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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Raising Turkeys in Vermont

A Wolcott farmers wife writes
the Free Press in answer to the
question recently asked in that paper
why Vermonters do not raise more
turkeys She says
"The turkey crop is very uncer-
tain. The turkey does not lay eggs
like hen, the year around, but
simply to raise her brood. II you
are lucky enough to find, her nest
before she begins setting you can
take the eggs and set a hen with
them and let the mother turkey try
AGAIN. But usually they are not
early enough to get large growth
at Thanksgiving time, as the turkey
sets 2S days to hatch the eggs. AT
first the little turkeys require care
and proper feeding, and not allowed
to run in the wet. They are deli
cate at this stage and good many
die. Some people are more success
full than others with them. lheJ
require large range, and later
having been derived from the wile
turkey, they are as likely to roos
in trees as anywhere. Ii the tarme
, has children who can bring them L
, their pen at night 1t might save loss
, aud still later, with Thanksgiving II
sight, il the foxes do not get wha
remains there will be few to sell
So the consumer can see that eterna
vigilance is the price OF the festiv
~ bird.
. Our correspondent has evidentl
had some~experience in the matte
and her rea es,s are conclusive. o
If the other hand, ln the "good ol
1T DAYS" and not s. very many yea
ago, either, when turkeys we
- 70 selling at 20 ceN It's pound the
was no such scAA lefty as there h
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Animals We Know.

How recent science is that which
used to be called natural history. but
which is now divided into so many
branches, is shown by some figures
recently presented to the British ,Asso-
citation For the Advancement of Sci
ence, In 1890 the total number. OF
species of animal life known was 49,
5sS. This included 49,100 kinds of
insects. lf,000 of mollusks, 3,600 of
birds and $500 of fishes. In 1881 the
total number, had increased to 81 ,653;
the birds and fishes had grown to
1900 each. mollusiss to $4,000 and
insects to the surprising number of
220, $50. OF spiders alone there were
then known S,070 sorts. In the. years
since 1881 the number of new species
discovered each year has averaged
'f2,000, so that now there are cata-
logued and described in round num-
bers 100000 kinds of animals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
THE OLD GREAT EASTERN.
She Was a Rocking Horse When Her
Engines Stopped at Sea. >.

( She Was a Rocking Horse When Her
Engines Stopped at Sea. :,
"You can say what you please about
the old Great Eastern" said an Amer
lean who has crossed the ocean twice
or more every year for almost half a
century, ''but she was grand idea.
The trouble was that the idea was al
most fifty years ahead of its time.. 1t
has taken the world all that time to
grow up to a Great Eastern as exem-
-plined by the Lusitania and the Mau-
retania:'
81 made my first voyage to Europe
In the Great Eastern. That was In
1862. 1t was the first time the vessel
sailed into Liverpool. She had accom-
modations for hundreds on hundreds
Of passengers, but there were only 100
In her on that trip.
"You know she had both a propeller
and paddle wheels. As long as she
kept going 1t was all right, for she
But one. day we were hailed by
small French steamer that had mail
to send to Europe, and we stopped
short In midocean, while boat put
out from the other vessel.
"Well, how it happened I don't
know, but the huge mountain Of a
vessel seemed to lose her balance. She
wabbled about there in a dreadful
fashion. Passengers and stewards
were hurled about in every direction,
and, as for crockery, l don't believe
whole plate or cup or saucer was
saved from the wreckage.
ION the vessel was every sort of gen.
eral cargo, including live stock, and,
as for provisions, why we had better
food and fresher than you can get on
a liner today. We had absolutely fresh
meat, fresh milk and freshly killed
chicken. ..s
Even in speed the Great Eastern
was in advance of her time, for it took
us only eight days to get to Liverpool"
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
OFF THE SAME PATTERN.

I've seen some mighty fuany- kinds
=. o. people in my day; b.
I've seen some men with KNOWN minds
And Some that's not that way.
I've watched them while they play tho
game.
And this Is what see:
They all stack up about the same.
They're Jest a heap like me!
It's not much matter who they are
Nor where they live nor why,
A-drivin' mule or autocar,
Afoot or on the fly;
The rich, the poor and all the rest,
No matter what they be.
You look inside fellers vest
He's Jest heap like me!
That's why L amt no sort g. cause
For findin' fault with man,
Sence the whole passle of them draws
To jest the selfsame plan.
The men that works. that sighs. that
Jokes,
And them that does all three,
They're all a pile o. right good folks
And jest heap like mel
Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Tho Same Ace.

Colonel Ed Butler. the veteran ST.
Louis politician. has been In failing
health the past few years. On his last
visit to Kansas City he was talking to
an old friend, a physician.
"Doc," said the colouel. 'T wish you
would tell me what is the matter with
my right leg. The left one is In good
shape, but this right one has been
growing gradually weaker for two
years, and at times It pains me q great
deal"
Questioning developed that he had
not had a fall or strain or hurt the
suffering member in any way. "It can
be caused by only one thing" said the
physician, "and that is old ago. You
must remember, colonel, you are ne
longer young man."
'Old age nothingr' exclaimed But.
Ter. Isn't the other leg the same
ager'-Kansas City Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Iydrophobia Facts.

:, It. is easy for misinformed people to
say that there is no such thing as hy-
drophobia. On the other hand. Vera
nus A. Moore, director of the New
York State Veterinary college at Cor
nell, is authority for the publication
that more specimens of rabies were
received at Ithaca for diagnosis dur
ing the last year than during, the
preceding ten years. There were Ill
DEATHS from rabies In the registration
area OF the. United States In; 1908 and
nineteen in the state OF New York
Buffalo Commercial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Hot Planets.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
the four outer planets-are hotter than
the earth. Recent observations at the
Lowell observatory. secured in the
form of photographs of planetary spec
ira, show that there is oxygen in the
atmospheres of all fourand that in the
cases Of Uranus and Neptune hydro
gen and perhaps helium are atmos-
pherically present. The outer planets
have water vapor as the principal con
stituent Of their atmospheres. They
probably consist Of nucleus hot to its
surface, yelled in dense, unbroken
clouds, floating in an atmosphere large
ly composed of steam.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
A BACHELORS NEW YEAR.
How He Spends the Day Before Swear
ling Of Matrinony Aoain.

How He Spends the Day Before Swear
ling OF Matrimony Again.
How do you intend to spend New
Years day I" was asked Of q confirmed
old bachelor who has luxurious rooms
In big city hotel.
"Oh, about as usual. VIII VISIT
several of my married friends. take
notes of their little worries and watch
the antics of their irrepressibIe chill.
dren. will probably have ice cream
poured into my hat and sticky candies
hid in my coat pockets. viii see
frowns on the faces of the husbands
and added wrinkles In the eyes Of the
pretty wives Of few years ago.
Then ! will come back to my coxy
bachelor quarters. and over a quiet
glass of wine and a good cigar I win
swear of matrimony for another year.
Have done It for twenty years now
and never regretted 1t, and | guess IN
keep right along in the same old way
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Jacksonville a Snowy Place

According to bulletin of clima
ological data recently compiled tt
the government the annual average
snowfall in New England is 81.
inches, ranging in the several states
from 32.2 inches, il Rhode lslantt
to $40 inches in Vermont In
smallest annual average in the sec
ton is 24.I inches, at Block Island
r. l., and the largest amounts IIo''
inches, at Jacksonville, VT. snow
tails in meansrable amounts iror
October to May, inclusive.
Early and late frosts are an inpoi
tant feature of the climate OF POI
tions of the section. The averag
date OF the first killing frost
autumn ranges from September l'
in New Hampshire to November It
at Block Island, r. l. The earlies
date OF killing frost in autumn
August 27 in Vermont. LII
average date of the last killing fro
in spring is from April 20, in Rho'
Island to May ~, in New Ham
shire. In off seasons frosts suil
ciently severe to kill tender veget
ton have occurred in portions
the northern section in atl OF t
summer months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Perilous Gastronomy in Wind
cor

The !" 500 " club of Windsor held
a session New Years night. There
were eight in the party and they ate
and ate. One member ate so fast
and hearty that he swallowed a
piece of gold bridge work. The
" champeen eater Of the gang was
presented with doughnut as big
as a derby hat, seven pounds of
bologna sassige bottle of gin
ger ale and miniature cigar. Zoo
bad we can't all initiate Lucullus.-
Swanton Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
IF SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
rinted Saturday Morning
ne DOLLAR A YEAR
The Work of the Grange

, calling attention to the recent
bwth Of the Grange throughout
|w England, the Boston Transcript
6 There are now more than
,,o erangers in good standing in
line, nor is it the only New
gland state in which the Patrons
sIIusbandry can be at will power
civic force. New Hampshire
quite recently number OF
4 lngers almost equal to one IN
&ry incorporated community
t,ouohout central Massachusetts,
4 order is strong, and there are
&yerful eontingents in Connecticut
y Rhode Island. Vermont
A,ngers spoke for themselves a
Il years ago, in the election OF
& vernon Bell.
a Though New England has recently
4
(. two granger governors, never
Mess the order lives p,etty closely
:, 20 ;ts claim of not being more
NIitical than the interests OF agricul-
M SITS demand. We hear comPara'
y lv little of the Grangers, COM
"a he'd with what we heard twenty
81 rs ago, but in the rural district
ID activity is continuous w'thou
A, ,ng spectacular.
'S' The Grange and the Pomona ar
|,N two centers of social commin-
he in many New England inlan
I'm, and they undoubtedly max
.l .up ift. ; Probably the Granger
'y TODAY more effective for the ac
IA bcement Of farming interests tina
NA he'era of their more spectacula
|t{ uence of legislation. NeVerth'
# $, the rural politicians find tn
IRONS of Husbandry worthy
Ss deviation, and keep their ears
WA ground about the Grange halls.
sAhe Vermont Grange now nun
upwards of 1000 members,
siderable number having bee
en- into the organization durir
past year, and the organizatic
mingly is in very prosPero
hdition. AS an organization,
IS not dabble very much in polite
s.a now and then it expresses
sI' es quite forcibly, as in the case
y vernon Bell, when he ran /
ernor. Its chief work lies i'll t
/ of improvement of the conc
ns of the farming class OF peopl
a4tl it is undoubtedly doing II
Wrk in Vermont, furnishing ma
Wthe intellectual and social requi
nts of the people of the m'
tered communities. II the
ence of the Grange is wanl
Ewhere in the country, it certai
MOT on the decline in Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

Astronomers In Germany are greatly
Interested in the claim of Professor
Jonkheer to have discovered a new
continent on Mars, situated in the sea
of Aeonius. The savant has named
the continent Taumas, but Professor
Archenbold. director of the Treptow
observatory. expresses grave doubts as
Ito the accuracy Of Professor Jonk-
heer's observations. He inclines to
ahe belief that the dark patch in ques-
lion is ''sea' hitherto unnoticed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Green Cut Bone and Meat
The Cold Weather Poultry Food

Il
Fowls have natural craving for
animal food, especially when the
weather is scold,- All kinds OF grains
qre good, but to produce lots OF eggs,
an occasional ration of green cut
bone aud meat is absolutely essen
tial This product can be obtained
of Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park, vt
lie will ship 200 lb barrel to any
address on receipt of So 80 and at
this price pay the freight to any raii-
way station in New England or the
Middle States. Money may be sent
at his risk by registered letter, pos
tai money order, check or express
money order. When writing HIM
mention this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

been of4ate yeas, with the price
hoveringN@ound the 3o-cent mark.
1t is possible that the festive bird is
becoming mre nomadic in his
habits and of bore delicate constitu
tion, or is it, rater, because fewer
people are willing devote the time
and attention requiEi of a success
iul turkey raiser f-'wIington Free
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Dairying at Quechee Fells
Farm

The Herald has taken occasion to
comment on the systematic fashion
in which II. N. Vail of Lyndonville
is trying out " Swiss Brown cattle
as dairy COWS, with the dual purpose
of beef and butter fat in mind, and
it is now interesting to note that
there is another notable example
of farming in figures to be seen
in Vermont, the locality being
Quechee, and the farm "Quechee
Fells, " of which f. w. Wiggin is
manager.
Mr.. Wiggin recently came to YER
mont from Wisconsin. state IN
which dairying is an exact science
and took charge of the Quechee
Fells farm, of which j. G.. Howland
ia owner. The Fells favorite breed
is the Jersey, and the highly special
lied, deer-like animals are asked to
do one thing and that alone-to pro-
duce the greatest possible amount ol
butter-fat per animal per year.
Each Jersey is fed and checked
with card index care and accuracy
So many pounds of hay, so many
pounds of cut feed or whatever else
| is being fed, and dead line on
certain number of pounds of butter
fat. Get up to the standard or gel
out-that's the Wiggin idea.
1t is significant that under rigid
scientific system, the average pro-
duction of butter fat per individual
E has been increased from 225 pound
to 365 pounds, with some COW
running considerably over 3O
e pounds per year. The feed Dill wa
S $40 less and the amount of hay fe
J. almost one-half, all waste and over
n feeding having been stopped.
r is not surprising, in the light
= these conditions, that Quechce Eel
e should have been able to carry o
If the gold medal for cream, given
o the dairymen's meeting, being beate
for the 24-hour butter-fat medal L
i fresh Holstein, giving nearly twi'
the quantity of the little prize Jerse
n The Herald submits that sue
g highly specialized dairying is e
}" tremely interesting, and, while, tn
40 - paper believes that the ultima
- prosperity of Vermont will con
% through more general applicati'
~ ~ of all branches of farming, tt
=. example of systematic, scientlf
,a card ledger dairying is the sort
i. an object lesson which will ul
q mately tend to better and me
na profitable farming, even if MAORI
~ of Vermont farmers decline tn
re- opportunity in the lines of orchard
,re forestry and intensive farming
- special crops, and still stick to
ng dairy.
nlv What are your cows, gentle read
boarders or producers ?-Rutla
Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
State Library Notes

The town of Ryegate has library
|t travels which is not a travelling
rarv. 1t is named the Whitehall
|rary for it's founder and henefactor;
| pends a year in one farmhouse
b goes the next year to another, 80
|lt everyone in the district may
Ne equal access to the books. There
/ about 300 volumes in a ten sec
In Wernicke bookcase. The
brary association also own an organ
1 set of dishes; they give sup
rs and entertainments from the
1oceeds of which they buy new
boks. These social affairs are held
I the homes of different members
dd so the organ and dishes are
Srried about as we'll as the books
&tween times the organ stands II
u school house and is used by the
Achor Some of the reference
&nks, too, are kept in the schoo
&use for the use of the children.
"a Part of the time the library i
6bated in farm house near tn
&hool. The books are well selecte'
III well cared for and are free nc
lily to the members of the associs
3 bn but to others who will take goo
lre of them. This little collectio
books is really the social an
\ tellectual life of it's corner of tn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

will you have 'your
pe"iu - lsked the polite bar
peI u In who had just re.
'u,neu ber camp.
Depe afther hovin' 1t
Gu. " gesht adapted to th'
u,n a lied Mike.-Judge's
LlDrury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Agricultural Meetings

The Board of Agriculture has
booked meetings as follows: Wal
linpford, Feb. 3, Woodstock the 7th,
Springfield the 9Th, Chester the 10th,
Cavendish the llth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

sire Before He Was Twenty one
9ch.prospector of all times was
Sodes. When he was seventeen
een touched with tuberculosis
aired south. Arriving at his
uIerbert's cotton plantation in
Atthe midst of the second dla-
" itement,, he. with Herbert.
wa into the new rush." They
.oSm at Colesburg at 30, .shil-
lth rental. In few weeks
60" a full claim. all the law
ahV Vecil Rhodes set himself to
seVy to allow one man to
oWp inns, then ten and then as
man ,ould lay hold of. SO well
uio keep pace with changing
reeu'hat he returned to Eng
,ahu len a milllonaire!-Frank-
iih " Everybody's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
A. Fire Extinauisher.

n case Of fire if the burning articles
at once splashed with a solution Of
t and nitrate of ammonia an incom-
;tible coating is formed. This is a
.paration which can be made at
ne at a tri6ing cost and should be
e on hand. Dissolve twenty pounds
Aommen salt and ten pounds of nj
II of ammonia. in seven gallons of
'sr. Pour this into quart bottles Of
81 glass, and fire grenades are at
v ready for use. These bottles
be tightly corked and sealed to
IL lt evaporation. and in case of
hey must be thrown near the
: so as to break and llberate the
ntained. At least two dozen of
BOTTLES should be ready for an
e ltNcy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

Fire in the Temple company's
drygoods store in Montpelier satur-
day night caused damage estimated
| at $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

Rabbit hunting is reported by the
sportsmen to be unusually good in
he fields and mountains near Rut-
and. On one day the first of last
week, three hunters went over the
notch on the Killington road and
came back with bag of Is rabbits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
Atln Pitchers.

FL wish you would be
Yhat you say before our
boy.
hts the matter now?
MIS- Ever since he heard
you sa minister used canned
pray leferred to him as the
e"n ~ ew York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

James Blanchard of Proctor, ii
! Ears old, was kicked in the face by
horse few days ago, receiving a
Ad cut under one eye.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

Mildred, the little daughter Of
gorge Brainard of Rutland, caught
r. hands in the cog wheel Of a
Iringer recently and crushed one
Anger which the physician hopes to
Rve.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
. Cheerful.

ai,' our .aid the indignant
berry"
again ,,oy onsvorad
tne Sus ahS "They were low
"eie" oit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22

January 10 was the fifty-sixth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert A. Blanchard OF Brattle-
boro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-01-22
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, 1910-01-22
" ern.

al wondei a." % oou ,ho,r
Offices denta
"why SHOT,,
rNterm would be
imore Ameri-
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The Tribune Farmer

Is the best Agricultural paper 1t comes
every week For 81 80 we send THE AGE
and Tribune Farmer Tor one year.
=" THE AGE
, WOODSTOCK VERMONT
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-04
County Commissioners.

a special pension of $500 was
allowed Mary Ann Piper, of District
No. IL.
A special pension of $500 was al
lowed Edgar Pickett, OF District No. 9.
The following persons were appoint
ed road commissioners OF Carroll
county for 1 year On Monday last for
the various districts
Taneytown-Nathan ID. Feeser.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T. Boring.
Myers'-COnrad I'D. RuSher.
Woolery's-Charles L. Arnold.
WOolery's sub-A-C Charles IL. Braun
ing.
Freedom-John o. Devries.
Freedom sub-A-Marshall Wetzel.
Manchester-Jacob Horach.
Manchester sub-A-Wm. G.. Keck.
Westminster-Jack Myerly.
Westminster sub-A-H. i. Oren-
dorff
Hampstead-Wm.H III. Ruby.
Franklin-AmoS Davis.
Middleburg-Lut T. Sharretts.
New Windsor-Harry I. Haines.
Union Bridge-Harry II. Fuss.
Mt Airy-William 4. Harrison, IT,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-04
A Pretty Wedding.
For the Advocate.

For the Advocate.
A very pretty wedding took place at
the residence of Mr.. jeremiah Shaeffer
on Pennsylvania avenue, this city, on
Tuesday evening, March LIST, at z
o'clock. The contracting parties were
Miss Margaret Shaeffer, youngest
daughter of Mr.. Jeremiah Shaeffer,
and William Jones Beck, of Woodbine,
son of Charles F. Beck. The wedding
march was played by Marjorie Wing
ling. The brides dress was embroid-
cred batiste and carried Brides roses.
The groom wore black. The bride
was organist for number Of years
at Krider's Lutheran Church. The
presents received were numerous and
costly. After the ceremony by Rev.
r. w. Doty, the brides pastor, re-
ception was held. Owing to the brides
father being extremely ill, the we'd
ding was very quiet.
Those present were Mr.. Jeremiah
.Shaeffer, Charles Beck and wife, Her
man, Raymond and Mary Beck, Jonas
Everett, Or. Billingslea, Rev. r. w.
Doty, wife and daughter Louise, Ed
ward Shaeffer and wife, Helen, Mary
and Edith Shaeffer, Daniel Shaeffer
and wife, Ruth and Jeremiah Shaeffer,
William Shaeffer, May, Margaret and
Grace Shaeffer, George Starner and
wife, G. l.. Crawford, Baltimore; Jas.
NJ. Stoner and wife, Mary L. and Grace
Stoner, Howard Geiman and wife,
Mabel and Edward Geiman, John
Yingling and wife, Marjorie Yingling
and Michael Yingling.