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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
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JOINED BY DOG IN OCEAN GRAVE.
Collie Leaps Overheard After Little
Playmate's Body at Sea,

Playmste's Body at Sea.
A pathetic incident OF dog devotion
was related by officers of the steam.
ship Columbia, just in from Glasgow,
Among the passengers were Andrew
Macdonald and his wife, who left
Glasgow accompanied by their four.
year'old daughter Mary. The child
was i'll, and an ocean voyage had been
recommended by her physician. BE.
fore sailing Mary insisted that her pet
collies, Daisy and Ben, be taken along
On Tuesday the child became worse,
and early Wednesday morning she
died, The ships stewards say that
the dogs seemed to know that some.
thing was wrong with their little mis-,
tress. for they howled dismally after
her death, and tugged at the chains
holding them in their quarters below
deck.
Shortly after daybreak It was de-
cided to bury the child's body. The
tiny corpse was brought on deck, and
while a few passengers and ships
sRoGveeTdf 6V2P dtn9 rdf ReGatase dF Tffs fs
childs love for Daisy and Ben, the
pets were brought ON deck while the
burial service was read AS the small
burden was dropped from the rail
Daisy broke loose and leaped after
the body OF her playmate Ben strain
ed at his strap and howled so franti-
cally that he had to be dragged be-
low.
When last seen the fanthful collie
was swimming in circles over the spot
where little Mary's body had sunk
New York correspondence Of the Phil
adelphia Record.
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Niaoara River Not Lowered,

Washington, d, Cit was maintain
ed before the house committee on riv-
ers and harbors recently that Niagara
river was greater in volume at the
present time than 1t had been in years;
that the use of its waters for the de-
velopment of power so far had not de-
tracted from the scenic beauty of the
falls and at least 30 percent of the
stream might be taken before any de-
feet in the flow of water could be de-
tected by the observer,
The statement was made by F. A.
Dudley, president of the MAJ ra Falls
Electrical Transmission Co.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

Cottage City, Mass.-All efforts for
a peaceful settlement with the bonds
men of Zenas D. Linton, eX-tOwn treas
urer, who was found short in his ac-
counts nearly $4,000 by an expert ac-
cOuntantt, having failed Robert F.
Raymond attorney for the board of
selectmen, has brought suit against
Judge Edmund G. Eldridge, John L..
Mayhew, Charles l.. Scranton and Eu-
gene Hayden, four Of the bondsmen
who were on Linton's sureties during
the years in which the largest defal-
cation occurred for the full amount
Of the shortage, and writs were served
on them by Sheriff Jason l.. Dexter.
Their property was attached for the
sum of $1,000 each, and the writs are
returnable at the superior court at
Edgartown the first Monday in June.
Opinion among the tOwnspeople is
divided, many believing that the town
should have accepted the offer Of $4,000
made by the bondsmen, whiIn others
are anxious for the town to make a
fight in the courts for the recovery of
the full amount of the shortage.
The bondsmen sued are among the
towns leading business men, and it
Is said they will contest the action.
II Is reported that District Attorney
Swift of Fall River will appear in the
case,
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Guatemalan Currency.

"If you want to undergo the pleas.
ing hallucination for a brief moment
that you are just rolling in wealth, 20
down to Guatemala" remarked Geo.
+. Klink, who is just back from a trip
to Central America. The exchange
on gold is twelve to one, which ex.
plains the joke. One of the first things
did when landed in President
Cabrera's realm was to change SEQ in
gold to the currency of the country,
and they handed me $3.50. really
hated to take the money. The illu.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
Government to Prosecute.

Washington-Pros of the
anthracite and bituminous coal trusts
have been decided on by the depart.
ment of justice.
Atty. Gen. Moody has engaged
Charles E. Hughes of New York. and
Alexander Simpson, Jro of Philadel-
phia to conduct the cases.
The coal carrying roads, which own
the anthracite coal mines. will be the
defendants in the cases. These roads
include the Pennsylvania, B. & o.,
Reading, Lehigh alley, Delaware &
Hudson, d, l., & W., Erie, New York
Ontario & Western. New York, Sus.
quehanna & Western and the Central
of New Jersey. Proceedings will be
brought against the various roads in
the bituminous coal fields.
This Is the first action of the de.
partment of Justice under the deci.
sions of the supreme court in the pa.
per and tobacco trust cases. in which
the court held that corporations were
not granted immunity from punish
ment because the officials of the cor.
porations furnished evidence on which
prosecutions could be based, and that
,nese officials must produce the books
of the corporations.
In the announcement of the depart
ment of Justice relating to the selec.
tions of the two lawyers to conduct
the case 1t is admitted that the gov.
ernment now has in its possession ev
idence which will enable the govern
ment to 20 into court and show that
the coal roads have engaged in in
terstate commerce in coal. which is
forbidden by law, especially as there
has been determinations against mine
owners not in the trust.
The two lawyers have been engaged
TO advise with the attorney general
and 10 actually conduct the prosecu.
tions which will "e brought,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

Salem, Mass-In the superior civil
court recently Justice Fox presiding
the cases OF Mabel Hanson and Agnes
McGrath were put on trial before a
jury These are suits to recover dam.
ages for alleged personal injuries oc-
casioned by the jumping Of an open
electric car from the tracks on the
corner of Picket and Lennox streets,
Beverly, September 4, 1903. Miss Nc
Grath sues for $4,000. The allegation
is that she is a mental and physical
wreck and practically blind,
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Photocraphs in Court.

The use of a photograph as wit
ness occurred for the first time on a
recent trial in the United States
court at Boston. In this connection
it is recalled that photographs had
to fight their way to the witness
stand. The right to put telephone
conversations in evidence has been
upheld in some cases. If the use of
the phonograph as a witness becomes
general it will also become a univer-
sal memorandum. Contracts Of all
sorts, from a merger deal to a prom
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Appeal on Beet Trust.

Washington, d. C,-ReCognizing the
unfortunate condition OF affairs con-
fronting the government in enforcing
the antitrust law, as shown in the re.
cent beef trust decision, the house on
Tuesday passed a bill giving the gov
ernment the right Of appeal, in Crimi.
nal proceedings, from lower courts to
the circuit and supreme courts.
Decisions upon such appeals could
not Of course, affect the status Of de-
PENDANTS who have been acquitted by
trial courts.
The bill win not affect the beef trust
magnates whom Judge Humphrey he'd
at Chicago to be immune from prose.
CutiOn, but II does give the government
the right to appeal from Judge IIumph.
reys decision lor the purpose Of get
ting the final word from the highest
court in the land on the important
question at issue in the beef cases.
This is accomplished through an
amendment added by the judiciary
committee to the Eill introduced by
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin,
The bill was originally introduced It.
is understood at the request of At
torney General Moody.
The bill was called up by Represen-
tatiye Neyin of Ohio and passed by
unanimous consent, There was no de-
bate upon it whatever.
Judge Neyin and Representatives
Little, De Almond and other mem
bers of the judiciary committee were
prepared to defend the bill, but their
assistance was not necessary.
The bill is conceded to be one of
the most important legal measures
passed in years, 1t will have an inn
portant bearing upon future proceed
ings against individuals and corpora
tions in connection with alleged vio-
lations of the antitrust and inter
state commerce laws.
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TUESDAY.
April II, 1900.

Tuesday, April III ISOo'
Four l.iIleu and many wounded in
Dattle between riOting miners and
deputies in Windber, Penn.
Atty. Gen. Hamlin, in cross-eXamin-
alton of Mrs. Cooper at Augusta, Me-,
makes a demonstration with the skirt
she wore on the day of the tragedy,
intended to show that NOrthy's hand
in falling down from her waist could
not, as she had previously testified,
have touched the revolver in the pock-
ct of her skirt; defendants eXamina-
ton ended after II hours on the stand.
Justice White gives opinion in Unit
ed States supreme court decision in
validating divorce decree given in Con-
necticut, on ground that one party
thereto was OUTSIDE Its Jurisdiction.
Representative Charles A. Dean, of
Massachusetts, who has long worked
for inheritance tax, delighted at Presi-
dents proposition.
Prof. H. H. Clayton of Blue Hill OBJ
servatory at Milton, Mass, goes to
weather bureau at Washington.
wv Hullu oNluo SpCCldl ulGSSiSt
to the Massachusetts legislature sug-
costing time for commission to recod-
ity insurance is---.o hn extended to re.
port to next general court
Inquiry begun into the cause of the
explosion on board the Kearsarge.
Connecticut river rising rapidly and
some streets in Hartford, Conn, are
submerged,
American athletes entered in Olym-
pic games arrived at Naples; all have
fully recovered from injuries except
Mitchell and Hillman.
Denatured alcohol bill passes ma
tional house 224 to Z.
Gov Higgins of New York signs two
more of the insurance bills.
Convention of the d. A. r. opens
in Washington.
Twenty,one cadets Of training ship
Enterprise graduated at Boston.
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Leather of Human Skin.

A day or two ago two medical stu
dents living in San Francisco called
on August Manasse. president of the
Manasse Block Tanning company of
West Berkeley, and asked him to
prepare some human skin for COM
mercial purposes. Manasse declined
the commission.
1t is alleged that articles made
from the skin Of men and women
have been carried from California to
all portions of the Union. The skin
is expensive, piece six inches
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
paw for prisonsr,s Board

Oregon refuses 10 maintain United
States prisoners in her state prison
for less than So week Uncle Sam
refuses to pay more than 81. So the
Oregonians have turned over the prls-
oners--fourteen in number-to the
United States marshal.
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SATURDAY,
April ID, 1906.

Mrs. Cooper on stand iustifies her
ed her home secretly on the night of
September 30, 1905, in the absence of
her husband, and sought to induce
her to elope with him; this part of
her story is a surprise to the prose
cution
Admiral Bowles and President Win.
sor heard on the ship subsidy bill
which they both favor.
Seven Boston Cinnamon arrested /;
said to have conducted New England
gambling trust
Divorced wife of John B. Herreshoff
explained tragedy of the New England
conscience.
Dowie, for $1,OOO,OO0 and vindica.
tion, will retire from Zion City affairs,
President John Mitchell, on eve of
his departure from New York. says
he is hopeful of a peaceful ending of
coal controversy.
Four Mcneil children Of Portland
Me-, reach Long Beach, Cal, having
crossed the continent safely and unat'
tended.
Lieut-Gen. Bates retires at noon to-
day and Corbin will succeed to his
Office
Congressman Gardner of Massachu'
sets starts the liveliest kind of a
spat in the house, by moving to ex'
punge from the records some remarks
of Mr. Hopkins of Kentucky.
Greene and Gaynor each sentenced
in Savannah, Ga, to four years and
a fine of $575,794.90
Vesuvius quieting down and worst
appears to be over
Death of William A. Rudd, manager
of the Western Union telegraph Of
fee in Boston
Governor Guild and commanding
officers of the Massachusetts state
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
lmproveo the Popcorn.

To pop corn that has become dry
and hard, shell the corn and soak in
cold water for 10 minutes or 20 min
utes; drain off the water (have a very
hot fire. and put in small quantity
of corn or your pepper will overflow.
The kernels will be large, fiaky, tend
er and crisp.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
WEDNE SDAY.
April 10, 1906.

"GDNC ODSIs NPl'l loy l0OO'
Anthracite operators say to Mitchell
there is nothing to arbitrate.
Alice NJ. Brown, nurse, sues Alex
ander Downey, a wealthy Boston club
health was injured by being driven
out of his house at 2 o'clock Christ
mas morning.
George Gerry, recently of Boston,
drowned near Tampa, Fla.
Government has decided to prose.
cute the coal carrying railroads and
has engaged Charles e. Hughes of
New York and Alexander Simpson,
Jr.. of Philadelphia to conduct the
cases.
National house passes bill to enable
Atty. Gen. Moody to appeal Judge
Humphreys beef trust decision to su-
preme court.
Congressman Towne tells Massa-
chusetts reform club speaker of ma
tional house has far too much power.
Michael Davitt successfully operat-
ed on for blood poisoning.
Selectmen of Cottage City sue four
bondsmen of ex.Town Treasurer z. d.
Linton, who is alleged to be short
$4,000 in his accounts,
Certain Bay State cities, now under
civil service rules as to firemen, to de-
eide whether to adopt system or not
according to Cassidy's bill which wins
in senate.
Suffragan bishops of New England
province meet in Boston to consider
candidates for vacant Portland dio'
cese.
Defence in Cooper trial puts on five
medical experts to demonstrate theory
that Charley Northy killed himself;
state expert is attacked at all points.
Robert G. Proctor private secretary
to Senator Lodge, has resigned.
Brown-tail moths driven from Mas
,oobrenttg gtota hpuSa grounds
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

Dublin-Michael Davitt, the Irish
patriot. who is suffering from blood
poisoning. was successfully operated
on April II, by Sir William Thornly
Stoker, president of the Royal Acad-
emy of medicine in Ireland, and is
progressing satisfactorily,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
Ladronss Attack constabularx

Manila, P. 1.-The headquarters Of
the Philippine constabulary at Malol-
os, island Of Luzon, were attacked
several days ago by a band of la
drones. Three native members Of the
constabulary and one ladrone were
killed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

sion was quickly dispelled, however,
when | started out to spend some of
it. procured a shave, hair cut and
a shine, and it made a surprisingly big
hole in $40, It's a pleasing illusion
while it lasts, however If you want
to feel how it is to be a millionaire go
down there with months wages and
buy trunkful of paper money. San
Francisco Chronicle.
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END IN SIGHT
Mrs, COOper'S Trial Drawing
To a Close.

Her Counsel introduced What the De-
fence Regards as an Absolute Dem.
onstration Of Her lnnocence-It
Was In the Form of Experiments
With a Duplicate Of the Revolver
Which the Defendant owned-oe'
fence Declares Suicide Theory Is
Estab Iished.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

ise of marriage, can be recorded as in
fallibly as on paper or parchment.
In breach-of-promise cases especially
a phonograph would be of great val
ue.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

Tommy had been sent 20 the groc.
ers to buy some cheese. He had re-.
ceived the necess"~ ~ instructions. but
forgot that they We're strictly private
Il want ten cents worth" he said
to the grocer Here's twenty cents
to pay for it."-Chicago Tribune
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
militia conclude to have regimental
instead of brigade camps this year
MONDAY,
April 16, 1906.

MONDAY, April 16, 1906.
President Roosevelts advocacy Of a
fortune tax causes much talk among
Washington politicians, who think II
may be a national campaign issue,
Novelist Gorkey, eyicted from two
New York hotels with actress, seeks
retreat; talk now of deporting wo-
man.
Woman and child shot in Boston,
intended victim gets away in safety
result of quarrel between two ltal,
ians.
Vice.President Lewis OF the miners
hOpeful of the bituminous situation.
Massachusetts d. A. r, delegation
at Washington; many arrivals from
other New England states.
Insurance agitation caused 1885
holders OF policies of $1,000 or less in
I'Euuitable Life to allow them to lapse.
! Mrs. Cooper, on trial at Augusta,
Me, charged with murder of Charles
Northy, Jr., spends day with her
children,
Lieut.. Joheph w. Graeme wounded
in explosion on battleship Kearsarge'
| is dead.
Third negro lynched in Springfield
Mo.
| Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew arrives in
New York and goes at once to Scar
boro-on-th he Hudson, where the senator
is reported to be much better.
Dowie holds Easter service with 20
followers in Chicago hotel, while
Zion City crowd rejoices over his
downfall.
Coal barge Bouquet sinks off south
ern Rhode Island and crew of two men
escape in dory
Famous portrait of Franklin arrives
by steamer in New York and is for
warded to President Roosevelt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21
FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, April 13, 1906.
Cooper children called to testify for
their mother in the mnrdN" "iai a'
Aueneta evcite compassion OF all IN
sourr; defendant may not be put upon
the stand.
Anthracite miners submit modifica-
ton of demands eliminating recogni-
tion Of the union and compulsory col
lection of dues, hut chairman Baer re-
plies informally that new propositions
will not be accepted; no further meet
ing arranged for.
Greene and Gaynor convicted at
Savannah, Ga, OF conspiracy to de-
fraud the government.
Cochran defends rate bill in the
house; ridicules constitutional law,
yers.
Congressman Roberts of Massachu-
sets wins on proposal to give certifi-
cate of military service to Spanish
war electricians.
w. Ellis Crane, instructor in the Y.
NJ. C. A. at Sharpsburg, Penn, drown
ed at Pittsburg; his home was in
Southbrige, Mass.
Indications are that Premier Witte
has won his fight against Durno~o, thA
reactionist, and that the latter will
lose Office within a few days.
Gen. Miles mentioned in court case
as having been mixed up in Jiminez
flibustering expedition to capture
Santo Domingo.
Salem, ~ H., race track denounced
at New Hampshire NJ. e. conference at
Lawrence, Mass.
Burlington, Mass, sells its aims
house and farm at auction, has no debt
or paupers and gets legacy of S75, 900.
Dowie spurns 500 a month pension
and will try to oust Voliva from Zion
City; John l.. Sullivan offers him
$4,000 a week to star in vaudeville.
King Victor Emmanuel visits dying
and aids in recovering bodies of Vesu-
vius' victims; 5000 houses destroyed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

The clock at the entrance to Lord
Ellesmere's estate at Worsley strikes
thirteen at one o'clock.
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IN make tbe appended quotations OF value
auEe TO- 6uyer and seller the resume OF the
markpt prGfaclng the quotations. should be
carefully read In market OF this charac'
day Of the week Noting, however, the
general tendency OF trade, sufficiently &C.
Surate quotations will be given on which
dealers can safely base their transactlonS'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-04-21

square being valued at 500 When
tanned, the skin of man is worth
in the neighborhood of $500.
The skin is soft and. pliable, re-
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8 CONDENSED NEWS &
7 OF THE ENTIRE WEEK I
THURSDAY,

THURSDAY, April 12, 1906.
Capt Hopkins and seaman Mulhane,
the only survivors Of the schooner
Sallle b, landed at Boston; -four of
the crew perished in the storm OF
Tuesday.
Vesuvius show signs Of letting up;
Prof Jaggar of Harvard university
leaves to study the eruption
Edwin J. Cooper, on cross eXamina,
tion, testiies that so pronounced were
Northy's attentions to his wife that
he had demonstrated with her, for ap.
pearances sake, and that ii had been
agreed that she should leave town
temporarily untn the Vnung mans
love had cooled.
DR.. and Mrs. Julian p. Thomas and
aeronaut Charles Levee make sue
cessful trip in balloon, starting at
PittsReld, Mass, and landing near
Somersvile, Conn.
Miners formulate reply to anthra-
cite operators; ii is believed they vii!
accept strike commission as arbiter
and make concessions tending to wild
en- scope OF investigation proposed.
Jury disagrees in the case of Timo
thy ]. Swift, formerly assistant Gus
todlan of the federal building at Bos-
ton.
Tirrel replies to the speech OF
Rainey of Illinois in the national
house in which the Waltham Watch
company was attacked.
Notorious anarchist, who threat
ened to assassnate President Roose'
welt, deported; other anarchists com,
ing here; said to be making homes in
Baltimore.
Aldrich says end of rate bill debate
is likely this week. and then day may
be set for vote.
Maxim Gorky says he is suffering
from consumption, and that he came
to America to regain his health.
James A. Bailey the veteran cir
Gus man, dead at Mount Vernon, N Y.
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The earliest mention of butter is
by Herodoms.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-28

Of phosphoric will hurry the fruit into
ripening.
With these suggestions if one really
desires extra early fruit he can secure
it, but should avoid OVERRIDING the
matter, or he will suffer more in small
ness Of size than he will gain in earli-
ness. V. P Simmons
Although he does say so in so many
words, Mr. Simmons leaves us to in
fer that the reduced size Of early riperl-
ed grapefruit is disadvantage, where
as if the present tendency of the market
continues it is a distinct gain. For
several seasons past, small grapefruit
have been most in demand, and have
brought the highest prices.-Ed. Bar
tow Courier Informant.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-28

of the question. AS we said before,
we do not believe that the parcels post
would work any serious injury to the
country merchants. But admitting, for
the sake of argument, that it would,
which is the most important to the
newspaper, the interests Of the store
keeper or those of his numerous sub
scribers who would be benefited by
this reform?
To our readers who believe in the
Importance of parcels post, we wish
to suggest that you do all that you
can to help on the work If each OF
you write to the member Of congress
from your district, and tell him that
you want him to vote for a parcels
post on all occasions when he has an
opportunity, and also to both the
senator's. from your state, it will do
much good. Once let these men be-
come convinced that the rural voters
Of their constituency really mean to
have parcels post, they will be ready
to vote for it early and often.