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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
WESTERN FRUIT.
Great Development of Fruit Raising
in the Northwest.

California oranges, apricots, plums.
cherries, grapes and other fruits have
long been familiar to Eastern peo-
pie, who, If they have thought about
the matter at all, have very likely
regarded this influx of Pacific coast
| fruit as due to climatic conditions
which do not exist elsewhere, and the
fruit itself as incapable of being
raised in the East. The Eastern
apple, they may have supposed, was
supreme and destined to remain so.
Such persons are doomed to dis
appointment. Apples from Oregon,
! Washington, Idaho and British CO.
lumbia have already captured the
greater part of what is known as
the fancy trade" of the Atlantic
coast cities and the supply is increas-
ing at wonderful rate. Moreover.
| Northwestern fruits are rapidly gain
ing the ascendancy in England, the
Continent and Australia.
The rapid development of the fruit
growing industry in this region is
due to the great fertility of the soil,
the intelligence and energy of the
Western farmers, and the co-opera-
tive organizations of growers. Poor
| fruit has been discouraged and al
mcS1 eliminated. p,cking is in
boxes, with every apple wrapped
separately and warranted to be per-
feet. The number of apples which
box contains is printed plainly on
the outside, and there is absolutely
no "deaconing."
These methods have enabled the
Western growers to realize a profit
on apples and pears of $100 to $1,000
an acre; on berries from $400 to
5000 an acre, and on other things
even more. One especially skilful
grower of tomatoes received $4,000
from a single acre.
The fruit pack of the region this
year will be the largest in its his
tory-five times as great as in 1906.
Canning associations have been
formed and canneries built to take
care of the surplus. they have been
successful from the start. One can
merry paid for itself in a week.
There is no mystery about this
remarkable development. 1t is due
solely to intelligence, enterprise and
hard work, and is just as much with
in the reach of Eastern growers as
it was in the grasp Of their Western
rivals. The lesson ought not to be
lost upon Eastern farmers who wish
to retain such Of their fruit market
as still remains to hem.-Youth s
Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
Q CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK
December 27, 1907.
FRIDAY

FRIDAY December 27, 1907
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark and theiI
three children perish in fire az W! Waieer-
town. Mass.
Nude body of murdered woman found
frozen in ice of the Hackensack mead
ows at Harrison, NJ J. Two men de-
tanned on suspicion.
Ambassador Reid commends English
schools and English boys regard for
the law.
Harrison Loring, inventor and snip
builder, dead.
Annexations to Pittsburg bring its
population up to 581 900.
William James Bryan Of Florida to
be youngest man in the senate since
Henry Clay in 1906.
Expiration of the 60-days' notice of
Withdrawals from New York savings
banks met with hardly any demand
from depositors; similar condition in
Chicago.
e. G. Stedman, New York finmeier,
commits suicide by jumping before sub
way train.
Secretary Taft declines all invita-
tions to speak outside Boston on his
New England tour.
Naval officers at Washington much
stirred up over revival of old fight of
the line and staff on the Brownson-
RiXey matter.
New York's East Side rent war
begins with several evictions and plans
for monster parade of tenants.
Sioux City woman burns herself to
death after providing for daughters
education in Boston.
Airship passes over East Deerlng,
Me.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
Massaehusetta LeaIaIature Convene.

Massachusetts, Legislature convenes.
Boston--The legislature of 1908
convened Mt the statehouse Wednes-
day forenoon and both branches eff.
fected organization according to the
programs outlined by the caucuses OF
the Republican members-elect.
Hon. John N Cole of Andoyer was
reelected speaker of the house and
Hon. William d. Chapple of Salem
president OF the senate. James W.
Kimball of Lynn and Henry d. Cool
idge of Concord were reelected
clerks Of the house and senate respec-
lively. Both branches retained their
chapains OF last year, the senate re,
electing Rev. Edward A. Horton and
the house Rev, Daniel w. Waldron,
both of Boston. Capt. David T. Rem.
ington was the choice of the branches
for sergeant-atarms.
There was a single unlooked-for in
cident, but it happened in caucus
prior to the convening of the house.
The Republican members-elect of the
house had assembled in room 240
shortly after 10 o'clock to carry out
the program of nominations agreed
upon, Chairman Walker had called
to order and Representative Weeks
of Everett had nominated Mr.. Cole for
reelection as speaker, and this nom
inatiOn had been seconded by Repre-
sentative Gushing of Boston. All
was harmony
Then there was slight commotion.
Representative Norman H. White of
Brookline arose and startled the
members by an attack on Mr. Cole,
not on Mr.. Cole personally so much
as on his political ambitions" which
Mr.. White feared he might hold, at
times, even higher than the interests
of the state There was no disguis.
ing what Mr.. White meant Every
body in the chamber understood that
he referred to the speakers rumored
candidacy for the lieutenant-governor
ship next fall. Representative Pat
tison of Barnstable also understood
it that way and in a brief rejoinder
predicted that the speaker would be
endorsed by the people at the polls
next fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
British Mnseum,s neclinc.

Is the British Museum losing its
powers of attraction as one Of the
SHOW" places of London? The
official returns for 1906 show strik-
ing falling off in the number of atten-
dance. 1T is a matter for regret"
says the report, that further de-
cline in the number of visits to the
museum has to be recorded for the
year 1906. The total number was
691, ,950-a falling off of nearly 122,-
900 from the number in 1905. Nor
has the decline been confined to week.
day visits, as 1t was in the previous
year. The 57,73S visits on Sundays
were less by 1850 than those in 1905.
We must go back to the year 1900.
with its 6S9,249 Tisits, before find-
ing total to compare with that OF
the year 1906. At the same time it
is an indication of a steady growth
of intelligent interest in the collec-
tions that, while the numbers of
visits decrease, the sale of guide
books generally tends to increase.
The number of visits of students TO
the reading room has also been re-
duced by 1000, the total for the year
being 212,997, as against 214,94O
in 1905. The daily average was 702.
The number of visits Of students to
particular departments in 1906 was
55,513, as against 57,557 in 1905.
The number of visits to the news
paper room decreased by 1000, while
as regards other fluctuations, there
were 1900 fewer visits in the sculp-
ture galleries, but 500 more in the
department of manuscripts, and
nearly 100 more in the department
Of British and medieval antiquities.
London Express.
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ooMsTock A WITNESS.
Has Been Summoned to Testify That
He Thought Thaw Insane.

He Thought Thaw Insane.
New York, N. Y.-Anthony Com
stock, it has been announced by Martin
w. Littleton, will be one of the chief
witnesses called for the defence at the
second trial of Harry X. Thaw for the
murder OF Stanford White.
Mr.. Littleton, senior counsel for
Thaw, has seen the reports of Com
stock and is of the opinion that they
will prove of the highest Importance In
establishing that on the night Thaw
shot and killed Mr.. White, he was of
unsound mind and had been so for
some time.
i win be recalled that Thaw en-
- Orivate detectives to
cnd that they
WaTUn, ate al 0.--r.. .h q
reported to MN alleged orgies in te'"'
Madison square garden tower, as well
as at the other studios used by White.
After Thaw had been put In posses
sion of this information he called upon
Anthony ComstQck and tried to enlist
the reformer and his society to prose-
cute Stanford White. Mr.. Comstock
after several interviews with Thaw is
said to have concluded that Thaw was
not of sound mind.
Mr.. Comstock will be called upon to
testify how he told Thaw that the mat
ter was one for the society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty of Children and foi
the district attorneys office. Thaw also
told Mr.. Comstock that he had been tC
the headquarters of the Children's SO"
ciety, but concluded that no aid coulC
be expected from that quarter. Mr.
Comstock Is under subpoena as wit
hess for Thaw.
The morning after the murder of
White Thaw was taken to the crimina
courthouse and there arraigned before
the coroner The first request he made
was to be taken to a telephone booth
He went to the office of Coroner Doc
ley and from there called up the office
of Anthony Comstock. Mr. Comstock
was not in, but came to the Tombs lat.
er and saw Thaw, Thaw wanted Com
stock to come to his defence at that
time.
Mr.. Littleton will endeavor to prove
that Thaw was insane just before the
murder, and that the White matter
was constantly on his clients mind
DR.. Britton Evans will again be asked
to tell how Thaw, the night of the
shooting, had a severe case of "brail
storm"
The defence will be along the same
lines as at the first trial to the extent
of asserting that Thaw was in
sane when he shot White, that he was
of unsound mind for some months
thereafter, but that since then he has
recovered completely and therefore
should be acquitted on the ground OF
insanity at the time of the murder.
Thaw passed a quiet New Years day
in his cell in the Tombs. He had no
callers His wife did not come to see
him. She has seen but little of him
of late. I'll is said that she has been
i'll from the grip.
The trial will begin Monday morn
ing in the criminal branch of the su
preme court after Justice Bowling has
charged the special January grand jury.
Three hundred talesmen have been
drawn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
To Meet the Fleet.

Rio De Janeiro, zil.--Arthur M.
Beaupre, United States minister to the
Argentine Republic, will come to Rio
de Janeiro to await the arrival of the
American battleshis fleet Baron de
Rio Branco, Brazilian minister OF for
eign affairs, and the representative OF
various foreign powers in Brazil, also
will be here to welcome the fleet.
1t is rumored here that the battle
ship feet will also touch at Monte
video.
The torpedo boat destroyer flotilla
will sail Jan. 3 from Para for Per-
nambuco. 3D.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
WEDNESDAY,,
January I, 1905

"EDNEOGRI, " OdHudIy !, ISOo
Senator Johnston asks that the
South be trusted to work out the ne
gro problem without dictation.
Unknown four.master schooner sunk
off Jersey coast causes anxiety at
Boston
William James Bryan of Florida to
take his seat in U. S. senate at age
of 81 years.
Fifty-one lynchings recorded in Unit
ed States for 1907, decrease from G8
in 1906; Pennsylvania joins the col
umn.
Controller Ridgely says country has
weathered period of financial stress;
period of readjustment not too long.
Mrs. Hull makes new Identification
of Hackensack meadows victim, be-
lieved to be false, as was her first !;
case takes doubtful turn for Thomp,
son.
Leaders of Sunday school work of
continent to meet in conference in
Boston January 2 and 8.
Nine known to have been killed and
several injured in mine explosion at
Carthage, N. M.
OF 1863 members of the first Russian
duma who signed the Viborg manifes-
to, 167 are sentenced to three months
Imprisonment.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock, who always knows how to
do the right thing, is much wanted by
Taft managers.
Bishop Edward G. Andrews of the
Methodist Episcopal church dead at
age of S2.
Cosmopolitan shipping company in
brief filed with interstate commerce
commission, says freedom Of sea mo,
nopolized by foreign combination.
Terrific explosion in the Rome stock
exchange Injuries 20 persons; probab.
ly caused by gas.
Some East Side New York land.
lords show disposition to compromise
to avert trouble with tenants.
Joliet plant of Illinois steel company
resumes, giving employment to $500;
other assumptions and curtailments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
Snyder Shows Nerve.

New York, N. Y.-While the animals
IN the Central park ZOO were being fed
the other morning b5ne lodged in
the throat of the lioness Rose. She
soon was slowly choking to death.
Head keeper Snyder secured poles
with hooks on the end and tried to dis
lodge the bone, but his efforts were
unsuccessful.
Snyder then opened the cage, and
entering petted the lioness until he
gained her confidence, Then taking a
short, sharp hook he thrust 1t into the
mouth of the lioness, and securing a
hold on the bone jerked it out.
The bone was three inches in length,
and in removing it the mouth and
throat of the animal were torn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
cat" and "Across."

Dissenting from the opinion Of
most of his fellow-countrymen, Pro-
fessor John Lester, an English speak
er, at a meeting of the Friends
Educational Association, in Phila-
delphia, declared that the manners
Of boys in the United States were
better than those Of English lads.
This he held was due to the influence
of American mothers and woman
teachers in our schools.
"The American boy" said Pro-
fessor Lester, "learns his first lesson
in morality at his mothers knee.
The English boy generally learns his
across his fathers. Woman Home
Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
TUESDAY.
December 81, 1907

lOG9ONTt ESSS ~
Secretary w. H. Taft, speaking be
fore the Boston Merchants associa
'54,;9p stoutly upholds the corporation
policies OF the p'est' "@s.nAnt' nioN,r,e ,,eoon a,
out and out adminIHA 3
with no word of his own SaIs>s-..---ls
Boston to Beaufort ship canal pros
poets outlined by president Of water
ways association.
Mrs. Nora Nagle of Cambridge
Mass, attacked by negro in thai
city.
Still another positive Identification
of Harrison, N. j., murder victim.
Earthquake shock of considerable in
tensity recorded by instruments al
Laibach, Austria-Hungary, the Isle o
Wight and Cheltenham, Nd.
Sandford's yacht Coronet long over
due at San Salvador.
President back in Washington from
Virginia outing.
Noah's methods of navigation dis
carded by ruler in Asiatic Turkey who
gets motorboat at Bridgeport, Conn.
Philip H. Sweet of Boston elected
president of Massachusetts state
branch, A. F. of L.
Judge Wiley of U. s. extra terri
torial court In China on way to Wash
ington to explain.
Financial condition left strong will
close of panic year of 1907.
Rev Jere Knode Cooke, Florettf
Whaley and their baby after beins
discovered in San Francisco, agalr
disappear.
Senate investigation of Brownsville
shoting has cost $4,000 so far.
Illness of Pettibone causes post
ponement of his trial in Boise; he may
not recover.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04

standardH What DO you see, readers,
long-sighted, short-sighted, clear
eyed, purblind readers? Upon what
sort OF universe do those unreliable
eyeballs OF yours look out? We have
given common names to the things
you and see, but they are not the
same. Luckily there seems to be
some sort of family likeness between
them, else were we hopelessly cut
of from all comparison. What you
mean is something Ike what l mean
by umbrella. but not quite. And
when we take more remote and COM
plicated Objects when we combine
them, when we begin to deal with abb
stracts, how we must diyergel II is
nncanny to realize that each of us
moves and lives and has his being
in an entirely personal, particular.
original world. A place that was
never seen or imagined by any one
else. To realize that, though I may
get help by comparing your notions
] with mine, IA the last resort must
7 v,uuality in or htsOSil6,r et-'ESS
throw myselr "a Cne 5ahSToy 70. 80
ever-changing impressions.
Which is the better world2 The
old one, vague but steadfast and or
ganic; or this new, real, definite,
anarchic world, with its perpetual
shifting paradox? For, mark you,
there is no world of the spectacles.
The spectacles have opened to me
infinite panorama of worlds all
different, all unbelievable. When
was my state more gracious, think
you-before or after the spectacles?
This question / have not quite de-
cided d.-London Daily Mail
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
Weather Slams.

The cocklebur prophet predicts that
winter will come early this year, and
says that the first killing frost is not
far away, notes The Wellington Voice.
He explains the theory upon which
he bases his prediction as follows: IF
you will take the pains to observe It,
you will find that the cocklebur is the
most trustworthy foreteller of cold
weather there is. Cockleburs, like
all ther plants, have in them the in
stlnct OF reproduction and continue.
tion of the species. This instinct is
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
THURSDAY.
January 2, 1903


Colonial Arms hotel at Eastern point
Gloucester, Mass, burned to ground.
Son born to young Chinese couple.
in Boston, students in Andover.
New York building trades employers
association signs new agreement with
employees, wages remaining unchanged.
Dog with a red lantern tied to his
tail stops an express train at Thomp-
sonville, Conn.
American protective tariff league to
attack in congress the reciprocal tar
lift arrangement with Germany
Frank Hitchcock, first assistant
postmaster general, and John Capers,
commissioner of internal revenue, join
Taft forces.
Manitoba takes over the entire Bell
telephone system in the. province, pay
Ing about $3,OOO,OOO in 4O-year bonds.
Anthony Comstock to be witness at
second Thaw trial, to testify that he
considered Pittsburg man insane be-
fore the killing of White.
New York's New Years day marked
by long list of crimes and accidents.
Japan, replying to U. S. govern
ment, submits plans for restriction
of emigration to America, which it be-
lleves will relieve present situation.
Capt. Gallant and crew of IA men
of the Gloucester schooner Agnes ".
Gleason, lost on Bantam reef Monday,
reach Boston.
Presidents reception attended by
5645 persons, against 1900 last year
Massachusetts Legislature for 1908
organizes; Speaker Cole reelected PA
to 5, after Representative White OF
Brookline has made protest in eau
Gus against Andover mans political
ambitions"
Two men killed and 10 injured by ex-
ploslon in converter in a North Brad
dock Penn steel Dlant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
SATURDAY.,
December %, 1907.

Unidentified woman victim of Lamp
black swamp placed in Newark, N. j.,
Christmas eve, and believed to have
been killed there; Thompson and Kirk,
man held on suspicion, first met at
Lynn, Mass.
Herman L. Kemp of Amesbury
Mass, committed suicide by shooting
in Boston hotel
Partisans of Rear Admiral Brown.
son again up in arms over what seems
his unnecessary removal from the
joint army and navy board, as they see
it by the presidents order.
o. H. P. Belmont's order closing
streets passed by Newport aldermen
will be fought by injunction.
Trial of George A. Pettibone,
charged with completely in the Steun.
enberg murder, following closely the
lines of the Haywood trial, with ap.
parently as little probability of COP
viction; c. S. Darrow forced by I'll.
ness to retire temporarily from case.
The charitable institution to be fin
anced by Mrs. Eddy is for the purpose
of teaching INDECENT persons "the
science of Christ healing"
Boston elevated railway distributes
100000 in gold among employees
President and family have an out.
door day at Pine Knot, Va.
w. f. Walker may not be extradited
from Mexico on charge Of defalcation
at New Britain, Conn.
Draper company posts 40 watchmen
about works at Hopedale, Mass.
Resumption of work by 10000 fac.
tory employees in January at Cleveland.
Senator Newlands interests him
self for retention of federal troops at
Goldfield and President is communi.
Gated with.
Price of $1,000 said to be placed oil
young Italian girl at New York to
Brockton, Mass foster parents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
THE MIRACLE

Among the hills and valleys of the soul,
Working his miracles, Love came 70 me
And touched my blinded eyes and bade
me see.
I watch the water redden in the bowl, =.
/ drink the marriage wine. Upon the scroll
OS life / trace the word Of prophecy
In flaming letters; my mortality
BArns on this altar as a living coal.
MANY of Loves disciples have pursued
His wandering steps with worldly aims
and wishes;
Many have climbed, as for a festival
The mountain where he feeds the multi
tude.
For them the counting of the loaves ind
fishes,
For me-the wonder Of the miraciel
Elsie Barker, in The Reader.
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Pllarlms on a oueer Marnh.

Fort William, 0nt.-Twelve Doukho-
Dor pilgrims started Jan. / without
clothing, on one of their strange
marches through the streets. They
were finally rounded up by the police.
Seven men and five women were in the
party, and they marched a half-mlle
IN scanty attire before being stopped
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
British RIuelaokets Landed.

Panama, Pan.-Advices from Bocas
del Toro say passengers arriving there
from Bluefelds, Nicaragua, report that
he Mosquito Indians have risen against
the government of President Zelaya,
who is accused by them of being re,
sponsible for the death of their chief
Conditions were considered so serious
by the commander of British man-of-
war cruising in Nicaraguan waters
that bluejackets were landed, ostensi-
bly, to protect the menaced interests
Of foreigners,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
Works Like a Charm.

Skinner-Trying horseback riding
to reduce your weight, eh? Well,
how does 1t work?
Hevvywate-I've only tried 1t for a
couple of days, and I've fallen Off
quite a good deal already!-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-04
"The official Minimum" !"

A somewhat doubtful story concern.
ing the Bank of England has lately
been going the rounds of the city.
According to the rules of the bank,
members of the staff are required to
sign the time book on arrival each
morning, and those putting in an ap-
pearance after the ten minutes grace
limit have to state the reason for their
lateness. On foggy mornings. Of
course, it is no uncommon thing for
the bulk of the staff to arrive late, as
a rule, the first man signing will state
as the reason fog" to which every