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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
SOLVES FERMAT THEoREM.
Woman May Get $4,000 Prize Offered
In German Professor'S ~.

Woman May Get S2bOOO Prize Ohered
In German Professor NiN,
A woman who has TAUGHT ntlhcmlt
les for u decade In New York ri,y a., hv
lieycd to have worked out the f.uluul,
fernaian thcorcm which has l.mu,N-
I'd uudcmonstrated Cor al,lust .tu
years. AZ consequence sir II Hike
~ to receive the money reward offered
by the will of n professor IN Darn
stadt university, but the Academy of
Sciences Of Gottingen Is permitted, 10y
the terms Of the bcqucst. TO hold back
the prize for two years, In the course
OF which period OF time the New York
teachers demonstration will be passed
upon by the leading mathcmuticians
of the world,
This Is the theorcm:
The sum of the nth powers of two
positive integers cannot be an nth pow
er for any value Of except =,
In the demonstration made by the
woman, who prefers to remain mcog-
nita until Gottingen has crowned her
work, every letter employed represents
positive integer. Her proof, in the
printed form required 10y the coudi-
tons attached TO the contest. covers
eight pages and has satisfied Professor
McMahon of Cornell university, Pro.
fessor Moore of Chicago university
ana Professor Schwartz of Berlin that
ii embraces ut least the most impor-
tant of the almost innumernblC forms
Into which the argument may fall
For years mathematicians of all
tIins hnyn la bnrpI N A MN, ,Iit
ticulty. expressed crudely, Is that 1t
embodics in one step an indefinitely
large number OF syllocisms. TO dis
Germ In regular progrcssions ana not 10
leap irregulurly over several integers.
TO compass, in word, all the vague
possibilities of numbers and their re
lationS and properties, has fascinated
mathematical students everywhere.
But In the opinion of several ana
among them the greatest of our malh
cmaticians the greater fermat thCorCm
has been proved by an American WON
an. These gentlemen have indorscd
her demonstration. and five copies
have recently been received 10y the
academy at Gottlngcn. She was occu-
pied the better part of year In pre-.
pairing this proof, which. 1t Is expect
ed, will bear or the prize. Two years
must elapse, however, before the re
suit Is positively known, in her ease
as in that OF any contestant. She was
born and educated In New England,
but took her masters degree from
Cornell. Her work as II teacher has
been done in Brooklyn and New York
New York Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17


Speaking of pageants reminds me Of
a story they are telling of a popular
playwright who was asked to come
down to small but pushful town to
arrange "cominemoration" spectacle.
"Now," said the mayor pompously.
Historical pageants are all the rage,
and, of course, we must have u pag-
cant"
"Is your town old?'
at isn't exactly old. and it isn't ex-
actly new"
"Is there any historical episode con.
nected with itF'
None that 1 ever heard off,
"Thatis awkward" returned the en-
pert. Must you really have pag
eant?"
That's why I sent for you" sale
the mayor.
well then, the only thing l can
thing of would be series of four
floats"
"Capital-capitalr'
1.-THE first containing the parish
pump in 1907, surrounded by eighi
beadles; the second float containing
the PARISH pump III liui. the nauule
worked by eight yokels; the third, the
parish pump
"Sir," roared the mayor, "go to Bir-
mingham with your pumps! If you
think I've sent for you and paid youl
expenses and a fee to pump me
you're mistaken, AS for your precious
parish pump, sir. it won't hold water
and so let me tell you. We want a
historical pageant, not waterworks
celebration. Good morning!'-English
Magazine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
A Turkish LAWYER,

Things are moving in Turkey, and it
seems as If the ADVOCATE will no longer
be looked upon as one possessing no
calling nor even profession The
Young Turks have accomplished 4
advocate will be permitted 30 have
his note paper headed" bearing his
name, profession, address and even the
number of his telephone. The advo.
cate, it is true, is not yet permitted
to PLACE on the paper the hours at
which he can be consulted, nor can
he have a tariff of honorariums.
don Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
CHAPTER Nil.

" lonely days followed Polly's
III deSertion OF the parsonage
III Mandy went about her duties
~ very quietly, feeling that the
little comments which once amused the
pastor had now become an interruption
to thoughts In which she had ~ part.
He would sit for hours with his head
in his hands. taking no notice of what
passed before him She tried to think
Of new dishes to tempt his appetite and
shook her, head sadly as she bore the
UNLISTED food back to the kitchen
She sometimes found a portfolio of
drawings lying open upon his study tn
BILE. She remembered the zeal with
which he had planned to remodel the
church and parsonage when he first
came TO them, how his enthusiasm had
gradually died for lack of encourage.
ment and how he had at last put his
books in a cupboard, where they grew
dusty from long neglect. She mar.
veled ut their reappearance now. but
something In his set, faraway look
made her afraid to inquire. Thus she
went on from day to day, growing
more impatient with Hasty and more
silent with the pastor.
Mandy needed humor and compan-
ionship to oil the wheels of her hum
drum life. There was no more laugh
ter In the house. and she began to
droop.
Polly had been away from the paISon-
age month when the compfacsncy of
the vilfage was again upset by the ar
rival of the Great American Circus.
There were many callers ut the par
sonage that day. for speculation was
now at fever heat about the pastor
"Wnl he try to see her?" Has he for
gotten herY' and What did he ever
find in herr" were few Of the many
questions that the women were asking
each other. Now that the cause of
their envy was removed they would
gladly have reinstated the pastor as
their idol. for. like all truly feminine
souls. they could not bear to see man
unhappy without wishing to comfort
him. nor happy unless they were the
direct cause of his state "How dare
any man be happy without meT' hns
been the cry of each woman since Eve
was created to mate with Adam.
Ito be continued next week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
Snake Bite.

A remedy for snake bite has perhaps
been found ut last. AT a recent meet
ing of the Paris Academy of Sciences
Nine. Phisalix described series of
experiments or salamanders, whose
venom is convulsive. and vipers, whose
venom is SIMPLIFYING. She inoculateG
an animal with dose of both poisons.
and. to her surprise. the animal re-
manned unframed. Salamander poison
therefore appears to neutralize viper
poison.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

felt her strength going and cried ont
wildly: 81 want Bingo! l want to go
round and round the ring! | want tho
lights and the music and the hoops. |
want the shrieks of the animals and
the rumble OF the wheels in the plains
at night! want to ride In the big pa
rade! ] want to live and die--just die
as circus folks die! | want to 20
back want to go backv'
She put out one trembling hand to
Jim and rushed quickly through the
gate. laughing and sobbing hysterically
and calling to him to follow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
An1erica-A British Mie,.L

A nation with history of less than
$50 years on background of bash
ranging can hardly be expected to ap'
1reciate the finer feelings that matured
communities would see officially re.
Elected in their collective behavior, and
our diplomats ut home do not appear
yet to have realized the fallacy of up.
plying European standards TO Amcrt
can conduct. - London Saturday Re
view
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

f.. A Sunderlin of Lebanon n.
II. has sold to Lord Brothers of Mont
pelier for 1925 the PAGER Allinetta
which won the 2:lS race at Barre
] st week. She was sired by Alexander
and was raised by Harry Thomas OF
Burlington. She will be sent to
Montreal to enter the 2:I9 class.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

others. Have you gentlemen changed
your minds about the little girl stay
ing on?" he asked uneasily.
"It's all right now" said Strong.
seating himself with complacent air.
"All right? How SOP questioned
Douglas, more and more puzzled by
the deacon's evident satisfaction.
Because" said Strong. rising and
facing the pastor-'because your cir
Gus ridin' gal is goin' to leave you of
her own accord"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

At "a cowboy tournament at No
gales, New Mexico, the wol'I's
record for throwing and tying a
wild steer was broken by Ed Hall
of Mutt, N. NJ !, who performed the
feat in 81 seconds
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

Thomas Hayward, one of the six
men who organized the brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, and who
served as the first president of that
organization, is dead at Marshall,
Mich He was 81 years old
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

Lyman R Allen. who has been an
assistant in the Rhode Island nor
NAL school. has been chosen to the
princi palship of the johnson state
normal school, vice b. e. Merriam,
who was elected to the position, but
resigned a few week ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
The First Impression.

What was your first impression on
arriving in EuropeT'
Great JOY" answered the traveller.
"over the fact that l was through be-
Ing seasick. Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

CONTINUED from last week. }

NJ
you're just as big as ever" said
Polly when she. could let so OF Jim
long enough to look ut him. You
haven't changed bit"
d you've changed enough for both of
u.s." He looked at the unfamiliar long
skirts and the new way of doing her
hair. you're bigger, Poll, more grown
up like" r..' ..... 49,.
"Oh, jim" She glanced admiringly
at the new brown suit, the rather
3 startling tie and the neat little posy In
Jlm's buttonhole - .-.
1.-The fellows said I'd have to slick
up bit II was a-comin' to see you,
80 rs not to make you ashamed af me.
Do, you like emf, he asked, looking
down approvingly at his new brown
clothes. ~ .-
Every mucho For the first time Jim
noticed the unfamiliar manner of her
speech. He began to feel self con-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17
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scious. A year ago she would have
said you bet!" He looked at her
awkwardly. She hurried on: 'Hasty
told me you were showing in Wake
field I knew you'd come to see me
How's Barker and all the boys?' She
stopped with catch in her throat and
added more slowly, 81 suppose every
things different now that Toby is
gone s5 & s Eassa aa
s.IJo,5 ~, I;I, "a 60 .oo, ,,o,, =, Fo,, h.,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-07-17

" lonely days followed Polly's
desertion of the parsonage
Mandy went about her duties
very quietly, feeling that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
COLLECTION AGENCY SUES
JUSTICE FOR JUDGMENT
Judge Trout Hears Arguments
Against Acts of Notary

The petition OF the Merchants col
lection agency for a writ Of mandate
commanding Justice of the Peace
Lawson to sign judgment in a number
Of cases in which he is alleged TO
have already rendered judgment in
favor of the plaintiffs was partly ar
gued before Judge Trout yesterday.
In behalf Of Lawson. Attorneys Leon
Samuels and Jacob Meyer submitted
demurrer to the petition, conIending
that il had not been shown that Law
son had Jurisdiction in the cases and
that the petition was faulty IN that Ii
Joined distinct causes of action
AT first blush the objections raised
on demurrer strike me as being rather
serious" said Judge Trout He did
not decide the points. however. grant
ing the attorneys continuance to
Monday.
The attorneys for. Lawson also
raised the objection that the affidavits
on summons and attachment had been
sworn 10 in San Francisco before an
Alameda county notary public How
ard X James. who Is also the attor-
ney for the collection company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
AUTO HELD NOT
TO BE A CHATTEL
Fred Recess Gay Life Leads to
Discovery of Machines
Legal Status
California Law Does Not In
clnde 1t in List of Mort
gageable Objects

Under California. law an automobile
is not subject to chatte1 mortgage.
This bit of statutory knowledge has
been gained by Mrs. Elizabeth Karn of
14OS Geary street. and as result there
is trouble brewing for one Fred Reese.
the Solano county Jail at Fairfield for
defrauding an inn keeper. Reese's
term expires tomorrow. and he prob
ably will be rearresJed at once on a
new charge of fraud
Reese and his automobile made
considerable splash in the eitys pud-
die of night life He posed as broker
of large resources and enjoyed life
at high speed Now the touring car
tached TO it are three claims.
Several months ago Reese contracted
to purchase the car from DIR. W. X.
Cluness Jr- of 1886 Washington street.
The car was delivered TO him. but
needing money. he persuaded Mrs. Karn
to loan him $500. The loan was Sc
cured-or supposedly secured-by a
chattel mortgage on the car. Reese
after merry pace found it expedient
to try change of scene. He was at
Coalinga, in Fresno county. when ar
rested on a warrant charging him with
defrauding an inn keeper. Reese was
found guilty and sentenced 10 so days
in jail and the automobile was left at
Martins garage in Coalinga-
Meanwhile Mrs. Karn employed an
attorney and the discovery was made
that she was without legal redress on
her mortgage. Cluness also became in
terested and demanded the return of
his machine, which had not been paid
for. Martin, too, got action and filed
lien on the car for $40. CIuness stands
to get the machine back by the pay
ment of Martins claim Mrs Karn will
stand sponsor for the prosecution of
Reese on a charge of fraud. and incl
dentally the Solano county officials and
the local authorities are Investigating
the past of Reese.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
CARD LEADS TO THE
UNDOING OF A CROOK
Joseph HOHeCk TO Face Two
Charges of Burglary

Joseph Honeck q crook trapped by
Detectives Prol and Kelly. VIII be
tried on two charges OF burglary.
Honeck and a companion. Gus Ander-
son. were arrested ia stockton re-
Gently on suspicion OF stealing a dia-
moud ring valued at $500. but the
case was dismissed owing 70 lack Of
evidence. When HOneck left prison
the detectives gave him = card and
told him that II he We're ever in
trouble 10 come to them a. they be-
lieve6 that Anderson would try 10
Job him
a week ago A man entered the Ava
ion hotel 1852 Market street, and was
seen by Ben Emken. the clerk. COM
-ng OUT Of a room with a parcel under
his arm Emken grappled with him
and in the struggle tore the thiefs
coat OF his back and il was left be-
hind by the thief. who escaped. IN
the pockets Of the coat was found
the card given by the detectives 70
Honeck which led 10 his arrest and
identification yesterday.
The other charge Of burglary against
him is for chlorOfOrming Joe Neui-
lacqua in his room at 1032A MOntgom-
cry street on Tuesday night and
stealing his gold watch and chain
and S35.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Mrs. E. L. Kreider Routs Man
Passing Himself as Tele-
phone Inspector

a pretty woman's pluck, backed by
a menacing pistol. put to rout a daring
and skillfuI crook who has been oper-
ating for several days in Webster
street between Page and oak In the
guise of a telephone inspector the man
has been entering various houses and
apartments in this street. and so sus
picious have been his actions that the
entire neighborhood has been reused to
a state of alarm. No robberies have
been committed by the man. but sew
eral women have been terrified.
He met his match when he entered
the home Of Mrs. E. l. Kreider Of
43z Webster street. wife OF wei
known sportingman-
I'm the telephone man." he said,
and proceeded 10 mount the stairway
10 the second story. As he reached the
landing the fellow peered intently
around and saw no one but Mrs. Krei-
der. who was watching him. He start
ed toward the telephone instrument
and then turned around, advancing
toward the young woman. She shrank
back and he had brushed against her,
when she turned and fed. He dis
connected the telephone. At the same
instant Mrs. Kreider burst from an in
ner room armed with a revolver.
You're no telephone inspector" she
cried 10 the intruder; you get out of
here or I'll I'LL you so full OF holes
you'll look like a sieve"
without a word the robber darted
into the street and around the corner.
The man had no connection with the
telephone company.
Before visiting the kreider apartment
the robber entered several other houses
in the block and one in the next block.
In each Of the places he visited. how
ever, his actions were so suspicious that
he was watched and he had no oppor-
tunity TO make away with anything.
He visited the house OF Mrs. o. H. Opie.
$50 Webster street. went across the
way TO No. 43T. which is occupied by
several families. and then switched up
into the next block to the residence
OF Mrs. B. Holland. 327 Webster street
The man was described as well
dressed and young. He had auburn
hair and wore a dark overcoat and soft
fedora light hat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
DESERTER WALKS
into CAPTIVITY
Private Glass Fails to Recog-
nize Buffalo in Its
War Paint

Private Alexander Glass of the Fifth
United States cavalry knows what it
means to jump from the frying pan into
the fire. The fire in his case was the
navy transport Buffalo, on which he
arrived yesterday from Honolulu. a
prisoner. The Fifth cavalry is sta
toned at the island port Tropical
lie did not suit Glass, so he deserted.
In the shade of banana tree in the
suburbs of Honolulu he shed his mill
tary uniform and donned a suit of plain
but unobtrusive ~dungarees.
After dark he visited the water front
and selected as the vessel to take him
home the one that looked least like
government ship. When Glass had
last looked over the vessels in port
he had noted the presence of the Buff
falo. The hull of the navy ship was
painted white, the smokestack yellow.
and whatever metal work there was
shone with the luster of much polish
ing. The vessel on which he slowed
away was painted dark gray. Glass
took il for a freighter. on which, as
far as he could judge in the uncertain
light, there was little brass work to
keep a stowaway busy. In his dungaree
suit he passed unchallenged to the
fireroom and was soon sleeping Sc
renely in an out of the way corner.
He was aroused by the notes of
bugle blowing reveille- He sat up with
start Could it be possible that he
had not deserted after all and was still
in barracks The throb of the pro-
pelIer. however. satisfied him that he
was at sea, but the military precision
with which the trumpet was footed
made him uneasy. He made his way
on deck. where a master at arms
grabbed him and demanded an account
ing
Glass was on board the Buffalo. which
since he last saw her had been given
coat of war paint from water line
to smokestack top. In his chagrin at
having made such a mistake he made
full confession, was confined in the
brig and yesterday was turned over
to the military authorities.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Charm the Fat AWAY

TO reonce by means OF exercise or
dieting is nothing but torture to the
flesh and modification to the spirit. It
is so much simpler 10 charm it away.
OF course. 1 don't mean by spells" or
lamentations" but through the occa-
sional use OF this home recipe. viz: L
ounce Marmola. Y ounce Fluid Extract
cascara Aromatic and 3 x ounces Pep
permint Water. which any one can OBJ
tain al any drug store for a smalP sum
and mix at home Take a teaspoonful
after meals and at bedtime. 1t literally
charms the fat away. Takes il off just
where you need it off and does it quick
~ but harmlessly Many persons lose
as much as q pound a day
Isn't that charming" Off the fat-eat
what you please and stiil lose a pound
a day-without strain. injury or effort?