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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Thaw Finds Recrea alton.

Matteawan, N. Y.-Harry X. Thaw
had only one visitor Wednesday. 1t
was William Moore, one of the Thaw
detectives. He arrived at the asylum
at 4 o'clock and remained with Thaw
half an hour. He had a message from
Mr.. Peabody, but its nature could not
be learned.
Thaw did not show any disappoint-
ment after Moore arrived because his
wife and mother did not call to see him
as they promised He slept 10 hours
last night and said there was not a
break in his rest. This morning, with
the mercury 10 degrees below zero, he
had almost an hours walk in the court.
DR.. Baker allows him one cigar a
day, at Z p. m. He said that Thow
was doing very we'll The patient
plays checkers and chess with several
of his fellow patients, being skilled at
chess.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Residents Startled.

Danbury, Conn.-Residents OF Lanes
vile and Still River, points In the
Housatonic river valley between
Brookfeld and New Milford, were
startled early Wednesday by two dis
tinct earth shocks, according to re-
ports received here, and several large
cracks appeared in the earth.
The first shock occurred at 800 a.
M, and was followed by another at
sos a. m, each lasting several sec
onds.
W. w, Gardiner, who lives half
a mile from the railroad station at
Still River said that his house was
shaken so severely that the whole
family was awakened. The beds vi
brated, the kitchen stove was shaken
so as to loosen the stovepipe, and a
chimney was knocked Off a lamp.
When he went outdoors after day
light he found an inch-wide crack,
about 40 feet long, running in a south
westerly direction from near a corner
of the house. Somewhat to the east
ward, and on the highway, he discov-
cred two other cracks, about 20 feet
apart. They were each about an inch
wide, and extended for a considerable
distance.
No reports of an explosion, such as
might have caused the shocks, have
been received here. 1t was reported
that the shocks had been felt in parts
OF this city, and a large earth crack
appeared across Roberts avenue, near
the normal school
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08

round pasteboard box can be used as
foundation for this. 1t is covered
with white crepe paper and big red
heart pasted in the centre. 1t adds
to the appearance If the edges of the
box are touched up with line of gold
paint, as shown in our illustration.
For serving refreshments at val
entine party there is nothing more
effective than heart and arrow ice
cream or charlotte russo boxes, and
the best thing about them is that they
can be so easily and quickly made
Buy some rather thin bright-red
pasteboard at a stationery store, and
also a sheet of white pasteboard,
Then get some of the ordinary pleated
paper cases that are used for char
lotte russo, BISCUIT glace, etc. An
arrow is cut out of the white paste
board, painted gold or covered with
gilt paper and pasted across the large
heart that has just been cut from the
red pasteboard. A circle Is then cut
out of the heart, through arrow and
all, the Ice cream box inserted in the
opening and held in place with little
paste.
The paper baskets can be even
more quickly made, the foundation
being the same sort of pleated paper
case. In making the red paper basket,
this is given a handle formed of
wire, with red crepe paper twisted
around it and a heart and arrow
pasted at the top. The paper itself
is simply covered with a frill of red
paper, held in place by just a touch
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
PLEASING to pepositors.

North Attleboro, Mass.-Receiver
Charles G. Bancroft of the jewelers.
national bank has just issued state
ment to depositors. 1t intimates that
a dividend will soon be paid the de-
positors and requests all depositors to
prove their claims at once and secure
their receivers certificate. Upon de-
livery of the receivers certificate It
is required that deposit, books or other
evidence of Indebtedness be turned in
to the receiver.
In suit entered few weeks ago
by Receiver Bancroft against Mrs.
Marion N. Sergeant of Auburndale,
the receiver alleged that the defendent
received from her husband, Frederick
e. Sergeant, late cashier of the Jewel
ers' Bank, the sum of $25,0O0 which
rightfully belongs to the failed bank.
To-day Mr.. Bancroft entered an amend.
ment in the superior court, alleging
that the amount is $65,OOO instead of
$4,000. The suit is pending in the
Suffolk county court,
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Navy Yard Men Idle.

Washington, d. Give hundred
men have been discharged from the
Washington navy yard and the depart
ment says that as many more will have
to go.
The mechanics, some of them with
their families, called at the capitol
to see if congress could not help
them. The members were sympathetic,
but not sure they had any power.
Secretary Metcalf of the navy de-
partment said:
ut is entirely a question of money.
We have plenty of work here for all
the employees, in the making of guns
and armor. They are needed. But there
is not the money with which to pay
them. Ordinarily, the public would
take no notice of this discharge of
men. 1t occurs often, because we must
keep within our appropriation"
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of paste, and twist of baby ribbon.
The white ice cream basket Is made
In exactly the same way, with the
substitution of white paper for red
and little pasteboard Cupid stuck
on the handle In place OF the heart
and arrow. The fagors for valen-
'ihe '.,s..,' ,.,....,, ,aIiurens parry or cU..s-
lion are simply fancy paper hearts
fastened on slender sticks, wound
with paper and decorated with ribbon
streamers. The candle shade makes
most effective table decoration. II
is of white paper, decorated with
red hearts and gold arrows, and the
top and bottom of the shade are nm
ished with twists Of the paper touched
up with gold paint.
st. Valentines Day was originally
he day dedicated to the incoming OF
spring. The Romans kept 1t in honor
Of Pan and Juno, and the festival,
which lasted several days, was called
"Lupercalia. The early Christian
church, desiring to effect change in
his much-abused feast, very adroitly
reconstructed the old practice of the
ottery of lovers names. In place OF
he names of real youths and maid
ems, whose appellations, written on
slips of paper, were drawn by the
young people of the time, the church
substituted the names of the saints.
The idea had its own beauty, and the
lotion of dedication was thus pre-
Jerved in more spiritual sense than
in the old Roman festival. This feast,
md not the existence of the real st.
Valentine, is the origin of the gallant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
PORTUGAL TRANQUIL.
The only Fear Is That There May
Be Trouble SATURDAY.

Be Trouble Saturday.
Lisbon, Portugal, The announced In
tention OF the new cabinet to put an
end to repressions and restore the "old
liberal monarchy" which has existed in
Portugal for 60 years has had a quiet
Ing effect on the country. Tranquility
is reported from everywhere in the In
terror and Lisbon seems perfectly
peaceful.
Troops are less conspicuous on the
streets, and II Saturday the day OF
the funerals, passes without incident,
the present phase of the crisis through
which the country is passing may be
regarded as at an end.
The willingness of Senior Machada,
the Republican leader, and the Repub-
licans generally, to acquiesce in the
present situation If their friends are
released seems to insure return to
less strs suors modes Of political war
fare. Generally speaking, another up
heayel in the near future is considered
practically impossible.
Intense interest is shown in EXPIRE
mier frances whereabouts. The drama
centers about him, but he remains
in seclusion, seemingly crushed in
spirit. He declines to offer a defence
for his policy and explain his down.
fall or his decision to retire completely
from the political arena.
1t will be interesting to Americans
to know that King Manuel is especial
ly fond of America and Americans.
Preparations for the funeral Of the
dead king and the crown prince are
rapidly nearing completion, The AM
erican minister, Mr.. Bryan, has received
the appointment to act as special en-,
voy of America.
Increased precautions have been TAX
en- by the authorities to prevent the
spread of false or alarming reports.
Both commercial and press kilograms
are examined to see that they conform
to the regulations forbidding the trans
mission of anything imimical to the
public security or irreverent to the
royal family
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
WHOLE NO. 1873.

For February festivities that take
place on or near the fourteenth of the
month, there are this year host Of
charming novelties. The old-fash-
loned valentines are, OF course, out Of
date for everybody but children, yet
the sentiment of the day still fingers
in the hearts and darts and paste
beard CupiGs used On the new ccaIdy-
boxes. What, for instance, could be
prettier remembrance for any young
man to give his "best girl" or even
young woman for whom he had no
particular regard but to whose family
he was indebted for invitations to
dinner or tea, dances or other func-
tions of the season, than one of these
candy-boxes? Two different styles
are shown on this page-one covered
with bright-red paper and decorated
with big bow of red ribbon, having
In the centre Cupid himself, with his
bow and arrows; the other simpler,
but just as effective, covered with
white crepe paper and decorated with
a gilt arrow pierced through two
hearts. If these boxes are wanted
for souvenirs at luncheons or parties
they can easily bs4made at home by
clever girl, for the crepe paper is
very simple to manipulate. The heart
shaped pasteboard boxes can be
bought ready-made at most stationery
stores, and the hearts and arrows cut
out of red and gold paper respec
lively, declares McCall's Magazine.
Even easier to make is the little
round box shown at the top of thu
left-hand corner of this group. Any
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Cracks at Rroekton.

Brockton, Mass.-Singular cracks
and assures that appeared in several
OF the streets of this city Wednesday
have given rise to the belief that there
must have been slight earthquake
recently. ifelxW
On Perkins street there is a deep
crack, fully half-inch wide at some
points, that runs zigzag across mac
adamized street. The concrete pave
ment at Main and Garfield streets is
cracked and assured.
In other sections the same features
are noticeable. Supt. Thorne of the
street department and City Engineer
FELTON,. who investigated the matter
in the afternoon, attribute the cracks
to the severe frost.
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Some st. Valentine "Don'ts. )"

Remember that you want to enjoy
the st. Valentine party as we'll as
your guests; therefore observe these
rules:
Don't fret and worry every hour OF
the preceding day until you are ner-
vous and sensitive to everything that
goes wrong.
Don't rush your games too close on
each others heels. Young people
like to talk.
Don't seem to be making an effort
to entertain them at every moment.
Suggest the games when the talking
grows little less spirited.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Saws Money Is Tied up.

New Yorll-When arraigned in the
Harlem police court charged by his
wife with non-suIport, Jacob H.
Fleishman, who said he was president
of the Standard Flour company, told
Magistrate Wahl that he had money
tied up because of the financial string
ency, and gave this as an excuse for
not supporting his wife, Magistrate
Wahl didn't think that was good ex-
cuse, and ordered Fleishman to pay his
wife $40 a week, and to furnish bond
of $500 as evidence that he would do
an
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
} CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK
FRIDAY,
January al. 1903.

FRIDAY, January 81, 1909
District Attorney Jerome in his argu-
ment seeks to turn Thaw defence
against Itself and to bend its testimony
to showing a rational motive rather
than insanity; jury to get the case this
morning.
Crew of wrecked brigantine, with
captains wife and year-old child, res
cued after flve hours struf he by MAJ
tucket life-savers. ~
Fire Commissioner Wells removed by
Mayor Hibbard of Boston and Brig
Gen, Samuel d. Parker appointed Ia
the office
Chesapeake flag and Balaclava bugle
bought for Americans at London curio
sale.
Application made in Maine, Massa-
chusetts and New York for receivers
for the Eastern, Metropolitan and Con-
solidated steamship companies.
Urgent deficiency bill carrying $685.
664, ,45O passed by the national house.
William j. Bryan speaks before a
house committee In Washington on a
bill to compel publicity of campaign
fund contributions.
Representative Lowering of Massa-
chusetts puts in bill for national cur
rency commission to be composed of
IS members,
Toledo judge sentences himself to one
year in the workhouse.
Oriental hank of New York with
stands run occasioned by the closing
of the New Amsterdam and Mechanics
and Traders banks.
Boston postoffice may be raised from
first class to special class with New
York and Chicago.
New York to issue S5O,OOO,OOO of
bonds.
Steel interests may cut prices of pro-
duet in general as result of conference.
American battleships reported as
passing Cape Virgins, at entrance to
straits of Magellan
New England we'll represented in
delegation pleading at Washington for
forest reserve.
Two men drown in attempting to
Cross Penobscot at Oldtown, Me.
House committee in Washington
hears arguments in behalf of larger
appropriation for moth determination
in New England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
A Modern Custom.

frequently it happens that the
modern valentine is sent by men as an
expression of courtesy or to show ap-
probation of social favors received.
For this purpose a pot of growing
flowers, daintily bound volume, a
basket Of glazed or tropical fruit or
bon-bons in elaborate receptacles of
satin, porcelain or crystal, are all
welcome tokens to most women, who
gracefully accept them in the same
spirit in which they were sent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
In shakespeare's Day.

In Shakespeare's time there was =
practice of greeting the person met
by saying, Good morning, 'tis VAL
entine's Day, and the one who made
the salutation first was entitled to .
present. At this time the element Of
choice appears to have joined forces
with chance, for it is written that
divers young persons contriVed to ac-
eidentalIy see each other before they
saw anybody else on the morning Of
st. Valentines Day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
That Little Valentino BoY

His other name is Cupid. That 10
what the old Romans called him.
He had still another name given him
by the early Greeks, Eros. But what
ever he may be called, he is the same
jolly little sprite that you paint, draw
or paste on your valentines as the
love fairy.
He looks very harmless with his
chubby-baby cheeks and his loving
eyes. But look at him closely and
you will find in those eyes sparks Of
mischief glinting through the love.
like points of mica in quartz rock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
An Arabian Rarber.

The usual Arab instrument for shaw
ing. declares M. w. Hilton-simpson,
the author Of "Algiers and Beyond"
is the ordinary sheathknife. on which
the Arab gets a very fine edge He
adds that, when In camp in the Haou-
AIMED country. he has seen man kill
and slNin-a sheep and be shaved with
the same knife in less than half an
hour.
The BARRIERS in the marketplace at
Biskra are certainly q most rough-Rnd-
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EIftx Years Of Steel Maklna.

In 1857 the United States made l.
100000 tons of pig iron. This years
output will be about 25,O0O,0O0 tons.
Fifty years ago the largest cargo of
iron ore taken down the great lakes
was $40 tons, and pig iron, foundry
No. 2, sold at $S1. Better iron is
sold today at SIG.
This season the Steel corporations
ships brought down cargoes of from
$4,000 to 10000 tons each and dis
charged them at lower costs and in
oneRlxteenth the time required to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
THURSDAY,
February 8, 1908

THURSDAY, February 8, 1908
Five of men rescued from ST. Cuth-
bert in hospitals in Boston, crew at
Sailors haven.
Earthquakes or traces of earth
quakes reported in Connecticut, Brock.
ton and Haverstraw, N. Y.
Charles w. Morse, the banker, said
to have fed from New York just be-
fore suit was filed against him.
Public printer Charles A. Stillings
suspended by the president, pending
an investigation of the goyernmens
printing office by congress.
Crooks who robbed Boston substa-
tion of money orders pass them in
Pittsburg and Chicago.
Harry Thaw has only one visitor, a
member of his force of detectives.
Rescues OF women at $4,000 fire in
Lowell, Mass.
Senator Beveridge urges tariff COM
mission; Congressman Payne, in the
house, promises a plank for tariff re-
vision in the next Republican platform.
New York to widen 5th avenue;
many buildings encroach over legal
/ line.
Two New York women perish Of
cold, diverting fuel allowance, in
part, to pay for tombstone.
General electric works in Lynn to
resume operation.
All Portugal now tranquil and If
Saturday, day of funerals, is without
incident, crisis will have been passed.
Bryan says free silver is no longer
an issue.
Boston free employment Office Sc
cured positions for 14,4S0 of its A.
$40 applicants.
Countess of Yarmouth granted de-
cree nullifying her marriage to the
earl; 1t is asserted in Pittsburg she
will continue to pay him $4,000 a year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Snow Blocks Railroads.

st. Albans, VIA foot and half of
snow has fallen here since Saturday
and high wind has driften the snow
badly, blockading the railroads and
causing considerable delay in the ar
rival of the trains. The Central YER
mont line is open, but the Canadian
Pacific and Grand Trunk roads are
badly crippled, several trains having
been Cancelled. Five feet of snow on a
level is reported from some places in
Canada.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
unload the lake vessels of fifty years

unload the lake vessels of fifty years
ago.
Fifty years ago the learned Sir
Lowthian Bell, one of the great iron.
masters of Great Britain, gave It for
his opinion that the Lake Superior
iron ore deposits would not be fac
tor of Importance in less than GEN.
tury. This seasons downtake OF
iron ores from Great Lake ports viii
aggregate forty million tons, which
is within eight million tons Of the to-
tai export and import tonnage of the
ports OF London and Liverpool.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Peanut Growing Realns.

The farmers of Texas have taken
up the growing of peanuts to an ex-
tent which makes it probable that
within the comparatively near future
the. great peanut growing States Of
Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia will
have to relinquish their laurels to
grand old Texas. as is being done in
the case of other States in the pro.
duction of other products. At a pea
nut factory recently established in
Terrell about 1900 bushels a day are
being handled. Galveston News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08

shaving head is not easily forgotten
"One day saw camel driver go up
to one of them with head of hair
quite as long and thick as an ordinary
well groomed Englishman. He took
n seat upon a .rlckety chair, and the
barber having moistened the hair. with
water, proceeded to shave him as bald
as coot with an old European razor,
without making the very slightest cut
upon his skin. NO soap was used, and
the operation took only about three
minutes. Youths Companion.
ready lot, and the sight OF one OF them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08

London, Eng.-Miss Mary Robin
son has made full confession of her
wilful perjury in the Druce case, and
has admitted the truth Of the state
ments made by the prosecution in
the trial of Herbert Druce on charges
of perjury brought by George Hollam-
by Druce, who was striving to make
good his claim to the title and estates
of the duke of Portland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Fissure at Haverstraw.

NyaclS, NJ Y.-A fissurS in the earth
extending in semi-circular form for
several blocks appeared at Haverstraw
Feb. 5, causing great excitement in the
town. 1t appears to threaten a land
slide more serious than that of two
years ago when 20 lives were lost.
The present split in the earth is in
the residential part of the town and
runs under the library building of the
Kings Daughters, Brickmakers have
been excavating for clay in the river,
and the flssure in the earth is sup
posed to have occurred from that
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Llpton,a Repressntatlve Killed

New York, N. Y.--David Barrie, Sir
Thomas Lipton's representative in this
country when the Irish baronet raced
Shamrock I, and Shamrock II. for the
Americas cup, was killed recently in
the Jersey Central depot, in Jersey City
by slipping on the ice and falling in
front of locomotive, which crushed
him.
Mr.. Barrie was on his way home to
Crawford, N. j., at the time of the ac-
cident.
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Portland Shaken.

Portland, Me.-Quite a severe earth
quake was felt in the western section
of this city some time between and 6
O'Clock Wednesday morning. The dis
turbance was preceded by rumbling
noise and residents of the affected dis
trict report that their houses had a
swaying motion. A less severe shock
was felt Tuesday night
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Leased to dominion Company

st. John, N. B.-C. v. Wetmore Of
Sidney, N s., director of the New
Brunswick Iron company owner of
iron ore deposits at. Lepreaux, NJ s.,
announced recently that the company
has given a lease of the property to-
the Dominion iron and steel company
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
Eranoo,s EIIaht conflrmed.

London-A special dispatch from
Lisbon to the Morning Telegraph says
that the flight of Franco is fully con-
firmed. According to this dispatch the
former premier left Lisbon in an au-
tomobile on Tuesday night and is now
in Galicia, Spain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08
pruce's Suit Dismissed.

London-Almost the last prop was
knocked from underneath the Druce
mystery the other day, when the mas
ter in chancery dismissed G. H.
Druce's civil suit for the possession Of
the estate of the late duke of Port
land. The attorney for Druce appeal
ed the case and the appeal was allow
al
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-08

Charlottetown, p. E. Frank l.
Haszard has been selected as prem
ier of Prince Edward Island, to sue
ceed the late Premier Peters.
The new premier is a leading lib
eral. He is a prominent barrister
and is one of the most active mem
bers of the provincial parliament.