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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26
Mark Twain's Notice.

The house of Samuel l.. Clemens
Mark Twain) at Redding, Conn,
was robbed Thursday of last week,
After the robbery he posted the
following notice:
Notice--To the Next Burglar. -
There is nothing but plated ware
in this house, now and henceforth.
You will find it in that brass thing
in the dining room over the corner
by the basket of kittens. Ii you want
the basket put the kittens in the brass
thing, Do not make noise--it dis
turbs the family. You will find
rubbers iii the front hall by that thing
which has the umbrellas in it, chif-
fonier, l think they call it, orper-
COLA or something like that. Please
close the door. Yours truly,
S. l.. CLEMENS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26
THE AGE OF CHIvALRY.
II 10 Now Rather Than In the Days Of
knights Errant.


When we speak of the age of
chivalry we are apt to imagine the
existence at an earlier period of a
finer sense of honor, of loftier
ideals, of sublimer courage and Of
more devoted unselfshness than are
found in the practical workaday
world of today AS a matter of fact.
"very gentil parft knights" such
as Chaucer describes, who rode
about with squires, rescuing disS
tressed damsels and redressing
wrongs generally, were very few.
The age was comparatively harsh
and cruel one. Oppression and VIC
lence prevailed, and human rights
and justice were little regarded.
Poverty was more general and the
condition of the poor more abject
than anything we know, and the
richest enjoyed little Of the comfort
which is today well nigh universal.
People were supposed to bear the
ills to which they we're born, and all
the efforts of a dozen knights in
mail and plumed helmets did not
90 as far toward alleviating misery
in a month as do the ministrations
of single visiting nurse now. We
live in an age of chivalry vastly ex-
banded. Where there was one work
er for Others in the knights days,
there are a hundred now, and
chivalry permeates the spirit of all
the good causes which enlist so
many willing hands.
Between the tenth and four
teenth centuries it was but in the
bud. Now it is in flower, and later
on the full harvest of fruitage will
come. There never was a time when
there was such universal war against
oppression of the weak and helpless,
when every form of cruelty was SC
Indignantly frowned upon, when
womanhood and childhood were
more sturdily championed and pro.
tected, when the poor and sick were
SO tenderly regarded and cared fol
| or when the lower animals were
made the object of such solicitude
and shelter from harm and suffer,
ing. There never was time when
at peace as we are with all the
world, there were more constant ex
hibitions of quiet, modest courage
and splendid heroism than are con
stantly occurring in the records Of
our daily lives. In all sorts of acct
dents-by fire and flood, by the
forces of nature, by travel and by
the operation of great industries
there is always some one ready, gen
orally some unknown, unheraldeC
person, to risk his life in order tt
save others. If that isn't chivalr,
there never was such a thing. W.
do not yet by any means possess al
the virtues, but courage and un
selfish devotion in times of stress
are very good to build on.--Wash
ington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26
An Economical Cook.

A Chinaman will bake a dinner
for dozen with mere handful of
fuel. The boiler he uses is large
and cone shaped, being sometimes
two feet in diameter and one foot
deep, 1t covers the fire with mere
ly a small portion of the lower part
Of the case, but the heat and flames
infold the rest. Water and rice are
put at the bottom, with frame
over them, and on this are placed
dishes of fish, fowl and vegetables
to boil. The whole is covered with
a wooden cover, in the center of
which is hole about four inches in
diameter, and in this another dish
Is often placed, the contents Of
which are cooked by the steam,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26
A Tree Surgeon in Burlington:

Frederick B. Shattuck of Cam
bridge, Mass, formerly state in
spector Of the gypsy moth in Massa-
chusetss, is doing some modern tree
surgery on the large elms in front OF
the First church in Burlington that
is attracting considerable attention
from tree and nature lovers. A large
elm which was struck by lightning
is now Mr.. Shattuck's particular
patient.
One of the large lower limbs
broke off, leaving large cavity at
the top of the trunk. The cavity,
not being properly treated, became
in bad state of decay and Mr..
Shattuck found it necessary to re-
move the wood in the cavity and fill
it with cement. The weak limbs are
also being supported with bolts and
this particular tree will be braced to
a nearby tree by means OF heavy
cable so that large limb that leans
dangerously the street may be
properly supported. After this tree
has been properly treated, the cavi-
ties filled, the wounds tarred, and
the bolts tightened it will stand a
siege of many years. The insects
will not be able to damage it and the
snow water will find no place to
lodge.
Mr.. Shattuck, who is doing other
tree surgery work about the city, is
being assisted by the city park COM
mission. He also expects to work
for the owners of private estates
about the city.
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BARNARD.

Charles E. Luce, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Luce, and Miss Ethel
Luella Carney were married Sept
Is at New London, Conn. A re-
ception to the newly married couple
was held at Mr.. Luce's Friday eve.
ming, Sept. Is.
The people here have been called
now and then by false alarms of fire
the past week. A threatening blaze
started near the McMutt place Sun
day, Danforth Davis locating the
fire and sending in an alarm. The
fire was soon checked, but will need
watching till rain comes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

The committee appointed June
IL, 1776, to draft the proposed Dec
laration of Independence consisted
of the following members; Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin
Franklin, Roger Sherman and Rob-
ert R. Livingston. Lee, the mover
of the resolution for independence,
being called home before the ap-
pointmnt of the committee, Jeffer-
son was put in his place, and it
therefore fell to him to draft the
Declaration. The document pre-
pared by Jefferson was freely dis
cussed in committee, and general
verbal changes were made, but in
substance the famous paper is today
just as it was when handed in by
Jefferson.-New York American.
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rhaekerax and Arehdekne.

Thackeray got into trouble by
copying some of his characters too
closely from life, notably when he
put his friend, Arthur Archdekne,
into "Pendennis" as the ever de-
lightful Harry Foker. Although
Thackeray meant no unkindness,
Archdekne never quite forgave him.
One hight, just after Thackeray had
delivered his first lecture on '"The
English Humorists," Archdekne met
him at the Cider Cellar club, sur
rounded by coterie who were Of
fering their congratulations. "How
are you, Thack?" cried Archie. 81
was at your show today at Willis.
What a lot of swells you had there
yes! But l thought it was dull
devilish dull! ! will tell you what
it is, Thack-you want a piano."
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Remedy for BIaokhead in Turkeys

Editor of Spirit of the Age:
The following which | found in
The Breeders Gazette, the leading
agricultural paper of the West,
seems to me will be of interest to
many of your readers. AS is well
known, the disease, "Blackhead,
has for some years been the great
obstacle in the successful raising of
turkeys. In Rhode Island, which for
years was the leading state in the
Union in the raising of turkeys, this
disease has done great harm and
nearly stopped this industry.
In Vermont it has been the same,
and if this remedy will have the
desired effect, it will be of great
benefit. 1t seems to me as well
worth trying.
JOHN S. EATON.
saw an article in a recent issue
about blackhead in turkeys. l will
give my experience. raise large
flock every year. I used to lose a
great many with this disease. 1
thought it cholera, but man told
me it was worms and told me what
TO do. Take gallon of wheat and
wetit with water; after the water
drains off pour half pint of turpen-
tine on wheat and stir thoroughly.
Divide it into three. parts and feed
one part each morning for three
mornings. This is enough for 40
turkeys. Repeat i'll four weeks if
necessary. If you have any turkeys
too bad to eat, treat them as follows {:
Wet a piece of bread the size Of a
plum, put one-quarter OF teaspoontul
of turpentine in it and stuff it down
the turkeys throat with your finger.
Do this once day for three days and
as soon after as is necessary until
cured.
We have used this for years with
perfect success and everyone who
has tried it has found 1t effective. 1t
is supposed that some kind Of an
insect the turkeys eats is full of eggs
which hatch in the turkey and do not
pass off.
Do not feed your turkeys anything
else when you are feeding the tur-
pentine. GEO. SP1E.
Morrow county, O.
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GREAT PEAKS OF ALASKA.
Some Of tho Most Imposing Snow
Mountains In the World.

The fact is not generally known
that some of the most imposing
snow mountains in the world lie
within the limits of the United
States. / refer to the great peaks
of Alaska, at least one of which,
Mount Mckinley, is over 10000 feet
high, while Mount st. Elias is over
$4,000 feet and, being situated
within twenty-five miles of the
coast, can be seen in its entire
height from the deck Of vessel.
Other magnificent peaks, as
Mount Fairweather and Mount Grill
lon, lie very close to the shore, and,
since the line of perpetual snow in
these northerly ATTITUDES is at 5000
feet or even less lin the case of
Mount st. Elias it is virtually at the
waters edge, for the base of this
mountain is surrounded by vast gla-
ciers which flow down to the sea-,
continuous snow and ice surfaces
may there be seen rising from 49,
900 to $4,000 feet above the specta-
tor. | think / am not mistaken in
saying that few, if any, such sights
can be witnessed in any other part
of the world.
Mountaineering expeditions to
these Alaskan peaks are very inter
esting, but at the same time very la
borious, not because of unusually
stiff rock OF snow work-neither is
probably as difficult as that encoun-
tered in the Alps-but largely be-
cause they are situated in a wild,
unexplored country at great dis
tances from any proper base of sup
plies, so that before their ascent can
be even attempted much time and
effort must be expended in the solu-
ton of various perplexing problems
not pertaining to climbing proper.
And this I understand to be also
! true in a general way of mountain
eering in the Himalayas, the Andes
and the Caucasus. All of these
great ranges still offer what the
Alps no longer can-new fields to
conquer. These have unquestion-
ably fascination peculiar to them
selves, and every one should go in
search Of them. To a certain ex-
tent the absence of such new fields
may be said to detract from the
pleasure of mountaineering in the
Alps.-William Williams in Serb
| narIs
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obeaitv and Genius.

The annals of genius are filled to
OVERLOOKING with the names of men
who toiled and achieved fame un-
der full habit. Nothing can be
more unjust than the gibe about
"fat and folly" and fairness and in
dolence. Martin Luther was as fat
as Calvin was thin. Ernest Remains
obesity did not obscure his insight
and brilliancy. Many writers and
speakers have too long spoken in
vidiously of fairness, but the best re-
tort we have been able to CLEAN in
our researches into this weighty
subject is that of G, H. Sturgeon,
the famous preacher. people, +"
said Sturgeon, "say I am fat. 1 am
not fat. / am bone and flesh. My
limbs, thank God, are amply cloth
ed, and I am in my right mind,"-
Strand Magazine.
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amplifed On that occasion by the as
surance that che had gone to a we'd
ding" an entire fiction oh Williams
part, as the prince found out, for on
walking boldly in and round the
garden he noticed Sir Edward look
ing out of his studio window. This
was the faithful attendant who, one
day, when lion had died at the
zoo and his corpse came up in a
four wheeled cab to be painted
from, startled his master with the
question, please, Sir Hedwin, did
you horder lion ?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26
CHURCH SERVICES.

Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at rI.5o.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at
7.3o. Vesper service at s.
Univel salist- Rev. Ralph Hol,
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. r. J.
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor. Parson-
age, 6 Mountain avenue. Services
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. m.
Sunday school, Has a. m. ; preach
ing, 1870 p. M; Thursday prayer
meeting, 7.3o p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at ira M; evening
service at 1870.
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-Kev. Charles S. Lewis,
rector. Holy Communion every
Sundayk7,3o a. m, First Sunday in
month 1870 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. M, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p. m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion / o
a. m.
Christian-Rev. w. A. Leonard,
pastor. Services Sunday: Preach
ing at 10. 80 a. m. Sunday school at
IL; Junior Christian Endeavor at
s p. M; Y. p. S. &. E. at 7.3o p.
M. mid-week prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 1870 p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

The tallest tree in the world is
the Australian eucalyptus, reaching
a total altitude of 48O feet. The
biggest are the mammoth trees of
California, some of which are 276
to 376 feet in height and 1O8 feet
in circumference at the base. From
measurements of the rings it is be-
leved that some of these trees are
from 1000 to $500 years old. The
Oldest tree in the world is said to
be on the island of Kos, off the
coast Of Asia Minor. 1t is several
thousand years old, but just how
many no one has dared to say. The
tree is carefully preserved by a wall
Of masonry around it, and the trunk
is thirty feet in circumference
Minneapolis Journal.
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"A - TO ET a.
s.ar,tbs 1The Kind You Have Always Bought
A'' q &1MzzIMx
Evietina corpses.

at is bad enough to evict live
people, but to evict corpses does
seem hard"
"They never evict corpses."
Don't they2 You wouldn't say
that if you knew Porto Rico. In
the native cemeteries of Porto
Rico it is a common occurrence to
see a hard hearted landlord evict
with shovel corpse whose rent
has not been paid.
"You see, they don't sell lots in
those cemeteries. They only rent
them, and they who don't come
down with their annual rental
promptly are apt to suffer the NOR
tifcation and grief of seeing their
dead turned out" - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
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MAKES THEM ANGRY.
how q Skunk Captures Yellow Jack.
cts With His Tail.

How q Skunk Captures yellow Jack.
cts With His Tail.
All agree that the skunk is the
natural enemy of insects, and it is
for this reason that the farmers in
a great many agricultural districts
have secured legislation for his pro-
lection, but did you ever think what
ingenuity is employed by the little
fellow in the capture of his prey !?
Does he charm like the snake? Does
he lie in wait, or does he provoke
them to ASSAULT 1t is the latter. A
skunk can catch any insect that he
can get to fight him, On one coca,
sion / went to the woods in quest
of squirrels. 1t was a warm, cloudy
afternoon in September. While
standing on a log waiting for
squirrel saw large object moving
through the woods toward me,
which / first took to be a gray fox.
/ raised my gun and prepared to
shoot, but as the animal advanced
/ noticed that it was not fox, but
skunk, the largest / had ever
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26
Troubles Of Her Own.

81 am so troubled about my hus-
band" said Mrs. Badman, seeking
sympathy from the pastors wife.
"He goes from bad to worse. He is
an infdel and an atheist, and now
he says he is an agnostic and doesn't
know anything and doesn't believe
anything and doesn't think any
thing"
'My dear sister," replied the pas
tors wife, "you don't know what
trouble is, My husband thinks he
knows how to cook"
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BIRTHS.

In South Reading, Sept. 8, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Austin.
In Windsor, Sept. 16, son to Mr., and
Mrs. Sherman Evarts.
In Springfield, Sept. 20. daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion j. Putnam.
In Springfield, Sept. IL, daught "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Davis.
In West Woodstock, Sept. IS, daught er
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Potwin.
In Barnard, Sept. 16, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Morse.
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Striking Contradictions.

A great contrast will often be
found to exist between authors and
their works, melancholy writer's be-
ing the most jocular in society
usually and humorists in theory the
most lugubrious mortals in practice
"The Comforts of Human Life"
by r. Heron, was written in prison
under the most distressing circum-
stances. "The Miseries Of Human
Life" by Meresford, was, on the
contrary, composed in a drawing
room where the author was sur
rounded by the best of everything,
and Burton, the author Of the
"Anatomy of Melancholy" was ex-
tremely facetious in conversation.
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WALKING.

Firm, regular steps are said to
denote a steady, reliable nature,
while jerky, uneven movements in
dictate the reverse. The energetic
person walks quickly and stops sud
denly. The dreamer saunters along
with slow, distracted mien. The
obstinate man goes straight ahead,
refusing to turn aside for anybody.
On the other hand, the person who
is ready to step out of any ones
way is not necessarily weak willed.
He may be afflicted with too much
courtesy. The long, swinging step
usually marks the generous, broad
minded person, while the small, pet
ty tread shows the walker to be of
a mean and narrow character. This
last rule applies, of course, far
more to men than to women"
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Landseer,s Valet.

Sir Edwin Landseer, the famous
animal painter, had an old servant
his butler, valet and faithful slave
named William, who was partic-
ularly assiduous in guarding the
outer portal, No one could by any
possibility gain direct access to Sir
Edwin. The answer would inyaria-
bly, be, "Sir Hedwin is not at 'ome."
The prince consort himself once re-
eeiYed this. answer when he called.
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rhsx Saw Enouah.

Arab Gas Mr.. and Mrs. Smith ap-
pear)-Sh! You want a guide2 /
am the best guide in Algiers. For
3 franc I take you to Arab cafe veer
Inglees not lowed. For 10 franc ]
show re street veer it is dangerous
for re Inglees for to go, and for 20
franc-sh II stand you on re place
veer re last Inglees tourist vos got
shotl
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith sailed by the
next steamer.-LOndon Scraps.
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What Does It sayP

Mr.. Cannon, in stating that his
fortune amounts to but competency
for his family, add: "The fact that
l have been in public life for "a years
speaks for ITSELF" Exactly-but
what does it sayl-Springfeld Re-
publican.
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FRED MUSCOvITE
No. 10000
A Typical Vermont Bred
Morgan, the best-bred Stall
lion in the State.
PEDIGREE

He is the son of Muscovite 1921, record
2. Ia, the greatest sire of speed in the Nut
wood family; his sire, Nutwood 600. record
2.18M, stood supreme as the greatest of liy-
ing sires, with 237 trotters and PAGERS among
his descendants. and AZ of his sons sired 81
with records in 2.3O. Nutwood was the son
of Belmont ga, trial 22S15 aud over $50
performers carrying his blood are in the
80 list; he was sired by Abdalah Is, and
he by Hambletonian 10, son of the great
Abdalah l.
The dam of MuscOvite 5221, Reina Vic
Storia, was sold at auction for STOPS
From Nutwood's dam. Miss Russell, were
descended, 301 performers with records
from 2.07A to $50, among them the cele-
brated Maud S.
Fred MusCovite's dam. Marie, was by La
Crosse $685.; second dam, Lizzie Davis, by
Don j. Robinson; third dam, Novice II.
by Mambrino Chief; fourth dam. Novice by
Black Prince (Othello), son of Black Hawk
5;tifth dam by Perfection, sixth dam by Fox
Hunter: all individual representatives, as
well as producers. of the right class of
Sturdy. Stylish and Speedy Travellers, a
long list of whom have entered the charmed
circle, among them being Nancy Hanks,
2.O4, Stamboul, 2.0715, Sunol 2 OSH, Jay
Eye See, 2 TO- and 100 Others with records
from 2. 1917 to 2. 80.
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Political Eeonomv.

Inquiring Child-What is polit-
ical economy, papaP
Quiszical Parent-Political econ
omy, my son, is when poor man
runs for congress and has all his ex-
penses paid by his friends.-Path-
finder.
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"When 1 was your age" said the
stern parent, II was accumulating
money of my own" "Yes, "
answered the graceleSs youth, "but
don't you think the public was easier
then than it is now %-Washington
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

Scotlcnd's fish catch in 1907 was
o,o77,o59 hundredweight, worth
$I5,4s5.525. The industry employed
o4,773 men on Io,365 vessels iol
I4L3SS aggregate tonnage, worth
$4,000, SOL.
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MARRIAGES.

Iu Springfield. Sept. 49, Roderick w.
Mudgett and Miss Agnes M. Brady.
In Castleton, Sept. 9, by the Rev. Frank
L. Garfield, Charles A. Juckett and Miss
Helen Morse Walker.
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DEATHS.

aged So years.
In Dauville, Sept. 10. Mrs. Emily A..
McCabe of North Hartland, eyed n years.
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The transient hotel population OF
New York is figured at 100000
people day. The hotel properties
are valued at over $4,000, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

An elephants burden is from 1906
to $500 pounds and that of a horse
from 200 to $50 pounds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

The population of the territory
now embraced in the German en-
pire has doubled since 1898,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

Out of every million letters that
pass through the postoffice it is cal
culated that only one goes astray.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-09-26

The voice of a man has been
known to carry three miles through
a 2o-foot trumpet.
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pEScRIPrIME

Fred Muscovite has speed, size and ac-
ton. He stands Is hands ~ inches. weighs
lilo pounds and is a beautiful chestnut in
color. One of his colts % months old can
be seen with him.
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FRED MUSCOVITE will
Make the Season of 1908 at
the Fair Ground, Woodstock,
vt.