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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
Andy Knows All About Those.
(Atlanta Journal.l

'Scotty' says that he has received "a
6S2 begging letters. 'Scotty'' should be
able to put Andrew Carnegie next on the
die Door proposition.
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WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
That Wm Keep Him HustIing.

ATLANTA Constitution
After President Roosevelt has stopped
the slaughter in Manchuria he may find
time TO again take up the great Amerf-
can railroad wreck question and stop the
slaughter there.
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An Appropriate illumination.

when gas was used for lighting up
the senate II was turned on and a match
were close together, and in less than
second almost the whole chamber was
brilliantly Illuminated.
i recollect on one occasion when Judah
p. Benjamin of Louisiana was delivering
an grafton In that sfivery tone of his,
when as the evening advanced the day
light began to recede and it became nee
essaFy 10 turn on the gas. This was done
from the roof of the chamber. The SEN
ator was making grand speech, at least
so far as his eloquence was concerned.
1t was full of poetical language and bril-
liant sentences. In its continuance he
had just said. But soon there viii be the
dawn of a great light given to us and
Just then the man whose duty it was to
light uD did So The coincidence was a
lowed by the senator with a peroratfon
that sublime i'm it's splendor.
and eatIaT; s5f Was Was most suav ,,
and sweet and almost womanly, while he
had manner OF the kindest courtesy.
Pierre Soulee, who was also at one time
in the senate from Louisiana, was also
one of the most polished and affable gen
tlenen have ever met.
And now While I am talking of Sena-
tors from the Pelican state will relate
a little event that happened when Mr..
Slidell-John Slidell, who. with Mason of
steamer Trent by Commodore Wilkes, the
act arousing fears of a war with Eng
land-fs the senator aIIude to- Senator
Sltdell one day requested the services of
page to carry a note to his wife. His
residence was then on IL street next to
cite square and the White House The
letter was handed over to one of the boys
named Billy Writ When Billy got up
ana also knew that he supplied the Sill
oelis with lacteal fluid Writ asked the
miikman II he was. going TO the SlidelI
mansion. and upon being assured by the
veHder that he was. delegated him TO de-
liver the letter, When Mr.. SldeIl was
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Chance to Begin at Any Time.

washington Starr
II Mr.. Rockefeller had thought of Il
in time he would possibly have endowed
few free ice factories
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LoNa-AGo ANECDOTES.
Events Related by a Former Senate
PAGE.
CWashington star.l

w aShinSIOn STAR
A H. Raglan. a prominent member of
the Oldest Inhabitants association of
this city. was for a long number of wears
in the employ of the United states s sem
ate, first as a page and afterward as
one OF the assistant dOorkeeperS, his en-
TIRE term OF service lasting more than a
thlrd OF a century. Naturally Mr.. Ra-
gan has fund of interesting reminds
Fences. and to a few friends one even
ing last week he related quite a num-
When ] made my debut as one of
Inc Senate's pages" said he, that branch
or congress met in the old chamber that
IS now the hall Of the United States SUI
preme court. There was no gas in those
days and the chamber as well as thai
or The house of representatives was
lamps that were pendant from the mid
die of the ceiling. 1 witnessed an in
cluent one day that cameNVery near be-
ing a deplorable tragedy. The gallery
ana in the front there was an iron rail-
Ins-I Inc seat OF Senator JameS A.
Pearce OF Maryland was in the front
row OF desks and almost directly beneath
this railing. on the occasion / refer to
MRS. John =. Hale wife Of the senator
from New Hampshire. with a party of
IN the gallery. Mr. Hale was holding
her parasoi over the rail. when it slipped
from her hand and fell with its sharp
point downward right upon the head of
Mr.. Pearce. He was rendered uncon-
scious by the shock, and so great was
the excitement that proceedings in the
profusely, and the senator was taken
10 one OF the commit tee rooms TO re-
ceive surgical attention. Mrs. Hale, in
great distress, left the gallery To as
certain the result of the accident and
was prOfuSe in expressing her regrets
Her husband rendered his earnest apollo
E f to tn Maryland senator and Mrs;
her sorrow at the occurrence.
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Makes It Rather speekled.
(Anaconlia SfandardD

(Anaconda Standard.)
Oven Wizard burbank will admit that
the Depew peach has not been Improved
by grating.
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DR.. VIM. T. Carver, champion shot
of the world Exhibition, Saltair daily
Free.
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An Unpleasant Incident.

While speaking of MIR. Pearce 1 am
reminded of another incident that was
not very pleasant. I was called TO the
door TO take the card of a gentleman to
the senator and of course 1 went prompt
" Mr.. Pearce seemed somewhat dis
Sruntled that morning and he scowled
as he looked at the card. Go back and
say TO that gentleman. he said, that
/ wont see him. 1 decline to be both
cred. That was rather harsh COM
mand to me, but / repeated his message
60 the visitor. who became very indig-
Mr.. Pearce that I viii see him in the
state. and then he Went away. Not many
the door and asked for his visitor. When
told that he had left the senator said:
II Il was too has - 900 / would not have that
Senator Pomeroy of Kansas was quite
2 character in his way continued Mr.
Raglan. This incident / am about tell
ing you did not come under my obser-
Kauon, but was told 10 me by a Mis-
souri, man who was present when it hap
pened- 1t was during the time when
fierce war was being Waged between the
free state men of the Kansas and the
Missouri men. The feud between these
TWO factions eXcelled in bitterness any
enmity between the north and south. It
was war TO the knife and the knife to
the hilt,' as the old saying is. Pomeroy
was vigorous leader among the free
state men, though | do not know If he
was among its soldiers He was active
enough in She free state cause, however.
The Missourians were under the com
mand of David r. Atchison.< who was
at one time senator from that state and
was also president pro tenn. of the SEN
ate. One day party of the border ruff
fan element captured Pomeroy. They did
not know who he was but they took
border rUffian chieftain did not know
Pomeroy either. but was eager to catch
him and striug him without benefit
OF clergy When the Kansas man was
brought before his enemy that gentle
man sang out: We'll. who are your
Pomeroy was not in uniform, nor had
he any weapons about him He looked
like preached, and when Atchison thun-
dered Ogt his query PCmeroy's quick wit
served him well. I am only a meek and
Iowly servant of the Lord he responded.
and Atch1son as promptly yelled, out TO
one of his men to turn that preacher
out II he had known who that meek
ana ioWfy' man was it would have been
I he end Of POmeroV
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ber,'' said Mr.. Ragan, when a fine look
ing, breezy sort of n man came up and.
handing me a card, said:
Send that in to old Beans,'' if you
q Who's that?' said T.
i thought everybody knew ''Old
Beans said the stranger. It's Senator
Pomeroy. We fellows in Kansas love
him. He came out there one day from
Boston with barrels of beans when every
body was nearly starved to death and
IT is only in affection we call him Beans.
IT took his card to the senator. who
appeared in moment and seemed de
lighted to see the man who alluded TO
"Pomeroy was a very careful man and
"a e ,SfySsIS one ne didn't IKE
out at my door just as 1 was biting off
big chew of tobacco. He stopped and
looked at me q moment Young man
ting away farms?'
Once" said the ex-page, congress had
prepared a book containing "A number of
maps Some plans We're being discussed
regarding change of some kind in the
There was quite a demand for them. I
asked a senator for one of these books,
There was another page with whom I
was on very friendly terms. In these
days he is known as General John NJ.
board of district commissioners. Every
body knows and respects him. This
young man became aware of the fact
that 1 was the happy possessor of one of
these coveted maps and told me that his
relatfve-an uncle. / think-Dr. Marin.
the well known druggist. was trying to
buy one. That aroused my cupidity and
made a double quick march to DIR.
Nairn,s drug store and sold my book
Or. Natrn gave me one of those little
gold dollars for it. About three days
after that the senator who made me a
present of the document called me up.
What did yOu do with that book of
maps / gave your he said.
I told him that I sold 1t.
Who TOP said he
Il told him that 1 sold it to DR.. Marin
for a dollar. Then I received a lecture
that have never forgotten. Yes he
said, I saw the maps in DR.. Nairn's store.
It cost the government more than that
for the books / was told and then / was
made TO open my eyes upon the discour-
tesy of selling a gift. I told the senator
i never did such thing before and never
would again. and that closed the incident
The donor was always a good friend to
me. and I have long ago forgiven Gen
eral Wilson for getting me into that
scrape.
An Appropriate illumination.
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Familiarly Called ~.oid Beans"

the southern side OF the senate cham
ber,' said Mr.. Ragan, when a fine look
ing, breezy sort of man came up and,
handing me a card, said:
Send that in to odd Beans,-' if you
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
Music Aids Anesthssla.

Music boxes and blue lights are two
of the latset things in the line OF
anaesthetics, says the Chicago Post
The music boxes do not reduce pain
or render patients insensible. but, ac
cording to Prof. Redard of Geneva
they do take away certain i'll effects
that often accompany the use OF
anaesthetics. 1t Is a well-known fact
that external impressions received
during the period of somnolence have
great bearing on the dreams. From
this Prof. Redard conceived the idea
of utilizing music. 1t was found that
the music had a tendency to take
away the disagreeable excitation pre-
vious to the use of chloroform or 9th
er anaesthetic. The awakening was
also found to be free from excitement
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29

1t is queer how indiscretlons will
sometimes linger in the minds of some
people. Derby day of the recent race
meet Kansas City young man went
out to Elm Ridge and lost SIG betting
on the horses. he had never bet on
horses before, and the loss hurt him.
He stayed away from the track after
that. Recently he met friend on
the street.
Where have you been for the past
few days, Jim2" asked his friend.
"On jury duty" replied the young
man. 81 made So by it and kept up
my regular work, too. Now If could
only pick up four more somewhere I'd
have that thing wiped out. made
four selling some old clothes on Satur-
day, you see."
You'd have what thing wiped out"
asked the other.
"Why, that $40 loss at the racetrack
On Derby day." said the young man.
Kansas City Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29

Unless early and correct treatment is
applied the patient seldom survives
when once the disease is fastened upon
her. Lydia f. Pinkham's' Vegetable
Compound is the most efficient treat
ment for kidney troubles of women,
and is the only medicine especially
prepared for this purpose.
When woman is troubled with pain
or weight in loins, backache, frequent,
painful or scalding urination, swelling
of limbs or feet, swelling under the
eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the
region Of the kidneys or notices a brick
dust sediment ia the urine, she should
lose no time in commencing treatment
with Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, as it may be the means of
saving her life.
For proof, read what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for Mrs.
Sawyer.
cannot express the terrible suffering
had TO endure A arrangement of the female
organs developed nervous prOstration and a
serious kidney trouble The doctor attended
me for year, but kept getting worse, until
/ was unable to do anything, and made up
my mind could not live l finally decided
totry ESJia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound as last resort, and AMI to-day well
woman. l cannot praise it too highly, and
tell every suffering woman about my cnse."
Mrs Emma Sawyer, Conyers, Ga.
Mrs. Pinkham gives free advice to
women address in confidence, Lynn,
Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
Byron a rraolo Elnnre.

THE more think Of Byron" says
John Davidson in the London Out,
look. the more clear II becomes to
me that he is. first, second, aud third,
a tragic figure, He was the child OF
loveless marriage, that constant
source OF huge armies of discordant
natures. His upbrngng was tragic;
his marriage was tragic; his loves
were tragic; his DEATH which AT first
thought only traglc-force, is actually
tragedy. Byron and Napoleon, con
tempornrles, were the analogues and
compliments OF each ether Byron Is
the passive tragedy Of the magma.
tive temperament as poet, using eX.
pression Napoleon is the active
tragedy of the imaginative tempera.
ment as warrior and world-compeller
employing deeds. Byron inevitably
ends in an abortlye attempt at action
in Greece; Napoleon, as inevitably,
in an abortive attempt at expression
(the dictated memoirs) in st. Helena
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
In Line For a Bath.

GAIL trouble and inconvenience grow
ing out of the scarcity of water in the
new mining camps Of Nevada is rap.
idly disappearing" remarked Oscar J.
Smith, lawyer and capitalist of Reno.
"They have quite as much water in
Goldfield now as will satisfy. the re-
quirements of the camp. 1 was down
at Goldfeld recently, and noticing a
sign on a building which proclaimed
the fact that baths were to be had
there, 1 went in and announced that 1
would like to get bath. The fellow
in charge handed me a ticket and
took my money.
"'Well, see here said ], L don't
want bath ticket. / want bath
"'Oh, you'll get bath ali right said
the bath-house manager. Let me see
your ticket. No. S13. There are about
S12 people ahead of you. Come around
in about three or four weeks. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
aAnd whnt dld mnmmy doY0


Muffin! She went sleepy again"
The unconscious little murderess loat
her grip of things and cried as II her
heart would break;
Mammal want my mamma-my
mammaw
Tender hands carried the poor child
away.
Dora tainted when the jury, without
leaving the box, brought In II verdict
OF Not guilty. and Jack took her
home IN n cab,
In the quiet of the house she recOv-
cred, and went TO her room and locked
herself In. Now that the trial was
over. the sense that she was free
woman again swept over her and al
most crushed her. Jack paced silently
up aud down the passage outside her
room for the remainder of that day
and all through the long night When
dawn broke he tapped gently, and the
door was opened from within.
Without word he lifted the girl In
his arms and kissed her teRr-stalned
face. And then suddenly he gave a
low cry for the beautiful reddish
golden hair, whose soft wdves he had
so often caressed lay IN streaks across
u wrinkled brow, and in the place of
the gold was the sheen of many silver
threads. New York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
The Alps Lowered.

The Swiss Alps have suddenly lost
ten feet of their height by n curious
StiGal bS 1Pp{dssJ tSsHIs9gEaphs the ETnress
AS result of the recent calcula-
tons Of the Federal Typographical
Department it is given out that all al
titudes given on Swiss official maps and
plans are ten feet eight inches greater
than they should be.
In the Lake of Geneva is n rugged
block of stone known as the Pierre
NitOn, supposed 10 have been used
in ancient days as an altar to Nep-
tune. In 1920 a bronze tablet was
placed on the stone recording its exact
altitude as being 1886 feet inches
above sea level, and from this stone all
the Swiss attitudes were then officially
calculated and registered.
1t now appears that the Pierre a
Niton is really only 1925 feet 8 inches
above sea level, and thus all the Swiss
attitudes are too great by more than
ten feet Express. London
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
How to Winter pIants.

1t is much wiser to give plenty of
water once every few days than a
little each day. The latter method
keeps the surface moist, and the roots
naturally rise for the moisture, so that
they are near the surface and will be
injured by the heat Of the following
day.
Give enough water TO go deep, or
else just enough to wash the leaves.
The amateur should by preference wa
ter at night, for then the moisture has
chance TO do its good work before
evaporation starts under the heat Of
the SUMS rays, as it does almost at
once when watering is done in the
morning.-Garden Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
CHANGED HUSBAND.
Wife Made Wise Change in Food.

Change of diet is the only way to
really cure stomach and bowel trouble.
A woman says:
my husband had dyspepsia when we
were married and had suffered from it
for several years. 1t was almost i'm
possible to find anything he could eat
without bad results.
Il thought this was largely due to
the use Of coffee, and persuaded him to
discontinue it. He did so, and began to
drink Postum Food Coffee. The change
did him good from the beginning, his
digestion improved; he suffered much
less from his nervousness, and when
he added Grape-Nuts food to his diet
he was soon entirely cured
my friend, Mrs. - - of VickS-
burg (my former hOme), had become n
nervous wreck also from dyspepsia
Medicines had no effect, neither did
travel help her. On my last visit home,
some months ago, l persuaded her to
use Grape-Nuts food. She was in de-
Spair, and consented. She stuck to it
until it restored her health so COM
pletely that she is now the most enthu-
siastic friend of Grape-Nuts that
ever knew. She eats II with cream or
dry, just as it comes from the package
keeps 1t in her room and eats it when
ever she feels like it,
81 began eating Grape-Nuts food my
self when my baby was two months
old, and | don't know what l should
have done without it. My appetite was
gone, was weak and nervous and az
forded but very little nourishment for
the child. The Grape-Nuts food, of
which soon grew very fond. speedily
set all this right again. and the baby
grew healthful, rosy and beautiful as a
mother could wish. He is two years
old now and eats Grape-Nuts food him
self. wish every tired young mother
knew of the good that Grape Nuts
would do her"
Names given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
shnle Trenn For HaaIth.

1t is not shade alone that makes it
cooler under tree in summer. The
GOODNESS of the tree itself helps, for
its temperature is about forty-five de-
grees Fahrenheit at all times, as that
of the human body is q fraction more
than ninety-eight degrees. So a clump
Of trees cOols the air as a piece of
ice cools the water in a pitcher. That
is why the Legislature has authorized
the park authorities Of New York City
to plant trees in the tenement dis
tricts. If the air can be made cooler
and purer by the trees fewer children
will die of heat ailments. AS 1000
more children die in New York during
June, July, August and September
than in any other similar period of the
year, the Importance of adopting every
known means TO save life is undis-
puted.-YOuth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29

Such was the quaint description ap-
piled by Robert Louis Stevenson to all
human beings who had done their best
10 do we'll In life. He felt that how
ever much We tried. we should hardly
be able to realize the highest ideals;
we should be failures, judged by that
lofty standard, but we should at least
he faithful because we had done our
utmost.
To get on in life, speaking Of mate
rial things only, is the desire of every
one. yet ii is only the minority who
do their best. There is lamrntable
lack of determination, deficiency OF
"grit" and "go" in so many of us. We
see the object. We sigh for its attain
ment we make spasmodic attempts
TO reach 1t. but we shrink from taking
too much trouble about it, and we
cannot strive steadily and unswerv-
ingly for 1t.
Those are not the faithful failures.
We cannot impress too strongly upon
our children and upon those older ones
who are just commencing life, that II
they would succeed in climbing the
ladder to any appreciable extent, they
must cultivate the quality of sticking
at ito use popular phrase-and
that they must aim high. II we so
seldom reach the rung Of the ladder
which we have in view, and experience
teaches us that this is more frequent
than we like to believe. then 1t is bet
ter to fight for a still higher position.
The probability is that we shall fall
short of that position, but attain one
higher than would have been the case
had we not been aspiring
Stevenson, doubtless, had the moral
side of things in view when writing
those words, but they apply equally
well to the material facts of life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
unnecessarY rYoIses.

Noise is easily misnterpreted as a
sign of vigorous enterprise in all lines
of human activity. There is a hustle
of trade which no one would suppress.
The loudest shouter is not by any
means the most accomplished and eff
fective orator. The best work may
be done without great clamor and up
roar. Noise is commonly associated
with the fakir, who covers the pinch-
beck quality of his wares by stridently
proclaiming their virtues. Much Of
the noise of the city street is entire
ly unnecessary and could be suppress
ed without injury to any material in
terest. A society for the prevention
of din would find a fertile field for it's
beneficent offices.-Phildelphia Ledg-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-29
A pARAeLE oF PRooRess.

Said the placid pool to the ripping rill,
As it rollicked along on its way down the
hill:
"Oh, stay with me here II Is foolish and
wrong
For you to forever be rushing along,
Stop here on the heights Tor, as sure as
you flow,
You win only sink further and further be-
low.
You are noisy aud boisterous: be quiet
and hear
The choir of the song birds caroling near.
BE contented my brother, and patiently
try
40 remain where the God of the clouds
made you lie
II is wiser and easier far to lie still,
Said the placid pool to the ripping rill.
Said the ripping rIl to the placid pool,
As It lay IN the shadows SO quiet aud cool:
81 know it is easy and pleasant to stay
In ones hower-circed bed on the hillside
all day;
That each leap leaves me lower; and that,
as I How,
Some desert OF death may await me below.
Yet some spirit impels, in such magical
That feel it is better to simply obey;
And, somehow, as onward | leap in the
night,
Toward the strange, distant valley, Know
ii is right,
And that safety is sure ii keep natures
rule
Said the ripping rill to the placid pool.
So the placid pool lay selhshiy still,
Rejecting the stars and the sunshine, until
Its purity paid the high price OF its peace;
Its water grew stagnant; its very lite.lease
Was cancelled in scorn by the sun over
head,
And the placid pool died in its flower.
Circled bed.
But the ripping rill, as it sped on its way
Grew larger and stronger and deeper each
day.
The sunshine strewed gems on its breast
as it ran,
TO do useful service or nature, and man.
IL grew to II river, and, when duty-tree,
II found permanent peace in the infinite
sea.
Charles Wesley Casson, in the Christian
Register,