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The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05

extremely low rate. Of course i,
needs no argument to show that
this saving is in favor of the tax
payer and water consumer.
"In the next place no corpora
ton will take hold of the matter
who has not figured our on paper
a healthy profit to its stockhold-
ers, and Of course the consumer
will pay this profit. If the city
owns the works it will be able to
return this profit to the citizens
in the shape of cheaper rates.
With the city owning its own
system. it will always be IN a posi-
ton to control the management,
to regulate matters in connection
with the water supply having ref
erence to the public health, fire
protection and the like"
Bismarck pays a corporation
$1,000 annually as water rental
for city purposes alone and the
history of the capital city's re-
funding of bonds is still fresh in
the minds of readers. So in Bis
marck, certainly, corporate own
ership of waterworks has not
made low taxes and has not en-
abled the people even to pay off
their bonds at maturity.
AS stated last week, the real
issue at the polls on August 9 is
whether or not the people want
the city to own its own system Of
water works. Those who vote for
bonds vote for municipal owner
ship and those who vote against
bonds lend their support to the
council in voting away a franchise
to some corporation.
A corporation would get from
$4,000 to $4,000 out of the city as
water rentals and would not give
many fire hydrants at that. This
sum would pay the interest on
$4,000 or $4,000 bonds, a suhi-
cient amount to install a full
water works system. and the
Press believes that the city can
save the tax payers money and
get the best service by owning its
own plant.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
GOVERNMENT BOAT
On the Yellowstone; This Season First in
Many Years.

Glendive Review: The government
snag boat "Mandan" amt up the river
last Friday morning, and while anchor
ed here was visited by hundreds Of
people throughout the day and evening.
The boat, which is in charge of Captain
w. H. Gould, left Sioux City. Iowa, last
April, and has been working up the
Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, pulling
snags and rocks out of these important
streams. 1t is a tight little craft, 1856
feet in length, "a feet wide, four feet
deep and drawing 80 inches of water.
The power is obtained from two-loo-
horse power engines, and the engine
room is equipped with a very complete
little machine shop. The crew consists
of from sixteen to twenty men, and the
boat has all the equipment necessary for
the pulling up of snags and rocks.
Everything about the boat is in ship
shape fashion, the quarters for the men,
dining room and kitchen being models
/ of neatness and order.
On board the Mandan were John w.
Wade. state engineer for Montana, and
| Capt. Grant Marsh Of the Great North
ern Steamship Co. Mi Wade came up
as far as Glendive and took the even
ing train for Helena. Capt. Marsh is
also an old timer, being in company
with Capt. Gould on his first expedition
of the Yellowstone in 1873.
The Mandan has been clearing the
channel of the Yellowstone between
here and Buford for the purpose of al
lowing boats to come up with supplies
for the use of the government in con-
nection with the construction of the bic
ditch.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
VARIETIES OF MULES.
The C~lassihcation Depends Upon the
Work They Are to Do.

The Classic cation Depends Upon the
Work They Are to Do.
1.-THE classification Of Missouri's
great product, the mule, ia the hardest
Of all live stock" said a dealer to q
Kansas City Star reporter.
ITO most people the animal is sim.
ply a mule, with a strong inclination to
emphasize his presence with a kick.
To most buyers he Is good or bad, large
Dr. small, smooth or rough, will prob
ably bring a certain price Oh the mar
ket or will not be wanted at all.
Among dealers who supply the differ
ent demands he Is classified according
to weight, bone. size, color, age. mouth,
teeth, broken Or unbroken, length and
breadth and also in regard to the To-
cality Of the buyer. In the first place,
green. unbroken mules are never want
ed. Once In awhile we receive a few
and generally have to sell them at a
sacrifice. The principal classes Of.
mules known to the market are cotton
mules, lumber mules, railroad mules,
sugar mules, farm mules. levee mules.
city mules and miners. Miners are
classed as surface and pit mules.
Cotton mules are the commonest
kind in regard to number. Their build
makes little difference so long as they
are smooth. Lumber mules are the
largest, heavy boned, rugged grades.
1873 to 1862 hands or better. They are
used in the big lumber camps for log
ging and must have the weight for
good heavy pulling. Similar to the
lumber mule is the railroader. He
Is used in grading, hauling and all
the work that is known in the construc.
ton of railroads. Sugar mules be-
long to the fancy class. They must be
smooth, built rangy, small head and
neck, small bones. Farm mules vary
in size, but are formed from the reject
cd ones Of the foregoing classes.
"Levee mules, as the word implies,
are used near steamboats, and docks
for the heavy work. They are general
ly single workers and must be Of the
rugged class. Their looks matter little
SO long as they are sound and fit for
hard work. A city mule includes the
small. NgnC grace, Sucn as you see on
delivery and transfer wagons. The
high prices In the last year have re.
duced the number greatly.
.'The miners are the hardest class to
supply. They must be either a dark
bay or black in color. White and sor.
rel mules are never used. Where the
mines have long shafts, in the Penn.
sylvania coal regions especially, they
say q white mule resembles a ghost
and frightens the other mules beyond
control. The pitters must be long ir
body, heavy boned and have good
weight.
The government buys all classes Of
mules, but that is done according tc
contract, and prices hold a wide range
It never buys a low priced animal, and
It is rigid in its examinations"
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
MEN WITH TAILS.

Queer Records of an Old Time Writ
er ON This Subject.
Mention of an obscure belief in other
countries that Englishmen used to wear
tails has prompted a correspondent to
submit some information regarding the
subject Of tails in general. DR.. John
Wolff, an old time writer, said: 'There
Is even in England a gentleman Of
dark complexion and of great talents
who walks exactly as if he had a tail,
and people Of high rank told me that
he and his family were known to have
tails, and therefore in his carriage
there is a hole in the seat where he
sits in order that he may be able to
sit comfortably"
Baring-Gould's Curious Myths Of
the Middle Ages" contains the follow
ing: "Dr. Wolff in his travels and ad-
ventures says, There are men and
women in Abyssinia with tails like
dogs and horses Wolff also heard
from a great many Abyssinians and
Armenians (and Wolff is convinced Of
the truth of it, that there r near
Narea, in Abyssinia, people-men and
women-with large tails, with which
they are able to knock down q horse,
and there are also such people near
China" A note in Barring Gould's book
adds: I'm the College of Physicians
and Surgeons at Dublin may still be
seen a human skeleton with a tail
seven inches long. There. are many
known instances Of this elongation Of
the caudal vertebra, as IN the Poo.
hangs in Borneo."
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
A Whip In the Pu1pIt.

A writer in an English review tells
q "reminiscences Of a brother Of a ia
nous dean Of Christchurch. The
brother was rector of a small parish.
His eccentricity was somewhat remark
able. He was a famous whip and
drove a splendid team, Of which he
was very proud. He was fond of
showing off how he could flick a fly
from either Of his leaders, ears with
out touching the horse. This accom-
pl1shment he transferred to a. rather
unexpected locality, for he always car
ried his whip up into the pulpit with
him, and woe to the unfortunate mem
Der of his congregation whom he de-
tected nodding.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05

THE people of Wallace, Nc
Kenzie and other territory north
west of Stark are just waking up
to the fact that the last legislature
created for them the county of
Mckenzie and that unless the
supreme court rules the law un-
constitutional, they are to be
taxed for the maintenance of a
county organization the same as
the people of any other county
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
The stork,s Balanclnx.

No one has really e a stork until
he has watched him stand on one leg
beside his nest. After one has see
this feat he is SURE it was a stork.
Nothing in the animal kingdom is more
marvellous than the way this great
bird can balance his long body On a
piece Of bone which is no thicker than
a wheat stalk and to behold also the
perfect ease with which he goes to
sleep while still poised In this critical
position.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
Not Interested.

Father-Robert, is it not about time
that little boys were in bed2 Robert
(aged six. carelessly CHANGING at his
watch)-Really, father, I must be ex-
cused from venturing an opinion. It
e q subject in which, have little in
terest. Ihave no little boys, you know.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
Descr1Dtlve.

Mabel, who was visiting in the cot1n-
try, was sent to the barn, where the
hired man was ehearing sheep, to look
for her grandpa. She soon returned
and said, Him amt out there; amt
nobody there but a man peelin'
sheeps."-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05

SECRETARY HITcHcocK's inves
tigating committee will go to
Deadwood first. Its business
will be to look into alleged land
frauds.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05

Young Wife-Yes. father always!
gives expensive things when he makesj
presents. Husband-So I discovered
when he gave you away. And them
he went into the library to write q.
check for the monthly millinery bill.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
Peculiar Dissaooearaoce.

]. D. Runyan, of Butlerville. o., laid
the peculiar disappearance OF his pain
full symptoms, of indigestion and bilious
ness, to DR.. Kings New Life Pills. He
says: They are a perfect remedy, for
dizziness, sour stomach, headache, con-
stipation, ETC." Guaranteed at T. ].
Green & Co.'S. drug store, price 25c.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
The WAFER WORKS QUESTION.

In looking over the state it is
found that a number of the best
cities have municipal ownership
of w%aterworks, among the number
being Jamestown, Valley City,
Mayville and Grafton; also
Fargo and Grand Forks. From
information at hand it is evident
that the experience in most of
the places is proving satisfactory
and that the people are getting
better and cheaper service than
they could through a corporation.
Mayville and Grafton are good
examples of this fact.
Our Jamestown informant, a
leading business man, says that
their system has been operated
by the city for IS years and the
result is very satisfactory. The
bonded Indebtedness, on account
of water works, is but $4,000; the
city has $4,000 feet of 6 and 8 inch
mains (probably FIVE times as
much as would be required in
Dickinson); IS fire h%ydrants; and
the record for the fiscal year, end
ing Feb. 20, 1905, is as follows:
Cash on hand Mar. I, 'o4..S1.5o1 90
Receipts. 2,7oo IS
Total. .S4,2o8 o.
Disbursements. S2,345 70
Cash bal. Mar. I, 'o5....Si,862 20
The writer from Jamestown
closed by saying: 1--WE believe
our citizens have a better water
system, at a much less cost, that
gives better service than a cor
poration which charges the traffic
all it will stand for purposes Of
revenue"
Our Grafton and Mayville cor
respondent have given no figures,
merely stating, in answer to our
inquiry, that municipal ownership
is very satisfactory. Our Valley
City writer advises municipal
ownership for Dickinson. This
writer does not say SO, but it is
generally understood that the
city management of Valley City
has not been what could be called
successful, but so far as the PRESS
is able to learn there are few such
examples in North Dakota.
Mandan wants water works, but
with a city Indebtedness Of
$4,000 she is in no position tc
assume municipal ownership, and
eventually may be compelled tc
accept almost any offer that i:
made her council.
A prominent Mandan either
recently said to us:
II would say by all means owr
your own waterworks, if such ;
thing is possible, and with a city
with such a financial condition a.
Dickinson, it certainly is possible
There are several reasons why i
is more desirable to own the plan
than to grant a franchise to a pri
vate corporation. In the frs
place you will find that the cit,
of Dickinson will be able to g,
into the money markets and ge
all the money it wants at les
than AZ per cent, while a privat
corporation will have difficulty i
floating its bonds at 2 per cen
The money men will fight shy {
a private water works company Z
any rate, but will fall over then
selves to buy city bonds at a
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
A One Ni1ht Dress.

During the days Of the second em-
pire a leader Of fashion In Paris. find
ing that she had overdrawn her hus-
bands munifcent allowance and that
a great fancy ball a imminent, went
to the great man milllner, Worth, and
prayed him to hire her a costume.
He was shocked. Such mean expes
dents had never come in his line. The,
lady prayed. The great man denied.
Finally the prayers Of beauty prevail
ed. But che was to wear q costume
entirely Of his devising.
He dressed her as the nag Of Paris.
The tricolor fluttered in her skirts, on
her shoes. in her .enameled earrings.
Her hair was dressed to represent q
stormy e in which rode the famous
three masted galley bearing the arms
Of Paris. The lady was enraptured.
The great man only charged her 1,60Q
francs. The dress was hers for one
night only.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
The Reason.

stella-Mahel says she doesn't believe
everything In the Bible. Bella-Well,
you see, her own age IL In Il.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
60 and 75c. val
ues in mems underwear
to close out. at only
25c.
City Lots for Sale.

have IS lots on Main street, west of
the First National Bank, for sale. These
are the best located and cheapest lots
IN the city. Thos. Evans, Gladstone.
For prices inquire at Press Office.
nm 7-I.tf
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
The Turkish Postman.

Postal conditions in the interior Of
Turkey are still In a patriarchal stage
Of evolution. When a postman ar
rives in a village on muleback he dis
tributes the letters In a public place,
giving each his own, and then putting
the undelive-ed ones into the hands of
relatives or acquaintances Of those to
whom they are addressed. Yet 1t Is
said that 80 per cent reach their des-
tinatiOn.
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
LINGERING COLD
TRUSTEES SALES.

TRUSTEES SALE of FRAME DWELLING
No. 626 DELAWARE AVENUE SOUTH
Wesley virtue of a decree of the SUI
preme Court of the District of Columbia
passed in equity cause No. 1869. the I'M
in front of the premises. on WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY. A D.
1905. at 4:30 O'CLOCK p NJ. the following
described land and premises. as follows: Sit.
uated in the city of Washington. District of
Columbia, and known and designated as lot
twenty-six t26), in W. 3. Todd's subdivision
of original lot nine go in square six hundred
and forty-two (642), said subdivision is
recorded in the office of the Surveyor OF the
District Of Columbia in Book W. F.. page So;
said lot fronting sixteen {16) feet on Delaware
Avenue and being improved by an old frame
dwelling known No. GIG Delaware Avenue
southwest Terms of sale: One-third of the
purchase money to be paid in cash, balance
in two equal install.nents. payable in one
and tive years, with interest at S per centunl
per annunn, payable semi annually. from day
of sale, secured by deed of trust upon the
property Sold all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser. a deposit OF 500 will be re-
quired at time Of sale. All conveyancing, re-
cording, etc, at cost of purchaser. Terms of
sale to be complied with within ten days
from day of sale; otherwise the trustee re-
serves the right to resell the property ut the
risk and cost of defaulting purchaser. after
five days advertisement of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washington.
D. c. THOMAS WALKER 800 18th st. NV.
Trustee. THOS. ). OWEN & son, Auction
GERS ja20-11t-exSu
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AID 3 SITS
a AND GH1c ca sPEcfaL.@pa r and and
Dining Cars. on Chicago Special Harrisburg
TO Pittsburg. Connects for Chicago In
: dianapolis Louisville. and ST. Louis BUT
fet Broiler Parlor Car 10 Harrisourg
LMTEp-P Palm Sleeping. Dining srnok
ing. and Observation Cars from HARRISBURG
For Chicago Cleveland: Toledo; and De-
1850 A N. daily. ST. LOUIS LIMITED
Sleeping. Dining. Smoking. and Observation
and St Louis. Buffet Parlor Car to Har-
r:sburg:
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg
Buffet Parior Car Harrisburg to Pittsbu-g.
ExPREss-sieeping and Dining Cars WASH
ington to St Louis. Harrisburg TO Chicago,
Cincinnati and LOUISVILLE Parlor Car 10
HARRISBURG.
$50 P M daily CHICAGO LIMITED LIED,
Sleeping. Smoking, Dining, and Observation
Cars Harrisburg to Chicago. Toledo. and
7:l5 P, NJ daily. ST. LOUIS ExPREss:--
Pullman Sleeping Car Harrisburg to St
7:z5 P NJ daily. WESTERN EXPRESS
Pullman Sleepins Car to Pi;tsburg and
rs P. N. daily. CLEVELAND AND GIN
cINNATI EXPREss.-Pulirnan Sleeping
siz t to cieveiand and cincinnati. Din
Ing Car Connects for st Louis
io P9Pan Sleeping epiy car to Pistsbarg Con
80 a M daily. BUFFALO DAY Ex-
Car, and Coaches 10 Buffalo. via Emporium
80 A. M. for Kane. canandaigua. Roches-
ter and Niagara Falls. daily. except Sun
| 1o.sS A. NJ for EImira. and Remove daily
except Sunday. For Williamsport. daily.
rs p M. daily. BUFFALO NIGHT Elk
PRESS. with through Buffet Sleeping Car
! and Coaches 10 Buffalo. via Emporium
7:zs P. N. daily for Erie: for Rochester.
Buna1o and Niagara Fails. daily. excep.
Saturday. with Sleeping Car Washington
/ 1o:2o P NJ for Erie. canandaigua. Rochester,
! Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily. Pullman
Sleeping Car Washington to Rochester Sat
FOR PHTLADELLRHIA; NEW YORK AND
SOP. NJ. "coMGREssfoNAL LIMITED. -
| for New York only; daily all Parlor Cars.
Elpr EXPRESS S:55. $50 1000 New York only.
and, and fl;SS 4 1s5 a. night f on s sanaa1s Sc
ieio % p = NJ. i2.s5 nigh & '-'' ana
SE fei = G Week dags ZOO zoo 6Os
and $40 P. n; daily: s:55 =. NJ. SUNDAYS
For r Baltimore. 500. e:i5. s:5s 7:zo $50 $50
s aoS s 49, 80 90 400 dos IIised l e
As. AS. SIS SO $40. $50 rs. rs
lS9 d ls9 on a suhdar ~ and lsso nig6
1850. 100 A. NJ. 12:o1. 1:15. 200. BIS
s:so. 400 (4:0o Limited. 4:2o. AS. 5:35
$40 $40. $50. 7:15 7:45 1000. 1910 P. II
and 1913 night
For Anna polls 7:4o $50 A. NJ. 1925. 4:45. and
$40 P NJ. week days. Sundays. s;Fo A NJ
$40 and 10:40 p NJ
For Pope's Creek Line. $50 A. NJ. and 40
| p n week days; 9:05 A. NJ. Sundays.
Ticket Offices, corner Fifteenth and G
Streets. and at the station, Sixth and I
Streets where orders can be left for tn.
checking Of baggage to destination from no
tells and residences
Telephone call ''1640' for Pennsylvania
Railroad Cab Service
Dining Car
W ". ATTERBURY, J. p. WOOD
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Manager
GEO W. BOYD. General Passenger Agent
The Washington times., 1905-01-20

A. 3. DUVALL and A LEFTWICH
SLNCLAIR nAttorneys.IN THE ST.
OF COLUMBIA, Holding District
Court-In the matter of the Condemna-
ton of Land for an Outfan Sewer. No.
654 District Court.-Upon consideration
of the petition of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, flied IL the
above-entitled cause, and on motion of
counsel for the said Commissioners. IL
aary, A. D. 1906, ORDERED, that the
Clerk of the Court issue citation to
Richard T. Wilson, The United States
Maxwell R. Brothers, William H. McEl-
fresh, F. Snowden Hill, George ]. Seuf-
ferle. Arthur E Randle, Harriet s. Ran
die, Ralph P. Barnard, Guy H Johnson
TyrreH E. Biddle, Isadore T. Young,
George Z. Hamilton. Michael J. Colbert
Joseph n. Young, Henrietta e Ewing
Eta Brent Heiskell, Henrietta Brent
Heiskell, Alfred 7. Grimes. Christian c.
Lederer, Henry Fl. Bergman, Metropolis
Building Association. Albert L. Richard
son. Louis ]. Smith, William n. Free
this Court on the TENTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, A. d. 1906, AT 10 O'CLOCK
A. M. to answer the said petition and
TO show cause why the prayers thereof
should not be granted, and why parts
Of lots numbered 10. 16. and II of "Gies-
boro Manor, as said lots are recorded
in County Subdivision Book, Governor
Shepherd, page 80, of the Office of the
Surveyor OF the District Of Columbia, and
part Of lot of subdivision of lot &c"
of the subdivision of a part of a tract
OF land called Bellevue" in said Dis
trfcI, in fee simple, and why a rIght-of-
way twenty feet wide through lots num-
bered 9. 8, 9, 10. L. IA. Is, and 10 of said
.'Giesboro Manor" right-of-way TWEEN
George j. Seufferle in said .'Giesboro
Manor" and a right-of-way twenty feet
wide through lot numbered l, Of said
subdivision of lot ''G. of the subdivision
of said tract of land called Bellevue
in said District, should not be con-
demned for an outfan sewer. 1t is fur
Their ORDERED, that a copy of said CT
tation be served by the United States
upon such owners of the lands and
rights-of-way to be condemned herein,
and such persons interested therein, as
may DE found by HIM within the District
Of Columbia And 1t is further Or
DERED, that all persons having any
interest in these proceedings be, and
they are hereby, warned and required to
appear in this court on or before the
D. 1905, and to- answer the said petition.
and to continue in attendance until the
court shall have made its final order
ratifying and confirming the report and
award of the commissioners to be ap-
pointed by the court to apprajse the
value Of the respective interests of all
persons concerned Ia the land and prem
fses mentioned and particularly describ-
ed in the aforesaid petition. II is fur
ther ORDERED, that a copy of this Or
der be published once in the Washing
ton Law Reporter and on six secular
days in the Evening Star" the VAST
ington Post" and The Washington
Times, newspapers published In the said
District, before the said 10th day of Feb
riary, A D. 1865 BY the Court: ASH
LEY n. GOULD, Justice. (SeaL) A
BY r. j. MEIGS. j.. Asst. Clerk
ia19-20-2I -26-Z7-28
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

7:25 a. M.-Lecal for Herrisonburg. Warren
ton. Danyille, and way stations.
lo:sl A n. DAILY-WaSuIngton and Florida
Limited. First-ciass coaches and sleeper 10
ing Car Service.
Ii IL A NJ DAILY-Unlted States Fast Mall
Eirst-claSs coaches and drawing .oorn
sIeeper to New Orleans. Dining car service
sonburg and way stations on Manassas
Is5 P. IL DAILY-LocaI for warTenton ana
Charlottesville
s:55 P. n. WEEK DAYS-southern's Palm
Limited. Club, Observation. Library. Draw
ing Room, Stateroom Sleepers New York 10
jacksonville and st. augustine. Drawing
Room Stateroom Sleeper New York 10
Aiken and Augusta. Southern Ry. Dining
Car service
Express First-class coach TO Atlanta,
sleeper to Columbus. Ga. via Atlanta; week
DAVIS Sleeper TO Pinehurst, ". C Sunset
Route Tourist Sleeper Washington to San
Francisco Mondays. Wednesdays. and Fri
$50 P. M-New York and Florida Elk
press Through Coaches and Sleepers to
Columbia, Savannah, and JacksonviIIe
Sleeper TO Augusta and Port Tampa. Diaing
Car Service Ia Carte
1000 p II. DAILY-New York and Memphis
Limited WA Lynchburg,. First-class Goa ch
and sleeping car to Roanoke. Knoxville
Chattanooga, and Memphis: sleeper TO New
Orleans. Dining Car service.
1915 p. "a. DAILY-Wash;ngton and South
western Limited. All Pullman train club
con: sieepers TO Nashville. Atlanta Macon.
Memphis. New Orleans Dining Car Serv-
ine-
c. H. AcKERT. General Manager.
1905 w. H. TAYLOE Gen. Pass Agent
L s. Brown. General