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12 THE JB'tTRI TNG TON FREE l'KESS ; THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1906. t IIUMONT'S lM5ltMAKX'I' PCIIOOI, iniM). The necessity ot the neloptlon of measure' to Improve our public schools Is generally recognized, nnel tlio eleislrn blliiy of n laiKc permanent school fund ns one inrtiii to this end Is so patent .1.1 to rrepilro tm argument. Vermont's llnaurlnl tonurocB aro s-omc.what limited, i.nd when the project to establish such a t hool fund was Instituted the. (lr.it pro Mem to present Itself was tlio dlscnvory nf a wny In which the necessary funds fotilil be secured, without rmunrastlnR wir Suite, or heavily burdenlner our tax payers. The. specl.il comlmsalon, of which the lion. Joseph A. IJoBocr of Montpeller in chairman, appointed for the purpose of recommcnilliiK tho menus of providing a permanent school fund, have reported, us Htinounced In these columns a few days unce, and the report completo Is now at band. It shows thorotlsh InvcKtlgtitlon on tho part of tho cotaniltteo and for those who nro acquainted with the ability of the nctlvo head of the commission the comprehensive) chumcler nnd marked excellence of the tcport are what would naturally bo expected, 'Hie lteynoto of tho report Is sounded nt tho very outset of tho repot t In tho ntatc.mc.nt that the act under which the commission has performed, Iti work designed the creation of an endowment to bupport and maintain that college of tho people which is known nnd ha he roine th houI of clemontary instruction of our people, the common or public s hool. In frpeaklns of tho conclusions of thi commission tho jeport sayst TJiese lost upon the responsibilities of the State to protect its futuro by the edit ration of its children anil upon its moral duty to Kivo all its pons and daughters, without distinction of birth or rcslelene'o, u rhancn to advanco their s elf well-being in life. The elementary basis of all common or public school propositions oontlst in n definite and absoluto recognition of the Unlit of children, legal and inoraJ, tho term "rlphts" being use In Its broadest po.slbl sense. Not responsible for their ixlstenco, born into family and local con dltlona as the accident or chance and faeitifr 1he requirements and competitors of an unknown future, it is beyond dis pute the first and hlfThc&t duty of every Independent and fovcreiini Kovernmenl to protect their rlKhtp. 1'ore.most nmonK these rights of chililrcn is the voluntary ronservation in their behalf of an oppor tunity to master the elements of an cdti rauon under condition.! nnd clrctintstiiiiecs which shall lie normal and eoiut.uu ns rogards the promotion of their op portunity in life, each according to ids Individual talent and bent. The educa tion oT children is the first duly of tho Ptte next following the piescrvatlon of 1 fe, liberty and pi opart y and this fact ulom- is enouKh to wairant the inquiry V.y Vennont into tho wisdom of creat Cnir, extending and maintaining n per manent credit for tho everlasting use of tn.r common schools. The conjinision conducted an exten- r ve c orrpopondene for the purposo of Cl irtfiin.n" 1,fl,lllA i-.,'.n'l,..l.. ' ....v. n.niii-iih. 1L 111V mno;i -chool endowment fundii of j"ip" States, and it will readily appear h t this step resulted In placing in the amis of the commission a larpo amount ' aluable and serviceable Information. lp cinitp here some of the icports from illft'ercnt States in order to show the na ture of t.us work as well as to afford nur cadets some Idea of th measures adopted by other States to ensure an en dowment for purposes of popular educa tion. In Alabama the State constitution provides for a levy of ,!0 rentH per )100 of real nnd personal property for uchool purposes, called the special State tax for schools. To tills is added C per lent, interest on the sixteenth section Jnd other land funds, renllzlnir yearly J1G0.000. Tho poll tax of SI in, 000 to 1130,000 also f.oes to the school fund. The county, which Is a unit of school mpervlslon, may by a three-fifths vote levy a one mill tax for school purposes, to be used in the county where levy its made. Arkansas lias a permanent fund of 11,180,000, which must be Invested in tho bonds of the United Stat03 or Ar kansas, the latter bearing 8 per cent. California's Stato school fund which imount.i to a little over $1,000,000 nnd which was derived form sale of school' landB is invested in city, county and jiehoo district bonds. ilesleie tho in 'lorao from this fund, there ia the State tax for schools, a poll tax and a col lateral inheritance tax, total about )3,695,000 per year. This money is ap portioned to the counties on number nf teaejhur's allowed, ascertained liy Dividing tho census of each school dis trict by 70. For every 70 or fraction lt not lesa than 20 census children a teacher is allowed. The number of teachers allowed each district la added to make tho total for tho county, and for each teacher, so allowed, the de partment nl education must rIvc the .eounty 250, tho remainder of the fund lielnj? Apportioned on avcrago dally uttendaiico in school. This latter method Is estimated to Blvo about $5 per child in average daily attendance, apart from the nfoteaald $250 per teacher. JJesldos this, the county board of supervisors must levy a tax to make " per census child and the county superintendent must apportion tho Stato and county school fund to tho school districts so that each will receive S&fiO per teacher allowed by law. Any balance Is apportioned to schools on tho hauls of dally attend ance. There Is also n State high school fund and IiIkIi school dlstilct tax for the support ot huuIi schools. Delaware passed mi net In 173G, de voting to common schools the money Sorlved from iuhitIuko and tavern II- tense.s, the fund as created amounting lo $15fi.ieo.lu In 3 S23. In the year 3S57 Hio United States surplus credit of 128C751.49 was put Into tho school fund. Through Investment and ac- tumulatlon, these funds now amount In thares of bank stock to 57S,1"2, in a bond of tho Statu to $106,750, and an uninvested Item of $22,035, making' a total of $93,9f,7. Tho Interest on this with an auuuaA aniiroflvlllou of about $132,000, is distributed nmonu the school districts of tho Stato ac cording to tho number of teachers em ployed, Illinois hns two classes of permanent public school funds: Kirst, monoys de rived from the general government, of lands from tho same source, or of proceeds from tho nnlo of such lands, and, second, ' funds which by law tho Stato sets aside for tho use of schools. Permanent funds nro such because tlmlr lncomu only enn bo used nnd In clude In the llrst class (1) township fund, (2) seminary fund, (3) school fund proper, (4) collego fund, (5) in dustrial university fund; and In tho second class (1) surplus revenue fund, (2) the county funds, At tho tlmo tho report was n:ado the total funds for tlio purposes designated amounted to $!,rt91,932.sn, with a yearly Income of $Cil,20i.6C, the principal fund being that of tho townships, $8, 01S, 920.31, with an income yearly ot about $530, 4Gi:.,p)l). Indiana has a common school fund of over $8,000,000, held by counties, added to by fines, by county clerks, by lines from Justices and from mixed sources, nn annual Incomo of over $ti0, 000, There Is also a "Congressional Township Fund" of over $2,460,000, or a total school fund of ten and a halt million ot dollars. According to the school law of Indiana, the common school fund consists of tho congres sional township fund, the surplus tev enue fund, the Sallnp fund and Us lands, the bank tax fund, the fund de rived from sale of county seminal les, tho lines from breach of the peace laws, escheated estates, lands not specially disposed of In grants to tho State, and taxes on corporations, as sessed by the General Assembly for school purposes. Tho pilncipal fund may bo enlarged but never diminished, shall be Invested ns the General As sembly may direct, and may bo dis tributed to counties, with responsibil ity to the latter for Its preservation. Iowa's permanent school fund of $4,716,500 war, derived from tho sale of the sixteenth seotlon of each town ship nnd from escheated states. The fund Is distributed by counties, whiue supervisors loan it. out on farms at a rate of from 5 per cent, to 0 per cent., btlt tho Statu of Iowa stands pledged to make good any loss which this fund may sustain. The Interest receipts arc dl ldc3 among the school corporations in the ratio of persons aged llvu to twenty-one to the whole number of such persons in tho State. In like manner is apportioned the fund .aris ing from tines and forfeitures and a tax ot not less than three mills, a levj required by law for the support of public schools. In Kansas the permanent school fund now equals more that $7,000,000, large ly obtained from the sale of tchool lands sequestered when the Statu wa-s organized, Tho permanent fund for schools is increased fntn estates which have no lesal claimant, it is invested in bonds only under tho direction of the stipoiintendcnt of public Instruotlon, Hie secretary of Statu nnd tho attorney-general. The income Is divided semi-annually in inoportion to the school census of the several counties. 'J ho Incomo now amounts to over $M9,000 yearly. If the lauds had been held and sold at curient prices the Kansas fund for common schools would to-day "have aggregated jerhaprt $&l,- OOO.OOO or $25,000,0(0 instead of J7.000.000." The Massachusetts school fund on January 1, 195, equalled 4,7W,1!0. From its income in 1S04, J1S3.69I.35, was distribut ed to 223 towns out of 353. Theru were 24 towns in wlUch the State school fund money exceeded tho amount raised by local taxation. Tho not relative to the Massachusetts school fund is chapter 456, acts ot 3903. Tho features are (a) distribution to towns 'of low valuation; (b) increase in amount allowed if the tax rato bo $18 or more per $1,000; (c) expendi tures to bo under direction of the school committee and to bo strictly accounted for; (d) participation In fund nlways predicted on obedience to the school laws by the town; and (o) no part to bo used for -.ilarles or expenses of committees. Tho Massachusetts school fund in 1S51 was J3,fi55,7Cl,iS and rose by the close, of 1904, n period of 13 years, to $l,7S0,nO.6. Tho Income from its Investment during tho samo time increased from $133,625.6.5 in 1591 to J221.325.5S in 1004. For provisions contemplating Its lncroa-so see chapter 90, resolves of 1594, and chapter ISO of tho acts of 1904. Tlio fund seems to be wholly Invested In municipal bonds and Is In charge of the secretary of board of education and the treasurer of State. Minnesota has a fixd school fund of over $15,000,000, tho product of land sales, seertlon 16 and section 36 ot each congies slonal township. Incieaso arises from the sale of timber on such lands, from royalty on mineral ore, meaning Iron, discovered on school lands. Hy law tho principal must be kept Intact and invcste.d in State, county, city, village, township or school district bonds, bearing 4 Interest. The Incomo from this fund, plus a tax of one mill, constitutes the current school fund, which is divided on tlio basis eif the num ber of pupils who have attended school forty days or moio during the year, ex cluding tuition pupils. Tho Stato docs not lease its school land, contains no ssntlnient adverso lo the policy of their sale-, hns never lost a dollar through In vestment of said funds, which most ma terially help to reduce local expenditure for schools without dispensing with local taxation, -which I represented by a State lax ot ono mill, a county tax of one mill and a local Inx as voted by each district. Neiw Hampshire ha.s inaugurated no movoment to creato a permanent school fund and It has none, either, except it bo tho so-called "literary Fund" and two yearly appropriations of $23,000 and $S,000 to two funds online! "Tho Kqimllza Hon nnd Supervisory" nnd "The High jU . . I rjV'l-'- -1--- - ' 1 'ItW. Li, r fund lit derived from taxes collected upon deposits arid stock of various financial Institutions nnd Is yearly divided nmoiiK the towns according to the number of pupils not less than five years old, The equalization fund, $25,000, Is divided with a view to stimulating disbursements for more offectlva supervision, as per rhapter 77, laws of 1S99, and tho "High School Funds," $S,00O, divided for tuition on the basis of the tax raised by towns, tho Idea being 'to help thoso most which most help themselves. The commission's report shows that the United States deposit money, received l Vermont in 1S37, amounted lo $669,056.74, all of which, with tho exception of $2,701.53, which was not taken by eight towns nnd three gores, was distributed to tho towns for school purposes according to population. The amount held by each town varies from elecadn to decode as their populations shift and calls for an apportionment through the office of the Stato treasurer every ten years. It has not been possible to ascertain Iho way In which ench town has taken raro of Its apportionment, nor the Income for school use annually derived therefrom, nor tho manner In whlrh such Income has been applied. In most instances the amount of tlio nppoitlonmi'nl Is small. The largest holdings In cae'i county, for example, are stute-d us follows: Middlebnry, $5,92S.77; liciininjjton. SI5, iin.67; St. Johnsbury, JWi.fiKSl; liurllncton, $36,29.1.01; llrlghton, $:.9.S9; si. .Ulvnn city, $12,147.65; Alburgh, J2.S9l.95; .Morris town, $5,029.23; Itandolph, $6,115.6.1; Dei by, $6,371.65; lUltland city, $22,3'.s.l,-,; liarie city, J16.44S69; 1,'r.ittleboro, JI2,9.'S. 12; Hartford, $7,431.90. These, fourteen cities and towns hold $167,196.51 eif tin total fund, or 25 per e'ctit. The law relating lo th! deposi; money now pro Ides that the State treasurer shall receive it and apportion It to the several towns In tin; proportion eif their Inhabitants neeordlng to the last congressional census. The money Is ie celved by each town through Its tinstees of public money, who act under hond.-t as required by law. They iccelpt fur the money to the State treasic or, pi e. lsely as ha does for the entire fund to the si'Uetnry ot the treasury ,r the t'nlted States. The trusties of public money are. authorised to loan the funds so received by them to the town, If the town author izes the selectmen !o borrow It. If this Is not done, they may loan It nt six per cent, on mortgage for one year at ,i time. The Stale treasurer hold so much of the fund as any towns or gores dei not take, allows tlnee per cent, thereon and annually divides it, previous to the Hist day of March, in tho same manner as the money derived from the StJte school tax. The report goes on to state that undi r act 230 of 15?4 tho securities received frorr. tho citato of Arunah Huntington wpio sold for $211,131.46, which money was applied by the State to general purpose, but upon which It now pays 6 earl, or $12,663.42, which, in turn, is distributed to the towns according to the number of Inhabitants ns per last oensu of the United State's. This distribution gives Aeldlt-on county, $807,76; Bennington, JSOo.14; fa led on la, $ r.7ii; Chittenden, $1,459.05; Usscx, $2,..24j Franklin, 51,113.21; Grand Isle, $161.19; ,amoIlle, M13.03; Orange, $711.91; Orleans. JS11.90; Itutland, $1.62-'.n; Washington. $1,349.19; Windham, SS'S2.77; Windsor, $1,157.93. Mr. Huntinstou recommended that the State employ the c.ipital realized from his bequest ill the creation of a "Vermont District School Rank" nnd that the money bo invested in mortngages on real estate; all Interest to be added to prin cipal until the fund was large enough to admit of ea di county In tho State re ceiving JIGO.OOO. tho Income thereiftcr to bo used for the benefit of tho common or ilistrlct schools. The whole affair was te be regulated under laws of the legis lature by their trustees. The actual law of the State regarding this fund provides that the State treasurer may convert Its securities into cash and that the proceeds may be used for tho general purposes of tho State. The State treasurer must annually apportion 6 Interest on the en tire fund to towns and unorganized towns and goies in the same manner in which tho interest of the United States deposit monoy Is divided to towns which do not elect trustees of public money. The towns, in turn,' if containing more than eule school district, aro instructed to divide tho money so received In the samo man ner In which State school tax money It distributed. It appears, therefore, that the Huntiiiij. ton fund was borrowed by t lie Stato and used and that the State Is liable for the same, subject to OTi, Interest per unman, and that the income, so derived, is being passed over to tho towns and by them usihI under such local supervision and direction as each supplies. Tho payment of tho full amount of school moneys lo any school district is predicated upon Its having actually expended elurlng the pre. coding year for school purposes, other than construction and re-pair, a sum equal to tho amount ot Its school moneys for such year, excluding bequests nud.ono tenth of Its grand-list, Having failed to do this, Its receipts of school moneys Is proportionately decreased. After speaking of various measures rec ommended by Stato Superintendent Hun ter and by ills successor, Stuto Superin tendent Stone, tho commission and wlielom of our prose nt superintendent of education and his pre elecossor, an it received alfo, lato In tho session, when tlrst brought up, tho slwillle-ant and strong support of the legislature ot 1904, Wo conclude, from the be'St advices and Infoiinallon which we guthored that tlteto nro good grounds for advising the legisla ture tu establish a permanent undowini'iit for the care and maintenance of public, common or district schools, and further, as will be herelo'iftpr fet forth, that said fund bo fixed at two millions of elolhtu, and, also, that the legislature of '1906 en act laws that will Include In said fiiml nnd permanent endowment; (I) The liini;-. ...j isiii on '.r- ii-jt.j eleposlt fund, $609,086.71. (3) Tho Vermont war claim fund, $240,000. Tho report says that If theso funds arc united and brought under dlroot State control iend supervision, tho Incomo will bo nvolia.ble at onco from $U20,21S.20, the expenditure ot said fund will bo dlreictcel by tho Stato In tho Interests of Its common schools, arid thereby eolldlty and perma nency will bo Introduced into an educa tional policy of tho State for tho equaliza tion of school privileges nnd school tnxa tlem nrrl tho educational opportunity of our children, under tho direction ot our legislatures from year te year. Tho commission nlso recommend, In ad dition to the combination of theso funds Into n permanent common school fuil, that tho t.eglslaturo devote all or somo part of tho Incomo derived from tho tax on collateral Inheritances to this endow ment, and, further, out of tho common Stato funds an annual appropriation ot somo drtlnltn amount, say $50,000, to bo adde-d to tho principal until its totnl suf, at a safo rate; of Interest earning, amounts to $2,000,00) of productive funds. In speaking ot methods of Investln; tho funds tho commission s-.iys the Huntington fund Is now a loan to tho State and the United Slates eleposlt fund a loan to the towns, both loans regaided safe, nnd they see no objection whatever to continuing both forms of loans, under certificates of indebtedness to tho common school fund, subject to change In amount in the rase of the fulled States eleposlt moneys as the eharncler and terms of that fund requlie. lieith lonjis might be continued, as now, provided only the Income Is mnile a.nble to the common school fund nnd made amenable to such laws of u: and distri bution as tho Legislature may direct. Tlie- eommlssion advise that, if the com blnatliii eif these soveral funds, tho Hun tington, the Ut'ted States eleposlt and the war claims fund, Into a permanent en dowment fund for common schools is adopted both Stai" anil towns be permitted at any time lo pay all or my part ot the principal of tl::ir obligations lo said fund and th.it Intero on sueh amounts paid erase, at tho elate of their payment, and wo alsei iidvb'p Hint, pet fling such payment of their outstanding loan to said common fchoed fund endin men!, the rale: of inter est lo lie paid b State, town or unorgan ized town or ijr.i'e he five per cent, upon the amoirat of their share held by them mil of tho Utintlugtun ot United State- deposit fund. The eommlssion hnn beern eonscleius of neiihluc more than this, ,.iat the people of Vcur.oi.t will be leady lo ote any legisla tion for Hie ndxair.ages of Its schexds, if IUMvmI, Including the eitubllsliment of a peimanent endow;, ieiu eif largo amount, If, llrst, Its orlR'n ran bo demonstrated and, next, tho use. ot twa ome on an reiult able and iefiMr.nhic basis can bo shown. It has been po ted out that the mere combination of the, Huntington, United, Stute.-s deposit aniVwar claims funis will cie.-i.tc a found .on of common school funds, nmouiitu." to $l,12o.21S.20, and that the actual conlreji of ihis-fund will at once esti'bllsh tho tafW tor nu effective educa tional' pulley of Slate, our local condl tlcri' searrcdy admit nf any coinpari.-on with other States, in spoo of any examl natiem m.ido Into tbe.i- educational fund?. Wo must hjIvp our own problem according to our nun need and , i true and satis factory that Vermont has ilrre its-df great honor by Itstentlon to public edu catiein. its effective result in tills direction and Its contribution of well trained men ami women t.i other Stales. Alter spnikuig of annus suggestions regarding the dlstribiiil.,n of levcnue from permanent :srh"el fund, the re port eallel nttentlejii to the report of 19"G by our jiteseut superintendent of educa tion. In discussing the act of 19m, e.stah I'shing a permanent endowment, Super intendent Stone says-; "A $2,VO,0.v fund, Invented at fle per .cent, would afford a revenue of Slml.OuO Pj.r annum. One hun dred thon'mid ilollars, in addition to the eight per cent, tax, would enable the Stato to pay: ,jts geneial education al expense; (2) equalize taxes; (31 as sist towns In efficient supervision; (4) encourage consolidation and transput ta tlon; (5) aid iti'introdncing agricul tural and manual training; 16) furnish nit cabinet, school libraries, traveling museums and free lecture's; ,7) provide In part for advanced insti notion; and (i) meet various remotu and Incidental ex penses which are necessary In a thorough going and successful system.". The commission concludes; (t) That our State' policy of public Instruction will be- greatly and permanently advanced and sustained by the en alum of a good sized common school fund; (2) that th expendltiiic eif tho incomo fiom such fund should bo controlled by the Stale; (31 that the .law 'should compel adc iiuato local pio Isloq for school purposes apart from lis own aid; (0 that State aid should follow local needs and not local ratios ()f population or grand-lists; (5) that the child and not the elollai should supply tl,., i,a!1K fr the ellvlslon of public moneys; and (C) that the tench eT, school and ground 1 nvlrorimcnt, and supervision uto the loghal order of real importance. The commissioners considered the form of a bill for tho Legislature's considera tion which wdl best prumte the crea tion of a di'llnltu common school fund, provide lor Its safo Investment and dc voto Its Income eitiltably and wisely towaids the maintenance of the common or district schools in our State. In nreeirdaiice with this lerominen elation a bill has been llitnidiici'd by Ileprraenmtlvo Mend of Hutland pro- j.vldlns for a permanent publli- sediool fund anil a boaiel to manage, Invest anil distribute) the same'. The governor, lieutenant-governor, state treasurer and Stuto superintendent ot education, cx-olllclo, uiid threo persons appointed blennally by the governor aro to bo trustees to imiungn tlilsi fund and the Income only of the fund Is to go Into the Stito treasury aifd bo ellvldod mi- ntiully among towns and cities. The people of Vermont nro under obligation to tho commission, consist ing In nddltlon to Mr. Dellocr, of Char les H. Steams, Justus Dnrtt, Kelson W, Flsk, Herman 1', Simpson, and John A. Mead, for this excellent report and It Is to bo hoped that tho mensuro may become 11 law so that our public schools may havo the betiollts of a per manent endowment fund. VERMONT LOCAL NEWS (Continued from fnnrth page), attendance, tho iccelpls being about $23.00.-Jolm N. Klchardsem and wife of Hlchmond, former reslelents of this place, are visiting tebttlves and old neighbors In town feir a few days. Anna, the ten year old daughter ot Mrs. Mary Deflraff, illed early Sunday morn ing, the 28th Inst, eif diphtheria, nnd was burled In tho evening of th" same tiny, at the village cemetery. It Is said that another child In the same family Is very sick with tho samo disease. Mrs. O. C. ICuton returned last Saturday from a four weeks visiting trip among friends In Huston, I.ynn, Worcester, ami other places In that section. A reception to the Itev. W. A. Itemele nnd wdfo was gven at the Congregational vestry. on Tuesday evening, October so. W. C. Kelsey was the only hunter In this place fortunnto enough to get a buck this season, ho having killed a fine eine weighing nboitt 175 pounds on the hill near his home, on Tuesdny mntn'ng, the 23d. Mr. nnd Mrs. Daniel Moriarty of Montpeller visited friends In town on Saturday nnd Sunday.-l-ast week a complaint was entered against flcorge learned for not sending his scholars, (two "homo" boys) to school nnd on dial by Jury, on Monday was lined $5 and rots of $20. He took an appeal to eounty court. Mrs. Maria Carroll Is visiting friends in Waterbury this week. WINDSOR COUNTY SOUTH ROYALTON. A son was horn last week Monday to Mr. anil Mis. Kdward Sargent. The funeral of Mrs. A. M. Tinsk was held In the Methodist Church 011 Tuesday of lust week nt two p. 111. The I'.e.v. W. .V. Newton left em Saturday for Montpeller, returning home Tue'sday. Mrs. O. II. Manchester was In Itandolph from Tuesday until Friday. Junius F. Well", prior tei his departure for Salt Lake City, gave a racpption to his friends 011 Tuesday afternoon nt Me morial cotlmte Mis-s Lydla Sleeper re turned Friday, after spending the past two month.-! in Huston, Woodstock and other pl.iees. Mis.- Cordelia Whitney has moved to the 100111s recently vacat ed by Mrs. Mary Johnson eif Salem. Mass. An entertainment by Hip Ideal Conei rt Co., was given In the Con gregational Church ein Friday even ini;. II. I Weeks' has been boarding nt William llould's the past two weeks. Mis. McGonngald has moved to rooms In James Hlngham's. Charles Soutliwort ji has sold bis resi dence to Mrs. Ullls of Keene', X. II. Miss Jessie I.ovoux. who spent the past summer In town, left on Saturday for her homo In Philadelphia. Mrs. Henry Hubbard Is confined to the house by illness. 11. S. I'arkhurst ri'turiied on Friday. J. K. Stetson iittendcel tho scheiol convention recently held In Mlddlebury. The annual chicken pin supper and sale was given under the direction of Miss Day on Wednes day In the vestry of the Congregational Church. Miss Jessie I.ovoux and Mrs. W. M. Surgi'iU spent last Wednesday in Montpeller. Arthur Whitliuin spent October 2! in Montpelier. Ii win Doubleduy has sold his place and con templates moving to California. FOIli:inN API'I.F. MAHICUTS. Latest cable advices fiom the principal apple markets of Creat Hrllaln are to the effi-ct that the elemand continues good, but the advance In tho early part of the weed; was lost to some extent .u the close. Sales weir made during tin- week to give nets In lloston a follenv.s: Kings, J3.00 to $1.(0; Spies, $2.75 to $3.75; fancy Haldwlns, $2.23 to $2.73; Ureenlngs, J2.fl to $2.75; Hen Davis, 1.75 to $2.50; Har voys, $2.00 to $2.50. These prices were for fine condition parcels, emt of condition parcels brought from 25 cents to 75 rents less money. Demand good and large. Latest mall advices to hand speak well of t lie futuro of American and Canadian apples. The domestic fruit Is pretty well out of tho way. and tho prosperous con dition of tho working classes, a larg'i consumptive demand Is looked for at goeiel prices. The Chamber of Commerce report nf shipments from this port for the week ending the 27th, Is as follows: Shipments to all ports were 3S.126 barrels. Rime week list year 37.123 barrel, and for sam week 1904 .M.72S b.irroK Tim total shipments from the opening of tho sea son were 123,839 barrels and for last year were 113,312 barrels, and for 19i)l, liS.Hl barrel', CF.O. A. COCHF.AXK, Fruit exporter. Uoslon, Octeiber 20. AnVllHTISIlIl l.RTTIirtS. List of unclaimed letters In the Hurling ton postofllco for tho week ending Oc teiber Tfl, ItAl: WOMU.N'S LIST. Mrs. Hobort Ames, Mary Carpenter, Jo sephlno Carney, Mrs, C. S, Church, Ollva Do 1'ray, -11111. May Kniery, Mrs. Oconto (Juycttc, Mrs. It. A. Howell, Mrs. S. U. Holland. Mrs. M. L. Hyland. Mr". CerlruiK- Marken, Mrs, II, Miles, Mrs. Mercler, Mrs. O. A. Nuwhnll, draco l'reveist, Maud lllette, llluuche ltlcklofsen, Miss Hogers, Mrs. i Y. Swan, Dora Taylor, Miss M, Tower. MEN'S LIST. H. F. Ahlstiom, Charles Arcaiiel, II. Al lan!, 11. A. Uruyton. F. J. Ueniult, .1. Daley, William M. lllgglns, W. W. Howe. H. llargraves, M, M, Huffman, Jnin.v Hammond, (leorge L. Hunt, S. 11. Jones. Finest Klbliy, A. K. Kendrlck. Albeit Laliel. U. l.uvlctoliv. Herbert LucU'n M. leeoibenu, David 11. 'Marvin, C. (1. .Mel tler, J. 1'. I'ackett. Dr. V. M. Hogers. Chillies Hlcharil, Hurny Van I.ier, .1. Tinner Wall. W1NOOSKI LIST. Joe Domay, Fred T.tronn, Steven I'o lnske, Mrs.- (leorgn Splrer, Archie St. Clair, Frank Wenlworth, HF.WAHD. Wouldst thou thy soul from doubt and worry save And plant thy feet on higher ground? Then give holy thoughts to Him who gave, And cheerful words to all around, Llcr. .MINNINlliS F1KKL". THE WEEK'S NEWS Wodnosday, Oct. 31. JL uiessnKts from Arrndn, Vyo snys tha"! tlio rciR-gado Uto lndluns arc rii tiTiii'licd In 11 stroiifj position In the hills tuljact'iit to Arvadn anil Unit troopew of tlio Tenth mid Six ciivnliy ore reconuoltcrluc tho country prepara tory to closing In 011 them. The ludcpentltdit telephone Interests have leiucd tho telephone franchise of tho Illinois Tunnel company, thereby ecuring un entrance Into dik'ugu. 'hls murks tho beginning of an active telephone warfare. Emma Goldman and nine other per sons were nrrestcd nt tin nniuchlstle: meeting at New York, Julius Kdelson, who was speaking, was charged with Inciting lo riot and the others with dis orderly conduct. Mystery's veil was lifted when. In the parlor of her Concord. N. II.. hnine. Mr. Mary littker O. Kddy. head of the Christian Kelciiee f tilth, faced a dn.cn members of the press. For Jusl -fs sec onds Mrs, Kdtiy raced the Htle- gather ing, spoke, smiled nud uitiislml. The tale that she was at death's door was shaken by her appearance. "There strn lOJKH) young women In Chicago who are obliged lo work at S." a week, and there are ."(;( K saloons there, too," said Mrs. I.urlndn tt. .Smith of Kansas, at the national convention of the Women's CliriMlan Tempernnee Union nt Hartford. Mr. Smith made a spirited appeal for the cfl'iifls of all the delegates to put a stop to the' white slave trade. Hy direction of President Konovelt. Mrs. .1. K. Foster ha -hern detailed from the department of Justice lei in vestigate the condition of woman and child workers throiixhotit the country. John I'.ergen. 1S years old. fell dead In a New York gymnasium after re ceiving a blow over the heart during a friendly boxing bout. Sir Thomas I.iptou says that he lias decided to send another ehallene. but cannot say whether It will be next year or In 1!)0S. Tuesday, Oct. 30. Witli a record far In exctss e:f any European liner leaving Hoston during the fall season, steamship lverul.i left that port for Qurciistown and l.her pool, with (i,('J0 barrels of apples as part cargo. Demands for a shortening of the workday and an adjustment eif t lie? wnw si ale were presented to the l'e nn sylvaiiiu railroad west of I'lttbiira; by tlie P.rotiicrhood of Locomotive Fire men and ilie lirotlK rlmod of Kaiiwuy Trainmen. Tlie Standard OH company was lined JjoOCd and cost of prosecution for op crating in restraint of trade in Ohio. The defense i,;n allowed in days to die a bill of exceptions and sentence was suspended (10 days to 'ive the difense time to file petition in error. The Arabistan. 11 week overdue, ar rived at Hostou with S'.'.T.'i.-i.OW) in spe cie. She sailed from Montr-video em Sept. 1.". Three enllMed mrn of the battleship Wisconsin .ire dead nnd two ere sit! ously 111 as the result of drinking bay rum. Steamer Klixlr ran ashore In a dense fog near Cape Hare. The ve-sel vml; within a few minutes in jo fnthoitis uf water. Tile crew e-e.iped. With the Uniiv. of a blii-t of dyna mite, tlie Walker'l.ake Indian reserva tion In Nevada was opened to settlers. At tlie signal hundreds of -e.irediers for gold hiirr.eil heller skelter out the boundary lines. Thousands of dead stuni eei have been thrown upon the beni'lics at Nan tucket. Mass., furnishing a feast that has attracted thousand of guli. The protected cruiser I-'ii-rauiose n, the lir.st Italian armored ves-el that has been in Massachusetts waters for many years, dropped anchor in Iiotoii harbor. The Fieramu-ea will remain there for some time 10 make repair.-. Mondoy, Oct. 29. By the wrecking of a ihiTc-eor.eh electric train 011 ill" West Jer-e-y and Sea Shore railroad, at least "( passi ti gers perished and the INt may reach ti total of 7.". While i-rossim: a draw bridge spanning the waterway known as "The Thoroughfare." which sepa rales Atlantic City from the ma inland. Ihe train left the track and piitnged It. to the water. The signal corp ha completed a wireless telegraph station ;u Camp Co lumbia, Cuba. This puts Oineral Hell's headquarters In Immediate com namleatinn with Washington. William O. Hobsoii, supreme sec.v ti.ry of (he Ito.val Are.iuiiiii. died at his home In Velleley Mills, Mas-., of pneumonia, after an illness of two days, liobson was elected supremo secretary In 1ST" and has held u utiu-e ever since. The embalmed hodv of a li-monihs-old girl In a dress suit eie was found at the Adams Kxpres, i-nmp,:.',v's ulllee v' Philadelphia by Iiispeeuir- who were t'oiug over iiiiclaiiiu il article s prtii.it'ii tury to having ilie'iu seihl. Thomas I". Dlgnam lias Ik n con tinued as temporary nceiver of the Hartford Telegram company. The liabilities are S10.77I.HS The will of Colone l ILtiry P. Mar tin, formerly ccmmumler of the Seventy-First New York regiment, Illed In Brooklyn, heiiticaths .'."( kmkio 10 the American Church building fund com. ii Isslon of t(. Pruh -taut Hpiseepnl church In tlie 1'nited St.ii and SHU), 000 to the domestic and foreign mis sionary society of liie Ploli stunt i:pi-ei.pal church. Sunday, Oct. 20. I'r.uik Martin, !) years old. and Al bert Holland, 10, who were arrested for breaking into the summer home of ('. I!. Keiil nt (ireeinvlch. Conn., nnd destroying properly there, wire emit, milted lo the si.tte reform school until they shall reach Ihe age of 'JI. The Merchants ,IIM piantns' hunk of ludlaiHila. Miss,, I;;),. Ihtii placed In the bands (if it reeclvi r. (!. II. Lewis, nctln us solicitor for the Duke and Duchess of Mnrlhuruilgh i-a.vs that 110 ib rd of separation between Ihe duke and th;- dtliiliss bus been sigr.id. Two breakers wore blown down, hundreds of homes damaged, doxeu.s of pn -oiis injured nnd scores of in p and lil phone pub's iiproolril and blown down In 1 sinrin whh Ii swept through the l.acl.avraiina valley. The dam . .. in i, ,,i,,U i,c-.iuir-in Tllf NlU- kl t'l.ll. 1 t ntmntlier. F' (hnnge took he llrst step toward n iliietloti of Insurance rates, which wet .. t.. of thu "Hiiprffpncy rate" which rnlse " ' IH1 ru IHillULsU ill ill 111111 i.iic? IH .U'n J.lllilUU UVt' which the exchange Iihh Jurhilletlon. j 110 nrst )))Uv irtTancu of Vvv$ (If III 1frifwr.vi.lt (iitt,...hvr. n.r.ti U in cv oxi wus conveyed to Itf'tltlllUp.'l 11 lltn.a ItU.ilMli.f nf I Vr... i-n nn iii tii.. r & .... . of the gubernatorial candidacy Churbs M. Hughes. Saturday, Oct. 27. t-.i...i. . ,1. . ... jees,ue.uis ii uie sciicoast cities c .eieiine' uie 111 1 d csieu 111 11 e rcoorr inn loin nouses 11 n.'itiv nr in,, rimniinrtri -.- 11 1... ,,lll,. 1 e W. H,,Vl pnoulr... . eoncross 0:1 thi' ground of excesslv tost. ..ii-, i.uur, .'1,11 u.i, i .1 iie-e-uujiean Miot and killed bj two bo.s whower Mass. M, ,,.1 ...! ....... 1 1 ..in.,., . 11111L si.i-ii,si riiii 11111 11 e-llOnfltl!- reeitrit llir. Iltb tt ,1 ninn nn V. nlllilli V. Ilo v.-irn I'eelceiirrit nf n Vn, 1 111 i iioiei as .u. iilHl .eirs. sjinciatr l'.tirlliigtoii, Vt. Cre-iitimf t'nn.'Ai-nll .1 1 S'r-ereiary Mi teaif to proceed to Ka I'l-'I'lfHl-ll 'Itlfl tM.ll... 11 lir.m,,nU nn i uniin ie liioinrv into uie situation a fectlnu' the I'xr.ui-lfn of .lapanesc chl w hitc ehildrcr.. t. 1. .ni-ii ,.. UL 111 A i.lti.1 I!.. ,.!!.... . n.l ....-illusion, mis ,iucsi'ei -u t nicnv n in' whs .iiidiji 10 noaru a 'rain ror th northwest. A Ll.lltim.l. r.f f-.r. ....M l tnll . , oe (o-j i in j,t. v. .1 ... ft-. t 1 111 ,i 11 11 ii,ojl iiiii.j i J' ,1 ' Ting' O rr.nv c;eii r i metis nil" htr-r for fli shooting of Kitten'. Br.vnf n h Hartford. Me., lumber cani.i. 'I'l.n Imatlnu. ,-. t .. ' ... V.... .1 . . I J . , , .ii,, ,,, ,1. i - . ill I illl' .siliuta UL .111 roeeo takes steps for the payment (nt- inn i-iuii, nes eit uiu uueei lot ou rages upon American citizens. Friday. Oct. 26. the Newport News Shipbuilding an un niiniuuu .uar-i, ma III lu l Hill fa it iivoraue ppcwl of 1S.P0 knot an hou way. 1.1 v, ' u-inum UsiVJ' ftldllUU ftC in inii.t)irit pnmmnn'fflftnTi tvIiIi fill it ill TV Prostnn f rnm t1u e"l'l .CY XUiv UUlit U U -1 v i- -ft u v'vvd at Ilondunifi. if t 1m 'Mil . in or rn n nrfltritlnn In T rs n " enoi-i ie-u i-i utiutiutl ill iJbU 1 -..(II 1 1 . . iiiiii it lii iju tin it ii in i'(n ir.ct t ri towiird tho Jannnesf? covornmrnt nn its people. ireiPf fn rAH fee 1 -1.1 1 ... till ULV.UU11L Ul t 11 : II f 11 L II IH I1IM1 Tracy, aged 30, whose body, riddle wim nui eis. wns rnunri iv nc n t road at North Fayston. -ii ., .1IUI1I.-1 iki.-ii in inn iiiiiiiii ii- ii I. K..ni. I .... -i'.. ..i.i . i . . i. 1. 1 ,r... r , ton Intimated that he would Issue tlbly in 100S or 1000. ; e' itnca ,1.1.1 e-c m'iti!. w-Vii.! 'J . 1.U-1T 111111 .UlCi IHUIL' llV..-t i.'ii nrj rr tfii. llrtt 1. nfh iwfl if T 1..I. who conduct a home for poor ckiidrc n, .( ri.., 1.. f '.-,1 A..,. .1 a n . un a luiiii in i.uivi.iiuu. uu- euaitt with manslaughter In connection w t the deaths of six babies on the place. jue ittemson, lopeua r.na s,anta i railway nnnouuees titat all s'at'on tr ritm Lftiiiiiii'n nun u.iiieiiL n viti i iiiou uicssiigcs w ill ncnce-iorui i .ia . t ..ii .i. . . . - .i .1111111' flit Illl Ul .111 111, ll.VHUt. ,1 rived from this class of work. e o eiucjs, in -v u e-o uiree 01 ei eombatauts received injur es whle disabled them, were fought n Uavun Thursday, Oct. 23. The tirst-elass battleship Minncsot ile.cicnoel ns nil IS-knof crnft. .nvpr.if-e j.sj, jiiiots an uour in tier standard!?. it . I. ty 1.1 .1 sr HVII ...M. u.v. ...V ..UbUtUMU) ..I, course. ,1.1... ..... 1 ..11 I H I . .1 1111.' 11111111,11 11.111111, II1UI111U UIUI1 1 .i'e'i ,'.1,1 In.l i-li.i 11" ic lit-nnr-lif Illl the recently created Juvenile court was that of learning 75 pages of hi tury and repeating 10 pages of It iltidge Maker. he will not seek re-election to the Uu, ...I 'Wf.it..i ceii'itu Tile tf-ftn oe-iilrew 1ll March. I nr. w rnrr I ti I I .n n.in rnnmnn uui' en lui.- iii.t.e.-, Lu-uiniaiii - t.iiii eoneerns In New England, has bee petitioned into bankruptcy. It Is fc.ucd that the feeling of rescr iv.eiir wiiiim Tlie . nninn.n tinoii 11 nr.i n hibitltig over the nntl-Japaneie aglt tiou In California may result ,u a e oils aiitl-Amerlcnn boycott 'r. Japan. All the case's lu the Ai.drocogL." . .mill- Ma ,iim'um1.,inu-l ocnliict ll.i' Krank W. Saudford of Shlloii. leader e t 1 1 "iiii v innei n i I socii'iv. 11 font' nr c.'iicitv to cnniircn. nave ucc r.ol prosscd. A voluntary Increase of wages, a ... , rt.SS - - 1 .fl .1... t.t 1. tectiiig iouy einpiojivs oi uie uikcio vclopes. I'AST llOKSir. SAVIIS MTTMJ OIRU A. I). HevuLs or l.artem wining has il.uighter, Helen, about seven yearn old, snnietln.es permlttcel to elrlvo tlie sen' rlcnee. Wti o comnvr nown mo iuu s 1 1 .. . n..,ln CLlltl. lwilllll.l ti. lie-iuu a le.iiu ii'inuih mem.,, ..... .... i ln..l'ln i.,lf i.'im' Wn II. S5-I' ypr's team running away anil con liur . tcr her. Helen ellil neit loso her proso or mum one. ibi ucr invee;r in u eore-ii-iu lite fruit. H. O, Smith with his order tea I'l'lllf, H -..V ........ l...n.. o um.i uli mi lie l.nr.ili' rr.t, .ml i,-li. the racers by him llko the wiiiel. I'n .1 ii. I ii i-iiniii I M ill ill-. I': run s. 1 1 en lient her horso nheiiil-here she turncel o u in let -lawyer oorso v. uui ii ti nae ii 'ii nn wi'mi ell t mi flint lin l.-.int mi .liiw mm. Here, .Miss Helen tutiuM nun nnoi drove up to tho Hotel aim (?oi ueiiDeratc .Jill. till" lVH III"! IIIIII' 11,1111 -,!. .111 A 1 i; ot pcoplo wltnesseel tho race, n lire all loud lu praise of the little K u niHiiiRPil her horfc w th the skill a. Milariu ilrh tr.