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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

Salmon Falls, N. H.-An attempt to
rob the Salmon Falls postoftiCe one
night recently, evidently by protes,
sional gang Of safe. breakers, has been
kept quiet. by the authorities. but ii
has just been divulged. AS the Office
has no safe, the government money Is
deposited daily by Postmaster SimeQp
n Roherts in -tl,-a--S--i----@-' WIZ -,
next door, and for this reason the
cracksmen, who came apparently pre-
pared to do a safe.blowlng lob, left
with little plunder,
The next morning the clerk, Miss
Louise Planche, found the postOfIice
door aiar, ii Is said-and -ef'r' ms
accompanied by William McNally,
found in the Office large quantity of
mems sweaters. smoking Jackets,
oyercoats, etc.
Investigation showed that the cloth
ing was taken from the section mems
shanty on the northern division of
the Boston & Maine. which had been
broken into. 1t is thought that the
tlOlHlHS WIS UIrrn- r''--4II---4I.-
ploSiOn of the safe the burglars ex-
pected to find. The lock to the post
Office door had been picked.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
Inquiry by Government.

Seattle.-Trying TO fix the blame, II
any, for the drowning of 30 passen'
gers on the steamer Valencia, which
was wrecked on Vancouver island
several days ago, u. S. Inspectors
Turner and Whitney have examined
four witnesses, including two mem
bers of the crew,
The point of the questions was to
determine whether seamanship was
shown in the launching OF the life
boats Boat No was either dropped
into the sea through a mistake in or
ders or the ropes were rotten.
The boat contained 40 persons as it
hung from the davits, banging against
the side of the ship with every sea.
One end gave way and nearly all the
men In ii were spilled into the water
Only three or fonr kept afoat until
the boat was finally launched
The witnesses said that some one
on the deck, presumably an officer
gave the order to lower away The
order might have been given. they
said. by an excited passenger as II
was so dark that none of the witness
es could tell who gave the order,
No one could swear that the ropes
were either cut or broken, but the ev.
idence seemed to show that one end
of the boat was dropped before the
other was lowered.
The Seattle chamber of commerce
has adopted a resolution, calling on
President Roosevelt to order gov
ernment inquiry into the wreck of the
Valencia. The resolution was sent
by wire to the president.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
Thirty BUILDINGS Gone.

Huntington, w. Ya.-Fire recently
destroyed about 30 buildings covering
an area of two squares in st. Albans,
on the Chesapeake g. Ohio, near here.
The loss is about Sla0,OOD.
The fire started in grocery store
and soon spread to the small frame
structures adjoining. The town has
no water system nor fire department,
and the flames were stopped only by
their inability TO reach across wide
streets.
A fine engine sent from Charleston
was upset and rendered useless in
taking 1t from the cars.
Insurance companies have for years
refused to place risks in st. Albans
because of the lack of fire protection
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
Clubhouse Destroyed.

Worcester, Mass-For the second
dime within a year the Englebrekt
clubhouse at Lake Quinsigamond was
destroyed by fire shortly before mid,
night, Ian 81. The Worcester fire an
paratus was called at 1910 o'clock.
and when the firemen arrived the club
hOu2a. n three and onehalf story wood
en- bUllding, was Il seething mass of
flames. The building was formerly
the Lake View House, hotel used by
summer visitors at the. lake, and was
recently remOdeled for the use of the
Englebrekt club. The house is owned
by John j. Quinn of this city and Is
valued at about $4,000,
Capt Williamson of the insurance
fire pasrol estimates the damage at
about $4,000. This Is to the building
entirely, as the Englehrekt club has
not used the house for a month past
The building was insured.
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Husbands Death Eorecasted.

HuSbandS Death ForecaSted.
Bangor, Me.-Wyman B. BickfOrd of
Bangor, 3S years old, U. S. deputy GUS
toms inspector at Lowelltown. was in
stantly killed at 7.1j Wednesday morn
ing by being struck by Canadian Pa
-, - - ~. Al ta,yn
station.
Bckford was appointed three weeks
ago, the Office being under the iurs-
diction of the Bangor collector. He had
made arrangements to move his fam
lily there and his wife was maxine
Tareweii calls here, intending 10 join
him at l.owelltOwn later, when she re-
ceived news of his death and is pros
tTated.
A peculiar incident in connection
with the accident is that on Thursday
last Mrs BiCkford had a very vivid
dream in which she saw her husband
crushed beneath the wheels of loco
motive. So impressed was she that
she wired her husband to know if he
was safe. She received a reassuring
message from him saying that he
would be very careful.
BiCkford, previous to his appoint
ment was associated with his father
in market gardening and fruit rails
ing, BicNord's farm being celebrated
for its prize exhibits at the state fairs
for many years past. Besides his wife
he leaves a daughter nine years old
No inquest has yet been called,
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WEDN ESDAY,


Man smashes a jewelry store window
on Eliot street, Boston, and steals ST.
600 worth of rings, and gets caught.
Italian art critics allege that Mrs.
John l.. Gardner of Boston, was vic
timized by copyists when she bought
her Giorgioni painting.
Estate of late Charles Lockhart of
Pittsburg found to be about $780,
900, 900.
Committee of the national fire under
writer's finds fault with Boston's mar
row streets and some large buildings,
but commends fire department and wa
ter service as excellent.
Poultney Bigelow probably not to be
heard by the canal investigation COM
nlittee. --,zz,t,c,,
Cant. Thomus '.OHruiH VINO le"tile"
hat he burned the yacht Scythlan'
summoned for hearing in Boston on
revocation of his license.
One man killed, six seriously in
iured and six others less seriously
i.arr by dynamite explosion on High
land avenue, Salem, maaa
Caledonian club OF Boston celebrates
Rnrns' birthday.
King Frederick VIII, ascends the
throne Of Denmark.
Paul Dresser, actor and song writer,
dies in New York,
pasEafId 699tduts WEfstaFaea as tres
lobby in the capitol
Son of Capt. c. p. Rees, u. s. ~,
dies at Holderness school for boys un-
der influence OF rhloroform given by
physician before sewing up cut
Townsend of Michigan opens debate
on the rate bill; explains measure, and
Is followed by Adamson Of Georgia ana
several others,
Whole orchards and groves dl8ap-
pearing in Boston suburbs, property
owners preferring to chop trees down
rather than keep up costly fight on
moths.
Young man and woman struck by
freight locomotive while walking on
track near PIaistow, N. H.; seriously
injured.
Resolution before New Jersey legis-
lature to drive Standard Oil trust from
the state.
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SUIT AGAINST HYDE.
President Morton Of the Equitable
Demands Syndicate Profits.

New York.-President Paul Mortor
of the Equitable Life Assurance Soci.
ETY. announces that suit had been
started against James H. Hyde for
the recovery OF approximately $4,000
repreISntlng Nh Hyde's profits in
syndicates which sold securities TO the
society.
Mr. Morton also announced that
suits were in preparation against yari.
GUS men who had prohted by the
leases of space in buildings owned
by the Equitable TO some of the so
called subsidiary companies, and that
these and other claims of the society,
growing out of the acts OF the old
Equitable administration, were being
pushed as rapidly as possible
At a recent meeting Of the Equi
table directors, several of the com.
sci employed in the factonal
troubles In the society last year and
before the reorganization, presented
their bills.
Objections were made that resulted
in the appointment of special com.
mittee to consider whether the legal
charges were excessive and whether
in certain instances the society ought
in any event be liable for their pay.
ment.
Henry Rogers Winthrop was elected
treasurer of the Equitable at a meet
ing Of the directors.
Mr.. Winthrop has been financial
manager and assistant secretary of
the society for some time. The
treasurership had been vacant since
the death of Sidney Dillon Ripley, a
year or more ago.
The resignation Of Chauncey M.
Depew as a director was formally ac-
Cepted by the board.
President Morton announced that
the society has ceased to write new
business in Australia, Russia, Norway
and Sweden and that it will be the
policy of the new management to
withdraw from every section of the
world where it is found that the busi-
ness cannot be conducted at a profit
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~"~~9N"" S"Vtr~~ss|SS"|$
s Where'S the Doctor
? Uith q Heart?
BY U'inifred Black.


*-$ with mother when and who
father through his pneumonia,
stayed all night
wv him in i,
V V ! him?
I--% The old doctor that believed
T%#4#++#+a* ne od doctor VINO at you ana
peed back into health
hidden his kind old honest heart
right
ica onlOokeTs2
You a subject
know
little boy with "Im
a
mile
the
miles! step
fashioned that he'd
discoveries
enlightenment benefit
believe
n
New York American
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
Where the Bullet Was.

when l was little more mex
perienced than ! am now" said an
army surgeon. Il had a very embar.
rasing time performing an operation
on an officer who had been shot in the
abdomen. 1t was In the Cuban cam
paign, and after an engagement this
man came in suffering terribly from
4 flesh wound below the ribs.
81 have hardly ever seen such calm
endurance of such agony. He posi-
lively refused to take anything to put
him out Of consciousness. Blaze
swayl' said he. So another assistant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
Cotton Statistics Work.

Washington, D. C.-Having taken
notice of the criticism upon his Office
by President Haryie Jordan of the
Southern Cotton Growers association
and others, Director North of the cen
sns bureau declared recently that he
hoped Congress would relieve him Of
all further work In connection with
cotton statistics.
ut Is the most disagreeable and an.
noying work have ever known" said
Mr. North. "These reports are got up
for the benefit of the southern people,
but they seem to be devoting all their
energies toward discrediting them"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, Jan. &c. 1906.
Panic at the police ball in Mechanics
building, Boston.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler dead in New
York OF pneumonia
Mrs. John a. Mclsaac of Brooklyn
abjectly retracts accusation that her
husband knows anything of the Mabel
Page murder; Tucker to be sentenced
tomorrow morning at 10
Norman Hapgood tesihes that al
legged llbelous articles in Golfers were
In a measure inspired by District Al.
torney Jerome himself; echo of RoOse.
welt scandal appears in evidence.
President and Mrs Roosevelt issue
invitations to wedding Of Miss Alice
and Congressman Longworh
Frank Rockefeller denies that he re
fused to testify before Attorney Gen.
eral Hadley of Missouri.
Boston tug Underwater seized at
Campobello, N. b., for not reporting
her tow at custom house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

=. -~.'-~ 49,. 'A.',iA m 4nne
Imposing military pageant at funeral
of Gen, Joseph Wheeler In New York :,
body taken to Washington.
FIR. O'Keefe of Baltimore, famed CON
Casla"a. to-,,si,.- s. ,' '-.'--.-a---- --------
Ter, dead,
Standard Oil retaliates on Missouri
by shutting off Indian territory's mar
kei for petroleum
France delaying punishment of, Ven
eZuela until after Moroccan decision,
so as not to divide its fleet.
Business section of Moodus, Conn,
destroyed by fire.
Appalachian clubs snOwshoe sec
tion leaves GOrham after an enioya-
bic week in the White Mountains.
Boy running on cakes of ice at
HaVerhill, Mass, drowned.
Dynamite bomb set off in The house
at sc Union avenue, Worcester, Mass.
occupied by 20 sleeping Poles. wrecks
the building, but only one of the oc-
cupants is injured and that slightly
Mrs. Frank NJ. Shattuck of Whitman
mdSS, hlliGu ny Hlt MHllt HuSDdHu
preached in church $50 feet away.
Fire destroys seven buildings at u.
S. naval training station in Newport
harbor.
Cincinnati friends select q $1,000
pair of horses for Mr. LongswOrth and
Miss Roosevelt
Colonel Mann makes an attack on
the president.
Funeral at Portland of two women
shot by Charles w. Meserve at Provi-
dence.
National publicity bill organization
issues an address and Pres. Belmont
appoints an executive committee
ST. John, N b., police sergeant
claims share of the rewards offered
for Minot st. Clalp/ Francis and Will
liam Phelps.
Bodies of the three persons killed in
Lowell hotel fire are claimed.
Fred G. Brown treasurer of the
town of Cheshire, Mass, commits sui
eide; his accounts had been under in
yestigation.
Daughter of C. @, Drew, said to be
of Boston, killed by fall from horse
frightened By automobile in st. Au-
gnstne, Fla.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

Pittsburg, Capt, Mark Casio of the
fishing schooner Alberta and his crew
Of six men, who, on January IA, in u
fierce gale rescued the crew Of AZ and
10 passengers from the Cherokee,
which ran aground ON Briganrine
shoals, near Atlantic City, ~ j., have
been made benehcIaries Of the Corne.
gle hero fund. Besides medals TO the
captain and crew, a sum aggregating
$4,000 is awarded.
Captain Casto besides receiving a
gold medal, is awarded $500, so much
of it as may be necessary to be used
for the purpose of paying the mortgage
on his property at Pleasantville, N. j.
Five thousand dollars Is to be set aside
as a special fund, from which the ex-
ecutive committee shall pay such
amounts as it approve from time to
time for the education of Mark Jacob
Casio, 8 years old, son of Captain
Casio.
Members of the crew, who are Nels
Gregosen, Frederick Bouchie, Marcus
Nielsen, Joseph NJ. Shute, AXal Holm
Quist and Lewis j. Johnson, besides
receiving a silver medal, are each
awarded $500, such sum to be placed
to the credit Of each, as a savings
fund.- in trust, for two years from the
date Of award, the income to be paid
semi-annually to the beneficiary until
the expiration of the trust, and then
the principal to be paid in fult with
the proviso that in the event of the
death of the beneficiary during the
trust the principal and interest then
standing to his credit shall be paid to
his next Of kin. The money and med
ais are to be awarded al once.
A further resolution was passed eX.
pressing high appreciation of the bray
cry and devotion to duty shown in con-
nection with the wreck of the Chero-
kee by the members of the U. S. life
saving crews of North and South
Brigantine stations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

New York-Three big east side
tenements, containing in all between
$50 and 400 people, were fired by in.
cendiaries early Thursday morning,
but fortunately each blaze was dis.
covered in time to extinguish il be.
fore serious damage was done.
The tenements fired are at 1903 Di.
vision street, 100 East Broadway and
!J2 East P.oadway The three fires
occurred within flve minutes Of each
other
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
left Il to Her.

Ethel" said a clergyman to one of
his parishluners, whom he saw with
her hair In curling pins, 'if Nature
had wanted yonr hair TO curl, She
would have curled Il for you." she
did sir, when | was child" was the
reply, but ] suppose she thinks, now,
that | am old enough. to- do 1t myself. 3"
Punch,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

and | went to work on him. After we
had puttered around for five minutes
with probes and scalpels, and when
our patient must have been wearied
with pain and loss Of blood, he raised
his head enough to look at us.
What in thunder are you fellows
DOING? said he. Why don't you get
busy and sew up that wound?
I've are probing for the bullet
said 7.
"'Probing for the bullet he eX.
claimed Why, you idiots, I've got
the bullet here in my pocket -
Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
poinas Of Real Americans

Black Owl was a colony visitor this
week.
Mr Young Rull went 10 Cantonment
Tuesday.
Mr.. Hunter and molher,lplay SIopx
woman have gone to Darlington this
week,
Mr.. Bear Tr0clSs went to Darlington
last week. and while there made Ma.
jor Stouch a friendly call.
Hr. Red Hat and family passed
through Wednesday from Cantonment
Gu route for Colony.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
Enr a New Constitution.

Washington, d. C.-lR addition to
repairing the old frigate Constitution,
which seems probable as result of
the enthusiasm caused by the Pape
petition on the subject, bill has been
introduced by Representative Foss OF
Illinois, chairman of the house com.
mittee on naval affairs. providing for
new vessel bearing the famous old
name, to cost $5,0OO00Q,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

So
plumbers
and leading
Now this sounds funny when hear it, but considering the matter o
realizes side me
The or
positions exposed OF
of friends families
other and corporations check competition and liberty
their
The
hcath all march his little
the city hail. him
whereas the
of
OF in
be
possibly attorney
1t o
be directly persuaded abandon
B lyn Eagle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

"McYorlclI, the tragedian, is feel
ing pretty good"
"WhyP"
ut seems somebody has named a
cigar after him"
Huh Somebody ought to name
a ham after him"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

Poltava, Russia.--A daring political
trime was committed here Jan. 81, at
The entrance to the administration
building, when Provincial Councillor
Fiionofr was fired At FIVE times and in
S.an''y Killed by an unknowD assas-
sin.
Fiionoff was heid responsible nv the
terrorists for the ruthless severity with
which the agrarian disorders iu the
province had been suppressed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 80, 1906,

Massachusetts, board of police orders
stock tickers out of the Quincy house,
the Boston Tavern and the United
States hotel
Chief Shaw of the Massachusetts,
state police receives letter threaten
ing the life of Judge Sherman who
sentenced Tucker to death
Miss Alice Roosevelt in New York,
the guest of Mrs. Robert w Goelet
Congressman Tongsworth accompanied
her from Philadelphia.
Inquest in the death of Mrs. Jennie
p. Chase of Swampscott, Mass, likely
TO be resumed next week.
Inquirers at Cleveland, Ohio unable
to learn John d. Rockefellers where
abOuts.
Freight conductors and brakemen of
the Boston & Maine granted increased
pay.
Flowers placed on William McKin-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
To Make a Canary slnn.

Generally any kind of soft, slblant
noise will tempt a bird to sing. A
canary hung IN kitchen will usually
start his song II he hears, say, the
frizzling of frying pan. We utilize
special devices TO tempt the Sly
singer, who is perhaps rendered the
more bashful by finding himself in
novel surroundings.
For this purpose we employ whistles
and song organs. which artlfoially re,
produce the tours" of the roller.
This latter method is found to be ir-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 27, 1906

Several persons perish in a fire in
the Richardson Hotel in Lowell,
Mass; more than twenty injured,
some seriously.
New England States limited, finest
Of the Central Vermont Boston to
Montreal trains, wrecked by tamper.
ing with a switch at Bolton, Vt; six
cars derailed and badly smashed, but
no person is injured.
Cuban senate votes $4,000 for a
wedding president for Miss Alice
Roosevelt; invitations to wedding sent
out; many greatly disappointed.
Sir Edward Thornton, ex.British
minister at Washington, dead at Lon.
don
President Roosevelt declines TO par.
don Charles H. Cole, ex-president of
the Globe National Bank of Boston.
Chairman Shonts admits drawing
$4,000 annually from the Glover Leaf
route and 100000 from Panama fund;
Lawyer Cromwell has many interests
on the isthmus.
Norman Hapgood found not guilty
on charge Of criminal libel preferred
by Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel. of New
York.
Liuleheld's anti-gambling bill for
terTltories. .'t"~ly tn Drove club to
help statehood bill
Karl Sommers. sole survivor of the
schooner Robert II. Stevenson, wreck.
ed on Diamond shoals, reaches Bos-
ton
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

resistible when all other plans have
failed, The bird feeels apparently
that he is being challenged, and
failed. The bird feeds apparently
by pouring forth the hest Of hts song.
Il London Post,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

The latest alleged preventive of sea
sickness is to inhale deeply when the
ship rises and exhale when It sinks,
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woodssoOk BUSINESS cardo.
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

10 make the appended quotations OF value
alike 10 buyer aud seller the resume or the
market, prtfaclng the quotations, should be
carefully read In market Of this charac.
Ter 1t Is impossible TO give prices for every
day Of he waek Noting, however, the
general tendency Of trade, sufficiently, ac'
'urutr gnotalloH.s will be- given on which
Iaaers can safely base their trahshrtlohs'
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QUICK REWARD.
ROSCusrS Of ChGrOkHe'S Pas
Seng8rS Are Recognized.

Captain and Crew Of Fishing schoon,
er Who Saved People on the stand
ed Steamer Have Been Voted Money
and Medals From the Carnegie
Hero Fund.-The Captains Young
Son to Receive an Education Pro-
vidsd From Special Fund.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

Mcpherson Prairie Chief. the assist.
ant farmer af Arapgahoe, came in
Monday on business.
Messrs. lIowling Crane. Pawnee
Man. Red Teeth and Mrs. Red Teeth.
left Friday of last week for North
Cheyenne Agency, Mont.
MIR. Big Nose went to KiRgRsher
last week and took his daughter, Miss
Big Nose, with him. Fay Correspond.
ence Watonga (Okla) Republican.
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E@S"'-eN'' '.''".'"eS 6
5 MissiOning to the Rich !
By st. Clair McEeitvay

in this town who has supported foreign msons
at his own T Nays concluded to quit and in
glmmerings of morals into the heaos Oh Peop
who have sorely neglected The sums he VIII leVe
alone, aboring up the helstS Oh re-
spectabiy and liable arrive at the top in tme Dut
people have sitting complacently at the Top
are struggling so hard to they really need
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

me pepper business IN Boneo
seems to be 10 q bad way.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-02-03

One Of the oldest settlers Ia King
man county, Kansas, is q mule.