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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12
UNIQUE SIGNAL CODE.
How a Ncwspapcrman Informed Ills
Friends Of the Arrival OF Baby.

one on the most unique and nt Coo
same time amusing announcement
concerning the anticipated arrival of
little stranger In the family DirC.U cuutg
10 iight In the form of thr appended
letter. which IL from prominent news.
paper man Of Boston, tu h'a nephew.
who h now spending "a Tow days bon this
city. The intelligence tha. IF conveyed
iu the letter o. an ordinary occurrence.
but the way iu which It b. set forth
gives u interest The author ~ thls
letter b. the con OF one uf tho most
eminent lawyers Ia che State of New
York. and began bis IeWEtIurr catppr
by writing letters from abroad 90 the
lurg' New York duiliHg .he IHltsfH
room attracted attention and 3D. great %.
uaud was made for t1HW.
The following a. the letter containing
an original code OF signals patterned
after the army signals auI was If.
ranged by reason of the writer's hdusa
b illus situated % coup uf m.ItH UIHI.ut
ffum where his friends were uvlur.
This 10 how he was 30 aplrN' ihpu Df
the event.
Sea Fiat signal Code. Wievam a. an
nuunclnv arrivals ln port
I SlEuni-Mnr-of-w conrad
shaken out twloe-Ail 900 board wen
Furicd-"Encountcfcd rough wealth
2 slgnni-Corvottc Eliza jane. shaken
OUT thrice. wouldn't have it other.
wise"
proopcd-"wc minglc our tears with
the c1ar."
o slgnai-Catamaun The Heavenly
Twinr.
Lowered slowly four tmr4-''tfncr-
pcctoi but welcome"
shaken vlulently i've times. General
conrtcrnntion. Threatened mutlny IN
the cooks galley. Flown once. followed
BY i-atng party. Flown once followed
by Ladder only.
JOHN DOE.
chief Signal Onicar.
To heavy weather rlututH win ha SUBJ
rtltutnd for nurH.
Between % mldnlrht aud O. morning.
rlFuAl VIII De- by n. Ii s.. q Co... wha-
tlc-uumhcu correspond 90 flag uum-
borH
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CANNOT RAISE SALARY.


Replying 20 n query from the uccro-
tnry OF the State board OF horticulture
Attorney General bishop holds that ln
the construction OF buildings ana the
making Of other improvements. in,olv-
ms an expenditure ~ moro than 500 Il
viii De necessary Tor the board 90 adj
Ncrtlae for bids. Mr Bishop also holds
that the board has no authority 90 pro-
vide additional compensation for IT,
president beyond the 500 per year all
lowed by law, ana tho officers actual
travelling expenses.
Ruplylnr tu question submitted BY
Jacob lGvnun. county nttofuoy Tor Utah
county, Attorney Hcrrrai bishop holds
mat tho county b liable for the exc
pcnscH incurred by the district nttor-
ncy IN criminal cases arising in the
county
County Attorney Condle nt CROYDON
has been advised by the attorney rrn-
cral 20 accept \ Der cent interest in
lieu of the statutory penalty from the
Union Pacific Railroad company. which
did not pay taxes on ~ lands FOR tho
ycau iha1-S, Tho company offered 10
pay the taxes and 5 per cent. aud Mr..
Bishop holds that the collection W tho
penalty might be doubtful. Tor the rea-
son that the receivers Of the company
had not by order Of the court been rg-
quircd b. pay tho taxes.
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PRISON SUPPLY CONTRACTS.

Al a meeting OF tho state board IT
corrections held at the prison yesterday
the following contracts for supplies
needed at the state prison for tho en-
suing year were awarded;
y. V. Coal company two hundred tons
% lump coal and $50 tons OF mine slack
AT $500 per ton Tor lump and S2.2l for
slack. The contract Tor $1,000 pounds OF
htriight grade flour. $4,000 pounds u
bran, two tons of graham Hour and 90,
600 pounds Of oats was awarded % sam
Williamson at the price Of gi.N per
hundred pounds Tor straight grade and
graham -four ana $40 for ats. and "a
cents for bran. The pound rate for
meat TO be delivered By the Palace mar
yet IL "a cents FOR steer beef sides, 9
cents for foroquartera and % cents for
short quarters,
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they have that can beat us.' and III
little party broke up,
CRACK RIDERS ARRIVE.
Noted National Circuit Clawrs In salt
Lake from the East.

-Four Of the crack n. c. a. national
circuit riders arrived In salt Lake yea-
tcrday Afternoon at a.Oi =. IN. They
were y. 4. Mcfarland. II. u. freeman
and Hardy Downing. r. =. Juth. the
San jose trainer. accompanies them In
the capacity % manager. Two motor
tnndema have been brought along and
Mcfarland cKrrFsea himself ne being
anxious 10 ride he best man here u long
distance race. 40 John Lawson last
week also desired a long race. und1uht-
cdly the sturdy circult chaser may be
Accommodated
The men visited the salt Palace blcy-
Gle track today and expressed them
selves ne holng agrccubly surprised NJ
the structure. Mcfarland says that
Salt Lake has received quite q bot of
advertising In the East this year owing
Co the performances on tho Hugnrbowi
truck and that al the circuit men nrc
anxious TO zee ana test this new course.
The riders will remain In salt Lake no
long n8 there nrc any racing Induce
monte then they Intend wintarlnr IN
California. II the weather IL prupitioua
lte boys will race tomorrow night and
Monday.
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' ,",,, Ifiho' Visits Philadelphia nase-
"al lArh and likes the American pa.timn.


,- illnee Ranitslnhjl Of the Engilsh
ptii. l.im occupied box al tho
iAllala'ph.h h1rcbill mark m vss the
XIV game DIE royal hlghncaa had vii.
t. 10 was carly M the Afternoon.
- .'lei Practice had started, that Tho
went ult ou tho neld 10 Fot "A
~, lhhs0 glimpse % curve pitching
1907 '7slyri 90 demonstrates All the
1,I. ~ curves used IN the box. and tho
I,,. .1a gaiuundgd no tho maryelous
1891 MlsiHI and curves " thn b,iis
hsfst.' 'Alae up 90 tho plate ana bt,nk,
IN rii., " The doubling up Oh tho arm
NOM '''s was alal a source OF Wonder.
a de ,giSs9 i..t The entire contest he was
aWtg Interested spectator.
hs W. 90 hoy uao those BIG eloyes -,
phy AK do NOT 500 how thev can
M '.n MON. they look 40 clufns,, y
rtst.i t.' explained how Tho incren "a
ousrt ll'lefu pitching and the come
tln.t 'g i'" To- the speed ~ az,
b nr u,I hud compelled mo pi,v,'rs
~ WV themselves as much as posi-.
,A, ,I'.e ven three points In the r,,n,
"Rlbi"N b Particularly please
and k,s.,. 9uiheld work. bunting
n M running Al these features
Sh.n Thomas MADE n r,s,,,..,, gnserved,
apps,n,inge WINS one VI he ioudest In 'i NJ
Colon. bD.l'hlniy came To the hat
he an I,lifeIR explained Tint he wss
King 5f eli .in lu1ulnan Of The land. The
when Dsl 'r9,.grs was an attention, ana
fighi a pls,gl, niut pretty single TO
ienanes '''''ea smile crossed his com
hhgs /, ,ne crowd started To Whom
pfines W. p w the eighth inning ~
tams ~ "SsA delighted "Thata What +
mttc IN, lI Isn't Il iolly7" And tho
a. '''hs the more he enjoyed
va 4, 'mg was lost ana tho nrlpco
No tb y, 5sskedi o, Jonah. or V somethi NM,
not; INV W. ~. replied the colonel. II guess
We aldnt win but this pitcher
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

New Schedule for the short Lines Cache
Valley Passenger Train.

More chungca In running time are
announced by the Short Line. The
change goes into eject the same date
40 those published In last evenings
News" sunday. oct 18th, Instead of
leaving here at $50 0a. M, the Cache
Valley passenger train viii leave ono
hour EARLIER. connecting with the Union
Pacific for all points East, leaving the
Junction town at $3.50 a. M.
An extra passenger train will leave
salt Lake az ii'is Ia the morning com
Meeting with the Union Pacific AZ Og-
den, leaving that city at 1880 %, M;
this IL the fast mall Tor an eastern
points This train will also make COM
uoctlon az ogden with the Southern Pa
clnc FOR san Francisco. The Butte ana
Portland oNprcHl will leave at g;i5 a. ~.
as at present; also the Atlantic express
NJ $40 =. IN. and the Butte express at
Sifl y. m.
Passenger train for Tintlc and Morcur
win leave at 1866 a. M. instead u 500
n. m. There will be no material
changes In arrival OF trains az Salt
Lake. except the limited fast mail viii
arrive at $500 y. m. instead Of 1906 y. M,
and the Butte and Portland express will
arrive at 1906 d. m. instead OF $500 a. m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

verified 10 the city school boys. Louis
made an end run and a7uIyd the first
fauchdown. This ended boz tumble
NcNITian aeizrd The oval and UnVnrfn1
down tho field 90 hc nailed Iu lu trtif-
tic fashion by Clay, 1--we yarda from
home.
Tbe second half was Characterized by
q noveuty-nvc and twenty-five yard nun
on the part ~ Doolen and WuUlDy fc-
gpeotivoiy AZ r. later stage Uf the
game tho latter secured The pleaku and
secured touchdown.
The Wasatch lineup follows.
Center. Ncldon. right Eulri Glen
Wnferman. icft guard. D. Jones. Hght
tackle. 8. clay; right tackle Bon Hniis
rlrht end. Clarence clay DEE end Ten.
OGDEN: flaht hnif-bark italrh waoliey.
icft hnlf-bhck. John Louis. fun-hack
Jonalo U1nkrn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

W. W. Cotton, general attorney uf the
oregon Railway and Navigation COM
pany. left for Portland last night.
General Superintendent Calvin OF the
Oregon Short Line lon for the north
this morning.
Tho Rio Gunde Westerns new ached-
ule goes into eject next Monday oct
10th.
Vice President and General Manager
Bancroft on the oregon Short Line left
Tor the north last evening.
n WIS reported that the East Water
loo cars on the city railroad were rum
ming very Irregular this morning II Is
said that from 3 o'clock A. M, until
after o "a, M, no Cur8 showed up at the
Oregon short Lane depot.
General Traffic MnungCr r. W. Ec-
Giles of the ureHon Short Line a. In
shosh0nc Fails, Idn, bnday
President Cameron ~ tho Rapid
Transit Street Railway company la
expected 10 return from the East the
latter part ~ next week.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..


Abstract OF NE. recorders office. salt
Lake county Utah. October n. 1899.
Elizabeth J. Kyle 10 W. a. kim
neY' warranty decd. lot g block
D. 4 Nldr'sy 10 g. W. d6rn var '''
tuniy deed. 2hSto rode north
rlrt from 40 rods north on
.1uthWert CORNER i0t q block
90. plat 10 goo ....s ............... 1900
FutHgh Investment company 90
EWln Brown. warranty deed.
GOT Z and south hair OF Got 90.
block 2. CAPITAL avenue nddl-
Uuu sttts s4ss sssss sssss..ss.s. tli
Adnlph Benson CO. aus sand
Htfum, warranty decd. in0NfO0
feet southeast FROM southwest
corner Dot O. block g. SANDY
nvo-acre Mat ........ ......... 200
y. G.. Woruon 90 j. w. Galley.
warranty decd lots 4 Co @ 10
g. ". block 3, East Slide addl-
l. II Ws.i.r T., Nor, yv.ii.. "'
tt u, warranty decd, i6lvlith
feet northwest from no rods
north ~ southeast corner lot
2. hIuNN -. Plat A..a........... 100
H. n Hhurtlln 90 Chna. uall war.
ranty deed, lihNti rods s1uth-
wort from 60 rods south uf
northeast corner Got 10. block rs.
t0n-nCfe plat a o.. ...s........... 500
Daniel Mcllho 90 ". y. Fcnton.
warranty deed, HouthwcBt quar-
ter ~ northeast uuHrtlr section
O. township south. range 1
west 80. %. ...... ......,....-. 1000
Salt Lake county 90 Edna n.
Pops ot ul quil.clnlm deed
south h1if Got 10. block 90 and
part Dot o. block 90 tcn-acrr plat
AtsssssssssH Gee stss sssas ssaatss 20
Wade loufh1uruw Go John john
son. quit-claim deed. Interest
Gypsy Blair lode, Zig Cotton
WOOD 's sssss .sss s..tsts..ssss 20
WIN. Crumc "a al 60 Gypsy Blair
Mining and Milling company.
quitsClnlm decd. interest GynHy
Blair lode, nlg Cottonwood. o.. 4
Total ..... ...,.. ...... .,..,,fl0.75G
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ApvANcE IN anAIN nArrs.
Recommendation Of the Trunk Line Com
mittso Adopted by Central Association.

a Chicago dispatch today says that the
Central Freight association lines have
adopted the recommendation ~ the
Trunk Line committee % make a fur
ther advance In grain rates GA Nuvcm-
Dor lat, The rate on export corn from
Chicago 10 Sew York win b. rs cents
Der 100 pounds and ON domestic corn.
20 cents. On All other articles OF grain
or grain products. the export rate from
chicago TO Sew York viii be- 20 cents
and the domestic rate % contH
Ths rev tain ~ the highest made In
FIVE NgnfH
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

report u current In Wall street.
New York. today that tranic arrange
mcnt has been entered into between the
Great Northern and the Northern pn-
cihc which VIII De- resultant In much
the Oioct that tho Northern Pacific in
Co DE- allowed 20 use the Grelt Northern
short line from Spokane O. the Sound
~ consideration Of the use BY tho Great
Northern Of tho Northern puclncH
Washington Central branch.
No definite Information Of the subject
can De- gotten here. but IN view 90 the
growing good feelings and relations be-
tween th1 two roads, u o. considered
improbable that the report may short
ly be given official yorincatl0n.
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o.,,s,,.rs Shut Out the Quakers
at Boston Yesterday
LAST GAME IN NEW YORK


.,...,-. NJ PACE control " the BALL
.sl-.i,g he weakness Of a batHman.
~ .,,vrs a low ono over II he j.
-. r. the low ones. Thooc are the
-. .,,,soye,i chiefly by tho pitch
90 80 ~. major League today" says
80. frank pwycr. "rhc twirlcra
80 sro vie Ia holr gcnoratlon'
~. 80 fewer chances and run less
W. nan ths pitchers Of ton and htleen
~. u, who studied and prnciioei
w.. s,l imposed mn awful strain on
~. ans BY trying to fool oaismon
~ ,,.if siants and scrolls"
r,..sh buck orth was deserted by
49, s,-,,-hoe luck carly In the Hoason'
raw ono Of the winning twirlcra
:, ~. Quaker though he came within
s,,.f whIsker u drawing his walking
r,,sr, two months ago.
Ain, ponlln. the utility artist Of tho
.-,.. NAV b. a 'come-0n'' Tor lcft-
.,,t ,iigberr but be- has managed
7. .'.'s..t Win the rirht-handcfu for
y ~ g,fsfta 90 place him In hity
,s.,lsn among the 800 batamon.
v.-,ecr shsiirilnc says he will work
A. ,fsd nj oftensr than four times
In nsrt foas1n. and believes that
VI ds-iinr iwirler q the hectic nam
s.i,rhsry viii win b per cent OF MS
s,-sg N hls arm ia not ovcrworked'
Contain I'd p,lehaniy Of the Qunkcrs
rr5rs thht tha protracicd lbncnce ~
I'm, cauaad ihc lUsa " az least ak
r'5fe.scdrr ramoh Ia which Lhrfy..h
~Irhty lot would have turned the tide
% defeat
vr,st pwyer buIFcd the musclca -
n. mfnlrr right arm and described ne
IA familiar pitching swing. 81 don't
tr1H boo what thlH bong lagoon ih.n
s.a.n uin give thIH ola wing of mine
tusf what u nsolH-u LONG rDHt Ana N
NINA can ct hack ln the game
fr,.H rc1t spring. nftrr q mild c0utUl
al rrieuee M February ana March, !
uHi Hrr with some team iu the major
league" aid Ffluk.-waahlngton Post.
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wAsArCH VS. mGn scHooLJUyIoRs

out ON Fourth South ana Twelfth
East yesterday afternoon tho Wnmtch
eleven and the second High school team.
known nmung the fraternity as
"SQucege'a Team" met on tho classic
Frldirou. The boys were out Tor blood
and played ban like veterans with the
result that victory ultimately pcrchod
on the banner OF the Wasatch agarega-
ton to the tune OF 10 10 o.
The Nasatch eleven lickol on. The
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Nottingham & Novelty
Lace Curtains.

Regular $50 quality Nottingham Lace
curtains tuUrl ull around. 2t yards
long, choicg on cfyum ur white ln thln
sec
Fish Net design Lace Curtains. in
cream or white, alzo ax22, positively
soc
$50 quality nottingham lace cur
tnlnH-mlde Of tn best Egyptian yurn-
hiH n beautiful floral center and bor-
der CO. hnrmonisc. 1h yards long and
pair
soc
Soft finished Nottingham Lace Cur
mlnH, showing re- flour dp fIH design.
with Nrrcian border, nnishcd with
huttunhOle edges, HlEo 3hN5i. good
$40 hnrgnin. but ln this sale cream
Si.i5
French Fish Net Curtains. nm cxnct
copy OF a real Renaissance design, aud
genuine Madras weave. Curtains nn-
iHhed with overlooked edges. Size 3ux5i.
marked Co sell regular 62g5, 10 In THIS
sale, per pair
$3.50
Louis XIV dulpurc effect Lace cur
tnlua, an oXuct imitation OF tho finest
Imported goods, rlzo 3itN5i-thcsn cur-
tniuH would easily bring f2Go-thcy
are yours IN this sale, 90 cream and
white. per pair
8I.do
Glasgow Curtains. one of the most
stylish patterns proCurubiD. designed
ana woven similar 60 "a $500 curtain,
would easily bring S275, sale price. per
pair
SLIGO
Real French Gulpuro Lace Curtains.
showing "a plain center with n Cluny
lace na.t inserting ana olFlng border
Hllr i'aNtl marked 90 sen regular ut
$500 one sale IN cream or white por
pair
S2.Io
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SANTA TE's INV EN0INrs.


Ordern Tor Hcvcnty-iiye new iocomo-
tvca-55 consolidated engines and 20
Muguia-hnvc Just been given by tho
Santa Fc railroad company. The Bald
VIA company has secured the contract
for building the consolidation cnglnca
chine company viii turn out the Mo-
rutn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12
GESERAL rnEiGHr AorNr RESIGNS.
.. a. Woodwork of the a. H. a n, Goes
10 rncinc Coast COMPANY.

Information has boon received In this
city that j. O.. Woodwork has resigned
a. ruLCral freight agent OF tho oregon
Hallway and Navigation company 10
D. undCratool that MT Woogwurih will
soon 80 a. the Pacific coast company,
which is principally under tho control
of the Hartman Syndicate and very
closely connected with the other road.
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TOnAf'6 GAMES.
baltimore ne brooklyn.
C'ndnnati % Cleveland.
New York az Washington,
Philadelphia NJ ioaton.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Ssa York. 2. nrooilyn. Z.
r. L0lls-Clucinnatii no game. wit
rf0undf
boston. ?; Philadelphia. o,
GOOSE EGG FOR PHILLIEs.
Boston. oct ii-'rlmcly and conHcou-
i've hitting By the Hostonn In tho nfth
inning scored tho only two runs today.
Stable phenomenal catching of "a
sHmilGly SUN threw bnFEcr u Fllcia.
On Che 0|ghi inning saved nt least ono
rua. and probably the game Tor H1a-
Con- The game was called IN the
orhih on account of darkness. At
tendance. 100
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

New York. oct. 1.-the reason closed
h.ic Toby With o. Fme with Rronk-
wv lhr latter winning The game was
aHoe. 49,
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Regular $50 quality Nottingham Lace
Curtains. tnpfl uil around. 2r yards
Ions choicg VI cram Or white IN this
sale pUr pair
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laileTcs- willis ma sullivan; Frazer
puyer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21

dent Mckinley spent his vacation, are In the Hot
Spring Valley OF Virginia, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, 800 feet above the sea level.
Environed by mountains rising 1000 feet above
the sea, they offer ohf hing retreat for pleas
ure-seekerc. together natural CONDITIONS 30
necessary for the com Of invalids. The not
waters which flow frc earth at this beau
tiful resort are highly Urged, and they form
one OF the most important features Of that part
Of the country.
"a quarter Of a million gallons Of hot water"
said the Hot Springs man. flow daily from
springs within the grounds, while large vol
urne Of natural warm water from other springs
flows off through the valley. For three genera
tons the virtues of these springs have been
tried by people from all parts OF the United
States and foreign countries. Their curative
qualities have been established by long and I'M
varied experience and are attested by the med
ical profession generally Physicians OF wide
reputation and the highest standing In their pro-
fesson have repeatedly pronounced them equal
TO the most effective waters Of the celebrated
European resorts"
Located Just below the last OF a series OF six
distinct. large-howing hot springs. the waters
are conducted by gravity to the bathhouse and
distributed fresh from the ground. TO the bath
ing apartments on different floors without loss
OF heat or its increase by artificial means ana
fully charged with all their gases ana o'ner p'o-
nounced and health-giving qualities. The ar
rangements are perfect the water first sees the
iigbt I'm the 3athtub or as II plays on the bather
IN the spout stream fresh from subterranean
depths.
THE waters are found TO be especially eflca-
cious" said a physician. lin govt rheumatism.
rheumatic govt. nervous diseases, sciatica, neu-
rasthenia nervous prostration. dyspepsia OF
various FORMS early stages Of locomotor ataxla,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21

quite as efficient as a solvent for any ex-
cess OF uric acid existing In the Dood, IL ap-
pears TO have greater power In dissolYlng the
deposits OF uratcs that appear about the small
Joints in equity and rheumatic persons, ana III
dissipating the tenderness or the bones anu
artculations which so generally is ATTENDANT Oh
these conditions. In such cases | have known
it TO act with surprising ;horoughness ana IA
pidity. II is Glso more efficient as dlure,ic as
IL acts a tonic to the heart ana Il true phyS'o-
logical duretic." ,
Thomas f. Coode, the proprietor OF the springs
has published book Of TESTIMONIALS from peo-
pie all over the country by when II - f snum
that the waters have relieved much suHer1hg
and effected many cures. The springs occupy
central position in the part or tne CUM
known as Buffalo Hills, which is broken anu
rolling about eight miles square, anu az an
altitude of five hundred feet above the leVsi Oh
the sea by a branch Of the Atlantic ana pan an
vile Railroad passengers may go u'ieo' ~ ''o
springs.
POLAND SPRINGS
Another famous American mineral spring IS
the Poland In 1897 Jabez Kicker and his sons
laid the foundation OF the first Kicker nm anu
this house has been maintained by the Kicker
family from that time to the present. anu l''iii
the small beginning the great New-kngiahd
spa at Poland Springs. Me, was deve!opeu'
Old picturea. in the possession Of the family
chow that In 1898 the spring had neither house
nor shelter. a hut erected over the med'-
cine water but this was Of a crude and inartist!c
kind, and even up to 1860 the shelter was moth
Ing more than an unsightly shanty. To-day an
imposing structure surrounds the spring, ana
the springhouce Of the future. now in course OF
construction, Will De one OF the most beautiful
buildings Of the kind ever erected. In the sum
mer OF 1914 II was discovered that the crystal
spring. flowing from a hssure OF the trce-em-
powered ledge on the Of the hill. had me-
dicinal properties. At that time Hiram Kicker
was great sufferer from dyspepsia, and his
case had been pronounced lncurable one day