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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
CHARLES BATCHELDER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WOODSTOCK, ,. VERMONT.
A OGioe In Jones' Block.
LABOR WORLD.

There We're fewer May day strikes
IN New England than usual.
Cigarmakers of Boston have started
J cooperative cigar factory
The Italian laborers' union with 3l2
charter members has been started IN
Boston.
Joseph Il. Smith. union cigarmaker,
has been nominated for mayor of Kan.
sas City, Mo.
The Western Flint Glass Workers
Union has joined the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
The United Garment Workers Inter.
national Union has Increased in twelve
years from 5000 to $4,000.
The unOn label has been discarded
by thirty wholesale clothing manufac-
turers of Rochester, \. y.
English wOrkingmen in the engineer
ing and allied trades are but moderate.
ly employed at the present time.
The scarcity Of work in Belfast, ow-
ing to slackness in the linen trade and
Ghipbuilding Industries has caused con.
sidera BILE distress among the working
classes.
Union uphOlsterers at Grand Rapids,
Mich, have been on strike since Sep
tember. The object Of the strike Is
to obtain nine-hour day. with the
same wages, $2.15.
The Industrial agreement between
the Nelson, New Zealand, Painters
Union and the employers provides for
q minimum wage Of thirty one cents
an hour and forty four hour week.
The latest report of the British
Amalgamated Society OF Painters
shows an aggregate expenditure OF
$l1UO,OOO, and only One-eighth OF
this amount was expended for strikes.
1t has been calculated that the loss
from illness averages 2O,OOO,0OO weeks
Of work in a year, or two and hall
per cent. Of the work done by the
whole population between fifteen aud
siHty.tvs years Of age.
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seoRI:INc eREvITIES.

r Senator Bailey has disposed OF all
his interests in the Kentucky Breeders
AssOcation track.
Terry McGovern Is still seeking
match with Jimmy Britt. who has re-
Gently received decision over Young
COrbett.
That he might ride in tho East this
wear Jockey I.ucen Lyme has given
up his $4,000 a year contract with j.
r. 4 4 Y. T. keene.
On the grounds of ihp Delaware Gun
Club Edward Banks broke 1O3 targets
straight before missing and ne hfnKe
B total of 1876 out of n possible W..
: Clarence Forbes Of Chicago knocked
out Kid Ross. of Kansas City. in the
third round of what was to have Dpeh
D fifteen round fight. at st. Louis. Mo.
More than 1000 cyclists from the
many cities made run through the
park system. Boston. Mass. after
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles had
addressed them.
The University of PENNSYLVANIA Ia
crosse team defeated the College OF
the CITY of New York on Franklin
Field, PhiladelDhia by the One-sided
score of six to nothing.
! Edmund Russell captain Of the Uni
Eersity of Pennsylvania track team.
and five other members Of the squad
have been dismissed from the training
table by Shell. the coach.
Wealthy residents of Chicago are or.
ganizing a racquet club to he modelled
after the famous New York Racquet
Club, and 1t is to be housed in hand.
some million dollar building.
The thirty third annual Caledonan
games held at Princeton We're won by
the seniors with total Of fifty-fOur
and half points. while the sopho'
mores came second with forty.
liver Lawson. Frank Kramers
'closest competitor for the cvcling
championship arrived in New York,
after being absent since last Septem'
Der on an Australian campaign.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
IMPENDING EVENTS.
fast Importance Indicated by Move.
tneuIs-,-I SaYa'ss~ ''SSrs.

aast Importance Indicated by Move.
menus ~ SaY~"s.~ ''~~rs.
st. Petersburg.-Impending events
of great importance to the military
situation in Manchuria are foreshad-
owed in official dispatches given by
the war commission.
On MAY 8 the Japanese forces eau
.iously moved from Fengwangcheng
coward Haicheng. which is 32 miles
east by north of Newchwang, and it Is
The opinion of the general staff that
hey should certainly reach their des-
t!nation within two days.
II the Japanese shall occupy Hal
cheng, with Port Arthur thus effect
lally cut off. Newchwang. which the
Russians have already dismantled.
would pass into their hands.
The entire Liaotung peninsula. In
Fact, save Port Arthur and perhaps
Kaiping, would be commanded by
| them.
The satisfaction felt at tue re-estab-
lishment of communication with Port
| Arthur is increased by the knowledge
that a trainload OF ammunition has
been safely delivered to the fortress.
| This was done in the presence of
the enemy's army. which landed at
Pitsewo, and which Is apparently on
The eve of being reinforced by anoth-
er division on board 80 transports ly-
ing off Port Adams.
The troops sent by Gen. Kuroki to
the southwest Of Fengwangcheng,
which. it Is established, do not belong
to third army. none having landed
at Takushan, crossed the Tayang river
May 7, and should by this time be
operating on the Liaotung peninsula,
| provided they continued as is regard
ed probable, the plan being to COM
olete the mastery of southern Man
churia.
| Besides acting energetically in
| southern Manchuria. and moving on
Haicheng Gen. Kuroki kept in mind
the necessity of outfanking Gen. Kuro-
patkin at Liaoyang. as Is shown by
the fact that on the morning of May
| 10 he started q formidable force. con-
sisting Of a division of infantry with
40 guns and 1900 cavalry toward Sal
matsi (Saimadza?l. In view Of Gen.
Kuropatkins statement that an ex-
animation on May 10 of the line be-
tween Saimatsi and Fengwangcheng
failed to show the presence of Japan
ese, the authorities are puzzled as to
where they came from.
A Japanese detachment is reported
officially to have occupied Kwantein
sien May G. but 1t is believed likely
TO be a small scouting party belong
ing to Gen. KuroMs army.
The authorities are looking with
considerable philosophy on the divi
sion by Gen. Kuroki of his army in
to three separate commands. for they
expect Gen. Kuropatkin promptly tC
take advantage of the numerical in
feriority of the enemy.
The fact that it was considered
necessary to send trainload Of am
munition to Port Arthur has aroused
comment and it is accepted in certain
quarters as an indication that the
Russians have not sufficient supple.
Of war material there.
The Associated Press has received
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

st. Petersburg.-Gen. KuropatKin
,as telegraphed to the emperor that
, train loaded with war material from
l.aoyang has arrived at Port Arthur.
The text of Gen. Kuropatkin's dis
oatch is as follows:
"Reconnaisance between SalitsZai-
oudza and Fengwangcheng failed to
discover Japanese troops.
"A Japanese column OF considera-
Dle strength advanced from Feng-
wangcheng May in the direction OF
Haicheng.
"Pulancheng station is occupied by
our frontier guards. and the damage
20 the railway by the Japanese as far
as Sanchilipu has been repaired.
"All the work was carried out I'M
Ter the supervision of Lieut.. Col. Spiri-
ionoff of the 4th railway battalion.
This gallant officer undertook to get
through to Port Arthur a train full Of
ammunition which had arrived at
Liaoyang after the landing of the Jap
anese at PitsewO.
Every preparation was made to
olow up the train in case of necessity,
N order to prevent its falling into the
hands of the Japanese.
1.-The task was carried out. and the
,elf-sacrifice of the men of the -4th
-ailway battalion was crowned with
complete success.
Shortly after o'clock in the after
loon the train arrived at Jinchau sta.
lion Gao miles from Port Arthur,
where it was handed over to Gen.
Jokoff, who Immediately dispatched
t under proper protection to Port Ar.
.hnr Lieut.. Col. SpiridOnoff returned
on locomotive.
after landing at Pitsewo the Jap
anese began marching toward Kin
,hau. On the night of May 10 their
forward guard, consisting Of about
.wo regiments of infantry, passed the
night on the heights above Sanchili-
pu ION the railroad about GO miles
from Port Arthur.
about 80 Japanese vessels are ly-
ing north of cape Terminal Ton the
east coast Of the 1Iaotung peninsula
below Pitsewo)."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
COLLEGE NOTES:

Prof. A. Il. Austin, of Tufts Col.
lege medical school, will spend the
next few months wOrkin'. in Ludwig's
biochemic laboratory in Vienna.
The Italian department of Smith Col
lege has received gift Of photographs.
engravings and etchings from the
italian University of Public lnstruc-
ton.
During the first half year Of Its ex-
istence the printing plant Mt the UNI
versity Of Michigan filled 1S1 orders
for different departments of the Uni
yersity.
The two thousand alumni of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technol-
ogy will be asked to sign petition
against merging the institute with
Harvard University.
W. H. Carpenters gift Of 100000 to
Columbia's Medical School will do
good by improving a department OF
that university which is already in
high state of efficiency.
The carpenter and pattern shop oper-
ated in connection with the engineer
ing department of the University Of
Michigan has been enlarged to nearly
double its former size.
An offer of $5OO,OOO of her private
fortune has been made by Mother
Drexel. Of Philadelphia. for the es.
tablishment of school and church
for the Indians Of the Winnebngo
(Nebl reservation.
A conditional gift of $4,000 to Mt.
Holyoke College from Andrew Car
negie is announced. the understanding
being that the friends of the insti'
tuition raise like amount before
June !.
Swarthmore College will soon have a
nne new chemistry building, to be
s.ected between Science Hall and the
o%eeing House The new building Tor
nenlistry will be two stories -high.
suadrangular in form. about atxloa
tset, with finished basement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

In the midst Of the devastations of
war, Russia Is said to have found
time for reforms in the interest of the
newly married. Special drawing room
cars for the exclusive use of couples
departing for the honeymoon are now
and henceforth to be provided.
The arrangements. while insurins
privacy in one sense, entails publicity
in another, and might not, therefore
be entirely to the taste Of the modes
bridegrooms of this country, WI"
drive from the wedding reception "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14


Mile. Duval, until recently head OF
the French department Of Smith col
lege, spent one summer in tiny coun-
try town in New England. She was
very much worried as the days passed
because she did not receive an ex'
pectod letter from France. Every
morning and every evening she would
inquire of the postmaster If there
we're a letter for Mile. Duval, and
each time he would shake his head
solemnly after he had siuffied
through a package of mail. After two
weeks had passed she became almost
desperate with worry, and sat down
to write letter to France, asking
what was the trouble. She mailed her
letter that evening and asked the
usual question. AS usual. the post
master shook his head Then a sud.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

ed of 112 superficial feet of elm. The
window and wall of the room in which
he lay had to be removed to allow of
his exit, and his coffined remains-car.
ried on two axletrees and four wheels
were rolled into his grave, regular
descent being made by emitting away
the earth slopingly for some distance.
II has been stated that the famous sar-
cophagus of Alexander in the British
Museum would not have held his huge
ody.-Westminster Gazette.
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LINGERING at Newchwang.

Shanhaikwan-The Russian troops
are lingering in the vicinity of Newch-
wang, and some Of them are return
ing to this city. The Russian artil-
lery is ready for instant transporta-
ton.
Reports of fighting at Liayang
have not been confirmed There is a
probability that it was merely brush
with brigands.
Haicheng is being reinforced with
troops from Liaoyang.
1t is reported here that the Japan
ese are creeping closely to Port Ar
thur. 1t is believed that the first
Japanese army corps is still at Leng.
wangcheng.
Lieut.. Col. w. s. Schuyler. U. S. A..
will go forward in a day or two to
join the Russian forces.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

FRIDAY, May 6, 1904.
Toxic officially states that the jap
anese began landing troops on the
Liaotung peninsula May 8; but the
olace is not indicated; war ships and
transports were reported by Russians
off Pitsewo.
George w. Dow of Charlestown,
Mass, a brakeman, confesses to steal
ing lot Of tickets from the B. & M.
Ex-Gov. Frank S. Black of New York
chosen to make the principal speech in
domination Of President Roosevelt at
Chicago.
Aged Marblehead, Mass. woman
browns herself in hogshead.
Methodist general conference at Los
-Anasalas-- -n-l-..-ai--.-.-------. ----..-- -
rolored bishop.
big Bill" Comstock shot and killed
In New York.
Tornado does much damage at Meri-
den, la.
Forest fire along line Of the railroad
burns over 1000 acres In Plymouth and
Kingston, Mass
Episcopal convention adopts resolu.
ion for investigation OF religious edu.
:ation in the public schools.
Committee on rivers and haybors to
make New England tour this summer.
Convention of the New Hampshire
federation Of women's clubs at Bos-
ton.
Nine. Normandie attacked by one Of
her performing lions and nearly killed
1t Portsmouth, o.
Liberty bell to be toured through
Louisiana Purchase states and terri
tories.
President Roosevelt to issue rules
and regulations for Panama canal zone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
Didn't Know the Name

den thought struck her. Have you
any uncalled for letters" she asked.
"Oh, yes; yes. indeed!" said the
postmaster, ponlpously; "but they
amt any of 'em yourn." Then he
launched into a little discourse on un-
called for letters and concluded with.
why, sometimes have letter for
week before it is called for. I've got
one now I've had for two weeks. and
there amt nobody asked for 1t. AZ
near as l can make out, it's addressed
to Millie Devil"
Its mine" declared Nile. Duval.
but it took her fully fifteen minutes
to convince the postmaster that Mile.
was an abbreviation for mademoiselle
and that the name "Duval" may easily
appear to be something else. II not
written carefully
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

the railway station in fear lest some
telltale slipper should have lodged on
the carriage roof, and are careful to
shake the rice from their garments
before alightins on the platform.
Continental sentiment, however, is
less shy on these solemn occasions.
and the opportunity of giving the wed.
ding journey the semblance of tri-
umpha! progress without extravagant
outlay, will almost certainly be popu'
lar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

The death of Mr.. Thomas LOngley.
the Kings heaviest subject" at Dov'
er, calls to mind greater even than
he-Daniel Lambert. He was only in
his 10th year when he died. on June
q, 1929, and weighed G stone 6 pounds
more than Mr.. Longley. viz. SO stones
II pounds. His corpulency had in
creased to such an extent that his
apartments had to be on the ground
floor. There was great dificulty in
placing him in his coffin, which was
feet inches long, feet inches wide.
and 2 feet 4 inches deep, and consist
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

Paris.-Ambassador Porter has re.
turned here after sojourn in Greece
I ne ambassador and y.ss Porter were
received by the king and queen oil
Greece and the Greek government
showed them muny courtesies, offer.
through the Greek archipelago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
Said to Have Destroyed Fleet.

Chefoo-An unofficial Japanese dis
patch has been received here to the
effect that the Russians have destroyed
their feet In Port Arthur.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
i".J 10, 1904.

r,esDAY, i..J 10, 1904.
Sir Henry II. Stanley, African ex-
plcrer, dies in London.
Reason TO- tha Russian retreat said
to be because Kuropatkin is short of
men: bandits ravage in the rear OF
fleeing Russians; Vladivostok ships
sid to be shut out from port.
Boston ELI ngineer and fireman OF ex-
press train killed In wreck at Port
chester, n Y.
Sewer men recover jewels worth
more than $1,000 accidentally dropped
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

or the worlds great cities, Chicago
as the lowest death rate. Berlin hello
second place for a decade until last
year, when London took that position
with rate OF 1852 per 1000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
A Wise Choice,

Mr.. Slap-What is the secret of
Gildiboy's success?
Miss Bang-Why, he knew girl
who spends a thousand year on her
dresses.
Mr.. Slap-Ah, | see. He married
her.
Miss Bang-Oh, no. he married her
DIRE ssmaker.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY, May ~, 1904.
Reported that the Japanese were re-
pulsed in trying to cut the railway to
the east of Port Adams; Kuroki's army
advancing on Russian forces at Hal
cheng OF Liaoyang.
Mrs. Margaret Riordon, aged 35
years, of Charestown, Mass, found in
a starving condition.
Secretary Taft going to the Adiron.
dacks for two weeks.
Two officers and Is men of the 18th
infantry, Co. F, were ambushed and
killed by Moros on Lake Liguasan,
Mindanao; 40 were in the party.
Coroner's jury. sitting Oh the spot
where the body of Edward L. Wentz
was found in the Virginia mountains,
decides that he came to death by the
accidental discharge of his own re.
v0lver.
Grandson of Gen. w. f. Bartlett to
lmveil memorial in his honor at Bos
ton.
Massachusetts state detective s. F.
Lctteney dies at Clementsport, N. 8.
Justice Gaynor Of New York calls
favoritism in freight rates on railroads
the greatest crime Of the day.
Fusilier Veterans Of Boston cele.
bratc the Nth anniversary of their
organization.
Ileresy charges, with which the
Methodist general conference is to
deal. provoked spirited conflict.
Police OF Chicago say the Jarnagins
met death-by metallic poisoning. while
the coroner's physician says they were
| asphyxiated; some evidence in sup.
port of belief that husband and wife
Lad Quarreled.
| Report that Charles NJ. Schwab will
r,tire as director of the steel trust.
roday's shipment of geld from New
York brings up total since April to
/ $3G,975 900.
Annual meeting OF the New England
Woman Suffrage association.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

A mans idea of eternity may be
known by the use he makes OF time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
At PORT ARTHUR.
Gallant Russian Officer Arrives
With Long Train.

kuropatkln Reports That Huge Lot
OF War Material Has Been Safely
Delivered at Port Arthur-Every
Preparation Had Been Made To
Blow Up The Train In Case Of Fail.
ure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
WE DNE EsDAY,
May II, 1904.

WEDNESDAY, May II, 1904.
Toxic report says a high.angle bonn.
bardment of Port Arthur lie progress
ing; Jap army reported SO miles
northeast of Fengwangcheng; Rus,
SLAMS elated at the opening Of railroad
communication with Port Arthur.
Joseph Trescott, who killed his wife
in Charlestown, Mass, eight years
ago, commits suicide in state prison.
Hooley. the promoter arrested in
Lo1don for swindling.
Capt. Daniel Campbell of the Glou.
cester fishing schooner Arbutus found
dead on deck by his mate.
Knights of Columbus of Bridgeport
offer reward for trace of missing
Thomas 0'Brien, financial secretary.
Port Chester express train wreck
probably due to sudden death of engi.
neer at his post.
No revolution in Hayti, though the
situation is said to be threatening;
four German cruisers headed in that
direction from st. Thomas, d. w. /.
John F. Wallace, general manager
of the Illinois Central railroad. ac-
ooff ntGhifeafn2aliRtmsnt Ghifeafn aimsnt at salary of $4,000.
struction of the Panama canal; Gov.
Davis sails TOR Colon.
Miss Mary E. HALEY, who for nine
years has been factory inspector for
the Fall River district, made special
90. ssA.- otss L..
the Massachusetts state police.
U. S. Ambassador Porter returns to
Paris after tour of Greece, in which
lie was showed much attention by the
king.
Servian government to demolish the
palace in which King Alexander and
Queen Draga were murdered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14
MONDAY,

MONOAY, May y, 1SU4.
Russians falling back to Moukden
and evacuating Newchwang, leaving
southern Manchuria, except Port Ar
thur, to the Japanese; reported cap
ture Of Dalny; Russian loss at the va
In 1897 officers and men.
One murder, two fatal shooting al.
fairs and suicide Pittsburgs Sunday
record.
Body of + l.. Wentz found near
where he disappeared in Virginia last
October
Boston 6 Albany will reduce its
force by 400 nseu.
Thibetans continue to oppose British
advance.
Giacoma Grasso shot, probably fatal
ly, by NichOla Floura at Haverhill,
Mass.
Wall street brokers fear trap has
been sprung to expose them for buck
etshoppers.
Forest fires destroy large amount OF
property in Massachusetts,.
Secretary Shaw leaves Washington
for New York with $40,000,000 treas
ury warrant to pay for the Panama
CAnal. b
Girl drowned at Winsted, Conn, by
overturning of canoe in sudden squall
Elaborate preparations making tc
6ght the second battle of Bull Run over
during the maneuvers this fall.
Appeal to public from inter-confer'
ence ON marriage and divorce.
Rev. Edward Cummings OF South
Congregational church says best peo'
pie of south want negroes educated.
Extensive woods fire in Foxboro
Wrentham and Walpole, Mass.
Leon DeMars of Lawrence, Mass.
victim OF accident at Salisbury beach.
Methodist bishops preach to i'm
mense congregations at Los Angeles
Cal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-14

President Roosevelt to Issue rules
and regulations for Panama canal zone.
SATURDAY,, May z, 1904.
Japanese land troops on Liaotung
peninsula. cut the Russian line OF COM
uunications and invest Port Arthur;
Alexieff and Grand Duke Boris get
away just In time; Japanese meet
The Russians near Fenghuancheng and
irive them back; Russians take the
bad news stoically.
Fire in the freight sheds of the
Philadelphia steamship company of
Boston; loss about $4,000.
Report gains currency in New York
hat Chief Croker Of the fire depart
ment is to be retired in June.
Chicago thieves tear cornerstone out
pf new church and rob it Of coins and
gold cup.
Mrs. John l.. Bates and party OF
women friends make trip through East
Newport policeman admits in court
that he Is absent without leave from
y. D. navy olnCe IL ySdlS dSO, queS-
ton as to his citizenship
Mrs. Mary Mack Cruikshank, author
Df two novels and talented musician,
commlts sulciue IN new YorK.
Balance sheets of the treasury begin
70 show deficit which by the end of
the fiscal year will be considerable.
Five miners entombed at Shamokin.
James ]. Hill gives 81 SOC, 900 toward
the St. Paul cathedral.
Chinese pavilion dedicated at st.
'.Ouis exposition.
Proctor's l25th street theatre emp
lied of an audience of 1900 persons
without accident. when fire broke out in
scenery and storage room; fire dam
age is $4,000.
MONDAY, May 9, 1904.
Russians falling back to Moukden
and evacuating Newchwang, leaving
southern Manchuria, except Port Ar
thur, to the Japanese; reported cap
ture Of Dalny; Russian loss at the va
In 1897 officers and men.
Opo nurdar tWn fatal chontinp af.