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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

STATE OF VERMONT, At Probate
Hart ford District. IS. Court held at
Woodstock. in said District, on the l4th
day of January, A. D.. 1907.
Present, T. o. Seayer, Judge.
An authenticated copy of the last will
and testament of Nancy s Billings. late of
Quincy in the County of Norfolk and State
of Massachusetts, leaving estate in said
District, together with a like copy of the
probate thereof in the Probate Court of
said County. is presented to the Court here,
with petition by Franklin s. Billings, the
executor therein named, that said copy and
probate may be allowed and recorded here
as the last viii and testament of said de-
ceased
1t is ordered by the Court here that Il
hearing ON said petition shall be held at the
Probate Office in said Woodstock on the
4th dav of February. A d. 1907, at 8 O'Clock
in the forenoon; and it Is further ordered
that all persons concerned in the premises
shall be notified of such lime and place of
hearing as aforesaid by publication Of the
record of this order three weeks successive
ly in the Spirit of the Age, a newspaper
published at Woodstock aforesaid, the last
of such publications to be previous to said
time of hearing.
BY the Court.
T. o. SEAVER, Judge.
A true record
I. o. SEAVER, Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Bird Club Elects Officers.

The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Bird club was held in the Fair
banks Museum building in St,
Jrhnsbury Thursday, Jan. II.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, Prof. 6. H. Perkins
Of Burlington; vice president, Carl
ton d. Howe of Essex Junction; sec
ietary and reasnrer, 6. H. Ross OF
Rutland; executive committee, Carl
ton D. Howe of Essex Junction,
Prof, ]. w. Votey of Burlington,
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Davenport OF
.Bfattleboro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Happiness.

Happiness is a temperament.
Some of the poor make themselves
unhappy because they are not rich.
Some of the rich make themselves
unhappy because they are rich. The
man who has work to do makes
himself unhappy by imagining that
he has too much work. The man
who has no work to do makes him
self unhappy because he has no
work. The secret of happiness is
to accept our lot in life and make
the best of it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Green Cut Bone for Poultry.

During freezing weather we cut up
great many tons of green bone and
meat. There is nothing better fol-
poultry. Price $3.50 per barrel Of
200 pounds, at which price we pre-
pay freights to almost any station
At this price cash must accompany
order. Remit at our risk by check,
postal money order; express money
order or registered letter. Carroll
S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Hens Pay If They Lay.

nerS Pay III fhey lay
What is more aggravating than the
refusal of the biddy to lay when eggs
are high?
The poultryman oftentimes sput-
tiers and scolds and proposes to live
on poultry until every hen is eaten,
forgetting that the biddy always does
her duty when she is supplied with
the necessary ingredients for produc-
ing eggs. She likes to lay and then
talk about it after she has done the
Job, but she does not like to work
when she is cold, chilly and poorly
supplied with warm, stimulating
food. If she could speak good Eng
hsh, she would tell you that she
would like few rations each week
of green cut bone and meat; that she
would like warm, clean home to
live ina home with plenty Of sun
shine and southern exposure. Carroll
S. Page of Hyde Park, VT, supplies
fresh green cut bone and meat at
So. so for a 2oO-pound barrel,
freights prepaid to any station in
New England or the Middle states,
and the money may be sent at his
risk in registered letter, postal money
order, express money order or check
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Yielding to Medical Advice.

'Mabel, the doctor says you drink
entirely too much coffee. 1t is not
good for you"
"Why, mamma, it doesn't hurt
me particle, and 1 ike it too well
to quit using it. 1 just couldn't get
along without my coffee"
"And Nine. Loockes, the cele-
brated authority on beauty, says it
is ruinous to the complexion"
+ ooh, well, if the doctor thinks l
ought not to drink it any more I'll
drop it, of course"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
FoR ovEa sixty YEARS,

Mas. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of moth
ers for their 'hildren while teething, with
perfect success, II soOthes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cares wind collie.
and is the best remedy for Diarrimmedlt will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by I'll druggists In every part of the.
world Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be SIRE
to ask for "Mrs. inslow's Soothing Sy-
mn, and take no other kind
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Woodstock, VT, January &c, 1907

In these times of seismic disturb
ances, New Englanders have much
to be thankful for in their staid, well
behaviored mountains. We can look
to our hills and be glad that they are
not angry Rutland News.
Welcome an earthquake that would
warm things up a little! But the ice
and rocks of our frozen hills are
thaw-proof and unsuitable. 1t is a
rash earthquake that tries to make
them tremble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
An Ideal Citizen.

The ideal citizen is tie man who
believes that all men are brothers
and the nation is merely an extern
sion of his family, to be loved, re
spected and cared for accordingly.
Such a man attends personally to
all civic duties with which he
deems himself charged. Those
which are within his own control
he would no more trust to his in
feriors than he would leave the ed
ucation of his children to kitchen
servants. The public demands upon
his time, thought and money come
upon him suddenly, and often they
find him i'll prepared, but he nerves
himself to the inevitable, knowing
that in the village, state and nation
any mistake or neglect upon his
part must impose a penalty sooner
or later upon those whom ne loves.
John Habberton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

Mrs. Nancy (Robinson) BOyntcn,
widow OF Stephen Prentiss, who
died recently at the home of her son,
A. n. Prentiss, in Chevy Chase,
Md, was a native Of Weathersfield
ard was in her 9Ist year. She was
a sister of the late Luther 6. Boyn-
ton Of Weathersfeld.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26
Insane Man Escaped.

An insane man, Adelbert Danville,
who escaped from the Brattleborc
retreat and went to Richmond re-
Gently to visit his wife, jumped from
the car window at White River juno.
ton while being returned to Brattle'
boro. While making off he plunged
through the ice in the White river,
but made his way to Rev, Mr.
Springer's home in Hartford, where
he was recaptured by officers ano
taken back to Brattleboro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

Rev. E. n. Wehber has accepted
call to the rectorship of St. Johns
Episcopal church in Randolph viii
lage and of Grace church at Ran
dolph Center.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

Mrs. Melissa Dunton Warner,
aged 90 years, former resident OF
Bristol, died Jan. 9 in East Plym-
outh, o.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

Mrs. George Brownell Of Willis
ton, who passed her goth birthday
anniversary Jan. 6, is in very good
health.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

Rev. VIM. Slade has accepted a
call from the First Congregational
church at Thetford and is expected
to begin his labors April /.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-26

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

JOAQUIN MILLER AS OLD MAN AND AS BOY.
vered parents built away back in the
forties, and | want to see the beautiful
river. l want to go fishing in 1T again.
l want to go out to the old Miami vii
lage and see Jim Sasequas Shingleme-
STA and his two bright boys. They
made me bow and arrows The ar
rows had keen, bright points, which
they made out of an old barrel hoop
with pap's file. And they We're per-
feet. AS proof of this there is scarce
a single buffalo left
II want to walk down the old dusty
corduroy state road. l want to go to
Lafontaine bareheaded. | want to
walk in the dust, with my pants rolled
to my knees, just as of DID, We can
take some doughnuts in our pockets.
Maybe we can steal a few apples from
Bluebeard pirates harbored along the
creek. Anyhow l want to make day
of it. l want to be boy back on
the old place once more before | die.
Come along and bring lot of boys
and girls, and let them all be kids
once more, not caring a bean whether
school keeps or not"
Mr.. Miller has recently avowed an
intention to take up his residence i'll
Oregon and run for the United States
senate.
James Whitcomb Riley is Indiana's
best known poet and humorist, and the
public expects at beast touch of play
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

La w ton 3 ueuOFN
when the body of the hero was. being
brought home from the Philippines.
Dr. Henry van Dyke in a recent ar
ticle in the Book News Monthly thus
discussed the personality of the Hoo
sier poet:
Some men use their personality as an
island. Others use 1t as a boat; 1t ena-
bles them to move around and see the
world, without being lost In 1t. These
last are the men of geniality-which is one
of the qualities of genius-and James
Whitcomb Riley is a person Of that kind.
Speaking Of boats. we are inevitably re-
minded of that famous comparison of old
Thomas Fuller's, in which he fmagines a
wit combat between Ben Jonson as a
stately. Donderous Spanish galleon, and
Will Shakespeare as a light, quick NOV
ing English man-of-war. II we modern
ICED the figure, and set. let us say, Mr..
Riley and Mr.. Kipling afioat, what shapes
would our fancy give them? Perhaps the
one would be a trading schooner, ready
for adventurous voyaging in strange seas
laden with all sorts of foreign and mys-
terious merchandise and redolent OF east
ern spices; and the other would be ma
tive built canoe, framed for the explora-
ton of familiar and friendly little rivers
journeying with ever new delight Of dis
covery through the woodland and the
farmland of Indiana. stopping without
fail at 1.-THE Old Swimmin' Hple." and ty-
ing up at night at some landing place
along the Brandywine, within sight of a
farmhouse. where William Leachman or
Doc Sifers would be waiting for good
talk.
Right here at home. boys-jes right where
we air.
Birds don't sing any sweeter anywhere:
Grass don't grow any greener'n she grows
Acrost the pastur' where the old path
goes
All things in earshot's purity. er in sight,
Right here at home, boys. eff we size 'em
right.
Charles Major, author of two of the
most popular novels of the day, When
Knighthood Was In Flower" and
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail. is
also native of Indiana. He was born
in Indianapolis in 1856 and educated
at the common schools of that city and
of Shelbyville, where he now, resides.
He also studied at Michigan uniyer-
sity. He married Shelbyville belle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23
threescore and ten years ago and the

Mreescore and ten years ago and the
poet left Indiana with his parents for
the Pacific coast when he was nine, he
still has vivid memories of the days
Of his early youth in the Hoosier State.
Mr.. Miller proposes to visit his boy
hood home on the occasion of his next
birthday, which falls in August, and
the people of the vicinity are going to
give him welcome at the time of his
home coming" Writing TO George B.
Lockwood, editor of the Marion Chron-
icle the poet recently said:
What | most of all things want to
see is the old log home which my re-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

James Whitcomb Riley is Indiana's
best known poet and humorist, and the
public expects at least touch of play
fulness in his poetic illusions, but he
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

farm in Tippecanoe
county, Ind, in 1866
and was educated
at the public schools
of Lafayette and at.
Purdue university Of
the same place. He
also worked on La
fayette papers dur
ing his early career
as a writer. He is a
brother of the car
toonist and illustra-
tor John T. Nc
Cutcheon and is ac-
counted a clever art
ist himself. The
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

Miss Alice Shaw, In
1885. Mr.. Major
combines the prac-
tice of law with the
writing of felton,
Among his stories,
besides those men,
toned, are ..Bears
Of Blue River" "A
Forest Hearth and
"Yolanda, Maid of.
B UT gun dy." At
s b e | b willie he
shares honors as a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

scene Of THE Sherrods," which won
$4,000 premium from his publishers. is
laid in Indiana and Illinois. Among his
other works are Castle Craneycrow,"
"Graustark, sBrewsterss Millions, ;"
ssThe Day Of the Dog" sNedra'' and
Purple Parasol.'
Joaquin Miller. the Poet of the Sier-
ras.' Is one Of the brilliant galaxy OF
literary stars which has made the state
Of Indiana proud Of itself because IT
gave them TO the universe He was
born IN Grant county. near Jalapsa, IN
1s41. aud. though that was close tc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

TON. content with pro-
ducing a Lew Wallace, it also sent
forth into the ranks of literature two
comb Riley and the younger genius In
making folks laugh, George AIDE. 1t Is
the native state of Joaquin Miller and
has produced Booth Harrington,
Charles Major, George Barr McCutch-
con, Meredith Nicholson, Wilbur D.
Nesbit and others whose literary stars
are in the ascendant
Indiana writers are noted for taking
home scenes or types of character as
subjects. This is especially true Of
Booth Harrington, author of "The
Gentleman From. Indiana" and of
1.-THE Conquest of Canaan" the scenes
of which are laid in the Hoosier State.
Others of his best known works are
Monsieur Beauclaire," "The Two
Van Revels," Cherry" "In the Arena"
and "The Beautiful Lady" Mr.. Tark-
ington, who was born thirty-eight
years ago in indianapolis and who
studied at Princeton, once said that he
Udu uO literary SUCCESS uHtll, diteF Try
ing other lines, he struck Indiana sub
jects. While "The Gentleman From
Indiana" was running in serial form
the author received a great number of
letters from people throughout the
state who thought they saw in the first
few numbers of the story evidences of
disloyalty to Indiana. They advised
Mr.. Harrington to go east, where he
belonged, and called him everything
from snob to a traitor. Four county
papers took up the same cry and
abused him with as much ardor as if
he had been running for Office.
81 really hardly knew what to think
of it" said Mr.. Harrington. ut, never
occurred to me to be disloyal, and /
was glad when the story was finished
and they saw that they were mis-
TAKEN"
Though Wilbur D. Nesbit, author of
s1The Trail to Boyland'' and 'The Gen
tleman Ragman." was born in Xenia,
o.. he sprang into fame while news
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

APJEASED PROPRIETOR-wILBUR b. NESBII
paper worker in Indiana, and much of
his writing has been done while re
siding in the Hoosier State. He mar,
ried an indianapolis girl. Miss Mary
Lee jenkins. Mr.. Nesbit is thirty-six
and very boyish looking. One is aston
ished TO learn that in his brief career
he has written over 5000 poems. Nat
urally enough, some of these effusions
do not evinee a high order of genius.
but some Of them have won popularity
There was o time when the only way
be could turn his poetic talents to profit
was by writing rhyming advertise
ments. One such effort was turned to
the glorifcation of an array of straw
hats in an Indianapolis dry goods store
As writer of "ads." in prose Mr. Mes
bit had not been much of success.
He was already facing the danger OF
being fired" when this poem APP
peared
who wrote that STUFF" demanded
the proprietor of the store Of the man
ager at the sight Of the mornings
proofs.
"Er-Nesbit told him / didn't think
it was
Tell him to go ahead and write
some more of the kind" broke in the
proprietor, and thus. out of Hoosier
dry goods store a poet was made.
George Barr McCutcheon has the
good fortune to be a Hoesier born and
bred, for he first saw the light on q
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

can. write serious
verse, as was shown
in the poem he read
at the unwilling of
the statue of Gen
eral Henry w. Law
ton in indianapolis.
1t was entitled 1.-The
Home Voyage" and
was composed in
honor of eral
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23
Stories About
The Authors
OF Indiana.
By EDWARD HALE BRUSH. .

W VIE state OIL III
diana has be-
come SO fertile
as a literary field as
to cause much COM
ment upon the fact.
0 t b er common
wealthS are almost
enyious of t h e
Hoosier State on ac-
count of it's growing
literary fame. Not
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-23

George Barr McCutcheon has the
good fortune to be Hoesier born and
bred for he first saw the light on
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-24

Indebtedness perhaps far worso
than this. Sobbing, Weeping was
al ehao could be heard after the
doctors departure. The injured
man was lying upon his bed moan.
ing from pain and with the hands
OF death outstretched to him, saw
a picture before him, a picture
mat was painted in the darkest,
out with true colo1s of poverty
ana distress, he saw his children
gong around ill-fed and shabbilv
cad, he also saw his son in the
future brought home in the same
condition he had been brought.
ms torn shook with emotion and
ms lips twitched convulsivcly as
ne closed his eyes trying to Shut
OUT what he saw, but in vain, such
scenes were too deeply impressed
upon his mind, his little 8 wear
old daughter who had somewhat
realized her position and also
knew her lot after her father was
gone, saw him close his ewes, per.
maps never to open them again,
she seized his hands in hers and
~ q NoICc uIldU was nrarL-
rendering to the listeners: father
open your eyes, look upon us, don't
leaFe us alone at the mercy of
samuel Dixon, who has no feeling
IN response to his daughters plea
ne opened his eyes and with
strenuous effort uttered these hard
~ audible words:
w orklngmen of New River
unite! and organize the United
Nine Workers Of America the
greatest organization in the world.
Break the chains that have hither-
70 held you bound to servitude and
slavery, unclasp your hand to take
pack everything that has been
taken from you, long enough have
you beeu oppressed and kept in
darkness; it is time now you should
open your eyes, uplift your heads
ana en- oy the freedom Of unionism!
" lth these word upon his lips he
passed away leaving his wife and
children to struggle for existence.
JAMES RUSSELL
Longacre, w. Va, Oct. 81 1907.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-24
GREAT HEADWAY
IS BEING MADE
BY A. F. of L. Organizers in Their
Organizing Campaign in
This State.

National Organizer T. II. FLYNN,
OF the American Federation OF
Labor, who has established head
quarters at Wheeling, will begin
actlVe operations in the interior of
the state this week where he will
direct the organizing campaign in
person. He will establish tempo-
rarE headquarters at Huntingdon
bul the permanent headunarters
will remain at Wheeling.
MIR. Flynn says that he has re-
celved much encouragement from
local labor leaders throughout the
state and has been Guaranteed
their support and assistance and
he has also been assured the heart,
CO. operation of the West Virginia
State Federation Of Labor. He il
to remain i'll this state indefinitely
and Will pay this city an extended
visit IN the near future when if is
expected he will put the finishinp
touches on the general organizinG
cam palgn now in progress.
MI. Flynn viii devote SDeci.l
attention to the coal fields and all
possible efforts will be made to
SO" hrmly the seeds of unionism
where 1t does not now exist. He
Will attend the annual convention
OF the American Federation of
Labor at Norfolk, Virginia, next
month: but will return to
W heeilng Immediately after it is
over, and will be accompanied bv
PRESIDENT Samuel Gompers and
other national leaders
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-24
Buchte1 in More Trouble.

Gov Bucktel, the labor hating
preacher-politician of Colorado, has
get into trouble. One of his latest
tricks was to pardon a woman of
the red light district in Colorado
CITY, who was sentenced to six
months Jail for conducting dis
orderly house. Gamblers, pimps
other desirable citizens who furnish
funds to keep the Buchtel machine
gong petitioned for the pardon;
the W. G. T. U. opposed the move,
put without avail. Now the W. G.
l. U. members, who undoubtedly
voted for Buchtel because he was
such sanity man, are swearing
vengeance, and, as the women IN
colorado vote for all offices, it looks
as though the pious old corpora
tlon tool will have his hands full.