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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
AN ARCTIC CAMP.
Psary's Canvas Tents, Which Were
Absolutely Snow Proof.

ToaTy SdHNds icntSt winch were
Absolutely Snow Proof.
"a mans first night in a canvas tent
In the arctic is likely to be rather
wakeful," says Commander Peary In
Hampton's. 1.-THE ice makes mysteri.
GUS noises, the dogs bark and fight out
side the tent, where they are tethered.
and as three Eskimos and one white
man usually occupy a small tent and
the oil stove is left burning all night
the air, Notwithstanding the cold, is
not overpure, and sometimes the Eski-
mos begin chanting to the spirits of
their ancestors In the middle of the
night. Sometimes, too, the new mans
nerves are tried by hearing wolves
howl in the distance.
The tents are specially made. They
are of lightweight canvas. and the
floor of the tent is sewed directly into
It The fly is sewed up, a circular
opening in 1t just large enough to ad-
init a man, and that opening fitted
with circular flap. which is closed by
a drawstring, making the tent abso.
lutely snow proof An ordinary tent
when the snow is flying would be filed
In no time.
'"The tent is pyramidal. with one pole
In the center, and the edges are usual
ly held down by the sledge runners or
by snowshoes used as tent pegs. The
men sleep on the floor in their clothes
with a musk OK skin or a couple of
deerskins wrapped around them.
'The kitchen box for our sledge
journeys is simply a wooden box con-
tanning two double burner oil stoves
with four inch wicks. The two cook
ing pots are the bottoms of Eve gallon
coal oil tins fitted with covers. When
packed they are turned bottom side up
over each stove, and the hinged cover
Of the wooden box is closed.
"On reaching camp, whether tent or
snow igloo, the kitchen box is set
down inside. The top OF the box Is
turned up and keeps the heat of the
stove from melting the wall of the
igloo or burning the tent The hinged
front of the box Is turned down and
forms a table. The two cooking pots
are filed with pounded ice and put on
the stove. When the ice melts one pot
Is used for tea and the other may be
Used to warm beans or to boil meat If
there is any.
Each man has a quart cup for tea
and a hunting knife which serves
many purposes. He does not carry q
fork, and one teaspoon is considered
quite enough for q party Of four. Each
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
Mysterious Knowledge.

Some years ago an expedition from
the University of Pennsylvania was
sent TO one Of our southern states
for the purpose of observing solar
eclipse.
The day before the event one of the
professors said to an old colored man
belonging to the household wherein
the scientist was quartered:
"Tom, II you will watch your chick
ems tomorrow morning you'll find that
they'll all go to roost at IL o'clock"
Tom was of course skeptical, but at
the appointed hour the heavens were
darkened. and the chickens retired to
roost- at this the mans amazement
showed no bounds, and he sought out
the scientist.
"Perfesser," said he, "how long ago
did you know dem chickens would go
to roostT
about a year ago." said the profess
or smilingiy.
"Well, ef dat don't beat allr' was
the mans comment. "Perfessor, a
year ago dem chickens want even
hatched."-Ladies' Home Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
Tn. Cobra of India.

Among the true cobras of India the
naja is found all over India and
Ceylon, Burma. the Andaman Islands.
southern China and the Malay PENN
sula and archipelago. 1t ascends the
Himilayas to an altitude of 5000 feet.
1t extends also over Afghanistan and
through Persia to the eastern shore of
the Caspian. 1t may attain length of
nearly seven and half feet, but 1t is
usually not more than a little over
five and half feet long. Najas vary
much in color and markings, but have
generally the spectacle mark on the
back of the neck, which they always
distend before making an attack.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
PRESSURE OF LIGHT.
Reason Why the Tail of Comet Points
Away From Sun.

Reason Why the Tail OF Comet Points
Away From Sun.
Because the tall of a comet In
creases In splendor as the sun is ,ap-
preached and because 1t invariably
points away from the sun, no matter
where the comet maybe I'm Its orbit.
II follows that some solar force more
powerful than gravitation must drive
matter from the head to form the tall.
1t is only recently that satisfactory
explanation has been found for this
anomaly. An undreamed of force has
been discovered to which we may at
tribute some OF the vagaries of COM
cts tail. That force is nothing less
than the pressure Of light.
1t is rather startling to learn at this
late day that the sunbeams which play
upon green grass and blue water are
actually pressing the earth. Yet that
pressure has been so accurately meas
ured that we know now that the earth
sustains light load of no less than
10000 tons. Why is it that we do not
see objects pushed into space by the
solar effulgence? Simply because light
pressure acts not so much on masses
as on surfaces. The less the mass and
the greater the surface the more pro-
nounced will be the effect of light
pressure.
Divide a ball Of lead weighing one
pound into 1000 little balls. The total
weight remains the same, but the sur
face has been increased. Divide each
little ball again into 1000 smaller
balls. The resulting 100000 balls still
weigh one pound, but the surface has
been enormously augmented. Garry
this subdivision SO far that leaden par.
tirIns are obtained measuring one
twenty-thousandtb of an inch In diam
eter. Each one OF these particles, II
placed into interstellar space, will re.
main stationary because its weight
(gravitationI win exactly counterbal-
ance the light pressure of the sun. II
subdivision be carried beyond that
critical diameter light pressure will
wrench each particle from the grip OF
solar gravitation and hurl it into
space.-Clrcle Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
The Difference.

'Alistah Walkah, kin yo' tell me de
diff'unce tween a cold in de head an
"a chicken coop wit a hole in de
rufe?"
mo, Sam; that's a hard one. What
is the difference between a cold in the
head and a chicken coop with hole
in the roofT'
DE one am case O. influenza. an
de uddah am case o. out flew hens,
sub"
Ladies and gentlemen, the vocal
wonder. Professor Wabble Izzeers. will
now sing the popular ballad entitled
The Lips That Caress Stogy Shall
Never Touch Mine "-Chicago Trib-
nnn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
good friends Better stop now, LouIzy
That's many es / kin pack"


good friends Better stop now, LouIzy,
That's many es kin pack"
Lyman Cottonwood was In the mar.
row lane between his turnip field and
his tobacco patch stopping a gap IN
the fence when n thudding of feet on
the mellow earth drew his attention.
A broad shouldered fellow was swing
Ing briskly along with an AK on his
shoulder.
"Hello. Unc' LymeP' he hailed cheer.
fully.
Here, you, Sam Dorkinsr' Lyman
barred his way with belligerent ell
bows. This yere lanes a private one
Of you want to know It, an you's got.
ter keep way from Loudly Cottonwood
whether you want TO know 1t er not"
81 amt a-goin' to tote the lane OF
with me, ner Louizy either. wasn't
amin to stop yere. Didn't know es
I'd spile the lane goin' through 1t to
the Wilder Peppers"
"Widder Pepper'sw bawled Lyman
frantically. "Whut business you goin'
anywhere nigh the Wilder Pepper
"Come, now, Uncle Lyme" grinned
Sam; don't hev a ft. Reckon l kin
go chop little stove wood fer a good
lool1in' wilder without you fioppin' up
like skyrocket. I've knowed the wild.
der a-many a year"
az don't care d con taxed turnip seed
whut you've knowed," foamed Lyman.
"The wilder kin git stove wood with,
AaIra 1,N
that wilder alone er you shuck of yer
coat an watch out fer me-"
"Sure now" returned Sam, 'you
know I'm a younger man N you, Uncle
Lyme. Better not be too biggoty. You
may think you're the only speckled
bean in the hill, but widders is notion.
ated an kin fly about t'other way es
easy es a hapjack. An the country's
free, es I've heard say. There's no
statute that says two men shant
spark one wilder, an l reckon my
chances is good es yourn eff choose
to stake 'em right hearty. You kin
fence me of from Louizy, but you
can't fence me Off from the wilder"
~ kin send you iyin' over them
rails" declared Lyman wrathfully.
"well, now, 1 amt right shore 1t d
be good policy to tackle the job" said
Sam argumentatively. You got right
smart of rheumatic, ye know, Uncle
lyme. Ye might pitch me over an
ye mightn't. Now, I'll tell you what
The widder's in need of stove wood
shall go there an cut 1t fer her an
stay to supper r else I'll loan you my
ak an leave you go cut the wood fef
her, an III go in an talk to Louizy
spell. Which'll it beT'
| Lyman leaned against the rail fence
his brain whizzing with new battery
ideas. The desirability of the widow
had increased tenfold since this bold
rival had proclaimed himself so deter.
minedly. What was Louizy in com
parison? The ideas came to a focus
He stepped forward resolutely.
Han over the AK" he said briefly
IAN go long in. Louizy's ironin'. You
an her kin be es big fools es YOU
want"
When Mrs. Phebe Pepper, looking
from her doorway, saw Mr.. Lyman
Cottonwood coming up the walk wifi
Sans ak on his shoulder her black
eyes sparkled with fun.
81 lowed that would fetch Lyme IN
Sam worked it all right" she said %
herself, with a smothered chuckls
IAN mighty lucky thing fer Louiu
Cottonwood her future stepmaw's g0H
a leetle grain o. gumption, SEEM LouiH
don't know no more n goslin hOv
to tend to her own love affairs"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

There is question as to the
Der Of licences that Rutland i
titled to this year. Heretofor
have been issued, but it is clai
that, owing to the increase in p
lation, two more can be lee
granted The law allows enc
each 1000 people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

man helps himself from the pot-sticks
in his knife and fishes out piece of
meat.
THE theory of field work is that
there shall be two meals a day. one
in the morning and one at night. As
the days grow short the meals are tax
en- before light and after dark, leaving
the period of light entirely for work.
Sometimes it is necessary to travel
twenty-four hours without stopping for
food - ~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

A Vermont state flag, made en-
tirely by the pupils of the eighth
grade in the White River Junction
public schools. was displayed Mon
day for the first time at the Memorial
day exercises in the opera house.
The state seal is drawn in India ink
by Paul Chase, pupil, and the
names of the children who contrib
uted toward the makeup of the ban
ner are inscribed on the pole.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
IN the VICINITY OF
WOODSTOCK

A heifer owned by William Pei
lerin OF West Brattleboro was killed
by some wild animal, probably a
panther last week. The beast had
throttled the heifer and had taken
about IS pounds of meat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

Little calves in Lexington are
attracting considerable attention
One jumped into the river few
nights ago and swan around some
time before it was rescued, and
another, owned by Nelson Holbrook,
was eaten by bear within few
days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

AT the annual meeting of the
American Free Trade League held
in Boston Monday Elisha May OF
st. Johnsbury was elected vice
president for Vermont. There were
OF vice presidents elected, z6 being
New England men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

OF the 1872 major generals ap
pointed by President Lincoln during
the Civil war but two are now living.
They are John G. Caldwell OF To-
peka, Kan, native of Lowell, and
Dan Sickles of New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

Burglars broke into three stores
and barber shop at Brandon last
week Friday night. and made good
haul, and escaped without being
detected. The stores entered were
Ray & Co., clothing and shoes, w.
D. Nutting. dry goods and E. N.
Lewis, variety store.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

A white dove, peculiarly marked,
has been with the hens of Rev. L
Hyatt of Swanton for over year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

Great catches of trour are reported
from Caspian lake in Greensboro.
A Hardwick man holds the record
with fish weighing I6 "a pounds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

George Knapp of Newfane 70
a thick shelled hens egg recsr
weighing less than a quarter Of
ounce.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04

HAMPToNs MAGAZINE every month con-
tains the most costly, most important, and
most interesting contents ever put between
the covers of general magazine. "Peary's
Own Story" of the discovery of the North
Pole, $4,000 feature, is now in its most in
teresting stage, giving the positive "proofs
that Commander Peary and no other man dis
covered the North Pole "The True History
of the Southern Pacific Railroad" by Charles
Edward Russell is one of the greatest mag
azine serials ever published. Mrs. Rheta
Childe DORIS articles on the Power of the
Womens Clubs" are without an equal in their
appeal to women everywhere. Fiction con.
tributors include the foremost story-tellers of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
EXTRA POLICE
GUARD PROPERTY
new YEARS eve
CHIEF MALLEY TAKES PRECAU-
TIONS AGAINST LAW?
BREAKERS.

Throughout New Years evening
Chief of Police Ed Malley had six
extra policemen patrolling the bus
mess sections of this city to see
that no crimes were committed dur
ing the height of the festivities
when the old year was ushered out
and the new year welcomed. AS is
known from experience this noisy
period affords an excellent oppor-
tunity for burglars to work I'M
disturbed and it is an easy mat
ter to blow open a safe, the noise
being attributed to the discharge
OF firearms
When IL o'clock was announced
Friday night the regular force and
the extra men were on the lookout
and each business house was visit
ed in turn and careful investiga-
tions made of the interior. Fortu-
nately no depredations were COM
mitted, or if any occurred they
We're not reported to the chief yes
terday
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
TEX RICHARD
RETURNS TO HIS
HOME At ELY
GIVEN A WELCOME LIKE THE
RETURN OF THE PRODI-
GAL SON.

Tex Richards return to Ely We'd
nesday night must have been an
event of almost national import
ance, according to the account from
the White Pine News, which fol-
lows. Tex told his fellow towns
men that the Johnson-Jeffries scrap
was bound to be in Salt Lake, pro-
vided the Salt Lakers could raise
a sufficient guarantee. The article
in part is as follows:
TEX Rickard, the big talk of
the pugilistic world, the hero of a
thousand levies, the social lion of
Salt Lake, and the man who put
one over the plate when it came
to rolling up the biggest bit of
pugilistic pie that was ever served,
returned home last night. Tex is
looking more imposing than when
last seen here, just a month ago.
He has gained in weight. While
aroad he quit chewing tobacco, and
that helped some. He says that it
is decidedly not en- regale to MUNICH
the quid in the effete east, and so
he quit the fad of the wolly west;
but now that he is home again, he
may cheat a little bit.
TEX may be tempted to take
the stump in the next campaign,
for since his departure he has de-
veloped into an after dinner speak
er, and a before breakfast talker.
On the way out from New York
they used to hold his car up to
have him talk on the prospects of
having the Jim Jeffries-Jack John
son fight.
st was an enthusiastic throng
that cheered the hero of the big
fight as he stepped from the
at the Ely depot last night. A pri-
vate carriage was in waiting, the
only carriage, private or public, in
the town, but the great fight pro-
moter, with true democracy, pre-
ferred the hotel bus that went
straight to the Northern hotel. And
amid the cheers of the populace he
rode along through the main street
In the hotel lobby was another
throng gathered, composed of the
principal men of the city. Mayor
Mcdonald had been called to Salt
Lake in the morning, but City Clerk
Will Stewart was there to repre-
sent him. In the crowd were bank.
ers, brokers, newspaper men, mer.
chants, miners and leading sports
of the town."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
JAKE C0yl 0N'T
HAVE LOST The
ACE OF HEARTS

A sad sight occurred at the Ne
vada Club yesterday that actually
brought tears to every eye that
watched the proceedings. Jake
Goodfriend, of the Butler theater,
was engaged in a solo game with
three friends. In other words it
was gentleman's game and it
came James turn to frog. He did
so, but the gentlemen sitting next
on the left announced that he
would play solo. Not at all dis
concerted Jake stated that he had
a heart solo and would play it. The
first ace he lead was trumped, so
was the second and third. Likewise
so was the tens and when the
smoke had cleared away the only
trick Jake had taken was with the
ace of hearts.
And it was then that the tears
appeared and the crowd extended
sympathy to Jake, who was in
formed that he didn't have heart
solo.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
WATER Man
and BIG Chief
HAVE TROUBLES
FREEZING WATER PIPES AND
BURSTING MIGRANTS
CAUSE WORRY.

Troubles, big troubles, little trou-
bles-in fact troubles of all sizes
and descriptions should be mailed
to F. A. Burnham, of the Tono-
pah United Water company and
Chief of Police Ed Malley. Both
gentlemen have been kept on the
jump for the last ten days with
practically the same complaint.
Whenever water pipe breaks, the
first act that is done is to ring up
the big chief. Now this is COM
pletely out of the big chiefs juris-
diction but if there is anything
that lies within his power that can
to the rescue. Next comes the
instant later the repair wagon of
the water company can be seen an
swering the call. Probably the re-
pair is but half completed when
another summons arrives and then
the trouble commences. The help
er remains at the first house and
Mr.. Burnham answers the last COM
plant. OF course this works out
all right, but frequently couple
of more messengers arrive in the
mean time conveying the informa-
tion that two more pipes have
burst and that a hydrant or two
has snapped and the streets are
being flooded Malley generally is
on the Job by this time and be
tween the preventative of the law
and the representative of the water
company things go along swim
mingly Both gntlemen have been
gifted with the patience of Job
and wear a smile throughout the
trying times.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
Mining CLAIM
owners in DOUBT
ABOUT WORK
SAY THAT CUSTOMARY SHAFT
CAN BE DUG FOR LESS
THAN $10O.

One OF the most annoying fea-
lures OF the new year, according to
old time mining men, is in securing
men who will not alone regard the
amount of work necessary in doing
the annual assessment work on
ground desired to be retained but
will do the necessary amount of
work required by the statute, to-
wit, one hundred dollars worth.
In doing this amount of work it
has been discovered that the little
hole 10X4X6 in Nevada is not the
amount of work expected by law,
and the fact that each employee for
such purpose usually confines him
self to the sinking of this charac-
ter of, miniature shaft, is the sub
ject of considerable comment. Ac-
} cording to those who are in posi-
ton to know, the actual cost OF
sinking this hole is not represents
tive of the amount to be expended
by law, since in full payment OF
the service rendered by the men
sinking the hole, one hundred dol
lars is far in excess of the amount
required.
One of the best known mining
men in the district yesterday COM
mented at length upon the matter
and declared that he could not
in response to Geographic requests
received from the outside, find
men who were willing to do the
amount of work, without specifying
the amount of money expected each
day. Considering the number OF
days required to sink the shaft ten
feet deep by six feet four feet, the
necessary 500 could not be ex-
pended, since this work could be
done-even at six dollars a day
within time falling far short OF
the time necessary to make up the
full amount.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
JOE GREER
IS FOUND DEAD
in HIS BED
LIFELESS REMAINS OF AGED
MAN FOUND YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

Yesterday afternoon about 4
O'Clock the dead body of Joe Greer
was found in his cabin near the
Midway mine, by j. Succetti, owner
of the premises. Greer was well
known around Tonopah having been
here for several years and during
the past summer was employed by
j. Pervere driving an express wag-
on. Death is believed to be due
to alcoholism of the heart as
Greer had been indulging freely
during the holidays. He was aged
about 54 years and from what can
be learned has no relatives. The
remains were taken to the morgue
and the inquest will be held by
Coroner Atkinson sometime today.
AS near as can be ascertained, the
last time Greer was seen alive was
on Thursday morning when he was
advised by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Slavin to go home and straighten
up. Greer at that time was sober
but was looking badly. The ap-
pearanee of the body was such that
1t is believed he has been dead for
some time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
grim REAPER
SUMMONS YOUNG
TONOPAH Miner
FAR FROM RELATIVES, JAMES
BURNS SUCCUMBS YES
TERDAY.

After battling with death for the
past week, James Burns died yes
terday afternoon at the Miners hos
pital. Burns was injured about a
month ago while employed at the
Montana mine. A finger on his
right hand was crushed by a ma
chine drill. So trivial a nature was
the injury that but scant attention
was paid it. Later an operation
was performed to remove a frag-
ment of broken bone which was
followed by second operation
Blood poisoning set in and on Tues
day evening third operation was
performed which resulted in am
putating the arm above the elbow.
At that time Burns condition was
regarded as extremely critical and
everything in in the way of medi-
cal science was done to prolong
his life. About noon yesterday it
became apparent that he would
live but few hours and about 4
O'Clock he passed away.
The deceased was aged % years
and five months. He was q native
of England, where his father, moth
er, two sisters and four brothers
reside. Several days ago an uncle,
James Burns. arrived from Lead,
South Dakota, to look to the well
fare of his relative.
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the
Presbyterian church and from there
the body will be escorted to the
city cemetery where the interment
will take place. The burial will be
under the auspices of the Tonopah
Miners union, of which the de-
| ceased was a member.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-02
new GUY MAKES
A OARNED POOR
GET AWAY
TWO-INCH SNOWFALL MARKS
BEGINNING OF NEW
YEAR.

From the appearances of the
weather yesterday, 1910 is trying
to keep up the work started by
1903. The new year came in blus-
tering and not content with just
blowing, decided that little snow
would be appropriate. The beau
tiful" (and the person who first
called snow by this name should
be shot) started to fall yesterday
about 4 o'clock. For nearly an
hour the weather resembled a min
iature blizzard during which time
about two inches of the darned
stuff fell. Mr.. 1910 arrived at a
sensible condition in the evening
and it is now to be hoped that our
sunny California climate, which has
been absent for several months,
will once more be in evidence.