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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

The ashes of General George b. Nc
Clellan lie at Riverview Cemetery,
Trenton, n. J. In beautiful, level,
grassy plot in Lancaster Penn Gene
tery lies the dust of General John f.
Reynolds. The sod is neatly trimmed
in the plot and is surrounded by low
blocks of granite. Lancaster is Justly
proud of Reynolds's grave, and no pa
iriotic occasion passes without the fa'
nous generals last resting place being
yicifo1
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

WI Ting Fang. the new minister from
China to the United Statcs. is about 30 years
of age. q capable-looking Mongoliah. with
strong. determined cast Of countenance.
He speaks English iuently. being graduate
Of Oxford, where he studied law and has
held several important positions under the
the imperial government. WI Ting Fang Is
married and has bright and attractive boy
eleven years Of age. The new minister has
important commissions to perform In this
country, and before he goes on to Washing
ton, will endeavor to reconcile the feud be-
tween the Sam Yups and See -Yups. whose
rivalry has so recently made trouble in San
Francisco.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

rrince Luigi nf Italy. n nephew Of King
|Humhcrt. will visit America in short time.
He ia great mountain climber and the
main object of his visit is 20 ascend Mount
ST. Elias in Alaska. the summit of which has
never been reached 10y explorers. Mount st.
Elias is believed to be about 10000 feet high.
Prince Luigi's exposition will be an impor-
tant one from n scientific point Of view. The
mountain at tn present moment is a very
interesting one to many observers. First,
its connection with tn. recent boundary lins
discussion with England gives it political
interest while the fact that our government
is about to send an expedition to climb Il
gives it Importance In a ientifc way. The
presence OF two expeditions at the same
time. however different their plans, can
hardly avoid some little riv.iy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29
THE TROPHY OF PEACE.

The TROPHY OF PtNVe'
Adown the noisy village street
They dragged the captured gun,
While shouting heralds, as 1t came,
Proclaimed their vict'ry won.
A tattered flag across 1t dropped,
All stained with battle smoke.
And trailed in dust, as on 1t came,
While hillside echoes woke.
Then groups about the village street
Told DER and DER the story
or hot pursuit, of triumph gained,
And homeward march OF glory;
And left, at last, the silent gun
Beside the meadow lying,
To tell the story for itself,
All other tales denying.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

One of the most important and fruit
full directions in which scientific ac-
tivity has lately been turned is in the
prevention of disease, rather than In
waiting until maladies have obtained
foothold and then trying to cure them.
The reduction in the rate of fifth or
zymotic diseases in recent years proves
how much can he accomplished in this
direction and TO how great an extent
the sufferings of humanity may be re-
lieved by the proper observance of SAN
itary regulations. The recent activity
OF the board of health in detecting and
Furnishing those who adulterate food
products, or offer such products Tor
sale. is an effort in this direction that
will command the hearty approval OF
all who appreciate to how great an ex-
tent this abuse has developed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

A proposal has been made In Massa-
chusetts to employ all the male convict
labor in the State in cutting canal
across Cape Cod. 1t seems there Is no
other employment which can be given
them without injury to free labor. and
as the canal has long been desired the
proposal has been very favorably re-
ceived.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

As time went on, the song grew old,
And timid grasses growing,
Waved fearlessly across It's mouth
When summer winds were blowing;
Gay little birds within its bore
Crept out Of stormy weather,
To lay tho seeds they gathered there,
While pluming crest and feather.
And so, in time, veteran,
Along the highway going,
Beside the meadow stopped to see,
Within the cannon growing,
A saucy daisy, fresh and fair,
In peace and safety blooming.
Where once messenger OF death
Along its course went booming.
then stopped and blessed the fragile
thing
That told better story
OF peace on earth, goodwill to men,
Instead Of War and Glory.
New York Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

Sculptor F'rench's statue of Rufus
Cho&;c is pronounced an admirable
likeness. Presumably. therefore, II
answers the description of the lawyer
recorded by the late Edwin l.. Whip
pie, who depicts him as AN Apollo
with Slouch."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

Buffalo IiIl and his rough riders OF
the world are here this week.
OBSERVER
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

Saws Time ard the Hour: "Onc OF
our BOSTON wits, who has been watch
ing with interest the appearance OF
the litt,c subway stations a!c'ng the
I'r.mcEt street mall. is telling his
friends that the public library has
q,ad "a litter of pups on Boston Com
mon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

The printing plant investigation is
done. the counsel for both sides have
made their arguments and the result
will probably he two reports. ohc
whitcwashing rhe mayor and the ctIher
ctarrlemning him. Oae thing. however,
has been accomplished, amy more
"municipal ownership" schemes will
be promptly "sat down" upon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

There is much favorable comment
over the erection and maintenance of
The refectory at tle Blue Hill entrance
to Franklin Park. This structure.
costing nearly 100000, was erected
by the park commission two or three
years ago. 1t is admirably located
and wouh present a striking appear
Bncc as viewed from that m1gnific
boulevard, B.ue Hill avenue. if it could
be seen. But. unfortunately, the
traveller along the great highway that
c'asrs the base of the .,azy Blue hills
,annot see the splendid edifice. 1t
night jus, az well hive been located
N the centre Of the broad eNparse of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

There was u little furry at the re-
cent meeting of the New England free
trade league over the election of OIL
GERS. The nominating committee bad
dropped Henry w. Lamb. who is an
active goid Democrat, and prepared a
new list of officers. with Harvey n.
Shepard ait the head of it. Mr.. Lamb
ratified his friends and carried the
day. In This way George Fred Will
inns, who had been named as one or
the vice-presidents. was defeated.
There was considerable talk and some
bitterness over the outcome.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

Only 1O2 members of the gradual
ing class at Harvard this year have
signfied their intention of studying
law after graduation, burt several
members of the class yet remain to
be heard from as to their choice OF
profession. So there is yet no oc-
casion for worriment lest the supply
of lawyers will become exhausted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-29

Governor WolcCtt has signed the
Cove street extension bill. making II
new and practically straight street to
and from South BostOl and Dor
,heSter,
The advocate., 1897-08-04

and could be raised or lowered by hand
power from below,
The engineers claim it was a wonder
ful mechanical achievement to find the
precise curve for the track on which the
CONFERENCE.-The travel. Those enor-
mously heavy cylinders are at the top Of
the towers when the bridge is down. When
it is raised they roll down on tracks,
pulling at the cables and almost wholly
supporting the rising structure When
the strain is fret put on the cables the
counterweights roll or rather drop down
q track that is nearly vertical. AS the
span rises the strain is reduced and the
vertical track gives way for curve on
which the exact balance was ascertsiued
only after long experiment. No rule
would apply to it, and in the construction
OF another bridge Of different dimensions
and weights it would be necessary to ap
ply the same experiments. The difficulty
was not only TO get the exact balance,
but to make it stay where tits put. The
bridge is a mechanical triumph. Itoccu-
pies less space for the width Of the span
than any other bridge that could be de-
Vised,
The advocate., 1897-08-04

presented 10 Che attack, instead OF the
vulnerable broadside, the obliqUe i'm.
penetrable mass Of his head. The awful
blow OF thesword impelled by the furious
speed OF the mass behind IL struck just
above the whales eye, ripping a whits
strssk dIaRonsIly upward through the
gristly substance covering the skull, but
spending its force in the az above, while
che great body following glided serpent
like right over the whales head and fell
helplessly upon the other side.
With Incredible agility for 80 vast .
bulk the cschalot turned, settling slightly
withal, then rising, lower jaw uppeFmost,
he caught the xiphias in the center be-
tween those mighty shears and cleft
him in two halves. A sideway shake Of
the great head, asCarce perCeptIble gulp,
and the tail OF the swordRsh slid down
the whales oavernous throat with as
much ease and rapidity as ifithRd been an
oyster. Meanwhile Che orcas had not
been remiss in supporting the spirited
attack Of their ilI.fated cosdiutor. One
hung upon each fisnk Of their giant foe
and worried him as dogs boar. But
their time had come, After vsinly en-
deavoripg by rolling and writhing to
free himself from them he suddenly
changed his tactics. Rearing himself
majestically out Of tho seething eddies
like mighty column Of black rock, he
Iell backward, tearing himself away from
the clinRing monsters. Up rose his
enormous tail from the boiling vortex,
and descending like a giant scythe,
literally crushed one Of bis aggressote
beneath il, the sound Of the blow EeveE-
beEating like thunder. The survivcr
fed, but the infuTiated Titsn pursued,
leaping like q dolphin half out OF che
sea at every bound, and although we
could not sec the end Of the chase, we
had little doubt that the gladiator paid
the full penalty Of his raahness under
tho lethal sweep Of those terrible jaws.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
The Young Member.
entleman's Magazine.

From the Gentleman's Magazine.
Grantley Berkeley tells, in his "Life
and RecolIections," how a member for
Ludlow, in the last Parliament Of Will
liam Nv, "tried TO make maiden speech,
and, rising in his place with very bsld
head, known, too, as he was to eveFys
body, as one OF the oldest stagers In all
the ways of the world, he began With
great affectation Of insxperience, and
with an excesdiugIy mild voice: 'Mr.
Speaker, / am but q young member,
On hearing this assertion from so well-'
known and crafty man, possessing se
venerable pate, the entire House roarea
with laughter. Twice he stopped, and
three times he commenced with thess
words; but il was useless; the House
would not listen, and he never to rsyl
knowledge essayed to speak again, or, II
he did, the sight Of his bald head set hlR
audience in roar.p Parliamentary
manners are milder in those times, but
a litter has gone around the chamber,
even during the existence Of the present
House Of Commons, when a venerable.
looking member Of go claimed indulgence
Tor his maiden speech.
The advocate., 1897-08-04

before work stopped Monday night.
Electrotype plates we're made 90 rapidly
that on Tuesday morning several print
ing presses were set in motion. In the
meantime covers were made in the bind
cry, and by Wednesday morning the
binders had the book in hand, Two
thousand volumes were completed that
day, and the edition OF 10000 was en-
tirely out Of the way before Saturday
night. In modern book binding ma
chinery, as in the production OF printing
presses, America leads the world, and
no other nation can equal it in the speed
and general effectiveness with which all
branches OF the industry are carried out.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
The Young People.
UNDlNE.

Undine was but o rainbow, seen at eve
Above the sea, mixed with tho crystal dew
That shines upon the violets petals blue.
From such brief dream-wrOught lives, the sun
beams weave
Enchanted shapes most potent 30 deceive
The haunted thoughts OF poets. Yet she grew
Through pain Of love immortal, wise ana
true,
Gaining soul the while she learned to grieve
Fair lives OF Joy shall pass and fade away;
They last but as sea mist and blown, white
foam;
But twice born souls OF truth shall live for aye
And In far heavens find an:eteFnal home,
A fairer life, rarer, purer day,
Enduring as the sky's blue, star.set dome
-WilliGm Vincent Bydrs
The advocate., 1897-08-04

A large book bindery may have q
capacity Of 10000 books day. The
resources Of some Ok these binderies are
wonderful. There is an instsnce on
record where publishing house took an
order on Monday for a cloth covered
l2mo volume Of $50 pages and actually
shipped 1000 copies Of the book on the
following Wednesday. The type was set
by machinery Cox the entire $50 pages
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Sperm whales are Fighters.

From the Cornhill Magazine
Two "killers" and q huge swordhsh
(xiphias), desperate with hunger, had
combined their forces and ventured to
attack a half.grown bull cachslOt. Moth
ing, am persuaded, but the direct
necessity and pressure Of want could
have prompted them to undertake 80
grave a conflict, although it must needs
be confessed chat their combination was
a powerful one. Ii fell to the swordfsh
TO lead off, and he launched himself at
the whale like a Whitehead torpedo,
pointed direct for the most vital part,
but q gentle swerve Ok Che wary cachalcs
The advocate., 1897-08-04
IN tha Lead.

II you are going to Kansas City, Chicago
st. Louis or other Eastern cities, tAe
Union Pacific offers the best service an&
the fastest time. Don't purchase your
tickets until you have consulted our tiEaa'
card, or made inquiry regarding rates anT
through car service.
r. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent
J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent Topelas slss
The advocate., 1897-08-04
Dismal Deaert OF .ThIbet.

From the indianapolis News.
Recent publications OF the Russian
Geographical Society contain most In
teresting accounts Of explorations under
taken under it's auspices by Roborovsky
and Kozloff in one Of the most inhospit-
able regions Of the earth's surface, the
elevated Thibetan plateau, which along
the Russian mountains" lines up to the
northeast face Of the giant snow'clad
Kuen-lun. Over this region OF dismal
dreariness, elevated from $4,000 to 1900
feet above sea level, mans foot is hardly
ever known to pass, and even to the
natives Of Kashgaria il is virtually a
sealed province. The surface is largely
covered with deposits OF loeSs and earth
Of extremely fine particles, identical with
that which forms the dominant land
scape feature Of large part Of China,
and very similar to that which makes up
the "blufts" Of the Upper and Middle
Mississippi Valley. In this loess origi-
nate sand storms Of terrible severity, the
dust being carried in such volumes into
the air as to cause complete darkness,
objects being rendered invisible at dis
tance Of more than ten yards.
Entire forests Of poplar are buried in
these dust depoIits, decaying and rotting
in the dry mass Of earth which sur
rounds them. In the desert which lies
south OF the Uzutagh and occupies a
position upward OF $1,000 feet high,
hardly a trace Of animal life was to be
found in the middle Of June, almost the
only forms Of moving creatures being
scattering broken down orongo antelOpes,
which approached to within a few feet
Of the travellers, seeming too weary to pay
attention to their presence, Snow alone
falls over this most inhospitable tract,
and rain is seemingly unknown. In the
month Of June snow fell every day,
evsporating Immediately. On June l5,
at an elevation Of 1900 feet, the ther-
mometer marked IL degrees Fahrenheit.
Along the depression OF the Cherchen-
daria striking contrast is presented In
the characteristics OF the country, the
banks Of the rivers being overgrown With
rushes, poplars and tamarisks, and har-
boriDgimmense numbers Of wild camelsi
antelopes, wildcats, boars and various
smaller animals, But traces OF recent
desiccation are everywhere apparent
large tracts being marshes, strswn with
the remains of fresh water mOllusks--
the former Inhabitants Of vast lake.
J ~-@
The advocate., 1897-08-04

Magical little granules--those tiny sugar.
coated Pellets Of DR.. PieTce's-sCarcely
larger than mustard seeds, yet powerful 70
cure-active, yet mild in operation. The
best liver pill ever invented. Cure sitk
headache, dizziness, constipation. Ops q.
dose. Whole vial % cents.
The advocate., 1897-08-04
A Star at MONDAY.
Vised.

From tho San Francisco Examiner.
Somebody with keen eye discovered
a star in the west shortly before noon
yesterday and in less than one hour the
news had spread so rapidly that thou
sands OF people were gazing into the
heavens.
From one to another the story Of
strange light in the sunshine spread and
many in the crowds began to take it So
riously. Again others talked of airsbips.
They argued that no star could shine
brighter than the MONDAY sun in cloud
less sky, and seemed to safety themselves
with the conclusion that they we're view
ing the headlight Of the Sacramento air
ship. But the great majority OF the
people regarded the star as phenomenon
Of the heavens and they were excited
over it.
The little speck OF reflected light had
the pale brilliancy Of the moon in day
time and was elusive even to the best
sight. When once found, however, it
was plain object in the sky, atan angle
Of about As degrees from the western
horizon. To find it, though, was en-
effort.
Among those who gazed heavenward
from the Palace Hotel was D. Gustav
Eisen, of the Academy Of Sciences.
@The people are crazy over il" he said.
"I heard some of them say it was the
Star Of Bethlehem. But it is only Venus,
which is now morning star, and very
brilliant. It rises an hour before the sun
and can be found not far away from the
sun. You can SEQ it any day by hunting
in the sEy--that 10, il your sight is good.
But if you got up before sunrise in the
morning you will see Venus in her real
brightness. It is nothing TO get excited
over, for the star is seen in daylight" /"
But most Of the star gazers knew moth
ing of Venus, however, and thought less.
All they knew was that star had ap-
peared over San Francisco and was shin
| ing brightly ut noontime, and such q
phenomenon, il seemed to them, was a
matter to marvel al. So the groups
gradually grew into crowds that blocked
sidewalks and street crossings
The advocate., 1897-08-04
The Buffalo Folding Bridge.


knife bridge over the ship canal at Mioh-
igan Street has been in operation since
the Doth of June last, long enough to
prove it's perfect adaptation to the
necessities of that situation. This is
the only bridge of it's kind in the world.
It was designed by John Guist, who is
employed by the Wisconsin Bridge 81
Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wis, and
appears to have all the qualities OF easy
operating, width Of span, clear channel,
durability and moderate cost. 1t is built
of structural steel, and with good care
ought to last fifty years It's total length
is $50 feet, and 500 tons Of steel were
swallowed up in it's construction. There
is a double roadway % feet in width,
with sidewalks 6 feet wide on each side
Of the structure. Work began ON Feb
ruary Is last, and the bridge was thrown
open to traffic on June 20. The cost OF
the bridge was $3S,700,
The principle of its construction is
variously termed lift, folding, or jack
knife. Literally, it is the embodiment
Of sll three. It is lifted bodily, folds as
as IL rises, and shuts up precisely as a
Jack knife closes. The bridge is in two
spans, each being 76 feet long. These are
carried by two steel towers on either side
OF the canal These towers are 80 feet
high and contain the lifting machinery.
When the spans are lifted they rise al
most parallel with the perpendicular
towers. Each span is hinged at the base
Of the towers and operated separately.
There is rs h. p. Kriebel engine in each
elevated power house, which operates a
chain and sprocket gearing attached to
an immense and very powerful screw.
This screw is Is feet long and 6 inches
in diameter. 1t is stationary in the
tower and extends to the upper angle OF
the nearest truss, passing through 1T at
an angle Of As degrees, just enough togive
il plenty Of "purchase. Each revolution
CT the great screw draws the span inward
and upward, precisely as a jack-knife is
closed. AS soon as the weight OF the
span is removed from the live-losd tie
bars which sustain it when down, it is
taken up completely by monstrous
counter balances at the top Of the tower,
which work on very steep incline and
weigh 35 tons apiece or lao tons in ali.
Steel-wire cables, TX inches in diameter
connect the spans with the counter
weights over an ingenious system oi
''sheayes" and the cables are also ingen-
iously controlled so that the strain is sl-
ways equal on each. The long, hinged
zigzaQ steel bars which unite the middle
OF the towers with the span fold up af
the bridge is elevated, and unfold tC
assume the weights Of the structure az
soon as the spans settle and meet in the
center. Simply stated, the bridge il
lifted by the engines, the weight being
taken off the engines by the counter
weights almost as soon as the span be
gins to rise. If the engine should give
out there would be no harm done. Tbs
spans would bs supported BY the cables
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-16
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carson City, Nevada, April 6. 1897.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-16
/. e. Kitnneyor.

HAS, aver I vacation Of three
wears again assumed oontro,
Of the business a, I'll, .lu
stand, No 80 South Carson
street, and invites all who are
in want Of goods or work in
his line to g.ve him a trial
He promises to furnish a &C /
quality of goods, and do good
work at the very lowest prices,
ai0
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-16
An instance.
Whenever there is any real prosper

Whenever there is any real prosper
ity occurring from McKinley, it IS
only fair for the silver papers to
acknowledge it. The following dis
patch is case in point:
Eureka. Cal, Oct. 14.-At the office
of the Dolber & Carsod Lumber Com
pany today, beneath a portrait OF
President Mckinley, was posted d
notice that on and after November
1st wages would be advanced. The
company employees eighty men, each
of whom will receive an Increased re-
muueration OF twenty-five per cent.
The Elk River Mill & Lumber Com
panv, owing to the advance in the
price of redwood of 50 per thous md,
will resume operations on October
25th with a full complement Of EN-
pl yees after being closed down tif,
teen months
Don't forget that tv"iy dollars
worth you buy at Joe Pl,tt's pats 10
cents in the Kings Daughters Char
itr B X.
The Reto Journal calls attention to
the fact that today will be -nt 25th
anniversary of The brave ri4e OF
Johnnie Bartholomew through the
hurLiug tunnel in American Flat
His heroic act was mmOrtaliZed iu
song and story and old timers still
tell Of it with ardOr and enthusiasm
For a Mica quiet game Of cards, a
good table to spell billiards >n and a
dfink OF pure liquor the Ozark is
voted the place for everybody.
Everybody will bt glad to bear that
Messrs. Henderson and Virgins of
Empire nave struck - ledge ricn in
! go d and copper near the Logan miir, ,
about six nils e. - Egapire. Che
! specimen -..y rich.
H"nry KeysAr has accepted a posi-
ton with Mc. W. S Bliss at Lane
City near Ely. Mrs, Keysrr and chill
dren will remain with Mrs. Elstn, r
this winter