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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

''Oh-ho!" chuckles Leonidas Then it's the
first time On record that anyone ever got the best
of Soapy Bagster. Drop it, old man; you're
among friends. Still tinkering up the peerage; eh
Soapy?"
and before we can grab him he's scooted through
side door.
Well, inside of three minutes Leonidas is toyn
with the drinks the old gent has ordered, while I'm
listenin' to personal history that makes me
feel foolish from my toes up. Seems that Dodge
had known this Soapy gent on and off for years
He d tried to ring Leonidas in as helper once a
Spanish prisoner scheme: but Mr. Bagster's long
suit discovern lost heirs for Scotch and Irish
estates, his lay being to pick out some one with
old country name and dough enough to make it
worth while.
Wasn't trying to interest you in anything of the
kind, was he" says Leonidas
Well, says l. he did mention something about
my havin' likeness to the late Earl of Ennis
corthv
Il Late Earl is good. says Dodge, poundn his
again! Why, say Shorty, looked that up once
just for sport. There hasn't been Earl of Ennis
corthy for over three hundred years But little
thing like that wouldn't bother Soapy. What's
wrong, Ell! You're loOkin Off your color, my boy.
Liver clogged:"
No. says l. only soft spot in my head that
didn't know there. Glad you came in, Leoni
das. Order up, and go as far as you like, This IS
me-.
AS soon gets chance telephones to Sadie
the Fitzgeralds show up again to have the house
detective run Elm Out the DdCk way dHu L telI>
her why. She won't believe it, though, and
calls in Mrs. Purdy-Pell who's sharp all kinds
of mobiles. Mrs. Purdy-Pel ndorses what Leonidas
has said.
But the Fitzes know when to keep away. The
of was though Sadie'd just paid their board
for week in advance and it's their laugh Even at
that don't believe Sadie is sore on EN- has let
go of the notion that maybe l might be misaii
Earl after all.
Anyway says she, that coat of arms looks
perfectly stunning on my blue note paper"
WHAT saws l. You amt pinched the pigs
head and the crows, have YOU
''Of course have says Sadie, poutin'. And
to them tool!
Now wouldn't that Your tires off? And say.
with up against that at home, and Swiftly Joe
Just bu stin with it the studio, how long it goIn
to take me get this phony Earl business of
my system!
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was fast gettin the bug. And all that night rolls
around on the pillow with things like that runnin
through my head.
Next day l tries to work it off; but there's
forgettin the Earl business with Swiftly Joe around
He didn't dare to say it out loud; but knew what
he was whisperin' to himself every five minutes
And for all do feels myself swellin up inside
l still holdin off givin' in to anybody
Ftzgerads agrees that quick enough for Sadie has
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All that Swiftly could do was to nod his head:
Then there's no use in my tryin' to get it out
expect says l: for the few ideas you do take in
get tangled up in the cogs that they just have to
work out of themselves But listen, son; you
ton Earl to again. or to anyone else and theren
be lop cared assistant director of physical culture
out on the sidewalk chasin' Job! Got that clear?"
It's the only way know of to throw scare into
Swiftly and hate to it, at that; but something
had to be done to keep him from spreadin the news
and gettin me the horse laugh all over town. That
don't prevent him, though. from goin around all
day with that moonstruck look on his face
Twice catches him lavn something over to HIM
self in a corner and when starts for home l finds
him holdin my overcoat and hat polite as if he'd
been wearin plush breeches l gives him one look,
grabs my things away from him, and pixies out; but
as glances back over my shoulder there he is,
dom the grand salaam on the top step.
Sadie Il enjoy hearin about this, thinks /.
HAS the joke ali framed up too and I'd almost got
to the point where it looked funny to me- when
I'm landed the seventh floor of the Perzazzer and
calls our happy little home. And what do YOU
think: There's the three of EN-, Talbot and the
Lady Irene, and Sadie, all punched around the sttin'
room table, that was spread with papers and books
Al. The Earl OF Enniscorthy himself" sings,
out Talbot, jumpin' up and duckin, his gray curls.
Come off, says l. You don't take any stock
in such web pipe dream as this his Earl business
it all out plain day. Your grandfather the
missing heir to the sixth Earl And there's lovely
old castle that might be fixed up perfectly grand,
and coat ofarls that too cute for anything and
But wait until you've heard what it says about YOU
III Burke's. Read it to him, Miss Irene
Well, there's dodgn EN-. They don't
let me shed my overcoat, but jams ME into chair
and proceeds to pump ancient Irish hist'ry. and
dates. and stuff from the peerage into Then l
have to look at pictures of the castle, moldy old
barracks that looks though it might have been
condemned by the budin' department back in the
time of George the Tooth There's diagram of all
the McCabes that ever was, beginnin with Brian
there's color design of the McCabe trade
mark, pigs head supported by three crows, with
motto in Latin that sounds like " Soak it to en-.
That's likely than anything I've heard vet,'
SAYS l. But how do YOU account for old Pat Mullins
drivin a truck
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put Sili "a + at q SN'Ou Oiodu w
hotel, besides advancin a roll
for spendin' money. On Fri
day / was to meet Talbot and
take him to lunch while he
lays out just what moves he
proposes to take to land me
in the peerage along side of
Dunraven and Clancartv.
WELL, he was on hand
" prompt, lookin' swell
and fancy in a new silk lid,
and swingin' a new cane. We
settles down at a corner table,
and Talbot Wa. Just maxim a
few notes on the back of the
wine card, when / looks up to
see some one givin' me the
glad hail from the other side
of the room. It's my old side
partner, Leonidas Dodge, him
with the lemon colored hair
and the rainbow disposition.
So of course l signals for him
to drift over.
Glory bel" says he, but
the fates are kind! Do YOU
know. Shorty, my boy, l was
wondering, not two days ago,
how you-" And then he
gets a glimpse of Talbot.
What" says he. The
only original Duke of Dub
lin!" and he slams the Fitz-
gerald on the back. "Soapv,
old man, how's the graft -
Talbot turns white, all but
his nose, and he comes back
with the refrigerated stare.
Begging your pardon, sir,
says he; but you have the
advantage of me, l think >
- L
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such a dignltled. genteel look,
that l hates to be rough.
Besides, there was the Lady
Irene.
l knew how Sadie'd handle
EN-. She listen to their
patter for an hour Or SO. give
EN- a cup OF tea, and put EN-
on the sidetrack so gentle
they wouldnt know how they
got there.
| had my heels up on the
desk again and was reachin'
for the paper, when | notices
Swiftly Joe. He's standin'
lust where he was ten minutes
before. with the double doors
still wide ajar, starin' at me
like | was a procession.
Well, Josephus." says l,
why the pelican sign Sup
pose Your face should freeze
that way, Ell? What's wrong
with YOU Oh, talk 1t out!
And after two or three false
starts. he does. An OIL
says he, husky like. The Oil
of Enniscorthy!"
Would you think it: Swiftly
has swallowed the whole tale,
and it's come near chokin
him standin.
Shorty McCabe an Oil"
says he, that being the near
est anyone from South Brook
lyn can come to sayin' Earl.
AN Oil! An Oil" he goes on.
"Ah. oil your hind FOOT"
says l. Look here, Swiftly,
have you got it into that nut
and bolt factory of yours that
what them two grafters said
was so 20
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wo, dstOok. VT, Dec, 5, 1908
Wanted, a Stone Road.

Com nents of some pith and breezi-
ness ar heard concerning the condi-
ton of the brand new roadway from
the raj road station to the square in
this vi lage after the recent rains.
During the past summer it stood uI
well VI der all kinds of traffic; it was
fairly jmooth, and the binding
chokinj dust of other seasons was not
so mucl in evidence. The test came
with Il Q late "wet SPELL" however.
and some observant critics say thai
the mily, muddy and deeply rutted
road W 8 the worst ever seen in the
village at this season Of the year.
This is a very severe condemnation,
but mt king allowances for possible
exagge alton, 1T must be allowed thai
it was very bad indeed; likewise 9
demons ration Of the fact that 8
steam-l oller can't make a good road
out of llisft material.
1t We } an honestly made road, The
Age be ieves, but the failure lies in
the lac, Of proper road material
And this object lesson goes to show
once mpre that a stone road up Pleas
ant and Central streets and on
througl, the village, also in Elm
street, j the only practical and dura-
BILE thil 6 to have, and the sooner the
village finds it out the better for its
peace and profits. The most tray
elled HI ghway in the village should
be the 5est, which has net been the
case in the past.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
WEST BR1DGEWATER

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spaulding
Of Briggs were Sunday guests at R.
L. Madden's.
Mr., and Mrs, Morse have moved
into Juggernaat'and are at work for
the Rooney brothers.
L, r, Fish, who has been guest at
w, D. Lewis, returned to West
Rutland Saturday.
Mrs. r. L. Madden was called to
Reading to care for her daughter,
Mrs. Ben Smith, Tuesday.
Charles Hill and E, ]. Doyle were
in Rutland Monday and in Wood
stock Wednesday,
The Rooney brothers have a tele-
phone; 1888.
The funeral of Andrew ]. Pinney
was held at the house Thursday,
Nov. 26, Rev. 7. c. Carnahan Off
ciating.
w. A Spahlding of Bridgewater
Corners was at H. H. Spaulding's
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Johnson returned to
Castleton Monday.
Miss Myrtle Lewis has returned to
North Bridgewater to teach another
term of school.
School commenced Monday, Miss
Livingston of Ludlow, teacher.
Mrs. Isaac Welsh is improving at
this writing Wednesday,
Joseph May returned to Bert Hills
Saturday plght.
Mrs. F. w. Spaulding and daugh-
ter went to Sherburne Tuesday for a
few days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
BRIDoEWATER.

Mr. and Mrs. E. d. Raymond,
two children and Mrs. Sarah Dem
ing, who have been with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Raymond a few days,
returned home to Fair Haven on
Monday.
E. A. Davis is putting plate glass
windows in his store.
r. A. Barrows, who has been
employed as brakeman on the Cen
trail Vermont road, came home Sat
urday last. He met with what came
near being serious accident, having
fallen from a box car. He has been
here a few days and is so much i'm
proved that he win return to st,
Adams Monday.
Mrs. Mary Southgate, aged 90,
who has been very feeble for the
past two or three years, passed to a
higher life Saturday morning. Since
her marriage to Napoleon B. South
gate she has made a home in this
place. She had two daughters
Lottie Southgate Cunningham, de.
ceased, and Mrs. Mary Smith, who
survives her. Mrs. Southgate had
many good qualities. She was a
woman of strict integrity, always
doing her share toward making and
building up her home. She had a
very brilliant mind, and until within
the last few years her intellect was
very keen. The funeral was held at
the home of her daughter, Mrs,
Smith, on Tuesday afternoon at l
o'clock. Rev. r. H. iCheever ofhciat-
ed and offered words of comfort to
relatives and friends. Interment was
in Village cemetery. Among those
from out Of town who attended the
funeral were Mrs. II. S. King OF
Easthampton,, Mass; H. G, Smith
of New York city, R. S. Smith OF
Bristol, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Smith of North Bennington
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

1t is a fact not generally known that
Of all farm products poultry stands
fifth in value. 1t is estimated that
the cash derived from the sale of poul-
try and eggs amounts to half billion
dollars annually. 1t is believed that
this amount is being rapidly increased
each year, due to the fact that farmers
are beginning to realize the profits
there are in well cared for flock Of
hens. When all poultry keepers fully
appreciate how easy 1t is to increase
the prOductiveness of their fowls, 1t
is fair to assume that this branch Of
farm products will advance well toward
first place in relative value. The fol-
lowing letter from @. d. Chatterton of
West BroOkfield, VT, indicates the way
in which some are increasing their
egg production. He says: 81 have used
Pages Perfected Poultry Food for the
last two years, and got one-third more
eggs than before. can't get along
without it."
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using it,
write to @. s. Page, Hyde Park, vt, for
his booklet, profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
SUICIDE OF DIR. sTIcKNEY.
Young Optician Had Been in Rutland
Only Three Months.

Dr. B. r. Stickney, aged 81, an
optician, who went to Rutland three
months ago from GIens Falls, NY,
was found dead in his apartments
Sunday with a bullet wound in his
head and a revolver clasped in his
right hand. 1t is supposed that he
committed suicide last Friday night,
but the cause oil his act is a mystery.
He had carefully filled out his
diary for Friday, not referring, how
ever, to any intention OF suicide, and
had crawled into bed, pulling the
clothes over his head. One shot
had been fred from the revolver.
DR.. Stiekney was engaged to be
married to Miss Irene Austin, of
Glens Falls, who has been in Rut-
land for some weeks visiting a sister,
Mrs. Fred Snyder, and the wedding
was planned for next June.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

The register of the voice is some
times COMPOUNDED with the range.
There are two registers to the voice,
whatever its quality. These are
termed the register of the chest
and the register Of the head. The
chest notes are given in full, even
tones and with the natural voice.
The tones may be either open or
closed. They are given from the
chest and the back Of the nose.
Head tones come from the bridge
of the nose and if unframed are apt
to develop an unpleasant shrillncss,
In a trained voice it is impossible to
detect where the chest register
snds.-New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
POMFRET

The Center school began the win
ter term Monday, Miss Moore teach
ing.
The executive committee OF the
Burns Cemetery association have
purchased steel gates to be erected
at the cemetery.
o. e. Boynton was quite sick the
first of the week, but is much better
at this writing.
w. A. Perkins of Barnard has
been installing telephones at the
town farm and at Charles Martins
recently, and has also been repair
ing other telephones.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recent transfers of real estate in
town are -
From Charles Newton to Charles
Shurtleff, the Newton place in South
Pomfret. Is.
Joseph Green to Charles 2. Tru-
ell, the "Babcock mill property"
June Fairbanks to H. S. Herrick,
the Esther Fay place in North Pom
fret.
Orlis E. Robinson to Elbridge
Perry, the E. c. Sherburne place.
Allen Thomson to ]. B. David
son, 90 acres school lot.
Fred to Joe Despaw, the s'Par-
sonage" near East Barnard.
Smith Blanchard to Wallace E.
Jennings, the Josselyn farm on
Bunker Hill.
l. Delbert Campbell to Archie
Campbell, the Harry Allen farm on
Allen hill.
7. D. and Locke Bugbee to Ed
ward A, Abbott, the Harvey Hew-
lit farm.
Elton A. Smith to VIM. B. En-
mons, Cloudland farm.
F. L. Davis to VIM. M, Adams,
the CELLS Wood farm"
VIM. M, Adams to F. L. Davis,
the store property al North Pom
fret.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
BARNARD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Maynes Of
Woodstock visited Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Maynesa few days last week
MI. and Mrs F. R. Townsend and
Mr.. and Mrs George Wheelock were
Thanksgiving day guests of Mr.. and
Mrs 0. A. Whitcomb in Woodstock.
Mr. and Mrs. Guernsey of Wind
sor were at the Wayside Sunday.
Rev. Mr., Davis is on the sick list.
"A. A. Hadley and wife have re-
turned from Marion, Mass.
The village school has opened
sgain, Mrs Alice Aiken teacher.
j. A. Moore is carrying the North
End school children.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
NORTH POMEREI

A Mr.. Linscott from Nebraska
was in town looking for young Jer-
sey stock last week.
Wallace King of Harvard, Mass,
visited his mother recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Snow are
with Mrs. King for an indefinite
stay, having abandoned their Cali
fornia trip for the present.
Scion Vail spent part of last week
with his parents in Randolph.
Mrs. Tinkham has gone to Carl
Jones in Sharon for visit,
A new bell has been put in posi-
ton on the school house in North
Pomiret.
Miss Rachel Thatcher is spending
the Thanksgiving recess with her
grandmother in South Pomfret.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. N. c,
Livingston will be interested to learn
Of Mrs. Livingston's good health and
that they are running d store and the
postoffice in Raisin, Calf, new
town, populated mostly by Germans.
S. F. Leonard is visiting with his
brother Edgar in Westmoreland, N.
Fl.
Miss Tarbell of Royalton is board
ing at Obed Whipple's while her
father and mother are visiting in
California.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
CHURCH SERVICES.

Congregational Rev, Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at
1880. Vesper service at s.
Univei salist- Rev. Ralph Hol.
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal Rev. r, ].
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor, Parson-
age, 6 Mountain avenue. Services
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. m. {;
Sunday school, TI.45a. m. preach
ing, 100 p. M. Thursday prayer
meeting, 7.3o p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II a 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-kev. Charles S. Lewis,
rector. Holy Communion every
Sunday, 1880 a. m. First Sunday in
month 1890 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. m, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p. m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion 10
a. m.
Christian-Re w. A. Leonard,
pastor. Services Sunday: Preach
ing at 1890 a. M; Sunday school at
II; Junior Christian Endeavor at
S P. M; Y. P. S. G. E. at 7,3o p.
M; mid-week prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7. 80 p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
saERRuRNE

DR.. Pierce Of Ludlow was in town
Wednesday Of this week.
School commenced Monday. Miss
Jackson, teacher, boards with Mrs
r. S. Morse this term.
Frank Bellimer and family visited
in Bridgewater a part of last week.
Miss Gussie Sanderson of Wal
Iingiord is with her grandmother,
Mrs. V. S. Dimick.
S. o. Aiken and son of Suncook,
N. H., visited at f. G. Spaulding's
from Saturday till Monday. Miss
Minnie Churchill of Pittsford was
also Sunday guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Noise enter,
tanned friends from Pitts6eld Thanks.
giving day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
"poE BILL SIGNED
WILL OF SENATOR PROCTOR
Most o The Estate and Marble Com
pary Stock Go to the Family.

the will of the late United
States Senator Redfield Proctor,
made public at Rutland Tuesday,
his estate will go to members of his
family, with the exception of be.
quests Of $4,000 to the Proctor
Librarl Association and $500 to the
Proctor Cemetery association. The
value Of the estate is not mentioned.
The will leaves to all members of
his faniily and to several 'sfaithful
employ IS" shares in the Vermont
Marble company, with which the
senator was connected. To the late
senator son, former Gov. Fletcher
D. Proctor, the will leaves 10000
shares in the marble company.
Nearly all the real estate is left to
the ser ltor's widow. Provision is
also ma le in the will for $50, 200 to
former Governor Proctor, to use ''as
he has zen instructed, and torwhich
Fletche is not obliged to give an
account ng."
The Washington real estate is left
to Redf cid Proctor, Jr., and prop
erty in Philadelphia and St. Louis is
given t. the testator's daughter, Miss
Emily.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
BR1DeEwATER CORNERS.

Monday evening about forty rela-
tives and friends met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Adams on Bridgewater
Hill in honor of their z5th wedding
anniversary. Refreshments of cake
and coffee were served, also beau
titul wedding cake decorated with
twenty-five wax candles. A willow
ware dinner set of III pieces was
presented by their children, set Of
dining room chairs by their mother,
brothers and sisters, large mirror
by a sister, Mrs. Lettie Dudley, and
many gifts of inen, china and glass,
etc, by other friends. After a de-
lightful evening, the company de-
parted with many wishes to meet at
their golden wedding.
Mrs. Ellen De Wolf and son Har-
ley OF Barnard were at Mrs. U. ].
Robinson's Saturday on the way to
visit her son Herman and family at
Briggs.
A, L. Robinson of South Wood
stock was with friends Thursday and
Friday. rs
There was a good attendance at
the Grange meeting Saturday night,
Past Master Spaulding presiding.
A very enjoyable program was pre-
sented by Charles Woods, with piano
solos by Winnie. Weeden and Myrtle
Pinney, a piano duet by the same
sisters, a song by Robert Sonthgate
and c. H. Woods, recitations by
Mrs. Julien Robinson and L. "A.
Hammond, readings by Mrs. w. c.
Capron, Ursula Robinson and Chas.
Southgate, and selections by the
choir, with Miss Weeden pianist.
The next meeting, Dec. II, will be
election OF officers.
L. S. Bradley was able to ride to
E. ii, Shattuck's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Bassett Of
Bridgewater and Herman Cleveland
and family Of Bridgewater Hill were
at Mrs. Louise Cleveland's for
Thanksgiving.
CHARLES Cleveland and wife of
East Barnard and Edwin Dudley and
family of Hartland attended the
silver wedding Monday evening.
Mrs Louise Cleveland went to
Hariland Tuesday.
Miss Jessie Weeden Of Bridge
water was at Frank Maxham's We'd
nesday night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
How Bird. Meet Emergencies.

DR.. Francis H. Herrick says a
sparrow will pluck a horsehair from
the mouth Of nesting, while an
other bird, like an oriole, will stand
by and see its mate hang until dead
without attempting to release it.
A robin will tug at string which
has caught on a limb, but is never
seen fully to meet the situation by
releasing the string. 1t will make
several turns Of a cord about a limb
and leave the other end free with
out any relation to the nest, SO that
its effort is useless. II ties no
knots.
The gull, according to abundant
and competent testimony, will car
ry shellfish to considerable height,
drop them on the rocks or hard
ground and repeat the experiment
until it gets the soft meat.-Chica-
go Tribune.