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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
Released and Rearrested.

EXETER. N. H., Feb. 12-Fred d. Foster
and Ellery l.. Brown were this week, by
order of Judge Chase OF the supreme court,
discharged from Exeter Jail, where
they have lain nearly year. Foster was
Immediately rearrested by Sheriff Yves.
ton on a warrant from police
headquarters, Boston. charging him
with obtaining goods by false pre-
fences. He was remanded until Boston off,
GERS came and took him to that city. 1t is
charged that Foster bought leather on 30
DAYS credit of various firms. His alleged
fellow-conspirator, Brown, it is alleged, sold
the goods. Large amounts Of groceries and
other commodities appear to have been OBJ
tanned on credit and then turned into
cash at n sacrifice. OF the proceeds Foster
placed $4,000 in his wife's care and then
went to Boston. Later he returned to
Salem and assigned to his creditors. The
next day he was arrested at the insti-
cation Of the Worcester company on the
charge Of concealing property from at
tachment. Last June the Worcester company
abandoned its original suit and substituted
one In which Foster and Brown were charged
with conspiring to obtain carload OF scrap
leather, valued at $4,000. The Batchelder
4 Lincoln company instituted claim for like
amount. The Phinney claim IL understood
to have been settled. The October grand Jury
refused to indict Foster and Brow but Judge
Pike denied motion for their discharge.
At the January term the county commits
sioners renewed the motion, and Judge
Chase ordered the prisoners discharge I'M
less bond to recompense the county for
their board were filed by the plaintiff COM
panies. No bond was filed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
Bull Against RhinOcerOs.

"When was on the Zulu frontier, -"
said traveller recently, ~ stopped
for week with native, q splendid
fellow, who had fine farm. Among
other animals he had young bull
called Hulo, which he and his chill
dren fondly believed could vanquish
any beast on earth. Hulo was great
pet and not in the least vicious, SO
WINS surprised on the second evening
of my stay to see Hulo shifting the air
and pawing.the ground in evident rage.
was about to ask what it meant, when
ont of the forest came an ugly rhinoce-
rOS.
my host and hurried for our
guns, and Hulo dashed at the beast
with dauntless courage. A rush, a
crash and the bull was buried twenty
feet Fortunately the horn of his en-
envy had not caught him, and the first
rush had taught him lesson. His
horns were like sharp swords, but the
hide OF the rhinoceros is remarkably
thick, and the young bull soon showed
signs of fatigue. So he resorted to
strategy and lodged behind his clumsy
foe, giving him vicious stnbs in the
thighs. This was rapidly weakening
the rhinoceros, and just at this time
We fonnd some steel bullets, leaden
bullets having no effect on this animal,
and quickly completed the work Hulo
began. Then the bull stood on the
carcass and beloved his joy. "-Lon-
don News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
4 Cc0D;c without A God.

A people has recently been discov.
erred III the Congo basin, Africa, that.
80 far as can be learned, has no re-
ligion, and no conception of a Supreme
Being. There is also very little indi.
cation of superstition among them.
They are the Bnnziri4, and the ter.
ritory occupied by them is mostly on
the northern shores OF the Oubanghi.
II il not believed that they number
more than five thousand souls. Agri.
culture and fishing is their occupation
but they live in villages when not on
the water, their habitntions being
round huts, made OF plated straw and
covered with matched roofs. Canoes
made from trees, serve for their water
craft, and in these they live much of
the time during the dry season, when
the snndbars in the river are exposed.
They nre much given to a'gay life,
and delight in singing and racing. At
times they become exceedingly bois-
ferrous. Their countenances are pleas
mt and intelligent, with merry ex.
prcssions, and they are wel!.disposed
md hospital toward strangers.
The only atnre in adnrnment in
which these people devote any ntten-
tion is the hend,lrcss. This Is built
up with both tho trne aud false hair
until it. becomes an elaborate affair,
the work being done by the women,
who show much good taste and dex.
terity in the performance. The war
riors add feather to their headdress,
usually from parrot. When in
mourning these heuddresses are laid
aside aud the hair worn in the ordi.
nary way.
Fish afford their staple food; but
the men arc fond of dog meat, which,
however, is denied to the women.
Other food is bananas, and II little
corn and millet.
These people differ in language, APP
pearance and customs from the neigh
boring tribes, except one that they
resemble in some respects. Altogether,
they may be considered as the finest
md most philosophical savages of the
present day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
WhyTheyTake
Puritana.
WHY THEY GET WELL.

The proof does it.
That is why people begin to take
Puritana.
People find that their ncighbor:
have triedit
Their friends have tried it.
Men and women in every walk o
life have tried it.
A man suffers.
Perhaps he has suffered for years.
He has tried many things.
They have all failed.
He reads Puritana testimonial.
He reads another.
He sees new ones wherever he
looks.
Some of the writer's are in his owl
town.
Some in his own business.
Some he can see.
Some he can write to.
Some have been cured of his own
ailment.
Some of other ailments.
All are grateful.
All are glad to tell suffering people
how Puritana gave them relief.
They are approachable folks. and
their voluntary testimonials count.
Some live in town.
Some in the country.
Some hold Office.
Some vote.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
Florida Travel.

For the last ten days the tide Of travel has
turned toward Florida, Aiken, Augusta and
Western North Carolina. The suberb service
offered to winter travel this season by the
Southern Railway has induced many to visit
the charming resorts OF the South SO easily
and quickly reached. The New. York and
Florida Limited leaves New York daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at l2l0 M On-a magnificent
Pullman vestibnltd train of Dining, StateroOm
and Drawing Room Compartment, Sleeping,
Library and OBJ ervatOn cars, reaching Jack;
sOnvie the following afternoon ut 3.S, and
st. Augustine one hour later, 4.D:
The schedules are SO arranged this winter
to give the Florida travel a "limted" train
from the east to st. Augustine, reaching its
destination before night. attached o the New
York and Florida Limited, and y Pullman
Drawing Ro I'M Sleeping Car. New YORK to Au-
gusta, which arrives at latter point following
morning at ll.2O after leaving New York.
Connections are also made at Trenton ior
trains are operated to Florida, Aiken. Angus
ta, New Orleans and the Pacific Coast; with
through Sleeping Car service. For infOrma-
tion, call on or u dress New York Office, South
ern Railway, I'll Broadway.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
STORM TOSSED.
Fleet Of Warships in Late Hur-
ricane.
Men Killed and Injured - Vessels
Unframed.

CHARLESTON, s. G.. Feb. 12-Admiral
Bunce's fleet of warships-the New York.
Maine. Columbia, Amphitrite and Marble
hea has just arrived off Charleston bar
after a terrible experience with the storm
which swept up the south Atlantic coast.
The warships ran straight into the teeth
of u terrific storm when 40 miles Off the
North Carolina coast and well below Hat
teras, and both ships and men were in great
peril. Four lives were lost, eight men were
seriously injured. and minor injuries had
been sustained by almost all the vessels.
The hattlaship Maine had five of her men
overheard, three of them losing their lives.
Tho Marblehead had one man killed and
five injured. The killed on the Maine were
l.. G. kozel. apprentices, dashed to death
against turrcts and body lost at sea John
drowned, body not recovered A. r. Nelson,
private United States marines, washed
overheard and drowned. body lost.
The Marbehead lost Carpenter Strawhat,
who was dashed to death by the sea. His
body was saved and buried at sea Sunday.
Several OF the carpenters gang who were at
work on the sea anchor were hurled against
the super-structure of the ship by the sea
and more or less injured.
They are: Dennis Ryan, blacksmith
Charles Osborne, shipwright Apprentices
Seaman and Regain and Kicker. plumber.
Kicker sustained compound fracture of
the skull, and his condition is serious. All
Of the injured seamen were transferred to
the Marine hospital.
1t cannot be stated exactly what amount
OF injury the various vessels sustained. The
officers say that their ships behaved SPLEEN
didly but the vessels received rough usage
ut the hands OF the hurricane. None how
ever, of them have been seriously injured,
and it is not probable that the mannuvres
will be seriously interfered with or retarded
by the terrible experience.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
A LONG RECORD.
Church Two Hundred and Fifty and
Building Fifty Years Old.

IPSWICH. Mass. Feb. 12-The ilftieth an
niversary of the dedication of the present
meeting house of the First Congregational
church in this town has just been celebrated.
The society and church dates back to the
earliest days Of the Plymouth colony in the
middle of the 18th century.
At the celebration on Sunday, the exact
program OF so years ago was repeated. The
same hymns were sung, and the sermon that
the Rev. David r.. Kimball preached that
morning was preached by Rev. Edward Con-
slant. 1t was n peculiarly interesting and
unique service, and, although the streets
and roads OF the town were almost impas-
Enthusiastically so In some places--the
house was illed.
OF the 32 members who sung in the choir
ON the day Of the dedication, so years ago,
the following are now living; Mrs. Hannah
Haskell, Mrs. Ella Newman. Mrs. Caroline
L. Hodgkins, Miss Eunice Stanwood Miss
Mehitable StanwOod. Miss Eliza Baker, N.
r.. Farley and John H. Shatswell.
The following members of the church. who
were present at the dedication so years ago.
are living Benjamin Newman, Eunice
Cowles. Elizabeth p. Rogers, Eliza Baker,
Lucy II. f. Hammctt, Mary s. Farley, Lucy
| A. Goodwin. Eunice II. Stanwood, Mehi-
table +. Stanwood, Eliza w. Il. Dodge and
Sarah Burnham.
| During its existence the church has had
16 pastors, viz: Nathaniel Ward, Thomas
Parker Thomas Bracey. John Norton, Ma
thaniel Rogers, Thomas Goblet, William
Hubbard. John Dennison. John Rogers, ia
baz Fitch, Nathaniel Rogers. Timothy
Symmes. Levi Frisbee. David 4. Kimball,
Robert Southgatc, Thomas Morong. Edwin
b. Palmer, George II. Scott and the present
incumbent, Edward Constant. The longest
passionate was held by Mr.. Rogers from 1892
TO 1745
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
WHY Conductors Mear Gloves.

Some of the conductors on the
Broadway cable road, who do not
wear gloves, often get their hands
badly liscolored and sometimes poi
soned from handling pennies and other
coins. A conductor on the road
showed New York Mail aud Express
reporter his hands, which were stained
and discolored from the metal.
"Most of the conductors wear gloves
with the fingers cut partly off," said
he. 1--WE do not wear them for
warmth, but to protect our hands
from contact with the metal. In
handling coins for an hour with bare
hands. they will get into very bad
condition."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
THE BIG BALL.
The Famous Vanderbilt Affair
OutshOne.
Money Flows Like Water-Ostcnta-
tiOus for Spite.

NEW YORK, Feb. ~ The big and much
talked OF Bradley Martin ball has taken place.
The projectors started in to outdo in magnill-
cence and cost the famous Vanderbilt affair
OF few years ago. The fact that money was
poured out without stint was due in part.
too, to the fact that Mrs. Bradley-Martin
had been severely scored for such show of
extravaganza when there was so much SUI
fering and poverty about.
The cost of the ball would have kept 800
families for year in comparative opulence
and given what is years average income
to more than 200 families. A fortune was
spent in flowers alone, another in wines,
another in food and regal amount in music.
The magnificent mansion was blaze of light
and a floral paradise. Everybody that is
anybody was there. There were no Incl
dents other than the fact tina. the prodiSal
display OF wealth has never been surpassed,
II 1t has ever been equalled. The cost will
exceed half million dollars.
No private entertainment has ever caused
somuch commotion. Clergymen. from the At
lantic 70 the Pacific, are condemninS what
they term the ostentatious display OF wealth
and luxury in the face of starving multitudes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 12-United States
Senator-elect Mason declares that VIII IN he
gets into the Senate his voice will never be
silenced until Cuba is recognized.

Arthur Duestrow, the st. Louis million
ARE who murdered his wife and little three
year-old boy three years ago, is condemned
to hang on February 16. The crime was
committed February 10, 1894. On that day
Duestrow went to his magnificent home on
South Compton avenue, st. Louis, intending
to take his wife and child sleigh-riding.
Entering the house he began cursing young
servant girl, Katie Hahn, and would have
beaten her had not Mrs. Duestrow inter-
fered. Becoming angry with his wife, he
drew revolver, discharged 1t in her face,
then turned upon the baby, who met the
same fate as his mother. Duestrow then
rushed to the police station and gave him
self up. He has fegned insanity for Il long
time. All the influences that could be set
in motion by his wealth have been brought
into play to save the murderer, but to no
avail beyond extending his life for few
months
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13

But all are honest and sincere.
That is why any one can prove for
himself the genuineness of Puritana
cures.
Puritana patients get we'll.
This is fact.
There are reasons for 1t.
Puritana is the discovery of Prof
Dixi Crosby.
Hewas the greatest New Hampshire
physician of his day.
He was at the head of the Dart
mouth Medical College for genera
ton.
He used common sense, and found
that disease or health came to the
body through the stomach.
He scientifically compounded a
stomach medicine from the harmless
products of nature.
This is Puritana.
1t makes the stomach right.
That is why it makes the health
right.
With sound stomach no one can
help being we'll.
That is why Puritana patients get
we'll.
Chemists say that Puritana is a good
medicine.
They also say it is we'll made.
The materials are the purest and
best that money can buy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
Western City Has a Mystery.

Half why between the clubhouse
and the Grand Rapids and Indiana de-
pot, in Traverse City, there is an area
of water about 100 feet square, which
is frequently raised by some mysteri-
Gus power to height OF three or fonr
feet, 10 oking Ike mixture of froth
and sa wdust. The.watcr is only six
feet Il eep naturally, aud rs the theo nv
of IL subterrancan opening is discrtd-
tied, no one can explain the phenom-
enon. Chicago Inter Ocenn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
MUST ACT PROMPTLY.
Nantucket HarbOr Filling With
SanI-3OO. 600 Tons Sifted In.

NANTUCKET, Mass. Feb. l2-Unless the
Congress now in session acts promptly re-
garding the breach Of the sea at Wauwinet
beach the harbor of Nantucket, upon which
the government has expended nearly half u
million dollars. will either be entirely de-
struyed or. ut least, filed up so that none
except the lightest draught vessels can en-
ter The cut in the beach which was made
by one OF the heavy storms OF last month
was carefully examined by a government eX-
pert during the recent hurricanes, and
u report Of the observations was sent to the
engineers Mt Washington.
The recent gale has widened the cut to
1000 feet ut high water and at least 800
feet at low water with q minimum depth Of
six feet, and. while the NORTHEASTERN was ut
its height. it was impossible for any OF the
fishermen to leave the harbor through the
cut
Already there has washed into Wauwinet
harbor. Mt the southwestern angle, some
what over 200, 900 tons Of sand. and at the
northwestern angle about 100, 900 tons, while
Il stratum Of line blue clay at the bottom
OF the cut, the thickness Of which is unde
termined is all that keeps the sea from
rushing clear to the wharves Of the town.
Another northeastern will probably rip up
this bar,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
On Serious Charge.

RUTLAND, VT, Feb. 12-Judge John W.
ROwell of the supreme court has directed an
Information to be filed against Joseph G.
Jones, for the past four years state attorney
alleging improper conduct relative to liquor
and other criminal prosecution because OF
collusion with the offenders. The case
is to be heard before full bench OF the
supreme court in special session of Mont
pelicr. Feb. 26, at which time ex-State
Atty. Jones will be called upon to make an
swer why he shoulG not be impeached and
debarred from practice in the courts of this
state. Judge Rowell further alleges that
when he called the ex-state attorneys atten-
tion to his alleged malfeasance in the depo-
sition of certain violations and bail forfeit
ures the latter had made representations.
which, upon investigation, Judge Rowell
had found to be wholly false.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
SENT FROM SEARSPORT.
Miss q. Moiiie Percy. the well.Knowp
scarsPort Drsssmaker, Gives Her
Experience of Her Life.
long Suffsrin. aud

Experience of Her Life.
long Sufferin. and
Cure.
From the Commercial. Bangor, Maine.
The following communication has Just
Searsport, Maine, where she is well and ia
vorably known:
~ WAS a sufferer from constant headache
oil my life, frequently accompanied with
nausea and sick stomach, especially before
and during severe attacks. l am now thirty
! was never free from these depressing and
distressing attacks, AMI did not know what
II was to feel well. until last winter, when,
having seen SO much written and heard so
much spoken about DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, | made up my mind to see
II they wouli do me any good. l therefore
bought some OF hem and began to take them
according to directions.
II soon began % experience relief, and
have improved ever since. am still taking
them, and shall continue so TO do until am
free OF the slightest symptom OF my old enc
my. lam II firm believer IN the efficacy OF
Pink Pills. AMI shall never DO without them
a. they have done me so much good.
81 have recommended these pills to
others, among them Q. G. Coburn, who is III
of heart trouble.
(Signed) "S. M. PERCY"
Witness: Mrs. j. Il. NICHOLS.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are a specific for troubles peculiar to fe-
males, such us suprressions, irregularities
and all forms of weakness. They build up
the blood, and restore the glow of health to
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect
Il radical cure in all cases arising from men
tAl worry ovarWOrk NJ Vhnt o Y
nature. They are manu- fac ured by the DR..
Williams NJ dicino Company, Schenectady.
N. Y, and are sol by all druggists ut so
cents box or six boxes for %. so.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
For Good Roads.

PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 12-Through the
fundamentally OF the Portland Wheel club.
over 5000 signatures have been secured to a
petition to the Legislature for the establish
ment of state highway commission. The
petition asks that SIC, 900 of the sum annu-
ally assessed on bicycles-be set aside for the
support Of a commission similar to that in
Massachusetts,. Pledges of support have
been secured from many Of the most influ-
entail members OF both houses. An argu-
ment used In favor OF the measure is that
Maine is fast developing as summer resort
and that every permanent improvement in
the highways makes the summer vacation
places more easy Of access and more remun-
erative.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
f.. Hodges Ia President

NEW YORK, Feb. 12-An event of much
Importance to the cycling fraternity OF the
country has just taken place In this city.
Cycle Track association has been formed.
This insures for the future clean and honest
racing at the various cycle meets
throughout the country. The or
ganization will hold the same relation to the
various racing track as the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen holds to the bicycle riders of
the country. The following named officers
were elected Edward G. Hodges Of Boston
president r. +. Pelousee OF Louisville
vice president Henry E.Ducker, secretary,
and L. NJ. Rich, treasurer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
An Obseryant Youth.

"Now. Bobbie," said the teacher,
"spell pipe"
"P-l-P-E," said Bobbie.
''That's right. And now tell mo
something about pipes. What do
people do with them?"
"Well," said Bobbie, thoughtfully,
"boys blow bubbles with 'em ; plumb
ers put 'em in; Scotchmen blow music
out of 'em, and men like pa smoke 'em.
1t all depends on the kind of pipes
you want me to tell you about. "-Har-
per's Round Table.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, | .,

LUCAS COUNTY, .
FRANK. CHENEY makes oath that he Is Il
senior partner OF the firm OF +. j. thENEi
Co, doing business in the Cityof Toledo, tnuiI
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will II
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED noI.LARS Tor ca
and every case yot CATAnWu that cannot
cured by the use HALLS CArARRh Ours.
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before mo and subscribed in !,
49,, presence. this 9th day OF Dccemte
sEALi A. d. 1885, A. GLEASON,
1921 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, a,
acts directly on the blood and mucous suriac
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
FIJI. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
DENNIS O'SHEA is ASSIGNEE.
Meeting of the LacOnia Car Com
Dany-Special Court to Re Held.

pany-Special Court to BE Held.
TACOMA, N. H., Feb. 12-At meeting of
the creditors of the Laconia car company
just held for the purpose of appointing an
assignee, the claims of 22 creditors. rep
resenting about Sl5O,O00, were presented
through attorneys. There were only two
candidates mentioned for assignee, John T.
Busiel and Dennis o Shea, both OF Laconia
and each one OF the receivers in whose
hands the property Of the ear company
now Is by authority of the supreme court.
After some discussion Mr.. O'Shea was unan-
imously chosen assignee, and the court or
dered that he file a bond in the sum of $780,
900. The property Is now under the juris-
diction OF the supreme court by virtue Of
the receivers appointed, and the assignee
cannot take possession until the account of
the receivers has been passed upon by tho
court. and u final settlement of their trust
made. In answer to petition special ses-
sion OF the supreme court will be held here
for this purpose on Feb. Is.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-13
HAS FOUND GOLD.
The Town of Jackman, Me. Excited
What the Assay Shows.

JACKMAN, Me-, Feb. 12-The town is ex-
cited over the discovery OF gold mine. The
owner of the farm on which 1t is located
showed specimens Of quartz and other rock
containing the gold. The samples were as
sayed by Ora W. knight OF the Maine state
college, who found they showed two ounces
OF gold to ton Of ore. Montreal and Que
bee capitalists are interested in the scheme
and will probably make some arrangements
with the owner OF the mine to work it. The
discovery has caused big sensation and
every man in the vicinity who owns farm
is prospecting for the yellow metal.