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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-20
NONRESIDENT Taxes.

In the town of North Yarmouth, in the county
of Cumberland for the year. 1898.
THE following list of taxes on the real estate
L of nonresident owners in the town of
North Yarmouth for the year eighteen hundred
and ninety three ds93) in bills committed to
Fl. E. Skllin, collector of said town, on the 18th
day of June. 1888, has been returned by him to
me as remaining unpaid on the 29th day of
May 1894 by his certificate OF that date and
now remain unpaid; and notice is hereby given
that If the said taxes and interest and charges
are not paid into the treasury of said town with
in eighteen months from the date of the commit
ment OF the said bills, so much of the real es-
tate taxed as will be sufficient to pay the
amount due therefor, including interest and
charges, will. without further notice, be sold at
public auction at the town house in said town.
on Monday, the 18th day of December, 1894, at
ten o'clock a. m.
NAME AND DESCRIPTION. VALUE TAX.
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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

On and After MONDAY. June rs, 1894.
Trains will leave as follows;
DEPARTURES.
Fer Auburn and Lewiston. ITO. $40 a. m :.
LILO, l.3o 5.15 and $50 p. M For Gorham
and Berlin Falls and Island Pond $40 a. H..
1.3O p. M; GOrham mixed $50 and 81 5
and $50 p m. For Montreal and Chicago,
$40 a. m. S.30p m. For Quebec $50 p m.
ARRIVALS
From Lewiston and Auburn 7.35 $50 and
11.45 a. m.,, $40. 5.15 and $40 p. M From
Island Pond, Berlin Falls and GoFham
1856 and LAB am, $40 p. IN. From Chicago
and Montreal 1856 a. m. and 5. 40 p. m. From
Quebec 1I.45 a. m.
The $50 p. m. train runs through to Montreal
daily Sundays included. Attached to this
train is through Pullman for Chicago, ex-
cepting Saturdays. Arriving at Chicago the
second day at 4.5O p M
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night trains
and Parlor Cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE.
No. Exchange Street. and Depot foot of
India Street.
L. j. SEARGEANT, General Manager.
Portland. June 25th. 1894.
ie25 dit
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The First Ark Light.

The First Ark Light.
Noah was the first electrician He made
the ark light on Mount Ararat. -Philadel-
rhia Record
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RAILROADS,
Portland & RurnfOrd Falls R'y.

In Effect July 2, 1894
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. M. & LOS P. M From Union Station
for Poland Springs, Mechanic, Falls, Buck
field. Canton. Dixfeld and Rumford Falls
$50 a. M, l. o5 and 5.1op m. From Union
station for Poland Springs and Mechanic
Falls. lilo a. m. for Poland Springs.
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and RumfOrd Falls.
Through tickets ON sale for all points
on P. & r. Rsy. Also excursion
tickets for AndoVer and all points in
Rangely Lakes.
r. G. BRADFORD, G. P. & 7. Agt
Portland, Maine.
L. L. LINCOLN, Superintendent,
FeDlOdtf Rumford Falls. Maine
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"A Cruel Sacrifice"

is what the dealers call when the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11
(Attest) Z. : SsuTH. CIV CIerk.
published July II, ls94.l J
OEUJNANgF M I.S2

An ordinance amending section IS OF ordi-
| nance NJ. 624, published February q.
! 1eo9, entitled sn ordinance amending
section / Of ordinance No. t0e entitled
an ordinance amending section Q Of OrdI-
nance No. 81. entitled al ordinance 70
levy and collect a license tax upon Ger
tain trades, professions and occupations
and regulate the same.
Be il ordained by the Mayor and Council
men Of the city OF WicLita.
Section !. That section No. Is Of ordi-
nance No. Ga. entitled a. ordinance amend
ing sec ION OF ordinance No. &C. entitled
| an ordinance amending section o u Ordi-
nance No. 5J1. entitled, An ordinance 20
levy and collect a license tax on Certaiu
trades. professions aud occupations, aud
70 reGui-te tie same, published February
-, 1883. be aud the ; me = bere Jy amended
20 - q read a. follows
Sec Is For the keepers or owners q
dTays or owners Of orays, hacks, Carriages.
omul5u~es or wagon Tor hauling freight
or Passengers tOs pay. within the clfy
limits, for each Oue-borse dry or wagon.
= -, for s4ch two-borse wagon or GRAY.
= CO. for each C8Trl-ze or hack, s. %. Tor
each carrisEe OF vehicle used Tor carving
express package f1r hire within the city
limits. 3 -, Tor each tuo-LOr-e oul8IlUs.
<J-Oy. fo5 each four-hoTss Omnibus. e. -
said section 10 apply 70 al per-O-s tu.-
TX q tr@n-!e-riuE suT goods. wares.
ineFcfl4i-st>t rT freight n - -r=- al o. any
KIDD OF character. except persons deliver
luE o. hauling their owH gods war-s or
merchandise VIII tb~ly own vebi l-s e-
convex auces. provides shat e.Ca .lce-ss
s-sues1 10 The owner ~ any vehicle intended
90 D. usee Under sCd ~ vlrto~ o. said
4lceIee sbaA specltT the number = sid
vehicle, wL!cG Elu5er -EAli be placed ard
kept 1u sid wa-ru or y-k.~le ~ tEe
owner Thereof. placing - Z uUm Der r-bica
be received from sc q r clerk sE4fh he
license each Il wcuf1s, 70 c8lspleu1Us
:. Ice 90 <sii T-h.c.e
- . IHsr .rd.1s-ce No 5zsf pub
lsl-l Aiay e.. l--4 -ar4-iel "a ozs 5aaras
arl=E.llE --cftga Z. Il eT4i-ancc No -
u sfC tle saele = lsre5y rapel cd
sc Elt- Crlt.lalc- VII tske eE~ct
au1 te entered from --.t rt--- - - b. e.
tl1n .u iLe Isl Clit- Daily EssLE
Approved jay g.. lss
= II Cox. Gayor
Attsst-C > SNITH. C.ig Clerk
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oRDINANCE NO. 1884.


An ordinance regulating and establishing
the width OF roadways between curb
lines OF ali residence streets. also estab-
fishing the width Of sidewalks ard park
Ing between curb line aud property line
BE II ordained by the mayor and council
men OF the city OF Wichita:
Section l. The width of roadway be-
tween curb lines of all residence streets
shall be equal TO one-haif of the entire
width OF streets between property lines.
except Topeka avenue from Second street
to Iwentv-tirst street, which shall be forty
,4C) feet between curb lines, and Market
street from Park street TO Thirteeut n
street, Park street from Lawrence avenue
10 Waco avenue shall nave a park twenty
l@ol feet wide in center OF the streets ten
ilUl feet on each side of center line with a
roadway twenty-five 90 feet vice betvet n
Gu Os on each side Of PARK. The width Of
sidewalk shall be six 90 feet and adjacent
TO and parallel with property line aud the
residue viii determine the width of park
ing between sidewalk aud curb. No park
ing VIII be allowed on streets of forty (4O
feet and under in width.
Sec. , All streets in the city OF Wichita
are hereby designated as residence streets
and subject TO the foregoing regulations
with the following exceptions, viz:
Douglas avenue from Hillside avenue to
the -. Louis, TT Scott aud Wichita rail-
road
Main street from Lincoln street to Thir-
teeuth street.
Market street from Kellogg street TO
Park street.
lawrence avenue from English street TO
Second street.
Topeka avenue from Morris street to
Second street.
EmPoria avenue from English street to
Fourth avenue from English street to
Second Street
Water street from English street TO Oak
street.
Waco avenue from Douglas avenue to
First street,
Washington avenue from kellogg street
Williams street from Fifth avenue to
Arkansas river.
Lewis street from Main street to Arkan-
sas river.
MapeI street from Seneca street to Ar
kansas river.
First street from Waco avenue to Wash
tnCton avenue
Second street from Waco avenue TO
Washington avenue.
Third street from Waco avenue to Mar
ker street
Central avenue from Waco avenue TO
Market street.
Elm street from Water street to Market
street.
Pine street from Water street o Market
street
Oak street from Water street 10 Wabash
avenue.
Aud all streets occupied by steam rail
ways.
sc. 3 THIS ordinance shall take effect
au4 be IN force from sad after is pUbuca-
ZION ia the N.cbita ID fi!v EAGLE
Approved Ja,v To- lS4
Attest: {. = SMITH. / ~ Cox
Ciyt .rrk, Vi yo-
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SNAKES AT HOME.

her cherished pet beautiful but deadly
puff adder, In short time l had no
less than six large specimens Of
! these death-dealing snakes. They
are as thick as q mans arm and
not more than three feet long,
with great broad fat heads and short
stumpy tails, but in spite of this
plumpness they are, like well-fed alder
men, carefully groomed and nicely
deched out, being by far the most love
~ of all deadly serpents. Their scales
appear roughly overlapping each other
as If they were vclvety feathers of the
deepest black, relieved all the way
down the back by large half moons
and specks of the most brilliant golden
yellow. Beautiful devils they may be
aptly called, for they are unquestion-
ably the most venomous snakes in
South Africa.
| also had six cobras; and one Of
them increased the number one Satur-
day night Just as was about 20 retire,
by giving birth to q numerous family
of little cobras, depositing them on the
dressing-table right between the tooth
brush and collar box. The mother was
full grown, being about four feet long
and as thick as a broomhandle. while the
young ones were six or seven inches long
and ~ thick as q double-sized cigarette.
Talk of newly married husbands and
joyous arrivals of triplets; here were
eighteen babies all IN half an hour,
and |. a bachelor, had just to settle
down and become father and motherto
the whole family for the next six
months; for their scaly mother never
took the slightest notice OF them.
When it was decided that was 20 re-
turn 10 Europe, my passage was en-
gagged in the Dunrobin Castle, TO sail
from Port Elizabeth OF course nv
snakes were with me-fortv as fine
specimens as Africa could produce-al
packed up in . large iron bound trunk.
This intended 10 keep with me IL the
cabin. And. lest there might be any
difficulty about il, l took the preca1-
ton OF previously getting introduced
TO the captain, who agreed to nv MAX
ing them my acknowledges. on condi-
ton that their presence on board
should be AZ absolute secret from al
the passengers To this I readily con-
scented: and wrapped IN ny warm wool-
lv ulster went gayly on deck. To me
the passengers all were strangers: but
1t so happened that among them was a
gentleman from Grahamstown who
knew me by sight. although l did not
know him. When the first few DAYS
OF sea-sickncss were past. and
ladies ana gentlemen began 20
walk the decks, I found that
most people eyed me cu-iouslr
askance; and if by any chance I ven
tured near q little group OF takers -
ioungers. ny proximity invariably he
came Z signal for their dispersal This
apparent ruGeness seemed very
strange, and as il increased day by day
made NE feel most uncomfortable.
Strangely. however. at table the pas
seuEcrs chatted with me q such an ex-
tent shat I could hardly eat, hat IN
one ever occupied the seat AZ either
side OF me. The weather grew warmer
o. We approached the tropics. and fle
ulster IVES thrown OF. and with If tho
principal cause OF distrust q mv ship
Gaiss. Z -sy here mention tSat =
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moving shadow that crossed them, and
more than one sprayed their copious
venom over the surrounding deck. A
green whip snake wound his long. sim
uous form among the others. Every
where from the heap black forked
tongues, with incessant activity, were
nervously running out, quivering and
glistening in the bright sunlight; while
the many beady black eyes OF the nu-
merous heads sticking out from the
living mass glistened ominously with
excitement. AS the heat made them
troublesome I feared an accident; so,
hastily bundiing them again into the
bag. l disappeared down the compan.
ion-way. @. r. OREILLY.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
fOficIaI1
WICHITA. Kan. Jul

WICHITA, Kan, July 9. ls9s
Council met IN regular session, Mayor
Cox II the chair and all counciImen
present except Mellinger and Harris
Minutes of last meeting read aud ap-
proved a. read
The chairman Of fire and water commit
tee reported that the ordinance bad not
been complied with ia the case Of granting
permit for rebuilding he old Douglas
Avenue house aud recommended that the
permit he not granted. Councilman Max
well moved TO amend and grant permit
The amendment was lost. The original
report was then adopted.
The fire and water Committee was grant
ed further time 10 bring IA report on the
charges against certain members OF tie
FIR department.
Further ume was granted the public i'm
prCyemeut committee 10 bring IN a report
on 'p-nln@ Topeka avenue from Sixteenth
To Seventeenth streets.
TIE chrirmau OF the health com
mittee reported that they had no-I-
fed Mr. Bolts TO abate the nuisance COM
Diaiued Of.
= be I-hf committee 10 whom Was re-
ierred the matter Of reducing he expenses
~ lighting lac city, reported that in their
judgment the city could be sufficiently
lighted Tor about One-haif the amount paid
at prc~ent The committee was instruct
ed o. negotiate with re companies now
lighting the city 10 continue the same on
"a basis o. aboGt oue-haf the present rate
the city i paying.
The ~frret commissioner was Instructed
20 notify parties owning wagon scales
that they must cease weighing for the
pubic or take out q license 30 do -.
The spec Al conui tee appointed 20 IL
vestigate the proposition % lore for coal
reported that after due Invest CATION tbsy
would recommend that al election be
called Tor the purpose OF vosus bonds 70
a-l 20 prospecting
pa motion # Councilman Oliver the
resolution autEo riziuz the mayor 20 call
~pecl1l election Tor the purDe-s 4 voting
bonds 90 a'l % Prospecting Tor Goa Wa
taaeu from tie I.sbl--
Counci man N5uick moved q amend tie
resolution. 20 provide for issuing Ten
bonds Of :. coo each l. TuH ten year, one
tond payable aauua.iy a. . per oeat In
feTeSt Jay Ole >emI-auuua!4f- The r-sO-
lutioa, - 4Ul-ucec. vas adopted
Az bills fled against zoe cty 80 date
were read and referred % tie proper con-
ulIlt-ss
\ peljiion from Z 3. Alien fo- rsb4,e
CI tsXv- assessed a--aI8-- = certain piece
"a praprEry VS. ref-rfs- 10 The 1l4ItlaTT
c. ma. TIE aud cftF HttaTney-
Are Dllls % William Ritter tcE Jan 1-~s
rom hti-- thrown aut 81 L1S blE-y Us
G--v-u-- ov-ra pile a. ssDt 60 Main street.
and ta4t q T. - Hamilton t7r G-8. 1-lcl
I.r Res prevented b. to prllcs from sell
10 4 iLr csfy, am WE.ca sFo--s4 - Is
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published July II, 1890.

An ordinance requiring property owners
In the city of Wichita e. place then
stables, barns aud water closets on the
line o. the alley in rear Of property, aud
providing for penalty for violating the
same:
Be it ordained by the mayor and council
men of the city of Wichita:
Section l. That al persons in the city OF
Wichita owning real property, which prop
erty Is improved, shall place their barns.
sta bles and water closets on the rear of
their property, on q line of the alley, and
any person or persons who shall now have
their barns, stables or water closets on
their premises to exceed n distance OF fiji
teen feet from the line of the alley, shall,
when ordered by the board Of health OF
the city of Wichita. remove said barn.
stable or water closet to the line OF said
alley.
Sec. 2. Any one violating the provisions
Of this ordinance shall be subject TO a fine
in any sum not exceeding 500
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effsct
and be in force from ana after its publica-
ton in the Wichita Daily EAGLE.
Approved july 10, 1894
l. ". Cox, Mayor
Attest: c. s. SMITH. City Clerk.
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continued wrapped up few days
longer than others, on account of q
cold I was suffering from at the time
The same day that the ulster was left
aside, as | was sitting by the main
mast, the doctor came up laughing
heartily, and drawing over chair sat
down to explain what a source of ap-
prehension had been to all on board.
I'm glad to see you've thrown off that
blanket-coat," said he; there's a
Grahamstown man here who knows
you and he mas spread the report that
you have a lot of live snakes on board,
and that to keep them warm you carry
them always about with you beneath
that woolly coat"
On the day before we reached Ma
deira a deputation OF nine maids and
matrons did me the honor of approach
ing me in solemn procession to know II
the report were true that I had a col
lection of reptiles in the ship, and ii SO
would | kindly exhibit them on the
quarterback, for every one on board
was anxious to see them | sent the
steward down for the woolly ulster,
which l spread out on deck, turning
every pocket inside out to show that
there were no snakes whatever con-
cealed in it. As they Were still I'M
satisfied l referred them to the cap
tain. Off to his cabin at once they
went, and soon brought him out beam
ing and smiling to where 1 sat Mr..
II c.sI g, I +al \
come to this. You viii have TO crafty
the ladies, provided you can do so with
out danger" treasured him on this
point, taking care, however, to have a
few sailors posted around to see that
no one touched the reptiles Then 1
went down to my cabin, hastily filed
an old-fashioned traveling-bag with
many varieties of wrigglers, all bundled
in loosely, like so many yards Of sau-
sage in a butchers basket, and hur-
riedly ran up on deck. All the
people in the ship had collected
first and second cabin passengers as
well as sailors. fremen and engineers
were mingled tOgether-even the
white-aproEed, paper-capped cooks
N'OlC NiASAC' u SlJe~Oc ICING IACtA tI ASi
me opened the bag, and emptied the
whole wriggling mass on the hot deck.
There was no awning over the spot and
the tropical sun made them. in few
moments, unusually lively. With both
hands working busily I constantly
gathered back to the heap those that
tried to scurry off. This operation
and threatening aspect of some Of the
snakes surprised the beholders- The
beautiful yellow and black putf-adders
swelled themselves out and pulled so
loudly that they could be plainly heard
over the noise of the crowd. The
cobras Kissed and reared themselves up
with outspread hoods, and danced
about erect, high above their PROSTATE
fellows, striking each moment at every
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HE KEEPS SNAKES
O'Reilly on the Amenities Of Liv-
ing with Ophidians.
how He Cares for the Babes-Embzr-
easements of Seeking a Landlady Who
Doesn't Object to Serpents-keep-
Ing Snakes ON the Sly.
COPYRIGHT. 1894 !


Glow Is it possible" it may be
asked, that a man can come TO keep
lives snakes in his house and even in
his BEDROOM"
The following will explain how be-
gan it. 1t was in 1875 at Grahamstown,
South Africa, that l first got the idea
OF catching and keeping living SER
penis. My interest in such reptiles
was but natural. For, being imbued
from childhood with naturalist tastes,
and Ireland my native country having
no snakes, the first ophidian / met
with was to me by far the most curious
of Africas animal productions. l
killed him, OF course-the only snake
of whose death 1 have ever been guilty
brought him home and examined
him within and without, and by the
aid of one Of the Jesuit fathers Of the
college and the books he placed in my
hands determined that the unfortu-
nate creature was entirely harmless.
saw at once that he was not at all
Shiny like an eel, as people often mag
inc, but on the contrary perfectly
clean, dry and shining as if vanished,
beautiful in his coloring and
graceful in his proportions. AS he
was not venOmous l felt sorry he
was dead, and concluded that it
would be quite as easy and safe to
keep such an animal in captivity as a
bird, frog, or & fish. Accordingly,
next day, on meeting with one Of the
same species, l boldly caught him
alive, brought him safely home and
placed him in a glass-covered box such
as clothiers keep collar-buttons and
neckties in. Soon after this I got
few more harmless ones of the same
and other species, and took great in
terest in seeing them feed and drink.
Very amusing it was to see these small
grass snakes of the thickness OF a Gig
arctic (Psammophis Crucifer and Psam-
maphylax Rhombeatus), seize and
crush geclzos and other small lizards
just after the manner of boa con-
strictors. / was quite charmed with
such graceful and harmless pets.
As il is not usual in South African
towns for young men to keep pet
snakes my fame soon got noised abroad
and people used frequently request to
see my collection. This led TO my keep
ing deadly kinds as well as harmless
ones.
One of my first visitors was a Mr..
Nelson, who told me- many snake
stories; among others OF certain Miss
Tyson, deughter of an esteemed Wes-
leyan minister of the town, who had as
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California nos esses a de- ightful winter
climate. Almost every day j. balmy aud
full Of sunshine. To live in such air few
months may save yen big doctor bill IL
doesn't cost much TO try. The Frisco line
aud Santa Fe route viii carry you 20 To-
Angeles, san Diego or san Francisco suY
Gay, on fast vest buled express train, ia
Pullman or tourist sleeper. The journey
Is through New Mexico and Arizona.
where heavy snOwfalis seldom come. IL is
short, quick and comfOTtab.e-straigh
across. not roundabout. Once a week
personally -conduCtsd excursions are run
10 the Pacific COST in tourist sicepers.
Competent pOrters and agents Iu charge.
Second class tickets hOuOrrd. aud good
care taken oi ladies and children without
escort Very cheap rates for one WAY or
round trip, now IN effect. Write 10 ID.
" IshHTt. q. 7. A. Frisco line, -. Louis,
No. for copy Of California excursion Isst
let and a handsomely illustrated book
entitled ITO California and Back" Near
est local agent Of Frisco line or Santa Fe
route viii BE- glad 10 name ticket rates snd
furnish desired information o. bout tie tgly
DCu't be afraid 10 ask questions
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ROCK ISLAND ROUTE

Annual meeting American Institute Of
Homeopathy. Juue Il TO -.
Annual convention National Republican
league. June IS 80 =
Annual meeting Imperial Council Mys-
tic ShrineTS, July u 20 y.
ANNUAL meeting League of American
Nheelmen. August IL TO IS
All at Denver, Colorado-Round trip
$500.
A>bury Park. y J-Na-ional EGGca-
tiunal association, July 1910 l3
Cleveland, Ouio-Aunual meeting Chris
tan Endeavor. July 10 ID
Toronto. Ontsrio-Bsptist Young PEG
pies Union, July - u -
PitJsburg. Pa--GranG Army Of the Re
public. September 5 10 10
One fare fer round IrIS
=. IL. PHILIPS, Agent,
GSr. Main and Douglas.
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published July II, 1894.
nEnIA ANEE IN 4 80

An ordinance making appropriation &
pay y. {. knight damages awarded him
in the opening aud extending OF Wash
lngton avenue, from Douglas avenue 70
Central avenue.
Be il ordained hy the mayor and council
men Of the City of Wichita:
Section l. Tuat the sum Of Size 30 be
and Is hereby deposited with the city
treasurer. subject 10 the order Of y &.
Knight, To pay the said y. &. Ku. gut for
the damages awarded him ia opening and
extending Washington avenue from
Douglas avenue TO Central avenue
Sec. 2 This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its publication in the
Wichita Daily EAGLE
Approved July 10, S9l
l. VI. Cox. Mayor
(Attest) e. :. SsiITH, City Clerk