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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Crashed Into Dead Cars.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Four railroad Ia
borers were killed and 13 injured, two
of them probably fatally, in collision
at the southern end of Chatsworth
yard tunnel of the Southern Pacific
railroad. The victims belonged to
crew of 100 men being taken to work.
A work train left Driver station in
this city. and proceeded to Chatsworth
where 100 men were taken aboard the
first car, which was loaded with rail
road steel and construction material
The engine was placed behind the
train and pushed it out on the new cut.
Off leading to the partly completed
tunnel, six miles distant, where were
two fiat cars loaded with railroad iron,
which had been left on the main track
Saturday night and which were to
have been picked up by the work train.
The engineer for some unknown rea
son, did not slacken speed and the first
car, laden with the laborers. crashed
into the dead" cars on the track.
The impact doubled both cars up
like jack-knives and threw the men
into the air on all sides. The majority
saved themselves by jumping, but
many were injured by the flying pieces
OF steel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Iorpedo Boat DESTROYED.

Newport, r. 1.-The submarine boat
Mocassin has won another victory over
the torpedo boat Mckee in the theoret-
ical warfare that is being carried on
off here under the direction Of Lieu
tenant Commander Frank F. Fletcher,
commandant OF the torpedo station.
The last engagement Is more inter-
esting than any of its predecessors, in
that the submarine boat got within 200
yards of the torpedo boat without be-
ing discovered.
Coming to the surface within this
easy striking distance the Mocassin
went through the exercise of firing a
torpedo at the Mckee which, under the
circumstances, was judged to have been
destroyed with little opportunity OF
making even show of resistance.
In the several sham battles that have
now taken place the torpedo boats
rendezvous has been confined to Ger.
tain angle which has been known to
the commandant Of the submarine.
Lieutenant Commander Fletcher Is
preparing plans for battles that will
be fought under broader scale, in the
night and in fogs and under condi-
tions that will be more like those un-
der which torpedo boats would be like.
ly to be used in actual warfare.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Extensive Church Robbing.

Bangor, Me.-William Dewitt, negro
of 40, and Lnar,es Redmond, aged 10,
are under arrest in Bangor, charged
with having robbed several Catholic
churches in Bangor and vicinity. Red.
mond told tAe police of extensive
church robberies throughout Maine and
Massachusetts,.
He said the poor box at st. Johns
Catholic church had been robbed by
Dewitt, with whom he became ac-
quainted in Boston a year ago, and en-
tered into plot to rob churches. In
scores of places near Boston they Sc
cured money from great many
churches.
Since coming to Maine, Redmond
says they have robbed churches in Port
land, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Lisbon,
Lisbon Falls, Lewiston, Bath, Belfast,
Bangor, South Brewer and Sunday
school at Pittsfield.
The boys story was proved true, so
far as Bangor Is concerned. At st..
Johns the poor box had been robbeu,
and FIR. McSweeney states that Dewitt
applied to him for money.
Dewitt admits that he robbed the
Bangor church, and claims that Red
mond has shared equally in the pro-
ceeds, but the boy says tnat he has re-
ceived little money and has been forced
to act with Dewitt as an unwilling ac-
complice. aa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
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Some Facts About Money

lives; he spends money everywhere:
he comes to Paris with a notice from
his Italian bankers giving him un.
limited credit on Paris bank. There
is no limit on what he can draw from
NJ. Danglers. II is entirely unprece-
dented. Nothing like 1t was ever
known before. He draws 100000
francs and ruins the banker and still
has no complaint from his Roman
house. He rights wrongs; he saves
more lives; he Furnishes the guilty by
the use of unlimited wealth. And
then by and by he leaves Macmillan
on the island of Monte Cristo with his
bride and sails away. AS Macmillan
gees his ship disappear on the horizon
he finds Monte Cristo's will leaving
him his whole fortune. This fortune.
Dumas suggests in two or three
places, was tOGOo0,OO francs $20..
600 900. 1t is the greatest private
fortune the Frenchman could con-
oeive of in lS44-it Is considerably
less than the income Of John d. Rookie
feller in 1908.
So you might run on II 1t did not
tire the brain to conceive more. But,
most remarkable Of ALL this one In
dividual made his unprecedented
wealth with his own brains.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Identified As Hosmer.

Swampscott, Mass.-The body Of the
man who was found in the woods in
Upper Swampscott last Sunday morn
ing has been identified as that CT Cy-
rus Hosmer Of Temple street, Bos-
ton. The Identification was made by
John ]. Twohig of Boston. who had
roomed with Hosmer for The last 10
years. Hosmer has been missing since
the middle CT the week.
Why Hosmer should commit suicide
is a mystery to his friends. He was
employed by heating apparatus man.
ufacturing concern on Portland street,
Boston. When last seen he appeared
to be all right and showed no signs of
desire to take his life. The theory
that he did commit suicide is gained
from the fact that two bottles contain
ing poisonous fluids were found near
the body in the woods.
Hcsmer was in business in Lynn at
one time and was well known there.
He had no family and leaves q brother
and sister in Ashby. Mass. and sis
ter in Porto Rico, where she is en-
gagged in missionary work. Hosmer
was about 65 years of age.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
RUSSIA Is oBDuRATE.
Report That She viii Not Leave China
Until Demands Are Met.

Misunderstanding to informa-
tion received here, the Russian minis
ter at Pekin, M. Lessar has informed
the Chinese foreign Office that Russia
will never evacuate Manchuria unless
her latest demands are granted.
China, 1t is added, has appealed to
the Japanese minister, M. Uchida, for
japanese assistance.
The Japanese residents of Jef-Wie-
Ju have filed petition with the for
eign Office at Toxic asking that Jap
anese warship and troops be sent to
protect ther interests. in view Of the
menacing attitude of Russia. The re-
ply of Japan is not yet known.
The press which reported the forti-
fication by Russia of Yongampho on
the Korean bank of the Yalu river,
considers this action as possible ca
Korean integrity. The report, how
ever is not confirmed officially.
The Russian minister had another
conference with the Japanese foreign
minister yesterday. The Japanese pre-
mier had an audience with the en-
peror the same day. 1t Is now feared
that the promised Russian concessions
are insufficient to Offset her continu-
GUS menace to Korea. nor is the Chino
Japanese commercial treaty, to be
signed Oct s, thought adequate to COM
pensate for permanent Russian oc-
cupatiOn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
President Wants Opinions.

Washington, ID. C.-Conferences with
the leading members of the senate and
house of representatives will be held by
President Roosevelt toward the latter
part Of this month as to the next step
to be taken by the United States look
ing to the construction of an Isthmian
canal. Secretary Hay, who will take
part in these conferences, has returned
to Washington earlier than had been
his intention for the purpose of taking
up with the president this important
question. 1t was learned on the best
of authority that it was not the pres
ent intention of the president to take
any steps now looking to the opening
of negotiations between the United
States and Nicaragua and Costa Rica
for the acquisition of the so-called Mic
araguan route. The SpOoner act en-
powered the president to open negO-
tiations with those countries after "a
reasonable time," in the event of
failure to acquire the Panama route. 1t
is known that the president does not
believe congress would wish him to
abandon the Panama route at this
time, especially when favorable action
at Bogota may still be hoped for. The
consultation with the leaders Of the
senate and house, it is belieyed, will
be fruitful. For this reason President
Roosevelt will take no further steps in
canal matters until after this confer
ence. 1t is the intention of the presi-
dent to take up the canal situation in
his forthcoming message to congress,
and await further action.
William Nelson Cromwell, counsel
for the new Panama Canal company,
has called at the White House for the
purpose OF discussing canal matters
with the president Although Mr..
Cromwell saw the president, i,e was
unable to ascertain what his intentions
were regarding the canal, and espe-
cially what he intended to do as re-
suit of the rejection by the United
States of Hay-Herran treaty.
Mr.. Cromwell still feels tnat the Co
lombian senate VIII pass some act be-
fore adjournment. which will be ac-
ceptable to the United States and will
reopen negotiations for the acquisition
by this country Of the Panama route.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10

These verses, says the Chicago
Post, were written by Otto F. Pearre,
lawyer, who died in Pontiac In 1897
We do not know that they are to be
found in any compilation of poems,
but the lines, rs taken from a scrap
book, are as follows:
Stretching away on every side
A fair domain you see:
A part belongs to Pat Mcbride,
A part belongs to me.
own the golden light of MORN
With all its tints that play
Upon the springlng grass and corn
Pat owns the corn and hay.
I own the cat-blrd, thrush and jay,
The larks that sing and soar
Pat owns the tarnyard fowls that stay
About his stable door.
But where the shadows on yon stream
Are changing every hour,
I own the right to float and dream
Pat owns the water power.
Mine Is the mUrmur of this rill.
Whose sweet tones never cease,
But all the air with music fill
Pat owns that flock of geese.
own yon creamy summer cloud,
That DER the meadow floats
Like some pure angel In a shroud-
Pat owns thGge Berkshire shOats.
Mine are these drops Of dew that shine
And fill my Wild rose full
These tiny tioIets are mine
Pat owns thgt mighty bull.
Where such thlags can be got for pelf
Pat buys the finest breeds,
hold communion with myself
Pat holds the title deeds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10

These are strange times in the ac-
emulation of fortunes-stranger than
any fiction could ever have made
them. Think Of II for a moment! An
drew Carnegie, a canny little Scotch
boy, came to this unknown land few
decades ago barefooted and last year
offered to settle the Venezuelan i'm
broglio between Germany. England,
France and Italy and the South Ameri-
can republic by loaning Venezuela the
entire sum of these international
debts. And yet fortune SO huge as
to permit of such offers is as nothing
to the power of another man. MIR.
Rockefeller, personally quiet Ameri.
can citizen from Cleveland. simple
liver, with few habits Of luxury, could
easily buy half dozen Of the inde-
pendent kingdoms Of Europe; could
without feeling it to any great extent
in his pocketbook take UP the debts
Of all the republics Of Central and
South America.
Again, In 1874, Alexander Dumas
published a book called The Count
of Monte Cristo," the basis Of which
Is the fabulous wealth of an individu-
al. The count finds cave full Of al
most priceless jewels. He buys mems
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
BAD CHINESE.
Police 10 Keep Them Out Of
BoStOn'S Chinatown.
One Of the Causes Of the Feud Which
Resulted In the Recent Murder
There Was a Question Of "Graft'-
Some Of the Ignorant Ones Have
Been BIackmailed Because They Did
Not Register as Required by Law.

Boston-The police have made no
further arrests in connection with the
murder on Friday night of Wong Yak
Chong in Chinatown. Capt. Cain said
that his men had not relaxed their
vigilance in the least to discover
strange Chinese, who might have come
to take hand in the feud between
the two societies, which is said to have
been the cause CT the killing.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Capt.
Cain declared that no Chinese had ar
rived in the city nor had any been Sc
creted in the headquarters of the High
binders on Beach street. The whole
district is under surveillance. He was
satisfied that his action in shipping
three New York Chinese back there
Immediately after their arrival had a
good effect. If some drastic measures
had not been adopted at once, he said,
there might be big influx of bad Chi
nese, whose presence would tend tow
ard further disorder in the district
He intends to look over all new arriv-
ais, and il they cannot satisfactorily
explain their presence in Boston he
will send them out of the city at once.
Vigorous action and close surveil-
lance of Harrison avenue since the
killing of Wong Yak Cnong have, he
thinks, prevented further bloodshed
between the Highbinders and the ri
val society. Chong was Highbinder,
and members of the other society are
declared to have sworn vengeance
against all Highbinders because the
latter were getting more than their
share of the graft" 1t is an open
secret that both societies have been
bleeding the more ignorant of their
countrymen by promising them immu-
nifty from police interference. They
have also been levying blackmail upon
Chinese who are in the city without
having complied with the requirements
of the Chinese registration law.
An interesting story was told by q
police official of how the blackmall
against unregistered Chinese was col
lected. He said that when the regis
tration law was passed by congress a
couple of years ago some of the more
intelligent of the Chinese went to their
ignorant compatriots and advised them
that they had better not be registered.
They explained that the object of the
government in forcing them to get reg
istered was merely to discover them so
that they might be shipped back to
China. Many OF them believed this
and did not declare themselves to the
authorities.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Ambassador Buried.

London, Eng.-The body of Sir Mich
ael Herbert, the late British anbas-
sador at Washington. was inferred
in the family burial ground cf the earl
of Pembroke at Wilton, Wiltshire. Am
bassador Choate, Secretary White and
Second Secretary Carter of the Amer
ican embassy represented the United
States. King Edward was represented
by the earl of Suffield
The service was conducted by the
archdeacon of Wiltshire, Canon Meade
and Canon Oliver. The body was laid
IN a fcwer-lined grave in the church
yard.
The report that Sir Michael died in
the oman Catholic faith is unfounded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Pat Mcbride and |

Pat rises when the morn Is new.
And so. sometimes, do 1;
see he has enough to do
AS am passing by
His muscles seem to be Of steel,
But mine sometimes relax:
While he so sturdy seems to feel,
i let him pay the tax.
NY golden profits ne'er escape;
hide them in my breast;
Pat takes his gid In different shape
And sticks 1t In his vest.
l count my treasures Ger and Ger
As higher still they mount;
Pats so with those that went before
To swell his bank account
Pat owns that clover field In fact,
And so l sadly fear
That love of gain will make him act
Just as he did last year.
The crimson blooms priced SO high
HE cut without remorse,
And sold the seed off y-and-by,
And bought Norman horse.
No man has wealth enough to buy
MY part In this domain,
I would not sell my clouds and sky,
MY shadows on the plain;
l would not sell this golden light.
These tales the bveezes tell.
Gold has no power to buy my right
For money Pat would sell.
/ gaze at ease on every hand.
At our possessions fair;
Pat plows and sows and reaps the land
And keeps 1t in repair.
So Pat does me a world OF good,
While 7 do Pat no harm,
And on these terms. well understood,
We both enjoy the farm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10

Mental vigor is gained, not by
memorizing or through teachers and
professors, but by that mental self
help which utilizes knowledge as 1t Is
acquired. We grow in power by in
vestigation, deep concentration, think
ing, planning, and bringing about re-
suits without the assistance Of others.
One self-wrought problem will give
more vigor than a thousand worked
out for us. 1t is the constant stretch
ing of the mind over large problems,
over large models-it is Independent
thought that increases mental power.
Memorizing is parrots work; 1t
does not bring much mentality into
play; but to think along original lines,
to investigate, to reach out into new
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10

Tidewater, Va.-The 60-foot. steel
built flying machine, the climax Of
years of study by Prof Samuel A.
Langley, secretary Of the Smithsonian
Institution, has been again launched,
and the experiment proved complete
failure.
The launching took place at 1915
o'clock frCm the superstructure of the
houseboat in the Potomac river. Prof.
Maney In the navigators car. The
explosive type motor weighed 200
pounds, and was designed to generate
approximately 27-horse power. Long
rods connected it with the propellers,
whose blades were about three feet
long.
The motor made 100 revolutions
minute. The big machine moved cas-
lily along the 70-foot track in the
launching apparatus and took the air
fairly WELL A smile breeze was blow
ing and for a moment the machine
stood up well, but it's failure was inn
mediately apparent. 1t turned gradu-
ally downward. Just before the ma
CumS oIluCh IhS WdtCis lol. VhahiCJ
shut off his motor. The machine dis
appeared beneath the waves momen.
tarily. The. five conical shaped floats,
which had been distributed about the
machine to avert it's sinking, per-
formed their functions well, and the
bridges of the machine almost imme-
diately reappeared above the water
The navigator had sustained no in
jury. He climbed into a row boat and
was taken to a tug. An hour later
Prof. Manley gave out a statement in
which he said:
"The balancing upon which depend
ed the success of the fight was based
upon the tests of the models and
p;Oved to be incorrect, but only an ac-
tual trial of the full sized machine it.
self could determine this. My conf
dence in future success of the work Is
unchanged"
Tugs got the machine up. The big
broad wings, which had extended IL
by % feet. were hanging limp beside
the frame, the rudder was wreck,
the wire frame tangle mass and the
main body of the 120O-pound machine
was badly damaged, though not be-
yond repair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
France and Morocco.

Paris, France.-The Foreign Office
says that. owing to the British cab.
met crisis and the vacancy in the Office
of Colonial Secretary, the British.
French negotiations regarding Nor.
occo have been temporarily suspended,
and that. therefore. the renewed re-
ports that the powers have given
France authority to settle the Moroc-
can troubles is not warranted by the
present stage of the negotiations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
One Man Killed at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.-A severe wind storm
which recently struck the eastern por.
ton of Omaha blew down brick wall
at the north end Of the new Union
Pacific shops, burying four workmen,
one of whom was killed. Three others
were seriously injured and several
slightly hurt. Several buildings in the
east end were shaken considerably
among them being the five-story build
ing of the Union Pacific headquarters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
The True Mental YigOr

fields, to reason independently for
oneself, is to grow.
Power should be the goal Of all am
bition. This can never be gained by
initiating, leaning upon others, asking
advice or going on crutches.
The grandest sight in creation is
a normal man of power who stands
firm on his feet and does not wabble
or swagger or trample on man who
dares to think his own thoughts, live
his own life-who does not lean, or
initiate, or sham-who can look the
world straight In the eyes without
wincing, and does not swerve a hairs
breadth to the right or the left, though
paradise tempt him, but goes
straight to his goal-Orison SWEET
Marden in Success.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
TUESDAY,

TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 1908.
Duke of Devonshire's resignation as
lord president of the council brings
out warm letter in reply from Bal
four, premier of the shattered British
ministry.
In new British cabinet Lyttleton sue
ceeds Joseph Chamberlain as secretary
for the colonies, and Brodrick Lecomes
secretary for India.
Famous old Nantucket school re-
opened.
Two killed and three injured in ex-
plOsion in postofiice at Spring Hill, N.
8.
Police arrest three new Chinese ar
rivals and force them to leave Boston;
cases OF alleged Chinese murderers
continued.
West Point and Annapolis to play
their annual football game Nov. 2S.
President Butler of Columbia tells
what a school of journalism can and
cannot do.
President appoints anti-Addicks man
district attorney for Delaware.
trip to New York and Washington to-
day.
Lady Denbigh the guest of Mrs
Sprague and Mrs. Gardner in Brook
line, Mass.
Corti, shot by GARRETT at Socialist
meeting in Barre, VT, is dead; grand
jury to be called together at once.
Steamer Bostonian rescues 10 mon
from the wrecked schooner Field.
Madman in the White House tries to
see President Roosevelt, and before he
Is overpowered he makes hard fight;
Is declared insane and sent to a hos
pital.
Bloody Monday" rush between
freshmen and sophomore classes at
Harvard, but for the mud proves a
tame encounter; two arrests made.
Fifteen new indictments brought in
in Washington in connection with the
postofffce fraud cases,
Brockton, Mass, people in mass
meeting condemn street railway SER
vice in that city.
Four men killed and 13 injured in
Los Angeles by collision.
portland canal" question argued by
Jacob M. Dickinson of American coun-
sci before Alaska boundary commits
sion at London.
Observance Of the 10th anniversary
OF the conservation of Bishop Law
renee Of Massachusetts,.
Morse shipyard in Brooklyn indefin-
itely closed; in explaining the reason
President Morse severely arraigns the
labor unions.
Fifteen injured in trolley accident at
South Farms, Conn.
Cabinet, with all the secretaries pre-
sent except Mr.. Hay, will meet with
the president today.
Republicans sweep Waterbury, Ct.
as result of trolley strike; party gains
four towns in general election.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10

Sir Edward Clarke was predestined
in youth neither for law nor politics.
but for the less ambitious career of
commercial. traveller. His father was
a goldsmith and jeweler in London, and
Edward speEt his time from 13 to II
ears oia in learning the business"
But his heart was evidently not
there. for he tells how, even at school,
the first book he ever bought with his
own pocket money was Brougham's
Lives of Statesmen, in three volumes.
The consumption of such fare by 12-
year-old boy Is proof enough of an
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
Used the Whole Book.

That Count said Miss Baltimore,
will never do for me. He is TOT
sasteful and proHigate in his habits,
why. what has he done now?" ask
ed her friend.
Done! Why, he had the nerve to
write his full name. titles and ad-
dresses in my autograph album
Baltimore News.