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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
A Twenty Minute opera.

"This is the age of hurry, nerves
and impatience," says Paris letter.
"and the number of people who object
to a four session at the opera, no
matter how gorgeous the surroundings
or artistic the performance, is grow
ing larger daily. This is trne Of Eu.
rope as well as America" Cecile
Thevenet probably had this fact In
mind when she asked Paul Frank and
Mathe to write an opera for her which
might be produced IN full In twenty
minutes. The work has been accom-
plished. the libretto having been built
upon an incident in the life of Cleo
patra. The writer says, "The mu-
sic is good, the dramatic action Wig
orous. and the work. regarded as
whole. will be found a complete, en-
Joyatle opera and Its rendition will
consume twenty minutes."-N York
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
Flying Machines and Rivers.

The rivers, once the chief lines of
intercourse on the earth's surface,
were made to give up their prestige to
the railway, but the new champion Of
travel. the perfected flying machine,
will bring back to the rivers in near
future the credit of being the high
ways of commerce and travel. Their
flowing expanses of smooth water will
offer to passenger and burden carrying
flying machines surfaces from which
to rise and upon which they may de-
scend in safety. And the ocean itself
may yet prove to be the scene OF the
greatest exploits of the aviator. Some
thing besides his wings sustains the
fying man. II is his confidence, back
ed by the confidence of the people.
Crowds used to gather to see him fall.
Now they come to see him dy.--Au-
gustus Post in Gentry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
WEST BRIDCEWATER.

Mrs. ]. N. Madden returned from
Leicester Friday.
Mrs. Sarah b. Spaulding has
returned from North Shrewsbury
and is stopping at c. L. Coates.
Will Pierce was over from North
Shrewsbury the first of the week.
Guy Ladd returned to his home~witl,
him.
A number of Young people attend
ed the Grange ball at Bridgewater
Corners "Wednesday night.
Mrs. Minnie Z. Wilson AID
daughter, Miss Lucy, Of Rutland,
and w A. Spaulding from Bridge
water Corners were at H. Fl.
Spaulding's Thursday.
Curtis Turne, while working in
the woods slipped and struck his
hand on his axe. DIR. " hite took
five stitches in the wound.
George Needham's boy Tuesday
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
NORWICH.

Mrs Ellen Knight has returned
from four weeks stay with Mrs.
E. E. Jones, Colebrook, N. H.
The schools in town which open
Dec. s with change in teachers are
as follows: Beaver Meadow. Bessie
Brigham Bragg school. Bessie
Turner; Turnpike, Oracle Sargent /;
Sproat, Alice Dutton Cook, Florence
Forbes New Boston, Elsie Currier
River. Mrs Mary E. French; gram
mar, village. Marion G. Eaton. Cam
bridge, Mass; intermediate, Ruth E
Spear; primary, Gladys Marshall.
Charles Sawyer of Fitchburg,
Mass, spent Thanksgiving week
with Mrs g. G Sawyer.
Mrs GRAFT has her mother from
Lyndon with her TO help care for her
little son in his illness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
e. A. SPEAR
Vermont
Sunday Services.
Woodstock

Universalist---Rev. III. l.. Garfield,
pastor; morning service at TO- 30,
Sunday school at II.4S.
Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at II.so.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeayor at 7.3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting al 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. F, T.
Clark, pastor. Services Sunday.
Preaching, 1890 a. M; Sunday
school, las a. M; Thursday
prayer meeting, 1880 p. m. Sunday
evening meeting, TOO.
Catholic - Rev. ]. J. Cullion,
pastor Mass at II a NJ; evening
service at 7.3o.
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 Church-Rev. r. lie.
Blanc Lynch, rector. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1880 a. m Holy Com
munion on first Sunday in the month
after Morning PRAYER. Sunday
School at noon. Evening Prayer
and sermon S p. m. All are
welcome.
Christian = Services Sunday:
Preaching at 1890 a. M; Sunday
school at II; Junior Y. P. S. c. E.
at A p. M; Y. p. 5. {. E. at 7.3o
p. M; mid-week prayer meeting
evening at 7.3o p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

According TO statistics of public, So
ciety and school libraries having 5000
volumes and over In 1908, there are 100
law libraries and fifty-four state libra
ries in the United States. The latter
contain many lawbooks, but the num-
Der has not been ascertained.
The 100 law libraries contained In
1908 total of 1875, OLA bound volumes
and GIBBS pamphlets. OF these libra
ries twenty-eight had over $4,000 vol
umes and Eve more than $4,000 vol
umes.
The largest law libraries In the United
States are, according to published re-
ports, Harvard, with 1O2,826 volumes;
New York state law library, S3,554
volumes; Association OF the Bar Of the
City Of New York, 75.722 volumes; New
York Law institute. 67,39S volumes.
and Law Association Of Philadelphia.
60,223 volumes.-Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
PLYMOUTH UNION

Dan ellison and George Folsom
are better.
DIR. Martin of Cuttingsville called
on George Folsom last week We'd
nesday.
Henry Taylor and Frank Prior OF
Sherburne, were in town last week
Saturday.
Herbert Moore shot another young
bear last week Thursday.
Mrs Sarah Hall and son spent
Thanksgiving at Henry CrandalPs.
Charles Sawyer was at home last
week.
A heavy snowstorm Tuesday.
School began Monday, Miss Addie
Sprague teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs George Swan of
Shrewsbury, were at Mrs Sarah Gill
sons last week Thursday.
Jerome Taylor Of North Sutton. N
Ii, visited relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Burt Moore visited
relatives in West Bridgewater the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Ryland Taylor spent
Thanksgiving at Myron Sprague's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
Tho HIGHEST Clouds.

During the last year scientist at
tached to one Of the bureaus at Wash
ington has been engaged In measuring
the height of clouds by photography.
Simultaneous pictures Of cloud are
made by two cameras placed 600 feet
apart and connected by telegraph wires.
From the. amount Of displacement of
the cloud caused by viewing It alter
nately from each end of the 600 foot
base line Its height can DO calculated
Some OF the "mackerel sky" clouds
photographed were seven and a quar-.
ter miles high. The loftiest clouds
whose elevation was thus measured be-
longed to the type known as cirrus or
'.curl cloud" the height Of which was
little more than seventeen miles,
London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
DIR. COOK CoNFEsSEs.
He Is Not Sure He Reached the
North Pole.

DIR. Frederick A Cook, the Brook
lyn explorer, in an article which will
be published in Hampton's Magazine,
confesses that he does. not know
whether he reached the North Pole
or not DIR. Cook, who has been in
hiding for over year, has informed
the editors of the magazine publish
ing his story that he shall return to
the United States with his wife and
children Dec. % in order to spend
Christmas here.
DIR Cook. in his story, deals with
the psychology of his adventure and
says: did i get to the North Pole !?
Perhaps / made mistake in think
ing that / did. Perhaps / did mot
make a mistake. After mature
thought confess that / do not know
absolutely whether / reached the
Pole or not. This may come as an
amazing statement. but / am willing
to startle the world if, by so doing. /
can get an opportunity to present my
case. BY my case / mean not my
case as geographical discoverer,
but my case as man. Much as the
attainment of the North Pole once
meant to me. the sympathy and con-
fdence of my fellow men mean more.
Fully. freely and frankly I shall tell
you everything. Tell YOU everything
and leave the decision with you
II, after reading my story you say.
Cook is sincere and honest; half
crazed by months of isolation and
hunger, he believed that he reached
the Pole; he is not fakir,' then /
shall be satisfied "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
BRIDGEWATER.

Miss Edith A. Greaves returned
today to her school in Oxford, N. II
R. A. Barrows of Lynn, Mass, re
turned to his home last Tuesday.
having sp-nt Sunday with his wife,
who is stopping with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Allard of
Bridgewater Corners have moved
into their new home in this village.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Raymond
spent Thanksgiving with their son.
E d. Raymond of Fair Haven.
l.. E. Furber and Mrs A. w At
wood have their residences wired for
electric lights
Edith Solger of Taftsville spent
Sunday with her brother. E G Solger.
and family.
DIR and Mrs. b. e. White were
with his people in Wolcott for
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs., R. w. Southgate OF
Windsor were with their parents
over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. L. u Spaulding and young
son returned to their home in Wind.
sor last Friday.
Leslie Copeland of Bridgeport,
Conn and Miss Ferry of Strafford
spent Thanksgiving with Mr. Cope
lands parents
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
Fighting the Log-Driving Bill.

Fhe second committee hearing on
the Ottauquechee log-driving bill
held at Montpelier Tuesday evening
ran into the early morning hours and
ended with honors about even.
Mr.. Stickney, for the Champlain
Realty company, claimed that the
river was national highway. that it
was the companv's right to use 1T,
and much of the testimony presented
by him was intended to show the
feasibility of logging operations on
the Ottauquechee. without damage
te the river or to private property.
The White river was again held up
as an object lesson, witnesses testify
ing that logs we're Aoated down chat
majestic stream without injury to
any interests.
The suggestion of the Realty com
pany's attorneys that the opposition
was backed by a railroad was worked
to the utmostat the hearing. 1t is
a suggestion without the slightest
foundation of truth, but the insinua-
ton will very likely sink into the
heads of some of the listening legis-
lators and thus have it's effect.
The modified bill presented at
Tuesdays hearing, has cut the logs
down to four feet, and kindling
lengths may be reached in the next
concession.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
THE PROPER FOOD FOR POULTRY.

With all the diversified beliefs as to
the proper diet for fowls to induce the
greatest egg production, 1t Is almost
universally conceded that some meat
or animal food Is needed For this
purpose the handiest and most salts.
factory article is Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" III. I'll. Runnells OF
South NewbuTy. VT. expresses the al
most universal sentiment of all who
have carefully used this food. He says:
Having sold Pages Perfected Poul-
try Food for several years past, we un-
hesitatingly commend 1t to all keepers
OF poultry as ths best food on the mar
ket for laying hens. We have already
placed our order for the coming sea SON,
and In few days will be ready TO serve
our customers again. As food for the
cold season, we think II has no equal"
~ II you want to know more about this
food and the best ways OF using It,
write to @. 8. Page, Hyde Park. VT. for
his booklet. profitable Poultry IL
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyous
mentiuning this puper
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
A MOTOR BOLT HUNTER.
He Doesn't Search For Cigar and cisa.
rette Stumps Now.

He Doesn't Search For Cigar and ciga.
rstte Stumps Now.
81 am former cigarette and cigar
butt collector" said the old man, shift
ing a heavy burlap bag from one shout
der to the other. Now am motor
screw and nut collector. You never
heard of that?
"Well, while searching the pave
ments and streets for butts five years
ago l came across numerous screws
and bolts that had dropped from au-
tomobiles. At that time automobiles
were not numerous, but with their In
crease stopped altogether my search
for butts and went into the screw and
nut hunting business. 1t pays ten
times as well.
at is not unusual for me to find
enough small engineering parts that
have fallen from motor cars to pay me
81 day. Rich hauls can be made at
taxicab stands. There is a ready mar
ket for my stock among small engl-
neering people, motor repairers and
the owners of roadside stalls stocked
with secondhand engineering goods.
These stalls can often sell an unfor-
tunate motorist a mu.h needed screw
at high price. Very often, too, with
my bag of wares, hang around the
taxicabs and make profitable sale to
driver who has discovered a vital
nut or stud missing from his cab.
mo more cigar stump hunting for
me. And, let me tell you, I'm no ad-
vocate Of speed limit for autos. The
faster they go the more bolts and
screws and nuts they strew their path
ith."-Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
she SAID, IN PART"

OF AL the many woes that smart
And rack and break a speakers heart
The worst Is this. "He said in part"
HE said in part" and then a bit
OF commonplace no force. no Wit,
No logic in the whole of It,.
HE said In part"--the nnecdote.
The finely thrilling lines you quote,
The eloquenoe whereon you gloat.
All, all are gone. and there remain
Some doddering remarks inane.
The very refuse OF the brain.
Hereafter In the time OF rue,
When those are stewed that ought to stew,
That editor will get his due.
The fiends will give him for his dress
Just half coat. no more. no less.
And pants that but one leg possess.
And he must on his journey start
Wearing on his remorseful heart
The legend grim ''He iwears-in part
Amos X. Wells in Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
LATEST DIETARY SYSTEM.
Spreading One Meal Menu ovsr the
Entire Day. M

Spreading One Meal Menu Over the
Entire Day.
Spreading the menu over the whole
day, commencing with fish for break
fast, joint and vegetables for dinner
and desserts for supper, is the latest
dietary system.
The discoverer or adapter Of this
new regime found that it had q most
beneficial effect on his own health, and
many of his friends have since become
firm disciples of what they call the
"one-meal-one-course system.
Modern meals are too much of q
jumble," said a well known specialist.
"Fish and pork, fruit and outlets. all
taken at one sitting, must be bad for
one. 80
"The time necessary for digestion va
ries with every different kind of food,
and 1t is certain that the more we mix
our foods the further we are straying
away FROM the, habits Of natural man.
ITO take hearty meal OF one spe.
cial dish Is the best possible method
of feeding, but we have so got into our
four and Ave course habits and have
become so accustomed to what I may
call the pleasant sequence OF the
menu that it requires very strong
effort of self denial to confine ourselves
to one dish.
"But under the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
idea the pleasant sequence is not for
feited. 1t Is spread over the whole
day instead of being rushed through
in half an hour. One can enjoy all the
culinary luxuries without overtaxing
the digestion."-St Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
window wor<.rs.

Industries carried on In windows In
full view Of passersby are good money
makers in New York city. The rug
weavers. cigarette makers. printers
and candy makers have a new rival
uptown. where a straight line hand
knitting machine has been installed
and attracts lot Of attention. Sweat
ers while you watt are novelty. and
the knitter has group of watchers
constantly at his window. He says
the venture Is success In every way.
Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

pudding whose presence was dis
tinctly felt as late as 8 p. m. on
Thursday. Such pies as made their
were plump, courtly pies
pies of the old school, with more
than smack. a real tang, of brandy
about them. There is said to be a
cook ia Boston who has trick OF
putting in the brandy after the pie is
cooked. But that cook has steady
job.-Boston Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
Titcomb Appointed.

Governor Mead on Wednesday
reappointed John w. Titcomb of
Lyndonvilie state fish and game
commissioner. He also named c. A.
Calderwood of St. Johnsbury as
trustee OF the state hospital tor the
insane. He has not yet appointed
the state Cattle commissioner. The
governor is understood to favor L.
II. Cook of Dandy, while the de-
mand for the reappointment of F. l..
Davis of Hartford is very general.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
OLD AGE ANNUITIEs.
Government System of Insurance
Adopted In Canada.

Government System of Insurance
Adopted In Canada.
Canada's system of providing gov
eminent annuities for persons of the
age of fifty.ive years and over was put
Into effect only two years ago. but has
proved its worth. Any citizen be-
tween the ages of five and eighty-fve
may purchase an annuity. No annuity
shall he payable before the age of If
E-five except for special reasons on
tccount of invalidism or disablement.
The annuities range from $50 to 5000.
They may be paid for in a lump sum
Mt the time they are purchased. by the
year, by the half year, by the quarter
Or by the week. IL any payment is
missed the man does not lose his other
payments. He may, take up the pay
ments again when he, is able. though
the time when the annuity will be-
come payable will be extended. There
are no lapses. No money is taken
from the payments for expenses, the
Dominion government paying all ex-
penses. The money paid In is COM
pounded at the rate of 4 per cent, and
every cent inures to the benefit of the
payer.
If a man dies before all payments
have been made or before the annuity
Ia due the amount paid in by him, with
per cent compound interest, will be
refunded to his legal representatives.
Every postoffice savings bank is au-
thorized to accept payments. No med
tcal examination is required.
Upon payments made from the age
of twenty to the age of sixty fifty
dollar annuity. payable at the age of
sixty, Will cost S5.O1 a year, or $4,000.
Fifty dollars is the income from $1,000
at 8 per cent. In other words. the man
pays in $200.20 and gets back the in
terest upon $1,000 at per cent for as
long as he lives. A 5000 annuity would
cost S60O6 n year, or total Of
81, 402.40. Six hundred dollars is the
income upon $4,000 at 5 per cent
Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
FOR FLOATING LOGS.
Substitute Bill Asked by the
Champlain Realty Co..
Second Hearing.

Woodstock's interest in the bill
granting the Champlain Realty com
pany the right to float logs down the
Ottauquechee river, is undated, and
the persistent local opposition. aided
by other residents of the valley, is an
encouragement to every one engaged
in the fight.
The second hearing before the
Legislative committee on conservation
was held at Montpelier Tuesday eve
ming, Fl. NJ. Stevens, G. w. Marble.
Harold Perkins, G. f. Chapman, Fl
w. johnson and w. E. Mack attend
ing and taking part.
A substitute bill was presented by
w. B. G. Stickney, representing the
Realty company, some notifications
having been made to meet the objec-
tions that have been raised. One OF
the most important concessions is q
provision that the timbers owned by
the company shall be cut with due
regard to conservation and as far as
possible under the direction of the
state forester j. Fl. Senter, who is
representing the opposition. quoted
the words as far as possible" some
what sarcastically. and Mr.. Stickney
said, We'll cut that out"
Mr. Stickney claimed the stream
was a national highway and that the
company had right to use it, but
said they came to the Legislature that
provisions might be made for pro-
lection of property holders along the
stream and for fixing of damages.
Mr.. Sentsr said he felt great tenn
Gritty in appearing before such an
array of legal talent-C. Fl. Darling,
Frank Thompson, Hale X. Darling
and w. B. @. Stickney, the greatest
lawyer and the greatest log roller in
Vermont. 1t was surprising, he said,
to see Brun Stickney opposing a
railroad, Mr. Stickney having claimed
that the Woodstock railroad WAS
behind the opposition.
John Davis of Sherburne, Clayton
Aliard. and Mr. Boutwell,, New
Hampshire lumberman, spoke Of
conditions along the stream. Mr..
Senter presented protests from all
the Oranges in the Ottauquechee
valley. and other petitions and letters.
H. G. Davis of Bridgewater de-
scribed the character of the stream
the territory through which it runs,
and the timber growth on the hill
sides. He told of the danger to
bridges and dams by ice. which
would be increased by the floating OF
logs down the stream.
H. M. Stevens, who has been very
active In opposing the bill, presented
petition from every taxpayer in the
town of Bridgewater ); George W.
Marble made convincing talk for
the opposition. and other testimony
was given by H. w. Johnson and
the other men from Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
SHERBURNE

Miss Ollie Taper is visiting
friends in Rutland.
]. E. Davis was in Montpelier the
first of this week
Mrs H. E Wilson returned home
from Springfield, VT, last Saturday
Robert Currier has been visiting
friends at Sugar Hill, N. ii.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
Boston's Thanksgiving Pies.

The THANKSGIVING pies we're up TO
the mark this year in quality, but
the crop was small There was
general tendency toward pudding
of rich. loose variety. with great
deal of fruit tumbling around in it.
and q somewhat gummy sauce-h
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

Although the end Of the Great
Lakes transportation season has come
two weeks earlier than usual the
1909 ore transportation record has
been broken by more than SOC 90
tons The total tonnage will be close
to 5000 600. Coal shipment records
were broken also.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
chIIdren.s resthIng

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup has bee1i
used for over Fifty Years by millions Of
with perfect success Ii soothes the child,
softens the gums. alIays all pain; cures
wind colo, and is the best remedy for disr;;
rhoea. Sold by Druggists in every part Of
the world. Be sure and ask for ''MrS
other kind Twenty-Five cents hbttls.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
omeIsI Graft IN Hus.i..

It Is said the spirit OF graft Is SO
universal among Russian officials. aud
this ON the best possible authority. that
the jewels of the decorations which the
ear bestows ON the dignitaries of for.
eign courts invariably are found to-
have turned into paste bsfofs reaching
their Destination.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

The aviator at Baltimore who fell
from, great height and landed in
the woods badly shaken up should
have great many Republican sym
patLizers at this moment New York
World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03
Organized Randolph d. A. r

Israel Converse Chapter of YER
mont, Daughters of the American
Revolution, has been organized a,
Randolph with IA charter members
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

was after a buck" explained
the city sportsman, but seem to
have shot your COW" She's worth
Just fifty bucks" responded the
farmer Louisville Courier-Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

Even thus early in. the season,
". A. Perkins & Co. Of White River
Junction, dealers in raw furs and
skins, have bought near to 1000
skunk skins.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
PAWS steel rail requirements fer
next year will be f50.000 tons. The
big order has been apportioued as
heretofore to the Pennsylvania, Lack
awanua. United States, Cambria and
Bethlehem steel companies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-03

: 1t IS said that 10000 loads Of
gravel will be needed by the Central
Vermont Railway company on its
new highways in White River juno
ton.