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amount opposite each nailasss What i
each constable is due9tha eoalnty ;s:3ss: i
Consta bles. j. , 5r.7$s:
Barraque tovnshlp.S '.,=.... .sf |.. {.
Carr. ..a.@.: .....t3ss ..,tEsF sSF l,ge
Bolivar townshIin = HIS s. Jack
son t....s.f.. .,.ia .i5a 4'',o
Bolivar townshipa Miles Edi-
son. =. .s.,.ss IL. ..... ......s Al AZ
fogy township, a. n. Bray .oD
Eogy township G. A. Butlsr,,.s $4,000
Huntington township, X,
Mason -s...,,- 10y ~
jefferson township. 7. 2.
Reed. -. II. u. ...... ....,.., LOO
Jefferson township, James
I ssery Y: .f..t3s.F. *. 1.oe
Melton township! T. r. Stalk
maker ..#... o.VV
Melton Township. j, f. Bean. 27.S5
Niyen township, B. F. Walk.
Sl .'.... ..... =. f.1o
Old River township, J. NJ,
Hodo 1901, ..a .... $500
Old River township, Guy l..
L. Spellman, $685.. 3.59
Old River township, E. w,
Lindsey, 19O3,. :. 80. -. 500
Old River township, l.. w,
Clement .................... 1880
paStOria townShin r M Cur-
lin, 19O2,.... .. ..... 2.O6
Pastoria township, F.. b. a5z
Mitchell -. .............. 25.63
R;chland township, c. w.
Butts. ......... $500
Spring township, w. J.
Green... l.OO
Talladega township, George
Tai. -. ...... -. ..... $40
Talladega township, Ed Eller-
SON.. ......... .......... LOO
Washington township, Jl II.
Pilkington. ............ :. :. 3O4.17
Plum Bayou township, w. S.
Steward. ...... 1890
Total due from constables, $1,691.12
- Respectfully submitted,
DREW WHITE,
G. H. TRIPLETT,
J. B. YORK.
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Down in Virginia the people used
to Set much store by their pedisrees
An anecdote is told Of the captain OF
a steamer plying at ferry from Ma
ryland to Virginia, who, being asked
by a needy Virginian to give him a
free passage across. inquired II the
applicant belonged to one OF the first
families of Virginia. 81 can't exactly
say that; rather to one Of the sec
end families. 'Jpmp on board,
said the captain, 81 never met one
of your sort before. e."-Chicago News.
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Report (c)-Poorhouse.

We found the keeper, Dr. Sarconi.
very courteous gentleman, show
ing us through every room in the
house: We found the house and bed
ding clean and in good order They
were cooking dinner when we arrived
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ana die doctors wife exhibited the
food being cooked and it seemed to
b, we'll cooked and wholesome.
There We're seven inmates and the
eighth came as we were leaving the
house. They need one or two stoves
badly. especially in Che dining haE
gsfs tire one il use is very dangerous.
a1s 4 y tfftasst tioned ,onse of the inmates
asidea from TIT. keeper and they eX-
iii ' ssea thallselxes humanely treated
ard tloing As well as could be 3
rectefl- The doctor and h fs.f5
ate1as to .bessthff, risht =persen. ioe tn
place Ne!fouints the.sfencee around
The place. haAly III need OF repairs
and to make a success OF sardenine,
there will have to be cnasi..crabia
fertilizer hauled out there.
( There is one unsanit;ly condition
existing cut there that ought to be
corrected at once and that is, hat
the water from the dwelling is con,
Quoted into large pool in the back
yard and this pool is stagnant aud
offensive and dangerous to health
With this cue exception we found
eyerythirs Z satisfactory Very respect
fully submitted,
w r. SIMPSON.
J. c. ROBERTS,
A. j. MITCHELL.
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ilumisration adgcrttSing- .ar T.ssend.
ING 4nj AGENTS. His at entjon was ii -
;eted almost entirely to young men
and h" heads Of families The man
per in which his efforts were attend
Ell with success is known 10 all -
New York Commercial
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-06

T. B. Hart of Humphrey has nearly
finished painting the new store OF
Anthony and Flynn, which is the
finest and largest building in Hum
phrey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-06

There is revival meeting going
OH at the Flynn bridge, six miles
north of Humphrey, and there were
several baptized last Monday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-06

Mrs. A. D. Bun Of Humphrey has
just arrived from Pine Bluff to visit
relatives. ~ -
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II book will interest anyone wait
ing his turn in a dentists chair, there
need be no further test applied to its
entertaining powers.
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NEiGHBoRiNG TOWNS.
Humphrey.

Humphrey, Ark, Nov. 3.-The
large gin of Anthony and Flynn has
turned out up to November $50
square bales of cotton.
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When singer is off the key you
can't blame the audience for making
q bolt for the door-Philadelp
Record. r.
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Official Program for Election -Dav

Hhole or part eIectoral and state
tickets in two others SIX las5 rb9n in
1000.
The following is the baro. which
will be us2 III Jefferson cgr,a,s.
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OFFICIAL Ballot
National Election Tuesday
Nov. 5, 1904

Cross out or scratch off 5hc names
OF all persons except hose for whom
VOu wish To vote.
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w. E. ALEXANDER. Foreman
DREW WHITE,
l.. r. SALLEE.
GABE MEYER.
VAN w. KNOX,
A. w. NUNN,
JNO. B. KING,
M. J. MEAD,
!. B, YORK,
J. C. ROBERTS,
G. H. TRIPLETT,
GEO. Fl. GAMMILL,
A. !. MITCHELL,
w. H. PHELPS,
l.. L. CAMPBELL,
FRANK HANNA.
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For coneress-Sixth District
Vote for one.)i
JOE T. ROBINSON. a.. Democrat
DR.. r. C. THOMPSON. Republican
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An Englshman who holds a colo
NAL governorship, or similar Office,
loses the prestige that attaches to
that office as soon as he arrives in
England In this connection story
is told Of the Duchess of Devonshre
and Lord Crewe. then letenant gov
ernor of Ireland. They were on the
same boat going from Ireland to Eng
land and on the voyage she showed
him all the Difference due his rank.
Eut she loved a joke too dearly to
miss the opportunity the landing Of
fered. AS they were descending the
gang plank she suddenly exclaimed in
a peremptory tone. as though address
ing a boy of no importance: ''Now,
Bobbie, just take hold of this bag
and run on ahead like a good boy
and see that l have a compartment
reserved"
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!. i. :. !. 1. i. j. !. /. 4 i. /. 4 i. + Il i.
LiTTL { STORIES.
+ I. i. I. r !. i. :. j. !. j. i j. * I. i.

rs a vii Senator Iioar had taW @u.
perfors. th0aeh h believed HE floor
Il .he senate noEtho place to display
it, One of the occasions when h
violated this rule Was during 4
gEaech by William Y. Alien of Nebras-
ka, wSo madc.a d record OF talking for
ten solid hours Toward the end of
It long speech ''Pijchfork Ben Till
man OF South Carolina interrupted
Senator Allen with a correction. He
said that Allen pronounced ad in
tinittm as if it were lad intinny-tum
Alien contended that that was the
proper way and appealed to Mr.. Hoar
as an authority. The latter of course
supported Tillman. But" he said.
Il suppose the senator from Nebraska
save the short sound to the i in
lrder to save the time of the senate >
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The grand jury has made its final re-
port to the circuit court, and the
sensational feature Of the report IS
the list of constables who are re-
rcrte6 short in their accounts. In
many Of the cases the amount is so
small that it is very evident lnat the
shortage is due to careless bookkeep-
ing on The part CT the officer and
part of t.e officer to keep funds not
his own. The report on the consa-
bes was made to the grand jury by
Drew White, G. II. Triplett and J.
B York, the committee of the grand
jury appointed to investigate the ac-
counts of the justices and consta-
bies. The report is as follows:
To the Hon. A. B. Grace, judge of
Jefferson county circuit court, fall
term, 1904: We your grand jury beg
10 make this our final report:
We have been in session thirteen
days and have examined It's witness
es. We have returned S3 true bills
and have dismissed sixteen cases.
s We appointed a committee OF three
to audit the dockets of the different
magistrates and cons ables OF the
county which you will find on report
(al hereto attached.
We appointed a committee of five
to investigate the condition. OF the
county farm, which you will find on
report (bl hereto attached.
We appointed a committee of three
to investigate the condition of the
county poorhouse, which you will find
on report tc) hereto attached. We
would recommend that the complaint
in report (c) with reference to. the
county poorhouse be noted and the
necessary steps taken to remedy
same.
We call your honor's attention to
report (b) Of report (a) of the short
age of the various constablas as
therein shown and would recomm nd
that they be cited to show cause why
proper settlements have not been
made and in the event that they do
not make satisfactory settlements
that the county judge take steps to
declare them defaulters
We visited the county jai, in a
body and found it in a good condition.
IL is as clean as could be expected,
ard the prisoners all say that they
are we'll fed. Respectfully submit
ted,
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For Presidential Electors
Vote for nine. J

NNOVt ut NTITt.7
At Large
I lLLMAN L. PARKS Democrat
HARRY l.. PONDER. Democrat
FEBEN w. kMBALL =. Republican
ClIAS. r. DUKE. ...... Republican
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DELINQUENT C0NSTABLES
Grand Jury Makes its Final Report
to The Courts. ,.es@ss

amount opposite each naisla IFS Rhat
each constable is due@ths cot IL j:
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03
THE TEsTA CASE.
Motion Filed Directing to the Grand

Motion Filed Directing to the Grand
Jury.
f j Testo, by his attorneys T Nc
Giants Setwart aud 9 A Long, fled |
this morning motion to quash the
indictment on the ground that the
grand jury, and each grand Juror,
finding said indictment was disquali.
fed from finding the same, because
OF prejudice on the part OF such
jury, and Of each juror, ogainst this
defendant to the injury OF deien-
dant.
This motion 10 based on Testa's
affidavit alleging that 90 indictment
was found against him on the 4th
day OF April, 1904; that said iudict-
ment was quashed by this Courti
and that the indistment now at bal
was thereafter found by the same
grand jury finding the indictment
quSshed az Aforesaid, and on th,
same facts entering therein. an'
that said jury finding said indict
ment now at bar was prejudice,
against this deie ndant to his injury
which allegation this defendau
stands ready to prove to the salts
faction OF this Court.
The matter will come up 10 cour
70 tomorrow morning.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03
spreckslsvills Wins.

The Supreme Court yesterday de-
cided the famous water rights case
ofAhe Hawaiian Commercial h Sug-
ar Company against the Wailuku
Sugar Company in favor OF the
plaintiff. This matter has been on
the tapis for several years. 1t was
a dispute over the amount OF water
the respective litigsntS might take
from Waikiki stream. The case
was fought out at numerous terms
| OF the Circuit Court Of Maui aud
| had reached the Supreme Court two
or more times. The decision wa
unanimous.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03
A Hung Jury.

The jury 10 the Kumslse' johnson
case, an off-shot Of the House Voucn
ar matter failed to agree yesterday
afternoon, the vote 'tsndins seven
n, conviction aud Ave for acquittai.
Attorney General Andrews asked
n, . new trial on June ID, but MI
Ashford requested that no d'hn't.
date be act st preseu. on account Of
illness. The osse Wa'rst over with
out date.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03
The County Commission.

The County Act Commission met
lest evening aud perfected organi1a'
ton. Henry E Cooper was unan!-
mously elected chairman aud L Nc
Giants Stewart was, by same vote
elected secretary, 1t was decided
to hold meetings regularly every
Tuesday evening, and an effort will
be made to use the hall OF the House
OF Representatives for the purpose
Al the next meeting Mr. Cooper will
address the body on the line oil
proper county act
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The remaining ships OF the Aunet Il
o,u fset are scheduled to sail az ~
o'clock tomorrow morning ioI ,ns
A,su.isn Islands but It is possible
that O delay may DO oroe'eu 0S az
,mirsl Glass.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

A farewell reception aud dance
will be given Admiral Glass and Of.
6oers OF the feet tsnight at the Mo.
ana hotel.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The complimentary dance g'veu
hvSths management Of the Young
hotel last evening in honor OF al a
INITIAL cisss and officers OF the visit
ing flsst was brilliant social sue
cess.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Owing to the departure OF the
Aeet, the third pugilistic program,
which was planned for tomorrow
evening, will have to be postponed
indefuitely.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03
FOE SALE.

ANN HOUSE AND LOT ON
T';l;hs Street near King. Only small
cash payment received, Apply 70
WTLLIAMssAvlDGE g. GO.
2O6 Merchant Stree,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Federal court adjourned yes
terday to next Monday morning in
order to give Judge Dole 9 rest,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

A. the summer season 10 o. one
need to get coOl,'and the ooiy way
T. 70 have ice made by the Oahu Ice
and Electric 60. Telephone 5lue
3l5l,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The transport Buiord, which W"
due 10 arrive yesterday from Manila
and Nagasaki, has not yet been
sighted. She is believed to have
beeu delayed by bad weather
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Miowera will fall due tomor.
row morning from Vancouver on
her way to the Colonies.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Ever since we left Singapore, r W
Bromley has been looking forward
20 a pleasant visit with his brother
who i, chief engineer OF the water
works In Honolulu.-Ths Buffalo
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The INDEPENDENT bO cents per
month.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Colin Campbell, Attorney at Law,
$40 Kaahumauu street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Joseph Lesl and Robert Rose have
been added to the force OF mounted
police.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Grand Jury this morning
took up the matter OF the OlleEsd
shortages 10 the land Office.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

A sailor named Olsen was nstu'si.
i.,d by Judge Dole yesterday, ,ra US
having served one term III the o"'
TAD States navy and has been honor,
ably discharged. He is 90 00''o
ana Flagship New YorR.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

All the war vessels 10 port have
finished coaling and have painted
ship preparatory to sailing for the
north tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Kamehameha Alumni AS
sosistion will elect officers this even
ing.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Police were busy this morning
rounding up sailors who have over
,t.yed their liberty. A reward OF
tam dollars apiece was offered this
mo,niup for about hundred men
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Democratic convention, which
will meet in Progress hall next Mon
dsy morning at 10 o'clock, will
doubtless have afternoon aud eve
ming sessions.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Board Of Supervisors OF the
Free kindergarten held their
regular meeting this morning for
the transaction OF business.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The Office Of HE INDEPENDENT 10
in the brick building next 70 Inc
q E,w.;isn hotel grounds on Bere'
..uis street, Waikiki Of A''asS'
First floor
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Per ALAMEDA, for Camsrino
Reirigerator-An extra fresh supply
OF Grapes, Apples, Lemons, Oranges
Lines, Nuts, Raisins Celery, Fresh
Salmon. Ceuliaower, RhubaTb, AS
paragus, Cabbage, Eastern and Cali
iornia Oysters Tin tan and ahelD'
Grabs, Turkeys, Founders, e'o. All
game IN season. AlSc fresh Roeh-
roit, Swiss and California Cseom
Cheese. Place your orders es2ly
prompt delivery,
| CALIFORNIA FRUIT MARKET
Corner Kingald Alakes 81
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Csr,ssrs for the postotnce nov" -
.;vsd their new shot climate
mas MAJ arm, hat, but the color j. grey
soS srl to the color of the uni
form work by the men,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The residence of JAS. H
Royd at Manoa Valley is Of
fered for Rent or Lease.
Possession can be given i'm
mediately.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

For further particulars ap-
ply to JAS H Boyd.
NS7
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

In the experiments made by tho
,oosl wireless telegraph company
and, and the solscs, the former received
o and Transmitted messages easily at .
s suS Of one hundred miles and
I ,sosivsd imperfect messages up to a
dis,,pce Of three hundred miles
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

/. i. predicted thst things VIII - % 70
days. At tie shamrock ID So TiaS,
s sSio~. are already hummins, .; rno
s na.. Of liquors at popular prices
p Osullivsu, Proprietor.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

Ala, Lazarus, the sport was
f,o ads $500 in Judge Lindsey, , court 1T
n ls,. morning for selling liquor on
: sunday The proprietor, of Of the he
S 0.bu saloon was also fued sl0G ion on
or o1s. Of guilty to the same thing thing
Other liquor cases are being n'''0
this afternoon
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

'ok up the matter OF the alleged ~,
aortsgss 10 the land Office. ua'
------ me
The Federal court adjourned yes an,
srday to next Monday morning in wa
rider to give Judge Dole rest, ri
A farewell reception aud dance 90
vill be given Admiral Glass shd Of ss
icers OF the feet tsniGht at the Mo- To
ina hotel. III
All the war vessels 10 port have az
finished coalng and have painted a,
ship preparatory to sailing for the I,
north tomorrow.
The Board OF Supervisors OF the Il
Free Kindergarten held their
regular meeting this morning for
the transaction Of business.
Owing to the departure OF the G
feet, the third pugilistic program, o
which was planned for tomorrow
evening, will have to be postponed
indefinitely.
The Democratic convention, which
will meet in Progress hall next Mon
dsy morning at 10 o'clock, will
doubtless have afternoon aud eve
ming sessions
The transport Buiord, which was
due 10 arrive yesterday from Manila
and Nagasaki, has not yet been
.iehted. She is believed to have
been delayed by bad weather
Ever since We left Singapore, K w
BROMLEY has been looking forward
20 a pleasant visit with his BROTHER
who il chief engineer OF the water
works In Honolulu,-Ths Buffalo
Police were busy this morning
rounding up sailors who have over
,t.yed their liberty. A reward OF
tan dollars apiece was offered this
morning for about hundred men
Tho complimentary dance given
hySths management Of the YounG
ho,al last evening in honor OF al
,i,.l C.lass and officers oil the visit
ing feet was brilliant social sue
cess.
Ths rsmsiping ships OF the Amer
..u sIset are scheduled to sail at Il
O'clock tomorrow morning Tor IN
Alsutisn Islands, but It 10 po''ioi
that q delay may be ordered S' Au
sniral Glass.
A sailor named Olsen was hSIu :
jzod by Judge Dole yesterday, =
having served one term in tue W.
tai States navy aud has been nonol
ably discharged He Is Oh 00"'
ana Flagship New YorR.
c.,,,srs for the postofice nav
..a.;vsd their new "hot ci'ms'.
hats. They are similar 10 shape ,. pc.
the army hat, but the Color y s' y
a0,o,mipe to the COLOR OF the un
form work by the men.
r. !. n,edicted that things will
hummiug in Msochurla ~ S,,n. -
SsS,. At tie Shamrock Nu u y
s,r.st. between Hotel aud A mi
J.. 49,. 49,. ara already hummins' II
s Na". Of liquors at popular price
p OSullivsn, Proprietor.
Henry E Cooper peru. ns' Of oIV the I.I.
R.sl,v Company for $3.50 'llo !'
40 be the balance due Oh p'Or
~o,d BY Cooper to the comp' :, -
Solu " 20, The property is u
yes on 4, "ooopsr'S Roman M
.;on =" together with outlying 10"
IN Msnoa valley, :,
omos,s and men Of the V''.
80 will find the most common ,
meet . "l place in town to 10y on y
ana e01 themselves at the Mint, y
anu ''T' ss,t beer 90 tap and
tael', no's Of every kind Boz
NJ. Len Lemon and Bob" French ~
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

The committee OF the DemOc'a'0
.,noi0,sd to meet the delegates
from the other Islands completed eS
wal the Hawaii and Maui dele
cation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

H.ury E Cooper has liI0 'Is T G'1, ID
,oreeio.. mortgage .. Of oo the . II,SrS
90 DO the balance due .o on p'OpI fivs
.ss y rl TO ' s'os ss4''" !. 1.'
years ga =, .'ooop.r's Roman Man I.
.ion," together with 0"'''''N
In Msnoa valley
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-03

nfficers and men oil Inc ,"dious
f,sst will find the most g ,nr of and
and e0o Ourselves pr'SS at the Mint, Nuu,
: anu street. s.see" r's 1,s an. and 0 the
Ss.t liquor. Of every g,s sl0S' ptopris.
tors,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
Dangers of the Streets.

Fatal street accidents average al
most exactly alike as to numbers in
New York and Chicago-one day
In London cab accidents kill almost
as many people as surface car acct
dents do in the Borough of Manhat
tan, New York; but they do not ap-
proach Brooklyn's record along thai
line.
Brooklyn's trolleys are juggernauts
New York's are much more carefully
handled Chicago's are worse thar
New York's, but not SO bad as Brook
lyn's, while Boston and Philadelphia
where the narrower and crookedel
streets would seem to make the run
ming of cars at reasonable speee
especially hazardous and difficult
show a much smaller number o
deaths in comparison to the mileage
than does Greater New York as
whole or Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16

plicate. Then, so conscientious is the
work of the modern artist decorator,
the four figures were modelled in clay
without drapery from the nude female
model. The process of building up
the clay figure is ingenious and inter
esting. First a carpenter constructs a
skeleton of wood, in which the fig
ure's attitude and the pose of the
limbs is roughly suggested. Then
the figure is further filled out by the
addition of excelsior, to which the
clay is later applied, the artist hav-
ing the nude model always at hand
as his guide.
When. the nude clay figure is COM
pleted a dummy skeleton, exactly like
the one upon which the figure has
been built, is draped with cheese cloth.
Then from the draped dummy the
sculptor superimposes the drapery
upon the nude clay figure, idealizing
weeks, sometimes, of patient, careful
work to the production of a finished
figure that shall exactly embody the
ideas which the statue is intended to
symbolic.
Not so many years ago skilled
stone-cutter would have been employ
ed to cut the figure in stone after the
work of the artist had been finished
but to-day, thanks to the invention Of
the gelatine mold and various arti-
fetal stones. that is no longer neces-
sary. The figures to support the man
tells in the drawing-room of the new
house at Pelham Manor are being
cast in an imitation of Caen stone
that has the exact delicate cream color