davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
en- paffer Seit.
Suloaiermonmmenist allsret % ino.
Siet / 6ratton, ". Iatota.

9raiton. y. D, 13be DIT. Sol
oatermonumentet bIsp a~iiIsrst % inos
piet ioas. Ueiret par lmutt, % en-
taIris % beseiitret WlGnsOe ira ale
Santer al Statsn par tiIIteos. glanot
be mere fremrd9enoe ian nGpnes:
Sicegupernsr 0epins mso stab;
StdtsietretGr 5rso 5aaep; yIaipr
Wbite, aanoioat til 9uperngr; Oberit
Sreumon. Wsaiorene 5rains % Berg,
Sapteinerne Wtofett, gsarp % ,Sobns
ION o9 andre Snicere % Soloater al
fsrite Noro 0atota Resimsut; Uiaior
SIad al General Wilss' Stab; Sberit
peate, Oberit William 8. Broom. 9tes
batter WinIbip al 8rano SORTS
9eroIo; Rspattsr Sepsl al Sismard
2ribune; g~iieobugssr Daniel, iom
bar puggst 5isuren paa monumentet,
apntratter PetsrIon og mango anore.
Monumentet blep reiit al gorsere
al 8rafton os Wulib Gountp til 2Gre
for ferite f~ripilise Rorb 0aiota re.
9~iuents aompdni ga bsltemobise
Sebrift, for benz. Iom falot, meoens De
tiempsoe for SIoset pau p~biIippiner'
ne. MunuWentet er at mrrt Barre
9srmont Grant. Oct itoar cite lSoo
beit pao Ct firtantet 6ooItptte, to %
tppe Sob beit. meo 9roncetaplsr pdu
BE- fire Sioer. Der eiper apmpuni G's
Siitorie os b%srstter ON Wonumentsts
Reisnins % Gismso. Yaa et Steo
fiaar General Cautious Orb: "0cu
can't %itampsos tbe 5irit Rprtb 9d'
tota."
Gn Sroncsfgur, Iom ftaar paa Ssi'
len, er At ~tolosiaIe 0imsnIionsr
en- ameritant Solbut | fulo Sbutls
uniform meo Rifle / 9aanoen. Mos
numsutst toitsr oper $1,000. Gpuna
tiet CAB $4,000. % Reiten tom fra
goreere at 8raftor. Sommer GoGs
ran AZ 8ranb Sorts bar 0dqsns "a.
Ter % ofilerebe % for1rebs Wonu'
mentet til Solicit % MeeIsmmerne al
Regimsntet.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
2opbep fan lite belbrcocs

pso irfal a~epiijat grt. . eisit r. 'aa ma De 'nlt
7rle al er.t Ger er Ian en- wiaos. buO ~ DJv.
oct Ten %fursrss. % 81 e. Der irafigticHea Roier.
Ggshto iOrii, iaaes pso IN inaaM rI TdaIoi Sirs
t5nsdfireFsts Strht1ee. HaIr bette a'r % iGEI'
merit, asr \ 5EsElHl EreH, els Latter 9s,ie.
0 Haar es,ie Rsr CT h4i lHftet. 81 IspBea Asiulla-
4 Hlres In HgrmEf Thitlao. of csre zen p!r
.eslGaf Ig ~srftdsalI; II, uEh Tioe 10 airiassa otc
0iierrl. isn III; ec sH3st eul n tHt smfrsi ,ufsgl
a Silgvsraa2eM
= " siFs e sarssr rpItrs eos o. nall
1T rissd u.Vbs9 20 "a ais ~ attNta tJa
tie tau "a e. : 10 sGab S4l : q 4are. Srat eTteg
GiriA.1rer. srits
A. q GheEes & o. Egie9e. cgA
~ ala hos ale IRA siHes fer 73e.
Sc beeae q paas Sauuiep,asr.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
europa, men aommisfar 2pttIeton
ufpiite prOteften.
5urenins mob England.

Screening mob ENGLAND.
0ibers grepe fra Ban aretf6mar
fcreilOs en- Gorenins at spitlano,
SoGanb os 9ranspaaI mob Storbri.
tannien. !0an unberrettebe Diretip-
rerne / 6olanp ON 5aren for 6uroom
mob Soaanbernes GOrsseIie. biz
ppIitiet blep foranbret, % iosbe, Of
Solanherne alerebe bar baoet. Gan
fdabe, at bet bar hans Menina. of
aompdniet lite tunbe psnte meaer
5i1lp fra Spnlanb, hpis Storbriz
tdnnien panbt. s December Ttren ban,
at ban fanbt, at 8perns burbe bare
forrsitt meo gnnetterins at 8imbsr,
lep, bet norbre Natal % @matoneas
lamb meb 0elaeoo saranteret Tom in
terndttonal Sribapn. Som Spur paa
Spsrsmdul fra Gommisf9r Ban
5ul1isnn morsmmeoe @an Gretihs
mar. at ban hapbe roelaot bette 8rep.
Nn roles @nlcr.
8eneral Roberts bar uoftsbt en-
Srbre, iom tunbsisr, at General Sir
Reppers Butler bar opsipet Sommans
been opsr Natalitprten. s SrDren
taftsr 9eneral Roberts General 8u!s
Ter for bans Sjsneite % flyer, at bans
Dpgtisho % tore Selo bar Iarias
iii, al goernss SGr i Sranspaals sita
lise Del falot iammen.
st Sr9n er taItet at Stinnerne /
3adp Hiper. Ere Qerioner blsp
brGbt / llIpften. goerne bar spslast
Ssrnbanen / 9ratfpntein. De ti9ms
pebe mpb en- lioen Stprte. iom blsp
isnbt for at reparers 2inien. oe or9bte
os iaarebe mango; andre blep taset
tilfanse. Riflebrigaber gadr afiteb for
at iage benz. General anpr er | 9eils
bron, General Oelisle / Heitburg. %
General Barton / S~rusersoorp. @Ge
bar bapt Srefninger meo goerne.
Sem Sunbreoe Sanger, tasne at Bril-
terne peb Gutenberg, er isnot til aaps
itdben.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
griterne her.

Spnoon, 16os Oft. - ari~gsoepurtes
mentet bar faaet fslgenoe Telegram
fra 2pro Rpberts, buterst Pretoria,
15pe Oft:
"Srent marIhersr mob Seioelburg.
Ma6on, iom tommanoerer ben bereone
Snfanteritolpnne, Der lebidger 6rsnt,
snoaqcrcoe 6isnoen ben 13pe Oft. 90
leo ipart Sab. Ere Sficerer os ctte
Manp blep orrbt, pg tire SHtcerer %
rem % tppe Manp blep %iudret."
2pro Roberts blsp ioag uon4pnt til
. Grespberit for bet fpe irite 8drperegi
ment.
Qoro Roberts bplot ioda Hepu oDer
Bet @~uitralisrne, 8ictoriunsrR, Sase
manierne, Spp Nuitrolierne oe bet
fpoafritanite lette &dpaaeri. Dan
bolot en- Sule, bpori ban iagoe, at set
bar BAN en- QGrs at boloe Eepu ooee
Sploater, ION baroe eiort Riget 'au
uomGrtet 5isnsIte. 6dn iaece, at ban
bar ben ensits SsltmarI6al 8srbsu,
ipm bopbe boloi Repu ppsr en- isierrig
tonaslia arme. 2orosn snhte meo ct
iige:
"&ri1en icm arig sr forbi; men Der
sr snonu pigtist Nrbsios at gisre, bprri
eoers Tortiatte aobe 5isnsIis trGusss."
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
a,n har mpptan,t snmaitinsn nus.

bsRnsH~ for an Wnans9 iiOol bsSIts Sr'
esr. vi ct pei inyres Weo ben. Den
cD,Eaii por 5or0tuta ~ 5aaos / 9sHbeo
DC Goebse. S,ss ril a~atsfcis o,n III aae.
Der oshso.T en- Spfiaitirs. Robert
Sobnisn Naniftss. Wli4.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
correspondence.

Aerrrirsubaneer uben Nasn o. Gsresie taaes NE
ainbffe eenipu Ill. BE- bIir lie eusans glenn slate Al
Rteaiticueu. RaUnef rI TIE blipe sfentIissisrt nss'
natnbre =. brcmmenoe aprreirunoent IN. q pct uen
Gebaitienra maa hape Nasnet % Ahresien.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
Gen: "9sr file tr bel ol,b ! s:o,.

Ting gapa: "5a Ai itulos isa meme.
Oar ipper hsls Gaasu non lea sr no. 70
,r oaostn bsls Gotim bars for a, moe
eoot al nit Selitob.-
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19

- GrsroIos: "@sb ferft, gie'ait Tan lea
Tige, at y. ieonlia drbeioer meo 6opeoet
Woa iee ipsrse ON Dsres profssfon2"
"6riIsr."
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
Sienotlig mub Gnglano,

4 Ell Srep I'll SuDuD peltrep Sun
3reti6mor Silbagstpget fra Mobbsrs
'pruit % f%prtolte ON ale 8roers Sbss
lGaeelie berfra og til @lencpe. 5 si
dnoet 9rep iii O~irettererne / Spllauo
irbrsmmebe arsti6mor Stilinaen5
6dablesbeb, bpis Gnglanb panot. Gan
Idabe:
"8i bar tompromitteret os / Orb og
i gambling, bar gjort aanpner %
Ammunition, eoelagt groer | britiIt
2erritprium, betalt Dor Stab / aom=
manoper o9 bjulpet 6riItaten msb per-
Ioner og Wtateriale. Der er Sreps,
5elesrammer pg 8ioner til at bepile
alt bette. Seq bar beitr9bt mig for at
uobrebe Srorer laa Iangt ipm mulig.
men par life altio beIoig. @i fan al
brig forisge puu at piis, at Ri ltc
iunos 9isrs bisie Sanriirqer; ri par
YirteIiebeoen fun cltfpr riuige"
Ban areti9mar ia9oe enDpioere, at
ban life troeoe, at England piloe blioe
itren9 paa 9runo al Jrp9t for at Ses
mere 4ttiesierne paa Saitlanost. Brez
ret enbte meo Den Sppoigbeo til Qfriz
taneerforbunpet, at bet dabenbdrt bar
imertslig bsrsrt pep 9pernes Rsbere
lag, iibsn bet iIprpeien bapps beot ON
lluosrretinger I'M ~beltempoige 9eorrfz
ter, uoiert uf ben neoerIdnoite Sernz
banes tSunttion9rer i 2sbst at Sri.
gen. men a bugeftsr Gngiteligs efter
gieitralitet, bpiltet bal umuli9.
"9i." iusos Srepitrioersn. "sr i ben
famine Saao oe maa naa til greooen
iaa eoot ION Ri tdn."
Sionet blep osiaa srumineret ON
9etaIinssn at be $1,000 til Bar
srpue, en- pitterlig engsiIt gpsrpsa.
iom par furbunost msp Soutb airi-
ean Rens. ct Organ for 4friianoerz
fprbunset; $1,000 til Sernbanstpms
misiar Smin. en- aarlig Yeniion til
CHATHAM os 2aan til Dtsnoeisiphn %
Bruce. bporaf bet msite, iagoe baa,
blsp eipri paa Spfprorins al Stats
miniftsr TsiB. S,taIinssn til gdss
arpps bar inofsrt / gsssrne iom lp.
glitter iii Grbeies.
@prc.at 2omad protsitsrsoe mob
Graminsrinsen al Ban arsiidmar,
foroi ben pilpe itabe S~ossdnIesset !
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
Sauifer rcooet.

2onopn, 15os Stt. - Melemtomit
at 9riniesIsn al Walss, flyer ct 3eles
gram fra aisben6apn til 0ailp 5eies
graph, bar iitret gefrielis at nogle
SanIter, Tom at 9oerne bar tpunget
til at fipmpe MOB 9riterm pg bar
Nonoer / Simonstppn, &aptolonien.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
8oer=planer.
Sireftoren for ben @eberlanbife gane
-eramineres | Yretpria.
Samens 7el I ariaem.

pretoria, 15be DIT. - Mfbcrelien
/ ben n~ebsrlanbfte SernbaneIoe brass
opIiatsp9tfsnoe 8~ibnssbpro for Das
gen. Direttsr Ban aretfhmar gap
Gnteltbeber ON Sernbanens Direttos
RUM Der % | 5olIanp. paa Spsrss
mail ON at fprtlare 8elebei at f42,
600 I Oirefterubgtfter, fparebs ban,
at ban life funbe gipe Gntsltbber.
9oa Spersmaol ON bans Gorreippns
bence meo 3pmpaniets Direftsrer /
6ollanb fprisste ban at antnbs. at
8repene mellem benz bapoe peret pris
bate. San Idebe, at ban bapbe opers
peiet aompuniets Sitting / Silfalpe
af 9rig. !9an bapbe itplst paa Irtitsl
20, Tom beftsmte 8unens plister til
Staten | Silfalbe at aris. !San
troens life, at SpersmadIet ON &ris
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ct Direttsrmsoe,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bar fulbt ub unbers
mrettst, % ban bapbe life fodet nog'n
Snbpenbins fra bet meb Senfpn til
2ompaniets SptrGben.
Direttsr Ban &retfdmar blep ber@
paa ubfpurst ON Snbfsrilerne / I'm
Oagboe, iom blen funost af griterne.
9oeen pifts, at Ban Rretfdmar fgr
Rrigens llbbrub, ielp Iaa tiblie Tom /
Suli, inbit9nbig hapoe anmooet &C.
neral SCHUBERT pm at tr9He Sorberebsls
fer til Tienotlieheoer. Gpentuslt uoz
tl9ffsoe ban en- Qlan til at ebel9gge
Observation-Disclosures NOR Ndtals
8rGnbie. WobitrGbenbs ~begpnote
General Spubert Sperdtipner. 8an
Sretf6mars 5remitininser blsp opreFs
bolot at Yr9iibent &russr, Der. Wolz
marsns, ct ifte@pficielt Meblem at bet
ubspenbe Raab, og andre. : Septemz
Der bar 8osrne fire puu at pinbe /
SilfGloe at Srig. Otter Ban 3ret'6s
mars Mening bar bet bebft at bite en-
brtitig Sront. 9an 6ao bet ubepenoe
Maab ON at peotage en- 8eIlutning ON
at beilaglasse S%ernbansn. os bet bleo
eiort. San ubiteote en- 5ieneiteprbrs,
Ipm initruereos Staben meb Seninn
til bens pligtsr % beItsmte Detailing
for be Mpno, Iom fprblep / &ompas
NETS Sieneite. 6ulp Detailing be-
Itemtes for be Sunttionerer, iom flut@
teee fig til observation-disclosures. De.
Tom n1gtsos at flute ia til 8pmmans
operne, blep a~fitebiset uoen Detailing.
Oa ban blsD Ipuret. ON ban piofts,
ON &ompaniet eler Regieringen bapoe
Get til at commanders ubenlanoItt
llnberiaattsr til at ti9mpe mob en- pens
Zig Stat, iparebe ban, at ban life
pioite bet. SOrti9ttenoe fine uoiagu
Iuebe Ban 2rsti6mar, at nogle al
Stuben Dor ~beiluslust for ipeciel Siss
neite, iaaiom at ebelagse groer. !9un
ubnepnte en- Stab til at soel9ase
S~ernbaner / Natal ug ienere / &opz
tolonien.
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
&rIger teller.

Buris, lobe DIT. - Oct er fors
tDnot, at ben bulanoite arpoier Gels
berlonb meb Yraiioent &ruger ombcrS
ituI ieile fra 2ourenop Warques Snss
hnn
Decorah-posten., 1900-10-19
Yoere p~pergipcr fig.

apmmonoont Muner meo ct Nntd!
@orssre bar ppereipet Jig til 8riterne
peb Stdnberton. Heiten at aommdna
boen, er bit idgt, agteoe at bplbe no
til igaar, ba ben oeiaa piloe ppers!te
ia, mebminbre Der tom en- itpr Stprte
4meritonsre, Ipm bar last at bile
untpmme ben Dag pg hlelpe benz.
9perne bar brenbt en- Del 5urmbule
t StunoertpnoiItrittet. iam tilberte
Gneelitm9no.
&ommanpant erasmus tommer lno
for at arrangere 8etineelIer for Sprs
aipelie. 9eneralerne Barton % Gles
msnts bar pmringet en- armmanoo
pda i3tparttop. og bet pentes, at belle
Stprfen bill blipe fanget. Gfter 'io'te
Happprt COMMUNICATIVE 9riterne benz
% happe brebt mango. Nogle Sanger
par taost. Generalerne Barton o.
Clements bappe tiampet / tire 0ag'
for at oripe gperne ino | ben Still
ling, Iom be forisser at hrloe.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-03-10
Search for Water oith the Dioining. Rod.

The use of the so-called divining. rod for
the discovery of hidden springs or under.
ground watercourses is about to be scienti6.
cally investigated. commission has been
appointed in France to study all apparatus
and methods employed by sorcerers, "water.
seers," wizards, and all specialists in occult.
ism, in the discovery of water in other ways
than by those recognized in geology and hy
droscopy, such as the divining rod, exploring
pendulums, microscopic compasses, magnet.
ic and electric apparatus, etc. The president
of the commission is M. Brother de Rolliere,
French engineer, says Cosmos: "To get
at the truth, M. de Rolliere will procure, seek
and collect all devices, works, reviews, journ.
ais, experiments, reports, and observations
for and against the divining.rod and other
like apparatus, with names and addresses of
the authors or inventors; he will put himself
in communication with all persons who ex-
permented or written on the subject, with
view to holding meeting of them, and clear
ing up, if possible, these cloudy questions,
that ought to be treated in public"
No faith can be placed in divining-rods or
any mechanical device supposed to indicate
the whereabouts of subteranian watercourses.
But certain persons undoubtedly possess a
certain nervous susceptibility which permits
them intuitivey to locate the whereabouts of
unseen watercourses Just as horse is un-
abed on the desert to find water hole when
he is thirsty. The mechanical apparatus
used by the diviner can only indicate and
mark this nervous susceptibility.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-03-10
AUSTIN'S HAWAIIAN WEEKLY
Plague and the Plumbers.

An angry little man was standing on
drug store corner last evening telling
group of acquaintance about his en-
counters with plumbers. "These
plumbers are of as much Importance as
the doctors in these insanitary tines"
he said, and they know it. About
week ago the wooden frame of my
asked a plumber in most polite
manner if he would come up and fix it.
He intimated that there were better
people than l who wanted jobs done
and that he would attend to me when he
got ready. Two days afterwards he
came up and removed the lining of the
tub and hasn't come near us since.
Three days ago / found it necessary to
change all the faucets in the marble
wash basins and this time called anoth-
er plumber, who sent boy and box
of tools. My wife was out somewhere
sewing for the Asiatics in the detention
camps. Say, if she had ever got hold
of that boy the sympathy of the whole
neighborhood would have gone out to
him, know. He took off the faucets
and left the marks of his greasy hands
on paper and white paint everywhere.
When my wife got home and COM
menced to see the spots l suddenly
remembered an appointment down
town. For three days we have been
begging water of the neighbors and
l don't know how much longer we will
continue to do so. The plumber said
something about sending to the Coast
for the kind of compression bibb that l
required. wanted him to put the old
things back, but he says he can't do it
now because the threads are stripped.
A man across the street from me want
ed to shut off the government water
and get supply from an artesian well.
The plumber came up, shut off the
water and cut the pipe. Then he went
back to the shop to get some more tools
and he has been gone now two weeks.
| remember when | was living out at
Palama l got one of these lead and
solder barons to come and repair a
drain pipe. He drove a wooden plug
into the hole of the kitchen sink that
you couldn't loosen with key wrench
and then packed the pipe down to his
shop. The inconvenience, which
covered period of two whole weeks,
cost me the services of good Chinese
cook, who got as mad as did about it.
1t is to a plumbers interests to nurse
job. He must start as many as he can
at once in order to prevent his customer
from engaging the services of his COM
petitors. While he is keeping you
waiting he is worrying others also. In
this plague time he is up to his ears
with work and if you want him you
must treat him very respectfully"
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-03-10
HONOLULU, MARCH 10, 1900.

To THE EDITOR: For the past two
years we have received at this library
your magazine THE PARADISE OF THE
PACIFIC, for which we thank you. 1t
has been very eagerly read and carefully
preserved. Again thanking you for
your kindness, l am, very sincerely
yours
CARLoTTA BIcKNELL, Librarian.
Dalton Public Library,
Dalton, Massachusetts.
IT now seems certain that Herman
Levy has the plague. A rabbit incenl-
ated with the excreta of the patent is
dying. A post mortem of the rabbit
will prove the nature of the disease
beyond douat.
WE desire to call especial attention to
our page on business and real estate
written by Col. Will E. Fisher. 1t is
encouraging to note that, in spite of the
quarantine, business is looking up and
real estate values are frmer.
During the month of February there
iwere cases of plague in Honolulu, nine
n Kahului and one in Hilo, total of
nineteen. In spite of this the situation
is improving, and it is TO be hoped the
quarantine will be lifted before long.
We have had another clean week.
MINISTER Young estimates that it will
cost 81 900, 900 for needed street rep irs
and extensions. AS soon as Honolulu
becomes a municipality the city should
be bonded to raise money for this and
other needed improvements. To pay
for these improvements out of the gen
eral treasury is hardly fair to the rural
districts.
MINISTER Cooper's report to the
Board of Health that from 40 to go
percent of the cattle on the island of
Kauai are suffering from tuberculosis,
is startling revelation. The Board
may well be in quandry how to act.
To destroy so many cattle would ruin
industry and cause meat famine as it
is highly probable that nearly the same
conditions exists on the other islands.
1t is thought by physicians that cooking
the meat destroys all danger of trans
hitting the disease. 1t is from the milk
that most is to be feared. The Board
has acted wisely in appointing special
committee to investigate the matter on
all of islands.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-03-10
The Printing Office Towel.

When think of the towel,
The old fashioned towel
That used to hang up near the prnting.house door,
I can think of nobody
In these days OF shoddy
That could hammer out iron to wear as it wore
The "devil'' who used it,
The tramp who abused it,
The ''comp" who got it when these two gone.
The makeup and foreman
The editor (poor man,
Each rubbed some CRIME off while they put heap on.
In, over and under,
1t was blacker than thunder,
Harder than poverty, rougher than sin,
On the roller suspended,
1t never was blended,
And tapped on the wall like a banner Of tin.
1t grew harder and rougher,
And blacker and tougher,
And daily took on a still mixer hue,
Until one windy morning,
Without any warning,
1t fell on the floor and was broken in two.
Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1900-03-10

Frank Metcalf an old kamaaina, died on
Friday afternoon at the residence of his
sister Mrs. Rowland. The funeral took
place to-day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
As to Adjournment.

The legislative correspondent of the
Messenger states fact which is we'll
known to every representative of the
press and every member of either
House, in the following:
"The committee to investigate the
State systems of accounting, composed
of Senators Clement, Cudwortb and
Dunnett, and Representative Water
man, Hale, McWhorter and Nay has
begun its work, but all its members
agree that it will be impossible to do
any kind Of justice, except injustice, to
the matter in season to report results
before the usual time for adjournment,
the day before Thanksgiving. Anoth-
er matter of great importance that has
hardly been thought of as yet is the
fact that the proposed amendments to
the Constitution have not been cons i'd
cred up to now. In connection with
these two important subjects it has
been suggested by some OF the leading
members of the two Houses that the
Legislature adjourn from next week to
the first week IN December and at that
time take up the constitutional amend.
ments, while in the meantime the COM
mittee on accounting will complete its
Investigations and be ready to give q
complete report and suggest some re-
forms that all agree are much needed"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
STATE OF VERMONT.
BY William W. Stickney, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.


In the year of the adoption OF the first
Constitution of the State, after the harvest
had been gathered, our fathers by their
Council of Safety appointed time ito be
observed as a day Of Public thanksgiving
and Prayer throughout the State Of Yer
mont" In the midst of their many priva-
lions they clearly saw that the earth was
full OF the goodness of the Lord. Let us
then, their children, surrounded as we are
by manifold blessings, reverently continue
the custom, and at altar and by Preside
make devout acknowledgement to AL
mighty God for His goodness and mercy.
For in the year that has gone He has given
us health and peace and plenty under lib
erty regulated by law. 1 do, therefore,
appoint Thursday, the Doth of November
A. d. 1900, as day of public Thanksgiving
and praise aud recommend its general OBJ.
servance. Given under my hand and the
seal of this State in the Executive Chamber
at Montpelier, this tenth day OF November
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and twenty
fifth.
WILLIAM w. STICKNEY.
BY THE GOVERNOR,
JOHN G. SARGENT,
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Municipal Indebtedness.

A constitutional amendment propos-
ing to limit the Indebtedness of towns
and cities to five per cent of their val
uation has been formulated and per-
fected and will probably be offered in
the Senate today. A difficulty was pre-
scented by the circumstance of the ex-
istence of municipalities within munic-
ipality "a village, an incorporated
school district, and fire district within
a town, for example; and if first the
town and then each of the inner
corporations separately could bond for
five per cent of it's valuation, the in
nermost might find itself saddled with
a constitutional Indebtedness of twenty
per cent Of its valuation. But a pro-
posal of amendment covering this i'm
portant matter of prescribing limit to
the Indebtedness of towns or cities or
other municipal corporations may con-
tract has been perfected. The Senate
ought to consider fsvorably a properly
framed proposal embodying a judi
cious limit, and, with the other propo-
sails of amendment already before that
body, pass it along to the House for &C.
ceptance. All will then become tangi-
BILE subjects for public consideration
and discussion, and later for more Be-
rious action by the Legislature.