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piles, was allowed.
The committee on streets and pub
he ways and the city engineer were
appointed a committee to look into
the complaint about street and drain
conditions at the cast end of Irving
avenue.
Bids on the improvement of 46th
street were opened yesterday after
noon and reported to the council at
the meeting, as follows: C. G. Palm
berg, ?5342; Birch & Jacobson, $4983;
Leander Lebeck, $4565. The commit
tee on streets to whom the matter
was referred brought in two reports.
A majority report signed by Logan
and Hanson recommended that con
tract be awarded while Belland , sub
mitted a minority report recommend
ing that the contract be not awarded
as the people of that section did not
want the improvement. A heated dis
cussion followed the reading of the
reports which was taken part in by
nearly all the members and on the
vote on the majority report it was
adopted by a vote of 8 to 1 Belland
voting no.
At the meeting of the City Council
last night City Auditor and Police
Judge Anderson, tendered his report
for the quarter ending September 30,
1908. It is a very exhaustive report
f figures regarding the financial con
dition of the city and is an able and
carefully prepared document. Regard
bifc the liabilities the report shows
that the total amount of same is $316,
482.85. While the resources amount
to the sum of $148,987.42, as follows
LIABILITIES
Municipal warrants ... $ 75,841.89
Street repair warrants.. 94.79
Street warrants 46,527.95
Municipal bonds 189,050.00
Vokohoma and continue there for
two days before the scene of hospital
ity is removed to Tokio.
' At the special wish of the Emperor,
Admiral Sperry is to be entertained
and will reside for four days at one of
the imperial palaces at the capital. The
programme provides for the constant
entertainment of officers and men and
everything will be free.
There is to be telephonic connection
between the shore and the flagship, all
telegrams for the American officers
will be delivered on board the ships;
three special boat landings have been
erected for the exclusive use of the
visitors; hve information bureaus will
be established on shore at Yokohoma;
suites of rooms have been engaged
by the Japanese authorities at the
principal hotels in Tokio for use of
the visiting officers and there is to be
a special train service for both offi
cers and men between Yokohama and
Tokio.
No American in uniform will have
to spend his own money for a rail
road ticket and the various trolley
companies have expressed their deter
mination to carry any member of the
fleet free of charge.
In addition to the official pro
gramme there is to be a vast amount
of private entertainment by societies
and individuals. The only American
function of the week will be a garden
party at the American embassy.
HUMBLED THE PRINCESS.
Figure Building;
In its true sense, is not tight lacing. It is not squeezing
the waist or harnessing the abdomen with ungainly burd
ensome straps.
The real art of figure-building, instead, is the easy,
graceful, consistent molding of the form as Nature intend
ed it to be molded.
The Gossard Corset builds artistic figures along Na
tures lines.
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RESOURCES
Taxes outstanding $ 15,361.39
Real estate and Im'p. 66.200.00
Street assessments 48,005.77
Cash on hand 19,420.26
Total resources $148,987.42
Excess of liabilities 167,495.43
ANGRY MOB
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to jail, W. F. Debell, a friend of Miss
Ralston, rushed at the negro and at
tempted to strike him. He was pre
vented by the officer and the crowd
surged in large numbers with cries
of "Lynch the nigger!" Hang him!
"Get a rope!" Others attempted to
strike Martin, but Stevens, brandish
ing his club, held the crowd back.
iOther officers rushed to the rescue
and were compelled to use their
clubs freely.
deavor to get Martin and fought with
the oiheers indiscriminately, i he ne
gro, almost overcome by fear, cower
ed close to his protectors.
Finally the police forced an en
trance through the crowd and landed
the prisoner safely in jail, but not uri
til two or three persons in the crowd
had been hurt. P. R. Sweight was
struck across the forehead and with a
policeman's club and a large gash
laid open. H. P. Bryan, 60 years of
age, a spectator, was caught in the
doorway and severely crushed.
V No arrests were made among the
crowd, which congested the vicinity
T of the police station for some time
afterwards. Feeling continued to run
,high against the negro and more de-
mands for a lynching were heard.
Martin says he does not know why
he did it.
JAPAN WILL GIVE
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the emperor of Japan. ; ,
, The Japanese authorities have been
taking delight in thinking up new
ways and means of extending hospi
tality to their guests, and making
their stay here thoroughly enjoyable
and various exceptional attractions
have been planned. The entertain
ments and receptions will begin at
Fall of a Dusky Beauty From tho
South Sea Island.
One night Johu Sharp Williams,
while a student at Heidelberg, Ger
many, was in attendance upon a swell
function at which the guest of honor
was a dark skinned princess alleged
to hail from one of the south sea Is
lands. This princess was magnificent
ly bedecked and bejeweied, and her
warm olive complexion, set off by a
mass of black, kinky hair, full red
tips, snow white teeth and black,
sparkling eyes, made her the center
of the function. The masculine-like
Germans swarmed about her like bees
around a honeysuckle vine, and even
Dutch femininity could not discount
the charm of her manner or the beauty
or her person.
John Sharp was Introduced, of
course, and immediately upon obtain
Ing a near view of the princess (?) his
southern Instincts rose to the surface
and his southern blood began to boil
Watching his opportunity, he managed
to get to the beauty's elbow. Then, re
ducing his voice to a low. but perfect
ly audible key, he sent Into ber star
tled ears this alarming finery:
T . t 1 .
imvk. nere. nijrjrer. wnere did von
--onie from?"
Panic stricken and with all her self
possession scattered, the alleged prin
cess turned upon her Interrogator as
he heard the familiar Intonation of
the southerner and looked into his un
relenting face. Then she stammered:
"Fum South Carollny, boss, but for
de Lawd's sake don't tell it"
Whether John Sharp respected the
pitiful plea of a southern negress In a
faraway land and permitted her to
continue her bold imposition upon the
credulous Germans the story does not
tell. But the fact remains that the
"princess" realized that she was In the
presence of one who, from intimate
knowledge of her race, had divined
her African origin, and she could only
throw herself on his mercy. Biloxl
Herald. .
THE BASTILLE.
Men and Methods In the Famous Old
French Prison.
The Bastille as a prison was appar
ently i better kept and cleaner than
either Bicetre or the Chatelct, and Im
prisonment within its walls did not. It
would seem, dishonor the prisoner or
his family. A great many prisoners
were charged as mad. and under this
elastic term the violent maniac, the
amiiitbus madman, the young spend
thrift, the megalomaniac, the reacher
for the philosopher's stone or the se
cret of perpetual motion all these
tiresome persons might be and were
Included.
How, then, did these prisoners live?
In the underground cells or dungeons,
as In the cells in the towers, the prison
ers were on bread and water, as a rule,
in the other rooms in the main build
ing three meals were served a day, with
drinkable wine "vin potable.'' In cer
tain cases, according to the quality
and distinction of the prisoner, he
might supplement the meager furni
ture of his prison and get a provision
of book. Very favored persons were
allowed toelr own servant if be would
consent voluntarily to undergo con
finement. Voltaire began to write the
"Henriade" as prisoner in the Bastille;
Abbe Morellet of the Encyclopedia
Were designed by an eminent French artist who saw the
need of a corset which really followed the lines of beauty
and the lines of health which would be easy to adjust
and comfortable.
No woman needs to be told of the extra-comfort front-lacing means.
No more stretching the neck and shoulders, tugging at the back corset strings. No more pressure of steels or N
unpleasant slipping at the back.
Thev are a priceless boon to the woman whose spine needs support, whose vital organs have become sadly mis
placed because of wearing improper corsets. Immediately they relieve the wrong pressure, steady the spine, give
ree play to the lungs and tne otner vnai organs.
You can wear a Gossard from rising to retiring in perfect comfort.
The surest proof of what the Gossard will do for you in the way of figure-building is the fact that you can wear
a size smaller in the Gossard the second time you purchase one.
This is Gossard Exploitation week at our store. It is an interesting time to find out about the Gossard while
Mrs. L. C. Redding is here. She is the manufacturer's own representative, and she can tell you many valuable points
hat will help you in developing your figure.
Remember only two days more Tuesday and Wednesday
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speaks or tire - great rortfess- as the
cradle of his fame, but we must re
member that it was perhaps not ad
visable to say much about the Bastille
when you were still living within its
wails and that, as M. Mouin has re-1
minded us. "the old Spartans offered
sacrifices to fear." Prisoners, more
over, had to sign on their release an
elaborate declaration by which they
swore never to divulge, directly or In
directly, anything they might have
learned as prisoners concernlnz the
Bastille. Mrs. Frederic Harrison In
Nineteenth Century. ,
A Feat For Blondin.
"Speaking of the straight and nar
row path, said a congressman, "re
minds me of a story about a man I
knew in Chicago who stayed very late
at a dinner at the club. When he
came out he started to walk in the
middle of the street.
'Hey, John.' said a friend who met
him as he was making the best of his
way along the car tracks, 'why don't
you walk on the sidewalks?
'"Walk on the sidewalks? snorted
John. 'Do you think I'm Blondin ?'"-.
Saturday Evening Post
Tht Glova on tha Pols.
A quaint custom in an English town.
Honlton. Is "proclaiming the fair." The)
town obtained the grant of a fair from
the lord of the muuor so long ago as
125 1. and the fair still retains some tit
the picturesque characteristics of by
gone days. The town crier, dressed In
picturesque uniform and carrying
pole decorated with gay flowers and
surmounted by u large gilt model of a
gloved hand, publicly announces the
opening of the fair, as follows: "Oyez!
Oyez! Oyez! The fair's begun, the
glove Is up. No man can be arrested
till the glove Is taken down." Hot
coins are then thrown among tho chll
dren. Tho polo and glove remains dis
p!aypd until the end of the fair.
Get Tired Quick.
A fanner hired a hand from town.
The first morning the new hand went
to work he uccompanied the farmer
Into the hay field. They put on a load
and hauled it to the barn. By the time
was unloaded It was 9 o'clock.
"Well," said the new hand from town.
"what will we do now?" "What will
we do now?" roared the farmer. "Why,
we'll go after another load of hay!"
"In that case,'! said the new hand
from town, "I will resign."
Pat and the Lava.
An Irishman, having returned from
Italy, where he bad been with bis
master, was asked in the kitchen.
Now. then, Pat. what is the lava I
hear the master talking about?"
"Only a drop of the crater," was
Pat's reply.
No Advance Copies Given Out.
Gwendolen What did Arehie say
when he proposed to you? Esmeral
da He won't say it until next Thurs
day night, and It won't be released be
fore 12:30 a. m. Chicago Tribune.
The wrestlers and athletes of India
develop great strength by living on
milk, a little goat's flesh and plenty of
food made from flour.
On Terra Firma.
"What does become of all the Dins?"
cried Mrs. X. as she vainly sought for
one on her dressing table.
"I know, mamma." cried her littlo
son. who bad Just begun to study Latin.
"They fall to the earth anJ become ter-rapin8."--Harner's
Weekly . .
How Hammer of Death Struck James,
The old parish church of Plurnstead
is probably at least 1,000 years old.
The picturesque churchyard, a cher
ished haunt of the poet Bloomflcld
during his visits to Shooters Hill, con
tains a delightfully choice "derange
ment of epitaphs." One of these on
"Master James Darling, aged 10,"
teaches a lesson of moderation during
the cherry seaon to the youth of other
places besides riumstead. Speaking
from his tombstone, Master Darling
exclaims:
The hammer of death was give to ma
For eating the cherries oft! the tree.
Westminster Gazette.
Had Its Limitations.
A Scottish farmer was proudly show
ing a visitor an antique clock which
had recently come into his possession.
"Isn't that a gran' clock?" be said.
"I bocht It at an auction sale In the
toon the ither day an' got a rale bar
gain." '
"Yes, but does it keep good time?"
the visitor asked.
"Ah. weel. It's no good enough to I
catch a train or that sort o' thing, but
good enough to get up to yer breakfast
wl'." ,
A Budding Philologist.
Bobble, aged five, saw a cow grazing
In his mother's flower garden and
shouted: "Scat! Scat!"
The tow didn't seem to be much In
timidated and calmly ate on. Three-
year-old Mary, dancing with excite
ment, exclaimed: "Tell him to 'scow,'-
Wobble; tell him to 'scow'!" Deline
ator.
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"FlOTSheim Foot Notes '
"The lid is off"
Our New Fall
Styles
have arrived
They represent
''A fit for every foot"
"A style for any taste"
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Going to law is losing a cow for the
sake of a cat-Chinese Proverb.
WORTH WAITING FOR.
Manager Hanlin of the Astoria
Theatre has been successful in secur
ing Richards & Fringlc's Famous
Minstrels for next Saturday matinee
and night.
This is the last chance you will
havevto see this dusky band of enter
tainers for some time, as they go
abroad next season for an extended
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tour.
The personnel of the company this
season includes such well known
names as Clarence Powell, Pete
Woods, Happy Beaurcguard, Fred
Simpson, William Robson, Billy
King, J. W. Cooper, Alonzo Moore,
Sidney Kirkpatrick, Charley Scott,
Marsh Craig, Ben Johnson and a
host of others. The beautiful new
electric First Part, "The Meeting of
the Alumni," is a radical departure in
minstrelsy, aeons and aeons beyond
anything attempted by competitors,
really it is the acme of perfection.
There is a big singing and dancing I
act, "Plantation Pastimes," in which
the full strength of the company ap
pear, Cooper and his wooden headed
family keep the audience in roars of
laughter. Clorence Powell, the cor
pulent comedian, who talks about his
family, has several new ones for you
to think over. .
Moor, a Hindo importation, has an
act the like, of which you have never
seen before. Craig is as big a mys,.
i ever, ana tne Dcautitui and'
screamingly funny musical burletta,
"When the Troop Srtuck Town," is
along entirely new lines.
The parade will occur at noon.