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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

only a few scattered trees are at
tackled by the blight, although in a few
localities as many as 10 to 20 percent
Of the trees are affected by the dis.
ease. Brunswick, Me-, appears to
have suffered severely. Another bad.
ly affected locality is Eliot. Me. The
report states that the disease has sud-
denly made its appearance in very
widely separated localities all at once.
The present situation, says the report,
Is not one that calls for alarm, but
simply for further investigation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
SURVIVORS Of Paris Commune.

Thlrty.six years ago last month
Paris was in the throes of the Com
mune, and the eighty.six members ol
the Provisional Government were
sitting In state In the Hotel de Vile
OF that number seventy-six are
dead, and of the ten who survive NM
Pascal Grouet and Edouard valiant
are Senator'S, Leo Mlllet is a Deputy
MarteAet an Official at the manufnc
tory OF postage stamps, Pindy lives
In Switzerland, Protot is lawyer
and the oldest Of them all, ostyn, who
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
WEDN EsDAY,
January 8, 1908.

WEDNESDAY,, January 8, 19OS
Three Thaw jurors finally, and four
others Professionally, accepted; defend
ant begins to shows signs of nervous
strain; family coldness toward Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw clearly marked
Fred w. Elliott talks of his con-
nection with Whitmore, whose wife
was murdered at Harrison, N. j.; Grim.
inologist satisfied of his alibi
Senator Crane expresses no prefer
ence for presidential candidates.
Boston-Jamaica steamers trans
ferred to New York; only temporary,
says Boston manager.
New York representative denounc,
es president as having caused panic.
Steamer Mount Royal safe at
Queenstown, having been obliged to
put back on account of her boilers.
Philadelphia priest refuses to let Hi
bernians attend funeral at a Catho.
lie church.
Holbrook, Mass, man sends remark.
able violin to King Edward.
Senator Johnston's bill to remove
tariff when laborer is not directly
benefited.
F. Augustus Heinze, the copper mag
nate, indicted for over-certifcation of
checks
Democratic senator finds defects in
Aldrich currency bill. #
Bill introduced in Massachusetts
legislature for commission to inyes-
tigate municipal government in state,
and especially in Boston.
Bill dividing navy into divisions Of
personnel and material introduced in
house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Pine frees Attacked BY aIInht.

While pine in New England was
quite generally attacked last summer
with a peculiar blight which the gov
ernment has been investigating with
out 80 far solving the mystery, s. T.
Dana, one Of the officers concerned in
the investigation by the department
of agriculture. in a report states that
tho disease--is very widely spread
throughout New England, and 1t occurs
practically everywhere south of the
White mountains. In most places
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
SATURDAY,
January 4, 1908

Countess of Yarmouth, sister of Har.
ry Thaw, sues for notification of her
marriage, alleging that there never
has been real marriage.
Body of Harrison, N. j., murdered
woman believed to be positively iden-
titled as that of Mrs. Theodore S.
Whitmore of 235 Adams street, Brook
Iyn; husband, who had refused to iden-
tify, detained by police.
Edward Hanlan, veteran oarsman,
dead.
Castsllane-de Sagan encounter
leaves Partisan sympathy on side o.
Count Boni
Foraker says he will not be bound
by Ohio convention call
Editor Harden sentenced to impris.
onment in Berlin libel trial; court
declares charges against Won Moltke
unfounded.
Young wife of engineer Wright
drowned in wreck of Estele Phinney.
Bryan practically announces candi.
dacy for presidency In Texas speech.
Torpedo boat destroyers leave Para
for Pernambuco.
Three thousand French suburban
ties lose patience with delays In train
service and wreck railroad office.
State department to make effort to
clear decks by squaring claims be.
tween United States and Great Bri-
tain.
Three Maine Indians to be arraigned
in Gloucester, Mass, on charge of per-
Jury In securing bounty on seals not
caught in Massachusetts waters.
New York East Side landlords re-
taliate In rent war by taking out 600
1ispossess notices against tenants.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Lost Opportunity.

What are you crying for my poor
little boy?"
"Boo-hoo! Pa fell downstairs!"
Don't take on so, my pet. Hell
get better soon"
Sister saw him fall all the way.
never saw muffin. philadelphia In
quirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

"Of course" said Tess at Miss Yer.
ner's wedding to Mr. Timmid, "the
bride looks lovely, as brides always
do"
YES" replied Bess, "but the bride.
groom doesn't. He looks rather run
down."
Run down." oh, yes: caught az
ter long chase. The Hub.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Nohodv at All.

Mr.. Jolly-There's one thing like
about Miss Barker. She never talks
about anybody"
Miss Sneerwell-No. indeed. She
spends all her time talking about her
self."-Smart Set.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Would Eliminate Negro Vote.

Annapolis, Md.-Judge Austin l..
Crothers was inaugurated governor
Jan. s. In his address Gov. Crothers
urged a suffrage amendment which
will eliminate the negro voter as a
political factor and an element of pow
er within the state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
WomSna $50 9 isS :, =

h0WlnG
Now turns up the most original
woman among discoverers of feminine
pursuits. She is Miss Abble Lathrop
of CRANKY, Mass, who is making a
small fortune running a mouse farm.
Putting aside the traditional fear OF
mice, she seemingly has resolved to
avenge womankind for centuries OF
suffering at their paws. For the tiny
rodents are raised, not as pets, but TO
become the subjects of scientific ex-
periments. They are sold by Miss La
throp to medical colleges, where they
are lnoculated with the germs of vari-
GUS maladies for the edification Of the
students, Long usage has relieved
her of any dread of the mice, but she
has not reached the point of emanci-
patton where she can have any affec-
ton for them.-New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
EIeet- Pasaes Pernambueo

Pernambuco, Brazil-The American
battleshlp feet, under command OF
Rear Admiral Evans, was sighted pass
ing this port Jan. s at noon on its way
TO Rio Janeiro
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
MONDAY,

MONDAY, January 6, 1908.
City Clerk Edward P. Donovan dead
1t his home in Boston
Fire practically destroys e. Cum
mings & Co.'S tannery at Woburn,
Mass, loss about 100000.
Out Of jealousy Vito Constance kills
Mrs. Mamie Zarrella, with whom he
lived in East Boston, and shoots him.
self
Dist. Atty. Jerome may seek to bar
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw if she is again Of
'ered as a witness for her husband.
President Roosevelt urges closer
union with Latin America.
Cruiser North Carolina arrives At
Rockland, Me-, for official trials.
Little Egypt" central figure at the
notorious Seeley dinner, found dead In
New York and murder is suspected
Wilson H. Fairbanks, Massachu-
sets commissioner to expositions,
lead at Warren.
President Roosevelt, in letters to
Secretary Metcalf, says those who pro
mote controversies in the navy de.
serve grave rebuke. and that Rear Ad-
miral Brownson's course is unseemly
and improper.
President Eliot of Harvard universl.
iy In address before Young Mems
Christian union calls the tariff and la
bor unions hindrances to commercial
liberty.
President sends congress photo
Taphs showing European army riding.
Son disinherited about 80 years ago
10 contest William Rhinelander'a
will; estate worth about $5O,OOO,OO0.
President Corey of the U. s. Steel
company, seeks reconciliation not
With wife, but with son.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
initates loan Of Arc.

Imagining that she had been destin-
ed to share the fate of Joan Of Arc.
Mrs. Joseph, Lalonde Of st. Lazare. a
small French Canadian village. burned
herself to death on funeral pyre OF
her own making. While her relatives
were at church she built the pyTe
from fence logs and tree branches. un.
dressed herself entirely and climbed
on the pyre, to which she set IRE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Famous speeeh ExpIalned.

Don't give up the ship" exclaimed
Lawrence.
We can now realize how he felt.
Evidently there were souvenir hunt
ers in those days-Loulsville Courier
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Am AuthorIty on IndIans.

Mrs. Matilda O. Stevenson OF the Blu
reau of Ethnology at Washington, ID.
O., is recognized generally as the
greatest authority on the Indians or
the southwestern part or the United
States. She is the widow OF Col
James Stevenson, a pioneer explorer
In that section, who, together with the
late Major Powell, was responsible
for the creation of the Bureau of Eth
nology In 1879.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

is now we'll over eighty, lives In re.
tirement in his little villa at Argen.
teuil.-From p. T. o.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
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 a market Of this charac.
ter Ii Is impossible to give prices for every
day OF the week. Noting, however, the
general tendency OF trade, sufficiently ac-
curate quotations will be given on which
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

The highest point at which man can
live without his health being serlons.
ly affected Is 16,500 feet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
January 7, 1903
TUESDAY,

TUESDAY, January 7, 1903.
Surprising progress made at hrst
lay OF second trial of Harry X. Thaw,
Iine provisional jurors being put in
he box.
Two fires in-East Boston at same
line keep firemen on jump; damage
I1OO, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11

A Paris insurance company refuses
risks on men who dye their hair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-11
Woodstock Business cardO
Or. r. r. JEWETT'S
DENTAL ROOMS

OPEN DAY AND EVENING
FIrst-class work. Prices moderate.
ONCE and residence, Barker House,
east end of the Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22

piled that he thought the justice an emf
nently fair man. To this Mrs. Wood re-
piled:
Il suppose he is. l guess he was as fair
to me as any other judge would have
been under the circumstances"
Mae Wood. in her cell in the Tombs
last night. said:
Calls It a Put-Up Job.
This is all a put-up job of Platt's. He
has threatened me with just this thing
for years. and l have called his bluff.
When l get out of here l will take my
case to higher court, and as long as one
member of the Plat family is alive 1
will fight 1t to the bitter end.
He threatened my life four years ago
If l ever dared to breathe a word of his
marriage to me. He said he had many
employees who would do anything for him,
and that he would have them hunt me
down.
Il am not surprised, on the whole that
l am here. as it is only a part of Platt' S
plan. We tried out of respect for his age
to leave out some of the strong points of
our case. but next time everything will
be brought out. He is big politician and
has all the money. l haven't any.
This outrage was prearranged when
the PlattS came out to my home not so
long ago and used all manner of threats
to keep me from revealing the truth.
Plat had to say what he did on the
stand yesterday to keep from admitting
that he was bigamist. He lied from be-
ginning to end"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Served With Commitment.

Capt. Lynch moved closer and drew
from his pocket paper, which he showed
her She glanced at it and turned away
The paper was a commitment, in which
she was charged by James A. O'Gorman.
a Justice of the supreme court. sitting as
committing magistrate, with perjury
Its production by Lynch at this stage
showed that Justice OGorman had made
up his mind during the recess .nour. or
earlier that the solitude of a cell. rather
,han the liberty of an open courtroom.
was more suited to Mae Woods deserts.
4 group of reporters. errand boys and
hangers-on of the courthouse followe9
10 the Tombs was devoid OF incident, and
Mrs Wood had little to say as she took
It, Once she made some remark concern
ing Justice O'Gorman, to which Lynch re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
PASS THE EXAMINATION.
Names of Successful Candidates fol
Revenue Cutter Service

Revenue cutter Service.
Following is complete list, including
three Washingtonians. of the successful
candidates in the examination held re-
Gently for cadetships in the line of the
revenue. cutter service: Roy A. Boutwell,
of Brooklyn, n. Y: James A. Crutch-
field of Chicago, ILL.,: Francis c. v.
Crowley of South Boston Mass: Clar-
ence H. Dench of Detroit, Mich; Wilfred
N. Derby of Jersey City, ~ j.; Edmund
NJ. Emmerich of Washington. d. c.;
George l.. Gould of Washington D. c.;
Charles f. kniskern of Central Bridge,
n. y; Thomas S. Klinger of Lafayette,
Ind; Philip d. Johnston OF Beltsville.
Md. Scott w. S. Orr of Boston, Mass. ::
Leigh r. Sanford of Ann Arbor, Mich. !;
William X Scanned of Brookland, D. c. :;
John M. Trick. .jr.. of Detroit. Mich; Ed
ward ID. Vosbury of Ann Arbor Mich. !;
jeremiah A. Starr of New York. N. Y.
and Wilmer II. Eberly of Philadel-
phia. Pa.
Emmett P. Coughlan of Denver, Col. ::
Richard A. kremers of Milwaukee, Wis.
and Leo c. Mueller of La Crosse, wis.
are yet subject to physical examination
The following young men have passed
the examination for appointment as cadet
engineers:
Robert S. Oberly of Cornell Uniyer
sity, Francis E. Fitch of Cornell Uni
versity. Charles E. Sugden of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and Benjamin C.
McFadden of Cornell University.
The successful candidates upon being
appointed will be ordered Immediately TO
ioin the L. S. practice cruiser Itasca at
Arundel Cove. Md, preparatory to sail
ing in a few days on European cruise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
TOPREVENT MONOPOLY
PROCEEDINGS BEGUN AGAINST
THE NEW HAVEN ROAD.

With the object of preventing the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company from exercising any control
over the Boston and Maine railroad and
to separate the New Haven road from the
extensive trolley system which it has ac
qured, the government today, through
United States District Attorney French.
filed in the United States circuit court at
Boston petition against the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany and others, charging the existence
of a combination in restraint of trade and
monopoly within the meaning of sections
1 and of the Sherman antitrust act.
The petition alleges that the New
Haven Company has acquired control
over approximately 800 out of 600 miles
of electric railway in Connecticut. 4OO out
of 800 in Rhode Island and about 600 in
Massachusetts, which roads prior to such
control were engaged in active cOmpeti
ton with the New Haven company. Also
that in acquiring about 30 per cent of the
capital stock of the Boston and Main rail-
road, 1T has secured practical control over
that railroad. and that by the acquisition
of the electric lines and this control of
the Boston and Maine, it has established
virtual monopoly of all of the trans
portation facilities by land in the New
England states. the Boston and Albany
railroad being practically the only line OF
any consequence in the New England
states. with the exception of the state Of
Vermont. not now under the control in
some form of the New Haven company
The petition relates the history of these
various acquisitions and shows how 1.-The
New Haven company has persistently
pursued the policy of suppressing all COM
petition with 1t until now, with the ex-
ception aforesaid. it dominates practically
all land transportation facilities between
and among the New England states. and
between these states and the rest of the
United States
The petition prays that the combine
ton and monopoly be declared viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Andheim. a German settlement in south

Andheim. German settlement in south
ern California. ostriches have been train
ed to draw light four-wheeled traps. One
OF these birds so harnessed has Travelled
a mile in three minutes, or at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour. The African zebra
was formerly regarded as being too wild
and vicious to be OF use in harness. But
time has changed this. and now in Brit
ish East Africa any number OF zebras can
be purchased, ready trained to bit and
bride. The zebra will be found most useful
in Africa and India, as 1t Is exceedingly
strong. a fast trotter and immune from
many diseases which attack horses. Per-
haps the oldest animal in harness is the
wild boar which is driven by French
peasant at Montlucon. 1t Is now three
years old and able to draw a small two
wheeled cart. AS bit is Of no use. the
reins are attached to the animals eye
teeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22

$3.50 Qualities
Girls r b bon Ties.
Thee Ties and Butcher
Ties. made of durable
black. red or brown kid
a nd patent
leather. May 81 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
rom one-tenth to one-quarter of an acre

from one-tenth to one-quarter OF an acre.
The climate of San Antonio is peculiarly
adapted to the operation Of the school
garden system. The work can be carried
on during practically the whole school
wear, as certain vegetables can be sue
cessfully grown during the fall and win
ter. The spring gardens are planted early
in February. and the products are har-
vested by the time the school term ends In
June. Many boys have become so much
interested in the work that they do not
confine their labors to the school garden.
but have converted backwards and vacant
lots at their homes into cultivated plots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22

SIPS Values.
Little Boys. Misses
and Childrens Black.
White or Patent Ok
fords. Butcher Ties and
Strap s.; Slippers PI'ec.: Csc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Prosperous School Gardens.
n the Springfield Republican.

The school garden idea has been re-
markably developed in San Antonio Tex,
which is said to have more gardens at
tached to it's school than any other place
Of its size in the world. There are $40 of
these cultivated plots attached to the
twenty mine schools, the gardens varying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Tiger "Whiskers" as Poison.

From the London Globe.
In the recollections of a we'll known big
game hunter in India II is stated that
after skinning tiger it is always neces-
sary to guard it's whiskers. as the natives
have an unpleasant habit of cutting them
up very small and mixing them with the
curry of those they dislike. The finely di.
vided bristles set up an irritant poison,
the results Of which often prove serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
The Wander Fever.
rom the Weekly Dispatch.

H.
The touch of spring that has been the
feature of the weather during the past
week has done more than waken bird and
bud to life. 1t has, awakened in our hearts
that wander fever which we have inher-
tied from our ancestors OF thousands of
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Odd Animals In Harness.

From the Montreal Standard.
The horse must look to his laurels. as q
number of odd competitors for his place
as the friend Of man are sprinsing up At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22

Smart 2 or 3 Eyelet
Sailor or Gibson Ribbon
Ties-are unequaled for
wear. Made of splendid
tan. black and patent
feathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Justice o'Gormana's Opinion.

THE court cannot credit the plaintiff S
evidence as to the alleged marriage. and
the testimony in the case impresses the
court with the belief that 1t is most
wicked design to support fictitious claim
by forgery and perjury.
THE court cannot believe from the
evidence that there ever was a marriage.
On the merits of the case every issue has
resulted in the courts impression that
the plaintiff has committed willful per-
jury in this case.
Being impressed with the PLAINTIFF
guilt Of perjury. the court commits her to
the city prison unless she furnishes bail
in 5000"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
MAE WOOD IN A CELL
Plaintiff in PIatt Case Still
Without Bondsmen.
EXPECTS FRIENDS TO AID
Sure "Infuential' Persons in Wash
ington Will Help.
VICIOUS CASE, SAYS JEROME
District Attorney Will Speedily Lay
Charges of Perjury Before
the Grand Jury.
VICIOUS CASE, SAYS JEROME

NEW YORK, May 22.-Miss Wood, the
Omaha woman who yesterday was sent
to prison in default of 5000 on charge of
perjury after her complaint against U.
8. Senator Thomas c. Plat. whom she
had sued for divorce, had been dismissed,
was still in a cell this afternoon. Appa-
rently no effort had been made to pro-
cure bail, although Miss Wood had said
Immediately after her arrest yesterday
she was sure influential friends in WASH
ington would come to her assistance. =
This case is one of very vicious type
not uncommon in this city said District
Attorney Jerome today. 1T will be pre-
sented to the grand jury as speedily as
possible and If the woman is indicted she
will be placed on trial In hope that her
conviction will furnish a salutary lesson
that such offenses cannot go unwhipped
of justice"
Miss Wood seemed not at all perturbed
by the prospect. II suppose shall have
to swallow any medicine they prescribe
for me for the present. said she. But
you may say this for me: AS long as 1
live and there is Plat alive shall tight.
and fight hard, for my rights
From Courthouse to Cell.
From the county courthouse plain
tiff and accuser to the Tombs as prisoner
and accused, Mae Wood walked up
Lafayette street yesterday afternoon
charged by Justice O'Gorman with DELHI
crate perjury.
This unexpected termination of her suit
came with dramatic suddenness. The
taking of evidence over, Justice OGor-
man had asked her a few questions con-
corning her claims. and had then listened
to short address by her counsel, Charles
E. LeBarbier, in opposition to a motion
to dismiss the suit on the pleadings and
evidence. The lawyers somewhat apollo
getic argument ended. Justice O'Gorman
leaned forward in his chair, dangled d
pencil couple of times and then deliv-
cred himself of this short but positive
opinion:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Something Was Suspected.

The Wood woman flinched less than her
lawyers as the blow fell. Something of
what was coming had been suspected by
onlookers for almost half an hour. when
Capt Lynch Of the court officers squad
had stalked into the courtroom shortly
after recess and taken a place an arms
length or so from Mrs. Wood. Mr.. lie
Barber glanced at Lynch out OF the
corner of his eye, and turned to Joseph
Way Lee. tie woman's attorney OF rec
ord. 10 whisper a few words. Lees paiild
face turned almost white as he listened
but not a word was said by either TO
Mrs. Wood. Then, when what they had
feared became an actually, the two law
yers faced the woman with scared coun-
tenances
She said little. Her lips frightened, the
color came and went in her cheeks ana
her bosom palpitated visibly: But beyond
tina, casual spectator might have IN
ferred that the procurement OF the
court. branding her as a felon. one VINO
would stoop to perjury to accomplish her
blackmailing ends. related not to her. but
to some person in whom she took little
nj ,rto CT