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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04

their noses into other folks business"
he sneered, as soon as he saw that John
Simpson was not seriously injured. IF
L"
That sentence was never finished. At
that moment n woman's voice screamed:
TON! Toni"
The next instant Tom Wheeler was
pursuing n runaway horse, with all the
strength of his athletic young limbs,
and John Harmon, forgetful of every
thing but the fact that his only daugh-
ter was behind that horse, stood speech
less and helplessly staring.
1t was not sensational runaway.
Within so yards Tom managed to catch
the buggy and to climb into it from
the rear-and when, after he turned it
round and drove back, neither he nor
Rhoda exhibited a sign of excitement
but John Harmon was as pale as death,
until he made certain that his only
daughter was safe. Then came another
sneer, as who should say:
Anyone can climb into q runaway
wagon, il they're swift enough afoot,
but"
flake me home, Tom-I'm i'll. Quick
ly, please" pleaded Rhoda.
About five o'clock that evening
Wheeler came into Harmon's hardware
store, and asked him to come outside
for a minute.
"Well?" asked Mr.. Harmon, doubt
fully.
"Wbat will you sell your place for, Mr..
Harmon?" Tom asked, without any pre-
iiminaries.
II haven't gone into the market yet.
And. supposing have, my young friend,
have you anything 20 buy WITH"
"Well," said Wheeler, 81 could only
make n first payment Of $500, the bal
ance secured by mortgage on the prop
erty, payable within the year."
Harmon looked at him hard for mo-
ment. Then
IF you're in earnest, Tom, $1,000 fat.
on those conditions. And the deal may
as well be closed now"
This was done before q notary pub
lie, and within half-hour John Har-
mons homestead property was trans
ferred TO Tom Wheeler.
When all the papers bad been signed.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04

Loose coats seem to be the prevailihg
style for outdoor garments. They have
been seized on as relief from the mo.
notonous cape, and promise TO be one. OF
the principal expressions Of chic for the
summer. The loose coat IL little
longer than the waist, quite loose all
around, and Is plain OF plated, accord
ing 10 the material or taste. II win be
seen oftenest as a part of serge, cloth
and flannel gowns since these have
always jacket, but IL 10 made also in
tnffeta and lace as a part of afternoon
dress, with delicious effect.--Troy
Times.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04

an evening out without you getting
ugly about it?"
Mr.. Harmon bit into a hot muffin
and had nothing more to say.
The national holiday opened as usual,
about three a. M, with the firing of
anvils and the enthusiastic but uncom-
pretending plaudits of the American
small boy.
Rhoda Harmon appeared very demure
at the breakfast table on the morning
of the GLORIOUS Fourth" She had little
to say, but she smiled complacently as
she took her seat and looked at her
mother over the top Of the tall old
pewter coffee-pOt-
How do you two women expect TO
spend the day?" asked Mr.. Harmon,
with a masculine snort.
II suppose you'll follow up the fool
programme the conn ittee has made
out, and by the time you get back home
again you'll be half dead; and, Rhoda,
don't suppose your friend Tom Wheel
er will overlook an opportunity like this
to install himself as the escort of the
female members Of the Harmon fam
ily?"
Rhoda answered not a word, merely
glancing at her father as he drew back
his chair in a manner intended to be
expressive of disgust, and left the
breakfast table and the house.
Presently he returned, having had
short walk around the yard, and,
opening the door, remarked:
81 am an old soldier and a patriot,
but / fail to see what use there Is in
trying 10 celebrate the nations birth
day with ice cream and lemonade.
am going down to the store, and Iwant
TO be let alone, except by people who are
enthusiastic over the day lbecause II ID
a nations birthday; and for the rest
Of them, those who ho merely be-
cause 1t Is holiday, Iwant them 70
keep away from me-"
John Harmon DOMINO ted his women
folks"--atl least. he tho1 Bht he did. Had
anyone suggested 70 m that HIS meek
little Wife and handsfme daughter had
their way IN any md inner whatever. be
would have seoffed q the idea. He wa.
~ 40 means a tyHknt but he was ons
81 those men whg sHnot bear 70 think
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04
He COuldn't Resist.

The proprietor of the artificial limb
emporium was downcast and sad. The
last three victims of the trolley car nal
all died after amputation of the lower
members and thereby prospective sale
was lost. A crash, following a scream,
aroused him from his melancholy. In
O moment the unconscious form of an
injured humorist was borne into ais
store. He had collided with beer
wagon and his legs were hOpelessly
crushed Slowly the injured man
opened his eyes and looked about him.
''Your legs, my friend" said the arti-
ficial limbmalSer, with well-feigned sor-
row, must bo amputRted." "Ah," said
the homorist, seeing an opportunity to
make n three-bagger hit "then you'n
remember me-" and with a smile OF
triumph on his pallid face he relapsed
into inconsistencies Washington
Times.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04

E9HERE are some per-
t. sons who, with the
AZ best Intentions in
N the world, and
with the mostkind-
ards their fellow-men in
nceive no good of the I'M
fidual who happens to in
Z. No matter what the OBJ
does OF says, it is all one
Sc fairly-disposed man
at TO live who does not
Of the fitness Of things
way.
1n. president of the town
on, and, In a general way,
le village and most of the
I which II was a part.
,lr 70 all mankind.-but he
loi bear ''thatcrazy school
4 Wheeler.
ted him for his good looks;
that he had nothing of the
because, instead Of turn
u Something profitable,
ID roaming around the
b prpspcctor's hammer
s|bgicEl work (never with
and. last but not Least,
1a - love with Ehoda. and
"a 70 b. rather Glad Of Il
II p.lflstls sowa. Never
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04
ntIll conaIntanl.

Lets go out and take something"
said a narrow-gauge prohibItlonist 20
a broadegauge prohibitionint.
"I'n with you"
Then they went out and took walk
--Pittsburgh chtonicle' 'rsiegrAFh.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04

"That is q remarkably ugly Panama
hat you have on"
eyes, had 10 get an ugly one 10 my
sis.su wouldn't wear il All the Ims,"-'
ChlonBa Record.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-04

N<
&ays|2E$2,
URTH 0F0NY.
q MN Il 81 q %
o-pAY is Ere SONS
natal day wen
keep II b the
farm,
~ "A gra7fdsiros stood
IN NA in battles heat
j NJ and storm
- How once they
fought beneath
JaR whose stars with glory shine,
Ne sunlight kiss It on the plains
'ywi9e~
the aisles Of time the
f Ihoing still
esq fhg roll, sharp and clear,
Bunker Hill:
bugle notes that sounded
down upon the foe. came
his men.
as recall the yeomen Of
orses from the fields when
billed to arms;
ready for the fray, All! you
=lhow
spread from Lexington
sshtman at the pillow.
of New England gathered
ON near and far
marched up to Bennington to
vasion's star:
ned a Spartan phalanx which no
n steel could break.
d the deadly game Of war with
ty the stake.
ty zeal their foes TO meet they
q with might and main,
and west, from north and south
'atoga's plain;
Fed Arnold in the charge which
,at field OF fame
ned with their own life blood
We love to name.
heir plowshares into swords,
W steeds they bestrode,
lufne OF Harry Lee right gal
ey rode; ~.
ross the Delaware 'sc3ld the
snow
rs followed Washington and
le Hessian foe.
not in battle; upon York
lorious field
red coats ground their arms
m oppression yield;
sun that autumn day the fear
ie band
gton with vict'ry crowned-the
the land.
Nument whose fame we cele-
ay
o wrote his name. it stand
,or aye.
rvest and the pillow. against
he,
ge in thunder tones: This
lall be sreel"
hit for freedom, like a wall
ers stood,
as immortal plain to Prince
" wood.
Or right on hill and plain,
: break and gorge,
out a murmur all the woes
Forge.
y left to US. their sons, is
zee
les in majesty from sound
sea.
sauty wins the world upon
foam, .----
1rs the poor Oppressed
"a home.
my of the men who gath
So
1rion call to arms to smite
Zoe!
them, have left the pillow
pm TO maintain.
ght at New Orleans. they
ady's Lane.
Old Glory proudly to the
eaze.
a million hearts beyond
cas-;
. howell poor and DER the
A
pes OF white and red and
pf blue.
81
above the land which
its own,
heroes stand, beneath II
Vho saw II wave In wal
way,
cir deeds Of worth with
al day.
er in the grove with mimic
4 gun
var beneath the trees-Bur-
q Washington
elds to watch them, while
em'ries swarm.
ass another dear old Fourth
farm.
HCrbaugh. dohio Farmer.
F." ~
The herald., 1896-10-21
ABBEY'S FNERAL.
Attended by People Prominent in the
Musical World

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Funeral serv-
ices over the remains Of the late Henry
E. Abbey were held today in the church
of the Paulist Fathers in this city. The
pail bearers were William Steinway,
Robert Dunlap. Edward I.auterbach, G..
L. Rivers, A. M. Palmer, Augustin DAILY,
r. w. Sanger, q. G. Haven, D. Ogden
Mills, j. H. Breslin, M. Coleman, John
Burke and Walter Damrosch.
There were in attendance great num-
Der of people of prominence in the world
of music. Among them were lie follow
ing: Charles Frohman, Daniel Froh-
man, Sig. de Vivo, Henry Dazian, John
Matthews, Jacob Lott, E. Erianger,
William Bronnel, Charles Cooke, Georg-
lie Cayvan, w. A. Brady, E. G. Gilmore,
William Sells. Henry Wolfson, Signor
Perugini, Ada Gilman, August Heckler,
Chase Rice, Ammo Held, Ted Marks,
Robert McWade, Louisa Elbridge, Ru-
dolph Aronson, A. H. Candy, Marcus
Mayer, Mrs. Barney Williams, Horace
McVicker, George Holbrook Curtis, Tom
Carl, E. e. Rice, Oscar Hammerstein, G.
G. Boniface, George B. Schoeffel, Lotta
Crabtree, Agnes Booth. T H. French,
]. w. Morrissey, e. H. Sothern, Virgin
la HARVARD, Albert Bial and Fred Rull-
be buried in the grave Of his first wife at
Northampton, Mass, to which place
they were taken today.
The herald., 1896-10-21
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were
issued yesterday by Superintendent Of
Buildings G. L. Strange:
M. Binder, three-room frame dwelling,
Thirty-third street, between Griffith
and Paloma, 5000.
e. F. c. Klockke, to move cottage
5000.
K. Cohn & Co., to improve store front,
Market street, near Spring, $400.
H. Ungerland, one-story frame dwell
ing, Briswalter street, $1,000.
l.. Sage, two-room frame dwelling,
Lamar street, $50.
j. L. Mcintyre, f1ve-room frame dwell
ing, Clanton street, $780,
Charles B. Bullock, two-story double
dwelling, Maple avenue, $1,000.
H. B. Knox. S-room frame dwelling,
Linn street, $1400
A. Olsen and M. Johnson, one and a
half story frame dwelling, Twenty-f1fth
street, s2500.
The herald., 1896-10-21
tell by it's appearance whether thor.
oughfare is street or an avenue.
RATS OF REBATES.
Petty Sums That Make Much Clerical
Labor


The city clerks Office Is almost flooded
with demands on the treasury for re-
bates on personal property taxes and
on street improvement assessments. OF
the former there are now 1921 on file and
of the latter there are over 700. The
demand for rebates on street assess
ments vary in amount from one cent to
$3.50. Among the claimants for the re-
turn Of one cent are the Southern Cali
fornia Railroad company and the Los
Angeles Terminal Railway company. 1t
should be explained that the individuals
and corporations who figure as claim
ants in these trifing amounts will prob
ably first learn of the fact from reading
this report, as the pro rata return Of the
several amounts was arranged by the
street commissioners after the work was
completed, and 1t was found that the
assessments had exceeded the cost of the
work.
On one demand of City Treasurer
Hartwell are thirteen claimants named
and the total amount of the thirteen
claims is 81 cents.
How many of these claimants will ever
call for their money remains to be seen,
but the stuff is there for them.
The herald., 1896-10-21
A COMMISSION APPOINTED
To Locate The Harbor for Southern Cali.
fOrnla
Thus Is Taken the First Step Toward the
Disbursement of the Big Appropria-
ton That Has Been Made.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The river
and harbor bill. passed by the last ses
sion of congress contained a provision
for the location Of 8, deep water harbor
in California, the location to be determ-
ined by commission to be composed 0t
a naval officer to be detailed by the Sec
retary Of the navy, an officer of the coast
and geodetic survey to be detailed by the
superintendent, and three civil engineers
to be appointed by the president.
The board has been organized as fol-
lows: Detailed by the secretary of the
navy, Rear Admiral j. G. Walker; de-
tailed by the superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey, Assistant Angus
tus F. Rogers; appointed by the presi-
dent, William H. Burr of New York,
George s. Morrison Of New York and
Richard p. Morgan of Illinois.
The herald., 1896-10-21
IT'S THE SAME OLD GAME
Green Goods Circulars Being
Sent to This City
A CONFIDENTIAL" OFFER
The Crop Of Suckers ID Ready for
the Picking
Although Hoary With Age, the SWIM
dlers Still Find Victims 'Typewrit-
ten" Letters and clippings"

Within the past few weeks Southern
California has been flooded with green
goods" circulars sent to all classes and
conditions of men, and mailed from diff
ferent addresses in New York and
Pennsylvania. While the green goods
game is hoary with age and the nature
Of it's operation is known to many, 1t
may not be uninteresting to the general
public to reproduce one of the offers
made and recently received by a resi-
dent Of this city
AS is customary, an alleged newspa-
per clipping is inclosed with the circu-
lar letter, printed as though written on
a typewriter. the clipping being intend
ed to convince the prospective sucker"
that he has found a sure and easy road
to wealth. If he bites at the bait and
goes on to see the swindler he is shown
q bundle of genuine United States treas
ury notes, the money is placed in box
or small satchel, he pays over his cash
and carries it off, being escorted to the
train by the green goods man. On
opening the receptacle to look at his pur-
chase, he finds but a lot of brown paper,
or other worthless trash, done up in
bundles in size and shape similar to
the bills, and too late realizes that he
has been swindled. Generally the vic
tim takes his medicine like a man and
makes no complaint, for by SO doing he
would only incriminate himself.
Though the swindle is an antiquated
one and full descriptions of the method
of operation have been published times
innumerabl the game must still find
takers, else it would be abandoned as
improbable. The green goods men have
their own outfits of printing presses.
type, ETC., and manufacture their pre-
tended newspaper clippings, typewrit-
ten letters, etc, by the thousands, send
ing them broadcast throughout the
country, finding plenty of lambs to
fleece. who. realizing that they have en-
tered upon what they suppose to be an
unlawful deal for purchasing counter
felt money suffer their loss in silence
and only learn by bitter experience.
The letter and clipping reproduced be-
low were handed to Chief Glass last
Saturday by the recipient and are prob
ably Identical with hundreds more re-
ceived in this city The clipping Is
adorned with headlines and reads as
follows, although it will be noticed that
places, names and dates are lacking:
A Counterfeiter Goes Free-The Coun-
try Flooded With Counterfeit Money
in the Past Year, and Pronounced by
Government Experts to be as Good
as the Genuine Greenback.
, The failure of the United States court
to convict Joseph Reed, alias Banks.
alias Moore, and many other aliases,
one of the most skillful and expert coun-
terfeiters in this or any other country,
is a great disappointment to the chief
Of the secret service. He believed that
he had sufficiently strong case against
The herald., 1896-10-21
DUPLICATE STREET NAMES.
A Perplexing Problem for the Council
to Solve.

Since the annexation Of suburbs to the
city Of Los Angeles the question of nee
essary changes in street names of out
lying districts has been a vexed one.
While these districts were outside the
city and bore distinctive names no con-
fusion was caused by the fact for their
street nomenclature seemed but an echo
Of the adjacent city. Now that the
neighborhoods have been taken in and
are added to the map of the municipal
ity the frequent duplication is bewild-
ering to those persons who for any rea-
son, have occasion to look for particu-
lar address.
The matter has been formally brought
before the city council by a. communica-
tton from the publishers Of the city di-
rectory who say that they beg leave to
call the attention of the honorable body
TO the fact that within the corporate
limits of this city there are at present
III streets bearing duplicate names, and
ABOUT seventy-f1Ve avenues that bear
the same name as an equal number of
streets, and in addition number of
streets bear names that are so similar
IN sound and spelling as to be often mis-
taken one for the other The petition Of
the directory publishers ends with a re-
quest thatthe council take steps to cause
the changes that will do away with the
duplication.
The petition of the directory publish
ers is reinforced q by similar REQUEST
from the chamber Of commerce. the
Merchants and Manufacturers' associa-
tion and Postmaster Mathews.
In addition to this there is also on file
petition, signed by a great number of
property owners, In that portion of the
city between Bellevue avenue and the
eastern boundary line of the city. cali.
Ing attention to the confusing names of
streets in the territory formerly known
as Highland park, and asking that the
names of all streets intersecting Buena
Vista street and Pasadena avenue, COM
mencing at Ord and extending to the
eastern boundary line, be changed and
hereafter called avenues, and designated
by numbers.
There are well-founded objections to
adopting the scheme proposed in this
second petition, some people considering
that to 80 number the avenues will cause
them to be often mistaken for the streets
bearing similar numbers; for instance
there would be- too little distinction be-
tween Seventh street and Seventh ave-
nue.. tnasmuch as many people cannot
The herald., 1896-10-21
AN ABsCONDER SUICIDES.

JUNEAU, Wis, Oct. 20.-A dispatch
was received here tonight from the cor
oner of Fredericksburg, Va, stating that
w. E. Rambusch. the absconding banker
structions were sent to forward the re-
mains to this place for burial. Ram
busch was engaged in banking and the
abstract business. He disappeared on
October 10th and forgeries amounting
to between 5000, 900 and $500, 900 are charg-
ed to him. The total amount; OF his al
leeed shortage is not known.
The herald., 1896-10-21
APPEALS TO THE LAW

OMAHA. Oct. 20.-A special to the Bee
from Lincoln, Neb., says: The free sill
yer Democrats of Nebraska today petit
toned the state supreme court for u
mandatory injunction to prevent the
secretary Of state from certifying to the
various county clerks Of Nebraska the
ticket Of the National Democracy. The
day was consumed with arguments on
both sides.
The herald., 1896-10-21
WATER COMPANY NOTIFIED.

City Attorney Dunn on Monday even
ing served notice on the Los Angeles
City Water Company that the corpora
ton would be required to comply with
the ultimatum expressed in the resolu-
tions adopted Monday by the council
and pay for water as demanded. This
notice also informed the water COM
pany that a suit in the superior court
would be commenced against the greedy
corporation today, the 21st.
The herald., 1896-10-21
ON THE CARPET.

At the meeting of the police commits
sioners today it Is expected that a thor
ough investigation will be made Of the
conduct of the f1remen who deserted
Assistant Chief Ed. Smith at recent
Bradway fire.
The herald., 1896-10-21
LADY SCOTT INDICTED

LONDON. Oct. 2o.--The grand JURY
mother-in-law of Earl Russell. Who
charged by the latter with criminal liC
in conjunction with two young men, ~
were arrested with her on the same cho
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-17
in THE CIRCUIT COURT He SOUNDS An ALARM IS AFTER THE ROONUNS
VISITOR SPEAKS OF HONOLULU'S
ONE GREAT FAULT.
Imperative Need for a Sewerage Sys-
tem-Constant Danger-An Inviting
Field for Disease.

Col. Mcdonald, n. G. c., who will
leave by the Australia after visit Of
several weeks in the Islands, regrets
that he just missed seeing kilauea in
activity by an accident. He heard of
the outbreak upon returning to Hilo
from the Volcano house. Business
prevented his going back up to see
the display.
The colonel says he is delighted with
the climate of the big island, and
when he visits the country again he
will spend more time around Hilo. He
describes the air around there as equ-
able, pure and healthy, Rainy, yes,'
says he, ''but all man needs is an
umbrella. The showers are light and
not necessarily uncomfortable"
For Honolulu the Colonel does not
speak so favorably. He thinks the
capital is herself sleeping on volcano
in the lack of sewerage system. "The
soil beneath the whole city is inn
pregnated with disease germs" said
he. Sooner of later, perhaps soon,
typhoid fever will become prevalent.
The city is now a hotbed for con-
tagious diseases in case such should
gain foothold here.
THE hotels, business center and
residence localities are alike in an un-
healthy condition. We're some of the
residence lots here, in their present
condition, in San Francisco, l would
not dare stop upon them over night.
The natural condition of things is all
that could be desired. But the town
has grown up and all the filth belong
ing to city of the years past has
gone into the ground, until it is sat
urated with it.
whats to be done? A sewerage sys-
TEN must be supplied. There must be
perfect drainage and it must come at
once, or the cost will be more than for
a dozen sewerage systems. Let the
Government issue bonds for city
drainage. But if this has to wait
until the next Legislature in 1898, let
the merchants and business men take
hold of the matter. 1t will pay them
to do it. For l tell you if something
is not done and done quickly the re-
suits will be most serious"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-17
FOUL TRANSACTION
A Wholesale Raid Made on the Hen
merry of DR.. McGrew.

A thief entered DIR. McGrew's foul
yard at Pearl City Thursday night and
got away with nineteen fine Plymouth
Rock and Brahma hens. The fowls
were imported stock and cost IA good
deal of money.
The circumstances of the raid are
peculiar. a new Chinese servant,
whose duty it was to look after the
fowls, was installed about a month
ago. On the evening of the robbery
the door to the yard and the one to
the interior coop were left unlocked.
The Chinaman protested that he had
forgotten to lock the doors and knew
nothing about the stealing. He was
given two kicks, which landed him to
the railroad, and was told to "wallS, "
which he did.
Thirty of DIR. McGrew's fine fowls
were left. The stable" was then
locked"