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Poisonous Fish.

have known two kinds of poisonous fish
IN the Cape waters. one of them small and
the other large. The latter kind is known
by the local name of 'keeler," and is. as a
rule. good to eat, although the oil is the most
profitable use it can be put to. Only at GER
tain times is it poisonous. Cape fisher
men declare that they can discern
at these times poisonous streak
say is dark dirty brown. 1t is said to be-
accompanied by an unusual display of
phosphorus. Occasionally the mussels are
poisonous, and one year several pig-faced
balloons out of a troop which have
lohg haunted the Cape peninsula were
picked up dead after eating them. Slv ami
sagaeious as the balloons are in selecting
their food, they are scarcely wary enough
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The new Encinal school building, corner
OF Santa Clara avenue and Thirteenth
street, will be occupied March ID.
The City Trustees propose TO make
slight increase in the water rates for the
coming year. The rates are now 80 cents
per 1000 gallons to private consumers and 20
cents 10 the city. The former will probably
be raised TO 40 cents and the latter to ..
The present rates do not allow Captain
Thompson a revenue of per cent on his
capital invested, and the Trustees think he
is entitled to tins.
William Bowers of Grayson & Co. IL hav-
ing $500 residence built on Thirteenth
street.
The remains of Alfred James. who died
Unexpectedly last week, were buried at the
expense of the county. A subscription has
been taken up for his family, who are in
INDECENT circumstances.
Editor krauth of the Encinal has pur-
chased a lot on Central avenue, west of Park
street. and will probably locate his printing
establishment on 1t.
Over thirty residents of this city recently
became members Of the Alameda County
Humane Society.
I. Is. Marshall, in the employ of Max
MarcuSe, Oakland, is building handsome
cottage on Mastick court, West End.
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srpscl.1prIoN Harrs.

DAILY CALL Gncludng sundays, So per year by
o all postpaid: 3 cents per week, or IS cents per
month through carriers. DAILY CALL,
FIVE copies, three months, St 20. SUNDAY CALL
twelve pages). 81 SO per year, postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL ana EEKLY CALL, 81 SO per year, post
paid WEEKLY CALL (eght pages, 81 % per year,
/ uslald. CUBS OF ten tsent to one address,, $40.
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ANY of our patrons who fail to find
The MORNING CALL for sale by
train-bovs Will confer a favor by mott
Tying this Office of the fact, naming the
date and train.
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Two Victims of Gas Recover.

Henry Shaw and John Hansell, who were
found nearly dead Saturday morning in
their room over the San Pedro Dairy on
Valencia Street, the result of gas asphyxia-
ton caused by the carelessness of drunken
empluye, were successfully treated at tn 9
City and County Hospital and were dis
chhrged Yesterday morning
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AUCTION SALES TODAY.

FrEN1TURH.-Ty NJ. j. Simmons, at 1857 Market
. at. al ! l % clock.
FURNIrURE-By VIM. ButterheId. at sos Blu
Chanan St. nj u o'clnck
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The explorations of Southern Africa are
beginning to flood Europe with geological
curlosities. In Antwerp and Hamb they
have now regular sale menageries, where
am atenrs can purchase any pet, from a
dwarf parrot to an pXtra-siZsd rhinoceros
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IcE Montgomery street. near Clay. open until II
O'Clock P NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street. near Kearny, open until , O'Clock midnight:
$50 Hayes street, open until ESQ o'clock; sos
sIkin street. open until 80 O'Clock; SIS Mission
street., open until O'Clock P. NJ. and 115 Ninth
sueet open until $3.50 p. NJ
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Father da Ponte's Mission Deferred.

Father da Ponies Mission Deferred.
Owing to the Inclemency of the weather
no unusual services were held at Guada-
loupe- Church yesterday, Father da Ponte of
San Jose being unable to begin his mission
as expected No day has yet been set for
the opening of the services, they having been
indefinitely postponed
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THE ANGELUS BELL.
Something About the Custom Portraye
In MilIet's PAINTING

Something About the Custom Portrayed
in MilIets Painting.
The Angelus is prayer to the Virgin,
introduced by Pope Urban Ii in 1895, as an
intercession for the absent crusaders. 1t
begins with the words, "Angelus Domini
nuntiavit Marie the angel of the Lord
announced unto Mary. Then follows the
salutation of Gabriel-Ave Maria, etc. The
prayer contains three verses, and each verse
ends with the salutation, Ave Maria: and
it is recited three times day, at the ring
ing of the Angelus bell, so named from the
first word in the prayer.
After the crusades the custom languished
until, in 1927, Pope John XIII ordered all
the faithful to reeite an Ave Maria at each
ringing of the bell. He announced an in
diligence for each recitation. Other names
are the Ave Maria Bell' and the "VeSper
Bell."-New England Magazine.
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Two pounds cream mixed candy. In Japanese
baskets, only SOC. T0wnsend's, G27 Market.
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LOOK out for the great sale OF Clarendon
Heights lois, February 20, 1891.
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LOOK out for The great sale of Clarendon
HeiglNs lois, February 25, 1891.
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WHO owns THE Boo TS.-The Police Depart.
ment wants 10 find an owner for pair OF rubber
boots found in the possession OF AN ex-conyict
named Charles Patterson,
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IT is pure economy to buy HOODS sarsaparilla
for it is the only medicine of which can truly be
said " 100 Doses One Dollar" 1t is stronger, purer
and better than any other blood purifier,
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PEARS Soap secures a beautIful complexion.

BROKEN hOrehOund candy, zoe Id. Towusepa,
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MIS- w insIOW's soothing Syrup"
Has been used over fifty years by millions OF moth
for their children while teethIng with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child softens the gums all
lays pain, cures wind collie regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diarrhea whether arising
from tetthing or other causes For sale by drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and as
for Mrs Winsow's Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five
cents bottle.
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TIE MORNING CALL


Has larger circulation than any other
.newsp per published in San Francisco.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IMPAIRMENT NO e-PRoBATE IN THE So
A. PerioT Court In and for the City and County o.
San FRANCISCO State OF California. In the matter
OF the estate of SUSAN X JAMES, deceased. No
wee is hereby given that Friday. the 9th day OF
February, A. ID. 1891, at 10 o'clock a OF salt
uay, ana the courtroom of said court, ut the ne"
WY HAN. In the city and county of San Francisco
state OF California, have been appoiuted as the tl'
anu place Tor proving the Will OF said So san n
iASihS. ueceased and for hearing the applicatlois
OF CHARLES A.JAMES for the Issuance 10 him o.
levers Parliamentary in the estate OF said deeeASe
pateu February II, A. d. 1891. WIN. J. BLA =
Nelt, Sterk, by +. b. HoUGHTON. Deputy tieIISt
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SO?ICE OE ugETINCs

BEEcHAM's PILLS act Ike magic on a weak stomach.
Extra mince pies. swAIN's. 2l8 Suffer street.
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MONEY no LOAF

ON 2ND MORTGAGES OR NOTES; OF 81 81
~ mortgage 81. }. l. lSAACS ALL o'kareiL oc''
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sITUATIoNs-MALE.


GCANDINAVIAN YOUNG MAN; UNDER
Cstands care of gentle place, including gar
den, horses, cows, chickens, ETC.; years refer
ences from former employer. O., Box 81, CALL
Branch Office. Its
MONEY LOANED ON PIANOS. ORGANS, FUR
41 niture. oil paintings bronzes, safes buggies and
sewing machines at the Collateral Bank Is Grant
ave-, near Market ST. ta19 80 W Mo
POSITION WANTED BY A YOUNG MAN, 20
years of age book-keeper or CLERK has had
experiences: country no objection; wages object.
Address J. H.. Box So CALL Branch ONCE. fel5 3t*
ENGINEER AND MACHINIST OF Is YEARS
- experience wants situation in city or country.
address Z M, Box 80. CALL Branch ofice.fe15 9t*
pHARMACISr-rHoRo EXPERIENCED,
reliable European pharmacist; speak languages;
years experience New York. seeks position best
references. Drugs, Box 15S CALL Branch. fe15 Ste
YOU'VE MAN, AGED 49, DESIRES SITUATION
as book-keeper or assistant, for any kind of
clerical work Address W. r., % South Park 10 %
VoUNG GERMAN MAN, AGE 10, WISHES A
place IN private family; take care of horses
aud Is not afraid OF work. Please apply l7OS Church
ST, near Twenty-ninth. field IL"
MAN AND WIFE WANT PLACE ON SMALL
w ranch: wife good cook and housekeepe man
careful and good worker: amount OF wages no OBJ
ject. G. LEVITT, Oakland. fel4 5ts
OWL ENGINEER AND DRAUGHTsMAN OF 8
" years experience desires positiou either field
or Office work; excellent recommendations. Adj
dress Engineer, 7l6 Larkin st. tel4 5t~
SITUATION WANTED BY YOUNG MAN AS
~ bed-naker; experienced. Address L., Box 105,
CALL Branch Once. fel4 3t*
W ANTED- SITUATION by YOUNG MAN
w as clerk in grocery-store speaks languages:
best OF reference Address ID. p, lib Fell ST. dr. -
ENGINEER WANTS POSITION, EITHER
- CITY or country. Address A. f., Box 100, CALL
Branch ONCE. fell 6ts
THE EVENING BULLETIN, PRICE REDUCED
to is cents per week, delivered by carrier to any
part OF the city; the Bulletin is the best oldest
and largest evening paper published on the coast;
orders by postal-card or otherwise will receive
prompt attention. ONCE 692 Montgomery ST.
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MRS. SMITH, TREMENDOUSLY: LESSONS
w given; also fortune-teler l149 Market. 10 7t4
NINE. MoREAU, 10 FOURTH ST.. REVEALS
w past, present and future; fee Zoe. fel4 Sts
Nj Me. ISABEL, LATE OF BOSTON MEDIUM
w ana magnetic healer. I'm 10, 765 Market. 3 II
NINE DIR. THOMAS SCIENTIFIC REVEkiER
w by eggs and cards. tells entire life past present.
future; consultations on all affairs, nOthin, eS-
cepted; name given. valuable advice and sure help;
restores lost love by sympathy; mistake Impossible:
diseases cured; fee 81; letter 81 30 kearuy st. Il
GREATEST FoRTUNE-TELLER IN THE CITY:
~ reveals past, present and future. Cali and sea
MISS SELMA, TS9 Mission St, near Fourth; fee
iadles 90c, gentlemen 81; lucky eharnL myS #
A UGUSTA LEoLA. FoRTUNE-TELLER AND
= cIatrvoyant; magic charms: love tokens; shows
True pictures OF fnture husbands and wives teaches
lortnhe Zo2o Mission St. nr. 10th; lee 81 y25 l2mt
NJ ME. ATALANTA, WONDERFUL MEDIUM.
4'i tells entire life from cradle grave: seventh
daughter OF the seventh: born with double veil:
hours from y A. NJ. 10 8 p M; also SUNDAYS: sue
and 81; by mail 81. 1858 Howard st. nos II
NINE WALTERS, 5I7 TEHASA ST, Mr.. 4rH:
W fortunes tod; ladies' 2oc; gents, Que; open Sun.
NJ ME. SHMID, FROM VIENNA; MOST RE
4h nowhed revealing lies future events; ladies ST.
gentlemen az. by mail s.. once $50 MISSION. mr3 &C
THE EVENING BULLETIN, PRICE REDUCED
to Is cents per week, delivered by carrier to any
part of the city; the Bulletin is the best, oldest
ana largest evening paper published on tile coast;
orders by pOstalcard otherwise VIII receive
prompt attention. once 622 Montgomery -
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Nj Ms. THOMSON, HAND-RUBBER AND SwED-
IA Ism movements. l1SGrant ave. Room II. IL 4s
Y ROSE CLEVELAND FROM \. Y: MASSAGE
=. Nucleus House, Nm. %; assistants ja7 I,
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FINANCIAL.
81 500 000 TO LOAN ON KANCHEs.
w. .OOOsONO large sums below market rates
Join /. LITTLE, 10 SAFE Deposit Budic di6 Am
MONEY To LOAN ON real. ESTATE = y
Az s1REkr CO., AIS Montgomery 81. MOI N
Nm FRANCISCO COLLATERAL LOAN BANK
- oSS hearny St. TN only corporation that lends
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
III r. SCHMHckERr ARgHtTECT AND
- builder, StoS Mission st. - Modern houses
nt SEOo per room and up: call and see block of
..sss, rousteeath anu Shotwell sts. fel6 lists
BokhkEH " CO.. CARPEN TFRS AM
- b9llders. us Leiiesdorn ST. seS Il
E;LAWRENCE. CARPENTER AND BUILDER
oAs sacramento St cabinet WORK anu lifting ua
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A RRIVED-MRS. DIR. A. DE HOWE OF NEW
n York; Is only natural born trance medium in
the world; is seventh daughter, born with double
Veti and wonderful prophetic gift OF second sIghr.
this she viii prove: every hidden mystery revealed:
tells your entire life in dead trance gives our name
in run, also your future husband or wife; in DuS
ness. lawsuits, marriages. divorces deaths uniting
the separated, removing evil Influences restorIn,
ioSt love she has no equal. and wishes 1t distinctly
understood that she advertseS nothing but nat she
can DO; all who are In trouble inv.ed to call and he
conNheed; $4,000 challenge To any medium who
can excel her. Pariors, 1920 Market ST. opp I'm
an CENTS WILL SEND THE WEEKLY CALL
~ lor Tour months to any part OF the Unites
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.
Hea @oru;as -(llrgm.
NOTICE.!
II ebruary, 1891.

Observation-Disclosures I6. 1891
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L PYAT, TsHE WELL-KN owN HAIR
4 dresser, begs to announce the removal of his
business from kearDy to the more commOdious
premises az 202 Ellis ST., where he is that his
new goods and his increased staff OF assistants will
nlease old friends Mel now cmst nnnrs feH IL
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| ARGEST STOCK, LARGEST STORE LOWEST
Il price; easiest terms and secondhand
furniture and carpets stoves and ranges highest
price paid for secondhand goods; open evenings
lOl7, 1919 1921, 1923 Mission St. bet Sixth and
seventh. j. NOONAS. au7 u
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PARTIES THAT ARE GOING HoUSEKEEPIN9
Will find 1t to their advantage TO call and see my
prices IN furniture. carpets, foldingbeds, stoves
ana housed furnishing goods cash or payments;
country orders solicited. All goods are specialties
AXIOM SONS, 1910 and 1912 Stockton St. open till
Pm OclS tu
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HELP WANTED-CONTNUED.


y GENERAL MDS. DRY-GOODS Statesmen,
L with references 305 Kearny. Room /. 1t
GOOD RESTAURANT COOK. 81 NINTH ST.
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w ET-NURSE WISHES CHILD TO NURSE.
w fresh breast milk. Call 400 Green st. feI6 3ti
CPANISH AND SKIRT DANCE PARLOR on
~ stage. RUFUS LOVE, Irving Hall. Its
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No, CoTnvitIe.

J. A. X Hilton. formerly of Hartland,
now stopping Mt Weld, Franklin county,
passed through town last week. He had
with him fine four year-old colt, for
which he has been offered $1,000. He has
two more very fast young horses that he
intends giving record this coming sum
mer.
The +. F. s. gave Mr.. sni Mrs. Hop
kins very pleasant surprise picnic party
Tuesday afternoon. Their next regulsr
meeting will be at Mrs. H. N, Freeman's.
There are some quite old people In
town, fourteen that are owe" so, and two
that are over 80. Mrs. Joseph Butler cell
ebrated her 65th birthday March oh Mr..
L. j. Calden made some appropriate re
marks for the occasion, closing with a
little poem.
School meeting In Dist. No. 0, Wednes-
day, March Is.
VIM. Dunniug, from Dexter, is stopping
with s. w. Doble.
Harry Doble went to Palmyra Monday.
George Kincaid Is at home getting
ready to start up his mill
Joel Hobart will have but little business
to attend to Mt bis mill this spring.
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Browns Corner, Canaan

Mrs. Annie d. Leavitt returned to her
home in Cambridge on the 10Th, inst.
Mr.. A. D. Brown and wife visited in
Skowhegan Saturday.
A colt belonging to Mrs. F. Chase was
badly injured by getting kicked last week.
Geo. Chase and Henry Crowell visited
the l. o. g. T. Lodge at Hartlsud Monday
evening.
Friday evening the members Of the G.
B. Z. Club, were invited to partake Of q
baked bean supper with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
D. Brown at their pleasant home, but ow-
ing TO the inelemency Of the weather only
. few wore present. There was much dis.
appointment over the absence ofothers and
many regrets that our worthy and re.
spected Mr.. G. B. Haskell of the PittsHeld
Advertiser, who was expected to be present
was also detained BY the rain from reach.
ing u, but . pleasant evening was passed
and the merits Of the supper were discuss
ed and pronounced excellent. Mrs
Brown has q reputation for the excelency
of her baked beans and brown bread a
we'll - for many other good things which
gracsd her table ON the occasion. Saturday
afternoon Mr.. Haskell arrived ct ]. Crow
ellis evidently believing In tha maxim
"better late than never. He had persever.
cd and arrived one day late, but received q
very cordial welcome. Invitations were
sent our for auoihsr meeting and quite .
number responded, the evening was pass
cd very pleasantly in social converse and
singing, IN impromtu supper Of baked
beans, brown bread, cake and coffee was
served 1t Crowell's. Mr.. Haskell express.
cd himself o. pleased 70 meet with the
people here and they In turn - glad To
welcome him. NeasRs. Frank and Eddie
Blake with Misc Bertha Cobb Of Dexter,
guests Of ". q. Brown wsrs present.
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When railroads were first introduced,
the engineers, rs we call them-or the
engine drivers, as they are called in Eng
land-ran their trains almost rs they
liked, making up time when they had
fallen behind, picking up such informa-
ton us they could rs to the state of the
track ahead of them. and for the most
part plunging ahead with their ma
chimes without much more than a sur
mise whether they should bring up at
their destination or at the bottom of
some high embankment.
Some of the results Of this want of
system would have been amusing if they
had not been disastrous. Mr.. Laurence
Oliphant. an English traveller and Author,
tells in one of his books n rather grim
story of trip which he made by rail, in
ISIS, from Chicago to New York. Over
part of the distance the train made the
extraordinary speed, f1r that time, of
fifty miles an hour, and presently it ran
off the track
Fortunately, the cars were imbedded
in a soft clay ditch, and no one was
seriously hurt; and in the midst of the
connection, Mr.. Oliphant says he heard
the engineer tins admonish the switch
man, whose carelessness had caused the
accident:
Now, Tom, this is the third time
you've forgot to set that switch, and the
last time there was twenty people went
under and the rest was bruised. Sc
mind what you're about, and don't for
get that switch i-4sain, for if you do III
tell the boss
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S. G. Bowen, of Nashville, Tenn, says:
The true story Of the death of Gen.
Ewell is known only to few. As ii
young man lie was quite dandy, and
continued to ply great deal of atten-
ton to his dress until August, 1862
when he lost II legat the battle of Grove
ton. He recovered in Il few months and
led his troops until the close Of the war,
but with the loss of his leg he also seemed
to lose all interest in his personal ap-
pearance, and after he went back to his
farm in Tennessee was in the habit of
wearing the most dreadful old garments
imaginable, saying that it made no diff
ference how Il one-les9ed man looked.
A year or two after the close of the war
there was salo Of quartermastcrs
stores. and Gen. Ewell bought a guam
tity of military trousers for which there
was no longer any use.
He issued them to his worlsmen, and
at last TOOK up the habit of wearing a
pair about his farm. They were shoddy
goods, very thin and fiimsy, and on O
damp day in the winter Ewell took o
cold. which developed into pneumonia
and from which he never recovered. A
day or two before his death, when h,
knew there was no hope, he said to
friend: The enemy has killed me a
last was in many battles, was severe
~ hit more than once, and on more THAI
one occasion thought | was as good a
dead When the war closed it seemed
- ! ! - =
but was mistaken, for here am Mt las
dying of pair of Yankee breeches. y
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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ANIDBOSIS |!


Cambridgeport, Mass, Mar. 8, 81.
Two years ago we lived in Brighton,
and among those who called upon US were
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodman and Mrs. DR..
Haines formerly of Skowhegan. | told
them that hadsbeen d cripple from hip
disease for II years and was curei in a
marvellous manner. Then took them into
the back parlor to show them what cured
me. There is what did it, (pointlng at
your outf0THE COMPOUND VAPoR BATH
| wish you could see the look of astonish-
ment manifested. "Why ",said Mrs.
Haynes, do you think that Is what cured
your Yes decidedly it did, said l. l
told them that it was just what the Doc.
tor should have TO use in his practice; but
mum was the answer. So que - the ad-
wee was not ap9reciat d. hut may be mis-
taken, as they may know more of your
humane work than know Of.
MRs w. II MULLEN.
The above letter reminds me that In the
early history of Anidrosls (sbout IL years
ago. feeling my incompetency to make a
proper Introduction of this grand humane
method, and looking upon The Doctor as
one on whom l could conflde, offered to
make Overcome half interest in my inven-
ton, IL he would aid me In this introduc.
ton. How stands the case today Does
anyone think l need anything better thar
the grateful acknowledgements of the
thousands who testify as above?
DIR. S. +. CoNANr
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Skowhegan's Millions.

The valuation placed by the Commits
sioners at Augusta upon Skowhegan es-
tates Is subject of general remark In
town, and the method Of arriving at the
figures has been inquired into by the RE
PORTER.
In the Hrst place IS we look at the
valuation Of our assessors taken by them
on what they considered an so per cent
basis 10 taken as . whole close up to
cash value II the property wss placed on
the market to sell. To this % per cent
was added to bring the estates up TO full
value.
Then the Commissioners went through
the property and made various arbitrary
additions smong which were 10 per cent
to real estates because our town Is sup
posed to be thriving prosperous one,
GAIA, 4Ol to the valuation Of our wooden
mill to bring 1t up 70 standard per set for
first class brick mills, 47l, 200; Railroad
property, %, 900; Carrabasset Pulp Com
pany, e37. 800; Richards Pulp Company,
$4,000; twenty per cent on live stock be-
cause Of It's superior quality. s22, 433; for
pulp stock, el0,627. These Items aggre-
gate e86S,l6l There were other small
items Of addition made by the Commits
sioners but they failed to make any de-
duction for any reason. They are solid
on addition but don't seem % understand
~nhtre rtJOn an fap re1ataa IN tho vAlu-
alton of Skowhegan at Lest 1------.--