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NEW BOORS AtiD 1UCAZINES
Haworth Edition of the Life and Works of
the Sisteri Bronte.
GUY BOOTHBY WRITES ANOTHER NOVEL
First Voliinif of (In- KIiiIIiik (r
Jlook Complete .Mini)' Other .New
Honk nf History, Poetry
jj. nml Fiction, j,
(Admirers of tho talented nronto sisters
will bo pleased to know that tho fourth
volume of tho Haworth edition of tho "Ufa
nnd Works of tho Sisters Hronto" Is fit
hand. It contains "Tho Professor," by
Charlotto Dronto, nnd poems by Charlotte,
Mmlly and Anno Dronto, and tho Dev. Pat
rick Dronto. Tho Introduction Is from tho
pen of Mrs. Humphrey "Ward. Tho first men
tion of "Tho Professor" Is found In a letter
bearing the dato of April, 1SIC, from Char
lotto Dronto to Messrs. Aylott & Jones, tho
publishers of the llttlo volume of poems by
the sisters which mado Its appearance that
year. In tho letter they ask tho advlco of
the publishers as to bringing out three tales
already written by them whether they
should bo published In three connected
volumes or separately. Whatever may have
been tho ndvlec Riven It evidently did not
help tho appearance of "Tho Professor."
Tho story went without acceptance to many
publishers. U returned to Charlotte, from
one of lis later quests, on tho very morning
of ttho day on which sho began "Jnnn Kyrc
'After tho great success of tho first two
books she would have liked to publish "Tho
Professor." Dut Mr. Smith nnd Mr. Williams
dissuaded her; and to their dissuasion wo
owo "Vlliette," for If "Tho Professor" had
appeared In 1851 Miss Dronto could have
made no uso of her Brussels materials, as
rho did nctually put 4hem In "Vlllettu." Tbo
story wns finally published after tho author's
death and when tho strong Interest excited
by Mrs. Haskell's memoir led naturally to a
demand for all that could yet bo given to
tho public from tho hand of Charlotte
Ilroute. There Is llttlo to add to tho writer's
own animated preface. As sho hcrsolf
points out the book Is by no means tho
book of a novlro. It was written In tho
author's 30th year, after n long apprentice
ship to tho art of writing. Sho says In her
preface: "This llttlo book was written heforo
either 'Jano Hyre' or 'Shirley,' and yet no
Indulgence can bo solicited for it on tho
pica of a first attempt. A first attempt It
certainly was not, as the pen which wrotp
It had provlously worn a gooil deal In i
practlco of somo years. I had not. Indeed,
published anything before I commenced "Tho
Professor," but In many a crude effort, dc
stroyed almost as soon as composed, I had
Cot over any such tasto as I might onro
havo had for ornamented nml redundant
composition, nnd come to prefer what was
plain and hotnoly." According to her own
Account of It, as 'Mrs. Ward observes, tho
publishers Interfered with this process. They
would not havo "Tho Professor," nnd they
welcomed "Jano Ryro" with alacrity. Sho
was, therefor, thrown hick, so to speak,
upon her faults; obliged to work In composi
tion that was more ornamented and redund
ant, and thus the prnmlso of realism In her
was destroyed. In concluding her mo3t en
tertaining Introduction, Mrs. Ward adds!
"Dut because of what camo after, and be
cause? tho mental history of a great and de
lightful artist will always appeal to tho
affectlonato curiosity of later generations,
"Tho Professor' will continue to bo read
both by those who lovn Charlotte Dronte nnd
by those who find pleasure in tracking the
processes of literature. It needs no apology
as n separate entity; hut from Its relation
to 'Vlliette.' It gains an Interest and tin
portauco tho world would not otherwise have
granted It." Harper & Drothers, New York.
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BANK TRIUMPHS OYER STATE
Attornij Central Defeated in His Action
Against Omaha National,
MOTION OF DEFENDANT IS SUSTAINED
JihIkc linker lloliU Hint Action of the
Supreme Court U lliinl vnlciit to
AlllrtnliiK Hl lleolnloii
Stntc Hii'vpta.
In the case of tbo state against the Omaha
National bank and J. 11. Millard, for the col
lection of $200,000, Judgo Daker has decided
In favor of tho defendants, as ho did when
the enso was originally tried by him prior to
appeal to the supremo court.
In making this decision Judge Daker ex
plained that he could not consistently do
otherwise In view of the action taken by
the HUpreme court. He eald bo had profound
respect for the supremo tribunal, but that In
this instance he had no supremo court opin
ion by which to bo guided. One Judge had
sustained his original ruling, another had
overruled It and the third member of the
supremo bench had taken no action nt all,
therefore tho trial court In this inHtanco
could only follow ono of tho three members.
As each member of the supreme court took
different pceltlous In the caso It would be
Impossible, Judgo Daker said, to follow the
rulings of that tribunal as ft body. The np
pollato court being equally divided on the
proposition, Judge Daker held that such di
vision Is equivalent to afllrmlng the deci
sion of tho lower court. Such, he declured, Is
tho universal rule.
Thla caso was called for trial Monday
morning, but the trial was not entered Into,
for tho defense filed a motion to render Judg
ment according to the original verdict. The
argument on that motion consumed the en-
tiro day. Judg Daker rendered his decl
Ion nt 0:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
Judge Dakcr's ruling puts tho caso back
whero It was before It was taken to the su
premo court. Tho returns made by that body
wero peculiar, Inasmuch as the opinion was
divided botween two of tho three members of
the bench and there was nothing said In tho
mandate about a now trial In the district
court. Thin wns ono of tho points brought
out forcibly by tho attorneys for the defense.
Tho state still has the right of appeal from
Judgo Daker's decision.
Attorney General Smyth, representing the
state, noted numerous exceptions to Judgo
linker's ruling. Shorn of their legal ver
biage, the substance of the attorney general's
exceptions Is that tho verdict In not In nc
cordanco with tho law; that there Is no
authority In law to sustain such motion ns
was filed by the defendants; that the ruling
Is contrary to tho supremo court mandate;
that there was no verdict upon which to baso
Judgment, and several other similar asser
tions. This caso has dragged along In the
courts for many months. It grew out of the
defalcation of ex-SLato Treasurer Hartley, It
being allegod that ho kept an nccount nt tho
defendant bank, of which Mr. Millard Is pres.
ldent, and that thero was Irregularity In tho
manner In which ho drew deposits from the
bank. Tho defendants set forth that Treas
urer Hartley was treated tho same ns any
other patron of tho bank and that the bank
had no knowledgo whatever of his defalca
tion until the tact was made public through
official sources.
S.KhK OF ASSISTS IS CONFIRM 1ST),
Jndicr- Flllirctl IlnnderN DccUlon
In
(eriiiiin .HnvliiKn Hunk "nc.
The receiver's sale of assets of tho Ger
man Savings bank stands confirmed and tho
stockholders of tho bank aro defeated In
their effort to carry the matter to tho au
premo court. Judge Fawcott so decided
yesterday. Tho next movement in tho case
will be suits by tho receiver against tho
stockholders. Creditors of tho broken bank
look upon this ns a great victory.
Tho stockholders resisted the confirmation
of the. sale of asseta nnd made an attempt
to secure supersedeas In order that tho ques
tion of confirmation might bo passed upon
by the supremo court. The hearing was on
In Judge Fawcett's court for several dajs,
and at the conclusion he took the matter
under advisement. A largo representation
of Interested parties was In court yesterday
to hear what Judgo Fuwcett had to say,
It having been previously announced that
he would render a decision Tuesday. Tho va
rious phases of this litigation havo been
dragging along In the courts for about
three years.
WIlANfll.ll OVKIl INDIAN SHOWS.
Mattox AL Hoot Sue TrnnNiiilNvlnstppI
For DiminRrN In l,nrie Sum.
Judge Kstella Is bearing a caso wherein
Plnckney C. Mattox nnd Allen Root, doing
business as a firm, aro suing tho Trans
misslsalppl Expedition management for $lf,
000 on account of alleged breach of contract.
It Is Bet forth by the plaintiffs that they
paid $500 for the concession of producing an
Indian show on the exposition grounds, nnl
that by the terms of the contract tbey wero
to have the exclusive right. It Is further
alleged that tho defendant company per
mitted Buffalo Bill's Wild West show to
appear on the grounds, thereby depriving tho
plaintiffs of a right for which they had paid.
The caso has Just begun and will probably
last several days.
SlltS. CIIACH fiOOIlWIN Dl VOUCH!).
Decree In rj runted on Alienations of
Cruelly noil ItriiiikciuicNN,
Mrs. Graco Goodwin, a pleasant-fticed ma
tron and tho mother of a family of bright
boys, sat on the witness stand In Judgo
Koysor s court yestordny and told a pa
thetic story of how liquor had ruined her
home.
ono was Huuig ner nusoanci for dt
vcrcc. She said her home llfo was happy
until hor husband became a slave to drink,
nnd that thereafter ho heaped numerous In
dignities upon her. failure to support being
among the allegations. One of Sirs. Good
win's sons holds a responsible position nnl
he supports the family, so tho cvldenco
shown 1. Judgo Keysor granted tho decree.
.Votes from (lie Court,
KInier Gllllhan has been granted divorce
from Llbble Olllllmn. The principal iillega-
nun n un u t'dliu Ull III (.'II L
Tlmnthv Iflr.or,.,, la .......
Haker, charged with rob'berv. Clustavo ! Tllls f,'ftr bolnK "'""bugged can be car
Stephens l.s the prosecuting witness. rled too far, so far, In fnct, that many people
Slark Jeffrev. farmer, nf Wm-no mirfni. tnt vnra .i.t, .nnn,...
tins vnft.tA .,,tl .1 . "- ' "J .-- .....
bankrupt. He gives his nssets as JM5 nnd
fays Unt he owes ,610.6O.
Judgo Slunger has appointed W. H. Haz
ard ns custodian and manager of the stock
pf merchnndlso of A. C. Itlddell, who has
begun voluntary bankruptcy proceedings.
The case of Ixjulsa Cathers against the
city, wherein the closing of a part of
locust street In the vicinity of Twenn
llrst street Is Involved, lias been continued
until the next term of court.
The Iluvlns divorce case, In which a
somewhat sensational restraining order was
issued a few days ago. has beun trans
ferred from Judge Fnwcett to Judge
Keysor. Date for hearing lias not yot been
determined.
Thomas L. Phillips of Pennsylvania hns
begun suit In the t'nlted Stntea rlpcnii
,.,.,,v .,i,..iiikif.i 1.1 Utl llPPI.ir.if 1.
court against Cnrlea F. Hentley rt nl to
forocloae a mortgage and Holornon Phillips
of Pennsylvania has begun suit against
court for tho sumo purpose,
.... ...una uuu mucin ni mo samo
Tho cuse of John Fatten ngnlnst the
11. & SI. and Chicago, llurllngton & CJulncy
Railroad companies to (pilot title to land
la Lancaster county, which was begun In
the Lancaster county district court, has
been transferred to tho t'nlted States cir
cuit court upon application of the defend
tints. Condition of the Itlver.
From jirM-cnt appearances the Missouri
river is going to be upon its good behavior
this spring and Is going to let go of its
Icy overcoat without getting up out of bed
nnd raising a commotion about It. Itcports
received ut the weather bureau oillco
show t' nt the channel is oi ti a'il I'e Is
runnlt). free ns f.ir forth ns Sioux City
At Omnia the ii.intvl Is clear and arse
timlly nil of the 1 o Is gone Large cakes
of ke arc Moating down nnd never In tho
history of the river has such thick Ice
pasroil down without cresting a gorge and
causing more or less loss of proptrty along
the river bottoms. Deports from Platte
mouth say Cutt the lee from the Platte Is
passing there, with no appenranco of a
gorge From tho mudltlnns down the river
nnd the gradual oenlnc to the north local
obcrvcrr prophesy a quiet spring on tho
part of the Missouri.
WILL SEE PREACHER-EDITOR
Itcv. C, YV. n I ilit noil Councilman
l.oticcU l.rinr Today for TnpeLn to
VUlt Itcv. Clinrli-H 31. Sheldon.
Dev. Charles W. Savldge, pastor of tho
Pcoplo's church, and Councilman C. O. Lo
beck leave this afternoon for Topeka, where
they go to seek an Interview with tho man
who is running n paper "ns Jesus would."
Their purpose Is to present to Itcv. "Editor"
Chnrles M. Sheldon tho plan which Dev.
Savldgo Is working on for tho erection of a
mammoth People's church and Christian
home on tho corner of Seventeenth nnd Chi
cago streets, with the view of arousing his
Interest In tho matter.
"Wo aro going to be prepared," said Itcv.
Savldgo, "to show Mr. Sheldon tho great
opportunity nt hand In Omaha for the
spreading of God's word nnd tho redemption
of evil ones by tho erection of our proposed
church and home. Wo appreciate that it Is
a local enterprise, but the possibilities for
tho accomplishment of good aro so great
that It should appeal to all Christian people
everywhere. Our object Is to have Dev. Shel
don givo somo prominence through tho col
umns of his paper to this matter. The paper
will havo such a wide circulation during Its
publication under his editorship that many
thousands of peoplo will rend of our plan,
and It may bo the means of Interesting some
phllanthroplc-mlndeU persons to come to
our assistance."
STRIKE AT THE METZ BREWERY
Thirty I'nitUilleit Laborers lliiKnicril
lit Lit) Inur Ailutlt Driniinil a
lllwlier Wane Settle.
A gang of thirty men engaged In laying
nn nsphnlt floor In tho new Metz brewery
struck Tuesday afternoon becnuBo tho pay
was unsatisfactory. Tho contractor, D. J.
Calkins, hired another gnng, nnd for an
hour trouble wns threatened, as several ot
tho former employes loitered about and at
tempted to Induce the men to quit work.
The strikers aro members of the lirlck
laycrs', Plasterers' nnd Stonemasons' Tend
ers' union No. $043, nnd claim the union
wage of 2T4 cents an hour. Tho contractor,
they allege, agreed to pay them 25 cents
and they consented to work for this "com
promise scale," but Tuesday noon he gavo
notice that he would pay but 17 cents an
hour, ns tho -work thoy were engaged In
camo under the head of common labor. The
contractor says tho men nro not members
of a union and that tbo Building Trades'
council will not support them In their po
sition. Work will be resumed todny.
Woiiiiui'm .MUnlomiry Society.
Tho twenty-third nnnunl meeting
of tho 'Women's Missionary So
ciety of Omaha I'resbvtcry con
venes nt Westminster church, corner of
Ouorsla avenue nnd Mason street, Thurs
day afternoon. All who nre Interested lit
mlsslonu are most cordially Invited to Its
sosrlons, both Thursday and Friday. Chris
tian Kndeavor workers aro especially In
vited to attend the young people's con
ferences from 7:30 to 8 o'clock Thursd.iv
and Friday evenings. Following Is the pro
grnm for Thursduy afternoon, beginning at
1 o'clock:
F.xorutlvo committee meeting; praise
service. Mrs. Hill; address of welcome,
Mrs. Clabaugh; response, Sirs. D. It. Kerr;
minutes of last meeting, Sirs. Morrow;
vlco presidents' hour; solo, "And (lod Shall
Wlpo Away All Tears," Sllss Poane; a
talk on medical missions, Dr. Jesslo C.
Wilson of Perfla; paper, "The Place of
Prayer In Sllsslon Work." Sirs. Sillier; a
plea for literature. Sirs. Van Horn; report
ot Christian Kndeavor secretary, Sirs.
Clrnner. announcements.
The evening program Is ns follows:
Christian Kndeavor conference, led by
Ilev. Sir. nrndt of Wichita, Kan.; solo,
"Jerusalem," Silt's Williams; scripture read
ing and prayer; address. Rev. C. B. nrndt;
Solo, "Abldo with Sic." Kev. T. S. Hnwley;
address, SIs. D. It. Wells ot Chicago;
offering; benediction.
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Milesburg, Pa.,
says, "As a speedy cure for coughs, colds
croup and soro throat Ono Minuto Cough
Cure Is uneoualed. It is pleasant for chil
dren to take. I heartily recommend It to
mothers." It Is tho only harmless remedy
that produces Immedlato results. It cures
bronchitis, pneumonia, grlppo and throat and
lung diseases It will prevent consumption.
With pictures as cheap as those offered bv
The Bee there should bo no bare walls In any
home. Only 10 cents and coupons for "Dc
fenso of Champlgny" and "The Balloon."
Kiiiiniin Note mill Coiiiiiiciit.
Charley Crane and wlfo ot Highland Sta
tion welcli t pouniis.
A feature of a recent Sunday school con
cert at Kmporla was a cuke walk.
Tho roads In Kunsnss are so bad Just at
this timo that the farmers can't get to town
to attend the good roads meetings.
The contract for the addition to the To
peka public building has been awarded to
a Chicago llrm. rne nut was
It Is announced that W. J. lirynn will nt
tend tho democratic and populist state con
ventlons t0 be held nt Fort Scott July 21.
Over tno mules havo been purchased of
Montgomery county furmers at nn average
price ot to no sntppeu to soutn Africa.
Slont Williams, chairman of the nrohlhl
Hon stnte committee, has issued a cull for
tho prohibition stnte convention In Topeka
June m. mere win no nciegaies.
Sllss Lillian Vincent of Clay Center hns
been upiKilnted assistant court stenographer
in one ui inc. courts at w nsnington, i) (.'.,
ami win uo in jiny io assume me mi'les
Thero aro tlftv-two bulldlnL' nml Innn lis.
soclatlons In Kansas, but a large number of
mem are going into voluntary liquidation
nnd sumo have wen dosed by the bank
commissioner. The new building and loan
law is largely responsible for tho wlnd-uj
of these lnstltuitons.
Till: VKAU OF HUM HUG
I'rpti'iitN Mil it)' People From Trjlnic it
liooil .Medicine
Stomach troubles aro so common and In
most cases so obstinate to cure that people
nro apt to loow with suspicion on any remedy
claiming to bo a radical, permanent cure for
dyspepsia and Indigestion. Slany such pride
themselves on their ucutoness In never bolnc
i i , ,, .
iiiihiuukkuu, vniucillliy in inoaicines.
w....... ,w j..,o "..., vvui UIRCBWUI! l.llliur
than risk a llttlo tlmo and money In faith
fully testing tho claims made of a prepara
tion so reliable and universally used as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly
different In ono Important respect from ordi
nary proprietary medicines for the reason
that they are not a secret patent modlclne,
110 secret Is made of their Ingredients, but
I analysis shows them to contain tho natural
' digestive ferments, pure aseptic pepsin, tho
dlgestlvo nclds, Oolden Seal, bismuth, hy
drastls and nux. They nro not cathartic,
neither do they net powerfully on any organ,
but they cure Indigestion on tho common
fcone pHn of d'gestlng the food eaten thor-
0XKmy uctore u nas tlmo to ferment, siur
and cause tho cnlschlef. This is tho only
secret nr their Hueosn
Cathartic pills never havo and navor enn
cure Indigestion nnd stomach troubles bo
catiso they act entirely on tho bowolB, whero
11s the whole troublo Is really In tho stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken after
meals digest tho food. That is all there Is
to It. Food not digested or half digested Is
poison as It creates gns. acidity, headaches,
palpitation ot the heart, loss of flesh anil np
petlto and many other troubles which nro
often called by some other name.
They aro sold by druggists everywhere at
HO cents per package.
TUB TRUTHS.
mm
DROP of ink will color a whole glass
of water. It is an inch of yeast which
makes a pan of bread rise, and a single
cake of soap containing unabsorbed
alkali can ruin a hundred times its cost in laces
and fine embroidery. After all, is it wise to take
such risks with common soap ? Of course you
can get along without Ivory Soap. So can a
wagon without axle grease but it goes hard.
OO'YHMMT 111 if TNI MOCTIH A HKI CO, ClC1TI
ANNEXATION SPRUNG AGAIN
Oommsroial Olub Appoints Committed to
Take it Up with South Omaha Olub.
A NECESSITY OF APPROACHING CENSUS
Thoroughly llonrst Kiinineriittou As-
sored 'I'lil Ya-ur Committee (o
Solicit MethoillNt UoNpltHl
Site I'll ml.
Tho Conmerclal club has concluded to
again take up the question of South Omaha
annexation nnd nt a meeting of the execu
tive committee of that organization yesterday
it was decided that a committee yet to bo
announced will nt onco Inaugurate negotia
tions with tho Commercial club of South
Omaha toward that end.
This movement wsb tho outgrowth of au
Impulse to secure a good showing for Omaha
in tho approaching census. Supervisor of tho
Census D. II. Wheeler wns present at the
meeting by Invitation and was neked If there
were any way In which tho club could render
any valuable servlco In the compilation of
the census. Sir, Wheeler said thnt It Is
reasonably well known that tho census of tho
city ten years ago was somewhat padded, an I
that If he can prevent It this census will
not bo padded one single name. Ho ex
plained hrlclly the precautions tnken nt
Washington to prevent dishonest enumera
tion and the penalties indicted by the law
for crooked work in that respect. He alsn
suggested the advisability of enlarging tho
area of tho city to take In every sub
urban resident possible, so that any de
crease that be shown because ot ficti
tious llgures will bo us small us 1( may bo
posslbln to make it. He nl.io pointed out the
dewlrablllty cf annexing South Omaha and
declared that conditions never appeared to
be moro favorablo for such a consummation
than now. Should the city show a material
decrcaso from tho figures ot 1830, ho said.
It will affect tho valuo of municipal bonds,
corporation stocks nnd tho credit not only
of tho city, but moro or less of every busi
ness man. Tho result of the dln.msslon was
that Harry S. Weller moved the oppolnt-
A Pat Hand-
is the only way to express tho rollnlilo
(liinlitlcs of tho lino pianos that nro
"sure wlnnei'H" hi uny competition Ihoy
nro tho famous makes of Kiutbo Klin
Iwll - ICraniuh & Hiioli Ilallutt c Davis
and A. Ilospe--pianos thnt aro linitl to
boat, when It comes to stylo, llnisli,
tone nnd rellublllly. You are nlwnys
sure to "pot your money's worth." They
are nil the latent Ktyles Ineludlui; th
popular coliiulnl, seml-colonlal ami cot.
cert cabinet ki'iiihIh. The enses nre mil 1
In n variety of forelun nntl Anioiio:'.
woods. We are the exclusive iiKents In
these famous lustruiucutH iiml cuu s.iv.
you from .?r0 to $100 on each -beside i
you K't the benellt of our easy pay
ment plan.
A. HOSPE,
Music and Art 1513 Douglas.
Drex L. Shooman Believes
That the women who wear shoes want
the best shoes they can et for their
money nntl he believes his Immense
shoe trade Is on acioiint of his Hiving
the best and up-to-date shoes for tips
lenst money. No matter what the prlco,
the quality Is the best that can be put In
a shoo for the money. Our woman's
$2.!0 welts nre not only the best shoes
! S'-'.riO will buy In Omahn, but they tiro
the best that can be nought anywhere.
There Is n $:i.00 valuo In every pair of
these welts. The vnluo nnd the stylo
Is In Drexel's shoes be the price .fU.fiO,
$.'t.r.O or $.".00.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
uifca'a Vft-sls &
Ultf FARNAM STUEBT.
It's tho Talk of the Town
Those noonday lunches one gets nt
Halduff's everything so well cooked,
clean, snowy while linen service un
excelledand then the price so reason
able. If you have never tried Iialilulf
you can't realize what nn excellent
place It Is to get a really good meal,
lljthluff Is cateier makes a specialty of
serving dainty suppers. lie never falls
to please.
W. S. Balduff.
1520 Fartiam St.
ment of a committee of live to take up tho
annexation question with the Commercial
club of South Omaha nt once, us It must ho
done, if in tlmo to ho effective, by June 1,
on which date tho taking of the census be
gins. The motion prevailed and Chairman
I'lckens will announce the committee later.
A letter from George II. .Maxwell, chair
man of the executive cemmlttco of the Na
tional Irrigation association. Informed tho
club that he will visit Omaha and talk to
tho club on tho uueBtiou of tho reclamation
of arid lands of tho west .March 7, hl sub
ject being "The. Greater West." At his
suggestion the secretary was directed to In
vito Captain Hiram SI. Chittenden of Sioux
City to speak the same evening on tho sub
ject of federal storago reservoirs and control
of floods In rhers.
The chair wno authorized to appoint a
committee to select delegates to the Tran
tnlHsisslppI Commercial congress nt Houston,
Tex., April 17.
A commltteo comprising W. R. Wright, C.
SI. Wllhelm, J. II. Duinont, C. C. Ilelden, G.
W. Lliilnger, 11. S. AVIIcox. C. H. I'lckens. S.
D. Thomi-son. A. I". Tukey, Thomas Kii
patrick, John Steel, If. C. rotors and Krasttin
Young was appointed to aid In the develop
ment of a fund for the purchase of a site for
tho promised .Methodist hospital.
Our supply of pictures Is being rapidly dl-
mlntshcd. If you have not seen "The De
fense of Champlgny" nml "The llalloon,"
call at the Ilco office, Ilrlng your coupms
cut from Tho Mee.
TrriiKiirer's Monthly Sliitoinrnt.
Tho city treasurer furnishes tho following
comparative statement of tho tax collections
for the month of February for the last flvo
years:
Ilpgulnr. Special.
i!w jn.iifinr, jn;,ir,i t
ISM 2S,70!.1 4l..rI.M
IKK 1H.01.1S2 ni.irri.ir.
1897 Il.tr.17r. 22.7WW
im 12.S91 23 23.921 8S
In I8S8 Rev. HENRY WARD BnUCItliR
said of
Brown's BronchialTroghes
"I think better of that which I began
thinking- well or."
Fno-Slmllo
on every
hoi.
Signature
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