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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Association Notes.-A very pleasant

Association N0tes.-A very pleasant
reception was given by the Y. M. {. A.,
on Monday evening The reception com
mittce had planned an interesting enter
tainment, beginning with short drill by
a class in gymnasium, under Director
Swan, showing the work done by the
classes each day. The guests were then
invited to the hail, where an informal en-
tertainment was given, consisting OF
piano music, selections by the Imperial
quartette and a number of phono-
graphic selections. Refreshments were
served by the Woman's Auxiliary. An
autograph gathering contest added an
amusing feature to the evening A prize
was offered to the person who should
secure the greatest number in five min
utes Robert Smith secured twentysiX
and was allowed to keep the autographs
as a reward. The cards used were fur
nished by the Blue side of the mem
bership contest, while the Reds made
themselves manifest by distributing cir
culars printed in red
The membership contest will close at
noon on Friday. Jan. 90 and the "tnr-
key-crackers and cheese" dinner will
occur on the same evening. Over fifty
new members have been added during
the contest. The committee want at
least one hundred new names, for just at
this time the association needs the moral
and financial support which new mem
bers can G i've.
The "Reds" are now ahead, but it is
said that the "Blues," have a reserve
ready to turn in. Only those who gain
at least one new member for their side
will be allowed to participate in the
festivities Jan. 30. The secretary report:
that it looks as though some of the boy:
were likely to get left"
The service last Sunday afternoon wa:
well attended. Arthur F. Stone gave AT
address on "The Christian in politics.
Association hall will be open to men a
four o clock Sunday, and all are invited
to attend The orchestra will lead tn
singing and there will be flute solos b.
Leon c. Batchelder.
The Reds" will hold a rally at tn
rooms on Saturday evening. Everybod
invited.
Alexander Blacks Picture Play
Feb. ..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
WANTED. FOR SALE, ETC.

GSmall advertisements will be inserted in
this column in reading matter type at the
rate of two cents word for the hrst inser-
tion and one cent a word for subsequent IN,
| sertions Cash must accompany the order. !
Mems listers at big reductions. Amos
w. Scott, St. Johnsbury.
For SALE. Lot OF shotes, average
about so pounds each. ]. F. Adams,
East Barnet
WANTED. A good chopper at once.
J. F. Adams, East Barnet.
NURSES WANTED Cultivated and capa-
bic women of good address and DISPOSE
ton from 20 to 80 years OF age can
find steady employment as nurses in the
asylum at Waterbury on application to
the superintendent. DR.. Frank W. Page.
WANTED, at once, woman experienced
in making pants and vests. Good wages
and steady employment. A pleasant shop
to work in Write or call on Wheeler
Bros, tailors, White River Junction, Vt.
WANTED, Immediately, capable and
willing girl for general homework.
Apply to Mrs. A. B. Noyes, so Main st.
To LET, with board, pleasant corner
room, heated by steam. Apply or ad-
dress, 81 Western avenue.
For SALE "A choice thoroughbred
Jersey bull, two last October, very clever.
U. G. Goss, St. Johnsbury.
, Instruction given in music and French.
Helena Pinard, II Pleasant street.
To RENT.-Good, small warm tene-
ment to rent in Browns block. Inquire
Of E. F. or F. N. Brown.
HOUSE WANTED. l want to hire a
y good house, nine or ten rooms, with fur
d mace or hot water, bath ROOM etc.
have no children. Address, Y. CALEDo
MAN Office, stating location and rent pc
month.
e For SALE. Fifty White Chester shote
e weighing from fifty TO seventy-6v
pounds. c. c. Harvey, Passumpsic.
II GIRL WANTED Experienced girl to d,
" general homework. Mrs. Kate Lewis
e % Central st.
n TENEMENT TO RENT, Seven rooms, NJ
d 40 Caledonia street. c. E. Winter, Lyr
!. don.
d HAY and DRY Four Foot WooD 70
= sale. F, H. Clement, St. Johnsbury.
Il Tenement to rent. Inquire, 129 Mai
~ street.
y For SALE. Twenty-seven cords offrst
d class 16inch wood. Apply to A. F
Knapp, 0. " Hooker's machine shop.
Ut Typewriting and Stenography at shor
N notice Miss Carrie s. Drew Merchant
II Bank Block.
- For the next week we shall sell lard fc
:, eight cents pound; salt pork 5 pound
"a for dollar All other pork in the SAN
re proportion. Campbell Brothers, Citizer
ID Bank Block.
IS THE YELLOW KID ScHoTTIscHE, con
If posed by Charlie Baker, the popus
- music writer, is without doubt destine
N to have an unprecedented run OF pop,
larlty. The yellow Kid" is now IL
reigning fad throughout the East, beiu
the feature oil the illustrated weeklies an
newspapers. 1t is very easy, remarkab
pretty, and can be played on piano
organ. Price 40 cents per copy. A
readers OF our paper will receive COZ
,ir by sending 25 cents in silver or posta,
,o stamps to The Union Mutual Music CO
nd 265 Sixth Avenue, New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
GeneaIogy of the Fisk Family

Fred c. Pierce, OF the Chicago Journal,
(whose mother was a Fiske) has pub
ished Genealogy of the Fiske-Fisks OF
454 pages, tracing the family name be-
yond the year 1900 A. D., if not to its
origin, some centuries earlier
The name had variety of spelings in
those far-ofi days, and this is limited at in
the quatrain on the title page, written
by Pastor Fisk OF Lyndon.
" Fische, Else, Fiske Fisk-spell it anyway
Meant true knighthood, freedom, faith-all
qualities that stay;
Brethrenl let the ancient name mean just the
same for aye!
Forward, every youth, to seek the higher
good to day."
The last line is a rather free paraphrase
OF the motto on the family coat OF
arms" Macte virtue, sic itur ad astra."
The American Fiske-Fsks came over
about 1857, and settled in Salem, Wen
ham, Watertown Chelmsford and Shell
burne, Mass. two brothers, and, in all,
eight cousins. Of their descendants in
New England, there were near hundred
soldiers of the revolution, many of them
officers of the line, and many were also
soldiers OF the civil war. Though there
are large families of this name in Missouri
Kentucky and Tennessee but one seems
to have fought on the Confederate side
and he was conscripted in Texas.
OF the more than 1000 heads of fam
lilies there have been ca ministers, some
of whom have been eminent as scholar.
and preachers, nearly as many deacons
elders, and vestrymen, 81 Judges anC
other honorabes," besides four gov
errors and lieutenant governors, 81 doc
tors, rs merchants, &c lawyers, II
professors, and good number of rail
way presidents, passenger agents, en-
gineers, and other railroaders, inventors
movable tops for cooking stoves, maya
{ zine coal stoves, marblcized brick. electri
!, machinery for our modern navy etc,
town and city business, hotels, miller
!, and millwrghts, sailors and sea car
tains, bankers, cashiers, brokers, larg
manufacturers of all kinds, tanners, tai
: ors, cloth and paper makers, carpenter.
coopers, bakers, carriage -makers, core
wainers, lumber men and lumber king.
c marble owners and workers, variou
= sorts OF iron work, masons, maste
. masons, and Master Masons" of les
e useful sort, brick-makers, druggist
K newspaper men, usually owners, an
e three wholesale liquor dealers, while II
J. great majority were successful farmer
It and many OF the daughters became Il
1t wives and mothers Of justly honore
C people, Margaret Fuller, Stephen
Of Douglass, Ex-Governor Pilsbury of Mi
t. nesota, and many others.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
The Homeliest Man.-During Il

The Homeliest Man.-During the
poultry exhibition last week {. II. Clark
nailed up a box in which to cast votes
for the homciest man, the lucky winner
to receive dozen photographs free.
Much interest centered in the contest and
we give below most of those who
received votes out of the 262 cast: G. p.
Moore, 2, Ben King, 3, o. II. Henderson,
2, Z. Bertram Pike, 9, J. c. Underwood,
3, II. b. Daniels, 5, B. X. Graves, 2,
Alexander Dunnett, 4, Geo. Grow, 2,
W. l.. SWEET, "a, F. II. Ranney, 2, A.
Garland, 4, w. p. Kelly, "a, II. M,
Barrett, 1856.
The "a votes cast for W. ?. Kelly were
evidently intended as Il compliment from
some Of his boys in the Union schools
Mr.. Kelly secured from the managers, for
one afternoon, a special admission ioi
school children OF five cents. The first
thing that caught the boys eyes as they
entered the room, was the sign, vote
for the homeliest man. and they i'm
mediately proceeded to pay the abov'
handsome compliment to their superln
tendent.
II. M. Barrett secures the dozen photo
graphs and seems to be of the opnio
that they couldn't have gone to a NOR
deserving person.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

standing that the directors place mort
gage on the property to cover the indebt-
edness.
The following directors were then
chosen: Elmore T. Ide T. n. Vale, Arthur
F. Stone, William W. Grout, Fred ).
Hartman, r. K. Stiles, J. {. Gray, !. II.
Hall, Frank II. Brooks, Harry II. Carr
Albert F. Lawrence
!. D. Could and Albert Harris were
chosen auditors, after which the meeting
adjourned
At meeting OF the directors after the
annual meeting, Elmore 7. Idle was
chosen president, DR.. T. X. Stiles vice
president and Fred S. Hartman secre.
tary and treasurer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

Church News.-A pleasant reception
will be given to the members OF the
South church and congregation, at the
residence OF Elijah Smith, this evening.
Last Thursday was the 44th annlver-
sary OF the dedication Of The South
Congregational church.
The ladies of the Church of the Mes
siah served one Of their excellent clam
chowdcr suppers in the church vestry
last Friday evening.
Next Sunday evening, at Grace Metho-
dist church, Rev. Mr. TYRE will talk
about" a conversation Of Christ with an
outcast Jew, to whose house he went,
self invited, and spent the day
Rev. MIS-. McKinstry OF Boston, will
occupy the pulpit in the Advent church,
next Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

An Earthquake What is thought to
have been very slight earthquake was
felt here Wednesday night, two or three
shocks occurring between nine and one
O'Clock. Houses were shaken and in
some, pictures thrown out OF place
Numerous cracks were noticed in the
concrete sidewalks the next morning
some quarter OF an inch wide. The
shocks sounded like a boiler explosion
and some thinking that was the case
even got out of bed to investigate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Deaths.

AT st. Johnsbury, Jan. 20, Miss Susan w.
Lee aged SO.
At East Hardwick Jan, 10, Almerice Mar
tin aged months.
At Greensboro Bend, Jan. 16, A Eastman,
formerly of Walden.
At Laconia, N. H., Jan. ~, Amy Remission.
AT Plainfield Jan II, orman L. Hoyt.
At Boston Jan. 1s, Mrs. j. S. Sias, former.
ly of St Johnsbury.
AT Needles, Cal, Ian. 10. Eroy A, Clayton,
In the 31st year of his age.
At st. Johnsbury, Jan. ID, of typhoid fever,
Alberta A. Grow, aged II years, 2 months
and 16 days.
Two waxen hands are folded
Upon pulseess breast.
An aching head no longer
Is subject to unrest.
We've laid our hearts lost treasure
Beneath the cold, cold sod.
We know she wakes an angel
In heaven above with God.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

Fair Ground rleeting.-The annual
meeting Of the Caledonia Fair Ground
Company was held in the Merchants
Bank rooms on Wednesday after
noon. Elmore T. lde presided and the
first business taken up was the report of
the treasurer, J. d. Could. The report
showed total receipts of S3S2977 and
total expenditures of $3942 &c, making
a deficit for the year OF $1224 40. During
the year the standing debt had been re-
duced $110 and there are no outstanding
bills. the society's Indebtedness is
$2654 u, OF which $4,000 is in the form
of a note at one of the banks endorsed bv
three OF the directors and the balance is
in note without personal endorsement.
Inasmuch as the bank declined to take
a mort gage on the property as security
for the note and the endorsers wished tc
be relieved oil theis part of the note, tn,
matter OF increasing the capital stool
was discussed. President lde said tb
directors had authority to ;ssne rs ad
ditonal shares, and it was voted tina
this number Of shares be issued and tina
they be sold at $40 a share. 1t was ais
voted that il after six months the sale c
the shares did not pay the notes out
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

25c. Mems Silk Four-in-Hand Ties.
now 15c., 2 for 25c.
zoe. Fast Black Hose, now two
pairs for 25c.
zoe. Suspeuders, now 1Oc., three
pairs for 25c.
SOC. Jersey Gloves, now 25c.
Goo. Leather Faced Mitts, now Csc.
Toe; Plymouth Buck Gloves, now
39c.
$1'oo Jersey Outside Shirts, now 75c.
S1;25 and $3.50 Heavy Wooden
Shirts, 3S inches long. nicely made
and perfect fitting, now $1.0o.
$3.50 Alaska Seal Caps. Detroit
style, now $500.
$500 and $3.50 Mems Fur Cans
now SIPS. Ups
SOC. Heavy Wooden Mitts. now a5c
QUO. Homemade Hose, now 35c.
three pairs, 81 90.
zoe. and SOC, Boys Heavy Caps,
DOC. White Toques, now 25c.
42c. and Soc. Underwear, now 2ec
four pieces, $1.OO. ~'e''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on fifty cent bot
tie OF Greene's syrup of tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold; we also war
rant twenty-five cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or no pay.
A. c. RANDALL, &C. BINGHAM
FRANK u. LANDRY, FLINT Bros,
BoYNToN g. EASTMAN, AT. WALKER
d. c. HARRINGTON, West Danville.
L. D. STILES, st. Johnsbury Center.
]. B. ROGERS, Walden.
0. B. CUTTING, West Concord.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
OF INTEREST To POSTMASTERS.
Gen. Grouts latest Circular for Post Office
Caucuses.

Congressman Grout has issued circu'
lar defining more fully his position in re-
gard to choosing postmasters in his dis
trict and the CALIFORNIAN is the first pa
per in the state to give this to the public.
The last paragraph of the circular is OF
especial interest to those who expected
to have the presidential Offices decided by
a caucus as General Grout declares that
in such cases the contest will be decided
by petition. This will effect the Offices
in st. Jobnsbury, Lyndonville and Hard
wick in this county and add new interest
TO the contests in those places. Here is
the text of the circular in full;
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Public Notice.

We are authorized to pay back the
money on so cent and 25 cent bottle
"Hustena." the new discovery for con-
sumption ifit does not cure your cough
and prove the best medicine used for
severe coughs, lung troubles and asthma,
Is also splendid medicine for children.
A. f. WALKER, FRANK G. LANDRY,
I. I. BINGHAM, A, &. RANDALL,
FLINT BROS, BoyNroN & EASTMAN
.. B. CUTTING, West Concord.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Handy Book for Reference

Messrs. Leland, Towle & Co. of Boston,
issue pocket mama of stocks, which
paid dividends Tor 1896, both in Boston
and New York. 1t is a handy book as it
is arranged by months, and in alphabet
cal order, with an index attached. The
covers suggest that the compilers firmly
believe in the gold standard" The
book will be mailed to any address on
receipt OF two cents in stamps.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Card of Thuults

we express our hearty thanks to man,
friends for their assistance and loving svm
patty during the illness of our daughter
Alberta, especially to Mr.. and Mrs. II. M
Douglas.
MR.. AND MRS. oRsoN A. GROW.
Bloomington. VT. Jan. 10, 1897.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Newport Musical Festival.-We |

Newport musical feStIVal.-We have
received the prospectus of the 37th an
nual festival of the Orleans County Musi-
cal Association, to be held at Newport,
Feb. l to 8. 1t is an eight.page sheet,
printed on fine coated paper, illustrated
with hali-tone pictures OF a number of
the artists who are to appear, and con-
tains full information OF "the musical
event of the year. for northeastern YER
mont.
Mr.. Blaisdell OF Concord n H., is to
be the conductor, and his orchestra of 10
pieces will be present at the concerts, of
which there will be five, besides a prone
made. Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard OF
Boston will be pianist, of course. The
soprano is Mrs. F. Z. Brown ofConcord !;
the mezzo.soprano, Miss Clara Merrill of
Richford, formerly of the Trinity church
choir, Boston; contralto, Mrs. Maynard
OF Concord, and her husband Ross II.
Maynard, tenor; while for bass, the cele-
brated DR.. Duff OF New York, who won
such unstinted praise last year has been
re.engaged. Mrs. Priest, as reciter, will
give, besides numerous shorter selections,
the monologue, THE Play Actress" in
which she assumes nine or ten separate
characters.
There are reduced rates on the r. & NJ
railroad hotel rates 81 and 81 so pei
day. Further information and full pro-
gramme can be had on application to G
F. Root, chairman executive committee
Newport.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
RESIDENT PATRONS DEFINED.

RESIDENT PATRONS DEFINED
All householders or heads of families
having their domicile within the delivery
limits Of any post office at the time OF
holding the caucus, shall be counted
RESIDENT" patrons. But to entltle
those not keeping house with their tami-
lies to vote in such meetings, they must
have resided within the limits of said
office, at least, since November 3, 1896.
If ia patron receives or sends mail through
more than one office he shall be allowed
to vote for postmaster Of that office
where,i the judgment of the caucus COM
mittee, he receives the bulk of his mail /;
and after having voted for postmaster
of one office he shall not in any case be
entitled TO vote elsewhere
REPUBLICAN PATRONS DEFINED.
In addition to known republicans those
who have not heretofore acted with the
republican party, but voted for the re-
publican presidential ticket in the election
of 1896, and call themselves republicans
shall be counted "REPUBLIcAN" patrons
but if challenged they shall be examined
on this point before voting
CHECK LIST.
The check list herein prescribed shall b
completed at least twelve hours betor
the hour fixed for holding the caucus
and after its completion no name sha
go upon the check list, nor shall anyon
be allowed to vote whose name is not o
said check list, except at an adjourne
meeting of said caucus, and then not III
less his or her name was placed on sal
check list twelve hours before the hour t
which said caucus was adjourned, an
said check list shall be at all times sui
ject to the inspection of the patrons
the Office.
Senators Morrill, and Proctor dout
the expediency of extending the selectio
by caucus to presidential offices in a
cases, and deferring to them, these al
pontments will accordingly be dispose
of on petition as heretofore, except whel
they may be otherwise hereafter provide
for. 1t is intended that these regulation
shall wholly supersede the circular
December 5, 1896, that having bee
intended only as notice.
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT,
Member of Congress, I'd Dist. Vermont
January 7, 1897.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

$500 Dark Gray Overcoats, Velvet
Collar, now $4.37.
$500, SIS 90 and $16.50 Fine
Beaver and Kersey Overcoats, now
$1100. Colors, black and blue
black.
$500, $500 and $1,000 Ulsters,
now $11.00.
Twenty-Five Boys Overcoats, were
$3.50 to SIG so, now $500. Ages
Ia to 1S.
Full line of Boys listers, ages 10 10
10, at u off price.
$12 90 Black Worsted Suits, in three
styles, now $3.50.
$3.50 and $2.75 Corduroy Vests
now $500.
81 SO Sheep-skin Lined, WATERPROOF
and wind proof Canvas Coa'''
now SO SO.
$2.75 Buckskin Vests, now Sou
Challenge Refers, now $500.
Full line of Russia Vests, $l.2o "
$500.
SIPS Cardigan Jackets, now Toe
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Card of Thanks

The undersigned wish to extend their
thanks to all their neighbors and friends who
were so kind to them during the sickness and
death of their wife and mother.
]. WESLEY BATcHELDER.
CHARLES HIBBARD.
LEON c. BATCHELDRR
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22

have voted for presidential electors in
1896, shall be entitled, to vote for post
master of such Office All women who
are entitled, under the laws of Vermont,
to vote for school directors, and are in
sympathy with the republican party,
shall, if resident patrons be allowed to
vote
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Marriages.

At St Johnsbury, Jan. 1S. Louis Nj. Lem
erise of Lowell, Mass, and Jane Droun of
st. Johnsbury.
At Hardwick, Jan. 10. by Rev. F. F Lewis,
Edwin Dutton and Mae Laid, both of
Hardwick
At Hardwick Jan. 1S, by Rev. f. F.
Lewis William Ladd and Josephine Patter-
son.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-22
Births.

At st. Johnsbury, Jan. ID, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. c. III. Clark,
At Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. IS, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Carl M. Spencer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29
EDUCATIONAL. COLUrlN.
by F. p. HOOKER.

In assuming the responsibility of con-
Quoting an educational column, wish
to assure the readers that my motives
are purely to promote the interest and
welfare of the schools OF the county.
There are many things connected with
the affairs OF the public schools which
demand more attention from parents
and citizens and closer cooperation OF
parents and teachers than they are re-
ceiving. 1t is the purpose through this
column from time to time to lay some OF
these matters before the people. In do
ing this it shall always be my purpose
to be fair and conserva i've in expressing
my own views and exercising the great
est scare that none but worthy senti-
ments from correspondence shall be
published.
There is little gained by argument,
especially when argument is full OF pre-
JUDGE, and hence it is the purpose to
shear clear of debates, but all questions
from those who are seeking information
on school topics will receive proper at
tention.
Correspondence upon educational top
les is earnestly solicited, not only from
the teachers of the county but also from
the PATRONS of the schools, but all com
munications for publication must be in
the interest of the schools and must be
addressed to the editor Of the column,
who reserves the right to reject any
thing OF questionable character.
Let lis all, both parent and teacher,
work together in the spirit OF harmony
to increase the efficiency of our schools,
and with firm purpose to correct any
evil influence taat may hinder the
schools from doing what they should do.
Each parent naturally regards the in
terest Of his child first but il anything
can be done to strengthen the character
OF other children, that influence will re-
vert back to the children in whom we
have the most interest.
Our republican form Of government
demands good efficient schools in order
that the American people can be educa-
ted to true realization Of citizenship,
and what we do for the schools is only
30 much done towards our safety and
national prosperity. Take away the
public schools of America and we take
away the free institutions which we en-
Joy and which we so highly prize. No
nation can possibly exist under a repub-
lcan form of government without sys-
tenn of free schools.