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BROADWAY. COR. 31ST ST

more famous CoQuelln, who has been here TWO or
three times. He born in lSiS went on the stage
when he young man. and became societare
OF the Coincide FRANCHISE In 1879. lie mas pdyeh
many important parts, and Is extremely popular
an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise TAI - Moon rises 1888 Moons
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
N-sandy Hook II 10 Gov Island II :36 Hell Gate 20
pV SANDY Hook ~ Gov. Island l2:i4 Hell Gate 2O7
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PORT CHESTER.

%, ROYAL Arcanum this evening. two new men,
hers will be presented.
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Announcements


so West DIST ST.
npairrnens OF tho Nervous System OF all descriptions
Impotence Stery. and iks ailments Hours to l.
A select catalogue Of bargains are found In
the narrow columns
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OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.

TODAY
Vessel. For Line. Malls close. Vessel sails
st Louis Southampton. American. 100 a N 1000 m
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E G. w Topeka" e & w
A round end. high banded collar.
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tn FI1Nrs FiNE FURNIrURz
Ideas for Christmas Furnishing,

In an old poem satirzing Blenhelm are the
lines:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15

We clothe your boy and clothe
him best.
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ROGERS, PEEr & Co.

Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty-sec0nd and Broadway.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

Supposing that you had been born
blind, and after living many years shut
out from the beautiful things of the
world, some skilled surgeon should
give to you your sight, wouldn't you
have some marvellous experiences? says
the Chicago Record. An old man who
had been born blind had his sight thus
restored to shim. At first he started
violently and was afraid of the strange
things around him, the hugeness of
his room and its contents. One of the
first things he saw at the window was
a flock of sparrows. "What are they?'
asked the physician.
81 think they are teacups," " was the
reply.
A watch was then shown to him, and
he knew what it was, probably because
he heard it tick. Later, ON seeking
the flame of lamp, he tried to pick it
up, not having the slightest idea Of its
nature
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

against the wall. After that he lay
quite still. 1 believed at the time that
I had killed him, but we knew after
ward that it was that blow which pre-
served his reason.
1.-The rest can be told in few words.
After that I lay there like one in
dream, while the pestilential air slowly
did its work. Sometimes I fancied I
could feel cool breezes blowing down
on me, and at others heard some one
telling me to wake up, for that the
whistle had sounded at the pits. How
long lay so, can only conjecture. I
really knew nothing more until I was
reused by the sound of that coal bar
rier crashing down before the picks
and spades of u dozen rescuers, and
the hubbub from dozen throats as
they broke into our tomb.
"Only just in time. Old Jim's face
was only just out of the water, and
they said that no human being could
have lived in that atmosphere for an
other two hours. And young Jim?-
we'll, there was just enough life left i'll
him to last three days.
"Till the end of that third day, I
kept to my bed; and then they sent to
say that he was going, but that he
wished to see me first. reached the
house just in time to catch his last
whisper.
"'You-you'll take her, mate! Marry
her-no one else! Only--only, you II
let my ring stay there. Promise--me
| that
"What could I do but promise? I
had no thought then of marrying his
sweetheart--but it was his dying wish,
and for years Jim and I had been like
brothers.
"Just year later I asked her if
there was room in her heart for me,
and--and--well, that's enough. Now
you know why my wife wears two we'd
ding rings. "--Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

The story OF an unhappy bridegroom,
whose hair grew gray in a single morn
ing, and that the morning of his mar
riage, is reported from Zigrad, in
Hungary.
Mitru Popa, born in Teregova, son
of small farmer, and aflianced to a
daughter of prosperous citizen of
Zigrad, recently started for Zigrad,
there to wed and bring home his bride.
The place can be reached in two hours
by the mountain road There was,
however, short cut; it led through
the railway tunnel with a single line of
rails. Popa laid ear to ground and
listened. AS there was not the slight
est vibration he took courage and ven
tured into the dark passage. Here,
the report goes on, he had been
stumbling along as best he could,
when, after ten minutes passed in the
total darkness, and being, as he
Judged, near the centre of the tunnel,
he heard the distant rumbling of an
approaching train.
The noise grew louder behind him,
and Popa ran; louder still, and Popa
raced! 1t was via dolorosa with the
small point of daylight far off amid the
darkness, and if he could win to it,
then it meant life, safety and bride, but
the thunder Of the train grew ever
nearer. Fortunately the gradient was
a steep one, and the express was called
express by courtesy only, and the race
between the man and death terminated
at the tunnels outlet, the man winning
by about his own length.
The mercifully sluggish express
passed into the daylight as the bride
groom fell prostrate on the bank.
When he had started he had dark
brown hair; when he arrived o. the
brides house it was white as the
brides veil. The lady, however,
accepted him on the somewhat dubious
grounds 'that the hair would come all
right in time and that the injury was
covered by insurance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

cit was in the San Juan country, in
Colorado, in 1876, that had an expert
ence that few men would be likely to
forget in lifetime" said j. E. Lantry
last night in the Office of an uptown
hotel much frequented by Western
men. ga party of five of us had gone
in there to prospect ahead of the rush
that we knew would come next year,
1t was one night toward the end of
September that we were in camp in the
open air, every man lying rolled up in
his blankets, for the nights were getting
cold and frosty. Next to me was man
named Adams, from Illinois originally,
I believe. About the middle of the
night he awoke me by calling my
name.
What's the matter. Bill, / asked.
"He answered me in most pecu la.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

Those interested in new industries
may be glad to hear that it is possible
to manufacture good soaps from sun
flower seeds. Sunhowers grow easily,
and need little attention. A company
has been organized in the United
States to manufacture this sort of soap.
1t is claimed that the average yield of
plants to the acre is $500 pounds gross;
percentage of oil is one-third the
weight OF the seeds, so that 600 pounds
of seed will make 200 pounds of oil.
The latter, when refined and ready to
use in making soap, is worth about
81 pound, and is said to make the
finest of toilet soaps. The net profit
of the sunhowers to the grower is put
at $11 an acre.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Rat Killing Their Fad.

The newest fad in Scott County,
Indiana, is ''rat killings" The vicinity
has lately been invaded by hordes OF
rats, which are doing much damage,
When killing" is arranged all the
men and robust boys in the neighbor'
hood are invited, and, armed with
clubs and accompanied by dogs, they
begin systematic cleaning out OF
barns, haystacks and corn cribs. The
rats are very fierce, and several men
have been severely bitten by them, hut
the work goes on nevertheless, aud the
average mortality of :odents at kill
ing is about 200. Detroit Free Press,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Munich, Bavaria, reports bottled
iquefed air.
Some comets have more than one
tail. The great comet of 1744 had, six
tails spread fan shape.
Two French biologists find evidence
that fasting lessons the effect of diph-
liberia and other microbial poisons.
The largest mammoth found in the
Siberian ice fields measured seventeen
feet in length and was ten feet high.
Electricity has been adopted as the
motive power Of the machinery con-
nected with the drainage system in
New Orleans.
To guard against disease the Legis-
lature of New Hampshire passed law
providing for the inspection Of all ice
sold within the State.
The eye of the vulture is so con-
structed that it is q high-power tele-
scope, enabling the bird to see objects
at an almost Incredible distance.
A nugget Of platinum, weighing
nearly two pounds, is on exhibition in
New York. This is believed to be the
largest nugget ever discovered, the
metel being usually found in very
small grains.
A company has been formed which
made an offer to the municipality OF
st. Petersburg, Russia, to light all the
streets of the city with electric lights
for the same price that is now paid for
the very unsatisfactory lighting with
oil lamps.
Charles Burckhalter, the astronomer
of the. ,Chabot Observatory, Of Cali
fornia, will travel halfway around the
world so that for two minutes, in far.
off India, he may endeavor to photo.
graph the sun during solar eclipse Of
next January.
True mama is said to be found on
the blades of blue grass growing in
Queensland. Nearly three parts of il
consist of mannite, which, though
sweet, is not sugar. Masses as large
as marbles appear on the nodes of the
stems. The manna-bearing grass is
not only Indigenous to Australia, but
is found in tropical Asia and Africa.
Telegraph and telephone poles are
the latest development in the line OF
manufactures from paper. They are
made of pulp in which small amount
of borax, tallow, and other ingredients
are mixed. These are cast in mOld
in the form of hollow rod of the de
sired length. The poles are claimed
to be lighter and stronger than wood
and it is said that the weather doe:
not affect them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

Lewiston, Me-, Journal: So long as
gentlemen who would neither lie nor
steal nor boycott nor tyrannize as in
dividuals will consent to put their mon
ey into enterprises managed 20 as to
adopt methods of business which char
acterized Jack Cade and the pirates OF
the Spanish main, and which yet char
acterize the highwayman's art, these
esteemed gentlemen must not be
amazed If people continue to Identify
trusts with robbery and the manipu-
lators thereof with enemies of financial
order anl Industrial fair plp-.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
The Oldest in Norfolk County.

BRAINTREE, Mass, May 13-Dr. Noah
Torrey. the oldest practising physician in
Norfolk county is dead. His death was
very sudden. During the day he attended
two cases of illness. DR.. Torrey was born
in Groton, Mass, and at the time Of his
death he was 7s years Of age. He was n
graduate OF Dartmouth college, and had
been member of Rural lodge. f. A. NJ. Of
Quincy for many years, aud lately was made
an honorary member. DR.. Torrey had held
many town offices. including the town
clerkship. tax collector. town treasurer and
school committee. He leaves widow and
three children, one Of whom Is Postmaster
W. A. Torrey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Derivation of the Names Of the Days.

Sunday is so called, because it was
anciently dedicated to the worship of
the sun. Monday means literally the
day of the moon. Tuesday was dedi-
Gated to Tuisco, the Mars of our Saxon
ancestors, the deity that presided over
combats, strifes and litigation. Hence
in England Tuesday is assize day; the
day for combat, or commencing litiga.
ton. In this country it is generally
the day selected for the opening Of
court terms or sessions. Wednesday
is so called from Wodin, OF Odin, a
deity or chief among the northern
nations of Europe. Thursday was
named by the Saxons from Thor, the
old Teutonic god of thunder. Friday
is from Frea or Friga, n goddess of the
old Saxon mythology. Saturday means
simply Saturn's day, the name being
derived from the deity of that name
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
'nHE NATIONAL GAME,

sa ew York Club laid of outilelder
y rooklyn Club is trying Mcmahon,
w. released by the Baltimorcs.
ar, three left handed thrOwers on
ston team-Hamilton Tenney and
tie games of the six played by
teams on n recent afternoon Is a
II markable record.
= hd Fraser, of the Louisville., are
y 10 best pitching in the League, bar
{I3hcny, Of New York.
Oexis, the Indian. has made u fin
~ lon. and his permanent position az
11der of the Cleveland team seems ass
6tt and O'Connor, of Cleveland, were
of the game in Louisville, thus
the first plays of that kind for the
dy complaint is made that the Balti-
xere PLAYING rough ball, Jennings,
md Doyle being singled out as chief
RS.
In the past two years n revcrsion OF
- development has occurred in the
more good pitchers than iirst-class
fs being produced.
dent Won der Ahc, Of the st. Louis
ont with the prediction that the
championship lies between Balti-
nd Cincinnati, with New York close
release of Mcmahon by Baltimore
III the oldest battery in the profession.
hon and Robinson had been together
4SS9, when they were the old Athletic
4ttery.
Ter the new rules a coacher may stand
y the lines defining his position
3khout the entire game. He can only
iece of living statuary, though, until
)ner occupies n base, when he can
eball players who are talking revolt
et the National Agreement should re-
Yer that, without it, the magnates
long ago have bankrupted them
and many a star player would be
ing for $40 n week or less.
eago and st. Louis ball players dis
! the formation OF an organization on
Irt of players for the purpose Of pro-
their interests from imposition by
Stes What is intended is an organ
that will defray the expenses OF
b litigation rs Rusic instituted and
PIP the players in other respects.
on's forty-six years have not left
traces. His complexion is rs clear
|psy as that of q young blood. He is
b few pounds Of weight. and unless
pew OF his long record on the diamond
bid not suspect that he is the father
oung lady who, rumor has 1t, will
e welded to a well-known business
q Kansas City. In the last fifteen
Anson has hardly touched liquor OF
nd.
tPittsburg Ball Club has joined hands
1.-THE police in their move against
Ding on the results Of the ball game.
IS been two years since the police
I'D bulletin boards and tickers, but in
<pf that there has been no end OF bet
b Pittsburg. Manager Donovan has
rcfuscd to give out the name Of the
Dr. the day before the game. saying:
the gambling element who profit by
3hnd we will not give them any point
low to bet this year 10y letting them
! who is going to pitch"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
HUNG CHANG'S TRIBUTE.
RS Ginkgobiloban Tree Planted
at Grants Tomb.


EW YORK. May l3-lang Yu. former
ster of China To the United States. and
Especial representative from China to tine
of st. Petersburg. has just planted a
at the old tomb of General Grant,
tribute by Ii Hung Chang to the
Dorv of the great soldier. The
is called GinkGobiloban by Chin
and Japan botanists. In Latin
the Salisburi Adiantiolia. 1t is often
81 the Leaves Of Maiden Hair"
pnG tho 300 present at the planting were;
Fred Grant and Mrs. Grant. The trans
IN of Ii Hung Chang's message is : This
is planted AZ the side of the tomb of L..
rant. eNrresi'l.nt of the United States
T"rca. to commemorate his great loss
ii Hung Chang. Guardian Of the Prince.
)nd Secretary of the State. Earl of the
y Order.
|anG iu. Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lr Plrnipotentiary.
wang Hfu %, 4,h moon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

BOSTON. Mass. May 13-Goveraor VOL
colt will take no further steps in The matter
OF removing Police Commissioner Martin.
He gave the charges long and patient
hearing. advised that the commissioner be
removed and asked the concurrence of his
council in so doing. The council refused
to 8 to concur and the matter will be
dropped unless the commissioner chooses to
cut the Gordian knot by resignation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
A Fair Return.

The latest development in medicine
is the specialist who treats bicycle dis
eases. The bicycle can we'll afford to
give little business to the physician,
considering the much greater business
that it has taken away from him. -
Louisville Courier-Journa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Nervous strain Killed Him.

BOSTON. Mass. May l3-Jeremiah W.
son. who figured in the recent Milliken
ach Of promise suit. has just died at his
Dtc residence. 2i2 Huntington avenue.
had been in gradually failing health for
ne time, and the severe mental strain OF
} trial WA too much Tor him. Watson was
Wealthy manufar rutrrr of Boston with a
|mmrr hone a, sharon. Mass. where.
II in mi Idle life h, struggled in compare
be poverty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

tone-it was as if he were trying tc
speak without breathing or moving Il
muscle of his body.
For Gods sake help me, Lantry,
he said. There's snake crawling up
under my shirt
II came up on my elbow and looked
at Adams. The moon was shining
brightly, so that 1 could see everything
almost as well as if it had been day
light. Adams was lying on his back
rs still as n stone, and his face was like
the face of corpse. He had taken his
boots off before turning in, and his
stockinged feet stuck out below the
bottom of his blanket. Alongside one
of them, passing inside his trousers
leg, was the last twelve inches of Il
rattlesnake-a big one-curling to and
fro, like the end of n whip, as it went
up out of sight.
"'For Gods sake, hurry said
Adams. His heads ON my chest now,
and he's coming higher all the time.
Cut my clothes off me and don't waste
time!
"'Keep still, Adams, and don't wake
the camp cautioned him. If there
gets to be a racket round it'll start the
snake up. He won't get hostile if he's $
let alone. Now he's quiet and let me
work
"It was an easy matter to pull the
blankets off Adams. That left him ly
ing in shirt and trousers, with the
snake next his skin. Then 1 set to
work to cut away his clothes. My
hunting knife was as keen as q razor.
I began at the trousers leg, ripping it
up at the side. Then 1 cut the shirt
open on the side, working from the
bottom up.
Cup round the neck, where the
band was tight, it was ticklish bust
ness to cut the shirt loose without
cutting Bill and then again | realized
that L was working with my hand
mighty near rattlesnake's head. But
I got the shirt cut clear from top to
bottom. Then l went round to the
other side of Adams.
"'Now, Bill I said, and pulled
shirt and trousers leg over to me, leav-
ing Adams body bare, with the snake
in full view. The reptile was n big,
dark -colored mountain snake, fully
five feet long. AS it lay in something
of an S shape its tail was at Adams's s
knee, while its head rested in the hol-
low of it's throat.
cat sight of me the snake drew back
its head and went half into coil on
Adams's stomach. Then, seeing that
did not move or offer to attack it, the
snake turned and crawled off from
Adams and made for the shelter OF a
plant half dozen steps away.
"'All right, Bill; he's gone, I said.
SIT was like touching spring. 1
believe that when Adams came up
from the ground lie went four feet
straight into the air; and the yell he
fetched made the boys think, as they
woke, that the Utes were upon lis. The
sight of half-naked man, jumping
and yelling, without there seeming
any cause for it, was rather startling
as it was. But Adams quieted down
in minute or two, about the time ]
had matters explained. Two of us
went ont and killed the snake--his
rattling gave him away-and the rest
helped Adams get his clothes patched
together to do until morning."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Large Territory Denuded,

LANCASTER. n. H.. May 1J Forest fires
have been raging in Guildhail and Lunen-
burg. VT, and 1000 acres have been burnec
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
VOL. LII. NO. Al.
THE SAME OLD SONG.

Mothers. too, with the snowy skin,
By-lo. by-lo, tenderly sing,
And tell the dustman coming in,
Into the babys eyes to fling
Atoms of dust to make him wink,
And into drcamland gently sink.
Wr-wa, we-wa. by-lo, by-lo.
Le-ro-la lc-ro-la, ever the same
Ever the tune of the long ago!
Out of the motherly heart 1t came.
Born of u sense that mothers know
Rocking the baby to and fro.
White or black or bronze the hue,
Always the same sweet tune is heard
The sweetest song earth ever knew,
Happy rs trill of the Nesting bird.
Mothers content in the twilight glow
Are rocking their babies to and fro.
.Iothers, out Of the mother heart.
Fashion song both sweet and low.
Always the same, dear mother art,
Rocking the baby to and fro.
Always II lazy, loving crone,
Hummed in n dreamy undertone.
The Home Queen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

Mothers, out OF the mother-heart
Fashion song both soft and low
Always the same, dear mother art,
Rocking the baby to and FRO.
Always lazy, loving crone.
Hummed in sleepy undertonc
Down the baby snuggles to sleep
Winking as long as wink he may.
Now with kick he tries to keep
The tricksey god from his eyes away.
We.wa. we-wa, long. long ago,
The Indian mother chanted low.
W.einy, she said, on the baby's brow
Softly struck with his wee war club.
Astrid,, of his nose he playeth slow,
With his little fist II rub-a-dub
W.-wa. wc-wa. tender and low,
Rocking the baby to and fro.
Ie-ro-la le-ro-la, ever mum.
Like murmuring bees in the golden light
Under the palm trees mothers come
Ethiope mothers, dark as night.
Chanting the same old silvery how,
Swinging the baby to and fro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

One of the New York hotel keepers
closed lis doors ON Sunday, and hung
ont notice bound in Grape, inform
ing his patrons that until the arrival
of Philadelphia lawyer who could
cope with the ambi yuities of the liquor
tax amendments they had better take
the jug route.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15

If Governor Black hal signed the
new Inheritance tax law within two or
three days of its passage the state would
have gained 81, 400, 600 in consequence
from the estate of the late Theodore
Havemeycr. As it is, that great for
tune will be taxed under the old and
very mild Inheritance law. Controller
Roberts is indignant over this costly
procraStina,ion of the governor Mean
time, as the governor waits. it is Il
good time for the wealthy here to pass
,,n tho inrity
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-15
Fl ARSON" L said

ARSON" 1 said
invol Il IL t aril y,
stoopil g to knock
the ash from my
cigar, perhaps !
ought not to ask,
although l have
known you fol
IL arly three c
The broad ax., 1897-03-13

when he rose from his knees ne
said: Now / will sign the pledge and
keep tt
"And he did. A family altar vases
tah,tshed; the comforts Of life were
soon secured-for he had good trade
and two weeks after this scene his
little girl came into my husbands Sun
day school with white shoes and white
dress, and a blue sash on, as token
that her fathers money no longer went
into the saloon-keeper's till
But what struck me most OF all was
that It took less than two hours OF my
time thus to be an ambassador for
Christ in declaring the terms Of heav-
ems great treaty whereby a soul was
saved from death. a multitude OF sins
were covered, and q home restored TO
purity and peace. E. VIII
lard