as ex-
perience has shown that they are able
to mount ladders to reach such places
without removing their skates"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
PHONETIC BIBLE

A gentleman living in Cleveland,
Mimi, has just completed a transla-
tion OF the Bible, using a system OF
phonetic spelling which he devised.
The manuscript is being kept in a
safe deposit vault, while the four
books of the Gospel and the Book Of
Acts are being put into type.
The translator began his work 21
years ago, when he was sixty years
old, and he has devoted most OF his
time since to the translation. He
has acquired considerable fame in his
speciality of phonetic spelling, hav-
ing originated a method which elm
mates all silent letters and substi-
tutes. His system of spelling has
been in use in the English schools Of
China nine years, and the Chinese are
particularly enthusiastic about the
method, as making 1t easier for them
to learn the language.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
GOT HER CHICKEN TENDER
All Blight for Mrs. Newlywed. But
II Was Rather Rough on the
Butcher.

Mrs. Newlywed did not know much
about housekeeping and was always
cheated when she went TO the nearby
butcher store after her supplies
After a particularly tough bird had
been with difficulty disposed OF she
went once more 10 the butcher and
said:
How many young chickens have
you today?"
The butcher said: Il have but
three in the shop"
'T want two OF the toughest you
have" said Mrs. Newlywed
The butcher was surprised. but
brought out two and assured her that
these were the toughest in the place.
Had them there for a week or more,
he said.
Well" said the lady after much
thought. 'Tll take the other one,
pleased"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
DIES OF RARE DISEASE

A rare disease caused the death Of
man at Baltimore, Md, recently.
With his right leg swollen to four
times its natural size through the
rapid accumulation Of poisonous gas
in the tissues, William Schrickling of
Fullerton died in local hospital from
one of the rarest diseases known.
Forty hours after his leg had become
infected with a germ-known only as
the "gas bacillus"-he was dead. The
infection. which in a short time had
gone from his ankle to his hip, start
ed from the breaking of a bone In
his right ankle. So little Is known
about the disease and the germ that
causes 1t that 1t has only an impro-
vised name, describing its chief effect
upon the victim. According to the au-
thoritiee at the hospital, the germ en-
tered the mans leg at the time of the
accident and began to multiply, throw
ing off all the time poisonous gas
which swelled the tissues. So infre-
quent is the malady that there is no
known method of combating it, and
while Schrickling lay on his bed dying
in intense agony the doctors looked
on powerless to help or save him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
GOSSIP OF THE BIG CITY
About as Entertaining as the Usual
Casual Conversation When
Men Meet.

you're looking out OF temper this
morning" remarked Avenue.
That's because I'm a cross street, "
Street replied. Besides. / had an un-
pleasant experience lost night. A
street light fell on me. By the way,
what's the matter with Eleyated?"
Don't know. He's up in the air, but
why | cant say. never could under
stand that fellow. He's always way
over my head. I'm afraid he's not
satisfied with his station"
Hes no worse than Tower. That
fellow looks down on all of US. Has
his head way up in the clouds"
"Yes," replied Avenue, he has a
high opinion Of himself, and il he ever
does take a tumble-why. what's the
natter"
Nothing" replied Street, only my
foot's asleep"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

nervous could not sleep, then would
be so tired mornings that could scarcely
get around 1t seemed almost impossi-
bic to move or do bit Of work and /
thought never would be any better un-
til submitted to an operation. COM
menced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and soon felt like a
new woman. / had no pains, slept well,
had good appetite and was fat and
could do almost all my own work for a
family of four. l shall always feel
that owe my good health to your med
icine. Mrs. HAYWARD Sewers, Cary,
Maine.
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound will help you, u,Write
tOLydia E.PinlSham MedicineCO.
confidential Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman,
and held in strict confidence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
: OUTOFThEORpTNARI !
j Edl
NO GENIUS WITH RED HAI1

History shows that no great geniu'
ever had red hair. Alone among tn
poets OF the world was Swlnburur
whose hair was distinctly reddish. anc
among the great reformers only John
Bunyan's hair was really red TIL
simon pure carroty head, however, az
pears nowhere linked 10 world fame
The flaXen.haired blonde or tn
man whose hair when an adult is
true yellow also remains marked
apart as being unlikely to possess gen
ius, Should one such be, his only
companion will be Thackeray, who's,
hair is described as yellow Charles
Kassel has reviewed the biographies
of most OF the eminent people OF the
worlds histories, and tabulated his
results so far as the color OF the hair
is concerned
Dark brown to black Is the prevail.
Ing hue on the heads of great men,
A list OF 90 names has been compiled
in which the color of the hair is
given by biographers, and 80 per cent.
are dark brown or black. There Is
not, strange to say. a single mention
Of premature grayness, nor a single
case of brown hair known as "singed'
or mouse color"
The structure Of the hair-whether
straight or curly-is given in 20 OF.
Mr.. Kassel's list of geniuses, and OF
these all but four possessed curly or.
wavy hair. II Is extremely notable
that of the remaining four Napoleon
and Andrew Jackson were the two re-
markable for "wiry hair" and that
James Russell Lowell and Grieg were
those having lank, straight hair.
The poets "ringlets" and the mu-
sician's shock OF hair are by this list
seen not to be mere accidents, but in
some strange way are co-ordinated to-
their powers and the general popular
instinct is not at fault.
The color of boards also arouses
many points of interest. All the an
Client tapestries show Cain and Judas
Iscariot with yellow or red boards,
and Pontius PLATE in ancient ART al
ways was given a beard. (Being a
Roman of good family, he probably
had no beard; but those details did
not trouble the old masters.) A rea
dish beard, however, does not carry
the significance that goes with red
hair, for a large number of eminent
men with dark brown hair have had
reddish boards. Sometimes the eye
lashes have been ruddy, Savonarola,
who had almost black hair. having
startlingly red eyebrows and eye
lashes. But, as a general rule. here
also a silky brown beard, when accom-
panied by fine, curlinS dark browh
hair, is the most usual characteristic
shown in the biographies of those men
whose names have been handed down
to fame.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
TWO Years Has a Great Idea.

1t had been hard afternoon for Jo-
seph. His mother had taken him down
town shopping with her. and as they
were crossing Gladstone boulevard
on the way home his little feet began
to lag. Joseph is two years old.
Garry me, mamma" he said.
But can't, Joseph" she said
Don't you see mamma has her bun
dies and her pocketbook to carry? It's
only little piece now"
Joseph trudged a bit further and
then he had an idea.
you put your pocketbook and bun
dies down and let them walk" he
said. Then you can carry mel" So
she found room for him.-Kansas City
Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
RAINING RICE IN SHANGHAI

One evening recently, the Chinese
in Shanghai had good reason to be-
lieve that miracle was happening.
1t rained rice! From 10 o'clock at
night until we'll after midnight groups
of Chinese were on their knees scrap
ing together the grain which, like a
gift from the gods, fell in little show
ers.
The explanation Of the miracle was
that some miles away the roof Of
granary had been swept on by ty-
phoon, and the grain had been whirled
for miles by the same agency, to fall
in showers when and wkare the force
Of the wind abRtef
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

Englands most famous town criers
engaged in battle of voices at Has
tings the other day. The contest was
for the championship bell of Great
Britain and other prizes. The spec
tators got a new idea of what the
human voice is capable of doing. In
dividually, of course, the town criers
could make themselves heard over
wide areas and when all of them com
bined their voices in one simultaneous
roar the effect was deafening The
first contest was for the crying cham
pionship. The judges sat in tent,
so that they could not see the COM
petitors. They judged by the sound
alone, One by one the criers stood
on the platform, rang their bells and
declaimed the test sentence:
"Oyez! Oyezl Oyez! Be it known
that the floral pageant on August Bank
holiday is a free feast of Joy and beau
ty for Hastings and St Leonards Wis
itors"
In this contest the judges had no
hesitation in awarding the first prize
to w. B. Angliss OF Marlborough.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Adventures of a Suburbanite
Dame Partlet, the Advertiser.

The following paragraph from an
article by Andrew Lang may prove
proftably suggestive to those who
have wares to sell and are shy about
advertising them: when a goose lays
an egg" said Mr.. Lang, "she just wad-
dies off as If she was ashamed Of it
because she is a goose When hen
lays an egg-ah, she calls heaven and
earth to witness It! The hen is a
natural-born advertiser. Hence the
demand for hens eggs exceeds the
demand for goose eggs, and the hen
has all the business she can attend
to."-Youth's Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

The distinction of being the Oldest
man in Missouri belongs to Henry Dor
man of Liberal. Mo. He was born
January 10, 1899, and is now ia years
old. Until few years ago he was a
familiar figure on the streets Of Lib
eral, but since that time his sight and
hearing have failed him, and he is now
confined to the house through his in
firmities His food consists of 16
crackers a day dissolved in milk. as
he has been without teeth for as years.
Mr.. Dorman is a Mexican war veteran
and also served during the Civil war