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OCTOBER 1902. SUNDAY MORNING, 5 J- THE PITTSBURG POST. Elevators lor theOf Coin Collectors of Pittsburg INC1E chivalry took a back seat and I3ITORS to Pittsburg are often as- the incline, the engine room at the top. i while the abandoned inclines, rust, rot, and decay away. tht world has became converted to "the engineer, conductor, fireman, etc.

tonished at the high hills which cotntnej'clallsm, everyone has turned coin collector. But a distinction and a difference exists between the different classes of collectors. The object of the one is quantity, of th other quality. Successful collectors of the former class are variously known 83 capitalists, mil The Largest of Applss. British Columbia grew the world's record apple last year.

It was li inches in circumference and weighed one pound and three ounces. Song of the Shadow. A shadow -life and shadow-dance I live within a world of chance. Eternal wanderer am I Across the earth find sea and sky; Without a goal, without a home. My fate forever is to roam sit on one seat In the cab and operate the machinery.

It is run pretty much on the principle of an elevator, a of ropes controlling the power. Between trips the nreman, assisted by the conductor and engineer, gives his attention to the machinery. This occasions some delay in the morning and evening when business is brisk, but it can't be helped. About 400 passengers are carried every day on this system. Ther are two cars.

The one carries passengers, the other a load of stones, which balance the additional weight in the otiie.r car. Passengers are cautioned against getting lightheaded, as it disturbs, the equilibrium, so skillfully established. People who travel much on inclines of course become accustomed to "them, but to strangers it is a new sensation. It seems exciting and reckless to them, like shooting the chutes. Even the merry-go-round isn't as entertaining as this.

In winter time the inclines present a very peculiar appearance. In mornings when the ground is white with snow they creep ur and down the hills like in the development of a country. The great majority of American collectors confine themselves to coins of this country. Of recent years they have settled upon the cent as the most representative coin of the United States. A complete collection should have a representative of every variety of cent coined.

The issues of certain dates of other values are often highly priied, but as a general thing it is the copper cent which the collectors are ambitious to possess. In 17D3 was the first cent coined and the ones of that date are the most valuable. There are 10 different kinds which are genuine. The discrepancies result from dies having been worn out and face of the coin has the head of a goddess of liberty represented with flowing hair, and the general appearance of being pursued by Indians. During the next tew years the gentle dame becomes more civilized and dresses her hair with some care, binding her locks coyly with a fillet band.

Later rhe adds a coronet to her attractions. For a few years she becomes quite stout, but afterward discovers the fountain of youth and has retained her youth and beauty ever since. In 1S15 the-e was no copper coined by the Government. In the vearu and 1S13 is the 50-cent piece is most highly esteemed. Other valuable issues are $1.00, 1794-8-9, 136-8-3-51-2-8: 50c, 1794-6-7-1301-2; 25c, 1796-1 S04-27; 10c, 1797, 1SC4, 1S22.

Of Ba pieces, 1802-3-4 are scarcest, tha first being worth $100.00. Among the gentlemen who were members of the Western Pennsylvania Numl-matleal society and who are still actively Interested in these matters, are A. C. Gels, Henry McKnight, F. Sermin.

Captain Gus Tim, Robert W. Book and C. II. Shinkle. The largest and best private collection in this city, and one of the finest in the world, Js possessed by John A Eeck, whose residence is on Fifth avenue.

Its supremacy is known throughout the country, so much bo that people passing through the city who are Interested in curios will visit his house in order to see the collection. Curators of museums and college professors flock in and are so infatuated with the display that it is hard to get rid of them. Mr. Beck does not confine himself to coins. Indian pipes are his specialty.

No collection in the world is equal to his in thi3 respect, as he has over a thousand pipes, gome of them worth from $000 to $1,000. He fcas also a collection of reptiles which is absolutely complete, having every class in the world represented. I i- SI' i j.v mutt'1 St hi I M. '-v V- i. I I l-V 1 i I i i i lionaires, etc, But those whose object Is the accumulation of rare and ancient coins are dignified with the title of numismatists.

Among the citizens of Pittsburg are some men who have been notablv successful in both branches of this employment. The collection of rare coins is commonly considered as a fad, and m-ii who Indulge in it regard it as a side issue and recreation from their serious business pursuits. Hut it is such an interesting pastime that it has become profitable for some people to make it a business, establishing exchanges and publlshinsr magazines and catalogues with r.ews cf the Important happenings In the rumlnmatic world. An insight Into the development of this business may be gained by glancing over the pages of a numismatkal journal arid observing the number of business concerns regularly established for trade in rare coins. Some of the business men of this city are much interested ii such matters and have acquired valuable collections.

At one time (over years a nourishing society had Its headquarters In this city, known as the Western Pennsylvania Numismatics! society. J. K. H. Kelly, formerly proprietor of the Monon-gaheia House, was the moving spirit of this organisation, and after he left the city it rapidly declined and finally died.

Privately the collectors have not ceased their activity and seem to get great satisfaction and pleasure from their treasures. gome of them make a spee'aJty of coins surround It and upon which the city is built. Citizens of ancient Rome would soon be out of breath If they attempted to take a stroll on many of the avenues of this city. The famous seven iade into insignificance when compared to the young mountains of this vicinity. A question which frequently follows an introductory view of thesa hills is, "How do til people that live up -there get up and down?" It is only the very steep ones that the cars can't ascend.

Necessity had led to the provision of a way of scaling ths others. A system of inclined planes, or Inclines as they as cemmonly called here, has made the real estate on the summits of these high steep hills- accessible to the public as places of residence. An incline is no object of curiosity to the residents' of this city. But few other localities in the eoun- try are equipped with anything of this nature. For this reason visitors are Bually greatly Interested in them.

About 1S70 or earlier. Pittsburg's rapid 'growth began to make suburban real estate very valuable. Horse cars being the principal means of transportation the out-lying districts were not available. Investors began to cast longing- glances at Mt, Washington standing high above the river and In such close proximity to the center of the city. There was an abundance of good property on its expansive summit.

A few enthusiastic speculators dragged prospective purchasers to the top to have a look. But although they enjoyed ths view they could not be persuaded to locate. It was in close proximity to the. jt-that could not be denied- The enthusiasts pointed out that the heart of the town lay at their very feet. Nevertheless, the felt it was doubtful whether they could ga down and get bck the same day.

GAtng clown seemed easy enough, especially on slippery winter mornings. But after a hard day worka man vroulda't have the heart or strength to return home in the evening. Besides it would be impossible to ret the butcher, the baker, immense bugs, passing each other midway on the journey, but never evincing the least curiousity as to where the other is going. 1S'D7 the face of the cent issued bore the Forever on my course to ro From golden dawn till after-glow. Within dim temples I abide Where Truth and rteauty e'er confide; I grace the dark cathedral loft And hesr strange music wanner soft Above the cloistral aisles or stone Where yilsxtm stands c-nrapt, alone A vision in his soul there wrought, Pome presence that he long has sought.

Tls here where toiT'K? pillars rise Beyond all a lory- of sunntse, I wind and wind forever round The vaults and arches from whence sound The lyric of the das gone by And joys that oft recur to die. Where is my home? 1 ask nnd Unstable will at morn to wreak My anger c-n the purple hill And Day th-it every valley fills. Unwearied stlil. when lime is through. Home path a fain I tread anew.

As in the old, old happy June When ail the world went to tee tune The trysting birds played out so well Within some chantry of the ueil. 'Tis mine to suffer naught of f-ars That murk th-e rising, falling years; Without a harbor ior my sa.fi I onward Pat coon some trail: Far out my skiff m--v-s ward the right. While ail arouttd a tKivn light Sings peace to drlt't'ng memories. Afloat upon the Seas Inglls Morse, in Canadian Magazine. Inclines ara about the only mode of In the early days, when each of the 13 transportation that has not undergone some radical change during the past 3d colonies issued its own currency, there was considerable difference in the coins.

Although they are Interesting from a his years. Whether this Is due to the limited area of their usefulness, or to the sim toric standpoint, it would be impossible to get a satisfactory collection of them. For this reason few collectors pay much plicity of their mechanism, is a debatable question. As long as the hills shall endure, which judging from the frequent impress of a snaring eagle. There were two other varieties of coppers issued during the former year, and a limited number of the eagles.

Consequently they have become rare, selling for $13.00 or SJO.OO. The most valuable copper is a good specimen cf the 1793 clover-lear cent. It is valued at U. Other sought-after issues are of the dates 1793 and 14. The clover-leaf cent of 1793 is mentioned with reverence by all collectors, and few people have evpr seen one.

The 14 dollar is the most highly valued coin Issued by this Government. It worth There were not over a attention to them. All the earlier coppers were about as large aa a landslides, may not be such a very remote date, the Incline will find employ piece is now. No wonder our forefathers felt rich with five or six cents in their ment in Pittsburg. That is.

unless some ingenicus Mt. YVashingtian invents a successful flying machine, ia which event we shall see them winging it from the eaves of the Frtek building, and blithely scaring over the flooded Monongaheia, pockets. The purchasing power of a cent was much greater then than now. A fellow could have quite a celebration on a cent. It was not a thing to be despised, even by the haughty Calif ornians, who now scorn to handle the vulgar coppers.

of particular nations, or of some period thousand of them coined. The issue of On a Castle Shannon Incline Car. 1 he recent law forbidding the use of stage money caused considerable com ment. Eut it Is not generally known that It is Illegal to publish pictures of coins. The reason assigned is that it encourages A counterfeiting.

Many valuable coins have End the grocer to 'deliver' the goods. The. heen cleverly counterfeited. But It Is seidom a successful ruse. Collectors are too familiar with noted specimens, and too careful to be easily deceived.

The imitators are crafty, how-eyer. The easiest way to counterfeit is to alter the date. This can be successfully done, but the microscope will usuallv reveal the subterfuge. It is seldom an experienced collector is deceived, ai.d when he 13, the chances are that the coin will continue to pass muster. There is reason to suspect that the pride of many a collection is a base imitation, but as long as it remains unknown it makes little difference.

About 20 years "ago the Government, in recognition of the coin collectors, began Issuing proof sets of every money issue. These are coins specially polished and sold at an advanced rate, upon request. All collectors secure these as soon enthusiasts, reply that a person, couia, live cn the pur- air was not satisfactory and they were left disconsolate. It was more than real estate investors could bear to see such valuable property going tj waste, and all sorts of schemes were considered to redeem it. The most probable was the incline, which was in effect a mocificaticm of theelevator.

The one was built at the end of the Smithneld street bridge, by the Incline Plane Company. Its success the building of others aa the farming district on the summit of the hills above the. river was altered to a city suburb. No more attractive property could be found in the city at that time. Over-l'kiKg the river and city, and yet bordering on the country, it offered the additional advantage of being cheap.

Many-Pittsburg business men invested freely, thinking that it would certainly become the residence district of the city. Inclines have not efcanjred much since Perhaps the collectors of this rtcciz need Carnegie institute of a more complete collection of coins, for many of the ones now possessed by it are plugged and would be regarded with scorn by numismatists I-v 1 i- I fci--- i 'i I I -yr -'A i I Xn- i I "9. A Engine cf th- I these men are members of the Chicago Ptaateiio society, which has rooms in the Merchants' block, and now numbers 25 active members, all cf whom spend much time and some money oa the acquisition of stamps. All collectors do not rely on purchases and free gifts of friends, however, manv. lr.d&ed, making a rule never to bpy a stamp, there was an Englisa schooiPov wno tried a novel scheme during th'u Chlno-Japanese war.

His album yearned rr Japanese stamps, so he wrote and told the Marquis Ito. then the mikado's minister for war, how much he would appreciate and how much ha admired tha brave Japs, who were doing such great things in battle. He got his stamps. It might be added that it is useless for America! schoolboys to follow their first appearance. The two little cars attached either end of a wire cable continue to balance each other as they alternately ascend and descend the broad rail tracus.

The engine which furbishes the motive power is located at the top of the hill. The cars can accomodate sb rat 20 people. There is a conductor, waiting room, and ticket agent at the foot of the hill. The conductor merely collects fares and loots after the safety tit the signalling the engineer at the tc.p of ti.e hill when all is ready. The engineer's office overlooks the track.

Ke controls the speed of the cars by sf throttle. of the same description as a locomotive's. Ia case of accident, or any derangement to the cable, there Is an emergency brake which catches tbcable, and prevents the cars from -moving. There are two cables attached to every car, so that if one breaks the other will Immediately go into action. Almost all the companies have had some accidents, but few fatal ones have occurred.

In the passenger division of the service no accidents have occurred for years. This is a very commendable re-! cord when the number of passengers carried is considered. The transportation of wagons and other vehicles is a very profitable branch of the business. It is a great institution, for the horses. -t 5 i i "is teaa, as the marquis and most other prominent men have since been wearied i 10 tne point of refusal by the frequency with which similar reauests hav rained in upon them.

Another neat dodee wa fnuuimrafert in Midway in the Inclme, Where Cars Pass. Australian Charles. Street Incline, Allegheny. of the "snowball scheme." The collector simply addressed a letter to some one in STAMPS BRING A HIGHER PRICE. WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

some other country, asking him to forward a few stamps and send the letter on to any one he liked in still another country. Thus It gradually traveled round the world till it reached Its Australian horns again. The best of this scheme was that HE one making the affidavit for a Some day some newspaper may ttart fear that no more of them would be column showing the daily fluctuations in struck. But there are many other causes price jiUd for stamps. It will then be which lead to high values.

The first 1 that caut' which lead 10 sue of stamps in New Brunswick, Canadi, the rl -e and fall of the slock market op- was made in lStd, when P. M. Cornell was A. i. the of the collector did not have to know ail her correspondents.

Indeed, she got on best w-ith those she knew nothing of. How warrant under which an arrest Is made is held, in Whaley vs. Iiw- it in Miller vs. to t', judgment bec-m. tlsr.e.

A decree rend, one of the C-t'-same day, ever, the fair Australian had too many ton (S. 56 It. A. 649, not to be lUble tha philatelic postmaster. Instead of following the cus- ctv.U- In ttianiier la to an action for false imprisonment, al aih of i t.e though the facts stated are held not to tomary practice and putting Queen Vic- King KuwarJ's recent illness, for exam- bead on the i-cent Issue, he sought pie.

douhiel the price of current h'f memory by sub- imitators, and the "snowball scheme" is now rapidly becoming a thing of the past. At present no one appears to be working anything new, but the human mind, having 110 limit to its ingenuity, fresh schemes will doubtless be devised till Rowland Hill's invention is forgotten. 1:1 A. ri. rvl o-t M.iss!e to valid, the ri day are tot have constituted a crime which would authorize an arrest.

(Ala 4 L. 1. rule by which quadrupled the de- rZn.rL.U were du regarded not applying la such Machinery purchased for use In a. manent building under a contract that it shall remain the property of the seller. BOER PRISONERS AT CEYLON.

man.l. His speedy recovery broug.u pXaced on the marKet, and a few pikes bark to the normal, and almost en- Then the people realized what he iiiely slow the demand. Still for a had done and rose in patriotic wrath. For few days me sale was so brisk that it is a a short while they gave that postmaster woiaier net are any King Kdward'S an the unpleasant reminders they could; stamps left tor xale In Chicago, says the surrounding his house, they kept him a Chicago '1 rioune. close prisoner and in fear of his life, till or on which, after it la placed in the building, a chattel mortgage is given by the purchaser to the seller, is held, in Anderson vs.

Vreamery Package Ma-nu- The British Government Has Planned Regarding Return of Captives. United States Consul W. Morev. sta facturing Company (Idaho; 58 R. SJim.larly, the Martinique disaster set he recalled the stamps and destroved tioned at Colombo.

Ceylon, has written a letter to the State department, in which 554, not to be subject to the lien of a real estate mortgage of date prior to the purchase of the machinery; and it is held that the mortgagee has a right of action tp foreclose his chattel mortgage. everyone crasy to possess rcues of tne uiif-ji lunate island. '1 lie wdilest excitement prevailed on the Paris stamp bourse, an Interesting observer likening the, sccnu to the Chtraxo exchange during the Lei- mem. 1 next issue pore the queen head. But, at the same time Mr.

Cornell had a sw-ett as his stamps are now worth each. From what has been said It i esv to The assisn'-e of 1 tene, ho, a part of the eonsiiirrstion (it th asHgr.ment. -sutnes all th. oblif and llabSi't'--j arising under th is held, in er vs. (Ill 1..

U. not be able to ai: iv hinisejf from liability to the lessor for lent by assigning his Interests to a third persi The death of a city employe from smallpox contracted In tearing down a smallpox hospital, of the danger from which he receives no warning. Is held in Nii-hoHon vs. Detroit r.M'ch. L.

K. A. v-l. not to render the city liable, where the work Is done through a board th duties of which are statutory, and which Is to provide smallpox hospltaW in case of emergency, sl.u the city's act is a governmental he incloses the following official announcement of the British government in wl ter wheat curncr wn.ie m-aiei see that stamu collection mxv worth regard to the release of the Boer Drlson- A finding of gift of an insurance pol ers of, war on that island: icy, including delivery sufficient to make "Burghers of the late South African re it effective, is held, in Lord vs. Ivew York public and the late Orange Free State home an lias.

era sule.sinaiv who happened fabulous amounts, and this is indeed tha lo be in Chicago, cic.aea out more than ae. In Chicago the most valuable at double the price he ba.i UMStd in lection is said to be owned by W. K. Gur-vain the idy Mont I lee erupted, ley, who would not sell it for Still To-day Unique stah.ps. atuiouu not he would look cheap alongside of R.

J. in such great demand now it Is seen some 1 Crocker, the San Francisco millionaire, of the island is apparently lo remain, can I whose stamps are valued at close upon may proceed to South Africa at once at Life Insurance Company (Tex.) 5 L. R. A 96, to be supported by declarations of the insured that the policy is their own expense on declaring their al legiance and furnishing proofs of possessing means of subsistence. the donee's, although it is found among his papers, at his banker's, after his hardly he outasned in tow in iiu.

51 AW.i.VO. His United Slates collection For a druggist to till an order for cal too, although they don' realize it. It is a rather ticklish business introducing a horse to this mode of eJevation, fright- ened horses being the greatest cause of disaster in the incline business. The floor ot the car being level and I solid, there 5s seldom any difficulty in getting horses to enter it. But if the horse be of a nervous temperament, as soon as the car commences to go up in tne air he goes with it in more senses than one.

They act on Instinct and begin to back, threatening to push the wagon out of the rear end of the car and roll the entire outfit down the hill. But pro- vision has been made against such an occurrence. When the wagon takes' its place before the ascent is begun, the wheels are blocked or chained, and a gate in the rear end of the car is closed. i During the past srmmer on the Seven- teenth street incline a horse became frightened. rd forced the wagon out of the war.

The weight of the wagon dragged the horse after it, and horse, wagon, and driver rolled to the bottom together. Fortunately the horse had acted quickly and they did not fall far. The wagon was the only thing seriously injured, though how the rest escaped is hard to tell. Some years ago a driver on a Mt. "Washington incline was less fortunate, He bad a team of horses and a Jieavy load.

The horses become unmanageable soon after the ascent was begun. They ended by backing through the car, breaking open the rushed like an avalanche to the botom of the hill. Both horses and the'driver died from their Juries. There are six Incline systems in oper- 'ation about Pittsburg, and several others have been abandoned. Some of these companies carry from three to four thousand people a day.

Transfers are given from them to the street car lines. In the mornings and again in the evenings, when the men are coming home from business, the crowds gather at the foot of the bills and struggle for a place In the cars which are so limited in their accomodations. The conductors have great difficulty in restraining the people anxious to get home from hanging on the end of the car and riding on the rear platform. The first incline built is the steepest of any. It is about 659 feet long with an elevation of 370 feet.

This makes the angle of elevation about 38 degrees. It doesn't sound steep, but if you stand at the top and look down, it seems to be almost perpendicular. The longest Incline Is the one that leads to Knoxvllle. It is over a thousand feet in length, but I Is not so steep. During the ascent the car turns a curve.

The Duquesne Incline Plane Company is located -near the Point bridge, carrying passengers to Duquesne Heights. It has been in operation over 5 years. Its angle of elevation is not so great, being less than 30 degrees. The track is approximately 800 feet long and 4C0 feet high. The Castle Shannon incline is the only other one on the South Side.

It is not so steep as some of the others, It is not historic events alone, however, alone is worth sihhm the Ha- death. omel tablet with morphine, and place hli affect the philatelist, for some in- waiiar-s are nut at 175 iX and tha jfan- The replacing of hitching posts which i (t i -V V- 3 --r. .1 Tn.nr-T" 4 1 i 1 1 7 t- Jy.w--.i'.- (UtMM'- r-w-'i-. -v if -v W. Vr-r 1 i 7 i i yrr-W-' VvV 7 MUMW iBwfcsawMi w- viai mistake on tlie part of the printer ar.ese at $23.

CO. will often enormously enhance the price, jiUt if not "e'xcentlonallv valuable sev them In a box laU led "calomel," without giving notice of the fact. held, in Smith vs. Middleton (Ky.) 5 L. It.

A. 4S4, to l3 have been removed by the municipal au of a stamp. In for example, Mauri eral Chicago collections are interesting. J. J.

Oeseh, for instance, has everv Ger thorities as public nuisances Is held. In Mercer county vs. Harrodsburg (Ky.) 53 L. R. A.

6i3, to be properly enjoined gros3 negligence which will render film liable for punitive dnrnages in case Injury resulti therefrom. man stamp ever used. Recently when he thought he had finished an almost lifelong task, a complete new issue was where, although not nuisances in themselves, the manner of use makes them A railroad company winch undertakes such. tius started printing stamps and decided to place the words "post paid" un the border. By error the first dies read "post-office," and a few stamps were run oft before it was discovered.

Then every endeavor was made to get Iti all that had been issued, and those recovetcd were immediately destroyed. For a long time it wivs believed thai none had escaped, but 50 years later one of each variety, the one crueied. comprising 37S stamps, and in order to keep up with the times Mr. Oesch to care for and teat one of Its employes suffering from smallpox, and negligently permits him to escape, is held, in Missouri Mere knowledge by the donee of mort gaged personalty that the mortgagor has had to buy them ad. Now he has over 3.0OI German stumps altogether and his collection is valued at between $7,000 and "Burghers may go elsewhere than to South Africa at their own expense, but they will thereby forfeit all claim to eventual repatriation at the expense ot his majesty's government, and if, without declaring their allegiance, they elect to proceed elsewhere than to South Africa, they will hereafter be prevented from returning to South Africa.

"Burghers unable to proceed to South Africa at their own expense will be repatriated by his majeuty's government on their declaring allegiance and as soon as arrangements can be made for their transport and reception in South Africa, "Foreign prisoners of war who do not claim to be Burghers will not be allowed to return to South Africa. Such foreigners may at once leave at their own expense if they wish to do so. The others may be handed over to their consuls If their governments wish to make special arrangements for removing them; otherwise they must wait till his majesty's iS.Oi.y, or about J2.3U per stamp. penny oranjje anu two penny uiue Were A collection of Ids Persians in the pos- T. R.

Co, vs. 00a. ex L. it. A.

512, to be liable to persons to whom he communicates the disease he Is at liberty. Authority River, to au 'agent to-indorse for deposit checks received for his principal Is held. In Kay vs. Slaughter (III.) 56 T. R.

A. .64. not to bind the principal to agreed, but failed, to insure it ior toe of the mortgagee, is held in Shadgett vs. Phillips Crew Co. (Ala.) 56 L.

R. A. 461, not to entitle the mortgagee to the benefit of insurance procured by the donee for his own benefit. boons mooons otlerea to funiej tile i session of It. I- Itnhlns thf.

jouuou auu uuuiera, catalogue at an average of nearly $12 wno oougtu mem mi selling mem apiece, his collection being worth $6 000. The Roadway Is Somewhat Like a Ladder. A husband having by statue the sole restore the value of checks received by again within a week at an unknown Not everyone is familiar with the treas-proilt. ures of the post, however, and philatelic These two stamps are the most valuable dealers could unfold manv a romance It in the world, but there are many others j3 a matter of davs since, crumbled whose value ould be less had no mis- and torn, a stamp changed hands in arises from the death of the owner to the agent from a third person for stock light of control of community property, is held, in Martin vs. McAllister (Tex.) 56 L.

R. A 6SS, to be entitled to appropriate community funds, without the con of the principal, upon which he hud forged whom the taxes were assessed, where the general policy of the tax legislation Is to create a personal liability, as well aa a lien on the property, and another statute provides for the taxation of decedents' es taKe neeu niaoe 111 iiiuiiuiS mem. 1 ne Chicago for 5 cents. Within a week it lss7 issue of 2-ceiit envelopes by the had been repaired and etea nrwi snltl sent of his wife, to the procurement 01 Insurance upon her life, the proceeds of which, in case of her death, will belong States Government on amber paper sell as-aln for mm. In anotw government nna it convenient to repatri- ordlnarllv at 1 cent aulece.

but there an, ha Z. ate them. Prisoners of war of foreign tuna to Mciini vi a. vi tew extant witn tne. crossbar of the fraud Bike mosr'nf a Ollglll woo nc naiut.u uu.fciitn tates.

The assessment of taxes 011 property of decedents' estates is considered in a nota to this case. lanrp mil r.W or tne late eoum Aincau repuonc or in sheets on atmrnvnl i wt late Orange Free State on or after the 29f4 know, that the public is thus using its right of way. 1 In a proceeding to require a receiver to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for permitting the carrying away of property committed to his care, an affidavit is held, in Oster vs. People (III.) Do It. A.

not to be necessary, where the facts have all been brought to the attention of the court by testimony' under a petition, filed In the cauae. in which he was appointed, to have the property restored. The mere fact that the receivers of a hospital arc autnorized to operate -it is held, in United States Investment Corporation vs. Portland Hospltar (Ore.) 58 R. A.

627, not to Klve preference, ipso facto, to any debts they may contract in so doing, over prior liens on the property, where they are appointed at the reque. of the prior lien holders. A sealed verdict of guilty on certain counts of an Indictment, without any finding as to the other counts, is held, in Heehtcr vs. State (Mr) 3G B. R.

A. 457. not to be Invalidated by permitting the Jury, after the verdict is opened, but before It Is recorded, to amend it by adding not guilty as to the others. transfers after he had indorsed the eheoKS for deposit In the principal's -accounts and checked out their amount and applied it to his own use. Signals at a private crossing are held, in Louisville N.

Co. vs. Bodlne (Ky.) 56 L. R. A.

5'(8, to be required for a special train running at hlsfh speed, when thfl crossing is peculiarly dangerous because a view of the approaching train Is cut off until it Is almost at the crossing, and the crossing is 'used, not only by the landowner, but by the public, and It has been customary to give signals at that place. Before the public can be said to have acquired an Implied license to cross the right of way and tracks of a railroad company at a place other than a public crossing, so that the company. In the operation of its tracks, Is bound to anticipate foot passengers at such place, it is held, in Atchison T. 8. F.

Tl. Co. vs. Potter (Kan.) L. R.

A. 57a. that the path tnust be so well defined as to attract pubfic attention, and the use mut be continuous and for such a length of time that the company knows, or, in the exercise of ordinary care, should to in his individual right. A note to this case collates the other authorities on consent of the person whose life is Insured, as a condition of insurance thereon. A condition in life Insurance policy that if, within three years from the date of the policy, the insured should die by suicide, sane or insane, the liability of the company should be limited to the amount of the premiums paid, la held, in Ccherar vs.

Prudential Insurance Company (Neb. 56 L. R. A 611. to be valid.

A suit which is in the nature of a creditors' bill, and in which the plaintiff's right to relief depends entirely upon the existence of a judgment, and which is wholly ancillary to the judgment and In aid of the execution issued thereon for the purpose of reaching certain choses in action of the judgment debtor, and having the proceeds thereof applied in satis ascei.ding at an angle of about 25 de in "postage broken. One of these was sold by auction in Chicago last winter for $75. These stamps obtained their value on account of unpreventable accidents, but many an act of gross carelessness has been afterward blessed by tha philatelist. It is not at all uncommon wjten stamps are printed in two colors for the center die to become inverted and thus to create a new variety for the collector's album. In the Pan-American issues the 1 Cent, 2 cent and 4-cent stamps were all thus carelessly printed.

To-day, while the stamps properly printed bring but faca value or less, specimens with inverted centers sell respectively at $iu0, $200 and $310 each. Had King Edward died last month stamps w-ith his head on them would only have been Issued for half a year and the increase in their price was due to the of September, iby, are to te treated us foreigners and not as burghers. Prisoners of foreign origin who cun produce satisfactory evidence that ihey were naturalized as burghers of the late South African republic or the late Orange Free State before the 29th of September, 1S99, will ti treated as burghers. "Rebels will b-3 forwarded to South Africa under the charge of the captains the transports by which they are sent, and on arrival will be handed over, according as they belong to the Cape Natal, respectively. "It must be understood that the repatriation of prisoners must depend on ti readiness 'of the colonial governments to receive them, as the circumstances of new colonies do not admit of the return of unlimited numbers at one time." came back apparently untouched, but on close examination it was found that two stamps had been taken off and others substituted for them.

One of the changelings was worth $37.50, and In consequence the dealer abstained from prosecuting the offender, but sent him more stamps Instead. The craze for stamp collecting appears to be rapidly Increasing and Is by no means confined to any one class of society. In Chicago and other big cities regular philatelic auctions are held, and at a recent one In this city the bidders Included an office boy, two mail carriers, a doctor, a money changer, a lawyer, a parson, several barkers, a newspaper man, and a saloonkeeper, a combination which seems to put the boasted republic of letters much In the shade. Most of crees Allegheny possesses what is probably the most unique incline In existence. It ascends the hill opposite the Uniordale eemcters'.

It is reached by the Charles At cpmmon law It is held, In BUllngton vs. Jones (Tenn.) 56 It. A. Cf.i, that a will Is revoked by writing upon It a signed pencil "This will Is mill and void," stating to witnesses that It "Is killed, and tiling It aw ay, where it remains more than 12 years until testator's death, and Is referred to only Once, and then merely by stating that testator would never have any peace about it. street cars.

It is distinguished from its' companions in being a one-man system. There is an engineer, who is also the A statute permitting the assessment of property to the one to whom it was last assessed, in the absence of notice of change of ownership, is held, in Morrill vs. Bovett (Me.) 50 B. R. A.

G34, not to apply in case the change of inductor. He is likewise the nreman In fact he holds all the positions. The boiler room is located at the foot of faction of the plaintiff's judgment, is held.