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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24

Mrs Wittenmyer, well known during
the war as an active worker in the hospi-
tails of the United States, and for some
years president of the National Woman :
Christian Temperance Union. has written
the following letter;
SUsQUEHANNA, Penn. oct, >. 1881.
JOScph d. Weeks, PittNblrq Penn.
DEAR FRlEND-In reply to yours from
New York have to say: list, am rs 10y
al to this Government as | was during the
war. and do not think that we are Yet
ready or can safely turn over the interests
of the country to those who brought on
the war or who Sympathized with the Re
hclliOn. ID, ! should regard il as a great
social and national calamity if a man like
Mr. Cleveland should he elevated to tn,
highest office in the gift of the people,
believe the Democratic party will and
ought TO carry burden of disgrace ful
years because of his candidacy, and that
/ il is the duty of every decent manto do all
in his power to defeat him.
believe i'm the prohibition of the liQuol
traffic. but do not think that the Quc~
tion can Ice handled rs a National question
To ran Presidential candidate aud try g.
secure am amendment iO the National
Constitution is like trying to put roof uu
house before the foundation is land ul
the walls are mp,
ann satisfied that the party manager,
are now working To build up "a party. and
are more concerned for That than they arr,
for PRINCIPLES and that il the Rcpuhii
can party had passed a sensible temper
ancc resolution and nominated st, John
the Prohibition party managers would not
have been satisfied. Yesterday, DR.. DIN
a StauuCh temperance man, the presiding
elder of BnghamtOn district who made
last winter in the New York Legislature
, 1884-06-28

s Is.
samtige Skolereqvister, saasOm Bigger, Tavler, Skriveb0ger, Mate
rRl til Haandarbeide {. S v, anSkaffes til Brug SkOlerne paa Diet
Ofentlges BekoStning. Til Brug Ejemmet skal der gives tlevrrne
Leiighed til at anSkafe de Skolerne brnyttede Bigger til en- biGg Pis.
2Mt Capitol.
ON PRIVATE DRENGESKOLER UNDERST0TTEDE AT Def OFFENTLIGE.
De hidtlvarende ofentige BetalngSskoer (BorgerskoIer inddrages.
Over0vrgheden bemyndges til deres Sted liver at Byerue Christian.
, 1884-06-28

The school time is for the teachers sc hours weekly, and for the pu.
nils. not less than IS 1ons Weekly. The School Board fixes the number
OF hours for each class and the distribution OF the hours on the School
days. Promotion from one class to the other takes place at the yearly
examination.
The vacations consist of: a Christmas vacation of IA days, com.
after Easter, both days included; a vacation OF Il days commencing the
TTr Schools Shall further be closed on Sundays, Whimonday, and
the Kings Birthday is left to the School Commission to decide, with
the approval Of the Superior Authority %naI oner days beside heSe
named are to be regarded as holidays fol- the schools;
The progress of the children is tested once every year by a public
examination held in the presence of at least one member Of the School
Board, and after previous public announcement and invitation to pa
rents and guardians,
The time of the public examination is fixed by the Superior Authori-
t upon representation made by The School Board.
When a child is taken off the school register in accordance with the
rules prescribed in :, the School Inspector shall furnish the child with
a certificate stating that the chlds name has been taken off the register,
and containing the teachers testimony a to the chnds diligence, prof
cheney and general conduct at school
When child is absent from school, til IS the duty of the teacher to
note the absence in the School journal, and the same day or latest the
shall also, every Saturday, furnish the School Board with a list of all
the eases of absence that have occurred during the past week, with all
notaionS showing the supposed reason for each case OF absence, upon
which the school 30 I'd decides whether the fault rests with the child, or
with it's parents or guardians II the fault rests with te chHu' IL shan
be subject 10 ordinary school punishment if the fault rest with parents
or guardians, the parry or parties shall he liable to fines. me tines,
which fall TO the Colonial Treasury are according &c me me meInSo Oh te @Se
fixed at say from 5 Cents 90 Cents for each day achild has been absent
tom sc"ool without valid reason, and is collected oy the ne ocnool boape, In
such a manner that one weeks grace be allowed Will the payment OF the
fine. But the fine is not paid on the expiration of the grace thus allowed
ton received from the parties concerned, the Board hal nno Cuyme
to collect the fine by legal coercion, by requistlon to the Pohcemaster
india Dollar Of the amount Of the fine. A fine of less than s1OO shall
be expated by | days imprisonment, and if the hne consist OF dollars
and a fraction of dollar, the fraction shall with regard to expiration De
considered equal TO one dollar.
All articles required for class instruction, such as books, states,
copy books, material for needlework is provided for the schools at public
cost. For use at home, the pupils shall be given an opportunity OF pur'
CHAPTER H.
CONCERNING PRIVATE BOYS SCHOOLS RECEIVING PUBLIC AID.
The hitherto existing public paying schools Burgher Sch oOls) are
abolished. The Superior Authority is empowered to take ste ps TO en-
, 1884-06-28
end PART

the public physicians.
end PART
CONCERNING PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN THE Towns.
CHAPTER T.
CONCERNING THE FREE SCHOOLS.
T.
In accordance with a plan to be drawn up by the School Board and
approved by the Superior Authority, the Free Schools and the buildings
therrto appropriated in Chmisliarstd and Frederiksted shall be arranged
in such a manner, that all children i'll the towns who are bound to attend
school, and do not otherwise receive instruction, can be ad mitted there
i'll.
The schools shall be divided in classes in order that the children
may receive instruction suited to their age. In the case of children of
the age of 10 years and upwards, instruction shall, as far as possible, be
given to each sex separately.
The number of classes and pupils in a class is to be fixed in such q
manner that no teacher Shall, as Il rule, teach more than 6O pupils at the
SAM time.
The School Board may, however, when circumstances demand it,
exceptionally permit a departure from this rule, out in such a case the
teacher ought, as far as possible, 70 be allowed an assistant teacher, even
as he is at liberty TO employ pupil teachers ~
g. -,
For each Of the free schools in the towns shall be appointed the
number Of male and female teachers required in pursuance of the rules
prescribed in IS, in such a manner thar in the school in Christiansted
not more han , male and 2 female teachers or 3 male teachers and l
female teacher, and in the school Of Frederiksted not more than 2 male
teachers and l female teacher, shall be permanently appointed. The
other teachers are employed By the hour or as assistant teachers.
10.
, 1884-06-28

infectious disease shall not be allowed to visit the school before 3 weeks
after their being perfectly cured and the disease has ceased to exist in
the house they live in, which, also, must be proved by certificate.
The certificates III question shall on demand be furnished gratis by
the public physicians.
, 1884-06-28

sygdom. ma de eli omme Skolen f5r3 Uger, efer at de ere htlbredtde2
OF Sygdommen er oph0rt Diet Hus, hvori de DO, hvoOr igeledes ATTEST
erhverves. .
Disse Aueser skule paa Forlangende udsedes uden BetaInS al
de ofentige Lager.
2det AFSNIT.
ON SKOLEvESENETI BYERNE.
1Se CAPITEL
On FRISKOLERNE.
, 1884-06-28

IUIStTWE'
BjbeAiStOrie,
LGSnjng,
Skrioning, saare1 Shj6ns5rirning som Ret8Arirning,
Regning, saaceI pau Tagje som uden Tavle,
Sang.
For de mere fremmelige Born
Geographi og Naturhundskab,
DQnSk.
l PigekIasserne, desuden:
Signing og Ha0ndarbejde.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE quantity of wheat stored in Milwaukee,
at last accounts was so great as to exhaust
the capacity Of the elevators. 1t is proposed
to utilize some of the vessels which are to re-
main in port during the winter for storing the
surplus grain.
TIE Crow Indians of Montana have lately
given way to civilized usages, in the disposal
Of their dead. They have abandoned the
burial platforms on which the remains of the
departed were placed. and have adopted ordi-
nary modes of interment. The influence of
the missionaries and agents has effected this
change. AS yet, the untutOred red man is
unfamiliar with the attractions OF cremation.
THE practice of laying down straw IN the
street in cases OF illness has of late increased
percephbly, says the London GLOBE. Indeed,
it would not be an easy matter, as a rule, to
walk a mile in any fashionable quarter of
London without coming across patch of the
roadway covered by litter in a more or less
advanced stage OF decomposition. a very
strong protest against this state of things is
entered in the monthly report Of the medical
officer for health for Marylebone.
THE London Financial RefOTmaer says that
Mr.. Childers is seriously considering the
adoption Of patent, intended to protect gold
coin from wear. 1t consists Of ring OF steel
or hard metal, which is qua on the coin not,
and then contracts round It while coollng. II
the calculation be correct that the current
life of coin would be doubled by the adoption
of this device, it is evident that it ought to
be tried, for at present the annual loss on our
gold coinage by detrition is about $4,000.
down to the beginning of last century the
Italians were the principal producers Of or
CANINE or thrown silk, and for long time
they succeeded in keeping their art a secret.
Organzine was principally made within the
dominions of Savoy. by means OF large and
curious engine, the like OF which dld not
exist elsewhere. The Italians, by the most
severe laws, long preserved the mystery Of
the invention. = he punishment prescribed by
one of their laws for anyone who discovered
the secret was death. with the forfeiture Of
all the goods the delinquent possessed.
TWENTY MEN landed at the barge Office from
the steamship Colon. which arrived from As
pinwan at New York Saturday. They had
been employed on the Panama canal from three
to nineteen months. One of them, black
smith. said his wages averaged 81 so per day
when he was able TO work. OF the nineteen
months he had spent in the cOmpany's en-
plOy, he passed six months in the hospital.
s'The hospital accommodations" said he, "are
in good condition, put the treatment is bad.
The physicians are all Frenchmen, who know
but little about the Panama fever. 1t is said
that the deaths number about seven out of ten
patients. The greatest mortality is, of course.
among Europeans. the natives standing the
climate better. The bodies OF the dead are
placed in pine boxes andqHick lime is thrown
over them."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
The Adjournment of the Legislature


The Legislature, it is expected, will ad-
journ Saturday to meet next July. Not
very much has been accomplished, and it
is not probable that much would be if the
session were to continue several weeks
longer. The members want to get home
10 attend to their private affairs, and
when they are Influenced by that sort Of
feeling it is not 20 be expected that they
will give that close attention to public
business that it ought to have
The important measures that are pend
ing will probably go over to the adjourned
session. There will not be time between
now and Saturday to dispose of them.
The revenue bill and the appropriation
bill probably will take up most of the
time before adjournment.
One Of Savannah's bills, that relating
to sewerage, has been passed; but another,
that providing for paving the streets, will
hardly be acted upon.
1t is noticeable that nothing has been
done towards providing a better system
Of assessments. The State is greatly in
need Of more revenue, and in the tax bill
dQ0uN CNGA - l--~~t14 AAeNe NNA ~
made to pay a tax. Notwithstanding
these special taxes, however, it is doubt
full If enough revenue will be realized to
meet the necessary expenses Of the gov
eminent. What is needed, and what we
ought to have, is a system Of assessment
that would reach all property aud equal
ize the burden Of taxation. 1t has been
stated frequently that there is a great
deal Of property in the State that pays no
taxes, and a vast amount that is taxed at
only a small fraction Of its real value.
A proper assessment system would yield
an ample revenue. Would it not be a
wise plan to appoint a committee Of the
ablest members of the House to frame an
assessment bill during the recessr Such
a committee might study the best assess
ment laws Of other States, and find sug-
gestions enough to enable them TO frame
a bill that would meet the approval Of the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
BRIGHT BITS.

THE present weather tells the farmer who
has steers to shed, to shed them n0w.-S0ner-
ellie Journal.
A PRoFANE Philadelphia paper reports a
ballet dancer as saying that Fanny Elisler
died Of some juvenile disease.
AN Alabama negro was heard to sollloquize
philosOphically: "De sun am so hot, de cotton
am so grassy. de work am so hard. dat dis
darkey feel called upon to preach. "-Chdttd-
nOO01 Times.
A CHICKEN was killed in Wilkes county re-
Gently, and three brass buttons and the shell Of
a pistol cartridge were found in its gizzard;
Now we know what has become of the United
states army.-BostoR 1rdnscriDt.
TIE old Liberty bell is cracked thing,
any way, as a bell. and wouldn't be worth
shucks for a sugar house. If 1t belongs to the
people of Philadelphia they can keep 1t. 1t
can do nothing for the New Orleans ring
8eI0 Orleans PiedyERe.
THE American cabbage interests have not
yet sent a lobby to Washington to work for
the defeat of the Spanish treaty, and IL is IN
ferred they believe that the loss through a
falling off in the demand for cabbages on the
part Of American manufacturers OF imported
cigars may be Offset by increased expectations
of sour krOut and cold slaw.
FIRST CORONER's JURYMAE-''Ihis body was
fished out OF the river, wasn't it," second
juryman-"Yes. and look there Is a big bull
let hole in his head" Third juryman-
ludL So A Dig HDl6 lac budl WOdlu lCb III
a good deal of water, wouldn't it?' Fourth
juryman-"Ye s; it would let in about pint
easily" First juryman-"The case is clear.
gentlemen. The man died of water on the
brain" Verdict in accordance. -Phttddet-
5ohtd CAL.
''YoURs is hard life," said a commisera-
ting phianthropist to a hand-Organ man,
EJECT ees," replied the musician, sadly.
"Obliged to be out in the cold ali day." con-
tinued the philanthrOplst. Dat Is not de
worst of eet" was the melancholy rejoinder:
s'NOf'' ''No. de miseree ees dat am oDilged
to listen to de music OF my own instrument.
The philanthropist was so overcome with this
view of the matter that he gave the organ
man a dollar.-BOst0n Courier.
A PAIR OF SPOONS
sob, Emelne. Oh, Emeline"
/ heard a lover say
1.-THE hours are short, I've stayed too long;
Sweet, sweet, must awayP'
"Ah, Gussie dear, why hasten thus?"
The maiden questioned shy
ssTOu are the sunlight OF my heart;
us bOyed up when you're nigh"
~ fondly pledge to You my love
(NOw don't my collar mussl)
How strange it is that you seem true,
And yet are all beau-Guss."
''To-morrow week" she whispered soft,
You must come here to dine"
He said he would, but ere that day."
He dropped his En- a-hne.
Jets and Flashes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
Among them are to be found:

Gentlemen's White Hemmed-stitched HAND
KERCHIEFS-from a low grade to the
finest.
Gentlemen's Colored Bordered Hemmed,,
stitched II ANDKERCHIEFS-w and
narrow hens.
Gentlemen's Plain White Hemmed stitched
HANDKERCHIEFS-w and narrow
hens.
G,ntlemen's Plain Hemmed HANDKERss
CHIEFS OlOred and White.
Ladies' Hemmed-stitched Colored BOrdered
Linen HANDKERCHIEFS.
Ladies' Hemmed- stitched Clear Lawn Linen
HANDKERCHIEFS--C and White.
Ladies' White Embroidered Linen HAND
KERCHIEFS.
Ladies' Clear Lawn Embroidered Linen
HANDKERCHIEFS.
LADIES' Lace HANDKERCHIEFS.
Children's COlored BOrdered HANDKER-
CHIEFS-Hemmed-s stitched and Plain.
Very ich Brocaded Silk HANDKERCHIEFS
Gentlemen's China Silk Hemmed-stitched
HANDKERCHIEFS.
Gentlemen's White Canton Grape HAND
KERCHIEFS.
Gentlemen's Fur-tOp Lined Dog Skin
Gentlemen's Fine Jersey Cashmere GLOVES.
Childrens COlOred Cashmere Jersey GLOVES.
Ladies' Black and Colored Jersey Cashmere
GLOVES.
Velvet EscurIal BACES.
Silk curial LACES.
Beaded LACES-White and Black.
All over Beaded LACES-White and Black.
Beaded Dress FRONTS.
Black and White Spanish LACES.
Black Guipon LACES.
Black and White Spanish LACE FICHUS.
Fedoras-Lace and Linen COLLARS.
Beaded LACE COLLARS.
Ladies' Fine French and English HOSIERY
COlOred and Black.
Childrens Fine French and English H0SI-
ERY-COlored and Black.
Gentlemen's Solid Color HALF HOSE
French and English.
Gentlemen's Linen COLLARS and CUFFS.
Gentlemen's Fine Laundried Dress SHIRTS.
Gentlemen's Silk and Satin NECKTIES in
new designs.
Handsome Colored Dress SILKS and VEL
VETS.
Rich Black SILKS and SATINS-Lynn's fab
RIGS.
Handsome Combination SUITS.
Irish Double Damask Table LINENS.
Irish Double Dam ask Table NAPKINS.
Elegant DRESS GOODS.
Ladies' and Children's CLOAKS-and many
other Useful and Suitable Goods for
CHRISTM AS PRESENTS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
PERSONAL.

MARY ANDERSON was born in 1857, and was
% years old last month.
MAGGIE MITCHELL, who has daughter on
the stage, was "A years old recently. Her
daughter is only %.
FRED. DOUGLASS second marriage has made
him a still stronger advocate OF woman SUI
frage than he was before.
GEN. SHERIDAN has accepted the position OF
marshal of ceremonies at the dedication OF
the Washington monument on Feb. Il next.
Mrs. MARTHA STRICKLAND and Miss Lee.
of Michigan, have lately been nominated for
the Office of Circuit Court Commissioner by
their respective parties in Michigan.
THE late Mr. Thompson Smith, of Cheboy-
gan, Mich, owned the whole OF Duncan CITY,
a town OF 500 inhabitants, besides enormous
tracts OF timber land. saw mills, lumber
yards, and fleets Of lake vessels.
MATTHEW ARNOLD frankly admits to a
friend that he returns to the United states
solely for the sake OF making money, put ne
ought to give us in exchange something be-
sides sweetness and light, of which there is
still q considerable surplus left over from his
previous visit.
Col. INGERsOLL has been diverted from his
consideration of "The Mistakes of Moses" to
that of the mistake of a Mr.. Kochtitzky,
Missouri man, who is under the impression
that he read the substance OF the Coloneis
lecture in an old book before it ever appeared
on the lyceum platform.
PROF. ALEXANDER AGAssIZ, who has just
resigned his position as a Fellow of Harvard
College, has been one of the most generous OF
that in stitution's benefactors, although his
liberality has always been unostentatioCs.
During his official connection with 1t he has
given over half a million dollars for various
objects connected with the University.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

TIE old Liberty bell is a cracked thing,
any way, as a bell. and wouldn't be worth
shucks for a sugar house. II 1t belongs to the
people of Philadelphia they can keep 1t. 1t
can do nothing for the New Orleans ring
Mem OrEedns PIcd1ntRs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

The tariff is another instance of Keely mo-
tOrism in government. 1t was announced as
a machine that would move the country on in
the path of progress at lightning speed, lesser
all the ills from which countries suffer and
spread prosperity all over the land TO the
depth Of several feet. 1t has always been just
ready to do all this; but, like the Keely mo-
tor, il has never come up to the scratch, Our
shipping interests have been reduced to in
Significance; the rich have been made richer
and the poor poorer, panics have come and
hard times have preVailedl but still the pro-
tectIOnist Keelys have "bObbed up serenely'
to declare that the next turn of the screw, or
the next adjustment Of vihratOrs," would
hiring the millennium.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

LEAVE ARRIVE LEAVE LEAyE
CITY. CITY. ISLE HOPE. MoNTe'RY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
educational.
TERMS OF TUITION.

NO. l35 and l37 BAY ST.. SAVANNAH. GA.
MIR. & Mrs. c. s. Richmond,
PRINCIPALS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

rHr VEEELT NEEs, one year .--.... ~
1rrr woagTvg NEWs Is served In the clty "
rersfeslers at Is cents per week. single
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

People Of limited means who intend to
visit Washington to attend the Inaugural
ton of the grand monument and the
Democratic President, will do well to
supply themselves with tent flies and
pocket beds, and to carry along couple
OF weeks rations. They can guess at the
reason for giving this advice.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

A Texas lady has invented a Gotten
picking machine, which is said to do the
work thoroughly and expeditiouslys aud
which can be sOld at a very low price.
thus enabling every farmer to own one.
It is said 70 be a marvel Of simplicity. and
consists Of a three-pronged frame OF wood
OF other material, perforated et regular
distances, through which are inserted
wires, varying in length. from fore to
rear. and securely fastened, to which is
attached a neat handle. There are about
900 needle-polnted wires in the three
prongs. The operator can stand erect,
thus dispensing with the practice-alike
iab0rious and Injurious to health-of
stopping, and ply the picker from any di-
recti0n to reach the bOll, the fibre being
readily impaled upon the wires. Upon
the lower side hooks are formed to secure
the cotton that has fallen from the bOlls
20 she ground. When the picker becomes
Gun, inYerting relieves it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

The good Deacon Richard Smith, OF the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, has been
arrested for a violation OF the smoke
nuisance ordinance. Since the election
the deacon has become a greater smoke
nuisance than ever, but while he has pro-
duced a great deal Of smoke, he has not
started q very dangerous fire up to date.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

Some Canadian bank directors have
been sued for not keeping posted about
what the cashier was doing. There seems
TO be a growing sentiment that Over-eOnfi-
dence in officials and clerks is not good
plea to a suit Of depOsitOrs who put their
money in bank on account of the high
standing Of the directors.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16

Mary Anderson wants to make a grand
dramatic tour Of the world, it being her
ambition to conquer the earth. 1t is to be
hoped she viii do so, but she is hereby
warned not to sit on a rock OF the sea and
cry for fresh worlds to conquer when she
finishes the job. She might take a cold
that would ruin her voice, aud the tears,
sunshine and wind might forever spoil
her .tomDIexfOn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
The NIa1 fIower PurItans.

HGrtTOrd It7les lDe0l.l.
Mr.. Beecher has been subjected to fresh
and terrible snubbing for acting against
Blaine and Logan; he is not to be invited to
speak at the annual meeting of the Brooklyn
Pilgrims next Saturday. 1t was evidently the
main object of the Mayfiower party, IN seek
ing the s'stern and rocKbOund coast of sandy
Cape Cod, to enable their descendants to vote
for Presidential candidates who knew how to
use the Speakers office In a way to put money
In their purses.