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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
WEDNESDAY,,
Jan. a1, 1908.

WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 81, 1908.
Lynn strike leads to rioting; for an
hour the police are almost powerless
in the face OF $4,000 people; clubs.
stones and bricks used and money are
hurt.
Burglars rob the home of Thomas
+. Calvin in Brookline. Mass, Of $1,000
worth of jewelry.
Mrs. Ellen Chamber lain OF Charles
River Village arrested for branding
child with hot hatiron.
Injunction asked against the X. OF
l.. cutters in Lynn, Mass.
Americans in the Isle of Pines notify
the Cuban officials Of the island that
they won't pay taxes and will resist
their collection by force II necessary.
George Clifford of New Bedford ap-
pointed general superintendent of
Standard oil company.
President w. II. Lincoln Of the
Chamber of Commerce severely ar
raigns the Boston city council and its
extravaganza.
II. H. FaXon gives Norfolk county
w. c. Y. U. $lOO. and scores Mayor
Bryant of Quincy.
Entire police force Of aBrre. VT,
suspended because whiskey seized in
raid has mysterously been trans
formed into water.
Motovman Madden of car which ran
into President Roosevelt's carriage In
R,1L cantapnn1 IN cix
months imprisonment and fine of
$500; Conductor Kelleys case placed
on lie.
Secretary Root submits Aguinaldo's
plan of relief for the Philippines; u.
s. treasury loan of 100000, 900, to be
loaned to agriculturists at 4 percent
and paid back In 20 years.
Arrest of two men whom tho poIice
roaa-a 40 ,ne mead Of the policy game
in Boston.
President Eliot again raps labor un-
ions.
William ]. Bryan drawn as juror
in Nebraska.
Two senates in session in Colorado,
Wolcotts friends want militia called
out.
Twelfth night festival of the Copley
society, Boston. scene of great splen-
dor.
Strike commission hears the 40Oth
witness; independents soon to present
their side.
Fight waxing warm in the senate
on the statehood bills; Quay says will
filibuster to get vote; opposition
just as determined; trusts may be at
bottom of delay.
Death of Mrs. Rebecca c. Ames of
Boston. widow of Frederick l.. Ames.
Brockton girl who loved married
man attempts suicide.
Massachusetts legislative coal COM
mittee summons Is dealers and agents
to appear at hearing Friday.
Julian Ralph, the author and war
correspondent. dead.
Bowen in Washington; congratulate
ed on tact and skill by Hays subordin-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Another Saloon Smashing Carrie.

New Haven. Conn.-Carrie Oliver, a
brawny colored woman, was arraigned
in the city court on the charge
of being a second Carrie Nation. She
succeeded last night in making the sa-
Icon of George Friar on George street
look as though it had been struck with
a cyclone. Friar attempted to eject
Miss Oliver from his place of business.
A beer keg was the nearest thing at
hand, and Carrie picked it up and
hurled it through a plate glass window.
With chair she then smashed 10 more
windows. Miss Oliver had no defense
Judge Bishop fined her $35 and sent her
to Jail for 80 days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Brvan Hailed as a Juror.

Lincoln, Neb.-W. J. Bryan has been
drawn as a juror in the Lancaster dis
trict court, and notification was sent
him that lie must report for
three weeks duty. beginning March ..
Mr.. B.yan is member of the bar,
and he can, if he desires, plead that as
an exemption from jury service, al
though he is no longer actively in
practice In this service Mr. Bryan
will draw SO day, whether the at
to,neys use peremptory challenges
against him or whether they Will al
low him to serve. Mr.. Bryan has not
indicated whether he will ask to be
excused. He is something of a
stickler in demanding performance Of
civic duties, and it is believed he will
set an example by serving.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
THURSDAY,
Jan. 20, 1908.

U. S. tug Leyden wrecked.
Accident to one of the boilers in the
Edison electric light plant In South
Boston causes lights throughout that
city to go out for over an hour.
Owing to precautions Of authorities
there was no rioting in Lynn. B. and
S. w. U. places cutters in seven fac
tories.
Three German cruisers shell Fort
San Carlos at Maracaibo, Venezuela,
and fort replies with spirit.
Crew of Gloucester vessel escapes
shipwreck by jumping from bowsprit
on to balcony of Boothbay lighthouse.
Arthur F. Graves, formerly Of
Nashua, commits suicide in Boston.
Coal train ralded in east New York
and crowd carries off 30 tons.
Representatives OF many Boston coal
concerns to be summoned before the
legislative committee.
Massachusetts house holds up the
bill for the salary of the gas and cleo
trio light commissioners.
Marconi again succeeds in communi-
eating with Cornwall, Eng, from Well
feet, and determines minimum power
for transmission across ocean.
Memorials at cost aggregating
$425, 900 planned for Mrs. Freeman
Palmer.
Rummage sale Of discarded furnish
inels at White House.
Quay shows his power in the senate;
measures considered at his behest
alone.
Mrs. Ellen Chamberlain Of Needham
pleads not guilty to charge Of assault
and battery on her adopted daughter,
and is held in $500.
George l.. Mitchell killed by train
at the l. station in Sullivan square.
Albert A. Seymour, a Holyoke ar
tist, kills himself in Boston on the
way to the Mclean asylum in Waver-
ley.
Louis E. Mckinney confesses to
stealing from the mill of L. N. Cush-
man of Boston, his employer.
Gene Mccarthy, the "schoolboy'
pugilist, has conclusion of the brain
as result Of Knockout at Scituate, r.
l.; Hugh Murphy and manager de-
tained by Tolice
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24

Boston, Mass.-George l.. Mitchell,
a lineman in the employ of the Bos-
ton elevated railway company, was
killed just outside the trainshed at the
Sullivan Square terminal. Mitchell had
just come upon the structure from be-
low, where he had been at work lay
ing feed wire, and stepped suddenly
toward the track on which a train was
just starting to leave the station. He
struck against the side Of the forward
car, several feet back of the motor
mans cab, and in trying to recover
himself either slipped or fell under the
car, fracturng his skull. He was not
crushed by the train, which was stop
ped less than car length from the
starting point. The motorman is alb
solved from any blame.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Armenians Celebrate Christmas Eve.

Boston, Mass.-Many members OF
the Armenian church in Greater Bos-
ton IN the Armenian National build
Ing. S37 Washington street, TO oh
so'vc "khtoom." their Christmas eve.
Religious services OF appropriate ma
ture We're carried cut. ard among the
participants were the Rev. John s.
Lindsay. u. u, st. Paul's church, and
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, the one
student of Armenian church the
ology AID the other widely known for
her English versions of Armenian
poeNy. The exercises in honor ct
"khtoom" were marked with simpl!.
city and dignity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Armed Coal Thief Defies Police.

Bennington Vt.--The village of Hoos-
ick Falls was the scene of considerable
excitement when Chief of Police Nc
Manaway went to arrest Patrick Re-
gan, charged with stealing coal from
the cars of the Boston & Maine rail-
road. The road detective and an assist
ant found over ton of coal in barrels
in his cellar. Coming upstairs, they
were confronted by Regan with load
ed rifle in his hands. They made
rush at him, and after hard scuftle
succeeded in taking the gun away.
They went and notified the chief of po-
lice, who, when he came to the place
found Regan patrolling in front of his
house. armed with shotgun. The
chief finally secured it and Regan was
taken to Jail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
soRDlD NOVEL WRITING.
A Surprising Tendency to Work for
Pecuriary Gain.

The pulpit, the press and the novel
these indisputably are the great
molders OF public opinion and public
morals today, says The Critic. Tho
novel goes into the home to stay. It's
influence penetrates every chink ana
corner of the family. Yet novelists
are not found wanting who write for
money. This would not matter If they
wrote the truth. But these gentlemen
who are "in literature for their own
pocket every time" have discovered
that for the moment the people have
confounded the wrong with the right
and prefer that which is lie to that
which is true Very WELL tnen,' say
these gentlemen. IF they want lie
they shall have it," and they give
the people a lie in return for royalties.
The surprising thing about this is
that you and | and all the rest OF us
do not consider this as disreputaDle.
We condemn an editor who sells his
editorial columns, and we revile the
pulpit attainted of venality. But the
Nenal novelist-he whose influence Is
greater than either the press or the
pulpit, him we greet with wing and
the tongue in the cheek. This should
not be so. Somewhere the protest
should be raised. The people have a
right to life, ..Jerty and the pursuit OF
happiness.
The man who can address an audi.
ence of 100000 people, who. unenlight-
ened. believe what he says, has
heavy duty to perform, and tremend-
Gus responsibilities to shoulder; and
he should address himself to his task
not with the tippancy of the catchpen-
ny juggler at the county fair, but with
earnestness, with soberness, with
sense of his limitations. and with all
the abiding sincerity that by the favor
and mercy of the gods may be his.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24

tioa OF the streets was the cause OF n
RoNbury, which slopes down sharply
toward Centre street and where Il
hCr3a unable To hold his footing slid
on the icy pavement d0wn to Ccatrr
street, DOraA, the driver, was no. on
the Wagon when the horse began to
slide, but when lie noticed the animal
going down the grade he jumped upon
the seat and pulled Oh the reins, but
this did not prevent the outfit from
continuing. Horse, wagon and Doran
gained momentum as the bottom Of the
hill was reached, and as there was
nothing in the way, they went over an
embankment on the other side of Cen
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
kinn Pins of Policy Arrested.

Boston, Mass.-It is believed by the
police that they reached the head of
the policy game in Boston when Sergt,
Hyland and squad of policemen
from Division arrested two men in
the highly respectable lodging house
at I Charles street They gave their
names as Edward Chaplin, 81 years old.
OF Temple street. and Fred Jones,
whom the police also know by the
name of Louis Hartman, AZ years old.
of II Pelham street. They were locked
up on a charge of being present where
gaming implements We're found. The
police say that both men have been
engaged in the policy business for n
long time. and have given them no
end of trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24

The Poston market Is now stocked
with many delicacies to tempt shop
pers to loose their purse strings.
Among the offerings are large juicy
strawberries, rhubarb and spring
Ius US us IVs Is.ou'Bs .. H!.slIoebj
ducklings. The decline in the price
of eggs has been arrested by the cold
snap ard about 35 cents is the pre-
vaiing price for best.
OULTRY-Turkeys western, per
lb. 1SG2Oc; chickens, north, per ID, II
M2Oc; chickens, western, per lb. l4W
Ice; fowls. north, per ID. lao l5c;
western, per ID, l3@14c; live. per ID,
IL l-2c
BUTTER-Creamery northern, 2oQ
2S i-2c; western, 2SQ2S 1-2c; dairy,
north, 2lI25c.
CHEESE-Twins, north. 13 1-29
lac; sage. 14Gl4 1-2c.
EGGS-IIennery. fresh, 33@35c;
eastern, fresh, 2S43Oc; western,
fresh, 27M29c; refrigerator, 200 33c.
BEANS-Marrow and medium, S2.4
m2i5; yellow eyes, $2.75@2.SO; red
kidneys. S3lOM3.15.
HAY-l'cst grades, $20@2l. No. J.,
$lSUi9; lower grades. $13@17. Rye
straw, $l3.50m16.
POTATOES-AroO Green
Mountains, SOMS5c; hebrons, 7O075c;
New York, white, zoe; western. 600
Csc: sweet potatoes. per Dbl, $2.5O@
$50.
APPLES-Kings, $263; Baldwins,
S1.5OQ2.50. greetings, $1.oO02;
sweet, $15O@2.
CRANBERRIES-Per Dbl, $S011;
per crate, $2.50M3.
ORANGES-Florida oranges, $2.To
M3.50.
TRUCK-Cabbages per Dbl, Soc0
81; onions, per bbl, S2@2.25; squash.
per ton. $15G3O; beets, per bu, 500
G0c; yellow turnips, per Dbl, S5c0$l;
hothouse cucumbers, per 100, $90ll;
celery, per dozen box. $l.5OW4;
Norfolk spinach. per bbl. $3.5Oq5; Ha-
vana onions, per crate, $2.25.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
No All shipping at st. Louis Fair.

St, Louis, NON. Santos-D -Dumont,
the young Brazilian aeronaut, failed
in his attempt to construct a ship that
will successfully navigate the air"
This is the declaration of Sir Hiram
Maxim, the inventor of worldwide rep
utation. This announcement is of par
ticular Importance to the officials of
the St. Louis exposition. who had fully
anticipated that the exhibition of air.
ship manoeuvring above the fair
grounds would prove a great attrac-
ton. Sir Hiram's announcement is
made incidentally in a letter which
he wrote to George j.. Parker of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24

Boston, Mass.-The annual meeting
OF the Boston chamber of commerce
was made notable by the utterances OF
its president, w. II. Lincoln, who in
his annual report made sharp thrust
at the management of the city OF BoS-
ton.
The mayor was commended as "wor-
thy" but President Lincoln said: Men
who would not be appointed to any re-
sponsible Office in any financial or bus!-
ness organization are elected to posi-
tons where they can vote away
millions of the money of the people"
"Poliiicians, bankrupt in morals as
we'll as in pocket, obtain control" was
another remark.
The large reading room of the cham
Der was well filled when the 18th an
nual meeting of the chamber was called
TO order precisely at noon by President
Lincoln He read his report from manu-
scrip.
lie acknowledged the honor done to
him by the committee on nominations
in rendering him a fourth term, and he
accepted the nomination. He commend
ed the efficiency of the secretary of the
chamber. Elwyn G. Preston.
He said the time had come when law
full restraint must be imposed on the
great combinations of capital for the
protection of the public. He said, Re
ciprOcily has become the watchword
of the people. and that it would assume
paramount importance in the coming
years"
He said the rates adopted by the
steamship trust were not unreasonahly
high. He presented figures showing a
decline of one-half in the export busi-
ness of Boston in 1902 as compared
with 1901 and said that this was large
ly due to the failure of the corn crop
in 1901. The embargo on cattle imposed
because of the foot and mouth disease.
was causing loss of $4,000 week
in freight rates on steamers.
He commended the work of the har-
Dor improvement and pointed out the
| need Of new dry dock.
Then coming to the question of Bos-
| ton and its government he said:
Il cannot refrain from alluding to n
| subject of paramount importance to our
well-being and prosperity, and that is
the government of our city. Ne
glect of duty on the part of many of
| our citizens enables the self-seeking
and tho unworthy to obtain control.
Men who would not be appointed to
any responsible Office in any financial
or business organization are elected by
| our citizens to positions of influence
| and responsibility, where they can vote
away millions of the money of the
| people
| "Recent events have revealed to us
the character aud disposition of our
| present city government. Politicians
bankrupt in morals as we'll as in poe
ket, obtain control and by dishonorable
and corrupt methods are enabled to
carry out their schemes for their per.
sonal benefit at the expense of the tax
payers.
"The warnings and protests of our
worthy mayor are entirely disregarded
and the first meeting of our common
council this year surprised every one
by the large amount of loan orders
amounting to SG70,000."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Confessed to Robbinu Mail.

Boston, Mass.-I.ouis Il. Mckinney,
aged "a, an employe Of l.. N, Cushman,
publisher. 29l Congress street, arrested
on the charge Of having systematically
months past, admitted that he has been
opening letters for some time, abstract
ing therefrom money and stamps sent
to Cushman by subscribers and agents
for his publications. He says he has
taken amounts aggregating several
hundred dollars, possibly as much as
5000, in cash and stamps. He was EN-.
ployed to go to the postoffice for Mr..
Cushmans mail which amounts to
from 5000 to 5000 letters a day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
New York Coal Raiders Get 80 Tons.

New York, N. Y.-Eight hundred
men, women and children, many of
whose families had been without coal
all winter, captured a train of seven
cite in Brownsville, a part of East
New York. Before the train could be
moved away it IS estimated that so
tons of coal were carried off in bags,
sacks, buckets, baskets and handcarts
by the crowd. A Long Island locomo-
tive had been taken to the freight
yard and the seven cars, in charge of
six brakemen armed with stout billies,
were awaiting the arrival of switch
engine of the elevated railway.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24

Washington, ID. C-The rcso!ut o
introduced in the senate by Mr.. Lodge
directing the finance committee to in
vestigate whether certain European
countries are discriminating agains
products of the United States IS aimed
chiefly at Germany. and incidentally
at Austria and Russia. The passage
of the new tariff bill by the German
reichstag is practicany an attempt on
the part of Germany to reduce the
tariff on certain articles of German
manufacture. or if that should not SUE
ceed then to increase the tariff on
American products so as to close the
German market to American imports.
Mr. Lodge now intends that Germany
shall understand that two can p'nv
game and that if there is 10 hn any
discrimination by Germany tho Unite =
States will retaliatp.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Pay Raise for Elevated Employees.

Boston, Mass.--lncreased wages and
a pension system for employees Of the
Boston elevated railway which will
mean an added expense to the COM
pany of nearly S25.G00 yelr, have
just been announced by President
William A. Bancroft. The new scale
benefits all of tho blue uniformed
force-starters, motormen and conduc-
tors of surface cars, motormen, guards
blakemen. station masters and col
lectors on the elevated. After Satur-
day men being broken in as motormen
or conductors on the surface lines, o.
as motormen or brakemen of the &c
waited lines will be nad during the
time they are learning the duties OF
the positions, and as extra men they
will he guaranteed living wages during
the period they substitute while wait
ing for regular runs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Budding Boston Burglars.

Boston, Mass.-Patrolman John
Downing OF Division l scOoped in four
immature burglars as they were oper.
atng in the hardware store at 1Sl
Friend street. Their ages range from
. to |. years, none Of them ole
enough to be locked up, and all the
policeman could do with them was
TO take them to the station house,
where he secured their names and ad.
dresses. He will go to the municipal
court and ask for warrants for them.
The boys all live In the North End.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Fire Fighters Hard Battle.

New York, N. Y.-After fighting
smoke and flames throughout the
greater part of the night and half the
day, Acting Chief Purroy and an army
Of firemen were wellnigh exhausted
when the danger in the seven-story
building at 1894 and 1896 Bowery was
declared to be over. One fireman was
lilled in the long fight. half a dozen
were overcome and two spectators,
one woman, were injured. The dead
fireman was James Corbett of Hook
and Ladder 9. He is buried under the
debris,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
Bravery Practically Rewarded.

Chatham, Mass.-A check for 5000
was received by Postmaster NickelBon
from Benjamin c. Clark OF Boston
for the benefit Of the volunteer and
the Monomoy life saving crews. who
pulled out into Chatham bay to the
rescue OF the crew Of the schooner
Emeline G. Sawyer. Mr.. Clark re-
Quested that the money be equally d.
vided between the two crews for their
noble and heroic work" Every man
of the volunteer crew is in very mod
crate circumstances, and a gift OF this
kind helps all in a practical way.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK

FiIe on Long wharf. Boston, causes
$50, 900 damage.
Brakeman Herbert Heath of Charles
town crushed to death in the B. 4 NJ.
freight yard.
High honors accorded President John
Mitchell at the opening Of the miners
convention in Indianapolis.
Swedish Baptist church dedicated in
English.
Benjamin c. Clark of Boston sends
check for 5000 to be divided among
the men who rescued the crew Of the
Sawyer, Sunday, off Chatham.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
FRIDAY,
Jan. 16, 1908.

FRIDAY, Jan. is, 1908.
Elevator containing five persons fell
to the bottom from the fifth floor OF
the Paige building, Boston, but nobody
was seriously injured.
No word from the steamer st. Louis,
overdue at New York.
Marconi now able to dispense with
tape in wireless messages.
Walter Herbert, self-confessed mur-
de,er, acquitted in London. Ont.
Joseph Hayes OF Brighton and Dam
iel O'Brien of Medford have legs brok-
en- coasting seven Cambridge boys
crash into horse; Ave killed in Penn
sylvania.
Ex-Assistant Attorney-General Fred
orick L. Hurd dead.
Ex-Mayor Hewitt no better and no
worse.
Scandal caused by scurrilous letters
sent to Ware, Mass, young people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
RIPPED BY ROCKS.
U. S. Tug Leydan a Total
Wreck Off Block Island.

Was Bound Fror, Porto Rico-life
Savers Haul 27 Of Ships Company
Through Surf in Breeches euoy-
Others Who Tried to Reach Shore
in Boat Dashed on Rocks
Joy Liner Nearly Knocked Light
house over Near Newpors-Five Of
the Crew of Boston Schooner Lest
on the Sands or New Jersey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
The SUPERIOR Woman,

When a woman gets it into her head
that she is mentally superior to all her
family 1t Is time for her to take a
course at learning how to run house.
New York Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
AGAINST LONG ODDS.
Venezuelan Pluckiy Battling Three
German Cruisers.

Maracaibo, Nene2ue la.-Thrcc Ger
man war vessels, supposed to be the
Panther. Vineta and Fake, began
shelling the fort OF San Carlos at 1880
p. m.
The fort returned the fire. The en-
gagemcnt was in progress at | o'clock.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, in Il rowbOat, approached to
within three miles of the fort at noon.
The roar of the guns was terrific. The
Panther appeared to be not more than
500 yards from the fort. Her guns
being fired every minute. The fort
could not be seen for the clouds OF
smoke, but it was plain that the Nene-
zuelan sunners were answering the
German fire splcndidly, and with great
rapidity.
At | o'clock in the afternoon an eX-
plosion occurred, apparently in the
fort and denser cloud of smoke COW
cred part Of the ramparts. A number
of Indian fishermen were intercepted
fleeing from the direction of the fort
in their dugout canoes. They reported
that the smoke seen was from the
burning village of San Carlos, which
had been shelled by the German ships
and was in flames.
The shellng of San Carlos has
created much excitement among the
German residents of this port who
have protested against the action of the
warships.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-24
SOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

10 male tho appended quotations OF value
alike to buyer and seller, the resume OF the
market, prefucing the quotations, should DO
carefully read. In market Of this character
it is impossible to give prices for every day OF
the week Noting, however, the general ten
dency of trade sufficiently accurate quota
tions will b, given Oh which dealers can safely
b.s9 their transactions.