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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

man Of us. and for ten minutes we
tugged and jerked and pulled till we
got the stage out of the hole.
1--WE had hardly got our breath back
when the stage got stuck again. and
again we had to strain our very hearts
out to release her.
"In covering fifteen miles we got
stuck eight times. and In going the
whole thirty we lifted that old stage
out of the mud seventeen times by
actual count
1--WE Eve male passengers were wet.
tired and filthy when we reached our
destination. and so you can imagine
our feelings when we saw the three
women passengers remove, as they dis
mounted. their wells, their shawls and
their skirts, and. 10 and behold. they
were three big, hearty. robust men.
"As we stared at them with bullying
and ferocious eyes one of them said:
d" Thanks for your labor, gents. We
knowed this road and prepared for 1t.
Will you lickerr"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
THE REGENERATION
OF THE SUMMER HAT
A Few Little Hints to Madam
Home MiIIiner.

That season Of the year Is almost
upon US In which we look askance at
the cherished hats of May and wonder
looking passe until September. Here
are few little hints to Nine. Needle
worker:
Cover the faded hat crown with fig
ured satin or with Dresden cretonne.
leaving the brim of the original straw.
Then make of the satin or cretonne
huge Alsatian or windmill bow for the
back, edging 1t with straw. If neces-
sary cut an inch Off your brIm all the
way around for the edging. Hats are
growing smaller anyway.
Or cover the crown again with the
tightly woven puffed straw used for
the popular automobile bonnets In a
shade to match the brim and place at
one side huge square of the straw.
mounted over cardboard, bound with
half inch velvet in contrasting shade
and with circle Of velvet tubing in
the middle. giving II a buckle effect.
If 1t Is the brim that is beginning to
have seen better days cover the entire
hat with the cretonne. and II the straw
can be bent easily fashion it into the
Charlotte Corday shape and hold it by
means of false strings OF two inch
satin ribbon in light pink or blue to
match the Dresden design.
Or quill wide satin ribbon all around
the brim and end with large bow of
the satin. Deeply colored net edged
with ribbon would also be pretty in
thfa NAV opd cop ha Of a rchad or xxrtrod
for the outstanding bow.
Where only the trimmings are worn
and faded the task is easy. Try max
Ing an enormous square buckle Of cord
ing covered with Persian silk and
wound closely round and round over a
wired foundation and running through
this scarf of the same Persian pat
tern.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
A MARY ANDERSON POSE.
Falling Robss That Resulted In Most
araaaful Attitude.

Falling Robss That Resulted In Most
Graceful Attitude.
Harry Furniss tells story of Mary
Anderson's initial season IN London.
"Her first appearance was as Perdita."
he says In the Strand Magazine. land
| thought her the most charming fg-
ure had ever seen ON the stage.
''She kindly posed for me after
performance at the Lyceum, and when
she asked me the position would like
her to take / mentioned one she had
assumed In the second act, In which
she stood holding the drapery in her
hand, which was resting on her hip.
DO you really mean thatr she asked.
Yes; that attitude struck me as the
most artistic of all your graceful move
ments.' Well she said, as matter
Of fact, my robes had come unfastened
and were falling Off. and was holding
them on. but shall now purposely
make them slip in the same way.
And that pose was repeated nightly
during the run OF the play.
"On the first night at the Lyceum
she was moved In the great scene by
the rouBn, picturesque iONer. piaJeu
on that occasion by handsome Jack
Barnes. AS she rose to her feet 1t was
perceived, to the delight of us all, but
to the discontinue of the actors. that
Mr.. Barnes wig had caught in the
shoulder clasp of Perdita and rose
from his head with her and further
more refused to be detached for some
time.
Even this popular actress could not
escape the char of the gods. She was
playing Galatea in Sir W. s. Gil
bert's play-and charming Galatea
she made-when, in the critical scene
In which she appeals to the gods to
enable her to bring Pygmalion and
Cynisca together again, the actress
held up her arms and, unconsciously
looking up at the gallery. cried out:
"'The gods will help me?
.'To Miss Anderson's surprise, all the
occupants Of the gallery. as II by pre-
arrangement, called out with one voice.
we willp"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
ItLooked Suspicious.

"As ! was coming out of store this
evening I saw an amusing sight," said
a shopper. "a light rain was falling,
and as the woman in front of me
stepped out she opened her umbrella.
Out of 1t fell jeweled hatpin. pair
of gloves and two mems handkerchiefs.
On its face 1t seemed like a case Of
shoplifting, but as she gathered up the
articles the woman said:
"Weil. II here isn't Mary's emerald
hatpiD and the gloves was looking
for last week and two of Georges
best handkerchiefs. never thought
of looking in the umbrellas for them"
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
THE BIGGEST sMuGGLERs.
They Are Not the Society People Who
Get tho Advertising.

They Are Not the Society People Who
Get tho Advertising
Society people are supposed to be
the biggest offenders" said treasury
official, "but 1t is simply that they get
more publicity. We had Harlem
butcher who Struggled in $1,000 worth
of Jewels and then got trapped be-
cause he took an orange from the
table after lunch. He put the orange
in his pocket, and the bulge drew the
inspectors attention. He was search
ed and the jewels found.
There was, too" he continued rem
iniscently, "a noted musician who goes
back and forth every year to Paris
and who bought Stradivarius violin
one year. He sold his old one and
brought the famous Strad back in his
own case, covered as 1t was with Gus
tom stamps. Naturally the inspectors
passed II. but the musician boosted OF
his violin. and a dealer who went to
see It heard the story of its purchase
and notified US.
There was a man from Naples who
came In with his shirt fairly lined
with jewels. and there are the Syrians
who smuggle In laces and handker-
chiefs, and there are the manufactur-
ers who declare half or three-quarters
In and smuggle the rest
There are automobile men who
bring their machines in with faxed
certificates of value. and there are
buyers of cheap Jewelry who bring In
great cases of plated brooches and
bracelets, etc.. with magnificent sap
phires. rubies and even diamonds set
in with bits of glass, and these neces-
state weeks of work for the jewel ex.
perts in the appraisers stores."-
Washington Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
The WHY Three.

Mark Twain was drm believer in
the national movement for good roads
and had many tale to tell about the
Incredibly bad roads of some sections.
A Hartford man recalled the other
day an experience of the humorist.
81 once had thirty miles"-so Mark
Twain began-''to go by stage in Mis-
sissippi. The roads were terrible, for
1t was early spring. The passengers
consisted of Eve men and three wom-
en-three large, well developed wom-
en-, swathed In shawls and wells, who
kept to themselves. talking In low
tones on the rear seat.
"Well. we hadn't gone a mile before
the stage got stuck two feet deep In
the black mud. Down jumped every
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Go. M. RepIv.

A funny man INDUCED In practical
joke recently. he put an advertise
ment in a paper for wife and re-
quested each candidate to inclose her
carte de visite. 1t was foolish thing
to do. but one of the candidates served
him out very well by sending the fol-
lowing letter: "Sir--I do not inclose
my carte. for. though there is some
authority for putting a cart before a
horse, / know Of none for putting one
before an ass"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

E. M. Goddard, assistant state
librarian, formerly of Windsor, has
handed his resignation to State
Librarian George w. Wing to take
a position with the American Fidel-
,ty company. Mr.. Goddard's res
ienation takes effect September l,
but he does not resign as Librarian
of the Vermont Historical society or
as a member of the state library
of which he was for
merly chairman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
The Laughing Barber.

Jim Rice. the coach of the Columbia
rev. was praising a stalwart fresh
man.
Hes so young and tender" said the
coach. you'd never think he could
row. Why, they laugh at him at the
BARRIERS.
"As he was getting his hair cut the
other day he said to the barber visit
fully:
do you think I'll have a strong
beard7 MY father has a very strong
one
at looks to me- said the barber, as
though you took after your mother"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
A Naw Shirt Waist.

Among the new linen shirt waists is
an exceedingly attractive model that
will be generally becoming. 1t has a
plain panel down the front decorated
with hand embroidery and outlined
with deep tucks. The waist closes at
the left side, buttonholes being work
ed through the tucks. More embroid.
cry appears outside the tucks. and
then. too. deep tucks are set In on
either shoulder.
The sleeves are strictly shirt waist
style, ending in stiff cuffs. The price
is 1895.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
The New MessaIino Foulard..

The new messaline foulards are beau
tiful Of texture and finish, approach
ing more closely the satin foulards,
but lighter In weight and extremely
supple. In these weaves the patterns
familiar in past seasons are seen. but
along with the dot and other designs
there are many novelties. Broche pat
terms and shadow designs are numer-
Gus, and there are many striped effects,
circles. cubes and squares In the new
French silks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

bias bands Of striped black and white
silk, which extend down the left side
in the popular Russian style. 1t makes
a simple yet stylish suit. and the plait-
ed skirt gives plenty of room for exer-
else. The materials. including the short
boomers, require:
Seven yards mohair at so cents ....... $3.50
Three-fourths yard silk at 6S cents 81
Findings ........................... oO
Total -- "a FL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

Baltimore dog wears diamond
collar worth about $4,000. The collar
was made especially for the dog by
a prominent Jeweler to the order of
the dogs owner. There are 700 dia-
monds In the collar. varying In weight
from one-sixth to one carat.
The Seventh regiment armory In
New York city has a drill space of
200 by 300 feet. The armory occupies
the block bounded by Fourth and Lex
ington avenues, Sixty-sixth and Sixty.
seventh streets. In the basement there
is rife range 100 yards In length.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

Benny Prinz, a young ballonist.
met a horrible death at the close of
the aviation meet at Ashbury Park,
N. J. In making a double para
chute drop. the second parachute
failed to open and he fell more than
z, 900 feet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
A stranger in Rutland last

A stranger in Rutland last =
after passing a sleepless nigl
the railroad station waiting
train, was accosted by two
attaches who inquired by way 9
PRODUCTION as to his destina
"Rutland," the traveller req
When informed that he was ID
city he lost no more time in see
more comfortable quarters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

A resident of Barre discovered a
birds nest the other day that con-
tains piece of paper bearing his
daughters name. She had written
her name on school paper and it
had evidently strayed out OF DOOR
and been picked up by the bird
when building its nest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

A party of gypsies touring the
southern part of the state have put
over a new one. One of their con-
veyances is an automobile with all
tho accessories usually seen on the
wagons of the nomadic people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Achina Voids.

Brooks" said Rivers. 'that's the
second time I've heard you use the
phrase aching void wish you would
tell me how a void can ache"
WELL" said Brooks, rejecting mo-
ment. mot to speak of a hollow tooth,
don't you sometimes have the head.
HcheT"-Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

AS the three-year.old son Of Allan
Smith of Cabot was playing with a
baby carriage wheel he fell on it
and broken wire penetrated one
eye, passing nearly through the ball.
The sight of the member may be
lost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Matrimonial Felicity.

Mrs. Quackenboss-Am yo' daughtah
happily mar'd. Sistah Sagg7
Mrs. Sagg-She sho' is! Bless good
ness. she's done got husband OATS
skeered to death of herI-Woman's
Home Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
IN THE REALM
OF FASHION
A Natty BATHING Suit.

This chic little bathing suit will be
found acceptable to the summer girl
the shore or anticipates spending her
two weeks vacation there. Made OF
black mohair, which does not cling to
the figure when wet, and trimmed with
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
One of the kenn.y

"The country is going to the dogsr'
shouted the agitator at a street meet
ing.
quit your snarling, then. and wait
your turn."-Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

You can conquer your cares more
quickly II you do not continually car
ry a long face.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

Ira o. Stone of Kappa, \
native of Berkshire, celebrate
Iooth birthday Monday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Rough on The Girl.

Now. my boy. you have a past.
Marry some nice girl and blot it out"
Just so, dad. And whom would you
suggest as possible blotter T"-Louis
vile Courier-JournaI
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

The first record of English horse
racing was in 1909 at Chester.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
IL you HAVE
A Farm, Camp
or Cottage
In the VICINITY OF
WOODSTOCK

Which you would like to rent to a
desirable tenant. for the coming
season send description of it,
together with your name and adj
dress. to the undersigned at once.
Hundreds Of families all over the
country search the columns of
the Boston Transcript each season
for information as to where
the most desirable summer resi-.
dences are located. Free advice
and all necessary information
will be cheerfully given you.
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The Detroit times., 1910-05-21
COMPREHENSIVE
D. ]. R. START SOON
Mayor Says Railway and Fifty"
Will Begin Discussion Of Ap-
praisal Next Week.

AS early as next week, Mayor Brett
meyer expects, the conference between
the d. U. r. and the committee Of
fifty, provided for In his honor's latest
plan for rushing the arbitration mat
ter through. will begin. A couple Of
days ago the mayor announced that ne
was going to take the matter in his
own hands. Saturday 1t was back IN
Mr.. Webster's hands, for a minute or
two at least.
The matter was presented to the
executive committee OF the nifty in
the meeting held Friday afternoon, and
we were authorized to, go right ahead
on the lines ! had suggested" said
the mayor. MIR. Webster Is now
working out the details and getting
the proposition In definite shape. The
plan will be formally accepted by tne
executive committee In a meeting to
be held probably next Monday. Then
we will be ready to go ahead with our
conferences, which will be held right
here In my private Office"
The city will be represented at these
conferences by the mayor, Attorney
W6uslcT, huBluSSl WhihSl dhu rAohh
w. Eddy, chairman Of the fifty"
Mayor Breitmeyer was unable to say
who would represent the ID. u. r.
AS to the charges that have been
made by Engineer Bancroft and others,
that the fifty" ordinance as well as
the arbitration plan Is a d. u. r.
scheme all the way through. the mayor
is non-committal.
II won't discuss these charges at
ALL" he said, when asked for an ex-
preston.
Engineer Bancroft Is busy with his
own affairs these days and is not Civ
ing the d. U. r. situation much at
tention.
Il am satisfied that the people are
aware Of what Is going on and the
d. U. r. stands pretty slim chance
OF putting anything over" he said
to The Times.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-21
DOCTOR IGNORANT
DISEASE SPREADS
Incorrect Diagnosis of Smallpox Re-
suits in Incipient Epidemic in De-
troit, Declares Health officer.

Discussing the diagnosis OF infec-
tious diseases. Health ofhcer Guy L..
Kiefer told the alumni OF the Detroit
College OF Medicine, in clinic In Har-
per hospital, Saturday morning, that
there are Ave cases OF smallpox In
Detroit. due to the ignorance OF doc
tor who diagnosed the hrst case as
one OF chickenpox.
DR.. Kiefer stated that the incipient
epidemic OF smallpox had developed
during the last five weeks, after De-
troit had been free OF such cases for
long time. He declared that II the
first case had been properly diagnosed
and sequestered, when the doctor was
first called, that case would not have
proven serious, and the other cases
would not now be on the health board
records.
DR.. Kiefer vigorously assailed some
false opinions maintained by the gen.
eral public. and by some practitioners,
among them the idea that chiekenpox
and measles are confined to children.
DR.. Kiefer stated that both OF these
so-called children's diseases were cas-
lily contracted by grown persons. He
said that at one time, recently, there
was almost an epidemic of scarlet
fever in Detroit, with $50 cases in
the city at the same time. All In
fictitious diseases are transmitted sole
ly by contact, he declared. II there Is
case OF scarlet fever In a neighbor-
hood, that Is no excuse for spread
Of that disease In the vicinity, as the
disease cennot spread except by con-
tact.
Scarlet fever, smallpox, chickenpox
and measles are not confined to one at
tack on person. he declared contrary
to the general belief on the subject.
Dr. Kiefer stated that vaccination pro-
tects against smallpox, but not against
chicksnpox. One successful vaccina-
ton should make person immune
from smallpox for Ave years, he said
DR.. 8. ]. Kopetsky, OF New York
gave q learned and instructive dis.
course to his brother practitioners on
biological surgery, or surgical treat
ment OF the ear. He performed a
delicate operation on a patient &c Illus
trate his remarks, but the very deli
cate nature OF the operation made 1t
less interesting In ITSELF to the doc
tOtop IMAM lhC boAh Va LAs
Kopetsky, and his previous lecture.
The operation was for the removal
OF foreign matter within the ear.
With surgical chisel and hammer, DR..
Kopetsky cut through the large bone
behind the ear, created n drain 10
take or the noxious matter, and closed
up the wound afterward, al In less
than a half hour. vtt
DR. 3. r. Shuriey held an interest
Ing clinic on chronic bronchitis and
asthma. two very common Affections
In this locality.
The afternoon session in Harper
hospital will include clinics by DR..
Delos L. Parker on therapeutics; DR..
e. G. Knill on arterio sclerosis, and
DR.. T. A. McGraw, Jr., on the social
evil.
DR.. Louis J. Hirschman will enter
tain the physicians at a stag party In
the Hotel fuller at $3.50 Saturday
evening.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-21
BOAT SINKS At
HEAD OF CHANNEL
Steamer John B. Retcham No. 2
Goes Down From Unknown Cause
Near Sault Ste. Marie.
QUEEN VICTORIA

SAULT STE. MARIE. May 21.-The
steamer John b. Ketcham No. 2, load.
ed with pulp wood, sank last night
from an unknown cause at the head
OF the West Neebish channel. near
the upper rock cut.
She completely blocks the channel
Supt. L. s. Sabin went to the wreck
to look over the situation and consider
sending all boats through Encampmen'
channel.
The Ketcham struck the curb on
the east side above the dam at the
upper end. with. her starboard bow
about 8 D. m. yesterday. Her sterl
swung to westward. She then sank
lying east and west directly across
the channel. Her forecastle deck Is
three feet above water, the top OF her
cabin about three feet above water
and her main deck about seven feet
under. According to reports her stern
lies about so feet from the west chan
mel bank and her bow about 80 feet
from the east channel bank, thus
practically blocking the channel.
The steamers Louisiana and Alva
following behind the Ketcham were
Just able to swing hard over and
dodge by her bow. But they struck
hard in passing. 1t is believed that
with the deck load OF pulpwood on
1t might be possible TO swing the
Ketcham's bow down stream and open
the passage. 1t is estimated that with
ordinary wrecking operations 1t will
take about two weeks to raise the
Ketcham. Dredging about the bow, II
is said, might open the channel some
what.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-21
SALE OF MEXICAN
CRUDE RUBBERC0.
FALLS THROUGH
English Syndicate Which Held op.
ton on Concern Owned BY Detroit
ers Decides Not To Make Pur-
chase, It Is Said.
Death Of King Edward Believed To
Have Interfered With Plans 10
Finance Deal.

A deal for the purchase Of the
Mexican Crude Rubber Co., the stock
In which Is owned almost exclusively
by prominent Detroiters, by a London
syndicate. has fallen through. The
death OF King Edward IL said to have
been one or the factors In the failure
OF negotiations, this having interfered
with the plans to finance the propo-
sition.
The stock had been deposited with
a New York bank, to be delivered TO
the English syndicate when payment
was completed, but few days agu
the stockholders were advised by tbs
bank that the first payment OF IS q
share, due May Is, had not been made
and that they could have their stock
returned
Benz. 8. Warren. attorney for the
company. has been In New York
presumably In connection with the
matter, returning only Saturday morn
ing. When asked concerning the re-
port he said:
That Is a matter do not care to
discuss until il comes before the
stockholders In the annual meeting
next Monday. It Is a matter that
concerns them alone. and the public
Is not interested"
The London syndicate was one or
ganized by General Manager Walter
z. Parker, of the Mexican Crude Rub
Der Co., for the express purpose os
taking over the local concern. The
property In Mexico and all the CAPT
tai stock was under option to the
syndicate, and had the deal gone
through the stockholders would have
realized handsome profit.
Ralph M. Dyar Is president and the
largest stakeholder in the company.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-21

In Yonkers says no hope remains that
she will regain her sight and he ls
doubtful OF her recovery.
Clara Norris, in private life is Mrs.
F. c. Harriott. Not so many years
ago Clara Morris was regarded as the
best emotional actress on the Ameri-
can stage. Her last appearance was
about ten or fifteen years ago when
she appeared in the all-star cast In q
revival OF The Two Orphans" Ia
which production she played the part
OF the sister OF charity.
AT the request OF Mrs. Harriet, her
husband today advertised for MOllie
Revel, who as n pert soubrette danced
and sang merrily for a number %
years in the companies OF which
Clara Norris was the star. In the I'D.
yertisement Harriet says:
"Mollie Revel was soubrette In
many OF our companies and my wife
is extremely anxious 20 see her. She
wants to see MollIe before she dies"