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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Elaht saved by a Dog.

Middlebury. Vt-Flames broke out
Wednesday afternoon at in the barns
and stables OF the Allen house, the
carriage, harness and blacksmith
shops of which, with their contents,
were destroyed by fire. The buildings
were partly gutted and the fremen
fought three hours before the fire was
under control.
Three horses were rescued with diff
ficulty and several tons of hay and
straw were burned. When the fire
started from some unknown cause pro
prietor L. o: Allen and the eight guests
were aroused by the barking of dog
and left the hotel hurriedly. An alarm
was given and the firemen responded
quickly, but before they could get
stream on the burning buildings three
Of them had been destroyed. L. S.
Knight, volunteer fireman, broke one
Of his toes while rescuing horse. The
total loss will be about $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Postmaster Held up and Rohh.d.


Hanover, N. H.-The quiet village OF
Hanover was awakened about 8 Wed
nesday night upon hearing that Post
master Leon F. Sampson had been
robbed of $3.50 in cash, and a gold
watch, while in the postmaster Office
in the mail room.
According to Assistant Postmaster
Stephen he went down stairs at Sac
to fix the furnace for the night. When
he came back up stairs he found Mr.
Sampson in a fainting condition. Mr.
Sampson, In response to his inquiries
after he had been revived, said thai
about $50, when counting the govern.
ment money, he was startled by @
crash of breaking glass at his elbow
and upon looking around, was amazed
to find masked man with a revolver
levelled at his head. The man de.
manded the money, which had beer
sorted into envelopes, and Mr.. Samp.
sous watch. The postmaster handed
over the money and time-piece through
the break in the window and then
tainted. 1t was then that Assistant
Postmaster Stephen found him.
Ne theory is given by the police or
the postofice authorities as to who the
robber was. AS soon as the daring
holdup was discovered parties were
sent out to watch every road and the
telephoned the police of the
towns.
The robber must have been some
one who was we'll acquainted with the
affairs of the local Office Up to late
hour no trace of the party had been
found.
Mr.. Sampson is wholly at a loss to
give any description of the man who
relieved him of the money.
The robber was surprisingly daring
rs the place where he pointed the re-
'olver at Mr. Sampson is in easy view
1f the back part of drug store and
hardware store.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Fashion Notes.

Rosettes of velvet are used on some
smart coats IN place of buttons.
A handsome black waist ls obtained
by using braid on black india silk.
Among all the colors there is stlll
none more popular for evening than
yellow.
Black caracul cloth is one of the
fur limitations that is proving popular
for coats.-N
Graceful galands of satin ribbon
are effective upon evening gowns of
Brussels net.
Triple scalloped and dot-embroidered
collars lie fat about the neck Of
dainty dressing sacque.
Among the prettiest sleeves for eye
ming gowns are those which are COM
posed of row upon row of lace rufies
A well-shaped petticoat is as nee
essary as correct shaping OF the
gown, to ensure proper hang" Of the
skirt.
The diagonally striped suitinlN
lined of in indlstinct plaids are quite
popular in the larger cities; and make
uncommonly smart suits.
On one hand everything tends to
elabofateness and ON the other that
seyerest effects have entirely super
seded overturned elegance.
Buttons made of lace gathered to
covered mould around center OF
French knots are very effective
decoration for lace or other blouses.
A filmy aigrette outstanding among
the cluster Of artificial flowers that
composes a dainty hair ornament,
gives a graceful appearance of height
Gray is very fashionable, and in soft
materials 1t is especially beautiful
To get the best results the woman who
wears 1t must have bright color or the
effect will be cold.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Woman and Her Ways.

A woman with fiery temper isn't
necessarily warm-hearted.
Our idea of good wife is one who
helps her husband with the house
work.
And 1t sometimes happens that a
man never disagrees with his wife be-
cause he is a bachelor
When a girl tells young man that
she dreamed of him the night before
it's up to him to propose or get out
of the game.
How a pretty woman does love to
walk down the street with a homely
one!
When a man quarrels with his wife
he seldom. gets chance to say any
thing.
When a man tells woman he un-
derstands women he is at once classi-
fed as an easy mark.-New York
Journal.
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Had ouestIon AaItates Paris.

"I have frequently been a victim OF
the mushroom" monster, and, al
though there was a movement 18
months ago in Paris to suppress the
large hat at the theatre, and insist
upon women wearing small theatre
hats" nothing really came Of it.
Today they are bigger than ever.
At the same time it is only justice to
admit that certain theatre managers
have lent an ear to the growing COM
plants of their patrons, and the Paris
theatres may at the present moment
be divided into three categories--
those at which hats are not allowed
to be worn, those where hats are for
hidden in certain seats, and those
where hats may be worn anywhere.
It should, of course, be understood
that in the boxes or the higher bal
comics ladies are at liberty to please
themselves.
At the Opera, Comedie Franchise
and Opera Comique, they are not al
lowed to wear hats; at the Gate. Gym
nase, Sarah Bernhard, Reiane, An
toine, Palais Royal and Athenee The
aires hats are forbidden in the orches-
tro stalls, or at least in the front rows
At the Odeon, Vaudeville, Varieties
Nouveautes, Chatelet, FolIes Dra-
matiques, Porte Saint Martin, Ambigu,
Cluny, Dejazet, Trainon and the Grand
Guignol Theatres ladies may sit where
they please and wear the largest hats
obtainable-no one has the right to
indulge in a word Of protest.
We shall evidently have to wait
some time before the Parisienne
makes It rule when she goes to the
theatre to leave her hat behind her.
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rhe Mnmen Vino Smoke

It is no news that cigarette smoking
by women Is not tolerated in the public
rooms OF our hotels and restaurants
Women who smoke cigarettes In pub.
lie are still generally accounted vulgar,
If not actually wicked. in land where
the prejudices of Puritanlsm still sur
Vive.
No thoroughly. sophisticated Amer
lean woman of good breeding would
think Of lighting cigarette in New
York restaurant, because she would
know that the men who were putting
cigar smoke in her face would con-
sfder the act unladylike. When you
are in Europe you may do as you
please. BY the same token American
women visiting Paris will show them.
selves in certain well-known resorts
when they would shudder at the
thought Of going to New York or
Chicago restaurant Of the same quail
ity.
Perhaps In q few years more the
last traces Of our Puritanism may dis.
appear. Perhaps not There may be
a revival Of old prejudices and be-
liefs. Meanwhile the managers OF
our hotels are to be commended for
prohibiting cigarette smoking by wo-
men, because they are acting in ac-
cord with public opinion.
Nevertheless, everybody who knows
the ways of the world at all, knows
that the women do smoke cigarettes
nowadays, and knows also that the
cigarette habit is no worse for them,
morally or hyglenIcally, than It Is
for the men. We are no better than
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Houses DestrOyed BY Earthouak..

Port-Au-Prince, Hayti.--A serious
earthquake has occurred at Gonaives,
65 miles northwest OF this city. A
few houses have been destroyed and
others were damaged. No loss of life
has been reported. Communication
with the town is broken.
The shocks continue. The first was
followed by tidal wave Among the
buildings destroyed are the CONNER
cial houses of Hermann, Addor &
Jolibert.
Gonaives is one OF the most thriving
towns Of the Haytien republic. 1t is
situated on the bay or gulf of Gonaives
65 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince
1t has good harbor. 1t exports coffee,
dyewoods and cotton, and imports from
the United States dry goods and pro-
visions. Gonaives is bishops see ant
has population Of about 5000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Four Kind of Wives.

Some women in marrying demand
all and give all; with good men they
are the happy; with base men they
are the broken-hearted.
Some demand everything and give
little; with weak men they are tyr
ants; with strong men they are the di-
vorced.
Some demand little and give all;
with congenial souls they are already
In heaven; with uncongenial they are
soon in their graves.
Some give little and demand little;
they are the heartless, and they bring
neither the Joy of life nor the peace
OF death.-James Lane Allen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
The Call Of Courtesy.


Other women when they entered
the car had been forced to walk down
to the other end before they could find
seats, but when the little, white-faced
nun came in, no sooner had she
appeared at the door than we'll
dressed young man, two laborers and
a newsboy arose simultaneously and
offered their seats. The little nun ac-
knOwledged their courtesy with a
grave smile and lowering Of the eyNf
lashes. AS she sank into seat the
car gave a lurch. The young man
caught her by the elbow and gently
lowered her to her seat.
That was a beautiful sight to me-"
said the man across the aisle to his
friend. did you notice how respect
fully all four of those fellows sprang
to their feet when she entered and
how tenderly the young chap handled
her as he assisted her to a seat?"
"Oh, don't know" answered the
friend. "You didn't see them jump up
and offer their seats when the other
women entered, did you? To my
mind the incident meant nothing ex-
cept those four fellows are Catholics,
and they were instinctiYely showing
respect to a woman of their faith"
Il think it meant more than that"
said the other. 1T was the instructive
homage that every man pays to the
woman who he knows is good. Her uni
form is badge of goodness, and the
purity and gentleness in that woman's
face would make any man feel that
yielding her his seat was privilege.
The average woman enters a car and
by her air and expression fairly de-
mands seat. The result is that
she doesn't get it half the time.
dare say all four of those men felt
rewarded by the look the little sister
gave them. The average woman mere
ly acknowledges courtesy of the
kind, when she acknowledges 1t at ALL
by cold Thanks New York men
may not be an especially polite set,
but I've never seen little nun stand
ing in crowded car yet. New York
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18

what is it used for?" said the man
What win become of that shori
hair which l have been carrying aboul
under my hat?"
Well" said the barber, some OF
it will so into mortar. some of it viii,
stun furniture. but most of Il will be
made into those fine strainers which
are used to clarity the best syrups.
There are no strainers equal
those woven Of short human hair, ant
for all that we BARRIERS can supply tn,
strainer makers keep up a steady de
mand.-Phladelphia Bulletin
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CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK
FRIDAY,
january 10. 1909.

FRIDAY, January 10, 1903
Only one additional Thaw juror
sworn for day; defendant shows flash
OF bad temper, the consequence OF
which even his wife is made to share
White Star line cuts steerage rate
to 500 because of war with Cunard In
terests, and general rate slashing is
likely.
John Grimm and Thomas King, B. &
A. Railroad laborers, killed by train,
IN SGsstGa. ~. e.,
Discussion in senate over Hale's
naval personnel bill indicates airing
Of Brownson episode is to come.
Body Of Capt. Harry p. Smith, of the
schooner Richard S. Leaning, wrecked
three years ago. in Nantucket sound,
identified.
About 5000 persons view body of
George Dixon. the colored boxer, after
funeral in Charles st. A. NJ. E. church
In Boston.
Judge Kohlsaat renders a decision
for government in Capt. Oberlin NJ.
Carter case at Chicago,
Fred w, Elliott taken to New Jer.
sey as accessory after fact In Whit
more murder.
Pallium for Archbishop O'Conne!l
arrives in Boston, and bestowad cere-
mony will take place Jan. 29.
Simon Ford knocks" President
Roosevelt at banquet at Hotel Mems
association In New York.
Higher court In San Francisco sets
aside Judgment in French restaurant
cases against Schmitz and Ruef.
Counsel for George w. Glover de.
nies that any proceedings have been
brought in South Dakota to have Mrs.
Mary Baker G, Eddy brought before
sanity commission.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18

Chief counsel for Thaw outlines ;
defence that will show his client
tainted by hereditary insanity, wal
mentally deficient as boy and man
and a madman when he shot STANFORD
White.
Fifty to rs, many of them womeI
and children, killed in fire and panic
at Boyertown, Penn.
Chicago congressman offers a bill
t. ieSr doYevies OF American heiressel
" Ex-Secre l'Orars
1~"iiV "e'ssIOI StenStS.
Congregation Of propaganda fails {,
appoint DR.. Hanna San Francisco co
adjutor.
Norwegian bark Queen arrives al
Boston after narrow escape from
wreck on Cape Cod.
Southern Democrats in vigorous de
fence of states rights in debate OF
penal code revision.
Hughes said to have asked Senator
Crane for conference on political sit
uation.
Fire destroys main building of the
c. B. Rathbun patent leather factory
at Canton, Mass.
Mrs. Ida c. Oberg returns to Mono
ton, N. B., after vain search for boy
kidnapped In Mattapan, Mass.
Funeral of George l.. Evans, general
manager of the Maine Central, takes
place at Portland.
Mrs, Grover Cleveland appointed to
board of managers of state village OF
epileptics at Skillman, N. J.
American officers entertained at Rio
Janeiro; Admiral Evans i'll with rheu.
matism, cannot attend fetes.
Contest of Crawford begins at
Scranton, Pa; forgery of will charged
against Schooley.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Rryan,s DOLLAR Dinner.

Lincoln, Neb. b.-Nearly 1900 political
friends and personal admirers of Will
liam J. Bryan jan Is, attended dol
lar Democratic dinner at the Audi
torium. Half as many more oecu-
pied seats as spectators.
The gathering was intended as an
Endorsement of Bryan's candidacy for
the presidential nomination.
The speeches were aggressively DEM
oeratic, but good words were said for
President Roosevelt and kindly ex-
pressions were made for radical Tead-
ers in the Republican party Phe
speeches. with the exception Of that.of
Gov Broward of Florida, were long,
with Mr. Bryan last on the program
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Larne rown NAV nlnnnnear.

Minas de Riotinto, Spain.-This town
Is threatened with complete destruction
by the subsidence of the ground. Large
gaps are visible in the principal streets
and 400 houses have been hastily evac-
uated The sinking of the ground is
believed to be due to the caving in OF
a portion Of the copper mines.
Minas de Riotinto is famous for its
copper mines, which are among the
most productive in the world. yielding
annually about 100000 tons OF metal.
Upward of 10000 persons are employed
in the mines.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18

DESPITE DENlALs.
Believed That Secretary Of the Treas
ury, Cortelyou, Has Reslaned.

Believed That Secretary Of the Treas
ury. cortelyou, Has Resigned.
New York, N. Y.--The World prints
the following under Washington
date:
George Won l.. Meyer, now postmas-
ter general, is the Presidents choice as
successor to George b. Cortelyou as
secretary of the treasury when MIR.
Cortelyou's resignation takes effect,
When questioned about it Mr.. Meyer
seemed desirOus to evade the subject.
Finally he said: II cannot discuss the
matter, for | have not been informed
oflicially Of Mr.. Cortelyou's resigna-
tion."
Mr. Meyer would leave the postoffice
department reluctantly. He is vitality
interested in his parcels post plan and
wishes to have 1t adopted by the
present congress, but II is well known
that the President regards Mr.. Meyer
as tHe one GSSssiiless iiiain of his TNhelGi
family, and there is little doubt that
the President will have his way.
Mr.. Cortelyou made general denial
OF the statement that he had resigned
from the cabinet to accept the presi-
dency of the Knickerbocker trust COM
pany, This denial was reprinted in the
afternoon papers of Washington, but
the secretary Of the treasury has re-
fused to discuss the subject.
A statement from New York was
shown to him, to the effect that Her
bert l.. Satterlee, son-in-law of j. p.
Morgan, said that the presidency of
the Knickerbocker trust company had
been offered to Mr.. Cortelyou, but that
the announcement of his acceptance
must come from Washington. To this
Mr.. Cortelyou said that he had no an
nouncement to make at this time. AT
the White House there is no denial
of the Cortelyou resignation, nor is
there confirmation. Reports of de-
nial, printed in afternoon papers here,
were based simply on the fact that
Mr.. Loeb refused to discuss the mat
ter at all.
After repeated urging by the report
er to make statement, the following |
was said by Mr.. Cortelyous secre-
tary:
There is absolutely no truth in the
reports either that the secretary has |
resigned or that he has accepted the |
position of president of the Knicker |
booker trust company"
The days development in the casi
is that Mr.. Cortelyous resignation was
made orally to the President at the
close of violent scene between them
and accepted on the spot. The writ
ten resignation is to follow as soon as
Mr.. Cortelyou has been able to get his
future arranged. 1t is upon this tech
nicality that Mr.. Cortelyou is standing
In his denials.
The scene between the two men,
which was closed by Mr.. Cortelyou's
resignation from the cabinet, was
merely the final one of series of in
terviews constantly increasing in bit
terness. AS result of it the secre-
tary and the President have had nc
communication since, except of the
most formal official character. They
have broken completely with each 9th
er and are enemies Mr.. Cortelyou's
relations with nearly the whole cab
met are almost equally strained. They
have all taken their chiefs side o.
The controversy, and most of them have
carried their feeling on the subject I
The point of coldness
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
Fashion Not FlckIe.

People talk about the fckleness OF
fashion, but as matter of fact there
is nothing more distressingly con-
stant," says dressmaker, How long
have we worn blouses? How many
years did boleros reign? What ages
1t seems since we took to stripes? All
these things are not OF yesterday. The
faithfulness of fashion is tedious. Al
ter many seasons velvet is still her
only love. Some of us had hoped for
change, but 1t is not to be."-New
York Tribune.
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Barber Saves The clIpplnu,.

The barber as his patron arose
shook from the apron to the floor the
short locks that he had clipped from
the mans head and a boy appeared
swept up the hair and placed 1t care
fully in large bag.
HAS 1t got any use?" asked the
patron, with an interested and pleased
smile.
"of course 1t has, said the barber.
Would save 1t otherwise?"
But II is shortl"
mo matter 1t has It's uses"
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wom.n,s Hat. wlnals...

Haverhill, Mass The four leading
milllners OF this city have been sum.
mole6 to appear in the district court
t. answer to complaints cFMsinr
tI,m with having biIls feathers in
their possession contrary to thr las
AS a result of the news beecming
kLpwn, women at the. eycning opera
we've only feathsrlsjl and winsless
hats, hastily dismantled
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-18
WEDNESDAY,
January IS, 1901

"ED'NGSOrN'I " SaHda'g 10 i0SO'
Jerome, reversing his attitude OF
first trial, fights Introduction of in
sanity testimony on behalf Of Thaw
and succeeds in shutting out some OF
Mr.. Littletons witnesses.
Plant of w. A. Murtfeldt company,
South Boston, destroyed by fire; loss
$4,000.
Boyertown theatre fire has II vic.
Tins, many beyond identification and
large majority women and girls.
Boston city charter bill placing pow.
er in hands of mayor and six munich
pal directors and providing election
privileges for nonresident business
men and taxpayers on file. at state
house.
Balaklala copper company meeting
votes to organize new. concern to
finance interests and elects entirely
new directorate.
Gov Guild of Massachusetts, at shoe
mems banquet in New York says
special session of congress will be de-
manded for the revision of the tariff 1
Fire underwriters vote down prop
osition to define scope of policies COW
ering goods placed temporarily on
sidewalk.
Despondent because of illness, Fred
Hartley. Boston wool merchant, COM
mits suicide.
Independence league of Massachu-
setts prepares way for supreme court
case regarding standing as party in
state.
Money for political purposes dis
cussed in the national house of rep
resentatives.
Delegates to the National Guard as
socia ion witness the firing of big
guns at winthrop.
Mrs. Rose Trainor. assaulted by ne
gro on Boston common, beats him off |
after struggle.
Admlrals and officers of battleship |
feet entertained at Rio Janeiro.
Secretary Taft speaks in Philadel-
phia
Two men hold up and rob priest and |
his clerk in parish house at Haverhill,
Mass.
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Mime. could comlnn Homo.

Paris--Mme. Anna Gould told a
frienu recently she soon would sell all
her property in France and fix her per
manent residence in America.
This will put an end foreve-. |
lope, to untrue reports attrlbuting 10
me marriage intentions which never
have entered my mind" said Nine
Gould.
'Mhile in the United States" she
went on to say. Il shall devote M life
10 he education Of my children.
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THURSDAY.
january 1s, 1908.

- "SN'J w t~SNs
New England persons get medals
and money from the Carnegie hero
fund commission.
Counsel for Thaw spends day piling
up testimony of witnesses who came
in contact down to the day of the shoot
ing and who thought him irrational in
word and action.
Miss Catherine |. McDOnough of Cen.
tralville, Mass. falls to death from
roof of shed at her home.
American birds bought at Boston
poultry show for export to Egypt.
Supreme court decision for New
Haven road In custer proceedings
brought by Atty. Gen. Malone.
Pres. Penna of Brazil gives a break.
fast for the officers of the American
feet at Rio Janeiro.
National Guard convention at BOs.
ton closes.
Massachusetts, fish and game pro.
lection association elects officers.
lucius Tuttle elected president OF
Boston merchants association.
Prof Edward Henry Strobel, form
erly Of faculty at Harvard. but re.
Gently adviser to the king of Siam, dies
Mt Bangkok.
Postmaster Leon F. Sampson of
Hanover N. H., robbed of S57O
and gold watch at postofhce.
In spite of denial, New York World
says Secretary Cortelyous resigna.
ton is known to have been accepted
by the president at end Of quarrel
Penal laws bill undergoing import
ant changes in the national house.
Cunard steamship line makes par
tial concession in the rate war; slash
ing of prices continues.
Completed list of the dead In the
Boyertown, Penn, fire is 40.
Earthquake destroys some houses
In Gonaives, Hayti.
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Major pldnY rske reut Rins.

WasLinston-on account OF disabil'
tiles incurred in the l:ue Of duiy, Mai
Francis ]. Ives, surgeon, will be
placed on the retired list of the army,
to take effect April 20 next, and he
has been granted leave of absence un-
I'll that date. He was one of the Off
GERS who failed to take the test ride,