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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
prTITIoN Foa DIvoRcE

STATE OF VERMONT Whereas. Ed
WINDSOR COUNTY. IS. ward j. Maola
Of Hartford. VT, has duly fled his petition
to the County Court, setting forth his legal
marriage TO Myrtle Il. Jesseman, then Of
Hartland In the State of Vermont, that he
hath resided TOR 30 years in the State of
Vermont, that he hath kept the marriage
covenant, but that the sSid Myrtle Il. hath
violated the same, for that she hath wilful-
ly ana without just cause deserted the petit
toner for three consecutive years; where
fore the petitioner prays for a bill of di-
vorce from the said Myrtle 4. Macia;
And whereas it appears that said Myrtle
L. is without this State, so that the sum-
mons of said Court may not be served upon
her;
1t is thereupon ordered that the said
Myrtle Il. Macia be notified and re-
quired to appear in and before said Court
abide the order and decree of said
Court in the premises, at the term thereof
next to be held at Woodstock, in and fol
the County of Windsor in the State OF
| Vermont, ON the first Tuesday
of December, A. d. 1905, upon the
first day of said term, by publishing the
substance of said petition, together with
this order, for three successive weeks. in
The Spirit of the Age, a newspaper pub
lished at Woodstock in said County, the last
| publication to be at least six weeks priol
to said term of Court which shall be deemed
sufficient notice to said Myrtle L. Maeia.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock, il
the County of Windsor, this 9th day Of
October, A. d. 1905.
JAY READ PEMBER, Clerk.
William Batcheider.
Atty. for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
on The Ocean For SEQ pays.

In May, 1903, the American con-
sui at Southampton while travelling
from Montevideo to England via
New York placed his card, together
with those Of several other passen-
gers on the steamship Tennyson, in
a bottle and stated that the finder
ON returning it would receive re-
ward Of sovereign. The bottle was
thrown overheard in latitude 30 de-
grees 80 minutes north and longi-
tude So degrees 10 minutes west.
After journey lasting 662 days it
was found on the Donegal coast Of
Ireland, and the cards it contained
were duly returned as instructed.
The bottle had evidently been car
ried by the gulf stream along the
north of the American coast, then
by that "river Of the sea" across the
Atlantic. Approximately the dis
lance it covered was made at the
rate of five miles day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
More Praise for Judge Abbott.

The Santa Fe New Mexican
says:
The Albuquerque Journal like the
Santa Fe New Mexican gives credit
to Judge Ira A. Abbott for the sup
preston of the gaming element in
Albuquerque as the dominant factor
in local government just as similar
praise is due Judge John r. McFie
in Santa Fe. Says the Journal:
"During the short time he has oc'
cupied the bench of this district
Judge Abbott's course has been sach
as to leave no room to doubt that he
proposes to hew to the line, whether
the chips fail on this side or the
otber--that he is governed by the
law, and not by the wishes of any
faction or clique. Several Of his
decisions Of late have not been to
our liking at all; but, 'le ley is lie
ley and we are perfectly willing to
take our medicine when it is our
turn all that we have kicked about
in the past was being obliged to take
it when it was the other fellows
turn"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
STATE PRESS.

Really, we can't quite see wherein
il makes hero out of a man to shoot
burglar who hasn't even seen the
man with the gun nor knows he is
about. Perhaps this sort of proceed
ing is justifable-no doubt it is
but at best it is rather an unpleasant
sort of thing to shoot a man in the
back, even though he be but an evil
fellow and a menace to society. When
this is done without an absolute GER
tainty that the supposed burglar is
such in fact, then the act of taking a
shot at him in the dark becomes en-
tirely reprehensible, to say nothing
of smacking of a quality quite the
opposite of heroic. Probably the
number of innocent persons who
have been shot in mistake for bur-
glars is ten times as great as the
number Of actual felons who have
been killed in the prosecution of
their criminal trade.-Deerfeld Val
ley Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
FREE TO FARMERS

In Bulletin No. II6 recently is
sued by the Vermont Agricultural
Experiment Station, Formula No. I !,
commends the following ingredients
for fall seeding, without manure.
The amounts named are for one
acre. v
Raw Ground Bone 900 to 400 lbs.
Acid Phosphate 100 to $50 {"
Wood Ashes 800 to 400 Z"
Muriate of Potash 50 to 70 +"
To any Farmer writing to G. S.
Page, Hyde Park, VT, saying that
he saw this notice in the Spirit of
the Age, Mr.. Page will send free
sample of the above ingredients, ex-
cepting the ashes, and give the cost
thereof laid down at the Farmers
nearest station.
The Experiment Station Bulletin
we'll says SON every account,
financial, educational, agricultural,
it is better to buy the crude stock
and home mix, if one uses a ton or
more"
Any farmer who will send Mr..
Page $3.25 will receive, freights
prepaid, sample zoo pound barrel
Of his Ground Bone. 1t is guaran-
teed to be an absolutely pure, nat
ural Bone Meal. No valuable in
gradients have been taken therefrom
as is the case with much of the Bone
Meal now being offered to the pub
lie.
Nearly all the large fertilizer man
ufacturers make a bone glue by boil
ing their bones and extracting the
gluten therefrom. Mr.. Pages Bone
Meal is by product from the man
ufacture OF Pages Perfected Poultry
Food, and is the bone flour sifted
out from the granulated bone which
forms one OF the principal ingredi-
ents of this Poultry Food. 1t is this
fact that enables Mr.. Page to fur
nish pure Bone Meal at so low a
price. Save your ashes and mix
with this Bone Meal and you will
find it worth double the cost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Hia Fsars Realized.

After acquiring considerable
amount of money in the United
States a young Manchester man re-
turned home and decided to give his
old father a treat by taking him to
London to see the sights. 1t was a
great event for the father, who had
never been in train before, and he
commenced the journey with trepi-
dalton and many outspoken antici-
pations of dire events to follow. All
went well until the train suddenly
dashed into tunnel. Bang went
the old mans fist on his sons nose
as he cried; 81 told you something
would happen, you young villainl
Pm struck blind p-London Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
THE QUEER FILE FISH.
Apparently Dead, but Very Wide
Awake, Hungry BiValve.


Perhaps the most extraordinary
light giving shellfsh is the pholas,
or file fish. 1t is a bivalve; that is
to say, it has two shells, which are
open at both ends, and at each end
is cover which fits over the open
ing. The fish stays always in one
place, apparently without any life
or movement, but it is really wide
awake, hungry creature. By means
of the covers to its shells it can open
and close them just when it wants
to, and out of either opening it
thrusts twelve long, crooked hairy
arms in search Of its prey. Eight
smaller arms are generally tucked
away inside the shell.
The pholas is found in all sorts
of situations-sometimes at the bot
tom of the sea, sometimes hidden
away in Jumps of earth, sometimes
lodged, shell and all, in the heart
of the hardest marble, for the bor-
ing powers of the fish are truly
marvellous.
If you take the pholas out Of its
shell It looks like soft, round pud-
ding, with no instrument for boring
into even the softest substances.
It's two teeth are so placed as to be
useless for the purpose; SO are the
covers to its shells. The imple-
ment which it uses is broad, fleshy
foot, which issues from one end or
other Of its shell, and its method Of
boring suggr5ted to the great en-
gineer, Brunei, in 1914, the way to
make the Thames tunnel, and served
as a model for the machines used
in boring the Mont Gents tunnel.
The pholas works thus: Fixing
itself firmly by its powerful foot, it
uses it as a center bit, around which
it makes the shell revolve; the soft
edges Of the shell begin the per
foration which is afterward enlarged
by the rasplike action Of the rough
interior. Though constantly worn
down, it is replaced by new forma-
ton from the animal, so that it is
always kept in good condition fol
boring.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28

Three types at least are observa-
BILE in the south of Ireland-frst,
the dark Italian looking Celt, also
found in Devon; secondly, the tall,
yellow haired Danish type, and,
thirdly, the aboriginal Aryan of the
Volga, with red or auburn hair and
blue or green eyes, who may also
be found in Cornwall.
The dark aquiline type of Wales
differs considerably from that Of the
Irish, and the Irish language is near
er akin to Cornish than to Welsh.
The traditional Irishman of carica-
lures is not often seen in the south,
though this type is not unknown
even among the upper classes.
The soft features and bright eyes
of the modest peasant women pre-
sent many varieties of beauty, and
the mingled race of Cork and Kerry
-fairer, as a rule, than that Of the
far VESTS as vigorous as any in
Scotland or in Yorkshire.-Black-
woods Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28

The Ludlow Tribune attributes
the large percentage Of cases OF de-
tective vision and hearing in the pub
lie schools of Burlington, which have
plenty of light and good ventilation,
to ''the deadly blackboard habit" with
its clouds of chalk dust. The sup
position is about correct W. h.
Junction Landmark.
1t is the reliable opinion of DR.. o..
w. Sherwin, prominent local ply
stefan, that blackboards and chalk
have very little to do with the de-
fective vision of children as indicat-
ed by the recent eye tests in the pub
lie schools of the state. The fact is
that very few children have perfect
eyes, and there is perhaps some I'M
necessary alarm over the result OF
the examinations conducted by the
teachers, who have had no special
training for the work, though the
tests were carefully made in accord
ance with the directions of the State
Board of Health. In most instances
the weakness is slight, and as gen
eral thing, TIE same authority adds,
it would be highly inadvisable tc
saddle glasses on the bridge of the
Juvenile nose, and dangerous as well
in the case of the romping "kids. "
Where pronounced defects exist
however, the use Of glasses might he
permitted in the school room. The
best that can be done is to improve
the conditions as to light and air sur
rounding the school children, and
there are many places where improve
ments should be made at once.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
a Lawbreaker.

Justin Mccarthy was once show
ing a young American married
lady over the house Of commons.
In passing through the library he
mentioned to her, as a more or less
interesting fact, that it was against
the rules for a woman to sit down
there.
'Is that really a law Of the
placer" asked the American lady,
with wide open and innocent eyes.
'"The very law" answered Mr..
Mccarthy.
"Then," said the visitor calmly,
but determinedly, Gust see me break
it~ And, drawing up a chair, she sat
resolutely down at the table.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
one OF FIELp,s PRANKs.
How the Poet Used to impress Some
Of His Viaitors.

Some recent "reminiscences of Eu-
gene Field, the well known poet,
tell of way in which he used to
amuse himself with some of his visit
ors. He would reserve for such use
some carefully written bit of verse.
His associate, who told the story,
would figure as his amanuensis when
he was not personally known to the
visitor.
"Field would be talking with his
visitor about some commonplace
subject" says the narrator Of the
story, "when suddenly he would stop,
place long finger to his brow, as
If smitten with a new thought, and
speak my name in commanding
tone.
'Instantly l, at my desk close to
his, would snatch up pad and give
ostentatious attention to him.
Then, with just enough hesitation to
make the feat impressive, Field
would begin repeating from memory
some poem which may have cost him
hours of the most painstaking labor
to compose.
Between lines or stanzas he
would perhaps turn back to his
guest, as if the reeling off of such
poetry were the easiest possible task,
mere incident apt to arise unex-
pectedly at any moment. Indeed,
sometimes the most difficult part Of
his task and mine was to refrain
from lovslins OF tho amazement pic
tured on the visitors face.
"When the poem was completed
l would read it over to Field, who,
with an expression of beatific medi-
tation on his face, would sit as if
watching closely for word to
change. OF course, he never found
one.
"The next morning, when the
verses appeared unaltered in the col
umns of a paper, that visitor would
start telling all who would listen
how the wonderful Field had COM
posed this classic. not only in a few
minutes, but in the midst of a con-
versation which was scarcely inter-
rupted by it."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Is "cOnneotiout Billy"

The burglar shot and killed while
looting a grocery store at Sheldon a
week ago by clerk Of the store,
was identified Saturday by Chief
Watts at Boston as "Connecticut
Billy" one offs gang that has oper-
ated extensively throughout the
country. Chief Watts said that the
dead man is supposed to have be-
longed to a respectable family Of the
old Nutmeg state, but who was a
"black sheep" "Billy" at one time
was the "pal" of notorious bur-
gIar, known as 'Montreal Frenchy,"
who few years ago came to vio-
lent death while engaged in a safe
burglary. More recently he had
travelled with a gang of professionals
through West Virginia, Pennsylva-
mia and Ohio.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
PETITION FoR DIVORCE

STATE OF VERMONT Wherea
WINDSOR County, SIS. Law n ia M.
Crane of Sharon. Vt, has duly filed her
petition to the County Court, setting forth
her legal marriage to William b. f. Crane,
then of Exeter in the State of New Hamp-
in the State of Vermont and in Windsor
County for more than six months last past;
that she hath kept the marriage covenant,
but that the said William hath violated
the same, for that he hath wilfully desert
ed the petitioner for more than three years
last past. and for that, being of sufficient
pecuniary and physical ability, he hath
cruelty and wantonly neglected and refused
to provide suitable maintenance for the
petitioner; wherefore the petitioner prays
for bill of divorce from the said William
u. f. Crane, and that she may have the
care and custody of her minor child.
And whereas it appears that said William
u. +. Crane is without this State, 80 that
the summons of said Court may not be
served upon him;
1T is THEREUPoN ORDERED that the said
William B. F. Crane be notified and re-
CURED to appear in and before said Court
ana make answer, If any he have.
and abide the order and Judgment of
| said Court in the premises. at the
term thereof next to be held at
Woodstock in and for the County of Wind.
sor in the State of Vermont, on the first
Tuesday of December, A. D., 1905, upon the
| frst day of said term, by publishing the
substance of said petition, together with this
order, for three successive weeks. in the
spirit of the Age. newspaper published al
Woodstock, in said County, the last publ.
cation to be at least six weeks prior tc
said term of Court, which shall be deemed
sufficient notice to said William b. f.
| Crane.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock, in
the County of Windsor. this 9th day Of
September, A. D., 1905.
JAY READ PEMBER, Clerk.
James &. Harvey.
Atty. for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian--Rev. c. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at 2
o'clock. Junior Z. E. at S o'clock,
and Y. P S, c. E. at 7 o'clock.
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
1880. Welco me to all.
Universalist-Rev. H. L. Garfield,
pastor. Morning service at 1890
Sunday School at 1850. Y. P. c.
U. Tuesday evening at 1870 o'clock.
Congregational-Rev. F. Z. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850, YES
per service at S. Tuesday evening,
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 1890; I1.45 o'clock, Sunday
school; 6.3o p. M, Epworth League ;
evening service, 7 p. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 700 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II m. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
O'Clock
St. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and SER
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer and
address at 500. All other Sundays !.
Holy communion at 7 80 a. M, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon at
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
at s. c. H. Wells, rector.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
DIZZINESS AND weak
NERVES Cured.
Nothing Helped Until the Wonderful New
Medicine, Cali ura Solvent, Was Taken.
Or. David kennedy's Latest Medicine.

81 very much WISH" writes Loretta J.
Vail, of Hopewell Junction, N. Y, that I
might be able in few lines, without put
ting myself forward, to let the people un-
derstand how valuable Cal-cura Solvent,
the 1sew medicine discovered by DIR. David
Kennedy, is in cases of indigestion and the
like ailments, which are so common among
us. Isuffered from severe variety Of liver
complaint, with dizziness, numbness, and
an exceedingly weak and excitable state of
the nerves. / employed the best treatment
within my reach, yet nothing really helped
until began to use Cal-cura Solvent, and
that did," :
Remember, Oal-curd. SolUent cures 9s9S
Of all cases 81 Kidney, Bladder and Li0er
disorders. You may have a free. sample
bottle Of this wonderful medicine. and de-
scriptive booklet, by simply sending your
name and address to The Cal-ciR Com
pany, Kennedy Row, Rondout, nv, Large
bottles $1.00 (Only Ons sise) all druggists,
or If they do not have it, send to the above
proprietors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Woodstock, VT, Oct. 20, 1905

BY the way, isn't it nearly time to
trot out the hedgehog as Legislative
subject again?-Wilmington Times
No; the next legislature will prob
ably have to devote week or SO OF
expensive sessions to the deer hunt
ing law, and the matter isn't salts
factorily settled yet. A good many
people want the deer protected tor a
limited time, for five years, say, and
the suggestion is made that the IN
terminable Legislative discussions
and the necessary Interpretation OF
the laws to the people have cost the
state more than the depredations OF
the deer would amount to in many
wears.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
A COLLEGE Robin.

Brought up in the society of the
learned members of the faculty of a
western university, Marie has been
accustomed all her short life to
hearing her father and his guests
dignity each other with full academ-
ic honors.
She was out in the yard one day,
watching a pair of birds busy with
their nest building.
Marie" called her mother, "#hat
are you doing"
Gust sitting out here" she re-
piled, watching Doctor and Mrs.
Robin"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Editor Jackson Leaves the Argus.

e. A. G. Jackson, who has been
on the editorial staff of the Evening
Argus and Patriot for the past Il
years, concluded his labors with
those papers Saturday evening, and
will do special work for the Boston
Herald in Vermont and sections,
New Hampshire and Maine. Mr..
Jackson is forcible writer, and has
made himself felt in the newspaper
profession Of Vermont. He came
to Montpelier from Maine, having
previously conducted newspaper in
North Carolina, the only one in that
section supporting Tilden.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
pouItrx Eood Auents Wanted.

Agents wanted everywhere to sell
Pages Perfected Poultry Food. II II
IL not for sale in your village, write the
manufacturer, O. s. Page, Hyde Park,
vt, for terms to agents. Agents take
no risk, as the food is guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction in every case
and any not sold may be returned. II
is an article Of genuine merit, and can
be conscientiously commended to poul.
trymen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Mary Howe Married.

Mary Howe-Lavin, the granc
opera singer, was married in Bostor
Tuesday to Edward o. Burton, {
business man of South Lancaster
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton will live in
Lancaster. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Parker House and wa,
private.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Bethel Infant Starts a Blaze.

The four years old son Of Thomas
Levere of Bethel, while left alone at
his home Monday morning piled up
some paper and clothing and set
them afire. Neighbors saw the blaze
and the fire was extinguished after
doing much damage to the furniture.
The child escaped injury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Rev. w. r. Davenport Will Go to
Illinois.

Rev. w. r. Davenport has re-
signed as field secretary of the Yer
mont Anti-Saloon league and will
assume the position of editor of the
leagues papers in Illinois. He took
up the work in Vermont in April
last. He was formerly editor of the
Barre Telegram.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Nsods LsaaI Remedy.

81 am slightly in doubt" said a
physician TO a lawyer who was Ill,
"as to whether yours is a constitu-
tional disease or not" Whereupon
the patient exclaimed.
"For heavens sake, doctor, have
I got to go to the expense Of ap-
pealing to the United States su-
preme court to find out whether It
Is or not r";-New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
EoR ovER SIXTY AEAHs.

Mus. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions of moth
ersfor their children while teethlng, with
perfect success. II soOthes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie
and Is the best remedy for Diarrimmedlt will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by sll druggists In every part Of the.
world twenty-five cents bettle. Be sure
to ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy.
up" and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Fortunate Father and Son.

am certain as / now live, says Mr.. c.
+. Bartholomew, Kalkaska, Mich, that
DR.. David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy,
OF RondOut, N. Y, saved my life when
was victim of that terrible disorder
Bright's disease. My son had fever sore
on his leg he too used Favorite Remedy
and is now well. ALI druggists Sl.0O.
bottles $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28
Windsor Pastor Resigns,

Rev. E. N. Goddard has resigned
as rector OF st. Paul's Church,
Windsor, after a long and successful
pastorate Of ~ years. His resigna-
ton has been accepted by the vestry
and will take effect the middle of
December.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-28

Judge John H. Watson has signed
an injunction restraining the Addi-
son County Telephone company
from selling out to the New Eng
land Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany.