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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

alrymen, and pointing out how ar
ferent the Italian horsoman Is from
anybody else IN Europe, he said The
oavalryman IS the development and
the embodiment Of the conditions sur
rounding m--geographical terrltor-
ial and physical The italian fighting
tho willy Arabs IN The sapd plains out
side Of Tripoli found his long lance
ineffective against the enemy who
orouched down In holes In the sand,
and with his long rifle picked of the
advancing horscman. So the Italian
had to get down from his horse and
shoot the Arab out Of his hole"
Asked TO compare tho famous Co.'S
sack and tho American cowboy Col
onel Dickman continued
Both are daring and splendid rid
ers, The great difference is that the
cowboy has more Intelligence than
tho Cossack, whose brilliant charges
are founded on system which
strangely enough, was introduced into
Russia from abroad. or course, the
cowboy method has Influenced In
somo ways the typo Of American cav
alrymen Of today. Yet oven here
there is a difference. Tho cowboy
covers perhaps 90 miles n day at n
slow, Looping gait and then takes
fresh horse for tho morrow Not so
the cayalryman in n campaign, lie
must husband his horse for the NOR
row. | think we can say in general
that the American cavalryman Is very
efficient. We merely wish to make
him more efficient by adapting any
thing from Europe that may seem
adaptable TO our system, our climate.
our problems and our way Of doing
business"
The cavalry commission, subject 10
the approval Of the War Department.
VIII experiment with some ideas that
have been gathered abroad at one Of
the army posts, probably at San An
tonic, Texas The commission. after
leaving France, concluded Its tour Of
Europe by two weeks with the Eng
lish army. It will probably return to
Washington before New Year.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

The scene Of the accident which
cost Professor Pierre Curie his life Is
TO be renamed, as a permanent ms-
mortal TO the discoyerer OF radium,
NJ, Curle was knocked down by q
wagon and killed az he was walking
mp the nhrrow old rue Dauphine,
which leads from the Pont Neuf TO
the Boulevard ST. German. II has
now been decided 20 cut through the
numerous ancient narrow streets that
converge on the southern end Of the
Pont Neuf and create new square,
which is TO be called the Place Pierre
Curie.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

Pekin, China. Nov. ga common
proverb In China was, "If you wish
to be wicked go to China"
one who knows the old Canton,
with its treasures Of iniquity, would
be greatly surprised today Mt the tre-
mendous change. No longer do the
four-story palaces of vice near the
foreign settlement bring their seduc-
tive Influence to bear on the youth
OF the city-all are dark and the
streets are deserted The lower bund
fitted up in the latest style, thou
sand foot front of red light" is the
military barracks.
No longer do You find on three or
four corners of the principal street
crossing the blatant signs: "Gamb-
ling Here" There is not an open gam
blind den nor a lottery in this city
of over a million and half Of peo-
pie. Opium smoking, that curse worse
than drink in western lands is gone,
never to return, it is asserted.
Not only have these three open
sores OF the western world healed, but
age-long abuses due to ancient relig-
ion and custom, have been cut away
to allow the new growth OF truth to
appear. Slavery has been abolished
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22
The Smnll Boy Again.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Bobby. do you see that bright star
overhead, at the top II the big cross
YES"
We'll. that's Deneb. IL Is nearly
three quadriilions of miles away"
Huh! Then how do you know Its
name Is Deneb?"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

"The American cavaryman must
be himself and just himself He can
not be a composite of tho many
typed cayalrymen Of Europe"
Such is the conclusion of Lieut.
Colonel Dickman. OF the United
States army who has been touring
Europe with fellow officers to study
closely the European cavalry systems
Speaking Of the grace Of French cav
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

NJ. Charles lIarTlHon--Iaroche has
just taken out a patent for n hot air
dirigible balloon. in which the hot air
IS produced by a number Of petroleum
burners The balloon is spherical and
provided with vents which are opened
and shut from the car. and thus ena-
Bile the apparatus to be guided. All
that is necessary is to open the valve
on the side 1t is desired to go. "The
air inside" explains the inventor,
raised to a high temperature, viii
have a density greatly inferior to that
OF the atmosphere; consequently II
will rush with force through the valve
and thus establish n violent air-cur-
rent which. projected against the out
er air Of lesser density, will cause q
vacuum: It will draw on the dirigible
Just as an automobile attracts to itself
the cyclist pedalling behind It. The
entire apparatus, made imponderable
by equilibrium, viii thus progress
without effort"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

ner ana leaping for him. unless ar
rested by the sharp call Of the police
man, Tho police dog a good many
Of which IRE now attached 20 the reg
ular service, has become, therefor
in Itself new danger In the might
life Of the capital.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

manhood freedom and political SOW
ereignty In the first group Of Off
cials of the new government Of Can
ton. five Of the eight were Christians
and now four OF the nine are pro-
fessors Of Christianity.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22
A New Suit
For $3.50

Bring us that old, greasy, dirty suit and let
us send it through our modern and sanitary
plant. 1t will come out looking like new
and no other cleaner can do 1t because they
do not have the equipment nor the skilled
labor.
There Is just one place where that can be
done and that is here.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09

Paul Revere was the first american
bank-note artist, and from the time
Of the chartering OF the Bank OF North
America under the direction OF Rob
ert Morris in 1871. up to the present,
American engravers have excelled not
only in the artistic quality OF their de-
signs. but In their provisions against
counterfeiting. Marco Polo found
bank notes In China Ages ago. printed
on paper made from the bark OF the
mulberry tree. One OF the notes,
Upon which the great Venetian trav-
sler himself may have gazed. Is on
exhibition at this day In the office OF
An American company. It is one of
series issued by the Ming dynasty
about 1899 A. D.--"current every
where under heaven"-and seems to
have been printed from wooden blocks
On q sheet OF paper Okla inches--a
bigger surface than any man could
cover with both hands outstretched.
II Ii good for "one string Of cash."
The provision against forgery is Sim
pie to the point of severity-"Coun-
.erfeiters hereof will be executed. Per
sons giving information of counter
letters will be rewarded with taels
$50. and. in addition. will receive the
property belonging to the criminal"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09

ures, said there were 20 scholars
who were not getting the privileges
to which they were entitled; H. w.
johnson and other speakers favored
the enlargement of school accommo-
dations
G, F Robinson thought the voters
would respond to any reasonable
demand upon them. He suggested
the purchase of house already
built, for school use. and he moved
that the village build or buy a
building at an expense not to exceed
$1,000.
Prof. Z. II. Williams said the
directors were ready TO carry out the
towns wishes something must be
done-per order of the board of
health. He thought the cheapest way
out of the difficulty would be the
erection of two-room building for
the small pupils, for whom tables
and chairs now have to be carried
back and forth daily, as they are not
allowed to dangle their legs from
seats designed for their elders.
Mr.. Robinson's motion was lost by
very close vote and the following
substitute offered by Rev. Mr.. Can
field, which was adopted, finally
ended the discussion
"That commission of three be
elected to confer with the school
directors and to Investigate the con-
ditions as called for in Article 10 oi
the warning, and to report at meet
ing to be called for that purpose.
The members of the committee
named are: G L. Chapman, Harold
L. Perkins, Hiram w. johnson.
On motion of +. S Mackenzie
$500 was appropriated for the
Windsor county fair of 1912
Fifty dollars was appropriated fol
Memorial day observance,
The selectmen were directed to
investigate the condition of the side
walk in front of the town building.
A motion by MIR. Robinson. in
structing the directors to continue
all schools the coming year that were
maintained the past year, was car
ried.
The license vote resulted: Yes 80
no l29.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
THIS FAMILY GREW RAPIDLY

His complaint that a railway station
waiting room at Boynton. Okla. was
without fire on a bitter cold day led
to the discovery that ]. M. jackson
and his wife are parents Of thirteen
children, born in three years. Their
fourteenth child. a son. is now four
teen months old. Five years ago the
rapid increase in the Jackson family
began. Twins then born are now Ave
years old. Triplets succeeded the
twins in twelve months. and In an
other year another set Of tripiets made
their appearance. But the worst. or
the best. was yet TO come. One year
after the last tripiets came five chill
dren on the same day, making thir-
teen born in thirty-six months, The
last five are still alive. but the health
Of the whole family. Jackson asserts.
was impaired by the absence of
warmth in the Boynton station wait
ing room.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
SHERBURNE

Mrs. S. M. Madden called on
friends in the place one day last
week.
Mrs. Carrie Pinney of Rutland is
at w. w. Wilson's.
Some of the young people
attended the dance at Pittsfield last
Friday night. They report a fine
time.
A. e. Plumley was in Woodstock
the latter part Of last week.
John Rowe is moving into Mr..
Plumley's tenement lately vacated
by Pearl Towne.
BY the way things look up here
in Sherburne we would guess there
will be six weeks Shedding in March
this year.
AT the town meeting held Tuesday,
March s, the following officers were
elected: Moderator, ]. G. Carna-
ham; town clerk. Clara N. Davis |;
selectn,an for three years, b. c..
Hill; auditors, ]. {. Carnahan, l..
Madden, &. Coates; treasurer, F. 9.
Spaulding; overseer, j. E. Davis ;
road commissioner, M. S. Neil ;
lister for three years, w. o. Bates.
Vote on license, No. All taxes
$I.95.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
THE MuMMrs REVENGE.


Punished the Man Who Cast Rstise-
tions Upon its Beauty
A correspondent of the Egyptian
Gazette relates a strange adventure
that happened to him. He visited
the Cairo museum, accompanied by
a friend, and in the course of his
inspection came across the mummy
of Ahmose /. in the wall case mot
far from the jewel room.
He turned to his companion and
made some remark about the ex-
treme ugliness of the mummy's
face. No sooner had he made that
remark than he was overcome with
feeling of suffocation as If cord
was being frightened around his
neck. The feeling lasted for about
minute and then gradually began
to pass away. lE wp 8a8
The correspondent adds that be
and his fellow traveles.were consid-
erably shaken by the incident,
which was all the more extraordi-
nary in that he had never had a
days illness in his life. N.a
Doubtless scientists and medical
men will have their theory for this
incident, but all the same it has an
uncanny flavor. There is indeed
popular superstition, whether faith
cred by the dragomans in order to
mystify and overawe tourists one
cannot say, that the mummies still
retain the powers Of wizardry
which in the fullness Of their life
they were credited with possessing.
AS a result many folk absolutely de-
cline to look at the mummifed re-
mains of Egypt's ancient kings, as
they aver the spirits of those per-
sonages will wreak their vengeance
on them for their profane gaze.
/ personally know level headed,
rational residents who, fascinated
by the Sphinx, can stand and look
at it for an hour on end, but who
would go in mortal terror of their
lives if they were in its presence to
let fall any personal remark about
its ugliness or dilapidated condi-
ton.
!. 1t is said that superstition is dy-
sing out in this age of civilization,
but in the land of the Pharaohs IL
is,still as alive as ever. Incidents
like the one above serve to keep it
Swell alive.-Cairo CorxsLondon
Standard. sTf f
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09

Ten per cent Of the letters pass-
ing through, the post in Russia are
opened by the authorities on gov
eminent orders. Every town has
postoffice experts who have made
letter. opening a study Some kinds
Of envelopes can be steamed open
without leaving any traces, and this
simple operation ID finished by re-
Furnishing the flap withaa bone in
strument: In the case of O., seal
matrix is taken by means of new
bread before breaking the wax,
When other. methods fail the en-
velope is placed between pieces Of
wood, the edge projecting one-twen-
tieth of an inch. The edge of the
envelope Iis then, fattened, then
roughened and split open, After
examination Of the contents hair
line Of strong white gum lis applied
and the edges are united under
pressure. tfr,l. =. 't.r5, .,ss4f ~.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
n.M X.ar,. aifs..

The custom of making New
Years presents is derived from a
remote antiquity. There was a
grove in Rome dedicated to the god
dess Strenia, whom the Romans
regarded as the patroness of gifts,
and from that grove it was custom
airy to get fresh twigs to give as
presents to friends and relatives on
New Years day. During the sway
Of the emperors the people made
New Years gifts to their sovereign.
The custom Of making New Years
gifts was continued after Europe
had become Christian. For a time
present making was transferred to
Easter, but later on it again became
associated with the first day OF JAM
uary.-New York American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
To Find the North.

OF course you know that iron will
sink in water, because it is SO much
heavier, but if it is very small and
highly polished, as in the form of
new needle, you can lay it gently
on the surface of basin of water
and it will float If you will rub the
needle with a toy magnet before
placing it on the water the needle
will not only float, but will gradual
ly work it's way round until it lies
due north and south. The north to
which it points is the magnetic
north, of course, and not the north
pole.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
The First umbreIlas.

Those who suppose that the um-
brella is a modern contrivance viii
be surprised to learn that umbrellas
may be found sculptured on some
of the Egyptian monuments and on
the Nineyeh ruins. That umbrellas
bearing a close resemblance to those
Of today were in use long before the
Christian era is shown by their rep
resentation in the designs on an
cient Greek vases. The umbrella
made its first appearance in London
about the middle Of the eighteenth
century, when. one Jonas Hanway,
it is said, thus protected himself
from the weather at the cost Of
much ridicule.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
bid CHINESE BANK MoTEs CURIOUS FOREIGN BREADS

Two curious breads, one Turkish
and the other Japanese. the first de-
licious and the second not recommend
ed. are shown in the accompanying
illustration from Popular Mechanics.
The Turkish bread. which is "oven-
Topped and is shaped like certain
kinds of American biscuits. is claimed
to have an exquisite, appetizing,
grain-like favor found very seldom
In American breads. In making Il
the baker takes a piece Of dough. deft-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09

ly whirls 1t around atop his finger
for a moment to give 1t a pancake
form. then throws It flop" into the
oven against one OF the heated walls.
1t adheres there for moment. bakes.
expands, drops automatically onto it's
other side on the oven floor, and. just
as It is browning nicely. is dragged
out at the moment another is
"fopped" in. The time consumed in
the baking is about two minutes. The
Japanese bread, strung on string
like buttons or Chinese money, is
much used with tea drinking and in
soups. s
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
A Yeuna L.oaieian.

Jennie's mother was expecting
company, but just before train time,
says What to Eat, a telegram ar
rived which read: Missed train.
Will start same time tomorrow"
Jennie rushed home from school
expecting to see the guest, but in
stead was shown the message. After
reading it laboriously and carefully
through she exclaimed, 'Why.
mamma, il she starts at the same
time tomorrow abe win miss tho
train againi"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
Windsor County's Fire Loss
In 1911.

The state insurance commissioner
has given out the fire loss statistics
for 1911, compiled from reports to
the department by the various in
surance companies doing business
in Vermont.
The total number Of fires reported
is 1885. loss $995, ,l40 13.
The Windsor county statistics
follow
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
The Desert Of Sahara,

The greater part of the desert of
Sahara is from 5000 to 5000 feet
above the level Of the ocean. The
desert is not rainless, but showers
cover it with grass for few weeks
in the year, large flocks and herds
being mainly upon its borders, and
the oases are depressions in which
water can be collected and stored.
1t was one time believed that the
whole of the desert was below the
sea level instead of only compara-
lively small part of it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
FAMOUS WAR HORSE.
Captain Mays Black Tom Said to Have
Made Prodisious Leaps.

Made Prodisious Leaps.
"Only less celebrated than Old
Rough and Ready's favorite white
charger" writes General James
Grant Wilson in the Bulletin Of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty'to Animals, "was Captain Charles
Augustus Mays Black Tom, mag
nifcent coal black gelding. Captain
May was the beau sabreur of Tay-
lor's army in Mexico, enjoying the
same reputation for dash that Cuse
ter won in the Army of the Poto-
mac nearly two decades later.
cat the head of his squadron of
the Second United States dragons
Captain May led gallant charge
against "A Mexican battery in the
battle Of Resaca de la Palma, May
8, 1s46, and, leaping Tom over one
of the guns, captured General La
Vega and the entire battery of six
pieces.
''May possessed an unsurpassed
military record for leaping with
Tom and, it is possible, one that
has never been equaled in the hunt
ing field, or even on the race course.
My friend, the late Hon. Francis G..
Lawley, perhaps the highest British
authority on the subject, gives thir-
ty-four feet as the greatest distance
ever covered by an English horse in
a steeplechase or elsewhere.
'Black Tom jumped thirty-fve
feet on wager during the Mexican
war, and three years later May
made another bet that, with fy-
ing start of fifty yards, he could leap
Tom across canal thirty-six feet
in width. They came laundering
along at a terrific speed, the jet
black steed nearly seventeen hands
high and May over six feet, sitting
like centaur. Tom gave a mighty
jump, but fell short, and of course
man and horse had very sudden
and cold bath, for the attempt was
made in midwinter.
"For Charlie O'Malley leap over
a cart loaded with cord Of wood
standing in front of the city hall
the colonel was fined in a Baltimore
court. On another occasion the
dashing cavalryman rode Tom up
the steps of the leading hotel Of
| that city, cavorted around and
through several of the principal
apartments and then coolly rode
out again, as if it was an ordinary,
everyday occurrence n
Thoroughbred Tom was spir-
tied and rather difficult horse for
any one but his master to ride or
control. A Maryland friend, wish
ing to make fine appearance be-
fore Baltimore belle, borrowed
Mays steed, but, bearing too hard
on the bit when near the lady's res
idence in Cathedral street, Tom be-
gan bucking, finally tossing the un-
fortunate lover into the street and
galloping back to his stable.
"Tom passed many tranquil years
on Maryland farm, where he was
buried with military honors. Be-
fore this was done his four hoofs
were cut off, with view to making
drinking cups of them, as memo
rials of one Of the two most famous
American horses of the Mexican
war. In some way the project was
| postponed. The colonel, as he came
to be called in later days, having
been promoted for gallantry, passed
away in 1864 without it being car
ried out"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09

attendance, Christine Barbour, Ruby
andRuth Macarthur, Raymond Howe;
absent two days or less, Wilma AL
led, Alice Lasure. Stella Seems.
Floyd Davis. Fred'k Davis, Alfred
Dunbar, Webb Hatch, Deane Near
thur, Harlan Merrill. Ranking Of
pupils; 9th grade, Ruth Allen,
95 9-l6, Marion Reed. Cd SO, Wes-
ley Emery 94 1-9; 7th gaade, Har-
Ian Merrill 97k, Wilma Allen 92a,
Fred'k Davis 81 2 8; 9th grade,
Laura Gill 93 l-3. Christine Bar
bour 92 l-6, Mildred Howe S9a.
Lena III Parks Barrell, teacher.
Fieldsville school, closed Feb, 10:
l5 pupils enrolled, average attend
ance l3 plus; perfect in attendance,
Clinton French, Cedric and Lowell
Crandall, Rodney Burk, Leona
Myers, Bradford Crawford.
Kathryn Smith, teacher.
Hartland Four Corners school,
closed Feb. is: 32 pnpils registered,
average attendance 2l.4; perfect in
attendance, Gladys Stillson, Mabel
Stillson, Marion Dow, John Stillson;
absent one day, Marguerite Stillson;
absent Ii days, Alice and Ferdinand
Fallon; absent 2 days, Edith Fallon.
Mrs. j b. Miller, teacher.
About 40 schoolmates and par
ents invited Raymond Howe to
spend the evening of Feb. 26 at the
home of his teacher. Miss Lena II.
p. Barrell, in honor of his 10th
birthday. A most enjoyable even
ing was passed with games and
music. Two books on Model Avia-
tion' were presented TO Raymond
bv his classmates.
Mrs. Maude Goss French gradu-
ated March A from Mary Fletcher
hospital at Burlington, and has
accepted u position as nurse in a
private sanitarium in Burlington.
Miss Julia L. Chase went 10 Brat
tleboro, March l. to enter the Memo-
rial hospital as pupil nurse.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the arrival 8nf q son, Arthur
Frederick, weight 8 pounds, in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wilk in
Worcester, Mass, Feb. Is, grand
son to Mr.. and Mrs w r. Sturte-
want.
Mrs. Ida Metz Reed WAS called to
Manchester by the death Of her uncle,
Alvin Connor Mr.. Connor when a
young man lived for some years in
HartIand. His first wife, Miss Hattie
Richardson, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul ID. Richardson.
died several years ago, Mr.. Connor
has been most successful business
man and enjoying good health up to
| October, when he had q shock lie
was SO years Of age He leaves a
second wife, one daughter, Mrs.
Mamie -Pettibone, one son, Irving
| Connor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
uNwILLlNeLY RIDES A DEER

Roy Hansbury. while hunting in
Northern Wisconsin, wounded deer,
but It got onto it's feet while Hans
bury was astride of 1t and a wild ride
began that continued until the hunter
was dislodged. t
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-09
Anotber Shall came.

Old Hen-Now, don't that beat
all! / haven't been off this nest ten
minutes. and now there isn't one
egg left in it. That's just the way;
body never can find thing where
abe lays it.--Smart Set.