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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

Of all methods of making anoth-
er person angry and disagreeable
the worst is to tell him that he will
"have to" do something. How often
do we hear, "'You will have to go
to the other window" "You will
have to go into the other car"
"You will have to wait an hour"
"You will have to write the general
passenger agent or superintend-
ent," and the like! Primarily we
are all free agents and don't ''have
to" do darned thing. We may
find it expedient or necessary to a
certain end, but we don't even
''have to" eat if we don't want to.
How easy to put the direction in
another manner, such as, "The 9th
er window, please" or "Will you
kindly take the car ahead?" or ''The
rules require" A short, very short,
explanation of why certain thing
is necessary will always work Won
ders in avoiding trouble.-Railroad
Employee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
OLD SPANISH SWINDLE
Appeal for Funds Reaches a
Woodstock Man.

The old swindling story of the
prisoner in Spain, with a daughter
in distress and hidden fortune in
America, reaches Woodstock in the
shape of an appealing letter received
by Mr.. E. D. Faulkner a few days
ago
The scheme, which in this case
involves a matter of $3.50. 900, is a
familiar fraud, but continued pub
licity doesn't seem to have punctured
it elfectually and unsuccessful at
tempts to work it are occasionally
noted by the newspapers. Mr.. Faulk-
ner is still wondering why he was
singled out as the recipient of this
storm-tossed prize package from over
the ocean. The letter follows:
Madrid, ,f25, |, 1909.
Dear Sir
Although l know you only from
good references of your honesty my
sad situation compels me to reveal
you an important affair in which you
can procure modest fortune saving
at the same time that of my darling
daughter.
Before being imprisoned here l
was established as a Banker i'll Rus
sia as you will see by the enclosed
article about me of many English
newspapers which have published
my arrest in London.
l beseech you to help me to obtain
a sum of 100000 dollars | have i'll
America and to come here to raise
the seizure of my baggage paying
to the Registrar of the Court the
expenses of lny trial and recover my
portmanteau containing secret
pocket where | have hidden the
document indispensable to recover
the said sum.
AS a reward | will give up to you
the third part viz: 100000 dollars.
| cannot receive your answer in
the prison but you must send a
cablegram to a person of my con-
fidence who will deliver it to me
Awaiting your cable to instruct
you in all my secret, | am, Sir,
Yours truly,
BELIAvSKY.
Ex-Banker Beliavsky appends the
name and address of his trusted CO.
worker to whom may cabled the re-
sponse to the touch" "
Accompanying the letter is what
purports to be newspaper clip
ping, very evidently fake, cor
roborating Beliavsky's story of his
arrest and detention, and also hint
ing at hidden millions of Russian
rubles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

The Blanchard family, who came
here from Pomfret last October and
lived in Nill Rood's house, left town
last we k Wednesday for Stock
bridge, where it is said they have
bought = place
Georg. Fullerton is doing the
wood saw ing in this place
DR.. f O. Kendall has returned to
New York after short stay with his
brother, , G. Kendall
l.. p. i,atou was recently confined
to his bed by al attack Of dizziness
Our village school observed the
Tooth al liversary fo Lincoln's birth
on Thu sday, Feb II, with appro-
pirate exercises.
Mr.. al / Mrs Damien were guests
at G.. NJ Rood's over Sunday
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
New Town Election Law.

An acr passed by the last legisla-
ture amended the law relative to the
election of town officers, so that
hereaftel it will be impossible to
turn down the full board Of select
men or he full board of listers, as
has been done often heretofore. The
law nov provides that, beginning
with the annual meetings the COM
ing month three selectmen shall be
elected Tor one, two and three years,
respectively, and that thereafter one
selectman shall be elected each year
to serve three years, succeeding the
one who's term expires.
The SINE provision is made with
respect to the listers Town affairs
often suffer through the acts of the
voters in electing entirely new boards,
but under the new law the new
men on the boards will have the
benefit of the experience of those
who have become familiar with town
affairs Il rough having served one or
two years longer. In any town so
voting one or two additional select
men or listers may be elected to
serve one year.
The full list under the new law is
as follows: Moderator, town clerk,
selectmen, treasurer, Overseer OF the
poor, first constable and, if necessary,
a second constable, collector Of taxes
if the toy so orders, three auditors,
one or m ore trustees af public mon
ey, one or more grand jurors, one or
two road commissioners to be elected
by ballot an agent to prosecute and
defend s. tits in which the town is
intereste |, one or moe school direc-
tors, anC if desired, tree warden.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
WEST BRIDGEWATER.
Deferred

DGIGrT6u
Mrs. Nora Spaulding of West
Woodstock and Mr.. Adams of Wood
stock wore recent guests at j. N
MaddeI s.
Mrs Arlie Lockwood and Frank
Lewis cf Bridgewater Corners were
at Franc Hadley's Sunday.
Q. b. Corey of Bridgewater and
Mr.. Bradley we're up fixing the tele-
phone Iine Sunday which the wind
of Saturday damaged.
Miss Miriam Livingston finished
successful term Of 10 weeks school
Friday.
Mrs. IIleazer Pinney and son OF
Reading visited at Fred Wolcott's the
last of the week.
Myrtle Lewis has returned from
North B,idgewater.
Charles Hill walks with cane
He was kicked by a horse last Fri
day.
w. R. Spaulding of Plymouth was
at H. Fl. Spaulding's Thursday.
Over so tickets were sold for the
dance at the hall Friday night.
Curtis Turner returned to Mendon
TUESDAY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
SOUTH POMFRET.
AB OFT LIBRARY NOTES.

If an, people doubt the advisa-
bility of connecting the Libraries
and the rural district schools, they
should t ear Rev William Slade of
Thetford give his experience along
that line in his efforts in Connect
cut a fe Y years ago, and the intel
lectual wakening which followed
his work in that direction.
If they are interested in early
church istory he can tell them
many th lgs about the First Con
gregatic al church in Thetford, and
how in {. arching in the town clerk s
Office fo. the early church records
he dug up, deeply buried and Gov
cred With the debris of years, the
original own charter, which is now
to be ren waited and framed between
plates Of glass.
ABBA DoToN CHAMBERLIN,
Librarian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
BRIDGEWATER.

Erie Davis is working for the
BridgewAter Woolen Co.
A number from here attended the
"Old Folks Ball" at White River
junction.
Chester A Jordan of the John
Rice Audit Co. of Portland, Me-, was
here last working in the interests of
the Bridgewate Woolen Co.
Matte Walker is working for Ar
thur Robinson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
He knsuu IL Mas Eound.

A clergyman while going to
church one Sunday morning lost a
pocketbcok containing valuable pa
pers. After the service he made
known his loss and said that who
ever found the pocketbook and re-
stored it to him would be well re-
warded.
An old man Immediately rose up
at the back of the church and cried
out:
'Tt's found, sir!"
"Oh, thank you, thank you, my
manp said the clergyman. "Have
you got it with you"
mo, sir" answered the man,
"but 1 coined that way myself after
you did, and it wasn't there then"
London Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
BARNARD.

Frank A. Lawton, who has been
living with Jerome Morgan, has gone
to his former home in Hartland
Saturday evening, Feb. 6, was a
great su prise to Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem B. J vans, when about twenty
five of their friends called on them,
bringing many useful articles.
Edwa, | Leonard's house caught
fire recently from a defective chin
ney, The fire burned up through
the roof, when it was discovered and
put out.
Miss Anna Coughlin went to Ran
doIph la~o week.
H. O. rench and Mrs. Mary Burke
were in Woodstock recently.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The Hotel Clarendon at Sea Breeze,
DaytonN, Florida, one of the largest
resort hatels on the East coast, to-
gether with ten cottages adjoining
the house, was burned Sunday. The
two hundred and fifteen guests, who
were asleep at the time, were saved
without injury and many were able
to gather up most of their belong
ings
Two masked bandits held up a
Denver and Rio Grande railroad
train at Military Junction between
Fort Logan and Denver, Colo, early
Saturday, looting the mail car and
the registered mail. The robbers
escaped. The value of the booty is
not yet known.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
HUNTING THE SEAL.
The Dog Hood Of the Atlantic Is q
Desperate Fighter.

The seal hunters have been call
ed heroes, but they have earned the
title in doing just what their ia
theirs and forefathers have done for
200 years-catching seals to make
living. When we think of seals we
bring to mind the animals for
whose rich coat of fur milady is
willing to pay hundreds or even
thousands of dollars-the fur seal,
which inhabits the north Pacific
ocean. But in the waters of the
Atlantic lives another species,
which is also sought for its coat or
hide, which goes into many thou
sands of pocketbooks, satchels,
gloves and other articles, for which
it is especially valuable. So every
year hardy Newfoundlanders take
their lives in their hands in the
seal hunt, for not only is its coat
valuable, but the blubber of the
young yields an oil much priced for
different purposes.
There are four species of seals in
the waters around Newfoundland
and Labrador - the bay seal, the
harp, the hood and the square flip
per. The harp seal-the seal of
commerce-is so called from hav-
ing a broad, curved line of dark
connected spots extending along
each shoulder and meeting on the
back above the tail, forming fig
ure something like an ancient harp.
As the hoods are often with the
harps, they are also taken for their
skins. The male, called the "dog
hood" is distinguished from the fe-
male by a curious sack or bag of
flesh on his nose. When attacked
or enraged he initiates this hood
with air so as to cover the face and
eyes, and it is strong enough to re-
sist seal shot. When thus protect
ed he can be killed only by shoot
ing him in the neck and the base of
the skull.
Unlike the cowardly harp seal,
the dog hood fights desperately in
defense of his mate and young ones,
and if they are killed he becomes
furious, initiates his hood, while his
nostrils dilate into two huge blad-
ders. AS he rushes at his enemy
with foundering leaps, it is as well
to keep safe distance if the hunter
is alone, for instances have occur
red where a fight between an old
dog hood and five or six men has
lasted for an hour, and more than
once a man has been crunched to
death by the powerful jaws.
The seal is a great traveller, but
depends on the rivers of the ocean
to take him where he wants to go.
Like good many other tourists, he
spends his summer in the north,
leaving the southern waters in May
and spending about three months
in the seas about Greenland. With
the beginning of the arctic winter
the seal horse starts on its long
southern voyage.-Day Allen Will
ley in Van Norden's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
BRIDCEWATER CORNERS

Mr.. Gobie of Woodstock, with an
assistar +, has been doing the mason
work on A. A. Vaughan's tenement.
Miss Olive Cobb of Bridgewater,
Mass, was a recent guest of Ms
Leslie Cleveland.
Mess.s Shattuck and Bradley put
in a supply of ice last week,
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Southgate will
make taair home with the latter s
mother, Mrs Lizzie Vaughan, for
the present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

One p ir of 1900 pound horses
tugged birch tree which scaled
| 496 fee from L. F. Curriers' noun
tain int the mill yard at Island
Pond. Twelve feet of the butt of
this plump tree scaled no feet. In
cidentally credit is due W. F. Cur
rivr who drove the champing steeds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
Arts and Crafts Exhibit.

The Arts and Crafts club will
have an exhibit of its work Monday
and Tuesday afternoons and even
ings, Feb. % and %. The display
will show the handiwork of the
several classes, including, carpentry,
brass work, drawing and modelling.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
Windsor County Court
DECEMBER TERM, 1908.

The December term of Windsor
county court completed its work
Saturday morning, adjourning at 10
o'clock.
In the case Of Forrest Manly Of
Plymouth, charged with statutory
offence, his counsel gave notice that
a plea of insanity would be made in
his case and it was set to be tried
June s at the next term, and his bail
fixed at $4,000,
Fred Lowell retracted his plea of
not guilty of stealing horse and
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced
to be confined at hard labor in state
prison for net less than four or more
than five years.
James Macdonald, of Littleton, N.
H., pleaded guilty to an amended
information and was sentenced to be
confined at hard labor in state prison
not less than two or more than two
and one-half years for forging a
check of $2750.
Richard Hill and John Howley
were sent to the state Industrial
school at Vergennes.
Edward Perry was sentenced to
the house of correction for a year to
a year and a half. Sentence was
suspended and he was put in the
hands of the probation officer. The
three last named respondents were
held for larceny
Fay Partridge of West Windsor
pleaded guilty to burglary and was
sent to the state industrial school
for the remainder of his minority,
and if he does not behave there, he
must 90 to the house of correction
for the same term, but is in the
hands of the probation officer Sem
tence is to be carried out if he fails
to comply with requirements.
In the case of Selden G, White VS..
George II. Day, both of Woodstock
B. H. Pilney was appointed admins
traitor of the plaintiffs estate and the
case, general assumpsit, continued.
Eva Hattie Scales, of Cavendish,
was granted divorce from S James
Scales for intolerable severity and
non-support The petitioner was
granted the custody of her minor
child.
The case of State VS.. Edward
Hickie was continued until the June
term.
The case of State VS. Herbert A.
Davis Of Felchville, charged with
arson, ard tried at December term
l907-tIe jury being unable to agree
was MI pressed and the respond
ent discharged.
The court set aside the verdict for
defendant in the case of Frank E.
BarrelI VS.. Frank l.. Dickinson and
granted Il new trial and continued
the case. Davis & Davis for plaintiff
Charles 3atchelder for defendant
In the Fitzpatrick divorce case
the husband, John Fitzpatrick, was
ordered to pay $5 a week aIimony
and $40 for TIE expense Of trial.
Lilliar Bergee # Chester was
granted divore from Bert G. Ber
gee for wilful desertion
In the case of Bert G. Balch VS.
John R and Johanna Bixby of Lud
low the suit was discontinued will
costs.
The Hufnail divorce case was con
tinued.
The county Jail had 40 inmates OF
the 18th inst. Twelve were released
on that lay and IL new prisoners
arrived. A large part of these are
tramps
1t is arranged that Chancellor
Butler will have special term il
chancery at White River junction
on Tuesday, Feb. %, at ii a. m. foI
the hearing of contested chancery
cases.
pDInHEXAA TIP
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

Mrs. b. E. Estey of Tyson has an
indeperjen hen that lays eggs
weighirg something over a quarter
of a pourd Her best work is one
which measures 81 by 7a inches.
She is Rhode Island red.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

Fifty-seven years ago Thursday,
Feb. IL, occurred the great freshet
in North Bennington which did pro-
perty damage amounting to $4,000,
The railroad embankment broke and
the whole village was flooded, a
child being drowned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

Edward McCone of Dover, N. H.,
has had for 40 years a bill issued in
1854 by bank in Fall River. The
back of it is plain and looks like a
piece Of brown paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
Impatient.

"Well, if that amt the limitP
unused the postman as he came
down the steps of a private resi-
lence.
"What's the trouble?" queried
the passing citizen, who had over
heard the postman's noisy thought.
"Why," explained the man in
gray, "the woman in that house
says if don't come along earlier
she'll get her letters from some 9th
er carrier" Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
New Hotel at Rochester.

1t is reported that a we'll known
hotel company may soon build fine
hotel at Rochester, locating it on the
hills above the town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

E. P. Kelley, '09, a former mem
Der of the Woodstock base ball team,
and T. j. Leonard, another student,
have been refused permission to
play on Dartmouth teams in the
future. Under the rules of the ath-
letic council no student who has
played on a mi-professional base
ball team shall be eligible to repre-
sent Dartmouth on athletic teams
without special permission from the
council.
George Anthem was one of the
speakers at the second annual ban
quet of the engineering department
of the University of Vermont, held
in Burlington Monday evening.
The Junior Auxiliary of st James
church will have a sale Of aprons and
candy this afternoon at the Thomas
Smith stand. There will be Ii ght
aprons and dark aprons. all kinds ol
aprons-gingham and print. Also
good variety of confectionery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
English Biscuit

These are a very thin, dainty wafer,
Sweetened just bit, and come in fancy
shapes. This is something no Yankee
can make and we have them in five
styles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20

Where the RIncn Took Effect.
"Never let your shoes pinch you"
Gee! l don't. It's my family's shoes
that pinch me. have to buy on an
average eighteen pairs a year."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-02-20
Crackers

We have full line of Austin's, COM
priSing Cream Lunch, Brown Baked
Buffers, Vermont Common, etc.
Buy one box and be convinced of
their merit.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-07
A CURE Fer FITS.
Now Discovery Made at Lake kenosia

The Danbury News says: During a
recent baseball game played at Lake
Kenosia the peace and quiet of the aft
ernoon was ruffled by an individual
who suddenly fell to the ground and
began a series of stunts that brought
several spectators about him in an
instant. So badly was the man suf-
fering, or at least appeared to be. that
a glass of spirits was hurriedly Sc
cured and taken to him. After the
liquid had trickled down his throat
he opened his eyes and sat up in a
short time giving evidence OF regain
ing his health.
The game was started again and
when about two innings more had been
played the same individual had an
other fit, harder if anything than the
first. Again the same fire water was
usec FOR Lrirgin him t. his feet. A
third fit followed the first two and
then it began to dawn upon the volun-
teer physicians" that they were be-
ing worked for drinks. So when the
patient vas in the midst of the third
fit large quantities OF fluid were
brought to him, this time, however,
there was more than a stick" in it.
The patient took the third dose and
then made bad face. lejecting the
medicine" the doctors had given
him for the third antidote for fits a
large quantity of water with a liberal
shrinking af rad nspnsr
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-07
BUILDERS are BUSY IN CITY
Shannon Building up Third Story Change in Academy
PIans-Improvement at the Halle Cub-1o0 Men
Working at TaftviIe.

and the forms are all in place and
the flooring laid for pouring the con-
crete for the third story today. The
brick has kept along with the con-
crete and is now going above the moor
of the third story.
On the site at the corner of Market
and Water street, where j. b. Shan
non is to erect bachelors hotel, the
work Is still tn the stone foundation
walls underneath the sidewalk line.
These have been laid the entire length
on Market street and part way on
Water street. Some water leaks
through into the cellar from the jail
hill slopes, but it is expected this
can all be taken care CT by the sewer
if a 9 or 10 foot cellar is put in.
At the new Plaut- gladden. building
on Main street the two upper ones
of the five floors are now completely
finished and the men are working
down through the others. Saturday
work was begun on putting in the
window sashes for the store front.
In the quarters of the Halle club In
the adjoining building repairs and al
terations have been begun which will
better adapt this property to the
growing needs of the club.
Since the strike on the new big
weave shed at the Ponemah mills
Taftville, was settled this week, the
work there has been pushed ahead
and a force of 100 men is engaged by
the contractors.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-07
Premeditated Murder.
You viii Benefit Yourself and Al
Humanity by Killing DAN
pruff Germs.

Microbes ckuse badness. falling
hair dandruf. irritated scalp and
other diseases. 1t is no crime to XIII
them.
Get rid of all hair or scalp troubles
BY using Partisan Sage. the remedy
that never fails TO kill the germs.
For sale by leading druggists for %
tents a large bottle and IN Norwich
BY The Lee & Osgood Co. who guar
antees it to stop itching scalp, failing
hair. splitting hair and dandrun or
money back.
Partisan Sage is the favorite with
discriminating women. for IT will make
the hair grow luxuriant and beautiful
1t is not sticky or greasy but 1t Is
most delightful hair dressing.
Il am good and true friend OF
Partisan Sage. 1t appealed TO my scalp
trouble at once while ] was using the
first vottle. ] also suffered with an
itchiness OF the scalp which caused
large sores to form. The use OF Paris-
ian Sage took away all the trouble
healed and removed the sores. made
my head feel cool. and caused the hair
TO grow in nicely" J. w. Moody, 1906
Bainbridge Street, Manchester. Va.
April 2. 1909
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-07
ELY GIRLS
Will Provide Home for Young Women
Students in New York.

At Greenwich it has been announced
that the Ely club. composed of wealthy
young women, all former students at
the Misses Ely's school. will begin in
the middle of September a work for the
benefit of young women students who
have not been so fortunate financially
as themselves. They will establish a
home in New York where students may
live while prosecuting their studies.
To this end the Ely club has leased the
house at III West Ninety seventh
street and is having it made ready for
occupancy.
Outlining the plans of the club Mrs.
Arthur ]. Slade. secretary Of the club,
said:
students are coming to New York
in ever increasing numbers. A large
proportion of these students are wholly
unacqusinted in the city and have a
small allowance for their expenses.
1.-The Ely club house will provide a
boarding place where girls can have
cheerful rooms and nourishing food for
the price they now pay for dreary
quarters and miserable meals. 1t is
to be understood that this home is en-
tirely for girls and women who are
studying with a view to self support.
and not for any girl with an income
sufficiently large to enable her TO live
independent. Our idea is to give for
the price OF 81 to IS a week livable
quarters with nourishing. palatable
food. which means of course that the
work will not be wholly self support
ing. but We hope the deficit will not be
more than our treasury can handle"