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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
THE

Persisteney of the a..oy no Wanted
Good Eosas.
In the American Magazine Z. I. Far
peach king. When Mr.. Hale was q
small boy there was IL. mortgage on
his mothers house. Young Hale
bought some peach trees, and just as
the mortgage was to be foreclosed he
sold his first crop and paid II Off. Mr..
Harrington writes: "a
after that the Hale boy was much
In the local public eve. He went to
town meeting one year and asked
for better road between Glastonbury
and Hartford. The conservative to-
bacco farmers frowned on the for
ward youth. Next year he was on
hand again. however. this time to
plead for permission to have built
only ten rods of good road at the
towns expense. He was politely in
formed that boys. were made to be
seen and not heard and went home
disappointed once more. But the. next
year he bobbed up a third time. more
determined than ever. and evinced a
disposition to talk all day. On that
occasion his persisteney and fIibuster-
ing tactics were too much for the
town farmers. and they consented to
the appointment OF a committee. with
young Hale as chairman. to lay ten
rods of modern roadway. telling them
to build 1t anywhere, they chose, but
naturally expecting that Hale would
select the section In front of his own
farm. Instead. he picked out the
worst section of the road. at least
four miles from his home.
"When the next spring came this
piece of roadway was like an oasis I'm
desert of mud. and there was little
further opposition to road improve
ment in that part Of the Connecticut
valley"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
He Had His Cue.

Some little time ago a stranger
strolled into a billiard room of one
of our largest hotels and was i'm
mediately accosted by youth who
challenged him to a game of 100
up. Nothing loath, the stranger sc-
cepted, won the toss for first shot,
went to the table and did not leave
it till he had amassed 102 and was
still in play. He then noticed that
his would be opponent had put
away his cue and was making for
the door.
"Hi, hi, young felIowl'' called he.
"Who's paying for this gamer"
"Not me, you betl No play, no
pay, is my motto, and when l pay
to be a spectator I'll have re-
served seat for my money and not
stand holding a cue like blooming
markeri"-London Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
STEVENSON IN SAMOA.
Pen Picture of the Writer as First Seen
by His Friend Moors.

by His Friend Moors.
H.>J. Moors, the American mer-
chant who was Stevenson's most in
innate friend in Samoa, tells in his
book, "With Stevenson In Samoa"
of his first meeting with the novel
fst.
"I had previously met Joe Strong,
a relative of his by marriage" says
Mr.. Moors, "and Strong had writ
ten to me from Hawaii, informing
me that Stevenson was touring the
islands apd would in due course ar
rive at Apia.
name as a novelist wrote Strong,
especially as the author of CDR.
Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" which you
must have read, but beyond all that
he is a charming fellow, and you
will like him.
stevenson, he added, was just
then tripping it.around the Gilberts
and other islands to the northward,
and later on he would turn up at
Samoa. Would be so good as to do
what / could to make his stay
pleasant one, fas he is an invalid
and a good fellowP'
"For six or seven months after
receiving this letter l had been
looking out for him, and early in
December, 1889, the schooner,
Equator, with Stevenson on board,
entered Apia harbor. / went
aboard. A young looking man came
forward to meet me.
"He appeared to be about thirty
years of age, although really nine
years older, of fair and somewhat
sallow complexion and about five
feet ten>inches in height. He wore
a slight, scraggy mustache, and his
hair hung down about his neck
after the fashion of artists. This
was Stevenson-R. L. s., the best
beloved Initials in recent literature
and I knew it even before he
spoke.
"He was not handsome man,
and yet there was something ire
sistibly attractive about him. The
genius that was in him seemed to
shine out of his face. l was struck
at once by his keen, inquiring eyes.
Brown in color, they were strangely
bright and seemed to penetrate you
like the eyes of mesmerist.
Ellis feet were bare, and l re-
member that he was dressed in a
thin calico shirt and light pair of
flannel trousers, with little white
yachting cap, one of those cheese
cutter things, on his head"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
understandina a Woman.

500 you really believe" she ask
ed, looking acrossth table at him,
Chat any man is capable of under
standing woman ?"
81 believe almost any man is
capable of understanding a woman
at times"
"At what times, for instance? ?"
"Well, when she opens the con-
versation by assuring him that she
has made up her mind to be an old
maid and when she goes out into
the vestibule to bid him good night
and there assures him that she
thinks it is foolish for girl to let
a man kiss her before he has called
at least three times."-Chicago
Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Hudson,s Bay Company.

Although the Hudson's Bay COM
pany is not the power it once was
in Canada, it is still a fourishing
institution and owns $4,000 choice
acres. In 1869 the company yield
ed title to all its territory, with the
exception of the acreage stated, re-
ceiving from the Dominion govern
ment 81 100000 indemnity for its
monopoly rights and political au-
thority. Since that time it has been
conducting its operations like an or
dinary mercantile corporation. 1t
was organized in 1760 by Prince
Rupert and company of noblemen
and was given extraordinary pow
ers by it's operating charter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
HIS QUAINT SIMPLICITY.
u Won John Burroughs Place In the
Treasury Department.


Early in the sixties of the last
century, when Hugh McCulloch had
just been appointed comptroller of
the currency to organize the new
department under the provisions of
the national bank act, there walked
into his Office, unannounced, one
day stranger dressed in "store
clothes" and wearing long hair.
"My name is Burroughs--John
Burroughs" said the visitor. 81
should like to have a position in
your department"
"What do you know about bank
ing?" asked theNcomptroller, think
ing that perhaps in the unique
stranger might be discovered some
genius or an actuary or accountant.
"Unhappily, nothing" replied
the applicant.
"Who sent you here?"
"No one"
"Well, who's your congressman?
To whom can you refer me ?"
81 know no congressman"
"And you expected to get a gov
ernment position without quahfica-
ton for the position and without
Endorsement or backing of any char
acter?"
''I think couId learn Office work
here, and the salary would be a
great help to me in my literary ca
recr."
ooh, you are writer, are you P"
What's vonr line? Poetry, per-
haps ?" =
81 try to wriiG poetry" confessed
the visitor
"Got any Of it with you ?" asked
the comptr1llor, now considerably
amused. Il SO let's see it,
The poc n. turalist produced a
song rcdoient Of early spring. 1t
treated o. the chewink, the oven
bird and tlr Carolina wren, with a
dainty reference to forest violets
and hepaticn.
"This is rrcnt," commented the
co;nptrollc' ITS right out of the
woods"
(which is more than can be said
of the author" observed Mr.. Bur-
roughs, thinking of the world of
finance which he was seeking to in
wade.
The comptroller laughed. ~And
is this all YOU have in the way of
credentials" z"
81 have some more poems at
home," was the bland and sincere
reply.
In much merriment the comp
troller summoned an assistant.
"Here's the most astonishing in
stance of ingenuousness | have ever
encountered in public life," said he.
"rhat man over there applies for a
government position, and the only
hackers he can name are the muses..
Yet this department is not polit-
ical, and somehow I'm inclined TO
put the fellow to work. | am capti-
vated by the mans honest sip-
plicity."
So John Burroughs was set to
work as treasury clerk. No ap-
pointment ever before had been Sc
cured on such basis, and no one
since has had the temerity in ask
ing for a government job to cite
song birds and wild flowers as his
only references
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
BLEED ALMOST AT A TOUCH.
Sufferers From Henophilis Rarely Get
a Chance TO Live Long.


a Chance to Live Long.
There is no accident of practice
more dreaded by the physician than
to see patient upon whom he has
performed some trivial operation,
such as lancing a boil or removing
adenoids, bleed and bleed and keep
on bleeding, perhaps until he dies.
All the usual remedies, such as
pressure, cold and the application of
styptics, and all the unusual ones,
such as tying igature around the
bleeding part or soaring it with the
cautery, are tried and tried in vain.
Fortunately, this accident hap
pens rarely and can happen at all
only in the case of a new patient,
with whose constitution the doctor
is unfamiliar, but when it does hap
pen it seems worse and more ter
rible than death from any other
cause following operation, for it is
so unlocked for that it comes like
bolt from the blue.
The constitutional state to which
this accident is due is known as
hemophilia. Those subject to'it are
called ''bleeders." The disease is
one of the blood solely. 1t consists
in a reduced coagulability-that is,
the clots which ordinarily close the
open mouths Of the minute blood
vessels and stop the blood from
oozing from a small wound do not
form; consequently the blood con-
tinues to escape. The globules of
the blood and the coloring matter
are usually as they are in health, for.
the trouble is purely chemical one
"a deficiency of lime salts, the
presence of which is essential if
clots are to be formed.
In these cases it does not always
require a surgeon to inflict fatal
wound. A blow on the nose, an ac-
cidental cut or a mere pin scratch
may open a sufficient number of
tiny blood vessels to drain away the
vital fluid. A man who knows him
self to be a bleeder does mot dare
to shave; he will suffer any pain
from an aching tooth rather than
allow it to be pulled, and he is most
careful not to let his hands or lips
chap in winter, lest an accidental
crack open the way to an uncon-
trollable outpouring of blood.
Why the blood is deficient in lime
salts is not known. The condition
is hereditary, and, oddly enough, al
though it affects men and boys al
most exclusively, it is transmitted
through the female line. Thus a
man may be a bleeder; his children
will escape, but the male children
of his daughter will almost surely,
one or all, suffer.
Most bleeders die in infancy, but
not few live to boyhood and some
even to adult life before meeting
with the accident that leads to the
fatal hemorrhage. Some few grow
outof the condition.
Treatment consists in the daily
administration of lime salts, such
as the lactate of calcium, through
long periods of time. Gelatin has
also been used, apparently with ben
efit.NY outh's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02

as thousand-dollar brass statue
and as dog of much savagery and
intelligence, showed the audience
what real actor could do if he had
a chance. A lot of money seems to
be lying around loose in the Sunny
South" and "Old Black Joe" &C. o.
Dumas saved the old plantation
when he pointed to the hiding place
of $50,o00 { or perhaps it was $780,
900 J and his ole marster was able to
pay off the relentless mortgage
holder who threatened to drive him
from home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
A Hunting Story.

An old backwoodsman that Abra<
ham Lincoln often told of had very
heavy, overhanging eyebrows and
wore big spectacles with brass rims.
One day he came rushing into his
cabin and, seizing his rifle, aimed
it carefully through crack of the
door at a great oak tree that stood
near and fred.
"What is it?" whispered his wife.
"a wildcat, Sairy," he said excit-
edly, "an' | missed him"
He hastily loaded and fred again
and then again.
"Now, hold on, Joshua" said bis
good wife. 'Iet me look at you.
Why, laws-a-daisy, it's nothin' but
u little bug on one O. your eye
.browsl'' l''-Housekecper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
AM unpIeasant RsxsIation.

'fMy son." said the doting parent,
''it is your duty to tell the girl you
hope to marry all about yourself
all your faults and weaknesses.
That's the true test of love-"
'T did," replied the hopeful. at
wasn't much"
"What did you tell her? ?"
"Why, you see, dad, she didn't
really know who you we're, SO told
her"
<Ehl And what did she say"
"She's an awfully nice girl, dad,
and she said she'd tried hard to
reconcile herself to the unpleasant
truth. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
What's Left.

A prominent citizen had just
died. AS is usual, the townsfolk
were standing on the street corners
wondering how much he left. Some
of them put the sum as high as
$4,000, but others argued stoutly
that he left not more than $4,000.
A politician, notorious as man
who wouldn't pay his bills, listened
to several of these discussions.
Then he said:
T suppose when ! die people will
be standing on the street corners
just like that and asking, 4 won
der what he owed?' Saturday
Evening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Expert oIov. cu4..rs.

The cutters Of the great glove
houses in Brussels and in France
earn even higher wages than the
cutters of the, most fashionable
tailors in London and New York.
So difficult lis this art of cutting that
most of the principal cutters are
known to the trade by name and
by fame, and the peculiar knives
which they use in the business are
so highly priced that they are hand
ed down from generation to gener-
alton as heirlooms.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Too Smart.

'Tt does not always pay to be too
smart" said a lawyer. "At our
boarding house new waitress was
employed, and d young chap asked
her what he should callher.
"'Call me PEARL she said.
"'Are you the pearl of great
price?' he asked.
"No,' answered the girl. I
guess I am the pearl that was cast
before swine.' New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02

The other morning at the break
fast table Mr.. Skillings, who was in
a highly satisfied mood, remarked
to his wife:
"What if were one of those hus-
bandsy my dear, who get up cross in
the morning, bang things around
and kick because the coffee is
cold ?"
why responded Mrs. Skillings
sweetly, "I would make it hot for
you"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Changes in Quechee Company

The j. {. Psrker Co., Of Quechee,
r: L Harris, president; E. D..
Kane, clerk, has filed papers in the
office Of the secretary Of state chang
ing the name of the company to the
Harris Emery Co, enlarging the
business and increasing the capital
stock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Big Check for Middlebury.

The treasurer of Middlebury col
lege has received check for $z2,-
Sax .os from the General Education
Board as the first payment toward
the $4,000 they have pleiged
toward the 100000 fund. The
board paws proportionately as sub
scriptions are paid in b, other sub
seribers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Bobcat Shot in Ludlow.

A bobcat weighing 43 pounds was
was shot a few days ago by Ira
Sumuer in Ludlow. and was on ex-
hibitioa forsa time. attracting co.,
siderable attention. TIE animal was
a fine specimen of its kind. power
ftlly built, aud measured three feet
from tip of nose to tip Of tail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Engine Killed a Deer.

Asingular circumstance happened
last Sunday as the helping engine
was returning to Newport from the
summit, near Willoughbv, when the
engine run into and killed r large
buck that was either standing or
attempted to cross the track ahead
of the engine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Not Impressed.

.Dad. my coming out gown win cost
an even hundred"
81 once knew a girl who made her
own gown at cost of So and thus
won husband"
"I don't want two dollar husband" !"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02

'T'll get even with Bumpus,"
said Harrity.. 81 hear that he called
me lobster the other day."
Glow very insultingp calculated
farley.
"Wasn't it?" said Harrity, his
face red with wrath.
'Tt certainly was, and I'm really
surprised" said Jarley. "Bumpus is
so fond of Holsters, as a rule."--
Harpers Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Present Location.

"Did the minister speak feelingiy of
the man whose death was hastened> by
the lack of coal?''
"Yes. he spoke feelingly. but not
thoughtfully. He said the man didn't
feel the need of coal now."-Satire.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02
Meant wh.. t,s saId.

Wedderly-Let me congratulate
you, old boy. This is probably the
happiest day Of your life.
Singleton-You are little pre-
vious, dear boy; I'm not to be mar
ried until tomorrow.
Wedderly-l know it, and you
heard what l said.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02

DR.. Leroy M. Bingham, one of
the best known surgeons in this
state, dropped dead in the bathroom
Of his, home in Burlington at $40
Monday afternoon. Death was due
to angina pectoris.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-12-02

In five days whirlwind cam
pai0n throughout Canada 81 $780,
965 was raised for McGill Univer-
sity, Montreal.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-21
Suspenders and Belts

Lord and Taylor's Onyx Brand; Wilson Bros, im-
 ported lsles; pure thread silks
 All $100, 75c and soc fancy hose ..... 33c Black lsles 50 now 35c Solid color sles 50c now 35c Solid color mercerized lises, soc now. ..... 35c American Hosiery Co.,, 35c, now. .......... .25c Black gauge lisle 25c now ...............1 .19c Solid color gauge lisle 25c now ........... .19c White sles, soc now, 35; 25c now. ......... 19c Onyx silk plat 25c, now. w.............19 .19c Onyx, Phoenix pure silk, soc, now 35c Onyx pure silk $1.O0 h6w ..............70 roc Onyx pure silk, $1.5O, now w.........$1 $1.15 100 dozen black and fancy, 20c and 15c grades
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-21

Our Semi-Annual sales
 are always large because the people know they are dependable.
 We will show you the Invoices. our original low price ticket and the sale price on each article.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-02
WILD WEST STUNTS
PULLED OFF
Two "Kids" Arrested For
Shooting Up Brown
Bros Saloon

kid" Oliver and kid" Brown were
arraigned in municipal court this aft
ernoon charged with disorderly con-
Duct and with carrying concealed wea-
pons. The charges following an esca-
pade In which they were involved FRI
day evening when bullets flew danger
ously nea several people.
According to the story of persons
In Brown Bros. saloon when the ARRAY
happened, kid" Brown owed oliver
a certain amount of money and an ar
gument concerning the debt was
started.
oliver pulled a revolver and is al
legged to have shot at Brown. Three
shots were fired. The first hit the
ceiling, one went through a front win
dow near the top of the sash and the
other went through the screen parti-
ton at the front entrance.
Having fired the three shots Oliver
put the revolver back in his pocket.
Night Policeman House had heard the
shots and ran into the saloon, but ey-
erything looked peaceful to him. He
started out to look for Chief of Police
Sullivan but net the latter at the
door. An investigation was started
and the two men were taken in
charge.
Oliver is said to be wanted at Minot
where he Is alleged to have stolen a
cash register. been arrested, released
on bail, and then jumped his bonds.
He will be taken to Minot when the
local authorities have finished with the
charge placed against him here. Oliver
Is also alleged to have spent the sum
mer In the jail at Kenmare.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-02
TWO women TACKLE
THREE CHICKEN
THIEVES
Hung Onto One Until Help
Came-Are Able to Pro-
tect Property

Mrs. Emily Wessner and her daugh-
ter. Martha. proved we'll able to pro-
tect their property when. about 9
o'clock Friday night, they surprised
three chicken thieves in the shed at
the rear of the house who were filling
sacks with poultry.
Mrs. Weesner. who resides at 315
North Second street, has been missing
chickens for some time and lately has
been keeping a close watch of the
chicken coop. About 9 o'clock she and
her daughter were watching the hen
house when they saw some n strike
a light. They rushed out to protect
their property. Miss Martha Wessner
grabbed one of the chicken thieves
but the other two managed to get
away.
Although the thief made a big effort
to get away the two women hung INTO
him until Neil Kelliher, who happened
to pass by, heard the rumpus and hur-
ried to the assistance of the women.
The thief who was found to be q
rather husky Grand Forks boy, IS or
house and the police were notified.
An examination Of the 49, house
and a census of its Inhabitants failed
to show my missing, although three
plump fowls had been placed in a
sack.
The Grand Forks boy was taken to
the city Jail where he was locked up
for the night. This morning Mrs.
Wessner failed to make a charge
against him and the lad was released.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-02
NH
HUMAN QUALITIES
THE TOPIC FOR
ADDRESS
University of Wisconsin Man
at the Convocation This
Morning

DR.. Joseph Jastrow Of the univer-
sity of Wisconsin was the c~onvocatton
speaker this Forming at the university
gymnasium His subject was Some
Human Qualities" This broad sub
ject DIR. Jastrow handled in Il most
admirable manner. He said that the
basis Of the human community Is the
human difference" The way to find
these differences Ia to look into the
houses Of various people and observe
the different people physically and
mentally. One might have a three
minute interview In each house and
would find that tho greatest difference
between these persons is the matter
Of taste. Everybody has about the
same type of emotional nature. The
human differences" arise on the basis
OF this emotional nature. People diff.
fer according to the friends they make.
according to their way of thinking:
then intercourse. and in fact every.
thing they do. These differences are
aesthetic in nature. People are full
Of this aesthetic nature every place
they 60.
He said that there are three great
roots Of human life. They are he
said. first: what we think: second.
what We believe. and third, what we
do and not what we are expected TO
do"
He said that the largest phase of
human qualities" is that which an.
peals to society.