Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1896, Page 21

————— PROPOSALS. ~ PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY AND MISCEL- lareous Supplies.—War Department, Supply Divis- ion, Washing oa De c, Aref i, 1896.—Sealed roposals, te," subject to usual condi- Tous, will be feceived here until TWO O'CLOCK P. M. THURSDAY, MAY SEVENTH, 1896, at which time they will he opened, for’ furnishing Stationery and Miscellaneous Supplies (consisting of Drogas, brushes, soaps, towels, ete) for the ‘ar ment and its bureaus ices dur- Ing tee! year ending June 30, 1897. Blank forms Of proposals showing items and estimated quanti- ties of stationery and miscellaneous supplies re- quired will be furnished on application. — Pro- Rosals must be on blank forms furnished by the rtment and securely inciosed in sealed en- yelopes indorsed on outside of envelope “Pro- posals for Stationery” and “Proposals for Mis- cellaneous Supplies, id respectively, and addressed to KR. J. WHITT bly Division. , Chief of Su; 8 IPL, 18, 25,27, my PROPOSALS FOR FUEL—OFFICH OF THE Superintendent of the State, War ard Navy Le- partment bullding.—Sealed posals, in dupli- €ate, indorsed “Proposals for Fuel,” will be re- eelved at this office until TWO P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY SEVENTH, 1896, to supply the Si Department building e, War ard Nav With fuel’ during the fiseal year ending June. 30, 1897, as follows: 5,000 tons of extra hard white ash furnace coal, 25 tons of white ash stove coal, 100 cords of hickory wood, 100 cords of oak wood 8nd 50 cords of spruce pine wood. All coal to be of best quality, free from dust or impurities, and inspected by # person who shall be designated by the superintendent, and to be welghed upon the government scales in the court yard. All Wood to be of the best quallty and inspected by & person who shall be designated by the eupertn- tendent. The hickory and oak wood to be sawed in three pieces and ‘measured after it is sawed and delivered. The coal uud wood to be de- Livered at the State, War and Navy building and stored in the vaults by the party or partics to whom the contract or contracts may be award- ed, at such time and in quantities as the convenience of the office may require. Reserving the right to order as much more or as much less of eitker coal ur wovd'as may be required at the contract price, Also the right to relect any or ids. oF to accept any portion of he ‘succcasful bidder to’ furnish. bond th the sum of $5,000 as a guarantee of the faithful erformance of the contract. G. W. BAIRD, hief Engineer, U. 8. N., Superintendent. apl1,18,25,27,my2&68 PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS ITE fice of the Superintendent of the State, W and Navy butlding.—Sealed proposals, in’ duplicate, indorsed “Proposals for’ Miscellaneous “frems Will be re at this office until TWO P.M. THURSDAY, MAY SEVENTH, 1390, for fur- nishing this office, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, leith soap, brushes, sponges: Paints, oils, towels, crash, vB, el ND FOR i Department, ‘Supply Di- hington, D. ©., April’ 11, 1806. Js, in duplicate, subject "to ust be here until TW O'CLOCK PM. THURSDAY, MAY “SEVENTH, 1806. at which time they will be opened, for fe Fuel and Forage, and for Washing ¢ tie War Department, its Bureaus » dncing fiscal year ending June 30, of proposals showing items of ice, fuel ai forage imated number of towels to furnished on application. The ‘caus or Of- 1, In such wenlence “Proposals for tate price per dozen. k forms furnished = supplies: ” Station Material, and Se Lumber and P: e obtained por or the W eau. Persons a specify t 88 of articles upon bmit bids. Bids must be d. to the with instruc tion to the until TW ENTH DAY OF MAY. partment with Stationery «nd Miscellaneous Arti cles, fn orage, Flags and Ice, for the Year _eni in accordance with a Sehedul- ied to Persons and firms propesing to Did. The richt to eject any and all bids or to accept any portion of any bid, or amend the quantity given of any article In ‘the schedule, is reserved. Each bid- der will be required to furnish with his bid a bond, with two sureties, in the sum of asa’ guarantee of a faithful performance of the contract which may be awarded him. All sam- Y hould be left at the “Stat Department. RIOHARD OL of State. apli,13, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL Land Offs, Wesbington, D.C., April 11, 1896.— Sealed proposals will be received at this office ) O'CLOCK P.M. THURSDAY, MAY 1896, for photolithograpbing and print- pies, more or less, of the maps of the States, and 20,000 copies, more or less, of aps of the land states and territories coigg “June "30, (80! ‘Speci e june 7. Speelfi- to the character” of the Work. of maps, quality of paper, may be pro- cured at this office, where speciniens will be ex- bibited .to bidders,’ who must satisfy themselves cll recuiremerts. At the same time and opesils will also be opencd for photo- i bing and printing such copies of tovwn- ehiy phits and other official plats constituting part of the offielal records of the office as shail 1 during the fiscal year ending June 30, I must be accompanied | 5 per cent of the amount ples of the work to be done vw! All bids nd st ited to Tidders on application. contracts awarded subject to an ap- prope Corzress to meet the expense. Bonds wit oved sureties for faithful per- work will be requi he right Proposals. sed to the osals for Repreducing T se mnay be. All proposals will time and piace above stated, re invited to be present at such AMUREUX, Commissioner. i IING- 1OR, WASHI Proposals will at t until TWO MAY SEVENTH, XK PM, THURSDAY, for furnishing the during the fiseal year endl () For Fuel and tee, (2) for Fu hotograph ether Miscellaneous Sup- for Stationery for the Department of its several bareaus and offices, and r¥ice Commission. At the same’ time e recelved for such . Dry Goods, Shoes, . Groce ‘Hardw: 3 a for the Insane, ing the tlseal year above Indicated; also for such . Lumber Hardware, Drugs, Chemicals, Apparatus, Engraving and other be required by the U.S. Geological S And the Howard University, respectively, ducing the swine pexiod. At the same thne and place proposals will also be received for the Washing of Ly lepartiment, {ts bureaus and the Commission “for the year ending as for the purchase during Waste Paper of the Depart- Interior. Bids must be made on nnks. All bids (except those for Paper) accepted and contracts an June 30, 1 that perted ment of the ppHivation to the Chief the department; requests for blanks itically designate the cluss or classes upon whieh it fs proposed to bid. All Wilt be opened at the ti 2 in TOWELS . April 10, for to’ the See received until TWO O'CLOCK P.M. THURSDAY, MAY SEVENTH, 1896, to supply the Navy Department and its various bureaus and in Washington (not Including the avy Vay Office, Naval Hospital or ¥)_with ice during the fiscal year ending The Ice to be supplied must be the of northern fee, or Ice equal thereto, Tear, and free from snow or other Impur- an? must be delivered dafly in such quan- tities as may be required at the offices designated. Also, at the ‘same time and place, sealed proposals, indorsed “Proposals for washing towels,” and ad- dressed to the Secretary of the Navy, Will be re- ceived from in such parties regularly engaged business, for washing the towely of the Navy De- partment and its various bureaus and offices (in- eluding Naval ( in Washington, during the fiscal 20, 1897. The depart- ment Ject any or all bids and to efects In proposals. In case of a tie | in the proposals to be accepted will be de- cides jot. ‘The bidder whose proposals is Li pted will be jaired to enter into contract give bond, with two or more satisfactory sureties, in the penal sum of two hundred dollars with the contract for ice, and fifty dollars for the contract for washing towels, for the faithful ful- fillntent of the contract. Bids must be made ip Guplicate tpon forms which will be supplied upon application to this department. W. McADOO, Act- Sng Secretary of the Navy. p11, 18, 25&ms2 BPRoposars FOR GOAL, 6B AND WASHING Towels.—United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington, D. C., April U1, 1896. Sealed proposals will ‘be received by the unde Signed at this Commission unt THURSDAY, the SEVENTH DAY OF MAY, 1896, at TWO LOCK P.M., at which time and place they ‘Will be opened in the presence of attending bid- ders, for furnishing such Coal and Ice as may be ordered during the fiscal year ending Juae 80, 1897. Bids are also invited for Washing Towels. The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids, to waive technical defects and to accept any part of any bid and reject the other part. Blanks proposals, with specifications of the require- Tents to be met in respect to each article, and also the estimated quantities bly to be re- quired of each, will be furnished on application to th» disbursing agent. BRICE, Commis- sioner, apll,18,25,my2,6 # NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C, ‘April 20, 1806.—Sealed proposals ‘are invited and Till be received until eS Ni y Daeeone ite 1 per ol avy nt several ureaus and offices, exeept canceled charts and books of the hy phic office, during the fiseal year ending Jone 30, 1897. They should be in- “Proposals for Waste Paper,” and ad- to the Secretary of the Navy,’ and be ac- companied by a written guarantee, signed by one gx more responsible, persons, to ihe effect that the bidder will, if his proporal be accepted, at once «nter into contract, and give bond, with satisfactory security, in the penal sum of $100, for the faithful performance thereof. The con tractor will be notified when to remove the paper, and saust remove it immediately when so notl- fled, “im order to prevent undue accumulation; must furnish necessary sacks, place the paper therein for welghing, and pay’ for the paper fore renoral. W. MeMcADOO, Acting Secretary of the Navy. ap25émy2 PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY AND MISCEL- laneous Supplies—Navy Department, Washington, D. G., April 10, 1896.—Sealed proposals, in duplt- cats, addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, and indorsed ““Proposels for Stationery and Miscel- Jancous Supplies,"” will be received at this de- rtment unti. TWO O'CLOCK P.M. on THURS- AY, MAY SEVENTH, 1896, for furnishing such Stationery and Supplies for the Navy Department, including the Naval @bzervatory and the Hydro- graphic Ofice, in Washington, during the fiscal yeir ending June 30, 1307. Blank forms of pro- Dosals, giving the necessary Information, will be furnished on application to this department. ‘The department ieserves the right to waive defects and to reject any or all bids. Contracts will be awarded only to manufacturers of or regular dealers In the articles to be furnished. W. Me- ADOO, Acting Secretary of the Navy. apil,18,25&my2 PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY, MATERIAL, Office of the Public Printer, Washington, D. ©, April 11, 1896.—Sealed proposals willbe’ re- ceived at this office unt! TWO O'CLOCK P.M. MAY SEVENTH, 1896, for furnishing ‘stationery, fuel, ice, hardware, plumbing and electric sup: piles, Iuinber, &e.,' for the use of the Govern- ment Printing Office during the fiscal year ening Tune 30, 1897, Sealed proposals will also be recelved’at the same time for furnishing material for the use of the Government Printing Office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. ‘The right to reject any and all bids and to waive defects Is reserved. Detailed schedules of the stationery, fuel, ice and material required, ac- companied by blank proposals, and giving the reguintions with which bidders must comply, nay be obtained by addressing this office. E, BENEDICT, Public Printer. apl1,18,25,my2 PROPOSALS FOR COAL, PROVENDER AND ICH for the United States ‘Naval Observatory.—Navy Department, Bureau of Equipment, Washington, D. C., Apri 11, 1896.—Sealed proposals, in dupli: cate, addressed to the Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, Na Departin Washington, D. ©. will be recelved at this Sureau until TWO O'CLOCK P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY | SE! ENTH, 1896, and publicly opened immedia thereafter, for the supply of the following art cles: Coal, provender end ice, to be delivered at ‘nited. States Naval Observator, Georgetown Heights, Washington, D. C., in aeverdance with lons, whic! ‘ith blank form of propa@wals aud instructions to bidders, will be supplied upon application to thls bi bureau reserves the right to walve in! ° and will reject any or all bids not considered advanta; us to the government. Responsible security will be regaired for the faithful per- formance of the contracts. F, E, CHADWIC Ch apit,1 COMMISSION, WASE T of supplies dui asod Statid ch may as Bids are also invited for the pure ordered. of waste paper from washing tow Bids | will on each Item s ‘The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids, to waive technical de- part of any bid and re- inks for proposals, with rejuirements to be met in rticle, and also the estimated rly to be required of will plication to the Secretary. will be required for the By the the commission and tor be considered ed proposals will b € otfice of the c epartinent of Justice, til TWO O'CLOE: URSDAY, MAY SEVENTH, 1596, for supplying the Depart! ment of Justice with the f rg artle les and for the fiseal year endin e, “Mise Fuel, x i. Blank forms aod tion will be furnished by the ¢! Jui wight dsor parts of 25,20, My 2K LS FOR SUPPLIES.—OFFICE PUBLIC Buildiags and Grounds, War Department, Wa c, ) 18s proposals, in duplicate, will here il TWO. O'CLOCK P.M., MAY TWENTY-1 'H, 1896, for furnis! supplies required from time to time during fiscal year ending June 30, 1597, us follows: Class 1, Florists’ ‘Supplies; class 2, Flower Pots; class 3, Paints, Oils, &.; class 4, Hardware; ‘class 5, Agricilturai — Inpplements, &e.; class 6, Electric Battery Supplies; class 7, Drain Pipe ‘and Plumbers’ Statio ‘Supp! lass Tan class 9, Manure: chive 10; Sand and class 11, Soil; class 12, Tei accepted until Congress shall h necessary eppropriations. Separa each class is desired. indorsed to indicate proposals for Each envelope should be class for which the Inclosed proposal was Preference will be given to articles of domestic manufacture, conditions of quality and price (including in the price of foreiga productions or manufacture the duty thereon) being cqual. Attention Is Invited to acts. of Corgress approved February 26, 1885, and Feb- ruary 23, 1887, vol. 23, page 332, and vol. 24, page 414, Statutes-atlarge. “Right Is reserved to reject any and all proposals. Information can Ue obtained here. JOHN M. WILSON, Col. Engrs. ap29,30,my1,2,26,27 PROPOSAIS FOR DOG —OFFICE OF THE the TD of Cul Wash- Sealed proposals ‘will be the Commlssioners of the ia unt EVEN O'CLOCK MAY FOURTH, 1896, for fur- District government ‘with nine. thow- sand five hundred (9,500), more or less, dog t for _use during the 1 year to end June 0, 1897. Bide will submit designs and’ samples of the material they propose to furaish, the tage to be made in the best workmanlike manner, with links of malleable tron attached to nine thousand tags, complete on or less, all to be delivered re June 15, 1806. The Cor serve the right to reject any or 5 3E TRUI v CHALK MARKS ON THE UNMARRIED An Old Cuxtom and Some Phases of Its Modern Observance. From tbe London Globe. Ps The old custom of chalking the youths and maidens who remain unmarried after Shrovetide is generally known in the south of Ireland. In Irish agricultural districts the time for weddings is limited to the in- terval between Christmas and Ash Wed- netday, the first day of Lent. Shrovetide ends with the gayeties of carnival, which, in this country, brings with it none of the wild excitement often witnessed on the continent. Lent then comes on, and there is a temporary cessation of all frolics; but on the first Sunday of Lent the light- hearted have a fresh opportunity for fun. All the children arm themselves with pieces of chalk, or with sticks chalked at the end; this latter is a device of the more wary, to keep them beyond the reach of those passers-by whose tempers are easily ruffled. Sometimes, in a cottage doorway, a group of little urchins may be seen in- dustriously covering each finger, and even the whole front of the hand, with a thick ecating of chalk; then they wait patiently for a favorable opportunity to imprint the marks on a nicely brushed black coat, or better still, a lady’s seaiskin jacket. In the country all this goes on when the Feople are going to or from church; but it is carried on to a much greater extent in towns. There, toward evening, the rein- forcements to the chalking army are so strong that few can go many yards with- out some chalk marks. In the excitement of the moment the original meaning fs for- gotten; or, perhaps, like Morgiana in the “Forty Thieves,” those who have been judiciously marked try to turn attention frerh themselves by chalking all indiscrim- inately. When the night is fine the flag- ways are white with powdered chalk, and remind one by their appearanace of the continental custom of throwing comfits dur- ing the carnival. ‘aten two large holes in and which the best the surrounding country treated, Pronounced incurable. Her motler and aunt had died of Cancer ami when told this, the most eminent specialists of New York, under whose treatment she was placed, declared All treat. /in review, THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 189¢-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, 21 A Planisphere of the Heavens, showing the principal stars that will be above the horizon May 3, at 9 p.m. AMONG THE STARS Journey Through the Heavens With a Planisphere’s Aid. HOW 10 FIND THE CONSTELLATIONS Mercury, the Sky Planet, Can Be Seen Shortly After Sunset. POSITION OF THE MOON en E WILL BEGIN our inspection of the heavens with the Diamond of Virgo. On consulting the yi “which, by the way, is a modern, not an an- cient constellation, is formed by the four stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroll. It will enable us, therefore, to iden- tify these stars unmistakably. To find Arcturus face the east—hold the planisphere with the letter E at the bot- tom. The star will be seen—at 9 o'clock—a little to your right at about three-fifths of the distance from the horizon to the zenith. It is a yellow star and is the brightest now above the horizon. Still farther to the right and at a lower altitude is Spica, the Wheat Ear, the brightest star in Virgo. It is a white star, of about the average first magnitude. Denebola, in the tail of Leo, will now be found readily from its relation to the two stars just named, with which it forms a large equilateral triangle. This star is of the second magnitude. To make sure of its identity note that it marks the southeastern corner of a quite noticeable rectangular figure of about the size of the bowl of the Great Dipper. Cor Caroll, Charles’ Heart, is the principal star in the Canes Venatici, or Hunting Dogs, a constel- lation of no particular attraction for the or- dinary star gazer, but which contains one of the most splendid of those mysterious nebulae that are now engaging so much of the attention of astronomers. The star named is of only the third magnitude, but standing at equal distances from Arcturus and Denebola and completing the Diamond it will easily be identified. Cor Caroli is a wide double star, consisting of two white components of nearly the same brightness, and is a fine object for a small telescope. While looking for Spica you will see the planet Saturn, shining as a deep yellow star of the first magnitude. It Is in the southeast, at a lower altitude than Spica, with which and Arcturus it forms a large ht-angied triangle. Saturn is nearly within the grasp of the Scorpion’s claws, which may be seen protruding above the horizon. Antares, the Scorpion’s Heart, a decidedly red star hardly up to the first magnitude, is also above the horizon at 9 o'clock, but hardly high enough to be visi- ble. Below Saturn and fairly within the embrace of the claws is the planet Uranus; but it is Invisible save to the keenest eyes, end is not now in a good position to be fcund readily even with an opera glass. Always Above the Horizon. Tho three celestial serpents are now wholly or in part above the horizon. To the right of the Pole Star, curving partly around it, is Draco, the Dragon, one of those circumpolar constellations which are always above the horizon, though con- tinually shifting their position with refer- ence to the Pole Star, about which they swing. With the aid of the planisphere the stars which form this constellation can easily be identified. The Dragon's head is its most conspicuous part. The two “flam- ing eyes,” both stars of the second mag- nitude, will be found at 9 o'clock in the northeast, at about the altitude of the Pole Star. To the left of this pair of stars is one of the third magnitude, to the right cre of the fourth, the four stars forming a diamond-shaped figure, which is easy to recognize when once noted. The fourth- maguitude star does not belong, however, to the Dragon, but is in the foot of Her- cules. To find the Serpent proper, face the east. Directly in front of you, about midway be- tween the horizon and the zeuith, will be seen the Northern Crown. To the right of the Crown and a little lower than it is a neat littls triangle, formed by two stars of the third magnitude and one of the fourth. This is the Serpent's head, the brigater stars being the eyes, and the fainter one the tongue. The head having been found, the tortuous body can be traced with the aid of the planisphere un- til it disappears below the horizon. In an- other month we shall be able to see at 9 o'clock the whole of the Serpent, and also the Serpent Holder, Ophiuchus, who is now only in part above the horizon. The Hydra is remarkable chiefly for its enormous length. It is poorly marked with stars. Its head, however, is a quite notice- able figure. It is marked by a short curved line of three stars, one of the third, and two of the fourth magnitude, about’ mid- way from Regulus, !n Leo, to Procyon, the bright yellow star now to be seen low in the west. This head is a very pretty object for the opera glass, which brings out quite a nest of stars here. Cor Hydrae, the Hydra’s Heart, althougn of only the second magnitude, {s very conspicuous from its lonely situation. It is now directly be- neath Regulvs, with which and Procyon it forms a large nearly right-angled tri- angle. The Arabic name of this star is Alphard, which signifies the Solitary One. The Brilliant Bear Warden. The Crater, or Cup, and the Crow, which Stand on the Hydra’s back, and are now at ® o'clock directly south, will be found readily. The stars in both are rather faint, the brightest being of only the third mag- nitude, but the figure shown on the plani- sphere can easily be made out. The body of the Hydra terminates with a fourth mag- nitude star, now directly beneath Spica. A little farther to the east is a cluster of sixth magnitude stars, which, if only the Hydra were a rattlesnake, would form an excellent tip to its tail. In some charts, indeed, these stars are included in the Hydra, and here stands on the very tail of this mueh-supporting constellation the Noc- turnal Owl. Of the stars which we have just passed Arcturus is the most interesting, not merely because of its great brilllancy, planisphere it will be | seen that this figure, | but more particularly because the failure of Dr. Elkin to discover any “parallax” in this star, or in plain English, his failure to obtain any trustworthy indication of its distance, compels us to regard it as a sun of gigantic dimensions, even when compar- ed with our own enormous luminary. A little tiguring will make this clear. Ac- cording to the photometric measurements of Seidel Arcturus has about one-tifth of tha brilliancy of Sirlus. Now, it has beea estimated that Sirius shines with an in- trinsic light equal to that of seventy suns placed de by side. Hence the combined light of fifteen suns placed at its distance would form a star of the brilliancy of Arc- turus. At double that dis: ance It would require four times as many suns to form a star which would appear to us equally brig at three times that distance the number of suns must be nine times as large, to Keep up the star's brilliancy, and so on, the num- ber continually in of the distance. The now put at about den t year: is to say, it takes the | of this st years to flash across the interval of between it and us. The least di which it has been thonght could be ass! Arcturus, upon the basis of observation ty-seven “light * with a pre that it is much ume that Are- seven times a The square of + the number of suns red at the distance of to make a star equal it in These would ga diameter t of ow to lent to one even times Bear in mind that t moder: Nant estima: “Bear Warden, of the with size of a high degree of pr that it should be greatly incre: uh at the distance of Arcturus f nits fafjbelow th fi e Planets, Mercury is now an evening star and may be seen low in the wést a half hour or so after sunset. Look for it a little north of exact west. It will reach its greatest east- ern elongation on the Isth of the month, after which Cate it will rapidly draw in to- ward the sun, though it will still remain visible for another weck. There is a popular notion that Mercury is a very difficult objeet to see. This is an error, probably due to the fact that much of our popular astronomy /has been derived frcm Hnglish sources. It) is true that in the high latitude of England, owing to the great inclination of the ecliptic with re- pect to the horizon, this planet can be seen well only at certain seasons of the year, when the conditions are the most favorable; but in the mean latitude of the United States Mercury can be seen by one who knows when and where to look for it whenever it is near its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the sun, either east or west. The average time of its visi- bility fer us is about two weeks. On the present occasion it will be visible, weather permitting, during nearly the whole month, and no one who is interested in the celestial goings-on should miss this opportunity of getting a good sight of this shy planet. Mercury shines with a silvery white light and at its brightest is about equal to a star of the first magnitude. Venus continues to be a morning star, rising about an hour before the sun, but she now shines with her least splendor and her present season, as Lucifer, the Morn- ing Star, ts practically closed. Mars also is a morning star, rising be- tween 2 and. 3 a.m. He has just reached the western border of the consiellation Pisces, and will soon pass the vernal equi- wcx and enter the northern hemisphere. He therefore now rises almost exactly in the east. ‘ Jupiter is still a brilliant evening star and is well above the horizon at 9 p.m., in the position shown on the planisphere. Note his situation with spect to the ‘Twins, to Procyon and Regulus. The planet is so brilliant that no one can mistake it for an ordinary star. The positions of both Saturn and Uranus, both evening stars, have already been pointed out and are also marked on the planisphere. Both planets are now retro- grading, or moving toward the west. Nep- tune, in Taurus, now sets just before 9 o'clock. The zodiacal “signs” now above the hori- zon at 9 p.m., named in order from west to eest, are Gemini (a part only), Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and a part of Sagitta~ rius. They are marked on the planisphere with their respective hieroglyphs. The position of the moon at 9 p.m. for every day on which she is above the hori- zon at that hour fs also shown on the plan- isphere. Tne moon will be new this month en the 12th at 7:46 p.m., and full on the th at 9:56 p.m., Washington mean time. She will be in “perizee’—nearest to the eo the 24th, two days before the ‘ull. +o+—____ AFRICA AND THE DUTCH STOCK. When That Great Territory is Finally Under English Rule. From the Spectator. The Dutch stock is, we know, sturdy and enduring—so sturdy and so enduring that to this hour the descendants of the Dutch who settled in New York are conscious of a shade of differencé between them and New Englanders, and ‘regard that differ- ence with certain sel{,esteem. They are, they think, not only more.solid, but better principled than the families around them. Nevertheless, the extraordinary, fo us, we will frankly confess, unacceuntable, ab- sorbing force of the.English has given them the controlling power in Ntw York, as in all America north -of, Mexico, and in spite of the vastness }of modern emigra- tions, that power will probably always re- main in thelr hands. ( A new type of man arises, distinctly American, but it is as vain to say that he is not in all essentials English as to say that tha Saxon at home has not prevailed over every other element im the population. We expect to see the pracess repeated in South Africa, but we,icam see no reason why it should not be peaceful, or why, when the united Dominion 1s formed, as it Will be formed, the different states should all enter it on exactly the same conditions. Scotland does not live under our laws, nor in Germany have Bavaria and Wurtemberg precisely the same position. ee “There is No New Thing Under the Sun.” Eccl. 1:9. From Life. Money Talks.“ * * * But money an- swereth all things.”—Eccl x:19. The Silver Trouble.—He that loveth sil- ver shall not be satisfied with silver.”—Eccl, v:10. Balloon Sleeves.—‘Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes!”"—Ezek. xiil:18. We Are the People.—‘No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.”—Job xii:2. ‘You Make Me Tired.—“But now he (Eli- haz) hath made me weary.’’—Job xvi:i. nurnber multiplied by | “JSUCH GURES HAVE NEVER BEEN KNOWN. They Attest the Great Master’s Personal Presence in Washington—They Prove the Infinite Superiority of the McCoy System of Medicine. “Such cures as these cures have never been known before.” All over Washington this is said, and as the vast volume of the wonderful testi- mony increases, voices drowning other voices, witnesses supplanting witnesses, proof piling upon proof, until individual instances, however remarkable, are lost sight of,we hear it no longer insinuated that the fa- mous physician is not in Washing- ton himself, or that the work is be- ing done under his name by students and assistants. Even doctors rec- ognize in these results cures that they know are possible only by the personal skill of the Great Master, famous long ago on both sides of the Atlantic, and are sending to him pa- tients that they know no other skill can cure. No other answer is need- ed for those who denied that Doctor McCoy himself was here than this. Deaf people testify that he restored their hearing, many people without power of speech that he gave them voice, and many hopelessly sick that as the resuli of his skiil they are in perfect health. There can be no mistaking in such results the handiwork of the Master from whom has been directly derived all that is useful, all that is practical, all that is valuable to humanity in what is known as modern special practice. THE TREATMENT THAT CURES. It is not surprising that the new treatment of in popular It fs natu- Doctor McCoy should speech as “The Treatment to be expSeted t e known Cares.” cialist who orgenl: That tt xt represents, hnprovements upon fees that it repre work of a as well as the rn the eats the earch and st lifetime George Cecil Hyde, 3400 Prospect ave., testifies to Dr. McCoy's skill in curing deafness, year's, as the skill of Doctor McCoy's early practice should be borne in mind. The old treatment for eatarrh that originated with Doctor McCoy, and has been advertised largely by young men who were formerly in his employ, was applied by the use of medicated sprays. That this method cured @ great many people goes without saying; but experience taught Doctor McCoy that the method of application was wrong in many Instances, as the sprays sc.actimes drove the catarrh into the ear, causing inflammation and sometimes deafness, and that the sprays used by some doctors contained Irritating solutions which inflamed the nose and throat and drove the catarrh deep down into the bronchial tubes and lungs. Dr. McCoy Curing the Deat. F. Milligan, 115 4th st. n.e., Cap- {tol HIll:"I feel ke going down the avenue and telling every one my deafness is cured. I was deaf for 18 years; could scarcely hvar a word; I wouid press a clock to my ear and never hear it tick. I was deaf as a brickbat. Doctor MeCoy cured me entirely. If there ts anybody who does not believe it let him come and see me in person.” 33 Oth vt. s.e., expert imachinist: I could net hear a sentence a short dis- tance away. Sounds were confused. I had to ask people to repeat. I cculd not hear my wateh tick. Buzzing sounds like escaping steam were constant. Since taking Dr. McCoy's treatment my hearing bas been restored. I hear perfectly. Frank Miller, John W. Bailey, 30 B st. n.e. had been deaf since childhood. The Deafness followed an attack of Measles. When conversing I would in variably have to ask the person to speak louder. If the speaker was a few fect away from me I could understand nothing. P attend the Church of the Epiphany. The Rev. Dr. Helliker speaks quite plainly, but I could not hear his sermons. I went to Dr. McCoy, and as a result I can hear conversa- tion addressed to me, and never have to ask to bave a question repeated Low.’ Patrick MeGraw, 214 E st. s.w. (85 years of age): “I had been hard of hearing for ten years. There were constant ringing and buzzing Maurice Clagett, &15 A st. s.e., testifies to Dr. McCoy's skill in cur- ing deafnesa, sounds in my ears. I coind not hear a watch or clock tick at all. I can now hear the clock tick and all ordinary conversation. I hear the street cars passing, which I could not before. The ringing sounds have left my ears.”* Mrs. Sophia Aiglers, 422 6th st. n.w. “I bad not heard any crdinsry sounds for five years. As the result of Doctor McCoy's treatment I can now hear the clock tiek, door bell ring and ‘wagons on the street.” Mrs. M. Cramer, 826 20th st. n.w. “I have been greatly benefited. The noises in my ears are not so bad, and the tickling sensation that I always experience in my ears has decreased, I hear better.”” ° S. W. ‘Stevens, 525 Sth st. n.e. “The ringing and roaring noises and sounds Ike escap- ing steani are disappearing since taking Dr. Mc- Coy’s treatment. I can now distinguish sounds and ot ee ey Pee rae ee DEAF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Oscar Rundgvist, 218 Harrison st., Anacostia, car inspector, Baltimore and Potomac R. R.: “The story of my deafness dates back more than 20 years. Burly in years I had the scarlet fever. I lived through it, being naturally strong, but it left fes mark in the form of complete deaf- ness in my right ear. It was stone deaf. “I was a seafaring man, in my earlier life. and some yeors after I had lost the use of my right car I was in Brazil. These torrid climates are alive with all kinds of insects, nnd while asleep one night a Brazilian bug, resembling a roach, crawled into my ear. The agony I suifered was intense, and the horror of losing my other ear con- fronted me. “I could not find any medical assistance, and had to remove it piece by plece, best I could. Whether I got it all, I don't know, but I never heard well after that. “Later cn I sailed with a sealing expedition to Osear Rundgvist, 218 Harrison st. Anacostia, testifies to Dr, MeCoy’ ski in curing deafaess. the far north, It was on this trip that I contracted @ tevere cold, and my Deafness in the Arcticn grew wors>, in ordin: orders, I could no lonzer understand language ¥ tone, and could not catch the skipper understand I would have to ask ques- i ringing noise an engine in my off n I went to Doctor MeCoy I did not harbor but wus willing to do most any- in one ear, anyway at Iam getting taking the treatm d that I heard was upon I noticed the clock tick- It was several fect from me. T wanted to mal ua that I was net mistaken and I Hstered intent); There was no mistake xbout It. ‘That was proof enough for me that my hearing was returning in my left ear. rl me days Inter my newly acquired keen sense of hearing was shown when a young lady in « volce scarcely aby a whisper asked for the loon of a Pocket knife in my presence, and It is the solemn truth when I tell you I Heard Her Whisper and repeated what she said. My bad the nearest to her, too. She expressed ber great surprise. “Many little things occur daily that add to my many proofs that I am improving ina remarkable way. I can hear without effort the clicking of the running gear of the railgoad cars. “Now, last, but not least, 1 want to tell you that not only fs ove car improving, but Tam hearing dull, confused sounds with my SCARLET FEVER EAR, the ove that had Heard No Sound in Twenty-Five Years “This is something I did not figure on when & first went to Dr. McCoy. I am fo pleased with my own progress that I have insisted on a friend of mine, Mr. Goddard, who has tried everything for his ears, to go to Doctor MeOoy for treat- ment.’" “To can new say t ly well, since e first new s getting up on ing oa the DEAF A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Maurice Clagett, 215 A # “For a quarter of a century I had been Deaf. I songht the aid of the most learned doctors I knew of, and although they all told me that my ear drum e. Patrick McGraw. 214 E st. x.w. (85 years eld). Deaf fen years. Hearing restored. was perfect, they could rot relieve the Deafness. “Thers was nothing I could hear distinctly. Wagons and street cars T could not hear. Ordinary conversation I could not hear at all. “When I learned that Doctor McCoy tablished a National Practice.in Washington I went to him at onee. I already realize a wonderful im- Frovement. I can now hear in my left car ordi- nary conversation, and the bearing in my right ear is better than it was. It was my right car that was almost stone deaf. Today I put my finger in my left ear and distinctly heard an auction bell a block away. I could hear today the clatter of horses’ hoofs on the asphaltum strects; sounds which I had not heard in years. My friends all reaiize the wonderful chang had es HEARD THE PIANO A BLOCK AWAY. George Cecil Hyde, 3400 Prospect ave., 14 years of age, having been deaf for two years, was placed under Doctor McCoy's treatment by bis parents. George, who is an unusually brilliant boy of his age, said: “I could not bear conversation or what people said on the streets. It was necessary for my school teacher to speak very loud to me. “Since going to Dz. McCoy my bearing has been restored. I can heer conversation clearly. Mrs. Hyde, the boy's mother, said to the writer: “We notice remarkable change in our boy's con- dition. We test his hearing every day, and find he will answer us now, whereas heretofore be could not hear unless we spoke very, very loud. “I am happy to say that he is doing excellently. He hears me when I address him in very ordinary tone. Stephen J. Dixon, 1226 29th st. n.w. (Georgetown), member Hook and Ladder Company, truck “0,” District Fire Department: I had been hard of hearing for five years—richt ear was very bad. I cculd not hear questions in ordinary tone four fect awsy. There was a gen- eral confusion of sound, and continuous roaring in cers, Hike engine blowing of steam, and a ringing Ike bells; I could not breathe through my nose Since being under Dr. McCoys treatment I can detect clearly conversation spoken in an ordinary tone. Sounds don't run together as before, and I con bear at a distance sounds which before would have been impessible. Justus E. Griswold, manufacturer, 205 Pennsylvania ave.: “For ten years I bad veen deaf. I had ringing and buzzing noises in the ears. I could not understand ordinary conversation, and would have to ask people to repeat what they said. I had to take my watch and press It very hard against my left ear to hear it at all, Ail sounds were confused. I could not hear speakers at any distance. Under Doctor McCoy's treatment I notice a wonderful change in my hearing, and it is teadily improving. I can now hear my watch tick At a distance of two feet away from my ears.” | DR. McCOY CURING DYSPEPSIA, Mrs. Joseph Sykes, 1214 19th “T bad teen a sufferer from acute Dyspepsia for years, There were at times distressing pains; at other times it scemad Ike something was pressing om my stomach. I had severe headaches. There Were rharp, laneinating pains in the hack and sides, that were just as frequent and severe the pains in the stomach. After eating there Would be m sense of fullness, nausea and depres- sion, I seemed to ‘ose all umbitiou and spirit. I cozid not Me on my back with any comfort, and would wake up at wight with these pressing pains in my stomach, “I was in about as bad a condition as a woman could be in when I went to Doctor McCoy. He bas entirely cured the pain. I can say I feel Uke an- have I other woman. My appetite is splendid. 1 no more hadaches. I eat and sleep as weil ever did, and I am very grateful to Doctor M kil ee DR. MeCOY CURING BRONCHITIS. way to my home in Poultney, Rutland county, Vermont, accompanied by my Ganghter, baving been down to Florida for my health. I learned that Doctor McCoy was in Washington. Having known the doctor by reputation in New England, 1 took this opportunity to get the advantage of his skiil. T had been affiicted for four years with a severe cough and bronchial troubles. I coughed in santly, capecially at night and in the moruls and when lying down. I could scarcely walk the pains in my back, sides end chest doctors always fill me up with a lot of u medicines that do me no benefit been under Doctor Met great relief. I don't experi tensely. ‘The cough i lights ing. “T have placed my daughter, who is deaf, Doctor McCoy's case to he cured of ber 4 I know that in New England he hearing of thousa the pains as in- and not so weaken- und » fens, has restored the DR. MeCOY CURING mee, 522 Sth st. mew: catarrh for ye My nae would stop up. always felt «in my thront. I ¢ find avy relict until I took Dr. McCoy's tre It is exeeilent. My nose don't bleed as be My head ts clear. I fecl that I am getting we Am 50 per cent better already.’ KNEW HIM AT BE HAPIN, ar of 1 CATARRH, J. S: “I had 11 7 a Aropy JEVUR. Dr. health 2 tervie ness with world “I knew Doctor McCoy dents who passed t Kellevue Hoepital in CP SRI Ae ures « has sta: first competitive It one exau s in 1889 Mrs. Joseph Sykes, 19th st. R.w., testifies te Dr. McOoy’s skill in treating disease of the stomach. uated, after eighteen months in the ward of gen- eral surgery. I graduated at the «ame tt Doctor McCoy was a man of marked atility, and chese the general surgery ward, while I went into department. “I had a good Coy while at Bellevue. His skill and energy, Lis great desire for advanced knowledge snd 1 Cases One case cepecially I remem- t, the swollen, and the gangrene had extended thigh. It was come out nll right ber, in which gangrene had set in in the f thigh had from the fost up to the base of t Aiscovered that < clot of blood bad lodged in @ lage blood yearel in the thigh. Doctor Met operated, and, to my surprise, had the patient out in the open air in a very short time. “I should judge Doctor McCoy to be about 40 years old. As for my jd call him in to attend ms personally han many other doctors who might decry his advertising “As to your question whether be wo to diswyer a Cure for Deafnens, I would say I would consider Doctor MeCoy just ns able, and a little more so, than any one T know to discover such a cure. He is Mable to discover something gu0d in this as well y other line. Of course, it is a big question you me, There are mai ces of denfncas, and many kinds ef treatment. If It is a cure for ab- then I repeat, Doctor McCoy is to discover that as any other man 1, surgeon or otherwise, be listle as in jest a3 Natl I krow, pi DR. MCOY'S RECORD. The Six Years of Prepara Matriculunt at University of New Yor First borer man in bis class. Winner of famous Loomis prize, Candidate for Bellevue Hospital Chosen by competitive examination, op the doctors of the world, resident physician of Bellevue Hospital. vovsese sae During service at Bellevue elected visith sician to training school for nurses. ..April, Served as resid.ut physician to Belle: The Founding of a Grent Special tice. Stay in hospitals of London and Dublin, St. Bare tholomew's of London, and the Mercer Dubs ae “SSI Formulation of r treatment for chronic troa- bles as a result of hospital experienc = ISS? Formulation of regular treatiment for the cure of bronchial lung disezees. ...-.1983 oy"s cures first Intredaccd Apnoun-ement of Dr. Mc untarily by well-known journalists, with pie- tures and interviews of patieats cured. .April, ISSt Dr. McCoy treating over one thousand patients a month ISS Extension of office facilities students from Bellevue. The Founding of a System of Applied Medicine. The second visit to Europe for further hospital Study and Inspection. Serving in the laboratories of Prof. Koch, at Ber- Un ... o - o i800 Stedy in Charitie Hospital of Berlin and Royal Clinie under Von Bergmann, 1N91 Formulation of .a system of medicine based on the discovery of poisou in the blood as the origin of 1s91 perl- McCoys prac- - 1892, laberatories and factories of the McCoy system should be located in Boston. 1894 The world startled by Dr. McCoy cure for Deafness. . Location of a national ton... by employment -Septembe practice Copies of Doctor MeCoy" mono- graph on deafness will be mailed on application to those direetly inter- ested in the cure of this condition. McCOY SISTEM OF MEDIC Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Consulting Physicians. Office Hours, 9 to 12a.m., 1 to 5 p.m., 6 to 8 p. m., daily. Sunday, 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.