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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-27
CITY NOTICES.

CITY TREASURER'S NOTFE.--City OF
Seattle--Notice is hereby given that the
assessment roll of local Improvement
district No SO. for the Improvement of
Diagonal street. In the city of Seattle
from south line of Oak street TO Lake
View avenue. under the provisions OF
ordinance No. 2.sIs providing for said
Improvement by grading the same and
constructing side walks thereon. and for
an assessment 10 pay therefor by the
mode of payment by bonds" has here
fofore been duly certified 10 me for COL
lection. and the respective sums therein
charged and levied against each lot and
parcel of land in said district must be
paid in ten equal annua, payments. with
interest upon the whole sum so charged
and levied or such instalraents thereof
as remain unpaid. at the rate of ten per
cent per annum, and said interest must
be paid annually. together with the an
nuai instaiimerfs falling due In each
year Said sums began 10 bear interest
on the ed day OF June, 1889 and the
fourth installment OF said assessments
and the interest for the fourth year will
become due on the 23d day OF June. 1897.
Unless payment be made OF said INSTALL
ment of principal nd said interest on
or before said ED LAY OF June 1897 the
same shall become delinquent and shall
bear interest at the rate of ten per cent
per annum until paid, and II not paid
before the same shall nave become de-
iinauent a penalty of five per cent shall
b. added, and the sums delinquent shall
be entered on the annual tax roll for the
current year against eac, 10; ana parcel
Of land 50 delinquent. and with the in
tefess. collected as othes taxes, separate
account being kept thereof and IL not
paid within the time dxed for the pay-
naent ~ city taxes. shall be collected as
such taxes are coilea,{Ad together with
such additional charges o. penalties as
are authorized 10 be charged and col
leciei on other delinquent taxes and
each 10; or parcel so delinquent shall D..
sold for The amount OF such assessment,
with interest and costs AZ She time and
i'm the manner and by the same authorifv
as lands and lots are sold fog city faxeS
GEORGE +. NEaCUAN
CITY Treasurer
Date of first publication. Nav ath tsa-
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NOTICE OF sHERIFrs sALESr, z. .s.s :

NOTICE OF SHERTFF"S say az slr.sa:rg
superior court ~ the state :"
ton, for the county or Abs, a. ~ \
Mrs. Mary A. Ross, psa'E.i. -iss ~
shinu and Mas X. Salnn. ~" -.osp.ss5
White River Land COMPANY, r.-scsey =
ton. The Farmers Insurance. .S.,saIa y
corpora tlon) and Thomas y. ..scss Ca<
receiver Of said Farmers ihss'
pany. No. 24.9S. oysSf q ~
Under AMI BY virtue OF 81 ass -. a ~
and 4sf,ec gal exeet'tiOn. tssceI ~. Xr,is,es
above named court. In "a. aDsSx r,Iysssk
action and to M directed az I1..s4ns ~
I nave duly levied upon tue i2I s,S Ne
property, situated IN king eoA
ington :G-wit. ,.a, foussfes
Lots eleven. twelve, tnists,,s1'' Il n! ~
fffaen ana sixteen al. u, " g., ~ AaassA
in block Z ali IN Yeslers 80 IS 8 -
II Kent. Washington. aes .se - RATS ~
recorded In volume hF1 ~ y. Init. -
81. IN the records u hsns - ~ is 3
lot i've 90 the south hah yf.slsfs ~
in ta3sck tao - AZ II. IL q snsasses.
addition 10 tbs town OK hsna. 80 hal =
~gyfce = therefore hereny - q ~
FRIDAY. TIE zsth lay Of Jase. "A tsJ, e
f4f,s,r ~ % O'clock a. 10. OK 80 -
she from, door % the ceir. rsuny
c5ry az scsttie. In said nins ,sssssy
.flI cell ,ha above dsscri'<l - -
pubic auction 70 the his"
bidder for cash a., nj.
Dated this as;n DAY OK ALssr VA ak98
Nm. III. AOfkss
Bsriah Rfowa. Attosney'
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SOCIETY NOTICES.

PIONEERS. ATTENTION-The annual
meeting OF the Pioneer Association OF
the Stale OF Washington. Inc. VIII Do
held at ths Chamber Of Commerce. Be-
attic. Wash. June !. 1857. at 10 O'CLOCK
a.. N.
A full attendance Ia earnestly requested
as Important fs,sinezs IA 70 be transacted
relating to Inc building Of a Pioneer han.
for which the KITS have been donated
~ W. PARRY SMITH. Secretary.
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Tgrs6,-yn Seattle, Wednesday, May ~,
20 ar and Mrs Eeary e living. d
daughter.
r.ErKgF,R-To the wife OF ]. F. Faeck-
ser 81 South sSiutn street, a sog-
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ORDINANCE NO. sSlS-An ordinance 10
regulate the use OF streets. WnarSSs.
railway stations and pubic places. and
providing a penalty for the violation
thereof
follows.
Section /. No hack driver. hotel runner.
steamboat runner. expressnan or soiic-
tor. shall be allowed upon any wharl or
railway station or the approaches leacinS
thereto. the property Of any corporation.
firm or individual. for the purpose OF ply
ing his vocation. without the PERMISSION
in writing. from the owner Thereon; pro-
vided, that In case the owner OF any sucn
wharf, station or the approa enes thereto
gives one person OF any such class authcr-
ity to ply his vocation upon such wharf,
station or roadway. 20 other or such ciasi
shall be refused permission. except fof
misdemeanor.
See 2 No hack driver. hotel runner,
steamboat runner. expressmss Al. or sonsiso ,,
soliciting custom either for himself or an
other. shall call out in voice Louder ihaa
ordinary conversation, nor shall any sncn
hackdriver. hotel runner; steamboat run.
ner expresslnan or solicitor. purposety
stand in front Of or annoy any person or
take hold OF the baggage OF any sucn per-
son without being first requested IA 60
Sec. 3. No person shall ride or drive any
horse or team upon any WHARF, station
grounds or the approaches leading thereto
at a greater rate Of speed than Walk.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful Tor any mack
driver, hotel runner, expTessnian or soiic-
itor, for the purpose or plying MS IoSa-
ton to stand or go INTO any gangway ouiit
or used by wharf owners for the con-
venience Of the travelling public. While
such gangway Is being used by passengers
coming from such wharf.
See 5. Any person violating any OF the
provisions of this ordinance shall be DEEM
cd guilty of a misdeaneanor ard upon con-
yic;ion thereof shall be fined not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or
be imprisoned in the city jail not more
than thirty days
Passed the city council the Gath day of
May, 1897, and signed by me in open sss-
sion In authorization OF its passage this
24th day of May. 1897.
Pres. Council, J. +. CREIGHTON.
Approved by me this Sth day OF May.
1897
Filled by me this 18th day OF Nay. lss!.
Attest, WILL. Fl. PARRY.
City Comptroller and Ex-Onicio City
Clerk.
(Seal)
Published May q, 1897.
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NIDTd.E-AGfsD MAN wants care Of city
or country properly. best OF references
ample bonds furnished II requires. Ac-
dress A Livelihood, Seattle. Wash.
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u order 80 s<rgrs correct tHssfsfon =.
r1sfces ur6e- these headings. The same
sAoJld be left a. the business o.nce .
tbs paper No charge maze 70. sScI
notices.
E-ssnFrs5 r,7steax resolutions or nfher sp--
cfsl announcements VII &c charger az tho
rz.@ OF 70 resfs reY ttnn ssra insertion.
posi- KfT z fsI.Ifsf.Ns.fs - -
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that I'M
der the provisions of Ordinance No. SO.
IAN ordinance to prevent the growing
and spreading OF thistles within the city
OF Seattle" 1t shall be unlawful for any
owner or agent of any occupied or I'M
occupied premises within the corporate
limits Of the city OF Seattle. to suffer or
allow any thistles 10 grow or 10 blossom
upon said premises or in front or or
abut,ing upon the premises owned or
occupied by him or them. or for which
nc or they are agents. Any one violating
the provisions OF said ordinance shall he
deemed guilty Of maintaining nui-
eance and, upon conviction thereof. be
punished by fine not exceeding twenty
FIVE 325.0o) dollars, or by imprisonment
not more than ten uo> days. or by both
fine and imprisonment
ID shall he the duty OF the street commits
sioner to destroy or cause TO be destroyed
any thistle or thistles growing upon or in
the public streets and alleys Of said city.
Dated May Sd, 1885,.
c. s. REED.
-.., Chief Of Police.
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,TTY TREASIiRER's MOTTO.

CITY TREASURER : NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that IN. asSess-
Nc II. created BY Ordinance No. 4fo7 En-
titled AN Ordinance providing for rho I'm,
pravemspt Of Main Street in she CIV Of
Seattle from the east margin OF Eighth
Avenue South n The west margin of
Ninth Avenue South, by rep anking the
same one-half us wid:h ami providing for
the payment therefor ey the NODE OF i'm
mediate payment and esta oisshing a fund
for such payment by an assessment upon
all the lots ana parcels % land benefited
By such improve naen. under the provisions
% Ordinance No 2As1 approved \ prti 18th
isls amended ny Ordinance No I3Ep
approved May 5ta 1851 and the City Char
ter as now in force. has been certified 10
ment % thR Assessment thereon contained
- made within =, gays from the date og
the first pu6i,c3 ton ~ Ehts notice such as
scSsrent shall become delinquent and shall
bear interest at the rate 81 ~ per cent per
annum until paid and II Tot paid before
sugn ass,sssTns ut shall have become 5elln-
QQcnt i penalty Of Per cent snail be add
81. and the sums delinquent shall be en-
rent year against e. n los snd parcel 20
delinquent and with tns interest collected
as ntner taxes. sepA rate account t@ias
kept thereof and n noe paid within the
shall 10 collected sGcn taxes are collect
81 together with sSlc.i at9iiloadi charges
and penalties a. are authorized 10 he
CHARGED and collected On other delinquent
shan ~ soii FOR tre mount O. such
sesssrs1snt. xith interest," and casts. a. the
ttTa@ ard IN the MANS and BY the same
authority as lands and lets are sold for
GEORGE r MEACHAM.
City Treasurer Of the City Of Sestfle.
Date Of .esi publication. Seattle. Wash.
May =. lsSs.
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COMPOSITION-We are now prepared to
do composition for the trade (any meas
ure) In Nonpareil. Mlnion BREWER and
Long Primer. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cali or address Post-Intel..gencer, Seat
tie.
SPECIAL INFORMATION DAILY to
manufacturers, business houses and
public men by the Press Clipping Bu-
reau (AlIens), Union block. Portland,
Or
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A reward OF 80 VIII be paid for 'ntos-
nation leading 10 the arrest ana coas.c-
ton Of any che stealing copies o. lns
Post-Intesligencer delivered TO su0scriO@fs
throughout tits city.
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CITY NOTICES.
CITY rREAsuRER.s NorFcE-

CITY TREASURER NITIIE--
u,sns ran 81 i,snr, nasn me- pIss~t
Ne. Is IN the City 81 Seattle. created by
Ordinance Ne. ss9A, entitled nj ORDINANCES
providing Tor the Improvement OF Main
Street II the City 81 Seattle from Rail-
enue South. by replsnkins the same b
tween said points. and prcyiitnS for The
payment therefor by the naoSs or imuse-
date payment. and establishing a fufEd for
the lots and parcels Of land benefited ny
such Improvement under the provisions Of
Ordinance Ne. AeN approved April 18th,
iSs amended by Ordinance Ne. $50.
approved the stu day Of May. 1874. and the
City Charter as now IN force. has esen
certified 10 me Far collection and that
unless payment of the assessment thereon
contained IS made within % days from
the date OF the first publication Of this
notice such assessment shall become de-
hnauent and shall bear interest At tae
rate OF II ger cent. per aanuD until paid.
ard II NOT paid before such assessment
shall have become aeiaGuen, a penalty OF
) per cent. shall ne added. and the sums
delinquent snail De entered On the an
nual tax roll for the current year against
each 10; and parcel 10 delinquent 5ad with
the interest collected as other taxes. sepa-
rate account, being kept thereof, and II
ment Of city taxes shah be collected as
such taxes are collected. together with
such additional charges and penalties as
are authorized 10 De charged ana Collected
on other delinquent taxes; ami easa lot or
parcel SO delinquent shall he sold for the
amount OF such assessment with interest
and costs AZ the time and in the manner
and by the same authority as lands and
GEORGE F. MEACHAM,
City Treasurer Of the cry OF SEATTLE
Date of first publication. Seattle, Wash,
May =. 1891
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DEATH. AND FUNERALS.

IcSE-usOS-fn Seattle, at Providence hos
plsal May q feT. Ma Oaslcs knaa-
son, ASea a years.
Remains were sent 20 PoulsSo 5estef-
day Afternoon
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LEGAL xorlcrs

County. State o. waxasn s,,,, -
cn page - thereof. ara sa..I VI !
Sofsf.F,s ne ialiewsns laais ss.sk a
snt zen uel n Block ten ~ saas
S' W, ~ ~ essa q il Bsesk sw "a -
en- Volume 81 piAts IN as,,ss.s..ss ssssss
Ming county, AZ PAGE ssxssxsn.s ssssse 4
praying thsi n said decree 49, ~. Aas
$50 sI tf.s defendants in ana "a = 8 ~ 4
sr,y re declared Junior, srfsrse- No Pre-
e En-. 10 Pl@lniis"s interest ss. sas 80
~ tS.s - sas s'saS q redeme,lca :. ssss az
closed, ana tor general s,,na.s ~ assi .osN
HASTINGS & STEYsMas
- Address: "a Hsller Rrisssse
tie hing County. wasainStoa ~
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RESOLUTION NO f0o.--Be 1t resolved by
the City Council OF The City OF Seattle
as follows:
of Seattle TO improve jefferson Street,
in said city, from the end OF the present
sewer In said street between Third and
Fourth Avenues 10 the aiey oetweeh
Sixth and Seventh Avenues. by construct
ing In said portion of said street an iron
stone pipe sewer. together with all neces-
sary wyes. openings. manhoies, inmphoies.
ventilators, catch basins and flushing
tanks.
C2) That the cost thereof be paid by as
sessment to be levied upon the property
abutting upon said portion OF said Jener-
son Street under the plan OF immediate
payment" in the manner provided by the
charter and ordinances of the city OF Sc
attic.
to furnish 10 the city council an estimate
of the cost of said improvement.
a. That the matter Of making said inn
provement will he considered by the city
council at session thereof 10 be held on
the 18th day OF June. 1897. az 1:30 O'Clock
D. M, at which time all persons desiring
TO he heard before the city council upon
the matter of making said Improvement
are notified to be present.
Passed the City Council the Hth day OF
May 1897 and signed by me In open ses-
sion in authorization of its passage this
J. e. CREIGHTON.
President of the City Council.
Filed by me this oath day OF May. 1897
WILL II. PARRY,
City Comptroller and FIX -officio City
Clerk
(SeaD
Date OF first publication May 26, 1897.
IMPoUNDED STOCK NoTICE-The fol-
lowing described horse, placed i'm m.
city pound on May IL. 1897. VIII be sold
at public auction to the hghes, bidder
for cash In hand, TO pay costs Of i'm
pounding and Advertising Saturday
June 8 1897, at 10 o'clock g. m. ar the
front door OF police headquarters cor
ner of Third street and Yesler way:
One Sorrel horse. branded on left hin.
years old.
The owner 81 the above described horse
being to ne unknown.
G. s. REED,
Chief of Police
Date OF first publication. May q, is97
IMPOTNDED STOCK NOTfcE-The fol-
lowing described horse. y ace,f in the
city pound on May % 1897 will be sold
at public auction 10 the highest bidder
for cash IN hand. 10 pay costs Of i'm
pounding and advertising Thursday
June 10. 1897 al 10 O'clock a. m AZ
the front door of police headquarteTs
corner Of Third street and YesIsr way
one sorrel horse. white stripe down face.
years Old.
The owner 81 the above-described horse
being 10 me unknown.
&. y REED
Cnief of Police
Date OF first publication. May y.
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Advertisements viii De received al
branch offices Of the Poss-Intsi * enSsI,
TAScMA EIJREAU-So i2s Paothc
avenue.
PORT TOwNsTND-wiiilam J Jones
BEr.LISGHAs- BAY-Sew Waa'co"'
o. II Culver. A4aagsr. r.
oLYNPfA-4f-Is Iasn street u. L.
Wtnslsniey. Agent.
Advertisements under the head Of Lost.
Pound For Sale, For Rent and SITUATIONS
Wanted viii he inserted at the rare OF
cent 4 word each Insertion ray mshL az
Wsys in savancs No advertisement re-
ce!ye6 for legs than ~ cents
EOTICE-The business office OF fho
post-Inte.!Igeueer Is open until IL D M.
sunday hours Q a. m 10 led 2. m. ana
TO %. m. Classified advertisements VIII
be received UP 10 this time
TIE following letters await advertisers
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r.xx-s, nlre LARGE rooms, R.ia aS4<4 and
nx. Of piano. &C Ff.ia avenue
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TRANSFER COMPANY.

THE SEATTLE TRANSFER co. Third
and Weller streets. Hacks cabs bag
gage Once telephone Main a.. ia Cherry
Street. telephone Main Is. Warehouse:
coal telephone 81 or so. Storage and in
SuranCe 81 lowest rates.
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MESSENGER SERVICE.

RING TAI. O. h BON for messengers
Western Union and Great Northern tele-
grams hacks gGrueEs and express
Wagons. quick service Telephone. Main
80 ST.. Second. Branch Faeiac Laan-
DRY.
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PRED BIZ ELT4E.. the tailor. has removed
10 "a James street. esg~een Second ana
Third.
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LIFE BOATS. RATS, galvAn-
txinS. i. -. Copp, r. y. alley.
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AEl.r wAxPED-MALE.

WANTED 2 marhlnists. s. rs; man about
mill e.: bar7xers and bnckers. 81 90
packer: chorenfau: hook agents. guar
anteed 81 per day: 4-horse teamster. bolt
cutters 81 cord: walters. $40 week pct-
.lre canvnssers; hand skidders: milf set
ter: restaurant. hotel and camp cooks.
sIa ii, 81, week: fiuukeys; woodsmen OF
ali kinds. biack smiih: boys; railroad
halp: mill ers: farm hands: road men.
lstorers etc.. etc. at Cranes. lss Wash
iusfon street..
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L. & n.
y Tin,
steam.
leaves
- - = .
Noun
Z. l. n,
West
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CRY
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Manage,
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wANTED-A4 idea Who can think of
some simple thing To patent? Protect
YOUR ideas: nsey may bring YOU wealth.
Write John Nedderbmrn Co. Dept q
~ na,ent E..o rneys. Washington. p. C.,
for their 81, so prize offer and list OF 1000
inventions wan ted.
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ANrrn-Tc reHs jea.ro.sn sse.~ab,.
furnished residence nl,ssprl ssaaras..-
.uerts. adjacent 60 Madison car ft-e A
,y.ss r G. care a'2at {nts}l EtHee~
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DYFfNG AND CLEANING.


SAN FRANCISCO DYE WORKS.
Second Telephone. Red le-.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-21
POSTAGE STAMPS.

A Nova Scotia paper prints an ex-
tract from speech made by Premier
Murray, in which he states that the gov
eminent has received $4,000 from the
sale of postage stamps.
There is a man in Chicago who has
made money in stamps. Twenty years
ago he began to collect stamps, and his
stock finally amounted to more than
10000 Last month he bought the
Burton house. Hurley, Wis, for $50, 900,
of which $1,000 was paid in cash. and
the balance in stamps-the 100000
aforesaid.
The recently heralded official stamps
of Hawaii baveappeared in the market
They are quite prettily engraved, but
they can only be obtained cancelled, so
half of their beauty, or at least quar-
ter of it, is married, for they have prob
ably cancelled four at a time with a
hand stamp.
The entrance of China into the postal
union on January 1, and the consequent
change of rates, will mark number of
Improvements in the postal arrange
ments of that country. According to
a correspondent, a revenue stamp has
recently been issued. and it is the inten-
ton to impose stamp duty similar to
that of other governments.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.


Alfred Nicol, the inventor Of dyna~
mite, was an author as we'll az a dis
tinguished engineer, and it is said some
of his English poems rise to very
high plane. Shortly before he died he
wrote a Swedish drama, Beatrice
C%nci."
After this August Belmont will race
his horses under his own name. Here
tofore his stable has been known as
Blemton stable. Blemton was the nick
name given Mr.. Belmont by the HastyI
Pudding club when he was In college.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand is one OF
the crack shots of Europe. He shoots;
with smokeless powder, handles his
weapon quickly and is credited with
killing $50 head of game in ON hour;
and a half. To perform this feat he
kept three leaders constantly employed.
The two brass-bound oal1en dispatch
boxes which stand on the table dividing
the two front benches of the English
house of commons bear indelible rect
ords of Gladstone. When speaking ~
was his habit to bring his fist down with
violent emphasis on one or the other of
these two boxes, and his s-gnet ring.
has made great indentAtions in the oalc.
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ALL SORTS.

In the last 25 years, as indicated by
life insurance statistics, the average life
of woman has increased from 20 years
to 46 years, an increase of over nine per
cent.
Near Lakewood, n. J., there is ferret
farm, where these useful animals are
raised. The chief service is to cap
ture rats in dwellings and storehouses.
Last year 1900 ferrets were raised on
the farm.
A perilous performance is witnessed
nightly at a London theater. The per-
former is tied up in a sack soaked with
kerosene. The sack is then set on fire,
and when it is all ablaze he leaps into
q tank of water.
Emma McCue, so years old, who mar
ried George EicCue, three years older,
at Franklin, Ind, last December on his
promise to support her in ease and
comfort, has sued for divorce because
she has had TO do farmhouse drudgery.
A citizen of Suffolk, Va, has Of
fered a factory site free to anyone who
will establish a manufacturing indus
try there, and one of the inducements
held out by local paper is that "the
morals of the people are equaled in few
other places"
Farms in England are selling at a
ruinous reduction of their former value,
and in many cases cannot be sold at
all. In many cases farms have been
sold for less than one-tenth of their
value 20 years ago. Well-to-do farmers
are abandoning the business and go
ing to the colonies or to cities to start
life anew.
A London court has recently done
something to settle the social status of
artists models. A young woman
brought suit for breach of promise
against man who had promised to
marry her, but had been alarmed by
the discovery that instead of sitting for
the head alone she had also sat for the
figure, though not without drapery. The
decision of the court was that the pro-
fesgion is respectable, and that she was
entitled to damages.