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having- succeeded to the rights of the Lincoln Gas Company, will hereafter furnish to consumers gas and electric
ity. It will be the purpose of the new company to secure the good will of its patrons, improve the service, in
crease consumption and reduce prices.
The present prices are: For illuminating gas $1.92 1-2 per thousand cubic feet, and fuel gas $1.50
per thousand cubic feet; in each case a discount of ten per cent is allowed if the bill is paid before the
7th of the month.
Commencing August 1st the price of illuminating gas will be reduced to (1.75 per thousand cubic feet, and
of fuel gas to $1.50 per thousand cubic feet A discount in each case of 25c per thousand cubic feet will be al
lowed when bills are paid before the 7th day of the month.
THIS MAKES THE NET PRICE OF ILLUMINATING GAS AFTER AU
GUST 1, $1.50 PER THOUSAND CUBIC FEET, AND THE NET PRICE OF
FUEL GAS AFTER AUGUST I, $1.25 PER THOUSAND CUBIC FEET
We are contemplating the expenditure of large sums of money in the improvement of our properties and ex-
rct to make concessions to users of electricity. We desire to announce at this time, however, that a discount of
per cent will be allowed on all bills for electricity where the same are paid prior to the 22d day of the month,
commencing with the month of August.
We will Gtontlmn putting in free service as lkere
toff re ffr (60 days ffrm July 11, aM will sell to
eiasi&iiffiiers (Eas Stoves at Cstto
Directors.
I, M. RAYMOND. Pres.
J.C.VANR1PER,V-Pres
S. H.BURNHAM
H. F. ROSE
J. L rOMLINSON
J. CRAIG HAVEMEYER
R. 6. WOOD
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BY J. C. 1 RIPER, VICE IS 1 GEN MANAGER
And AS fu Bright AjraU.
widower down east felt keenly the
death of his wife. She waa a good
woman, and he mourned for her tak
ing of constantly. He had a handsome
Monument erected at the head of her
grave, and thereon placed this beauti
ful inscription: "The light of my life
has gone out" In the course of a year
fce met and married a woman who very
much resembled hm first wife. In or
der that she might not feel too keenly
the position in which she was placed
he added -to the inscription on the
monument: "But I have struck an
other match." Freeport Journal.
The Haaslan Nbtj.
It is Impossible to state what naval
force Russia could float should war
break out with Japan. Great addi
tions have lately been made to the
Russian squadron In the Pacific and
China sea, where Vladivostok and
Port Arthur are the bases, and many
more vessels could doubtless be added
in an emergency. The latest estimate
of the strength of the Russian navy
including vessels built and building,
is 294 vessels of 508,528 tons' displace
ment, while the navy of Japan, built
and building, . is estimated at 132 ves
sels, of 264,435 tons' displacement.
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A Crowbar Would Hare Don.
"Really," exclaimed the waitress in
Mrs. Starvem's boarding house, who
had seen better days, "we never fur
nish a knife with pie." "Nor re
marked the new boarder. "Well, then,
bring the ax."
Facta Aboat Friday.
Columbus sailed from Palos on
Friday; discovered America on a Fri
day; the Mayflower arrived at Prov
iscetown on a Friday; Bunker Hill
was won on a Friday; Oornwallls sur
rendered on a Friday; Lincoln waa
shot on a Friday; Marat was killed by
Charlotte Corday on the 18th; the
French occupied Madrid on the 13th;
Napoleon surrendered at Sedan on a
Friday; France declared war against
Prussia on a Friday; China asked
Japan to stop the war on a Frifey.
King of Bobber.
Antonio Bellacorcia, the notorious
Corsican professional robber, who died
a few days ago at AJaccio from a par
alytic stroke, had enjoyed for more
than forty years the admiration of his
fellow countrymen. It is only two
years since he voluntarily presented
himself before a Corsican court for
trial. The forms of law were duly ob
served, but the Jury unanimously ac
quitted him. When President Carnot
visited Corsica Bellacorcia was sol
emnly presented to him as "the king
of the mountains."
Caterpillars SO Cents a Qaart.
The village of Saratoga has reop
ened its public market for the pur
chase of the forest tree caterpillars
which started out to destroy the street
shade trees, says the New York Press.
Three hundred people, residents and
visitors, brought the pests In pails and
pans and received 20 cents a quart for
them from the village, which buries
them alive. Nearly $200 was paid out
yesterday. This method of extermin
ation is found more effective than
spraying the trees.
One of the Emperor's Fads.
Amqng the many fads of Emperor
William is his passion for collecting
boots and shoes of famous people, his
collection of these particular objects
of attire constituting a fitting pen
dant to his huge museum of uniforms.
The collection is kept in the marble
palace at Potsdam and there are some
2,000 pairs, from Greek sandals and a
pair of slippers reputed to have be
longed to Mahomet to the boots of
Wallensteln, of Oustavus Adoiphus, of
Peter the Great, of Frederick the Great
and lastly of the first Napoleon.
Another Peace Conference.
The Pennsylvania clergyman who
tried to separate two pugilistic deacons
and was "punched" by them finds but
little satisfaction in the fact that all
three are now arrested for assault and
battery. Providence Telegram.
Famines of Modern Times.
The worst famines of modern times
were the famine in Ireland in 1346-47,
in which 1,000,000 people perished; the
Indian famine of 1866, which claimed
1,450,000 victims; the Indian famine of
1877, in which 500,000 people perished;
and the great famine in China in 1878,
In which 9,500,000 died.
Enterprising Jap Tea Dealers.
The Japanese tea merchants are con
templating establishing tea houses,
after the Japanese style, in the large
dtles of the United States.
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