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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28

for some time, and is now improv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. ii. Moore
went to New York Monday, where
they were to meet Mrs Wm. I.
Smith of Scranton and Miss Eliza
beth Richmond and spend Thanks
giving day in the city.
At the regular convocation ot
Ottauquechee Chapter, Il. a. NJ,
Tuesday evening, VIM. J. Boyce
was presented with the jewel OF
past grand high priest, the pre-
sentation being made by DR.. o. w.
Sherwin, at the request of COM
mittee from the grand chapter of
ROYAL Arch Masons of Vermont.
The Woodstock Aqucduct COM
pany bought three pieces of land
near the reservoir for Sass, at tie
auction OF c. Nj. Cobb's property.
They include the Nondell farm of
sc acres, the Gillingham lot of 80
acres, and the "heehouse" corner,
of one.fourth acre. Geo. S. Free
M IN bought the Emerson land, 0a
acres, in North I5ridgewater, for
$,eo; also the Thomas pasture of
IS acres tor $50. Henry E. Cobb
bought the Raymond lot of SIS acres
tor $3.50, and the Grow land, eight
acres, for SIS. Geo. II. Vaughan
took the Vaughan pasture of 40
acres for $50. Don E. Thomas 80
acres of the Henry Cobb land, and
George D. Powell bid off the "a
acres of Freeman land. Mr.. Free
man has sold to Lewis English 90
acres of the Emerson farm 70, $I6o.
F. S. Payne's chestnut PAGER died
suddenly Tuesday noon. He had
Just driven her short distance
when she was taken i'll and expired
in few moments.
Frank II. Knapp expects to leave
for Pasadena, CAL, next week where
he has a position in the Raymond
hotel for the winter.
E. G. Rolles, manager OF the tele-
phone exchange at White River
Junction and well known here, has
resigned his position. lie is sue
ceeded l'v F. A. Carr, recent man
ager of the Claremont, n. H., tcle-
phone exchange.
Misses Julia c. Revnold, Sybil V.
Boynton and Aline J. Boyce attend
ed the Wilson-I,rainard wedding at
St. Adams Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Dana
and Mrs. Salmon of Brookline,
Mass, spent Thanksgiving at Mrs.
+. Nj. Dana's. They return home
today.
Earle Foster was at home for
Thanksgiving.
Miss Mnude Townsend was at
home from Bridgewater, Mass, for
Thanksgiving.
Among the Thanksgiving day
guests at the Inn we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. +. p. Saltonstall, Boston; Mr..
and Mrs. +. Randlctt and daugh-
ter of Concord, N. H.; Mrs. Cor
don Plummer, Miss I'lummer, Cur.
tbs Plummer, Brookline, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Warner, Stewart G.
Warner, Charles II. Newhall and
B. II. Berry OF Lynn, Mass.
VIII Derby was ut home from
Saxtons River for the holiday.
Frank Williamson of boston spent
Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr..
an Mrs. Augustus Williamson.
Isaiah Benson of West Wood
stock, one OF the best known resi-
dents of the town, was married
Wednesday evening to Miss Nellie
A. Clough at the brides home on
River street.
Thanksgiving day was quiet one
in Woodstock, clear and cold.
There were the usual number ct
home-comers and family reunions,
but aside from skating on rough ice
on the mill pond there were no out
door sports to interest the visitors
opI fnu SIC ner,p1e
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28

There is man in indianapolis
who is said to receive the smallest
salary paid by any municipality to
a servant. He gets one cent day
for turning on and off an electric
light in an out-of-the-Way suburb.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28

New York is to have the largest
school building in the world. 1t
will accommodate $500 pupils and
cost over ST. 200, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28

]. w. Lamar, S., who claimed to
be the only surviving schoolmatc of
Abraham Lincoln, died Saturday at
Buffaloville, Ind,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28
WOODSTOCK RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
~ effect Oct. II, 1908.
|.

All trains daily Sundays excepted FLAG
station. Trains Nos. and stop ON
| This Company reserve the right to cancel
trnius without notice.
]. &. PORTER,
Genera! Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28

MAPLEWOOD FARM, Wood
stock, W., has for sale pair at
strong work horses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28
POST C.rlCA NOTICE

MALLS CLOSE.
Session, New York, North and East. 10. 90
W., 800 y. NJ. $50 r. NJ.
Bridsewnter, Rutland. and Ludlow GIL
:. NJ. and = O0P. ".
south Woodstock and FelclIville, 800 P. N
Barnard and Bethel. G.l 4. NJ.
Office hours from ~ 4. VI, too +. Nj
Sundays. II to | p. NJ.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. J.. NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28

GIRL WANTED-For general
no usework. No washing. Mrs
Robert +. Smith White River juno
ton, VI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28
Bring Your Horses
To WinslOw's Shop.

Horse-shoeing and general job work done
promptly and with care. Mr.. Winslow
will be In the shop to look after tho wants
of his old patrons.
Il T.. BARNARD.
Man srarrT WOODSTOCK. VI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28
Farm for Sale.

wish to sell my farm in West Berlin,
situated on West hill, one mile from depot
road, consisting of about 70 acres, 30 of
which is level filling lane, good pasture
and sugar orchard, plenty Of woodland
Farm will keep 10 COWS and pair Of horses
For further particulars apply to
MEs g. =. LEONARD,
West Berlin. W.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-11-28
TAF'rSVILLE.

Geo. Osmer and wife OF Deweys
Mills spent Sunday with relatives
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23
SCANDALS IN DEPARTMENTS.
x~.rt, Every Department Of Cow
ernmens service Needs q ih"r-
ough Ia~~.ffxstion.

The post Office scandals are assnm-
ing huge dimensions. Nearly all the
higher officials appear 10 be involved
and vet no Official investigation has
been ordered by the postmaster gen
eral.
Perry Heath has come 70 town to
helm his former associates 10 cover up
their delinquencies and there are good
prospects that Senator Hanna Wall oe
as much interested in shielding them
as he was in the Rathbone and Nicely
incident.
For a reform administration. the
present one is attaining greater noto-
riety for scandals in the departments,
that have, so far. come to the surface
than any since the second Grant aa-
ministration.
The commissioner Of the general LAND
Office has been forced 10 resign ano
some minor officials in the same ce'
partment have been ordered to SHOW
cause why they should not be dismissed
from the government service.
The customs department Of thu
treasury Is being investigated and II
addition to the silk frauds. that are
now in the courts, a general reorgan
ization Of the New York branch Of thu
service has been determined upon. ant
the development will be far-reachins
il an honest administration is desired
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

They had been married three
months and were having their thir-
teenth guardian unlucky number,
by the wny.
.You only married me for my
money" he said. with exceeding bit
tcrness.
II didn't do anything of the kind"
she rctorted.
..Well. YOU didn't marry me because
you loved me-"
II know / didn't"
"In heavens name. what did you
marry me for. then?" he cried in de-
spair, for he had not expected this.
".Just TO make that hateful Kate
Scott YOU were engaged to cry her
ewes out because she had to give you
up and see me get you
He fell down on the white bear rug
at her feet and rolled over on II un-
iii he looked like an animated snow
ball.
Great Caesar. woman" he
shrieked. ''what have you done? Why
married you just because she threw
me over"
And bv the time dinner was ready
their sweet young hearts were once
more so full of sunshine that avn
inrs were absolutely necessary
Stray Stories.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

Lecturing before the Philadelphia
Society Of Ethical Culture Mr.. John A.
Hobson, English economist and sociol-
ogist, said:
Carnegie, Rockefeller and Rhodes,
made rich by corrupt bargains with OIL
flee holders, monopoly of oil wells and
pipe lines. control Of law courts and
politicians. avoidance of taxes, ruth
less crushing Of independent dealers.
control of markets by trusts, tarin
protection purchased-is il safe and
good to take charity from such men a.
theseg'
This is the question. put in slight
ly different form by Prof. Bascom,
which is now agitating the pulpit and
press of the country. However it may
be settled il is certain that the power
TO advance prices, which these trust
barons usually exercise just after they
have announced to the world that they
are about to give charity to some insti-
tuition, should be taken from them. 1t
is noticed that they collect from the
the people, in enhanced prices, several
times the amount to be given in char
ity. If. after being shorn of the power
over prices, they should continue to
give millions TO subsidize colleges and
enslave the professors, we might be
more ready TO give them some credit
for their action, and not suspect that
their charity was a cloak TO cover their
sin of monopoly and extortionsts
priceg
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23
THE HEARTLEsS COAL TRUST.

mummy that il has aroused the repub-
lican party from its Rip Van Wrinkle
slumber. Speaker Henderson got
frightened and fed when he saw this
..fossilized heresy" approaching under
the banner Iowa idea" Babcock and
other republican congressman are m
PRODUCING free trade bills as peace Of
fcrings 10 this free trade mummy
II President Roosevelt had thought
that free trade was mummy, instead
of live issue, he would not have ad-
vocated free coal in his message TO con-
gress.
The free trade mummy is so mucn
alive that il Is creating CONSERVATION
in republican ranks. 1t will break all
of their old protection idols and brio
a-brac fetiches if the republicans try
to keep it in their museum 81 antiqui'
ties
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

ssm~thing That VIII Play Havoo
with the crumbiing idois
Of Protection


The Washington Post, d January =
says:
-The Chicago Chronicles devotion 70
the decadenf, the almost fossilizeo
heresy Of free trade is 80 intense that
il never omits possible opportunity
10 show its rabid animosity toward the
triumphantly indicated doctrine OF
protection. Indeed. the Chronicle
hunts for such opportunities and IN
vites that temptation, ignoring the
abundant proofs that is idol Is, for al
practical purposes, as dead as the Old
est Egyptian mummy :.
Free trade is ''fossilized heresy"
and an Egyptian mummy" IS it' IL
never was more animated than now.
Not for years has there been as mucn
free-not tariff reform, but radicaI
free trade-talk. both in and out OF
Washington, as during the past four
months. Hundreds of newspapers are
demanding that coal, beef, steel. hides
and numerous other trust products,
be put on the free list. \ free trade
mass meeting was held in Faneuil hail.
Boston on December 80 A great au-
dience yelled itself hoarse for free
trade in coal. beef and other articles.
The tariff tax now has more enemies
in Boston than the tea tax had when
Bosfon's famous tea party" was IN
session. So lively is this free trade
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

Cleopatra. in the brilliance OF her
beauty, spoke thus TO the wizard:
1--WE are but mortals, o Grayb.a ard =
Unto dust after the allotted span.
ouoth the sage, unless
II divine thy meaning. II is the
custom that the rulers be embalmed'
and thus defy the ravages of time
as a mummy
Even sol"
Then the queen spoke commanding
~. and there was strange CLEAN IN
her eyes:
Bring forth thy powders, burn thy
herbs. and humble thy spells in haste
and gaze We into the distant future
to see If any fool scientist will try
to calculate the ages of the mummies
they discover"
The palace was filled with the ruby
vapor Of necromancy.
"Ah." trcmbled the wizard, rs
even so. Those prying scientists OF
the twentieth century will calculate
the muminy's age down To the half
month
ITO the block with him" reared
Cleopatra Just to think tnat
should come so near TO having the
world know my agc."
Thus woman's ruling passion has
prevented the mummy of the En-
chantress OF the Nile from ever being
found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

speed Of an express train. Tho
COWS, fcetcr and fercer than their
males, were leading On. Half dozen
cowboys skirmiShed before. shooting
and flashing out desperately, trying
10 back-lre by a counter-p-nic.
taking chances of life with every
vcpher-hole. But there was no
checking that mass; when steer
fiinchcd before the heavy whip, he
was pushed on from behind. Aad
ever they beloved, with a note OF
tiger. in their voices.
A moment Belle ran before the
herd; then calling To the roam, who
understood as only cow-horse can
understand, she cut an oblique
course across the herds face. She
gained the road; the herd was be-
hind her, and the roam. gathering
his nerve for final squirt. made for
the wagon. She shouted, but the
roar behind drowned her voice. and
so She reached for the holster.
where Emilio kept his knife. As she
whipped il out and drew even,
reaching for the carcass. the wagon
| slackened and stopped. Her own
horse swcrved in his course. and
shot past before she could check him.
The off-horsc, what with fear and
exhaustion. had stumbled and fallen
dead. And the wedge was coming on,
now but a quarter of mile away.
Deadly as was their fear, the two
| Englishmen, who had jumped TO the
| ground, stood and stared TO see her
turn in beside the standing horse
and, without any ceremony, cut ms
traces and reins. lie reared ana
plunged: Justin caught his bride.
Mount uuick." she shouted. And
before he could grasp the situation
she had pushed Dudley to her roam,
almost thrown him into the saddle.
and mounted behind.
AS the snoring horses bounded
away the roar was almost on their
TANKS. II rose to its climax in
great. dull crash. Looking back. the
girl saw that they We're no longer fol-
lowed. The dust cloud was whirl'
pool that rolled and tumbled over
the spot where the wagon had been
For only minute; the cowboys
closed in and the panic was over
Slowly the men beat back the sullen
stated demons. And when the press
split there was no wagon at all
only broken wheels and scattered blt:
Of woodwork, and fattened belong
inrs and blood-blood and cleaning
gray hairs trampled into everything
The two men dismounted an'
turned to the girl. Then was sh'
first aware of her skirts tucked abou
her hips and Of the manner in which
2 she had ridden. Her color rose am
she jumped down. She turned redde
moment later when Dudley Latino
J took her in his arms and. for the sec
ond time that morning. kissed her.
And that time he kissed her y
deadly earnest--S San Francisco Argo
!. naut.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

The agricultural department j.
charged with fixing the crop statistics
in the interest of speculation and with
dealing out 10 favored brokers advance
information that has proved valuable
in rigging the markets for agricultural
produce. ahead OF the general public
For a long time il has been claimed
that the agricultural statistics have
been unreliable. and this contention
has been made more certain by the dis
-repancies between the reports Of the
statistician and those Of the census
bureau. There is war between the
two departments. and il the matter :
not hushed up a scandal of magnitude
will certainly be developed. The stats
teal bureaus Of the various depart
ments have been proven 10 be unre-
liable. 10 say the least. and investiga-
ton has shown that many of the figures
have been doctored and fixed 10 suit
the party in power.
The above are few Of the most re-
cent scandals that have come 70 light
and there is no doubt that If an i'm
martial investigation Of the depart
ments could be had. the country would
be aroused 10 the necessity Of a change
Of administration
Nor has the impartial rule in our
new island possessions developed any
better state Of affairs. In Porto Rico.
a smuggling scancal has developed and
officers Of the government are the
+rI (
claimed that gross election frauds in
that island were perpetrated to keep
the government party in power and
that no redress or investigation is per-
m.fted.
In the Philippines. matters seem 70
he going from bad to worse. and snug
cling and even piracy are occurring
within sight Of Manila. Pestilence
and famine are the added horrors that
are now devastating those islands, and
their condition is far worse than wher
under the despoiism Of Spain
For a boosted reform administra
ton. the present one is certainly fac
ing an era Of scandals that viii re-
quire a great deal Of whitewash ts
cover up the exposures. or it will sinh
10 the level Of the most corrupt one
that has ever cursed the people Of thu
United States.
The only way for President Roose
Welt 10 save his own skirts from con
termination j. TO insist on thorough
investigation and. II necessary, turf
the Hanna machine politicians, wh'
now have control out into the coli
world from the snug nests they nov
occupy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

This Roosevelt trouble reminds
us Of what a desperately dangerous
thing IT, is to eject man vice presidents
who Is unfit for president.-M Memphis
News.
Even conceding that the tariff II
"a sacred white elephant" does not
senator Vest know that nothing an
noys an elephant more than to be
,rified with detroit Free Press.
Senator Hoar's belief that the
effect Of consolidation has so far been
confined to apprehension and alarm
and has not extended 10 serious injury
provokes an inquiry as 70 who Pave
his meat bills.-Piitsburr Dis patch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23
The ONE SURE THING.

Ills not the girl with reddish hair
Whose dispositions sunnicst;
It's not the man who always jokes
Whose stories are the funniest:
lis not the richest millionaire
Perhaps who eats the most.
The babe that has the finest care
May soon give M the ghost.
She may not ne the sweetest girl
Who has the waist that's slenderest:
The largest OK may not yield up
The steak that IL the tenderest.
The man who holds his head up high
Above the toiling crowd
May have less cause than you or l.
In fact for feeling proud.
The deacon with the pious air
May not be quite the holiest;
The child that's born in poverty
May not remain the lowliest.
But this Is sure-as sure hs fate
The one who boldly asks
Gets more than those who hope and wait
And just perform their tasks.
IS. Il. IIiser. In Chicago Record Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

a notorious mouthpiece 81 mo-
popoly hints that Senator Hoar's anti
trust bill suggests "a weakening Of
the rigidly logical faculty hitherto en-
loved by the senator" In otherwords,
the monopolists regard as crazy any
body who cntertains the idea Of inter
fering with their operations and. con-
sidering the attitude of republican
congress and republican president.
they are justified 10 the belief.--Chi-
caro- Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

One Of the worst things about city
life is that IL affords people so few
opport.hities for wearing out old
clothes Woman's Home Companion
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

He tadmiringly)-Yourc not the
sort Of girl to give yourself away.
She (insinuatingly)--No. but you
might ask father.--Stray Stories.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23

Dc-p digging must 60 before high
builoing
Tie love is not fauliless that fal-
ters at fault.
The heart is only clean when il -
.hoily .ie--.
You -annot make an enemy with
cut losing friend.
What God assigns is always better
han what man designs.
The good in man may be SHOWN
~ the good he sees Ia men.
The edifice Of character canpo: b
suil. without an architect.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
A Woman's Wealth.
Paine's Celery
Compound
GIVES VIGOR AND
STRENGTH TO DEBILITATED AND
RUN DOWN WOMEN.

II Is maintained by many distinguished
writers that the greatness of a --,tion depends
much upon the physical condition of its
women. The general conditions which con-
tnbute to health and long life, are those which
do not imply rapid and unequal exhaustion
OF those powers by which life is maintained.
While We assert that the women of our land
stand peerless for beauty and the virtues that
make them lovable, we cannot hide the fact
that there are thousands in our midst who,
owing to overwork, worry, household cares,
and an unequal exhaustion of life power, have
tated.
We bring to the attention of all weary.
respondent, hopeless, and sickly women
ssrth's great rescuer and health builder.
raine's Celery Compound. Thousands of
healthy women around US owe their present
ugor, activity. and robustness 90 Paine's
Celery Compound Mrs. Stephen Smith, ST.
Paul. MIMI, tells how she was snstched from
the grave; she says:-
II had bad attack of Ia grippe this spring
and was at deaths door, and no one ever
expected me to recover was so weak that
as soon as they Brought me out OF one faint
was IN another. could not take any
nourishment, and -1octors' medicines did me
no good. A friend advised my husband to
eSt me a bottle OF Paine's Celery Compound,
which he did, but had no faith in II. The
second day after taking the Compound.
began TO get real hungry and took an interest
In things had everything that money and
loving care could supply, and with that and
fane's Celery Compound, I am now doing
my own work, while three months ago was
almost In the grave. ] know that l. owe nv
health and strength to Paine's Celery Com.
pound, and shall always recommend it,"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

The feats OF Grace Darling I'm life
saving In England years ago and Of Ida
Lewis Of Newport are now challenged
by Breton lass, who swan out alone
to boat containing six shipwrecked
sailors and piloted them ashore
through dangerous reefs which would
have wrecked them.
Grace Darling accompanied her ia
Their, lighthouse keeper. in the boat in
which he put of TO rescue some sur
vivors of the wrecked steamer Forfar-
shire who had found refuge on a rock
This was in September. 1893. and II
created great outburst OF enthusiasm.
The Humane society voted medals to
Darling and his daughter, the treasury
gave $3.50 TO Grace. while 5000 raised
by subscription was invested for her
benefit and that of her father. She
died OF consumption at twenty-seven.
Ida Lewis. the life saver of Newport,
still lives at an age past fifty years,
with a record OF half dozen rescues
performed quite alone. She Is the only
woman lighthouse keeper in America,
was appointed for life In 1879 by Gen.
eral Sheridan and will be the last of
her sex-unless there Is some day an
other Ida Lewis.