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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-16
FnW ARD G. DAM.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PEACE Ot ILOUk ALTHOUGH
the conditions looking toward the II, so
tlation OF treaty ui lt ace are riprhing
rapidly, no actual prof. nSuls have come,
hor Is our government authuritativeiy
informed that such proposals are under
way. The dlSl ate received L, Gently
from Lieutenant tolMcll the naval at
tache at London. intimating that u
change was auuut 10 take place in the
Madrid government, and that Spain
would sue iur peace shortly, does not
state the sources of the report, and
hence does not command the alb olulr
credonce which ii Muuld under some
other conditions. 1t is remembered al
the state department that the dlsputrn
concerning the return oi the Cape Verde
tlert to tadz, when ii was actually ON
its way to American waters came from
ColWcll. 1t is but fair To say that in
that instance his purpose was merely
To notify our government that such Il
statement Was builetined in London,
Whether he has amy better authority
for The present report is SUN an open
question. Ii he We're dealing with al
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Escaped From Prison.

Manchester, July ll.-Six prisoners
broke out of the Ilillsboro county Jail
in this city some time between II u. m.
and , p. m. Sunday. They broke open
trap door while in the workshop with
Il keeper and about Ii other prisoners.
Then they descended the warkshop be-
low, forced open Il heavy door, cut a
heavy chain with saws manufactured
of corn knives pulled the bolts out of a
gate and were free. This was all done
so quietly that Keeper Spaulding knew
nothing about it until he went to lock
up the prisoners for dinner, and found
the six were missing. The men were
awaiting trial at the September term of
the supreme court.
Daniel lvers, +. w. Allen and James
Wilson were recaptured at Derry by the
police.
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This. however, proved to be an erron-
euus conclusion. In designating the
commander of the flagship to serve as
the chief of the flag officer, the navy
department is simply reverting to for
mer custom. Captain Clark will re-
main in command Of the Oregon while
serving In his new capacity.
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E. A. SPEAR,
uQDER8HBIQG
AND
Embalming,
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT.
Notorious Criminal Captured.

New York. July l3.-Captain Nc
Clusky of the detective bureau has un-
der arrest William Mason. alias big
Bill" whom he describes as one of the
most desperate criminals in the country,
and who Is wanted by the Philadelphia
police for the murder of Major William
L. Wilson, an a .ed librarian. who was
found murdered In his hook store in
August of last year. According to Nc
Cllsky, the police all over the country
have been trying to arrest Mason, and
a number of other crimes are said to
have been committed by him. With
Mason three other criminals were cap
tured-Geoi ge, alias red" Spencer;
Thomas Reilly and Jim Coffey.
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Found Dead on the Track.

New York, July 12.-The body of a
man was found on the Pennsylvania
railroad tracks at New Brunswick, N. j.,
yesterday. He had been killed by a
train, but whether he was a passenger
or was walking along the track Is not
known. In pocket an insurance policy
vas found made out in the name Of John
Brayton, Providence. The policy was
dated four years back and was In favor
of his wife, Kate Brayton.
Ex-senator Conger of Michigan
who had lived in Washington since he
left the senate, died at Ocean City, Nd.
Monday afternoon.
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Washington, July 14.-While the long
expected fall of Santiago did not take
place Wednesday it is evident a crisis
has been reached. If he refuses l will
open on him at II noon tomorrow with
every gun | have, and have the assist
ance of the navy Am ready to bonn
bard the city with 13-inch Shells That
is the program laid down by General
Shafter, and it is to be carried out to the
letter. General Shafter is still COM
manding, according to the war depart
ment officials. and although dispatches
have been received from Major General
Miles signed major general command
ing" it is said that he has not displaced
General Shafter in direct charge of the
operations.
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The public, in one of the kilograms
from General Miles, was given the first
notice that our government, in the
course of negotiations with General
Toral, had offered to send the Spanish
forces in Santiago back to Spain. 1t
read as follows: ''Ata meeting between
the lines, at which General Shafter and
General Wheeler and the Spanish gen
eral, Toral, were present, the latter
claimed that he is unable to act without
authority of his government, but has
received authority to withdraw and
surrender harbOr ports, munitions of
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THE PROFITS OF THE LOBBY
The revelation that Il lobbyist here
received $l0S. 900 out of a biil appropriate
ing $2SS eco. which he had contracted to
put through congress on these terms,
eXcites general surprise and indignation.
1t lets in light .ipon the profits that
sometimes attend lobbying This may
be an extra raordinary case. but ii is not
probable that it is an isolated one. The
sums paid to pension agents in the lobby
have been immense. IT would not be
easy to oVer-estilnate their amount.
Years ago instances were detailed in
which men had become milionaires sew
eral times over II ON the profits received
in conducting this kind OF work. There
SHOULD he q method devised, if not to put
a stop to it. to lessen the amount of
plunder Gor this is hardly to harsh a
term for iD thus obtained. The senate
is thinking of attempting to prevent by
laws its more extreme extortiOnS but it
will be found difficult to pass law on
the subject that cannot be evaded
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portunity for communicating the disease
TO the American troops We're not the
Strictest measures adopted to prevent
intercourse.
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WILL THEY REFUND?-The bish-
ops of the Methodist church south de-
termined the other day to return the
money recently granted by congress
on account Of losses to the book concern
of the church during the civil war, if the
senate investigating committee should
report that the passage of the appro-
priation was due to misleading state
.ments. Well, the committee has report
ed that the senate had been deceived
by the agents of the book concern and
the lobbyist or attorney in the case:
but the church is exOnerated. Over
$90000O is involved, of which over $780,
600 was taken by the attorney. who was
to get nothing, according to the state
ments of the book agents of the church
1t looks as though the church would
have to surrender the money. II the
resolution Of the bishops is to stand
WORK VS.. PRAYER-Mr. Mckinley
feels badly about our soldiers and wants
us all to pray for them. which is we'll
But it would be much better to work
for them. seeing that there Is a vast
amount of work which ought to be done
and which is waiting for somebody in
power to begin No supplies for extra
need. not enough food for more than
half-rations. no fresh clothing, scarcely
any provisions for care of the sick and
wounded-imbecility in the war depart
Lment is sacrificing the lives of our SOL
diers in Cuba. Mr.. Mckinley should
wake up. He should replace Alger with
a man as near Edwin NJ. Stanton's cali
lber as he can find and he should do it
at once. How long did Simon Cameron
Vemain in I.incoln's cabinet? And he
was Lincolns Alger.
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New York. July 14.-The Sun prints
the following from Madrid: THE war
Office has received from Blanco a notifi-
cation that he has instructed General
Toral, the commander at Santiago, to
resist the Americans as long s possible.
but fully empowering him to end the
struggle at his discretion"
The silver star., 1898-02-17
POINTS OF RIPARIAN LAW.
Where Ditch Taps the Hidden Source of
Creek Miles Awny.

A very important case has Just been
decided by Judge Holbrook in the Dis
trict Court at Saguache. The suit was
brought by George Adams. trustee,
against the Medano Ditch Company,
and another suit was brought against
the Hudson Ditch Company. praying
for an injunction TO restrain the ditch
companies from appropriating the
water of Mcdano creek.
The court grants MIR. Adams per-
petual injunction. and the case will
doubtless be carried to the Supreme
Court in order TO get a final decision
on new question regarding riparian
rights.
There are several peculiar phases Of
the case. In the first place, the waters
Of the Medano naturally flow down
The west side of the Sangre de Christie
range in Saguache county, but the de-
'endant's bitches divert the water to the
east side to irrigate land in Huerfano
county. II is one of those peculiar
streams which flow down the mountain
sides and after reaching the sand hills
disappear from sight The plaintiff,
George Adams OF the Baca grant, uses
water for irrigation from Spring creek,
which, at the nearest point. is six or
seven miles from the Medano, but at
lower elevation. He used the water
for many years, but when The Medano
and Hudson bitches were built, taking
water from the Medano, 1t appeared
that the volume of water in Spring
creek was greatly reduced. He then
brought suit against the two bitches
and has shown TO the satisfaction OF
the court that there is some connection
between the two creeks by under
ground passage or passages: when
there is a freshet in the Medano creek
Spring creek also rises in way that
can be accounted for in no other way
except on this theory which the plain
tin has proven TO the satisfaction of
the court
The silver star., 1898-02-17
Mola..e. From wntermelon..

A Kansas man has written TO the
Farmers Voice suggesting the making
OF molasses from melons on n CONNER
cial scale; and the editor of the Voice
is of the opinion that the suggestion Is
good one. indicating what he calls
"a chance for the arid West" He
says: Certainly here is n field for in
vestigation and experimentation at
least with n fair promise of changing
the almost desert lands of the West in
to garden spot. with industry abound
ing" But here is the testimony of the
Kansas man: For the last half f-doZen
years / have made molasses from wat
ermelons for our own family use. 1t
is beautiful in color delicious in flavor,
and, in my estimation. equals the ma
pie syrup of the East. I be-
lieve western Kansas could raise mel
one enough to supply the world with
molasses-" Now this suggests that
Rocky Ford has another chance for
fame and profit. Her melons are the
best in the world; there is practically
no limit to the number of melons that
can be raised; and with n great mo-
lasses factory at her gates the chance
or Cutting the market with melons
VIII be reduced TO nothing. And II
syrup equal to the Vermont maple
syrup can he produced. why not sugar?
We are bound to have sugar factories
in Colorado and other western states.
We shall beat the world with our su-
gar beets and beet sugar; why not with
our melon syrup and melon sugar? In
all seriousness, the thing may be worth
trying-at the Agricultural College or
by the Rocky Ford Association of Mel
on Growers.
The silver star., 1898-02-17
RELATION OF RANGE TO FARM

The Herds Arc Now Brought to the Farm
er to he Fattened.
1t is interesting to note the relation
that has recently grown to exist be-
tween the range and the farm. In the
early days of the range cattle industry,
1t was the custom to maket the cattle
direct from the plains where they had
spent their time from calfhood. Now a
very large proportion of the range cat
tie are shipped or driven from the
ranges to be fed upon farms where hay
and corn are raised in abundance. II
is cheaper to carry the herds to the
feed than TO carry the feed to the
herds. The alfalfa growers OF Colo
RADIO buy cattle and sheep in other
states to bring to their fields to be fat
tened on the rich products of irrigated
lands. Better feed and better care than
were possible under the old regime re
suit in putting on the market better
grade of beef and mutton. The moss
back" who would continue TO follow
the old methods finds the market
against him. The granger" has en-
tered the field that the ranger once
thought was forever his. In the earlier
days of the competition between the
baron who ranged his herd on the
free public domain. and the farmer
who tried 10 follow civilized" methods.
there was open war; now there is in
creasing harmony. If not friendship,
between the two. 1t is fated so. Co.
operation Is better where it Is possible
than competition. II is better that the
man who raises great fiocks on the
wide prairies should finish them for the
market on the products raised by the
tiller of the soil We shall. therefore,
look for an increasing feeling of friend
ship between the two classes. Each
can help the other; and this power to
help must become disposition to help.
The coming convention will have
missed one of its greatest opportuni-
Ties if it fails TO make it apparent that
the welfare of the stockman is init
mately connected with the welfare of
the farmer.-Irrigation Review.
The silver star., 1898-02-17
society. second. Hand x.pu..,,.,.

New York society. OF the kind that is
called the upper crust" seems to be
just now engaged In the delectable job
OF reinstating in the company OF decent
young men and women certain discard
ed. cast-off and divorced damsels. some
Of them OF international notoriety. It
seems to be thought only necessary for
the furnishing OF these tarnished repu-
tations to bring their owners into o
public function to some millionaire's
residence. to invite u minister, or q
bishop and after the dinner to publish
list Of the guests. Then everybody
Is expected to forget the past. 10 hide
the family skeleton and to toss into OBJ
livion the scandalous record Of dishon-
or. Just how much mischief may re-
suit from this peculiar plan Of reinstat-
Ing private virtue by the process Of
public exhibition. we must leave for the
future to measurc.-Lesiie's Weekly.
The silver star., 1898-02-17
MAKING A DAIRY PAY.
Expert Advice the subject by Henry
Wallace of Iowa


Wallace of Iowa.
The Dairy Interests was the sub
ject of paper read by Henry Wallace,
editor of Wallace's Farmer, Des
Moines, Iowa, before the stock men at
Denver last week. His paper in part
was as follows:
''The dairy industry begins with store
butter, or. as you say. with ranch but
ter. of all possible butter colors, OF all
flavors, from garlic to tobacco. with a
marvellous combination of kitchen and
bedroom, with now and then "a flavor
of the best, and of all textures and
combinations of water and buttermilk
II is traded for goods ut the store at
the same price, the worst sold as axle
grease and the best used as food.
cooked or uncooked. Then comes the
private dalrymnn with butter OF good.
but often uneven, quality, and In the
fulness OF time, the creamery. The
creamery Is usually built In the new
dairy sections by the promoter at a
round price. subscribed and paid for
by men who know little about the all.
important questions OF the breeding OF
the dairy COW, her feeding and care
and OF the proper methods OF caring
for the milk. disappointment usually
foliows, ana IN due time the business
falls into the hands OF the farmers
who have the know how who put
bruins into their work, ana then Il be.
comes the most reliable and profitable
business OF the section, II II be n dairy
section.
I'm the selection Of cows for dairy
purposes, you should not initiate Iowa
With us the profitable COW IN the COW
that will give from 200 to 300 pound,
OF butter fat per year and calf thn,
VIII top the mnrket with you In nm,
part Of the mountain sections, tn,
most profitable dairy COW will prove Il
he the Jersey or the Holsteln. The Jer
sey has no beef qualities whatever. Hcl
male calves not needed for breedin,
purposes should be killed on sight. Th,
Holstein calves mny be- kept until the,
nre good veal and the surplus male
then sold. You cannot In this cOuntr,
grow cal,es by hand In competition
with the range calf What you nee,
here IL the special purposc dairy COW
You should feed her ON alfalfa. oi
bran and 0nts. or barley.
you Should not botier with enc ths
The silver star., 1898-02-17
Wa. No. Dead bu. Alive.

Intense excitement prevails at Ex-
celsior. a small Pennsylvania mining
hamlet. over the assertion OF Postmast-
er Glowa, and other residents. sub
stantiated by their affidavits, to the ef-
feet that Lucas Homiak. an injured
mine worker. had been shipped from
the Miners hospital at Ashland In an
ice box before he was dead. The sign
ers OF the affidavit swear that when
they opened the Ice box at Homiak's
home his toes twitched violently, his
body was still warm and they could
feel the moisture Of his breath on their
hands. They admit that he did not re-
cover consciousness. but declared he
lived for five minutes after the box had
been opened. Homiak's friends be-
lieve II was case of suspended anima-
tion, and that the ice which was pack
ed around the body had the effect OF re-
storing respiration. The hospital au-
thorities, however. declare that
Homiak was surely dead when placed
in the Ice box for shipment.
The silver star., 1898-02-17
,ortune which Berry got hold of last

fortune which Berry got hold OF last
June
Few persons know who he was, now
he got the money he flung to the winds.
or Just the exact amount OF mis- ior-
tune. He made his debut on start'ea
world June 2. 1897. In the little Town
of Salem. III. His appearance ana mis-
conduct we're the signal for an ACTIVITY
In the telegraph Offices which has never
ceased since he paid bootblack 70 Ior
"shine" and gave cabman $zo lor
driving him half an hour. He married
Miss Sadie Miller In Mount Vernon anu
drove her on the wedding tour 10
Salem behind horse for which he paid
100000. He took the whole main floor
OF the hotel at Salem and scattered
money about with an extravaganza that
astounded people.
Berry gave out that his father at
Governsville, N. Y. his old home. had
died and had left him 81 100000. He
announced that he would spend 1t all
but 500, 900. That sum he would retain
for his old age. How much he really
had no one but himself ever knew, but
1t is a fact that he spent thousands ana
never, even to the day OF his death,
seemed in want
He soon grew weary Of his wife and
deserted her. His mother-in-law sued
him for his board bill. and he was ar
rested. When he got out OF jail he went
to St. Louis. and his career there was
something the staid and conservative
inhabitants of the city were shocked to
behold. On one occasion he was robbed
of all he had In st. Louis and awoke
next morning in Indianapolis without
a penny. But soon he was once more
spending money as of old. He was al
ways very drunk.
From indianapolis he slowly drifted
to Paducah. where his life of debauch-
cry was cut short. but whether by an
accident or whether he fell a victim OF
robbers no one will ever know. as the
police have absolutely no clew to work
upon. This strange creature was a
tramp himself before he fell heir to his
million. or whatever sum he so sudden
ly acquired. The people near Salem
and Mount Vernon had treated him
The silver star., 1898-02-17

II the tramp is to be eradicated nc
must be compelled to work winter ana
summer until he is willing to seek anu
continue to work on his own account,
and. falling this. he should be kept at
work for the public indefinitely. In
order to compel him to work he must
be given something to do. and the IN
dustry that is capable of readiest adap-
tation to the solving of the tramp prob
lem is that of road making. The tramp
should work the roads, not tramp them
at his own will
The silver star., 1898-02-17
A Csn..nh.rous p.,,.

Can l see the lady Of the houssf''
asked the canvasser with candor.
"Yes." she replied. candidly. "you can,
IL you are not n political candidate" /"
How can your" said he. mo. mad.
am. am selling can opener which
can't be beat. II can open any can
that can be opened by any can opener,
and any can can be opened by this can
opener that can be opened by any can
opener. and II you can show me . can
can" What can't" cried she. II
wish ! had cannon and I bet you'd
cantsr." Then sho aiAmmed the doc
In bis face.-Philadclphia Bulletin.
The silver star., 1898-02-17
FARM NOTES.

Wolff & Green. nurserymen. of Den
yer, have had thirty-five years exper-
ience in this business in Colorado, and
are well qualified to select trees best
adapted to this dry climate. They
have one of the best nurseries in the
West.
The supply of beef cattle which Wy
oming will ship 10 market during the
present year will not be, for various
reasons, as great as during 1897, but
the quality will be better than that of
last year. Prices and profits bid fair
to be improved materially. so that at
this time the year 1898 promises to be
n profitable one for the owners of cat
tie in Wyoming. as well as In other
western states.
1t is understood that when the cattle
OF the Detroit Land and Cattle Com.
pany at Engle. of which Secretary Al
ger Is member. were sold one day
last week, the ranch OF the company
went along with the sale. The stipu-
lation was $50 n head for cattle, the
land included. The report that the cat
tie delivered was 1900 head is an err
ror. as there were but 1000 head on the
ranch.
The first shipment OF lambs OF the
season was made from Fort Collins on
the 9Th by Shelton & Fenton. They
were an exceptionally good quality
being Of the Cotswold variety, and ex.
pert sheep men estimate them at 1O0
pounds apiece. They go to Chicago
This shipment includes 600 OF their
1000 head. Mr.. Shelton Is an exper,
sheep man and one OF the best sheer
growers In Colorado. He says tho
lambs have only been on feed ninety
days.
Az direct result Of the Nationa
Stockgrowers' convention, several al
the largest stock firms In the countr,
have established their Headquarters II
Denver. Two cattle deals were closet
Saturday In which 1900 head OF cat
tie changed hnnds. the considern t1or
being $4,000. This IL only a sampl.
OF the benefit that has accrued to Ia,
city from the convention. Local cattl,
men and commission men were posltiy,
that the trade would be greatly bene
fitted by the convention, but the auicl
results are even a surprise to them.
Within the next six weeks 400 0fu
bushels OF whent will be trnnsferro,
mt Pueblo from nnrrow gaiige to bron,
gnuge cars and shipped to the Gulf O
Mexico for export to France and Rel
gIum. Thomas G. Dick. representa-,
Hall 4 Robinson Of Kansns City. ha,
been In Pueblo during the past weeI
and In thnt time hns inspected and NJ,
pcrintended the transfer Of twcnt,
carloads OF whcnt from the San Lui
wiley. Mr.. Dick IL nuthority for IN
statement TINT there IL n great surplu
OF whent In Colorado this year. TN
ilrin that lie represents Inns created
good dein1nd for the product and II /
being bought up Mt u and 70 cents
bushel.