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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
ON FOUR COUNTS.
DR.. Moore Indicted by U. S.
Grand Jury.
Charged " it'll Abetting Lane to Mis-
apply Bank Funds.

CONCORD, n. H., Dec. 24--Dr. j. c. Moore
has been indicted by the grand jury in the
U. =. district court on four counts charging
him with aiding and abettiDg cashier Lane Of
the Merchants national bank of Manchester
to abstract and misapply funds and credits.
DR.. Moore had been previously indicted by
the grand jury on charges OF misappropriat-
ing funds of the bank of the Commonwealth
of MancheS, er, of which he was president,
and also of signing false reports to the con-
trolcr of the currency rs to the condition OF
the institution.
Under the former indictment he was ar
raigned in Portsmouth. when it was discov
cred that there was an omission OF an unint-
portant word in the Indictment, and 1t was
declared defective and DR.. Moore was dis.
charged. 1t is understood that the court can
procure Il new indictment to replace the one
cancelled.
Dr. Moore now occupies cell in the Hills
boro county jail, under two indictments Of
the New Hampshire supreme court, charged
with u misuse of funds of the Peoples fire
insurance company and the Derryileld saw
ings bank of Manchester, he being tho presi-
dent of both institutions. No information
could be obtained as to when he would be
tried on the indictment found. but it is
believed that he will be tried in the state
court.
Three bills returned by the grand jury
were not made public by the district
attorney, but on the authority of one Of the
jurors it can be stated that the rumor that
eN-cashier Lane was indicted Is untrue.
Dist. Attorney Branch stated to the jury that
he might have Lane indicted, but he did
not ask for it. He stated that Lane got
nothing, had in Old age male himself poor,
and no one had suffered from his mistakes
but himself, while with DR.. Moore 1t was diff
fprant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
A Giant Bird.

The skeleton of giant extinct bird
now on exhibition in the museum of
Christ's Church, New Zealand, gives
one faint idea of the gigantic forms
of animal life which once existed on
this planet. The skeleton is that of
mon, bird formerly indigenous to
New Zealand, but which is believed to
have become extinct about 1000
years ago.
Even the traditions of the natives
fail to give any account whatever of
this pathological wonder, which is
now only known by its bones, these
being occasionally found in the caves
where they have lain for ages, pro-
tected from the disintegrating effects
of the weather. A noted British
scientist writes as follows concerning
the moa:
"What Niagara is to ordinary water
falls, the moa was to the bird tribe.
1t belonged to the Titans which dwelt
upon the earth in the days of the dodo
and the mastodon. 1t was long time
before the iucredulous naturalists
could be induced to admit of the pos
sible existence of such gigantic bird
on the earth's surface at any period of
the globes history. OF late years,
however, several enterprising natural
lists have m"de trips to New Zealand
from both Europe and America for the
sole purpose of examining and re-
porting upon that marvellous skeleton.
st. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

According to London Public Opin-
ion DR.. Bertram Windie has recently
made experiments to SEQ whether or
not strong magnetism has any effect
on the Matching of eggs. II" took II
powerful magnet and Matched the
eggs between its poles--that is to say,
in the "mngnetic field" where the
stress of the luminiferous ether is
greatest. The eggs of silkworms We're
apparently unaffected by the magnet
ism or "lnes of magnetic force" pen
etrating them, but hens eggs thus
treated were found to produce IN I'M
usunl number of abnormal chicks.
DIR. Windle has also submitted the
eggs Of trout to an electrical current
travcrsing the water and found 1t to
arrest their development.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Beginnings OF A griculture.

A remarkable paper of an anthropo.
logical character, entitled, .'The Be.
ginning Of Agriculture, appears in
the American Anthropologist, and is
written by w. j. McGee. Anisolated
country-Papagueria, n little-known
region in Arizona and Sonora-has
been carefully studied, and conclu-
sions have been arrived at as to the
influences the fauna and fora may have
had on the man living there. Over
plant life man may have, in long time
exercised his will, but the animals in
Papagueria he did not domestcate, for
the gool reason that there were none
available. Step by step Mr.. McGee
shows how agriculture began, and the
study being typical one, is followed
out with much anthropological knowl-
edge, but what may be deemed us ex-
plunatory of the advance man has
made, under changed conditions, in
other countries. 1t is this isolation
of the Papago Indians, which has, i'll
"A way, permitted them to be studied
today, because these people live in
what is the desert of North America.
They are as nomadic As are the true
Arabs, for they are forced to move
northerly or southerly in search OF
water. 1t is because of tho barrenness
of the country that these Indians have
been free from white invasions. New
York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Heaps OF Prayer Stones.

Mr.. w. W. RockhiIl, in his notes
on the ethnology of Tibet, calls attcn-
ton to the heaps of stone called lab
tse, which are found on the summit Of
every pass III Tibet. AS the native
traveller passes he picks up stone and
adds it to the heap and recltcs GER
tain prayer which ends with Goods
gives me hundred years. In these
stone heaps huge wooden arrows are
planted, and perhaps these arrows
have something to do with divination,
as Mr. Culin explains it. From the
branches of the trees the Tibetans
hang ''bits of wool rags and pieces of
cotton, on which are stampcdmantras
and dharanis, these two words desig-
mating certain shortha formulas of
prayer. Now we know that the Moquis
erect piles of stones exactly as do the
Tibetans. These are offerings, to Ma
sau-wth, the fire god. This GUS
tom seems to date back in South
America to a remote period, as Ac-
osta in his history OF the Indies tells
how the Peruvinns ''cast in the crosse
ways, on the hilles and toppes of
mountains old Shoes fenthers.' o.
fering rags ut sacred shrines is GUS
tom in many different parts of the
world. Its origin that is, the cause
for the use of tiuttering rag-has
probably something to do with its mo-
ton, and was not at the beginning
decorative. lis further development,
is, we think, to be found in the re-
volving prayer of the Tlbetans. New
York World
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Too Playful by Half.

There is man about town who has
n markedly military bearing and II
wooden leg. lie went out to spend
the evening not long ago ut the house
of some people he didn't know very
we'll. They have clever little fox
terrier who is trained to jump over
sticks that you hold out and to per-
form any number of other entertain
ing feats.
AS I said, the wooden-legged man
came to call. He sat down in low
stuffed chair, whose seat was SO long
that the artificial leg, perforce, stuck
straight out in the air. The fox ter.
rier saw it. He recognized the invita-
ton, and with glad yelp he cleared
it at n bound. He went over once. he
went over twice, he went over thrice.
Then he looked around with the mir
of one who hns done his duty, and
done enough of it. The leg still stuck
ont. He yelped little unhappily and
went at it again.
The hostess tried unobtrusively to
call him off, but to no purpose. She
tried not to notice him, and the poor
dog kept Mt his performance, till final
ly in desperation she rose and carried
him out of the room. l rather think
the man had a fondness in that quar-
ter once, but what can man do after
II thing like that. - Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Paul Hayward's Brave Rescue.

In ST. Peters Church Schoolhouse,
in Brockville, Canada, near Thousand
Islands, Paul De Witt Hayward, an
eight-year- old Chicago boy, was pub
lic!y presented recently with the
bronze medal of the Royal Humane
Society for saving human life at the
risk of his own.
Brockvillo stands on bluff over.
looking the st. Lawrence river at n
point where there is considerable
bathing, though the river is two miles
wide and 100 feet deep. Last Septem-
Der n 14-year-old boy named John
Howard Curran, unknown to Paul,
went to this place to swim, got beyond
his depth and was drowning.
He was seen by little Paul De Witt
Hayward, who was much smaller as
we'll as younger, but who ut once swan
ont to rescue him. The Curran boy
at once grappled Paul and dragged
him under, but even under the water,
Paul swan with him to shallow water
and brought him out. When brought
ashore the Curran boy was unconscious
and blood was flowing from his nose,
and for two weeks afterward he was
confined to his bed. Paul was un-
hurt. Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
How Rail Open CLANS.

81 was hunting rail on the Newark
marshes few days ago, said y we'll
known sportsman, "wheu | heard the
most terrific squawking and chatter
ing over in the tules. From the sound
| concluded that there must he at
least hundred rail, and each try ing
to make itself heard above the Others,
| worked my way cautiously through
the tules, and soon saw in n lhtIc
opening ahead OF me two muddy and
hrdrngglcd rail fighting the funniest
fight | ever saw III my tc.
The birds slarcd at each other
with their feathers ruttlcd and then
sprnng together. One went over on
It's back and lay there kicking its legs
up i'll the air and yelling like II good
fellow, while the other danced around
looking for an opening. Finally lie
found 1t, and, jumping ON the pros
trato birds breast, hc stood and
stamped with his big feet and stabbed
with II sharp bill till the under bird
managed to struggle ~. Then they
stood over the clam an | swore ut each
other. They didn't use cuss words,
bat still | could see that they were
swearing. They looked like II couple
of muddy Transfers qnnrreling over
the right of way. And the amount OF
noise they made was simply astound-
ing.
FINALLY one of the birds got n stab
in the neck that made him turn tail
and run, while the other inspected the
clam with the most ridiculous compla-
ccncy, rs if he had just performed n
great public service, and that was his
reward. The clam apparently proved
satisfactory, and the rail went to work
to open it. He stuck his long bill
down the clans throat, ticklcu ii Till
it had to open It's shell to cough, and
then yanked it out in II jtly. '-Snn
Francisco Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Identities Himself.

Statistics of nomenclature would be
interesting. John Smith, n travelling
man from New York, who was at the
Riggs House recently, states that one
person ont of each one hundred bears
the same name as himself. lnis used
to be source of great annoyance to
him, but he has proved equal to the
emergency by inventing anew and
attractive mode of Identification
through the medium of photography.
He buys photographs the size OF n
postage stamp in large lots, reducing
their cost to mere trific. These he
places on his business cards and leaves
with his correspondents, with instruc-
tions to stamp on all envelopes. The
photograph is placed in the centre of
the envelope and his name below it.
When he calls for mail he presents a
duplicate photograph, thus avoiding
getting other mems letters or their
obtaining his. The scheme has only
been in operation month, but works
like charm Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
A MARVEL,
REM aRKABIE AND ASTONISHING
CURE or AN EXTREME CASE
OF ST. NIrCs' DANCE

How Young Lady Regained the Use Of
Her Arms. Limbs and speech
In Three Weeks.
From the Standard Union, brooklyn, ". Y.
Too much hard study at school brought on
ST. vitus' dance. Such WAS tho common en-
perience OF Miss Glendora Rivers, daughter
OF Mrs. Amelia Rivers. OF CO Ry-
erson street, Brooklyn. The disease grew
worse every month, until the young lady
entire right side became paralyssl; but, now
that u marvellous AMI permanent cure has
been wrought, II will be interesting to real
her own version OF the efficacy of DR.. WILL
Jams Pink Pills.
"For more than Il year." said Miss Rivers
doctors attended me without efIecting the
slightest change in my condition. If any,
thing, grew worse under their treatment,
until February OF this year, When my conii-
ton became critical.
81 had lost the complete Use OF my arms
and limbs and speech. could only swallow
liquids, and these only rs they fed me with a
spoon, when they could get my mouth open.
l wanted TO sleep all the time. The stupor
laid in was something like trance, and no
doubt would have died if they had not
walked me up at intervals.
"The first week in March my mother, who
Is a sick nurse, was advised by neighbor TO
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills in my case. She
got some Of the pills-a box from NELSON'S
drug store, at tho corner of Myrtle avenue
and Hall street. Before l had taken one
half the contents Of the box II remarkable
change was noticed in my condition.
"Gradually l rcgainel the use of my
arms and limbs and speech, and by the time
the pills were gone was up and about the
house almost well. But my mother thought
it wise to get another box of the pills, and
this she did and here you see me stand be-
fore you with more strength and more am
bition than / ever had.
"Some of our near neighbors attribute my
regained body and health to some miracu-
lous or supernatural agency; but my mother
and most intimate friends know that the
euro was effected by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.
"Three weeks from the day l swallowed
the first dose of the pills I was rs we'll az you
see me to-day"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are u specific for troubles peculiar to fe-
males, such ~ suppressions, Irregularities
and all forms of weakness. They build up
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect
a radical cure in all cases arising from men
tai worry, ovcrwork or excuses of whatever
nature.
They are manufactured by the d.. Will
iams Medicine Company Schenectady, N.
Y, and are sold by all druggists at 30 cents
Il box or six boxes for $3.50.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
FORCED TO THE WALL.
Three New York Stock Exchange
Firms Went Under the Break.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-The dealings a the
New York stock exchange we e attended with
unusual excitement and prices broke badly
Prices for Americans in London had broken
anywhere from one to four per cent. London
which has been selling our securities ever
since Pres. Cleyeani's message on venezue-
Ian boundary matters was sent to congress,
turned up again ut the start with liquidating
orders and it is estimated sold about $4,000
share, Of various American stocks.
The firms in question, $. S. Sands h Co.,
Nichols, rockingham 4 Co. and DE Neufoile
& Co., in announcing their suspension. stated
their insolvency was due to the failure Of
their customers to respond to calls for mar
gins. The Canadian banks were among the
first to call in their loans. Borrowers were
compelled to seek elsewhere. and near the
close the Central trust company came into
the market and offered S500O,00O, which
broke the money rate from so to 60 per cent.
In the final dealings the rate worked back to
so per cent.
The first failure to be announced on the
New York stock exchange was that of
Nichols, rockingham Il Co. The second
failure was that of S. $. Sand Il Co., 10 Wall
street. The third failure Of the day was the
most important. This was the old house of
De Neufoile Il Co.. AZ Exchange place, the
liabilities will probably be anywhere from
$3.50, 900 to 5000 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
New England Men Fared Well Es-
uteCiaIIy ThOse From Maine

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 24-Speaker
Reed has announced his committees. and the
New England men Jared very we'll, especially
the Maine men, all OF whom received chair
manships. The as ,ignnents Of the members
was us follows:
Massachusetts Mccall, chairman Of cleo
ions committee Nos and education Walker.
chairman banking and currency; Apsley,
chairman alcoholic liquor traffic Fitzgerald,
war claims; Atwood, election of Presi-
lent and Vice President, ventilation
and acoustics; Barrett, rivers and
narbors; Gillelt. judiciary, public build
ings and grounds, civil service, Wright, Pacif.
Ic railroads; Smpkius, fisheries, Draper, Sec
ond member Oh foreign affairs; Knox, pub
lie buildings; Moody committee on elections
and expenditures, department of justice.
Maine-Dingley, chairman ways and
means; Boutele, chair nan naval affairs !;
Miiliken, chairman of public buildings and
grounds.
New Hampshire-Baker election OF Presi
dent and Vicc.President; Sulloway, patents,
Indian affairs.
Termoni-tirout, appropriations, expen-
ditures in war department; Powers, chair
man Pacific railroads.
Connecticut RUSSELL ways and means, eN
penditures in war department; Sperry. post
office and post roads. expenditures in post
office department: Hill, private land claims
Rhode Island-Bul, naval affairs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
ARMENIAN CAMPAIGN.
Miss Barton the Only Woman In
cluded in Red Cross ReliefParty,

NEW YORK, Dee. 24-Miss Clara Barton,
president of the Red Cross is making prepare
ton for her work in Armenia in the interest
OF the International Red Cross. "My going
to Armenia is still on condition that the
means are forthc ming to carry on the work"
she sail. There will probably be need for
100000 to carry relief to Armenia.
Miss Barton said that there would be no
woman in the relief party absolutely no
woman" said MIR. Pullman, the secretary of
the society, who will be q member OF the ex-
ped ton. "a woman cannot stand the
hardships necessary. "But if Miss Barton
can endure it, could not another woman"
was asked.
"Nliss Barton has unusual powers OF en-
durance,' he replied. "She can stand more
than most of the men. She worked for 10
hours out of every "a for nine months ut the
time of the hurricane and tidal wave disas-
ter on the South Carolina and Sea Island
coast in 1893 -9i. She wore out all the men.
Besides this, when she goes to Armenia it is
probable that Miss Barton will remain in
Constantinople There will be a journey of
800 miles which must BIO taken on jackasses
and camels. A corps of probably Is men will
be taken.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
shnU
ZOE whib

Whip a poorly nourishe
horse when he is thorough
tired. He may 50 faster fcr
few rods, but his conditj5,
is soon the worse for it. Be
ter stop and give him fool
Food gives force. If you Al
thin, without appetite; pa;
because Of thin blood; an
easily exhausted; why turtle
weaken the body by applyin
the whip. Better begin on
more permanent basis, Tax
something which will build l
the tissues and supply forc
to the muscular, digestive, az
nervous systems.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
in NEW ENGLAND.
Interesting Items of News From
Maine to Connecticut Shores

w
William Caulleld of Thomaston, CT, who
mysteriously disappeared two years ago and
was thought to have committed suicide or
met with foul play, has returned.
The report that Mrs. Nincy McIntyre of
West Bristol, Me-, had been murdered and
IN attempt to conceal the crime by burn
ing the house and victim, proves to be an
true.
The ellison mansion at Perry. Me. q, occu-
pied by Harry Gibson AMI W fe. an age
couple, was burned, house and conten 9
being total loss. lncendiarsm is su-'
pec,ed.
Rossi. the four-year old daughter OF Theo-
dore Montmony. Of Newmarket. N. H., wa
fatally burned Her brother. a year older,
lighted match and accidentally SET fire t.
her dress.
The plant of the Baldwin printing com
pany of Wllimantic, CT. was burned. Lo-'
on building. owned by John Hickory. 81 $40
fully insured loss on contents 50, 600, small
insurance. Cause unknown.
The committee appointed to investigate
the department of Overseer of the Poor.
Cummings of Providence, r. l.. has exoncr-
ate him from any cha yes which have been
made agaiEs his department.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
A Youthful Spectator.

An old gentleman who had dis.
mounted from his horse walked into
wayside inn and left the animal il
charge of barely clad urchin. But
on returning he found another boy
holding his horse. He scanned the
little destitute through his eye glasses
and exclaimed:
"Well, but you're not the boy 1
left my horse with"
"No, SIR" said the boy; 81 jest
sreckilatcd and bought i'm of the
other boy for harpenny."
The boy received three penny"
for his straightforward manner It'd
Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
STRIKE IN A JAIL.
That is What Happened in Hil!.-
bOrO County, n. II.

MANCIlE sTER, n. H., Dec. "A The local
Central Labor Union has interested itself in
the much-mooted question Of prison labor,
with very satisfactory results. 1t is alleged
that since June /, up to very recently, Jailer
David Wadsworth. at the IIilsboro County
Jail, located in this city, has had n contract
with the +. NJ. Hoyt Shoe Company for
the manufacture of heels; that he made this
contract without the knowledge OF the count,
officials, and ordered the necessary ma
chnery and had it placed in the Jail on hi,
own authority. A man named Howard
Spencer was sent over from Hoyt's shop tc
act as foreman, and, according to all reports
he kept the prisoners hustling.
Jailer Wadsworth paid the prisoners. it is
alleged 80 cents u week--that is, the ma ority
of them. although nine Of the inmates re-
ceived II cents per week. Later, it is said, a
reduction was made to 40 cent?. Then the
prisoners rebelled and strange as it may seem
went on strike. A strike il Jail was. per-
haps. never before heard Of. but that Is what
occurred in this case. and the prisoners won
1t. too when the Is inmates of the Jail who
were making heels absolutely refusedto work
at less than so cents, the old wages were i'm
mcdiately restored.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

The reader Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is Mt least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all it's
stages, and that is oatarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease, requires IL constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood AMI mucous sur
faces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its curative
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of test mOnals. Address
Ed. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
TURKS MUST PAY.
Held to Account For Outrages on
Americans in The Fast


WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 24-The Presi-
dent has transmitted to Congress q commu-
nicatIon from Secretary Olney, on the Ar
menian outrages, in response to the resolu-
ton of the Senate. Secretary Olney states
that the number OF citizens of the United
States resident in the Turkish empire is not
accurately known, but there are 172 Amer
can m ssi )naries and dependents scattered
over Asia Minor There are also number
of American citizens engaged in business in
the Turkish dominions and others originally
Turkish subjects, but now naturalized cIti-
z.ns Of the United States.
He adds that while the physical safety of
the United States citizens seemed to be as
sured their property had been destroyed at
Harpoot and Marash, in the former case to
the extent of Sl00,000 The Turkish govern
ment had been notified that 1t would 'be
held responsible for the immediate and full
salts action of all injuries on that score"
The loss OF American property ut Marash
had not been ascertained, but like demand
for adequate indemnity would be made as
soon as the facts were known.