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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
STRONG ROOMS.

Remarkable Expedients Adopted to
Save Some Fabulous Fortunes.
The Bank Of England's strong room
Is one CT the largest in the wOrll. The
foundation. G6 feet below the street
level. Is n bod OF concrete ~ feet thick.
Above. this IL II lake seven feet deep
and above that thick plates Of iron
specially manufactured to resist both
skill and force. Any one attempting
an entrance from above would tind
similar bed Of concrete. Il similar lake
and similar plates Of iron. The walls
are inipenctrnble. while the doors are
one foot thick. weigh four tons each
anL are made absolutely undrillable.
Mr.. W. W. AstOr's vnluables are stOr-
ed In the Office Of the Pail Mall Ga
xette In one Of the most reninrka ble
strong rooms ever erected. 1t Is steel
throughout and covered with half an
inch Of solid concrete. The door. also
of solid steel, weighs over two tons
and hns the most remarkable lock
which the ingenuity Of ChubD has ever
constructed. The whole cost a fabulous
sum. but this Is not surprising when
we are told that Mr.. Aston locks up
about fS.OOO.O0O worth Of valuablr-
and money In this room.
The Imperial Ottoman bank. C"n.
stantinOple. had marvellous steel fort
built upon n water bearing rock. anh
on top Of the r..k foundation IL II four
foot bed Of concrete. The heigh: "a
over 80 feet. length 40 feet and width
"a feet. The steel walls are surrOml.,l.
ed by masc ny and concrete six feet
thick throughout. while the whole com.
prises nearly 30 tons of stcel.-St. Paul
Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
SnnLY,n Examination.

A Draw son Of Scotia accepted an in
friend In London. whose quarters were
In the dense pu-lieus OF Cle:kenwell.
On Joining his host at breakfast the
morning after his arrival tie following
cOllOquy took place. much to the an
nOyance Of the mistress IT the house:
Host-Wcll. Sandy. old man. ho', Ia
you sleep?
Sandy-Aweel, mon, to say truth, MI
SO varu weel.
HOst--l am sorry TO-
Sandy 0nterruptihg) - All. diana
fash yesself. mon! WIS better atf'
than the ticHs, for they never closed
i blessed e'e the whole night"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
Sure Of Water.

Sir Joseph l'restwich had bought Ill
1864 small estate near Sevcnoaks. on
which he built n residence. but 1t was
high up on a dry and treeless chalk
down. Where was water to be found!
$50 confident was Prestwich In .e-
spect Of water supply that he ut once
engaged an old well digger to sink II
well 1GS feet deep. The boring pro-
ceeded. but when a depth of 1916 feet
was reached the two workmcn went tn
the city and sought an interview with
their employer, whom they found at
bis desk. They explained that there
was NO sign Of water and that In their
opinion It was useless to bore to q
greater depth. Go on was the quiet
rejoinder. you will come upon water to-
morrow. You are within two feet Of
it.
"Next day 1t proved exactly as Prest-
witch had fOretold. And ever after,
among many Of the denixens Of the val
ley. he had the reputation. much to
his amusement, Of not being quite
'canny.' Life and Letters Of Sir Jo-
seph Prestwtch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
NEWS OF THE STATE.
BOY KILLED BY THE CARS.

A terrible accident occurred 1t Rogers
crossing near the state line at Fair Haven
last week Thursday afternoon, resulting
in the death Of Edward, a II year old son
Of Charles Woodbury. Of Castlet0n and the
serious Injury Of John McGuinley, aged
40, Of Castleton. They we're crossing the
track In team aud were struck by she
$50 O'Clock train west. Woodbury. was
killed outright and McGuinley wa taken
aboard the train and carried to Whitehall
for medical aid.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
Established In 1924 by Samuel Bowl..s

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The 'ru' IL about it every morning OF ;he
wear.
II is comprehensive. attractive and star
ring du ], rer r., of ri tn. events. wher.
ever they occur. IL 4 oil sac new ideas
Wherever found. vi ich concern uut, ~
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
A Little Mistake,

Some time ago well known anu
popular Congregational minister re-
ceived bas.: ct OF champagne from Que
Of his worldly and wealthy parishlon-
err. 4 few days later the minister's
little son was called up In his gcOg
rGphy class TO answer the teachers
question. where Is Lake Champaign"
II don't know where it is," said the
small boy. "but I've had some of the
water and 1t Is real nice" Boston
Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
For over FIsuS wears.

Mas. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over Fifty years by millions Of moth.
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothcs the child, sOftens
the gums. nllays all pain, cures wind coli. :.
and Is the best remedy for Diarrhea. 1t will
rleve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by ri druggists In every part Of the
world Twenty five cents hottie. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winsl0w's Soothing Sy.
run" aud take NO other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Two negroes only have responded
in Detroit to the call for men to form
two colored regiments. State Rep
resentative Joseph II. Dickinson, a
republican negro leader, says the
colored men of Michigan are OPP.
posed to the "war Of aggression and
oppression"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Hanna announces that he will re.
tire from the Republican national
committee and withdraw from active
participation in politics before the
next campaign. The cartoonists
will regret his disappearance as
much as anyone will.-Montpelier
Argus.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

We are informed on good authori-
ty that ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page has
not entered into political alliance
with any other candidate for office,
federal or state and those who know
him are fully aware that he is well
qualified to paddle his own political
canoe.-Burlington Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
A Good Answer.

Ernest McGafrey, the poet, is &C.
credited with a good bOnmot. 4 lady
said to him:
"Oh, Mr.. McGaffey, have just seen
your wife for the first time since your
marriage. But had supposed that she
was taller woman. She seems shorter
than when saw her last"
Certainly" replied the poet solemn
ly; "she has married and settled down,
you know Francisco Argonaut.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Coal and iron have ht ell discov.
cred in Bethel. If this proves to be
OF practical value another Vermont
town will rapidlv rise 10 the stature
Of II thriving city. --Barre Telegram,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
Spirit of the age,
Woodstock. w., Oct. 7, 1899.
BY EDWARD c. dana.

Editor r. Z. Perkins has long
made the Rutland Herald an unique
force in Vermont's political and
social affairs. Its readers were al
ways interested to know "what Per-
kins said," and in his retirement the
state loses strong and capable jour
nalist, fearless above all things.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

1t is contemplated, as one of the
features of Nermont's celebration Of
the homecoming of Admiral Dew
cv, TO place two powerful electric
searchlights on the summit Of Mount
Mansfield, Nermont's highest noun
tain, which will sweep the region at
night during the week of the cel..
bration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

"Thcre is Il rumor atloat," Sd, 5
tie Barre Telegram. ''tlat r. y.
Perkins, who has recently resign I'd
as managing editor of the Rutlan
Herald, may locate in Newport"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Take it all around the railroad SIT
uation in Vermont is nightly mixed
to the ordinary mortal, but it looks
as if a sort of bunco game on a gi-
gantic scale was being nourished.-
4(Swanton Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Give Admiral Dewey warm
welcome at Montpelier. Too much
cannot lie done for him, but curb the
rhetoric that he detests if it is intend
ed to make It a hearty and jovial
homecoming. The admiral, as
great in peace as in war, has been
by example showing up set speeches
in their proper light as intolerable
nuisances and any welcome in the
form of words should be us trief us
it can be made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

The chief enemies of bicvclists in
India are the mosquitoes. which not
only bite the riders, but actually bite
through the tires.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
Ruined by the Rain.
Collars, 10 Gents.
Cuffs, 20 Gents.

And they went before noon. II was
all the genius from the country coull
do to get Subsequent armfuls SNakcd
anu dried fast enough to supply the
demnnd.-ChicugO Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Winston Churchill. whose story.
"Richard Carvel," has been one of
the most widely read books of the
year, has recently purchased home
at Windsor, where he will at once
ltsume work on Il historical novel
which he has IN hand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
EtS1sIS.

In Folchv lie. seq. b. n sou tn Mr.. and
Mrs. Crnrlcs T.. CHI. man.
In I'll chbury. Mass. Sept. ~. \ ION to
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Atwood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Hiram Cronk of New Nofk is the
only surviving pesioned soldier of
the war of 1917. He is SO years
old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Talk of Dewey as the Democ ratio
candidate for the presidency is not
worrying the administration SO much
as the talk OF Dewey supplantlng
Mckinley as the Republican candi-
date. so senator in close touch with
the administration is quoted us say
ing. The Dewey movement has
reached point where it can hardly
be ignored and naturally there is I'M.
easiness in certain political circles.
Dewey has not yet declined to allow
his name to be considered, and even
should he do so public sentiment is
likely to force him to the fro mt.
The country is Dewey.mad; that
there is nothing nation will refuse
its hero, the man of the hour, histor-
ical precedents we'll show, and the
present demonstration is therefore a
matter for serious consideration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
Sunshine g. Shadow"

TIE AGE offers a beam
tifnl halt-tone picture of Elm
street. with every subscription
Of one dollar, or with trial
subscription Of twenty-five
cents for four months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

"If Vermont has any abandoned
FARMS" says the Burlington Free
Press, "let us run railroads through
them. It is IA notorious fact, speak
ing seriously, that the Green Noun.
tains are vast storehouses of mineral
wealth, and all that is needed to de-
velop the states mineral resources is
capital and brains combined"
1t is just this matter of mineral re-
sources that should be one incentive
towards pushing Il railroad across
the state, far distant as the realiza-
ton of this plan may be. 1t would
cut through field rich in POSSIBLE
ties If, as 1t is ella lined, the noun
tains abound in hidden wealth, and
the route would open points where
as yet the ground has only been
scratched with the pick and shovel.
There seems to be plenty of oppor-
tunity for capital and courage up
and down the state of Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
MAR RAGE g.

In flnriiand. Oct. .. by Rev. \. T. Me-
Geehon. II. L. Fletcher of Hnr land and
Mrs. MARGIN LuIl of ClaremOnt. N, II
In Hnrtland. Oct. s. by Rev. NJ. T. Nor
rill Woodstock. Z. P. Putnam of Ches er
and Mss w. A. Colby OF Hartland.
In No tn Springfield. Sept 20. bv Rev.
Mr.. Cory. Wallace Hut crimson of Chester
Depot and Miss Annie Whitaker of Gas
sets.
In Woodstock. Sept. 2s. by Rev. F. d.
Handy. Joseph Bean. Jr.. nud Mrs. Lizzie
Walker OF New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
Rutland Railroad Co,
TIME TABLE.
In Effect Oct. I, 1899.

LkAtE ~ M ~ NJ stf VI ~ ~ 81 "
D'ws Fullst 10 I z 10 90 10 ~ o. n
ARRIVE At
kutl'lVt 10 % 2 o5 4 40 40 20j 7T,
Burton, VT A2O 40 42l 10 III
st Alhans.Vt $40 7s5 525
Malone, N Y. e5s 903
Og,lensbgN Y111o 100
Montreal, Pc. 20 1915 40
A. Nj. Trains in light.faced figures; p. NJ |
Trains in heavy faced figures.
Daily: I daily except Sunday; SSundaS1
only
Wagner Parlor Cars attached.
wagner Sleeping Cars attached.
For detailed Time Tables consult Folders.
II. A. HODGE, Il. L. McKEEVFR.
Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass'r Agent.
RUTLAND, VIZ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07
DE S.

In Duxbury. Mass. Sept. 30, George
Weston. formerly OF Woodstock. aged 7s
years and y months.
In Brdgewatcr. Sept. %, u daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sawyer. aged months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

S>sft
a married couple, scarcely past
their honeymoon, spent day in
towna week or two ago, on Pc
culiar GRAND. The young man is a
V,rginian by birth, who found good
employment until year or two as IL
dentists assistant in San Francisco.
He lost the savings OF several years
in Klondike enterprise, and after
his return decided to leave the Pa
oific coast and seek the South again.
In Washington, D. G., he met the
charming daughter of Carolina
federal judge, and the wedding soon
followed despite her parents pro-
tests. Up to this time the adventurer
seems to have fancied that there
could be no obstacle to his earning
a living by resort to dentistry. He
found the profession protected by
stringent laws however, and was re-
f.rred to Vermont as more hope.
full field. At Bellows Falls DR..
Knight referred him to DR.. chase of
this village, from whom he thought
a temporary or conditional license
might be obtained. He gave watch
rs SECURITY for small advance of
money there and on leaving was
obliged to pawn valuable ring.
DR.. Chase was unable to give HIM
the license owing to change in the
law, and found him i'll qualified to
take an examination, though doubt
less having considerable practical
knowledge. The bride expressed
herself delighted with her northern
trip and seemed not to be nbashed
BY her husbands plight. From here
they intended to 60 to Boston, where
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-07

Springfield Republican
An INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-09

preaching he could have done on week
days as well as Sundays.
THAT is what think chaplain
ought to be like. Men who are In the
army don't usually cotton to preach
ing. The rules and articles OF war
keep them pretty well supplied
with precepts, and the chaplain finds
his greatest usefulness in other things.
l knew one chaplain who used to stop
the men on the parade or anywhere
else he might meet them and talk to
them about their souls, But they never
seemed to like him much, and he wasn't
popular about the post. / have known
several of the other type. They were
just as religious and good as this active
campaigner, and they got along lots
better. The good ones don't preach
dogma. They talk about the correct
way of living, and watch out for
chances to befriend the men. The
best way to soldiers soul is through
his heart. Chicago Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-09
ONIONS FOR THE SEASlCK.
Safe and Sure Preventive That Should
De Taken on Yachting
Parties.

A safe and sure preventive, If not a
cure, of sea sickness, has been found in
picked onions. A rich young merchant
in this city went a-fshing TO the Chol-
era banks, and was obliged, by one of
those marital necessities, to take along
his wife. He gave her oceans of advice
against going. pointing out every real
and imaginary discomfort to be found
on a public fishing boat, to all of which
she made answer that she could stand
the worst. 1t was day of heavy ground
swells, one of the kind on which even
the regulars feel a sinking sensation in
the pit of the stomach. Mrs. Persist
ence grew pale, then white. Her lips
got blue. Her teeth nervously ratified.
20, no. l am not sick; only-only-"
Here, my dear, lie down in this easy
chair. Let me bundle you mp. What
makes you SO white? You are sick!
told you! / warned you'll" He had
carried along a jar of picked onions.
Bloodworms were used for bait. Lei
me bait your hook, my dear" 20, I
don't feel like fishing" Here is fine
worm. There! Goodness, how ran
that hook into my finger! See bleed"
1t was the gore of the worm, but she
believed it his, and she trembled. An
ashen color settled in her face. Don't
let me see IT" she murmured. He men
toned every unpleasant subject posi-
BILE, but she refused to yield to the Sc
ductions of the swell and roll. Then,
taking pity, he produced the onions
a quart jar. His testimony is that she
ate at least a pint, then took up her rod
and fished the rest of the day, catching
lings of two, three and five pounds,
laughing as merriIy as child at play
as she hauled them mn. Y. Press.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-09
MONDAYS ELECTION.

The election of chief and coun-
Gil throughout the Cherokee nation
Monday was not complete VIC
tory for the Downing party, but
enough OF a victory TO insure the
organization of both houses OF the
council. The Downing party will
dictate the policy of the Cherokee
nation in finishing up the affairs
of the nation. The election OF
Judge Burlington as chief of the
nation has not been without Incl
dent. No chief was ever elected
under the same circumstances
before. 7. M. Burlington was
nominated and went through the
campaign without the corrupting
influence of money. II the Down
ing party in Cooweescoowee dis.
trict had used as much money in
Buffington's behalf as was used
for the Mayes ticket four years
ago, he would have carried the
district by 1000 majority. Judge
Burlington stayed at home and
made no canvass of the country.
He represented the sentiment that
favored allotment and final settle
ment of Cherokee tribal business,
as against those who contended
for a continuation of a hopeless
struggle for tribal autonomy. 1t
ought to be source OF pride to
him and his friends that the
honest sentiment of the Cherokee
people elected him. May his ad-
mInistration be one of unbounded
success, and result in vast good to
the Cherokees.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-09
WORK OF ARMY CHAPLAINS.
of Reaching the Heart of the
Soldier Boys.

While military men and office-seek-
ers of almost every other sort are using
every effort to secure commissions in
the new volunteer regiments, no large
and loud clamor for the positions of
chaplain have been made public. The
regiments in the Philippines are not
overburdened with these blackcoeted
officers as it is, and it is entirely prob
able that most of the ten additional
regiments will leave without them.
The chaplains are appointed by the
president, but their assignments are
usually to posts rather than regiments,
and they are function of peace time.
DIR. s. s. Turner, who is one of the ex-
amining surgeons at the Chicago re-
cruiting station, was talking few days
ago about the chaplains he had known
in his long experience upon western
posts and Indian reservations. He in
clines to the theory that an army chap
lain can do more good by example than
active campaigning. He has seen some
OF them try to convert men on the
spot" as he says, and most of them fail.
He is heartily in favor of them as an
institution, however, because of their
excellent assistance and benefit to the
enlisted men. The surgeon and the
chaplain have opportunities to do good
outside the strict lines of their pro-
fessions, which most of them are quick
to seize upon and many soldier in
trouble has found a friend in them.
'The best chaplain l ever knew"
said DR.. Turner, "served at Fort Ran
dali for nearly 20 years. He was a Cath
olic priest, who had lived all his life at
community down in Ohio some place,
and was appointed from there His
whole experience in life was drawn
from those two close neighborhoods-
the monastery and the army post. He
knew absolutely nothing about the
world outside, and was the most guile
less man ever saw. Yet he was one of
the best things we had around that
post. he was broad in his religious
views if he was narrow in his observa-
ton in life, and had no besitancv in
tNsie'Ai5 A'4c A-SANSN p"AAdA Alu4 All4S
prayers occasionally at his services or
Of using gthe forms OF the other churches
in burials or the few weddings he oiii-
eiated at. He did his greatest good in
just living there in his quarters. lie
was quiet, studious man, and his quar-
ters were visited many time by the
men who were in trouble, and needed
friends advice. The officers cannot
always help the men out of scrapes, but
this man could. He considered that
that was what he had been put there
for, and the example of that simple old
man, living there alone, doing good,
and with kind word for everybody,
saved more of the wild young fellows
from going to the devil than all the
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-09
A Good Word for John.

"What did that man want?"
HE wanted correction made"
"Did he leave his address?"
"No; he didn't want to-"
"All right; make the correction"
Correction. Smith wishes II
stated that he is not the John Smith
who was sued for board by his land
lady."-Puck.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-08-09
%FAA
Pale by Contrast.

Ela-Fred is terribly green.
Stella-Green! He's so green that he
makes grass look pale when he stands
on it.-N. Y. World.