Daily News, Franklin, Johnson County, 28 February 1880 — Page 3

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DAILY NEWS.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1880.

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Arttinr Nlmmoiu for IS Year* Janitor at the Executive Jiausion. Wa«hinjrton Correspondence Chicago Time*.

Regular victors at the White House mav have noticed at the door of Secretary liogers' room a fat, dark skinned, curly headed, good natured looking negro, who uriHwers Mr Rogers' tx»H and carries in the cards of those who call. Thin is Arthur .Simmons. For 15 years he has IXJCII in continual service at the executive mansion. He is never sick and never absent. Let the weather and everything else be what th«-v may, it makes no difference to him.

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is at his door al! the

same, There is probably not a man in the United States of any degTee of propi Jnetice

note that Arthur does not know.

\lc 11an wen them nil pass in and out of T#tePresidential mansion. He baa been a wiwjefcs to ail the changes tliat have taken place there, and all the tips and down* of political viciH«itudeH since Lincoln's time.

He has been conversant with all the public questions and prominent events of the capital during his term of service, and in the most part of these happenings he has home an humble part. He knows all the public men who have been in Congress and politics for many a day, and they all know him and greet him with a pleasant word. Senator Cockrell. of MinMouri, .••ays lie is one of his constituents, and, as Arthur says. "That's the way it goes it make* no difference whether they are Democrats or Republicans they all know ine." Arthur was noUN A Kf.AVK down in North Carolina, and after being kicked and cufTcd about in that capacity aliiriii&r hi* boyhood was afterward made a Tinyly servant to Colonel Richie, and was wiOi him during a portion of the war. He remembers how a "nigger" was treated then, and how badly off some of them are now.

He lived at New Berne, and for a long time was employed by a Mr Atmore. by whom he was very kindly treated He \va* allowed more privileges than the ma jorily of slaves, and was consequently looked iijioii by tlieiu with something of envy. W liile in the house of Mr Atmore lie paid considerable attention to books, and by his patience and industry, aided by the kindness of the children in the bonne, he learned to read. He has since greatly improved himself in that respcet, and is now better educated than many white people who have had all the advantages of free schools. Heiug

OIVKN HIS MIJKHTY

by Mr Atmore, he was made body servant to Col Ritchie, who was then stationed at New Ih rne. lie followed him to the war, and was with him at the battle of Port Hudson and all through Louisiana. Arthur thus came with Col Richie when he was ordered to Washington, and was with him for six months at (Jen Augur's headquarters. and then enlisted in the regular service, lie was now a United States sol dier, but did very little lighting, for soon ulcer his enlistment he was detailed for duty at lhc White House, lie says he is not'very sorry that lie was not in tlie war, "Cause, yon know, I might have been killed, and I didn't want to die." Arthur made his appearance

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during the second administration of President Lincoln. He has pleasant re mem brances of "Old Abe" and his simnlc, kindly manners. Some of his recolleC tions of .Mrs Lincoln are not quite so pleasant. Mrs Lincoln, he says, had a temper not always calm and serene. She was very much of an invalid, and that fact detracted somewhat from the amiability of her disposition. When in these crusty moods she was in the habit of stirring up the boys around the house, and threatening them with discharge if they didn't hurry matters up and get around lively. "1 recollect." said Arthur, "the last time that Mr Lincoln visited Old Point Comfort. We were hauling the baggage and oilier traps into the wagon, when Mrs Lincoln came out rtn theporeh, and in a loud voice called out: if you boys don't hurry up and get those things down to the wharf, I'll have ever}' one of you discharged. I was a little green round the White House then," says Arthur, "and she kind o' skeered me. and the way I jerked those trunks down the stairs was a caution, but old Tom Dodson, who had been on duty for several years, and knew Mrs Lincoln better, said: 'Oh! don't you mind her that's her way she's always "discharging some of us you'll get. used "to lipr after a while but I stopped around quick just the same."

Simmons descriltfs President Lincoln as a hard worker, plain and simple in Ids manners, and a good story teller. Zneh Chandler was a constant visitor at the While House in those days, and when lie 4 and Dick Vat OS. Hen Wane. Lyman Trumbull and some more of his friends got to irether, there was generally a happy time.

There was not much entertainment going on then, for it was (luring the KXCIT1NU TI.MRS of the war. Everything was quiet, solemn and gloomy. The President went about with a sad. careworn expression. Senators and members were running in and out at all hours, ami very private consultations were taking place. Zach Chandler called often ami stayed longer, but there was not so much laughter as his calls occasioned in former days. The grounds of the While House were tilled with troops, kept there constantly on guard. These troops remained about the mansion until they wen.- removal by General Grant.

In the Summer Lincoln lived at the Soldier*' Home, and always went back and torih accompanied by "an armed escort. Strange as it may seem, this negro was probably the only man in Washington who knew* nothing of the assassination of Mr Lincoln until the day after the occurrence. And he snys himself: "Indeed. I never heard a word of it that night. I always g»ws home when my work is done, ami that night I was tired and went to Ix early. The next morning, of course. went to the White House, and soon I knew something had happened, Every h.tdy, of course, was looking «u1, and shin'sr* were all upside down. Mrs Lincoln w:»* almost crazy, hut kept up pretty Well."

AIMIM SAYS

that President Johnson was a very kind hearted. implemsnneml man, who treated people alnnit the White House very well, and always spoke highly of Mr Lin-

coin. No one could ever change him after his mind was once made up. He knew when he was right and always meant what he said. Johnson, like Lincoln, was also a hard worker. He rose early in the morning and did a great deal of routine business daring the day. At 1 o'clock he always took a lunch of cornbread and milk, and then went back to work. He took very little interest in the matter of his impeachment he said that he was not afraid, and they could do as they wished. One day when Johnson was putting away his usual quota of buttermilk ana cornbread, Ms military secretary, Col Moore, came in. He had just been to the capital. "Mr President," said he, "the Housfc has just presented articles of impeachment against you." "Let them impeach, and be damned.'* said Johnson, and went on with his lunch.

During Johnson's administration many pleasant social events took place. The cabinet were all on very friendly terms, and their meetings always ended in a pleasant social chat. Mrs Johnson was an invalid, and was not in the habit of receiving, but she had a kind heart, and every one about the house was treated well by her. Ori cabinet days she generally had a lunch set out in the aining room, and after the questions of State were settled, the lunch was discussed.

Arthur remembers very .well a dinner given by President Johnson to the members

a party of CHINESK AMBASSADORS

who were visiting Washington. They were dressed in their native customs and all brought their chop-sticks with them. They-used them in preference to knives aud forks. When the dinner was concluded they wiped their sticks on their napkins, and placed them in their pockets. Ice cream was served as a desert, but they were used to that and did not say, as the Chinaman in California did when he first tasted it: "Whoopee, Chinaman eatee icecream, jlee/.y belly allee same like ice a it

One of the handsomest parties given by Johnson was in honor of his little grandchildren. They were near 000 children, and they danced in the" east room. Arthur says: "Mr Johnson let himself out that time. He came down in the parlor, ami I declare he acted almost as happy as child himself. 1 don't know whether Mr Johnson should have been impeached or not, but he always treated me kind and so I am glad he was'n't." As Arthur tells it. there was a great deal of entertaininiug when Mr Johnson was President, but he says that the time for nice parties and

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was when the Grant administration came in. When asked for his opinion of Grant, Arthur was careful enough to say that he liked him, as he did the rest of the Presidents under whom he had served, "for, of course, you know, he treated me very kindly, and so of course I had nothing against, him." "I tell you," says Arthur, "I has a good word for all of them, cause, you know, they all treated me well and Kept me in my position. Now, when General Grant came, you know, I was out of the service, and was getting paid as amessenger. I went to the General and told him I wanted to remain in my place while lie was President. 'Oh, well,' said he, without looking up from his paper, 'You shall stay.'"

Arthur says the stories told about General Grant lleing drunk and unlit to transact business, nre all lies, made up by his enemies and men who have failed to obtain from the ex-President favors which they sought at the White House. He says that he saw General Grant nearly every day of his life for eight years, anu that he never saw him when he was under the influence of liquor. He thinks that the

KIN'KST SOOTAJ. KVENT

lie ever witnessed at tlie White House during Grant's administration was the occasion of Nellie Grant's niarriage. The faithful negro is proud of the fact that during his 15 rears of service, with four different. Presidents, he has never been censured for any act of his. Every one, from the President down to the clerks and messenger, have implicit faith in him, and trust him in everything. As proof of this lie says that when Nellie Grant was married Col Babcock gave him $."5,000 in cash to carry to the Treasury to be converted into gold, as a wedding present from Gen Grant to his daughter. Arthur took the money, went to the Treasury, and brought back "the gold correct to a cent. As lie says himself, "Oh! indeed, no one ever suspects me I have been here too long. Although some of the boys did say in fun that I gave out the President's message^ but indeed that ain't so. I could have done it. though,'for I tied them all up in packages, ready to be mailed, and I distributed lots of them around town, but, of course, you know, I counted overy one and when they were delivered, I brought back a receipt every time."

Arthur tells with a good deal of satisfaction how he once obtained A FUKR RIDE TO ST. LOtTIS and return, lw»sides staying in that city for a week, with all his expenses paid*. It was during the time ot the "whiskyring" trials. He was supposed to be a good witness on account of having han died all tlie telegrams that came to the President's private secretary. He snys: "I was subpoenaed as a witness in the trials at St. Louis so I went down there. I rode in the same car with the rest of the passengers, and, of course, I had a nice time. When the trial came off, and Arthur Simmons' name was called, I took the. stand. The attorney said: 'What do you know about these tclearams?' I told him, 'I don't know anything.' 'What did you do with them when they came?' 'Weil, if they were addressed to Colonel Babcock I gave them to him if they were for somebody else they got 'em. I can't remember what I did wifh all the telethat came there in those da vs.' "s all,' said the jiktoe, afrd I warn ois-

grams that came there in those days.* That's all,' said the jiktar, charged. I loafed 'round *ti« towii for ft week, at a first-class bmrding-house, &nd then came back to Washington."

Arthur speaks of President Haves in the same way that he does of all the rest of his Presidential friends "They all treat me very nicely, and so, of course, you know, I liave no fault to find." When asked whether this administration was more of a temperance one than others, he replied that he had nothing to say as how others did, but he was sure this one never set out nothing to drink. He thinks that the social events are about as numerous as of old, and up to the standard of former receptions. Mrs Hayes, he says, is in the habit of frequently setting out lunch on

cabinet days, and the President and his advisers make up A HAPPY FAMILY.

Arthur had a great deal of matter stowed away regarding past days at the White House. He is, however, too much o£ a diplomat to give vent to his opinions to any great extent- He has been in official life just long enough to know that there is nothing to be gained by unnecessary talk, and that often it is a great benefit to keep things to himself. He has nothing to say about his different masters, but that they all treated him well, and so he had nothing to say about them. He has a good place the White House, ami his only ambition is to stay there until the Ume comes for him to depart for tliat place where all good Senegambians go.

This African haS a long head and is a good manager He has been careful of the money he has saved during his long term at the Presidential door, and is now in very

COMFORTABLE CTRCTTilSTAJfCES.

He owns a two-story brick house on street, which is very well fitted up. The parlor contains a good piano arid several other articles of ornament and value. On the walls, in tastj* frames, hang the pictures of three of the Presidents—Jonnson, Lineolv and Grant. These were given to him personally by the originals or the pictures. President Hayes presented him with a cabinet picture of himself, which he will have placed in a frame and placed by the side of bis other Presidential friends. He is very proud of his "gallery." and will leave it as a "legacy to his children: Arthur was married to a Washington girl, and they have several bright, dark skinned, curly headed young Simmonses—"all going to school and learning more than thttfr father ever knew."

Arthur's standing in society and the community at large is somewhat above the average of his colored brethren. He Ls a deacon and trustee in one of their large churches, a member of several prominent secret societies, and "grand chicf" of one of them. He was asked by tlie writer if he was in favor of a third term for General Grant, and his well-guarded reply was that "I would be blessed to see the general back again, cause of course, I know him very well but I have no objection to Mr Hayes. But politics don't interest me a bit. see all these men coming and going, but as they are all friends of mine it makes no difference who is ahead. All I want is to have them leave'me here in this place until I get too old to tend to business, then I will let some other man have my place.''

As Artlinr is still quite young and strong, it is not likely that he will give up to another man for several years. When he does retire it will be with the record of "Well done good aud faithful servant."

TilE A.HEAD.H KK TW.

What Tliey Are and Why the People of Indiana Mliottld Vote for Them. To the People of Indiana:

Seven important amendments to the constitution of Indiana have been agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assemblies of 1877 and 1879, and by an act of the last General Assembly' approved March 10th, 1879, these said amendments are to be submitted to the electors of the State of Indiana for ratification or rejection, at an election to be held on the first Monday in April 1880. The law providing for the submission of these amendments to the electors of the State enacts that "The Secretary of State shall procure ballots of blue paper on each of which shall be printed the proposed amendments, and below each amendment shall be printed thWword •Yes' in one' line, and in another line the word *No that any qualified elector may vote for or against any amendment by depositing one of said ballots ln ihe balldVboi!:. If he intends to vote tor any amendment lie shall leave thereunder tlie Word 'Yes' and erase the word .'No' by drawing a line across it, or otherwise. If he intends to vote against nny amendment/ the word ^Yes' shall 1n like manner be stricken out and the word 'Norleft and if both words are allowed to remain without either of them being so erased, the vote shall not bd eounted either way." These amendments are designated by numbers, and are numbered 1, *L 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9, numbers 7 and 8 having failed to receive a majority of the votes of both brandies of tlie last General Assembly. The ratification o# each of these amendments is of such vital importance to the future well-being and prosperity of the people of Indiana as:to justify* a special effort in their behalf by every one having these objects at heart.' They are mainly confined to the subjects oJLcconomy and honest elections.

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AMENDMENT NO 1.

Amend section two of article two so as to read as follows: "Section 2. In all elections not otherwise provided for by this Constitution, every male ciUKen of the United States of the age of 21 years and upwards, who shall have rc&idcd in the State during tlie six months, and in the township 60 days, and in the ward or precinct80 days immediately preceding such election, and every male of foreign birth, of the age of 21 years and upwards, who shall have resided

pcccmct 30 daya immedi-

preceding safd election and shall have declared iiis intention to "become a citizen of the United States, conformably to the laws of tlie United States on the subject of naturalization, shall be entitled to vote in the township or precinct where he may reside, if he shall have been duly registered according to law."

As the Constitution now stmds/iiofixed period of residence is required in a town ship or ward before voting, and no barriers against fraudulent voting: can be maintained. When this amendment is adopted, one whose vote is challenged will have to swear that he has been a resident of the townshih ftO day*, and of the ward or precinct 30 days, and thus the importation of votes and frauds upon the oallot box may be measurably prevented. No one can object to this amendment who favors fair and honest elections.

AMKXDXICTfT wo.

simply provides for striking out the words: "No negro or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage," contained in section five of the second article of the Constitution.

And thereby conforming the constitution of Indiana to the Constitution of the United States. The prohibition as it

stands in the constitution of Indiana today is a dead letter. AKKXDMKXT NO 8.

Amend section 14 of the second article to read: "Section 14. All general elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Mondiay in November, but township elections may be held at such time as mav be provided by law. Provided, that the General Assembly may provide by law for the election of all judges of courts of general and appellate jurisdiction by an election to be held for such officers only, at which time no other officers shall be voted for and shall also provide for the registration or all persons entitled to vote,"

The arguments in favor of this amendment are mainly those of economy. The cost of holding a general election in Indiana is about $1,000 to the county, or nearly $100,000. By this amendment the State is saved the expense of double elections on Presidential election years. But this is not all. The other States of the Union having nearly all changed the time of their elections to November, as long as Indiana continues to vote in October she assumes the heat and burden of the Presidential day. In 1876, counting money ex-

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ended and time devoted to it. the Octoelection cost the people of Indiana over $1,000,000. which expense was avoided by the States that did not vote until November. Tliis amendment is clearly in the interest of economy and business prosperity. Business in the State is utterly demoralized for three months when the State is compelled to bear the brunt of the Presidential campaign.

AMENDMENT NO. 4

amends by striking the word "white" from sections 4 and 5 of article 4. conforming the same to the Constitution of the United States.

AMENDMENT NO. 5

amends the 14th clause of section 22 of article 4 to read as follows: In relation to fees and salaries, except the laws may be so made

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to grade tlie

compensation of officers in proportion to the population and the necessary services required.

This provision will enable the General Assembly to grade the compensation of county officers and pay them in proportion ti the population of the county and the services actually required, ft will take away from the General Assembly the excuse now urged for paying exorbitant fees and salaries to such officers, which are out of all porportion to Hie compensation given for similar services in other avocations. We cannot see why it should meet with any opposition from the people.

AMENDMENT NO. 6.

The following amendments proposed towit: Amend section 1 of the 7th article to read »n

Section 1. The judiciaLpower of the State shall be vested in a Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, and such other courts as the General Assembly may establish.

The words "such other courts" are substituted for the words "such inferior courts," enabling the Legislature to establish other courts not inferior in jurisdiction to the Circuit Court, and to establish a perfect system of jurisprudence which will greatly reduce expenses and at the same timc'facilitatc business.

AMENDMENT NO. 9.

No political or municipal corporation in this State shall ever become indebted, in any manner, or for any purpose, to an amount in tlie aggregate exceeding two per centum on the value of the taxable property within said corporation, to be ascertained by the last assessment, for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness, and nil bonds or olbigations in excess of such amount given by such corporations shall be void provided that in time of war, for* eign invasion, or other great, public calamity, on petition of a majority of the property owners, in number and value, within the limits of such corporation, the public authorities, in their discretion, may incur obligations necessary for the public protection and defense, to such^ amount as may be requested in such petition.

If this amendment had been passed 20 years ago the State of Indiana would havq been $10,000,000 better off to-day. There has been litearlly no embargo upon the schemes of pluuaer which have beset the towns, cities and counties of the State. This provision is designed to protect the taxpayers and limit the amount that mav be assessed against them, and to which these municipalities may be burdened with debt.

The Republicans of Indiana are fully committed to all of these amendments, and the better class of the Democratic party also favored them in the laat General Assembly. They are all measures of reform looking to tne protection of the ballot-box and to the protection of the taxpayers of the State against excessive burdens. They should each and every one of them be adopted by the electors of the 8tate by not less than one hundred thousand majority.

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ALL** I. ABBOTT/ CKA&. W. ABBOTT.

Contracting Bricklayers, No. 811 Park Street. Tertt? Haute, Ind.

All order* prompOy attewM to. Estimate* given. Yo«r fMrtroB^elareepect/nllyarficitedfor^ paving, d.-tera*. *c. Mantel* and mrale* a *pe-

Hatty

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St. Loaiaand thro' wort....... 700* m..l80t) mdt Junctions on Vandalia

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Southern Illlnol.. ,.5». Su Louis and thro" west,...... St. Losio and station# »n Vandalia Railroad., St. Louis and stations on I. &

Chicago, 111., thro" pouch).... 7 00a in.. 1000pm Danville and stations on K, T. H. & 0. RR 7 00am.. 600am Chicago. Iowa. Michigan,)

Minnesota. Wisconsin and Ml 90a m.. Ji lftpm Northernlliinoia 1 7Warn.. BtWam Logansport aud stations on T.

H. Logansport RR Logan sport ana stations on T. II. A Logansport RR Stations on Indianapolis. Decatur Jt Springfield RR Stations on Indianapolis, Decatur A Springfield RR. Stations nil Toledo, Wabash A

T. U. RR Evansville and stations on K. Jt T. 11. RR Southern Uliuois and Western

Kentucky

Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky Worthington and stations on

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EAST, Delivery. Closed. TOQaai.lSOOindt 6 00a

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IndianapolU and stations on Vandalia Railroad......n.11»a w. Indianapolis and stationt on

215 pm

I. A St.L.... 1130am.. iSOpm Eastern Indiana, Chicago and Northern Illinois... ll&atn.. SISpm Baatern Kentucky 490pm.. S60pm Indianapolis and thro' eaat.-.480 pm.. 8 15 pm Indianapolis and stations on

Vandalia Railroad Iowa. Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin... UV.

490pu.. 215pm

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St. L.RR 4»pm..1080*m St. Louis and thro', west 4t0 pm.. 815 pm Marshall and stations south on the Danville

A incennes RR. 11 30 am.. 8 15 pm

Peoria and stations on Illinois Midland Railroad 700am BOftam Stations on Toledo, "VTabash Jfc

Western RR. West of Daftville 4 7 00 am..10 00 pm Iowa, Minnesota. Wisconsin and Northern Illinois 7 00 a m.. 10 80

NORTH:

aoopm.. 830pm

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Western RR„ east Danville. 7 00 a m. .1000 pm Northern Ohio, Northern Indiana. Michigan and Canada... 7 00 a ni.. 10 00

SOUTH.

Evansville. Vlnccnnes and Prairieton Fort Branch and Sullivan(thro' pouches) Evansville and stations ou K. it

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Prairieton.PrnirieCreek.Orays ville and Fiiirbanks/Tuexday, Thursduy and Saturday 700am. Nelson, luu.. Tuesday and Saturday 130pm.

7 00

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The city is divided into seven Carrier Districts, as follows:

FIHBT DISTRICT—Fred

Tyler, Carrier.

North side of Main street, between Stli pml 7th streets north from Main to city limits, Including to the alley between 7th and Sth and to the alley between 4th and 5th streets also, 8th. tfth and 10th streets, north of 3d avenue.

Kuppeuheimer, Carrier.

The south side of Maiu street, between 5th and Gth. and nil territory between 5th and tJH streets south to the city limits. Including to tl.c alley between 3d and 4th streets and to the allev between and 7th streets also 7th street south of l)eming to city limits.

THIRD DISTRICT—James

Johnson. Carrier.

The south side of Main street, from the river to 5th street, and all territory west of the alley between 8d and 4th streets south to city limits.

FOURTH DISTRICT—Oeorge

FIFTH DISTRICT—Frank

A. Hay ward. Carrier.

The north side of Main Htr«et, frnm the river to, 5th street, and all territory west of the alley between 4tli and 5th streets, and north to the city limits.

M. Mills, Carrier.

The north side of Main street, from 7th to the old canal, between 0th and 10th strqets, and all territory from the alleybctwcen7thaiid8thstreets east to the Vandalia Hit., north to 3d avenue, and all territory north of the Vaudolia RR., east of 10t.h street to city limits.

DisTUi(rr~Isaac N. Adams. Carrier. The south side of Main, between Cth and 7ih streets, from the alley between6^ and7th streets, east to the old canal, sbuth to Demlng, and all territory east on Poplar streot and south tocity limits.

SEVKNTH DISTRICT—Louis

BagauK, jr., Carrier.

South side of Main street from 7th east to city limits, inclnding the north side of Main, east of old canal bed to city limits, aud all territory west from Ninth street, east to.clty limits from Poplar street on the south to the Vandalia RR. track on the north.

Philip Lahr, Auxiliary Carrier, whose duty it is to make extre collection and delivery trips. nKam,iTiON0.

The mail Is collected from street letterboxes on Main street from 1st to 18th streets, north on 4th to Cherry, south on 4th to Walnut and south on 1st to Poplar, and Ohio street'between 1st and 5th, every week day between 8.30 and9.80a m, between 9:30 and 10:30 a m. between 18:30 and 2:00 m, fthls collection includes to Poplar street on tinsouth, and east to 13th, and north to Union Depot between 2:30 and 8:30 m, between 4:30 and 5:30 pm. and between 8:(X) and 0:00 pm. All other boxes are collected from twice per day, between the Uonrs of 8:00 and ,i0:p0 am and between 1 uW and 3.30 m.

There aro live deliveries' of mail per day In the business part .of the city: at 7:00 and 11:30 a tn. 1:00, 2:00 and 4:80 also a delivery at 8:00 p. m. to snch business houses as desire it, whose place of business is located between 3d and 7th streets and not more than one square from Main.

On Sunday, the Po#t Office Is Jopon from 9 tu 10:i o'clock a m, and persons desiring their mail can call at the window designated by the nnmber of their carrier. ..

Sunday collections over the entire city Is made between 4:30 and 5:30 rt, aod again In the bnsl ness part of the city between 8 and 9 o'clock m.

Receiving boxes have been placed on every cor ner of Main street to emtble persona residing near It to avail themselves of the frequent collections made thereon with a very short walk.

The attention of the public Is called to the great distance each carrier is obliged to walk, and parties living a distance back in yards arc earnestly requested to place boxes In their front doors or In such other convenient places as will facilitate the prompt delivery of mall. Carriers are not allowed to Wait longer than 30 seconds for an answer to a bell, and after waiting that long and receiving no answer, he most retain the tnali until the next delivery. Carriers are obliged to be prompt, and to do their workquickly, butunder no circumstances to be impolite or discourteous, and any such should be immediately reported to the Pott Master. .Ftarsons owning dogs are warned that unless they keep, them tied duTing the day, carriers will not deliver their mall, boj ther will be obliged to cail at !'4ir office. N. FILBKCK, P. M.

91)ot Sips.

THROUGHor

Ragged Holes need no longer ofirtd*

the eye, children's costly shoes be thrown away on that account, when mhe^wlse bat little worn. The American Shoe Tip Company have

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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Annually to patents In this country by tbe Introduction of the

CJOPPER AND SILVER TIP#. And they are appHed chiefly tn Children's Heavy Shoes, many parent* objecting to the looks of Metal Tips on

FIXE SHOES.

All inch will be happy to know that this anpany have at last perfected a

BLACK TIP

Which adds to the beauty

N,\

the ftneat shOc. the

toe remalninhtg nest until the shoe to worn onU TnssK Tirs AKX ftranito A. H. T, Co. Tbe more awtly tbe shoe tlie store importawt tbe Tip. as Rat least doubles the wearing value of

PARENTS! btir no Children'* Shoe# witbont tfce Metal or this Nice Black Tip. and y»ar shoe trills more titan tine-half.

ASK YOUR SHOE DC AXER FOB THE*.