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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
The Slaughter of
Railroad Employees
BY Frederick Upham Jqdams.


Of employees due to the re-
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n enon coupers so srouseu
road had out to their
satisfaction, wa o killing ana
manning their than was TO DW
ouplers possible influence has been employer
to delay enforcement OF this law the
declared coupling
and absurd that those who would have O
companies fought the beaten II seemed co
prehenhe compelled TO spena
Ihey induced
that there thousands provided with automatic brakes Ie
more progressive railroad recognize that the change from @
old the profitable No modern war
wrought happiness the reten
on Of the antique had solved the prob
Commerce Commission shows
that the railroads IN he
states 1904 6lSO
2S7 killed and 5343 injured This shows large increase over any
1t total TO De
complete destruction such cities Salt Lake CITY Uahi san
Waterbury, Conec
Wiesbarre Georgia neither
the series OF
s. Greasy IN MS
twenty thousahu
while the highest Adams in Johnsons W
killed wounded missing both sides at waterloo o
by 7O2 last years total
collisions ana dea
involving $93SSOI IN
astounding increase OF 64S COLL
reduction en-
poyes 1904, by 750O0-Success
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Gates In Control.

Kansas City.-The fight for contro.
II the Kansas City Southern railway
las been ended and important changes
n the management and plans for the
iuture conduct of the property have
Deen made.
1t Is said that Dutch stockholders
and John w. Gates have secured con-
,rol of the stock held by e. H. Harri-
nan. These interests, 1t is asserted,
will elect a full board Of 13 direc-
:ors at the annual meeting to be held
n Kansas City on May II. President
Stuart r. Knott, probably will be sue
,eeded by j. A. Edison, now general
manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
4 Dayton. 1t is said the road will be
operated in connection with one of the
aorth grain-carrying lines, the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy or the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Checked by Back Fires.

Harwich, Mass.-.A forest fire which
started at noon Monday in North Har.
wich destroyed 1900 acres of thickly
grown forest, causing loss estimat
ed at $4,000.
The fire started at Fields mill in
North Harwich, and begun an east
ward sweep toward Pleasant Lake
five miles away. The Are .wardens
came to this town and engaged every
available man. Back fires were start
ed about a mile in advance of the
flame and burned a wide strip of land
Several such back fires soon dimin
Ished the intensity of the flames, and
tonight, near Pleasant lake, the men
are making final stand with a fair
chance of stopping the flames.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
As A PEACE SIGN.
Washington Officials and Diplomats
So Regard casslnIs Transfer.


Washington. Does Russia realize
that she must make peace, and is she
preparing to take the first steps in
that direction?
This is the question that many men
in ofiicial and diplomatic circles have
been asking since 1t was learned that
Count Casslni, Russian ambassador to
Washington, has been transferred to
Madrid, and is to be succeeded at this
capital by Baron Rosen.
AS the Official world views IT, the
transfer of Count Cassini Is of consid-
erable significance and means great
deal more than the shifting of the
posts OF ambassadors in the ordinary
routine Of service.
Count Cassini has been anxious for
long time to be ordered to another
post. He is the dean OF the diplomatic
corps in Washington, but for Washing
ton he cares not at all, and America
and the Americans he dislikes most
cordially. He has never understood
the people or the country to which he
has been accredited, his diplomacy was
not that OF the American state depart
ment and as a matter of course there
was friction between the Russian en-
bassy and the department Of state. Ii
is an open secret in Washington that
both the president and Secretary Hay
personally dislike Count Cassini and
even more thoroughly dislike his dip
lomatic methods, which at times have
led to very strained relations between
the washington government and the
st. Petersburg court. The official at
titude Of the president and Mr.. Hay
has been serupulously correct, but
their personal feelings have not been
disguised.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Fear Murder in Vermont.

Manchester Vt.-The body of an un-
known man was found under the Grist
Mill dam near the Colburn House at
Manchester Centre May 10, and the
authorities have instituted an investi-
cation to determine If possible how
the man came to his death, there being
indications of foul play.
The condition Of the lungs of the
dead man showed that death was not
due to drowning. There we're many
cuts on the body, and the coroner's in
quest found that death was due to a
blow on the head from some unknown
instrument. There was no means Of
Identification.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
yaps Preparing for Attack.

St. Petersburg.-According to the
Russian admiralty, the squadrons of
Admiral Rojestvensky and Rear Ad-
niral Nebogatoif have been in com
munication for several days by means
Of fast cruisers
1t is said that the two fleets are now
close enough together to permit the
transmission of wireless messages.
Reports received by the naval bureau
show that the Japanese are calling up
On all their naval reservists and are
completing new shore defences in evil
lent preparation to resist any attacks
the Russian vessels may make.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Count ca.slnl Transferred.

Washington.-Co Cassini, the
Russian ambassador in this country
and dean Of the diplomatic corps, has
been transferred to Madrid. He will
be succeeded here by Baron Rosen,
until recently Russian minister at
Toxic.
Count Cassini was offered the am.
.bassadorship to Madrid two months
ago and accepted it. He will leave in
June for his new post
He will return to Russia, and after
an audience with the emperor will be
sent to Madrid. His stay in Spain will
not be permanent, but will be follow
ed by a transfer to another European
post, probably to Paris.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
His View Of II.

That new associations do not change
the old trend of ideas was illustrated
in New York recently, when P. Henry
Roche, who used to be a political
leader and a lawmaker, but who now
runs hotel, climbed to the top of
the tall tower of the Times building.
With wondering eyes he gazed down
upon the great city spread for miles in
all directions. After taking in the
immense panoramic view, he gasped:
Gee! What a lot Of assembly dis.
tricts you can see from here"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
German Marehlna SONGS.

1t Is now commanded by the Emper.
)r William H. that the German soldier,
in addition to his many other duties,
shall, while marching, lift up his voice
and sing. With surprise and sorrow
His Majesty has found in going over
the old tlme-honored marches that
these had, for the most part, mot suit
able texts" and IN hot haste two poets
Of Berlin and Munich respectively have
put their heads together and produced
a little handbook Of easily remem-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
""V0'-S'
Respect to Parents
BY Beatrice Fairfax.


depoab character
z Z O the young this country
o parents in manner Wheh Do'n
they parents heartily ashamed Of the
~ quite much blame the chlld o inns
Of bad up-brngng
infancy a child allowed to break into all con
discussion ana TO
forwar chances are that VIII
older come 10
it knows more together.
and call him the
precedence of her mother on all oa
spoken and acting In general wa"
be considered
diespectu mother knew the
change
against seeing
the slightest dsrespe to her parents
education the outcome of an ugly feeling that
be stranged its birth.
oldfashioned and ignorant
Oh mother all right bu he
does some foolish thing that
mothers judgement she might have been saved
they invariably choose what is best
their children.
complain of feeling we'll
diespectu daughter I'm tired hearing OF sick
ness; ILL.,"
think that daughters to her mother and any
think he
in very thoughtful mood?
affairs badhabt OF Ame
suit young thinking they
girl the world trhe
ndepe her treatment her elders
way her American speaking their
Difference
be marred by this one blot-New York Journal =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Maxim eorky Set Free.

st. Petersburg.-Count Won Voront-
zoff-Dashkoff is expected to inaugurate
his reign as viceroy of the Caucasus by
reopening the question of the Armen-
ian church funds.
Maxim Gorky has received permis-
sion to live anywhere in Russia ex-
cept in st. Petersburg, and it is said
that he has already leased country
place near the capital
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

bered marching songs" with the carol
ling of which Hans, Hermann and
Fritz will in the future beguile their
steady tramp, tramp, tramp. BY the
way, has not the foreigner sometimes
been puzzled as to why a German
marching regiment will on occasion
suddenly and with one accent start
stamping? The stamp" of all the
rank and file follows on a sharply Civ.
en- order to salute" some passing Of
ficer. and the Salute" when on the
march is given with the feet!-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
The Book oMost IN Demand" ]"

What book has the largest circMla-
tion in the world? Our most popular
novelists will be annoyed to hear that
the most popular book Is not a novel
at all. In the course of talk with
a writer In The Book Monthly, Mr..
Henry Frcwde OF the Oxford Univers-
ity Press says: $50 far as | can cal
culste, the whole output Of English
Bibles In the course of year Is about
100000 copies" Moreover, the Billie
differs from novels in having q stead
lily increasing sale. Just 30 years ago
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Many Asbrsw. Maasaersd.

st. Petersburg.-Very grave reports
are current here as to the extent OF
he massacre of Jews at Zhitomir, cap
ital Of the province of Volhynia, south
west Russia, the number Of killed OF
wounded now being placed as high as
200, but precise information is lacking
The minister of the interior has
called for a detailed report, which is
expected soon.
Dispatches are being held up. Tele-
grams sent by the Associated Press to
zhitomir remain unanswered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Revere Man Loses.

Alfred. Me.--The jury returned a
verdict for the defendant recently in
the suit for $4,000 brought by Hiram
F. Chapman of Revere, Mass, against
DR.. F. w. Smith of York, Me- The
suit was for alleged malpractice, the
plaintiff claiming that the physician
improperly amputated a toe for him
In 1897, and that he did not attend to
the case properly after the operation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
His Application.

An Ohio man who was recently elect
ed to congress, went to Washington
to look around and see what his duties
we're. He was Hospitality received,
and was dined a great many times by
his colleagues. Before he went home
he said to his friends: by George,
have had a good time! have had
dinners and breakfasts and suppers
galore given to me. In fact, haven't
had my knife out OF my mouth since
| struck town"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

the Oxford University Press alone
sent out 100000 copies. BY 1896 the
sale had doubled. And the demand fci
large type copies suggests that people
buy the book to read it, and are anx
ious to save their eyes as well as theli
souls.-LOndon ChrCnicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Tn. Limit Of seorn.

Manager-You do not inject
enough contempt, spite and venom
into that word
Actress can do no better
Manager-Nonsense Speak 1t just
as you say "Plush!" when you meet q
rival in an imitation sealskin.-Lor-
don Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
sav Touo Was EIuded.

London.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from St
Petersburg says 1t is reported there
that the Russian cruisers Almaz and
Jemtchug, belonging to Rear Admiral
Volekersam's squadron, have eluded
the Japanese warships and reached
Vladivostok.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
oyama Advancing.

st. Petersburg is once
more directed to Manchurla, the news
rom the front indicating that Field
Marshal Oyama is pressing Gen. Line
Vitch's advance posts east and west Of
the railroad with considerable force,
as II about to undertake general Of
Eensive movement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

There are some small armies In Eu
rope. Mcnaco's army consists of n
carabiners. the same number Of guards
and 20 firemen. The army of Luxem
berg has 1876 gendarmes. 10 yolun,
teers and SO musicians.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
EPITOME OF THE
Weeks News
/ TUESDAY,
AaY ., t90s.

TUESDAY, May 9, 1905,
Miss Anna Field, lost with steamer
Aransas, thought to have committed
suicide during the excitement of the
transfer to boats after vessel was in
collision in Vineyard sound
Forest fire in Plymouth and King.
ston, Mass, being fought by 1000 men;
heavy losses at North Harwich and
other places
Captain of fruiter who refused as.
sistance to President RoOsevelts yacht
is suspended at Baltimore.
Three men fatally injured In Chicago
riot
Big crowds greet President Roose-
welt in his journey across Colorado;
Denver merchants tender him a ban
quet
Washington Duke, multimillionaire
tobacco manufacturer, dead.
New England Order Of Protection in
itiates record class Of 1903 at TTe-
mont temple, Boston.
Russian feet found in French waters
and ordered to move on.
Confusion and wrangling marks
opening session Of B'nith Abraham
convention at Baltimore.
Seven U. s. battleships have an
eight-hOur race, the Missouri winning
and the Alabama being last.
Nan Patterson still in jail; District
Attorney Jerome not decided on his
future conduct of her case
Six firemen overcome by smoke at
fire in Boston; captain seriously hurt
by fall at the same time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
| WHOLESALE MARKETS.

iake the appended quotations OF value
D buyer and seller the resume OF tue
prefaeing the quotations, should be
iy read. In market Of this charac-
81 Impossible to give prices for every
IA the week. Noting. however, the
tendency Of trade, sufficiently. ac-
quotations will be given on which
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
LAW AND ORDER.
Roosevelt Says They Must Be
Preserved.

President Resents the Language
Used In Protest Of Chicago Strikers
Against Employing Federal Troops
Says That Mayor Dunno In Pre-
serving the Peace Has His Hearty
ApprOVal--Attaek on the Army
Sharply Rebuked.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
MONDAY,
MaY 8, 1eos.

MONDA1J May D. 1SUo'
Steamer Arkansas of the Joy line
sunk off Pollock Rip lightship in COLI
sion with barge Glendower; one life
lost; SO passengers and crew Of 2g
landed at Vineyard Haven by tug.
Forest fires do much damage In New
England.
Robert F. Wright, who killed him.
self in Boston Saturday, had two
wives living.
Mrs. Lizzie F. Dodge-Bent, grand
mother of missing Braley child. said
by Lynn friends to have left New
England seven years ago; authorities
at Grafton, N. H., looking up mysteri-
GUS stranger seen by Sulloway boy.
Opening of the third week of the
Chicago strike said to find the employ
ers in the better position.
Methodist bishops decline to discuss
report on case of Prof. Hinckley g..
Mitchell
Miss Alice e. Gibson of Medtord,
Mass, high school drops dead after
alighting from electric car.
FlreDuB makes MS dppedIduce III
RoxbuTy, Mass.
Japanese army is pushing forward,
and Russian detachments ON TANKS
are forced to retire.
President Roosevelt addresses crowd
at Glenwood Springs, Colo, from hotel
balcony; says party shot 10 bears.
Secret Service Office Land of Bos'
ton captures three counterfeiters with
$4,000 spurious money at Portsmouth,
Va.
Rural mail carriers of Massachu'
sets hold conv ention at South Fran.
ingham.
Catholic university receives about
100000 and has overcome its fnan'
cial difficulties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

Denmark's butter is the best In the
world, and sells for at least two cents
a pound more than any other butter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
WEDNEs sDAY,
May 10, 1905.

Italian government instructs its New
York representative to spend 100000
to prevent the execution of Mrs. Anna
Valentino.
Arthur Haserot, Yale senior, com.
mits suicide in New Haven dOrmitory.
Vice President Fairbanks to have an
inkstand worth $500, which the gov
ernment will pay for.
Department stores deliveries become
almost normal in Chicago; Tloting
continues, but is less violent
Tug with diver goes to the wreck
of the Arkansas to examine her hull; I;
much doubt whether she can be raised.
Secretary Taft startles railway men
by telling them rate legislation must
come, and warning them not to him
der 1t.
Stolen life insurance policy owned by
by Brookline, Mass, man used, it Is
alleged to swindle a life insurance
company out of S27, 600
Banquet in New York; to Whitelaw
Reid by the directors of the Associat-
ed Press.
President Roosevelt to be guarded
by cavalry while in Chicago today; his
special passes through Nebraska and
he makes several speeches.
Forest fires temporarily checked by
rain famed into life again in the vi.
cinity Of Plymouth, Mass.
Rojestvensky's squadron sails from
French port OF Nhatrang after admiral
had been repeatedly notified to do so.
Annual session Of the supreme lodge,
New England Order of Protection, held
in Boston.
Tornados victims at Marquette,
Kan, number 2f; injured persons, S5.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

of the of human unhappiness is
that expect other Our ideals largely formed
twenty shoulders but marriage dispes all such u
that 1t
and him can nothing
is a demand
the
he will society beauties
ry demure country mouse, and society wonders
thirty select
girl would
eop with at thirty fight forty shoot at
e proposed marriage
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
SATURDAY,
May 6, 1905.

oA OnOATS May D, 19Oo.
Pieces of buttons found in ashes at
Braley farm in Danbury, N. H.; bones
not those of human being; abduction
theory strengthened.
Test to be made today In Chicago
to decide whether troops shall be
called on to preserve order less riot
ing than earlier in the week; food sup.
plies getting low.
Full bench Of Vermont supreme
court will hear Mrs. Rogers petition
for new trial.
John Clarkson, the famous base ball
pitcher, sent to a sanitarium for treat
ment for some mental disorder.
Pat Grove, the alleged kidnapper of
Edward Cudahy. walked into an Oma-
ha newspaper Office.
delphia closes.
Twenty -one -bUxcs OF goId and silver
leaf foU01 smuggled am arg soiled
laundry on the steamer IVGG ria at her
dock In Boston.
First gun in the educational cam
paign" against the Rockefeller gift
sent out by committee acting for Con-
gregational ministers.
New London. Conn. honors its
founder, Gov. John Winthrop. Jr.
Judge Foster dismisses the consplr-
acy indictments against the j. Morgan
Smiths, scoring the grand Jury for it's
action in finding them; no prospect Of
Nan Pattersons release before next
week.
Rojestvensky sails to the south to
meet Nebogatoff.
Duke of Cornwall rifles. crack in
fantry corps of Ottawa. Ont, invited
to Boston for July 4, and will probably
accept.
Tobacco trust being investigated by
federal grand jury in New York.
Conference of Equitable directors
called for. with executive officers left
out; may ask designations.
New York commission reports fresh
air and sunlight the best treatment
for cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
THURSDAY,
MAY II, 1905.

President Roosevelt sharply rebukes
labor leaders for the language Of their
protest against the possible employ.
ment of federal troops in the Chicago
strike; dined by the Democratic
Iroquois club, he says nation stands be.
hind the state for the preservation of
order.
Five hundred people reported kill
ed by tornado in Snyder Ok.
Express train strikes freight near
Harrisburg and explodes two cars of
dynamite; so believed to be dead and
100 injured
Transfer of Cassini from washing.
ton to Madrid thought to mean that
Russia will seek peace and desires the
best wishes of the United States.
Prof. A. H. kirkland appointed to
have charge of gypsy moth suppress
sion in Massachusetts,.
Wreckers and drivers, after examin.
alton of the wrecked steamer Aransas,
report that she probably cannot be
raised.
Mrs. Norman Selby refused annul.
ment of marriage to prizefghter by
Rhode Island court.
Clara Clemens, daughter of Mark
Twain. operated upon for appendicitis
in New York.
Count Cassini, Russian ambassador
to the United States, to leave in June
for his new post at Madrid.
Count Czaykowski arrested at Paris
on complaint of bankers. who charge
false pretences in his story OF having
inherited $4,000, 900 from Boston re
lative.
Massachusetts, Woman Suffrage as.
sociation honors Henry B. Blackwell
on his S0th birthday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

FRIDAY. May s, 1905,
Mysterious stranger seen by boy
near Danbury, N, H., may have been
kidnapper Of Braley baby.
No progress yet made toward the ad-
mission of Nan Patterson to bail; her
condition at the Tombs said to be
normal.
Henry Guy Carleton, the play
wright, dying at Jacksonville, Fla.
Nebogatoff's squadron passed singa-
pore at $50 O'Clock this morning; six
warships and four Golfers.
International congress OF srailssay
men opened in Washington, with 500
delegates present
ovn. -rTUznugn Lee buried at Rich
mond, Va, with military honors.
Conference of insurance commits
sioners, Cutting of Massachusetts, pre-
siding, considers Equitable life affairs,
and concludes to wait until the New
York department has reported before
taking action.
Inmate of Danvers, Mass, insane
asylum, writes 5000 words on q piece
OF paper the exact size of a postal
card
President Stedman and Vice-Presi-
dent Hood of the Ubero plantations
company arrive in Boston on the Iver-
mia.
Sheriff to take control of Chicago
strike situation and attempt to stop
rioting; governor declines to call out
militia; about 40 men injured yes
terday.
Congressman Brandegee succeeds
Senator o. H. Platt of Connecticut.
New York senate passes six Of sew
en- bills for freer gas and electric light
for New York City.
w. H. Gardiner of Camden,
charges Bishop Goldman of Maine with
libel.
Barge Moonbeam founders in gale
off Point Judith, r. l., and five lives
were probably lost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
"vO'"oANt eS-N'A'N
Causes of UnhappineSs
By II. 3. La Rue.


creature OF his OF her ideals And
~~4 reason that understand
why not and cannot love women do. woman
honors her; he loves the that
care of his comfort Like dog he loves tbs hand
him. other. He claim to have the
AN& higher expatate them but he must be
80 Portable before he expatate anything
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-09-12
No. 22s.-primnl Acrostic.

Quotation from u familiar poem by
TennySon.