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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
FOR THE CHILDREN
An Eastern STORY.

The sultan of Wadai Gaudeh, pre-
tending to fly, had marched round in
the rear OF the Forian army and inter
posed between them and their country.
They believed, however, that he was
utterly routed and loudly expressed
their Joy. One vizier remained silent
and on being asked by his master why
he did not share in the general JOY re-
piled that he did not believe In this
easy victory and offered to prove that
the enemy's army was even then
marching toward them.
''How wilt thou do this" said the
sultan.
Bring me she camel" replied the
vizier, with man who knows how to
milk"
The camel was brought and well
washed, and the milk was drawn into
a clean bowl and placed with a man to
guard II on the top OF the sultan's tent.
Next morning the vizier caused the
bowl to be brought to him and found
the milk quite black. So he went to
the sultan and said:
master. they are coming down upon
us and have marched all night"
Glow dost thou know thatY'
Look at this blackened milk"
'In what way has It become black q"
"rhe dust raised by the feet OF the
horses has been carried by the wind"
Some laughed at this explanation, but
others believed and looked out anxious
ly toward the west. In short time
the names of the hostile cavalry were
seen shaking In the eastern horizon.
Then followed the battle in which the
Forian sultan was slain.-Phlladelph
Ledger
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
The PASSING Of an Old Friend.

The Passing Of an Old Friend.
The burglars were at work on the
burglar proof safe.
"What's holdin' you back, JemT
growled the second one anxiously.
"Why, dey've put some kind o drill
proof stuff over de door," replied the
first one, ian can't get me tools troo
It."
The light of dawn was outlined by
The window. A rumble Of carts came
from the cobbled roadway.
1--WE gotter git" growled No. 2.
AS the bafied miscreants hastily
gathered together their jimmies and
Lrills and started for the door food
of light came through the window.
Then rs they looked back at the
safe each burglar smothered sulphur
Gus oath.
The mysterious thing that had defed
the steel drills was the outlawed roller
towel, vintage of 1905, which some
body had taken down and carelessly
thrown across the safe.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
The ,nexpensivo Life.

They tell of an official at Washing
ton, known by his friends to be rath-
er "close" man, who has many pas
sage at arms with his wife. all by rea-
son of that very closeness.
On one occasion a friend had the
misfortune to enter just as the pair
were ending an argument touching
some question of household expendi-
ture. He was just in time to hear the
husband say:
"See here, Marie, you cannot hood
wink me in these matters. Do you
think that have lived all these years
for nothingT
II shouldn't be at all surprised" was
the wifely repartee. Maya
zine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Auth.ntio and nenuina.

No better illustration of the differ
ence between the two words "authen.
tic" and genuine" can be given than
that given by Bishop Watson. He
says: "a genuine book is one written
by the person whose name 1t bears as
the author. An authentic book is one
that relates matters of fact as they
really happened. A book may be gen
uine without being authentic, and q
book may be authentic without being
genuine" To this Webster adds
Some writers speak of an authentic
document in the sense of a document
produced by its professed author, moi
counterfeit. "-Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
porothv,s Mustn't,.

"I'm sick OF 'mustn'ts'" said Dorothy D.
sick of 'mustn'ts as can be-
From early morn till the close of day
I hear a mustn't and never may
It's you mustn't lie there like sleepy
head
And you mustn't sit up when It's time fol
bed,'
You mustn't cry when comb your curls.
You mustn't play with those noisy girls,
You mustn't be silent when spoken to-,
You mustn't chatter as parrots do,
You mustn't be pert. and you mustn't be
proud"
You mustn't giggie or laugh aloud
You mustn't rumpie your nice clean
dress
You mustn't nod In place of yes
30 all day long the 'mustn'ts' go
TIL dream at night OF an endless row,
OF goblin 'mustn'ts' with great big eyes
That stare at me In shocked surprise.
oh, hope shall live to see the day
When somn one viii say to me, Dear, YOU
may
For I'm sick OF 'mustn'ts.' said Doro.
thy D.;
Sick OF mustn'ts' as l can be!''
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
An Indian Game.

Flying the arrow is game that In
dian boys like to play, and they are
very skillful at 1t. A clever player
sometimes has ten In the air at a time,
but you can be glad II you have three
arrows up at once. Provide yourself
with a bow and several arrows. Shoot
up In the air, and the aim of the game
Is to have as many arrows as possible
up in the mir before the first arrow falls
to the ground. Alertness in fitting the
arrow to the string is the most i'm
portant part. and the sending of the
first arrow way up high is the other
necessary achievement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
NEEDS or A RICH MANS WIFE.
SCI a Day the Least Mrs. Hutehins Can
spend--Gets $500 q Month.

S67 a Day the Least Mrs. Hutehins Can
spend-oets $500 q Month.
Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchlns of
washington fixed $67 a day as the
lowest figure ON which a millionaires
wife could live properly. This figure
was arrived at when Mrs. Hutchins
petitioned the equity court for consent
to utilize her $1,000 n month allowance
for pin money" She insisted that the
allowance made by her invalid hus-
band was altogether too small TO meet
her expenses and submitted an item
ICED table OF expenditures to prove her
contention. The principal items for
the month are:
chauffeur, 1915; milk, $50; marketing.
groceries and wine, $3.50; pew rent,
SIG: music, SIS; confectionery, So;
charity, SIS; theater tickets, $40; sum-
mer club dues, So; silver insurance, So;
massage, So; drugs and toilet articles,
$40; flowers, SIS; cleaning clothes, $50;
physicians, 500; dentist, 50; travelling,
$50; clothing for Mrs. Hutchins, $500;
rent summer cottage, $40; rent Paris
apartment, $110; taxes on Paris apart
ment, SIS; books, 81; miscellaneous,
1864; total, $2,012.
In view of this documentary evil
dence 1t was recommended by Louis
A. Dent, auditor of the District SUI
preme court, that the allowance be in
creased to $1,000 month, but with
the injunction that Mrs. Hutchins
meet all household expenditures, In
Guiding the medical expenses attendant
On her husbands illness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Money For tierouIansum.

The italian chancellor of the ex-
thequer has granted million lire for
excavations to be made at Herculan-
cum. The king himself has promised
to give 100000 lire for the same pur-
pose. 1t is curious to note that sixty
houses have been built right over the
streets Of the old town. These will all
have to be pulled down. Considerable
treasure, 1t is said, lies hidden beneath
the ruins to be examined-London
Globe
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
sideliahts on Mythology.

Tantalus, up to his chin In the pool
of water, leaned forward once more to
take a drink, and the water vanished
IN it's customary manner.
ooh, WELL" he said, 'I've no indi-
vidual cup, anyway"
Thankful that the cooling liquid
which he was not permitted to taste
was not presented to his longing gaze
in the still more tempting guise of a
bubbling cup, he waited till the water
rose again to his chin and absorbed
what he could of 1t through his pores,
as usual.-Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Odd Names n old rime,.

Among the good men and true on. a
Jury In Sussex in the seventeenth CEN
fury were Steadfast-on-High Stringer.
Kill-Sin Pimple. God Reward Smart
and Fight the Good Fight of Faith
White. Hume's History mentions Mr..
If-Christ Had Not Died. For You-You-
Had-Been5Damned Barcelona, whose
long name defeated its own object, be-
ing generally shortened into Damned
Barebone.-- London Chranicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Masked Mountain Climbers.

The natural conclusion upon meet
ing masked man in an unfrequented
location Is that we are in for an en-
counter with a highwayman, but this
is not necessarily the case, for the per-
son might be scientist engaged in
exploration work. Mountain climbers
have found that some such protection
is required to ward of The pain and
Inconvenience of snow scald. Along
the Pacific slope there are several or
CARNATIONS of amateur mountain
climbers, and the advantage Of some
protection for the skin of the face
was first appreciated by them.--Ex-
change.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
STRAIT Candida.

The candies, cakes, etc., that are sold
from push carts in the streets soon get
covered with dust and germs, and ev-
cry child should remember Kipling's
lines to the children Of India, for they
are as true here as there:
Them that takes cakes
Which the Parsee man bakes
Makes dreadful mistakes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Monsters.

A dinosaurus wandered out
From prehistoric days.
A monster weird. he strolied about
Our public to amaze.
He saw the locomotive swing
Around the polished curve,
And as he lodged he cried, THAT thing
Doth surely take my nerve!
He gazed upon the motorcar
And heard IL grind and wheeze.
lie saw the airship float afar.
So huge, yet all at ease.
"Alas." he cried. what fearful change
Throughout this world / seei
II is o'errun with monsters strange!
Tho good old times for mel
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

A fight Of stairs has been erected
OF carbornndum and concrete in
Paris, over which 100000 per-
sons have passed without so much
as scratching the surface,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Walked ON The Watsr.

Herr Keller, German inventor, re-
Gently took three mile walk over
Starnberg lake, near Munich, using
"water shoes" of his own construction.
Despite the wind and the rough surface
of the water, he covered the distance
In an hour and half. The water
shoes" are Of cylindrical form and are
six feet long. They are constructed Of
brass frames and sailcloth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Ladles, Maid to the Eruit jars.

Mrs. Starr was preserving peaches
in her blue and white Kitchen amid
an array OF glass jars! covers. paraffin,
rubber bands and so forth.
Margaret aged four, watched the
mysterious process quietly until the
fruit was In the jars and the covers
ready. Then she exclaimed estatically,
"Oh, marmee, please let me put the
garters onr'-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

After an illness of more than two
years of hardening OF the arteries,
Dir. Daniel F. Coolidge, well
known resident OF Ludlow. died
Sunday afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Mutual pistrust.

'That new statesman is giving you
quite an argument"
Eyes" replied Senator Sorghum. cts
the same old story. He thinks we need
reformation, and we think he needs in
formation. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

A special town meeting has been
called at Ludlow for Sept. rs to see
II the town will vote to exempt the
Davis Packing company from taxa
ton for period of 10 years or less.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Old Fashioned.


What an old fashioned couple they
areW
eyes; he never uses her as the butt
Of his jokes when they are out in COM
pany.".-Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
ev DESIGN.

81 hear your chauffeur had run
away. Bad accidentT
mo; it wasn't an accident at all. He
ran away with my wife."-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Had Honors.

"Are you anywhere near the head Of
your class in schoolT
"Nope, not very near, but kin lick
the kid that is at the head of it,
Houston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Fighting For Peace.

"Growcher says he fayors interna-
tional peace"
Eyes. But he is one of those people
who can't talk abo6t it without getting
into t."-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

Columbus day, October IS, will
be appropriately celebrated in Bur-
lington this year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

Tho Nearest He Had Ever Como to II.
'Pa, did you ever ask for bread and
get a stoneT
mo, but / often asked for biscuit
and got something resembling a
brick" -Chicago Record-Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

October I2-I3-Annual meeting
Vermont State Medical Society at
Burlington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

October Io-2I-Vermont State
Teachers meet at Montpelier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23
Elusive.

"He is what you might call an adroit
mann"
Decidedly. His sins never find him
out, and his debts never find him in."--
Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-23

Cat-I'll get you yet, Mr.. Parrot.
Parrot-You had better tackle the
aanary bird first and get reputation.
New York Mail.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
NEW 1871 CROP.
MATINEE IDOLS
0verworked Few on Tiger Roster
Last Year Will Be Supplemented
By Many Recruits.

MERIDIAN. Miss, March 15.-The
time-honored position of DOME" Bush
as the matinee idol of the Detroit club
remains mistaken as yet. but the fact
remains that Detroit is likely 10 be the
happy possessor OF considerable ad
dition to its list OF bachelor ball play
ers. with the new material which Is To
be added to the club.
! Mr.. Covington Is unmarried. So are
Messrs. Mitchell and Cavet. Mr.
Drake Is still bachelor, though he Is
admittedly lowering on the brink. Mr.
LATTE hasn't been harnessed yet
Neither has Mr.. Corcoran. Neither
Ness nor Gainor admit feminine
domination.
With such additions as seem destin-
ed to result from this list, the deplor-
able scarcity OF timber for idols,
should be far less In evidence than In
the past
or the veterans remaining on the
team, Casey, Bush, Lathers, Works
and OLeary alone remain In a posi-
ton of single blessedness. Further
more, at least two have very definite
matrimonial intentions. One of these
Is the University of Michigan Chick
en-" who is exchanging letters of very
personal nature with Grand Rapids
damsel. at very regular rate.
Chick" comes very near being the
ideal fiance. The other day he was
riding on a street car, seated ahead OF
two rather gaily-attired young ladies'.
Various advances failed to attract his
attention and finally. one of the south
ern bellies began toying with one OF
his sleeve buttons. "Chick" was hor-
ror-stricken. He turned around aud
said:
why, what do you mean? What is
your idea, anyhow"
The lady desisted and made NO fur
ther advances on the shocked ball
player. She was heard to confide to
her friend that the Detroit players
must be a very proper lot OF young
men.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
PRIVATE HOME
FOR THE TIGERS
jennings Seriously Considers Modi
fed Boarding House Propo-
sition For 1912.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 1.-THE
Tigers may-nay, almost certainly.
WILDE back at Monroe for their 1912
training work. But IL is very doubt
full IL they will be housed again at
the Hotel Monroe 80
Manager Jennings Is now consider
ing novel expedient which embodies
nothing less than the lease of large
house In the central part Of the city,
adjacent to large boarding establish
ment, the cuisine of which is beyond
reproach. The woman In charge OF
the boarding house guarantees to fur
nish and take care of the Tiger resi-
dence. and feed the boys well at her
own place across the street.
Manager Jennings Is anxious to re-
serve the Monroe training base for
his club. The grounds, the pool, the
location and the climate have all been
very nearly ideal. With good food
and good service, nothing more could
desired.
There is considerable talk in Mon
roe to the effect that two new hotels
may be built there during the com.
ing season. One of these is projected
In the open place between the ball
ground and the swimming pool, In the
edge Of town. This would make II
unnecessary for the players to 20
down town at any time In the day.
BRUSKE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
AMONG The TIGERS

It's a two-horse race In the Ameri-
can league this year--Detroit and the
Athletics. So says ID. Jones, l. f.
Donovan and willett both affect
canes this year. Wild Bill forgot TO
wear his one evening and caught a bad
cold as a result.
Sliding practice the other day devel-
oped the fact that DOME" Bush can
hook for base with his left foot only
Sam Crawford says he never yet slid
In regular league game without hurt
ing himself. more or less badly.
The Tiger cohors will have more OF
n chance for sight seeing and specula-
ton, now that G. Schumm has Joined
the club. When not putting up jokes
on the little secretary, the boys are
making touches which put them In line
for the poker games.
Covington took the road for the
"trip. still the holder OF the record for
the half-mile sand track at Monroe.
which he turned In s:o2. just jogging
. It's funny TO go down 10 the trains
and see the tourists from the north
emerge from Pullmans. clad In heavy
overcoats, while the thermometer how
ers round the S0-point.
They have a quaint custom OF mar
keung sunday papers from Shreveport
and New Orleans all over this region.
from Saturday morning onward. The
papers are only dummies. printed days
ahead. but the natives seem to eat
them up.
Chances cublets were trimmed oJ
New Orleans. Joe Jackson who LED
the American league last fall with q
.ss7 average. played with the PeIicaui
and made three hits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
|GlVEs DECISION
/ TO N FARLlNQ
outpoints Moran in iO-Round Bout
Packey Too Elusive Tor English
man Whose Swings Went Wild

NEW YORK, March 15.--If Packex
Mcfarland had a little stifler punch
New York fans would be ready to q,
claim him today the greatest light
weight the game has known for years
His ten-round victory over 0we9
Moran. the cleverest Of England's MT
tie men, at the Fairmont Athlete
club last night was so clean-cut - ~
leave no doubt that for shiftineoe.
boxing and fighting Sense" he HASN'T
an equal In his division. *
Mcfarland won easier than expect
ed, due to an exhibition OF far more
cleverness than he had before shown
In this city, rather than to any deter
iorntion on Moran's part. In the lajt
Ave rounds the Chicago boy cut loose
| and turned q fight that had bean
rather close into a runaway. Moran,
usually sure shot, found McFarland
entirely too elusive and his Wild
swings were answered by telling jabs
from his opponent.
The big crowd was convinced that
either Mcfarland or Moran n bet
ter man than champion Wolgast and
that Mcfarland would probably prove
the superior of Knockout" Brown.
local aspirant for the Championship
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE - :. = Z: Co.
WILLETT LIKELY TO PITCH
SEASONS OPENING GAME

and curve with curve In a duel In
which the gamer of the two was the
one who finally triumphed, Detroit
winning by a score OF to o.
II has taken a long time for De-
troiters to gain confidence In Willett.
In fact, that has also been true Of the
attitude OF his teammates. But Edgar
Is now fully established. Veteran af-
ter veteran has assured the writer
that no pitcher should excel Willett
this year. Manager Hughes conf
dence has been won at last. In the
writer's judgment, Willett is right
now the logical choice for the open
ing game of the season.
jennings Testimonial.
1T is my honest belief that, II VIII
lett had been well and In shape all
season last year." says Manager Jen-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15

nings, Detroit would have given the
Athletics the closest sort OF race
right down to the end Of the year. He
would certainly have most materially
changed the result OF the series with
New York, Boston and st. Louis. All
these clubs have been easy picking
for him In other years. The Athletics
won their pennant not by beating us
but by trimming Boston and New
York much worse than we were able
to do
Edgar should be just as effective
against Chicago, opening day. as any
pitcher whom can present. II Is
too far ahead for me 20 make any de-
cision now, but I'll admit l fancy the
idea. Edgar looks good to me against
Ed Walsh, Doc White or anyone else
they seem to think is best fitted to
make a showing for the Sox."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-15
Tiger Catcher Yearned
In Vain for Sympathy

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 49,
Harry Tuthill pulled one on Joe
Casey the other day that caused a
general smile.
Joe claimed to have hurt a finger
and wasn't out at morning practice.
AS he Is notoriously late sleeper,
the Tiger trainer failed to show any
marked sympathy for the catcher's
tale Of woe.
Casey began fussing around, warm
ing up pitchers. Before the game be.
gan he made one more effort for Tut.
hills coincidence.
Harry" said he, Il wish you'd
tape this finger where It's hurt. I'm
afraid to throw the ball with it,"
Mr.. Tuthill examined the Casey
mitt In Detail. Then he gravely in
CURED
which finger, Joe?"