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dump their loads on the platform on the
south OF the building. The ordinary
pouches containing just plain, everyday
letters, are sent off in one direction, while
the registry pouches are taken care Of by
bonded clerks The ordinary letters are
dumped out on the canoeing table ana
arranged for the machine. which imprlnts
the date and hour OF receipt on the back
of each letter and automatically counts the
letters that 1t stamps.
The papers are sorted on another large
table. and right here is a performance that
causes the stranger to wonder. An elderly
gentleman sits Extraordinarily on the edge
of the table. In front of him is wilder
ness of holes-yawning. gaping holes. Each
hole Is backed up by mall bag or a box.
and although there is no lettering or num-
bering or any method of differentiation, the
man In front of the holes takes up an
armful of papers and throws them this
way, and that way. and the other way,
apparently paying no attention to their
destination. Occasionally he stops, as II
automatically. leans over to one or the
mail bags. dives down through the hole
and brings out a paper. Looking at the
address again. he losses 1t into the adjacent
hole and continues his work as before.
Then the visitor realizes that each paper
is going just where IL belongs. and that
when the 'thrower'' has finished his work
the carrier may come and get the papers
for the respective districts by grabbing
such-and-such bag. 1t Is a remarkable
process-a display of mental mechanism.
The carriers and collectors work eight
hours-no more. no less. The government
has been compelled to adopt the eight
hour rule with its local postal employees.
and when the whistle blows the sorting of
letters must cease-the old man on the
table stops with his arm poised in the
air and even the canceling machine ceases
its buzz and whir-r-r as If it, too. were
controlled by human impulses.
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leather pouch swung over his shoulder,
comes to the door with message May
hap It comes only from across the street;
it may come from the other end of the city
or the other end of the world.
When one stops to think that an average
of 10000 letters are delivered by the let
ter carriers in Washington every day in the
year save Sundays 1t Is easier to realize
that the man in gray has a little work to
do. But If the delivery of these 220 900 let
ters causes half as many smiles and third
many pleasant Good mornings" the
cost of the postage is indeed cheap. In the
downtown section of the city there are
four deliveries daily. A little further out
there are only three deliveries: beyond
that only two. and IN the outlying districts
only one delivery each day.
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car and that stops short wherever he may
be when he hears lone bell"
But the well-trained steed of the letter
collector Is a genius in. class all by him
self. All that Is necessary Is to tell him
when to start from the main office. He
will make the route, stop at all the letter
boxes and return to the Office unaided, IL
need be.
There was a case recently in the local
post office where 1t was necessary TO test
the intelligence of certain horse in order
to determine the veracity Of the collector
A collector had been accused of DELHI
erately falling to collect mail from GER
tain box In downtown district The COM
plainant declared the collector did not even
stop at the box with his horse and wagon.
When the collector was questioned he sur
prised the officials by stating that his horse
would not permit him to pass the box"
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The carrier is responsible for the deliv-
cry OF registered letters and the monthly
letters to pensioners from the government.
supposed to contain their monthly portions
of Uncle Sans superfluous wealth These
letters to pensioners must be delivered to
the owner or to a designated and author
ICED member of his family. No other per
son may receive them, and If the carrier
makes wrong delivery and the money
fails to reach the proper person he is liable
for the loss With registered letters the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
PRINTERS ORGANIZATIONS

namely. % cents per 1000 ems, 81 a week
in job Offices and IS in newspaper Offices
The Philadelphia Typographical Society
was organized IN 1902, and is the Oldest ex-
isting organization Of the craft. In 1881 1t
became purely benevolent association, and
as such exists today. In February, 1902
II formulated a list of prices and submit
ted them to the employers. The prices
were % cents per GOO ems or 50 a week
In December, 1905 the Philadelphia Typo
graphical Society, an organization COM
posed of employers and employees, passed
resolutions TO the effect that no member
should teach an apprentice who was not
bound before his eighteenth year. Viola
ton of the rule was punished with expul-
sion. of which notice was to be given to
the different typographical associations
throughout the United States. This was
the beginning of apprenticeship regulation.
and the first intimation of the exchange of
names of objectional printers which af-
terward developed into the unfair lists"
rat lists etc.
The Philadelphia society In 1909 received
a communication from the Boston Typo
graphical Society, stating that 1t had just
completed and presented scale of prices
to the employers. The letter gives i'm
preston that the society had been but
recently organized, though II does not say
so. The society seems to have been short
lived as another OF the same name was
OTEanlZSu IN NONemDtI, loio. no idlSst
mention of the Typographical Society of
oston is in 1926. when 1t sent a communi-
cation to the Columbia Typographical So
ciety in Washington, d. c.. as shown by
the minutes of the latter society.
From letter of the New York Typo
graphical Society. still preserved 1t ap-
pears that the wages of pressmen IN 1900
were 3I1s cents per token Gao sheets, and
forty-eight tokens supposed to be the num-
Der a man works In a week. at that price
would amount to SIS
In 1863 a new scale was adopted In New
York after long and bitterly conducted
strike. and a committee was appointed TO
confer with the different typographical So
cieties in the United States to induce them
to raise their prices to the same standard.
The new scale provided for 81 cents per
1000 ems and 50 a week.
In 1915 the journeymen pressmen of
Philadelphia demanded for presswork 50
a week for ten hours work, or from 80 Is
cents to 20 cents per token, according to
kind and size of paper
The first meeting OF the Washington
printers for the purpose of organization was
held December 10. 1914, at the private
house of Mr.. II. l.. Lewis, in whose parlor
the society met for some years The re-
suit was the organization of the Columbia
Typographical Society. In the following
year societies were organized in Boston.
Albany and Baltimore.
x
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From 1916 TO 1897 communications be-
tween the various societies practically
ceased. Many OF the societies also dis
banded and were reorganized later on or
shortly afterward. The fatal mistake of
the early societies was the free member
ship A member who paid his dues for a
certain period. ten years. for instance, in
Washington, or certain lump sum. be-
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kT HE International Typographical
Union, the official name of the
organization of the printers. is at
present engaged in a movement
to establish the eight hour day In
all printing shops. The German branch OF
1t. the Topographic" obtained the eight
hour day for It's members many years ago.
In German newspaper printeries the COM
positOrs have been working only eight
hours daily for quite number of years,
while the hours of labor in other prInteries
were nine.
So far. the Typographical Union. al
though II has not yet been able to make
the eight-hour day general. has met with
a great deal OF success. especially in news
paper offices. and the probability Is that
the eight-hour day will gradually become
general. probably not among the printers
alone. but also in other trades. There
seems to be general tendency toward a
reduction Of the hours of labor as the ia
ciities OF production are Increased by the
invention Of new labor-saving machinery
and implements.
The Typographical Union. as IL exists to-
day. was organized in 1852. although In the
beginning its name was National and
not International Typographical Union
Associated efforts among the printers how
ever, date much farther back, but those
prior to l193 were only temporary. having
single purpose, and when that was ac-
COmplished the organization was dissolved.
l. was the custom in all trades TO call u
general meeting OF the trade whenever
a matter OF Importance TO all presented
itself. Such calls were signed by one or
two men OF recognized influence In the
trade The meetings were organized, the
reason for the call was stated, and after
a decision was arrived at an agreement
was drawn up and signed by those who in
tended to stand by II.
"a
The first, probably. OF such undertakings
among Journeymen printers was In New
York city In 1T76. when a demand for an
increase OF wages was made by them and
refused by their employers. strike was
called which was successful, whereupon
the association ceased.
In 1875 twenty-six journeymen printers
OF Philadelphia signed q document, de-
claring their intention to stand together in
resisting a proposed reduction OF wages
from 50 a week to $50 1-3. The document
was preserved. but nothing exists to indi-
cate the result.
In 1875 an organization was formed in
New York city known The Typo
graphical Society" comprising in its mem
Dership most or those working at the trade
at that time. 1t was the first known So
ciety 6evoting its energies to trade con-
dltions and wage scales that existed for
any appreciable length OF time. 1t lasted
until far into 1877. and succeeded In Sc
curing an increase OF wages TO 81 a day.
In 1919 the Franklin Typographical So
ciety OF Journeymeh Printers OF New York
was organized 1t lasted until 1904, after
IL had established standard of wages,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
RRIpGEWATER.

Willie Snow has gone to Spring
field, where he has work in ma
chine shop.
Mrs. Gertie French is visiting
friends in Kennebunk, Me-, for a
few weeks.
Clayton Cole is visiting his brother
Henry il Putnam, Conn, for few
weeks,
Dolph Lacoe visited his daughter
Sophia in Caremont last week.
Ben Woodward of Lebanon was
in town one day last week.
Jeff Carter has began delivering
ice and will run wagon Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Walter Monkton of North Hart
land has began work in the mill.
Clarence Albee is to return to
work on his old job OF firing at the
WOODEN mill,
Owing to B. r. A. canceling their
game with the second team for last
Saturday, they played team called
"DeweyS" on the home ground here
and were defeated by IS to IS.
On Smith field this. Saturday
afternoon will occur the first game
of the season, when the locals cross
bats with team made up of students
from Dartmouth. A clean, fast
game is expected and it it is hoped
the tans will turn out and give the
boys a good send off. The band will
give concert on the grounds during
the afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
SaERBURNE

Will Engram of Rutland was in
town the first Of the week buying
cattle.
Walstine Hadley and family were
at Clarence Kent's last Sunday.
Mrs. Streeter Pinney OF Andover
and Mrs. Frank Lombard of West
Bridgewater called on Mrs, F. 6.
Spaulding last Tuesday afternoon.
Andrew Towne called on friends
on Bridgewater hill Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Plumley is ill at the
present time and is attended by DR..
Boyden of Bridgewater.
Miss Mile johnson is with Mrs.
Cady at Pico Lodge for an indefinite
stay.
Some of our young people attend
ed the dance at Bridgewater Corners
Friday night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Jail Break at NeMport.

Singing and shouting boisterously
to cover up the noise Of their opera
tons, three federal prisoners held
awaiting trial on the charge of rob-
hing the postoffice at North Mills
April FL, broke through four thick
nesses OF brick wall with window
weight and escaped from the Or
leans county jail at Newport Mon
day. A hole 10 inches wide and II
inches in height was made in broad
day light out on the side street lead
ing off Main street.
The men gave their names as John
Jenkins, Joseph Mcdonald and Will
liam Irving, residences unknown.
Jenkins and Mcdonald were cap
tured about q p. m.
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COMING TO WOODSTOCK
fifth Annual Meeting Of the Con-
gFegatiOnal Convention ofVermont.

fifth Annual Meeting of the Con-
RFegational Convention ofVermont.
The 1llth annual meeting of the
Congregational Convention of Yer
mont, together with the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary Society, will be held with the
Congregational church of Woodstock
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
June IL, 13 and IA.
This is the first time in nearly
forty years that the convention has
met here and the local society is max
ing ample preparations for the $50
delegates expected to attend.
The program contains many names
prominent in the denomination,
among them being President NJ. H.
Buckham of the University of Yer
mont, Rev. Edward D. Eaton, D. D.,
of st, Johnsbury, until recently pres.
ident of Beloit college; Rev. DIR. c.
H, Merrill, secretary of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary Society, and DIR.
George W. Phillips of Rutland.
The first meeting viii be held at
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PLYMOUTH UNION.

Mrs. Wallace Blanchard and
Ralph Jasmin went to Bellows Falls
last week Thursday.
Tom Benham and Mrs. Julian
Hall went to Nashua, N. H., last
Saturday.
Mrs. P. w. Sanderson had the
misfortune to fall last Sunday and
injured herself quite severely.
Miss Ada Hall is at home from
Ludlow for a vacation.
Mrs. Ryland Taylor arrived home
Monday night,
Mrs. Sarah Cove, who has visited
with Mrs. Estha Damon for few
days, has gone to work for Mr..
Baker in Bridgewater.
Norris Wilder and Amos Coolidge
went to West Bridgewater Tuesday,
returning Wednesday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26

master general relative to free deliv-
cry routes;
On and after July |, 1906, patons
of the rural delivery service viii be
required to display signals on 4 cir
boxes when they leave mail in Pem
for carriers to collect, as after pat
date carriers, when serving tPlr
routes, will not be required to olen
and examine any mail boxes exdpt
those to which they have mail to te-
liver and those on which signals Fre
displayed to indicate there is null
for carriers to collect.
"Those patrons whose boxes pre-
not provided with signals must It.
tach thereto some device which Win
displayed will plainly show passbg
carriers there is mail to be el-
lected. 1t is not necessary that sph
device shall be either complicated or
costly; a very simple arrangement
will answer the purpose.
Carriers must lower the sigflls
on the boxes after making cqec-
tions, provided no mail is left there
in; and must display the signals
when they deposit mail for patrms,
unless the patrons have made te-
quest to the contrary"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
HOUSE STRUCK THREE TIMES

During the severe thunder storm
Thursday afternoon lightning three
times struck Mrs. Eva M. Chambers
house on the Darling farm, Hartland
hill, the bolts coming pretty close
together and doing considerable dam
age but not firing the building any
where.
In the house at the time were Mrs.
Chandler, her mother, Mrs. Durham,
and her son, E. d. Chandler, and his
wife. All escaped injury, but were
naturally badly frightened by the
bombardment.
The first bolt struck the porch,
knocking out a pillar against the
house, ripping some plaster from the
wall in the hallway and putting the
telephone seriously out of order.
The second call came through the
roof, the bolt also loosening lot of
bricks in the chimney.
A third bolt struck the shed, do
ing little damage.
During the same shower lightning
'struck and tore off corner of barn
on the Theodore Gill place, owned
by Peter Dupuis, in the same
neigborhood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
NORTH BRIDGEWATER
BOY CHASED BY A BUCK.

BOY CHASED BY A BUCK.
J. L. z1twoou-s youngest son Keno
who is only s years old, was chased
by large buck deer one day last
week. The deer got within a few
feet of the boy, when some of his
schoolmates, who were near by,
balked like dog and scared HIM,
driving him away. People in this
vicinity have their crops destroyed
and their children are not safe out
side Of the front door.
Lorenzo Peoples traded horses
with Chester Leach OF Woodstock
last week.
Mrs. M. E. Perry of Woodstock is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. 6. r..
Markham.
l.. L. Wilson and Allen TAFT Of
Bridgewater Corners are carpenter
ing for J. L. Atwood. Mr.. Atwood
is building barn and repairing the
old one, which is going to make "A
great improvement.
Mrs. K, L. Wilson and son Fred
die are visiting at F. S. Hedges.
Mr.. Chedle of Bellows Falls was
IN town buying pulp wood the first
of the week.
Mrs. c. S. Francis health is very
poor.
Lorenzo Peoples is doing G. A.
Slocum's springs work
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SOUTH POMFRET.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Watson Of
West Lebanon are with the latter's
uncle, Moses Shipman, for several
days, Mr., Watson, according to re-
ports, catching good strings of trout.
Isaac Newton has the foundation
for his new structure about COM
pleted under the supervision of Elba
JilIson, and is now doing a bit of
grading, cutting down the roadway
on top of hill in front of his resi-
dence IS inches to get his supply of
dirt.
George Mass of Woodstock is set
ting hedge around the grounds of
the Abbott Memorial Library.
Mrs. Albert Fletcher moved her
household goods last week and will
hereafter make it her home here with
her son, George White.
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Deferred.


Departed this life May II, Mrs. A.
{. Moore, aged o. years, 10 months,
II days. Mrs. Moore has been a
great sufferer for years,
Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His loving breast,
There free from care and sorrow
Sweetly may she rest.
c. E. II. Moore returned to Som
erville, Mass, Monday.
Frank Roberts of Boston arrived
at Mr.. Moore's Sunday morning with
large wreath of flowers from c. E.
II. Moore's office in Boston. He
returned Immediately.
VIM. Davis of Woodstock was in
town Sunday,
Chas. Hibbard of Randolph was
in town Sunday.
r. H. Pastor of Randolph has
been doing some carriage painting
here this week,
Bert Bridge has hired out to w.
F. Davis.
John Houlton Of Bethel was up
NV ednestay painting his boat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY
Exercises TO Be Held by George C.
Randall Post.

Members of George G. Randall
Post will meet in G.. A. R. hall May
80 at IL o'clock. Lunch will be
served to the veterans by the Won
ans Relief Corps. At 1.30 p. m. the
post will form in front of the hall,
headed by the Bridgewater Band.
The Masons, Odd Fellows and Mod
ern Woodmen of America have been
invited to act as escort. The line
will move promptly at l.30. The
march will be up South Park street
to the court house, where the column
will halt and the veterans will re-
ceive flowers from the Women's Re-
lief Corps. The march will be re-
sumed around the park, across the
middle bridge to the cemetery on
River street, where the graves Of our
comrades will be decorated, At the
tap of the drum the line will reform
and march to Music hall, where the
literary exercises will take place.
Following is the program:
Salute the dead.
Welcome, post commander.
Reading of orders, post adiutant.
Prayer, Rev. Joseph Hamilton.
Singing, male quartet.
Reading of Lincoln's address at Gettys-
burg, Ralph G.. English.
Singing. male quartet.
Address, Arthur d. Hill of Boston,
Singing, male quartet.
Singing, America, audience.
At the conclusion of the program
the post will reform, march to G. A.
R. hall and disband.
Flowers intended for Memorial
day should be left at the grand jury
room on or before 10 a. IN. May 80.
Please be generous with the flowers
as there are about 120 graves to dec
crate
The citizens of this town and Vi
cinity and all the school children are
invited to join with us in the exer-
cises to the memory of our comrades
who freely gave their lives that this
country might be kept undivided
and our flag maintained unsullied.
By order of
w. c. VAUGHAN, Commander.
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2.30 Tuesday afternoon for organiza-
ton and to hear the reports of boards
and, committees and the report of the
corresponding secretary, John NJ
Comstock of Chelsea.
Following this a reception and
supper will be held in the church
parlors from $50 to s o'clock.
Ats o'clock there will be devo-
tional service in the church, led by
Rev. Isaac Jennings, D. d., who will
conduct all the devotional exercises
during the meetings of the conven-
ton, followed by communion SER
vice.
Wednesday morning at 9 l5-Re-
port of the Evangelistic Forward
Movement committee, and business.
The meeting will then adjourn for
the annual meeting of the V. D. M,
S. Outlines of directors report, fol-
lowed by short addresses by the state
worker, Rev. w. R. Stuart, and
workers in the field, Rev. Messrs, L..
A. Wilson, I. w. Stuart, Miss Mary
L. Barbour and others.
Wednesday afternoon, 2 o'clock,
following a business session, general
topic will be, Twentieth Century
Christianity" (a) l. Its Message
to the Commercial Spirit, Rev. DIR. |.
G. Stuart, Burlington. 2. To La
Dor, Rev. I. w. Stuart, Hartland. 3.
To Society, Rev. j. w. Cone, Sharon
a. To the Citizen, by Attorney Gen
eral Clarke @. Fits, Brattleboro.
7.45 p. m. (b) l Its Task-To
Foster an Intelligent Faith, Rev. Ed
ward D. Eaton, ID. 2. TO Guilt
vate an Appreciation of the Reality
of the Spiritual, Rev. Benjamin
Swift, Orwell. 3. To Create Social
Conscience, Rev. Rufus Flagg, D. D.
Newport. 4. To Economic Chris
tan Forces, Rev. Frazer Metzger,
Randolph.
Thursday morning Twentieth
Century Christianity. (c). It's Signs
Of Promise, President w. H. Buck
ham.
$50. Discussion.
1870. Unfinished business and
The Woodstock church extends its
hospitality to the pastors and dele
gates, who will notify the entertain
ment committee by June 5.
Program committee-Rev. F. G.
Putnam, Rev. L. H. Reed, Montpel-
Ter; Rev. Edward G.. French, Lyn-
donville; Rev. G.. G.. Atkins, Detroit,
formerly of Burlington.
Entertainment committee. L.
Dana, Mrs. Emma II. Marshall, Mrs.
F. R. Jewett, Miss Mary Haskell,
Mrs. F. H. Reed, Miss Agnes Aitken,
Mrs. W. II. Moore, Mrs. F. W. B.
Smith, Mrs. w. S. French, Miss Mar
garet L. johnson, Mrs. H. P. Clark,
Rev. G. B. Atwood of Bridgewater.
The chairrhan of other local DOM
mttees are:
Music--Mrs. F. G. Southgate.
DecoraUions-oeorg w. Merrill.
Finance-W. S. Hewitt.
The transportation committee Of
the village will see that delegates en-
tertained at distance are carried
back and forth morning and evening
and that meals are furnished at |
noon
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-26
Bad Fire at Clarendon.

Sixteen structures on the Bent E.
Horton estate in Clarendon were
burned Sunday by fire which is
believed to have been of incendiary
origin. The loss is $40, 1000, partly
covered by insurance. The burned
buildings included saw mill, grist
mill, cider mill, maple sugar house,
three barns, an ice house, and a
number of storehouses. About Ioo,-
900 feet of lumber was burned at the
mill.