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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
As to Nollneux's Fate.

ANY who are curious as to the
fate OF Roland b. Molineux, the
New York clubman, convicted OF
murder on what seemed to the gen
eral public inconclusive evidence,
will like to know that his case will
not be reviewed by the court of APP
peals until the October term. Moli-
neux is in good condition of body
and mind at Sing Sing, and entirely
con fident of final vintllcation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
BRIGGS.

Mr., ]. y. Briggs, one of our well
known and popular citizens, and
Mrs. Judith (Gates) Frink were
married here on Monday. June H..
The ceremony took place at Oak
Chapel and was performed by Elder
y. Beckwith.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
Lightning Went Down Chimney.

The house of 6. w. Peck of Rut.
land. was struck by lightning during
a thunder storm Friday evening and
considerable damage was done.
The lightning came down the CHM
ncy throwing the griddles off the
stove, and Mrs. Peck, who was
standing near, was knocked to the
floor unconscious, where she Law tor
some time; she also received burns
about the hands and face, and had a
very narrow escape from more
serious injuries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
The State's Prison Pays.

The contract for the convict labor
at the state prison expired Saturday
and new contract was made with
A. f. Mann & Co., shoe manufact-
urers, the present occupants, for five
years. The price per man in the
last contract was 72 cents a day.
The present contract is for IS cents
a day. The institution pays profit
to the state of state of about $4,000 a
wear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
Mr.. Bailey Umpires.

The annual game between the fat
men and lean men Of St. Johnsbury
occurs June e, and Horace w.
Bailey Of Newbury, will be the UNI
pire. The entire proceeds of the
game will be given to Sunset home
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
BICYCLES, $3.50
B.H PINNEy Z co

Just above the farm of Lyndon
Ayers.
MIR. Celley made some notable
captures last summer, which, with
those he has taken this week, make
six that he has captured in less than
a year, within six miles of the state
house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
JUDGE MAINTAIN RECEIVER.

Judge Start has appointed c. H..
Markham OF Pomfret to be receiver
of the Randolph Savings bank.
Its assets are nominally about
ninety-fve per cent. Treasurer
LOMBARD will assist him in straight
ening out the banks affairs and the
first divided will soon be declared.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
SOUTH PONlFRET.

\ handsome deer was seen Mon
dav in the Adams pasture near n
Nv. Thompsou's house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
WOODSTOCK RAILWAY,
TIME TABLE,
" EFffCr JUSK I, 1870

AT lnlhs LalIy SNlhhy tkrspItI Tag
NiAihii, fIfhihs Nos, D, ", ana bAi"i' "h
signal
This Company reserve the right +" cancel
trains withnui n0iice,
j, u, PORTER,
General Manager
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16

In this era of investigation Weyler
is probably glad he is not governing
Cuba under America auspices
Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
Vermont Pensioners.

Pensions have been granted Ver'
monters as follows:
Renewal and increase, Joseph A.
Hooper, Soldiers Home, Benning-
ton, $40; increase, Charles H. Hill,
Tattsville, So.
Increase, Geo. w. Folsom, West
Bridgewater, So.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
VERMONT STATE FAIR.

The management of the Vermont
State fair has decided to hold it this
year at Billing park, White River
Junction, September II, II. I3 and
II.
n. p. Wheeler has been elected
secretary to fill the vacancy caused
bv the death of DR.. q. W. Hoffman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16

Tuesday morning to drive TO New
bury, intending to go from there to
Benton, n. H., where he is to spend
his vacation with relatives.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-16
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.

The McCabe will cas- resulted in
II verdict sustaining the will. rne
testimony was closed Tuesday morn.
ing and the arguments made. Judge
Munson gave the case to the jury in
the afternoon and when the vcr,lic,
was returned it was that the instru.
ment proposed WITS the last will and
testament of Edmund McCabe.
When the trial of the will case
was through, there did not seem Ia
be any other case for the jury.
There were two or three left open
one of which-Skinncr, admir-, VS..
Central Vermont Railway company
was supposed to I've all ready Tor
trial and witnesses on hand. But at
the last minute counsel tor the rail-
road filed II motion to put the case
over until next term because one OF
their witnesses had gall stones and
jaundice and could not attend court
The case was postponed for one
week.
There being no other case ready
for Jury this week, the jurors were
excused until Tuesday next at 9 a.
m.
Since then the only business trans.
acted has been to hear few divorce
cases and the arra,gning OF the
Shaws.
X. l.. Patrick VS.. Eva Patrick is
with the court. Divorce is asked on
ground OF descrtion.
THE sHAws IN COURT.
Dustin and Frank Shaw were
arraigned Wednesday afternoon,
Taller Thomas taking Frank, the
wounded prisoner. in his carriage
Both were indicted by the grand
jury for breaking Jail and for i'm
peding an officer. Frank pleaded
"not guilty" to an indictment fo'
murder and both pleaded not guilty
to the charge of impeding an officer
Gilbert a. Davis was assigned b.,
the court to defend Frank Shaw.
The latter is still quite pale ant
weak, walking only with the help of
an officer.
1t is understood that w. B. G,
Stickney of Bethel will assist States
Attorney Sargent in the prosecution.
The trial of the Shaws is set fol
JulV 2.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06

the alleged government is either actually or intentionally powerless against them. What will this secret society do among 400. eO0OOO of people, none of whom are bar barians, and most of whom can read and write ,and all of whom hate the foreign devils?
 The landing of a handful of American marines in China may mean a great deal. All told $50 men have been sent to Picking by the United States, England, Japan. Italy, France, Russia, Austria and Ger many. Let us imagine that the intensely patriotic Boxers have beseiged this we'll armed but small force-what then? Tien- Tsin, the port of Picking. is 70 miles away, on the Pei-ho, and it is a large and tur- bulent city itself The battleships could batter 1t, but they could not harm Pe- king. The railroad that connects Tien- Tsin with Peking has been destroyed by the Boxers. It is plain that the situation is very critical. It is also plain that the United States may be used to pull Russian chestnuts out of the fire. The Cossack is everywhere present. There are 2O,0e0 of him, it is said, at Port Arthur, not far away from Taku at the mouth ot fhe Pei-ho. Is this country ready to aid Russia in her schemes of aggrandizement? Is this country ready to take hand in the breaking up of a vast empire of con- tented and happy people? There is room for doubt and reflection in the Chinese problem, for it is large, complicated, and full of troubles.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
Complications in China.

The "Boexrs'' of China correspond to the know nothings of half a century ago in this country in the respect of dislike for foreigners They want no foreigners in their land. The know nothings wanted no more of them. The Boxers are little more radical in their views of the Utlanders
 that is all. The old lingo, America for Americans" has become among the Box CTS, China for the Chinese" and the empress dowager and all the other poten- tates are at least in sympathy with them.
 Guards have been landed from the bat tleships of the powers. and some of them have marched to Picking. In the meanwhile the Boxers are destroying railroads, and attacking miners and missionaries, all of whom are panic stricken. All who are near Picking are letting no grass grow under their feet. The Boxers are aggressive, and
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
MARK TWAIN,s LATEST

F. w. Sabel in the Philadelphia Post
 Mark Twain has been living quietly in England for some time now, and were it not that he appeared to give evidence be- fore a royal commission on the question of copyright scarcely soul outside his pri- vate and particular friends would have known he was here at all The other even- ing he was dining at the house of a friend, and seated next to him was an American who had only that day reached England They were, of course, talking war, and the newcomer, wishing to know the feeling in England in the matter of the future of the Transvaal, asked Mark Twain how he found public sentiment in England regard ing the independence of the republics.
 "Well,' said the genial humorist, q find the English are paraphrasing part of the burial service. They are all quietly re- beating, MT Gladstone giveth and the Lord Salisbury taketh away Blessed be the name of the Lord"
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
Trusts Win Auain,

We point here the proposed antitrust article as the finest example of political hypocrisy that the country has ever known:
 Article XVI. Section l. All powers con- ferred by this article shall extend to the several states, the territories, the District of Columbia, and all territory under the sovereignty and subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States.
 Section 2 Congress shall have the DOW CT 10 define, regulate, control, prohibit or dissolve trusts, monopoies or combina- tions whether existing in the form of corporation or otherwise.
 The several states may continue to eX- ercise such power in any manner not in conflict with the laws of the United States. ''Section 3. Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this article by : appropriate legislation
 On a thousand stumps the republicans will declare that they attempted to destroy the trusts when in fact their crude and ridiculous attempt was simply an invita- ton to the states to surrender their powers over trusts to congress, which is known to be controlled by them. Instead of 46 bodies the trusts would in that event have to se-
  blocked by the democrats at the very out set as it should have been.
 The Littlefeld bill has good in it, but the republicans took good care to press at a date in the session when it could not be acted on in a republican senate. It will be killed either in committee or in the sem ate at the short session. Hypocrisy charas- terizes every step taken by the repub- licans against the trusts. Either the bills they present are worthless, or else they are rendered futile by administrative in action. But all the people cannot be fooled all the time in this business. If they do not know that the trusts and the repub- lican leaders are in partnership. they will soon know it. and it will then rest with them to say whether or no such an all lance shall be given further control of the government. The subject is up to the people.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06

that voters are neglecting their duty. If they wish to vote in August or November, or in both elections the voters in Birming- ham must register before next Saturday night Voters living in beat H should go at once to the county courthouse and reg ister; voters in beat 37 should go at once to Justice Benners' office in TwentiethSstreet and register!''
 ''The Tennessee valley is the most beau tiful part of the world just now" said Claude Seals, the lord of Seven-Mile island, in the river near Florence Land and water, wood and field, everything in nature there now wears it's most attractive aspect And the fishing is the best" MT. Seals arrived in Birmingham yesterday afternoon and will remain in the city a few days. Evidently he is enjoying his island kingdom of the Tennessee.
 Erskine Ramsey has returned from an ex- tended pleasure and business tour of the east. John Kaul has likewise returned to the city after an extended absence.
 Sam Galloway of the Louisville and Nashville railroad has returned from New York and Washington, and he declares that he had an enjoyable time
 Robert J. Lowe has returned to the city from a fishing excursion to the gulf coast.
 F. M. Billing of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 Chancellor R. B. Kelly of Anniston is at I~O1. lyayn hard at work ever since he went on the bench, and he has made for himself an enyiable reputation as a judge.
 Many states will be represented at great "shoot" which will begin in Memphis to- day, and southern sportsmen are much in- terested Birmingham will be represented by R. H. Baugh, John F. Fletcher, Charles Stllman and Lee Moody, who left last night for Memphis.
 w P. Acker and John B. LaGarde of Anniston in town.
 G. l.. Norman, the Atlanta architect, is at the Morris. MT. Norman drew the plans for the superb hotel now in course of con- struction in Bienville square, Mobile.
 Hon. John V. Smith, chairman of the state democratic campaign committee, is in town making arrangements to spend June and July here
 Robert G. Patrick and Mrs. Patrick of Marion are at the Morris
 Charles G. Sherman of Chattanooga is in town.
 II. N. Jones of Howe, Indian Territory is at the Morris
 Judge John w. Inzer of St. Clair is at the Morris.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
1Sr oRlY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Cuban Postal Frauds.

Each day brings new revelations of frauds in the Cuban postal service. It has been ascertained that Medley divided squarely with the Cubans, taking one-half for him. self and turning over one-half to the poor Cubans, when he might under Rathbornes system have taken all. He may also have gathered in $411,OO through the sale of sur charge statements, whatever they may be. As long ago as May of last year, the easy going confidential agent of MT. Mark Han ma knew that in his department there were no checks upon such men as Medley, but he took no steps to secure a better system. How far Rathborne is involved in the Medley transactions is not known. The crookedness of year ago was overlooked by him, and Medley went on stealing until the army officers drove him out. Rathborne would have let him go on to the end of Mir. McKinleys term in all probability if army officers had not interfered.
 Estes G. Rathborne, who served as Mark Hanna's agent in the Ohio senatorial con test, is still detained in Havana, and he is very defiant Why he is detained" is not accurately known. Some think the admin istration does not want MT. Hanna's con fidential agent in this country while the campaign is in progress. He is mad, and he is full of explosive information. He knows the ins and outs of the political MT. Hanna It is believed that he will be de tained' in Havana until the campaign is ended. He may be thrown into Cabanas fortress, where jailer of a dungeon could render him comparatively harmless.
 Rathborne is in fact, the essence of the Cuban stealage cases. As director of ports he was morally responsible for all of them, and the way in which he is handled will was plain everyday thief but Rathborne's transactions were well covered and his de- liant attitude shows that he is loaded But whether he will go off remains to be seen, and who will be bit, if he does go off, re- mains also to be seen. There is no one or no thing in the Cuban case half so in teresting the late director of posts, Estes G. Rathbone. Watch the treatment of him by the Ohio bosses now domicled in ,Washington
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
BOOKS AND WRITERS

From the Chicago News.
 It is stated that David Harum" has passed it's 450th thousand.
 Rudyard Kipling's three delightful sol diers, in their own way a trio as notable as Dumas, win reappear, we are told in the new novel which he will bring out in the autumn.
 Professor Charles Eliot Norton of liar yard college, who was appointed one of Ruskin's literary executors, sailed for Europe a short time ago in order to ex- anime and arrange the manuscripts and other papers left by MT. Ruskin. He will not, however, take any active part in the preparation of the forthcoming biography that will be issued under the authority of another executor, Arthur Severn.
 Thomas Nelson Page is going to be his own dramatist, and is now engaged on a stage version of Red Rock" which is one of the most popular novels of the day, having reached a sale of nearly 100000 copies.
 H. G. Wells the writer of wonder-tales, is building a house for himself in Sand gate, England He had an architect in the first place, but now the author himself is looking after that part of the business. MT Wells planned to erect a new Cartnay house along the advanced lines pursued in his stories. The architect drew on his imagination for the plans as far as he could, then Mir Wells took a hand He altered this and changed that detail. He added to and substracted from. The roof was a dream, the front vision and the ;pt n Ia when he bay windows put in the cellar, the arehi- tect withdrew in despair. The structure is still going up, however, architect or no architect, and when it is completed it will be comfortable and habitable And that is all that even a wonder-story writer needs in house.
 Frankfort Moore has no sympathy with the young novelist who is discouraged be- cause his second or third book does not bring him fame and fortune, says the Sat urday Evening Post. q published thirty one books" he says, "before the literary public knew anything about me-" MT. Moore was a journalist in Belfast, and a hard-working one at that, but he managed to find leisure time to produce in twelve years thirty-one books for boys, rattling tales of adventure of all kinds by land and sea. He was never discouraged, for he thought he Should know well when his time came. He finished writing "I Forbid the Bans," and as he was leaving home for his office one evening, said quietly to his wife that. now the story was completed, he should resign his position that night and they would move to London.
 "Is it as good as all that?" asked Mrs. Moore.
 II think so," replied the husban6;' you might read it." Shortly afterward they went to London
 In a few months Che novel had been re- jected by seventeen London publishing firms. Finally some one was found to try it, and in the first six months Mir Moore s royalties amounted to 5000.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
WHEN REED WAS YOUNG M LAW

From the June Success.
 One of the most interesting incidents of Thomas B. Reeds career in California is told by Robert P. Porter and vouched for by the ex-speaker It was in 1863. during the civil war, when the legal tender act was much discussed in California, where A gold basis was then maintained, that Wal lace, whose office adjoined the one in which Reed was studying, happened in one day and said: MT. Reed, l understand you want to be admitted to the bar Have you studied law?" "Yes, sir; I studied law in Maine while teaching" Well" said Wal lace, Il have one question to ask. Is the legal tender act constitutional" "Yes." said Reed. You shall be admitted to the bar said Wallace. Tom Bodley, a deputy sheriff, who had legal aspirations, was asked the same question, and he said ''No." I've will admit you both," said Wallace flor anybody who can answer, off-hand a question like that ought to practice law in this country
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
Lonu Session of Conqress.

The session that has just passed into his pertain to the new possessions, but in the end it lodged the greater share of them. It did frame a territorial government scheme for Hawaii, in which manhood suf- frage is ignored, and it established a colon- ial government for Porto Rico that must yet run the gauntlet of the supreme court. In the latter an attempt is made to de- clare that the constitution does not follow the iag-that colonies can be established, and tariffs made that will serve the central home interests that have become the chief care of men like MT Mark Hanna. Not only must the Porto Rico bill be passed upon by the supreme court, but it must also be judged by the people next Novem- Der. Cuba and the Philippines were prac tically handed over to plundering politi clans.
 The Nicaragua canal and the Pacific cable schemes were left unacted upon. This inaction had no reference to economy, for the appropriations of the session aggregate $10O, ,000 900, but it is the result of strong centralized opposition. The transcontinen- tai railroad combine postponed action on the Nicaragua bill, but Senator Morgan has cleared the way for early action on it in the short session. The Hepburn bill, as it passed the house, has been favorably reported in the Nnate, and is to be taken up December 10, and kept before the senate until it is disposed of
 The antitrust. and war-Nx repeal bills were merely flor Buncombe," and no action was taken, both houses being republican, and the bill in relation to the arming of the militia with modern rifles is pending The army reorganization bill goes over to the short session, as also do the reciprocity treaties and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. All in all, it was a characteristic republican congress. It passed all bills that special interests called for, such as the gold stand ard measure and it neglected to pass all that combines resisted, such as the Nica- ragua bill and the Littlefeld antitrust bill. It will hear from the people in No vember.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
CRONJE's 6,OOO-ACRE FARM

From the New York Commercial Adver-
 tiser.
 General Cronje's property near Potchefs- troom consists of over 5000 acres. The manor or farm house, is a one-storied building, furnished in the utmost simplici- ty. It's owner is essentially a sportsman and lover of open air life. He has al- ways refused to live in cities, which is one reason that he is so intensely popular among the rural Boers, and also a reason why he has always refused to stand for the presidency, which, in event of election. would compel him to live in Pretoria.
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
CENSUS ADVANCE NOTICE

From the Indianapolis Press.
 Advance sheets of the census are being sent out, in o-der that the citizen and tAe enumerator who is working by the job and not by the day, may get along more rap idly. The citizen is requested to be ready to answer these questions:
 What was your fathers name befags he was married? = Are you a native of this country, or a policeman?
 Why?
 Do you get cold feet early? -s=
 What was your salary on June 1, 1900?
 (a) Actual.
 (b) Alleged
 Have you got a cigar about your clothes? Are you subject to fits or hand-m me downs?
 What is your business, and why is it none of my business?
 When is a hen? i- iis, IEilyS
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
John Ruskin.

There is working cass-strong and happy-among both rich and poor; there is an idle class-weak wicked and miser- able-among both rich and poor. And the worst of the misunderstanding arising be- tween the two orders come of the unlucky fact that the wise of class habtually contemplate the foolish of the other. When men are rightfuly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work as the color petals out of a fruitful flower. He only is advancing in life whose heart is getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose brain quicker; whose spirit is en- tering the living peace."
The age-herald., 1900-06-06
KANSAS CYCLONE STORY
From the Denver Post

From the Denver Post.
 As was expected, the Kansas has beaten the Texas cyclone story of girl being picked up and carried over into the next congressional district and set down un- injured. The story is that of a COW which was picketed on a rope, and was picked up. by the cyclone and carried up the length of her rope, about sixty feet where she remained until the storm had passed, when she quietly climbed down the rope and resumed her grazing if nothing had happened