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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
NOTICE TO GOLD HUNTERS.
by the Canadian Government in
the Yukon Mining Regulations.

MONTREAL. Canada. Feb. ;-lmportant
changes have recently been made hv the
Canadian government In the Yukon mining
regulations. The size of the claims has been
increased to $50 feet, and the royalty col
lected by the government reduced to 10 per
cent. on the annual output over $500, no
royalty being charged on that amount.
The system of issuing ''frce miners GER
tiicates' has been adopted. These ceitill-
Gates the possession of which confers upon
the miner the right to enter, locate. pros
pect and mine. for any minerals. except coal,
and also other valuable privileges, ARE issued
by the collectors of customs Mt Montreal. To-
rontO, Vancouver and Victoria and lay other
officers of the government mt Winnipeg and
other western Canadian towns.
They must be applied for personally and
without one no right or interest of any per
son or company in mining claim will be
recognized by the government. These GER
tihcates are valid for one year only
when they must be renewed. They
cost 80 per year for an individual twho
must be ~ years of age or over. and from
$50 to 900 for Il company. according TO the
amount of its capital stock.
The Canadian government has also con
tracted for the construction OF Il rail-
way from the Stikne river to Teslin
lake. which is to he completed by Sept.
next, i'm conjunction with IL line Of
steamers down the Yukon water stretches
to Dawson City. One of the
provisions of the contract is that II
snow road shall be built at once from
the mouth of the Stikine opposite
Wrangel to Trslin lake. and be ready for
operation by March 10 next. with depots and
sheltcring stations at intervals Of % miles
80 that the route can he utilized by those
going in early this spring. and the railway
is to be operated us ii advances toward Lake
Tcsin. This will bring the Klondike within
IL little over IL fortnight's journey from New
England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
Snlna I'nIniliar NHIIies

Lake Michigan signifies in the
native tongue "a weir for fish. >
Java is native Malay word sig.
nifying the land of nutmegs.
Asia comes from the Sanskrit Us.
has, signifying Gland of the dawn
Connecticut in the Indian form was
Qninnitukut, meaning "the country
of the long river.
Egypt expresses the Hebrew fol
"the land of oppression, abiding t'
the bondage of the Israelites.
Africa traces its origin to the
Phoenician a!er, black man, and the
Sanskrit ac, the earth, a county.
Laka Erie is the lake of the wild
cat the name given to fierce tribe
of Indians exterminatc:! by the Iro
ullOis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

From the Evening Ne,cs Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. John Tansey. OF $50 Baker Street
Detroit, Michigan. is one OF those women
who always know just what TO do in all
trouble and sickness. one that is u mother
to those In distress. To n reporter she said
Il am the mother 81 ten children and
have raised eigh, Of them, Several years
ago we had IA serious time with my daugh-
ter, which began when she was about six
teen wears old She did not have any seri-
Gus illness but seemed to gradually waste
away. Having never had any consumption
in our family. rs WE come OF good old Irish
aud Scotch stock. WE did not think II was
that. Our doctor called the disease by an
odd name. which as afterward learned,
meant lack "i blood.
1t is impossible to describe tho feeling
John and had n we noticed our daughter
slowly passing away from MS. We finally
found, however, II medicine that seemed to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
4 Mistake Often Made.

A stranger walked mp to the main
doorkeeper of the House of Represen
tatives in Washington the other day
and said with an air of confidence
81 would like to see the president
for n few minutes
''He is at the White House. mile
and II half down Pennsylvania avenue,
was the reply.
what took him away down there
and how long will he he gomez asked
the stranger. and when the official
informed him that the executive lived
and had his office ut the White House
and not at the Capitol he remarked as
he turned away:
"Well. I've learned something to-
day if that's the case"
'"That seems funny thing, doesn [
it," said the doorkeeper, "but it is
an old question with me. There
seems to be very wide mistake in
this matter. Many persons think that
the president and all OF the cabinet
officers have their offices in the Capt.
toll Eve been here twenty years, and
during that time few days have passed
without some such incident The
mistakes are not all made by the
country people either. Many are OF
the opinion that there is an admission
fee charged to the floor of both houses
while they are in session, and, seeing
me here in uniform, they think I'm
selling tickets. Often have | been
asked what seats are worth, and the
other day Il man wanted to see his
congressman, and when asked fol
his card he wanted to know what il
SIM
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
NOT TO BE CRIPPLED.
Decision in Regard to Proposed
Postal Delivering Reduction.

WASHINGTON. d. g.. Feb. An official
announcement has just been made that the
determination reached by the postal authori-
ties to defer action looking to Il reduction Of
the mail deliveries in the large cities of the
east, in order to avoid deficiency In the
appropriation, was in Difference to the
large number of protests that had been
made by delegations OF representative citi-
gems and members OF Congress. This deci-
sion will be adhered to, for II time at least
to ascertain If there l. any intention on the
part Of Congress to grant the pOstoffice de-
partment the Sl63, 900 which Postmaster
General Gary has estimated will carry the
service through the remainder Of the fiscal
wear on the present basis. 1t is also suY-
gestpd that Congress may take the
matter of limiting the Number OF de-
liverics in the resident secti0ps OF
cities into its own hands, and in explicit
language indicate just how many there
should be. This course would be salts
factory to- the postal officials, who Ia the
event Of protests ana circumstances, would
have 10 reroljrsr but to c1rry ont the law.
The poatoflica appropriation bill, 1t is en-
pected. will soon b" reported to the House
and then the question will bs debated and
the matter settled.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
AFTER WEARY WAITING.
Claim OF Forty Years Standi
auo;nSt 4 he Cavern meut Paid.


WASHINGTON. d. C.. Feb. 4-rresiient
Mckinley. by signing the bill granting
SIT $3.50 Is to William :. Grant, closes the
history OF nearly 40 years Of litiGa ion ana
ATTEMPTED legislation. William >. iraht.lh'
beneficiary Of the bill. is nearly 73 yea cd,
and ike, in comparative poverty on larn
near Gardiner. Ne. Fifty years ago he was
Il wealthy government, contractor. IT,"
contracted in March. 1860, together wi
ono Ia ialero. for all the military supplies
needed By the military posts in Arizona
during the following two years. Th'lalero
shortly withdrew from the contract. anu
Grant uu lerto TX to do the work himself.
He moved to Arizona, where he invested IN
flour mills and in the meantime arranged
with Pierce X Bacon of Boston to act as MS
eastern agents. John Il. Floyd. then s'"re-
tary of war issued an order tina, all articles
under this contract bought IN Boston or
New York sho;;!d be inspected in those cities
before shipment. The agents, on Sept. ~, lS6O.
received from the war department Il ratified
requisition 70: supplies Two days later Pierce
Il Bacon had sufficient goods TO meet the
reauisition. and notified Col. ID. u. Iomp-
kins. the designated inspection officer.
Grant and his agents made repeated appeals
to tho war department for the speedy inSprc-
ton of the goods. but the secretary with
drew the order to e !. rompkiEs until Nov.
II. Then the supplies were inspected and
shipped Dec. ). They arrived at Fort
Lavacu. Jan. -. 1861. but when the
wagon train. which mad been waiting
since November under heavy expense,
had proceeded about 80 miles il wa.
compelled to stop. owing to the latensss
of the season and the lack Of forag" forshe
$50 yoke OF OXEN and many horses and
mules They rncumped until the middle OF
March. when I, new START was made. Mean
whi. Texas had seeded from the Union.
and. hy order Of the governor OF the state.
the cn;irr train was captured by the Texas
ranger, at Rio lIondo. the supple
being appropriated to the conf"dera -,
Mr.. Grant pressed his claim before
the court Of claims for many years, but he
had lost many Of his vouchers by Hire IN
Arizona. The train il said to nave been
worth on the dav OF its capture SlO7.47 30
The .lam has been In every Congress since
the war, but failed Of passage until las
week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
WAR INEVITABLE
Unless England Backs Down
Unprecedentedly.
Rmssia's Bold Biuff-Will England
"Calr' Her?


LONDON. Eng. Ken. j. Russia mas
thrown down the gage. Declarations amount
to m2haa" on her parI toward England
that, unless En,'and chooses t,acHnie' 80 in
tn" policy hcin. pursued by Enssla III the
far East, whr + in'vltahi"' SAYS report:
Nearly IN" whnlh "l Inc marine lnrc"' OF
RUSSIA VIII be diSp,'r!ird 10 the TAR Last .'or
II Is necessary Tor iillssla 10 place herse't III
Il position OF naval strength IN 'hihese wa
tiers equal to that of Great Britain. Enssla
VIII not permit the opening OF u new port,
either at Fort Arthur or NJ ia-i'eh-
Wan. We shall soon see mat hermahy
will say the sane th'nS with regard 10 hiao
Chau and the bay OF sara Sa' WINE france
VIII prevent the opening OF te sam gun
ani MAXIM It's free ports. huSsla, France
and Germany Will permit no European
power to carry ont amy Surh attempt against
their interests upon the ?refeNtoi ehcouraS
ing Chino-Enropean trade, Tor unner tiial
condition the power IN question wonlu pc
come the rem mistress 'o ,hiha' u'rer.,ns
both her politics ana her hhahees. ceie
brated Russian alpioma.ist SAYS: nna ne con
altioh' OF Inc loan OF tlZ,ooo.o'o Wh'ch
Great Britain mas oHeren 70 the onllose
government are directed Prihc'Pan!
against the interests oil RUSSIA ana
France. and for tins reason our
ambassador at Pekin will, together with his
French colleague. struggle TO prevent
China from accepting me BRUSH oVertures.
by the opening OF Ih-Lien- van as iree
port the value OF Fort Arthur as ha'al
station would DC diminished. III the spring
Great Britain VIII no longer occupy herseil
with the Chinese question,an Will certainly
not take the offensive, finding, as she VIII,
the necessity OF devotng her strenR1h anu
her energy TO lnala' whefea revolt ihih,teiy
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
HENRY CLARK NnRRIN.

One of the probable army appointments
is that of Colonel Henry Clark Corbin. who
is to- be made adiutant general OF the United
States army. He is Il personal friend of
President Mckinley. Colonel Corbin an
cestors were Virginians of revolutionary
fame. H.. himself was born in Ohio and
taught school rs II young man. He entered
the army rs a volunteer. and after the war
was one of the few volunteers who remailed
in the service. He has served in the west
and in the east, and as an officer and gen
tleman there are few men who deserve to
rank above him. He is the ranking assist
ant adjutant general. and is popular both
among the aristocracy and democracy of the
army. He is not a graduate OF West Point,
but he is popular with those officers who
are lie has much the appearance OF Cen
eral Hancock, 1.-The superb" at the same
age. He has been ut the head of many of
the most notable military parades OF late
years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
HERBERT FULLER AWAl led.
Bram's Trial Will Not Commence
Till Schooner Arrives.

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. 3--The second trial
of the Bran case will not begin before the
middle OF March. That Mt least is the Opin-
ion of the government officials who will have
charge OF the case. The arrival OF the Her
bert Fuller in Boston will be awaited. no
matter how long it may be the means of de-
laying the trial. There is no definite
knowledge Of just what time the vessel may
be expected in Boston. but she Is not
looked for before the BEGINNING OF March:
1t is known that the vessel reached
Cuba with cargo a couple OF weeks since 4,
but whether she has yet sailed from there,
or when she is likely to reach an American
port is not known. She will first put into
New York to discharge her cargo, and will
probably then come to Boston under ballast
The Jurors will not be summoned until the
vessel has been heard from, and 1t will take
at least two weeks after the call for the
venire has been issued before tho case can
be brought up in court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
WORST IN YEARS.
Terrible storm Eavagr> the Ea> 'crn
Coast

ND0SN,
BOSTON. Mass. Fen. The wnrs' storm
hat has visited New England for many year.
has lust rayagrd the coast. II Is II long
story from all points al stated trains. " .t''H al
vessels broken telegraph poles and wifes.nnd
a general enlo:c I'll sta tnitiuH oi tram aid
business. Detailed descriptions from diner
,ut points would hr but Il series OF rcEeli
lions. In gloucester and E'cEport. Mass.
30 vessels We're driven ashore. and man,
lives nr" known To- hay" been lost Nv
many cannot Il, yet hc told. The property
loss and business loss in u l-ton alone will
rnnch into the millions. Boot III was cut N
from the oils,ie world. AMI in turu III" sub
urb- We're completely Isolated from the ritN
proper 1t vii! cost the street railways SloO.-
900 to clear oil the snow aud the ralIroa t.,
telegraph and telaphon" companies go. 900
To repair the wires in Boston alone. Hun
,lreds Of poles were broken on lik"
sticks Of candy. and scores of horse
were killed by falling "livr wires.
The blizzard of 1888 was not so severe. aud
no such amount Of snow has fallen In til"
same length Of time since 1861. Al tina
time snow began silently and without any
wind to fall AZ Q II. m. and rs suddenly
stopped at j p. M. but three feet nt snow on
a dead level had fallen and traffic was inn
peded for many weeks. The Old horse rail-
roads were useless. and pungS were sabSti-
tuted. SO gently and quietly did the snow
fall, that no one realized VIVA, an ainohnt WAS
falling and the sessions OF the school Wee
not suspended. Then the mercury
dropped. aud several children right in
the heart of the great city were lost IN the
drifts and persisted of cold and exhaustion
in irving to reach their homes. Flakes as
large rs ones hand fell hour after
hour. The present storm combines
the heavy snowfall of 81 with the
blizzard of 'Ss. Mos, of the big dry goods
a, Il Inc, ns har var
neither customers to buy goods nor clerks
to sell them The result Of the street ear
service will be to bring into further disre-
pute the 'trollry" system of conveying cleo
tricty, but the steam roads were as badly
crippled a. the rlr"trlr>
MANCHESTER, y. H., Feb. 4-lhe storm
was the most severe that has visited TINS
vicinity in the past ten years The Weather
was mark ed by the most intense cold thas
Manchester has experienced since 1883, the
thermomct-r falling to 20 degrees below
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

Most Of tn. Time She Was COnR'.,d 10 Bed.
help her, and from the first We noticed II
decided change for the better, and after
three months treatment her health was so
greatly improved you would not have re-
cognized her. She gained III flesh rapidly
and soon was in perfect health. The medl-
cine used was Dr. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. have always kept these pills
in tho house since and have recommended
them TO many people. | have told many
mothers about them ana they have effected
some wonderful cures.
Every mother in this land should keep
these pills in he house, as they are good for
many ailments, particularly those arising
from impoverished or diseased blood, and
weakened nerve force"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
USEFUL LIFE WRECKED.
Death Of Man Of Varied and Not able
Career.

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 3-Alonzo VI. Bart
lett, who was discharged from the Soldiers
home in Chelsea few days ago, has been
found dead in u room Of the old City hotel
near the man. who had died in great pain
before undressing. The death Of Bart lett is
the end of varied career. A Mason of
high degree, an Odd Fellow. Pythian
Knight and veteran, he had been man of
exemplary character ard good social stand
ing until late iu life. For 20 years he was
overseer in the Boot mills; later he was
uperintendent Of mill in Nashville, Tenn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
BORROWED NAMES.
Now Ex-Statc Representative Is
Under Arrest.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. Feb. )
School Superintendent and ex-Representa-
tive George G. Howard Of this place lisa self
confessed forger to the extent Of at least
$500, and has been arrested. He Is charged
with forging the Endorsement to note of
$500 which Is now held by the Peoples
Savings bank of this city, and it was
ut the instigation Of the bank directors
that the arrest was made. The
note which the bank holds is dated
Dee. 80, 1897 runs six months, and is
endorsed by +. ID. Howard and George Viii
bur, both OF West Bridgewater When the
bank officials first suspected that the en-
dorsement was not right, meeting of the
directors was held and it was voted to give
Howard an opportunity to settle for the fun
value of the note. Subsequently, howevcr.the
bank rescinded its former action and voted
to place the matter in the hnnds Of the police.
Mr.. Howard was kept thereafter under sur
VIGILANCE until he was quietly apprehended
and placed in the local police station. Mr..
Howard has been one of the most highly es-
teemed citizens OF West Bridgewater for
many years. His downfall. it is said. w.s
caused by numerous loans which he made
on insufficient security and through specll-
latons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

A man in Paris has been making a
good deal of money exhibiting II curl
such places. 1t was very queer lit
tie animal, and the alert Parisians
were willing enough to drop the petit
sou for n sight of it. Still, look as they
would, none could determine the
creatures species. 1t was interest
ing, but it was battling, and the ex-
hibitor coined money. One day, how
ever, a dog CHANGED to follow curious
beholder into the cafe chantant. I'M
mediately the wondrous animal
bumped it's back like diminutive
camel and began to hiss and spit! The
mystery was solved! 1t was shaved
cat! --Chicago Times-Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
FORTUNES FOUND AND SPEN 7
"NOted for Lavish GenerOsity"--Oid
Mines ReOpened,

BANGOR, Me-, Feb. 4-The news just
received OF the reopening Of the once
famous Allison ranch gold mine, in Grass
valley. California. from which y company
of six men, including two from Ban
gor, took $4,000, 900 worth OF gold in the
days Of 40 is of special interest here. This
mine was one Of the richest in Cali
fornia, and was successfully worked
long after the original company quit.
Now, after many years OF idlenes-. the
shaft Is to be worked again. AMI there
il every reason to believe, soa letter says.
that it will again turn out big fortunes. The
two Bangor men who owned shares in the
Allison ranch mine were james ODonohue
and Timothy Field. both long since dead
Only the remnants Of their fortunes are left
but the men themselves will long be remem-
bered for the most lavish generosity ever
displayed In Bangor. One of the present
owners OF the Allison ranch Is james Con-
nors, a former Bangor man.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

People generally know that Hetty Green,
the richest and in many respects the most
remarkable woman in the world. has Il sou.
but few know that she has Il daughter, Syl-
via Green, who is counted the richest heir
e,s in the world. She is - years old, aud
when her mother dies will fall heir to $780,
600 900 in her own right. She is no more
desirable. as an heiress than she is rs wom-
an. Her training and natural accomplish
ments are such that she will he counted one
OF the most capable women in the world.
She is great lover of good books, and does
not devote her time TO society. She believes
that a few tried friends are OF more value
than world of society. Her mother eX-
poets her to marry. but does not demand
that her husband have more than good
character. 'Ie must be an honorable man
and must love Sylvia more than he does her
cash is the qualification her M other makes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

The Pennsylvania Bankers assoria
ton has voted to organize II chapter of
the association, whose purpose shall
be the erection in Philadelphia of II
bronze statue Of Robert Morris, the
patriotic tinancier of the revolution.
aud the founder of the first organized
banks in the state of Pennsylvania
aud the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

This occasion attracts people from all part :
of the United States. The southern Railway.
rs usual for the occasion, sells tickets at one
fare for the round trip Tickets On sale Feb
r,lary III to II inclusive. good to return until
March 9Th. The time between New York and
New Orleans is 30 hours. Double daily ser
vice. Vestibuled Limited leaves New York
TO New Orleans. with Dining and Pullman,
Drawing Room sleeping Car and tirst-clas>
coach. The United States Fast Mail leavc-
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, Ncw
York to New Orleans. For full PARTICULARS
call ON or address Alex. - Thwcatt. Eastern
Passenger Agent "a Broadway, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

Colonel Robert Warhnrton, WHO ac-
companies Sir William I.ockhart ia his
expedition against the Afrid.s rs po-
lilical officer, is an expert in Oriental
affairs. His mother was an Afghan
princess of high rank, who married an
officer in the East India company =
service, and the present colonel has
always been in close touch with the
native chiefs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

The readers of this paper will he pleased -
learn hat there is ut least one dreaded hi-rasr
that science has been able Ia cure in all it,
stages and that i ,ntlrrh. HALL ,rrrl,
cure j. the only pooi,jyr cure known t., the
medical fraternity. 'ntarrh being II run-iiiu
tional disease requires Il constitutional treat
mcnt. Halls a,arrh IRE i, taken INTERNALLY
faces of the system thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease and giving he pa
,ient strength by build Ing ~ the cons i'ulint
and assisting nature in doing iI~ work. TIL
pruprietuis have So much iath in It's curative
powers that they offer nnc Hundred Dollars
for any case that il fails Ia cure. send for list
of testimonials. Address
+. J. CHENEY " Co., Toledo. q.
Sold by Druggist, tx.
Halls Family Fills are the hest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05

There are nearly 1900 hounds
maintained in the United Kingdom
exclusively for hunting purposes.
They may be divided into staghonnds,
foxhounds, otterholnds, larriers and
bpagles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-05
TEN EYCK MAY NOT ENTER
Not "Gentleman's" Son--Chcap Way
to Hold Trophy.

WORCESTER, Mass. Feb. 81 has been
stated. on what seems to be reliahle author
ity, that T.. II. Ten Eyck. the is-,car-"ld
champion amateur s"uller of the world. will
not enter for the diamond -rulis this year.
An Enslishman. il is said. called upon Ten
Eyck recently. and after sounding him AS to
his intentions. the Worcester scullcr was
given quiet tip that his entry would DO re-
iected. They DO not take kindly 10 profess
sional's sons at Henley, and much prefer
what they choose to call a''gcntlrinan. The
action is considered Il cheap exhibition OF
caste and cheaper way vi holding a
coveted trophy. Ten Eyek is now full
hedged L. OF Z. student, and ~ gNsible as
any man in the world.