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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-28

Had a great dream last night.
Dreamed de moon wuz ninety-fo'
milliun miles away from de earfi"
Huh, dat amt no good dreami
Dey amt no sech number in policy,
so We KANT play it!"-New York
Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-28
FITRTATION.

FILTRATION.
The little thief! She stole my heart
And would not give IL back.
And when would have prisoned her
In bonds for life. alack.
Her saving plea was that she was
A kleptomaniac!
The Victim in Town Topics.
AN ADAPTATION.
De Tanque-Shay, lend me Q v.
will yer?
Van Ishe-No. sir. The man who
touches liquor cannot touch me-
New York Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-28
REVERSING THE RULE.

GIlSlIN1 ItOLG.
Parson-Young man, in order to
succeed in any undertaking in life
you must begin at the bottom and
work UP.
Young Man-That was not my fa-
theirs motto. He began at the tor
and worked down.
Parson-And made failure of it.
no doubt
Young Man-Net on your life! He
made a fortune digging wells
Chicago News.
THAT'S so.
Zim-If a man says the same
thing twice. is it necessarily tau
tology?
Zam-No; 1t might be bigamy.-
New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-28

WHAT THE MOON SAW.
Fair Luna. with a pitying smile.
remarked. "Oh. earth. what
mean
Those horrid scars across thy face,
with piled debris between?"
And earth replied with groans and
grunts and reminiscent frown.
"Oh, that is where the center rush
beneath the mass went down"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-28

DISCOURAGED.
Cpon de Chilkat pass stand
An view wild wistful eye
De icy banks OBJ de Klondike.
Whar all de nuggets lie.
Ef could cross de deep. deep snow
An reach dat chilly sho'.
Wild earnest toll might pick Up
A sack OBJ shinin o..
Widout mule in sech q place,
An all de grub gone, too.
Aldo de happy lands in sight,
What kin niger do?
Dare many trials betwixt me
An de goldfields out dar.
1t breaks ma heart to tink it an.
So near an yet so far.
Vas. on de Chilkat pass I stand
An say farewell once mo-
Befo' take de trail dat leads
Away from Kiondike's sho'.
-B. B. Garrison in New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
A CAUTIOUS REPLY.
PA, is woman ever a pessimist?" ?"
'I'll have to refer you to your
mother NV boyn-Cleveland Plain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-19

Ferguson turned quickly around. He
had been standing facing the north,
keeping intent watch in the direction
taken by the troopers. Now he whirled
on the corporal. Are you sure of
that?" he said by the great jumping
Jehosaphat. that means something
hadn't thought of. Muncey swore to
me that they had gone to Sonora, and
wouldn't return until October. But
the boy got away and came back? And
he's over there at the old post ,now-to-
night?"
That's Just where he is, or was yes
terdav morning" said Foley. eve
haven't heard from them since"
.sAnd Manuel Cardoza had a pack of
Mexicans at Ration Springs at sunset,
did he? And wouldn't run for shelter
here, even when he knew the whole
Tonic tribe was on the warpath?" He
turned again northward, and gazed out
over the intervening silence and space
to where the huge bulk of the Socorro
doomed up against the polar sky. Cas-
siopeia's Chair, traced by clear, twink
ling stars, was resting along the black
backbone Of the range. "The old
Tonic trail from the Springs TO the
foot of Apache canyon burrows right
through those hills,p said he. 1.-THE
Springs lie not more'n six miles to the
left around that point. The miserable
greasers didn't darego through Apache
canyon, and they didn't want to be
seen over here. I'll bet what you like
they're bound for the old post-and an
other attempt to nab Leon. Now,
boys, want just minutes talk with
two men-one of 'em Maj Thornton.
The others Muncey."
Maj. Thornton was found in less than
a minute, but not SO Muncey. When
midnight came it was definitely settled
that Muncey was gone; SO was Fer
guson's pet roam, the feetest horse of
the Santa Anita mines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-19

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
II you want to quit tobacco using easily
full Of new life and yigor, take No-To-B ac''
the w0nder-W orl5er, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 100000 cured. Buy No-To-Bac OF your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, SOC or
S1.00. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-19
CHAPTER III.

The summer night was still young.
The sentries had passed the call of
twelve o'clock and ALPS well" despite
the fact that Trooper Casey, on post at
the corral, felt vaguely assured thata
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-19

all came up to the post at dark, said
they didn't dare stay-the Apaches were
surely coming into the valley, and they
got word somehow they were every
where along the north face of the Socor-
70, and Sergt. Kelly sent the girls in to
the post from his ranch, but Mrs. Kelly
wouldn't leave him. She stayed there.
There's really no place around the old
post for women, but they've got them
into tent for. the night. They. darent
(To be continued
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23

by said assessors; and it shall he the duty of
said clerk to administer to the persons making
the returns of said property for taxation the
oath prescribed by section 300 of the code of or
dinances of sad city, which said oath the SAID
clerk is hereby authorized to administer for the
purposes of this ordinance.
Section 3. Be it, and it il hereby in like man
ner further ordained, that for the purposes
mentioned in the caption of this ordinance,
there shall be paid by each owner of the prop
erty hereinbefore refer red to. an ad valOrem tax
for the year 1897 of -- per centum upon the
value of such property as the same was owned
and worth upon the first day of March. lo9i.
payments; the first of said payments 20 be
made or paid on or before the SOth day of June.
1897, the second to be made and PAID on or be-
fore the 30th day of November, 1897. but nothing
hei Elm shall be construed to prohibit the tax
pfyer from paying his entire tax when the first
payment s. male.
Provided, nevertheless, that if any TAXPAYER
refu es or ia is to pay the first payment of tax
as hereinbef0re provided, then, and in that
event the whole amount of such taxpayer s
taxes shall become due and payable inmedi-
council to issue execution against such person
so falling to pay as aforesaid for the entire
amount of taxes which may then be owing by
such taxpayer, and unpaid for the year 1897,
and that Il sad taxpayer shall fail to pay the
second paw ment of taxes hereinbefOre DIVIDED.
then. and IN that event it shall be the duty of
the clerk of council to issue execution against
such taxes remaining unpaid for the year 1897.
Section 4. Be it, and it is hereby in like man
ner further ordained by the mayor and council
of the city of Brunswick, in council lawfully
assembled. and it is hereby SO ordained by said
authority, that ----- upon all taxes be, and
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23

Is hereby appropriated to the payment of the
orulharY current expenses of said CITY, and
that the remaining portion of all taxes col :
Iecteu oe appropriated to the payment of the
extraordinary expenses of the city to-wit; 'Fhe
payment OF the prlnc1Oal and interest that NAV
become que during the year 1897 on the bonds
Issued ON the compromise of the Indebtedness
of the city, and of $1,000 set apart as a sinkinp
fund for the redemption of said compromise
ponds ana TO the payment of the principal and
interest," as provided by ord nance adOnfed for
thdt purpose ON May 1898, upon the bonds for
sewerage ana surface drainage, issued by said
city under the authority of an ordinance for
tnat purpose passed aod adopted in council on
tnG - I'll uay OF February, 1891, and to the pro
Wong OF sinking fund for the retirement of
said bonds IN accordance with the ordinances
1Cr that purpose passed and adopted in council
on the 2Ith GAY OF March, 1892 and Nav g. 1893
respectively; TO educational purposes, improve
ments OF streets, Sidewalks. fire purposes an 1
public buildings.
section .. Be II further ordained BY the m: yor
and council of the city of Brunswick in coin
Gil assembled, and it Is heTeby ordained by said
authority mat iris ordinance shall be subject
10 amend ment or repeal, in whole or IN part.
al any time during the year 1897, should it be
cohsI1eIeu ADVISABLE to do so, and no such
amendment or repeal shall in any particular
nor shall this ordinance be so construed or con-
sluereu as TO impair, affect or deny the right of
me mayer and council to lew a further add
tlonal ad yalorem tax for the year 1897 when
soever made and done.
Section 6. Be it further ordained bv the
mayor ana council of the city of Brunswick, in
council lawfully assembled, and it is hereby
ordained 10y the authority aforesaid, that ali
with TINS ordinance, be and the same are here
by repealed.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23
CITY ORDNANCE, NO. SO.

An ordinance to assess, lew and collect taxes
and raise revenues for The support of the gov
eminent of the city of Brunswick for the year
1897, and to provide thereby means for the paw
ment of the public debt of said city, to prescribe
a penalty for the violation of said ordinance
and for other purposes:
Section |. Be it, and it is hereby ordained by
the mayor and council OF the city of Brunswick,
in council assembled, that for the purposes
above recited, each and every person, firm or
CORPORATION, who owns within the corporate
limits of the city of Brunswick any property,
whether real or personal, subject to taxation.
uOder the laws of the state of Georgia and OF
said city, shall make return thereof for taxa
tion for the year 1897, and pay the tax as here
matter provided.
Section 3 BE it, and it is hereby IN like man.
ner fursher ordained, that each and every per.
son. firm or corporation owning any property,
whether real or personal, within the corporate
limits of the city of Brunswick. including house.
hold or kitchen furniture, goods, wares, mer-
chandise, clocks, jewelry, plate, musical instru-
ments. stocks in any corporation, bonds, prom
is-ory notes and other evidences of debt
money, solvent debts, machinery, shipping lin
GLIDING steambo9ts) and every kind of personal
property whatsoever, except such, whether real
under the laws of the state of Georgia, shall
make return thereof at the value of sald prop
erty, as it existed upon the first day of March,
1897, which said return shall be made on or be-
fore the first day of Nav, 1897, and under the
oath prescribed IN such cases by the laws of
owner of the property to be returned, or by his
a gent or attorney. and in the making of said re-
turn the real estate included therein shall be
valued at the value placed thereupon by the as
sessment and return OF the assessors OF said
city, provided for by section II, of the charter
Of said city, approved November y, 1889, and
heretofore chosen as such by the mayor and
of SAID city, and made for the year 1897
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23
A Teeming Column Of Live
Items, Mirroring the Do
ings Of a Day.
THE HAPPENINGS TOLD HAPPILY.
The Times Reporters Catch the Salient
Points of Local Events and Give
Them to the Public.

DR.. g. W.. Blanton is visiting Mil
ledgevilie.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23

DR.. 6. w. Blanton is visiting Mil
ledgevilie.
G. M. Tilton left yesterday on a.
business trip to Florida,
~ FOR SAL E-0idd papers, % % cents
per hundred. This office.
Col. A. D. Gale spent yesterday in
Waycross attending Ware superior
court.
Any one desiring the services of a
registered Holstein bull apply to E. F.
Taylor.
Chue Hall yesterday moved his res
tauranr to McElya's old stand on
Grant street.
An Atlanta party, headed by Clark
Howell, will open up the season at
Hotel st. Simon.
The tug Angie and Nellie is being
scraped and painted on Brlesenick's
marine railway.
Justice Hitch performed the mar
rage ceremony for c0lOred couple
at his office yesterday.
The long distance telephone line
has passed Palmetto cemetery and the
wires are up as near as E street.
Ii. Walker Dexter came up last
night ft0m st Simon, where he is at
work on the electric bell system of the
hotel.
Manager Jack Clancy went to St.
Simon yesterday to take charge of the
work of preparing the hotel for the
summer season.
Tom Turner left at The TIMES Of
flee yesterday curiosity in the shape
of radiah, which is almost an exact
copy of human form.
The steamer Bache sailed yesterday
for New YORK, and on arrival will re-
main in the navy yard until there IS
another call for her services.
Both the Plant System and the
Southern have announced a round
trip rate of one fare TO Brunswick for
Memorial day and crowd of visitors
is expected.
The hack driven by Jonas Hall, col
ored, while turning from into New
castle street last Sht at z 80, broke
down, both rear wheels falling to
pieces.
The st. Simon Euchre club was very
pleasantly entertained at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Wright, st. ST.
mon, Wednesday evening. Sixteen
guests were present.
Mrs.. A. G. Douglass, of Leliaton,
mother of Mr.. r. V. Douglass and Mrs
j. b. DAVIS, of tins city, is quite i'll at
her home. Mrs. Davis left Wednesday
evening to attend her.
General Henry r. Jackson oontem-
plates moving to Atlanta, or at least
spending large part of his time
there during the next SIX months, In
connection with the work of the Su-
vance canal company.
Captain Cummings, OF the Thelma,
returned yesterday from Asheville,
N, G. He will have preliminary
hearing on the charge of criminal libel
preferred by DR.. A. A. Rowland, in a
few days.
A decision from the supreme court
in the Newman case, testing the state
law relating to the closing of saloons
on election day. Is expected shortly.
Judge Whitfield argued the case for
Captain Newman before the supreme
court on Monday.
The entertainment to be given to-
night by the Little Lab0rers of the
Kings Daughters will be brilliant
and beautiful spectacular perform
ance and will have very unique fea-
ture in the LIllIputian wedding. 1t
will be well worth seeing.
In publishing the orders for the
Memorial day parade yesterday morn
ing The TIMES inadvertently made
an error. Lieut.. c. A. Taylor should
have been named as adjutant and
Coxswain r. B. Topper as sergeant
major of the First battalion.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23
Henley Clears.

The British steamship Henley
cleared yesterday for Bremen. The
Henley has cargo of 525l bales cot
ton and 1890 tons pig iron valued at
S2OS,3lS, from the Brunswick Ter
minal company. She will probably
sail today.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23
COUNCIL DEFERS
CLOCK QUESTION.
Continued from First Page.

49,
Continued from First Page
that it had checked and verified the
city treasurer's annual report for 1896
and had found same correct, Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following were offered and
adopted:
BY Alderman Fendig-
Be it Resolved by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Brunswick, in
council assembled, That the mayor of
said city be authorized and directed to
sign, seal and deliver, in the name
and In behalf of the mayor and coun-
Gil of the city of Brunswick, quit claim
deed Or deeds to the true aud lawful
owner or owners of all property, the
title to which has been derived (and
which same is now Owned) by the
mayor and council for tax sales, upon
the payment by such owner or owners
of the taxes due on the said property
with all costs paid out by the city on
said property, together with interest
at the rate allowed by law on tax sale
property, provided said property is
redeemed within ninety days from
the date of this resolution.
Adopted. Yeas, Fendlg, Butts, At
kinson, Downing, Abrams, Morris
Nays, Krauss.
By Alderman Fendig-
Be it, and it is hereby
Resolved, by the mayor and alder
men of the city of Brunswickin council
assembled, That the mayor is hereby
authorized to sign the following notes
in favor of j. l.. Beach in payment for
%, $50 bushels of shells: One note at
four (4) months time for 1921 06; and
one note at eight so months time for
$32l,O6, each bearing 8 per cent. in
terest from date.
By Alderman Butts
Be it, and it is hereby
Resolved by the mayor and alder
men of the city of Brunswick, in
council assembled, That the following
property, buildings Nos. 1857, SOB,
sos Gloucester street. and Nos. 1926
and 1928 Oglethorpe street, and No. 21S
Grant street, Nos. 314 and COG Rich
mond street, and Nos. 602. 606, 900, 922,
and 924 on Bay street and No. 220 A
and timber on Bay lot No. Is, re.
ported In an unsanitary condition by
sanitary inspector, and the same is
referred to committee on sanitation
for definite action, In regard to the
condemnation of said property.
By Alderman Abrams
Resolved by the mayor and alder.
men of the city of Brunswick in coun-
Gil assembled, That the mayor of said
city be, and he is, hereby authorized
and directed to execute and deliver tC
the county of Glynn in said state q
deed of lease of and for that part of
Queen square in said city lying north
of Mansfield street and between Rich
mond street on the east and Newcas-
tie street on the west, for a term of
ninety-nIne 500 years ;the said county
to erect and MAINTAIN thereon public
court house, and t. pay into the treas
ury of SAID city yearly rental of ten
dollars per year therefor.
ORDINANCES
On first reading, the following or
dinances Nos 80 and 81.
ACCOUNT
OH. l.. Beach for shells being prop
erly approved and audited was placed
in course of settlement.
Adjourned l.. G. BoDET,
Clerk of Council.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-23

shredded and black Goldfish at the
Downing Co.
The herald., 1897-09-04

wheat turning out so much beyond expec-
tations as to balance much of the loss IN
Ispring wheat. Foreign accounts 90 not
improve, and unless much more deceptive
than usual the demand for American wheat
Will far exceed the quantity which can be
|spared. The improvement in the iron and
steel industry gains momentum and fur
ther advance in prices makes 40 per cent
from the lowest average, August 18th. The
demand increased for sheets and plates
and especially for bridge and shipbuild-
ling, including 10000 tons at Philadelphia in
structural work, of which it is said that
20 600 tons have been placed at Chicago.
For bars, and especially wire and wire
nails "a demand is heavy and all have adj
vanced an average of 81 per ton. Southern
and western dealers have united to ad-
vance prices of pig 25 cents. Bessemer at
Pittsburg has risen 10 cents and eastern
markets are stronger. The demand for
cars is pressing and work for railways
increases. The first shipment of steel rails
from this country to Australia was 1000
tons by the Lackawanna company. Tin is
still slightly lower at 1856. but heavy ex-
ports. said to cover Is. 000 900 pounds for the
next three months. sustain copper at liz
cents, and lead is strong al Al cents. Boot
and shoe shipments, not quite per cent
smaller than last year in August. nor 4
per cent smaller than in 1896, were ~ per
cent smaller than in 1897 but were a little
larger than in 1892. Buying is still mostly
for immediate necessity, but is sufficient to
keep works well employed.
Failures for the past week have been 1871
in the United States, against 1884 last year,
and 25, against 81. in Canada.
The herald., 1897-09-04
Dun & Co.'s Review

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-R. G. Dun G. Co.'S
weekly review of trade will say tomorrow:
Failures during August were in number
not II per cent less than In August, 1896, but
in amount Of liabilities 70.S per cent smaller
July and August show a larger average
OF liabilities per failure than have ever
been known in any year, or even in a quar-
ter. of the twenty-three years r. G. Dun
Co. have kept quarterly records. The
Improvement IS also we'll distributed ex-
tending to nearly every important branch
| of business, but in clothing jewelry and
! unclassifled trading only two months of the
past forty-seven have shown smaller fall
ures; in general stores and furniture, only
three; in groceries, hats and iron manu-
| facture, only four; in chemical maunfac-
lures, only five, and in clothing manufac-
lures, only six months of the forty y-seven.
The ratio Of defaulted liabilities to pay-
ments at clearing houses has been smaller
| in July and August than in any other
month since early in 1893. August was the
| first month in which the daily average of
settlements through clearing houses ex-
ceeded materially that of the corresponds
| ing month of 1892, the excess at the princi-
pal cities being 1913 per cent. Nor is this
due. as might be supposed, to activity in
stock speculation, for the stock exchange
clearing house now disposes of very large
share of transactions so that they affect
| bank exchanges far less than five years
ago. Wheat continued its reaction until
| 1t had fallen cents more, but then rose
| 8 cents with the first revival of foreign
buying. Western receipts are very large,
| though not quite as large as a year ago,
| hut Atlantic exports, flour included, rose
to 1854, 1853 bushels for the week, against
I2175,451 last year. The estimates which
command confidence still indicate yield
! of 500, 100000 to 5s0,00Oo0o bushels of winter
The herald., 1897-09-04
European Markets

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets were steady today the
only feature being the buoyancy of Amer
leans, which are exciting increased atten-
ton. The stimulus comes from New York,
but Notwithstanding the continued selling
here, a steady stream of buying also goes
on. To the onlooker the position of Amer
lea is very interesting. A constant ques-
ton among city men, and which in a sense
will give clue to the position, SIS the pub
lie here once again going to step In at the
last and relieve the United States of stocks
at boom prices?" 1t is generally believed
here that the rise will go still further, but
spectators certainly show much caution.
Prices closed firm at the best. Amid cheers.
Milwaukee has just been dealt in at over
par. The New York buying today was
very large. The discount market here to-
day shows an easier tone. 1t was rumored
that Japan had released some of its de-
posit money, but this is not true. The
Paris bourse was firm and the Berlin mar
ket was quiet after dullness.