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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-11-06
Death Of Prof. E. R. Ruggles Of Oar t
NINTH

Prot. Edward RUSH Ruggles, A.
NJ, Phi. d., Chandler professor OF
German language and literature IN
Dartmouth college. died Friday,
October 20, OF consumption, aged
! 81 years. He was one of the ablest
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POST O.s'ICB NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

Boston. New York. North and East, 10. 90 A.
NJ. 3.00p. NJ.
bridgewater and Rutland, $50 A. NJ, and
3.00P. NJ. '
Mouth Woodstock and FelcLville, 500 P. NJ.
Once hours from $50 A. M. to9 ~
sundays. ~ to II. N,
FREDERICK CHAPMAN, pm,
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BIRTHS.
D EATHS.

In Felchville, Oct. 30. Henry j. Hewlett
aged SO.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-13
THE PASSING SHOW.

first met anthony Hope Hawkins
at a reception given him by the Wri-
ter's Club. Now the Writers Club is
composed Of poor wretches who have
the misfortune to earn their bread by
the sweat Of the ink pot and is MAIN
tanned for the express purpos. Of tor
turing celebrities. When one Of The
Great comes to town I'VE" Of the
Writers Club issue invitations and
HE US To florist and invest in palms
and chrysanthemums. and find plan
list and man who can growl out bass
solos and proceed to give the great
man reception. That is. he is conn
PEELED TO stand on his feet for an hour
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-13

mounted by bleeding heads which
dripped blood ON their upturned faces.
every commune would have contained
groups III club women versed In the
science IL government and met to de-
bate the cause and effects II the dis
turbance in the body polite. Having
studied the science and philosophy Of
government even the favored classes
might have admitted that the French
variety was all wrong and could not
endure. Deliberation, aided by knowl-
edge, would have prevented the fren-
zied excuses Of the days If the com
mune. There is no likelihood that
the French Revolution will ever be
reproduced in this country. There is
every probability that the next fifty
wears will furnish an epoch Of storm
and stress whereina deliberative body
accustomed TO serious discussion. and
united in federation with all parts Of
the United States. will have a very
important effect upon the final result.
To refer again to the French Revolu
zion, il was the debating clubs Of that
time which turned the balance of
power back and forth between the
Royalist and Communist interest.
Section 4 af Article 3 If the Consti-
tuition provides that the terms Of Office
of members Of the legislature shall be
two years and that members shall not
receive pay for more than sixty days
at any one sitting. nor more than 100
days during their term. Their pay is
five dollars per day during their sit
ting and ten cents per mile i'm going
10 and returning from the place Of the
meeting of the Legislature, At the
legislative session of 1897 the sum OF
$4,000 was appropriated and placed
under the control Of the governor to
he by him used i'm defraying the eX
pense Of an investigation Of the ac-
counts in the different executive of
fees and in the several state institu-
tions. and for other purposes. [See|
laws If 1897. page 29l. AT the same
legislative session a joint resolution
was adopted providing that a commit
tee consisting Of three members of thd|
house to he appointed by the speaker
and two members Of the senate to bi
appointed by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
should make an Investigation Of thd
accounts i'm the executive offices and
Of the several state institutions. Laws
1897. page 45ss.l
To RE AsCERTAINED.
First. What are the names Of tha
members Of the house and senate apt
painted on this committee:
Second. When were these members
appointed on the committee:
Third. What sum has each membet
Of the committee received for his sert
vices aud what sum has each drawn ii
anything on account Of mileage:
Fourth Each member of this COM
mittee draws pay for sixty days while
the legislature was i'm session: for how
many days have they drawn pay since
the adjournment Of the legislature
and at what rate per day:
Fifth. Including the sixty days
while the legislature was i'm session
have not these members received pay
for more than 100 days.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-13

land shake hands with hundreds of
people he cares nothing whatever
about. and ma Ike brilliant replies Ia
their inanc questions. This sort III a
program was all very well for DIR.
Wafson-..'lan McClaren" he is a
public man and. clergyman. and
knew exactly how to conduct himself
under the circumstances and To give
you that fatherly handgrip and suave.
meaningless smile that rector be-
9stOws upon you as 0Du pass out Of his
]chuTh on Sunday morning. But Mr..
Hawkins is different. He is simply a
novelist and an English gentleman:
Iquiet. conservative almost to shrink
ingness. with the traces in his face Of
having lived "A good deal. and With the
kind II eyes that go To dreaming in
the midst Of a crowd. Not at all the
sort OF man for public functions. but
rather to live quietly with his pipe in
lis law chambers i'm the Temple MAX
ing imaginary excursions into Ruri-
tania.
never pitied man more sincerely.
Major Pond was not with him. and he
was absolutely alone and stranded
among those idiotic people Even
sensible people become unaccountably
silly under such circumstances. and
the club and their guests outdid them
selves. 1t was motley assemblage:
there were university professors who
stood and looked over their glasses at
the distinguished guest" as though
he were a type specimen Of some new
species Of mammal: there were pert
reporters with their trousers turned
up. and giddy society maidenS who
had come with the reporters: there
were female reporters Of uncertain
ages i'm sloppy rubbers-which they
would not lay aside i'm the dressing
room. having no faith i'm the honesty
Of their sex-wearing glasses and car
r,ing note books i'm which they Occa-
sionally wrote. stealing furtive glances
at the bewildered Mr.. Hawkins as they
did so. Then there were few of the
society people present, who patronized
the poor man i'm the frankest manner.
and were anxious To know his .'im-
pressions of America
While il is quite beyond me to give
any adequate notion Of the colossal
stupidity Of that reception. or Of the
indignities to which the helpless vic
tim was submitted. will endeayor to
repeat little Of the conversation
from memory--nOt having been wise
enough To take note book. as did
some more knowing ladies of my craft.
Heary Society Lady, ,rifh a mOfhcrly
smile We'll, Mr. Hope. ! suppose you
don't like New York quite as well as
London YETI"
Mr.. Hasckins you see I'm
very partial TO London. though they
have treated me very nicely in New
York. I'm sure
Heary Lady, expect you find the
weather i'm Pittsburg more homelike
than i'm New YOrk-the fogs. mean
Mr.. HdwLins Now the truth is.
that i'm London We have just about
four fogs in the year. real fogs YOU
know. We should call this clear
day"
Hedry Lddy-''But in your last novel
you have fogs enough"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-13


us about the sequel TO the Prisoner.
whether you're going to have the
King die and bring Rudolph and
'Flavia' together
Mr.. -Hdrkins-..Im afraid l had
scarcely considered that contingency
so careless Of me"
Young Man, rih literary dspira-
tioRs-.Mr. Hawkins. there are sew
eral OF us who want to know just a
little about your methods Of work. il
We may venture on such subject
Mr.. Hawkins. ciriiiy-''I am at your
service, gentlemen"
Young Mdn-.'We want to know if
YOU begin novel with any definite
plan as to how you will accomplish
your end. that is. if you first decide
upon the incidents by which YOU can
best develop your characters
Mr.. Hdrkins. wifh a puzzled air =
Il fear | don't entirely comprehend
you
Young Man-..Do you first make
sketches of your characters. as a
painter does for a figure piece"
Mr.. Hdwkins-I don't think the an
ology will hold at all
Young Man-.'Well, do YOU prefer
the positive or the negative method of
art or do you consciously pursue
eitner?''
Mr.. HdrL.ins, wiH embarrassment
Il. really fear. gentlemen. that do
not
Young Mdn-"Then you have just
stumbled upon your results:''
:. Mr Hdwkins. cith AFFECT humility
stumbled, merely stumbled"
Ny opportunity to really know Mr..
Hawkins little came just after this
reception. where they encircled him
between two pots Of chrysanthemums.
\ clerical friend of mine here attend
ed the same college with Mr.. Haw-
kins, and after the reception carried
him off 10 private smoking room
with me i'm tow. l had requested that
should he ignored as nearly as the
ordinary laws Of civility would allow.
What l wished was to hear the tor
tured victim converse with someone
he had known and who cared for him
and was not merely trying to pump
him.
The room was small and furnished
in red and was a trifie less bleak than
the reception room. Although it was
only three o'clock the gas was lighted.
for the mist was heavy outside, and "a
fire was burning i'm the open CRATE.
Mr.. Hawkins sank exhausted into
a leather reaching chair and for the
first time l felt that ! could look at
him squarely without impertinence.
He is very tall and thin with slight
s:oop i'm his shoulders and there is an
i'm his bearing that seems
TO come rather from preoccupation
than listlessness. His hair looks as
though ii were pushed down Over his
ears. About the back of his head il
is thick and touched with gray. but
on the top of his head it is con-
,picuously absent. His cheek bones
are high and prominent, his face thin
and the youthful glow Of his skin is
at variance with the stoop i'm his
and the gray in his hair.
His high, full forehead and his eyes
are his distinguishing features. They
are really very remarkable eyes: very
large and of a changing shade Of gray,
with something almost feminine i'm
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-13


his soul of masquerading into Ru-
ritania. fighting duels and woOing a
Princess. And yet. am not sure but
that il should be put the other way
about. and that magnificent young
Howard Gould, with a figure like a
captain Of the guards. who was play
ing the Prisoner Of Zenda'' down at
the Alvin last week and looking the
part even better than he played it,
was not masquerading i'm the knightly
chiyalrousness of this mans soul.
Mr.. Hawkins did not sit still long.
He forgot his exhaustion. and putting
his arm about his friends shoulder
began to pace the floor and talk of old
Oxford days and people. while sat by
the fire effacing myself as nearly as
possible. noticed the serious vein
of his conversation, though perhaps
that was only natural i'm meeting an
old friend i'm strange country. He
talked Of old dOns and tutors. of death
and failures, Of good fellows who had
gone to the bad and bad fellows who
had got the prizes Of life. until one
began to feel rather afraid of living.
knew that Mr.. Hawkins had mar
ried the charming English actress
who played ''Flaviar i'm the .PrisOner
Of Zenda" and began to be rather
inpatient because the clergyman did
not ask him about his wife. The sub
ject came around Indirectly after
awhile. They were talking about the
changh his literary success had made
in his life. when the clergyman re-
membered, But twas the Prisoner
that brought you the multitude
wasn't its''
''Ah. my dear boy" replied Mr.. H
Hawkins, lit did so much more than
that-it brought me the One-' And
it was good to see his hand tighten on
his friends shoulder as he said it
And if l repeated the rest Of his con-
versatiOn upon that subject, should
Ike a very hardened journalist indeed.
Just as We were going. Mr.. Hawkins
remarked that Inc had seen and adj
mired Howard Gould's Rudolph |
asked him whether he had suffered
much from FanchOn Campbell's
..Flavia."
He smiled and answered, well. you
see there is just one Floria to me-
And l suppose" put in the clergy
man. that she is Just the antithesis
Of the dream FlOria?'
We'll, really can't say as to that"
said Mr.. Hawkins. '.yOu see, since 1
have known her have forgotten the
dream"
Was ever neater gallantrv spoken?
l hope Madame Flavia Hawkins ap-
preciates her blessings.
In the evening Mr.. Hawkins read from
his novel at the Carnegie hall To hear
an author read from his own books is
more or less depressing. He seems out
Of place. Granting this much to start
with, one must admit that Mr.. Hawkins
did all that could be expected Of him
under the circumstances. When he got
his ''cue" he rose and went to the speak
ers stand, leaning rather helplessiy
against it. He made no reply to his
fiattering introduction; he made no com.
plimentary remark about America or
Americans; he "taffiei" no one, he fat
tered no one. Like courteous and
well bred gentleman whom popularity
has not spoiled he proceeded directly to
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

salem Charge Lutheran Church. - Benjamin' 5
Church-Bible class at 130 p. Preaching at >
D. m. Y p s. C. E. at7.30 p. m. st. Johns Church
Preaching at 10 a. m s. A. Diehl, Pastor
Grace Lutheran Cburch-Snnday School at 8
a. m Preaching at 1890 a IN. Subject, "Abun-
dant Life Evening. at 80, Eyangelistic Ser
vices Y. F. S. c. E. at 6.45 p. IN. Junior Cate
chise Saturday, at p M Senior. 30 p m:
+. H. Miller, Pastor.
Methodist Protestant Church. Rev W. X. Graham,
b. D. Pastor.-Sabbath Services-Preaehing by the
at night. sabbath School ats.l5 a. M. Junior Y.
P. s. c. E. at $50 p. m y. P. S. G. T. at $50 p M
Brethren Church.-Preaching at Meadow Branch
Sunday morning, at 10 O'Clock, and at Westminster
at O'Clock, p. m.
St. Johns Church, Rev. Father Cassidy. PASTOR
Sunday-Low Mass ut 7l5 and High Mass at IL a.
m. Vespcrs at 80 p m. During the Week.-Mrs.
at 730 a. III.
Centenary NJ Z. Church.-Sunday School at 9:lF
a. M Preaching at 1890 a. m. and 7.30 p. N. Ep-
worth League Service at 645 p. IN. Junior League
at 3 p Prayer Meeting Wednesday, at $50 p. m
Joel Brown. Pastor.
St. Paul's Reformed Church.-Sunday School al
915 a. Divine service at 1870 a. NJ ana z p m
Catechism at 6.15 p. IN. Calvin ;. Slagie, Pastor
Carroll Charge, Reformed Church.-Benjamin'
Church-Divine Service at 10 u. M. st. Matthews
Church-Sunday school at p. IN. Divine Service
at D. M Jerusalem Church-Hoy Communion
February p, at p. m. Preparatory service Satur
H. j. Macalister Pastor.
The regular monthly meeting of the Benevolent
and Aid Society of Benjamins Reformed Church
will be held at the residence of Mrs. Clara Bale
on Wednesday evening, February IL, or, if weather
is uniavorable, on first clear evening afterward
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-13
Declaring the Result.

Mckinley and Hobart have been officially
declared elected President and Vice-President
of the United States for four years from the
4th of March, next. The people chose presi-
dental electors in their respective states last
November Later the electors met at their
respective state capitals and ballotted for
President Certificates were then sent to the
Secretary of the Senate, one by mail and one
by special messenger, from each state, and on
Wednesday the Senate and House met in joint
session in the hall of the House to witness the
count Vice President Stevenson presided,
the box of certificates was opened and four
tellers read the certificates. The result of
the count was 27l votes for Mckinley and
176 for Bryan, and the Vice-President de-
clared Mckinley and Hobart elected.
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For Young Men,

The 25th Annual Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations of Maryland,
West Virginia, District of Columbia and Della
ware. meets in Frederick February l9th-2lst,
commencing at clock Friday afternoon,
18TH
The topics to be presented and discussed
cover wide range. Special attention seems
to be given TO Bible study, which will be con
Quoted by C. NJ. Copeland, Acting State Sec
rotary. The music will be led by Percy ).
Foster, of Washington.
Places not having Young Mems Christian
Associations, Young Peoples Societies,
Churches and Sunday Schools are invited to
send representatives.
There will be reduced rates on the railroads,
and the delegates will be entertained by the
people of Frederick. Among those who will
take prominent part are Rev. 81. N. Whar-
ton. D, D., Baltimore; W. H. H. Smith.
Washington; W. B. Milar, New York, aud
E. Lawrence Hunt, Secretary of the Students
Club, New York City.
Persons intending to go to the Convention
should communicate early with W. IL. Nor
ris, Secretary Y. NJ. c. A., Charles and Sara
toga Streets, Baltimore.
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MORTGAGES SALE
AVA OF
Two Desirable Wood Lots,
In Manchester District, Carroll County, Nd

In Manchester DISTRICT, CafrOlI county, Mu.
By virtue of power of sale contained in II
mortgage from Christian A. Gunther and
Annie NJ Gunther, his wife, to the under
signed, bearing date January 10Th, 1895, and
recorded among the Real Estate Mortgage
Records of Carroll county, in Liber B. f. G.
No. SO, Folio 16S, &C., we will sell at public
sale, on the first mentioned premises, on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 81, 1897,
at the hour of o clock p M, the following
parcels of land conveyed by said mortgage.
First. A parcel of land, parts of tracts of
land called New Farm" and ''Lovealls En-
largement 2nd Parcel containing LILO
acres more or less
This property is situate i'll Manchester dis
trict, Carroll county, on the Eden road ad-
Joining ''Leister's Church" about ! of mile
from the village of Mexico and is well
wooded with oak and chestnut timber.
Second. A parcel of land containing l22
acres more or less. This parcel is also well
wooded with hickory, oak and chestnut tim
Der. and is situate in Manchester district
aforesaid about of mile from the farm now
owned by John F. Switzer, formerly by c.
A. Gunther) and adjoins the land of Eli Hull,
jeremiah Matthias, George Gummel and
others.
Terms of Sale Cash; or, if desired by the
purchaser, one-third cash on the day of sale
or or the ratification thereof: one-third IN six
and the other one third in twelve months
from the day of sale, the credit payments to
be secured by the notes Of the purchaser or
purchasers, with approved security, bearing
interest from the day of sale.
J. WESLEY BEGGS,
MILTON SCHAEFFER,
IAMEG II PHI TNCST EA
Mortgages.
Jno. Milton Reifsnider, Solicitor for Mort
gagees. William. T. Wilson, Auct.
feb6 Is
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Compiled from the New York sun, Philadelphia
Ledger, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American, Bal
timore Evening News, and Associated Press Dis
patches.
David Eiehengreen, of the firm of G. S. Kann &
Co.. has been declared an insolvent debtor; Kann
& Co. are in the hands of receiver; Theo. R
Moore and Charles NJ Thompson, fertilizer dealers,
VIM. j. Nichols, oyster packer; Charles n Chatter
ton, furniture dealer, and Henry T. Justi, plumber
all of Baltimore, Nd have been declared insol
vents.
A Biddeford Maine, despatch says tnat there
will be a reduction of 10000 pounds in the product
of the Pepperell and Laconia cotton mills between
now and May Fifty thousand spindles will be rur
one-third time.
Application has been made in Salt Lake, Utah
ON behalf of George S. Griseom and s. E. Anderson
for the appointment of a receiver for the Pennsyl
vania Smelling Company. The applicants recently
filed suit against the company to recover $3.50 10
and now allege that the property of the company
is worth $4,000. and the Indebtedness aggregates
$50, 900.
The Union Fire Insurance Company, of Indian
apois is now the hands of a receiver, who ere
ports sl4 assets with liabilities of $4,000"
Temporary receivers have been appointed fol
the states Savings Bank of Atlanta Georgia. 1t is
alleged in the petition for a receiver that the
Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association
was indebted to the bank in a large sum, and that
the bank probably would never be able to collect
its Indebtedness In answer to this the bank of
fieers say the Building and Loan Association owes
nothing to the bank and, the contrary, the bank
was carrying a deposit for the association.
A receiver has been appointed for the Citizens
Traction Company. of San Diego, California; liza
bilities, Ss5 600.
Suit has been filed at Portsmouth, Ohio, for re-
eeiver for the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company Of
Chicago The property of the concern includes
sawmills at Coal Grove, Ohio; Ashland Kentucky
and at various points in Eastern Kentucky and in
West Virginia. several steamboats, used in towing
log RATS, large stocks of yellow poplar and Other
lumber at Chicago and elsewhere and large tracts
of timber
The Lockwood Corporation of Waterville, Maine
is running on half time and reduced its force one
half
The Old Dominion Preserving Company of Rich
mond, Virginia, Judson Cunningham, president
made an assignment; liabilities amount to 100000
John F. Morgan, contractor and builder, Balti
more Nd, has failed. George c. Tyler, packing
box manufactor, same city. has also failed. He
employed $50 men, and had one of the largest fac
tories in this country.
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Democracy and independence.
From the Baltimore News.

In discussing the Senatorship, the West
minister ADVOCATE speaks of the News as if ii
regarded this paper as in some sense party
organ Now, as matter of fact, the News is
as proud of its independence as the ADVOCATE
is of its regularity. The News has always be-
lieved, and believes now, in certain things,
such as revenue tariff, sound money and the
merit system, and these things were at one
time Democratic. That is the whole sum and
substance of the News Democracy. We are
not bound in any way, nor indeed are our
opinions in the least affected by party cSnven-
tons We have never asked, never received,
and would not have accepted if rendered, any
favor or patronage from any party. The AD-
yoCATE is one of the best county papers pub
lished anywhere, but its journalism is of a very
different kind from that of the News. The
ADVOCATE and many other county papers are
"organs, and as such receive the support Of
their constituencies Their failure to support
a party ticket would in all ordinary circum-
stances be regarded as in the nature Of dis
loyalty. The News is professedly and en-
phatically the reverse of an organ, and Its sup
port on purely party grounds of ticket which
did not deserve support on the merits of the
case would be distinct violation of its public
pledges In the discussion Of the Senatorship
and all other questions, the News would like
to have its county contemporaries understand
the undertaking regularity ofits independence.