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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
POMFRET

Mrs. Irene Thomas visited at II
w. Colburn's last week.
w. w. Miller went to Montpelier
and Richmond on business the first
of the week. Mrs. Fl. @. Philips ac-
companied him to Montpelier and
will remain there with her son for a
short time.
Rachel Thatcher was in West Hart
ford over Sunday with her teacher,
Miss Lottie Reynolds.
Pomfret Brooks Stocked.
Following are the names of land
owners who have stocked their
streams with fish and posted same
in accordance with the law: George
w. Potter, George E. Learned, Os-
car A. Harding, George w. Harding,
Sumner Sherburne, Frank X. Fay,
Geo. S. Freeman, Ned w. Markham,
George W. White, Geo. w. Badger,
Elbridge Perry, Andrew H. Hard
ing, f. @. Perry, J. B. Hutchinson,
G. j. Markham, Walter w. Stevens,
G. F. Greene, Henry H. Totman,
Willie B. Gilbert, Robin j. Lewis,
Mark Markham, Lucian E. Gilbert.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
THE CHAMPION ANGLER.


Smith Hodges is the champion
angler OF his years, which number
over eighty; he gets fish when he
goes fishing, even if he can't gel
around quite as fast as he did once.
Last Saturday noon he started out
over the hill and struck into the
Vaughan brook, fishing down the
stream to his place again. In two
or three hours he had 70 good trout,
only fishing in about three-quarters
Of mile of the brook. 1t was over
rough course, but Mr.. Hodges
kept his footing as well as most
sportsmen, only taking tumble or
two to encourage the young anglers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Spirit Of the Age
idstook, w., May 10, 1905

looOsTOCK RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
IN effect Oct. 10, 1904.
3 COMO EAST.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Village of Woodstock
TAX NOTICE

The tax bills for the village taxes on the
1904 Grand List of the Village of Wood
stock, VT, have been delivered to me for
collection, and taxpayers are called upon
ninety days from Wednesday, March Sth,
(by June 6th) 1905.
The deduction provided by law will be
allowed on taxes paid within that time.
Taxes not so paid will be collected by the
Constable. with costs.
HAROLD S. DANA,
Village Treasurer.
Woodstock, Vt, March 8, 1905.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
PRICES-35c, SOC and 75c. Seats
on Sale at Morgan's Friday, May IL.
SOUTH POMFRET.

George Watson and wife of West
Lebanon have been stopping al
Moses Shipman's several days the
past week.
M. E. Adams from North Pom
fret was i'll the place Wednesday
with a meat cart, the contents of
which looked tempting. His inten,
ton now is to max weekly trips il
the patronage warrant it.
At the meeting of the Grange next
Friday evening the third and fourth
degrees will be conferred, after
which harvest supper will be
served,
Mr.. Dudley has moved on to the
]. A. Chedel farm.
The frescoers, who have been en-
ployed on the library here, finished
their labors Thursday night and Fri.
day morning loaded their tools on to
Seavers job wagon for the depot and
started homeward. During their stay
here they boarded at Andrew Hard
ing's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

James A. Bailey, proprietor of the
Barnum & Bailey circus, when asked
recently to name the smallest town
in the country in which the big
show plays to advantage, replied:
"White River junction, Vt. The
population is only 600, but we show
there to an attendance of about TO-
600 people. 1t doesn't seem possible,
but it is fact. l don't know where
they all come from. They are not
in evidence in the surrounding
country, but they flock up to the
ticket wagon in droves.' Some
come from Woodstock.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
HIS FIRST WATERSPOUT.
aroen Sailor Boy Wanted to See Ono, and He Was Quickly Ac-
 commodated.

A waterspout is one of the first things a green sailor boy wants to see. He has read about it as one of the wonders ot the sea, and it rouses his keenest curi- osity. He gets the old sailors to promise to call him when one is sighted. They promise, winking stealthily at each oth- CT, relates an exchange.
 The ship gets down into tropical wa- ters, and the boy is told that water spout may come along almost at any time.
 One night he Is awakened suddenly. An old sailor shakes him.
 "Come on! Hurry up, young feller; there's a waterspout on the starboard bow bearing right down on us."
 The boy hastens up the companions way without waiting to dress. and aS he darts out on decK ne Is thrown down by a mass of water descending on him like Q wet mountain. He struggles to his feet, gasping, sputtering:
 ssWa-a-s that-t wa-a-a-ter spout?"
 The sailors are around him roaring. Then he looks up above the companion way and sees an empty hogshead. Having seen and felt the waterspout, he descends to his bunk, wipes himself dry and turns in. Next time waterspouts in great num- bers may be reported on both bows, but he will have no particular desire to ob- serve them.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a cer- tain Deed of Trust executed and delivered to w. R. Thompson as Trustee by c. R. Mattox and Susan Ann Nattox, his wife, on the 18th day of March, 1904, and now duly recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson County State of Arkansas, in record book Mo- 37. page l26 thereof. I, the undersigned, as such trustee, will, on
 FRIDAY, THE 2sd DAY OF JUNE, 1905, between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and three o'clock in the afternoon of said day. at the Third street door of the Court Hodse of Jackson county, Arkansas, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to-wit:
 The southeast quarter of section eleven QD. township ten QO), north of range four (Q west of 5th P. M., containing hundred and sixty acre of land in Jackson county. Arkansas
 This sale is to satisfy the indebtedness named and secured by said Deed of Trust.
 s-4t w. R. THOMPSON, Trustee.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
THE INDEPENDENT
 PERCY Ii. VANDYKE.
 Publisher and Editor. NEWpOPT ARKANSAS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
NEWPORT,

Karcher's candy factory at Lit tie Rock caught afre early Sat- urday morning and was con- pletely wrecked by an explosion of carbonic gas and alcohol. The loss is estimated at S65, ,0OC, in- surance S5O,0OO.
 Jim Ivie and Albert Wright, two local sports, killed a mon- ster alligator gar in the river near the mouth of Fourche Mon- day afternoon. It measured six feet in length and tipped the beam at 80 pounds, requiring three shots to kill it. -Pocahon- tas Star.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03

and you profit by our study, skill and experience when you have us examine your eyes. Re- member that costs nothing-that is, costs you nothing. If you really need no glasses or spec tacles there's no charge at all. If you do need either, they're pur- chasable from us at only a fair price for the lenses and their mounting, the latter left to your selection.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
LIVERYMEN FARMERS DRAY MEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes and 3 pound tin buckets. For sale by all up-to-date merchants. Ask for it and take no substitute. It is guaranteed to have no equal for quality on the market.
 WATERS-PIERCE
 OIL COMPANY.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
Baby's EyeIashes.

Some mothers clip the baby's eye lashes to make them grow long. This may be all right for the baby, but after maturity has been reached it is perhaps betetr to rub little pure ointment or plain vaseline into the lashes rather than to clip the ends.-Msdica Talk.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET.

Pocahontas, June 2. The con- tract has been let to the Groton Bridge Company te build a wagon bridge across Eleven Points, a small stream ten miles west of here.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
SAW MILL FOR SALE.

Saw mill and 1000 acres of oak for sale cheap. Party de- sires to look after other business. Apply at this office. This mill is a bargain and can be secured for S45O.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
HOTEL DESTROYED.

Junction, June 2.-The Tad lock Hotel, owned by Orr Bros. was burned yesterday afternoon; also T. D. Frederick's store and !. M. Browns residence.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03

Yellow clothes are unsightly. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell large 2 OF. package 5 cents.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-03
.Dr. A. ]. FRANK,
Expert Optician.

Expert Opt1c1afl.
 Office, 306 E. Front street, up stairs, next Dr. A. Kellett.
 OFFICE HOURS to 12 a. n1., 5 to 6 D. m., except Saturday.
 Call Central 6 rings) for Dr. A. J. Frank. If inconvenient to come, kindly let him know and he will call on you.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01

disposition for mirror writing with
their right hands and continue it with
persistence in many cases until their
powers of observation become more
exact. We have a number of examples
TO Illustrate this fact, most of them
produced by children from AZ to z
years old. 1t will not be difficult for
any one to obtain such an example
from child Of the proper age if with
patience he submits the child to a Sc
ries of tests. 1t must be noted that
these specimens are not copies made
by the child, but spontaneous produc-
tions of the child's hand showing the
image he has in mind We have no
hesitation in saying that almost every
child at a certain period Of it's devel-
opment will be found to produce spon-
taneous mirror writing, and that, too,
with it's right hand.''
Study Of Space Relations
In recognition Of space, as it ap-
pears to the eye, Prof. Stratton has
insisted that it is easier to recognize
up and down in their space relations
than it is for the child to recognize
right and left. The professor put
himself as nearly as possible in the
place of the child by the adjustment
of lenses before his eyes in which the
retinal image was received without
Inversion. In this condition, notwith-
standing his wide sensory education,
he found himself in an extremely aVk-
ward situation.
Something akin to this experiment
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
A WHiTEWAsHED PLAY

An erotic play by Mr.. Pinero, pre-
sented to the accompaniment of much
sensational comment in London. has
been "expurgated" for the moral bene-
ut of New York by depriving of mo-
tlon doll which hangs from the cell
ing in one of the scenes, says the New
york World. The antics of the punnet
IN London are described as having
peen Objectionable. Their suppression
IN New York has served to render the
play tame. while accenting in an indi-
rect way its original taint.
In the presence of the drama as If is
whltewashed, the mind of the audi
ence is busy with the might have
been. The suggestiveness which the
management has attempted to Danish
IN tact Is present through report. IT
is intensified by the very fact that
the Weakened scene presents no oppor-
tunity to laugh 1t off,
The whole matter of the eexp1,rea-
tlon Is a wretched tribute to a pre-
sumpt1ye moral sense A straightfor-
ward choice would have been NOT he.
tween doll dancing and a doll at rest
put between the play as it was writ,
ten II it was fit for production and ifs
suppression if it was not fit.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
BERNARD SHAW LECTURES

George Bernard Shaw spoke to the
students of Beerbohm Trees dramatic
school in London the other day. That
the students. gained anything more
than a half hours entertainment from
the unusual Shaw is unlikely, but they
enjoyed that, at least
L presume that you are all students,
without the consent of your parents"
said G. B. S., "and must tell you
that 1 lecture on this subject-'Ele-
mentary Economics for Actors-sim-
ply because no one else will
And then he emphasized the follow
ing points:
THE salary of an actor should not
be made a personal matter. The SAL
ary for a particular part is not what
you think you are worth, but is exact
ly what the syndicate cannot get an
other actor to play the part for. The
class of stage work you do does not
affect your salary. Take an actor, for
instance, playing in Euripides.'
Should be claim higher. salary than
Mr.. Arthur Roberts because he is
engaged in classical work? You must
always remember that from the nature
of his engagements an actor is casual
Iaborer.
81 have many great friends on the
stage, but norie of them will have
ANYTHING to do with my plays.
Years ago l produced a piece that
played to 825 every night. Never.
more, never less. 1 believe it would
have run from then till now. playing
s % every night. The cost of keep
ing it going, however, was a hindrance,
as the expenses were 6 80 per perform
ance. 1 calculated that the season
showed loss of 10000 per cent
Recently l had a play produced in
Vienna, and when at the end of three
weeks l sent a telegram to know what
had become of it, got the reply: Tt
has gone into the classical repertoire"
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
"A FAIR OFFSET

Charles M. Schwab, like most men Of
wealth, gets innumerable letters asking
him to subscribe to charities. When Mr..
Schwab is assured of charity,s useful
ness, he subscribes, but often, of course,
he has to refuse to give to charities about
which he is dubious.
Not long since Mr.. Schwab received a
letter from a stranger in London.
Knowing as do your generosity" this
stranger wrote, 81 have put you down for
$40 or 5000 subscription to our miners
widows fund Christmas is approaching,
and we propose to give a fowl and
Christmas pudding to each miners widow
on Christmas eve In this good work
your donation will help largely
Mr.. schwab replied to the stranger as
follows:
Though I know nothing of you or Of
your fund.- 1 respond gladly to the call
you make upon me. !, too, am interested
in charity similar to yours. It is an
American charity, and, since it stands in
need of funds for a Christmas treat,
have not hesitated to put you down for
subscription of $500 to it. Thus no money
need pass between u.s.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
"scHooL FOR SCANDAL SET TO
MUSIC

The unexpectedneSs of Lady Tea
zle" makes it interesting Many
strange things have passed across our
stage as comic opera or musical COM
edy, but none so unusual as the .mu-
Slcal version of Sheridan's "School
Tor ScandaP' that John Kendrick
Bangs, Roderic- Penfield and Baldwin
Sloane have made, and that Lillian
Russell and her company sung and
acted at the Casino Saturday night,
says the New York Globe The char
acters are all Sheridan's in traits as
well as in name. The plot and many
or the incidents are equally his. The
most sparkling scenes and the most
striking situations in the comedy go
INTO the operetta-the scandal-mon-
gers tattle, the alterations between
Sir Peter and his lady, Charles Sur
races sale of his ancestral portraits,
the screen scene itself. There is page
after page of Sheridan's dialogue.
Take so much of a classic. Then
1ntersperse it with songs, duets and
ensemble. Set them to trivial, COM
monplace tunes. Frame it all in the
gardens, bathrooms, and spectacle GEN
orally OF musical plays. Equip it with
a chorus of bucks and bellies, and less
nigh priced ladies for Joseph Surface
TO entertain in his lodgings. Our MAX
ers OF musical pieces are at their wits
END for fresh material. Lady Teazle,,
opens new possibilities to them. lin
lted only by the number of classic
comedies In the English drama. If
IL succeeds, we may soon have Rosa
ma singing a sentimental ballad in
tne forest OF Arden, and Sir Toby, Sir
Andrew, and Malvolio pattering
through a comic trio. 1t was Penfield
that happened upon the idea. and at
least it is novel.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01


pitch. 1t might be estimates +ha.
normal child is still correctins his bic
vision when he has been wallino and
talking for weeks or months ona
after familiarity with the letters. of tto
aipnapet mas enabled the child to
piouuce an save s. N and q in their
correct proportion and shape, one NAV
lhd the child turning the and
wrong way to, and beginning the LEFT
ter N with down stroke. Not in
frequently an adult, unused to writ
ing, Will paint sign and make. these
letters wrong-an because of an nm
corrected child vision of them"
Inc manner in which the inverted
image on the retina is made unr;pht
to the brain receiving the impressian
is something over which the doetors
disagree. One of the earliest or these
explanations was that the one nerve
nber connecting the retina with the
brain brought the upper portion of the
retina into contact lower down on tf,e
/ Drain surface, while the lower portion
OF the image receiving lense was at,
tacned higher on the brain, the left
and right nerves winding in the same
relative manner, thus serving to in
vert completely the image cast upon
the retina.
Seeing an Acquired Faculty
But neither the Psychologist nor the
psychologist will admit now that nerve
connections are as simple as this
would imply. Some of the well recog-
nized small tricks of the eye that are
played upon the soberest understa nd
Ing would disprove it. In score of
ways the camera with it's instantane-
GUS shutter has proved how wrong the
normal eye is at its best, and this is
one OF the arguments Of the specialist
OF today who declares that seeing Is a
complicated function of the body and
that IN the operation of seeing things
as they are all the educational forces
of living have gone toward it until
while 1t may be one of the seemingly
most natural of the senses, the ability
70 see accurately is an educated func-
tion, requiring mind and application
behind it.
The phenomena Of vision are only
q receptive psychic process" says DIR.
Hale. Between this and any pro-
ductive manifestation of our visual
act lie the equally complicated psy-
chomotor acts. There are innunnera-
bic motor acts which depend for their
stimulus upon vision. For example.
It we see falling body we jump to
one side, since We have learned that
this is the way to avoid dange1.
In the kindergarten and in the ex-
perienee of intelligent mothers chill
dren starting early to write in imifa-
ton Of their elders frequently show q
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
Musf Stand ON His Head to See Rfnhf

n OCAL physicians at Lakeview,
IL Iowa, have been Interested in the
case of eight-year- -old Paul Tay-.
ier, who sees things upside down. He
does not belong to the fanciful race ~of
the Head Hoppers, either Simply
looking out upon the world of every
day, he gets the impression that the
SKY is where the ground ought to be.
and he sees other boys running and
playing, all with their heads hanging
down into the sky and their feet stick
Ing like a fy's to the ground above.
When he writes his letters with his.
right hand the sentences run from
right to left, while the letters them
selves appear upside down.
Odd beyond even this interesting
statement, the average reader will con-
slider the theory of DIR. Albert B. Hale.
who maintains that every other child
at one period of its life saw things in
just this way, and continued to do so
Tor more or less heightened period.
until It's educated faculties admitted
OF its subconscious reversal of the in
verted image pictured upon the retina.
Dr. Hale is one Of the admitted an
thoritles upon this subject in Chicago.
and has made an exhaustive study of
the phenomenon of mirror writing,
IN cnildren and In the mentally un-
balanced This mirror writing, is
such as the Iowa boy produces. and of
It's effect and it's cause DR.. Hale saws.
The outer world Is impressed upon
the retina in an inverted image. 1t is
only by experience, laboriously ac-
quired, that we learn to INTERPRET this.
image and to produce upright writing.
The child and the feeble minded. Lack
ing this experience or unable to ac-
qulre 1t, reproduce the visual image
In incorrect spatia1 relation, hence in
mirror or completely inverted writ
ing. The adult who may be suddenly
deprived of this experience is reduced
to primitive conditions, and hence pro-
duces the same results that we see. in
the child.
Senses Develop Gradually
Tn general way, it may be said
that the infant has no senses said
DR.. Hale. Tt sees nothing more than
blurred light in a room; it has NO
sense of touch; when, 1t is larger II
may even walk into a closed door as
II In expectation of its giving wav.
and when the door does not fall aside
1T may walk into the wall In the Same
manner learning everywhere as It
goes.
In this gaining of knowledge it NAV
be said that sight is the last OF the
senses to be awakened to normal
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01

to discover a star for. that production
as it has been the idea originally to
present Morgan in that dramatization.
The following from the Sydney
On. S. W.) Bulletin sounds good enough
to suggest the possibility of American
origin:
The most profane bird on earth is
probably the old man eockatoo haunt
ing the paint loft in the Melbourne
Princess theater. Recently an import.
ed actress ventured to caress this re-
markable bird. Pretty coeky," she
said. "Cocky is pretty bird.'' Cocky
rounded on her, ruff1ed his crest, and
stated all the cuss words he was ac-
quainted with. The actress listened,
horror stricken, until .cocky had finish
ed, and then she said: Heavens, what
stage manager!"
for modern innovations in negro min
strelsy, has up his sleeve for next
season a novelty that will prove in
terest1ng and attractive to persons
other than those already interested in
burnt cork shows. He is now in active
negotiation with an exceptionally emil
nent grand opera prin1a donna, and
there is little doubt that terms Will be
agreed upon under which she will sing
for Dockstader all next year. This will
have tendency to place minstrelsy
upon a still higher plane than it now
occupies.
FRITZ Scheff's revival Of sFatinit-
"a, at the Broadway theater, will be
very widely popular. The piece is
handsomely staged and well played
and the role of Vladimir, padded to
some extent for the occasion, suits
Nine. Sehef as closely as possible.
She makes a might pretty picture as
the young lieutenant and she sings
and acts with the utmost charm. She
is capitally supported by Louis Harri-
son, Richie Ling, Albert Hart, Elaine
De Selem and frst-rate company,
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
Analogies in Science

In explanation of mirror writing,
which does not involve the inversion
Of the letters, there are analogies in
both physiology and psychology which
point to the fact that the function last
acquired and with the greatest diff
Guilty is the first to be lost. Stratton's
experiment is in proof of this The
left and right hand designations were
strangest to him and hardest to ac-
quire as he looked through the lens
that readjusted the image. Even the
adult of normal mentality and under
normal conditions will forget and hold
out left hand instead of his right.
1t was hardest for him to learn this
difference and easiest for him to for
get; it would be a rare circumstance
to find such a man reaching down for
an apple on a tree, or reaching up
for the stone lying on the ground.