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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
RAILROAD TRACKS.
II You Must Follow Them, Walk Out
side, Not Between Them.

II You Must Follow Them, Walk Out
side, Not Between Them.
Two men, one young and the other
grizzed with middle age, were walk
ing beside the railroad track in Bos.
ton suburb on their way to the nearest
station. The younger stepped between
the rails. Better walk here" he ad-
vised. ITS better walking"
No" replied the older man. ~ never
walk on the railroad track" But
we're facing the direction from which
trains come" persisted the other. It's
safe" MY son." said the middle
aged man, 81 was a railroad engineer
for more than twenty years, and If
learned one thing from the poor chaps
I've seen picked up 1t was not to walk
on a railroad track when there is a
possibility of walking anywhere else.
If the law stopped all trains running
on Sunday and this was Sunday
wouldn't do 1t. It's the fellow that's
sure he's taking all the precautions
that gets killed"
Here was man who knew about
railroads from intimate connection with
them. His advice was the advice of q
man who knew. Every railroad man
of experience will say the same as he.
In England the tracks are private prop
erty, and nobody is allowed to walk
upon them, so accidents are rare. Here
hardly a day passes that we do not
read of men killed while making a
thoroughfare of the railroad right of
way. And usually 1t is noted that
they were on the safe" side of the
track, became confused by the ap.
proach of two trains and stepped in
front of one or the other.
Occasionally something is to be gain
ed In distance by taking to the rail-
road instead of the public highway.
The man who feels that he must do
this will be wise always to walk be-
side the track and never on 1t. 1t
may not be quite as good walking, but
he is not likely to suffer regrets in a
DISQUALIFICATION Traveller
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
A Witty Succession.

At the time when Thaddeus Stevens
was representative in congress a
member of the house who was noted
for his uncertain course on all ques-
lions and who confessed that he never
investigated a point under discussion
without finding himself neutral asked
one day for leave of absence.
"Mr. Speaker" said Stevens, II do
not rise to object. but to suggest that
the honorable member need not ask
this favor. for he can easily pair Off
with himself"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
THE PRIZE PRESENT.
It Was the Gem of the Wedding Gifth
He Assured the Bride.

! u WIGS bHe SeTl inc "euQIn9 airtE
He Assured the Bride.
Bored. unspeakubly bored. he found
himself In the room where the gifts
were displayed. But then he might
us well be here as any place else, he
argued. for everything connected with
wedding wus Il bore. His gaze wan
dercd IiStl"SSly over the collection OF
silver Eral forks, cut glass berry bowls
and unyX clocks til il fell on faded
little old Japanese print almost hidden
behind hidcous chatting dish that
Ionhrd as If it might have been hand
d down by the cliff dwellers
In another moment he WIS before
It. iimgling with excitement. the spirit
Of the collector rampant.
AN Ctniliaro, sure AZ you're alivc!"
he cXclaiG!tl Il. looking about for some
one with whom to share his joy. Any
body would do. 80 he tapped II stranger
on the shoulder and announced with
the nfr of reporting the discovery of II
diamond mine. Its an Utamaro. the
real thing
"A WHAT" asked the man. adjusting
his glasses
at Is by Utamaro, the master of
I japanese artists" he answered as he
fed in search of his wife. She would
understand. ITO think of wasting it
on those donkeys who won't know 1t
from signboardv' he grumbled.
He found her shaking hands with
the bride. SO he rushed up and rung
the girls hand enthusiastically. 81
have just been admiring that peachy
Utamaro!' he exclaimed excitedly.
"a peachy Utamaro! What's that"
asked the bride, mystified.
"That rare old Japanese print up
there. It's the gem of your whole lay
out"
"Oh| exclaimed the bride family,
looking a little queer, so he thought,
as she turned to greet another guest
AS his wife dragged him away he
demanded to know what the dickens
was the matter with that Utamaro.
ut was our present to them" she
moaned. II didn't dare tell you. You
would have wanted 1t for your collec-
tion."-Los Angeles Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
KEPT ON PRAYING.
The House Chaplain Responded to tho
journal CIsrk's Appeal.

The House Chaplain Responded TO tho
Journal Clerks Appeal.
After a rather lengthy prayer by the
chaplain of the house OF representa-
lives a veteran member said:
"rhe chaplain's prayer reminded me
NJ the most amusing incident | ever
raw during my entire service In the
house of representatives. The incident
occurred many years ago. so have
forgotten the names OF the actors.
zone day the Journal clerk rushed
Into the house while the chaplain was
praying. He looked through the draw
ers of his desk In hasty manner and
then hustled to the side of the chap
lain.
keep on praying he urged ear
nestly We can't find the Journal
"Mr. Chaplain was so startled that he
faltered in his prayer. but after mo-
ment he seemed to grasp the situation.
He bowed his head still lower and
continued to pray. The usual time
devoted to prayer In the house Is about
minute Members began to shift un.
easily on their feet, TO look at their
watches, and, instead of bowling their
heads In reverence, they looked at the
speaker pleadingly. The speaker evi.
IDENTIFY had been Informed of the diff
Guilty. and, realizing that the business
of the house could not proceed without
the journal. he was willing the menl-
bers should get plenty of prayer. Aft
err ten minutes solid praying the
preacher showed signs of getting nerv.
ous He knew the members were get
ting FESTIVE. and he looked down to one
of the clerks.
"'Don't STOP pleaded the clerk. we
haven't found 1t yet
1.-The preacher did not stop until he
had been praying for fifteen minutes,
at the end of which time the journal
clerk rushed into the house bearing
the precious book under his arm.
"'Amen, said the chaplain. with a
sigh of relief, and the speaker prompt
ly ordered the clerk to read the jour-
nal of the preceding days business
Washington Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
Nina Pointa In Law.

A three-year-old was being made
ready for bath. much to her discom-
fort. as she heartily disliked soap and
water. Don't dit water In my eyes,"
she said. land don't dit soap in my
nose"
Thinking to quiet her. her mother
said. "Never mind, Dorothy; it's my
nose, anyway"
"Well, don't care" replied Dorothy,
with feeling; ats me that's using it."
-Delineator.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
IN the VICINITY OF
WOODSTOCK

Il. G. Wilson of South Robbinston
holds the Maine and New Brunswick
record for riding ON bears back.
Wilson and the bear made 100
yards in six seconds ESTIMATED He
and friend were using an old foot
path from South Robbinston to an
adjoining town, Coming to log
fence, Wilson, who was in the lead,
jumped from the fence toward the
ground on the further side, lie
never reached the ground. The
thing he landed upon was a large
brown body which arose with u
"woof!" and streaked down the path
with Wilson abroad. At the end of
the 100 yards Wilson managed to
fall off The bear kept ON and may
be going yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
The Coffee Shrub.

AS rule, the coffee shrub first flow.
ers in its third year and then bears
only small crop of fruit. The fifth
year is usually the time of the first
considerable yield. In Java three gath
erings are made annually. called the
early" the CHIEF and the after
crop" but only the second is of great
Importance. The flower enjoys but a
very ephemeral existence. as the set
ting of the fruit generally takes place
within twenty-four hours. and the pet
ais wither and fall Off almost imme-
diately. A coffee estate In full flower
is very beautiful sight, but its glory
is very soon past Westminster Ga
zette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
More Acceptable.

The judge frowned down on the hu-
morous tramp.
"At first was disposed to give you
a year and quarter" said the former
in stern tones. "but now 1 think I'll
drop the quarter and give you year"
The humorous tramp looked up
quickly.
"Your honor. why don't you make
yourself a good fellow and drop de
year and give me de quarter"-New
York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
His Revenqo,

you shouldn't have proposed to
me-" she said gently. "You might have
known I'd refuse you"
II did know" he said savagely. "or
wouldn't have proposed"-Baltimore
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
A Historic Influence.

''It's long time since Mrs. O'Leary's
cow started the Chicago fire by kick
ing over lamp"
"Yes, and Chicago beef has been Gre
ating more or less excitement ever
since"-W Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
Messurea Hja Man.

II can't say I've never told lie."
Say the rest of IT,
But | never tell man a bigger lie
than l think he'll believe."- Plttsburg
Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
When Solid Iron Floats.

Experiments have shown that If a
ball of solid iron be lowered into a
mass Of liquid iron by means Of a
metal fork the ball at first sinks to
tho bottom with the fork, but that in
few seconds it will leave the prongs
and rise to the surface, where 1t con-
tinues to float until 1t melts. The rls-
Ing Is explained by the expansion Of
the ball. due to heating. whereby 1t
becomes. bulk for bulk less dense than
the molten metal.-St. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
Tho Only WAY.

Hell hear that you won your breach
of promise suit. Did you get all Of
the $4,000?
She-Of course. married my law
Baltimore American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
EaW Wits.

Him. was confused for bit. con-
fess, but it took me only a moment to
collect my wits. Her-Yes; II couldn't
take any longer than that. Go on
Cleveland Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
Back to Nature.

agnes sat playing bridge all the
afternoon with her back to a glorious
mountain view"
Eyes; she is president of our Back to
Nature club."-Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
A Wide Waist.

Miss Thynn-I saw Jack put his arm
around you. Miss Plumleigh - You
didn't, either. Miss Thynn-Well. then,
as far around as he could get it.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
How ThaX Ara Kant.

Miss De Style-He said was a lit
tie flower; that he intended to keep
me. Miss Gunbusta-I noticed him
pressing you.-Smart Set.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

The Newfoundland seal folk for some
reason not given by the st. Johns
correspondent of the New York Sun
describe their greasy spoil as "swois,'
and they also say they "spell'' an OBJ
ject when they mean to carry it. One
can imagine the amazement of the
young cleric who on one occasion ask
ed a burly hunter how he spelled
"swoils."
I'VE don't spell EN-; we hauls 'em,"
was the bewildering reply.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

July 5 l5-State summer school at
Middlebury College.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

Tho essence of knowledge Is. having
II. to apply II; not having It. to confess
your ignorance. -Confucius.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

July 5.Aug. l2-Summer session
at Middlebury College.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
A BOSTON LANDMARK.

The Grasshopper Weather Vane Perch
ed Atop Faneuil Hall.
Perched on the cupola of Faneuil
hall is a grasshopper weather vane
which Is not only one Of the oldest
vanes in the country. but is famous
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

To new subscribers, The Age to
Jan. 1, 1911, 40 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

June 30-July 3l-State Y. NC A.
camp at North Hero.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

Aug 30-Sept. Franklin county
fair Sheldon Junction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

God has lent us the earth for our
life. 1t is a great entail.-Ruskin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09
A Feminine Failing.

First Sportsman-Well, how do you
like that new mare of yours?
Second Sportsman-Oh fairly well.
But I wish had bought horse. She
is always stopping to look at herself in
the puddles. e..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-09

The Age to Jan. l, 1911, Acc.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
DAILY ARIZONA SILVER BELT

vices of a policeman are neded. In New Zea land they do it better. There the law assumes that there are three parties to every industrial dispute-the employer, the employe and the public. It is also assumed rightly, that the pub lie always desires arbitration. So when either one of the other parties asks it, that makes two out of three, and arbitration becomes com pulsory If neither employees nor employers ask arbitration, that is two to one against arbtra- tion and there is none.
 In the present contest there are knotter prob lens than usual, and it is highly important that a strike or lockout be averted. The issue of higher pay everybody can understand, and both parties are willing that it should be arbitrated. The questions of union jurisdiction involved are more complex and at first the federal officials are to decide whether these can be arbitrated or not
 It appears that the organization of iremen and engine men demand jurisdiction not only over firemen, but over fremen who have been promoted to be engineers, and who are there fore eligible to membership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The fremen also wish to control questions of promotion which are now controlled by the engineers It is near ly as much conflict between unions, therefore, as between employers and employees; and that makes it an awkward problem to handle.
 As such strike as that which threatened would seriously impede prosperity, it is highly important that arbitration should be a success. A resort to test of endurance and resources might be highly disastrous to millions of people not directly concerned in the dispute.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
THAT HIGH SCHOOL ISSUE

As the Silver Belt predicted, the people of the northern part of the country have placed them selves on record as opposed to county bond ls- sue of $100,000 for the purpose of erecting a county high school building in Globe. The wis dom of the county folk to the north will not be questioned.
 Now that the farce of feeling the county pulse has been played practically to finish, 1t might be we'll to take up this high school proposition along sane and business like lines and push it to a successful issue.
 The people of Globe recognize the necessity for high school, and if the Silver Belt is cor rectly informed, are willing to vote bond issue not to exceed $50,000 for this purpose That sum should be sufficient to supply the needs of the present and for number of years to come. The Copper Hill and Miami districts might join with Globe in a venture of this kind, but let that be as it may this city can afford to eXpend $5O,- 900 for high school and will vote bonds for about that amount.
 The idea of rebuilding the Central school is meeting with considerable opposition It IS claimed that the architecture of the present structure is not of a character that would stand for successful remodeling, and that in gen eral way the building is not what it should be-
 The chief objection, however, and one that will carry considerable weight rests in the fact that about 97 per cent of the school children re- side east of Broad street and in locating a high school building their comfort and convenience should be considered. It is held that suitable lot can be secured at central point east of Broad street and building erected for from $35000 to $45,000 This the Silver Belt be- heves, will meet with the approval of a majority of the taxpayers, and an election to vote the bonds should be called at the earliest date pos sible
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
FOOL DEMOCRATS

The democrats in the lower house of congress have eliminated Cannonism as an issue have changed the house rules to the entire satisfac- tion of the insurgent faction of the republican party, and indirectly, by their apparent stupid ity, have united and strengthened the forces of the enemy only to find themselves in darker depths of obscurity than ever before in the his tory of the party.
 Cannonism, if played to an issue, meant the undoing of the republican party. But, by the stupidity of the democratic representatives in congress, the cry of Cannonism has been for ever hushed. The odium that has been brought to the republican party by the czar-like rulings of the speaker has been removed by democrats who were not sufficiently wise to keep their hands off and allow the opposing factions in the republican party to fight it out to the death.
 And all without reward or increased prestige.
 It was for the democrats, and for the demo- crats alone, to say that Cannonism was to cease and to cease only with the removal of the speak CT from the chair and the installation in his stead of democrat. It was one of the greatest opportunities in the history of the down, dead and outs, but it never occurred to them to exact price from the insurgent forces until after the dirty work had been done, and then the demo- cratic overtures were met by deserving scoff and taunting "ta ta-not today, simpIetons ''
 It has gone to the world that the anti Cannon and anti-Aldrich forces within the republican party have won a signal victory without the fir ing of gun and without spilling a drop of blood. They have reached the goal for which they were racing and the democrats gleefuIIv cleared the path of obstructing pebbles and held the other fellows back. It was chance for the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Theoretically every man knows how to get rich quick.
 Loafers should take a walk instead of taking up our time.
 Many mans popularity is due to his being soft and easy.
 People, like watches, are apt to feel run down in the spring
 A man hasn't much to be ashamed of Ii he never led poodle dog around.
 It would discourage the average man if he was able to realize how very important he isn't
 A tip to wives: Cut out the curtain lectures and try joIying your husband-and note re suts
 Few other people know what real trouble is. The real thing is the kind we ourselves have
 A woman's idea of keeping. a secret is to tell it without divulging the name of the person who told her.
 Second thoughts are not always the best-at least that is the opinion of many man whose wife refused him the first time he proposed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
THE INDUSTRIAL POLICEMAN

The growing tendency to submit large labor disputes to the arbitration provided by the Erd- man act, unsatisfactory and incomplete though that law certainly is, is most encouraging A long, costly and disastrous strike was averted temporarily at least when the conflict between the western railroads and the organization of fremen and engine men was referred to federal officials under the ErClman law
 Arbitration is the combined policeman and judge in industrial disputes, but as yet it is a curious sort of policeman, which intervenes only when it's services are called for by both parties to pending dispute. Some time it will step in just as any other policeman does, when the ser
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22

the Waters-Pierce (Standard) Oil company Big Business" has no particular complaint against the Taft administration, thank you.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION

William $. Kenyon, general counsel of the H. ninois Central railroad, has been selected by President Taft to succeed Wade H. Ellis as as sistant attorney general in charge of trust prosecutions. This recalls that Lloyd H. Bow CTS, now solicitor general of the United States, was formerly general counsel of the Chicago Northwestern; that Secretary of War Dickinson was general counsel of the Illinois Central ; that Federal Judge Lurton, recently appointed to the supreme bench, bore the reputation of be- ing friendly to corporations by temperament; ; that Attorney General Wickersham was former ly attorney for J. P. Morgan and the sugar trust; and that Secretary Nagle of the depart ment of commerce and labor was attorney for
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

It's hot passion that gets no shower baths.
 The way to make the furnace burn best is to pick out warm day to do it.
 What makes a woman so devoted to her hus- band is he hardly ever deserves it.
 No matter how busy a man is he can always find time to stop and tell you all about it.
 The only cure mans fondness for his club is for his family to be willing to have him go there as much as he wants to.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22

democrats to make the greatest coup in the his tory of American politics, but with a dulIness that is purely democratic, they have passed the opportunity by, and we still have Cannon on the throne, united party in the house, strong is- sue eliminated, and the same harmless bunch on the democratic side of the house ready to again succumb to the fawnng of the enemy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
In The Halls of Congress
BY TAV.
Special Washingtop Correspondence.

What would you think, Mr. Business Man, of commercial firm that made daily practice of spending all the way from $150,000 to $1 ,000,000 more than it took in?
 If you were stockholder of concern the books of which each night showed a balance on the wrong side of the ledger, would you not de- sire to sell your stock?
 And if the practice of reversing profits should be kept up day after day, week after week. month after month, and year after year, you would be most likely to demand a reorganiza ton of the business methods of the concern, would you not?
 On the day this article is penned, Uncle Sans excess of all disbursements over all receipts amounted to S196,574.30 So far this fiscal year (which began July 1, 1909) the men in charge of the government have over-spent the receipts by $45,291, ,614.S7 Since the beginning of the fiscal year 1908 the expenditures of the govern ment have exceeded the receipts by $190,977,- 632.24
 ''Where,'' inquiries the layman, 'do these amounts represented by the excess of disburse ments over receipts, come from! How does it come Uncle Sam doesn't become financially em- barrassed?'
 The government has but one source of rev enue, and that is the people. The shortage rep resented by the difference in disbursements and receipts is taken from what is known as the gen eral fund. At the beginning of the fiscal pear 1908 the amount in the general fund was $272, 061, ,445.47 Today the general fund has dwin- dled to $81 ,0S3, ,S1323
 Anticipating that the general fund will need replenshing from time to time, (particularly if the republican machine is to be kept intact) the party in power has arranged for the issuance of bonds. This is not solution of the deficit prob lem. It is merely borrowing to pay the losses resulting from extravaganza, instead of stop ping the extravaganza and prevent going into debt
 Here are few comparative figures which best tell the story of progress in republican eXtrav- agance:
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22
MORNING SMILES

''Hey, theren' yelled the motorman to a pc dcstrian. "Get off the track" But he yelled in van The pedestrian was detective and heed ed not the yell Away down in his heart he knew that he had never been on the track
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-22

"Ever see a sea serpent?" "I was chased by one. "What did you do?"
 "Got up and lit the gas."