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The herald., 1898-12-14
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II. 1S9S.

The action of the city council in accepting the paving OF
Main and Spring streets resuraced means that hence
forth the property owners on those streets
ACCEPTED will be relieved from the burden OF paying
STREETS for repairs and repavng. The law
provides that whenever any street por-
ton street has bsen shall hereafter be- fully constructed
to satisfaction the superintendent of streets and of the
city council good condition throughout and
gas pipes pipes laid therein under such regua
council shall adopt the shall be accepted
bv the city ordinance and thereafter shall be kept in
repair and improved by the said municpay the expense
thereof be paid of fund to be provided by said council
for that purpose
1t stated that of the property owners on the streets
under the impression that the city had
ceped the work done about ten when the streets
first paved The contractors who did the work kept them
in repair thereafter their bond and after
that the city did desutory work in repairing but finally
called upon the property to pay for resurfacng with
asphalt This they have DONE and for the next ten is
claimed that with intelligent in attending to small repairs
will not be charge of Importance to
It always been the for the city to accept
and thereafter keep them in repair under the law
above quoted property should desire different
they have paying for it, but the intention of
the law plainly municipality should take the of
its streets including sweeping sprnkng and repairing after
they been turned in good condition by the
abutting property
The the Fifth ward in his anxiety to pose
as the dog treasury ignores the fact that the law
specifically requires that the accepted streets shall be kept
repair improved by the city and that it the duty of
council to aside fund for that purpose There is
apparent why the practice sanctioned by the law and
kind should obtain in regard to all
others.
The herald., 1898-12-14
A Historic Ruin

The following doubtful compliment is
fragment from a love Letter:
"How / wish, my darling Adelaide, my
engagements would permit me to leave town
and come to see you! 1t would be like
visiting some old ruin, hallowed by time and
fraught with thousand recollections."-
Tid-Bits 4
The herald., 1898-12-14

Another fleet steamships for the Pacific is announced II
government transports, lately in service in
the line Cuba Rico These five vessels will take
consignment troops Manila by way the Suez canal
the Pacific after which they will be regularly in
the governments trans Pacific service.
The herald., 1898-12-14
Disinterested Enthusiasm

There is something charming in the
brotherly enthusiasm Of Great Britain for
the United States to annex anything it
wants, provided only we maintain an ''orcn
door for British trade and side with Great
Britain in all the complications that arise.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
The herald., 1898-12-14

Puppies that snar at ones heels seldom worth the
fort a kick rebuke 1t their to snar and
snap They do harm except to those who foolish
enough attention to their yepng those who vile
enough incte it. Similarly, the vain and evil inventions of
notoouy irresponsible Evening Record cannot be expected
serious attention either of the public of The
Iorald
The herald., 1898-12-14

In peculiar and consideration OF the public bust
behind closed doors be justified but the treaty with
Spain about to be submitted to the senate
THROW OPEN is not such 1t is one in which the
THE whole people deeply interested, and
DOORS they should be taken into confidence. and
their Judgment solicited before final action.
may that the general the treaty publicly
known but the details unknown and therefore the senate
should the treaty be published and throw open
while is under discussion that body Action should
be hasty but time should be given for the people
opinions of its effect upon the future of the country
The questions unusual and than almost
that the senate has had to deal with since the
founded The treaty proposes departure from hat have
been the previous policy and practice departure radical and
portenous of danger 1t proposes to pay $2000000 of the
peoples money for what has asked the
buy and if reports other to be expended
consideration of Spanish REIMBURSEMENT of territory which it
by right conquesa right by which be held if
choose to enforce it.
Hints thrown that the government be installed
novel and 1t is said that Spain trade with
Philippines to be through open door just what that
would like informed open Spain it
must be the to all nations with which have treaties
which have agreed grant the privileges that
ferred upon the most favored nation.
is not purpose present discuss the treaty
American has knowledge of its except the
cals who have participated in making it. The
of the senate is relic of the prvy council the
ber No law should be passed without such publicity that
provisions be publicly understood prior
treaty ratified becomes law much passed in the
regular of proceedings by legislative body
legislation binding the people should be
secretly.
The herald., 1898-12-14

the boys of the late Seventh regiment have
for satisfaction the of their soldering 1t
now urged the Philippines that mixed regiments
natives Americans ought be formed in those provinces
whence the principal food supply is derived Nice memate
nzens of the high would be for American soldier
The herald., 1898-12-14

forward with the report that orange shipping
very active that "the fruit smooth of fair color good
weight and juicy, and of exceptional sweetness. An
usually urgent demand for early fruit supply the eastern ho
has already sent hundreds of carloads of
the from Southern California. Quick
turns will bring relief many growers in need ready
The herald., 1898-12-14
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We NAV leave out every other considera-
tion-sentiment, national pride, interna-
tional standing and distinction, philanthro-
py, humanity-the question which Is lhcs-
i've is. will it pay? We are not bound to
carry the Philippines, or the Pelews, or the
Carolines, or the Ladrones, Tor the beneht OF
the natives, or anybody else, unless 1t Is tor
our interest to do so. We can see how 1t
NAV be made to pay to take on Cuba and
Porto Rico, because they are near enough
to be easily managed, will not be likely to
involve us in further warfare and have re-
sources and populations that can be made
practically profitable. But the Orient Is
another bargain. The first cost is very
heavy. The cost of maintenance will be ex-
cessive. The danger of tremendous In
crease in this cost is imminent.-Lowell
Courier (Rep).
As the matter is now presented, both
branches of congress must act upon it, the
money feature making it necessary for the
lower house to concur. As far as our own
state delegation of twelve members is con-
cerned, we feel confident that the ten Dem
ocrats will not vote to turn the simple
grandeur and strength of this republic into
staggering military empire. All of the
Democrats, we believe, have expressed
themselves on the subject and will oppose
to the last the incorporation of countless
millions of barbarians, thousands of miles
from our western coast.-Nashville Ameri-
can (Dem.).
The nation now has to answer the ques-
ton before the world, whether it will treat
those 100000 OF an antipodal race in ac-
cordance with the principles of human
right and justice that it asserted for the
last century and a quarter, or whether it
will discard its principles to pursue the feu-
dal, benighted and tawdry ideas of con
quest and domnion.-Pittsburgh Dispatch
(Rep.).
If there is one section today in which the
expansionist movement is popular, it is in
the silver states. The notion of providing
a market for American silver and of switch
ing the United States government into a
silver policy again has made the expansion.
ist movement tremendously popular in the
silver states.-Boston Advertiser (Rep.).
The prime objection to our assuming SOW
ereignty in the Philippines is that the Fill
pinos have already conquered their indie
pendence, which we now propose to wrest
from them. Personal slavery has not ex-
listed in the islands; they have thrown off
The herald., 1898-12-14

national council of building trades in session at Kansas
CITY, proposes plan for arbitration disputes between
poyer and employees joint board of arbitration suggested
composed builders and members of the building
trades council duties shall be th settlement by arba
ton of all disputes and grievances 1t would be excellent
plan could be made work satisfactorily. 1t is not
The herald., 1898-12-14
Keeping Dogs Quiet in Japan

When dog barks at night in Japan the
owner is arrested and sentenced to work for
a year for the neighbors whose slumbers
may have been disturbed.
The herald., 1898-12-14

political slavery and they are free; and we
have no right to take that freedom away
from them nor govern them by force.-Co.
lumbia, S. c.. State (Dem.).
The herald., 1898-12-14

There many troubles and trials in the east, from
which California exempt that it is not keep track of
them In yesterdays Herald account of homicide in
Indiana which could not have similar here. Boys
worried cemetery custodian by pelting him with snowballs,
and finally desperation he pulled his revolver and shot
through the the the sad moral of this
is Leave your gun home when snowbals ripe
The herald., 1898-12-14

If young succeeds in the milk business it viii prob
ably make the old gentleman sad to think of the millions he
would saved Jocphs weaving had been postponed until
the present time.
The herald., 1898-12-14

The about the Nicaragua canal route the
The project becomes simpler in proportion
SAVING IN get clearer insight of the conditions
CANAL pertaining to it. The of this
COST proposition suspected in the earlier
stages of agitation of the enterprise but
by actual and thorough investigation
Engineer Stuart of the canal commission gives
public based the comprehensive investigation
recently made.
1t is interesting learn part of the data that the
been supposed All of the estimates according to the concu
Engineer much too high This discrepancy
the exhaustive examination the
made by the commissions engineers shows that
difficulties greatly overestimaed in former reports
Relative section of seventeen miles of hly country En-
gneer says: The previous commissions have assumed
that the would be through solid rock but bong
show the material mostly clay Other examples are given
indicate that the will be greatly below the estimates
heretofore brought to public notice.
With this encouraging exhibit OF the mechanical feasibility of
the project be for delay providing the
financial The question of utility is longer matter
argument Even opponents of the presented in
congress- admit waterway connecting the would
useful that it is commercial necessity The
constructing and maintaining it. The report to be
presented however will have good effect i'll trengh hening the
hands of the canals active supporters in 1t will
tend favoaby influence members who have been IN
doubt to the ultimate cost OF the work.
The herald., 1898-12-14

Representative Hepburn evidently for applause from
his He manages to keep his well in
the proceedings of the house. His latest effort in
proposition amendment the United States
constitution The purpose make states out of ter
ritores a fourths affirmative by each
branch congress- 1t will be time enough think about state
making territories after congress accepts the pro
posed acquisitions should tinker the constitution with
out the urgent necessity.
The herald., 1898-12-14

We notice that the ethics of horse stealing is subject
discussion this section The Pasadena News propounds the
pertinent query of the low price of horses
reasonable make their stealing eony That would de-
If the horse thief should round
drove might be enough value action fell
onv if only animals taken, should that
consideration of present prices the oense should be rated
asp petty larceny.
The herald., 1898-12-14

The arosng of Southern California the canal question is
timely and commendabe The representative meeting tomor
the chamber should give expression to the
interest manifested in the matter by every element
population Southern California has peculiar interest in
the great enterprise Our section TO the Pacific
minus of the canal than any ohe part of the United States
We need communication markets urgently
than other part of the Pacific coast because of the nature
chief products The canal will bring several hundred
miles the Atlantic coast by of the canal than San
Francisco and correpondng than the sections far
her north. No effort should be spared by Southern Calor
helping push the needu legislation through congress
The herald., 1898-12-14
A Fire
Was Safer

ter has had instructions to report at home.
and thought best to obey. Gatfey and Muir
ply were equally insistent, and he found
such difficulty in resisting their entreaties
that he tried to get Electrician Francis to
ring up a false alarm and resorted to all sorts
of evasions to escape from their allurements
and be good. At last accounts the two were
hot foot after him with the odds decidedly
against his escaping. What happened after
be was caught? That's another story.
The herald., 1898-12-14

The prime objection to our assuming SOW
ereignty in the Philippines is that the Fill
pinos have already conquered their indie
pendence, which we now propose to wrest
from them. Personal slavery has not ex-
listed in the islands; they have thrown off
The herald., 1898-12-14
The Same
Sized Hat

rorters who he thinks may have some
malevolent idea OF alluding to his being a
tackled by the prevalent disease capitis ele-
phantiasis. lie goes to the length OF as,
serting that there is no such affection
known.
The herald., 1898-12-14

Walter Moore made scene in the city
hall yesterday. Johnny Gaffey and Blink
The herald., 1898-12-14

In peculiar and consideration of the public bus
closed doors may be justified but the treaty with
The herald., 1898-12-14

Louis Netter grows indignant when he
told of the report that he wears a larg
The herald., 1898-12-14
"Lucky's
Relics

ing the big sign, THE 3aldwin,' that for
merly hung above the Market street en-
trance of the hotel and asked Baldwin what
he would take for it. That sign is worth
$1,000 letter.. was the answer, which
would make the price $4,000. The sign will
he put over one of the gates to Santa Anita,
and Lucky will construct summer
house out OF a dozen columns which escaped
destruction, utilizing lot of other debris
in similar way.
The herald., 1898-12-14

The danger to American labor involved in the policy of
rtora expansion is clearly presented in Pre-
The herald., 1898-12-14

As a rule, the lady golfer takes a distinct
Il second place on the links. The MAJ
The herald., 1898-12-14

ct MURPHY We're al
ter him to so out for
a promenade of some
joyful sort, but w al
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-11-25
COULD SCARCEEL. \ Raise HIS HAND.
Yet took care Of seventy head of stock.
The farmer Wac sound a friend.

Serious results. often follow a strain,
efpecialiy when IL affects the back, aud
= people are so liable TO strain as those
10 are lifting heavy loads of various
=, 'ds, from day to day. The teamster
rAciy ever overtaxes his strength. Fa-
= Aarity with the class of wares he
dles, enables him to entirely gage the
I'd. he lifts SO ms not to put an excessive
.rlen on himself. but with the farmer
Il - different. He Is lifting loads of such
v,7ying weights aud under such varying
Sppiitions that he Is very liable to lift a
/ e too much some day, with injurious
- hts. Many serious affections of the
great organs of the body originate In n
s,rrin. 1t was so ts the case of IL. II. w.
Beatiey, Of Towner,. North Dakota, A
stcaiu resulted in serious trouble with the
yer. How he recovered and was enabled
feed seventy head OF stock during the
inter, let him tell himself;
"About a year age, I sustained an Injury
II my back and shoulders by lifting a
l,cevy weight. After u time, n liver trouble
came on, which so weakened me that 1
could scarcely lift my hand 10 my head.
While in this condition, began the Voc e
pr. j. c. Ayers Pills, aud finding almost
Immediate benefit. continued un.i was
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DON'T WoRht DEAR.


Don't worry, dear; tho bloakes: ,nirs
That clog the forward view
each Tins to nothing when it ncirs.
And We may saunter through.
The darkest moment never comes.
1t only looms before;
The loss of hope is what benumbs.
Not trouble at the. door.
Don't worry. dear; the clouds are
black,
But with them comes the rain.
And stified souls that parch and crack
May thrill with sap again.
The burden bear as best we can.
And there'll be none to bear;
Hard work has never killed a man.
But worry did its share.
Don't worry, dear; don't blanch, don't
yield,
But dare the years to come;
Nor give the enemy the field
Because he beats his drum.
rhese little woes that hover near
Are nothing, though they gall:
we Know that life is love, my deas,
And life and love are ali.
samuel Merwin, In Ta. youths
Companion.
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cured of my complaint, so that was able
TO take care of seventy head of stock all
through the winter, which shows that the
cure was not temporary but permanent"
III. X. w. BENTLEY, Towner, N. ID
The action of DR.. Ayers Pills on the
liver makes them Invaluable for those
living In maiariai climates. c. +. Aston,
Quitman, Texas, writess
1T have found In DR., J. c. Ayers Pills mn
Invaluable remedy for constipation, bill
iousness, and kindred disorders, peculiar
to miasmatic localities. Taken In small
and frequent doses, these pills act we'll on
the liver, aiding it In throwing off mnlariai
poisons, aud restoring its natural powers.
could not dispense with the use of Dr.
Ayers Pills."-c. Il. ALsIoS, Quitman, Tex.
DR.. Ayers Pills are specific for all dis
eases of the liver, stomach, and bowels,
they promote digestion, cure constipa.
tion and its consequences, aud promote
the general health OF the entire system.
They should always be rscd wi.h Dr. ]. [.
Ayers Sarsapariila wtci ca'li. tic Is
required. More about t.c ,i.is In Nr.
Ayers C"rchook, Sent Zee. q. 'rcss The
&. aver CO., Lowell, Mass.
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FOlLED.
Tho GentIemnnly HiEhwnymnn Wns
bicycle Fiend.

Tho Gentlemnnly uiEhwnymnn Wns
bicycle Fiend.
I'll trouble you for your little wad,
If you pleased"
The footpad was polite, but insistent.
The luckless pedestrian looked I'D
and down the dimly lighted street, but
nobody else was in sight.
1T will not do you any good, my
Gear FRIEND" said the gentlemanly
Hghwayman, still holding a revolver
pointed in most threatening manner
al the others head. 1.-THE nearest sa-
loon is half mile away, and the dis
lance to the nearest policeman is ex-
adly the same. You and 1 have the
locality entirely to ourselves. Where
loie'-and he gave the trigger an ON
lnohs little click-"there is no occasion
for lprolonging this interview. Pro-
ducs!"
j see you've got the drop on ME all
rigEt enough" said the victim, grumb-
hngF, "and all I'm kicking myself
about is that 1 didn't need to lose my
roll. / could just as we'll have left it
at hpme this evening. If you'll put
your fingers in my right vest pocket
you'll find 50, more or less. It's all
I've got about me, and I was going to
spendlit tomorrow for a new set of
tires for my bicycle"
Whit kind of tires?" sternly de-
mandea the footpad.
The Fladger & Skimmerhorn Pune
tureless Anti-Sideslip."
Can you get that for s9?"
Il know where 1 can get 1t for a
shade less than So"
Great Scott, old mani You keep
your little wad and go and buy that
tire. Say, do you know that's the best
tire on earth? Why, darn it, ride the
Fladger C Skimmerhorn myself.
Shakei"
If this should meet the eye of the
gentlemanly highwayman he will learn
that an outrageous confidence game
was played upon him.
The belated pedestrian whom he met
On that occasion uses the lingo G.
Slabb Extra Resilient bicycle tire, and
has no use for any other kind.
But he happened to see by the light
of street lamp that the gentlemanly
highwayman wore Fladger & Skim
merhorn button in the lapel OF his
coat.
Furthermore, he had s67.50 in anoth-
er pocket.
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TAzEWELI DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor-G w. Doak.
Sergeant-G. L. McClintock.
ASSESSOR. Ii. Lewis.
COUNCILMEN.
L @. Wingo, A. P Gillespie, w. n
Surf &c, V. h. Sexton, O. G E,mshwi'
Ter. T. A. Lynch -Recorder
PoSToFtIOE.
Mail for west closes n office 1870 p. M
east q 9 g 3:45 p. III.
Office open n. III. TO $3.50 y. ~
Money order window open from ..
m. to $3.50 p. m.
On SUNDAY hour for dis.ributi n -
ter arrival of each msil
May 1, 1898. W.G Y up.
CHURCH SERVICES.
CiIR1sTlAE.-Rev. A. A. Ferguson, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning Sun
day School $3.50 n. III. PRAYER meeting
every Saturday evening.
STRAs MEMORIAL EpIsCoPAL.-Rey. w
d. Buckner, Rector. Divine Service
on first and third Sundays of each
month, at IL a. m. and eight D. m.
Holy Communion on first Sunday at
II m. Sunday School every Sun
day, at Ia m.
PREsBYTERIAN.-Rev. w. w. Ruff. Pas
tor, preaching second Sundays at IL
a. M, and at Kelly at 2 p. m Third
Sundays at IL q. m. and z p. m.
Fourth Sundays at IL a. M, and at
j., Mays Chapel at p. m. PRAYER
: meeting Thursday at z p. m.
METHoD1sr.-I. P. Martin, Pastor. Preach
Ing on first and third Sundays Mt II
a. m; on second and fourth at 7:45
p pi. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.45
p. m. Epworth League meeting each
Monday night. Sunday School Mt $50
a. IN. Woman's Missionary Society first
Sundny at p. III Ladies Aid this
Friday at p. m.
BAPTIST. Rev. w. G. Foster. Pastor
Preaching on LIST and 4th Sundays at
II a. m. LIST and 3rd Sundays at q: 90
p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday
at 200 p. m. Sunday school every
Sunday at $50 a. IN. B. Y. P.U. every
Monday at 700 pm Sunbeam Society
on 2nd and 4th Sundays at 800 p. m.
Woman's Missionary Society on 2nd
aud 4th Sundays at 400 p. m.
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REAL ESTATE AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY

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handsome and comfortable residence town of Monde. the
NO ID
ADJ 'o. s''' ~" f'''e' 10"
AsaM good now house situated IN finn ,h
..r Of soS churches bargain al' to 'ns
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NO IL
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5 @ S a A' " " Sa a Ss.a sSs9 We will
, t"'" Of 8 side town. cool oom2atory
" "E ~" "a s s en-. door, OF ""g r pGao and cherry
nome Prize $500 E"ry terms "'V NIUE
a good rerid, nee i toa " HnH0 'or
& on. %. on or" r"s %,s from good
[ "n s BY Prize" s2B B0 psr gpas"s' sas
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WEAMGAwS c U BAN OIL 81; :
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To those living

in malarial districts TUFTS Pills
are indispensable, they keepthe
system in perfect order and are
an absolute cure
for sick headache, indigestion,
malaria, torpid liver, constipa-
ton and all bilious diseases.
TUFTS Liver Pigga