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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
AnnleS the Rest Pills.

A Brook yn physician translates the
following from German writer: "Ihe
apple is such common fruit that few
persons are familiar with its remark
ably efficacous medicinal properties.
Everybody ought to know that the
very best thing he can do is eat apples
just before going to bed. The apple
is excellent brain food, because it has
more phosphoric acid, in an easily
digestible shape, than any other fruit
known.
ut excites the action OF the liver,
promotes sound and healthy sleep,
and thoroughly disinfects the mouth.
1t also agglutinates the surplus acids
Of the stomach, helps the kidney Sc
cretions, and prevents calculus growth,
while it obviatcs Indigestion and is
one OF the best preventives Of diseases
of the throat. Next to lemon and
orange, it is also the best antidote for
the thirst and craving of persons adj
dicted to the alcohol and opium hab-
its."-Medical Review.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
MAY BE AT WASHINGTON.
Movement to Make Col. Albert
Clarke Assistant Secretary.

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. l9-It is not unlike
ly that Massachusetts may have an assistant
secretary of the treasury department at Wash
ing on under the administration of President
Mckinley. rs we'll as under that of Presi lent
Cleveland The first move to that end has al
ready been taken, and the man who has the
backing of the members Of Congress and the
two senators from this state is Col. Albert
Clarke of Wellesley. The we'll known tariff
writer and statistician, who Is the efficient
secretary of the Home Market club and q
member Of the Massachusetts, legislature.
Nearly everybody in New England. who
knows anything about politics or the tariff
schedules. has an acquaintance with Colonel
Clarke. He has been secretary OF the Home
Market club for some years, and in this way
has met most OF the men who study tarff
schedules, or who have been engaged
in efforts to have them revised or preserved.
Mr. Clarke has also done great deal Of
stamping for the Republican party, and is,
therefore, well acquainted with the lead
ing men in the Republican party.
He has also national acquaint-
ance, which is wide on account of his
work at Washington before Congress-
ional committees in the effort to have tar
IFS secured to preserve New England indus
tries.
The movement to make Colonel Clarke an
assistant secretary Of the treasury depart
ment originated, 1t is understood. with Mr..
John Shaw Of Quincy, when the latter was
in Washington some days ago, and 1t was
undertaken without the knowledge OF Colo
mel Clarke.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Eats Nothing. Yet Has Strength.

The nineteen-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. Daniel Smith of Shepardstown,
w. Va. is afflicted with a mslady
which the physicians of the vicinity
do not seem to understand. Two
years ago she took to her bed and be-
gan to waste away, until now she is n
mere skeleton. All this time, how
ever, she suffered no pain. Up to
two months ago she took food, but of
late she claims not to eat anything.
All that her physician gives her is
whisky injected hypodermically. The
air of mystery about the case is in
creased by the report that few days
ago she was seen out Of bed walking
around the room. No one supposed
she had strength enough for it. The
suspicion exists that when no one is
near she procures food. Buffalo Ex-
nroas
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
SUPT. HARTWELL REMOVED.
Accepts Position With More Oner-
Gus Duties.

Accepts Position With More Oner-
Gus Duties.
FIrCHBURG, Mass, Feb. 19-Julius II.
Hartwell, the division superb ntendent whose
control covered the line and branches from
Fitchburg to Boston, including the terminal
business, comprising all the transactions on
the wharves and all connecting lines east,
AS we'll as the foreign through traffic, has
been removed. He was given a chance to
put it in the form of resignation and did
50. Orders had Geen issued to his subor-
climates to report to a new man and he was
was ordered to change his location.
This of course left him without duties or
subordinates and he promptly resigned.
Mr.. Hartwell had been In the service Of
the Fitchburg road for 43 years. He first
went in as brakeman, was promoted to fire.
man, and later handled the throttle OF the
engine that drew the Cheshire mail train
over the state. He was next promoted to
yard master, then to station agent In Boston,
and in 1884 was made the Fitchburg division
superintendent.
He has lived in Watertown, Mass. for as
years. He has often been urged to take
public Office in Watertown, but accepted
but once. in 1885, when he was elected Sc
lectman. In the interests OF the road he
even refused the nomination for the state
senate. when he was practically sure
Of an election. He has seen four
different men fill the presidents chair Of
the road. When he first entered it's service
the president was John j. Swift. Mr.. Swift
was followed by William b. Stearns. Il. b.
Phillips and H. 8. Marcy. During Mr.. Hart
wells term of service there have been five
street superintendent, Liberty Bigelow,
William B. Stearns. G. l.. Haywood, John
Adams and w. ID. Ewing.
Later Mr. Hartwell was offered and accepted
the assistant superintendency of the Tunnel
and Fitchburu divisions with hpR1uuArterS
at Fitchburg. The office is quite as respon-
sible place as the division superintendency
in Boston. 1t carries the same salary and the
duties are If anything more onerous, AS there
are nearly twice as many miles OF track as
In the Boston division.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Remarkable Instinct of Birds.

DR.. Williams, au English naturalist,
tells of two interesting cases of birds
profting by experience. One of his
neighbors, whose fruit suffered from
the raids of blackbirds and thrushes,
planned and executed number of
raids on their nests in an adjoining
woods. After the birds had been dis
turbed few times they built their
nests on the ground instead of in the
bushes and small fir trees, as had been
their custom. The other cnse WAS of
sandpipers that were nesting near DR..
Williams house. These birds, after
their nests had twice been destroyed
by water, continued for three seasons
to build their nests on high ground,
Inaccessible to the water. Their usual
custom is to build their nest near the
water on the gravel and sand washed
up by the river.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

Charles W. Cass, OF New York CITY, Pres
dent Of the Cas- Realty Corporation, an i'm
purtant investment company which invests
its clients money Of large or small amounts
exclusively in New York Cry rent.bearing
real estate, puts new meaning into the state
mSnt that "debt is curse He SAYS:
EVERY dollar Of interest charge sooner or
later comes out Of labor. A merchant starts
business ON $1,000 cash 5000 borrowed
money. His interest is charged on the price
Of his goods. Every dollar Of public and
corporate and business debt l. a burden on
labor and takes toll from the 'product of Ia
bor' which should belong to the worker.
When the fixed annual interest charge from
all causes on people becomes greater than
the annual increase OF wealth. that civilizR-
ton dies. Hence, debt. public or private,
is curse. The Cas- Realty Corporation,
are substituting ownership for deh,. II in
vests money in Manhattan Island improved
rent-bearinS, advancing real estate only
and in nothing else. Investors become 90.
owners OF choice property. Guarantee fund
pays back money in part or in full when
needed. A tenth regular consecutive divi-
dend Mt six per cent. has Just been paid. In
vestments begin to earn profits at once. One
dollar or any amount Is receive! amy time.
and as often as desired. II pays six per cent.
because il earns more. Ths surplus is dis.
trihuted to investors by extra dividends as
shareholders decide. The surplus over six
per cent. 1891 was s2573. 80; in 1895 S53 2s4 81;
in 1896 SS2,794.52. The ,ssets Of the Cass
Realty Corporation in 1894 were S2l5. S4+.W
in 1895 1854, 02O.74; in 1896 S>l4,22O. s3.
Parties interested may write or call Tor full
particulars to the Cass Realty Corporation,
200, 2ll, 2l3 East Twenty third street, New
York. The Corporation is certainly new
opportunity to small and moderate inves-
tors"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

Count Philip III Gutenberg, German
ambassador to Vienna, who is impli-
Gated in the Berlin scandal, was the
hero of an unpleasant affair during
his student days. Prince Alfred of
England's cook, while at Bonn in 1861,
got into row with number of uni
versity students. One Of them, in
uniform, drew his sword and killed the
cook. The murder came near caus.
ing international complications, as
the cook was Frenchman, and in the
service of British prince; but, MS
the students father was Prussian
minister, the affair was hushed up, the
assassin escaping with few weeks i'm
prisonment. That man is the present
German ambassador to Vienna.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
BOstOn's Public Baths,

Boston will soon have the finest
public baths since the days OF ancient
Rome. They are to be paid for and
maintained at the expense OF the city.
The structure is to be forty.three by
10 feet. On the first floor will be
separate waiting rooms for men and
women. The space on the second floor
will be taken up by separate bath
rooms for men and women, and the
top floor will be given up to the use
of the manager, who, with his family,
will reside in the bath house. The
total number of bathrooms contem-
plated in the pans is fifty. OF these
seventeen will be for the exclusive use
of women, and it is estimated that the
capacity OF these baths will be about
$50 an hour. Springfield Republican.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
A Lucky Inventor.

A small rotary engine of novel de-
sign has been invented by Grant Bram-
bel, of Sleepy Eye, Mimi, for patent
OF which H. +. Allen of London,
president OF an engineering syndicate,
hns offered him $1,000, 900. In the
ordinary type of cylinder engines the
steam enters at the end OF the cyln-
der, is cut off and used as expansion
from the cut off to the end of the
stroke. The Brambel rotary engine
does away with the crank motion and
uses its own plunger for cutoff. The
engine is steam tight and requires no
ring packing. 1t can be either simple
or compound. 1t weighs less and oc.
cupies only u fraction Of the space OF
the old style engine. The working
model weighed but twelve pounds aud
seven ounces, yet was of twenty-three
actual horsepower.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
His Wealth Hurt His Case.

UNION, Mo-. Feb. 19-Dr. Arthur Dues
trow. the millionaire convicted of murder
ing his wife and child in st. Louis about
three years ago. has just been hanged in tho
jail yard. Death resulted from strangula-
ton, twenty minutes after the trap was
sprung. Duestrow was triedtwice at Union
on a change of venue from st. Louis The
first trial resulted in disagreement. and
the second resulted in sentence of death,
He leaves 81 500 900 to his sister. his only
relative. His wealth hurt rather than
helped him with the juries. He feigned in
sanity until the very last and until he saw Il
was useless.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Provided Against Fraud.

Charles &. Hopkins of Kansas City
put queer clause in his will to guard
his property from claimants who
might try to get it away from his
chosen legatees, Harriet Elizabeth Cal
vert, his housekeeper, and Thomas M.
Barr, lifelong friend. The will sol.
EMMY asseverates that the testator is
IL bachelor and chiIdless, but says that,
having noticed with what ease sworn
testimony can be procured to support
the alleged rights OF widows and chill
dren invented in cases like his, he be-
queaths the sum of 81 to each of any
such heirs as may appear after his
death and establish their claims to the
courts satisfaction. No claimants
turned up to oppose the probate OF
the will. San Francisco Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

NEW YORK. Feb. l9-William Pope St
John, ex-president Of the New York Mer-
camille National bank and treasurer Of the
allied silver forces of the Democratic
National committee In the recent campaign,
is dead. He was born in Mobile Ala, in
1850. and went to New York when quite
young, and soon took charge of the credit
department Of the old sugar trust. Then he
became interested in the Mercantile National
bank. and eventually became president Of
that institution. His tendency toward free
silver sentiments was the reas on for much
comment among his fellow bankers in that
city. and last year. before he accepted tho
Office Of treasurer OF the allied silver forces,
he resigned his position as president Of the
bank.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
A Republican and Universalist.

LISBON, Me-, Feb. 19-Hon. Jesse Davis,
who has just died here mt the age of 76 years,
was one of the best known and wealthiest
men In this section Of the state. His grand
father was one Of the pioneer settlers of the
state. moving here from Roxbury. Mass.
in $780, He received large tract Of
land, which rapidly increased in value
and formed the basis of the Davis for
tune. BY shrewd investment the late Mr..
Davis added largely to this fortune. and he
was an extensive owner in real estate in Lew
a representative to the Legislature in war
times, state senator. county commissioner,
and he held other offices of trust at different
times. He was Republican and Univer-
salist. In 1S45 he married Mary A. Wood
bury OF Litchneld. who survives him. as do
two daughters. Mrs. Frank W. Dana Of
Brookline, Mass, and Mrs. NJ. n. Drew Of
Portland
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
One of Mrs. Pinkham's Talks
Concerning Mothers Duty to Her Young Daughter.
Chat with Miss Marie Johnson.
Together with G

of the proper per.
formance of this function depends her health.
regulary lays the foundation of diseases
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

ing daughter to the for she will die! y
This is gospel uhshc
Lydia Pmkhams Vegetable Compound
medicine Make of
will all condition
inter-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

All accounts agree that the Greek people
are in state of frantic excitement and
unanimous for war.
dispatch from st. Petersburg says that
the military division of Odessa will concen-
trate &c. 900 Cossacks, with a view to being
in readiness to meet any emergency that
may arise.
Mr.. Gladstone says" do not dare to
stimulate Greece when cannot help her,
but shall profoundly rejoice at her success.
hope the powers will recollect that they
have their own character to redeem"
The army OF Greece is small when COM
pared with that of Turkey, but her navy, al
though small, is vicious and waspish and in
much better fighting shape. The total peace
strength of the Greek army is estimated at
%. 0O2 men. as follows Infantry IA, 700, cav
airy 2,64S, artillery $3.50, engineers, etc..
1924. In the first reserve there are SO, 500
men and in the second reserve 125, 000 max
Ing in all total war strength Of land forces
of 209. 422.
The total peace strength of the Turkish
army is estimated at IA 800 men. divided as
follows Infantry 9G 900, cavalry %, 200. ar
tillery 1650O, engineers, etc, S,400. In the
first reserve there are % 900 officers and $685.
900 men. and in the second reserve 81 800
officers and 1872 1000 men. making a total war
strength Of s67. 300 men.
The navy of Greece consists of five armor-
clad vessels. The oldest, built in 1867 and
1869. are the Basileus Georgios, Ito tons,
carrying two krupp guns on the upper deck,
four light and two machine guns. with a
speed OF IL knots, and the wooden vessel
Basilissa Olga, 1900 tons, carrying four
1-2-ton and two 3 1-2-ton Krupp
guns, with speed of 10 knots.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
OLD TIME STATESMA AN.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker Passes
Away-Of Southern Chivalry.

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. l9--Hon, John
Randolph Tucker has just died here. states
man, lawyer and gentleman, one OF virginia
most prominent sons, he was born in VIM
chester on Dec. "a. 1923. He was
given the advantage OF classl,
Virginia. where he graduated in ls43.
Like most OF the men who have risen to ma
tional prominence. he studied law and was
admitted to the bar. He established prac-
tice at Lexington. Va. and soon became
known MS a lawyer OF great shrewdness.
He was made presidential elector In 1852
and 1856. From 1857 to 1865 he was ~
torney general of Virginia. and just before
the breaking out Of the civil war. when the
abolition ists were most Jealous he gave
the famous legal opinion in favor OF the
constitutional right OF opening the U.S.mail
bags to search for abolition documents
When his state determined to leave the
Union he went with 1t and was chosen
member of the Confederate Congress. In
1870 Mr.. Tucker was elected professor
of law and equity in Washington college,
Lexington. KY, and then. without making
himself candidate. he was chosen
after the period of reconstrue-
tion. as Democrat to the 44th con-
gress, receiving over two votes for every
one for his opponent. Mr.. Tucker
was reelected to the 45th congress. lie
served so satisfactorily in the House that he
was returned to the l6th, 47th 4Sth and 49th
congresses, defeating his opponents. who
were eadjusters, by creditable majorities.
In Congress he distinguished himself
as chairman of the judiciary committee
OF the House. and at the time OF President
Cleveland's last election was prominently
mentioned and considered sure of the posi-
tion of attorney general. Mr.. Tucker has
also been president OF the American bar as
ISOLATION He was one OF the last OF the old
time Southern chivalry of ante bellum days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Well Known Ranker Gone,

ARLINGTON. Mass, Feb. l9--Wiliiam
Proctor. u leading citizen of the town, wide
ly known in banking circles. is dead. He
was 60 years old and had lived here since
boyhood. In his early years he was con-
nected with u business firm here, but in the
past 80 years has been identified with the
Faneuil Hall National bank of Boston, most
OF that time being paying teller. He was al
so treasurer OF the local savings bank for q
number OF years. He was a libsral-minded,
public spirited citizen. and was held In gen
eral esteem. He was prominent member Of
Hiram lodge. f. and A. NJ; Menotomy Royal
Arch chapter, the Arlington boat club and
other organizations. His wife, one daugh-
ter and one son survive him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1s-The Dario de
la Marina eulogizes Ex-Governor John d.
Long OF Massachusetts, who has been named
as secretary Of the navy in the cabinet of
President-elect Mckinley, for the stand
war against the Cuban insurgents and against
Intervention by the United States in the
Cuban trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Will Bs ReaDDOintcd,

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 19-John G. Kerri-
son will be reappointed official Handicapped
for bicycle racing in New England. No other
man has paid more strict attention to the
study Of cycle racing than has Mr.. Kerrison.
He is looked upon as an authority on all
that pertains to track or road racing. His
work of the past two seasons has given gen
eral satisfaction to the racing public, the
racing men, the race promoters and to the
league officials and his reappointment as
official Handicapped will be looked upon rs a
raWard of merit
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
A HERO'S TOMB.
Dedication Ceremonies Will Eclipse
the Worlds Record.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19-The committee
appointed by Mayor Strong to take charge
of the exercises of formally accept
ing the Grant monument has been organ
lied. Mayor Strong is the chairman. The
president, members OF the United States
Senate and House of Representatives. and
the representatives, of foreign countries will
be invited to attend.
1t is the intention to make the exercises
attendant upon the dedication OF the tomb
the most imposing this country has ever
witnessed. The militia OF each OF the
states and territories, headed by the gov
ernor. will take par. There will also be a
civic parade, and the event, it is expected,
will outrival in splendor the ceremonies OF
the removal OF Napoleon's body from st.
Helena to Paris
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Mystery Of a Pigs Disappearance.

At Sweden, Me-, it has taken fifteen
years to solve the mystery of the dis
appearance of pig, which, alone of
its litter, could not be found when
the others we're driven from an ell of
John Evans's house into which they
had strayed. A small boy said that
the pig had gone up the chimney.
He was laughed at. When the chin
uey was cut into to get at fire one
day recently the bones there told the
tale of the pigs strange disappear
nnce. New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Flower and Smart Arrested.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 19-Benjamin O.
Flower, formerly editor and treasurer Of the
Arena Magazine Publishing company, and
g. Seldom smart, the former business man
ager of the company, have been arrested,
charged with the embezzlement of $4,000
from H. D. Campbell Of Lynn. The arrests
have grown out of the recent troubles of the
Arena Publishing company which went into
receivers hands and was later sold ut
auction. Smart is an employe OF the new
owner. The details which led to the arrest
have not yet been made public.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Barrels o. Money.

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. 19--One OF the most
important consultations of capital yet eff
fected in New England has been put into
effect. The Wakefield Rattan company
manufacturers of all kinds of rattan furn;-
ture and goods, including corset stock, have
merged with Haywood Bros. X Co.. of Gard
ner, Mass. the most extensive chair manu-
facturers in the world. A new corporation
will be formed, capitalized at $4,000, 900,
which will do business all over the world
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
Half a Million Dollars.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 19-The war
b. Breymann Of Toledo, o., for dredging the
27-foot channel In Boston harbor. The con-
tract is made under the continuous contract
system and aggregates $5O9,OOO. The light
house board awarded the contract for the
construction OF the Butler flats Mass light
station to Moore, Dudley Il Hodge OF New
York at their bid of $32, 700. They were al
so awarded contract for 800 tons of rip-rap
stone for the same station at SO per ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20

In Mrs. Lyman ]. Gage, wife of the in
coming secretary of the treasury, Washing
ton society will find decided acquisition.
Mrs. Gage is tall, distinguished in appear
ance. and of simple and engaging manners.
She is domestic aud democratic. yet she is
n society woman in the finest sense of the
term. While Mrs. Cages birthplace was
Albany, n. y, she went West in her early
childhood, and is thoroughly identified with
Chicago and it's best enterprises. Her maid
en- name was Cornelia Lansing. She is de-
voted to Mr. Gage. entering into all his
plans with zest, and sympathizing perfectly
with the broad views of humanity he har-
bors and which mark him lover OF his
kind,