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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
NO MORE NEW LOCAL IMPROvEMENTs

Some time ago Controller Loew was doubtful
whether or not he ought to certify any more con-
tracts for local Improvements presented by the
Departments of Public Works and Parks by Tea-
son of the constitutional amendment limiting the
debts of cities. He wrote TO the Corporation
Counsel asking him TO advise what part of the
fund for local improvements could be certified Cor
payments on new contracts made by the two de-
partments mentioned under the provisions OF the
law passed by the last Legislature. MIR. Lacombe
advised him that the collection OF assessments
made and confirmed prior to or subsequent 20 the
passage of the act when works OF local improve
ment were completed subsequent to June 3. 1878
should be applied to. the purposes designated
in the act referred TO. Under this advice
the Controller holds that all CON
1888, completed or uncompleted. for which amounts
are due or TO become, due first TO be provided
for out Of money in the treasury to the credit of
the local Improvement fund before any sum
chargeabe thereon can be certified on new cou-
tract to pay the expense OF executing 1t. In view
of this the Controller cannot perceive that there
is any sum in the city treasury available for the
payment of new contracts Of this character.
In December last the Departments OF Public
Works and Parks stated that the amount due and
to become due on contracts for local improve
ments was 81, 1893, 1888 OF this S1s2, 1883 OF was
paid in December, and $547,9s3 40 from January
!, 10 9sS Jay 7a Leaving due or to become due
treasury applicable for payment was $742,052 20.
Prior 20 January / $3.50, 900 assessment bonds
were sold and the proceeds placed 10 the credit OF
the street Improvement fund. The Controller il
decidedly of the opinion that he does
not feel justified in certifying that there is in the
treasury any sum to the credit of the fund for
local improvements sufficient TO pay the expense
OF executing new contracts In excess OF the sum
CURED 10 pay amounts now due or to become due
under existing contracts. The only way now in
which new local improvements can be carried on Is
by direct taxation or by using what can be col
lected from assessments after previous contracts
have been provided for. Under this decision of the
Controller he will return TO the Departments Of
Parks and Public Works several new contracts
which had been forwarded 10 him for certifcation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03

Cleaning and Dyeing. The best work a
moderate prices Lords Offices % East l5thst, II
fany'si 06s Gth.ave. near 3sth.st Established 1880
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03

Avoid spurious nostrums. Allcock's Corn
Plaster IL genuine cure 10 cents al druggists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
Announcements.

A New CALIFORNIA Production.
Bubach" the great California insect powder Pure
powerful nflble Bugs and insects are unknown whers
Buhach Is Test its wonderful efficacy poison
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20
Working Up a LiveI, Trade.


see tha: chap there: remarked ths cop
on the corner. The reporter saw him. That
ere chap is making gooi money buying
things he does nothing bu; buy. Never
sells He i workia' for gang Of fakirs
he makes the rounds Of = dozen OF fiftesn Of
EN- and watches his chaace 70 do 'era soma
good. S'posir' fakir has around him
ht:ls crowd lie talks. an the fellers IS.
listen. The more h. talks ar talks the more
they listen. bst that Is ail they do do Then
the chappse there steps up Hes been
us.enin' too, We see, bat be does something
elsa He takes the patent lamp chimney
cleaner or whatever you call il in his two
hands au' looks it oyer. Then he saws its
a good thing, buys ono and marches of.
Fellers are Ike shesp-tasy'l all jump IL he
beIl-wether will Only sit herself over the
bars For few minutes the fakif has
lively trade. ye see. In ten minutes you can
End the same chappis buying suthin ofsoms
other fakir On corner.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20
WHAT THE MULE DIED OF.
Shaking Him on for Bur!ai-A Tri
angular FI:ht-A Surprise.

Shaking Him on for Ruriai-A Fri.
angular FI:ht-A Surprise.
Detroit Free Pressl
About a mile from Fort Pillow we met
three colored men and q team of horses.
The horses were hitchei TO dead mule.
and were "snakins' him Off for burial. but
Jus. then had come to a dead halt The
men were wrnsling IN loud and earnest
voices and as We halted to see what was
going on, one of them explained:
you see gem'len, dis yere mule died OF
heart disease"
Didn't do muffin of de sor:i' disputed tie
second IF dat dere mule didn't heV
chill an jist friz hissslf to death den I'm a
Goner!"
"Chilrr yelled third. "Gemlen, dat
mule wuz old nuf TO die. an he Jist kesled
ober an dats all dar am to it Heart dis
easel Chill! Why dem two niggers neber
seed a mule afors las var
-Junius, doan' you go to putin on airs
ober mel threatened the first who was
driving the team "You /, low-iown mig
ger from de bottom lands, an des, white
men doan' take no stock in sich:'
Tho colonel advised pace bat Junius
bristlsi up with:
"Lpw-down niggeri Bottom lands! why,
81 de Lawi, but has allus libi on de
mountains, an as fur bein' a had man has
got twenty two paper from de VERY best
white folks to show who | am
Reckon you lie. sah!'
"Who's q liari'
YES, who's a liari'
There was a triang ular fight Each man
went in his own account and fought the
other two, aud they did thump each other
in a hearty manner. They were still at it
when the dead mule rolled over, raised his
bead, AMI alter a moment got upon his feet
and began to eat leaves from roadside
bush. Our laughter stopped the fracas and
each darksy stood stock still and lookel at
that mule as if be had been a ghost Then
they lookei at each other with blank faces
Thsn up at Us with open mouths We rode
away before they had spoken word, hut
presently the leader shouted after Us:
Dress NV soul. but he's done come -
life an ives had dis yere fout fur muffin
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20
a Telephone Time repeater.


Tie instrument is connected With the
telephone system b. means of grouni
wire. and any subscriber desiring 10 know
the time has but to hold the receiver o, his
phone to his ear and li,tsn. ami he will hear
the time, hours and minuts> ticket OF by
this little machine. IL registers the time In
this manner once every sixty seconds
The machine is very simple arrauSs-
uent and is connected with the clock by
electric wires Two revolving steel bobbins
contain several series OF teeth which are
struck by an arm which also revolves and
masses over them. Ii repeats on the p-inci-
PIE of the FIRE alarm. First buzzins sound
is heard then the hour is ticket OF. \
panse then occurs ami minute follows
Ualf-past Is indicated by the following
lii. hut three minutes after i rsprs-
sentsi by this: I'LL. ths space bein-
much longer II is sail thar the telephone
company Is contemplating the purchase o!
the patent after which it Will all 50 -
the rental Of each instrum
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20
The Weight OF Drops.


The weight Of drops is shown by NJ
soymoni's inve stig atoms 20 prevent some
peculiar variations. Ii il, OF course. well
Known that the weight depends upon the ex-
ssrior diameter OF the tube. the interior Oh
smetsr having no influence except upon the
velocity OF fiow Ii i the naturs OF the
loud which determines the weight. what
.ver may be the proportion OF dissolved ma
serisl that it contains
NJ. Boymoni employed dropper Of one
.ichth of an inch in dismstsr. and deter
mined the weight by an extremely sensitive
balance Tue mean Of his results gave for
Is grains of distilled water. % drops; alco-
boil of - degrees, 81 drops; alcohol OF % de-
grees 81 drops; alcoholic tinctures from
60 degrees to % degrees, s. to Oh DROPS
ethereal tincture, 81 drops; fatty oil,
about IS drops: q volatile oil, about -
drops; an aqueous solution, diluted Or at
sanc. - 3aGE
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20
DlsFIGuRED WALLS OF BRICK.
A Chicago Architects Compiaint-Walls
of Pressed Brick Turning White.

chicago Tribunel
II will give any man 500 ODo who Will
proiucs anything that will prevent wall
OF pressed brick from turning white said
a prominent architect The remark was
called forth by the appearance of the walls
of one OF the finest Office buildings in the
city, recently completed at a cost OF $780,
0O1 glanc, at the huge pile of pressed
brick discovered numerous streaks and
splotches of white covering the greater por-
ton of the surface of the four upper stories
Of the grand structure. That white APP
pearance,' said he. (which is unpleasant to
the eve, is not injurious to the wall, but 1t
is decidedly Objectionable Ii is sulphats
of magnesia-althouyh generally cslle-i
saltpetsr, AMI is brought out OF the bricks
by the moisture in the atmosphere.
an a very dry season it does not show it.
self Sd much but in a wet season like the
one We have recently had it forms an in
crustation that makes a brick wall appear
at great disadvantage. Many experiments
have been tried 10 prevent its appearance,
but without effect Many walls of pres
brick are OILED US soon a they are com
pleted This prevents the appearance OF
the magnesia for while, but it comes out
in time The painting OF walls is resorted
TO as q preventive but IL Will even Souis
through heavy coats OF paint This whits
appearance is not so Objectionable in busi-
ness block, bu. when il makes its APPEAR
ancc on the front of a hanisome resiiencs,
as it has, for instance. on handsome
double house on Michigan avenue. the
basement and first story of which are
Of Carbondale stone, and number Of others
which have recently observed, il destroys
for time the harmony which the architect
has attempted to create in the combination
of pressed brick with stone ami other ma
tarial
The sans substance has made Its ap-
pearsnce ON some qualities OF stone not now
used in Chicago architecture. but It Is not
so readily observed on account of the color
OF the stons and bscau~e the quantity Is not
SO great as it is on the brick IL some Qua
could discover a way 10 make pressed brick
that would resist the action OF the atmoS-
phers in the bringing out OF this white iu-
crusta;ion, or preventive, he would not
only DO benefactor, but would have an as
sumei fortune The fact that this N agnesia
is brought out by the wet weather on pressed
brick has, no doubt, stimulated the use OF
stone AMI other building material in the
architecture of Chicago"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20
Sc'SSORlNGS.

All me! 1t is a sight for saddest tears.
To see old age un worthy Of its years.
Unworthy u be oli-who thus would stand,
As 'twere stranger in that sunset land.
L Nouth's Companion
He never did any good work in his life,
He. a man who from danger wouli shrink,
Hes always neglected his children and wife
And squandere1 his earnings in drink
Ignorant selfish uncultured Is he
Yet people by whom he is known,
Remark with sigh, "What n man he
would be
If had only let liquor alonep
-lBoston Courier.
-Ah, me!n sighed the lean man, If were a
fat man,
How happy the world would seem:
-S'death," moaued the fat man, now happy
YOU thin men
o L,rdi if l could he lean"
So thus doth the lean man envy the fat man,
While the fat man wouli fain be lean;
Oh. happy am l. not fat man nor lean man
Only betwixt and between
louisville Post
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04

boss on that particular level. lie knew
him to be IN Intelligent young fellow,
and that be had taken very full notes
about the real condition of the mine at
that point He addressed himself 70
him and finally succeeded In obtaining
his notebook. With that as 4 guide.
Hill drew a map of the l,500-foot level,
showing al tho drifts, ore deposits,
etc. fact, describing with minute
particularly the mine as it really was.
The two mon went to. San Francisco
and had an interview with Keene. Az
ter carefully examining the map. Keene
expressed himself as satisfied that the
mine was worthless. In return for the
service they had done him. Kecno gave
Hill and bis partner Sl00,009 margin
at his brokers'.
Tho stock was to be cut up into small
er shares in few days, and Hill de-
termincd to buy first. believing that
the stock would advance point or
two on the division. Then his plan
was to sell everything short on tho
merits of the mine. They told Keene
what they proposed TO do. He bluntly
advised them 10 sell short at once, and
when they persisted told them that he
intended in that case to sell hundred
thousand himself TO cover his own in-
terest- They disregarded his advice
and bought The next day, to their
horror, the map, neatly Autographed,
was hung out on California street.
Amidst the most intense excitement the
stock commenced to fall. The news
papers came out with broadsides on
the criminality of libels for speculative
purposes, and the bonanza people
offered heavy sum for the apprchen-
sion of the author of the bogus map, =
rs it was called. But it was of no use.
The fact was there, and the stock fell.
In q few hours it went down 10, 20,
then 80 points. Fortunes were made
and other fortunes swept away in
twinkling, while millions OF dollars
changed hands. Hill and his partner
lost of course, with the rest of the un-
fortunates who were on the wrong side
of the market. Keene, who had dis
posed first of his own stock, sold every
thing short clearing by the coup sever
al millions, while the bonaLza crowd
crate fortunes. .sOf course, said Hill,
as ne appncu nlWScH 10 the lFuiCS Oh
his culinary efforts, ''we didn't really
lose anything, for the 100000 we had
belonged to Keene, and we only had
the use Of it as margin. Sometimes.
though, / wish / hadn't thought ]
knew more about stocks than Jim
Keene, and had taken his advice. If
had we would have cleared something
handsome. But, you see, never
dreamed he would have the nerve TO
hang that map out on the street and
bring everything down with rush. -
Nct0 York Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
How the Canadian Indians Fight.

A gentleman who has spent many
years among the Indians and half
breeds in the northwest declared that
they had attained remarkable proii-
cheney in the use of the rifle. Their
aim is unerring, and they seldom fail
TO bring down their game. In yeats
gone by when buffalo hunt was the
great event in the life of these people,
he had many opportunities of obserV-
ing their skill, which was simply mar
velous. On these occasions everything
bearing in the remotest degree upon
the chase was left to captain, who
gave the word for the attack. Until
then not q move could be made. Sad
havoc was made in the rank of tire
buffalo by these natives of the prairie,
although armed with only an old flint
rock rifle. Powder was carried in q
horn, strung across the shoulder, ana
the balls, thirty-two to a pound, in the
mouth. Thus equipped and mounted,
the huntsman engaged in the chase.
After discharging his rifle his stced
was guided By the knee and kept run
ming in the direction desired, the
powder was slipped deftly into the
chamber, and holding the barrel to Ills
mouth the ball was dropped into its
place; then striking the rifle across tho
knee, causing the ball and powder to
come together. the hunter was again
ready for another shot The loading
of their rifles is thus done in a mo-
ment- II with such poor and anti
quated rifles such wonderful results
were accomplished it is not difficult to-
account for the deadly effects Of their.
fire in the Duck Lake fight, armed as
they were with the most improved
weapons Of modern warfare. Toronto
Globe
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
Roast Horse In England.

There are many people who prefer
horse to beef, but, as it is q point in
dispute, q practical step for solving
the doubt is being taken in Manches-
ter. A hundred horses are slaughter
ed in that city every week, aud cut up
and sold as ''butcher's meat. The
trade is carried on in the poor districts
where the steaks find ready purchasers
at prices from to pence per pound.
There can be no pretense for saying
that the flesh of healthy horse is not
fit for human food. There are epicures
who prefer it to tho choicest beef, but
it has been their rare good fortune
to get "a dainty dish" which does not
ordinarily come into the market.
The question is not whether the flesh
is iit to be eaten, but whether a whole
some animal is killed for sale. IL will
not pay a butcher to buy healthy
horse to slaughter and retail at prices
that is lower than is paid for beef, and
it may therefore be safely assumed that
the animals which find their way TO the
shambles are either diseased or SO
fused up as to render them quite un-
suitable for a poor mans table. There
AZ uO uOuDt 6uGu bubb u G1uGA AkduN -
pcrpetrated upon the buyer of this
stuff by the butcher who deals il II,
and the only way to check it is by reg
ulating the sale under specific condi-
tions, and this is what they are trying
to bring about in Manchester When
the restrictions are enforced il will bc
interesting to note whether horse-fesh
at 8 pence per pound can compete with
American beef Liverpool Courier.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
How We're Missed.

Tho late Col Freeman Norvell had
some well-dcfined ideas on the subject
of the Essentially Of the Individual in
the Universal Scheme, and he was used
to illustrate them ia this way:
When / was gallant young Lieu
tenant of Marines. stationed in Wash
ington, | was pretty numerous in so
ciety. Wasn't a ball, a reception or
swell blowout Of any sort that (accOrd-
ing to my notion then) could get on or
go off without me, In fact ] had be-
come Gin my own mind) an intlispensa-
bic unit in the social problem OF the
capital. Ono day got orders to 20 TO
sea. That was a terrible blow to WASH
ton society, but it was my duty to sacri-
flee it, and sacrifice It did by going on
board my ship aud sailing away. True,
Twas at q loss to guess how the town
could survive my absence, but con-
soled society by u promise to return as
soon as possible.
well. was absent three years!
You can't estimate the gross measure
ment Of my grief for the people OF
Washington. but it was my intention TO
assuage the general voc by course Of
gracious and benign patronage on my
return. That, Of course, made me feel
a little less like q criminal than whom
went away. and looked forward to the
day when | should again set foot in
Washington with great eagerness.
In due time We reached town. Before
| had walked a square met . dear old
friend who waved his hand at me and
exclaimed:
How 90, Norvclll Been out OF
townP Haven't seen you in three weeks
y know OF. - Detroit Free Press
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR,
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Anuaoolis MI I.1lv 90 IQQ

<AAA10 SCsAcI ~ - NJ ~o1 AC1Cs
YHE people Of Maryland, in common
with their fellow countrymen, have
heard with deep concern of the long suf-
fcring and the fatal illness which has ter
minated the life of the soldier, statesman
and patriot, GENERAL u. s. GRANT. They
sympathize fully aud very deeply with
the devoted wife and sorrowing family
in their bereavement, and but one feeling,
that of pure and simple sorrow- pervades
all sections and classes. Henceforth his
enemies will revere lis memory for mag
nanimity in the hour of his triumph; his
friends for his fidelity to convictions and
devotion to his country's call. In defer
ence to sorrow so general and sincere,
all state public Offices will be closed and
their busines suspended on the day of
the lamented dead Is funeral, and the peo-
pie are requested to repair to their re-
spectIve places of worship and engage
in services appropriate and befitting the
sad and solemn occasion.
HENRY LLOYD, Governor.
GEORGE b. M1I.LIGAN,
jy30-3t Secretary of State.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04

The habit some Americans have Of
apologizing to q guest for the poor
dinner given him IS carried to extremes
in Japan, where the following is said
to be the translation Of a typical fash
ionable invitation to dine: II beg par
don for thus insulting you in begging
your company at my house to dinner.
The house is small and very dirty, our
habits are rude, and you may not Get
anything fit to eat; and yet hope You
will condescend to be present with rs
at o clock the 9th OF December. On
arriving at the house you find It spot
lessly clean, tasty in arrangement, aud
host and hostess affable. The bill Of
lare consists Of ten or fifteen courses.
the best the market can afford. -Pgliin-
deEplsia Inquirer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
Dldn,t 80 a IkscIklng seat.

.sDo you see that shaft?'' said q deck
hand on board Fort Lee steamer re-
Gently. '.Ycu notice it is only eigh-
teen inches above the deck, and pas
sengers easily step over it when they
want to get abaft or forward Of il.
On Sunday fellow came aboard at
Fort Lee, after trying hard to induce q
friend who was with him to stay there
all night. Ho seemed 10 be awfully
tired, and when the boat was well un-
der way for New York be saw the
shaft, and did not seem 70 nOrIco tnar
it was revolving. Here, Jim," he
said. 'slet us sit down, and he sat
down On the shaft. with his pipc IN his
mouth and his face toward the stern.
or course the shaft carried him over,
landed him On his back On the deck,
and began saving away at the tail Of
his jacket He was greatly surprised,
and. getting on his feet. he looked
steadily at the shaft for minute, and
then said to bis friend: II got up on the
wrong side; didn't ], JimPa Then he
tried 60 sit down with his face toward
the bow; but the shaft wouldn't let
him. Il butted him of and threw him
forward. At last he turned % me very
angrily .Tarnation. mate, said he.
"llas'en' ron got q seat aboard that
won kickP-N + 6nn
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
THY WILL BE DONE.
N.Y.. q. wHIrEIER.


We see not. know not; all our way
rs night-with Thee alone is day;
From out the torrents troubled drift,
Above the storm our prayers we Lift
Thy win be donel
The flesh may fail, ae heart may faint,
But who are we to make complaint,
Or dare to plead. in times like these,
The weakness Of our love OF easef
Thy will be done
We take with solemn thankfulness
Our burden up, nor ask it less,
And count il Joy that even we
May suffer, serve, or wait for Thee,
Thy win be done
Though dim as yet in tint and line,
We trace Thy pictures wise design,
And thank Thee that our age supplies
Its dark relief of Sacrifice.
Thy viii be donel
And If, in our unworthiness,
Thy sacrificial wine we press
If from Thy ordeal's heated bars
Our feet are scared with scrimson scars,
Thy viii be done
If, for the age to come, this hour
OF trial hath vicarious power,
And. blest by Thee, our present pain
Be Liberty's eternal gain,
Thy will be done
Strike, Thou The Master, We Thykeys,
The anthem of the destinieS
The minor of Thy loftier strain,
Our hearts shall breathe the old refrain.
Thy will be done.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
..Now. Mary.l I said father 70 his

Now, Mary said father to his
daughter, who had lover Of the new
ergo home at-a- decent time Of night
kind, Il have no objection to your
bringing company to the house, but I
don't want to see that Keeley motor
bean Of yours here again; that's fat
my what beau?' Your Kelley
motor beau. J" why do you call him
by such name?n Because he Is one
of those chaps that WON'T 90. =
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04

The tclescopic stars, unseen by the
unaided eye Oh accountof their remote
ness, are classified as high as the four
teenth magnitude, and their number Is
reckoned as high as 1000, coo.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-04
PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

MY USUAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR
Il BOYS, win reopen the
First Monday IN august.
Those who contemplate entering st.
Johns College in September, will do well
to avail themselves Of the advantages Of
this school
I'D RAYFIELD,
jy15-tf 80 West Sc, Annapolis, Nd.