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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
BUILDING AT WILDER
Extensive Operations Of the Inter-
national Paper Co.


The building and reconstruction
now in progress at the Wilder plant
of the International Paper Co. is of
such magnitude that $50 men are en-
gagged in the accomplishment Of the
undertaking. The falls Of the Con-
necticut river at Wilder have already
been improved to the extent of 5000
horsepower and when the present
contemplated improvements are fin
ished they will afford 10000 horse
power. This is about 1000 in ex-
cess Of the falls Of the Amoskeag on
the Merrimac at Manch ester, N. H.,
one Of the most powerful in New
England,
The plans for the work also call
for electric power plant OF 1900
horse power.
The building of the new canal will
call for the expenditure of much
time. Huge walls of concrete and
granite will form its entertainments
and its prescribed course calls for the
removal of great beds Of solid rock
at the edge and on the shore. MI
merous steam drills on shore and in
the river bed are kept busy day and
night, and already thousands of
cubic yards of rock have been re-
moved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
GA . ToR K a.
poo,,ho >sThs Kind You Have Always BOGghl
Signature of &erNAzzzM<

R. Ezra Edison of Chester, deserves
mention as an unusually smart old
man. He is 81 years old and this
last year he has planted, taken care
of and dug nearly all oHhree-fourths
of an acre of potatoes, from which
he raised 100 bushels. He has husk-
ed over 200 bushels of corn this fall
and thinks nothing of walking from
the farm to the village.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
TAFTSVILZE.

Rev. C. A. Mcdaniel will preach
in Village hall tomorrow.
o. G. Priest and E. L. Morse re-
turned Thursday from a visit with
relatives in Plymouth.
Mrs. A. L. Spaulding started this
week Thursday for Florida for the
winter.
Frank Wheeler and wife and
Elmer Flanders and wife of Caven-
dish were at the Dole homestead for
few days recently.
E. S. Spaulding is having an adj
dition put on his back piazza. Elmer
Flanders has the job.
Elmer Strong of Lebanon spent
Sunday at his fathers, w. J.
Strong's.
o. L. Wood is making cider at
the old stand on Tracy corner.
Miss Minnie Osmer and Alec Lus-
sier and wife of Deweys Mills were
at G. D. Osmer's Sunday.
Mrs. L. B. Spaulding is confined
to the house with inflammatory rheu-
matism. DR.. Eastman is in attend
ance.
Mrs. M. A. Parkhurst is in criti-
cal condition at this writing. She
is the Oldest person in the place and
will be 90 years old today (Satur-
day..
B. F. Bugbee and wife have re-
turned from visit with their son, r.
o. Bugbee, in Wallingford.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
Death of Well Known Hotel Man.

Darwin Rider, aged So years, was
found dead Saturday morning at the
Brandon Inn, Brandon, of which he
had been a joint proprietor till with
in few days. Heart failure is
given as the cause of death. He
went down to breakfast as usual in
the morning and returned to his
room. Two hours later he was dis
covered dead in toilet room.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

DIR. and Mrs. E. NJ. Pond and
daughter of Rutland, were among
the passengers on the Red Star line
steamship, Finland, when that boat
ran onto the breakwater when at
tempting to enter the harbor of Do
yer, England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
Woodstock, VT, November o, 1907

There have been four attempts at
robbery in Brattleboro and the in
terested victims still keep their
money and valuables. The Brattle-
boro people naturally prefer to part
with their goods only in the natural
course of trade and exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

The Bellows Falls board of trade
is much elated by the fact that it
has secured the Oxford Linen COM
pany, large corporation, which has
leased the Casein company's mill,
having over 10000 feet, and they
are to install machinery and COM
mence the manufacture of linen,
crash, oxilate, at an early date They
will employ when running full cap
acity about 600 people, chiefly girls.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
A CHANCE FOR BOYS TO MAKE
A DOLLAR.

We want all the bones we can get.
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-any-
thing in the line of bones-if only
dry. We will pay Coo per hundred
pounds for thoroughly dry bones e.
we can pay even more if strictly
clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled butch
er's bones and pay freight if shipped
in lots of 200 pounds or more. May
be shipped in barrels or cheap sacks.
60. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
Ex-Governor Pages Mother Dead.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Page died Oct. 81 at
her home in Hyde Park. Mrs. Page
was sc years old and native of
that town, where she had passed her
entire life with the exception of
few years in Swanton and Westfeld.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

John and George Williams Of
Stowe have cut down hemlock tree
that contained two l0-foot logs and
six l2-foot logs. The eight contain
2ll0 feet log measure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

For the first time in the history of
Rutland milk delivered is costing
seven cents the quart. At the cream
cries it is still six cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

The veterans at the Soldiers Home
at Bennington hare provided corral
and sleeping quarters for the fawn
captured last spring in Rutland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09
Going Some.

Morris H. French was a passenger
on the morning Mattawamkeag train
Monday for Passadumkeag ,-Bangor
(Me.) Commercial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

The Rev. L. O. Sherbume, of Bel
lows Falls, the newly elected CORE.
spending secretary and agent of the
Vermont Bible Society, has announc-
ed that he will be ready to take up
the work Of the society next week,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

We will send The Mirror andFarmer
and The Age to NEW SUBSCRIBERS one year for
Sis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-09

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30

David Kennison was recently the sub
ject of the daily lesson in history in the
Boston Globe and his picture shows him
to be stern and staid old New England
er with features resembling Andrew ack-
son on the old 2-cent postage stamps.
He was the last survivor of the Boston
tea party and was 81 years old when it
occurred. After the revolutionary war
he settled at Danville where he followed
farming for eight years and then moved
to Wells, Me. He served in the war Of
1912, married four times and had %
children He lived to the good old age
of 115 and the year that marked his
10th birthday he gathered 100 bushels
of corn, dug potatoes, made hay and
harvested oats, and told his biographei
that he thought he could walk 20 miles
in a day by starting early"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
Testing Engineers.

The Chicago Northwestern railroad
are training its engineers to obey block
signals. During the year 1906 the cont
pany made a series of Surprise tests"
numbering 1925, and the record shows
there was not a single failure to obey the
signals and to observe the rules govern
ing block signalling. When the tests
were first inaugurated some of the
signals were not observed and 10
engineers discharged and Others severely
dealt with In each case the men were
told they had done all in their power to
contribute to an accident, and it was no
fault Of theirs that an accident had not
occurred. 1t was given out plainly by
the management that failure to obey
signals meant dismissal. The result 0
the campaign on the Northwestern show
according to the officials that engin
crews can be disciplined to the poin
where failure to obey signals Wi
practically never occur.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30

1t was not unduly restricted, was gener-
ally favored by medical men and drug
gists, but through the hostility OF the
small merchant class in the house met its
death there. The latter represented to
the members from the rural towns the
difficulties and costliness of procuring
what are deemed common necessary
remedies, applications, etc, and limited
that the proposed legislation was in the
interest and for the benefit of the doctors
and druggists in order that they might
secure a monopoly and promote their
revenues.
Against these arguments all discussion
of the real merits of the bill, and the
urgent demand for some legislation OF
restrictive nature was vain. so we are
left with Tom, Dick and Harry at liberty
to sell any poisonous or hablt-producing
drug in any quantity, to anybody, at
any time, the only restriction being that
the vendor must keep record OF sales.
When we consider the evils of the use
of these drugs, the prevalence and con
slant increase thereof, it certainly does
seem strange that a state which pursues
with heavy penalties whoever illegally
sells a drop of Intoxicating liquor
absolutely refuses to do anything ettec-
tive toward curtailing traffic that leads
to results almost or quite as deplorable.
Is the shame of Great Britain, for fast
ening the opium curse upon China, solely
because of the lucre, to be the shame OF
Vermont toward her own people, Ran
dolph Herald and News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
Washington Letter.
Speech by Congressman FOSte

The appropriation bill for the District
of Columbia was recently taken up but
no time was set for the close OF debate.
During its consideration, speeches were
made by Congressman D. J. Foster OF
Vermont, supporting the President in
his message on the japanese situation in
California, and by Congressman Shep-
pard of Texas. who enthused the Demo-
Gratis by a speech on politics and the
state of the nation.
Mr.. Fosters speech was we'll received
He sought to Justify President Roose-
welt, and the tendency toward centrallza-
ton of power in the general government
to make treaties guaranteeing foreigners
to this country the same property rights
and access to the same courts as the
citizens of the various states ENJOY. lie
acknowledged that the states are not re-
quired to support any schools any more
than they are compelled to have courts
But should schools be provided the
general government should require that
they be opened to foreigners on the same
terms as to Americans. He said in part:
eve hear much, it is true, of the dan
gers of Capitalization. We are told that
the states are abdicating their ancient
rights and privileges in favor OF the ma
tional government. And we cannot
close our eyes to the fact that whenever
government supervision or regulation or
control is found necessary for the general
welfare, there is a strong tendency on
the part of the people of the several
states to prefer to see it exercised by the
federal government rather than by their
respective states. But there is nothing
unnatural in this They see themselves
relieved of the burden and the RESPONSE
bility. They see substituted for the
power of the United States representing
as it does. the combined power OF all the
states and of all the people. Such super
vision or regulation or control is vastly
more effective and costs the state moth
ing. This explains the popularity OF the
anti-o mar garine legislation, OF
national quarantine in its varons forms,
of pure food law, of the railway rate
legislation. This tendency, therefore, isnot
necessarily an indication that the people
are losing their old-time state pride, or
that they are less loyal, less devoted to
their state. 1t is undoubtedly true that
there are dangers in the tendency. 1t
certainly should not be encouraged as to
those matters which are in strict pro-
vince of the state. In the division OF
power under the Constitution grave re-
sponsibilities are devolvedupon the states
and loyalty to the states, which is the
sworn duty of all their citizens, is in it
self loyalty to the republic for the states
are the trustees ofthe republic, and upon
the manner in which they discharge their
trust dependsin large measure its future. y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
Naval CadetShip.

Senator Proctor announces that he
will hold a competitive examination
February Goth, at nine o'clock, at the
U. S. Court House in Rutland, of appli-
cants for appointment to the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Candidates must be bona fde residents
of the state, between 16 and 20 years
Of age at the time of admission to the
Academy June 18th, next, physically
sound, and well qualified in grammar
geometry and worlds history. Those
who intend to take the examination
should notify Senator Proctor, address
ing him as follows; Hon. Red6eld
Proctor, Proctor, Vermont. Cadet Elk.
| animation"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
The Promotion Idea.

There are increasing indications that
Northumberland Prouty is groom
inc for the next gubernatorial race, not
withstanding the emphatic statement OF
close friend some weeks ago that he
was not and would not be candidate.
The Tribune has the highest regard
for the Newport gentleman, and is in
clined to be perfectly candid in discussing
this matter. 1t has been demonstrated
that Vermont voters are not at all
friendly to the promotion idea, and we
believe Mr.. Prouty will make a serious
political mistake if he fails to recognize
the existence of this anti-promotion sen-
timent and adapt his ambitions thereto.
1t will not do to let the people OF this
state get the impression that the crafty
ing victory at the polls last September
involved a pre-arrangem,n which must
needs be carried out i'll the distribution
of "plums." The cultivation of Mr..
Prouty's boom while he is serving the
state in the second place within its git
would be embarrassingly likely to revive
certain troublesome issues OF the last
campaign-issues which may prohtably
be eliminated and kept out of sight
Ludlow Tribune.
Our esteemed neighbor, is unduly exer-
cised over "the increasing indications OF
Lieutenant Governor Prouty's candi-
dacv for next Governor; and, neighbor,
right you are, in thus early detecting the
growing demand for the Newport gen
tleman to be Vermonts next chief execu-
tive. His candidacy is very popular and
will prove an easy success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
An Efficient Commission at Last.

The present railroad commission has
had its backbone wonderfully strengthen
ed since the last legislature gave it
authority to do something besides hold
ing inquests on victims of railroad acct
dents. We notice that it refused last
week the petition of the various railroad
companies for relief from the law requir-
ing the posting of tariff rates at stations,
and refused permission to use heaters on
trains other than the Baker, now pre-
scribed The lack of transportation
facilities in the way of freight cars and
motive power will also be investigated
where complaints have been made by
business men. Let the good work go
on White River Junction Landmark.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
A Prayer for Friends.

Purge out of every heart the
lurking grudge, Give us grace
and strength to forbear and to
persevere. Offenders, give us the
grace to accept and to forgive
offenders. Forgetful ourselves,
help us to bear cheerfully the
forgetfulness of others. Give us
courage and gaiety and the quiet
mind. Spare to us our friends,
soften to us our enemies. Bless us,
fit may be, in all our innocent
endeavors. Ifitm may not, give us
the strength to encounter that
which is to come, that we be
brave in peril, constant in tribu-
lation, temperate in wrath, and
in all changes of fortune, and
down to the gates Of death, loyal
and loving one to another.
i Robert Louis Stevenson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
Death of Senator Alger.

United States Senator Alger of Michi-
gan died suddenly Thursday morning
from the return of an old heart trouble.
He was in the senate chamber Tuesday
afternoon, staying through most of the
session, although he was not in his usual
health. He leaves wife and five child
rem: Mrs. Charles B. Pike of Chicago,
Mrs. H. B. Sheldon of Detroit, Mrs. Will
liam E. Bailey of Harrisburg, Pa; Rus
sell A. Alger, Jr. of Detroit, who is now
in Florida, and Capt. F, NJ Alger. Sena-
tor Alger was II years old, was govern
or of Michigan, in 1856, leading candi-
date for president in the republican
national convention of 1888 and for one
year was commander-in-chief of the G, A.
R. He was secretary Of war from 1897
to 1898. He was appointed U. S. sena-
tor in 1902 to succeed James Macmillan
and elected Feb. 1908, for the term, ex-
piring this year. His home was in
Detroit
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30

The death of Josiah Flynt Willard in
Chicago removes a man who had been
a professional tramp in every civilized
country where the hobo" thrived and
who contributed much to sociology in
such books as "Tramping with the
Tramps" and "The World of Graft
He was nephew Of Frances Z, Willard
and in his wanderings became intimately
acquainted with Ibsen and Tolstoi.
When the Tammany police force were
hunting the city for Josiah Flynt, the
tramp, Mr.. Willard came to police head
quarters and offered to help them in
their fruitless search. At the time of his
death he was writing serially for Success
and the Cosmopolitan. He was only IS
years old and a man this country could
Ill afford to lose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
The Split Bullet Story Wins the
Medal.
But Former st. JOhnSburY Boy Was a
Close Second.

They have great doings out nSouthern
California and when the Los Angeles
Rod and Reed Club have an Ananias
assembly it brings the best story tellers
of that growing city into the lime light.
Our friend, Charles Y. Barton, a man of
truth and veracity except on rare
occasions like these, told the club his
success with a trained clam and our
account of the evenings proceedings is
taken from the Los Angeles Examiner;
Spurred on by promises Of gold
medal the members of the Rod and Reed
Club came through nobly. A small man
told a shark story that made
Munchausen look like a piker another
sad-eyed fisherman related personal
experience which put CULVER in the
infant class. Charlie Barton explained
why he had such an eminent personal
success with the croakers in San Pedro
bay.
you see" said Charles, II was fishing
from the beach one afternoon, and |
noticed a commotion out in the surf. |
waded out and there was a II pound
croaker with 10 pound clam clamped
on his tail. | do not know how it
happened but | am led to believe that
the croaker was swimming slowly
through the surf brushed against the
clam when the latter had his mouth
open and was trapped. | put the
croaker in my basket and staked the
clam out where could find him again.
The next time went down there | set
the clam for another croaker and in ten
minutes he had another big fish. Some
days he would catch four or five for me.
To that intelligent clam | owe my great
record as a croaker fisherman" Aud
Charley Barton sat down, covered with
modest bushes.
Several of the other members tried to
raise Charlie out, but they failed, The
nearest man to it told a story about
500 feet of rubber line, but he did not
quite get up to Barton's mark. Charles
seemed to have the prevaricator's medal
clinched until large, fat gentleman
named Roy Shaver upset three chairs and
heaved himself on his feet.
Far be it from me- said M. Shaver,
"to get into Brother Bartons class
l realize my shortcomings in this re
spect, having always adhered strictly
to the truth. regret exceedingly that
my early training was neglected, as
find it handicap at this time. How
ever, l will tell you a short story
which might on pinch be classed as
piscatorial narrative. | went hunting
: not long ago and used up all my cart
ridges save one. | was walking alonl
the bank of trout stream when a jacl
rabbit jumped on one side Of the cree
and quail started down the othe
e bank What could | do? | had but tn
h one she'll stuck my hunting knife int
. a log, and aiming the gun so that tn
=. bullet would strike the open blade,
l. fired One-half the bullet jumped tt
e creek and killed the rabbit, the oth(
v half sheered off to the other side an
Il downed the quail The recoil Of the gu
" kicked me into the creek, and when
o climbed out found that each hip pock'
,e had nine pound trout in it."
n And without any further ceremony the
awarded the medal to Mr. Shaver.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
Naval ApprOpriation,

An appropriation of about sos, 0O0,-
900 is provided for in the naval APP
preparation bill agreed upon by the
House Committee on naval affairs. The
bill provides for an additional battle
ship of the type agreed upon in the bill of
last year. 1t also provides for two tor
pedo boat destroyers and appropriates
$2,000000 for submarines in addition
to the 100000 for submarines pro-
vided in the bill of last year, which has
not yet been expended. Provision is
made for about 5000 additional sailors
and 900 additional marines. The rank
of the commandant of marines is raised
from brigadier general to major general.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
InYigorate the Digestinn

To invigorate the digestion and stimu-
late the torpid liver and bowels there's
nothing so good as that old family
remedy, Brandreth's Pills, which has
been in use for over century. They
cleanse the blood and impart new vigor
to the body. One or two every nj ht
for week will usually be all that is
required. For Constipation or Dyspep-
STA. one or two taken every night will in
short time afford great relief.
Brandreth's Pills are the SAME fine
laxative tonic pill your grandparents
used and being purely vegetable are
adapted to every system.
Sold in every drug and medicine store,
either plain or sugar-coated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-30
Mr.. DeBOer not a Candidate.

The political atmosphere is clearing a
little by the announcement that J. A. De-
Boer, the president of the National Lie
Insurance Company of Montpelier, will
not be a candidate for governor next
year and the news is officially commune
Gated to the Burlington Free Press in the
following letter.
I. L. Southwick. Editor,
Burlington Free Press,
Burlington Vt.
Dear Sir:-You telephoned me last
night asking if had given out an in
terview on the subject of the guberna-
torial nomination for 1908. | advised
you then that had not, have not been,
am not now and will not be candidate
for that nomination. | have been urged
by so many friends to becOme.a candi-
date that it now seems just to let them
know my position definitely in order to
relieve them of embarrassment in their
attitude to other men who may be inter
ested in the nomination. | sincerely
thank all who have indicated to me III
various ways offers of generous sup
port.
You are at liberty to publish the con-
tents of this note.
Yours very truly,
Jos A. DEBoER.
Montpelier, VT, Jan. rs, 1907.
We have no means Of knowing what
led Mr.. DeBoer to this decision, but we
assume he did not want to mix the insur-
ance business with politics This has
been tried in recent years among the big
New York companies and the result is
history. Mr. DeBoer is generally
recognized as one Of the brainiest men in
the state and the Burlington Free Press
well says:
"Mr. DeBoer is still in the full flush o
vigorous young manhood and it is moi
improbable that in the not far distant
future he may be found at the head o
our State government