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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
Capitol, Though Labored.

Teacher -"Do you understand the
meaning of the terms capital and Ia
bor?'
Boy-"Yes, sir; know what it is.
If boy coasts down hill, that's capi-
tai. II another boy rides the bicycle
up, that's labor. Fun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
In Modern Parlance.

$50 he has burned the bridges be-
hind him, has he?"
''Well, practically. He has sprin-
kled tacks along the road. Truth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
His Advantage.

"Who is to have the big
gest apple?"
Georgie-''Me"
Dot-"No, me! George was eatin'
apples two years fore was born. -
Pick-Me-Up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
He Knew.

"Two hours of sleep before mid.
night is better than four after that
hour" =.
''Fiddlesticks Two hours sleep
after one is called in the morning is
better than all the others. Judy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

Assistant Librarian-"Where shall
I put this book. Impressions OF
America by an EnglishmanT"
Librarian-'In the fiction depart
ment. Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
Two Voices.

She-"Oh, James, how grand the
sea is. How wonderful. do so like
to hear the roar of the ocean,"
He-"So do I, Elizabeth. Please
keep quiet"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
There's Many q Slip.

Grump-"One false step in life may
lead to irreparable disaster.
Spooner-"I know that we'll. I
loved girl who thought me hero un-
til fell down coal hole when lifting
my hat to her. Judy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
Tel,anus TuRax.

.; ;'I wish You girls would be little
more punctual. I mako a point OF al
ways coming up to time"
"Ha! that explains it."
Explains what?"
"Why time flies. Pick Me- Up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
sunsbine statistics.

Spain has more sunshine than any
other country in Europe. The yearly
average in Spain is 5000 hours; that
of Italy 1900; Germany 100; England
l40O,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
A Seaside Inference.

Mrs. Gazzam (reading the news
paper)-"Here's an article about "A
Fatal Filtration"
Gazzam-'They got married, did
they?"-Harlem Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
Safe.

: ..''May I kiss you, Miss Tenspot"
asked young Mr.. Higgins. :.
: "Have you ever kissed girl be-
fore?" asked the young lady.
"Never!" auseverated the young
man, $50
''rhen you may kiss me. 1 draw
the line at men who kiss and tell. -.
Life. ..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

Erastus Wiman has finally become
a citizen of the United States by talk
ing out his final papers before United
States Commissioner Lyman in this
city. Mr.. Wiman's declaration of his
intention to become citizen of the
United States was made in September
1877. When asked why he so long
delayed becoming an American citizen
he said: "My principal reason, aside
from some business consideration, for
remaining a British subject while long
a aresident of the United States, was de-
sireto show to the people of this country
my appreciation of the unstinted well
come given to million of more Cana
dams who have come to this country
and prospered. This I have tried to
do by creating better trade relation
between Canada and the United States,
the advocacy of which was more likely
to succeed if 1 could be released in
Canada from the charge of disloyalty.
Arguments in Canada were in the
past much more effective from Brit
ish subject than from an American
citizen"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

Monday was one of the opening
days for the Especial excursions" for
country merchants to come to New
York, see the sights-and buy goods.
It was an event in the commercial his
tory of the metropolis. The railroad
fare had been fixed at third off from
regular rates, and the influx of coun-
trymen was tremendous. According
to the Journal of Commerce, as many
as AZ persons appeared and registered
at the headquarters of the Merchants
association in charge of the "excur-
sions." They poured into the city
from all quarters. Some Of the AZ
came from Bermuda, where the roads
made no excursion" rate, while vast
numbers of them came in over the Penn
sylvania, Erie, Central, New Haven and
other lines, and the harvest of the
roads was something incalculable. The
movement from Texas and Weehawkeni
was particularly heavy. This advent
of forty-two buyers led the conserva-
tive Evening Post to state that "New
York has more out-of-town merchants
now within its borders than it has had
for long time" and the Sun says of
the results of this great visitation that
'their orders filled the commercial
air like the buzz and roar of Texas
tornado" Great and lucky city-the
natural metropolis of the country.
Just think of it, forty-two outside
buyers in town, and they had to have
q special excursion rate to drag them
in. Such prosperity has not been
seen in the big place since the Demo-
Gratis obtained power in 1893.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

the machine, or the brags and threats of
Tammany, but has gone on to secure the
nomination of Seth Low for mayor di-
rect from the people. These men do
not desire to confer with Platt's agents
about the principal office, and they
now move on to the formation of a
complete city ticket, also without ref
erence to the Republican machine.
They are taking legal advice as to
the nominations by petition OF the
councilmen, aldermen and presidents
of boroughs. These offices should he
filled without reference to national
party affiliations, for the whole inter-
est of the people, and on that princi-
pie the Citizens union is going
on. The Republican machine has
now proposed through General
Charles II. Il. Coils a conference to
unite all the anti-Tammany ele-
ments in the city-which means
simply conference to make deals in
which all sorts of factions should have
a chance to get some important Office
for eaoh---some politician to fatten Mt
the public crib. The device is too
thin. 1t is to be hoped that the peo-
pie of the boroughs of Manhattan,
Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond and the
Bronx are sufficiently awake to the
import of this well convinced move
ment to support it without regard to
the parties. The Citizens union can
not afford to neglect the lesser
boroughs. Brooklyn can be counted
on for Low and good ticket to back
him, but there should he no failure of
effort in Long Island City, Jamaica,
Flushing, Newtown, Westcbester,
Staten Island-for much depends on
these.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
OUR NEW YORK. LETTER.
ESPECIAL coRREspoNpENcE.1

William r. Roberts, once Million
aire and United States minister to
Chile, died a few days ago in charity
hospital in this city. There are many
curious circumstances connected with
his later years and his death, and it is
probable that the clearing of them up
will result in sensational disclosures
sooner or later While Mr.. Roberts
was minister to Chile, between 1884
and 1888, his secretary of legation
was G. M.Seibert, who now lives at 106
West Seventy-sixth street, this city.
Just before he returned from South
America, in 1883, Mr.. Roberts had a
partial stroke of paralysis. He was
brought to New York by the Seiberts
and has lived with them ever since
until he was sent to the hospital to
die, few days ago, although he had
q wife and son living in the city. Mr..
Seibert, who had the funeral all ar
ranged without the knowledge of Mrs.
Roberts, but who had to postpone it
when the facts became known, says
the Roberts family were not notified
simply because he did not know their
address. He also said that although
Mr.. Roberts was once wealthy, he had
lost all his money in politics and
died without any property at all.
Mrs. Roberts, who first learned of her
husbands death through the death
column Of Q daily paper, declares that
the Seiberts knew her address perfect
ly we'll and she also says her husband
had not lost all his property. Young
Mr.. Roberts says his father deserted
the mother for another woman, whom
he took to Chile with him and has con-
tinued his infatuation for her ever since.
He says his father transferred valu.
able house in this city to the woman,
and legal proceedings will be taken to
annul the act. Mr.. Roberts, ST., was
born in county Cork, Ireland, in 1880,
and came to this country in 1849. He
worked for A. r.. Stewart for
some years and then started q store
which became famous, on the
Bowery, and which brought him a
fortune estimated at a million within
Is years or so. In 1869 he gave up
business and entered politics, serving
several turns in Congress and later in
the board of aldermen. He was for q
time a member of Tammany hall,
but subsequently joined the county
Democracy, and his appointment to
Chile was accredited to the influence
of ex-Mayor Grace. He was promi-
nent also in Irish political affairs and
was president of the Fenian brother
hood at the time of the raid into Can
ada about 80 yeers ago. He served a
term in Ludlow street Jail for that.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

The Citizens union movement %
this city is developing into campaign
for good government for tba greater
New York on the broades! lines, ut
terly ignoring politica! orgaui zations.
and has so far advanced that it seems
scarcely possible that the Republican
machine con influence its direction,
much less stay its progress. That list
of over 1G0, 900 voters is tremendous
cloud that overcasts the chamber
co1ncils of Flat and his fellows. The
Citizens union has raid no attention
to the purposes and proposals of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28
ISIS KTTTYGRES.

lSS KITTYGRES
ham had broken
Ii er engagement
with Charlie Earl,
and Charlie was
very unhappy. He
went about look
i n G melancholy,
and he rode his
beautiful bay hun
ter, H i 6 h-fie r,
miles and miles
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

A Tammany leader who is not in
clined to follow absolutely John G.
Sheehan's dictation has called atten-
ton to the fact that only one of the
five Tammany conferees with other
boroughs in Greater New York, ap-
pointed by Jimmy Martin, was
more friendly to Croker than to Shee-
han. He named Heating as the out
and-out Croker adherent. I" 1t may
have been an accident that the others
of the committee of conference are
not of Keating's type, but in view of
the talk about Sheehan having the
whip hand of his old leader there is
at least something suggestive in the
makeup of that committee. Another
blunder like the Durla acher incident
will precipitate bitter fight on Shee
han, for there is minority in til, or
ganization that only needs encourage
ment to cross swords with him for the
leadership. A great deal, of course,
will depend upon his action i'll the
Greater New York convention. 1t is
apparent that he realizes now that he
must stick to the Chicago utterances
and that the policy of silence, which
he advocated most strenuously until
month ago, would be mistake.
Agriol Paur, who has recently died
in this city at the age of "a, was a
we'll known music teacher, and is
credited with having produced the
first German opera given in this coun-
try-Flotow's "Martha." He was
born and educated in Bavaria, but
came to New York in 1S49, at the age
of 25, and the following year became
leader of the German Liederkranz of
that city. At commemoration of
Lincoln's death he led choir of 24O0
singers in front of the city hall. He
resigned, with his full salary contin-
ued in 1884.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

Ex-senator Hill gives notice that he
may have som Athing t., say about
POLITICS in September. This probably
means that he expects shave his new
set of political con> i:tioos in rubiing
order by that time. O..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-28

Tammany is John G. Sheehan, and
John G. Sheehan is Tammany. 1t is
we'll that this relationship has been
male clear thus early in the game.
The only way to smash the infamies of
Tammany is to pulverize the schemes
of lis boss.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
GOOD FOR GRANT COUNTY.
The EeUthschilds Are Backing Steeple
Rock Company in Carlisle District
-I25 Properties Quietly Ac-
quired Propose to Treat
1000 Tons Per Day.

The New MEXICAN yesterday printed a
dispatch from Philadelphia to the effect
that the famous Rothschilds we're back
ing London investment company in a
plan to secure control of gold properties
in the United States instead of making
continued investments of English and
German capital in the less profitable
gold fields of South Africa.
Trustworthy information comes to this
paper to, day that down in the Carlisle
gold district of Grant county N. M,
whore for several years the Steeple Rock
Mining company has been successfully
operating, the Rothsohilds, of London,
hackers of the company just named, have
quietly secured control of 1875 promising
gold prospects in the Carlisle district
and have about completed arrangements
for the extensive development of this
great district.
The plans of the Steeple Rock company
contemplate, in connection with the de-
velopment Of its many mines with view
to steadily increasing output, the reduc-
tion of 1000 tons of ore per day in the
course of few months. Huntington
mills will be operated in connection with
the chlorination process of treating on
scale large enough to handle the output,
which will be made rs large as possible.
This is, indeed, good news. 1t means a
great deal of immediate good for Grant
county, and its inf ueIce is certain to
prove highly beneficial to the entire ter
ritDrv
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
THE VANDERBILTS ON TOP.
IntimatiOn from New York That the
Capitalists Named will Soon Con-
troll Union and Central Pa
cific Roads.

New York, Jan. 14.-The Herald says:
Reports were in circulation last night
that the Union Pacific reorganization
committee, having now within It's control
nearly all the bonds and stock of the
com pany, by means of the agreement un-
der which they we're deposited, is ready
to pay fair sum for the road from
Omaha to Ogden.
The program is said to be to take the
government bonds on both the nion
Pacific and the Central Pacific roads, 80
as to give them a through line to the
coast.
According to the report, the support Of
the Vanderbllts and j. Pierpont Morgan
is expected to be obtained. In fact they
may head the syndicate that furnishes the
necessary capital, for the Vanderbilts
would thus secure through line from
Omaha to San Francisco. This would
give them a system from Boston and
New York to the Pacific coast and would
constitute the strongest system in the
country.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
PESSIMISTIC WALKER.
chairman OF House Banking ana Cur
rency Committee Takes a gloomy
View Of the situation.

indianapolis, Jan. A. Many delegates
to the monetary convention remained
over until to-day. A general sense Of
satisfaction at the result of the conven-
tion is ex pressed by large majority.
Congressman j. H. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts, chairman of the house bansing
and currency committee, said: ~ do not
think any good will come Of the conven-
tiop. think it adopted plan that will
delay, if it does not defeat, the purpose it
had in view.
.The portents of evil, which hang upon
the threatened conclusions of the conven-
tion may be enormous. The action OF the
convention will put into the hands Of
persons In the country, who have preju.
diced the masses against the men who
formed this convention, new weapon
Whatever scheme is devised II will invite
opposition and prejudice and will make
| ii ali the more difficult for congress tt
J pass it.'
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
FAIR WILL SCANDAL.
The Alleged Contract Widows Deeds
Disputed--A Notary Public
Arrested.

San Francisco, Jan. Id. j. Cooney,
an ex-notary, was to-day arrested on a
warrant sworn ont by Charles l.. Fair for
ALLEGED perjury.
At the Fair will trial. Cooney testified
that the late ex-senator Fair, on Septem-
Der 27, 1894, acknowledged to him his
signature to the deeds conveying prop
erty worth $1,OO0,00O to Mrs. Lettie Ora
ven, the school teacher, who claims to be
the contract widow of Fair.
District Attorney Barnes states that
the prosecution will prove that the pa
per on which the alleged aoknowledg-
ment was taken was manufactured at
later dater than that on which Cooney as
serted Fair made acknowledgment there
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
The tom BOY mine. is SOLD
One of the Greatest Gold Producers
in the World Sold to the
ROthschilds. "a
SEEKING AFTER WESTERN GOLD MINES
A Deal Involving $2,ooo,ooo Consum-
mated in New York Yesterday
Gov. Adams One of the For
tunate Owners of the Mine.

New York, Jan. 14.-The World says
An important deal has been arranged in
this city whereby the great Tom Boy
gold mine, of San Miguel county, Colo
has passed into the hands~of the Exploi.
tstion company, more widely known as
the Rothschild syndicate, whose invest
ments.. .$25, 100000 in the Anaconda cop.
per mine year ago set the financial
world talking.
The Tom Boy Is recognized as one of
the richest gold mines in the United
States. 1t was opened by j. H. Ernest
Walters six years ago and passed through
him to company made up of Gov. Alva
Adams, of Colorado, his brother Frank
and William Bayly, 0. P. Posey and s. 1.
Underwood.
These gentlemen transferred their in
terests to the Rothschild syndicate yes
terday for $2,000,000.
The Tom Boy has already paid $780,
600 and it's new owners will at once put
in a new and extensive plant for the full
development of the property.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
VARIOUS RUMORS DENIED
Receiver Smith Declares That Atlantic
& Pacific Will Continue Part OF
Santa Fe System.
PRESENT ARRANGEMENT WILL CONTINUE
No Foundations for the Stories That the
Southern Pacific and st. Louis S
San Francisco Companies Will
Bid In the A. & P.

San Francisco, Jan. 14.-Charles w.
Smith, receiver of the Atlantic Pacifis
railroad ia here on business in connec-
tion with the road and in few days will
depart for Albuquerque, n. M.
He says all the rumors to the effect that
the Southen Pacific and st. Louis Il San
Francisco road, were anxious to SECURE
the road we're without foundation. The
Atlantic Il Pacific railroad, he says, will
be bought in by the first mortgage bond
holders and reorganization will be eff
fected and the road will then start out
with new lease of life.
Under the new management, he de-
clares, the policy of the road and its re-
lations with other lines will remain ex-
actly as they are now. In other words,
the A. & 2. will continue to serve as an
important link in the Santa Fe system
and will be operated under an arrange
ment with the Santa Fe, as it is now.
"The first mortgage bonds of the A. q
p, amounting to $16,oOO,o0O, are held by
n very few people," Mr.. Smith SAID,
"and these comprise the reorganization
committee. There is now in the hands
Of conference committee of the senate
and house bill granting to the A. d +.
railroad franchise almost similar in
every ect to that held by the existing
company I have reasons to hope that
congress will pass this bill before the OK
piration of the coming month The date
of the sale will then be- fixed and the new
company will buy the property.
"There is a second mortgage of IS ,000,l
600 on the road, held by the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe and the st. Louis d.
San Francisco companies. This will be
satisfied by the issue of preferred stock.
The existing owners of the common
stock will not be overlooked in the re-
organization, although this is by no
means compulsory. They will be given
a certain amount of the securities of the
new company and tine claims of all inter
osted parties will thus be amicably and
satisfactorily settled"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
The Selden Dam.

The dam at Selden is to be weir, the
piling to be twenty feet long and SC
sheathed as to form Golfer dam imper.
vious to water, so that with the upper
part concrete the water now lost in the
underfow will be raised to the surface
and materially increase the supply for the
acequia which is to be formed first on the
south by the side of the river for several
miles and then carried in iron pipes to
the east side, and then at much higher
level than any of the acequias carry water
to the company's land near Mesquite,
furnishing water to intervening lands by
diverting bitches.
The contract of putting in the weir
portion of the work has been subIet by
Contractor Bradbury to Geddls & Seerie,
who are experienced men in that line of
work. Mr.. Seerie is now on the ground
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
and has hired pile-driver from the Santa

and has hired a pile-driver from the Santa
Fecompany, bes ide receiving the other
necessary machinery from Denver. He
informed our representative that it was
the intention to hire all help needed for
the work here where the work is being
done, so our people will derive the bene-
fit
A quarter of a mile has been graded
from the weir site to the main line and
a side track nearly completed in the
same direction for the purpose of OBJ
tanning gravel for the concrete, that the
weir is to be composed OF. Considerable
of the work will be done by the Santa Fe
company for which actual cost will be
charged
In connection with the Selden dam it is
stated that the work is merely a begin
ming OF the dam project. The contract
ors intend making the job successful
one, as upon its success depends the big
Elephant Butte reservoir and dam. for
which provisional contract has been
let, ,-Rincon Weekly.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-14
CARNIVAL OF DEATH.
Dreadful Results Of the Plague in In
dia-Vultures Feasting ON the
Bodies of the Dead.

Bombay, Jan. 14.-Over half the pop
ulation of this city, estimated at about
100000, has fed from the plague.
II is estimated that 100000 persons are
encamped at Andheira, whence they will
soon be forced to immigrate, owing to
the lack of water and sanitation, threat
ening to breed cholera. The greatest
difficult is experienced in burying the
dead, friends and relatives refusing to
carry the corpses.
A large number of plague corpses have
been eaten by vultures.
The official returns show that up to last
evening there were 1884 cases of butonic
plague and 1856 deaths from that dis
ease.