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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
All Her Fault.

She hurried down the stairs to
join her husband, who was waiting
to go out with her to the party.
ooh, Jackp she cried. "Wait a
moment. You
'I never saw anything like it!'
exclaimed Jack impatiently. "You
always forget something. You girls
are enough to drive any patient man
frantic"
"But, Jack, dear
"Oh, go upstairs and get what
you want, and don't, for goodness
sake, keep me waiting any longer"
"But / haven't forgotten any
thing, dear. It's you"-
"Good gracious! What next, ]
wonder? I've been dressed and
ready waiting for you this last half
hour"
eIndeedp she said frigidly.
"Then why is it you've got no neck
tie on?"
Goodness p he calculated. "Why
couldn't you tell me that before, in
stead of staring at me and saying
nothing ?"-Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
The Tribune Farmer
Nerve and Coolnesa.

Seated reading in his private
room, the superintendent of large
prison heard slight sound and,
looking up, was confronted by a
dangerous convict holding a long
bar of iron. "Don't you move," he
muttered. "T'm going to get away,
even if have to kill youl'
"But," calmly rejoined the super
intendent, 'T thought it was to-
morrow you were going?"
The man looked at him with stu
pid amazement.
eyes," said the official, "don't
you know? A pardon came for you
today in consideration of your good
conduct. You can go now, sup
pose, if you want to. You'd like to
see the papers? They're in here, l
believe"
He opened drawer as he spoke,
and the next instant the convict was
facing the muzzle of revolver.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12

Here is an offhand comment
made on Tennyson by Thackeray in
letter to Mrs. Proctor. Thackeray,
it will be remembered, knew Ten
nyson from the early undergraduate
days at Cambridge. Indeed Thack-
eray's verses "Timbuctoo" were
written in good natured parody of
Tennyson's prize poem.> "Alfred
Tennyson," wrote Thackeray, eff
he can't make you like him will
make you admire him. He seems
to me to have the cachet of great
man. His conversation is often de-
lightful, think, full of breadth,
manliness and humor. He reads all
sorts of things, swallows them and
digests them like a great poetical
boa constructor as he is. Perhaps it
is Alfred Tennyson's great big yell
low face and growing voice that
have made an impression on me.
Manliness and simplicity go great
way with me, l ancy."-Bookman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
A WINNING PLATFORM
Island Pond Herald Speaks Words OF
Warm Praise for Head's Platform

DR.. John Abner Mead of Rutland,
lieutenant governor of Vermont, an
nounces his candidacy for governor
in straightforward and manly
style. says the Island Pond Herald.
His announcement, his platform,
and his career are fully set forth in
this weeks issue. No matter how
many republicans may differ in their
estimates of the candidates named
for this Office, we believe all will
concede his great executive ability
His business career amply demon
strates this. Turn to the first page
and read it. He is thorough in
everything he undertakes This too
is shown in the story of his life
And he is not lacking in Legislative
ability. Then look at his platform.
He comes out squarely and says he
is prepared to take his stand on
matters of public import and that
he has decided opinions in regard to
public matters affecting the states
welfare. Briefly he says:
am in favor of progress in
every avenue of the state, the best
business methods in the administra-
tion of it's affairs and equal oppor-
tunity to every citizen of the com
monwealth.
His platform is announced in
eleven brief paragraphs, each crisp,
strong and easily understood. There
is no rhetorical display, no obscura-
tion of sense of sound-no masking
Of meaning behind turgid and in
volved mass of verbiage but in a
word it is model platform, to the
point, and is self interpreting. 1t
takes broad ground in an honest and
frank manner. 1t makes the issues
of the state campaign; for his op-
ponents can find in it no omission
Of an enunciation on any point that
is now being discussed by the press
and the voters in behalf of better
Vermont.
This platform onght to win for
him>the Office he aspires to. and we
believe it will.-Adv,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
rhaekeray as a Hero.

No man ever enjoyed his fame
more than Thackeray. But no
mans head was ever less turned
than his. The story is told that
Charlotte Bronte, sitting opposite to
him at dinner, regarded him for a
long time as hero. "And," said
Thackeray, '1 had the miserable hu-
initiation Of seeing her ideal of me
disappear as everything went into
my mouth and nothing came out Of
it, until at last, as I took my fifth
potato, she leaned across, with
clasped hands and beautiful eyes,
and breathed imploringly: tOh, Mr..
Thackerayi Don'tP" This is one
Of those stories which may not be
true, but ought to be. 1t shows
Thackeray in his typical attitude
to life and to himself. He enjoyed
the situation and criticised it i'm
plicitly as he enjoyed it. A hero
perhaps--but there were the five
potatoes. - London Saturday Re-
view,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
Death of Eccentric
Character

Charles n. Waterman. a well
known aud somewhat eccentric
character of White River Junction,
was found dead last week Friday
morning on the floor of the kitchen
of the house where he. lived 1t is
~ posed that, feeling i'll, he had
pme from his room for some rem
edy and was overtaken by death
while there. He was about 60 years
old. Death resulted from natural
causes He leaves daughter, Mrs.
Grace Walker, and sister. Mrs.
Horace T. Sargent, of White River
Junction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12

the Ladies' Benevolent society of the
Congregational church two hundred
sweet peas from the Hartland Ma
ture club and many beautiful flowers
from relatives and friends. The
bearers were Aubrey Curtis, Carl
Lamb, Frank III. Martin and Frank
+ Barrell, Philip Royce and Edward
Giles. Burial at Plymouth Notch,
beside her daughter, Verna Louise.
who died many years ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
WILD ANIMALS.
Man 10 Steadily and Surely Working
Their Extinction.

Man 10 Steadily and Surely Working
Their Extinction.
Sir Ray Lancaster writes of the
enormous number of living crea-
lures which man has destroyed since
he first appeared on earth: 'Even
in prehistoric times it is probable
that man by hunting the NAM
moth-the great hairy elephant
assisted in its extinction if he did
not actually bring it about. At a
remote prehistoric period the horses
of various kinds which abounded in
North and South America rapidly
and suddenly became extinct. 1t
has been suggested, with some show
of probability, that previously un-
known epidemic disease, due to a
parasitic organism-such as those
which we now see ravaging the
herds of South Africa--found its
way to the American continent. And
it is quite possible that this was
brought from the other hemisphere
by the first men who crossed the
Pacific and populated North Ameri-
ca.
"To come to matters of certain
ty and not of speculation, we know
that man by clearing the land as
well as by actively hunting and
killing it made an end of the great
wild OK of Europe, the aurochs, or
urus, of Caesar, the Last of which
was killed near Warsaw in 1927. He
similarly destroyed the bison, first
in Europe and then Gn our own
days. in North America. A few
hundred, carefully guarded, are all
that remain in the two continents.
He has very nearly made an end of
the elk in Europe and will soon do
30 completely in America. The
wolf and the beaver were destroyed
in these British islands about 400
years ago. They are rapidly disap-
pearing from France and will soon
be exterminated in Scandinavia and
Russia and in Canada.
cat remote prehistoric period
the bear was exterminated by man
in Britain and the lion driven from
the whole of Europe, except Mace
donia, where it still fourished in
the days of the ancient Greeks. 1t
was common in Asia Minor few
centuries ago. The giraffe and the
elephant have departed from South
Africa before the encroachments of
civilized man. The day is not dis
tant when they will cease to exist in
the wild state in any part of Africa.
And with them are vanishing many
splendid antelope.
Gwen our nearest and dearest
relatives in the animal world, the
gorilla, the chimpanzee and the
ourang, are doomed. Now that man
has learned to defy malaria and
other fevers, the tropical forest will
be occupied by the greedy civilized
horde of humanity, and there will
be no room for the most interest
ing and wonderful of all animals,
the man-like apes, unless (as we
may hope in their case, at any rate)
such living monuments of human
history are made sacred and treated
with greater care than are our an
cient monuments in stone."-Chi-
cago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
Sea superstitions.

One of the oldest sea supersti-
tions has been connected with the
flying of birds. If the birds few
high, that signifed good weather.
If they SKINNED the water, that
meant bad weather. There is grad
ually spreading among the seamen
a superstition that if any animal is
aboard the vessel bad weather may
be deferred-even if the birds are
flying close to the water-if the
head of the animal is pointed aft
and is held in that direction for
some time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
+, A Wonderful Help.

7 doctor, / called to thank you
for your valuable medicine" said
the young man.
$50 it helped you, did it? I am
very glad" said the doctor, smiling.
1Tndeed it helped me wonderful.
ly," was the assuring reply.
"How many bottles did you find
it necessary to takeP"
"Oh, didn't take any of it. /
induced my uncle to take one bottle,
and ] am his sole heir."-Ladies'
Home journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
Big Campfire at Bethel

AT meeting of Daniel Lille Post
No. 81, G. A. R . of Bethel, it was
voted to invite the Rochester Post
and the Gaysville post with their
wives, to attend the campfire to be
held by that post, February %.
1t was voted that a banquet he
provided for the invited guests and
speakers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12

The shooting of game by rural
mail barriers while. officially EN-
ployed on the service of routes, or
the carrying of guns for that pur-
pose, has been prohibited by the
postoffice department, Complaints
were received that delay in the de-
livery and I collection of mails was
caused at certain places by this
practice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12

Now let us consider the student
body. The cry will Immediately be
raised How about the dinner hour
being broken up, and the earlier
starting for those living outside the
villagep 1t is true the noon hour
will be changed to some extent, but
as stated before, the majority carry
dinners and seem to live happily,
and do as good work in school. If
the majority can live, why can not
the minority compromise little and
bring a lunch -? In fact, it is said
that people are eating twice the
amount of food required by them.
AS for the earlier starting, it would
affect only those living outside the
village, and this would cause no
hardship
The advantages to the pupils are
much greater than those to the
teacher: The students are even
more able to take advantage of the
special session and profit by it than
the instructors. The students also
have the benefit of the compactness
of the schedule, that is, in keeping
their mind on the work. Next they
are enabled to reach home at an
earlier hour, so as to do whatever
duties ara.required of them or pre-
pare their lessons for the following
day by daylight, instead of having
to do this in the evening.
Next let us consider this PROPOSE
ton as applied to athletics, which
hold a prominent position in any
high school, and ought to be en-
couraged. In order to participate
in, or make any athletic team, pre-
paration is necessary. One of the
many rules given out to athletes is
not to practice directly after eating,
whether it be football or trackwork.
Another rule is to wear the special
suits for the games while trying out.
At present the only time to train is
at noon, which is against the rule.
This hour does not give time to
change suits, or aftor school. Ii
seems that the noon hour is no time
for this, and after school is some
times too late as the players have to
hurry home. With the single ses-
sion arrangement there is plenty of
time in the afternoon for the players
to practice so as to make the teams
what they should be.
In conclusion it is seen that prac-
tically all the points are in favor of
this plan. We will not stop to make
definite summary. 1t is unneces-
sary. Anyone with the faculty of
looking ahead or into the subject
can easily see on which side the
question will weigh the most. If
Massachusetts schools, which are
among the best in New England,
adopt this plan and benefit by it,
why shouldn't Woodstock.
r. B. Spaulding,
WI 10
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
LAST CALL

The forms of the next TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY close positively on
FEBRUARY 10, 1910
If you are resident or prospective
resident of this territory and desire
to have your name in this book you
must give your order AT ONCE.
Call up our Local Manager in your town, free of
charge, and Agent will be sent to see you.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
c oUNTY FINANCES.

The undersigned, pursuant to Sec. 1880
of the Vermont Statutes. have examined
the books and vouchers of the County
Clerk and Treasurer for the year ending
Nov 3Oth 1909. and submit the following
report:
Nov 80 I9Os cash in hands of
Treasurer. .............. " oz
Received for county tax. lila IS
Peddlers' licenses, ,.... 1853 II
Evergreen licenses s:. 100 90
Village share of electric light. 49,. 25 20
si,472 So
The Treasurer has paid
sun ry orders.. .s... 81 ,346 81
Leaving balance of cash
sl.472 81
NJ n, s 3. BUCK. MAnhAM' County Judges.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12

The Rev. John B. Reardon. pastor
of the Universalist church in Spring
field, has accepted the Office of presi-
dent of the agricultural society.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
FELL 200 FEET:
Two Joplin Men Fall 200 Feet
and Will Recover.

We have often heard that the
people of Joplin are tough, in a
physical way, mind you, but we
did not suppose they could fall
into shafts 200 feet deep and get
over it, but such seems to be the
case.
On Monday of this week Coun-
Gilman Jesse Laster and Harry
R. Williams fell into a shaft 200
feet deep at Duenweg, and al
though they were badly injured,
yet the attending physician says
they will recover. Laster's right
thigh was broken and he was
bruised otherwise, and Williams
left arm was broken.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
IN THE AIR AGAIN.
Powder Mills at Turck Blow Up
for About the Steenth Time.

Last Saturday morning about
ten o'clock the powder mills at
Turck blew up again. Forum
ately no lives were lost, and the
financial loss entailed is only
three thousand dollars. There
were four explosions, destroying
the four wheel mills of the plant.
The men employed in the mills
happened to be out of the build
ings at the time.
The blowing up of the mills is
the regular spring time stunt up
at Turck, but the explosion came
a little earlier in the day than
usual. Heretofore the explosions
have occurred from noon time to
about three o'clock in the after
noon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
For Register Of Deeds.

Our old time friend, AL. Peery,
is a candidate for register Of
deeds just over the line in Otta'
wa county, Oklahoma. While OF
course we can not have much to
say in the naming of candidates
for Office in Oklahoma, yet we
are going to buttinto the game
a little in this instance and adj
wise the nomination of AL. for
the Office he is seeking. He has
lived in what is now Ottawa
county since 1874, and not a sim
gle step has he ever taken which
can be criticised. he has treated
his fellow man squarely and hon.
estly, has always kept his word,
has always been a law abiding
and enjoys the confidence
of every one of his acquaintance.
The Democrats are going to
make a mistake if they fail to
endorse the candidacy of AL
Peery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
COMMENCEMENT.
Closing Exercises Of the Baxter
High School a Grand Success

The twenty-third graduating
class of the Baxter Springs High
School held their commencement
exercises on Friday night of last
week in the Library Theatre,
and the building was packed to
standing room.
The class day exercises were
held in the afternoon, and were
participated in by all members
of the graduating class. The
members of the class we're Misses
Laura Armstrong, Gertrude Dow
ty, Mary Prentice, Hattie Young
and Swannie Smith and Messrs
Ches. Covey, Ralph Bryner and
John Baxter.
Rev. Robertson, of the Presby-
terrain church, invoked divine
blessing after the Convey Orches-
ira had rendered some fine music.
Then Ches Convey, salutatorian OF
the class. delivered his address.
1t was a good one, too, and was
mighty we'll received. After him
came Miss Swannie Smith and
Ralph Bryner, valedictorians,
who made good addresses, and
did themselves proud. Prof. P.
II. Walter, former superintendent
of the schools here, but now liv.
ing at Nowata, Oklahoma, deliv-
cred an address lasting forty
minutes, but it was a fine one,
containing much food for thought
and his remarks were both time
ly and good.
DR.. A. ]. Thompson, president
of the Board of Education, in a
few well chosen words, presented
the class with their diplomas.
In the course of his remarks he
gave figures to show that the
class average of the 1910 class
was away and ahead better than
that of any former class that has
ever graduated here. The aver
age was about "a per cent, and
speaks volumes for Miss Grafin,
the principal, who has had
charge of the high school work.
This was her second term here,
and she has made good in every
way. as well as being a fine dis
ciplinarian.
The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with ported plants and
cut flowers, and the graduates
received many presents of flowers
from admiring friends.
Rev. RhoadeS of the NJ. E.
church pronounced the benedic-
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
List o. LsttsFS

Remaining In the pOStoface at
Baxter Springs, Kansas. for the
week ending with May 4, 1910
which II not called for within two
weekO will be sent to the dead
letter ONCE at Washington. D. c.:
C N w Route I Mr. R R Shelton
Mrs Macy Nelson PA Drake
Philip X Clark Mr. Ed Brown
Mrs Ed Williams Mr. Ed Prewitt
Miss Amanda Youngblood
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will pleaSeSay"AdveI
tiSed, giving date liet.
FRED BARTLETT, p. n
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
Notice.

All stock found running at
large will be impounded, also
owners of chickens must keep
same up or they will be prose-
cuted according to city ordinance.
Henry Horton
City Marshal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
First published April n. IOIO)
Publication Notice.

In the district court Of Cherokee county,
Kansas, sitting at Columbus.
The Baxter State Bank, of Baxter SprinRR,
Kansas, a banking corporation, Pla ntid,
vs.
Onda Young, Ida Young. W. G. Niccum,
Anna Niccum and Sarah c. Mapes, De-
PENDANTS.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
The State of Kansas, to the above named
defendauts, Onda Young, Ida Young, w.
G. Niccum aud Anna Niccum, Greeting;
You and each OF you will hereby take
notice that you have been sued in the
above entitled cause In the above court by
said plaintiff, wh'Ise petition Is now on
file In the ONCE of tue clerk of the district
court of Cherokee county, Kansas, al Col
umbus, Kansas, aud that you must ans
wer said petition on OF before the 3rd day
of June, A. ID. 1910, or the same will be tn-
ken as true and judgement will be render.
ed for said plaintiff foreclosing the mort.
gage made by said defendants, Onda
Young and Ida Young In favor of said
plaintiff and barring each of said defend
ants from Inserting any rights in, lien on
or claim 10 the following described real
estate tO-Wlts Lots Thirteen C@. Fourteen
uH, Fifteen uQ, Sixteen C8l. Seventies
On and Eighteen uel ia Block Two %, OF
GrisWold a HAWKES. Addition TO the city
Of Baxter Springs, Cherokee county, ken
sas, and said real estate will be orioruf
sold rOr the purpose Of satisfy ing said
plaintiffs lien In the sum Of ave hundred
o5ooOO dollars, with interest thereon ~
the rate Of ten tlol per cent per nnnnm
calculated nenii-anunIly from October
l1oS, aud costs Of suit.
In witness whereof have hereun|o
my hand and Odlclal seal this l8IlI 1n
April, 100.
IsRALl C.H MCKAY
Clerk Of the nlslr'l g
Morgan q Burr,
AtloIucyo Tor rloinlIl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-05
J. w. COOK
Groceries, Flour, Feed.
Home Phone S8. Mutual l..
SIo REWARD

For evidence which will convict the
party or parties who have been
damaging the property of the Bax'
ter Telephone Company, by break
ing glass insulators or otherwise.
+. w. Dow. Manager.