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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
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WOODSTOCK. VERMONT.
A FEW NEWS ITEMS.

President Romano of Peru has re-
fused to accept the resignation Of the
cabinet, and public opinion approves
the presidents course.
Frederick B. Russell, real estate
broker of New York, committed suicide
by shooting. Financial trouble is be-
lieved to have been the cause OF the deed
Mack Taylor. colored. was hanged at
Augusta, Ga, for the murder of Alfred
A. Sego. a young business man, on Aug.
ii last. Taylor confessed on the gallows.
A fragment of metal grinding in the
teeth of a picker in n. II. Gray's shoddy
mill, at Hyde Park, Mass, was re-
sponsible for a fire which did $2jOO worth
of Llmage.
Henry w. Pell. 1902. Of Brooklyn, was
unanimously elected captain Of the
Princeton football team. He played left
tackle on the '9S and '99 victorious teams
against Yale.
testimonial dinner was given at
Washington to Rev. DR.. John G. Butler
OF the Luther Plain Memorial church.
who has just completed IL pastorate Of
80 years in the capital city.
The Carbon County Improvement
Company's electric light plant, wagon
works, foundry. facing MILL ice plant
and machine shop. at Weissport, Pa,
were burned. LOSS. 100000.
Martin Bennett, Jr., United States
manager of the Scottish Union and Ma
tional Fire Insurance company, died at
Hartford, aged 6l. He was one of the
foremost fire underwriters in the coun-
try.
The large boot and shoe factory, for
merly run by Colburn, Fuller & Co., at
West Derry, N. H.. has been leased by
w. s. l. Il. w. Pillsbury. and will be
operated at once About 200 hands will
be employed at first
Notices have been posted in the several
departments of the Lockwood company
two cotton mills at Watervlle. Me-. in
dicating an increase in wages. to take
effect Dec. IS. The two mills give EN-
ployment to 1900 employees.
In the Spanish chamber Of deputies
Premier Silvela announced that the
United States government had instruct
ed its authorities in Cuba, the Philip
pines and Porto Rico to recognize the
nationality of Spanards in those places.
Branches of the AntiSaloon league
are being formed in all the large towns
of Vermont for the purpose of securing
q better enforcement of the prohibitory
law. These organizations, 1t is under.
stood. are branches OF the Anti-Saloor
league of America.
The car house of the Boston and
Quincy Street hallway company al
Quincy, Mass. was burned. together
with number of cars. causing loss OF
$40. 900 to $25.OoO. The cause of the fire
Is not known but it is presumed to have
been caused by electric light wires.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Moore Must Face Music.

Boston. Dec. 5-The local police Of
hcials have received word from Chill
that hy decision of the supreme court
OF that country frederick T. Moore, who
Is wanted here for the alleged embezzle-
ment of large sum of money from the
National Bank of Commerce. will be
surrendered to the Boston officers. now
on their way to South America Moore
left this city over year ago, but il was
only recently that he was located and an
effort made to secure him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Bank Deposits Growing.

Chester, VT. Dec. THE report of the
Inspector of finance for the state of Yer.
mont, now in the hands of the printer.
shows that aggregate deposits in saw
ings banks and savings institutions is
s36,526,749.73, gain for the year of
g.. 2.445,027.96; total number of depositors,
1886, a gain of 4ss5. The average
amount of deposits to each depositor is
1895. .19, a gain of S. 20 for each depositor
A Permanent Arbitration Board.
Chicago, Dec. THE great labor war
threatened between the Chicago build
ing contractors and trades unions has
been averted through an agreement for
a permanent arbitration board whose
personnel is to be thoroughly represen-
tative of the trades unions and the other
interests concerned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

Chicago. Dec. 4.-The Tribune says:
A new serum which II Is claimed Will
show the presence of tuberculosis long
before 1t would be possible by the
microscope, the N-ray or other methods
now in use has been invented by Dr.. A.
r. Jenkins of this city. He does not
claim to have discovered a new cure, but
that the use of the serum enables com
petent physicians to detect the presence
Of the disease in its earliest stages and
In time to effect cure by good santa
ton and plenty of outdoor exercises.
1t shows whether or not case is true
consumption. no matter how early or
light the attack.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Fifty Par Cent. Guaranteed.

Minneapolis, Dec. Ward & Wabon
who have been operating what is known
as the "Arbitrage System" here. similar
to the Franklin syndicate in New York,
have disappeared. leaving their clients
and numerous creditors in the lurch
The firm guaranteed to pay SO percent
annually on investments. The contracts,
however. included clause admitting the
investor to partnership. which. it is
claimed, vitiates the guaranty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Cubans Like Nc Kinley's Messsape.

Havana. Dec. 7.-President Mckinley &
message to congress has been received
by Cubans of all classes with much sat
isfaction. Even the leaders of the ex
treme party admit this. and the an
nouncement that there will be no Amer
ican civil governor has cleared away
most of the clouds that had been hang
ing over the Cuban political situation
The Lucha alone among the papers still
favors a civil governorship.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Georgia Getting Virtuous.

Atlanta. Dec. THE debate on the
Willingham bill. which provides for
state prohibition. was begun in the
Georgia senate yesterday. The measure
has passed the lower house. where II
received n good majority. The op-
ponents of the bill claim that 1t will be
defeated when the vote Is taken. The
bill provides for the abolition Of all sa-
looms, breweries and legalized distiller-
lea
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Miners Strike on TIA pis

Shamokin, Pa. Dec. 1T 10 rumored
that orders have been received by local
mine workers officials from President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers OF
America to be in readiness to order the
Susquehanna Coal company's employees
of the company to settle the miners
strike at Nanticoke. The company's
six colleries here employ 5000 mine work.
ers, and il they obey the order to strike,
every colliery will be shut down.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

Racine. Wis.,, Dec. 7.-Rev. David
Cheney Of the First Baptist church and
his wife were shot by a burglar yes
terday at their home on Lake avenue.
Mrs. Cheney was shot in the breast, the
ball glancing downward, and Is believed
to have lodged in her left lung. Mr..
Cheney was shot in the abdomen and in
the center Of the breast. Both are in a
critical condition. The burglar es-
caned
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Cashler viii Make Shortage Good.

Port Jervis. n. Y, Dec. 5.-Errors have
been discovered in the accounts of Louis
f.. Goldsmith. assistant cashier Of the
National bank of Port Jervis, and It Is
feared that the shortage may reach $780,
900 or $50. 600 Mr.. Goldsmith, 1t is as
serted, will make good any deficiency.
Just how the errors in the accounts oc-
CURED Goldsmith has not explained.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Yours, JIM.
Man Wore n BLACK Ring.

Mourning rings used to be familiar
enough, but there was the charm OF
no city in black ring that q man
was seen wearing the other day. The
ring itself looked as if it were made
of jet, aud in it, in the gypsy style OF
settin:. were three diamonds. The
effect IL, on the stones Of their dark
surroundings was to increase their
brillancy. New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
SPRUNG ANOTHER SURPRISE
Miss Evans Tes imony Places Mol
ineux in Ia Light.

s"CuA !" Ao AhSut.
New York. Dec. THE prosecution in
the case of the state against Roland B.
Molineux sprung another surprise on
the defense yesterday, by having pres
ent in the courtroom Miss Agnes Evans,
who found the Burns" letter, which
played an important part in the former
proceedings of the case. The prosecu-
ton refused to say whether or not she
was present under subpoena. Rudolph
Helles resumed his place on the stand
1T the beginning of the proceedings, and
Mr.. Weeks began his cross-examina-
ton.
Heiles was on the witness stand
Tuesday, and the testimony which he
gave then in answer to the prosecu-
tons rigid questioning was of sensa-
ioral nature, tending to place the pris-
oner in bad light. Yesterday Mr..
Weeks made an effort to shake Heiles'
testimony. but the witness reiterated
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

The George Washington Memorial as
sociation has made public a request that
on Dec. IA. 1899, the centennial ami
versary Of washington's death, all the
schools of the land shall suspend the
regular order of exercises at II o'clock
a. M, and devote 20 minutes to a me-
mortal program. including brief eulogy
of the life and character Of George
washington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
tIg .est Herring Fishery on RECORD

St. Johns, Dee. I.--Twenty-five Amer
lean fishing vessels have sailed from the
Bay of Islands for Boston and Glouces-
ter with herring cargoes This repre-
sents the biggest fishery on record in
that quarter. Herring are still abun-
dant, but the fishermen are waiting for
cold weather the shipments so far hav-
Ing been packed IN sal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

New York. Dec. Percy Fl. Darrow
said to be an important witness for the
defense in the MolineuX trial. died sud-
denly here yesterday in the fiat where
Mrs. Adams. the poison victim, formerly
lived. A coroner's physician found that
death was due to heart failure. Mr..
Darrow was a drug clerk His wife,
Hattie Darrow. an actress. played last
night with the Olympia Opera company
in Knoxville.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
Decm"d JustifiabIe Homicide,

Providence. Dec. b.-NO indictment
was found by the Bristol grand jury
against James A. Bogman of harrington
for manslaughter. His hens were being
stolen at night by an italian. Bogman
fred his gun and the man was killed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
A I'Ostal Card Tragedy.

GhohESEAnHS "uAJ ~ Ao~os
DEAR JAcK-Here l am, installed
.or the summer. 1t seems to be very
pleasant place plenty of walks. drives,
boating, fishing, e:c., and the people
IRE yery nice. Th"re is ono girl, Q
Miss Summerson, who is simply stun
ming. Better knock off for a couple
Of weeks and run up here for a little
vacation. Yours, jim.
EAaLEsEYRrr, July 1e, 1899.
DEAR JAcK--This is certainly .
great llace. I like it more every day.
Miss Summerson is the most delight
.ul girl 1 ever met, but, confound the
other chaps, l can't see as much OF
her as I'd like; only walk, or dance,
or drive, or something like that, a
lay. Do quit grabbing and come up
he for a while. 1 want to know
what you think of her.
Yours, JIM.
EAGLEsEYRIF, July %, 1899.
DEAR JAcK-This is the bulliest
olace ever was. I've got the inside
track of all those otherpoor chaps, and
Mabel and l ride and walk and sail
and dance and do everything together.
You must get up here, if only for q
day. I want you to meet Mabel.
Ma e.! Mabel Mabel! By George!
20 like to call Miss Summerson that,
though I've no right to just yet
| Yours, JIM.
EAGLEsEYRIF, July 30, 1899.
DEAR JAcK-You needn't cone.
leave on the first train to enlist in th'
first regiment that goes to the Philip
pines. Good by. jim.
From Life
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

The United Mine Workers OF America
hsvs . membership Of $1,000, aud will have
100 votes In the next convention OF the A.
]. OF L. against $40 votes OF the printers,
which organization has had the largest
aumbsf Of votes In that body for good
many YeAE1.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

Governor Bradley of Kentucky an
nounces that he will offer a reward for
the apprehension of the members Of the
mob which burned Coleman at Mays.
Vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
reacnInx rn.s corruption Pays.

Lowell, Mass. Dec. Sat meeting
of the congregational club here last
night, Governor Wolcott was the prin-
cipal speaker. His topic was "Munici-
pal Governments" and he said inciden-
tally that I'VE are forced to admit with
shame that the best form OF popular
municipal government We have Is largely
a failure. No one will seriously claim
that our cities are on the whole well
governed or deny that there is system
akin to blackmail in some Of them. We
are educating whole generations to be.
lieve in corruption; teaching our chilr
dren to believe that corruption paye.s
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

Willard Dewey. first cousin to Ad-
miral Dewey. died near Orland. Fla. He
was 60 years old. Mr.. Dewey owned one
of the finest orange groves In Florida.
He was a prominent Free Mason and
knight Templar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
n Case Re ported.

Chelsea, Mass. Dec. 1T seems as IL
smallpox will not be stamped out here
for some time yet. The 2sth case
showed up yesterday. and was sent to
the hospital.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09

Mrs. Amy F. Wood. one of the four
original Daughters of the Revolution
connected with the Rhode Island chap
ter Of the D. A. r.. died at her home near
Greene, r. l., aged ~.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
BILL APPROVED.
House Republicans Agree on
Currency Committees Report.

A New Section Has Been Added
to clear up Ambiguity-Nearly
500 Bills Presented Yesterday to
the Senate-PrOsperity Has Added
30 Per Cent. to Price OF ArmOr
Plate Plant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
STILL BLOCKED.
Road TO Kimberley Not Cleared
by Lat Weeks Fight.

British Guns Shattered by Beers
Artillery Fire-Assault Ordered
but Order Contaminated -
Charge That Beers Are Using Ex-
plOsive Bullets-Transvaal Still
Insists That United States Has no
Right to Interfere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-09
MASKS NOT WORN
Thousands Take Part in Burn.
ing Negro Murderer Alive.

Husband and Brother OF Victim
Apply First Match-Little Chill
dren Remain to Keep the Fire
AglOw and Relic Hunters Carry
or Flesh for SOuvenirs-Awfu |
Scene In Kentucky Town.
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-23
THOSE SILVER DOLLARS.
Why only S,O0O.0OO of Them Were
Coined in the United States
Previous to 1873.

Many people think that because there
were but 100000 silver dollars coined
in the United States previous to 1878
we were not upon a bimetallic stand
ard. The reason no more silver dol
lars were coined in the United States
was because the ratio of fifteen and one
half to one prevailed at the French
mint. which made silver worth $1.33
an ounce, whereas our ratio Of sixteen
to one made it worth $1.29 an ounce.
The holder of silver bullion in the
United States, at the expenditure of
one cent per ounce, could transmit his
silver to the French mint and thus
make three cents more per ounce than
he could make by having it coined into
American dollars. Is it any wonder,
then. that there were 10 more silver
dollars coined in America than S,0O0.-
coo? But during that period the great
o1,antitv of silver that we transferred
to France was doing duty and service
as money in Europe. and was therefore
relieving the strain upon gold equally
as much as il that oliver were In cir.
gplatIon in the United states, rvIllinois
state Register,
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-23
Breaking the News Gently.

When Thomas 7. Crittenden was
governor of Missouri he achieved a
wide reputation for the persistency
and success with which he pursued the
members of the notorious James gang
to their ruin. Since the dispersion of
these highwaymen the state of the
big Muddy" has been free from this
form of crime. Crittenden, after hav-
ing served as consul general in Mexi-
co, has settled down to the practice of
law. During his term as chief execu-
tive of his state he had colored hos
tier who was much in awe of his en-
ployer. The man was apologetic over
trif1es, but when the governors favor
ite horse died one night the case seemed
to be beyond the mans power of palli-
alton. He wandered about the stable
yard for long time, lost in thought.
Then going to ~Crittenden's presence
he said: ''Guv'nor, that yere black
horse, Pluto, amt goin' to live berry
long" ''What makes you say that,
Benz" asked the governor, in surprise.
"Case he am dead. pittsburgh Dis
match
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-23
Kimberley's Jokes.

1t is said that the only time James
g. Blaine was nonplussed was while he
was secretary of state. One of the appli-
cants for consulate in Japan was the
late Samuel Kim berley, of Baltimore,
who died in the service of Central
America. After he had presented his
credentials Mr.. Blaine said:
Il should like to appoint you, Mr..
Aim oerley, but have made it rule
to recommend no one who does not
speak the language of the country to
winch he is sent. Do you speak Jap
anese?''
"Cert-t-tainly, Mr.. Blaine" STAN
mered Mr.. Kimberley. sA-a-ask me
s-s-something in J-J-Japanese and I'll
a-a-answer you.''
Mr.. Blaine had not word to saw
but the japanese post went to another
man. all the same, and Kimberley went
to Central America.
Another story is told of Kimberley
equally creditable to his nimble wit.
One day he met a young woman who
threw her arms impulsively around his
neck and kissed him. Seeing her mis-
take, she drew back and angrily asked;
Aren't you Mr.. Jones?''
''N-n-no, madam, replied Mr.. Kim.
berley, bowing; I'm n-n-not, but ]
w-w-wish to thunder 1 w-w-was. -
| Philadelphia Post.
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-23
The Feminine Observer.

We always criticise; others find fault.
How can there be time for every
thing when SO much of it is wasted?
1t is wonderful how few persons
have scruples about stealing photo
graphs.
We are always satisfied with SO omuch
less in ourselves than in anyone else.
Hickey and rickety are synonymous,
Judging by the effect of this insidious
drink.
Many a man has paid more to have a
fan mended than the fan originally
cost.
A woman's s way is to get the best of
an argument, and then cry as though
her heart would break because she has
done so.
The bicycle girl thinks love an end
less chain of delight, while the golf
girl talks only of the way it links two
souls in unison.
There is one great Joy about not
owning any jewelry. You do not have
to lie awake nights fearing the bur-
glars will get in and steal it.-Phila-
deIphia Times.
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-23

was while they were absent from home
| for this reason that the next develop
ment of the affair took place.
Mrs. McNaughton, entering her kitch-
en- for a glass of milk before retiring,
was startled to see reaching forth out
| in front of her window hand, which
cleaned Whitley out of the surrounding
darkness. The superstition which Mrs.
| McNaughton has inherited from her
great-aunt upon her mothers side as
serted itself instantly, and she screamed
so loudly that Jennie, the hired girl,
came running up from the court, where
she had been enjoying herself with
Young man, to see what was the matter.
When Mrs. McNaughton discovered that
the ghostly hand was attached to Mrs.
Hallam's body, and that it was engaged
in emptying a coffeepot full of grounds
into a dish she instructed Jennie to
carry them back to Mrs. Hallam with
message to. the effect that she, Mrs.
McNaughton. knew that Mrs. Hallam
could not afford to lose them and to re-
turn Immediately. The grinning maid
returned presently with the message
that Mrs. Hallam knew Mrs. McNaugh-
ton was fond of coffee, pitied her for
being too poor to buy the best quality,
and had deliberately made her pres
ent of the grounds.
Then Mrs. McNaughton made huge
pot of coffee, carried it to the back
porch and carefully poured it over as
large an area of Mrs. Hallam's territory
as she could compass. She finished by
emptying the grounds all over the door
step. Then she retired to await her
husbands return and to think over the
affair with growing wrath and con-
tempt for Mrs. Hallam, her erstwhile
friend and matinee companion, and the
next morning the two handmaids who
served the Hallams and the McNaugh-
tons, respectively, also came to angry
words about the coffee grounds.
Later in the day Mrs. McNaughton's
pet dog strayed across to the Hallam
part of the porch, as he had been wont
to do ever since the first of May. when
the two families had moved in stimuli
taneously, and was surprised to find
himself seized, beaten and thrown
across to his own portion of the ve-
randa. Mrs McNaughton witnessed this
inhuman treatment upon the part of
Mrs. Hallam with indignant tears, and
when, half an hour afterward, little
Johnny Hallam, 2Ha years old, toddled
up to her door he was treated to
mild spanking and sent wailing home
to his mother. The latter rushed out to
meet him as he made his noisy way
back to her and met Mrs. McNaughton's
triumphant smile.
The quarrel which ensued was so bit
ter that all the other tenants of the
building came to see and hear it, and
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-23
Whv Smith Cod Mod

Young Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were pre-
pairing to make visit to friends for a
few days. Their baby was only two
months old, but was an important
member of the family, just the same.
Mr.. Smith was upstairs and Mrs. Smith
downstairs, putting on her things and
getting ready to start. Hubby" she
called out to her better half on the
floor above, ''please bring me my
gloves. They are lying on the dresser.
And bring me my overshoes and veil
and that hatpin lying on top of the
chiffonier and few of those animal
crackers for baby, and don't forget the
baby's toothbrush Poor hubby had
a hard time finding everything his wife
wanted. He was long while making
his appearance and finally his wife
called to him: What is keeping you,
dear?" 'Oh, that confounded tooth
brush for baby. 1 have everything
but that Then Mrs. Smith laughed.
"You silly duck" she said, 'did you
not know that | was only joking? The
baby, bless her dear little heart, hasn't
a tooth to her name.' That was why
hubby got SO mad and "said things"
as he was coming downstairs. A man
never likes to have joke played on
him by his wife. fe.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
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