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New-York tribune., 1906-07-01
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JULY I. 1900

their sweethearts' faces. He rode first, and while
they were the bridlepath they followed in single
file, walking their horses or leading them. SOphy
and Zerkovitch rode behind. In advance some
hundreds Of wards, Peter VaSsp acted as scout,
coming back from time to time to advise Lukovltch
that the way was clear The night fell hne and
fresh, but it was dark. That did not matter; the
of Volseni were like cats for seeing IN the
dark.
The first ten miles passed slowly and tediously,
but without mistake or mishaP. They halted on
the edge of the plain an hour before midnight and
took rest and food-cach man carried provisions
for two days Behind them now rose the steep
hills whence they had come; before them stretched
the wide plain; away on their lett was Slavna;
straight ahead Miklevni, the goal of their pilgrim
age. Lukovitch moved about, seeing that every
man gave heed to his horse and had his equipment
and his weapons in good order Then came the
word to remount. and between twelve and one.
with a cheer hastily suppressed, the troop set
forth at a good trOt over the level ground
To Zerkovitch that ride by night through the
spreading plain wonderful thing sufficient
in itself, without regard to its object its issue.
He had seen some service beforehand there was
the JOY of that. He had known the COmradeShiP of
bold enterpriSe-there was the exaltatOn of that.
He had taken great risks befOre-there was the
excitement of that. The night had ere now called
him to the saddle-and it called now with all its
fascination. His blood tingled and burned with
all these things.
But there was more Beside him all the way
the figure of SOphy, dim in the darkness, and
the dim Silhouette of her face-dim, yet, it
seemed hardly Blurred its pallor stood out even
IN Jne ISnI OHc cIlSIOSScu IlS thoughts anu
Spurred his speculatiOns. What thoughts dwe1t in
her? Did she ride to DEATH and was it a death she
herself courted? If SO, he sworn in his soul
to thwart her, even to his own death. She was not
food for DEATH his soul cried, passOnately protest.
ing against that loss, that impOvershment of the
world. Why had they let her GOMEZ She was not
a woman of whom that could be asked; therefore it
was that his mind so hung her, with attrac-
ton, fascination, an Overbearing curiosity. The
of Volseni seemed to think it natural that she
should come. They knew her, then, better than
he did!
Save for the exchange of few words
now and then about the road, they had
not talked he had respected her silence
But she spoke now, and to his great
II pleasure less sadly than he had expected.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-01

Save for the exchange of a few words
now and then about the road, they had
not talked; he had respected her silence.
But she spoke now, and to his great
pleasure less sadly than he had expected.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-01

Ihe r1Ver, You see, and 1t WOuldn DO I.- the
on board to see anybody but Vassip and ne,
are to be the lOck-keepers."
He and Peter NaSsip rode of with their part
four, and the rest waited IN a field a couple of
dred yards from the barn-a dip in the grC
afforded fair cover. Some of the men tegal
dismOunt; but ZerkOvitch stopped them. -
Just that one never knows, he said. and
better to be on Your horse than off 1t in case
trouble does come, YOU know.
There ought not to be much trouble with
1ock-keeper and his wife, or even with the kit
girl, said one of the men.
Girls can make difference sometimes. s.
said, with smile . l did once, in the Stree
the Fountain, over in S1avna there.
ZerkOvItChS 5 preCautIOn was amply Justi
for to their aStOnishment the next instant
rang through the air, and the moment after a
CRY. y riderless horse galloped wildly past the
the sheepSkIn rug across the saddle Ned
belonging TO a VOlsenian
81 BY Heaven, have they got there before l
whispered Zerkovitch.
Il hope so; we sha mt have to wait. s.id So
But they did wait there a moment Then c
a confused noise from the long low barn. TIT
Clatter of hOOfs, and Lukovitch was NTH I
CoEtrasl gzge -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
Football Saved Him.

my knowledge of football meth
DDS is all that saved me from injury,
possibly DEATH" said President Da-
vid Starr Jordan, of the Leland
Stanford, Jr., University, the other
day, when speaking of the railway
accident he was in when two Santa
Fee passenger trains came into colli-
sion near Corona Tuesday. DR.. Jor-
dan was standing in the aisle, and
he fell on his shoulder and rolled
over in the best football style. He
was able to arise and assist several
of the injured in his car.
Here is brand new Endorsement
of the value of football from no less
a person than the president of a uni
versity where the game has been
popular. We are not told that Dr.
Jordan ever played the game, but he
gives testimony that his knowledge
of the game saved his life by teach
ing how to fall without getting hurt.
We can now count on Leland Stan
ford sticking to the strenuous sport,
despite the opposition of the facul-
ties of the effete East, who, If they
got caught in a railroad wreck,
would doubtless not know how to
fall and would be smashed.
ark Advertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
Her Comfortable Philosophy.

Aunt Panthea Brooks lived in lit
tie New Hampshire village very many
years without quarrelling with any
one and was so thoroughly liked by
every one for miles around that her
popularity excited the interest of a
summer visitor.
Aunt Panthea," he asked, chow is
1t that you keep on such good terms
with every one, while they are all
quarrelling among themselves"
WELL" isad Aunt Panthea, being
as you aren't to stay here long I'll
tell you. When l go down the street
meet Jason Purdy, and he says,
why, Panthea, how we'll you look
"I'm glad you think SO, Jason, I
say, smiling at him.
Next minute up comes Ezry Dracut.
"'Well, now Panthea, The says, how
porely you are looking this year
my land, Ezry,' l say, how quick
you are to notice those things
$50 it is with everything. Those
who like to think me one way, | let
'em think it, and those who like to
think the other, let 'em think it."
Who can deny that Aunt Panthea
had discovered a comfortable philoso-
ply of life?-YoutIh's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11

sion Of tho law Inspection officers
verify returns at the Taxpayers dom.
icile, and the commissioner can COM
pei the production for their use of all
books, balance sheets, stock sheets
and other evidence of the taxpayers
income. The knowledge that tiis
will be done If necessary and the pen
alties attached to refusal have had
wholesome moral effect, while the
careful and systematic work of the
inspectors, who also give instruction
to taxpayers when necessary as to
the keeping of simple forms of ac-
count which will facilitate the making
of returns in correct form, and the
system Of revising anu checking by
comparison in the commissioner Of
fee, have made the law very eff
cient in its practical workings. The
land and income tax act has been
In operation since 1897, and has
therefore had ample time in which
to be thoroughly tested. The .arge
landholders, naturally enough, do not
like the graduated land tax, but
there seems to be no dissatisfaction
with the income tax, in either prin-
ciple or practice.-Florence Finch
Kelly, in the Independent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
A Simple Explanation.

Mike and Pat worked for a wealthy
farmer. They planned to turn bur
glars and steal the money which the
farmer had hid in one of the rooms
of his house. They waited until mid
night, then started to do the job.
In order to get the money, they had
to pass the farmers bedroom. Mike
says, "T'll go first, and if it's all right
you can follow and do just the same
as l."
Mike started to pass the room. Just
as he got opposite the door, the floor
creaked. This awoke the farmer, who
called out, who's there"
Mike answered with a "maeow'
(imitating a caD. The farmers wife
being awake, too, said, "Oh, John, it's
the cat" and all was quiet.
Now Pat started to pass the door,
and as he got opposite it the floor
creaked again. The farmer called out
again, louder than before, who's
there?"
Pat answered: Another cat
Buffalo Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
How Hlah Kites Ely.

A twenty-three-year-Old student mi
tiated the modern system of flying
kites with steel wire for scientific
purposes He is Mr.. Douglas Archi-
bald, and calls attention to the re-
markable kite ascent a short time
ago under the direction of DR.. Assman
of the Lindenburg Aeronautical OBJ
servatory. With a series of six kites
having a total area of 1923 square feet
and employing about nine miles Of
wire a height was attained of no less
than 6430 metres, or almost exactly
four miles. According to the aero
nautic automatic recording instru-
ments sent up with the kites at the
highest point the temperature reach
ed was 13 degrees Fahrenheit, that
ON the ground being 40.S degrees,
while the velocity of the wind was
fifty-six miles an hour, against about
eighteen on the lower stratum. This
performance shows that great advanc-
es have been made in the art OF using
kites for meteorological observations
in the upper air, for in Mr.. Archibald's
early experiments the kites rose only
some 1900 feet, and few years ago
1t seemed as If two to two and half
miles would prove the limit to which
they could be levated.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
Origin of Fear in Wild Animals.

OTISlH Vi rear III WIZ Animals.
Can a fear hatch out of an egg?
II fear can hatch out of an egg,
what is to hinder a thought or an
idea from Matching out of an egg?
If thought and an emotion can
hatch out an egg, why may not a vo-
ltion hatch out of an egg? Why,
then, may not a complete character
hatch out of an egg; and where is the
need of experience, trainine and edu-
cation?
After about ten years of careful
observation and experiment with a
number of different species, | am
prepared to maintain the thesis that
a specific fear cannot hatch out of a
birds egg. Given the physical con-
ditions necessary to the life and COM
fort of the species, hatch the eggs,
and one species is as tame as any
other, and will not show fear Of man
or anything else until 1t has learned
by actual instruction, experience o.
natural inference that the object in
question is dangerous.
The fact remains, all the popular
statements to the contrary notwith-
standing, that grouse chick Matched
in an incubator or under a hen, from
an egg taken from a nest in the
woods, is every whit as tame" as a
chick of the domestic fowl; and 1t
remains so until it experiences some
thing to make it wild"
A powerful motive in choosing the
ruffed grouse for experiment is the
fact that a myth has seemingly
spread over the entire country 30 the
effect that this species is untamable.
Country Life in America.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
A Pet Wild Turkey.

In most communities there are
certain persons who possess peculiar
characteristics, habits and beliefs,
and this is true Of tho long shore
sportsman OF the old mother State
as of persons dwelling elsewhere.
Many of the old-time sportsmen
still carry and use their muzzle-load-
ing guns, which cannot be displaced
by more modern arms. They usually
manage to bag a good many birds
and other game, and this is chiefly
due, 1t is believed, to their knowl-
edge of the habits Of the game. They
seldom go out without finding some
thing.
A story is told of one gunner who
If any of the shot should fall from
his hands while loading his gun
will at once return home and make
no further -ort 10 hunt that day,
believing, 81 Re s"ys, that those lost
were his luck shot, and 1t would be
useless for him to continue the hunt.
Another, whom 1 call here Gap
tain Pete" is a sailor and all-'round
sportsman. He loves to tell of his
adventures with his dogs and gun,
and Is seldom seen without them.
He tells many stories about the &C
curacy of Sweet Lips, his gun, and
declares he can beat any man "a
shooter for a turkey in the United
States of Virginny."
On the occasion of turkey hunt
near the Rappahannock River, Cap
tain Peter claims to have shot for
ty-pound wild turkey for which he
was offered 81 cash. The gray whis-
kers on the turkeys breast were eigh-
teen inches long, End he had one
wooden leg. Here Captain Pete gives
a laugh that could be heard a half
mile away. "Sar, he was the biggest
turkey in the bunch of us, and four
others besides, and all ate a sumptu-
Gus meal from one-half of his
Uncle Pete gays he cannot account
for that one wooden leg unless thai
turkey has been previously owned by
some one as a pet wild turkey
Forest and Stream.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
FINDER OF KLoNDlKE.
Drinking His Life Away Under Gov
ernment Sanction.

SaNNSNlSWs
Tagish Charley, the Indian who first
found gold on Klondike creek and re-
ported 1t to white men, and who, part
ly because of that, and also by reason
of the payment Of $4,000 and the grant
ing by the Dominion government of
the privilege of drinking whiskey,
which is denied to all the other red
wards of the country, is drinking him
self to death.
At the same time the Dominion gov
eminent is gradually securing the rest
of Tagish Charley's fortune in the way
of fines. Bruce White of Minneapo.
lis, who has just come down from
White Horse, tells the story of Char
ley's downfall. The Indian shows his
appreciation of the privilege to drink
as much as he desires of any fluid by
getting as drunk as white man every
day. He is regularly arrested and Is
regularly fined and set at liberty,
Charley had 100000 few years ago
Charley's friend and companion and
former partner in the Klondike, Skoo-
mum oOuShl w ObNolh NliS othh'N
privilege, but was refused, though he
offered $4,000. The refusal turns out
to be further advantage for Charley,
as Jim looks after him every day I'M
til he is ripe for police interference.
The last day Mr.. White was in White
Horse he was present at an interview
between Skookum jim and the attor-
ney who makes formal application
daily for Charley's release. Jim was
told, after the lawyer had learned the
hour of the arrest, that Charley would
not be ready for liberty for another
half hour.
This case is probably unique In the
world Charley feels that he has been
generously rewarded by the Canadian
government, while the latter is gain
ing a large amount of the Indians
fortune.-Seattle Cor. Detroit News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11

The following letter is only one of
many thousands which are on Ale in
the Pinkhap Office, and go to prove
beyond question that Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound must be
remedy of great merit, otherwise 1t
could not produce such marvellous
results among sick and ailing women.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"About nine months ago was great suf-
ferer with female trouble, which caused mo
severe pain, extreme nervousness and fro
uusnt headaches, from whiohg the doctor
failed to relieve mo. l tried Lydia Z Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, And wiEhin a
bottles OF il | was entirely cured. ltnereloioo
heartily recommend your CGsmpound ~ s,,lr
splendid female tonic II maK es the mohuitl,'
periods regular and without kDain; and VIZ WI. :,
a blessing II is to find such a relSNnedy atV'bo
many doctors fail to help you. TIrern pNsed
to recommend il to all suffering women
Mrs. Sara Wilson, 81 East 3D. Street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
If you have suppressed or painful
periods, weakness of the stomach,
Indigestion, boating, pelvic catarrh,
nervous prostration, dizziness, faint
ness, don t-care" and want-to-be-
left alone feeling, excitability, back
ache or the blues, these are sure indi-
cations of female weakness, or some
arrangement of the organs. In such
cases there is one tried and true remedy
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
Pearls Cost More Now.

1t was two years ago that gen.
erous husband after a successful
transaction in business gave his wife
pearl necklace. He paid the Fifth
avenue dealer $4,000. 1t seemed as
large as any necklace she would ever
want until, after another transaction
which had yielded him a profit, the
thought of a larger one entered the
husbands mind. He took the pearls
back to have them changed.
Cost $4,000. l remember" the
clerk said. II sold 1t to you myself.
It's changed in value since you
bought it, however. Leave it here,
and will estimate the present value
and let you know"
Two days later there came the COM
forting answer that the present value
of the pearls was $4,000 more than
it had been two years before.-New
York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
How Long Whales Live.

GAS to the age to which whales
live," says DR.. True, curator of bio
logy of the National Museum, there
is no accurate data, but l am in
clined to the opinion that some Of
them live to an age in excess of forty
years. This theory is borne out by
the finding in a whale in 1890 of a
harpoon which had belonged to @
ship that was sunk during the Civil
War. Ten years before the ship had
cruised as a whaler. The estimates
that whales to be a thousand years
old are fanciful, and not based on
authentic information"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
Queer Names For Horses,

A turf critic Who learned to read
and write before he learned to race,
once made bitter enemy of a highly
respectable Texas sportsman by hav-
ing fun with the name he gave his
pet two-year-old filly. The filly was
the foal of the pet of the ranch, Lit
tie Pearl, and the sire was Gallantry.
The Texan called the offspring Little
Pearls =" Calamity. The first and
only time Little Pearls of Gallantry
started the young critic took occa-
sion to chide the gentleman who
hung that title on the filly. In the
course of his playful tart remarks he
undertook to name the future pro-
duct OF the ranch whence came Lit
tie Pearls of Gallantry. Among the
names he suggested were Little
Things to Think About, Little Jars
of Marmalade, Little Bales of limo
thy, Lizzie is My Hat on Straight,
Big Bill with the White Hat, and
such. The Texan could not have
been more aggrieved had he been ac-
cused of cheating.
The combination Of the names of
sire and dam often result in beauti-
full If meaningless names, but even
more frequently in laughable or alb
surd groups of letters.-Springfield
Republican.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11

Priscilla did not leave the dooI
open" she said 81 came over this
afternoon after your balm of Gilead
bottle. Adoniram cut his thumb,
and left the door open on purpose;
1t was smoky in there, and | was
afraid it would make your new but
ter taste. / did not think Of the cat
All the children were playing over Il
tho field"
Everybody looked at Priscilla
Then her father spoke up, and b
could not have spoken more sternl}
to the soldiers whom he commanded.
what does this mean, PRISCILLA
said he.
Priscilla bent her face quite down
to the blue ~arn stockings and wept,
did you know that you did not
leave the pantry door open?" he con-
tinued.
"Yes-sir," gasped Priscilla.
After the company had gone her
father proceeded to deal with her
after the code of his day, and in ac'
cordance with his own convictions,
He took down tie birch rod, with
which all the children were acquaint
ed, and he bade Priscilla stand before
him.
II want you to remember, daugh-
ter" said Captain. Hapgood, til ia
falsehood is fGlsehood, for what
ever cause it may be told"
Then he br""glt down the birch
rod several times over Priscilla s
slender shoulders.
Priscilla covered her face with her
apron and cried softly. Captain
Hapgood, after had put ava t.
birch rod, went up to her and drew
the apron gently away. He was not
man givel to endearments, but he
kissed her solemnly on her fair girl
ish forehead.
The rod was for the falsehood,
daughter" said Captain Hapgood;
land this is for thy kindness and
self-sacriflce toward thy brothers an
sisters"
Mistress Hapgooi was busting
around the heart. Presently she
called Priscilla.
Draw up to the .ble and have
your supper, child" said she.
Mistress Hapgood had baked a
fresh sheet of job: ny-cake that was
thinner and browner than the others
had been; she had skinned IT ore
cream and dealt out liberal dish OF
sauce. Priscilla sat up and partook,
The taste of the food was very pleas
ant; her shoulder still tingled from
the birch rod, ard the distinction be-
tween the right and wrong of a doubt
full action was quite plain to her
-Congregationalist and Chris
tian World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
mo TROUBLE"
To Change From Coffee to Postum.

Postum has done a world OF good
for me-" writes an Ills. man.
1--WE had Indigestion nearly all my
life, but never dreamed coffee was
the cause of my trouble until last
spring got so bad was in misery all
the time.
"A coffee drinker for 30 years, it
irritated my stomach and nerves, yet
was just crazy for 1t. After drink
ing 1t with my meals, | would leave
the table, go out and lose my meal
and the coffee, too. Then I'd be as
hungry as ever
"A friend advised me to quit cof-
fee and use Postum-said 1t cured
him. Since taking his advice l re-
tain my food and get all the good out
of it, and don't have those awful hun
cry spells.
II changed from coffee to Postum
without any trouble whatever, felt
better from the first day drank It,
| am well now and give the credit to
Postum" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the lit.
tie book, The Road to Wellville," In
pkgs. There's a reason"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
CATCHING Cold,

Very severe colds are caught in
doors, the result of Indigestion or foul
air. A cold is frequently brought on
by eating a hearty dinner, becoming
mentally absorbed for two or three
hours Immediately afterward and re-
firing to warm, close room. The
food is not digested, the temperature
of the body is raised by the exertions
Of the stomach, the sleep is broken,
and the Individual rises chilled and
i'll. Had relaxation followed the din
ner and the room been supplied with
refreshing air, everything would have
been different.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
THE LAST TENANT.

Gone re the tenants Of that lonely hall,
Blithe Youth and lovely J'ope OF yesteA
day
And careless Joy went caroling away;
And Silence hung its banner on the wall
From tagging morn till eve the slow hours
crawl,
And sink, reluctant, TO the tomb OF
night;
The stors diffuse a faint, uncertain light
And the moon flames out-night's mourn
full senechal!
Deserted, dim, are all the easements lone;
Unheeded springs the rank and spreading
grass;
There comes no sound without of sigh OF
groan;
There goes no sound without of feet
that pass
Yet, in chamber lone, where ivies
cling,
Sits one within, named Love, remem.
herring.
Evelyn Phinney, in the Atlantic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-11
Too Much For the Old Man.

The North Atchison boys tell a
story on Joe Henderson. Joe is the
father of Jess Henderson, the ath-
lete, who used to be rated as the
strongest man in town. When Jess
was about fifteen years old, and af-
ter he had taken boxing lessons sew
eral months, Joe attempted to box
his ears. After trying his best Joe
couldn't hit Jess. Jess was too "sci-
enced;" SO father Joe went into the
house and said to his wife: mann
ma, what's the matter with out
Jesse? He needs a whipping, but
can't hit him. "-Atchison Globe.