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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31

ton on the second day OF January. 1904
and annually thereafter so long as the
conditions hereinafter provided shall he
complied with
Sec. s. said Vermont state horticul-
turai so'lety shall hold an annual meet
ing, OF at least two days duration. at
some town or city In this state which Is
easy OF access to the people and In somo
convenient and suitable building. At
said meeting men OF Horticultural motto
shall be engaged to teach and discuss
the best methods CT fruit vegetable and
flower culture, as well as the handling
md marketing OF tho product. At tho
sn!d annual meeting premiums not to
exceed one hundred dollars shall DO Offer
cd for the best exhibits OF fruits, vege-
tables and flowers, said premiums 10 DO
awarded by disinterested and expert
judges, and paid by the treasurer OF the
Vermont state horticultural society,
Sec, 4, The secretary OF the Vermont
state horticultural society shall on or
before December !, 1895. and annually
thereafter, make a detailed and itemi2ed
| account u ING 6luNt huulNoI VI NN''"hNs
OF the receipts and expenses of said So
ciety which accounts shall be approved
and countersgned by the treasurer and
auditor of said society.
Sec. s. II In any year It shall appear
to the state auditor of accounts that any
part OF the preceding annual appropria-
ton has been injudiciously expended.
then such part or amount may be de-
Quoted from the order for the ensuing
annual appropriation.
Sec Q. The report Of the annual meet
ing of the Vermont state horticultural
society shall be published by the state
board OF agriculture In their annual re-
port as provided In section two hundred
forty-seven OF Vermont Statutes
Sec T. This act shall take effect from,
Its passage.
Approved December g. 1904.
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NO.. Q.
Approved December 6, 1904

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DIsTRI-
BUTTON OF ADVERTISING MATTER
OR THE SOLICITING OF sUBscRIP-
TIoNs IN OR ABOUT THE STATE
HOUSE,
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section l. No person shall distribute
any advertising matter or solicit any
subscriptions within the state house or
the grounds Of the same.
Sec. g. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this act shall, upon conviction
thereof. be fined not more than ten dol
lars for each ofrense.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved December 8, 1901.
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NO. IA.

AN ACT TO AMEND NO. OF THE
ACTS OF 1902, ENTITLED IAN ACT
TO AMEND SECTION 2s4, VERMONT
STATUTES. RELATING TO THE
DUTIES OF THE suRGEANT.AT-
ARMS"
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State Of Vermont
Section /. Section "a of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 3l. He may employ during
the session of the general assembly.
ono doorkeeper and ono assistant door
keeper for the senate and house of rep.
resentatives. respectively; one clerk fol
his office: one engineer, one messenger
each. for the governor and secretary Of
state: two messengers for the senate
six messengers for the house Of represen'
tatives. three messengers for his Office
four sweepers. He may employ Janitof
for the state house, who shall serve
throughout the year; and a night watch
man and an assistant engineer when
ever in his Judgment It Is necessary. He
shall employ NO other persons for the
ordinary labor Of his department"
Sec. O. This act shall take effect De-
| cember /, 1901
Approved November 1e, 1904
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NO. IL.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1. OF
NO. 6 OF THE ACTS OF 1900, PRO-
vIDING FOR GREATER Eff
CHENEY OF THE GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY OF THE STATE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. Section / of number OF
the Acts Of 1900 is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Section 1. The sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars, or such part thereof as
may be necessary. is hereby appropri-
ated annually to be expended by the
state geologist in the examinations of
mines, quarries and rock formations
Of the state.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved December 6, 1904
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NO. 8.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CON-
sTRUcT1oN AND EQUIPMENT OF A
STORAGE VAULT IN THE BASE
MENT OF THE STATE HOUSE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
scmbly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. The sum Of eight hundred
dollars or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated for the
purpose Of finishing off and equippng a
vault in the basement of the state house.
Sec. g. The sum of two hundred dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
moving the files and records now stored
in the dome of the state house into said
vault.
Sec. 8. Said appropriations are to be ex-
pended under the direction of the SER
geant-at- arms.
Sec L. The auditor of accounts Ii d.
rected to draw his order on the state
treasurer in favor of the sergeant-at-arms
for all or such portion Of said appropria-
lions as may be necessary to do said work
on presentation of proper bills and vouch-
ers for the same by the seargent-at-arms
Sec. S. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved December 6, 1904
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NO 13.

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AND IN
ADDITION TO SECTION 2Ss OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES. RELATING
TO DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT AT
ARMS.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. Section 233 Of the Yer
mont Statutes is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows:
Section 233. He shall take care of
the state house with its furniture and
appendages, the grounds and every
thing in and around the public buildings
and keep the same in repair, and, when
necessary, shall cause apartments &C.
cupied to be warmed and lighted. He
may with the advice and cooperation
Of the state librarian and auditor Of
accounts also keep such buildings and
the fixtures. furniture and personally
in his custody, including contents of
state library insured in the most ap-
proved fire insurance companies doing
business in this state, at such rates
and such values as to him may seem
for the best interest of the state. and
with the advice and consent of the state
librarian and the state auditor he shall
determine the amounts to be placed
upon said buildings and contents. All
insurance policies on such property
shall be filed and safely kept in the Of
flee of the state treasurer. The ex'
pense of such insurance shall be paid
out Of the state treasury on the order
of the auditor of accounts.
Approved December 10, 1904.
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NO, l..

An ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10 OF
THE VERMONT sTATUTEs RELAT.
ING TO THE POWERS OF Off.
GERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORA
TIoNs.
It Ia hereby enacted by the General
assembly OF the state of Vermont;
Section 1. Section 10 OF the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 10. The word town shall In
clude city, and the words "selectrhen'
and board OF civil authority" shall ex-
tend to and include the mayor and alder
men of citles and laws applicable to the
inhabitants and officers OF towns and
their powers shall be applicable to the
inhabitants and similar officers of all
municipal corporations and they shall
have the like power to repair highways
under their care and obtain materials
therefor which towns or officers thereof
have; but this section shall not be Sc
construed as to conflict with acts OF in
corporation of, or laws specially appli'
cable to such municipal corporations.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved December 8, 1904
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NO. 5.
Approved December 9. 1904.

AN ACT TO CREATE, ADDITIONAL
POLLING PLACES IN CERTAIN
TOWNS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section l. The selectmen. in any
town in the state, having two or more
villages, incorporated or otherwise.
each containing fifty or more legal
voters in freemen's meetings, may. in
their discretion, and on the petition of
ten or more legal voters in said town,
shall at least five days before gen.
eral or local election determine the
number of polling places in such town,
not to exceed the number Of such vii
lagos and to be LOCATED therein. and
they shall cause the same to be pro-
vfded with a sufficient number Of vot-
ing booths in which voters may con-
veniently mark their ballots. and in
the marking thereof be screened from
the observation of others; and such
booths and polling places shall be
quired by law for other booths and
polling places. Existing polling places
shall be known as central polling
places; and those created by this act
shall be known as additional polling
places.
Sec. 2. In a town having additional
polling places, the selectmen, In max
ing the check list for biennial Sep
TENDER and presidential elections, ac-
cording to existing laws, shall SUBJ
divide such list making an alphabet
cal list for each polling place; and
shall put each voter on such sub
divided lists in the polling place where
he can most conveniently vote.
| in town entitled to additional poll
| ing places shall establish the same in
suitable rooms in the villages Of such
towns, and shall equip the same with
voting booths and ballot boxes accord
ing to the size OF the check list Of such
polling places and provisions OF exist
ing laws In like manner as the central
polling place in such town Is equipped.
Sec 4. The town clerk of town
having additional polling places shall
furnish such places with the subdi-
vided check list provided by section
of this act; and the presiding officer
of such a town who shall be the pre-
siding officer Of said central polling
place, shall distribute the ballots re-
ceived by him for such town to be
used at each biennial or presidential
election to the presiding officers of
such additional polling places in the
proportion required by the number of
voters of such subdivided lists.
Sec. s. Said subdivided check list
shall be posted in some public place
in said village wherein is established
said polling place. at least thirty days
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NO. 10.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE AND PUT IN
PLACE IN THE STATE LIBRARY
A THIRD TIER OF IRON OR STEEL
BOOK STACKS AND MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.
II is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. The sergeant and
the state librarian shall provide and put
in place in the state library a third tier
of iron or steel book stacks and metal
ceiling at an expense not exceeding six
thousand dollars, and said sum is here
by appropriated Therefor.
Sec. q The bills for expense incurred
under this act shall be audited by the
auditor Of accounts and he shall draw
proper orders therefor on the treasurer.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved December 6, 1901
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NO. 4.
Approved December 10, 1904.


TON 90 OF THE VERMONT STAT
uTEs RELATING TO FORM OF
BALLOTS.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section 80 of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section SO. Upon all ballots the nom
nations of each political party shall be
arranged in a separate column under
the head of the party designation.
The first column on the left hand side
Of the ballots shall contain the names
of the nominees of the republican par
ty; the second column, those of the
democratic party; the third column.
those Of the prohibition party; and the
order of such other. nominations as
shall be made shall be determined by
the clerk whose duty it is to prepare
the ballots, in such manner as most
clearly to distinguish the nominations
from each other. Upon ballots for
electors the names of the candidates
for president and vice-president may
be added to the party or political
designation.
Each party ticket shall be separated
from the otner party tickets and bor-
dered on elmer side by black parallel
lines at least one-eighth of an inch
in width. Over each column and I'M
der the party designation, except on
ballots for town representative. shall
be placed blank square measuring
not less than one-half an inch on each
| side.
| Approved December 9. 1904.
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NO. Is.

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE HoRTI-
CULTURAL INTERESTS OF YER
MONT.
It is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. The sum OF five hundred dol.
lars ts5Oo,oO)is hereby appropriated annual
" to the Vermont state horticultural So
ciety for the purpose Of promoting. en-
couraging and developing the horticul-
Itural interests of the state.
Sec. 2. The auditor of accounts is here
by directed to draw an order on the state
treasurer in favor Of the treasurer OF
the Vermont state horticultural society
for the first payment Of this appropria-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31

OF the provisions OF the two preced-
ing sections shall be punished by hne
not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Approved December 7, 1904.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-07
DANGER is OVER.
Water in Big Reservoirs in Ohio Is
Falling-Encrmous Flood
Losses in Indiana.

Ceina, o., April 5.-The waters of the
reservoir are still pouring out of the
waste wier and emptying into the Wa
bash river. The gates at the waste
weir We're broken by timbers Friday,
placing the water beyond control De-
spite this, the waters of the Wabash and
Beaver rivers are receding, and all dam
ger is passing rapidly. fhe Wabash bot
toms were badly flooded. and farmers
lost thousands in grain and stock The
reservoir is going down, and without
rain will be at normal stage in two
days. The work still continues on the
east bank but this is being done TO for
tify the bank in case of another rain.
There IS no immediate danger.
Nincennes, Ind, April Sin Law
renee county, Illinois. and Knox county,
Indiana, the food loss will be 81 goo 600,
according to the most conservative es-
Inmates. Almost half of tn, SO two coun-
ties has been under n week and the
wheat crop is ruined The losses are
estimated at 100000 to bridges, $780,
GOO to roads. 100000 to levees. $25 900
to fences, $4,000 to buildings 1885,, 1000
to railroads, and the rest to crops.
Portland, Ind, April 5.-Wylc Brince
and Henry Redman and their wives
have been missing since last Thursday.
when they were compelled to abandon
their homes on account of the high
water, 1t is believed that they were
drowned by the capsizing of their boat
pntpI
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CHAPTER XXI.
MAIZE.

cola! Jean Breboouf," called ont Du
Mesne to that worthy, who presently
appeared, breathing hard from his
climb up the river bluff. "Know you
what has been concluded"
NO; how should | guess?" replied
Jean Breb seuf. COR, at least, If
should guess, what else should | guess
save that we are to take boat at once
and set back to Montreal as fast as we
may? But that-what is this? Whose
house Is that yonder?"
'Tis our own. mon enfant," re-
piled Du Mesne. dryly. "'Twas perhaps
the property of the Iroquois a moon
ago. A moon before that time the soil
it stands on belonged to the llini.
To-day both house and soil belong to
us. See; here stood the village. There
are the cornfields, cut and trampled by
the lroquois. Here are the kettles Of
the natives"
But, why-what is all this ?
Why do we not hasten away?' broke
in Jean Breboeuf.
"Pish! We do not go away. We re-
main where we are
Remain? Stay here, and be eaten
by the Iroquois? Nay! not Jean B-e.
boeuf"
Du Mesne smiled broadly at his ter
rors, and dry grin even broke over
the features Of the impressive old trap
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CHAPTER XXIII.
THE BRINK OF CHANGE.

IIiIS I'iNlNh oF Nll-NN'IIS.
The breath of autumn came into the
air. The little flowers which had dot
ted the grassy robe of the rolling hills
had long since faded away under the
ardent sun, and now there appeared
only the denuded stalks of the null
leins and the Haunting banners of the
goldenrod. The wild grouse shranlt
from the edges of the little fields and
Joined their numbers into general
bands, which night and morn crossed
the country on sustained and strong
winged flight The plumage of the
young wild turkeys, stalking in droves
among the open groves, began to emit
late the iridescent splendors of their
elders. The marshes above the village
became the home of yet more numer-
Gus thousands of clamoring wild fowl,
and high up against the blue there
passed, on the southbound journey
the harrow of the wild geese, vending
their way from north to south across
an unknown empire
A chill came into the waters of
the river, so that the bass and pike
sought out the deeper pools. The
squirrels busily boarded up supplies Of
the nuts now ripening. The anters of
the deer and the elk which emerged
from the concealing thickets now
showed no longer ragged strips of vel
vet, and their tips were polished in the
preliminary fitting for the fall season
OF love and combat There came nights
when the white frost hung heavy upon
all the bending grasses and the broad
leafed plants. frost which scared the
maize leaves and set ailame the foliage
of the naples all along the stream5
and decked In hundred flamboyant
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A woman of social prominence Is
suspected in connection with the MUIR
der of Miss Mabel Page in suburb of
Boston.
The fire loss in United States and
Canada during March was $11 100000.
81 300 900 more than for the same
month a year ago.
An experts report declares ten west
ern railroads lost $l,250o00 in 1903
through payment of excessive SWITCH
ing charges to industrial railroads.
Mrs. Potter palmer's concert at her
residence in Chicago proved highly
successful, $4,000 being raised for the
benefit of the Russian Red Cross So
ciety.
A boy at Findlay, O., died as result
of a ha2ing by older schoolmates, and
the shock may prove fatal to his moth
err, who has been given up by the ply
sicians.
Secretary Taft and Gov Wright. Of
the Philippines. are attempting to de-
wise some plan for settling the church
dispute over the ownership of lands in
the Philippines.
The Cuban house of representatives
did not meet at the appointed time ow-
ing to riotous scenes over contests The
senate convened and heard a message
Of President Palma.
The brokerage firm of w. b. Mack &
Co. has suspended in New York. This
is the sixth of j. p. Morgan's former
employees to meet with reyerses after
going into business independently.
William Randolph Hearst seeks to en-
gage all the hotels in St Louis in which
TO house an army of followers at the
democratic convention, and the rooms
his agents have already engaged will
cost $4,000 a day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-07
CHAPTER XIV.
TOUs sAUvAGES.

Had nature indeed intended Law for
the wild life of the trail, and had he
indeed spent years rather than months
among these unusual scenes, he could
hardly have been better fitted for the
part Hardy of limb. keen Of eye, tire
less If foot, with a hand which any
weapon fitted, his success as hunter
made his companions willing enough
10 assign to him the chase of the bison
or the stag; SO that he became not
only patron but provider for the camp.
ITO BE Continued
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Copyright. 1909. by Emerson Hough.l

per, ete UIIo.
mot so fast with your going away,
Jean, my brother" said Du Mesne.
"Thou'rt ever limiting of corn and the
bean; now see what can be done in
this garden-place of the Iroquois and
the Illini. You are appointed head
gardener for the post"
."Messieurs, me VOLTA" said Jean
1reboeuf dropping his hands in de-
pair. "Were | not the bravest man IN
oil New France l should leave you at
tpis moment 1t is mad, quite mad you
are, every one of you! |, Jean So
boeuf, will remain. and, if necessary,
will nrniect Corn. and perhaps the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-07
Nail Mill Rnrned

Pittsburg, Pa, April 5.-Thc nail do
partment of the American Steel and
Wire cOmpany's plant. at Rankin, was
burned down Monday, causing a loss Of
from SIZE, 900 to 5000. 900.
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A Recommendation irGm alright, III

Ia Il recent letter TO the manufac
tnr"rs, Mr. Il n Schplsser, u promi
n nj merchant Of Alright, H., says
Enclosed find s. 10 for which give me
croii, and ship me six dozen Harts'
Honey aud ljorehound 3jc size. II
gives the very best of satisfaction "
The above letter i most convincing
evidence of the virtues Of Harris Honey
and llorehound for he cure Of Coughs.
Colds. Group ahd al thrnat and lung
affections Sold by Henry Hinrichs,
J Druggist.
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Chicago & North Western Railway.
NORTH BOUND

Train No II daily No 3 g. Il and 81 daily except Sunday
Trains N" g. n II aud Il making connections at Appleton jet
and making MHrshhed for st Paul Mnnealo
No II and Ashland Duluth the
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Now is the time to clean nouse-clean
your system first, drive out the microbes
of winter with HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. twill keep you we'll all sum-
met. b cents. Tea or tablets. f. c.
Buerstatte.
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Fire Causes Heavy Loss

New York, April 5.--One of the dis
tributng stations Of the Standard oil
company in Jersey City was destroyed
by fire Monday night. Loss, $75. 900.
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For Rent or Sale

A large two story frame house of sew
enteen rooms with modern improvements
in good location, suitable for boarding
house or to rent in Flats. Will be let
cheap If taken at once. Enquire ut 6l2
North 7th street or Mt this office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-29
OUTLOOK is FAVORABLE
-or Good Crops, But Harvesting Is
Retarded by Rain In Some
Sections.

urtIa gtnvar. bavo occurred n
ove-st dave 5,,ri,o fhe voal taa di-
.rib,tf.s totb fp amount aud xfan
H.. ma taon ao.ab,a I'm uortfons q
4, oortr,l AMI .,e,tbern district
.bo ,,.o,.r+ ts hoo, moro han suf
sci.,t AMI l,ar,.l.,iro cuItir.tian ana
f,er. a..,l L.go fhare;,y boon II
.srdoa vbi1s u mast naf4s ef Nh,
,or,t.-, di.trirf ,r.oiritafiap ta
5ea io.,,,+a ~, M nsad n GROW.
t.,. ,.-..,.tf,,n s,a r a~. f.,ofr
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-29
General River News

The stag. ID tAe rlfsa at = I'M
So tenlaE was -3i showing 81 tti off
w IN tveatyfoaf hours
Charlotte @ocehler arrived from j."
low @i'A tTo bafgaa eli wood TER.
day
The Queen Citg turned oyar 9 tho
Peters lee at Cincinnati iWCutg pas
cneer laf 81 Louis The Peters