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Every one will thus be included in the
same rules as those for entailed property,
which cannot be encountered with debt
only that these non-entailed properties may
be sold.
In the course OF about so years all indebt-
edness will be paid Of, the islands own
themselves entirely and the Colonial Councils
will at all times be able to collect the means
necessary for the administration and for
social a~dvancements, even should sugar
prices continue to decrease Of which, how
ever, there hardly exis' 8 any prospect, and at
the same time the MORTGAGE burden will
Immediately be ligk tened for the present
proprietors.
Exemption from mortgage debts will at
the same time fascilitate the parcelling out Of
sani Belonging to Estates, through which the
iabour relations will be improved. Not
alone that in consequence of the areas Of the
large properties being deminished and limited
20 the best and most conveniently situated
areas, the labour force required will be
curtailed, but from small proprietors will be
obtained better and more reliable labour than
from the present huts without land. At the
came time more soil will be put into ~cultiva-
ton, as the country labourers will to pleased
in taking possession Iof even less good soil,
IL they can obtain same as their property or
on lease. This is clearly proved by the
motives accompanying the Governments
Draft regarding the transfer of the ST. Croix
Central Sugar Factories to the State Treasury.
During the frst year, 1878, the small
proprietors only delivered half a million of
pounds of canes to the Factory-or about
1905 of the whole delivery; since that time
there has been specially poor crops, SO poor
indeed that the whole delivery of canes in
1891 only amounted to 3 millions of pounds.
lin 1889 the delivery was about 80 millions. }
but in percentage the delivery by the small
proprietors has gradually increased, especially
so during the poor years-it amounted in
1892 to about goo. Hence it will be seen.
that all the conditions for a prosperous future
Cor the agriculture of st. Creix are at hand.
provided that in connection with maintain
ing the Sugar Factories the squatter system
as we'll as the larger farming interests be
aided by defending them against mortgage
loans.
What sort of men or families own property
ID immaterial to the State or sooiety-if they
but own them entirely.
Possibly the prices of property NAV de-
crease somewhat, when it be prohibited to
inoar loans but the cheaper they owners
purchase, the better they will be- able to
manage; and the present owners obtain great
fascilities by getting their present expensive
loans converted from 500 to 400. And in
so far as the mortgageholders might com
plain of the conversion, it can be said that
they have so long without risk obtained their
sanguinary big share of the islands produce,
that the inhabitants have a claim by degrees
TO be freed of their yoke, even as the State
on their account has had to bear burdens
Il. i. the loan of 18th June 1876 Kr. 600, OOO)
without which the mortgaged properties
themselves would long ago have become
ruined and vslueless.
AZ regards st. Thomas
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For Sc. CroiG.
The Government. ......S 1880
The Upper Court .......... ..... $500
Officials under the Administration. $500
The Judiciary and Police Depart
t........................... $4,000
The Military Expenses. ..... ...... $4,000
Pensions 49,. . .......,...... $500
besides several other Expense .......
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SO HE s.s
In regard to st. Croix the matter stands
4hus Import duty $4,000, Export duty
$29 900 but as the Island has no shipping
or over and above it's require.
snsnts, these dues will be of no Importance
in regard to the Islands traffic The only
source Of revenue is the export Of ~thesagri-
cultural produce. The aggregate interest and
dues of the island amount to 78O, 900 Kroners
s~nnually for 10000 inhabitants, the island is
81 Danish square miles.
For the Colonies together an annual taxa
sion for $4,000 people of 1,18O,OO0 Kroners,
besides the interest 100000 Kroners and
besid@s the State has to contribute
upwards Of ha8 a million Kroners annually.
AS before stated the Draft Of Law introduced
by the Government will presumably not IN
the least make any Improvement, and es.
peoially so not by the proposed financial
division between the State and the Municipal
iity give the Colonial Councils that feeling of
responsibility and duty. which lies in the
consciousness Of being able to and being
obliged to fulfil financial obligations Nssum.
ed.
Before the Minority after having advanced
these preli minary remarks can propose q
financial division between the Municipality
and the State it has yet to draw the attention
to o few other remarkable figures.
Among those expenses which the State &C.
oording to the Governments Draft of Law
should o ssume the following items appear.
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&C., amount annually to 14O. 900 Kroners.
This amount might be entirely saved and in
order to prevent " future costly representa-
ton and expenses Of luxury the said officials
title might be Mayor or Burghermaster, and
the Government House, the furniture &c,
be realized or handed over to the inhabitants
for the use of hospitals, homes for children or
similar purposes. Of, course the Mayor or
Burgermastrr for each Municipality should
be appointed by the King. He should be
paid by the Municipal Chest.
When the State assume the items above
pointed out, it will be observed that the OK
penses to be assumed by the State would be :;
For ST. thomds.
The Government G II 70O
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WILL on PERRY w. ELpREp.

The viii of Perry w. Eldred of Hoo
sick, N. Y, has been probated in the
surrogare's court. The testator, whose
estate is valued at 100000, made these
provisions in his will: To his daughter,
Avis Eldred, the hotel property at HSo-
sick, the homestead in the same town
and three acres of land; to his daugh-
tiers, Sarah E. Weber and Frances T.
Eldred, hotel property at Cambridge and
nine acres of land, subject to the pay
ment of $1,000 to his son, Perry L. FL
dred; to his daughters, Estela Bates and
Isabella Graves, farm in Petersbrrgh
of 220 acres, and farm in North Peters
burgh of thirty-seven acres, a hotel at
North Petersburgh and fifty-six acres of
land in Petersburgh, subject to the pay
ment of 5000 to Perry l.. Eldred; to his
daughter Marion Babcock, the property
west of the homestead at Hoosick; to
Willis A. Weber, son-in-law, part of
the home farm, in trust for Perry L. Ell
dred; to his son, Perry L. Eldred, for
life, The use of Hotel property at Hoo
sick, and after his death to 60 to bis
heirs. The son also receives house and
lot in Cambridge upon the same condi-
tons, and $1,000 is to be paid him By
Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Eldred. The sum
of $500 is given to Mr.. Webber in trust
for Marion Babcock. The rest of the
the estate is to be divided equally among
the children. The instrument was exc
cuted March 2Sth, 1892, and names Colo
mel E. L. Bates of Bennington, VT, and
Willis A. Weber of Springfield as execu-
tors. Both are sons-in-law of the de.
ceased.-TrOy Press.
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FRANKNEss BEFORE MARRIAGE.

FRANKNESS BEFORE MARRIAGE.
No man should become engaged to
woman without having perfectly frank
talk with her in regard to his means, and
the woman should be quite as honest in
telling of her qualifications and willing
ness to undertake to master the problem
of making home on the income that
seems assured to them both, writes Maria
Parloa in valuable article on the "Di-
vision of the Family Income" in the
February Ladies' Home Journal. More
than this, they both should go over this
question deliberately, looking at all sides
of it. The changed mode of living, the
self-denials, the added expense of sick
ness, if it should come, all should be
carefully considered. The man who for
years has spent his income upon himself,
living, perhaps like his neighbor, who
has fortune back of him, will often be
frightened at the picture of the future,
which this careful weighing of the sub
ject presents to him, and he may decide
either to wait a few years or else do
what, unfortunately, agreat many young
married people think they must do-go
to boarding house. The woman may
have lived An aimless, careless life, her
father being able to support her in COM
fort aud, perhaps, elegance. The picture
may have as little charm for her as for
the man who has asked her to marry
him. and she, too, is glad to settle upon
the boarding house as promising more
style and ease for less money than can
the simple home. This is one solution
of the problem. Another common hap
psning is that either one or the other
fnds-or, perhaps, both the man and
woman do-that they have net the indie
pendence and moral courage to be will
ing to live in such a simple, unfashiona-
Bile manner as their means would compel
them to. When two people feel that
way it would be better for them and the
public at large that they remain single;
for we have to-day too many people who
are trying to live as if they had an in
come OF many thousands, when, in fact,
it is often the case that they have less
than two thousand.
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Miss Mary Gregory returned to the
Normal school at Castleton, Monday.
Miss Ethel Whitney of North Dorset
visited friends here last week.
Fred King and family have moved to
Ludlow, VT, where he is to have employ
ment in a factory.
Mrs. PAMELA Davenport of Broad
Brook, Conn, is spending tho winter
with her mother, Mrs. Annie Landon.
Mrs. L. A. Graves, has been visiting
for the past two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. l.. w. Cole, of South SALISBURY.
Lumberman have found it impossible
to do much more than break roads the
past three weeks. 1t has been a kind of
practice for the prentice han" Of our
"ROad Commissioner that is to be.
This being one of the "mlld winters"
foretold by our ''proPhets" is it any
wonder they have mo honor in their
own cOuntry?" Let us hope that such
wisdom will die with them"
Albro G. Matteson of Hebron, N. Y,
with his wife and Roy, and Eli G. Matte
son and wife, of Greenwich N. Y, are
visiting their mother, Mrs. Flora U.
Matteson.
At the school meeting held at the red
school house Wednesday evening, the
fractional parts of the "deestrict" were
voted out, in compliance with the new
law, thus giving the benefits of the
Town System" to the whole town.
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ENGLISH VERSUS AMERICAN MAN.
NERS.

This may not be the right place, there
fore, to commend the remarks of con-
tributor to the Contributors Club of a
recent number of the Atlantic Monthly,
who discOurses on certain small particu-
lars wherein English manners differ
from American. The English gentle
man, he finds, never says "sir" to any
except loyal persons; the American gem
tleman often says ''sir" to his elders
and commonly to such of his equals
he desires to treat with respect. So the
ideal American gentleman aims to be
courteous to his interiors las he regards
them), and at least as civil to his ser
wants as they are to him. Whereas,
this contributor says, THE English SER
want or underling likes to be treated
brusquely and arrogantly and the
English gentleman seldom fails to crafty
him
Most of us who are good Americans
believe that American manners are based
on sound ideas, and would far rather see
our cousins emulate our behavior than
ourselves swing at all into line with
theirs. Only in ''the service" it is posi-
bic that American manners may be less
servioeable than elsewhere, and the Eng
lish manners more desirable; and If that
is so it is pity, and the officers are en-
t;tlad IN mr. svmnathv and an increasa
of pay.-Harpar's Weekly.
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HISTORY SHOULD BEGIN ATHoME

HISTORY SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME.
Every city and town should have its
history written with some detail for use
in the schools of that town, and with
this should be included proper treat
ment of the geography of the region,
writes Winfield S. Nevins in the March
New England Magazine in an article on
the Importance Of tho study on local his
tory. Such work has been done for
Dover, Massachusetts, and the book is in
use in that town to-day very successful
ly. This local text book can be put in
the form of catechism, with questions
and answers or in the narrative form. 1t
should begin with clear statement of
the location of the place, to be followed
with something on the topography, the
geology and the botany then the history
OF the settlement of the town; the estab-
lishment of the first church; the growth
and municipal history; notices of the i'm
portant public buildings; military his
tory; to be followed by accounts of the
industries, railroads, principal highways,
commerce; a brief sketch of the schools,
and other educational institutions; some
thing about the noted men and women
who were born in or have lived in town
or visited it. These topics need not be
arranged in the order here given, but ac-
cording to the plan best adapted to the
locality. This study 1 believe will be
found very helpful. 1t is one to awaken
instant interest in pupil and teacher.
The child loves to read ard talk about
places and things with which he is famil-
lar, as we older people are more inter,
ested in anything about countries we
have visited than about those we have
never seen. The local history and
geography are the easiest for the child
to grasp and he will learn other history,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-10

HOOPS PiLLa sro the best family cathartio.
gentle and effective. Try box. Price use
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Pownal.


Notice-Town meeting next Tuesday,
March 7th, with many candidates in the
field.
A large delegation, besides the five APP
pointed delegates, attended the annual
Epworth League convention held at
North Adams, Mass, February 23d.
Miss Sarah Foster returned to Chicago
Thursday of last week.
Miss Jennie Monro is spending few
days in Troy, N. Y, with her aunt.
The decision in the suit, Dunn VS. the
Town, was given last week in favor Of
the town.
Mrs. S. Wright returned from Connec-
ticut Saturday, where she has been Wis
iting her son "Sollie."
The Epworth League will give an en-
tertainnent, "a night with Tennyson,"
this evening friday, after which ice
cream and cake will be served. All are
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sinclare spent Sat
urday in North Adams.
Mrs. Perry Flanders of North Adams,
Mass, has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Mason, the present week.
Frank Green of Berlin, N. Y, is visit
ing his cousin Edward Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Moore have re.
turned from Northampton, Mass, where
they nave been spending the winter with
their daughter Mrs. j. CoOmbs.
Miss Bessie Bates gave her Sunday
school class sleighride Wednesday.
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SHE ESCAPED THE KNIFE.
BY MEANS OF TREATMENT AT THE TROY
MAGNETIC INSTITUTE.

BY MEANS OF TREATMENT AT THE TROY
MAGNETIC INSTITUTE.
Mrs. c., who resides in West Troy,
came to Drs. Smith and Scott, complain
ing of an intense neuralgia pain in the
region of the left oVary. She had suf-
fered from this symptom, which was
mach aggravated 'at the period of the
menstrual flow, for ABOUT six or seven
years. She had consulted various physi-
clans in Troy and the neighboring city
of Albany, ONE of whom had relieved
her for the time being, but tho moment
she discontinued their treatment she
grew worse again. She at length visited
a surgeon of prominence and high repu-
tatIon, who told her that the only hope
of being permanently cured lay in her
submission to the dangerous and diff
cult operation of having the oVary cut
out. This announcement threw her in
to profound detection and mental pros
tration, and in her despair she made a
call on Drs. Smith and Scott. They at
once told her that she might be brought
out of her trouble without such danger.
Gus alternative. She took treatment
from them for period of about six
weeks, at the end of which time they
told her she would not have to come to
the Office again. That was on the 7th
day of last September, and though sew
eral months have elapsed she has not had
an ache or pain in the region formerly
80 sensitive since She left of the course
Of magnetism, though she has several
times called At their Office to express her
thanks for the recovery. Sick and suf-
fering women, do not hastily conclude
that the surgeons knife is q necessity.
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r. D. Cutler su stained lameness by fall
ing from a scaffold.
February went out snowin' and
March came in BLOWN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cutler and little
Fanny, are visiting relatives and friends
at Hoosick Fails.
After passing a weeks vacation at
home, Will Knapp has returned to- his
post for the Peru Lumber Co.
Those who attended the Dockstader
minstrel entertainment from this town
say the overture and singing were fine,
but that tho after pieces would be medic
ere for plays of much less pretensions.
Saturday we had a pleasant chat with
B. r. Wood at Bennington. Mr.. Wood is
superintendent for the Phoenix Powder
Co., and made flying trip from st.
Louis. The company would not spare
him for double the large salary he now
receives.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Gleason have been
summoned to Wilmington again because
of death. This time Walter Haskell
Mrs. Gleason's nephew has passed away
The remains have been placed in the
tomb at Wilmington.
Next Tuesday the annual March meet
ing is to be held and it is hoped thai
every voter in town will be present and
act with Goodness and deliberation."
Under the new law there will be but one
highway commissioner chosen and ho by
ballot. BY all means let us choose the
best man, for good reads are "big item
nowadays.
1t seems then that the Green Mountain
Summer Home Co. have contaminated q
trade with the Harbour Brothers fol
$4,000 worth of their real estate. The
old homestead and greater part of the
farm, and timber lots are reserved. II
10 probable that an electric light plan
will take the place of the old saw mil
ere the trees are in full leaf.
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WOULD YOU BE ArrRAorIvEq

You must be healthy. Would you be
healty, always keep within reach, ready
for aly emergency, DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, rhe perfection of physic! Head
ache, biliousness, constipa ion, a coated
tongue, always indicate torpid liver.
These magic Pellets act directly upon
the liver-the fountain head of many ills
correcting all disorders, driving out all
impurities, stimulatin! healthy actian.
The best Liver Pills; milky giving all
the benefit and none of the discomfort of
other pills.
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dom. A number of the clergy from other
parts of the county are expected to assist
in the various services.
The scholars of the North Bennington
graded school, who so much enjoyed the
sleighride on Wednesday afternoon, wish
20 express in this public manner their
thanks to the trustees who so kindly con-
sented to give them holiday, to
the citizens who so generously supplied
conveyances, and to the one who so
kindly gave his time efforts to bring
about the event
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to the United States. From the trouble
arising from the sale came the death of
Col. Boudinot, who was shot by a hidden
assassin. Thirty-six years ago Mrs.
Boudinot was placed in charge of the
Day Home fer children in Troy"
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Drs. Smith and Scott cure many cases
that formerly felt compelled to take the
terrible risk of capital operation. Con
suit them before you go to hospital.
Advice is free daily at 6 Union place,
Broadway, Troy, N. T., where all chronic
diseases are treated with skill, secrecy
and success.
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H00SICK FALLS
BUSINESS COLLEGE
AND SCHOOL OF
O2TAlNl and TYPE-WRITING,
TELEGRAPHY A SPECIALITY.
GIeason's Building, Classic Street,
Tuition payable semi annually.
RATES OF TUITION

RATES OF TUITION
Commercial Department, embracing Book
keeping Business Arithmetic, Pennan-
ship. Business Correspondence, Practi-
caIGrammAr aud Spelling one month, 50 ~
Stenographc D. partment, including Short
hand Typewriting. PennAnship, Spell
ing Correspondence once Practice and
Rapid DctatioR, one month .............Soo -
Common En- ylish Department embracing
Arithmetic Reading. Spelling, Penman-
ship Grammar and Correspondence.
one month ....... ....... ............ ..S<oe
Penmanship (alone). one month -. IS ~
Telegrzphy Department, Including Tele-
Yrapky. Express. Messages, Railroad
ing, Spelling ana Correspoudence. So ~
Day sessions from q. N till 5 p m.
Evening sessions frsm p. m. till 10 r m.
aE-Sixty students eEierai during December.
L2m6 CONNEIJ.Y & BRowN Principals,
Mohave County miner., 1893-03-04

Our advices from the mining districts
Of Northwestern Arizona sre 10 IN. ef.
feet that some excellent goll and silver
properties are being located in that se.,-
tion. The editor Of this p,I~f ha- had
Spme ores asssyed from The new fields,
whirh run all the way from $40 10 g 900
r~r 10, in gold, and from $50 to $500
pr ION if silver Among some oi the
h--i pr.a~rries located il will iurere,t
so,ns of onr newspaper trends. who have
small holdings Of "Iptrrstaie" sto.k, TO
lrArn that il has most valuspl. proper.
Hrs. soon to b- developed. which are m
rIci, a. any in Arizona Mr.. Thompson,
the prrsiient oi The Interstate, has been
in Arizo IA sine December Last, and the
stockholders ar. we'll pie SD ~iih the
proper les he has 70 ured --Busin~ss
Register.
Mohave County miner., 1893-03-04

One of the reeen; Industries added "a
the already numerous manufactures car.
ri-d on in Chemni's. SAxony, is the pso.
dnction Of curtains made VI India ruob~r
~ the main ingredient. The material
snployei for this purpose consists Of rs
per cent Of India rubber, five per cent.
Of wool dust. five per cent OF pulverised
fruit stones, ten per cent Of blsached
amber vsrnish and Ave per cent OF
bleached leather waste, to these being
added. il lermed necessary, . quantity
OF inf.soriai earth. The various sub
stances thus named are together worked
up with oi-sulphide Of carbon in the
most perfect msnnsr into thick mass,
and from this are rollei out thin leaves.
which are capable u being decorated
uith the greatest variety of ornamental
patterns, and several Of the leaves are
combined TO form cur, sin.
Mohave County miner., 1893-03-04
she Changes csisr.

There 10, as Sails station, Mis.
probably the most peculiar woman n
the world. She has perfectly whI,,
fsce and hands and short. kinky hair
The woman was born black and re.
mained 70 until she was Is years old
when she suddenly turned white. r~,
naming 10 for one year, when shs
turned black again. Since that time sh,
is alternately white and black, not alone
In spots. but changes color entirely. Sh.
h fairly intelligent and Gays she hs,
never had . spell Of sickness, and hs,
nsses taken . dose OF medicine. She
says she cannot stand the sun at al. and
wears donhle veil and heavy gloves
She says il the son shines on har face
for one minute, IL causes II 10 blister =,
once She has been examined h,
physicians, xho are unable 10 sccoun,
ios the change in her color --Ex .hanve.