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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10

how to breach the subject that in jus.
tice to her must be discussed
"Some leaves to make garlands for
the social" Polly answered more cheer
fully. Would you mind holding this?"
She gave him one end of Il string OF
leaves.
"Where are the childrcnT''
"Gone home
you like the children very much.
don't you, Polly?" Douglas was striv.
ing for path that might lead them to
the subject that was troubling him.
"Oh, no. don't like them: love
them" She looked ut him with tender
eyes.
you're the greatest baby of ALL" A
puzzled line came between his eyes as
he studied her more closely. "And
yet you're not such child. are you.
Polly? You're quite grown up--nlmost
a young lady" He looked at her from
a strange, unwelcome point of view.
She was all of that as she sat ut his
feet. yearnng and slender and fair. at
the turning of her seventeenth year.
81 wonder how you would like to go
away"-her eyes met his I'm terror
away to great school," he ,dded
quickly, flinching from the very first
hurt that he had inflicted. where there
are lot Of other young ladies'"
SIS 1t place where you would be?"
She looked up ut him anxiously. She
wondered If his 'show" was about to
"move on"
I'm afraid not" Douglas answered,
smiling in spite of his heavy heart
81 wouldn't like any place without
you" she said decidedly and seemed
to consider the subject dismissed
But II 1t was for your good" Doug
las persisted.
st could never be for my good to
leave you
But just for little WHILE" he
pleaded. How was she ever to under
stand? How could he take from her
the sense of security that he had pur
pOsely taught her TO feel in his house?
Not even for n moment" Polly an.
swered. with decided shake Of her
head
But you must get ahead in your
studies" he argued
She looked at him anXiously. She
was beginning to he alarmed ut his
persistence.
Maybe I've been playing too many
periscuouS games"
mot pPrisruous Polly promiscuous"
81, tC,g,c-.> - =, ;i;,ss.sss,n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10

Continued from last week.
ITS enough to make folks talk" pu,
In Mrs. Wllloughby, with II sly look
at the deacons.
AN me awaitin' to discuss the new
church service" beloved Strong.
"And me awaiting to give him Mrs
Eiversou's message" pipcd EMERSON.
"The church bore all this In silence
80 long as that girl was Sick" snapped
Miss 'srklns. But now she's perfect
ly W. ma still Arranging on. NJ
wonder folks are talking"
"Who's tnlkin'f' Numbered Strong.
"Didn't you know" simpered Mrs
Willoughby, not knowing herself nor
caring so long as the suspicion grew.
"Know what?" yelled the excited
deacon. Mrs. Willoughby loundered
Miss Perkins rushed into the breach.
"Well, If was deacon Of this church
It seems to me I'd know something
about what's going OH in It,"
what Is gOin onY' shriekcd the
now desperate deacon.
Phe women looked ut him pltyingly,
exchanged knowing glances, then
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10

Cling and sputtering when Strong in
terrupted inpatiently.
at makes no difference whether we
believe 1t or not We're goin to do
our duty by the church. and that girl
must leave or
"Or | must" Douglas pieced out
Strong's phrase for himself. THAT
threat doesn't brighten me at all. dea-
con. After what you have said
should refuse to remain In this
church"-the deacon stepped forward
eagerly-"were II not that | realize
more than ever before how much you
need me, how, much you ignorant. mar
row minded creatures need to be
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10
Figuratively SPEAKING.

'S"T "t'Vey oPeakIHg.
lhat girFs graduation essay shows
remarkable maturity of thought"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne, she
looks like sweet sixteen. but she writes
like sixty Washington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10
To Be Demonstrated.

Fair Fan-'rell me. Charlie. what's
the squeeze play?
The Expcrt-Oh. it would take too
long to explain 1t here. I'll drop
around this evening and show YOU
Puck
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10
& a 60 II q IF K a.
Bears the zIhs kind You HAYS Always B0lga
'is" "a, &~HHIZzx $500

Canadian imports from the U,ited
States last year were worth $50
600, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10
Thu Emu's Kick.

An emu can kick as hard as any
donkey. The bird stands on one leg
and with the other delivers at will a
quick anu generally very accurate
blow. II never would have believed
that bird had such power" says Il
recent Australian traveller, had | not
had ocular evidence of it during our
trip. After two or three of our men
suffered from the terrible kicks OF
these birds we, did not venture near
them, out, after running our horses
until we got close enough. would bring
them down with our rifles. We killed
them for their feathers and also hunt
ed for their eggs, but we took good
care not to go within kicking distance
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10

Red Bird, Ark, is 80 miles from
a railroad station and five miles from
a postoiIice, but it has a newspaper,
the Bird Mountain journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10

A diamond with flaw is better than
q common stone without any imper
fections.-Chinese Prcverb.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10
The Tribune Farmer

Is the best Agricultural paper. 1t comes
every week For $50 we send THE AGE
and Tribune Farmer ior one year. TO new
subscribers both papers for $l25 tor
year.
THE AGE
WOODSTOCK VERMONT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10

In his better moments stormy car
lyle used to say, kindness is the sum
of life. the charm to captivate and the
sword with which to conquer"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-10
CHAPTER NJ.

rs Goin' into de Sundsy school
room To take off dat ere wild
ow's huishin' touches" said
49, Mandy KS she came down
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
Betrays His own Ignorance.

Norfolk Virginian-P Pilot Dem.
Uncle Jimmie Wilson makes a fair
Iy good Secretary of Agriculture, as
such secretaries 60. but IL he wishes
to preserve that reputation. he would
do well to confine himself strictly to
matters pertaining to his department.
such as the growing OF rutabaga
tutnips and the curing OF alfalfa hay
and leave politico-eeonomic ques-
tions severely alone When he says
that the farmers Of the Wests have
enjoyed great prosperity In recent
years, that they have been able in
.he last decade to free their farms
"a om debt. and in manv instances in
eulge in such expensive lrxarlcs as
automobile. he states o.ly wha: Is
sub Stimulated by the actual facts. But
when he undertakes to argue that this
prosperity bias been due chiefly, II
NOT altogether. to the Republican tarlfr
Motley, he either betrays his own ig-
norance or credits the American pub
lie with a credulity which is an in
suit to it's intelligence. The Ameri-
can farmer is prosperous In spite OF
the tariff, not because of II, owing
what measure OF prosperity has come
to him to succ6 ss've years Of abunda mt
crops and to his own Industry and
intelligent methods of cultivation.
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sRlrAIN ALARMED.

j. : -.
Growth ef America and Germany On
Manufactuxes, q Disturbing Factor.
New York Herald,
: The Enslisb are very much dis
turbed by the fact that the United
States and Germany are progressing so
much more rapidly than they In manu-
features, o
TN looking for the cause Of these
conditions. am reminded OF remark
made by Minister Kurino when asked
the reason OF the extraordinary suc-
cess Of the Japanese in their war With
fghting the obstinate conservatism OF
srestsr success u germany German ana ana me ne
. Y:ry much s,a. greater success . q the
that we have been fighffng ltae obsti-
nate cciiseryntism OF the English man-
This success Of ne Germans. is pea
cause OF the feet that while Germany
IL enormously increasing her INDUS
trial development, the German Emu,
her feet Of war vessels whiiS her
trade position IL declining.
BISMARCK said. Fee trade is the
weapon Of the strongest Unless Eng
most advaneed methods Of Industrial
organization, such as have been devel-
.oped to the highest degree in the
United States through the centralisa-
ltiop of manufacture and the .conse-
lquent larger use of special machinery,
she Will not be able to maintain her
supremacy. and II the English adopt
protection. In my opinion. the relative
gain BY Germany and the United States
In the export OF manufactured goods
will be still further increased.
London Is today the financial center
OF the world and to very great extent
Is the commercial center. but the mo-
ment that the English put wall OF
protection around their country they
are going to lose the advantage. largely
due to their long established policy
of free trade"
"As an American, IL you were at the
head of syndicate OF unlimited capi-
tai to take over England and manage
her AFFAIRS on an up-to-date business
basis, what do you think would be the
best policy to pursueT
81 would create a system that would
provide for the subdivision Of land so
that the farmers OF England would en-
low the advantages and would show
The same energy as the farmers of
Western Germany. where they own
In Manufacturing I would adopt the
methods which have been demonstrated
in the United states as being the most
successfui-nameiy. the methods under
which the Standard Oil Company and
our other great industrial combinations
have been able to pay about double the
wages of those paid In England, while
decreasing the price to the consumer
gain In the export of manufactured
goods largely in excess OF what has
been gained by England during the
same Deriod. ;"
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..s.ss Msat.i' rrses.s.


Indeed. II Is a little mind. contented
with little argument. that views the
vast expanse Of the heavens and sees
in IT nothing but little points OF light.
which the more thoaghtful recognize
as distant but mighty suns: and 50 the
little mind views this great question
of popular sovereignty. and sees In the
opponents of tho amendment nothing
but advocates OF the saiooni just
Heaven. could anything be more pitia-
BILE and more disheartening! what
shall we say of the mental processes
OF such people, IL honest? On the
other hand. what shall we say of such
people IL they are not honest and are
merely using the argument for their
political adyantase7 However we may
regard thena--whether as mistaken or
as unprincipalled and self-seeking,
their proposition that AIabamians
shall stultify their minds and cease.
to think or to put themselves In a po-
sition where thinking will be OF no
use, 10 effrontery.s and their declare
tion that a vote against the amend
ment 70 vote for the saloon IL moth.
ing less than an aspersion upon the
intelligence Of the manhood Of Ala
bama. 1t ought to turn thousands of
voters against their cause; and II WILL
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
NEW Yonsk GRAFT RINa.
Congress May Javestisate Customs
Serviee.

Congress May Insestisate Customs
New York Special to N. o. Times Dem
ocrat.
Congress win be asked at the next
session to Investigate the rottenness of
me customs service In New York. Sem
ator Jonathan r.. Doiiiyer Is taking q
very direct interest In the graft ring
EXPOSURE. The senator's frtendA In this
city heard today that he intends to In
troduce a resolution when Congress as
seubles naxt December providing for
the appointment Of commission TO
rake the service from top TO bottom.
The news got here today that Coilee-
tor Loeb's friends In washington are
looking for something In the way of q
reouest for Congress to take over the
customs house cleaning, and they are
eating ready to block Il IL they can.
eFsut they will have 70 go some to do
IT, said a friend Of the Senator today.
0IIe is keeuiy interested In the work
inRs of the new tariff law at this port;
n law that he doesn't believe In any
way. since he was the leader Of the IN
sursents He has been re,'soiy IN.
stories Of organized and systematised
thievery are literally true.
1--WE WILL ask for commission to ex-
anime into the workings OF the new
tarIff. The resolution will demand that
The commission ascei tain how much I'm
munity william Loeb. Jr.. promised the
thieves MS q reward for their testi-
mony against importers. II will ask
that the commission dnd out how many
Confessed Kraiters Collector Loeb Ia
keeping on the treasury pay roll 1t
viii reouest Congress- to give the COM
mission power to reveal the whole
mess,
senator Dolliver is not likely To De
hnncoed by interests. political or other
viEe. that may seek to work or =
trained commission on him."
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lS0uuon Evening SlAnudTO-
A, return was Issued this morning
showing the average time taken from
the date OF first commission in attain
ing. respectively, the ranks OF captain
and OF major Of officers in the cavalry,
royal artillery. royal engineers, infan-
try. and Indian army.
! The average time was lowest In the
cavalry, the period being seven years
and Ave months. Next comes the gar
rison artillery, with eight years. fol-
lowed by the infantry. eight years and
four months; field artillery. eight
years and six months. and the engin-
GERS and Indian army. nine years. ThT
last two were time promotions.
The average time taken to reach the
rank of major was Cavalry. fourteen
years and ten months: field artillery.
seventeen years and six months; In
dian army. eighteen years and SIX
months; engineers. nineteen years and
seven months; garrison artillery, TWEEN
~ years. The Indian army period was
a time promotion
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

The Cendssloa 81 tie reru.ex = nsp-
t1ly lmprvvfng-
Further back than We u this gsnsr-
atiou cal, recall the American fsfmer
has been looked upon - borrcwee 81
funds: The banks . snd me ma nn iarssr
loans 70 fhs farmers taking % security
/ mortgage on their land or ~ mose
speculative Instances money was tertn-
s Saops s 4s.r. t msr. sss thai
we're not qnite swamped In the nirc. -
far that nopss o. ever emerging were
purely heart enshrouded dream q
e., .ssns rem" j o:a asrR ne home ana
cut down the sxpenses incendiary, such
as hiring help and obtaining modern
. Gsndis ss... ERE e saG vs farmers
IL learning that the financial and COM
mercial pantcs and hard times ere -.
necessarily promise Of bard times TOT
pens around and the crop - worked
properly 20 does the output increase.
u other words. the farmer 10 begin,
Mag 20 invest larger amovnts H e
Is learning the worth Of automobiies
90 carrier. OF HE product. and e al
forms. Of impisments upon the arm,
Thu 1,s., n.s mS S ssoss sw Il:
hard toll at one thine done by human
hands and with the help Of cattle and
II 10 more efiiefspt In many ways. Taas
ts n SsgS s ana s.: SSsR
- paying on his mortgages and be-
coming. Instead Of borrower. q as-
One Of the direct causes Of the I'D,
vancement Of the farmers may be laid
to the new scientific farming metnoas.
srientific farming - being taught N
all the leading schools and cole4eA
~ n' worth sor 0's ana d's % be en- np. date
farmer now you must Of necessity pc .
graduate Of 3 college. "a. ~
This In turn Is caustn8 cnSn9e;,
districts must ma some other. security
IN watch 70 invest their bank funds.
The money Of the people n these ss e.
tons who are natnrany nIs sc. Tnsixr
net gains are placed in the banks and
making for them from TO : per cent.
The bankers to increase their business
must OF necessity. invest these moneys
That Is soiax on in the sre.tsr asri-
cuiturai centers now. caused directly
by the changed position OF the farmer
from borrower % depositor. has nsen
e maRnisiss Ma ri h have passed through
: like 'stage Of Improvement and oe'
This condition, " cA&imsus VIA
cause the banks Of those sections e.
fected to increase their no!dings o.
merit Is q new held 70 the majority Of
the North western bankers. but they
are, we understand. making inquiry Of
this line OF Investment themselves.
reaiixing the insyftabieness OF this
PROCEDURE. This brings US face 20
lace with the old substaptiai fact that
money moves the commerce OF the
world and now the farmers. with SUIT
ecient funds OF their own, are able to
he perfectly independent. increasing
their crop output and also their per-
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FARM LAND PROBABILITIES.
Almost I,imitless Under Better Methods %
Soil Usage.

Soil Usage.
From the standpoint OF the most rehaple
ana recent investigations ana information.
our land handled In accordance with certain
natural Jaws that deternins its proper uan-
zatio VIII not only farnsn fco0 ann S,os sar
ages. but viii supply light and power wilsn
coal and petroleum shall have been exnanst-
&C. ssvi scys Of Rey,eWs. But We must look %
better methods Of soil usage. for the al
tentative Of bEnEinE sndsr culslsst nas n m
ciaimsble from aria or swampy condiil u,;
although adding vast tots. e our eu ,ns,
ysss fields W., mot sivsys ssyss many ~ sss
tons Of congested population are eaiiins upon
outside sources for food and many Of the
rsa...s si.e fsmn.. such Shortages are due
10 more or less local and abnormal condi-
TONS but might become gensral and psrme,-
provision for the feeding Of our rapidly
increasing population,
The producing possbiiity % our suitiTacie
mind when we consider that only small
proportion Of the land nomtnally In farms is
actually under enc oG sh1s
ison with those Of highly developed asrieol-
turai countries like Germany. France and
England, notwithstanding that our soils are
At the average rate OF twenty bushels OF
wheat per scrc (which Is much less than the
the state OF Illinois. with few counties
of Indiana thrown In for good measure, eui-i
tiyated exclusively TO wheat would produce
annually more OF this product than does
the entire country. r. Ohio and loves Is.-
isoey. with q i7.sks-square.miie strip o.
Kansas. should be planted IN corn, there
you'd be harvested with an average yield
81 flfty bushels, 3.o22f44.oeo bushels. an
AMOUNT practically equal to the total 1905
crop OF the United States Canada and Mex
win the lo,sfs.ssl acres Of deorHia's I'm.
proved land producing bale OF cotton per
acre, the yield would amount to nearly az
much aa the total annual cotton crop OF
the country; and yet q large part Of 1910,
as acres Of so-caiied ''unifnprcyed farm
iand'' IN Georgia can be made TO produce as
Well AZ the best land In the State. with still
a balance OF ti.i9l.saa acres OF 1nciasslftod
land. OF which portion only is iFreciatma-
bie TO agriculture.
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And they cometh from far country
into q strange land and planted vine
yard, and the vine grew luxuriousiy
and brought forth good and perfect
fruit The people .waxeth rich from
the sale OF the grape and the juice
thereof. They buiided q city Of schools
aud churches. and homes of cedar and
stone The flowers, like those of Lee
hanon. bloomed in their yards. Peace
and plenty reigned all about them for
q period OF many years. And their
brothers, who were also. tiilers Of the
soil. hearing OF this great and new
country likewise sought their homes
here, and came in great numbers, and
the city grew until it's fame spread
throughout the earth. But the peace.
plenty and comfort of this great peo.
pie. were not to last. The vultures
bounced down upon these great and
good people, and the end Is not yet !.
t,uliman is not what she once was and
The Birmingham Ledger 10 her
prophet.
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:, Too Much weiEAs.

Tbs eoi,nmis ~ 80. -
s4AeH from ths
Marsnail Banner and 10 an honest,
some of them--wliich beset the path oil
the amendment. "AIl men who do not
vote for the amendments. and thereby
indorse my Standardization. are skunks.'
--B. B. Conner. We have been repeat
eddy Informed that this amendment
light ID non-p olitical. Tne most bitter
phi In the whole box IL that in voting
Tor the amendment, one has an idea
that he Is swallowing the strenuous
Governor. hide and hoofs. But for this
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03
DRIFrWooL


Sec weed.
That ob3ect soaring threueh the
Southern skies 10 not {. new .vaftefy o.
aerepisss. bnx merely The prics Of cot
Barril o. trouhie. 6
IA Nsys1s psa & savertis!ns tct
sisht Wives hen ct stuck" y ~ -
A woman went up IN ca asscplane
ss Ssasr d VIII re g. o 6. e rss e
ny g; III s:s q .ss1 AZ; s.'s'nasA -. y
"a visit Of Miss Prosperity ana when
she does come she can have the best
satT z sA & p.rIsss sss 4 IT, ~ sAs
"A Minnesota bride ate twsnsy biscults
g her 40 own n.s 70 az e ss
produce her immediate demise they
wouldn't produce his;
are 10 Sc used to obtain votes 10 q
Tsnnssssss nIi|ss,y ssss fAnsy 81.
fhusissn On such q drink!
A, a ns.k a. tAe Hssk-wsr.s. 81
Mr. Rocksfsllsr says he'll give !, niiiios
To srsSissis the hoex-worm. % shey
BY hook Or crook
50. sosd.sSs. Mr.. Es0k- Wosa--os your
Ur-to-nate.
There gees 4 maa VINO nas xi''sd
oonGns o.. ~ q y. sonas westcru
s6S. no; merely . chauffeur"
awAewr, go
TT says here that ChAttsnoogs has
bathed for days In q most giori0uS pnr-
pie and golden october
airy Bath! Psrssps tn. piSmSsrs srs
o. : strike ana hey can 81 20 not
wAe. we rravsl shs 4esoa-sye Res1s
y l. ss ~
We ali must travel the aood-bys Road.
S Ar w msn " With e rs i ins tSs man
Mus, s xsse a aSas equal ~AsA sA.lr race Is
run.
when u. com. 70 Rave mat osesssy.
An tsissTsph 70 heaven n that snssfs
You better sS y certain that the message
For. y \; s ssesi' ruua.n ssr ne Lad
III. -
Yes--we all must travel that oood-exs
when Conductor Death you've your
ticket Showed
To just live right through JOYS an
TIL the engine puts an the whistle
0o~ PHIL II. ARMSTRONG.
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10 there in the past reputstioa y
these men ana Of their standlsg In
this community for any such an OUT
rageous utteranee7 why does he Judge
these men 20 harshlyf Why does he
believe them corruptibie.
Now as matter OF fact. which was
printed over two month"; ago, The Adj
vertiser did not receive . fourth a.
much during the preceding year for
whiskey advertising AZ he AYERS. DR..
Woods showed his iEnoranes Of the
figures. and his fecklessness OF state
msnt in the Hight Of figures. Nor has
The Advertiser any contract with any
organization. or representative Of any
liquor interest. by which It will re-
ceive any sum for any advertising or
its attitude In this matter. It is maxi
ing iss fight as matter of conscience
ana conviction. But whether The Adj
vertiser Is receiving one dollar. or one
hundred thousand dollars. really
makes no difference. so Ear as the po-
siticn of DR. Woods Is concerned. in
holding up Its progressed Christian
editors" as influenced in that. way. He
was just as intemperate ana reckless
as some brazen political demagosues
have been b, this campaign. He has
repeated Islander. and ought to be
ashamed OF Il.
Unquestionably DR.. Woods in his
gospel meeting at fopeiika got head
over heels into politics. sueh int.m-
perate political sermons are to be con-
demned by all fair-minded persons.
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WHY she Went.

Atchison GLOBE.
As stated in the Globe, Lysander
John Appleton is sick in bed, and the
neighbors were greatly surprised yes
terdav to see a furniture van unload
a lot OF new furniture at the house.
"only a new parlor carpet. two new
chairs, a library table. and q reading
lamp" explained Mrs. Appleton to a
neiGhbor. as she went In with hot
soup. "I thought 1t would be such a
pleasant surprise for my husband to
see all the new things when he Is able
to come downstairs. OF course. II he
should die-and I fear for the worst
1T will be some consolation In the
dark hour OF our bereavement 10 know
that the house looks nice, for the flu
neral" Here Mrs. Lysander John cried
so hard into the soup that II had to
he thrown away. being saitier than
Lysander .rehn likes.