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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
JEALOUSY IN MONKEY CAGE
Susie Freaks Betty's Leg Because
Badly Is Too Marked in His At
tentions to Her.

New York.--Mistress Jealousy
seems able to slip right through the
iron bars of a monkey cage. She per
formed this fear at the Bronx zoo.
Result, Betty, a popular five-year-old
chimpanzee. Is laid up with broken
les.
Gossip, as 1t was banded about
animal circles, had 1t that Badly,
Lothario Of the chimpanzee cage, of
late has been overdevoted to Betty.
This attitude OF Badly has made no
great hit with Susie, a more than in
telligent chimpanzee.
Betty, apart on a bar. was quietly
making ready for an afternoons diver
sion, Susie. who was swinging on a
trapeze. noted her Susie thereupon
jumped from the trapeze, giving 1t a
vicious push that sent it crashing into
Miss Betty, at her toilet. Doctor
Blair put Betty's leg in splints
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
:
ThInas Miaht Be Moree.

Don't kick because you have to but
ton your wife's waist Be glad your
wife has a waist, aAd doubly glad you
have a wife to button waist for.
Some mems wives have no waists to
button. Some mems wives waists
have no buttons on to button. Some
mems wives waists who have but
tons on to button don't care CONT
mental whether they are buttoned or
not. Some men don't have any wives
with buttons on to button any more
than a rabbit Camden Advance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

trail. feeling that time was very pre-
cious and hnste urgent.
Dusk had come on. btt there was n
clear, fun moon. Ruth had gone
about twenty miles. when nj n bend In
the road she drew rein promptly near
some high bushes.
A flicker OF light. like that OF a
match, suddenly flaring in among some
heavy timbers ahead, had attracted
her attention Ruth tied the horse
and began a detour of the vicinity.
Within f1ve minutes. true daughter
OF the frontier that she was, she I'M
derstood the situation completely. She
had viewed four men smoking and re-
clining in a natural hide-out. II seem
ed that during some recent storm n
half uprooted by the force of the
wind. The roots had been partly
broken, but in sinking back TO it's old
position the top OF the tree had
caught under the heavy branch of an
other tree a hundred feet distant. This
held the inclined tree as In wise,
but at a tugging tension.
In the hole formed where the roots
had given way the men Pete had de-
scribed were hiding awaiting the com
ing OF the stage coach.
Ruth crept cautiously around to the
spot where the top OF the tree was
caught. Her experienced eye told
her that this, once released. would
shoot back to it's original position
with catapult force. She had long.
sharp knife in her belt. She climbed
the smaller tree and endeavored to cut
through the limb that held the larger
tree captive. For nearly an hour she
hacked and clipped. Suddenly In the
distance she heard the echoing boots
Of the stage coach horn saluting some
lonely mountain cabin. She could see
the men in the tree hole getting ready
to rush out when their anticipated VIC
times came within sight
''Oh, / must hurry hurry" breathed
Ruth ardently, in breathless excite
ment, and renewed her endeavora
with redoubled ardor with blistered
bleeding hands
R-rip-snap-cr Like a Btrick
en- giant rising from the dust. the
great tree at last tore free from Its
letters. There were shouts of dismay
and frantic yells of pain as the roots
sank back into place, shutting the
bafied plotters into sure prison.
Again the winding horn. Ruth
ran out into the road. She stood II
its center. a statuesuue and heroic
figure in the white moonlight. The
stage coRch came to q stop. Her lovel
spraug out, and Ruth was enclosed II
his loving arms.
1t did not take long for Ruth to ex
plain. The driver and passenger
managed to dig away the sandy loan
from the disturbed tree roots. Crush
ed and subdued, the outlaws wer'
dragged out and secured. Ruth hal
saved the passengers injury and he
lover the little fortune he carried witt
him.
They searched for Pete, and foun'
him where the horse had thrown him
His head had struck a stone and b.
was unconscious.
Long before the wedding, the out
laws were convicted. Then Pete be
came the handy man about the Mors'
place, where his greatest satisfac
ton seemed to be to enjoy the lovinl
happiness of Rodney and his frontie
bride.
Copyright. 1913. by w. @. chapman)
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
OWL PLAYS THE PIANO

Hearing the notes of his piano
struck first up the keys and then
down. Ernest Lemmy of ST. Pauls
road. Peterborough, peeped through
the open door and discovered hat
the player was his pet owl. The owl
would step ON a key and then listen
attentively to the sound. 1t tried
another and another. and seemed
highly pleased with the noise it was
making. When it got to the upper
end of the piano and found it was
only the black and white keys which
sounded. 1t started back again and
sounded all the notes until it reached
the last in the bass.-London Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
NEST OF THE sTIcKLEBAcK

BY those who do not know it is too
often assumed that fishes are stupid
and defoid of all parental instinct,
This is by no means the case. The
stieklebaek, for instance. build nest
which, in the case OF the sea-stickle-
back, is made OF a mass of pendant
sea weeds held together in pear
shaped form by a silk-like thread. The
eggs are laid in the center of this
and the male parent win guard them
for weeks, repairing any harm done
to the nest The ten-spined sickle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

ing eyes. and then her father rode of
on business to q station twenty miles
north. while Ruth re-entered the
house. singing like a lark.
Well she might, for this was the
very happiest day OF her life. Before
the evening was over she expected to
welcome her lover, Rodney Morse
How she loved himi How tender and
true he had beeni A month previ-
GUS he had gone back east to sell out
his interests there and take UP a
ranch, with Ruth as fits mistress.
1t must have been half an hour later
when there came timid tap at the
door. Coyote Pete. his threadbare
an humble attitude.
why, won't you come in?" asked
Ruth In her usual cheerful, generous
way. You look tired, and-perhaps
hungry" she inAinuated gently.
Not this time. Miss.'' replied Pete.
~You see your father don't welcome
me very heartily. and don't want to
intrude. But you're the only critter
on the range ever takes time to give
me bite when need IT, and / want
ed to do yon folks a good turn. Your
father wouldn't listen to me after I'd
tramped twenty miles to give you q
warning"
"A warning?" repeated Ruth vague
H.
Il understand your young man and
some friends are coming through on
the stage this EVENING""
'Why-yeE." replied Ruth slowly.
well, I overheard two half breeds
down onr-the Taylor place talking
early this morning. planning to join
two other hard characters, hide be-
tween here and the railroad. and hold
mp the stage coach They know some
strangers are coming, and you see
strangers are taken as free picking in
this district."
In n moment Ruth became alarmed.
within a quarter of an hour she and
Pete had arranged To outwit the ban
ats. His plan was to take the one
horse LEFT ON the place and start down
the trail to meet and warn the com
Ing stage coach He had been gone
two hours when the horse he had
gone away with came back riderless.
Instantly Ruth was on her mettle.
She could only theorize that the sni-
NAL had thrown Pete, or that he had
met the bandits. She quickly buckled
q belt shout her slender waist. sprang
TO the saddle. and was soon on TIE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
KILLS NEGRO WITH HIS FIST
Kansas city Man Starts TO Attack .
Second Black when Stopped
by Blow.

Kansas City. Mo-. T. Altis, an
electrician, killed Joseph Mckinney, .
negro. sixty years old. by striking
him in the face with his fist. The negro
fell to the street. his head striking q
car track rail.
II want to knock another negro
down." Altis yelled. and started to-
ward the porter of saloon at Fourth
and Cherry. in front of which place
the tragedy had occurred.
AS Altis started toward the negro
porter, white man stopped him with
a smashing blow In the face that
feIled him like log.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
FORTUNE OUT or REVENGE

The romance of fortune that wa
made out of revenge is recalled in Ne'
York by the death of Mr. e. S. WeleE
the inventor of a world-famous "a
poison. When Mr.. Welles and th
man with whom he then worked wer
living In poverty. and had only a sin
gle loaf of bread between them AM
starvation, this last morsel Of food va
eaten by rats. Welles swore ven
geance, and set about discovering
means to rid the world of rats. Afts|
numerous experiments he began n
manufacture of Rough on Rats" 4
an old barn in Jersey City. and
four years he rose 10 afTiuenoe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

On Box Hin. in Surrey. England,
may be seen the tomb of man who
was, by his own special request.
buried upside-down In a coffin placed
in marble casing. With his head to
the earth and his feet to the sky. he
calmly awaits the Judgment Day, 40
the story runs. in the belief that heav-
en- is under the ground, and that. be
lieving this. it was his duty to be
buried with his head towards it,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

Manure is money. There As no diz-
counting the conclusion. and any
landowner who doesn't believe 1t by
the way he robs his soil is making q
great mistake that win soon stare
him in the face. All soil is depleted
sooner or later. and that farm comes
to the turn soonest to which nothing
is given back.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
SEEDING MACHINE is NOVEL
Seeds Planted Either In Squares or
Triangies-of Much Advantage
to Florists.

A new method of planting seeds has
Just been invented which is very inter
esting ON account OF the perfectly reg
ular geometrical figures in which it
win plant single seeds. Such n ma
chine should be of great advantage to
gardeners, and particularly to florists.
says the Popular Mechanics. The spe-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
FISH LIVED WITHOUT MOUTH

II seems strange that fish can live
and thrive without mouth. ]. w
Fehlmann describes this apparent
simplihcnticD OF life ON the part OF
carp four years of age Its mouth
was absolutely shut. Yet there were
numerous mayfy larvae. crustaceang,
pieces OF plants and the like in the
food canal The animal must have not
only breathed but fed through it's gill
/ clefts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
QUEEN GETS SUFFRAGE PLEA
Maid of Honor Requests Ruler to Can
Gel Rule Against Joining Mill
tant Society.

London-Honorable Mabel Gye, one
OF Queen Mary's maids of honor in
keen sympathy with the militant suf-
fragettes. has presented a petition to
the queen purporting to represent the
views of eight other ladies in the royal
household and praying her majesty to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

A railroad from Brattleboro
V ilnlington is soon 10 be bulk.
capital stock Of $4,000 has bs
subscribed and the corporation y
be known as the Brattleboro
Wilmington.
ST. Iohnsbury has had a remar
able FIRE record, the whole .ePa
ment not having been called ou'I
the past eight months. The tug
has responded to 40 calls, but no1
since June 6, and the fire ioss
each instance was only nominal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
cHILD's BONES IN NEST

A party of hunters have captured
rwo rcwal eagles with their young on
the Alps. near the Ledro valley. In
lie e-s4e4 nest were found the bones
OF child as well as the bones OF
two hundred ducks forty hares, a
chsmoi1. fox and innumerable birds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

An attempt was made recently
TO seal the cannon from the park nj
Lyndon Center, but a man who
lived nearby heard the noise and
and with others chased the men and
teams three miles on the road to
East Burke.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

The sledging flag which DR.. Wilson,
one of Ctptain SCOTS Inflated party.
took with him TO the south pole. has
been presented by his widow to Glou-
cester cathedral. and the dean decided
TO hang 1t in the Lady Chapel, among
the flags of the Gloucester regiment.
1t was found wrapped up beside DIR.
Wilson's body along. with flag of
Gaius college, Cambridge. It measures
three feet by one foot, and has st.
Georges cross at one end and DR.. vii
sons crest in the middle, with the
motto Res non verba-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
preaerxe cur Elnurrn-

Cut flowers may be preserved for
an unusually long time II little salt
peter or carbonate OF soda is added
to the water. Salt also halDa To keep
them fresh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
Seeding MaehIns.

cial machine illustrated is designed to
plant the seeds either in squares or In
riangles. though It could easily be
modified to plant them In circles. hex
Rgons. rectangles. or any other desired
forms.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
performs own Wedding Ceremony.

Beaver, Pa.--Dr Askelon Mercer.
seventy-five. and Sarah L. Calgrove.
sixty-five, performed their own mar
riage ceremony in the presence OF
witnesses here This is the groom's
sixth matrimonial venture. and he
declares that all formei ceremonies
were performed in the same manner
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

La Crosse. Wis.--''Perfect feet" is
the standard OF the class formed by
Miss Amanda Clement Of the Young
Woman's Christian association here
Not one in the first class OF seventy.
Eve Is without pedal flaw.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
W. ]. Bryan's Commoner is to be
changed from weeklyto a monthly
pnbIication-

Duluth has put into service a
combination automobile patrol and
emergency ambulance
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12
Fewer Fourth of July FATAL
ties.

The celebration of the Fourth nf
July this year, by a wide observance
of a sane Fourth, reduced the death
list from fireworks and other ex-
plosives 10 10 for the entire country
with S74 injured, as reported on
Saturday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

The activity of Mount VesuviusI
which became pronounced last
spring as growing more accentuated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

cancel the rule recently made that nj
member of her household must beioAt
to the Women's Social and Politica
union, the militant suIfragette organi
cation, The queen. strongly opposed
to the militants, sent no reply. Miss
eye has offered to resign, but her res
ignntion was not accepted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

The threatened strike Of car men
of the Boston Elevated system is
declared off.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-07-12

back does not make its, nest in The
mud, but attaches it, at a height, TO
water plants. The male makes a
rounded bundle of fine weeds and at
taches this to the plant Then he
burrows into the bundle. and having
got inside it, turns about until the
nest has taken the form of nuff. The
catfish has been known to make a
nest in an old stovepipe and in an old
sack. With those fishes which show
an interest in their offspring 1t is the
male which takes the chief part build
ing the nest. guarding the eggs, pro
tecting and Bringing up the young
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-17
Northern Io1ua Items

ments later he saw the negroes body.
An examination disclosed the fact that
the mans neck had been broken by the
fall. Coroner J. E. Carver was notified.
MeGreser.
G. H. F. Schultz, y years old and
one of the pioneer farmers Of north
eastern Iowa, had his left hand SO
badly crushed and torn in a corn ele-
vator Monday evening that 1t was
necessary TO amputate nearly the whole
OF it. The machine had been In oper-
alton all day filing a corn crib. About
Z o'clock. as Mr.. Schultz was standing
near it. he stopped down to pick up an
ear OF corn from the ground He
reached too near the hopper In the
darkness and his hand was caught in
one of the revolving chains which
carry up the corn. It was nearly q
quarter Of an hour before those who
ran to help him could get his hand out.
Mr.. Schultz owns a 1,o00-acre farm
near National and IL prominently
known thruout Clayton county.
Humboldt.
The members OF the Spring Valley
Poultry and Pet Stock Association re-
Gently received word from the Fort
Dodge Association requesting. them to
| take the dates and judge selected by
the Fort Dodge people, because they
had been unable to hold the building
they had engaged in which to hold
their exhibition. The local boys ac-
cepted the proposition and were MAX
ing arrangements to push the matter,
and were greatly surprised this week
to learn that Fort Dodge had recon-
sidered and decided to use another
I,l,iI {ba1
lease their dates or Judge. This puts
stop on the local show this winter,
tho the members are determined to
engage a Judge OF national reputation
for next fall. and hold one Of the best
shows ever seen in this portion of the
state.
Manson. AZ
Report comes from Knierim. Of the
sudden disappearance of Virgil Peed,
who has been living on farm two
miles east Of that place, leaving sew
eral thousand dollars in debts and
nothing in the way OF assets. It ap-
pears from the best information obtain.
able that Peed went the limit. but Just
| how much he managed to get Into 80
many. for such large gums ia q mystery.
| The report Is that he purchased almost
everything offered, but failed to pay
| for anything. The farm IL. owned by
Lafensweiler & Harris, of Fort Dodge.
who not only hold landlords lien, but
also mortgage for part OF last
years rent and as the crop Is rather
poor. it is not likely there will. be any
/ thing left for the other creditors.
Among his purchases were a. player
piano and new Buick auto. on neither
| OF which he had made any payment to
speak Of When Peed got ready to
leave he hauled his hogs and chickens
to Manson. sold them to the local buy
ers and returning home loaded his
family into his auto and made dash
I for parts unknown. sft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-17
RAILROAD SUES CITY.
Company Secures Injunction Against
Installation Of Sewer.

Malvern. Nov. 1.-THE Tabor &
Northern Railway Company versus the
town Of Malvern is the title OF a case
in district court at Glenwood this
week. that 10 commanding considerable
attention here, Malvern decided to put
in a sewer system and had let the con-
tract to Shenandoah firm, who COM
menced work. and as the outlet Of the
sewer into Silver creek was right by
the Tabor & Northern bridge across
the stream. also as the railway COM
pany had well little farther down
along the bank Of the stream. where
they supplied their engines with wat
er. they secured an Injunction against
the town restraining them from cross
ing their tracks or trespassing.
The injunction was issued against
the town, but the contract had been
made for the work and the contractors
have gone ahead and have consider
able more than half of the work COM
pleted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-17
LEGALITY OF SPECIAL TAX LEVY
FOR CAPITOL GROUNDS I'M
PRovEMENTs ARGUED.
APPEALS FROM DECISIONS
OF HUNTER AND APPLICABLE
Precedent is Found in Famous Swan
son versus City Of Ottumwa Case
Attorneys for objeetors Reversing
Themselves - Five Separate Arsu.
men.s Filed by the complainants.

Special to Times-Republic
Des Moines, Nov. 17.-Seven solemn
mem ers Of the Iowa supreme court
gave up four hours of their time today,
sitting as the full bench, to hear what
lawyers have 10 say about the right Of
the state TO raise funds for govern
mental purposes and the legality Of
special tax levy by the legislature
which will mean about cent on each
dollar of taxes paid in the state. The
court must soon decide whether Judge
Appiegate was right or Judge Hunter
was right on the capitol nlillage tax
law.
In opposition to the right of the state
to raise money for capitol improvement
there are six lawyers in the case, all
from southern Iowa.. c. Calhoun. ].
{. Mitchell, Monet, & McNett, and
erel George Cosson appeared as
He has been assisted by the force in
his Office and by A. c. Parker.
Both Of the cases were appealed. The
council. first started before Judge
Hunter, was transferred TO Judge APP
plegate when II was found that Hunter
mad no jurisdiction. Before il could
be decided, the second suit, which was
against the county officials of Van
Buren, county and affected one county
only and merely the tax levy for this
year was commenced before Judge
Hunter and decided in haste. Hunter
not only held the tax levy for this year
Illegal but held the entire act void.
Later Judge Apologize held the tax
levies legal but that the state might
not provide in the certificates issued
that they should draw interest, or If
they did it would be illegal. The
Hunter decision, If sustained. would not
only prevent the state from making the
but prevent Its ever be-
ing made, and would compel the state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-17

Of Q nunbsr OF Iowa cases and cases
from other states, made It clear that
the appropriation OF . special fund tor
special purpose did not constitute .
debt II che general revonues were n
no wise liable. In view Of tho written
statements OF these gentlemen In the
Swanson case, in view Of the fact that
more than anyone else they are re-
sponsible for the court taking that
position. 1t 10 to say then least un-
sportsmanlike for counsel, because they
are unable 20 answer the argument Of
the state and reply to the decisions OF
other courts. to now attempt to dis
count the decisions by unwarranted
inuendos and attacks upon these courts.
especially when counsel had not the
slightest evidence for the baais Of such
attacks, and when the charges made
are exactly contrary to the facts"
Supreme Court Has Precedent.
1t Is now made plain to the supreme
court that II 1t follows ats own de-
cisions and especially the one In the
Swanson case, 1t must sustained the
constitution and affirm the plenary
power Of the legislature in the matter
of taxation and the appropriation OF
the proceeds of taxation. While not
exactly SO stated 1t appeared that there
is some question as to the perfect pro-
priety Of the chief attorney for Rowley
insisting on bringing both his suits, and
trying to bring others. before the Judge
who was his former law partner. and
who also had hand In convincing the
supreme court that the position OF
as attorney, and Hunter as
Judge. was then wrong. At any rate
the emphasizing of the fact that
Messrs Mitchell and Hunter were
partners and chief attorneys In the
Swanson case adds spice to the present
suit.
AS the attorney general and associ-
ates filed two main briefs and reply
and the compliments filed five separate
arguments. the court will not be able
to reach a decision without taking some
time.