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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05


"At the last session of the Congre-
gational convention, held in the
church on Forest avenue last night,
the chairman read telegram that was
received with a shock by the members
present. 1t was to the effect that the
Rev. Samuel +. Davis, who was to
have read paper on "Some Thoughts
Upon Life" had died that afternoon
at his home at Rivers Crossing.
Though DIR. Davis had not been pres
ent at any meeting of the convention,
it was thought that he would be able
to attend the last. Fitting resolutions
were drawn up and adopted directly
after the reading of the telegram by
the chairman"
Rogers raised his eyes from the
paper and then lowered them slowly
until they met those of the City Edi-
tor. One look was exchanged. Then
Rogers laid down the paper, and 60
ing into the local room put on his hat
and pushed the elevator bell. One
second later the City Editor heard the
iron door close behind him. detroit
Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
The VI pdern Guillntine

The French instrument of capital
punishment. the guilotine, is not ac-
tually as repre- entel in conventional
pictures. 1t has ieen made much
more delicate apparatus than it used
to be and has been reduced one-third
in size. The parallel uprights in
which the knife moves are now paint
dirty Nandykc brown, instead of
bright scarlet. and the knife is not "a
great triangular piece of steel, but an
almost ra:o! shaped blade, weighted
win mercury, and not with lead All
the prisons oi Paris except one are to
lie torn down, and Il mOyement is on
foot to have executions take place
III this prison insteai of ont OF doors
"a forme ".
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

The name of Chang Ting is given
to the highest pa t of Tibet, bleak
and barren wilderness, inhabited only
by wild animals. no part of whose
surface, it is said, is less than IL, GOA
feet above sea level This wonderful
Land, so far rs elevation goes, is like
the top of II gigantic mountain higher
than Mont Blame. 500 miles in length
and from $50 to 300 miles broad.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

Simple fire extingnishers can he pro-
duced by anybody Mt IL slight cost, says
Technische Rcrichte. Dissolve -
pounds of common salt and 10 pounds
OF sal-amm0nac in 30 iters OF water
and fill the MIXTURE in quart bot les Of
thin glass. The eNtinguishcrs TINS
prepared are highly snitableto Sno her
small fires. The bottles, which shou Il
be securely corkel up and sealed, to
prevent the contents from evapura,ing,
are thrown into the flames of the
starting fire or its immediate vi, unity
with enough vehemence to cause them
to break.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

Kansas paper says that the cele'
brated Montana silve' statue of Ada
Rehan, which was one cf the TEXTURES
of the Worlds fair, is not silver at
all, only lead with silver SKIN. 1t
was supposed to have been worth S3r, :
600, but Il Chicago firm which holds
it for debt cannot find buyers at
$1,000
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward Tor
any case OF Catarrh that cannot he cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY 4 Co. Props, Toirdp. o.
We, the undersigned have known r. j. enc,
ney for the last l5years. and believe n.n lcr
fectly honorable in all business transact IN
and financially able to carry out any "hliGt.
ton made by their firm.
WIsT d. TRUAx. Wholesale Drngg!, -. Toledo,
Ohio.
WAIDISu, kINNAN e. MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur,
by all Druggists Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are The best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
Furlough and Leave of Absence.

With the return of the volunteers
from active duty the terms 'furlough''
and "leave of absence" have been EN-.
ployed frequently, and in many in
stances improperly.
A furlough is permission given by
commissioned officer to an enlisted
man or non commissioned officer to lie
absent from duty for certain length
of time.
Leave of absence is the term used
when like permission is given to a
.,n,n IA, . "a, ~ al .,fa;na nv hia suoerior
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
4 Most Singular shin.

! he most singular ship in the world
is The Polypl eMus of the British IA, y.
Ii is simply il long steel tube deeply
buried in the w.te :, the deck rising
only four feet above the sea. 1t ca
rie' no masts or sail, and is used rs
II ram and to. petlo-loat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
The Real Interest.

"Oh," said the girl who was look
ing over Miss Cayenne's shoulder,
"you are reading the account of Mrs.
Van Snubber's party
Eyes"
'You want to see who was invitel?"
"No, dear | want to see who
wasn't. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

Clean blood means Il clean skin. No
beauty without t.. Casrarets, Candy Cathar.
tie clean YOUR blood and keep it clean, by
stirring mp he lazy liver and driving ali I'M
purities from the body. Begin today to
Danish pimples. boils. blotrhes. blackhpais.
and that si"kly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfac ion guaranteed. l0c. 25c, SOC.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

1t is said that 40 per cent. of the
prisoners of Austria die of consump-
ton, caused by the dark cell mode of
punishment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
Observation-Disclosures
$ ROGERS SCOOP,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ii Il n X o g e + S
walked into the
City Editor $ room
and asked for a
job, "doirg any
thing" the latter
official looked up
from the bundle
of copy he was
editing and stared
at the y o IL t h.
Rogers W a $ mt
much to look Mt.
He was a tall,
)ank unp cal "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

Two Austrian tourists have made a
trip on foot from Vienna, Austria,
via Berlin to St. Petersburg, Russia.
1t took Just fifty days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
): CHIEF or POLICE SPEAKS
Ringing Words Advising People to Use
DR.. Greene'S Nervura.
From His Statement No One Can Doubt that
DR.. Greene's Nervura is the Best and
Surest Remedy in the World to Cure.

Chief OF Police Henry W.
Mason, of New Bedford,
Mass, writes to the people /:
sit gives me pleasure to
add my testimony in this
brief note to that of many
others, of the high esteem
in which DIR. Grecne's Ner-
yura blood and nerve remedy
is held in this community.
The factthat it isthe prescrip-
ton OF a regular physician
adds to the fdence in
which it is held by the public.
l have given DIR. Greene's
Nervura to a personal friend
who was i'll, and was rcjoiced
TO hear from his own lips an
account of the benefit he had
received. From report and
experience, no doubt exists
OF the great value of DR..
Greene's Ncrvura which !
recommend.
HENRY W. Mason,
Chief of Police of New Bed
ford, Mass
This is your golden oppor-
tunity to be cured and DR..
Greene's Ncrvura is the REM
edyto cure YOU. tits beyond
all question the grandest
remedy and surcst cure the
world has ever known. and if
you are ailing, out of health,
do not feel just right, or if
YOU are weak, tired, nervous,
run down, depressed and dis
couragcd. YOU should get this
wonderful medicine at once.
For nervous prostration, in
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
Five Cents,

Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soaps the best in the world. and for 81 years
it has sold at the highest price. Its price is
now : cents. same rs common brown soap
Bars full size and qualit Order of grocer. .idr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
Our Giant LOrOlnOtiYe.

The largest locomotive in the world
is about to he built in America. Some
ilea of its size may be gathered from
the fact that it will require ten drivers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

The population of the Swiss canton
of Geneva includes AZ, 900 foreigners,
BIB, $50 OF whom are French, 72l6 Ital-
ians, 4031 Germans.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each dar. In order to
BE- healthy this t. necessary. Acts gently
on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head.
ache. Price 20 ana soc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

That night he sat with her on the
front porch until eleven o'clock, IN
til, in fact he saw that the session of
the conference was over. Then he
went down to the office. From the
programme he had he worked up q
nice little introduction, in the course
OF which all the minor celebrities in
attendance upon the conference were
mcrtione I, and then he pasted to the
sheet he had written the first OF the
Rev. Davis's lecture on "Some
Thoughts Upon Life, and turned the
bun lie over to the City Editor.
That viii be all tonight, Mr..
Rogers" said that official. And Rog-
ers took his hat and walked down
stairs.
The City Editor ran every bit of
the Rev. Davis's written discourse.
He commented upon the beauty Of
the abstract to the Night Editor, and
the Night Editor said, "Pretty blame
good, isn't ito" and then they both
congratulated themselves that the
Office had such clever chap working
for it as Rogers.
Rogers came down about l o'clock
the next morning. He had hardly
stepped into the local room when the
City Editor yelled at him.
He obeyed the yell and entered the
City Editors Office. A copy of the
Gazette of that day, the rival morn
ing paper, was poked in his face with
a paragraph marked in blue. "Read
that" said the City Editor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

And ali that afternoon, or what re.
NAMED Of it, he put in working up an
abstract of Il fictitious letter. 1t was
beautiful piece of work, lofty in its
thought. clear in it's expression, and
written in style that Addison could
net have surpassed. Rogers smiled
'4S read it When the last che
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
col DS' -

Railways Ready Relief Cnrcs and pre-
vents Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat. Influenza,
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Swelling Of the
Joints. Lumbngo, ln1ammntions, Rheuna-
tsm, Neuralgia. lIella .hr, Toothachr.
Asthma. Difficult Breathing.
Rudway's Ready Relief is II Sure Cure for
Every Pain, Sprain, Bruises, r"ins in the
Back. Chest or Limbs. 1t wa, tao First and
is the only Pain Remedy that it stanlly
stcps the most ex"rucinting pains. alInl
Inflammation ana cures COMPOSITIONS,
whether of the lungs, stomach. bowels or
other glands or organs, by one application.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
philippine Indian II Good sailor.

The In iians of the Philippines make
good hunters, killing great numbers
of deer and wild swIne with their dogs
and lancss. They also collect wild
honey and guns and rattan and timber
from the woods. They arc good sail
ors and fishermen. Their boats ARE
of the Malay type, long and narrow,
with outriggers on both sides. Thev
carry large sails. and the sailors keep
them from capaiSing by crawling ont
upon the ontriggeis and TINS balancing
the boats. They fish with east nets
md seins and also extensive fish pens
and weirs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

Ilr. Seth Arnold's Cough Killer knocks
Bunalo. y. V, Aug. IL, 1873 .:,r. n bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

British trade with the Philippines
last year was about $40, 900, 900; that
OF the United States only half as
much.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

1t Is estimated THAT sine" tn" beginning of
The historical ERA thirteen million persons
have persisted in earthquakes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

kemp's Bal-am will stot, the cough al
once. Goto Your druggist to-day aud get
sample bottle Tree. sold in rs aud 81
cent bottles. DO at once; delays are dan
gtrouS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

The Omaha fair is the first Ameri-
can exposition to pay operating ex-
peuses the first month.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

There are 1909 Submarine cables in use nj
over the world. which hav" cot about 500.
Gao. coo. NE44
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forever
I0c. SIC. nee. 4. fail druggist refund money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

said" and tue IN conclusion tie rev.
erend gentleman remarked had been
writ an, Rogers folded tho sheets to.
6 ;her and placed them in his inside
coat pocket.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
To Cure "a Cold in One pay.

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tablet. All
Druggists refund money II il fails tOcure. 2jc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
a Good Guess.

"Widows wear mourning from one
of three motives.
''What are they?"
"Devotion, remorse or diversion. ~
-puck
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Take tascarets' andy Cathartic. lOc or ajc.
RI c. G.. &. fail t. cure. druggists refund money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05

TTSUTTTTTF.
II became seriously i'll three years ago
The doctor gave me medicine for indiges-
ton, but l continued to become worse.
had several physicians mt intervals who
gave me some relief, but the disease would
return with all its accustone severity.
81 read in the newspapers articles re-
gariing the wonderful curative powers OF
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
and finally concluded to try the pills. Five
months ago bought six boxes. Tho first
box gave me much relief, and after using
four boxes was cured
These pills are recognized everywhere ae
a specific for diseases OF the blool aud
nerves. For paralysis, lOcomotor ataxia
and other diseases long supposed incur
able, they have proved their efficacy In
thousands OF cases.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-11-05
NO-TO-I:ac tor Iif,y Cents.

Guara ntccd tobacco habiirurc. makes veal
men strong blood pure. hN,,l. Al! druggist,
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-14
INVESTIGATION MAY FAIL.
Difficulties Are Looming Up Already
Which Seem Hard to Overcome.

Washington, Sept. 14.-The difficulty
which is being experienced in the con-
the investigation of the conduct of the
stan branches of the army during the war
with Spain has excited some discussion in
IllHtary circles as TO the possibility or
the practical failure of any investigation
by commission. It develops that there
is a decided disapprOval among army Of
hcers of the proposition to have the con-
duct of the war investigated by a civil
commission, which cannot be clothed with
any judicial authority. The objection is
not on account OF any prejudice against
civil authorities interfering in military
matters, but is due to the fact that tes-
timOny before a commission not possess
ing judicial authority would be in a man
ner voluntary and would, it is said. put
officers in the attitude of gratuitOusly
ing to individuals or to the adminiStra-
ton of the war department.
Army officers say that it would be no
trouble to get all the infOrma ton there is
concerning the campaign at Santiago. the
management of the through the de-
partment and the operations of the medi-
cal, the QuartermasterS' and the commits
sary departments, if a tribunal board
were organized with authority to compel
testimony, but that officers will not jeop-
ardize their own interests nor put them
selves IN the attitude of being voluntary
1ntOrmerS when the composition of the
commission making the inquiry is not
to tell what they may know. They say
it will be impossible for commission not
having the power to compel the testimony
to get at facts
Most officers, they say, will make it
point OF honor as well as a matter of self
interest TO decline to give testimony of
any Importance unless compelled to- If
the commission could compel testimony,
an officer giving testimony which might
he had no choice but to tell what he
Knew In the absence OF authority to
have a right to conceal or decline to dis
close any facts IN his possession.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-14
OF NO-EFFECT HERE.
The Cars Disarmament Plan Could
Make No Difference in United
States

Washington, Sept. 14-President McKin-
ley has not yet named a representative
of the United States to attend the confer
ence projected by the czar for the pur-
pose of securing a general disarmament
of the great powers of the world. In the
answer returned to him. however to the
invitation extended by the Russian minis
ter for foreign affairs, which trans
mitted by Ambassador Hitchcock, the
president expressed his concurrence in the
sentiments set forth in the Russian note
have the United States represented by
some person. As yet it is not possible to
make a selection, for it remains for the
Russian government to say whether or
not it regards the responses made by the
governments invited to participate as suf-
ficient to warrant the holding of the con-
ference.
It is not believed at the state depart
ment that the sending of such delegate
would commit the United States govern
ment to any certain line of policy beyond
that specifically set forth in the call
namely, to engage to limit armament to
certain proportions. In that case our
government would not even be called up
on to make any change in its establish
ment, for it is believed that, with the ex-
ira troops called forward by the war and
still retained in the military service, the
quota that would be permitted the United
States would be far in excess of the re-
QuirementS, ,suppOsing it is fixed in proper
ton to the least number of soldiers that
any of the great European military pow
ers would insist upon retaining as abso-
luteIy essential for purely police service.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-14
A GRIP ON ALASKA.
Standard Oil Company Has Covered
the Oil Fields

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 14.-The
steamer Farrallon has arrived here from
Alaskan ports with about 60 passengers.
Among the passengers were several direct
from Pine Creek mining district. Reports
from that section are favorable to the fu-
ture. Considerable excitement was Great
ed Just before the parties left by the dis
covery of remarkably rich quartz on
ridge near the headwaters of Pine creek
quartz has been found along the creek.
The ledge is said to be very rich and is
thought to be the fountain-head for the
gold found in Pine, Spruce and Birch
creeks.
Sixteen men belonging to the Standard
Oil company expedition were among those
returning. The expedition prOspected in
the .Shorely creek district and a number
of claims were located. The company ex-
pended about $4,000 on the expedition,
which is now returning to spend the win
ter. The DeaSe creek country, which was
a promising camp some years ago, is now
the scene of active prospecting. The Cas-
sion company has had a large number of
prospectors in the field and has been re-
warded by the discovery of several ex-
tensive quartz veins which are being de-
Ve1Oped.
Word comes from Juneau that two war
rants for the arrest of Collector of Gus
toms Ivey have been sworn out before the
United States commissioner at Juneau.
Mr.. Ivey is now on the Yukon river in
discharge of his official duties. The war
rants will be served Immediately on his
return. The warrants are the outcome of
certain accusations made against citizens
of Juneau by Ivey in published state
ment made last June while Mr.. Ivey was
in Portland prior to his going to st.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
I2-Year-OId Boy Attempts to
Wreck a Train.
Santa Fe's Denver Flyer Had
Narrow Escape.
IRON STRIPS ON RAILS
Detectives Work Four Days on
the Case
Which Will Send a Boy to the
Reform School.
IRON STRIPS ON RAILS

Emporia, Sept. 14-Santa Fe Detective
German of Newton was in this city Sat-
urday looking for the person who attempt
ed to wreck passenger train No. about
two miles east of here Friday afternoon.
New rails are being laid at that point
and the iron strips which are used to
brace the joints of the rails had been left
loose. Someone had taken three of these
strips and laid them across the rails. As
No. ran over these strips one of them
caught in the pilot of the engine and
tore 9lp the track for several yards. The
engine would have been thrown from the
track and a big wreck would have result
ed if the train had not been speedily
stopped. The engineer had begun to slow
up as soon as he saw the bars lying
across the track.
Detective German worked on the case
until yesterday and succeeded in estab-
fishing the fact that a, 12-year-Old boy
named Phillips was the person who had
laid the iron strips across the track with
the intention of wrecking the train The
boy attends school in district No. SO and
he had gone after a bucket of water when
he stopped and began, playing with the
strips. He ended by placing them across
the track. The boy could give no reason
for his actions He will probably be sent
to the reform school.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-14
FREIGHT RATE WAR.
Unioni Pacific Makes a Cut on Utah
Business.

Chicago, Sept IA serious freight
rate war has broken out in Utah bust
ness. For some time rumors have been
current that the Union Pacific was
making rates of it's own. At a confer
ence of all the roads interested it was
decided to meet the competition by issu-
ing an open tariff of the rates made by
the Union Pacific to Utah points. They
will go into effect Sept. 16, and are as
follows:
First class $40; second class 81 65:
third class S1.25: fourth class 81: fifth
class n cents; class A 92c; class B Use;
class c, D and E 75c.
First and second class rates (mer-
chandise) are not disturbed, but on all
other classes there is a reduction vary
ing from 1 to As per cent. The reduction
in rates will apply over the Santa Fe,
Burlington, Rock Island, Denver & Rio
Grande, Colorado Midland and Rio
Grande Western
The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-14
SHAFTER'S REPORT
On the Cuban Campaign Has Been
Submitted.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Genera1 Shafter
has submitted to the war department his
report on the Santiago campaign, cover
ing not only the battle of Santiago, but
the entire progress of the military in
vasiOn of Cuba. The general, accompanied
by his aide, Captain Smiley. came to the
department and in person handed the re-
port to Adjutant General Corbin. He also
brought with him two Cuban machetes to
be presented to Mr.. Alger as mementos of
the campaign.
The report is a voluninous document.
covering, with the supplementary reports
of division commanders, about 200 type
written pages. OF this General Skaters
report forms about One-half. Submitting
the report, General Shafter conferred for
some time with Acting Secretary Meikle-
john and General Corbin- 1t was stated
afterwards that the report would not be
made public for the present, the desire be-
ing to place it first in the hands of the
president and Secretary Alger and allow
sufficient time for mature consideration
of its contents. After that there is
doubt that portions. and perhaps the en-
tire report, will be made public. It re-
peats a story pretty well known, although
there is much in the view which the com
manding general takes of several features
of the campaign.