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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-04-10
NOTICE.!

The annual meeting of the
Big Stone Gap Athletic Asso-
citation is called to meet I'M the
Federal Court room al eight
O'Clock SATURDAY night. April
l3. At this time officers for
lhe ensuing year viii be elected
aud plans for "a big Fourth of
July celebration discussed All
memhers and others Interested
ln Athletics are urged to- be
present at this meeting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
HIGHEST FLIGHT OF BALLOON
Unprecedented Elevation OF $3.50
Feet, or Eighteen Miles, Attained
at Belgian institute.

The unprecedented elevation Of &c.
$50 feet, or 18 miles. was attained by
an unnamed registering balloon
which was recently released at the
Belgian Meteorological institute at
Uccle. At this elevation the baro-
metric pressure is only two-f1fths of
an inch The greatest height ever at
tanned by manned balloon is about
81 miles, or 35,400 feet. The Berlin
aeronauts Berson and Suering. who
established this record, were uncon-
scious when they reached the highest
point of their fight.
The Belgians adopted Hergesells
plan of attaching the instruments to
a small and partially inflated balloon.
suspended from a larger and fully in
dated one. The large balloon rises
until 1t bursts, and the small balloon
falls slowly, SO that it can be easily
observed and brings the instruments
safely to earth, At the maximum ele-
walton, IS miles, the thermometer re-
corded a temperature of minus SO de-
grees f.. but a lower temperature
minus 1914 degrees F., was registered
at the comparatively small elevation
of eight miles. 6l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
CATCH GERMS IN AIR FILTER
French Psychologist Makes Public Dc
tails Of Newly Invented Apparatus
for Purifying Air.

A French Psychologist. Prof. Charles
Richet of the Academy of Medicine,
has recently made public ip detail a
description of his newly invented ap.
paratus for Purifying the air in rooms
The design of this filter is an adapta
ton OF the principle involved in the
experiments for determining the num-
Der Of germs in the air as performed
by the director of the Mont-Souris OBJ
servatory at MIGUEL.
Professor Ricketts, invention con
sists of ventilator driven by cleo.
tricity and capable of displaoing 200
cubic meters of air an hour. A reser
voir containing glycerine is fastened
Immediately beneath the fans OF the
ventilator. When the fans rotate
they draw up fine drops of this glyc-
crime and scatter 1t in a spray along
the cylindrical walls that encase the
ventilator. come in contact with this
spray of glycerine, and the microbes,
dust and spores, which are always
present in the atmosphere. adhere to
the viscous drops and fall to the bot.
tom of the apparatus. This method
corresponds to natures wholesale pu
rificaSeon Of the atmosphere when
there Is heavy rainfall.
Professor Richet believes that the
use of this apparatus would be most
effective In preventing contagion by
the germs Of scarlatina, smallpox and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
OWNS TOWNSHIP OF 10000
English Landlord Possesses All but
One Small Plot In
Huddersffeld.

London.--An application to the
courts that more time be allowed to
check up the work of appraisers in
connection with the land tax has
called attention to the fact that the
whole of the old township of Hudders-
field, with the exception of small
plot, is the property of John f. Rams
den, who owns more than 5000 par
cells of ground there. The population
of Huddersfield is 110,005, while
Ramsden's rents amount to 100000,
or about $8.15 head. The municipal
rates levied by the borough on resi-
dents amounted last year to e174,425.
The manor of Huddersfield was
sold by the crown to William Rams
den, an ancestor OF the present ground
landlord, In 1899, for $4,S75. He sub
sequently acquired so much adjoining
property that the crown issued an or
der that he could acquire no more
land. The yearly value of the Hud'
dersfield property three hundred
years ago was less than $125.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

the center apartment of his rambling,
one-storied farm house. This one story,
by the way, is built eight, ten or more
feet from the ground the wide YER
anda running around, the entire house
being reached by broad, easy stair
ways Early coffee sustains him dur.
ing the morning hours, but by II or
IL o'clock my lord returns from his
horseback ride over the hills, jumps
into the awaiting tub, dons fresh
linen, and is ready for breakfast. Climb
up to the veranda and peek through
the swaying latticed doors into the
privacy Of the family breakfast room
On the table are grapefruit from May.
aguez; bananas from Costa Rica; pine.
apples from the adjoining hacienda;
camarons or crawfish, fresh from
mountain pool, served on plantain
leaves and dashed with red pepper
and lime juice; rice croquettes that
would make Farci envious; broiled
guinea hen; plantains roasteed on
charcoal brazier, and oranges pick
ed from favorite tree and still warm
with the warmth of the morning sun
for no resident of the tropics or semi.
tropics ever eats his fruit barbarous.
ly chilled.
The duke of Portland used to go
to Weymouth for red mullet; crawfish
epicures still journey to the banks of
the Rhine. The salmon of Killarney
toasted on arbutus skewers, the red
trout near Andermatt, the white truf.
fies Of Piedmont, Dublin paddock and
Philadelphia capon are special Joys of
the gourmet; but for everyday good
living the Porto Rican has at his COM
mand every fish, every fowl, every
vegetable and every fruit craved by
man, and with them, too, the making
of, menu that would satisfy every
sense and dissipate every coarse fla
vor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
New Safety Razor.

The stakeholder of this razor has a
f1xed blade-engaging means at one end
and tubular handle at the other
Inside this tubular handle Is a spring
pressed plunger with a point to one
end and ring on the other end. The
blade is held in place by the clip at
one end of the holder and the plung
er at the other. In grasping the razor
the little finger, or any finger that
gives comfortable grip, is inserted
in the ring The plunger can then be
moved until the user has firm and
easy purchase on the tool and the mo
ton of shaving is an entirely natural
one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
INVENTIONS AID LAZY MAN
One Device Opens Door and An
other Olives Him Exercise In Bed
for Morning Constitutional.

The lazy man is coming into hia
own. remarks the New York Herald
Two new inventions are designed es
pecially to make life's Journey easier.
for him. Thanks to these devices. he
may now do the paradoxical thing o.
passing through closed door without
the exertion of opening 1t and he may
II he is so inclined, take his exercise
in bed
The self-opening door is the inven
ton OF @, Alter of New York, and he
has had the device patented. II Ia
for use on doors OF stores or Other
buildings and Is arranged to permit 9
person to open the door by stepping
on a platform In front of It. The
opening and shutting process ia con
trolled by peumatic pressure.
The continuance, according TO Mr.
Alter. is intended especially for the
use Of persons carrying packages" OF
otherwise incumbered." but he ad
mits that II will be equally MS grea;
a boon to the man who is not incum
bered by anything save an antipathJ
30 overexertion.
The device for taking exercise IL
bed is foreign importation. co1fint
all the way from the University OF
Tubingon, It consists of two arms oil
pedals, to which reciprocating motion
is given by an electric motor mount
ed on a wheeled carriage. The ped
ais are attached to the legs OF the per
son in bed. Passive walking and
climbing movements are transmitted
to the legs and the distribution OF the
blood circulation Is altered. The cir
culation of the legs Is increased, while
the arteries OF the arms contract IN
compensation and the contractions oil
the heart are increased In volume.
The invention is intended for the
use of invalids, but 1t is said that II lie
only step from breakfast In bed to
a morning constitutional in the same
manner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
VISITS NOTED ECITY.
Writer Tells of Scenes Where
Jeanne d'Arc Died.
Tourists Accept Hospitality Of Farm
er's Wife, and Are ehown ReIIos
Owned Before Her Ex-
ecutlon.

Rouen, FYance.--F1ora. Dear: It
seems almost cruel to write OF Rouen,
when you were denied the pleasure OF
whiting here. You were ever a stanch
admirer of Jeanne dare, and We plan
ned to cover the scenes of her tri-
umphs and misfortunes. since our irst
history days.
The mediateval city has quite meas
ured up to my expectations. Jack and
/ explored the glorious old Gothic ca
thedral from the crypt to the belfry
tower What wonderful specimen OF
architecture 1t is! We made several
fairly good sketches of the nave as
well as the exterior.
The torn Of Richard Occur De Lion
is much defaced by vandais who col
lect souvenirs.
In the Place de la Pucelle stands a
statue of the Maid of Orleans, over the
exact spot where she was burned.
The people Of Rouen hold her very
name in sacred veneration and relate
many traditions associated with her
tragic life.
The surrounding country is extreme
ly alluring, and each day we tramp for
miles. The well-kept fields Of grain or
vegetables each has it's border OF field
flowers blooming in riotous profusion.
Peoples, daisies, buttercups, and duets
grow, apparently, to garland some
child's hat.
One afternoon, feeling rather tired
and hungry, after walking six miles,
we stopped at farm cottage and pro-
cured milk and fresh bread. The good
wife, typical belle OF Normandy, was
most kind to us. She spread our feast
In the vine-clad summer house OF her
lovely garden.
In the distance we could plainly dis
tinguish the tower where Jeanne dare
was imprisoned for SO many weary
months. Jack pityingly narrated a few
instances concerning her imprison-
ment which history fails to relate. In
the midst of his conversation, our
hostess disappeared. She returned,
however, almost Immediately, holding
In her hand small box OF antique cop
per. Giving this to Jack, she request
ed him to examine it's contents.
Upon opening the box he drew forth
a rosary, much discolored from age,
the beads being evidently of ivory.
After murmuring a short prayer, she
gave us the history of the rosary. One
of her ancestors was the keeper of
Jeanne d'Arc during the period Of imI
prisonment at Rouen. He was de-
voted to this unfortunate maid. and
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did everything in his power to re-
lieve her suffering. He supplied her
with appetizing food and at the risk of
his life delivered messages to her
friends. During the long siege of her
trial he faithfully served sher in every
manner, and when the Inquisition final
ly condemned her to death at the
stake he was heart-broken. The bish-
op of Beauvais ordered her Bible and
rosary to be destroyed, denying her
the consolation of religion, so far as
his power extended. Crushed and hui
inflated, she awaited her terrifying
fate. The keeper, at her request, pro-
cured rosary from sympathetic
priest, who was powerless to aid the
maid. She was quite overcome by
the keepers devotion, and blessed him
many times.
Finally, the day set for the awful
event arrived and the innocent vic.
tim of superstition was led forth from
her prison tower to pay the price OF
her service to Charles VII. of France.
When the light had been applied to
the fagots and the flames rose about
the frail form of Jeanne dare, the un-
relenting bishop discovered the ros-
airy suspended at her side. He order
ed a priest to remove it, but as he
drew near the sanity Jeanne the
flames formed forbidding barrier.
which no one could brave.
The rosary is the cherished treasure
OF the little woman, who is the only
surviving member OF her family. She
claims that the rosary possesses the
power of consolation. however great
the sorrow may be.
Dear Jean, you should know her!
She is the personitication Of peace and
repose.
We leave for Paris in a week. Do
arrange to join us therel
Ever lovingly,
JEAN DoUGI4As
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
WERE BEST
0ld-Tlmers Were More Rugged,
Says Rhody Wallace.
Nothing Less Than spIIntered Neck
or Fractured splne Would Keep
Regular Players Out Of Cameo
OF Few Years Ago.

II often wonder just why 1t Is"
says Rhody Wallace OF the st. Louis
Browns, why ball teams Of today are
forced to carry more than twenty
players to make a fight for the flag.
and even then are sometimes com.
PEELED to use pitchers In the oatfield
and outfielders around the infield.
Nov. take the old days. When l
was working under Pat Tebeau In a
Cleveland uniform In the early '90s,
we went through the season with ex-
actly eleven men-and we made a
fight for 1t all the way. We had one
catcher, Chief thinner; two pitchers
in Cuppy and Cy Young' four infield-
ers, three outfelders and an extra
guy, who was supposed to fill any va
cant spot, only he had little to do, as
the other ten of us were usually on
the Job, where nothing but frac-
tured spine or a badly splintered neck
could crowd us away from the works.
''Young and Cuppy pitched prac-
tically every game. Young had as
much or more stuff to use than he has
now. Both he and Cuppy worked as
hard and cracked them over with as
much on the ball as they do today.
''Why Is 1t, then, that II eleven
men were enough then, twenty or
more are not enough now? Why Is
It that If two pitchers could work
through a schedule. six or seven can't
turn the trick without sore arms,
breakdowns, lame backs or something
else to crowd them away from the
field?
"Why, I've seen thinner work with
broken fingers, have seen him bind
them up with tape and still catch
great ball. I've seen infielders badly
spiked, and they no more thought of
asking for rest than they thought Of
asking John ID. Rockefeller for his
share OF the oil business. They were
out there to play ball and these things
were part of the game. And when a
ball player was relieved he had to
come pretty near showing coroner's
certificate with signed autopsy to
get away with 1t.
"rt isn't that players of this latter
age are any less game, perhaps, but
rather that the times have changed.
We were ball players then. Today
they are athletes. We were not so
particular, maybe, about our condition
through the Off hours, but we were al.
ways on the field, drunk or sober.
To-day the athletes take better care
of themselves--are more particular
about their condition. but the mana
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

ger is lucky who can put his regular
lineup into play for a weeks stretch.
"And that's why was wondering
wondering why twenty-five ball play
ers today, who have the advantage OF
thorough training. who are handled
with the greatest care, who take the
best possible care Of their own condi-
ton. in general. are not able to keep
going. While twenty years ago eleven
diamond men with no spring training
who took little or no care of them
selves off the field-could jump in and
fight through season without ever
knowing what hospital looked like.
and two pitchers could work a
schedule out then and keep In shape.
while eight can't do it now without
caving under all along the route,
seems hard to understand" M
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
PORTO RlcANs LIVE WELL
islanders Feast on DeIleaeles From
Every Section OF tho
World.

Porto Rico,--The American plant.
err, on Porto Rico. whose home lies up
In the hills, seven, eight or ten miles
from the nearest station, lives very
much as did his Spanish predecessor.
with acres at his disposal. either by
purchase or on lease, he Is as indie.
pendent OF the market as Ia the farm,
er In New Hampshire or Illinois. His
house is tucked away In the midst of
shady trees, his coffee is grown in
his back yard and his oranges he
picks from the overhanging branches
chat sweeps his veranda. Everything
else needed he grows in the ground he
calls his. The dining room 10 usually
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Hot Water forgotten.

Springfield, Mass. - SpringfleId's
$2,o0o,ooO city hall. WHICH boasts of a
300 foot tower that overlooks any 9th
er structure in New England, has no
hot water connections. This mont
mental blunder was not discovered I'M
til few days ago. The city has It's
choice of tearing open the massive
walls at great expense or Of running
the pipes on the outside of the build
Ing, sadly disfiguring the architecture.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Sun and Rain Shield.

oted to the rod. A piece of water
proof fabric Is stretched over these
bars and fastened to other bars at ell
Their end of the long one. A slight
incline Is given one end Of the fabric
SO that when 1t is used as rain pro-
tector 1t will drain the water off. The
chief use of the shield, however, Is to
give shade to person. who may be
sitting outdoors painting or reading or
fishing Being light and collapsible. It
Is easily carried from place to place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
latest Fad In Baseball.

1t Is getting. to be a common thing
nowadays for the managers Of major
league baseball clubs to have an as
lsistant manager, who does a little
scouting work on the side. McGraw
has Robinson, Griffith has Schaefer.
Harry Davis has Paddy Livingston.
Dahlen has Willie Keller, Jennings
has Jim Mcclure and Joe Sugden, and
Callahan Of the White Sox has kid"
Gleason. Gleason is an old-time play
er and great favorite with the fans
all over the circuit. His playing days
are over, but he is very useful to Cal
lahan by assisting him to run the
team.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
SCIENCE
nsl9A ,17272RL I 7zlIkEh
INVENTION
SAFETY RAZOR is IMPROVED
Spring Handle Has Ring for Finger Of
the Person Using II, Affordlng
a Strong Grip.

An improved type OF safety razor
designed by an Illinois man. 10 showr
in the illustration, The advantage
claimed for this implement over thu
other types is that the. ring on the
end OF the handle, which 10 to admi,
a finger OF the person using 1t. affords
a much better grip on the tool than II
ia possible to get otherwise and makes
shaving both easier and smoother
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
SHIELD FROM SUN AND RAIN
Washington Man Designs Awning for
Protection From the inclemencles
Of the Weather.

A foldable, portable and individual
awning. which also will keep off the
rain, has been designed by man In
the state OF Washington. A central
rod is made in two sections. which
slide together or apart, the bottom
section having a sharp point. At the
top OF the rod are two cross bars.
bisecting each other. one of them piv.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
LIGHT AUTOS FOR THE ARMY
Car Especially Adapted for Use Of
courIers In Carrying Dispatches
Designed In Germany.

One OF the latest types of military
automobiles developed In Germany Is
q light car especially designed for the
use OF co&iers in carrying dispatches.
says the Popular Mechanics. The en-.
CINE develops 16 horse power. which
is sufficient to drive the little car at
q high speed. The rather high wheels,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Life Boats "Nested. p

One OF the great Transatlantic
steamship companies has determined
to make use OF the system OF carrying
boats on deck known as nesting"
Nesting requires a boat OF special con.
struction. for the standard lifeboat
could not be nestled above two. or al
the outside three. deep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
-Four policemen rescued 62 persons

Four policemen rescued 81 persons
from the roof of a burning tenement
in Degraw ST., Brooklyn, early last
Friday. The principal loser in the
FIRE was the International Provision
Co, whose four-story packing house
was damaged to the extent Of $3.50,
900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Captain Patrick Hamilton an

Captain Patrick Hamilton and
Lieutenant Stewart Of the British
army were killed at Sewerage Fri,
day when Captain Hamilton's biplane
fell from height Of $50 feet when
one wing of the machine collapsed
in strong wind Captain Hamilton
had taken Lieutenant Stewart up as
a passenger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

San Francisco, Sept. THE Uni
ted States navy submarine f | holds
a worlds record for diving. Thesub-
marine remained at depth of 1888
feet for 10 minutes at Point Diablo,
cruising at speed Of six knots.
Lieut. James B. Howell and the %
men Of the crew went about their
duties while the hull creaked and
groaned beneath the enormous
pressure,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

1t has been definitely agreed that
Governor Wilson will invade at
least sevan western states during the
campaign.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
State Events.

Sept. I7-ao-Vermont state fair at
White River Junction.
Oct. 23-a5-Annua meeting Yer
mont State Sunday School Associa-
ton at Barre.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Supremacy.

These great nations remarked
Piute Pete. as he thoughtfully folded
his newspaper, have purity much the
same idea that we have here In Grim
son Gulch."
I'm what respect?"
They sort Of take It for granted
that the one that kin shoot quickest,
straightest an oftenest is sort o. nat
urally entitled to be considered boss"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
FaoIIItate. MakIno chance.

To facilitate handling change In
stores a Washington inventor has pat.
ter to permit coins to slide from et
Their side.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

wide wheel base. ETC., compared with
the size Of the body. were adorted
through consideration of the fact thai
such cars would have to do much
work in difficult roadless country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Flick as pinch Hitter.

Flick as Pinch Hitter.
Elmer Flick. the former Nap, IL
starring as q pinch hitter for Topsy
Hartsel's Toledo Mudhens.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

Vermont fairs in 1912 will be held
as follows
State fair, White River Junction
September 1920.
Valley fair Brattleboro, September
1926.
Tunbridge fair, September 24-26.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14
Back at Film.

Back at Him.
Young man, saw you put. your
arm around my daughters waist last
evening" And suppose you noticed
how she struggledT'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-14

Elm Tree Press Fine Printir
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-27
THIS DATE IN
 PuGILISTIC ANNALS

1ss7A-Kid Mccoy defeated Dick OBrien of Boston, .sthe Pink 'Un". who became .'the red 'un'' in a short tune: The referee stopped the bout in the tenth round to save OBrien from being massacred. Two years be fore O'Brien had held the clever Mo Coy to a draw in 25 rounds at Bos- ton
 19oe-Ad wolgast defeated Jeff O'Connell in rounds at Fond du lac. Wis.
 1909-wallie Lewis knocked out An drew Jephtha in 3 rounds at Lon- don.
 1s95-Tommy Ryan and Mysterious Billy Smith fought eighteen rounds at the Coney Island, N. F.. Athletic Club. and as a result of police interference the bout was called a draw, although Ryan had all the better of it at the finish
 1sOerJoe Jeanette. American negro heavyweight, took on two English heavies in one night at London, de- feating Soldier Cooke in 2 rounds and Harry Sherring in rounds.
 19O9-sstanley Ketchel knocked out Willie Lewis in 2 rounds at New York.
 191O-Joe Rivers, the Mexican fight CT, knocked out Martin Leahy in 3 rounds at Los Angeles.
 191t-Ad Wolgast defeated Frankie Burns, latter quitting in 18th round. at San Francisco.
 1e11-Harry Lewis, American, and George Gunther, Australian, 20 rounds. draw, at Paris.