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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
BIRDS THAT LIVE CENTURIES
Average Life OF Australian cookatoo
Said TO BE Hundred
VeRr0.

Melbourne, Austraiia.-Among the
wild birds of tropical countries whose
average life is said to be close to one
hundred years are said 10 be the
cockatoos of Australia, a handsome
bird belonging to the same family as
the parrot, and a species of bird which
Is readily tanned and taught to do
tricks which many domesticated birds
and animals are unable to accom-
plish.
The cockatoo, particularly the yell
low-crested bird. is one of the most
Intelligent of the birds of the world,
and while II may seem strange to
some. it is fact that by kindness and
excellent treatment a cockatoo can be
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15


annual report of the Northumberland
Sea Fisheries committee for 1911
has just been issued, with the Gus
tomary routine statistics on TRAVELLING
and SEEMING, sea temperatures and
crops. And then the report proceeds
to give valuable directions on the best
way to mesmerize Holsters.
Tho usual way Is to hold the lob
ster head down." says the report
with the claws arranged so as to
form support with the rostruni. anc
to stroke 1t rapidly with the tips OF
the fingers, 1. O., to stroke the bach
OF the carapace, or shell covering the
crustacean's head and thorax. In
about a minute the lobster succumbs
and remains without movement In thii
position for variable period. In or
der to see whether the reversed posi-
ton, as driving the blood to the head
was essential. q lobster was treated III
the horizontal attitude. and so sue
cessfully that 1t remained without
movement for three hours. A Norway
lobster subjected to similar treat
ment was quiescent for fifty minutes
A lobster can be put to sleep on iti
back" N FsFs4f @
1t is evident chat other crustaceani
are amenable to the same treatmen
at the hands OF the mesmerist. To
quote some more: The crab goes t.
sleep usually in the tucked-up condi
ton, and may be left in the natura-
position or on It's back. They all re
oovar xvhar disturhed. hiit the recOV
cry OF the lobster appears to be quick
or II the under surface OF the cep
halothorax is disturbed"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

away or Matty's curve come up to the
plate. Matty cut loose fast one
straight over the center OF the plate,
Mitchell was dumfounded and did not
even swing. -
Then he stepped up closer to the
plate because he was positive that the
next would be curve ball. Zip. An
other fast one shot straight across the
plate. Once again Mike, in his sur
prise. allowed it to pass. Then he was
dead sure he had Matty and that big
Six" would waste curve ball. Once
again the ball went over the center of
the plate. Mitchell was dumfounded
and did not even swing.
Matty had deliberately given him
three fast balls. without a shoot on
them, and all OF them were right
across the center of the plate and
where Mitchell would ordinarily have
killed them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

"Dode" Paskert tells an interesting
yarn on Matty and his headwork. The
Reds were playing the Giants and
Mike Mitchell was clouting' Matty's
shoots to all corners of the lot, while
Dick Hoblitzel had famed three sue
cessive times.
The Reds had man on second and
a man on third, with two out In the
ninth inning, and the Giants had a
one-run lead. A single would have
won the game and Hobby was the
hitter. The fans were giving up hope
when Matty deliberately passed Hob
by to take a chance on Mitchell, who
had made two triples and double in
his three trips to the plate.
The fans shouted and laughed. They
thought 1t was all off with Matty.
Mitchell had been clouting Matty's fast
ball and Mike expected to see the fade
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
CHICKS DYING IN THE SHELL
Common Trouble In Matching and One
Causing Many Failures unno--
tlced for Many Years.

Chicks dying In the shell is q very
common trouble In Matching and one
which causes many failures each year.
There was no attempt to discover why
chicks die in the shell until the hatch
Ing OF them with incubators became
popular, although this trouble predom-
mated when old biddy sat on the eggs
long before the incubator was even
thought of. There were only a few
under each hen at the most, and moth
Ing was thought of 1t. but when the In
came into the field and made
1t possible to hatch them by the hum
dreds the cause of chicks dying in the
shell came up for discussion.
Remember that the secret of secur-
ing high per cent matches depends as
much upon strongly fertilized eggs
laid by healthy. vigorous birds as upon
causes of chicks dying in the shell
where the incubator or operator is at
fault are irregular temperature, neg
lect in turning the eggs, improper VEN
tilation or more frequently caused by
operating the incubator in a poorly
ventilated room. The directions ac-
companying an incubator are general
ly to.be relied upon, and If these are
followed carefully no greater trouble
should be experienced with the chicks
dying In the shell where eggs are in
cubated by artificial than by natural
means, due allowance being made for
the experience of the operator.
Why chicks die in the shell is some
wnat of difficult question to answer,
for the causes are not always the
same. Perhaps not in two cases in
twenty will the conditions under
which the egsg are incubated or the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
State Events.

June 1920 Meeting Vernon
Log Rolling Association, ModerI
Woodmcn of America, at Morrisvile
July 16-I7-Annual meeting Yer
.mont Postmasters' Association a
Bristol.
June 20-Annual field day of Yer
mont State Log Rolling Association
of Modern Woodmen of America a
Morrisyille.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
CONNIE MACK IS SARCASTIC
supposedly OF Easy-ooIns Disposition,
Manager of Athletics ls Stern,
Dlsclpllnarlan.

Connie Mack at times is the most
sarcastic manager In baseball. On
the face he has an easy-going disposi-
ton, yet he Is one OF the sternest dis
ciplinarians In the game, although he
Is never apparently stern.
During the early days Of the Ameri-
can league Mack had as first base
man the veteran Charley Carr, man
ager of the Kansas City team of the
American association.
This was in 1901, and Mack was
having a struggle to keep above water.
He had raw-boned youth named
Plank on the mound one day. The
Athletics played wretchedly, PIank's
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

parts to their widest reach, and when
they are collapsed 1t receives them,
forming one fiat box that takes up
very little room. The whole contrt
vance closely resembles the tin lunch
boxes that children use In taking their
lunch to school. For the dairyman
or egg dealer such case is a great
convenience for transporting eggs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
FOLDING EGG CASE is NOVEL
When Not In Use It Can be Collapsed
Into Flat Piece-Resembles
Children's Lunch Box.

When we speak OF the folding egg
case designed by two Minnesota men
we want to make it plain at the outset
that it Is the case that folds, not the
eggs. Nobody has yet thought of a
way successfully to fold eggs. Phis
case consists of Hanged cover and
a side member folding into the cover
and to which the latter is pivoted
The cover forms the bottom of the box
made by opening the beliows-like
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

The death at Hanover, N H., Of
Rev. Wilson A. Farnswortl,, DID,
in his goth year, removes from the
American board its oldest mission
airy. Born in Green, Chenango
county, ". y, August 20, 1892, DR..
Farnsworth was graduated from
Middleburv college in 1913 and from
Andover Theological seminary in
1852.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
Cow inspects Department store.

Norwich, Gonna fine Holsteir
COW. which was being driven through
the street here, bolted from the herd
and entered department store Go
ing up several flights, she frightened
the women clerks in the cloak depart
ment into Mysteries. Finally the own
er arrived with a rope and she was
safely escorted to the street.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
pcepest Hole In the World.

siaughters Creek, w. va.--what
will be the deepest hole in the world
is being drilled by w. q. Edwards on
his oil fields. its purpose is to de
termine the geological character OF
the earth. The depth now is 5,23C
feet. The worlds record depth is
6,0O1 feet, attained in South Aneri
can we'll
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

The Roosevelt primary campaign
in Ohio cost $500, 900. Governor
Harmon spent $44.o 46 in his cam
paign-
Politics consists of two sides and
Il fence. -Atchison Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
UNIFORM HEAT FOR MATCHING
Temperature In Electric Incubator Il
Automatically Controlled, Thus
lnsurlng Success.

Chickens are now Matched in cleo,
;ric incubators. Electricity has dem.
onstrated its superiority over all 9th.
sr means OF heating the incubator. A
new electric incubator which has
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
Speaker After Record.

Iris Speaker has thrown his hat into
the ring for the batting championship
OF the American league. Ty Cobb OF
Detroit and Joe Jackson Of Cleveland,
have been hugging an opinion that the
batting honors of the organization
should be the personal property of one
OF them next October Speaker saya
they have got to show him"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

Not in years has there been SO
small amount of grain sown at this
season OF the year as there is this
year, says Middlebury correspond
ent, owing to the heavy rains which
have kept large amount of the
lands in the southern and western
pait oi the state under water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

Drowns az Fish Pulls Him Into River.
Observation-Disclosures into the
Delaware river by large fish that
had caught on the hook Of his line.
which he had wrapped about his waist,
John Holmes. aged fourteen years.
was drowned. A police tug recovered
the body several hours later. The fish
had bent the hook and freed itself
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

There is an automobile owned and
operated in Vermont for each 100
inhabitants, The amount thus
invested probably is about 81, ooo,-
900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

airing of the eggs is also we'll ar
ranged for.
A hydrometer registers the humid
lily inside the incubator, thus indicat'
Ing the proper evaporation needed.
The heating element is fastened to
the roof and regulates the tempera'
ture in all parts of the machine TO an
even heat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
Guilty Man ,PIeada for Son,

Brockton, Mass.-When sentenced
to seven years in prison for counter
feiting, Patrick j. McGrath pleaded
with the court to spare his son, who
is to be tried. He said the boy acted
only under his orders.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

Governor Foss on Monday signed
the southern New England bill allow
ing the Now England representative
of the Grand Trunk to extend its
lines to Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

Aug l3-25-Annnal Bible school
and cainp-meetinR of st Adams dis
trict Of Vermont Methodist Confer
ence
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
BEAR VICTIM or PNEuMoNu
Story Seems at First to BE Fiction
but the Facts Are Well
Authenticated.

There 9 O. m G
to be something
inconsistent abou
the Idea of a Polar
bear contracting
a bad cold in mid
winter, but that
is exactly whai
hammered n few
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

June IS 10 Animal meeting YER
mont State Trapshooters' League at
Barre. M
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
sohcoIoIrI selects Pail Hearers.

East Sparta, O.-After selecting six
schoolgirl friends, to act as pail benr.
ers at her funeral, Eva Teeple, aged
seventeen, shot and killed herself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
FIND WONDERS or NATURE
Magnlfylng Glass Powerful AImos'
Beyond Belief 10 the Invention Of
English Scientist.

Just imagine
seeing t hin g {
through a magni
flying glass mil
lions and Million
Of times mort
powerful than tho
most powerful mi
croscope on eartl
today. Imagine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
TO MEsMERlzE A LOBSTER
More or Less Valuable Scientific In
formation, According az to How
One 10 Interested.

Sparkling gems
OF good reading
and humorous bits
of information
are CLEANED for
this page from
the most dignihed
and serious scien.
tiGc reports. Here
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15

Fine Printing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

Landing vicious right to the stom- : ach, Dave Johnstone, champion amateur lightweight boxer of the south, knocked out Biseoe Seals in the second round of a proposed three round fight last night at the Birmingham Athletic club. Untii the fatal blow came, the fight looked as if Seals would win. In the ether main attraction, Al Wambsgan of New orleans outpointed William Me Reynolds. a well known Birmingham amateur pugilist.
 The fight between Seals and John stone had attracted much interest lo- cally and a large crowd gathered at the Athletic club. On a previous occasion Seals had outpointed Johnstone in a four round fight and the match was one of great enthusiasm. When the fight began. Seals went after Johnstone and had him on the run. Seals landed heavily on Johustone's face in the be- ginning and then showered him with rights Johnstone then went after Seals, and when he failed to penetrate Seals guard, he clinched. After many clinches, the two began stalling a lft- tie, but Seals was able to get dn many good punch before the round was over. This round was decidedly Seals.
 When the gong rang for the second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
TOMBSTONE, WITH VICIOUS RIGHT
 TO STOMACH, KNOCKS OUT SEALS

round they went at each other like tigers. Seals landed vicious right hook to the face and countered with a left to the side After Johnstone had landed heavily to the head and the side, the fight evolved into a clinching match. Seals hit a smart blow, John stone landed a terrific right handed straight to Seals stomach while he his jaw with a fierce left Seals tottered and fell 10 the floor
 The attendance thought that 1t may have been just a short down and walt ed for him to get up; but the punch had ended the fight. Seals was knocked out. He came to in about 45 seconds after he fell to the floor.
 The spectators felt that Seals would win the bout, and were greatly sur prised to see the knockout In the first round he entirely outclassed Johnstone. When Johnstone hits hard he has an awful wallop and in his fighting ca . reer has knocked. out many men.
 The exhibition began with a wwst- ling match between Johnny McLin and Nesbit. It was a draw. A boxing match between Langdoe and Klotz, two Bir- minsham Athletic club men, was decid . ed draw
 Another affair of equal honors came off in the way of a bout between stun" Agee and skinny" Miles.
 The other main attraction, besides the Johnstone-S Seals bout, was a three round fight In which Al Wambsgan of New Orleans was given the decision over William McReynolds of Birming ham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

Entirely outclassed in size and class, the Birmingham High school was de- feated by the fast Auburn quintette by the score of 31 to yesterday afternoon at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium. The Auburn guards held the High school forwards to one "measley' little field goal, while the High school forwards could not hold their hefty rivals, all though they worked hard. It was just a case of the largest team winning
 Murdock, Duncan and Lacey, the Au- burn guards. covered the Birmingham High school forwards and the result was that they were unable to make but one field goal. They had but few chances to make them. On the other hand, the Auburn team worked well. Major, at center. played a star game and made many pretty shots from the field for goals Clay played well at center as did Scarborough.
 The High school guards, Jones and Barker, played their usual good game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
MORE ARRESTS FOR AMBUSHING
 
Three Johns Citizens in Jail Charged With Shooting
 DOgnan Boys

Three more prisoners have been placed in jail charged with implication in the ambushine of the Dagnan brothers at Johns last Wednesday morning. Friday night at Il o'clock Chief Deputy Sheriff Paris Sugg arrived from Johns with Tom Frazier, Walter Dixon and Walter Hyehe.
 The day of the shooting John Frazier brother of Tom Frazier, was arrested and placed in jail charged with being an ac- cessory. Attaches of the sheriff's office state that two or three more arrests are expected in connection with the case.
 John and Pete Dagnan were shot from ambush near Johns Wednesday morning presumably by six men, judging from the number of shots fired The cause of the shooting Is not known. For awhile 1t was thought that one of them was fatally ip- jured, butt is is said that he is mprov- ing. The other was only slightly hurt.
 The men in jail are charged with as sault with intent to murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
GALLANT OF HOWARD WINS
 BIG CROSS COUNTRY RUN

The first cross country run of the Blr- mngham Athletic club yesterday was an immense success. There were 9 contest ants in the run and six teams represented. The winner was F. Gallant of Howard col lege, who ran the three miles and 300 wards in the last time of IS minutes two-fifth seconds. The second in the race was C. B. Kingree of Howard. who finished 1e seconds behind the winner with the time Of Is minutes and Ii and four-ffth seconds. The third place was taken by William Perkins of the Ensley High school, who crossed the line with the time of IS min utes, 21 and three-hfth seconds. Douglass streit finished fourth with the time of IS minutes and 46 seconds. after a remark able sprint. George Whittamore finished fifth, while EIwyn Cobbs came in sixth. The Birmingham High school won the trophy of the race for the best team.
 The pistol was shot about 8 o'clock and the race began at the corner of Fifth ave- nue and Twentieth street. The runners started off in moderate sprint. with Gallant who won the race, in the front. They ran east up Fifth avenue to Twenty fifth street. They turned at Fifth and Twenty fifth and ran down a block to Sixth avenue and ran west on Sixth ave nue Gallant still lead. When the squad turned and again were at Twentieth street they were still farther apart, but the ma Jority had gained on the leader, Gallant. After circling about Sixth avenue and up to ,Twenty-fifth street they turned into Fifth avenue and started toward the finish at Twentieth street. Here the majority of the bunch, who were about a block be- hind the leader, started the sprint. Kin gree and Perkins had a sprint for the sep- ond place. Kingree wont out. One of the prettiest sprints of the race was that of Douglas Streit, who finished in a very fast run The runners came in as follows:
 Gallant. Kingree, Perkins, Streit, Whit tamore, Cobbs, Jones, Morton, Speiglef, Wade, Davis. O'Byrne, Grant Major, Waltersdorf. McEachern, F. Taylor; dis qualified, Munroe, Norman. Broadnax,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

the promptness in which they rendered their Verdicts. He stated that tho record of last week if kept up would soon clear the iuries of the charge that they would not convict. The work of the two divisions of the court was the subject of much favorable comment by the members of the bar and the court officials.
 Next week Judge Greene will take up the capital docket set In the first division. .Judge Cahalan will preside in the second division.
 The following are the capital cases sr. for the weekgS. s. crane; murders Eimore Austin, murder; Walter Crane, murder; Ed Glover, murder, Julius Naples, mar- der; John Jackson. murder: Mack Fland- CTS robbery; Finest Perkins. robberys T. E. Swinger, murder; Dave Mills, murder; John Williams, murder; Lively Vandiver, murder: Ben Watson. murder. Ted Jones, murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
II CAPITAL CASES
 TRIED IN ONE WEEK

Eleven capital cases were tried in fine first division of the criminal court last week. resulting in nine convictions and two aequitals In the second division of the court 150 misdeneanor cases were finally disposed of This is a remarkable record for ordinarily, but one or two cap ital cases are brought To a trial.
 Judge Frank, Galtalap presided over the first division and Judge Samuel E. Greene the second. As soon as. Judge Greene completed his docket he followed the cus- tom these two judges have adopted and took up some of the capital cases Yes terday the prisoners were sentenced and received sentences ranging from 10 years 10 Imprisonment for life.
 Judge Cahalan warmly complimented the Jury for the manner in which they had attended to the business of the court and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Danger of Water Famine

The danger of serious water famine in New York was .foreseen by inves- tigators many years ago. The present system is barely able to meet the de- mands now made upon 1t, but the new system will be able to supply an en- tire city of 10,O00,000 which it is esti- mated New York will have by 1930. Also the general plan of it is such that its capacity can be doubled by con- struction of additional (dams in the Catskills that would require less than years work to build. As compared with other water supply systems. New York's new one will be far the greatest ever constructed. surpassing several times the wonderful works of the an cient Romans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
MISS JEAN GORDON TO
 SPEAK ON SUFFRAGE
Needs of Equal Suffrage" Will Be Subject of Address at the
 Parish House

Miss Jean Gordon, ex-president of the New Era club of New Orleans and a national figure in the ranks of child labor and equal suffrage, will deliver an ad- dress on The Needs of Equal Suffrage Basic Reasons" at the Parish house of the Church of the Advent tomorrow even ing, under the auspices of the Birming- ham Equal Suffrage association. This will mark the introduction of evening meetings of the local organization. and 1t is most appropriate that Miss Cor don, who will be remembered as being the first to speak to the women of this city on this subject. during the Child Labor conference of last spring, appear as the first speaker of prominence in behalf of the Birmingham association.
 An invitation is extended to the general public and will be individually presented to the city commissioners and well known attorneys who have assisted in the fram- ing of the study progr amme of the as sociation or evidenced an interest in the organization as a whole. A group of so- ciety girls will act as ushers. wearing the political equality color. insignia and badges.
 Miss Sarah Barnwel Elliot. president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage league and at present visiting her brother, Mai R. H. Elliot, of this city, and Mrs Crozier French, president of the Tennes- sec Federation of Clubs, and honorary member of tine Birmingham association, will be among the out of town guests tomorrow evening. Miss Elliott is sched- uled to address the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association at a later date.
 Miss Gordon who will arrive in Bir- mingham this evening. en route from Louisville, where she has been attend ing the annual session of the National Child Labor committee, is factory inspec tor of the state of Louisiana. and one Of the foremost women in the south. She has been a factor in the civic improve ment of the Crescent City and is hearty advocate for votes for women