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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15,1908. 8 THE WEEKLY FREE PnESS, 3 fonts per copy, 80 cents for six months, $).00 per year, postngo paid. Advertisements nnd subscriptions re ceived at tho office, 189 Colletfo street. Full advertising: rates Hont on applica tion. Accounts enn lie opened for BUb ncrlptlons. Subscribers will plonsn ro mlt with order. Names nro not entered until payment In received, nnd nil papers nro stopped nt tho end of tho time paid for. Remlttnnco nt the risk of tho sub scriber unless made by roglBtorod let ter, or by chock or postal order pay nblo to the publishers. Tho date when tho subscription ex pires Is on tho addrcss-labol of each paper, tho chnngc of which to ft sub sequent dato becomes n receipt for re mittance No other receipt Is sent un less requested. Tho receipt of tho paper Is ft sufficient receipt for the first subscription. When a chango of address Is desired, both tho old and new addresses should bo Btvcn. Terms t.00 n Year. In Advance. 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The message 1b all tho summing up the administration needs. Each Is tho com plcmcnt of tho other. Put tho former unos n.i cui.m.1,.1.".. ... ..." , . I .. , I .-. r me mcsauB- Governor Proctor's method of admin- lstratlve visitation. He hardly passes the time of day with the official ho Is visiting, before he plunges Into the business In hand. A four lino Intro duction tells of his availing himself of tho opportunity to render an ac count of his stewardship and submit recommendations suggested by his of licUl connection with the executive department of tho State government. This said ho at once plunges Into Stato finnnco, The peoplo of Vermont have a right to Indulgo In a feeling of prldo over tho spl-.ndld showing made by tho financial slae oi Governor Proctor's administration. Ho states that for the biennial term ending June 30, 1908, the total receipts for goncral purpose were $2,207,356.99 ard tho total cx penso $2,094,228.31, leaving a surplus for the two years of 1113.128.12. All bills are closely paid and thcro is In the treasury available for general purposes tho sum of $lS3,7fi8.49. Tho State has no debt except tho Agrlcul turnl college fund deslstercd loan of 1910, amounting to $13G,G00, nnd the Huntlngto.i fund J211.131.48. which was made a ledger liability by the laws of 1906. In other words tho Htato lias no debt which ordinarily would bo charg ed over against tho surplus receipts of tho State for the past two years. The hist Legislature simply decided that the Ktate would now begin to pny as It could an obligation which has ex lsted ever since the funds In question wero used In the payment of Stato ap proprlatlons. In tho light of this statement It Is evident tho financial hawing for tho past two yenrs Is as gratifying as It Is unusual. We shall not take time at present to speak of Governor Proctor's refer ence to the State penal Institutions, except to say that he places tho seal of his commendation on tho act of the last Legislature In plnclnar the man ngemrnt of the three penal and re formatory institution, under one board. Ha does not favor, howover, the suggestion to placo tho penal Instltu tlons and tho Stato hospital for tho Insane under one management. With two boards It Is pnsslblo at compara tlvcly amall cost o sccuro competent men who can do splendid sorvlco for the State whereas If tho boards wero consolidated It would bo necessary either to Increase the compensation. Involved In devoting practically nil of the time or accept tho Bcrvlco of vast ly Inferior men. Governor Proctor thinks tho crca tlon of tho office of printing commls sloner by tho Legislature In i90u was saving or sup. mmonds a wise move, ns a considerable has been effected In the cost piles for the Btate, and ho commonrl u ..,i,. CommlMloner Frank K. Langley of .. .......... ... . uarro, particularly win reicrcnce ioi" iu"w .no oii the organization of tho department, permanent school fund aa was con or the "creation of the role" as the stage peoplo say, The message says that the Krnater authority and responsibility given tho Htato railroad commission bv Dm Inst Iglslaturo line worked beneficial ly both to tho public and the rail ronds. It la recognized that whllo the pcoplo of tho Htato have, a right to ex" 1 poet fulr and equltablo treatment In mien n f trnnsDortatlon. both freight and passenger, tho fact remains that tho operation of railroads In Vermont Is attended with peculiar difficulties and large expense ns well ns with limited earning opportunities. During tho post two years tho com mlstson has been able to nbollsh or provldo for tho abolishment of no lesa than 40 grado crossings, nnd tho dmtnlstratloti of this feature of tho law has been attended with very little friction. Oovornor Proctor believes that tho measures adopted by the last Legisla ture with reference to railroads cov ered the needs of the case, and thnt with the exception of slight changes no legislation will be required In rcla- tlon to rallrontle. Ho strongly urges against and radical change In our rail road laws, on tho ground that It Is fair to tho railroads nnd better for the peoplo of tho State as a whole that changes along theso lines should not como too frequently. Tho message deals at Homo length with tho subject of Vermont's high ways. Governor Proctor believes tho act of tho Ieglslnturo of 1000 enlarg ing tho nuthorlty of tho Htato high way commissioner was a step In tho right direction. Ho Is naturally grati fied with tho operation of tho featura of our ronl legislation providing for commissioners In tho different coun ties, nnd ho believes tho welfare of the people wrapped up to n. lnrgo do. greo In the continued Improvement of our highways. Tho retiring governor recommends tho abolishment of tho Stato tuborcu- losts commission, holding that with tho snnltorlum for tho treatment of Incipient tuberculosis at rittsford un- dcr a board of managers and a Stato bo(lr(I of ho(lth in full nnd satlsfac- torj. operation tho commlslon In qucs- ton unnecessary. Governor Proctor recommends that the work now performed by tho Stato board of agriculture ho entrusted to n , fhnt th of pnm, mlssloner of sericulture bo created ln lts Mend, tho placo to bo filled by appointment by the governor. He says this method Is being ndoptcd In other States, and he believes better results are secured from tho constant atten tion devoted to tho welfare of our agricultural Interest given by such an official than from occasional work lf a numhcr of men Governor Proctor's words rcgard- nnff bovine tuberculosis will rccclvo part)cuInr nttcntIon owlnB to tho charge that somo farmers have re ceived more for their diseased cattle than average claries would bavo sold for In mnrkot, at tho samo time ot year. Ho says Vermont pays moro for the killing of dlsenscd cattla than most States, and our law Is dofcctlvo In not limiting tho amount that may bo paid out from tho Stato treasury for this purpose and jjlvcs the com mlssloner no discretion in tho matter unaer me act in quostion tun cnor mous sum of $38,S2G.';4 wns paid out during the past two years, and ho In sists that tho Htato hns not received benefit commonsurato with this trc mendous expenditure. Ho thinks tho owner of cattle, who can now receive nc high as fifty dollars, should bear n greater proportion of tho loss nnd greater care should bo taken to safo- guard tho Interests of tho taxpayers In tho matter of appraisal. uovcrnor iTocior endorses tno re commendation of tho special tax com mlssloners that listers bo elected by uauoi ror a lerm oi inree years so that thcro will always bn two expert enced men on tho board; that taxes bo required to be paid In the first In stanco to tho town treasurer without discount with a penalty for delay. and that n Htato taxation commission with extensive powers be created but he advises that l be thoroughly considered whether Its work could not bo committed to the commissioner of State taxes without additional . mlssloners. Governor Proctor recommend tw the lawa relating: to the Investment ot funds by saving Institutions bo care- fully revised o bb to conform hotter to present conditions, and that the bank commissioner be required to do- vote his whole time to tho duties of his office, with commensurate com sanon, pum uy mo inHuiuuona pro portionally as at present. The message rccomnionds that tho court of claims bo abolished and that th statu auditor hn ,,nn,.-.i . hear such claims ns go beforo that tribunal nnd report to the general as- sembly. Education receives considerable at tentlon In tho mcssago, as Is fitting. Tho retiring governor recommends that tho skilled supervision, which has already accomplished so much, bo stl.l further Improved by reducing from thirty to twenty-flvn tho lenst number of schools which may constitute a su porvlsory district. Ha would also nbollsh county examiners and have this work dono by tho supervisors Governor Troctor endorsoi the pro position of tho special Btate normal school commission that th. )ocatlon of a modern and efficient Btato normal and Industrial ichool be nrovlded for. " also recommend, lhat the aurplus 1 1 .i.. . v.. ik. m.,. templated by tho Inst Legislature. I Governor Proctor recommends that the local option law bn so amended to that all Income from tho granting licenses bo paid directly Into the - treasury of the Htnto so thnt towns - 1 will not be Influenced to voto for license for revenuo; tliat rcnsonauio restrictions be put on a llcensn saloon near tho borders of towns having no license and thnt tho granting of II- cense be Invested In a HIato commls slun of throo members to bo appoint cd by tho governor, Governor Proctor would hnvn Stato forester appointed In ordor to promoto tho great and Important for est Interests of tho Btnte and to carry on tho publicity and educational work so needed In that connection. Governor Proctor recommended thnt tho laws relating to special charters for prlvnto corporations bo carefully revised; that tho office of Judge advo cate jrencrnl be abolished; that moro executive assistance be provided for tho governor; that tho wages of a debtor be exempt from tho trustee process to tho amount of 110; and that staff duty bo performed bo a do- tall of officers from tho national guard. Governor Proctor's valedictory Is pronounced ono of tho ablest mcssngos ever dollvcrcd In the State House. governor. rnouTY's inaugural. Governor PrdGty has shown nt the very outsot thnt ho Intends to do things. Whllo ho frankly says h hopes to enrry out the commendable policies begun so auspiciously by his predecessor, ho recognizes tho fact that new conditions hnvo mndo It nec essary for him to taie mo inmnuvo In various directions. At tho very outsot of hla message ho boldly tack les tho pressing problem of taxation, and offers some very Interesting thoughts on tho subject, llo does not believe with somo people that this legislature will not bo nblo to nc cotnpllsh anything In the direction of taxation reform. On tho contrary Governor Prouty realizes that tho majority In this Leg Islaturo hns been committed to cor tnln measures by thy party platform promises, nnd that tho party will bo held responsible by tho peoplo. It nothing Is accomplished. Ho docs not say all thl In his message, but ho shows In that document that ho pro poses to do his best to help tho Leg-- Islaturo toward a solution of tin sit uation, or at least a partial solution of tho various problems of taxation confronting tho people of Vermont nnd their representatives. That something should bo done Is shown by figures quoted from tho re. port of Commissioner of Taxes Cush mnn. Indicating that tho net amount of personal property paying a tax af- tcr tho allowance of offsets has de creased from J13,704,?S7 In 1900 to $11,697,420 In 1P08, or a reduction of $2,106,087. During the same tlmo the dobt offsets for personal property In creased from $27,177,289 to $31,772,542. In view of tho known Increase in tho wealth of tho peoplo of Vermont since 1900, this discreditable showing constitutes In and of Itsolf nn un answerable argument In favor of the adoption of some means to compel personal property to bear Its fair sharo of the burden of taxation. In tho light of theso figures It Is safe to say that unless something Is done, nuiutiuiuin 11, ui wi, Midi lb .llt liui bo the Governor. Governor Prouty shows that tho present condition of nffnlrs has re sulted from n variety of causes, in- eluding Ignorance on tho part of not a few listers, extreme nnd often In excusable carelessness on tho part of listers, a lack of uniformity In tho ap praisal of real estato. Kach lister makes oath that ho will nppralse all personal and real property at Its true value In money, nnd every Intelligent citizen knows that not one In a hundred pieces of property arc assessed nt their truo value. 1'nder theso circumstances tho first problem Is how to compel listers to observe their oath of office. It Is not Impos slble that wero a Stato commission to bo ru1ulre1 to haul delinquent nnd recalcitrant assessors over the coals, a ,ew examples might help solve the prooiem so rar as tno equalization of the appraisal ot real estate tn differ cut towns and different counties Is concerned. 11 U ovl,,cnt- however, that tho ac compllshment of this object, namely th8 nppralsal of nil property at Its value ln m,)ne'' whlle dualizing tho port of schools and roads, based on tho grand list and redistributed ac- cording to tho numbor of schools and Illlli-UH" u. .uuuo .uctunti),, WUUUl Increase tho disproportion between tho burdens borno by real estato and . tho ""K1'1 tax comparatively ,,m Vy personal property. With nil property nppraiscd at Its value In monev and tho recommend, - . r, ... . . won oi uuvernor i-rouiy .or xno nooi- lshment ot offsets for dobts owing nealnat personal property, tho grand Uat would be Increased to nn enormous degree with a corresponding roductlon ln the rat8 ' anll!i. With theso two objects accomplish ed many people bellcvo that It would bo a difficult matter to lmprovo our system of taxation, but tho removal or onseis wouiu ncccararuy ne an ex perlment. and exporlonco would show whether the people wanted It to be permanent. If the atsp proved not to I be advisable no great degree of harm could result in two years, whereas uh0"" "J" "bucket 0',h,!rdr""k,11" j"' ih. nenni ih.frAm vri,n,inn,., munhor, and, as he rats, ...... - the disadvantages, a marked stop advnnco would havo bcn taken and marked Injustlco In taxation removed Governor Prouty endorses the rcc- of ommendntlon of the special commls slon on taxation for that Intangible property such ns Blocks, bonds and I similar evidences of tho possession of wealth, except tho stock of national banks, bo taxed n uniform low rati throughout tho Htato, nnd tho procoedfl pnld Into tho Stato treasury. Ho also recommends tho creation of a Htato tax commission of three members of which tho commissioner of State taxes shall be chairman, Governor I'routy makes furthor roc- ommendatlons regarding various sub jects, which we shall summarize nt this time, leaving discussion of tho various features thereof until a later date. The most Important of hla rec ommendations nro as follows. Tho restoration of the former system of rcfereos and masters In chancery, Instead of allowing unimportant cases to go to the county courts; tho crea tion of district courts to have exclu sive Jurisdiction up to 1300 and In all potty crimes with the right of nppeal on points of law only directly to tho supreme court, with provision for n common law Jury, when demanded and the prevention of so many trials bc foro Justices In cities In which muni cipal Judges uro pnld a salary by tho State. Tho changing of tho name of th- railroad commission to tho public ser vice commission, with supervision over nil public service corporations, with such power nnd authority as aro now exercised by this commission with ro ferenro to railroads. Tho creation of a separate Insurance department with tho creation of a commissioner of Insurance. Tho enactment of an employers' li ability Inw. Provision for the Inspection of sources of supply of milk and slaugh ter houses. Steps for the ndequato advertising of Vermont resources nnd attractions of the. Slate for tourists, residents and capitalists Tho fitting observance by tho Stato of tho 300th nnnlvcrsary of the dis covery of Lake Chnmplaln. Special caro In the matter of special appropriations so that tho State shall be kept on an economical nnd sound financial basis. Careful observanco of tho time limit for tho introduction of bills, and tho glvlnsr of such time by legislators to their work ns Is Justly due tho State as well ns constituents. governor I'routy calls attention to tho election of United States senators and pays a graceful and eloquent trlb ute to tho lamontud Senator proctor i ne messago oi inauguration Is an able Stato paper, nnd Governor Prouty wna handsomely complimented on its substance as well as delicacy. TRADE FAffiLY GOOD. Iteports to Ilrndst reefs from Vermont Commercial nnd Industrial Centers. Heportw to Ilrndstreet's for tho week euy trade Jn seasonable goods, favored by cooler weather, has been fairly good although thre Is ,'V teuijfjucy toward con ccniraiion of smelts and conducting buy lng on conservative basis. In bomo man ufacturlng lino moro men are being given work, but ns a rulo Improvemen In manufacturing circles is light. In grnnlto manufacturing centres amount o business among those confined to building '""'"rial particularly heavy. Monu I mpnml nrnnrq nrn nnnrlv nil In nn,' 1 season Is now Uo lat" to expect rnu?h If any more new work until spring bust ness is ready .During tho past two months manufacturers in this line have had liberal slinre of business. Some nro now behind with work and nre employing additional men In order to complete con tracts on hand within reasonable lensth of time. Compared with same period of a yenr ago, concensus of opinion re fleets not ns much business and collec tlons slower. Some light rains during tho week have relieved short water sup' ply conditions In a small way but sltua tlon is still ncutn In certain counties, Particularly t this true at St. Albans, where manufacturing plants have been forced to close bernupo of Inability t obtain sufficient water. Included In fire reports for fie week was ono at Rich ford which destroyed a valuable grain elevator; not only wns financial loss great but a number of lives lost. Kail ures for week note ono bankruptcy. nurllngton retail merchants report fall business commencing slowly and stocks In good shape .although, generally speak lng. not as large n.s year ago. Ilutland reports SO per rent, of labor ts employed and while new nuslnes among manuiac- turlng Interests Is coming In slowly small gain over previous month has been en couraglng. fit. Albans has plans formed for relieving short water supply nnd has commenced work on same. St, Johnsbury reports general conditions be low those of a year ngo. Wholesale and retail trade Is fairly root. At Ilarro and MontpeHer granite manufacturers nro last vear wblrh ha nartleularly heav year ln that linn. Ilrattleboro wholesale I merchants comment fivornblo regarding Psnt business and fair demand for nil Mn,l. Tinllr,,.-.. T-niTu rennrt.s tnnenrv I , . .. ,. hii.lnesB n. mong retail merchants attributes ln targ measure to smaller number of peoplo I Ptnnlnvw? nrnnrti nnncr tnlll ITIATHlfAC' . i mnniifnnflirtn plants are nenily all employed full time .u.b.n. 1 J-l,tlllln It'll IIU' -..t. nnd an improvement In retail business small nmount nf business rrcrne.i ny ... I.MIna- nn 1 intiiiuiuiJiiii iriK iniereM" " affpce(1 , tnl R mM Improvement nnd a few more men nre being given employment by mannfactur lng Interests nt l!rnnl"n. Springfield ro ports but lit tin rhnnKe In general eondl tlon; machine business continues quiet WATr.it fou TiirAiionsi:. "You never see a bruKen-lndod hors In Norway." mi,i il hor.su doctor to rorreMnnnden, New Orleans TlmM .n,.mnr, ,,,.,, because the - horses are allowed to drlnK wtuio xney eat, tho samo ns mankind. Our horses. u.lTa? t arul 0(Us un(. w,n i.othlng to wash them down, in.t In Norway every . Jt js ner(.stnB tf) ft0 jiow me nor- In weglan horse. r,.ni, their water with a their meals. Now they s'P a llul 'r,om the bucket n,.,.. w ent a mouinrui, then another sip, then another mouth ful. hu,t like. r,,ii i human beings. You never hco a broken-wlndc,! 'or ,n Nor way, and the m.tlves ay u ecnu0 they servo water to th" "lma,s w'u' their feed,"Kr0m "Our Kourfooted Friends, THE OCTOBER SKIES Wonderful Group of Constellations -The -Milky Way nnd the Fixed Stars. The fcaturo of tho sktos for this month Ih a group of constellations known as tho Koyal Family. This Includes Cassiopeia, Queen of Kthlopla, according to tho ancient legend; Cephcus, her husband; Andromeda, her daughter; Porseus, rescuer o,f Andromeda and afterward her husband, and Pegasus, tho winged horse on which Perseus anticipated tho Wright brothers, Home add Cetus, the monster who Intended swallowing Andromeda, but the undoubted members of tho family aro bound to consider this a preposterous Intrusion. Casslnpla may bo recognized at once by nn Irregular W-shnpod figure having nome resemblance to a broken-backed chair. This figure Is commonly referred to tui the Irfidy In her Chair. Tho figure Is l.i tho milky way ami moy bo seoen well up In tho northwestern sky nt nn early our of the evening. It has, besides the bright stars mentioned, a total of about 100 visible to tho naked eyo under favor able circumstances and many hundreds which appear ln tho opera glass or small telescope. CopheiiH, ns Is common with tho hus bands of distinguished Indies, very much eglecleil, so fnr as public nttontlon goes. llolh In the legend and In the sky he cuts but n smnll figure. Tho constellation Is near Cassiopeia, outside the milky way nd is better Identified in a way to bo mentioned presently. Perseus mny bo found readily by looking downward from rnsslopela along tho milky way until wo comn to a bending row of three bright tars, the brightest In the middle. This Inr Is named Mlrfac, and is of Interest n helping to Identify the two remaining onstellntlons of tho group. Atwut hnlf ;ny between this stnr nnd Cassiopeia is i whitish patcli which the slightest optlcni nld shows to bo the fnmous cluster n the Sword Handle of Perseus. It should be remarked that sword, hnndle, nnd man existed in Imaginations better thnn those of the present day, for our utmot en deavors can find In the group no resem blance to the mythological figures. The star Mlrfac Is one of a row of four bright stars stretching away to the south nnd casjt, nnd ending In the corner of the Grent Square of Pegasus. The stars of this row other than Mlrfac belong to tho constellation Andromendn, and are named In order from that star Almaack, Merach, nnd Alphnrcx, the latter being In the cor ner of tho Great Square. Abovo Mcrach wo find a star of lesser magnitude; above, this one of still less, and near this star is what looks like a whlto patch of light against the sky. This I? the stupendous obect, the Great Nebula In Andromeda. It Is the only nebula easily visible to tho naked eye. An opera glass, of course, brings it Into clearer view. Once located Its Identifica tion Is Immediate and certain, and thcro will be little difficulty ln finding It there after. Pelow tho line of stars, and forming a triangle with Mlrfac and Almaack, Is star of brightness about equal to those stars. This Is Algol, the Demon Stnr, and In the mythological charts It Is placed In tho bend of tho Gorgon Medusa. This star for nges has been noted for Its cxtraordl nnry fluctuations ln brightness, which gained for It tho formidable title by which It was long known. Ordinarily of what Is known as tho second magnitude of brlghtencss, It sinks nt regular Inter vals to the fourth magnitude, continuing at the lowest degree but a short tlmo. nnd then brightening as gradually as It sank. Py olervatlons carried over a great period of time It has been determin ed that tho lowest point occurs at Inter vals of 2 days 20 hours, 4S minutes, and EF seconds. In other words, If a mini mum of brightness occurs this evening. It will occur three evenings hence, but n llttlo moro than three hours earlier. If this carries tho hour of otiscruatlon back Into the daylight additional figuring wilt bring us to a time when It will fall ln the darkness of early morning, then around tho midnight hour and finally at a comfortable hour of the evening Then, If clouds Interfere, wo can begin nil over ngaln. This wonderful phenomenon, which ex cited many absurd theories during tho nges In which It remained a mystery, wlthlng recent years hns been shown to bo the result of a gigantic satellite or planet passing between us and the bright er stnr. Tho latter, which Is somewhnt greater than our sun, has as a compnnlon or satellite a body about tho size of that luminary, nnd, consequently, nlmost ns big as Itself. This revolves nbout the bright star nt a dlstnnce of only about four million miles, nnd once ln its circuit comes between us nnd tho bright star, shutting off a greater portion of the light The great size and complete darkness of the satellite raises the probability mai n did not originate at tho same Imo with tho bright star, but came ln as a wan derer ages after Its own extinction as a star, to be held forever by t,he bonds of gravity, a body of death fastened to a living star. October 3, about 8 p. m.i October 23. a little before 10, nnd the 2th, soon after Bunsct, will be favorable times for observation.. Up along tho Milky Way from Cai siopela we pass to a point almost dlrect Iv overhead, and there we see the grent figure of tho Northern Cross marking tho constellation Cygnus. This Is a figure of six bright stars forming a Roman cross lying along the milky way, with tho head toward the north. Thn constellation com posed chiefly of minor stars, which lies Just outside tho milky way, and is pointed out by the upper portion of tho cross, Is CenheUR. already alluded to. t.ygnus-con tnlns a treat number of lucid stars and each successlvo application of tolescopeic power adds to the number, which becomes too vast fo- computation. It Is here that the rift In tho Milky Way begins and con tinues to tho southern horizon. West of the Milky Way near this point Is the blazing stnr Vega in the small ut Lni,Hfiil eniintetlntlnn. Lvra. Kast, at nbout tho same distance. Is the constev tntlon Delphlnus, which Is marked by th little diamond-shaped flguio known as Job's Coffin. Near this figure, on the nor dcr of tho Mtlkv'Way. Is the nrHt-magnl tude stnr Altnlr. In the constellation of tho Kngle. It Is ono of a row of threo stnrs of noticeable brightness, In the op posite direction from Job's Coffin we find tho Grent Square of Pegasus, eailler ai lulled to a vast square of four bright stnrs. Following Perseus In the Milky Way ts tho splendid constellation Auriga, with tho brilliant stnr Cnpella. Near this stnr Is the smnll but beautiful pair known ns the Kids. Over in tho northeast is seen what at first appears but a patch of light agnlnst tho sky, but soon It Ls seeen to bo the famous group known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. The group occupies but llttlo moro space upon the sky thnn does tho face of the full moon, Following an hour after comes the great red star Aldebaran, belonging, llko tho Pleiades ,to the constellation Taurus. In and near the Milky Way In the south we see the fine constellation Pnglt tarlus, which Is marked by the figure nf tho Milk Dipper. To tho west tho great red stnr Antnres, Is moving townrd set ting. Fnr to the southeast of tho Milky Wav u Uia white, first-magnitude star l omnthnut, In tho constellation of the Southern Fish, In the east the planet Baturn, which bears a striking resemblance to Komal haut, rlse Just at sunset at thn beginning of tho month, It Is In the constellation nf tho Fishes nnd Is too bright to ba mistaken for any neighboring star, Jup iter and Venus nro In tho morning sky very near each other, nnd well worth rising early to see. They will he at their nearest approach on tho 13th .being then but a little moro than a moonbreath npsrt. Their great brightness distin guish them from any "fixed stars, nnd, of tho two, Venus Is much the brighter. Mars rises too Into to bee worth looking lifter.. CAN DO AS WELL IN CHICAGO. The latest poem by Alfred Austin, Kng land's poet laureate, Is entitled "Unto the Last," No doubt the exclusive right to the publication of this poem ln the United Etnlcs has been obtained nt considerable cost, but we nre nlmost certain our readers will agree with us when we. say that something equally good could have been delivered by nlmost any member of Cook county Ports' Union, ral 4-11-11. Hero are three of the seven verses which It hns been thought worth whllo to telegraph from New York; When tho plover flaps O'er the Idle plough, And the woodpecker taps On the rotting bough; When the starved rook pecks At thn tight-stacked grain, And the tattered nest flecks The leafless lane; Then, then will you love Me. and still no less When the grass waves above My drenmlessness? Now if Dr. Howard S. Tnylor were not running for United Stntes senator on the Independence Tongue ticket, and I.' Mr. Hearst would only give him few hours off, we have not the slightest doubt but he would be nble to hand 'n for the noon edition, or at least for the henrth nnd home edition, or, nt nil events, fnr the eight o'clock sporting edl tlon, Fometliing llko this: When the sparrow flits O'er the lawn mower still, Anil thu robin twits Py the hydrant rill When the hlun Jny dives For the squirrel's store, And the wild bee hives 'Nenth the eaves no more Will you love me then As you snld you did When the bullfrog croaked To the kntydld? Or, If by chance he should full. could, lf we cared to do so, name nny one of a rcoro of sweet singers of Cook county who. on the shortest notice would bo able to produco something Ilk this: When the tomcats roam Through thn noisy night. And the tabbies moan In tho palo moonlight- When casements fly Pound books or chairs. And the boarders rush For tho backdoor stairs Then, then will you love Me, nnd still no less When they'ro mnklng hny O'er my drenmlessness? And one of the many pleasing features of the product of Cook county In this line would be that It need not be confined tn seven or nny other number of verses. If tho Independent could use It the union would undertake to send it poetry of this kind by the yard or bale, as thn editor might elect. Chicago Inter Ocean. CURIOUS LAMAS. Subjecting Themaeltm For Yenrs to Senseless and Acute Torture. (Svcn Hedln In Harper's Magazine.) Once In Tibet we passed two young lamas from Khatn. They did not walk llko ordinary pilgrims, but literally measured off tho dlstnnco with their own bodies. Lying down full length on th.j ground they would Join their hands over their heads nnd read a prayer, then mako a mark on the road, arise, Join their hnnds together ngaln over their heads, nnd, muttering a prayer .take a few steps forward to tho mark, to fall full length once again and repeat tho entire ceremony all the way round the mountain. Performed ln this manner by "prostrntlon," tho Journey took twenty dnys. The two lnmos wo saw had only done about half tho distance, and they contemplated doing the whole Journey twice. One of them was to re turn after having completed his duty as pilgrim. The other ho was baroly twenty years old wos to pass the re mainder of his earthly life In a dark grotto at that place a little stone hut at the fot of the cliff was then a lama who had already been Immured for three years. No one knew him, no one knew whence he came nor what his name was, and even wero ono to know his name It wan fnrbldden to mention It before human beings. Put they told mo thnt the day he went Into the grotto he was followed In most solemn procession by all the red monks of the monastery, nnd when nil the ceremonies prescribed In tho holy books hnd been gono through tho narrow entrance Into tho grotto had been closed up ngnln. We were stnnd lng outside It. I nsked the head lama whether ho could hear us talk. lie re plied: "Oh, no, he can neither hear nor see; he Is sunk night nnd day In pro found meditation," "How do you know- that he is nllvo?" "Tho food (tsamba) which- ls passed In to him once a day through an underground passage Is eaten up by tho morning, but should wo find the dish untouched one morning, then we should understand thnt he hnd died." A stream Howes through the cove In the daytlmo; by this means ho gets wnter. How ondcrful! For days and weeks I could not drive the plcturo of this lama out of my mind. Never ta hear a human volco, never get n glimpse of the sun, never to see the difference between night nnd day, only to know of the np pronch of winter by n lowering of tho temperature, I pictured to myself thn day when ho was entombed in the case. Hn sat there alone nnd watched them fill up thn opening with blocks of stones the light growing continually less, till finally a tiny little hole was left. Through this he took his last farewell of the sun, and when thnt too, was finally closed up ho remnlned In complete nnd utter darkness, Since that time threo yenrs had now elapsed. In another temple, like Linga, absolutely unknown by Europeans, a lama hnd lived Im mured In this manner for slxty-nlno years. Excursion to Montreal, fice nd. on page six. MAKE YOUR OLOSET DUST PROOF. A Snnltnry Wnrdrohr Is n Worthy Agent In the Fight ngnlnst line-Irrln. To keep clean nowadays means con stant warfare; houses nre not so well ullt, smoke-consumers nre not univer sally compulsory, nnd paved streets huso the dust to. fly fur nnd wide. heese-cloth, vigorously wielded, solves the problem so fnr n.s room furnishings go; but clothes and household linens ro- ulre special treatment. In n new house, It is worth while to In sist on a closely-built closet. The base. board should be set very tight, nnd II there Is the slightest spnrn It should hi mmecllntely closed with filler nnd var nished. The llnor also should bo closely aid and filled. The wall finish should ot rub off, nnd the white lend finish, well vnrnlshed, should be used to pre vent this, Wiiere one does not want to go to tha rouble or expense of linvlng many rawers to pull back nnd forth, a row of helves Is fitted with n board across the front that works on hinges nnd Is le( down on chains on each side. This door esldes keeping nut dust, makes n con enlent shelf on which tho nrtlcles can in laid while one is packing the recess. Such a hoard can rnslly be adjusted to shelves In o rlo.set alrendy built. It Is around the door that the greatest amount of dust work" Into a closet, and here one must concentrate effort to make It dust-proof. Tills Is a most thoroughly done by menna ot the rabbct-strln. the piece of wood that fits around the Inside of n door-frame. This strip should bo made of cedar and then covered with a rpeclal felt thnt comes for the purpose. Thn dnor shuts against the felt and thus ist Is effectually shut nut. On a new closet this work costs about two dollars extra; on nn old one about three dollars. ns the old rnbhet-strlp must be removed nnd the cedar one substituted. Cedar Is used In preferance to other wods to prevent mothn. The felted rabbet strip can be applied to nny closet, all cracks and crevices should bo puttied, and care should bo taken that the sill Is high enough for the door to fit closely. Jf there is a crack, the sill can be covered nlth a strip of felt or rubber on which tlie door closes tightly. Tho November Designer. ocTonnn ix vi:hmont. Oh the grand and golden glory of the glad October days, When a touch of frost ls In tho morn ing air And the wood-crowned heights around us are all clothed with purple haze, And the flnmlng mnplcs mako the val ley fair. There's a melody exquisite in tho rustle of the leaves, As tho squirrel swiftly skips from tree to tree, 'TIs a soft and balmy odor that the southern zephyr breathes When at sunset It comes creeping o'er the lea. The apple boughs are bending 'neath a ripe nnd rosy load, And tho pumpkins gleam among the stooks of corn, And thn wagons loudly rattle as they roll o'er frozen road, and tho frost hangs ln the valley in the morn. The crows are holding cawcus, and tho robin soon will go, Hut chlckndee nnd Jay with us abide, And hiding In yon thicket Is a timid llttlo doe While rifles crnck along the mountain side. You may sigh for summer sun and the flowers that bloom in spring. And may think there' nausht so rnre as days of June, You may dream of fairy fancies that tho frost and snow can bring, When the air is filled with slelsrhbclls' merry tune, Put all of these together, though each may havo Its dues Will not weaken our allegiance, never fenr, For fairest flowers fado before Octo ber's gorgeous hues, The crowning glory of the gladsomo year. D. A. KNEELAND Mountain Home Farm, Waltsfield, Vt. Oct. 7, 1905. I'.AllLY LEGISLATION AGAINST CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Laws ngalnst Cruelty are sometimes claimed to be of modern origin. So it was matter of surprise to find In "A copy of yo Liberties of ye Massachusetts Collonle In New England," bearing data of 1641, the two following statutes, under the heading as below. OFF THE IlItUITE CREATURE 92. No man shall excerclse any Tlr rnnny or Crucltle towards any brulte Creature wch aro usualllo kept for mans use. 93. If nny man shall have occasion to lead or drive Cattle from place to place that Is far of, so yt they be weary, or hungry, or fall sick, or lambe, It shnll be lawful! to rust or refresh them for a competent time, In any open placo that is not Come, meadow, or Inclosed for some pecu liar use. Section 92 was republished In 1649 and 1600; 93 was renewed ln the acts of 1630 and 1G72. Another statute, parsed In the 4th year of William and Mary (1C93), ls worth citing. It is headed FOR PREVENTING OF CRUELTY TO BRUIT CREATURES. It Is further enacted, etc. That all Calves, Sheep, or Lambs brought nllvo to tho Market, shall be driven or carried In Carta, Sleds, Panyers, or Hoats, and not otherwise, on pain of forfeiting of all Calves, Sheep, or Lambs, passing towards, or brought nllvo to tho Mirkot. laid across, or hanging by the shies of Horses, (ns has been usual) or In any other way contrary to tho true In tent of this net. Ono hnlf of nil such forfeiture to bo unto the informer who shall selzo nnd prosecute for the same; nnd tho other Moiety to the use ft tho Poor of tho Town, where such seizure shall bo made, to be distributed by the Selectmen or Over seers of the Poor. Theso laws seem also to have been It force In the rrovlnce of Maine (a de. pendency of Mas.) from the belnnlng G. A SAVING MISSION. A minister was deeply Impressed by ar address on the evils of smoking. He ros from his seat, went over to a fellow min ister, and said; "Brother, this morning I received a present of 100 good cigars, I have smoked one of them, but now I'm going home nnd burn thn remainder." The old minister arose, nnd said it wns his Intention to accompany his reverend brother, "I mean to rescue the ninety nnd nine,' he added.