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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-02-23
No Two Thumbs Alike.

1t is not alone on questions of hand
writing that handwriting experts are
called upon to testify. Thumb impress
sions. around which Mark Twain in
"Puddin head Wilson" built his ingcn-
iouS story, have sometimes formed
the basis of very convincing testimony.
Conan Doyle said that Caryalho's de-
auctions in the case of the Robbery of
$4,000 from Il package of the Amem-
can Express company, for nicely of
reasoning and extraordinary cuinci-
dcnce, cclipsed anything any one ever
dared put into fiction.
In 1884 Asa Guy Quincy was tried
on the charge of stealing large sum
of money from the express company.
1t was proved that Quincy had opened
the safe where the package had been
placed, taken it out and deposited it in
another safe. 1t was found that a
large sum was missing.
The evidence was purely circumstan-
tial. The envelope containing the mon
ey bore upon it, however thumb i'm
preston. Mr. Carvalho testified that
the impression on the envelope and
several impressions of Gurncys
thumb correspondent exactly and con
tended that there We're no two thumbs
in the world alike. But such evidence
was too subtle for the rural jury which
tried the case, and the prisoner was
acquitted
iS TO |, tod tt,i1, 60,
the accuracy of CarvalhO's testimony
that Quincy soon after confessed
Chambers Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-02-23
LONDON PUBLIC WORK.
Great >a,InE Follows EiiU3HstIsn 90
Gh~ Contractor.

Ihs Is~i lsfuluu ,,suufy srHu.rl
.lss.lssi be I>>l di>,uvrrel r,aaI ,'n-
tract Iri Sc, >,s.m,-l unusually high,
a f..W experiments were ura.i'-. s saw
iu- al ~nmv 80 Ia.r -.nt resulted lsrn
came SIDE Nurk u,ad sewer, siur- "a
uluu> When the bids vf dc" -uu-
TRACTORS were ulsurd. after SIDE usual
ADVERTISING. 10 WAS found l.'al uuly
two iruArTs had hrrn s,UI in and tAat
thr~,. were. exactly Sluu apart. one hc-
iu- iur S,,5.alu and the other for So
$40 Apparently there WIS a cumhina-
ton against the city. The council again
decided Ia du its own work. The actual
Gust was S..i.:,5,5. a saving OF S-.,:'>i,
or nearly - per cent
The contractors had ovcrrrachod
themselves. AMI the outcome WAS the
creation. in l>.r;. If a works depart
m,ui This department takes almost
the same position as a private c'n-
tractor. except. of course. when illal
east cN,,,dS the estimate il must Ice
paid 10y the department for which The
work Is done. Just aS when il lIiiS Lee
low the estimated cost the department;
gets the benefit of the saving. The
practical working of rhc scheme is as
follows: When department has a
piece of work To Ice done. it decides
whether it shall ask for tenders or get
an estimate from the works depart
merit. Ii the estimate is satisfactory,
the works department takes charge.
1t has ills office staff, its own engineers,
foreman and lahorcrS. its own shops,
its own lumber yards, its own saw
mills. its own planning mills, its own
horses everything that a we'll to do
contractor would have. In fact, the
works department is equal 10 any CON
tracing firm in London as regards
plant and business done.
The elimination of the private CON
tractor to such an extent has not gone
on unuppoScd The Moderate party
has StrrnuOuSly objected to such an
extension of municipality activity, at
tempting first to crush and then 10
StarVc ii. The contractors have sought
To freeze it out by greatly lowering
their offers And some traitors have
been found even in the department
itself. But it has escaped foes within
and foes without, and today the prin-
ciple of direct employment is more
firmly intrenched than ever.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-16

wheat is 55.2 compared with 91.7 of last
year. In Minnesota and North Dakota
the condition of oats, barley, rye, pas
lures and meadow lands is, like that
spring wheat, the lowest on record.
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands of farmers July is estimated at
81, 100000 bushels, or an equivalent of
9.3 per cent. Of the crop of 1899. The
average condition of the oat crop is
85.5 compared with 80. of last year
That of barley is 1853, against 80. the
previous year. That of winter rye is
1915 compared with 1873 in 1899. The
average condition of spring rye is 69.7
compared with 1877 a year ago. There
is indicated an increase of 10000 acres,
or IL per cent. in the acreage in po-
tatoes with condition of 91.3 COM
pared with the ten-year average Of 1872.
Reports on the hay crop in Maine are
unfavorable. While there has been
general decline in the condition of ap-
pies, most every important apple grow
ing state has promise of more than an
average crop. This is also true of
peaches and grapes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-16

One II. S. marshal istantly killed
and three desperadoes mortally
wounded and captured, is the record of
a fight on the Arkansas river 40 miles
east of Glencoe, Q. Il. The despera
does had stolen herd of cattle. and
were preparing to dispose of them,
when the three marshals overlook
them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-16
CROP CONDITIONS.
Reports from the Department of Agri-
culture.

Washington, July 1.-THE prelimi-
nary returns to the statistician of the
department of agriculture on the acre
age of corn planted indicate an in
crease of about 100000 acres, or Is
per cent over the acreage harvested
last year. The average condition of
the growing crop is 89.5 compared with
86.5 last year. The condition in Iowa
is 102; Missouri, 1O1; Kansas and Ne
braska, SO; Illinois, 90; Indiana, 49,.
The condition of winter wheat shows a
further decline during June, being 80.8
on July 1, compared with 65.6 a year
ago. The average condition of spring
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-16
OVER 800 STUDENTS
BIG REGISTRATION AT UNIvER-
SITY SUMNER SCHOOL.
SEVERAL FROM ABROAD

Many States and South America,
Japan, Hawaii and Canada Repre-
Distinguished Lecturers in
Addition to the Valuable Course
Offered by the University.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
hlssioners' Proceedings.
nsnver ilklnhOInu,

hi,sioners' Proceedings.
Beaver. oklahoma,
July. 2. 1000.
Of county commissioners OF
|,y, Oklahoma Territory, met IN
lon pursuant 10 law, nj the OF
pniy clerk OF Beaver county, on
2, A. d. 1900, At \ o'clock
~ Dunlap. Absent, McCord
sirMan Dunlap presii'ns'
s"3vsSed until ] o'clock p. M
p, vsSNe, July, =, 1900.
.. oSam.usmmissioEers met
0Ssssu,, selVseo', Dunlap
paa,:;y, s;,S. ,r'ss'i0SA, .
i,s' O0,'.yius ~ ,ha, . $n u,
.,. corner = so,.h. % Ar ranse ,, e. =, ;oin S
evsssi,i ~. ,ios Ss,v..n ss ,,'' T. c..
!. s,sss s.ss, 'e.s 'ee:,,,,ou ha. .v"s, Sss1
sssd dv.ss sl.Ssi ~ ss', 's,,S,at% =, !,
=, ,.:,ssss.sa :sssss road, ,. and y ",..' :,
y y ysssI propose. .r.s.a"sS - rssS
ss..Ss v,,bou' sn,sa,s 'ar,,css
sssse saSs psalsp the ."a ,s,', ,Ss
:si,,,s..:: s,:s::::'$ Z :'ss survey ..i: .,.s .s
); !: s: !: I: !: ! -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
Lard once at Woodward, %. z.

Notice is hereby given that the iolluwlnl
named settler hns iiicd notice oi his Intention
Ia make nnHl proni In Support uf hiS clain,
Tnnnrhill, l'ruhH'e iudgr In nnd foi
u. aver county, okla. T,rri;ur,, AT I,cavrr
oklahoma, un July ~, lNpl, viz:
Roi cri T.. iiaugh, II, T.. NJ, lo7i, FIR the
81 quarter See. H. rwp, :, II. -, T. a. NJ.
lie names the following witnesses 20 prove
his continuous residence upon aud culiiya.
Iion of. said land, viz:
Fr'drr ck NJ. curtis, and clyde T.. Curtis
oI Logan, -. 7. John lIudlirsion and George
NJ. iirm"r III Lock woud, on,
+, ~ Really, n"gIsici,
First pub, June 1901.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
CONSOLIDATED
Land Dilirc nj " NoUiwurd a

July, ,, iTO.
N"iir" IT, hereby piv"n that IN. t,lInwI,,
namoi settlers have filed notice Of ,h,.ir IN
ten i''n Ia maR" final pro- IN sumner, A.
h,irc aims and that sad uruoi will u" mad,
h.h r. Chhrl .. rannch u, Judge IF IN,
Pisha,e iuurt IN ard fOr beaver g, uu,y
o, T. AMI In ease II his absence, tLcn brf,y,
Settle ". Ih ma clerk OF said couti, Al
Beaver, y. 7. on Aug. Il. tiHIo viz '"
Aug,istus Hnhcrit, ~. r. NJ. ;sy. f,,
III. NJ !, "f See ~, Twp.d 4 y, II. q l.. l.. nj
witnesses for Augustus e. itp, cr,s. Joi,,
hn'oman; Fr.dr."k - and August PETIT, 'i
tuiu, -, T., aud Gland u BInnrbar,I and
Fred &. frncv, oI Beaver. -. T. ~
Az" Frcdrirk foS, u. L. No.. HiG, for IN,
SW Z See. -. twp. q n, u, ~ T.. = Il
witnesses Tor fr"lrlck Fax, John I,ntom.,,
augustus &, Roberts and August T,Itn "i
Coin, -. T., AMI Cinud u. hlniicbari nnJ
fr,d & Tracy BraycrO T.
Also August P,iiE, ~, L.. No, Ga7. for tho Y
W u of I'll" NJ aud = "a ~ tho SE !. nn,I
~ fihc NV y sec. 80, Twp. q y, Il, :; T.
Witnesses for .Nugus' 2, itl, hhn Batcmani
lrcifick Fox and AuLusius e, i,oh, rt, n
!oin, -. T. and Cl,ud u. blanchard md
frtdt. tracy Oi Heavier -. r
!, u, iIE\LN, Register,
firsi published july i2isW
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
CONTEST y rrI,E
ptrAHiMi.Nr ni rnE INTERIOR,
'niicd states Liant Orhrc. WooJy,rJ a 4,


bErAHiMuNT or TIiE ISTEut,p
'ni"d states Liant Office, Woody,rJ a 4,
May, y. InOr
snIn"i"nt contest RfIldn,t n win, ,,,,,
cN va Ihih ON J" bN Amartla i Iiip ,nr a 81
uHhh,, Rai ~ hom strad HutrN M ,,aI
n',,,u' ~ hh"r !. ~ far ii : hhII a., ~
rN nun, Hnl he halt ni ~, SW uu,,t"r
. w, Twp u. =. &c ~ H., d. n.
~ how,, rnt"sl'' IN whrh 4 H. ui,, -
,hnl snii ,'rSsi" ". Iinuc. has VII in, nhs,,,'
hon'i h'ii Tract Tor p"riU NJ uu,,, 'be'' 81 !,
III MUS me M King said entry ,nJ n. NJ,
pfl'r lh mutation or IlIi> con ,st si, h,y'
NJ ny re u,truc II u trsIlnn,r No., INV NV.
~ y on snid irnc that ~ Il trnri ~,
81 'l,d l"u nnd ru'iiN ted hy : id ,ur I" "
rrluir'i h' nw, ~ hring in lis original :, Fl
stn -. Aui hat sri aIirg.,i nt.c,,''', ~, "
IN" said lnrd y not due tp hrr .,,,,I,.,Iui' ,,"i'
IN any rnnncitr ~ The army, navy ,r ~, ,nr,,'a
"'! of III" inl,,d =. t.s In t,,pc ar ,,n,'r
Nnd lhis III" Snid CONTESTANT ia rcnuv i' ,,a,'.,
~ surr iinir 'nd pln o.. > itny b, rnm,r1 ~
the I''rist' nnd Ercri,rr hlr y h,,nri ~,
saih rhH ~n!i pnrii .iph rrl,y "A, ti,I
"Ilr T. rrtpind ~ 4 UiiCf .vItlcnc,, tn,,,t,t,. .
sniu nl'gitinn ~ fr''c'uck n nm on III,
fNl hcfr" The icgist.r nni I,cr,.Iy"r -, ,,.
ri'"'' ~'nl'' lhnd on 'rRt W ,i,ar,I Z, ~
~" sni 90 t"s'IHt hHN ihg ~, a mind ,,
hnNt, " "' NJ! ~, tuDI ,,r ~ ,,,'rs
whirh sh' " irHi y ter du" ,Iil!s ~, ,., ,.i
EtrN,"'' IN nrii d" rnu not H., 4. AL 4, T.
~ rchy 'rIrr"dnn directed Tim, s,,"L u,,io
he given uN du" and rpp = publIrntio,,
J. ID. llEALy. Register.
First pub. June 1900.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
Land Office At Woo iwnrd. u. I.
May - 1900.

Notice II hereby gwen TINT the following
named settler have filed notice of his inter
lion to make final proof In support oi Nj
,Ism and that said proof will hc made be.
fore charles -, 1annrhiil, l'rnhate Judge il
aud for Beaver county, NJ licaycr, q. r.
Oh July IT., 1910, via:
Fred " .iIrchc, u. T.. ~. ~ for The ~
Of the Ne and the 81 Z IL the NV an,
the NE OF the SW and ne NV of III,
III 1 See -, Twp. \, 4. III T.. &. ".
lie nanes the follow ,ng witnesses I,
prove his continuous residence upon ant
cultivation of, said lands,yU
otto B,hy, Charles l., iieebe, OF River
side, q. 7, and Noah =. Dawes, Fugen,
Groves, Of Beaver, q. 7.
=. ID. llrALr, Register.
First pub. June u 1000.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
innh Office At Woodward. %. r.,

N"'icr il hereby given that the following
nan,"i settler has ilcd npiic" Of his in
i'n'i'n u max" nuni Ir,uf IN support UI
his rinin, aud that said ronT win D.,
mnl h"!nr" Register aud Receiver 4. =. La, d
Onirc al Woodward %. =, on Auy. -, i,yD Niz,
u, nlan,in j. Lang II, T.. M. Is,. ior the \
" 40 the ~ i AMI tn" ~, oi the sW !.
sec -, n!d the NE Z ofthr SE Z sec ~. ~
q \, ~ 70 r. IN
II" names he T. lowing witnrss"s TO prove
ton of, E,ih land, via:
benjamin T.. Long, and Claude u. Blanch-
aid oI li,,nrcr, o. =. nnd thnrcs Prescott ana
t;r,igr stopher ,f ''in. OF
y. b iEALf, Register.
First pub July ! 800.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
absolutely Pure

MANY low priced imitation baking powders are
upon the market Ihv,, iiv made with alum,
and care should @. tai ~ " avoid them ~ alum
r u POISON, nrHcI tu hc taken IN tie iopd
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
Land oaicr A. wmd.,rIn =

>,,,.... =. ,..,. lunc .? i'RU,
named s"t'l, has filed n,iiCr If LIs in,,,i.
u ~ mnk !" iinal rrrof ~ supuort az 4.
7 sltr,i'" clam ana that : Id rr .nl vim hc
mail, ht I, r" tha les -. TanurI,ItI In loo ~,
'hr I'i"hat" t'ourt ~ and tor n. nyrr , No.,
oklahoma l"rti'oiy, ut ruN.r. ,ii, In, ,,,. n
On N'Eu II, 1870 viz: W" WV"
'h"i, , u. lrnWn. Gnnrdipn ni npI ,r
JninrS VI. liru WI. inSarr, for ill.,, : ""' ~" 1T
NJ = aud 10" W ., ~ the ~ 4 ur = ,. .,
iwp. j Y. u. - T.. NJ 80
ms coniinuonS residence upou and chi, iyai inn
Of SAID land. VIZ:
John " webb Christian Felko. ,,r,s
niI'n and iinrnard iIirich all uf Beaver. q
Fn. iiEALy, Register.
First pub July, y. IWn
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12
Land onicc n, Woodward, %. r..

Notirc N hereby given that the following
named settlers have Hlrd notice oi their In.
t.niion to make hnnl pro rin support oi th,ir
clnini, and that said ironf viii he made be-
tore tile i,cgirtcr n, a Rec liver nj the 4. =.
Land oihcc Woodward, -. T., ON August I,
I.hn
Juitp T., Pease. deyisce of Xelinn W bout
We'll, deceased, II T. No, isa, for The lo,s : and
Suni ~ T. of the NV A and the NV y VI the
Me-, SO. 1T. iN, u ~ ErM.
Julia r., I'fnse. ~ o. 30. T?B f,ir th. lot ana
lhr sw :. of the NV quarter See. I pnd lot
nlil lhsSE quarter of the NJ puar'cr Sec
\, ThN, u - &
Wi,rrssrs ~ hc above applicants are En-
NETT pi.rat., lurlcs P.iibertOu, Florence
smith aud Julia iliason all OF Engiewood
kuprNs
Iuvn EJiason u u M y>,. for the W 4 al III,
sE ,luartnr sud tue NV puari,r ol The Nj
l.ar. = =. 80 ! 1!s N ;I.s'ttsr Z, 'hr NV quar-
nainrs Tor her wltny.ses, thprles relik
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12

On motion the following claims for bounty
on coyote anil gray wolves were allowed To
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-12

In the matter of the petition If ". Hustled
praying for liquor liccrs,. the applicant
having failed 10 appear ioi Toe hearing sri
before the board Tor This day. un notion,
Dunlap. the hearing Is dismissed nni the
petition rejected.
| On motion the resignation of e. :. Keys
M justice Of the peace OF Harrison township
Was accepted.
| On motion the petition Of James liarr
asking that taxes collected from petitioner
BY reason Of the ~ per cent raise he re-
funded was rejected. for the reason that
the board do not believe that they have ANY
Jurisdiction In the matter.
On motion the board adjourned until July
| ,, 1900 ni So'clock u IN.
Beaver, Oklahoma, July, ., 1900 o'clock
III. board Of county commissioners net
pursuant To adjournment. Present, Duulap
and MeCord, Absent, Steele. Chairman
Dunlap presiding.
The boarl proceeded TO take up the
stock brand applications and on poiion the
board adjournel until o'clock y. M
Beaver, Oklahoma, july .. 1900 o'clock
| .'Nrhe board of c0uniy commissioners met
pursuant TO adjournment. Present. Dunl p
aud McCord. Absent, Steele. Chairman
Dunlap presiding.
TN motion the following stock brands
were approved towii;
rJ Judy, cattle brand M on leh hip or
thigh.
or Whitaker. cattle brand Il ~
left thigh. Horse hrand lazy len ihigh
Tnnnehill a ,'uilon, cattle brand h
connected ON right hip
Wright, hor brand lnzy diamond "
right shoulder
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
The Biters Bit.

''See that party with the jag sitting
in the corner Of the carp said a con-
ductor who was riding to the car barns
in Zoo and Eden park car to the con-
ductor in charge Of the car.
"Yep. He's got heavy bundle" was
the answer.
'Well, take this counterfeit half dol
lar with you when you collect his fare.
A passenger passed it on me month
ago. If he gives you dollar, you can
shove it on him."
The conductor Of the car took the
lead half dollar, entered the car, and
the man with the jag held out silver
dollar and received the counterfeit half
and 45 cents in change.
''Worked like charm" said the con-
ductor as he reached the platform.
''Here he comes now. He wants to
get Off"
The drunken man wabbled to the
door and unsteadily descended from
the car.
"Now Wen split up," remarked the
conductor of the car as he drew the
dollar from his pocket. And as both
Of the conductors gazed at the silver
dollar they gasped in unison: Were
up ag'in it! It's counterfeit dollar."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
A Dog Story with a floral.

A man, whom we know, had five
puppies, water spaniels, all black and
all looking just alike. Four of the
puppies grew up to be just common
dogs. One was taken by a dog
trainer and educated. The four pups
which just grew up were never worth
over SIS apiece, if as much as that be-
cause they did not know anything ez-
cept wag their tails and bark at the
moon. The pup which was carefully
trained by the dog fancier became
worth 81, 900, and that sum was re-
fused for him because he knew some
thing. Let US call the five pups boys
and how does the proposition look to
you? 1t is easier to train a boy than
a dog. If you have boys, study this
problem over.-Ex.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
Ba1egga Eating elephant.

Stark naked savages, with long,
creased plaits of hair hanging down to
their shoulders, were perched on every
available inch Of the carcass, hacking
away with knives and spears, yelling,
cursing and munching, covered with
blood and entrails; old men, young
men, prehistoric hays, babies, one and
all gorged or gorging, smearing them
selves with blood, laughing and fight
ing. Pools of blood, strips Of hide,
vast bones, blocks of meat, individuals
who had dined not wisely but too well
lay round in bewildering confusion.
and in two short hours all was finish,
ed. Nothing remained but the great
gaunt ribs, like the skeleton of ships
wreck, and few disconsolate vultures
perched thereon.-E. S. Grogan Before
the Royal Geographical Society.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28

Born parties are watching the Ger
man vote very closely just now, and
are trying to find out how it will be
cast in November. The German
newspapers throughout New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Mary
land appear to be quite as stanch in
their loyalty to Mckinley as four
years ago. IT is realized that the
campaign is yet to young arrive at
any certain conclusions about the
course of many of these newspapers
nevertheless great deal OF encour-
-agement is derived from their attitude
at this time. The New York Stats
Zeitung, for instance, which is very
influential among the Germans of the
East, remains hostile to Bryan
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
Ii HUNG CHANG.
Ii HUNG CHANG.

The grand old man of China, Ii
Hung Chang, in his nth year is
again called into public life by the
critical situation in the Chinese en-
pire. He has guided the affairs of
the Celestial kingdom on more than
one crisis, and has always served to
the satisfaction of his followers. He is
a man of great ability, well balanced
and intelligent. He is much Il the
greatest man of the most populous
nation on earth. He is very warm
friend of the Dowager Empress, and
his insight into public affairs, as we'll
as his warm sympathy for the world
in general, has brought the world to
believe that his counsel, more than
any other factor, will bring peace out
of the turmoil that now occupies uni
versal attention. Ii Hung Chang
comes from an obscure family, and
has won his high position by rare
ability. He is scholar and a poet
as we'll as a statesman. He believes
in China most thoroughly, while he
es not deny to outsiders the rights
of existence. He believes in his own
doctrine, and comedies to each in
dividual the right to think as he may
choose.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28

Secretary Gage has given an inter
view taking issue with those who as
sert that the gold law passed by the
the present Congress is OF no value
when administered by hostile Sec
Rotary of the Treasury because it did
mot make the bond of the United
States specifically payable in gold.
The Secretary says that to have
changed the existing bonds from coin
to gold would have been a bad pre-
o. cedent which might have warranted
=. silver Congress in changing them
! from gold to silver and for this reason
i he thinks it was wisest to make no
u change. The same result was reached
lby allowing the bonds to be converted
at option of the holders into the two
+ per cent gold bonds. All coin bonds
F. can be so converted except about
$162,OOO,OOO four per cent ones issued
.by Mr.. Cleveland under specific
understanding that they we're not to
be considered gold bonds. A Secre-
,tary of the Treasury might, says MIR.
Gage, indulge in the puerile amuse-
ment of paying out silver dollars in
stead of checks Gf he could get the
silver which would be very difficulty
but it would make no difference as
long as the parity was maintained
and this could only be destroyed by
direct and intentional violation of law.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
The Mead waters T1ps.

One Of the most expensive reStau-
rants in New York is conducted, so far
as it's observing patrons can tell, ON q
unique system Of tips. The head wait
er Of the room devoted to the use of
the men guests makes it point to- be-
come acquainted with them, find out
their names and becomes genial In the
half respectful, half presuming way
that so frequently passes for good ma
ture among employees Of the kind in
this country. Naturally he receives
liberal fees from bis clientele, which Is
made up Of rich men able to pay high
prices for the extra service they re-
ceive.
When there is no financial response
Of this kind to the walters advances,
his cordiality diminishes. The walters
under him 30, with unusual willing
ness, the head walters bidding. They
are evidently Indifferent as to their
own success in the matter of fees. 1t
is only the good will of the head waiter
that appears to be the goal Of all their
efforts.
Such unself1shness astonishes regular
patrons Of the restaurant, and one in
particular undertook to discover the
reason of this attitude Of the walters
toward their chief. He learned after
awhile that the tips the head waiter
received were large enough to enable
him to give the walters part of his
earnings for attending with particular
care to his patrons, who, as rule, con-
fine their contributions to the head
waiter. The guests who fail to take
advantage Of the head walters over
lures to friendliness are not likely to
fare well in that restaurant, where the
walters, certain of a fee from the man
over them, are Indifferent to the guests
not included among the list of his pa
trons.-New York Sun.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
INTERPRETATION.

We long for peace that is lastings
We plead for a rapture that's rares
Like fishermen ceaselessly casting :. 5
Their nets in the gulf of despair. Il
We draw from deep waters of sorrow (.
Dark wrecks of old failure and fear
And out Of sea silence we borrow =:
The storm that will never come near. =
Faith speeds past the footsteps Of duty
And halts at the doof&Sf a tomb; :
Thought pierces the source of all beauty
And returns unto dust-'tis the doom
OF each man child to strive and to wonder. i
To plan for some positive gain,
And only find mysteries under
All life, be it pleasure or pain.
Lo, in realms Of the mind there is treasure
For toilers who dwell in content;
There is truth that no science can measure,
And the fearless are never forspent;
There is light when earth shadows are falling,
There's reward for the deeds that are done,
Where envy crowned virtues are calling,
Through faith is thy victory womb
Charles W. Stevenson in Chicago Record.