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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

her she could not bear up more than
two men. Soon, though, so much
water was bailed out that he ordered
two more men into the boat, and the
bailing was going on fast when one of
the two men beside himself who were
still in the water was seized by shark,
and with one cry sank. This SO
frightened the men that, horrible to
tell, they once more capsized the boat,
and when that was done put two men
in it again to bail. As they got to
work, a shark, with one bite, took off
one of Lieutenant Smiths legs, aud
he, the more than stole hero, made no
sign, lest fright again cause his men to
capsize the boat. They did not know
he was hurt. In moment or two the
rest were ordered into the boat, he
waiting to enter it last himself. Just
as he was ready to ask the men to help
him shark caught his remaining leg.
He fell back in the water, but his men
saved him, and lifted him into the boat
to die. With his last breath he told
the boy Wilson to report to the Admiral
that all the men had done their duty.
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Cat fish Weighing 115 Pounds.

An enormous catfish, weighing 115
pounds, was recently pulled out of the
Big Sioux river near the bridge by q
fisherman. In many respects it was
the most interesting fish taken from
the Sioux River in number of
years. 1t was purchased by w. X.
Shaw, and when exhibited in buggy
on Douglas street attracted quite u
number of spectators.
Its immense jaws were wide apart,
and it was seen that they could COM
fortably close over u mans head. In
taking the big one from the water the
fisherman had quite time. He had a
heavy hook attached to a trout line.
When he first felt the tugging he be-
gan to pull, but he found that the re-
sistance was more than he expected.
As he pulled in hand over hand he at
first thought that the hook was at
tached to a sunken log, but he kept on
pulling. When the fish neared the
surface he began to lash the water into
foam with his tail. The fisherman
then saw that the catch was of whale
like proportions, and he found that it
would be impossible to land him alone
in the ordinary fashion. Attaching
his line to tree. be went to his house
and procured rife. One bullet in
vital place was sufficient to put quie-
tns ON the catfish and he wss hauled
ashore. He was the biggest fellow the
fisherman had ever caught, and, and,
as he said himself, the biggest he
ever expected to catch. 1t just
weighed in at 115 pounds, and after
dressing tipped the scales at S2l
pounds.
Although the fish was quite large,
according TO the stories of some fisher
men who viewed it, tits not the largest
by far which has been caught near
Sioux City. About six years ago one
was lifted out of the Missouri river
which weighed 274 pounds. Deputy
Sheriff Pecaut vouched for the state
ment and said he saw the monster.-
Sioux City Iowa) Tribune.
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Winning tie Victoria Gross.

Another V. G of my a.luaintance--
he is anything but doctor-onca savs
u trooper whose horse had been killed.
His argument was rather original. The
man was on foot aud the enemy-Iulus
this time, and they are beautiful fight
ers-was coming down at a run, aud
he said very decen:ly that he did not
see his way to peril,ng his officer S life
by double weighting the only horse
there was.
To this his officer answered.: eff you
don't get up behind me, I'll get off and
I'll give you such a licking as you've
never had il your life." The man was
more afraid of fists than assegais, and
the good horse pulled them both ont
of the scrape. Now, by the regula-
tions, an officer who insults or threat
ems with violence subordinate of his
service is liable to loose his commits
sion and to be declared ''incapable of
serving the Queen in any capacity"
but for some r..a~on or other the
trooper never r-ror:sd his SUPERIOR
Rudyard Kipling, in Youths Com
panion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10
WOODSTOCK. VT. SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1897

gusted with what 7 thought my folly,
1 gave orders for the mules to be har-
messed and our command to move on.
The words were scarcely out of my
mouth when, glaucinS towards the
road leading to our left, saw cloud
OF sand. I turned to Flaherty, who
stood by my side eying me reproach-
fully and sullenly. whats that?" 1
asked. "It's the red men that Frisky
and said were coming, sir. 'Tis tho
beginnin' nv the circus" In few
moments we were surrounded by about
fifty hideously painted Indians on
their ponies, galloping around us and
giving us the full benefit of their war
like yells. Fortunately, they were not
as well armed as we were; if they had
been, our time in this world would
have been short. AS it was, our men
had to fight like tigers. The struggle
lasted little less than an hour
During that time I lived through
days, it was all so new, strange, and
two, and very much of boy at that,
My youth and inexperience seemed
strangely out of keeping with my at
tempts to give orders to men who
had spent more than half their lives
fighting Indians. So, after giving a
few, 1 turned the plan of battle over
to the Sergeant and Flaherty. The
latter was in his element, and showed
the greatest courage, GOODNESS and
clear-headedness I have ever seen.
After every shot he fired he would call
out in slow tones: "Faith, an is it me
red scalp We want to illewminate yer
wigwams? Well, take pace Of cowld
lead insthead," Coon litthle
closer, ye red snakes, Frisky an me
want to pay debt we owe ye;" and
he would fire away deliberately, with
sure and deadly aim. Owing to his
bravery and that of the other men we
came out conquerors, and felt very
light-hearted when we saw what was
left of the red men disappearing over
the hill, leaving their dead and
wounded behind them.
The men lost no time in harnessing
the mules, packing the wagon and
moving on. After the last Indian had
disappeared, Frisky regained his GUS
tomary spirits and activity, and was
the hero of the hour, for we all appre-
ciated the fact that had it not been for
his warning we would have been mas.
sacred in the wagon. That night we
put twenty-five miles between us and
the battlefield, and save for a slight
Ae sh-wound on my arm, and grazed
spot underneath Flaherty's red hair,
we were none the worse. Soon after
I reached Washington sent Frisky
gold medal; ON it was engraved: "For
FrisGy, the wisest mule that ever
lived" He wore 1t fastened to the
collar of his harness until he died.
Our Animal Friends.
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CYCLING NOTES.

A bicycle can do almost anything save
climb tree.
A drop Of oil in time may save many
gallon OF perspiration.
In Vienna, Austria, no woman Is permit
ted to ride with her hands of the bar.
Representative Babcock, of Wisconsin, is
the most indefatigable cyclist in the House
The Western railroads quite generally are
adopting the policy voluntarily OF carrying
bicycles free as baggage.
In France no woman can join the Tour
Ing Club without n signed declaration OF
her husbands permission.
The oil cup that goes too long uncovered
will become possessed OF ms much grit as
the rider of the bicycle thereof.
Vermont now Furnishes bicycle thieves by
n two-year sentence In State prison. This
ia more severe punishment than any other
State inlcts.
The WAYS OF the trainers OF cycle racing
men are mysterious. A mixture OF arsenic,
quinine and camphorated ether was admin
istered to a racing man in England just be-
fore the start, and he won.
The Melbourne City Council has adopted
a bylaw requiring every one riding bi-
cycle in the city to have brake fitted.
The authorities OF other Australian cities
are also considering passing such resula-
tion.
To the list Of the many peculiar accidents
which have happened to cyclists is added
the case of New Jersey rider VIII 10 set him
self on fire by falling OF his wheel. He had
loose matches in the pocket OF his coat and
the concussiOn ignited them.
The German military authorities have de-
cided that in future oil bicycles for tho
army shall be constructed in the govern
ment establishment. The imperial gun fac:
tory at Spandau will accordingly be fitted
up with tho necessary machinery in the
course Of few days.
Smoking lamps are about the most On.
noying things cyclists have to deal with,
and there are many things to blame for
them. Those who have tried many ways
Of preventing smoking without avail
should bore a hole in the bottom Of the
lamp, in order to allow more air to reach
the flame.
The word sprockct means properly tooth
like projection on the periphery Of wheel
or capstan for engaging with the links OF a
chain or for some similar purpose.
Sprockets diner from cogs In that they are
further apart and are not shaped to engage
with other wheels. The word is commonly
used as an abbreviation of the term
sprocket wheel, but is more properly ar
piled to the teeth OF the wheel.
English women accuse their American
sisters OF introducing the cycling snklet,
and the usua! stories OF Yankee extrava-
gance are going the rounds OF the United
Kingdom. One weekly paper gravely states
that well-known New York clubwoman
rin be seen any pleasant day riding
through the Park with her ankle encircled
in band OF diamonds and emeralds that
could not have cost less than Sl5o.
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THE CROOKED s,?EcTAcLEs.


An elf lived in a buttercup,
And walking after dawn,
He donned his golden spectacles
And stepped out on the lawn.
Dear me, said he,
II scarce can see,
The sunbeams shine so crookedly!"
He mot merry humble bee
Within the clover gay,
Who buzzed Good morning." in his ear.
ut is pleasant day."
Don't speak to ms,
Sir Bumble-bee
Until you trim your wings!" cried he.
He met a gallant grasshopper,
And thus accosted him:
why don't you wear your green coat
straight,
And look in better trimp
IT frets me quite,
In such plight,
To have you field folk in my sight,
He saw an airy dragon fly
Float O'er the meadow rail.
pray, stop. Sir Dragonay!" he cried.
$50 upside down you sail;
The sight will make
My poor head ache;
Fly straight or rest within the brake"
Then wise owl upon the tree
Blinked his great, staring eye;
"To folk In crooked spectacles
The whole world looks awry,
SO what To whee!
To whoo!" said he.
"Many such folk I've lived to see."
Susan H. Sweet, In Won an g Edition Ban
gor (NIe.) Commercial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

NEW YORK. July 8-Fannie Belkeiser,
alias Davis and Howa I'd col ored who claimed
to he the wife Of "Coloner' W. Ieggett,
alias Blanchard and known before and dur
ing the war at South Braintree, Mass, as' Big
Biil'' Leggett. the well-known sporting man.
has been held for examination on the charge
of perjury. The woman was housekeeper
for Blanchard before his death and was ap-
pointed administrator OF his estate. As
result OF testimony the letters issued to her
have been revoked. tits for alleged perjury In
swearing to be the wife OF Blanchard in
both the original application and before the
testimony she claimed to have been married
hy Rev. Father Geohlan OF Monmouth
Eeach. n. J. on April 26, 1896. Rev. Father
Murphy. the successor OF Fa'her Ceohlan,
testified that the later died in his arms on
Jan IL, 1896. 1t Is said tina; more arrests
will he made in connection with the case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10
TYPICAL "SOGGARTH AROON"
Death of FIR. Quealy Of Wobarn-
Gnlslcn Il uhiIee Services


WOBURN, Mass. July s.-The festivities
OF Independence week were sadly shrou led
here the death OF good Father Quealy,
one Of the most popular clergymen
In the archdiocese Of Boston. His
priesthood extended over term of nearly
50 years, SO OF which were spent in Woburn.
Father Quealy was the typical Irish "Sog-
garth Aroon." He was born In Waterford,
Ire, Jan. 6. 1920, and on Jan. IL, 1876, 10
his 26th year, was ordained at Waterford
college. From there he went to Liverpool,
Eng, from whence he came to this country
In 1860, serving as pastor for two years in
Maiden and several smaller pastorates In
Boston. On Jan. g, 1864. he came to Woburn.
He was here but a short time when he sue
ceeded under adverse conditions, in erect
ing the present large brick church which was
dedicated in 1869. In 1884 he purchased the
st. Johns parochial school. He also bought
and fitted up an estate as a convent for the
Sisters OF Notre Dame. who took charge OF
the school. Before Winchester parish wasset
OF from Woburn the present church Of st.
Mary was built under his supervision. On
Jan. 2l, 1896, his people and the people OF
Woburn generally united to do him honor
on the occasion OF his golden jubilee. the
5Sth anniversary Of his ordination as
priest.
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Work of Old BOOkmakers.

During the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries monks frequently isolated
themselves from the world and repro
duced the Bible in illuminated manN-
script The work was necessarily slow
and in no instance was it accomplished
in less than thirty-five years. Guide de
Jars was . producer of these illumin.
ated manuscripts, and a beautiful
snecimen of his work was sold along
With the books of Sir W. Burrell in
1890. This copy Of the Bible occupied
half century in its production. A
note in the beginning Of the manu-
script in Jars's handwriting indicates
that he began his task in 1244 and did
not conclude it till 1891
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

There is probably no other commod-
ity that the average man is more will
ing to give to his neighbOrs and more
unwilling to receive than advice. The
reason for this may be easily seen. Ad-
vice is very frequently given in the
wrong spirit, and 1t Is probably more
frequently given by those who have
neither the prerogative nor the ability
to give advice that is Of real value. Adj
vice given in the proper spirit and from
an adequate source may be of very
great value. Experience Is a coed teach
er. and 1t is necessary for us to expert
ment; nevertheless we cannot afford to
learn everything 10y experience-we
must be guided ty tho counsel of others
who have exper.merted for us.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

The vanderbilts are terribly worried
ever young Shepard's marriage to a
chorus girl and are busy looking up the
latter's antecedents. II she had looked
up Shepard's she might not have been
so quick to marry him. He seems to
be fellow who does not deserve to
have even a chorus girl for wife.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10
General Vermont News.

a. r..
ehnmpion. made his first npp.arnnr, hi,
season on the track AT cambridge Mass n
few dnys AGO Ue won his trial heat in th,
two miles prof.ssional hnndicnr ridin,
| from tho l35 ward marx but was disuun,i'
fled for beating the pistol at the start. iii,
time was 4:27. In the two mile professional
| tandem Walsh and Callahan were soc
ond, the winners being Tom and Nate Butler,
who made the distance IN l.55-l5 Ellery
Blake OF heene VINO Is well-known IN Yer
mont, distinguished himself by twice break.
IhH tue woriu amateur record ior nhe-thlri
miie III competition In his trial hat his
| tiihe was ~ 3-3tts seconds ana In the final
Al i-5ths seconds.
While Miss Mary l.. Storkwell, daughter
y, q, H.",s"rI' o' '"n'r' h"'lhhI' was
w. W"'h,.s ,i On .n' ir"r.or 'r1'h "p"ut go CLOCK
su"neu s.;,,,,.' a IVY un unkmnWh man She was
,;, ir. ',a,,vS ,., M"'h " m,n NUM- az .,e
.,' ' . ~, .'""o !" u'"'u ioN'N,""o'
%nu % suo.Jt"e" 'i,, III n,unN'hS away 'to,n
Mna,,, Mu, "ss","m. .,,"r,, 'Ln, h '.,s' S m", Nv
pocketbook. which ,nntaneL only n few
| cents, struck and otherwise bruised hor
about the faco and neck. Miss Stockwell
| cannot give a clear description of the man
and does not remember OF ever having ~,en
him before.
The election of officers of the Vermont
State Frrmcns association resulted rs fol-
lows: President. John II. Sargent. Middle
bury; vicc-presidrnts. VI. T.. Orr. roultnry
X. X. Hannum. Rutland r. l.. Budd. Ben
nington John n. Norton, Ncrgcnncs. q. +.
FOLSOM, Hwahtoh; secretary, u: d. Moore.
nenn,is.o'' ~ ,'cns",'r' ~ ,utnh. eN'cu''ne W
n"nnn,,. ,, w. n n"iHI' h"ri,hsu"n " W;n H.
ni 'n,hr,inIs; IL. ~ ~ npaus' WI
oo,. ,a,i',ai ~ MIL. Hun
Vercennes: alt.rnnic NJ. +, Orr. poultnev.
statistican, q. II. Burrh, Bennington. Tho
next convention will be held in Nldd Icbury.
recently Deputy Sheriff ID. IL; Camp OF
nrisnn,r " o,i,i,,, ~ ,nin fnm,,,a, ,,t - Li"
narria,,n y. hi,,h ,hn n 'n,s 81 II !, Va
,an' Co. w m1 49,, ,i.,r, ,In.,,riI ,d, a.
Nv, n,n';. NV. '"' 1;,, ,'"''"" h'' ,oo
rods Tha sharr .hn, NJ ,hn nrisnnmr ri a, twis ,v.
and at the New Hampshire end of the bridge
was the victor in IA combat which resulted
in IIartwclrs shoulder being put out of
Joint. A physician was summoned and re-
set 1t.
Carrie Dwyer. the 11-year-old daughter of
Patrick Dwycr of Centre Rutland. was at
tackled by man on the Dorr road and badly
iriEh'emtd PUT not injured IN any special
WY. ,. int ..'!e giIi co.iu not give any solt
oi eesctIptlon OF the man pGI from various
..Su'',saaicrs @ ~ Hoks hs II % ahe samle nun
thn hanJu of IN. sb.r;,r who b,s nfynreJ n
reward for the arrest ~ the misnraamt
ma Na..,no,., Nan,, .a,a. =, T., .,..u,.,
ne Mpitnie"u ,,'ni, NeMs Says; ~ Is possap'o
amony its residents TN" oIdrst Mason IN the
state ShcritY ! Farrc,I Davis took his frat
degrees in thnt institution Feb. ~ 1SIG
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

James A. Kilbreth, collector of the
port of New York, has just died at the
age of tifty-six. He was Democrat of
the Cleveland type, civil service re-
former, and his administration of his
Office has not received criticism. Mr..
kilbreth was a native of Cincinnati,
o., graduate of Harvard, a
New York lawyer, and after
the Tweed ring was overthrown
Mayor Havemeyer appointed him
police justice for ten-years' term.
Mayor Edison county De nocracy) re-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

Peter Cooper's last words were
'S2OO, 900 more for Cooper Union"
New York City. His brothers. chil-
dren added $3.50, 900, aud sister left
5000, 900 for the benefit of the instita-
ton, whose annual income is now
S30,O0u.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

The boom in Wall street goes boom
ing along more merrily than ever, re-
cent trading in stocks being more
active than before this year, and quite
as buoyant as at any time before the
movement began. If prosperity is
not already here Wall street does not
know it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10
Great Strength With Three Tints.

BOSTON, Mass, Julys In a recent letter
from Turin, Italy. It is stated that land
scape by H. H. Gallison OF Boston. which
was lately exhibited there, has been the sub
ject Of much fattering attention and was
praised by King Humbert. The art crit
ic Of ono Of the Turin papers said
Of this picture that, while excessively sim
pie. it is OF great strength Of color, COM
posed OF but three tints-a yellow tone,
which represents the plNn, blue the hills
Of the distance, and whlte the sky. 1t is a
strong and grand study. Mr.. Gallison Is OF
the well-known family Of Franklin, and il
cousin Of Representative Gallison. His
work has long been known as very strong.
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Daughter OF the First Settler.

FAIRFIELD, Me-, July s-Fairneld's old
est resident but one, Mrs. E. X. Hudson,
laughter Of General William Kendall, the
first settler, and for whom the village was
lir,, namsd Kendall Mills has just died
h"Er age1 95 years. A brother OF Mrs. Hud-
IN, who is Q, years of age. still lives here.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

Chairman Jones Of the popocratic
national committee, denies that he
dragged young Mr.. Bryan out of the
municipal campaign in Greater New
York. The dragging out, it should be
explained. was done entirely by young
Mr.. j. G. Sheehan of Buffalo. :
kNICKERBOCKER.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

The statue of the great god Pan is
making as much trouble here as the
Bacchante made in Be- ston. Public
sentiment appears to he about equally
divided on the wisdor. of the park
commissioners in rejecting it as an or
nament for Central Park. Meanwhile,
the sculptor is getting good deal of
free advertising out of the row.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

1t has long been the custom here to
re-elect without opposition the judges
of the higher courts whose terms ex-
pire, but it appears that Tammany
wants to make politics, and put tools
of its own into the places of Judges
Van Brunt and Andrews of the appel
late division of the supreme court.
Merely to publish this fact is enough
to defeat the Tammany scheme, one
would say. But it is surprising the
fear that decent citizens still have of
Tammany.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

The police inspector who broke up
the boxing show is the same McLaugh-
lin who, under Byrnes, became famous
as a police clubber. He was tried
several times for the offence of brutal
treatment of his prisoners and 'citi-
zens. He ought to be fairly gool
Judge of slugging.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

Mnns tlEt WIN ISatss
One of the most unique an thrilling
adventures vet recorded comes from
Sandusky, Ohio. The story told in
brief is as follows: Crank Rubruska.
Polander, who makes living by
hunting, trapping and fishing in the
Crane Creek Territory and lives alone
in hut on the edge of big marsh,
was awakened the other night by
singing sensation in his right cheek,
and raising his hand to his face grasped
what proved to be rat, which had bit
ten him in the check, and which, when
he seized it. instantly bit him in three
places on the hand. Rubruska raised
up in bed and hurled the rat so vio-
lently against the we'll that hc killed
it, aud as he was about to spring from
the bed he felt sharp twinges of pain
from bites in his back, neck and
shoulder, and felt n swarm of rats run
ming over him aud heard some Of them
jump upon the floor and scamper away.
He felt one of them clinsing to his
neck and threw up his hand to knock
the animal off, aud as he did so tho
rat caught his index finger aud bit it
to the bone, and then loapcd TO tho
floor. Rubruska spraug from the bed
and in doing so he stepped upon p
rat, which bit him severely in the foot
and hung on until he kicked the ami
nal loose. In the meantime rots were
heard scurryiug about the room. and
one of them seized Eubruska by the
ankle. Rubruska struck light, seized
his shotgun, and fred ut II pair of
cleaning eyes in one corner of the
room. The report Of the gun frightened
away all the rats except the one Mt
which he shot and which was killed.
Rubruska dressed his wounds rs best
he could aud sat up until morning and
at daylight went to secure the services
of surgeon"
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A SAGACIOUS MULE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY A. v. e.. 8.

BOUT twenty years
ago when there were
butfew railways in the
Western States and
Territori i e s, til Q
United States mail
was carried in saddle
bags on what were