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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
STATE OF VERMONT,l At n Prob

STATE OF VERMONT At n Probate
HARTFonD DISTRICT Court held ut
Woodstoc within and for said district. on
the % day of December, 1898.
Present Hon. Il. O. SEAvER, Judge.
Isaac Angeles estate, Bridgewater. testate.
Whereas Lewis Spaulding. administrator
with the will annexed of the estate of Isaac
Angel. late of Bridgewater in said district,
deceased, has presented to said court his
petition in writing praying for license to
sell all the real estate OF which said Isaac
Angel died seized and POSSESSED. situate in
this State, described as follows The home
stead situate in said Bridgewater, whereon
said Angel was residing at the time of his
death.
Thereupon, the Court appoints the 18th
day of January, A. D. 1898. as II time and
the Probate Office in said Woodstock ~ n
place. for hearing and deciding on said pa-
tiion: and orders that notice of said petit
tion the reason for the same. and of said
time and place of hearing he given to all
persons concerned III said estate, by pub
fishing II copy OF he record of this order
three weeks successfully in the Spirit of
the Age. n newspaper published at Wood
stock in this State, which circulutes in the
neighborhood of those interested in said
estate, the last of said publications to he
previous to said time of hearing that all
persons concerned iii the premises may ap-
pear before said Court and show cause if
any they have. why the prayer of snid petit
ton should not be granted.
true record Attest.
A true copy of record: Attest.
Il. o. SEAVER. Judge
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

a couple o. local worthless cntc,cd
into Il dcnominational and religious
argument one day last week. AS
they sounded the depths of theology
and got INTO more and more trouble
thev cline he'd and finally landed on
top of Il work bench. The argu-
mcnt ended here with no damage
done Mortified News
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
MAR RACES.

In Camden N. j., Dec. 10, by Rev. Dr.
Lyle, james H. Chapman of Philadelphia.
Pa, and Mrs. Isabel Howard Mcclure OF
Camden.
In Limington. Maine, Dec. 81, Charles L.
Orion of Bethel, Vermont, and Mary Il.
Small of Limington.
In Bethel, Dec 81, by Rev. l.. A. Read,
John Taylor and Sophia Nelson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

One of the quccrcSt results of the
recent gale may been seen at Orrs
island, Maine. where the wind cut Il
clean swath II rough 200 yards of
woods 3 feet wide, leaving rs nice
4 road rs the woodnau w!lh his az
could have done.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

"You are the only woman l evel
loved, said Adam.
And you,' murmured Eve, "are
The first man that ever kissed me.
Then satan smiled and said unto
himself, THAT is equal to burned
cork repartee, and posterity shall
perpetuate it." And it was even SO,
Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
THE Share of Labor"

General Merritt, who surely ought
to know what he is talking about
when on this subject, says: "Ihere
is no real room for labor IN the
Philippines; it goes begging now"
Where, then, does the profit come
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
Fight With a Wildcat.

Frank Cahill of Underhll killed Il
wildcat the other day and the story
of his fight with the animal is thus
told by the Free Press:
"NIr. Cuhl is the owner of Il
large farm and went out early one
morning to feed the stock. AS he
passed inside the door of one of the
barns he was startled BY a wild fe-
line veil from the cat aud Il second
later felt its body upon his Shout
ders, it having jumped from its hid
ing place above. Mr.. Cahill recov-
cred from the shock of the attack in
moment and grusping Il pitchfork
shook the animal to the ground and
after fierce battle killed it. He
received severe scratches and some
thing of Il shocI, at the suddcnness
of the attack, but was otherwise UNI
injured..
Conductors and passengers on the
Central Vermont railroad are KICK
ing about the new styles of local
tickets used on that road. They are
very small! and easy to lose, and
that's why passengers %rumhle.
The conductors, on the other hand,
are liable to get into trouble because
the tickets are charged directly to
the conductor of the train the pas
scnger is supposed to take, but pas
sengcrs do not always take the train
they are supposed to and this recu-
liaritv of passengers plays confusion
with the conductors account
White River Landmark.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

Mayor Quincy alone, of all the
enthusiastic speakers at the banquet
of the Young Mems Democratic
club in Boston, favored expansion.
Rightly or wrongly, the flag has
been raised and the American peo-
pie will sustain 1t, he says-a senti-
ment which fails to convince one of
the honesty and justice of the cause
of imperialism
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

The Montpelier Argus and Patriot
prints a handsomely illustrated arti-
Gle on the "Libraries of Vermont
this week, cut OF the Norman
Williams public library in Wood
stock being among the illustrations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

comprising something over 30 acres,
and it is claimed that there are
already in this pond large numbers
of wild trout.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
RIR TINS.

In Bridgewater Dee. 5. IA daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Woods.
In Hartland, Dec. II, Il son to Mr.. and
Mrs John Rogers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
Spirit Of the age,
Woodstock. w., Dec. "a, 1898.
BY EDWARD c. DANA.

The Age wishes Merry Christ
mas to all it's readers and cores.
pondents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
DEATHS.

In Woodstock. Dec. II. Lewis Pratt, aged
SO years, II months.
In Rochester. Dec. II, Foster II. Moore
of Bethel aged 81 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

An anti.saloon league in prohihi.
ton Vermont seems out of place. ~
Barre Enterprise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24
Notice to Taxpayers.

The Tax Bills for Town. Highway and
School Taxes on the 1898 Grand List of
Pomtrct. Vermont. have been delivered 10
me tor collection. and tnYpayers n.e called
upon To pay their respective taxes within
ninety days from (by Dec. Ii. 1881. The
deduction provided by law will Lc allowed
on taxes paid during that time
Taxes not 50 paid will he collected 10y the
constable. with costs.
VIII receive at my store every day and
evening during said ninety days
CHARLES II. VAUGHAN.
Town Treasurer.
P,rirct, VI . Sept 10, 1855.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

speaker Thomas b. Reed is cred
tied with saving that "Ihcrc arc
people in this country who seem to
think that We can furnish canned
freedom for all the heather.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-24

Mas. WlNsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
rrs for their children while trething, with
perfect success. II spolhrs the child, soficns
The gums. allays all pain, enrcs ~inl cGlir,
and i, the best remedy for DiarrhWa. |, will
r. icvc the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold hy I'll druggists in every part OF tie
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. BE sure
AMI ash for Mr.. Nn,uw'. Soothing >y-
rI;i" in.l tax. no other Kind.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29
TYPICAI. ENGLISH CRIMINAL.

TYPICAL ENGLISH CRIMINAL.
amenable. One Of these cases was the
murder Of servant girl, whose body
was found in the Junction canal.
Though the body was not disfigured, It
was never identified. Our police, with
the assistance Of the press, can in
few hours unravel mystery a thou
sand times more tangled. The second
was the murder Of child, whose body
was found at Walthamstow. The Sher-
lock Holmeses are still searching for
the murderer.
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oramp In the Legs.

Many persons of both sexes are
greatly troubled with cramp in one or
both of their legs. It comes on sud-
denly, and is very severe. Most people
jump out of bed lit nearly always
comes on either just after going to bed
or while undressing), and ask some
one to rub the leg.
There is nothing easier than to make
the spasm let go its hold, and it can
be accomplished without sending for a
doctor, who may be tired and in need
of a good nights rest. When / have a
patient who is subject to cramp all
ways advise him to provide himself
with a good strong cord. A long gar
ter will do if nothing else is handy.
When the cramp comes on take the
cord. wind it around the leg over the
place that is cramped, and take an end
in each hand and give it sharp pull
one that will hurt little. Instantly
the cramp will depart, and the suffer-
err can go to bed assured it will not
come on again that night. have saved
myself many good nights rest simp-
ly by posting my patients subject to
spasms of the legs how to use the cord
as above. l have never known it to
fail, and l have tried it after they
had worked half the night and the pa
tient was in the most intense agony.
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CRIME THRIvEs IN LONDON.

New York gladly yields to London
the palm for having more criminals
than any city in the world. Old Lon
don and the Whitechapel district Is a
network Of dens and dives which are
the mecca for the worlds criminals
and the various grades Of law-breakers.
During the last year 179.s6S persons
were hailed to the bar Of justice In
London for crimes Of various kinds.
The annual crop OF burglaries av-
erages 1900 and the property looted
represents about 100000.
Crime in London is unquestionably
on the increase. Murders are more
frequent and the severer the punish
ment the more criminals seem to de-
light in Drawing the danger and risk
of being caught. In three murder
cases within a fortnight the culprit has
committed suicide on being arrested
In four murder cases no one was made
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29

with strange sense OF inerz cheney, the
idea that we. with all Of our resources.
cannot find a way to reach inclement
localities, when the elements are
against us. In time, Alaska and all Of
these extremely cold countries must
be provided with transportation facili-
ties that will be entirely independent
Of the weather. A road tunneled
through hill side, and provided with
trestle and bridge work, over chasms
and valleys, might be built and run
by the government. Such road would
be affected neither by cold or storms,
and coming and going would be easy
and rapid The enormous traffic OF
the next few years would go far to-
ward covering the immense cost OF
such an enterprise. The labor of build
ing such road could be performed
in part by the army, and would fur
nish them occupation, which would
bring great profit to the government.
Private capitalists are already discuss
ing the building of such roads, and 1t
Is scarcely too much to say that be-
fore many seasons have passed winter
| trip to the Klondike can be made with
safety, comfort and reasonable dis
| patch
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on which the nation will rely In case
Of need. Commodore McNair win take
the place OF Rear Admiral Matthew's,
who Is to 90 on the retired list.
The coming admiral Is no tyro in the
matter Of naval experience. He is no
theorist. Rather say he is a theoristl
and fighter combined He entered
the naval academy in 1853 and was
sent out to China. When the war broke
out he was ordered home and served
under Farragut. As early as 1861 he
was promoted lieutenant for person.
al bravery. He ran the gauntlet Of
vicksburg and was conspicuous Ii She
assault on Fort Fisher. For four years
the young sailor never knew when the
next moment was to be his last.
After the war he served In many
posts, to which he was assigned by
the department. and he proved himself
quite as adept in diplomacy as IN the
rough work Of fighting. No man In the
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navy is more competent to look after
the interests Of the country than IL
Rear Admiral McNair.
Adrenture wien . snake.

Some of the branches of the Orinoco,
though very deep, are narrow, so that
the tops Of the trees meet overhead.
producing the effect upon the voyager
of passing through a tunnel. From
these overhanging branches the great
water boas hang head downward walt
ing to seize any prey that may pass on
the current beneath them. "A party
of u.s." says recent traveller. were
coming down one Of these streams in
a courel (dugout), padded by Indians,
and, from time to time, an English
man of the party, named Yeo, fired his
rifle at some snakes. The rest of US
had cautioned him never to fire at any
snake until after we had passed i; but
with true English self-sufiiciency he
acknowledged our advice by firing at
large boa hanging from limb just
as the canoe was beneath it. He hit
the snakes body, but did not break its
back, and instantly uncoiling from the
limb the boa dropped plump into the
boat. AS nobody cared to share the
canoe with writhing, twenty-foot boa.
every man went out of the craft as
suddenly as the snake had dropped in.
The boa glided into the water as soon
as he could pull himself together, and
made for the shore. Those Of us who
we're on the same side Of the canoe
with the snake made haste to swim
around to the other side, and we all
got safe aboard before the ais,,.:ssators
found out what was going on. Yeo,
who had swum to dry tree root and
perched himself upon it. was the last
man to be taken in. We didn't hurry
bit about going for him, but gave him
a full half hour there to reflect upon
the wisdom Of sometimes taking adj
vice."
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29
AT HOME in THE WATER.
A south Sea Islander who swims
Like Fish.

south Sea Islander Who Swims
Like Fish.
A native living in Nawiliwili, district
of Lihue. on the island of Kauai. whom
every one knows as Johnny, but whose
family name is Kualoki, is a peculiar
character, says the Hawaiian Gazette.
Johnny is a remarkably good swimmer,
and. it is said, was at one time very
much addicted to the habit Of stealing
ducks from various people. His method
was very simple. He would hide in
the bulrushes along the edges of the
duck ponds and would from time to
time dive out where the ducks hap
pened to be. snatch one or two from
the surface, push them into bag and
swim back again to the rushes, there to
take breath for another sally. In this
way he succeeded in making quite
comfortable living. However, he has
given up his crooked ways and now re-
sides like a peaceably inclined citizen,
relying on work that is given to him
from time to time. When out ON a
hunting or fishing expedition there is
no better man on the island of Kauai
than this same Johnny. Barefooted.
he will climb all over the dangerous
pals that fall away abruptly and end
thousands of feet below in the sea. The
festive goat itself is not more active,
and when hunting for this kind Of
game he is an Invaluable man to chase
the animals round to point of van
tage. AS diver there are few natives
even who can beat him. In diving af-
ter Holsters he has the very uncomfort-
able habit of swimming great dis
lance into the caves that have no open
ing above the water. Beneath the
rocks of these places he will feel
around, never failing to come to the
top bringing with him something to
make glad the hearts of the house,
wives.
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and the appointment of the American
Security and Trust company as trustee
for Mrs. Bell to secure her interest in
trust fund of $500 held for her by
her late father, Gardiner G. Hubbard.
All the parties to the suit are related.
Professor Bell Is the inventor of the
telephone. Mrs. G. M. Hubbard is his
mother-in-law, and G. J.. Bell is his
brother-in-law and president of the
American Security and Trust company.
The other two defendants are young
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bell.
Behind the suit lies story of the
romantic attachment Of Professor Bell
for Miss Hubbard, which resulted in
their marriage and the securing of the
financial aid from Professor Hubbard
for the then newly invented telephone.
Many years ago Mr.. Bell was engaged
here as teacher of the deaf and
dumb, employing his leisure time in
hitting the human voice over wire.
During this period Mr.. Bell became
acquainted with Miss Hubbard, who
was one of his pupils, and the two
were thus thrown into contact fire.
quently. They fell in love, and Mr..
Bell proposed marriage.
In order to protect the interests of
| Miss Hubbard who, as the daughter of
I rich man, had considerably better
prospects than the young professor, a
contract was entered into by Mr. Hub
\ bard and Mr.. Bell The terms OF this
contract, as set forth in the bill just
| filed, provided for the creation of a
| trust Mr.. Bell conveyed all his inter-
ests in his patents on the telephone
! both at home and abroad to Mr.. Hub
bard to hold in trust for Mrs. Bell
Mr.. Hubbard was to pay the income
from these patents to Mrs. Bell as long
as the income did not exceed $4,000 8
year. When the revenue exceeded this
figure, it was provided that the excess
should remain in Mr.. Hubbard's hands
until it reached the amount of $780,,
900. After this it was to be held al
trust fund, and all the income from
the patents and the interest on the
100000 was to be paid to Mrs. Bell
The trust was to continue until tn,
death of Mrs. Bell, and the fund wa'
then to go to her children, or, il sh,
had none, to Mr.. Bell.
The contract was executed on Jul,
9, 1877, and Mr.. Bell and Miss Hubbard
were married. The bill recites that Mr.
Hubbard faithfully performed his par
of the contract until his death in tn,
latter part of 1897. He left a will il
which he devised his entire estate tt
Mrs Hubbard, his widow, without an.
qualifications and in fee simple Mrs
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custom 10 aid all she could about the
house. and the little hands were never
idle. she conld do much that was use
full. and her sisters. beautiful and we'll
grown. left the little unfortunate to
help their mother. Two weeks ago .
malady came to the frail body. The
doctors said that it was rheumatism.
And the hands became cramped and
useless and the fingers could no longer
bring music from the ivory keys. Then
hope left the little body and she took
refuge from her sorrows in death.
There was no bright future for her
nothing but the dark abyss Of despair.
and to her mind there was no other
way to turn for relief.
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and must live apart To comfort
her, the father bought the little dwarf
a piano, and for while it seemed as if
with it she could forget the lack OF
other companionship. She learned
fast. The tiny fingers could not stretch
an octave yet, like infant prodigies.
she learned to render the works of the
great masters. Hour after hour,
perched on the stool, her feet not near
ly touching the floor, she would play
the scores of grand operas. Her bro
Their, Samuel, her junior, but big and
tall, learned to play the violin, and the
two often played together.
There were days and nights when
the brother did not wish to play, yet
when the cooped-up soul of the child
woman yearned for music to express
her sorrow. Then, the neighbors say,
she could be heard improyising weird
strains like the songs Of gypsies, and
she would sit late into the night Civ
ing vent to her pent-up feelings 1t
came to be that she was either cares
sing the piano or bending over some
cherished book, and the world outside
the door In the Getzoff apartment saw
little of the dwarf. Her mird con-
tinued to broaden and mature. and the
soul grew to be the soul Of woman,
but the body changed not, and remain
| ed as little child's. 1t was the girls
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29

neatly laid narrow track On each side
of the car there joys along an OK,
yoked to it by broad pole that passes
in front. The native driver leans pic
turesquely out Of the window and the
travel proceeds in manner elegant
for its leisure This quaint railway
yields handsome profit every year,
despite it's slow rolling stock. CuI1-
ously enough the cars themselves were
built in this country They are made
of light wood, but very durable, which
they must needs be to stand the ter
rible jolting which the uneven trassks
occasion.
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Eifts and Givers Of Gifts.

Kindness is not SO much shown in
the cost of presents, but in the way Of
presenting them. There is, as Ger
man proverb says. much honor in a
glass of wine which means that gem
tie nature will show much more in the
way sought to oblige than in the mag
nitude Of the gift. which may depend
on the means of the giver and not on
his heartfelt wish to be kind. A man
may be able to give an eagle as a
charity, but may throw the gold coin
so as to avoid the touch of the needy
person, and. by humiliating him, di-
minish the value Of the gift. 1t Is
given only to few people to accompany
the gift with warm, sympathetic look
or smile, or a. kind word, which will
do more than the gift itself to console
or comfort
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29

\ With the opening of spring, the in
ash to the Klondike promises to be
fomething prodigious. 1t will be in or
Ter for the government to establish
posts at proper intervals along the
main highway to this region. There are
plenty of troops available for this pur-
pose. and they could find no better en-
ployment than in looking after and
assisting those adventurous spirits who
20 to build up and people new coun-
try. 1t is suggested that railroad
be built, either wholly or in part, in a
tunnel, cut out of hill side. When
one studies the amazing work Of the
armies of old, the roads they built, the
highways they prepared. the tunnels,
channels and bitches they cut, It comes
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-04-29
Hot Milk for the Skin.

Hot milk for the complexion has
proved to be of the greatest benefit.
and many women say they owe an i'm
movement of their complexion to the
constant use of hot milk applied every
morning and night to their faces. A
woman prominent in the literary
world. and whose complexion is equal
to a young girls, assured us that of
all the many precautions she had
taken to keep her skin in good condi-
ton none was SO etficacious as hot
milk. when l am frightfully IA
tigued," she said, from the rush OF
the life / lead, get gallon of milk
and put it in my bathtub. adding suf-
ficient hot water to cover the body.
lie in this mixture for ten minutes,
and come out feeling thoroughly re-
freshed and with new life to the
skin, which, previous to the bath. had
a dead look