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THE YAIIIA HERALD. fSSI ED ETBB 1 IHIRIDII $100 PKR ANNUM. W ADVANCE. ..iwthuf ftatn l pi IppliaUa**. X. M. Rbbd. Elitor and Business Manager A New York exchange says "Mrs. Astor never pays Ims than $25 for a pair of shoes." This is a high price, but even in this new northwestern country pairs have been known to come considerably higher. Harper'i Beuaar says "Mrs. Paran Stevens use* 1,000 visiting cards during the year." This is net at all remarkable, aa it is recorded against unfortunate young men that they bave used several decks of fifty-two cards in one night. A postage stamp ticker has been in vented. It was either called into being by tbe six*of the new Columbian stamps, or is one of those Infernal labor-saving devices that will throw many a poor post-office-girl out of a job. A learned statesman haa calculated that the population of this country s hundred years hence will be.100,000,000. It is not a pleasing thing to contemplate that some of us will be quite old by that time and that in all the bnstle and hurry we will have to move around rather lively to keep np with the procession. The employes ol the agricultural de partment on whom Secretary Morton has made such an onslaught with his ax, were mainly an jjrmy of veterinary in spectors and assistants, who got in dur ing the pleiiro-pnetinionia Beige, and have remained as sinecures on the pay roll ever since. The secretary removed 121 at one fell swoop, saving $10,550, a month. Governor McOraw has named tbe members of the state land commissioners and unfortunately neither Col. Howlitt nor R. K. Nichols were successful. The board consists of Geo. D. Shannon, of Olympia, T. M. Reed and Erastus Brainerd, of Seattle. Shannon is a wealthy and prominent democrat ol Olympia; Reed is a persistant seeker after office who has been uniformly successful in getting there, and Brainerd is tbs editor of the Seattle Preu-Timet. The governor seems disposed to look out for the interests of Seattle. Seattle Telegraph: Evidently matters are in bad shape at the Pullman college. Some one will have to take bold of that institution with a strong hand or it may soon become necessary to close it alto gether. When we read of a professor being charged with insubordination for having given directions about plowing a piece of land, and being ordered by tbe president to leave the college grounds at once, we begin to wonder what sort of a lot of people compose the faculty of the college. There must be a remarkable lack of etprit dv corpt among tbe profes sors and small regard for the ordinary courtesies of life when such things happen. Bxtom the Massachusetts legislature is a liquor bill endorsed by such emi nent persons aa Rev. Edward Everett Hale and' Mrs. Msry A. Livermore, which shows an interesting attempt to combine local option with a control of the traffic by state agencies. It provides for ths appointment of a commission, tbe chair man of which shall be known as tbe state liquor manager. Each town is si lowed by popular vote; to permit or pro hibit tbe sale ot intoxicants. If the vote is an affirmative one the commission, when called upon, can eatablish agencies, not to exceed one to ev*ry thousand in habitants, which shall have tbe exclusive sale of liquors at prices to be fixed by the board. These prices shall be such aa will simply recoup the state for its outlay. Stringent effort is to be made to prevent the sale of liquors to habitual drinkers, or the use of adulterated goods. This bill has some very commendable features, but the success of this plan, as of every other plan for the restraint or control of tbe liquor traffic, depends upon the force of public sentiment behind it. Any project, however laudable, will prove a failure if tbe public decline or neglect to give it support. Ot'K astute and learned contemporary says: "We have,most of us, been study ing the question of re-organization for two years." Well, that is morn than passing strange. Perhaps tbe writer ot tbe paragraph, and article in which it was embodied, has been doing this "studying" but tben be wss once mayor and gave our charter as reason for resign ing. There are, however, other people w ho wish to be informed and Tarn Huuld •imply advised going slow and fully con- sidering tbe merits or demerits of both charters. Champions of re-organization have backed up their plea and petition mainly on tbe ground of office and are inclined to cry down those who ask that the preeenU-harter and the proposed one be submitted to the careful and thought ful consideration of the taxpayers. Tbe city council has authorised this, aud w\ y should not our ex-mayor—before whom we make our most bumble and respectful obeisance—and bis satellites, be less im patient and 'bide the proper time. Under tbe present charter North Yakima had its corporate birth, and under it pros perity has been its portion beyond that of oar neighbors. Then why is it that three or four men, who are generally accredited witb tbe aspiration to be po litical bosses, cannot await a reasonable time, if the welfare of the city is alone at stake, until hundreds of others, who are fully as interested, are informed by com parison, observation and deliberation of the benefits to be derived from this new step that is being urged upon us in such a bullying spirit. THE HEW REVENUE LAW. Contrast Between the Taxation Acts of 1891 tod 1893-Ho lore Poll Tu. Km -nore Suit. By alia Prssrcatlag lii.niM i.irraMd Wark far the family Trrsisnr >r* Tax Bala Rale.. Ths revenue law passed at the recent session of the legislature ia considerably longer than the statute of 1891, ol which it is amendatory. A very peculiar discrepancy is observ able in section 2. Iv one plsce tbe new law says that personal property shall be construed to include "debts of whatso ever kind or nature, due or to become due (whether secured or not by mortgage or otherwise,") and at the end of the same section ia a provision "that mortgages and all credits for the purchase of real estate shall not be considered as property for the purposes of this act." Therefore, chattel mortgages would seem to be taxa ble but not mortgages on real estate. Sections 1 and 2, defining property for purposes of taxation, are as in tbe law ol 1891, but to section 3 has been, which de fine* personal property, there is consider able addition. To the other Items are added: "All credits, including accounts, notes, bonds, certificates of deposit, judgments in causes of action, and all other debts of whatsoever kind or nature, due or to be come due (whether secured or not by mortgage or otherwise,") but debts owing may be deducted from these «-re«liis. pro vided no acknowledgement not founded on actual consideration shall be reckoned nor any obligation given to an insurance company for the premiums of insurance, nor any unpaid subscription, nor any in debtedness contracted for the purchase of I'llite«l States bonds or other non-taxable property; provided, that mortgages and all credits for the purchase of real estate shall not be considered as property for the purposes of this act. No change is made in the exemptions in section 5 for "all churches built and supported whose sea>ta are free to all, and the grounds whereon such churches are built, not exceeding 120 feet by 200 feet in quantity, provided such grounds are used wholly for church purposes." The former act exempted church property up to $5,000. Another change is ss to the hospitals and charitable institutions. Formerly all were exempt which were ■uppor^d in whole or in part by charity; now hospitals must pay unless they are wholly supported by charity, and other institutions must psy for land over 120 x 200. Section 13 makes all property assessable for its value on April 1, "Provided that no male animal kept solely for breeding purposes shsll be assessed for more than $300." Section 16, containing ths schedule of personal property, is amended by insert ing new items "notes, accounts, warrants and other credits;" but strikes out part of item 24, "bank stock." The county poll tax is entirely abol ished. Another important change is with re gard to bank stock. The bolder of the shares is no lunger taxed for them, and cash balances sre also exempt. The stock, after deducting all realty, is assessed as part of tbe property of the banks. Exception is msde as to foreign banks and privets bankers, whose daily balance sheets are made tbe basis of ap praisement. Bank stock is assessed at the bank and not in the hands of the stockholder; and the provision with reference to surplus and undivided profits is stricken out. Section 39 ia changed so as to require tbe couuty auditor to forward the schedule of electric companies to the state auditor in October instead of September. Section 57 is amended so as to permit the county commissioners to limit tbe number of deputy assessors. Section 48 requires tbe assessor to be gin work not later than February I. Section 51 requires the assessor to re port to tbe commissioners any person ab sent, sick, or refusing to make a sworn statement. Section 69 is amended aa to the audi tor's duty, which is to be done in Janu ary instead of December. Tbe annual meeting of the assessors (section 7 of law ol 1891) is abolished. Tbe state board of equalization must meet on tbe second instead of the fourth Monday in September. After tbe state levy is made the county auditor is re quired to compute percentage no valua tion. Tbe county levy is to be made in Octo ber instead ol November. There seems to be a discrepancy due to tbe failure to change tbe word Novem ber in section 73 ol 1891 and tbs corres ponding section 63 of the law ol 1393; the icault is thst by section 64 tbe county commissioners must, in October, levy a tax sufficient to defray state, county, school, road and other eipenses, but tbe state board need not announce a levy un- til the 6rst Monday in November. The limit of levy is unchanged, except that tbe school tax is raised from 6 to 8 mills, and tbe bridge tax from 2 to 3 mills. Section 76 is amended by section 65 as to minor matters. The county auditor must turn over tbe looks to the treasurer on the first Mon day in January instead of December, and the treasurer is required to keep a sepa rate register of deliaquent taxes collected. Tbe law as to personal taxes is changed so as to msks them delinquent April 1 iostesd of March 1, and the penalty is reduced from 10 to 5 per cent., the inter est remaining st -v per cent. The re turn is to be made June 30 instead ol June 1. The judicial process to collect personal taxes is abandoned, as well aa the chase of delinquents into other counties. Instead of the counties paying to tbe state 75 per cent, of tbe state tax by April and the remainder by August, as heretofore, the county auditor must cer tify the fall amount collected on tbe first PURE AND FRESH Imported and I tomeNi .<• GROCERIES' GROCERIES Always in Ntook nt H. .A- GKHJ^^IaliT'S. YAKIMA AVENUE. TELEPHONE 55. Mondsys of Janiary, April, July and October, an,t tbe atate treasurer msy then draw at sight. The dste of delinquency for taxes is April I, after which date there ia a pen alty of 5 per cent, and 20 per cent, inter eat, and the delinquent must be reported before June 30 instead of in April. The rebate is 2 per cent, up to Febru ary 15. When s tenant or lessee pays taxes which should be paid by the owner or lessor he is entitled to retain them from rent, and if recovered by action the amount bears 10 per cent, interest. From section 100 to the end of the act of 1891 there is very little parallel. Sec tion 92 of 1893 makes section 115 of 1891 more stringent aa to the responsibility of the auditor and assessor. Taxes assessed upon realty are a lieu from April 1, but as between grantor and grantee the lien does not attach un til the second Monday of January, in stead of the first day of November. Sections 96 to 138 of the new law are taken up with tbe proceedings under de linquency. During the month of April of the second year following date of de linquency, tbe treasurer will publish the delinquents by advertisment and notice, and on the second Monday in May he will apply-to the superior judge for judg ment and an order to sell from the court house steps. The personal property tsx may be charged to real property. Sections 99 to 100 prescribe the duties of tbe county treasurers as to keeping ac counts of delinquencies and redemptions. On or before the day of the sale the court must examine the list and hear any per son in'defense without formal pleading, but in default of such appearance must pronounce summary judgment for the county. Appeals msy be taken to the supreme court within six months. On the day advertised for sale the certificate of the county clerk, uuder seal of the court, shall be the process lon which all real property shall be sold. The county treasurer will issue a certificate of sale to the purchaser, which shall be assignable, but redemption is permissible for two years from the date of sale, with 2d per cent, interest, except in cade of a minor or insane person, and then it shall be only 10 per cent. The following very important provision is incorporated I If any purchaser of real estate sold for taxes or assessments shall Buff.', the same to lie forfeited to the count or.old again for taxes before the expiration of the last day of the second annual sale thereafter, such purchaser shall not be entitled to a deed for such property until the expera tion of a like term from the date of the second sale or forfeiture, during which time the land shall be subject to redemp tion, etc. The first purchaser) loses all profit. The purchaser must endeavor to find the actual owner before getting a deed, and must advertise or secure personal ser vice of notice of intention to apply for a deed. Tbe county treasurer may issue a deed af conveyance, which must be re corded within one year or "be absolutely null." For so long a document the law is re markably free from error, but in section 79 is repeated the same error as in the corresponding section 93 of the act of 1891. The words "shall be on interest" should read "bear interest." Also, in section 131 of tbe new law, in line 13 of the pamphlet, "entitled to the pro-ierty' should read "title to the property." Negotiations are about completed for the sale of the aouth thirty acres of tbe Milroy tract to J. S. Barrett. It is under stood the consideration is $200 per acre. FREE! TAKE YOUR CHOICE I will give one large India Ink and Crayon Portrait, or one large-sized Photograph J lajElIL ! To all who order and pay for one dozen Cabinet Photographs between now and April l.Mh. This offer is made for a few days only to intro duce the large work. E. E. JAMES, PHOTOGRAPHER 1 Near Guilland Hotel. M'GAFFERTY & ROWE, -AOEXTB FOR DEP CLBY PIPE -AND TERRA COTTA All kinds of pipe rnuatantly on hand. Contracts taken lor aeweraise taaaatr lions. Do Yon Waal Water? i oulracta mad* lor s»rl«c* well* BBd*r irrlga lion cau.la \* . S. 4 I.4RK A (11, 13 a* North Yakima, Wash LANdI.WE OF MONKEYS. A learned professor, who has been delv ing into peculiar things in Africs, has made some most astonishing statements. His hobby is a belief that monkeys have a language of their own which ia capa ble of translation with tolerable accuracy into human speech, and he is in the "dark «-ontinent" bent on verifying his theory by extended study of monkeys in their native wilds. The professor, whose name is darner, nsserts that he hat a chimpanzee which can say in Moori dia lect, "Good day, stranger;" a gorrilla which has mastered twenty Fijian words, and an ourang-outang who has learned from n Herman to ejaculate "Tonner and blitzen." The professor declares that h8 has alreaily about two hundred words of the monkey language. The phonetic representations of a few of them are reiiteil. Thus "ochru" means sun, fire, warmth; "kuckuha" is water, rain, cold, or anythiug disagreeable; "ghosku" signifies food, or the act of eating. "You will see from this," the professor ■ays, "that it is a very primitive lan guage." There are perhaps not more than twenty or thirty words in it that I have not already got so that my task is now practically completed." Due allowance must be made in receiv ing this information for the exuberance which usually characterizes an enthusi ast's treatment of his hobby. Neverthe less it would seem that there must be enoti!;h truth in his statements to interest and start humanity to seriously thinking. Ezra sp.inn, of Prosser, is in the city securing endorsements for appointment ss postmaster of that place. ' S3ct *-> Wets., and Agfa ■» ■ Htß Jl.ooi>er Bottle. ■■ *e*M One a dose. Tais Okbat Coooh Curs promptly cures Coutrhs, Hoarsens**, Sore Throat, Croup; anil relieves Whoopln*TCou*Th aud Asthma. For Consumption it lias nn rival: baa cured thousands wut-re all others lulled; will i ens yon It taaen in time. Sola i ■>• Drug-glus «.n a g-uarnritee. For Lame Bank or cheat, use SHILOH'S POROUS PLASTBB. 26cH. CHJLOHV%pATARRH O^StW*^^^ E M E 0 Y. Have you Catarrh ? Thin remedy la iriiaran teed to cure you. l-rloe, 50 uta. Injector free. Sold by W. 11. Chapman, Drugglat. [WHY DO YOU COUCH?! :Do yon know that a little Cough; •Is a dangerous thins t DOCTOR ACKERS ENGLISH REMEDY • Will Stop a Cough at any time: |and Cure the worst Cold In: ; twelvo hours. A 25 Cent bottle *j ! may save yon (100 in Doctor's: I bills may save your life. ASK: •TOUR DRUGGIST FOR IT. IT TiHTKH GOOD. j ! POUB PINK PILLS. | •Dr. Acker's English Pills: ; lIRK INDIOBSTION. •Sm.II, .Itsusl, a fas.rll. »lt. 18. liilu * • w v. UOOKEII A Co . aa wm* Broadway, M. T.; *.. a************ a J LOANS! We are making a specialty of Loans on Improved Farm and City Property, upon the best terms. Fechter & Ross. BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS \\ E build quickly ami nuarantec our work. > V Drop a car.l lv l Jo«tottlie or leave order, or enquire olii M MrKlnnry, Syndicate block. Sim CAMPBKI.L A HAKKWEI.L. A Scientiflo America! Wv^J j^». Jl _aeaarm^^ane\\aaa\ » *ta\\^Aa*ww^CAy 'tAv*. B< i***m\^*m\f W^ TBADI MARKS, fa^Vdm***^ OISICN PATCNTS. mmw COPYRIGHTS, •to. tor Information and free Handbook writ* to MINN A CO.. SCI Bliii.nwar. Nbw Vollß. Old**! tDi.su tor securing i.l.nu in Amenta. Ktcit patent t.s.n out ti. , bmugl.i l.for* th* puonc ut » uuiic. git.v lr« ot cairn in 12*. $ ricutific Smeriran ■*. i lA\n*mtt rtrrril-itioii of ar.r §c:t ntifle ptp-tr in th« wond. iiiusirmt-tu. No iDt«llif«aA man thou-d b« without it. WMk'w, S3.UO ft KIT. ll.jL-nx mrinthi AudreM lit NN k CO., ■U-MBB.V 3«« HroMw, *«v York ou#. JUST RECEIVED A Full Line of BLACK BROCADED HENRIETTAS Warranted Fast Colors ONLY FORTY CENTS PER YARD ! We are also Headquarters for Ladies' and Gentlemen's * Underwear apd j-ic^iery. DITTER BROS. "Spring, Gentle Spring!" Will Soon Be Here. WHITE, THE MERCHANT TAILOR. Will be ready for you with a fine line of Imported and Do mestic Goods. Keep the money at borne. PRICES HI. \-SO-4AIi! I MUM II Mill i.i 411 AVI I I Is. B3P. *g-. "WHITEI Y-aJ-clx-na. Avenue -N-ortln -Ya.li.lnaa.. fau/eett Bros - OF Farm MacMaery aid Vehicles. • Sole agents for the celebrated Morri son and Headlight Plows, Dicks' Fam ous Feed Cutters, Badger State Fanning Mills. Victor Hay Press, Victor Si-ales, Fawcett and Weber Wagons and the New Tiger Mower. Attention is called to our tine stock of * Bunnies, Carriages, Half Platform and Monntain Sprint; Wapns. Tbe only dealers in Yakima handling goixls direct from the factory. Call or write for our handsome new catalogue. Garden and Field Seeds. Corner Front and A Sta. next to City Hall, North Yakima, Wash. SPECIAL _ J AiiMCBMI! L* \ 'I lo order to make mom for oar Hj. 'I Ml I imoi(nse Spring Stock wr art offer- ill I * ing great tamaaaai ia tbe fellowiDg ▼ departments: Dry Goods, j.. Furnishing Goods, a ▼ Hats, Caps, ▼ Boots, Shoes. J. L. ROSENFELD THE LEADER! Yakima Avenue, Nortb Yakima, Wash. NOTE * What $1 Will Buy * IN OUR ~jr Uroceiu Departmeat ~~sr 111 I 11 will buy. .16 lb Granulated Sugar llf I V|/ A llwillbuy 14 lbs Al Rice W * llwillbuy 11 lbs Dried Apples II will buy ... I.' liß Raisins |1 will buy 1 Sack Yakima Flour II will buy 4 packages tiest Coffee 11 will buy 20 Bar Box Soap n|l will buy 8 Cans Teaches 2h J. llwillbuy , ... 8 Cans Pears II llwillbuy 8 Cans Grapes v v |1 will buy 6 Cans Salmon II will buy. 16 ts Rolled Oats Yakima Carriage Factory! JVI.SB}CJM-OP«IV,F»rop / \fQ WJ^eem meeeeJrV v** M»nul*ctures Car-iarea and Unfiles at Eastern /\Ai^H'.-i-i''|->^i' i A/ \ Price*. 6ati.faction alwav. fuaranteed. All kinds _jt*^aK fr^amti^i 1 "freralriuganil iLiutinf don* with Neatneas and North Yakima, - - Wash. If You Think of Purchasing Call and See Me. WANTED! ffVoDEL f°*%sW ' W8 800-850' v :; -T! 2,000 ladies TO BUY' Celebrated stifling CORSETS EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. Ditter Brothers received their stock of Schillings' Corsets this week. They have enough to supply the whole county. Give them a trial. Now Opened! Tie Hew Dry Goods Store of SCHANNO CHAPMAN Fred R. Reed Block. Yakima Aye. We beft leave to announce to tbe public tlnil we are now ready for business and offer new (.'mills in GENERAL MERCHANDISE, * LADIES' DRESS GOODS, FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS. Our goods have been selected with preat care and particu larly for tho Yakima trade. New Prices! New Styles! Are the inducements wo ex tend to our patrons; also fair dealing and i-ourteoua treat ment. Call and see us. SCHANNO CHAPMAN Fred R % Reed Block, •Yakima Avenue. Fruit Lands for Sale ! THIRTY icrea lyin X eaat nt the railroad Hat mile* uorth ol the der-n .'all on or ad §*** _ AI.FREIi M. MILIER, *** Box lis, North Y.klm*. W*.h.