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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29

The gold production of the Trans
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29

The Welsh Fusileers always have
goat for their mascot.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29
FROM A SHEPHERDS BOOK

Bred the pest ewes 10 tlie peSt IahhS
The way to keep ideal sheep is by
trying to improve them.
Sheep are always improving or they
are deteriorating.
An uneven lot of good sheep are bet
tor than an even lot Of poor ones.
Stationary troughs and racks are moi
desirable in the sheep stable.
Ewes will produce larger and better
lambs if in n plump condition ut the
time of mating.
At weaving, If possible, the eve;
should be placed In field out OF hear
ing Of the lambs.
1t is we'll to place the ewes on short
pasture for week or more after The
lambs are wenned.
sheep are easily managed, are first
class fertillzing machines, good farm
scavengers, and yield two harvests an
nually. ~
In many cases after the corn Is lai(
by, the sheep may be turned into thu
corn fields to good advantage.
When purchasing a ram for breed
ing purposes, it should be better thar
the best in your flock.
If a radical change in the rations !!
made too suddenly, growth OF botf
body and fleece is liable to suffer
check.
In some localities. at least, sheer
should be looked upon as auXiliarie'
IN keeping up the fertility of the lant
rather than means of profit.
The ram needs to he changed ever!
two years and fresh blood infused il
the flock. All things considered.
three-year-old ram is best when breed
ing to mprove.-American Cultivator
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29
FIBROID TUMORS CURED.

Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appeal
ing to Mrs. Pinkham for Help:
DEAR Mrs. PINRAAM:-I have been
under Boston doctors treatment for q,
long time without any relief: They
tell me have n 6broia tumor. ! CAM
not sit down without great pain, and
the soreness extends UP ray spine.
have bearing down pains both back
and front. My abdomen is swollen,
and have had flowing spells for three
years. My appetite is not rood. can
not walk OF be on my feet for any
length Of time. .a.ii :.
1.-THE symptoms OF Fibroid 'Tuinor
given In your little book accurately
describe my case, so ! write to you for
advice. -(Signed) MIA. T.. i. HAYES,
$50 Dudley St. Roxbury), Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Hayes Second Letters
"DEAR Mrs. PINxHAN Sometime
ago wrote to you describing my symp-
toms and asked your advice. You re-
piled, and l followed all your direc-
tions carefully, and to-day ! arm we'll
woman.
1.-THE use OF Lydia T.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound entirely ex-
PEELED the tumor and strengthened my
whole system. can walk miles now.
"Eydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is worth FIVE dol
lars drop. l advise all women who
are AFFLICTED with tumors or female
trouble Of any kind to give It a faithful
triaE" - (Signed) Mrs. +. F. HAYES
ss2 Dudley ST. (Roxbnry) Boston, Mass.
-seodo forfeit Y ORIGINAL y aboUa Letters proving
ssHsiHsasss cannot BE- Sysdacsd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29

AND THEY ALL CAME BACK.
"That author must be regular cat
"Why?'
Because she's written nine books
and every one Of them is said to be
the story of her lfe."-Detreit Free
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29

WHEN LOVE is BLIND.
We met in town. With mincing gait
She passed, nor looked behind,
Which proved to me, at any, rate,
That summer love is blind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29
ROSE COMB ANDALTsIANS.

was BREEDER OF the single CONN
variety several seasons ana found them
10 be one of the very best varieties or
the Mediterranean class. But ! was
never consumed with admirntion TOR
the single comb. anyway; and the Top
comb of the females in this and other
varieties of the Mediterranean class IT
seemed to me might veil he replaced
Nv a neat rose comb, without sacrl'
fcing any desirable point In tins hailt'
some and useful variety. SO set 10
work, and each season since have had
the satisfaction VI producing more ana
more perfect birds. till now ! have An
dalusian cockerels and pullets that are
not one whit behind the best single
comb specimens in the country IN an!
pOiIit that goes 10 make up prriec'
blue u.Andalusian, and every one oil
which has nice rose comb. The best
of my birds are now simply perfect
Il notice with regret that one breeder
adyertises rose comb blue Andalus
ians, very pretty, with yellow legs
This breeder ought not so to do. a rose
comb blue Andalusan should conform
in every particular to the standard fo1
the older (single comb variety. eXcep
in the one matter Of comb. No b'u'
Audalusian, either single or rose comm
should have yellow legs.-W. b. Trow
bridge. in The American (ultivator.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-10-29
HAD A LIFE PREsERyER.

Record.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25
BISHOP MOORE'S VIVID DESCRIPTION OF
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE AT CHEnULPO

Denver. March 20.-A letter has been
Moore, formerly leading minister of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Colorado and chancellor of the Uni
versity OF Denver, whose station is
now at China. Japan and Korea.
Bishop Moore. whose son. William A.
Moore, is a prominent attorney Of this
city, was an eye witness to the battle
between Russians and Japanese at
Chemulpo. He has also another son,
E. H. Moore, who is chief professor of
mathematics at the University of Chi
cago.
The bishop left Shanghai February
9Th In. the ship Sungari of the Russian
line, which plies between that city and
Port Arthur. The ship reached Che
mulpo February Sth and anchored near
the Russian cruisers Variag and Ko-
rietz. At that time not japanese YES
sci was in sight. The subsequent bat
tie is vividly described in his letter to
a friend In Denver, which reads in part
as follows:
Nothing unusual occurred until
about p. M, when a long line of
Japanese cruisers. torpedo boats and
three transports-twelve in all
steamed in and anchored. 1t was dark
before the troops began to disembark
some 5000 hardy looking fellows,
equipped for active service.
THE soldiers landed. the feet with
drew some eight miles beyond an is
land, and formed across the narrow
channel by which alone heavy -draught
ships can pass in or out-the Asama,
Takashito. Gushirna, Nanivo. Chiyoda.
! Nitoka and eight torpedo boats. Be-
sides these, a second line was rumored.
Tuesday, the 9th. like a shock ran
through the city the report that the
Japanese consul had notified the Rus
slams that II they did not sail out by
noon they would be attacked in the
harbor at p. m. Soon after an official
order was made public that the Japa-
nese ships would attack the Russian
men-of-war in Chemulpo harbor If
they did not leave before noon. The
Russians decided to go out at once and
stripped their ships for action.
| Our mission compound commands a
fine view of the harbor and roadstead.
and to the left and farther seaward a
still better view is secured. AS the
ships disappeared in the haze oar
hearts stood still with almost agoniz-
ing suspense. Then came the roar Of
: two shots across their bows.
Then. refusing to lay to- tbey
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

opened their batteries and were opened
on by the concentrated fire of the Japa-
nese. Fifteen minutes, we thought,
would suffice to end the unequal con-
test, but earth and sea shook under the
awful thunder of guns thirty minutes,
forty-five minutes. fifty-two minutes,
and unable to break through, scorning
to surrender the Russians swung
around and steamed back to their an
chorage, with their flags still flying.
Sure of their prey. and perhaps un-
willing to fight unnecessarily in the
harbor. the japanese did not grumble,
but resumed their station in the road
stead, completely blocking the only
channel The four-funneled, Cramp-
built big cruiser variag was evidently
badly wounded and listed to port The
apparently uninjured.
I'VE hastened to -ow out in a sampan
to inspect for ourselves. We saw no
scars or wounds on the Korietz,
though the sailors were putting fresh
paint on her hull here and there as II
to conceal scars. and the officer direct
ing had his head bandaged. Allen
asked in Russian how they Jared. The
commander replied that they had no
chance and that at p. m. the ship
would go up. The Variag was evident
ly sinking. She was mortally wounded
amidships and had huge rent in her
upper works.
Her two tunnels were riddled and
ber bridge was mass of twisted iron
"A lieutenant who was on the bridge
when it was struck was torn to pieces
and blown overheard, all but his right
arm and hand, which were found still
holding the flag with which he was
signalling orders to the Korietz.
Tho boats of the other warships
were removing her men to the security
of their own deck. The wounded were
being taken onto the French and Eng
lish ships, 100 more dead than alive. 1t
was pathetic. the tenderness and ven
GRAFTON with which they handed down
the Cars portrait.
Our United States ship, the Vicks-
burg. alone gave no sanctuary. though
her lifeboats helped remove the men.
We hailed the first officer of the Sun
gari. the ship we landed from the cay
before. He indicated that all was lost,
and shortly after We saw the men dash
below as if to scuttle her.
Now the men are fastening to leave
the korietz. We are within a few
yards of her last two boats as they put
| of. 1t is twenty minutes to 4. and we
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25
PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WAR NEWS
REPORTED DURING THE PAST WEEK

n " "k wit
wei ii ais. known that the
the blowing sno oy " in
. id to have ben os
a M no~ ~ Korean ht ties "
Korea d viii vii ianoeH m
is
is m land R
o meet the
p twice ki thpkt
A peepn % the depart
y
Dir the Admiral Mn eomma off tn Laounspen enIA 1.-THE t
The b a df Hrn namditon
Russian has fs New chs byod 1.-THE walls o the alive
eRuEan aspo oIab a.undrA Admir- wienus eft
pht % hi stopped
shipments
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

recall her captains words and hasten
our rowers. There is an island sur
mounted by revolving light 600 yards
away. We land and climb to Its sum-
init.
THE hands of. the watch denote 4.
Instantly a terrific explosion In the
stern and almost simultaneously an
other forward sent the Korietz to its
doom. Two magnificent volumes OF
smoke and debris leaped, writhing and
twisting upward, clinching and strug-
Cling, like two monsters In mortal com
hat. AS their black bodies pulled apart
for moment the sinking sun, fearful
with filmy haze, shone through
And listen. Through the blackness
Of darkness and the rain OF falling
fragments of their ruined< ship come
stately and solemn and grand from the
French ship, where they had asylum.
her crews majestic chant of the RUS
sian national hymn, at once their new
oath of allegiance to the White Gar
and requiem over their lost ship.
The smokestack, her cleaning prov
and portions of her steel frame show
where the Korietz met her fate
+ Now a fierce fire RACES in the bunk
ers Of the Variag, more and more she
lists to port. She has outlived the sun
but at 6 o'clock, with one great shud-
der. like huge leviathan, she turns
on her side and dies.
Only the Sungari remains, SO re-
Gently our home. She sinks. all too
slowly. A boat puts OF to her from
the French cruiser and soon her beau
tful upper works are roaring furnace
of flame. All night she burns and
flows. and dies with the morning light
"All this in q state of hostility
What shall we see when war is
formally declared?"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25
Foreign Volunteers Accepted.

Belgrade, Servia, March 20-The
Servian foreign Office having asked
Russia whence she would accept volun-
teers from Servia. the Emperor re-
piled that he will accept the voluntary
service Of 500 Servians and 500 Bull
garians. Their enlistment will begin
imm ediately
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

The city of Boston will spend 49,.
624.74S for. her public schools this
year. That is one of the reasons why
Boston maintains her reputation as
the home of culture.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Secretary Taft says there is a fine
chance for young men to make for
tunes In the Philippines. Go to the
fa' East young man, and grow up
with the islands.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

King Edward had fall the other
day and scraped his shin. but consid'
ering that it enabled him to get his
name in the papers in spite of the
press of war news perhaps he does
not regret the accident.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

A woman on her way to church in
i ew York was struck by an auto
mobile and instantly killed. This will
furnish some other people with good
excuse for staying at home.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

broken the bank at Monte Carlo. Mr..
Schwab sometimes gives the intend
ed victim fair chance to get the
money.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

The Connecticut farmer who is
boasting of having bones of steel need
not get SO gay about it. All the girls
have had them ever since whalebone
became scarce.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Some German scientist claims to
have discovered way to make ordi'
nary water burn like kerosene. Only
a very smart man can set river on
fire.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

A Philadelphia waiter who inherited
a million dollars a few years ago is
working right along as if nothing had
happened. What is a mere million
to a waiter who has a good tip"
route?
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25
Rumor Of Japanese Defeat.

Che Foo. March 19.-9 p. ma prl-
vate dispatch received here from Muk-
den states that battle has taken
place on the Yalu in which the Rus
slams claim to have captured ] 500 pris-
oners
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Radium has been reduced in price
from $5,O00.000 a pound to $2,50000
a pound. Possibly, it may be procur-
ed at even more reasonable price
than that If taken in ton lots.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Denmark is ready for war. The
whereabouts of her fleet 8 net men
toned.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

The girls at Massachusetts college
slid down hill on dustpans recently,
and the faculty is wondering what to
do about It. One would think the SEN
sibie remedy would be TO invest in
lot of slcds and toboggans.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

A Chicago professor has the petri-
fed form of fish sixteen feet long.
1t will be recognized at once by many
truthful anglers as the one that got
away when they were about to haul it
into the boat.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

You don't hear much from Calves
ton these days. This means that Gal
weston is too busy to talk.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

A London journal has prepared what
appears to be trustworthy list
of the ten least bad novels published
in 1903.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Don Jaime. the Spanish pretender.
has joined the Russians; that was bet
ter luck .han the Japanese had hoped
for.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

It VIII require several years for
Colombia to make thorough job OF
kicking itself
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

1t makes a woman furious to have
her husband treasure an old pipe as
il it were the first pair of shoes the
baby ever wore.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Some war correspondents are won
ders when it comes to predicting ;
battle after it has happened.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Toledo contemporary speaks OF a
woman as the heroine of three di.
vorces. They have queer idea OF
heroism in Toledo.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

A Princeton professor has discover
ed new chemical combination whirl
he calls trisulphoxyarsenic. 1t looks
dangerous.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Japan has attracted the favorable
notice of Kentucky by paying ar
American whisky claim of $4,000
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

The senator's of the United States
are evidently pleased with their new
chaplain. They have raised his salary
from $500 to 81 ,0C0 a year.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

lady once asked a librarian for a
copy of "The Whole Duty of Man"
She said she had husband who Ger.
tainly ought to read it.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

Prof. Loeb has created a new spe,
cies of sea animal, but unfortunatel!
It will not take the place of the dis.
appearing lobster.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

1t is hard to tell which Is in greater
demand, the Georgia girl or the Geor-
sia peach. 1t is question of peaches.
though, either way you take it.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

The Supreme Court has denied the
petition Tor a writ of habeas corpus in
the case of Clinton Dansdill, one OF the
defendants in the Meenan murder trial
at Akron.
Van f. Rouse OF Colorado Springs,
former secretary of the Colorado
Worlds Fair Board, has turned over
to the board the money SO long held
by him, amounting TO the sum of $lS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-09
Foot Ball

father in Illinois, whose killed in football
game, is agtating the suppression of the sport.
To this end bill is to be introduced in the illinois leg
lsation prohibiting the playing of football altogether OF
course the bill cannot pass
The father doubtless is armed with the statistics re-
speeding the fatalities of football during the past
During the period fourteen deaths occurred and about
three hundred were injured.
Too many fine boys sacrificed for the sake of a
popular sport
Shortly after the close of the in 1908 it was an
nounced that the rules would tend to eliminate mass
plays and temptations to assault and battery The expect
ed reform did not take place During this the game
has frequently degenerated into of wholesale prize
fight What the players call dirty work. has been very
largely in evidence.
If football is to stand in public favor it must remain
gentlemen's game. Rowdyism and brutality must CO.
Football is too good game be spoiled by scrappng
and cruelties
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-09
CALIFORNIA THE WINTER RE-
SORT

To those who wish to escape the
discomforts of cold weather, Cali
fornia presents great variety of re-
sorts. The mild, dry climate of San
Jose and Los Gatos, the soft sea
breezes of Pacific Grove and Catalina
island, and the varied attractions of
numerous other resorts, all entice the
pleasure seeker with the assurance
of perpetual summer.
The trip to California via the Shas-
ia Route of the Southern Pacific COM
pany is one of great interest and
pleasure, passing through the fertile
valleys of western Oregon, near grand
old Mount Shasta, in northern Cali
fornia, and through the Sacramento
valley.
Round trip reduced rate tickets can
be purchased at Spokane to Los An
geles, allowing stopovers in either d.
rection. enabling passengers to stop
at all the places of interest en- route.
For further information address W.
e. CONAN, general passenger agent.
Portland, Ore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-09
The Woman Tempted Me

Sxtynne per cent of the inmates of western prison.
says recent writer say that they led to commit
crime by the extravaganza of their wives.'
In all probability 60 per cent of that sixynine are u
considerable liars
Adam usted after the forbidden apple until his mouth
watered and after he had eaten it. laid the blame on his
wife. His example has been followed by his male success
Of course there extravagant and nprovdent and
silly wives-too many of them And it may be that man
is sometimes driven to crime to support wife who wants
to five beyond his
But the excuse is a frayed one.
man goes and gets drunk because he has made bad
investment guessed the wrong side of the market
somebody invites him to drink because he wants to
drink. He does mean thing commits crime. When
brought to bay he whnes about his "wretched domestic
affairs and says his wife drove him to drink
On the contrary:
Leaving out of account the exceptions to the general
rule it may be affirmed that the average wife is more
nomical than her husband She will submit to more per-
sona sacrifices under unfortunate financial conditions.
And her ability to get along under strain greater than
his.
Besides
womans ideas usually higher than man s. Her
code of honor binding. And her benign influence
her husband tends prevent rather than
crime.
Let us have done with this old libel.
The man who hides his fraities behind woman S pet
ticoat is usually not only liar but a coward.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-09
World of Sport

is all based on the expectancy of
hit coming. When the nine innings
are over with and the hit isn't re-
corded 1t results in that going stale
feeling of disappointment over what
might have been If Just one hit had
come.
To the true fan q game in which a
pitcher has the batters at his mercy
Is not all sufficing. The one man
Daniels alone on the stage with all
the Daniels girls and Daniels CHOIR
uses left out. Baseball fans like the
stars-they worship them-but Il
good heavy chorus of infield work
and base running is what stirs the
blood and brings out roofing.
shot in the direction of the minor
leagues which is likely to result in
Port Arthur siege. The question
Of raising the price Of drafted players
from $3.50 to $500 and limiting the
draft to one man from each minor
The American meeting also fired a
league club was turned down and
President Johnson was appointed to
act with a representative of the Ma
tional league and the chairman of the
national commission to frame a
clause eliminating the higher price
and closer restriction from the ma
tional agreement.
It's the same old game Of subvert-
ing the interests of the little fellows
to the greed of the big leagues. Man.
ayers like McCloskey. Reilly and
Dugdale can spend time and money
finding and developing players only
to lose them after a seasons service
which does not repay the expense to
which they have been put.
Jack Root is keeping his manager,
Lou Houseman, busy trying to ex-
plain that rank fake with Tommy
Ryan in Philadelphia. Root lex
plains" that It was a putup job to
discredit him and that the referee
| was fixed to leave the ring. Such a
business!
And Tommy! Tommy says Phila-
| delphia is a 10-cent town, anyway,
| and only used to fourth raters.
| Willie Hoppe, the boy billiardist,
who is to be seen at the Pfister short
ly, is still keeping up his wonderful
| work with the cue. In Brooklyn re-
Gently, in a 200-point, 1s-inch balk
| line match. he averaged, 40, running
out in five innings.
Just a little news note: Tacoma
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-09
MRS. IANGDON
PLEADED GUILTY
(Scripps News Association. }

ST. LOUIS, Dec. S.--Mrs Carrie r.
Langdon pleaded guilty to the charge
of forgery in the circuit court today.
After being sentenced to six months
in Jail she was paroled on condition
that she return to her home in Cali
fornia- Judge Foster said he had
his doubts as to Mrs. Langdon's SAN
tty. She was accused of forging
checks on the estate of the late Hat
tie Mccall Travis, with whom she
was associated at the worlds fair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-12-09

IT was much afflicted with sciati-
ca" writes Ed c. Mud, Iowaville,
Sedgwick Co, Kan, going about on
clutches and suffering deal of pain
E! was induced to try Billiards. Snow
Liniment. which relieved me. I used
three soc bottles. 1t is the greatest
IMMINENT l ever used; have recon-
mended 1t to a number of persons;
all express themselves as being bene-
fitted by 1t. l now walk without
clutches, able to perform a great
S Ss the of f iaEhs labor ass. Mdwi5vuE
soc, $1.00. For
sale by "