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WEEKLY mim GAZETTE,
CorVallis, Feb. 7, 1879.
It is a wise man who knows liis
own umbrella:
Most people are like egs too full
of themselves tv anything els...
This may be a world of change,
bnt somehow or other rery lUtfe gets
into circulation.
The object of education is not ex
ternal' show and splendor, but inward
development Seneca.
A-gtoeer advertises in the follow
ing terse riihtitier: "Bams and ci
gars smoked and unsmoked."
How' can' We help our town?"
asks a Chicago editor. Did vmi ever
try leaving it? Cin. S'it. Night.
Let amusements fill up the chinks
of your existence, but not the great
spaces thereof. Theodore Parker.
Matrwastes hi mornings in antici
pating his afternoons, and wastes his
afternoon's in regretting his mornings.
Do all the good you can in the
world and make as little noise about
it as" possible.
When women give np wearing
trains out doors, the Street Cleaning
Department will have to go to work
again.
Wc have morp power than will,
and' it is often by way of excuse to
ourselves that we fancy things are
impossible-.-
tie alone is ungrateful who. makes
return of iiMfeTiin, because he
does it merely to free himself from
owing-so much as thanks. Butler.
It is not till the storm comes that
we find out tfie real timber of n ves
sel. The things which try people
show what is"in them.
Sound'. ' If," saiiFan Irish apoth
ecary, "yon find two tumblers of
whisky-punch disagree with you over
nigRt, (fnti't take Vin till the next clay,
an then leave 'em off intirely."
"Thirty me'als have been discov
ered this century." Just sr.! But
then some folks would rather discover
brie frteCat thirty limes, if they could
choose the metal.
A Pittsbnrg school-teacher had just
taught her scholars to say "ither''
and "nither" and "fe nance," when
she died. Wo one can tell when their
life's" work will be" cut short. E.
Journal of Education.
" Speaking of bathing," sr.id Mrs.
Partington, "some can bathe with
perfect imparity in water as cold as
Greenland's icy mountains ami India's
Coral strands ; bnt for my part, I pre
fer to have the water a little tot-j i 1.'
ady (severely). "I presume yon
tlndfertaand about kerosene to kindle
file fire' with?' Applicant (confident
ially.) "Indade I do, ma'am. Show
me where" ye kape yer ile can, an it'll
mvercosl ye a'cft'nt for kindlin!"
Softhearted grandpapa (to Torn
my, who has just been" castigated by
his mamma) "And you know, Tom
riiy, it'reatly pains' mamma more than
it does ytrul" Tommy " Oh, yes, I
know it does;-she says so; it hurts
fier hands !"
A gentleman- whoresides' Very close
to the railroad was praying one even
ing, when a train of cars came by and
his little girl remarked to him. P i !
pa 1 what is the use of praying while
the. cars are going by? God cannot
hear you."
The superintendent approached n
youth of color, who was present for
the first time in Sunday school and
inquired his nam-. fr the purpose of
placing it on the roll. The good man
tried in vain to preserve his gravity
wherMIhe answer wan-returned. "Well,
massa-eails me Capn,but my maiden
name is Moses."
A'persomwbo was recently called
Into court lor the purpose of proving
the correctness ot ar surgeon's bill,
Was asked by the lawyer whether the
doctor did not make several visits
after the patient was out of danger,
"no," replied-the witness, I eousid
eied the patient in danger as long as
tile doctor continued his visits."
Brefhreff, before we sing I lie next
Verse of "John Brown's body lies nli
moldy in die grave," let ns lake a
look rnto'tlte grave and see that it is
there. In these days of Ohio medical
colleges a eemeteiy istft no saf'-r
Shan a savings bank, and it may be
that political glee clubs, who have
been singing the song quoted above,
fiave been chanting a rhythmic lie
for the pdfct 15' years.
The Absent minded Max. A
distinguished mathematician, a pro
fessor of King'w College, Aberdeen,
was noted for his absence of mind.
Coming one day from the college he
stumbled against a cow. and in the
Confusion of the moment, thinking
he had run against a lad-, he raised
his hat and- said, " I beg your pardon,
madam."' Shortly afterward he did
accidentally stumble against a lady
in the street, when, remembering his
former adventure, he exelaimed, "Is
that yon' again,, yc brute?"
TooLrATE. A clergy maw sard that
he once visited a lady of his parish,
who had just lost her husband, in Ol
der to offer consolations, and upon
her earnesfinqoiries- as to the rutin
ion of families in heaven he strongly
asserted his belief in that fact, and
when she asked with anxiety whether
anv time mnst elaose before IVitnds
would be able to find each other in
he next-world he emphatically said.
No f thev will be united at once
Be was thinking of the happiness f
being abife to offer the relief'-ot such
a faith when' she broke in npon his
meditations by exclaiming sadly,
" Well, his first wife has got him
then by this time!"
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
THE LAWS OF OREGON.
SPECIAL LAWS.
AN ACT fo incorporate the City of Union.
Be tt enacted by Cue Legislative Assembly of
the Slate of Oregon ;
Section 1. That the inhabitants
oF Union and their successors within
the following limits are hereby de
clared a body politic and corporate
by the name and style of the City of
Union.
Sec. 2. The limits of the city shall
bo as follows : .Commencing at S.
YV. cor. S. 18, P. 4, S. R. 40 E., run
ring thence S. 4 mile, E. mile, N. 1
mile, V. mile, S. mile.
Sec. 3. Said city shall have power
to purchase, use, lease, sell or dispose
of prope rty, real or personal ; to make
contracts, sue and be sued; to have
and use a common seal, and to change
the same at pleasnre.
Sec. 4. The officers of said city
shall consist, of one Mayor, four Al
dermen, a Recorder, who shall be ex
offic.io clerk of the common council,
an Assessor, a Marshal, who shall be
ex-officio collector of taxes, rnd a
Treasurer, who shall hold their offices
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Sec. 5. S id officers shall be elect
ed annually, by the qualified electors
of said city, on.tbe first Monday of
December of each year; Provided,
that no person sh.ill be entitled to
vote at any municipal election who
has not resided in said city limits
thirty days next preceding the elec
lion, and also. shall have refused or
neglected to pay any city fines or tax
legally assessed against him ; Pro
n'ded, such payment has been 1. -gaily
demanded of him. The first election
of the city officers shall he as follows :
The County Clerk of Union county,
or his deputy, shall post in three of
the most public places of the city, at
least one week before the election, a
notice desitHLig l he place and time
when said flsjPl'iiv will lie held, and
thcrtffuT shall irppoiiit'.lhrcc persons
to rewivelhe votes at the place des
ignated, and the persons so appoint
ed shall receive the votes aforesaid,
and within five days thereafter shall
make return of said votes to the clerk
or deputy, an ! shall forthwith, in
presence of a Justice of the Peace
and to the persons having the highest
number of votes tor Mayor, Itecor
der, Marshal and Treasurer, tie shal'
give certificates of election, and to
the four persona having the highest
number of votes for aldermen, he
shall give certificates of election as
aldermen of said city.
Sec. 0. The Mayor and aldermen
hall compose the common council of
aid city, and at any meeting shall
have exclusive power to provide for
the election, and qualification of ofii
cers and for filling vacancies in office;
to fix the time and place tor their
meeting, but they shall meet as often
as once in each month ; to levy and
collect taxes for city purposes not to
exceed one-half of one per cent, per
annum on property in said city taxa
ble tor county purposes; to establish
hospitals; to prevent and remove
nuisances; to provide water; to li
cense, tax, ami regulate auctioneers,
taverns, hawkers, peddlers, broker-1,
and also job wagons, carls, drays',
omnibuses, and to fix rates for the
same; to license, tax and regulate
bar-rooms, billiard tables, theatrical
and other shows, exhibitions, and
amusements;- ami also to prohibit
bawdy houses, gaming and gambling
houses; to establish and regulate
market houses and places, to estab
lish fire companies, and to provide tor
the extinguishment and prevention
of fires; to appoint fire wardens and
to prescribe their dniies; to comp"l
any person or persons present to aid
in the extinguishment of fires, or for
the preservation of property exposed
to danger in time of fire, ami by or
dinance to prescribe such other pow
ers as may be necessary on such oc
casions; to establish and regulate an
efficient police and night-watch; to
impose fines, penalties and forfeit
ures; to provide for the construc
tion, cleaning and repairing of side
and cross-walks adjacent to lots by
the holders thereof; and also, for
making, cleaning and improving gut
ters: lo grade, pave, plank or other
wise clean and keep in repair streets,
alleys and side-walks; to erect, regu
late and repair public bridges wilhin
the city limits ; to regulate the stor
age of gunpowder and other com
bustible materials, and the use of can
dh s, lamps and other lights in shops,
stables and oilier places, by which
properly is endangered ; to prevent,
move or secure any file-place or other
apparatus which may be dangerous
in causing fires; to regulate the man
ner of building, partition walls and
fences ; lo prevent or regulate the
running at large of animals and the
dischaigc of fire arms; to lien e
and regulate porters, and to appro
propria te for any item of city expen
diture and to provide for the pay
ment of debts, expenses of the city ;
lo appoint a city Attorney and pre
scribe his duties; lo establish and
change wards; to provide for the
removal of standing water and un
wholesome and offensive substances;
to make by-laws and ordinances not
inconsistent with the laws of the
United Stales or of this State; to
carry into effect the provisions ol
this charter, and to provide for the
punishment of l he violations of city
ordinances by tines and imprison
ment, but no fine shall exceed one
hundred dollars or imprisonment
more than twenty days; ami shall
have power to prevent the introduc
tion of diseases into the city; to pre
vent and restrain any riot, noise, dis
turbance or disorderly assemblage,
in any street, house or place in tin
city ; Provided, that the residents of
said city shall be exempt from the
payment of such road taxes as are,
or may be by law imposed upon the
residents of Union county; And pro
vided further, that the city council
shall appoint a snitiable person as
supervisor of roads who shall collect
and apply all road tax due within the
city limits, in such places either with
in or without the city limits as may
be designated byirder of said city
council, not outshfe of the road dis
trict in which the city is situated.
Sec. 7. The Mayor shall have
power to call meetings of the com
mon council, and shall preside at their
meetings, and when there is a tie iri
the council shall vote, and shall at
least once in each year stale to said
council the condition, financially and
otherwise, of the city, and reeonv
mend such measures for the peace,
health, improvement and prosperity
of the city as he may deem expedient.
Sec. 8." The Recorder shall have
jurisdiction over all violations of city
ifcrdinances, and may hold to bail aim
rwimmit persons found guilty thereof,
and within the city shall have juris
diction and power like a Justice ot t he
Peace, and the laws governing jus
tices ot the peace shall apply as fat
as practicable to all his proceedings.
His duties as assessor and clerk shall
be as prescribed by the common
council; he shall preside in absence
of the Mayor and shall.keep a journal
of the proceedings of the council.
Sec. 9. The Marshal shall exe
cute nil processes directed to him by
the Recorder or an' legal authority;
shall be conservator of the peace, and
shall arrest till persons guilty of a
breach thereof or the violation of any
cit v ordinances, austake them before
the Recorder for trial, and may as
Collector, enforce the collection of
city taxes as the collection of county
taxes are enforced, and shall perform
such other duties as may be required
of him by the common council.
Sec. 10. The Treasurer shall re
ceive and keep the funds and moneys
of ihe city, and pay out the same as
hereinafter specified, and when re
quired bv the common council, shall
make a statement of the financial af
fairs of the city.
Sec. 11. JCNo claim against the
cil v shall be paid until it is audited
and allowed by the common council,
and then the Treasurer shall pay it
upon a warrant drawn upon him by
the Recorder.
Sec. 12. No member of the com
mon council shall, daring the period
for which he is elected, be interested
in any contract, the exjensesol which
are to be paid out of the city treasury.
Sec. 13. Within five days from
the enactment of any ordinance, a
copy therof shall be posted in three
of the most public places of said
city, or published in a newspaper in
Union, and no ordinance shall take
effect in less than.fi ve days from its
passage.
Sec. 14. A majority of the aMer-meirr-with
the presiding officer, at
any meeting, shall constitute a- quo
rum to do business, and all their
meetings shall be public, and at least
once a year they shall cause a state
ment of the financial affairs of the
city to be published.
Sec. 15. The city council shall
not in any manner create any debts
or liabilities which shall, singly or in
the aggregate, t xcecd the sum of otic
thousand dollars.
Sec. 16. The charier shall be sub
mined to the popular votes of the
qualified electors ot the City of Un
ion, for their acceptance or rejection,
and if a majority of the votes cast
be in favor of accepting the same, it
shall become the law, but not other
wise. Sec. 17. The Clerk of Union
county syall give not ice thereof, and
appoint a lime previous to the last
Monday in November, 1878, and a
place in said city for voting on the
acceptance or rejection of the char
ter, and he shall also appoint three
pei-sons, who shall be qualified and
receive voles and declare the result
of the vote to the said clerk or his
deputy, who shall thereupon imme
diately declare the result of the vote.
Sec. 18. The legislature shall have
the right to repeal or alter this chat
ter. Sec. 19. Inasmuch as the pros
perityot the citizens ol Union re
quires further protection other than
can be afforded by the general laws
of the State, this act shall take effect
from and after its approval by the
Governor.
Approved October 19, 1878.
AN ACT to Incorporate the City of Wes-on.
Be it enacted by the legislative Assembly of
the State of Oregon :
Section I. That the inhabitants of
Weston and their successors, within
the following limits are hereby de
clared a body politic anil corporate.
by the name and style of the City of
W eston.
Sec. 2. The limits of said cit v shall
be as follows; Commencing at the
northwest corner of May's addition
to the town of Weston; thence run
ning east seventy-four rods; thence
south to the southeast corner of Mc
Artbnr.s addition to the town of Wes
ton ; ihcuce we;l sixty-six roils; thence
due north eighty rods; thence West
one hundred and twenty feet; tlience
due north to the place of beginning.
Sec. 3. Said city shall have power
to use, lease, sell or dispose of property,
real or personal to make contracts;
sue and be sued-; to have and use a
common seal, and the same to change
at pleasure.
Sec. 4. The officers of said city
shall be a Mayor, six aldermen, a Re
corder, who shall be ex-'officio clerk
of the common council and assessor;
a Marshal, who shall be ex-officio col
lector of taxes; and a Treasurer, who
shall hold their office until their suc
cessors ate elected and qualified.
Sec. 5. Said officers shall be elect
ed annually by the qualified electors
of said city on the first Monday of
December of each year; Provided,
that no person shall be entitled to
vote at any municipal election who
has not resided in said limits thirty
days next preceding the election, and
also shall have refused or neglected
to pay any city fine or tax legally as
sessed against him ; Provided, such
payment hs been legally demanded
of him. The first election of city of
ficers shall be as follows ; The Conn
ty Clerk of Umatilla county, or his
deputy, shall post in three of the
most public places of said city, at
least one wees before the election, a
notice designating the place where
said election shall be held, and there
after shall appoint three persons to
receive the votes at the place aesig
nated and the persons so appointed
shall receive the votes as aforesaid,
and' witlm five days thereafter shall
make return of said vote to the clerk
or deputy, and he shall forthwith, in
the presence of the Oounty Judge or
a Justice of thi Peace, canvass the
same, and to the persons respectively
having the highest number of votes
for Mayor, Recorder, Marshal and
Treasurer, he shall give certificates of
election, and to life six persons hav
ing the high"st number of votes for
aldermen he shall give certificates of
their election as aldermen of said city.
Sec. C. The Mayor and alderm -n
shall compose the common council ot
said city, ami at any meeting shall
have exclusive power lo provide for
the election and qualification of offi
cers, or for fi ling vacancies in offi-je;
to fix the time and place of-.their
meetings; but they shall meet as of
ten as once a week in each month ; to
levy and collect taxes for city pur
poses not to exceed one-half of one
per cent, per annum on property in
sanl city taxable lor countv purposes;
to prevent and remove nuisances; to
provide water; to licensi tax and
regulate a lctioneer.-, taverns, ordina
ries, bankers, peddlers, brokers, pawn
brokers and moneychangers; and
also hackneys, carriages, wagon,
carts, drays and omnibuses, and to
fix the rate of carrying persons or
property thereon; to license, tax and
regulate bar-rooms, billiard tables.
theatrical and other shows, exhibi
tions and other amusements; ami
also to prohibit bawdy houses, gam
ing anil gambling houses; Provided,
the tax and license hereby granted
shall be in addition to those made
by the county ; to establish and reg
ulate fire companies and provide for
the prevention and extinguishment of
tires; to appoint fire wardens and to
prescribe thtir duties, and property-
guards, to compel any person or per
sons to aid in the extinguishment of
fires or tor. the preservation of prop
erty expo-'ed to danger in time of
fires ; and by ordinance, to prescribe
such other powers as may be neces
sary on such, occasions; to establish
ami regulate police and night watch
es; to impose tines, penalties and for
feitures; lo provide lor the construc
tion, cleaning and repairing side and
cross-walks adjacant to lots by the
holders thereof ; and also for ma-king,
cleaning- and improving gutters y lo
grade, pave, plank or otherwise clean
and keep in repair streets, alleys and
sidewalks ; to regulate the storage of
gunpowder and other combustible
material, and the use of candles,
lamps and ot her lightsin shops, stables
ami other places; to pi event, move or
secure any fire place or other appara
tus which may be dangerous in caus
ing tires; to prevent or regulate the
running at large of animals, and the
discharge of firearms in said city; to
appropriate for any item of city ex
penditure and to provide for the pay
nentof debt and expenses of the city;
to appoint a City Attorney ami pre
scribe his duties; to change and make
wards and change the number of al
dermen, as the interests ot the city
may require; to provide for measur
ing wood and weighing hay and oth
er commodities sold in said city; to
provide far the removal of standing
water and unwholesome and offensive
substances; to prevent streams from
overflowing their banks ; to make by
laws ami ordinances not inconsistent
with the laws ol the United St ales or
of this State, to carry into effect the
provisions of ibis charier and secure
the health, peace and improvement of
said city; and to provide lor the pun
ishmeul of the violation of city ordi
nances by line or imprisonment ; bill
no ft;;e shall exceed one hundred dol
lars, nor imprisonmt nt more than
twenty days; and shall have power
to prevent the introduction of diseas
es mio the city ; to prevent any riot,
noise, disturbance or disorderly as
semhlage in any street, house or place
in the city"; Provided, that: the resi
denis of said ciiy shall be exempt
from payment of such road takes as
are or may be by law imposed upon
the residents of Umatilla cor.ni y ;
And provided further, that t:ie city
council shall appoint a suitable per
son as supervisor of roads, who shall
collect and apply all road tax within
the City of Weston, to the roads
within the limits of said city, and
within the road district in which said
city is situated.
Sec. 7. The Mayor shall have pow
er to call meetings o; the common
council, and shall preside at their
meetings, and when there is a tie in
the council shall vote, and shall at
least once in each year state to said
council the condition, financial and
otherwise of the city, and recommend
such measures tor the peace, health,
improvement ami prosperity of the
city as he shall deem expedient.
Sec. 8. The Recorder shall have
jurisdiction over all violations of city
ordinances, and may hold to bail, fine
and commit persons found guilty
thereof, and within the city shall hav e
pow ers and jurisdiction like a Justice
ot the Peace, and the laws governing
justices of the peace shall apply as
lar as practicable to all-his proceedings.
His duties as assessor and cleik shall
be prescribed by the common coun
cil; he shall preside in the absence of
the Mayor, and shall keep a journal
of the proceedings of the council.
Sec 9. The Marshal shall execute
all processes directed to him by the
Recorder or any legal authortiiy;
shall be conservator of the peace and
shall arrest all persons guilty of a
breach thereof, or the violation f a
city ordinance, and take them before
the Recorder for trial ; and' may as
collector enforce the collection ot city
taxes as the collection of county taxes
are enforced, and shall perform such
other duties as may be required of
him by the common council.
Sec. 10. The Treasurer shall receive
and keep the funds and moneys of the
city, aiid pay ut the same as hereinaf
ter specified, and when required by the
common council shall make a state
ment of the financial affairs of the
city.
Sec. IT; The Mayor and aldermen
shall receive no pay for theirservices,
and the compensation of other officers
shall be as provided by the common
council.
Sec. 12. No claim against the ctt
shall be paid until it is audited and
allowed by the common council, and
then the treasurer shall pay it. upon a
warrant drawn upon him by the Re
corder. Sec. 13. No member of the coun
cil shall, during the period for which
he is elected, be interested in any
contract, the expenses ot which are
to be paid out of the city treasury.
Sec. 14. Within five days from
the enactment of any ordinance, a
copy thereof shall lie posted in three
of the most rnblte places in said city,
or published in a newspaper in Wes
ton, and no ordinance shall take effect
in less than five days from its pa-sage.
Sec. 15. A majority of the alder
men, with the presiding officer, at
any meeting, shall constitute a quo
rum to do bu-inis, and all their
ineetiegs shall be public, and at least
once a year they shall cause a state
ment of the financial affairs of the
city to be published.
Sec. 16 The city council shaM not
in any manner create any debt or
liability which shall, singly or in the
aggregate, exceed the sum of one
thousand dollats.
Sec. 17. This charier shall be sub
mitted to the popular votes of the
oualitied electors of the cilv ot Wes-
f.n frit tit. .if. ici-iinl'iii'ii nr t-j.ii-if.t r
' J "
and if a majority of votes cast be in
favor of accepting the same, it sliill
become the law, but. not otherwise.
Sec. 18. The clerk of said Uma
tilla county, or deputy, shall give
notice thereof, and appoint a time
previous to the last Monday in No
vember, 1S78, and a place in said city
tor voting on the acceptance or re
jection of this charter; and he sh ill
also appoint thr: e persons who shall
be qualified to receive votes, and de
dare the result of the vote to the
said clerk or deputy, who shall there
upon immediately declare the result
of the vote.
Sec. 19. The Legislature shall
have power to repeal or alter this
charter.
Seo. 20. Inasmuch as the prosper
ity of the citizens of West or requires
further protection, other than can be
afforded by the general laws of this
State, t his act shall take effect from
and after its approval by the Gov
ernor. Approved October 19, IS 78.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act to Incor
porate Baker City :n lit-kr County, Oregon." ap
proved October IS, I8i"4.
Be it enacted, by the Legislative Assembly of the
Slate of Or.gcn:
Section 1. That section 2 ot arti
cle 3 of an act entitled "an act to in
corporate Baker City, in Baker conn
ty, Oregon, approved October 13,
A. D. 1874 be and the same is-hereby
amended, so that the same shall read
as follows :
Sec. 2. The board of trustees shall
have power within the corporate lim
its of the city :
1. To make by-laws and ordinan
ces not repugnant to the laws of this
State or the laws of the United
States.
2. To levy and collect taxs not to
exceed one mill per cent., per annum
upon all property made taxable by
law for county and Slate purposes.
3. To make regulations; to prevent
-md remove nuisances; to prevent the
introduction of contagious and other
diseases into the city, and to secure
the general health of the inhabitants.
4. To license, tax ond regulate
teams, ordinaries, hawkers, peddlers,
brokers, pawn-brokers and' money
changers;
5. To liccnse,tax, regulate, restrain,
suppress and prohibit theatrical and
other exhibitions, sIioa-s and A use
men IS, barrooms, liquor and other
groceries, tippling houses, gaining
and paining houses, billiard tables
and bowling alleys, ami suppress
houses of ill lame ami bawdy houses;
Provided, that no person or :rty
having paid a license to the city lor
carrying on any business or traffic
named in the forth or fifth clauses
above,- shall be Compelled to pay
license to the county for the same
business; Arttl further provided, that
no person shall be requited lo pay
any g-reater anioimt of money for a
license for the privilege of keeping a
bar room, grocery, tippling house or
tavern, than is required to be paid by
the general hiws of this Stale, for
like privileges in any county or
precinct outside of said corporation.
6. To regulate the storage of gnu
powder, tae, pitch, rosin, and all
other combustible material; and the
use of candles, lamps, and other
lights in stores, shops, stables ami
oilier places ; to prevent, remove and
secure any fire place, stove, chimney,
oven or boiler, or other apparatus
which may be dangerous in causing
fires; anil to provide for the preven
tion and extinguishment of fires.
7. To provide a work house and a
house of correction for the reception
of vagrants and vicious persons, and
RUPTURE !
ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE
EFFECTED BY- ! .
CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS I
CAL1F0ENIA ELAS
TIC TKUSS Com
pany, W. J. Horks, Proprie
tor. Dear Sir: 1 feel ti.at I
owe it to ouus'l to humanity
to write the fact that 1 hae
been SUBSTANTIALLY CUB
ED of a bad case of rupture of
thirty year's Rtanding, by one of your incomparable
Trusses, which 1 purchased from you threo months
ago. I cannot describe the suffering, both physically
and mentally, that I have undergone during that pe
riod; and now 1 feel like a new being. I have worn
all kinds of Trusses, both Steel and l.lastic, and nev
er received any permanent relief until I tried yours.
Its simplicity of construction, and facility with which
it can be adjusted, and the ease and perfect freedom,
to the motions of the body with which it can be worn
without causing any irritation, are its chief merits,
. " periect supporter. I have not had any
sign of a return of a Kupture since the first day I put
it on and feel that I am PifiRFtCTLY CURLD. It is
invaluable, and the fact should be known to the
worm. You can refer any one to me on the subject
of their merits. I am yours truly
AI.FRKD .T. BURKE,
Chief Mail Clerk S. F. Daily Evening Post.
San Francisco, July 20, 1878.
to prescribe rules and regulations for
the government thereof.
8- To remove all obstructions from
the public highway, streets, side and
crosswalks, and to provide for til
construction, repair and cleanino- of
the same and of the gutters and
sewers; Provided, that the same shall'
not mtertere with the improvements
which exist within the lines of the
streets.
9. To appropriate money for any
item of city expenditure and to pro
vide for the payment of debls and
expenses of the city.
10. To prevent and restrain any
riot, noise, disturbance or disorderly
assemblage, in any street, house or
piace in i tie ciiy.
11. To impose, collect and appro
priate fines, forfeitures and penalties
for the bi-each of any ordinance, and
provide lor the punishment of breach
es of the city ordinances, but 1:6 fine
to exceed one hundred dollars sh:dl
be imposed, and no offender shall be
imprisoned for a. longer term than
thirty days for any breach of the city
ordinances.
12. To provide for the collection
and disbursing of all moneys to which
the city is or may become entitled by
law, or winch may he assessed 01
thorized to be collected lor city
poses wilhin sanl city.
:?. To levy and provide for the
working of a city road tax within
the limits, and upon the streets and
public ways, under the supervision of
Commissioner of Si reels, who shrill
be appointed by the board ot trustees
for t lull lmrnosc. and tile his ofitl-
. . .. .. 2J The nnivHrsal nrin-r hffcwdon fcka ..,,1 r..t
UKl give il ItOlKI, to he amirOVCrt llV ; revents all irritation ikMh.l7.ibZ
mw. oi i uc paa is iwijusteu on ana on in an in
stant, and can be changed for any other size and form
most suitable to the case. In fact it combines every
quality essential to comforf and durability, and is un-
e lliali!.! !; : t ola iMtt
bidder con'j links, Rlld'to regulate I he artistic Bnish. Many of my pa"tient-who arc aSl'ieted
...... (,i IW "f. in inn , ,i:r. .1 . j siiitll ill fclie 111
tare, for I tnink the great ease with which these
purely scientific apnliances are niatlc effi( acinus, i
truiv remarkable. You can rcfir any parties to me
on the sub.eot of their merits. I rci ain truly yours,.
L. DXTr lt LYFUED, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
COO Sacramento street, San Francisee.
It is constructed on scientific pr'nc-'p!es and sells on
its own merits. If you want the best truss ever man
factured, don't forget the name and number.
Trusses forwarded to all parts of the United States
at our expense, on receipt of price.
an-pur
said board, tor the faithlul perform
anee of his duties..
54. To organiza fire and hook and
hre ileptrtm-iit in sanl city.
Approved October 10, 187S.
ENDORSED BY THE MEDICAL PROFES
SION. faUiornia Elas.fe
After practicing medicine many years in this en
during wnich time 1 i.ave had an extensive expcrienii
in the application of ail kinds of Trusses, 1 can ai d
do recommend j ours as the best in every resp! ct, lor
it is a near perfection as n odern science can rr.nk'e it.
It ha many advantages over the torturing ete 1-hrop
Tnu es, wnich inflict great injury on the iiips and
spine, bringing on other distressing ailments, tmh rs
lu nbago, n.orbid affections oi the kidnevs and m mb
neis in t;ie lower limbs, all of which are avoided by
Wiaring tue California Uastie Truss. It is not onlv
p iriet retainer, combining ease and comfort, hut the
pressure can be changed to any degree. It also re
in lins in it i proper place at all times, regardless of ti e
motions of the boJy, and is worn night and day with
Perfect; eaie. it is superior to any of the r la tic
Trusses now in the market, while "it combines the
merits of ail. 1st -It is easily adjusted on and off
...v.. uvj.ng away M sirups aim UUCKICS.
AN' ACT to repeal an act entitle 1 " an act approved
October 21, i87-J, to amhurii.e Jacob frieisehner to
establish Water Works in the c.ty of Albany, Linn
county, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the State of Oregon :
$ec. 1. That all of said act au
thorizing the' said Jacob Fleischn;r
to establish water works in said city
of Albany. Linn county, Oregon, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved October 21, 1878.
Largest of Their Kino. 1. Tin
largest ocean in the world is the
Pacific. 2. The largest sea, the
Mediterranean. 3. iliver, the Ama
zon. 4. Gulf, Mexico. 5. Cape,
0. Lake, Superior. 1. Bay,
Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Fricc
m List,
Giving full information and rules for Measuring.
CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY,
739 Market Street, S. r.
15:3Cyl.
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Positively Cured.
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9.
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Citv. London. 10
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ace, San rrancisco. 12. Steamer,
Great Eastern. 13. Desert, Sahara.
14. Theater, Grand Opera House,
Paris. 13. State, Texas. 1G. Ter
ritory, Dakota. 17. Park, Phoenix
Park, in Dublin. 18. The highest
mountain, Mount Everets, Hindustan.
Asia. 16. Sound, Long Island. 20.
Longest railroad, Union Pacific. 21.
Canal, Grand canal, China. 22.
Bridge, that over the Tay, at. Dundee,
Sc itlaud. 23. Largest railroad de
pot, St. Pancras. London. 24. Lar
gest room in the world under one
roof, military one, St. Petersburg.
25. Strongest fori, Gibaralter. Long
est ship, the Kamsdal, lotely in this
port. 27. Sailing- ship of the greatest
tonage, The Three Brothers. IS. Y.
Dispatch.
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