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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
NEWSY CtEANiNcS.

Gold has been discovered in Missouri.
European control OF Greek finances Il
proposed rs part OF the peace conditions
with Turkey.
Nebraska has 5000 acres planted with
sugar beets. The product is ten to fifteen
tons per acre.
The Lambeth Conference decided to
recognize the adoption Of the title OF Arch
bishop in Canada.
The Hawaiian nag now floats over one OF
the Pacific Mail Company's steamers SAIL
ing from Yokohama, Japan.
WILEY Nusbaum, OF Middlebury, Ind,
fell victim to sunstroke. and there were
S9s teams in the procession that followed
his body to the grave.
. American manufacturers have just sold
steel rails and electric traction supplies In
England cheaper than they were offered BY
British manufacturers.
Three Westhamp pton OLong Island) ON
Gers. who surrounded house for the pur-
pose OF recuptur ring an escaped prisoner
when he emerged, were driven on by mos
quitoes.
The downpour OF rain caused serious
damage to crops in New York, New Jersey,
New England and some other sections.
Hay has been damaged twenty-five per
cent, and potatoes are rotting In the
ground.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
THE LABOR WORLD,

Baltimore (Md.) hodcarriers demand o.
day.
Denver (Col) rug peddlers license is 800
year.
Superior (wis.) packers and nailers won
a strike.
Dublin Greland) mineral water opera
tives struck for the right to organize.
Organized labor in Australia refused to
join in celebrating Queen victoria's Jubilee.
The st. Louis (Mo) Council requires that
all city horses and mules be shod by union
labor.
fnishers have won tho nine-nour day and
abolished piece work.
An International labor congress will be
held in Switzerland, beginning August %.
This country will bo represented.
1t is affirmed that the Knights Of Labor,
including Boston, Mass, and neighboring
cities, will turn out 10000 strong Labor
Day.
Tho Cleveland (Ohio) Street Railway
Company has begun the enforcement of its
rule prohibiting employees from frequenting
saloons.
Boston (Mass.) Unionists want the man.
agement OF the baseball club to take down
an advertisement OF non.union cigar on
Its fence.
Although the wages Of Belgian miners
average less than 5000 year, the profits
for the owners are only 43 per cent. on
their investment.
The Woman's Club in Atlanta, Ca, has
promised to make all purchases in the
morning II merchants will allow clerks a
half holiday on Saturdays.
About $500 knee-pants makers employed
In IA shops in New York and Brooklyn
struck. They had work, but did not, in
their opinion, get living wages.
The State Labor Commissioner Of North
Carolina is advised that the contract is let
for Coleman cotton mill at Concord, which
Is to be operated exclusively by colo6ed
labor.
For nearly dozen years the BARRIERS oi
Minneapolis, Minn., have not worked on
Sunday. They are now discussing the ques-
ton OF returning to tho old seven -day-a
week practice.
Fall River Mass Slasher Tenders Union
asked a man who is a slasher tender during
the day and n barber at night to join the
union. He declined and was expelled by
the Barbers' Union.
The convention OF the Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion held at Plattsburg, N. Y, passed
a resolution that hereafter all printing done
for the order must bear the label OF the
Typographical Union.
Over 5000 new members have been added
to the old X. OF l.. The vote on reaffllia-
tion Of the window glass organization with
the Knights has been taken and less than
200 votes werc cast against the proposition.
The Minnesota Union Label League has
asked merchants In Minneapolis to include
in their contracts with newspapers clause
that they can cancel their contracts pro-
viding there Is any labor trouble with the
paper II they see fit to do SO.
Fishermen at Vancouver, British Colum.
bia, struck. The men, including severa
hundred Japanese cheap workers, demand
ed fifteen cents q fish, aud the Gamers are
resclute to give no more than ten cents
though last year for q time twenty-five
cents was the rate.
The American Agents Association asserts
that its war on one OF the industrial insur.
ance companies last year cost that com.
pany 81 900 900. The company has refused
to employ canvassers and collectors who
belong to the association. These agent:
han lie union-made goods exclusively.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
IF THEY BUT COULD.

How often we hear discontented ones talk
OF grand opportunities lost,
And how by the waves OF condemnable
luck
They've ever been ruthlessly tossed.
They'll tell In n sort OF disconsolate way
Oflaboring always in vain.
And how they would handle the contract IL
they
Could live their lives over again.
The man who has failed in his business af-
fairs,
The prisoner locked In his cell,
The welded ones battling with family
cares.
All have the same story to tell.
Wherever we go that disconsolate cry
We hear in q pitiful strain:
"You'd see matters different with me II
Could live my life over again."
We should never weep over milk that is
spilled,
But hustle around for some more.
We cannot recall opportunities killed,
Nor chances blown of from our shore.
This word of advice is tho best we can
give:
Don't over the past sit and brood,
But tackle the future determined to live
The balance OF life as you should.
Denver Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
TRAVELLING in Stats,

When kings and other mighty high.
nesses pay state visits, they generally
travel in grand style. Thus It came to
pass that when Peter the Great visited
France, Louis NV, then a mere lad.
sent a gorgeous coach-and-six to meet
the Russian Car at Calais. For soiue
reason or other, Peter got tired Of this
method Of travelling. At the first inn
at which he stopped-and Peter was
lust the man to stop at the first Inn he
came to-he spied the body Of an old
carriage lying, like so much lumber, in
the courtyard. He there and then or
dered this to be slung from a pole, eact
end Of which was carried by servant
on horseback: and in this palanquin he
was conveyed throughout the rest OF
his journey. much to his own gratf.
cation and the amusement of the spec.
tators who crowded at various points
to see this remarkable man.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
MILE AND MoLLIE.
,oOOOoooOOOoOoOoOCO0OC

We come to ask
You for the
hand Of your
daughter, " said
young Bromley,
stumbling to the
seat offered him
b y the girls
father.
(Which one?"
asked old Dim
mock, the coal
merchant, lay
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
The pneumatic tube mail system is

The pneumatic tube mail system is
expected to be in operation here early
in October. There will be two routes
one from the Produce Exchange to
the general postoffice and the other
from the general postoffice to station
A, at Grand Central palace. When
these are in operation other routes
will be laid, including one to Brooklyn.
Boston's pneumatic tube mail system
but that's another story.
KNICKERBOCKEE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07

The title Of the Governor Of Rhode
Island is Governor, Captain General
and COmmander-in-chief of the Stnte
of Rhode island and Providence Plan
tations." So large title in so small
State is rather crowding things.
Siddi Mahomet ha Eibcr of Jall bad
kindly explains that "theosophy is
merely an ocean Of knowledge" Still
q graat many have notion 1t isn't.
II it can be proved that "love is dis
ease" there may he something in the
germ theory that microbes are traua-
TERED BY kissing. -.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07

1t begins to look as if Dave Hill is
to have his own way after all in nomi-
mating Court Of Appeals Judge Gray
for the chief iusticeship Of that court
this fall, and having him indorsed by
the Republican state committee.
The fact that Hill was maneuvering
for Judge Gray's promotion was first
made public in this column about two
months ago. For a year past the
Democratic leaders have been most
bitterly opposed to any suggestion
that might come from Hill regarding
Democratic affairs, and the plan to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07

The Texas Legislature has decided
that 1t is right for a Texan to take
drink Of whisky whenever he feels like
IT. The continuous performance craze
evidently Is spreading.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07
A City Under Ground.

In Galicia, in Austrian Poland, there
is remarkable underground city
which has a population of over 1000
men, women aud children, scores OF
whom have never seen the light of day.
1t is known as the City of the Salt
Mines and is situated several hundrel
feet below the earth's surface. 1t has
its town hall, theatre aud assembly
room, as we'll as n beautiful church.
decorated with statues, all being
fashioned from the pure. crystalized
rock salt. 1t has well-graded streets
and spacious squares, lighted with
electricity. There are numerous in
stances in this underground city where
not q single individual iu three or four
successive generations has ever seen
the sun, or has any idea of how people
live in the light of day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-08-07

If things keep on as they are going,
MIR. Croker may have to hurry home
aud give few harmony dinners.
There are hints that Mr.. Croker wants
the bcys to get together, even if it re-
Quires tht rhrle free lunch outfit to
fetch leIl
The herald., 1897-11-08

of more than one hundred miles from the
city would take person beyond the
reach of these pothunters. Such is not
the case, howeveras several local sports
men have learned, after paying rail-
road fare and making an even longer
Journey than that Between this city
and San Diego there are long stretches
of country which are ideal hunting
spots and in them, if the market hunt
er could be suppressed, there would be
fine hunting. 1t is just such spots that
attract the pothunters, for there the
quail are always to be found in large
numbers. In the vicinity of Delmar,
which is near one of these fine hunting
grounds, there are several men who have
each been killing from four to six dozen
quail for market daily, and it is little
wonder that the birds have become
scarce in that vicinity. The game war;
den of San Diego county recently got
into trouble with the men who had ap-
pointed him, because of his negligence
in enforcing the laws. He might find
Eplenty to do at and near Delmar.
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One way to reach the market hunters
and prevent the determination of game
has been suggested by a well-kown
sportsman of this city. He states that
if the common carriers, the railroad and
express companies, We're forbidden to
accept dead game intended for ship
ment from one county to another the
market hunter would not be able to ship
his birds to the large cities and would
therefore not be able to carry on his
business, as he could not afford to pay
railroad fare and carry the dead birds
to market himself Such regulations
would, however, require cooperation be-
tween all adjoining counties.
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| Yesterday was an excellent day for
duck hunters along the marshes south
of the city. one party of eight returned
last night bringing 461 ducks killed dur
ing the day on the Bixby ranch north of
the Alamtos clubs grounds.
| Owing to the fact that the semi i-annual
tournament of the Los Angeles Gun club
was in progress Saturday and yesterday
there was not the usual Sunday attend
ance of sportsmen at the various club
grounds near the city. Most
of the best shots in the city were at the
gun-club grounds all day breaking
| blue rocks.
The herald., 1897-11-08
The Legislative Bodies

Here are the names of some of the law
making bodies Of Europe:
The reichsrath. Austria.
The orszaggyules. Hungary.
The. chung chi ch'u, China.
The nei WI fu, Corea.
The rigsdag, Denmark.
Bureau des affaires Tunisiennes, Tunis
Bundersrath and reichstag, German EN-.
pire.
Lantag, Baden.
Reichesrathe, Bavaria.
Burgerschaft, Bremen.
Staatsministerium, Brunswick.
Diet, Mecklenberk- -Schwerin.
Herren haus and abeordnetenhaus, Prus.
sia.
Boule, Greece.
Senate and camera di deputati, Italy.
Imperial diet, Japan.
Statdsgeneral, Netherlands.
Volksraad Orange Free State.
Cortes geraes, Portugal.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Servia.
Senabodia, Siam.
Cortes constituencies, Spain.
Storthing. Norway.
Standrath and nationalrath, Switzerland
Ulema, Turkey.-Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin,
The herald., 1897-11-08

ing the clubs of the various cities. They
will then return to San Francisco, where
a series of games will be played with the
All-Americans, and the latter aggrega-
tion will then make a tour like that Of
their opponents. The two tsams will
start for the east, making the journey
by easy stages. stopping at all the prin-
cipal places en- route. 1t Is probable that
Los Angeles will be visited soon after
they start east, as they will take the
southern route home. Just how many
games are to be played here Is not known
at present, as none of the local park
managers have been communicated
with by the agents of the two teams,
and no arrangements have been made
for dates. 1t is probable that two or
perhaps three games will be played. The
attendance at these games is certain to
be large, and upon the interest in the
sport will depend the number Of games.
The annual meeting of the eastern
baseball magnates, who own the clubs
composing the National league. viii be
held tomorrow in Philadelphia.
The principal business of the meeting
will be the winding up of affairs of
last season and laying plans in prepara-
ton for the campaign of 1898. The UNI
pire problem will probably be discussed
and the alleged grievances of the minor
league will receive consideration, but
definite action will hardly be taken on
them until the spring meeting at st.
Louis. AS to the punishment of players
who were prominent in making the lives
of umpires miserable last season, Pres
ident Young has said that each case
would be dealt with on it's merits with
out fear or favor. The truth seems to
be that the league presidents realize that
must be done to stop the cru
sade begun upon the rowdies by the
press. Mr.. Young says that there is no
reason to expect change in the Twelve
club circuit in 1898.
The herald., 1897-11-08

Der Of dogs will be sent from this
city to participate in.the derby and other
events. The coming trials should prove
more interesting than any held for sew
eral years. The all-age stake Is going
to be grand one, and. In all probabii-
ity, the largest In the history OF the
club. while the list of starters, from
present appearances, will certainly con-
tain many more really good ones than
have ever come together on the coast
before.
The derby is especially weak In its
number OF English settlers. but the all
age promises to be especially strong In
this breed, with probably two or three
which have already entered the compe-
tition. with more or less success. in the
trials Of the east. The coming trials
will also find quite a number of new
men interested in the contests. which
will give q new impetus to the sport,
and be the means of largely increasing
the derby Of 80. These are gentlemen
who can AFFORD to breed and break for
the pleasure they will derive from 1t,
and, once interested, their enthusiasm
will make itself felt in promoting the
success of the club.
The herald., 1897-11-08

him Greg. X. log and K. 1897. They ar
rived in nine hours 43 minutes and 46
seconds, an average speed of 62o.S9 yards
per minute. ]. D. O'Neill's bird (reg. 81
arrived Tuesday. winning second prize.
In the second trial, which was from
Bakersfield, for third and fourth prizes.
G. G. Young's bird (reg. 1540 covered the
1928 miles in hours 54 minutes, speed
Of 780.64.
The free-for-all race from Mentone.
sixty-five miles, will be a good one.
Twenty lofts will compete. Mr.. Zahn has
offered three BOBBY prizes for non-mem-
bers, providing ten of them compete. The
first is fine Belgian bird that has won
nineteen prizes. The time limit on the
BOBBY prizes will be four days.
The following schedule for training
has been made by the club: November
10th. Pomona; November 14th, Cotton;
November Goth, Mentone; November
25th, Mentone. Entries close on the goth.
On the payment of 10 cents per head, the
club will train any bird all the way
through. Birds should be left at 427
South Hope street Saturday evening
for the Savanna toss, and at the Arcade
depot before 1880 a. m. for Pomona and
Cotton. 1t is hoped the several induce
ments offered will bring out a large
number Of competitors.
The herald., 1897-11-08

resentative Of the A. A. U. 1t the na-
tional assembly. to be held In st. Louis
In February next. According to the
terms Of the alliance between the A. A.
u. and the L. A. w. all matters pertain
ing to A. A. u. cyclists must be referred
to Mr.. Kelly before action is taken by
the racing board.
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A decision has just been rendered by
one of the courts in Cincinnati which
is valuable to any wheelman who
wishes to defraud his creditors. This
Judge held. in q case where q creditor
had levied upon bicycle, that bicycle
when actively used in connection with
the wheelmap's work, as in collecting.
etc., is personal property and exempt
from execution.
y
John Duck, an old Indian, objected to
q bicycle on the historic Caribou stage
road across the mountains, mistaking
1t for devilish contrivance. As the rid
er was fitting down the graded noun
tain side he shot at him with rifle.
bringing him down, but not killing him
outright. Duck has been sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary for his
criminal ignorance.
The herald., 1897-11-08

The second days shooting of the fifth
semi-annual tournament of the Los
Angeles Gun club yesterday did not
attract large crowd, there being less
than half dozen spectators besides
those who were engaged in The matches.
Owing to the small attendance the five
men team championship shoot had to be
declared off, as there were not sufii-
cient number present to make it con-
test
The first event of the day was fifteen
bird match similar to the several of the
day before Block and Vaughan divided
the money, each breaking IS birds. An
other bird match was the second
event and in it Packard made a perfect
score. The third of the sweepstake
events was at 20 birds, in which Bruner
won with Is to his credit.
The two-men team championship
shoot was the most interesting event of
the day There were five teams, an.
so evenly We're they matched that it was
not untll tne last ten Ol the biIus VI cdci
were being shot at that the result could
be guessed. Vaughan and Leighton
won the match the former breaking %
and the latter 81, total for the team OF
43. The score of the other teams was;
Breer and Seaver, 40; Fishback and
Ralphs, Al; Alexander and Van Nalken-
burg, SO; Bruner and Packard 49,
Seaver won the individual champion
ship over four others in one of the closest
matches of the meeting. The score was:
Seavers, "A; Alexander. 49, Fishback.
Al: Leighton Al Vaughan, Al.
The prizes offered by the club for the
best average scores were won. first by
Vaughan with an average of 81 and sec
ond by Leighton, whose average was
sc. The scores given in the several
events of the day were obtained late last
night from Secretary Van Valkenburg
of the Gun club.
The herald., 1897-11-08
Epidemic Of Crime in Indiana

The prevalence Of crime in Indiana
within the past few weeks is not un-
likely to lead to suspicion that the
officers Of the law are becoming lax in
the proper performance of their duties.
Vast sums of money are expended by
cities, towns and counties for the pro-
lection Of the people and their property
from the maliciousness of those evily
inclined, yet this expenditure in many
places fails Of its object.-South Bend
Tribune.
The herald., 1897-11-08

start. He is now in the northern part
of this state, having come west to spend
the winter here. Davis and Jones of
San Francisco will also be in attend
ance. Among other well-known riders
who will endeavor to land the purses
Lacy, Cromwell, Mussey, Thurman and
Hamlin might be mentioned. One of the
features of the meet will be the ten-mile
handicap for the long-distance men.
This event is an open one, and nearly all
the pros. in this city and this part of the
state will enter. Some of the handi-
caps will be nearly mile. AS this meet
will be the only event of the kind in this
vicinity on that day the surrounding
towns will be we'll represented. San
Diego will send up at least fifty men
and Ventura, Redlands, Riverside, San
ia Barbara will also be in evidence.
A new surface is being placed upon the
Athletic-park track and that course will
be placed in the best possible condition
for the Thanksgiving-day races. New
seats have been placed in portions of the
grand stand and a new entrance is to be
erected and fitted with a turn-stile
The surface will be rolled and will be
made as smooth as cement track. The
time at the race meet of the 25th inst. is
expected to be close to the record in sew
eral of the events.
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Earl Peabody of the Chicago Cycling
club is after the famous record of Zim-
norman of 100 firsts in race meets dur
ing one season, and there is every prob
a ability of his breaking it. He has rid
den winner in ninety-four races this
year, and as he has six weeks in which to
win the remaining eight necessary to
break Zimmerman's record of 1894 his
chances of doing so are considered bright
indeed. He has not been on the circuit,
however all Of his wins being at outside
race meets.
w. G. Furman will not ride at the
Thanksgiving-day meet. He is a staunch
l.. A. w. man, and has repeatedly ex-
pressed his intention not to ride under
c. A. c. c. sanctions.
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The bicycle manufacturers report that
the cycling public is fast awakening to
the necessity of using brakes. During
the present year the demand for them
has been in excess of any previous sea-
son. The increased interest in touring
over all conditions of country roads is
lattributed to the change of faith of the
public for brakes. The veteran riders
are their strongest advocates.
How to tighten a nut and keep it
tight is a secret few should be without.
Sometimes it is worth as much as re-
pair kit. On new wheel nuts have a
tendency to work loose and drop off.
The mishap can be prevented If the
nuts be taken off and cleaned, q little
oil put on the thread and the nut screw
ed up. AS rule this will prevent trou-
BILE.
A newly patented watch for cyclers
has speed indicator attachment COM
posed of scale of gears on the dial for
various cycles The timer turns the
pointer to the proper gear mark and
counts the number of pedal strokes
while the pointer is moving around to
it's first position
John w. Kelly, Jr., treasurer Of the
Amateur Athletic union, has been Sc
lected as an advisory member of the
racing board of the League of American
Wheelmen. He will also act as the rep
The herald., 1897-11-08
SPORT AFIELD

Market hunters are now so active in
the section of the state unusually hunted
by sportsmen from this city that to Sc
cure anything like a good bag Of quail
requires a journey of greater length
than most hunters care to take. 1t
would naturally be supposed that trip
The herald., 1897-11-08

Earned runs-Trilbys 8. Two-base hits
Carroll Alexander, Maxwell. Three
base hits-Carroll. Maxwell. Morrow.
Double plays-Courtney to Sower. Base on
balls-Off Edwards 5: Majors l. Hit by
Observation-Disclosures o. Struck out-By Ed
wards 5: Majors 3. Passed balls-Morrow
8. Wild pitches-Edwards 2; Majors l..
Time of game-1:45. Umpire-Wickersham ham.
SECOND GAME.
In the second game, in which the Los
Angeles were the opponents of the
The herald., 1897-11-08

the two games at Fiesta park yesterday
The Trilbys were their opponents in the
first game, and until the third inning
neither club had the advantage. After
that the soldier players seemed to have
lost their ability to hit the ball and the
Trilbys won with ease. Only seven in
nings were played. The score follows:
SEVENTH REGIMENTS
The herald., 1897-11-08
HoMING PIGEONS

Last Sunday the longest race flown
under the auspices of the L. A. C. Fly
ing club took place. 1t was from Fresno,
a distance of 206 miles air line and was
won by o. ]. Zahn's bird Sharp Fanny
(reg. 247) and two others belonging to