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The evening world., 1912-02-27
GLASS FALLS ON GIRL;
MAY COST HER LIFE.
Back Draught Blows Window Out
on Head of Victim Passing
in Street.

Annie Danf, sixteen years old. OF NO.
"a McKibbon street. Williamsburg. was
passing the plate glass factory of Jacob
Wcrberlof at No. So Meserolc street. on
her way to work to-day, when she hap
pencd to look ny. As sh" lid so a heavy
nppor window was blown ont by n back
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
Preeaution.

A young father took his six
monts-old son to the photogra!
piers last week. A nice picture
was obtained, and when he was in
formed that the prints were ready
he went alone to get them. Note
this--he was not armed with the
proofs-and the child's mother was
not along. And yet out of sixty or
seventy pictures of habies--for this
photographer makes a specially of
kids-he unhesitatingly picked his
own. Few mere fathers could have
done it. a
"How did your" asked the pho
tographer.
II know my own child" replied
the father, stalking proudly forth.
'How did you ?" asked the moth
er.
"Why--er--dearie, when the pic
ture was taken / pinned my lodge
pin on his little dress. See how it
shows up in the photograph Pr
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

Joseph M. Brown, who was recently
nominated for governor Of Georgia,
has already served his state in the
capacity of chief executive. There
were three candidates In the field at
the Democratic primary held to select
a candidate to succeed Hoke Smith,
recently elected to the United States
senate, Ex-Governor Brown winning
handily. The election will take place
Jan. IL. 1912, and as the state is
strongly Democratic Mr.. Brown will
again occupy the executive chair he
held from July, 1909, to July, 1911.
when he was succeeded by Hoke
Smith.
Governor Brown has been called the
silent statesman because of the fact
that in his first campaign he did not
make a single speech, but confined
his efforts to meeting prominent citi-
zens in private talks and In sending
out pamphlets and leaflets. He Is a
son of the late Joseph Il. Brown, IA
nous war governor of Georgia, who
was afterward a United States sena-
tor. He was educated at the Univer-
sity of Georgia and Harvard law
school. He was a state railroad COM
missioner when Hoke Smith was first
elected governor, and the latter ousted
him from the position. Then he be-
gan the fight which has twice elected
him to the gubernatorial chair.
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BRIDCEWATER.
Deferred


We understand that the parties
who broke the street lights a short
fime ago have settled for the same.
t will doubtless teach them a lesson
hs regards destroying property.
y Mrs. e. A. Woods of West Lynn,
Mass, has been with her mother,
Mrs. o. w. Davis, the past week.
Curtis & Pinney started the Bug
bee stretcher mill Monday.
Mrs. L. Carroll, who has been vis-
6ting in Massachusetts, and Maine,
returned home Monday.
Miss, Hazel Davis visited Miss
Sawyer in Rutland last week.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
Manley Wednesday for their annual
meeting.
N Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Bellimer are
cunning the boarding house at the
Reed and Davis lumber camp in
Curtis hollow.
a w. w. Furman is drawing logs
for E. s. Solger.
q The Rutland stage did not get in
tuesday night, Jan. 9. owing to the
gale and snow drifts in Sherburne
hollow.
F. r. Knight will not run the
meat business again until he secures
uitable rooms.
There is more numbering and
n eaming being done here this winter
Ehan was ever known before.
n Lynn and Lyman Woodward's
house burned to the ground We'd
hesday noon. Jan. 10. cause un-
known. No one was there at the
fime and nothing was saved. This
|5s hard loss for the boys.
w. A. Hadley is driving team for
No. 0. Robinson on the Curtis and
Pinney job.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

The waitress at the Iittlehalt
inn smoothed her apron and turned,
giggling, to her assistant. "There's
regular old countryman just come
in" she whispered. "He's ordered
q chowder first, the way they always
do; when it comes to dessert Pm GO
ing to have some fun. You listen" I"
The old countryman was taking
his last spoonful of chowder from
his tilted plate when he became
aware that the waitress was hover
ing near him. He looked up, and
she spoke in clear, carrying tone.
"We've got four kinds of pie"
she said. "Which'll you havep"
The shrewd old eyes twinlzled up
into the pretty, impertinent face.
"1Il have a piece o. the las" !"
said the old countryman gravely.
Youths Companion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
TIN CATCHES COLD.
And When Il Does tho Metal Finally
crumblss to Powder.

Certain metallic elements have
their ailments and indispositions,
but the tin plague is probably the
most remarkable of them all. If
tin catches cold it will decay, it will
lose its luster and finally crumble to
q gray powder. The change is not
chemical one, for the gray powder
IL still tin, and it can be brought
back by careful warming to its
original healthy condition
Apparently, when the tin is very
pure 1t is more susceptible to cold
and consequent decay. In fact, it
may be made proof against the dis
ease by alloying it with other met
ais. The disease is a source of con-
siderable annoyance and disappoint-
ment. to the collectors of coins who
possess valuable tin specimens in
their cabinets.
This curious failing of tin, says
the London Lancet, may possibly
have led to the use of the word
"tin" as term of reproach, as in
such expressions as a "tin pot in
stitution," or Ca tin soldier" Even
tin buttons have been known to
crumble in this way, and organ
pipes made of tin have been found
to decay after severe winter. Tin
rot, to keep up the analogy of dis
ease, is even infectious, for decay
ing tin in contact with healthy lus-
trous tin soon spoils it and reduces
it to its own unhealthy state. If
tin is to be protected effectually
against the ravages of cold it should
be kept above 18 degrees cent?
grade. The best remedy appears to
be, however, to alloy it with another
metal, notably lead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
II wasn,t Rioht.

An old man Gf being ninety
three is old) walked along Kearny
street somewhat laboriously. AL
though feeble physically, there was
M air of prosperity about him.
That was what attracted the atten-
ton of a "touch" artist.
"Say, mister" said the tramp,
coming up, could you help a poor
fellow to get a meal ?"
The old man looked him over and
then exclaimed: "You ought to be
ashamed of yourself, coming to me
Tor help! Evidently you don't know
That / am an orphan. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
HARTLAND.
Deferred

Earle and Sylvester Cushman,
bons of the late Will Cushman, have
gone 10 the orphans home at Bur-
Qington.
Mrs. T. j. Chase spent few days
recently with her daughter. Mrs.
Maude French, in Burlington.
Rev. Hermann Lohmann and Lee
Graham have resumed their studies
|ht Dartmouth college.
Mrs. Fred Paige and Eugene of
Hanover spent the week end with
.their aunt. Mrs. Alice Chase.
The Hartland Nature Club will
hold q meeting today.
Misses Clemmie Barrell, Hazel
IRowell, Messrs. Naphier and Nor
ROW, guests at J. F. BARRELS, have
returned to New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
Lytton's Good Catch.

Bulwer-Lytton was once enter
tanning at Knebworth a young Aus
tralian when the visitor from Mel
bourne, shy and clumsy, took from
the mantelpiece a piece of china
lately given his host by grateful
colonial. 1t slipped out of his
hands. In another moment it would
have been shivered upon the hearth.
The host, from his sofa, saw what
had happened, was up in an instant,
stretched out his hand and caught
the bowl just ere it descended on
the marble. "Fielded, by Jovel But
l save my croclery, which / would
rather not have written Money
than have lost" cried the novelist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
AIexander,s Famous l4or,s.

Bucephalus, the horse Of Alexan-
der the Great, was in all probebil-
ity the most celebrated horse Of
which we have any knowledge. He
was bought for the sum of 16 tall
ents from Philonicus out Of his
breeding pastures Of Pharealia,i and
it is known that he was skewbald,
or, In other words, white, clouded
with large deep bay spots, this Pc
culiar breed being valued by the
Parthians above all others, but be-
ing disiiked by the Romans because
30 easily seen in the dark. Buceph-
alus was ridden by Alexander at the
battle of the Hydaspes and there
received his death wound. Disobe-
dient for once to the command Of
his master, he gaIoped from the
heat Of the battle, brought Alexan-
der to place of safety, knelt, as
was his custom, for him 10 alight
and, having thus performed his
duty, trsmbled, dropped down and
died. H
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
Narrow Escape of a Bethel
Family.

A house in Bethel owned by the
Misses Mae /. Savage end Ellen NJ.
Preston and occupied by Walter L.
$winyer, caught fire from an over
heated stove or a chimney early on
Sunday morning and was rapidly
consumed except parts of the walls.
The Swinyer family made a hasty
bxit, partly clad. to the home of
Miss May Blossom. They left all
their clothes and practically every
Thing upstairs. Part of the furni-
ture downstairs was saved.
The fremen who came promptly
we're bothered by frozen hydrants,
he mercury standing at 20 below
zero.
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Some Paving Hens.

In the past year Mrs. Levi Swift
of Middlesex kept on an average
through the year 80 hens of the
three breeds. Wyandottes, Black
Minorcas and Buff Rocks. She sold
during the year $320.32 from the
flock; paid for feed, $l42.23; eggs
and fowls used in the family, $43.-
54; net profit, $1,000. From each
hen she received $l.90 to pay her
for her work, 1888 week. She
gathered from the flock $50 dozen
eggs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
DOUBLE STARS.
may Ass eupsrbly Bright and APs Al
eald 20 Be euns. NFN

They APe ouperbly Bright and APo Al
eald 10 Bs sumo
Many stars that appear angle to
the naked eye are found to consist
of two stars close to each other
when examined through powerful
telescope. They are called double
stars and several thousand have
been observed by astronomers. :
There are two classes Of double
stars. The first consists Of thoee
optically double. These appear dou-
BILE because they are nearly in the
same line of vision as seen from the
earth, though they have no connec-
ton, and one star may be very
much nearer to US than the other. 10
The second class consists of those
physically double, or binary stars,
where one star revolves about the
other or where each revolves around
the center of gravity common to
the pair, forming a binary system.
Many double stars have been
found to perform such revolution.
This is generally very slow, requir-
ing centuries for its completion. A
few binary stars, however, revolve
so rapidly that complete reyolu-
ton has taken place since they were
first observed. There are some
whose period is less than a century.
Besides the binary stars, groups
Of three or more stars are found
That are physically connected.
These are known as triple, quad
ruple and multiple stars. 7'''nH
The colors Of double stars are su-
perbly brilliant and varied. The
components often shine IN contrast
ed colors, one being blue and the
other yellow, or one being green
!, and the other yellow. Sometimes
the companions are purple and
white or red and white or both are
white. ~ e
A few stars are known as naked
eye doubles. One is small star IN
Lyra near the bright Vega. A sharp
eyed observer may see it double.
Bessel did so at the age Of thirteen.
A low power of the telescope will
separate it into two white stars
wide apart. A high power will sep
arate each Of the two components
in the two stars. This tiny star is,
therefore, double double, forming
quadruple system. @
A beautiful double star easy TO
find is Albireo in the beak Of the
swan. One of the components 10 OF
the third and the other of the fifth
magnitude. The colors are golden
yellow and sapphire blue. ag b.
1t is said that all these double
stars are suns. It is difficult to con-
ceive In the least complex system
in which blue, green and crimson
sums circle slowly round each other,
perhaps accompanied by retinues Of
planets. Our sun and his dark fam
lily dwindle into insignifcanoe in
comparison, though suns great and
small, single, double or multiple,
are held together by the same law
that keeps the pebble in its place on
this little earth.-Harpers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
conor,.snar Huebanan,a rrade.

A short time after Frank Buchanan,
a new member Of the house from IL
linois. had arrived in Washington he
was passing a hotel to which an addi-
ton was being built. The skeleton
framework Of steel was almost com
pleted. and the mechanics were busy
with their electric drills and hammers.
Buck threw of his coat, climbed up
ladder to a scaffold and said:
'Let me try that electric hammer"
After he had driven home a number
Of spikes and steel rivets he climbed
down to the street and said he felt
like old times.
'.That was my business before went
into politics." he explained to his
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

virtually at the helm of the business
management for several years. 1t is
said to be due largely to his business
tact that the packing firm achieved its
prominence in the commercial world.
He is familiar with the company's
enormous business In all its ramifica-
lions and directs its affairs from his
Chicago office.
Mr.. Swift Is a native of Massachu-
sets. having been born on Cape Cod
flfty years ago. He takes little active
part in sports. although he is a mem
ber Of the Chicago Athletic and Saddle
and Cycle clubs. He is also member
Of the Society of Mayfiower Descend
ants His father, the late Gustavus
b, Swift. was the pioneer In the ship
ping of dressed meats In refrigerator
cars. s
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

Palmistry is almost as old 40 his
tory itself. 1t is spoken Of by Aris-
totle, Pliny, Paracelsus, Albert
Magnus and many other of the an
clients. 1t 10 supposed to have orig
mated in Egypt, but no ONE pre-
tends to say when. From Egypt the
art, or science, or whatever ycu pre-
Ter to call it, spread to Greece, the
land whose people were "always
looking for some new thing" Palm
fstry appears TO have existed from
time immemorial in India, and 1t 10
possible, and probable a. we'll. that
1t may have been indigenous to that
country, just as it may have been to
Egypt.-New York American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
NORTH POMFRET.
Deferred


Angie Harrington went to Waits
field Saturday and from there to
Burlington Monday.
Mrs. George Baker is keeping
house for w. H Harrington this
week.
Mrs. A. E. Sherburne and chill
dren have returned from Water
bury, Conn.
A little son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Roberts Jan. 8.
Albert Sherburne, w. H. Harring-
ton and Sara Warren attended the
dairymen's meeting at Burlington
Mrs Il. Y. Dana attended the con-
cent given by the U. V. M. glee club
at Bethel Jan. 9.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

Wsddina Cakes.

I The history OF the wedding cake
goes back great many years. The
bride OF ancient Rome had cake
broken over her head as symbol Of
plenty. She carried three ears of
wheat in her hand, and the early
English bride wore wreaths OF
wheat, which were sometimes gold
en-. The grains were thrown over
her as we throw rice and confetti
today. Often the wheat was ground,
made into small cakes, which were
broken over the brides head and
distributed to the guests in pieces.
Hence our wedding cake placed in
bcras London Graphic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
MUSCULAR MoNARcHs.
Mighty Muscles Had augustus ths
Strong and Peter tho Great.

Strong and Peter tho Great.
There have been monarchs pos
sessing bodily strength sufficient to
qualify them as professional
Nstrong men" had they been dis
posed to enter the lists with their
subjects.
Augustus the Strong of Saxony
in his playful moods was wont to
seize a couple Of his courtiers, one
in each hand, and to hold them at
arms length. Augustus would also
twist stout iron bars and straighten
horseshoes with a wrench Of his
muscular wrist. On one occasion, it
is related, when the horse of one of
his attendants balked, refusing alb
solutely to bulge, the herculean
Saxon put his immense shoulder to
the animals flank and literally
pushed it on its way.
George Castriot, Prince of Al
bania, welded such a powerful
sword that, tradition has it, he
could sever a bulls head at single
stroke, while on another occasion
for a wager George walked off with
a platform on which several of his
courtiers were standing. Charlie
magne, who is said to have been the
strongest man of his time, was able
to snap horseshoes with his fingers,
and Don Sebastian merely by the
pressure of his knees could make
his charge groan with pain.
Peter the Great is said to have 80
developed and hardened his natu-
rally strong muscles by years of
work as blacksmith and carpenter
that he became the strongest man
in his dominioAs. He had only one
formidable rival, in the person of a
country blacksmith, whose boast it
was that he was the only man in
Russia who could lift his anvil from
the ground. When this boast came
to the ears of Peter, so the story
runs, he set out incognito with a
single companion and challenged
the blacksmith to trial of
strength. Without word the lat
ter seized his ponderous anvil with
both hands and, straining his
mighty muscles almost to the burst
ing point, raised it foot from the
ground. When Peters turn came
he raised the anvil higher and
higher, until, to the CONSERVATION
of his rival, he placed it on his
shoulder and walked out of the
smithy with it. So startled was the
blacksmith by this exhibition of
strength that he rushed away to
summon the villagers to come and
see the evil one who had run away
with his anvil.
Peter had worthy successor in
this respect in Alexander III,
whose phenomenal strength earned
for him the sobriquet of the "Rus-
sian Samson" Amazing stories are
told of Alexander's muscular pow
ers-how ne could burst open the
stoutest barred doors by a push of
his great shoulders, crumple up
coins in his hand as if they were
leather, snap iron bars across his
knee, tear a pack of cards in two
without the least apparent effort
and with few movements of his
powerful hands convert a pewter
tankard into bouquet holder.
The list would not be complete
without mention of the amazonian
Queen Of Poland, Cymburga, who
used to crack nuts with her fingers
and when training her fruit trees
would hammer the nails in the
walls with her clenched fist.-New
York Press. o.
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An Arhoreal M.4bus.Iah.

On the island of Cos, in tho
Aegean sea, there 10 an immense
plane tree which is estimated to be
more than 1000 years old. 1t meas
ures nearly eighteen yards in cir
conference. The lower branches
have been shored up by pieces Of
antique columns and have grown
over the ends Of the columns like
caps. A solid marble seat under the
tree is said to have been the chair
of Hippocrates, the father Of med
icine," and II is supposed that no
tsught thAArt of healing from that
aaa&. Ia
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

He took her about her delicate
little waist and lifted her lightly
up into his arms. Her eyes closed
and wisp of her golden hair ca
ressed his forehead. His breath was
tanning her waxen cheek. Sudden
ly he set her down almost harshly.
"Geep he said. 'It sure is tough
work in the doll department. ~
Princeton Tiger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

Clarence Burnham of Lebanon
was recent CUES of his sister, Mrs.
Flora Snow Wood.
f. II. White has laid new hard
wood floor in H. A. Walkers kitchen.
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Mr.. swift. Meat Packer.

Louis r. Swift of Chicago. one Of
the group of meat packers indicted for
violating Uncle Sans antitrust law,
has been president of Swift & Co.
since 1908. when he succeeded his
father as head Of the great packing
firm. Before that time he had been
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

Two men and three women were
drowned Saturday at Trenton, N. j..
when the automobile in which they
were riding ran onto an ice covered
artificial stream of water used by a
power plant outside the city,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

The body of Dell King, farm
hand at North Danville, was found
blight miles from that town Sunday
morning. frozen stiff. King was on
bis way home from st. Johnsbury
when the intense cold overcame
Aim. and he fell under fence, with
$ome vague idea, no doubt, of OBJ
3aining shelter. '''
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Makes Worlds Speed Record.

The French aviator. Jules ve-
drines, beat the worlds speed rec
ord by covering distance of about
SS miles in an hour in monoplane
at Paris Saturday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20
Two Men Frozen to Death.

Adolphus Grovereau of Burling-
Jon, aged rs years, was found by his
laughter Sunday morning frozen to
Heath in the yard. where he had evi
|lently fallen some time during the
prece ding night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-01-20

In Bennington on Saturday Their
mometers registered from 20 to 32
degrees below.
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Or fisher trailing his seine,
But the taunt of the armed invader
: Was heard over calm Champlain,
And the tap Of the redcoat drummer
The wind from the border blew
At the close of that warlike summer
The year before Waterloo.
For the hates of two rival regions
Looked out with bloody frown
From the eyes of the Watching legions
OF the Congress and the Grown.
And, with threat of havoc and slaughter.
At jealous kings command
Came Downie over the water
And Provost over the land.
The death-fags Haunted their warning
From the feet in battle file
Ali the red September morning
In the shadow of Grand Isle,
Till over yon pine-plumed highland
The lake-mist trembled away,
And the patriot squadron, silent,
Sailed out of Plattsburg Bay.
Then the hush of an awful minute.
And Yankee shot fed wide,
And the guns of the British Linnet
Thundered whole broadside.
Like hounds to the carnage summoned
In revel of fire and smoke,
Roared out the Simcoe and Drummond,
Beloved the Finch and the Broke.
Hand rail and roundhouse and galley
Fell in the tempest's wreck
Ere the war-dogs' first mad sally
From the Saratoga's deck,
But, wild thro' the deafening RACES
Ger his shattered ,prison-place,
A cock few out of the cages
And crowed in the foemen's face
Like furies fierce to the duel
Of nation and nation then,
+ Where the hail of death fell cruel
Rallied Macdonough's men.
Blaze away, Confance and Murray.
Every English gun let go!
Over all your fiery furry
We can hear our brave cock crow!"
There was blood on the blue lake waters
When the fame of the fighting fleets
From the carronades and mortars
+ Tore through their shivering sheets,
But never Saratogan
Faltered who fought and died
By the guns where libertys slogan
The fowl of the flagship cried.
Not an inch of rig or harness
Hung clean on the reeking ships
Where the brands Of the battle furnace
Had hurtled with demon whips,
And with broken stay. and runner,
And spar on the splintered floor
Lay many gallant gunner
Who would serve his land no more
But the fallen flag of the Briton
Never rose to peak again;
The fate Of the fight was written
M Where Downie slept with his slain.
And ashore the story went winging,
Till morning on every farm
Heard the patriot cock whose singing
Had strengthened Macdonoughs arm.
Theron Brown, in Youths Compani
mont Reprint No. 46. Published by the Spirit
Age. For sale byt the Elm Tree Press, Woodstock