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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

names Of assistants and laborers and the
time each was employed by or under MIN,
incurred in and above said work, and
he shall forthwith file such report with
the auditor, after having subscribed and
sworn to the same.
Sec & At the first regular or special
session of said board of county commits
sioners after the filing of such report,
or such time thereafter as may be APP
pointed by them, not later than ten GW
days thereafter, SAID hoard i shaii mane
freeholders OF the county not interested
In the construction of the proposed work
and not of kin to any parties known to
at a time and place specified by said
board, and not more than ten days dis
tant, preparatory to commencing the!r
duties as hereinafter specified: 1t shall
upon to issue to said viewers a certified
copy of the petition and of the order OF
the board Of county commissioners, and
viewers, after taxi gg The o at !, 70 nr 1a1sn,
at the time set in said order, with said
civil engineer, n shall In tabular form
give the names OF the owners OF each
tract OF land to be benefited or
the description of each tract benefited or
damaged (said names of owners 20 pc
the same as appear on. the county tax
duplicates Of said county, n the descr1p-
ton to be given In legal forTn), and the
total numbe of ceres In each OF said
tracts, the estimated number of acres IN
each Of said tracts Of land to be bene-
flied or damaged las the case may be9;
and the amount that each tract OF land
str1ction of said work. When any ditch
Established under this act drains, either
in Whole or in part, any public or corpor.
ate road or railroad, or benefits any OF
such roads 50 that the rnadbed or tray
elei track of any such ROAD will be made
better BY the. construction Of such ditch,
the viewers shall estimate the benefits
heGa Or railroads, and report said bene-
ITS IT'S (na1nes Of roads and other particu-
lars necessary. to identify the corpora
tions, private or PUBLIC. to pc benefited
as q part of their tabular statement pro
yiGed for in this s%ection; and they shall
also report. the total, benefits
chea. # any, and also whether or nod, In
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

travellng and the fees paid
such witnesses, which fees shall be the
same as those now paid to witnesses sub
poen1aed to attend In ourts of record,
by the county treasurer out OF. any funds
ne may nave In his hands on account OF
n tax imposed under the provisions
of this act. stt4s
Sec. 10. The report OF hessappraisers
shall be fled in the office of the probate
proof relating to any such. estate before
the probate court, he court shall forth
with, as Of course, determine. the cash
value Of all such estates and the amount
out appointing any appraisers.
The insurance commissioner, shall on
the application Of any probate court, de-
termine the value of any such future or
limited, contingent, dependent or deter
mirrable upon the life OF persons in be-
ing, upon the facts contained in any re-
port Of such appraisers, and certify the
tiicate shall be conclusive evidence that
! the method Of computation adopted
therein is correct. 1
Any person dissatisfied with the APP
praisement Oh assessment and determ1n-
alton Of tax, may appeal therefrom to
the probate court within sixty 600 days
| alton Of tax, as herein provided, pon
| filing in the office OF the probate court
the written notice OF appeal, which shall
! state h ground upon which the appeal
The probate court shall Immediately
| give notice upon the determination by it
as to the value Of amy estate which is
taxable under this act, and..of the tax
to which 1t is liable, to all parties known
| to be interested therein.
Sec. "A. II the treasurer oftany county
| shall have reason to believe that tax
is due and unpaid under thds act after
the refusal or neglect Of the persons
liable therefor to pay the same, he shall
| notify the county attorney Of the county
in writing, Of such failure or neglect,
| and such county attorney, II he have
IS due and unpaid, shall apply to the
| probate court for a citation citing the
| persons liable to pay u tax to appear
| before the court on the day specified,
| date Of such citation n show cause
why the. tax should not be paid. The
Judge Of the probate court. upon such
| applications and whenever It shall ap-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27

CnlId tue baf11e disease
nanifesting itself in
the form of swollen
glands of the neck and
throat, catarrh, weak
eyes, offensive sore
and Assesses and Of
tentimes white SWELL
ing = sure signs of
Scrofula. There may
be no external signs for
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
\ IHE HOME CIRCLE |
A SCHOOL COMMITTEEMAN AND A LAWSUIT.
LOCKE AMSDEN IS IN PURSUIT A COUNTRY ENGAGE
MENT AS A SCHOOL TEACHER
d. p Thompson.

Eyes aON see responded the other deemnedy; eve will
can't make you your words But want first to
where missed When you dunned Bunker for
pay cheese and said had OF YOU you went
off little quick you called me liar before giving me a
another And them thought would let
your course till you took that back had
held minute, without breaking out me, should have
you you would have got pay the spot
but
Pay" fecey interrupted Bunker then admit had
the cheese do your"
"No sir admit such thing quickly reoned the former;
for still had cheese of in the world But da
have small gndstone at the time and at just the price
charged your supposed cheese and here
for it, sir Now, Bunker what do you say that?"
-cheee-cheese grindstone exclaimed the
evidently nonpussed doubtful Bunker taking few rapid
and occasionally stopping the table to
his herogpha CHARGE must think this matter
over again. -cheesc-Cheese grndstone. Ah
God forgive for what have done! 1t
enstone forgot make hole in the middle for the crank
Upon development will be readily imagined the
opposing parties long eectng amcabe and sasac
adjustment And in short time the broke and
departed obviously much grahed amused this singular
but happy result of the lawsuit
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
WAVES OF WATER.

Slow rivers flow at the rate of three
to seven miles an hour.
The amount Of water flowing out Of
the Nile Is sixteen times that Of the
Thames.
The English channel Is nowhere more
than 900 feet deep. The Irish sea is
2,130 ct deep.
The largest gulf in the world is the
gulf Of Mexico-S0O, 900 square miles
almost twice as big as the bay Of Ben
gal
The Parana Of Brazil and Argentina
is 1900 miles in length and after the
Amazon is the largest river In South
America.
The shallowest Of all seas are the
Baltic and the Adriatic. which average
only forty-three and forty-five yards
depth respectively.
Askal Chin, in Tibet, is the lake
which lies at a greater height than any
other in the world. Its level Is 10000
feet. The lowest is the Dead sea-
1890 feet below sea level.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27

the of the old Presidents profed oppo
nnies admission and the
and the three pleasant
life he home and law office Montpelier
the appointment Register of Probate elected clerk the legislature,
which he held for three when he passed appointment
Judge of Probate of the County Clerk of the and
Court and in 1858 he elected Secretary of State.
Mr. Thompon literature
He had from his college contributed periodicals
had written nothing length till 1885, noticing offer for
tale by the New England Galaxy published Boston, he his story
May Martini Tie Money Dg which, having gained the prize proved
successful that when he published volume he able hold
the copyright from rival booksellers who printed with mpuni the
unprotected pages newspaper This well told founded
incidents of actual his nehbohood with which he had
become acquainted the his professional business
In Mr. Thompson published Montpelier Tile Mountain
Boy intended embody illustrate portion of the
dents which actually occurred the early settlements of Vermont with the
but little of fiction than deemed sufficient them
together and mpart the tissue connected interest," Lo6e n
the Snuash followed S47. This work. the design of which
illustrate the of intellectual cuu and the interests of
popular education involves ncondeabe of the authors auobog
raph and drawn largely from his personal observation 1t interest
ing picture time already ancentso rapidly has the education
developed itself what wild settlement
Tile Rangers Tie 7o Daughter, the Green Noun
published 1t illustrative Revolutionary his
the northern campaigns I77 and the result
careful study the which the author has made fiction ubserent
The this the preceding full and minute the writer knowing
the the soyee who nothing for the mind the listener
outside narrative engo the whole interest himself
his tale.
has attained high popularity his and which has travelled far beyond
it. The repused England where doubtless
been read with American history The
manly author resulting his honorable
his books have secured him sterling popularity home He
married daughter of F. X Robinson Of Chester Vermont and
surrounded by family of children.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
THE OFFSPRING
or HEREDITARY
BLOOD TAINT,

Scrofula is but modified form of Blood
Poison and Consumption. The parent
who is tainted by either will see in the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27

makes new and pure
blood to nourish and
strengthen the body,
and is a positive and
safe cure for Scrofula.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
FALSE ECONOMY.
Cheap Methods of School Manage
ment Do Not Pay.

Cheap Methods of School Manage
ment Do Not Pay.
In a recent issue of the Kansas
Farmer the school question was dis
cussed, stress being laid on the need
of securing competent teachers and
paying them fair wages. 1t says:
Elect school officers who know the
difference between schoolkeepers and
schoolteachers, and who are so built
that they will do as well as they know,
and If they feel that they are not COM
petent to decide some school questions
will consult those who are and follow
the advice they get
Pay better wages for teachers. So
long as rural schools will pay no more
for teachers than for hired help on the
farm it cannot be expected that the
brightest and best of your young men
and women will remain as teachers in
rural schools. So long as the policy
of hiring the cheapest" is pursued the
novices and the incompetent.
Stand by the county school commits
sioners and examiners in maintaining
good standard for teachers and
schools.
Get rid Of the noXious notion that
the schools are instituted for the sake
of giving somebody job.
Engage good teachers for the year,
or for two years. and don't let some
town school get such teachers away
from you for $3.50 or So or so n month
increase.
Stand by the teachers loyalty in dis
cipline, management, supplying neces-
sary equipment, etc. Drum the chrOn-
ic kicker out of the district or drum
so loudly for your teachers that the
kicker's tin horn and rattle sound su-
premely silly.
Get over the notion that anybody
can teach the little folks.
Let the rural patron be imbued with
the idea that nothing is too good for
the rural school
Any district can have as good a
school as 1t is willing and able to pay
for and support.
Finally let the grange exert its
mighty influence in building up good
school sentiment. Select the right kind
Of officers. Insist on the right kind Of
teachers. Money is worse than wasted
that is spent on poor teacher. Let
liberality, not extravaganza. gauge ex-
penses. Danish all nepotism and IA
voritism in the selection Of teachers.
Consider the child, not the Influence"
of some patron, In the choice of the
ION char Visit tho aabool EDcoura 90
teacher and pupil by your open inter-
est. Make the school the chief center
Of attraction and power.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
DISAPPEARING WRITING.
The Way a Big swindle Was Success
fully Worked In Paris.

A number Of Partisan financiers were
recently defrauded of very consider
able sum of money by a swindler who
relied fca fae success Of his scheme en-
tirely upon the peculiar properties Of
iodide Of starch. Posing as a man Of
considerable wealth. whose money was
tied up in such a manner that he could
not realize without heavy losses and
pretending to have the option Of some
valuable concessions In China, he OBJ
tanned various large amounts Of money
in exchange for bills dated to stand
for three months.
No one for moment suspected that
there was anything in the least degree
shady about the man or his transac-
lions. and when he made 1t public that
he had been successful In selling his
Chinese concession at large profit his
creditors felt absolutely certain that
he would meet his bills.
To their immense surprise. however.
when they came to look through their
papers to find. the bills they only found
bills with blank spaces In the places
where the swindler's name should have
been and had actually been. They
clamored round him for an explanation
Of the strange affair. but he denied that
he had ever given any of them bills and
defied them to sue him for repayment
Of the loans, and the fact that the bills
were devoid of the swindler's sigma
ture rendered them absolutely worth
less.
The matter was put into the hands Of
the police. who were able to discover
that in signing the bills the man had
used a solution of iodide Of starch,
which, when first used for writing, ap-
pears much the same as ordinary ink,
but completely disappears in the course
of a few weeks. and. although traces
Of the chemical may subsequently be
discovered, nothing can make the writ
ing show up again. Finding that his
victims had discovered his method. the
schemer decamped. despite the fact
that the chances of the police obtain
ing a conviction against him were very
remote indeed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
Why snow L. Not Black or Red.

Why Is the snow whittier Is ques-
ton frequently asked. Because black
snow would be dangerous; so would
red or yellow. These are warming
up colors." and they change the SUMS
rays to heat. Such snow would soon
melt again and prove a very poor pro-
lection. But white snow throws back
the sunlight In just the form in which
It receives 1t. and thus the snow can be
long on the ground. Throw dirt on
the snow and Its dark color quickly
makes 1t eat its way in whenever the
sun shines on It After a snowstorm.
once let the horses feet mingle the
dirt of the road with the snow and
kleighing will soon be over.-Professor
g. O. Schumacher in Ladies' Home
Journal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
DANIEL PIERCE THOMPSON.

DANIEL PIERCE THOMPSON the historical Vermont was born
Charown Massachusetts, 1875. His grandfather
Thompson of the well known Count Rumfod fell
Lexington His mother descendant of the old primitive
England shoomaste Ezekiel Cheev His father settled for awhile
being unsuccessful withdrew wild farm
few Onion River the town Of Berlin Vermont which he had
Lowell hunter and the noted
pioneer life in the Wilderness from schools and
churches supplied the Christian pey
religious exercises the mother of the household the
the heart of her fondy The youth
brought bors Of the such elementary
his home and attendance the district school
4dd He o sob;no for hooks to read he was then about s
breaking of the roads and ice the after
extraordinary ehet which brought together the wrecks of bridges mills
and trees among thoroughly
with great read for the first the
English The which he then admired he afterwards found
passages the world ga fact he has remarked,
taught for the opinions of the uncuvatd by which
he pohed He intent procuring education
difficult society of the
nces education Sides natural
strength mind personal sacrifices led many
century the of the New England colleges
rejoicing Dartmouth and afterwards supporting
his brother there by teaching will recur to
The Young Thompson looking around for he
small flock Sheep which had be his under
singular When the family had
grandmother had put his hand his childhood silver dollar
be invested the good lady calculating that the future growth
tended might in be of important
owner consequence sheep long
of inquiry knowledge could purchase
market pair yeaod which he might support
woods cost and by hiring to full grown
couple years. SHEEP fund would be doubled The money
began preparations diligently hunting mink and muskrat
which were eabe old blacksmith of
and with the proceeds made the purchase that
in arithmetic Latin grammar lexicon
Virgil in difficulty with the pronunciation the
graduate Dartmouth who had
lawyer village growing up his negboood paying him. per contract
three lessons the language which,
exeons carried him through the Released by his
consideration
having disposed his cattle for sevenfye dollars and
watch which he thought might be of service him
marking the hours his contemplated and being fitted by his
equipment of homesp wardrobe he turned his steps
morning September 1876 the house clergyman thirty miles off,
pupils preparation for college, He
his opportunities that in twelve weeks he had read
the Virgil he employed studying human
adding while boarding the schoomaster
the good he subsequently found
writing classical academy the northwest
ue keeping with interval of
his father the toll the and
himself Mddbu College He passed the examination for
the Sophomore studied hard and read extensively with
composition and took his degree the 1920
Through friendship of Professor Keith of Alexandria, c. he
obtained eligible private ttorshp family Virginia. the vicinity
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
A New MARKET FOR OUR PRODUCTS.

The great problem of modern state
craft is the finding Of new markets.
Within the borders Of the Chinese EN-
pire lives one-third of the entire human
family, and granting that the individual
Chinaman does not have the consuming
power of the average white man, still
with this enormous population China
possesses the greatest undeveloped power
of consumption that exists on earth, and
its enormous trade that is to be, is recog-
nized as the prize of future commerce.
China offers market so tremendous In
Its possibilities and trade so rich in its
promised rewards that all others fade
into insignificance when compared with
1t. 1t is not, therefore, surprising that
the powers have been striving to bring
this last great unexpected market under
their control, and that they are iealously
watching each other while seeking TO
enlarge their own spheres of influence
From No. 2S of the New York Centrdrs
"FOur Track Series"
No. % of the "Four Track Series" will
be sent free, postpaid, to any address, on
receipt Of five cents in postage, by Geo.
H Daniels, General Passenger Agent,
New York Central, Grand Central Sta
ton, New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27
How to Make q Veil Case.

A pretty and useful Christmas gift 10
a veil case, the cover of which is fine
white or colored linen, embroidered
with dainty sprays of violets and bear
ing the following verse:
Within this dainty litOe case
Are flmy wells for thy dear face.
The lining is of lavender china silk,
and the edge is finished with cascade
frill Of chiffon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-27

To be sure. faint heart never won
fair lady. but. on the other hand. dis
ERECTION u seldom sued for breach Of
promise. -Indianap polls News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
A Laugh an Wales and YOrk-Pad-
died When He Had TO-Bet-
ting on a Sure Thing.

Every Christmas the Prince of Wales
gives to an old tenant on his Sandring-
ham estate a pair of boots. The mans
| feet are just the size of those of the
prince, and his royal highness always
| tries on the pair of boots before he
presents them to see if they are fit.
| This adds to the old mans pride in his
| gift. Once, some months after the
usual Christmas present had been
made. the prince met the old man
walking along the road. He had on
| the gift boots, which showed palpable
signs Of wear, and their forlorn ap-
pearance was added to by the fact that
| they had not been BACKED for long
| time The prince advised him to have
| the boots mended and to polish them.
"Ah," replied the man, L never look
at these old boots, dirty and worn as
they are, without thinking of your
royal highness."
The prince said afterward to the
princess, ~ well meant compliment, L
dare say, but a very doubtful one"
The Duke of York celebrates Christ
mas by giving dinners to boys in the
| poorer quarters of London. Last year
he was at one of these Christmas
feasts and, seeing a boy who did not
look happy, he said to him:
"Now, my little man, you do not look
happy. Let me see if we cannot do
something 10 make you look more
cheerful. Would you like some more
pudding"
YES" said the boy.
Eyes, what?
Eyes, if l can get it."
The duke brought the pudding him.
! self.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26

ton. They had left Harry on a point
about two miles distant from the camp
and did not miss him until they had
all drifted in after the days shooting.
"'Where is Harshaw? inquired
Charles Felker.
1--WE left him over on the point
came the reply. Some one will have
to go after him.
-Four or five of the NimrOds started
out to look for the missing man and
discovered him padding his own canoe
in fine style. He finally landed drew
his boat up on the shore and started
for the camp.
"'Why didn't you tell us you could
paddle your own canoe? inquired Gabe
Bouck in his gruffest tones.
81 didn't want to- replied Colonel
Harshaw; it was so much easier to
keep you fellows in ignorance and let
you do the padding for me. However,
when found l was left on that desert
ed point | thought it was a case of
stay there all night or give the snap
away
"a general laugh followed, but from
that date on Colonel Harshaw was per-
mitted to do his share Of the rowing"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26

A Durham farmer was travelling TO
London to consult a lawyer when the
fear struck him that he had left GER
tain important papers behind. He made
a hurried search of his bag.
IF did leave those papers," he re-
marked, Pm a foolp'
The search proceeded, and a moment
later he said:
Il believe it'll turn out I'm a foolr'
Just as he was examining the last
bundle of papers he exclaimed:
Il believe it'll turn out I'm a foolr'
A man on the other side of the COM
partment lowered his newspaper for 4
moment and said, slowly and deliber-
ately:
"Oblige me, sir, by laying a little
money that same way for melon
don Answers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
Padded When He Had To.

This story on Colonel Henry B. Har-
shaw, former treasurer of the state Of
Wisconsin, who died the day before
Christmas, was told by George W.
Peck:
after he came out of the army he
was fond Of hunting, and for ten years
Charles W. Feiker, Earl Finch, Judge
BurnelI, Gabe Bouck, Oscar Crazy,
Joseph Porter and other good fellows
used to go out with him. Owing to
Harry having lost an arm in the army
they would paddle him all over Lake
Poygan, and he would do the shooting,
and he was a good shot too After
having INDUCED in this kind of pas
time for about ten years one day a
party of them We're out on an eXpedi-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
WHY the Jacl1ies Fled.

Two jackies from the Dolphin were
strolling through the corridors of the
navy department. AS they approached
the model of the cruiser Brooklyn de-
partment clerk was showing it to some
out of town visitors. The tars over
heard a few remarks like up in the
front part of the boat" Back of the
smokestacks" and similar terms, any
thing but nautical This was more
than the jackies could stand. One
grabbed the other, saying:
Lets get out of here quick, Bill.
That landlubber will be calling the
hold a cellar neXtw
+ And they fed from the building.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
FOR SALE

10 acres of good farming land, about
40 acres cleared, balance in wood and
timber, 6 miles from the city, on main
travelled road, can be bought for 500
cash. For further information write or
call at the Pilot Office.