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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
rraln threw Girls from Auto

New York-Drlving her big car,
with two girl friends for passengers,
Miss Susan Bliss, daughter of a Jer.
sey City lumber merchant, attempted
to cross the railroad tracks at High.
wood, ~ j., the other afternoon when
a northbound train was dashing past
the station behind southbound train
and could not be seen. The young wo-
man had stopped her automobile at
the track for the southbound train to
pull out and then started to cross.
When she saw the other train she put
on full speed but the engine struck
the automobile and tossed II aside in.
to the air.
Miss Eta Almond landed on the
cowcatcher and chung there. Her sis
ter, Miss Clara Almond, was thrown
on the station platform. Miss Bliss
did not let go of the driving wheel
and was caught in the machine when
it overturned. None of the young wo
men were seriously injured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
TURNS TO GREECE.
Island Of Crete Shakes of Turkish
Rule Amid Great Rejoicing.

islahu OF Srete SNAKES OH turkish
Rule Amid Great Rejoicing.
Canea, Island OF Crete.-A decree
announcing the union of Crete with
Greece was published here Wednesday
evening, Events leading up to the eli
max followed each other throughout
the day with dramatic rapidity. The
town was bedecked and early in the
morning people began flocking in from
all directions. There was much firing
Of guns and revolvers, together with
plenty of cheering, but perfect order
prevailed. Mussulmans mingled with
Christians freely and unmolested.
At o'clock in the afternoon a great
demonstration in favor of union with
Greece occurred on the military review
ground. More than 10000 people, one
of the largest crowds ever seen here,
gathered at this place. All the prom
inent revolutionary leaders appeared
and they were supported by the heads
of the different political parties, the
mayors of the towns, the clergy and
Others influential in the councils of the
Island Speeches were made declaring
that the peaceful political revolution
which they had assembled to consum-
mate was not directed against the pow
ers, but solely at proclaiming the is
lands union with the mother land.
They urged the people as a duty to
go respectfully and announce their de-
cislon to the representatives of the
powers, then call an assembly to con-
firm the peoples decision by an Off
cial vote.
Ten thousand men thereupon
marched singing and shouting to the
various consulates, leaving at each Of
these a written copy Of the resolu-
tions adopted, They then surged to
the governors palace and lowered the
flag Of Crete, raising the Greek flag in
Its place. The flags on all the public
buildings were similarly replaced by
the flag Of Greece.
With incessant and wild cheering for
the union the great procession made its
way to the fortress, where a Greek
flag also was sent up to the top Of
the Flagstaff, but the French troops
Insisted upon lowering it, and unfurled
the flag of Crete and those of the four
protecting powers. For a time there
was serious danger of disturbance, but
the leaders finally succeeded in restor-
ing quiet.
A special issue Of the government
Journal was distributed containing the
decree signed by five councillors, who
announce their compliance with the
peoples decision and direct all officials
heneeforth to conduct the business of
the country in the name of the Hellenic
government:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
An industrial Symposium.

A feature of the current issue Of
the Manufacturers Record, Of Balti-
more, Is collection of telegrapic re-
ports from the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, Illinois Steel Company, Repub-
lie Iron and Steel Companys Penn
sylvania Steel Company, and about
100 other leaders in every line of
manufacture in the country, dealing
with the business situation. These
manufacturing concerns also give
their opinions on the business pros
poets of the immediate future. The
Manufacturers Record, begun as an
exponent of the New South, indus
trially, has grown to be "the most
national of American business pa
pers," and this valuable symposium is
characteristic of its enterprlslng
methods. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
The Man Who Heard Voices
The Amazing Career of Frank W. Sanford.
BY FL ANDERSON.

1t became Sandford's dream to es-
tablish a Kingdom in the Holy Land,
and make it the centre of his scheme
Of world evangelization. The gift of
house in Jerusalem, and at Joppa
broad acres on which city could
thrive, furthered the idea, and he
hastened to acquire vessels. There
are three sailing ships in the fleet"
They comprise the Kingdom Yacht
Club" which some of the followers
thought a sportive title. For that
matter, there are a dozen horses in
Sandford's stables that can trot 2.2O
or better.
The secret of the remarkable rise
of Sandford is his infinite personal
force. His gray eyes have been de-
scribed as magnetic. He has been
called a paranoiac by several alien
lists, yet none of them have been able
to give satisfactory explanation OF
his extraordinary hold ON his follow
ers.
He is insistent, persistent, despotic.
He will brook no opposition to his
will, which is absolute law at Shiloh
which has been absolute law since
the day, fifteen years ago, when he
turned the first spadeful of sand on
the hilltop. His whole life has been
one of intense individualism. In his
baseball days he was the absolute
boss of the team; in his college days
his companions had to stand with
him or fall before him. When an
idea obtained ascendancy in his mind,
he worked it out to its conclusion as
he saw the conclusion. He did not
seek, nor did he accept, advice.
Coupled with this intense egotism the
development of the belief that he,
like Moses, Mohammed and Jean
dare, was divinely inspired, and had
direct communication from the Deity,
that the voices he heard were as real
as the whispering leaves of the trees
in the forest, where he prayed and
communed, and you have an explana-
tion of the man. The one idea that
he was sent obsessed him. Nothing
could daunt him. Fierce at times,
gentle as a weeping woman at others,
he pleaded, entreated, begged,
stormed and ragged. Intensely hui
man, with humor, with none Of the
sordid spirit that has marked his pro-
totypes, he was a man above all to
his people. His unlimited self-confi-
dence caused his followers not to
limit their confidence in him.
The psychology of the contagion OF
faith that met him is not difficult of
analysis. 1t is = state of mind COM
mon in country communities, similar
though more advanced, to the hys-
teria of a Georgia negro camp meet
ing. The French describe it as a
"Folie a Dieux," term for which we
have no equlvalent.-Frcm Harper's
Weekly,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10

its seed, A single cone contains from
200 to 800 seeds, which are about
one-fourth of an inch long by three
sixteenths wide. The seed OF this
giant of the forest is strikingly like
the seed of the parsnip,
Mr.. Muir says that no other sierra
confer produces nearly so many
seeds Millions are ripened annually
by single tree. "In fruitful year."
says Mr.. Muir, "the product of one OF
the northern groves would be enough
to plant all the mountain ranges of
the world. But few of the millions
of seed which fall to the ground ger
inmate, and of those that do perhaps
not one in 10000 is suffered to live
through the vicissitudes of storm,
drought, fire and snow crushing that
beset their youth"
All the sequoias in the giant forest
are monster trees, but the greatest OF
them all is a tree known as the Gem
eral Sherman. 1t is ESQ feet high,
and twelve feet above the ground has
circumference of eighty-two and
three-tenths feet. It's circumference
at the ground is 1O3 feet It is estI-
mated this tree contains SOC, 900 feet
of merchantable lumber. A timber
cruiser who examined this tree as a
curiosity said there was enough tim
ber in It to fence and cross fence 100
acres Of land, build seven room
house, barn and out buildings, and
leave enough refuse to supply fire.
wood for a year. From this tree
alone, he said, there could be con-
structed fifteen frame houses, each
two stories high. '
The second largest tree is called
the Abe Lincoln. This tree has a
diameter of thirty-two feet at its
base. At the south edge Of the giant
forest, near Moro rock, is a tree
known as the Theodore Roosevelt.
This tree is not as large as the other
two, but is more symmetrical.
York Sun. "a -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
Evans restlmonv Ends.

Manila-The taking of testimony in
he case of Lieut.. Frank T. Evans of
he battleship Louisiana, courtmar-
ialed on a charge of absenting him
ielf from his post while officer Of the
leck, disrespect to his superior Off
:er and intoxication, was concluded
Wednesday. There remains only the
summing up by his counsel.
The chief contest by the defence
was against the allegation of intoxica-
ion, and in this respect the evidence
s regarded as favorable to the ac,
,used officer. Lieut.. Evans admitted
hat he had left the deck while on
watch, but presented evidence to show
hat he went below to quell a slight
disturbance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
MONDAY,
October S, 1903.


Thomas W. Lawson, the Boston cop
per king, and his daughter thrown
from their carriage in runaway acci-
dent at North Scituate, Mass.
Steamship Ontario and coal barge
in collision in Boston harbor.
Atlantic battleship feet at Manila
safely outrides severe hurricane.
Taft to swind up campaign at
Youngstown, o., on night before cleo
tion.
Searching the Winthrop, Mass, fire
ruins; unconfirmed reports of more
\than one life having been lost.
Plans for Roosevelt tour of country
said to be ready for announcement
Harvard mems gold-hunting expe-
dition in West Indian waters fore
stalled by Jamaican party; little gold
found.
Safe blown in shop on Atlantic ave-
nue., Boston, by professional cracks
men, police think.
No attempt made to pull off U. S. s.
Yankee.
Lynn, Mass, board of trade and AS
sociated Charities will try to have
the 'lasters' strike settled by arbitra
tion.
Sylvester Campbell, Brunswick,
Me-, man accused of perjury against
his brother and other crimes, hangs
himself in jail.
Reward of $4,000 offered for capture
of man who got $85. 900 worth of bonds
from A. B. Turner & Co., and for re-
turn Of bonds.
Deputy controller OF the currency
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10

are well on in years and 1t is clear
that we haven't much longer to live.
Would you care to purchase our bod
les for your dissecting room?
"The dean hesitated.
" 1t Is an odd proposition, he NUT
tered.
But 1t is occasionally DONE said
the spokesman in an eager voice.
We'll said the dean, we might
arrange It, What price do. you ask?'
lover in Philadelphia, said the
spokesman, they gave US $4O,'"-
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
Woman and Hat.

See the woman with the hat! Is the
hat adorned with the feathers of llv-
ing birds? Yes, the hat is so adorned
with feathers torn from living birds.
If the woman knew that the feathers
have caused the birds almost as much
pain as they are causing the other
woman whom she is kissing on the
street, would she not be smitten with
remorseP
Quite likely, for she is naturally not
hard-hearted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
Too Much Business.

Mayor Speer of Denver was talking
the other day about pair of political
tricksters.
"They gave themselves away" he
said. Don't tricksters always give
themselves away? 1t reminds me OF
the two men who wanted to sell their
corpses for dissection.
"These two men, miserably clad
called on the dean of a medical col
lege in New York.
1--WE are both on the verge OF star
walton, SIR, the spokesman said. We
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK
FRIDAY,
October 2, 1908. |

FRIDAY, October 2, 1908.
After making speeches in flve doubt
full states, Taft declares he is going to
win.
Bryan declares it is a matter of COM
mon knowledge that contributions
have been used to secure mortgages on
officials and that position Of Taft and
Roosevelt is an insult to the voters.
Girl cashier attacked and robbed OF
$50 In front of her home in Dorchester,
Mass. $3.50 she had untouched.
Banquet to W. Cameron Forbes, vice
governor Of the Philippines, by Boston
merchants a notable gathering.
President McPhail of Boston typo
graphical union declares no man can
deliver union vote.
Price of milk goes up.
Counsel for Howard Gould secures
adjournment Of wife's alimony suit
Fifty aeroplanes on Wright model Or
dered by French syndicate.
Storm signals out for southern hur-
ricane.
Attorney General Bonaparte asks ear
ly trial day for suit of United States
against New Haven road
American bankers association de-
clares against deposit guarantee and
postal savings bank.
Steamer Germanicus arrives at Bos-
ton, after longest trip ON record from
Java.
International paper company issues
statement saying all its mills now
closed because of strike will resume
work at once. refusing further confer
ence looking to settlement with em-
ployes.
President unable to accept invitation
from Premier Deakin to visit Australia
on way to Africa.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann of Trinity
church, Boston, elected bishop of
Washington diocese.
Foraker asks that courts be allowed
to decide whether he has committed a
crime.
Chief Justice Aiken of the Massachu-
setts supreme court, appoints the
commission Of five to secure a uni
form probation system for the state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10

well, l expect to have about as
good a time this afternoon as ever
need" said Mrs. Jennings, briskly.
We've got load of Josiah Ponds ell.
egant stove wood coming this morn.
ing, and when my works done this
afternoon, I'm planning ts take
my crochet basket out into the shed
where it's cool and shady, and watch
Ez saw and split 1t for couple of
hours. That's what like about as
well as anything l can think of. |
do admire to see things going on!"--
Philadelphia Ledger,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
Issues statement opposing bank guar
anty proposition.
Mrs. Copley Thaw and her mother
go to Lenox, Mass, to live.

Mrs. Copley Thaw and her mother
go to Lenox, Mass, to live.
TUESDAY, october 8, 1908
War in Europe over Balkan situa
tion depends on Turkeys action; pow
ers will call conference and expect
to prevent war; likely to recognize
Bulgarian independence.
Debs given hearty welcome to Bos
ton by 10000 after speaking triI
across state; addresses big meeting
in Faneuil hall on faults OF old par
ties and capital
Taft quits Kansas and invades Mis-
souri,.
Bryan begins final tour of doubtful
states.
Longworth declares he made nc
reference to Roosevelt in 1916" In
speech at Rock Island, Ill.
Yom Kippur observed in Jewish
houses of worship.
Negro assailant of woman at Los
Angeles narrowly escapes mob in
court.
Little doubt of the death Of Robert
L. Clark, Harvard law student, in
lake of Geneva, Sept. 27.
Ancient and Honorable artillery
company of Massachusetts welcomed
at Detroit.
Bishop Tierney dies at Hartford,
Conn.
Sole survivor of wreck Of schooner
Beulah McCabe picked up.
School for navy yard prisoners
started at Charlestown, Mass.
Draper opens his campaign at Way
land, Mass.
Recognition of unions and removal
Of the alleged blacklist are now the
two chief demands of the Lynn strik.
ers.
Fire Commissioner Parker of Bos.
ton denies rumors of his giving up the
office.
Attempt to float cruiser Yankee un.
successful.
Diamonds and jewelry found in
ruins Of fire at Winthrop, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
Pleasure.

Go to the picnic? No, | guess
not!" and the energetic Mrs. Jen
nings looked scornfully at the ac
Quaintance who had ventured to sug
gest such a mishap. Il don't enjoy
Juggling my food three or four miles
into the bush for the sake of letting
other folks criticize it, and get all
eat up with gnat flies into the bar
gain. My notion of pleasure is some
thing quite different"
what is your notion OF pleasureY
inquired the visitor, curlously.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
CAPITAL Crimes.

In 1870 there were 160 capital
offenses in England, aud before the
end of the century the number had
greatly increased. To steal a sheep
or five shillings' worth of goods from
a shop was punishable by death. A
girl of twenty-five was hanged for
receiving a piece of wooden stun from
the person who had stolen little
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
THURSDAY.
October 8, 1908

SShSbOi o. lSOo
Explosion in grain elevator at Rich
ford, VT, caused the death of 13 per
sons; property loss estimated at $4OO,
600.
President Roosevelt says he will not
take stump for Mr.. Taft.
Schooner Juanita and 25 men lost;
captain is maniac after fierce fight
with dogs for plank.
Five Harvard men who went In the
Mayfiower in search of sunken Span.
ish gold In the Caribbean sea landed
at Baltimore, after perllous rescue
from their wrecked craft.
Trustees of Peabody fund for edu-
cation in south delay distribution of
$2,5OOO0O.
Mrs. Longworth defeats her hus-
band in race for train.
Employees of navy yards, armorles
and the like to- be paid weekly.
w. ]. Bryan and w. H. Taft guests
Of Chicago association of commerce
abstain from political discussion, but
good humoredly twit each other, much
to the delight Of their audience.
Crete breaks from Turkey and joins
Greece; Turkey asks attitude of pow
ers on near east.
Crown prince of Greece assassinat.
ed, says unconfrmed report.
New Haven road considers relations
with B. 6 NJ. prior to annual meeting
of latter satisfactory.
Prisoners at fort Adams, R. l., attack
sentinel and escape, but are recap
tured.
W. H. Taft addresses deep water
ways convention in Chicago.
Jerome, calling Thaw dangerous
paranoiac, withdraws from case.
Federal suit against alleged coal
trust resumed; agreements denied.
Harry A. Garfield installed as presi;
dent of Williams college.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
SATURDAY..
Oct. 8, 1908.

Fire at Winthrop, Mass, causes
damage Of $190,000; Crest hall, Ocean
View hotel and Crest Hall annex de-
stroyed, and number of fine cottages
badly damaged
Strikers numbering 1900 make dem
onstration at Lynn, Mass.
Nat G. Goodwin gets a decree of
divorce from Maxine Elliott.
Secretary Root IN conference at
White House until midnight.
Bryan answers Hughes objection to
him and attacks Republican conten-
ton as regards panics.
Taft complains of "Gomper's lies"
and "windjamming" in speech before
big crowd at Denver.
Ten thousand spectators see racing
auto hit officer at Brighton beach and
he will probably die.
International fisheries delegates Wis
1t Gloucester, Mass.
Massachusetts railroad commission
decides that express rates of Ameri-
can and National express companies
are excessive and unreasonable"
Senator Elkins discredits Paris re-
port fixing date Of daughters wedding
to Abruzzi.
Mrs. Emma Yule of Charlestown,
Mass, commits suicide.
Longworth proposes Roosevelt for
president from 1916 to 1924.
Taxicab chauffeur and two passen-
gers swept from achine by derrick
arm on Harvard bridge, Boston.
Ex-Alderman John ]. Kavanaugh
drops dead on street at Taunton,
Mass
Atty. Gen. Bonaparte sends demo-
cratic press committee in Chicago
summary of cases prosecuted against
trusts.
Col. Low in Washington, after In
specting proposed public building
sites in New England.
James Cameron of Manchester, N.
H., arrested while trying to sell jewel
ry worth $1,000 for SO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
InflexlbIs Breaks Records.

Glasgow.-The British cruiser In
flexible, at her official trials the other
day, attained a speed of 81 IA knots,
breaking all records. 1t was stated
after the trial that her speed would
have been greater had not the fog
hindered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
BIC EXPLOSION
Large Grain Elevator Blown
Up In Vermont

Thirteen Persons, Two Of Whom Were
Women, Are Killed and Many Badly
lnjured-Grain Dust Was Probably
Ignited by Suns Rays Through a
Window-Property Loss About $4oo,-
600.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
WHY THE REDWOODS SURVIVE.
Woodstock, lSEA&

Nature Throws About Them Her Own Protectop-
Man Could Have Marketed Them at Cost Not Pro-
hbiive These Relics Of Pre-Glacial Epoch Would
Have Fallen Before the Lumberman's Axe. - -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10
WEDNE SDAY,
October 7. 1908.

Balkan war regarded by European
powers as practically out of question;
proclamation Of Francis Joseph annex
ing two provinces at south Of Austria;
Bulgarian statement of break says it
was forced by Turkey.
]. Pierpont Morgan in control of
Boston & Maine stock; changes to be
made in the directorate.
Another midnight conference fol-
lows visit of Sheldon to president.
Union papermakers at Franklin, n.
H., accept reduction and mills will
resume today.
Woman's gift to Rockefeller, which
he refused, sold for customs dues.
T. B. Fitzpatrick of Boston sends
$4,000 to the Irish parliamentary
fund.
Roy Knabenshue and his assistant
have a narrow escape from death in
balloon at Pittsburg.
Marlboro, Mass, man hung 10 min
utes ON wire carrying 1900 volts; will
probably die.
L ColuChI . ldNOl VIII oSlNG W I6JlIO
junior of Col. Stewart on larger sal
airy than army eXile's.
New York taxicab strikers in riot.
Taft's reception at st. Louis fitting
climax for tour of the west.
Bryan, speaking to cheering thous.
ands in Iowa, declares Republican
party cannot escape responsibility for
panic.
Protracted shut down of w. L.
Douglas companys factories in
Brockton, Mass, feared in labor cir.
cles.
Peary started toward pole Aug. 49,.
says returning member of crew.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10

Eugene V, Debs maks a speaking
tour from Concord, N. H., to Provi-
dence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-10

With lmpudencs and wealth many a
man arrives" &
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-05-15
NEARLY CAUSED
A SHOOTING
Jealous Husband Assaults a Man by
Name of Smith Who Pulls Gun
in Self-DefenSe.

Wenatchee narrowly escaped a
shooting tragedy when John E. Mills,
a local barber assaulted a man by
the name of Smith, who was escort
ing Mrs Mills from a dance to her
home.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Smith, who
was dancing with Mrs. Mills, was
asked if he would find an umbrella
and escort her home
AS the parties were passing the
Roosevelt Hotel, Mills, so it is re-
ported, appeared and with an oath
struck Smith a crushing blow in the
face. Smith not being the equal of
his antagonist in size and weight,
drew a gun TO defend himself from
further punishment by MilN. Mills
seeing the gun hid himself behind
his wife's skirts, keeping her between
himself and the gun.
Just at this time Patrolmen Inscho
and Bob Nelson came up and. dis
arming Smith, arrested him.
He was held under the charge of
assault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill. He was later released.
The hearing in the case will be held
this afternoon at O'Clock. Smith
retains Reeves & Reeves as his coun-
sci. Further particulars of the COM
plant will appear in tomorrow's is
sue of the World.