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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Death of Col. ,Iatson,. Erot,sr

GREENCAsTLE, Feb. Especial l-Oliver
NJ. Matson, youngest brother of the Hon c. c.
Matson, died of pneumonia on yesterday near
Milwaukee, Wis, at which place lac had been
studying and preparing himself for the episco-
pal ministry. His mother and brother, Charles
f. Matson, were with him at the time of his
death and are expected here with the remains
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Fatal Case of Hydrophobia.

TERRE HAUTE, Feb. Especial. THE six
year-old son of Jacob Kroell, this city, died of
hydrophObia last night. He was bitten seven
weeks ago by vicious dog, but the animal was
not thought mad at the time. The case is one
OF the most remarkable on record The boy
had none of the violent symptoms of hydro
phobia and he died of sheer exhaustion. lie
was only affected three days. but physicians
pronounce it a genuine case of hydrophobia.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Are Indiana DIarriages Legal.

LAFAYETTE, Feb. Especial The Hon.
Byron W. Langdon, judge of the circuit court.
has Just made a decision which promises TO in
validate all the marriages made in this county
within the past half century and the decision APP
plies to other counties of the state we'll DR.. J.
W Mullen is under arrest, charged with perjury
in swearing To affidavit Cor the procurement
of a marriage license. His attorneys made a
motion to quash the Indictment. They argued
that an oath in such matters was simply an
opinion, not being made with intent 10 de-
fraud. The Indictment was quashed, and in
rendering his decision, Judge Langdon held
that the clauses "of lawful age 10 marry" and
that he knows no lawful objection" which
appear in the afidavits which marriage
licenses are granted, are illegal. If his deci-
sion that the affidavits are illegal is good then
the licenses on which they were granted are
invalid. Ii raises a pretty serious question.
and the question SIS marriage a failure?" has
received a new impetus here.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
CHERIFFs SALE.

y
BY virtue Of a certified copy Of decree TO di-
rected from tho Clerk OF the superior Court II
Marion county. Indiana, in cause No. $ 800. where
in James Mcliugh ct al are plaintiffs and Sarah
Neigh ct al are defendants, requiring u msks
the sums 81 money named in said decree, with in
terest and costs, will expose at public sale to the
highest bidder,
SATURDAY, THE 10th DAY OF FEBRUARY.
A. d. iss9
bei the hours 81 no o. clock a m and o'clock
D. M OF said day, the door OF the court house ~
Marion county, Indiana, the rents and profits for
term not exceeding seven years, OF the fonOEinS
real estate, tO-wit;
Part Of the west half OF the northeast quarter Of
section ~, township l6. north Of range east in
Marion county. Indiana. bounded a follows: Be-
ginning 62-1O0 chains north Of the southeast corner
Of the half Of the northeast quarter OF said
ton 20 township IL, range east, in said county
thence north 2)-I0O chains thence west p S0-iOI
chains, thence north chains. thence east chains
% the place OF beginning, containing - acres Of
land. more or less.
If such rents and profits will not sell for sufficient
TO satisfy said decree interest and costs, viii.
the same time and place. expose 10 public sale the
fee simple Of said real estate 50 much thereof az
may be sufficient 10 discharge said decree, interest
and costs. said sale viii be made without any re-
lici whatever from valuation or appraisement laws
ISAAC KING, Sheriff Marion County.
January D. A. ID. 1859.
}. T. Lecklder, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Maggie ,rccoombs in War Paint.

CHARLESTON. Feb. Especial For some
time John Johnson married man, has been
more attentive to Miss Maggie McCOombs than
his wife liked. She sent warning to the girl
and received in reply defiant letter, saying:
''The streets are free. Put your threat into
execution. viii be with you. Anything you
write to me will be returned unopened to you.
know what you can do" On the day this
letter was received Mrs. Johnson, deeply in
dignaHt, went to the girls home and began to
tell her widowed mother OF the daughters
course. The conversation had hardly begun
when suddenly door leading to an adiOin-
ing room was pushed open, and Miss Maggie
NcCoombs made her appearance in a very
excited state of mind. She flOurished an
iyOry-handled revolver, and pointing it at
Mrs. johnson commanded her to leave the
room Immediately or she would blow out her
brains. Mrs. NcCoOmbs sprang between the
Two and begged her daughter not to shoot.
vt this moment Julia, a sister to Maggie,
entered the room and urged her sister
10 blow out Mrs JohnsOns brains. Mrs.
johnson escaped, but serious trouble is
feared
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Fru;ts and Vegetables.

Apples-Per brl, s1.25a1. IS; choice. So 75aS. 2J:
fancy, S5.jO9375; selling in bulk on track, 409J0c
per bu.
GraPes-Malagas, IS for heavy weight, 81 for light
weight; fancy, s..
0nions-s1.2j91.4O per br; Spanish, 9Oc per crate.
Potatoes brl, sl.259LJ0; from car, 409JOc
per bu.
Sweet Potatoes-Jerseys, s4@425 per bri; Ken
lucky. 81. 75G2 per bril-
Cranberries-Per br. fancy s79S; common, s5as;
bushel boxes, choice, S2.5Od2.75.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Hides. Leather and ralIow.

Leather-Oak sole. 2o03fc: heunlOck sole, p 62Sc
harness. 27dS3c; skirting, SSdSjc; black bride, PEI
doz, S60@6j fair bride, S50960 per dOz; city kip
sjOG70; French kip. 7Oc6S105; city calf skins, 20
@90c; French calf-skins, ti.QO91.75
Hides-No. green, &c; No. green, Sc; No. 1
green salt - &c; No. green SALT 4c; calf same a
hides No green salt kip, 5c No. green salt kip,
SC.
Sheepskins -Pelts, each 2jcGs1.25
TallOw-No l, SC; No. >, 4l8c.
GTease-Brown, 2,ac; yellow, sc; white, so
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

person. There was no one present at the time
and one was seen leaving the premises or
lettering about. The only explanation of her
sudden death is that she was kicked by
horse, although, as above stated, there are no
marks on her person
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
struck by a Heavy bar OF Iron.

HUNTINGTON, Feb. Especial. duncan
Davidson, an employe of the Chicago & Allan.
tic railroad shops here was struck by heavy
bar of iron thrown by a steam hammer while
in operation, inflicting severe and probably
fatal Injuries
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Saedn.

Market Tor clover seed is firm other seeds steady Y.
Dealers quote prime clover S4.5OG5; prime timothy,
SlSOG2 per bu. extra clean blue grass selling At IS
assoc per bu. fancy, 90cGl.l0 per bu. red top 70d
9Oc per bu. orchard grass, si.4O@l.60; Alsike, s.
per bu.; English blue grass, 1O9I5c per 10.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Burned to Death.

LAPoRTE, Feb. 4.-fSpecial. Last night,
during the absence of Frank Ledger's wife and
children at church. the house took fire, and
soon afterward the charred remains of Ledger
were found in the ruins
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

When Baby uns sick. We gave her castoria,
When she wAz Child. she cried for Castoria,
When Ehe became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she bad Children. shs gave them CaStcr.o
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

The things we know are neither rich nor
rare" but marked by an uncommon ingredient
of common sense. One of them is-that one -
Try il
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
More Than One Million coOl.. Sod.

More Than One Million Copies Sod
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| mature decline, exhausted vitality, impaired
vigor and impurities Of the blood. and the IN
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substantial mbossed binding, full gilt Warrauted
the best popular medical treatise published in the
English language Price only 81 By mail, postpaid,
and concealed in plain wrapper. illustrated sam
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Medical Institute, No. 4 Bulhnch street, Boston
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10 whom all orders should be addressed
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

HorsfOrd's Acid Phosphate
FOE IMPAIRED VITALITY
and weakened energy, is wonderfully success
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
INDIANAPOLIS wHoLEsALE MARKET

Heavy average sides. bellies and backs &C less
than above quotations
morgan Il Grey brand
Sugar-cured hams, lie less than price IF "Reliable
English cured shoulders, lie less than price OF Re
table," breakfast bacon, less than price OF IRE
liable"
Porter" brand
Breakfast bacon ...'...:.. iO12
ID. :. and Picked Meats
English cured, clear sides. uusmoked .........
Bean pork per Dbl, 200 lbs 20
Ham and rump pork per bbi, 200 lbs ........ II 80
Chop pork, Dbl 200 Tbs Il 20
Also in one-half brs., containing 100 lbs, half
the price OF the barrels, with soc added to al
ditiOnal cost of package.
Lard-Pure kettle rendered new. in tierces, SIC;
also in half barrels sc advance price Of tlerces
50-pOund in l0Q-pound cases, sc advance on
price OF tierceS; 20pOund cans in S0p0Gnd cases. &c
advance price Of tierces; l0-pound cans in 60
pound cases, &c advance prIee of tierces 5-pound
cans in 60-poGnd cases, sc advance on price OF
tierces; 3-pOund cans in 60pound cases, e advance
on price OF tierces.
Central" family lard, in tcrces ...... -
''Martin" refined lard, in terces a
Also in 50-poUnd and 20-pound cans at usual adj
vance.
Smoked sausGgc-Bologna-In skin, large or small,
&c: in CLOTH 61Sc
Fresh Meats-Pork backs. suitable for chops fat
trimmed of, 9l2c. Sausage in 20 pound pals, SCI in
links. DC; tenderloinS, i3c; spare ribs, &c.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

blue, I21zc; Haymaker, s1sc; Otis. o. Ice; YORK.
s or. 15e.
characterization stripe. l0Lc; AmOskeag
check Toe; AmOskeag chevot stripe, SIC; Amoskeag
eheviot plaid, &c; Economy checks, shzc Otis, size;
White River plaids &c; Bee Hunter, Co. Carolina,
26-in.. SIC.
CANBRICs-Edwards. sc: Concord. &c; Man
haitian, &c; Warren, sc; MaSouville Roll, high
colOrs, &c; Mas0nyille Roll common colora, &C.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

SHEEP-Ieceipts, light. Market dull and
changed rs to quotations.
Prime sheep, 10 pounds and upwArd.....A 2jG4 80
Good sheep, 20 to 100 pounds ............. 504 on
Common To medium heep.............. O0eS3 90
Extra choice lambs .... O0G5 -
Good 10 choice 2i4 -
Bucks per head. 5Oa2 -
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

On the produce exchange to-day the butter market
was steady; fancy creamery, 26G27c choice 10 fine,
209e2c: fine dairy, lS922c; good ll9l2c. Eggs
Weak at 121Ill3c.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 4.-Flour-Uu changed; fami-
~, -. 10G42J; fancy, S4.65dLS0 Wheat Dull; No.
red 9Sc; receipts, 800; shipments, 300 Corn
Steady; No. mixed, 34c. Oats-Steady; No
mixed, 2sc. Rye-Steady; No. ?, SIC. Pork
Barely steady; regular, sl2.25 Lard-Easier S6.s0.
Bulk Mests-Quiet; short ribs s6.25. BacOn-Quiet
short clear, s7.35. Whisky-Firm sales l,15O hbls
finished goods basis OF S1.O3. Butter-StrOng Tor
fancy and poor for others; fancy Northwestern
creamery, Soc; good 20 prime Ohio and Indiana
creamery, 17d23c. Sugar-Quiet; hard. 7l%a754c;
yellow, 6l49G34c. Eggs-Fair demand At III adl2c.
Cheese-FiTm; choice New York, 129ISc; choice
cured mixed Ohio fats, l0l$Gllc.
BALTIMORE Feb. 4-Wheat-Western, quiet ;
No winter red, spot and Feb 9O1zc; March. 9I94 a
915Sc; April, CSC bid; May, 94I@c Corn-Western,
Quiet; mixed, spot and Feb, O5ld41c; March, ais 20
4l54e; April, 421 e bid: May, ~ 6, sales; steamer
spot, 3g3c. Oats-Quiet but firm good inquiry light
offerings; western white. 3293lc; do mixed 96Slc
graded No white, 3SG3315c. Hsy-Dull; prime 10
choice timothy, sl6.55@l7. Receipts Flour 1908
brs; wheat, 600 bu; corn, 1000 bu; oats 600 bu
Shipments-COrn, 1881 900 bu. Sales-Wheat 81 600
bu; corn, 5000 bu.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
The Produee Market.

Poultry is steady AZ unchanged prices. Butter i'
dull account OF large receipts Eggs receipts
have been liberal and prices shade lower.
Buttcr-Fancv creamery, 22It2Sc; fair TO good
creamery. i7Gl9c; extra choice country, I09ilc;
packing stock, 5dSc; good country. &c.
Poultry-Iens = e: spring chickens. re; rOost-
ers, Sc; turkeys old toms, 6ci hens &C. young tur-
KEYS Sc; geese. Sj40d6.O0 per dOl. ducks. &c.
Game-Rab6its 15c per dOl
Fsathers-Prime geese, 3Sci mixed and duck, zoe.
RagS-Sl per owt.
T-rn-l
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
ArlIels.. opening. H ighe.t. LaNe.t.= clasinE.

Cash quotations were as follows Flour n
changed No. spring wheat, sole; No. spring
wheat, 75G7Sc; No red, 961lc: No. . corn, S5isr;
No. oats 25l4c; No. rye, 47l{c; No. barley,
nominal; No. 1 faxseed, s160; prime timothy seed
nominal; mess pork, per bril- Sll 81 yGll 40; lard,
per 100 lbs $50; short rib sides OO~el -6.0jG6 0
dry sailed shoulders (boxed), s616l2% short clear
s ;ls boxed. Se.S.%S6Ss whisky dsiliers M
SIC; granulated, 7sse; standard a" e. e.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Indiana Pensions.
ORIGINAL-NVALID.

ORIGINAL-INVALID
II. Gaddis, Newbern. J. Buck, Fort Wayne.
j. Sipes, Mulberry. j. Haven, Lafayette.
w. Dougherty, Ne Il. Smalley, Green's
braska. burg.
d. CrOcketts, North ii. Bell, Washington.
Vernon. |. Lawson, Fowler.
l. Spaulding, Salem. q. Kransgill, New
j. Krauss, Evansville. Salisbury.
j. Love, Rising Sun. ]. Uppeel, Columbus.
G.. Lee, Tunnelton. ID. Palmer, MaTkle,
ID. Lane, Charlottesville. (navy.)
p. Racine, Evansville.
REISSUE.
j. Goddard, Greencas- NJ. Fetter Vernon.
tie. Ii. Starks, New Point.
ID. Corwin, Evansville. +. Knowles, Mounts.
A. Richey. Lewis. j. Brewer, Lusk' s
J. HOler. indianapolis. Springs.
w. Johnson, South J. POwnall, Roches-
Bend. ter.
J. Foucanon, Toronto. II. Kliugman, South
r. Forest Middleburg. Bend
ID. Fisher, Indianapolis. W. Benedict Fort
+. Frederick, Washing Wayne.
ton. {. Medosiah, WeiS-
III. jackson, Freetown. burg
J. Faulkner, Birds Eye. j. Barnes, Canal.
ORIGINAL-wIDOWS, ETC.
E., widow B. Fox. Plainville.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

HoGs-Receipts ., 800; shipments. 600. The mar
ket opened slow prices sc lower lights and Zoe
lower on the heavy and mixed grades Close quiet;
about all sold.
Good to choice heavy 6S4 20
rood 10 choice lght......... Svt94 .
Light mixed .... G50e4 20
Pigs and rough .............-... 250a4 50
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
Groceries.

The general tone of the market is steady. Cofiees
are in good demand at quotations, roasting grades
holding steady at last weeks advance. Sugars are
fairy active Canned goods continue materially un-
changed 10 prices salt rules about steady.
Cotfee-COmmon to good, 17@is1zc; prime 10
choice, l91SG2i1zc; fancy, 221s25 1ze; Golden Rio
24lz92Jl.c; Java, 261sdj015e: Coverings Z. l. G.,
roasted. 2294 &c; Schnul y Co.'S standard, Pie;
Arbuckie's, 2954c.
sugars-lIard, 73sa9c; conf, etioners A, 71.97iIe;
OF A, 61sd1 &c; cOhes 4, 654&65sc, white extra &,
common extra c, 6,sd5lgc; good yellow, 61sa64c;
sSd65<c yellow, a s6r6c.
Molasses--New Orleans new crop, 30el45c; medium
sirups, 25l3Oc; choice. 3Jd +Cc-
Miscellaneous-Rce 5el619e. Coal oil, 9Giic,
Beans, navy S212 %; medium, s2g22j; marrow
fat. S235g2.5o. Canned s-BlacEberries, 500
SOci peaches, pounds. S1.7592; peas. Sfdl.:;1 I;
salmon, pound. sl.90@e225; tomatoes, pounds, 81
@l.l0; sugsr-corn, 90cGslja Raisins--Calilornia,
London LAYERS new s2.506l2 3 per box; Muscatel
double crown, new, si-SoS2. Prunss. old, 414ta5c.
Currants, 6G71Tc.
Salt-ln car lots a5c small lots. sl.0j9Ll0.
Spices-Pepper. l9a20c; allSpice. l26elJc; cloves,
2692oc; clsSia, 1Oa!2c; nutmegs 709s5c per pound.
Starch-Behned pearl 3a314e per Poundi Cham
pion gloss, ! and 10 packages, 5d512c; Champion
gloss lump 3kd4c: improved corn, 6@1c.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. T. 1889.
CATTLg-Receipts, 80; shipments. 80 The market
is dull all grades at Saturdays prices. Choice
heiers and good bulls in fair demand, also good
veal calves.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06

"a Pimples, blackhesds, chapped and oily skin -
"a prevented by Cuticura soap. -
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-10-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The oldest public house in En-
gland is THE Seven Stars" at Man.
chester. It dates back to the time of
Edward Ill
There are 81, 900 benefit and burial
clubs registered in England and Wales,
with funds which amount to ELL, 000,-
O0C.
When the Queen removes from
Osborne to Windsor her carriages and
horses are sent ahead in two special
trains. Fifty carriage trucks are usu-
ally needed to transport the stable and
its attendants.
Princess Victoria is the most
original and thoughtful of the Prince
of Wales daughters. Princess Maud
acts as her mothers amanuensis.
Princess Louise has been her fathers
favorite.
Eight tapestries woven at Brussels
in the sixteenth century for the palace
of Hippolyte d'Este Cardinal and
Prince, were recently bought by the
Belgian Government. The price was
$34, 600.
The authorities of Elton and Har-
row have given instructions that the
pupils at these schools shall not wear
tho brown UNNAMED" leather boots
with ordinary attire, as they do not
consider them becoming or dignified.
Prince Henry of Prussia, the
Kalser's brother, is the idol Of the
German naval service. He is the
''Unser Heinrich" of the navy, just as
his father used to be the "Unser
Fritz" Of the army. and many stories
are told to illustrate his good nature,
his devotion to his profession and his
physical prowess.
1t was announced at dinner given
by the jury of the Paris Exposition
that the chief buildings on the grounds
will remain as permanent exhibition
buildings, wherein will be founded an
annual European fair after the pattern
of the celebrated annual fairs of Nov
gorod. 1t is hoped by this means to
make Paris the commercial center of
Europe, as Novgorod was for centuries
the commercial center of Russia.
Labor is carefully classified on
French farms. Laborers are usually
hired by the year, and in addition to
their wages are given the use of a
cheap house, with potatoes, some grain
and a bit of land for garden. The
average wages received by head farm
ers last year were $S1 for the year aEd
found: herdsmen and shepherds, 500;
workmen and cheese-makers, $50; Or
binary farm hands, $50, and women
servants, SAT.
Reports from the Celestial king
dom make it known that Governor
of the Chinese provinces has forbid
den the young men of his province to
wear 'gorgeously-colored and en-
broidered garments, practice which
he says is foolish and unmanly, and he
gives due warning to fathers, elder
brothers and teachers that they will
be held responsible for any display of
clothing on the part of the
would-be dudes.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-10-19
LATELY LEARNED,

IT is now thought the Stanford Univer-
sity in California may be opened in the fall
of $780,
THE Women's National Press Association
intends to erect a statue to Mrs. r. 3.
Hayes in Washington.
MEN of science who have investigated the
subject declare that the coast of New Jer-
sey is sinking at the extraordinary rate Of
two feet in a century.
The Industrial part of the American ex-
hlbit at the Paris Exposition is creditable
to this country, but in the fine arts the
showing is not so good.
GREAT BRITAIN has annexed Humphreys
Island and Rierson Islands, lying twenty
miles apart, and supposed to be on tho
route of one of the projected trans-Pacific
| cables.
| A STATUE of the late Louisa NJ. Alcott is
| to be modelled the coming winter by Frank
E. Elwell, Concord sculptor, an intimate
friend of the authoress. There is rumor
that the statue may be placed in the free
public library of Concord.
A NEW business directory of Johnstown
and surrounding vvroughs contains the
names of over 800 business and profess
sional men. 1t also shows that there are
saloons open in the place.
TIE oyster has been great sufferer from
the recent terrible commotion of wind and
wave, and hundreds of small oyster plant
ers in the vicinity of New York City have
been ruined. Large planters and dealers
have also suffered heavy losses.
THE ''cold fresh air cure'' is new cure
for consumption. Slowly being accustomed
r. tho Of NJ, ho &c
little nearer each day toward an open win
dow. The last stage of the cure consists in
sleeping in the open air, regardless of wind,
rain or snow.
ACTUAL elevations taken since the recent
disaster at Johnstown show that during the
flood the water in the neig hborhood of Con-
emaugh and the South Fork bridge reached
an average height of forty feet above low
water mark At the big viaduct on the ap
stream side the water was seventy-nine
feet deep.
Los ANGELES, Cal, feels the collapse Of
the real estate boom and the property
owners have petitioned the State Board of
Equalization to reduce the assessment of
Los Angeles County twenty per cert. One
piece of property that was sold for S15,SS5
two years ago has been returned to the
owner for $1,000, the face of the mortgage.
On sixty town sites that were then laid out
there are now but 235 inhabitants.
A LARGE public bath will soon be erected
in Philadelphia from money left by Ben
jamin Franklin and John Scott. Franklin
left in his will, dated April %, 1870, S5,O00to
be used in Philadelphia in such way that
after the lapse of a century the principal
and interest should amount to a sum large
enough to make valuable public improve
ments. In 1916 John Scott added $4,000 to
this sum. The principal now amounts al
together to about $4,000. Ten thousand
dollars of this will be laid aside for another
century, after the new bath IS constructed.