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district, in attending a school board
convention, or in attending the meet
ing of any teachers association, upon
such teacher furnishing to the clerk,
ular attendance on such institute,
school board convention, or teachers
association, signed by the person con-
Quoting the institute or convention or
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved May IA, 1913. Copy Law.
-'O' c Gil 25s, LAWS or 1sia.
AN ACT-To amend section $50 OF the
statutes, relating to compensation OF
town officers.
The people Of the State OF. Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follows:
Section /. Section $50 Of the stat
utes is amended to read: SECTION 500;
be fixed by the annual town meeting.
The clerks of the polls and town clerks
shall be entitled to compensation OF
two dollars per day, and at the same
rate for parts Of a day for each day
and for each part Of day actually
and necessarily devoted by them to the
service OF the town and in the dis
charge of any Of the duties Of their
respective offices required of them
shall have fixed a different compensa-
ton at the annual town meeting. Ii
the town meeting shall fail to fix the
compensation of supervisors, the same
shall be three dollars per day; and at
a similar rate for parts of a day; and
no town officer snail be entitled to
pay for acting in more than one Off
cial capacity or office at the same
time.
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved May IA, 1918. Copy Law.
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No 744, Al Published May 16, 1913.
CHAPTER 253, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To create section 959-S Il m
and villages to make appropriations
for the observance of the national
independence day.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as foll0wsi
Section l. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Section
959-S1m. Each city or village in this
state, however Incorporated, is here
by auth orized to appropriate and eX-
pend annually a sum not to exceed live
thousand dollars for the purpose OF OBJ
serving and celebrating the national
independence day on the fourth of
July Said sum may be expended for
such purposes, in such manner and
through such city or village officers
or such committee or committees or
citizens as the common council of the
city or village trustees, shall direct.
The provisions of law relating to the
letting of contracts by any such city
or village shall not apply to any con-
tracts let or purchases made under au-
thority of this section, but said sum
may be expended without the interVen-
ton of formal contracts. When the
fourth of July falls upon a Sunday,
then such celebration and the obServ-
ance may be had either on the day
preceding or the day succeeding.
Section 2. This act shall take erect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved May IA. 1913. Copy Law.
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No. 946, Al Published May 16, 1913.
CHAPTER 25S, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend subdivision (a) OF
section 4560a-16 of the statues, re-
lating to shipments of deer.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Subdivision (a) of sec
ton 456Oa-16 of the. statutes is
amended to read: (Section 4560a--16)
(a) Any carcass or part Of carcass OF
any deer between the third day OF
December and the succeeding twelfth
day of November, provided, that the
shipments of green hides or green
heads of deer are not to be had in
possession after January third or be-
tween January third and November
eleventh of any year; and provided
further, that any person, firm or cor
poration may ship, carry or convey to
taXidermist within or without this
state the green head of a deer when
severed from the body, without having
the required coupon attached to same,
upon the issuance of a permit so to do
to any such person, firm or corporation
by the state fish and game warden, or
any of his deputies. and when such
permit so issued shall be attached to
such green head.
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved May IA, 1913. Copy Law.
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Published Nav 20. 1919.

NO. S6f, A. lPubIlShed May 20, 1918.
CHAPTER 271, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend subsection 6 of SER
ton 154Sb of the statutes. relating to
excise and providing for sum to be paid
for linenses.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. Subsection of section 154Sb
of the statutes is amended to read:
(Section 154Sb) 6. At such special cleo
tons in towns where the sum 10 be paid
for license is fixed at one hundred doll
lars, or over, the electors may increase
such sum to either two hundred dollars.
two hundred and fifty dollars, three hum
dred and fifty dollars or five hundred dol
lars; and in any city, village, or town,
wherein the sum to be paid for license is
fixed at two hundred dollars or over, they
may increase such sum to three hundred
and fifty dollars, Ave hundred dollars. or
eight hundred dollars.
Section 2, This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved May II, 1913. Copy Law.
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and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
Approved May IA, 1913. Copy Law. |
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No. 1874, AL Published May 16, 1918.
CHAPTER 254, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section l of chap
ter 1913 of the laws of 1911, relating
to certain portion Of submerged
land, granted to the city of Mtlwau-
kee, for public park and boulevard
purposes.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly. do
enact as follows:
Section l. Section / of chapter 1913
of the laws of 1911 is amended to read;
(Chapter 1913, laws Of 1910 Section 1.
Section of chapter 1877 of the laws OK
1898 as amended by chapter 200 of the
laws of 1897, chapter COS of the laws
of 1907 and chapter $50 of the laws of
1909, is amended to read: Section 4:
The board of park commissioners shall
annually eXpend and use in the filling
in and improving and maintaining OF
said strip of land hereby granted, eX-
tending from the east and west quar-
ter-section line extended, running
through section twenty-one CID, town
seven CD north, range twenty-five t22)
east, in first ward of said city
of Milwaukee, to the south line of
Mason street extended in the
third ward of said city. so as to make
the same into a public park or boule-
third of the amount authorized by
law to be levied upon the taxable
property of said city, set apart to be
used for filling in and improving and
maintaining submerged lands placed
under the management and control Of
park commissioners; and the balance
of said tax OF tWO-tenthS of
mill said board shall annually eX-
pend and use in filing in and improv-
ing and maintaining any other strip or
strips of submerged or partly sub
merged land granted or which may
hereafter be granted to such city. SO
as to make the same into a public
park or boulevard.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way Company, it's successors and as
signs, SHALL as fast as the aforesaid
strip of land shall be made into pub
lie park or boulevard, remove or cover
the breakwater erected or maintained
by it along said park or boulevard, sod
and keep sodded the land and embank-
ment lying between it's easterly right
of-way as described in the several con-
veyances thereof, and said easterly
face of said railway breakwater along
said strip, and shall otherwise embel-
Iish and improve the same in accord
ance with plans therefor to be pre-
pared and submitted by said board OF
park commissioners.
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after Its
passage and publication.
AnDroved Nav IA 1913 COpy Law
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-26
A Christmas
Honeymoon
Continued from page

Continued from page
Bridget supple could no longer see
him. hut she heard the lock give. the
key grind In tie hole. the mahogany
dooi Gre k Al the little boy doubtless
pushed it open with all his strength.
Stradivarius, Ole Bull and Paganini
purring aid sid ilig about him as he
achieved ut least the unlocking Of the
door to happiness.
The Lord love us, Shad!' exclaimed
Miss Supple as she fell away from her
coign Of vantage, but the little mas
ter has unlocked the door between!"
He had. His lore as to that king of
France who loved to tit keys had stood
him In good stead. Pierre had recOl-
lected that his majesty had dealt with
just such a refractory key at Amiens
with salad oil from his royal break
fast table.
The mahogany dOOr opened toward
the little boys side Of the house.
Once opened there confronted him a
shower Of dust and impenetrable dark
ness. and the heavy curtains, Of course.
on Van Zandt's side. He extended his
hands: there was no encouragement
or fear In his mind. He had yet to
learn that any one deceived or told
lies 1t was but to go on and discover
what he was looking for. Little Peter.
then. with the direct. unfiinching
hand of, childhood, pushed against this
barrier and found that 1t yielded. 1t
was also a curtain Of cloth. He beat
1t back. his energies concentrated on
the moment which he believed had ar
rived. when he would find Happiness"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-26
CHAPTER XIV.
Peter and the Little Marquis
Make a Secret, Also the
Marquis Beholds the Carte
de Visite.

~HEN Mr.. Van Zandt sprang to
a the child, and the two. man
~ and boy. stood together on the
sill of the dividing door.
"Come back!!' cried the man his
firm hold upon the small arm.
But. monsieur. | promised grand
mamma not to visit any stranger"
81 will write and explain to your
grandmother. sir. She is stopping in
there, is she not?' He indicated Bet
tvs side of the old house.
yes, m~onsieur-of course-but''-
You are looking for happiness, little
boy, are you nOtY"
Eyes. monsieur. to give to grand
mamma
Come back; maybe you can help me
to find it and then l will give some
of it to you"
you will, monsieur?"
81 will, upon my SOUL"
'"Then | will come" The three pus-
sizes had already returned to their
warm corners as Van Zandt. taking
the army cap from his little guest,
led him back into the library through
the haze of the curling smoke. He
glanced down as he laid the cap on
the table. He saw his own initials in
side, dimmed but still legible. He
looked at the Goliath boots and recog-
nized these, too, as his own. He stared
at the child.
"Now. sir. will you tell me how you
came through there?" He looked owe
at the arch. 1T will help us, Monsieur
lie Marquis. in our search for happi-
ness"
is there l find the boots and the cap.
I find the keys on a peg as Ole Bull
plays with the string"
"Yes?" Van Zandt assented eagerly.
He remembered hanging them there
very distinctly.
"Brigitte, monsieur. it was Brigitte
who is very excellent and true, tell to
me that this large key was the n for
this door. you see? She show to me
the door behind the portieres. and we
make a plan to unlock the door, to
do it. because Brigitte. when l de-
mand what is on the other side. she
say she think happiness is: so | un-
lock, l come in. / find monsieur"
Van Zandt was in the midst of a rid
die.
The wall not built: and Brigitte.
who was she? To be sure. Bridget. of
course. But why should or how could
Bridget Supple presume to-pshaw!
The little boy, visiting Betty with
his grandmother. doubtless old friends
Of hers in France, was a charming lit
tie romancist. He had heard. he be-
lieved. somewhere. of just such fanci-
full children.
But the open arch?
The little boy meantime had been
looking around, specializing according
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-26
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES

Sealed proposals for furnishing
supplies, delivered at the State Or
phans' Home for six months from
January |, 1914, will be received up
TO December %, 1913. All articles to
be first class Of their kind, and to
be delivered in such quantity and at
such times as the Superintendent
may direct, quantity varying each
month as required. All articles not
satisfactory to be returned a1 con.
tractors expense. Bids to be direct.
ed to Secretary of the Orphans
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mistake" Little Peter recalled his
grandmOther's word and used it as he
drew himself and his tremendous boots
away from his host.
Van Zandt watched him as if spell
bound as he retreated toward the bro
catelle curtains: watched him arduous
ly push them aside: beheld throush
the haze the arch, open as Of old: the
dust Of years. the mahogany door aJar,
the glimpse beyond of the staircase.
the hat rack. the newell post Of Mrs.
Van Zandt's half of the double house.
He saw the little boy urging his pussy
cats and passing through before he
had collected himself.
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J"SS SSAohS 80 NAiso NhChN
was not much law business
to be attended to. He had gone. rs
usual, into the library to read his Even
ing Post. He sat beside the fireplace
where the Liverpool coal burned cheer
lily, opposite to him the pier mirror.
some of its silvery lining worn away.
behind him the c~urtained arch. There
were leather chairs and the leather
lounge; bookcases on all four sides;
the large table in the middle Of the
Don had on 1t the violin case. the
Godey's Lady's Book, Betty's last note
to him. and the carte de visite he had
taken from under her pillow, now In
a crimson velvet passe partout. BY
and by he laid down his paper. lighted
a cigar and drew nearer 10 the fender:
there was not a sound in the house:
nor yet without for the snowfall had
been heavy. and It had begun again
to come down; not a sound save the
cricket that chirped on his hearth. lie
heard 1t and smiled as he called 1t a
lonely mans cOmrade: there had al
ways been a cricket singing on that
hearth In winter time. as long as he
could remember. Presently sleighbells
jingled In the street: the hearty laugh
ter Of youth reached his ears; a voice
called out to the horses whoa. there.
steady" and then silence once more.
His eyes travelled to the table to the
carte de visite in the velvet frame.
Betty would not use the new straw
berry roans. Each morning the coach
man waited for orders: each morning
Shaddle OIL Bridget told him there were
none.
But Betty had come home. He him
self had e her. Why had she come?
There was but one wall between them;
should he break 1t down and march
in and repossess his own?
But how could he do that? Nothing
might be further from her desires than
that he should show himself to her.
She kept aloof. Well. but a woman
could not put out her hand to a man
unless the man first extended his.
Should be write to her? He tool up
his pen. Absurd. To write to Betty
when merely a wall divided him from
her.
But that wall! Who had built iii
He. Peter Van Zandt. What q fool be
was! OF course Betty would not str
an inch toward the man who had built
a wall up between her and him. He
would have the wall torn down tomOr.
row. That vas It. tomorrow. He got
up and began pacing the floor restless
ly. smoking all this while. so that by
hen the place vas in a haze Of hlmy
blue. Through 1t the fire shadows
pickering and playing on the and.
irons, the Indian rug. the impoverished
mirror. his W. face.
lf he could but tear down that wall
now. with his fists and fingers. They
had had harder work to do and had
done 1t. over In the African mines.
Yes. he would do 1t now. Do 1t him
self. here were the window bars.
heavy. quite tit and able to batter
plaster. mortar and bricks to a ruin.
Stealthy visit to M.s. Van Zandt'a
side of the double house. the master
had 1T There seemed . fatal kind
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Home, Carson City, Nevada, up to
II o'clock, noon, December %, 1915.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids. Blank form
bids may be received on application
at office of superintendent of public
instruction. ]. E. BRAY,
Sec. of Board of Directors Nevada
|. State Orphans Home.
Carson, New, Dec. 16, 1913.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-26

Crisp Los Angeles lettuce at the
Bon Ton. Two for IS cts. do
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(To be continued
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CHAPTER XIII.
Little Peters Mistake.

X. VAN ZANDT had come up
town early that afternoon;
just before Christmas there
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15

amount equal to ten t10) per cen
tum of the amount of the bid or pro-
posal for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro
posal will be considered by the said
Board The bids shall be delivered to
tue Board, at the time and place
above mentloned: and at said time
and PLACE above mentioned the said
Board. in open session, will open.
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm.
provement shall enter into con-
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of said local inn
provement as a whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
ments Of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into o bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sun,
of fifty (50) per centum OF the
amount Of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, of his said contract
and for holding the said city harm.
less, etc, and he shall also bind
himself, in his said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period OF
two CD years from and after the ac-
ceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
County Court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract is awarded for making said 10
cal Improvement and who shall con.
struct said local Improvement will
he paid in bonds Of the sale City o!
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate OF
five (5) per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application t.
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right tc
reject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 18th
day Of April, A. d. 1913.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President of the Board Of Local I'm
provements of the City of Cairo
Illinois.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary of said Board
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Tenth Street,

Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour of ten t10) o'clock, A,
M. of Thursday, April 18th, A. d,
1913, at the City Council Chamber
of the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No.
I'LL Commercial avenue, In said
City Of Cairo, the Board of Local I'm
provements of the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
nroposals for the improvement OF
Tenth street, from the west line OF
Ohio street to the east line OF Poplar
street, In said City of Cairo, except
the intersection of Commercial ave-
nue. with said Tenth street which
has already been improved, consist
ing Of the construction upon the said
Tenth street. In the center thereof.
from the west line of Ohio street TO
the east line OF Poplar street. In
said city OF Cairo. except the inter
section of Commercial avenue with
said Tenth street which has already
been improved, of a vitrified brick
pavement, Of the width of thirty-slx
1851 feet from the west line of Ohio
street to the east line OF Commercial
avenue, in said City OF Cairo, and OF
the width of thirty 900 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
TO the east line of Poplar street, In
said City OF Cairo, with a combina.
tion concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pavement
at the outside edges of said brick
pavement, and with natural lime.
stone marginal curbs set on both
sides of the said Tenth street, at al
unpaved street intersections, at tbs
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges Of tn,
gutter-flags OF said curb and quite,
as extended around and out to tbs
lot line on both sides OF said Tenth
street, at said unpaved street inter.
sections. and consisting of the con
struction upon the said Tenth stree
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
up and repairing the one III bricl
manhole now in the said Tenth street
and supplying cast-iron ring and Q
cast-iron cover therefor.
The above work is provided fol
by and fully described In Ordinances
No. 279 OF said City Of Cairo, adoptet
August cath, A. D. 1912. and up
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-15
Miscellaneous For Sale.

FOR SALE--Quick bargains In
house material, at hal' price for
cash. Doors. windows, screens,
stairways. ceilings. floorings, poplar
rafters, joists. sheeting, gas fixtures
and piping. electric fixtures and wiz
ing. cutters. downspcuts, iron col
umns. All lumber seasoned and a
good condition. Can be seeL In rear
of Parish House being built Cd Sixth
street, eact OF washington Ave. Il