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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

The proposition embodied in the
bill introduced by Senator Potter to
abandon the present system OF penal
ties for delinquent taxes, under which
10 per cent is added when the taxes
are not paid by the LIST of June, and i'm
posing penalty of per cent month
was Endorsed by the real estate men
of Minneapolis and ST. Paul Saturday,
says the Minneapolis Journal, with
the addition, on the suggestion of Mr..
Seeley, that a reduction of per cent a
month be allowed on taxes paid prior
to the 1st of June. This general propo-
sition is likely to pass. 1t seems to
have good many features to COM
mend it. 1t will undoubtedly be re-
lief both to the taxpayer and to bust
ness in general, and will also result in
the payment OF taxes more promptly
than the present law. One great OBJ
lection to our present system of pay
ing taxes is the heavy drain which it
makes upon the resources of the COM
munity at certain periods of the year,
the heaviest coming at time when
money is most needed for employment
in enterprises of various kinds. If
the penalty imposed was added at the
rate of per cent month, the with
draWal of taxes would be more grad
ual and distribution over a longer
period, with much less disturbance to
business than is now suffered under
the present system.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

The Adrian Democrat wants the
Minnesota Democratic association to
die. Possibly the association thinks
the same thing of the party and
wonders what it is moving around for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

TEXAS is said to have an estimated
treasury deficit of S1,0OO,OOO. This
somewhat gets away with it's big
Democratic majority.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

The people of Brooklyn seem to
have no rights at all. At least not
any that seem to be worth consider
ng from strikers standpoint.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

UTAH has 100000 acres of arabic
lands watered by irrigation. For this
purpose there are 1000 miles of canals,
and one of these canals cost So, 0OO 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

ANOTHER bond issue is probably not
far away. The reserve gold in the
treasury has touched 500, 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25

DECULlAR in combination, pro-
portion and preparation Of ingredi-
ents, Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses grea*
curative value. You should TRY IT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25
JANUARY II. 1895.

The board of county commits
sioners held meeting Tuesday to adj
just the claims for building the new
jail.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-23

The Herald promises to take any photograph
and reproduce from it life-size portrait in
black and white in a manner similar to that OF
a crayon portrait but with a finish electrically
produced. which is superior to anything yet
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-23

Francisco's able and leading men. felt
that he could not well refuse the invita-
ton extended HIM by the representatives
OF the Half Million club.
G. H. Reyes. president of the board of
trade at Pasadena, another delegate ac-
companying the excursion also expressed
himself us being very unwilling to go on
account OF business of very pressing
nature. yet feeling that he was in duty
bound to accept the invitation that was
extended him.
Every man around the Southern Pacific
company's offices on Spring street was
kept busy throughout the day giving to
enquirers detailed Information of the
trip. W. W. Carman of the clubs trans
portation committee, was also on hand.
lending every assistance to the company S
officers. Every arrangement was salts
factorily made and last night at 10 o clock
the special pulled out from the Arcade
depot with as jolly and as earnest a
crowd aboard as a train ever carried.
At Bakersfield today the train will be
met by a committee which will take the
tourists in hand and give them a drive
through the surrounding country and pre-
vide barbecue luncheon The inhabi
tants promise to maze quite an occasion
OF it, Similar attentions will be extended
the party at Porterville tomorrow
Before leaving on the return trip Messrs.
Bunker Carmen and Briggs expressed
themselves as delighted with the recep-
ton given them at Los Angeles, Pasa-
dena. Riverside, Pomona and other
points visited. -.s..,...-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-23
A NARROW ESCAPE
Burruel's Pilfering5 Nearly Led Him to the
Penitentary

Burruel's Pilferings Nearly Led Him to the
Penitentiary
Trinidad Burruel, an ancient and
swarthy Mexican in the employ of Henry
t. Gage, was arraigned yesterday morn
ing on the charge of petty larceny, second
offense, before Judge Smith in the superb
or court. The information showed that
Trinidad had been convicted in the police
court of Los Angeles III July. 1892, for
stealing one chicken. The offense fol
which he is to be tried now was the steal
ing last month. while intoxicated of a
goat skin valued at $3.50, the property of
NJ. Zurelt.
Judge Smith expressed much astonish-
.nent that an attempt should be made to
send man to the penitentiary for steal
ing chicken and goat skin at an inter
val of more than three years. Although
Burruel pleaded not guilty to the infor
nation he was willing TO plead guilty OF
petty larceny, and the court consented to
such course, time for plea being set for
this morning at 10 clock. The old Mex.
lean, his emplo, er says, is q hardwork-
ing and honest man when sober, but
when he is drunk it appear that he stoops
to picking up unconsiderad trtles. He
has been in jail nearly month and a
half for the got SIX in transaction.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-23
The Pratt VIII Case

Judge Clark made an order yesterday in
the Annie Pratt estate case by stipulation
of all parties, that the motion for new
trial made several months ago be denied.
The motion by proponents to retax the
costs was allowed and all costs claimed by
the con testants against the proponents Of
the will the Manstields and the Crosses
were totally disallowed The petition to
compromise the claims of the heirs
against the estate was granted on Satur-
day This practically settles the whole
matter as far as the courts are concerned.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-23

There is no economy in buying the
cheaper baking powders. They are adul-
terated and poisonous. DR.. Prices only
is perfectly pure.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-23
A Word or Two
About the Portraits

n OF
S % any
command The Herald and place the benefits Of these
traits will be absolutely
Finest Mansion
to
tfromth of
BY
over S
city portraits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
Id stonned lhc nunrreI.

A domestic quarrel was terminated the
other day in manner which, though dis
tressng to one of the parties concerned,
was at least effective. says the Louis
Vile Post. \ young married couple had
just had their first quarrel, or rather il
was merely a slight tiff, caused by the
failure Of the young Benedict while in
a hurry one morning, to kiss his wife al
often as she expected when he was 60
ing to be gone all day. They could not
settle il satisfactorily, and the husband
rushed off down town, slamming the door
after him and saying something that ex-
pressed a great deal. His wife thought
he must be very desperate, and he would
do something terrible. Her fear increased,
heightened by her imagination, until Wis
ions Of James seeking a watery grave
in the canal or taking poison or some
thing equally rash. became dreadfully Wv
idand she expected news to that effect any
moment. Finally, when she was at the
hight of his misery, the bell rang and a
telegram was delivered to her. She glanc-
ed it, and then with scream that James
was dead fell over in a faint.
After working with her for some time
she was revived and the telegram opened
1t read: Brother IS here on a visit. Will
bring him to dinner. James"
And now there is peace I'm the house
hold. She declares that this was only a
trick of James.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs. Fogg-Then there was a man
who recited a poem or something
couldn't for the life of me make out what
but he was tremendously applauded
Mr.. Fogg-Evidentiy one of our most
talented eloeutionists.-Bos ton Transcript
Distrust-sally-An after we are mar
ried, Will you keep on levin me?
Rube-ln love you till-till the COWS
come home as the Teller says,
'Yass, an then go down to the grocery
an let me do all the mill1in'. indianapolis
Journal.
Servant (aSplying for placs)-"And
shall want all day Sunday off, num-"
MistresS-"All day Sunday Whatever do
you mean2
Servant-WeI you sac, mum, I go cy-
cling on Sundays with nay young man"
Not engag-d)-Judy.
willie, Mrs. Dawson tells me that you
behaved very nicely at luncheon at her
house yesterday. Why can't you do it
when you're al homer" Because, mamma
If l behaved badly there, Mrs Dawson
would send me home, but you have no
place to send me" -Harpsr's Bazor.
A dog was advertised to play on a
piano at a circus. When the time came
for the dog to perform he got on a scat
and began playing. Suddenly a wag in the
crowd shouted Rats" upon which the
dog bounded off the seat. But the piano
kept on playing. Minneapolis Baptist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
personal.

H. Rider Haggard il a dog fancier. be
such as pugs and bull dogs.
Prof. Zuspitka, wis died the other
day, was professor Of English at the Uni
versity of Berlin 1t has been said of him
that, although j German, he was the
greatest authority on early English
Among the treasures in Lord Rose
bery's house are a mantelpiece from Ru-
ben's house. the chandeliers from the
Doge's Palace, and tapestries that belong
ed to Cardinal Mazarn. These were Roth
schild treasures, and on the death of
Baron Meyer de Rothschild. IN 1874, they
came into the possession 81 Hannah de
Rothschild, Lord hosebery's wife.
Miss Burta Grace Boyd is known as
the Grace Darling of the st. Croix. She
has charge of the Ledge Light. located
about six miles below St Stephen, y &.
She won her title twelve years ago by saw
ing alone and unaided, two sailors from
certain death. a deed of bravery reroe-
nized by the Dominion government, which
presented her with a lifeboat and a gold
watch.
Australians grand 80 man is Sir Henry
ParkeS, who has played a more promi-
nent part In that islands politics than any
other man. At first sight he appears TO
be the oldest man alive looking to be
even more than his 80 years Of age; but
In reality he shares with Gladstone, the
pope and bismarck the art of keeping the
vitality and energy of youth to period
far beyond the experience Of human lfe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
The Preachers Vacation.

A great many city churches are closed
for a short period at about this time OF
the year. The preachers are taking a va
cation. That the vacation is actually need
ed in the great majority of instances no
unbiased mind will deny. Yet one may
hear almost any day, when the preach
ers vacation is mentioned, a comment
to the effect: THE devil never takes a
vacation; does not the devil need to be
fought during the summer"
The true and worthy minister of the
gospel does not cease fighting against
sin and satan during his vacation. He
merely takes little time to recruit his
forces, like a good general. and returns
to the conflict after a while prepared 10
deal the adversary heavier blows than
he could otherwise have done 1t would
probably suit the devil very well if the
preachers were never to get a days rest.
If they were to drop into rut. and be-
come tired out, and tiresome. from a want
of rest and temporary change Of sur
roundings. his satanic majesty would be
the gamer. The preacher who spends a
month in the mountains or at the sea-
shore, after eleven months of hard work
in the city, is enabled to return to his pull
pit with fresh ideas and increased strength
and will almost invariably preach a bet
ter sermon than the preacher who has
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21

A Washington Star writer was sitting
IN front OF one OF the stores az Parkville,
Mo- smoking very bad cigar OF local
origin, ana conVerslng with the merchant
who had sold IL. II was about 3 o'clock
IN the afternoon. and many OF the cOun-
Try people were coming into tswn. A
country girl of the region came canter-
ing up on a bareback horse and slid on
block.
II was nothing more nor less than an
old rusty safe Of considerable size. II
had apparently lain there for years. ana
when examined. disclosed a suspicious
looking hole in one side, clearly the work
OF explosives. Al this point the atten-
ton Of the investigator from the east
was called 10 two other safes. similarly
exploded, and also lying on their sides
IN the street and doing duty as horse
blocks.
How about these safes?''
Muffin much OF a story" remarked
the Parkeville merchant. Them safes
have laid right there where you-aH see
EN- since %. They was dragged out thar
and busted by Quantrell and Jess and
Frank James and the Younger brothers,
along with TIE rest Of Quantrells gang.
They came chargin' down the street one
day in June and TUX the town in about a
minute and a half, and then went fur
them safes. Money wuz mighty popular
with Quantrell and the James boys, and
they usually went arter all they heard Of"
How much did they get from the
Il dunno how much they got from
them on tother side OF the street" said
the Parkville man. They hunted $500
outn mine" and here he pointed sadly
al the safe nearest TO him, the one on
which the young rustic had just alighted.
WAS that safe yours?" was asked
Yes" he answered. 4 KEEP store then
right whar 1 do now, an jest as l do
now"
why haven't you removed the safes?"
whats the use" observed the Park
willie man. They amt in nobodys way,
and they do fust-rate for hOsS-blOcks.
'Nuther thing, we amt got no carts nor
tackle strong enough to move EN-, no
how so We jest let EN- go as they lay,
al they say in faro"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
samuel j. TiIden,s Umbrella.

! wrote n few paragraphs about Mr..
Hewitt the other day. and intended &c
drop him for while says a writer in the
New York Press, but there is just ono
more li.tle story, characteristic of the
man, that must be told before he is turned
loose in the field to Craze. He was as we
all know. a great friend of Samuel ]. Til
den-that is. before the defeat of Tilden.
IL was different afterward. as Tilden
thought he was mainly responsible for GER
tain unpleasant things in connection with
the loss Of the presidency. one day Hew-
lit brought into his Office an old cottJn
umbrella, with a broken rib OF two an I
few roles. l. could not have cost over 30
cents. lie placed il in the accustomed ccc-
ner beside fine $40 silk umbrella be-
longing TO John !. Haigh, his partn n.
When starting home in the afternoon he
walked of with Haigh's umbrella, leaving
his own, which Haigh had TO use as u
was raining fard. On opening the old cot
ton afsai: Haish noticed a piece of white
tape seWn en- the inside near the top, and
on going to the hight, read: Samuel ;.
iildea, Gramercv Park. New York" The
next day he returned it to the same cor
ncr. and sail TO Mr.. Hewitt: This IS Mr..
Tillen's umbrella you forgot last night.
"Oh. yes. SAID Hewitt, rising and going
after il. Il am very glad to get II back.
Mr.. Tilden is extremely careful about his
umbrella" But where is my silk one you
took away las nignt2" Haigh asked ION,
I don't know anything about that" was
the reply, ANA tcat was all the satisfac-
ton la 'Sh ever got
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
Obeying Orders.

second battle of Bull Run Gen. Sicl1les as,
sumed command of division of the army
of the Potomac, he gave an elaborate fare
well dinner to the officers of his old Elk
celsior brigade.
Now boys we will have family gath
ering," he said to them as they assem-
bled in his quarters. Pointing to the
table, he continued, Treat it as you would
the enemy"
As the feast ended, an Irish officer.
Capt. Byrnes, was discovered by Sickles
in the act of slowing away three bottles
of champagne in his saddle-bags.
What are you doingg" gasped the as
tonished general.
"'Obeying orders, sir" replied the cap
treat that dinner as we would the enemy,
and you know, general, what we can't
kill we capture"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
In His Favor.

came along to the gate of humble
cabin i'm Il town IN Alabama. says the De
troit Free Press, just an old negro hand
ed a couple of jugs to his son, who was
about 10 years of age. and said
Nov, julius, vO' gwan down to de gro
Gerry an sit quart O. 'lasses in one 90
dem jugs an hurry back"
When The key had gone, 1 said to the
father:
you didn't tell him to get anything in
the other jug. Is he going to leave it at the
grocery"
mo, sah-gwan to bring it right back
n1me, D." he replied.
but why send two jugs to get qua-t
Of molasses?"
IT'S jess diss way. sab. If he only took
one jug he'd he powerful suah to bump [
or drap ii an lose de 'lasses. If he takes
Two he's Jess as liz BILE to drap de empty
one as de 'lasses one an dat makes it.
odds in my favor. Angling else yo'd like
to ak about white MANI"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
Two Cornorntions clash.

This BILL" protested the man at the
window, according to the Chicago Tri-
bune, calls for $2.64 for gas burned in
June, and there wasn't anybody in the
house during the entire month, to my GER
tain knowledge"
1.-The meter tells a different story, sir"
replied the cashier at the gas company's
office, and we have to go by the meter;
S264 is right"
ing out his pocketbook with great lie app par
ent deluctance. Your name, l think is
Ruggles. Here is you ice bill for last
February, amounting to 1896. We have
called your attention to it several times
but you have always refused to pay it on
the ground that you did not know any ice
was left at your door during that month
AMI you didn't need it. 1t wasn't our
fault if you didn't know it. The books
show that the ice was left there, and we
have 70 go by our books. The difference is
80 cents, and if you VIII just hand over the
amount"
Here they clinched.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
A Suercrtion.


The repeated recommenda tions of the
grand juries during the past three years
looking to the county drainage and bet.
ter highways, and the liberal provisions
made in each annual tax budget for such
purposes. prove that the people are fully
alive to the matter OF public improve
ments. Large sums of money have been
collected from the tax payers and there
has been but little grumblng, though
these heavy levies have been made at
time when money has been very hard
to get.
The grand jury now in session, fol-
lowing in the footsteps of its worthy and
public-spirlted predecessors, has taken up
the question of public improvements and
will doubtless indorse their recommends
ticns.
The Morning News has always advo-
Gated appropriations for county work 1t
thinks, however, that under the state
of affairs now existing in the board of
county commissioners it is a question
whether it is wise to appropriate any more
money for such purposes until the differ
ences existing among the members of that
body are corrected.
The board is composed Of five gentle
men, and on the all important questions of
drainage and road improvements they
stand three to two. The issue is not one
of what is best for the public welfare,
but it is a question as to the fitness of the
county engineer for his position. Messrs.
Dale and Chaplin claim that he is not
competent to fill the place, and advance
good reasons for their opinions. Messrs.
Kehoe. Charlton and Carson take the
opposite view and support their sides
with good arguments. This state of af-
fairs has existed since the present board
went into Office, and unless outsiders in
terfere viii probably last until they go
out. In the meantime the business of
the county is suffering. and the money
so freely given by the tax payers is, TO
some extent, friaered away.
There appears to be no way to heal the
breach except by compromise, and the
Morning News suggests that the grand
jury recommend to the commits
sioners that the county engi-
neer be returned to his old
place as map engineer. so that he can
devote hts time to that work, and that
the office of county engineer Qn charge
Of drainage and road improvements) be
made a separate office, as formerly. and
some thoroughly competent man, who
would be acceptable to all the commits
sioners, be selected for it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
SIXTEEN PAGES
INDEY TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-A Good Name in Bust
ness IS Rather To Be Chosen Than
Riches John Tea Evans & Co.: To the
Public. r. V. nottingham; Worth Your
Consideration, Henry Solomon & Son;
This Is No Joke. Henry Solomon & Son;
The Goods and Prices only al r. D. 6,
Vim. baltimore: We Don't Try To Hum
bug You, Our interests Are Mutual. Jas.
McGrath & Co: Basket Picnic TO Tybee
of Tutohia Division No. 3. [. r. K. OF
p, Thursday. July %; The Downfall OF
Lovfaid, at Toshbach's, Wilmington Isl
and; Notice of Dissolution, Kuhlman &
Davis; Great Showing OF Enterprise, Ap-
pei & Schaul: Residence FOR Lease, j. o.
Box 90; Registered by Examination, Bishop
the Druggist; Brunschweiger Mumme, Mu-
tual Cooperative Association; Bird Fan
ciers. Bishops Drug Stores: For the Toilet,
AIelderma. Solomons & CO.; Fine Insurance
for Travellers, Charles F. Pendergast, a
Dinner Fit for the Gods, at Fried's Res
taurant: Notice James mckinley; Salu
Tivoli salu Tivon. at Tivon Park Thun-
derbolt; Know Your Opportunity. W. G.
Cooper; Always Busy Estate S. w.
Branch. y
THE Gold King'-Wednesday July q,
by Dixie Dramatic Association.
With This Week We Begin Our An
nual Summer Bargain sale-Byclx Bros.
A Good Outlook for This Week-Meyer
& Walsh
Lemons, Potatoes, Etc.-W. D. Simkins.
Biggest Attraction of the Seasonal
Crohan & Dooner's.
More Northumberland Hogan.
Auction Sale-Damaged Cotton by ].
Mclaughlin & Son.
A Buggy Is It?-The Savannah Carriage
and Wagon Company.
Absolutely Free-Mutual Gas Light Com
pany.
Excursions-Grand Picnic and Athletic
Tournament at Wilmington Island, July
@
Fast and Furious Sale-At Eckstein's.
Cutting Prices Down Right and Left
Leopold Adler.
Publication.-A 81. 900 Story to BE Com
menced in the Morning News, Aug g.
Warm Weather Stimulators-At Gut
mans.
Sell or Move-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Glad Hands-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Medical-Munyon's Remedies
Amusements-Excu to the Ocean
This Afternoon by Steamer Gov Stafford.
Cut Glass Cut in Price-West's China
Palace.
Wear Our Hot Weather Clothing-Falk
Clothing Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
A Good Reason.

Up in Michigan a Sunday school super
intenden-, at the close of an address on tina
creation. which he was sure he had kept
within the comprehension of the least
scholars. smilingly invited questions. a
tiny boy. with a white, eager face and
large brow, at once held up his hand
"Plelse, sir, why was Adam never a how %
The superintendent coughed in some doupt
as TO what answer to give, but little
girl of g, the eldest of several brothers
and sisters, came promptly to mis- aid
please, SIR she said smartly there was
nobody 20 nuss himr The New Orleans
Picayune thinks a theological seminary
would have turned that over for a week
with nc better results.