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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-28
POLY HIGH SCHOOL WINS
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Boys of Los Angeles Institution Defeat
San Bernardinos by Score
of Fl to 16

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 27.-The
high school basketball championship
Tor Southern California today was won
by Los Angeles Polytechnic high school
which defeated the local school bv a
score of q to 16
The game was a fast one and fercely
contested throughout, and not until the
hnal whistle blew was the game really
decided
The local school holds the champion
ship of the orange belt league.
The teams lined up as follows:
San Bernardino-Reeve (captainl
Lindsay, forwards; Foulke, center:
Neese, Moran, guards.
Polytechnic-Blair (captain), Rock
ford, forwards; Kalameyer, center;
Manning, Slaughter, guards.
Referee-Reynolds of st. Vincent
Umpire-Barker of Orange.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-28
NEW PIERCE-ARROW
CYCLE is A BEAUTY
FRAME is A MARVEL OF SYM
METRY
Tubing Serves as Tanks for OiI-Ma=
chine Has Four=CyIinder Motor
and Is Shaft and Gear
Driver

When the Pierce Cycle company, manufac-
turers of the classy Pierce Arrow automobile,
designed and placed their new motorcycle on
the market they set standard for other
manufacturers in some respects which will
doubtless prove revolutionary in character.
This remarkably handsome motorcycle, shown
in the accompanying illustration, is now ex-
hibited in the display rooms of John I. Bill &
Co., South Main street, and has caused
no small interest on the part of motorcycle
enthusiasts for the short time since the first
machine was received. This newest creation
of the Pierce concern is striking in many
ways, but in no sense more than the wide de-
parture from old lines of frame which have
obtained in the past few seasons models
These new lines are pleasingly graceful.
so sensible and SO reflective of new school
ideas that they undoubtedly will be embodied
in many respects in the new models of other
motorcycles, in which the Pierce-Arrow
will have made history in at least this one
respect of lines" Instead of the curves and
humps which have more or less conspicuouSly
characterized the lines of motorcycles here
tofore the new Pierce-Arrow has turned
square about and adopted those straight, dig
nified lines which are gradually being worked
out in automobile construction. Outside Of
the wheels and the handle bars there does
not appear to be a curve in the entire ma
chine. The frame almost idenucally dupli-
Gates the lines of the most graceful bicycles
OF any season since the manufacture Of BIZ
cycles first began.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-28
10 HOLD TRACK MEET

Santa Monica high school boys are
talking of holding a track meet this
spring, and with a view to getting into
shape for it q, squad of beach athletes
may be seen any noon on a practice
run
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-28

Polytechnic and Los Angeles high
students banqueted on oranges donated
by farmer on his way to a Los An
geles market Clyde Miller, catcher, is
reported to have eaten dozen at one
time and as result wants to go back
and buy all the orange groves at Pasa-
dena.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
DR.. Mead to the Rescue.

Stepping in just the right time TO
solve a problem in the states affairs
which was fast becoming more en-
barrassing and critical than COM
Portable, Lieut.. Gov. John A. Mead
of Rutland has agreed to advance
between 100000 and $35,OOO to
State Auditor Horace +. Graham,
thus caring for accrued orders which
exceed the amount of the last Legis-
Iature's appropriation Of $3lO,OOO.
Such combination of circumstances
is unprecedented in Vermont and
possibly in amy other state.
Dr. Mead's action resulted from a
conference with Attorney General
John G.. Sargent of Ludlow and
Auditor Graham, which took place
at St Johnsbury Wednesday. The
lieutenant governor expects the Leg
islature of 1910 will reimburse him
by special appropriation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

A schoolmaster once said to his pu-
pills that to the boy who would make
the best piece of composition in five
minutes on "How to Overcome Hab-
it" he would give a prize. When
the five minutes had expired lad
of nine years stood up and said:
"Well, sir, habit is hard to over
come. If you take off the first let
ter, it does not change 'abit.' If
you take off another, you still have
bit left. If you take off still an
other, the whole of it remains. If
you take off another, it is not totally
used up, all of which goes to show
that if you want to get rid of habit
you must throw it off altogether"
Result, he won it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Library Institute at Middle
bury.

The Vermont State library COM
mission will hold its annual instl-
tute of instruction for librarians at
Middlebury College July II to II.
Monday evening reception will be
held in the Egbert Starr library.
Tuesday the ann ual meeting of the
Vermont Library association will be
held. Wednesday morning the prac-
ticaI work will be begun and two
sessions Of three hours each will be
held daily until Friday night
A picnic and attractive excursions
are planned and provision will be
made for social enjoyment.
No charge will be made for in
struction. The secretary Of the com
mission, Miss Frances Hobart, Of
Cambridge, will answer inquiries
concerning rooms, which should be
engaged before June 20.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
WEST BRIDGEWATER.

bNlNllNN
Hugh Spaulding of Tyson was a
Sunday guest at r. l., Madden'S
j. j. May went to Brandon We'd
nesday afternoon. receiving mes
sage that his father was very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Clifford went to
PittsGeld Monday
Herbert johnson, while playing
ball, got "a nail into his foot
Mrs. Edwin Holt returned from
Mendon Thursday,
Orris Lewis has a telephone
lO-2G. Warren Lewis has one
lib.
A rainy day Saturday, yet quite a
crowd attended the Pomona Grange
at B c.. Hills hall,
Several Masons attended the
funeral of Leonard II. Pratt in
Woodstock
Rev. j. G. Carnahan spoke at the
funeral of L. A. Moore in Plymouth
Sunday.
Mrs. Lidra Kennedy is visiting in
North Bridgewater.
Morris Blanchard was at f, l..
Lombard's Monday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
A. l.. A. at Breton Woods.

The 3Ist annual conference of the
American Library Association will
be held at Breton Woods, N. H.,
June 2S-J uly 5. Headquarters will
be at the Mt. Washington House
and rates are from So upwards.
Rooms may be reserved in advance
by addressing j. |. Wyer, Jr,, State
Library, Albany, n. Y
The post-conlerence trip will be
four or five days coaching trip
through the mountains and few
days outing at Maine beach. All
Vermont librarians planning to at
tend are requested to notify Miss
Frances NJ. Pierce OF Ludlow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

Little Archie, aged four, had been
very troublesome all day and espe-
cially trying to his father, who had
had to stay at home as he was not
we'll enough to 60 to work. In the
evening, after the little fellow had
said his prayers, his father called
him, thinking it a good time to say
a "word in season" and began by
asking, "My son, why is it that ia
ther and mother have had to punish
you so often today?" Archie thought
a minute and then to his fathers
discomfort replied, 81 guess it was
cos you were both sick and cross to-
day."-Delineator. ..>,.,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
ORGANIC EVOLUTION.
How Nature Changes Her Plans to
Meet New Conditions.

Meet New Conditions.
In the course of organic evolution
very many strange and quaint de-
velopments present themselves from
time to time, not only in the history
of a race or genus, but within the
narrow compass of the life Of sin
gle individual member of such race
Or genus. Nature changes her plans,
in fact, to- meet contingencies that
occur Unexpectedly. Probably few
who have any acquaintance with ma
rine fish have failed to notice some
thing strange about the appearance
of what are called flatfsh, known as
the founder family (or in zoology as
pleuronectidae), embracing the tur-
boe, plaice, brill, sole, halibut, floun-
der, dab, etc. The conformation of
the head and of the anterior portion
of the body in the adult stage is
characterized by strained and un-
symmetrical appearance. In this re-
spect the fatfsh differ from all 9TH
er members of their geological class.
The question naturally suggests
itself why this particular genus
should be so different from all other
fish, which, as rule, are remarkable
for their symmetrical and graceful
appearance. And the answer is very
simple. The fatfsh, instead of
swimming in an upright or vertical
position, like all other fish, has for
some reason or another taken to the
unnatural habit of swimming on its
side. 1t may be on either side
right or left. This enables it to
take up what appears to be the lazy
position of lying flat on the bottom
of the sea, where it can move about
freely in search of such food as
small marine animals, mollusks,
worms, etc. The young fish swims
erect in the ordinary manner for
some time, but it early shows a
tendency to become lopsided and
gradually falls over on one side,
usually the left, but not invariably
so by any means.
The eye on the under side, just
so soon as the tendency is shown to
fall over on that side, commences
gradually to move round to the 9TH
er or uppermost side and finally
takes its place beside the other eye.
This process is strangely brought
about through the twisting of por-
ton of the bones of the head, which
gives the latter a decidedly de-
formed and unnatural appearance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
BRIDGEWATER.

f. p. Smith took driving trip to
Rutland, Bristol and vicinity last
week.
L. A. Barrows has moved his
family from the hotel.
Leon Bradley was the guest of
l.. A. Barrows for a few days re-
Gently.
Mrs. Myron Messer visited rela-
tives in town one day recently.
Vim c. Raymond picked dande-
lion plant from his garden last week
which measured 2 l-2 feet across.
Miss Nellie Carter of CIaremont,
y. H., is the guest Of jeff Garter and
family.
Mrs. c. b. Corey and Mrs. Fred
Potwin were in Ludlow the first of
last week.
Mrs. H. NJ. Stevens entertained the
Ladies' Aid Society at her home
Wednesday afternoon, June 9.
Rev. and Mrs. II. NJ. Hale have
returned from a driving trip to Ran
doIph, where they attended the Con-
gregational convention, on which
Mr. Hale reported at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Wife No. 7 Makes Trouble.
for MIR. Audette.

Merrill G.. Audelte is alleged to be
a much-married man, but the evi
dence in his behalf is yet to be heard
While on his honeymoon last week
at Springfield he was arrested for an
alleged marriage, arraigned in mu-
I.icipal court, waived examination
and was bound over for appearance
in Windsor county court.
Audette has, it is said, already
taken two Vermont brides, and it is
alleged q few from other states. 1t
is alleged that seven years ago he
married Belle Dickerson in Ohio and
after living with her awhile he
started east, stopping i'll Buffalo for
his second wife.
On April %, 1903, it is alleged
that he married Minnie Minor in
Claremont, n. H., with whom lie
lived three days. His next bride was
Flora Joslyn, who the police of
Fitchburg, Mass say he married on
November 81, 1906. She kept his
affections only a short time and on
July II, 1907, he went through the
marriage VOWS again with Flora II.
Lawrence of Springfield.
When his various alleged mar
riages became known he was charged
with bigamy. 1t then developed that
wife No. | had obtained a divorce on
March 8, 1904, that wives No 3 and
t had each husband living at the
times of their marriage to Audette
Nothing could be learned of mar
riage 2 so this left the No. , cere-
mony legal
Audette's case was taken to the
supreme court and he was dis
charged. After his release he left
Springfield and wife No. 5 obtained
a divorce on the grounds of refusal
to support Audette and wife No 7
showed up at Springfield with the
resulting prosecution, Letters re-
ceived there tell of his marriage to a
Stanstead Plains, One, woman ust
before his last marriage.
Wife No. 7 was Miss Olive Whit
tie of North Troy. The charge
against Audette is that he married
the North Troy girl within three
years from his divorce from the
Springfield girl That was the time
designated in the divorce proc eed-
ings for him to remain single
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
SHERBURNE.

Mr.. and Mrs. f w. Spauldiug and
Miss Mabel Spaulding were at f. G.
Spaulding's the first of the week.
Mrs. Oren Bates was i'll the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Taylor were
in town the first of this week.
One Of the International Paper
company's surveyors was in town
this week looking out some lines on
a lumber lot.
Mrs. George Prior and daughter
Helen were in Rutland Friday of last
week.
H o. AIlard was in Bridgewater
last week and purchased a horse Of
G. l.. Allard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
UniversaliSt Convention.

The annual convention of the
Green Mountain association Of Uni
versalists was held on Tuesday,June
Sin the Universalist church at
White River junction. There was
good attendance and much interest
was shown by the delegates Officers
were elected as follows:
President Rev. H. H. Parkhust
Bethel; vice president, Rev. Mary
Traffarn Whitney, Rochester; secre-
tary, Rev. g +. Burroughs, White
River junction; treasurer, Rev
Verdi (NIack) Martin, Gaysvllle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

On leaving his lecture room one
day an absentminded professor pin
ned a notice on the door to the ef-
feet that he would be back at 4
o'clock. Returning some time earlier
than he had expected he was at
tracted by the notice. lie read it
thoughtfully, looked at his watch,
md, seeing that the professor would
not be in for fully ten minutes yet,
sighed and turned away to kill the
time till he himself would return
Bohemian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS.

The third annual reunion of the
Governor Bell association will be
held ut Waterbury June 1921. Col
and Mrs. f. S. Billings expect tc
attend.
Mrs. John Howe and son of Berry
Vile, Va, are guests of Col. and Mrs
f. s. Billings for three weeks.
The Christian church socieCy has
voted to purchase William Billings
place opposite the Woodstock rail
way station for IA parsonage. The
price is $25OO. Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
lings expect to pass next winter i'll
California.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Two Opinions.

"What is your impression Of W.
kins?" we asked a lawyer the other
day.
"Do you want my professional
opinion or my opinion i'll friendly
way" was the reply.
"Well, professional"
Giles silly ass"
"And your friendly opinion?"
Giles another silly ASST
"WeIl, what's the dilference?"
"Why, | charge only for the first ="
London Scraps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Rsst lime to Fiddle.

Above the changing of the en-
gines Nero's fiddle squeaked its
loudest.
"Funny time to play the fiddle
when Rome is burning" scoffed the
fat senator.
Nero chuckled.
"Best time of all. | can't disturb
the neighbors."
And then the great man screech-
ed forth the notes of "Ain't 1t a
Shame, a Burning Shame "-Chi-
cago News. n,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

Some time ago an accident hap
pened to little girls doll, Barbara,
which consequently had to be sent
to a shop where wounded dolls re-
ceive attention. Later on the little
one called at the shop and asked if
her doll was mended.
81 think SO" the young man be-
hind the counter said, fumbling
over pile of dolls on a shelf, "brt
l am afraid | can't tell which one it
is in all this lot"
"Oh, you should find her easily
enoughp the little one confidently
answered. "Her names Barbara"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
ROOFING

WHEN buying any article, man naturally
wants to get the best possible value for his
money
If he's buying roofing, he wants the best roof
ing value offered
But how to get it is the question that natur-
ally arises.
Difficult? No, it's easy Just as easy as the
prOverbial rolling off log
FIRST-Beware of the so-caled "cheap"
rOOfngs A lOw-priced roofing always means
lOwgrade roofing which will prove many times
more costly to you in the end, than if you paid
a reasonable price for your roofing material.
SECOND-Don't buy a roofing with a reputa-
ton to be made. Buy one that has already
made reputation and proved by years of test
that it's good material.
THIRD-Weigh well what the roofing man tells
you. Remember he's out to SELL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Lumber Mill Burned.

For the second time in 10 months,
the DeerGeld Valley Lumber com
pany at Mountain Mills, Whining
ton, suffered a severe loss by fire
Saturday night, when the MIL, a
large amount Of lumber, the drying
sheds and other small buildings
we're destroyed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Grange Headquarters.

There will be special Grange
headquarters in Burlington during
tercentenary week at the Adams
Mission building ON College street
The local Grange Las engaged these
headquarters and all visiting gran
gers are invited to take advantage
of the privilege there to be afforded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
The Star Chamber.

The "star chamber" was so called
from the place in which the court
was held in one of the rooms of the
kings palace in Westminster. Upon
the ceilings we're stars, hence tho
camera stellata or chamber Of stars.
It was of very ancient origin and had
excessive powers, but could not pro-
nounce the death penalty. 1t was
abolished by act of parliament in
1911 during the reign of Charles l.,
but this unfortunate monarch was
sentenced to be beheaded from this
same "star chamber" - London
Queen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

Sir Donald Currie had a great ad-
miration for Lord Tennyson and
used to speak with much enthusiasm
of the time he spent with the poet
and Mr.. Gladstone on board the
Grantully Castle in 1880. Tennyson
was a great smoker, and one of Sir
Donald's most valued possessions
was an old clay pipe which he kept
at Garth castle. He got it from the
poet on board the Pembroke Castle
one evening when, after retiring to
his cabin to smoke, Tennyson, hav-
ing been persuaded to give up the
weed for time, was about to throw
the clay through the port, according
to his usual custom, when, in COM
pliance with Sir Donald's request, he
gave it to him as a keepsake. On
being informed of the incident
Gladstone remarked to Sir Donald {:
"Keep it. 1t will be precious some
day."-Westminster Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
THE GOOD-FOR- NOTHING.
He LoIled About All Day, but Man.
aged to Keep Out of Debt.

aged to Keep out OF Debt.
A prominent judge once arrived
in a strange town and, wishing to
ascertain the way to Ne best hotel,
stopped before a lazy looking, cum
bersome fellow leaning on the corner
fence. This fellow answered his
queries in such a drawling, apathetic
way that the judge, with growing re-
pugnance, wondered what the man
might be good for.
So, looking him over with a not
too kindly eye, he asked him what
he was working at.
"Oh," replied the other, with a
broad yawn, "1'm takin' it pretty
easy"
Don't you know, sir, that we are
all put here to toil?" demanded the
judge somewhat testify.
"We're here to keep a-goin'," the
other rejoined, leaning over the
fencepost. 81 don't believe, though,
in goin' into Mysteries over work or
doin' anybody else's. | believe in
actin natural"
'1f you mean
"Now, when l was young" the
fellow drawled on, ignoring the in
quisitor's last attempt-"when was
young everybody said I was cut out
for a good-for-nothin', an amt
done what I'd call a hard days work
since. Still, Ive managed somehow
to git enough eat an drink to keep
a-goin'. l let things come an go
easy-like an leave the worryin' to
others"
"Therell come day of reckon
ing, my man" put in the judge,
with unsurpassed disgust.
"Reckonin'?" His eyes languid-
ly gazed afar off. "Now, some folks
"a lot of 'em-stew about that. |
don't. When the Lord calls me up
to throw my load in on the weigh
scales, Pll throw it right in an pick
out shady, cool spot where can
take it as easy as l do now," with a
lazy chuckle.
"And what have you got to the
good to weigh-what have you ac-
complished?" ?" insisted the judge
hotly.
accomplished? Now, as l said
before, mister, work never worried
me much, but here's this house
here" pushing thumb wearily over
his shoulder. "Jim Stetson put that
up several years ago, an stood
round an watched an put in word
now an then as to how I'd put 'er
up if I was doin' it myself. Then
there's them two stores an barn
over yonder, worth nigh onto six
thousand-Stetson had them built.
Next he put up the bank, the opera
house an then the hotel you're look
in for, p
81 suppose you stood around and
threw in a little advice, as usual?"
interrupted the judge sarcastically.
81 did that" the drone rejoined,
with an unexpected burst of en-
thusiasm. can l was there when
they built Stetson's big mill round
the corner there. That mill was
nothin' but a shack when Stetson
started it up-he was young man
but it grew an grew an ground
out enough money SOS Stet could
build pretty much the whole town.
Stetson"-
''Let up on Stetson, man; he's
captain of industry. The question
is, What have you Accomplished"
uttered the thoroughly harassed
judge.
The others enthusiasm suddenly
died down as he looked away and
said carelessly:
"Me? Oh, yes-well, I'm Stet-
son" Spare Moments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
The shop is in the
esprit of the Age" office
Elm Street

Inc ventral fins become useless and
degenerate. Impaired fins are de-
veloped, the undulatory motion of
which enables the fish to swim with
ease and even rapidly in the new
and horizontal position assumed
Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

When a monkey gives way to
jealousy it shows degree of hatred
for the animal that has innocently
aroused its malice that makes it for
the time a monster of cruelty. On
a ship returning from one of her
tours in tropical lands was mon
key which became a great friend Of
the stewardess. One day she fed
another monkey, a pretty, gentle
creature. This trifiing attention
enraged the other monkey, which
coaxed the little thing to its side
and then before the stewardess had
time to realize that mischief was
meant took it by the neck and flung
it overheard. OF another monkey
the same person tells that while
preparing dinner for grand party
the cook was absent from the kitch-
en- for a minute. No sooner had her
back been turned than the monkey
slipped kitten of which it had al
ways been jealous into the soup pot
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
Boy Drowned.

TweIve-year-old John ScoGeld of
Hyde Park was drowned Monday
afternoon trying to save his brother,
Hugh, aged II years, who had got
beyond his depth and had called for
help. The boys were in bathing in
the I.amoille river.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

The state committee of the Young
Mems Christian association of Yer
mont announces the fifth season of
Camp Abnaki for boys and young
men at Hibbard's point on Lake
Champlain in North Hero.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19
a. 3. PNNNEY
THE ELM TREE PRESS
WOODSTOCK VERMONT

This press does work of
the highest grade. 1t tries
always to treat Printing,
not only as if it were a
worthy Trade, but also as
if it were a Fine Art
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-06-19

DR.. Edward Everett Hale died
Thursday, June 10.