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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-10-22

N O'rlCE-H. Hoekeisberaer, AZ. D.. sle Mar
AN ket street, iuade the eye his special
study in The universities OF Vienna. Austria
and New York City In the PHI adelphia Poly
clinic and .fills tsyb II 5spitai. lie examines
eJ &c free and guarantees satisfactfon. Gold
ALIASES $500; steel asses 60 cents. IS
NJ oTlCE-sewink machines, ali kinds from
I$ 10 up. New ibU manhinee reduced to St5
w and $50. Cash DIR iitstalments Repairing
al lowest prices. Rock leiiers NO. 100 West
1th street, corner BIZ Shlpiey. 12S.tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
STAGE TWITTER.

Trilby, as dramatiZed by Paul NJ.
Potter, is being roasted" in some
eastern papers. :
Jennie Eeamans, popular act
ress often seen in San Antonio in
years gone by, will support Pete
Daley next season in "The Night
Clerk" May Irwin, his former
support, will become a star.
Frank Daniels has engaged with
the "Bostonians" next season, in
the opera called the "Wizard."
Thos. @. Seabrooke's clever wife,
Elvia Croix, has rejoined his COM
pany. Irene Murphey, her success
sor, remains in the east.
Joseph Haworth has recently
appeared in Boston in Richelieu
and Richard, for the first time.
Jessie Bartlett Davis, of Robin
Hood. has a musical and catchy
laugh.
Fanny Davenport in studying
in Gismonda, purchased over 200
books dealing with Athens, Flor
euce and the Renaissance period,
besides studying from the Astor
and Boston public libraries.
Otis Skinner has staged Romeo
and Juliet in Chicago, playing
Romeo.
Langtry is advertising herself
through her fashionable gowns.
Excelsior Jr, is said to be better
than Tabasco, r. A. Barnet's other
burlesque. 1t burlesques Long
fellows poem by making the hero
a heavy swell with four Wallets,
and these he allows to
plant the strange flag. Produced
by the Boston cadets, D. P. Cheney,
Jr., whose father is reputed to be
the wealthiest man in Massachu-
sets, essays the title role. There
are III people on the stage, and
the music and comedy is said to
be much finer than in TabaSco.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
It Nav Do AS Much For You.

Mr.. Fred Miller. of Irving, Ill.,, writes
that he had severe kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his back
and also that his bladder was affected.
He tried many SocalIed kidney cures, but
without good result. About year ago
he began the use of Electric BitterS and
found relief at once. Electric BitterS is
especially adapted to cure OF all Kidney
and Liver troubles, and often gives almost
instant relief. One trial will prove our
statement. Price only SC. for large bottle.
At +. Kalteyer & Sons drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE,
INSURANCE. STATISTICS
AND HISTORY,
ATSTJN TpYaS Feb 81 1905

To all whom it may concern:
This is to certify, that the Williams
burg City Fire Insurance Company Of
New York, has in all respects fully COM
piled with the laws of Texas as conditions
precedent to its doing business In this
state. and that said Company holds a
Certificate of Authority from this office
emitting it. to do business in this state for
twelve months from the 1St dav Of Jan
uary, 1895, to the 3lst day of December,
1895.
Given under my hand and seal, at Of
........ fee, in Austin, the day and date
first above written.
L. D A. J. ROSE,
'''''''' Commissioner.
JOE MCALLISTER Agent. 81 wkS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
q, Notary Public.

Hermann Breusing, Notary Public.
Pension certificates adjusted. Many
years Of experience have made me fami-
liar with the work. Volmachten mach
Deutschland. Office, San Antonio Daily
LIGHT Printing house, 104 E. Commerce
street.
Seadache hadp Get Miles ala Ptua
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
DR.. Miles Nervine
Cures.

DR.. Miles Nervine is sold on positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell il at 81, 6 bottles for 80, or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt OF price
by the Dr.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
For Sale by All Druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
Right Arm Paralyzed!
Saved from St. Vitus Dance.

"Our daughter. Blanche, now if
teen years Of age, had been terribly
afflicted with nervousness, and had
lost the entire use Of her right arm.
We feared St. ViUus dance. and tried
the best physicians. with no benefit.
She mas taken three bottles of DR..
Miles Nervine and has gained 81
pounds. Her nervousness and symp-
toms Of St. Vitus dance are entirely
gone. she attends school regularly,
and has recovered complete use of
her arm. her appetite is Splendid"
MRS. Z. L. BULLOCK, Brighton, Ny.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28

seadacLe Dad9 Get Miles FAN PilA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
REHABILITATION.

OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES DURING
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
SCHOOL FUND.

CITYrTREASURER DR.. TO:SCHOOL FUND.
Treasury 312
Collector December 1884, January and Feb
January February
SCHOOL FUND DR.. TO CITY TREASURER.
school
December 1894 ~ 49,. .............' 600 90
Paid T.,
Treasury February 2Sh 4S46 40
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
CITY FINANCES.

Quarterly Statement of Receipts and Expendi-
lures of the City of San Antonio from
December I, 1894, to February
28, 1895.
The advocate., 1895-04-10

perts to investigate the financial con-
dition Of the bridge up to June, 1888.
The cOmmitteee-W. P. Shearman and
George r. Turnbull, accountants; and
Engineers John Newton and Colonel
James L. Casey, both of the United
States army-repOrted: Gross receipts,
$15, ,S79, ,965.4S; expenditures, $15,211,- :
982.92; the balance in treasury, $780,
982.51. They found a few clerical
errors and the private company's con-
duct only to criticiSe.
The Importance of the service rem
dered to the people, as well as the
magnitude of this municipal under
taking, come to better light in particu-
lars secured from Secretary Beam:
''In May, 1883, the bridge was thrown
open to the public. The railroad was
finished about September Is, four
months later. Receipts for the first
month, September 18, were $S4,S79,
and they have increased month by
month from that date to January,
1895, when receipts were $lOS,358.54,
Notwithstanding the fact that tolls on
the railroad were reduced from 5 cents
to 21S cents March 5, 1885, and the
promenade for foot passengers was
made free June 1, 1891. No count
is ever made of the multitude who
use the free promenade between the
two cities.
Receipts from tolls for each year
boun bnnn.
The advocate., 1895-04-10
have BEEN:

"The largest months work was in Oc-
tober, 1892, during the Columbian cele-
bration, when receipts were $l18,-
1O6.23; 4,O33,92O people were trans.
ported on the cars, daily average of
130, 1876 persons. During the blizzard
in February of this year, when the
river ferries were blocksded, $4,000
persons were transported in. the cars in
eleven hours. The receipts were &c.
1876. BY actual count in two hours
of the rush $4,000 people were carried
on the cars, which is at the rate of
over 500 per minute.
"During eleven years Of the cable rail-
road service, S46,859,52l passengers
were carried, the greatest number dur
ing any year being 4S,29S, ,486 in the
year ending July 81, 1893. Cars are
run by cable to a. M, when they are
hauled by locomotives to.alloW the big
engine to rest until ,5 a. m. 1t is a
notable fact that a passenger has never
been killed on the cars. 1t is true that
two persons have been killed at the
stations, one of those an intoxicated
man who fell from the platform to the
railway, but not a passenger during
transportation has been seriously in
jured or killed.
The bridge management is often crit
icised for delays when the fact is that
the total time lost by delay from all
causes in 1894 was two hours and forty
seven minutes, or twenty-seVen and
one-hah seconds per day. Trains now
run under ninety seconds headway;
when the improvements now making
are complete trains will run under
seventy seconds hesdWsy.
"The receipts of the bridge now aver
age from S103, 1000 to $105, 900 month.
A large income is also derived from
real estate in New York. Houses
under the approach are rented. The
land was secured to prevent owners
from endangering the structure by
buildings that might take fire. Re-
The advocate., 1895-04-10


GA board of directors to consist o1
twenty mem Ders shall be appointed
eight by the mayor, comptroller, presi
dent Of the board of aldermen Tor 9
majority of them) Of New York, and
eight by the mayor, comptroller, audi
tor (or majority ofthem) of Brooklyn
the mayors and comptrollers Of both
cities being members ex-oficio. The
term Of directors is two years.
"The cities are authorized to issue
bonds at interest not to exceed Z pei
cent, and for two years appropriate
money to construct the bridge in the
proportion of $5OO,OOO by New York
and 1 million dollars by Brooklyn.
son completion, the income derived
shall be applied toward payment Of
the principal and interest Of all bonds
issued by said cities for their stock
in the bridge. In 1879, and annually
thereafter, $15O,OOO shall be paid into
the sinking fund of the cities for
the purpose of paying bonds at ma
turity, and any deficiency in the
amount of principal and interest
annually required shall be raised in
the annual taxes of the cities.
"The bridge is declared a public
highway and a public. work.
"The trustees shall keep a record
of the proceedings, and meetings shall
be open to the public. A monthly
statement of receipts and expendi-
lures is to be made.
"The trustees are authorized to pur-
chase the rights of any private stock
holder, which rights shall be deter
mined by the amount paid by each
of said stockholders, together with
the interest on the same from the time
of the payment, and to provide for the
payment thereof upon such terms as
they may be able to agree upon.
"The stock of any private stock
holder who declines to sell to the
trustees may be acquired in the same
manner as real estate, under the act to
form railroad corporations, by sum-
mary process of the court"
Additional acts in 1880 and 1882
authorized the cities to borrow money
on city credit to complete the bridge.
A separate act authorized Brooklyn
to construct a terminus at its expense,
and an act of congress allowed the
bridge over naVigable waters.
To the cost of constructing the
bridge Brooklyn contributed $685.
693,7S, besides a special appropriation
of $150,0O0 for the terminus, and New
York contributed $4,971 300, or total
of 4,645,5 ,593.7S. The cities issued IL
million dollars in bonds in the proper.
tion of 10 to to complete the struc.
ture. Actual work began in 1870 and
continued for thirteen years.
Among the largest items of expendi-
ture in construction were: Timber and
lumber, $473,9O8.95; for limestone,
668,O41.S7; granite, $2, 129, ,OO4.93; la
Dor, $2,462, ,25O.75. Lsborers in the
caisson began with 50 for eight bours'
work, were increased to 1926 later,
and at the most dangerous period re.
ceived as high as SO cents per hour
for four hours. Work was done by
contractors under the personal super.
The advocate., 1895-04-10
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Sn Exampls OF How 1t Is Being Successfully
Applied


the cities of New York and Brooklyn,
affords perhaps the most striking ex-
ample Of municipal ownership of means
OK transportation in the United States.
4 The facts concerning the construction
and operation of this engineering won
y dar Of the world have been looked up
w the Voice as practical contribu
SlOn to the available information on
auestions of municipal ownership
which confront every American city
o.daY. No privilege on the bridge is
IA the hands Of a private company,
except the electric system for lighting
.he cars, which is on trial and will be
Arned over to the bridge if it proves
satisfactory.
In the beginning the Brooklyn bridge
was a private enterprise. The New
York Bridge company was organized
April Ia, 1867. William G. Kingsley,
John Z. Hoffman, Judge Alex McCue,
Andrew FL. Green, William M. Tweed
and others, held $50O,OOO of stock. The
ehaKter placed the capital stock at
million dollars and the cities of
Brooklyn and New York contributed
million and III million dollars re-
apectlyely.
The report of an investigating COM
rnittee In 1872 shows that, while the
cities were putting up the bulk of the
money for the bridge, they were at the
mercy Of the private corporation.
There were twenty.one directors. Six
ex-of1cio members representing the
cities had no vote in electing directors,
nnd the entire business of the company
was put into the hands of an executive
\ committee, which hired its own coun-
Bel and absorbed all the powers of the
board. William G. Kingsley, by far
the largest stockholder, was made su-
perintendent. A resolution in July,
1870, gave Mr., Kingsley "l5 per cent.
on the amount of expenditure for the
construction of the towers of the
bridge on both sides of the river up to
hieh-water mark, including payment
fnr land, to be paid for his services and
advances on behalf of the company up
+ tc the completion Of the towers" BY
January /, 1871, six months later, Mr..
Kipgsley had received $l75,000. On
\ November 13. 1871, his claim was liquI-
dated for 1926, 900, ant. $50, 600 was re-
funded by him soon after. AS the
scord Of the company stands, the resO-
lution reads 5 per cent, that figure
having been substituted for the
original Is per cent. Five per cent.
nf the expenditures for the period was
only little over $4,000, according to
tsie committees report. Furthermore,
he private company, prior to June,
1879, did not advertise for bids on the
work, but awarded them as they chose,
III some cases to stockholders. The
rnrnmittee of investigation were De-
nas Barnes, Abram s. Hewitt, and F,
y Schroeder.
The bridge company showed bal
lance on hand Of sos, 9,341.21 and liabili-
X ties of S1.477, ,272.27 when absorbed by
ths board of trustees for the two cities.
june 5, 1874, an act was passed by
aa legislature to take the bridge out
TIE possession of private stockhold-
The advocate., 1895-04-10

ceipts from this source are about $1O5,-
600 per snnum. Telegraph companies
pay over $4,000 a year rental for
wires.
"The law requires that after the run
ming expenses, the bridge trustees shall
pay to the two cities the amount of the
surplus cash. They have paid accord
ingly to the city of Brooklyn 81, 100000,
and to New York S86O,OOO since the
beginning, that money to be paid on
the interest and principal of the bonds
issued to build the bridge.
There are about $50 people at present
employed on the bridge. Eight hours
constitute a days work, according to
the law of the state. Men are paid by
the hour, and work beyond eight hours
is Overtime"
Locomotive engineers receive so
cents per hour, 81 for eight hours;
locomotive fremen, 1913 cents per
hour, $2.S7 for eight hours; conduct
ors, S415 cents, 1915 for eight hours;
toll collectors, 371S cents, So for eight
hours; gatemen, S114 cents, $3.50 for
eight hours; switchmen, 3715 cents per
hour; machinists, 80, 36 and 1928 cents
per hour; stonecutters and bricklayers,
80 cents per hour, labOrers 26115 cents,
and Watchmen 1874 cents, OF $1.50 for
eight hours. Policemen are paid the
city rate, captain, $2,4OO; sergeants,
81, $50; roundsmen, 81 200, and police
81, 100, $500 and $500 per year. Ex-
cept to the police force, the company
furnishes uniforms for the men.
For the purposes of comparison with
a private corporation, Superintendent
Hahn of the Manhattan Elevated rail-
road was asked by the Voice reporter
what wages that company paid road
employees, what hours were required,
and whether the company furnished
uniforms. He refused to give the in
formation, saying "I do not think
employees want to have their wages
published broadcast. Think how it
would be yourself. We do not furnish
uniforms; men have to have clothes
themselves, don't they?"
Locomotive engineers on the Man
haitian elevated receive $3.50 for nine
hours work, fremen from SLIGO to
$3.50 for nine hours, conductors So to
$3.50 for ten hours, guards $3.50 to
$1.80 for ten hours, operators 1926 for
twelve hours, station ticket men So for
twelve hours, and gatemen (ticket
choppers) $3.50 for twelve hours. Sta
tion men sign hourly contracts. The
same class of employees mentioned
get more pay for the short hours on
the bridge than the elevated men re-
ceive for longer hours.
OF Charles G. Martin, chief engineer
and general superintendent of the
bridge, Secretary Henry Beam said to
the Voice reporter:
"Mr. Martin has just commenced
his twenty-hfth year of service on the
bridge. He has jurisdiction and COM
msnd over all. No politics has ever
been allowed to interfere with him.
His word is law in regard to appoint
ments and dismissals. He has never
allowed single man to be displaced to
make room for another.
"Intemperance has been the cause
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
WAYS OF SERVING PEACHES.

When simply sliced, to be eaten
with sugar and cream, peaches should
be set on ice for a short time, but
never sweetened beforehand, as stand
ing in sugar destroys their delicate
flavor.
Baked peaches are nice, and this is
an excellent way to use those that are
not quite ripe. Pare and halve the
fruit Remove the stones and in each
cavity left put n piece of butter and
cover generously with sugar, Set
each half peach on a round of but
tered toast, springle with more sugar,
lemon juice and very little nutmeg.
Bake in the oven for twenty minutes
and serve hot, with cream.
Peach tribe is dainty dessert, con.
cocted Of nicely peeled and sliced
peaches, two cups of milk, four table.
spoonfuls of sugar, three eggs and
small stale sponge cake. Make
boiled custard of the milk, the yolks
Of the eggs and half the sugar. Slice
the cake, lay it iu the bottom of
glass dish and cover with the peaches
well swoetened. Beat the whites OF
the eggs, with tho remaining two
spoonfuls of sugar, to Il stiff meringue
anl heap lightly ON top. All the in.
gredients should be very cold before
they are mixed, and the custard is
poured over the "tritle" when served.
Peach roll has rather rich suet
crust rolled out in long sheet. Cut
up the peaches rather fino and spread
thickly ON the paste, sprinkling liber.
ally with sugar Roll up and fold the
ends over Then wrap in a strong
cloth, tie closely aud steam for two
hours in "a steamer. IL is eaten with
either a hard or soft sauce.
Cut-up peaches are IL delicious al.
dition 30 hard pudding sauce of butter
and sugar creamod together, and
transform oven plain batter pudding
into "A royal Wand.
Peach potpie is merely a plain pie.
crust filed with deep layer OF sliced
peaches, then layer Of sugar and
nutmeg Cover with a crust aud bake
slowly for two or threo hours. For
preserving, the best quality of peaches
should DO selected aud they should
never be either over or under-ripe.
White ireestones are the best. Like
other large fruits, too, they should al
ways be peeled with a silver knife aud
thrown immediately into cold water
to prevent discoloring. When this is
done divide each peach aud remove
the stone. Iu porcelain kettle make
IA syrup Of one pound 1f sugar and
one pint Of water for every pound of
fruit. Drop in the halves and let them
boil for twenty minutes. Then dip
out and lay on large dish. Boil
down the syrup until it isquito thick,
When return the peaches to 1t aud
cook gently until they appear trans
parent. Put up in glass jars and
screw ON the covers securely. New
England Homestead.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16
rAerrrmzIxn ,ntK ANp rnrAM.

raslcurizing gets rid Of bad bac.
tcria. But IL docs not Discriminate,
aud also Hills the good bactcrin, lcav-
ing milk aud cream comparativclyifrcc
from germs The kind ut germs De.
sired can then bc given the start of
others, and good results be secured.
stale milk las been experimental
with aud She elect Of tho nauscous
germs forestallcd. good cultures from
pure milk introduced and propngatcd
in the milk aud fine flavor secured.
The truo way is 10 allow none but
the desired germs 10 gain access to
milk or cream. II is right never 20
allow disease germs 60 enter our
houses, but these things are not uu-
der our absolute control. Bad germs
arc in the air. We have them to con.
tend with. The essential thing is not
to let them get the mastery. Here is
where one of the advantages Of pas.
tcurizing comes in. 1t checks the
germ growth. II Is like plowing up
the soil nnd destroying existing
growth. and then following with what
is desired 10y planting the seeds. We
hope 60 see much advance mado this
year in this line. Creamery journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-10-16

at frequent intervals, tho idea being
that the spray will ward OF light frosts
Barrels Of tar aud rubbish in different
parts of the orchard are available foi
making n smudge Of smoke, which II
tho most practicable means yet dc
v:sod. In the case OF freeze, such
rs visited California two years ago and
Florida last winter, or a real hard
iiost in other fcctions, neither OF
these methods is of much avail.
Smoke is good against all light frosts,
and is easily obtained. Strawy ma
nnrs, leaves, rubbish, etc, should be
piled in the lowest places and about
the sides, and covered with hay caps
or ducking previously painted with
two coats of linsced oil and driodl, so
rs 10 be always dry. Have barrel
Of kerosene oil handy, some cans and
torches When frost threatens, set
night watch TO inspect thermomet-
crs placed on stakes in various parts
OF the field, especially in the most ex-
posed places. II the mercury drops
to thirty-fvo degrees by l or n. IN.
II is likely TO mean frost of more or
less severity before sunrise. Then call
up the folks, light the torches aud let
each person take torch and oil can
previously fillod) aud set fire to the
row of rubbish heaps previously as
signed him. Ii the wind blows the
smoke away from the field carry some
rubbish over to that side SO the smoke
will be blown ON TO instead of Off from
the field. If the danger never comes,
no expense worth mentioning has
been incurred as the piles can be scat
tered and plowed under for manure OF
burned, the ashes making excellent
fertilizer. No prudent person thinks
of leaving his buildings uninsured
against fire. Certainly it is just as
important to insure againt frosts so
far as it can be done by such simple
means as smoke coverings or water.
We wish all who have had experience
in this matter would send it for publi-
cation. Mr.. L. Z. Powell, IA successful
and brainy horticulturist in Western
New York, writes:
"The very best preventive against
frost is not fires hut thorough spray
ing with water during the evening
aud night. When this can be done,
we can overcome the danger from II
full of two or three degrees. This will
often save our whole crop. This last
spring lost my grapes by margin of
not more than two degrees, but on a
preceding night anticipated the frost
by deluging the trellises with water.
OF course boufres may also DO used.
1 anticipate we shall be compelled to
adopt irrigation in all the Eastern
States. New England Homestead.