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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27

For peace and quietude the city
has been equal to any ancient New
England village today, not a single
police court entry having been made
up to o'clock this afternoon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27

% 'Spacer out OF a job? Why;
thought he was running a fashion de-
partment in a womans magazine"
"Yes, but he caused the magazine
to lose so many subscribers they fired
him."
How in the world did that hap
pen? ?"
"Why, the lobster headed his col
umn New Wringles for Women
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27

and perhaps the old conditions may
return in time. But certainly at pres
ent the rainclouds are coming to us
over the hitherto almost impossible
barriers of the Cascades.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27

A pleasant dance was enjoyed by
the colored people of the city last
night at the home of Mrs. Ida Thomp-
son. About 30 were present and
most enjoyable time was had.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27
VIII Return Home Soon.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Matlock, who
have been in Portland for several
days are expected to return home in
n short time. They are the guests
of their son. Wesley and daughter,
Mrs. Fred I.aatz, while in Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27
Here From Grant County.

Errett Hicks of Canyon City Grant
county is guest Of Hotel st. George
today while transacting business in
the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27

owing TO the rough character Of much
of the land and its inaccessibility.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
POOR, BUT HONEST.
In Earning His Money He Did Just
What He Said He Would.

The other noon, on a downtown
street where a crowd of men gather
along the sunny walk after their
trips to nearby "quick lunches"
there was a little scene enacted
which illustrates wildly the atti-
tude of Give and let live" which is
the mark current of the ordinary
New Yorker.
A young, smooth faced, sharp
eyed chap climbed up on an empty
box where the crowd of idlers from
the shops and Offices was thickest
and began in a perfectly calm way
to harangue those who would stop
to listen to him. He gathered a
number to him with his first few
sentences;
'My friends, / ask you to pause
for a moment and listen to my mar
ratiye. l am a poor but honest man.
My motto is Excelsior with accent
on the second syllable. My parents
are dead, and l am a lone orphan.
"These personal facts are not re-
lated here to arouse your charitable
instincts. / do not ask for charity.
All I desire is a fair show to make
my way in life, and, having walked
these pavements for several days in
search of work, | have come to this
desperate pass.
81 propose to try to do something
never yet done since Adam first
wore trousers. | am going to pass
among you with my hat and ask YOU
to chin inc ri"l-~l ~ri-~o, AMI tiicn,
my friends, l shall attempt this
wonderful feat. l shall try to turn
a quadruple somersault in the air"
He jumped down from the box,
gravely passed his hat around, pay
ing no attention to the chaff ad-
dressed to him, and actually col
lected a score or more of nickels.
When he was confident that no more
were to be obtained he returned to
the box, put it aside, carefully but
toned his coat, spat on his hands
and turned a pretty fair somersault.
He turned another and another, and
then remounted the box and again
addressed the crowd:
"Kind friends, 1 have tried to
turn a quadruple somersault, as I
said, but l cannot do it. Thanking
you one and all, 1 remain yours
truly"
And not a man in the crowd ut
tered complaint as he faded swift
ly from their midst.-New York
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
JUNE TERM 1907.

The case of John {. Coolidge VS.,
Warren R. Taylor involved the le-
gality of tax assessed against de-
PENDANT in Plymouth on April 1,
1898. The plaintiff was the col,
lector of taxes for that year and this
suit is brought in pursuance of the
statute to enforce the payment of the
tax by trustee process. The princi-
pal contention was over the question
as to whether Warren r. Taylor had
residence or domicile in Plymouth
on the first day of April 1898. The
defendant contended that his resi-
dence or domicile was not in Plym-
outh on that day, and introduced on
his part numerous witnesses and doc
umentS.
The case was tried in this court
five years ago and resulted in a
judgement for the defendant, but the
supreme court granted a new trial.
w. w. Stickney and ]. G. Sar-
gent represent the plaintiff and Gil
bert A. Davis The defendant.
The states attorney has announced
that the criminal causes will be taken
up in the following order: Rey,
nolds, Gilmore, Lang and Shat
tuck.
1t is not yet determined when
criminal cases will be taken up nor
what cases will follow those above
named.
However the list is long one, and
the jail now holds thirteen respond
ents. The "drunks" have to work
and the other prisoners, charged
with graver offences, are kept locked
in some corridor.
FERTILIZER AGENT FINED.
State V. George B. Arnold of Bur-
ington was called Tuesday after
noon. The respondent is state agent
for the Buffalo Fertilizer Go. and
through local agents sold considera-
BILE fertilizer throughout the state.
He sold some in Chester which was
taken to Burlington to be analysed.
The act of 1902 requires all CONNER
oial fertilizers to have label or GER
tifcate showing the percentage of
phosphate, phosphoric acid, etc. This
stuff was labeled, but not truthfully,
as an analysis showed a much less
percentage of fertilizer qualities than
was represented. The respondent
was fined $40 and costs and the SEN
tence was promptly satisfied.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
HARTLAND.

G. L. Hadley has sold his hand
some light bay roadster to c. G..
Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Bagley ar
rived home the first of the week.
P. P. Waters and Mrs. Alice
Chase spent Sunday with relatives
in Norwich.
e. c. Davis celebrated his 18th
birthday last Sunday. Mrs. Davis
presented him with a beautiful birth
day cake with the dates IS3o-I9o7
in scroll work on the top.
Marion and Albert ellison Esta-
brook Of Lowell, Mass, are guests
Of their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 6. Underwood
started Tuesday morning for two
weeks sojourn with Mr.. Under
woods parents in their summer
home at Lakeville, Mass.
Mrs. E. G. Giles spent a part of
last week with Mrs. Floyd Dimick
"a. windsor.
DR.. H. B. Ketchum has gone to
New Jersey, where he has two
morths' engagement as cello solo
list in an orchestra.
Miss Abby Buchanan is a guest of
her sister, Mrs. Fred Brown.
Mrs. Sarah Benham is visiting
friends in Pomfret.
Mrs. Joseph Royce of West
Windsor was in town part of last
week.
Harold Barbour and bride of Mont
pelier are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. V. D. Frazer and her sister
in-law, Mrs. Byron Allen of Wood
stock, spent three days of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Markham
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Hough-
ton.
Mrs. Frances Spear of Dexter,
Maine, and Mrs. Jeff Wilder OF
Maiden, Mass, are at F. G. Spears.
Mrs. Samuel Giles is a guest OF
Mrs. E. A. Giles.
Miss Jessie Damon Penniman, a
teacher in the public schools of
Northampton, Mass, is-at home for
her vacation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
BOY KILLED AT WEDDING

Antonio, three years old, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Angelo Mono of Sud-
bury, was run over by hack and
killed Immediately after returning
from church at West Rutland Mon
day afternoon, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Gatetano Ambrosina were married.
The accident occurred in the yard
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Agastino, at
West Rutland, where the wedding
was held, The boy was picking up
candy in the yard thrown by guests
from the house, as the couple ali yht.
ed from the hack. Some candy hit
the horses, which were made un-
manageable, running over the boy.
He died in two hours.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

A certain young man who, ac-
cording to all the accepted notions,
should be very happy at this time,
was found by a friend the other day
with a somewhat troubled look upon
his face.
"What's the matter, old man
Haven't had tilt, have you% the
friend inquired.
"N-no," was the reply, accom-
panied by sigh. "Fact is" he con-
tinued, in a burst of confidence,
'T've been thinking over little re-
mark Alice made last night"
ooh, perhaps you misunderstood"
the friend suggested, encouragingly.
81 hope So" was the reply. "You
see, we were talking of-well, how
things would be, you know, and
Alice said:
"FAnd won't it be just too sweet /;
you will come home all tired out
from your hard days work, and
hold me on your lap for hours, and
read to me, and drive all my cares
away, and dry my tears, and rub my
head-and it will be just like a
novel; "-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
What Johnny Had.

AS a reward for good behavior
Johnny was allowed to come to the
dinner table when company was ex-
pected. He wanted to appear big,
too, so he chose a low chair, which
brought his mouth just to the top
of the table. But he didn't mind
this, because it was on a line with
his plate, and he was not SO likely
to drop anything while eating. He
ate ravenously of everything, having
nothing to say to the guests, as his
mother had told him to remember
that good children are seen, not
heard. Finally after dessert, when
there was a lull in the conversation,
he exclaimed:
"Say, pop, you can't guess what
I've got under the table,"
"No, my son" said his father,
with an indulgent glance, ''what is
itP"
stomach ache~ shouted Johnny
gleefully.-Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
ESTATE OF AUSTIN ABBOTT

STATE OF VERMONT At Il Probate
Hartford District. S.. Court held at
Woodstock, in said District, on the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1907.
Present, Z. o. Seaver. Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Austin
Abbott, late of Woodstock, in said District
deceased intestate.
Whereas. +. Thomas Kidder, administra-
tor of said estate, proposes rendering an
account of his administration of said estate
and presenting his account against the same
for examination and allowance, at a session
of said Court to be held at the Probate
Office in said Woodstock on the 9Th day of
July. A. D. 1907, at 8 O'Clock in the fore
noon.
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 a 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 TO said 18th day of July, 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, if they see cause, and to establish
their rights as lawful claimants of said
residue.
A true record, attest
T. o. SEAVER, Judge.
A true copy of record, attest
T. o. sEAVER, Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
All the Requisites.

Two young physicians were ex-
changing news for the first time
since their graduation from the
medical school.
81 was surprised when l heard
you'd settled at Beech HILL" said
one to the other, laughing. Owe
always heard it spoken of as oh a
healthy suburb. l wondered ii you'd
find any patients there"
'My dear man." said his c,,35s-
mate earnestly, at is a he.l ny
suburb, but it is also the stronghold
of football, every family has its au-
tomobile, and there never was such
a place before for giving children's
parties. Pm doing splendidly, thank
you" youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
\ crmont Hotels.

A first class hotel-that is, hotel
that is good enough, thoroughly
good enough, for it's town-consid-
ering size and character of towns
Il splendid and permanent asset of a
community. Many town is damned
by its hotel keeper; mauy another
town is glorifed by it's landlord,
Take the village of Woodstock as an
example. 1t is charming town but
the stranger looking for place for
a few days or weeks sojourn thinks
infinitely more about its splendid
hotel, the Woodstock Inn, than he
does about the town. Of course, the
town is important; bnt beautiful sur
roundings do not satisfy mans
physical appetite. That part of the
human animal must, and always
does, demand first consideration.
Even the poet cannot live on seen
cry.
1t comes to this, therefore, as a
practical matter, that Vermont, that
st. Adams, or any other town in the
state, may pipe ever SO sweetly, ever
so charmingly, in the most entranc-
ing strains, about the valleys and
mountains, the waterfalls, and the
lakes, the shady hooks, the wild
glens and the picturesque rocks, they
will pipe to dull ears and uninter-
ested minds unless their note also
tells OF hotel where those whom
they solicit may Enjoy the honey
heavy dew of slumber," and eat at
well spread table where appetite
comes from eating"
Let st. Albans-or any other town
In the state; for that matter-try
Woodstock lin as an instrument to
charm the tourist and summer board
or and see the effect. They would
find people coming from all quar-
ters-even going out of their way to
enjoy few days at the new hotel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
STATE PRESS.

TIL, press agent Of the bounty law
who thinks the mountains of Yer
mont are over running with bear
since the bounty of $50 for each skin
was abolished, must be an enemy of
the hedgehog in disguise, The pro-
lection of the hedgehog industry,
which had the state treasurer scared,
was the ca use of the adjustment of
all bouutirs four years ago, There
are yet plenty of men inside and
outside Of Vermont anxious to hunt
bear for the sport, if they can only
be informed of the bears address,
Montpelier Argus.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
He Left the House.

While a lady was feeding hun
CRY tramp the other day she discoy-
cred he was pocketing her silver
spoons.
Opening the door, she exclaimed,
drop those spoons, you scoundrel,
and leave the housew
"But, madam
"Leave the house, I sayp
screamed the Infatuated woman.
'Ieave the housed"
81 go, madam" said the tramp as
he reached the front gate, never to
return. But before L go L would
like to say that 1 did not intend to
take your house" ILLUSTRATED Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Woodstock, VT, July 6, 1907
State Fairs and SpeeOhmakers.

The st. Adams Messenger says;
TheI Woodstock Spirit of the Age
appears to share in the old familiar
notion that every time great public
gathering anywhere in the state
brings together prominent and active
men from all parts of it, some politi-
cal conspiracy, some machine" plot
is cooked up, and the people are in
some way juggled out of their rights
in the selection OF party candidates.
For instance, speaking Of the coming
state fair at White River Junction,
it says:
1--WE don't hear that there is to
be any political rally there this
year or any other year, and we don't
know as the collection of congress
men, governors and candidates seen
and heard on former occasions will
be missed"
nLo AFoosvuger would not do the
contemporary an injustice by a mis-
Interpretation of the sense Of this OBJ
servation, but it appears to be in
tended to convey the general idea
that these public servants and public
men can well stay away from such
gatherings without detracting any
thing from their Importance or the
public benefits to be derived from
them. This is a part of the same
idea that has been circulated about
the meetings of the fish and game
league for years and that is periodi-
cally responsible for more or less
criticism of the good intentions of
divers good citizens.
For the Messengers part it will
regret the day when the collection OF
congressman, governors and candi-
dates" is not properly conspicuous at
these public gatherings. The fact
that these public servants and promi-
nent men have heretofore always fire.
quented such gatherings, while it
may primarily be due to natural
sense Of self interest on their part,
has been the means of helping to keep
Vermont's government strong and
clean. y
These public gatherings have been
great ,cllearicg houses of Vermont
ideas" md a benefit to the state in
more ways than are apparently
dreamt of in the contemporaries phi
losophy.
The Age doesn't wish to suggest
even that a state fair assembly of
specchmakers is not without profit
and interest. At times, however, it
assumes political hue that is out of
place and for which the people don't
pay gate money. The people go to
see the show, the horses, the cattle,
sheep and the races, and the Age
thinks the suggestion that a grand
stand crowd would rather watch a
boss trnt than listen to a galaxy of
orators is not wide of the mark.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Woman Denounced as Impostor.

A woman claiming to be Mrs.
Wilson of Mendon has canvassed
Middlebury and nelghboring towns
recently begging money. While in
Middlebury she claimed to be trying
to get money to pay the expense OF
transporting her family, which she
claimed consisted of a crippled hus.
band and four small children, to
Pennsylvania. She collected con-
siderable money in Mlddlebury and
Salisbury before the authorities
learned of the facts. When last head
of she was in Rochester and claimed
Middlebury as her residence. VIM.
M. Jackson, overseer OF the poor,
says the woman is a swindla" ,4r,'
should be made to answer to the law
for her acts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

The poPa,ar after dinner speaker
rose to respond to Il toast.
"Gcntlcmen,' he said, "the I'M
expectedly llattoring manner in
which your toastmaster has intro
duced me this evening reminds nc
of story which strikes me as being
appropriate to the occasion. By the
way, how many of you have heard
the story of the Pennsylvania farmer
and the young wolf he bought for a
coon dog viii those who are ia
miliar with it from having listened
to it half dozen times or more
please raise their hands p
An overwhelming majority of his
auditors raised their hands.
"Thanks, gentlemen" he said. 81
shall not inaict it upon you"
With their rapturous applause
still ringing in his ears he sat down.
He made the hit of the evening.
Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
MEXICo'S SPORT.
A Duel Between Two Game Boosters
Is the National Craze.

What a baseball game is to an
American, a cricket match to an
Englishman or a bullfght to a Span
lard, so is a duel between two game
ROSTERS to our neighbor, the Mexi-
can. Just as a red blooded Ameri-
can will rise up and howl when
"Casey" or some other local star OF
balloon gets a clean two Dagger, so
will a Mexican cheer and clap his
hands as he sits in a seat at the
cockpit and sees his favorite rooster
deliver the death stroke to a feath-
cred opponent.
In Mexico every city has its cock
pit. Some are more pretentious
than others, but they all bear the
same relation to the pubHc-that Of
a place where surplus Of energy
may be worked off and action may
be had on ones surplus change.
A cockpit as a rule is not an in
viting place. Most of them consist
of a roof with circus seats surround
ing a two foot circular board fence
under it. Inside the fence is the
seat of operations-the pit. In the
pit the owners of the fighting cocks
gather. They bring their roosters
with them under their arms and dis
play them to the bettors outside the
ring. Each one tells of the virtues
of his own particular fowl and ex-
plains how impossible it would be
for that fowl to lose a fight
Matches are arranged after the
COCKS are all otSD~ 4.>l,l~l VOCAL ohal-
lenges being issued and accepted or
declined, as the case may be. If
Juan SQIdorosa chooses to pit his
rooster against Hilario Valencia'S
he tells Valencia so, and, Valencia
agreeing, crier announces to the
crowd that a match has been ar
ranged. All cocks wear a gaff about
three inches long and as sharp as
needle. When the cock is not fight
ing a scabbard is kept over the gaff
to prevent him from committing
suicide by falling on his own feet.
After the match has been arranged
and all bets are placed the ring is
cleared, scabbards are returned from
gaffs, the cocks are held in the air
by their owners and leased a little
to make them angry. Then they
are pointed at each other and set
free. Sometimes one stroke Of the
gaff ends the fight, sometimes an
hour passes before either cock de-
livers a fatal thrust, but the fight is
always to the death. Neither fowl
is taken from the pit until one of
them is dead.
When the match is over bets are
collected, the porter from the hotel
on the hill calls for the dead cock
land he is as stringy as he was
gamy), and another fight is arrang-
ed. Spectators watch each thrust
as carefully and as interestedly as
you watch Jimmy Burke when he
steps up to the "plate" with his cap
pulled down over his eyes, a man on
second base and the score tie in
the last half of the ninth inning
And if Jimmy hits for two bases
under those conditions no more en-.
thusiasm is displayed than follows
a good thrust by game rooster in
a Mexican cockpit. Your true Mex
lean will miss his Sunday dinner
and be late to supper on a busy day
at the pit.-Kansas City Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Suicide of Well Known Advent
Clergyman.

Rev Frederick w. Fairbanks of
West Derby, an Advent EvangelicaI
clergyman, about 50 years old, com
mitted suicide Sunday by hanging.
About 9 o'clock Sunday morning
Mr.. Fairbanks told his wife that he
was going for a walk. His pro-
longed absence caused anxiety and a
search was made. His body was
found hanging from the limb of a
tree near the reservoir Water Co., a
few rods from his home. No motive
is known for his act.
Mr.. Fairbanks was well known as
a preacher of his denomination
throughout northern Vermont and
Canada, where he had held many
pastorates.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
CHURCH SERVICES.

Chrlstian--Rev. c. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at 2
o'clock. Junior e. E. at s o'clock,
and Y. P S, c. E. at 7 o'clock,
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
7.3o. Welcome to all
Congregational-Mornlng service
at 1890, Sunday school at 1850.
Tuesday evening prayer meeting at
100.
Univei saist- Rev. Ralph Hol-
brooke CheeVer, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
11.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 1880; II.45 o'clock, Sunday
school; 6.3op. m, Epworth League;
evening service, 7 p. 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, 1907-07-06
The ECLIPSE,

An eight-year-old girl had heard
a great deal of talk about an expect
ed eclipse of the sun. She was on
hand promptly with her smoked
glass when the exhibition opened,
but commenced to cry as it grew
dark, exclaiming:
ooh, papa, the suns going out"
Being assured on that point, she
asked:
"Do the stars that got up to see
the eclipse have to get up again to-
night?"
Being asked next day what she
thought of the eclipse, she replied
contemptuously: cit didn't amount
to much. 1t was only a hole in the
sun."-Chicago Tribune.