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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
THE STAGECoACH.
An Ancient Economist Who Said It
Would Ruin Business.

An Ancient Economist Who Said II
Would Ruin Business.
The first stagecoach seen in Eng
land was about the year 1868, and
another 1870 years passed before
stagecoaches began to run. They
were not received with much favor.
In 1878 a treatise was published
in London by GA Lover of, His
Country and Well Wisher to the
Prosperity Both of the King and
Kingdoms" in which were used
many elaborate arguments and wio-
lent TRADES against them.
"These coaches and caravans"
said the writer, "are one of the
greatest mischiefs that hath hap
pened of late years to the kingdom,
mischievous to the public, destruc-
tive to trade and prejudicial to
lands" ~ eE
He laments the decay of good
horsemanship, which would follow
if everybody rode to London in
coach. He calculates that coach
from York, Chester or Exeter
would have forty horses on the
journey to the capital and carry
eighteen passengers week. In the
whole year it would carry about
1872. Suppose there were return
ing passengers. There would be
936, and for these forty horses
would be sufficient, but if people
travelled in the good old fashioned
way then at least 500 horses would
be required for the work. The use
of so many horses would give en-
ployment to many who were by the
stagecoach thrown out Of work,
such as cloth workers, diapers, tai
lors, saddlers, tanners, curriers',
shoemakers, spurriers, lorimers and
fellmakers. The inns would also
suffer, for the stagecoach stops only
at few, but when gentlemen trav-
eled on horseback, accompanied, as
they usually we're, by two or three
servants, they stopped at any and
as often as they liked and thus en-
couraged trade.
Farmers will be ruined, he says,
by the stagecoach, for how can they
dispose of their hay, straw and horse
corn? Moreover, the influence on
health would be bad-men called
out of their beds before daylight,
hurried from place to place until
far on into the night, in the summer
stihed with heat and choked with
dust, in the winter starving and
freezing with cold or choked with
filthy fog, obliged to ride all day
with strangers and with sick, an
cient and diseased persons and with
children crying, poisoned with fetid
breaths and crippled by the crowd
Of boxes and bundles. Besides all
these troubles there were accidents
arising from the rotten coaches and
foul roads.
In short, the writer is fully con-
WINGED that if stagecoach travelling
becomes popular the country will go
to ruin. Had he lived to see the rail-
way he would have been bereft Of
hia aenaes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Page and Printers Ink.
From Montpelier Journal.


One OF the most striking examples
Of the intelligent and successful use
of advertising is shown in the case
of Hon. e. S. Page of Hyde Park,
known to the world of commerce as
the Calfskin King.
Notwithstanding considerable
handicap of location--and certainly
Nature never intended Hyde Park
for commercial metropolis-Page's
business has grown to tremendous
importance. His sthe largest green
calfskin establishment in the world
and the words, "CarroIl S." and
"Calf Skins" have become indus
tffsl synonyms for Confidence and
Success, ~ t,
The governor freely gives the chi #
glory for his accomplishments to
printers ink, used continually, dis
criminatingly and literally ~
Gov, Page is also president of the
Lamoille County Savings Bank AM
Trust Company and has recently
received fresh testimony to the value
of advertising.
In six m onth's Pages bank, not
withstanding a severe financial pInic,
increased its deposits nearly a quar-.
tel of a million, due in large meas
ure to advertising in Vermont news
papers.
OF course, that wasn't the only
reason. Carroll S. Page has come
to mean Candidness, System and
Perseverance. Success in Calfskins
begets confidence in banking. When
Page tells the public that he has not
lost dollar on bad note in nine
teen years and that his securities are
'sall in Vermont" the public believe
him. He has the goods to start
with, then let's the public know
about it.
A $235,ooo increase in six months
is "a pretty good concrete example of
what advertising can do. 1t requires
no argument or explanation.
Results count; advertising pays,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
THE RECORD. GORILLA.
An Ape That Measured Over Eight
u. Feet From Finger to Finger.

An Ape That Measured Over Eight
" Feet From Finger to Finger.
I 1T was, Mr.. Paschen who killed
the record, gorilla whose stuffed
skin is now to be seen in the Hon,
Walter Rothschilds museum at
Firing, HeftfordsRirej England. It
isl without 4 question -the finest
mounted specimen Of the big ape
i'm the world. 1t was killed by Mr..
IPaschen during a hunting trip in
the Cameroons. He was strolling'
! one afternoon alone a little way
from his camp when a band of ma
tives suddenly confronted him. They
told him that 'sbig monkey had
made its appearance in their neigh
borhood, of.which they were afraid.
Mr.. Paschen subsequently set out
to find "the monkey" accompanied
by some eighty natives. After about
fifteen minutes walk they came to
dense and swampy thicket, where
the natives said the beast was hid
den. At last the animal was dis
covered hiding in tree, so situated
that no one could get at it.
The daring hunter at once took
out his bush knife and after con-
siderable trouble managed to cut
path to the foot Of the tree. Its
curiosity aroused, the gorilla looked
down through the leaves, but at
that moment the hunters gun was
heard, and the huge beast received
an ugly wound in the jaw. 1t fell
head first out of its perch and
caught hold of the branches before
it reached the bottom. But sec
ond shot, well directed, brought the,
monster to the ground at the very
feet of the slayer. 1t was not only
a giant, but a magnificent specimen
Of its class. The skin was beanti-
full, and the teeth were perfect.
Twelve men carried it back to the
xillage-l1o easy task, as the mon
ster' turned the scale at 500 pounds.
The animal was then skinned. This
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
The Thundcror.

1t is not perhaps generally known
under what circumstances the name
of Thunderer was applied to the
London Times, says a correspondent
of the New York Herald. Two la
dies of Kew we're splashed with mud
by an i'll behaved horseman, and the
Times, taking the matter up, in a
leading article vigorously Denounced
the rudeness of the rider, alleged to
be the Duke of Cumberland. On
the allegation proving false another
article appeared by way of apology,
in which occurred the phrase eve
Numbered out" This grandilo-
quence caught the public fancy, and
the name Thunderer followed as a
matter of course.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Tho DeeField Valley
Times Opinion Of the Hyde
Park Savings Bank

Ex-Governor Carroll S. Page be
lieves in the liberal use OF printers
ink, and MS a result the name of Page
and the little village of Hyde Park,
are household words throughout the
civilized world.
Nineteen years ago Mr.. Page con-
ceived the idea Of a savings bank,
the prime object OF which would be
to keep Vermont money in Vermont
by investing only in Vermont indus
tries and developing Vermont enter
prises.
The idea was success from the
start; people have faith in Mr.. Page
aed his conservative business meth
DDS,
This faith has been justified by the
fact that in the whole course of its
business history the Lamoille County
Savings Bank has not lost one dollar
on a poor note, nor has it at present
dollars worth OF poor or doubtful
paper.
Mr.. Page believed the business had
greater possibilities, and applied the
plan that had won him success in
his hide industry to his savings bank
idea, and began a liberal campaign
of advertising.
This plan drew criticism from GER
tain quarters, but it also drew de-
posts, and in the six months that
have elapsed since this campaign OF
advertising started nearly a quarter
OF million dollars have been added
to the deposits of the bank.
The best evidence that man can
do thing is the fact that he does it.
Ex-Governor Page had only to make
the people understand that he could
invest their money at home, with
good security for every loan, and
where such security could be per-
sonally examined by the bank Off
Gals, and the thing was accom-
plished.
Ex-Governor Page has built up a
business in hides that is admitted to
be the largest of its kind in the world.
He has established savings bank,
that, if the present ratio Of increase
in deposits continue, will make Hyde
Park famous for its savings bank as
we'll as its calfskins.
He has accomplished both these
things in little village in Northern
Vermont, far from the great money
centers, far from the realms OF
"frenzied finance" This could only
be accomplished in one way: Car
roll Page believes in advertising.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian--ReV. c. "A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at IL
o'clock. Junior Z. 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 Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850. Tues
day evening prayer meeting at 80.
Vesper service at s.
Unjvel salist- Rev. Ralph Hol.
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor Morning SER
vice at Io.3oi II.45 o'clock, Sunday
school $50 p. m, Epworth League;
evening service, 7 ?. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 700 P. m.
Catholic Rev. E. C. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II 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
Sunday, 1880 a. M. First Sunday in
month II.3o a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. m, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p. m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion 10
a. m.
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" SAMUEL BowLEs
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WEEKLY, 81
SUNDAY, 50

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and the beasts bones were emDam-
ed and sent to Europe. An account.
of the method pursued in the
mounting Of the gorilla will give an
idea of the general system followed
at this interesting establishment.
On the receipt of the skin and
bones numerous measurements were
taken. Fhen a clay model was made
to guide the taxidermist in his task.
The skin was then cleaned and tan
ned, a process which occupied sew
eral weeks. The real labor in con-
nection with the mounting was that
involved in building a suitable
framework, or "manikin," to receive
the skin. To accomplish this
wooden skeleton was made and
firmly bolted to a stout platform.
This was padded with excelsior, on
top of which was laid thick layer
of modelling clay. This latter was
a close copy of the real animal on a
slightly smaller scale, to insure
perfect fit of the skin. When the
skin was stretched and stitched on
the clay model the task was by no
means finished. Here and there
little, bald places had to be covered,
with. artificial hair. A few parts of
the body required little coloring
TO render the whole harmonious,
While the ears and great open
mouth demanded considerable ma
nipulation to give the animal alife-
like appearance. This huge beast,
it maysb be, stated, stands five feet
five inches high and measures over
eight feet from finger to finger
Scientific American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

STATE OF VERMONT, [ Whereas, Edgar
Windsor County, S., H. Blossom of
Woodstock. Vt, has duly filed his petition
to the County Court, setting forth his legal
marriage to Lena NJ. StaTkey of Troy. in
the State of New Hampshire, that he hath
resided for thirty years in the State of
Vermont, that he hath kept the marriage
hath violated the same, for that she hath
wilfully deserted the petitioner for three
consecutive years last past, and for that
she hath committed the crime of adultery;
wherefore the petitioner prays for bill of
divorce from the'said Lena M.
And whereas it appears that said Lena NJ.
il without this State, so that the sum
mons of said Court may not be served
upon her;
1t Is Thereupon Ordered that the said
Lena n. be notified and required to
appear in and before said Court and
make answer, if any she have, and abide the
order and Judgment of said Court in the
at the term thereof next to be
held at Woodstock in and for the County
of Windsor in thesState of Vermont. on the
first Tuesday of June. A d. 1908, upon
the first day of said term, by publishing the
substance of said petition. together with
this order, for three successive weeks in
the Spirit of the Age, newspaper pub
lished at Woodstock in said County. the
last publication to be at least six weeks
prior to said term of Court. which shall be
deemed sufficient notice to said Lena M.
Blossom.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock, in
the County of Windsor, this Oath day of
February, A. D, 1905.
JAY READ PEMBER, Clerk.
Harry W. Hoye,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29

The fact that the present local
option law is being enforced is once
m ore demonstrated by the fning of a
White River Junction physician
$500 for getting too free with the
law governing prescriptions. Those
who are not in favor of the present
law will have to admit that it is
very effective at times. Under the
old prohibitory law nobody ever
heard of such "a fine imposed on a
physician, and probably wouldn't
should the old law be replaced on
the statute books.-Enterprise and
Vermonter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
To New Subscribers:
Mirror and Farmer
and THE AGE
one year
$1.25

hypnotic suggestion, was discovered
by Liebeault of Nancy, the famous
father of the therapeutic applica-
ton of suggestion" After several
years of practical experience, in
1866 Liebeault wrote his first book
On the subject. 1t was shelved, and
he was called a lunatic. Hypnotism
remained a curiosity, and Lie
beault's book was not reproduced
till six years after Charcot, in 1878,
began his study of hypnotism. In
1884 Bernbeim wrote his work on
suggestion, and this created a de.
mand for Liebeault's book, which
then gave him his lasting reputa-
tion.-New York American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
HARTLANn FOUR CORNERS

A gentleman in Bridgewater has
written me that his parents lived in
Hartland in the 40's and that the
family Of Capt Levi Lull consisted
of six children, Albert, Cornelius,
Edgar, Julius, Sophia and Laura,
instead Of the two first named, as
was stated in the paper recently; and
that they moved to Wisconsin in the
early SOS, instead Of in the 40's, as
we had it in the report. This is the
only correction we have received in
regard to our history of the Lull
family
L. A. S.
The festival, the 10th annual of
the Universalist society, came off last
week Tuesday evening. The audi
ence at the church numbered 260
It was stated on the bill that the
overture would be played at 7.45
sharp; M was ait;oi s when they COM
menced to play. The bill said cur
tain at s; it was five minutes to nine
when the curtain was raised. The
play lasted till IL o'clock. Most of
the audience were sitting in their
seats from Z until IL o'clock. The
play had five acts, and it seemed as
if they never would get shifted from
one act to another. There is one
saying that always proves true: If
you are going to do days work you
must get up in the morning The
supper at the town hall waS first
class, and all enjoyed the dance.
The society cleared between $50 and
$50, which will go for the support
of meetings next summer.
At the close Of the entertainment
at the church Mrs. Lydia Walker
met with a severe accident. The
steps being slippery, she fell from
the lower step but one and broke the
bones Of one wrist. She was taken
to the house of Mr.. Varney, where
the bone was set by DR.. Ward, after
which size was carried home and is
getting along as well as can be ex-
pected.
Nine couples from this town pat
ronized the dance at South Wood
stock Friday evening of last week.
The ladies' club meeting at the
Methodist church was postponed
from last week to this week Thurs
day afternoon.
f. Laaure will move to the Page
house in the lower village this week.
He has lived during the past year at
what is known as the Pitkin place.
Mr.. Ayers, who has bought the place,
viii move in.
DIR. II B. Ketchum played cello
with the Woodstock orchestra one or
two evenings last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
An Old Problem.

An old problem that seems al
most beyond belief is based on geo.
metric progression. 1t is related
that certain king, pleased with
some service of one Of his subjects,
told him that he would give him
whatever he asked for a reward.
The subject, crafty man, told the
king that he would be content with
one grain of wheat for the first
square of the checkerboard, two for
the second, four for the third and
so on till the sixty-four squares had
been covered. The king laughed
and told him to count out the
grains. Before the squares were
half accounted for the king stopped
him and asked if he would be con-
tent with half of the kingdom in
stead, for he then saw what sort, of
bargain he had made. By continu-
ing the multiplication till all the
squares are accounted for it will be
found that the total amount of the
contract called for $4,000, 100000
900 bushels of wheat. Counting at
the rate of 200 minute would re-
quire one man about $4,000 years
to count the individual bushels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
About Fertilizers.

Farmers cannot do better than in
vest a cent in postal card to send
to 6. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, with
the words written thereon, "Send
fertilizer formulas as advertised in
the Spirit IF the Age" It will
bring them free, postpaid much
valuable information about the prep
aration OF homemade fertilizers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Request to Ludlow Church.

The annual report Of the Church
of the Annunciation, Ludlow, an
nounces the gift of $1,000 to the par
ish by Rev. Harry Lane, who died
last September. Father Lane was
pastor Of the church in Ludlow about
20 years ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Eoa OVER slxrY YEARs.

Mas. WNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of moth.
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success, II soothes the child, softens
the gums, alays all pain, cures wind collie.
and Is the best remedy for Diarrimmedlt will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by ell druggists in every part of the
world. twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure
to ask for "bIrs. Winslow's Soothin
Syrup and take no other kind
Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs
Act, June S0th. 1905. Serial number 1894
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
A. Market for Your Hides,
TalIOW and Bones.

Almost everybody knows that the
place to send Beef Hides, Horse
Hides, Caltskins, Sheep Pelts, Tai
low and Bones is to C. S. Page,
Hyde Park, Vermont, who pays
highest prices; RENTS the day fol-
lowing the arrival Of goods at Hyde
Park; pays the freight on shipments
Of 200 pounds or more. and keeps
his customers at all times posted as
to market values
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Woodstock, VT, February 20, 1908
"ottauqueohee."

The Rutland Herald hastens to say:
"Vermonters priding themselves
upon their erudition concerning
State matters should be informed,
without delay that the United States
Geographic Board at its February
decided that the river flowing
through Windsor county from be-
You'd Bridgewater to the Connec-
ticut, is not Ottaquechee, neither
Otta Quechee, 0ttaqueeche,- 0tta-
queechy, Quechee, Queechy, Water
chuichi, Water Quechee, nor Water
queechy, but Ottauquechee. 1t is
well to be correct in these important
ears he wus stint up
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Justly Indignant.

A new made widow called at the
office of an insurance company for
the money due on her husbands
policy.
The president said, II am truly
sorry, madam, to hear of your loss. "
"That's always the way with you
men," said she. "You are always
sorry when a poor woman gets a
chance to make a little money"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Profitable Poultry.

A valuable leaflet on the egg and
poultry business will be sent free
postpaid, to any one sending his
name or postal card to c. S. Page,
Hyde Paak, Vt, saying thereon that
he saw this notice in the Spirit of
the age.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
Ansnt the Graveyard.

A numbering old stage was wind
ing in and out over a remote road
in the Adirondacks. There was
only one passenger, and he had
chosen to sit beside the driver, SeE-
eral times he had tried conyersa-
ton, but had met with SO little en-
enlargement that he had given up
and was silently watching the land
scape. '
Presently they came to a tiny
mountain burying ground, contain
ing a few gravestones and few UNI
marked graves. The passenger look
ed at it, struck by its air of loneli-
ness, which seemed to stir in him
afresh the desire for human inter-
course. He turned again to the
driver, pointed toward the grave.
yard and Observed,
people around here don't seem
to die very often, do they?". F,4'
And without}turning his head:the
driver said: as
Gust once."-Home Magazine,
PRINTED by REQUEST aat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29

The telephone is becoming very
popular in Pekin. Already there
are 1900 subscribers to the exchange
there AMI it is said that the manage
uent cannot begin to keep up with
the orders for new instruments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-29
BIRTHS.

In West Bridgewater, Feb. 20, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. w E. Pierce.
In Woodstock, Feb. 90, son to Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Reed.
In-Woodstock Feb. Il, son to Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Girard
In North Hartland, Feb. IA, daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Baker.