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Dried Fruit.

APPLIES sun.dried. sacks, 1890 per lb; boxes.
lO@llc; evaporated, fancy, 11tn12c.
9@i0c. 49, ~ s''s'ss'
PEAcHEs-Fancy. unpeeled, per lb, s@1oc;
peeled, 100nl1c.
PRuNEs-Choice boxes, per lb, 5000; sacks,
6(g7c; fancy, 99l0c.
Fresh Fruits.
APPLEs-Per box, ST. .0O0Dl. .25.
PEAcHEs-Per box, 65G75c.
PEARs-Per box. 81 90
1 GHArEs-Per hox, 60G65c.
WATERMKLoNs-Per doz., 75c0D1.
CANrALoUrEs-Por doz, 55@65c.
Smoked Meats, Etc.
HAMs-Rex, per ib., 14I&e
bAcoN-Rex, per lb., 1716c.; Defiance. 1870;
light medium, l6Tc.
foRK-Dry salt, l3S<c Ger lb.
DRIED BEEF-Per h., 13c.
LARD-Per b., in tierces, compound SIC:
Eagle; Eagle; pure, l0c; Rex pure, lONc; special
Grain and Hay.
BARLEY-Fsed, per GENITAL, zoe: brewing, 81
WhE Tho. l, per GENITAL, $l.15.
CoRN--Per GENITAL, $l00.
OATs-No. l, per GENITAL, Sl,5O.
a HA1y.,vat, $9e9; wheat, $9910; barley, $50
sTRAw-Barley, per ton, $5; wheat, $5.
Wines and Liquors.
IQuotatlons ON liq qaors revised by H. J. Wool
lacott, importer and exporter. Zee ad
CHAMfAGNE-Muprm IN, pints. 1856: quarts, $685.
Pommery, pints 1896 so; Quarts, $34 SO; Roe
derer, pints, $36.5U; quarts, S34.50; Monopole
pin.s $S5; Up; quarts, S3s; Deibeck. pin9s $34
BiTrEEs-Angostura,$1 81. 15 Damiana, ,S7; Fer
net Branca, $I6.50 Hostetter's, $8. so; Amer
ppicon; pa; $l9: e Harter's Wild Cherry, 81 rs;
ieiuyisn' = M 1l w 20; Peppermint, 1925; veRezue-
AlE-Basa & 0o., by Foster, 11.75; by Burke,
@iaoV: Iennents. $3.50; McMulen,s, $21.
Burke. $3.50; Johnson, $11.50; Tennent's
BnER-val BIatz Milwaukee, quarts, $11.5o;
hon arta x. -t.xfu
,EAIHAcT OF MALT Hoffs Malt, 1925; Liquid
,WI!Hlssss'y,a.6qhg's ss',. Matt, S5 al Hs1mitase
bon $3.50; II. J. W. Rye $3.50; Mellwood,
MI; ]. Il. Cutter O. K, $l1 .65; A No. 1, $3.50;
Old Taylor, $l2.
WHISKY BY BBL.-From s1.e5 to $1.45 per
gallon, according to age.
scoTcH WnIsKY-6tewart' Aberdeen, ,$12. So
Gsrnkirk, x13.OO
= IRISH WHsKY-Irish Malt. S11.oo Burke's,
KEes.Eiye-galIon Csc; 1ogallon, eoc; half
1915. 'i"'' 's"''oA' pN''o' oAo' s"''0A'
GINGER ALEC. & c. Belfast, $500; Ross,
SIG So
GIN.A:y. H $24,o !. A. I. n, $25 SO;
Wolfs pints. $i2.o0; quarts, $iI;oo;
SAUTERNE-Berts, quarts, $11.0O; pints,
$l4.00
WHITE Observation-Disclosures. quarts. S14.oO;
Maceoranner. quarts, $1,000: Lebfraunriich,
quarts, $17 90; Koenigen Vic Berb, quarts,
$1,000
cLAnEr-Chateau La Rose. quarts. $500;
pins. $S 90; Margaux, piuts, $12. 90; quarts,
100; Chateau de Frands quarts. so, 90; ptnts,
$500
MINERAL WATER-Apollinaris, quarts, So so;
pints, $l3.50; Bethesda, quarts, $3.50; half
81 90; quarts $40 90; pints, $i4 90 Huuyadi,
$l1.75 Napa coda, pints, SO. 90; quarts, 81 so;
White Rock, $3.50; Vichy, $1250
Martell, X, $3.50; Martell, xxx, $21.5O:
Eyariste, Duponte & Co., $4,000.
CoRDIALs--M Marischine, $3.50; vermouth,
N. p, $6.65; Italian, $3.50: KummeI, SIS. 90;
Absinthe, $3.50; Anisette, $17 90.
WINEs-Claret, 30G55c: Zinfandel, 55@S5e
Port, Angelica, Sherry, Muscatel, 45c@%1. rs
per gallon.
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atIvar RuIlion,

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 10 SILVER bars, 73@
T3stc per ounce.
Mexican dollars. 59g6Oc.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-Bar silver, 73c per
ounce.
Mexican dollars, 58l%c,
CONVERTIBLE VALUE OF SILVER AND GOLD
With the gold price of fine silver at 73 cents
ser ounce, the ratio OF value is as to 2S.3.
This makes i4.57 grs. gold equal 412.5 grs. or
s in silver.
CT. 25.3 grains gold ($1 in gold equals in
value 1907 grs. silver
Gold value OF silver dollar, 56< cents.
silver value of gold dollar, SLY
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

THURSDAY. Oct. 10, 1898.
w C Bradshaw and Nellie Brad shaw to
syrett-Lot2 2, bl D, Krutz & Bradshaw's sub,
1852; $40.
R w Poindexter and Madeleine R Poindexser
to James Gordon-Lots 251, 254, 276, 277
and 2S3, Chicago park; So.
James Gordon and Carrie H Gordon to Z
Hotchkiss-Lsts 25l, 2o4, 276, 277 and 1888;
9 A Post o Susan GrIdley-swA of sw,4, sec
Edward W Jones to los Angeles City Water
COAL interest In undivided 1888 of strip
between old sly line and present Sly line of
Sixth st in lot L. bl 81 Fl 8: 81.
Aaron Winder and Hannah P Winder 10
Mark Anthony-Lot q Lewis Hammond's 5
sub, 3414, 1-6 interest in water from Turnbull
Thos o Garter to w Masner-Lot 2, solano
trt, 439-11 of deeds for map; $40.
Wood smith TO Chas Griflith-Pt of High
land Park bo by Pasadena ave. w by Garvanza
st, by GIassells prop, e by Glassells prop and
Garvanza sub.
Hiscock u Smiths First add 25-i1: $3.50.
Herman Michaels to Smith--Lot rs, M
Brooks sub 22-7 $4,000.
Charles Matthies ioJohn G Schafer-Und u
int in lot %, NJ lis sub of bl IS, o S; $500
Walter K Ward, Ben Ward and Jennie d
Ward to John D Bartlett-Ond a int in lots
and s, Pasadena Lumber Co trt 7-15; $5.
Long Beach l. g. w Co to L Dial-Lot % bl
1O1 Long Beach 1871; $l75.
Ira w Phelps and Rose M Phelps to Will
son Lot "A, blk IL, Urmston trt lilo; $500.
Grand View Cemetery assn to z c Backus-
Lot 81, bl b, Grand View cemetery; $25.
Pickering & Co to Lot L Woody-Lot s.,
bl 26, Whittier; $75.
Pickering L & w Co to Sarah Woody-Lots
6 and 2, bl 26, Whittier $3.50.
Lindley ii Michener to esther Michener-P PIT
of lot 3, bl IL, San Pasqual trt; $1,000.
SP Il Co to L A Farming and Milling Co.
Agre ament as to railroad in Ro Ex Mission San
Fernando; ST..
Geo Cummings, Sacramento de Cummings.
Geo Cummings, Colin shanks and Mrs Il K
Sh anks to Amalie Wohlfarth-Lot l L. resub of
lots !. 3. 3. z, 8, IL and l3, bl L. Geo Cummings
sub: $3.50.
w k Jones and Lillian Jones to Eliza
Barchus-Lot 26, bl 6, Stoneman trt, 1926;
$3.50.
Est of Sarah Hadrill-o Order conf sale to Vic
tor scherb-Lots 9, z, 8, 8 and 10, blk l, bein
s u of NE Il OF lot blk G, Crescenta Canada
and water from Pickens' spring. No 1881
H Steele to l. Gunn--Agreement 20 CON
vey 10 acres of lot 2, Gunn 4 Hazards snbd
OF Cullen trt in consideration of conveyance of
lots and TO- blk X. Walnut Grove trt.
San Jose Ranch Co to Geo I Daugherty and
Celia Daugherty-Blk 16 OF resubd Of san
Dimas; $53s. 80
w Field admr of est of Sarah Hadrill =
Lots 6, z, 8, 8 and 10, blk L, being Isof MEX
of lot A, blk q, Crescenta Canada and water
from Pickens springs; 800.
Mrs III Kingsley to Fl NJ Vance and B
Vsnee-Lot 66, Victor Heights trt, 12-1O; S.
SUMMARY
Deeds. Observation-Disclosures. 26
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San Franoisco Produce Market.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. I9.-The commercial
markets are in good condition, and business is
reuorted improving by dealers of all classes.
The produce markets are quiet.
seetaples and fresh fruits move off slowly.
Butter is easy.
onions are higher.
Eggs and cheese are firm.
Poultry is dull.
Game is in good demand.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
stock Exchange Revts

2
NEW York, Oct. 19.-0n the stock exchange
today speculation was almost featureless, and
dealines were on very small SCALE The gem
erallist closed frm ator near the best prices Of
the day.
Governments closed strong.
MONEY QUOTATIONS.
NKw YORK, Oct 19.-Money on call easy at
per cent; closed offered at III per cent.
frims mercantile paper, 6uDS per cent.
Sterling exchange, heavy BANKERS 6o-day
bills, $f.S2D4. S2A; demand, $4.S4i4@4. s4x.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 19.--Drs ATS: Sight,
15c teegraphic, zoe
STOCKS AND bonds.
NEW YORK, Oct. CLOSING quotations were
as follows.
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OTHKR GRAIN MARKET
Ohicarn stnck NIarkat.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.--Cattle: The receipts were
1900 head. The market closed slow prices
weak to lower. Native steers. So 4od360;
Texans, $2.25Cg2. 65: stockets, $2.95G3.5o.
Hogs-Receipts were 20, 900 head The market
was SOW and prices lower Rough and COM
ron, 50. .80tg5. 80; mixed and packers, So .O00
S6.258o. so; prime light, S. To@6.75.
Sneep-Reoeipts were $4,000 head. The
market was unchanged. Natives, So. .2504. .25;
westerng, S. S50D3. %.
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NIT. LOWE RAILWAY.
M IN EFFECT OCTOBER 1s, 1893.

MT. LOWE RAILWAY.
lW IN EFFECT OCTOBER Is, 1893
Leave Los Angeles for
Rubio Caiion via Leave Rublo Canon
Terminal Railway. for Los Angeles.
900 In. daily. $50 am daily.
1:23 pm. Kat 4 Sun 2:05 p -, Sat. & Sun.
400 p m. daily. 4.40 p m daily.
The incline cars will run between Rubio
canon and Echo mountain ] 5 minutes after
the Arrival of each train. Beyond Echo noun
tain are 90 miles of the finest bride road to be
found in any part of the world, on which the
grandest scenery that can be found on the globe
Is at hand at every turn.
on the summit of Echo mountain saddle ami
mails are always IN waiting, with com petent
guides, to convey parties through castle canon,
Grand cafon and Crystal Springs to Mt. Lowe
and the highest peaks visible from Pasadena.
ROUND TRIP RATEs.
Los Angeles to Rubio canon, ST. to Echo
mountain, $40.
mountain, 81. 30.
Altadena Junction to Rubi0 canon, 40 cents;
to Rcho mountain, W.
Saddle animals from Echo mountain to Mt.
Lowe. So. ID. Fl. BURKs,
Los Angeles ticket agent, stimson block, Spring
ard Third Streets
General Offices, Grand Opera House block,
Pasadena, Cal. r. s. G. LOWE,
President and General Manager.
]. 7. WHEED0N, Traffic Manager. TIA
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salt MEATS and Lard.

CHICAGO. Oct 19.-Pork, steady; cash, SIG. so
January, IA 25.
Lard-steady; cash, SO 07,a; January, $s.32I5.
Ribs-steady: cash, $8.7715, January, sS7.40
shoulders 81. .00G7.25.
Short clear-R9. 2599.50.
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Take Santa Monica trains from San Fernando
street, Naud's junction, Commercial street.
Arcade depot, Jefferson street winthrop sta
tiou), Grand avenue. or University.
For north; Arcade, Commercial street, Nauds
Junction, San Fernando street.
For east: Arcade. Commercial street. Naud's
Junction.
For other branches: Arcade, Commercial
street, Naud's Junction, San Fernando street.
Local and through tickets sold, baggage
checked, Pullman Eleeping car reservations
made and general information given upon APP
plication to J. Ii. CRAWLEY, Asst. @ Pas Agt,,
No 144 8. Spring st., COR, Seconds CHARLR6.
SEYLER, Agent at depots
sSundeys only
Aaundays excepted.
RICH'D GRAY, Gen. Trafic Mgr
T. II. GOODMAN,
GenI Passenger Agt
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Compaglie Generate 'lranSatlantiqus
FRENCH LINE TO HAvRE.

FRENCH LINE TO HAvRE.
(toMPANY'S PIER (NEw) NO. AZ,
u North River, foot of M orton street.
Travellers by this line avoid both travel by
English railway and the discomfort OF crossing
the channel in a small boat
LA BRHTAGNE, september 80.
LA BOURGOGNE, October z.
LA GAsCOGNE, October IA.
LA TOURAINE. October 81,
LA BRETAGNE, October rs.
LA CHAMPAGNE, November a.
For freight or passage apply to
A. FORGET, Agent,
No. 3 Bowling Green, New York.
J. f. FUGAZI & CO., agents. 5 Montgomery
ave., SAN Francisco. Branch Office, - Mont
Pomery street. Tickets Tor sale by all railroad
and steamship Offices 31tf
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XYnnl.
Petrniauun.

NEW YORK, Oct. 49, Wool-Steady; domestic
fleece, 20@2Sc; pulled 1S@25c Texas, 1og17.
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whisky.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Petroleum was steady
and moderately active. November closed al
794c bid.
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RURIo CANYON AND KcHo MOUNTAIN.

KUBIU CANHU AND HCiO MUUNTAIN.
Trains leave Los Angeles a. m. and pm.
Sundays am, 25 and pm.
saturdays, 8 a. m. l :25 and pm.
Fine pavilion and hotel, good m usic and
grand entertainment.
Daily. Daily except Sundays. Sundays
only. Except Saturdays. Saturdays only.
Saturdays and sundays only.
Stages meet the 8 am and 30 pm. trains
at Pasadena for Mt. Wilson on new trail.
Passengers leaving Los Angeles on the 8 a. m.
train for Wilson peak can turn same day.
On theater nights the HIS pm. train for
Pasadena will wait until 20 minues after
theater closes.
Special rates to excursion and picnic parties.
Depots east end First street and Downey
avenue bridges.
General offices, First-street Depot
T. B. BURNETT, General Manager.
jy2f w. WINCUP, Cen Passenger ct.
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DIR. WONG HIM
HERB DOCTOR
639 Upper Main Street, Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, Cal, June II, 1893
To THE PUBLIC: have been suffering with
piles and kidney trouble for over five years.
and have tried several remedies, but all failed
to relieve me A short time since l tried DR.,
Wong Him, 639 Upper Main street, and | am
now well and strong. ana consider him first
class doctor. Yours truly,
w. II, HILLYER,
235 5. Hill St, Les Angeles, Cal,
Los ANGELES, June g. 1898.
To THE PUBLIC: For over five years have
been troubled with nervous sick headache and
liver complaint. Ididnt seem to find any help
from the many doctors and medicines that
tried until tried DR.. Wong Hum, $50 Upper
Main street. am now well. Yours truly,
MISS M, G. BROCK,
48 Hinton ave-. Los Angeles, Cal.
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-wheat, fair trade. The
market opened &c lower; advanced 1c on
higher cables. sharp cash demand and more
confidence in silver repeal, causing shorts to
e5yer; receded &c on sales at advances huetu-
ated narrowly, and closed steady and &c high
or than yesterday.
Receipts were liz, 200 bushels; shipments,
$4,000 bushels
Closing quotations: Wheat, steady; cash.
62;ac, December 65c.
Corn-Steady; cash 49, December. 80.
uats-steady; cash, 275sc; December, 2Sssc.
Rye-43.
Barley-NominRl.
Flnx-$l OF.
Timothy-$3.30.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
5AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 Wheat, weaker and
lower; December, $l.I51a, May, $l.26ls.
Barey-stronger; cash zoe; May, S6ssc
Oats-Cash, 81. 10.
CorIs-9Oc.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. l9.-whest closed steady;
demand moderate, No. 2 red winter, 5s Sd;
No. 2 red spring closed at 5s 4lsd.
Corn-s spot Closed steady, dem and fair. New
mixed at As; futures closed steady, demand fair,
October, As "a; November, As "a; December, As
lid.
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Trains via Pasadena line arrive at Downey
avenue station minutes earlier and leave
minutes later.
*Daily tDaily except Sunday. sundays
only. Il. w. MCGEE, City Pass & T Agt,
129 N. Spring ct, Los Angeles.
And La Grande station.
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Los Angeles Terminal R'y.

Los Angeles depots: East end of First street
and Downey avenue bridges.
Leave Los Angeles forlLeave Pasadena fol
Pasadena Los Angeles
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Castoria.

"CAstoria II IN excellent medicine foP chill
dren Mothers have repeatedly tod me u it,
good effect upon their childrvo."
DE- q. c. Osooop,
Lowell, Aass.
"Cassoria y the beat remedy for childrca Of
which am acquainted hopc tho day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider the rcal
interest Of their childrca, and uss CAstoria in
stead OF the various Quack nosfrums which arc
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium.
morphine. soothing syrup and other hurtful
agsats down their throats, thereby sending
thsm to premature graves"
DR J. y. KINc4Uos,
Conway, Ark.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1893-03-10

An act Of parliament that was
passed in the reign Of George II for
the suppression Of profanity is still
occasionally brought into force.
Under it the Wisbech magistrates
have just convicted man named
Abraham Pye Of Walpole, who was
charged with publicly using four pro
fame oaths. for which he had rendered
himself liable to a penalty Of 4 shil-
lings, being shilling for each oath.
The defendant admitted his guilt, and
at the request Of the chairman the
clerk explained the provisions Of the
act, which imposes penalty Of I
shilling per oath when uttered by q
laborer, 2 shillings when the offender
is above laborer and under the de-
gree Of a gentleman, and shillings
when spoken by any one above the
degree Of gentleman.
II was also explained that the con-
sequences are the same whether the
oaths are uttered by a person on his
own premises or in the public streets.
The bench fined the defendant 4 shil-
lings and l3 shillings costs, and init
mated that they intended to suppress
the use Of bad language in tho public
streets as far as they possibly could.
-Lloyds W cellly.
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An excellent precaution, but one rare.
ly attended to. is the cutting away q
brush and weed growth along the road
particularly around tho inside Of sharp
turn or bend. in order to enable one "a
see il any traps are coming from the Cd
posite direction, for in these days OF fas.
driving. when every man imagines hs
owns trotter. narrow winding road
becomes dangerous unless means ara
provided to get out Of the way Of the
''old mare" as she tears around the cor.
ner.
Brush when not cut down every sea
son encroaches with incredible rapidly
and spreads so fast into the cutters ths,
If neglected it narrows the roads percep
tibly. and the same thing is true q
weeds and grass, although in a lesser
degree; they also should be removed a,
least every year, not. however, by the
following reprehensible process, which
finds great favor in the eyes of road.
masters and farmers, and consists in
sending out the hoy" with yoke Of
oxen, or the hired man. with team
to run couple Of burrows up and down
the cutters with plow. thereby loosen
ing but not destroying all this vegetable
growth, which is then either left to Oh
struct the cutters with useless ridges
or flung out over the road to pack down
in all sorts Of unequal masses. Har.
per's.
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THEIR LITTLE Ruse WORKED.
The Bride and Groom Came Rack an
shook Out the Rice.

The Bride and Groom Came Rack and
shook Out the Rice.
Apropos OF the hue and cry against
rice throwing at weddings. little
ttory is told Of one Of the recent
brides living not many miles from
Brookline Deciding to guard against
this particular form of warfare, one
Of the members of the family had
taken the precaution on the evening
of the eventful day of locking up the
pantry. and when at the close Of the
reception the self appointed commit
tee Of ushers and bridesmaids started
on their search for the time honored
article they were confronted by the
insurmountable obstacle of locked
and barred door.
The best man volunteered to sup
ply the demand for rice from the
pantry of his own home, which was
only few rods away. and soon re-
turned. bringing with him all he had
been able to collect. This ammuni-
ton was divided among the little
army of besicgers, who then gath
cred at the foot Of the stairs and bid
ed their time.
AT last quick steps we're heard in
the upper hall Somebody called
out. They're coming" and two fly
ing figures sped down the staircase
and out at the front door, almost
hidden from sight by the thick, white
shower which Immediately enveloped
them. lodging in every available
nook and Granny Of their clothing.
Some Of the more adventurous spir-
its rushed after them into the dark
ness, throwing the last handfuls of
rice that remained in through the
carriage windows
Pleased with their success. they re-
turned to the house and were pictur-
ing to them selves the sensation that
the rice bedecked couple would make
at the hotel for which they were des-
tined, when suddenly carriage was
heard to drive up to the door, the
bride and bridegroom entered and
disappeared into one Of the empty
rooms bef, re the astonished group
could realizs what had happened. A
few minutes later they again
emerged, serene and smiling, and
freed from all evidence of the late
fray, and proceeded leisurely to take
their second departure. while the
now empty handed and disoomfite,l
guests were fain to own Themselves
fairly outwitted by this clever ruse
on the part of the enemy.-Boston
Saturday Gazette.
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have made careful inquiry as 10 n.
cost OF rock and gravel roads ana s,s
that the cost will not exceed $2 .o,0 ~.
mile. Let us illustrate: Say the taxaLl.
assessed value Of township property /.
t1.OOO,OOO. An indebtedness of &5o cM
can be created. Of which the state nav.
$4,000 and the township $4,000. TIM.
will build % miles Of road.
As to the justice and equity Of IN,
proposition, it will be remembered Ma,
the bulk Of the recent indebtedness :,
the state, now so nearly liquidated. wa.
contracted by loaning the credit Of ~
state for building railroads; that the lin
was subsequently released, and tha
whole state, including all the portion.
not Immediately benefited by the rail.
roads, have uncoinplainingly aided IN
hquidating the debt.
Can any one doubt but that with such
system Of roads the taxable wealth
would i'll 20 years double in values-S,
Louis Republic.
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Iwould have each township organize
into municipality for road purposes
Then. when two-thirds Of the taxpaying
citizens Of n township should vote to tax
themselves for road purposes. the state
should furnish an equal amount, not to
exceed in the aggregate 5per cent on the
assessed value of the taxable property Of
the township. Let the state Issue its
bonds at Q per cent to cover one-half cf
the indebtedness and loan its credit for
the township half Of Indebtedness, limit
ing the aggregate indebtedness to GEO.
0OO,O00. A state tax of not exceeding
one-fifth Of per cent and like tax on
township property would soon liquidate
tho bonds
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ran and did not return Nearly ell tho
stone buildings In lIilo were shaken
down. TIL. missionaries record with u
sort of grim humor that their bookcases
were upset and the books Went tumbling
over the house. Trees swaycd and fell,
stone fences went down. and vast noun
tain masses rolled into the sea. One
missionary adds. so gravely that we
must not suspect him Of Joke. that
they prayed with unusual fervor and
sang
On Jorhan's stormy hanks we stand.
And cast wishful eye.
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Aner Much Flowing and scraping the Re-
suit IL an Abo.nination.
The general discussion in regard to
roadways, the hue and cry for improve
ments, has led to sSpe changes not an
,icipated or desired. sayS The Cultivator
and Country Gentleman. and there is a
great deal Of truth in its remarks. as any
one who has had any experience in rid
ing over country roads after they have
been fixed" can attest
Here is stretch Of road with turf
strip OH each side between the road and
fences. The winding way. hemsned by
greensward and shaded by trees, is pic
turesque at least. II is what people like
to see in the country. They do not ex-
pect a curbed street with tagged gut
ters. The turfed sides provide a walk
for those who go on foot-for all people
in the country do not ride. This bit Of
road has not been mended for years; it
needs no mending; it is hard, smooth,
with a sandy substratum that keeps it
well drained; it cannot be improved in
any way, and If all roads were as good
as it nothing would be said about bad
roads.
But the highway surveyor" (as the
town official who mends roads is called),
perhaps spurred on by the discussion, at
Jacks the strip Of road in question and
spoils it. He plows up the roadside turf
and scrapes all turf. loan and sand into
the middle of the road, rounds it up,
and believes that he has rebuilt and i'm.
proved it. This is mistake. A clean,
hard, road is changed into a mudho!e
and quaginire. Persons ON foot have
only the middle Of the way, and when
they meet teams they are driven into the
gutter ankle deep in mud. for the sur
veyor plowed deep and made gutter
which gullies whenever the rain falls.
The road will not be molested again for
several years and will gradually wear
down and be safe to travel over again
about the time the surveyor or his suo-
cessor appears and 'mends' again.
In some places farmers work ont a
part of their taxes by working on the
highways. and in other places the town
makes "a contract with farmer to keep
the roads in repair. The farmer has no
time for roads until his farm work is
done in the fall, the worst time in the
year to repair roads. when he plows and
scrapes and rounds up. During tho fall
and spring and perhaps all winter, if
the winter is open, the new road Is the
worst on the circuit--a stretch Of mud
through which all teams and foot passen-
gers must go. And they call this road
Improvement! 1t Is not. 1t is road dam
aging, pure and simple. and the more
this kind of roadbuilding is practiced
the greater is the inconvenience, the
greater the wear and tear and the cost Of
maintaining all wagon and harness gear.
and. forsooth the greater the hue and
cry about bad roads.