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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25

The hard Work al Consressmen.
Eet those who are bl,ssfully ignorant
laugh ut cG!iGicSsmen for the easy time
they have II, Washington. Only those
who nave been through the mill know
how hard Il cuigi eSsinan must work IL
he is to fulhll his public duties. A
hartiw0rki," senator said to me, Il
might have made 100000 during my
term in the MuHte IL had given US
murh atttnticn to my private business
as i,uvr given To- the public business
The amount 1T work which Is laid up
on Il member " senator Is simply enor-
nous WHAT with the demand for pen
sions. pDstDlilcr documents, Npplic0-
tious FOR promotion or discharge in the
army ana ,any other things, Il mem
boris tmv HAY he taken up with the
exactOuS Of his daily mail. 4 good
clerk may he CT immense help. but
some senators employ two or three
and then lind there Is a great deal
which they must answer or attend to
In person.
The daily sessions from II to about
s take up half day, and committee
meetings often take up the other half
for two or three days in the week. 1t
Is hard to tell when the busiest men,
bcrs. who ARE never absent from ses-
sion or from IL committee meeting. find
time to prepare the elaborate speeches
which they sometimes deliver. 1t IL
not strange. then. that SO few members
of either chamber are found in the
reading rooms devoted to them in the
Congressional library. When they want
books from that or any other deposit
tory, they have them sent to their
homes. -Independent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25
Notice to Taxpayers

The Tax Bills for Town, Highway and
School Taxes on the 1900 Grand List of
Woodstock. Vermont. have been delivered
to me for collection and taxpayers are called
upon to pay their respective taxes within
The deduction provided by law will be
allowed on taxes paid during that time.
Taxes not so paid will be collected by tho
Constable with costs.
will receive at my Office every day and
till eight o'clock Wednesday and Saturday
evenings.
FREDERICK c. SOUTHGATE.
Town Treasurer,
Woodstock, w., July 2, 1900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25
BARN ARD.

horace Sawyer is stopping with
/ Mrs. Sarah Waite.
BARNARD.
E. {. Cady and wife and Frank
Graves and wife We're in Shcrbuinc
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred M>gatt of Fitchburg,
Mass, and Miss Sunbury OF Pom
fret were at George E. Wilson's last
week Friday.
Albert Eastman is teaching school
at South Barnard.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Berry. who
have been spending several weeks DIT
their summer home on Nit. Hunger,
returned to Boston last week.
Miss Lillian Abbott, who has been
spending several weeks here, left
Satu, day morning tor Winthrop
Beach, where she will step few
weeks with friends before returning
to her home in Roxhury, Mass.
The Misses Doane, who have
been at Mountain View farm, went
Monday morning to Rutland.
Miss Alice Kelly, who has been
caring tor Roy Wheelock during his
illness, is with friends in Bethel.
Mrs. F. H. Chapman of White
River Junction has been visiting her
mother for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marsh of
Hancock, with party of friends
from Pomfrct, have been in camp
at Silver Lake park.
Henry f. Dix of Boston, who has
been spending some time here with
his brother, returned home last Fri
day.
NJ. N. Kendall of Bethel, with Il
park Wednesday.
Miss Mary J. Chamberlin ct
Windsor, Ct, arrived at he, fathers
Tuesday.
Robert n. Wood of Mortified,
Mass, is visiting relatives in town.
Misses Newhaus and Clark of
Windsor, Conn.,, are boarding with
Mrs. Chas. Aikens.
Mr.. and MIS-. G.. r. Guernsey,
who have been visiting relatives at
the Silver Lake house, returned to
Windsor Wednesday morning.
Chas. E. II. Moore and family OF
Everett, Mass, are with his father,
A. G. Moore.
Miss Maria Cox and the Misses
Corliss Of Detroit, Mich, arrived
Wednesday and are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. &. Daniorth.
The party of Young people from
Philadelphia, who have been at Sill
yer Lake park for some time, left
Thursday morning for Bethel, where
they will spend Il short time before
returning home.
The Ladies Mite society of the
Universalist church held basket
picnic in o. O. Adams grove Fri
day afternoon.
Several from here attended the
ball at Bethel Friday evening
Henry Ellis, Il well known and
much respected citizen, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. f. p.
Aikens. Saturday, Aug. is. The
funeral services were at the Univer-
salist church Tuesday, Aug. 81. at
o'clock, Rev. r. II. Dix officiating.
Melvin A. Chandler was nomi-
mated for town representative by the
republican caucus held Saturday
evening, the name OF p. |. Atwood
being presented and withdrawn.
There was little breeze raised over
the senatorial issue and Il resolution
to instruct for Dillingham; was de-
feated by vote OF 20 to >.
John A. Moore was nominated
for representative by the democratic
caucus.
care you afraid of thunder:"
81 OF course not. I'm only |
afraid nf lioht,;n.r re Ioy.lanb
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25
BRIDGEWATER VILLAGE.

bNll)S l. w "A Elt NlLl-AGt.
a lively time is expected at free
mans meeting, there being three
candidates for town representative,
VIZ, V. 4. Bahcock, republican; &.
NJ. Bradley, independent republican,
and {. Davis, Democrat.
f. L. Smith was in Rutland few
days last week.
1t is expected that the factory will
shut down during the month OF Sep
TENDER to allow repairs to be made
on the dam, and part of the factory
building will be raised one story.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Alexander
and Mrs. French Of Boston are stop
ping at Fred Meirill's.
Nellie Earl of Woodstock is Wis
ting here.
The base ball team played at
Woodstock last Saturday instead of
Wilder as they expected. They
will pla! at Wilder today (Satur-
day..
The village schools will COM
mence Tuesday, Sept. +. w. r.
Waters will again have charge of
the upper room and Miss Julia n.
Simmons of the lower.
Horace Sawyer is stopping with
Mrs. Sarah Waite.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

CHICAGO-Cattle, receipts 2l,0OO
head, choice light steers about steady.
Natives-best on sale to-day one car
at IS TO- good to prime steers So GOO
s 20: poor to medium 81 SOFAS 90: mixed
stOckers SO 1894 90; cows 81 9Ol4 GO;
heifers 50 1O@5 %; bulls 81 SOg4 %;
calves 81 5OdG IS. Hogs, receipts to-day
10000 head; tomorrow, 10000 head;
left over estimated, 5000 head; market
2lha5c lower; top S. 371a! mixed and
butchers s. 1905 SIS; good to choice
heavy Sc 25a5 37Is bulk Of sales IS ESQ
S2IG. Sheep, receipts 1900 head; sheep
and lambs about steady, good to choice
wethers 81 25G5 90; western sheep 81 25
"a rs; native lambs IS 00a6 %; spring
lambs 81 25dtG I5.
EAST LIBERTY-cattle steady; ex-
ira, So GOCD5 so: prime, s. 45g5 60: COM
mon, 50 5O94 90,
Hogs stronger; extra mediums and
best heavy Workers., IS 55g5 60; heavy
hogs, Sc 5000 55; light Workers, IS 45@
3 so; pigs, as to weight and quality,
So coos 40: roughs, SO 75a5 90.
Sheep steady; choice wethers, 81 COO
20: common, 81 5OQ2 so; yearlings.
IS OOa5 90: spring lambs, So 5OG5 rs;
veal calves, So 5OG7 90.
cINCINNATI-Iogs active ut 81 SO9
45.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
BEST HOTELS IN THE STATE

MOUNTAIN STATE HOTEL,
Salem, w. Va.
Newly furnished Baths In connection.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
Metals.

NEW YoRK-The principal feature
in the metal market for metals to-day
was the advancing OF lead by the
American Smelling 8 Refining Com
pany. The quotation at the close of
business to-day was 81 1904 10, and
very unsettled, Tin was rather I'M
settled all day, closing at $50 5O6Sl so.
Lake copper ruled dun and unchanged
at SlG SO. Pig iron warrants ruled
weak and nominally on the basis of
$l4 % for spot. No, l northern was
quoted at SIS 90 and No. 2 northern at
Sl7 co. Spelter was 4 little steadler.
but not quo;ably higher, closing ut 81 10
al 20. The brokers price for lead was
"a 90 and for copper SIG %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

NEW YoRK-The market continues
Inactive in all lines Of staple cottons.
but the downward tendency Of prices
is checked by the strength of the mar
ket for raw cottons. Buyers taking
small quantities for quick delivery and
doing very little forward contracts.
Print cloths idle throughout. Prices
nomlnally unchanged. Prints In mod
crate demand for staples; fancies quiet.
No change in woolens or worsted
goods.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
Tnkes tle Morphine Route.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllscncer
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, June 25.-
Daniel Lee. aged eighty years, formerly
a prominent farmer Of this county, died
here this morning, from dose Of NOR.
phlne taken with suicidal intent. He
came In from the country intending to
visit son who recently moved from
the city and failing to find him, became
despondent and swallowed the drug
while sitting down in the street,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
cnses relieved Ia SIX hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure" 1t
is a great surprise on account Of It's ex-
ceedlng pTomptness In relieving pain In
bladder, kidneys and back, In male or
female Relieves retention OF water
almost Immediately. II you want quick
BY Il. II. List, druggist. Wheeling, ".
Va. tth&s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

Destroying it's victim. is q type OF
Constipation. The power of this inur.
dcr0us mnlady is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There's
no health TIL IT'S overcome. But Dr.
Kings New Life pills are u safe and
certain cure. Best In the world for
Stomach. Liver. KidnayS and Bowels.
Only 70 cents at the Logan Drug Co.'S
NLlE store.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

THE GRANT HOUSE,
Lending Hotel Of the County.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

HOTEL BARTLETT.
None Better.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

CINCINNATI-Flour active and firm;
fancy 80 1904 90: family So 25QS So
Wheat firm and nominal; No. . red SSc.
Corn quiet and firm: No. . mixed 44Is@
45c. Oats firm and higher; No. 2 mixed
&c. Rye quiet and firm: No. 2, &C.
Lard easier at SO 10. Bulkmeats quiet
at Sc S7Ik. Bacon steady at 81 S71s.
Whisky 81 %. Butter steady. Sugar
firm; hard refined s. O506 80. Eggs
quiet at l0@lOhc. Cheese firm; good
to prime Ohio fiat S4S&c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26

OIL CITY-Crcdit balances Sl.2j. Ger
uhCatcs 81 90 bid FOR cash. Shipments.
three days, 1864 barrels, average d.
03i barrels; runs, three days, esq., bar
scls; average S0,i22 barrels.
NEW NOTWITHSTANDING oil stock
52i@53O,
TOLEDo-oil unchanged.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
Il pnby g cuttinr Tnoth

BE sure and uae That old and we'll tried
remedy, MrB. Wlnslow's Soothing
sSrup, for children tecthlng. II soothes
me ehlld. softeEB the gum. allays all
pam, cures Wind collie and Is tho best
remedy Tor dlarrhoea. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle. mw&f
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
Sharks from the Wires.


Japan has placed heavy orders in San
Francisco for salmon, to feed rs army.
In recent foods in the vicinity of Yo-
kohama, japan, 200 persons were drown
ed.
Six hundred prospectors returned from
Cape Nome with stories of destitution
and illness there.
Two Kentucky train robbers were SEN
fenced, one to four. the other to ten
years Imprisonment.
Poison was found in the stomach of
Edward p. Herrick, the aged Chicago
merchant, who died suddenly.
The japanese Government has given
permission to the United States TO es-
tablish hospital on japanese territory.
On the eve of his wedding Michael
HomyaE accidentally shot and killed HIM
self at Wallingford, Conn.
Michael Drumm of Oswego, y. Y. was
reported dead. Later he appeared and
threatened to sue the newspapers.
E. J. Fee. an electrician. Omaha, Neb.,
was killed by three laborers in a row
over who should pay for a can of beer
was withdrawn from sale. in order 10
save the cliff dwellings from destruction.
A Chicago wall paper man committed
suicide in order that his wife and chill
dren might receive his $1,000 insurance.
In a jealous rage c. S. Reighard. ecsl
wagon driver. shot and killed his wife
at Toledo. Ohio, and then killed him
self.
Declaring that ghosts moved the furni-
ture about. the family and boarders Of
Joseph Smith deserted his house at Bar
rington, Mass.
After a family quarrel A. B. Bigamon
shot and killed his son-inlaw, James
Bradley. at jamestown, Ohio. and then
committed suicide.
After legally surrendering her little
son. Mrs. Augusta WelEman KIDNAPPED tie
boy from Mr.. and Mrs. John Motit, at
Chicago. and has disappeared.
Judge Thompson, in Cincinnati. has de-
ciared the Chesapeake and Ohio Fuel
Company, which includes about fourteen
coal companies, TO be a trust, and IN yio-
lation OF the United States law
The largest balloon ever constructed.
capable OF lifting over six tons. viii as
cend from Berlin shortly TO make meteor
illogical observations II viii be supplied
with provisions for several weeks and
two beds.
At 4 Bath Beach progressive euchre
party the women were white shirt waists
and black skirts. the men white duck
trousers and shirt waists Of rainbow
sues. No one was admitted in ether
han shirt waist attire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
Tho Lady and the Tiger

Suddenly there was q sound-mon-
keys trooping through the jungle, high
in the trees grasping the plant branch
es and shaking them with rage. A
tiger must be in the neighborhood. An
other second-the jungle grass waved
and cracked, and out into the open
emerged and advanced slowly a picture
of fearful beauty. A tiger seen in the
zoo gives no faint idea of what one of
his species Is seen under its proper con-
ditions. Beasts in captivity are under
fed and have no muscle, but here be-
fore US was specimen who had always
"done himself well, was fit as prize
fighter, every square inch of him de-
veloped to perfection. On he came, his
cruel eyes lazily blinking in the sun.
His long, slouching walk, suggestive
of such latent strength, betrayed the
vast muscle working firmly through the
loose. glossy skin. which was clear red
and white. with its double stripes and
the W mark on the head The sight of
such consummate power. as he swung
AhdySStISaAls alVHS, iShluS LIS ups anu
his mustache after his feed, was one of
those things not soon TO be forgotten,
and while IL had bracing effect on the
nerves, at the same time struck rather
a chilling sensation. With my
last barrel tired. There was no time
for a long and steady aim. but as the
smoke cleared away-what relief. the
tiger had dropped to the ground With
nine LIKES -catlike-he was not dead: he
walked OFF and disappeared
sportsman in India" by Isabel Sa-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
HUDSON MAxIM,s HAND.
1t Is Artificial, but Does Cool Service
for lrS OVvuNr.

1t Is Artificial, but Does Cool Service
for It's Owner.
Il read with more than ordinary in
terest your recent Interview with Hud-
son Maxim. the Inventor OF smokeless
powder" remarked New York mer-
chant. ''One reason why it was inter-
esting to me was because of an unusu-
al incident which was the means of
my becoming acquainted with Mr..
Maxim
THE inventor, you know, has but
one hand. the other having been blown
off while he was experimenting with
some high explosive. The first time |
ever saw Mr.. Maxim was one night on
the elevated railroad train. He was d
stranger to me at that time, and my
attention was attracted to him by the
actions of a half-drunken burly ruffian
who sat in the cross seat opposite and
persisted in annoying him in one way
and another. A quiet protest from the
stranger brought a torrent of vile Ian
guage from the ruffian, accompanied
by hostile demonstration and pro
fame threat to punch his head
''The stranger paid as little atten-
ton to the outrage as possible and
kept on reading his newspaper. | no
ticed that the stranger had an artificial
left hand which was gloved and look
ed vexy much like the other one. When
he got up to leave the car at his sta
ton the ruffian jeered at him, and, get
ting up from his seat, followed him
out. 1t wasn't my station, but, feel
ing almost certain that the stranger
would need some protection, | follow
ed them out of the car. The stranger
went down the stairs first, the ruffian
few steps behind him, grumbling all
the way, and | next.
when the stranger reached the bot
tom of the stair he stepped out to the
middle of the sidewalk, apparently
making room for the rutfian to pass
him. Instead of accepting the opportu-
nifty to go his way, he made directly
for the stranger. who sent out a good
Highlander, which caught the scoun-
drel on the point of the jaw, knocked
him clean across the curb and landed
him all in heap in the gutter, where
he lay quiyering like beef hit with an
ak. A grewsome part of the midnight
incident was that as the stranger land
ed his Knockout blow his artificial
hand became detached and fell to the
pavement with clatter. l confess
that was little startled at this, and
before l could recover myself, he had
picked up his artificial hand, put it
under his arm and walked off.
although he had demonstrated his
ability to take care of himself up TO
that time, / did not know but he would
need me as a witness later, and, over
taking him, gave him my card. He
gave me his in return, and not till
got home and looked at the card did
know that the stranger who had so
handsomely protected himself against
ruffian was Hudson Maxim. Since
then we have become very good
friends, and have often wondered what
sort of an account of the affair the
police got from the man we left at the
foot of the stairs. New York Com
mercial.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
WHY so MANY FAIL.
Lack the Power or Inclination to ID,
Hard Work

Lack the Power or Inclination to Do
Hard Work.
President James Rea of the New
York Commercial Travellers Associa-
ton tells why many persons fail to OBJ
tain and hold good situations:
Many young men fail to achieve sue
cess because they lack the power or
inclination. to do hard work The head
of one of our large department stores,
in addressing body of teachers, said:
No man in the practical world of to-
day can hope to get on if he shirks
his work. l ask you to use all your
power and influence to instill in the
minds of those you teach the truth that
man owes work to the world, while
the world does not owe him anything.
An expert accountant of many years
practice said: The best man l ever
had in my employ was plodder.'
"The writer, in his experience as
teacher, coming into contact with
many thousand young men, has rare
ly, if ever, found a student who did
not possess sufficient ability to make
successful start in life if he was thor
oughly imbued with the precept-
Keeping everlasting at it brings sue
cess Many young men fail to rem
der valuable service through lack of
ability to do accurate, systematic work.
The business community demands
well-trained minds, capable of grasp
ing details and carrying out instruc-
tons in a correct and orderly manner.
The young man who possesses this fac
ulty is rarity, and never need be
without profitable employment.
"Above all else, the young man who
succeeds must be honest and temper
ate. He must be what he would APP
pear. There is premium upon those
who possess sterling manhood, fixity
of purpose and a determination to over
come obstacles. Iife's highest prizes
are within their grasp Success.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
TRAGEDY OF A POCKET.
Man Is Almost Crazed by a ShoI
Goav.cH for

Man Is Almost Crazed by a Short
Search for Key.
The mans wife had asked him to go
upstairs and look in the pocket of her
dress for key she thought was there,
and being an accommodating man, says
the Pittsburg Bulletin, he went at once.
Finally he returned, with empty
hands, but with peculiar look in his
eyes and a nervous trembling of every
muscle.
Il can't find any key in the dress Of
your pocket" he said, with painful
effort
why" she retorted, sharply, 81 left
it therer'
Il say can't find any dress in the
pocket of your key he said doggedly.
His tone seemed to disturb her.
You didn't half look for it," she in
sisted.
II tell you l can't find any pocket in
the key of your dress" he replied, in a
dazed kind of way.
She looked at him.
whats the matter with you?" she
asked, nervously.
II say" he said, speaking with much
effort, that / can't find any dress in
the key of your pocket"
She got up and went over to him.
20, William" she groaned, "have you
been drinking?"
He looked at her.
Il tell you l can't find any pocket in
the dress of your key" he whispered.
She began to shake him.
What's the matter? What's the
matter?" she asked. in alarm.
The shaking seemed to do him good,
and he rubbed his eyes as if he were re-
gaining consciousness.
wait minute, he said, very slowly.
"Wait a minute. / can't find any dress
in--no; can't find any key in the dress
ONO, that's not it; any-any
pocket. There, that's itp' and food
of light came into his face. ''Confound
it. / couldn't find any pocket"
Then he sat down and laughed hys-
terically, and his wife, wondering why
in the name of goodness men made such
fuss over finding the pocket in a wom-
ans dress, went upstairs and came
back with the key in something under
two minutes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11

Prof. Willie and Mr.. Aked Krefling
have succeeded by their patented proc
esses in making seaweed useful in diff
ferent ways, and in producing the fol-
lowing articles from it, namely; Sodium
is extracted through the aid Of acids.
and more sodium is obtained in this
way than through the burning process.
when considerable waste occurs. From
the offal after making sodium can be
produced an admixture to so-called
size paint Qnstead of using Iceland
moss This product is much cheaper,
and can be made insoluble in water
through coating with special stuff.
1t can thus partly take the place of oil.
Further, there car be made from sea
weed a finish for use in cloth mills, and
this same product can also be used as
a glue for paper. The h&,f-fiuid-like
pulp can be made into a kind of leather
for binding books.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
DIE IN A WRECK.
Thirteen Killed and Forty-five In
iured on an Excursion

Thirteen Killed and Eorty-nve In
jured on an Excursion.
Thirteen persons were crushed to death
and forty-five others were injured, some
fatally, in a rear-end collision on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway at
Hatfield, Pa. The first section of an At
lantic City excursion train, on which
there are supposed to have been in the
neighborhood of 500 persons, plowed its
way through a milk train which was be-
ing loaded for Philadelphia.
OF the five cars on the latter train
three were reduced to kindling wood and
bent iron. The next car was smashed
beyond repair, while the forward car and
the engine practically escaped injury.
The engine on the Atlantic City excur-
sion section was totally wrecked thrown
across the north-bound track, with the
pilot pointing in the direction from which
it had come.
The first two cars of eleven composing
the excursion train were splintered and
several following were wrecked. The
track was torn up for a quarter of a
mile and the wreckage was piled up by
the force of the collision to a height Of
twenty feet and extended for several
hundred yards south of the station.
The wreck is one Of the worst with
which the railroad has had to contend
with in years. Instructions disobeyed
seem to have caused the disaster.