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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
Quiet South of Mukden.

Mukden.--All is quiet on both the
Russian and japanese lines to the
south. Both armies continue the work
of intrenching, and reinforcements are
rapidly arriving.
The increasing cold makes the pros.
pect of a winter campaign doubtful, as
military movements now would be at.
tended with great difficulty.
Fuel and forage are both scarce and
dear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
EPITOME OF THE
Weeks News

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 1904.
Secretary Hay confined to his home
~ cold
Eugene l.. Stafford of Boston, wno
Iilled Maynor b, Trussell, released
rom custody because his wife would
rot testify against him.
Frederick Whitfield, aged 10, OF
Medford, killed by car in Somer.
lille, Mass.
John w. Guptill of Portland, Me-,
.auses arrest of divorced wife, Mrs.
Cole, in Boston, on charge of forgery.
Canadian elections show liberal
gain of about 10, and assure Laurisr
, majority Of more than GO.
Joseph Landry OF Worcester, Mass,
.rrested at Maynard, after an attempt
rob house.
Birthday of the Mikado Of Japan
celebrated by Boston people of culture
md fashion.
Broadway extension bridge in Bos-
on settled about four inches while
wo loaded cars were on it; few
PERSONS injured.
North Carolina woman kills noted
lesperado.
Port Arthur not yet fallen; desper.
,te attack in progress; negotiations
IN North sea imbroglio still progress
satisfactorily.
Gas engine explodes in Roxbury,
Mass. grocery store and causes much
excitement.
Infant at Worcester, Mass, tossed
nto flames by older boys in play.
Many addresses heard at session of
Woman's Board of Missions at Provi.
lence, r. |.
Cody bank robbers believed to be
rounded up in the Bad Lands near
Tarby creek, and man-hunt is on.
ior today.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
Praise Of Gen. StoesseI.

st. Petershlrg-There is great re-
joicing here at the failure of the re-
cent Japanese attacks on Port Arthur.
The papers are filled with columns Of
praise, interspersed with poems, ell
logizing the gallant defence made by
Gen. Stoessel and the heroic garrison.
The conviction prevails that Gener-
al Stoessel will never surrender, and
that if the fortress falls the garrison
will go down fighting.
According to information received by
the war Office $4,000 is low estimate
of the Japanese losses before Port Ar
thur.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
Ants That Grow Mushrooms.

Prof. j. X. Ainsworth Davis gives
the latest proofs of The ants right to
our applause. He says
In tropical America the traveller in
their native region often sees thou.
sands of ants marching in column OF
route, each holding in its powerful
jaws piece of green leaf about the
size of siXpence. These they take to
their nests. The material is used as
an elaborate sort of mushroom cul-
ture, requiring much more skill and
intelligence than that in which human
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

Ansonia, Gonna posse Of 90 citi.
zens Is in hot pursuit of young col
ored man who held up and robbed
Miss Mary Rees, one Of Seymour's
prettiest young girls. while she was on
her way home after a shopping trip.
Directly under an electric light she
was accosted by the negro. He dealt
her a blow on the head, robbed her
of $40, and disappeared.
This is the 10th case Of the kind
that has occurred in this vicinity iD
the past two weeks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
Passing Of Meerschaum Pipes.

"A merschaum pipe that would have
brought $25 ten years ago wouldn't
bring more than $40 now," said to-
bacconist. "Meerschaum pipes used
to be fashionable and popular in
America. but they are not much
sought for today.
''lt isn't strange that the liking FOR
them should have waned. The meer'
schanm Is an unsatisfactory pipe at
the best. Drop it, and 1t is irretrie''
ably broken. Try to color 1t, anu ior
a month 1t tastes like soap.
1T isn't the meerschaum in one OF
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

A little girl who was eating goldfish
for breakfast the other morning for
the first time was seen to stop and ex-
anime her plate with deep interest.
Mamma she asked, presently,
"what kind of fish is this? I've just
found a hair in it,"
"It is goldfish" was the answer.
"Oh," commented her daughter, In
q disappointed tone, Il thought prob
ably 1t was mermaid. d."-Harper's
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

turns Al ROsemount. Washington Of
fcenuiders go home to vote.
Work OF ,ooding the new dry dock
at Charlestu IN navy yard begun.
Colombia to reopen diplomatic in
tercourse with this nation by send
ing Enrique Cortes as minister.
Total OF 1911 candidates running for
3S2 places in the house of represen.
tatives to be filed by today's elec.
tions.
Miss I.avina NJ. Carter killed by
horse at Reading, Mass.
Opening of the Cuban congress;
President Palma submits HIS mes
sage.
Russian rc5or~o oaiaara called to
arms, American naval officer may be
on inquiry commission.
Japs drawing nearer to Port Arthur,
recent attacks have cost them 400
men.
Conference in Fall River between
manufacturers and union secretaries
reaches no conclusion.
Frederick Aver of Lowell, Mass,
gives lease of Chicago lot for Is
years for $4,000 year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
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in a days. ant still be ready
The a work first asceraned oy
this terms
$50 weight 100 e hg IN one
So he one
would have to back
he would
the Of 100 feet minute
Consequently
generally called horse power me morse
day. pulng
of
minute tina is to the rate which he
weight 100 feet in the air in two min
without
hausted.
abilities
the rate
would
in
The worlds
ld,-St
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
Overhauled by Japanese.

Chefoo.-A junk which left Port Ar.
thur on Nov. z has arrived here,
bringing the news that the garrison up
to that time had repulsed all Japanese
attacks. The junk was intercepted by
a japanese torpedo boat, which confis-
Gated all correspondence on board Two
Chinese who were on the junk were
executed by the Japanese
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
Get Good Even start.

Bath, Me.-Two four-masted schOon.
ers built for and to be commanded by
Capts. J. r. and j.. NJ. Estridge of
Bethel, Del, were launched from diff
ferent shipyards here within S6 min
utes Wednesday. They were the
George w. Truitt, Jr., which will hail
from Wilmington, and the Judge BOyce
from Bethel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

AS a result Of this the threads swell
into innumerable little rounded white
chickering's, each of which is about
one-fiftleth of an inch across. 1t is
these which are the mushrooms.
These curious bodies constitute the
sole food Of the ant-or, at any rate,
the chief food."-Science.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
For Irish Tenantry.

Great progress has been made in
ireland with the Town Tenants league
within the past few months. The aims
Of the organization are to do for the
tenants in town what the various
forms Of the Land league have done
for the farmers.-New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
For Irish Tenantry.

Great progress has been made in
Ireland with the Town Tenants league
within the past few months. The aims
of the organization are to do for the
tenants in town what the various
forms of the Land league have done
for the farmers.-New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

Officers of the Pueblo and Beulah
Valley Railway, an electric line II
miles long, which has just been COM
pleted, have adopted a new system
whereby passengers over the road VIII
pay according to their weight instead
OF by the mile, as is usual. Passen-
gers will step upon scales at the tick
ct Office, and will be charged so much
a pound.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

Ireland produces 150 pounds Of meat
yearly for each head Of her population,
which is three times greater than Eng
lands production per head.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

The International Peace Congress
will again meet in 1905, unless some
of its leaders are in uniforms at the
front in a world fuss at that time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

A new railroad, planned to scale
Gray's Peak, near Dillon, Colo, Will
attain a height of at least 200 feet
greater than the road which climbs
Pixies Peak.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
TUESDAY,
Nov. 8, 1904.

TUESDAY, Nov. ., 1904
Unknown man killed and two train
men injured in freight wreck in
Springfield, Mass.
Isidor Cutler, who says he stole
money in Lynn, Mass, gives himself
up to police in New York.
Greenough suit against Henry ii.
Rogers and the Pratt trustees for
$50 600, 900, on claim of royalties.
reentered in supreme court at Boston.
President Roosevelt leaves Wash
ington for Oyster Bay he will re-
turn to receive returns; Judge Parker
to vote at Kingston and receive re-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
SCIENCE NOTES.

The United States produced nine
thousand pounds of tea the past year.
the farms being in North Carolina and
Texas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
The Dalue of Ignorance
in argument
By LUilli0n, M. R0ine,

BSERVE that writer does not here defend lack OF
knowledge as good per though pretty plea could
be advanced to maintain such theorem Taklng very
minor subdivision of the proposition he merely desires 10
point out advantages reasoner OF being unfamiliar
with matter discussion. The first and last rule In
debating to lacking in definite knowledge OF
La a,eat he well
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
1s"-"UhutHOrse POUer Is
The Tern, Refers to the .4Uerage LUork
One Horse Does in a Minute. {
By George EtheIbert LDaiSh. s1"~~<."s<~sSkSS
BY George Ethelberf UaiSh.

HAT is the amount of work that man can 40 III
comparison with horse machinery? AT his very pes
the strongest stands in pretty poor comparison
with horse. for hard. continuous labor lie Mlsht
perform minutes onehalf horse power OF WORK. out
keep this for great length OF time wod oe 'n
possible
gain forcing horses to do part OF the worlds
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
new WARSH|pS.
General Board Of The Navy
Makes Extensive Plans.

Three Battleships Are Included In the
Program as Well as Five Scout
Cruisers to Have Great Speed
Plan Involves a Maximum Outlay OF
$41, 1900, ,0oo-Reoommen ndation Of the
Board Is Signed by Admiral Dewey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
MONDAY,

Two unsuccessful attempts to hold
up Philadelphia express train.
WaIer in North End restaurant,
Boston, shoots two Italians, one OF
them probably fatally.
Russians retire to Liaoti hill fort
at Port Arthur and have but 10 guns;
London so hears from Chefco and
Tientsin.
Death of Miss Susan NJ. Remick, for
many years wardrobe keeper at the
Boston Museum.
Mrs. Mabel Johnson kills herself at
Worcester Mass.
One woman attacks another in Cam
bridge, Mass, for sending messages
to her husband.
Death of Nicholas Murphy of SOM
erville, Mass, who had saved lS per-
sons from drowning at Y wharf, Bos-
ton.
Textile council of Fall River Mass,
rejects latest proposition and will sub
nit a counter one to the manufactur-
ers today.
Huntington hall at Lowell. Mass,
burned.
Six women and three men baptized
in the Charles river at Magazine
street beach, Cambridge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
SATURDAY,,
Nov. S, 1904.

~ SVSN't "Sv' ~ wv"
President Roosevelt, in signed
statement to the American people, de.
Mes as wholly false the charge Of cor.
poration blackmail made by Mr.. Park.
er against Chairman Cortelyou.
Unknown three.masted coal schOon.
sr stranded and in a dangerous posi-
lion off Egg Rock in Lynn harbor;
Steamer Gironde reported lost with
10 passengers near Herbillon, AL
geria.
Ex-President Cleveland vOciferOusly
,heered on his appearance and ad.
dress at Newark, N. j.; his speech
largely devoted to the tariff and the
growth of trusts under the Republican
regime.
Statue of the Discobolus at Glouces-
Ter, Mass, modified to suit criticism
of city council and critics.
Gen. Hollis B. Hill of Boston dies at
Central Maine general hospital at
Lewiston.
DR.. Ezekiel II. Noble, candidate for
New Bedford, Mass, mayoralty, has
written epic poem Of 10000 lines.
Japanese bombardment Of Port Ar.
thur ends after six days of desperate
assaults with Japanese repulse; loss
es said to have been enormous.
Woman found in South Boston in q
doorway says she is 120 years old.
Harry F.. Jeffers of Pittsfield. Mass,
arrested for causing death of Cam
bridge, N. y, woman.
Deputy Syveton slaps the face of
Gen. Andre in the French chamber of
deputies; vote. of confidence passed,
843 to 236.
Buffalo Bill abandons the man hunt
in Wyoming.
Mercer, Me-. woman calls out entire
Lynn, Mass, fire department in try.
ing to mail letter.
Analysis of whistles on market be-
ing made at Washington with view to
fixing a standard as basis for a new
law.
Many changes announced in the Off
GERS of the Salvation Army.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12

a pound
Sir William Crookes has discovered
that the emanations of radium are
able to improve the tint of off.color dl'
amonds. A yellowish diamond, after
being enclosed for 1S days in a tupe
of radium bromide was entirely freed
from its Objectionable color. At nrst
its surface was dulled with film OF
graphite, but this disappeared in an
acid bath, and the diamond came out
bright and transparent. with its color
changed to pale blue-green. Sir Will
liam Crookes thinks the effect Is due
10 an Internal chemical change. ana
suggests that the discovery may prove
TO be of commercial importance IN
the treatment of off-colOr gems.
1t has generally been assumed that
the difficulty in respiration eXperl-
enced by aeronauts and mountain
climbers was due to the diminished
supply of oxygen at great helghts'
and to cOunteract this effect various
devices have been emplC. ed to sup
ply the needed oxygen. Recent eXper-
iments by Professor Mosso OF Turln
indicate that the diminished supply OF
carbon dioXid also plays part III the
phenomena of difficult respiration on
high mountains. Professor Moss0
found that a mixture of oxygen WIN
20 percent of carbon diOxid, which
caused giddiness and vomiting wheh
inhaled at Turin, could be breathed
with ease and a sense Of pleasure ON
the summit of Monte Rosa.
After the failure of many inventors
10 carry out similar idea, 1t Is
claimed that a French electro-motioH.
company has produced an electric car
liage in which the use OF piniohs'
chains and gearing for transmitting
motion to the driving-wheels Is entire
ly dispensed with. In this new ma
chine the motors and the wheels are
described as being one and the same
thing. The axles receive their motive
power directly from the accumulators
The weight of the carriage Is thus re-
duced. and it is asserted that these
'liveaxle" machines can travel ~
to 80 percent farther than those OF or
dinary construction because OF the
saving of energy. The appearance OF
the new carriages is improved eH'
cept that the wheels have q clnms'ef
look.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
) U'hat Has Been Demon. !
{ strdted of the Torpedo
BY Park BENJAMIN. =

Il =.
or moVapie anu
submarine has MS we nave
IN the pres
y i not to the same extent
the been present oul
4 relative disparity between "e
~ Meets nave ho'
$
that
whole power
fu Of fight
torpedo uoes
in the baleships themselves .
We spending three million dollars doing it. Two tubes VIII
and IN the Tennessee Washington.
Torpedo The improvements whch are
that before
will begin about two miles
This anything fighting As the
flight
poecis
Mines ana
pedoes" in the American Monthly Review of Reviews
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-11-12
II. &. JACKSON
Physician a. SURGEON

WOODSTOCK, VERMONT.
ONCE In the Hatch Block, formerly Oc.
cmpied by Dr. Chandler. Office hours
until D am, to 3 and to 0 pm.
Residence No. II Union Street. Night
calls received at Office. Tel. conn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08

II had been expected that the eight
hundred deputies that the superintendent
OF elections is authorized to appoint
would be reinforced today by about 300
men, including a large number OF secret
service men whose whole attention would
be directed towards the holders Of al
legged illegal naturalization papers.
1t developed today that Mr. Morgan has
found that under a section Of the metro
politan district election law the state SUI
perintendent or any OF hts deputies. Is
empowered TO call on any person TO as
sist him in the performance OF his duty.
This law raised practically all restric-
tions regarding appointments OF deputies
and two thousand additional men were
sworn
The men selected for this work are vol
unteers and they went on duty at the
opening Of the polls. IN remain until the
votes are counted
The presence OF the deputies was early
I'm evidence and hundreds OF men were
challenged during the hrst few hours.
Each OF the deputies vas supplied with a
list of registered vAterr who were 10 he
challenged. This list included the name
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08
FAGAN CASE
IS AGAIN
IN COURT

The case Margaret Pagan against
the Rhode Island company was argued in
the appellate court on the defendant s
petition for new trial Plaintiff sued
to recover for loss OF services OF her son
Leo. and expenses connected with an
injury to him occasioned by an accident
upon the car of the defendant on the road
between Providence and Riverside at
night Sept. s, 1903
A jury in Judge Johnson's court last
March gave the plaintiff a verdict for slISO
IL was claimed by the defendant that
the accident was due TO the car coming
In collision with "A heavy team that was
In charge Of two sleeping Italians and
that the motorman, though he was I'm the
exercise of great care could not prevent
the collision.
The conductor OF the car testified Il was
going al the rate OF IL miles an hour, and
witnesses swore, in behalf OF the plaintiff.
that II was a moonlight night, that the
rails were dry and that a person could
see distance OF $50 TO 300 feet. This
was all to show that the motorman might
nave prevented the collision had n.
exercised the care and diligence required
OF him.
The points made by the defendant IN
support or the petition for new trial are.
First that the verdict is contrary IN the
eNiuenCe, tnat the verdict IL contrary IN
the law, that the damages are excessive
that the presiding Justice erred in his
rulings and I'm refusing certain requests IA
charge made by defendants counsel and
that defendant has discovered new and
important evidence
Defendant claims also that vouns
Fagan's only injury was scalp wound
results having followed his shaking mn.
Plaintiff offered testimony as 10 serious
results having followed his shaking nm
while In the car. at the time Of the col
lsion.
Mr. Hayes. counsel for the defendant.
manages TO get into his brief n word or
two not connected with the testimony or
low In the case. for he states I'm parenthe-
sis: incidentally, Il might be said here
that the rapidly with which all OF the
proceedings took place in this case. from
the time OF the accident TO the time OF
the verdict. less than Eix months, is a
striking refutation OF the frequent as
seriion OF some attorney that they can
not get cases against this company tried
In this state. without serious delay" As
n lawyer. who heard Mr.. Hayes argue.
remarked. one swallow does not make
a summer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08
OPERATIVES
OFFER IS
REJECTED

Fall River. Mass, Nov. s.-After brle1
session this morning. the manufacturers
rejected the plan for ending the strike
submitted by the labor representatives
at Yesterdays conference and voted to
open the mills on Monday next at the re-
duced wage list
The manufacturers last week expressed
their willingness To allow five disinterest-
ed persons TO investigate their statement
that they are unable 10 pay the rate OF
wages which prevailed before the last
reduction.
The textile council did not accept this
plan, but yesterday their representatives
said they would agree to such an investi-
CATION provided the mill owners took
down the reduction notices and operate
the mills pending the decision. IL was this
latter proposition that the manufacturers
rejected today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08

OF every person whose right 10 register.
was challenged. provided that challenges
had not been Withdrawn. Hundreds OF
other names also had been placed on the
list, as a result Of Investigations con-
Quoted by Mr.. Morgan's office in the reg
istration close
With the early arrests for alleged ille-
gal voting the officers Al police head
quarters soon had all the business they
could attend TO in the election cases
alone. The first case reached was that Of
tor.
is alleged that Moores name ap-
peared in the registration list merely as
winfield Scott" without the Moore.
Moore claimed that the registration
clerks had erred. The first real-trouble
was reached In the turbulent Eighth AS
sembly district on the lower East Side.
At one polling place a gang OF 50 or 75
men. apparently acting upon a prear-
ranged plan. surrounded the polling place
and began 10 make it unpleasant for the
policemen on guard there. Finally they
rushed the booth and began 20 iostle the
officer who stood at the door. other po-
licemen came 10 the assistance Of the as
sauited officer and the mob finally was
dispersed
In the melee one OF the policemen and
Continued on page -Four.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08
VOTE IN
THIS CITY AND
IN THE STATE.

Election day Of the ideal welcomed by both
for the sunshine promised greater getting
VOTE ready their
ballots.
oratory loosed the by both
parties for the month and half stayed last night and today
bright early workers of both down business and
purpose bids fair eclipse the wild
estimates of the total propheed by enthusiastic parans
Men thoroughly with the situation in both parties
confidently give Roosevelt Fairbanks
majority local issues being contested to
end and the Democrats claim victory for Garvn Miller
assembly well for Congressman Granger
NO LANDSLIDE.
learned of the trend of opinion around the
anticipated and enthusiastic supporter of Mayor Miller
the landslide the other and large number OF
Republican going for the Democratic nominee The Re-
publcans admitting this fact officially by and
remarkably heavy that piled the Sixth
ward-eary in the day substaniate their contention
parts Of the city the mills and factories closed
o'clock in order allow the employees early and
among the Atlantic mills in the Oneyvie district which
made the Eighth much better than last
to
About o'clock there and at
noon half of the last years recorded
districts of the city the Republicans have hacks
and carriages getting who would find difficult at
tend left and the Democrats had carriages
arv good showing in Ward down
large wagon bearing Democratic banner worked through
the Sixth district
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-08
WOMEN
IN FATAL
BATTLE

Evanston, wyo.. Nov. s.-Mrs Leon De-
mars, shot In a duel by her neighbor,
Mrs Nancy Richards. is dead. Several
times the women had come to blows and
each had warned the other the next en-
counter would be with guns. Mrs De-
mars went to Mrs Richards ranch. near
Fort Bridger. and upon being ordered
away displayed big revolver.
Mrs Richards says Mrs. Demaps fired
drst, but there were no other witnesses
At the second shot Mrs. Demars fell
with a bullet in her breast but kept on
firing, emptying ther evolver.
Mrs Richards also fired six shots Both
are wives OF ranchers. They are 30 years
of age. Mrs. Richards was arrested.