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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27

that Col. Allin Merrill was troubled
with cold feet and preferred to see
his comfy comrade make the try.
Now it looks as if the formers feet
had been out of the trough long
enough to regain little of their lost
circulation and he were on the verge
of stepping in. If he does decide
thus. Comrade Gates candidacy will
disintegrate Immediately and the
people of the state will have no diff
Guilty in discerning whom the powers
that be have selected for their next
figurehead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Dartmouth Alumni Met

The Vermont Alumni association OF
Dartmouth college held it's annual
meeting and banquet Thursday, Nov.
18 in Burlington, there being about
As members present. Among the
guests were President E. F. Nichols
of the college glee club. Fred A.:
Rowland of Montpelier was toast
master. and informal addresses were
given by President M. Fl. Buckham
of the University of Vermont, John
w. Gordon of Barre and ex-Gov.
Pingree of Hartford.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, DIR. G. s. Caverley of
Rutland; vice-president, o. d
Mathewson of Barre; secretary, @.
M. Smith of Rutland; treasurer,
L. Laird of Montpelier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
A TRAGIC MOMENT.
Two Famished Men and Their Last
Fifty Cent Piece.

Two Famished Men and Their Last
Fifty Cent Piece.
A group Of old time journeymen
printers the other night we're de-
scribing their wanderings up and
down and across the map of the
United States and pointing the de-
scriptions of their journeys with
little hard luck stories of their own
experiences here and there. A
little gray man with high fore
head who had been listening meek
ly all evening to the "reminiscences
Of the others finally was moved to
speech.
'1've worked in newspaper Offices
and printshops in nearly every kind
of burg in this country from
Father Knickerbocker's town to
the shacks in Red Gulch, and /
have had to batter gates once in
awhile for a little broken grub"
said he.
81 have been a little more than
hungry at times, and l used the
side door Pullman in most of my
little journeys. But l believe the
saddest and most hopeless moment
of my life was in Chicago late in
the fall of the year of the big Co
lumbian exposition. Me and a pal
of mine had drifted in there from
the wide southwest somewhere, and
we were both just about broke. Our
clothes were getting thin, and the
October breezes coming across the
lake we're beginning to chill us to the
bone. But we clubbed together one
day and raised enough to pay our
admissions into the fair. We were
bound to see it, although it left us
one lonesome half dollar between
the two of US.
Cali day we tramped, feasting
our eyes on the marvels of the big
show, and late in the afternoon we
landed back uptown, with our heads
full of Venetian lagoons and white
palaces. We still had the half dol
lar, and in the intervals of recalling
this and that exhibit to each other
we were planning how to spend the
so cents to the best advantage.
We were nearing the Rush street
bridge when we began to laugh
over the queer antics and manner
isms of group of single eyeglassed
Englishmen we had run across that
afternoon in the British exhibit.
"My pardner was mincing along,
giving an imitation of one of their
1udships,' and, suddenly thinking of
the fifty cent piece, ran his hand
into his pocket and, lifting it to
his eye, began using it as monocle.
just at the height of his antics the
half dollar slipped from his eye,
bounced and rolled a few inches
and slipped through crack in the
bridge floor down into the sluggish
waters of the Chicago river. 1t was
tragic. There was nothing to be
said. We just looked at one another
for minute and tramped on across
the bridge. st. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
So Sudden.

Young Smith (who has mustered
courage at last to ascertain his fate)
And you will be my bride, dear
Nellie?
Nellie-I will answer you, Mr..
Smith, when we are alone.
Young Smith - When we are
alone?
Nellie-Yes. Eject my young
brother. He is under the sofa. (Phe
young brother is ejected.) Now
open the cupboard and tell my sis
ter, who is listening, politely, but
firmly, to depart. (The sister de-
parts.)
Young Smith (wiping his brow
Now, darling, the coast is clear.
viii you be mine?
Nellie-No! Collapse Of Smith.)
London Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Another Death From Football

With his back broken in much the
same way as that of Cadet Byrne of
West Point, Albert P Withiralske,
II years old, died in the Orange. N.
j., Memorial hospital, another victim
to football. He had been tackled
in open field while running at the
ball and thrown head first.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
A Fatal Funeral.

An extraordinary series of fatali-
ties occurred at Madrid. An old
lady died suddenly, and when the
hearse came to convey her body to
the graveyard the coachman fell
from the box in fit of apoplexy
and died Immediately. A woman
among the mourners was so upset
ut this that she fell dead, as though
struck by lightning, and child in
her arms was dashed against the
stones with such violence that its
skull was fractured. Instead of one
death four had to be notified to the
authorities. .,=.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
c. A. R. Notice

The election of officers for the
year ensuing of Randall Post occurs
at the next regular meeting, Satur-
day, Dec. 4th, at o'clock, G. A. R..
hall This is an important meeting;
let the ranks be full.
by order of Stephen Hewitt, Com
o. H. Mackenzie, Adjt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Girl of 1.3 a Suicide

Rowena Clarke, the thirteen-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Clarke of Lyndonville, took her own
life by putting bullet through her
heart after retiring last week Friday
night. No cause is known for the
deed, and it is ,sscribed to temporary
arrangement due to overstudy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
We Want Your Beef Hides

Calfskins, Horse Hides, Sleeps Pelts,
Tallow, Bones, etc and will pay you
outside prices therefor. We pay spot
cash; we pay the freight; we pay
full market value. We want to ar
range with someone in every village
where we have no agent, to collect
the above named goods for us and
to sell Pages Perfected Poultry Food
and other poultry supplies. We fur
nish money with which to buy and
we keep our buyers thoroughly post
ed at all times as to market values.
Write for full particulars.
CARROLL s. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Chair in AerOnautics

The Cornell University faculty, in
line with the action taken by other
colleges, has granted petition Of
the Cornell Aero club for the estab-
lishment of chair in aeronautics
next year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
Horticulturalists Elect Officers

The following officers were elected
at the annual convention of the Yer
mont Horticultural Society in New
port last week:
President. G.. w. Perry, of Chester
Depot: secretary, M. B. Cummings,
of Burlington; treasurer. A. M
Vaughn, of Randolph; auditor, O.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27

By the will of Oscar M. Lawton,
fled for probate at Brattleboro the
Wilmington library gets $1,000 and
the cemetery in that town $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
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to any City East of the Rocky Mts
100 Lbs Best Granuated Sugar, S29s
1Bbl Flour, Pilsbury's or Our Own, S298


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Soda A. & H. Brand or Our Own, Corn Starch, rs
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Roasted,
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Vanilla Extract 65c A Bottle, 35
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-27
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
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if it were a Fine Art
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30
EXPIRE CREAM SEPARATOR CO., s ssss;.a, Chicago,
Den fINktlonsfrio Empire Empire On
rabrik, B1oomneld, n. ].

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por in0truoot. N(f0p0e bop0e
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og &rpbifptter1e Tlltgte1, og Sfop=
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5agl u0 al &roppeu paa bam. Ser
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III.
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30

en- M 0 81 g Dame e. 5or-
leOen 81 Slagteren fra 6rinOlteO
bolot l1Oenfor en- @uar0 / @innlrn
pao &oloingegne1, latte @eltel1 / ct
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ner 8. &rilteni en, Ser bar til Ste0e,
lotte Jig pao Gpfle og iule0e al Steo
bag efter &i9retpjet, men bber Gang
fan bar De6 at faa Sag / 8ognen,
loa Soften tilboge og for6ge0e 6or=
ten. Sru &auft Sinnum Sfole> fom
gooea,oe, og 6o BUN iaa @artneren
ira Gpflen gipe Stopiignol> lprong
FUN reiolut us paa gejen. Soften
iogtne0e Sarten, bun greb fat /
Sgmmen og bol6t Sen. Mange Mgn0
tur6e iiffert life bobe pobet oct.
&un6en og 0ens @er=
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min0re Selifab 6ruffet tet en- &ro
/ Merbe6en al &ol0ing> og ga en- al
Gelifabet ON Mftenen bar paa Sci
til lit Stem, tog &ulen / Torbin0elle
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bor ban og bans Gamilie pau @uitr1
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og bette lfete be0 at opfigbe
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g 6abrifen lifbi6ere / 5ommeren.
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ar onitillet, les al 8anfeas @tatuS
/. is. 6ebruar 1908, bpor man bar
laatte forringe @anfens opfgrte Mf.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30

ller ltgnet0c. Jorle0en bleb ct 4Sn1
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ing; De iggte ferit at negte 6eres
men tilitoo oerefter og Iagoe
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tpilrgea0e 0mitnn0igbe0er> ser for
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30
Eerne.

&trferanet / &osfiIs
e: Set itore 5elpfors, iom for
aogle @or ii6en al Song @briltiol1
ben Nienoes 8ern bleb be1logt /
Sreoerif Sen femtes @opel / Mosfil-
De 9omfirfe, og iom blep %itiaolct
beo S%l10bruo6et / @inter, er efter al
bore blebet repareret> pao M be11-
lagt paa fin oprin6elige 8Iaos.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30

Sill 8 ogcb &ol l.
5 in lpnn Sorgrnciter Scbjorz
Gfteriplger CT l1onrp1t 9pfo=
Jeo / SoSlc poo Npru6plm 9. @ollcr.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30

@ fen gour I'LL og lpoi1=
f~l1lcrer rrn0t -%ipOjpolfc Mulcr. nc
oeus Slcn lnrcltcr rolf / S%prpcgrooc=
ne og 6rpcr1e bc0pnOcr at pope ia
us / Sollfinnct, itriues s. !. 9(pril.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-04-30
SpllauS.

S or Of i SelIinge.
s Sellinge berlfcr Ser 5forlogensfc=
Der, bpprfp 5fplel1 og Seminoriet
f%nrelpbig CT luffe5e.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-24
CHRIST CHILD LEGENDS.
Beasts and Birds Haze a Prominent Place
In Christmas Lore.

The story OF the hunting of the wren in the isle of
Man every Christmas is well known. She is known
as Our Lady's hen, Gods chicken Christs br h,
brought moss and featers to coyer the Holy Babe
and made nest in his cradle
In France the cuckoo was believed TO have flown
from Christmas log.
A Latin poem of the middle ages tells that the
crossb matches her eggs at Christmas and her young
birds fly off in their full pumage at Easter.
The Mohammedans have many legends of Isl or
Jesus One tells that wlen he was years old he and
hii companions made birds and beasts of clay and
Isa proved has superiority by making his fly and walk
as he commended.
In the troyal they say that ravens used to have
snow white plumage, but one day Jesus wanted to
drink at stream, and they splashed and so befOued
the water that he could not, he said 'Ungrateful
birds you are proud of your snow white feathers, but
they shall become black and and remain so until the
Judgment day.
A Russian legend tells that the horse flesh is con-
sidered sunelean because when Christ lay in manager
the horse ate the hay from under his bed but the
OK would not and brought back on his horns to re-
place what the horse ate.
The Brtons believe that the OK and the ass talk
together between II and II o'clock every Christmas
eve.
In'Germany the cattle kneel in their stalls at that
hour Another version says they stand up.
The ass and the cow scared because they breath
ed upon the holy Babe in his stall.
Theass is the; most sure fotted of animals because
.ehe carried the holy family to Egypt by night. He
{ has had a c,Oss on his back ever since.
Old woman used to sprike holy water on the ass
sand the cow to- drive away disease
Bees are said to buzz in their hives at the exact
honr of our Saviour birth.
In north Germany the version of the man in the
moon is thus told One Christmas eve peasant
greatly desired cabbage but as he had none in his
own .garden,he stole from his neigh5or Just as he
filed his basket the Christ Child rode by on his
nhite horse and eaid, Because thou has stolen
Christmas eve thou shalt sit in the moon with thy
cabbage basket.---P Philadelphia Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-24

An odd form Of animal contest
used 10 be practiced by Office clerks
in London some years ago. 1t was
known as grub racing. and nearly
every younger clerk had his stable
of racers. These worms we're bred
in nuts or apples and carefully sta
bled between two walnut shells.
They we're selected BY placing them
in the center of a piece Of paper,
and the.one that proved most adept
in making a speedy bee line to the
edge of the paper was matched
against the pick of a rival stable
Some of the fastest could not be in
duced to travel in a straight line.
In racing parlance. they bolted and
were bad betting propositions. But
when two, came together that show
ed a disposition to run straight and
true the betting on the result was
lively enough TO stir up the anti
gambling enthusiasts.-New York
Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-24

The "mound fowls" of Australia
and New Guinea construct mounds
OF decaved leaves for their nests.
In these the eggs are laid and COW
cred over with the same material.
The warmth engendered by the de-
composition Of the leaves causes the
eggs to hatch. and the Young in due
time burrow their way out to life
and the open air. These birds are
regarded as the latest Of all the
feathery kingdom. Next to them
come the common blackbirds Of
America for Iaziness. These black
birds never build nests of their own,
but lay their eggs in the nests of
other birds and leave them to be
hatchcd by foster mothers. This is
an unfortunate imposition on tho
smaller birds, rs the blackbird's
young is so large when first hatched
that he soon crowds the smaller
birds out Of the nest and has it all
- bimAAlI
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-24

Old Abe Crugef lived in New
England ln-Lie days-ef Indian war
fsTe. .IIe vas fatalist Of pro-
noHnced type. Nevertheless he
you'd not venture forth without his
b,undeTbnss. Ons day he had an
important errand, but the blunder-
.tuss, when he came to get it, was
missing fTpp the rack made of an
tiers vhere-lt always hung. Some
one Of h-s family had taken it. Abe
sat down to wait till it was brought
Eick.
But, Abe. | thought you were a
iatailst:" said a friend.
50 ! am" the old man an
sTered.
Then why bother about your
t.gnderbusSi' tauiited the friend.
You are in'no danger from the In
dams, sLrce you. can't possibly die
III YOUR time comes.y
Yes, said the old man, "but
suppose whs TO meet an Indian
and his time had come. Irwouldn',
% tor me not to have my blunder-
eass, would it:'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-12-24
Rival Accomplishments.

A new boy had moved into the
ncighborhoo1, He was sitting on
the line fence that separated his
particular back yard from the yard
pertaining to the next door neigh
Dor and was proceeding to cultivate
the acquaintance Of the next door
neighbor's boy.
1--WE gone through grammar
school," he said. Il can do every
sum in the mental arithmetic. and
] always got a hundred mark in my
history and geography
"Well." responded the other boy.
thrusting out his lower jaw, Il can
move my ears. and you can t.
Youths Companion.