Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-08-17
o. T. MARSH,
PAINTER & PAPER HANGER
Dealer In Paint Stock Of all kinds.
yhOp rear Of Ph@niI Block, Woodstock.
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special CORRESPONDENCE.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
No possesseor of u Panama hat in
this town takes more pride in his
aurcole than does the barber ut one
OF the hotels. The barber has u
broad brimmed Panama Of dark hue
which he scOrns to have creased and
rcmodelled according to the prevail
ing mode lie wears it with its prs
tine sugar loaf crown. According to
his story patron of the hotel recent
B from South America came to him
not long ago and coniidentially offered
him that hat for $75. assuring him
that it was really worth much more.
The barber made Investigations and
bought the hat. Since the purchase
he has been gratited by offers OF
500 and more from some of his Gus
toners for the hat. The customers
are heard to make bitter observa-
tons on the tip system.
An incident in a downtown street
the other day vividly illustrated the
difficulties of the police in following
up clues to crimes. At about the
time most folks are eating breakfast
a number of policemen began calling
on residents in the street to ask
whether any one had heard shots
fired few hours before. A woman
had been shot on the sidewalk in
open view of the houses on both sides
of the street. Most of the people to
hn n
no shots at all. Some vaguely remem.
bered hearing shots. but could not
tell within an hour or SO when they
heard them. They had thought that
the shots were the reports of belated
firecrackers or toy pistols. 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that the
police succeeded in finding man
who had curiosity enough to look out
of a window and see the woman's as
sailant escaping. With his aid the
police found the man in a nearby
saloon. alcoholically confident that he
had escaped all pursuit.
An individual who had occasion to
walk ont upon the north roadway Of
the Brooklyn bridge the other day
came back wondering how any man
ever had chance to commit suicide
there. The adventurer had obtained
oral permission from the captain of
the bridge police to go upon the road.
way. but he was stopped every few
steps by policemen and street rail-
road inspectors and strictly ques-
toned as to his errand and authority.
He was passed from one to another
of these officials with perfectly ap-
parent distruSt of his nOn-suicidal in
tent. In between times the motor
men of the cars which he met and
their passengers showed lively and
embarrassing interest in his move
mentS.
"Tody" Hamilton who was about
as we'll known in this country as the
Barnum 4 Bailey show, which he rep.
resented. went abroad with that or.
ganization several years ago and his
stories of fact as told by a circus man
have been published in every Ian.
the circus was in Germany Mr.. Hamil-
ton, who had devised a few big adjec.
tives himself was SO pleased with the
possibilities of the German language
that he learned it. One adjective
which he coined in German told the
history of p. Y. Barnum. related one
of his favorite jokes, described the
glories of the threering performances
and literally in a word told the whole
modest pressagent story of the
show. When it was printed no bill
board in Germany was long enough to
display II. and Mr. Hamilton invented
cyCloramic billboard for It. Mr..
Hamilton's friends say that ii is go.
Ing to be very difficult job to sepa-
rate him from the German language
No other language is SO well adapted
to the needs of an adjective maker for
circus.
Along toward the close of the pray.
er meeting which was held last Sun
day evening in Mr.. Corey's place OF
profane amusement. Mr.. Chuck Con.
nors, who is somewhat tlagrantly
nnsaved sinner, entered the place. Mr.
CUnnors breathlessly asked: Hey.
what's this for?" For the saving of
sinners" replied his friend. rs dc
Joint a church now?" asked Mr.. Con.
nors. Not exactly" We'll. was
wonderin il | was dopey." ruminated
the Chinatown sage. II was to Cor
belts joint. Had a friend wit me,
Food guy, Connors could mt buy a
ing. says: Let's go down to
Joint in Twenty Eight street, and
and We makes de jump. Den de guy
he says: Gee Corey's is open. Let's
20 in and look de rags over. And
gee,-t,h.e,r.e was guy
aprea.ch.in"" There was q long
pause, Say" said Mr. Connors sud.
denly II wonder what's gone wit me
guy Wonder has he dropped dead?"
IL was impossible to convey to the
simple consciousness of Mr.. Connors
The fact that the Haymarket was to
De used for its usual purposes
through the week and for religious
meetings on Sunday. He was intoler
ant oil all explanations. He had his i,
own summing up, which satisfied him |
per'ec'iy' DE Salvationists put de |