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Write then to Cornelia
Joris Hyde he cried Since you
cannot write a decent business letter
write then to the adorable Cornelia
the words will be at your finger ends
for that letter and will slip from your
pen as if they were dancing
My Sweet Cornelia
I have not seen you for two days
and tis a miracle- that I have endured
it I can tell you beloved that I am
much concerned about our affair You
know that I may have to go to Eng
land soon and go I will not until I
Lave asked your father what favor he
will show us Tell me at what hour I
may call and see him in his house
Oh my peerless Cornelia pearl and
flower of womanhood I speak your
speech I think your thought you are
the noblest thing in my life and to
remember you is to remember the
hours when I was the very best and
the very happiest Bid me come to
yon soon very soon for your love is
my life Send your answer to my
city lodging Oh Cornelia am I not
ever and entirely yours
George Hyde
It was not more than eight oclock
f tie morning when he wrote this
terf and as soon as possible he dis
patched a swift messenger with It to
Cornelia
Probably Madame Hyde divined
something of the importance and tenor
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THE MAID af MAIDEN liANE
Sequel to The Bow of Orange Ribbon
A HOVE STORY BY AMELIA E BABB
Copyricht 1900 by Amelia E Barr
CHAPTER VII Continued
She is gone Doctor
At what hour
The clock was striking three she
went smiling
Then ho bowed his head and turned
away There was nothing more that
lie could do but he remembered that
Arenta had stepped on board the La
Belle France as the clock struck
three and that sho also had gone
smiling to her unknown destiny
Arriving home he very gently ac
quainted Mrs Moran with the death
-of his young patient and then asked
Where is Cornelia
I know not She is asleep The
ball to night is to be fairy land and
Jove land an Arabian nights dream
and a midsummer nights dream all in
one I told her to rest for she was
weary and nervous with expectation
To morrow the Van Ariens excite
ment will be over and wo shall have
rest
I think not The town is now
ready to move to Philadelphia I hear
that Mrs Adams is preparing to leave
Richmond Hill Washington has
already gone and Congress is to meet
in December
But this will not concern us
It may If George Hyde does not
go very soon to England we shall go
to Philadelphia I wish to rid myself
und Cornelia of his airs and graces
and wearisome good temper his sing
ing and reciting and
poetry This story has been long
enough we will turn over and end
it
It will be a great trial to Cornelia
It may or it may not there is
Rem Rem is your own suggestion
However wo have all to sing the
Iiymn of Renunciation at some time
it is well to sing it in youth
CHAPTER VIII
Two Proposals
The ruling idea of any mind as
sumes the foreground of thought and
fter Arentas marriage the dominant
of George Hyde was to have his
betrothal to Cornelia recognized and
assured He was in haste to light his
own nuptial torch and afraid every
day of that summons to England which
-would delay the event
I may have to go away with mother
at any time I may be detained by
events I cannot help and I have not
bound Cornelia to me by any personal
Tecognized tie and Rem Van Ariens
will be ever near her Oh indeed this
state of affairs will never do I will
write to Cornelia this very moment
and tell her I must see her father this
evening I cannot possibly delay it
longer I have been a fool a care
less happy fool too long
He opened his secretary and sitting
resolutely down began a letter to Dr
IMoran He poured out his heart and
desires and then he read what he had
-written It would not do at all It
-was a love letter and not a business
Setter He wrote another and then
another When he had finished read
ing them over he was in a passion
-with himself
A fool in your teeth twice over
of a missive sent in such a hurry of
anxious love so early in the day but
she showed neither annoyance nor
curiosity regarding it Joris my dear
one she said as they rose from the
breakfast table Joris I think there
is a letter from your father To the
city you must go as soon as you can
for I have had a restless night full of
feeling it has been
Joris smiled and kissing her said
I am going at once If there is a
letter I will send a quick rider with
it
But come thyself
That I cannot
But why then
To morrow I will tell you
That is well Into thy mothers
heart drop all thy joys and sorrows
Thine are mine
It happened but doubtless hap
pened because so ordered that the
very hour In which Joris left Hyde
Manor Peter Van Ariens received a
letter that made him very serious He
left his office and went to see his son
Rem he said here has come a let
ter from Boston and some one must
go there and that too in a great
hurry The house of Blumo and Otis
is likely to fail and in it we have
some great interests A lawyer we
must have to look after them go
thyself and it shall be well for both
of us
I cannot go with a happy mind to
day I think now my case with Cor
nelia will bear putting to the question
As you know it has been step with
step between Joris Hyde and myself
in that affair and if I go away now
without securing the ground I have
gained what can hinder Hyde from
taking advantage over me
That is fair A man is not a man
till he has won a wife Cornelia Moran
is much to my mind Go and see her
now
I will write to her I will tell her
what is in my heart and ask her for
her love and her hand If she is kind
to my offer then I can go to Boston
with a free heart and look after your
money and your business
But the letter to Cornelia which
Hyde found to slip off his pen like
dancing was a much more difficult
matter to Rem He wrote and de
stroyed and wrote again and de
stroyed and this so often that he final
ly resolved to go to Maiden Lane for
his inspiration
He met George Hyde sauntering up
the street looking unhappy and rest
less and he suspected at once that
he had been walking past Dr Morans
house in the hope of seeing Cornelia
and had been disappointed The
thought delighted him He was will
ing to bear disappointment himself if
by doing so some of Hydes smiling
confidence was changed to that unhap
py uneasiness which he detected in
his rivals face and manner The
young men bowed to each other but
did not speak
What a mere sullen creature that
Rem Van Ariens is thought Hyde
and with all the good temper in the
world I affirm it Then with a move
ment of impatience he added
Why should I let him into my
mind for he is the least welcome of
all intruders Good gracious how long
the minutes are How shall I endure
another hour perhaps many hours
Where can she have gone Not un
likely to Madame Jacobus I will go
to her at once
He hastened his steps and soon ar
rived at the well known residence of
his friend He was amazed as soon
as the door was opened to find prep
arations of the most evident kind for
some change What is the matter
he asked in a voice of fear
I am going away for a time Joris
my good friend answered madame
coming out of a shrouded and dark
ened parlor as she spoke
But where are you going
To Charleston My sister Sabrina
is sick dying and there is no one so
near to her as I am But what brings
you here so early
My mother felt sure there was a
letter from father and I came at once
to get it for her but there was none
It will come in good time Now I
must go Good bye dear Joris
For how long my friend
I know not Sabrina is incurably
ill I shall stay with her till she de
parts She said these -words as they
went down the steps together and
with eyes full of tears he placed her
carefully in the coach and then turned
sorrowfully to his own rooms
In the meantime Rem was writing
his proposal Finally after many
trials he desisted with the following
though it was the least effective of
any form he had written
To Miss Moran
Honored and Beloved Friend
Twenty times this day I have tried
to write a letter worthy to come into
your hands and worthy to tell you
how beyond all words I love you But
what can I say more than that I love
you To morrow I must leave New
York and I may be away for some
time Pray then give me some hope
to night to take with me I am sick
with longing for the promise of your
love Oh dearest Cornslia I am as
you know well your humble servant
Rembrandt Van Ariens
When he had finished this letter he
folded acJ sealed it and walked to
the window wt4 it fa his hand Then
he saw QcsnRlia returning home from
some shotahts r Metal errand and
hastily calling a sernu ordered him
to deliver the letter at once to Miss
Moran She bowed and smiled as she
accepted it but Rem watching with
his heart in his eyea could see that it
awakened no special interest She
kept it unopened as she wandered
among the flowers until Mrs Moran
came to the door to hurry her move
ments then sho followed her mother
hastily into the house
Do you know how late it is Corne
lia There is a letter on your dress
ing table that came by Lieut Hydes
servant two or three hours ago
An she entered her room an Impos
ing looking letter met her eyes a
letter written upon the finest paper
squarely folded and closed with a
large seal of scarlet wax carrying the
Hyde arms Poor Rems message lost
instantly whatever interest it pos
sessed she let it fall from her hand
and lifting Hydes opened it with that
marvelous womanly impetuosity which
love teaches In a moment she felt all
that he felt all the ecstasy and tu
mult of a great affection not sure For
this letter was the little more in
Hydes love and oh how much it
was
She pondered it until she was called
to dinner There was then no time to
read Rems letter but she broke the
I am going away for a time
seal and glanced at its tenor and an
expression of pity and annoyance
came into her eyes Hastily she locked
both letters away in a drawer in her
desk
Dr Moran was not at home nor
was he expected until sundown so
mother and daughter enjoyed together
the confidence which Hydes letter in
duced Mrs Moran thought the young
man was right and promised to a cer
tain extent to favor his proposal
However Cornelia she added un
less your father is perfectly agreeable
and satisfied I would not advise you
to make any engagement
The answering of these letters was
naturally Cornelias first afternoon
thought To write to Joris was a de
lightful thing an unusual pleasure
and she sat down smiling to pen the
lines which she thought would bring
her much happiness but which were
doomed to bring her a great sorrow
My Joris My Dear Friend
Tis scarce an hour since I received
your letter but I have read It over
four times And whatever you desire
that also is my desire and I am de
ceived as much as you if you think I
do not love you as much as I am
loved by you Come then this very
night as soon as you think convenient
If my father is in a suitable temper
it will be well to speak plainly to him
and I am sure that my mother will
say in our favor all that is wise
What more is to say I will keep for
your ear for you are enough in my
heart to know all my thoughts and to
know better than I can tell you how
dearly how constantly how entirely 1
love you Yours forever
Cornelia
To be continued
A Bret Harte Letter
Clever authors are generally chary
of their humor saving the choicest
witticisms for copy Bret Hrate how
ever was an exception to this rule
and was a rare conversationist and
correspondent Here is a character
istically droll letter from him to Ed
gar Pemberton which appears for the
first time in the authorized biography
published this week and has been re
lated with much relish by Tay Pay
OConnor
Dear Mr Pemberton Dont be
alarmed if you should hear of my hav
ing nearly blown the top of my head
off Last Monday I had my face badly
cut by the recoil of an overloaded gun
I do not know yet beneath these ban
dages whether I shall be permanently
marked At present I am invisible
and have tried to keep the accident a
secret
When the surgeon was stitching me
together the son of the house a boy
of 12 came timidly to the door of the
room Tell Mr Bret Harte its all
right he said he killed the hare
Yours always
Bret Harte
To Our First Religious Martyr
The Quivira Historical sotletj
which erected a monument at Lo
gans Grove near Junction City som
time ago In commemoration of th
discovery of Kansas by Coronado ir
1541 and the rediscovery of Quivirs
by the Hon J V Brower the well
known archaeologist in 1897 Is pre
paring to erect another monument
The monument now proposed wlli
commemorate the fact that Friai
Juan de Padilla a member of th
great Coronado expedition was th
first religious martyr in the United
States and the first white man mur
dered by Indians on Kansas soil
Kansas City World
45X
NEW KVp LAW
A Condensed View of the Taxa
tion Measure
THE TAXABLE PROPERTY
Bill Defines Terms Used lit Kelutlon
Taxation Kent Property Heal JCh
tate Lands Personal Property
Money Ktc All Explained
to
II R No 341 the revenue bill The
measure begins with elaborate defini
tions of all the terms used in relation
to taxation Real property real estate
lands personal property money and
all other debatable terms are all ex
plained
The following property Is taxable
Sec 12 All property in this state not
expressly exempt therefrom shall be
subject to taxation and shall be valued
at its actual value which shall be en
tered opposite each item and shall be
assessed at 20 per cent of such actual
value Such assessed value shall be
entered in a separate column opposite
each item and shall be taken and con
sidered as the taxable value at which It
shall be listed and upon which the levy
shall be made Actual value as used
in this act shall meani its value in
the market in the ordinary course of
trade
The following property is exempt
from taxation
First All property cf the state coun
ties and municipal corporations
Second Such other property as may
be used exclusively for agricultural
and horticultural societies for schools
religious cemetery and charitable pur
poses In the assessment of real es
tate encumbered by a public ease
ment any depreciation occasioned by
such easement shall be deducted in the
valuation of such property The in
creased value of lands by reason of
live fences fruit and forest trees grown
and cultivated thereon shall not be
taken into account in the assessment
thereof
The following provisions are made
for tax liens
Sec 14 Taxes on real property shall
be a lien thereon from and including
the first day of April of the year in
which they are levied until the same
are paid
Sec 15 Taxes assessed upon per
sonal property shall be a lien upon the
personal property of the person to
whom assessed from and after the first
day of October of the year in which
they are assessed until paid
Sec 16 When property is assessed
to any person as agent for another or
in a representative capacity such per
son shall have a lien upon such prop
erty or any property of his principal in
his possession for the taxes thereon
until he is indemnified against the pay
ment thereof if he has paid the taxes
until he is reimbursed therefor
Sec 17 All general taxes due the
state county school district town road
district city or village shall be a first
lien on the real estate on which levied
ami take priority over all other en
cumbrances and liens thereon
Sec 18 All special assessments reg
ularly assessed and levied by any
county or municipality duly author
ized shall be a lien on the real estate
on which assessed as provided by the
statute authorizing the same but shall
be subject to the general taxes men
tioned in the last preceding section
County assessors are to be elected at
the general election in 1903 and every
four years thereafter The first Thurs
day after the first Tuesday in January
is the date set for taking the office
No assessor shall be eligible for elec
tion for two consecutive terms and
shall hold office for four years
The county assessor and the county
board shall determine the number of
deputies necessary in the afferent sec
tions of the county The county as
sessor must provide a bond for not less
than 2000 nor more than 10000 The
county assessors shall receive the fol
lowing compensation In counties hav
ing a population of 5000 or less 250
in counties having a population from
5000 to 10000 350 in counties having
a population of 10000 to 30000 500
in counties having a population from
30000 to 50000 600 in counties hav
ing a population from 50000 to 100000
1200 in counties having a population
of over 100000 1800
The compensation of the deputy as
sessors shall be 3 per day for the time
actually and necessarily employed The
county superintendent must furnish the
assessors with maps of the townships
or precincts and must also supply the
deputies
A penalty of not less than 20 nor
more than 100 is provided for neglect
or duty on part of any assessor or
deputy assessor
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Personal property shall be listed by
the following persons
Every person of full age and sound
mind being a resident of this state
shall list all his moneys credits bonds
or stocks shares of stock of joint stock
or other companies when the capital
stock of such company is not assessed
in this state moneys loaned or in
vested anuities franchises royalties
and all other personal property
He shall also list all moneys and
other personal property invested
loaned or otherwise controlled by him
as the agent or attorney or on account
of any other person or persons cm
pany or corporation whatsoever and
all moneys deposited subject to his or
der check or draft and credits due
from any person or persons body cor
porate or politic whether in or out of
the county
The property of a minor child shall
be listed by his guardian if he have
no guardian then the father if living
if not by the mother if living and
if neither father of morther be living
by the person having such property in
charge
The property of any other person un
der guardianship or if he has no guar
dian by the person having charge of
such property
The proyerty of a wife by her hus
band if of sound mind if not by her
self
The property of a person for whose
tJUI i Jk t -4
benefit it Is held in trust by the trus
tee of the estate of a deceased person
by the executor or administrator
The property of a corporation whose
assets are in the hands of a receiver
by such receiver
The property of corporations by the
president or proper agent or officer
thereof
The property of a firm or company
by the partner or agent thereof
Tho property of manufacturers and
others In the hands of an agent by and
in the name of such agent as mer
chandise
LISTING THE PROPERTY
Personal -property shall be listed
where the owner resides Corporation
property shall be listed where the head
office is located If there be no head
office In the state the property shall
be listed wherever business is trans
acted
When the owner of a farm has land
in several precincts it shall be listed
where he resides Live stock in the
hands of a care taker shall be listed
where it is kept All property may be
seized and sold for taxes Every arti
cle of personal property must be en
tered in the blank list which the assess
or shall present This must be sworn
to For tax dodging fines are pre
scribed
INSURANCE COMPANIES
The following taxes and assessments
are imposed on insurance companies
pipe lines grain brokers pawn brokers
and railroads
Sec 58 Each and every re insur
ance company organized under the
laws of any other state or county and
transacting business in this state shall
be taxes in the county town city
village and school district where the
agent conducts the business upon the
gross amount of premiums received by
it for Insurance written upon property
within the state during the preceding
year Such gross receipts to be taken
as an item of property of that value
and to be assessed and taxed on the
same percentage of such value as other
property jne agent shall render the
list and be personally liable for the
tax If he refuse to render the list
or to make affidavit that the same is
correct the amount may be valued and
assessed according to tho best informa
tion of the assessor
Sec 59 Every life insurance and
accident insurance or life and accident
insurance company organized under
the laws of any other state or coun
try and transacting business in Ne
braska except fraternal beneficiary
associations and such mutual com
panies as operate on the assessment
plan have no capital stock and make
no dividends and whose scheme of in
surance does not contemplate the re
turn of any percentage of earnings or
profits to policy holders shall at the
time of making the annual statement
as required by law pay into the state
treasury 2 per cent of the gross
amount of premiums received by it
during the preceding calendar year for
business done in this state including
all insurance upon the lives of persons
residing in the state whether such
insurance was written during such pre
ceding year or prior thereto At the
time of paying said taxes such com
panies shall take duplicate receipts
therefor one of which shall be filed
with the state auditor No certificate
shall be issued by the auditor to or
on behalf of any such company author
izing it to do or continue business in
this state while any such percentage
or tax remains due and unpaid
Sec 60 Every surety company or
ganized under the laws of any state or
country other than the state of Ne
braska and transacting business in
this state shall during the month of
January of each year make out and
file with the state auditor an itemized
statement verified by the president or
vice president and secretary showing
in detail the gross receipts from all
business transacted in this state dur
ing the preceding calendar year in
cluding the gross premium on all sure
ty bonds of obligations of every kind
and shall at the same time pay into
the state treasury as a tax on such
business 2 per cent of such gross re
ceipts No certificate shall be issued
by the auditor to any surety company
or agent thereof authorizing it to do
or continue business in this state while
any such percentage or tax remains
due and unpaid
Sec 61 Every life fire or accident
insurance company or surety com
pany organized under the laws of this
state except fraternal beneficiary as
sociations and mutual companies that
operate on the assessment plan have
no capital stock and make no divi
dends shall be taxed in the county
town city village and school district
where the agent conducts the business
upon the gross amount of premiums
received by it for all business done
within the state during the preceding
calendar year Such gross receipts
shall be taken as an item of property
of that value and be assessed and taxed
on the same percentage of such value
as other property The agent shall
render the list or make affidavit that
the same is correct the amount may
be valued and assessed according to
the best information of the assessor
CORPORATIONS
Sec OS Street railways waterworks
electric light and gasworks natural
gas mining and all other companies
and associations incorporated under
the laws of or doing business in this
state other than those specifically
mentioned in this act shall in addi
tion to the other property required
to be listed make out and deliver to
the assessor a sworn statement of the
amount of its capital stock setting
forth particularly
1 The name and location of the
company
2 The amount of capital stock au
thorized and the number of shares in
to which capital stock is divided
3 The amount of capital stock paid
up
4 The market value or if no mar
ket value then the actual value of tbe
shares of stock
5 The true value of its franchise if
any granted under and by virtue of
any law of this state or ordinance of
any city or village
6 The total amount of indebtedness
except the indebtedness for current ex
penses excluding from expenses the
amount paid for the purchase or im
provement of property
7 The amount of capital on which a
dividend was declared during the last
preceding year
8 The date of each dividend de
clared during said year ending with
tho last day of the last preceding De
cember
9 The rate per cent of each divi
dend declared
10 The total amount of each divi
dend declared during the year ending
with the last day of the last preceding
December
11 Gross earnings during said year
12 Net earnings during said year
13 Amount of surplus
14 Amount of profit added to sink
ing fund during said year
15 Maximum price at which shares
of stock sold during said year
16 Minimum price at when shares
of stock sold during said year
17 Average price at which shares of
stock sold during said year
Sec 69 The statement or schedule
required by the preceding section shall
have annexed thereto an affidavit sub
scribed and sworn to by two of tho
officers of the corporation having full
knowledge of the finances and ac
counts of the company stating tho
title of the officers making the report
and name of the corporation and that
the foregoing statement signed by
them is true
MAY ASSESS THE FRANCHISE
See 70 If the assessor is not satis
fied with the valuation so made and
returned to him lie is authorized to
make a valuation of the franchise of
said corporation based upon the fads
contained In the report herein re
quired or upon any information with
in his possession and he shall in
either case assess to the corporation
the full value of its franchise and of its
tangible property not otherwise as
sessed Whenever any such corpora
tion shall own real estate or personal
property that is otherwise assessed
the assessed value of such real estate
or other property shall be deducted
from the assessed value of the capital
stock of such corporation
Sec 71 Every company Incorpor
ated by the authority of any other
state or government and doing busi
ness in this state shall by its duly
authorized agent or manager make
out ad deliver to the assessor of any
county or his deputy in which tho
corporation owns property a statement
under oath giving the name of the
corporation the nature of tho business
in which it is engaged the name of
the state or government under which
it was incorporated a description of
all the real and personal property
owned by said corporation in said
county and the value thereof together
with the true value of Its franchise
in such county Such statement shall
also contain the amount of gross earn
ings of such corporation from its busi
ness within the state and the expenses
incurred in transacting the same
Sec 72 If the assessor is not sat
isfied with the valuation so made and
returned to him he shall make a valu
ation of the property and franchise of
such corporation based upon the re
port required by the preceding section
or upon any information within his
possession and he shall in either case
assess to the corporation the value of
its franchise in addition to the as
sessed valuation of its tangible prop
erty
EXPRESS TELEGRAPH AND
TELEPHONE
Sec 76 Each and every person as
sociation co partnership joint stock
company or corporation engaged in
the express telegraph or telephone
business in the state of Nebraska shall
be deemed and taken to be a company
for the purpose of this act
Sec 77 It shall be the duty of each
express telephone and telegraph com
pany to furnish to the local assessor
on his demand made of any officer or
managing agent a true and verified
statement of its personal property and
of the gross receipts of its business in
said local assessing district for the
year ending February 1 of the current
year which verification shall be by
one of the general officers of said com
pany or by the local managing agent
Said assessor may also inspect said
companys books of account for his
district For each days neglect or re
fusal to so furnish said statement the
company shall forfeit the sum of
twenty five dollars to be recovered in
an action in the name of the state In
case the local assessor shall not be able
to come to the amount and value of
said personal property and gross re
ceipts as herein provided by reason of
such companys neglect and refusal
he shall come as near such value and
amount as his information shall admit
of ad to such value and amount he
shall add 50 per cent and such total
shall be the assessed value of the prop
erty of such company
Sec 78 Each and every express
telegraph and telephone company shall
be locally assessed on its tangible
property wherever it shall have any
such property in this state in like
manner as other personal property- is
assessed and in addition thereto on
the amount of the gross receipts for
the year next preceding the first day
of February of the current year such
gross receipts to be taken and consid
ered in their total as an item of prop
erty and be so listed and levied
against the same as other property
Such tax on gross receipts shall repre
sent the franchise valuation which
shall not be otherwise assessed
The revenue bill goes into effect
September 1 The duties of the coun
ty and state boards of equalization are
the same as under the old law The
blanks supplies and appeals from the
decision of the assessor or boards of
equalization are unchanged
Eli Williams a farmer living four
miles south of Princeton 111 while
digging a well unearthed a stone plow
which is believed to be a relic of the
mound builders The plow is of red
dish stone triangular in shape and fif
teen inches wide each way It was
found immediately- above a strata of
coal
By means of rural telephone service
in the vicinity of Edwardsville III a
posse of farmers was quickly sum
moned today to capture two supposed
robbers and in the fight that followed
Frank Charles of Mobile Ala one of
the two men was fatally shot and his
companion escaped after a three mile
chase
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