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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Celestial New Year,

According to the Chinese calendar,
the new year begins on the 25th Of
January. The day is celebrated with
great rejoicings. Professions and fes-
rivals of the carnival sort are held in
the principal cities. The Chinese are
extremely fond of fireworks and are
adopts In the manufacture of them.
Many kinds are used in their New
Years celebrations. The noisy kinds
are particularly popular, so that the
professions move along in a hula
baloo o: popping noises The process
sions differ in the different localities.
At Canton. for instance. one oaSrious
feature is the bearing aloft of little
girls on long poles. The girls are
CARRIED to represent idols. Borne high
above the crowd. each girl is sheltered
by a big umbrella carried on still
longer pole. They look like pretty
flowers rising above meadow. One
OF these quaint professions is always
a most interesting sight to the for
eigner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
New Years Morning.

Only a night from old to new!
Only n night and SO much wrought!
The old years heart all weary grew,
But said. 1.-THE new year rest has
brought"
The old years heart its hopes laid down
AS in a grave. but. trusting. said,
1.-The blossoms of the New Years crown
Bloom from the ashes of the dead
The old years heart was full of greed.
with selnshness 1t longed and ached
And cried: IT have not half a need!
My thirst is bitter and unslaked.
But to the New Years generous hand
All gifts in plenty shall return.
True loving It shall understand.
But all my failures It shall learn.
/ have been reckless. 1t shall be
Quiet and calm and pure of life.
/ was slave. It shall go free
And find sweet peace where 1 leave
strife"
Only a night from old to newt
Never a night such changes brought.
The old year had Its work to do.
No new year miracles are wrought.
Always a night from old to new
Night and the healing balm of sleep.
Each morn Is New Years morn come
true
Morn of a festival to keep.
All nights are sacred nights to make
Confession and resolve and prayer.
All days are sacred days to wake
New gladness in the sunny air.
Only a night from old to new;
Only n sleep from night to morn!
The new is but the old come true.
Each sunrise sees a new year born.
Helen Hunt Jackson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

New Years is the hardest day in the
twelvemonth for the diplomats in
Washington. 1t Is not too much to
say that they look forward to it with
dread. And no wonder. inasmuch as it
is The only day In the year on which
they are really obliged to work. The
trouble begins at the White House,
where they are expected to present
themselves at II a. IN. sharp in all
their most elaborate and gorgeous toys,
for at that hour the presidents New
Years reception begins, and after the
vice president and the members of the
cabinet have shaken hands with Mr..
Taft 1t is the diplomats next turn.
For the common people, who will
follow in thousands, master of cere-
monies-the presidents chief military
aid. Captain Butt-will act as intro
Queer But for the purpose of present.
ing the members of the diplomatic
corps this function is performed by the
secretary Of state, Mr.. Knox.
In earlier days there was a great
struggle among the diplomats at Wash
ipgton for precedence. and many bick-
erings arose. All such annoyances
were happily done away with, how
ever. by the laying down of rule to
the effect that representatives OF for
pign powers should take rank in the
order We dates of their credentials.
Thus New Years day the first
member Of the corps to greet the pres
ldent will be the dean of the diplomat
lc colony at the capital
At exactly 11:15 of the clock this Off
cial, in gorgeous array. the entire front
of his coat covered with gold lace and
a cooked hat under his left arm, will
be introduced to the president by Mr..
Knox. He is dean of the diplomatic
corps by reason of the fact that he is
the ambassador of longest service in
washington. Following him will come
his wife and then the subordinates.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION

The reception at the house of the
secretary Of state on New Years day
is by all odds the most spectacular
function of the year in Washington.
All the diplomats are in full uniform.
with much gold embroidery and gilt
tering decorations barring few from
the Latin American republics. who APP
pear In plain evening dress, though 1t
Is the noon hour. 1t Is a scene Of
orilliancy and glitter. One recognizes
the members Of the German embassy
by their costumes OF white broadcloth
and silver. The Chinese. a numerous
staff are gaudy In silk gowns. The
British ambassador. Mr.. Bryce, is east
ly identified by his coat of blue cloth
and gold. with white knee breeches.
white silk stockings. gold shoe buckles,
silk shoulder belt, gold mounted sword
and cooked hat of black beaver with
a white ostrich feather.
Nobody is asked to sit down. When
all the guests have arrived. Mr.. Knox
will offer his arm to Nine. des Plan
ches. Mrs. Knox will take the arm Of
the ambassador and they will lead the
way into the dining room, where an
elaborate luncheon-or breakfast. If
one prefers is spread. There will be
unlimited champagne. with salads, ices
and whatever else may crafty the
appetite.
When the function is over. at about
p. M. the wives Of the diplomats
will go to their own homes and spend
the rest of the day receiving. The
ambassadors. ministers and smaller
fry Of male sex will call on the vice
president, the members of the cabinet,
the senators, the speaker Of the house
OF representatives. the justices of the
supreme court and the members of the
committee of foreign relations of the
house. They will also call on the
wives of one another. 1t will be a
tremendously busy day for them-a
continual dashing about from place to
place in a multitude of cabs-and the
social task. which is to them as a
necessary official duty. will not come
to an end until nearly midnight when
they will be glad to crawl into bed,
exhausted. but delighted that New
Years will not arrive again for an
other twelvemonth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

W. CSC +o or, or WE ARE TO SUP AT
the water Wag- THE WATER WAGON
on, which must be fashionable RES
taurant, as she seemed so delighted
and laughed so at the prospect.
Jan. 3.-My father exhibited me at
his club today and seemed as proud as
Punch over my accomplishments. Per-
haps / should say Accomplishment.
for the only one | have had time to
acquire is saying, mo, thank you"
But it seemed to take very well. for all
my fathers friends laughed great
deal whenever l said it.
Jan. Al don't feel well today.
Jan. 5.-Something Is wrong. My
father was quite rude to me today.
Jan. 6.-My father left me at home
all day, and | feel rather neglected.
Jan. IL think it's all over with me.
One of my fathers friends came to call
on us this evening. and my father pet
ted me and praised me; but. oh. could
feel that he wasn't sincere! His friend
examined me closely and finally re-
marked that there was something
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
UNCLE SANS
WAY OF DOING 1T.
How He Wishes All the World a
Happy New Year.

AT midnight Uncle Sam wishes all
~ the world a happy New Year
4 "A The tick of the time signal in
strument in the United States
naval observatory ut Washington
flashes Americas greeting to the ma
lions of the world.
This sending forth of a New Year
greeting is sentimental in its nature
perhaps, but ii Is practical In it's Illus.
tration of the accurate time service
that has been adopted by the United
States and the organization OF stand
ard time schedule In this country.
which 1t is hoped some day will extend
throughout the world. So these New
Year greetings of Uncle Sans. which
have become an annual feature of the
national observatory, give an object
lesson to the nations that may lead to
as great a reform In universal time
system as Pope Gregory instituted In
the correction of the Julian calendar.
The first of these New Year messages
was sent out In 1903. the telegraph
companies entering into the project
with great interest and energy. The
and /. 2 and a. m. so that each great
section of the country received its own
midnight signal direct from the naval
observatory. So successfully was the
plan carried out and so general was
the interest in II that II was decided
to make 1t feature thereafter.
Some Of the messages sent out on
these occasions are received in an In
credibly short time. For instance, the
time signal last year was received at
Sydney. Australia. In two and one
fourth seconds: at Madras. India. In a
fraction more than flfty-three seconds:
at Cape Town. Africa. I'm two minutes
and thirty-five seconds: at Madrid
Spain. in tv , and one-half minutes; ut
Lick observatory, Mount Hamilton.
California, in twenty-four one-hun-
dredths of second. and at Harvard
observatory. Cambridge. in one-tenth
of q second.
The Importance OF this time service
Is evidenced by the fact that it fur
nishes absolute standard time for not
only navigators at all the chief seaports
of the United States, but for the entire
country except the Pacific coast. which
receives similar service from the
naval observatory at the Mare Island
yard. When 1t is understood that the
service Is rendered at no expense what
ever to the government, being merely
incidental to the work required for the
rating OF chronometers for naval YES
sells, the results attained will appear all
the more acceptable. The time signal
I Is sent out daily at noon on seventy
fifth meridian time, with an average
error for the year of only fifteen hun
dredths Of second. The signal goes
over the wires of the various telegraph
and telephone companies. regulating
eighteen government time balls and
10000 public and private clocks
throughout the country.
The accuracy required in the opera
ton may be appreciated when it Is
known that the minutest fractions Of
seconds are shaved into infnitesimal
quantities that almost rival the twin
king of the hair splitting tlmekeeper
OF ancient India.-New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

One of the best stables and auto
garages in the state has just been
completed by w. d. Woolson of
Springfield. The building is fire.
proof and in design resembles a
huge castle with tower and turrets
Uhe main entrance is closed with a
door weighing 400 pounds In the
upper story are several furnished
rooms and den, to be occupied by
the owner A shop with power and
electrical apparatus has been pro-
vided for Hazen, Oldest son of Mr..
Wocason.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

are very jolly. l don't feel well.
There Is an elderly woman with us.
She must be my grandmother. Oh.
dear! My father is ordering supper.
and l feel worse and worse. Wait.
My mother says something about me.
But my mother is laughing, and he
answers. Never mind that. (That1
1t has served it's purpose. and we sim
ply must celebrate the engagement"
Heartless man! And they are all
smiling. Oh. dear! feel so bad-Pop!
Gurgle. gurgle. gurgle.) There, now.
see what he's done! I'm dead.-New
York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
RESOLUTIONS
i FOR THE men.

WV THAT would I suggestT oh,
wv lots OF things! To begin with,
w I'd have husbands make a
cast iron resolution to spend
more OF their time at home. When
man marries a woman he leads her to
suppose he does 1t because he yearns
for unlimited quantities OF her society
md II must strike any fair minded
person a good deal like getting goods
under false pretenses If as soon as
the honeymoon wanes he chases of to
the club or downtown the minute he
gets his dinner, leaving her to solitude
and the unexciting delights of her own
company. 1t Is a situation that per-
haps a man never appreciates, because
he has never been there himself 1t
couldn't happen to him, because the
moment he detected symptom of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
THE PLUMBER

Nh, WELCOME. New Years |
Y Joyous day
That finds the plumbers hear
still gay
And full Of vows Of true reform.
To him's ne'er dark the winter storm
For plumbers time and helpers toll
I'll charge much less this year and oil
My patrons fixtures free Of cost
(The generous yet have never lost.)
And when grease his stop and waste
My bill Ill not present in haste.
His pipes Ill give the proper fall
And lay them on the southern wall
To do things well shall be my mission
And thus crowd out all competition.
It's my belief that sanitation
Is yet to save this periled nation.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
THE GROCER

w YELL, this. spose, is New
w Years day
my weigh.
From this time on I'll do things clean
And sell no oleomargarine.
To patrons old Ill be as good
AS to the new ones, though my food
| risk in doing so. III bust
Or sell as cheap for cash as trust.
To him who pays | shall not place
The debts Of those who fall from grace.
Authorizations | shall scorn.
For honesty may cen adorn
A grocery. and grocers reap
Rewards in heaven. heap on heap.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
DIARY OF A
RESOLUTION.

VAN. IL was born today. OF
course my impressions as to the
MY world into which | nave just
made by debut are somewhat
fragmentary, but OF one thing | am
eertain-my father is a very pleasant
sort of chap. l confess that he Is a
bit awkward about holding me. and he
seems rather ridiculously proud Of me,
but l dare say both will pass away
with increased familiarity.
Jan. 2.-Wen, | have met her. AT
least | suppose the very charming girl
we called on last evening is my moth
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
THE DOCTOR

ANOTHER year Well. must maxi
~ in my prescriptions no mistake
In 1910, for these young men
In drug stores talk too much - aheml
The code Ill follow close this year;
No advertising shall appear.
Ill speak no i'll Of other docs"
And quit for good all throwing rocks.
Ill be on hand in hours late
And greet good husbands at the gate.
Ill upright live as any Quaker
And spare my friend the undertaken.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Adam and the Apple.

The old Marchioness of Salisbury
one Sunday was at church. rare
thing with her, and the preacher,
speaking of the fall, observed that
Adam, excusing himself, had cried out,
Lord, the woman tempted mer At
this quotation Lady Salisbury, who
appeared not to have heard pf the in
cident before, jumped up I'M her seat,
saying, shabby fellow, iadeed.'-
Memoirs Of the Duchess OF Dino"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

wrong with my
backbone. III e
must be a doctor.
| am very unhap-
py.
Jan. 8. - 1t is
all over with me.
We went to the
theater tonight
with my mother,
and neither of my
parents paid a bit
of attention to
me or to the play.
| was right about
t b e fashionable
restaurant, but 1t
has changed its
name. We have
t q k en- a table,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

happy as it is woman's. There's al
ways room for plenty of good resolu-
lions New Years day and other days.
He might resolve. If he really meant
to turn over new leaf and try to do
his part toward making home happy,
to make his wife an allowance and pay
1t promptly as a debt of honor; to re-
member that servants are mortal and
that you can't hire three dollar a
week girl to cook like a $1,000 chef;
to bear In mind that woman never
gets too old to like compliment or to
be interested in hearing that her hus-
band loves her and appreciates her.
and, above all. to save some of his good
manners and good humor for home
Internationally Dix.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

George SIENNA was struck on the
head and almost instantly killed by
a tree, which he was telling in Bert
Maxfeld's woodlot in Bristol Friday
His body was discovered short time
afterward by other choppers The
unfortunate man was about "a years
old and had been employed in Bristol
about a year. His parents live in
Willistun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

er, though l was
surprised to hear
my father call
her miss Alice"
No doubt there
are manners In
t h g. world to
which | must be-
comeaccustomed.
My proud parent
exhibited me to
my other parent,
who was really
charmingly e n =
thusiastic ov er
me. She prom
Used to go to the
theater with us
and have a little
supper fterward.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

John Chandler of Peacham got
badly hurt last week, while chopping
in the woods. A tree fell and lodged
in another tree and one end hit Mr..
Chandler on the hip and branch
hit his head. No bones were broken,
but he will be unable to work for
some time ON account of the injury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

Lindsey Turner of Chester had
a narrow escape from instant death
Monday, when. in moving gun
about in sleigh, it was discharged,
the contents hitting Mr.. Turner in
the left breast and inflicting a flesh
wound, The charge passed by his
head.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
IL All Depended.

Johnny-Mamma, are we going to
have turkey for dinner on New Years?
Mamma-It all depends, Johnny.
Johnny-On what?
Mamma--On whether your father
has anything left after the trades
mems clerks and the janitor get through
wishing him a happy New Years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

are forever won YOU DON'T KNOW
dering why wo- WHAT YOU ARE
men want to con- TALKING ABOUT"
gregate together in boarding houses.
One answer to the conundrum il that
they want somebody TO talk to while
their husbands are downtown at
night. l have yet to see the woman
whose husband was home keeping
and home loving man who wasn't sat
isfled to stay there too. There's one
thing dead certain. and that is If men
were so anxious to stay at home even
ings as they were TO call on Il girl be-
fore marriage and If they took as
much trouble and pains to try to en-
terrain their wives as they do their
sweethearts the domestic millennium
would be within hailng distance.
Then, 1t seems to me. a man might
resolve not to unload all his troubles on
the family hearth. OF course | know
every day q man has to go through
with enough to try the patience of a
saint, but because cotton has gone
down instead of up or things haven't
run smoothly at the office is no real
reason for slapping Sammy and kick
ing the cat as soon as he gets within
his own door \ man might occasion
ally remember that woman has trou-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

lonesomeness he
would PUT on his
hat and go Off
to the theater or
t he corner sa-
loon or so III q
d ace w b e r @
there were light
a n d brightness
and gayety. A
woman has no
9 u C b resources.
s h e cant go
around at night
by herself hunt
Ing up company,
but must sit ut
home, no matter
how loneso me
and bored she
N az be. Men
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

The new armory of Go d, 1st in
fantry, V.N G. in st Johnsbury. is
pronounced the best in the state
The building is 100 x 20 feet, two
stories high in front and three in the
rear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

Earl Batchelder died at his home
in Norwich Dec "a, at the age of S3
years. He had been around the
world twice and for 30 years was en-
gagged in digging for gold in
Australia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Fate of a Resolution.

A month ago 1 made pact
With conscience to forswear an act,
To take effect on New Years day.
The day Is here. / now resolve
To let the business all devolve
On conscience. IT'S the easiest way.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

ID ESOLVED am for this new
IN year
In no high bonnets to appear.
All costly wraps Ill now forego
And do away with idle show.
In husbands business III not mix
And get him in another FIX"
My shopping Ill curtail at once,
For well | know | am a Ounce.
In scandals shall no more speak;
Ill lecture only once a week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

Frederick Bennington, the artist,
died at his home in Ridgefeld,
Conn Dec 81. from heart failure
and shock, superinduced by an oper-
alton for appendicitis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

Don't you hate to find worm
when eating fruit?" well. not so
much as finding half wormr'-Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

DleS OF DeT own
and needs to be
C h e cred a n d
frightened. We
are contin u ally
told that a wom-
an should always
m eet her hus-
band with u smile,
but no woman
can smile long
enough or bright
ly enough to
raise the temper
Azure in a house
where a man Is
sitting around
with a scowl on
his face. 1t takes
reciprocity, and
it's just as much
a mans business
RI smile and holm
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Emulate Time.

Time works wonders. By keepin' at
It you may ketch up with time some
day.-Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
Do You Know This Mani

Jim Tanks would swear off, so / hear,
Every New Years on whisky and beer,
Which he thought was so great
That he'd then celebrate
The feat all the rest of the year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01

w TTH this new year III aim to
" please.
Ill do great work for little
fees.
Pronunciation Ill eschew
And utilize no lodges new.
I'll advocate no unjust cause
And break no wills, whate'er the laws.
These resolutions are not grudged,
For lawyers, too, in time are judged.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
GOOD RESOLUTIONS
III N
THE HTISRANn
THE HUSBAND

I AM resolved this New Years day
To go a new and better way.
No more the lodge shall attend;
The homeward road by nine Ill wend.
While in the house Ill never smoke
Or tell my wife chestnut" joke.
The servant girl III never kiss,
But be content with welded bliss.
III bear with patience all my ills
And swear no more at dry goods bills.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
=. =. =. se 81 81
The Nav kin kdalnad.

The Way He Helped.
Voice from the Well-Kelp, help! I'm
drowning! Bertie-By Jove. how beast
ly Observation-Disclosures Taller.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-01
THE PREACHER

AS this is New Years, may say
~ Ill turn leaf for this good day
My sermons now Ill shorten
some;
No more they'll charge that I'm humdrum
The wealthy sinner I'll assail
And scorn his wrath if | shall fail.
My salary shall not seek
To swell, for Ill be plain and meek.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-06-20
Application No. 1645.

Appncatlon No. 1916.
Notice of Application for Permis-
sion to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 9Th day of April, 1910, in &C
cordance with Section %, Chapter
XXI, of the Statutes of 1909, one
AL Barton of Mountain City, County
of Elko, and State of Nevada,
made application to the State
Engineer of Nevada for permission
to appropriate the public waters of
the State of Nevada. Such APP
preparation is to be made from
melting SHOWS and springs at points
about 1000 feet East of Junction of
Merritt Creek and Log Greek by
means of open cuts, and 200 inches
per second is to be conveyed to
points of use, by means of bitches,
and there used for irrigation purp-
oses. Water not to be returned to
stream. 80, !
Date Of first publication May19, 1910
Date of last publication June %, l $40
Signed: = f.. e.. ...ri !.
1929; Emmett D. Boyle
... State Engineer.