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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
n A CLEVER RvsE.
The Proposal Seemed Innocent, but it
Yielded Results.

Some years ago wealthy mer-
chant in Paris who did an extensive
business with japan was informed
that prominent firm in Yokohama
had failed, but the name of the firm
he could not learn, though he was
most anxious to ascertain whether
it was the one with which he did
most business in that city.
He could have learned the truth
by cabling, but instead he went to
the man, well known banker, who
had received the news, and request
ed him to reveal the name Of the
firm to him.s
'"That's very delicate thing Ia
do" replied the banker, 'tfor the
news ia not official, and If / gave
you the name / might incur some
responsibility"
The merchant argued, but in
vain, and finally he made q propo-
sition. 'T win give you," he said,
"a list Of ten firms in Yokohama.
and / viii ask you to look through
it and then to tell me without men
tioning any name whether or not
the name Of the firm which has
failed appears, in it. Surely you
will do that for me ?"
eyes," said the banker, "for If
do not mention any name / cannot
be held responsible in any way"
The list was made. The banker
looked through it and as he hand
ed it back to the merchant said,
''The name Of the firm which has
failed is there"
'@Then I've lost heavily" replied
the merchant, "for that is the firm
with which I did business" show
ing him a name on the list.
"But how do you know that is
the firm which has failedp ?" asked
the banker In surprise.
Every easily" replied the mer-
chant. "Of the ten names on the
list only one is genuine--that of the
firm with which / did business: All
the others are fictitious" N
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
NORWICH.

Last Friday party of eight boys
with Dan Huntley as overseer, went
to Lake Fairlee, where they camped
for a week. The boys were Frank
and Earl Mcleod, Leroy Douglass,
Melvin Douglass, Warren Ballam,
Thos. Bushway and Chas. Thomas.
Victor Buswhay and children
spent last Sunday in Pomfret.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lacore have a
son, born August T.
Herman Wendlar of Mexico is a
guest at E. G.. Lords.
Miss Lucia Coleman of Spring
field, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. i.
A. Hazen and her brother, q. M.
Coleman.
Walter Davis of the firm of Hanks
& Davis, druggists, Concord, N. H.,
is spending his weeks vacation with
his mother. Mrs NJ j. Davis.
Curtis Parkhurst was one OF the
boys camp at Fairlee part of this
week.
Miss Nellie Healy returned tc
Newark. N. j. after several weeks
visit to her sisters here.
Mary Rogers and her grandmother
Mrs. George Rood, have returned
from week spent at South Royal
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
Tn. Explelt That Counted.

Two Staten Island youngsters
came home sopping wet.
eve jumped in after lady" !"
they said.
Then one of the pair showed his
mother a five dollar bill that the
woman had given him.
"She gimme that" said he, 'be-
cause I saved her pocketbook."
"And didn't she give you any
thingp" said their mother to the
other boy. 'I thought you helped" !"
'T did," said he, "but l didn't
save anything but the lady" New
York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning !.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Arrivals at the Inn.

Miss S. Ripley, Miss s. Phipps,
Mrs, A. g, Wyman, Brookline; Mrs
D. e. Marsh. Bridgeport; Mrs. Fl. G.
Rowland. Mrs. A. M. Durry, Boston;
Rev. w. c. Hubbard, Brooklyn;
Miss E. Seager, Paterson; Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Barrows, New York; Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Roberts, Miss Roberts,
Hartford; Miss j. Carmody, Miss E.
Emerson, Haverhill; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Tucker. Master @. Tucker, New
Bedford; Miss F. Goodwin, Rox-
bury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
THE CITY FARMER.
His Theories Were All Right. but Hs
Fiunked on practices.

FIunkoo on practices.
"Farming on paper looks pretty
easy" observed the fat person with
the red tie, ''but when it comes to
digging a living out of the soil
that's an entirely different matter.
I've tried it. ! know. Had the
farming craze all my life, you know,
and wouldn't be satisfied until put
my theories to practical test. For
many years had managed big
farm from comfortable room in a
city fat-that is, l had it all down
in black and white just how to run
that quarter section which some
day 1 intended to own. Why, l
could raise more hogs from that
easy chair of mine in the city than
I knew what to do with, and it real
ly seemed shame to take the
money.
"But when I finally shook the
city dust from my shoes and settled
on my piece of land out in Kansas
things began to assume different
color. Most Of my rural neighbors
had their soiled assortment of pigs
all right, but none of them--my
neighbors-seemed to be rolling in
wealth at that. You see, hadn't
counted on the ups and downs Of
the market, and l hadn't figured on
epidemics of hog cholera either.
Pigs are delicate sort of critters,
although you can't tell it by looking
at them.
"Another fact / learned: / was
green--very greenland seemed to
have cheerful knack Of doing ev-
erything wrong just when some
body was looking. There was one
old codger in particular who made
me nervous. His name was Brown,
and he constantly hovered about my
premises, regarding my doings with
mingled awe and disapproval. He
had plenty of work on his own farm,
but he firmly insisted on stepping
over several times day to keep
me from making mistakes. But
when crop time came my counselor
simply had to tear himself away.
I had purchased a sort of combina-
ton pillow and corn planter, and old
Brown gave me an unwritten vol
ume of instructions before he left.
/ was full fedged farmer at last.
My sakes, but that plow did fine
work. And every now and then /
would stop and give the blade a
professional securing with wood
en- paddle and then take long
look at the burrows, which seemed
to reach miles in the distance. /
was absurdly proud of those fur
rows and felt real tickled when /
saw old Brown stumbling over the
clods to meet me.
Pretty decent burrows for a
city fellow he cautiously admitted.
And then he asked how she was
scouring-meaning the plow, you
know. Next he squatted to the
ground and thrust his hand into the
furrow as if searching for some
thing, and I looked on in superior
silence. The old chap couldn't find
what he wanted in the first row, so
he moved to the next two in sue
cession and went through the same
process. I was mystifed. Sudden
ly he stood up and crumbled the
fresh earth from his hands. Son
n.y. he drawled, with dry smile,
you're corker. Here you've been
plowin' all mornin' for nothin'.
Where's your cornp
f'The awful truth dawned on me.
I had neglected to ELL my seed box"
Kansas City Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
Burglars in Stockbridge Store

The general merchandise store of
Galen b. Fish at 8tockbridge was
burglarized Friday night, Aug. 8,
probably by yeggmen, who secured
$50 in money, some watches, and
other merchandise An attempt was
made to blow open the safe, which
was unsuccessful. There is no clue
to the parties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
TERRIFYING SELENCERS
ARE ABSENT FROM lame

WEST POINT, N. Y. Nov. 26.-It did
not need the reveille gun to awaken
the cadets today, and before the sun
peeped over the hills the barricks was
astir and in preparation for the, big
Army-Navy football day. There was
just one thing to dampen the cadets
spirits and that was the fact that thir-
ty-two of their comrades must remain
home and be deprived of the pleasure
of roofing for their team on Franklin
Field today, doing penance- for their
connection with the recent ~"silencing"
of Captain Lengan.
These thirty-two sad-faced young
sters Joined in the cheering longingly,
while their more fortunate comrades
boarded the special train for Phila-
delphia to the strains of Army. by
Thunder, Sure Is a Wonder" each with
an Army pennant flying and a mega
phone draped with the Army colors
slung across his shoulder Although
only one officer is in charge today and
the academy deserted the stay-at-
homes will YEARLY trudge up and down
the area, u on shoulder, eagerly
awaiting the result. General Barry
and a majority of the officers went to
the game IN a second special train.
which left shortly after that bearing
the cadet corps.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26

and has been in use by the department
only a little more than six months
As soon as the fire was sufficiently
under control to make a superficial ex-
animation of the ruins q thorough in
speetion was made by President T. e.
Burke and Commissioners Weber and
LaRay, of the fire department.
President Burke declared in his judy
ment the terrible loss of life was due to
other cause than a mere accident. The
Fire Commission, Mr.. Burke declared,
would make a searching investigation,
regardless Of what the prosecutors
office may do, and endeavor to discover
whether the fire department, through
its department of combustibles, the
local building department or the State
factory inspection department is to
blame for the shocking loss Of life,
Commissioner Lagay expressed q sim-
liar view, and all agreed that 1t vas
q shocking exhibition of earelessness at
least on the part Of somebody to have
a building Of that character equipped
with only n 1re-escape, and that Of
an Anticipated type.
{foupled with the use Of gasoline fdr
A pufacturing purposes on the thifl
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
NARROWING SIGHT
At MORGUEs


of the building. They got to the street
by climbing down the fire escape, All
characterized the stairways in the
structure as death traps.
County Physician Mckenzie gave
strict orders that no one be permitted
to view the bodies until after noon. He
also announced hat some of the bodies
were mutilated beyond Identification.
these the general public will not be per-
mitted to see.
Every time the black wagons hearing
the dead from the scene Of the tragedy
appeared a crowd of anxious ones fol-
lowed 1t and pleaded with the police for
admittance.
At noon the crowd had increased to
hundreds. Parents, brothers and sis
ters who hadn't learned OF the fire
until lunch time rushed to the morgue.
Many of the anxious one when they
found hat they could not see the dead
rushed to nearby telephones and com
municated with their homes. Some
came away relieved and happy when
they found that their loved ones were
safe. Others burst into tears and sew
eral tainted.
The police are determined to keep the
curiosity seekers from viewing the
dead, and no one will be admitted I'M
less they are seeking relatives.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26

led and carried them to the stairway
and all three were rescued.
According to firemen attached to En-
CINE No. 4 the first alarm was turned
in by Charles Meyer. OF 355 South Sew
ent1 street. an employee at Mans
fields.
Saved Eighty Lives.
Harry Weberbauer, of as Leslie street,
an employee OF the Mansfield Gum Co
and Fireman Leslie. of Engine Com
rany No. 4 are credited with having
assisted eighty girls trapped in the
building to escape. They ran to the
only hre-escape on the structure and
succeeded in attracting the attention
of scores of girls to the mode of escape
the young women had overlooked ir
their frenzy.
The building In which the fire start
ed is the estate of iohn b. and Eliza
beth Glass.
Many OF the girls, including the dead
and injured, today, were in the employ
of the Harvey II. Reese Company, when
it wen into bankruptcy several weeks
ago. At that time they lost several
weeks wages and then secured employ
ment with the Wolf Company.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26

floor. the lack of flre-escapes made the
fourth floor, with It's $50 girl opera
tives, a yeritable fire-trap. The de-
partment of combustibles of the fire
department has control of the use OF
gasoline in quantities.
The local building department and
the State factory inspection depart
ment are Jointly charged with seeing
that all such factory buildings are
properly equipped with ire-escapes.
Supreme Court Jurtice Swayze re-
Gently charged the Hudson county
grand jury that the owner OF a build
ing Is responsible where death occurs
through lack OF proper fre-escapes or
other precautions required by law.
Barbara L. Glass Is the owner of
the property from PIG to 22S High
street, on which the building stands
where the awful holocaust occurred.
The building. which was of an an
cient type, was erected In 1S4S and has
been regarded as in the ramshackle
class for some time.
The tenants, apart from Wolf e. Co.,
the shirt waist manufacturers, and
the Anchor Lamp Company, were:
John C.. Bleveny, machinist; Newark
Paper Box Company, Gordon Supply
Company, Drake-Morrison Paper Box
Company and the Aetna Electrical
Company, manufacturers of lamps.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
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This harmless preparation will digest
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If your meals don't tempt you, OF
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Ask your pharmacist for a 50-cent
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Relief In five minutes from all stom-
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These large 50-cent cases contain
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
CAUSE OF FIRE HORROR.

Inquiry by the FIRE department dis
fire was a gasoline explosion which
occurred in the plant Of the Anchor
Lamp Company, on the third floor OF
the building, Immediately under the
plant OF Wolf & Co., manufacturer
of shirt waists, whIcn occupied the
fourth floor.
The Anchor Lamp Company manu-
facturers an i~ncandescent lamp, the
film of which is treated during It's
manufacture with gasoline. The COM
pany has a permit from the depart
ment OF combustibles OF the fire de-
partment to carry thirty gallons of
gasoline, but it is said the amount
kept on hand seldom exceeded two
gallons.
The records of the department of
combustibles show that the Anchor
plant has been regularly inspected and
found to comply with the city ordi-
nances in every respect.
Miss L. Wolf, the forewoman In the
Anchor plant, as a further precaution
against a possible explosion, always
made It a point to handle the gasoline
herself, and was doing SO at the hour
mentioned when the explosion occurred.
The young woman, while stunned and
frightfully burned about the arms and
face, managed to grope her way TO
the stairs and u of the building.
Almost instantly tho taird floor was
in flames, which spread through an
elevator shaft in the centre OF the
building and the stairways to the upper
fioor and the floors below. smoke
pouring from the windows attracted
the attention Of members OF No. 4 en-
gire. Immediately opposite the Inflated
building, and while responding al once
the captain sent a special call to No.
? truck as well as q general alarm.
With escape by the stairway from
the fourth floor cut off, the only exit
wss tho single fre-escare on the north
east corner Of the building and the
windows. Ten or a dozen OF the ter
rifed girls crowded on to the fire.
| escape and the others rushed to the
| windows In the front and rear Of the
building. Mo needing the cries of the
frenien Of No. 4 engine 10 wait for the
life-net of No. 2 truck. the now frantic
| girls leaped from the windows, oniy
to he dashed TO death on the pavement
below. The men of No. 2 truck had
their life-net IN service within a min
ute after the FIRST alarm was sounded
at S;2s o'clock.
Ladders were thrown against the side
Of the building and many Of the girls
were reassured by the appearance OF
the hrernen, but others IN their frenzy
| Jumped one after another into the life
nets with sufficient force to break the
rim of one of the nets.
Scores of lives we're saved by the
TETS, which are Of the best type made
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
PARTIAL LIST
OF VICTIMS
CONTINUED from First Page,

Warren street. body bruises and prob
able internal injuries; recovery doubt
full.
Miss Lena Schreitmuller, GO Court
street, bruises about head, arms and
body, possible internal injuries; will
probably recover
Miss Matilda Melcier, sal Bergen
street, body bruises; will cover.
Miss Mary Feeney, IA years old, SO
Couden street, bruised hands; went
home.
Mrs. Emma Doege, So Beech street,
fractured elbow, punctured lung and
probable fracture of skull; recovery
doubtful.
Rollin Paddock, engineer, 345 Elm
street, Arlington, bruised left hip and
burns; will v
Miss TITLE Nich1er, % years old, Al
Bergen street, broken ankle.
= Miss Alice Melvin, address unknown,
internally injured.
Went Home.
Miss Sadie Hanson, 20 Stone street
burned about face and neck.
Mrs. Margaret Molanthy, address not
known, burned about face and arms.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
FIND MISSING PONY TN
RIDING ACADEMY,

Through the efforts of Detective Ser
geant CORDIALLY. of police headquarters,
the pony of julius Glasfer, of 400 Broad
street, has been recovered in a riding
academy and turned over to Mr..
Glasier.
A man who went to the stable of
David Cody. 55 East Kinney street,
Thursday and hired a bay horse and
runabout, has not yet returned.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26

tories. indeed, from all over the town.
turned their steps toward the scene OF
the holocaust, and the streets about
the smouldering structure became more
congested than ever. News Of the fire
spread almost as rapidly as lie the
flames themselves.
At noon neighbors furnished the fire.
men with hot coffee and rolls.
There was a hushed silence over the
crowd. Tn enormity of the calamity
was appalling. Time and again the
city ambulance, the police patrols and
the emergency auto piled back and
forth from the different hospitals. st.
Michael's, nearby. was crowded with
the victims within a few minutes after
the first girl jumped.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
WOMAN SWOONS AS
SHE FINDS SISTER ALIVE,

The horror was marked by several
persons visiting the scene with sad ex-
pections of locating relatives suppos-
eddy killed or injured in the awful oc-
curence.
One girl, Sophie Gutoy, Of sos High
street, attempted to get near the place
and said that she thought her sister,
Mary, was in the calamity. The police
informed her that as far as they knew
there was no one of that name in
jured or killed
The Gutoy girl then fell In a dead
faint. She vas taken to a building
and revived.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
GIRLS VERSION OF
START OF THE FIRE

This afternoon David Levy and AL
bert Wolf, members of the Wolf Manu-
featuring Company, called at the City
Hospital and asked to see Miss Anna
Hoge. the forewoman. They were ad-
mitted to her ward.
Upon leaving the hospital Mr.. Wolf
stated that he had talked to Miss Hoge
that all she could tell him about
the fire was to the effect hat she and
the girls were at work when she heard
a crash, q bell rang and flame and
smoke burst through the floor. She
gave the order to run, according to
Mr.. Levy, and the girls took the order
running panic-stricken through the
room and pr~ecipitating themselves
headlong from the windows.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
GIRLS TELL MINISTER THEY
JUMPED NOT TO SURROGATE

One of the first to arrive upon the
scene of the disaster was the Rev. ]. c.
Howard, of 42a James street, pastor of
many years chaplain of the Richmond
Borough fire department.
DIR. Howard lent aid wherever pos
sible, and after the blaze went to st.
Michael's Hospital, where he talked to
and eomforted q number of the injured
girls.
In reply TO questions, they told him
the smoke had been so thick they risked
their limbs in leaps rather than Choke
to DEATH" The minister lauded the
work of the fremen and said be had
never witnessed Drawer effort.