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The evening times., 1898-07-08
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prisoner" said tie stern-lookinr Judge.
"stand up. Have you anything to say before
sentence is passed upon your
''wcll." the culprit responded, as he arose and
looked around at the people who filed the
courtroom almost to sufocation. 81 had in
tended To follow the advice OF my counsel and
say nothing. I'm paying him well for doing
my talking, but still have decided to take ad-
vantage OF the courts kindness in aifording me
this opportunity to say something that I have
had on my mind ever since this trial began"
He stopped and wiped the perspiratiln from Iii,
forehead. while the people pressed forward and
craned their nccks to hear what it was he had
to say.
VERY wcll.'' the Judge urged. ''thc court is
ready to hear you and weigh well the words
you are about to utter"
Thanks" the prisoner returned; '.now shall
be able to take my sentence phi.o.ophically.
whatever it may be. What 4 wish to say Is this:
Remember the Maine F"
Then. Of course. he was given minimum SEN
The evening times., 1898-07-08

United States. suggested that we should
have to abide by the decision Of the
European powers in respect Of the terms
of peace with Spain as Greece had been
The significance of the utterance was in
the statement that a nation with long
line Of Pacific sea coast could not afford
to resist the advice of any two European
nations. With Hawaii in our hands, as
long as coal is necessary to naval ves-
sells. the western coast will be amply pro-
tected
The evening times., 1898-07-08

A few trials on the charge of murder
might serve as lesson TO the crews Of
Atlantic steamships. Some of the coward
ly brutes who caused the death of pas
sengers on the Bourgogne are known. and
there are witnesses of their assaults
The evening times., 1898-07-08
Al tn. an.-Ml..i..ipp, Expo.,t,o.

Every exhibit in the Government building i.
placarded Hands on" but people win persist
ago an attendant saw q fellow poking around
the huge fog bell.
please keep hands od." said the attendant
"Ain't this nickle-in-thc-slot machine!''
queried the stranger-
'.No. that is fog bell"
..well. b'gosh. Say. can you give me my
nickel backs''
and II was gone.
The evening times., 1898-07-08

Now comes Watson's opportunity to
enroll his name on fames list. provided
he is allowed some discretion. 1t was ac-
cident that released Schley from the coils
of Instructions. and it was Dewey's re-
moteness that permitted his rash but
successful disregard of hidden mines
The evening times., 1898-07-08

The experience of President McKin-
ley's Chicago friend, Mr.. Pie Kohlsaat.
in the nickel lunch business, ought to
make that gentleman remarkably eligible
for the governorship of the Sandwich
Islands. The appropriateness of such an
appointment would be increased by the
fact that the discoverer OF the group was
n
The evening times., 1898-07-08

The government at Madrid Is no better
Informed about some things than the
people there. The statement that capitu-
lation would exasperate the army is no.
consistent with the daily desertions from
The ranks at Santiago
The evening times., 1898-07-08

The Unsuitable demand of New York and
other business cerrcrs for war tax stamps
indicates that the expected interruption
OF business by the war has not taken
place.
The evening times., 1898-07-08

Spain has employed French gunners
for her navy, but they are less efficient
in destroying lives than the crews of the
French liners.
The evening times., 1898-07-08
SPAIN. Fading Opportunities.

II is less to Americas interest than to Spain's
to have the war cease now, for the greater id
vantage America may attain the shorter will be
the period in which the dons will haggle for the
best bargain that q loser can make.
The evening times., 1898-07-08

The officials here deny that there is any
friction between Sampson and Shafter.
That is probably why Miles is to go down
and take command.
The evening times., 1898-07-08

saying: Beware of the Malay's ven-
geance."
Polavieja resigned and returned to
Spain, being succeeded by Gen AuSustin.
formerly captain general of Barcelona.
Aguinaldo is about twenty-eight years
old He and his comrade. Alexandra hold
the future of the Philippines almost in
their hands.
The evening times., 1898-07-08

Imports OF leading articles into the United King
dom from America during five months ending
May 81 1898 compared with the corresponding
months of the preceding year:
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
MONTHLY. By CARRIER:
Morning. Evening and Sunday Fifty Cents
Morning and Sunday Thirty-hve Cents
Evening and Sunday ..-... Thirty-tive Gents
BY NAIL
One Year. Morning. Evening and Sunday $3.50
Six Months 400
Three Months. 4" l1o
One Year. Morning and Sunday ....-....... 400
Six Months '' .
Three Month. ...... LES
one Year. Evening and Sunday y............ 400
Six Months - s5
Three Months. ''''.......- i2'
Sunday ouIy. One Year LOO
Orders oy mail must be accompanied by
subscription price.
Editorial Rooms ..... 4ss
ItLhpHoNE Rusiness ONCE 1910
Circulation Department. 200
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

TIE TIMES. in all its editions, Morning. Even
ing and Seriay. will be mailed to address S
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
IS often Us desired.
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Readers OF The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of it at any news
etand railroad station railroad trains. will
confer favor upon the management BY sending
to this Office information OF the fact.
The evening times., 1898-07-08

Communications intended for publication In
The Tines should be tersely and plainly written.
end mus. in all cases be accompanied by the
came ard address OF the writer. Rejected COM
runic.tions will not be preserved. and only man.
lscrirIs CT obvious importance will be returned
= tneir authorh
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@c ~ Gi,nta

STILSON HUTCHINs, President.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09

ties.
Iron Bound Hames-$3 OCa6 90
dozen.
Kelly Plows-Boss, 81 so each.
Kelly Points-Boss, Fl 40 per dozen.
Spades-Short hcndle, S. 5pa1t 90
Shovels-Long handle, per dozen, IS
10 90.
SWeeps-All sizes, Sic per pound
Slngletrees-S1 50a5 90 per dozen.
Trace Chains-27a4Oc per pair.
Bull Tongues-Corn Shoyels, diamond
scooters, &c; turn shoveis, 41-2c; hee
dozen.
W:re-Galvanized, barb, 3 1-2c.
Wagons Is inches, thimble SIX Elm
S44 90; 3-4 inches, S45 90; 3 inches ,$46 90
IA inches, S5S 90; 3 1-2 inc' -, sos 90
Seats 81 so; brakes IS 90. tabular ol
hollow iron axle wagons, :wo-horse
$50 90; four horse, sos OOa7G o..
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09

and the General Assembly shal3
provide by law for appeals without
cost, and for the prosecution OF all per-
sons charged with illegal or fraudulent
registration or voting, and all other
crimes and offenses against the registr
| ton and election and pri mary election
laws.
Article Ill.
The following persons shall not be per
mltted to register, vote or hold any office
or appointment Of honor, trust or profit
in this State, to-wit: Those who have
been convicted of any crime punisha BILE
by imprisonment in the Peniten tiary, and
not afterwards pardoned with express
restoration OF franchise; those who are
inmates OF any charita BILE institution, ex-
dept the Soldiers Home, these actually
confined in any public prison all inter-
dicted persons and all persons notorious
ly insane or idiotic, whether interdicted
or not.
Article w.
In all elections by the people the elect
ors shall vote by ballot, and the ballots
cast shall be publicly counted La all
elections by persons in a representative
capacity, the vote shall be viva voce.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09
Article ~.
A POLITICAL TRICK.
And How 1t Starred One Poor
Man "A -bilin"

And HOW 1t Starred One Poor DeluLed
Man "A-bilin."
| was looking for a man by the name
OF Plggans. one Jim Piggans, and meet
ing party on the road l asked him if
he knew man BY the name Of Piggans
do l know Piggans, ole Jim Pig
Sans:' be answered. II should say
did, an I'll say right year tibet don t
know any good of him either I've al
ways had hit in fer tibet critter ever
since he done me up"
Isn't he honest?' asked
"Oh, he's honest enough, but he's too
dern smart, thet's what the matter with
him. Did ye ever monkey with politics.
strenger?''
Never, l answered. lis Mr. Pig
WAL. hev, but amt never goin
ter do hit ag in. l ran fer dog catcher
once. went around a-hobnobin with
every Greaser an Chinaman in the dis
trict. went around a-kissin all the ha-
bies an a-praisin them up an I ct garlic
with the Greasers an rats with the Chi
namen. Durn if didn't blow in a,dol-
lar an fifteen cents tryin ter git ther
thar offs
"Can you tell me where / can find''-
Eye see we held the election in the
echoOlnOuse, an we agreed ter count
noses, an the one tibet got the most
noses wuz ter be the dog catcher. 3"
"Is Mr.. Pig
"Waal, stood ON one side, AN Jim
Piggans, who WIZ runnin fer the same
offs, stood on the other side."
"Where will
"Waal, jes' ez everybody wuz gittin
ready ter flock over ter me what did
this low down Jim Piggans go an do
but pull big bottle from his pocket an
say:
Every one what wants me fer the
dog catcher come over year.
WAL, thar wuz stampede fer tibet |
thar bottle, an he wuz elected unani- |
How do you make that out? Didn't |
you vote for yeurself?''
stranger, I wuz the first man ter
reach the bottle"
well, you were at least a drink
ahead"
stranger, right thar wuz whar the |
rub kim in. Right thar started biliu,
an I've bin a-bilin ever since. Thar
wuzn't anything in thet bottle but boss
linamint. Detroit Free Press.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09

G G5od'i Midd ding. IS
Provisions.
| Bacon-6.14
| Dry Salt Enthusiastically at 3-4c.
! Breakfast Bacon-S 1-2c.
| Hams-Choice canvassed sugar-cured
| s 1-4c.
L;ard-compound, 1-4c; pure, 1-2c,
| Bacon plates 1-2c.
BREAD STUFFS.
or straight, s.. 10; extra fancy, s5.15:
pound sacks, s1:75.
euoted Hs at 81 &c; Cream neos Sc ' by the lot:
COFFEE AND TEA.
Coifee-Easy; fair. 1-2c; medium grade
II 1-2c; better 14G 16c.
Tea-Good stock on hand, fair demand.
finest, Tl:oo@S1.25 per pound by the
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs.
Sugar-Standard graduated, 5 5-sc; st.
Emma granulated, 5 3-S; snow white
1-Sc; choice yellow clarified, 3-4c
prime yellow ella rified, &c; seconds
Molasses-Common, 12c; prime open
kettle, zoe; choice reboiled, A@'3Oc.
TOBACCO.
Or Chewing-Good Medium, II inch, OF
chewing, 5o@75c.
Smoking-20@25c. !
Onions-1 SO bushel.
Beans-Navy, &c per pound.
Irish Potatoes-95c
Cabbage-S2 90. |
Kraut-half barrels, 81 40.
SEED POTATOES |
Early Rose, 81 60.
BAGGiNG AND TIES.
TwineSFor baiiing purposes quoted at
1Oc per Id by the bale.
Iron Ties-9Oc.
GRAIN AND FEEDsTUFF.
Corn-Mixed sacked.-42c per bushel.
Hay-Choice prairie (Arkansas), $500
Texas, $1,000
Oats-White s4c; Rust Proof, s4c.
Rye-9Oc.
Barley-75c.
Chopped Cord-soc per 100 pounds.
Millet Seed-S5c per bushel.
Cotton Seed Meal-soc.
Wheat-S1.25.
CHICKENS AND EGGS.
Chickens, hens, per doz.... 275
Broilers per doz. Observation-Disclosures. 250D2 rs
Flyers. large, per doz ......... 2 75c9 300
Eggs per doz. .............;... 81
Butter, country, per pound. 10a12 1-2
Turkeys. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40s1 90
HIDES AND WOOL MARKET.
Dry hides, No. flint, per ID . II 1922
Dry hides, No 2 flint. S&1Oc
Badly bug eaten. ......... ..... 5&6c |
Dry salted, No 1................ 9&10c
gull hides. Observation-Disclosures. 7&Sc /
green sailed hides. ........... 61-2&7cI
Ireen salt hides glue and badly
cut Observation-Disclosures. 4&4I-2ct
Wool, tub washed choice. . 2O&22c
Wool, unwashed, clear ........ 14&15
Wool, bury and black ....... S&13c
3eeswax, prime. ........... 20&l3ct
rallow .......... w 21-2&3c
sheep skins, each .............. 10&25c
Lii
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09
New Use For the monograph.

new CS8 4 VT 1f10 II fh0110b WIZ
Newly Appointed Father-My DEAR
I've decided to buy monograph.
Ditto Mother-What for, Alfredf
Newly Appointed Father think 1t
would be nice to show the twins, when
they grow up, that they owe as an npol-
ogy.-New York Truth.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09
GENERAL LOCAL MARKET

The quotations are reviewed and cor
rected weekly, and represent prices for
round lots from first hands.
COTTON.
SHREVEPORT MARKET.
APR. 9, 1898.
To-day Last week
Ordinary . Nominal Nominal
Good Ordinary. SIS
Low Middling... 4 1916
Middling. ...... 5 IA
Good Middlng.. SIS
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09

Axles-6 1-2c per pound.
Bellows-2Oa22c per inch.
Belting-Rubber, 60c and 10 per cent
Castings-3 1-2a4 2 per pound.
tT0es-S3 00af o. per dczel.
Horse Shoes-tluo' ed at 90 11f,crke ;3J
mule shoes at 50 so per Reg.
Iron-Flat, round AM square, . pc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
THE REPUBLTCAN n.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS



Of all tho metals hitherto :!iscDr
cred there l. none mere Interest,"
ing from cen iiin points of view ! Ian
nickel and ,ol,alt. i here is Il s~'"n.
tifiG mys er, surrounding ia, u rat
has never been solved and j., !,ut
likely 10 be explained toy 'al"y
years Ia come. Al,.9aGt they o4-
sess very distinct properties, t.
foln sale, of very ,!iiii:sI.t tolor3,
they have exactly tho s,j!..r co.:.i'in,
ing number (20. 81. ANA this Ia. ~ II
approaches that If iron t2,y, T."
rommojics metal. with he "Nc"t-
ton perhaps CT aluminium. hat
exists IN the Gust of tie t,l Ii.
i',ry u:o also. Ike iron. .tr. e..
ly the magnet.
Mo, cover, they are invariably
pIc~,,.t IN tla:c misses ct i..t:al
ca, Il n.ctpUrir non, CT HerDlitCS.
which occasionally fai! from tbs
skies upon the surface ct our earth.
The fall Of { % uNoii.es generally
occurs ia bread day lislt, her the
sky is clear and the sun shining
brightly. "A stream of cloud, OF
metallic vapor, ap! cals in the air,
and noise like the lLudest thunder
is heard after the whining of the
aerolite, cons uting one Of the
most terrifying phenomena it is pos
sible to behold. chambers Jour
nal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

made bold to say to DR. Nansen that
thousands upon thousands of men who
were not specially interested i'll arctic
work had read his book with delight,
and that to me the marvel was not that
he could do what he did i'll the field,
but that he could write such a book
about his experiences
"The best thing in it, to my notion, u
! said, sis your description Of your
dramatic meeting with jackson Oh
Franz-Josef Land, and the best part of
that was your reference to tho manner
III which the wild mans sharpened
senses discovered the fragment OF the
soap which the civilized European has
used in his morning ablutions.
sit is really true" replied DR.. Nan
sen, "that l could smell that soap as
plainly as if it had heen u strong FER.
fume. Johansen noted tho same thing
when he came up. In fact, for several
days our SENSE of smell was wonderful.
ly acute. AS l approached Jackson S
hut l thought could smell everything
it contained and give sort of inventory
of its stores without entering In day
or two this acuteness wore off, and we
became quite normal in that as well as
in other respects. But wonder if a
man We're to- live wild for few years
it his sense of smell would not become
quite as keen as that Of all animal?"--
Chicago Times Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
Wby "Grey" Hound:

Up to about 800 years ago "grey-
hounds" We're the shaggy, gray colored
dogs used il the chase of large game.
After that the name was transferred,
sufficiently absurdly, to the black,
white, blue and yellow, but generally
spotted or bioolored and nevtrgIay, dog
that is now SO popular for coursing
hares 1t is very odd that no one, writ
ing about the dog, should have insisted
upon so obvious an absurdity, On the
contrary, great many writer's who
have written very wisely about the
word grey" have tried tn explain away
its simplest meaning by referring to
Celtic, Gaelic and Saxon roots, but con-
sidering these two animals were called
inditferently "grey dogs or grey
hounds in two wOrds-when our Ian
guage first came to be written, and that
in those days dog" aud "hound" were
absolutely synonymous, it seems to me
as great waste Of wisdom to try to
prove that "graie, gray or grey. J"
when it is joined with dog or hound
meant anything else Lut grey as to say
that grey-fy means a fly of princely ex'
traction or gray beard u champion beard.
If were quarrelsome, ! should like
to pretend that greyhound really means
badger dog" At any rate should
have sense OF language Oh my side (for
gray, grey, sraie and grei are all names
for the gray badeer), and l would not
be more absurd than tho rest.-Good
Words
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
Turbines and Levels.

An important problem in practical
mechanics is to conduct the waste
water away rapidly from the turbine
wheel after it has served Its purpose
and delivered up its power. TO
gain this result, free the wheel from
waste, and leave it ready to develop
all possible power, is the standing
problem. a drop in the lower
level OF one foot, or even few
inches, means much to the manu-
facturer, and is worth the outlay of
thousands of dollars, to save coal
and steam in the production of
power. The lower level may rise to
the height of the upper, and then
the wheel stops and the machine is
idle-dead.
Every one of us is ''thc architect
of his own fortune" in moic senses
than one. We are manufacturers OF
strength, energy, life. The waste
must be removed from the wheels
of our life or the accumulation Will
hinder and poison the whole being.
This result needs activity of digcs-
ton, live. kidneys, SKIN, etc. The
organs of the body are strengthened ,
the blood purified and waste rcmov-
ed by Hoods Sarsaparilla and Holds
Pills. DO not allow the waste to
accumulate and check the machinery
of life, but treat your body as care
fully as the manufacturer does his
whccls--watch the lower levels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

The story is of young and devoted
father. The baby was his first, aud he
wanted 70 weigh it.
Its bumper he exclaimed.
"Wh,le r.r he scales
The dom, site hunted NJ III old fashion
ed pair, and the proud young father US
sumed charge If the operation.
"I'll try it ut eight pounds, " he said,
sliding the weight along the beam ut
that figure.
1T won't do. She weighs ever so
much more than that.
He slid the weight along several
notches farther.
"Ry George" he said "She weighs
more than 10 pounds l2-l"-ll!
Is it possible?'
He set the baby and the scales down
and rested himself moment.
biggest baby ever saw, " he painted,
resuming the weighing process FIT
teen and half-l6! This thing won t
weigh her. Sec, IL is the last notch,
and she jerks it up like Il feather! Go
and get big Iair Of scales ut some
neighbor's. III bet t,nner that she
weighs over 20 pounds Millic,' he
shouted, rushing into the next room,
"shc's the biggest baby i'll this country
weighs over lG pounds!
what did you weigh her unT' i'll.
quired the young mother.
"On the old scales in the Kitchen"
1.-The figures on those are only
ounces, " she replied quietly. bring me
the baby, John. "-Pcarsun' Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Sinie Lyman, who lives the life of q
hermit, in cabin in Duxburv, was brutal
ly assaulted by some drunken rOughs. A
physician was required to repair his bat
tered countenancc. A complaint should
be made against the guilty parties.
A Norwich school teacher is not SO
good wrestler as some of his scholars.
Harlan Slack met with painful accident
while wrestling with one of his scholars :
he was thrown to the floor and the bone
in his left elbow was fractured.
The body of Daniel Combs was found
last week Wednesday by some choppers
in the woods near Black Falls, Montgom-
cry. They found hole dug into side
hill and stopped up, which attracted their
item ton. Upon opening IT,, thy foun q
the body frozen stiff. Combs had beer
missing some eight weeks and must have
died from hunger and privation. He hat
been for several years OF eccentric habits,
preferring to be alone, and would remain
in the woods III the summer for weeks,
living on berries and roots. He was sent
to the asylum Mt Waterbury for short
time, but was discharged as not being in
sane. He was fifty years of age.
An Italian workman at Proctor had M
unpleasant experience the other day. He
stepped out of the door of his house II
Gcnoyille with loaded gun In his hanC
which he was going to discharge at sonit
snowbirds sitting on n fence not far from
his house. He slipped on some ice ai,t
his gun was discharged pre,naturely ant
in the wrong direction. The charge OF
shot went into his hen house and kil)ef
three Of his chickena.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
A Rat Catchcr's Story.

There are tricks in all trades, and
probably as many in that Of the profess
sional rat catcher rs in any other line.
According to the story IF IL man who
has made barrel Of money in that
business, but who has since drifted in
to other pursuits, it was once easier to
make living catching rats than by
running she'll game at a country fair.
II used to use ferrets for the eXtermi.
nation CT the rodents" he said, land
when l received all order to clear a
warehouse of the pests always insisted
that the pay should be gagged by the
number of rats killed at so much per
head. l carried the ferrets in big
wooden box, with false bottom. In a
secret drawer underneath would place
four or five dozen live rats before start
ing out, let them run loose upon reach
ing the place to be rid Of rodents, and
then free the ferrets. Of course, with
30 or 60 rats running around loose, there
was always great slaughter, and some
times the ferrets would kill nearly all
the rats l turned free. In this way I
was always sure Of receiving handsome
remuneration for all evenings work up
on the presentation Of tho carcases to
the parties who employed me- "-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

A worthy old gentleman who had
never wandered far from his native
township before went to Boston chg
day in response to M invitation to visit
o relative.
The Bostonian, in showing his friend
about town, took him to the top of q
tall office building They took l0ol,
at the marvellous landscape spread out
before them and prepared to descend.
They entered the elevator. 1t began it's
swift journey downward.
Don't be frightened, Uncle Silas,"
said the younger man, as his visitor
grasped his arm, shut his eyes and held
on for life "There is no danger"
II wasn't afraid, George" gasped
Uncle Silas, after they had stepped out
of tho elevator, "but IL left my stom-
ach up there. "-Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
The FAIR Managers Meeting.

The board of managers at their
meeting last week Friday had live
" discussion over the following rule
adopted within few years. "All
stock entered in thoroughbred classes
shall be registered in their respective
herd or stud books, except swine
]. L. Montague urged the repeal
of the rule, II. c. Lockwood.
George Aitken and \. +. Fuller
opposing any permanent change.
The rule was allowed to stand.
Regarding 4 new floral hall, some
of the members thought the society
should first get out of debt before
incurrlng this expense, put MIR.
Aitken, who introduced the subject,
thought new building would help
toward that object. Secretary Eaton
also strongly advocated building Il
IlcN tlitll. which IL was SSl''litlSN
could be done for about $1,000.
On motion of Mr.. Lockwood the
society voted to appropriate the sum
OF $500 toward Il new floral hall
building, the money not to be avail,
able for that purpose until an equal
amount had been secured bv sub.
scliption.
On motion of c. w. Graves of
Barnard Il committee to solicit sub.
scriptions was elected, constituted
as follows: George Aitken, Frede.
rick Chapman, Frederick w. Wilder.
1t was voted, on motion of {. w.
Smith, TO provide temporary seats
about the fair grounds for the ac
commodation of ladies'.
The board appropriated $500 fol
special attractions.