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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24

They were on their way home at
. a. m. As they turned into their own
quiet cross town street after leaving
the cars Mys. Broadway sighed
wearily.
Dear me-" she said, "how glad
am to get near home once more. but
how very lonely 1t seems around here.
| don't believe there is a soul abroad
except ourselves"
Broadway looked sharply up and
down the street. "Yes, there is" he
said. There is woman ringing the
doorben at the house across the
street. She seems to be having trou.
BILE to get in"
The apparently forlorn condition Of
the past.midnight prowler touched q
sympathetic chord in Mrs. Broadway's
bosom. She had been locked out her
self on several occasions. and knew
how It went.
The poor thing" she sighed. Lets
go over and ask her II we can be Of
any assistance to her."
The woman on the doorstep gave
the bell another push as she saw
them approach. then turned and faced
them.
I'm In terrible fix" she said,
helplessly. II have no key and this
bell seems to be broken, and | can't
make anybody hear. and I don't know
how in the world l am ever going to
get in"
Mr.. Broadway reached over the
stone balustrade to the front window.
81 think" he said, there may be a
way. think may be able to boost
you In through the front window. |
am sure l can II that window is not
latched."
He pressed upward on the sash and
the window rose slowly and with a
slightly creaking sound. 1T Is all
right" he said, and pushed still hard.
er. Now" he said, when the apera-
ture had assumed proportions COM
mensurate with the anatomical struc.
ture of the woman, "if you can bridge
the chasm you will be all right"
"Oh, can do that easy enough"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
SQ - THOSE - y
HELPFUL BROADWXYS ~
THOSE

said the woman. 81 can crawl In. I
am sure"
Very WELL" said Broadway. here
goes"
1t required conside able reaching
and scrambling on tie part of the
woman and much lit lg and balanc.
ing on the part Of Mr.. Broadway. but
the passage through t. window was
finally effected and the woman landed
on soft rug inside.
I'm safe" she whisp" ed. Thanks,
ever so much.' Then he closed the
window.
The Broadways hurr' 'edly descended
the steps. What number is this!"
she asked when she reached the
street. did you notice?'
"One hundred and e. .hteen," he said.
Mrs. Broadway was the first to see
the sequel to their samarltanlsm In
the evening paper.
mo. l18-l18," she said, wonder
ingly. why. that is where we helped
the woman In through the window last
night, wasn't 1t. Jasper?"
Yes" said Broadway. What about
it?"
"She-she lied" pan. ID Mrs. Broad.
way. "She made that IN about living
in the house. Nobody lives there
that Is. nobody was hoI 0 last night.
Everybody is away in the country.
Even the servant In chars happened
to be away last night and that WON.
an knew 1t. She-she ws' q thief.
She must have had accom-. Ices. A
little woman like her could yer have
got away with all the stun t. papers
say she took. 1t all comes 4 your
lifting her In through the Window.
The idea o. man Of your age lifting
a strange woman, anyway! didn't
approve Of 1t at the time, but C..dn't
like to say anything; you are al ays
SO apt to accuse me Of being jea. Jus
every time open my head about .ch
things. But she certainly v.s
smooth"
Broadway read the account Of IL
robbery gravely. "Well be in luck"
he said, If the authorities do not
light on US as her accomplices."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
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Jail Delivery Plot.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Officers of the west
ern penitentiary find that Is prison
ers have been working on desperate
plan to regain their freedom, and but
for the fact that key, made by one
of the oonvicts did not fit they might
have succeeded.
BY some means the prisoners had
obtained key leading to the dungeon
department, beneath the main corri-
dor Of the penitentiafy, and after en-
tering this they encountered large
door resembling that OF an ordinary
safe. This they completely disman-
tied, then replaced the outside steel
sheet, after which they placed colored
putty in the empty screw holes to
keep them from being noticed.
Coming to the third door they
wrenched the lock from its fastenings
and all that then remained between
them and freedom was an outside door
For this they had made q key, but it
did not fit properly and was carried
back so that the defect could be reme-
died.
Meantime the deputy warden be-
came suspicious of the actions of some
of the convicts and made a thorough
investigation, which led to the discov-
cry of the plot. The cells of nearly q
A--.-s.s >.>,~a,
no clew was obtained. The matter
Is still being investigated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
MANcHURIA PRACTICAL GIFT.
Russian Minister Secures Treaty
Which Makes China Help Russia.


Berlin, Germany.-The special cor
respondent of q Berlin newspaper
quotes from a journal published In the
far east, the statement that Paul Les
sar. Russian minister to China, has con-
cluded treaty with China which gives
Russia practical control of Manchuria.
although under nominal Chinese, gov.
ernment. Russia undertakes to con-
duct any war arising with thiSd pow
er from the new treaty.
The treaty provides that the ap-
pointment and dismissal OF the govern
or general and cOmmanderinrchief OF
the projects In Manchuria shall be ef.
fected by the Chinese government In
agreement with the Russian diploma
tic representatives.
Chinese troops In Manchuria shall
be under Russian control, but II they
are incapable OF maintaining order and
suppressing brigandage, Russia may
use her own troops to this end.
Trading in Manehuria and the ex,
ploitation OF mines there is prohibited
except to Russians and Chinese.
The customs are to be under Joint
Chinese and Russian control. The rail.
roads become Chinese property on mu-
tual agreement at the end OF 20 years.
The posts and telegraphs are to be un-
der Russian and Chinese control and
disputes are to be settled by Russian
referee.
In the event Of a war with a third
power, arising from the new treaty. 1t
will be conducted by Russia and China.
in cooperation but should China with
draw. Russia will carry on the war
alone, and in the event Of victory
China shall cede Manchuria to Russia
and Immediately withdraw all her civil
and military oficials.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24

THE wood has . sweet odor. 10 very
hard, and seldom decays. The vital
ity Of the cedar Is remarkable. A dead
tree is never seen. except where light
ming or the az has been at work. Often
a great bough of one tree has grown
into a neighbor, and the two are 90
bound together that 1t is impossible
to say which Is the parent trunk. Per.
haps the unusual strength and vitality
Of the cedars are due to their slow
growth. When little sprout. hardly
waist high, is said to be ten or fifteen
or twenty years old, one cannot help
asking. What must be the age Of the
great patriarchs Of the grove! II 10
hard to tell exactly. By the aid of Q
microscope ! have counted more than
seven hundred rings on a bough only
thirty inches In diameter. Those who
have studied the matter more deeply
think that some Of these trees must bs
more than thousand years old. In
deed there is nothing wildly improb.
ably in the thought that perhaps the
Guardian, for instance. may have been
young tree when Hiram began out
ting for the temple at jerusalem"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24

New YOrk-Many people narrowly
escaped death In front of Madison
Square Garden. while vainly endeavor-
Ing to get into the Dowie meeting.
About 10000 persons had been admit
ted, the doors were closed leaving, the
police say, 10000 outside.
When 1t was found that the doors
uau Deen smut the widest disorder pre-
vailed, and the police. 400 strong. were
for time utterly unable to cope with
the mad rush OF the crowd.
Men and women were knocked down
and trampled on, and despite the fact
that the police reserves were called
out. 1t was not until the meeting had
been suddenly terminated by Dowie
that anything could be done with the
crowd.
In the surging Of the throng, Grace
George, the actress. who was on her
way to theatre where she was play
Ing, was swept OF her feet and tram
pied on and had her clothing badly
torn. She accused the police of hand
ling her roughly.
Mrs. William J. Buckley of Newark,
N. j., was caught in the crush and fell
fainting In the street. She was. badly
bruised
Inspector Walsh was near the wom-
an when she fell, and with the aid Of
is policemen he rescued and carried
her to safety.
William A. Brady, a theatrical man
ager, and husband of Grace George;
Lorenzo Winter, a broker. and Chan
ming Pollock. a playwright, were ar
rested on charges Of disorderly con-
duct.
The crowd blocked all traffic in Mad
ison avenue, Twenty-sixth and Twen-
ty-seventh streets for more than an
hour, and could not be dispersed until
convinced that the meeting inside the
Garden had ended.
Within the great hall the scene was
comparatively tame. There were slight
demonstrations from a thousand Co.
lumbia students, and one Of the stu
dents and another man In q gallery
were arrested for disturbing a religious
meeting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
Er0nch Bark Lost.

Honolulu. H. 1.-The French bark
Conetable de Richemont has been lost
on French Frlgate shoals and 16 of her
crew are missing. Capt. Raubt, with
the carpenter. cook and three seamen
reached Kauai In boat and later ar.
rived hera-,
The captain reports that his ship
struck the shoals Oct. 10. and had to
be abandoned "a hours later. Two
boats with 16 men are missing. one in
charge Of the first mate. who is the son
OF the captain, with seven men, and
the other containing the boatswain and
seven men. These two boats are with.
out provisions.
The Conetable de RichemOnt was
bound from Hongkong to South Amer.
lea.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
SPORTING BREvITles:

Prince Alert recently paced a mile
In 1.59 1-2.
Harvard was defeated by Amherst,
to score deciding the game.
Lou Dillon few days ago set the
worlds trOtting- to ava gon- mark at
POI "a.
The Cleveland Americans are base.
ball champions Of Ohio, having de.
feated Cincinnati six games to four.
Bemus Pierce, the Indian football
coach, has gone to California, where
he will coach an Indian football team.
Wind shields will undoubtedly prove
a bone Of contention Mt the next meet
Ing of the National Trotting Associa.
ton.
The Harrisburg Athletics won the
independent baseball championship of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della.
ware.
Thomas f. English, a well-knOwn
athlete some years ago, is dead he
was a fast sprnter in the middle
eighties.
w. b. Mcdonald was suspended for
one year by the Lexington (<y.) trOt.
ting judges for laying up heats with
Gray Gem.
The late James Lorillard KernOchan
was one of the best and most renowned
riders to hounds OH this country, and
he almost lived In his riding togs.
Mrs. Rhona Adair, the English golf
player, defeated Mrs. Charles Stout.
the former national women's golf
champion. In the international golf
tournament at HaverfOrd. Pa.
Reports from landlOcked waters in
various parts Of the United States In.
dicnte that both the amateur and pro-
fessiOnal fishermen have had q salts.
factory season In many lakes and
rivers.
The benefit Of the new football rule.
which fOrbids the wearing Of hard
leather head pieces and shoulder pads,
Is already evident in the smaller mum.
ber OF muscle bruises that the football
players have had this year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
NEWSY clEANINcS.

Germany now leads the world in
Iron and steel.
A Virginia Delegate reports that his
election cost him six cents.
Farmers say that the rabbits have
thick fur, which means q severe win.
ter.
The French, for the first time in
many years, are not to take hand in
south polar work.
Map Of the Kingdom Of Saxony just
completed on scale Of one to 25,OOO,
at a cost Of $1.O0O,OOO.
A group of gigantic Patagonian In.
dlans is TO be procured, II possible.
for the st. Louis Exposition.
Not since the Spanish war has there
been such a rush to recruit in the Uni.
ted States Army as at the present
time.
, Both plague and cholera are raging
at Peitang. North China, where 1000
deaths have occurred during the last
two months.
The death rate Of infants less than
one year of age was decreased sixty
per cent. In Chicago, ILL.,, In the last
twelve years.
Fifty suits have been filed in the
Courts of Texas for violations OF the
antitrust laws. every railroad In the
State being involved.
The report of the Postoffice Depart
ment auditor showed postal transac.
tions In the last year of more than
billion dollars; the deficit was more
than $4.OO0,OO0. ~
Fifty Of the largest postoffices
showed in September an average in-
q iyaee iU Receipts OF nine Per cent.
oNTr last year. Philadelphias gain be-
ing twelve per cent.
Sir Charles Metcalfe. British ell
gineer. arrived OIL the Campania,
1Ound TUr rViuso... -.-..,.-...a...-- ~ .,.
gain information to aid him in solving
the problem Of converting energy
from the Zambesi Falls into elec-
tricity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
new THREATS.
Oynamiters Want BIackma||
From Great Northern Railway
II This Be Not Paid, Demand Will BE
Raised TO $4,000 and Explosives
used-Ex.convict, Thought to Head
Northern Pacific oynamIters, Cap
tured.

Helena, Mont.-Two important new
developments in the dynamite black
mail troubles OF the Northern Pacinc
railroad have come to light. The first
is the report OF similar threats Of vio-
lence against the Great Northern rail-
road unless $4,000 were paid, and the
second the capture Of an ex-convict,
believed to be one of the much wanted
dynamiters
For several days there have been q
number of Great Northern secret SER
vice men In Helena and vicinity, and 1t
has come out that their mission is to
try to find the person who has sent the
company letter levying blackmail.
The letter was mailed at Cascade,
Mont, and 1t demanded the payment OF
$4,000. The railroad company was
commanded to fly signal from its en-
gines If 1t acceded to the demand. II
1t did not comply the amount OF the
blackmail would be raised to $4,000
and dynamite, the letter said, would
be used on the rails.
Isaac Gravelle was brought here by
a band OF Northen Pacific detectives,
and lodged in Jail on the charge OF be-
ing connected with the dynamite out.
RACES on the Northern Pacific.
While watchman was patrolling
the track about Is miles west G. Hele-
ma he ran across a man digging hole
under the rails. On being detected the
man ran away, and the watchman fired
twice, but missed.
Capt. Keowan and two others took
the trail of the man from the railroad
track, followed 1t 20 miles into the
mountains, and finally captured the
man at his cabin. He was armed with
a rife and revolver. He said his name
was Plumber. but he proved to be
Isaac Gravelle, an ex.cOnvict, released
from the penItentlary in July. He is
the person the detectives have been
hunting for three weeks, his picture
having been identified as that of the
man who was surprised in haystack
near Townsend where so pounds Of
dynamite was afterward found.
Supt. Boyle and Detective McFet-
ridge, who have charge of the work Of
running down the iynamiters, say they
are positive Gravelle is the ringleader
Of the outrages.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24

The twO-minutes.fOr.a a mile trottine
mare Lou Dillon was almost unknown
and unheard Of few months ago.
Now her name will go laundering
down the ages along with the names Of
Flora Temple and Dexter, OF Maud
3. and Sunol, Of Nancy Hanks and
Allx. Of Axtell and Arion, Of The Alb
bott and Cresceus. Lucky girl. that
Lou Dillon! And she is not Of the
type Of the Lou that fingers longer
i.inger longer. Lou" as the music
nan ditty puts 1t. She Is In the bloom
OF dainty. b.ossomlng youth. aud she
has no notion of lingering at any time
OF place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
A BattIeship Beached.

Ferrol, Spain.-The British battle
ship Prince George, which was towed
here after having been in collision
with the British battleship Hannibal
during the naval maneuvers of Cape
Finisterre, was found to be so badly
damaged by the Hannibal's ram, caus-
Ing her to take in immense quantities
OF water and necessitating incessant
pumping, that she has been beached
for temporary repairs, preparatory to
being towed back to England. where
she will be placed In dry dock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24

There Is very satisfactory trade be.
tween Mexico and the United States.
We buy Of the Mexicans over $41 600.
600 worth Of stuffs. mainly made up Of
ores, fibres. hides and other raw mate.
rails Of manufacture. We sell in re.
turn over $42.OOO,OOO worth Of manu-
factured goods. This even exchange Of
commodities is greatly advanta geous
to both countries. and there 10 q grad
nal growth OF both exports and i'm.
ports. largely promoted by increasing
facilities Of railway transportation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
Bees In Possession,

For several hours the other day q
hive of bees held undisputed posses
sion of the London and North W estern
platform at Blackburn Railway sta
tion. The hive was enclosed in a box
addressed to a lady, and came from
Cheshire. The bees got free In trans
1t, and swarmed out Of the van in a
dense cloud. causing q stampede among
the passengers and porters. 1t took
four hours and much battering Of tin
ware to get them together
Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
To Vote In Ovster nav.

Washington. D. C.-The president
has announced his intention of going
to Oyster Bay to cast his vote on elee
ton day. Tuesday, Nov. 8. He and
Secretary Loeb, who also votes in Oys
ter Bay, will leave Washington proba
bly, On the morning Of Nov. 8, going IL
rectly to Oyster Bay. They will cast
their votes and start Immediately on
their return to Washington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
Close for q Week,

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-It is probable that
all the collierfes in the anthracite re.
gion will be closed during the week
beginning next Wednesday, following
the lead OF Philadelphia & Reading
plan to this effect. Oficials of com.
panies in this district favor the plan
because the mine workers would be
idle anyway on Mitchell day, Oct. 20
and election day, Nov. 3, and the mine
workers themselves would rather have
weeks straight idleness, than a
couple Of days week for q month.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
MONDAY,

MONDAY. Oct. 10, 1908.
Pope Plus appoints Mgr. Merry Del
Val secretary Of state.
War between Japan and Russia Ger.
tain unless the United States or Great
Britain interferes, says A. w. Harvey
Bellingham, chief engineer for 16 years
of the British municipality In Tientsin,
China.
Alberto Molone, aged 81, a laborer,
shot and killed by Rosario Bertano, on
Merrimac street, Boston.
DR.. Greth Of San Francisco scores a
big success in aerial navigation; new
airship in San Francisco.
Passenger train narrowly escapes
plunging into Potomac river when
draw on long bridge gives way.
Mrs. Eliza Hendricks, widow of
Cleveland's first vice president, criti.
cally Ill at Indianapolis.
Negro suspected Of murder hanged
himself In st. Louis jail. fearing he
would be lynched.
Reward Of $4,000 offered for recov-
cry OF young millionaire Wentz, lost in
Tennessee mountains.
Judge Kimbalf advocates the whip
ping post for wife-beaters In the dis.
trict Of Columbia
The Burns brothers, whom the
Maine authorities have been pursuing
ing since Tuesday, are on Mt. Bigelow
headed for Canada.
Failing of in number of undergrad. |
yates at Harvard; total registration in
the university 1891, a gain of 1875 over
last year.
Miss Margaret Burke, victim of slug
ger at Attleboro, Mass. may die fro,
wounds
Canal from Worcester to Provi.
deuce. r. I. to cost $4O,O00,0 900, pro-
jected.
Residents near Portsmouth navy
yard object to having prison located
there.
Navy needs $1,336,OOO for target
practice In next fiscal year.
King Victor Emmanuel Of italy
guest Of President ouhet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
Dancer In kissino Doos.

According to English physicians,
young girls who are in the habit OF
kissing dogs will sooner or later find
their lips and gums very sore and are
likely to suffer long time from the
malady thus contracted. Recently a
young girl in Birmingham suffered
greatly for several weeks from swollen
lips and gums and the physicians we're
utterly perplexed as to the cause of
the trouble, until one Of them by
chance learned that she had been in
the habit Of kissing her little dog sew
eral times daily,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
FIohtlno Admiral In comm,nd.

Yokohama, Japan-The ministerial
conferences, naval preparations. ant
notably the appointment Of Vice-Ad.
miral Toga. known as a fighting ad.
miral," to command the standing
squadron, have led to a renewal of the
anticipations Of trouble.
The steamship and railroad com.
panies are reported to have been mott.
fed to be in readiness for emergencies
Russian military activity on the Co.
rean frontier Is unabated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-24
THURSDAY,
Oct. 22, 1903.

THURSDAY, Oct. %, 1908.
William J. Bryan in New Haven try
ing to secure the probate of the will
| of Philo 8. Bennett, who left letter
asking Bryan to accept $4,000.
Battleship Missouri makes a new
American record; Official time. uncor-
rected 1906, corrected 1922; contract
18 knots,
Disorder outside the Dowie meeting
at Madison Square Garden in which
several people are knocked down; Will
liam A. Brady arrested for disorderly
conduct.
Lewis Nixon on the stand at the
shipbuilding company hearing, testi-
fes that Schwab raised the price of
the Bethlehem property from 50, ,OO0, 900
to $30.0O0,0OO in stocks and bonds.
$5O0O,O00 of which was for Morgan &
Co.
Three more dismissals from postof-
fee service ordered as result of inves-
legations.
Vincent Cody, old enemy Of Tweed,
dies In Bellevue.
A skeleton found in Charlton, Mass,
identified as that of Mrs. Ann Devlin,
who disappeared four years ago.
Reynolds brothers, the NorrIdge-
wock. Me-, burglars. held in Skowhe-
gan jail for grand jury.
Percival w. Clement, defendant,
awarded verdict in Rutland slander
case.
Robert F. levin of Plainfield, N.
H., playing with the Baltimore medi-
cal college football team against An
napolis, drops dead in the rush line.
Differences between milk producers
and contractors likely to be arbitratei,
as originally agreed.
French bark Conetable de Richmont
wrecked on French Frigate shoals,
near Honolulu; 16 men missing.
Horace w. Bailey appointed U. 8.
marshal for Vermont. to succeed Fred
Field dismissed