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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21
Taxation.of Church Property.

We commend thes following editorial
from the Barre Daily Telegram to the
thoughtful consideration of everyone.
Rev. Mr.. Davenport, the writer, is one
of the,best known Methodist ministers in
the State, and has been a Presiding
Elder and knows whereof he speaks.
1.-THE bill introduced by Representa-
tive Hutchinson of Enosburg, limiting
the exemption from taxation of church
property not actually held and used for
church, parsonage, school or convent
purposes seems to have much of merit.
This might seem to cause occasional
hardships, but the good secured through
the removal of all cause for criticism
would more than counterbalance the
harm which might result. 1t is doubt
less true that there are but few religious
societies in the state which would be
affected by the passage,of this bill: most
of them have all that they can do to
struggle along and keep their heads
above water.
suggest: one is that any society which
is in debt, and we have in mind such
a one,S be allowed to hold real estate
other than for church purposes equal
in list value to the face of its actual
debts This simply places such church
on par with those societies which are
out of debt and have no outside build
ings
another needed amendment. This
bill should not apply. to those religious
societies whose church and parsonage
properties combined have list value
less than $4,000. There are quite a
number of struggling churches in the
state where the total valuation of church
and parsonage property is from $4,000
down to $4,000, or even less. Some one,
once a member of the society, foresaw
the later decline in population and the
consequent decrease of current income
for the church, and left fund to supple
ment the scanty dole the people are able
to give to support the services in the
waning settlements.
'Such churches as these, and there
are more than few of them, as every
well informed citizen should know
ought to be allowed to hold limited
amount of property other than that
actually used for church and parsonage
purposes and hove the same exempt
from aNa ond this, if a
relig.o uoc4v-. ont of debt and ha
a large and han, -e property, - le-
81 IS t. maintain parish house VI a
puSlic library, OF any other institution
f.. he good of the community and not
money making project, such holding
may properly be free from taxation,
since such property is for legitimate
church purposes in the broad sense of
the term.
But society, out of debt, witt ID
home property worth at least $40, 800
ought not to be allowed to hold real
estate not used for church purposes
without paying taxes ON the same,
Such society can afford to pay taxes
called for by the bill,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Federal Relations; Taft of Watham on
Claims; Norton of Vergennes on Rail-
roads; Drolette of Weybridge on High
ways and Bridges; Wainwright of Mid
dlebury and Hanks of Bristol on Banks
Thomas of Monkton on Agriculture:
Fletcher of Ripton on Land Taxes: Hall
of Shoreham and Fisher of Addison on
Grand List; Wilson of New Haven on
General Committee, Stage of Panton on
States Prison; Atwood of Cornwall is
chairman of the committee on Town
Lines; Seymour of Leicester on Mileage
and Debentures; Conway of Orwell on
Public Buildings; Webb of Granville on
Insane.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Dummerston making excess of deposits
in savings banks over 81 900 subject to
taxation; by Mr.. Morse of Randolph to
equalize taxation; and by Mr. Fits of
Bratteboro, relating to the employment
of child labor. The latter prohibits
children under ~ years of age working
in any MILL factory or shop and the en-
ployment of children under 10 years of
age during the time public schools are in
session. and the bill introduced by Mr.
Start of Bakersfield, repeating act IS,
laws of 1902, relating to the railroad
commission. 1t abolishes the railroad
commission.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

ave predict that. this bill will, before
the session is over, cause not a little
discussion as it ought. Before the
final vote its provisions should become
generally known, and chance be given
for the sentiment of the state to make
itself felt. In our opinion DIR. Hutchin-
son has done the commonwealth a real
service in presenting the. bill"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

The Rutland Daily News says: If the
action of the senate at Montpelier, kill
ing the O'Sullivan joint resolution to
reduce the size of the junk citing COM
mlttee to examine state institutions
means. as has been suggested, doing
away with all junketing trips, except
where the examination of some par
ticular institution by special commit
tee seems particularly necessary, we
shall be satisfied with the senates
action. 1t is about time, in the inter
ests of economy and the expedition of
business in the general assembly, to do
away with the well-nigh useless jun
keting habit
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

H. 26, introduced by Mr.. O'Bryan of
South Burlington, and S. 5, introduced
by Senator Buxton of Rutland. acts
providing for the repeal of bounties on
noxious animals, were before the gem
eral committee who agreed to report the
bill favorable, and it is likely that a
Knockout blow will be given to the
further payment of bounties for hedge
hogs, etc.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

When it comes to the loaves and fishes,
Addison county is not often left out in
the distribution. Her representatives
in the House hold the following good
committee appointments: Fletcher of
Ripton, Seymour of Leicester and Preble
of Bridport on committee to canvass
the votes for county officers; Preble of
Brdport ON Elections; Lee of Lincoln on
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

One of the most important matters of
legislation to come before the session
of 1904 is that pertaining to the restrict
ton of child labor in Vermont. There
is merit in the bill introduced and it is
safe to say that neither the House nor the
Senate will kill it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21
LOVE LETTER,

Would not interest you if you're look
ing for a guaranteed Salve for Sores,
Burnes or Piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder,
Mo. for year, but a boy of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured me. It's the best
Salve on earth. 25c at w. IL. Sheldon's
Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Among the more important bills in
troduced last week was one by Mr..
OSulivan of st. Adams city, regarding
allowances of property to widows; Mr.
Darling of Chelsea, measure relative
to the amending of the charters of
corporations; Mr.. Dart of Springfield,
two bills to aid the work of the Yer
mont Humane society; and Mr.. Phelps
of Barnet a bill providing for an ex-
tension of the open deer season ten
days.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Monday was dull day. A few bills
were introduced in the House, one call
ing for $50, 900 agricultural building at
the University of Vermont at Burlington
Two bills passed the Senate and the
same number the House.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

The joint special committee on tenn
perance, that will consider all bills re-
lating to the liquor laws is composed of
eleven members: four senators, L. p.
Slack of Caledonia, chairman; A. M.
Fletcher of Windsor; j. w. Fowler of
Bennington and w. A. Lord of Washing
ton; and seven members of the House,
G. M. Graves of Bennington; Josiah
Grout of Derby; Justus Dartt of Spring
field; d. j. O'Sullivan of st. Adams,
F. w. Agan of Ludlow; George Crane of
Brookfield and Linus Leavens of Cam.
bridge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

The legislature got right down to
business last week and large number
of very important bills were introduced
read and referred. This will give the
committees work to do from the start
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Addison has the following members
on the joint committees: Ketchum of
Whiting on State Library; O'Bryan of
Starksboro, on House of Correction;
Walker of Ferrisburg, is chairman of the
joint committee on the State Industrial
School; Warehouse on Game and
Fisheries; Wainwright of Middlebury, is
chairman of the joint committee on State
and Court expenses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

The chairman of the most important
committee are as follows Ways and
means, Proctor of Proctor; judiciary
Fits of Brattleboro; banks, Davis of
Bethel; railroads, Circuit of Derby: agri-
culture, Aitken of Woodstock; corpora
tions, Darling of Chelsea; elections
Start of Bakersfield; education, Dart OF
Springfield; manufactures, Agan of Lud.
low; game and fisheries, Silsby of New.
bury; military affairs, Dartt of Spring
field; claims, Leavens of Cambridge
general committee, Pape of Barre City
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

The bill of Mr.. Miller of Barnard =,
abolishing capital punishment, pro-
vides that person committed to States
prison for life may be considered dead !;
his estate may be settled and his wife
may again marry. This act applies to
any person under sentence of death.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Among the important bills introduced
in the House was that by Mr.. Walker of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

The Rutland Herald says: 1.-THE Anti
Saloon league has met in this city and
decided to stand pat on the license law,
that is, the society as an organization,
will ask for no amendments. The fact
that Superintendent Morrow has not yet
appeared at the capitol lends color to the
report the society has begged him to
remain away"
On the contrary Mr.. Morrow attended
the meeting and advocated the "Stand
pat" idea.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

H. S. Peck of Burlington, denies that he
is conducting still hunt for the judge
ship now held by Judge Seneca Hasel-
tine of that city,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

The Vergennes vermonter pays the
following deserved tribute to our county
Senators: "The ability of the Addison
county senators have been deservedly
recognized in the distribution of appoint
ments on committees in the Senate.
Senator Lawrence is chairman of the
committee on claims, member of the
railroad committee and a member of the
Industrial school committee. Senator
James is member of the committee on
highway ond'hridoes ard member of
the .'oI-a RI Correction committee.
With the appointment to positions on
these important committees, the sena-
tors from this county will be busy a
greater part of the session."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-10-21

Two or three unimportant bills were
passed in each branch last week.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
NEW GEOGRAPHICAL CLOCK.
It Indicates the Time of Every Part
of the World

An interesting clock was recently
completed by Charles D. Davis, of Chi
cago, says the Jewellers Circular. Ge-
ographical clocks, or clocks which in
dictate the time in every part of the
world, are by no means new, but Mr..
Davis invention is said TO possess
many novel features.
The dial is totally unlike that Of the
ordinary time recorder, in that 1t con-
tains $50 marks where the minute
marks are usually placed, these marks
representing the $50 degrees OF the
earth's surface. On the outer circle
of the dial where the twelve hour rep
reservations are usually placed, are
twenty -four figures representing the
full day. The minutes are denoted by
marks o nthe outer circle, but two dots
are required for five minutes, because
there are twice as many characters on
the face as on the ordinary clock
The dial is divided in the center from
the SIX mark to the opposite six mark.
The twelve hours of the day are dis
tinguished by light spaces and the re-
manning twelve hours by dark spaces.
The hour hand Is stationary at the
point which is made the central time,
while the minute hand revolves as on
the ordinary clock.
TO determine the time 1t is only nee
essary to locate the city or country on
the red dial and read the time in rela-
ton to 1t as on an ordinary clock.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
THE AMERICAN HUSBAND.
He Is One of the Most Satisfactory o
Our Products

Ouf SFCGuCCS.
London Telegraph: SO many good
things come from America nowadays
that one hardly experiences a shock
on learning that America is also claim
ing to produce husbands which are al
most IDEAL The American middle-class
husband is as perfect as it is possible
for any man to be. He has only one
failins-he does not put by money in
advance to provide for the 'happy
home" When he marics it is usually
on short notice, and because he has fall
len very desperately in love With some
one and cannot find it in his heart to
wait until cold caution declares the
venture advisable. Even when an en-
gagcment is d long one he usually
sQuanders so much on gifts ana enter
tainmcnts for his iiancee that there is
only u very moderate amount to begin
housekeeping on.
But this is only ~ carly evidence of
his chief national characteristic as IL
husband-his unlailing, uuselish and
almost improVideut generosity. He is
liberal to the point of eXtravagance in
his money relations With lis Wife. The
young American husband expects to
provide We'll and literally for his house
hold. Fle is also very indulgent to his
Wifes fondness for fine clothes He
would q doWdy one. ana although he
grumbleS occasionally at 81 millinery
bill, in reality he glories in the re
SpIendent appearance OF his wife in her
fine feathers, and would make any sac
rifce that his pride might be muistered
to in this one particular.
A true American husband who has
been out late always takes off his shoes
at the front door and undresses in the
dark. OF course, he frequently lapses
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
BIG HIDDEN FORTUNE BOND.
Large Amount, $25oo0O, Available
Other Mining Notes.

Lead, s. D., June T.--At a recent
meeting of the directors of the Hidden
Fortune company at Denver, some Very
Important adjustments We're made be
tween the HomesLake company Of this
city and the Hidden Fortune company.
the bond tss4et9 the amour Of $3.50,
ls now available by the Hidden For
tune company. aud 1t Ia stgtea by the
infringement that practically all the
bonds have been subscribed for. A
number of improvements have been
made at the mill below Dcadwood with
In the past two months. Very rich ore
lis being sent down to the mill. II Is
stated that the ore the past few weeks
has been averaging about $S7 Il ton.
There is fiat shoot of ore which is
averaging better than $40 n ton. Under
lying this fiat shoot Is Il vertical vein
assaying $50 n ton. The Hidden For
tune mill, lika many others in Law
renee county, was forced to close down
FOR a few days after the food. on ac-
count Of shortage of coal and ore.
The Underwood process is being uscd
to treat tailipgs. II is claimed by the
Inventor that a saving of % per cent
San be made on any OF The refractory
ores of the Hills. aiid as high as 9S per
cent. on the tailings, A further claim
lis made that a great deal less cyanide
is used by this process than by the lat
ter method. About onc-tenth of 4
pound of cyanide only is required as
against two and one-hnlf to three
pounds by the elder method. IL the ex-
traction Of 9S per cent. with n one-tentb
pound of cyanide can be accomplished
1t Will revolutionize completely the
present method of cyanide refractory
ores In the Black Hills.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
An Extensive Retort

The appointment of Judge Stafford of
Vermont to the district bench to succeed
Judge Pritchard, who has been named
as circuit Judge calls forth this story
from Representative Foster of that state,
says the Louisville Times:
when Chief Justice Chase, a man of
great abilities and marked character.s-
tics, was presiding in one of the county
courts of Vermont an appeal case from a
Justices court came up before him. so
small and contemplate in its origin tina t,
he ordered it stricken from the docket.
The case was where a turkey had tres
passed upon the garden of a neighbor and
got shot for his depredations. The owner
brought suit to recover damages and
falling before the justice had appealed
the case Judge Chase was angry, and
when he ordered the case from the docket
said:
The lawyer who consented to appeal
this case ought to be thrown from the
window of the court room. Why didn't
he have the case referred to some of the
honest neiShbors for settlement?
Because, your honor retorted the at
torney, getting hot under the collar, 1t
was our intention not to have honest peo-
pie have anything to do with it,
True, this was a neat retort, but it
cost the lawyer just an even $50 for con-
tempt Of court"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
Committee Is Appointed to Receive
Contributions for ReIief-FIaqs
at Half Mast

New York, June 1S.-Mayor Mcclellan
yesterday issued the following procla-5
nation;
TO the Citizens of New York: The APP
palling disaster yesterday, by which,
more than 500 D'cn, women and children
lost their lives, has shocked and horri-s
fed our city. Knowing the keen sym
pathy of the city With their stricken
fellows, | have appointed Il committee
of citizens to receive contributions to ii
fund 70 provide for Il fit and proper,
burial of the dead. and for such other
relief as may he made
The following gentlemen have been
asked 10 serve ON the committee: Nor
rs Is. jessup, Jacob Schin. Herman
Ridder, Charles y. Dickey, Robert A.
Van CourtIandt, Erskine Hewitt, Jo-
seph c. Hendrix, Thomas Mulroy,
John Ehret Jonn Fox, John Weimacht,
II, Is Scharman.
Until the committee has had an OD-
portunity 10 organize shall be glad to
receive contributions at the mayors Of
flee.
As u sign Of mourning have ordered
the Gags of the city hall to put at.
Mayor Mcclellan said a suggestion
had been made that he name a day for,
a public memorial service, and that
he had taken the suggestion under adj
Nisemcut.
The mayor declared that estigatfnn
disclosed that the city officials are abb
Solutely poWelleSS to take any steps
to prevent repetition Of the accident
They have nos right to take Il single
step looking to the inspection of any
steamer or recommend any measures
for its safety, as the federal govern
ment has complete jurisdiction in the.
matter.
Collector OF the Port Stranahan today
sent communication to the supervis-
ing Inspector of steam vessels in this
port asking for q conference tomorrow
for the purpose of making more eff
1ectiVe the inspection Of excursion
steamers in regard to the number OF
passengers carried.
The collector has nothing to do with
the situation. but must enforce penal
ties on the inspecors.
Among the kilograms received by
Mayor Mcclellan was one from Sir
Thomas Upton expressing sympathy
and offering $1,000 toward a relief fund
If needed.
Mayor Mcclellan visited the scene of
the wreck with Health Commissioner
Darling ton. to whom he gave directions to
have the bodies which arc burned beyond
any hope of Identification buried at once
in the Lutheran cemetery at the city's
expense.
He also authorized the heads of other
departments TO spend any necessary sum
warranted.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
Strong Language.

Fredericksburg, Ind, June 20.-Rev-
Enoch p. Stevens of this place uses
strong language in speaking Of Dodl's
Kidney Pills. and he gives good rea-
sons for what he says:
Il can't praise Dodd's Kidney Pills
TOO much" says Mr.. Stevens. "They
have done me so much good l was
troubled with my Kidneys so much
that l had to get up two or three times
in the night and sometimes in the day
when starting 10 the water house the
water would come from me before get
ting there. Two boxes of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills cured me entirely.
9! have recommended Dodds Kidney
Fills to many people and have never
yet heard Of Il failure. Dodd's Kidney
Fills are the things for Kidney Dis
ease and rheumatism"
DOdd's Kidney Pills always cure the
Kidneys. Good Kidneys ensure pure
blood. Pure blood means good health.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SHOT
General BobriIseff, Governor General oil
Finland, Is MortaIly
Wounded,

ST. Petersburg, June 1S.-General
Bobrikoff, governor general of Finland,
was shot and MORALLY wounded this
morning at the entrance to the Finnish
capital at Helsingfors.
The assassination of the governor
general of Finland, which will be no
surprise to the world, may prove the
spark TO fire the magazine of popular
disaffection in Finland, Poland and in
deed in all western Russia History
tells Of only one national crime which
could be compared with the Russian
rape of Finland, and that was the par
tition Decentralization Of Poland. The
grand duchy Of Finland was coded to
the Russian crown in 1909, with the
emperor as grand duke. The rights
OF local parliamentary control, an in
dependent army, the use of the Finnish
language free press, etc, was rc7
served to Finland by solemn CON-
pact. For almost century Russian
bureaucracy has been gradually looping
Off these rights and reducing Finlandi
with Its nearly 100000 people, to a
state of worse serfdom even than ex-,
lists in other parts OF the empire
Finally. and very recently the Finnish
army was incorporated with the i'm
perial forces. a senate appointed by
the car was substituted as legislative
body. The Firms refused to serve in
the reorganiZed army: thousands left
the country. other thousands were i'm
prisoned or sent to Siberia. Troops
raised In Siberia were sent to other
parts of Russia, and alien lcgions were
CHARTERED in Finland to suppress every
symptom of disturbance or protest
newspapers were suppressed, public
men would disappear overnight never
to be seen again, or to turn up in some
foreign country to which they had been
deDortcd.
Still Finland protested. An ukasc
substituting the Russian for the Fin
nish, as the sole official language lately
has brought the agitation to a new
crisis. The Finnish authorities de-
nounced and refused To obey 1t.
Since the eastern war began Finland
has been more strongly gnrrsoned by
Russia. but there have been muttcrngs
of trouble The assassination of Gen
eral Bobrkom was the natural result
OF these expressions. He WAS n man
OF steel. utterly without feelings, ana
admirably fitted for the task Of holding
Finland in an iron hand. He has paid
with his life the penalty of Russia's
crimes,