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LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BY AUTHORITY.

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts.
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR.
AN Act in addition to an Act
entitled San Act respecting Public Wor-
ship and Religious Freedom
Sec. l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives., IN General Cou,t
assembled and by the authority Of the same,
That every Parish, Precinct, and Religious
Society in this Commonwealth, may organize
itself agreeable to the Act entitled San Act
regulating Parishes and Precincts, and the Of
hcers thereof,' and the several Acts in addi-
ton thereto. And any Justice of the Peace,
within the County wherein any Parish, Pre-
cinct, or Religious Society, may be, which is
mot organized, agreeable to said Acts, is here
10y authorized, upon application therefor, by
any ten or more of the legal voters of such
Parish, Precinct or Religions Society, to issue
"a warrant for calling, the first meeting thereof,
directed to some suitable member of said Par
ish, Precinct, or Religious Society, requiring
him to notify and warn the members thereof,
qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to
meet at such time and place as shall be ap-
pointed In such warrant, TO choose all such
ollcers, and transact all such business as Par
ishes are by law authorized to choose and
transact in the months of March and April,
annually. And in all Parish meetings the
qualifications of the voters shall be the same
as are now required by law to vote in town
affairs.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any
person may separate from one Parish or Relig-
ious Society and join another, either of the
same, ora different denomination, by filing
with the Clerk of the Society left, certif-
cate OF the fact, under the hand of the Clerk
OF the Society, which such person elects to
JON but such person shall remain liable to
pay all such taxes as may have been actually
granted or assessed against him previous to
such separation and any person who may
come to dwell within any town in this com.
monwealth, shall be deemed and taken TO be
member of the oldest Religious Society in
said town, unless such person shall, previous
TO the first day of May following, file with the
Clerk of such Religious Society, certificate
that he or she has Joined him or herself to,
and is member OF some other Religious Soci-
ETY. within the Commonwealth, under the
hand Of the Clerk thereof
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That it
shall he the duty Of the Assessors of every
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Rob Roy is the we'll known Macgre-

] Rob Roy is the well known Macgre.
gor, and hardly needs calculation.
10 Old Mortality, Robert Paterson is
pointed out by the same name as a
real parsonage; and some interesting
anecdotes are given of Balfour, of Bur-
leigh. Lady Margaret BeIIenden, it
was supposed, "was the old Dowager
Duchess of Hamilton, who lived till the
year 17l6, in the Castle of Ayondale,
which is situated in wild part of La
narkshire, within few miles of London
Hill, and at the entrance ofmuirs which
The troops of Claverhouse are describ-
ed TO have passed in their progress to
The battle of Drumclog. Avondale
Castle, which was perhaps Tillietudlem.
has, since the decease of that lady,
been uninhabited, and is now in ruins.
But other guess makes Tillietudlem
f" Craig Nathan Castle" also in Lanark-
shire, and lying near the road between
Lanark and Hamilton. Sites, however,
are not so interesting as characters.
The Heart of Midlothian of course
rests on the circumstances of the famous
Porteous mob. In truth, Robertson
escaped from the church before the
service began, holly pursued, and tho
the author has chosen him for the hero
of the tale, and invested him with many
attributes worthy of that high charac-
ter, historical accuracy obllges US 90
record that he was merely stabler
He kept an Inn in Bristol street, and
was man of rather dissipated habits.
He is supposed to have gone abroad
subsequent to his escape, for he was
never heard of after that event.
-'Daddie Ratciiffe," not his charac-
ter! as the author carelessly writes,
who makes such conspicuous figure
in the Heart of Midlothian, was real
person of the same name, as may be
found ty examination Of the criminal
records of Scotland. Jeanne Deans
was Helen Walker; but the story
has run the gauntlet OF the press, and
we will not repeat it.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In the House Of Representatives., Feb. II, 1924.
The Committee to whom was referred tn e
subject of the expediency of imposing a fin e
upon the towns who have neglected to choose
and send Representatives to the present Leg
islature, ask leave to Report That upon ex-
animation, they found that there were one
hrndred and two towns which were not rep
resented the present year.-Your Committee
come to the conclusion that all the towns
which paid one hundred dollars and over, OH
the state Tax, and had not sent Represent
alive for the last five years, including the
present year, should be reported as proper
subjects for the imposition of fine, therefore.
Ordered, That fine of one hundred dol.
lars, be imposed upon each of the towns
hereafter named, to be paid into the Treas
ury of the Commonwealth, on or before the
first day of May next. Viz:
The Town of Manchester in the County of
Essex.
The Town Of Westborough, in the County
of Worcester.
The Town of Hatfield, in the County Of
Hampshire, and
The Town of Needham, in the County of
Norfolk the said towns having neglected to
choose AMI send a Representative, in the year
OF our LOU one lHouSdllu elSnI nunuTeQ ana
twenty-three, according to the Constitution
of this Commonwealth, and it is further
Ordered, That if the towns above mention
ed, neglect to pay into the Treasury afore-
said, the fine thereby imposed on said town,
by the time mentioned in this order, the Trea-
surer of the Commonwealth is hereby direct
ed to issue warrant or warrants, in due
form Of law, directed to the proper officer or
officers, requiring him or them to collect the
fine imposed as aforesaid, which have not
been paid as before required, with legal cost
for collection, and to pay all such fines into
the Treasury aforesaid.
find 1t is further Ordered, That public no.
tice be given by the Treasurer, by causing
the aforesaid Order to be published in the
several newspapers within this Common
wealth which publish the Laws of the State,
by requesting the several printers thereof to
publish the same three weeks successfully,
Immediately after the rising OF the present
General Court.
JOSEPH VALENTINE, per Order"
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AN ACT to alter the time OF

holding the spring Term o! the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court for the County OF Essex.
Be 1t enacted by The Senate end House of
Representatives., tn Genera! Count assembled,
and By the Authority Of the same, That from
and after the passing OF this act, the Spring
term of the Supreme Judicial Court for the
County OF Essex shall be holden at Ipswich,
within and for said county, on the eighth Tues
day next after the first Tuesday o. March annu
ally instead OF The sixth Tuesday. as now pro-
vided by law and that all writs, precepts,
recognlzances, and processes of whatever kind
whether criminal or civil, which are or may be
returnable to the next term Of said Court ior
said county; all appeals claimed, or which
may, before the sitting OF said Court In pursu-
auce of this act, be claimed from the Judg.
ment, order or decree OF any Court OF Common
Pleas in said County and ali actions, suits,
processes, matters and things whatsoever,
which stand continued to the next term OF
said Supreme Judicial Court for said county,
shall be entered, have day, be proceeded in,
heard and determined at the term established
by this Act, any law now in force TO the con-
trarary notwithstanding.
Approved by the Governor, Feb IS. 1924
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public and popular occasions have
been published. He was placed upon
the bench when he was very young.
and has risen to a rank, next in point Of
ability, it is said, 10 the Chief Justice.
In maritime and commercial law, he is
considered the first upon the bench.
So much for the centre and right wing
of the Supreme Court.
On the immediate left Of the Chief
Justice, sits Justice Johnson, of South
Carolina. He is large, athletick,
well built man, of sixty, or upwards,
with a full, ruddy, and fair counte-
nance, with thin white hair, and par
italy bald. He has a good head, but
none of his features are prominent
His legal and Judicial talents have &C
qairhd for him some celebrity in his
nat.e State and he is said to hold a
respectable rank upon the bench of
the Supreme Court. To the public,
he is well known as the biographer of
General Greene. If the criticisms of
General Armstrong are TO be taken as
standards of correct taste, the life Of
General Green does no great credit to
the author, either in point of matter or
manner. You will recollect the critic
which attracted SO much attention in
New York, as does every thing else
from the same pen. have not read
the work of Judge Johnson, with suffi-
Gent attention to justify me in offering
an opinion of its merits, or the business
of his review.
Next on the left is Judge Duval, Of
Maryland, who is apparently the Oldest
man on the bench. He is quite pa
triarch in appearance, with long, thin,
and snowy locks. He is tall and spare,
with thin visage and prominent fea-
lures. l know nothing of his public
life, or of his legal and literary attain
ments. % the left of him is a vacant
chair, designed for Justice Thompson,
who has not yet taken his seat, in con-
sequence of the death of his daughter,
in whom his heart was bound up, and
has been nearly broken by her sudden
and premature decease. But if he
were present, | could give you nothing
new of his talents or character, both of
which are as well known in New-York
as at Washington. RI. american.
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AN Act to alter and amend

AN Act to alter and amend an
Act entitled Gan Act to provide for the In
struction of Youth and for the promotion OF
good Education.'
SEC. l. Be at enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives., in General Court
assembled and by The authority Of the same,
That any town in this Commonwealth, con-
tanning less than five thousand inhabitants,
and now required by law to be provided with
a school master, or with school masters, well
instructed in the Latin and Greek languages,
shall after the passing of this Act, if such
town shall so elect, at their annual meeting in
March or April, duly warned for the purpose
be provided instead thereof, with teacher or
teachers we'll qualified to instruct youth in Or
biography, reading, writing, arithmetic, en-
glish grammar, geography, and good beha-
viour whose qualifications shall be certified in
like manner as is provided by law in the case
of public school masters in the Latin and
Greeklanguages.
SEC. Q Be it further enacted, That any
town in this Commonwealth containing less
than five thousand inhabitants, is hereby au-
thorized and empowered, if such town shall
so elect at their annual meetngin March or
April, duly warned for the purpose to appor-
ton the money such town shall raise for the
support of public schools, to be applied for the
support of such schools in the several districts
in such town in such manner as the town may
Judge to be best Tor the instruction of their
youth: Provided nevertheless, that no town
shall so avail itself of any of the provisions of
this act, as to diminish the term oftime ofpub-
lie schools which such town is by law now re-
quired to maintain.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all
laws contrary to the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed.
Approx ed by the Governor, Feb IS, 1924.
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ADVANTAGE OF SILK wAlsTcoATs.

The power of electricity over the
body is well known; in fact, we can
never enjoy health nor comfort without
proper portion of it in the system.
When this portion is deficient, we feel
languid and heavy, and very foolishly
pronounce libel on the blood, which
is quite innocent, while we never sus-
pect the damp atmosphere of robbing
us of our electricity.-Yet so it is.-ln
dry weather, whether it be warm,
cold, or frosty, we feel light and spirit
ed, because dry air is slow conductor
Of electricity, and leaves us to enjoy its
Injuries. In moist or rainy weather,
we feel oppressed and drowsy, because
all moisture greedily absorbs our cleo
tricity, which is the buoyant cordial of
the body, To remedy this inconve-
nience, we have only to discover good
non-cohductor of electricity to prevent
its escape from tine body; and this we
have in silk, which is SO excellent a
non-conductor that the thunderbolt or
the forked Lightning itself, could not
pass through the thinnest silk handker-
chief provided, always that it be quite
dry. Those, therefore, who are apt
TO become low spirited and listless in
damp weather, will find silk waistcoas,
drawers and stockings, the most pow
erful of all cordials. Flannel is also
good, but nothing so powerful as silk.
Wash leather is likewise non-con-
ductor of electricity, and may be used
by those who prefer it. But silk is by
far the best; and those who dislike to
wear flannel next to the skin, will find
equal benefit by substituting cotton
shirts, drawers, and stockings, with silk
ones, over them; or where more heat
is required, flannel ones between the
cotton and the silk, for the silk should
always be outermost. We like to give
reasons for our advice, and our rea.
ders may depend on the philosophy Of
these recommendations we can an.
swer for their being practically correct
Silk, indeed, should be used in every
possible way by the weak-in the lin
ings of sleeves, in the stifeners of neck
cloths, and even in the entire backs Of
surtouts, cloaks, nantes, and 10 the
corverlets of beds, sc. and where
health is in question, it will in the enc
be found to be the most economical
stuff that can be used, as it will save
many an apothecary's bill. When i
can be principal means Of preventing
consumption, rheumatism, govt, infam
nations, melancholy, madness, and ever
suicide itself, no expense ought TO be
spared.
A very ignorant woman, who seldom
attended divine service, one day hap.
pened TO go TO church, when she heard
sermon from Luke xiii. 3. 4" Except We
repent ye shall all likewise perish" Or
her return, some of her neighbours en-.
CURED Of her, what was the minister:
text P" Oh, La" she exclaimed, "A
dreadful-dreadful text--crcept ae pa,
our rent TCe shall all be turned out of tn,
parish :"
A gentleman having received some
oysters, ordered his cook 10 send then
up for supper. She served up thu
shells nicely washed Being asket
what she had done with the oysters
she replied that she had only quite
! them.
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PRINTED FoR THE pRopRIEToRs, b.
CHARLES GRIFFIN,

Nearly opposite the CENTRE SCHOOL, House,.
CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION.
Price,to single subscribers, who receive their
papers at the Office, or by mail, two dollars per
Snnum.
o. Advertisements, NOT exceeding twelcs
Dimes, published three aceeks for one dollar, and
continued three 'Oeeks longer for .fftg centS.-
Larger Advertisements IN the same proportion.
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The following account of some of the
principal characters of the novels of
the Unknown" Guy Mannering,
Old Mortality, and the Heart of
Mid Lothian is extracted from the
London Literary Gazette, and affords
much curious information.
The Pleydell of Guy Mannering was
a MIR. Crossbie, who flourshed for many
years at the head of the Scottish bar,
and was well known for his integrity
and abilities as counsel, about the Pc
Rod referred TO in the novel. He re-
sided for the greater part of his life at
the foot of Allan's Close. From this
place he was in the habit of walking
every morning TO the Parliament house,
dressed in his gown and wig: there be-
ing at the time no tunclonaiies about
the court 10 dress and Undue these ha-
biliments, as are employed in the pres
ent more ceremonious times. 1t WIS
also the simple customs of that period,
though modern barristers would now
shudder at every curl to think of such
a practice, TO see counsel in Johns
Coffee House over gill of brandy and
bunch of raisins, which were then
slangly denominated ga cock and a
feather" In this venerable tavern
Mr.. Crossbie was frequently to be found
but his favorite resort was that place
so well described in Guy Mannering,
under the name Of Cleribugh's. This
was awell frequentcd respectable house
in the Anchor Close, kept by a person
familiarity termed Daunie Christie,
where splendid BacchanaIian cere-
mony was wont to be performed on
Saturday nights, by the lawyers who
resoEe1 thither; among whom were
many of the highest characters, both
at the bar and on the bench. Supper
consisting oftripe and minced collops,
was served up at the moderate rate OF
sixpence per head. The game OF
High Jinks, as it was played in the
novel, seems to differ in every respect
from the "Hy jinks," which is des-
cribed in note to Maggy Johnston's
Elegy, by Allen Ramsay. The lapse
of time, and the change of manners in
the course ofsixty years, may perhaps
have contributed to the alterations.
10 Dominic Sampson a striking like
ness is traced in " Mr.. James Sanson.' -
son of IA miller in Berwickshire, who,
among his other tutorial engagements,
soon after 1884, removed to the house
OF Mr.. Thomas Scott, uncle of the cele-
brated Sir Walter, whose family then
resided at Ellieston, in the county of
Roxburg. While experimenting this
gentleman's children, he was appointed
to higher duty. the charge of Carlen-
ridge Chapel, in the parish Of Harwick;
which he performed regularly every
Sunday, at the same time that he at
tended the education of the family
through the week. We may safely
conjecture that it was at this particular
period ofhis life he first was honoured
with the title Of Dominic Samson.
Meg Merrilies was primarily Jean
Gordon. gypsy, at Cirk Yetholm,
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Treasury Office, Feb. 90, 1924.
Agreeably to the above Order, the several
printers, within this Commonwealth, who
usually print the laws thereof, are requested
20 publish the above three weeks successfully
from this time.
NAHUM MITCHELL. Treasurer.
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Federal Republican Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR
HON. SAMUEL LATHROP,
Of West-Spring6eld.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
HON. RICHARD SULLIVAN,
Of Brookline.
ADDRESS

0fths Federal Republican Citisens, eOnrened
from, all parts cfthe Commonwealth, at Bos-
ton, February, 1924, on the approaching
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JAassarntt@Rtt6 SIP.

- THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS Is ESSENTIAL
TO THE SECURITY OF FREEDOM"
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In House Of Representatives., Feb. 21, 1924.
This report is accepted, and the orders pas
sed.
Attest, P. w. WARREN, Clerk.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-17

The ronsiernaliun cccasionsd hy this sud
den melancholy event, is more easily conceiv-
I'd than describ-d il was not confined to the
family and Immediate friends of the decreased,
hut extended to the whole city. l,
was agreed that the military honors paid should
he those due to q Captain General
ought not to omit mentioning that Mr. Ri
sada,ia, although out Of public service, and
much occupied in preparations Cor his imue-
diate departure for Europe, volunteered I" pro
and 10 follow the body rs one Of tina chic
mourners. In week or ten days I'll.
brig America, Capt. NexIe, for Philadelphi,
will sail by that vessel the distressed family
Mr.. Rodney will go hone."
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RESOLVED, That the democratic citizens.
friendly to the national nomination, be- request
"a to meet in their respective counties, and TO
appoint committees of correspondence to com
fer with their democratic brethren on the sub
Ject OF the presidential election.
RESOLVED, That two general committees OF
correspondence be appointed, for the eastern
respectively, located al the cities of Phsdei-
pbia and Pittsburg.
Resolved, That the committee of cores
pondence at Philadelphia consist Of Jacob
Somner, Z. ). lngersolI, Manuel Eyre, Hora.
ito u. Jones, Samuel Badger, Thomas F..
Gordon, and Josiah Randall.
Resotued, That the COMMITTEES of CORES.
pondence at PIttsburg consist OF James Riddle,
Charles Shaler, William Courtney, John B.
Butler, Robert Christy, William McCandiess,
and E. Pentland.
Resoived, That the said committees be au-
tnorlzed TO address, the respective individuals
designated on the electoral ticket, and aster-
tain whether they are willing TO permit thei
names to remain on the said ticket: and. in
case OF any vacancy, by resignation or other
wise that they be authorized to take the pro-
per measures to Ill the same.
mr. Randall, OF Philadelphia, after expresses
~ hIs high sense OF the respectful manner in
which this convention have been treated by
the people Of Harrisburg assembled to witness
its deliberations, and the facilities afforded to
It in the course Of its proceeding, offered the
Following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resoired, That the thanks of this meeting
be presented to the commissioners of Dauphin
county, for the use Of the court house.
ResoIped. That the thanks of this meeting
be presented t. c. Glenn, Esq. sheriff Of the
said county, for the politeness and attention
with which this meeting have been treated dn-
ring their session.
Resof,ed, That the proceedings Of this
Con,ep''on be published 10 the" Pennsylvania
in'e''gencer," and that the editors, Of all other
democratic republican newspapers Of the state
he requested TO repubIish the same.
MATTHEW ROBERTS, Prest.
Attest:
p = =. GoRDos,l s..,s,,,;s.
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The jackson will vote for Adams, and giving
him the doubtful votes will swell his number to a.
The Clay men without any hesitation will vo,e with
the democra'ic party. u the Sena'-, Crawford will
have 20 votes, Adams 10, doubtful g. Giving there.
fore to Adams The extent which he can receive h.
will fall short of so votes ia both houses giving 10
Crawford nearly 100 mn JOINT ballot. I, may there
fore be considered as fxrd heyond any doubt, th-t
the electoral votes Of ,h,s State will he given Cor Mr.
Crawford. I'M v 9dro
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Extract OF letter to the Editor of the Demo
cratic Press, dated

HdvrisbWg, eh 4ugtsi, 1874.
Pbe convention assembled this day and
held three meetings, NJ IL O'Clock, q AID 8
O'Clock, p. NJ. and concluded their lsbours
abont 10 o'clock this evening. I sit down at
this late hour to give you short sketch Of their
proceedings. The number OF Delegates who
attended amounted to so, and Communications
"ere received from all the other Congress;on-
~ Districts bot three. Some Of these com
muncauous were interesting and satisfactory
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Giving Crawford majority ofls in Assem-
bly, should all the doubtful 60 against him.
Those for Jackson will ultimately e" for
Adams think perhaps Crawford will ge,
some of them. But Clay and jackson are
both ont of tie question here at this time.
SENArE-C,awford 60
Adams 10
Doubtful.
Giving Crawford majority Of 90 on joint
ballot without any accession Of forcs from the
doubtful" Demo. Press.