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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

was elected for a term expiring May,
1901.
Mr.. Parish nominated DIR. X. +. Battle
anu DIR. Hubert Register as members OF
the board of health. They were elected
these We're caucus selections.
An ordinance was introduced by Al
derman Hamilton prohibiting persons
walking across lots in the city cemetery
except at burials. A penalty of so Is
hXed for violations. The ordinance was
referred to the Ordinance committee.
Hydrants were asked as follows: Cor
ner of Jones and Linden streets, corner
OIL lakewood and East street, two Oh
Saunders street The matter was refer
red to the Water committee.
The report of the Finance committee
showed receipts during the month Of
July S1,00029 OF this amount $4,000
were fines collected as against $40 in
the month of June The expenditures
during the month were S10.247.14. The
principal items of expenditure We're:
street department pay roll, >3,J12.26;
health department. 302.77; steam drill,
S32495; curbing, $725.40: fire depart
ment appropriation and pay roll,
S4lSS1; electric lights. S46G..tJ; ire
alarm boxes and wire, $159.49 bond
ADVERTISEMENTS. $25290: gas lights,
S17S.9S: Rex Hospital, S166G7.
Residents on North Wilmington street
presented a petition asking that the
grading of that street, the curbing OF
the sidewalks and the macadamiZinG be
continued Cn ont to the city limits.
For this petition they assigned the fol
lowing reasons: Cd 1T Is the street
leading to Peace Institute; (2) on it is
located one branch of the city's public
schools; % five new houses on this
street have just been completed a.
that it il the highway for peopl.~ from
the northern section of the county and
on account of the heavy travel the street
III bad weather becomes almost impasSl-
BILE.
1lhis petition was signed by James
Dinwiddie, A. r. Page. Thomas NJ Jor-
dan, Lee Johnson, Mrs. A. s. Merri-
mon, !. o. Guthrie, T. b. Womack and
James t. Shepherd
his petition was referred to the
Street committee with power to act
\ communication was read from the
executive Comittee of the League of
American Municipalities inviting the
Board Of Aldermen to attend and parti-
rate in the deliberations of the third an
lnual convention of the League ut SYRIA
cuse, \. Y, September 10 to % inclu-
sive.
1T is our desire" The invitation goes
on to say, TO have every progressive
municipality in the United States and
Canada represented at this convention
Thy three or more delegates) which
promises to be the most important ever
held in the world Your presence will
erahle You to exchange ideas and expe-
rfences with those holding positions
similar to yours in other cities, and will
AFFORD You an opportunity to witness the
latest and best appliances and materials
used in municipal work. This conven-
ton will be composed of practical men,
these who have had actual experience
in municipal work and understand CON
ditions that must be met in the solution
of the various problems involved in the
administration CT civic affairs"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspep-
STA because its ingredients are such that
it can't help doing so. 1.-The public can
rely upon it as a master remedy for all
disorders arising from imperfect diges-
tion."-James M. Thomas, M. d.. in
America Journal of Health, n. " Bob
bitt. Wynne & Co, w. Fl. King & Co.,
Adams & Moye, VIM. Simpson, Drug
gists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05
THE CITY TAX LEVY
The Same Rate This Year as
Last Year.
FIXED BY THE BOARD
PREPARATIONS FOR WORK ON
THE STREETS.
A NEW ROCK ChUSHfR AND EEA CARS
Work to be Measured up as Soon as Completed
An Assistant Surveyor TO- be Employ
ed. Appropriation 10 Mill.
tary Company.

There are those who are beginning
to doubt the wisdom of increasing the
number of the board OF aldermen. Al
least there is considerable signing fol
the good old days when the board did
much and did it well and was never in
session more than an hour or two.
Now what is done is done as well rs
ever but it takes always to do it. As
the size of the board is increased. in the
same ratio the length of its sessions are
prolonged.
Last night the board was in session
more than three blazing, sweltering hours
and finally could only be induced to quit
by the promise Of a special meeting next
Friday night.
At last nights meeting several impor-
tant things were considered and several
of them acted ON.
The report of the Finance committee
made by Chairman Miller, shows the
following bonds approved:
I'll. f. Smith, city clerk, $4,000
w. u. Blake, street commissioner,
$4,000.
Bonds received but not accepted on
account of technical irregularities:
Junius ii. Mullen, chief of police,
$1,000.
Walters Durham. commissioner of
sinking fund, $4,000.
Goldsboro Plumbing and Heating
Company.
The committee recommends the re-
turn of these bonds for correction.
h,, ~
mittee:
Chas. +. Lumsden. Tax Collector.
Joseph G. Brown, Treasurer.
Louis A. Mailer. Chief of Fire De-
partment.
1t is suggested by the committee that
these officers be required to furnish their
bonds.
Your Finance committee have had
under consideration the question of the
tax rate for the city for the present
year, 1899, and recommend that the
rate remain as it has heretofore, viz:
80 cents on the 500 for gneral pur
poses.
33 1-3 cents on the 500 for special
purposes and to pay interest ON bonds
and create sinking fund
$40 on the poll for general purposes.
S1.00 on the poll for special purposes.
The Finance committee find that the
assessment on real property rs made
for 1899 has increased only 1912, 7335.
The personal property has decreased
$52,17S. The number of polls has in
creased $40. They give below COM
paratiye statement for the period of
1898 and 1890:
Real property, S3.42T,270 for 1898;
$3,740,005 for 1899. An Increase of
$312, 735.
Personal property. 81, 501, $50 for 1893;
81 ,44S,S07 FOR 1899. A decrease of
$50, IT'S.
Total for 1893, S4,92S, $50: for 1899,
5,1SS.S12; total increase. $59,957.
Polls in the city in 1893, 1,1S1; n
1899, LII; increase of $50.
Your Finance committee beg to report
that the action of the board in appoint
ing a Purchasing Agent will prove OF
vast benefit to the finances of the city,
and simply for the information of the
board they give below a list showing the
prices paid formerly and prices paid
under the Purchasing Agent plan. You
will note reductions have been made in
every item, and in some instances very
large ones:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

To err is human" but to continue
the mistake of neglecting your blood is
folly Keep the blood pure with Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

q
Present Former
Price. Price.
Straw for horses. .33 1-3 80
Cylinder oil. ...... .31h 70
Raw linseed. ...... AZ 80
Cement, per Dbl. ]. SLIGO $1.15
Lime, per Dbl. ..... 10 1.15
Coal, per ton. ..... 3.12 3.75& 800
Leather, per b.. "a % Il 80
Blasting powder, per
keg. 2.OD I'D
Babbitt metal, per lb. 90 30
Brooms, per doz. $50 $50
Sharpen pick, each. .07 ID
Sharpen mattock,
each. -. 49,. III Id
Present. Former
Price. Price.
Laying Pick with Steel, S
each NJ 40
Laying Pick with Steel IS
and Iron, each. I'D 90
Laying Mattock with
Steel, each 80. -. 30 I'D
Laying Aattock with
Steel and Iron, each. 80 ~
The Finance committee will b, able
Mt the next meeting, they hope, To SHOW
by figures IA very material saving in the
CITY - UuEt1dStS ne puItIiSili- III
partment has hardly been established
long enough at this time 10 demon
strate its usefulness, ha1 with another
thirty days trial they think that it will
be adjusted so that the best Interests o.
the city will be subserved.
In closing Your Finance committee ash
that each Chairman of committees fur
nish them, not later than Friday, Au
gust 18th, a detailed statement shown.
the amount absolutely necessary to carr,
on their department, in order that We
may be able to figure up the annual
budget. They are now in a position Il
figure this matter more definitely, as Tho
assessments have been received.
Alderman Drewry read the report oil
the Street committee. 1t stated that ar
rangements We're about completed fol
putting in a new rock-crushing outfit
at the quarry, and four additional cars
for hauling rock will be bought.
The contract for grading the streets
has been awarded to w. b. Goodwin
at 24l5 cents per cubic yard. There was
one other bidder-his bid was 371a cent
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

Lots of men never succeed in getting
there simply because a dread Of failure
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05
Wilton Velvet
Carpets.

With and without Borders; also Hall
and Stair Patterns exclusive styles and
coloringsa very durable Carpet. Regu-
lar Fall price will be 100 per yard Au-
gust price, soc. per yard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05
Our August Prices for These New Fall Carpets
A Saving of Is to 40 Per Cent by Your Buying Now
High Pile Extra All
Worsted Velvets.

With and without Borders-also Hall
and Stair Patterns. The low price on
these high pile Velvet Carpets for Fall
will be $1.25 per yard. August price,
$100 per yard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

The best makes, Smiths & Sanford's
"a great variety Of newest styles to
choose from. Regular Fall price $1.00
per yard August price, Toe. per yard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05
American Brussels
Carpets.

With and without Borders; also, Hall
and Stair Patterns, handsome styles and
colorings. No better wearing Carpet can
be made. Regular Fail price will be
$1.00 per yard. August price, Soc per
yard.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
Creates New Wants,

&TedVeS New wants
A few of the followers of Golden
have begun to perceive that a system
which has the effect of diversifying the
industries of a nation may prove more
beneficial to the world generally than
the one their apostle advocated Of con-
verting n country into the workshop
of the world, and relegating all other
countries to the position Of pfoducers
of food stuffs aud raw materials for
manufactures. Recently a writer in a
leading English review declared fatty
that Russia's resort to protection had
actually benefited Great Britain, and
lie buttressed his argument with sta
tistics which clearly showed that the
diversification of industry was Great
ing new wants which would never have
been felt by the Russians If they had
persisted in remaining n strictly agri-
cultural people. By and by this import
ant result of the protective policy will
be perceived by all kinds Of economists,
and then 1t will be admitted that the
best system is that which encourages
peoples to try their hands at all kinds
of industry, and not remain content to
accept the position of inferiority to
which the nations with established
manufactures would cheerfully assign
all would-be rivals.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
H.s Proved II. va,uc.

The advocates of free trade should
take a hint from an incident In the
House of Commons the other day. Mr..
Douglass Coghill, a conservative. said
that the present United States Dingley
tariff was working serious injury to
British manufacturers, and asked IL
the government would not enter into
negotiations with the United States for
a tariff that would be more favorable
to Great Britain. The milk in this CO.
coanut is that the Dingley tariff pro-
tects American industries against Brit
ish competition so that better wages
can be paid American workmcn and
ever then our exports abroad have in
creased largely during the past two
years. The Dinglcy tariff has proved
its value in more ways than one.-
Cohocs q. " Republican.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
No Bette,. Mar.

All of the Republicans in Ohio. IN.
Guiding the President of the United
States. will rejoice over the nomina.
ton of George X. Nash. A better man
than is Mr.. Nash could not have been
found, and the Leader says this with
great sincerity and with happy willing.
ness. No nan in all the world can
truthfully say anything to the detri-
ment of the Republican candidate for
Governor. George X. Nash as u citizen,
us Il lawyer. and ms an oifice-holder,
has lived an open and righteous life
and has done his duty in all things and
at all times. He is an honest man. a
good man in every way, and all who
know him will so declare. His heart
is kind and pure and his confidence in
mankind comes from his own integrity
and splendid personal character
Cleveland Leader.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
MET n cLAx.
An Anecdote Related by Miss Crosby,
the Blind Hymn Writer.

One of the anecdotes related BY
Fanny Jane Crosby. the blind hymn
writer, concerns her meeting with
Henry Clay. Clay had been invited to
visit the institution for the blind, at
Thirty-fourth street and Ninth avenue.
IL was but a girl at the time. not yet
out of my teens" she said at her Brook
Ign home, "but I had had considerable
experience, and while not reasonably
known to MI. Clay l had written little
things and sent them to him. One in
particular which l had sent to him
about that time was upon the death Of
his son, which was fresh In his mind.
Tor he referred to it when he began
speaking to US.
"At 3 o'clock Clay, with a number OF
friends, drove up to the entrance of the
institution in a carriage and alighted.
All the girls were marshnled in the
grounds in our best bib and tucker,
with the board of managers, just in
side the entrance gate. 1t vas a nice
day in May, I remember, and the girls
who had prepared their pieces came
forward and recited them to Mr.. Clay.
He appeared greatly moved mt the dem
onstration, as indicated by the tones Of
his voice in his reply, for, of course, I
did not see him.
"Mr. Clay, who was, I believe, n
of the kindest of men, alluded to his
several communications with me, and
my deep sympathy in his sorrow over
the death of his son. and spoke of his
sympathy at what he described a. my
misfortune in not being able to view
smiling nature in it's happiest mood as
it was on that May day. He had some
thing to say to the other girl speakers.
and went UP to the institution itself
and seemed to feel a deep interest in
everything.
"Mr. Clay sat down to IL luncheon pre-
pared by the girls, and asked particu-
larly as to who had prepared each one
of the good things. Then lie said that
at his Kentucky home lie had simple
food, and SO they could understand
how great was his delight to get such
nice food when away from it. All of
the girls voted Mr.. Clay as the great
est and best of men. He went away
greatly pleased with his visit."-New
York Sun,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
Wanted Hia Horae.

A Scotch farmer. celebrated in his
neighborhood for his immense strength
and skill in athletic exercises, very fire.
quently had the pleasure of contend
ing with people who came to try their
strength against him. Lord d., a great
pugilistic amateur, went from London
on purpose to fight the athletic Scot.
The later was working in an enclosure
Mt a little distance from his house when
the noble lord arrived. His lordship
tied his horse to a tree and addressed
the farmer. "Friend, 1 have heard
marvellous reports of your skill, and
have come a long way to see which Of
us two is the better wrestler" The
Scotchman, without answering, seized
the nobleman, pitched him over the
hedge and then set about working
again. When Lord d. got up: "Nell,"
said the farmer. "have you anything
to say to met" NO." replied his lord
ship. "but perhaps you'd be good
enough to throw me my horse."-Short
Stories.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
Some Truth. at Loui.ville.

The speeches of Bryan. Altgeld, Will
iams and o. p. Belmont at Louisville
afford little material for comment. The
speakers themselves felt this, and I'M
Willingly they admitted some damag-
ing truths. Mr.. Bryan, for example,
made this lapse:
1.-The gold standard is so simple that
every one of us can understand 1T and
its effects" :
This is perfectly true. 1t is the free
silver proposition that Is understood
least by those who shout for 1t most
loudly. But the number of shouters is
rapidly diminishing. Mr.. Williams
tried to explain away the melancholy
fact as follows:
ut Is true that the bimetallic Ques-
ton has been largely argued on. Little
that is new can be said. Some of our
friends have tired of the discussion not
because their belief is weaker, but be-
cause they deem the merits establish
ed. and that the opposition does not In
tend to be fair. Perhaps for this rea-
son it may be that the issue will not be
as prominent in the coming Presiden-
tial campaign as in the last"
But convinced men do not tire Of
truth. If the %silverites are weary and
l~istless. 1t is because they have lost
and know 1t. Few can be induced to
treat silver as a live issue, and the ora
tors will have to cast about for new rail-
lying cries. Mr.. Williams uttered an
important truth, however, when he
said:
We are nov approaching the first
campaign in which any party has ven
tured its fate upon the support of gold
recommendation. We shall enter upon
the next campaign with no evasion or
duplicity. Every man who votes the
Democratic ticket in 1900 will vote for
the free coinage Of silver"
And the people will vote for the gold
standard without ifs and butts. They
have learned something since 1896. The
facts have argued better than scholars
can. The facts have destroyed silver
and established the gold standard. The
voters will accept n condition, not q
theory.-Chicago Post.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
What a Memory

One rainy day in spring an old York
shire fisherman returned to his native
village after an absence Of fifteen
years, and fearfully sought the house
which sheltered his deserted wife. En-
tering without knocking, he seated him
self near the open door, took a long and
vigorous pull ut his dirty clay pipe, and
nodded jerkily to 't'owd woman"
"Mornin', Maria" he said, with at
fected unconcern.
She looked up from the potatoes she
was peeling. and tried to utter the
scathing TRADE she had daily re-
hearsed since his departure; but it
would not come.
''Ben." she said. instead. once more
rcsuming her work, bring thesen DER
to t fire, an Ah'n darn that hole T. thy
Jersey. ALI meant dom t. day tina
went away, but summat put me orr'
Stray Stories.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23

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for twcntv voar 40. h,t TO-. $3.50 au n:s
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
Discovery of Acctylrne Gas.

The facts relating to the discovery OF
a%cetylene gas are interesting. 1t ap-
pears that some years ago Thomas l..
Wilson of st. Cutharines, Ont, was
smelling for metallurgical purposes.
From time to time he used IL good deal
of rock salt in his furnace sock, and
also limestone as n fluX. Whenever
these two materials We're fused togeth-
or the Stag produced by the intense cleo
trical heat included n dirty grayish
substance wholly unlike anything else
he had ever seen. For weeks he no.
ticed this substance without giving
more than passing attention to it,
dumping it into the stream upon the
bank of which he had built his furnace.
One day a curious thing occurred and
Mt a time when the pile of Stag had be-
come so large that its top rose above
the surface Of the water. \ minute or
two after dumping the Stag as usual in.
to the stream, some Of it going under
and part remaining above the water in
n red-hot state, the sizzling and steam
ing was followed by n bright burst of
flame. The next time Mr.. Wilson used
rock salt and limestone the blaze again
appeared over the Stag after 1t had been
cast into the river, and. it being at
night, he was much struck by the bril-
liant white light produced. The next
time that he had a batch OF the queer
grayish residue to dispose of. he did not
waste 1t, but saved 1t and poured over it
some water for experiment. He held a
lighted match over the pile, when in
stantly there was a white. glowing
aame.-Western Electrician.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-23
Facts cs to Tin Plate price.,

1t is worth noting that the price Of
tin plate, with the increase of II per
cent. in wages. is still $1.1O per box less
than it was when We relied on foreign
supply for all u tin plate under free
importation. What has really been ac-
complished is this: The tin plate in.
dustry has been transferred to this
country; whatever profits there are
pow go to American investors, the
wages expended in that industry are
distributed to American laborers, and
these have been increased since the
trust was organized II per cent; the
producers are undoubtedly making a
good profit, and still the product is sold
to American consumers at $1.1O a box,
or % per cent, less than before the
tariff was adopted and the trust or
Embellishments Magazine.