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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-05
Tn. Brooklyn Cycle Board OF Trade has
pasy.d the following resolution in order to
de, re its attitude toward shows:

champion OF 1855. Is it Eddie Bald. Who on
the LslaE Fs,s tSs s. was q flr st when when ths PROBES
or Tom Butler. who TOOK three 30-point
Championships. practically as walkovers, or
tlonal circuit meets than any, other man. or
Owen Kimble. whose points under the A. W;
total. or. Major, Taylor (coloredl. who IN all
kinds Of races throuFhopt the season scored
t pyo N.Y. ". M GeSi9ti the o1Hl ss Raa dHs peen e sho%lsS
the net result OF the endeavors OF all the men.
and according to II. Major Taylor is most de-
This table shows tho number. OF times that
each rider got first. second or third place IN. any
hunt" or under '"outlaw" jurisdiction, The
table counts simply frsts. seconds and thirds.
respectively for the PLACES. which is the only
system that Ia automatically Just. According
to, this calculation Taylor heads the list and the
others rink as folloMs:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
MEN DESERVED DEATH.
Sheriff Martin and Posse Acquitted
After Long Trial.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. March 1.-The jury
In the case of sheriff Martin and his depn-
ties for the shooting OF strikers ut l.attlmer
on Sent. 10, have returned II verdict OF not
guilty. When the jury retired they took only
one ballot and it was unanimous Tor ar-
uuttal. The jury was prepared to
render a verdict before leaving the
bOy. and the ballot was taken only for
forms sake. After the jury had been thanked
and discharged 10y Judge Woodward. Dis
trct Attorney Martin asked that the defend,
ants be required to continue their bail bond
as there are still seventeen indictments for
murder hanging over them and thlrty-eiSht
for felonionsly wonnding The bond was
continued rs requested. District Attorney
Martin says he has not decided what to 40
with these other eases. but will confer
with the prosecuting committee. The com
mittee, it is said. will insist upon further
prosecution as the public still thinks the
sheriff exceeded his power and made Il USE
less sacrifice of life. The trial has been in
progress since Feb. !. The effect OF the
testimony for the defence has been to snow
overwhelmingly that II State OF riot had
existed in the county. that the people were
terrorized and that admitting that the
strikers had resolved to use peaceful means
to induce the men mt I.attimer to join them.
their previous lawlesS acts warranted the
belief that they really intended Violence
and destruction of property. II not de-
struction o! lives; that they received snil'-
cient warning from the peace officer OF the
county to dispense. and tnat in defiance OF
this warning and the law they proceeded;
hence that the shooting by the deputies was
justified. OF the witnesses for the prostcn-
tion several Swore that the sheriff. holding
a nOn-combatant miner at arms length, shot
him dead, and then called on hi, deputies to
fire.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

Suddenly papa starties MS all with q
loud exclamation that is-well, not hit
for publication.
"What is it?" Bob says, coming for
ward.
Papa is purple with rage.
WHAT he roars, his finger extend
ed. "Why, there's that scoundrel
Francis, the waiter from the club"
We all crowd forward. I AIN in
front The captain is directly oppo-
site. I bow. He lifts his gloved
hand to his hat. Then an awful change
comes over his face. He turns posi-
lively limp, and staggers. Is he i'll,
Oh?
hear papa's voice:
"He sees me, the swindler! Bob,
after him. He ran away with the cash
box month ago."
'But, papa, that is Captain Gun
ningham,' L gasp.
"Captsin!-TlI give him captain.
Where's my hat?"
They rush from the room. 7 sit
with my face in my hands. 1t is too
awfully awful. A waiter?
-.sThe other day T heard Mabel tell
mamma that she thought I'd grown
more prudent since. Well, suppose
have. And no wonder! But shall
never reveal the truth about that
sprained ankle. e.-London Madame.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

The interesting statement is made
that cooking classes for young men are
being formed at the Young Mems
Christian Association rooms in Chi
cago. This is done not so much to turn
out more cooks as to render the young
men independent of the cheap and Of
ten poor boarding places into which
they are forced from motives Of econ
omy. With an oil or gas stove, or
even q chafing-dish, these association
members, after their course OF cook
cry, can be more or less Independent
of their boarding-houses The idea
has proved popular in the several
branches in which it has been tried,
and is likely to be copied elsewhere.
While on this subject, it may be added
that in this city most enthusiastic
class in cookery composed entirely Of
men has existed this season, and,
strange to say, they were not, for the
most part, bachelors who wanted to
get up little suppers in their apart
ments. but heads OF families and men
living Mt home who had taste for the
accomplishment. If some of the men
who are walking the streets, idle and
despondent, would be content to learn
this work and take the places now
filled by too often incompetentwomen,
there is a strong possibility that two
classes would be benefited-the unem-
plOyed as we'll as the average family
dependent upon the average woman
cook. New York Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
NEW L. A. w. HANDICAPPED.
Paul 1. Aldrich to Assign Marks in
New England.

BOSTON, Mass, March 1O-Paul I. AL
drich has been appointed official handicap
per for New England. Mr.. Aldrich has
had an extended acquaintance with the rae
ing men OF the country. He was one OF the
projectors OF the International Cycling
Championship association and is president
of the New England branch Of that organi-
zation. He was one Of the founders and
mainstays OF the Denver Wheel club,
Denver being his former home. He was for
several years the sporting editor Of the Dem
YER Republican. A few years ago he came
east to accept position rs associate editor
Of the American Wheelmen in New York. A
year ago he accepted II like position on the
bicycling World here in Boston, and since
his arrival in this city he has taken an active
interest in cycling affairs. While in Color
ado he was for one year vice consul Of that
division. He knows the merits Of the racing
men, not only of New England, but OF the
whole country, and his appointment cannot
but meet with popular favor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
THE MAN.

The man who speaks
A kindly word to sooth an aching heart
Or light some tear-dimmed eye.
To break or turn the point OF sorrows
dart
Aimed at weary wanderer passing
by
The man who lends
A helping hand to raise whom cares bow
down
Needless Of friend or foe.
To boldly aid, Though worldlings scott or
frOwn,
The hand that strikes at tyranny n
blow
The man who loves
All natures gifts ts-mightiest or most MI
The bird the brute the llowGr-
The tempest blast, the air that tunes tho
lutte,
The rays that brighten and tire clouds
that lower
He who thus speaks, thus lends hand,
thus loves
Connding in the genius Of the Giver,
C"Unknowable" maybe)
Glldes to his rest-his record safe forever
In the great archives Of eternity.
Robert ID. Burnie, in Toronto Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.


any other spirits or wine--namely,
fifty -four per cent.
An elephant is possessed of such a
delicate sense of smell, that it can
scent human being at distance of a
thousand yards.
In 1000 cases of the morphine habit
collected from all parts of the world,
the nedical profession constitutes forty
per cent. Of the number.
NJ. Phisalix, the French authority
on the venoms of insects and reptiles,
has established that the poison of the
hornet in sufficient quantity renders
one immune to that OF the viper.
1t has recently been claimed that
iron ships fitted with electric plants
suffer rapid deterioration of their
pipes having direct connection with
the sea, due to electrolytic action.
Cloth is now being successfully made
from wood. Strips of ine.grained
wood are boiled and crushed between
rollers, and the tilaments, having been
carded into parallel lines, are spun in
to threads, from which cloth can be
woven in the usual way.
The amount of liquid refreshments
taken by a man of seventy years would
equal 76, 700 pints, and to hold this a
pail twelve feet high and more than
two thousand five hundred times as
large as au ordinary pail would be re-
quired. The weight OF the liquid
would be over forty-two tons.
In the Diesel gas engine, which is
now attracting much attention in Ger
many, the mixture OF air and gas
which moves the piston is not sudden
ly exploded, when it takes fire, but
burns slowly enough to impart more
gradual impulse to the engine. A 1000
horse power motor OF this type is
promised for the Paris exposition OF
1900.
Alta recent meeting of the Entomo-
logical Society of Washington, some
specimens OF chrysopa, species OF
golden-eyed fly, which had been col
lected in the White Mountains, were
exhibited rs curiosities, because each
one carried OH its back one or more
minute cecidomylid flies. The opinion
was expressed that this was true case
OF smaller species of insect using a
larger species for the purpose of loco
motion from place to place.
1t is supposed that Centauri, one
OF the brightest stars of the Southern
Hemisphere, is the nearest of the fixed
stars to the earth. The researches on
its parallax by Henderson and Maclear
gave, for its distance from the earth,
in round numbers, twenty billions OF
miles. At the inconceivably rapid
rate at which light is propagated
through space, it would require more
than''four years to reach the earth from
this star.
Sir William Turner, speaking at the
meeting in Toronto of the British AS
sociation for the Advancement OF
Science, said that the average brain
weight in man is from forty-nine to
fifty ounces. In woman the weight is
from forty -four to forty-five ounces. A
few men, including the great natural
ist, Cuvier, have had brains exceeding
sixty ounces in weight, but equally
heavy brains have occasionally been
obtained from persons who had shown
no sign of intellectual eminence,
Among infant children the average
brain weight is for girls ten and fo'
boys 11.67 ounces.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Suicide From Dcspopdeucy.

HYANNIS, Mass. March I0-Charles Bar
low, a summer resident OF this place. has
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. Mr.. Barlow's home was
In Hartford, Conn. Dependency, brought
on by illness, is supposed to have caused his
act. He was for many years actively en-
gagged In the insurance business In New
York and was also draughtsman of ability.
He gave up active business three years ago
and had since been in failing health. He
leaves widow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
liel and Dark Hair.

Dark hair and complexion, in races
as we'll as in individuals, signify
strength. Dark skinned races are al-
ways behind the lighter-hue peoples
in fine civilization, because the physi-
cal predominates among them to the
exclusion of the mental. Coarse red
hair indicates marvellous physical en-
durance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
THE MERRY SIDEOT LIFE.
STORIES TOLD By THE FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

The Dream That Fsiletl-The Modern Girl
In Doubt - Philosophy - Double
Edged-Deciiledly NOt-AnOther Chi
ness Complication - An Explanation.
~ dreamed a beautiful dream last night"
The bashful young man said;
"And wsnder II you can guess it Alright"
Aud he blushed u rosy red.
I'D reams are thing never could guess"
The beautiful maid did reply.
81 dreamed to a question you answered
yes.'
He said with deep.drawn sigh.
"Well you are aware, no doubt" said she,
That dreams by contraries go;
So. should you that question ask OF me,
My answer will surely be no.
Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
watched Canned Goods,

When can is bulged, the contents
should not be used, as the condition
of the tin shows that air has reached
the inside and decomposition has set
in, which caused gases to be generated.
The gases thus formed have forced the
tin to bulge. Cases of poisoning
through eating canned fruit and meats
are so common that the above method
of detecting poisonous canned foods
should be specially valuable to house
keepers. rs.-Public Health Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Queer Charge for Divorce

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 1l-Bank Presi-
dent Charles W. Spaulding, now serving II
term in the state prison for embezzlemcnt,
has filed bill for divorce against his wife.
Lizzie K.Spaulding. charging her with d.ser-
tion. They were married in 1864 in Nashua,
N. H. spauding neglected his family for
his typewriter hence his financial and social
nfoll
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
An Exclamation.

"Papa," said the boy, when you
say in your advertisement that your
goods are acknowledged by connais-
seurs to be the best, what do you
mean by connaisseurs?"
"a connaisseur, my boy" answered
the greet manufacturer, ''is All emf
nent authority an authority, in
short, who admits that our goods are
the best. Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

Glsdys-''Do you think Charley
means business?"
May can't tell yet; but I'm
afraid lie only means poetry. Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
An Ill.Chosen Time.

"When I proposed she could not
say q word in reply" said Spykes to
his friend Spokes.
'Her heart was too full for utterance,
I suppose"
"No, it was her mouth which was
too full. I proposed at the dinner
table"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
The Reason.

Elmer-"Pa," why do they call the
end of school commencement"
Professor observation-disclosures it
is the time when the student com.
mences to forget everything he has
learned. New York journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

The statement that castor oil is TAX
ing the place Of the carving knife In
the treatment of appendicitis Is graft
flying. Castor oil may not carry many
testimonials as a palatable beverage.
but 1t Is Industrious and persevering
and it rarely causes a funeral.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

First Boarder-"This chicken is
not the most tender fowl in the world"
Second Boarder-"No; however,
the quality recouciles one to the quan.
tity, Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

The Kalser's great naval project is to
spend 500, 100000 on new ships In the
next seven years, including seventeen
battleshlps. Go 1t, william! Whose
afraid. save poor. big. old, meek Sam
Yen Ii Chang Hung Lu. Sing -SonR>
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Decidedly Not.

''This years wheel may be chain.
less," remarked the observant board
or, "but-"
"But," added the cross-eyed board
or, before the other man could finish
his sentence, "this years L. A. W.
politics is not chinless. ."-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Thu Molerr Girl.

"Do you think the modern girl
needs chaperon?"
"Not always; but think the chap
eron generally needs modern girl
along."-Ksnsss City Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Undoubtedly,

Jasper-"What do you think How
ellis meant when he spoke about one
of his characters being hen minded
woman?"
Jumpuppe-"Oh, I guess he meant
that she never thought about anything
except her own set. Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Ol,l Maxim AuNlIed.

Van Lushe - "Drunkenness is a
vice have the utmost contempt for. "
Miss Cutting - "Yes, familiarity
does breed contempt, doesn't it,
Boston Traveller.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
DOllblo.EdEct1,

"What is an aggressive policy
grandpa?"
"Well, it is policy which makes a
man so mad that he wants to fight,
but which scares him so that he doesn't
dare to."-Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Another Chinese Complication.

Brown (reading the news from
China a)-"How would you pronounce
this name?"
Jones--"Liao- o-Tung? guess You
don't pronounce that--you yodel it,"
Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Col. Thomas Is President.

BOSTON, Mass, March 1l-At the annual
meeting here OF the Postmasters' association
of New England. Col. Henry A. Thomas.
postmaster ofthis city, was elected president
A. Il. Goodwin. Woonsocket. II. L., vice.
president, and +. o. Winsor Of Chelsea, sec
retRry and treasurer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
In Boston.

The Fiance--''F ''Forgive me, Miner.
Va! admit that I was wrong"
The Fiancee-''O, Emerson! / am
so happyI"
The Fiance-"Yes, darling. I re-
alize that I was very hasty in saying
what I did concerning the manners
and customs of the early Assyrians. -
Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

WASHINGTON. d. C., March l0--A recent
report OF Consul l.. Edwin Dudley of Van
couver. Is. C., who, came from Boston,
Mass, in which Canadian ports and Cana
dian routes to the klondikc are extoici ut
some length, has caused u reprmand from
the state department. The report has been
used by the Canadian Pacific road as an ad-
vertisement, and is said to be to the detri
ment Of American roads and American sea-
ports on the Pacific. which were doing
large outiltting business for the gold regions
of Alaska. The state department has notified
Consul Dudley that hereafter his reports
must not favor foreign interests In compe,i-
tion with those in the United States
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
The Revival.

Stranger-"Were you to the revival
meeting last night?"
Uncle Eph-"Yes, sab. De minis
ter done talk so much it took half an
hour to revive me. New York Jour-
nal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

There would be great many more
rich men i'm the world IL there were
more young men willing to go through
the rudlmentary process that leads to
wealth. just as there would be more
fishermen II 1t We're not that 50 many
persons have an antipathy to the un-
prosaic labor of digging bait.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

Perhaps the finest compliment ever
paid to President Kruger was the moral
support given him by the Outlanders
in the late contest for the Transvaal
presidency. They had no votes, but the
fact that they preferred "Oom" Paul
before his opponents Is a remarkable
tribute to their belief In his integrity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

PORT JEFFERSON, l.. l.. March l0-Rev
John b. Merwin. agc'l -. has just died here.
He had been on the pcrannuated list for
the last two years. P,eyious To that time
he had preached G2 years consecntively. lie
was the oldest member Of the New York
East conference. In 1857 he was agent of
the Wesleyan university. anl had several
pastorates thereafter in Connecticut. In
1869 and 1870 he was presiding elder Of the
Long Island North district. His last pastor
ate was II. Stepney, Conn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

The exterior of the beautiful new
University club building, now in
course of erection here, is to be
adorned with IL fine stone carvings,
representing as many college seals.
Each carving is to cost $500 and will
be paid for by the representatives Of
each college in the club. The pro-
portion of the expense which these
representatives will be called upon to
bear will vary considerably. For in
stance, Harvard, which is about 500
strong in the club. will get out at the
rate of $3 man, whereas there is one
small college represented whose loyal
alumni in the club are contemplating
q contribution of 500 apiece to prove
their loyalty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

The Brooklyn Times has just passed
its 50th anniversary, and issued an in
teres:ing 50-page pape'' to mark the
occasion. The Times has the distinc-
ton of owning the handsomest pub
Usher in the country, William c.
Bryant, who is also secretary of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
sociation. 1t is a strong and pros
porous journal, and has q great hold
on the affections of II large section of
the Brooklyn population.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

They have been sweeping the
smok estack of the government assay
office here, and have recovered $500
worth of particles of gold and silver
i'm the debris. 1t was the accumula-
tion of 46 years of service on the part
the stack. KNICKERBOCKER.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

Thomas Bomar, n co!ored man, of
South Carolina, has built more cotton
mills than any contractor in the South.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
Universal Nuisance.

'Give me the man who sings at
his work." exclaimed the CHEEKY citi-
zen. "He is the person whose tenn
permanent has my sympathy and ap-
proval, every time"
eyes," replied Mr.. Bitters, 'T don't
object to the man who sings at his
work, SO long as he confines himself to
that. What annoys me is to have him
come in and insist on singing at my
work. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
His RetOrt.

"Here's o queer case," she said
looking up from the newspaper.
els it?" he returned, for he was
not feeling in particularly good humor
and didn't care who knew it.
eyes, it is" she replied. "It's q
case where bride was given as o ger
man favor"
"Rather a stretch of the imagina-
tiop to call it favor, should think, "
he said.
OF course she got even with him
after-they always do; but this is not a
continued story. Chicago Evening
Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

Alabama produced 9l7, 1871 tons OF pig iron
last year, while the QUIT put for Tennessee
aggregated 272, ,730.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12

Germsny's export trade has increased
forty per cent. since 1872.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-03-12
BY JOHN W. YALL-

ABEL and Bob are
going to Eastsea for
October, and they
have asked me to
go with them. l
must say I'm not in
ecstacles over the
affair. The seaside
in late autumn is a
bit "of." All the
nice fellows have
gone back to town;
there is no band;
the pier is deserted,
and you may walk
the entire length OF
the parade and
meet nobody OF
more Importance
than q boatman.
Still, L may as
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-29

town. The dealers are mostly native
fishermen, and one may see here
nearly all the uncouth monsters of the
seattle dying splendors of the
dolphin, and the demoniac squid,
which is favorite article OF diet with
the natives. Fresh fish of choicest
flavor can always be had from these
native dealers, who form mullet ponds
by building sea walls Of stones, and
have some skill in cultivating the fish.
An ice factory affords ample supply
for refrigerating purposes and for
cooling drinks, the need for which is
by no means pressing, as the tempera.
ture is rarely oppressive and is tenn.
pered during the larger part Of the
year by the northeast trade winds.
The demands upon the time and ener.
gies Of business men are not excessive.
Life flows easily and equally in the
little community. Many residents Of
Honolulu own cottages on the sea
beach at Waikiki, only few miles
from Honolulu. The surf comes in
over the coral reef and breaks on q
shelving, s ndy beach. Anoble grove
of cocoa-nut palms fringes the beach
and shades the cottages. Here the
well-to-do residents OF Honolulu rusti.
cate; and there is no lovelier spot the
world around.