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Ske1'if,6 Safe.

Mrs. Lena Benjamin ! No; 41ss: In District District
vs. Court, BON4lef PARISH,
H. L. Rutledge ct al. La.
DIV virtue Of a writ Of ieri facias issued in
d the above entitled suit, and to me di-
rected, have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction, to the last and highest bid
der, at the front door of the Court House, in
the town of Benton, La, on Saturday. October
18th, 1893, the following described property.
0-wit:
Two mares, horse, ! wagon, 1850 pounds
of cotton, more or less, in field unpickcd; 1000
pounds Of seed cotton, more or less in house.
The above Inscribed property seized as the
property of the defendants, H. L. and D. H.
Rutledge. -.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
of appraisement. -
Benton, La, Sept. g, 1893.
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Homestead Entry No. 5l60.

Land Office at NatchitOches, La
October 3, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
N named settler has filed notice Of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court at Benton, La,
on November II, 1898, viz Homestead Entry
No. 5l69-Soott Carter-for the northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter and northeast
quarter of southwest quarter Of section Ii,
township 81 North, range IL West Louisiana
Meridian.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz: Joseph Rivers, Lawson
Patton, Lewis Chatlin, and Jake McGlasson,
of Rocky Mount. La.
October 6, 1893. nov 10
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Resolved, That the Parish be d.
vided into six School Districts, each
ward, as now constituted, to be one
District, and the Current funds due
the Parish be apportioned to each
District according to the educable
children therein.
I'd. That the Township funds due
each District beapportioned therein.
3rd. That all surplus for the Cur
rent funds in any District, after pro-
viding for the schools therein, be
appropriated and spportioned to
any other District, 10 the discretion
Of tho Board.
4th. That the Township funds in
any District be entirely expended
therein before any Current funds are
used.
5th. That the Treasurer be and
he is hereby authorized and instruct
ed to pass to the credit Of the Our
rent fund the amount now shown to
be due the Townships.
On the above resolutions the yeas
and nays were called, which resulted
- follows: Yeas-Boney, Sentell,
Plat and Prince. Nays-Thomp.
son, Allen, johnson and Martini
There being . tie vote, the President
cast the deciding vote in favor Of
the resolutions, aud declared same
duly carried.
On motion, the Board adjourned
until 9 o'clock. a. M, tomorrow.
OCToRER l, 1898.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with same members present
40 on yesterday.
On motion, tho contest - Il
teacher Of Russell school was decid
I'd In favor of N. 81. Clarke.
On motion, Miss Mary Gilmer va,
elected teacher of the Cavett school
On motion, the 18th and 19tt
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Proclamation Of Election

Tn obedience to Section OF the Charter of the
i Town of Benton, authorizing the Mayor to
order an election to be held on the 3rd Tuesday
in November, 1893, for the election Of the
Mayor and Five Councilmen for the town, to
serve for the ensuing term; R. b. Hill, Mayor,
the third Tuesday, the 18th day of November,
A. D., 1893, for the election Of one Mayor and
five Councilmen. Said election to be held under
the election laws of the State, at the usual
polling place in said town.
1 hereby appoint c. o. Gayle, S. II. Dowell
and L. g. smith, Commissioners, and Ed LO-
gan Clerk, to hold said election.
Done and signed, officially, this the 3rd day
of October, 1898.
r. B. HILL, MuyOr.
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The Holly Springs (Miss.) South
Gays: IAN 18-pound she'll was dug
up near this Office by the hands lay
ing the water pipes this week. The
percussion plug was cut and fifty
two musket bullets were taken out
of the cavity, together with decom-
posed powder. It is relic Of Gen.
Grants visit, in 1861"
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SEPTEMBER WEATHER.

The weather Bureau in New Or |
leans gives the data concerning Sep
tember weather for q period of 81
years. The average temperature for
the month is given at 70 degrees,
and the warmest September was
that of 1896, with an average of $50
F., while the coolest was that Of
1875, with an average of 76o F. The
highest temperature was $50 F. Sep
TENDER 16, 1893, the lowest $50 F.
September 80, 1883. The average
September rainfall is placed at 4.56
inches, while in 1885 1856 inches
fell and in 1883 but OBS inches. The
memory Of the great storm Of Sep
TENDER II and Is, 1877, when the
cane crop Of Louisiana generally, was
blown fat, is revived by the state
ment of the heaviest single recorded
rainfall during the n years, occur
ring September II and 18, 1877, and
amounting to 7.22 inches. The Sep
TENDER storm of 1877 made that
year a black letter year in Louisiana
sugar records, as killing frost CO.
CURED throughout the State on Nov
ember % and 80, the canes remaining
green and growing from the Septem.
Der storm, and in q few days there.
after the frost-bitten canes would
not make sugar and the losses were
immense, the total crop falling of
nearly one-half from previous OK
observation-disclosures Planter.
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BENTON, LOUISIANA,
Thursday, :::::::::::::::::::::::0ctober s, 1898.
School Board Proceedings.

BENTON, SEPT. 80, 1898.
Board of School Directors met in
regular session. Members present:
]. w. Prince, President; w. Boney,
j. B. Thompson, N. w. SentelI, j.
G. johnson, r. a. Allen, r. B.
Martin, J. N. Plat. Absent: E. 8.
Dortch.
The minutes of date July 2, 1898,
were read and approved.
n. w. Sentell, Committee appoint
ed on repairs, desks, &C., for Russell
School, reported that he had let the
contract for the sum of g., and
that said house needed, in addition,
. flue for the heater.
On motion, the report was receiv-
ed, aud Mr.. Sentell was continued
on said Committee to complete the
work, with authority to draw for the
amount expended when the work is
completed.
The Treasurer presented his report
for the quarter ending September
3O,1S9S, which was examined in open
session, and vouchers Herewith
checked with the books and burned
10 open session, aud said report was
received as a correct settlement to
pate, and the report was ordered
published with the minutes, as fol-
lows:
w. II. Scanland, Treasurer,
In account with
Bossier School Fund
1888. Current Fund.
July ITO amount from Collector,
q mills, ON collections for quarter !.
ending June 80. .Sl674 s.
July ITO amount from Collector on
Supplemental Roll. ..-.....::...... Is
Jnly ITO amount to cover Warrant
81, favor j. w. Williams, refunded Is O
July ITO amount II Institute Fees 70 O
Sept 1910 balance down, overdrawn lO072 z
$,l7ys 2
1893. CT.
July i-By amount down overdrawn- $ll709 9
july 2-i5y War; o66-J. w. Prince. 80 3
Sept 3Q-By War 26-J w Lowry 50 0
Sept 30-By com. on $SS 30......... %
@ll7ss :
Sept 3o-By balance down overdrawn $1O072 2
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Straw Sale.

Tlstrayed before H. Barnaoastle, Justice Of
T. Peace, ward s, by Richard Green, and
will be sold at Haughton, La, within the legal
hours Of sale, on Saturday, October p, 1893,
one Cow and young Calf; coler Of COW. white,
with black ears and black nose; marked with
hole in right ear and crop in left ear. About
years old.
Appraised at $12 50.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &C., or the same
will be sold according to law.
j. w. ONEAL, Constable.
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Land Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that thirty days from
~ this date, will make application to the
Register of the State Land Office, at Bator
Rouge, La, to enter the southeast quarter o.
section one j, township twenty-two (S) Nortl
Of range fourteen (1l) West, Northwest Louis
lana Land District.
JAMES E. LEWIS.
Ootoi,er 6. 1898, nov
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Or Sale or Rent ON Rea-
sOnable Terms.

TNhe place known as j. w. Rabb Place in
i Bossier parish three miles from Rocky
Mount, joining the T. P. Larkin place, contain
ing 289 acres. more or less, we'll improved, with
two yelling houses. Good harms, with smoke
houses and good we'll water. Apply to
D. BLUESTEIN, Shreveport, La.
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There is not an argument in favor
of taking Luzon that does not apply
with equal force to the other islands
of the group. There are reasons
why we should take all If we take
any.
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st. Louis Republic: Some OF the
most sensible views of public men
arc those they acquire 1t second
hand.
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WARD l.

WARD l.
Lovely Point.
Ash Point. Trustees-W. d.
E. 8. Dortch.
Wendal.
Colored.
Good Hope. Trustees-Jeff Full
love and Will Fnllilove.
Elm Grove. Trustees-T. B. Moss,
Young Ray, Chas. Montgomery.
Waterloo. Trastees-E. S. Dortch,
Wesley Chambers, Peter Flournoy.
Curtis. Trustees-J. NJ. Stacey,
Harry Brown and John 6tidham.
wARD2.
Benton. Eight months-$l45 per
month. Trustees-B. A. Kelly, T.
w. w. Stinson, T. NJ. Vaughan, l.
q. Martin and G. d. Irion.
VAUDEVILLE, Township, 8 months.
Trustees-G. A. Wise, r. O. Stinson,
Joe King.
Brownlee, Township, 10 months.
Trustees-J. NJ. Arnold, j. j. Viii.
cox and w. Boney.
Colored Schools.
Carolina Bluff. Trustees-J. 8.
Whitaker, A. Whitaker and Doug
las Adger.
Old Benton. Trustees as last gear.
Mt. Zion. Trustees-A.G G. Miller,
E. J. Monroe, Frank Brown.
Scott's CHAPEL. Trustees-R. s,
Hason, Henry Mccoy, I. s. Stokes
Willow Chute or Naples place.
Trustees-Reuben Dawson, T. w
Ward, Aleck Washington.
WARD3.
Alden Bridge, j. F. Wise teacher
Trustees-F. T. Wbited, I. F. Eldc1
and 81. 81. Wheless.
Cottage Grove, Miss Agne'
Thompson teacher. Trustees-S. r
Strayhan, Mr.. Pearce and j. B
Thompson.
Collinsburg, Miss Emma L. Tur
pin teacher. Trustees-J. r. Cavetl
j. 81. Nattin and r. 8. Doles.
Plain Dealing, j. F. Taylor teact
er. Trustees-S. H. Cochran, E. N
Carstarphen and w. B. Boggs.
Oak Hill, E. D. Burgess teache
Trustees-R. NJ. J. Wise, w. I
Byram and J. n. Bryan.
Russell School, NJ. 81. CLARK
teacher. Trustees-G. w. Wake
8. P. Palmer and w. II. Crouch.
Cavett School, Miss Mary Gilm'
teacher. Trustees-J. r. Odom,
c. Graves, NJ. E. Bush.
Bolinger, Miss Halle M'Cracke
teacher. Trustees-S. 81. Bolinge
j. F. Jones, Tbos. Morris.
Colored Schools.
Booker's Chapel, Charlotte Wa
son teacher. Trustees-JOhn Cam
j, bell, Mat Player, Henry Chamber
Louisville, Marian Paul teacht
Trustees-W.H. Meares, Tobe Lyl
and John Lyles.
Plain Dealing, N. L. Paul teach
Trustees-J. A. Ford, Turner Jea'
-, and John Campbell.
Egypt Hill, Sarah Watson teae
er. Trustees-John Barnes, Wy
:, Griffin, Tom Jones.
Atkins Hill. Trustees-M. II. Hi
" Bill Atkins, Lee Bruner.
~ WARD 4.
in Carterville. Trustees, j. D. Roge
NJ Jack Chamlee, j. 8. Dodson.
NJ Heifner. Trustees-W. NJ. Xii
Ia j. E. Rogers, E. o. Brock.
h. Center. Trustees-J. L. Cochr
VI J. B. johnson, Wilson Covingtou
m Pleasant Hill. Trustees-J.
id Sutton, A. J. Demoss, s. 7. Tay|
n Emma. Trustees-W. L. Co
w. j. Johnston, J. M. Cole.
4. Shiloh. Trustees-S. 81. Walla
ed J. NJ. Mcdonald, Jacob Taylor.
h. Red Laud. Trustees 70 bo 9
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WITHOUT CcEtluC0teo tu0y Oo6tu WIN
At opening OF the session: and re-
ceive pay according to Grades re-
ceived at the subsequent examina-
ton.
On motion, the superintendent
was instructed to have a Teachers
Institute held on the week begin
ming December 10Th, if that date
can be secured from the State Con-
ductor, and a sum not to exceed $50
be appropriated out Of the Institute
fond for expense of same.
Resolved, That the time of the
teachers who attend the Parish In
stitute be not allowed them, and
they shall be required to make up
the time so spent ct the Institute.
The yeas aud nays we're called on
this Resolution as follows: Yeas
Martin, Plat, johnson and Allen;
nays-Prince, Sentell, Thompson
and Boney. There being a tie vote,
the President decided the question
BY voting in the negative, and de-
clared that the Resolution was lost.
r. B. Martin entered his protest
against the deciding vote of the
President.
On motion and second, the fol-
lowing Resolution was adopted, and
the President and Secretary author
lied to sign the same:
To the Board of Education, Baton
Rouge, La: We, the School Board
of Bossier parish, do resolve that,
whereas, the Haughton white school
is already doing High School work,
and the school building and fixtures
being of no expense to the parish,
your Board will recognize it as a
High School, and authorize it to
issue Diplomas as the Haughton
High School.
Be it further Resolved, That We
adopt the High School course Of
study recommended by Prof. Alcee
Fortier, and affirmed.
On motion, the salary Of the Prin'
cipal of Haughton High School wat
, supplemented by the sum Of $40 pei
month, to be paid out of the Sixth
District Funds, provided said schoo
be recognized and established al
such by the State Board of Educa
j cation.
The Poll Book for year 1893, wa
! presented by the Assessor, and turn
: ed over to the Collector, and the AS
8 SCISSOR be allowed $176 % thereto,
% On motion, tho names and grade
of all teachers, when examined, b
7 presented to the Boarl at its mex
= meeting, and be published with til
minutes; and the Treasurer was il
, structed to keep the Institute fun
. separate from the other funds.
~ The motion to raise the salary .
Superintendent and Secretary to tt
: sum of $500 per annum, was vote
" downed.
On motion, the Secretary was q
lowed e10 for stationery.
On motion, the examination p
pcrs of teachers were ordered filt
and preserved by the Secretary +
=. one year.
On motion, the Llne school, y
press Hill and Red Land schools,
ward 4, were consolidated at r
, Land, with the teacher to be sr'
piled, at Red Land (; that the schot
in said ward at Mot and Ansel
consolidated at point to be fix
by the members of this Board fro
= said ward; that the schools in 50
ward at Dooley and Shiloh be C
solidated at Shiloh.
On motion, the Board recommen
- that the Kingwood school be locat
=, at q point that will accommodate
patrons near e. A. Grounds-ss
s point to be agreed on by the part
interested: in case of no apreeme
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u. fl. W. Lowry,

A ttorney at Law, Benton, La. Will prac-
"A tice In the Courts of Booster, Bienville
and Webster parishes.
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.uog1.F r Webb,

A ttorneys at Law, Benton, Louisiana. viii
"A practice in the Courts OF Bossier and
adjoining parishes.
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Sept BY balance down overdrawn $lOo72 II
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INJURED BY FIRECRACKERS. Several Boys Treated at the Receiv-
 ing Hospital Yesterd NV

Boys who continued the celebration of the Fourth yesterday were in evidence at
 the Receiving Hospital to get their
 wounds attended to.
 Con Sullivan. 15 Alvarado street. was fooling win can of powder Ut Turk and Hyde streets when a lighted match fell into the and his face was severely
 burned. He had narrow escape from losing his eyesight
 John Clark. 173 Shipley street, was treat ed for powder burns of the face; Frank Hoff, 12S Converse street. for powder l burns of the right hand; Robert Griffin. 675 Corbett road, for powder burns of the right hand and wrist; Mundo Drummo, 51712 Oak street, powder burns of the right hand. and George McCraith, 314 Fair
 Oaks street, powder burns of the right
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Ask for a Police Station

A lengthy petition signed by property owners and residents along the line of Third Fourth, Natoma, Clementina. Howard and Folsom streets, asking that a police station be established on the Supervisors. Since the burning down of the old Southern police station on Fol- som street. between Fourth ond Fifth, the southern squad has been reporting on and off duty at the new City Hall.
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call. corner of Market and Third streets. open until l2 o'clock every night in the year. BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street. corner Clay; open until 930 o'clock.
 3S7 Hayes street: open until 9:3O o'clock. e21 McAnister street; open until 9:3O o'clock. 6I5 Larkin street; oren until 9:S0 O clock 194 Mission street: open until 10 o'clock. 226i Market street. corner Sixteenth open until clock.
 i06 Eleventh street; open until o'clock. 2526 Mission street; open until O. clock. 1905 Polk street; open until 9:30 o'clock. NV. corner of Twenty-second and Kentuchy streets onen until 9 clock.
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Four More Millions on
 the Tax Roll.
ASSESSORS ANNUAL REPORT
BANKING INSTITUTIONS TO
 ENJOY A DECREASE.
Market-Street Railway Company Is the Heaviest Personal Property Taxpayer on the
 List.

The annual report of Assessor Siebe was filed yesterday with the Board of Su- pervisors. It shows an increased assess ment of 8 S29, ,264 on personal nroperty and real estate. the assessment of last year being $347. .954 S30 against $351 7S4 ,094 for the present year. Accompanying the report was the following self-explanatory letter from the Assessor, showing that while there was an increase in the receipts of the office there was a decrease of nearly 5000 in the eXpendit1res:
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following orphan and half-orphan girls and boys have been admitted to the San Francisco Protest ant Orphan Asylum. on Haight st. from ron January l to July l. 1898: Aileen F. Wolf, l1h yrs; Margaret L. Wolf, s1s yrs; Hazel l. Wolf, yrs; Bella Obenauer, 12 yrs; Viola Blanchard. 10 yrs; Leona Blanchard, yrs; Ethel M Cheatham 101a yrs; Margaret Forbes. 1oA yrs; Ida D. Roper. yrs; Rhoda Wedde g yrs; Ida Wedde, yrs; Elizabeth Meyer, yrs; Margaret Meyer, 3 yrs; Mary Fleming, 10 yrs; Carrie Loeffer, S% yrs; George smh smith 5 4ythpr Wafar Smith smith yrs; Charles Fleming. 11h yrs; Thomas Forbes. 1-3 yrs; John A. Primus, S1a yrs; Charles wedde' sls yrs; Louis H. Fiest 12% yrs; Albert Fiest, 10 1-3 yrs; Leroy Fest, 71e yrs; Orion Blanchard, Il yrs, and Henry Koenicke, yrs.
 NOTICE is hereby given that the Maria Kip Orphanage of o20 Lake st., San Francisco, Cal, has received the following orphans, half orphans and abandoned girls from April to June 30, 1898: Mary Elizabeth Gresham. aged years; Gladys Elizabeth Gresham, years months; Ruth Myer Merrill, years months; Amelia Daubet, years; Hazel Densmore, 12 years 10 months; Isabella Hague, 10 years g months; Maybelle Benbow. years months; Fredericka Hermann, years months; Flor ence Hermann, years months: Mabel Lavin, F years 1 month; Lizzie Reilly, years; Marjorie Graham, years Il months. ABANDONED children in St. Joseph's Infant Orphan Asylum since January 1. 1898, to July l, 1S9S-Philip Kearns. ? years; Patrick Nor  Mcdonald, years: John Mcdonald. 2 years; Robert Cafrerty, years; Rose Gomez, years. BAD tenants elected for s4; collections made; city country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO. 415 Montgomery st.. room G. tel 55S0- MISS BERTHA GOLDEN. from Chicago Turk ish baths. 1915 Market st., bet. Sixth and Seventh, room T., second floor.
 ROOMS papered from s2 50; whitened. sl up painting done Hartmann Paint Co.,, 343 3d. LARGE pleasure yacht for hire; fishing or ex- cursion. NELSON. 527 Howard st. PEARL PIERCE, manicuring. massage. 23o Kearny st., room 20.
 RAY FAIR. water reader and magnetic healer. POS O'Farrell st, room 9
 MIME DE LA FONT; returned; 122 Post st.. i; room 9, second floor front
 ALvINE HALL and assistant genuine cabinet baths. 1514 Turk and HIS Market. rms. 15-16 MISS VIOLA BURWELL of New Orleans baths and massage. HIS Market st.. room B. 9B. second floor. 15O5 Market st, cor Eighth F, opp Baldwin; steam baths and massage CLARA NoRDLINGER, alcohol baths and massage. 101 Eddy st, room F.
 12. Turkish baths and massage treatment ETA RALPH, returned; thermal baths mas sage Parlors l and 2 32 Turk st.
 MISS SHELDON, steam baths and chiropodist 1921 Market st.. opp. Powell, rooms and H. PEARI. HARRISON and assistant magnetic treatment, massage 12O1a Geary st. room 2 MRS STEWART. genuine steam and cabinet baths. 12Ola Geary st, room Il.
 527 MONTGOMERY. cor Clay-open until s:so o'clock; branch office of The Call. Subscrip- tions and want ads taken.
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MarraGe of w. E. BFOderSen and Miss Lizzetta M Poop
 al the First EnaliSh Lutheran Church,

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DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2S. 1898.
 To Collectors of Internal Revenue: Section Of the act of June 13, 1S9S relating to tobacco dealers and manufacturers provides as follows:
 section 4. That from and after July l, 1898, special taxes on tobacco dealers and manufac- turers shall be and hereby imposed an nuaily as follows: The amount of such annual taxes to be computed in all cases on the basis of the annual sales for the preceding fiscal year.
 Dealers in tobacco whose annual sales exceed 5O,00O pounds shall each pay $l2
 Every person whose business it Is to sell or oIer Tor sale manufactured tobacco, snuff or cigars shall be regarded a dealer in to- bacco; provided that no manufacturer of to- pacco, snuff or cigars shall be required to pay special tax as dealer in manufactured tobacco and cigars for selling his own products at the place of manufacture.' It Is held that 2 800, 900 cigars shall be regarded equivalent to 50, 900 CTS will be computed on that basis. It is as- sumed that 1000 cigars are equivalent to twenty pounds of tobacco. and that 1000 cigarettes are equivalent to three pounds of tobacco for the purpose of determining the liability to special tax under the law. If the dealer sells tobacco, snuff cigars and cigarettes, only or more of these articles. and his aggregate an- nual sales for the fiscal years ending June 30. 1898, exceeded 0,000 pounds. he will be required to pay the special tax commencing July 1, 1898. It is held that person who has not engaged in the business of dealer in tobacco prior to July 1, 1898, but who that date subse- Quently during the year engages in the busi- ness, will be required to pay the special tax whenever his sales at any time within the year have exceeded 50.000 pounds. The special tax will be computed from the first day of the month in which he commenced to engage in the business Respectfully yours,
 N. D. SCOTT Commissioner.