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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
Gems of Thought.

Every generation laughs at the old
fashions, but follows religiously the new.
--Thoreau.
Avoid singularity. There may often
be less vanity in following the new modes
than in adhearing to the old s.-Jo1t-
bert.
The person whose clothes are extreme
ly fine | am too apt to consider as not
being possessed Of any superiority of for
tune, but resembling those Indians who
are found to wear all the gold they have
in the world in a bob at the nose.- Gold
smith.
Those who are incapable Of shining
but by dress would do we'll to consider
that the contrast between them and their
clothes turns out much to their disad-
vantage. 1t is on this account l have
sometimes observed with pleasure some
noblemen, of immense fortune, to dress
exceeding plain. -Sieastone.
As long as there are cold and naked
ness in the land around you, SO long can
there be no question at all but that
spiendor Of dress is crime. In due
time, when We have nothing better to
set people to work at, it may be right to
let them make lace and cut Jewels but
as long as there are any who have no
rags for their bodies, SO long it is blanket
making and tailoring we must set people
to work at, not lace.-Raskin.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
Government Franks.

Each department of the U. S. govern
ment formerly entitled to the advantages
of Thanking postal matter will be pro-
vided with a special series of postage
stamps when the law abolishing the
ranking privilege goes into effect, the
1st of next July. A different color and
distinguishing features mark the stamps
designed for each department. The col
or for the War Department is carmine ;
the Navy, blue the Interior, vermilion /;
State, green; Treasury, velvet brown;
Post-ofice, black ; Agricultural, straw
color Department of Justice, royal pur-
pie Executive, chocolate. The gener-
al design of the stamps is similar, the
name of the department being printed
upon them. The Post-office stamp, for
distinctive convenience, is different from
the others in having the denomination
in large figures and full relief in white
on black ground. The border of this
stamp is of exquisite workmanship, and
is composed of delicate wreath Of leaves
around the medallion the let
tiers " U. S." are in the lower corners,
and two balls in the upper corners.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
Books.

If man spend lavishly on his libra
ry, you call him mad, ga biblio-ma-
mac" but you never call any one
horse-maniac, though men ruin them
selves every day by their horses, and
you do not hear of people running them
selves by their books.
How much do you think the libraries,
public and private, of England would
fetch compared with its wine-cellars, or
as compared with its expenditures in
luxurious living. We talk of food for
the body; now good book contains
such food inexhaustibly.
The very cheapness of literature is
making people forget that if book is
worth reading, it is worth buying. No
book is worth anything which is not
worth much, nor is it serviceable until it
has been read and re-read, and loved
and loved again, and marked SO that you
can refer to the passage you want in it,
as the soldier can seize the weapon he
needs in armory, or housewife brings
the very spice she needs from her stores,
Bread of -four is good but there is
bread sweet as honey in good book,
and the family must be poor indeed
which once in their lives cannot for such
multipliable barley -loaves pay their
bakers bill. We call ourselves rich,
and are foolish enough to thumb each
others books out Of circulating libra
nv.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
5HiscelIamu.
Inrratitndo to Parents.

There was once father who gave vi
everything TO his children-his house
his fields, and goods-and expected that
for this his children would support him
But after he had been some time with
his son, the latter grew tired of him, and
said:
"Father | have had son born to me
this night, and there, where your arm
chair stands, the cradle must come. Will
you not, perhaps, go TO my brother who
has larger room 2"
After he had been some time with the
second son, he also grew tired of him,
and said:
Father you will want warm room
and that hurts my head. Won't you 60
to my brother, the haker?"
The father went and after he had been
some time with the third son, he also
found him troublesome, and said to him;
Father, the people run in and out
here all day, as if it we're pigeon house
and you can not have your MONDAY
sleep. Would you not be better off at
my sister Kate's near the town wall 7"
The old man remarked how the wind
blew, and said to himself: Eyes, l will
do so l will go and try it with my
daughter. Women have softer hearts,"
But after he had spent some time with
his daughter, she grew weary of him,
and said she was always SO fearful when
her father went to church, or anywhere
else, and was obliged to descend the
steep stairs, and at her sister Elizabeth's
there were no stairs to descend, as she
lived on the ground floor.
For the sake of peace the old man
went to his other daughter. But after
some time, she too was tired of him, and
told him, by third person, that her
house near the water was too damp for
man who suffered from the govt, and
her sister, the grave-digger's wife, at ST.
Johns had much drier lodgings. The
old man himself thought she was right,
and went outside the gate, to his young
est daughter, Helen. But after he had
been three days with her, her little son
said to his grandfather:
Mother said yesterday to my cousin
Elizabeth, that there was no better
chamber for you than such one as ia
Their digs"
These words broke the old mans
heart, SO he sank back in his chair, aud
died.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
DIR. FLINTeS
QUAKER BITTERS.
A GREAT
MEDICAL
DISCOVERY
AND REMEDY.

Extract of Roots and Herbs which almost invari-
ably cure the following complaints;
DYSPEPSIA. Heart Burn, Liver Complaint and
Loss Of Appetite cured by taking few bottles.
LASSITUDE, Low Spirits, and Sinking Sensa-
ERUPTI0NS. Pimples Blotches and all impuri-
ties of the blood bursting through the skin or 9TH
erwIse cured readily by following the directions on
FOR KIDNEY. Bladder and Urinary deranre-
ments 1t has no equal; one bottle will convince the
most seeptical.
WORMS, expelled from the system without the
least ditieulty few bottles are sufficient for the
most obstinate case.
PILES; one bottle has cured the most difficult
NERVOUS DIFFICULTIES, Neuralgia, Head
ache, &e;, eased immediately:
RHEUMATISM, Swelled Joints. and all Serofula
Affections removed or greatly relieved by this in
BRONCHITIS. Catarrh, Commissions, and Hys-
DIFFICULT BREATHING. Pain in the Lungs,
Side and Chest almost invariably cured by taking
few bottles of the Quaker Bitters.
FEMALE DIFFICULTIES. so prevalent among
American ladies, yield readily to this invaluable
medicine, the Quaker Bitters.r
BILIOUS, kemittant aud Intermittant Feyers. so
prevalent in many parts of our country. completely
eradicated by the use of Quaker Bitters.
The AGED find in the Quaker Bitters lust the ar
tice they stand in need of in their declining years.
1t duickens the blood and cheers the mind, and
payes the passage down the plane inclined.
NO On Il can remain long unwell (unless afflicted
with an incurable disease after taking few bottles
of the Quaker Bitters.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in
Medicines.
For Sale by johnson 4 Babbitt,
Bellows Falls.
PREPARED BY
ID r. II. S. FIJI N t u CO.,
At their Great Medical Depot 1876 & 1917 Broad
Street, Providence K. L. 1l-36
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

A Milwaukee lady had a hundred dol
lars worth of point lace clipped off her
clothing by an adroit thief while she was
at church singing, Strip me Of the robe
of pride; clothe me in humanity"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
Estafe of Joel Davis.


STATE OF VERMONT, ! The Probate Couri !
DIST OF WESTMINSTER. SIS. and for said dlstrle
70 all per ons interested in the estate of SOPHIE
MA FARR late Of Townshend. in said disiIA'
deceased. GRKETIys
You are hereby notified that an instrumeni
Il WrIting,purpOrting 20 be the last will and t.
inent OF said deceased. has been filed in court. -
Tor probate. by Henry NJ. Webster the exeeI.
therein named, and that said court will decide "
the allowance thereof. at the session of said cs-
70 be held at the probate Office in Townshen1is \,
said district, On the FIRST WEDNESDAY Of "
L1 ISIS. when and where you may be hears II Y
premises if you shall see cause.
c. B. EDDY. Register
June 4, 1s73. p p
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

A Sunday-school scholar, only six
years old, was asked by his teacher,
/" Why they took Stephen outside the CT
ty to stone him to death ?" The little
fellow was silent for moment, as though
absorbed with the problem, when, bright
ening up suddenly, he replied I" So they
could get better crack at him."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

A gentleman from Boston visiting
London was recently asked his residence
by an accomplished Englishman, and on
replying was answered "Ah, the Qua
ker city" ooh, no." said the Ameri-
can; . Philadelphia ID the Quaker CITY,"
(" Yes, l know" replied the Englishman ;
but Boston is in Philadelphia, isn't
il ?"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

wHITNEY'S VEGETABLE C0MP0UsD
Never Injuries the Hair. bat will keep it eless55
and moist remove dandrufF and cure your = n.
ache; Manufactured and sold WHOLESALE Ia5sdS
tail, By J. A. JILLco.-r
Room I. Up Stairs. UNION Biz
Bellows Fails. VT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

Busy not tbyself in searching into
other mems lives the errors of thine
are more than thou canst answer for.
1t more concerns thee to mend one fault
in thyself, than to find out thousand in
others.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

THOUGHTFUL PARAGRAPHs.-Whi
er 60 our ideas2 They 60 into the men,
DRY of God.-Joubert.
The supurhuous blossoms on a fruit
tree are meant to symbolic the large
way in which God loves to do pleasant
things.
Every desire is viper in the bosom,
who, while he was child was harmless
but when warmth gave him strength, ex-
erted it in poison.-JohRson.
None are so seldom found alone, and
are so soon tired of their own company,
as coxcombs who are on the best terms
with themselves.-Ldcon.
While the heathens have their gods Of
wisdom, gods of battle, gods Of beauty
&c, they have no gods of holiness MOI
are their sacred laws holy laws. The ma.
tons worshiping idols have no word in
their languages that means holy. The
very idea comes to us through the Bible,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
JOHNSON AND BABBlTT'S
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY

BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT,
OFFICE NO. !. UNION BLOCK
Representing the largest and strongest Companies
in the WORLD. Having Cash Assets OF over
EIGHTY MILLION Dollars,
NORTH BRITISH Insurance Co.
Chicago losses paid over s2OO0, 900
Leaving Cash Assets, s23,OOO,0OO.
LIVERPOOL, LONDON 4 GLOBE Insurance Co.
Chicago losses paid over SSOOO.O0O.
Leaving Cash Assets, s2O,s0S,01O'
QUEENS Insurance Co. $1,000.
Cash Assets. slOVOO,OOO
ROYAL Insurance Co.
Vash AsS0S' 'SiO'V'V'Vo0'
FRANKLIN Insurance Co., of Philadelphia.
Chicago losses paid, Sil9.596 49,
Leaving Assets, S,255, 1Si,A
PENNSYLVANIA Insurance Co. .,..,.,o.
Cash Assets. S,25O,3l5,95
INTERNATIONAL Insurance Co.
Chicago losses paid, $500 you
Cash Assets, Sl,lO0,OO0.
ANDES Insurance Co., CINCINNATI, Ohio.
Chicago losses paid, SS50.000
Leaving Cash Assets Sl.766.6S4
CONTINENTAL Insurance Co., N Y
Chicago losses paid 81, 100000
Leaving Cash Assets, e2,oO9,o2o.
OLD HARTFORD Insurance Co.
Cash Assets Sl,SOO,O0O
PHOENIX Insurance Co.. Hartford. Ct;
Cash Assets. sl,9OS. 1871 81.
NATIONAL Insurance Co.. Bangor, Me.
Cash Assets. S450,000.
TRIUMPH Insurance Co.. CINCINNATI. Ohio.
Cash Assets. S7S4,0S5,O0
FITCHBURG MUTUAL Insurance Co.. Fitchb burg.
Cheapest Company in existence for Dwelling House
and Farm properly,
POLICIES written in the above named Compa-
mics for any amount and upon Liberal Terms
All LOSSES Adjusted and Promptly paid at our
Office.
JOHNSON & BABBITT.
I6
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
H. A. GRAVES IMMINENT

V,HIS LINIMENT. which is well known. and has
l. been received by many with much favor, in this
section, is now manufactured by Mrs. MARIA A.
EARL daughter of the originator. with whom he
left the recipe for manufacture. 1t is good for
Rheumatism, Chilblains, Scalds. Burns, Bruises,
Chapped Hands. Sore Lips. &C., and will be found
for sale at Il, Il, DEWEY'S.
Bellows Falls, May 20. 1872. q
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

A bright little boy, hearing his father
say that a man ought to stick TO his
business" emptied bottle of mucilage
in that old gentleman's office-chair. The
old man says be has not been stuck so
badly since 1851, and rewarded his off.
spring by taking him on whaling trim
TO the back cellar.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

). Some people act as if their debts were
n~, coffee, and would settle themselves
ia ' by standing.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

The rose that all are praising-He
roes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

When woman gets letter she car
ries it in her hand, but couple fpounds
of saussges she manages to squeeze into
her pocket.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20

A tale of misery-The cocktail.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-20
HALLS VEGETABLE SICILIAN
Hair Remover.

Every year increases the popularity Of this valua
Bile Hair Preparation; which is due 70 merit alone
we can assure our old patrons that II Is kept fully
up to its high standard; and it is the only reliable
and perfected preparation for restoring GRAY OR
FADED HAIR to its youthful color, making il soft.
ustrous and silken. The scalp. by its use. becomes
white and clean. 1t removes all eruptions and
dandTu, and. by its tonic properties, prevents the
hair from falling out as it stimulates and nourshes
the hair glands By its use. the hair grows thicker
and stronger, Inibaldness il restores the capillary
glands to their normal yigor, and will create new
growth, except in extreme old age. 1t is the most
economical HAIR DRESSING ever used. as il requires
fewer applications. and gives the hair splendid,
glossy appearance. A. A. Hayes. NJ. D.. State As
sayer of Massachusetts. says The constituents are
pure and carefully selected for excellent quality
and considered il the BEST PREPARATION for It's
intended purposes"
Sold bg az Druggists. and Dealers in Medicines.
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AT KEYES.
40 SPRINGFIELD. VERMONT.
Birds y BirdSy

n T. WOODS has just received a lot Of GERMAN
" CANARY BIRDS, SPLENDID SINGERS. sold
CAGES Of all kinds Tor sale T.
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MAKES THE WEAK STRONG

FTNHE PERUVIAN SYRUP, a n4rotected Solution
II OF the Protoxide of Iron, is so combined to
have the character of an ailment easily digested
and assimilated with the blood the simplest food
1t increases the quantity of Natures Own Nialzing
Agent, Iron in the blood, and cures thousand
Ills simply by toning up, lnvigorating and Vital
izing the system. The enriched and vitalized blood
permeates every part Of the body repairing damages
and waste, searching out morbid secretions, and
leaving nothing for disease to feed upon,
This Is the secret of the wonderful of this
remedyin cui5ng Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Drop
sy Shroni9 Diarrhea. Boils. Nervous Affections
Chllis and tevers, Humors, Loss of Cons ttutional
Nigor. Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, Female
Complaints. and all diseases originating in a bad
state of the blood accompanied by debility or a
low state OF the system, Being free from Alcohol,
In any form, Its energizng effects not follow by
corresponding reaction, but permanent, in in
slng strength yigor and new life into all parts of
the system, and building up an Iron Constitution.
Thousands have been changed by the use of this
remedy, from weak, sickly, suffering creatures to
strong. healthy, and happy men and women; and
nyalids cannot reasonably hesitate to give it tri-
al.
See that. each bottle has PERUVIAN SYRUP
blown in the glass.
Pamphlets Free.
SETH w. FOWLE, 81 SONS,
PR0PRIEToRs.
No. Milton Place, BOSTON
Sold By Druggists generally.
42-eow1y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-21

ton. and may modify the same III like man
ner, from tisne to time, as the exIgencFes OF
the service may require.
ARTICLE VI.
Dead letters which can not be delivered.
from whatever cause, shall be mutually re-
turned without charge. monthly, or more
frequently. as the regulations OF the r6
spectiye offices vii! permit.
ARTICLE VII.
This conversion shall come into operation
on the frat day of December. 1872, and
sha!i be terminable at any time on notice,
by either party, OF six months.
Done i'll duplicate and signed at Wash.
ingtoR the twentieth day of November, and
at Saint lohns the thirteenth day Of No
venibcr, one thousand eight hundred and
seventytwo.
J. W. MARSHALL,
Acting Postmaster General.
JOHN DELANY,
Postmaster General.
hereby approve the atoregoing conven
ton. and. in testimony thereof. have
caused the seal OF the United States TO be
affixed.
Us. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FIsi,. Secretary Of State.
Washington. November -. 1872.
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| by such board Of survey; and the terms OF
| the contract shall provide that the contrac-
| tors shall be bound by the estimate Of said
| board as to the amount OF increased or d.
minished compensation they are to receive.
| if any, in consequence of any such changes
. Approved February 10. ss7;s
! iREsoLCTioN OF GEsERAA XArS%S@So q 4
| Joint resolution 20 enable the people of $be
, United States 90 participate IN 'he adNarss
! tages of 'he international eS position 70 TO
held IN Vienna !a eiShtseD StRGv@a AZ
,, seventy three.
| Resolved by the senare and House ef Re-
! representatives. OF tho United States of Amss
Yea IN Congress assembled. Raat in OrdeR
/ 10 enable the people % the United States ~
/ participate IN the advantages o. che lhtese
national exhibition OF the products 81: ag1po
culture, manufactures. anCs the tine arIs, TO-
he held at Vienna in the wear sl .hteeu hum
dred and seventy three. there be. and Lerso
by ~. appronritit Il. out of any money isR
The treasury not otherwise appropriated.
the sum OF two hundred thousand dollars
or 40 much thereof as may be necessary fog
the purpose herein specified which su,n shalG
be expended under the direction OF the
Secretary of State: crowded, ahat tho
PIrsideD: be- authorized 8" appoins
number Of pr3Ctcal ArtisHn-. nOr exceeds
ing eight. and OF scientific men not exceed
ing seven, who shall attend sa!t. pNh! bltiOH
and cPpnr: tfelr doing. and obSerss. iOus 10
him. and who's. actutsi and a.asOnahie en-
persss. not 10 exceed one Thousand dole re-
each, shalt lee paid from such fund; anS
that the President be further aLtLugi. ed to-
appo!n: :. nuinbe1' of honorary commission
ers, not TO exceed ere hundred, @hs shdiG
receive no pay for their rNptnsrs or Other.
wise: and provided further. that no person
so appointed shall % Interested. directly OF
Indirectly. IN any article exhibited Aor .ons
petition: and provided. that not m0r- than
fifty thousand dollars shall be expended foR
salaries and expenses of all persons reGe!y.
ing appointments 30 places authorized III
this resolution, and not more than five 'hot.s
sand dollars shall be paid fox salary anG tIo
penses to any one person.
SEC. :. That the Governors Uf the seVera"
States b.. and they are hereby. requested
10 invite the patriotic people OF thelr re-
spective States 20 assist in the proper repre-.
sentatiou of the handiwvrk OF oar artisans.
and the prolific sources II material wealth:
with which our land is blessed: and 10
take such further measures as may be neces.
sary to titfuse knowledge Of the proposed
aud TO secure to their respective
States the advantages which il promises.
SEC .. That i, shall bs tn. duty o! tie
Secretary OF s Ste 10 transmit to Congress
"a detailed statement Of the expenditures
which may have been incurred Unde. tie
provisions of this resolution.
Approved February 81. 1873.
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GENERAL NATrRr-No. -

An &C: authorizing the construction % rail
read bridges across the Mobile river aud
other naEiCable streams tributary 10 Mo-
bile bay. III accordance with the acts al
the Legislator" az the State .! Alabama
ana Ia st&0lish them as pUst-roads.
Be it enacted by the Senateand House ci
Repre- sentative. of the United States of
America III Congress assembled. Tha! the
consent q! Congress be-. and the same is
hereby. gwen TO 'hc Mobile and MontgOm-
cry Railroad Company 70 erect one or more
draw bridges over the Mobile river and
other paNlgdbie streams tributary to Mobile
bay. IN accordance with TIE acts of the
Legislature of Alabama Incorporating said
company: provided. that the said draw
bridges shall be 80 constructed IA not to
interfere with the free or to materially; Or
substantially obstruc: the tree navigation
of said streams. beyond what ia necessary
IN order TO carry INTO effect the rights aud
privileges hereby granted: and IN case Of
any litigation arising trom any obstruction,
or alleged obstruction, to the Tree na7lga-
non OF said river, the Caus" nGy he tried
before the district c0lr: 81 tac United
Stetea Of the Stat, of Alabama IN when
any portion Of sad obstruction or bridges
touches; and provided also, that said draw
brdges shall DO opened promptly. upon
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reasonable signal, for the passage of boats,
and In no case shall unnecessary delay oc-
eur in opening the said draw during or after
the passage of trains.
SEC. 2. That any bridge constructed under
this act, and according to its limitations,
shall be lawful structure. and shall be
known and recognized a. a post route. upon
which, also. no higher charge shall be made
10y the transm scion over the same of the
mails, the troops and the munitions of war
OF the United States thar the rate per mile
PAID tor the trans portstiGn over the rail
roads or public highways leading 10 eaid
bridges.
SEC. 3. That all railway companies de.
string TO use said bridges shal! have and be
emitted TO equal rSht- and privilege, in
tho passage of the same. and in the use OF
the machinery and fixtures thereof. and OF
ali tho approaches thereto. under and upon
such terms and conditions as shall be pre-
scr!bed by the Secretary Of - ar, upon hear.
Jug the alleg atoms and proofs OF the parties
IN case ,heg shall not agree.
SEC. 4. That the righ: to alter or amend
th1s act SO as TO prevent or remove all ma
teiial instructions to the navigation of said
river DV the construction OF bridges Is here.
by expressly reserved: and tha: any bridge
Oh bridges constructed under this act shall
be built under ana suh, ct 10 such regula-
TONS ior the security u; the navigation Ell
said rver as the Secretary OF War shall
prescribe: and the sad bridges sh all be. at
all times. 90 kept and managed as 10 offer
reasonable and proper means for the passage
OF vessels through and under them: and
the said bridges shalt be changed. at the
cost and expense Of the owners thereof,
iroIn tame to time. as Congress may direct.
so q. 10 preserve the free and convenient
navigation of said river: and the authority
to cree; and continue SAID bridges shall be
subject to revocation by law whenever the
public good shall. i'll the judgment: ct Con.
gress. 30 require.
Approved December -. 1872,