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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
ORIGIN OF THE HALO.
Conventional Emblem of Sanotity De-
signed as an Umbrella.

'Few people-few even among
artists-haye any idea of the hum
BILE origin of the halo, that conven-
tional emblem of sanctity in all
artistic portrayal" said well
known painter just returned from
a sojourn in Europe. 'Gt is com
monty accepted as the badge of holi-
ness on the part of the figure whose
head it crowns. The old masters
used it generally as the hall mark of
a saint regularly canonized as such
by the Catholic church. My atten-
ton was first attracted by the fact
that the earliest paintings of Giotto
did not represent even the members
of the holy family with the con-
vnntional circle of light above thu
heads of the figures, but instead a
fiat, opaque disk, somewhat like a
mortarboard cap, was limned upon
the head of each. This led me into
an investigation of the strange head
gear. The result was interesting.
''In the eleventh and twelfth CEN
turtles, years rich in the building
Of churches and cathedrals, there
were erected around the outside Of
the sacred edifces statues of the
saints, long rows of them sometimes
stretching the length of the build
ings and placed for the most part
just under the caves. In time the
caretakers Of the buildings perceiv-
ed that the droppings of birds and
the discoloration from the rains
falling from the roofs disfgured
the images. Accordingly they placed
over the tops of them flat wooden
disks of sufficient size to protect the
statues, embryo umbrellas, as it
were. Giotta began to paint holy
pictures when a mere country boy,
and his ignorance assumed the pro-
teoting disk as an essential part Of
the saint; hence his earliest paint
ings represent each sacred figure
topped of with what looks much
like the bottom of barrel. Lat
terly he idealized this into a circle,
dark at first, but growing more
luminous with each successive pro-
duction of his artistic fancy, until
he developed the circle of light that
has come down unchanged through
generations of painters as the badge
Of sanctity. An artist would as
soon think of leaving the rays Of
light from the picture of a setting
sun as the halo from the head of a
saint.
'cBut," concluded the man of col
ors, chat celestial sign, emblematio
Of all that is supernal, began bust
ness merely as an umbrella" -
Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
UNSUSPECTED CAUSES OF
TROUBLE"

Apart from the inevitable "trouble'
in the intricate and sensitive equi D,
ment of central offices and tn thu
extensive system OF outside lines
overhead and underground, the tele
phone service occasionally suffer,
from disturbance of the circuits OF
instruments on the subscribers prem
Uses. This kind of "trouble" is diff
cult to locate, and so is special,
annoying; but almost always it is
perfectly avoidabIe, being caused by
unconscious carelessness,
In one case when a subscriber re.
ported that he was unable to talk
through his telephone at all it was
found that a member of the family
had laid pair OF spectacles on top
of the bell box of the instrument SC
that the steel bows touched against
the binding posts to which the out
side wires are fastened, thus "cut
ting out" both transmitter and re-
ceiver by closing the circuit before
it reached them. Another subscriber
declared that people who called him
had been told "They don't answer"
when he knew positively that the
bell had not rung at all. His diff
Guilty Turned ont to be due not ~, ~
failure of "Central" to perform her
work properly, but to the fact that
his wife had muffled the telephone
bells while the the baby took his
nap and had forgotten to remove the
muller.
Inside telephone wiring is insu-
lated with the greatest care to pro-
tect it against dampness and to keep
the wires. separated from each other.
1t cannot be made proof against
everything though. Every now and
then a subscribers "station" fails to
work properly because some one
stands dripping umbrella where it
saturates the telephone cord and
spoils the insulation, or a careless
office boy does similar damage in
polishing desk set with liquid in
stead of with channels leather.
Leaky plumbing raises havoc with
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
Woodstock, VT, August II. 1907

Vermont, the Green Mountain
State" is a handsome booklet com
piled by Frank L. Greene of st. AL
bans and published by the Vermont
commission to the jamestown expo
sition. The book outlines in read
able way the present conditions in
Vermont, including brief historical
sketch, and something about its man
ufactures, industries, its business
opportunities and its fish and game.
There is an eloquent word, too, about
Vermont's great outdoors" and
what the state offers to the summer
home builder, or the vacation-seeker,
the pictures through the book sup
plementing this chapter and adding
to the interest of very attractive
book.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
Vermont Politics.

Charles H. Davenport of Brattle-
boro, one of the best known and most
steadfast democrats of the state and
who is very well informed as to Yer
mont political matters, doesn't have
much hope of an immediate reorgan-
ization of the party. In recent in
terview he said the democrats made
a mistake in the last campaign in
joining forces with P. w. Clement,
and that had Clement run as an in
dependent republican the republican
vote very likely would have been
divided on lines of just and deep
dissatisfaction which would have
given the democrats quite chance
of success. Popular sentiment was
such, he said, that on August l,
1906, Fletcher D. Proctor, the repub-
lican candidate, admitted to mutual
friend that he was beaten. "But it
was impossible" said he, ito make
the democrats see the opportunity,
discouraged as they were by nearly
two generations of crushing defeat,
only made worse by long party man
agement that only looked to federal
patronage when the party should be
in national power"
After enumerating the scandals
which were unearthed during the
last campaign Mr. Davenport said:
"It is urged that the republican
party, after stoutly denying and de-
tending every one of these causes as
long as possible, is now reforming
them. So far as true this is the re-
suit of some vigor and aggressive
ness in opposition and is bnt an in
dication of what would follow
strong, continuous and closely press
ing instead of an occasional and
spasmodic opposition"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
ESTATE OF HENRY s. oAEA.

Hartford District. SIS. - Court i" hell at at
Woodstock, in said District, on tic Sd
day of July, A. D. 1907.
Present, T. o. Seaver, Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Henry S.
Dana. late of Woodstock, in said District,
deceased, testate.
Whereas, William S. Dana. executor of
the last will and testament of said de-
ceased, proposes rendering an account of
his administration of said estate and pre-
senting his account against the same for
examination and allowance, at a session of
said Court to be held at the Probate Office
in Woodstock. ON the 18th day of August,
A. d. 1907, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
And whereas said Court has assigned and
ordered said time and place for the settle
ment of said account, and for issuing de-
cree of the residue of said estate to the per-
sons entitled to the same; and has ordered
that public notice thereof be given to all
persons interested in said estate by publish
ing copy of the record of this order three
weeks successfully in the Spirit of the Age,
a newspaper published at Woodstock, in
said District, the last of said publications
to be previous 10 said 18th day of August,
A, ID. 1907.
Therefore, all persons concerned in said
estate are notified to appear at said Probate
Office on the day assigned as aforesaid, then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account, il they see cause, and to establish
their rights rs lawful claimants of said
residue.
A true record, attest
L. o. SEAVER, Judge.
A true copy of record, attest
7. o. SEAVER, Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
THE CURIOUS MAN.
He Asks Personal Questions That Em-
barrass His Friends.

barrass His Friends.
"There are a great many differ
ent kinds Of bores," remarked the
thin fellow who wore glasses, "but
the worst of the lot, in my eStimS-
Eion, is the fellow who meets you on
a street car or in an elevator and in
sists on discussing your private at
fairs. There's a little chap, for in
stance, whom I've known for years.
He's inquisitive and hard Of hear
ing. Great combination, isn't it.?
Well, sir, if I meet that fellow once
I meet him every day in the week,
and he never fails to shake my
hand and make eager inquiries az to
the state Of my health and occupa-
ton. He then inquirAs ~b~~t ny
fatlrvr und tlrrvv -UrUthers, wanting
to know where they each live and
how they are making their living.
/ really think this fellows inten-
tions are of the best, but he is sim
ply overstocked with inquisitive-
ness.
"There is another pest I know
who runs an automobile agency.
Great chap to bawl you out in
street car or any place where there
is bunch of people within eGrshot.
Makes you wish he would get
stroke of heart failure and never re-
cover. I hadn't seen this bore in
question for a couple Of yearS until
the other day, when I was in an ele-
vator bound for the tenth floor Of
a skyscrapeT. He got in from the
second floor and gazed about the
car for a victim. l pulled a news
paper from my pocket and was en-
deavoring to hide my features, but,
by jiggers, if he didn't recognize
me anyway. 1 saw the game was up
and held out my hand. Haven't
seen you in about two years. I VEN
tured, wishing my floor would az
rive. How'd you recognize mer
Recognized the Clothes he re-
piled, smiling warmly.
cot course that put everybody
next to the fact that I had worn
the same clothes for two years. /
could have strangled that fellow
without the least conjunction. But
my floor came finally, and I stepped
nimbly into the hallway.
""What are you doing nowT
bawled my inquisitive friend as the
elevator crawled slowly upward.
Nothing l fred back almost
Savagely. Nothing at ALL
""Well, you look it, came the
whitening reply" - Kansas City
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
The Hyde Park Savings Bank.

The press of the state are saying
some very kind things about the
Lamoille County Savings Bank and
Trust Co.
The fact that it has never lost a
dollar by a poor note and that all OF
its money is kept in Vermont, seems
to be the keynote to most OF these
editorial notices.
The Banks assets passed the mil
lion-dollar mark July nth.
The motto of the bank, "Vermont
money for Vermonters to foster Yer,
mont industries and to develop Yer
mont enterprises" is n slogan which
seems at this time to be especially
popular in the Green Mountain
State.
Well, why notl
Below are few of the press com
mentS:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
TELEPHONE TALKS
Believing that exact knowledge cooperation the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company publishing
eXposon Of some phases Of telephony for the benefit of
ITSELF and, il hopes for the benefit of all
teIepho ne users.

interior circuits every now aud then.
Here and there is a nervous person
who has habit Of iabhing with a
pen the green silk cord his desk set
while he is telephoning, with the re-
suit, of course, that he eventually
spoils the insulation, which brings
the wires of the circuit into contact
and puts them out of commission.
And many subscribers "fidget" with
the green cord when talking, twist
ing and bending it between their
fingers till one of these days the cop
per strands inside break completely
off.
Considerable unsatisfactory SER
vice" is caused by subscribers attach
ing to the telephone instrument de-
vices of one sort or another that in =
terfere with its proper working.
Nothing should be fastened to the
transmltter by screwing the mouth
piece through it, for instance; that
disarranges the adjustment, For
obvious reasons nothing should be
stretched over the opening of the
mouthpiece; that puts an obstacle
between the voice and the dia-
phragm. The mouthpiece can be
kept perfectly clean by wiping it
with a dry cloth no liquid should
be used. .-..... -
Carpenters, paper hangers, paint
ers, plumbers and other workmen
who, with the best intentions in the
world, move the wires temporarily
that they may better do their work,
frequently either break the circuit in
doing so, or injure it in their at
tempts, to replace things as they
found them. When it is necessary
to disturb telephone wiring for any
purpose, the company should be
asked to send its own expert men;
and it will save the subscriber loss
OF time and interruption of service
if he will notify his manager at once
of any kind of "trouble," so II at it
may be traced and remedied as
quickly as possible. There is no
charge for calling the exchange Office
for this purpose, whether the call is
made from a subscribers "station"
or from public pay station.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
OIIOROiI ELnNLICEc

Christian--Rev &. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 10. 20,
with sermon. Sunday school at IL
O'Clock. Junior {. E. at 5 o'clock,
and y. p S. G. E. at 7 O'Clock.
Mid-Week service Tuesday evening,
1880. w elcome to all
Observation-Disclosures service
at 1890, Sunday school at 1870.
Tuesday evening prayer meeting at
100.
Universalist- Rev. Ralph Hol
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor Morning SER
vice at 10. 80; LIS o'clock, Sunday
school $50 p. m, Epworth League;
evening service, 7 ,. m. Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 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 :.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17

They were enjoying a quiet stroll
out under the star strewn veil Of
evening, and he, bashful youth,
eagerly grasped stray opportunity
to keep alive the languishing con-
versation.
eyes, Miss Georgiana, that star
over there is the planet Jupiter,
which, they say, is about 100000
900 miles from the earth, and that
bright red planet overhead is Mars,
which just now is only little over
100000 miles away. It's a great
question among scientists whether
or not there are inhabitants on Ell
Their of them"
"Well, George" said the fair lis
tener, in her thirst for astronomical
knowledge drawing little closer to
her informant, of there really are
1t doesn't seem to me they're near
enough 80 that they could see us on
q dark evening like this, even
though they were looking this way"
Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
he NEVER TOLD.
Tho Man From the Country Wac Will
lnu, but Didn't Got a Chance.

Nv" WsNW NNNWN WV S9hWAlI wa WNNl'
Ing, bat Didn't Got a Chance.
1t was clear that he was from
the country, says Judge. For sew
ersl minutes he stood on the side
walk, obhVious to the smiles and
comments Of passersby, gaping up
at the top story of a tall trust com
pany building across the way. Then
he scratched his head and stroked
his chin.
WAL" he muttered, at may be
all right, I suppose, but l might as
well find out for sartin."
He crossed the street, pushed his
way into the trust company office
and approached the nearest window.
The brass plate over it was inscrib-
ed, "New Accounts"
"Well7" asked the man behind
the window without looking up
from his ledger.
"Waal," drawled the man from
the country, at may be all right an
correct, Nv course, but while I wuz
lookin' OVER
"The bookkeeper II fix that for
you. Third window to the left"
After slight hesitation the coun-
tryman doubtfully made his way
over to the bookkeeper's window.
"Well, sir, what can I do for
your demanded the bookkeeper.
''Nothin'. / don't know why they
sent me over to you. I amt got
any account here. / wuz just won
derin' whether you happened to
know
Information department" said
the bookkeeper brusquely. "Sixth
window TO the right"
The countryman started to say
something, but the bookkeeper had
resumed his writing. He walked
over to the Information window"
"Ssy" he opened up without
waiting for an invitation, "you
folks needn't be 50 tarnation fossy.
I jest wanted ter tell yer burned
old company that their"-
Complaint department. Last
window, rear" growled the clerk.
The countryman glared. For a
moment he seemed undecided.
Then, his jaws set with determine
ton, he strobe down to the COM
plant window.
well, what's the matter with
you" demanded the complaint
clerk.
"Ain't none~ snapped the coun-
tryman. II jest wanted to say ter
yer gosh blamed old company that
It appears to me as how their build
in is"-
But he got no further. "FireI
FreI Frep came the cry from all
parts Of the building. Instantly
everything became hustle and con-
fusion. "Firel Firep
!, "Humph" grunted the Disguised
lcountryman as he followed the
crowd out. "They'd Inowed half
an hour ago if they'd only listened
to me-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
ThA 9aaond Mate.

A widow coy and sweet was
wooOd by a bluff old sailor who
thought the world Of her; but, not
trusting himself to make a direct
proposal Of marriage, he decided to
speak to her in the metaphor of
the sea.
"Kate," he said, "your boat is
drifting down the sea Of life with
no strong hand to steer it safely
past the rocks. May I be your cap
tain and sail 1t for youp"
mo, jack" she answered, with an
engaging blush, "but you may be
my second mate if you like l"-Kan-
Sas City Independent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17

There were sir male passengers
In a Haddington bound car the 9th
er morning, and yet there wasn't
one whole man in the collection. In
. front seat was a man with one
arm and next to him a negro with
but one eye. Directly across from
them was a one legged peddler, who
was starting out on his daily rounds.
On one Of the side seats was a we'll
dressed man with but one foot,
while opposite him was an old Ital-
Ian with only one hand. In a rear
seat Of the car sat blind man.
'"This Is q sad looking bunch" said
the conductor, who was somewhat
Superstitious, "and I wish this ride
was over" Just then a man got ON
the car, and the conductor breathed
a sigh Of relief as he said, "Here's
one who isn't partly missing" He
felt better until the man handed
over his fare. The conductor re-
ceived 1t with much misgiving, for
three fingers were absent from the
mans right hand. - Philadelphia
AAcord
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
G. w, BuzzelI Killed.

George W. Buzzell, manager Of
the Citizens Telephone and Tele-
graph company, was electrocuted at
st. Jolmsbury Monday afternoon by
coming in contact with live wire OF
the st. Johnsbury Electric Light
company, The telephone and cleo
trio light wires we're crossed and Mr..
BuzzelI Lad climbed a telephone pole
to locate the trouble. Touching the
crossed wires he fell dead to the
q, und.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
Maaninna Of DYKE.


Dyke" has even more divergent
meanings than ditch In Lincoln
shire and bank in Holland. In
Scotland it means 4 low wall or
fence of turf or unmortared stones,
and in some parts Of northern Eng
land a "dyke" is a hedge. Yet there
are other northern districts where it
is a pond. Originally, in EngliSh,
at any rate, "dyke" or "dike" and
"ditoh" both mean what ditch still
means to us. But as the digging
out Of ditch necessarily involves
the raising Of a mound with the
dug out earth the words came to
signify ditch and mound together
and eventually in some cases the
mound alone. An even more curious
instance of word that has devel-
oped a sense apparently quite OPP
posed to its original one is that Of
hdown hill" 'Of dune" the An
glo-Saxon for "from the down, or
hill" became "adown," and this was
contracted into our modern adyerb
down." which certainly has NO
billy sense now.-London Chroni-
Gle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
THE GOOD ROADS WORK

State Highway Commissioner Gates
has prepared statistics showing the
amount of money available for per-
manent road work in Vermont in the
year 1907. 1t includes the amount
derived from the regular 5 per cent
state tax and the amount derived I'M
der the new law of 1905, by which
the state pays half and the town half
of the cost.
The amounts by towns in Wind
sor county are as follows.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
Il Would FIdaoS,

"The word tidgetJI" explained
the teacher, 'means to move about,
Now, children, I want one Of you
to step TO the blackboard and write
q sentence containing the word
Adget.'"
Forth stepped the little Wise boy,
who wrote, "This store will fdget
The first Of the month"
'But who ever heard of q store
Adgeting, Johnny" asked the
teacher.
II don't know, but the sign on
= store downtown says that It will
move about the first o&.the month. f"
Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-08-17
Deerfeld Valley Times. Wilmington.

A novel scheme in banking is that of the La
noble County Savings Bank and Trust Company
of Hyde Park, Vermont in devoting its entire
assets to the fostering of Vermont industries and
developing Vermont Industries. That the scheme
Is safe as we'll as novel, is proved by the fact that
in the I8years since its organization the bank has
never lost dollar on poor note, nor ha4 It now,
so far as is kuown single piece OF poor or doubt
full paper.
Bristol Herald.
The Lamole County Savings Bank and Trust
Co. Of Hyde Park is one of Vermonts most sue
Sesstpl and prosperous banks al its assets lar, are
helping build up the industries Of the state and
benefiting all the people Such an institution is a
safe one to do business with, we believe.
Brattleboro Reformer
1t is interesting to note the progress of this in
sttutiOn because of the fact that all its funds are
invested in Vermont and it has never lost dollar
by poor note.
St. Johnbury Caledonian.
This successful banking institution of which
former Gov. E. s. Page is president, makes a spe-
cialty Of banking by mail, having depositors all
over the United States.
Milton Times.
1t makes speciality of banking by mail and has
a record Of never having lost dollar, 1t is fine
institution with which to do banking.
Manchester Journal.
The Lamoille County Savings Bank and Trust
Co. OF Hyde Park, OF which eX-GoV. Carroll -.
Page is president has the distinction of never hav
ing lost dollar by taking poor note and their
money is all invested in the state of Vermont.
Springfield Reporter.
The Lamoille County Savings Bank and Trust
Company, ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page, president, has
the enviable reputation of having never lost
penny by poor investments and their mouey is all
invested in Vermont
Burlington Clipper.
The motto Of Gov. Pages home savings bank
of which he is the president "every cent loaned in
Vermont" has proved winner. There is no more
popular or successful savings institution in Yer
mont.
..-E T~'sF-~-s ES--F---- aud Standard
The Lamoille County Savings Bank anu 49,.
Co. of Hyde Park, w. is one banking institution
in the state that believes in keeping its money at
home. II would be we'll to read what il says about
"Interest at per cent" published in this issue.
Poultney Journal.
Page-he Of calfskin reputation, is president,
and that means great deal
Lyndonvlle Union journal
Ex-Gov. Page takes great pride in the Hyde
Par Savings Bank. He has made it one of the
leading institutions of its kind in the state and has
built it up entirely on Vermont business, not max
ing any loans outside the state. 1t does large
business through the mails.