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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12

ao,,os su5aa,l, brrs, tbrou,b the rnof
n,'nrIe,.Iv surronnIin, him and emitting
or his es'.on. /, lnnE.i us IL he was
snrai, doomna the nr.mrn on the street
below tried TO raise a ladder. but could not
a. =" 50 daroa wos tia tra Evan then
oIi,,Iod o,,t an nm .,l.o, rio Uyht wire which
a, 9Th od ooross tha tree, INT the wire say
.,.,, ,haiI, Nth his r.i,,,t ,bnt when he
r.,,had ina middle ~ the at rect he found
LimseIs unable TO either advance or re-
,rnnt md there he hung. suspended 80
f.., ,hnva thn cohblestones. some quick
,,i,,.I man an m, onnosite roof pras ned the
siiuntinm and unfnstening that end Of the
wire lowered Ryan to the street, or ra-
tbar until IA. had come within 10 feet of the
ST reet when ms strength gave out and he
fall into the NET which his comra les were
snrendin,, for him. Eran's life was imprr-
lied twice in the Masonic temple lire. First
when with his old comrade. Luddrrmnn
Hutchinson. he was SURPRISED and almost cut
off bvthe flames that burst out oraw window on
bia Ina nf r,tr.nt .Iou,, ih,. ,ouiuy of the
slant roof The two men heard the warn
;nv shouts of their companion- and IL roar
from th. an yious multitude. below BY alter
INTO creeping mud dnshipy over the sloping
sIn,es and nrounl the wayotiny danes they
revained the ndjoinin., building in safety,
hui il was n cIosr raIl. Then Egan started
fortb AGAIN District Chief Mullen stood
on the corner where the roof of the aiiuin-
inc buildiu,, ON fremont street meets the
hiIber Masonic, temple. and he allowed the
Use Of his back ~ t. ladder over his
shonl,Irr, climbed j. Edward Murphy of
Ladder COMPANY $. dragging a hose full
of water. and followed hy Fsan and a
group of men from Ladder $ ana Eagine 8.
| Thry crept along tn. rnrnce below the
slant roof. The hose twistr from Muvphy's
grasp and fell wriyclins upol tue coping
stones. but ms companions grlpped hands IN
a line. so that he was enabled to lean over
and regain the nozzle. Soon the stream
was turned into the window in the roof
whence tbe flames issued. and i'm few min
utes the snund of llr.men could Chamber into
the smoky room. This room was sort OF
nrrch. hanging in n corner of n big hall
whose floor and ceiling we're two stories
nIart. Between the ceiling and the roof
was a blind attic. now OPENED to the light
of day bv the falling of part of the burned
roof. Eran. ever foremost. climbed from a
nile of debris upon the ceiling. directing ths
others to follow with hose. The hose would
not rench Int inst then m came n lopye,
line from Engine 6. which had been ragged
mn the main Staircase. out on the roof and
B then through the window spoken of. Eyar
had lust called for this hose. when he felt
the ladder and plaster beneath him sink,
Don't come here. il isn't safe. . he shouted
and then he mrched forward and went
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
A "GRAND OLD MAN."
DR.. George Cogswell of Bradford
Celebrates 8Ot n Iiirt hday.

BRADFORD, Mass, Feb. 10-Dr. George
Cogswel of this city has llst celebrated his
Goth birthday. He is Bradford : ''srald Old
man" beyond dispute. The decision was
made notable by the presence and ronSrat".
atoms of his many associates of 80 years OF
active life. The Monday Evening club one
of whose founders he was, and whose lead
ing spirit he has always been, the select cdu-
catiOnal and literary circle OF Hhvtrhill,
gave him the reception. With intellect as
bright as ever, he is as convrrsant with the
latest progress in science and art rs was any
of his guests. The meetings of the club he
never allows himself to miss. At the
weekly meetings Of the directorate OF
the First National bank for over Az
years he has never allowed weather to inter
pose an obstacle in the way OF his attend
nnce. He was born in Atkinson. n. ~,
Feb i. 1908, the son of Willinm and judith
I,adgcr Coswell. His father was one OF Il
family of 10 children, nine Of whom grew
to manhood and wOmanhood. OF these.
eight were sons, and of the eight. seven
served in the Revolutionary war, and one III
the war of 1872. George Cogswelfs father,at
the close of the revolution, occupied the
post which today would be known as sur
geon- general of the army, The young man,
George. secured his education in the school
and academy of his native town, and In 1871
received his degree in medicine from Dart
mouth college, He continued in active prac-
tice until he was about 30. IN ls4S
he was elected president Of the
Union bank in Haverhill. and continued
In that Office until it became tho First
National bank in 1864, when he was
elected president of the now bank. and
served rs such until 1891, when he re-
tired. He still holds seat in the dircc-
torate. If there is one thing beyond his pro-
ression and his financial duties to which
he has devoted his life, it is Bradford
academy. 1t may be said even to be
tho chief care of his life. For over gu
years trustee, and the president OF
| the board, he has worked necessarily
for the institution. He is still president
emeritus, and is an active official as
treasurer, directing personally all the Imam
cial affairs of the institution. He was pres
cnt at the birth Of the Republican party, being
one Of the three delegates chosen from the
convention at Chapman hall, In Boston, hav-
| ing as his ass )r'r5 the Hon. Henry Ia
Dawes and the l'on Richard Henry Dana.
He was one of the delegates to the conven-
ton that nominated Lincoln and, some years
later was an erctorin tn" csllege that elected
| Grant DrCogswoll lives in the old home
Stead on Main street. in the Bradford dis
trc With him are his two daughters,
| Misses sarah AMI Caroline, while son,
Doane lives bnt II mile away on Riverside
| farm Onc son. General William togswell
the state mournrd a few years ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
DAVIS TRIAL BEGUN.
Charged With Killing 14-Year-Ol'
Dora Cushman.

MIDDLEBURY, VT, Feb. 10 The trial Of
smith &. Davis charged with mansiaught"r
in causing the death of Miss Eva Dora
Cushman. i'm Lincoln, Aug. IA, 1897. has been
hc.:nn in the Addison county court The
iury is made mp as follows: &. ID, Smith Of
yeryennes. Fred II. Meader of Monkton.
J. Arthur Douglass of East Middl,bnry,
Herbert Oliver Of Leicester, Gilbert
Small of Bristol Dennis +. Macauey OF
Shoreham. Walter f. Clark of Ferrisburg.
II. c. Young of Orwell, l.. G. Drolettc OF
Weybrdge. Carleton r. Smith of Weybridge,
Henry II. Wales of Whiting and Byron Smith
of Whiting. Great interest in this case has
been manifested throughout the state. and.
in fact all over New England Dora was the
daughter of DR.. A. J. Cushman Of Lincoln.
She was under 10 years of age. When she
left home she said she was going to pick
berries When she failed to return parties
were organized and the search for her
was kept up through the night. About
o'clock the next morning several per-
sons. headed by the girls brother, Ar
thur f. Cushman. came across tn"
body of Dora. almost hidden from view
in a cump of bushes. There were no APP
parent marks Of violence. although Il few
spots of what looked like blood were found
near by. As soon as news that the girl had
been found dead became known, other reye-
IaiOns were made. William Brittell. u
young Lincoln man. stated that he had acted
| as Il gO-betwpen for Smith Davis ana Dora
the day before. as also he had done on for
mer occasions, and had made an appoint
mcnt for them to meet in the berrying lot on
| that afternoon. Davis,a mechanic. about %
| years of aye.a gOod-looking fellow.for about
Il year mad been keeping company with
| Dora. II was learned that Davis went to
keep his appointment that he later appeared
! in Bristol somewhat intoxicated, and took n
train for Rutland. He went TO Innchester
and was on his way back o Bristol when two
| or three days later he was arrested on sis-
pi.ion of having caused the girls death.
it was later lcatrci that certain medicines
and a surgi ;Hl Instrument found their
way through various channels to
Davis, and from him to Dora, for the
purpose of relieving n condition which
it is believed Davis knew she WAS In. Por-
lions of the stomach and intestines of the
girl nave been Analysed by experts. but with
what result is unknown, except to the pro-
iessors and the prosecuting officers. A
! travelling corn doctor and William Brittel
were arrested rs accessories to the crime,
bat they were released on their own recog.
nizancr. after a time, and are witnesses
| nu:inSt Davis,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12

believe that the horse is the swift
est animal in the world. One hears
strange tales of the speed of the ante.
lopp. the white-tailrd fawn, the spring
box, the elephant, the iarllrabblt and
the wolf The fastest of these is the
American antelope, and ! have never
seen one hat good pony c"nld not
beat. As for the rabbit or any kind
of deer, the horse will simply rnn over
him. Taking into consideration the
fact that the horse generally carries
more than 80 pounds of rider. saddle
and gun, one gets an idea OF how SUI
perior he is. A speedy pony will out
run IL greyhound. have seen this
tried. 1t is customary among men
who use them to give the dogs all the
law possible in order to avoid riding
over them. In hunting with brace
of very good coursing hounds five
years ago it was found that there We're
five ponies in the party which would
ontfuot The dogs. and one Of them, II
gray of unloubted mustang ancestry,
if given the bit would do his best to
run over them and kill them. He did
not like them. They belonged to his
owner and he was jealous. Chicago
Times Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
GIGANTIC CRACKER TRUST.
Includes 90 Per Ccmt. OfAl1 Baker
les i'm the United States.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Feb. 10 Al! Of the biscuit
and cracker companies b,twr"n Salt LAX"
CITY ON the west. Portland on the east, 81.
Paul on the north and New Orleans on the
SOUTH are now under one management
The new concern was Incorporated IN New
Jersey with IL capital stock of 25.OOO ooo
of preferred and $50 900. 900 OF common
stock, as the National biscuit company.
BENJAMIN +. Crawford OF Mansfield. O..waS
ele ted president: II. V. Worries of Chicago,
first vice president; Frank o. Lowden, chi
cago, SO 'ond vice-pre>dent c. T.. Rumaey.
l'itlsburg. secretary and treasurer. board
of directors was elected including james W..
Hazcn of Boston. Mass. The new company
has bought for cash all the assets and plants
of the American Biscuit and Manufacturing
company. United States Baking com
pany and Ner York biscuit company.
| Practically all Of the stockholders OF the old
companies subscribed for stock in the Ma
tional company. The new company con-
| trolls 1879 plants, which is about ninety pei
cent. OF all iha large bakeries in the comn-
try. No change will he ma lie in prices. Eor
the principal three companies S.6,3oo,ooV
was paid i'll cash.
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BALTIMORE WANTED HIM.
Death OF Rev. W. n. Brodbcck, the
Famous Methodist Minister.

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. l0-The Rev, william
Mast Brodbeck. ID. D.. minister OF the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church. thariestoWh,
Mass. is dead. He WAS sick three weeks
with muscular rheumatism, developers
into typhoid fever. He was born in
Marietta. O., in lSiI. His father
wa, born in Germany. and came
to this country at the age of % years. His
mother was born in New York. The early
education Of the late Clergyman was o =
tanned in the public schools Of Ohio. Al the
age of II he entered upon business career.
which he successfully prosecuted Tor several
wears. After the age Of 81 he read law at
Piqua, o., but before entering that pro-
fession he resolved to consecrate his
life to the work of the ministry. he
entered that of the Methodist Episcopal
church In the autumn OF 1872. ana had been
continuously in active service. His first
regular appointment was at Iippecanoe
civ, o., where h. was stationed Tor two
years. He then preached al Cincinnati for
one V ar. at Avondalr. o.. for two years mt
Xrnia, o.. for three years, and al spring
field, o., for three years. From the!" NJ
went to Urbana. O.. whore Erea. revival
attended his ministry. Later lie was con-
nrctcd with the Walnut Hills church ut Gin
riuu;tti, and atterward he was stationed III
the fremont stree, church III Boston, wher'
he remained for five years. lie en- pre-
sided over "A society in Brookline AMI then
went to Trinity church, Charl",town dis
trict. While Il member of the rhG'rh AZ
Brookline he was elected general secretary
OF the EpwOrth League, but declined IN"
position by reason of the extent OF the work
ON which he was then engaged. During the
We RS lS90-9l he was president Of the Boston
Preachers meeting, and during 1870 OF the
Evangelist Alliance Of Boston and vicinity.
He was also president Of the New England
D.aconess Home and Training school, srrrc'
tary of the board Of trustees of the Boston
university, member of the executive COM
mittee of the Methodist City Missionary and
Church Extension society. and OF the
EvangelStic association OF New England
and director of the Methodist Minister'S
Relief association. He received the degree
OF ID. ID. from the German Wallace college
of Bere:,. o.. in 1892. and from Delaware,
o.. in 1894. He was one of the leading rep
rrsentutives from New England at the
last general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and held important posi-
tiuns In that body. As II preacher h" WAS
one of the first of his denomination. At 'h3
January meeting Of the quarterly conference
of the congregation of the First Methodist
Episcopal church. Baltimore, Nd. II unani'
nous call was extended to the Rev. DR.. Brod-
beck. Had DR.. Brodbeck lived he would have
undoubtedly been transferred to the BaI;!-
more conference and assigned to the Ealti-
more church. lie was married N"v.l2 lS72.t,
Miss Susan b. Ca.lng:on Of fiqua, o. Ther'
are four children. Edith N, Bessie G.. Pau
T., and Mabel g. Brodbeck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
CURIOUS TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
one In England - Made of Hallway
CARRIAGES.

Scattered throughout the area OF
Great Britain are numerous towns ana
villages of curious character, one
large village actually consists of oId
railway carriages, even the little ms
sion chapel being hujlt ont OF four
large horse trucks. Another village.
with Il opulatiou of hoo and II rata
Bile value of tSOOo. has neither church,
chapel nor school, the only public
editcc being pillar letter box
Villages with single nhabitant
are not unhuown. At SkiddnM. III
Cumberland, there is n solitary house
holder. who cannot vote because there
Is no uVerSeer toplepare voters ilS'.
and no church or other public bullet
ing ON which to publish one, while
the only ratepayer III Il certain rural
Northumberland parish has recently
declined to bear the expense of re
pairing road because he considers 1t
quite good enough for himself
I'm the Isle of Ely there is Il little
parish which has lcen somewhat CON
temptuously described rs n portion
of land. with three or fou houses and
perhaps twelve inhabitants. This
place has no roa Is at all. and is. CON
sequently, put to no expense i'll keep
ing them in repair. As II matter ~
fact. there are no expenses OF any
kind and no rates.
One of the most remarkable villages
in this country is kempton. near Bed
ford, which is seven miles long. and
extremely Struggling. I" walk from
one end of the village to the other
occupies two hours.
Sometimes whole villages will prar-
tically disappear. A little Shropshire
village has gradually sunk. until now
it is almost ont of sight. II Is bullt
ON IL dis,,sed coal pit, and the sinking
goes on steadily every year Nowa and
then lettering house is propped W
10 keep it standing, but, in spite oi
all precautions. buildings are con.
stantly falling to the ground, and III
course of time doubtless nothing will
be left but few bricks to mark the
spot where village once stood
mere are plenty % ueSerleu villages
throughout the country. \ diversion
of trade into other channels is some
times sufficient to produce this effect
Not many years ago the proprletor'
of an iron works at Il townlet neal
Sheffield. being unable to obtain Ger
tain conce ssions from railway com
pany. removed their works. Shortl,
aiterward half the place was to let
and the windows of many of thu
houses We're boarded up. -Londo,
Tit Rits
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
Ale the Evidence,

4 Chinese fisherman was on trial at
Sausalto ON Il charge of catching
striped bass that weighed less than
two pounds. The constable who had
made the arrest testified to catching
the Chinese with the fish i'll his pos
session.
"Where are the tish?' asked the at
torney for the defendant,
why, they wouldn't keep an
swered the officer.
what did you do with them?"
sob, disposed of them.
"What did you do with them?'
"Wel. | knew they wouldn't keep,
so II disposed of them
"But what did you do with them?"
"My wife cooked them.
"And you ate them?'
eyes"
"Your Honor, ask that this case
be dismissed.
"Charge dismissed and defendant
discharged" ruled the justice of the
peace. ION the ground that the ar
resting officer ate the evidence. San
Francisco Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
Filings of Irnu Dissolved by water.


Some intrrc ting experiments and
researches into the ability Of water to
exercise II destructive influence ON
iron pipe, which have Recently been
made in Europe, have yielded results
not generally expected. 1t has been
uscertaincd that waters containing ut
tie lime, but an apppciable quantity
of dissolved rnrbonic acid, were OBJ
served to exercise II solvent action
upon the iron, and the course Of the
action was traced. 4 known quantity
Of iron filings was placed in each of
three vessels, which were respectively
filled with ordinary river water, and
the same water after cnl bunlr arid
had passed through il for IL few min
ute.. AMI after the addition of sui1l-
,ent lime To ust nentrallIe the car
bonic acid. The vessels wee sealed
bv mercury from contact with the AR,
and after the lapse of II certain time
the iron dissolved in each case was
determined. In the first case the
water had dissolved about O.OOO3 per
cent: in the second. 90 per cent,
while in the third only traces of iron
could be discernel The water i'll the
second case was clear, but ON standing
exposed to the air ferrir oxide separ-
atel. 1t was therefore inferred that
waters confirming carbonic acid and
very little lime dissolved iron as fer
rous carbonate. The latter is then lie
composed 10y the the oxygen of the ali
and ferrir oxide is deposited and car
homie acid formed The latter can
again attack the iron, and thus water
containing little rarbomic acid may
have powerful action on iron pipes
Philadelphia Record,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
A RICH WOMAN'S WILL.
Handsome Public Requests Family
Keen Art Treasures.

LOWELL. Mass. Feb. 10-The will Of Mrs.
Josephine Aver widow Of J. G. Aver, the
famous patent medicine man of this city.
has been filed for probate at the Middlesex
registry of probate at East Cambridge. The
estate is estimated to be worth in the neigh
borhood of S3.0O0OO0. Mrs. Aver died in
Paris last month. and last week the
body was buried in Lowell. BY
the terms of the will 300, 900 Is left
to the Aver Home for Women and Children
in Lowell. The Pennsylvania hospital. Phil
udelphia, receives 100000 The will is dated
at Paris, Nov. 25, 1895. A son. Frederick
Aver. is named as executor. The bulk of
the property is left to this son and daugh-
:er, Leslie Pearson OF Newport. Henry 5:
Aver, a son living in Lowell. is also named
~ a legatec. The Aver private art gallery.
one of the finest collections OF paintings in
New England, remains in the possession Of
the family
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
John Shepard's New Store.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Feb. 10-Mr. John
Shepard, Jr.. has closed ono II the most i'm
portant business deals Of tho winter He
has secured the corner store. formerly oc-
cupied by the II. w. Ladd company, and
which was held by an option by
the Scotch syndicate. Mr.. Calender,
the surviving member of the house
of Calender. McAuslan & Troupe, assent
ing to and assisting in the transfer OF
tine lease. As the old structure is weak Mr..
Shepard will next summer reconstruct it,
and the following year complete the Glenn
ence street structure which he began last
summer. In 1900 he will build the Union
street block. and will then have the largest
department store in New England, outside
OF Boston. ,.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12
MRS. CHARLES COLLIER TALMAGE.

The recent marriage of Rev. Il. Dewitt
Ialmage was II surprise to his many friends.
even his son being u,tonshed AT the outcome
of the recent meeting OF his father ana MIS-.
Charles Collier of Allegheny. Pa The
bride is widow Of 80. Last summer Or,
Taimage and Mrs. Collier met for the first
time. They were both guests OF Rev. DR..
Paxton in New York, and clearly both were
pleased with the turn Of fate in throwing
them together. When they went home there
was a mutual understanding and II CORE"
spondence was continued. though no on" sis-
uected their early marriage. DIR. Taima-e
Is Twenty-Five years older than his new and
third wife. When the announcement OF the
wedding appeared in the papers it created a
sensation. hut Mr.. Talmage says there IS
nothing sensational about it. Mrs. Collier
is charming widow and is favorite in
sunintN In AllprhenN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12

Tie newly appointed director of the mint,
George T.. Roberts. Is resident OF FOrs
Dodge. H.. and is we'll known writer on
economi. subjects and Il strong advocate OF
the sound mo!i,.y idea. He is one OF the
leading young Republicans of Iowa. OF
which stnte he is II native. He has long been
a journalist and is a forceful writer on tinan-
cial and political subjects. He began active
life as a printer on the Fort Dodge Messen-
ger, and before he attained his minority he
was a part owner in the plant and later be-
came sole owner He has been an active Re-
publican for years. and has held many posi-
lions of responsibility. Last year he was
talked of as u Republican candidate for gov
ernor, but did mol work for the nomination.
In the campaign Of '96 his answer to Coins
Financial School attracted much attention.
There were l5O OC0 copies Of the book printed
and circulated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-12

The most hluputhirStN villain nm
hang is the King OF Benin. in Africa.
He used to slaughter his subjects
daily for amusement. but when he
massncrel II party OF unarmrl British
neyotiators his reign ended.
His palace was partly built Of human
bones. and surrounded with countless
numbers Of them. The British sent
an expedition to Benin and annexed
the country and the palace
This king has been responsible for
more needless hloodshed and sheer
cruelty than amy other savage living.
Benin, his capital city, deserves well
the title bestowed on it of 1.-The City
of Blood. Happily, this ghoul is III"
longer at large, He is in the hands %
the British officials ON the Gold coast.
Doubtless he will he transported and
made an allowance by the British GOV
eminent. The proper allowance for
him is Il long rope and II short shriit
Benin is an extremely interesting
place in grewsome way. n" white
man has ever been there and left it
alive before the British expedition
went. The kings palace was APP
preached by an avenue Of poisson the
top of which were skulls. The door
way of the building was made of
human leg bones.
Flies are very numerous III Benin.
The king had rooted aversion to
them. Unlike most Of his subjects, he
wore garment that covered the whole
of his body except his face and hands.
Two slaves were always ON guard with
fans to keep flies away from his
ma iesty. If n fly succeeded in aIight-
ing on an exposed part of his majesty 5
person the two slaves were executed
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