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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26
ES" NAVAL APPROPRIATE
IsfE.i.

The bill making appropriations
Tor the navy as it passed the House
OF Representatives on Wednesday
last carries into effect nearly all the
more important recommendation OF
secretary Herbert. In point of
lsc', remarks the Brooklyn Eagle,
the navy has not been treated moro
generously III years than is the case
under the provisions of this bill.
Not only does it provide for the
construction of three battlesbips
ana nine torpedo boats, bnt it IN.
creases the enlisted force by 9. 900
men, and appropriates $500 600 for
tue construction of guns for aux.
lliafy cruisers. Liberal appropria.
tions are also made for the navy
yards' the naval observatory and
Tor naval magazine near Norfolk.
All of these appropriations are in
hHe with the policy advocated by
President Cleveland in his annual
message. and there is no doubt that
IL urging liberal plan OF naval
construction he is sustained by pub
lie sentiment, irrespective OF partv
and locality. This was demonstrat
ed by the vote on the bill, winch
commanded The support of many
congressman from the NlIddle
States, who have not hitherto hean
favorable 10 an increase of the naval
establishment. The readiness Of
no'h parties to strengthen the navv
negatives the claim that the credit
Tor Its upbnilding and Improvement
belongs exclusively to either one.
1he increase in the number Of
torpedo boats and the addition -
the enlisted strength of the navy
are the best features of tina b,li
Even with this addition. bowever
the enlisted force will not be ada.
quste to the demands npon it. Tina
navy Is still top heavy in the man.
nor IN which it is ohicered, and i,
A'i the new ships are to be accorded
their proper complements there will
nave to be much larger additions 70
the men who comprise the crews. T,
is moi expected that the bill will bo
materially modified in the Senate
and that it will receive the presi
dents approval is assured by he
well known views in favor of an in.
osease OF the naval establishment.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

We wonder if our readers read Act No.
6S of the Session Laws of 1894? The Mid
dlebury Register calls it 'an extrordi-
nary piece of legislation. The widest
vision of the rankest hater of the demon
Rum never conjured up the like of it,"
and then prints the law in full. We will
not do that but will copy section one {:
Every saloon, restaurant, grocery, eel
lar, shop, billiard hall, bar-room, every
drinking place or room ueed as a place
of resort, and every building and erec-
ton of whatever kind, or the ground it.
self where Intoxicating liquor is unlaw-
fully sold, furnished or given away, or
kept for selling, furnishing or giving
away unlawfully, and the furniture, fix
lures, vessels and contents, and every
place or room used or resorted to for
gambling shall be held to be common
nuisance kept in violation of law, and
shall be abated and enjoined as hereinaf-
ter provided" With the law in hand as
printed in our supplement, our readers
can understand the Registers comments
as follows: "The definition of a nuis-
ance must be regarded as complete.
Nothing not even the ground itself
where Intoxicating liquor is unlawfully
sold,' is omitted from the enumeration.
The States attorney has no discretion;
he shall commence and prosecute these
actions whether he wants to or not, and
the court or the chancellor shall grant
the injunction. 1t will be noticed, fur
ther, that actions may be set in motion
at any time, whether court is or is not in
session. If Supreme court Judge can
be found at any time or anywhere, he
must put all other business aside and at
tend to this. The other provisions of the
measure are not less forceful; and if it
does not put an end to nuisances of what
ever kind, then we should like to know
what sort of law is needed. 1t may be
that the courts will not uphold the stat
ute in all its features, but until they have
had their say concerning it those liable
to prosecution, if any such there are in
these parts, will probably do well to pro-
ceed cautiously"
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Who Shall HaYe the Remaining AS
sets and the Funds in the Treas
.aries of the Old School Districts
Which Have Become obliterated
by the Act Establishing the Town
System7
This question has lately been answered
by the Suprme Court in favor of the
towns, IN Barre as a School District VS..
School District No. 13 in Barre.
The question being one of public inter-
est, affecting large proportion of the
old districts, we publish the gre ater part
of the opinion in the case, given by Chief
Justice Ross, as follows:
4 In this action the town of Barre, in it's
capacity as a school district, seeks to re-
cover from school district No. 13 in
Barre, S466.57, and what may be realized
from 5000 uncollected taxes. The case
has been made up, and the facts agreed
upon, including the uncollected taxes,
to enable the parties to obtain the opin-
ion of this court with reference to the
relative rights of the parties to the fund
in controversy. Prior to the passage of
acts numbered 20. and 21 of the Laws of
1892, the defendant had been a school
district in the town of Barre. These
acts took affect April 1st, 1893. The de.
fendant then had money collected by tax
duly assessed upon the inhabitants of
the district, for defraying current ex-
penses, and the payment of the indebt-
edness of the district, to the amount of
S153.12, and there was still an amount of
5000 of this tax uncollected. 1t also had
in money 1918. As received from the town
on the division of the public-school
money. 1t was indebted 81, 100 for the
land on which it's school house stood,
and for erecting and repairing its school
house, The defendant claims the right
to return the $466 81 to the taxpayers in
the district pro rata, and to have the res
ldue of the tax uncOlected. The plain
tiff claims this fund, including as well
what the defendant can realize from the
uncollected taxes, to be used in the town
for school purposes. AS early as 1901,
the Legislature provided that every town
should maintain one or more schools
therein for the instruction of the young.
The town was given power to divide its
territory into such number of school
districts as it might deem necessary to
furnish the required instruction. Each
Its sole power and function were to pro-
vide the required instruction to the
young of all classes. Only for that pur-
pose could it assess taxes. The acts of
1892 declare that all such school districts
shall no longer exists, except for the
settlement of their pecuniary affairs, :"
and constitute each town into a single
district, for school purposes. These acts
contain no specific provision in regard to
the settlement of such pecuniary affairs.
They provide that the town shall take
charge of all the school buildings and
property, and assume and pay all debts
outstanding incurred for the purchase of
land and the erection and repair of
school houses. The money which the
defendant had April 1st, 1893, coming
from its own tax, and what it should
realize from the uncollected taxes, had
by law and the vote of the district been
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
The RaIstons.

"The Ralstons'' is the latest book
from the hand of F. Marion Crawford.
AS one reads the story, there comes
growing sympathy for the bright dar-
ing, but generally sensible girl who
will not be domineered by her mistaken
parents, for she is mot a child, and
who cannot we'll consent to their
wishes. The narrative is confined to
wealthy New York life, and millions OF
money are thrown around like bean
bags, while "Uncle Roberts will is
contested with deadly earnestness. The
descriptions are always bright descrip-
tive; the conversation at times is piquant
and always interesting. The stormy
scenes between father and daughter and
others are strong AID wei sustained.
There are in them biting sar-
casms, verbal ambuscades and truth
pointed trusts that touch the quick. The
strange iron-clad, hypocritical honesty
of Alexander Lauderdale, Jr., is not
more detestable, but less pitiable than
the exaggerated personal vanity and
hatred of autv that develops unkindly
in the soul of Mrs. Lauderdale. The
whole is Favored with that somewhat
rare quality of highborn courage, min
gled with obstinate family characters
tics, that makes the clashing of strong
natures especially pyrOtechnical, but
being on paper, enjoyable. There is
humor, pathOs, grief and passion in
these two volumes, which the author
has endowed with living Interest,"
Boston Journal.
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A Gentleman of France,

BY STANLEY ]. WEYMAN; cloth $l.25.
zone of the best novels since Lorna
DOone.' 1t will be read and re-read for
the mere pleasure it gives. The subtle
charm of it is not in merely transporting
the nineteenth century reader to the six
tecnth, that he may see life as it was
then, but in Transforming him into a
sixteenth-century- thinking i S
thoughts and living its life in perfect
touch and sympathy. 1t carries the
reader out of his present life, giving him
a totally different existence that rests
and refreshes him. IN. Y. World.
"a romance after the style of Dumas the
elder, and well worthy of being read by
those who can enjoy stirring adventures
told in romantic fashion. The great per-
sonages of the times, Henry III. of Va
lor's, Henry w., Rosny, Rambouillet,
Invernne, are brought in skilfullv, and
the tragic and varied history of the time
forms splendid figure in which to se1
the picture of Manac's love and courage.
The troublesome days are well described
and the interest is genuine and lasting
for up to the very end the author man
ages effects which impel the reaGer to 60
on with renewed curiosity"
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

Grover |. has been playing politics dur
ing the last week. In Congress where
there is an undOubted majority of free
silver men and potential body of State
currency advocates, he introduced rad
cal measure of the most extreme sort. 1t
was a Congress strongly hostile to the
National banks, and this bill was drawn
to favor the banks; Congress that we'll
reflected the popular favor in which the
greenback is held, and his bill was aim
ed to eXtinguish the greenback; a Con
gress resolutely opposed to bonds, and
his bill issued bonds galore; Congress
devoted to silver, and his bill was a COM
plete assertion of gold monometallism.
To discuss the merits of the President S
bill is a waste of time. 1t couldn't pass,
and he knew it. And by insisting on it
and nothing else, he has thrown away
the chance to pass anything. Meantime
he contracts with foreign bankers for a
loan of some S6O,OOO,OOO, and the buyers
are so sceptioal of our paying gold when
we say coin that the people must pay
these foreigners $16,000,00O extra inter
est. Americans will get enough of Dem
ocracy, if they have not already had
their fill.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

The Grand Army people have met in
several states, and the Department Com
manders have expressed themselves after
this fashion: 81 am one of the class who
believe that the Government has made
liberal provision for the disabled veter-
ans, and that the occasion of complaint
has been the policy pursued in the exc
cution of pension laws. There has been
evinced a morbid earnestness to discover
frauds In the Pension Office, and this de-
sire has been carried to such an extent
that the just claims of needy veterans
have been elbOwed to one side, that no
energies might be diverted from pursuing
the policy and purpose of the Secretary
of the Interior and his his subordinate,
the Commissioner of Pensions. 1t is not
too much to say that the result of all the
efforts which have been directed to the
discovery of the numerous and stupend-
GUS frauds, about which we have heard
30 much, shows the number of fraudu-
lent cases to have been remarkably few
and insignificant, and that when found,
they were not cases where soldiers had
attempted to defraud the Government,
but were cases in which both soldier and
Government had been duped by unscru-
pulous claim agents." The encamp-
ments have resolved various things,
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

John Leavitt Stevens, who was United
States Minister to Hawaii when the Dole
republic was proclaimed and the Queen
depOsed in January, 1898, has died at his
home ir Augusta, Me. He had been i'll
for some weeks from nervous prostration
and heart trouble. and died of valvular
disease of that organ. He was almost Is,
and was born at Vernon, in Kennebec
county, Me. After service in the Maine
legislature, he served in diplomatic Ca
pacity. President Harrison made him
minister to Hawaii, at the instance of
Blaine. His conduct of affairs in Hawaii
is too familiar to need repeating. He was
never reconciled to the weak -kneed pol
icy of Cleveland and was bitter and unre-
lenting toward President Cleveland for
removing and rebuking him. Mr.. Slew
ems was scholar and had collected an
unusually fine library. His wife, whom
he married in 1S45, survives him, as does
one daughter. The oldest daughter was
drowned at Honolulu.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

Congressman Powers has accomplish
ed the almost impossible-got through
tie Democratic House an increase of
pension bill. This is the ,elegraphic re.
port of the transaction: Representative
Powers of Vermont urged the passage OF
bill to increase the pension of an old
lady, whose need was great. Mr.. Talbert
Dem,) of South Carolina objected for the
reason that the bill had not been consid.
cred in committee of the whole. Mr..
Powers made brief statement of the
circumstances, and then, addressing him.
self to TAlbert, paraphrased Scott as fol.
lows:
"Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never To himself hath said
I'll jump at the chance 10 vote this old lady
bread"
Mr.. Talbert wilted, and the bill went
through.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
The Income Tax.

Corporations and individuals liable to
the provisions of the income tax law will
bear in mind that the failure to receive
blanks from the collector of internal
revenue does not absolve them from the
necessity of making returns on or before
the first of March. 1t is understood that
blanks for returns will be sent as far as
the United States officials ascertain the
corporations and individuals liable to the
tax. But this in no way absolves them
from the penalty for failure to make re-
turns. Tax payers should apply immed,
lately to Arthur L. Weeks, deputy col
lector of internal revenue, st. Albans
Vt, for blanks.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
Sold at Banner Stationery Store
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi-
can't but acts as tonic and Alternative.
1t acts mildly on the stomach and bowels,
adding strength and giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
perform nee of the functions. Electric
Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old people find it just ex-
actly what they need. Price fifty cents
per bottle at C. d. Gibson's Drug Store.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
The Manxman.
BY HALL GAME; cloth, Sl.5O,

BY HALL GAME; cloth, Sl.5O,
"a story of marvelour dramatic inten-
sity, and its ethical meaning has force
comparable only to 'HawthOrne's Scar
let letter."
"a wonderfully strong study of char
acter; powerful analysis of those elo-
ments which 60 to make up the strength
and weakness of man which are at
fierce warfare within the same breast
against each other, cOntending, as it
were, the one to raise him to fame and
power, the other to drag him to degrade
ton and shame. Never in the whole
range of literature have we seen the
struggle between these forces for supre-
macy over the man more powerfully,
more realistically delineated, than Game
pictures it,"
1.-THE author exhibits mastery of the
elemental passions of life that places him
high among the foremost present writers
of American fiction"
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
FOR ONLY SI.75.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY BANNER, Io4 Issues,
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FOR ONLY $I.75,

The last of the overdue ocean steam
ships, the French liner la Gascogne, is in
port safe. 1t arrived last night over
eight days late. The ship was blown to
the North, after breaking piston rod,
and saw no other boat, except a two
masted schooner, The piston broke four
times, and at two different times on the
trip they Laid to" with anchors out to
let the cyclones blow over" The pass
engers were well cared for and were not
apprehensive of danger. This is relief
to thousands on both Continents.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
Two Lives Saved,

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City.
Ill.,, was told by her doctors she had Con-
sumption and that there was no hope for
her, but two bottles Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery completely cured her and she
says it saved her life. Mr.. Tlos. Eggers,
139 Florida street, San Francisco, suf-
fered from a dreadful cold, approaching
Consumption, tried without result every
thing else then bought one bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful. 1t
is such results, of which these are sam
pies, that prove the wonderful efficacy of
this medicine in Coughs and Colds.
Free trial bottles at at c. d. Gibson $
Drug Store.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
BENNINGTON, VT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1895

predicated on these statements, but it is
of no use. gentlemen, nothing but
change in Administration will ever help
your cause, however just No rebel or
rebel government will ever look with ia
vor on pensions for Union veterans.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
RuckIen,s ArnIca saIve.

The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chIlblains,
corns and all eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price 25c. per box,
For sale by c.. ID. Gibson.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
Common Sense

Should be used in attempting to cure
that very disagreeable disease, catarrh
As catarrh originates in impurities in
the blood, local applications can do nc
permant good. The common sense
method of treatment is to purify The
blood, and for this purpose there is nc
preparation superior to Hoods Sarsapa
rilla.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
? !? ? !? ?

Hav MT yu wandered why sum-
thing was MT sed bout ulsters?
Vel, II tel yu! tina went fast
enuf without advertisin - nearly
gOn, but what's left ar gud. Wish
I had NOR, tha'd al go befOr spring.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12
NiQnettes of Manhattan.

By BRANDER MATTHEWS; post svo, cloth; or
namental, S1.5o
In his "Vignettes of Manhattan Bran
der Matthews displays the delicacy and
certainty of literary touch which have
given him so high place among Ameri-
can writer's. These sketches have move
ment, virility, and the power of sng-
gesting in few words the complete pic
Watchman, Boston.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

Hoods Pills cure constipation by re-
storing paristaltic action to the alimen
tary canal
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

Got a big lot of OverCOats-a
kinds-al sizes-al prices -they'r
gOin fast won't hav any by first O.
March.
"Why did MT tina go as fast as the
ulsters 2"
Fha did, but yu Sc l had thre
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-12

Is too cold speak about custom suits Well won't
say anything ye but remember spring samples here
CHAS G. COLE,
Cother House Block
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OLD SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

Who Shall HaYe the Remaining As
sets and the Funds In the Treas
by the Act Establishing the Town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-05

She is an observing little mortal, and
she knows her own mind. She has been
subjected to all the osculatory annoyances
that pretty children have to put up with,
and she is as heartily sick of them as the
average child usually is. Every one seems
to feel that he or she has a license to kiss
pretty child in this world without giving
the least thought to the rights of the child
in the premises.
This little girl, however, has noticed
that no such inhiction is imposed upon
her older sister, and it has made her jeal-
Gus.
Mamma, she said one day, 81 wish I
was big"
Chow big?'
Gas big as Mamie, she replied, refer
ring to her sister.
''Why?' inquired the mother.
Cause Mamie has lot better time
than 1 do. Everybody doesn't want to
kiss Mamie
How do you know they don't2''
"Well, she don't have to let 'em, any
way, if she don't want to-.
Are you sure about that?P asked the
mother, somewhat amused.
Course l am. She can talk right back
to any one who kisses her, and it amt
impolite at all, but if did it I'd be pun
ished.''
6VneIl broke IN mamie, Win a warn
ing shake of the head.
well, you can" protested Ethel, ''and
1t amt fair. All the old grannies don't
even try to kiss you like they do me-only
the nice looking young men, and you can
send them about their business if you
want to. I guess 1 heard you tell that
man with the black mustache who was
here last night that he ought to be asham-
ed of himself, and you know what would
happen to me if 1 said anything like that
just because somebody kissed me. Chi
capo Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-05
KANs4s PARAGRAPHS

A public discussion of the bible is
about to rend Elk City asunder.
Leavenworth is no place for Gov.
Smith if he has proved bad host.
Hutchinson News: The Larned Optic
defends the Vanderbilt Ms thorough
wedding. That kind of people always
stand together
Hutchinson News: A new dancing club
at Emporia is named lambda Sigma,
which being translated, means, ''no
hacks, no flowers"
Having big Republican meeting at
Baldwin as was done this week is about
as sUperhuous as to hold revival meet
ings in heaven.
Cashier Colean OF Ft Scott disdains
the prison food. He believes a man who
is genius enough 10 steal $4,000 de-
serves course dinners.
An inhuman Hiattville doctor would
not go to relieve child which had swal-
lowed carbolic acid. It wasn't conven-
lent and then what is one life anyhow!
Elk Gov. ST. John knows how to avoid
difficulties. In a political speech at
Ottawa last week he confined himself to
silver and said nothing about the triple
fusion ticket.
Prof. Blake seems to have made the
policy, of giving his diphtheria cure to
the public at once instead of letting fos-
SLICED doctors um and all over it until
the children were all dead.
Wichita Beacon: A model will is on
file in the office of the probate judge.
reading: II give and bequeath TO my
wife, ---, all the property, personal
and real, 1 may die possessed of, and
hereby appoint her executrix and ad-
ministratrix without bond" The will
was properly signed, sealed and wit
messed.
A story is told at Fit. Scott that when
DR.. A. E. Currier of Bourbon county was
in the Legislature he got into an alterca-
ton with J. r. Burton in a committee
room. Burton was overbearing, and said
he would whip him if it were not for his
| grey board. 'tWe'll waive the grey
beard" said Currier. Currier is still IN
| Whipped