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citizens who had failed to observe the
best policy in this respect, with a per-
centage of 6s.6 persons among those
present at the federal boarding house
On the other hand. only 4.s per cent
were held for offenses against public
policy 1t Is thought that the pres
ence OF our national legislators in the
district for so many years has tended
to make the officals less sensitive in
respect to such offenses, Wyoming fol-
lowed the district OF Columbia a close
second in violations of the property
rights of others. with 60 per cent OF
prisoners on this charge. The most
conscientious people seem to inhabit
New Jersey. only 1875 per cent OF pris-
oners being held for offenses against
property, followed by Massachusetts.
with percentage of I4S Imprisoned
for theft or robbery.
TO get at the real. downright wicked
ness of community it is necessary to
ascertain the degree of security of hu
man life therein. Measured bv this
criterion, we find that whereas Massa-
chusetts stands eighth in the list of
states having the greater proportion
OF prisoners to population. there are
about as few murGers In this old COM
monwcalth. relative to number OF in
habitants, as in any state OF the union.
Only Maine and Wisconsin had a lower
ratio OF commitments for homicide in
1903 than has Massachusetts,. Con-
yersely, we find that whereas New Mex
leo, Tor instance. stands sixteenth in
the list OF communities with high ratios
OF prisoners to total population. she
stands fourth in the list of states and
territories having the greatest propor-
tion OF convicts held for homicide And
while Arizona stands twenty-seventh
in the list graced by proportion OF
prisoners held for crimes against the
person, she stands highest in proper
tion of prisoners held for homicide.
with ratio in 1904 of sell per one
hundred thousand of population held on
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kinds of objections. These are over
come one by one by the overanxious
sucker. When he offers $50 as the first
payment, however, the clerk hits
nail. Never would he (the musician)
put his violin in the hands of strangers
without the full price-s15e. He doesn't
know much about business, but he
doesn't intend to take chances of being
swindled. He assumes that the sales
man Is buying for some ono else and
offers him small sum IL he will tell
MIN fthe musician) the real purchasers
address. Naturally. the victim, seeing
his extra profits dwindling. refuses.
The upshot of the whole matter is
that the musician walks out with the
violin, saying he will return tomorrow.
and IL the money is forthcoming he
will do Observation-Disclosures not The
clerk calls on bis buyer and asks for
the full amount. For evident business
reasons the buyer refuses and requests
that the fiddler" be sent to him II the
clerk can't handle the case. If the
salesman does this, the deal falls
through; but he does not generally. In
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i lENWlt (U[RkQOu 9ll
ACHRONICLEO :
THE DN15o OF COLE

feeble voice l seemed to listen and II
came again and again. She was in dis
tress and wanted me- without further
urging 1 left the bed and advanced
toward the door 1t ratified noisiIy in
its casing and the ship was seesawing
so violently that for every two steps
forward I took one back. 1 reached it
at length and with difficulty forced it
open. Once outside 1 was literally
hurled against the far side of the ship
and had to hold firmly to the railing
to maintain my position. The rain was
dashed horizontally across the deck
= dress was soon drenched. But
aa t,ie the thin, insistent voice
was distinctly audible. No longer hes
itating, 1 climbed over the railing and
clutching tenaciously to a lengthwiss
plank that had been uprooted by the
blast. l began sliding down the side
OF the ship. When l reached the bot
tom 1 do not remember what happened,
but after an interminable length Of
time 1 found myself. completely ex-
hausted, in the garden of our old home.
L rested a moment and then tried in
succession all the entrances to tho
house. In vain. They were all fart
locked. 1 came again TO the rear yard.
guided by blind intuition that here
would find means of entrance. I seemed
suddenly TO remember about the ladder
reaching from the ground to the hall
of the second story light from
within revealed the window at the end
Of this ladder to be open. and with in
finite pains I mounted to the top. Once
in the hall, I crept noiselessly to Ell
lens room. The door was ajar and
saw Lou in the farther corner bending
toward what I supposed was the bed and
Kate standing near the entrance, her
face shaded. 1 pushed the door open
and stepped in. A dull, aching pain
.dinused itself over me. Ellen. pale,
emaciated, delirious. tossed uneasily on
the bed. But I was scarce in the room
when she sat up and called out with
ringing triumph in her voice, There's
jimmy; 1 told you she'd come, Kate 1
moved nearer and leaned toward her.
She caught me in fierce embrace, re-
peating again and again, 'Jinny's here!
Jinny's herev
Virginia was carried away with her
recital and seemed actually to accept
the dream as true. She looked to ne
for explanation. I gave the best 1 had,
but it was unsatisfying.
You think much of Ellen, awake"
said, "ano naturally enough continue
TO do SO asleep. Your sister is doubt
less well and happy. but the sleeping
mind lscks discrimination. It knows
only one moad--Its own. Your cireunn-
stances. your surroundings. at present
are dark hued and the mind uses the
one background for ali actors"
But when / was alone for a space
walked over TO the other side OF
the ship. certain of a very easy means
of verifying one point OF the dream
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OF Alabama. Arkansas. Kentucky. Ten
nessee or North Carolina yet In all
these last named states the ratios
or prisoners to total population are
lower than in the commemorative of
the north. The reason for this Is that
many offenses punishable by impr.son-
ment in New England are absolved in
the south merely by paying of a fine.
or are even passed by unnoticed. which
IS true also of many regions of the
west.
In the eastern states north of Mary
land the percentages OF arrests for Of
fenses against the person is rela-
lively small. and offenses against
public policy" such as vagrapcy, dis
orderly conduct, drunkenness. viola
tion OF liquor laws. etc. are relatively
numerous. averaging for tho north
Atlantic division 71.9 per cent of all
arrests made; whereas the proportion
OF SUCH commitments in the south At
iantic division is only about 30 per
cent OF the total, running down to
nlninun of 1875 per cent in Florida.
whereas but G.S per cent of the pris-
oneTs OF tho north Atlantic division
were convicted OF affenses against the
person, in the south Atlantic 21.3 per
cent, and in the south central states
as.s per cent. were imprisoned for
crimes against the person. In Maine,
Massachusetts and New York less
than per cent of the prison popula-
tion had been committed for offenses
against the person. In Tennessee, Al
ALBANIA. Mississippi. Arkansas and
New Mexico, from 2S per cent to s33
per cent OF prisoners were held in 1904
for crimes against the person. In Cal
ifornia only per cent OF prisoners
were held for offenses against the per-
son, while 1913 had become guests of
the state for disregard of public pol
icy" and 1873 per cent for failure to
distinguish between mine" and
thine The district of Columbia was
supporting the largest proportion of
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NO" she said. 7 an not supersti-
tious. but we were 50. much to each
other and last night seemed to waken,
even in my sleep and Ellen her face
radiant. stood at the foot of our bed
She was. in shroud of white satin.
her arm extended: pointing 10 the east
She was speaking in low, dnlcet tones,
but could not hear Fsar grtpped. me
and l. sat up aghast. The expression
of my face must have annoyed hev for
she said, Be not. startled. little ones
it is only DEATH and began gradually
to fade away:
1t is a happy portent. petite: L
said. Like as not we. viii leafn your
little sisters marriage. when we get
to San Francisco." But she shook her
head.
March TO-. 1852. red letter day. We
left the now hated vessel to begin q
new life in the Golden state. Our first
trip was to the postofhce. and We jour
neyed-it was literally a journey for
it lay through endless sand hills--tO
our temporary quarters at Bush and
Kearny streets. with goOdl.~ budget
of letters We sat before a fireplace.
which,. though poor enough. was 10 us
the very topnotch of luxury. Virginia
was visibly moved Her strength un-
der the long strain was waning. After
reading few letters, from home. all
of which marveied at our silence and
expressed great anxiety or our well
fare. she came upon one which incl
dentally mentioned the fact of EIlen's
having a cold. 1t was too much. With
out further effort she handed over the
packet marked from New Orleans
to me.
The first one / opened was rot calcu-
IL ed to reas5ure us. Ellen continues
to grow worse" 1t said. and we have
grave fears for her recovery" IN the
next was no attempt at laugh or Joke.
1t was dated January 2 and among
other things remarked. Our little sis
ter continues to fail. She is uncon-
scious most, of the time and calls con-
tinually for you. She cannot UNDER
stand your absence and last night in a
delirium she sprang up In bed and
rocked herself to and fro. calling out
1oyfully that you were here"
Poor jimmy. As 1 put my arm around
her she let her head fall on my sh0ul-
ders and knew what woeful grief she
suffered.
~Oh. it is true" she msaned. 1T was
the very night OF my dream She is
dead" 49,.
True indeed. In the last letter. Feb
ruary Is. we learned that Ellen. had
died early In the afternoon OF Febru- i.
airy 8, and the rest Of the particulars
.corresponded to the dot to the descrip-
tion virginia gave me and which I
have set down in this diary in. their
proper place
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tants. was far in the lead jim point OF
criminal population. Nevada. Montana
and California, while well 10 the fore
az centers of criminal culture, were not
fast enough for the land of the all day
thirst. Strange 20 say staid old Massa-
chusetts. despite her reputation for
conventionality. was fifth from the
highest in the calendar OF crime How
ever. the recently published census on
the prison population OF the United
States shows that the proud old Bay
state has been losing ground as a
center OF this particular brand OF "cul-
ture,'' occupying as it now does eighth
place in the list Of states and terrific
ries having greatest ratio of prisoners
to number of inhabitants This change
is partly due TO an actual decrease in
her prison population relative to
growth OF inhabitants and partly to
very decided increase in the proportion
of prisoners to population in o.her
states. notably in Wyoming. Florida,
West Virginia and Kansas, the increase
in the prohibition state. however, be-
ing largely due to recruits from less
arid regions Leavenworth being the
seat of a large federal prison. Since
1890 the criminal population OF Wyom-
ing has augmented by $40 for each
100000 of inhabitants, Florida by 25.1,
West Virginia by Ill. Kansas BY 17s
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NAV g. 1S51:-Day mot soon
to be forgotten. a warm sun
il peeking through the vine. lat
tieed windows and a soft
breeze. 1raught with the sweet scent
or early summer blooms called me into
the garden. Our native New orleans
had. never seemed so pleasant and now
as saw the faithful darkies piling out
trunks and valises realized with a
new psng- the pain that parting meant.
But we were young, and my pretty
bride Virginia. and the wonders OF the
Golden state. the spirit of adventure
exhiIarated us. So with comparatively
easy hearts we bade farewell to the
old homestead and all the dear folk.
to embark on the steamer Fanny for
san Francisco.
Thirty days or little more and we
would reach our destination. But alasi
Thirty days and 10 months more OF
bufeting vainly with winds, tempest
and hunger confronted us. Our steam
er condemned. we had been forced to
take passage on poorly appointed
sailing vessel Iudicrously inadequate
for the journey.
January 2, 1s52.-Eight months of
this narrowing life has told cruelty
upon us. Our number sadly depleted.
The friends of yesterday are dead to-
day. We are getting used to the grew
someness Of a sea funeral Last night
fearfui storm awakened me. A
deviIish wind was playing havoc with
cur SAILS and the rain pounded so
fercely against a little window in our
room that waited each moment to see
il shattered to atoms. Our feeble yes
sci. with no pretense Of resistance.
whirled ceaselessly in mad merry
go-round. Barren, bleak. desolate.
Dear God-for even a thin streak Of
sunshine.
sat leaning on my elbow, awed by
the might Of the elements A mo-
mentsry lull and an uneasy movement
from my wife drew my attention. She
was sighing heavily, as though from
extreme exertion. laid my hand on
neI loEeHeSC- II was Damp Win per-
spiration. Jimmy. dear" / said. what
ais you?1 But she did not answer and,
tire sighs giving place to relieved
smile. ! concluded that an unpleasant
dream had disturbed her
4 calm. gray day supplanted the
restless night Virginia and L were on
the deck. She was pale. wan and trou-
bIed, and when companion came to
tell US that another and, this time. a
young woman had died i drew her
closer to me- A siekening revulsion
seized me and I put cut my hand to
shut out the dresr prospect, the grim
possibility. Jimmy, dear. are you ill?"
/ asked.
she shook her head and then after a
considerable. pause began in ner-
vous voice: Edmund. had strange
dream. last night. had been sleeping
peacefully when. without prelude, 1
heard Ellen calling to me in distant.
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BY MAYNARD Shipley

? JHEN the census of 1890 was
published it was shown that
Arizona. with ratio of 1873
prisoners per 100. 900 of inhabi-
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MA 3, lS51.-Day mot soon
to be forgotten. a warm sun
peeking through the vine lat
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TIT n old swindle and a successful.
one. too. goes under. the name of
IA the violin sale" The game ig
:. y worked in such a manner as to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-17
Balloon Fell Into the Sea.

Berlin.-Only one OF the balloons
that started in the race for the inter
national trophy on Sunday from
Schmargendorf is unaccounted for.
This is the German balloon Busley,
under the command of DR.. Niemeyer
with Hans Hiedemann as assistant.
Dispatches received here early in
the day from Cuxhaven announced
that the Spanish contestant Castillo
had dropped into the ocean six miles
north Of Heligoland and that the navi.
gators Montojo and Robero had been
rescued by fishermen.
A despatch has been received, dated
Oct, IA, from Molde, Norway, telling of
the descent Of the Swiss balloon Helve.
tia to the ocean and the rescue Of Co.
lonial Schaeck and q. Messner. The
despatch read as follows:
Fishing boat this afternoon rescued
occupants of balloon Helvetia at the
last moment as they were sinking, the
gas being totally exhausted The bal.
loon was saved. Schaeck and Mess
ner remained here over night and pro.
ceed to Christiansund tomorrow"
Molde is only 80 miles southwest OF
Christiansund and in order to reach
this point the Helvetia must have
travelled about 1850 kilometres, or us
miles in direct line, and must have
travelled over the Skagerrak or the
still greater body Of the North sea.
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WOODSTOCK. w. SATURDAY.. OCTOBE.
CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK

Taft again declares he is going to
win.
DR.. Wilbur Crafts pictures President
Roosevelt as president OF the world
TUESDAY, Oct. 1s, 1908
Grace Dandy the Mad Venus" sur
renders to the Boston police.
Enthusiastic ratification meeting oi
Republican club of Massachusetts ad
dressed by Draper, rockingham, Gar
field and Lodge.
Connecticut manufacturers warn w
II. Taft to avoid candidate Lilley when
he tours that state.
Steamer Horatius brings to Boston
the captain and Ave of wrecked Sir
roccos crew.
Boston associated board of trade
confirms vote of dissolution and votes
to merge with Boston Merchants as
sociation.
Bulgaria's ruler enters capital as
"czar;" Britain willing to have inter
national conference of broader scope
than first proposed; Turkish warships
headed toward Crete.
Reports circulating that Maxine Ell
lott is to marry recent sweetheart Of
Edna Goodrich.
Bryan in Lincoln replies to Gov
Hughes on the trust remedy.
Taft in Ohio speeches declares him
self the benefactor of labor.
Convention of the Massachusetts
state branch, A. F.. of L., in Lowell.
Alton b. Parker in Ohio explains the
Harriman-ROo feud Of 1906.
Reception rendered Hon. James
Bryce, British ambassador, by British
societies of Boston.
Feeling strong in Washington that
Rev. Dr. Mann will accept Office oi
bishop.
Pres. Gompers in circular condemns
rule by courts.
New Boston & Maine directorate, Il
is asserted, will be under New Eng
land control.
Indication that Lynn strikers will
return to 26 shops and that whole
trouble will soon be ended.
Sturgis deputies make many raids
at Bangor, Me.
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looking for Oriental Traffic.

Chicago, Ill.-The management OF the
81. Paul road believes that the vest
ern transcontinental lines are fighting
shadows with respect to the problem
Of oriental trafic and oriental freight
rates Announcement has, therefore,
been made that the St. Paul purposes
engaging In the oriental export and
import trade and will pursue a vigor-
Gus and liberal policy with respect
to II.
The action OF the other railroads in
practically going out OF this business
by publishing inland proportions OF
export rates which will not move the
business, does not have the sympathy
of the st. Paul management, which will
be In position to accept shipments from
the middle west for Japan, China and
the Philippines as soon as the coast ex-
tension is completed, The position OF
ber of the interstate commerce COM
after a long conference with mem
ebr of the interstate commerce COM
mission, during which the entire ex-
port situation was gone over
Although no assurance was received
by the st. Paul officials, 1t seems GER
tain that the commission would do
nothing in aid of any shippers who
might protest that the export rates
were too low in comparison with the
inland rates. The situation has re-
solved itself into this: The proper
tions of export and import rates shall
be published. The railroads say they
cannot do this and compete with the
Suez canal route, as the eMgencies Of
the business require hasty changes in
the rates and also secrecy.
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invention by Emperor william.

Berlin-Emperor William has In
vented q new hub and brake for rail-
road trains and automobiles which Is
described as offering the greatest pos
sible guarantee against accident aris-
Ing from the failure of existing brakes
to operate when called upon.
Some time ago Emperor William
took a most lively interest in this
branch Of technical work, but he has
done nothing In 1t of recent years.
The recent accident on the elevated
railroad OF Berlin, however, revived
his interest and he spent part Of his
time during the recent holiday in the
country In working out the present de-
vice. The practical experiments with
1t have not yet been completed.
Emperor William, who at one time
was a pupil of Prof. Slavy, will re-
sumo his studies in advanced techni-
cal science in the professors labora-
tory after the end of the winter So
cial season.
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FRIDAY,

FRIDAY, October 9, 1908.
New York Yacht clubs admission
that present racing rules are satisfac-
tory gives new opening for challenge
by Upton.
Steamer Michigan at Liverpool with
two fishermen lost from Gloucester
schooner.
Four hurst in collision of electric
cars at Lisbon Falls, Me,
Taft registers as voter in Cincin-
natl and arranges his itinerary with
Vorys.
Government abandons efforts to take
U. s. cruiser from rocks in Buzzards
Bay and wreckers will be asked to bid
on work.
Capt. Charles B. Stiles, head clerk Of
street permit department of Boston,
drops dead at home in Ashmont.
James H. Babcock, whose family at
Wakefield, r. l., thought him dead,
writes home
Stephen A. Douglas, son of Lincoln s
political rival, dies suddenly
Diversion of trains to new tracks Of
the elevated at North station; changes
at Sullivan square and Dudley street.
Col. Stewards plea for the summon
ing of his witnesses and permission to
take ride or walk test denied by army
retiring board.
Bishop o'Donnell cables thanks for
$4,000 gift from United Irish league.
Bryan offers a specific lesson on cam
paign publicity, with Republican ex-
amples.
Wilbur Wright makes several flights
at lie Mans with passengers.
Calumet & Hecla mining company
can vote stock and proxies Of 0sceola
company.
Reports at Washington show ma
tional banks in Massachusetts and
New Hampshire in good condition.
Providence, r. l., Democrats nomin-
ate state candidates.
In two hours $500 is contributed to
campaign fund by Portland Democrats.
Only danger of war remaining in
Balkan situation is between Servia
and Austria; powers reaching. accord
regarding conference; Turkey wants
peace.
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Bomb Floors Policemen.

New York.-There was terrific ex-
plosion, said to have been caused by
bomb, in big tent occupied by the
taxicabs and repair shops of the New
York Taxicab company at Fifty-sev-
enth street and Eighth avenue at 2 a.
M, Wednesday, just after three auto.
mobiles had scurrded east through
Fifty-seventh street, The police un-
hesitatingly declared it was the work
OF striking chauffeurs or their sym.
pathizers.
The bomb landed just inside the
fence and under the edge of the tent,
only few feet from a tank of gaso-
lene. Firebrands were hurled on the
sides of the tent, and for a time 1t
looked as If the gasolene tank would
explode.
So great was the concussion that a
policeman, who was standing on
Eighth avenue, was hurled from his
feet. Inside the tent were II special
policemen. Not man was left stand
ing. The explosion was heard for a
radius of half mile or more.
Not an arrest was made.
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nutch ultlmatum 10 venezuela.

Caracas.--"The revocation of the do
cree of May IA is demanded in the
most energetic manner. The govern
ment Of Venezuela must from this mo-
ment and without delay fulfill the pro-
tocol Of 1894 and not prolong the In
tolerable state of affairs which it
has created by the decree Of May H."
These are the words Of the minister
for foreign affairs Of the Netherlands
in his note of Aug. 20, in which he an
swers Venezuela's communication tell
ing Of the summary dismissal Of Minis
ter De Reus from Caracas. 1t is gen.
orally understood here that Venezuela
will not give in to any of Hollands
demands, that Venezuela is being pre-
pared to resist invasion and that the
many big coast defense guns have
been made ready for any emergency.