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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
BRIsER's NAME GIVEN.
Two Massachusetts, Legislators Test
ify Before Investigating Committee,

ny BeIoTe investigating SoInHllttee'
Boston, Mass. s.-Representative Mock
OF Boston was before the house com
mittee on rules of the state legisla-
ture Wednesday for something more
than two hours at different intervals
In the morning he spent an hour and
25 minutes under examination and in
the afternoon he was before the COM
mittee for half an hour longer.
Representative Mock did what he
promised he would do, namely, he gave
the committee the name of the mem
ber Of the house who had told him
that there was $50 in it if he, Mock
would permit his name to be set
down in a block of so to vote against
the bucket-shop bill. The representa-
tive no longer confined himself to the
description OF the man of medium
height" and the man with the dark
hair"
The committee asked him for his
name and Mr.. Mock gave 1t.
Representative Leonard of Spring
field was also before the committee
during the afternoon. He is the man
who has stated that a fellow member
in the legislature told him there was
500 in it if he would vote against
the bucket-shop bill. 1t is understood
he and Mr.. Mock agreed on the iden-
tity of this individual.
Representative Leonard has appeared
before the district attorney and on a
previous occasion, when the rules COM
mittee first started an investigation,
testified.
The Springfield man took nothing
back. He was even stronger in his
testimony at this hearing, 1t is said,
than he has been on previous occasions
when he has been testifying.
The committee will continue its in
vestigations and members Of the house
who have not yet been heard will
testify.
The developments of the last few
days, particularly the story which Rep
resentative Mock has told, has revived
interest which at one time seemed to
be tagging in the investigation.
No one knows how long it will last
1t may drag the prorogation Of the
legislature over until July 1t has
beeSTs STsuggested that if the regular bus
mess of the house was disposed oi
that an indefinite recess might he
taken, the members allowed to &c
to their homes, and suIamoned TO the
state house when the investigating
committee is ready to make its re-
| port.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Must Stand Trial.

Kansas City, Mo.-The demurrer of
the Burlington railway, denying the
jurisdiction of the government in ex-
port freight rates, was overruled in the
United States circuit court here re-
Gently by Judge Smith Mcpherson of
Red Oak, la.
The decision is of great Importance
to shipping interests and of particular
weight at present, because it tends to
destroy the contention of the railways
that export rates need not be made
public.
1t means, too, that the Burlington
railway and the other railroads, cor
porations and persons indicted here in
December must stand trial on the
charge of accepting rebates. The trial
of the Burlington was set for May
81.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
TUESDAY,
May %, 1906.

TUESDAY, May %, 1906.
Agreement reached between the
Boston & Northern street railway COM
pany and its employees makes it cer-
tain that there will be no strike.
Safe of Brookside mill at Westford,
Mass, robbed of $4,000,
Marion Hazelton, aged 4, of Somer-
Vile, Mass. fatally burned.
William II. Stuart, American vice
consul at Batoum, Russia, shot and
killed.
Senator Burton's conviction affirmed
by the supreme court.
Canal zone to be guarded by 600
marines If need arises over Panama
election, June 20.
Red Cross society to take charge of
the relief work in San Francisco.
Mrs. Konikow says Gorky will speak
in Boston, May 30.
Boston's male population above 20
found by the police to be 195,446.
Second fire within a week on board
the schooner Sycamore, lying at her
dock in Boston.
Eugene ]. Cremins of Roxbury,
Mass, dies suddenly in the street.
Professor Fernald does not think the
assassin bugs effective foes of the
gypsy and brown-tail moth eaterpil-
lars.
Judge Emmons of Boston police COM
mission placed in a peculiar position
| by a petition for a saloon license with
in sol feet of his home in East Boston
Giant mackerel caught off Newport
sent to Boston.
Cornelius N Bliss, treasurer of the
republican national committee, called
to testify by the special insurance
grand jury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Oldest Woman in the World.

In a refuge for the aged in Madrid
there is now woman who has
claims to being the oldest of her sex
in the world. She is an Andalusian,
and was born in Grenada in 1881. She
has lived in Madrid for 1O3 years and
has been the mother of twenty-one
children, all of whom are dead,
though most of them lived to a fairly
old age. There is nothing emaciated
or cadaverous about the old woman
The skin has a healthy appearance;
there is color in the cheeks, and her
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
sheep shearlna Maehlnery.

Power machines for shearing cost
more for the establishment of a plant
and for this reason have not been as
yet universally adopted but the time
is not far in the future when practl,
cally all the larger focks of sheep will
be shorn in this way, These machines
are usually operated by men employ.
ed by the day, and the greatest incen,
tive to speed is thus removed. The
number that can be sheared in a day
of ten hours varies greatly with diff
ferent hands, but man is expected
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
A Modest Ambition.

The Hon. Mr.. Sweet was making
friends with Johnny, his hosts SON.
And how old are you?" he asked.
I'm FIVE" said Johnny.
"Ah, quite little mani And what
are you going to be-" questioned Mr..
Sweet, who has been a senator so many
years that he now believes that he
selected his own career in the cradle,
and that all infants do likewise.
I'm going to be six" Johnny re-
turned, with conviction.-Youth's Com
panion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

New York-W Wednesday ended the
testimony and arguments in Albert T.
Patrick's hearing for a new trial, dur.
ing which his life has been twice re.
prieved. Recorder Goff reserved his
decision, giving until Friday for the
filing of briefs.
A motion by Mr. Olcott to recall a
witness for rebuttal testimony on the
effects of embalming fluid was denied.
Mr.. Jerome said on this point:
1--WE will never finish with this case
at that rate and the defendant will in
all probability die in the death house
of old age"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
A Modest Ambition.

The Hon. Mr.. Sweet was making
friends with Johnny, his hosts son.
"And how old are you?" he asked.
I'm fve," said Johnny.
"Ah, quite a little man! And what
are you going to be?" questioned Mr..
Sweet, who has been senator so many
years that he now believes that he
selected his own career in the cradle,
and that all infants do likewise.
I'm going to be six," Johnny re-
turned, with conviction.-Youth's Com
panion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Makino II Easv for Her

In compliance with pressing invi.
tation the young woman seated her.
self at the piano.
"You mustn't mind me. Miss
Plinkplank," said Mrs. Sliptung, "if
the dog begins to howl as soon as he
hears you sing. He always acts that
way when the girls start the graphic.
phone. Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Healthlest of Trades.

The healthiest trade in the world
is that of dye making from coal tar,
says the Railway and Locomotive En-.
gineer. Tar and the smell OF it are
the best of all tonics and tissue build.
ers. The average life of a tar worker
is SO years. The mortality is 80 per.
cent lower than in any other factory
trade.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
WEDNE SDAY,
May 20, 1906.

Petition bearing 1855 names for
commutation of the sentence of Chas.
l.. Tucker delivered to Gov. Guild of
Massachusetts; opposition expected
from EX-Attorney General Herbert
Parker and District Attorney George
A. Sanderson.
Miss Mary McHallam burned to death
in cottage fire at Hull, Mass.
Congressman Bannon OF Ohio assalls
the Massachusetts movement for free
hides in the national house; negroes
object to amendment in rate bill, which
they fear will legalize the Jim Crow"
cars on northern railroads.
Congregational woman's board of
missions in session at Brockton.
Newport, VT, punching hole in brick
wall, two were captured.
Charles E. Murray Of San Francisco
tells Boston police that he was robbed
of $1100 in hotel Monday night.
Death of Mrs. Jennie Phillips Chase
of Swampscott, Mass, officially pro-
nounced to be suicide
Rebating trial begun in Kansas City;
Burlington demurrer overruled by
Judge Mcpherson.
Josephine Terranova tells narrowing
story of abuse by her uncle and aunt,
whom she murdered; one woman
faints in court at the recital.
Life insurance and fraternal orders
paid out in 1905 in the United States
and Canada to policy holders and
members $3O7,O19,972.
Insane man being carried to police
station in New York fights police while
son drives machine at full speed to
station.
New immigration act passing swift
ly through the senate; increases head
tax and makes restrictions more Sc
we're.
Banking to be resumed in San Fran
cisco today, and confidence reigns.
Three lepers cured at Louisiana state
institution
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

In France the best breed Of hogs is
considered to be the Craonnals, which
often attain the weight of $50 pounds
in fifteen to eighteen months. A prize
pig weighed 763 pounds at the age of
ten months and twenty-five days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
fruit Peddler,s Fortune.

Portland, Me.-The will of Frank e.
Thayer has just been admitted to pro-
bate. 1t is estimated that he left be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000, although he
was supposed to be very poor For
years he peddled fruit from Office to
office, carrying all his stock in a
basket.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
rurks klI Greeks In auInarla.

Salonica.-A band of 100 Greeks on
May 22 began burning the Bulgarian
village Starchina, near Monastir
When six houses had been burned
Turkish troops appeared on the scene
and killed II of the Greeks. The re-
mainder fled, the Turks pursuing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Costly Wall Paper.

An impoverished peer, who has pa
pered the walls Of his smoling-room
with share certificates, boasts that it
is the most extensively decorated room
in the country, for it cost him e2OO,-
000.-London Graphic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Franklin "''"""
The Father of the
Modern american School
of Diplomats
0f Diplomats
SQo~A~-pAr- BY John BasseH Moore.

4%%##++%%@ qualities which Frank
lin diplomaist chiefly distinguished should
mention first of all the preemnent sublime common
by which he always guided, with this should
join his splendid selfconrol under
his
$%%*#*%%&$ afectation Frankn has
doubt suffered the somewhat cynical flavor Of
his poverb philosopher
that inclined his dealings did
sort manifest
truth reality diplomatic remarkably
direct which
conceves
sagacous and devoid shwdnes
which he participated searched
his double dealing
dpomat than that which Sheburne paid Franklin sending
oswald his readiness
Franklin might prefer adding wish retain the simplicity and
faith which
Any estimate Franklin dplomat
In
diplomatic
author wanting
and
his original enabled him
phrases His diplomatic communications always written with
they filled with suggestions
literature of dpomacy.-Fom the Columbia Monthly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
DEFENDS FATHER.
Mabel Pages Sister Says He
Was Driven 10 His Death.

She Asserts That the Old Man Always
Believed That the Man Convicted Of
His Daughters Murder Was Guilty
The Only Fear He Had During
fuckers Trial Was That the Jury
Might Disagree-Mrs. Freeman Has
Remained Silent Until Now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Woodstock BusInesS cafdS.
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS,

To make the appended quotations OF value
alike to buyer and seller, the resume Of the
market prefacing the quotations, should be
carefully read. In market Of this charac.
day of the week Noting, however, the
general tendency of trade, sufficiently. ac-
curate quotations will be given on which
Nealers can safely base their transactions
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

eye is still clear and bright. The
surgeon in charge of the home thinks
she may still live considerable time
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

The mound bird, found In Australia
builds the biggest nests in the world
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

Norway has been passing through a
religious revival.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

z
&4NA01NAA& where the neau VI
the house a goodornothing, who could not De reieu
on to provide the barest
father worked, poverty he didn't
The a knows whee sue
q he rac
She De ne WI"
lose 1t through oD
happiness
types
be 40
The idle He might just well not exist as
far his he did not as he sets
mischief still for idle hands to do|
The ordinary, contact with mas o
When he marries his him.
He probably shouldn't he-he mas
else
caong his tale OF love may
be- things to shifte good
he never can keep
position his employers just look into cau'
accept his attentions
all his you no sign t'
Ihe will make
would far better with view toward hae
ing the day when he might his fortunes
sobrie industry ana
genteness
all good husband
woman Will De nap
py with lacking the three-New York journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
SATURDAY,
MAY 10, 1906.

Man who committed suicide in Phila-
delphia thought possibly to be Erich
Muenter, the Harvard professor who is
accused of killing his wife at Cam
Railway rate bill passes the senate
by vote of II to 8; Foraker, Morgan
and Peltus cast the negatives vote.
congressman Bartholdt of Missouri
tells the peace society that rs con-
gressmen who favored the building of
another battleship have cast their last
vote for such a craft
Old-fashioned filibuster in the ma
tional house over bill to pay $40 4S2
to heirs of negro congressman; bill
passes at last.
Thomas w. Lawson summoned to
appear before the committee on rules
of the Massachusetts legislature.
Mems unions of the Old Colony and
Boston & Northern street railways
present new demands and conference
will be resumed Monday.
w. l.. Wadleigh an expert sent to
examine the Ubero rubber plantation,
tells at the Borges trial in Boston how
far facts fell short of the prospectus.
Stand collapsed at Des Moines, Ia,
and five members of Presbyterian gen
eral assembly were hurt.
Mrs. Frank A. Aldrich, formerly of
Athol, Mass, dead at South Bend Ind,
after being shot by her husband.
Dog saves boy from drowning at
Great Darlington Mass.
The New York board Of health de-
clares 33 police stations in the borough
of Manhattan as unsanitary and unfit
for human habitation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

to shear fyom five to ten head in the
usual time required for shearing one
by hand.-Country Life in America.
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MONDAY,

mONDNIy way III ISU0.
Lillian Thorogood, whom George
Dewolf tried to kill in Cambridge,
Mass, attempts to throw herself into
the Charles river.
Charles w. Jordan, assistant light
house keeper at Boston light saves
Bartley and John Foley from drown
ing after the Foleys dory capsizes.
Pope Plus continues in recovery from
gouty attack.
John A. Moorehead, son of Pittsburg
millionairs, weds mothers French
maid and is disinherited
Car Nicholas refuses to receive del
egation from lower house with ad-
dress, and open rupture, with subse-
quent civil war, is threatened.
Fierce fire on an oil barge at the
wharf of the Standard Oil company in
East Boston.
Commemoration of the death of
Christopher Columbus in Faneuil hall,
Boston.
Mrs. Julia G. Young of Cleveland
killed and three others seriously in
jured in automobile accident near
Erie, Penn.
Convention of the American FEEDER
alton of musicians opens in Faneuil
hail. Boston.
Canadians seize household goods OF
United States engineers on Detroit
river job who refuse to pay income
tax.
Secretary Taft reduces his weight to
250 pounds and breaks training.
Steamer Cymric arrives at Boston;
was two days lodging icebergs 200
steerage passengers detained because
penniless.
Damnation alley, In Boston, closed
to public after being open from 100 to
200 years.
At Lynn, Mass, Thomas Dannuccl
fires at alleged anarchists who taunt-
ed him for not joining them.
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Protest ~~~-~~>El
/ 7Against the Exdggerations
! of the
| Professional ExpOSerS
BY an Anonymous IUriter

AY have few lines OF valuable space to enter
test against the character of the literature in this
country?
Upon my return to this land, after considerable
sence with all the enthusiasm of true patriot nat
uray constrained mildly to boast to English passenger
who shared room the boat of all the virtues
land of the free and the home of the brave saw this
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n
replied
possibly impress
ion
country
and patriotism?
produced upon citizens who
The awakening
O s the
Let
of
tacksu leading citizens
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
RSANFN~~AA~~S SSST%S~~"SF-S
: SObrIety, GentLeneSS
! and. Industry
y fire the Three Best Qualities .4ny Man
/ Can Haze
titles Any Man
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

- ONCE heard wise woman give young girl the ohowus
piece your time on lazy man u
6 one who cannot keep job"
That advice girls, and every one Oh you
z would do well 1t in mind.
N1 You have whose lives were ruined ny o
9 being tied to lazy, shifess husbands,
81 You have the misery of homes where the heau
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

Wholesale dealers report that busi'
ness is generally very good in the Vari-
Gus lines, the vegetable men in partic-
ular having had a very brisk week.
Apples are very high and potatoes are
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q q q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20

will leave for Memphis with the fol. lowing eleven men: HartseIl. Brouthers. Davis, Sayboid. Murphy, Cross Schreck. Powers. Waddell, Bender, and Plank
 Friday and Saturday. March zs and 24, the Athletics will play Babh.s outfit In Memphis. In case McGraw's team Is not m Memphis ct the time the Athletics will play Suncay the 25, If McGraw's team Is still there some time ago. it will be remember ed the Memphis people stated positive 1y that they would not let the Giants go there and stated that tho Sunday game March 25, would be given to Manager Mack Mir. Mack stated to The Adver- User at the time that he would not try to play that Sunday Fame in Memphis and that he thought the trouble would be amicably settled. Since then the National Commission has decided that McGraw is entitled to that Sunday and the Giants will play there unless they leave before In that event the Ath- letcis will Hay it.
 From Memphis the Athletics will go to Nashville where they will play Finn $ people on Monday and Tuesday March
 The Athletics left in Montgomery will leave here Monday March 26. for Chattanooga or Knoxville where the Athletics will play the last game In the south on Wednesday March 2S, From there they will go straight Q Philadelphia where they will play Hugh Duffy's Philadelphia Nationals on Saturday. March 3f.
 in Philadelphia Macks crowd will leave for Washington where they open the season with Garland Stahl's Legislators on April 24.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
PLANTS CLOSE DOWN.
Anniston Flood Compels suspensiou
 Of Operation.

OI OtCEANtH0s d Anniston, March is.--tSpecislo I'll he plants of the western Steel Car and Foundry Company, the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company, the Kilby Locomotive and Machine Works the Anniston Cordage Works, the gas plant and other industries are partially disabled and some have com pIetely shut down on account of high water All the plants will resume as soon as the water subsidies.
 Not in six years has Anniston seen such flood as began falling here yes- terday about noon and continued with out ceasing until g o'clock this morn ing The. down pour of rain was as damage has been done in all parts of the city by the washing away of prop erty and the drowning of stock.
 The old building on Eleventh street owned by the Conner Cobb Investment Company and occupied by the Annis- ton Pressing Club on the west side and by Renfroe and Company as an office and store room for the enlargement of pictures on the east side, collapsed at o'clock this morning, the east wall tumbl:ag into the excavation re- gently made for the erection of a new building. the stock of Renfroe and froe, who had been sleeping in room of the building. had gone to Birming- ham Saturday night aud was not In the building. Had he been he would pos sibIy have been killed.
 The new city bridge in Oxanns completed a short time ago was torn down and carried away by the flood while many bridges and sewers in diff. ferent parts of the city suffered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
A CUPBOARD SKELETON.
RY GERTIE pE g. wEBsTER.

BY GERTIE DE s. WEBSTER. Copyright, 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
 "Quite a radiant person." lisped Sir Jimmy, putting in his monocle as Lady Farjoyce- (fancy dressed to libel a Boulogne fsh-wife) tripped past with a smoke-colored Persian kitten, which she was energeticaIly trying to raftie on behalf of the Ready Ambulance society. It was to help along the R, A. S. funds that the fancy dress bazar and fete had been organized.
 Yes, there was no doubt about the radiance of Lady Farjoyce. and l, who had even her intimate girl friend ever since John Farjoyce brought her from a country parsonage to a kings court, often marVeled at her unhagging scin- tillation.
 Presently came across her again;
 Got rid of the Persian smoke ball ?' asked.
 Yes. the duchess has dot it. She's so sweet to cats--I wanted the duchess to get it," she answered, with her charming, rapid utterance
 And the duchess got it." I replied. with terrible significance and con- demnation in my tones Come and sit down with me while consume some pink cakes and tea"
 The Boulogne fishwife and sat down at one of the many small tables, and two minutes later John Farjoyce and his son joined us.
 It was an irritating fact that a per son could never secure ten minutes with this pretty person who certainly helped to keep London alive. without the intrusion of Lord Farjoyce and the boy.
 A husband who remains still houn- deringIy in love when his heir has passed the velvet suit and leng curls era, is always more or less of a bore to his wife's women friends.
 Tired, darling?" he whispered, look ing Into her extraordinarily brilliant. dark eyes with devotion that to be well-bred should cease with the honey moon.
 "Yes, and no" she replied. "Physi- cally, I'm stiff: mentally, I'm enjoying mysel; and---oh! do look al Mrs. Wood bees bonneti--and-wha was l say ing?"
 May I stop with you for half an hour mother?" asked the boy--a blue eyed son of his father.
 Della Farjoyce's voice neither soft ened nor slackened as she answered hAr child Affection and camaraderis