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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Mrs pearu In Portland.

Portland, Me.-The class of 1877,
Bowdoin college, will give Commodore
Peary, who was member Of the
class, "a big reception either next June,
when the class celebrates its S0th an
niversary or If the commander decides
to start north before that time, as he
likely will the reception will be CIV
en- in the future, probably in New
York city.
The class was notable one, such
men as. Charles w. Morse, the ice king,
Names governor, William T. Cobb, C.
Gurdplan of COnstantinople, for a
long time high in the councils OF the
sultan, and many other prominent men
being members.
81 hope and sincerely believe that
my husband has not given up his
fight to reach the north pole, and when
he goes again l shall go with him as
far as | can" said Mrs. Robert e.
Peary after she arrived here from
New York, planning to remain until
she receives a message from Comman-
der Peary, telling her to go on to meet
him.
Mrs. Peary is highly enthusiastic
over the results that her husband at
tanned In reaching the far north, but
has still brighter hopes for the future.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
To Dissolve Standard Oil.

Washington.-Pro will be
begun by the federal government in a
few days against the Standard oil
company under the Sherman anti
trust law for the dissolution Of that
gigantic monopoly.
Atty Gen. Moody will in all proba-
bility present the case in court. The
the prosecution will be based, has been
completed, and it will be laid before
the courts at an early date.
This prosecution will be in the form
Of a bill of equity, setting forth the
violations of the law by the Standard
ernment will ask for an order of the
court restraining the oil monopoly
from continuing its unlawful prac-
tices If this order is issued it will
bring about the dissolution Of the
Standard Oil company.
1t Is quite likely that the case will
be presented in the U. S. circuit
court at st. Louis.
There is a strong belief on the part
of the attorney general that the gov,
ernment can make good It's case, but
owing to the gigantic interests in
volved the government will not ask
for temporary restraining order.
In addition to this the government
will prosecute the Standard Oil com.
pany under the provisions of the El-
kins anti-rebate law. These prosecu,
tions will be brought by the U. S.
district attorneys throughout the coun-
try.
There are now 10 indictments for
receiving rebates hanging over the
Standard Oil company, and an aggre-
gate of 5000 counts. On each count
the courts can impose a fine not less
than $1,000 nor more than $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
OK. VT. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER TO- 1906
IN WASHINGTON EYES.
The Election Results are Seen to
Promise Republican President.

Washington. n.-Republicans in Wash
ington from the President down, are
very well pleased with themselves,
They have reason to be. As they
look over the returns from New York,
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Ohio, al
most everywhere, in fact, they read
only an unbroken account Of Repub'
lican successes. The country is with
them, they say, and will remain with
them until after the next presidential
election.
The next President will be q Repub-
lican, every Republican says today.
And yet there is a small fly in the
ointment, so small that it is invisible
to all except the professional politi-
clan of highly scientific training, who
after the broad result is known inn
medlately proceeds to analyze the re-
turns to find out what they really
mean, The New York returns have
given these persons a good deal 10
MINK ABOUT.
Hughes was elected by respectable
plurality, therefore on the face Of the
returns the Republicans have gained
great victory, but it was under cir
cumstances that take off some of the
triumph of victory. Two things are
frankly admitted by prominent Repub.
licans. One is that Hughes was elected
by Democratic votes, the other that
Hearst polled a great Republican vote
and that he would have been elected
if New York City had given its old.
time Democratic majority.
Hughes upstate vote was smaller
than his managers expected and
Hearst's vote in that section of the
state was correspondingly larger
Hearst carried practically all Of the
large upstate cities, which is evidence
enough to the Republican politicians
in Washington that very large num-
Der of workingmen who have hitherto
voted the Republican ticket, who voted
for Higgins and Roosevelt, voted for
Hearst. That suggests complications in
the future that are disturbing to Re-
publicans. If the upstate Republicans
had held to their allegiance and voted
lOI IluSuSO, IlCctl 81 MOulu huNS bCSh
showed under
On the other hand, Hearst's majority
in greater New York was far below the
normal Democratic majority. The re-
publicans here explain this falling Off
in two ways.
In the first place, great many Dem
ocratic business men and professional
men voted against Hearst and for
Hughes, and in the second place, Tam
many, if not actually hostile, was at
the best only lukewarm, and employ
ed every means possible to keep votes
away from Hearst. Had Hearst done
as we'll in Manhattan and Brooklyn as
he did year ago when he ran against
Mcclellan for mayor, he would have
been elected, or at least have come so
close to it that Hughes would barely
have scraped through. But McCarren's S
open fight in Brooklyn destroyed
Hearst's chances and the general de-.
moralization in the Tammany camp in
New York made the Tammany rank
and file Indifferent. Thanks to these
faetional quarrels, Hearst's majority
was whitfield down, which gave Hughes
his handsome plurality.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Ascended Mt. Mckinley.

Seattle, Wash.-Dr Frederick A.
Cook of Brooklyn, explorer and noun
tain climber, recently was in Seattle
on the way home, after having made
a successful ascent of Mt. Mckinley
in Alaska.
The Cook party started on May Is
and reached the summit of Mt. McKin-
ley on Sept. 16. The party included
Dr. Cook, Prof E. G. Parker of Co
lumbia university and r. w. Porter
of Boston, topographer.
The expedition was private enter.
prise on the part of Dr. Cook, who
was a member of the Peary expedition
of 1S9S
The chief results of the expedition
are the verifcation Of the height Of
Mt. Mckinley as given by the govern.
ment, 10000 feet, and the opening of
district unknown of about 5000 miles
known as the Yentna district.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
FRIDAY

FRIDAY, November 2, 1906.
Sec Root. speaking with authority
OF President Roosevelt at Utica, N. Y,
flays Hearst as dangerous dema-
gogue, unfit for public Office and not
wholly gulltless Of the murder Of Nc
Kinley.
Dinner rendered Sir Thomas Lip
ton by the Boston yacht club at the
New Algonquin club.
Omclal lnvestSotIUn Or S---G--l's
Shiloh, Me, colony begun at instance
of Gov. Cobb.
oBni de Castellane still hopes for
---iAi--.A,,aa--v'tvtT-u -utte'
Winthrop, Mass, girl confesses to
stealing $500 from her employer and
giving it to her sweetheart, who is
also arrested.
Philip Creighton of Boston fails to
return from hunting trip near Dart
mouth, N. S.
Charles w. Norton, alleged notori-
GUS swlndler, again arrested in Chi
cago.
Offshore gale and cold wave, but
few shipping accidents on New Eng
land coast.
William Scully, largest land owner
in United States, absolutely dsin-
herits daughters in will
Lewiston woman claims to have
found her grave in the cellar of her
home.
]. Burke-Roche alleges bigamy in
suit for divorce began in England
Germany to have an international
auto race.
Gov. Guild of Massachusetts issues
Thanksgiving proclamation.
Decrease in accidents to passengers
and employees on railroads of the
United States for second quarter of
1906.
Congressman lockwood Hoar of
Worcester. Mass, dead.
Mrs. Ellen Jones of Rockland. Mass,
killed by an electric car at her own
door yard
Irish members take part in discus.
sion in commons over trade dispute
bill.
Several injured as local smashes in
to rear of Boston express at 1G5th
street, New York.
Gloucester fishermen excited over
report that Newfoundland has defied
home government on fisheries ques-
tion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Not Discovered BY Columbus.

That Columbus was not, as is pop
ularly supposed, the first to note the
declination Of the magnetic needle
has recently been graphically demon.
strated by the discovery of three sun.
dlals, dating from a time anterior to
Columbus's first voyage. and bearing
on the compasses accompanying them
lines indicating the declination of the
needle. One of these, found at Inns
bruck, was constructed at Nurem-
berg in 1851. Not only has It an
engraved line indicating the declina.
ton at the time of It's construction,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Wage Increase on Railroad.

Philadelphia.-At a special meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Penn
sylvania railroad company, held No
vember 7, an increase Of 10 percent
in the wages Of all permanent EN-.
ployes of the company now receiving
less than 5000 month was ordered.
The increase takes effect Decem-
Der l, 1906. and applies to all lines
Of the Pennsylvania east and west
Of Pittsburg. The official announce
ment of the increase says:
"The board takes this action by rea-
son of the increased cost of living and
the present great prosperity of the
country, in which the Pennsylvania
shares and which has made 1t possible
for the company to make an increased
distribution to its shareholders.
"On the Pennsylvania lines east and
west of Pittsburg total Of $4,000
men are employed. OF these on the
lines east the wages Of 125,550 men
will be affected, the total increase
amounting to $702,952 per month
THE increase will be of horizon,
tai character, applying to all cases,
even where there has been a readjust
ment since 1909. The present read,
justment affects all the employees Of
the lines east of Pittsburg with the
exception Of about 5000, many Of
whom are not permanent employees.
"rhe action by the board Of direc-
tors will be followed by similar
action on the part of the boards of the
companies operating Pennsylvania
lines west Of Pittsburg, the increase
in that territory to apply to more
than $4,000 employees, and involving
an increased pay roll of between 49,
100000 and $4,000,000,
"The increase of wages now order
ed applies to a total Of about $4,000
men and involves annual outlay of
about $1g,OOO,OOO,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
THURSDAY,
Nov. 8, 1906.


Atty. Gen. Moody appointed to the
supreme bench by president; James
R. Garfield to succeed Secretary Of
the Interior Hitchcock on March 4.
New Hampshire returns indicate
Floyd's election by narrow margin.
Lieutenant governorship in New
York still in doubt; Gov.-elect Hughes
goes to Canada for rest
Administration leaders at Wash
ington see promise of success in
1908 in election results, labor satisfied
with it's effort.
Salem, Mbss., authorities may
drive out gypsies on account of the
Adams child case.
Stuyvesant Fish deposed as presi-
dent of Illinois Central and James 7.
Harahan elected in his place.
Sir Mortimer Durand, British am
bassador to the United States to re-
tire.
Judge G. K. Favrot, Democratic
congressmanreleCt, of Baton Rouge,
La, kills DR.. H. H. Aldrich, his friend,
for reason unexplained
Owners of property on 5th avenue,
New York, who have encroached on
the building line, must move back.
Castellane's side of his wife's di.
vorce suit opened in Paris
Massachusetts State federation OF
women's clubs meets at Peabody.
Federal government to begin pro
ceedings, probably at st. Louis, for
dissolution of the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Latest estimates are that Republl.
cans will have majority Of sc in
the next house; many familiar faces
will be missing. !
President Roosevelt will start to-
day for Panama aboard the Louisiana,
Pennsylvania railroad raises the
wages of $4,000 employees 10 per
cent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
MONDAY,
Nov. s, 1906.

Mlchale Machuccio killed in quarrel
In tht North End of Boston; the police
searching for Nicola Leona.
Schooner G. NJ. Cochrane ashore at
Eastman, Mass; crew taken off in
breeches buoy.
New York charity worker found
choked to death.
Michael Collins arrested; charged
with assault on James McDevltt lat.
ter may die.
Haverhlll policeman arrests burglar
after hand-to-hand struggle.
South Framingham, Mass, boy burn
ed to death from clothes catching on
fire,
Col, H. S, Oloott, president of Theo-
sophlcal society, injured In railroad
wreck in Italy.
Carl l.. Coleman killed by B. G. NJ,
train at Fitchburg, Mass,
Alton, N. H., terrorized by firebug,
Arrangements for funeral of Con-
gressman lockwood Hoar at Worces-
ter completed,
Crowds visit Italian cruiser Fiera-
mosca at Charlestown navy yard.
Confetti and cowbells to be barred
from weddings by FIR, Dolan at Hy-
apnis. Mass.
Mrs Peary hears again from her hus.
band.
Democrats of Rhode Island hope to
unseat Senator Wetmore and elect
Higgins governor.
George M, Cram, well-known athlete
Of Medford, Mass. elopes with Miss
Theo. Hanscom,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
NleoIal Looks Backward.

Nicolai has been very much I'M
pressed with his Sunday school les.
sons, especially those telling of the
creation of the world. He asks his
mother numerous questions concern
ing the original state Of things, and
does not seem quite satisfied with the
replies, as is evident from recent
he made, which included pc.
tition asking the Lord to please tell
me what there was way, way back,
in the years before there was any
backs to the years. ."-Harper's Week
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Washington-President Roosevelt, on
Thursday will board the fast United
States battleship Louisiana at a point
near Wolf Trap Light in Hampton
Roads, and sail for Panama, where
he will explore every feature Of the
canal He wants 20 600 tiIo art ny,
and in his characteristic way is go.
ing down to look over the ground and
get PERSONAL Knowleugo uVV,s.r..l---,
everybody from the humblest laborer
to Chief Engineer Stevens is doing.
Never before in the history of the
American navy has there been such
palatial quarters in one suite on a
warship as has been prepared for the
president and his wife on board the
Louisiana. Doors and partitions
have been torn away in throwing the
quarters of Admiral f. W. Dickins
into one suite.
The president is determined to re-
main under the American flag as
much as possible on his trip to the
isthmus. To this end it has been de-
clded that he will land az Cristobal,
In the canal zone, instead OF Colon,
just outside the line,
The only time when the president
will leave American jurisdiction Will
be when he goes to PRESIDENT Anna
doris palace in Panama for an official
reception. The president does not
feel that he can go so near the Pana'
ma. capital as mile and a half and
refuse the invitation extended by the
president OF the republic.
1t will be the first instance where
a president of the United States, dur
ing his term of office, has been under
any flag other than that of the Unit
ed S .ates, and upon a foreign soil.
1t is not possible for the battle
ship Louisiana, upon which the
president will make the trip to the
isthmus, to enter Cristobal, and he
will accordingly land from a lighter,
President Roosevelt's quarters are
aft and are separated from the rest. OF
the ship by a temporary bulkhead. In
the suite are a large reception room,
where state dinners and official recep-
tions will be held on the trip when the
president receives the heads OF south
ern governments; a large living room
for general use of the president and
his party; a breakfast and smoking
room, where the president Will attend
to official business, located in the
stern of the battleship, and with fine
light. the presidents stateroom, de-
signed for the admiral's quarters; a
large stateroom, intended for the ad-
miraPs chief of staff, for Mrs Roosc-
welt. and six other staterooms and
bathrooms for other members OF the
party.
At no time during the trip will
President Roosevelt be mere than an
hour away from Washington by wire
less.
Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans,
the presidents newly appointed aide,
a son of Rear Admiral Evans, has
been assigned the work OF keeping
the president in constant communica-
ton with Washington.
The new armOred cruisers, the
Washington and the Tennessee, will
accompany the Louisiana.
The president now plans to be alb
sent almost three weeks on this trip.
That will leave him approximately
one week, perhaps as much as 10
days, for inspection of isthmian oper-
ations. He intends TO cross the 18TH
mus from terminal to terminal, to
have the mighty engineering prob
lens of the Culebra cut explained 10
him, to note the sites Cor the giant
locks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Believed All Drowned.

Richibucto, N. B.-The storm is
still raging In Northumberland straits
and all efforts to get to the strand
ed Norwegian bark Adeona have fail
ed, nor has it been possible to learn
the fate Of the remaining members OF
the crew, There is still no sign of
life aboard, and II men all told are
now believed to have been swept to
death by the huge breakers and the
unGertow as they attempted to leave
the vessel in the long boat on Mon
day last.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
oh

AS the steamer was leaving the har-
Dor OF Athens. a well dressed young
passenger approached the captain and
pointing to the distant hills inquired:
What is that white stuff on the hills,
captain?"
THAT is snow, madam" replied the
captain.
rs it, really?" remarked the lady.
II thought so myself. but gentleman
has Just told me it was Greece
Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
SATURDAY.,
Nov. 8, 1906.

Commander Peary U. S. N, breaks
all north pole expedition records, get
ting within 202 miles of pole.
Death of William DOoguc, superin.
tendent of public grounds in Boston
after 28 years service.
Town of Andoyer, Mass, shaken by
a mysterious explosion
Combined movement in Maine to de-
mand Of Gov. Cobb investigation of
Shiloh" colony.
Wife follows husband from Buenos
Ayres and causes his arrest at Fitch
burg, Mass, on charge Of bigamy.
Gale along coast keeps vessels in
harbor; rorgh experience of tugs ven.
tured out.
Sir Thomas Upton says goodby to
Boston.
Two icehouses burn in Quincy and
firemen have hard work to save resi-
dences at Preston's Corner.
FunPeral of the late Congressman
Hoar to be held Monday.
Death of James R. Watson of Brook
line, Mass, a well-known railroad man.
Harvard college sells old medical
school in Boston.
Formal charge Of heresy against
Clifton, O., rector.
tuberculosis on rapid increase in
navy.
Auto party dumped into swamp at
South Norwalk, Conn
Municipal reformers victorious in
the London borough elections
Miss Kittie Williams found dead in
New York apartments, standing at
the telephone.
Cuba will have big bill to pay for
It's insurrection
George Herring, famous London
philanthropist, dead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Took the Wrona House.

On one OF the southern railroads
there is station building that is com.
monty known by travellers as the
smallest railroad station In America.
It is of this station that the story is
told that an old farmer was expecting
a CHICKEN house to arrive there, and
he sent one Of his hands, newcomer.
to fetch 1t. Arriving there the man
saw the house, loaded 1t on to his wa
gon and started for home. On the
way he met a-man In uniform with
the words Station Agent on his cap.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Date Of Asarinn SET.

Lewiston, MEAS a result of q
conference between Gov, Cobb and
County Attorney Crockett, Androsc0g-
gin county, a hearing will be begun,
it was learned here, at the monthly
meeting Of the governor and council,
Thursday forenoon, Nov, Is, on the
complaints against the Holy Ghost
and Us society at Shiloh. All parties
interested will be heard at that time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

"Say, hold on. What have you got
on that wagon?" he asked.
"My chicken house, of course" was
the reply.
Chicken house be jiggered" ex-
ploded the official. That's the sta
tion." Ladies' Home Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Popular Science.

Have you seen Professor Gabbles.
ton, the scientist, lately?"
Eyes, listened to him for more
than an hour at the clpb last night"
Indeed! What was he talking
about?"
He didn't say."-Tit Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Halves.

Prestidigitateur during his grand
gold-piece acD: l could take twenty
dollar gold-pieces from your pocket all
night.
Seedy Individual: Go ahead pard;
I'll give We half.-New York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Niagara Falls to MIX Cows.

Employing Niagara Falls to milk
COWS is the latest idea OF an inven-
tive farmer named Charles Francis OF
Medina. Francis has made a patent
COW milker. worked by electricity. As
the electricity which works his ma.
chine is generated at a power station
worked by the water from Niagara
Falls. Francis contends that Niagara
really milks his cows.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

The condition of Helen Keller,
whose health broke down some time
ago, is much improved, but she is still
unable to do any work. She is living
at the home of her teacher, Mrs. Sui
livan-Macy, in Wrentham, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
WEDNESDAY,,
Nov. 7, 1906.


Gov Guild of Massachusetts, re-
elected by plurality Of 31,495; Draper
by 1926,
Woman, man and boy arrested in
Wilmington, Mass, charged with burg
larry.
Loss of life and property in Glouoes-
ter fisheries the smallest in years.
Persons who sought drink at Bos-
ton hotels on election day had to reg
ister
Federal officials raid moonshine
plant on Nashua street. Boston.
Steamship Honorius lands 100000
in gold in Boston from South America.
Six blue ribbon horses killed in
freight wreck at Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
President Roosevelt discharges in
disgrace three troops of negro infan-
try for shooting up Texas town.
James H. Higgins, democrat, elected
governor Of Rhode Island.
Fear crew of bark Adeona, ashore
near st. John, N. B., have been lost.
Fall River unions instruct textile
council to make second request for
10 percent wage increase.
Burglars blow open safe in postofice
at Wilmington, VT, and get nearly
$1,000.
Train strikes wagon, killing Hugh
Mullen at Coldbrook, Mass
Injunction granted In Tennessee
against merger Of Golden Cross and
Home Circle, Massachusetts corpora
tions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

"Old Jonas Lie" the most beloved
Norwegian writer, has returned to his
native land after twenty-year sojourn
in Paris He is seventy and almost
blind.