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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

gers when ones memory fails for the
moment would seem to offer ample
proof Of the fact. Curiously enough,
this same condition, physical move
ment, will manifest itself in many
ways under similar circumstances.
All men do not snap their fingers
when there is mental lapse which
they are seeking to overcome. They
find other ways of bridging the gap.
One man will pat his foot when he
forgets temporarily. Another will
bite his lip, or place his finger
against his temple, or rub one hand
across his forehead or resort to some
other effort to stimulate his tagging
memory. Why is this? Is ones
memory really aided by these physi.
cal movements? 1t must be. Else
humanity would have dropped them
long ago. Almost every man, when
he forgets something, a name, for in
stance, which is right on the end of
his tongue, will make some kind of
physical effort to conjure the proper
image from its hiding place in tho
brain cells. Why 1t Is do not know.
know merely that it happens, and l
suppose it answers some good pur.
pose"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

Projected purchase Of the Park Street
church, Boston by syndicate falls
through.
Somerville young man, discovered in
the theft of case Of eggs tries to
kill himself by swallowing poison.
Count Elliott Zborowski, former Bos-
ton man, killed in automobile accident
in France.
Complete cure in case Of Annie
krearer of Chicago, operated on by
DR.. l.orena in October
Injunction against the Wabash train
men and tircmen dissolved by the
judge who granted IL.
President Roosevelt starts on his
western trip and makes a short speech
at Harrisburg.
Injunction asked to prevent b. and
S. w, L. from eypending money to
fight strike in Lynn and Haverhill.
Frank Mcdonald of Roslindale seri-
ousy hurt while playing boys game.
Charles NJ. Schwab will probably re-
main at head of steel trust for three
years more.
Death of Hon. Elihu Burritt Hayes of
Lynn, Mass.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt reported to
have settled 81 900, 900 on Miss Nelson,
his bridc-cect
Victory for The Lynn, Mass, painters
is the outlook.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
kNlTTERS NOW.
Vote to Join Strikers Which May Add
5000 to Ranks OF Idle,

Lowell, Mass.-One hundred Of the
225 kntters employed in the Law
renee hosiery. where more tnan 5000
hands are employed. have voted not TO
so TO work.
If the other knitters join the strikers
and 1t seems probable that they will
it means that the 5000 operatives in
the Lawrence hosiery will have to quit
work in few days, as the other opera
tives in the hosiery are dependent on
the knitters for their employment.
The knilters held meetings in the
Spinners' hall. When some of those
who were active in the meeting re-
ported for work at the mill, they were
asked as to what they intended to do
Then they were told by the overseers
that If they were not satisfied and il
that If they were not salts
fed and If they would not
agree to work without agi-
tating the question of higher wages, 1t
would please the mill management II
they left.
Fifteen of them did so, and reported
their dismissals to the executive com
mittee of the textile council. Agent
Nourse acknowledges they We're in
vted to seek employment elsewhere,
saying that the men who left were
ringleaders in an attempt to induce the
rest of the help to strike.
The strikers feel that they have
scored another victory in getting the
knitters to come out of the Lawrence
mill, as by the closing of the hosiery
branch of the works their ranks are
swelled to 10000 strikers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
"A Portfolio Of Rare Views"

Thirty-threc magnificent reproluc.
tions of Photographic views of various
scenes along the Fitchburg division of
the Boston & Maine railroad is what
the new portfolio consists of. The
delightful panoramic scenery of the
Hoosac country and Deerfeld valley.
the dashinG waterfalls and towering
mountains are all aptly portrayed in
this new addition to the Boston &
Names art library.
This book is entitled "The Charles
River to the Hudson" and will be
mailed to any address upon receipt of
six cents in stamps by the general
passenger depart ment, Boston &
Maine railroad Boston.
The complete set consisting of the
other five portfolios, and this new one,
will be mailed upon receipt of 36
cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Elder Took a Day Off
Brother Parkers Explanation Of His Fall From Cracc-G
Reward for Forty>si1 Years Of Faithful Service
10 The Church

Irving Bachelor can always tell a
story Of the north country, and this
is one of them.
up in st. Lawrence county" he
said, there was a God-fearing old
man who lived in small village a
few miles from Potsdam. Mr. Parker
was an elder in the church, good
husband and father, and a worthy
citizen, who was much respected In
the community. One day he hitched
up his team and went off with a load
Of produce from his farm to Potsdam.
Night fell, but Parker did not return.
His family was much frightened. for
such a thing had never happened be-
fore, and they felt sure that some evil
had befallen him. His son went to
Potsdam and called at all his fathers
accustomed haunts, only to find that
the old man had sold his potatoes and
started for home before dark.
"The family remained in great dis
tress all night and until the next
afternoon, when Mr.. Parker drove in
at the big farm gate. The old mans
clothes were torn, his face bruised, a
small portion of his front scalp was
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Smith Souqht Suicide.

Boston. MaSS.-A young man VINO
says he is Arthur Smith 2l years old,
of Myrtle street. Somerville. lies moan
ing on cot at the City hospital re-
lief station, suffering from remorse
and aconite poisoning, but principally
from the former, while a stalwart po-
liceman of Division sits at his side to
see that he doesn't make ano er at
tempt on his life. Smith tried to kill
himself in a newspaper Office, after
he had been arrested by Special or
ficers Kelly and Golf of Division 4 on a
charge of larceny. He fought desperate
ly to end his life, and was prevented
only after a hard fight.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

Boston. Mass.-After willing her
body to the Harvard medical school
and her clothing to the Salvation Ar.
my, woman who was frienLless and
alone in the city committed suicide
at the home maintained by the
Young Women's Christian associa.
tion at 9S Warrenton street. She was
found dead in bed and in the room
was vial which had presumably
contained poison. So much of its la,
bel had been removed that nothing
but the name of the druggist was leg
ible, but in the bottle were about two
drops of liquid which smelled like pep.
permint.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
HARRY S. MAI.LOY.
alias HARRY BROWN.
Society saIvationist soIaces Sinners

Burlington. N Miss Marian Fer
gus Wooman. beautiful and accom-
plished, lately student at Vassar col
lege and mistress of fortune esti-
mated at 100000 has deserted her
drawing room and friends for the Sal
walton Army barracks, and nightly
souls of the lowly. Miss Woolman is
the daughter of the late George Fl.
Woolman and Lavina Fergus Wool
man. and lives with her widowed
mother in an cldfashioned but splen-
did home in the best part of the city.
Miss Woolman. who is now about 2l
years old. member of st. Mary's
Episcopal church.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
One of Earth!s LoneEest Spots
Island Of Tristan GAcunhs the Smallest Atom in The Br sh
En,pire-CIn,ate Is Excellent and the Resi-
denis Lone>hved

Tristan dAcunha, 1900 miles duo
loneliest atom in the British empire.
1t was garrisoned during Napooon's $
Imprisonment at st. Helena. and the
inhabitants are the descendants Of
Corporal William Glass, who, with
his wife and two private soldiers
preferred to remain there on the
withdrawal Of the troops.
Wives for the two bachelors were
obtained from St. Helena, and some
women convicts were also landed
there fifty years ago, while an oc
casional castaway has increased the
population from time to time.
There are now only some seventy
inhabitants, of whom bare score
are men. The climate is excellent,
and the residents are very longlivcd.
The island Is only eighteen square
miles, and the chief crop is potatoes.
but the live stock consists Of COO cat.
tie, 500 sheep and some donkeys, pigs
and poultry. Tobacco and spirits are
unknown, nor are there any laws. the
Oldest inhabitant being regarded as
governor.
Communism is the prevailing prac.
tice, all things being shared in com.
mon and proportionately. The little
settlement of Edinburgh is the only
Inhabited quarter and the bunch of
well.built stone houses received this
name after the visit Of the duke of
Edinburgh in 1867.
Once year the governor of st.
Helena visits Trlstran d'Acunha
with the mails and to see after its
welfare and report thereon to the
paternal government at Whitehall.
Otherwise the island has no com
munication with the outer world.
Ascension island is more import
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

missing and his horse was broken
winded and all of lather. He vouch.
safed no explanation. but betook him
self to bed, where he slept for four
teen hours, waking with a rich
brown taste in his mouth.
The matter got nosed abroad, and
eventually the minister and brother
elder called upon him.
"'Brother Parker, said the minis.
ter solemrly, it appears to us that
some explanation is due the church
Of events which have recently trans
pired, and we have called to see IL
you have anything to say about them
THE old man pondered awhile,
and then asked How long hev
been member of the church, boy
and MANI
'Forty-six years, my brother
"'Hev l walked in the ways of the
Lord pretty perpendicular during that
time?
"'Yes, Brother Parker, you have
served long and faithfully
"'Well,' said the old man, I
thought so, too, n just thought I'd
take day Off New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Seattle Suspect Coming to Taunton

Seattle Suspect Coming to Taunton.
Taunton, Mass-State Detective AL
fred b. Hodges and Taunton police
officer will leave for Seattle, Wash,
after the man under arrest there sup
posed to be John f. Gallagher. want
ed for the murder of his brother-in-
law, Joseph Mcmahon. in Taunton,
Nov. 81. 1899. The man under arrest
says his name is George Holmes, but
pictures of him taken in Seattle and
sent to Officer Hodges satisfy him and
the Taunton police that Gallagher and
Holmes are the same man. The sus-
pect had been in Seattle three years
when he was arrested and sd worked
most of the time as a bartender. He
says his home is in Lynn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Widow Admits Her Crip,e

Bangor, Me.-Whatever of mystery
remained in connection with the death
of William A. Deering of Brewer on
Saturday night. March IA, has been
cleared up by a statement made III der
statement. which partakes OF the ma.
ture of a confession. was made to
County Attorney Bertram l.. Smith. 1t
not only shows that Mrs. Deering
killed her husband. but also reveals the
fact that she also intended to commit
suicide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Good News for Miners.

Indianapolis, Ind.-The old wage
scale between the bituminous miners
and operators of nearly 20 states has
expired. The 1902 agreement will con-
tinue in Tennessee. Alabama and sew
eral other western and southern states
until June or July. In Illinois, Ohio
Iowa. Kentucky, Pennsylvania and 9TH
er states the miners and operators have
agreed upon a new scale. The bitumin-
Gus miners. as a result of the national
and state conventions. will receive this
year an aggregate increase on the out
put of $40, ,437 900 in wages over last
year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
An April Fool Baby Show.

Washington, ID. C.-Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth gave an April fool baby
show. The affair was voted the
unique function CT the season. A
small dinner Preceded the main en-.
tertainment. About 200 guests were
parture in fun-making consisted in
throwing stereopticon pictures of ba-
bies upon a large screen, and then
permitting the guests to guess the
name of each infant. Nearly all the
"babies' represented were present
among the guests and well known In
society.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
THE DELINEATOR
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Fo months trial subscription to
The Age
2J cents.
We DO JOB PRINTING.

ant, being fortified naval base. II
Is rated by the admiralty IA II ship,
and governed In all respects as
man.of.war. The ruler is the captain,
and his crew consists OF 2G0 inhabi.
tants. All the adult males are class
ed sailors, and the captain is as abso-
lutte as on the quarterback.
The climate and soil are guod,
bananas being largely cultivated.
while goats form the live stock.
Turtles also frequent its shores, and
when war vessel calls twice year
it incidentally ships n supply of
chelmonidoe for the king and the
lords of the admiralty.
Three hundred miles east OF Cape
Horn lie the Falkland isles, and,
though they are unknown to the
strectbrcd man, these British out.
posts have more than 1000 inhabi-
tants. Sheep raising is the chief
occupation, there being nearly 1000.
600 sheep in the isles.
The people are happy in being FREQ
from public debt, while the fact that
Tue olll. ldNPS are the iIhpoIl uutie9
on liquor and tobacco may well draw
sighs from the heavily taxed people OF
England.
Moreover, there is prison accommo-
dation for only eleven criminals, and
so rarely is even one cell occupied
that the solitary warder policeman
puts in his time in the government
printing office.
Until a few years ago education
was somewhat neglected, chiefly on
account of the scattered residences
of the population, but this defect has
been rcmcdied by the appointment Of
peripatetlc pedagogues, who now visit
the pupils, since the pupils would not
visit them. Pail Mall Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Died Together Fearing Fathers Wrath

Paterson, \. 1.-The dead bodies of
Thomas 5. Stothard. aged n, and his
wife. aged %. We're found in the back
yard OF the house Of Stothard's faith.
er. The couple had committed sui
eide by drinking Carbolic acid. Stoth.
ard married in opposition to the wish.
eS of his parents and after an absence
of Il few days had written to them
that he and his wife were coming
home 10 seek forgiveness. 1t is sup
posed they feared a cold reception.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Treasurer Will Paw at His Peril.

town meeting here a sensation was
sprung when the meeting voted to
postpone Indefinitely actiCn on the ar
ticle relating to compensation for the
board of public works. The board was
created at a special meeting and the
matter of salaries was postponed.
James H. Murphy. framer of the arti-
Gle whereby the board was created,
declared that any bills contracted by
the commissioners would be paid by
the treasurer at his peril. as the board
of public works would not be a legal
body until after next annual meeting
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
No Fear from Heathen Chinee.

army officers who were in the Chin
campaign, and the military attache
of all the legations there. are almos
unanimous in the belief that the de
fences of the legations were to b
greatly strengthened. It is not likel.
that any action to that end will b
taken by the United States government
This is principally because Ministe
Conger does not think it the part o
discretion to make any demonstration
that the legation feels insecure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
MON DAY.,
March 80, 1908.

Rev. DR.. C. A. Barbour Of Rochester,
N. Y. declines the call to fremont tenn
pie, Boston.
Safe of Rood & Woodbury. at Spring
field, Mass, cracked and robbed of
$500.
Nine Greek couples, welded in
Salem. Mass, during past year. found
not to be legally united. and the knots
retied by City Clerk Entwisle.
War office fails to show any military
honors to Sir Hector Macdonald, the
French Liner Theoretically Torpedoed.
New York. N. Y.-Held up by tow
erlng icebergs in the fog of the Grand
banks and theoretically torpedoed by
submarine boat few hours after
he beginning of the voyage from
iavre. the French liner Champagne
cached her berth late. her passengers
Enthusiastic over their novel expert
nee. When II miles off Cherbourg.
March, IA. all on board were startled
~ the shrill whistle from the subma-
Inc boat. which broke water" not
200 yards away. The tri-color OF
France fluttered from the single mast
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Hubs 100000 xn Science Church.

Hubs 100000 xn Science Church.
Boston, Mass.-There is to be new
Christian Science church in Boston up
on the site of the present structure and
upon surrounding land now occupied
by dwelling houses. Thirteen brick
houses, six on Falmouth street and
seven on Norway street. and good
sized flat house on St. Paul street, will
be torn down and one large structure,
to be known as the Mother church, will
be erected The seating capacity will
be not less than 5000, which will make
it the largest church in Boston. The
cost will reach close to 81. .O00, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Protested With Bad Eeqs.

PhlIadeIphla, Pa.-SeVenteen OF the
IS men arrested at the Peoples theatre
as a result of a riotous demonstration
during the performance of "McFadden's s
Row of Flats" were held in $500 bail
charged with malicious mischief and
assault and battery. Thomas A. Henry
manager of the company. testified that
anticipation of trouble. he occupied a
seat in the orchestra circle, and gave
evidence relating to the disturbance
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Grudue AGAINST Popular Grove lander.

Grudge Against Popular Grovelander.
South Groveland. Mass.-Some one
in this little town with a grudge
against one Cf the town officials,
Frank Mccormick, a former Boston
boy and one of the best athletes Mas
sachusetts ever produced to satisfy
a fiendish impulse, made an attempt
to poison the Mccormick family some
days ago. A package of tea heavily
doseL with paris green was placed
near the entrance of the Mccormick
home Mr. Mccormick picked it up,
and. carrying it in the house started
to examine it. When he poured out
the tea he found the green powder in
the bottom of the bag. where 1t had
sifted down A chemist found enough
poison in it to kill 10 people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
THURSDAY,
April 2, 1908.

One hundred of the 225 kntters in
the Lawrence hosiery in Lowell will
strike and If the others join them 5000
more operatives will be added to the
ranks of the idle.
Harry Browns affidavit saying Bar
nett had hired him for $50 to testify in
the Ward s election cases against
Kiley. read at hearing by. counsel Hurl-
burt; kiley requests arrest of Barnett.
Christian Scientists to build church
in Boston that will seat not less than
5000.
New Haven road and its trainmen
agree on terms.
VI lne mule boat as IL emerged IRON
the sea. The whistle announced that
theoretical torpedo had been fired,
and the captain of the boat, which
proved to be the Espador. shouted:
IF you had been an enemy you
would have been sunk
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
N. Y. AutomobiIist Hurled to

N. Y. AutomobiIst Hurled to Death.
Nice, France.-Count Elliott Zborow-
ski of New York was killed in an auto
mobile hill-clmbing race between here
and La Turbe. The course, which is IS
kilometres long, is known as being
dangerous. 1t was covered by last
years winner under II minutes. Just
abrupt angle, the car struck small
rock in the pathway, causing a sud
den swerve, which precipitated Count
Zborowski and his chauffeur against
a wall. Zborowski appears to have
struck head first as his skull was
smashed in by the violence of the
shock,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

Bosom. Mass.-Chief Pidgins first
bulletin from the Massachusetts bu-
reau OF statistics of labor discusses.
among other things. the record of
'tr'kes and lorkuuts from 1881 to 1900.
inclusive. There were 1905 strikes
md 81 lockouts in Massachusetts dur
ng the period under observation. an
tverage Of 81 strikes and five lock-
nuts year. and the state ranks
.ourth among the states in this re-
gard. The total cost Of labor troubles
was SlEISN.l93.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

New Haven, Conn.-After an all day
conference between the committee OF
the directors of ,he new Haven road
and the trainmen's grievance commit
tee, with Val Fitzpatrick as its adviser
an agreement was reached. The terms
of the agreement are not made public
but just as soon as the agreement hat
been reached, Fitzpatrick telegraphed
to the men in the Harlem river freight
yards, who have been held in only by
the greatest effort from striking. that
very satisfactory terms had been ar,
ranged with the directors committee
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
Famous Lynn Campaigner Dead.

Famous Lynn Campagner Dead.
Lynn. Mass.-The Hon. Elihu B.
Hayes has died at his residence on
Eastern avenue, after an illness of
several weeks. Mr.. Hayes death is
attributed to the accident which he
suffered Oct. Is, 1902, when he re-
ceived a fracture of the skull. Mr..
Hayes was one of the best known pub
lie men in Massachusetts. While
never holding public office higher than
membership in the legislature, his
fame as an advocate and exponent of
matters of pubic policy had carried
his name all over the state, and won
for him a reputation equal to that of
many of Massachusetts best known
men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04

nea,crs ,onort u bo,tcr business the
mast weck than thcy have experienced
tor this season lnr many wears. Bot.
tom pri,oy ,rn ru,iup on eggs. which
are mining in very fine quality.
Thar fs - fin, disnIoy of seasonablr
yeratahlcs at ,rosunablc uriccs. The
bitter noIk,t Is The one execution
whera prices 10 NOT iay,r buyers.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-04
WEDNESDAY,,
April I, 1908.


One man killed and four others in
jured, one badly, in the collapse of a
building in process of construction in
BroOkline. Mass.
Lowell board of trade directors and
Mayor Howe decide that intervention
in the strike at this time is ineXpedi-
ent.
One killed and four injured by over
turning of gun in battery drill at
Fort Meyer; privates James Riley of
Worcester and Marcus Shores of
Smithfeld, Mass, were injured.
Finding in Burdick inquest is that
murderer's identity was not proven. al
though suspicion strongly pointed to
Pennell.
Negotiations for settlement of the
Lynn strike are off.
President Roosevelt starts on his
great western trip.
Agent Messenger of Grosvenordale
mills. North Grosvernordale, Conn,
asked to resign on account of his Pc
culiar religious ideas.
Hon. John ID. Long arrives at his
home in bingham, Mass, from Boston
hospital
Trolley franchise at Beverly Farms
refused by aldermen.
Nathan Barnett cross-eXamines Jo-
seph F. Minkle for two long sessions
before elections laws committee.
Michael F.. Harding of South Boston
badly injured in Maiden. Mass. his
dog guarded his senseless body.
James B. Kellogg, who has escaped
several sentences for swindling, again
arrested in New York.