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Passaic City record., 1893-08-05
MISS LILLICOMBE'S PET.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

"There it goes again!" said Mr..
Pluckitt. "Do you hear it?"
eyes, I hear it," mildly assented
Miss Patricia Pluckitt, his sister.
One must be deaf and dumb not to
hear it."
Mr.. Pluckitt was reading the news
paper on his vine-shaded veranda.
His sister was mending table-linen IN
. drowsy, perfnnctory way. He was
short and stout, with shaggy NOUS
tache and glittering ight-blue eyes,
looking exactly what he was = a retired
naval officer, who had always been ac-
customed to maintain the strictest dis
cipline in his little world.
Miss Patricia was fat and dimpled,
like an over-grown doll; asgood-na-
tured as her brother was iraseible.
"What's to be done?" cried Mr..
Pluckitt, futtering his newspaper in
the air, as if he were signaling man
of-war six miles out to sea.
Miss Patricia broke off another
needleful of thread.
"Why," she murmured, softly, 81
don't = see - that = anything can
be done"
"You don't, eh?"
"No, Theodore, [ don't"
"Now look here" slowly enunciated
her brother; came here, out into
these country wildernesses, for peace
and quiet, didn't II"
"Why, I suppose SO, Theodore.
"Have I got it, eh? Will you ans
wer me that?"
people don't always get what they
expect" artfully responded Miss Pa
tricia.
"No, it seems not. Idon't, any
how"
Mr. Pluckitt had risen to his feet
and was now pacing the veranda quart
er-deck fashion, with his hands clasped
1nder his coat-tails.
"But," be added, there are some
things flesh and blood cannot endure,
and chief among them is this screaming
peacock. Ones neighbors have no
business tormenting one like this"
"I don't think Miss Lillicombe
meant to torment you,'' soothingly
spoke Miss Patricia.
"No? Eh? What does she mean?"
elf you like, I'll go over this after
noon, send in my card, and speak to
her on the subject" !"
II don't like I" snapped her brother.
"She has been spoken to already, and
has not paid one particle of attention.
There? Do you hear it?"
Hiss Pluckitt prudeutly rose, and
murmuring something about "getting
tea" disappeared into the house.
The harsh shrek of peacock once
more rent the air.
"When I moved into this house, -
soliloquized Mr.. Pluckitt, SCI was told
there were such nice neighbors. Neigh
bors Humph! Eh, George, what is
it?"
A shock-headed gardener made his
appearance at this moment, with a
spade in one hand.
"Plase, Eur" gasped he, wiping his
forehead with a speckled bandana hand
kerchief, Its Miss Lillicombe's paw
rock, a-been a-zcratchin' up the new
pansy-bed."
.'Miss Lillicombe's peacock?"
"Ees, zur. An moo he's gone to
xoost in the big hen-house, with the
white turkeys an the goolden Cochin
Chinas"
"Gone to roost, eh?" A slow smile
Illuminated Mr.. Pluckitt's classic
features. "Well, George, don't dis
turb the poor fellow"
"Bain't I to drive he out, zur?"
"No, certainly not. Is that your
idea of hospitality? Lock the poultry
yard, George, and bring me the key.
"Ees, zur!" answered George; ant
he departed,
In the dead of night, Miss Patricia
In striped flannel neglige and hail
screwed up in curl-papers, flew to hel
brothers door.
Theodore! Theodore!" she gasp
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05

Egypt has 3,450, 900 date palms,
producing 800, 900 tons OF fruit.
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05
Ihe Frazer Axle crea a.e.

Ane ThEeF Axle Grease.
is now recognized as the standard axle GREASE
Of the y. s.; is sold in every State and county
in the Uni on, and is to-day qcithout riyak I'm.
itations have been made, all claiming to be az
good as the Frazer, thus virtually admittina
its superiority. Every genuine package bears
the trade mark. Dealers and consumers can
thus distinguish the genuine from the irnita-
tion, and protect themselves AGAINST fraud.
Students, Teachers male or female), Clergy
men and others in need of change of employ
ment, should not fail to write to B. f. johnson
q Co., Richmond, Va Their great success
shows that they have got the true ideas about
making money. They can show you how to
employ odd hours prof1tably.
We Cure Rupture.
No matter Of how long standing. writs
for free treatise, testimonials, ETC., to 8. J.
Hollensworth & Co, Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y.
Price 81; by mail, S1.15.
w. n. Griffin, jackson, Michigan, writes.
"Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen years
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by Drug.
gists, Toe.
Sore throat cured at once by Hatch's Univer.
sal Cough Syrup. 25 cents at druggists.
Beecham's Pills are better than mineral wa.
ters. Beecham's-no others. 25 cents a box.
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05
RICH RED BLOOD

+" For feeling of dead.
ness of the limbs, constt.
patton and poor circula-
tion of the blood, Hoods
= SSarsaparilla has no rival
my blood was in very
lpoor condition. Since
taking Hoods Sarsapar.
Fila I have good rich, red
.Jblood, and do not bloat as
/ used to. Hoods Sarsa-
y rilla has proyed its
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05

merit to me as it will to all who take it fair
ly." MRS. M. F. Toms, Mantle, CT.
HO obs SARSAPARILLAC CURES,
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05
We Cure Rnnture.

Sore throat cured at once by Hatch's Univer.
sal Cough Syrup. 25 cents at druggists.
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05

Beecham's Pills are better than mineral wa
ters. Beecham's-no others. % cents box
Passaic City record., 1893-08-05

IIOlu oil cdSlc Ill HIS ulSuJ
Ere the rest of the imprisoned
winged creatures had made their pre-
cipitate escape, Mr.. Pluckitt stumbled
over the remains of the unfortunate
white turkey which by the uncertain
light of the lantern he had mistaken
for the chief offender, the night before.
"There is such thing as luck in
this world" said Mr.. Pluckitt, his
whole face becoming radiant. .This
time I've escaped from the consequences
of my own temper. 1t shall be q lesson
to me henceforward."
Uncle Bagbury was waiting on the
piazza, with his niece and Miss Patric-
la Pluckitt and the appearance of
Prince Pepin, in his green-and-gold
uniform, filled them all with delight,
"You darling!" cried Miss Lilli-
combe, stroking his oyal crest. "Oh,
could cry to part with you! only =
| only I can't endure to have Mr.. Pluck
lit annoyed"
And she smiled shyly up at the re-
tired naval officer.
Uncle Bagbury was telling Miss
Patricia some very interesting stories
about the instinct of field crows.
Mr.. Pluckitt came little nearer tx
| Miss Lillicombe.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-02-25
TWO SPLENDID BANDS.
Frankfort Now Enjoys Good Music
and the Musicians Should be
Encouraged.
OPEN AIR CONCERTS.

Few cities the size of Frankfort can
truly say they possess as fine brass
and string band as the bands in this
city, under the leadership of Prof.
Wolf. To maintain such an organiza
ton usually demands a larger field
for the exercise of the vocation, and
that musicians of the high order of
talent of a number of those COM
posing the Frankfort bands are find
ing encouragement here for greater
effort and more perfect Instruments
ton is compliment to the enterprise
and good taste of the public which
the ROUNDABOUT takes a pleasure in
commencing. There are many peo-
pie in this city who know what good
music is and would find much Of their
enjoyment in hearing it if it were
possible to have the cornet band play
at regular intervals in the open air
some place during this summer, and
now that the city has band that is
worth listening to, some one should
take the initiative and secure the
State House yard for this purpose,
either from the Governor, State Lii
brarian or by the passage of a resolu
ton in the Legislature to that effect.
1t would not injure the States prop
erty in the least to grant this request
and in addition to providing the citi-
zens the use of the equivalent Of
small park, afford practice for the
band and stimulation in the audiences
present for increasing efficiency and
gradual improvement in the charac-
ter Of the music rendered. If the
members of the band could not spare
the time to play gratuitously for the
public, as band did some years ago,
1T is believed that sufficient sum
could easily be raised by a subscrip-
ton to remunerate them. Ii Frank
fort is to retain the capital, the State
officials and members of the Legisla.
ture would naturally prefer that a
band be maintained here which is
capable of furnishing good rather
than inferior or Indifferent music,
and for that reason, if no other con-
sideration entered into the question,
it is thought that on the part Of the
State there would be no objection
whatever urged against the use Of
the State House yard. AT any rate
in the proposed concerts, the rewards
both to the people and the band are
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pany opened its season at the Gibson
Opera House in Salamanca last even
ing. A Times representative saw the
performance, which was unusually
bright, clean, pleasing and satisfacto-
ry, thoroughly entertaining good
audience The singing by the Co.
lumbar Quintette and the solos by
MIR. Heck and Mr.. Holmes. are nota-
BILE features of the performance. Ar
thur Deming is as funny as any one
ever seen in ministrelsy. He reminds
one of the famous Geo. Wilson, Take
your feet out of the sand" who APP
peared here last season. Geo. Hassell,
the premier male soprano and bur-
lesque artist, has no superior in his
line while the solo dancing Of Larry
McEvoy, the musical act of Thomp-
son and Duclos, and the unique spe-
cialties of Kenny and Wonder are
fully up to the standard The COM
pany is we'll balanced, and it is a go
from the rise Of the curtain on the
first until the close of the perform
ance.- OIedn, NelO York, Daily Times,
August II.
At the Opera House, Friday, March
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Basement uf the EapitaI HntHI.

such as should inspire some public
spirited citizen to set about endeavor-
ing to carry out the idea advanced
here. Judge w. II. Sneed. succeeded
some years ago, when the incentives
both in the quality of the band and
the retention of the capital were not
half as good then as now, and what
was accomplished at that time and
afterwards discontinued, ought now
to be entered upon with more en-
thusiasm and interest.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-02-25
Top Drawer.
LOCAL.

A BRIDGE KEEPER-The county and
city bridge committee, on Friday
night of last week. elected lobe
Critic bridge-keeper, and he will
enter upon the discharge Of his duty
next Wednesday.
AGAIN IN THIS CITY-Mr. VIM.
O'Donnell, one of the most efficient
statesmen in the city, and who, if his
health would admit of his living in
Louisville, would now be enjoying
splendid position at Kaufman &
Strus' elegant store on Fourth street,
has been obliged to return home. He
has taken department at the store
of Mr.. 1. Davis, where he will be
pleased to have his many friends call
on him.
PROMOTED - Mr.. Charles Taylor,
depot foreman Of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad in this city, has
been made the night clerk under Mr..
W. W.. Alexander. the agent for the
same road at Cincinnati. Mr.. Taylor
entered upon his new duties We'd,
nesday.
ADDRESS MONDAY NIGHT AT the
courthouse Monday night, Mr.. John
G. Sutherland, the nominee Of the
Populist party for State Senator, made
an address on the issues raised by
his party, to a small audience OF
about fifty people.
RUNAWAY - Tuesday morning a
horse attached to buggy belonging
to John Berry became frightened and
ran off on High street. The breaking
of number of spokes in the wheel
and general bruising of the vehicle
was the extent Of the damage.
U. s. MARSHAL AND ATTORNEY -
Hon. E. H. Taylor, jr., on his return
from Washington City this week,
stated that it'was his belief that Capt.
James Blackburn, of Spring Station,
would certainly be the next United
States Marshal, and that he thought I
Hon. Ed. j. McDermott, of Louisville,
would get the appointment of Dis
trict Attorney.
JUDGE LINDsAY's SECRETARY-Mr. |
James G. Edwards, formerly of Logan
county, but now editor Of the Todd
County Progress, was appointed by
Judge Lindsay as his Private Secre-
tary. The pay is six dollars day
during the session of Congress, and
if the Judge obtains the chairman.
ship of an important committee the
is increased.
Two New REsIDENCEs-Mes j.
B. Hamilton and Jake Herman have
begun work on the foundations of
their two handsome residences they
propose to erect OH the site of the
old circus grounds on Holmes street.
SUTER DISCHARGED Monday
Richard Suter, who shot and
Urban Stephens couple of
weeks ago, was examined before
COullUy w anu Wis
charged.
THE FREAK OF CHAs. LACY-Sun-
day night Chas. Lacy, Of Eminence,
while under the influence of liquor
made an attempt TO cut Gross Haly
with large knife. Hays coat was
Tit by the swipe of the knife but the
blade did not penetrate to his flesh.
lacy ran and was pursued by officers
Iyde and Mitchell who, after firing
everal shots in the air to frighten
him, affected his capture and lodged
him in Jail.
TAKEN TO LOUISVILLE - Sunday,
Deputy United States Marshall Clark
arrived from Louisville and returned
o that city that night accompanied
" Frank James, E. S. Steele and E. I
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dictment for counterfeiting. Nose
Feltner, another prisoner awaiting
trial for moonshining, was also one of
the party. They will be tried at the
United States Court in Louisville.
No FIRING OF CANNoN-For the
first time in many years the firing of
the national salute on Washington's
birthday did not take place Wednes-
day. 1t appears that all the owners
of property on the hill sites around
the city have been obliged to request
the discontinuance of the firing on
account of the destruction it brings
to their property or that of others
within the radius Of the Earring
sound.
For Two FINGERS - Wednesday
Mabel Leslie, young girl now living
here, but who formerly lived in
Georgetown, was awarded a verdict
in the Georgetown Circuit Court for
81, 4S5 against the Blue Grass Cordage
Company for the loss of two fingers,
which she sustained while in the en-
ploy of that company.
THE RIVER NEWs-The cold wave,
fortunately, arrived in time to check
the advance of the threatening river,
and on Monday the water began to
recede, and is now back again to it's
average elevation. The Falls City
was expected here yesterday, to be
followed Monday by the City of
GAINESVILLE, and a general resump-
ton of the river trade will take place
at once. The Ada V, small tow and
freight packet from Beattyville, ar.
rived Thursday, and departed for
Louisville, where she will remain
until Sold
THE New CoRNET BAND - The |
Frankfort Cornet Band has reorgan-
lied, and the ten members compos-
ing the band represent the best
musical talent in the city. The fol-
lowing is the Instrumentation A
Schneider and w. A. Diehle, comets;
John Ries, clarionette A. Wolf, solo
alto; Fred Sutterlin. tenor; Gotthold
Kagin, alto; Henry Ahler, baritone
James WEIGH, bass; Will Gordon,
snare drum Frank Kennedy, bass
drum. The music which this band
now renders is particularly fine and
OF high order, deserving the great
est announcements as an incentive to
increased efforts.
PRESENTATION TO MRS. DAY We'd
nesday Mrs. Mary B. Day, State Lii
brarian, was the recipient of an ele-
CANT gold handled umbrella. 1t was
presented to her by the Revisory
Commission for extra services in as.
'isting them in procuring such books
In and out of the library, which the
performance OF their duty required.
The handle was inscribed as follows:
Mrs. Mary B. Day by the Revisory
Commission, February %, 1898"
LAWYER SUTER ROBBED r.
Lee Suter, son of Mr.. Jesse Suter, of
his city, and prominent attorney
n Louisville, lost three valuable
books from his library Wednesday,
which he afterwards found in Sec
md hand book store, where they had
'een sold by colored boy, who was
leld in bond or $500 to answer for
he theft.
WILL MOVE IN Major II. S. Hale,
State Treasurer, has rented the new
esidence erected by Miss Julia Blake.
more, Oh Second street, and will
move in about the first Of March,
Free treatment for 20 days, at Elec-
ropoise Rooms, 81 Lewis street, CD
'osite State House. Office hours 9 TO
1870 a. M, 1870 to $50 p. M, and 6:45
o $3.50 at night.
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Minstrels.

The Vreeland Minstrels, who APP
pear at the Clean Opera House this
evening, promise to give us one of
the best performances of its kind that
has ever been seen here. The COM
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Captain >weeney, L. \. A., San
Diego, Cal, says: "Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy is the first medicine ] have
ever found that would do me any
good" Price so cents. Sold by W.
Mckee Hardie. p
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Free treatment for 20 days, at Eloc-
tropoise Rooms 81 Lewis street, op-
posite State House. Office hours 9 TO
1880 a. M, 1870 to $50 p. M, and 6:45
to $3.50 at night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27

sacred concert" Sunday evening. Said
Bresln, who has as intimate knowl-
edge of the lives OF these women as
any man in New York:
'Of course | can't tell how many
women there are singing in places Of
li:is kind, but there must be at least
$50. They move around from place to
place. Most Of them live IN New York.
some with their parents and others in
furnished rooms. They are exposed to
temptation in their business. and some
OF them drink too much and become
noisy and think they own the shop.
Then we have to discharge them. But
there are others who behave themselves
and get along frst rate. Now, there's
that Fat girl over in the corner. She's
been singing in concert saloons for
eighteen years, and she's still in it. It's
but she's good enough to please
the guys tNat come in here. But the
girls in the business don't make much
money by singing. They doit by work
ing the jays. III nearly every other
concert saloon in New York city but
this the boss gives the girls percentage
on all the liquor they can persuade the
men to buy. This percentage is usually
10 cents on every dollar. When girl
gets through singing she comes down
upon the floor and seats, herself at a
table where a man is sitting. She gets
him talking. Then the waiter comes
around and hangs over the table. The
jay wants to play the gent act,
and he asks the girl what she'll
have. She'll order 2O-cent drink,
which is little cheap spirits and water
If the Jfy flashes wad she'll stick to
him. and make desperate love. He's
just fool enough to think she's dead
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27
AT SIP A WEEK.

eighth streets. Summer and winter. hot
or cold, wet or dry, the Alhambra is
never closed. From O'Clock in the
evening until o'clock in the morning
the music of the small orchestra leaks
out into the street and entices the noe
turnal wanderer to 60 inside and listen
to the instruments and the vocal music
of six young women more or less passe,
writes Mickey Finn IN the New York
Recorder. AS you enter scene of
taWdry magnificence grectS the eye.
The floor is covered with beer tables
and chars.
There is seating capacity for $50 per-
sons at the tables. Outside the air is
hot and humid. but inside the atmos-
phere is kept deiic!ouSlY cool by the
swiftly revolving fans. 1t is monde
script audience which fills the chairs
ranging from well-dreSSed men to long
shOremen in their working clothes
But everybody is quiet and attentive
for Mike Breslin, the lightweight pugil-
ist, stands in such position that he
can see every man in the room, and at
the least sign of trouble out goes the
aggressor upon the sidewalk. The
orchestra strikes up preliminary
chord, and from side door issues a
woman in a crimson Mother Hubbard.
The garment would drop upon the floor
but for the two small straps which run
over her round shoulders. She casts a
coquettish glance at the bald-headed
pianist and then begins to warble re-
Prospective song entitled, Twelve
Months Ago Tonight" 1t is intended
to convey the idea of joys that are
past beyond recall, and is a
trif1e lachrymOse-that is, 1t would
have such a tendency if the words could
be heard. but such Il thing as distinct
articulation is unknown in concert
hail. This is a natural condition of
affairs when it is considered that the
singer has never had musical training
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27
BIG-SALARY DRAWERS.
Correspondent Suggests That
They Accept Reductions.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Why is it. while values i'm realty,
especially in lower town, have depre-
ciated fully 80 per cent within the past
three years. property is assessed at the
same rate that it was during the most
prosperous times? own several pieces
in lower town which | would gladly
sell at the assessed rates, although the
assessor claims that be aims to assess
real estate at but so to 60 per cent of its
present valuation. The reason is APP
parent. Our municipal expenses are as
high as they were three years ago, and
either the rate of taxation must be
remain at its present eXtortlonate
values. An effort has been made
to reduce the burdens of the
taxpayer. but unfortunately it has been
begun at the wrong end. 1t is crying
injustice 10 cut down the poorly-pald
rank and file, the poor iiremen, school
teacher and ordinary laborer, and allow
the Overpaid heads of department to re-
;ain their $1,000 salaries, while every
individual in st. Paul, from the bank
cashier tC the dry goods clerk aud rail-
road emplOye, has had his pay reduced
to barely living sum. There are nun
dredS as competent and reliable men
outside of the favored magic circle of
the court house who would cheerfully
assume all the duties and obligations OF
these welfed city officials at one-half
the pay that these men draw.
do not say but that in ordinary pros
porous times these salaries might an
swer, but in these depressed times. when
We are groaning under our burdens OF
taxation, it is gross wrong TO allow the
heavy-paid salaries to go on, and try to
retrench by squeezing down the pay of
those who have but little to draw frOn
Come, now, gentlemen, every one of
you who are receiving these heavy sums
act like human beingsn and show by
your acts that you appreciate the con-
dition of affairs.
VINO VIII De The first 10 recognize the
wrong done the community by paying
back some of this unjust amount ex-
tortrd from the taxpayer? He who In
itiates this change will act wisely, for
it will not be long ere the OvertaXed
people will take this matter i'll hand
and compel a reduction.
AN OvERBURDENED TAXPAYER.
Aup % 1909
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27

of any kind. She never knew how TO
use her voice properly. and for ten
years she has been singing similar
songs in New York. Brooklyn, Jersey
City, Hoboken and Newark. She does
what are called two turns" which
means that she sings two songs each
hour, one as an encore not that ap-
plause calls her out the second time,
because this seldom happens, but she
is expected to fill up ten min
utes of every hour. Her rep
ertoire consists of from six to
twelve songs, the piano score of
which she furnishes TO the orchestra
leader, who arranges it for the three in
strumeDts in his band. Sometimes. if
the song happens to be we'll known. the
leader "vamps" the accompaniment,
which means that he plays it by ear.
Having finished her "turn," the singer
. retires behind the scenes, throws skirt
and waist over her stage attire. and
comes out into the main room to join &
party of friends at beer table. while
another girl takes the stage and does
her best TO earn her salary of Sl2 pei
week, for which she must work sever
nights in tie week, including tn,