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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Nina Green, aged II. who lived with
her grandmother, Mrs. l.. NJ. Crocker,
just outside the village limits Of North
field, disappeared Friday and has not
since been seen. The girl is a daughter
of Mrs. George Marsh, who IS now in
in state prison at Win d sDr under sentence
of death for poisoning her husband some
two years ago. Nina Green was child
Of Mrs. Marsh by her first husband The
girls acquaintance say she has been co
responding with men in the west for
some time.
Last week Monday morning, when
George Lane of Rand olph tried to awaken
his hired man, Joe Emery, and his hired
maid, Nellie HENSON, he found both rooms
unoccupied He was some what puzzled at
first, but later discovered Il note from the
girl Informing him that his domestics had
departed, and would be married the same
day. He also found his team missing.
1t was at Randolph, whittier the couple
had come to take the night train. The
girl was only Is years old and under
guardianship. She came originally from
Tunbridge. Emery is 81. The couple
departed for parts unknown.
f. b. Phelps Of Bellows Fails is build
three wagons of Il new design for Frank
Wells of Chester They are built ON the
principle of railroad car, with eight
wheels, IS inches in diameter, the wagons
themselves being but 2S inches high.
IL. II. Reed of Jamaica, while workin!
in the woods met with an accident, snow
slide covering hin completely. 1t was
good luck, however, that his little boy,
Roy, six years old, was with him. The
little hero shovelcd his father out, and
rescued him from death. The same little
boy has also rescued two chil,lrcl from
being drowned.
East Barnard.
Calvin Miller of Massachusetts visited
friends about here recently.
Mrs. N. NJ. Leavitt has twin boys, born
last week Wednesday.
Ed Curtss remains on Mr.. Wcbb's
farm another year.
Charles WhitcOmb and family Of Ham
over visited here last week.
Mr.. Ashley of Bothel was at l.. ID. Les
Wits last Saturday.
Mr.. Severance Of Barnard called on
friends here last Saturday.
Fred Allen came home from his school
in Burlington, sick. His many friends
hope for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. Mary Cutting of Waltham, Mass,
arrived here last week Tuesday for Il
short stay.
The sociablc held here last Friday even
ing was attended by people from far and
near to the full seating capacity Of the
hall, notwithstanding the extremely bad
travelling. The literary exercises were
we'll rendered both by the children and
older ones. The drama, entitled "Mind
Your Own Business" was much appre
ciated by the audience. The ladies of
the Circle presented to Herman Busbcc
and M. H. Chandler each a nice parlor
lamp as IL token of their appreciation of
the very excellent music which they have
contributed for the benefit of the socials
held here from time to time. They were
received with thanks and few well
chosen remarks from Mr.. Rugbce.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

on School street recently. Two
joints of tile had to be broken with
ian ax after which he was taken on
in an unconscious condition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

THAT man Williams never lost
his head in football game, did Z"
"No, think not. He's lost an
ear, part of his nose, eight teeth !;
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

Oldest Member of the Vermont Bar.
Judge George w. Harmon, one of
the most prominent citizens of Yer.
mont, died Tuesday at Bennington.
He was born III Pawlet in 1912. He
was the oldest member of the Yer
mont bar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

Republican editorial booms that
have appeared are of considerable
length and up to date Smith has the
advantage OF Mccullough by about
seven columns Of more or less con-
vincing argument.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE

STATE OF VERMONT
WINDSOR COUNTY, IS.
Whereas. Richard Russell of Cavendish.
executor of the last will and testament of
Geo. NJ, Whitney, late of Plymouth, de-
ceased, has brought his petition to the
Court of Chancery in and for said county,
setting forth that Eleazer V. Pinney and
Charles q. Pinney duly executed to petit
toner mortgage deed of land in Ply
mouth, as described in said petition, con
ditioned for the payment of three proms-
sorry notes duly executed by said Eleazer V.
and Charles g.. two of which notes and the
interest thereon are now due and owing;
and that Chns. N. Wood holds Il mortgage
ON SAID premises executed subsequently to
the execution of the mortgage to said Rus.
sell; and that the premises are scant secur
ity tor the amount due on the mort gage to
petitioner and that he will entleavor TO
shorten he time of redemption: and pray
ing said Court that the equity of redemD
ton OF said Eleazer V. and Charles G. and
Charles N. Ill the premises be fOreclosed:
And whereas it appears that the said
Chas. N. Wood is without this State, so
that the summons of said Court may not
be served upon him;
Chas. N. Wood be notified and required to
appear III and before said Court and
make answer, il any he have. and abide the
order and judgment OF said Court in the
premises, ut the term thereof next to be
held at Woodstock in and for the County
of Windsor in the State of Vermont, on the
fourth Tuesday of May A. d. 1898, upon
the first day OF said term. by publishing the
substance of said petition. together with
this order, for three successive weeks, in
the Spirit of the Age. newspaper pub
lishcd at Woodstock in said County. the
last publication to be at least twenty DAYS
prior to said term of Court. which shall be
deemed sufficient notice to said Chas. N.
Wood.
Given under my hand. at Woodstock, in
the County of Windsor, this 22nd day of
March, A. ID. 1899.
JAY READ PEMBER.
Clerk.
FLANK A. WALKER,
Solicitor fur Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02
AlaSka.

The area Gf thJ United State: be-
fore TIE purchase Of Alaska WAS
?,T.3, CUj square miles. Alaska con-
tains 80, GO square miles of main
III . ,,CuJ square miles Of the Aleu-
IN l-!.!ln5 ana ~ ,0O0 square miles
r. ether intls. IL total of $40, 600
7qu.re C!ii4s, or oI.e-iirth of the area
If the ret of the United States. 1t
rrcn.' - tho areas of California,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
..Ea and New York to equal this.
The area Of New York, Pennsyl-
.;.niae Chic. Indiana, Illinois, Vir-
,,inia and West Virginia equals only
one half OF Alaska. 1t equals the
combined area of Great Britain and
Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium
and the Netherlands. 1t stretches
from latitude 81 degrees to II de-
grces and from longitude 1870 lie.
grees to 1oS degrees. - Overland
Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02
0EAT MS.

In Bethel, March 25. Elbridse Pearce
aged Al years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

is no competition. A paint that will cover
800 square feet on poor surface two coats
per gallon, and stand all climatic changes,
can afford to ignore the so-called cheap
brands which spread and wither under the
brush, although they have the weight of
adulterants in the can. No better opportu-
nifty to deceive is offered for the unscrupu-
lous than in Ready-Mixed Paint Get the
product of the makers of a century, and
you get the pure artice-tlat's tarrlsons'
Town and Country" Ready-Mixed Paints,
with this big "H'' OH every can.
Harrison Bros. & Co., PhapeIpha, Chicago, Now York,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

DR.. w. Seward Webb declines
Gov. Blacks appointment to repre-
sent the state of New York ut the
Trans-Mississlppi and international
exposition at Omaha on the ground
that he cannot consistently accept
the honor, being a legal resident of
Vermont. Does this mean that DR..
w. Seward Webb has gone into
training for some Office in the gift of
NcrmOnters?
~ Chicago paper notes that "the
United States has declared war but
once-that instance being i'll 1912.
and after such series of insults
and injuries as no nation would now
dream OF inflicting. But there has
never been day when a declaration
of war from another nation has found
us unprepared. And every enemy
which has first attacked us has been
first to sue for peace
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

The Age and Thrice.a-weeL,
World, $I.5o.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

The greater includes the less.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures scrofula.
and may be depended upon to cure
bois and pimples.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02

The Age believes If can say of the
majority of the voters of this section
that, Il. between the two Republican
candidates for governor, their choice
is Gen. Mccullough, positively and
unhesitatinglv. Going right to the
bottom of the thing, the chief and
only argument against Gen. McCul-
lough's candidacy is the fact that
he is not native born Vcrmontcr-
a foolish, puerile. and dishonest plea
that should not be considered Il mo-
ment, and one that is a thousand
times ovcrbalanccd when it comes
to measuring the qualifications OF
the two men for the office they seek.
Either Col. Smith or Gen. McCul-
Tough will be elected governor, and
it rem aims to he seen whether the
people will this time take advantage
of an exceptional opportunity to do
a little something towards loosening
the political machines hold on the
state. 1t requires the exercise of
some common sense, and a great
deal more consistency than the
newspaper supporters of Stickney
in 1896 are showing now in shout
ing for Smith, but this desirable OBJ
icct can be attained in spite of the
present clatter, and it would be a
patriotic and splendid piece of work.
The suggestion of the Montpelier
Record that an executive mansion"
be built at Montpelier, is good in
theory, but with the state expenses
increasing every year there will be
little chance for such measure
when submitted to the people. The
heavy expense of building Il proper
residence for the governor would
have to be supplemented at each
session OF the legislature by liberal
appropriation for running it.
Mortified News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02
From Points

Oh VIEW
Looking at the
price of the Harri-
sonTown&Coun-
try Ready Mixed
Paint tptbe gallon
there are plenty
of mixtures onthe
market that can
discount It. But
BY The job--tiere
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-04-02
THE AGE,
Woodstock, Vermont.

WE OH OUR DEALERS can sell
you mt chimes cheaper than you can
get elsewflere. The ne w S0NTE as
our best, but we ma see cheaper Kinds,
such as tho CLTNiAX, IDEAL and
other High Arm -fu11 Nickel Plated
SEWN. Machines for 81 90 and up.
Call On our agent oT vvriee US, vvo
want your trade, and ifpIices, tcrInf
and square dealing will win, vvc will
have 1t. We challenge tho world to
produce T. BETTER $4,000 Sowing
Machine fer $4,000, or q better $40.
Sewing Ma chine for 5000 than you
can buy from No, or our Agents.
THE NEW EOHn SnTING MACHINE co.
ORANGE MASS, Bosroy, Miss.. IS UNION saTARE, N. y
CHICAGO, IL. 81. LoyIs No. DA Al. LHxAs'
ECs GALE az
The herald., 1898-03-30
every Man Should Insure i'm the +

Because-It will be months
lowing of grace
the back with interest.
BecauseYou can borrow from the Company
after policy has been three in force
BecauseYou
tmefor cash, paid annuity, other options
tangible
of
hence, live
will
yourself n term
will
valuable will behind
rise seandfalw market
al getAL O these benefits.
BecauseYou privileges the restrictions,
Lifes Accumulation
furnish them.
UOCuuOU
mo
The herald., 1898-03-30


Because-t has $500 OOO. 600 in
Because-t has $17 OOO 600 n additional Surplus.
Because-t holders
$8,8Ol,5Ol.3O
BecauseThi exceeded
Company including commissions
for business and charges kind whatsoever
poicy-holder
steadily increased in strength and
occupation, habits of life of death.
BecauseThe the will
policy Immediately claim
will benefit of his
policy, extended Insurance.
Because-t
York
DCVuuOC
Hhas standard
The herald., 1898-03-30
Balance Sheet January 1, 1898
LIABILITIES

Policy Reserve per certificate OF New York Insurance Department.
All other Liabilities: Policy Claims Annues Endowmens etc. awaiting
Surplus Reserved Fund voluntarily set aside by the company
Net Surplus certificate Insurance Superintendent December 3 1897
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21
OWNS A RARE COIN.
One of the Three 1904 Dollars Possess
ed by a ST. Joseph, Mo" Man.

Ono or the Three 1904 Dollars Possess
ed by a st. Joseph, NO., Man.
From the Kansas City Journal: l..
r. Altwein of st. Joseph, Mo-, is now
the happy possessor of an "lSo4 Sill
yer dollar. The value of this rare com,
only three of which are known to be
in existence. is $1,000. Mr.. Altwein
secured it from an Illinois man, with
whom he has been negotiating for
long time 1t will be valuable ad-
dition to his collection, which is con-
sidered one of the best in the united
States. The history which attaches TO
the dollars coined in 1904 is peculiarly
interesting. Out of the 1000 which
came out of the United States mint all
but few disappeared in a lump.
In the year 1898 the United States
went to war with Algiers. The diff.
ferences were finally settled by the
United States agreeing to pay SSOO,OOO
for the liberation of American sea-
men who had been imprisoned, and
S23, 900 for the promise of Algiers to
leave merchantmen alone. In 1901
war broke out between Tripoli aud
the United States. In 1904, this last
war being then still in progress, the
United States frigate Philadelphia was
seized off the coast of Tripoli. Gu
board this vessel was sum of money
aggregating $23,O00 destined for AL
giers, in payment of portion of the
war indemnity. The night after the
Philadelphia was seized Commodores
Prebble and Morris sailed into the
harbor, with sixty men on board their
vessels, and recaptured the frigate.
The $23, 1000, which included nearly all
of the 1000 1904 dollars, had, however,
been taken from the vessel. The sum
was never recovered and the silver is
probably still lying in some marbled
Moorish castle, carefully guarded
among the heirlooms of some semi
civilized oriental potentate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21
Treatment of Women in Former Times.

Treatment of Women In Former Times.
From the subversion of the Roman
Empire to the fourteenth or fifteenth
century women spent most Of their
time alone, almost entire strangers to
the joys of social life; they seldom
went abroad, but to be spectators of
such public diversions and amuse-
ments as the fashions of the times
countenanced. Francis l. was the first
who introduced women on public days
to court; before his time nothing was
to be seen at any of the courts OF Flu
rope but gray-bearded politicians,
plotting the destruction of the rights
and liberties of mankind, and warriors
clad in complete armor, ready to put
their plots in execution. In the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries ele-
gance had scarcely any existence, and
even cleanliness was hardly consid
cred as laudable.
The use of linen was not known,
and the most delicate of the fair sex
wore wooden shifts. In Paris they had
meat only three times week, and one
hundred livres about twenty-five dol
lars) was large portion for young
lady. The better sort of citizens used
splinters of wood and rags dipped in
oil instead of candles, which, in those
days, were hardly to be met with.
Wine was only to be had at the shops
of the apothecaries, where it was sold
as a cordial; and to ride in a two
wheeled cart along the dirty, rugged
streets was reckoned a grandeur of so
enviable a nature that Philip the Fair
prohibited the wives of citizens from
enjoying it. In the time of Henry
VIII. of England the peers of the realm
carried their wives behind them on
horseback when they went to London,
and in the same manner took them
back to their country seats. with
hoods of waxed linen over their heads,
and wrapped in mantles of cloth to
secure them from the cold.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21

the arms were thin; there was some
thing too much of the child without
sufficient of the grace of the woman.
"She is not vulgar at least" he said
to himself, as the grave, dark eyes met
his own. 81 should really have run
away had she been what my fancy
painted her-thank heaven she is not!
Uniformed, shy. inexperienced, half
frightened, what wife for me-what
a mistress for Ravensmere! / have
no fault to find with her, but l shall
never like her"
So he thought, as in few brief words
the money lender introduced his client
to his daughter. There was nothing
awkward in her manner, but she was
shy-frightened She answered the
few questions he asked-her voice was
sweet and clear, with true ring about
it that he liked-and then relapsed in
to silence.
Her father asked her for set Of en-
cravings. and, as she crossed the room,
Lord Caraven saw that she had
queenly head, crowned with profusion
of beautiful dark hair; she also had a
pleasant grace of movement that for
an Uniformed schoolgirl was rare.
Us it to be Yes or Mop" asked Ar
ley Ransome. as his daughter passed
for a minute or two out OF sight. You
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21

ly laid out. On this bright June morn
ing he saw flowers and trees, the silver
spray of fountain, the dropping
branches of grand old cedar: and he
owned to himself that it was far bet
ter style Of place than he had expected
to see. He said so to Mr.. Ransome,
who answered quietly that he might
be as agreeably surprised about his
daughter as he had been about his
house.
Lord Caraven's face fell.
do you know, l had almost forgot
ten why 1 was here" he said. II have
the grace left to feel ashamed Of my
SELF
Without another word the lawyer
entered the house, the earl following
him.
where is Miss Ransome?" asked The
master of the place. Say that l want
her at once"
Again, when they entered the draw
ing room, Lord Caraven was agreeably
surprised. Whatever else it might be,
it was not vulgar room; there was no
new gliding, no tawdry coloring; it
was all harmony-a room filled with
sole rose-light and the odor of fragrant
fiowers-a room that gave one the i'm
preston that lady used it; no vul-
gar woman, no would-he fine lady
would have given so refined a charac-
ter to room.
He was pleased without knowing
why. The day was warm and sultry;
he was tired, and the fragrance, the
silence. the pleasant shade of the room
soothed him.
There was a sound of footsteps. Mr..
Ransome rose hurriedly.
Here is my daughter" he said.
Lord Caraven looked up with some
faint CLEAN of curiosity. He had ex-
pected vulgar schoolgirl, a pert af-
fected miss" who would smile and
blush and exercise all the little arts
of couuetry that she had learned at
some third rate boarding school, He
was quite wrong. He saw before him
tall, slender girl, with beautiful dark
eyes and a pale face; a girl graceful
and self-possessed, grave and earnest
not beautiful yet, although there
was the promise of magnificent wom-
anhood. No, certainly, she was not
beautiful her figure was tall and
slender, but it lacked roundness and
grace. The hands were beautiful, but
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21
Donk.ys in Persia.

The facetiousness of calling Persia
the Land of the Lion and the Sun be-
comes apparent as soon as one enters
the country. Persia contains, maybe
100 lions, while jackasses number not
less than 100000. Within the boun-
DIARIES of the shahs dominion ears are
trumps every time and the universal
music is the donkey's mellifluous bray.
Almost every Persian owns a donkey
and many of them whole droves. The
population of Persia is estimated at
10000. 900 souls. Current opinion at
Teheran places the donkey population
at about the same number. Reckoning
each donkeys wealth of ear at two
feet, twelve inches each, the aural ap-
pendages of the shah's musical toilers
would. if laid end to end, reach 1000
iles.-Exchange.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21
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1sSad SII ''I ss Hl 'TIEIdagSg
THE NSlREKS DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTE NJ. BRAENE.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.

yet. 1t was one thing to be considered
the fastest" man, the greatest spend
thrift of the day, and another to pur-
chase his safety by such marriage as
this.
"a money lenders daughter! l can
not do it," he said to himself more
than once. "She is sure to be vulgar;
she will have red hair and will be
highly delighted at the idea of being a
countess. What should do with such
a wife-I who have worshiped a hun
dred beautiful women?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-21
Id get the pay and earn the livsIiI

and get the pay and earn the livslfJ
hood.
But God will arrange all, and all we
have to do is to do our best and trust
him for the rest. Let me cheer all
women fighting the battle OF life alone,
with the fact of thousands OF women
who have won the day. Mary Lyon
founder Of Mount Holyoke Femaie
Seminary, fought the battle alone;
Adelaide Newton, the tract distributor.
alone; Fidelia Fisk, the consecrated
missionary. alone; Dorothea Dix, the
angel of the insane asylums, alone;
Caroline Herschel, the indispensable
reinforcement Of her brother, alone'
Maria Takrzewska, the heroine OF the
Berlin hospital, alone; Helen Chai-
mers, patron of the sewing schools for
the poor of Edinburgh, alone. And
thousands and tens of thousands OF
women, of whose bravery and selt-sac-
rifce and glory of character the world
has made no record, but whose deeds
are in the heavenly archives OF mar
tyrs who fought the battle alone, and,
though unrecognized for the short
thirty or fifty or eighty years OF their
earthly existence, shall through the
quintillion ages Of the higher world be
pointed out with the admiring cry,
These are they who came out of
great tribulation and had their robes
washed and made white in the blood
of the Lamb"
Let me also say, for the encourage
ment of all women fighting the battle
of life alone, that their conflict will
soon end. There is one word written
over the faces of many of them, and
that word is Despair My sister, you
need appeal to Christ, who comforted
the sisters of Bethany in their domes-
tic trouble, and who in his last hours
forgot all the pangs of his own hands
and feet and heart, as he looked into
the face of maternal anguish, and
called friends attention to 1t, in sub
stance saying, John, l can not take
care of her any longer Do for her as
I would have done, if had lived. Be-
hold thy mother!" If, under this
pressure of unrewarded and unappreci-
ated work, your hair is whitening and
the wrinkles come, rejoice that you
are nearing the hour of escape from
your very last fatigue, and may your
departure be as pleasant as that or
Isabella Graham, who closed her lie
with a smile and the word Peace"
The daughter of regiment in any
army is all surrounded by bayonets OF
defense, and, in the battle, whoever
falls, she is kept safe. And you are
the daughter of the regiment COM
manded by the Lord of Hosts. After
all. you are not fighting the battle of
life alone. All heaven is on your side.
You will be wise to appropriate to
Yourself the words of sacred rhythm;
zone who has known in storms to sail
| have on board;
Above the roaring Of the gale
hear my Lord.
"He holds me; when the pillows smlte
l shall not fall.
If short, it's sharp; if long, tbs light;
He tempers all"