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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens FOot-Ease-
A powder II rests the test Cures Corus,
Buufous. Swollen Sore. Hot. Csllous, ching,
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails Aliens
Foot Ease makes new OF tight EhOes easy At
all Druggists and Shoe EtOres- . cents Ac-
cspt no substitute sample mailed y REE-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

taksa- I used Il faithfully for tzo zssss
and II completely cured ne I have not
lad any pains since, anywhere, but tesl
hEe new EcmzE / an traly thznkfuf
TOR What Peruna has done for ne Bar
bara AIberty-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Had DiOgenes visited this country
while on his famous stilI hunt sCme
get-rich-quick promoter would have
swiped his lantern
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Aged people find Doan's Kidney Pills a
great comfort for declining years
They cure incOntineDce and urinary
weakness peculiar to children
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
The Hat Mans Better HaIF

Dunlap. the hat man. began business
with $1,000. half Of which he used in
advertising In view Of his success. II
would not be hard TO say which was
the better half Of his capital
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

II was so cold in Chicago recently
that a pickpOCket who happened to
touch a SO gold piece Immediately
frOze to il.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

II is easier to invent a windmill
than il is to raise the wind TO make
il 60
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

No chromOs OF cheap premiums.
but a better quality ard one-third
more Of Defiance Starch for the same
price Of ether starches-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is Why Defiance
Starch is taking the place OF al
others
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Miss Louise lIahon. Glen BaIIIs Street
Toronto. Ont. Can. Secretary OF the Kfn-ss
Daughters and Secretary Of Lady sIacca-
Dees writes - n all women knew Of the BENEFITS
20 De derived from taking Peruuz we would have
many happier and more healthful women II,
n=aith has never been too robust and am ez-7lv
tatEued and can not stand much About a year
aZo vas so down that had % take 70 nv 30
and became weaker and weaker. a friend advised
me 70 nv Perunz- and have great reason 20 BE
grateful. Tor On two weeks was out OF bed and II 4
month was perfectly wei. and now Frd that nv
take Psruna once or twice a month and keep
well Louise Mshon
'"~-~~S-~N~~-~N-~-~-~~~~-~-
Peruna IS such a perfect specific for each
case that when patients have once used il
they can never be induced TO quit II until
they are permanently cured 1t begins 10
relieve the disagreeable sym ptoms al once
The bacEache ceases, the trembling knees
are strengthened. the appetite restored. the
digestion made perfect, the dull headache
IS stopped and the weake ming drains are
gradually cured These results certainly
follow course Of treatment with Peruna
Barbara Alberty. corner Seventh and
Walnut streets. Appleton. Wis, writes as
follows IN regard to Peruna:
For years / have suffered with back
ache and severe pains IN the side. 1
dOctored 50 much that became discour-
aged A school friend told me how very
much Peruna had benefited her and I sent
out for a bottle. which did more TO relieve
me than all the other medicine have ever
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

and nothing TO light Il with knows
what matches misery really #
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

There has been a great deal Of
Alfce-in- Won derland' literature Cur
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Lots OF men who are welded to their
art depend EpOn their relatives for
support
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

$500 per NJ Lewis Single Binder. -
straight SC cigar. cosls the dealer some
more than other SC cigars. but the higher
grade tobacco
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekesper uses Red Cross Ball B.ua.
Large o. package, 3 cents
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

To Cure a CotG In one day.
Take Laxative BTo1o Quinine Tablets All
druzElstsrefuni money If 10 fails 20 cure &c
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Many a .--rageOus man VIII take
water rather than pay for a drink.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK TELIo~Y
II So use Red Cross Ball Blue Il viii mako
them white as snow 2 OK package cents
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

The man who is poor by nature is apt
10 be ruined by cultivation
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Every young man should cultivate
the habit Of listening. IL viii come in
handy after marriage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

All dogs are Iap-dogs-at least, they
drink that way.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

You can't convince a brunette that
all is fair in love.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Few artists are too lazy to draw
their salaries.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Ian sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
NJ life three years aEo--Ars- THOs- RoBBESss
Maple Street, Norwich. " Y. Feb. u, 190a
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

PUTNAM FADELESs DYES color
silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Even = love mauch may flicker out
before the winds Of adversely.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

II the society woman is ever in love
IL is with her mirror
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

hrs. VFfnsIow's Soothing Syrup
For children teethfng E0ftenH the guns reduces IN
GaInation, aIlzys pain cures E1d cole &c bottle
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Too many quarreIs are picked before
they are ripe
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

You can't keep your friends and give
them away too
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

When q man NEEDLES with politics he
must either put up OF shut up
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

If you would travel the road 70 sue
cess keep out Of the ruts-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Is Blumle interested in a baby car
rage trUst2
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

In the crisis Of a divorce. suit q
woman is apt 20 be unnamed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
DOANS DEAL GENTLY.

& effective Deans Kidney Pills in Kidney,
Bladder Urinary that famous with
Men, Women, and Children.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

sIrs. Eva Bartho. 1sS East 18th STREET
n 4 City. -. " write8s--T suffered Tor
three yezrs With What Is renerzlly k1cuu as
lsucorrhez- IN connection With ulcerEfio1 q the
Eomb- 7 b doclors zdvocated cperafiol ~ zich
] dreaded rerg mach and ErrcuEiy chiecred @ g
nnder IL ReadinE q The vaile q Pcruna- thocIhi
IL best % Eivet mrs veil kncEn reedy frizL 80
bought three bottles q % - olce- New an q
changed vro-nan- Peruna cared uae= u tick nine
bottles. but feit 50 nuch improved ke1t taxing
Z. As dreaded oreration much t1-izg
n perfect heafrh and have not Eelr 50 Eeu For
Efteen yezrs-r-Ers- Eva Bzrtho.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Yes. that fat little boy by the
window IS Charlie. and his skin is
as white as q snow fake, thanks 70
the Cuticura Remedies. I think
everybody should know about the
Soap and also the Ointment. and If
1t is going to help OtLer mothers
with sick babies. 90 ahead and pub
Gsh what 1 have told you
MRS. HELENA RATH.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

There are multitude OF women. e.
pecsily housewives. and all other Eome1
obliged 70 be On their feet Constantly. Who
are Wrefched beyond description. simply
because their streagth and vitality Is szPPed
away BY catarrhal discharges from the
pelvic organs These women get up IN
the morning tired. drag themselves through
their daily duties tired, o1ly 10 90 70 BED
AZ night as tired as before
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Il hired a girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else she
could. I couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as was, it was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and
worry about my little ones. So
/ got up after q few days, and let
the girl go I had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself He was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any Of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, didn't think much of that.
Even when a rash broke out on his
face I wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
eral Of my others had it when little,
and thought nothing about it.
But the rash on Charles poor
little face spread to his neck, chest.
and back 1 had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out Ny baby's skin was hot,
and how he did suffer He wouldn't
eat, and night after night walked
the floor with him. weak as 1 was
Often had to stop because I felt
faint and my back thrObbed with
pain. But the worst pain Of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores
Il believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some Of
the neighbOrs said he had eczema,
and that Is not catching, they told
me. Yes, I gave him medicine. and
put salves and things on him. I
don't think they were all useless
Once in a while the itching seemed
to let up a bit, but there was not
much change for the better until a
lady across the street asked me why
I didn't try the Cuticura Remedies
I told her l had no faith in those
things you read about IN the papers
Sc said she didn't want me TO go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment Il think the
box was about half full - and d
piece of Cuticura Soap. I followed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

The agonzng itching and burning of the skin
the ghtfu scaling psoriasis the loss of hair and Crsg
of the scalp, SCALED head the facial dsgureents,
PPe and rngwom; the awful suffering Of infants and
of parents in milk letter and salt TheUa1
demand remedy of almost superhuman virtues successfully
cope with them That Cuticura Soap Ointment and ResOent
such stands proven beyond all doubt No made
regarding them that justified by the strongest evidence
The purity sweetness the power afford immediate relief
the certainty of speedy and permanent the absolute safety
and great economy have made them the standard skin blood
purifiers and humour remedies of the civilized werld
res bro
bottle On the form Chocolate sd Pulls Sc Ter val OF 81; S o99
sydney
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
DISGUISED eATARRH.
MRS EgA BARTHo.

N eedleSSly From
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
SAM PATCH.
Body of the Famous Jumper Lies in
an Unmarked Grave.
lkochester q y Post-EApress:l
SAM PATCH.
SUCH IS FAME

6AGE IL Il AMI
--..- oil.
This was the lettering upon a rough
pine slab erected in the little cemetery
at Charlotte by Steve Marshall, an old
lake captain, away back IN the sos,
after the body ce the Inflated jumper
had been taken from the Genesee river
and buried in the village cemetery
without ceremony of any kind.
This board stood at the head OF
PatCh's grave until the semi centennial
celebration IN Rochester Then pro
fame hands were laid upon il. The
roughly hewn slab was exhibited
After the celebration 1t was not re-
placed. II was either lost or seized
upon by some relic hunter who cher
ishes ii in secret
since MarshalFs hand raised that
slab no one has ever taken the trouble
TO mark the grave in any way. Old
residents of Charlotte knew OF the 10
cation by two old stumps, equJ within
the last Two years these stumps have
rotted away The grave is now IN
marked. Wild blackberry bushes are
matted over the spot-
The fame of Sail Patch, such as II
vas, has probably penetrated further
than that OF any other person who ever
made Rochester his abiding place. The
exploits OF sam were seized upon and
embodied in a book of nursery rhymes,
which viii be remembered By many,
although long out of print The rhyme
was mere dOggerel- Many VIII remem-
Der Sans reDuted first jump. as de-
scribed in the book. IT was from the
chicken house roof at his home and
sam landed plump on the back Of a
goose. The mother of sam was said TO
have been greatly grleved ever the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
Specific Blood Poison

Like eposyO OF oil sph ont m son n lie 10
ancient
tea fQ OIL o y
real outa again in the form ri hit Skin bloc n DO
Ieues cBbpdPo sno stay ourd med wod9 in my
herd1ary oro t pd cure ne to- ON o
this seas IS ddi l y a Il IS p
if remedies n h cen conn a fore cured "
scan bamed by stubborn eassar eondy invited t consult special pa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
DEPART.


For Ogden, Omaha Chicago,
Denver, Kansas City and st.
FOR Iintc, Mercur, Provo.
Neph and Afanti --......--...-.. 7:30 am
'Eor Garfield Beach, TOoele and
For Ogden. Butte, Helena, Port
tand, San Francisco and inter
mediate points ...--...-----..-.-. 9:45 an
tor ogden, Omaha, Chicago,
Denver kanses City, St. Louis
and san HraEciScO -,....-.....-I 1850 2. n
Tor ogden, Cache Valley. Den
YER Kansas City, Omaha, st.
Louis I'D Chicago -.-............ 5;z5 Pm
FOR Provo, Nephf, Milford, Cali
entes and intermediate points sos p.u
For Ogden, Cache Valley, Butte,
Helena, Portland, San Fran
cisco and intermediate pOints.-12:30 an
7. n. SCHUMACHER,
Act Traffic ME
D. Z. BURLEY,
G. p & T A
D. S. SPENCER,
A c. P & 7. A
City ticket office. 20a Main street. Tels
phone. go.
'Daily except Sundays.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

damage to the goose. but joyful over
the escape of her son. Here are two
lines from the poem:
Come TO me. my pride my JOY.
81 Goose for dinner cried the bOy.t
In the minds eye of the uniformed
he has been pictured as an athlete OF
imposing height and proportions. keen
of eye and steady of nerve. Historians
of unquestiOned veracity aver that Sam
was short and fat, and not afraid OF
fiagons of any size. In the age in
which he lived he was regarded as
''shiftless." he would nov be termed
a hobo and legally a "vagrant.' His
home was no more in Rochester than
elsewhere, but he claimed the Flower
City as his own. After the death
glorious" he gained q standing he never
attained in life.
Patch's reputation. or notoriety, was
not all made in Rochester. He made
jump in Paterson. n J. and later
jumped into the Niagara river from
ledge Of rock projecting from the bank
at point more than half the height
of the cataract. He is said TO have
had a habit, pronounced when he was
in his cups Of saying some things
can be done as well as others" He
followed out this idea in his jumping,
and il cost him his life.
on Nov s. 1929. accompanied by
a tame bear, sam jumped from a ledge
into the Genesse river, height Of
ninety-siX feet Both came out alive.
sam longed for greater heights of fame
and distributed handbilis announcing
that on Nov Is be would leap from a
scanold al the precipice. The scaffold
was built. twenty feet higher than the
brink Of the falls. An immense crowd
gathered TO witness the leap. sam pre-
pared for the occasion with liberal po-
tations. He mounted the scaffold and
harangued the crowd with all of the
drunken gravity of which he was ca
able. He felt himself in need OF q
stimulant. and took one. He then gave
a run and took or" His body did
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

just then. so he put off buying new
team until a month later
Then ne went down ito st. Louis and
asked 10 be shown d good team Of big
mules-he would prefer brown.
They showed him a strapping team Of
brown mules that were fun of fire and
life The price was S24a- He paid it and
took the mules back to the farm near
Alton
When the new purchases were taken
TO the barn each of them went at once 10
its old stall.
St. Louis is a deceitful town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
.s,s'P Time Table
NE IN EFFECT
Feb. |, 1908


Prom Ogden. Portland. R.-.s.
san Francisco and Omaha.
From Ogden ard intermediate
--E--~S
from CelienteS, Milford, Nephi,
Provo and intermediate points.
ogden, Cache Valley, Chicago.
81. Louis, Omaha. Denver and
intermediate points .--....-.-...-l
from ogden, Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City. Omaha. Denver
and san Francisco ----.--.--..-.
rom Garfield Beach. Tooele
From Tintic, Mercur. Nephi,
ErOVo and Manti ..............--
rom Ogden. Cache Valley.
Butte, Portland, San Fran
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

down near Alton. in which he is greatly
interested tbs a place of 200 acres and
big German IS actively in charge of it.
Among the animals on the place last
spring were pair of big brown mules.
They We're splendid animals, but were
getting a DIT osd-
You'd better sell that span Of mules
and get some Younger ones, the Chicago
Europe.
The farmer took the mules down to the
St. Louis market and sold them for S1So-
1t happened that farm work was slack
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
NaEicOcege

Inh ecueof var us n nj and 40 draw as m r
" b
weeks uatyou tha o depend Toth Ay promise m f @
II
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.s - -L'' 40 IeeTFpN
RIO GRANlE wE5IIlI5aH5EN
CURRENT TIME TABLE.
In effect Nov. 1. 1902.
LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY

LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY.
No. 6-For Grand Junction, Den
Yer and points east ..........-.-. $50 a. m.
No. 2-For Provo, Grand JUNG
ton and al points east -. Sis pm
NO @-For Provo. Grand juno
ton ssnd an points east--5..;-, $40 pm
No. lO-FOr Bingham, Lehi.
Reber. Provo. Mt Pleasant
Manu MargsVale and inter-
mediate points ....--.-.....-.---. 500 a IA.
No. S-FOF Eureka. Payson,
Provo and intermediate points 500 pm
No. 11-FOr Ogden and ali Inter
mediate points -. -. -. $40 pm.
NO 5-tOr ogden and the west $3.50 q. n
NO S-For ogden and the west 90 Pm
no. E-Fer ogden and the west 1850 pm.
NO lgz-EOr F'aEk CITY $500 8 :l5 al
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY
No. 12-FFom Ogden and all in
termediate points .-------..-..-.. 500 an
No. 5-From Provo, Grand juno
tion ana the east -. s:S5 am
No From Provo. Grand juno
ton and the east -----------------l2.3 IS D. m.
zion and the east - 1870 pm
No. 9-Erom Eeber. Provo, -Bing-
ham. Eureka MarySVale. Man
ii and intermediate points. -. 500 pm
No. 6--FrOm ogden and the west $40 am.
No. 2-FrOm Ogden and the west sos pm
No. From Og1su and che west $40 pm.
No From Eureka raySon-
Provo and intermediate points 1000 ar.
No. I91-FTom Park City,. 5-l5 pm.
Perfect Dining Car Service.
Sleeping Cars to Chicago Without Change
Ticket Office, 103 West Second South,
POstoffice Corner. Phone 2O5-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

not fail feet first. but made half turn.
He struck the water with a force OF
00a pounds. as figured by q local stat
istician at the time. He did not rise
The crowd waited until dark and then
went home That was the last of Sam
Patch in Rochester. The body was
subsequently discovered in the river at
Charlotte and given burial
A Tale of Two Mules.
Chicago Tribune.)
A wealthy Chicago man has a big farm
The Washington times., 1903-10-02
AhAANY Wins EASILY,
MCCLELLAN IS NAMED
Brooklyn OverthrOwn After
a Bitter Fight.

NEW YORK, Oct 2.-The Democratic
city convention in Carnegie Hall last
night nominated this ticket:
For mayor-George Brinton Mcclellan.
For comptroIler-Edward NJ. Grout.
For president OF the board of alder
men-Charles V. Fornes.
Grout and Fornes are on the fusion
ticket.
Tammany dominated the convention and
there was a bitter fight with Brooklyn
over the nominations. Brooklyn was op-
posed to Mcclellan and objected to the
nomination of Grout and Fornes. The
Brooklynites fought the nominations Of
all three men from start TO finish.
Murphy. Tammany's ruler. was the real
hero of the convention. When he en-
tered the hall just before the conven-
tion was called TO order the place rang
with cheers. Murphy had his own way
Democratic leader, Mclaughlin, who has
dominated Kings county for forty years.
was beaten at every point.
Promptly at o'clock the chairman of
the city committee. James j. Martin.
called the convention TO order. and T.
c. t. Grain was both temporary and per-
manent chairman. Mr.. Grain made
fiery speech denouncing the fusion ad-
ministration Of the city.
The committee on platform reported
platform long enough for a national
convention. 1t said that President
Roosevelt was interfering with city poll
tics to further his own ends.
The platform denounces the manner
in which the public schools are conduct
ed. 1t declares that money is wasted
in the schools on fads and fancies. while
$4,000 children are denied the right Of
elementary education. 1t arraigns the
city administration for the increase in
the city budget. and asserts that the
present city government is viciously
partisan and subservient to the Repub-
lican governor of the State. 1t declares
for the greatest amount of individual
liberty consistent with decency and
law" 1t pledges the Democrats to puri-
/ fy the police system and to provide
schools for all children, and declares for
municipal ownership of public utilities.
When nominations for mayor were
called for, Manhattan borough presented
George B. McClellan's name. and Brook
lyn that OF William ]. Gaynor. Nc
Clellan got the vote of every borough ex-
cept Brooklyn. McClellan's vote was 42s
and Gaynor's Z2O.
Cheers split the air when ii was an
nounced that Mcclellan was the nomi-
/ nee.
Edward NJ. Grout was nominated for
comptroller by virtually the same vote,
Brooklyn supporting J. ID. Fairchild
Fornes was nominated for president OF
| the board Of aldermen, Brooklyn voting
/ for H A. Metz.
The Washington times., 1903-10-02
SHARES ARE CALLED
ON REIMBURSED TAX
Auditor Timme Claims Half
for United States.

The District Commissioners today re-
ceived communication from E. G.
Timme, Auditor for State and other de-
partments, calling attention to the ac-
count of the Collector of Taxes for the
fiscal year 1903, where an item appears
for 81 ,O49.67, and penalty $3.50. under
heading called 'reimbursible tax"
rs this not an amount" says the
communication, which has heretofore
been paid for work done under appro-
priations for which the General Govern
ment has been charged with one-half?
Without verifying the entire amount
of this item this Office finds that at least
a portion of it is derived from an as
sessment placed upon lots where the
Government has been obliged TO drain
them and consequently paid originally
from the appropriation for drainage
of lots" for which the United States
pays one-half.
while ii is true that the appropria-
tion act in this case cites that an as
sessment made necessary under this act
shall be collected in the same man
ner as other taxes, the manner of dis
posing of the money is not indicated
and this Office fails to see the reason for
covering into the credit of the revenues
of the District the whole amount which
has been collected, thus depriving the
General Government of any share Of the
reimbursement"