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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
ALICE PHILLIP.
Born pAril 10, 1861;
Died November 15, 1909.
Talked to Death BY Friends.

Mrs. Phillip was an invalid for
years and, according to her hus-
band, every acquaintance in the
county offered her suggestions of
how to get well. She was the
subject of much solicitude and,
according to Phillip, was literally
talked to death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

Taft says Lincoln also was criti-
cised. Now you can see wherein
the Taft and Lincoln administra-
tions resemble each other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

NANNY, dear" said little Dan,
"what is stepmother?"
"Why, Dan," replied his moth
er, "were to die, and your dad
should marry again, the lady
would be stepmother."
"Oh, see. You'd step out and
she'd step In"
That's It.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24
UNDER THE NEW CHARTER

SERIES OF LITTLE STORIES EXPLAINING THE eury,s
APRIL. -'---
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

'.He is self-made man. am
told"
"Quite true; but his wife in
sists on making some alterations" !"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Women ane II. commune.

'The mad fury which seemed to
have taken possession of the mob In
Paris found its most enthusiastic OK.
ponents in the women, who were anx.
ious to proceed to the extreme meas
ures which the men deprecated
writes Lady st. Heller in her book
Memories of Fifty Years" 1.-THE or
ganized corps de petroleuses were a
savage crew, who had no feeling of
pity or mercy in their hearts aud
would have sacrificed even those they
loved most dearly to the cause which
they had espoused. They co-operated
actively with the commune, deluging
what public buildings they could with
petroleum and then setting light to
them, and most of the fires that broke
out In Paris on the entry OF the troops
originated through their action. They
went down into the streets and fought
at the barbados. showing superhu-
man courage, and when one of the
great fights took place at the barri-
cade in the Rue de la Paix,, which was
defended by the communists, the first
person to mount 1t and to hoist the
red flag Of the revolution was a wo-
man."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
E. A. SPEAR
Sunday Services.
Woodstock

Universalist-Rev. III. l.. Garfield,
pastor; morning service ut 1890,
Sunday school at II.4s.
Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at II.5o.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor at 7.3o. Thursday evening
PRAYER meeting a, 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. F. T.
Clark, pastor. Services Sunday:
Preaching, 1890 a. M; Sunday
school, Ir.45 a. M; Thursday
prayer meeting, 7.3o p. M. i; Sunday
evening meeting, 100.
Catholic Rev. j. ]. Cullion,
pastor Mass at II a IN. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second SUNDAY of each month at o
clock
James Church-Rev. II. lie.
l.Iehc Lynch, rector. Mornina Prayer
4" Sermon 1890 m Hoy Com
u union on tirsr S,nda, III the month
Ter Morning PRAYER. Sunday
;cl.ool at n"ou. Evening Prayer
sermon S p IN. All are
y cine.
J>',,n Services Sunday:
- ug AZ 1890 "A. m Sunday
"a II; Junior Y. p S. c. E.
A. y + :. &. E. at 7.3o
q nid N,rA PRAYER meeting
- '''$ ~ 7 SO p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
No Log-driving on the Ottau.
uuechee.

1t is good news from Montpelier
for the Qttauquechee valley and the
state. The House ON Thursday very
premptly-as soon as the members
had chance to do it--killed the
log-driving measure by an over
whelming and satisfactory vote.
The attorneys for the Champlain
Realty company have exerted every
influence in their power; lobbyists
: have haunted the State house since
the doors were opened, and perhaps
they overreached Observation-Disclosures
the easy victory when the iniquity of
the proposition was generally under
stood at the capital.
The defeat of the bill means some
thing to the cause of conservation,
and already the. Mad river bill,
fathered by the same company. which
wishes to prosecute its so-called
improvement work on that stream, is
marked for execution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
cuttina Off Noasa.

Rameses II. of Egypt cut Off the nose
of any person convicted of treason or
arson. Actisanes. another Egyptian
ruler, punished robbers in the same
way. After each nose had been ampu-
tated back even with the bridge the
culprit was sent to colony of noseless
felons. the place of Punishment being
known as Rhinoconum, from the ma
ture of the punishment its colonists
had undergone.
In England in 1911 Lord Coventry.
then great keeper Of the British SEAL
had his nose cut OF by order of the
king because he had dared to ask some
questions about an actress then play
ing at Drury Lane theater.
A conscript who protested openly
that he had been enrolled in the army
OF Frederick the Great In fraudulent
manner had his nose amputated by or
der Of that sovereign, who spoke of the
punishment as an "indelible mark on
the front side Of the face"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Lured Into Bathing.

In a railway carriage chat the other
day London medical man told a
good story which had come within
his own experience. A mother was
frequently bringing her child to him
for treatment, but the doctor could
discover nothing amiss except Its need
of a good wash. She was certain the
infant was suffering from some terri
BILE complaint and begged the doctor
to do his best He prescribed a daily
wash with the water in which pota-
toes had been peeled. Never sus-
pecting that this was merely a ruse
to get the child washed. the mother
followed the instructions to the let
ter. Rosy cheeks appeared. and a
clean. healthy looking child gladdened
the mothers heart. She sounded the
doctors praises everywhere and ad-
vised other mothers to test the effi-
cacy of potato water. It never oc-
Cured to her that precisely the same
result would have followed the daily
application of soap and water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
NORWICH.

Clement Turner has returned
from a visit to his aunt, Mrs. George
Bridgman, Etna, N. H.
Mrs. Mabel Davis returned to hel
home in Manchester, N. H., after 9
few days with her mother, Mrs. M
j. Davis.
Mrs. j. w. Aiken is packing hei
household goods preparatory to NOV
ing to Boston.
The Ladies' Aid will meet next
Wednesday afternoon in the vestry.
A baked bean supper will be served
from s to Z o'clock proceeds for
church expenses.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ray,
Dec. 6. daughter, and November
30 a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Hutchinson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
The Amor Wa. THOROUGH.

There were some interesting episodes
in the life of Sir Charles Euan-Smith
Once In the market place of an Az.
ghanistan town he was fred at by a
native. He lodged a complaint with
the ameer, who appeared to take no
notice Of the incident, merely remark
ing, THAT'S all right" Sir Charles
complained again and met with the
same reply. He still thought that the
ameer was treating serious matter
with less consideration than 1t de-
served. but thought 1t advisable to say
no more on the ubject. About week
afterward he was invited by the ameer
to ride with him. They rode for some
distance outside the town. and they
passed gibbet after gibbet. At length
Sir Charles said. "Your highness has
been busy Of late" "Oh. no." replied
the ameer; "they are your little lot"
He had seized all the members OF the
would be assassins family and hanged
every one OF them,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
A spanish ship Treasure.

In 1862 the largest bulk of treasure
ever taken from ship at sea was
brought into London. 1t was the whole
of the cargo of the Spanish ship Her
mione, captured on May 81 by II. M.
8. Active. The Hermione surrendered
to the Active without an action. and
the treasure was landed at Portsmouth
and conveyed to London In twenty dec.
grated wagons, with British colors over
Spanish and an escort party of sailors.
The strange procession reached Lon
don ON Aug. IL, the day on which
George Nv. was born. On being sold
the treasure realized f519.705 Is. Cd.
and the share Of the officers and men
of the Active was as follows: The
captain. f85,053 lbs. 3D.: three COM
missioned officers. each f13.O04 las.
Id; eight warrant officers. each
f4,336 IS. 3D.; twenty petty officers.
each E1,s08 Is. 3d.; 1853 seamen, each
f4Sh 5s. 4d.--Pall Mall Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
THE FOOD FOR POULTRY IN
WINTER.

Much time and money have been
spent In what seems the almost vain
endeavor to make hens produce eggs
In cold weather. 1t requires but little
experience with poultry to learn the
fact that, under ordinary circum.
stances, hens cannot produce as many
eggs In winter as In summer. Summer
Is the natural time for the laying of
eggs, and In order to increase winter
production there must be reproduced
for the fowls as nearly as possible the
conditions that exist In summer. Mrs.
John j. Layzell OF Brandon, VT, has
evidently succeeded In doing this with
her flock. She says: az have been
using Pages Perfected Poultry Food
for the last three winters, and find II
the best poultry food on the market.
have tried several different kinds,
but got no eggs until began to use
this food"
IL you want to know more about this
food and, the best ways Of using Il,
write to @. 8. Page, Hyde Park, VT, Tor
his booklet, Profitable Poultry" II
VIII be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Tho Brain is Very Adapt.bls.

Ea' Il vocation makes different call
upon the brain and develops faculties
and qualities peculiar to itself. so that
as the various professions, trades and
specialties multiply the brain takes on
new adaptive qualities, thus giving
greater variety and strength to civ.
iization as a mass. says Orison SWEET
Marden in Success Magazine.
When the world was young the
brain of man was very primitive. be.
cause the demand upon 1t was largely
for self protection and the acquisition
Of food. which called only for the de-
velopment of its lower. its animal
part. AS civilization advanced. how.
ever. there was a higher call upon the
brain and a more varied develop
ment until today, in the highest civ
'nization. 1t has become exceedingly
complex.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Mississippi Boat crsws.

eff it were not for the gambling
habit some Of the big boats In ne
Mississippi river trade would be minus
their crews at the end of trip" 81 id
n New Orleans man. 1.-THE negro III
hand is an inveterate gambler. Re
will shoot craps for any amount Of
money he has. Some of the capita ms
begin paying Off when the boat is hrlf
day away from the last stop. Va
soon as the hands get their pay n Il
of them begin to roll the bones LII lie
groups will be formed. and pretty soon
one man in each group has all ne
money. Then the big winners get O.
gether for game with higher stal. g.
AS result of this process, by the ne
the boat reaches the wharf few Non
have almost all the payroll. Toy
don't want to work. but the others.
who are cleaned, out. are obliged o.
Consequently the bout has crew =
Che return trip Washington Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

talk on the animals of Hartland, as
did j. G.. Underwood on the insects.
Mr.. Underwood also presented B. p.
Ruggles' report on minerals. Mrs.
D. O. Webster spoke delightfully."- on
the revelations of the compound
microscope, giving word pictures Of
what she observed in drop of water
from a tub on the Webster farm.
With this report and few words
from the president closed the clubs
program for 1910.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
onIv Two k;nd..

Little Lawrence's grandfather was
very Ill. and trained nurse had been
employed to care for him. When he
became convaiescent a young woman
who had studied In hospital for a
short time was secured In her place.
A sympathetic neighbor meeting Law.
renee. the following conversation took
place:
"How is your dear grandpa this
morning, Lawrencer'
"He is better"
slave you the trained nurse stillr
"No; the trained nurse has gone
away, and the one we have now Is
half trained and half wild."-woman's
Home Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
EDlsoN's TRIUMPH.
An Incident In the Great Inventors
Struggle For Recognition.

An Incident In the Great Inventors
Struggle For Recognition.
DR.. Norvin Green, for many
years president of the Western
Union Telegraph company, once
said that but for the dullness of
himself and his assistants Thomas
A. Edison might never have OBJ
tanned the confidence and support
Of the great corporation. Edison
had been trying for months to in
duce the officials to take up some of
his inventions until they began to
/ regard him as bore.
He went to the main Office one
day and was greeted by DR.. Norvin
Green and the other officials with
smiles. DR.. Green said: "Mr. Edi-
son, we are unable to get into COM
munication with Albany, and a
large amount of important business
is in peril. / suppose that since you
know more about telegraphy than
all Of the rest of us combined you
can locate the difficulty"
Whether Edison noticed the ban
tering tone or not, he quietly an
swered, 81 can locate it inside of
two or three hours, SIR"
DR.. Green and the others laughed
outright, one of them saying, "Edi-
son, you have now fully demonstrate
ed that you are a crank"
Edison never smiled or addressed
word to the speaker, but looked
at DIR. Green and said, eff locate
this difficulty in two or three hours,
will you take up my inventions and
give them honest confederation"
eyes, I WILL" said DIR. Green,
'fand 1 will do it if you succeed in
two days"
1t was very simple thing, and
yet Edison was the only one who
had the comprehensive mind to
think of it instantly. He did not
tell them for many years afterward
how he accomplished the feat, but
he did it inside of one hour.
Edison went to the main offices,
where he was known as an expert
operator, and called up Pittsburg.
He asked for the best operator
there, naming him, and then told
the Pittsburg man to call up the
best man at Albany and direct him
to telegraph down the line toward
New York as far as he could and
report back to Edison as soon as
possible. Inside of an hour Edison
had this telegram:
81 can telegraph all right down
to within two miles of Poughkeep-
sic, and there is trouble with the
wire there"
Edison went back to the office
of the president and gravely an
nounced that if train should be
sent to Poughkeepsie with mate
rails for the work they would find
a break in the line just two miles
on the other side Of Poughkeepsie
and could -epair it that afternoon.
They begged him to tell how he
had found it out, and he replied:
"By knowing more about tele-
graphing than all of you put to-
gether, as Or. Green has said"
They located the break, repaired
it, and DIR. Green took up Edison's
inventions, and. that was Edison's
great start in life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

willsford in his Nature Secrets
165SD writes:
BEASTS eating greedily and more
than they used to do promotes foul
weather, and all small cattle that
seem to rejoyce with playing and
sporting themselves foreshews ram.
Oxen and all kinds of neat, IL you do
at any time observe them to hold up
their Heads and shuttle In the air or
lick their hooves or their bodies
against the hair. expect then rainy
weather. Asses or mules rubbing
often their ears or braying much
more than usually they are accustom-
cd presages rain. Hogs crying and
running up and down with hay or IN
ter In their mouths foreshews a storm
to be near at hand. The little sable
beast Called heD II much thlrsting
after blood It argues rain. The cock
If he crows In the daytime very much
or at sunsetting or when he is at
roost at unusual hours, as mt o or 10,
expect some change or weather and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
indian summer.

Indian summer in North America
ia period of mild, balmy weather
usually occurring in November
characterized by clear sky and q
hazy or smoky atmosphere, espe-
cially near the horizon. The name
is derived from the custom among
the Indians of using this delightful
time to harvest their corn. Accord
ing to one of their traditions, they
always had a second summer of nine
days just before the winter set in.
Indian summer corresponds to a
similar season prevailing during the
late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries, called 'St.
Maritime summer" from st. Mar
tins festival, which falls on Nov.
11.-New York American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

Monday afternoon fire broke out
near the main chimney of the Raw
mond Hotel at Newport and for a
time threatened to destroy the built
ing. A large amount of water was
thrown into the building. causing
the most damage. The building is
four stories high and the water went
through all four floors, taking the
clustering off.
Regular boarders escaped with very
title damage to their property. III.
estimated loss is $4,000. covered by
insurance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Ills We Mroht Have.

A famous writer said: seMan in
general, or, as it is expressed, on
the average, does not live above two
and twenty years, and during these
two and twenty years he is liable to
two and twenty thousand evils,
many of which are incurable. Yet
even in this dreadful state men will
strut and figure on the stage Of
life. They make love at the hazard
of destruction and intrigue, carry
on war and form projects Just as II
they we're to live in luxury and ds-
light for u thousand sges"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

Woodstock congratulates Colonel
Billings. He has led very active
opposition to the bill surrendering
the Ottauquechee river to corpora
ton for private profit and he is emit
tied to much of the credit for Thurs
days success on the floor of the
House.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Hartland Nature Club.

The annual supper of the Hartland
Nature Club, given December 2, in
the Congregational church vestry,
was one of the most enjoyable social
and literary events of the year.
Thirty-two guests were present,
including the master of the grange
and the superintendent of schools,
nearly all of whom responded as
their names were announced either
in the reading of the yearly bulletin
!, or in the roll call.
Numerous beautiful botanical
specimens were exhibited, beside
photographs of plant life, Mrs. I'm
derwood's sheet of seed aeroplanes.
and nature books and papers con-
tributed by members. A fine collec-
ton of birds nests was shown by
Mrs. A. b. Morgan, with bird skins
and water color sketches of birds.
Everyone was interested in a sseries
of photographs made by VIM. q
Horton of Brattleboro, showing diff
ferent kinds of winter birds at his
feeding stations around Fern Cot
tage Gases of insects, mounted ac-
cording to new method, were
exhibited by Phineas Whiting, club
member studying in Harvard, and a
box Of Hartland minerals was con-
tributed by B. p Ruggles. Mrs. D.
G. Webster conducted observations
by means of the compound micro
scope After the supper, which was
excellent. the president, Mrs. Lewis
Merritt, gave happily worded well
come and commented on the clubs
work both past and future. III. G.
Rugg. the editor-in- chief of the bull
letin, summarized the scientific work
briefly, then called upon the sub
editors. Mrs. Darling, speaking for
the botanical department, said that
she had to record exceptionally good
results this year-an herbarium by
no means small the finding of over
forty species of plants new to Hart
land, few of which prove new to |
the state collection of over sixty |
local moses mounted and correctly |
named the making of list of spring |
plants with dates of Towering by the |
younger members. through Miss
Frances Lobdell, and the undertake
ing If botanical studies by certain
Hartlsnd schools
Mrs. a d Morgan. as sub-editor
on birds. read long list of some
what rare birds that have been OBJ
served during the year; described
the collections of birds eggs and
nests; showed a new seasonal
chart made by herself and approved
by Prof Morse of Wellesley told of
the bird census and of the banding
81 birds, beside the establishment Of
Iced stations and the photographing
If bird tracks ON the snow. Miss
EmeIine Webster was mentioned as
,ne Of the young students who had
lone fine work in bird study. |,
9. D. GateH gave an entertaining j
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

The barns on Charles McGarghan q
form at Richmond we're burned to
the ground early Monday morning,
with hay. six cows and one yoke of
oxen. The explosion Of lantern
caused the fire. The buildings were
insured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Thouahtful.

Wilker Ito his friend, guest over
spnday)-Now, old fellow, IL you n h
to take a bath in the morning ust
open your door, walk down this i. n,
turn to your right, go up pair II
stnirs, and the bathroom is the til ID
door on the right.
The Friend-Wnl be likely to meet
anybody2
Wnker with superior smIle)-You
might at one time, but things are f.
ferent now. Just attach this auto
horn and blow 1t vigorously before .,,u
come out.-Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Eaminina.

what is Mrs. Green crying forY'
Mrs. Watson snubbed her in the
street car"
But Mrs. Green doesn't speak to
Mrs. Watson anyhow"
II know. but she's crying because
she didn't see Mrs. Watson In time to
snub her frst."-Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

that suddenly, but from fair to foul
OF the contrary. But when the hen
crows good men expect storm within
doors and without"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

Conductor"
Eyes. madam"
"Let me or at that pretty cloud
Woman's Home Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Hotel Was Crowded.

"1f you remember slept in this ho-
tel last night on pool table"
Il remember" said the clerk.
well, did you find q set of false
teeth In the corner pocketY'-Pitts.
burg Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

Purposelessness is the fruitful moth
Or uf crimc.-Parkhuryt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-03-05

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AT the East End Shoe Store, 1907 E.
Capitol avenue, can be found the COL
ored papers, magazines and tracts. Stop
over there while ordering shoes and
call for something to read.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-03-05

"It is no benefit to have given me
something, but 1t is benefit to have
enabled me to obtain something for
myself.