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Found Part Of Andree's Balloon.

st. Paula special to the Despatch
from Vancouver, B. c., says: What is
undoubtedly relic of the ill-starred
Andree expedition in search of the
North pole, was brought to Vancouver
by returning mining prospector who
has spent the last four years in the
wilds of the Mackenznie basin. He
was sent cut four years ago to follow
the Mackenzie river to the Arctic cir
Gle, and arrived here bringing with
him a portion Of the silk used in the
construction Of Andree's balloon.
(Note-Andree, with two compan-
ions, started in balloon to reach the
North pole on July II, 1897. They
have never been seen since. Andree's
idea was that by starting from Spitz-
bergen, where the wind was blowing
from the south, he would be carried
across the pole and land somewhere
in the northern part Of the American
continent. 1t has been conjectured
that instead Of finding favorable winds
to carry him south after he reached
the vicinity Of the pole, he was kept
in the Arctic regions until his balloon
collapsed, leaving himself and his COM
panions to die Of cold and privations.)
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
DEVICE TOR WOOlNG SLEEP

Most Of the mental devices for
wooing sleep have failed because they
have nearly always tried to resort to
local treatment" in other words,
they have made homeopathic at
tempt to stop thinking by thinking
about something ese--a process
which might also be called "elimina-
ton by substitution" But all think.
Ing, spontaneous or forced, draws
more or less blood to the brain, pre-.
vents deep inhalations and bars the
gate to the kingdom of dreams. Any
device, on the other hand, which will
make one take deep, long breaths
spontaneously (the invariable fore.
runner OF sleep) may be counted upon
as genuine remedy for insomnia.
Even deep breathing which Is forced
Is better than any purely mental at.
tempt to win sleep, says Good House
keeping. But II the deep breathing
can be produced involuntarily one is
sure of a passport to Nodand. After
several nights of experiments to this
end the present writer decided to ap-
ply the principal adopted by the mas.
seurs, who begin their manipulation
at the point farthest from the seat
Of difficnlt-:." which. in the case of
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Agent Saved Several Lives.

Exeter, N. H.-Herman L. Marston,
acting station agent at North Hamp-
ton, saved several lives here recently.
AS all eastbound train was pulling out
of the station two women with chill
dren started to cross the tracks in its
rear, in ignorance Of the approach Of
a westbound express. On its discov-
cry they stood dazed directly in the
path of the train. Marston rushed out
pushed them from the track and
leaped barely in time to save himself.
Spectators fully thought he had been
struck. The two women were shaken
up by the falls resulting from Mr..
Marston's pushing them to safety, but
not hurt. The brakes had been ap-
piled to the train, but It's speed was
still great.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

Kingston, Jam.-The effects of the
hurricane upon the island of Jamaica
were greater than at first believed.
Port Antonio, On the north coast,
was completely overwhelmed. Only
six houses were left standing there.
The United Fruit company's wharves
and offices, hotel and plantations were
utterly demolished.
Five Of the cnmnanv's ataa nnn~s wore
driven ashore but are lying In easy po-
sitions.
Port Maria, another town on the
north coast, also suffered similarly.
The coast is strewn with wreckage
of local sailing vessels.
Trade Is practically at standstill.
The southeastern portion of the island
has been completely denuded of it's
crops, the rivers are flooded and many
men were carried out TO sea and
drowned.
Considering the damage to proper
ty during the hurricane the loss Of
life is comparatively small though
the present estimate now is that the
uedlu llSl Will reach 0U.
The entire eastern end of the island
has been devastated. Villages have
been wiped out and public buildings
and churches demolished.
Thousands of the peasantry, render
ed homeless and destitute, are wander
Ing about seeking food and shelter.
The destruction of the banana plan
tations has been complete, and the
fruit trade is paralyzei for the next 12
months. Hundreds of prosperous fruit
growers have been brought to bank
ruptcy and ruin.
The western end Of the island, which
1t was at first supposed had escaped,
also suffered considerably, though not
to the extent which the eastern end
did. New banana plantations planted
there were partly destroyed and the
orange and coffee crops were also in
jured.
The Norwegian steamer Salvatore di
Giorgio was driven ashore at Annotta
bay and lies in dangerous position.
Several sailing vessels were wreck
ed on the north side. 1t is still stormy
and threatening, and there are fears
that there may be a renewal of the
storm.
Torrential rains have increased the
misery of the poor and homeless.
Thousands OF houses in Kingston were
damaged, the wharves were battered
and several coasting vessels were sunk
irr the harbur.
Hundreds Of persons were injured
and there were numerous hair-breadth
escapes.
The property loss Is estimated at
| $4,000, 900.
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insomnia, would be the feet. Lying
on the right side, with the knees to-
gether, and considerably fexed, the
victim OF insomnia should begin to
pedal both his feet slowly up and
down, with the movement entirely In
the ankles. The pedaling should keep
time with the natural rhythm OF res
piration and be continued until 1t ~
followed by deep and spontaneous
breathing. Several people who have
tried this remedy report that invol
untary deep breathing invariably be-
gins before they have pedaled up and
down a dozen times. In obstinate
cases of insomnia the patient may
need to keep up the pedaling two or
three minutes, or even more. with In.
termissions, II necessary. The treat.
ment may also be varied by moving
the feet alternately, instead Of simul
taneously. though the latter method
has proved the more speedily effica
cious in the cases known to the
writer. The explanation Of the result
obtained is probably simple. The
blood is pumped from the head, and
with the removal of brain tension, a
general relaxation follows, with a So
quent deep respiration and its result
inc sleep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

The really unhappy man, whose un.
happiness is his own fault, is the one
who is forever carrying "a chip upon
his shoulder" Perhaps his happl-
ness is his unhappiness, for when he
Is not engaged in personal alterca-
ton he is brooding over some fancied
slight and awaiting favorable oppor-
tunity to give vent to his wrath.
The man with the chip on his shoul-
der is easily recognized, and his So
ciety by wise people Is carefully avoid
ed. He can 60 nowhere without trou-
BILE following in his wake. If he at
tends "a theater he is either annoyed
oy the usher or someone in the audi
ence, or at the man in the box Office
for not having sold him seat bought
long before he appeared at the win
dow. He is the bane of the car con.
ductor, and on the railroad train he
succeeds in embroiling himself in a
cow with the brakeman, conductor,
Pullman-car porter and the passengers.
Each flying cinder from the locomo-
tive is aimed especially at his eyes,
and he succeeds in stirring up the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Pope Is Recovering,

Rome.-Pope Plus, who recently
tainted while at mass, is gaining
strength.
Although the Pope was much better
DR.. Lappcni, who visited him, thought
1t more prudent for his holiness not to
leave his apartment and not to 60 into
the garden of the Vatican, as he de-
sired. The uoctor further insisted on
suspension Of audience.
DR.. Davenezia, speaking about the
Pope, said:
IF they wish our Plus not to sue
cumb, the Vatican authorities must
change their system. They must not
oblige him to follow the habits of
Pope Leo. The present Pontiff needs
especially plenty of fresh air. He must
not be shut up in box in vitiated
atmosphere"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Root to Resiun.

Neutrality-suspicious. Secretary Root
sails fer London TO sit with the Alas
kan commission he will place his re-
signation in the hand Cf President
Roosevelt in order tnat the president
may appoint a. secretary Of war II 1t
Is deemed necessary. curing Mr.. Roots
absence. 1t Isl understood that the
matter Of his successor has been dis
cussed, andi while nothing official can
be obtained. 1t is believed that the po-
sition, will be- rendered to Gov. Taft.
Secretary Roots desire to leave public
life Isl Basedl largely ON personal
grounds. His family does not, like
the life, i'm Washington; andl the Sec
retary' desires also to return to his law
practice, i'm New York; City,.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
eArTLEsHlP DAMAGED.
Massachusetts Struck a Ledge Of Rock
at Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor, Melville leaving the
harbor during thicN fog in company
with other vessels of the North Attain
tic squadron, the battleship Massachu.
sets sustained considerable damage
by striking on a ledge CT rock OFF the
western end of Egg rock.
The big vessel slipped over the rocks
into deep water, but the two forward
bulkheads Immediately filled with wa
ter, and it was subsequently found
that several plates forward had been
cracked.
The Massachusetts was headed back
into the harbor with considerable diff
fculty and accompanied by her sister
vessel, the Indiana. and the auxiliary
cruiser Scorpion. She will remain here
until Captain Manning, her command
er, receives orders from Washington,
when it Is expected she will proceed
tn RrnnLIyn to ho aoossod.
The squadron under the command Of
Rear Admiral Barker, which has been
on this part OF the coast engaged in
war game, got under way for Long
island, where there will be tactical ex.
ercises previous to an inspection and
review by President Roosevelt. Sec
retary Moody and Admiral Dewey.
The flagship Kearsarge led the fleet
and Immediately following were the
battleships Alabama, Illinois, Texas,
Massachusetts, Indiana. the cruisers
Olympia, Baltimore, Topeka, Yankee,
Prairie and Scorpion, besides the
smaller vessels of the fleet.
The squadron had no sooner started
than a dense fog. which had been
hanging off shore all the morning,
rolled in and within 10 minutes it was
impossible to see more than so yards.
The Massachusetts, occupied posi-
tion on the port quarter of the Texas,
as she proceeded down the harbor,
which brought her much nearer to Egg
rock than the other ships. 1t is be-
lieved that the accident was due to a
miscalculation of her position on the
part Of the navigating officer. When
the big battleship struck she was go
ing at the rate of about nine and a
half knots.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Senator's Food Poisonous.

Washington-A remarkable case of
ptomaine poisoning is reported from
Ashburne. Va. 20 miles from Washing
ton. A large number of persons had
gathered to attend the sale Of the dai-
ry farm owned by Senator Stewart of
Nevada. The senator served the pros
pective buyers light luncheon. con-
sisting of coffee, ham and beef sand
wiches. Shortly afterwards at least
so persons were taken violently i'll,
In statement issued the doctors
report their patients out Of danger, al
though many are quite i'll. An investi-
cation revealed the fact that the beef,
which had been purchased in Wash
ington. and kept in cold storage on the
farm for several days. was the cause
Of the trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

According to the New York tribune,
English writers speak with satisfac.
ton of the revival OF the girl" who
for some years has been overshadowed
by the young married woman and her
equally independent unmarried proto.
type, who had little use for chaperons,
entertained her friends on her own ac.
(count, accepted invitations for herself
Rnd cut loose from all the trammels
pf conventionalty. Miss Innocence is
bow winning her way back to favor,
hnd, though not quite so innocent and
|cinsing as in the old days. she has
the indeflnable grace Of budding
womanhood and submits without pro.
lest to being chaperoned. This change
NJ attributed to the influence of the
ng and Queen, who delight In the
plpanionship Of young people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
The NATIONAL GAME.

Weimer is Chicago's most successful
pitcher.
Freeman, Boston, leads the American
League in home runs.
Fittsburg has yet to win game fran
MathewsOn this season.
Beaumont, Pittsburg. Is keeping ur
his good work with the stick.
Dougherty, of the Boston Americans
is fast Overhauling the heavy hitters.
The Boston Americans now have
seven men batting above the 300 mark
WBrien, of the Boston Americans
played firty-twO games before making
an error in the field.
LADDERS sight is going back on him,
aud this will probably be his last sea
son on the diamond.
McCreelv is playing very good hall
for brooklyn. and may make his re-
turn to the big league long sojouyn.
Jones, the Brooklyn pitcher. runs
lightning fast to first. He might be
made into a good batsman with proper
training.
When Duggieby. Philadelphia Ma
tionaIs. has control of his high, fast
ball there is not Il team in the country
that can touch him.
Detroit is baseball crazy. Two brass
bands met the team on their arrival
home. a good team will wake up al
most any town. Look at Cleveland, foi
instance.
The Pittsburg Pirates are without
doubt the most popular team in tho
business just now. The kickless style
of play adopted by Clarke's men has
won the fans.
"Cyn Young, Boston Americans. has
strElell out nine men once, twice eight
alF five times seven. f1s hor won
GJ,M games in succession and thirteen
~ of fourteen.
Sn. " the best pitchers at fielding
hunts is Bender, the Athletics Indian
twirler. He is very quick in getting III
to the ball, and usually throws nccur
ate. no matter how much steam ht
uses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
LIGHT HEARTS AND HEAVY

There have always been men like
Thoreau and st. Francis who be-
!ieved, says the London Spectator,
that property brought with 1t a heavy
heart, and who have refused, as did
the American philosopher, to be "har-
uessed to his possessions" st. Fran
lis cast aside every weight" that he
might free himself from idle sor.
row." He and his first disciples
loved nothing earthly; they were Sc
cure in all places, troubled by no
fears. distracted by no cares; they
lived without trouble of mind, wait
ms without solicitude for the COM
ing day."
ST. Francis in the Businesses Of the
italian hills singing French hymns
mong the highway robbers in his
whimsical lightness of heart makes a
,trange picture. He knew French
adly, but it seemed to him the Ian
,uage of gayety. The founder Of the
Tranciscans, though we are told that
ne possessed what was quantity
called the gift of tears when perform
Ing his devotions in his call, was nev-
er seen abroad without smile. neith-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Gtvs~Dn~-.~ar-"> /~.|,." o -|I"-cs 't"./t.>S
" G. ON D F. n s f D "
s MI WIG OF 6he IS
60 ~. oW f. E n 90

Ex-President Cleveland and Joseph
Jefferson on their way to Maine.
Fred Mccarthy meets horrible death
by burning in Winooski, VT, lookup.
John r. Burns, 12-year-old Fall
River boy, saves two playmates from
drowning.
Miss Kuehne Beveridge, the sculp-
tor, and Mr.. Branson, an American
resident of Johannesburg, married in
Trouville.
Gen. Miles a formidable candidate
for the position of commander-in-ch
of the G.. A. r.; ]. Y. Stewart, present
commander-in-chie says Miles can
not be elected.
Cardinal Martinelli may be made pa
pal secretary of state; was apostolic
delegate to United States for five years.
Three thousand miners on strike at
Cripple Creek.
Gen. Young will be commanding gen.
eral in name only.
Terrible catastrope on Paris under
ground road.
Hurricane in Jamaica does damage
to banana properties of the United
Fruit company, and in Martinique
causes much destruction to shipping
and other property.
August Gonzales, who started to beat
his way from Chicago to California in
search Of his mother, will be furnished
transportation; mother located at Oak
land.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
CAPTURED Spv In Maipe

Portland, Me.--A spy has been dis
covered at Fort Mckinley. He got ad-
mission to the fort disguised as a lab
orer. but he employed his leisure in
sketching and making plans.
The vigilance Of the officers at the
for frustrated the attempt on the part
of the enemy to secure valuable in
formation. He will he kept close
prisoner at the fort until the military
and naval operations off rhis coast are
over. but will not be tried by aourt
martial His nare and rnlo Ire
known. buC 1as lCt )ae:n ;iWem out. rho
capture, Isl Ser,y 1npu11rnt DIE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

spirit of mutiny in the hearts Of the
travellers.
There are some women similarly
constituted, who manage to be in trou.
BILE from the moment their eyes open
in the morning till they close them
in sleep. Those people are indeed to
be pitied, II indeed they are not cor
daily hated. This quarrelsome habit
of mind can be so fostered that the
petulancy grows to be q malignant
disease and leads sometimes to the
insane asylum. Parents who notice
in their children this fretful, quarrel.
ing disposition can easily find a REM
edy. They may not agree to the meas.
ure-simply, good, sound thrashing.
Everyone has heard of the story Of
the child who was continually whim.
pering and quarreling. In despair the
mother cried: Are you sick? What
do you want?" Gravely the child an.
swered: II think, Mamma, want q
whipping" She received the whip
ping, and there was a marked i'm
provement in her temper.-San Fran
cisco Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

er would he tolerate any appearance
of heaviness in his followers. He
rebuked brother to whom a defect
ed manner had become habitual, say.
ing: my brother, repeat thy sins in
private and do not appear before the
community thus downcast."
We are inclined to think that those
who make their living-provided 1t 10
fairly good One-in the sweat Of their
brow have lighter hearts than those
who make it in the sweat Of their
brain. The high spirits which seem
to be enjoyed by domestic servants
to Judge by the sounds which come
upstairs-are care in point. Dust
Ing scrubbing and plate cleaning
seem to weigh on the heart far less
than doctoring, journalism or the
study Of law or theology. Too often
spirits are broken by overwork or by
disappointment in the wild struggle
to succeed which goes on among pro
fessional people. Certainly in the lit.
erary world light hearts are general.
ly lost early, yet the light-hearted
man of letters, though he is rare, 10
the most attractive of all light-heart
ed men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
LABOR WORLD.

The mines and quarries of the world
employ 100000.
The metal workers union of Japan
has G000 members, with forty-two
branch unions.
Job printers at Minneapolis, Minn.,
are preparing a new wage scale for
presentation to employers.
Another attempt to effect settle.
ment of the Penrhyn EnglanO quar-
rymen's strike has failed.
Kansas City (Mo.) railway express.
men will ask for an increase in wages
and shorter work day.
Victoria (B. c. Trades and Labor
Council has admitted two unions or.
ganized by the American Labor Union.
New York Excavators' Union is pre-.
pairing to organize eXcavatOrs not only
in that city, but throughout the coun-
try.
After being on strike for year $500
steel workers ut IrontOn, o., have re.
turned to work. The strike was fol-
recognition of the union.
Bricklayers at Boston, Mass, have
secured an increase of five cents an
hour by the wage scale presented to
the employers, making the rate fifty.
five cents an hour.
Glassworkers have given notice that
they demand increases ranging from
four per cent to fifteen per cent. Of
their present wages in the various
branches of the glass industry.
Seventy thousand girls and 13S,O00
loys under fourteen in England earn
their living. Two-sevcnths of the girls
are employed in cotton mills, and one
thrd as domestic servants.
A aispnte Of coal laborers at Genoa,
Italy, Resulted in lockout of some
5000 men. The employers required the
Men to withdraw from their unions;
his the men refused to do.
4 or all trade disputes in England dur
Ing 1902, BIG per cent resulted In
4 favor of the workmen, 30.4 in favor of
the employers, 36.65 We're compromised
and 2.3o remain indefinite or unsettled.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
President Invites Naval Attaches.

Washington, d. C.-The president
has invited the naval attaches of for.
eign governments accredited to the
United States to join him on board he
flagship Kearsarge to witness the ma.
val maneuvers Of the North Atlantic
squadron. Tae attaches will go aboard
torpedo boat destroyer at the land
ing Of the New York yacht club and be
taken to the Kearsarga.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Russian Forests.

On the old principle that misery
ioyes company, it is good to hear of
country whose forests have been vast
I'd even worse than our own. Consul
General Guenther reports from Frank
fcit that while the forests Of Sweden
amount to 1876 per cent Of its whole
area. in Russia they are but 36.7 per
cent. and In Russian Poland only
2l.3 percent. Russian forest resources
are less than even in Austria Hungary
and the United States, and the cars
government Is studying ways and
means of reforesting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

~ and SO years. OF remarkable
brains, that Of Konstantinoff, a Bull
garian novelist, weighed 1895 grammes
and that of Smetana, composer, only
1850 grammes. The average weight
of the brain for different occupations
he gives as from 14l0 to 1440 for work
men, 1868 for business men, profes-
sional musicians and photographers,
and 1900 for medical men and persons
whose calling supposes a university
education Persons connected with the
production and sale Of alcoholic H.
quors, have. as rule, light brains.-
London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Blind Dou Saves Family.

Cincinnati-An old. blind dog, con-
demned to death because of his gen.
eral uselessness. saved the lives Of
three persons at the home Of Mrs. ].
c. Jones of Clifton recently. Cropping
his way to his mistress bed through
suffocating smoke, the old dog tore at
the bed clothing until she was finally
awakened Just in time to escape with
her two children from the burning
building. Now old Dash is certain of
a home as long as he lives, and Mrs.
Jones only hopes that he will live for
ever.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15

regard to the newly discovered
liant metals 1t is said on scientific
thority that there are evidently
Pndreds Of kinds of rays shooting
|st us and through us all the time
lys OF which We know nothing" A.
II as the sons and daughters of eartL
Fe concerned the invisible target prac
Ee seems at present to be a e.sided
fair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-15
Some Remarkable Brains.

DR.. Matiegka of Prague, in a memoir
on the brain, states that the heaviest
brain he has found is that Of a young
man of 22 years, and 1.8O meters in
height, which weighed 1920 g,ammes.
RE female brain does not seem TO rise
over 1900 grammes. and the lighte.t he
knows about excluding the very agedj
was 1920 grammes. that of woman
of 25 years, 150 meters in height
There is one of 1000 grammes belong
ing to a woman of SO years. The av.
erage male brain weighs 14O0 grammes
and the female 1900 grammes, between