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uon OF the costs and expenses of grading Puget
street from Fourth street to Bigelow avenue,
which which assessment was duly confirmed by the
city council on the 23rd day Of December, 1891 is
| IN my hands for collection, and that the same
| Will become delinquent on and after the 2nd
| day OF January, 1892.
| The name of the owner or reputed owners and
| description Of the property and amount of
assessments are as follows:
Thos. Heacock, lot 6, block s. Patterson's
addition, so feet deep. s. 46 so
] r. Pattison, lot 5, block 5, Patterson's
addition, west 10 feet. 38
JAS A. ! ICtormier, lot :, block 5, Patterson's
JAS a cormier, lot 8, block s. attersons = y
addition, west 10 feet. eet............ 9 3S
). r. Paittison, lot 6, block 4 Pattlsons
]. /. Pattson, iot s. block /, Pattisons = y
7 9, yan Epps, fs lot I block i, ,Pattisons .
T. 9, Van Eppa, lots block /, Pattison's q 0s
= addition, west 10 feet. ................ 3S
y B Psattison, lot s, block |, Pattison's
J. R. Pattison, lot s. block i, Pattison;s 10 %
i i ADDITION, NniI nl, west lo feet. ss
= J, addition Nat On; 81 "A
u, west lO feet M ..........: :....,......-.. 13 40
FLORENCE Humphrey, piece of land
described as follows: Beginning at
the northeast corner of Spring and
Puget streets, thence in d general
northerly direction along Puget street
as graded 592 feet more or less to Big
Glow avenue, thence east 60 feet:
thence II a southerly direction 60 feet
east OF the line of Puget street 592 feet
more or less to Spring street; thence
west 6Ofeet to place of beginning.
Jane Pattison, a piece OF land described
as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner Fourth and Puget streets:
Ihence north 6degrees west $40 feet
west go feet south degrees east $40
feet and east 60 feet to place of begin
ming. ..................... $50 al
R. Q. Dunbar, lot /, Van Epps & Wiman's
e addition, 80 feet deer. p.s.......::s...... 60 "a
r. q. Dunbar, lot 2, Van Epps q Wiman's
addition, east 10 feet ....y......... 70 is
Julia and Faith Henderson, piece ofland
described as follows: Beginning at
the intersection OF the south boundary
line Of the Bigelow donation claim
and the west line OF Puget street run
ming thence north degrees west 96
feet, west 6 degrees south 60 feet
south degrees east SO feet east 6
degrees north go feet to place Of begin
nlng- ;-.. .-.........-........... 81 As 1
Julia and Faith Henderson, piece Of
land described as follows Beginning
at point on the west line Of Puget
96 feet north OF the south line Of the
B1geloW donation claim, running
thence norJh6 degrees west 66 feet;
thence 80 degrees west SO feet, thence
=, east SO feet to place Of beginning II 60
Florence Humphrey, piece ofland north
OF last described tract to complete a
rectangle A Of go by 66 feet.
Florence Humphrey, piece Of land des-
cr1bed as follows Beginning at
point in west line of Puget street 1852
feet north Of south line of BigeloW
donation claim, running thence north
erly along line OF Puget street 500 feet
more or less to the south line OF Big
Glow avenue; thence west 60 feet Of
the west line OF Puget street more or
less, thence east go feet to place Of be-
ginning.
GEO. sAvIDGE,
CitV Marshal
, 1892-01-06
Notice.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Puget Sound Pipe company, will be
held at their Office on Monday, February
1st, 1892, at 2:30 pm.
e. s. HAMLIN,
I J6-fZ. Secretary,
, 1892-01-06
The Carriers at Work.

The new carrier and free delivery system
is in working order, although the carriers
are yet little unfamiliar with their duties.
Carey James will be known as carrier No.
1, Erwin Young as No. 2, Clark Savidge as
No. 3, and A.. W. Bedford as No. 4.
, 1892-01-06

The governor Of Minnesota has received
a cablegram from Minister Chas. Emory
Smith, Of Russia. saying there is wide
posed relief will be greatfully received.
, 1892-01-06

LONDON, July Cit is reported that the
doctors who are in attendance on the queen
Of Roumania despair Of saving her life.
, 1892-01-06
a New POstmaster. i.

Duncan A. McRath, Of snohomish, has
been appointed postmaster at that place by
President Harrison,
, 1892-01-06
BLAINE SEIZED.
SUDDENLY TAKEN ILL AND lis RE-
MOVED TO HIS HOME.
Great Excitement is Caused i'm
Washington City. The Great
Secretary Is Said to be Out of
Danger by his Physician.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. - Great excite
ment was caused in tine department Of state
tnis forenoon over the sudden illness of
Secretary Blaine. The nature Of the i'll
ness is not at present known, but it is said
y dye altogether to temporary stomachic
The alarm subsidized about
noon when the secretary, who was attended
py physician from the war and navy de-
partment, was reported resting quietly and
being entirely out Of danger. The secre-
tary was removed to his home in carriage.
ne ls now reported to be much improved
and is expected to be out tomorrow.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
An Example of Second Sight,

A recent instance of second sight
or of a vision or consciousness no
hindered by walls and curtained win
dows, is worth recording. 1t hap
pened near by and in this wise A
young man, weak from long st1'ug
gle with disease, and as it proved
near his end, lay in seeming browse
his mother watching him. Sudden
ly he reused himself and said, Moth
er, B. is here" "B-" is dear
college friend, supposed by the moth.
er and all to be miles away at col
lege. The mother told the boy he
was mistaken, but again he insisted
that his friend was come-he saw
him, he said.
To satisfy him the mother went te
the door only to meet the friend just
entering the house. Nobody in the
house knew of his coming or had
reason to think he would come at
that time, and no one saw him until
he entered the house-no one but his
dying friend in distant room How
he saw and knew, by what means
the barriers which forbade similar
sight and knowledge to the mother
became no longer barriers to him,
who can tell2-Springfeld Mass
Republican.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
ne wa. naving an rnloyable rlne


The young man was leaning
against the wall watching the dan
GERS with some interest. He didn't
look exactly like a man of great
prominence; in fact, probably no
one in the hall had ever seen him be
fore, but that didn't seem to trouble
them, and he certainly didn't care.
To his right was a prominent citi
zen, also interested in the dance and
to his left was floor manager. The
latter saw the prominent citizen and
bowed. The young man saw him
bow, and said to himself:
'Georgel but they sort of look out
for stranger here. It's quite a nov
city,"
How are you enjoying yourselfa'
asked the floor manager.
First rate, first rate" returned
the young man. "Never better"
tSirl" exclaimed the floor manager
haughtily.
"Out of sight," said the young
man. I'm enjoying it all right.
II wasn't speaking to YOU sir, :
said the floor manager.
"Never mind, never mind, re-
turned the young man with a gra
cious wave of the hand. "Im enjoy
ing myself just as much"
The prominent citizen laughed and
moved away, and the floor manager
tried to find some excuse for having
the young man put out of the hall.
Chicago Tribune.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Fonr Great Musicians.

Palestrina was a revolutionist in
his day, but is now virtually obso
lete even for the severest classicists
Gluck was as radical an innovator as
Wagner, yet it is only occasionally
and with difficulty that one of his
works can now be briefly resusci
tated. Beethoven was a madmaD
even to many of the best musicians
as late as 1906, when, as that musical
veteran, Professor Haupt, himself
told me, the fifth symphony was re-
hearsed in Berlin for the first time,
and the musicians in the leading Ger
man orchestra dashed the music from
the racks, declaring it was crazy and
could never be played. Now this
same fifth symphony is considered
model Of form, of symmetry and lu
cidity, and its composer is the cher
ished idol of conservatives and clas
sicists. Music.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Solid En1.

The deleterious influence of fogs
may be estimated from some results
obtained from examination and anal
ysis at Kew gardens. The director
speaks of the leaves as being covered
with substance like brown paint
'tarry hydrocarbona- which can
only be scraped off with knife. On
analysis this shows over 81 per cent.
of carbon and hydrocarbon, with Al
per cent of metallic iron, magnetic
oxide of iron and mineral water.
Any one at all acquainted with the
physiology of plants and animals can
apprehend in moment how such a
mixture must affect both the lungs
of men and the leaves which are
the lungs-of plants, as regards res
piration. Strangely enough, the de
posit appeared to be more marked at
Kew than at Chelsea. Young Man.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Seeing and knowing.

An eminent lord chief Justice, who
was trying right of way case, had
before him a witness an old farmer
who was proceeding to tell the
jury that he had ''knowed the path
for sixty yeer, and my feyther tould
! as he heered my grandfeythe1
2ay'-
"Stop!'' said the judge, I'VE can't
have any hearsay evidence here"
Not" exclaimed Farmer Giles.
Then how dost know who thy fey
ther was 'cept by hearsay9''
After the laughter had subsided
the judge said: SIN courts of law
we can only be guided by what you
have seen with your eyes. and moth
ing more or less"
"Oh, that be blowed for tale Z,
replied the farmer. u ha' got bile
on the back Of my neck and never
seed 'un, but be prepared to swear
that he's there, dang 'unr
This second triumph on the part of
the witness set in torrent of hear
say evidence about the footpath
which obtained weight with the
jury, albeit the judge told them it
was not testimony of any value, and
the farmers party won. Irish Times.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Too Much Of a Good Thing.

Those who devote themselves tc
earnest work and take fun on the
wing have the best of it. know
this by bitter-I mean sweet-expe
rience. Once upon o time when
wore pinafores and rejoiced in the
freedom of short dresses l expressed
an ardent longing for maple sugar.
'Tn get you some sugar on one con-
dition," said Cousin Tom. Name
it." said l. That you at once eat all
I give you" Agreed, said l.
The monster brought me FIVE cakes.
l began ardently. The first cake
was ambrosia. The second cake
palled, and before I'd finished my
contract, l hated the sight of maple
sugar. Moral: Take pleasure in mod
crate doses, or it will be the hardest
sort of work Kate Fields Washing
tnn
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
A RemarkabIe General.

Among types of the Italian army
in 1899, described by General Marriott,
is that of Gen Macard, commanding
a division of cavalry. He was one
of those officers raised by hazard and
by their courage, and who, while Of
real value before the enemy. were
not less incapable, from their want
of instruction, of holding high rank.
This singular persona real Colos-
sus, of extraordinary bravery when
about to make charge at the head
of the cavalry, was accustomed
s'habiller en- bette, as he called it.
He divested himself of his coat and
shirt, leaving only his breeches, his
boots and his plumed hat. Thus
naked to the waist he exposed to view
a trunk as hairy as that of bear
Once equipped en- bette, clenching his
saber, he rushed on the foe, swearing
like pagan, but he seldom came to
close quarters, for the singular and
terrible sight of this half naked
giant, covered with hair and who
presented himself with yells, so ter
rified his foes that they few on all
sides, thinking they had to do with a
wild beast.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Twn RnYaI Kniras.

A knife with more than hundred
blades was presented by the cutters
of Sheffield to George ~, and is now
among the royal plate at Windsor
castle. King Humbert of Italy has
hunting knife the handle Of which
is of solid carved ivory sllrmounted
by the royal Italian crown, accurately
executed in the finest cut steel. The
sheath is of pigskin, with massive
solid silver mounts chased to match
the knife, with the royal arms of
Italy in bold relief. The price of the
knife itself was twenty pounds. and
with the sheath thirty five pounds. :
London Tit Bits.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Signs of Death,

Of course the various physical
phenomena which usually accom-
pany the act of dying vary consider
ably in the early stages with the
causes which are producing death.
To one schooled in death scenes,
the physiognomy which the grim de
stroyer presents is one not easily
mistaken. Among the many signs
of death that are unmistakable are
the failing pulse, the coldness of the
extremities, the change in the coun-
tenance as the venous blood courses
the arteries; the skin grows clammy
as the various vessels refuse to long
er perform their functions; the eyes
glaze; the jaw drops; fluid acumu-
lates in the windpipe, causing the
death rattle" and finally the breath
ing ceases altogether. st Louis Re
nuhlic
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
CHARIOT RACES WITHOUT HORSES
How Gigantic Circus Got Out OF a Pre-
dicament in Australia.

How a Gigantic Circus Got Out of a Pre-.
dicament in Australia.
did you ever see a chariot race
without horses9" The question was
asked by L. Fl. Tudor, who had just
returned from an Australian trip.
Clerk Cunningham, the presiding
genius Of the Palmer House, nearly
fell off his chair. He slowly turned
the rays of his big diamond on bis
questioner's face and scanned it care
fully. mo, / never did," repeated
Cunningham, still in doubt as to the
mans mental condition. We'll.
have, and it was funny sight.
when I landed in Sydney. Aus
tralia, found a circus quartered in
the town. All the available space in
the place was utilized with flaming
posters of the performance which
was to take place that night. A
prominent feature of the bills was
the chariot race scene in Ben Hur
At the hotel encountered friend
of mine who is with the show. no
ticed that he had doleful look on
his face, and after hearty greeting
I asked him how business loomed up.
Bad, awful bad, he replied in
tones which plainly told of his dis
tress. The fact is he continued,
we are in a pickle As soon as we
landed the authorities here seized
nearly all our horses on the pretense
that they were afflicted with gland
ders. AS matter of fact they caught
cold on shipboard, but didn't have
the glanders. They have shot fifteen
Of them, among them the trick
horses. don't mind the trick
horses, but what are we to do for
the chariot racer We have adver
tised it as a special and novel feature
and have no horses It will break us
up, sure
suggested in fun that he use the
tent hands for horses Well. | went
to the circus that night just to see
how they got along. Imagine my
surprise when the ringmaster came
out and announced the great chariot
race. Tt is an undisputed fact, said
he, that the chariot races Of old
were run with men and not horses
The management has secured the
services of eight of the fieetest run
ners of the world, and you will now
have the pleasure of witnessing a
chariot race as they were run in olden
times
The doors opened and Ben Hur
and his antagonist dashed into the
ring drawn by eight tent hands, who
couldn't run 100 yards in 100 seconds.
It was the funniest thing ever saw
The audience appreciated it and
laughed until they were hoarse. In
stead of running their business il
proved a perfect bonanza. People
1ocked to the performances to see
the strange sight. The weeks stand
was heightened out to three weeks
and the show just coined money
My friend presented me with this
diamond ring for my suggestion
made in fun, and said he was going
to try the thing everywhere they
went. Chicago Letter.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Volcanoes and Petroleum.

The origin of the vast supplies OF
mineral oil that exist in various parts
of the world has always been more
or less of mystery to geologists. but
Mr.. o. c. D. Ross thinks he has dem
onstrated that this oil has been pro
duced by the action of volcanic gases
on limestone.
This process, he believes, is still
going on wherever solfataras and fu
maroles, or mud and steam vents.
exist, so that the supply of petroleum.
although it may become exhausted
in some places, is being kept up by
fresh formation elsewhere. Youths
Companion.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24

How the Word .-Hreenhorn" Originated.
The term "greenhorn" originated
in this way: The pioneers of the west
were much given to hunting deer.
It was a fact known to the early set
tiers that when the horn Of a fawll
began to grow there was a ring OF
green hair around the spot where the
horn was coming out. It was con-
sidered a disgraceful thing for a
hunter to kill a fawn-a cruel act
and the killing time was regulated
by the growth of the horn. There
was sort of unwritten law that no
one should kill a male fawn before
its horns could be seen.
A person who was SO unthoughtful
as to kill deer under the proper age
was called ''greenhorn He was
so named because the young horn of
the deer and the hair around it were
still green. The use of the appella-
ton gradually spread until it was ap-
piled to all raw or inexperienced
youths or persons easily imposed
upon.-Indianapolis News
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Could Afford to BE Robbed.

A party of commercial travellers on
the road were boasting about the
magnitude of the houses they repre-
sented, when one. who was the last
to speak, said:
Gentlemen, wouldn't like to tell
you anything about the size of our
premises, or the stock we carry, or
the number of people we employ, be-
cause you might think ! was exagger
ating. But when we took stock Of
our employees last week we found
that six cashiers and three bookkeep-
ers had absconded three months be-
fore and had never been missedr-
Boston Globe.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
THE EMPEROR,s HAREM.
@ I39 UnfOrtunates Held Captive in
the Palace AT Pekin.s,

$3.50 Unfortunates Held Captive in
the Palace at Pekin."
The Palace of Earth's Repose is where
tho Empress of China holds her court and
rules over the imperial harem, whose only
glimpse of the outside world is what they
can see in the imperial flower garden. The
present young emperor, in addition to his
seven lawful concubines, has already no less
than one hundred and thirty others in his
harem.-H. O'Shea's article, in the Illus
trated American. Such is the life of the
most highly favored of Chinese women
prisoners within the palace walls they c:ie
out an existence in real slavery. American
women know no slavery but thai which de-
pends on themselves. Sometimes t5cy are
overworked, rundown" weak and aiing-
then is the time to tura 10 the right medicine
The one who takes Dr. Picrccs Favorite
Prescription emancipates herself from her
weakness and becomes q stronger and d hap
pier woman-Tnore than that--a healthy one
For all the weaknesses and ailments peculiar
to womanhood, "Favorito Prc:Rri.iion is
positive remedy. And betpilsa i; 5 Il rr7idin
remedy, it's made guurHafPei one. Ii it
fails to benefit or cure in any case you get
your money back Can you SAS taores
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
The Best Laid Plans, Etc.

Mr.. Smartchap (who thinks he sees
the opportunity of his ife) Happy
New Year, Mr.. Hardhardtl | have
noticed, however, that business has
been very dull lately.
Employer-Yes, it has.
Mr.. Smartchap-And your profits
have been greatly reduced, with no
immediate prospect of Improvement.
Mr.. Hardhardt- That is true.
Mr.. SmartchapI have therefore
come to you to ask that you reduce
my salary.
Mr.. Hardhardt Tin hurried whis
per to his secretary)-Humor the
poor fellow while I 60 and telephone
to the insane asylum. New York
Weekly.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Two Finds of Coins,

In 1922 a number of laborers en-
gagged in clearing away some rubbish
discovered several gold coins of the
early reigns of the Henrys, and some
silver coins Of Charles ! and Eliza
beth, all in a very perfect state.
About the same time, too, a farmer
in France discovered vase full of
pieces of money. The coins num-
bered about 10000 and bore the eff
gies of several Roman emperors,
among others that of Augustus.
They were said to be of metal COM
posed Of copper and silver, and were
of different diameters. London Tit,
Bits.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
A Provoking Question.

John Leech was by no means gay,
but, indeed, melancholy humorist; /;
it was only when he had his pencil
in his hand that he difused his harm
less mirth. 1t was in almost sepul-
chral tones that he would ask, when
any good story was told in his hear
ing that seemed to lend itself to Illus
tration, SIS that copyrightf"-San
Francisco Argonaut,
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Effect of Music ON Scorpions,

Music charms snake into silence,
as the experiments at the Too and
elsewhere prove, but the agitated
contortions and writings of the
scorpions when reused by the sound
of the violin only proved that they
are reused by the vibrations of sound
caused by music, and this would hap
pen if they were disturbed by the
discordant sounds of a penny trum
pet or any other musical instrument.
london Spectator.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
sMht M!tatssttipt
Thur.day Aftsrnoon. Mar. "a. lsss
SHE DIED FOR DIXIE.

SHE DIED FOR DIXIE.
Accused of Being a Spy. the Disguised
Girl Made No Defense and Was ~ -
We had crossed the river to ~
for Lee and gave him battle in the
Wilderness. Darkness was Just set
Ting down and the advance had
halted for the night when squad OF
cavalry brought in a young man
from our front. He wore mixed
uniform, as did most Of the Confed
crates at that day, or as did most Of
those belonging to the partisan com
mands.
He had on blue trousers, a butter
nut jacket, and his hat belonged to
neither side. They said he was a
spy. They said it careless enough.
but there was an awful significance
in the term at that hour. In camp
he would have been searched, inter
rogated and imprisoned. 1t might
have been weeks before his trial, and
he would have been allowed every
chance for his life.
We were on the march. There
had been fighting. There would be
more tomorrow. That meant a
drumhead trial for the spy.
How speedily everything was ar.
ranged. / was at headquarters and
saw and heard it all. Within half an
hour q court martial was convened
grave faced officers who looked
into the face of the young man at
first. with interest-then with some
thing like admiration. said a young
man. I was wrong. He was boy
of seventeen or eighteen. He had
big blue eyes, chestnut curls and his
cheeks were as smooth as a girls.
He was a handsome lad. and l believe
that. every man in. the tent felt to
pity him.
Whats your name?"
James Blank"
What regiments"
No reply.
"Are you a citizen or a soldier2"
No reply.
"Can you make any defense to tho
charge of being spy?'
No reply.
The officers looked at each other
and nodded, and the president waved
his hand. 1t didn't seem a minute
before file of soldiers came. The
face of the boy grew white, but he
moved like one in dream. His big
blue eyes looked upon one after an
other, as if searching for friend,
and my heart yearned to cry out that
he was only boy and ought to be
given more time.
Trampl Trampl Tramp!
It was the detail marching off into
the darkness.
"Haltl Tie this handkerchief over
his eyesr'
They had brought lantern. By
its light saw the big blue eyes for
the last time as they looked around
in dazed way. / wanted to shout
to the boy and warn him that it was
not even yet too late to prove that he
was not what they believed him to
be, but the grimness of the scene
parched my tongue.
''Place him there! Fall backl At
tention Ready-aim-fre"
Ten minutes later the officer in
charge Of the firing party touched
his cap and reported:
"Orders have been executed, sir"
"Any further evidence2"
mo, sir, except that she was q |
young woman. .n-Bradon Bucksaw.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-24
Rhinoceroses with Two Horns,

Several species of rhinoceroses,
now extinct and only found in a fos-
sill state, used to exist which had no
horns at all. The name, meaning as
it does ''horned nose," is rather a
misnomer in their case. Several
kinds of rhinoceros in Africa have
two horns, one behind the other, but
the extinct rhinoceros, known as the
dyceratherirm, had a pair of horns
on its nose side by side.-Interview
in Washington Star.