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TIIK BURLINGTON FREE PRESS : . TIIURSD, BUSINESS HEALTHY New Projects Arc Constantly Appearing for Much (. Capital. LABOR UNREST NOT FEARED. Tenor of Mont Hcpnrlo from fotuiner rlnl riinnnrN Fniornlde Frrr ttnllrnnd lllocluiilc llnic Ilrlp l .InlihMc nilrlliil(lil CiiiiI Munition a l'lnvv, Nriv YoiK, March 16. It. G. Hun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will say to-mor-l in holesotiie conditions nro maintained In commercial channels the tenor of must re jimtu Vicing fnvornblc, and comparatively 1 it io anxiety Is felt lCffardlns tho labor ! Haitian. New projects nio constantly ippearlnt: callliiR for much capital ami t;iInK cmploynicnt to many misn oarn- r.. Several t-cales have liccn MkiiciI that liovlilo for hlshcr wnurs after this month, and tho general ptos-pority of the winter Is licllevcd to insure a very retail trade In i-prliis wcarliiK nppar.il. .lobbing houses have been enabled to make ship ments with itmi.stinl piomptness, ovvIiir: to the ample railway facilities and few in inht blocUadi.'H that i exulted from an i Mcptionally mild winter. Sonio backward lotnll trade In overshoes and kindled lines was made up by more f-e.iMinablo weather in many sections of the conntr ditrins tho past week. llanil Mi tuilnc returns from tho leading Inilus trbs eontinuo favorable, tho week's f ra tines belns record-bicakliu,' sales of leath er while the Mecl mills and Iron fur naces operate at full capacity, the de mand for lumber exceeds tho supply, and Kkif-B factories arc preparing to advance i lolnlions. Kxporls of farm staples In vcbiuary pNcecdcd last year's by $r.,r.M,UO'l or about i.i per cent, and .ne movement of foreign i ommerce and this port for the last week Miows Rains of J.!,a!,lSS in exports and JI.1.-2 1S I" imports as compaied with the svjine dale in IWi. Hallway earnings for the Hi st week of March wi ic !.0 per cent, laisir than last year's, but tho security maikot has continued IrieKiilar with total transactions much smaller than a. year HBO, to which Is duo tho decrease of in.,, prr cent, on bank exchanges at this city us compaied with same week last year. Scarcely any variations are. recorded in quotations of lion and steel products, tho Industry bcitiR established in a. llrm posi tion by heavy consumption and absence of speculative Inflation tends to provide n steadiness that is most desirable. Although there is no evidence of tlc t reused activity at the textile mills and factories, the primary markets for cot ton goods begin to exhibit slpns of weak ness. Failures this week numbered 2-!) In tho Tolled States against 117) last year and 31 in Canada comparer! with "C a year ago. NEWS OF VERMONT More Important F.vrnU Grouped for Free Irr llrmlerw .V tiooil III nniplc ut Vlllnne lmprm f mrat, The hamlet of Samsonille on the railroad but without a station, mid way between North Kiinshunrh and i:ast Herkshlre, affords a good Illustia tion of what united ofCort by a small i oiiinuu ity will accomplish. Then' is ii blacksmith slum and saw mill with i lerirlc light station connected which furnishes lights in tho village of Hast lierkshlro both for streets and private purposes. Tills village boast of a livo "Village Improvement sor-lety," which has rendered theso things pos-t-iblo. AiirJ now the contagion has hpre.nl and Samson vllle's Improvement society, which has heretofore expended its energy on walks, has turned to ward lights. 'flic poles aro already set and by resort to the usual femi nine methods of socials and dinners, they have, secured ne.uly enough money to pay rentals for a year. rOIFO.VKO CANDY Sl'Sl'lICTKii. 1'ird iialchelder, a young man of Harre, died Friday morning after eat ing colored candy, lie had been 111 lis than -10 hours. J!oy Klcyi s, his loom matr, has gone to his homo in M indsor, surf i ring with the same trou 1 e, Willi li Is now belie, i o ,P pi0. nialno poisoning. An autopsy was per formed on H.itoliclder's body l-'ilday afternoon and the stomach was ie nioved and sent to the Stale laboratory nt Ituillngton for examination. Tho doctors at the autopsy, fouivl an en larged heart and a diseqsed Intestine which, with the poisoning, It Is said', might hac hastened death. Hatch elder's home is in Plalntleld. HOAI'STONK 3 FA It It I lis Ol'lINKII. to nr. .... ...i.ii wjiipstone ci.nipaiiv of ( to ter, who have bee,, cnsldcrliiK llio ,u ...ms.- i ui.' scMpur,,,,, ,lwn.3 in Athens, have e:i-cd , j,,.s ,, , Jfi 1mm of Cambriilgepnit Hie I'erhani' lllrm in Athens, whei,. ovule, r the stone weio found In gieat alum, lane., last fall "Work on crd ting unliable building and niiipui(nt will he begun at once, u,d as soon as the ground thaws out the .luar- i- li iviu i... siai-ieci. u Is proposed to nam mo tuarriei stone to Chester by tejin, where the company has a largi iiianiiiaciurmg plant, ami there the Mono win ne mauo into tuns, sinks, etc. Mr. I'erham ways that tho prospects are good jnr an excciieni output. Koapstono ts found in that vicinity In consirlerab! tuantlty, and tho quarrying piovides worn for many men, J'ltKSKNTS 1'OItTItATT OK I'lUrtPONT. Jl'DOH miss aiiiiio .M. I'lerpont, formerly nf Rutland, " has present! d the Holland l minly llnr association with a handsome ly framed oil painting ot the lato Jmlg Jioiieit I'lerpont, her grandfather, for Holland county court hoiiso. The paint ing will be hung In the court room. Judge i'lerpont piosidcd at the Ituthmd county own irom im.i mini is.,,, lie was known us a circuit judge. At that time tho mi promo cotut Judges did not priHldo In I'OUnt V COUrtS OR tliev ln III l.rnam.l Tlioro were ti.ieo Judges who sat on tho Who does your printing? The Free Pre Anh nffire usm 1 1 c tt It uaII and I cheaply The Backbone of a Mighty Nation supreme o.utt bem h only and there nere four otheis, known as circuit Judges, whose duty it was to preside at county courts. The sub.!et of the painting was one of Vermont's best lawyers of the day and he oceitphd many .public positions ot I osponsibilily. He was born at l.itcli lield. Conn.. .March t, KM. and began life at Hie nu. oi nine years as a. bell boy In a .Manchester hotel. At the age ot K .cais lie began the study of law In the otliee of (low Uichaid Skinner. I In was admitted to the bar of Mennlngton county when only ;i years of age. Coming to Uutlnr.il soon after, young I'lerpont was made deputy collector or the direct tax. lie tepiesenled this town In the l.rglMn lute n 1M9, nr. and ISjT. He was county clerk from Hai until 1W!t and lieutenant governor of the State from IS! to 1M!'. Oilier olllces lie occupied were clerk of the House of liepic.-eulatlvcs and probate judge. .MAUHIIi'li:i,D lJllblCATK.S N HU- CII L'llCll. The senes of services In Connection with the dedication of the new Congiegational Church opened in the chinch In Aluish llehl Wednesday, .Mai eh II at two o'clock The chuieli was tilled for this opening seiviec. At the nlti moon's service the building committee of which 1,. I . Nute Is chairman, r ported that the new build ing Is flee of debt. A stiong sermon bj the ltev. C. K. .Merrill. I). 11.. of Ht. .lohnsbury , and lie tinning ocr of the keys cotp-titutci! this jirini ip.il part of ibis service. In tile evening the formal dedlca tlon was held. The. order of servo c l.i clilibd an liiMicat.ou by Dr. .Merrill, scrip tuie I. ssou by the ftev. I.. I.. Slieaff of I'l.iinlielil, jneyer by the ltev. I . 1,. lllllard or Caliot ami the dedication ser mon by the ltev. 1-. A. I'oole of llano. The formal ait of dedication followed i..e si i moii. in Thin sday morning at in o'clock and in the evening at seven o'clock fellowship services were held and closed witli tho communion tervice. The Kev, Lucius J.'. Herd nC .Montpolicr in cached at the morning servile. Tills chinch is built In icplaio the one that was burned In the 111 c that devastated Hie town last summer, liy t.aoi Hires on Hint pait of the members and otheis In town r.'id by sunn; outside help the piesent building lias been ciecti d tniiu the ashes of the old without mv delay lie new church Is one o Him li the town may will be pioud. Toe untiring work of ,MIi Stickuey. the homo mission, ii y. who has In en in ehaigo of tills htirch sinee the Hie, belong" much credit for the pieseiu haiuiy results. ui:i:u Kii.i.Kn itv iuy. Clement llowland who w,i looking ov. r the Harry Wliiltier farm, in Caliot. was .ieroiiip.ini.il by his nephew, Wilbur llow land, a lad "l twelve years, who c.ur'id ."-lo .Murllu ritle. The boy was in ad- Mince or til" men. lino came suoilmly upon a herd ot i h;ln ilei r, and hastily irew his ripe, thing into Hie herd tluee tunes, lie hit a becutiful time or lour- ear-old doe, i breaking one foi e leg ninl utering the body 'ii such ,i nianni r us- to bleed the mutual thoroughly, causing I her dentil in a few iiiiiiut.s. .Mr. Ilow-i land inn to the lio.ne of Ceylon Morris unl telephoned tin i minly wanliii at' .Marshllehl. who went to the Morris rurin at once. Warden Pike communicated Willi markets hi .Montpiller anil Pane, selling the carcass lo 1", I). Land of liarre. lie' also coinmillucati d Willi Kl.i ti Coinmis- I siKier Thomas as to Ihr puiMculion of file case. Tho connnissloui r - reply w'.t.s: 'Pioseciite the ensi . tin re is no oilier way. li"n askeil by tlie waideii why he shot tic drei, the boy carelessly n -plied: "1 didn't think" The father of. tho boy Ii els vi iy b nll.v mer the affair. ind will do all in bis pou' r to right i , deed. These deer .line h"idei in . r tin j .Morris farm through the uln'or. Then is one very large buck and the icsl are does. The .'iiilmals are fat and slrek and the Injured deer would have given birth to a fawn In the early summer. I cni'i;,TY to wii.n animals. A tale of revolting erurlt;- nines from Fish hill in Handolph while an alleged trapper followirl a fo to his hob- mar i ledge, live weeks ago, placed a Irap tlniein and s eurely losed Hie opening. lie never went near (he spot again him self but just within a day in two told someone else what he had done, and the second person set out to investigate af fair-. When the hole was dug opi n it was found that the fox had had his foot caught in the jaws oi uie trap ami. in trying to get free, had gnawnl his leg until the foot hung by a rtrlp of the skin, which tho poor beast, dying from slow starvation, had not had strength to sevrr. An Individual with so Utile mercy a to conduct Jinpplng operations after tins tashiou l-n't many removes in civilization fiom the brutes that arc bet ter worth skinning. CLAIMS TO m: I'HOM VIJHMONT. John II. Wales, who claims to be nu Advcntist preacher from Mnigau, Vt., wi hi court III i'lovldiiice, H. I.. Wed ncsday on a charge of misbehavior on the public, slreit. Wales was severelv lectlliei, by Hie poller, and the court, and was llnully held in ViW bonds for the nct giaiul jury, lie was taken to the jail at Cranston, as he could get no ball PPIIOLi'i IMtKPHNT TltOPT LAW. Vermont Sportsmen aro Interesled In a inensine to be take" before tho Login latuie next fall by lintel men fop tho repeal of a law, passed In IPO), which outt the mouth of August from tho I run I llshlng season. Hportsmen favor tho shorter season, because. In August tioul are nearly ready to spawn, and nro tun easily caught In Hie small iitreuniH where tliey make their spawn is good food food for brain, food for brawn, food that is strengthening, that gives energy and courage. Without a proper appreciation of this great fundamental truth no nation can rise to greatness. As an article of food, soda crackers are being used more and more every day, as is attested by the sale of nearly 400,000,000 packages of Un.ed a Biscuit, which have come to be recog nized as the most perfect soda cracker the world has ever known. And so Uneeda Biscuit will soon be on every table at every meal. givinglife, health and strength to the American people, thus in very truth becoming the backbone of the nation. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ing beds. Hotel pi opi lelrn s, however, are lighting i in law, because August la the month when the largest percentage of eil people come to this Slate for trout li-dilng. The Legislature favored innkeepers in licuiilnglnn coiin'.v by al lowing Hi" longer season there, where the largest summer hotels an- located, but the hotel men In other parts of the Stale are all the more up In aims on thill nccoiinl. chianoi: pun ciii:api:u ALCOHOL. At the last iiee'lng of Oiecn Mountain Orange ot St. .lohnsbury the following I esolul ioiis weie passed and a copy of the sumo lias been lorwaided lo Congi cssman Hasklns. who p uigrd to help the inoas uic along: Hcsohcd, That wc indorse the a' lion of the Nutlon.il State Oranges at their le- . cent annual convention in unanimously j adopting resolutions favoring the icmoviil of the internal levenno tax fiom donieslle alcohol made unlit for use as a beverage, and H. solveil. That Hie master nnd sreiet.iry ate hcrrb iuslriieud lo sign the petition approved iy Hie national Legislatuie comiiiltlre. alllx the seal of the Orange, nlid of those passrd by the National Orange to our I epi eseiitalive in Congress-, in older that he may be Informed of our desne foi the immediate enactment of t'.ie legislation neecsary to accomplish the pin pose oi these lesolutions. and of our fuither desire that he should use his in fluence to tbi-1 end; and peprilveil, That copies of these icsolu tions be sent by the sei ictaty to the loi al press, with tlie iciUost Hint they give their ediloiial Hippurl to this movement land open I Inir columns lo educating Hie public as to Its important '. CASH OP TKIiltlHLi: DP.STITl'TION. A case ot the gieatest dlslitution and sipialor bus Just come to public notice by the death in Lincoln of Mrs. Alzlna iO irlchi Or.ni. agr.l years, tin- old est pennon in that town and one of the oldest In Hie county. Chillies Sweet and ! William Uike, lumbermen, whom her j husband. David Dean, Ilrst uolltied, found I her dead and in a condition of abject i s.nialor. The maple owned a farm of I about :;u aeies and lived in a rude log j shanty s nicely large cnoilgli lor a slei p ing loom, witli one loom only, and no cel lar or i oof worthy Hie name and an eaitli ' Poor coveted with the ai.cuuuilated tilth of many months. Tim death of Mrs. 'llean I even Is a ease of destitution and Miiaor. having ptobalily no p.uallrl In Vermont. On the sliength ot fteiient complaints Seneca W. Allen, tor thu last three, M-.irs town juror made, some months ago. a lull in. stiaatlon of the case and v.ai shocked by the rondit i is tin re pre vailing. Slate s Attorney Huss, II of Mld 1 dli bury, upon reipiest of -Mr. Allen. p I -jsotially visited lb" old people and could j baldly believe his own eyes, so revolting vviis i. io si r.ie. In speakngot his vill lo I the vvoinnr.. Mr. Allen said: "I tound Ihr i old people living in a small, dilt.v loom, I having practically no liiruiture such ns .ohnit, tables or even coo.ung utensils. The dicss she wore was in rags and she .plainly shov.nl In her f ice the signs of liisiillieieiii food. For mouths she had .been 111 and no attempt had been made to puiily tin loom or irmove lite odor. I .was assuied they had some frozen pota toes, but I saw no (nod but some dry baker's la. ad. She was clotlird in rags. The whole scene was awful. I would be ashamed to put a dumb beast Into such a place." Ambrose Crow of liiistol. an undertaker nf years cAperh nee, who had charge oi the funeral said: '1 m ver bp- It Costs Nothing To find out for a crrtainty whether or not your heart is affected. One person in four has a weak heart; it may be you. It so, you should know it now, and save serious con sequences. If you have short breath, fluttering, palpitation, hungry spells, hot flushes : if you cannot lie on left side: if you have fainting or smother ing spells, pain around heart, in side and arms, your heart is weak, and perhaps diseased. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will re lieve you. Try a bottle, and see how quickly your condition will improve. "About a year ago f wroln to thfl Miles Medical Co., asking ndvlee, ss I was suffering with heart trouble, and bad been for two years. I had pain In my heart, back and left side, and had not been able to draw a, deep breath for two years. Any llttlo exer tion would cause palpitation, and T could not He on my left side without suffering. They advised m to try Dr. Miles Heart Cure and Nervine, which I did with the result Hint I nm In better health than I ever was before, bavins gained It pounds since 1 com menced taking It, t took about thir teen bottles of the two medicines, nnd haven't been bothered with mv heart since." MIIH. LIL1.IP. THOMAS. t'pper aandusky, Ohio, Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If It falls he will refund your monoy. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind 53? foie .saw so bud a e,i-e 1 found the body lying just a sue dud. on an old cord brd, one half of Hie bodv lying ni the colds, over a p.ut of which was a filthy feather bed. The bed had no sheets or pillows and the body was thinly clad in a raggnl dir-s. Tlie 111 til was something tciiible. Of tovvcN or soap Ihro wire none and we had to wash our Hands Willi snow. The door of Hie hut was too narrow to admit a cotlln and we had to letnove a window for that pin pose. No attempt whatever had been made to picp.ne the body tor burial. The woman and her liushaurl, who is about 0 years of age, were originally from Staikslioto, where they were cared lor by the town but some 10 or 12 ycais ago they left th,u (town for Lincoln. Alter the investigation , by .Mr. Allen the Statkshoto authorities j Were notilicii, vvl.o allowed Ihem tho sum of 51. T.i a vvn k in trade ul a local stme. No cash wa-, given them as It is i lalineil that Dean is Miinewh.it un sound mentally and rather Ill-natured anil Hie funds would not have been prop el ly ependiil. Tin couple not only re fused lo be. taken back lo Staik-boro but iilsii lefus. d num. rolls offers of assistance, fiom inlgibors who mi rleavored to nliive unit- destitution, claiming on such occasion that they were "all light" and needed no help. Pill little blame attache to the StarkMiorn authorities and no el, inn is made that they acied in bad t.iith. -Mrs. Dean was a daughter of Thomas Ooodni Ii. one of the town's pioneers, who was lormerly well to do, but evi lit 1 1 . 1 1 , became poor and endured many luiid-hlps, oi which Mrs, Dean had her full shine, nnallj becoming a Starksboro paupei VHU.MO.NT MOP.i 1 A NS OO WPST. I-:. II. Hoffman ot l.v mlonv ille Irft March l: for Srattle. W.isii.. taking with mm six .Morgan hordes vvhieh tie pur chased lit this section f..r .1. W. Clise, a bank) r and raiici nicer of this city Two of the hores .r. l. (iov. Kiik. tin Hrailby lng.tll boi-s, . ,,f Sheffield. I h Holi .Morgan, formerly on the Hailing firm, and three by Hilly Huberts Hoff man s linn". One wn bought of A. .1. Hlfl'in. of Sliefrii Id. one or Myion UiKon, of l.vndiui, two of Lute Crazier, of Past Piitke. one of Claiep.'e P. Weeks, of St .lolinsburv. IM. s.i' - If tlie government gets si as good M"r- ins for their breed ing station at Pan bngton it will be a success. le expect to tie away tiv weeks. MAi:nii:D fiptv-onk vpahs. Mr. and Mis. N. A. llayvvard of West Top.-hain ob-erved tlie r.lsl niinlveisary of ther wedding Tuesday. The evening was spent pleasani K with games and music on the phonom.iph by li. L. Hay ward, after which r.lresliniitits of cake. cotfee. etc.. Were M l Veil. The honoled i oiiple weie present d with a purse of Jlionev. There Weie plesi'llt lit the cele. brutioii their live duldicii, AV'lll of West Harm I. Francis ot H.vemte. Perl of Walts I liver, Charles of Orange ami Mrs, W. A. Jv'eycs of West Topshatn, together with live grandchildren. Mr. atul Mrs. llayvvard weie lniirrlnl in Topshani and halo always resided ill that town, lie is 71 yens of tige and hw wife is Gs. A S.'.,0' NPOLIOKNCi:. . Dinah P PdnitunN of Wallingford lina bioilghl suit again.t tile 1 lilt limit Hailro.id "o to recover .t.l.Ooa lor alb ged negligent e. Sin claims tli.il slu luoke her left arm and reeeivid oilier -cveiu iiijiiiloM' while alighting troni i train at South Walling loid Fobiuary ::, which were due to the neglect of the ro.nl to piovlde u ptoper platform. Hutler and Moloney me counsel for the plaintiff. The llre.llli of Life, It's a slgnlllcant fail that the strong est animal of Its size, Hie gorilla, also has the largest lungs. Powerful lungs melius powerful creatines How to kei p the breathing oigans right should ne man's chlefest study. Like thousands of others, Mrs, Ora A. Stephens, of Port Williams, O., has learned how to do this. She Willi's- "Three bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery stopped my cough of two vial" and clued llle of what my friends thought cnnsiimpl Ion. O. It's grand for throat and lung tioii hlr." (iiuiranteed be .1, W. O'Sulllvan, druggist. Price Tale and J1.U0 Trial bot tle tree. All druggist SUPREME COURT DENIES APPEAL OP TUCKER. Washington. March 1''. .Ittsllce Har lan nt tho Supreme court of I'nlted States to-day denied tin writ of error eniiloreil lor in the case of Charles 1.. Tucker under Mutciice of death on the charis'i' of iiiuidei'luK .Mabel I'.ic at Weston, Mass., In March, 1D01. JUniCIAT. ACITMK.V The late .lustlcu U.ily. fluently enlivened Hie prooceiliiiKs had before ly wit. of New York, fro tedium ot IcbhI him by his klnd- One day a suit was bioiiKht before him In which daiiuiKcs were claimed by reason of an assault, I'l.illttlff had been knocked down by Hie defendant and severely pum melled while prostrate. One of the wit nesses seemed very reluctant to answer Hie questions pill to llllu Oil ct osi-exaui-Inatlon, In which he was upheld by tho court, "With all due respect coiuplalncil the attorney "the court does not appi zanco of the undrrlyiiiK to your Honor," for tlie plaintiff, ir to take uoKiil principle in this c.i bo. ' "In my opinion," replied his Honor, eood-iiaturedly, "Ihe unilerlyluir principal lit Ibis case is your client, Mr. Attorney." Harper's Weekly SEINING NEAR SWANT0N. Cn nail Ian Do It without I.lrcnue nnd Arc Not Molested. In splto of tho agreement between tho Canadian and American authorities, for a suspension ot seining In Lake Cham plain, tho Canadians are tlniwnlng seine, at tho mouth of the Mlsslsnuol liver and Inking nut large ottantltles of pike. This Is done In full view' of the Amer ican shore and It particularly exasper ating to tho Americana, wdio nro for blddni by the Stale laws to In ho llsh In that manner. Heed Miller, a well known offender In this respect, has two sons dinwlng stlnes within a stone's throw of the shorn at Hvvantnn, though It Is two miles from the Canadian shore. The llshlng Is done through the Ice, but nil ingenious arrangement permits the drawing of a tO-foot elno almost nu easily as it tho Ice veto gone. Hlx large seines aro being operated In th vicinity of Province point und others near Pike river and about Phllllpburg, These nets placed at file mouth ot the river prevent the plko from reaching Hie spawning grounds, and the result is depletion of the llsh supply. During tho llshlng season thete tiro more plko In tho southern part ot tho lako than above the Canadian line, but In tho spawning seiiFon they rush into Mlssls qulo bay by the thousand. The Canadi ans have taken advantage of that fact for years and have taken millions of llsh every year, sometimes shipping fiom Alburgli stations alone G." barrels In a single day. Thoy have been re ceiving la cents each for good-sized pike this season, and n Hostou linn lias a standing rontra"t of $" a barrel for all lih taken up to April K.. Pesides Hie pike, liiise rpntiitltles of vellnw perch ate taken, which sell readily In the local markets, and other varilles known as cull I1h, which all have their line. Occasionally a good-slued black basq Is taken In the nets.. W1LLINC, TO PltOMLSP. TO STOP SP.ININO. Pot several years the Vermont law provided that tlie Vetniont commission ers might is-nic seining licenses it the Canadian authorities did so. Then ef- llll I. ,ir lll.lllu ... (.Mill,'. lie- v.u n not to issue any. They were always willing to promise, but never willing lo perforin, or, if they refused to issue license, they would not prevent the Illegal seining of llsh by Canadian fish ermen. At lengtli ermoiu passed a law absolutely prohibiting seining in the lake. In the heller that similar net tlon might he scoured from Canada. The New York law has for some years for bidden seining. After the passage of th" act Henry 0. Thomas of Stowe, llsh and game com missioner tor Vermont, secured an agree ment with Hie Hon. H. Prefontain. min ister of murine anil fisheries of Canada, that no licenses for seining would bo granted, This was reached at a incit ing of the North Aineilc.in l'Kh and Came Protective association last full, and its nnnounci incut was greeted Willi applause in Vermont, for it appeared to put an ("id to a matter that had been troublesome for enrs, and to settle a difficulty that had been potent in pre vi tiling of desirable protective laws In week that Canadian had commenced -elning In the hay Mr. Thomas wrote to i:. I). T. chambers, sectctary of the North American Pish nnd Game nuso unities in regard lo broken promises. Mr. OhanilK is replied: Tlie minister of tlsheiies Is out of town but I have just sent a note with your letter to Mr. Caron. supei tendent ot lish und gallic, who Issues the licenses, and and lie tcphes ".No licenses nnvr been given, and probably none will be. If seining is going on in illssisouoi bay, it Is done illegally, and we attend to the mailer.'' PltAOTICi: PHP.VAll.S. NO MATTPH WIIPTIIPH LPC.AL Oil 1LLP.OAL. It ni.ikis little difference to Vetmont whether seining is being done legally or lib gaily, since it Is being done; but it arouses indignation that the Cana dians should continue their old tactics and taeitlv allow seining ill the bay while apparently keeping faith by refusing to issue licenses. Tin Vermont Legislatuie n piijO an. tlioriziil the erection of a pike hatching station at Sivanton. which was com pleted and i n t In operation the next year. Millions nf plko fry weie hatched lined of thriu In ing placed In the like and others sent to various places about tlie Slate where the native brook trout was disappearing, and where the water seeinid especially adapted to seine . oars- .... e.l. Ill,, il... ,.11.... I,. 1 or. t lioerai Kill CI llllieill. I'lllVII 11.111 i"aeii the station for its own use, desmd to civil a station ot its own on t ie. lake the Legislatuie voted to discontinue and sell the slate hatchet y wlun the ferlir.il h.itcheiy should bo completed. The government hatchery Is now completed and Supt. V.. N. Carter will begin op erations this spring. Tlie old State butehery is offered for sale hy Cumnils. loiii r Thomas. The placing of millions of try in the lake evcty by the govern ment will not compensate for the taking of thousands of adult lisli from the spawning grounds by the Canadian fish ermen. There will probably be i,M bar rels of lish shipped from Alburgli and nearby stations this year by the Can.i diiins seiners. It is well known Hint a largo proportion of any llsh fry placid in open wnteis is destroyed and it 10 per cent, survive that in all that can be ex pected while a portion of the fry that ie mam will be taken from the spawning beds next year hy the seiners. Dissatisfaction with the fishery regu lations on tho great lakes is one of the reasons why tho Canadian government has been unwilling In the past to make the desired arrangements for L.ik. Phamplain. Hut this year a plain .mil well understood agreement had been reached with tho Canadian minister of tuaiitio and fisheries, .... , . , ...l.lr.1. 1 . 1 IfyouMust onaccounioi your health yeup DruiRlng Coffee WHY NOT TRY THE BEST SUBSTITUTE OLD GRISTMILL WHErVTCOFFEE? Has all the virtues possible in a health drink made with wheat - besides being Pleasing to the taste - and you don't tire of it j Try, it and be healthy OLD GRIST HILL-Charlcslovn.MassT CHANGES IN CLUB HOUSE. Vrrimiln He Unlit on North Side of Vnelit Chili I'roperlr. Plans liave been adopted by tho gov erning hoard of tho Iiko Champlaln Vnelit club to build a veranda on tho north end of the club house. The veiaiulti will extend fiom tho t-ccond floor nnel will correspond with the veranda on the west side, Kver since the new club house was built thete has been a desire expressed by the members for added verandii room and the action of the governing boaid is taken because of Hint deslte. The work will be begun at once and will bo com pleted hy tho tlmo tho club house Is open, id. The tlub house will be opened, ns usual, May 1, with the stevvatd In charge. It is probable Hint thero will be no material change In tho management ot the club diltlnf? the year. UNKNOWN FRIEND. Alphonse Ilonlelle's Disclosure for ft Drunk sounds I 'inn I llnr. Alphonse Houtette, who had been In jail several days, was before .lustice P. l!, Webster 1'riday a ml was charged with a second offense of In toxication, lie entered it pica of guil ty and this was followed by a ells closui e. Houtette Informed the court that he had been having trouble with his wife and his drinking was largely due to that trouble. He sold that on the day ho became intoxicated he did not work and that while In the north pari of the city he met a mull whom ho bad Ilrst seen In jail. This man bought a pint of whiskey, Houtette furnishing the money. Tho whiskey put Houtette out of business and ho alleged Hint the mini who bought tho stuff tool: whnt money he had. Uotttctto did not know the man's name. The disclostite was accepted and at l.iiutetto.'s rertiest he was sentenced to serve flft days in the House of Cor rection instead of being fined. ELKS OFFICERS. lllccled liy Ttiirllnglnn Lodge tit Annual .Meeting Tliuridny Mghl. The annual meeting of liurllngton Lodge, No. -Mil. P. ' ii. P. was held Thursday night and office for tlie en suing year were elected as follows: Mxalteil ruler P. W. ('allien. Psleemed leading knight W. II. P.ldli y. Kstcemed loyal knight K. T. Piner- sott. Psleemed lectin ing knight II. P. O'l lugaii. Secretary ltd W. Drew. Trea sit rerM orris Abraham. Tyler 1- I. Harrow. 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