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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22

mortar alone marked the place.
tha's impatient voice behind the glass
door recalled him to the press of real
tiles of life.
Come along now" she exclaimed.
Drink your tea and eat this nice piece
of buttered toast. I've cut all the
crusts off,"
The rough kindness of her tone as
she settled the cushion in his chair
comforted the old man somewhat and
he obeyed her meekly.
you're very good to me, Martha"
he said suddenly.
Nonsense. 'Aven't l known We for
the last twenty years, and didn't lay
out the poor old missus, avowin' all
the time in my cart to see you COM
Portable every evenin', husband or no
'usband! And now" she added, with
a quick change of voice, 81 can't stay
another minute; mine must be 'ome by
this time and starvin'!"
Mrs. Martha Mugg was q typical
charlady. She invariably alluded to
her "other half as "m1ne," and no
one had ever seen her without the
bonnet with red roses which always
graced her grizzled locks.
Ezekiel sighed as the ample be-
shawled figure passed out into the
warm, gray evening. She had been a
kind friend to him in her clumsy way.
How would she get on, he wondered,
with his grandson, the smart, up-to-
date young man who was coming to-
morrow to take charge of the bust
ness. He had long been too feeble in
health to manage the shop, and at
length he had taken Martha's advice
and written to his dead daughters eld-
est son. He could never have given
in at the OLD place-but now-what
did it matters
Six o'clock struck from the old dim
faced clock. How queer and strange
was the sound as it reverberated in
the wide, high-ceilinged parlor!
Ezekiel rose stiff1y, having finished
his tea with q great effort, and once
more reached out for the broad wide
awake he always wore.
SHAH UC tOuS, Q0 SdIu u LIE UOy
whom he employed to do odd jobs
about the shop.
A thin driz.le had set in as Ezekiel
hobbled along the Charing Cross road.
1t had been pouring wet weather for
the last week or so, but every even
ing at about the same time the trem-
bling old figure could have been seen
making its way to the spot where the
best of it's life had been spent.
Ezekiel reached his goal at last, his
dim eyes bent on the ground for very
fear of what he dreaded to see. :.
But he had come to know.
With jerk he raised his head. :.
All, dear heat en-! It had been stand
ing this morning, and now confused
mass of stonea, brick and mortar alone
marked the place.
Ezekiel stood still for space, a pitt
full figure in the falling rain. His jaw
had dropped and the blue eyes were
fixed in pitCOus stare upon the ruins
of what was once his kingdom.
"Why, Ezekiel" said a kindly voice
at the old mans elbow what are you
doing standing there in the rain, as il
you'd lost y0nrself?"
Ezekiel recognized one of his custom
Irs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22
YOUNG Women Defy Superstition.

There are thirteen young women in
Chester, Penn, who have no fear OF
fate in connection with that unlucky
number. They invariably have charge
of No. 10 table at social functions. in
connection with st. Michael's church
hold parties of thirteen and recently
at a reception given by the chairman
Miss Mamie Duffy, sat down to supper
at thirteen minutes OF and arose from
the table at thirteen minutes Of 10.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22
Where Love Abcupds.

DR.. James G. X. Mcclure gives the fol-
lowing beautiful description OF the heart
where love abounds: What strength and
JOY and nobleness would characterize men
if in every soul that now has some love.
that love should ''aboundp' When warmth
"abounds" in heart no room is left for
speakably sweet and helpful il in all
Christian hearts loving kim ness abounded
yet more and more" The most attract
I've lives would become ever more at
trectiye.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22

man could not possibly understand it's
value.
Understand! Ezekiel Strengthened
himself and chuckled at the idea
There wasn't man in London that
could hoodwink him into buying an
imitation Of the real article! Many a
time Charles Dickens had tried to
play trick on him, and had declared
him to be "a willy old beggar." Mar
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22
One Honest Postmaster.

The postal investigation will never
cause ripple in the Newport, Neb.,
Office. 1.-TWO gents umbrellas were
left in the postofice," advertises this
incorruptible official in tne Newport
Republican. Owners may have same
by calling. We have good one OF
car own"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-22
Fingered It's yellow pages lovingly,

Fingered It's yellow pages lovingly,
and other modern conveniences; there
was nothing missing nothing but
those subtle associations which alone
create the real atmosphere of home.
And no one knew, no ono under
stood. :"
He took up broken-backed volume
lying at his elbow and fingered it's
yellow pages lovingly. 1t was rare
edition of Pilgrims Progress" much
coveted by certain celebrated novel
Aat ~h0 hAi IMAGINED that the old
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
RizaI ante la muerte
Del Homeuo1e a R5saz, Manila
FebrerO "a de 1908.

Del Hom1paJe a Rigo1, Manila.)
x.. Cuando Juana de Arco sc
di6 uenta de que las llamas de la no.
guerra consumfan sus virginales carnes,
cuando sinti6 que ell fuego del suplicio
consum1a ell fuego de su exaltado patrio-
tismo, lie abandon6 ell valor, fue al fin
mujer en- aquellos supremos instantes, y
grit6 con acento desgarrador:
-iAgua!. -. iagua!
Cuando Rial sinti6 que las balas
homicidas perforaban su crapeo y dis
gregaban su enc6falo, cuando sinti6
aquel coloso de la voluntad del amor
patrio que su espfritu iba rapidamente
& separarse del cuerpo, a6n tuvo fuerzas
para mandar hacerse obedecer de la
materia di6 una rapida vuelta sobre 81
mismo muri6 de frente sus verdugos
como deseaba, no de espalda como los
traidores.@
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
GUAYANILLA
Fiesta escOlar

FL viernes, veinte de los cOrrien
tes. SO llevo efectO en- la escuela del
barrio ~Quebrada,D la fiesta del nata j.
clio de Washington, a la que concu.
rrieron varios alumnos de la escuela
nOcturna y algunas damas y cabal eros.
TOdos los ninos estaban vestidos de
blanco FL salon estaba adornado con
las banderas americana, puertorriquena
y Guiana y con cuadros, papeles de CO.
lOres flores.
En- ell pizarr6n aparecian dibujos
hechos por los mismos ninos de Ia es'
cuela
A las nueve de La manana di6 prin
cipio el acto.
Al cOncluirse la primera parte, ell
professor obsequio con vinos, cerveza y
dulces las damas Y caballeros one ALI
SO encontraban. asi como tambien los
ninos con galletitas y dulces.
Despu6s de terminada la fiesta, Ell
professor invite a los ninos demas
eOncurrentes para ir hasta ell poblado
en- forma do paseo escolar 10 que veri'
hc0se en- buen orden de marcha por los
ninos y concurrentes, dirigidos por ell
referido professor.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
FL rObo de antes de anoChe
Rateros en- accions
siguen los robos en- Caguas.

Siguen los rObos en- Caguas.
Anoche unOs rsterOs penetrarOn en-
la cocina de la casa del apreciable We
cinO don Ianuel Aguiar robandose los
siguientes Objetos:
Una GAIA con dOce cucharas doce
cucharillas de metal bIancO, aIemAn;
tenedores, cuchillos dos cnbiertos de
ninos. AdemAs un aparejo Tornado con
garcela y unas bana, ,tillas con correas
de BRAN ante.
Los ladrones para introducirse abrie
ron una ventana y, una vez en- la co
Gina, SO cOmierOn tranquiIamente un
resto de comidas, march 4ndose con las
cosas anotadas Habia muchos utensi
lios de cOcina, pero parece que Sc con-
formarOn con los cub'ertos y los avios
de mOntar.
La policia persigue a los autOres
del robO, pues Sc impone un escarmien
to. Hace ratio que Sc vienen observan
do casos de esa fndole.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
CORTADILLO.

Una de las nlnas ostentaba ell traie
con la insignia de la bandera america
ma, dos con la de la bandera cubana y
dos con la de la puertorriquena- Cada
una poftaba una bandera en- sus manos
segdn ell papel que representaba ell ira
je que vestia.
Algunos de los ninos tambien lle
vaban banderas, cont&ndose entire ellos,
doce catOrce.
Los alumnos del professor Cordero
recitaron ell dia'ogo &Cuba, Puerto Rico
Americas Los concurrentes Y demas
alumnOs tributarOn un ardiente aplau-
so, pOr 10 que ell senior Cordero dio las
gracias y convid0 a los concurrentes
para DIR la poesia titulada ~DiOs> que
fu4 recitada por ell ninO Lorenzo L6
pez, quien fu6 tambiGn objetO de mu
chos mercedes aplausOs.
Termlnada la fiesta. regresaron or
denadamente a la escuela del barriO
donde Sc les Obsequi6 nuevamente por
ell professor.
Felicitamos, pues. al professor Sc .
nor CorderO por ell cello que desplega
en- la eDsenanza de sus educandos, as1
como tambien los padres de los ninOS
pOr sus nOtables adelantOs
CORRESPONSAL.
Febrero "a de 1908.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26

Tn cablegrama de Nueya York, re-
cibido aver por nuestro estimable colega
<La Correspondence de Puerto Rico
anunciaba que MIR Hunt presentarfa La
renuncia de su cargo en- Octubre pr6xl-
mo. -
Y ell director de dicho diario, para
cerciorarse de la verdad de noticia
tan halaguena, Sc diriji6 la Mansion
Eiecutiva, celebrando una al1terrzea0 con
ell gobernador.
Este Sc mostr6 sorprendido.
No renunciara nj es ese su prop0-
sito.
Va & gusto en- ell machito, seg1n
parece, y va tepemos gobernador para
ratio.
POGO hace Sc verified una fiesta en-
Bayam6n-cuna de Barbosa sa-con mott
vo de La Inauguration de una escuela.
Y habl0 Mr. Hunt.
Y sehalando al auditorio, exclam6
muy ufano:
-eVed como Sc refejan en- esos ros-
tros la satisfaction el bienestar.o
Y la mayor parte del auditorio Sc
componfa de jfbaros facidos y anemicos,
en- cuyos semblantes aparecfan los hon
dos surcos de las privaciones y la mi
seria .
Alguien podrfa tomar como un sar-
CASINO ell aserto de Mr.. Hunt.
Pero 1nicamente Sc trataba de una
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
GAN G A

Sc vende en- Ponce en- cie1atO Gin
ca6e9stn dollars, una prensa LIBERTY
tipograffca, que vale doscientos cincuen.
ta Sc puede imprimir en- ella IN ira
baj0 de tamano algo mayor al tamano
de medic plieg0 espanol, Y Sc puede I'll.
rar un peri0dico como FL CG27aarGt.
A dicha prensa no falta ninguno
de sus accessories. y tiene tintero. Sc
hslla en- magnifico estado de fnnciona
miento. con aspecto nuevo porque ha
tenidO POGO uso No tiene descomposi.
cion hi desperfecto alguno.
Para negocio, mas informes, di'
rigirse don Jose Antonio Balaguer, Ca
lie del Comercio, numero 3, Ponce. d.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
A DIESTRO Y SIN1ESTRO

broma de carnavaI, como otra cualquie-
ra.
Y por ESQ no hay que enfadarse.
NO Sc nos embroma todo ell anoI
~
Egozcue ha sido absuelto por ell ju-
RADIO.
Pero svolvera ocupar la alcaldfa
de San Juan
mo Sc dara ell mismo case de Mo
renito Calder6n que, habiendo obtenido
un falIo absolutorio, pesar de clio, no
volyi6 ocupar la fiscal1a de la Corte de
Distrito &c Ponce2.....
Tales separaciones son de por ST de-
masiado elocuentes.
Y al buen entendedor....
Para este ano Sc alG!ncia la apart
ci6n de varios cometas.
Estos, seg6n Ell vulgo, son>signos de
NAL agiiero, precursores de calan2dades
desdichas de toda especie
ESQ nos faltaba.
Por 10 que nosotros respecta, no
debemos inquietarnos nj mucho menos,
porque hemos llegado al s,tDan1etD2.
Y imas calamidades de las que te-
nemos encimai....
Dfgalo Mr.. Hunt
Y Mr.. Barbosa.
TT sec de c0eteras.
coRTADILLo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
RObO de I'm (0balIO en- Y0bu(O1

En- la noche del 81 del corriente
desaparecio de los pastos de mi propie
dad ma jaca co'or alazano, 81 Guar
tas de alzada, cincO amos de edad mar
cado con una en- la nalga izquierda,
un lucero en- la frente y un lunar ne
gro en- la rodiHa izquierda. &Esta cas-
trada.D
Ell que me de noticias del paradero,
serd gratifcado splendidamente.
Yahucoa, Febrero 26 de 1903.
6 l JUAN G. COLON
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
~ A~~~ "a
- " -- - S..

Para que lIeve mi representation en-
mis- asuntos de todas classes como here
dero Gnico de don Jese FOras'ieri y So
tomayor, he designado al Lcdo. don
Lorenzo Gimenez Garcia. Abogad1 Y
Notario residente en- esta ciudad.
Lo que hago publico para general
cOnOcimiento.
Caguas. Febrero % de 1908
2 JESUS FoRAsTIERI PEREZ.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
FL GRAN


Reconocidas las vir-
tudes del aceite de hi
gado de bacalao en- ell
raquitismo, enfermeda-
des del pecho y otras
Sc lucho durante mu-
cho tempo con ell in
conveniente de su olor
y sabor desagradables
que imposibilitaban su
administration. De ahi
nacio ell pensamiento
de anadirle emulsivos
EN- aparatos apropiados
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
SecretQHO de Marina

Mr.. Moody, Secretario de Ma
rina del gabinete de Washington,
visitara muy pronto la isla de Gu
Zebra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
Miss. Roosevelt

Miss. Alice Roosevelt, La hija
del Presidente, visitara a Puerto
Rico en- ell proximo mes de Mario.
Sera huesped del gobernador
Hunt
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
COCHE DIARlO

CagM1S a San Jatdg1 y USceuerSa
HORAS DE SALIDA
CaGuas. 81 a. m. San Juan 3 p. m
Un asiento -.. -. s $50
AGENCTAS
Caguas, FL C0111t1dO de Sanchez y
Garriga San Juan, Martin Laza.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
NOti(ids generates

EN- JUANA DIAz: Sc halla en- Juana
Dias el actor dramatico puertorriqueno
don Jose L. Otero, hijo de Caguas IL
senor Otero ha recorrido Centric sur
America con afamadas cOmpanIas en-
la citada villa dara una funclon ei 90
mingo. Para ese actO cuenta con la
ayuda de varias senOritas y caballer0s
de Ponce
EN- CAGUAs: Hoy estuvo en- Caguas
ell senor don Alfonso Faura, veclno
apreciable de Humacao.
Ell GoBERNADoR: FL gobernador ME
ga la noticia que llegara de Washington
respectO a su renuncla
PARA MAYAGUEz: Nuestro querldo
amigo don Bernardino Diaz. represen
tante del &Puerto Rico Herald> ha sa'
lido de Ponce para Mayaguez.
Ell CoRREo: Hace diasIno tenemos ell
gusto de recibir la vista de Gel Correo ,
de Mayagdez, apreciado colega nuestro.
GLoRIOso ANIvERsARIo: Manana es
ell co. aniversario de la independence
de Santo Domingo.
REUNION: Ell domingo pasado cele-
braron los veterinariOs una reunion en-
Guayama.
No PAGA: Ell gobiern0 no paga to
davia a los empleadOs de elecclones.
~ ell bM que Sc vot0 con ese objetof
Ell PADRE TovAR: FL domingo ell re-
verendo Padre Tovar dio un meeting
cat6lico en- ell barrio de la Montana,
Aguadilla
DEsGRAcIA: En- Mayaguez ell inves-
tigador de rentas internas Mr.. Trelll,
recibi0 una caida, de resultas de la
cual ha muerto Mr.. Treill estaba ca
sado con una puertorriquena.
OTRA DEsGRACIA: Tambien de re
sultas de una caida, fallecio en- San
German ell americana Mr.. William
Clark. %
LOCA: Ha ingresadO en- el manicO-
mio la demente Ana Monte.
EMULSION: La insuficlencla de los
actos nutritivos es la causa principal
de muchas Intermediates. Las cual1-
dades reconstituyentes de la Emulsion
de Scott, obedecen la faciIidad con que
es asimilada por ell ORGANISING.
Dr. don Manuel Muniz, Medico Cl'
rujaho de la Universidad de Madrid
Certif1ca Que hace diez Y seis amos
viene prescribiend0 la Emulsion de Scott,
de aceite de hlgado de bacalaO con hi
pofosfitos de cal de sOsa, con muy
buenOs resultad0s particularmente en-
Ia tsis pulmOnar, anemia. raqult1smo
en- los ninos, Y como raSOnstituyente en-
las cOnvalecencias y casos de debllldad
general.
Y para que asi conste, expide la
presente en- Anasco, a 10 de ISlio
de 1894. Dr. MANUEL r NUM-.
g3y Jose G.. del Vale (Fortaleza ID
Ofcinas para la gestion de asuntos ad
YoiniStrativOS on tOdOs los centres of
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
SAN JUAN
POR TELEGRAFOs
Febrero &c
Jefe de p0Ecfa

Aver salio para los Ba1os de
Coamo, ell jefe de la policfa, Mr..
Hanmill Va enfermo de reuma-
tismO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
En- erupGi6n

Sc halla EN- erupcion ell vOlcan
Colima. Sc suceden fuertes erup-
clones sin que hasta ahora hayan
ocurrido desgracias persOnales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
FL az1cdr

Colombia adnite libre de de-
rechOs los azucares extrangeros.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26

MR.. ROOSEVELT. deseoso de com
probar los adelantos de las induatrias
puertorriquenas ha dado 0rden para que
Sc lie construyan en- ~La Mayaguezana>
zapateria en- San Juan, San Justo IT,
un par de calzado para su us0.
Iguamente recibe ordene' por CO.
rreO dicha casa con solo enyiar la plan
ia del pie marcada en- I'm papel Y ell
numero del caIzado que use. alt.
CERTIFICADOS o BONOS de d6bi-
tos de ayuntamientos. Compra y venta.
-CoNRADo PALAU San Juan, P. r.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
CeIestino Lineras y OIiveros

Ofrece su Sastreria en- la Gale de
<Ruiz Belyis>, Caguas, P. r.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
GRAN HOTEL UNION
ALLEN ST. R0

Esta casa montada con todo Ell lujo y
comodidades estd situada en- el sitio mas
aristocratico de Ia cindad frenGe al CAST
no Espafiol. Is ii edifcio mas eiegante. y
donde al pdblico hallsra Ell servicio mas es
merado, afable trato precios economicos.
Precios convencionales.
J. BEIRO-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26

"a Jose G.. del Vale (Fortaleza II. }
Ofcinas para la gestion de asuntos ad
ninistrativos en- todos los centrOs Off
ciales.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-02
LOWELL TEXTILE STRIKE.
Mills Open and Fifty Per Cent. of Ems
 pIoyes Return.

Lowell, Mass, June 1.-After nine weeks idleness the Massachusetts, Boott, Merrimac, Fremont and Suffolk, Appleton and Hamilton corporations resumed the manufacturing of cotton goods to-day with fully 50 per cent. of the usual working force. Figures made public by mill agents through Agent w. S. Southworth, secretary of the Cotton Manufacturing association, tend to show that the efforts of the textile council to enforce the demand for 10 per cent. increase in wages will fail. The council however, claims that the strike has just begun, that the past nine weeks suspension has been a lock- out on the part of the agents, and that the test to-day was simply that which was anticipated Monday, April 1, when the strike order was to have been eff fective, had it not been forestalled by the agents on the preceding Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-02
ELECTIONS IN CHICAGO.
Democrats Capturea Fourteen Places,
 tho Republicans Four.

A
 Chicago, June 1.-Out of the eighteen candidates voted for in the judicial election in Cook county to-day the dem- ocrats elected fourteen and the republi- cans four. A light vote was cast owing to the wet weather, and straight tickets were few and far between. Among the defeated republicans was Judge FL bridge Hanecy, close friend of Con- gressman Lorimer.
 One superior court judge, fourteen circuit court judges and three provis- ional circuit court judges were voted for. Judge Theodore Brentano, repub- lican, was reelected judge of the su- perior court. Richard Tuthill, John Gibbons and Frederick A. Smith, re- publicans, were elected to the circuit court.
 The successful democrats were Cir cult Court Judges Murray F. Pulley, Edward P Dunne, Francis Adams. Frank Baker Richard W. Clifford, Thomas G. Windes, Charles M Walker, Lockwood Honore, Edward o. Brown, George Kersten and Julian w. Mack
 For the provisional court judges three democrats were elected as follows: Jo- sepha E. ODonnell. Thomas M. Hoyne and George Mills Rogers.
 Although the democrats carried che county by about ten thousand majority, Tuthill, Gibbons, Brentano and Fred erick A. Smith ran ahead of the repub- lican ticket sufficiently to win.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-02
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
Given by J. c. Aavomeyer 10 Yonkers
 Labor Leaders.

New York, June f-John c. Have meyer, who recently challenged the labor leaders of Yonkers, N. r., to publicly debate the labor question, which challenge was accepted, the de- bate to take place at public meeting in Yonkers on Tuesday evening, June g. has submitted a number of questions to be answered by the representatives of the labor unions at that meeting.
 The most important of the questions are:
 In the methods employed to accom- plish the aims of the labor unions is account taken of the suffering and loss- es that may be caused widows, orphans and others in no way responsible for real or supposed grievances and the se- rious and perhaps permanent injury which may result to members from idleness?
 Will there be a limit to the demands for shorter hours, larger pay and less service; if so when will 1t be reached and by what rule will it be deter mined?
 Is the impression correct that the unions are not relying upon the justice of their cause, but seek to compel em- ployers and others. interested to yield to their demands by reason of the loss and inconvenience resistance will in- volve?
 Do sympathetic strikes justify this impression?
 On what ground is the refusal to work with and persecution of non-union men justified? Is it not unreasonable and unnatural that men who differ widely from each other in opinion, should be forced to unite and also join with other men in actions that may be against their judgment and even against their conscience?
 How far is the charge justified that the methods of unions, through their requirement of unquestioning obedi- ence and the suspension of private Judgment, destroy the individuality and Independence, and consequently, the self-resepct of the members?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-02
IN FAVOR OF WESTERN UNION.
Decision in Case of Telegraph Company
 Against PhiladeIphia.

Decision in Case of Telegraph Company
 Against Philadelphia.
 Washington, June 1.-The case of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph com pany, practically the Western Union Telegraph company. vs. the city of Philadelphia, involving the taxation of the telegraph companys wires and poles by the city government was decided by the United States supreme court to-day in favor of the telegraph company. The lower courts decision was reversed on the ground that the court took from the jury the power of saying what would have been reasonable tax Justice Brewer said that there was no question as to the right of the municipality to legislate for a tax of this character, but it did not follow from this fact that 8 municipality is not subject to any re- straint in the amount of such charges. In this case. he said, the cost of main- tenance of the telegraph lines was less than one half of the charge made by the city for supervision alone, and he duQeo thdl tile leetiIlioiy III tne CaSe ii~ dicated that the city had undertaken by the imposition of an unreasonable tax to force the telegraph company to put its wires underground. We do not say" he said, that a city has not by virture of it's police power authority di- rectly to compel the removal of wires from poles to conduits, but it may be questionable whether a city can seek the same results by an excessive and unreasonable charge upon overhead wires.''