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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
Declined to Die,

A little girl coming in contact with
death for the first time in the shape Of
a lifeless bird that she found in the
wood, ran with it to her nurse. What
can be the matter with it?' she cried
In amazement. The nurse improved
the occasion. THAT bird is dead" she
said, portentously, I'VE must all die
some day" The little girl looked Al
the small corpse in her hand contem
platively, then dropped 1t with some
disgust. "You may die If you wan
to-" she replied; II shan't"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
Pretty Good Work,

A negro hod carrier in Kentucky is
paid double wages because he does the
work of two men. He carries from
forty to fifty bricks at a time upon a
wide board which he places upon his
head. Then, with arms free, he climbs
ladders to second and third stories
of large buildings, never touching the
board with its tremendous weight.
What to Eat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
Accounted For.

Mrs. MS patience was much tried
by a servant who had habit Of stand
ing around with her mouth open. One
day. as the maid waited upon table,
her mouth was open as usual, and her
mistress, giving her a severe look,
said:
MARY. your mouth is open"
"Yessum," replied Mary, II opened
4. "-Everybody's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
PoIIteness Was Costly.

Politeness does not always pay. M
F. Wilson raised his hat to two wo
men at the corner of Suffer and
Kearny streets, San Francisco, Cal.
and stepped back to give them plenty
of room to pass and fell over a gar
bage can. 1t cost him two lacerated
wounds of the cheek, bruised nose
a fractured skull, a hack fare, two
hours on the operating table at the
Receiving Hospital and probably sew
eral weeks in bed elsewhere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

io,a Scotia, Cape Breton, Prince Ed
wMd Island or Newfoundland. One
Night at Sea-" or Six Days Cruise OF 400
miles for Gis.C0. cmmenciDg July Bird
steam els leave Comm, rcial Wharf, Boston,
at noon Tues days, Thursdays and satur-
days for Halifax, Hawkesbury, Charlotte
taxn sydney and Bras Dor Lakes. June
tsilipps, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Only
direct route. Low rates. Good board.
send stamp for illustrated booklet Can
Rdiap Gems, =" II aps, etc., to A. w. PERRY,
Gen. Mgr, Commercial Wharf, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

Young Bull Bear has filed SUIT TOT
divorce at Kingtisher, Okla, against
his wife, Little Woman Bull Bear. He
claims that she was quarrelsome and
neglected her household duties and
that she abused his two children by
a former wife. This is the second In.
dian divorce suit filed since the or
ganization of the county.-Kansas City
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

along without worrying much until
dropsy set in. My feet and ankles
swelled up, my hands pulled and be-
came SO tense l could hardly close
them. had great difficulty In
breathing, and my heart would nut
ter with the least exertiOn. l could
not walk far without stopping again
and again to rest. Since using four
boxes OF Doan's Kidney Pills the
bloating has gone down and the Feel
ings of distress have disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
CnlIah Hahn, Name

At session of the German Reichs-
tage there was curious instance Of
Observation-Disclosures. Herr Wichmann
was calling the roll of members when,
upon reading out his own name, he
naturally received no response. He
called the name the second time in a
louder tone. and finally roared 1t out
like healthy lunged bull. At this
juncture his colleagues broke out into
such laughter that the truth dawned
upon him and he Joined in the general
hilaritY
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
TWO Hooks At A earn.

While fishing near Chadds Ford q
visitor hooked a 10-pound carp and
had it on the bank, when the hook
pulled from his mouth, and it Topped
into the water. AS it did so another
hook was fastened in its hard back
I'm, and so hooked it was played with
for nearly an hour before being land
ed.-West Chester, (Pa.) Local News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

The Vatican was thoroughly
cleaned lately and quantity of re-
painting done The work employed
500 people for six months. Merely
in cleaning wall papers, one thou
sand loaves of bread were used daily.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
To Save a Neck.

The first verse of the ffty-first
psalm is called the Meek Verse;" for
the reason that in former times man
condemned to death sometimes had a
chance to save his life by proving that
he could read, and this verse was used
as a test.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
Books and Drink.

The books of club at Leicester,
England, ostensibly established for
mental and moral Improvements,
mutual helpfulness and rational ere.
ation," showed, in court, that about
IA cents a week was spent by the
club on literature and about $35 a
week on drink.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

A firm of London motor manu-
facturers supplies its customers with
specially colored confetti, which the
motorists sprinkle when running
through a police trap. Drivers who
follow at once read the sign and act
accordingly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
WHERE eREENeAoKs ARE MADE.
The Crane Mills and the story Of
Their start.

The Crane Mills and the story Of
Their start.
The national flag flies over the
Government MILL" owned by the
Crane family at Dalton, Mass, be-
cause all the paper for the United
States "greenbacks" is made there.
1t is one of a group OF mills in which
the Cranes have made paper for
more than a century. The founder
was Mr.. Zenas Crane. Before he
could get the first mill started, he
had to have large quantity OF rags.
But rags were scaTcer in those days
than now. The Italian had not then
arrived, the junk shop was unknown,
and although the rag buyer passed
through the streets OF Boston once
a week, he had not yet appeared in
the western part OF the state. This
resulted In an appeal to the people,
based on high economic and patriotic
grounds. Handbills appeared, with
the headlines In large type:
AMERICANS;
Encourage 1OuT OWN MdnuIaCIuEesi
and They Will Improve
LADIES, SAVE YOUR RAGS!
They were carried to all the homes
and shops in Berkshire and adjoin-
ing counties, urging every woman
who has the good OF her country and
the interests Of her family at heart"
to save her rags, and send them to
the new factory, or to the nearest
storekeeper, and a generous price
will be paid" When the mill was
ready the rags were there in abun.
dance, and operations at once com
menced with four men, two girls and
small boy, with Zenas Crane as su.
perintendent and chief proprietor.
The paper was made In hand-moulds,
and the output was 100 pounds a
day. Today there are 400 employees
and the output is many tons of the
finest bank note paper World S
Work,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
HARRISBURG Of Little Rors.

London Punch remarked the other
day: "Our royal princes have to I'M
dergo all the hardshlps OF ordinary lit
lie boys. Last week, for instance, they
we're taken t. the British Museum"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
Saved sierrrled the Trouble.

While Siegfried was polishing his
sword at Covent Garden Theatre, Lon
don, the other night, to cut the anvil in
half the anvil slowly split of its own
accord.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

says: For over
three years ]
suffered with O
dropsical condi-
ton without be-
ing aware that
1t was due to
kidney trouble.
The early stages
were principal
iy backache and
bearing do W n
pain, but I went
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

FITS permanentlycu cured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer 80 trialbottle andtreatisefree
Or. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

A cook, who had been summarlly
discharged by her employers for smok.
ing cigarettes in the kitchen recently
sued in vain for wages in an English
court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
Inducements to Youth.

In the window of a BARRIERS shop
in the East End appears this notice:
Boys Easy Shaving, l I'D. Hair cut
and singing. Toys given"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
OPERATION AVOIDEl
ExPERIENCEOFMlSS MERKLE,
She Was Told That an Operation Wa
Inevitable. How She Escaped II,

When q physician tells woman Su,
ferlnR with serious feminine troubl,
that an operation is necessary, the ven
thought OF the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, AM
our hospitals are full of women comiul
for Just such operations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums reduces inflamma-
ton, Rllays pain, cures wind collie ,25c Il bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

Sheep from Iceland are on exhibition
in England. They stand fourteen
inches. NE28
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

Motor-boats Of all sorts are becom-
ing more and more numerous on the
Venetian canals, threatening to dis
place the old-time gondola. The gon-
doliers are much disturbed. In dis
pute between two of them and two
electric launch men the latter were
stabbed, one fatally.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

Tobacco was legal tender in the
American States when they were still
colonies of Great Britain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

The Vienna Fancy Dog Club has
established novel dog market. Per-
sons with dogs for sale are invited to
send the animals to the cluhrooms
every Wednesday, where they will be
exhibited. Each animal will be ex-
amined by veterinary surgeon and
also appraised by experts. Purchas-
ers can therefore be assured that the
dogs are quite free from disease and
also worth the price demanded. And
all this service will be performed en-
tirely free of charge; neither buyer
nor seller will be asked to contribute
a penny. The club will bear all the
expenses. as its only object in insti-
tuting the market is to promote the
breeding and traffic in dogs of good
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

A miner who lost his life two thou
sand years ago has been taken from
q copper mine in Chile recently. Cop
per oxide had mummified his whole
body. The mummy is in fine state
of preservation. Coarse sacking, evil
IDENTIFY the clothing of the ancient
Inca workman, was found with the
body, as were two mallets, one fash
toned out Of granite and the other
out of ironstone. These implements
were tied with thongs into bent
sticks made as double handles. Both
the hide and the sticks were as fresh
looking when found as If they had
been in use only the day before.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14
BLoATED WITH DRoPsY.
The Heart Was Badly Affected When
the Patient Began Using
DOan'S Kidney Pills.

Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell Of 415
West Fourth St., Olympia, Wash,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

The rafHesia of Sumatra is said to
be the largest and most magnificent
flower in the world. 1t is composed of
five roundish petals, each a foot
across, and of a red color, covered
with numerous irregular yellLwish
white swellings. The petals surround
a cup nearly foot wide, the margin
of which bears the stamens.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-14

This story is told of Dan Leno, the
late idol Of the London music hall
stage. His mind failed, and he was
confined in private asylum. Soon
after this he got up an argument
with one Of the attendants about the
correctness of the clock. THAT
clocks wrong" he said. mo, sir,
the clock is quite right" II tell you
it's wrong" mo, sir, it's quite
right" Then If it's right, what's it
doing here?"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
STRIKE AT LAST ENDED
Difficulties In Bltuminous Coal Fields
Are Settled.

PHILADELPHIA. July 10.-Virtual
settlement OF the strike of coal miners
in the bituminous coal fields, which
began last April. was made in this
city tonight at n conference between
representatives OF the United Nine
Workers OF America and the operators
In that field. The principal terms OF
the settlement are: A 6.55 per cent
increase in wages for all mine-workers
over the scale which existed before the
strike; application OF the check-off sys-
tenn to miners. but not to laborers.
The check-off was really the only
obstacle in the final discussion OF the
terms of the settlement.
The scale COMMITTEES Of the central
Pennsylvania tield Will meet In Clear
aeld. Pa, Thursday. 10 ratify or reject
the agreement Every indication IA
yors ratification.
Thirty thousand men were affected
by the strike in central Pennnsylvania.
and II Is expected by the miners rep
resentatiyee that a settlement VIII be
speedily followed by an adjustment OF
differences in the mining districts OF
Ohio. where strikes are still 10 prog
Iess
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
p BRYAN A FAVORITE
Both Americans and Englishmen Arc
ANXIOUS 10 Entertain Him.

LONDON. July 10.-WillIam ]. Bryan
lunched with Premier Campbell Ban
herman at the latter's official residence
in Downing street. Chancellor Lore
burn and Secretary for india Morley
were among those present
MIR. and Mrs. Bryan have temporarily
abandoned their planned continental
tour and have decided to remain in
Great Britain until after the confer
ence of the er-Parliamentary union.
which will open here July %. They Will
spend some time In Scotland. leaving
London July Is.
Invitations have been pouring in on
Mr.. BRYAN and he and Mrs. Bryan are
kept busy keeping engagements. They
were entertained at dinner by Col. c.
]. Bills OF Nebraska this evening, and
Will leave London tomorrow to spend
the day at the country place OF Mr.
and Mrs. Moreton Frewen In Sussex.
stopping while op their way there to
lunch with Mrs, George Cornwall West.
They viii return here July II in time
for a luncheon which Embassador
Whltelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid are to
give them at Dorchester house before
going to the House of Commons TO hear
War Secretary Haldane speak on army
reform.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
Not Seeking American Money.
PAUPERS INCREASING
But Number OF Dependents Does Not
Keep Pace With Growth.

WASHINGTON, July lO.-According
to a report issued by the census bureau
today there wcre in the United states
in 1904, 1915 persons In aims houses.
and OF these ll1.S17 we're males.
Although the number OF almshouse
paupors Is increasing, tho increase has
not kept pace with the growth OF popu-
lation and consequently tho ratio OF
almshouse paupers TO population Is de
creasing In 1880 II was 1872 per 100000
of population. II decreased to III In
1890 and 10 l01 in 1900.
The foreign born whites, whose econ
omic position ls not so high, show a
greater tendency towards pauperism
thon the native whites Of native par
cntage.
Commenting on the fact, the report
says There is. however, no reason to
believe that many immigrants drift Into
nlrnshouses soon after their arrival In
the United States. for only per cent
of oil the foreign born In almshouses
had been in this country less than five
years"
or the paupers IS per cent had been
laborers and servants. IS per cent on
gagged in manufacturing and mechanical
Industries and - per cent occupied with
agricultural transportation and other
outdoor pursuits. More than three
fourths OF the female paupcrs had been
gerVants.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
OFFICERS SELECTED
Choice of General Onicers Approved
by Secretary OF War.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The board
OF managers for the selection OF the
general stan officers, which met at the
War department last Friday, has made
the following selections which have
been approved by the Secretary OIL
War.
Colonels-Ramsay D. Potts. Artillery
corps. George 8. Anderson. Eighth
cavalry.
Lieutenant Colonel-Ammon A. Au-
CUR, Twenty y-ninth infantry.
MaJors-James Il. Aleshire. Quarter
masters department or Carroll Devol,
Quartermaster's deparement. Eben
Swift, Twelfth cavalry.
Ceptalns-Stephens l.. H. Slocum.
Eighth cavalry; William Chamberlain.
Artillery corps; Julius A. Penn. Seventh
infantry; Ulysses C. McAleXander,
Thirteenth infantry; Michael J. Lenne-
han. Twenty-ffth infantry.
Lieutenant-C -Colonel-Thaddeus Jones.
cavalry. Inspector Generals depart
ment and Mai NJ. f. Waltz. Infantry
Military Secretary's department. were
selected by a previous board and Will
be detailed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
UNCLE SAM WILL STAND BY
If Government Seal Is Put Upon Meat,
It's Good.

CHICAGO. July 10.-When asked
for an expression tonight as 10 the
result of his investigation at the Union
stockyards. Secretary Wilson said:
When the seal OF Uncle Sam IS put
upon any inspected article of meab
Uncle Sam Will stand for its character,
but Uncle Sam VIII not put that seal
on last years birds nests, neither on
any old rag found In an alley
II have met with, conferred with
and instructed thirty Government In
spectors summoned to meet me here
regarding the new inspection law. L
have held my last meeting with the
packers. and they FULLY understand the
situation. The inspectors also under
stand how they are to perform their
duties. Ample time will be given the
packers TO arrange their operations
for complying with the new law, ana
the new inspectors Will be appointed
when certified by the Civil Service
commission"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
IDAHO SHEEPMAN IS
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Herder Mistook Employer for a
Bear and lnfIicts Fatal
Wound.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida, July 1o.-Harry Book,
sheep man of this city. was killed by
accident this morning. by his herder.
one Whipple. The tragedy occurred at
one OF his sheep camps on Smiths prai-
rie, about fifty-five miles from this city.
The herder did not know Book was at
the camp.
Seeing him moving about in the dim
morning light near a carcass of mutton
hanging In tree, he thought 1t was a
bear, He fired, and on examination
round he had killed his employer, the
ball breaking his neck
Book was visiting his camps and was
at this one the evening before. He In
tended TO go to another to spend the
night. The herder spent the night with
the sheep. and was returning to camp
to get his breakfast when the tragedy
occurred. Book was 80 years old. He
leaves a wife and child.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
FRENCH GREET GONGW0RTHS
Distinguished Americans Received
With Honors In Paris.

PARIS. July 10.-Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth this evening received the cor
members OF French and American society
neople in the course OF Embassador and
Mrs McCormlck's reception at the En-
bassy in their honor.
fer in the Bols de Boulogne tonight or,
aanIzcd by Minister Of the Colonies ana
Nine Leygues in connection With the Vis,t
~ King Sisowath OF Combodio, was ono
~ rho most festal events OF the season.
II comprised charming reproductions OF
Greek, Ancient French and Cnmoodien q
Sodian DANGERS belonging TO the King 6
sTSte and opora ballet dancers. King
sIsowath was present in full state, sur
rounded by French cabinet ministers, me
entire diplomatic corps. Mr.. ana MIS-
Inneworth. ambassador and Mrs McCor~
mick and leaders of society.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
Great Changes Made According
to Statements of Presi-
dent Peabody.
DECLARES THAT MEASURES
OF ECONOMY PREVAIL
Is Confident That Future Will Be
Entirely Satisfactory to
PoliCy-HolderS.

NEW YORK. July 1O.-Not one OF
the executive officers of the Mutual
Life Insurance company responsible
for the conditions which prevailed In
that organization prior to the year 1905
remains in the service of the company;
all practices and methods OF douottul
propriety have been prohibited; the
responsibility OF officers has been def
nitely fixed: measures 10 insure etii-
cheney In service and economy In ad-
minlstration have been adopted, and
many other reforms have been erect
ed. according TO letter 10 the policy
holders which was made public today
by President Charles A. Peabody OF
tho COmnnnN.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
Celebrated "HoIy Roller" Case OF
Seattle at Last Comes
to an End.
VERDICT MEETS WITH
APPROVAL OF PEOPLE
Defendant Still Insists That Men,
ory of His Wrongs JuSti-
fled His Act.

SEATTLE, Wash. July lot took
the jury in the trial OF George Mitchell
Just one hour and fifteen minutes 10
determine that the youth was not
guilty OF murder in killing Franz Ed
mund Creffeld on tho streets of Seattle
May 7th last. The verdict was read
at a quarter to o'clock this afternoon
and was crested with rounds OF ap-
plause from the excited audience.
Spectators Are Happy.
Every face assumed a happy express
sion and many women were historical
" weeping through their smiles when
the verdict was read A few minutes
later the prisoner was discharged from
the custody OF the Sheriff. He shook
hands with the jurors and was then
treated 10 a general ovation. Men and
women crowded up close To the rail- TO
shake hands with the youth, who was
clearly the hero Of the hour. As he
went downstairs to the jail. to gather
up a few of his effects and TO bid fare
well TO the jailcrs and ow-prison-
ers OF the past few months, his way
was blocked by people eagerly crowd
ing over the banisters to catch a
glimpse OF the acquitted youth.
Did Not Regret Killing.
Asked as to his feelings with regard
to the killing, and as TO the ordeal
which had thus suddenly terminated.
the young man replied that when he
killed Crefheld no hardly knew what
he was doing, so worked up had he
become by the wrongs he and his sis
ters had suffered. He stated that he
could not yet regret that he had re-
moved the man from tho possibility
of harming his family.
Mitchell Will leave tomorrow for
Portland, where he Will probably re-
sumo a position In a mill which he
held previous TO the killing OF Cretheld.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
WILL GUARANTEE MEATS
President Himself Promises That New
law VIII Do the Work.

SHEFFIELD, Eng, July l0.-Ihe
C.rocers' Federation. whose annual con-
terence is proceeding here, has received
a communication from ambassador
whitelaw Reid. inclosing a message
from President Roosevelt. as follows:
You are at liberty to inform the
Groccrs' Federation mat uhuer tne
80, law we can and Will guarantee the
ntness I'm all respects of timed meats
hearing the Government stamp. If any
trouble arises herewith. protest can at
once be made. not merely to the sellers
of the goods, but to the United States
Gnvernment ITSELF.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
AvSl PAY DOUBLE DUTY
% OF Appraisers In Test Wool
Case Is Upheld.

|hloS, July 10.-The decision of
OF general appraisers in the
<5rts stone and Downer. wool
"a nss' against the United States.
h. mixing of woods to secure a
A AaIe OF duty subjects the wool
g Jvuoie duty, is upheld in a de-
"nnaed down today by Judge Colt
united States Circuit court.
was a test case. designed TO do
the rights OF wool importers
h. considered OF general Importance
as tnooi trade as laying down tho
as 70 customs duties.