WHY WINE FIRST TO HOST.
In Amc-rlm a Mtrf Formnllty, bnl In
Half a Itral creanltr.
The wluo win oiriii(l uVxlronsly by
tho wnltor, who before sr-rvliiK the
Rursts ponral a few drops into the
host's plnss.
"Why ilhl tills wnltor plve you a lit
tle wine before helping the rest of us?"
nuked n mnn of curious mlml.
"Oh," said the host, "Hint's nlwnys
done."
"I know It's nlwnys done. Thnl does
not nnswer iny tiii'stliin, tliottpli. Here,
waiter," the mini persisted, "yon tell
tne why when you open n hotlle of
wine you pour a few drops into the
boot's glnss before oervliiR the puests."
The waiter milled nnd nnswr-ntl:
"It's a mutter of form, fir; nn old
custom, a politeness. I In orlpiu lies lit
the fnct that nfter the remnvnl of tho
cork there mlpht he left In the nock of
the bottle a little dust or a few specks
of cork. Tho llrst drops poured out
Would In that event con In In the ilust or
the cork, nnd thus the puest were ho
senred first mlpht pet this refuse; hence
tho host la given the first drops'.
"As a matter of fact, If yon know
how to open wine yon have no dllllcnlty
In keening the bottle's neck clean. The
custom, therefore, Is a formality In
America. In Italy, thouph, It Is a real
necessity, for over there they pour n
little oil In the necks of their bottles of
native wlno before corking on tho
ground that this makes the wine nlr
ttpht. No doubt It does, but It also In
some cases plves to the first class from
the bottle n decidedly oily flavor. There
fore the first plnss the host gallantly
takes." Philadelphia ltecord.
HE WON THE AUDIENCE.
The War Freil Dnaarlnaa lint the llrat
of f'lfntntn Hyntlers.
The Inexhaustible sense of humor In
Frederick louglnss kept him clenr of
any sense of gloom, as was never bet
ter seen than on the once famous oc
casion when tho notorious Isaiah Hyn
dors of New York, at the head of a
mob, had Interrupted an nntislnvery
meeting, captured the platform, placed
himself in the chair and bidden the
meeting proceed. Pouglass was speak
ing nnd, nothing loath, made his Hpccch
only keener nnd keener for tho Inter
ference, weaving around the would be
chairman's head a wreath of delicato
sarcasm which carried the audience
with It, while the duller wits of tho
burly despot could hardly follow him.
Knowing only In a genera) way that ho
Was being dissected, ltyndcr nt last
exclaimed, "What yon nliolltloulstji
want to do Is to cut nil our thronts!"
"Oh, no," replied Douglass In his most
dulcet tones; "we would only cut your
hair." And, bending over the shaggy
nnd frowzy head of tho ltowery tyrant,
he gnve a suggestive motion ns of scis
sors to his thumb nnd forellnger with
a professional politeness that Instantly
brought down the house, friend nnd
foe, while ltynders quitted the chair In
wrath nnd tho meeting dissolved Itself
nmld general laughter. It was a more
cheerful conclusion perhaps than that
stormier ono not unknown In reforma
tory conventions with which Shake
speare so often ends Ills scenes, "Ex
eunt fighting." Thomas Weutworth
Rlgginson In Atlantic.
Which Is the l.ara-rr Income f
Here Is nn Interesting problem In
mathematics: Two clerks are engaged,
one nt a salary which begins at tho rate
of $100 a year, with a yearly rise of
$20, and the other at a salary com
mencing at the snmo rate, but with a
half yearly rise of $5. In each caso
payments are made half yearly. Which
of them has tho larger Income?
Who Is not tempted to say tho for
mer? Yet the latter is tho correct answer,
for In tho first yenr the first clerk re
ceives $100, but tho second clerk re
ceives $50 nnd $55, which amounts to
$105 in the year. Tho first clerk in
the second year gets, to bo sure, $120,
but No. 2 gets $00 for the first half year
and $05 for the second, or $125 in all.
.Gin In England In the Old Days.
Boforo intoxicating liquor was made
dear by taxes nnd Its sale was regulnt
ed by licenses tho use of it in England
was astonishingly common. Not only
were there in Loudon 0,000 or 7,000
regular dramshops, but cheap gin was
given by masters to their work pcoplo
Instead of wages, sold by barbers and
tobacconists, hawked about the streets
on barrows by men nnd women, openly
exposed for salo on every market stall,
forced on the maidservants nnd other
purchasers at the chandler's shop, un
til, as one contemporary writer puts it,
"one-half of the town seems sot up to
furnish poison to the other half."
In the Karserr-
"Mamma, why do landladies object
to children?"
Mother I'm suro I don't know. But
go and see what baby is crying about
and tell Johnny to stop throwing things
at people in the street and make George
and Kate ceaso fighting and tell Pick
if be doesn't stop blowing that tin trum
pet I'll take it away from him. Tlt
Blta. Their Celebration.
nicks Going to celobrato your wood
en wedding, are you?
Wicks Yes.
Hicks Well, I guess I'll celebrate
my wouldn't wedding. It was just five
years ago that that girl from Chicago
aid she wouldn't marry me. Sower
rille (Mass.) Journal.
Properly Dlaajnoaed.
Lushman I'm troubled with head
aches in the morulng. It may be on
account of my eyes. Perhaps I need
stronger glasses. '
Dr. Khrude No; J think you merely
need . weaker glasses and fewer at
Bight Exchange. , .
The Mlsrhtrvnna Msaplr.
Here is nn nnecdotc Illustrative of
itio magpie's love of mischief and of i
rfpni t: There was a Held wherein clothes j
were often hung nut to dry on' pints l
which were let down Into deep wooden
sockets hurled In the ground anil were
carried away and put under cover when
they were not In use. A gravel path
ran round the field, nnd n tunic mag
pie, which had the run of It. was ob
served to walk reiientedly and demure
ly from tlit path to a particular point
in the field, conveying each time a
stone In her bill nnd then leiunilng
without It. A magpie seldom cnmlnues
at any one amusement for any length
nf time, but this amusement went on
so iling that the curiosity of the owner
was aroused. There must le some
thing unusually novel or piquant about
It. lie went to the spot nnd found that
n large loud hud fallen Into one of the
wooden sockets and that the magpie
was amusing herself by deliberately
Ktifnlng It! As each shot told, the toad
gave a little Imp of distress In the hole
deep below, which the magpie capped
by a big hop of satisfaction mid an
Irresistible "currack" of delight above.'
-It. litis worth Hmlth in N'lneteenth
t'entury.
The Hons and (Irlillrnn.
Theje existed in London long before
the great fire In St. I'liul's churchyard
n very popular music, house culled the
Miter. Here concerts were held, and
the music nt these performances bad nt
least the merit of volume and Joyous
ness. Hut the great fire laid the build
ing In ruins nnd banished the music.
When the place was rebuilt, the new
tenant, wishing to ridicule the charac
ter of the former business, chose ns his
sign a gooso stroking the bars of n
gridiron with her foot and wrote be
low, "The Swan ami Harp." At the
CJoose and tiridlron Sir, Christopher
Wren presided over the St. raid's lodge
of Freemasons for over eighteen years,
nnd ho presented to the lodge the trow
el and mallet with which he laid the
first stone of the cathedral. The goose
Is still preserved with her unmusical
"harp" in (inlldhall. Julian King Col
ford In St. Nicholas.
A GRASSHOPPER RACE.
fnlnmhlnn ftntlvrs.
In Colombia the huts of the poor nro
of logs, with bamboo plaited sides and
mud filled chinks. The windows have
wooden shutters, but no glass. Sleep
ing places are bamboo benches with
hide thrown over them, or hummocks
Woven by the women. Ooltrds of vari
ous shapes nnd sizes do duty t't fllshes,
spoons and knives. Chairs and benches
are hoi low d logs -of wood. Hut the
pooiiB i,!; their living easily and enjoy
life well. They delight In music and
dancing, nnd women ns well as men arc
smokers. Cockfightlug is a favorite
amusement.
The peasant women are usually bare
footed and bnreheadiil, with mantillas
for special occasions. Their dress Is a
short skirt and bodice or nn ample
frilled low necked garment called a
pollern. Even the poorer classes ore
bedecked with jewelry.
Wooden Shoes,
Wooden shoes in France are produced
to the extent of about 4,ikh),(Hi pairs
yearly. They are made In Alsace and
Harriers by machinery nnd In Lozero
by hand. In the last named province
1.700 persons are engaged In this man
ufacture, nnd tho yearly product Is
more than half n million pairs. Tho
best are made of maple. In tho prov
inces nearly every lady possesses a
pair of the finer sabots for wearing out
In damp weather. These have mono
grams and other designs carved on the
vamps, and they nro kept on tho foot
by ornamented leather pieces over the
Instep. The manufacture of these
pieces of leather Is a regular business
in France.
Hon' She Got Now Clothe.
The lawyers nt loin were swapping
yarns tho other day during n recess In
the district court. A lawyer whoso
wife Is marked for her good dressing
told how he had come to be such n
good provider. Soon after he was mar
ried his wlfo met a girlhood friend.
Tho friend said to her that sho wasn't
ns well dressed sho used to be be
fore marriage, "oh, you aro mistak
en," said the wife. "I am wearing tho
same clothes I did then." Kansas City
Journal.
Rnltahle Text.
"Dr. Thirdly is certainly an up to
dato clergyman," said Fosdlck.
"So?" said Keedlck.
"Yerf, sir. Ono of his parishioners
was killed by the explosion of his auto
mobile, nnd tho doctor took for the
text of his funeral sermon the Itlbllcal
nccount of EHJnh going to heaven In a
chariot of fire." Smart Set.
A Traitor.
Ethel (aged six) Oh, gracious! She's
Just a horrid person. She's forever
wishing sho was a boy.
Minnie (nlso six) Well, I'm sure I
Wish I wns too.
Ethel Of course, but sho wishes It
out loud so the boys can hear her.
Philadelphia Press.
Inebriety.
Inebriety Is called a disenBe. but la a
disease of the will. As with .the hys
teric, the inebriate said, "I cannot;" it
looked like "I will not;" It is "I cannot
will." Its successful treatment in
volves tho problem of how to rehabili
tate a human will. Exchange.
Left the Worry to the Doctor.
"How about that little bill?" asked
the doctor.
"Why, doctor," was the reply, "only
a llttlq while before you sent it In you
told me not to let anything worry mo,
and I haven't." Chicago Post.
He who has neither friend nor enemy
la without talents, powors or energy.
Miyaier.
IPiicfenr ' Won It Vleraune the fro
feasor tint the U funu lliillle.
.1 -tins W. Mnekay wns nn early riser,
a lm I'd worker mid. although ejtceed
Inirly hospiti.ble, was himself abstemi
ous and could seldom be Induced to
!'lay cards for money, nnd then for
.nily nominal stakes. The only game
llial seemed to attract li I lit was the
"grasshopper races" Willi which the
mining superluteiulenis on the Com
stork beguiled rt portion of the noon
limn- while w aiting for Iiiih Ih on at the
S:ivmm' company hoisting house. Hoys
grasshoppers and si. Id them to
the pi::;, cis at 2." to "ill cents each. Each
player paid a fixed slake, raiig'ng from
pi to Ji. Into the pool, and the mnn
whose hopper made the hint1 si Jump
captured the pool. On the day before
t'hi'lsttnas It was agreed to cclcbrato
tji.-it holiday with a pool the stakes In
w hich were to be $IIK) for each player.
'1 lie terms wore "play or pay." and at
the Instance of a lierinan professor
who w as u superintendent of n leading
mine each man was allowed to use any
means that he might devise to stimu
late his grasshopper. Tim professor
was so full of his scheme to sclcn
tlllcally capture the $1.imk pool-for
there were ten enti les that he commu
nicated It to a young assay er w ho was
not a grasshopper plunger. The pro
fessor bad experimented nnd ascertain-'
ed Hint a grasshopper that was touch
ed by a feather dipped in a weak solu
tion of aqua ammonia would Jump for
his life. The young man also experi
mented, and as a result he filled a bot
tle of the same size and appearance
with cyanide of potassium and iniin
nged to substitute It for Hie other In
the professor's laboratory. The next
day, when the professor after much
boasting about '.'a scientific attain
ments dipped n feather In the substi
tuted bottle nnd touched bis Insect with
It, the gnisshopiHT rolled over as dead
as a salt mackerel, amid the roars of
the crowd. Mackay's hopper won the
big popl, and two widows, whose hus
bands had been killed In the Yellow
Jacket mine, received n gift of $.")(il)
each from an unknown source San
Francisco Cnll.
APHORISMS.
A good Intention clothes Itself with
power.- Emerson.
lie t Tut t swells In prosperity will be
sure to shrink lu adversity. Coltou.
Itespoiislltlllty walks baud III hand
with capacity nnd power. J. G. Hol
land. Good nature and evenness of temper
will give you an easy companion for
life.-Steele.
Stillness of persons and steadiness of
features are signal marks of good
breeding. O. W. Holmes.
The prudence of the best heads Is of
ten defeated by the tenderness of the
best of hei.rls. Fielding.
It Is easier to enrich ourselves with
a thousand virtues than to correct our
selves of a single fault. Hruyere.
The Individual who Is habl tinlly
tardy in keeping an appointment will
never be respected or successful In
life.-W. Fisk.
Enllnu; Worms.
All nations save the worshipers of
Ituildha cat the llcsh of animals. Even
the lowest and most disgusting to eye
and palate find a home where they are
welcomed. Worms and Insects must
furnish food and gruco tho tables ny t
only of the poor, but of the rich. Think
of the gourmet who praises the luscious
wntulstilpc, and still more tho black
mass from the Inside that ho carefully
places on his toast and eats with a
feeling akin to veneration! Ho Is eat
ing the worms that live lu the snipe's
Intestines. Of eiiunl value Is tho fn
inotts palm worm of tho West Indies,
which forms one of the best dishes of
luxurious dinners. Its near relation,
the grugru worm of Java, Is said to be
rh hor still and more delicate. Nor do
costly silkworms escape tho fnte of nil
that Is eatable. Freed from their co
coons and daintily dressed they nro
highly prized and largely swallowed
by the pcoplo of Madagascar.
The Cob ripe.
Corncob pipes are as old as tho settle
ment of this country, and the proba
bilities are that the pilgrim fathers
found the Indians sucking hollowed
out cobs through reed root stems.
There Is n historical wan nut for sny
ing that Andrew Jackson smoked cob
pipes and was fond of them. Tradition
has It that after that famous dinner of
sweet potatoes General Francis Marlon
proffered the British olllccr who wns
Ills guest a corncob pipe and u mole
skin pouch of sun cured leaf tobacco.
Savannah News.'
Not to De nurtured.
"Move on, now," said the policeman.
"No, slree!" replied Jlr. Hulcode dog
gedly. "I guess ye will. Yo've been bangiu'
round hero half an hour."
"Yes, an', b'gosh, hero's whar I sttckl
The gent that tuck my watch to have
my unme engraved on to it told me to
stay right hero till ho got back." Phil
adelphia Press.
I'icU lt Comiinny,
"Old Hunks boasts that ho never has
a cold."
"It's nothing to boast of. He's so
menu that even a cold won't have any
thing to do with hlm."-Exehaugc.
Teara In Bail Taate,
"That young vixen told mo she wept
over my column."
"You ought to feel flattered."
"Idiot! It's n funny column!" Cin
cinnati Commerclul Tribune.
Force without Intelligence Is like a
locomotive without, a .track or an eugl
neoi. Schoolmaster.
Polaon.
Snake poison would kill the strongest
mnn If the smallest possible drop of It
woif Injected Into his veins or laid on
a cm finger or ehnpped lip. Hut the
Hiimli " I child might dvinl; a tcii-ipoon-ful
- piolubly n glassful without suf
fer ug Hie least Injury. The snmo Is
irt'e of most of the poisons savages In
ject into their arrows, nnd yon ran
suck the dangerous wound with Im
punity. Arsenic eaters become si accustomed
to the use of lids drn-.r :l;nt one of
tli' in could eat as iiiti-'i nf I in a week
as would kill a troop of car i : !;.-. horses
and all. If a mini link n i'd- - of lunar
caustic nnd his wife a do-c of hydro
chloric tit-M they would be snli V.-is for
n Conner's Inquest tn il very short time.
Hut If cltni-r the man or the woman
took both doses together the fe.Jiilt would
hardly be different from that of taking
so much strawberries and cream. If
two men ouch took n small quantity of
hemlock one might drop dead. If he
had a fatty heart, nnd the oilier feel
only a slight Inconvenience. If his heart
wns all right.
Noses,
One of the most brilliant essays on
nasnlogy Is the one which classes noses
not by origin, but by mentality. The
aquiline nose, for example, is the sign
of goodness, amiability and weakness.
I'y that nose Louis XVI. was led to
the direst catastrophlcs. Let us have
commiseration lor the nose that Is very
slightly prominent. It Is the muzzle
(if a sheep ami belonu'S to people who
lire easily deceived. Distrust the nose
with the medium part elongated. Tlint
elongation marks the extent of desires
and the Insatiability of appetites. Look
out aNo for (lie ferret nose, with Its
sharp point, always on the scent for
secrets. It Is the nose of the Inquisitor.
The devil inay-care nose Is slightly
turned up at the end. It denotes a
character without firmness. Hut when
you see a nose that rises from the
depths of the orbits and stands out In
hold relief take off your hat. You are
In the presence of the nose of a think
er. Toronto Mall.
Urn In Work nnd Longevity.
In a lecture on longevity delivered
before the Ilnynl College of Physicians
Sir Hermann Weber, himself an octo
genarian, gnve olllclal support to tho
doctrine that brain work does not kill,
but rather the reverse. A few of his
Inslnneis were Sophocles, Pinto, Galen.
Cicero. Mollke. llisniarck. Moinmsen
and Gladstone, to whom we might add
Holdies. Carlyle. Spi tiecr and Kelvin.
The facts are that brain work Increases
the supply of blood to the nerve cells
nnd promotes their nutrition and
health. Mosso. an Italian, laid a man
on n delicately balanced table and
showed that the head end sank when
ever the subject did a mental sum or
any other brain work. The Increased
weight of his head wns due to the life
giving blood. The truth Is that brain
work, as such, never killed anybody.
IiOnilnu Chronicle.
Pence nnd llmiea.
A writer in a London newspaper
snys: "The other day I heard an Eng
lishman defending our system of coin
age on the ground that we are the only
nation on earth who can say that tho
system Is bone of our bone. For there
are -In bones lu the body nnd 2-iO
peno In the pound; there are 120 bones
lu the head and trunk and 120 In the
limbs nnd 13) pence In half a sover
eign: each limb contains 110 bones, nnd
n half crown contains .".0 pence; In the
spinal column Here are 21 bones nnd
In n (lurhi 24 pence, and as we hnve
12 ribs ou each side, so wo have 12
pence In every shilling. See how tho
proportions of the skeleton of our com
merce conform to nature's teaching.
No wonder It Is vigorous."
The Cllndle Nut.
The candle nut Is a native of tho Pa
cific Islands, and the name Is derived
from the fact that the kernels nro so
full of oil that when dried they are
stuck on reeds and uacd as candles.
The people of Hawaii, nfter having
roasted these nuts and removed tho
shells, reduce tho kernels to a paste,
which Is flavored with pepper and salt
and Is said to be a most appetizing
dish. The husk of the nut and the gum
which exudes from the tree havo me
dicinal values, while the burned shell of
the ktikul Is used to make nn ludellblo
Ink with which tattooing Is done.
I'lKiirlnu It Out.
"Did the old lady give you anything
when you took her trunk upstairs with
out knot-kin' the lid off?" Inquired the
llrst porter.
"No, but sho thanked mo kindly."
"Well, kind words will never die," re
turned the first porter.
"Neither will they buy groceries."
Cleveland Leader.
Dl-pii-ln v of I'npa.
"I always contend, sir," said the girl's
father meaningly, "that young men
should li! In bed beforo 10:30 ench
night."
"Yes?" replied the young man who
was calling on the girl. "I hopo you
set that good example yourself, sir."
Philadelphia Ledger.
t'uuaual.
Old Chum What mudo you decide to
marry her?
Newly Married Because during our
long acquaintance sho never once sent
men sofa pillow. Detroit Free Press.
The Sophisticated Wife.
Mr. Newrlch (in city) Mariur. pass
them beans.
Mrs. Newrlch Don't be absurd.
Frank. Them's Baited nimuons.- Penn
sylvania' Punch Howl.
Tho difference between salary nnd
wages is precisely the difference be
tween accepting n position uud getting
a Job, Potrolt Free Presg.
Kewton'a Bine.
It Is well known that under the ac
tion of gravity the water composing
such a thin shell ns a soap bubble tends
to run down on all sides, so that the
walls of the bubble grow thin at the
top and thicken toward the bottom.
After a time the bubble becomes so
thin at tho top that further llow of wa
ter from this point can hardly tnkff
place, and finally the bubble bursts.
Hut before this last stage Is reached a
degree of thinness lu the walls of the
bubble Is attained which causes It to
glow- with brilliant Iridescent colors,
Newton noticed that on top of the thin
bubble Illuminated by white sky light
n black spot Is formed. With Incrcnse
of thickness downward from this point
on nil sides, a red band next appears;
then a blue one; then again red and
blue, red and blue, and so ou, the col
ors showing more extremes nf red and
purple lu the higher orders. This blue
band which llrst expands outward from
the black spot nt the top and descends
slowly with the subsidence of the wa
ter Newton cnlled the "blue of the first
order." nnd, although somewhat dingy,
he Judged It to be of the name tint as
the blue of the sky. T. J. J. See in Atlantic.
Inquisitive lllrda.
Of the birds undoubtedly the blue
Jays have the most Inqulsltlveness.
And they are the most noisy In express
ing it. although crows will hold a close
second place. If not fully the equal.
How- the Jays screeched and whistled
nnd cnlled u confusion of all the
sounds of Jnydom near my homel
More than a dozen darted Into a small
evergreen tree on the lawn. " People
canie from several houses In the vicin
ity, all curious to know what was the
matter with the birds. It seemed to
be a "want to know" on both sides.
The Jays had discovered a cnt walking
meekly along by the fence In the low
shrubbery near nnd under the spruce
tree. There wns no nest In the vicinity,
anil, so far as could be ascertained, the
cat had not attacked the Jays. Hut
what n pandemonium of Jny Jargon
over one meek looking, quiet cnt! The
Jays outdid themselves and called out
nearly all the occupants of the many
houses on that street. St. Nicholas.
To lleslore l.entlier lllnillnara.
To restore the leather bindings of
hooks wash them llrst very lightly and
carefully with clean warm water In
which a tiny piece of soda has been
dissolved. In order to free the leather
from grease; then wnsh with clear wa
ter to remove the soda, nnd dry. Dis
solve n bit of gum nrnblc the size of a
small bean In a teaspoonful of water
and bent It up with a teaspoonful of
the white of nn egg. With a bit of
sponge go lightly over the leather with
this glair nnd let It dry.
Should the glnlr froth up on the
lent her. as It Is very likely to do If
there Is much tool work on the book,
lab It until It subsides with the palm
of the hand or with the sponge
squeezed iis dry as possible.
Her llnahand'a Mnle Friends.
One of the most complicated duties
of n wife Is the shuffling off of her hus
bnnd's male friends, snys the Ladles'
Field. Fifty per cent enn go at once,
for half n man's bachelor associates
are, according to his wife, not fit for
polite society, cither because they have
no manners or because they wear the
wrong sort of collars. Ten per cent
she may genuinely dislike, or possibly
they may not tnke to her. Some of the
rest are on the borderland of tolcrntton,
but most of them hnve a knack of
dropping off by slow degrees. Tosslbly
this Is the Inward nnd spiritual mean
ing of the farewell bachelors' dinner
most Intending bridegrooms give,
though they never realize it at the
time.
The Lion Didn't Iloar.
It Is related that Plnnow. the faith
ful servant nnd personal valet of Trlnce
Bismarck, once trod on his master's
gouty foot. Instead of swearing nt
him or even declaring lie wns a clumsy
fool, rismarck. noticing that Plnnow
hlniBiwii8 frightened, snld: "Consid
er yourself honored. No other person,
my dear Plnnow, not even the kaiser
himself, would havo been suffered to
tread on my corns."
Something- Waa.
Rivers was smoking a cheap cigar.
"Seems to me," snld Brooks, "I smell
something like cloth burning."
But HI vers was game.
Ho touched the lighted end of his
cigar to his shirt sleeve.
"No wonder," ho said, exhibiting the
burned spot. Chicago Tribune.
COMMISSIONERS' STATEMENT
OP THE
A Strict Grammarian.
"You think a great deal of your hus
band, don't you?" said the visiting
relative.
"You have the wrong preposition,"
answered Mr. Meekton's wlfo, with the
cold tones of tho superior woman. "I
think for him." Washington Star.
More to the Point.
Hicks I suppose you beard that our
bouse was robbed?
Wicks Yes. I understand the way
the thieves ransacked the place simply
beggared description.
Hicks Not only that, but It very near
ly beggared me. Exchange. '
Aa Waapa Do.
Jinks I'll never get Into an argument
with him again. He's entirely too bit
ter. Winks Is be really?
Jinks Oh, a regular wasp.
Winks I see. He always carrlea his
point. Catholic Standard.
topped Gambllaa;.
Blunt I bear Bloues has stopped
gambling.
Front-That'a true. I bet him $100
this morning that he couldn't stop,
and he took me up. Yonkers Herald.
Finances of Jefferson County
FOR THE YEAR 1903
Amount Outstanding for 1903
District!
Iliirnell.... .....7
H-MViir
11-11
Iilir Itiin
HrMi'kw-avvllle
llnHlie
Ctsjfllle
t'ltivi-r
Ciirtra
Kulri'd
Pull
Umklli
Hl-Rlll
HHnilemon
Km.
M'-t-atmrini
Oliver
Pi-rr
I'liiHflrper
p..m
P'irir
PtinxiiinwtttT
llMTmilflMVltlM
Klnjrirolit
Hum
Stmlr..
Stiaitnt-rrlllft
cniiin
WHr-MHW
Wii4hlniHill
Wlnnlew
WkiI Rernnldavllle..
WnrthvlllB
Young
Collector
7..W.A." Wnlliim
T. M. nr-flun
A. J. tlrallliK .. ..
IV. U. Mi-UMirjr
IV I.. FHt
Ji.hti H. shli-li
Jnliirn t,iirkrl
J. '. stn'ih
J T. I.tiiin r
Wia. Wi,n
.1. B. ('Ht'lc
(I A. KHInr
.Inhn P-iIni-
Il(l A. I'Ifer
o :. sn-wart
.'.I J V. Nentt
J. F. rtw-fihnrl
S. I.. Stewitrl
flunk Wnlt-m
A. I.. l."rkwo1
Charles Miner
A. s. Klnek
I. M. Swam
8 II. Kalk
!A. S. KI'Mlai
0. s. rvrinan
r. n. naif
...J. H. SimirntTvlllH .,
II. W. wella
W. H. Brllimi
Atnria Strnll
P. J. Want
Net-man Octal
...Tbuinaa Our mmu,.
Count)! I
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tmi mil
Sit iw
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l.vr 1
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lit 0
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618 ttl
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7 mi
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17 01
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7 SS
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44 Ui
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17 mi
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411 (Hi!
18 Oil!
(II (ill
117 001
8." OU
98 00
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8 011
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148 Oil
M l
18 00
10 87, M 43
Peof
I in 41
78 III
11 Ml
Vn 17
St 41
WIS 91
(ts 81
nn 4 3
IKS 18
Ml H i
48 08
81 M
9S -4 88
100 09
04 8S
-' 41
IMI 98
181 BT
R7 14
87 m
818 78
KM 70
1I8 9!
188 91
86 OS
if. tkl
8.31 9S
9H0 77
817 78
80 4 !
87
Sl.'i 48
itO.lllfi 07 f 1,818 81! $ 970 ST. 11,4'M 40 t.Mll 10
Amount Outstanding for 1897, 1901 and 1902
DlatrlcK
t
Piirlir 1S07
Collector
Polk-IWI...
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n I Vi-P I is i-i
Ivrty I1SRI
I'nlk-IW-.'
Stmlpr IMn)
SlIinilDTVlllB ,
lA.t.
Count Bond State
Dog
Poor
snjdt-r
Pr wit. en
IVrcrnt. nlT
lM'kmxKl
ivr ri-iil. on'
Permit, oil!
. J. !. rrawfnril
. .1. K. Kli-i-nlmrt
. lU. F. (liMirli-?
. .A. L. TK-kwutid
. 8. K. MHlpr
. ;E. K. lllltT
Pir rint.
I l''ir win.
Iterelpts and Expenditure for 11)011.
nF.t'EIPTS.
Annum! In Treaatirr nt laat apttlement.. I8,.V)!I 69
OiininiirtlnB tnnca 1n9 and irt-Ttiiia S.Mm 88
llulttanillnir lane 1 1 '3 4H.V.M tri
Si-attHl mi lli-n word Wo 41
llnacatHd tai linn rword 1,4S IW
Iiiiithhi. tax Hen l word 8 71
Unlet Mwnaea 91 .1 00
Itedi-niptl'iiia recetw-d frrtm Trt-naurt-r's
MtlH trntik 818 05
ConillilaalotiBra' RixiHpt Kimlt
(.'oiiioinuwealtti i-oata s,.vsi w i
Jnrv fm 44 l I
Poll tm '4 07
llxdHitptlnna 9 80
lli-nla rn On
rim anil (lama Wardvna' nllla..'. 1 44
Automobile llreliat-a 11 4ll
Slam tax 4.74' lfi
Ti-mporarr loan lo.irno 00
MlHiwIlaneoua S4tt 17
IIH.418 SB
.. f J..VJ8 91
.. t a7 ii
n mi
ftl 14
SfiS .-ill
.. 1.I7KH8
.. in.n'.i
K" 9ll
I'.ll 111
: : m
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u;n i n
:' no
8.4 1'.'
4i n no
0 lm
..3 W)
Mnl 00
.i mi
;7 Ml
700 00
.. (WH8 41
43J Ith
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tint on
5 Ik)
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a'i ini
44 VS
l .M Ml
l.MI 03
in a
VIM UM
l.hsii 7"-
813 97
K!l 7
837 Si-.
l.MI INI
1I-! aa
JH-1 liW
'419 70
MSA IKI
SM4 hK
1.37 . I 44
1IM 48
IVI0 on
1KI (HI
77 . 0
8ft 49
ITJt H;"
l.lKlS 74
7 fiO
.Met no
1.1S7 W
lutt 0.1
8M 88
319 .'
147 4fl
7
83 Ml
VH 80
17 78
H-'i on
lft .Ml
871 SN
IiTV Wl
1-4 440 H7
V III nn
Kl 4-'
17 "i no
173 911
4 'U l N
44 M
1 78 4A
1.1-J8 Vi
8 liliA 71
7K0 IV
6,3J7 01
kO 98
7 S
88 on
8 III 11.
I 'd 99
89 1 110
V III 83
l,7il W
8,348 HU
f.14,188 87
I 17 91,
17 91
l.i 117
1 M
1 !S
1 43i
114 Vli
4KI ml
9S 80
14 l
18 6V
17 05
I 91 HI) 10 88 J 97 SO f
91 IHI 10 sn, 97 m
1 sii V 87 ' nui
9 I:! 8 Sill 9 IKll 8 88
9 V4 8 8V. 9 VOl 8 8H
9 VO 4 Vol V 00 8 OS
8'4 m 4 '; 31 91 1 47 88
l.'i'i S3 . 91 07 84 70 931 8i
SI IT1 98 48 88 90 Wn
7 11 10 78 8 8li 9 VS
Ml ll II 311 41 001 48 Oil
11 4li 4 401 II 00 14 00
nn S 8.1'J HK (810 VI t 80 8l t 998 91 $ 418 84
t.ltl ) WIV 71 ! $ 808 l i 7 7 8 10 I 8K0 81
Receipt ami Expenditures for 1003.
Poor fund.
RECEIPTS.
Am't.ln raurr at laat attlempnt. 17.818 t
liotMBDcllritf lnxt- (or 1W4 . 8.M7 88
(iiitKiHnillnir laxi-a for 1003 ; 18. 8.' -8 81
Si-ntwl Ihx Hen rwv.rd . ' 4v 04
I'nwatfd tax II ti ri-i urd ' 5.-(7 S
Internal tax Hen record 4 19
tliilml account , Tin 97
8iaw aid .. gi8 91
nurinl of Ininatea 110 00
Miaiivllaiieoua.. i - 91s 88
r.XPF.NMTL-ltF.K.
Aiseaanra' htlla
Allilllora' my
Auilliliitf r-i-ntti'iniitaiy'ii areottnl
AileirlietiT County worktlollae
Htir HK-orltloti
Hlank book-i and aiatli nary
Brldif-a and toildire repulry
Ballota, K hruary eki-llmi
lllllliitH, Noveltitier elM'tjon
Hurlitl of liKlttri-lit tiolillct-M
Colli. v honoi ri-il'-oineil
Cot m ma ii'd-t-iiiin
Court rrlrr. I.ni-ja
CnnalMl.Irl' tettiru
CoflHlil.-i.lon.-l-- Hit rnry
t hi- nf rlo-'k
I I'lnlnlicloi'eiK' mo wtjiluli
e'ininil..?'er' liny -
Now-mii vini r
Al. Hawk
II. 1). HhiipIi
Cnniintaalom-i--' cork
Couitnnnwi-Hiili nil a
Ciilllinonweallli too. oWi'liitrje c laea
County Hil.erll.teliOi.ril
Dlnirlrl Altornev
Uuea, CoitiiiilMiloueia' AawiOflallon
Ilellvery February Ballot
tllyery inveniti-r ballota
Illnlnleetanta
tllrer-tor'a Aaa-a-lallon
Rlei-llon tillla. Kehi-uary
RlH-llon titlla. Novellttjer
F,Xirt'a l-lmrifea .'
Fuel and IlKtil
Furniture.
Fire and Kama warden' bllla
Freitrlit sod huutliiK
(iliardlliff prlaonera
Hearirtiontia for aoldlera
InaurHni-e
Ilniiieataand lniiilattlona
iuterpHrlHra' foea
Juror
tirand
Petit
Travera
Jury Coiuiiilaalooera
Janitor' pay
Jail ptiyalrlao
1,1 very Hire.
Medicine for priaouera
Meala for Jurora
Penitentiary bllla
Plana and HperllWatlona
Probatea and fee..
Prothoiiotary'a bllla
Poataire aud box rent
Prlntlnif
Ilepiihlfcan
Iiemoc.isl
Spirit
Iler.ild
Newa
Volunteer
Star
Ponx'j Republican
Tribune
Reform Sch'ail, MortMiiza
Iteforni HchiMil Hiintliitfilon
Kepalra to court houae and Jail
Ileirlater aud llecorder
Iload and lit I due ylewa
Bond daiimirea
Kent for telephone
IU-dein)tlon paid
ItefuiiiilijK order redeemed
Huppllea. court houae and Jail
Kienoirrapher'a pay
SherllT'a bill and coala, Cutry - ..
stierllT' bill and uoata, Cliealnnit
State tax
Truom rlhlng record
Teletfrain.
Taleamau
Tliaitave
Travellutf expenae and mileage.
Water
Treaaurer'a percentage, eol. $"",0I8 87..
Treaaurer'a per cent, paying s'i,479 08..
l.'aali la treasury
General Statement.
ASSET8.
County tax ouutandlng, 1909 aud pre-
vtou f 651 40
Bond tax ouutandlng fur 1MI9 and pr
ylou 88.' 08
Stale lax ouutandlng for 1904 and pre-
vloua 98 94
Dog tax ouUlaudtng fur 1909 and pre-
vloua am 31
County tax ouuiaudlng. 1908 10.01,1 07
Bond tax uuutaudlng. 19tm 1.8 8 Hi
Stale lax oulalandllig, 1VU8 970 Ha
Sealed lax outalandlnu 1.1-M 70
Uuealed tax ouUUudlutf 9.873 1 9
Caali lu Treaaurj 8.318 39
$48,854 89
5,000 (kl
... 10 0OO 00
... 8.8&1 39
fJOT.KM&l
LIABILITIES.
County honda, aerlna 1891
Temporary loan
Aaaeuuver llabllltlea
rxpENniTC!tF.s
Black-mliMnir
Burial exiienaea...!
Biitldtnt and lii.proyemt-nta
CernncHtea nf Intimity
Ciille- ,
C mpoi a M-... tii-.il.
romm1aloliet'a ,.
WeiKinr
Hhwk
llHiign
rim,iitMloher clerk
CoiiiMii-l iiMt altor- ey -.,
Drug
Il.aliireetantt
tfMire
Riilllue and floor oil ,(.,
KteMil am! loiu.l.tg
Feci aro! II, .111-
K.iroi lnileiri.ni
K. t lit r t a:ut lime
Furniture.
Fuel and II. lit
lir r -f... mnl J IttVtnkoli ...
ll'.apilH hl'la -
warren
IllXlllotit
Poik
Werner-vine ;
Paaaayunt Memorial Home
Hardware
Inatirance
I.lverv lure ,
(lulitlile relief
Older of relief
I'iuiol'log and repair
Postage
shoe mid el.. llilng
Suiil!e
School dlalrli-t. Plnecrvek lovrnilili
Seed and p-ani
Silo ,
Salatle and wage
J. N. Kellev Sup't
a. F. Maimer, plivalilnn
M M. Hallgh
Mallei Keilev
Fllxare-lh McCulloligh
Florence John
Chad (laltiralth ,
Hugh Mi-Manlgle
Ella young
Hurry McMnnlgle
Mvrlle W ,if
Clara Aljoe
Teraih llowan
John Wallace
Myrtle M.iiinera
Thoiiuta Walmer ,
Haiti Carla-rry
I.IHIe Hotline
Maude Miller
Siman Otnaler
T. H. Htalhmtn
W. A. Kelley
Traveling expenaeaand mileage. ...
Threahlng and cutting gralu
Toilet pujier ,
1 ai.n.i llliunin
TpuuM.iru.. ..u n. u. il... .,n 1
Treaaiin-r'a ir ct. paying out $47,430
01 iiruij
(34,090 68
'8 71.
$34,090 A4
(ienenil Ntntenient.
AS8KTS.
Poor lax outatandlug for 1909 and pra-
Vloll.
Poor tax outaiar.dliig for I9n8
Seated lax outaianillng
I'naeated tax oolniauolng
Caili In trea-itry
Liabilities over ante-la
t.UHIUTIM.
Poor bond lited IIHKI
Poor bi nda nsued lVnl
1131 70
.... 8,111 10
837 81
.... 1.1.-8 f
.... 8.718 79s
.... 87,969 oft.
$100,000 00
....$75,000 (K
.... 4:i,000 (a
$iro,ooo 001
Iiivcntorji or Proiliire and Stork Raiseil
on Knriii.
Btlhel of poUltoe 800, hualiela of nata 78.1,
hu.heia of corn 4J, bnnlwla of bmkwbeut 103,
hualiela of rye W. loada of hav 8Ti, bundle of fod
der TOD, ton 01 uraw to, pouuda of pork 4.808.
pounds of beef 1,000, plga 89 culyea f. uhlcken
Hal. dozen eggs 600, buallt-la of turnlna 40, loada of
puiliuklus 8. heads of cabbage 9 1100. bushels of
heeu 30. bushels of onion 90, bllallel of sweet
oorn l.r, bu.helsof rutahage 10. bushels of beana
10, bushels of parsnips 10, bushels of Uonaioes la,
bunllel of raillsbes 8, bu-hels of cucuuiherad,
bushels of peas 6, bushel of rApherrle 5. galloi a
of elder 114, buucl,e uf ce.ery 40, lettuce head
1,000.
Live mock on farm January 11, 1V04: 4 horans,
t hull. 8 oowa, 8 yenning calile. 7 culvea, 18 hogs,
110 chickens, 18 ducks.
JEFFERSON t'ODNTY, 88:
Pursuant to law. we. the nnderalgned Oominla
slouers u( JeiTersou Uoiiniv. publish the fun-going
siairinent ol the receipt and expenditures of
said cnui ly (or the year IU03, and also presen-.
the asaets aud Itsblltilus of the cuuuty ou me I91I1
dav of Jaiiuury. 19o4.
Wliness our hands and seals of otllce tills 301 It
day ol January, 1904.
NEWTON WEIISTKK, (SKAL.I
AU HAWK, (hxaLI
u. i. haluii, ,x.i;;
Attest: Coiuinlsalouera.
A. E. OALtlRAlTII. Clerk.
The Star's Want Column never fails to bring results.
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