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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
HIS ONLY TROUBLE.
The lnquisitivs Man Persisted and
Finally Learned tho Secret.

The lnquisitivs Man Persisted and
Finally Learned tho Secret.
A small, quiet, but sowowful if
not disgusted looking man sat by
the side of medium sized automo-
bile that was drawn out of the road
as a large touring car came along,
driven BY man with an interroga-
tory aspect. The man in the tour
ing car had seen that auto every
time he passed that day, SO he slow
ed up and leaned over.
"How long have you been here?"
Several hours"
Cant you find out what the mat
ter is? ?"
"No."
''lniet valve all right"
"6es."
"Trouble with spark plug:"
'~Think not"
"How are your batteries?"
go. K"
Haven't got short circuit, have
you?"
"Oh, mop
Flows your commutator?"
"Great."
perhaps your worm gear is clog
ged."
'eNo; all clear"
"Got any gasoline in your tank ?"
'fPlenty."
"How about your circulation?
Cylinder isn't bound, is it?"
''No, SIR"
"Tires seem all right?"
"Never better"
"WeIi, maybe your vibrator isn't
adjusted"
"That's all right"
"Have you looked at your car
buretor?"
"Ies."
"How about the cam shaft ?"
Grand
'Haye you frightened your con-
Meeting rods, examined your clutch
es and gone over the differentials?"
"les, yes"
The man in the touring car paus-
ed a moment and then, looking at
the stranger by the roadside, said
at last, "What's the matter with
that machine of yours?" t.
There isn't anything the matter
with this machine, but since noon
my wife has been in that house
over there kissing her sisters first
baby goodby. When she gets
through, if you are not more than
a thousand miles away and will
leave your address, will telegraph
or cable you the glad news" New
York Press,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
STATE LIBRARY NOTES

The prizes Of $1,000 and $500
for the best collections of newspaper
clippings advertising the work and
interests of any library in the state.
are to be awarded at the annual
meeting of the State Library asso-
citation in the early summer of 1911.
The time to begin making the col
lections is now. The committee has
decided that no award win be made
unless 10 librarians compete For
further details address the Publicity
Committee of the State Library
Association, Box 176, Proctorsville,
VT.
What will the libraries be doing
next? We hear that in Pomfret--a
place celebrated for the activity of
its library in all lines of public SER
vice--the librarian got up the Fourth
of July celebration. making of it an
informal, happy gathering. and
threw open the library grounds for
lunch parties.
Pomfret welcomed all her children
that day at the library. In Grange
hall, across the road, there was a
gathering Of townspeople. 1t seems
y : I. Ia .
very fitting that the anniversary OF
the day of her independence should
be celebrated in this way as an his
torical evont and that the library. as
it is usually the depository of such
historical material and records as
the town possesses, should be the
center OF such gathering.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Oldest Clerk in the Govern
ment Service.

The enclosed clipping from the
New York Times July 10, am sure
will interest those of your readers
who can remember Col. E. A. Kim
ball, the long ago editor of the Age:
Washington, July 9--Mrs. Helen
L. Mclean Kimball, a clerk in the
office of the Controller of the Cur
rency, said to be the oldest clerk Of
the United States Government, cele-
brated her Goth birthday today. She
was at her desk and was occupied
much of the time in receiving the
congratulations of her friends.
Mrs. Kimball is the widow of
Lieut.. Col. E. A. Kimball of the
famous New York Zouave Regiment,
who was killed at Suffolk, Va, in
1868.
AS boys, my old playmate, the
late Norman Williams, Jr., and my
self were favorites of the Colonel,
and were allowed the freedom of the
sanctum as we'll as the printing
office and both were taught to set
type. When Major Kimball returned
from Mexico at the close of the war,
we two boys on the arrival of the
stage were among the first TO well
come him. In after years it was a
very great pleasure to have him
for a frequent guest at the old
Howard hotel. and saw him off
when he left New York with his fine
Zouave regiment for the seat of war
in 1862.
Henry s. Mower.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
BASE BALL NOTES

Catcher Hayden of Woodstock 3
1909 team, has been playing with
the Granville, N. Y, independent
team, but has now joined the Rut-
land club.
John Ryan, the star shortstop for
the local team last year, is doing
good work for the Bennington nine,
playing in the field. He is hitting
well and can still run little.
Tom Leonard, captain of the BEN
nington team since the opening of
the season, has asked for his release,
He says that he can materially bet
ter himself by taking charge of the
team in Keene. N. H.. as captain.
Pitcher Pugsley, who had lot tc
do with Woodstock's success last
year, is now with the Bennington
team,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
SHE SHUT HER EYES.
True TO Her Principles, She Determined
Not to See.


Mrs. Storey's life had been
haunted for years by the fear that
some day she might be called upon
to serve as a witness in court. Her
grandmother was witness once,
and when Mrs. Storey was little
girl she uned to hear all about it.
Grandma, it appears, had been so
scared she couldn't tell the judge
her own name.
"And," said Mrs. Storey to her
husband, "if there is anything
more disgraceful than to be un-
able to tell your own name I'd like
to know what it is."
In order to reduce the possibili-
ty of such calamity to minimum
Mrs. Storey would walk on with
deafened ears and averted head
whenever she happened to be near
a fire, fight or the scene of an ac-
cident. Only the other day she had
occasion to shut her eyes and ears
to the seething crowd around her.
She was waiting in the Grand Cen
trail station for Mr.. Storey, who
had gone around to the baggage
room to check a trunk.
Presently she became aware that
something. exciting was happening
close beside her. Hastily she shut
her eyes and stuck her fingers into
her ears, but before those protec-
tive measures could be accomplish
ed she learned that a female thief
had snatched hand bag which she
had found lying on the floor and
was being pursued by an excited
crowd. Not being entirely devoid
of the curiosity Of her sex, Mrs.
Storey would have liked to know
more, but the old fear of being de-
tanned as a witness held her inert
until her husbands return. Then
she ventured to ask if they had
caught the thief.
eyes," said Mr.. Storey, 'but
they couldn't do anything with her.
Every one was confident the bag
didn't belong to her, but as no.
body appeared to claim it they had
to let her CO."
At that Mrs. Storey opened her
eyes.
81 am so glad" she said, "that it
is all over. / am ready to 60 now.
But, oh, dear mel Where are my
purse and hand bag? i had them
here a moment ago. They must
have dropped-oh, / wonder
'sNo use to wonder now" said
Mr.. Storey heartlessly. "of course
the stolen bag was yours"1New
York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Two Vermont Suicides

Antonio Pedrose, 81 years old of
Barre. who had been despondent for
a long time over fear that he would
become totally blind, shot himself
with 80 calibre revolver, his dead
body being found Sunday morning
by. children near spring. The
young man had 100 dollars in his
pocket.
Gustavus Gould, 68 years old, a
farmer at Writesville, was found
dead, hanging by rope in horse
barn Sunday evening. He had
been missing since morning, No
cause is known. He leaves a wife
and five children.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Pharmacists Elect Officers

The Vermont Pharmaceutical asso-
ciation in session at Lake Bomoseen.
elected officers as follows: President,
w. B. Eastman, Bennington; vice.
presidents, Miss Agnes Quinlan. Ben
nington. Mrs. A. L. Cheney, St.
Johnsbury, Miss Elizabeth Gregg,
Bennington; secretary, w. E. Ter
rill; treasurer, ]. M. Taylor, Brad
ford. K
The Travelling Mems auxiliary to
the association elected the following
officers: President, @. L. Flint, Bur
lington; vice president, @. G.. May
nard; secretary and treasurer, w.
L. Wool.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
About Egypt.

The total area of Egypt proper is
about 100000 square miles, of
which, however, only some $4,000
square miles are arabic. The popu-
lation exceeds 10000, 900, the dem
sity Of the settled part thus surpass-
ing that of any other land on earth,
Belgium not excepted. The superb
ority of Egypt as an agricultural
country is owing to the equable eli
mate, the possibility of carrying on
farming all the year round, con-
slant supply of water and as con-
sequence Of the Nile overflow a
natural and perpetual richness of
the soil, which does away with the
great cost of fertilization.--New
York American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Changes Ordered at w. r.
Junction

The public service commission
sent out last week areport and order
as the result of it's public hearing in
Hartford on June z and s in the
case of the town of Hartford against
the railroads in the matter Of the
union passenger station at White
River Junction.
The Boston & Maine railroad and
the Central Vermont railway com
pany are ordered to increase and
improve the platform appurtenant to
their passenger station at White
River Junction.
The Central Vermont Railway
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
New Aeroplane Record

Walter Brookins, in Wright BIZ
plane, broke the worlds altitude
record at Atlantic City Saturday
evening, when he attained a height
of 6, ,l75 feet He used his last drop
of gasoline at his highest altitude,
and was still climbing when his en-
gine missed explosions. The daring
aviator brought his machine to level
to get the last drop of fuel out Of
the storage tank to reach the line of
vision of engineers on the beach.
Reaching the imaginary line.
Brookins started to glide to earth.
and his engine stopped entirely
when he was at 5000 feet, and still
over the ocean. His circling glide
to the beach which the crowd be-
lieved to be bit of fancy flying,
was done to save himself from diving
into the sea.
Brookins was ready to collapse
when he reached the ground, and
did not tell of his plight in the air
until midnight, after he had partly
recovered.
Officials at midnight gave 6,l75
feet as the exact height of the fight
from calculations of engineering
experts. The paragraph record is
62O0 feet, calculations of, engineer
ing experts leaving but 25 feet diff
ference. It is expected that the
record will stand without protest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
The Main Point.

"The successful farmer loves his
work." said the secretary of agri-
culture. every detail Of it inter
ests him. Thus Squire Plowlands
proved himself poor theologian,
but a grand farmer, when he met
one Sunday morning his tenant
Hodge.
"fWhere have you been. Hodge ?
said the squire.
@1've been to church, SIR
Hodge replied.
What was the sermon about,
HodgeY
cit was something about Joseph
going down to Egypt to buy corn,
squire
"The squire frightened.
"Did the parson say what corn
Is worth down there?' he asked"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
West Hartford Bridge

The board of selectmen of Hart
ford accompanied by John w.
Storrs, well-known engineer and
bridge expert of Concord, N. H.,
recently inspected the White river
bridge in West Hartford which has
been considered by some as not as
safe and secure as it should be.
The opinion of Mr.. Storrs respecting
the bridge was that it requires re-
pairing and that at once. This the
selectmen have decided to do as soon
as practicable, and the best manner
of its repairing agreed upon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS

Sundays high temperature
brought a violent windstorm that
lifted the dust from the roads in
binding clouds and scattered it
over the already whitened fields.
There was much hope of needed rain
in the morning. fierce looking black
clouds promising drenching that
failed to materialize. The wind
trimmed few trees in the village,
one in front of o H. Freeman's
house. Here big limb fell across
the electric wires, but they held up
and no damage was done. The big
elm in front of II. S. Dana's house
also lost a branch.
The current issue of the Yer
monter, published at White River
Junction, is an "Art Number Mrs.
Charles II. Spooner, chairman of the
art committee of the Vermont Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, writes of
well-known painters and sculptors
of Vermont birth, and the efforts of
the federation toward arousing in
terest in art and educational work
are described in other articles.
There are many excellent illustra-
trations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
A vieariou. Remedy.

A man went into druggists and
asked for something to cure head
ache. The druggist held bottle
of hartshorn to his nose, and he was
nearly overpowered by its pungency.
AS soon as he recovered he began
to rail at the druggist and threat
ened to punch his head.
"But didn't it ease your head
ache?" asked the apothecary.
Ease my headachep gasped the
man. 81 haven't got any headache.
It's my wife that's got the head
ache"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Woman Wants to be Governor

A Concord, N. H., attorney act
ing for Mrs. Mariliam Kicker of
Dover, presented to the secretary of
state today her declaration of can
didacy for the republican guberna-
torial nomination at the district
primary in September, accompanied
by the fee of $Ioo, as required by
law.
The secretary received the appli-
cation and the fee pending the
opinion of the attorney general as to
the right of a woman to become a
candidate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Rutland Bars Pictures

Mayor Henry 0 Carpenter will
not allow the presentation of the
Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures in
Rutland should any of the three
motion picture establishments wish
to present them.
He said. when told that an attempt
would be made to show them there;
when so many of the larger cities,
which overlook lots of things which
we would not tolerate in Rutland,
bar the pictures, we could hardly
afford to show them"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
The Crop Growth

The crop growth of the United
States July l was lower than at any
time during the past ten years, ac-
cording to the crop report of the
department of agriculture, issued
july 9.
In the New England states con-
ditions are 3.5 per cent better than a
year ago and Al per cent above the
average.
The general average condition of
the crop growth in the entire coun-
try was lower by SIS per cent than a
year ago, and 3.4 per cent lower
than the ten year average.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
A sterk.s Nest.

An old stork's nest built on the
roof of the Cathedral Of Colmar,
in northern France, became dis
lodged and threatened to fall into
the street. 1t measured five feet
across, and it was four feet high.
1t weighed 1900 pounds and was
such compact mass that to de-
stroy it picks had to be used. In
the nest were found seventeen
stockings, five fur caps, the sleeve
of a silk blouse, a large piece Of
leather and four metal buttons,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
Day of Rest at Roosevelt's
Home

Sunday calm hung over Sycamore
Hill all day Sunday and Theodore
Roosevelt enjoyed it. He went to
church in the morning and spent
the rest of the day reading, lounging
on the veranda and walking through
the woods of his estate. No visitors
are expected at Sycamore Hill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16

A Chicago woman has made
collection of cartoons in which
Uncle Sam is the central figure. She
has been at it for some years and
now has over "a, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16

July 20-2l--Annnal meeting YER
mont State League Of Postmasters at
Montpelier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16

July 3l-Aug 28--Annual camp
meeting of Queen City Park Spiritu-
alist Association at Queen City park.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16

July l9-Annual state encamp-
nient of United Spanish War Vet
erans at Rutland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-16

The Inland Printer, one of the
leading trade journals of the United
States, says:
'"The directing genius of The Elm
Tree Press, Woodstock, Vermont,
whoever he may be. is a craftsman.
We have just received package of
specimens from that firm and care
full review of them bears out the
assertion that The Elm Tree Press
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
A Shipping Error.

The young duchess of Westminster,
wife of the richest peer In England,
recently gave birth to her third child,
a daughter. Thus there is no heir to
the immense Grosvenor fortune, Earl
Grosvenor, the duchess second child.
having died at the age Of four.
Apropos Of all this, a rather cruel
story is being told in Newport about
Lady Ursula Grosvenor, the eight.
year-old daughter Of the young Ouch.
esS.
A friend, the story goes, called at
Eaton Hall, and as she sat in the
drawing-room, little Lady Ursula en-.
tered.
"Oh, good afternoon" she said.
gravely. Mamma can't see n one
today. She's upstairs with the new
baby. They sent her, you know, a girl
when she'd ordered a boy. and she's
so upset that she's quite ILL.,"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
Opportunity of Suffraqist.

Baroness Aletta Korff tells in one
of the magazines how the women of
Finland came to vote. The fact is
that women had to show hat they
could meet an emergency before the
vote came to them. They have not
had many opportunities to take the
initiative in the worlds history and
they have not always responded when
the opportunity came, but when a
crisis. such as that of 1904, when the
strike and the revolutionary outbreak
in Russia took place at the same time,
occurred, they proved they could
make peace by doing it.. Not until
England and the United States find
the women helping them to bear some
great trouble will they give them the
right to vote.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
He MAS Mistaken.

This country would be all right"
said the traveller in a heather land.
but it isn't civilized"
That's whore you go lame. stTan-
ger" rejcined tho native. Two per
cent. of the population owns 90 per
cent of the land. What more civiliza-
ton do o WANT"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
She Was Settled.

Mrs. Uppson-I don't want another
eddy girl. Can't you get me a settled
woman?
Employment Agent think can,
ma'am. | know of one who has had
five husbands. and doesn't want any
more.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
Different Matter.

Pretty Daughter-But, papa, I don't
see why you should be so down on
Harold. He is willing to die for me.
Papa-Oh, well, l don't object to his
doing hat. I thought he wanted to
marry YOU
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
No Comparison.

The pSrtly dame in the back seat
Of the hotel hack waxed impatient.
Hes the slowest driver l ever
saw" she exclaimed.
THAT only shows, ma'am,' said the
imperturbable jehu, speaking in his
own behalf. that you've never seen
q pile driver at work"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
Yellow.

Friend-I suppose there Is a great
deal of money in contributing to the
leading magazine?
Authorizes, but there's a great
deal more in contributing to the
misleading ones Puck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
Behind the Times

Lettuce Denby-But this is so sud
den!
Uppen Dewing-Sudden! It's near
iy two weeks! Young lady, don't you
know that the modern, up-to-Iate.
Robert w. Chalmers period of court.
ship is only tu,n minutes?
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09

Mr.. Wise-It's a fine machine, but
l AVE to employ a man who does moth
ing else but keep it in the repair.
Auto Agent-Well, If it furnishes
steady employment for one man. it's
a great deal better auto than those
that don't.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
Help Must Como From Within.

Help Must Come From Within.
No n canshelp us as much as oul
W determination to find the best
way u 1t is often wasted time to
ask advice, yet the explanations We
make to others may clear up our Own
vision. II you are in trouble. ask your
self II this could not be some act a.
tate to turn you on 3 better path.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
a Pleasant Memory.

The veteran pulled at his pipe and
stared thoughtfuliy into the glowing
embers. Yes" he said. I'VE made the
enemy run that day Eut. thank
heaven. they d.;n't catch US
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
Partly Made Over,

Weren't we engaged last summer"
inquired the girl.
Your face Is familiar faltered the
man
We'll, I'll forgive you for not recog-
nizing me. My hair and figure are
new"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-09-09
A Pull w

Ee-So you finished the novel l
brought syou. How did II come out!
She-The author 'a"st have had :
null: l can't see am other way.