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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
NORWICH.

A marriage license has been
granted to Fred Kendall and Bertha
Merrill.
Waldo Cheshman and Bessie Ly-
man we're married at the parsonage
Sept. 6 by Rev. VIM Moe A re-
ception was given to a large circle
of friends at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyman.
Mrs. Fred Clough has rented her
farm in Thetford to l.. @. Cummings,
and has made quite extensive repairs.
Edward Rowland of Burlington is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Fl. Graves
Henry Larry has been visiting his
cousin, Mr. Stickney, at Montpelier
this week.
Arthur Hill has moved his family
from the levin brick house to n.
D. Wizards house.
Mrs. Clayton Sargent of Hanover
is with her mother, Mrs. w. Bick-
nell, this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
The Mormon Monument.

The report that the Mormon mon
ument to Joseph Smith at Sharon
was to be dedicated soon, and also
that Governor Prouty and state off
Gals were invited to the ceremonies
created commotion in several news
paper Offices Result, exhausted
fountain pens and much wasted
paper. The frenzied editors may
now subside when they learn from
the Montpelier journal that:
First-The monument was dedi-
Gated about four years ago;
Second-Tne governor has not
been invited to any Mormon func-
ton;
Third-He would not attend it if
he were invited.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Dissipated Her Fears.

A prominent advocate of female
suffrage went on one occasion to
visit the wife of well to do trades
man, and the hostess before going
into the parlor to meet her visitor
fairly trembled.
"Goodnessp said she to herself.
"What can / talk to Miss Fitz-Janes
about? She belongs to many clubs,
reads and studies SO many Ian
guages, writes such deep papers and
all that! What on earth can l say
to entertain her? | know 1 shall
appear unusually ignorant and fool
ish before her."
The good dame nerved herself,
however, and went in to greet the
terrible visitor. After shaking
hands the formidable Miss Fitz-
Jones nestled up to her on the sofa
and said in an almost mysterious
whisper:
"Dear Mrs. Brown, tell me, do
you know any really satisfaction
way Of cooking turnips ?"--London
Scraps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Bethel Men Jailed for Cruelty
to a Horse.

William loyal of Bethel hired a
team of T.. S. Putnam of that town
Tuesday He was joined by j. E.
Lindsey of Bethel and the two men
drove to Mortified, and on their re-
turn the rig was wrecked in tip
over.
The men we're arrested in Brain
tree, Mr. Putnam finding his horse,
which he valued at $3.50. in fright
full condition 1t had been driven
rs or so miles, terribly dashed, and
the shoe ON one hind foot had been
half torn around SO that it stuck on
sideways and was just hanging.
loyal and Lindsey were taken to
Randolph Monday, where they had a
hearing before Justice II. w. Vail,
who gave them 80 days each in
Chelsea Jail on the cruelty to animals
charge, and fined them SIS and costs
for intoxication AS they could not
pay fine or costs, 20 days more in
Jail were given for an alternate SEN
tence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
DIR. Kidder, Candidate.

st. Johnsbury Caledonian DIR.
Kidder has creditable public roc
ord, having practiced medicine in
his native town since he was gradu-
ated from the University of Vermont
in 1888, serving in the House in
1906 and in the Senate in 1908.
Bennington Banner: DR.. Freder-
ick +. Kidder of Woodstock has an
nounced that he will be candidate
for lieutenant governor next year
and considering the doctors genial
disposition, high character and rec
ognized ability, it will be brave
man who goes into the campaign
against DR.. Kidder.
Morrisville News and Citizen /:
DR.. Kidder has had large Legislative
experience, was member of the
House in 1905 and of the 1908 Sem
ate. In the latter body he was "a
strong member and was always
found on the right side when inn
portant questions were under con-
sideration.
Randolph Herald: The Doctor has
the record thus far of getting every
thing in the way Of preferment that
he goes after.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

School commenced Monday with
Mrs. Julien Robinson as teacher.
+. II. Shattuck with his gasoline
engine filled 4, A. Trudo's silo Tues
day.
Mrs. Karl Perkins and two sons of
Windsor, who were guests at Julian
Robinson's last week. returned home
Monday.
Miss Marilla Lewis went Monday
to Saxtons River TO attend school.
Her brother. Bertrand, is an inmate
Of the Kurn Hattin home.
Mrs. l.. S. Bradley and Samuel
returned TO White River Junction
Sunday.
Roy Furman and family of West
Windsor visited friends last week
Albert Adams of Bridgewater is
working for Collamer Capron.
Il. A. Trudo recently bought a
new u S. separator OF B. L. Peoples
OF West Woodstock.
At the Grange meeting Saturday
night class of eight was instructed
in the first and second degrees. Wis
itors were present from Webster,
N. H., Teago, Bethel, East Barnard,
Green Mountain and other Oranges
A class will take the third and fourth
degrees at the next meeting Sisters
will please furnish cake, sandwiches
and doughnuts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
a,rrxmer. and Modle.ls..

Maurice Barrymore earned a
reputation as wit and really de-
served it. His style could be less
successfully transferred to the
stage, as his efforts at comic writing
showed, but in it's spontaneous
phases its effect always told. One
of the stories related was about his
experiences with Nine. Modjeska,
with whom he acted for several
years. He had been as careless as
he often was on the stage, and
Nine. Modjeska, with all the con-
scientiousness of a great artist, pro-
tested that he had no right to take
his calling so lightly and that if he
did not owe it to his reputation to
do his best he at least owed it to
her, because she had done SO much
in his behalf and had put him be-
fore the public in a dignified and
serious line of parts.
"Why, madam" he said, sit is not
you who brought me before the
public. and made me known. Peo-
pie had heard of me all over the
United States when they thought
that Modjeska was only the name of
a tooth wash"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

trains travel on one Of the three
tracks and l will do it at my own
expense. at once. On it ] shall wish
to say that this sign is put up by
friend of travellers and of the State
of Vermont, as the State Railroad
Commission would not compel the
railroads to do it,"
Please tell us about these things.
HARTFORD.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
FLATFIsHES' EYES.
A Migration which Takes Place After
the Crsstures' Birth.

the Crontureu btFtns
Flatfshes keep their white and
blind side on the muddy or sandy
bottom and pretend that the upper
and speckled side is part of that
bottom. This they do to avoid OBJ
servation, for in spite of their awk-
ward shape they are swallowed at
sight by pertinacious enemies, to
the manifest discomfort of both. A
greedy cormorant curling up and
attempting to swallow a plaice,
which tries to be as disobliging as
possible, affords an object lesson
not soon forgotten on the way not
to behave at meal times. But the
bird usually succeeds in its object,
and the flatfish, in spite Of persis-
tent efforts to retain its natural
fiatness, at last disappears down the
round, elastic throat of the cormo-
rant. With view to avoid unpleas-
antnesses of this kind soles are
wont to hide themselves in the sand,
keeping only their eyes above the
surface to act as sentinels.
In reality the dark surface of a
sole, plaice or turbot is its side and
not its back. 1t is true that both
eyes are visible, which is not the
case when a mackerel or a conger
is laid on its side, but this is simply
owing to the fact that one eye of a
fiatfish has since the creatures birth
passed across what we may call the
bridge of its nose to keep company
with the other eye.
The wandering eye begins its
migration at very early age--so
early, indeed, that it is little diff
fcult to detect it on its journey. A
plaice a fifth of an inch in length
and five days old carries one eye on
each side of its nose. When three
fifths of an inch long and about two
months old the left eye has crossed
over to the RIGHT side. Lemon soles
when one inch long or two months
old have the left eye on the edge of
the head, but when double that size
and six months old both eyes are
found on the right side. A sole as
sumes its lopsided aspect by the
time it has been Matched two
months. When turbot is half an
inch in length the right eye just be-
gins to peep over the center arch of
the bridge, at three-quarters of an
inch it is half way across, and at an
inch the passage is complete and
the two eyes look out from the left
side of the Observation-Disclosures Ga
zette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
WEST HARTFORD.

B. FL Tenney and wife of Barre
called on friends in town recently.
Elizabeth Munsell is attending
school at the Junction.
Mrs Stillman Blanchard is i'm.
proving slowly.
O.. III. Savage and Julia George
Savage, Jr, ahd family took an au-
tomobile trip to Lancaster, N. b.,
Monday.
Bert Wood is helping e. M. Mad
den at White River junction this
week.
Mrs. Mckay is working at the
hotel.
Social dance in Munsell hall Sat
urday evening. Dancing from 8 to
1I.30.
Mrs. Emma Nutting, who has been
sick at her fathers, is improving
Mabel lockwood returned to her
school at Northfeld, Mass, Monday
Charles McDougall and William
Sepp spent last week in Boston
Frank Snow of East Barnard was
in town Wednesday.
l.. M. Snow spent part of last
week in Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Opened His Eyes.

The manager of small country
estate decided to sell his property
and consulted an estate agent in
the nearest town about the matter.
After visiting the place the agent
wrote a description of it and sub
mitted it to his client, for approval.
"Read that again." said the own
CT, closing his eyes and leaning back
in his chair contentedly.
After the second reading he was
silent a few moments and then said
thoughtfully, 81 don't think I'll
sell. I've been looking for that kind
of place all my life, but until you
read that description | didn't know
I had it'll No, I won't sell now"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

DIR. f. Thomas Kidder of Wood
stock is a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor next year. The formal an
nouncenient of the Doctors entry
into the field does not come as sur
prise to his friends here or elsewhere,
as it was quite well known that he
has had his eye on the place for
some time. DR.. Kidder was a men,
Der of the house of representatives
in 1906 and of the senate of 1908,
serving on number of important
committees, and is member of the
state board of health. He has a
wide and friendly acquaintance
around the state, and seems to have
disarmed any opposition to him, as
just now no other name is mentioned
for the second place on the ticket.
DR. Kidder will doubtless have the
cordial support Of his own town and
county.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
He Knew tho Fact.

A small boy had dog that was
rough, as most small boys dogs are,
and a young girl who lived next
door had kitten, sly, as all cats are.
One day the small boy came non
chalantly into the girls presence,
and, after some desultory converse
ton he said:
fsYou know my dog Barca and
your cat Darling?"
eyes"
'sWell, my dog had a piece of
meat, and he thought your cat was
going to take it away from him."
"Thoughtp exclaimed the wise
little girl. "What makes you say
that the dog thought You know
dogs don't think; they instinct"
"Well," said the boy, 'I don't
care whether he thought it or
whether he Instructed it; but, any.
how, he killed your cat. London
Fun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
HARTLAND HILL.

School opened Monday, Sept. l3
The teacher, Miss Winnie Davis, is
boarding at Benz. Marcy's.
Elmer Colby of Windsor spent
Sunday his parents, @. B. Colby and
wife.
Miss Cora Morse is on the sicL
list and under the care of DIR. East.
man.
Fl. L. Kneen has sold his colt tc
parties in Newport, N. H.
Geo. Perry, contractor, expects tc
finish the dam on the Healey farm
Crystal Pond farm) this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
The Station at White River
Junction.
Editor of The Age !:

Editor of The Age:
Is it true that something is to be
done to improve the dreadful condi
tions that confront all travellers al
White River junction You have
reported that changes are on the
7 way? If you spoke by authority,
would you mind saying it again ?
Many sufferers, younger than / am,
with hopes of living another half
century, would be cheered as they
pass through this gateway into YER
mont, this inferno of lost souls, this
monument of the railroad directors
high disdain of all travellers and
more especially of all Vermonters, If
they knew that the hands of progress
will at last be laid even on the sta
ton at White River Junction.
OF course there will be delays.
There have been delays enough to
keep the travelling public miserable
at this place for forty years, and the
railways will be able to hold up the
commission for another ten. But
what we need, Mr.. Editor, is prom
Use, or even prophecy can you give
It?
Another question. While we are
waiting for general revolution at
White River Junction, can we have
few minor improvements ? Why
not couple Of guides, in uniform.
always on duty and ready and willing
and able to give information. They
would do much to make endurabIe
the present wilderness of Ignorance,
transformation and profanity.
Also, why not few signs Can
the railroads supply them ? Can the
commission compel the railroads to
supply themP Will you transmit
this proposition to the Railroad Com
mission of the State2 If they can
compel the railways to furnish signs
telling of tracks, trains, etc, and will
not SO compel them, / will, with their
permission, put up at least one sign,
telling about the directions in which
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
BRIDGEWATER CORNERS

Mrs. w. o. Harlow was with
friends in South Barnard Friday anil
returned to Pittsford Sunday.
Mrs. Scales of Amsden has been
making few weeks stay with
friends in town.
Miss Gladys Weeden is attending
the Castleton Normal school.
Eddie Gokin, wife and son of
Sherburne were at Mrs. U. ] Robin
sons Saturday.
Fred Trudo sold two cows and
yokesof steers to out of town parties
and drove them to Plymouth Union
Saturday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
- n. o. T % TT r -.
Besrs tho >Iha Kind You iaVa Always Buugp
A's. "a IMZglzx

An apple buyer from Fall River,
Mass, was in White River junction
and the White river valley regions
last week and already has shipped
from West Hartford one car load of
apples, large proportion of which
were bought in Pomfret The apple
crop in that section of Vermont is
light upon the whole but here and
there rs an orchard that will yield a
large crop.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Banana PUDDING.

Beat together the yolks of four
eggs, four ounces granulated sugar,
one ounce butter and teaspoonful
vanilla essence briskly for five min
utes. Add four ounces of sifted
flour, three bananas peeled and cut
in thin slices and the beaten whites
of the four eggs, with pinch of
salt. Pour into buttered pudding
mold and bake for three-quarters
of an hour. Unmold when serving
and have whipped cream sweetened
and favored with vanilla as a sauce.
Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Juvenile Looio.

Norman's mamma was something
of stickler for propriety, and she
was not a little annoyed that it
seemed impossible to make the boy
give his uncle's name the custom
airy handle. One day after the lit
tie fellow had met with a severer
reproof than usual for this short
coming of his he said;
81 mean to be good, mamma, but
I don't see why / should say Uncle
Harry. 1 don't say Uncle Papa,
do II"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
BIRTHS.

In Quechee, Sept. s, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Murgatroy.
In East Barnard, Sept. 8, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Cox.
In West Bridgewater, Sept. 3, a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Pinney.
In Bridgewater, Sept. 8, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Will Capron.
In Cavendish, August 81, son to Mr..
and Mrs. D. s. Capron.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
its Constituents.

To be exact is the pride of
science, yet how difficult it is to he
exact is proved over and over again.
The Cleveland Leader tells story
Of a class room dialogue which goes
TO show the hopelessness of stating
anything precisely in English.
What is contained in sea wa
teri" inquired the chemistry teach
er.
"Chloride of sodium and--er--
and"-
"Well, what elsep"
Il "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
NOTHING BETTER THAN.PAGR,s
PERFECTED POULTRY FOOD"

d. ]. Lambert Of Apponaug, R l.,
the maker Of the famous Death to
Lice" remedies, and who is known all
over the country as poultry expert,
says there IL nothing letter than
Pages Perfected Poultry Food"
Here are his exact words, "Rations
fhould vary with different seasons.
Some kind Of animal food is necessary
1T all times, and I have found nothing
better or handler than pages Per.
fected Poultry Food"
IL You want to know more about this
food and the best ways OF using IT.,
white TO G. 8. Page, Hyde Park, VT, for
his booklet, profitable Poultry" II
VIII be sent free, postpaid, to anys ne
mentioning this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Nothing Now. About This, !. Their. ?

my dear, listen to this" said an
economical little housewife to her
husband. "This evenings paper adj
vertises man who makes a bust
ness of taking new tables and chairs
and treating them in some way so
they look as if they were hundred
years old. And he makes a great
deal of money by it," she added,
reading on.
"Does he, indeed" replied her
husband doubtfully. "Well, IA
trust our Tommy to make a new
table look as if it were a good deal
more than hundred years old, but
| hadn't thought Of it as paying
business. Ladies' Home journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

w. w. Jones, Of Benson, grows
great quantities Of gingseng, the
plant SO much sought by the Chinese
as medicine. Mr.. Jones will gather
10000 seeds this year and will ship
away quantities of the root. He has
been in the business eight years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

One thousand weavers struck
Monday at the Iron Works cotton
mills at Fall River, Mass, controlled
by M. O. Borden, of New York. The
entire plant was shut down an hour
later The weavers demand in
creased wages.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
DEATHS.

In North Bridgewater, Sept. z, Frank
s. Perkins, aged 40 years.
In Woodstock, Sept. Ia, infant son of
Mrs. Edith Glover.
Funeral services were held Thursday
morning, Rev. w. AssLeonard officiat-
ing burial at Sharon.
In Plymouth, Sept. 4, Benjamin Dix,
aged n years, months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
pRoHlBlrfvE PRICES DESIRED

When you've done what you could TO be
proper
No matter what fad came along.
And, though scared Never once called
out. "Sfdp 'er!.'
When the bicycle seemed to 60 wrong;
When roller skhtes brought const erna ton
And triot0fcdfs made your flesh creep,
Along c6fnes the weird Information
That flying machines will be cheap!
Must we leave Mother Earth far behind
us
And Join an ethereal crowd
Us
Or wen skid ON vaporols ciouda
oh, say II t9hs only fiction
Or, the dream 81 comf6rtiess sleep!
Pray, spare us the fearful prediction
That flying machines Will be cheap!
washington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

Col. Olin Merrill, who, an ex-
change says, is talked of for gov
ernor, is not rushing into the
campaign ahead of time, and his
backwardness is ascribed to "cold
feet" He has his defenders. how
ever, and his valiant work fer the
Republican Notwithstanding
the ropes, we understand, under the
late Senator Proctor--might be con-
sidered as proof of the possession OF
at least one kind of courage
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

Fl. P. WEIGH, of Montpelier, whose
back was broken in an automobile
accident Sunday evening, is more
comfortable, but is still considered
in grave danger from spinal menin-
gifts,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

Alta meeting of the trustees Of
Montpelier Seminary DIR e. A.
Bishop reported the Pearson endow-
ment fund about $4,000 short of
realization. The time allowed by
Doctor Pearson originally to raise
the endowment expired Sept. l. but
at the solicitation of Doctor Bishop
it was extended to October l.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Explained.

Gdnher ito his next neighbur, refer
ring to sportsman with sddfnt. who
never f1issesl Cant make out how
Harris ever manages to hit anything.
He s1uints SO dreadfuily.
Fffehfi-- Lob, he fires both barrels at
once. So the bird COMES ID for cross
fire.-Punch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
MARRIAGES.

In Woodstock, Sept. 5, by Rev. H. L..
Garfield, Henry G. Riley and Maud E..
Spaulding, of West Bridgewater.
In Woodstock, Sept. s, by the Rev.
Benjamin Swift, Benjamin e. Sherwin
and Miss Blanche Brown
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18
Woodstock, VT. Sept. 10. 1909
Editor and Publisher

Enosburg is we'll doomed in type
and pictures through the enterprise
of the Standard in a special issue Of
recent date. 1t was good piece of
work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

William Foster, farm hand, aged
45, committed suicide by hanging
on Saturday night at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Jane Bissett, Of Es-
sex junction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-18

The Age $1.oo to Jan. /, IL
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25
THE "STDONGHEART.

The proiucto2 OF S.rongacart
he great college football play at
the Eiks Opera House last night W..
well up to the h'2h stan la.I claimed
for it.
There were few. PCS IDLY. who
did not appreciate the excelint act.
ting which showed weakness in q
Few OF the minor parts. What was
lacking in few lines was redeem.
ed by the gingery interpretations oil
Mr.. King n the title role. VIM. stat.
ford as Thorn" and Fred Slep.
pa-d as BILLY Saunders"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-25

fNMES NELSON. n. A.. II. = Pre,id..,