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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31

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competing roads changed 10 cable other motive
power caused the large reduction IN receipts here shown
ESTIMATES Estimating no increase in Gross Earn
~ being possible-the result VIII $40"
a annual profit Of f1il %s 90. or nearly
81 the interest the FlGs, Morgag"
Of Road A estimate Of the prob
able Increase in Earning- based upon the usual
Of VIII show 'he ability ~ the
Road the Interest the Frsi Mortgage BONDS
per dividend upon the Capital stock. and lease
balance If about $4,000 applicable 10 the Sinking Fund
WASHINGTON. Washington ~ city Whose genial
climate f. tseif great factor In increasing railway
earnlngs and level streets admit Of the low
operating and whose
always afforded liberal patronage 10 street fhIW"Yt
Of the above facts md the value ana amount
property mOrtgaged together win its denonsraeh
earnings recommend Bonds without reservation
o 1rsi-ciass investment
SUBSCRIPTION
SubscIi pOns v be opened on Monday. January l. so1
and VIII close O'Clock on the DAY following Alloi-
ncntl viii be made as possible thereafter The
right IL ipserred decline applications. and 10 sllo
smaller amounts than be applied for. TIE Pm Il
OF THESE BONDS II 1O5 FLAT. payable on "r before
February lsi De made AT once
in which cage viii be alatcd 70 February -.
In ready for delivery n"gptihtl"
receipts win be Issued payment of the purca'e price
from whom copies OF opinion Of counsel
and description OF property may b" Obtained
Application Will he made 10 f these i''hos On W."
Ralimore and Washington stock Exchanges
TIE BALTIMORE TRUST AND GUARANTEE
COMPANY,
EQUITABLE BUILDING
MERCANTILE TRUST AND DEPOSIT COMPANY or
BALTIMORE $1,000 -
COR. CALVERT AND GERMAN STREETS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31

financial.
WE HAVE PURCHASED AND NOW OFFER
x7OOOOO
FIRST :soETGAGE FIVE PER CENT. TIiIETY-YEAii
GOLD BONDS
o.! THE
METROPOLITAN RAILROAD 60.
or WASHINGTON. i. G.
prEFEngTAny 'fT pT HEpEENAn y 4 2N
COMPANY yor F9 1yI THE s, s5N KIN FrNp
cRrED iNTEREsT.
mAIr-YEAHLY INTEREST COUPONS
ra oFAeh OF Tr Il ORE 4hGFT ia 81 TIE
ANTEE G3MrANy rR5'STEE u tn: CITY or
Hf EST 1HHxd lHfiFAI ASH k MTh
srA TAFT G &}X6, G3N OF OF TW Wr, rnEs
''N' H HSbN FISENEss. " "'''''
PRIVILEGE or REGISTRATION. AsAro THE riux-
CiPAL. AT THE OFFICE or
TIE BALTIMORE TRrsr AND GUARANTEE
COMPANY.
THESE roNI's The direct obligation Of METRO
poLITAN RAILROAD COMPANY and are par o,
total iysuc Of sls5oo which has !ccn authorized ~
% Congress for the purpose changing the motive
from horses to Electricity, AND FOR NO OTTER Pt'R-
POSE and secured b. a FIRST MORTGAGE to THE
BALTIMORE Trust AND GUARANTEE CoMr>NY.
Trustee. Of all its rights. privileges ari franchises 60;
scthcr with valuable Real Estate hold 10y IL;
THIS REAL ESTATE has been appraised by Messrs
Thomas Bowling and Charles c. Duncanson. both promi-
ncn, Real Estate operators Washington. u. C..
having actual cash value OF s7ooooo but IT is cst-
mated as being $1,000 largo portion Of
this Real Estate. which will be required for the
OF the Company after the change in its motive power.
may BE- sola and. in tina, event the proceeds will he
paid directly to the TRUSTEE for the benefit OF the
SINKING FUND
POWER HOUSES. In addition above Real Es-
tate the Company has erected and paid for.
Of 500 rower-houses these included
in the above appraised Real Estate. The Main Power
including Car Barns and Repair shops is Of
the fines, s,ier Railway the United States
ana occupies Square a.. Its front Fouranda IIaf
90 feet. and depth o street $40 feet. Its
walls are heavy and built Of pressed and hard burnt
bricks and Hanrn, stown browns,Jne The
cusvely Of iron orders and cement render
ing the building strictly nreproof and 1857 10
The Second Powcr-house including Barns is located
on + street GEORGETOWN This building is OF brick and
following dimensions viz: Battery House. S3xl22
Engine Room. G51s5 feet; Boiler Room 'oxco feet
Car Barns lUOx3l5 feet and cost the Power Plant
now located therein s7I a.. ~ Eoih Power Houses
amply equipped for operating the system by Electricity
ADDITIONAL SINKING FUND PROVISION. The
Mortgage further provides that all net earnings up TO
SO per after the payment u hxed charges
and n dividend Of 10 cent. on the outstanding stock
be paid the Trustee Tor the benefit Of tie sink
ing Fund. purchase Of bonds. or FOR investment
for redemption % said bonds
t.t-x,s AMI TIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
nEW.Y YORK, LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY
SECOND Consolidated MICE BONDS
FUNDED COUPON BONDS or 1855
AND
INCOME BONDS

% WALL ct. NEw-YORK December IL 1894
Comics Of our circular Of December 10 1894. making
changes plan Of sdjus,mn with the holders 1T The
ho,e Inscribed bonds may be Obtained nj our Office.
DREXEI. MORGAN 4 60.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
EW-YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.
JGi WEST ETH ~.

Notice Is hereby given that the NcwYork Athletic Club
WIZ exercise their opion redeem and after IAN
my Is 1870 all tho outstanding cent improvement
vondr ~ the issue of 1855
Principal and interest VIII be paid presentation ~
Ne once 81 the Farmers Lean ard Trust Company, 20
william Street Ncw-Ynik
interest on said bonds viii January Is 1895
GEORGE MASSEY. Treasurer
Ns~.vASk Ds~amher 2Sth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31

payer lsGs and experience has demonstrated mat
earnings railway lines after their motive power
changed from horses TO electricity hay" largely
increased and operative expenses corrrespondineiy de-
creased But should there be Increase the fol-
lowing statement. compiled from the books OF THE MET
ROPOIITAN RAILROAD COMPANY. shows the ability
Of road only the interest iu entire
bonded debt but maintain handsome dividends upon
stock:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31

NOTICE % HOLDERS OF ST LOIS ANn SAN
FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY SEVEN fEN
CENT EQUIPMENT HoNDS OF $50 ,.o,
New YoIk. p"ccnl"r =. 1921
I1TRSI7A\T to an Order of the Circuit Court
/ Of the Tinted states Tor the Eastern District ~
Missouri Forty thousand dollars tS4ovpl or above
named Bonds. which accepted and drawn ny IN"
Trustees Mortgage June LIST 1891 for payment
December LIST 1874 viii le paid. together win the
oout ons due December 1884, all outstanding
Bonds 4 said issue. and after January "a, is?' al
the Office o! the Receivers l2n Broadway. Ne" YORK
Th numbers the Bcnds accepted ana drawn are ms
follows ~ a. ps i2o 49, ij6. l5s ia. lst 20
80 9T3 agG 331 3ia $40 81 41s. i6t ~, 4ys.
s,a Coz COS G22 G3,. tit c'G oi3. Gri GO. '3I.
.5T 7GS 7ss. a3G
The The above Delegated Bonds VIII cease
January Ist. 1897
AIDACf T. WALKER.
JOHN J. HCCODk Receivers
JOSEPH g. WILSON. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
THE TOPEKA WATER COMPANY.

AZ meeting OF the holders Of majority In amour:
OF the per cent Gold Bonds OF the Topeka Water Com
PAM. held In New-York City October ~. 1891, a
committee wa duly appointed for the protection OF the
interests OF the holders of all SAID Bonds
Inc COMMITTEES hes prepared Dondhodcrs Agreement
COPIES OF viii u may be obtained from the the state
signed. ~
The Committee urges the prompt signing Of the Agree
ment and deposit 81 the Bonds hereunder with the
state Trust COMPANY
FREDERICK ~ cOI.STON. Baltimore.
HENRY T. SCOTT. Wilmington.
CHARLES y. JACKSON M.ddlefown. Conn.
THEODORE G. WOODBURY.. Portland. Me-.
THOMAS CARMICHAEL. London. England.
SULLIVAN &
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
lor redemption Q. sall bonds.

Stockholders LIABILITY. TIE METROPOLITAN
RAILROAD STOCK amounts One MILLION Dollar and
the par value 81 SO % per share only $50 90 has
been paid I'm upon and the marke, price or
the STOCK has ranged from $50 se5 10 per share
liability Of $50 share unpaid On the
stock the stockholders liable for an
equal their sharehodlngs-a provision similar
the Natonsl Bank act-thus anordng an additional
security 0 the bondhoIders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
NOTICE OF ANNUAL. MEETING
I,UE ANNUAL MEETING OF the StOckhOld

L ers of the CONSOLIDATED FIREWORKS COM
PANN or AMERICA. Tor tho election az Directors for
ensuing wear. and Tor arsction az such other
blsrcss properly corie up before tle meeting VIZ
held ~ the Office - the Company, - and III PARK
Place on Monday. January ltth. 1875 at | p. m.
stock Transfer Books VII be closed on January Is,
isu, aad r~openeI Janunry 10Th 1895.
GEO +. EGBERT Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
GREENWICH SAYINGS BANK.

s. r. COR. GTH-AVE. AND tGTH-sr. nam.
INTEREST AT THE RATE OF FOUR PER GENT
PER ANNI'M will be credited depositors for The SIX
months and three months ending December 81, 1874 on
Ave dollars to three thousand doais e,-
.I thereto un Ter the bylaws. payable Janaary y;
1890 Deposits made before January TO- is'o VIII
draw interest January l. 1879. - ,,
JOHN IIARSEN RHOADES. President
JAMES QUINI.AN. Treasurer.
IL IEGGETT Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31

"A moi II 90 bonds that DAT" issued bf
THE RAILROAD EQUIPMENT COMPANY and secured
by rolling fJrrghed railroads under cts-ruN foin
m be paid that date az he oii"es Of POST
d pDN.ItOY - Wnli -. New YORK. and t.
". CLARK a co. y, ~, South Fourth 81. fhla-
G.,piia u. !. y l"'Hl. lf""aui'i'
Dec 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31

-, al shares for H." ~ee"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
CITY OF HARTFORD. CO,N.

capital stock II tn Paterson and Hudson River
Railroad COMPANY VIII D. paid January : iN,3 at
ofrce The Rogers ioromotN" and Ma 'hne WORKS
No. ~ Exchange Place. Sew York city.
RpUr. :. ~ GIES. Treasurer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
financial elections.

i EIGHTY. MADISON .AVE.-You will please take no
the annual etirr OF the stockholders of Num-
Der Eighty. Mddison-aNe. Tor IN" election OF directors
and ne transaction Of such other
business property before the meeting VIII p
held the office ~ tie Company. at No ~ MadsonaNe
"a" City - New York. The ?ti day "r Januar!.
iApj a 9:;O o'clock IN the forenoon.
Dated New-Yo;ls. December ,2l. 1904.
HENRY ". MANDEN. Secreiary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
THE DOCTORS PUZZLED.

A New and Troublesome Disease Has Made
Its Appearance In London.
The medical profession in London is
again puzzled ty TIE peculiar new dis
ease which has broken out at intervals
during several months past, principally
among the inmates of the London work
houses. For want of better name they
call it Jermatitis exfoliativa. The NOR
tally, at first more than so per cent, is
now comparatively low.
The first symptoms are Inflammation
Of the skin, great irritation following
this. The skin peels off in large patches.
In some cases there are hemorrhages
under the skin. In others large blisters
are formed. The origin of the disease
is a mystery. The patient usually be-
comes extremely weak and eInaciated.
The duration Of the illness is variable.
1t frequently continues several weeks
The best authorities think it is con-
tagious, but up to the present, in spite
of the fact that the bacillus has been
differentiated and microscopically ex.
amined, so little is known of the ma.
ture of the disorder that the medical
profession confess themselves complete.
ly puzzled. The disease is distinctly q
new one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24

The income tax. passed by the last
congress. and imposing a levy of 2
per cent on all incomes of over "a. 900
per year, will 20 into effect on Jan.
i. The internal revenue collector
will be around in about six weeks.
There are two classes of income rec
ognized by the bill-the incomes OF
individuals and the incomes of cor
porations. The taxable income of a
corporation is all its income above its
operating expenses. and including
the sums paid to shareholders. The
tax of per cent is paid by the cor
poration. Therefore that part OF an
individuals income which is derived
from dividends on the shares of a
corporation that has paid the tax is
deducted. on his return. from his
own taxable income. A 80 per cent
penalty is to he charged for neglect
or refusal To return statement and
100 per cent penalty for fraud. II a
corporation does not file its state
ment fine of $1,000 is to be levied
on it and per cent a month is to be
charged on the amount of tax due
until it is paid. The tax is PAYABLE
on July in each year. II it be not
paid within 10 days after that a pen
atty of . per cent is charged, togeth-
or with interest ut the rate of / per
cent per month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24

The Russian crown and other state
jewels are valued at the enormous
sum OF $ll 100000: the crown itself
is reckoned as being worth at least
$4,000, 900. 1t is adorned with hun
dreds of diamonds, individual speci-
mems of which are valued at ali the
way from few dollars up to enor-
nous sparklers worth thousands of
dollars. Besides the diamonds which
make this costly head dress look as
if it had been buried in a shower of
falling stars, there are 81 pearls, each
without flaw, set around the rim. n
ruby of extraordinary size and bril-
liancy. being used rs n center piece.
The crown was made by Panzie, the
old-time Genoese court jeweler, and
was first used by Catherine the
Great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
COINS OF LITTLE PRACTICAL USE.

The Gold Dollar Had No Utility, While the
Three Cent Piece Served q Purpose.
To one who has not given the subject
thought it would seem that the most
useless coins ever issued by the United
States We're the silver cent pieces.
They We're small, as thin as q sheet of
MANILA paper, and before they finally
disappeared from circulation they came
to be regarded as nuisances.
Although there is much to be said
against the annoying little coins, they
were, as a matter of fact, of far greater
utility, as far as circulation is concern
ed, than another coin. This is the gold
dollar, which, experts at the subtreas-
ury say, has never served any useful
purpose. Said Maurice Muhleman, cash
Ter of the subtreasury, recently:
From the mutilated condition of the
gold dollars sent here for redemption it
is positively shown that the public do
not regard them as coins. Their only
use appears to be for bangles, necklaces,
watch charms, scarfpins and the like
1t is doubtful if one in a thousand ever
really passed in circulation.
With the ) cent silver piece it was
different When first coined, the coun-
try had nothing in the shape of a coin
between the huge copper cents and half
cents and the silver half dime. The
small coin was hailed as blessing and
became popular at once. There was an
excellent reason for its issue also.
Strange as it may seem, it was not
provided for by coinage act, but by an
act revising the postal rates. This law
lowered the cost for transmitting the
unit of weight for letters from to 3
cents. 1t was deemed advisable by con-
gress thereupon to issue u coin of CORE
spending denomination. The coin was
Of great utility and circulated freely un-
til the advent Of the nickel. New
York Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
ONLY A SCRATCH NEEDED.

The Frequency on BLOOD Poisoning Among
the Meat Packers.
''It would surprise you to know" re.
Gently remarked an officer of one of our
large packing houses, ''how frequent
cases of blood poisoning are among our
employees, and the cause IN most of
these instances would doubtless surprise
you more. A scratch on the hand from
. bone Of calf's head or q pigs foot
often disables man for q week, and,
strangely enough, in almost every case
that has come under my notice the
scratch has been so slight as to be al
most imperceptible
1.-The first intimation the man has Of
his injury is a swelling of the forear-.,.
accompanied by smarting pain. E n
swelling and pain generally extenu to
the shoulder, under which large lung
sometimes forms. Even after the pres
ence Of the scratch has been in this
manner demonstrated it is often impos-
sible to detect it. 1t is usually caused,
in the case Of the calf's head, by the
sharp edge ON the bone of the neck, due
to the carelessness of the butcher who
sewers the head from the carcass. If he
does his work we'll and his cleaver has
severed the joint perfectly, all is we'll,
for there is no sharp edge to cut, but if
he has missed the joint by even hair s
breadth, which happens in five cases out
of ten, there is an edge on the bone that
will probably work mischief
''Of course none of these cases has
ever resulted seriously, as prompt meas
ures are always taken and as we always
insist that man so injured Immediate
" consult n physician. This rule we
never vary, for we feel bound to retain
man on the pay roll while suffering
from such an accident, even though he
be untitled for work, and the unskillful
treatment of an apothecary, on which
many of them would like to rely, or the
even less satisfactory methods Of home
surgery would only prolong the term of
idleness. New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
Little "Ad." Mt the Picnic.

Enterprise in advertising has almost
become q fine art in the present day
Novelties are not only numerous, but
frequently unique. A Birmingham
chemist recently, with his family, at
tended picnic, and after the knife and
fork tea, which formed part of the pro-
gramme, he distributed among the COM
pany number Of sweetmeats, all of
which bore an advertisement referring
to his specialties, and later during the
concert which followed his daughter
sang n song the words of which set
forth the advantages which could be de-
rived from the use Of certain pills, the
frequent application of well known
plaster or daily doses of some ones tom
ic. Such enterprise, if somewhat Shop
py," certainly merits reward for its in.
sanuitv. -Birmipcsam Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
Injuries to the Ewes.

An oculist of long experience in this
city, who was recently asked to state
the most common causes of accidental
injuries to the eye, replied: Among
children, throwing stones and playing
shinny'-a most dangerous game An
other not infrequent cause of accident is
allowing children to stand about the
kitchen range when the cook is frying
fat that sputters and flies about the
room. Among adults, the umbrella Tits
point when carried open in n crowd
and tip when carried closed over the
shoulder) is a quite common cause Of
injury and flying cinders another. But
most of the cases we treat are not due to
accident, but rather to the prolonged
misuse of the eyes by close application
either in dim or glaring light. and Of
ten injuries arise from strictly constitu-
tional disorders. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24
A MODERN RALEIGH.


An seaves Cioek was Only HandannA
but His Spirit was Right.
1t is not true that manly chivalry is
being starved out and replaced by mere
politeness in these days. Some Young
men seem to have grown into resem.
blanoe In usefulness and strength to the
cigarettes that are ever present with
them, and many young women are
adopting the cutaway coat and the
mans neSztie, but the spirit of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh has not vanished from the
earth, and dainty womanliness doth still
inspire chivalry.
She was fair West Philadelphian
who had just returned from shopping
tour in the city. She carried three bun
dles-too precious to be left for deliv-
cry wagon--and a macintosh and two
boxes of candy also balanced in uncer-
tain equilibrium about her. He was a
big. plain, everyday workingman, and
his weapon was pick, with which he
waged successful war upon the cob
blestones and the dirt Of badly mutt
lated West Philadelphia street Three
little strips of wood We're supposed 70
be enough at the point where she dis
mounted from the car to enable foot
passengers to cross the muddy thorough
fare. but just as she came opposite the
man little tilt of the fiimsy pontoon
bridge sent one of her daintily shod
feet up to the ankle into a fine yellow
mudhole and when she drew it out it
was a sight to make one weep She
could not go on without hopelessly soil
ing the edge of her skirt. She could not
stoop for bundles. She stood in petri-
fed perplexity. Then the spirit of Sir
Walter Raleigh showed itself. The pick
was dropped, and the man grabbed
little stick and said, wait, miss. an
I'll clean yer shoe off - There seemed
to be nothing else to do, SO she waited.
The rest of the gang leaned on their
picks and shovels and watched the scene
out of the corners of their eyes When
he had done all the execution he could
with the stick and quite a respectable
pile of clay had been scraped from the
small shoe, he whisked out a red ban
danna handkerchief, a sort of substitute
for Raleigh's crimson cloak, and, still
kneeling before her, notwithstanding
her protest that he would get it dirty,
proceeded to clean the shoe with that.
She thanked him and walked down the
street with little blush on her cheek.
He touched his well worn hat and gazed
after her for a few moments, then stuff
ed the bandanna in his overalls pocket,
saying, 1T WASH t very clean anyhow"
and was again a common laboring man.
-Philadelphia Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24

. splendid and Characteristic evidence
Of enterprise in the publication en-
titled Chicago in 1885," which is
illustrated with series of handsome
ly executed half-tone engravings OF
Chicago from photographs taken Sc
years ago from the top Of the old court
house cupola. The collection is one
of peculiar interest when contrasted
with Chicago at the present teme.
and may be perused with deep inter-
est by all who behold with patriotic
pride Chicago's growth within the
period that has passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24

The surprise that overlook the re-
publicans in some OF the Missouri
districts has brought out n number
of peculiar phases to be developed
by the next congress. Men with no
possible thought Of election have
been elected by republicans. includ-
ing doctor and music teacher.
who are now attempting to devise
means Of maintaining their profess
sional avocations. while engaged in
law making for the brief spell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-24

"Thc Death of the Car and the
Peace Of Europe" is the title of q
very striking review, which will ap-
pear in the December Forum, of the
whole military situation in the old
world by Col. Theodore a. Dodge, our
foremost military writer. who is now
in Europe.
The quaint little women of Kate
Greenaway are to be seen in maya
zine for the first time since their Gre
alton. Miss Greenawny has hereto
fore always drawn them in color and
for book publication. Now, how
ever. she is ut work upon special
series of her curious tots for the La
dies Home journal, and in that ne.
riodical they will alternate with a
new series OF Palmer Cox's funny
brownies"
The complete novel for the Decem-
Der issue of Lippincott's is MRS.
Hallam's Companion" by the well
known writer. Mrs. Mary j. Holmes.
1t follows from America to Europe.
and back again. the fortunes of a
young lady who deserved better
position than that OF companion
and found it. A short story by the
author of ..Dodo" will attract general
attention. In this case expectations
will not be disappointed, for Z. +.
Benson has written nothing better
than "A Greed of Manners" II the
hero's professions were moderate,
either his creed was more than it
seemed, or the man We, better than
his creed. To what heights gentle
manhood can rise is the burden Of
this beautiful and touching little
sketch. There are other bright
sketches.
The Chicago Herald has displayed