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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Three Indiana Banks Closed.

Indianapolis, Ind,--The auditor OF
state has ordered the bank Of Fowler,
at Fowler, Ind, the Citizens bank at
Ambia, and the Goodland bank at
Goodland, to close their doors.
The action was taken under state
law regulating private banks. Officers
from the auditors Office have taken
charge of the banks.
The three banks are owned by DAN
lei H. Baldwin Of Logansport, former
attorney general Of the state, and Will
liam H, Dague Of Fowler, as partner.
The capital stock of each is $4,000. II
is due to investments in which loans
from the banks were used.
No statement Of the assets and lla-
bIlities can be given by the auditor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Central Bank Advocated by
COmDtPoIIer RidpeIy.

Washington, D. C.-Comptroller OF
the Currency Ridgely, in his annual
report makes a strong plea for the
establishment by the Government of a
central bank of issue and reserve.
Such a bank, according to the
Comptroller, would not only solve the
great problems of the banking sys-
tenn, but would also provide the ma
chinery for conducting the Treasury
operations in their relations to the
banks with the least disturbance to
business interests.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
December 1s, 1907.
FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, December 13, 1907.
Congressman Mccall declares ad-
ministration responsible for panic by
application of unheard-of railroad pol
icy.
Search for Ball children about Brock
ton, Mass, still fruitless.
Condition of Mrs, Longworth, who
was operated on yesterday for appen-
dlcitis, was last night satisfactory.
Democratic national committee
chooses Denver for convention and
fixes July as date; some members
make unsuccessful attempt to limit ac-
ceptance of guarantee to actual ex-
penses.
Mother Of Secretary w. H. Taft bur-
led at Cincinnati.
Vice-Presldent Byrnes of N. Y, N II.
& H. urges necessity for quick freights
and says they Will preserve New Eng
land markets to New England.
Abraham Ruef may be granted i'm
munity at San Francisco in order to
convict others.
No attempt at violence in Goldfield
when owners reopen mines; Funston
looks grounds over and makes report
to Washington.
Senator Bourne, the third term
champion, still unconvinced President
will not hear demand of country, but
Washington for most part thinks 9TH
erwise.
Dr. F. H. Parker and his wife of
Maiden, Mass, will live on leper ISL
and near New Bedford, Mass. prob
ably for several years.
Kuropatkin's testimony favorable to
Stoessel.
Forty-two hundred shoemakers back
ON full time in Brockton and North
Adams, Mass. -...
Annual meeting of the Massachusetts,
forestry association.
More st. Gaudens double eagles to
be coined, with slight modification in
design.
Battleship fleet all ready to sail for
Pacific Monday.
Should the New Haven railroad sell
It's Boston & Maine stock it will insist
that Massachusetts, trolleys be taken
over also.
Maj. william w. Cook dies at Ply
mouth, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
SATURDAY,
December IA, 1870

On bSnGNip SSS''S~' ~ 'SS''
James B. Connolly, the author, will
go with the battleship fleet to the
Pacific.
Secretary Loeb now said to have in
duced president to put out new third
term statement; result regarded as
another Taft blunder.
William Bliss, president of the Bos-
ton G Albany railroad, died in Boston.
Girl of 16 who married a man 90
years old last Monday, commits sui.
eide.
Letter held for postage came near
sending a man to the gallows in Ohio.
Queen Garcia of Saxony dying.
Forest reserves bill is to be intro.
duced in congress Monday.
Orchard testifies In Pettlbone trial
at Boise.
Stuyvesant Fish declares he will de-.
pose Edward H. Hartman as direc-
tor Of Illinois Central If he (Fish) re-
gains control.
New York coroner investigating evi.
dence that banker Barney was not a
suicide, but was shot by an enemy.
Physicians brave poisonous gases
to rescue New York firemen.
Gen. Funston says troops will re,
main at Goldheld, as situation is more
ominous than was represented to him,
Bandmaster Sousa again sick.
Mrs. Longworth expected to re-
ceive callers in 10 days; recovery
seems assured
President Mellen denies that Cana
dian Pacific r. r. wants Boston &
Maine stock.
Vanderlip urges use In United
States of combination Of Scotch and
German banking systems.
Duchess of Marlborough goes slum-
ming in London.
News Of arrest of w. F. Walker, alb.
sconding New Britain treasurer, con.
hrmed at San Diego, Calf.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21

Washington, D. C.-Col. George W.
Goethals, engineer-in-chief of the PAN
anna canal, and Joseph G. S. Black
burn, a member Of the Isthmian canal
commission, has just arrived here and
called upon the President and Acting
Secretary of War oliver. They re-
ported that everything was progress
ing satisfactorily on the isthmus.
1t will be necessary for Col. Goeth-
ais to spent some time in conference
with the congressional committees
charged with legislation for the canal,
but as soon as this is over he will give
himself up to absolute rest for about
TWO months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
MONDAY,
December 16, 1907.

William Newcomb, fisherman, has
fearful experience in Boston bay; II
hours in an open dory; Gloucester
fishing vessels report loss Of four men;
unknown schooner sunk off Race
Point.
President leaves Washington for
Hampton roads to start the battlcshlp
feet on Its long journey to the Parl-
&c.
Abraham H. Hummel col,apscs and
is near death at Blackwell's island pen
itentlary.
Embezzler Walker escapes from de-
tectives in Mexico.
Speaker Cannon finds committee
making harder than he thought AMI
list will not be ready till Thursdy.
Another blue" Sunday in New York
City.
Memorial services for King Oscar
held In Swedish churches.
John Gordon, an Ohio farmer,
burns his life earnings of $4,000, and
then dies.
Gen. Funston further convinced that
troops cannot be Withdrawn from
Goldfeld.
Rescue of IT persons including one
woman, from the tug Hercules and
four barges near Westerly, Il. l., at
tended by thrilling incidents.
Senatorial committee reports whole
sale fraud perpetrated in purchase o.
Kickapoo Indian lands.
Commissioner Sargent In annual re.
port calls for s25O,OOO for new immi-
grafton station for Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Women in the Days News.

The Rev. Lucy G. MCGEE, all
dressed in white, was ordained as
pastor of the Church of the Higher
Life in Huntington Chambers Han.
Boston.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie placed Mrs.
Ida Lewis Wilson, keeper Of the
LIMERICK light house, near Newport,
who has saved eighteen lives, on his
private pension list at $50 q month.
Mrs. William jennings Bryan and
her younger daughter sailed from
New York City on the steamship
Friedrich der Crosse. They expect
to make a tour Of the Holy Land.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
A sauerkraut Bet.

A great many election bets are being
paid, but none more humorous than
that Of German citizen of the South
Side, who has the glorious job Of pre-
paring a fine barrel of sauerkraut and
then wheeling 1t out to the cellar of a
friend. He bet with an East Side man
who was to pay him S. in liea Of sauer-
kraut. providing he lost. The bet was
made on a certain precinct. "Tl bet
that German friend OF mine is groan-
mg over the bet" remarked the East
side man. "I know how good that
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Prominent PeopIe.

Joseph Pulitzer is the latest Amer
lean of means to buy fine steam
yacht abroad.
Victorien Sardou, the famous
French playwright. is seventy-five
years old and in vigorous health.
Secretary Taft was the Cars guest
for five hours at st. Petersburg, and
afterward was banQueted by Russia's
Foreign Minister.
Henry Ware Putnam, of the Har-
ward class of go, has been elected
president of the Germanic Museum
Association of Harvard, in place of
the late Carl SchurZ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Coming.

A Tammany man tells story in con-
nection with a caucus held in Troy
some years ago as illustrating how full
ly alive the Celts of that city were to
the opportunities of American citizen
ship.
During the caucus in one Of the low
er wards of the city certain Michael
Mulcahy was nominated for a minor
position on the ward ticket to be vot-
ed for at the charter election. Some in
Quiries were made Of Thomas Mulcahy
as to who this person bearing the same
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
New Haven Road Gets Joy
Line For n NTilIfoFI

Bridgeport. Conn.-The filing Of
documents In the custom house here
made public the fact that the Joy
Steamship Company has formally
passed to the control OF the United
States Transportation Company,
which is incorporated in this State,
and which, 1t is understood, is owned
by the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company. The
transaction is thought to involve
about million dollars. The New
Haven now controls Sound rates.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Mo More Special HOLIDAYS,

San Francisco-The San Francisco
clearing house recently adopted reso-
lutions which state that the special
holidays having served their purpose,
It was the opinion of the bankers COM
posing the clearing house association
that they no longer were necessary.
The resolutions were forwarded to
Gov. Gillette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21

name might be as no one in the neigh
borhood could call him to mind
Hes me brothers," explained Tom
with cheerful alacrity. He's not ar
rived in the country yit be he TUX a
ship ov Wednesday, anil be here in
tonne for the election. ."-Lippincott's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21

Blmore's island, between Hinsdale,
N. H., and Vernon, VT, in the Connec-
ticut river, has been washed away by
a freshet. The island was several
acres in extent, and was heavily
wooded
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Cashier Charged with FaIsiaoatIou

Cashier Charged with Falsifieation.
Portsmouth, Va.-Alex B. Butt,
cashier of the Peoples bank Of Ports
mouth, which suspended Nov. l and
subsequently announced an alleged
falsificatlon OF books and misappro-
priation of funds by the cashier, has
been arrested upon warrant charg-
Ing Justification to the extent of $24,-
40. He was admitted to bail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
UnfruitfuI Territory.

First Chorus Girl: hope the show
amt booked much in New England.
Second Ditto-Why not?
First Chorus Girl-Because the pa
pers say that Holsters is awful scarce
there-Baltimore American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
The New York Idea.

A Westerner visiting New York
was held up by highwayman with
the demand, Give me your money, or
I'll blow your brains QUIT"
BLOW away" said the Westerner
you can live In New York without
brains, but you can't without money"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Only a TrlFle,

Professor" said senior, trying to
be pathetic at parting. I'm indebted
to you for all know
pray don't mention such a trifle. -
was the reply.-Christian Advocate
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
WEDNESDAY,,

WEDNESDAY, December TO- ISOI'
Sec. Cortelyou issues statement in
which he emphatically denies that
either he or his friends have been un-
duly active in politics.
Frederick E. Sergeant, vice-presidest
and cashier of the jewelers. National
bank of North Attleboro, Mass, found
drowned, probably accidentally in bath
at his home.
J. Edward Addicks threatens to con-
test legality Of Lawson's election 10
presidency of the Bay State Gas COM
pany of Delaware.
Massachusetts assessors hold their
annual meeting.
Steamship Devonian leaves Boston
with one of largest cargoes of year.
Lord Kelvin, celebrated scientist,
dead.
British torpedo boat destroyer does
81 knots an hour.
Gov. Hughes declares he will do
nothing to secure New York delega-
tion for himself
DR.. Frank D. Stafford chosen mayor
Of North Adams, Mass, for the fourth
time; license majority only 80.
New York to have Sunday theatyi-
cal exhibitions.
Celebration of the Tooth anniversary
OF Whittler's birth in Amesbury, Mass,
and other places.
Gen. Fred D. Sewall chief U. S. in
ternal revenue agent in Boston, dead.
Postmaster Hibbard closes up his
business in Washington, making ar
rangements for transfer Of Boston
Office Jan. l.
Chairman Tawney of the commit
tee on appropriations reads members
sharp warning on the necessity for
economy.
Valuable package of diamonds stol-
en- from express company in New
York.
National civic federation elects Seth
Low as president.
Wreck of schooner Thomas w. Law
son goes adrift and sinks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
BEFORE JAP WAR
Gen. KurOpatkin Advised AbaR-
dOnment Of Port Arthur

This Fact Is Brought Out at the Trial
Of Lieut-Gen. Stoessel, Who In the
Proceedings Was Accused Of Twice
Showing the White Feather Under
Fire-Stoessel Was Ordered Three
Times to Give Up Command, But
He Ignored the Orders.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21

sauerkraut will be and know how
would hate to part with 1t, If l had
made it."-Columbus (0hio) Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21

New Hampshire counties; one hunter
dead and three injured.
TUESDAY, December H. 1907.
Atlantic battleship feet off for Pacific
after review by President; stupendous
marine spectacle.
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston elected
president of the Bay State gas COM
pauy of Delaware and announces that
it will become holding company for a
large enterprise.
Mrs, May Wentworth, who eloped
from Maine, commits suicide in Hough-
ton, Mich.
Distinguished Canadians are chief
speakers at dedication of clubhouse Of
Intercolonial club Of Boston,
Secretary Taft to arrive In New
York late Friday or early Saturday.
Edward-C. Mansfield confirmed post
master of Boston by senate.
Sixty men entombed in Alabama
mine by an explosion and are now
probably dead.
Senator Tillman whacks few heads
on the score of clearing house certi-
fcate money.
Vice-President Sears of National
Shawmut bank, of Boston, says that
hard times must be expected up to time
of presidential election.
More than 700 attend banquet Of Ma
tional Civic Federation in New York
New York youth kills girl and self
! in autocab.
Lawyer Abe Hummel sinking in
prison on Blackwell's island, New
| York.
Hiram Luce and Peter Prasne, who
were lost by their fishing schooners
Saturday, are. safe.
Boston & Maine railroad forced to
take off some of its summer trains
which had been retained until now;
too poorly patroniEed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
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-
ter It Is impossible to give prices for every
day Of the week. Noting, however the
general tendency OF trade, sufficiently ac-
cnrate quotations will be given on Whlch
Dealers can safely base their transactlonA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21

There are $40 species Of birds in
the New York city geological park,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
3 CONDENSED NEWS !
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK

New trial Of German editor on
charge of wronging Count Won Moltke
Six hundred deer killed in southern
New Hampshire counties; one hunter
dead and three injured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-21
Woodstock Business cardo
DIR. r. r. JEWETT'S
DENTAL ROOMS
OPEN DAY AND EVENING

FIrst-claes work. Prices moderate.
Oftlce and residence, Barker House, I"
cusL end Of the Park.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
THE BUSINESS
OUTLOOK IS GOOD
{. H. Gary Predicts Continuation Of
Prosperity.
CROPS ARE WORTH s7,oOO,OOO,OOO.
Chairman of the Board Of Directors
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton Is Very Optimistic-His Reasons
for Thinking That a Revival Of BUSH
ness Will Soon Follow.

New York Especially e. H. Gary,
chairman of the board of directors
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton, took an optimistic view of the
business outlook in an interview
here. He declared that a general
quickening of business will follow
the sale of $7,000,00O,00O worth OF
crops which he expects to take place
in a few weeks if the weather re-
mains favorable.
In the near future, he added, the
public will not realize that not in 10
years has it had such chance to
pick up good securities. When that
time comes, he said, companies will
be enabled to raise funds for renew
ais, improvements and extensions.
Mr.. Gary continued:
"To me the general situation is
this: The country was in need OF
between 100000 and $1,000
900, 900 additional capital, and could
not get it. The next best thing hap
pened--a slowing down. If the fav-
orable weather continues for the next
two or three weeks, we will get
$1,000, 100000 for our crops. That
will keep railroads busy, and to
keep ahead the railroads must order
new cars and rails. A general
quickening of business will follow.
"Then, also, you must remember
that orders for steel rails are being
held back on account of the confer
ence between railroad and manufac-
turers for an improved rail. The
final meeting on that matter ought
to come soon, and that also will help.
Another favorable point in this mat
ter is that the manufacturers in the
iron trade are working in complete
harmony.
1.-THE, investing public has been in
doubt as to the business prospect. l
think that very soon it will realize
that the market is offering oppor-
tunities for investment that may not
come again for ten years. The enor-
nous and constantly increasing
wealth of the country, it's growing
population and the gradual accumu-
lation of values cannot do otherwise
than eventually work out in favor Of
the man who has been looking at
things from an optimistic standpoint.
when the investing public does
get into the market, and it surely
will, good dividend-paying stocks will
be taken out of the market and a
condition will be restored in which
it will be possible for companies to
raise the money they need for i'm
provements, new equipment, and re-
newals.
'In my opinion, the forthcoming
presidential election has been dis
counted earlier than usual, and it
has been reflected in the securities
market
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
FAvORs DEATH OF WEAK.
Educator Longs For Drought To Kill
Off Part OF Race.

San Francisco Especially IF we
could have a great drought once
every fifteen years, killing off two
thirds of the population and great
care were taken to see that the best
third, mentally, morally and physi-
cally, were preserved, what a mag
nificent race of people we would soon
have" declared David Starr Jordan,
president of Stanford University, in
his annual address to the newly ar
rived freshmen.
This statement was made in the
course of an account he was giving
of his impressions of Australia and
New Zealand. He was telling his au-
dience of the sheep raising industry
in Australia.
''The desert atmosphere extends
over the sheep raising country, and
there is a drought" he continued.
MANY sheep die, but those that are
left are the finest in the world, and
it so happens that the sheep raisers
get more for their sock in a year OF
drought than they do in the normal
year."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
The Nation 5 Capital
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Peyton Gordon, of the Department
of Justice, is said to have unearthed
gigantic land frauds in New Mexico.
Assistant Attorney General San
ford is preparing to push the govern
ment's suit against the Fertilizer
Trust.
Soldiers and pensioners of the
Civil War to the number of 31,201
died during the past year.
The United States Navy has con-
tracted to buy 100000 tons of Welsh
coal.
There has been a decrease in the
foreign wheat production.
Earl Eichenberg, an exporter, of
Texas, asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to require the
Southern Pacific to pay him 100000
on account of discrimination.
The speed trial of the new battle
ship Kansas was satisfactory, though
she did not come up to the record
made by her sister ship, the Vermont.
Six hundred officers of the Army
are now serving on detached service,
according to statements made at the
War Department.
The preliminary meeting of repre-
sentatives of Central American Re-
publics to carry out the suggestion
of the United States and Mexico for
a permanent peace understanding was
held in Washington.
The Navy Department announced
that through fire in her coal bunk
ers the battleship Indiana narrowly
escaped destruction.
Rumors that Secretary of the Navy
Metcaf will resign his position in the
Cabinet are being revived in Wash
ington.
The first copy of the Canal Record
contains many important statistics in
regard to the work on the canal.
Lieut.. Phil Sheridan has been re-
lieved from duty as military aid to
President Roosevelt at his own re-
quest.
Plans for the transfer of the bat
tleship fleet from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean are nearly complete.
Mehmed Ali Bey has been appoint
ed as Turkish minister to this coun-
try.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
TRAIN HELD UP BY masked MEN
The Passengers Terrified By Fusilade
of Shots.

st. Paul, Mimi, Especially Gem
eral Manager Elliott, of the Great
Northern Express Company, announc-
ed that the Great Northern Oriental
Limited train No. /, was held up
two masked men six or seven miles
hour. The robbers crawled over the
tender at this place and at the point
of their guns commanded the engi-
neer to stop the train. They then
ordered the engineer to go back with
them to the express car, and IN
structed him to tell the express mes
senger, mail clerk and baggageman
to go back into the coaches. Whlle
this was being done the robbers kept
up a continual fusillade with their
guns to terrify the passengers and
Keep them within the coaches
After the messenger, baggageman
and mail clerk had left their cars
the robbers went through the mail
cars and robbed the sacks of large
quantity of registered mail. Then
they went into an express car, which
carried an overflow of mail, baggage
and express and which contained a
regular through safe.
After exploding three charges, the
safe was opened and found to be
empty. The robbers did not enter
the regular express car in which
the messenger had been riding.
On finding the safe empty the
highwaymen helped themselves to
the registered mail and after firing
a parting volley disappeared. In
view of the fact that the Great
Northern Express Company did not
suffer any loss, the Great Northern
Railway Company has telegraphed
the following offer of reward to all
points in the West along its line:
THE Great Northern Railway
Company will pay the sum of 50 900
for the arrest and conviction of each
of the persons engaged in the hold
up of it's train near Rexford. Mont,
on the morning of September IL,
1907"
This means reward of $4,000
to those who arrest and secure
conviction of the robbers. They are
described as being 80 years of age,
one about five feet eleven inches tall
and the other considerably shorter.
They wore black clothes and black
soft hats