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New Hampshire.

While the exact vote polled at the re-
cent election in New Hap-4.;-.,.s muir
cate that neither the Democratic nor Re-
publican vote for Governor varied more
than 100 from $1,000. The Prohibition
vote was about 800. In the aggregate
the vote is the largest ever cast in the
State. The Republican vote is, how
ever, some hundreds less than it was at
the spring election in 1868; the Dem
ocratic vote is more than 1000 larger
than it then was. Thus the Republicans,
Notwithstanding the practical union of
Republican Prohibitionists with them,
were unable to maintain their strength
at its highest standard, while the Dem
ocrats received handsome accessions. 1t
is noticeable, too, that the Democracy
have plurality of some hundreds on
the Congressional vote, showing that
many citizens who were not unwilling
that the control of the State Government
should be in Republican hands were de-
cidedly opposed to Strengthening the
Republican minority in Congress.-De-
troir Free Press.
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The Old Garret.

IT is realm of darkness and thick
dust. and shroud-like cobwebs and dead
things they wrap in their gray folds.
For a parret is like sea-shore; wrecks
are thrown up and slowly 60 to pieces.
There is the cradle which the old man
you must remember was rocked in; that
ugly. slauting continuance used TO be put
under his pillow in the days when his
breath came hard; there is his old chair I;
both arms are gone, symbol OF. the desc
late time when he had nothing earthly
left to lean on; there is the large wooden
reel which the blear-eyed old deacon
sent the minister's lady, who thanked
him graciously, and twirled II smilingly,
and in fitting season bowed 1t out de-
Gently to the limbo of troublesome con-
yeniences. And there are old leather
portmanteaus, like stranded porpoises
their mouths gaping in gaunt hunger fol
food with which they used to be gorgeo
into bungling repletion; and old brass
andirons, waiting until time shall re
yenge them on their paltry substitute
and they shall have their own again
and bring with them the fore-stick AM
backlog of ancient days, and the empt.
| churn with its idle dasher which tn
! Nancys and Phebes, who have left thei
comfortable places TO the Bridgets an
| Norahs, used to handle TO geod purpose
and the brown, shaky old spinning
| which was running, 1t may be, IN IN
DAYS whom they were hanging the Saier
witches.-O. ". Holmes.
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fPubiished March 9, 1875.
CHAPTER ll3. rEr

AN act to arnend Chap. 273, General Laws OF
1874 entitled An act relating TO raiiroadr e4-
press and telegraph companies in the state OF
Wisconsin.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
SEC /. Sec / OF Chap. 23 Of the General
Laws of 1874. entitled An act relating TO
railroads, express and telegraph companies
in the State of Wisconsin, Is hereby
amended to read as follows: All railroads In
the State of Wisconsin are hereby divided into
two classes TO be known as Class And Class d
Glass shall include all railroads or parts oil raii-
roads in the State of Wisconsin now owned or
operated. managed or leased either bythe 81
Paul Railway Company, the Chicago q North
western Railway Company or the Western Union
Railway Company, except the Madison Portage
Railroad. Glass shall include all other ralroaae
or parts of railroads in said State and al! the
provision. relating TO Glass In the act OF which
This is amendatory shall be applied to those rail-
roads which, by this amendment, are Class b.
SEc q All those railroad companies whose
lines OF road are now incomplete orare in proc.
ess of construction, and to aid in The building o.
which the General Government has donatcc
grants of land. and which are not exempted from
Ia xation on said lands fer the next five years
are hereby exempted from the payment OF th'
license fees required by law for said five years.
Sgc g. This act shall take effect and be II
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March :, 1873 Cof1-
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CHAPTER 16s

AN ACT to authorize municipal corporations to
aid in the construction Of railroads
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows:
SECTION l. ANY county, town, incorporated
city or village in this State Is hereby au.hoiIeu
and empowered and may aid IN the cohstluI.on
of auy railroad to be constructed 10, through OF
near to such county, town or Incorporated cl.y on
village as follows: The said corporation ana the
railroad company PsneS mn sasbe granted in the
same manner as is provided in Chap. ie%
of the laws of 1871 and the acts amenoa-
tory thereof except that 1t shall pc pro-
vided in said agreement that said aid shall consist
in tax not exceeding in amount per eenlum
of the valuation of the taxable property thefelh,
as the same shall appear upon the last Pres!ous P
assessment roll or as fixed by the last previous
Board of State Equalization, in case OF county
proposing to grant such AID; ano IN case nuSn ~
soreement shall be made, an election snail pe
held as provided in said Chap. one hundred1 anu
eighty-two of the laws OF 1877, ana IL maJoiltt
of the legal voters who shall vote at such eieo-
tion shall vote for the railroad proposition tax
TO the amount of aid so voted shall pc ehlereo
upon the next assessment roll LOT sueh cean.si
town. city or village IN sePar,e III esOarts az the
other taxes but shall be kept separate ana ine
money collected shall be paid over to sucn rali-
road company: and in case such railloau , "a az
levied and assessed upon any piece or parcel oi
land shall not be paid, such lano shaa ee
sold for the non payment OF taxes thereon, IN
Guiding the tax for railroad aid. The said COM
many shall have the right to purchase al the ta4
| sale anv such lands which shall be sold Tor tne
non-payment of taxes, including the tax 1or ran,
| road aid and have the price bid therefor applled
| on payment Of the aid so voted, and IN case any
land shall be bid in by the county which was sola
for non-payment of said railroad aid tax inCluo'
| ing either taxes SAID company shall have tne
right 10 select and have Endorsed and trans
| ferred to them sufficient amount OF sucn
| certificates of sale to make up the anoun,
of aid SO voted. 1t being the intent ane
4 meaning Of this act that such eompan!
shall be entitled to the proceeds OF such tax yoteS
and assessed as aforesaid, whether In money col
ected or certificates of sale, to the amount OF TN
aid so voted but the same shall in no event D
an Indebtedness on the part OF such county, to@n 2
contained shall be taken or deemed to create an
liability on the part OF such county, town, city
village to such company. Nothing herein sna ia
laws of 1s7z or any act amendatory thereof.
SEC 2 This act shall take effect and be In forc
| from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March 3, 1875. sCoff.
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~
AN ACT to encourage the building of narrow
! gauge railroads and 70 secure cheap uansporta-
b fion to the people.
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION l. ANY county, town, incorporated city
or village in this State is hereby authorized AND
empowered to aid in the construction of any mar
railroad in this State 10 be constructed
by any company under and BY authority OF any
law OF this State. as provided by an act entitled
An act to authorize municipal corporations to
aid in the construction OF railroads. approved
March 2a A. ID. 1872. and all acts amendatory
thereof
SIC T. Any municipal corporation named In the
foregoing section may. by agreement between the
railroad company and such municipality. take
rst-mortgage bonds or capital stock, or part hrst
mortgage bonds and part capital stock, on the
railroad SO sided. in lieu OF the stock OF eucf
comnany for the aid so subscribed. The agree
meut between such railroad company and such
municipality shall be arrived at as provided II
secs three go and four "a Of the act aforesaid
and all the conditions restrictions provtsions
instructions, forms and requlrements- OF ever.
| kind and nature. in the act hereinoefore men
/ toned. shaifapply 10 this act and be comphes
with both on the part OF the rnAroed compan,
and the municipality subscribing s1on aio
meaning and intending hereby only 10 chane
said act approved March D. A d. 1879, 20 as TO au
| tborize the receiving of frst-mortgage bonds D.
muuicipal corporations subscribing aid TO narro~
esnre rsiiroads In lieu Of the stock Of such com
pary, the better to secure such municipaiitie
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The Vote on the PInchback Kesoiu
tiOn.

THE yeas and nays in the Senate on
the resolution TO postpone till December
next the question of the admission OF r.
r & Pinchback as Senator from Louisl-
ana were as follows:
Ysas-Alcorn, Allison Boutwell,. Bruce. Burn
side. Cameron Pa), Cameron (Wis9, clayton
C,onover Cragin Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry (Mlch.l
Frelin ghuyeeI,, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey howe,
Inoalls Jones New, Mcmillan. Mitchell. Mofrlii
(Me), Morrill, tyt), Morton, oglefoy, raoaoex' Wt
Pattereon Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, west
Nays-Bayard. Bog, Booth, Caperton Chris
tiancy. Cockrell Cooper, Davis, katen, Soidtn-
waite, Gordon, HiicheoSk, d3ansnn, McI1on,
AID. Maxey, Merrimon, Norwood hano2lp3e
Ransom. Saulsbury Stephenson, Thurman, var
lace. White, Withers-S. :.
Messrs. Edmunds and Robertson did
not respond when their names were
called. Messrs. Anthony and Wright,
wSo would have voted in the affirmative,
were paired with Wadleigh and Dennis,
Who would have voted in the negative
Mr.. Logan said he would withhold his
vote, as he did not desire to vote against
| all his friends, but he thought they were
making great mistake. Wher
the name of Ferry (Conn.) wa.
called Mr.. Eaton announced that his col
league was paired with Cameron Pa
hut that Senator had already voted. Mr.
Eaton supposed Cameron had voted ol
mistake. Mr.. Cameron (Pa-) said h,
voted Intentionally. He was paired witt
the Senator from Connecticut upon tn
question of admitting Pinchback, bu
not upon the question OF postponing tn
resolution.
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Spring wraps. r 1s!.'
+, The first article of spring attire to
De put on when warmer day eomesis a
wrap of lighter nualitx than the hoarr

The first article of spring attire Il
De put on when warmer day eomesis
wrap OF lighter quality than the heavy
winter cloak. The first importations o1
these garments are mantles, fiehus. dol.
mans, round capes and sacques of drap
d'ete, cashmere and Sicilienne. trimmed
with silk braid, beaded galloon, face and
fringe. There are fewer saeapes than
usual, and these are of the half fitting
French shape already noted, with long
fronts and short back Mantles take va.
rlous shapes. and are not much trimmed.
being merely bordered The simplest
shapes have long square tabs in front
and a demilong cape behind, outlining
the hgure and draping the itournure Just
as sacques do the neck is very high, and
is always finished with standing collar.
fuche, SILK pfeating, or lace frill. Jet
beads are still shown in the trimmings,
but not so profusely as of late; thus wide
SIX galloons are woven In checks or
blocks dotted with beads, or else they
nave tracery in Greek pattern of finely
cut beads, or perhaps rows of beaded
loops are sewed on the silk braid
Another fashion is to trim with bits of
beaded fringe, each piece two or three
inches long, set diagonally near, the
edge, and forming a sort of iabot effect
around the whole mantle. A new trim
ming is ruche of crimped tape and
crlmped hoss strung with jet, and re
remDllng the moss trimming once so
fashionable. Thread lace is also used in
pro1uslon on fine garments, and is
headed with crotcheted passementerie.
Straight rows of braid a third of an inch
wide are arranged in clusters of three or
tour, with curled row between. Yak
and guipure insertion and lace are still
used ''" ~ ~ - /
The fichus are jaunty wraps and when |
tapped in front and fastened over the |
soarnure have tie effect OF a sleeveless |
eas99ei Sons haSs dec asaiesveless sacoGes
trimmed to have the appearance of
1chu.
Round capes are simple talmas, and fit
he shoulders closely. These are easily
made and require, very little material !
They came into favor late last summer
and will doubtless be very popular this
1ear. Fringe cut in bits, jetgalloon, lace,
md pinked ruches of gros grain are their |
trimmings. Dolmans are not changed in
shape; hence lady who has one left |
,yer from last fall is supplied with a
pring. wrap. Odd little pockets of
hirred silk, shaped like bags, cornu-
,opias or old-fashioned reticules, are
'laced on the sides of sacques, fchus and
,olonaises.
Black cashmere polonaises are again
as they are found to be useful !
,arments for the Intermediate season.
they are cut to have the effect of "a
uirass and tahiier; they have the long 1
darguerite or Gabrielle back, are smooth !
s cuirass over the hips and are trimmed
here to outline basque. The fronts
re closed by trimming and are verylong; :
he sides curve upward, and sash-like s
nds are draped on the tournures The ,
used are those named for |
ashmere mautles. The polonaises, like II
II tabliers and over-skirts, are elaborate
Y trimmed down the front.-H@pers /
}dzar.
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| such news should. be forwarded. they
amply make up for it In other.ways- On
all important occasions, such "A thc
present, heaven is Informed of the
event. This is done by a cerenYbnv AZ
The Great Temple of Heaven. Sacrifice
and incense are offered, but the
I mode of Transmitting the Information TO
| the upper world is not exactly known;
| most probably 1t is by burning a copy of
I the proclamation, for according q TO tsbi
nese ideas anything which is burnt as.
cends in the smoke TO Tien. or heaven.
| and they have some peculiar religious
rltes which are founded upon this no.
ton. AT the Imperial Ancestral Temnle
another ceremony Is gone through To
INFORM the new Emperur's ancestors of
what has happened. AT the, Temple of
the Earth another ceremony is per
formed to let the earth know of what
mas taken place--it is the veritable earth
10 which this message ssent; "all under
heaven" means the people under heaven.
~ seems that these rites are rot cele-
brated by priests, but by princes. The
junction is no doubt vicarious. as
they act for and represent the Emperor.
One telegram has put the new
Emperors age at three years, and another
at hye. The explanation OF this is
easy, Every Chinaman adds one year 10
ms real age and the Emperor adds. two.
ihe three years may thus !, he the age
counting from his birth, and the FIVE
years the official imperial age. His IA
theirs name is Prince Chun, but his own
name has not yet been declared. A new
name is always assumed by an Emperor
on coming to the throne Tung- Chfth.
F" the union of law and order" was the
one taken by the late Emperor, and by
that he is known on public documents,
coins, etc. sff'
The present Manchu dynasty begsfl in
l644, but Tai-Tsung had adopted .iAe
little of Emperor ia 1885. 1t was,not Till
!, me ssis last gimysn m date that the last Of The
fsangs, . child Of seven, was pro
claimed Emperor with the title of Shun-
Shih, snd the new dynasty was called
he Tai-Ching, or Great Pure dynasty.
lie who has just begun to sit in the
lragon throne, is the ninth Emperor of
his dynasty counting from Shun.C Chih.a
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TO QErrOW-pau op railroad

against any possibility Of loss in subscribing aid
| TO narrow gauge railroad companies
SIC J. And TO furtner secure the people
ger fare all railroad Companies before asking aid
under this act. shall, by resolution of their Board
OF Directors, III the snaxinun rate OF passenger
lares and rates OF freight of all classes TO be
charged BY such company for the period of len
years from the date Of such resolution: Proridedt
me me passenger fare and rate of freight so fixed
snaii a. no time exceed the rates fixed by the laws
OF this State; and such company shall cause euch
resolution tn be recorded in the Recorders office
OF each county in this State through which their
Ioad shaii pass, and the rates and fares SO fixed
snAh De binding upon such company, Its success
sofs or assigns for the time so fixed in such reso
lulion; That is to say. such company shall not
exceed such maximum rate as determi ned by
their resolution. but may al their option lower
or feouce either passenger fare or rates upon
Ireignl, and such resolution by the railroad COM
ana ag cement with the municipality subscribing
aid 10 said Company. ~ - .
SEC. 4, And be it further enacted, That each
village subscribing aid to narrow-gauge railroads
anaer inns act shall, fr0Ia year TO year and each
year ior the period of ten 40 years, in proportion
10 the aid each municipality shall subscribe for
the capital stock Of such railroad, receive from
tne state Treasurer the laoney paid to the State
oy the railroad SO aided for license or tax
SEC. S. 1t shall be the duty Of the proper oficer
OF each municipality subscribing aid to narrow
gauge railroads under this act, At the time of is
suing Their bonds to the railroad company, in
pay for the capital stock of such railroad
company, to forward to the State Treasurer q
statsment showing the number Of each bond,
date, par value, interest 1t bears and when paw
able And it shall be the duty of the State Treas
urer TO keep record of the same in a book kept
i1r that purpose in his office and each year for
tne period OF ten years from the date OF such
bonds, and Immediately apon receiving the H. |
cense or tax money from the railroad company |
SO aided, to ascertain the amount sub |
scribed by each municipality in aid of such |
company, and shall pay the amount SO |
to the proper ofacer of each mulici,
pality, taking therefor his receipt: Prouided No |
county, city. town. village, school district or other
corporation shall grant to said railroad
,dness, in the aggregate exceeding Der cent
Ina on the value OF the taxable property therein |
o be ascertained by the last assessment for State
md county taxes previous to the inc urring OF such
SEC. s. This act shall take effect and be IN force
rom and after its passage and publication. |
Approved March 2, 1875. H-COPY
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Mr.. C0oley's Third.

My neighbor Cooley married his tffri
wife short time ago; aud the day after
she came home with him his Oldest boy,
son of his first wife, came into the room
where she was sitting alone sewing
Placing his elbows on. the table he began
to be sociable. The following conyersa-
ton ensued: j,
Boy-How long d'you expect yoa'll
last? "a rrsl -H.. 80
Mrs. C.-What on earth do you mean?
Boy-Why, ma, she held on for about
ten years, and Emma, pas second, she
stood it for three years. / reckon you're
good for as much as her,. hope so,
anyhow. I'm kinder sick Of funerals.
They made an awful fuss when they
slowed away ma, and a bigger howl
when they planted Emma. So I'd ies' as
leave you'd keep around awhile. But pa,
he has his doubts about il" sist'FSF
Mrs. aGv-Doubts Pell me what you
mean, this instant .--...,'.
Boy-Oh, nothin'l Only the day
Emma got away pa came home from the
funeral, and when he ripped the Grape off
his hat he chucked il into the bureau
drawer and said: "Lay there till / want
you agin;" so l spose the old man must
be expectin' you 10 step out some time
or other. In fac / seen him conversin'
with the undertaken yesterday; MAXIM
some kinder permanent contract With
Ria hhj9RRr fGFliefs RoKrHI u@aan is always
He likes it. He's good.natured man
Anybody can git along with him II they
understand him All you've got 10 DO IS
TO be sweet on him, and hen be like u
lamb. Now, Emma, she used TO git mad
and heave plate, or coal-scuttle, or
most anything at him, and II used To
irritate him And ma, she'd blow hlm
up about II, GOO 0timesa day; and bolh ="
them would bang me till was dlsgusits,s
And pa didn't, like it. Treat me well,
give me candy and money, and you've
got pa certain and sure. Emma usedte
smack me; and when pa said he was Slp-
posed to it she'd go at him with an lun.
brelIer, or a fiat-iron, and maui him. L
guess YOU and NELL jog along all righe
together, and by the time pa glts another
wife III be big enough TO don't care how
many airs she puts on. What ] WANTS
time atYon stick for three or four years
and then the old man can consoiidate As
much as he's a mind to, and l won
scare worth cent It's only the fair
thing, anyway. Enough of the property
of this family's been wasted on Collins
and tombstones, and we ought to knock
Off for awhile. Good mornin'. lb'heye
| III 90 to school. -"{- Z
Mrs. Cooley did not enjoy her honey
| moon as much as she had expected
| Mar Adeker, in N. y. Weekty.
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Published March 10 'e-,


Tlsed Statutes, entitled "Of the assessment
and collection of taxes"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION /. Sec. s5 of Chap. 10 of the Revised
Statutes OF 1858 is hereby SO amended as to read
then MAKE an affidavit, TO be annexed 70 such
statement, before the County Treasurer, or before
any officer authorized to ndminister oathe, that
the facts set forth in said statement are correct
that the sums therein returned as unpaid taxes
have not been paid, and that he has not, upon dill
igent inquiry, been able to discover any goods or
chattels belonging to the persons charged with
such unpaid taxes whereon he could levy the
same; which statement and affidavit shall be filed
with the County Treasurer; and he shall thereup-
on be credited by the County Treasurer with the
amount OF taxes SO returned as unpaid or doubly
assessed, except the per cent. Collectors fee,
and shall be allowed one dollar for making his re-
turn and six cents per mile travel fee, way, in
transmitting the same, to be allowed and paid to
him by the County Treasurer in settlement. And
any Town Treasurer who shall render his return az
above required without duly making, annexing,
subscribing and duly making oath to the affidavit
above required shall, for such omission, forfeit
penalty of $780, to be sued for and collected in the
same manner as other fines and forfeitures; and
every County Treasurer who shall receive such
return return and credit the % nmouns S 20 unpaid and
first requiring such return to be duly verified by
affidavit duly subscribed, sworn to or affirmed,
and certified as above required. shall for
each such omission forfeit q penalty of $500 to
be sued for and collected in the same manner as
other fines and forfeitures, snd neither said Town
or County Treasurer shall be permitted to offer
such unverifed statement in evidence in any set
tlement made by them with their respective
Boards Of Supervisors or auditing officers, nor in
any actions brought against them on their
spective official bonds nor In any prosecution
against them for embezzlement.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
Approved March 8, 1875. g-COPY.