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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
She Changed Her Mind

She had been suffering for several
days with slight abscess. and when
she decided to have 1t lanced her
young husband accompanied her to
the physicians.
You are very brave, dearest" he
said to her, as they waited for the doc.
tor in the reception room.
"Oh," said she. smiling sweetly,
you see, I'm going to take chloro.
form or gas or something"
mo! Oh, mol" he demonstrated.
"You mustn't"
why. Jack. 1t won't cost so much
more"
Darling. how unkind! But, you
know, sometimes patients die under
CnIorOLUi n.--
"Ill risk that. All, DOCTOR my hus-
band is trying to scare me with tales
about patients who die under chloro.
form. Now, you don't think"
"Pshaw! There's no danger when
the doctor understands his patients
condition" exclaimed the physician.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Loss $4,000, 900.

Toronto, Ont.-The total loss by the
fire which destroyed the wholesale
district OF Toronto will, according to
the most conservative estimates, reach
$12,O00,OO0. while the total insurance
is known to BE $8,380,O00.
The area burned embraces IA acres,
and from 5000 to 1000 persons are
thrown out of employment.
The total number Of buildings de-
stroyed was: Bay street, east side, 20;
west side, 80; Wellington street, north
side, 12; south side, Z; Front street,
north, %; south, 81; Esplanade, a;
Piper street, l.
The custom house, four-story
stone building, at the corner Of Yonge
and Front streets, was the barrier that
stopped the progress of the flames to-
ward the eastern end Of Front street.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
General Deficiency Bill.

Washington-The general deficien.
cy bill reported by the senate commit.
tee Of appropriations carries $11,'
2,146, an increase as it passed the
house of s940,525. The principal
amounts of the increase are:
Payment to French cable company
for damages by cutting Of cables dur.
ing the Spanish war, S77,712; prose.
cution of frauds in the customs ser.
vice, 100000; for expenses Of the
Spanish claims commission in taking
testimony abroad. $4,000; senate ex.
penses, $42,994.
Following the usual custom. an ap.
preparation of $4,000 is made to be
paid to the widow of the late Senator
Hanna,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Editor Fell Nine Stories,

New York-H. r. R. Hertzberg,
dramatic editor Of the Evening Jour.
nal, early today fell nine stories into
an areaway in the Morton building.
At the hospital where he was taken it
was said that there was no chance of
his recovery.
Hertzberg had been playing billiards
In the rooms of the Press club, and
shortly after he had started for home
his almost lifeless body was found in
the basement. 1t supposed that
while coming down the stairs he leaned
over the balustrade and lost his bal
ance.
Hertzberg is 35 years old and un-
married. He came to New York re.
Gently from New Orleans.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
The Water Lotus.

There Is a plant growing in the
Southern waters Of the United States
which possesses the regular property
OF being able to render the most i'm.
pure standing water perfectly healthy.
The people OF Louisiana and Mississip-
pi call it the water lotus.
1t consists of leaves about the size
OF the head Of pin and roots so fine
Us to escape notice save under a mi
croscopic inspection. Where 1t grows
at all, it covers the water and to the
casual observer looks like coating OF
green ccum The flowers and seeds are
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Dolliver on Trusts.

Washington-The senate listened to
set speech of almost two hours du-
ration on the trusts by Mr. Dolliver
and completed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. again
devoting much time to the provisions
for an extension Of the east front of
the capitol and for an additional Of.
flee building for the senate.
The Office building amendment was
agreed to as reported from the com.
mittee, but the extension paragraph
was so modified as practically to pro-
vide for plans only. the appropriation
being reduced to $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Senses Of Reptiles.

An Austrian doctor has lately pub
lished the results of his observation
upon the special senses of animals,
especially upon the sense of reptiles.
He concludes that these are capable
of going directly towards water,
which appears to attract them, even
at long distances. Light acts upon
them, independently of heat. >Their
sight is generally good, and it is
probably their most acute sense, yet
their vision is limited. Crocodiles
cannot distinguish man at dis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

tances above 10 times their length.
Fish see for only short distances. The
vision of serpents is poor, the boa con-
strictor, for example, can see no furth-
er than one-third of it's own length
Some snakes see no further than one
eighth Of their own length. Frogs
are better endowed. and see 90 times
their length.-St. ,Iames's Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

microscopic, so that its appearance in
any given locality fs not redily ac-
counted for, but wherever it does ap-
pear the water beneath is always fit
to drink.
SO marked is this property that fam
lilies using the water from bayous
where the lotus is abundant are known
to have better general health than
those taking their drinking water from
places where the lotus is not found
1t is often transplanted into ponds.
bayous and lakes, spreads with Won
derful rapidity and never fails to do
its work well.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
SeIf-Approvjnu,

"Have you tried to do good with
your money!" asked the man of high
moral aims.
81 should say So" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. 81 started with $500
and am now worth millions. II that
isn't doing pretty good, don't know
what is. s."-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Russia Wants Turk to Paw Up.

Paris-The correspondent of the
Temps at Constantinople says that
on the occasion of the last audience
which the Russian ambassador. M.
Zinovieff, had Of the sultan, he insist
ed on the payment of $4.OOO.OO long
due to Russia for arrears of the Tur-
ko-Russian war indemnity. Such a
demand at such moment. the dis.
patch adds. leads to the belief that
Russian diplomacy is preparing the
way for other demands.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Held Up by Bandits,

Tiflis, Caucasia-A train on the
Trans Caucasian railroad was held up
between Novo-Senaki and Abascha by
four armed men, who entered the mail
car and, after binding the officials, es.
capped with registered letters and val
uables worth S50. 900
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

Port Arthur-It is persistently as.
serted that a Japanese cruiser was
sunk off Port Arthur April Is and that
the japanese armored cruisers Mis-
shin and Kasuga were damaged. re-
spectively, below and above the water
line.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
lAlNE' MONOPOLY.

ktcnSive seacoast. its noun.
numerous lakes and rivers,
4 springs and unbroken wild.
5 healthful and invigorating
RE. Statistics show Maine
b coolest in summer of any
he Union SO that now instead
places which might be called
fesorts almost every city and
the state on the seacoast or
terior is a place which sum-
tOrs in large numbers seek
rning season.
OmmOdate the ever increas-
el the Boston & Maine Cen
this year give additional
3nd other than the trains usu.
another train commencing
will be added to leave Boston
b., which will be the through
Bangor and Bar Harbor, and
8 a. NJ. train will leave
usual 1t will be made a
rain to Rockland, taking to
OF course, all passengers to
buted east of that point.
|trains the ensuing summer
Exactly the same as last year.
p Bar Harbor leaving Boston
!. and 3.45 p. m. and for the
at a. m. and 7 p. m.
rough train from New York
hnd and Bar Harbor via
)ld, Worcester and Nashua
New York at 8 p. m. will also
BE running on Monday, June
he noticed that the change of
the lines in question is at
week earlier than ever before
, necessitated by the numer-
ayers who are located all
United States desiring to
cir summer homes, and in pre-.
prs to accommodate this trav-
beeE, found "eonssn~" e." '''~
Sections consequently the ad-
other trains at an earlier
n usual.
aims leaving Boston previous
p. m, connect for Poland
as does the through New
hin.
Dr. information about trans,
! In Maine, or with reference
1hite Mountains and Maritime
IS can be obtained at any
writing to r. e. BOothby, G.
\. A. of Maine Central r. R.
|brtland, Maine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

The largest election district in the
world is the so-called Grey division
of Southern Aus traila. 1t comprises
553,000,000 acres or nearly a quarter
oil the whole continent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
Body Of Admiral Makaroff.

st. Petersburg-Many disfigured
bodies have been thrown up on the
shores at Port Arthur. They are be-
lieved to include the body of Admiral
Makaroff.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
JAP TRANSPORTS
Sighted by Russians Near tho
Gulf Of Ching'ai|ss.

This Has Long Been Regarded as the
Most Probable Point Of Dlsembark.
ation--Expected at st. Petersburg
It May Turn Out to Be Long Antici.
pated FIanking MISUNDERSTANDING
viii Probably Be Protected BY
Warships.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

|dy whose birthday was being
ed when the Japs arrived at
thur has not begun contribut-
be magazines, and neither does
Ipunce her intention Of going
stage. Some people waste
prlunities just terribly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

Within few miles of Dublin, in
mill which had fallen into decay, an
enterprising man has hit upon a pro-
fitable plan of turning peat into brown
paper
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

Mckinley is known to be the
of all the great mountains Of
Ill, and it is unlike most other
5aks from the fact that arctic
BIS begin at its very base. The
live cOnQuerer Of this immense
lust pick his path over broken
Icy slopes, sharp cliffs, and an
slope Of forty-fiye degrees for
$4,000 feet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

nver decor who declined a
$1,O00,O00 Oh the theory that
)sed to make every cent that
bad, seems to be carrying inde-
E to extremes. If everybody
e him there would be no Car
raries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

The population of Germany is in
creasing at the rate of nearly mil
lion year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
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FRIDAY, April IS, 1904.
Sinking Of the Petropavlovsk a fear
full horror; boilers burst and all be-
tween decks were scalded and
drowned; battleship Pobiada damaged
by mine; destroyer Bestrachni sunk.
Painter Verestchagin said to have
gone down with Makaroff.
Chief gunner's mate Monson's jump
into magazine probably saved 600 men
on Missouri from death.
Both the state and the defence move
In the Tucker case, the prosecution
asking for a special session of tho
grand jury and the accused mans
counsel for an expert to work with
Prof. Wood In the prisoners interest.
Senate investigation into postoffice
scandals may not be ordered. 1910
Dr. Charles A. Eastman held for
grand jury on charge Of causing death
Of Edith McIntire of Boothbay Harbor,
Me.
Death Of state police officer George G.
Pratt at North Arlington, Mass.
House passes Philippine bill; Coch-
ran Of Missouri bitterly attacks Cleve-
land; Baker Of New York questions
presidents special trains.
Fire at Haverhill, Mass, throws 1000
shoe factory employees temporarily out
of work.
Cambridge, Mass, rapid transit COM
mittee goes on record in favor of a
subway.
Emperor William calls on Cornelius
Vanderbilt's party on the steam yacht
North Star.
Torpedo boat destroyer flotilla at Ca
vite after trip Of $4,000 miles.
Anarchist killed in a st. Petersburg
hotel explosion Of an Internal machine
in his trunk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
April 1s, 1904.

TUESDAY, April 1s, 1904.
Massachusetts, state police, for the
fourth time since his arrest, search the
home of Charles l.. Tucker, accused
of the murder of Mabel Page; said to
be anxious to find knife that will fit
the wounds.
New York state convention instructs
for Judge Parker; Hill, Murphy, Ehret
and Ridgeway elected delegates.
Boston horse show opens with lively
Jessions. Mr.. f. d. Jordan. Mr.. Regi-
nald c. Vanderbilt and Mrs. John Ger
ken among the leading winners
Willis Wilson arraigned in West
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
THURSDAY,
April 21, 1904.

'''SsSSN'1 HpIh Etg ISVTs
Investigation in the Reed Smoot
case reopens at Washington with the
examination of Brigham H. Roberts,
who testifies that he has three wives,
RoG RooGases" s"ft are re too "sssssred tbe JEnqewment
Three-year-old daughter Of DR.. ]. w.
Keefe Of Providence dies as result
of laudanum given her in play by her
brother John, years old.
Roscoe M. Floyd, well known Cam
bridge. Mass, jeweler. charged with
larceny. -- - .i' -
Emil Roeski, last of the car barn
bandits, sentenced to prison for life.
Capt. Daniel P. Foley expected to
succeed Capt. H. b. Rogers in COM
mand of the revenue cutter Seminole.
Toronto's fire loss estimated at $12,-
100000, with insurance Of $S,36O,OOO;
buildings destroyed number 1913, and
GOO0 to 1000 persons are thrown out of
employment.
Standard Oil Company plans to lay a
pipe line from Texas oil fields to New
York.
INcN. HcOISo DuChlc ldCllS dIIeSJ lOT
an attempt to murder his invalid wife,
flies from Elizabeth, N. j., with $780,
900 in cash and securities belonging to
the family.
Congress lends the weight of it's in
dorsement to movement to preserve an
historic block of buildings at Washing
ton.
Russians report sighting of Jap
transports about 16 miles from Tat
ungtau, and it is believed the long-ex-
pected landing may be made in that vi
cinity.
Two runaway Somerville, Mass,
boys caught in Burlington, VT.
Train robbed Of $4,000 by four
armed men on the Trans-CaucasioD
railroad.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23
SATURDAY.,
April 16, 1904.

in his trunk.
SATURDAY, April 1s, 1904.
Japanese fleet again bombards Port
Arthur. fortress and town, seven Chi
nese killed. three wounded. five SOL
diers wounded; wild talk in st. Peters.
burg over the war; wireless telegraph
correspondents to be treated as spies;
Verestchagin is surely drowned.
Davis, the counterfeiter, sentenced
at Boston to 13 years and six months
In state prison and fined 81.
Senate passes Panama canal bill;
Bailey declares he is a spokesman;
president criticized by Hay and I'm
derwood.
Blizzard sweeps central and north
ern New York and Michigan.
Andrew Carnegie creates fund of
$5,OO0,000 to be known as the Hero
those thcS VIII Who lose their lives in heroic ef.
forts to save their fellowmen. or for
the heroes themselves in case of in
jury.
Charles F. Ashley of Gloucester,
Mass, escapes from Danvers asylum
~Ana -oo.a.-it.- -ss.ieiae.-------------
Body Of William ]. Hoar. the i'm
A'isoned diver at Boonton. N. j., re-
lieved and brought to the surface; his
death found to be due to drowning.
Body Of a stowaway, starved to
death, found in the hold of the steam
er Austrian on it's arrival at Halifax,
N. 8.
Secretary of the navy asks congress
for an appropriation of $4,000 to prop
erly care for the bodies of those killed
on the battleship Missouri.
Twelve-inch gun crew of the battle
ship Texas betters the best previous
record of the navy at target practice;
sailors report narrow escape of ship
from accident like that of the Msi-
souri,.
MONDAY, April 1e, 1904.
Makaroff died at his post; Verest-
chagin was sketching; Japs had sown
counter mines; report Japs are land
ing troops.
James Keefe, aged GO, lost his life
in a burning Somerville, Mass, stable
in trying to rescue a horse.
Somerville policeman draws his re-
volver and holds a mob of 300 at bay
+ while he makes an arrest.
Rabbi Samuel Hirshberg of Boston
chosen to fill Milwaukee pulpit.
Panic caused by explosion Of bomb
at Barcelona, where King Alfonso and
the premier now are.
Mrs. Sartoris recovers lost gems,
sandwich man found them and sold
them for so cents to flower woman.
DR.. G. C. Sighme fatally injured at
Bridgeport, Conn, when his auto got
beyond control and threw him over
an embankment.
Body of Lieut.. Weichert killed in
explosion on Missouri. met by thous-
ands when 1t arrives at Danbury,
Conn; memorial services at Newport
training station.
One killed and five seriously injured
at fire panic in an Indianapolis hos
pital; hotel in same city gutted and
guests flee in night clothes.
Riotous bluejackets arrested at Pen
sacola and sent to ships In chains.
Rich & Harris of Boston buy the
Iroquois theatre in Chicago.
Serious defect discovered in the
Anglo.French treaty affecting the
Newfoundland fisheries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-23

Roxbury, Mass, on charge OF murder.
Ing his mother and stepfather.
Glover will contest resumed, after
lapse of two years.
Nelson shocks the senate in debate
on Alaska; Congressman Sullivan tries
hard to get 1886, 200 for Massachusetts.
Daughters OF the American Revolu.
tion convene in Washington.
Russians expecting landing of
Japanese near Newchang, now that
Togo is complete master of the gulf
of Pechili.
Mrs. Asnas Lynch, an inyaild,
burned to death at Cambridge,
Mass, fire; sick daughter rescued.
Attempt to burn store at Attleboro,
Mass, after robbing it.
sss-.....-i--n..,iles author of "Self-
Help and other similar worns,-a~~a
in London.
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 1904.
Michael Spring, Pastime Athletic
club, New York, wins the Marathon
race at Boston; Hicks, Cook, Schlo-
bohm, LORI, Mellor, Easley followed
in short order; more than 100000 peo-
pie saw some part of the race or the
finish.
Viceroy Alexieff, 1t Is reported at
st. Petersburg, has asked to be re.
lieved, and it is probable his request
will be granted.
Toronto, Ont, has disastrous fire in
its wholesale district; loss estimated
at $1O,OOO.0O0; one life thought to be
lost; fire not under control and help
summoned from outside
Avalanche from the Spitzhorn
sweeps over the hamlet Of Muehlback,
Switzerland, killing 13 of its inhabi-
tants as they sleep.
DR.. Cohnstamm, who discovered he
had paresis four years ago, dies in
New York hospital.
John Marx, accused Of numbering
farm hand at Colchester, Conn.,, ar
rested in New York city.
New York city to float bond issues
of $37,O00,00O, Controller Grout believ.
ing that the present is a good time to
sell.
Massachusetts society of Sons Of the
Revolution have annual meeting and
dinner with address by Lieut.. Gov.
Guild.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-28
ANARCHISTS
st. Louis Detectives and Secret Ser
vice Men Are Vigilant.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 27.-Secret
service men and the st. Louis police
are keeping a close watch on the
movements of anarchists in this city.
For three weeks Her Most and thir-
teen other "reds' from Patterson,
N. j., have been here.
Detective George Williams and
Fred Cosgrove Of the local detective
force have been assigned to watch
the visitors, and have reported daily
to Chief of Police Kelly, who has
taken the matter out of the hands Of
Chief of Detectives Desmond. The
chiefs desk was bestrewn with pho
tographs of New Jersey anarchists.
Upward of thirty federal secret
service men have been in the city
since Most and his party arrived.
One member of the anarchist party
lis secret service officer and he has
been in close touch with his govern
ment confreres.
Through him it has been learned
that there was no definite plan for
harm to the President during his St.
Louis visit, the object of the anar-
chists' trip presumably being to stu
dy conditions and to ascertain the
best methods of handling anarchistic
plots in large crowds.
The Police visited the anarchists
and asked them to leave the city.
They are said to have promised to
depart, but are still here.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-28
RECORD UP TO DATE
IN WESTERN LEAGUE

mond quintet. The Muneie Star of
last Saturday morning published a
large picture of the champions of
last year with the cup they won oc-
cupying a very prominent place in
the picture. The Star man thinks
very well of Richmond as the follow
ing which is clipped from that paper
will show:
"Quakers, fighters, robbers" and
many other epithets are often APP
piled in derision to the above pic
tured polo players, but nevertheless
the fact remains that the Richmond
polo team is one of the fastest aggre-
cations playing the game today. Last
year they captured the Horlick cup
of the Western league after as
strenuous race as the annals of po-
10 record.
The "Quakers'' have started the
fourth season of Western polo in
good form and are well upward in
the percentage column.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-28
Only Makes a Matter Worse.

Perhaps you have never thought of
it, but the fact must be apparent
to every one that constipation is
caused by lack Of water in the sys-
tenn, and the use of drastic cathar-
ties like the old fashioned pills only
makes a bad matter worse. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are much more mild and gentle in
their effect, and when the proper
does is taken their action is so nat
ural that one can hardly realize it
is the effect of a medicine. Try a
% cent bottle of them. For sale by
A. G. Luken and W. III. Sudhoff,
Fifth and Main streets.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-28
FIGHTERS OF OLD
John L. Sullivan Tells of a Bigger
PugiIist Than Jeffries.

Jim Jeffries is big 'un.' de-
clared John L. Sullivan, according to
the New York Telegraph, .!but we
had a bigger man than him sixty
years ago. His name was Freeman
and he was known as the American
giant. Freeman fought several bat
ties In England, and died there
They showed me his grave when l
was abroad. Freeman stood six feet
5 IL inches and weighed 300 pounds
when in fighting shape. He must have
been monstrosity.
Mike McCool, one Of the greatest
fighters st. Louis ever turned out,
was another giant added John L.
"He stood 6 feet 2 II inches and
fought at 200 pounds. McCool fought
many of his great battles around ST.
Louis. He was a great man in his
day. ,
"Ned O'Baldwin was probably the
greatest giant the ring has ever
Known said the old champion.
80 Baldwin was a native Of County
Waterford, Ireland. He was, as tall
as Freeman, standing feet 10
inches in his stocking feet, and strip
ped at PIP pounds. O'Baldwin
fought Jem Mace and other cham
pions, and was shot and killed in
1875.
"Herbert Slade, the Maori giant
and Professor Latin, a successful
boxing teacher, were about the big
gest men 1 ever tackled in the ring.
Both were easy. The Maori giant
who was taught boxing by Jem Mace
was formidable looking fighter, but
1 had no trouble polishing him off,
Latin was easy for me in three
rounds.
Mitchell, when in fighting trim,
weighed about 175 pounds. Few of
the great English fighters were big
men. Jem Mace, Charlie Mitchell
and Tom Sayers We're all about the
same size. Tom Allen fought at 165
pounds.
"Allen always maintained that a
thoroughly conditioned 165-pounder
had a perfect license to beat 200
FOUNDER at the London prize ring
game. He may have had a better
chance to do it fighting according to
London prize ring rules, but no kind
of argument could ever convince me
that 165-pounder had a right to
e. en- hold his own with a 200-pound-
er, all things being equal in other
respects. -