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Arizona republican., 1898-01-26
SUPERVISORS OF TAXES.
Second Days Session of the Equaliza-
 tion Convention.

The second days session of the ter ritorial board of equalization and the county supervisors and assessors re- suited in little more than a further exchange of views regarding assess ments. The subject of land and town lots and improvements thereon having been pretty thoroughly covered the day before the meeting took up the matter of livestock. No understand ing was reached regarding what the representatives regarded as an equi- table valuation of the various kinds of kstock. After this the rest of the fore \pon was spent in a general discus
 pn of the needs of reform in meth Dds of making assessments.
 - General Herring, who had been from the beginning an interested au- ditor, was asked to address the meet ing. He replied that he was not pres ent as an official representative of any. body. He had, however, listened attentfvely Ito the deliberations and had fallen into channels of reflection. HissSviews on the subjects Cor con- silHration were not arranged, but he was led to the general conc,u iCn that this meeting was the most important he had attended in several years and it's objects of the greatest moment to the territory. Little might be ac- tually and immediately accomplished but influences would be set at work which would be felt in the next legis- lature. When the speaker came to the territory seventeen years ago, it's assessed valuation was little more than S3O,OOO. Since then there had been phenomenal advance in develop ment in all directions except one. So
Arizona republican., 1898-01-26

that the taxable wealth TOW was more than thirty millions. The enc dirac- tion in which no progress had he n made was in the method of making assessments and collecting taxes. The same summary, slipshod, not 70 say irregular, methods prevailed that were in force seventeen years ago. The word summary suggested to- the speaker the famous wi.ticism of Tom Hood
 Here comes Tom Winter,
 The collector of taxes.
 You must pay him
 Whatever he axes
 About him there is no flummery,
 Though his name is wintery,
 His process is summary"
 The method of assessments com monly employed, the speaker believed were illegal and the collection of taxes if resisted could not be enforced It was not sufficient that the assessor should compile lot of figures in his office and call them an assessment. It had been decided by a supreme cou of this territory that such a valua- tion was illegal, and that decision made by Chief Justice Shields in a case from Pima county still stands. The law itself is inadequate. It is impossible that an assessor could prop erly assess property in this territory The method prescribed would be ap- plicable to the small counties of Mas sachusetts, but in the very nature O1 things the assessor of an Arizona county cannot perform the work laid down for him.
 General Herring lamentei the as- signment in some counties of the du- ties of the assessor to the sheriff The sheriff is almost essentially a. DO litical officer and he is hampered by political ties which make the honest performance of his duties almost i'm | possible. The evils of which the the speaker complained could only be wholly remedied by the legislature There should be an enactment pro viding for an organized and systematic assessment and equalization. One result would be an honest showing of the taxable wealth of the terI itory which he believed, is $100 ,0OO,0 ,00O in stead of $30,O0O,O ,OOO. This showing | would impose no additional burden upon the people, but it would reduce rate of taxation, which now rebut; inquiry and excludes investors. The | address of the speaker extended to 2 still wider range of subjects connec ei with the work of assessors and taz collectors.
 General Herring was followed by H | H. Carter, supervisor of Yavapa county. He spoke mainly of the dis. advantages under which the assessors
 1abored. In the first place the i'm. | portance of the office, which is really | the most important in the county, is | not recognized. An assessor Eho sets
 the fund producing machinery in mo- l tion and has more to do with it th,r
 any other official is>paid at the mos l $1,800. After he has paid necessary ! deputies out of this, he has less lief of it than day laborer could save il
 a year.
 On the other hand the office of sha|
 if is regarded as the principal = ! It is possible for him to make "a 4
 5000 to $25. .00C a. year. He n /be | illiterate and without executiY 1bi'-
 ity, but that is matter of mo-
Arizona republican., 1898-01-26
HAT SELLING ,!

The crowning adornment to mans appearance-the last finishing touch which gives tone and dress to him is his hat Hobby fashions, fashionable shapes, fashionable blocks, the correct styles and the tiniest of tiny prices. We are sole agents in Phoenix for the celebrated
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

had crept into that cabin and died. Il
could not have been worse. no Won
der the man had fever
These careless men. good fellows
oftertincs. kick on their muchlucks.
moecaslns and other foOtgear and all
sorts OF things on the floor by their
hunks and leave them to mold or rot,
All Of them sleep In this one room and
cook and eat there. The stove Is often
redhot. Let Us In pity for these heed
less men get out and look on a more
pleasant picture.
Few OF the cabins. even the best OF
them. have more than one room. unless
there Is a woman. There Is always a
cache or storeToOm. for provisions
Many have their supplies high In the
air where they can only be reached
BY ladder. but II Is a growing custom
now 90 build sort OF woodhonse and
storeroom in front Of the one door.
where boots. muchlucks aud all that
sort OF stuff can be hung mp or aired
and frozen till needed.
We chose this latter method. and
like II. as ours Is the average size %
the better class Of Klondlke cabins.
JOAQUIN MILLER
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
sPlcED BATH FOR MEATS.
aarinade Preserve. the FLAVOR Of Any
Kind o. Flesh.

Marinade Preserve. the FLAVOR Of Any
Kind Of Flesh.
A foreign device for the preservation
Of meats previous TO being cooked, IN
known In most American households.
Is the marinade or aromatic or splced
bath. The original marinade was a
solution Of sea salt intended 10 preserve
or favor any description OF flesh suit
able for being picked. These solu-
lions were favored or spiced In many
ways. and In cases where the preserva-
ton OF meats Was subordinated 10 It's
havoring the pickle was decreased In
quantity. improved In quality. and III
timately incorporated with the braise
In which the meat was cooked. Prob
ably the most perfect marinade for
venison or mutton steaks or English
mutton chops Is composed Of a portion
OF current Jelly In which olive oil Is
stirred drop by drop. as In the making
Of mayonnaise OF which the yolks OF
eggs are the basis When the amalgam
becomes stlf Il Is diluted with tara
gon vinegar to a liquid consistency. To
this are added some whole black pep
pers. a Glove Of garlic, an onion and
savory herbs chopped very fine and a
pinch OF allsplce The meat Is placed
in this marlnade for from eight 70
twelve hours. then Withdrawn and
brolled. The marinade, or a portion OF
Il. Is then heated In a saucepan, thick
ened 10 a proper consistency and pour
ed over the meat as a sauce.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
New Rule. for Raelas M.u.

Chairman Mott OF the racing board OF
the League OF American wheelmen.
recently Issued the following analysis
and comments on the racing rules fo.
1898: In considering regulations for
an athletic sport there are 70 many
conflicting interests and 20 many spe-
cial cases that certain figures in the
rules may not strike an Interested par
~ as being 90 his particular advantage.
The rules must be made for the whole
United States. for the greatest good 10
the greatest number. The rules are
the result Of a practical knowledge In
dealing with the question from all d.
rections. that OF the welfare OF the
sport generally. from the racing mans
standpoint. from the track owners
standpoint. from the promoters stand
point, and from the spectators stand
point All these interests must be
harmonized as nearly as possible. and
from the fortuitous circumstance OF
having the evidence on record for 1891.
and dealing with Il practically during
the year. the board has the best knowl-
edge OF what Is necessary. Any other
seven men In the same position would
have had the opportunity 10 gain the
same practical knowledge. Following
Is the object OF some Of the new rules:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Il Is reported that a new cycling
track. 20 cost $4,000. will be construct
ed this year at Grayesend Bay. just be-
low Ulmer Park. Brooklyn. n. Y The
promoters are the owners Of Timer
Park. and permission has already been
received TO dredge the bay 1000 feet
OF shore. The proposed track will be
a three-lap oval, and the space Of 500. p
600 feet square after being drcdged will
be filled In with sand. ashes. cinders
and earth. making a solid foundation.
The bay at this point. az low tide, Is
one solid mass OF mud Tor nearly half
a mile on shore. snd after it has been
bulkheadod Il Is estimated that the
amount OF sand and earth necessary
20 an in the place will not average
more than twelve feet In the whole ex-
panse. The hulkheads will be built
1000 feet out. and ~ expel the water
within suction and expulsion pipes will
be brought into service Il b. further
proposed to build a swimming pool
200 by 300 feet within the enclosure Of
the track
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

by an ordinary bicycle chain 10 a third
and still higher shaft. This last shaft
Is driven by means Of a bevel gear
with pedal attachments The craft is
steered by tao rudders on the floats
operated by wires running to the han
dle-bars.
The inventors have tested the ma
chine carefully. Il cannot capsize. Il
will turn In twice lis length and a
speed equal to that Of the fastest steam
or gasoline launch can be maintained
easily. Winquist and Olson have made
two trips across the bay on Il and sew
eral shorter ones on the Oakland side
They crossed the bay on the squally
Sunday that the Helen W Amy was
swamped They intend soon % pedal
their strange craft through rough seas
20 the Farallones. They expect 10 go
20 st. Michael by steamer In the early
summer and try the machine on a trip
up the Yukon. They believe Il ospe-
cIally adapted Tor service on the shall
low streams like the Yukon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
A wonderful Ta.k.

John Curzon. a Polish mechanic. who
was presented with gold medal for
his inventions. performed a most ex-
traordlnary thing when he succeeded
In manufacturing a complete watch In
the space OF eight hours. and from ma
terlals on which another Matchmaker
would have looked with contempt. II
appears that the car OF Russia, hear
ing OF the marvellous inventive genius
OF Curzon. determined to put him TO
the test. and forwarded him box con-
tanning a few copper nails. some wood
clippings. a piece Of broken glass. an
old cracked china cup. some wire. and
a few cribbage board pegs. with a re-
quest that he should transform them
into a timepiece. Nothing daunted.
and percelylng a golden opportunity Of
winning favor at the court. Curzon set
about his task with enthusiasm. and
in the almost incredibly short space OF
eight hours. had despatched a wonder
fully constructed watch to the car,
who was so surprised and delighted al
the work that he sent for the maker
conferred upon him several distinc-
lions. and granted him a pension. The
case Of the watch was made OF china
while the works were simply com.
posed Of the.odds and ends accompany
ing the old cup. Not only did II keel
good time. but only required winding
once every three or four days. Thll
remarkable watch is believed to be still
in the possession Of the Russian roya
family.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
IrhLYs WEDDINGS.

In Italy no choice is left the young
people when it comss to a question OF
marriage. The parents settle all that
and every well trained little Italian
girl is supposed 10 acqulescs cheerfully
IN the selection made for her. Women
Of the upper and lower classes alike
take great pride In having large trous-
seaus. A girl with a dowry Of but
$4,000 viii have 10 her trousssau per-
haps $1,000 worth OF clothes aud linen.
but this amount Is not SO much felt.
FOR from the girls birth her careful
mother has been buying and laying
aside linen Tor thl. event. Al articles
Of lingerie are OF the finest material.
richly lace-trimmed and embroidered.
and are 20 be counted by skies OF
dozens Of each kind. and taking care
OF this array OF garments Is one OF the
trials OF an Italian girls life. As IN
married girls tn Italy live the most Sc
cluded sort OF life. are dressed with
scrupulous plllnness. seldom or never
taken into company driving only In
closed carriages and always chaper-
oned. Il Is small wonder a girl beams
at the idea OF ma,rimouy. When pre-
liminaFlss are arranged the future
bridegroom calls on her 10 the pres
ence OF both families After that he
calls every evening. the whole house.
hold being present. II he addresses
the girl she replies but In monosyl.
tables and never stirs from the side Of
her mother. In a week he Is privileged
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
SOME GREAT BRIDGES.
BrookITn strusturs the csstary's nsss
Notable EaElnserlng Tsal.

Brooklyn struetars the Cestary.s Msss
Notable Eaglnsering Feaf-
From the Kansas City Journal: The
Brooklyn bridge Il the most notabIo
engineering feat OF the century. Moth
ing In the world approaches IT, The
greatest cantiIever bridge Is over the
Forth az Queensferry. Scotland The
finest metal arch bridge ls the Wash
ington. over the Harlem at One Hun
dred and Eighty-nrst street. New
York. The longest natal span Is tho
bridge Of Luiz l.. at Oporto. Portugal.
being $50 feet. Two city streets cross
Il at different levels. Next comes thu
Garablt vIaduct over the Truyere. IN
France. With a span OF 5i2 feet Il Is
$40 feet tbove water. The Pa Maria
bridge ottr the Douro. spans SIS fee.
The 81. Louis bridge has three sna.-
Of $50 feet. England has STORES 80
splendid bridges. among theFari Wv
err bridge. London: the Clifton -.
pension bridge. the bridge across t.,
Tay lScotland). that over the Wye. the
stone arch at Chester with a span Of
200 feet-tweaty feet less than our
masterwork OF engineerings Cabin John
bridge. three miles above Washington.
the bridge over the Boyne. over the
Thames. al Windsor. and over th6
Trent at Newark
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22


4 nru ahsad Of poker. BAT an never
going % play the game any mors.
said a business man. For sef<4|
weeks I have been playing - The ciap'
regularly evsFy Wesn esdzy night. and
guess have had the most remarks
able experience Of any man who plsxs|
more sor amusement than gain Lack
or fortune or whatever Il Il that rezu-|
lates winnings and losings has Kivex
me a pretty strong HIT seven times q
stop playing and an going 70 take \.
lie IL known to play IN ; someEhA1
'stin" game. where board Of trade mem
plunge a. heavily on card colnbIna-
tons a. they DO In the daytime on
fluctuations His friend was curious
10 know what had made him weaken
The game always lasts all nisht." 10
explained. Now. on sseh Of these
seven occasions I have commenced the
night by losing heavily-far more than
I could AFFORD 70 lose-and continuing
to drop my money until the last stages
Of the game But here Is the remark
able part Of the affair. When the tins
comes TO break up the game We play
one big Jack pot before any player
cashes In his chips Every play night in
the last seven weeks have entered
that last pot the heaviest loser In the
game and have emerged from Il the
biggest winner OF the game. That
means that / lose all through hun
dreds OF hands and then In the best
hand Of the night have been seven con-
secutive times the lucky man. Why. IL
raises my hair to think Of Il. The fun.
niest part Of Il IA. though. that I have
invariably had a lively and profitable
play on what the boys have come to
call my hand. The very first night
beat a finsh and a small full hand with
three aces and a pair OF kings. The
next time had a pat flush and mado
a big play before the draw. and last
night won the last pot with four
sevens. I've figured Il cut that ny
poor luck Is a warning TO me 70 stop
playing. while my good fortune on the
last hand serves 10 emphasize the hint
It's Just as II Dame Fortune was tell
ing me that she had been tolerant
enough to LEI me pull out Of the hols
seven times. and ought not 20 ex-
pect such luck always. III stop"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

A resident In a small suburban town
quite a long distance from Boston had
a visit from a German friend who
knew very little English. but played
the violin we'll. One OF this residents
nelghbors gave a musical evening.
and OF course he and his visitor were
invited. The German took his violin,
and when his turn came he played one
Of the best pieces. from one OF the great
masters. when he had finished there
was an awkward silence. and no ap
plause. The people were still looking
expectantly at the German. who look
ed disappointed aud clustered. Tn,
silence grew painful. Finally the host
ess. quite red In the face. edged owe
to the side OF the Germans friend
Cant you get him to-" she whis
p6red. What do you meant" why
now that he's got tuned up. isn't h
going TO play something?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

born a slave in Virginia. and came
20 Boston In 1854 He could not
read or write. but was a good
blacksmith and horseshoer. and he
readily found employment al this
trade. Since he became too old 70 do
heavy work be has supported himself
BY caring for stores Three years ago
he wanted TO know how 70 read his
Bible and the newspapers. and he asked
permission 20 enter the frs; class In
the Franklin evening school He vas
admitted. but his progress was 20 pain
fully slow Tor two years that his ieacl-
ers dsspalred Of even teaching him the
alphabet. though be Is keen. bright
old man. and shows evidences Of hay-
Ing been the equal In intelligence Of
The ordinary slave. lie vas persistent.
and once he had managed 20 learn the
alphabet his progress was rapid. and
row be can read and write quite we'll
He said: These Boston schools are
splendid. No one Is TOO old 70 learn
how 70 reas write and figure. Yes. I
can DO a little In arithmetic base
considerable time now. and find con-
siderable pleasure IN reading my
Bible and papers ana books. sit
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

Dlns.itl-s 1. Fr---ssIas Rviassss
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From the Washington star: Pho
Biography has reduced the dlficultles
In lawsuits and trials 70 a minimum.
remarked a member OF the bar. In
times past Il was the universal custom
In murder trials 10 take the juries 70
the scenes Of the crime. 20 that they
could get a better understanding OF
the testimony and the facts in the
case. Besides the time Involved. there
vas considerable expense in this. There
were. you know. elaborats diagrams.
drawings and sketches constantly used
In important trials. All this Il now
done away BY the photograph. which Is
always accurate. In making copies Of
exhibits In civil causes. notes. deeds.
wills and the like the blue print has
done away entirely with the services
OF the draughtsmen who we're employ
ed TO reproduce the same. Il remem-
Der well the celebrated trial Of General
Daniel Sickles. then a representative
from New York. for the murder OF
Philip Barton KeS. who was the Unit
ed States district attorney. The pic
torial exhibits In this trial almost filed
one Of the walls OF the courthouse. The
clubhouse In front OF which the shoot
Ing occurred. now the site Of the La
fayette Square opera house. was. Of
course. the principal picture. Then
there was a drawing OF Lafayette
square. showing how Key slgnaled over
10 Mrs slckles. who resided on the OPP
posite side Of that square. and a big
drawing Of the hsuse on Fifteenth
street. between X and l. streets. where
the meetings between Colonel Key and
Mrs. sickles took place. as well az the
signals which were displayed on the
house indicating 20 Key whether or not
Mrs. Slckles had arrived there. Be
sides these there were other pictures
and diagrams which we're prepared by
William Forsyth. the city surveyor.
They cost considerable money. but the
whole thing could now be better rep
resented az the expense OF a couple OF
dollars and ten minutes use OF a ko-
OAK. have known Of hundreds Of
dollars being expended in the prepara-
ton OF facsimlles Of exhibits. forgeries.
etc. all Of which can now be reproduc-
ed In a half hour By the blue print
process and al a very trialng expense
comparatively.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

A. C. Mertens. the nve-mlle cham
plon, met with rather a serious acci-
dent at Atlanta. While practlcing on
the Coliseum track in that city he was
thrown heavily to the ground. the front
forks OF his machine swapping. He
was carried TO his dressing room.
where he lay unconscious for an hour.
II Is said that his Injuries are severe
and that Il will be some time before he
returns to the track Mertens Is one
OF the fastest handicap racing men In
tAe country and has challenges out to
meet any professional rider In the
United States.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

w. p. Laing and Louis Rosen Of 81.
Louis are still dlsputlng over the pro-
posed lnter-clty team race. and a local
paper suggests that the pair hirs a hall
and have Il out In public. The same
paper thinks that threc-man- race
ever the fair ground course would be
preferable 10 n lehman event over the
Forest nm road. In the former the
public would be able TO see the struggle
with comfort &c themselves and safety
20 the riders. while In the other the
spectators would be iostled round until
the chances OF one team or the other
might be interfered with. II does not
think that ten crack road riders OF
equal ability can be placed on the field
by either city There would be two OF
three fllers and the others would sim
ply act as pacemakcrs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22
BROKEN MATRIMONIAL PACT.

Connecticut Brothsr aaa sister VIE
Bound Themselves 20 CeiItaeg.
From the Buffalo Express: An IN
teresting case Of broken contracs has
come TO light In a New Haven court.
where former Representative Michael
P, Harding Of Brantford. Conn. asked
for a reduction In the amount Of at
tachments which his sister had placed
upon his various properties. Thirty
years ago Mr.. and Miss Harding nads
4 compact never 10 marry. but 20 live
always for each other. In 1886 the
man broke the compact and attach
ments Of $4,000 were the result Of .
suit for that amount for services At
the rate Of $50 a month Instituted BY
the sister. The judge was as Kind az
he was wise and reduced the attach
ments 10 81 600.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-22

on the great newspapers Of the
world there is no younger editor than
NJ Buckle. the present editor Of The
London Times 20 which post be vas
appointed ln 1854. when only 30 years
OF age George Earle buckle. son %
he Rev George Buckle Of Weston
super-Mare. was born To- 1854. and.
previously TO bis appointment as edi-
tor OF the Times. had been connected
with the editorial staff 81 that Journal
Ne was educated al Honiion grammar
school Winchester. and New college.
oxford lie won the Nevdlgaie prize
for English verse 10 1875 took a first
class In Literae Humaniores In 1875.
and q hrst-class In modern history In
the following year lie was subso-
quontly elected 10 fellowship Of All
Souls college. and was called to the
bar at Llncoln's Inn In 1850. just four
years before being appointed to the
responsible post Of editor OF the lead
ing newspaper % Great Britain.