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The Portland daily press., 1901-02-07

land forwarded 20 Representative Webb
at Augusta, petitions signed by 800 Port
landers asking favorable action on
week, making 1t optional with munici.
palities to place their entire tax levy
on real estate, exsmpting It's incum-
brances.
A real estate agent OF this city has Civ.
en- out the information that representa-
tives from the templs at shiloh, nie.,
have recently been In the city looking
TOR a rent in which to establish a sort OF
sun-ststion for furthering the wo.k be.
gun several years ago at Shiloh. Inc
agent. after learning OF the use 90 which
the repre- sentatlves wished to put the
rent did not become very enthusiastic
over the matter, and 1t is understood
that they returned to Shilon to consult
further In regard to the establishment OF
q branch here.
Mayor Robinson has not approved the
wlRgln and French order passed at Mon
days meeting of the oity government and
said yesterday he had not decided what
action he would take with 1t.
A lS-year-old boy was sent to the police
station yesterday morning on the charge
of STEALING from street merchants. He
will probably be presented In the mu-
nioipal court
The suburban and city branches of the
electric roads run all day yesterday as
usual, having successfully overcome the
big snow drifts Of Monday. The steam
reads were also moving trains regularly.
Many men found employment shovelllng
snow Tuesday and Wednesday.
| Coroners in quests costs the County
o Cumberland over ss400 last year.
A handsome steel ceiling is being put
in Heseltine's drug store on Congress
street.
Notices for the coming municipal cleo
tion have besn posted by the city mes
senRer.
There will be special meeting of the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen this after
noon.
Una Eneampment, No 40, I. o. o.
F., will work the patriarchial degree this
evening.
George Washington council, No. 8, o.
U. A. NJ, installation Of officers tonight.
There win be an important meeting OF
the Board OF Trade at 3 o'clock this af-
| ternoon.
| The Knights of Malta Will confer the
Malta degree on one of the county offie-
iaIs tonight at Beacon Commandery, SO
Exchange strest.
The Shsylor Engraving Co, have issued
neat calendar illustrated with speei
mems OF their works.
| Trial Justics MoManus Of South Port
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AN HEIRLOOM sIDEBoARD.

In the window of. loren Hooper's Sons
has been shown for the past few DAYS a
which has just been retinished in the
firms finishing department. The side
board has rather an interesting history.
1t was built In France III years ago for q
osrtain governor OF Massachusetts,. II
is now the property OF certain well.
known Portland gentleman who Is to be
heartily congratulated on the possession
OF such a piece. Persons interested III
old furniture should by all means see thii
Fideboard.
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TIE TwILIanT CLUB.

Ths Twilight club held very pleasant
and profitable meeting last Saturday
at the home of Mrs q. A. jackson. The
study was sketches from the life and
writings Of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Miss
Leona Merritt of Jay was the guest OF the
afternoon. Delicious cake and coffee
were served by the hostess who brought
out her priceless old china ser the occa-
sion. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Nellie Read.
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nomination. The city committee was
empowered TO I'LL all vacancies In nomi-
nations.
Levi Greenleaf renominated Mrs. Lucy
g. Coolidge Bs a membsr Of the school
committee-at-large and then the conven-
iion,
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has ever been known at gathering of
this kind and there were certainly no
signs of the lively interest which it has
been said the Democrats ara manifesting
this year Originally IL had been intend
Ell to begin proceedings at 7.3O o'clock.
but 1t was nearly before Chairman
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Mr.. Merrill Nominated
For Mayor.
Mrs. Coolidge Nominated For
School Board.

The Democratic mayoralty convention
was held at Reception hall last evening
and 1t was q very tame affair This at
tendance was about this smallest that
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-07

BUSINESS NJ EN- obtain
the best employees by
advertising in the DAILY
PRESS. Has the largest
home circulate ION. 20
cents a week for 20
words.
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land left last Saturday for stacyvil Q
where he lie 90 invsstlgate some cruelty
to animals cssea.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-07
SPECIAL.

Ponr1ASp, February
1NO liven the Draperies Department bit
l. and induce you to come down
through the dIilts we'll have Special
Sale of high class white Muslin Curtains today at
85c. Regular goods selected from regular
stock, perfectly clean. fresh and the latest style
and sold yesterday and all other days at SI25 the
pair Eleven sorts in the lot all very desirable.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

IT S. ENGINEER OFFICE, 537 Congress
-. St, Portland. Me-. Feb. 6. 1901. sealed
proposals for furnishing and delivering ap-
paratus for electric light plant for Fort VII
liams, Me-, VIII be received here until IL NJ,
March III, 1901. and then publicly opened. In
formation furnished on application. 5. w.
R0ESSLER, Mai Engrs. febs-S9llmars9
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MAINE SAVINGS BANK,
No, los Middle St, Portland, Me.

THE annual eting Of the corporation will
be held at their banking rooms on Wednes-
day, the 18th inst, at O'Clock p. IN.
NM. G. DAVIS, ALPHEUS G.. ROGERS,
President Sec'y and Treasurer
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THE PRESS.
Sew ApvnnrIsEMEkTs TODAY


Frank VI. Low 6 Co.
Standard Clothing Co.
oren Hooper's sons.
Legislative Notice.-10.
Frank r. 1ibbetts s Go.
owen, Moore & Co.
NJ Steinerf & sons
Deerng steam Laundry.
Schlotterbeck & Foss Co
Lorng Short Harmon.
Suburban Realty co.
Rines Bros. Co.
r.. {. Jones & Go.
Maine Savings Bank.
Executors Notice.
Z. S. Engineer ONCE.
FINANCIAL.
Thayer & wilkins.
AMUSEMENTS.
Enterlainment-Church Of the Messiah.
New Wants. For Sale To Let. Lost Found
and simim advertisements Will be found on
Page 10 under appropriate heads.
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The Cumberland National Bank
OF PORTLAND, ME-.
Capital and Surplus. $lS0,0OO.OO.
CHARTERED IN 1912.

The oldest bank in Portland. We
offer special advantages in our Interest
Department. We are prepared TO take
business accounts on the most favorable
terms. Interviews with those DESTROYS
OF opening accounts solicited.
COMPARATIvlE STATEMENT.
Deposits Dec, |. 1893, SPAS, 080 79
Deposits Dec. 2, 1899, $3OS,S6S. 43
Deposits De-. 10, 1900. $404662.8l
WILLIAM II. MOULToN, President
dee2ieod3m BION WILSON Cashier.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

DR. and Mrs. c. c. Fletcher have q
their guest this week their nephew
John Fletcher, OF Whatcom.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

In the few years the Messrs. Robson
and Crane presented Bronson Towards
comedy, "The Henrietta" has netted
them over 81 100000. The fact that Mr..
Robson will present this famous play on
Saturday October - in this city is
subject for sincere congratulation. 1t is
seldom so famous a star---one who is
pre-eminent among comedians-con-
sents to play in any but the very larg-
est cities, but North Yakima will show
its appreciation by packing Larson's
theatre when Mr.. Robson plays here.
The orchestra at Larson's theater this
season is composed of the following Yak
ina musicians: Fred Alter, violin !;
Frank Nagler, clarionet; Arthur Rider,
piccolo; Ed Lowell, cornet; Frank Lam
terman, trombone; Arthur Pierce, bass
VOL. For the present Miss Francis
Schorn is pianist in place of Miss Grace
Bunnell, who has been seriously sick for a
number of weeks.
The State BARRIERS commission will be
in the city Saturday to examine BARRIERS
who have come into the state since last,
June and have no certificates under the
new barber regulation law. The COM
mission is composed of f. C. Brown OF
Seattle; W. B. Jackman of Spokane
and Barney Sterling of Tacoma.
The case against John Woodsey, in
which it was alleged that he had passed
counterfeit money, was dismissed by U.
S. Commissioner Hewlett last Saturday.
The evidence against the accused was
not sufficient to hold him.
Albert Mechtel returned home last
Friday from Dawson City, where he had
BEEN for two years. He is perfectly sat
istied with his northern trip but will
make Yakima his future home.
Mrs. Flora Marsh and daughter, Miss
Bell, and f. j. Watts, who came here
last summer from Riceville, Iowa, re-
turned to their home last Saturday
John Carney, editor of the Aberdeen
Herald, accompanied by his wife, pass
ed through here Tuesday on his way
east to Philadelphia to visit his old home
Mrs. Louis kreutzman, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Charles Crib OF
Port Huron, Mich, is visiting her son,
Ed Kreutzman OF this city.
DIR. and Mrs. G. q. Fletcher have rs
their guest this week their nephew,
John Fletcher, OF Whatcom.
Norton +. Brand OF the Yakima Col
lection Agency is laid up with the fever.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03
Sold Mortgaged Sheer.

Charles Stats, of Monmouth, Oregon,
was arrested here last week on a tcle-
gram received from that place. He put
up bail and will be taken back to
Oregon for trial on Saturday. He is
charged with disposing Of 900 head Of
sheep that were mortgaged. 1t is
claimed by the defendant that the mort
gage against the sheep was not put on
record, and that by not selling the sheep
he did not mean to dcfraud the creditors.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03
Ahtanum Rural Delivery.

The Ahtanum rural delivery has been
established and the delivery will begin
November LIST. The order was made last
week establishing this route. 1t will
be q miles in length and will supply l59
families. Claud Edwards will be the
carrier for this district, which will have
three iron boxes on the route for mail.
One will be at Ahtanum; one at the
corner OF section 22-13-1S and the other
on the east line OF the section 8. This
will be great convenience to the people
living up the Ahtanum and will give
them regular mail service each day with
out the Inconvenience Of going to the
postoflice.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03
Carried Off Prizes.

W. Splawn returned last week from
the Inter state fair at Spokane, where
he had on exhibit some fine specimens
Of his band OF lIercfords. He took six
firsts and six second prizes, and then
sold his stock before returning.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

For Sale-6i0 acres wheat land in the
best and central part OF the Horse
Heaven wheat belt. For further inior-
nation call on or address /. D. Lape,
Prosser. Wash. 2s-tf
Vacuum fruit jars at Kleis & Sine
mas. 32-tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03
HOP House Burned.

The hop house of Tim Lynch on the
Ahtanum burned Sunday night together
with a lot OF hops. The fire was Gagged
by the fire in the dry fue. The loss
was about $3.50 and is covered by insur-
ance.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

Don't think for minnie YOU can fool
your girl with cheap filled ring. Any
way, you can buy gold one of Keene
nearly as cheap. 81
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

Better for the Blood than Sarsapafila.
For those living in the Malaria dis
tricts, Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 25
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

The Rest Prescription for VIA Ia rita :,
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
and quinine in tasteless form. No cure
no pay. Price SOC. %
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03

Norton +. Brand OF the Yakima Col
lection Agency is laid up with the fever.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20
ALL IN A NUTSHELL.

drawn in but payable out of United States,
> cents for each 800.
Passage tickets, 81 to So; now exempted
below $50 In value for each $50 so cents,
exceeding 500, In addition thereto, 80 cents.
Sales of products at exchanges: 1 cent for
each $1O0 retained, but sales of merchandise
in actual course of transportation exempted
from tax.
Tobacco and snuff, II cents per pound;
now, discount of 20 per cent allowed,
The taxes are retained as follows:
Bankers capital and surplus, $50 for $685.
600 and 81 for each additional 81 900
Bonds, debentures, certificates of indebt-
edness, etc, cents for each 81 900.
Bonds for indemnity or for due execution
or performance Of duties of any office
position, so cents.
Broker $50.
Brokers' contract, 10 cents.
Certificates of profits, 2 cents for each
500.
Certificates Of stock, original issue, cents
for each 500.
Certificates Of stock, transfers, . cents for
each 500. (Amended to include sales at
bucket shops)
Cigarettes weighing more than three
pounds per 1000, $500 per LOCO.
Custom house brokers, $40.
Dealers in leaf tobacco So to $24, accord
ing to sales.
Dealers In tobacco, $40, when sales exceed
$4,000 pounds
Drafts, time, or bills CT exchange inland,
. cents for each 500.
Entry of goods at custom house for con
sumption % cents to 81.
Entry for withdrawal, 20 cents.
Freight receipts CIR domestic bills of lading,
cent.
Manufacturers of cigars, Sc to SEA.
Manufacturers of mixed -four, $12 per an
mum.
Manufacturers Of tobacco, SO to $24
Mixed flour, 4 cents per barrel.
pawnbrokerS, $50.
Petroleum and sugar refneries, Il per
cent gross receipts In excess of $3.50, 900.
Proprlctors of bowling alleys or billiard
rooms, So for each alley or table.
Proprietors of circuses, 500.
Propretors Of other public exhibitions,
$40.
Proprletors of theaters museums and
concert halls, 500.
Sleeping and parlor car tickets, ! cent.
Sparkling or other wines, one pint, cent;
more than one pint, cents.
Tea, customs duty of 10 cents per pound.
New taxes have been imposed, In force
April I, 1901, as follows:
Broker class 2, special tax in addition to
all other special taxes, $50.
Bucket shop transactions, 2 cents for each
$500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20
This and That.


Boston's fashionable set now call
dance a band
The lime burners of San Jacnto, Cal,
use crude oil as fuel in place of wood and
coal.
Phya Phetchada has been appointed
Slams minister extraordinary to the
United States.
A large number Of school teachers have
sailed for the Philippines, where they will
be employed
1t is expected that 100000 boxes Of
citrus fruit will be shipped from Califor-
MIA this season.
Yavapi County, Arizona, has decided
to assess Senator Clarks copper property
at S6,000000. Heretofore tax of $24,-
900 has been levied on the United Verde
mine on valuation of $6O0,000 Sena-
tor Clark's Arizona property now will
cost him $240,000 annually.
Miss SophroniSba Breckenridge, daugh-
ter of Col W. C. p. Breckenridge, passed
the Chicago University examinations for
the degree of doctor of philosophy. She
had previously received there the degree
of master of science. She was the first
woman lawyer to become a member Of
the Kentucky appellate bar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20

NEW STAMP TAX LAW.
Important Changes and Notifications Taking
Effect on the First of July.

preparing for the changes which are to
occur in the stamp law. The general
public is most deeply interested IN bank
check stamps and stamps on telephone
and telegraph messages. These are all
repealed. All together, stamps are TO
be abolished on twenty-six articles, ana
it is estimated at the internal revenue
bureau that the revenues will suffer
reduction aggregating from $4O,OOO,0Ou
to S45.O00.000.
The latest circular issued by the bu-
reau for the guidance of persons inter-
sested in the redemption of stamps states
that the latter will be redeemed when
presented in quantities of 50 or more face
value, and mo claim for redemption will
be allowed unless presented within TWO
years after the purchase of the stamps
from the government. Claims lof the
redemption of stamps must be prepared
in the district where the claimant resides
and forwarded by the collector OF that
district to the internal revenue bureau.
The commissioner states that under the
law and regulations all stamped lnstru-
ments and all imprinted checks, drafts
and so forth, presented for the redemp-
ton Of the stamps thereon must, when
the stamps are redeemed, be retained
with the claim; therefore, no such IN
strumcnts can be returned to the owners
thereof
But there seems to be misunderstand-
ing about the matter and it is possible
that the checks will be returned.
Next to the bankers, the makers OF
natent medicines are most widely inter-
ested in the repeal of the stamp laws
the tax now being only Is of cent Tor
every 5 cents worth Of value. 1t IS sald
ut the internal revenue bureau that by
far the largest proportion of stamped
medicines have separate stamps afliXed,
only about fifty firms having taken d-
vantage of the opportunity provided by
the law to have special stamps prepared
for their individual use. 1t has already
been decided by the treasury official that
if stamp has been affixed to the pro
prietary package, it cannot be redeemed.
The work of the bureau will therefore be
confined to the redemption of such I'M
printed labels and separate stamps as
have not been placed upon the package,
but even this will entail very large
amount of extra work.
The remaining items upon which the
use of stamps has been abolished will not
give the internal revenue bureau much
trouble, as in nearly every case the
stamps have been attached separately
and not imprinted. This is true of GER
titicates of deposit, leases, manifests,
mortgages. promissory notes, money or
der5 warehouse receipts, etc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20

The stamp tax, to which business has
been subjected for more than two years,
will be greatly modified by the new reve-
nue. law. After July l no stamps will
be required on telegraph or telephone
messages, bank checks, bonds, certificates
of deposit, drafts, express receipts, life
insurance policies, leases, mortgages,
power of attorney, promissory notes,
money orders, protests, warehouse re-
ceipts. These are the articles the tax
upon which has been directly borne by
the public.
Many notifications have been made in
the revenue bill which affect the manu-
facturers. The tax on beer, cigars, to-
bacco and cigarettes has been reduced.
The tax on theaters, billiard tables, pub
lie exhibitions, has been retained but re-
duced.
1t is estimated that the government re-
ceipts will be reduced from S4O,00O,OOO
to 500, OOO,0 900 annually by the revision of
the revenue act.
Bank checks with 2-cent stamps Inn
printed thereon are bei9g received III
large numbers FOR redemption at the in
ternal revenue bureau. On and after
July | no stamps will be necessary and
the banks, which are loaded with stamp
ed checks, are endeavoring to get rid of
the surplus stock. 1t looks as if there
would be deluge of stamped checks
pouring in upon the revenue bureau, just
as there was in 1888, when rooms and
corridors were filled with the accumula-
tions, which came every day by express
and mail.
1t is yet undecided whether the owner
of stamped checks will receive them
again after he has turned them in for
redemption. In 1888 the stamped checks
were punched for cancellation and then
given back to their original owners, 50
that they could be used.
At the present time there seems to be
misunderstanding between the auditor
of the treasury and the commissioner OF
the internal revenue as to the course to
be pursued, the latter believing that the
auditor has decided that when Il stamped
check has been submitted as n voucher
for claim it cannot be returned. This
does not coincide with the informal state
ment made by the auditor, and it will
probably require an official order from
the Secretary of the Treasury to finally
settle the matter.
The demand for the return of the
stamped checks is very emphatic, many
business associations having taken the
matter up in earnest, and insisting that
if the stamped checks are completely
destroyed commercial houses will suffel
great loss.
The internal revenue bureau is already
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-20
BY MHRY j. HOLMES
.~O~~~ON~~~~

"Sweetened with brown sugar, amt
it?'' said Rose, slipping little of the tea.
In great distress the good old lady re-
piled that she was out of white sugar,
but some folks loved brown just as well.
ugh! Take it away" said Rose. 1T
makes me sick, and | don't believe | can
eat another mite" but, in spite of her be-
lief, the food rapidly disappeared, while
she alternately made fun of the little
silver spoons, her grandmother's bridal
gift, and found fault because the jelly
was not put in porcelain jars instead of
the old blue earthen teacup, tied over
with piece of paper!
Until late hour that night did Rose
keep the whole household ON the alert,
doing the thousand useless things which
her nervous fancy prompted. First the
front door, usually secured with a bit of
white shingle, must be nailed, cor some
body would break in." Next the windows,
which in the rising wind began to rattle,
must be made fast with divers knives,
scissors, combs and keys; and, lastly, the
old clock must be stopped, for Rose was
not accustomed to it's striking, and it
would keep her awake.
Dear mel! said the tired old grand
mother, when at about midnight she re-
paired to her own coy little bedroom,
''how fdgety she is. | should of s'posed
that livin' in the city so, she'd got used
to noises"
In day or so Mr.. Lincoln and Jenny
went back to Boston, bearing with them
long list of articles which Rose must
and would have. AS they were leaving
the house Mrs. Rowland brought out her
black leathern wallet, and, forcing two
ten-dollar bills into Jenny's hand, whis-
pered, Take it to pay for them things.
Your pa has need enough for his money,
and this is some I've earned along knit
| ting and selling butter. At first | thought
| would get a new chamber carpet, but
the old one answers my turn very well,
so take it and buy Rose everything she
wants."
| All this time the thankless girl upstairs
was fretting and muttering about her
| grandmothers stinginess in not having a
better carpet "than the old, faded thing,
which looked as if manufactured before
the foodw