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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
EDMUND HOYLE.
rho Man Who Came to Be an Author
ity on Gard Games.

rhe Man Who Came to Be an Author
ity on Card Games.
Who was Hoyle, and why should
mis- name be used as a sort of guar
antee of correctness so that it ad-
inits of no doubt or question ? asks
writer in Munsey's, who goes on
TO answer the question.
Edmund Hoyle was an English
man, born near Halifax in the year
1879. Nearly $50 years before his
birth there had been invented a
game of cards which was originally
called triumph" It's early history
is obscure, as is the case with nearly
all games at cards, but it was almost
certainly English in its English
game. Tho name was gradually
shortened into trump" and Shake
speare puns upon it in "Antony and
Cleopatra"
"Trump" became very popular,
but again the name was changed
it is not known precisely when-to
"whisk," and later still to "whist,"
the word "trump" being retained to
denote a card of the leading suit.
Differences at play often led to vio-
lent disputes and sometimes even to
duels, and it was left for Hoyle to
establish all the points of the game
with real authority.
Hoyle was of good family and
was educated to be barrister. His
mind was essentially legal mind
keen, judicious and logical. Living
in London, he became greatly in
terested in the game of whist and
gave to it the same thought and
care which he would have given to
an important case in court. Every
evening he met with regular com
pany of whist players at the Crown
coffee house in Bedford row, where
some of the deepest players and
most distinguished men about town
used to gather.
Hoyle's acumen and the serious
thought which he had given to the
game made his opinion on any dis
puted point absolutely final. His
name was noised abroad throughout
all London, and a great many peo-
pie used to come to him, begging
him to give them lessons in whist.
Finally, for the use of his pupils, he
wrote a book, which he called GA
Short Treatise on Whist" in which
was embodied his notion of the cor
rect way of playing the game.
Hoyle continued to give instruc-
tion in whist, and he also wrote
books relating to other gaines at
cards. The rules that he laid down
were accepted by every one, so that
when any dispute arose it was al
ways decided according to Hoyle."
He lived to be ninety-seven years of
age, dying in 1863.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Illustrating a Definition.

In proving a match to the browbeat-
ing lawyer the woman witness is prob
ably in the majority. At recent case
in court woman witness was giving
very damaging evidence against the
prisoner, and the attorney for the de-
Tense. nettled at her manner. decided
to embarrass her If he could.
"In giving your testimony. madam. l
observe that you are constantly using
the word irony May l ask If you
comprehend its true meaningT
"Well. think | do. 1 will illustrate.
If l were to call you gentleman
should unquestionably be indulging in
most decided Ladies' Home
Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Bound to Be Ready.

The family were to leave town on
the 2 o'clock train, so the mother
said, as she was hurrying along the
preparations:
'Now, children, get ready to go
before luncheon. Don't leave any
thing to be done at the very last
minute"
And the children said they would
not. Luncheon ended, they hurried
into their wraps and started. In the
hall the mother said:
Edward, you didn't brush your
teeth"
eyes, ma'am, / did,"
'fBut you couldn't" she said.
"You didn't have time. Why, you
just this minute got up from the ia
ble."
'1 know that" said Edward, ''but
we were in such a hurry that l
brushed 'em before l ate."-New
York Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
A Modern Dioqenes.

Ethel, aged six, had gone down
the village street with her new doll.
1t could be plainly seen that she
was in dire distress. She stood still,
and after close scrutiny of sew
eral men who passed she accosted
one.
"Say, are you an honest man? ?"
she demanded.
"Why, yes, I think So" was the
astonished reply.
"Well, then, if you're sure you're
an honest man." said the little
maid, "please hold my dolly while
! tie. my shoe."-Wuman's Home
Companion-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
A Possible Explanation.

There is certain clergyman who
has hapy way of enjoying his
own disadvantages.
Never a handsome man, Mr.. G.
was severely battered in a railroad
wreck, in which he suffered the loss
of foot.
Soon after marrying q beautiful
woman the i'll used minister met an
old friend on the street, who ban
teringly asked, &C., how in the
world did such pretty girl come to
marry you?"
"Oh, ladies like remnants" was
the cheerful reply.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
HANGING A HORSE.
Trial and Execution of a Steed Which
Overturned a Carriage.

Overturned Carriage.
The following account of the pri-
vate trial and execution of horse
by command of the fantastic Mar
quis de Briqueville is taken from
an article entitled Geographic des
Excentriques," originally published
without signature in La Repub-
lique du Peuple, described as AL
manach Democratique, Paris, chez
Prost, $780," and republished in
Oeuvres Posthumes of Baudelaire,
Paris. The article is evidently one
of Baudelaire's bits of hack work,
but even here the masters touch is
felt:
"First of all let us mention the
Marquis de Briqueville, a very rich
person, popularity deemed crazy and
probably slightly SO. At least he
did all that was necessary to justi-
fly the opinion one had of him. One
day as he was rushing violently
through the streets in his brilliant
equipage one of his forses fell. The
carriage was upset, and the mar
quis received an ugly confusion. He
is brought back to his mansion; he
is in rage; he wants to dismiss his
coachman. The latter justifies him
self. The accident was not caused
by any fault of his. One of the
horses is to blame. IF it is so,'
says the marquis, the horse must
be punished; every fault must have
its penalty He orders all his
household to appear-steward, but
Ter, Wallets, scullions, grooms. 1t is
a veritable court of justice. They
all take their places. The marquis
presides. The accused is brought
in. He preserves in his noble bear
ing the calmness of innocence. The
coachman makes the accusation.
The secretary of the marquis, fill
ing the office of lawyer, presents
the defense of the quadruped. He
is long winded, heavy, fiat, exactly
as if he was pleading before parlia-
ment. He quotes the Digest; he
spits Latin. He concludes by re-
questing that his client should be
returned to the stable, whose finest
ornament he is. The case is heard.
The marquis gives his opinion first.
He considers the accusation as
proved. He votes for the sentence
of death. All his Wallets hurry to
vote like him. The whole thing
seemed to them a joke. They were
mistaken. The marquis had scaf-
fold erected in his yard. He ad-
dressed to the condemned a prolix
discourse, in which he made him
feel the enormity of his crime. Dur
ing this oratorical display the un-
fortunate victim looked upon the
instrument of torture with firm
eye-no affectation of courage, no
dependency.
Gas soon as the marquis had fin
ished a groom threw with dexterity
a rope around the neck of the pa
tient, and u few seconds later the
poor animal was suspended in the
air, the coachman was pulling his
feet down, a valet was stamping on
his shoulders. The hanging was as
correct as those daily exhibited IN
the square of the Greve. The at
tendants were stupefed with aston
ishment "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Accurate Measure.

A laborer in a dockyard was one
day given two foot rule to meas
ure a piece of iron plate. Not be-
ing accustomed to the use of the
rule, he returned it after wasting a
good deal of time.
"Well, Bill" remarked the fore
man, "what is the size of the
plate?"
"Well," replied he, with a smile
which accompanies duty performed,
"it's the length of your rule and
two thumbs over, with this piece of
brick and the breadth of my hand
and arm and from here to there,
bar fnger."- London Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Why the Chaplain Ran.

A good many veterans of the civh
war remember the story of the days
when the Rev. John Pierpont, mater
nal grandfather of ]. Pierpont Morgan,
was an army chaplain-and good one
too. He was under fire many times
and never hunked But on one occa-
sion the Confederate fire was coming
In so hot that the boys in blue were
falling In windrows. A mimic ball hit
the hand of the Rev. John, who was In
full fuss and feather, with black beaver
hat, broadcloth frock coat and high.
choking dicky and black neckcloth in
a broiling August sun. He clapped
his handkerchief on the wound and
started for the rear on a lively run.
Why are you running. Parson
JohnT said one of the boys.
Because cannot fy," answered the
Rev. John.-Portland (Me.) Argus.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
NEW SHORT STORIES
Sheridan's Way With Soldiers.

Several veterans of the civil war
were gathered together on a recent
rainy afternoon M Topeka at the
Grand Army headquarters in the state
house. Talk turned to General Phil
Sheridan.
"Phil was kind, always kind, even
though he was such a fighter" said
one of the men.
That's exactly right" replied an
other man with little bronze button
in his coat lapel. 1--WE got little sto-
ry that happened in Kansas a couple
Of years after the war was over, along
in '6s. Sheridan, you know, was out in
this part of the country fighting In
dams. Quite few of the men who
had fought in the war re-enlisted for
the Indian campaign.
"One day, out at Fort Hays. Sheri-
dan and his officers were at mess.
They had pretty fair things to eat, bet
ter than the privates, but that is prac-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
THE LONGEST WORD.
A Short Cut to Some English Claim
ants to the Honor.

@Hho ~ h'O
This moot point has never been
satisfactorily settled. About 1870
the Liverpool Daily Courier came
out with new word of gargantuan
dimensions, "velocipedestrianistical
istinarianologist."
An Edinburgh journal followed
with Observation-Disclosures" /"
an extension of Archbishop Ben
sons previous Observation-Disclosures
tartan" given in his diary.
A junction might be effected if
one is anxious to see friend car
ried out in state of collapse Ito
the refreshment room) that a good,
long word is "ultrantidisestablish-
mentarianists" (only thirty-three
letters).
Then there is another short jaw
breaker, "antitranssubstantiationis-
tically," which appeared in high
land paper. 1t is highland enough
in all conscience.
Sir Walter Scott has in his jour
nal word, "foccipaucinihilipilifi-
cation" (which, like a wounded
snake, drags it's slow length along"
Then Rabelais takes some doing
with his "antipericametanarbeu
damphicribrationis."
Wyntoun in his Chronicle sup
plies us with Observation-Disclosures
tatibus," which Shakespeare uses in
Loves Labour's Lost" (twenty-
seven letters). Dante also has it in
the ablative singular form in his
''De Vulgari Eloquentia."
Byfeld in treatise on the Colos-
slams (1615) wrote "incircumscripti-
bleness."
But the Englishman's real jaw
breaker is a Welsh word over which
Mr.. Justice Lawrence once at the
Anglesey assizes asked an explana-
tion from Mr.. Bryn Roberts, M. P,
"What is the meaning of the letters
fP. G. after the name Llanfair ?"
The answer was, '1t is an abbrevia-
tion for the village of Llanfair-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ndysiiogogoch. How is this pro-
nounced? 1t will take some beat
ing. This word of fifty-four letters
if repeated often enough is said to
be an excellent cure for the tooth
ache.
But the jocular man will tell us
there are longer words, "smile" and
''beleaguered," for instance, be-
cause one is more than a emile"
and the other more tia4n a league"
and another will insist that the
longest word in the English Ian
guage is '1onger," for, however long
any other word may be, it is always
F1onger." This is on the principle
of the willy Scot who bet his chum
that Glasgow was not the biggest
town in Scotland. "How's that ?"
he was asked. "There's a bigger"
"What is it?" "Biggar," was the
prompt reply.-London Academy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Ready For the End.

The rector and farmer were dis
sussing the subject of pork one day,
and the rector displayed considera-
BILE interest in pen of good sized
Berkshires. 'Those pigs of yours
are in fine condition, Tomkinson,"
he remarked. eyes, sir, they be, ,"
replied the matter of fact farmer.
"Ah, sur, if we was all Of US only as
fit to die as they be, sur, we'd do"
-I.ondoa News. 49,.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Did her Duty.

"Gladys," reprimanded her stern Ia
you kiss that tall young man with the
long hair"
"Well. papa, he's an author" spoke
up Miss Gladys with pout.
"And what has that to do with itT'
"Why. papa, didn't you say with your
own lips that young authors should
be encouraged ?'-ChicagU News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

Morton McAllister of Moretown
has sold one bearskin, two weasels,
four martens, IA deerskins. II cats,
29 mink, 90 coons, l69 foxes, 249
skunks, and 712 muskrats, for which
Boston dealer paid him $1,753 Al.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

Robert Barrett of st. Johnsbury,
Ia years old, was quite badly hurt
one day last week. when the sled ON
which he was sliding collided with
traverse Three of his teeth were
knocked out and his face and hands
were cut.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Just to Annoy.

Elm Lady Cardigan's new volume of
MEMOIRS" said a Chicago publisher,
"the virtue of one of the aristocratic
Tollemache ladies' is assailed. The
iedy herself has long been dead. but
all her descendants to the third and
fourth generations are writing to the
papers denying the truth Of Lady Car
digan's attack.
. 'Tt all goes to show how sensitive
we are about the virtue of our ances-
tors. This was understood by a Chi
cago prosuffragist who wrote to the
papers the other day.
"'Senator Blanks shameful attacks
on the motives of the militant suffra-
gettes must cease. Before Senator
Blank traduces those pure minded
ladies he had better look after his
thieving. drunken old mother
"A friend to whom this letter was
shown said to the prosuffraglst:
THAT Is all very trenchantly put.
It's libelous. of course. suppose
you're quite sure of your groundY
Sure of my ground! said the pro-
suffragist impatiently. I never heard
word against the old lady. All
know is if Senator Blank has the COM
mon feelings OF a gentleman he'll be
very much annoyed"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

ticaily true always. Butter, you know,
is minus quantity around soldiers
camp usually.
But these officers were at mess
when fine looking private passed by
the open fap of the tent.
"'Here, therev shouted Sheridan at
the man. The soldier turned and sa-
luted, wondering.
Were you In the rebellion? asked
Phil
"'Yes, SIR was the response, and
the soldier gave the number of his reg
iment and the time of his service.
Sheridan turned quickly to his aid
at the table and said: Cut a slice Of
bread-a good big, thick slice. Butter
II, now. oh, butter 1t thick! Put on all
the butter 1t win hold. A soldier don't
get that treat every day
"And the thick slice thickly buttered
was handed to the private, who was
still wonderingly standing at attention
at the tent door.
HE saluted and walked away. His
eyes were wet. 1t was a treat-and a
kindness. City Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
THE ELM TREE PRESS
WOODSTOCK VERMONT

This press does work of
the highest grade. 1t tries
always to treat Printing,
not only as if it were a
worthy Trade, but also as
if it were a Fine Art
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-28

They Want To Know" .
Some Facts Realty Men Should Send to
s,a Inquirers About Oklahoma


Few people understood the enof'
Gus possibilities Of Oklahoma From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
tho state has but four superiors and
all OF those, dur Texas. will soon be
overcome by The great progressive
strides Of the new state Oklahoma al
fords more opportunity for diversified
farming than ehy other stale In the
u n ion save Texas. and area
considered IL surpasos the Lone Star
II all Of Oklahomas acreage possible
Of being utilized were under cnltiya
ton. 1t Would present the following
for statisticians.
More Wheat lands than either Da-
kota.
More fruit lands than California.
Equals Illinois grand prairie in corn
lands.
Has more timber than Wisconsin
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can cultivate as much rice land as
South Carolina.
More granite than Vermont New
Hampshire and Maine combined
More petroleum than Pennsylvania
West Virginia and Ohio combined.
More marble than Nevada New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second IN the production OF cotton
from monetary standpoint
I More iron than any other state save
Pennsylvania; more copper than ans
other state save Montana. !,
Second iIl gypsum
More than Europe produces in lg
product.
Fourth In developed kaelln. the fin
est hreproof material known to sci
ence.
Second In cattle. third In monel
products Of same
Sever thousand sgnare rifles of lant
nnderaid With coal md Few OF ~
mines moro than opened
More Magnc5i ara dol0mlte rocl
than all The rest ~ NE STATES
More giyers wila natrssl tra'nlg
capacity Than nnY other state saw
Colorado.
Is sixth IN tse p olnc'ion of pota
toes
Is eighth il railway n'llep e-ai 4
number Of miles in past five years
first IN number Of sys'ems started +
1909, n z'.'
Oklahoma IS Frst 10 production E
peanuts.
s'econd IN production Of CantelonpeI
Third in The production Of wate
melons and seventh in muskmelon pr'
ductlon
~ IS first in tonnage Of alfalfa; thir
( II money value produced.
1 II Is fifth IN yesefableA with les
han q tenth of the sfate trying 10 Gu
I tiYaie the garden products
With an acreage of fifileth Okli
boma Is tenth IN the production OF
) orchard products.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-28

i Is tenth in barley, first II acreage
We're proportioned.
Capitalization considered Oklahoma
leads all others In the amount OF mon.
ey deposited In It's banks.
Oklahoma raises more saddle hors
es than than any other two states
without comment on Kentucsys fame
1t is the only state of tie UuIon
where smallpox never leads to a pes
tilentlal crisis.
1t has the most equable climate,
save California, of all the states.
1t is fourth in the value OF IT.
stream fish products.
II IL first In purchasing its harvest
ing machinery away from home.
Population estimated It's people pur
chase more necessities from outside
The state than all other states IN
nc Union.
Producing sufficient food stuffs to
supply any three states Of The Union,
uur people purchase more from out
side the state, population considered
than any other state.
+ II surpasses any othe state In
growth from 1907 to August I, 1909
i u has more miles Of possible good
dirt roads than any other state and
less Improvement on same than any
state west OF the Missouri liver
Il has the third hest natural park
In the United states.
Consuming more agricultural ma.
chinery than any state snye three. II
manufactures less than any other state
west OF The Missouri and north Of the
Ohio rivers.
Il is second In the manufacture of
Portland cement.
II Is next 10 Texas IN supplying the
Galveston wharves with shipping.
II has the best equalization Of taxes
private and corporate IN the world.
Great as us cotton production II
Oklahoma Is twentieth in the output
Of rs spindlea with no record OF o
cotton min failing to pay dividend
ANNUALLY.
II has the best hiGH seh0ol sys.
j, tenn In the United states.
It has mere cliles, which have
! doubled III population sfnee 1906 thar
%olheOsPislM lfuitors within
I fhe Onion.
81. Il Ia more money iItyested In Alas
ka than any other state saye Washing
ton.
Il has the only river In the worlc
ihat is salty for more than 200 miles
Il has both the shallowest and deep
ost oil well IN the world,
It's CORPORATIONS aTe more method
IeaiIy dealt with than any of the states
j Population averaged. Il has second
i largest church membership than any
asher state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-28

WANTED Men to learn barber trade
Few weeks required Best paying
work within the reach Of poor nan.
Can have shop with small capital,
Wages $i2 TO $50 weekly Wonderful
demand for BARRIERS. Catalogue mail.
ed free. Moler Barber college. Dallas
Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-28

1t is now ready. Tne new road la
Just passed by the Legislature, boun
in pamphlet form Price 2s cents 70
single copies9 Better prices given !
quantities. This is an entirely ne,
and complete law and repeals all othe
road laws heretofore existing an
should be in the hands OF everyone
who is interested in good roads. Order
now and familiarize yourself with the
new law. Sent to any address upo
receipt OF rs cents in money or stamps
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-28

AGENTS-S50 90 weekly we manu-
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Q Q G Q Q G Q Q Q 9 o 9 9 @ {

1t has forty millionarIres and less
paupers than any other state, without
proportion OF population considered.
It has no idle laborers. possesses
more chance for the yeomen; gives
better returns to the toiler, and ofrers
through its constitution, falrer deal
to all mankind than any other state
IN the union 1t has also the best sys-
tenn of guaranteed state banks in
the Union less fayoritism in taxation
and more general prosperity than any
other state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-28

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AN Intelligent person may earn sl00
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