Mattoon Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 5

mi; maitoon ikida ahmi, in. Vn-ti, 1)0 liiii'lcijiiuln fur Uioid ill uln ui'a wlUi'Mil tl.n of it i'iilrr li tilu runnliiK tnlil vi uy Ix Uccu, ruul imrulM with the ulilrtililt lien, Tlmo'ii 1 llSCIllffl Some Money Savers for this Week and Next, I we place on salcjthls week at a saving 7 litre are a few things which to our customers of from 25 to 55 vv are going the to move into 1 1 Room undei ordan the Dole House, "and There Is nothing the matter with the goods.they are the best the affords, only price Js a little lower than you are in the habit of all. "Very besfquality 32 Inch All Wool Challles worth 73c, at 58c. Fine 40 inch, All. Wool Henriettas, in all the Now, Spring regular 65c qualityat 49c.

4b inch All Wool Henriettas, beauties, at 40c. Ladies will firrd our prices on all Silk Ribbons lower by 50 per cent than those ask at other stores. Ask to see the one. we are selling 8 cents per yard. Gorod Linen Towels, good ones, are always in demand, and the ones we are showing at 25c, are the best value we ever offered.

Ask to see them. We are showing some very handsome new Broadcloths, suitable for making Capes, and they are moving rapidly. There are ten shades to select from and all good. Ask to see them. 88 cents is a low price for a 54 inch fine Cloth, but that is what we get for a good one.

Did you notice the Outings displayed- in our East Window this week You have seen the same goods elsewhere at'io cents per yard. Our price for them is only 5c per yard. SPECIAL For the next ten days we offer Genuine Pepperell nine quarter Brown Sheeting for 18 cents per yard. The regular price for this brand is 22 1-2 cents. You can buy no shoddy when you buy this make.

tt'io li.iviiU rli i'Ati Uii-iu ff iinuiiiilili', In f.u mm or two of tin-in low. They lu tin 'Jllll (Inin wemr mil tnif I ir nuul mi Wl, til ,0 I- mi Iwo Iiiiij IjiVewlitfj, ut 5 lmrueiil nil Tim cliiliili i "in ha driip -1 1 1 1 1 I (in II Wullld nut tel Mil leil. lielll 1.1 nil I by tlm Tim iilmli uiel lntl let 114 uiiMili.no with tlm nliiviiiiin at HI Wi lists thus air annual and autiwl fun-' nlng oipntiMi am mot of IV It li true the city would own thtt plant, but it will have paid nimtully the mime an for a contract, and most take all tliechnnct-i of management, breakage, repairs, dajriage to persons ond property, and at the end of ten years It will be easier and safer to figure the entire expense account than ut this time In advance of its practical -Now, Mr Editor, having offered, and moved the adoption of the resolution, covering the three propositions, which will be submitted ou the official city ballot next Tiles Uy, I need make ni apology or explanation for submitting these suggestions. I did so believing In view of the decisions of Che supreme court in the l'rince vs. City of (Julncy cases, that.

we ought not to keep this city In the throes of Internal turmoil indefinitely, all of which tends to disorganize the public and private Interests of the city, but to give the people a prompt opportunity to settle the lighting question In the only way left to us to do; then, If our future experience should demonstrate that some other way (if it could have been done) was the better one, it cannot be justly charged that the council spent the public moneys without direct warrant from the people. L. Lehman. Remember the polls close at 5 o'clock next Tuesday. l'eck, of Mattoon, Is still howling about the new jail.

One week he is in favor of It, and the next he sends up a howl against it. We have the jail. l'lalndealer. Yes, you have the jail, but the people have the county board. There was never, probably, in the history of Illinois politics a more bare faced attempt to rob the tax-pavers of a county than that jail deal, and the narrow escape of its orginators-tn atown -overwhelmlngly democratic was one of its results.

The people, however, arose in their might and throw over board the entire gang. Of course, the Gazette was in favor of a new jail all the time, but it should have been located in the criminal sin center of the county, Maltoon. Crime is a disease, and a poor- devil who kills a tnau, robs a woman or forges a note should be given proper treatment. But there will be no court-house built in Charleston this yearnor for many years to come. In the meantime tho county board Is republican for.

two years and this year win name all the judges and clerks for the presidential election. And no prohibitionists will get on the boards, either. Remember the polls close at 5 o'clock next Tuesday. The Toledo Democrat "complains be- for the next 1 Sixty or Ninety Days we will name Interesting Prices Please" remember that at all vthine show you what we are doing whether you intend purchasing or not. "Low Prices for Best Goods" is our motto and that-alone Wilt bring us many customers.

S. A-Hirschlei SUCCESSORS TO tcr iliulu sliouM of cuutnii lin Illli'il with loom! Irri'Kulur bttiiMuia, colilili-stniied, broken bilcks, or stmllitr lining, covering a line of tilt's or fanclnc ut tho bottom, tttul should be coiiNcetcil with the nltio ditches by croNH-duiinTt (guying the water outward from the cdnter-ditiln at proper Intervals along the length of the roadway, Center-drains, though of-tn greatly needed for (tie -improvement of country roiidi, are not In common use. They add somewhat to the coat of the roadway, but. In most canes, considerably more to Ut value, and, should be employed In all situations where sand orgravol cannot be had to relieve heaviness and water-holding properties of the clay. If gravel, sand, or other porous material can be conveniently or cheaply obtained, the center and cross-drains may often be dlspeimed with by mixing the gravel or sand in plentiful quantities with the clay roadway, so as to insure as nearly a possibles porous and self-draining surface lavor, which should not be less than ten inches' In depth, and should be laid on the rounded or sloped subsoil so as to insure easy drainage into the side-ditches.

In locations where the prevailing material is of a loose, sandy nature, the difficulties of drainage are mote easily overcome, and side ditches, if found necessary at all, may be made of moderate depth and left open, without incurring the rinks and dangers of travel that prevail where the deeper open ditches are nsed for draluing heavier soils. Iiut, on the'other band, the light and shifting nature of sandy road-material destroys its vulue as a surface layer for an earth roadway, and its deficiency In this respect is most easily remedied by the addition of a stronger and more tenacious substance, such as stiff clay. When mixed with sand in proper proportions (which in each case depend upon the nature of the clay and sand used, and which can best be determined by experiment), this composition affords many advantages which make it superior to a roadway composed of either sand or The sand serves to quicken the drainage and to destroy the sticky, tenacious qualities of the clay, while the clay supplies the quality of cohesion In the substance of the road-surface, counteracting the shifting qualities of (he sand, and making the roadway more easily packed and rolled, and more likely to retain Its proper grade and slope April Century. The Last Word. Editor Gaette-: view of the many statements being made through the columns of the newspapers of this City in regard to the all-absorbing lighting question, which it is to be hoped for the sake of the peace and prosperity of our city, will be Anally settled by the vote of the people on the persons and propositions placed upon the official city ticket, I deem il proper to submit some suggestions, whlchH do not think will be seriously disputed and the presentation of which may tend to clear the atmosphere of city politics of some ranK under growth of wild aud weedy miscalculations and promises.

I group them thus: First-To purchase an electric light titoilrTjompteTnd Inraserra accomplished in one year, Second The city can by proper adjustment of its finances purchase a plant sufficiently large for Its legitimate purchases in two years, but it cannot at the same time do everything else imaginable which is being promised by candidates who are not yet posted on city finances, as there Js one other matter to be considered In the coming year's appropriation ordinance quite as important, viz: A large well forr ailroad use. Third The city can neither issue bonds or any other evidences of debt to buy an electric light plant, or buy one on time. Tho same decisions of the supreme court which prevent contracts for lighting more forcibly impress this. Fourth The city has no authority from the legislature to buy an additional plant for private lighting; its authority to furnish water to consumers is one expressly granted by a separate and special statute. Fifth Candidates seem to have entirely lost sight oMhefactrthntrtbe cost of an electric light plant is of itself (unlike a gas plant) the least of the expense incurred, jit must be run, and and properly run, to save expensive and often recurring breaks, and to give proper light.

It costs money to run a plant each year, and in order that the people may have something approximately tangible on this part of the subject I submit herewith as aJIsample one of several estimates furnished me by Mr. F. agent of the Western or Elestric Illuminating on the basis of running a 100 arc-light plant of 2000 candle power, whenever needed: 100 arc moon sohodnle and all dark hoars Cost, per night $3.00, er annnm $t31 per mgiii, per annum HI Engineer's Two trimmers, each $500......... One lineman, salary lnnurnncn. 2 per cent on $12,000 Wear and tsar, 5 ir omit on ISM) 1000 IHW SI0 iro lae 13.) wo interest, per cent on sa.twi.

Oil and wus to, Water InuUoululs. 'file Twtal Or $77.24 per light per hours average per night. 't The above a verbatim copy I do not vouch for the exact correctness of this estimate, but propose to leave the Hist six items as (bey stand, investiga- Bower Mulhof Fair! per cent on the regularly asked price. times we are pleased to see you arid of" Is now Complete, And we can safely say that our selections ex-cell all previous efforts. We have Secured the services of an expert trimmer and we feel confident of he-incr able to PLEASE ALL We also show A magnificent stock ot GOODS, very reasonable figures.

Department Ilffll GOODS, Mill '7 J. W. Tloinis, tile for stat road 101 J. V. tile for ti'iwyer lnn 8 44 J.

F. llrinh.jodd plow 14 00 Wm. VVi.sini, brldgn work 1 Ui) H. )). Mois.

msjI woik 5 Hi Jt lid wards, brii'g 1 work 00 J. W. llogtis, 10 A. Hjiibronck, 1 (ieo. Biggnr, 1(0 J.J.

Widdill, tenm 2 On A. K. W'addtll, U'sra work 1 11 J. AliiTnnthy, fnm work 1 00 Enierj' Andrews, 1 'gal uervioo 10 00 ii. Wilson, labor 1 00 A.

Melton, ditching .4 25 J. liishop, bridge w.wk Ill HaLviceon Total 1, Nntlmn hinilur, treasurer of tho commineion-ers of liigliwiiys of tho Uiwu of Mat toon, hsVuhy enfy ti nt thin import of thlTTunds in my hauuT jrr.vt, to the -best of my knowletlgo and ho. lief. Natuam iilNDEU. Treashrer.

bubacribed and sworn to before me, this 2-lth day of A. D. Ii2. Cbas. E.

Rl'DY, Town Clerk. SETTLEMENT. OTICE 18 HEUEBY GIVEN THAT OX the filli day of June next, I shall titt'nd beforfl the County Court of Coles county, at Charhxiton, lOo'ckmk. A aUl tiny, for tho purpnseof xotthngand Hiijiiniiiig nil claims nainst the estate of James M. Fislier, do-ciwied, lat of miid eon'nty, when and where all ulaimsnts are nutilied and requested to attend and prwent their clsims in wiiting against, said nutate for settlement snd adjustment.

All indruud to said estate are also notified to make payment to the uniiersiKtied without delay. Uiuihk A. Fisiuut, Executor, April 2, IHW. Dirt llond. l'y this term is meant those roads which are formed of the natural soil found in the line of the roadway.

They are so common as to be almost our only roads outside of town find city limits, and will for many yeara be used largely in country districts, and especially on tho lines of cross-roads which connect the main highways. Dirt their best, are greatly inforior to Macadam and Telford roads in every essential of a good highway; in durability, coat of maintenance, drainage, tractive qualities, and. In many locations, in point of economy also, JJut the dirt road 1b here, and the public, hand must be directed to its treatment. The first and most important thing necessary for the maintenance of a dirt road may be stated in a single word-draiuage. It is theonly thing that can neither be dispensed with nor neglected.

Most dirt is Boluble, and is easily displaced under the softening Influence of rain, and this process is hastened in the dirt road by the passing of heavy wagons over the wet surface. On every mile of roadway within the United-States there falls each year an average of 27,000 tons of water-a heavy, limpid llulo always directing itself to the nearest outlet and seeking the lowest level. Water is hard to conllne and easy to release, and yet, through sheer neglect of the simplest principles of drainage, is the most active destroyer of our country toads. In providing for the drainage of a dirt road we should first consider the mater ial of whicU the roadway is composed. If a heavy, vicious clay the ordinary side ditches should be of good depth, and will even then, la many on an in our line.

CET THS BEST. If you want Dr. John Hull's Sr.niij"irlHri. duiimml ItRtittlnke no other, it i-oiiinuiMu-Krwili nt Itiat nro nut found in uiIk: fcanui.iirtllu. Euiti iiitpcdk'nt usrd Dr.

JOHN BULL'S ftArsiipnrillu I chowa for Its tan-licuM upon the humitn nyntent. (Vmililiuu, U.ij exi-u ft bHrniQiilzing iniluem-e upon cvi ry ftmi'lion of the body, iinpntvlrtx lri iiKtlit'DtliK tu liver and kidney. rlvHii-liiK the blood of politonoua nuilter, nooihlmj tlm nervouii nyKtein, enlivening tliu iiieiitnl farilltiPK, and In a word, by 1 11 us 11 new treintth and life, completely rejuvenate ev ry ixirtHnd tuukuaune feel like a luw person. Nootiier 8ARSAPARILLA so food an effect Elmer Hodson, A I writes: "My stmnKth nnrt tU'ultii bad beerr yinrv. My blood was In a very Impoverished eoudlllou and very Impure.

My limbs felt Inmn.rlokety and rheuuintio, and I could not wullt without tottering. I felt myself growing prematurely old, and my face betnn to look pinched and" shriveled. I suffered considerable, waa reKl-lcss at night, very nervous, and growing very melancholy. My eyes were sore and 1 had catarrh. 1 tried many tonics.

and bltteraaud blood purifiers, but fulled to get better. I finally asked a phv ''ctun which IS THE BEST fiarsaparllla, and he replied Dr. John riullV. I Ixumht six bottles, and before 1 had used it all I felt like another man. My strength and bealth Improved, pimples aud sores tllwi-peiired from my person, aches and ntltr Jolntn left me, aud I now consider myself a well person.

Use Sniltli'M Tonic Syrup, a safe and ture cure for Chill and ever. Dr. Jolin llall' Worm Dcntroy. ers tuste good and quickly remove worms from children or grown peopk'. restoring tho weak and puny to robust health.

Try them. No other worm medicine so safe, and sure. Price 35 cents at drug stores, or sent by mull by John D. Park Hons 175 and :77 Cincinnati, wholesale. nguuU.

T. It. WEAVER, Aoknt Report of Treasurer of Commissioners oi Highway. KECEIPT8. )a hand in first Niiiiorml Bunk 81.210 10 To tax nwelvt'd from County Tmuwrer.

87 15 To irnitunt received frm Kd Clinmpion fur tilo 10 To tux levy for town ('ullootor 618 H8 ToUl SO 7 EX PK-ND1TU KH. A Melton, labor I 1 25 jsmn HriTiegr, team work .125 Win. Smiley, biidge 2 Ml N. hinder, latmr 1 1X1 llond, sornping road. 85 00 I).

K. Mctjiiown, liibor 8 50 (. If. Kudy, Inhor 1 li Win. Hmilny, lubor 6 00 I Itaird lahnn 1 110 Finos Wilson, IhW and 'nail II Ho (i.

K. (Toliwin, scrnpintf roails S3 00 I). N. rjoa suriulng 12 50. C.

0, siulBt. L. 11. It. I ruiglit on enrtilo 88 (10 Wni.

Hhrndsr, rnilonding til 4 00 Jtiint A Alums, sower 118 72 W. WrijSit, rowl work r. 10 00 Adrian, hnuling snwer 4 00 A. (1. Mnrrul, hauling 5 50 Wiu.

Admin, limillrm tile 2 00 '-tarkrwra Hng brick-bftte 2Ti(J I who Hoi toura work 4 50 John Hwits, team work 2 50 John T. Patrick, teamwork 8 50 Jnford Viftonm, htmllng tils, 450 HinmoI, blncksiaithing. 5 75 C. E. Forrest, labor 1 00 Jfihn liiimr, 2 25 W.

F. Ellis, for J. C. Long, 1 00 llryant. loo j.

Aherrmlny, team Work. 00 J. 0. scraping 40 00 Jchn Odell, soraping riwils. 20 00 John Odoll.

scrniiing roads 19 00 Wmldell, briilga 00 W. K. Waltrip, teM work 8 25 V. M. Harpin, tora 8 25 Abnrnnthy, team 4 50 II.

A. Ball, Mad A 50 K. llrysnf. bridgo 2 nO Iwuto liell, btidgn loo John Hwlti, bridge 75 biiilurd Yoouiu biidtfe wurkj. I G.

LMATTHEWS mer "We are happy" "To state" "That our stock DRESS Dress And Irish Point Lace at mi -cause of the frequency of -clothes line robberies in that village. This is indeed a hardship, and if the thieves fully realized what they ere doing they would let up. There are few residents of Toledo who have more than one shirt to their backs, and at this time of year it is IHlLUUl.lUUU Ul Ulll. It II UO llld ttclSIIlIljj is in progress the citizen goes to bed. When he awakes in the morning the shirt is gone and he has to remain in bed until some one of the females in bis family goes out on the street, catches a 6wiue and trades it off to an oppulent drygpods rjqeicJiariLlor-ajhirtS)me-times the supply is not equal to the de mand and the head of the family is obliged to remain in bed one or two or three days, or until a fresh invoice can be received from Greenup or Mattoon.

The Democrat was some two days late last week and we therefore are of the opinion that Brother Sumerlin writes of the matter as one having authority. Hear him: Clothes line robbery Js causing the latest commotion in Toledo. When people have to bring their clothes in before dark, whether they are dry or not. in order to keep some one who is too lazy to work from stealing, them, it is time for something to be done. This is meaner than robbing chicken roosts, or a setting hen of her eggs.

The World is Better for It. The world is better becanse of such a remeily as Ballard's Srtow Linimont, bocsnso this article relieves it of mnch pain anil misery, anil we are thns enabled to enjoL its brighter It positively enres all forms of lUinmntism, Neuralgia, Heartache, Lame Hack, all Sore and Wounds Cuts, Hprains, Braises, btilf Joints, Corns, Weak Hack, and all pain and all inflnm-m on man or least. It's the best becanseit's the most penetrating. Beware of all white Liniments which may bo palmed ot on yon for liul-fnrd's Snow Liniment. There Is nons like it.

Bold by Mao Vierkootter. 4 Save Your Dollars. A new enterpriser new tailoring company for Mattoon, in the Ewing room, one door west of Kahn's Clothing Store. A)u or about April 12, the Gulick Tailor ing Company will open up a large assortment of Foreign and Domestic suitings, and be prepared to make line suits' to order at from tta to $30r W. O.

Mokuison, Manager. Save Your Dollars. Everybody should the Gulick Taloring Company a new store and order a suit made for i For Rent Six room cottage corner-; Marlon and Second streets, now occupied by C. G. Peck.

Will be vacant the of April. For particulars Inquire 46 Marlon street. Cow Pasture. Acre lots tor sale in Uaw'a Addition Next Week "We will place on sale one lot of to-) Sheetings at 1 2 1 2 per yd only 10 yds to each customer and one lot of 4-4 soft finish Bleached Muslins 10 yds. 45c, will pay you to investigate our special offering.

No- 79 Brbadway. MATTOON, ILL.