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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
FISHER STRENGTHENS TIGERS

Mike Fisher yesterday afternoon
threw something Of a bombshell into
the Angel camp when he signed
pitchers Charlie Hall and "Rube" Wick
ers of the Seattle team
Fisher says that the men were eX-
changed for Tacoma players, but re-
fused to give the names of the men
traded. MY deal Is as square as Nor
ley's, when he secured Atz and Schla-
fly" said Fisher last night. "I will
pitch Hall today and Vickers Satur-
day.
Manager Morley said last night that
every game in which either of the two
men signed yesterday participated
would be protested, and therefore to-
days contest will be played under pro-
test from the Los Angeles manage
ment.
Fisher will be obliged to show a re-
lease Of amy men whom he may secure
before they have a right to play and
until he does so We will protest the
games"
The fact that Fisher has secured
Hall and ViclIers will not arouse par
ticular interest as regards the outcome
of the present series, as there appears
small possibility OF the Angels not Sc
curing the game necessary to land the
pennant.
The secrecy which Fisher maintained
last night as regarded the men ex-
changed viii cause wonder, as Hogan,
Doyle, Lynch, Casey and Fitzgerald
will be the only ones left after Nor
dyke, Sheehan and the rest have de-
parted for their new berths in the east.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
SCOTT CLAIMS He
WAS PROSECUTED
PRESIDENT OF THE PROVIDENT
TESTIFIES
Bees That Certain Statements Re-
earding His Relations With the
Equitable Be Excluded
From Hearing

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-During the in
surance investigation today, Edward
w, Scott, president of the Provident
Savings Life Assurance society made
an earnest appeal to Chairman w
Armstrong of the investiga ting COM
mittee to exclude from the hearing
certain statements bearing on his re-
lations with the Equitable Life AS
surance society, Of which he was form
er Australian agent. Charles E.
Hughes, counsel for the investigating
committees, had asked Mr.. Scott
whether the Equitable Life Assurance
had not claim of 100000 against
him. Mr.. Scott also declared that there
was no such claim against him and to
Mr.. Hughes presented letters that
passed between Mr.. Scott and Presi.
dent Alexander on that subject in 1891,
in which President Alexander asked
Mr.. Scott to make a formal admission
in writing that his accounts with the
society, showing balances of $57,933 due
to the society, were accurate. In one
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
WILL STOP ROWDYlSM
National League Of Baseball Clubs
Adopts Rules to Preserve
Order

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Strineent
measures for the maintenance OF order
on the ball field were adopted today
by the National League Of Baseball
Clubs, after which the annual meeting
was declared adjourned.
The president of the league Is vested
with absolute power In dealing with
managers and disorderly players and
IT Is evident from the tone of the reso-
lutions passed on the subject that the
national association is determined to
stamp out all forms OF rowdylsin.
Another step taken at today's meet
Ing was the authorization of a com
promise proposition ON the part of the
National league on behalf of class A
leagues, who asked that the drafting
privilege Of the major drafting organ
izations be reduced from two players to
one and that the purchase price for
drafted players he raised from $3.50 to
$500 each
August Herman, who was named 10
represent the National league at a con-
ference Of the minor leagues, was
authorized to agree to the one man
drafting plan, but to raise the pur-
chase price to $1,000 only.
The president was appointed as a
committee of one on schedule and it
was decided that 15l games will be
played during the coming season.
The National league playing season
will begin April Il and close October
10.
At the meeting of the American as
sociation of minor leagues today a re-
port was received from the conference
committee on the drafting of players
that both the National and American
leagues had agreed to the draft, but
one man plan, fixing the price at $1,000.
The date and place Of the regular an
nual meeting was changed from Janu-
airy II at San Francisco to the second
Tuesday in January at Chicago An
effort was made to have the present
meeting stand as the annual meeting,
but this was voted down.
1t was reported that an agreement
had been reached with the major or
ganizations that as many players as
may be desired can be drafted from
leagues in classes b, and D.
The drafting price in class r was
raised from $500 to $3.50, in class c from
$500 to $500, and in class d from 5000
to $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
LEWISSOHN GOES ABROAD

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-After II dis
astrous season on the race track, his
losses said to have reached $16O000
Jesse Lewissohn is now on his way to
Europe, where he hopes to hear no
more tips or racing talk before next
spring,
The greater share OF the money
Lewissohn is sal. to have lost was
due to his betting upon horses owned
by James b. Brady. One Of his largest
wagers was made on rady's Oiseau in
the Great Republic stakes at Saratoga
The large sum at that time bet on
Oiseau caused much comment, in
view of the great public form OF
Keene's Sysonby. Olseau, ii will be
remembered, was beaten after being
several lengths ahead Of Sysonby at
the start.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
NAME BLUE RIBBON DOGGIES
Pasadena Bench Show Judges Con-
clude Awards to Prize-Winnine
Canine Beauties

PASADENA, Dec. 14.-EVen more in
terest was shown in the second day at
the bench show than in the first and
during the day and tonight the pas
sageways between the rows of berib-
boned canine beauties were crowded
nearly all the time.
The judges took until the middle Of
the afternoon to finish the awarding
or ribbons. The prize winners in to-
days judging are as follows
Miss Ethel Hager's Fritz took first
and Mrs. John Peters Berlin second in
the Dachshund exhibit, open dogs and
bitches class.
John Peters Borthwick Star took the
blue ribbon in the Irish terrier exhibit,
limit, open and winners, Benjamin
Blossoms s Prince getting second in each
class.
In the novice bitches. Sherwin Glib
bon's Belfast Pilgrim got first. with
John Peters Hot Spuds second. Peters
Belfast Rose took first in the limit and
open bitches classes and Sherwin Glib
bon's Belfast Pilgrim won first in VIM
ners bitches.
A. G. Tubbs' Sport was first in the
black and tan terrier exhibit. John s.
CraVens Scotty was awarded second in
the Scotch terrier open class.
In the Pomeranian or spitz, w. L..
West and w. j. Thomas got second
with Fireball.
NJ. B. Kennedy's Bill took first in the
Yorkshire terriers. 12-pound weight
limit, open dogs and bitches.
Erma Johnson's Manila got the rib
bon for Maltese terrier, open class.
In the Japanese spaniels, Sarah X.
Shoemakers Nippon was given first in
all four classes, novice, limit, open
and winners.
Mrs. w. *. Weights Prince was given
the ribbon in the English Toy spanels
and Timothy j. Scanlan's Dona MeXi-
cana in the Chihuahua open dogs and
bitches class.
The long list of special prizes We're
awarded tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15

letter President Alexander wrote that
Mr. Scott had accepted the accounts.
Mr.. SCott'S letter to President Alex
ander proposed a conference but made
no admission as to the acceptance of
the accounts
When these letters had been read
President Scott made an earnest plea
to the committee to rule that this sub
iect was foreign to the investigation.
He declared that he had been pursued
by enemies for several years: that in
1900 he caused the arrest and indict-
ment of a man who had engaged with
the Equitable Life Assurance society
to deliver to it records stolen from the
Provident Savings Life Assurance So
ciety; that traitorous bookkeeper
who was in league with this man was
dismissed from the Provident society's
employ and that it was in connection
with these matters that his (Mr.
Scott's) relations with the Equitable
were reported to the committee and in
u spirit of revenge.
Though Mr.. Hughes did not uncover
Just what the Equitable society's claim
against Mr.. Scott was based on, he
brought out from him the statement
that the Equitable society had made
such a claim upon him and that Mr..
Scott refused to settle it.
Another incident in the testimony
of Mr.. Scott was his statement that
when he bought control of the Provl-
dent Savings Life Assurance society's
stock, he used $25,000 which had been
lent by that company to two Of Its
agents in order to enable them to buy
100 shares of its stock. They did not
buy the stock and Mr.. Scott said he
took over the loan and delivered to the
society n promise to turn over to it 100
shares of its stock when he got the
stock. 1t is now held by a trust COM
pany to whom he still owes S5O,0OO
which he borrowed to buy 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15

Of their probable weights is 127 and
1870 for Hanlon.
Johnny Hogan and Jim Tremble are
fit for their ten-round 90 and It would
appear to be a toss for the winner.
Both have sufficient class to warrant
sizzling match when they come to-
gethcr.
A siX-round curtain raiser Will pre-
cede the prellm, Young Sane and kid"
Dalton going on Mt 125 pounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
Dalton Entertalns f.,sessors
30 Associated Press.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 14.-Assessors
o: the state We're the guests of Henry
i. Dalton, assessor of Alameda county
and the new president of the assess
ors' association at n banquet here to-
night The assessors will complete
their business ana return home to-
morrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
Cruisers for Asiatic Station
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-The pro-
tected cruisers Galveston and Chatta-
nooga have been selected for service on
the Asiatic station and VIII proceed
there early in the year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
vermont's Last Hangingp

The people Of Vermont have been
undergoing an experience which
should not he allowed to confront
them again The Rogers woman
has finally been hanged, and Cow
ernoi Bell expresses the belief that
this accnds With the public desire
and sentiment Of the state. II by
this he means that the people Of
Vermont favor capital punishment,
then let them see to it that this policy
is hereafter enforced with prompti-
tude, impaltialit\ and that degree of
mercilesS hardihood IN the taking of
human life which the death penalty
imposes upon society or its agents.
Let there be no luther federation Of
these prolonged DELAYS and these
efforts Spiinging Spontaneously from
the human heart to cheat the gallOws
Of its lawful and ordained prev.
And above all, lei there be an end of
making specially Of hanging
women and letting off able men muir
derels with life sentence. Yer.
mont has convicted many men muir
deiets in The past 2oNearsor So, and,
as we understand, has hanged not
ore. Ii has remained for the venge.
ful exact,un of life tor life 10 he Wis
tied upon a poor, miserable woman.
That is " What makes the killing ct
Mary RI ers so esp, ciallv hideous.
Springfield Rcpuh lean.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
ouEcHEE.

Miss Alice Rogers is in Mont
pelier this week attending the meet
ing of the State Grange.
The Reading club met with Mrs,
Parker Friday evening.
The sale given by the Ladies' Aid
was q success, socially ana fnan-
cially, SIPS being the net proceeds.
Scott Iinkham was the purchaser
of the pin presented by Carrie Ma
ton.
Mrs. Parker and Master Henry
spent Thursday in Windsor.
The streets have been unusually
quiet the past two days, MANY OF
our townspt ople having been sum
moned to " oocstock As witnt IS, S III
the famous case Of harrington Us.
Murgatrov. Decision was rendered
Thursday in favor of Harrington.
Quechee Grange will confer the
first aud second degrees upon Sev.
eral candidates SATURDAY. evening
Mrs. Bayard Mousley nf Ac~"rlh,
N. j., WAS a recent guest at NJ.
Chadwick'S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
Too Muoh chrlstmastide Woe.

The ample advertising pages OF
the December magazines are bright
and radiant with hope Of quick re-
turns Their persuasive cheer IS
good reading; not melancholy note
in the whole lot.
And this leads us to ask why now,
of all seasons of the year, are the
contents of these holiday publica-
lions 50 heavily hurdened with
unreasonable sadness in picture and
story? Not that they are more grue-
some now than in other years, but
a casual glance through snme of the
more prominent and higher priced
periodicals., like lIarper's, the Cen
fury and Scribner's, reveals more I'M
happiness and mental anguish than
can be found in all the rest Of the
pages of the twelve months. The ed
itors, artists and writers show us the
bed of rain, morbid spirits lowering
on the brink Of eternity in closing
chapters Ito be continued, little trag-
edies of life and the inevitable pr ems
on Love and Death, and other
metlical miseries Here is 81 omy
bit which ends a piece of joyous hol-
iday fiction: Cheerful voices and
laughter aoated through the sky
light, and down below a man knelt
in narrow calm with his head bur-
led in his aims, mt tionless." Ills
is all; we are not to know what hap
pened next.
Another tragic finish: "A man
at my side leaned over him and drew
the sheet acre SIS his face" And then
funeral?
If irritated readers will wake up
and protest against all this Christ
mastide ", e, these bulky magazines
may some day bring us more joy and
gladness, something mere, suggestive
Of the season
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
saERBURNE

]. E. Davis was in Woodstock IN
business Monday of this week.
The infant son Of Abe Merriam,
IT., was buried SATURDAY..
The Ladies Aid society will hold
their annual sale of fancy and useful
articles also an oyster supper, at the
Plumle, hall, Thursday Of this
week.
Miss Ma, Doubleday returned
home from Bethel this week.
Miss Merrill OF Brihgewatrr ~"r
the guest Of MIR. and Mrs. Ezekiel
West d part OF last week.
George Doubleday and son Wal
lace are visiting at W m. Doubleday's
at present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Spauld'ng Of
North Sherburne are rejoicing over
the birth Of son.
P. l.. Adams visited in Mount
Holly, Ludlow and Felchvile, last
week.
Lewis l.. Madden Of West Bridge
water is at Montpelier this week at
tending tire state Grange. He goes
ds delegate from the Killington
Grange dt Sherhurne.
The stage made It's first trip with
a sleigh fnm Rutland to Bridge
water Monday.
Miss Eliza Cam, ron visited in
Woodstock part Of last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
"or.v No I "And."

People who have had wide expe
rience with the ordinary summer
boarding house in a place where the
season is short and hay must be
made while the sun shines have
learned not to expect too much.
There are, however, certain limits
beyond which economy seldom goes.
These limits are evidently I'M
known or disregarded in a mountain
resort to which a meek Bostonian
strayed.
On the morning after her arrival
she seated herself at the breakfast
table with the hope stirring in her
heart of meal more generous than
the last nights supper. The neat,
stern featured waitress brought her
q small saucer of breakfast food and
bent over her.
eve have Graham mullins or
white biscuit, ham or eggs" she
said, with a distinctness of articu-
lation which left no doubt Of her
meaning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
ALONE IN A CROWD.
Ono Phase Of Apartment House Life In
che Greet Cities.

There are perhaps 100 people in
our apartment house, 1000 or 1t
may be 1000 or 1000 in our block.
They live in small, comfortably fur
nished and very convenient apart
ments, but they live alone. No one
ever sees any exchange Of courtesies
between them. They are not inter
ested in the progress of the lives OF
the people about them. You might
live there a year or ten years, and l
doubt if your next door neighbor
would even so much as know OF
your existence. He is too busy.
Your business might fail, your chill
dren perish. You might suffer every
calamity from heartache to literal
physical destruction, and | doubt
whether he would ever hear of it.
Marriage, birth, death, any and all
of the other homely and really es-
sential happenings of life are all
trivial under the new dispensation'
Neither you nor your wife nor chill
dren nor YOUR children's children
hayo any interest for him. 1t is all
as If yol really did not exist.
The pathos of all this is that
these peorle never quite realize UNI
I'll some Of the real calamilies Of life
overtake & en- what they have been
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
Doubles the No nl,er d

10 be successful W.th
quires great deal more caref i at en
ton than many are apt to tn lk h
house should be large I'D ~. ~
fowls should have p.en,y Of eIeg, e.,
but more than that. the flows a.
be given as food what Their nlt'F IL
mands and what, IL allowed free rouge
they could procure for then ewes
Pages Perfected Poultry FojL ION.
tains these ing 'elients in u carefully
compounded ration. A. A. Olmsteu OF
South Newbury, VT, has the folio y ng
TO say In regard to this food: I'VE
have been for some time using youl
Perfected Poultry Food with such
good results that we thought it prop.
er thing to tell you. 1t keeps our hens
well and in good laying condition and,
we think, doubles the number of eggs.
Being In good condition, lice do not
trouble"
Any one sending his address on
postal card to e. 3. Page. Hyde Park,
VT, and mentioning this paper, viii re-
ceive by mail, free. postpaid. sample
package OF Pages Perfected Poultry
Food"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
on tho Honeymoon.

She said something that rubbed
him the wrong way.
Seeing the look Of pique on his
face, she cried:
ooh, my darling, my darlingl l
have hurt youP
mo, my dearest" he replied
gravely. "The hurt / feel is due to
the fact that / know it hurts you to
feel that you have hurt me J"
"Ah, mol Do not let that hurt
you for an instant. Ny hurt is be-
cause know it hurts you to feel
that l have hurt myself by hurting
you"
''No, my precious. My hurt is be-
cause you are hurt over feeling that
/ am hurt because you feel that you
have hurt me and are therefore hurt
yourself and"-
Let us leave them, dear reader
They will get over it in time.-Lon
don Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
RRlpeEWA-ER.

Irma Davis is spending the wei
with friends in Bennington.
Nathan Marvin has been movrt
from Chas Spraguc's to Frank AZ
woods in W odst, ok and is 81 WY
improving from his res ent arcider'.
Chas. I'urney has been entertain
ing his brother firm ! ludlow.
The 10Th Century Club will give
an entertainment at Union HALL
Tuesday evening The program
will insist of local talent III tic
concert line Miss NJ, Blanc he
Townoond of u, stun. celchr"'"'
reader and whistler. will fur Ssh
large part of the entertainment,
Fred Ledoux has put in a public
pool table in the room recently a'd
ed to the livery stable + f. +
Ledtux
Chas. Snow is working in lh'
woolen mill again.
Geo. Mich Is has not heen sceI
since last week Friday evening her
he left the boarding house. He hal
worked in the mill here FIR severa
I
months and is said to have been il
debt to several parties
Luis Granell's little hoy is req v
ering from his recent illness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
EACH HELD + i've TENS.
Why One Little Poke cotsrio Psrma.
nontly DiShanded.

monthly Diohanded.
-Four well known gentlemen eye
each other askance now and try to
figure out how each managed TO win
from the others in The many poker
games they have played together.
They can't for the life Of them see
low any of them could have lost, be-
cause they are all assured Of their
individual and collective crooked
ness. This may sound vague and in
volved, but it can be easily explain
ed.
The other night the four gentle
men in question met at the room of
a fifth, who had been a steady loser
at the pastime and who had begun
to think that his opponents were
not altogether fair in their methods.
In order therefore to test his theory
he secured thirteen decks OF cards
having the same kind of backs and
removed the ten spots from them,
making full deck Of fifty-two tens.
Early in the game he had a good
hand beaten and said he would try
a new deck to see il it would change
his luck. So he tossed the pack Of
tens over to the man who had the
deal and watched the fun.
OF course each man received five
tens. 1t was worth half a physiog-
nomist's lifetime TO watch the ex-
pressions upon the faces Of the four
victims of the plot. Each was evil
IDENTIFY sure that an extra ten had
got into the deck, and each deter
mined to get rid of it, The host nat
urally dropped out, and the betting
before the draw was fast and flri-
GUS. When it was over each man
called for card. 1t may be inn
agined what CONSERVATION there
was when each found he had got
another ten.
The game broke up without a
word, and there are four men walk
ing around Washington now who
wouldn't pay cards with each other
again if some philanthropic million
aire was TO give each big fat
stake.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
When Ones In Love.

When a girl is in love she says:
Not 81 could live my life with
him." but 81 could not live my life
without him."
Not Gle is perfect" but 81 don't
care whether he is perfect or not"
p" Not "He will be good to me-" but
q will be good to him."
Not Gle is worthy of me-" but
Gam l worthy Of him?"
Not 81 see much in him to adj
mire," but 81 see nothing in any one
else to admire"
Not ~ believe him because what
he says is true" but 81 believe him
because he says it."
Not!1 could endure poverty with
him." but 81 could endure nothing
without him. st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
Disastrous.

"Maria says she'll never get off a
street car the right way again"
"Why not"
"The other day she stepped off
the way George told her, and at the
same moment fat woman in the
seat ahead stepped off the wrong
way and the car started, and Maria
and the fat woman met face to face
and Maria bumped squarely up
against the fat woman, and the fat
woman fell against Maria, and Maria
clutched the fat woman around the
neck. and the fat woman placed her
fat hands on Maria's shoulder as if
she meant to waltz with her, and
then they both went down in a
struggling heap" indianapolis
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
10000 CHANGERS
Large Growth Of tie Order in YER
mon Durn the Past Year

The gan annual meeting e the
Vermont State Grange opened Tues
day morning in Montpelier, NO thy
Master G. !. Bell Of Walden pre-
siding, and ab u r25 ii til, $50
delegates ia attendance.
The roll call occupied most of the
time Tuesday morning. 1t was voted
to devote the time " ednes,lay fore
noon iiim II l"I2uclo,k 20 amen
orial seiN,c, fn ucirs NJ Cragin.
lhr itpuits ul the officers We're
made IL iht afi,inuoh, ihct A A.
Priest of Randolph, the secretary,
being of public interest. MIR.
Priests report showed rag Oranges
in good waik,ng order in the state,
with membership IL over 10000.
1Lirt, five new Oranges have been
institptsa epripy tbs int ysSr with
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-16
When People May Marry,


In France the minimum age for
the man to marry is eighteen; for
the woman sixteen. In Spain the
man must be in his fifteenth year,
and the fair maid must have
turned" twelve. Practically the
same law obtains in Switzerland. In
Austria both "man" and woman"
are of age to marry when they have
attained fourteen summers. In
Turkey there are two preliminary
conditions stringently required in
the case of marriage; both parties
must be able to walk properly, and
both must be able to understand the
necessary religious service,