Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-13

poetry. lie takes an occasional trip to
Europe. which he spends In studying
the rivers and harbors of the old world.
Outside of his life of Sherman, Sena-
tor Burton has written book on finan-
cial panics which is an authority.
1t was thought that Burton never
told story in his life, but one has re-
Gently come to light the only one in
his eighteen years In congress. A dele
cation one day waited on him, asking
for some waterway improvement and
insisting on making an argument
Mr. Burton said it was of no use;
that he was opposed to the project and
so was the committee.
That's a brutal way Of putting It,
! Mr.. Burton" said the chairman OF the
delegation.
Perhaps" said Mr.. Burton, and the
delegation left. To friend Mr.. Bur
ton told his single funny story.
81 might have been brutal to that
delegation but that doesn't prove any
thing. A man named Einstein once
borrowed 81 900 from a friend named
Solomon on the plea Of personal
friendship. Two days later he made
nm assignment and neglected to put
Solomon in the list Of preferred cred
itors. This angered Solomon, and he
upbralded Einstein for it.
"'Well,' said Einsteln, that doesn't
prove anything. l put those fellows in
that preferred list and left you out be-
cause you are my friend. They think
they are going to get the money, but
you know you amt"
The Women's club of Magnolia,
Mass, is said to be the only one of Its
kind in existence. 1t has member
ship of something more than 800, all
women employed as workers in the
hotels, boarding houses and residences
of the summer population of that re-
sort.
Although there are large forests in
Brazil, trees suitable for numbering are
seldom located close enough together
for profitable work. For this and other
reasons it is held that the importation
of North American lumber, even in the
face of the duty of $27 per 1000 feet,
is almost unavoidable indefinitely In
the future.
Miss Mari Ruef Hofer is taking up
the work of trying to revive the folk
dances in this country among the chill
dren Of the European immigrants. This
is in part to correct the notion so COM
mon among the children of the re-
Gently landed that all the old world
notions and customs are to be cast
aside and desplsed.
In order that men Of the Forty-sec-
Ond French infantry regiment may be-
come proficient In the'art of cookery,
the commander of the regiment, Colo
mel Dufour, has made arrangements
with twelve of the leading restaurants
at Belfort for number of his soldiers
to attend the kitchens every day to re-
ceive instructions.
Robert Bacon, assistant secretary Of
state; General Henry G. Corbin, U. s.
A., retired; Charles A. Glover, presi-
dent of the Riggs National bank, and
other prominent men of Washington
are behind a movement that has for
its purpose the construction of a big
hall in that city, which will probably
be known as the National Auditorium.
Western Ireland was recently ex-
cited over a particularly clear mirage
seen near Ballyconnelly, a town ON
the wild Connemara coast. The spec,
tacle of beautifully situated small
town, with buildings of different sizes
and varying styles of architecture,
was seen rising out of the sea APP
parently about six or seven miles west
ward. Hundreds gathered to witness
the sight, which was visible from 3
until 6 p. M, when 1t gradually van
ished.