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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
AID suaKFN ToKpEDO BOATS
TelephonIo Communication EstobIlsh-
cd With Submerged Naval ves-
sells In German Harbor.

German torpedo boats are all
equipped with newly designed subma-
rine telephone attachments. This APP
paratus ia attached to the outside Of
che boat Just forward of the tower.
II the boat Is sunk, an officer released
the apparatus, which floats to the sur
face OF the water by means OF the
buoy. which Is an essential part Of
the equipment. This can be picked
up by any other boat In the Vicinity
and telephone communication be
thus established with the sunken
craft
During some recent naval manoeu-
vers In the harbor OF Kiel. the Ger
man submarine ~" was sunk, with
crew OF % men on board. Tele-
phonic communication was Mt once es-
tablished with the rescuers, to whom
the commander of the disabled vessel
reported that the crew was in no i'm.
mediate danger, as oxygen for 4S
hours was available.
For three hours the crew lay pris-
oners ut the bottom of the harbor. All
this time a running fire of talk was
kept up with the rescuers. whose
work was directed much more effec-
lively than II they had been compelled
to work blindly and without advice
from below.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Honesty to Be- Rewarded.

A young woman employed In o
laundry in Los Angeles, Cal, the 9th.
er day found a diamond and turquoise
jewel valued at $3.50 In a bundle Of
soiled linen. She did not hesitate a
moment. but looked up the name on
the bundle to identify the owner and
then turned the gems over to the man
ager. They belong to wealthy New
Yorker, who is visiting friends In Los
Angeles, who had placed them under
her pillow and forgotten them. The
owner is having prepared as reward
a handsome diamond-set bracelet, en-
graved with her own and the young
woman's initials and the date.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Comedy of
Love
BY FRANCES M. ELLIOTT

Tho Carstons' dingy bungalow ei
bowed the discreet two-storied brick
OF the Bessetts', a wicket gate and a
low iron fence separating the Basset
rose garden from the scrappy mari
colds OF their neighbor. A hazy com.
fort enveloped the Carstons, and their
weedy lawn was strewn with bones
and battered baseballs: while not a
leaf disturbed the velvet of the Bias.
sett lawn, and within doors not q cur,
tain erred from it's counterpart.
Luncheon was In progress at the
Carstons', although It was an hour
past noon. Mrs. Carston brought in
the cold meat, Johnny chased In with
plate of bread and tarts and Philip
pa brought in the tea. Mrs. Carston
slipped her tea hastily and sighed as
she glanced over the mussy table.
Wrinkles, a red-eyed lap dog, the type
most unpopular In dogdom, set up a
howl, and Philippa threw him small
squares of meat.
AS soon as Mrs. Carston had swal-
lowed her lunch she returned to her
sewing. Johnny seized his cap and
disappeared. Philippa stacked the
dishes and sauntered into the living
room, humming a gay little tune.- She
was teaching Wrinkles to sit up for
sugar. when an ornate red automobile
tore up the avenue and stopped at the
Carstons
ITS Dicky Lambert and his new
auto. It's as red as a lobster, and
Dicky's as proud as a turkey cock"
Uttered Philippa. She tossed up her
curls and changed her lowered ii.
mona, while Dicky turned off his gaso.
tine and patiently rolled a cigarette.
II won't stand for many moro of
these waits" he growled when Philip
pa appeared at last.
I'm sure the neighbors are delight
ed with your new machine" cooed
Philippa.
81 brought it up for you to see, and
nobody else" said Dicky, patting its
red sides. "Come out for a spin. Wen
beat that old car OF Bassett's mile"
'Tm sorry" murmured Philippa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
WONDERFUL SAVING or LIFE
Modern Sanitary Measure Have Cut
the Death Rate Of Chicago Almost
In Half, StatIstlca Show.

Modern sanitary measures and pre-.
ventive medicine (Which means no
medicine at all) are chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for nearly doubling the average
length of human life in Chicago, and
that within only one generation.
This statement Is clearly borne out
by statistics published by the Chicago
Health Department, and is only slight
ly less true of some other localities
But the bald statement does not suffi.
GENTLY convey the whole truth. Look
at the figures: An average death
rate In Chicago during the whole for
ty years previous to the last decade
If 21.9 per thousand of population.
During the past ten years the average
has been only lat. This means a
saving of 124,421 lives. for the ten
years. or 12.442 per year That 10,
there were Just that many less deaths
from all causes than there would
have been under former measures and
methods.
Does not that make the work ap
pear worth while?
Nothing Is palmer than that educa-
ton OF the people, combined with a
willingness on their part to do the
best they know, how, In the various
ways Of taking better care of them
selves. is the main source of this
splendid result. The greatest saving
of life has been among those diseases
most affected by sanitary administra-
ton and control.
A stlll better story is to be told. II
the people will do as the Health De-
partment teaches there will be still
greater saving during the next ten
years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
PROGRESS OF RACE is GIVEN
Position OF Speeding Automobiles
Shown by Electrical Score Board
at Santa Monica.

An electrically operated score board
was used for the first time in the his
story of auto road racing at Santa
Monica. BY means of this device, the
grand stand was kept informed as to
the position of the racers all along
the eight-mile course, as each car
number was painted on sheet of
metal which was moved along tho
score board upon divisions that repre-
sented miles and half miles.
The operator of the board was in
formed as to the position of the
cars by means Of telephones, tempo
rary stations having been erected at
half-mile intervals. An operator was
placed at each station, and In addi-
ton to reports on progress of cars he
sent in notification of tire or engine
trouble, OF cars that dropped out OF
the race, and, most important of all,
Of accidents. fta
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
IDEAL FOR WINDOW LIGHTING
Long Lamp Particularly Advantageous
for illumination In All Kinds
of Show Cases.

1T is Just like an ordinary mean
descent lamp, except the current goes
In one end and comes out the other"
said Ben ]. Ballard, of Cleveland, o.,
in telling about the electric light
shown in the Illustration.
The light is cylindrical in shape.
about IA inches in diameter and ~
inches long. The current passes in
one end. through the filament and out
the other
THE lights are peculiarly advan-
tageous for window or showcase light
ing" said Mr.. Ballard Suitable re-
doctors are provided and the lamps in.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
when The
Sign Failed
.Rr Meme 7. Anderson

Copyright, 1Si1, by Associated Literary
Preas.)
Miss Bah Ellerton sat down and
wept.
A healthy, good-looking girl OF
eighteen does not weep Just for the fun
of pulling her own nose as her tears
fall. Miss Bah had cause-great cause.
Her cat was dead.
There Is no particular way to de-
scribe dead cat except TO say that
she was loyal and faithful. a good
mouser and her name was Pink" She
had been a cat for several years and
had got used to II, and she knew that
abe was beloved by Miss Bah. That
love was returned. Never had that
cat given the girl an hours uneasi-
ness. She had occasionally taken an
hour Off to stroll among the holly
hooks or interview 'tater-bugs. but she
had never failed to come running
when her name was called In loving
tones.
Pink was missed and called right
after breakfast. The calling was In
vain. She was hunted for under beds,
In the garden. all around the pergola,
under the currant bushes. and at
length there was find. Alas, 1t was
only her dead bodyl She had climbed
an apple tree after a sparrow, and In
descending had slipped and caught
her neck in a crotch and strangled to
death.
There was no one else but the cook
at home. She heard the girls wild
walls and ran out, but there was
nothing to be done. While every cat
has nine lives. If eight of them are
choked out of her the ninth gives up
TN despair and after a kick or two
follows the others.
Il was when the cook reached up
and lifted poor dead Pink" down that
the weeping took place. The cook also
wept. She was good cook, and her
pumpkin pies had no rivals. AS she
had left her bread in the oven, how
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
ereas Felt It His Duty to Investigate.

ever, she could not stay to weep DER
long. She therefore dashed away her
tears to say:
Never mind. dearie-you shall
have another"
'But she won't be Pink to mel"
was the wailing reply.
"You can call her Rose or Violet,
then. You mustn't take on SO. S'pose
your dear mother had climbed that
tree and got hung by the neck! Think
how awfuller 1t would have been!"
Eyes. know, but Pink may have
called to me when she found herself
strangling"
But she never did. Her first
thought was that she had made a
fool Of herself getting up that tree.
IT'S another cat well have inside Of
three days Now be good and don't
cry any more"
II wouldn't feel so bad if-if--"
'Tf what, dearie?"
'If 1t wasn't for the sign"
'What sign?"
''Why. one day when was at the
gate with the cat an old woman came
along and said II Pink died within a
year must talse 1t as sign that I'd
lose the love of my lover. The year
isn't up yet"
Nonsense on the old woman and
her signs"
Don't you believe it?"
"Of course not. You should have
made mp faces at her"
"Oh, but did,"
THAT'S proper and right, honey. As
you have no lover how can you lose
: his lover"
Put I'm going to have, you know,
and don't want any signs to come
poking along"
Don't you fear. Some signs are
sure to come true. but this one is go
ing to fail. If you bury Pink that
will surely make 1t fail. There's an
old suit case in the woodshed. Put the
body in that and take It away"
Forty rods down the highway was a
grove of beeches. 1t was a quiet, rest
full spot. Now and then an auto went
honking by, but as dead cat 10 not
too particular, "Pink" would sleep
there without waking. With the spade
In one hand and the suit case In the
other, Miss Bah made her way to
the grove. She did not have to look
long for q spot. Where the violets
bloomed and the green leaves cast
their shade she dug the grave, or she
had begun to when there came an In
corruption.
Gregg Fenlon was home from col
iege on his vacation. and was tearing
around the country IN his racing ma
chine In way to set the bridges on
IRE. AS the spade was turning up the
soil he came scorching along looking
for something to devour, and there
was sudden stop as he caught sight
OF the girl. She was only fifty feet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
The Hyde Park Inn.

&, 4. Slavery, we'll known to
travelling men as the landlord who
helped to make deservedly popular
the Brandon Inn, has purchased the
Hotel Phoenix, revamped and
rejuvenated It with new paper, new
paint, new plumbing, new cooking
and heating arrangements, and given
TO IT the name of Hyde Park Inn
The hotel is comparatively new
beautifully situated, and Landlord
Savery will extenda hearty welcome
to those from. either country or city
who are looking for home-Iilee,
restful place to spend few days or
a few weeks,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Puts the wakefu, 70 sleep.

An English scientist travelling ir
Africa noticed native woman put hei
infant to sleep by letting water trim
kle through hollow reed placed or
It's forehead. This led to experiments
which show that here Is a method Of
producing sleep In young or old when
all other devices fail. A hollow rub
Der pad is placed ON the forehead
this pad being connected by small
hose with reservoir at higher lev
al. An outlet for the water is also
provided. All that is necessary Is tc
turn the water on and as 1t triclSles
through the hose 1t causes a rythmica
throb on the brow of the subject
which by its monotony and soothing
action soon makes him forget his trou
bles and drop Off The system is
specially successful with babies, and
II 1t Is generally adopted the fine ari
at walking the floor" with the last
born at the dead of night will be rem
dered unnecessary. In certain cases
Of fever, ETC., Ice water can be used
in the apparatus to reduce the tenn
perature of the patient.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
puek.aIIIed Flsb.

& About six feet long and with bill
like duck protruding from its upper
jaw, this fish-the spoon-billed stur-
geon--is dweller in the rivers and
lakes Of the Mississippi, and on the
banks of the lower Mississippi an ex-
tensive fishery has grown up. The
Ash, which is caught chiefly for It's roe
which Is used in the manufacture of
a kind Of caviare--pokes about in the
mud with its SPOONFUL and stirs 1t all
up, then feeds upon the small crus-
taceans that abound in myriads on the
river-bed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

wickedly. I'm going to call on Mrs
Bassett this afternoon"
THE devil you arel" said Dicky.
'Tll go with you tonight" giggled
Philippa.
ITO call on the Bassetts," echoed
Dicl1y.
Philippa underwent a sudden trans
formation before her call on Mrs. Bias.
sett. She twisted her curls up tightly
and put on her plainest linen skirt
and stiffest white shoes.
''Will do2" she asked her mother.
Don't you think it was high time
you were deciding between those two
young menu" parted her mother.
Mrs Bassett opened the door to
Phillppa. She was a short-waisted,
gray-haired woman, her blue eyes hid
den behind heavy spectacles, her thin.
tipped mouth dropping at the corners.
She gave Philippa a limp hand and
led the way to q sunny side porch.
Miss Pendleton and 1 are sewing"
she explained.
Miss Pendleton, a large-featured,
bony young woman, shook Philippa's
hand effuslvely.
What are you making?" asked
Philippa.
''Underclothes for the OrphaiR
Home" answered Mrs. Bassett,
How lovely!" cried Philippa.
would you like to join our socie-
tyr" asked Mrs. Bassett dryly.
"Im afraid I'm too busy reflected
the shameless Philippa.
Miss Pendleton Is never too busy
to do her duty" said Mrs. Bassett,
I'm not SO popular with the young
gentlemen" laughed Miss Pendieton,
shipping her shears through pair nf
cambricc pantaloons with telling EN-
feet. Philippa felt a wild desire to
flee.
>''How is your mother" asked Mrs
Bassett,
"She's WE'LL" answered Philippa.
I'm afraid she's sewing too hard"
said Mrs. Bassett, drawing her mouth
down. Philippe thought of the pink
dress nearing completion, and employ
ed discreet silence.
Il do all my own sewing" breathed
Miss Pendleton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
ELECTRICAL
g. NOTE So

There are sixteen cables across the
North Atlantic ocean.
( The British postofflce controls $780,
900 miles of telephone wires.
Electricity is being successfully
used in France to ripen cheese.
In all European Russia there are
only 62 electrical distributing stations,
The automatic telephone service is
a success in Havana, where there are
1000 subscribers
Ships on the Atlantic ocean are
supplied with weather information
from the station on stop of Eiffel
tower.
The latest lightning conductor is
a braid of fine copper wires. 1t is said
to be more efficient than the older
forms.
Linemen working in the wilds of
Washington wear red coats to prevent
their being mistaken for wild animals
by hunters. ai
\. Roller skates propelled by two-cylin-
der motors Of one-quarter horsepower
are French invention. the fuel tank
being worn on a belt.
An electrically heated tray for
keeping food warm while 1t is being
served is one of the newest ideas In
the line of electric heaters.
Tourist trains on one of the Pacific
railroads are equipped with electrical
cooking appliances and travellers are
encouraged to make use of them.
In one Of the newest electric fix
lures the amount of illumination shed
by lamp 10 controlled by merely
turning the shade TO one side or an
other.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
A PLEASED SAVINGS BANK
DEPOSITCR.

There is no county in Vermont,
indeed, hardly town in the state,
or a state in the Union, that does not
make deposits in the Hyde Park
Savings Bank.
The unprecedented growth of that
institution is the result of two things !,
first, confidence; second, satisfaction
with its management. 1865 ''
Everybody is well treated at that
bank and everybody is satisfied.
Ask your neighbor who deposits
there and see If he does not vouCh
for the truthfulness Of this statement
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
solves Water ProbIem.

Santa Monica, Cal, Is considering a
unique plan for solving a serious wa
ter problem. The supply is already in
adequate and an application for a part
of the Owens river from Los Angeles
has not been granted. Now 1t is pro-
posed to distill ocean water for domes-
tic purposes, and the municipality may
purchase the Burning Mountain, sew
eral miles up the coast in the Santa
Monica range, for use as a heating
plant 1t is believed the sea water
could be carried through ~" pipe
deep to the hot interior Of the smoking
hill and distilled at practically no cost.
Power might be produced. some engin-
GERS think that would enable the mum
icipality ia maintain aa electric light
ing plant,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

The textile operatives Of IA cotton
cloth mills at New Bedford, Mass,
struck on Monday to enforce the
demand of the weavers for the
adjustment of the grading fines
system. The strikers. gathering
about the mills against which the
strike is directed, made noisy
demonstration, but no violence
occurred.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

from tho road. and he could -lmost
see the tears in her eyesl At least,
he could sec that her mouth was puck
cred up In way that betokened
grief. and he felt II his duty to inves-
tigate.
T-I was just burying n cat" OK
planned Miss Bah as the collegian APP
preached and lifted his cap.
Dead, eh?'
Eyes, got hung"
Particular cat? That is, an extra
lovable cat?"
Just the incest cat In all this
world! Her name was Pink. She
was my pet"
"And you have been cryingf' he
asked as he took the spade from her
hands and began to dig.
"Just-Just little. Her name was
Pink you know, and her death was
so very sudden"
II lost dog once"
"And you buried him?"
"Sure Yes, he las grave"
"And you felt bad?"
"Took me month to get over It,"
I'm glad of that. 1t shows you
have heart. Whom / first saw you
/ thought you looked reckless. /
guess the hole Is deep enough now for
poor 'Pink's' body thank you ever
so much"
"Oh, but I'm not through yet. Body
in the suitcase, oh? | see. Well, we'll
drop it in gently--.so, Now I'll pull
down a lot of tw!gs and leaves to
cover it In. Now for the dirt and our
mournful task is done"
"But you don't think me silly?" she
anxlously asked.
"Not bit Of 1t. Lord, miss, but II
the collie dog I've got now should die
I'd snre put up q headstone for him
and sing hymn over his grave. l
suppose you live IN the white house
back there? I'll carry the spade and
suitcase. Don't weep any more over
the cat. You've done all you could
in the case"
There was almost smile on Miss
Miss Bab's face as she entered the
house. The cook had been peeking,
and she stood with her hands on her
hips and demanded:
"And now about that old woman's
sign?"
"Why--what?"
"That young mani"
"He just came along"
"And he dug the grave for poor
'PinkT"
"And he WINS so kind and gentle
about it."
"Yes, so kind and gentle!"
"And he lost dog once"
"Yes, lost u dog once!"
"Why cook what have l donef'
asked Miss Ilab.
"Donel Done! Why. you've gone
and knocked the old woman's cat-sign
into Continental cooked hat, just as
told you you would, and It won't be
a year before your engagement will be
announced"
"W-h-y, cook!"
Lost cat and gained loverl"
T-I-I-"
Gust as I said--just as said. II
you are chasing a rooster and fall
over the fence that's sign you won't
have a beau for FIVE years to come,
but IL you find your pet cat hanging
dead In an apple tree all the dough
nuts ever made can't keep you from
marrying the incest man in the state
within two years, and the two years
are to be spent in the sweetest court
ing ever written of in q ten-cent
novel;"
Miss Bah is counting. and 1t was
only the other day that she confessed
to the cook: ~
"I'm not a hard-hearted girl, but
really I'm almost glad the cat died!"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

put themselves when in motion. The
example here shown (there are many
varieties) is that of the swallowtail
moth, and, when extended or balanced
at length upon the slender branch OF
a tree, so exactly resembles a short
twig with dried skin and buds as to
need practiced eye to detect the liv
ing insect from the branch which II
initiates.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
SHe.S1
ELECTRICAL,
@WORLDR
IRON AND STOVE COMBINED
WStsr May Do Boiled and Food Cook
cd In Small Way--tteat 10 Cup
piled by Electricity.

Not 30 very long ago combination
sad iron and cook apparatus was pat
ented, and now comes an Illinois
man with an elaboration on this idea.
In this new apparatus. as In the first
one, an electric fan forms stove by
being inverted. resting upon the
handle and two legs that at other
times fold along the top. In the new
cooker. however. the inventor has de-
signed cooking vessel of substantial
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
rooth-puIIlna In Japan.

The Japanese dentists perform all
their operations In tooth-drawing with
the thumb and foreflnger of one hand.
The skill necessary to do this is &C
qulred only after long practice, but
When once 1t is obtained the operator
10 able to extract balf.a-dozen teeth
in> about half minute without once
removing his fingers A'om the pa
tents mouth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

order that It may be shifted or ad
justed to any position in relation to
the fingers. The pitcher may adjust
It as he likes in order to impart o
whirling motion to the baseball
which he can regulate as he pleases
with very little practice The Illus
tration shows Mr.. Jones' apparatus at
tached to band holding ball.--New
York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Heat for Bears.

During cold snap last winter 1t
was found necessary to furnish heat
for the bears at the New York zoo.
AS the laying OF steam pipes would
entail large expense, 1t was decided
to use electricity. Consequently cleo
trio radiators were installed. much to
the comfort and surprise of bruin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

Electric watchmen's lanterns are
used by many of the largest gas and
oil companies. A battery is con-
tanned in the lantern. while minia-
ture Mazda bulb supplies the light.
There is absolutely no danger OF fire
or explosion from this means of light
ing
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

The Roosevelt third party move
ment is meeting with scant encour-
agement from Washington office
holders There will be 532 dele
gates to the convention in Chicago
August S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Flowers In n Boot.

An extraordinary floral curiosity
was recently exhibited at the Birming-
ham (England) flower show. Three
flne blooms were firmly rooted in an
old boot, and their splendid condition
proved that they did not fnd their
home" uncougenial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
USEFUL AS DUST COLLECTOR
Electric Motor Affords Means OF
Operating Machine and Gathering
Up Little Particles.

More attention is being given to
providing safeguards for workmen in
shops and factories where dust parti-
cles are thrown into the air by grind
ing, polishing and buff1ng machines.
The electric motor as shown in the
illustration affords means OF operat-
ting a suction dust collector on such