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The free press., 1893-05-25
Poplarville, May 20, 1898.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Jackson. M,ss.,(
Nav 10. 1903

Land Office at Jackson. M,ss.,l
May 10, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof IN support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
r. L. Ratliff, chancery clerk of
Pearl River county, at Poplarville,
Miss, on July s, 1898, 0iz: Sylvia
Peters, Homestead No. 17446 for
the lot / sec. 8 and lot 4 sec. 8 2
r II W.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, said land,
viz: W. O..Stewart, Tommie Stew"
art, Jessie Ste wart, Franklin Bourn,
all of Poplarvile, Pearl River Co.,
Miss. ROBERT Il. WILSON,
80 6t.. Register.
The free press., 1893-05-25
YOU WILL BE ROBBED IN CYL
CAGO DURING TIL WORLDS
FAIR YOU ARE NOT
POSTED.

Every snbscrlber TO the Saturday
4lndr o. Chicago Ledger wiIl receive
a FREE cerllfica'e emitting the
holde, To call at our office at a".y
hour, day, night, or Snndsy, onrl'H
tho " orld's Far, end We viii io98is
YOU at whsteyer priced ro"m yon
wish. We personally Investigate
boarding houses, rooms to rent,
hotels, etc, aud Can save YOU Il
great deal of money. TLis d part :
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writing room, baggage and parcel
room. telegraph Office, waiting
room. All these privileges are
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and have the largest circulation az
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world 100000 copies weekly. The
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copies, sent free to anv address
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The free press., 1893-05-25

The Baptist protra cted meeting
will commence on the second Sum-
day in June.
J. E. Morris and wife have re-
turned to their old home In WASH
ington parish, La.
Jolly Rand Carver. of Nicholson,
spent the past Sunday with his
Poplarville chums.
VIM. Badon and family have
moved to the building formerly oc.
cupied by j. E. Morris.
Mrs. r. Bercegeay and children,
of Slidell, arrived Sunday morning
on short visit to friends Of their
old home.
Thanks to our young friend, j.
R. Smith, for an elegant plum treat
the largest and incest fruit OF
the kind we have seen this season.
A new market has been opened
in the building adjoining the FREE
PRESS Office. Opposition is the
life of trade to dealers and con.
sumers.
A protracted meeting has been
in progress at the colored Baptist
church for the past two weeks.
About dozen persons have pre-
sented themselves for membership.
Peaches are ripening. We are
not attempting to get in hint edge.
wise when 1t is remarked that we
are particularly fond of this fruit,
But we can stand i'm -peach.ment if
you will only bring us the peaches.
The Elisvlle merchants now
close their stores at 6p. m. so as
to give their clerks an hours time
for daylight recreation. This plan
is good policy, as a man can per-
form more and better work when
he has the opportunity of taking a
daily sun bath.
Services were held at the Bap-
tist church Saturday night, Sunday
morning and at night, Rev. w. B,
Holcomb, officiating. The funeral
sermon Of the late Mr.. Dan P.
Stewart was preached at the morn
ing service, at which large con
gregation was present.
VIM. Lancaster, successful tim
herman living on Red Creek, ir
Perry county, has been white cap
ped and ordered to leave the neigh.
borhood or suffer death. Laucas
ter obeyed the order. Circuit courl
is now in session at Hattiesburg
and Judge Mayors will have an op
por rtunity of adopting the Chrismar
plan, which he should trump by
a sentence OF lifetime imprisonment
or a hemp exhibition.
The free press., 1893-05-25
Poplarville, Miss.
QUEEN l. CRESCENT ROUTE.

Removal and Refinement Of the
Remains of Jefferson Davis.
On the occasion Of the removal
of the remains Of the late Jefferson
DAVIS from New Orleans to Rich.
mond. Va, the @. & Q. Route will
make special reduced rates from all
points on its system. The remains
will .eave New Orleans May 2Sth,
and will be re inferred at Richmond
May 31st. Special inducements to
veterans travelling to Richmond in
a body. Also special low rates for
the round trip to New Orleans.
For Information call on agents, or
address the folio wing Representa-
tives: r. H. Garrett, d. P. A,
New Orleans; 1. Hardy, A. G. P. A,
vicksburg; j. R McGregor. I. P.
A, Birmingham, or
G. D. EDWARDS. 6. L. A.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The free press., 1893-05-25
THE r. C. C.

The club was delightfully."- enter,
tanned last Thursday night at the
residence Of Mr.. Lambert, MISS
Annie Morrison, sister of Mrs,
Lambert, acting the part of hostess
10 most charming manner. The
bylaws, as reported by the COM
mittee, were read, amended and
adopted. The committees on pro-
gramme and the play for the COM
templated entertainment, made sat-
isfactory reports. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
quarter: Mr.. G.. W. Ellis, president;
Mrs. j. Fl. Reed, vice president;
Miss Annie Morrison, secretary;
Miss Annie Marion, assistant sec
retary; Miss Ada White, treasurer.
The appointed programme of the
evening was well rendered by the
several participants, after which
Mr.. G.. Reed favored the club with
a short but pleasing address, in
which he complimented women
generally-those of Poplsrville in
particular. The club will meet at
the Maroon House thursday night,
the 25th, for which occasion the fol-
lowing programme has been ar
ranged:
PROGRAMME:
Quotations from LoDgfellow-All
members.
Biography Of Longfellow-Miss
Annie Black.
Music Miss Birdie Marion.
Recilation-Miss D. Thornhill.
Reading-Mr. j. s. Smith.
Essay-Miss Nellie Reeves.
Recitation-Mlss Birdie Darling.
Solo, Pass Under the Rod =
Miss Ada White.
Reading, selections from Longs
fellow Miss Lila Black.
Music-Miss Birdie Marion.
Each member expected to COM
pose four lines of poetry, one
of which will include the word
"pride.'
The free press., 1893-05-25

There Is nothing l have used for
muscular rheumatism that gives me
an much relief as ChamberlaIn's
Pain Balm does. have been using
it for about two years-four bot
ties in alias occasion required,
and always keep bottle of it in
nv home. believe | know ago0d
thing when l get hold of it, and
Pain Balm is the best liniment
have ever met with. w. B. Den
nv, dairyman, New Lexington, 0,
"a cent bottles tor sale by Poplar~
Vile Drug Company.
The free press., 1893-05-25
NOTICE..

]. D A RI l N G & SON
Will sell BEEF STEAK at Z cents
and other meats accordingly. II the
people of Poplarville and surround
ing country want a market Winter
aud summer patronlze them.
EEGouds delivered free anys
where In the United States. .-Oa
j. DARLING & SON.
The free press., 1893-05-25

Mrs. j. H. Reed requests tna'
the children meet at the Methodist
church at 4:30 o'clock, this coming
Thursday evening, to prepare TOT
lhs exercises Of Childrens' Day.
The free press., 1893-05-25

PRESS.
Mast of tho Rawls cattle haYo
ham collected and divided among
the heirs.
E.A. Sxydon and wife, of Sill
dell, we're recent visitors to Pops
hrville relatives.
Crystal Springs made her first
,hipment of tomatoes, this season,
on the 10Th. Poplarville will fall
into line in a few days.
wANrED-For the WORLDS
IAIR-Ladies to assist US at their
homes. Address with stamp, L. s.
Yilmer, South Bend, Ind.
The railroad con mission has fix.
Cd tho sleeping car rate at 81 for
100 miles or less and $3.50 for over
100 miles within the limits of this
dste.
When you como in to soil your
WOOL, which will ba during this
uaaih, do not neglect to deposit a
dIr or so to your credit with the
Pnl PRESS.
La. Weems, the hustling wool
buyer of Ellisville, was in town the
other day "setting his pegs" for
shi' seasons business. "Wough''
hVored US with q short call.
The phonograph man was in
town last week, but he did not
harvest anything except disaps
polntment, for the reason that bust.
aesi 10 distressingly dull and nickels
sorrespondingly scarce.
lie. Allen and wife left last
Thursday evening for an extended
7lsl! to their old home in Ohio and
other points north. Mr.. Allen will
be absent about thirty days, and
Ars. Allen will remain north until
hn.
ssnd y d 10 cents in postage STAN ps
70 ~ Oorcoran Building, Washing
!on, d. e., and you will recsive 4
copies Of Kate Fields Washington
containing matter Of special inter.
M Give name and address, and
Wy 1aere you saw this advertise
nsnt.
Mise Ada Slaydon, now of
uanssvllle, was in town several
~" Of the past week, tho guest Of
u. relative, Mrs. G. H. Hyde. Mis-.
A"" queenly, l0yable woman.
400 her visit Was . source nf great
r.asure to her host of PoplarvlIle
friends.
into effect:
NO. ! southbeund due 8:24 a. m,
Nv M0' : northbound due 7:2l b. m.
Nv. Q southbOund due 1856 a. m.
no. 3 northbound due ll:lS a. M,
~ u southbound due 1925 q. m.
~ ~ northbound due 1902 p. m
- 'am'' I. Egan, who was prlnci.
~ VI the Bay st. Louis public
.sa0'ls during the past term, has
O'ea engaged for the fall term a,
:. :, increase of 40 per cent. in hi.
asiy' Bah ! for the Bay. 1t is
j" 'a order for other school trus.
''. "es ), throughout the state to make
~ .uilar acknowledgements of the
'''a OF teachers, where justlfiable
ia or u ,i.' plemptness and certainty ot
Con"h .sS nave made Chamberlain. ;.
,snass sSss Remedy famous. It is in
eroue eu especially for coughs. colds
II. 1p p ana whooping coughs, and i,
for thu. s' ;, suectual remedy knOwr
Of IJn;ose diseases. Mr.. q. B. Main
sr.st .on y City, Pa, says: GI have {
Rsmsss.' s'' on Chamberlaln's Oougt
sud nss. warrant every bottle
to riv. never heard of ono failing
cent hc,., cn!lre satisfaction.' 81
Dnr Co, C.ss Tor sale by poplarvillt
The free press., 1893-05-25
N n o TIC Il. a

We, the undersigned merchants
and dealers, handle first>class
elders manufactured by the RYAN
CIDER COMPANY, aud when you are
in want of Il good, refreshing drink,
call for RYAN's CIDERs.
w. L. ANDERSON d Co,
j. DARLING Il Son,
j. e. MORRIS,
Merchants,
Ponlaryille. Miss.
The free press., 1893-05-25

They will send twelve Columbia Photos
value ST. 90 and The Weekly Free Press one
year for S1.I0. 1t Is necessary to send q
cabinet or card photograph with order.
Our readers had better send for sample
copy Of The Free Press and learn the par
ticulars of this remarkable offer Wnicn
thousands are taking advantage of.
The free press., 1893-05-25

leaves the gun. Very much
more that Is most marvel
Gus has been accomplish
ed in photography. Tho
publishers of the renowned
and popular family weekly,
The Detroit Free Press (De-
troit, Mich have recently
been experimenting in the
direction OF rapid and &C.
curate reproduction OF pho
tographs and now an
nounce that they are pre-
pared to make artistic
copfoG ar q varv low Dric1.
The free press., 1893-05-25

Fruit will be so plentiful in this
locality that housewives can have
no reasonable excuse for not sup
plying their families with unlimited
quantities of preserves, pickles and
wines for winter use. Homemade
articles of this description are far
more palatable than the canned
goods of tho stores, and consider
ably cheaper.
The free press., 1893-05-25

Ripaps Tabules for sour stomach.
Ripans Tabulas pleasant laxative
Ripans Tabules have come to stay.
The free press., 1893-05-25
UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Photography 10 wonderful art. Incred-
tble as It may seem, tits now possible by the
aid of the camera to show the movemente
of bird In its flight, horse at its swifteet
The free press., 1893-05-25
AND
Southern Soluble Guono::

The STANDARD HOME MIXTURE and SOUTHERN SoLu.
other material OF tue nlRnsss
grade obtainabe, regardless OF price . a..
There motto Fertilizer worth the money asked fo
those who use It, Sc
M ] for It permanent place of the people
The free press., 1893-05-25

The meeting of the Teachers
Normal School will be held at the
Patrons Union Camp Ground, near
Lake, commencing June 18th, and
will continue four weeks. Railroad
tickets to students at one and one
third fare for round trip. Board
and lodging only $500 tor the term,
All necessary conveniences for
comfort will be found on the
grounds. Further information can
be obtained by addressing DR.. J.
B. Bailey, or Prof. T. Fl. Odeu,
Conehatta, Miss.
The free press., 1893-05-25

We acknowledge the receipt Of a
neatly printed Invitation to attend
the commencement exercises of the
Industrial Institute and College,
at Columbus, Miss. The programme
Is as follows:
SUNDAY, JUNE IL, 1898.
At IO:30 a. M, Sermon, Rev. n.
NJ. Long. D. D., Memphis; 8. p. M,
Anniversary Exercises Young Wo.
mems Christian Association, Ser
mon by Rev. N. M. Long.
MONDAY, JUNE IL.
At 1890 a. M, Graduating Exer-
cise.: Baccalsureate Address, Hon.
q. D. Stands; 3 p. m. Industrial
and Art Exhibit; $50 p. M, Glass
Exercises.
The free press., 1893-05-25
TJfs in rcal. life ia earnest,

Life 10 real, life is earnest,
Ard your silver dollar WILL
If you have true pride and con
science,
Liquidate your paper OIL.
The free press., 1893-05-25

Interest in the Baptist Sunday
sch ool is on the up grade, as the
following report, read last Sunday
morning, plainly illustrates; Ohcers
present 4, teachers B, pupils OIL
visitors 1s, collections 81 cents
There were present at the Metho"
dist school, in the eyeuing. ~ OF
ficers and teachers and 56 pupils.
The free press., 1893-05-25

As we iesue ahead Of time this
week We are able to give notice
that union Sunday school picnic
will be given at McGehee's spring
on tomorrow, Wednesday, Have
all baskets at the Methodist church
by 10 a. m. of that day aud "Uncle
Billie" the chlldrens' friend. Will
transport them to the picnic grounds.
The free press., 1893-05-25
lIiI0iHER liiII] / SREET OFFER /!

Eo ~ n -. ~, sSns. .,Sd Csssss. q ~ ~ Fls
sss sbo-s described, s~t pocket q the s.soss3 ssf
~ "a fustFy BEDFORD e~eet Psss Adasas
, 1893-01-18
Bekjendtgjorelse

HENHOLD til AnordEIng at 2deh Februar
1877 ON Indpodnirg at Kokopper bekJendt-
( giorss herved at offentlig Vaccination wi
blivs afholdt i Frederiksteds Jurisdiction at
Landphysicus til efternevnts Tider og paa
eftern@vnte Steder:
ONSDAGEN den 25de Januar HI. z paa
Kingshill Station, for Plantagerne;
Castle, Golden Grove, Negro Bay, Mannings
Bay og Jealousy.
FREDAGEN den 9die Februar ri. 9 paa
Diamond Skole, for Plantagerne
WINS. Delight, Enfield Green, Diamond,
Betty's Hope, og Coopers Bay, Envy, Para
disc Adventure, ut. Pleasant og Plessens,
Grove Place og Hard Labour, Fountain, River
Upper Love, Lower Love, Allendale, st.
Georges og Mountain.
FREDAGEN, den 3die Februar Kl. 10 paa
Two Williams Skole, for Plantagerne
Hannah's Rest, (amporico, Concordia, Whim,
Good Hope & Bay, Carlton, Cane, H6gens'
borg, Cane Valley, Becks Grove, Walbergaard,
st. Georges Hill og Tive Williams.
FREDAGEN, den 3die Februar Kl. l paa
Frederiksted's Politikammer,
for Byen Frederiksted med Torst@der Plan
tagerne, La Grange, Prosperity, Williams,
Sprat Hall. Mt. Washington, Buffers Bay,
North Side, Hams Bay, 1t. La Grange, Jolly
Hill; Brook Hill, Orange Grove, Mt. Pellier,
Two Friends, Mt. Stewart, Annaly, Rose Hill,
Spring Garden, Pleasant Valley, Mt. Victory,
Nicholas, Punch, Oxford, Wheel Of Fortune,
Two Brothers. Smith's Field, Stony Ground
og Whites Bay.
Frederiksteds Politikammer, st. Croix, den
l4de Januar 1898.
r. PETERSEN.
, 1893-01-18
Tram .ation.


IN accordance with the Ordinance OF End
February 1877 concerning Vaccination, 1t Is
Ineteby made known that public Vaccination
Will be performed in Frederiksted's Juris'ilc-
tion by the Kings physician at the aftefnen-'
Toned times and places
WEDNESDAY the 25th JANUARY at 2
o'clock pm. at Kings Jill. Station sor:
Estates Castle, Golden GroTe,s Negro Bay,
Mannlng's Bay and jealousy.
FRlDA1 the 3rd February at 8 O'Clock am.
at Diamond Schoelefor:
Estates sWms. Delight, Enfield Green,
Diamond, Betty's. Hope and Cooper's Bay,
Envy, Paradise, Adventure, Mt. Pleasant and.
Plessens, Grove Place, and Hard LABOR,
Fountain, Rivef, Upper Love, Lower Love,
Allandale, St. Georges snd Mountain.
FRIDAY the 3rd. February at 10 o'clock
am. at Two v illiam's School for
Estates Hannah's Rest, Camporico, Concordla,
Whim. Good Hope & Bay, Carlton, Cane, Ho-
eensborg, Cane Valley, Beek's Grove,
Walbergaard, st. Georges Hill and Two
Williams.
FRIDAY the 3rd February at l o'clock pm.
at Fredsriksted's Police Office for:
the Town of Frederiksted with suburbs.
Estates LAGRANGE, Prosperity, Williams,
Sprat Hall, Mt. Washington, Buffers Bay
North side, Hams Bay, 1t. LaGrangs, Jolly
Hill. Brook Hill, Orange Grove, Mt. Pelller,
Two Friends, Mt. Stewart, Annaly, Rose Hlll,
Spring Garden. Pleasant Valley, Mt. Victory,
Nicholas. Punch, Oxford, Wheel OF Fortune,
Two Brothers, Smith Field, Stony G;ound
and Whites Bay.
Frederiksted's Police Office, the 18th Jan
uary 1898.
, 1893-01-18
Publication.

IN conformity with Colonial Law
: 5S it is hereby made known that
on the most submissive representa-
ton of the ministry of Finances
His Majesty the King was most ga
ciously pleased by Resolution of17th
ultimo to sanction an Additional
Money Bill to the Budget for the
Municipality of st. Croix for the
financial year from 1st April 1892
to 3lst March 1898 sub Item f.
Expenses for Building and other
uncertain expenses) for an amount of
$4,000, as passed by the Colonial
Council Of St. Croix at End discus
SIGN on the 26th September last.
Government of the Danish West India
islands, st. CrQix. the 10th January 1893.
For the Governor
LII NPRICHT.
, 1893-01-18
PlOk lama.

ALE og Enhver, som have
"a Noget at fordre paa afgangne
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOTTER
HANSCHELL og e~fterlevende Enke
Anna Blanche Hanschell fodt
Richardson's Fallesbo, indkaldes
herved med 6 Maaneders Varsel til
for undertegnede Skifteret at anmel-
de og bevisliggj6.e deres Krav.
St. Thom@ Skiflelet den lite Januar 1893.
FRISCH,
GNt.
, 1893-01-18
ekjendtgjorelse G.

HENHOLD til Coloniallovens ) So
bekjendtgj6res det herved, at Diet
paa Finantsministeriets derom ned
lagte Allerunderdanigste Forestilling
har Diet behaget H"ns Majest@t Kong
en- we'd Allerh0ieste Resolution af
Tide f. M. allernaadigst, at stad-
feste den af Kolonialraadet for st.
Croix we'd Eden %Behandling den
code September 1892 v~edtagne Til
le~gsbevilling til Budgettet for Kom-
munen St. Croix for Finantsaaret fra
lste April 1892 til Site Marts 1898
under Post F. (Bygnings og andre
ubestemte Udgifter) til Belob $4,000.
Gouvernementet for de dansk vestindiske
Der, st. Croix, den Tide Januar 1893.
p. @. y.
LIMPRICHT.
, 1893-01-18

L. c. Larsen.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-06
FAIRHAvFN WEATHER
FAIRHAvEN. Jan. 5, 1

FAIRHAvEN, Jan. 5, 1898.
EDITOR HERALD:-An item in the
Whatcom "ReYeille" of the 4th inst. was
read by myself and others with deep in
terest. Irefer to the weather report for
the past wear, kept and presented by Miss
Edna Ames, of this city.
Having kept a record for large portion
of the year myself. sometime ago l COM
pared notes with Miss Ames and the close
friends present at the time considerable
enjoyment.
/ append the record kept by Miss Ames
in full and with Der permission add few
suggestions for the benefit Of readers who
do not enjoy the privilege Of living on our
grand Pacific coast:
Sunshine, 1893 days; cloudy without
rain, SO days: slight rain during some
part of the day, AZ days; rain, AZ days
snow during part of two days.
In the list designated cloudy" and also
in that termed ''slight rain during part OF
the day" it is but lust to state that sun
shine often interviewed. The term
"blinky" would express the real charac-
| ter of such days.
Again the AZ days Of rain were not like
days known by that name in the East
The proverb sit never rains but it pours'
1t often rains but it seldom pours is ouI
experience here.
1t may also be a surprise to our friends
in the East that no storm days have beer
recorded, but the fact Is we have had
nothing of that character to record: in
deed not few Of our citizens would de-
vOutly pray for one II il would bring a
| frst-class boom along with it.
J. c. WRIGHT.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-06

Nor was there any intention on the
part of the HERALD to cast discredit on
the company in referring to the absence
Of a car after the performance at the
Lighthouse theater on Wednesday
evening. Nor did the articles pub
lished lay the blame on either the street
car company or Mr.. Whitmore, for at
the time no one knew where the blame
belonged. The simple statement was,
that somebody had blundered-and
that was true. The residents of Fair
haven had been promised a late car
an announcement to that effect having
been authorized to appear in the col
S~ns of the HERALD. Acting upon
tA announcement, large number
from this city attended the theater and
at its close found themselves compelled
to either walk long distance or suffer
the expense of carriage hire. Mr.. Nc
Carly, manager of the road, comes for
ward in a frank and manly manner
and gives full explanation of the af-
fair.over his own signature, and further,
which is the vital point, Mr.. McCarty
says tn at standing orders have been is
sued to the men at the power house
that hereafter cars will run after all
plays at the Lighthouse theater given
under the management of Mr.. Whit
more. In this instance at least the
favorable end gained justifies the means
pursued in its attainment, and the resi-
dents of this end of the Bay can now
fearlessly attend the shows to be given
in the Lighthouse theater.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-06

The conclusion to which Mayor Nc
Kenzie has arrived with respect to the
present city administration, as ex-
pressed in his message of Wednesday,
is that while good work has been done,
and the general interests of the city adj
vanced, nevertheless the work of the
council has not been faultless. This is
but to confess that its members are
men, subject to the same limitations
and tendencies to errors in judgment
which are the common qualities of hui
manity. The message is expressed in
Mr.. McKenzie's usually comprehen-
sive and forcible manner, and gives a
clear and concise statement Of the prin-
cipal actions Of the body over which he
has presided during the past year.
With respect to public offices of trust
communities generally are more apt to
see and remember the mistakes which
are made than the good work per-
formed, so that adverse criticism often
becomes more common than words of
praise. In summing up the years
work individual actions might be found
over which to point moral, and errors
from which to warn the incoming ad-
ministration, and yet such course is
too hackneyed to win the esteem OF
sensible men. On the whole the work
of the year has been good, and the mis-
takes such as other men under similar
circumstances were apt to commit
The city's interests have been ad-
vaneed, and the year in municipal mat
tiers has been a progressive one. II
would be gross misstatement of facts
and an open insult to the voters plac
ing these gentlemen in their positions
of trust to say other than this. Tha
the bonds sold during the year brought
a higher rate than those pre-
viously disposed Of is no more
TO the credit of the present counci
than an evidence of the good founda
ton laid by their predecessors, the re
suits of whose legislation in this respec
were reaped in the profts to when tn'
message calls attention, as in all proba
bility, should bonds be sold during tn
coming year, better returns would b
realized than in either Of the preceding
sales. Another reason for the increased
percentage on the city's bonds during
the past year obtains in the fact tina
since the decline in the real estate mar
ket on Puget Sound, securities Of thi
class have been steadily advancing
Money which previously found invest
ment in real estate became conservative
in that line and reached out for safe
channels. County warrants, thar
which nothing in the market was NOR
secure and which are now difficult t.
obtain at par, at that time only brough
eighty-five cents ON the dollar.