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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

New York-Death in the waters OF
Bass creek, a small stream winding
through the meadows along the south
shore of Long Island, near Amlty-
vile, ended the daring balloon ascent
tuesday of Paul Nocquet a French
sculptor Of note and an enthusiastic
amateur aeronaut.
The body was found the next night
on the muddy shore of the creek,
where the tide had left it and not
great distance from where Nocquet's
collapsed balloon was discovered by
he life savers of Jones beach.
The discovery of the body put an
end to search which had included
ocean, land and marshes, and which
had been begun under the direction
of Nocquets associates of the Aero
club of New York as soon as word
was received that the balloon had
been found with no trace of its miss
ing occupant
Nocquet evidently landed safely
with his car, and in fighting his way
out of the meadows in the darkness
had traversed about two-flfths of the
distance from Jones beach to Amity-
vile when he died
lie had crossed 13 or IA different
islands and had swan or waded
through the runlets between them.
Up to almost the last he wore his
overcoat, which must have been wat
ersoaked from the time he took the
first channel. He stopped on the
next to the last island he reached and
removed the life preserver and the
overcoat and then resumed the pre-
server.
He must have felt that his strength
was giving out and the lights Of Am
ityville must have seemed almost az
far away as when he started. The
! Overcoat, still sodden, was found near
the edge of the island, juV where he
had cast it off before making the last
swim.
He crossed the runlet and climbed
on to the DOGGY, shaking mass of
mud, sand and dead rushes known as
Cats island. He crossed ii, a dis
tance of perhaps 100 feet, and appar-
emily as he reached the near bank he
muat have stuu,Ll~I s~->I s--l'---
hausted into the shallow creek.
He may have died from sheer eX-
haustion or heart disease before fall
ing. When the body was found it lay
face down in the bog.
Paul Nocquet has made many dar-
ing and successful attempts at aerial
navigation.
1t is not as an aeronaut alone that
Nocquet has attained distinction,
however, he is almost equally well
known as an author, sculptor and ar
tist. Wide attention recently was at
tracted TO his work as a sculptor by
bronze figure of President Roose-
welt entitled "A Presidential Vaca-
ton" The efforts of the artist
pleased the president. who sent him
a complimentary letter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07
Saws He Mas to Get Half,

New York, N. Y.-A lawsuit over q
memorial to Admiral George S. Dewey
has been begun in the supreme court
with Gen. Grenvile NJ Dodge as de-
fendant.
Amos NJ. Atwell, the plaintiff, de-
clares that after the battle of Manila
bay he suggested to the faculty and
trustees of Norwich university at
Mortified, VT, which Dewey attended
when a boy, that it would be appro-
pirate to have a memorial of the ad-
miral at his alma mater.
Atwell according to his attorney,
was to receive 80 percent of all the
money contributed. The collection of
the fund was placed in Atwell's hands
and it is said, about 100000 was con-
tributed by people all over the coun-
try. OF this $4,000 was given by An
drew Carnegie
1t is said that Mr.. Atwell received
his commission on all the money ex-
cept the Carnegie contribution, and Is
suing to recover on this.
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Noted Meat Packer Dead.

Boston, Mass.-Ed win c. Swift
member of the Chicago meat packing
firm of Swift & Co., who has been i'll
with pneumonia at the Quincy house
since last Tuesday, died there early
Wednesday morning. His daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Moore of Chicago, was
with his when he died. Mrs. Swift is
abroad.
MIR. Swift came from Beverly Farms
March II and took apartments at the
Quincy house in order to be near his
old friend and business associate, N.
h. Hollis of Boston and BTaintree. Mr..
Hollis underwent a surgical operation
for the removal of a tumor, and while
keeping his company during his con-
yalescence Mr. Swift was stricken.
His daughter was summoned from
Chicago, and she brought with her two
trained nurses. When her father be-
came too i'll to attend to any of his
business affairs or to see callers, Mrs.
Moore took his place and transacted
his business for him.
For several days he appeared to be
recovering, or at least that was the
word sent from the sick room. 1t was
not anticipated that the crisis of his
disease would be reached so soon and
DR.. Johnson, his physician, was hope
ful that it would be successfully
passed. Tuesday night, however, there
came turn for the worse, and, as so
often happens in pneumonia, the heart
gave way, and the end came shortly
after midnight.
Mr.. Swift was born in West Sand
wich about 90 years ago.
In 1875 Edwin C. Swift moved to
Chicago, where his brother had al
ready established himself in the pack
ing business. In that year the great
packing house of Swift & Co. was
started.
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The HHandIe Dou."

An Italian newspaper informs its
readers that new kind of lap dog
has been manufactured in England
and has been named the Handle
Dog" The end of the tail of a puppy
is cut open and twisted into an open
wound in the back of the animal,
where it makes a second root. The
tail thus forms a handle, and no
fine lady in England who respects her
self now appears without one of these
dogs hanging to one of her fingers
London Truth.
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Depew leaves Yale Corporation.

New Haven, Conn.-The decllnation
OF United States Senator Chauncey M.
Depew to stand for reelection to the
Yale corporation was announced re-
Gently from the Office of the secretary
of the university, as follows:
Mr.. c. NJ. Depew has declined to be
candidate from reelection to the
Yale corporation. Official notice of this
fact will be sent to the graduates in
the regular circular issued from the
secretary's Office about May l."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07
The "Handle Dou."

An Italian newspaper informs Its
readers that a new kind of lap dog
has been manufactured in EngianN
and has been named the Handle
Dog" The end of the tail Of puppy
is cut open and twisted into an open
wound in the back of the animal,
where 1t makes a second root. The
tail thus forms a handle, and no
fine lady in England who respects her
self now appears without one of these
dogs hanging to one of her fingers
London Truth.
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Afterthouqht.

Little Sanford had been very naugh-
ty, and was being put to bed unusual
ly early by an ominously silent, unre-
sponsive mother. After several inef-
fectual attempts to engage her in con-
versation, he began, warningly:
"All right then, JUS put me to bed
An I'll JUS die right into the middle
Of the night, an then you won't have
any little boy. An when you come in
in the mornin', I'll JUS be dead, cause
I'm going to die right into the middle
OF the night"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

Cincinnati, O.-Soon after the return
from Zion City, H., April 4, of Deacon
w. d. Yerger of Cincinnati, there was
filed a deed for all property of the
Christian Catholic church of Zion sit
uated in Cincinnati, transferring it to
Alexander Granger, financial agent.
The deed was signed j. Alexander
Dowie, by his attorney, Wilburg Vo-
liva. The consideration named is 81.
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Muskogee, l. TT. e. Burdett, presi-
dent of the Eufaula national bank, a
merchant and one of the most promi-
nent and wealthy men of the Creek
nation, was shot and killed Tuesday
night at his home in Eufaula. His
body was found the next day near a
well in the rear of his residence. q
portion of his head being torn away by
bullet wound. There is no clew to
the assassin. Mr.. Burdett carried life
insurance policies aggregating $780,
OOO
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Love Letter 700 Years Old.

While carrying on some excavations
near the foundations of the old church
of st. Peter on top of Monmartre, M.
Sauvageot, a well known French an.
tiquary, has discovered n love letter
which is seven hundred years old.
1t was written by the knight Jean
de Gisors to his lady, Alice de Lisle.
In his letter the knight declares for
all the world to know that he has
worshipped the fair lady Alice from
afar, that never had she given him
any right to declare his love, but that
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offer Of days respite and insists that
her trial at Augusta proceed.
Blaze in $1,000 tons of coal at Holy.
days work of tremen.
Germany places an order with the
Krupps for an 1S,OOO-ton battleship.
Thomas j. Wainwright, wanted in
Minneapolis for 100000 robbery,
caught in New York through the vig!.
lance OF the Boston police,
John Alexander DOwie not only de.
posed as leader of Zion, but warned
to accept situation quietly.
Mayor Wood of Haverhill, Mass,
declares he has discovered that law
passed this year grants life tenure to
policemen in 81 cities, which pre-
viously had limited tenure.
E. o. Gowing, a Philadelphia busi-
ness man, killed by his auto crashing
into a pole, and his wife fatally hurt.
Gov. Higgins signs first of 10 insur-
ance bills, leglslating trustees and di-
rectors out of Office and inValidatinS
all proxies.
Supreme court decides Michigan
railway tax cases against the rail
roads; Justice Brewer writes the opin-
ion and is adjudged to have given hint
to congress to be careful with the rate
BILL if it is to be held constitutional.
Emperor William keeps his promise
to the girls of Crefeld and orders a
regiment of cavalry to that town so
the young women may have dancing
partners.
White House court review section
of rate bill presented in the senate;
house passes personal liability bill
for railroad mems benefit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

Thomas II. Bryan, a pioneer citizen
of Chicago, and a prominent merchant,
who recently died, was once asked to
give advice to boys club He wrote:
"Take care of details. Beware of
cocktails"
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Rector \ Suinide

st. Paul. Minn.-Rev. F. H. Rowse,
rector of the Ascension Episcopal
church here, committed suicide by
shooting himself recently.
Mr.. Rowse came here a year ago
from Boston to take charge of Ascen-
sion parish. Ill health is given as the
cause of the suicide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

Still his mother was silent, and he
fell to gloating over the picture he had
painted, when suddenly he burst out,
in a terrified tone:
"But don't you bury me, thought
Harper's Magazine.
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THURSDAY.
April S, 1906.

THURSDAY, April S, 1906.
Body of aeronaut Nocquet found on
south shore of Long Island, near
Amityville, not far from collapsed
balloon.
Successful days run of the "better
farming" special train.
Edwin c. Swift, the millionaire
packer, dies of pneumonia at the
Quincy house, Boston.
OCean-going tugboat Wyalusing
wrecked on Hardings ledge and will
probably be a total loss.
Pres. Eliot of Harvard, Secretary
of War Taft and others speak at the
Tuskegee anniversary exercises in
Alabama.
Mrs. Cooper's neighbors tell what
they know to substantiate the alleged
motive of the Northy murder; defen-
dant in good spirits as result of this
testimony; Marion Carey excluded
from court
The suit of Miss Mae C. Wood
against Senator Plat, Sec. Loeb and
Mr.. Wynne dismissed in Omaha.
Amos M. Atwell, who had charge of
Dewey memorial fund, declares in suit
to recover money, that he was to have
half of amount contributed by people,
said to have been about 100000.
New leader of Zion City prepares to
fight DOwie on his return by applying
for reCeivership.
Rev. F, H. Rowse, an Episcopal rec
tor in st. Paul, commits suicide.
Congressman Fitzgerald of New
York criticises the President for in
fiuencing legislation.
Capt. Alexander Snow and Mate John
Cosgrove have hot fight on Boston
lightship 81.
Miss Ethel Barrymore, the actress,
goes to Brookline, Mass. hospital to
undergo operation for appendicitis.
Peabody schoolboy killed by car at
Salem, Mass.
Disastrous fire barely averted at
Hanson, Mass.
Sudden death of Hon. Albert A.
Bracket of Milton, Mass.
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Eugene Vallat, a well know United
States engineer, with a long and fa-
vorable military record, died recently
at Detroit. In 1864 he was appointed
chief engineer by President Abraham
Lincoln.
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CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK
FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, March 3O 1906.
Mrs. John p. Cushing, formerly of
Boston and supposed to have been
identified as a suicide in London, found
alive in Paris.
Soft coal conference at indianapolis
ends without agreement, and strike
seems probable; anthracite miners Or
Veterans association of the blue
and gray organized at Atlanta, Ga,
with Gen. Julian S. Carr as commander
in-Chief.
dered to cease work on Monday pend
ing settlement; operators talk of ap-
pealing to President Roosevelt.
All immigration records broken in
New York yesterday; 1883 came in
in seven ships.
Eleven Bulgarians arrested in Duluth
discaim all knowledge of the murder
of six Of their countrymen in Mime
apolis.
Pathetic letter from Helen Keller
read by Mark Twain at New York meet
ing in aid of blind.
House gives Secretary Hitchcock
double what he asked to apprehend
land thieves.
Battleship New Jersey averages 1918
knots on the run from Rockland, Me.
Algeciras conference now settling up
details; almost all matters arranged
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

And, my little man." said the min.
lister, why do you like to come to
Sunday school?'
Cause they're goin to have a pic
mic next Wednesday! y!"-Yonkers
Statesman.
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BODY FOUND.
AsrOnaut NOCqu9t Made Hard
Struggle for Life

He Had Evidently Landed Safely
from His Balloon in the Swamps on
the South Shore Of Long Island
He Then Waded and Swan in the
Darkness Through Mud and Water
Until Exhausted-Dead Man Was a
Noted Author and Sculptor.
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bring the train into us
at eld railroads the density or ahc Is
unusually dsarange the
schedule of
Previous to the change timetable notice is issued posted on all b
empoye the time
supplied FOR
distribution The
received them allowed the
timetable takes without having timetable in his pos
goHapers
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A man, to be perfectly propor.
TONED, should weigh % pounds for
every foot of his height.
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SATURDAY.,

on OhGH1J MdTCn 81, 19Ub.
President Roosevelt shows no dispo-
sition to act in coal strike matter
without request from both Sides In
dianapolis convention authorizes sep
ate agreements with such operators as
offer the scale of 1903; hard coal con-
ference assured for Tuesday.
Mary Coyle Howard charged with
aiding her husband and E, f. Carr to
escape from Charles street Jail, Boston,
Is found not guilty, a verdict that is
approved by spectators in court.
Mrs. Henryette Cote of Worcester,
Mass, killed by train.
Troops on duty in Winnipeg because
of street car strike.
Thirteen rescued French miners tell
tales Of terrible suffering for 20 days.
District Attorney Jerome argues that
ceorge w. Perkins should be convicted
OF larceny; he tells Judge there are no
precedents and Justice Greenbaum will
have to decide the matter for himself.
State objects to presence of baby in
arms of Mr.. Cooper at murder trial
at Augusta, Me-; Prof. Whittier, state
expert nrononds yvi., b,Is teetfmony.
Gov. Guild of Massachusetts sends
personal appeal to the President to
take action in regard to the alleged
atrocities in the Congo Free State.
-T1r +tla-Ili. "a sSy iiHIled as
queen of the United States navy after
trial trip.
Two passengers badly and 10 others
slightly hurt IN railroad collision at
South Dighton, Mass.
British government surrenders to la
Dor party on trades disputes bill.
Henry M. Whitney of Boston said
to be interested in the formation of a
new coal company to operate in Cane
Breton.
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gSSN'" HOW a
: Railroad Filler is Managed
BY George H. Daniels General Passenger Agent
VeW York Central and Hudson RiOer Railroad

ofentmes that naranginga schedule OF laS' anu
important necessary to change the time OF o'e
which important Other occasions arise
a train overales slower one ana Is the"
necessary the slower train so that can De
sideacked at convenient and station for the last
train pass This usually done in such way as not W
delay the slower than five six minutes ana
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oOdStOOk Business Cards.
Or r. r. JkWETT'S
DENTAL ROOMS
|OSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.
OPEN DAY AND EVENING
lrst-clssS work. Prices moderate.
bniOS ana rsS,Ss9sO, Barker HOuSS."
lBt OnA Of The Park.

TO make the appended quotations Of value
hike ~ buyer and seller, the resume OF the
harket, prefaClng the quotations, should be
arrfully read. In u market of this charac'
Law Of the week. Noting however, the
teneral tendency OF trade, sufficiently. ac'
inrate quotations will be given on which
APalers can safely base their transactions,
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WEDNE SDAY,


WEDNESDAY,, April a, 1906.
Two aged sisters found dead in
New York apartment house, one
suicide due to grief.
New England conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opens in
Maiden, Mass.
City election at Chicago yields mix
ed results on question of municipal
control of street railways; city NAV
buy but cannot operate.
House passes the national quaran-
tine bill, despite opposition of some
southern members.
American athletes who will take
part in Olympic games sail from New
York for Naples.
Clergy of the archdiocese of Boston
tender an omcial welcome to Coadju-
tor Archbishop O'Connell.
Through conference of anthracite
operators and miners adjourns to to-
morrow, WITHOUT result, an undercur-
rent or nope Tor peace remains; tte-up
in mines practically complete.
Medical testimony for the prosecu-
tion in the Cooper trial is finished and
the state returns to establishment of
its alleged motive by testimony of
neighbors and friends of the defend
ant.
Bay State republicans conclude to
make strenuous canvass for a caucus
of the house on tariff revision.
Russia issues call1fo another Hague
conference.
Dowie cables that power of attorney
to Vollva is revoked, but Zion cabinet
pays no heed to his notices; also wires
he will return next week.
Death Of John f. Ferguson of
Charlestown, Mass, who had spent
nearly 70 years in the service of the
navy.
Three fishermen injured aboard the
Jessie Costa, brought to Boston; one
will die.
Robert G.. Proctor, Senator Lodges
private secretary. says he will bring
suit for libel against Dist. Atty. Mo
ran of Boston,
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MONDAY,

"N"SN' April Z, 19O6.
Pres. Mitchell says 100000 anthra-
cite miners will strike; he is hurrying
to New York to attend conference:
bituminous operators fast signing
1903 scale; talk of Judge Gray for ar,
bitrator.
Senator Depew OF New York in
strict seclusion at Scarboro: fails to
recover health.
Mrs. Roosevelt and children arrive
at Havana.
Atty. Gen. Hadley's condition less
satisfactory last evening.
Roxbury, Mass, couple narrowly es-
cape drowning in first canoe accident
Of season on Charles river.
Dowie repudiated by his church,
wife and son at great meeting in Zion
City.
French opinion halls Moroccan
agreement with satisfaction.
Chicago city election on Tuesday
will be square test of municipal
ownership.
Tillman declares he will not accept
present court review amendment to
railway rate bill.
Day of fatal automobile accidents
in New York city and suburbs
Samuel B. Capen tells eastern col.
lege men at Hartford some minister's
code Of honor is lower than other
mems.
Tariff revision by present congress
appears improbable; Cannon and
Payne say time is not opportune, and
campaign fund problem dsturbs the
Republican leaders.
Union carpenters at Rutland, Vt,
strike this morning.
Schooner Priscilla badly damaged
by collision with five-master Gov. Pow
ers in Vineyard sound.
Capt. Sol Jacobs of Gloucester lands
first mackerel of season at Norfolk,
Va.
Record for immigration broken in
1905, the alien arrivals exceeding L.
25O,OOO.
Yale students in Town and gown
row." dubbed by New Haven police
men and four arrested.
Mrs. Cooper unable to see her chill
dren, owing to her weak condition.
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N>S~AsNsasuaphNSS&O


to
| called
precious that should sparngly And
If it the
parapase of Sancho Pan be permitted
a
sandbagger old
in
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ing but by learned lifelong study
Agriculture is the backbone a that which makes ue
money Look at France 1t paid the indemnity demanded by Germany
within stipulated the are
exception of
agricultural The land
the OF
be wealth the richest mine ever
by yield perpetual
will exhaust p" '
as te sun
the rain that bring forth its yearly Increase.
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her image has been his guiding star
for years, and that now, on the eve Of
battle, he wishes to send her a chaste
farewell.
Apparently the damsel never got
the letter, for the knight was slain
the next day upon the battlements,
and buried in the trench, whence his
bones have been exhumed by the cas-
ual pick of modern antiquary.-Pan
Mall Gazette.
The ancient Romans ara great ovs.
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1E~~~-~A+- Our -s~>~~AsE
National Extravaganza
Our
BY James j. Hin, Railway Financisr.

MERICAN wasteulness apparent in regard to her
greatest asse-agricutWe! We must aim to Keep 'e Peo
pie upon the land and so deal with land that 1t VIII sup
port the people St Louis Fair the EXHIBITS ol ce
ca scientific treatment the soil which We're SNOW"
by Germany displayed the Kaisers realm Is uoHs III
the field of agricultural industry. The proper rotation ol
crops, the of the granhe very kernaIs Dehs
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'GrS~NN' eVt~~ss
Reverence Consistent
LUith
Genuine Democracy

HE great movement of the world today toward democracy
great keynote of the century are Just
entering upon will be democracy in all things. One
years from the population of country
is the part wilderness, will be beyond
present conception this nation will be the
democratic that the world has known The progress
of democracy will be the great feature of the
civilization in the present century.
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Truth Telling and
Cdnd= =Bdggit1g

BY WiroLa GreeLey.Smith.

EARLY every woman, wife widow, would rather be told
agreeable lies than disagreeabe truths.
In the first place, professional ruthellers rarely tell
the truth They purvey poisoned pabuum of distorted
facts by which the minds they supposed benefit
sickened
There a great many persons who consider
that they have conferred inesmabe benefit you
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-07

The ancient Romans are great oys.
ter eplcuTes
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TUESDAY,
April 8, 1906.

TUESDAY, April 8, 1906.
President Mitchell and miners scale
committeeman gather in New York
for conference with operators; both
sides hopeful of effecting settle
ment; all union men obeyed strike or
der.
Coal operators claim they have not
raised prices, and are doing all they
can to prevent it.
Mrs. Cooper i'll, but refuses courts
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their proficiency
formerly though their relations
the
of religion
in democracy