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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
TRIBE IS ISOLATED
India Forbids Entrance Of White
Men to Abor Country.
Natives Occupy Slopes of HImaIayan
Range and Have Strange Mode OF
LIvlng-vilIages Are Well
Fortified.

London.-The various scots COM
prising me Abor tribe may be said to
occupy the slopes of the Himalayan
range in the vicinity of the Dibong
and Dihang rivers, tributaries OF the
great Brahmaputra as 1t debouches
from the watershed which divides our
territory In Assam from the regions
OF Tibet, says the Westminster Ga
Eette. Although Abors may at times
be seen In the bazars of Sadiya our
advanced frontier post, no white man
has as yet penetrated into the Abor
country, the policy Of the government
OF India being the rigid exclusion of
one and all from this mo mans land"
except the lawful owners. There are
kindred tribes, viz. the Mishmi Abors
to the east and the Daphia Abors to
the west, which are more or less of
peaceful character; but the Bor
Abors are of very different nature.
The Daphla Abors are of somewhat
small stature. but are very 1.-the and
active. with very symmetrically
SHAPED limbs. They are very scantily
clad
The Abor villages are built entirely
Of bamboo, and this most useful plant
Is also brought into use as a means
Of protection. Pieces of solid (male)
bamboo are hardened to almost the
density of steel by being placed In
hot ashes; they are then sharpened at
one end and stuck into the ground at
an angle so MS to wound the foot of
an enemy daring to approach. These
are called panjees. and are placed
oy thousands all round the village and
are generally concealed under leaves.
These panjees are so strong and
sharp that they will easily penetrate
soft boot 6r gaiter.
The narrow defiles or gorges lead
ng to the villages are also guarded
oy huge powders OF stone. which are
10 placed that they can be dropped on
the enemy at any moment as he adj
gances.
The Abors arc chiefly armed with
COWS and poisoned arrows (but now
adays 1t is said that many even have
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
SAVES GLASS; THIEF FLEEs
Long islander Prefers Unbroken Win
dow Pane to Shot at Night
Marauder.

Baldwin, l.. CHARLES Kessel sat at
tho foot Of q flight Of stairs in his
home here at o'clock In the morning.
watching a burglar trying to enter the
house and waiting patiently for him to
pry open window, so that he could
shoot-th intruder with gun he had
brought from his room But when a
slight noise frightened the marauder
away Kessel breathed Sigh Of re-
lief.
I'm glad something happened to
prevent me from being a murderer"
said the latter, ...for would have kill
ed the fellow Just as sure as Pm here
had he entered, the house." siss
AS It was lKessel opened his front
door and fired a shot at the thief.
which materially accelerated his
fight.
Kessel was aroused by his son, who
had been awakened by the noise the
thief made In boring hole through
a front parlor window to get at the
lock. When Kessei went downstairs
with a shotgun he could plainly sec
the man at work outside.
IL could have shot. him through the
window, but what was the use of
wasting perfectly good pane OF
glass;" said Kessel.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
awhy, - Thought You Wished II Sc

stirring rhythm OF drum and fife ThI
ing to do honor to their hero dead.
On his way to the nearest doctor'I
the brain of Corliss was mad juml
BILE of riotous thoughts, all thinly veil
ing the keen sorrow he felt at Uncl(
Ezra's predicament. 1t had suddenly
come to him-and with startling END
phasis-that this fluffy, furbelowe@
girl with the gold in her hair wal
vitality essential to his future happH
ness. His black eyes took unto them
selves a tender light hitherto unassd'
ciRted with thoughts OF the maid, buD
his knowledge OF her would not alloV
him to believe that she would CONF
back to him without struggle. n
fact. he was sure that she did nc.
love him at all. It was she who had
suggested that the lifelong engage
ment be broken.
The doctor. fussy little persoA
with straggly mutton-chop whiskers
steel-bowed glasses and double chin
hurriedly entered the machine and TIL
return trip was made in record timd
From behind came onto them th@
music of mufiled drums, and th0
plaintive minor of the flies. Th&
march to the cemetery had begun.
"He is badly shaken up" diagnosed
the little doctor, He wants rest and
quiet, otherwise there is nothing mori
serious the matter with him-no trad
lures, nor anything In the nature
bruised bones However, he must mo-
be moved for several days"
"An' to think" complained the 81
togenarfan, who had now recovered
consciousness, tibet, after all thl
trouble I'm agoin' to miss the dons
today for the first time since tn
war"
Don't feel bad" soothed Dolly, "A
tender note in her voice, as sh +
placed a cool, soft little hand on TN
brow of the old soldier. He was no3
in bed in the Horton home.
Corliss gazed at the girl wistfullJ
Every moment twas being brougA
home to him that he had lost a jewe
"Darn such Iuck!'' grumbled III E
discontinued Uncle Ezra.
The eyes OF the repentant love
sped telegraphic message to III
brain OF the maid and, responding
this, she turned her head and locke
at him and-blushed.
On the broad veranda, as the youn
man was taking his leave, he SUI
denly turned. to the pretty girl VII
had accompanied him.
Must the engagement renal
broken? ?" he asked plaintively.
why. FL thought you wished
So" she replied. eyes cast down, "bI
If You don't, why, of-of course
To the ears of the 5ubilant Ccrlis
speeding homeward some momen
later. came the stirring notes OF 1T
Girl | Left Behind Me-" The "
eyans were coming back.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

rifles or guns). Each man is also
armed with dhao, or long sharp
knife, and carries on his back a fat
basket for provisions.
Owing to the dense nature of the
forest the climate is very damp and
unhealthy, especially during the rainy
season, when the streams and noun
tain torrents are very swollen and
quite impossible. For this reason no
expedition could be sent earlier than
the cold season to punish the Abors
for their cruel and treacherous mas
sacre of Noel Williamson and DR..
Gregorson, with their party of 35 ma
tives, which took place in the sum-
mer. A force of some $500 men I'M
Ger the command of Major General
Bower, commanding the Assam brig
ade, is, however. to advance into the
country about the middle of October,
and 1t is said that the Abors are pre-
PAIRING to make stout resistance and
have entered into coalition with the
upper hill Abors for this purpose.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
Present Gener-
alton Also
Has Its Duties
MN sE71IN7,IV SINRE7dFVzTgssfvs7

TN MUCH viii be written and
N&&N N*l said of the march to the
&W&NW rhythmic beat of the muf-
lEAWNMl fed drum of the decimat-
ing phalanx of war vet
Grams in honor of whom,
and more especially in honor of those
comrades who have passed to eter-
nifty, the day has been set aside as
q memorial.
All honor to the soldier dead. Sac
red is their memory.
Great honor to the veterans who
have been spared to us and whose
presence should be an inspiration to
better citizenship.
war in human lives. Awful was the
carnage, yet the result was a united
nation and greater nation.
The patriotism which inspired the
great outpouring of troops in that
wonderful war should be central
idea about which everything should
cluster because 1t burns with patriot
ism.
It was the most wonderful demon
.
solidarity and honor the world has
known.
It was a glorious achievement for
principle, and every participant In
that magnificent victory deserves
more than a floral wreath upon his
grave, or. II he be yet with us, more
than laurel wreath upon his brow.
Certainly we -yIr,t honor sfha vet
Grams as we should!
One thing we should do to honor
them, among Others We should seek
to mold our lives into good citizen
ship inspired by those very principles
for which they fought Thus may we
become the heroes In time Of peace
that they were In the dark years OF
war.
Today, as the old bugle blows its
solemn and impressive taps over the
graves of the soldier dead, let us hon.
or their memory in action by making
that inspiring taps q reveille-yes, q
call to arms in the war against greed
and oppression
Memorial dayi
Citizens. contemplate its true mean
ing. Honor the soldiersi Pay tfib-
ute TO the heroesi Bow In honor
before them, and be not unmindful of
the duty which devolves upon you as
one among many to whom those he->
roes of war have handed down this
magnificent commonwealth as a heri.
tage with fits great duties and ire
mendous responsibilities.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

clared could not last nine
" days. President Lincoln's first
call was for $4,000 volunteers. and
Jefferson Davis sent agents abroad to
purchase 10000 stand of arms. In
1851 that was as near as public opin-
ion on both sides came to grasping
the magnitude of the coming strug-
gle.
It was little else than an armed
mob that went streaming south In
the early days of the war; IL was lit
tie else than an armed mob that met
those recruits. and the first battles
were little else than heroic scuffies.
But presently when the hurrah stage
was passed and the sections had set
tied down to the grim business OF
war. there emerged from the chaos
OF camp and drill ground the finest
armies that ever shook continent
with their tread.
And out OF the first doubtful trials
and experiments with political gen.
erals, lawyer colonels and adventurer
captains, there came the foremost
military leaders of the age-Lee,
Grant. Jackson, Thomas, Sherman,
Sheridan. The raw recruits who had
scrambled out of the way of the
bounding cannon balls on the field Of
Bull Run grew into the seasoned vet
Grams who coolly pinned tags bearing
their names to their shirts when they
went to death against the Bloody
Angle" at Cold Harbor; who stormed
the fire-spitting heights at Fredericks-
burg and took part In the murderous
lighting ut Gettysburg.
The more than 100000 soldiers
called to the tented field half CEN
fury ago are but corpora1's guard.
Their marching line Is thinned to file
leaders and color bearers, .specter
army Of white-haired men that once.
a year, ON Memorial Day, keeps step
20 the shriii Of the old flfe and the
tap Of tho mufaed war drums. Today
the worn blue line. closed up over
the gaps made in II by another year,
again is marching to "'the bivouac Of
the deadr to pay tribute to the fallen
comrades. And beside II marches
the worn line OF gray.
These are the reminders to new
generation of that gigantic struggle
that was fought out for the sake OF
ideals; Of ideals on either side for
which men freely laid down their
lives
1T fs rather for us to be here dedi- \
Gated to the great task remaining
before us. that from these honored
dead we take increased devotion. to
that cause for which they gave the
last full measure Of devotion: that
We here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died In vain"
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ISOLATED Literary Press)
angle. 81 am not here, however, Z
calr"--he could not resist the thrust
but to ask favor. Uncle Ezra Hat
way has met with an accident, an
seems to be seriously hurt-how ser
ously don't know. He fell into
faint, or stupor, just as We were Of
posite this house, and SO / must as
you to care for him while 1 go for
doctor"
AS the explanation progressed. tn
expression on the girls face undeI
went change. The coquetry die
from her eyes to give a chance to
womanly look of grave concern.
Father" she called, suddenly
Come here"
An elderly man came leisurely ou
of the house, and, in u second, TIL
situation was made clear to him. Til
unconscious veteran was lifted card
fully from the runabout and taken il
to the house. From afar came III
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

Champion LAZY .kld.r

Talk about lazy kids. there lis one
at the Franklin County Children's
nome. all right. He is perverse lit
tie fellow who win not do anything he
can get out OF doing. Recently when
nome sticks of candy were given to
the children-he had another youngster
bite on pieces of his candy and give
them to him. When the matron asked
aim why he had the other child do
this, he said he wanted to be saved
the bother.--Columbus (O) dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

The Vermont Teachers Retire
ment Fund association received ma
terial aid by a lawn party given at
the Brattleboro high school. The
sum OF 5000 was realized.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

franklin county is soon to have
another big industry III the paper
mill to be erected this summer AT
sheldon Springs. The min is a
$zco. 600 proposition and will give
employment TO about 200 men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

In its successful expedition to the
South Pole, the Fran, under Cap
tain Amundsen, was, it is stated,
fitted with oil-burDing epgires. thus
,,iisplacing the bulky coal fuel and
giving much greater radius of
action.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

Edward Walker, the nine year old
son Of Clinton ]. Walker, Of Brat
tleboro, was drowned recently in
the trout pond IN Wheatstone brook,
back of Smith & Hunts factory.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

John G. Ball, the pioneer shirt
nianufacturerof Troy, NY, is dead
at his home at Watervliet ut the age
OF Go years. Mr.. Ball sold the first
custom made shirt mpnufactursd in
Troy. He was native of Milton,
VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

As result of active work Barrels
board of trade has boosted its mem
bership from 40 to over 400. The
campaign lasted less than day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

OWN the broad
pike leading into
Centerville came,
all arrayed In rus
ty blue, the bent,
wizened figure OF
a little old man.
An old-fashioned
anldiar,a can WAS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

bennington is the first town in
that county to start on the state
road. As laid out, the road will
run absolutely straight 1000 feet
with net over a two per cent. grade
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
EsIWO [LAGS

$40 NALLY
there comes to the
writing man a
story ready made
from actual hap
penings before his
eyes. Or. there Is
told to him some
49, 80 -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

The Rutland business Mems Pro-
teciive asso cialionfcxpects to-enter--
tain roo automobilisis from the Isos-
ton Chamber of Commerce June II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

'There is a story here" remarked
the visitor. and the little man in blue
looked at him keenly.
Eyes, SIR. there is" he replied
three men were killed carrying that
flag at the battle of Appomattox; as
one would fall another would snatch 1t
up. and still they carried it forward.
AS they went on, in the charge, shell
exploded over the head of the last
man who had caught 1t, and frag-
ment struck him in the arm, between
shoulder and elbow, cutting 1t Off as
by surgeons knife. He clasped the
flag to his breast with the bloody
stump and staggered on. At last, as
he felt himself weakening. he turned
about and seeing near him man In
town, he cried, For Gods sake, take
It, Frank, I can't carry it any longer"
The visitor was GREATNESS. WELL"
he said, "and then
There Is a strange ending to that"
returned the guide. II was telling this
to some visitor only the other day,
and had got as far as what am tell
ing you when tall man with gray
hair, who was standing about where
you are now, spoke up. 'Comrade,' he
said, you're right! I was Frank"
A few minutes later, as they went
down the corridor, the visitor asked
another question.
"And what was the name of the SER
geant whose blood we see there?" he
asked.
Ills name was Plunkett," was the
answer. There he isl"
/ A soldierly looking man in the blue
uniform OF messenger of the senate
came walking down the corridor. The
magazine writer and his guide turned
toward him. Across his breast was
pinned an empty sleeve.-J. b. In Har-
per's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

require the slightest movement of lit
erary machinery to weave It into
shape. The wool and warp are as
straight and true and compact as IL
1t had required hours of concentration
to produce the fabric. Actual events
follow in such dramatic sequence that
Il almost seems as If art had been
brought to bear upon their presenta-
ton.
The other day a magazine writer
visited the new state house in Boston
In order to see the decorations that
had been recently placed on the walls.
He was standing looking at the pic
ture painted by Mr. Robert Reid, the
picture of Otis delivering his fiery
speech before the judges, when sud-
denly a voice spoke at his elbow.
Looking round, he saw standing be-
side him a short. slight man in blue
uniform. 1t did not take the little
bronze button in the lapel of his coat
to label him as an old soldier. He
was stamped with it from the erect
carriage of his head and shoulders to
the glance Of his keen gray eye.
**%%xx*kx
You have been through the build
ing?' he asked suddenly And upon
being told that 1t was the writer's first
visit, he politely offered his services
as guide. They were accepted prompt
ly. The little man In blue pointed out
the old Hessian drum and sword, the
first musket captured from the British.
and the one that fired the shot at Lex
ington. He knew stories of the fam
GUS portraits on the walls, and after
having examined the old senate and
council chamber, he led the visitor
down to the great octagon-shaped ro-
tunda, where, behind their plates of
glass. artfully grouped and festooned,
were the battle flags of the Massachu-
sets misunderstanding but the bare
fiagstaffs of some. others mere shreGs
of bunting hanging in pathetic fes-
toons. only few with the colors In,
tact, pierced here and there with bui.
let holes. Stopping before the first
corner he began in his low, well-modu-
lated voice to explain about them.
There were two shafts, shattered and
roughly spliced few inches below the
gtlded spear-heads. 49,
Those two flags" he began, "were
given to the regiment by two sisters,
who were engaged to be married to
two officers; one captain, the other
a lieutenant. AS you see, the flags
were both hit in almost identically
the same spot and under them both
officers were killed" Pointing to an.
other flag he said, Beneath this flag
seven men were killed and four were
wounded 1t was decorated with
medal OF honor" So it went on.
There was story to almost every one
of the timeworn relics Of the battle
fields. At last the guide came to the
case in the northwest corner of the
hail. Immediately in front was sill
ken banner across whose faded red
and white strips was big blotch of
brown. 1t needed no second glance
10 tell what the blotch meant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

N August. 1862. the
armies OF General
Lee and General
Pope confronted
each other on the
r appa h a mock
river. in Virginia.
General Lee had
determined to at
knz.l~ n--
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
Recall heDays
of Sacrifice
FJbYearsA Ago

ORE than fifty years have
passed since the North
and South took up arms to
begin the war which Sec
rotary Seward had de-
-r-.-L 1919
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25
The Tribune Farmer

Is the best Agricultural paper. II comes
every week. For $50 we send THE AGE
and Tribune Farmer Tor one year
THE AGE
WOODSTOCK VERMONT
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

UGH viii be written and
said of the march to the
rhythmic beat of the muf-
fed drum of the decimat-
ing phalanx of war vet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-25

sFine Printing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
MILWAUKEE, WENT
INTO THE DITCH
Cars Overturned, But Onlv
One Person Injured
Caused by Washout.

Winona. Mimi, May 2o.-The first
section of train No. of the Chicago.
milwaukee, and st. Paul road, known
as the Pioneer limited. was derailed
at 3:20 o'clock this morning near
Homer, eight miles east of here. Two
slespers. the baggage car and the
ouffet car were tumbled into the
oltch where they were partially sub
merged in the water of the Mississip-
pl. The track runs parallel to the
river at this point.
The wreck was caused by the heavy
rains OF last night which had washed
out the roadbed and let the train
slide from the track.
one passenger. William West, a
travelling salesman, was caught in the
wash room when the train went over
and had to break his way out through
window to keep from drowning. He
was brought to the hospital here,
but his injuries consist only of Iacer-
atlons nhis arms and legs. The
second section of the train came
around the wreck on the double
track and brought the passengers and
what remained on the track of the
first section to this city.
That there was no loss of life Is
due to the fact that the train had
warnings to watch out for washouts
and was running slowly at the time
of the accident
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
NO CHAIRMAN YET.

Chicago. May 20.-lIarr! s New,
chairman of the Subcommittee on ar
ransements for the republican nation-
al convention, last night said nothing
further had been doue in th. matter of
naming = temporary chairman of the
convention. When the subcommittee
members adyourned yesterday it was
announced the selection of .ar:pur-
arr rna'rrndn had neen left with Mr..
New
~ Vas npsy today debating ,ele-
grams a.il letters IN relation 20 other
matters Connected with the ,onvcn-
ton. said Mr.. New. and nothing WAS
done regarding the temporary chair
,lansnip 1 will have no aun ounce.
mont to make regarding the chair.
'nanslip tonight
There was considerable speculation
regarding the craftsmanship. None OF
the i'umors. however. could be verified
as Chairman Now of the suncomn,it.
tee and Secretary William Harvard
refused to discuss the reports.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
WILL BE WARMER

Washington. May 20.-Temperature
near or above the normal will prevail
in the southern states and generally
throughout the western districts dur
ing the coming week, according to the
weekly bulletin of the weather bureau,
issued last night.
Cool weather. will prevail" the bull
letin continues. 1.-The first half Of the
week in the northern states east of the
Rock mountains, but it will give way
to warmer weather in this region
about Wednesday. The weather over
the country during the week will be
generally fair. except that it will be
unsettled with probably local showers
and thunder storms the first half of
the week in the northern states. as a
result of the eastward movement of a
disturbance that is now forming in the
far west No general storm area will
cross the country during the week."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
CAR MEN
ISSUE LAST CALL
Will Strike if Their Demands
Are Not Complied With
This Week.

Duluth. May 20.-After taking a
postal card vote, the strike commit
tee of the street car conductors and
motormen of the Duluth Street Rail-
way company has issued an ultimatum
to the company stating zoo men will
strike during this week if the increase
in wages is not forthcoming. The
conductors and motormen now receive
the same rate of wages. from q to o5
cents per hour. The men demand an
increase of cents per hour: that
students he paid 10 cents per hour
pending regular positions: that not
less than ten hours constitute days
work and that sanitary waiting rooms
be provided for the men.