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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
TIMELY BREvITIES

Hongkong had only thirty-one Ores
and sixty -three incipient hres last year.
The last four transfers of seats In
the New York Stock Exchange were
made at $4,000.
The United States imported from st.
Etienne last year $3SS.522 worth of
Roquefort cheese.
Tobacco growing in Hawaii Is very
promising. although it was started
only two years ago.
New South Wales now has a law
which makes officers Of the civil serv-
ice insure their lives.
Mountains of pure marble have been
discovered In German South Africa
the like Of which are unknown In the
world.
Sir Pieter Burn of the South Afri-
can National union is planning 1.-THE
biggest exhibition in the world" for
1914 or 1916.
To economic door space some Ger
man manufacturers are turning out
high speed engines mounted on top of
horizontal boilers.
Plans are under way for placing all
the trunk telephone lines between Bos-
ton. New York. Philadelphia and
Washington under ground.
The per capita consumption of sugar
is the largest In Switzerland Of all
countries. due largely to the chocolate
and condensed milk factories.
The supreme court OF Pretoria,
Transvaal. refused admission to q
white woman to practice, but has now
granted this privilege to Kaffir man.
which IL unprecedented
Pitchblende is used to tip the hands
and spot the figures on the face Of
novel English watch SO that they will
glow in the dark family. but enough
SO that the time can be told
Manufacturers of brass beds have
been trying to sell them In Nicaragua
despite the fact that bedsteads are not
generally used there. Most OF the peo-
pie sleep on folding canvas cots.
The German government pays dam
ages to those injured on the state own
ed and operated railroads. Last year
these satisfactions amounted 20 more
than s1.40o.000, or per cent on $685.
100000.
To overcome the fear Of falling ex-
perienced by roller skating beginners
the owner Of rink in an English city
installed a merry -go-round, from the
arms Of which hang straps for learn
ers to hold while skating.
About ninety names day are drop
ped from the pension rolls. This aver
age is equivalent to about $500 deaths
a month. or about $4,000 annually,
among Federal survivors Of the civil
war carried on the pension lists.
Although no tobacco is grown In
Spain. Seville is becoming n manu-
featuring center for this product. and
5,5o0.000 pounds Of the raw product
were imported from the United States.
Cuba and the Philippine last year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
supply Fodder Early to Calves.

Young dairy calves-and. indeed, all
calves-should be given good folders
early. 1t is important that these
should be given to them early, so that
the proper distension of the paunch
may take place in due order, If It does
not the capacity to take food becomes
limited. Even with calves of the beef
breeds the tendency is in the direction
Of giving too little attention to this
matter. The free feeding of meal to
calves makes flesh in good form, but
1t does not distend the stomach.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
HUMOR OF THE DAY
An Overworked Word.

Il don't thing smoking is healthy"
says Gertrude Anterior, "but 1t is
mere provincialism to object to 1t oa
any other ground. As well argue that
society should not dance or whisky be
mentioned in fiction What these vir-
tuous danes need IL to see something
Of the world before they attempt to
run It. The country is rotten with
provincialism."
What a convenient word that word
''provincialism" isl We should have
hard work getting along without it.
Whenever we find ourselves cornered
in an argument we may easily get out
by accusing our opponent OF being
tainted with provincialism. II you
have been divorced a few more times
than one may be IL one desires to pre-
serve correct form you have merely to
say of those who frown upon you that
they are afflicted with provincialism
II you have served a term in the peni-
Tertiary because OF financial transac-
tons that were not sanctioned by law
you may comfort yourself with the
thought that the society which turns
Its back upon you is rotten with pro-
vincialism. If you are accused Of be-
ing unmindful Of your matrimonial
obligations dismiss the matter with
the declaration that those who would
criticise you have provincial out
look. Let us thank the inventor of
the word provincialism. 1t is tho
handiest word In our language, and
there seems to be no possibility OF
going back of It. When one has been
accused Of being provincial one may
as well decide to say no more, for
nothing remains TO be said.-Chicago
Record Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Nanssn and @rhirtssn."

The thirteen" superstition is not
universal. DR.. Nansen can afford to
laugh at 1t. The crew of the Fran
on its memorable north pole expedition
consisted of thirteen men. who, after
an absence of three years, all returned
to their homes in perfect health, de-
spite the trials they had gone through.
Then on Dec. Is, 1893. the doctor rec
ords the birth of a litter of pups.
There were thirteen-a curious coin
cidence-thirteen pups for thirteen
men. Further. DR.. Nansen arrived at
Vardo, in Norway, on Aug. 10, 1896,
and on the self same day the Fran
emerged from her long drift in the ice
into the open sea.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Shear shearinas.

Dip your sheep at least once a year
and you will find It profitable.
Good lambs are never reared unless
they receive a favorable start In life.
A sheep must produce a variety of
products II 1t is to be most profitable.
Mutton sheep give the best returns
when fed for that purpose when
young.
In order to realize the most for
wool there must be a uniformity Of
condition.
Sheep can stand almost any degree
of dry cold so long as their fleece is
not wet. It is necessary that sheep
have a tight roof over their heads.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
ECONOMICAL FEEDING
OF DAIRY CATTLE
Ration to Be Fed Depends
Largely on Milk Production.

To make the dairy profitable with
feedstuffs at present prices. the herd
has to be one in which every animal
shows good milk test and responds
automatically, so to speak, to good
feeding. The farmer can determine
their qualifications as milk producers
by use of the scales and Babcock test.
When it comes to feed he should do
some careful figuring on what to feed
and how much. Nature has provided
that the cow supply herself first and
the milk bucket second. True, some
high bred dairy animals will keep up
their milk flow for time by depicting
their own bodies, but that means Sc
rious injury to them. Experiments
show that normally about 60 per cent
of the food which COW can eat goes
for the maintenance of the body. The
other 40 per cent finds its way into
the milk pail. The COW is, therefore,
entitled to all she can eat and digest
properly.
To feed her economically, no dairy
man-can say feed each cow so many
pounds of grain and so many pounds
of roughage. The amount Of each feed
depends largely upon the fow OF milk.
A cow giving a large flow of milk re-
quires more feed than one giving less.
Here is where good judgment is above
par. Otter the cow owner has more
grain than roughage or he may be
short on grain and long on roughage.
He viii need to make close study
Of the balanced ration to put profit in
the pail.
Sometimes we get the idea that the
more a COW eats the more milk she
Will give. II she assimilates all she
eats that Is fact, but there is such
a thing as OVERRIDING the matter, SO
that the excess Of feed will be an ac-
tual hindrance to the production OF
milk. What we want to do is to feed
the cow all she will turn to advantage
and no more. Clean managers will
tell the story as a rule. Anything left
over is pretty good sign that we are
feeding too much of some things
Sylvanus Van AIKEN in Farm and Fire
side!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Wriqhs's Little Pun.

Wilbur Wright was talking to a re-
porter about the London Mails $4,000
aerial race from London to Manches-
ter.
ut was shocking. though" said the
reporter, shat White, an
Anglo-Saxon flying man. let himself
be beaten by. a Frenchman."
Mr.. Wright smiled.
"Shocking?" he said. at was more
than that. 1t was a-Paulhan."
change.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Gold Soup.

Sheriff William Harrigan drifted into
"Jake tile BARRIERS" for lunch and sur
prised the husky German proprietor
when he called for plate of gold soup.
Don't know the meaning, sheriff"
said Jake.
"Well, then, it's time for you to get
out of the business, Jake" was the
sheriffs response.
Cant help it. sheriff; 1t amt on my
bill OF fare"
Come here, Jake, and I'll tell you.
It's soup with fourteen carrots In it."
Newark Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
. Nerve Strain In Aviation.

Mr.. Grahame-White, the foremost
English bird man. in an interview thus
describes the nerve strain Of flying: at
is the tension Of fearing that some
thing unexpected may happen-that
the engine may fail. that stay may
break, that a controlling wire may
snap. Any one of these things may.
one knows quite well, bring about a
fearful fall. The rush of air and the
fact that one is high above the ground
have very little to do with the ordeal"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
TIL. Retort Courteous.

"Now," said the suffragette orator,
sweeping the audience with her eagle
eye, 81 see Mr.. Dobbs sitting down
there in the third row-a man who has
condescended to come here tonight and
listen to our arguments. He has heard
what have had to say, and think
we should like to hear from him and
get a mans view of our cause. Mr..
Dobbs, tell US what you think of the
suffragettes."
ooh, c-c-couldn't, m-m-ma'am-
stammered Dobbs, 81 rur-really c-couh
not. Thu-there are l-l-lulladies pup.
present."-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Always Good.

Speaking of Jack London-or was Il
Rex Beach7-they tell that when in
his salad days he submitted a stOry
to great editor the things came back.
So London-or was 1t Beach?-called
upon the great editor and asked:
whats the matter with this yani
Don't you like it?'
EYES," replied the great editor i'm
pressively, II always did."-SuccesI
Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
II Was.

Boston's mayor attributes the def
cheney Of marriages In that city to the
intellectual superiority of. the girls,
who overawe the manageable young
men. Culture has its disadvantages.
A southern man once declared that
making love to Boston girl was like
sitting on cake of ice and cracking
hailstones with your teeth. That was
probably an exaggeration.-Phila
phia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
A ProveIkina ouestion

During the recent conclave Of
knights of Templars in Chicago the
hospitable and willingly helped resi-
dents Of the Illinois city wore button
Inscribed. ASK Mel Live Here" On.
fortunately. 1t is reported. the ques-
ton most commonly provoked by this
signal of kindness was, "whyY-Ar-
gonaut.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Ireland,a paelina.

Ireland at the end of last year had
800 fewer inhabitants than in 1908.
The registrar generals report. just is
sued, shows that the population. 4,371.-
$40. has fallen by 10000 in ten years.
Emigrants last year numbered 2s.-
676. 5,379 more than in 1908 and 800
mode than the excess of births over
deaths.--London Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Sounds Like Il.

Could it be that the prophet Isaiah
had in his forecast the hurried travel
er at the railroad eating station of our
day when he wrote, -And he shall
snatch on the right hand and be hun
CRY, and he shall eat on the left hand
and shall not be satisfied T-Brown-
ing's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Brood sows md Corn.

It is just as far wrong to feed and
SOW corn entirely to make a lot Of
milk rich in protein at plugging time as
it is to feed the dairy COW nothing but
corn. If corn alone Is neither a salts
factory nor economical ration for a
milk COW it certainly is not for milk
SOW.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

Bears are qnite plentiful in the
Vermont mountains this fall Two
have lately been shot in Pittsfeld by
John Brown and Charles Mills.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
AwIeward For Both

"This is awkward. firted with q
young man at the seashore and we
both pretended to be rich. Now I find
he lives in our city"
But you needn't see him If you
don't want to-"
81 can't well get out of 1t. 1t seems
he collects the payments on our piano.
-Pittsburg Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Heartfelt Approval.

Heartfelt Approval.
'T hear you have a new mamma, VIII
lie. How do you like herY'
Dandy"
That's good. Is she prettyr
Not SO very, but she amt used to
bein' where there's boys in the house
and leaves nickeIs and dimes iayin'
around ON bureaus and tables and
things. chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
More AIlurina.

you grew tired of that young man
who kept talking about castles In
Spain p said Maude.
Yes" replied Maymie; al became
more Interested in a chap who has his
mind on an Office building in n busy
little American Washington
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Had Yachts Of rheir own.

Mccarthy was Boosting Of the prom
inence of his family in bygone sges.
But there were no McCarthys in
Noah's ark" said O'Brien.
mo-" said Mccarthy. "Our family
was very exclusive in those days and
had yachts OF their own."-Natlonal
Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

Captain Edwin l.. Hovey, one of
the largest real estate owners of St.
Johnsbury, died very suddenly Sat
urday evening while eating supper.
He was born in Waterford IL years
ago and left Dartmouth in his soph-
omore year to serve in the Civil War
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
wouldn,t Do.

Sorry. sir; we're quite out Of pOul
try this morning. but we have some
nice pork sausages."
tut, tut, man. l can't very well tel
the wife that shot sausages"-Cas
sells Saturday Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Auto SUGGESTION.

The chauffeur, who had been in an
automobile smash, had just recovered
from the anaesthetic.
you're all right now, old chap
cheerfully said the surgeon. "just as
good as new
Perhaps" smiled the patient weak
ly, 'but i feel factory rebuilt
trated Sunday Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Tho Water Cure.

From the advertisement columns of
the Young Woman:
"Qutet, refined home offered lady by
another living alone with maid. Large.
ton. Eleven miles from Bath"
II thought cleanliness was next to
godliness." remarks the friend who
sends US the cutting.-London News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Different Now.

Moneybags-Young man, I started q
clerk on Is shillings week and today
own my own business.
Hard Up-I know, sir. But they has
cash registers in all the shops nowr-
st. Louis Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

Charles w. Smith, a native of
Johnson, who died at his home
in Clifton, Ill, September 10, was
the first person in this state to take
daguerreotypes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
ito Nature.

81 noticed in the store we visited to-
day everybody was crowded around
the perfumery counter"
That's not surprising"
"Why notf'
''Oughtn't perfume naturally to be a
scenter OF attraction = Baltimore
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Dip tho Sheen.

A trough for dipping lambs can be
made for very little expense. and no
sheep raiser should be without one. A
tank twelve feet long. four feet deep
and three feet wide is big enough for
lambs and grown animals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

John FL Holton living on the Bar
nard stage road, found bee tree the
other day that yielded over one hum
dred pounds of honey.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

This" said the enthusiastic patriot.
sis the Land of liberty, where each
may pursue happiness
Excuse me-" interrupted Mr.. Sirius
Barker, but did you ever read the
paper they make you sign before they
win rent you a hatT-wasbington
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
IA MONTHS FOR $1.OO

To new subscribers. in Windsor
county, The Age will be sent from
now until Jan. l, 1912. for $1.OO-
Outside of the county, $l.1O.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
Run Down.

Muggins-Subbubs says his wife
very much run down.
Buggins-I'm not surprised. 70
know how those women talk abOS
each other out there.-PhiladelphA
Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

L. @. Kidder of Peacham raised
from one seed seven pumpkins,
weighing altogether 236 pounds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
sha Waan,t.

Mrs. Knicker-Are you familiar wild
the Norwegian sagas?
Mrs. Newrich-Not the least bit; y
ways make the servants know hs]
place.-Harper's Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
A considerate Child.

"Do you believe in fairies, little girl
mo. but pretend to just to plea1
mamma. She thinks do, and why r1
her OF her harmless delusionsF
Washington Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15
If YOU HAVE
A Farm, Camp
or Cottage
IN THE VICINITY or
WOODSTOCK

Which you would like to rent to
desirable tenant for the coming
season send description of it.
together with your name and adj
dress. to the undersigned at once.
Hundreds of families all over the
country search the columns of
the Boston Transcript each season
for information as to where
the most desirable summer resi-
dences are located. Free advice
and all necessary information
will be cheerfully given you.
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT co..
S24 Washington St.. Boston. Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

sure Sign.
Indian-Did he miss again?
Guide-Of course he did. Didn't
hear him shoot?-Spare Moments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-10-15

Brute.
He writes poetry for the love
the thing"
Indeed! And what's the thing
pameT-Spokane Spokesman evieT
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Subscribe for The Age, e1.Oo.
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Mutual Exchange.
She-I like your impudence!
Hell like your cheek.-Life.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-17

Mr.. Lawrence Marsh of Aston. who
has charge of the Louisville Hunting
Clubs preserves, which constitute the
big scrub east of the Oklawaha river
in Marion and part in Lake county.
was in town Saturday on business. He
said he was very busy erecting quart
ers at Juniper Creek for the club. a
dozen or more members Of which will
come down about the middle of No
vember to hunt and fish for several
weeks. He said the enclosure con-
tanned $4,000 acres and abounded in
game. He said the bears were getting
quite troublesome and were coming up
to his home and carrying away his
hogs. Mr.. Marsh has a large herd of
hogs that he is getting ready for the
where he transports them on his boat.
He has an offer for all he has at 10
cents a pound. Mr.. Marsh also has a
very attractive herd of cattle that are
quite profitable to him. Speaking OF
the land over which he is overseer, he
said that Mr.. H. l.. Anderson sold the
same to the Louisville parties for S32.-
600 and as most of the land was ac-
uuired by tax title the reader can
easily Judge the profit there was on
the sale.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-17
DISASTROUS WRECK IN GEORGIA

Augusta, Ga. Oct. 11.-Owins to the
operator at Mccormick, s. c.. falling
to deliver meet order for train No
8, leaving Anderson, S. c.. for Angus
ia at $50 p. m, passenger train No.
;, leaving Augusta at 4:45 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. for Greenwood. S. c..
collided with the Anderson train at
Gas o'clock at the forty and a half
mile post. two and a half miles this
side of Mccormick. The trains were
running at top speed and came to-
-ether in a head-on collision. AS a
result of the collision five trainmen
We're killed and seven trainmen injur-
ed and ten passengers injured
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-17
EASTLAKE

\ visit to Eastlake Saturday after
noon informed us that Mr.. Geo. r.
Snow. the extensive and successful or
ange grower of that place. has return
ed from an extensive summer outing
in Colorado, Idaho and Chicago. He is
busy getting his packing house in
shape, which during the summer he
nearly doubled in size. to fill a con-
tract for 80 cars of fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. DeLane of North
Brookfield. Mass, who own a comfor-
table home at Eastlake. are expected
down the coming week. as is eX-Post-
master Squires. who spent the summer
at his old home in New Hampshire
Also the redoubtable Major Carpente,
and wife to spend the winter in their
coy cottage.
Jim Joslyn. the veteran pioneer. had
the misfortune to trample on mai
and no sooner did he recover from the
effects Of same than he ran n big sliv-
er into his foot, from which he is q
great sufferer.
The roof is on the WOOdmar cath
edral and it is now waiting the cement
sides.
DR.. Spooner is preparing to ship hi:
crop of oranges. which will not DO n:
heavy as last season.
The Buffu mstOre room at Stanton
recently vacated by Mr.. John Pasteur
is being painted yellow and make:
quite an Improvement as it has no
been painted in twenty years.
Mr.. Whitman and wife of Massa
chusetts, old time winter residents o
| F;astlake, will again spend the winte
there and are expected the last of tn,
month.
Mr. John L. Carney, the efficien
! manager of the Carney Investment Co
began gathering, packing and ship
| ping the crop of fruit in dead earnes
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-17

lieved the whisky monster would in
ten years be banished from the land
and the general government no longer
be a partner in this nefarious traffic
Speaking Of the passage by Congress
of the internal revenue laws during
the war, levying a tax on whisky and
beer, to carry on said war. that Lin
coin debated with himself two weeks
whether he should sign it, feeling and
knowing its pernicious influences. but
his advisers insisted it was only war
measure and at the close Of the war 1t
would be repealed; but 1t has never
been done. The result is 1T has Great
ed the most infamous trust known to
the world
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-17

The Star was misinformed Saturday
about Mr.. J. L. Smoak launching his
new motor boat Sunday. Mr.. Smoak
said he would pull an OK out Of the
ditch on Sunday, but could not think
of launching his boat on that day. The
launching of the Louise Warren,' the
name of his little girl. will take place
next Thursday afternoon, at which
time the editor of the Star will make
a few remarks. Miss Louise Warren
Smoak will christen the boat by break
ing a bottle of wine over its bow.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-17

Mr. Hurst. the trucker near Griner
Farm. was in town this morning and
reports splendid trucking on his place.
He was here with II distinct varieties
of produce. grown and raised on his
place. At present he has quite a run
on mustard greens, radiSheS, egg
plant. okra and snap beans. Mr. Hurst
is very much pleased with the success
that has attended his trucking labors
He has 125 hens that are doing we'll
Every week he brings to the Ocala
Enaarket - to 80 dozen eggs