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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
Under Her
Bonnet
ny Molly McBIaster


Press.)
John Muller entered the suburban
train bound cityward, and took tho
seat nearest the rear door. His rea'
son for taking that particular seat
was specific; he believed no saw his
sister-in-law In the seat just ahead
and Johns greatest delight was teas
ing. His brothers wife had not seen
him enter and he slipped quietly into
his seat.
John Muller had supposed that the
feminine world kept its new Easter
bonnet carefully wrapped in tissue
paper until Easter Sunday morning.
Evidently his sister-in-law did not.
This was most certainly the new
bonnet she had brought out for his
masculine admiration not two days
before. John had recognized the hat
because there was nothing else visi-
ble-not even one shining black curl.
But the long green tweed coat he also
recognized. Jean had been sporting
that since her honeymoon trip to
Scotland.
JUN SySu Lhc ilbIiS bOid tibSSi bhoe
swayed with the movement OF the
train close to where Jeans ear must
be. He could not see the ear under
the poke bonnet.
Jeans brotherin-law started with
soft little jerks at the gold tassel.
No response.
He give another tug. trifie more
definite.
Still no response from beneath the
Easter bonnet.
John became annoyed at his own
futile efforts and pulled the golden
tassel with an imnerious jerk, at the
same time leaning Nforward and cry
ing. "Ding ding!"
He started back suddenly as the
girl turned and flashed a wrathful
glance at him.
The face under the bonnet was not
that of his sisterin-lawl He caught
his breath and would have apologized
but the indignant young woman had
arisen angrily from her seat and had
taken another.
Feeling very uncomfortable at his
own awful mistake. yet irritated that
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
Died From Mouso,s Bite.

For the first time probably in the
history of science q doctor has diet
from the bite OF a mouse which he
had inoculated in the course OF his in
vestigations into a contagious disease
There have been many martyrs OF sci
ence, some of them only recently hav,
ing fallen victims to Rohtgen rays
while others have been bitten by dogf
and other animals; but DR.. Simon
son-in-law of the German Socialis
leader, Herr Bebel. is the first to have
met his death from the bite of G.
mouse.
DR.. Simon had been conducting bac.
THEOLOGICAL researches at Zurich fol-
several years past. A few days ago &.
mouse which he had inoculated bit hitI
hand. Blood poisoning set in. and ho
died.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
BucsphaIus,
The TemderfO0f,
AND 1857
Ben Mur

The arid, gun-scorched Landscape Of
Castor Flat was fading into the dis
lance when large, lean man, smok
ing black cigar, dropped into the cal
beside mo.
Looks lonesome, don't it7" he
asked, pointing an interrogative thumb
at the desolate waste OF sage brush
cactus and drifting sand visible from
the car window.
Lonesome, worthless and uninter
esting-juBt a dried up sand heap with
o few spears of cactus and sage brush
stuck around tho edges. And yet, dc
you know, love It."
He took the cigar from his mouth
and eyed Il thoughtfully.
"See those low hills way over yon'
der on the edge Of the desert? owned
q ranch over there once. There's wa
ter over there, and green grass and
trees. and tho whole Great American
Desert for q dooryard.
well! Once q tenderfoot came out
here to grow lung. He had four
trunks ard dog and / took him to
board. Tue dogs name was Ben Hur
He said IL was a Boston terrier, but II
looked to me like brindled BULLDOG
stunted in it's growth. He also said II
was worth 5000. don't know-he
might have been lying. Anyway, he
wa u friendly little cuss, and inside Of
three days he and Bucephalus were
bosom friends.
"Bucephalus was my pet pig that
had the run OF the whole ranch, in
Guiding the house. Used to follow me
around like a dog and curl up under
my chair and go to sleep when set
on the porch after supper smoking my
pipe. He was long Of body and lean
OF flank, with q tight-curled tail and
voice that rivaled the dulcet tones OF
a steam siren in distress.
"One of the most sociable and in.
telligent pets I ever had-and spunky!
Only thing ever knew him to be
afraid OF was thunder storms. When
q thunder storm came along, he'd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22

Of the bag. Mr.. Dutney's invention
aims to overcome this defect by a
novel construction of feed-bag, in
which the feed is stored in pockets at
each side and feeds automatically to
the bottom of the bag. The bag is
open at the front and back except for
the shallow box at the bottom, thus
providing ample breathing space.
There is no waste of the grain, for it
Is fed to the animal as he eats 1t, and
the feed Is regulated SO that he cannot
bolt his food. The feed pockets are
very readily. filed. The tongueless
buckles on the strap permit of ad
lusting the bag sungly to any animal,
whether his head be long or short.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
Couldn't Help IL.

Simeon Ford was talking to a Ne7
York reporter about the breakaga
that happen in hotels.
can average amount of breakag'
you don't mind" he said, "but nov
land then you happen on a waiter or
chambermaid whose breakages pas
all bounds of reason"
Mr.. Ford then recounted the breaE
ages achieved in one day by a chan
berlnaid of this stamp.
ct found out after she left" %
ended, chat she wasn't genuine
chambermaid at all. She was an els
plant trainer really, but she had been
compelled to give up that professioi
because she couldn't handle the eel
plants without breaking. their tusks
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22

To Scared 60 DO Anything but Run.
sneak into the house and hide under
my bed. whimpering like a frightened
puppy.
"welli The dry air and the good
grub seemed to agree with the tender
foot. and after he'd got his lung
sprouted he began to take exercise.
Laid out an oval rupning path back OF
the corral, like the race tracks they
have back east. Eight laps to the
mile Il was, and when he got 80 he
minutes nat without losing his breath
he was mighty tickled. Wore q red
sweater and dinky little pair of knee
pants and shoes with nails an inch
long in the soles. His legs was about
as big round as my thumb, and 1t got
20 be q common sight to see half
dozen cowboys sitting around on their
ponies wstching him exercise his lung.
'Bucephalus and Ben Hur took to
the game M natural as ducks take to
water. First you'd see the tenderfoot
come Looping along down the home.
stretch with his head ON the back Of
his neck and his elbows out, and back
OF him Bucephalus paving the sand
with his tail up, grunting at every
jump, and then Ben Hur with his
tongue hanging out and his little short
lcgs working overtime TO keep up with
the procession. And all three of 'em
an serious as q funeral. Funniest sight
I ever saw---I wake mp nights even
now, laughing at 1t In my sleep.
-Only one thing disturbed the ten
derfco&'g enjoyment. Snakes was the
particular ny In bis ointment. Reckon
some one OF his ancestors, way back
must have been monkey-he was
that afraid of them. And snakes are
about as gcerce around the edge Of
the desert an flies around q nolassea
jug. rye seen him jump four feet In
the afr when he heard a grasshoppef
,whirring, thinking It was a rattle
snake.
'Weill One day was sitting on the
porch, smoking, peaceful and content
cd. when ! heard the most awful,
racket down by the running path
Sounded like q IRE and riot and q
lcamp-meeting rolled into one. Reck
ION never made quite such quick time
I'm my life IN did getting to the place
! or trouble. There was the tenderfoot
Ipikang around the oval at a 2:4O clip,
Iscfesohin0 ike boot owl. and about
tsn feet behind him rattlesnake half
40 long m b telegraph pole. and be
HIND him Bucephalus, squealing like
no was stuck. and Ben Hur In the tail
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
seeks Return Of wIId aoose.

Ed Bickenhauser has lost a wilt
goose, and the boy who returns It will
get a reward. Several years ago wher
Ed was on hunt he shot and wound
ed goose and after while he co.
another one. The two have been or
parade up at the Bickenhauser homo
and have become domesticated. The
can foretell the weather, come III
handy to keep intruders from tho
home, as they can make terrible
noise when startled at night and the.
are taken out during the hunting sea-
son and used as decoys.--Junotioi
City (Kan.) Union.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
She Turned With wrathefuI Glance.

the young woman had not been will.
ing to listen to his apology, John
spent an uncomfortable fifteen min
utes while the train pulled in at
Jamaica.
Taking the bull by the horns, he
attempted, when the passengers got
off the train, to make one more at
tempt to right himself in the eyes of
the girl. That he was suspected OF
being a common fiirt was not pleas
ant.
When the train stopped, Muller
went out Just behind the girl and,
raising his hat, said politely, 81 beg
your pardon, but"
The girl in the Easter bonnet
turned swiftly and two crimson spots
burned In her cheeks. "Sir, II you do
not cease to annoy me 1 will call an
ofiicer!" She went hurriedly into
the train for the Pennsylvania sta
ton. and with many muttered words
of short decided nature Muller
stamped into the F1atbush avenue
car.
The incident turned his whole day
to gloom. He was annoyed at his
sister-in-law for buying a hat and
cloak identically like that of my
other woman. He resolved then and
there that II he ever had the priv
ilege Of writing checks for feminine
apparel he would stipulate exclusive
style In those garments. Muller
smiled with touch of malice. Jeans
hat was far more becoming to her
than the same hat was to the wrath
full girl Of the train.
John Muller tried to remember the
color Of the girls eyes, but nothing
save the outraged expression of her
face had impressed itself on his
mind. Storm, havoc and thunder
were all that he could see when he
attempted to recall the girls face.
II Muller's day was filed with
gloom Wren Davis's was not. Her
day of shopping in the big city had
scarcely been marred by its unpleas-
ant beginning. II the goodloolking
face of her annoyer had crossed her
mind during the day she did not let
It trouble her
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
AUTOMATIC HORSE FEED BAG
New York Man lnvents contrlvanoe
That Saves Much Grain and Allows
Animal to Feed Easily.

The Scientific American describes
an invention Of George Doutney of
New York for feeding horses as fol
lows:
One of the most tantalizing contriv-
ances that the poor horse has to put
up with is the common feed bag. The
first few mouthfuls OF feed aEe read
lily accessible, but thereafter the ami
NAL must toss his head 80 as to throw
the grain that is out of reach into his
mouth. This results In enormous
waste, due to spilling of the grain out
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22

The Congregational church at
at Brandon has extended a call To
Rev. Charles E. Beals of Eastport.
Me. *
Mrs. Fred Green of South Shafts
bury was thrown from horse last
Saturday morning and instantl.1
killed.
March M. Wilson of Randolph,
who has been chairman OF the state
library commission since 1907, witt
Office at the state house, Montpelier,
has resigned. His successor has not
been appointed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
CONVENIENT CHUTE FOR HOGS
Device Should Be Strong Enough for
Heavy Animals, With Heavy Ma
terIal for the Floor.

"A convenient chute for loading hogs
can be made out of by A material
and 1 by 8 inch boards. The front
pieces of 2 by AS should be long
enough SO that when the chute is set
up to the wagon 1t will come just
right for hogs to walk into the bed,
says the Iowa Homestead. The floor
of the chute should be strong enough
to hold up heavy hogs, and in order
for this 1t is well to use by ma
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
War on Rate.

Rats on ships do several million dol
lars OF damage to cargoes every year,
10 SOY nothing Of the carrying OF dis
eases. Rat-kllling virus Is used sue
.essfuily on shipboard. but some Of the
rats become immune to the disease
which the virus causes. This Is not SO
bad, because the rats which are not
killed by the virus, but have gotten
ased to it, carry virus disease to other
rats, and those in turn are killed by
the disease.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
crueltx n rrappIna Animals.

Writing about the barbarous prac
tice of trapping, e., Il. Ericsson, super
intendent Of schools of Bristow, NeD.
avs that there should be Legislation
against the practice which impose
hours Of intense agony on the littls|
inoffensive creatures Gin order thal|
a certain class of degenerate men ana|
youths may be afforded amusement
He refers to an advertisement in Il
sporting catalogue" In which a trap
is thus described: This trap hal
webbed jaws. The animal can gnasl
off its leg only at point quite dlsI
lance below the meeting edges OF tNeI
jaws. The flesh left above the POM
of amputStion and below the jaws VIII
swell and make it impossible to draw
the leg stump out OF the trap"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
Early Lamba.

The sole object in raising early
lambs is to produce fine a1imal of
good size and flesh and get him to
market at the earliest possible mo-
ment. To do that requires good feed
ing, good care and good management
from the time he is born until he is
sent to market.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
Heroes Found In Daily LIE.

The world has no room for towards.
We must all be ready somehow to
toll, to suffer, to die. And yours 10
not the less noble because no drum
beats before you when you go out
into your daily battlefields, and no
crowds shout about your coming when
you return from your daily victory or
defeat.--R. l.. Stevenson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
FaIthless.

NO." said the dssconsolate girl; -
am sure Algernon does not love ms.
His mind 10 not ON me AZ IL should
be-"
How do you known
II played bridge at the same table
with him and he could remember what
the trump was all the time"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22

A wireless telephone outfit fifty
miles radius, which can be carried
in a suit case and needs but connec-
ton with an electric light socket to
make it effective, has been patented
by young Californian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22

Rufus s. Warner, the veteran
printer of Ludlow. died june H..
He wss born in Andover in 1881.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
The Mule.

The expense of caring for mule is
less than for horse. He eats less. re-
qulres no blanketing. no stall and Is
more easily kept clean.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22

terial for floor braces, mailing them
to pieces running up the sides and
held together by pieces running across
the top.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
BLACK Snow ralls h Aims.

DIduk SIIUW T dIIs III NIpS,
Rain Is not always sparkling water,
nor is snow invariably white. Black
snow which has recently been falling
in an Alpine valley is a very rare
meteorological freak.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-22
His Creed a seIflah ono.

The philosophy of the man in the
street is to get through life with q
minimum of self-sacrifice and a maxi
mum Of self-indulgence.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-09

wears the draperies. His name is
Grevalle and he plays on the New
berry team in the Upper Peninsular
league. He attracts a lot Of atten-
ton.
The national baseball commission
has decided that Milwaukee was not
liable for the purchase price of Pitcher
Pfiester, who failed to report to the
Milwaukee club for two months after
he had been sold by Chicago. The
commission further ruled that for
every day Pfiester is retained there
after the Chicago club will be required
to pay him at the rate of the 1912
contract.
President James P. Bowen, secretary
and treasurer of the Southern Michi-
gan league, has resigned. In explain
ing his course he declared that owner
A S. Burkhart of the Saginaw club
has made it Impossible for him to
continue. He also states that the
duties of the Office have robbed him
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particularly effective in putting ginger
into the squad, and it is said of him
that he could give 'cau down" in a
manner that would put to shame even
some of the modern coaches.
Al PalZer, the Iowa giant, who is at
tracing much attention in boxing cir
cles these days. is a slugger of the
John L. Sullivan school,. He cares lit
tie about the blows ne receives as long
as he can get a solid punch home He
stands six feet, three inches in height
and weight 225 pounds. He has been
lighting only eighteen months, but ne
has already succeeded in making his
name feared and respected among
heavy weights.
League ball players wearing whis-
kers are rare birds these days. One
would have to travel a long while
with a microscope to find even as
much as a mustach in any of the
big leagues. A northern Michigan
team, however boasts a player who
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indianapolis and Nashville have en-
tries in the American elimination con-
test for the International balloon race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup, to
start in Kansas City, July p. St. Louis
Will enter four balloons and Kansas
City two. A. B. Lambert, Of St. Louis.
has been appointed official starter. -
The oldest acting pitcher that We
know Of IS a fellow By the name Of
Jimmy Maloney, manager Of the CAL
weston Sand Crabs. in the Texas
league. He is forty five, and has been
for years one Of the remarkable figures
IN the league
In spite Of his many years, Maloney
has the reputation Of being one Of the
cIassiest twirlers in Texas. Also he
can play any position on the diamond
except catcher, AIaloney came original
" from St. Louis, No. With the name
he has, ne couldn't be anything other
than an lrishman. He is a little old
man with = face as red as a beet
Willie Monk Coburn. once idol Of the
turf and greatest OF Jockeys, is dying
penniless IN san Francisco. Physicians
say he cannot live through July.
Coburn ought 10 be spending his last
days easily and pleasantly. He made
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-09
A. c. BLOUNT
EXPIRES At AN
ADVANCED AGE
ONE OF OLDEST CITIZENS DIED
YESTERDAY MORNING ABOUT II
O'CLOCK ATfTHE HOME OF HIS
SON, A. C. sLoUNT, JR.-FuNER-
Al SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON.

Although for several years he had
been in feeble health, friends through
out the city of Hon. A. G. Blount were
shocked to receive news of his death
shortly before noon yesterday at the
home of his son, A. G. Blount, Jr., on
West LaRua street, where he had
made his home of recent years.
Mr.. Blount was one of the oldest in
habttants Of Pensacola, both in years
and in point of residence, he having
arrived at the advanced age of 95 years
and nine months, and having resided
in this city since 1857, coming here
from Alabama to engage in the prac-
tee of law.
Mr.. Blount was a native of Newburn,
North Carolina, where he was born in
1915. At the age Of sixteen he entered
the United States navy and after serv-
ing for sometime he entered the navy
Of Texas in her struggle with Mexico
for independence.
IN 1850 Mr.. Blount moved to Ala
barna and engaged in the practice of
law, where he remained until he moved
to Pensacola, seven years later. Ever
since he came to Pensacola he has
been prominently identified with the
progress and development Of the city
and county. As Yong as he was able
he took great interest in political
and other affairs. He was member
OF the state legislature in 1881.
Besides a number of grandchildren
and one great grandchild, the deceas-
ed is survived by three children, Hon.
4. c. Blount, Jr., who is at present in
Europe for his health, Hon. w A.
Blount, Of this city. and Mrs. Wash
ington, of Jacksonville.
Funeral This Afternoon.
Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at $50 o'clock from st.
Katharine'G church, the funeral cortege
leaving the residence at 5 o'clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-09

Rube Oldring, famous fielder and
slugger Of the Philadelphia Athletics,
says {. man takes a chance of injury
in sliding 20 first, especially after hay
ing made a bunt. The runner is likely
not only to be spiked by one or two
of the players, but is usually given the
worst of the decision.
Take for instance our team, which
has been mixing in the bunting game
with the other varieties" says he
"Out of about 20 attempts, Eddie Col
Inns and Amos Strunk are about the
only men TO have landed safely this
season. and I don't think Baker or my
self are such slow men on our feet,
and neither of us have beat the throw
out Of at least a half dozen attempts.
Oldring further says that II next 70
inpossibIe. or else exceptionally good
luck. that fellow can bunt safely,
with such ightning-like fielding as the
teams show nowadays.
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Beverly this summer. The hard work
he has done during the past year has
had its effect upon him. He admits
to his friends that a long rest would
do him q lot Of good.
The prospects are, however, that
this viii be the most strenuous sum
mel he has had in years. Congress
viii probably remain in session until
August, and that will make 1t neces-
sary' for him to be in Washington q
good share of the time. And then there
ia the campaign, which gives promise
Of being a hard and trying one.
Yet the president viii come out to
Beverly every weekend for a two or
three days stay. His wife and the
children will remain here constantly
until fall.
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Taft family at Beverly.

days Of summer. And Paramette and
it envtrons are so charming that it Is
easy for one in their midst to forget
the cares and perplexities Of official
life.
In the quiet places about Parametta
Mr. Taft quickly RECEIVERS from the
fatigue which the duties of hts office
bring upon him. Mrs. Taft, too, whose
health is none too good, appreciates
the quiet of Beverly after the rather
strenuous social season at the capital.
Even Helen, the daughter who it
might be supposed would prefer the
excitement of Washington. is glad to
be here during the hot months.
Nothing would delight the president
more than two months of solid rest at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-09

Beverly. Mass, July SITS good to
get back to Beverly again." declared
President Taft as he and his family
returned to "Parramatta," their sum-
mer home here, the other day. Then
the president told his old neighbors
how much better Beverly was than
Washington as a place in which to
live during the summer.
Mr.. Taft was not joking; neither
was he attempting to fiatter the good
people of Beverly. He enjoys life to
the full in this quiet Massachusetts,
town. The Myopia golf links are not
far away, and here the president fire.
quently goes to play his favorite game.
The cool winds blow in freshly from
the ocean, making pleasant tie hottest