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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21

and reader would both grow weary of the
task. Some of the hotels could provide
no meals for their hungry patrons as the
ranges were overfiowed. Many families
were compelled to seek refuge in the up
per stories of their houses, and there, cut
off from the outer world, they tasted
through the long day and night. Mr.. W.
A. Wilson, who belongs to the Govern
ment printing office, narrowly escaped
death ON the Avenue. AS he was riding
near AZ street his horse stumbled and
fell into hole where he was drowned.
Two gentlemen who were in a boat went
to Mr.. Wilson's relief and by their exer-
lions he was saved. At the foot of 18th
street colored man was catching drift
wood when the boat upset and he was
seen no more. The destruction of the
long bridge across the Potomac will seri-
ously interfere with travel for some time
to come. This bridge was almost entire
ly swept away in the year 1929. The
company, which was Incorporated by
Congress, Jan. 5, 1908, was unable to
rebuild it and for the sum of 1000 sold
their right and title to the government.
It was rebuilt at cost of 5000 900, but
was again destroyed in 1910, and was
greatly injured by freshets in the years
of sc, go, 63 and '67. 1t is high time to
deyise some plan for a bridge that will
| not bankrupt the government by constant
OUTLAWS for repairs. AS the terrible inun-
| dalton had to come upon US it seems
providential that it came just when it did.
| Even Sunset Cox could not equal the
| eloquence of the overwhelming flood. 1t
calls in thunder tones upon Congress to
realize the necessity of an appropriation
for the improvement Of the river front.
One bright young lady suggested the plan
of anchoring Congress out over night in
the streets that they might coolly and in
all due sobriety reflect upon this very
important matter.
The main arch, now being erected fol
the Inauguration ceremonies, across 15tI
street from the Treasury to the Corcora1
building, begins to look quite formidable
and on Pennsylvania Avenue not far from
seventh street some enterprising person
Ca Yankee of course) is building tie
above tier of seats where one may pa.
out all his odd change to sit in full view
of the grand procession and run the risl
of breaking his neck in case the trestl
gives way, but then upon so great a
occasion one must make little sacrifices
If we could only have the high tide @
Saturday upon the fourth of March W
might launch a fleet of gondolas, deck
? ed out in all the glory of red, white an
blue, and give our Doge an opportunit
to wed the sea. As it is we must be cor
, tent with a National wedding on shore.
, HIS * MARK.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21
ACT NO. 90.

Act No. so of the session laws of
Vermont, 1880, will completely revolu-
tionize the system of collecting taxes in
the towns that may avail themselves of
its provisions, and as many towns will
have the subject under consideration we
give below an abstract of the law, or the
reader may refer back to our supplement
for the act in full /:
Section provides that if the towns &C
cept the act, the selectmen shall make all
tax bills Except those for highway taxes)
and deliver them to the town treasurer.
On their receipt said treasurer, by section
2, is required to post notices, at least, in
three places in his town and and publish
it one week in any newspaper Of the town,
calling upon the taxpayers to pay their
taxes within 80 days from date, and sec
ton makes deduction of per cent. on
all taxes thus paid, except on the state
taxes the deduction made by the general
law only is allowed. At the expiration of
said 80 days the treasurer shall issue his
warrant for the amount of taxes then I'M
paid and deliver it to the collector, which
shall be returnable in 60 days. The treas
urer is to be allowed one-half of one per
cent. on the taxes paid within 80 days,
and when he issues his warrant, he is al
lowed five cents for it, which is added to
the tax and collected of the delinquent.
Section 8 makes it the duty of the collect
or to execute such warrants and return
them with the money collected and his
doings thereon to said treasurer within 60
days and, also, provides that in case the
selectmen that any taxpayer is about to
remove or abScond from this state he may
issue his warrant at any time and the col
lector shall proceed hereunder as in 9TH
er cases. For the execution of all war.
rants issued to him the collector is enti.
tied to the same fees as he is now allowed
by the law in the case of distraint Of
property in the collection of taxes and the
collectors fees are to be collected of the
delinquent taxpayer. Section provides
that go days before the town treasures
shall issue any warrant against non-res
ident taxpayer he shall notify him of tn,
amount of his tax by delivering his motto,
thereof or by addressing it to said non
resident at his last and usual place O
abode. Section extends the provision
of said act to such incorporated village
and school districts of this state as shall
vote to avail themselves thereof at an,
meeting when tax is voted, and impos
the same duties upon the corresponding
officers Of said villages and school dis
tricts as deyOlve upon the treasurer, col
lector and selectmen Of the town.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21

The colored exodus from the south
still continues, through the prominence
of other matters has of late thrown it
into the background. At present there
are at least 60. 900 of these immigrants
in Kansas, against less than half that
number at this time last year; and
about $4,000 are scattered through our
northern states. In other words the
south has lost $4,000 of its laboring
class. Contrary to what might have
been expected, the refugees are doing
surprisingly we'll. They have gone to
work; their general behavior is good
not one has been arrested in Kansas fol
stealing. and none of the number has
become a tramp to secure living.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21

world. There is no reason why peo-
pie, who can compete successfully IN
engine building, in piano manufacturing
and in watch making with the expert
enced and skilled artisans of Europe
should not, under proper conditions. be
able to build iron ships as substantial
and as cheaply as the ship-masters of
any country. Mr.. Beck would solve
the problem by allowing our capitalists
to buy foreign-made vessels. Mr.. Blaine
thinks that ship building here can not
be fostered in that way. His plan is to
aid our builders by subsidies. Hestat-
ed that England had paid over $780,
100000 in such subsidies. The coun-
try looks to Congress for wise and effec'
tive legislation in. this direction
Windsor Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21
CONGRESS.

WV ~ AS@10k1s
Thursday, Fb l0h.-'fhe postal
appropriation bill was considered in the
Senate. protracted discussion occurring
to determine whether an amendment re-
ported from the committee on postofhces.
appropriating sl,O0O,OO0 to establish
lines of American steamers, was In or
der. The question was not settled at
the hour of adjournment. A bill was
passed appropriatlng 100000 for the
erection of fre-proof hall of deposit
for government records.
Nearly the entire session of the House
was occupied in debating the river and
harbor appropriation bill, without, how
ever, taking action thereon.
Friday.-In the Senate. Mr.. Hoar
introduced a resolution calling on the
judiciary committee to report whether
the presence of armed men, not COM
manded by United States officer, at
the capital at times Of the inaugurations
of presidents is not dangerous in prac-
tice; Mr.. Dawes reiterated his charges
against the secretary of the interior rel
alive to the killing of Big Snake; Mr..
Wallace spoke in favor of his proposed
constitutional amendment to secure the
election of president by the popular
vote the postal appropriation bill was
considered.
The session of the House was unim-
portant.
Satswday.-In the Senate the post
Office appropriation bill gave rise to some
debate on the commerce of the country.
In the House the ship railway bill
was laid on the table There was con-
siderable discussion over the amendments
proposed to the river and harbor appro-
priation bill.
Monday.-The postofice appropriation
bill was passed finally in the Senate
with amendments.
Many bills were introduced in the
House, and several measures of impor-
lance were passed; appropriate action
was taken in regard to the death of Mr..
| Fernando Wood.
Tuesday.-The funding bill occupied
the attention of the Senate; Mr.. Bay
ard explained at length the nature and
purpose of the amendments of the Senate
finance committee
In the House the contested election
case of McCabe against Orth, from the
ninth congressional district of Indiana
was decided in favor of Mr.. Orth the
river and harbor bill was further consid
cred, and various amendments were
offered and rejected.
Wedneshay.-Mr. Pendleton intro
duced in the Senate a bill to improv,
the civil service; Mr.. Eaton, from tn,
committee on foreign relations, reported
a resolution reiterating the Monroe doc
trine. in view of the De Lesseps shil
canal scheme; the funding bill was fur
ther debated.
The river and harbor bill was debated
in the House; Mr.. Cox and Mr. Upde
graft were active in opposition to it
Objectionable features; many amend
ments were offered and rejected.
Thursday The time of the Senat
was given to the further consideration Q
the funding bill; the amendment of tn
Senate finance committee fixing the rat
h of interest at l-2 per cent was defeat
IL ed other amendments were adopted.
J. The House passed the river and hal
t. Dor bill by vote of 1853 to 81.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-21
MUST A MAN APPRAISE
HIS OWN PROPERTY

As it has been reported that the in
ventory to be prepared by the Secretary
of State, would require that each man
should appraise his own real estate and
personal property, We did not speak OF
that matter last week, in our talk about
the law, preferring to wait until the
blank inventories should appear. We
have received one of the blank invento
ries, and find that the Secretary has so
ruled the columns of the blank. as to
leave it to be inferred that each man is
to appraise, not only his real estate, but
each item of his personal property. But
the blank does not ask, What is the
value of your real estate ?" or, "what is
the value of your cows, horses, etc p
There is an exception to this in regard
of swarms of bees, pleasure wagons, car
riages, watches, and pianos. The own
er is required by the inventory to APP
praise this property in value, as he is
'all kinds of produce. stock in trade
and other goods, chattels effects and
money on hand, on the 1st day of April,
1881"
We have carefully examined the law,
and we do not see what section, para
graph or clause, cOmpels real estate
owners to set a value on their property.
The law, section 2, says: Said blanks
shall be so formulated by the Secretary
of State as to require, under oath, from
each person and corporation, such full
information, as to each class and item
of his taxable property, real and per-
sonal, as will enable the listers, after a
personal examination of all visible
property, to appraise all such property
at its true value in money. That a
man should be compelled to do SO absurd
thing as to set value to his property,
under oath, is so unreasonable that
we should not expect, even a Vermont
legislature, to require it. And in the
absence of any wording of the law, thai
expressly requires it, we should believe
that the correct Interpretation would
not require thing so useless and I'm
necessary The listers are supposed t.
be men, who, without bias of any kind
aud with good knowledge of the valu,
of prOperty,are able to appraiSe it. Prop
erty owners, especially real estate own
ers, do not, as rule, know as mucl
about the value of their property as
competent hoard of listers. The fac
that they are to be the real and Lawful
appraisers in the end, makes an ap
praisal by the owner, unnecessary am
useless. We do not propose to discus
this question at length, but refer GU
readers to the law itself. We give be
low the opinion of the Belloacs Fall
Times, which is very good authority O
the subject:
AS the time Of the annual town meer
ings approaches, the new tax law is MOI
and more discussed, and especially wit
reference to whether a man can or wi
be compelled to appraise his own pro-
erty. interpretations vary on this poin
but many are settling down to the opinio
that the law does not intend or requil
such an absurdity. Whatever may /
the prevailing opinion, it certainly mu
be rare that in court, references, arbitr
tiOns, or other forms of settling question
no one ever thought of such a thing
allowing, much less compelling, a man
appraise property in which he had a {
rect personal interest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07

| act of the owner or owners Gf the land the
right, privilege or authority to construct or
MAINTAIN snch works; and the Superior hoom
Co IS hereby authorized and empowered 10
! improve the navigation OF the NeTnadii river
ana Ailouez by bg cutting and excavati7g
a canal OF sufficient width between said
! liFer aud bay, and by deepening the waters
| thereof SO as TO facilitate and render more
practicable the driving, booming and hand
iiig or said logs timber and lumber; Pro-
vided that said cana, shall! he SO cut and
constructed as 10 prevent ang change in the
main Channel Of the said river as the same
nov exists, below the point where said canal
shall he so con t-uctcd
Section 2. Section five of said charter
tWent'-iour Of the laws OF 1870, as amended
by section two OF said chn ptcr tltree hundred
ana seventeen is hereby amended 30 as To
read as Eolows; Section s. TIE directors
| nl sad company shall have the control and
direction Of Ike asserting, rafting and de
| livery of logs or timber received in said
! booG ;, and may make and maintain reason.
! able rules, regulations auG nv-l"ws. not in
consistent with lee laws OF ta;s state to
carry out in4 enforce the same. Said com
/ pdnY Is hereby authoFi1 Z To demand receive
/ ana collect as boomage or toll such sum a.
may be determined upon by ies bca,d OF
directors, not exceeding hitv cents per
thousand feet nt logs or liuBer turned out
assorted, Taitcd or made ready for delivery
III or nom said boom CT booms. .Sach corr
/ pehSaainm 10 be exclusive Of rafting timb.rs
ana iaatcnlngS. y heucver any ,oas or tim
Der shall have come ju.G said hno,ns. the
aIoresald company sAa withou. lnnccrssar..
delay proceed to turn cut and make tine
! sahe aUY fof delivery 10 tie owners tbereof.
Htc.oh >. Section siy, Of SAID c,upLer
t"eatE E-tcrr, as amended by section three Of
SAID chapter three h0ndred and seventeen. is
heiv0F aheGIvd SO Is to read Is follow.
section a. lHe said company shall Tor ati
EAeE tolls, uo'i, aud expenses helei3 previd-
"a nave Aeh on Et'e logs or i'm5ur for
Na'ch tue same we're incurred, and NAV
( seiHe ih Nbosgs'evcr possession found and
I h"ld a sufficient Qran.it, thereof 20 pay the
same, an III le sale thereof to satisfy such
, Indebtedness, uncn giving taeHtv dayS
Goticc III the manner provided for ngtif,inr
shr 5 oh executions BY sections two thousand
hihc huniret aI& ulurJy-oae Of the revised
statutes, provided said len lIag be sul,rced,
a. othel liens cu logs, timber rad lumber be
eH''itSI DJ a"" III pursuance Of any pro
vision q 'a" All logs coming INTO sad
boom Or lotns ard remaining unclaimed hv
The onner or 9aucrs tEer, OF for thirty davs
attr he same have been made ready for
deliver! a. aioIe-atd, may be sold ut ary
: ne by HaI4 corporatioH, 10 ihe highest blu.
der at pabiIc Sale. 0l whjca notice .hali he
given as above required in case OF sal, u
F"rsoHal property ou execution. Said con-
tahI py rs agent o. pGcpar officer may in
good i"'h u'd ..fau and purchase auy such
fs - -si
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07
RAILROAD ITEMS.

The Northern Pacific engineers
are still surveying in and around
town, and a party is working east
ward from town locating The line.
Il is expected that the work of
clearing and grading will soon COM
mence. The Ashland Press states
that the contract for the ties for the
entire line from the junction 10
Montreal river has been awarded TO
John II. Knight of Bayfield, and
W. K. Sutherland of Ashland, and
that they will get over 100000 this
year. This number Will Just about
be required on that part OF the line
between Superior and the Junction.
The Pre- IS further states that an
excellent line-much better than
cxpected-has been found from
Ashland eastward. The Ashland
folks are therefore very hopeful that
the n i. vii! run through their
town. We trast they may not be
disappointed.
The stockholders of the ST. Paul
& Duluth railroad held an election
recently aud Mess. J J, Hill aud Il.
3. Angus. Of the Manitoba com
pany, were elected directors in the
place Of G. H. Graves and J. O.
Adams. The directors are now
Alex. Mitchell, Of Milwaukee /;
David Dows, 4. T. Flower, and
Peter Geddes,of New York; James
Smith jr., j. J. Hill and Il. 3.
Angus, Of ST. Paul ; Henry H. Por-
ter, OF Chicago being president and
VIM. II. RhaWn Of Phila. vice pre-.
sident. The advent of Mess. Hui
and Angus in The directory is taken
as an indication that the Manitoba
COMPANY has all interest III the
road-many think controlling one
and that it will be hereafter run
as a lake outlet for the Manitoba
road. The road is 10 be put in
thorough repair, and slee! rails laid
The entire distance.
Advices from the Chicago Port
age & Superior company are 10 the
effect that they viii soon have n
corps OF surveyors in the heIG, and
that the road Will be pushed ahead
vigorously aud the porto" from
Superior 10 the North Wise onsin
road built within year.
Eastern parties have lately taken
hold OF the Duluth & Winnipeg
railroad, aud promise to build II
within three years. The company
has a swamp land grant of ten see
tions to the mile. Adopting the
style of the Duluth papers, we will
state that this road will, of course,
come into and terminate at Su-
perlor, and assist III building up q
Oily here alongside of hIch Chicago
will be nowhere
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07

THE Chief Engineer of the Wis
consin & Michigan road and a
corps OF assistants have found a
suitable point from which to cross
the Menominee river into Michigan.
A great deal of difficulty was ex-
perienced in locating place, sur
veys having been made several
times without success. The roin,
is near Quinnesec and the work
will now 60 forward from a point
opposite. The route to be sur
veyed in Michigan is rather inde'
finite. A plan is on foot TO strike
for Ontonagon with view OF
obtaining the Michigan land grant
tor which the Ai!Iwakuee, Lake
Shore S Western is also working.
If this route il abandoned rouie
directly north will 0e sugveyed nnti
the route Of the Northern Pacific i.
tapped Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07

TH- SQUARE MAS.-The square
mar measures the same each way,
ami lie hasn't any crooked edges or
sbaky lumber IN him. He is free
from knots and sap, and won't
warp. lie is clear stuff, and
don't care what you work him up
INTO, he won't swell, and he won't
shrink. lie is amongst men what
good Kindred boards are amouc
carpenters ; he won't sea-on-crack.
II don't make any difference which
side OF him you come mp TO, he is
the same size each way, and the
only way TO get st him any how is
TO face him. He knows he is
square, and never spends any time
trying 10 prove it. The square man
Is one of the best shaped men the
the world has ever produced he 5
one OF that kind OF people who
can't alter 10 fit spot, but you
must alter The spo; 10 &. him.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07
IL 4 u1CC.

STATE or WISCONSIN, County Court,
DuyGLAs County. Ia Probate.
NOTICE is hereby given that at the special
term OF the County Court to be hel1 in and
fer said County a; the Court House in Su-
perior, in said County, on the Third Tuesday
the seventeenth day Of May 1881, at two
clock in the afternoon Of said dav, the
following matters viii be heard and con
sjdered
The application Of John F Hoyt, of st.
Paul, ia the State Of Minnesota. to admit To
probate the last viii and testament Of George
Culver deceased, late q Ramsey County in
said State, and for letters Of administration
with the Hj.l annexed 20 Ue issued to him
the said JOHN l. Ioyt.
By order OF the Nourf.
GEO. ". PERRY, County Judge
Dated April l9, 1881.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07

CHEAP TELEGEAPHY.-Germany
must be the paradise of such as
frequently have to make use of the
telegraph. In England The uniform
charge all over the kingdom is enc
shilling for the first twenty words,
and the people are now seeking to
obtain a reduction of this. A Ger
man correspondent of a Londcn
paper says that the uniiorm charge
in Germany for messages sent To
any part of the Empire is one cent
a word, aud that under this system
the wires are sources Of profit,
whereas under The old system Of
receiving no message for leas than
25 cents, they were continually
the source OF loss,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07
Sentences Making Sense WsetAe1
Re2 d Backward ot Forward.

IN has not bean :hou4At ncr"4-
Sary to give 'hr backward 8 sell
AZ the forward read ~ 6! 'ha lol
lowing sentences. save In those N
which there srrmcl somc spcrial
reason for printing the lwo yrr~i,n-
In gong through the sentences
backwards the requisite changes IN
the punctuation niuSl he understood
by the reaicr:
Dies slowly fading day winds mournfal sigh ;
Brightly stars are waking,
Flies owlet, hoo'ing, holding reyel high,
Nightly silence breaking.
Breaking silence nightly,
High revel holding. ho0tinC owi,t flies,
Waking are stars brightly;
Sigh mournful winds; day, fading slowly, dies
Adleu, love. Part We must. Stay.
oh stay she said weepin z
'p'teousy. Now, indeed, sorrow is
mine. Alas
Solomon had vast treasures.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-07

THE CAUSE OF MUcn EvIL.
Bad habits are formed in many in
stances from atfectation There is
not much plain, honest sin resulting
from real impulse. The most If il
is committed in imitation Of some
thing which we think fine. One
silly fellows Imagination is Iazzlca
by the gIories OF the table; hr ac-
cord'ngiy drinks mot at all beclGse
he likes drink, but because he
thought some other people appeared
To be uncommon!y tioe fellows VIXEN
they we're drinking, ana 20 he must
drink too. Another swears because
he liked the sound Of An oath one
day IN the month Of q f;iund. In
the same manner, ihe most Of the
instances of men who have become
degraded by their vices, are in
reality only pretenler., or !i;te
better, setting themselves With
great anxiety - ruin Themselves
INTO character for clpvcyucss by
ini' ating he bad habits Of others.