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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
Read the Game Law to the Ouails

Judge r. T.. Culver sat on the
ben Ii in the circuit court at Albany
recently as spe iai Judge i'll the
trial OF DR.. Barbour for murder
After the case had gone to the jury
the twelve men struggled for Ii NY
hours in IL vain attempt to arrive Il, IL
verdict. Day and night they argued
until court and bailifs grew weary
with the monotony of their tedious
wait. Judge Culver's thought flew to
the fields, and he longed for his
favorte shotgun. The best thing he
could do was to rent gun, and as lie
left town he said: GIVE waited on
that jury for two days. and now 1
guess those twelve fellows can wait on
me while. I'm going hunting" And
hunting he did go. Out in a lonely
field he met a rawboned young man
who was at work on the wears corn
crop, Say, stranger, is there any
thing to shoot around here?' asked
the judge. Eyes, Just seen lot o.
quail light in that brush patch over
yonder," was the willing response.
"But it is against the law to shoot
quail now" replied the iurist, but he
was wishing then that game laws had
never been framed. "Well, I'll tell
you how | do in cases o this kind"
volun 'eeled the obliging native.
"When I see lot o birds like that ]
Just reads the law to 'em, and then if
they don't fly | shoots. - st. Joseph
Mo- News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
QUINCY BADLY BEATEN.
Court Grants Injunction Agains
Glass PrrlMliCe.

BOSTON Mass, Jan. 27-The superior
court has decided all tho points in the So
called Dover street bath house ease in favor
of the plaintiffs. The case is that of Lynch
Il Woodward, contractors, W.. the city OF
Boston, Mayor Quincy, the superin-
tendent Of public buildings, Mr.. Began,
and the architects. Strarns Il Peabody.
The plaintiffs received the contract to pro-
vide apparatus for heating and ventiiating
the Dover street bath house. Their contract
contained clause that, In employing help
for the job. preference should be- given to
union labor ard citizens of Boston. They
were stopped by the mayor from finishing
their contract because Of their failure to keep
the clause with respect to employing union
men. They were prevented from COM
pleting their contract upon the ground
that they had failed to employ union labor
ers. They were kept from the premises 10y
policemen and deprived Of the right to COM
plete their contract. The mayor tried by
letter to terminate the contract. The court
holds that the mayor did not terminate the
contract; that 1t IL still in force. 1t finds
that the preference to union help
would have been performed but for
conspiracy" to prevent them using it.
The court holds that there Is no au-
thority in law for the forcing Of such dis
elimination between workmen in respect to
the privilege OF labor on public work which
discriminating clause is void. 1t is against
public policy; it is In violation of the state
constitutions; 1t is rot In accord with the
ideas Of a government founded on equal
rights, and ii is inconsistent with au i'm
partial administering Of public business. 1t
creates IN unlawful and unconstitutional
class privilege.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
OLD MAINE TRADE REVIVED.
Getting Ont Oak for Bath Ship
Yards GOiaS on at PhiDpSburS.

"a>s" >-''NSS VIZ sss AA'PPs'"AS
PHIpPSBURG. Me-, Jan 27-NOt for many
years, has much Of the timber used in yes
sells construction been cut in!AIaine instend
the builders have sent their molds to south
ern and western states. where the trees have
been cut, hewn into the proper shape
and either shipped here on ears
or In vessels. Just now. however,
the old saying, thine is money" is
particularly true, and for the sake of saving
time some Of the builders are securlngmuch
of their timber at home. On the old maps,
what is now known as Winncgance. at least
the greater part OF it, was called Timber
island. Here. years ago. many vessels were
built, the timber used being cut there.
Large oaks are there in considerable mum
bers even yet, ana it is these old giants of
the forest, which are from 100 to $50 years
old and from 40 to 60 feet in
height, that are being cut down
now. About month ago Amos Il. Hagyet
visited John G.. Morses pasture and marked
about 60 OF the BIZ, trees which he thought
best suited for his use. A stick of this tim
Der Il foot in width and thickness and 40
feet in length constitutes ton and the OK
panse delivered at the yard Is probably not
much less than SIS per ton. The securing
o. the timber at home meauS not only the
saving in time to the buidr. $ but also means
/ considerable amount of money put into
circulation that would otherwise have gone
to westerly or southern states.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
ARCHDUCHESS TO WED.
or Few Days and Full of Trouble
ROyalty's Best Beloved,

VIENNA. Austria, Jan. 27--Emperor Fran
els Joseph has announced the betrothal Ofthe
Archduchess Elizabeth, his little grand
daughter, to Aphonse XIII. the king OF
Spain. Ifthis be true it does not augur we'll
for the future happiness of little maid,
who, next to her kind and courtly grand
father. the emperor, is the best beloved
member OF the imperial family. The Arch
duchess Elizabeth seems to have been born
to trouble. Her little life has been often
clouded. Tragedy has chased scandal and
scandal tragedy. Her fathei was the Crown
Prince Rudolph whose tragic death, muir
der or suicide, at Meyerling, after life of
escapades, was one OF the most extraor-
binary stories of his generation. Her
mother, the Crown Princess Stephanie,
is tho daughter OF the king Of Belgium,
woman err ;ltic rs the wind. whose acts have
frequently given rise to scandals and who
has never shown u mothers love for her
child. We're it not for the affection of tho
aged emperor. who has been not only
father hut companion and playfelow OF
the little heress to his throne, her life would
have been far from happy. But the en-
peror. and to a more or less extent the en-
press have played the parts Of father and
mother and shielded her to the best OF their
ability
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

BURLINGTON, VT, Jan. 27-The Queen
City cotton mills. which have been smut
down on account Of n strike of Il portioa of
the operatives against Il reduction in wages,
have resumed operations. Nearly all OF the
employees returned, and all the machinery is
running. The employees of the Queen City
mills were the first in New England to 80
out in resistance 10 the general policy of re-
ducing wages adopted early In The month
by the cotton manufacturers. Ihe opera
tives were not organized when they struck,
and the. had no system in their attempt to
have wages restored. They have formed an
organiza ion and have decided to make it
permanent. They returned under the re-
uuctioIl.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
THIEVES MEANT BUSINESS.
Man Slammed Safe Door and Was
Shot,

WEST LYNN, Mass, Jan. 27-Another In
the series of holdups for which Lynn has
become so noted has lust occurred here
at the grocery store OF l.. b. Usher, corner
OF Summer and Commercial streets, West
Lynn. Fred W. Usher, who conducts the
store, his lj-year-Old son, Samuel Beck
worth, a clerk. and u customer named
Chesley OF Saugus were in the
three strangers entered. Each wore a blue
jean outer covering and mask OF the samo
material, and each cnrred a revolver. They
ordered "hands upland all OF the occupants
Of the store, with the exception OF Mr.. Usher.
hurrclly obeyed. The latter, being some
what deaf. did not hear the demand. but
made dash for the back room, where the
safe. containing about 500, stood with the
door open. One of the robbers again shouted
to him to throw up his hands. and receiving
no response. fired u shot ut him, the bail in
flictng flesh wound on Mr. Usher's neck.
but not until the latter had closed and locked
the safe door. Meantime asecond robber had
gone behind the counter and was attempt
ing to force open the money drawer, while
the third was paying attention to the other
occupants. From Mr.. Beckwith he took a
gold watch and 80 in money and from Mr..
Chelsey -. Then, evidently becoming
alarmed. all three OF the robbers hurredly
left the place, having failed to secure the
contents of the till. They dropped Mr..
Beckwlth's watch and one of their masks in
their flight. Their DISCUSSES were found in
IN open field. The robbery took place
about Up. m. Mr.. Usher is not dangerously
wounded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative BrOmO Quinine Tablets. All
drug lists re fund money fit fails 0cure. BIC
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
MANOLA-MASON'S DAUGHTER
She IL to Marry Nephew OF Speaker
Reed Date Not Set,

ATLANTA. Ga. Jaa. 27-Announrenent
has Just been made OF the Forthcoming mar
rage of Adelaide. the only daughter Of
Marion Manola. the actress. and present
wife of John Mu-nu. the actor son
OF the late l.owrl Mason. music
teacher aud writer Of sacred music,
to Charles DauI i;arrowS of P"rtl md. Me-. u
nephew Of Speaker Thomas b. Reed. The
date has not been. fixed. hut the marriage
will probably occur in the spring. The
prospective brides father is ilenryS. Mould,
q prominent iron manufacturer in pittsburg,
from whom her mother was divorced
several years ago. Charles Dana Barrows
lives with the family Of his distinguished
uncle in Portland. He is employed by the
Maine Central railroad. This is Miss Masons
first season on the stage. She graduated at
the Georgetown convent one year ago. She
Is now jus: II years Old She was formerly
engaged to Mr.. Mark Elstis. who was pri-
yate secretary to Gov. Davil u. Hill, but
that engagement was broken off in Septem-
Der. The Barrows family have denied the
engagement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
GENERAL. JAMES LoNGsTREEr.


visor to the president in the matter of the
appointment cons Mt to such selection as
this. These objections we're replied 10 by
Senator Hoar. Chandler and Hawley, Re
pubicanS, Turner. Popuist, and Bacon,
Democra. The Republican senators who
spoke characterized the opposition rs a
course which looked like the waving Of the
'bloody shirt Senator Bacon said that
while Il Democrat and II Southern man he
could not see his way clear to oppose this
confirmation. While it was true that
the genera! had identified himself with tn"
Republican party after the war, he had been
II gallant Confederate officer and WAS on this
account we'll regarded in the South Dnr
ing the discussion there was some references
to the fitness OF the general for the ollcr
and the declaration was made that he was
not competent to take charge of its duties
Senator Waite brought ont the fat that the
general is II years old. The vote for con-
ilrmaliun was 33 to IL.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
CHRISTIAN IN BEST SENSE.
Such Was Mr.. Linus NJ. Child Who
Has just Drowned Dead.

BOSTON. Mass. Jan. a. Linus NJ. Child
has just dropped dead in the Park square
railroad station. He had been to New York
with his wife and one Of his daughters, and
started for home in apparently good health,
leaving Mrs. Child and Miss Child in that
shed and Mr.. Child asked fellow pas
senger to assist him to alight. The
stranger noticed that Mr.. Child seemed
somewhat feeble. and assisted him willingly.
As Mr. Child stepped from the car to the
station walk his muscles seemed to relax
and he dropped deal. Few men were bet
ter known in Boston in the past 35 years
than Linus VI. Child. Although in his 63d
year, up to the time Of his death he was
possessed of u rugged physique and an en-
ergy that was extraordinary In Il man of his
years While by profession q lawyer he had
been active in the past25 years in real es-
state matters, and as an executor and trustee
OF various estates had looked after the in
terests of large holdings in this city. He
was born in Southbr;dge, Mass. in 1885. His
father for whom he was named, was native
Of Connecticut, was graduated from Yale In
1924 and was among the prominent men of
his time. In 1915 he removed to Lowell,
thence In 1862 to Boston, where he continued
the practice Of law until his death in 1870.
footsteps of his father and was gradu-
iltcd from Yale in 1855. Later he studied
law under his father. and while resi-
dent of Lowell in 1859 WAS admitted to
the bar. BY steady. earnest application to
his profession he succeeded in an active
practice, rising steadily until at length he
occupied Il front rank in his profession. His
specially WAS in the laws bearing on equity
in civil procedure, and he was considered
an authority on the laws of property. Mr..
Child, while Of a brusque nature, was Of a
kindly disposition. He was u Christian in
the strict sense and without ostcntation was
practical in his charity. He was broad In
his religious as well as his political views,
and for years was an active member of the
Old South church. Among business men. as
we'll as his professional friends. he was highly
respected for his integrity and the general
characteristics which go to make II good
citizen. Mr.. Child was twice married. His
first wife was Miss Helen A. Barnes and three
children blessed this union. His lrst wife
died several years ago, and later he married
Mrs. Adah NJ. Wilson OF Chelsea, who sur
yiye3 him
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
The Needle Industry.

We used to supply Germany with
needles. Then Germans initiated our
methods of manufacture; perhaps they
Improved upon them. At any rate,
they supply us and our colonies with
needles now. One seat of the industry
alone, Aa"hen, produces fifty million
needles week From 1887 to 1896
eight years-the quantity exported was
fifteen million pounds weight. valued
at SD, 900, 600. These went to India
and British colonies, France, America,
Austria, italy, the Levant, and, above
all, to China, an immense market en-
tirelv supplied by the German manu-
facturers. Yet the industry was in
its infancy with them few years ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
ClVlLlZINC THE INDIANS.
The Crows Have sunday schools aud TIL
Cheir Farms.


Cheir Farms.
William {. Evans. a red farmer
and stockman and prominent cit eA
OF West Liberty, Iowa. found time the
other day between trains 10 call on Il
few farmer citizens of West Liberty,
who now live in Lincoln. He was re-
turning from visit tn a son who is
storekeeper nj the Grow agency in
Wyoming Mr.. Evans went all
through the Fig Horn region in 1854,
and he WAS much interested this trip
in observing the progress the Grow
Indians nave made toward civilization
since that time.
The Grow :. he said. were always II
iuil ace. almost non.resistunt, and so
hal not So much warhkeness to get
rid OF ~ some other tribes. A num-
Ter Of them have taken land in sever
atty and till ii quite successfully
1t is, of course, with the Younger
generation that mos, has been at
tempted and accomplished. MIR.
Evans attended Sunday school there,
and found the children bright and we'll
instructed. The day schools have had
about one liundre and twenty pupils
an sh ull have about two hundred
i! all attended who are the prnl er age.
The families get oil hunting. however.
and ii is hard to get some of the
children back. Just at resent the
schools are dismissed on account of
al epidemic Of nleas'es. The teacher
is thoroughly qualified and doing
much good.
A number of Grow men wear the
civilized costume in its entirety, and
Others partially. The women, how
ever, cling to their tribal dress. The
children at the school most all wear
clothes like white people, but when
they return to their wigwams they
often go back to their primitive styles.
A few women who are graduates of
Carlisle Penn Indian school set an
example of civilized dress.
The Crows are fine race physically.
Many of the men are more than six
feet high and straight as the traditional
reamen. The women, through burden
hearing and hard work, are less at
irartive in appearance.
On the whole. Nh. Evans thought
that the tribe was really moving for
ward and that after while they
might become really selfsupporting
and civilized enough for all practical
purposes, Nebraska State Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
HANGING a i;ttlI.

About the wear 1913, IA bull belong
ing to IL farmer of Noisy killed Il man,
whereupon Charles Count OF Valois
ordered its arrest and trial, which took
place accordingly, and the animal was
condemned to lie hanged. But the
order of the Hospitallers claimed jul
risdiction over the village, and APP
pealed to the parliament against the
judgment. The latter confirmed the
verdict. but declared at the same time
that the Count Of Nalois had no iuris-
diction over the territ Dry of Noisy.
The bull was hanged in due course.
The council of Worms decreed that, in
IL case where IL child was stung TO
death by bees. the whole hive and its
contents must he rned.-Cornhill
magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

EXETER, N. H., Jan. 27--A remarkably
high tide, following the severe storm. work
ing havoc ut Hampton beach. The cause
way was flooded two feet deep and the
marshes were also submerged For several
hundred feet the tracks Of ths electric rail
way were covered with large stones aud
boulders.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

Il saw IL rude, roughly hewn stone
above The grave on an Eas m Ken
lucky hillside IL few weeks since. -
SAID Mr.. Walter Wade, state insur-
ance solicitor, ''that was placed there
before monument makers hourished
in that part of Kentucky. There were
but two graves in the little unfencel
spot. and the we're in the centre of Al
sas satras thicket
1.-The old stone, over which the ivy
had rrept, well nigh blotting out the
inscription. hore these words, which
So med to have been chiseled by Il
trembling fingered novice:Jane La'er.
died. Agus, lS49. She wuz alus kline
to evrybnd'lie.' thought rs 7 stood
there by the weed-crested mound of
what a world of meaning there WAS in
those few simple words. she was allus
kline to evrybuddie. When ! shall
have composed my weary limbs for
the last sleep would ask no grta or
boon than that such compliment
might truthfully he placed on the
tomb above my silent form. IT was
so different from any of the rhiseled
platitndes one secs in large &c neteries.
! wondered what loving heart could
have inspired it, and storpel to ask
about the woman whose genie life
could merit so tender tribute.
Nobody on either the Kentucky or
Virginia side OF the mountains knew
much of the Lawler family, but one
old molntaineer said he had been told
the wo nan was the wife of an old
woodsnan who lived and hunted ON
Mount Elkhorn in the first half of the
present century. The paIsied hand of
tn. loving husband doubtless traced
the last testimonial of reverence. -
Louisville Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. 27--tilouces-
ter harbor was visited by the highest tide in
years. Old timers say it was the highest ever
known here. The water was fully three feet
above the ordinary high water mark. Streets
along the water front contain numerous
WaShuuts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

foreign nations are everywhere substituting
rapid lire guns for the old slow-ilre ones.
We should do tho same as quickly as We
can. As matter Of fact. We are now doing
it with the Chicago, Atlanta. Philadelphia
and Newark. and rs som As we get tho
means we will do ii with our other ships,
where tho need exist. When the
navy ceases to make improvements.
1t will simply br sign that
stagnation has begun. We are TAX
ing measures all the time to improve
both material and personnel; We are steadily
endeavoring to make our men shoot better
and onr officers maneuyer better in squad
ron. and the fact is that We intend steadily
to bring them to u constantly higher pitch
of perfection, and similarly We shalt try to
alter the ships themselves AMI the guns in
the direction of making them even more
efficient engines OF war. Our navy is too
small. but it is first class for its sizr and
onr efforts will be directed. not To keeping
it stationary. but toward max ing it conlinu-
ally advance"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

He tried the hest physicians but without
being benefited and has used several specific
rheumatic cures, but WAS not helped. About
one year and six months agohe read In this
paper OF case somewhat similar to his
which was cured BY Dr.. Williams Fink
Pills and concluded to try this remedy.
A'tor taking the first box lac felt some.
what better, and after using three boxes,
the pains entirely disappeared. the disz.
moss left him and he has now for over At
year been entirely free from all his former
trouble and enjoys batter health than he
has had since his boyhood.
He Is loud in his praises OF DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and will gladly
corroborate tho above statements. His post
Office address is Lorenzo Neelcy, Horton,
jackson County, Michigan.
All the clements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained in u con-
deused form, In DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. All druggists sell them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29

Whoever has followed the writings OF y.
Marion Crawford has found him entertain
ing, instructive and able. His friends place
him us tn" first OF living romancers; how
ever that may be. the people of Boston have
recently pronounced him the handsomest.
Since the publication of his llrst novel, "Mr.
Isaacs," he has been famous. He was born
in Bayn de Lucca. Italy. August 2, 1851.
His parents were American citizens, but his
father was born in Ireland. His father.
Thomas Crawford, was sculptor OF great
power. His mother. u sister OF Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe. L. Marion Crawford was edli-
Gated partly in America, at Concord. n. H.,
and partly at Heidelberg. and from 1876 to
1873 he studied Sanskrit at the University OF
Rome. In 1879 he went to India and was
editor of daily paper. the Indian Herald,
at Allahabad. He makes his home In Italy.
where he lives Mt Sorrento. His father died
when Crawford was three years old. In
1873 the family fortunes were lost. MIR.
Isancs" was begun May 8. 1882. and was
finished June 49, His other works have fol-
lowed naturally this success.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-29
WILL NOT STAND STILL.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Was
Misrepresentel-H Statement

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 27-Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt says that his views in
regard TO the navy have been wofully mis-
represented in recent publications. "Some
newspapers and individuals" says. no
''seem inclined to treat my plea to have our
Old but still thoroughly efficient vessels
manned with thu type Of rapid-lire guns as an
admission Of weakness in the navy. Ofcourse,
this Is not 50. s,l." in 80 far n every plea
for Improvement is. The new navy has
been in existence only about a dozen years.
The vessels which were built and armed ten
years Il 20 at. as Sood aS any foreign vessels
which were built and armed ut that time.
A. regards the construction of the hullS and
machinery, the changes have not been
such as to make the Older types in
any way inefficient rs vessels OF war,
but there has been great Improvement
during the last ten Srars in ordnance,
especially as regards the heavier caliber
rapid-llre guns. The ships armed within the
last few years are in this respect markedly
superior to those of 10 !ea sage. Progressive