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money which may subsequently, come into the proper fund from delinquent taxes or other uncollected income or revenue for such year. Such demands shall be paid out of such de,.-quent revenue, when collected, in the order of their registration.
 Sec. T. When there shall be to the credit of any sinking fund in the treas ury a sum not less than twenty thou sand dollars which may be applied to the redemption of any outstanding bonds to which such fund .s applicable which are not reueemable before their maturity, it shall be the duty of the Mayor. Auditor and Treasurer to ad- vertise for thirty days, inviting pro- posals for the surrender and redemp- tion of the bonds
 After such advertisement the money in such Sinking Fund. or such portion thereof as may be required therefor, shall be awarded to the person or per sons offering to surrender said bonds for the lowest price. Upon such award, when duly audited the Treasurer shall, upon the surrender of the bonds, pay the amount to the person or persons to whom the same was awarded. No bid for the surrender of any of the bonds shall be accepted, which shall require a greater sum of money for their redemp- tion than the then worth of the princi- pal and interest of the bonds, calculat- ed with interest, not exceeding four per centum per annum.
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mand presented, also when presented, the date. amount, name of original holder, and on what account allowed and against what appropriation drawn and out of what specific fund payable. All den,ands shall be paid in the order of their registration. Each demand upon being so registered shall be re- turned to the party presenting it, with the endorsement of the word Register ed" and dated and signed by the Treasurer; but the registration of any demand shall not operate to recognize or make valid such demand II incurred contrary to any of the provisions of this Charter
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CHAPTER ".
The Assessor.

SECTION 1. There shall be an AS sessor of the City and County, who shall be an elector of the City ana County at the time of his election ana who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. lie shall be elected by the people ana hold office for four years. He shall receive an annual salary of four thousand dol lars, which shall be in full compensa- tion for all his services. He may ap- point a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary of twenty-four hum dred dollars; one cashier who shall re- ceive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; six assistant deputies who shall each receive an annual sal ary Of eighteen hundred dollars; twen- ty-one clerks who shall each receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; and during four months Of the year not more than one hundred clerks who shall each be paid at the rate or not more than one hundred dollars month during the time of their employ ment.
 Sec. 2. The Assessor shall assess all taxable property within the City and County at the time and in the manner prescribed by the general laws Of the State,
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official returns or reports in the man. ner and at the time required by law ordinance, or the regulations or the Su- pervisors; nor in favor of any omcer who has neglected or refuseo to comply with any of the proylslonS or law regulating his duties, nor Tn favor of any officer or employee for the tune he shall have absented himself without legal cause from the duties of his offlce during office hours. The Auditor must always examine on oath any person re- ceiving a salary from the City ana County touching such absence.
 The Auditor may require any person presenting for settlement an account or claim for any cause against the City and County to be sworn before nlm touching such account or claim, and when so sworn, to answer orally as to any facts relative to the justice or sucn account or claim. Moneys placed Tn the Special Deposit Fund shall not be subject to the provisions of this sec tion.
 Sec. 2. Every demand upon the Treasurer, except the salary of the Au- ditor must, before it can be paid, be presented to the Auditor. who shall sat isfy, himself whether the money is le- gally due, and it's payment authorized by law, and against what appropriation payable and out of what fund 1t Is pay able. If he allow it, he shall endorse upon it the word Allowed" with the name of the fund out of which it is payable, and the date of such allow ance, and sign his name thereto. No demand shall be approved, allowed, au- dited or paid unless it specify each spe- cial item, date and amount composing it, and refer by chapter and section to the provisions of this Charter authoriz- ing the same.
 Sec s. The Auditor shall keep a reg ister of warrants, showing the funds upon which they are drawn, the num- Der, in whose favor, for what service, the appropriation applicable to the pay ment thereof, when the liability ac- crued. and a receipt from the person to whom the warrant is delivered He shall not allow any demand out of its order, nor give priority to one demand over another drawn upon the same spe- cific fund, except for the purpose of de- termining its legality.
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ARTICLE W.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
 CHAPTER I.
The Mayor.

SECTION l. The chief executive off, cer of the City and County shall be des- ignated the Mayor. He shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election. and must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. He shall be elected by the people and hold office for two years He shall receive an annual salary of six thousand dolials. He may appoint a Secretary who shall receive an annual salary of twenty four hundred dollars. an usher who shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars; and a stenographer and typewriter who shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars.
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CHAPTER VII.
The Recorder.

SECTION l. There shall be a Re- corder of the City and County, who shall be an elector Of the City and County at the time of his election and who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such election. He shall be elected by the people and hoid office for two years. He shall receive an an- nual salary of thirty-six hundred dol lars. He may appoint Chief Deputy. who shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars: two assist ant deputies who shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred Gol- lars. He may also appoint as many copyists as he may deem necessary. who shall receive not more than eight cents for each one hundred words ac- tually written; but no copyist shall be paid a greater compensation at this rate than amounts in the aggregate f~ one hundred dollars a month
 Sec 2. The Recorder shall take into
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CHAPTER VI. The Coroner.

SECTION i. There shall be Coro- ner of the City and County.who shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election. and who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such election He shall be elected by the people and hold office for two years. He shall receive an an- nual salary of four thousand dollars He shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. He shall have the control and manage ment of the Morgue of the City and County under such ordinances as the Supervisors may adopt.
 Sec 9 He may appoint an autopsy physician who shall receive an annual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars; a chi f deputy. who shall receive an an- nual diary of twenty-four hundred dol lars: three assistant deputies who shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars; a stenographer and typewriter who shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars: and a messenger who shall receive an an- nual salary of nine hundred dollars.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-23

concrete, to be built to near the top,
where the cemented brickworl< be-
gins which is to make watertight,
"bug-proof' joint with the floor and
weil-curb of the well-room. OF course
this brickwork must come up through
the floor, and the joint must be out
side, and not on top of it, because the
wall VIII settle.
The hanging Platform, and the ad-
Unstable form behind which the con-
crete is filled in, would require a
separate article with illustrations.
But l consider concrete much the best
as well as cheapest wall chiefly be-
cause it is as easily built 2iA or feet
in the clear as smaller; thus giving
ample room to let down inside tub
ing and do the work in case it should
become necessary to sink the well
deeper.
The practical limit of size for a sewer
pipe well is about two feet in the clear
but even that is too small to work in
with comfort. But sewer-pipe seems
such an ideal wall that it will be eX-
tensiyely used, anyway. In that case
the well should be dug two or three feet
deeper after tie average well digger
says lit is plenty deep enough even
il u pump has to be rugged to keep out
the water, Then it should be enlarged
for gravel, the bottom pipe rested and
plumbed on three brickbats, filled be-
hind with the washed gravel to above
high water, and the bottom of the well
covered with gravel to couple of
inches above the bottom of the sewer
pipe. This gives free circulation be-
tween the water in the gravel behind
and that in the well, but no trace of
mud can enter.
One thing more and the bottom of
the well is complete. Make the space
wide enough behind the next sewer
pipe above high water to back it solid
with concrete, made, say, of Akron
water lime and gravel poured in be-
hind and, if need be, broken stone
tampcd into it. This protects the
gravel and water behind from any rats
or vermin that might burrow into the
cavity behind the sewer-pipe above.
The sinking of the bottom sewer
pipe through quicksand, by shrinking
on to the bottom end hoop, say of
heavy galvanized iron, with the cutting
edge projecting couple of inches be-
low; and the mode OF standing on a
strip of hard wood laid across and of
cutting away and dipping out from un
der water the sand, clay, etc, and the
mode of making the pipe go down
plumb by striking the high side on said
wooden strip, with heavy jar" can
only be indicated here. In the case of
old wells where the wall cannot be dis
turbed with safety, l generally sink
deeper by this method.-J. W. Pike, in
Ohio Farmer.
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"a start, followed by something like
a shudder, ran through the party, all
looking up from their cards. Throwing
as wild stare into my eyes as could
command, ] looked toward the candle
stick, which the imprisoned beetle was
dragging slowly toward the head of the
coffin.
"A yell Of dismay burst from the lips
of the three frightened soldiers, and all
broke wildly for the open door. Seeing
that they did not return, gathered up
the scattered cards, and, incidentally,
the money, released the beetle and wait
ed for morning, With the help Of a
negro l buried the body and reached
the camp in time for breakfast. had
money to spend for weeks, and not one
Of my three comrades ever asked me
where got it,"-Chicago Chronicle.
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INVASION OF CUBA.
Why 1t Has Been Delayed by the
General Commanding the Army.
Neither Miles Nor the President
Wanted TO See IA Repetition of
the Terrible Disaster ut
Bull Run.
Especial Washington Letter.1

Among scholars it is generally con-
ceded that the best scholarship in the
world has long been found in German
schools of thought and education. Ne
ander, the great philologist and &C.
clesiastic, said: German scholarship is
based largely on the system of review
ing"
Men who learn their lessons of life
by the experience Of others, us well as
by their own experience, build deep
foundations and lofty superstructures
Of intelligence. There is nothing more
true than that we may learn of the fu.
ture by disclosures Of the past. This is
but an epitomizing Of the truism that
history repeats Itself, in many substan.
tial details.
For the purpose of pointing moral
and adjoining a tale, we may we'll re-
view bit of our own history, to which
alluSion was made in recent letter,
in which it was briefly stated that the
first disaster came to the federal arms
in our late civil war because of the
coined phrase of great newspaper
man, "On to Richmond;" a phrase
which was ;aken up all ever the coun-
try by newspapers great and small.
Then it became popular cry, which
was taken up by orators, political
wraagIers and even by pulpit orators.
Cuba?"
Senators, representatives congress-
men and cabinet ministers constantly
received letters from all parts of the
land containing the demand that the
army should go ION to Richmand." The
pressure of public opinion in this direc-
ton became so strong that the president
yielded to it, and the army, under Me-
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FARM WATER SUPPLY.
why the Wall of the Well should De
Substantially and Carefully
Backed with Gravel.

II when the well is first built the
wall, although Of stone, brick or sew
er pipe, is properly backed with gravel
no mud or sand will come into the
well, no cavern will be formed and no
clearing out" will be required.
i have made drawing to illustrate
this. 1t is section through the bot
tom of the well. On the right-hand
side the wall is shown backed with
gravel as it should be, the earth be-
You'd standing intact. The left-hand
side shows the result where the inev-
liable spaces behind the wall were not
so filled when the well was built. The
dark shading TO the left is section
through the soft slime in the bottom
Of the cavern; the cavern above being
shown in something the shape it will
take where the water is very shallow, as
1t is in many old wells.
or course we do not find the walls
regular and in courses, as in the draw
ing, but shapeless or in all shapes.
The top Of the wall is shown ready to
serve as the foundation of tube Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-23
BUSY BUNDLE BEES.
The Part which These Busy Little
Workers Play in the Fertillza-
ton OF Many Flowers.

Barney Hoskin Standish writes an ar
ticle on "The Bumbie-Bee" for ST,
Nicholas. MIR, Stand!sh says; The work
of the bumbe-bee in bringing about the
cross-fertilization of flowers is as inn
portant as that of the honey-bee, and
these two stand at the head Of the list
of insects useful in this respect. Each
has It's flowers which it alone visits, but
there are many flowers 90 peutral
ground, visited by both. SO we may
say OF the bumble-bee, az Of the honey
bee, the more bumbe-bee the more
seeds; the more seeds the more flowers
especially flowers, as the tall bell.
Hover, touch-me-not, Solomon's-seal,
gentian, Dutchmen 's-breeches and tur-
tle-head. But probably the most inn
portant work this insect does for agri-
culture is upon the fields OF red clover.
There is abundant proof that this plant
will not produce seed withoJt the co.
operation of the bumbe-bee. 1t is inn
possible for the wind to bring about the
fertilization Of the seed, as it may do in
the case of Indian corn, grain and some
forest trees. The tube of red-clover
blossoms, too, is so long that other in
sects Gncuding the honey-bee) are not
regular ysitants.
Here is proof that this plant must
have visits from the bumble-bee. This
insect is not a native of Australia, and
red clover failed to produce seed there
until bur ble-h:es were Imported. IS
soon us they became r;a::.-..r;Gs the
plant could be depended upon for seed.
Again, the blossoms of the first crop Of
the medium red clover" of cur own
country are just as perfect as those of
the second crop, but there are too few
bumbe-bees in the field, so early in the
season, to produce fertilization; hence
little or no seed in this crop. If humble
bees were sufficiently numerous there
is no reason why much larger yields of
clover seed might not be expected than
at present.
Here is what a well-informed farmer
says about it:
at was formerly thought that the
world rested on the shoulders of Atlas.
l can prove that its prosperity rests on
the bumble-bee. The world cannot
prosper without the farmers product.
The farm will not be productive with
out clover. We cannot raise clover
without seed and we cannot have
clover-seed without the bumble-bee, be-
cause it is this insect that carries the
pollen from flower to flower, securing
its development and continuance. Let
us learn to know and to protect our
friends"
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Considering the fact that there is usu-
ally an abundance of food on the grass
plots and in the fields in summer, there
is really no necessity for feeding at all
in warm weather, but as some will pre-
fer to allow food, the best substance is
raw meat, using only that which is lean,
giving none of the fat portions. The
meat must be fresh, or it will prove
injurious, and the cheaper kinds, such
as the neck, liver, and other undesirable
portions, will serve the purpose as well
as the best. Blood is excellent, as it
may be mixed with corn meal and
cooked in a bag. 1t is highly nitro
genous, and gives excellent results.
Grain is not necessary in summer, as
the hens find substitutes therefor in the
form of seeds.-American Gardening.
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ALL AROUND THE FARM.

We know man who has broken inn
plements enough in cultivating stumpy
ground to buy two stump pullers.
Somebody calls attention to the fact
that crooked burrows make more dis
lance in blowing. 1t is a little thing,
but the little things count.
We saw the other day large herd of
cattle on a newly-started pasture, on
wet ground. Bad management both for
the cattle and the pasture.
IS is a good deal cheaper to prevent
disease in stock than it is to cure it,
and to prevent the attacks of insects
than it is to remedy their depredations.
We have seen men pillow right through
n spot of quicksand, miring the team,
straining it and endangering the har-
ness. 1t is foolish Take time to go
round the worthless spot.
1t is not what our fathers did, but
what we are doing that counts. y good
many do not have the respect for our
fathers that we do, and have adopted
better methods, and we are being beaten
in the race.-Western Plowman.
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quently disaster and disgrace would
have been the result to this country IL
there had been an unwise beginning OF
the war.
Probably no man in all this land has
been so really anxious for movement
ION to Cuba" as Gen. Miles. The inya-
sion Of Cuba has been on his mind ever
since war was declared. Upon him has
rested the responsibility of conducting
the organization and mobilization Of
the army. He has been obliged to over
see all preparations for mastering the
soldiers, for clothing them, for feeding
them, for transporting them on cars and
ships and for making safe landing on
Cuban soil. With all these things on
his mind, while you and have been
attending to our daily duties, it is safe
to say that he has been more intent on
the invasion of Cuba than all of the ed
itors, writers, public speakers and gem
eral wranglers for prompt action.
In addition to the responsibility thus
briefly outlined, Gen, Miles has been
obliged TO study the international pos
sibilties of failure. If he had been hur-
ried into any false movement, which
might have cost the loss of thousands Of
lives and the complete failure of our
cause, the country would never have
forgiven him, and his brilliant career
would have been ended in disgrace.
With all of these matters weighing up
on his mind do you wonder that he has
given no heed to the clamor crystal
lized in the unreasonable demand that
the army should ut once move "0n to
Cuba?" 1t is well-known that the So
called business interests" of the coun-
try opposed the war and endeavored to
control the administration at Washing
ton, but unsuccessfully, The people of
the country believed that there was
ample cause for war in the destruction
of their battleship. So the war really
began at 0:40 p, IN. in Havana harbor
February IS, 1898.
While the court of inquiry was DELHI
erately proceeding with its work Pres
ident Mckinley ignored the business in
terests. whose sirens were singing in
the white house, He knew that there
must be war; and so, on March Z, he
asked the congress for an appropria-
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minutes, Pm not ashamed to confess,
| was the worst scared volunteer who
ever hankered for war. There were tens
Of thousands who experienced the same
fright, however, and they were not nee
essarily towards, either. But the sight
of couple of thousands of rifle bar
rels suddenly and most unexpectedly
rising out of dense underground in a
thick wood, and all seemingly blazing
away at your exposed bosom, is enough
to send cold SILVER down any mans
back, no matter how high he may stand
in the hard school of courage.
ut was at Fair Oaks, May 81, 1862,
that Bill here and first saw war, ac-
tual, terrible war, after weeks of golden
dreams of yalorous achievement and no
thought of battles grim horrors. We
were in the same company, of which |
was junior lieutenant and Bill was a
sergeant. Our regiment was held in
reserve for some hours after the fight
opened, and the chatting to get at the
Johnnies and spill gore was intense, es-
pecially among the men of my raw com
pany. Long standing at arms, too, had
begun to tell on them, and they were
muttering and apparently on the verge
of mutiny. But at last came the well
come order to go into action, and away
with a whoop we rushed, making
detour so as to fall on Johnston's flank.
Just as my company swept up to the
rattlesnake fence which edged an adj
iacent wood banked high with under
brush about 1000 of the enemy arose
with the rebel yell and poured one
thunderous volley into us. TO say the
unexpected fire caused a check is super
fluous. 1t simply caused a stampede.
But in few moments the confusion had
and I looked around to see
how our men had stood it. Gentlemen,
| cannot express to you how gratifed I
was to find that every man under my
command was still at my side, like a
faithful hero. Wasn't that so, Bill?"
Yes" responded Bill, with laugh
which could have been heard a block
away, eve were all with you to man
half a mile away, and fiat on our
stomachs behind a stone fence. IN. Y.
Sun
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EVERY MAN WAS WITH HIM.
A Volunteer Regiments First Tx
perIcnce Under Fire In the
Civil War,

Two veterans stood at the desk Of an
old guard recruiting station, swapping
"reminiscences for the entertainment Of
group Of eager listeners,
"rhe enthusiasm displayed by you
young fellows in rushing to enlist"
said one, reminds me of the impatience
and high feather with which the young.
sters of my day hailed the approach of
hostilities with the confederates. You
remember how it was, don't you, Bill?"
EYES," replied the second old soldier,
smiingly. 81 thought was going down
south on a picnic frolic, and the only
fear had was that it wouldn't last long
enough-but it did; it did,"
THAT was the way felt about it,"
continued the first veteran; that is,
until I got under fire, and then for ten