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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
A RACE FOR FAME.
How Robert Barr Managed to Get
Book to a Friend.

How Robert Barr Managed TO Get q
Book to n Friend.
Robert Barr. the novelist. was one
day at Euston station. London. TO say
goodby to Dr. Mckenzie OF McGill
university, who was taking the steam
er train for Liverpool. thence 10 sail
for the United States. AS they walked
up and down the long platform to-
gether, says a writer who tells the
story In Leslie's, DIR. Mckenzie said
Jocularly:
"Let us go to the bookstall and see
II any of your immortal works are
there. If they are I'll buy one 10 take
across with me. II they are not I'll
tell all your friends on the other side
that your supposed British reputation
Is a sham"
The two walked to the bookstall and
examined 1t carefully. but nothing
with the name of Barr was found.
The novelist was annoyed and would
have entered a protest. but the doctor
claimed that that was against the
rules OF the game. Time was short.
and DIR. Mckenzie took his place In
the train. Mr.. Barr babe him goodby
and then made direct for the book
stall to give the dealer piece OF his
mind. but as he glanced casually at
the array of books In the most promi-
nent place he saw a row of one of his
novels.
The whistle had sounded. The train
was in motion. There was no time for
paying anything. so Mr.. Barr grabbed
his book and ran like mad up the long
platform. The energetic railway Off.
Gals thought he was a belated passen-
ger and determined to throw him into
the train. Doors In the moving car.
riages were flung open, and officials
yelled frantically, Jump In any
wherev'
1t took great agility, but Mr.. Barr
succeeded. DR.. Mckenzie was lean
ing out of his window. thinking from
the outcry that some one had been
killed. when Mr.. Barr came alongside
and said politely, If breathlessly. Mac.
allow me to present you with token
Of esteem"
Painting. but triumphant, Mr.. Barr
strolled back to the bookstall.
didn't some one steal a book from
you a moment agoT" he asked.
YES" cried the indignant STALL
keeper. land he's bolted on to America
with itr'
"why don't you telegraph descrip
ton OF him to LverpoolT 1t will be
hours before the train is there" sug.
gested Mr.. Barr sympathetically.
Description! l didn't see anything
but his back and his legs
"oh. well. let it go-' said Mr.. Barr
airily. ut was a good book. for l
wrote It myself, so I'll pay for it."
And he laid down the money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Fleetwood's Platform

Frederick G.. Fleetwood, candidate
for governor, announces that after
March l he will be ready to answer
invitations to speak ON state issues
He has no barrel, no music. but a
straightforward appeal to the voters
The main headings of his plat
form are as follows:
Adoption of party platform before
nominations to office made.
Direct nominations by the people
Passage of a corrupt practices act
District courts.
System of trunk line highways
Improved schools.
Creation of state forest reserves
in county for object lessons.
Better administration of the exist.
ing tax laws by creation of a com
mission for this purpose.
Referendum Of me act relating t.
the traffic in intoxicating liquors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Raw Meat as a Food for Her

'h sc who are familiar "
Poultry know with what eagern
rhey Eat raw meat of any kind. I
nabit Indicates that raw meat
something their nature deman
Ilere is perhaps no material bel
adapted to the needs of fowl-esT
ially in winter-than Green
Rome and Meat ground together.
= mol only invigoratiug but it G
'ains in a form easily assimilat
the very elements required for
making of eggs. 1t will make Id
lay when everything else fails.
g. s. Page of Hyde Park, Vt, 1
send 200 lb. barrel of Green
Rome and Meat for So so. freiI
prepaid to any point in New Engli
"r Middle States. When writl
please mention this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
E. A. SPEAR
Vermo
Sunday Services.
Woodstock
Vernon

Universalist-Rev. II. l.. Garfield
pastor; morning service at 1890
Sunday school at II.4S.
Congregational-R Rev. Benjami
Swift, pastor. Morning service a
1890, Sunday school at II.5c
Young Peoples Society of Christia
Endeavo' at 7.3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting al 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. II.
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor. Parsou
age, 6 Mountain avenue. Service
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. IN.
SUNDAY school, II.45 a. M; preach
ing, TOO p. M; Thursday praye
meeting, 7,3o p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhia
pastor Mass at II IA m; evenin
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the tourd
Sunday of each month at Villag
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and
Barnard, at the town hall, on III
second Sunday of each month at
o'clock
St. James Church-Rev. r. Id
Blanc Lynch, officiating tempord
rily Holy Communion every Sud
day s II. m. Morning Prayer AMI
Sermon 1890 a. m. Holy Com
munion ON first Sunday in the mond
after Morning PRAYER. Sunda|
School at noon. Evening Pray4
aud sermon 5 P. m. All al
welcome.
Christian Rev. w. A. Leonard
pastor. Services Sunday: Preach
ing at 1890 "a. M; Sunday school
IL; Y. p. ). &. E. at 7.3o p. M
mid-week PRAYER meeting ThursdF
evening at 7 80 p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Tona Gun Men.

The accuracy of aim among the gun
men of the Chinese tongs was remark
ed on recently by visitor to China
town. says a New York letter. Yes"
replied a man who knows his China
town. there was time when the
Chinese gunner shut his eyes tight
and blazed away. Likely as not he hit
a bystander. But practice has chang
ed that. If you were to walk over to
the neutral territory of the Bowery
you would find on almost any good
day a Chinese or two practicing in the
little shooting galleries over there.
The chances are ten to one that they
would be tong gunners keeping their
hands in. A Chinese who is not gun
shy will almost invariably develop into
n skilled marksman."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
PETITION FOB DIVORCE.

STATE OF VERMONT, [ whereas. EE
Windsor County. IS. abeth l..
OrfC I'd of Cavendish. VT. has duly fiji
her petition to the County Court. setti
forth her legal marriage to Arlin Il. Orfol
then of said Cavendish. that she hath
sided for ten years in the County OF Win
scr. ina she hath kept the marriage Gov
nant. but that the said Arlin X. hath Vi
lated the ,nme. for that lie hath treat,
the petitioner with intolerable severity. al
for that, being of sufficient pecuniary al
physical ability to provide suitable mai
tenance for said libellant he the said Arl
r without cause. grossly, wantonlv al
cruelty re uses and neglects so TO do; wheI
fore the petitioner, prays for a bill of
vorce from the said Arlin and that she mi
have the care and custody of her IN in,
child and for leave to resume her maid
name
And whereas it appears that said Ar
X. IL without this State. so that 4
summons of said Court maynot be servI
upon him:
1t Is Thereupon Ordered that the 4
Arlin X. Oxford be notified and required
appear in and before said Court 4
make answer, if any he have, and abide 4
order and judgment of said Court In Il
premises, at the te. IN thereof next to +
held at Woodstock in and for the COuII
of indsor in the State of Vermont, on Il
first Tuesday of ne. A ID. 1910. u5
the first day of said term. by publishing i
substance OF said petition. together "
this order. for three successive weeks, +
The Spirit of the Age. newspaper p
lished at Woodstock in said County L
last publication to be at least six we
prior To said term of Court. which shall
deemed sufficient notice to said Arlin
Or ort
Given under my hand, at Woodstot
IN the County of Windsor. this Goth day +
January 1910.
JAY READ PEMBER, ClerE
Sanford T. Emery
Attorney tor Petitioner TN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
A Word For tn. riohtwad.

In France they have an expressive
phrase, Liquid money" 1t means that
part of the family income which Ii
used for the necessities and iuxuries
Of life. 1t Is quite apart from and
kept apart from the more serious. sub
stantiai part of the income. which is
the saved part In America the entire
income is liquid. and the man who at
tempts to make part of It solid is
called a "tightwad" A ''tightwad'
is really a man who creates a princi-
pal-a capital. In other words-and he
is the living example of what every
private business must be and OF how
the country's resources should be ban
dled--Argonaut
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Open Air BARRIERS In Spain.

Fingers that smell of garlic, soap
that gives no lather, razor that may
have been used for cutting raw ham
and flourish that reminds one OF an
executioner rather than of a barber
such are the qualifications of the itin-
Grant Spanish hairdresser. The victim
I'VE use the term advisedly-must be
a patient. long suffering man. neither
the slave Of time nor Of any petty feel
ings such as delicacy and sensitive
ness, as otherwise he will fare badly
at the hands Of his torturer, for the
Spanish open air barber Is a calm man,
who takes everything for granted and
never for moment doubts that you
are satisfied with his attentions and
will pay him northumberland World
Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
TENDER FEET.
Treatment That May Relieve This
Painful Affiietion.

Treatment That May Relieve This
Painful Affiietion.
Evening is sad time with many
persons because of the wretchedly
tender condition of the soles of
their feet, which burn and tingle
and even ache as the day passes and
night falls. They get up in the
morning perfectly well as regards
the feet, but after walking about
for a time the soles get hot, itch
sometimes and feel raw and tender
with every step. The discomfort
increases hour by hour until by
night it has become almost unbear-
able.
Inspection of the feet may show
absolutely nothing, or they may be
red and more or less swollen and
perhaps hot to the touch.
This affection is often associated
with excessive perspiration of the
feet, sometimes so extreme that the
stockings are constantly damp or
actually wet. Yet it may occur with
out this unpleasant accompaniment.
1t is not necessarily associated
with being on the feet, standing or
walking for very long periods, al
though in those predisposed to the
affection every minute of standing
aggravates it.
1t is of nervous origin, the nerves
regulating the circulation-the so
called vasomotor nerves--being es-
pecially concerned.in its production.
The cause may be found to be a
sinking down of the arch of the foot,
the so called fiat foot. 1t may be in
unhygienic foot covering, or it may
be undiscoverable, residing in some
peculiar susceptibility of the indi-
vidual.
If there is any visible defect, such
as fiat foot, it should of course be
remedied by support in the sole
of the boot or, better, by building
up the sole on one side, so as to
throw the weight of the body on
the outer side of the foot. Even
without a device of this kind the
sufferer may obtain much relief by
trying to walk on the outer side of
the foot, in which attempt he will
be helped by walking pigeon toed,"
which throws the weight of the
body on the outer edge of the sole.
The shoes should be of soft and
yielding stuff, kid or canvas, and
never patent or enameled leather.
Rubbers or "arctics" should be
worn only when absolutely neces-
sary and should be removed the in
slant the wearer goes indoors OF
into street car, even if the stay is
to be only five minutes.
On returning home from a walk
or from business a change should be
made to slippers or, what may be
equally restful, to another pair of
shoes.
A powder of salicylc acid one
part, boracic acid eight parts and
French chalk thirty-two parts, dust
ed inside the stockings often af-
fords great relief in this condition.
The foot bath should be frequent
and should be followed by a few
minutes massage of the feet, with
a view to improving the circulation
locally.-Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Some Maine Names.

If the youngsters of today succeed
in mastering the spelling Of some of
the lakes and rivers of the state
they will be fitted for any task. A re-
cent lesson given by the principal of
Bar Harbor high school included the
following names: AndroscoggiD. Um-
bagog. Sagadahoc. Mooselookmeguntic.
Malta wamkeag. Passadumkeag. Pisca-
taquis. Katahdin. Chesuncook. Malta
miscontis. Pemadumcook. Sourdna-
hunk. Sisladobsis. Baskahegan, Mole
ahunkemunk. Cobosseecontee, Pecom-
soonshine. Meddybemps, Norridge-
wock and Nahmakanta. Anything
ought to be possible after that.-Ken-
nebec Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Woodstock. VT, Feb. l9. 1910

Charles w. Gates, state highway
commissioner, was rushed to the
front as a candidate for governor
of Vermont by a Boston Sunday
paper, bnt Mr.. Gates lost no time in
denying that he had allowed the use
of his name. He gave as his princi-
pal reason that he had an unfinished
job on the road; and perhaps Mr..
Gates has no inclination for mixing
in strenuous political campaign.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Green Cut Bone and Meat
The Cold Weather Poultry Food

Fowls have natural craving for
animal food, especially when the
weather is cold. All kin is of grains
are good. but to produce lots of eggs,
IN occasional ration of green cut
bone and meat is absolutely essen
tial. This product can be obtained
of Carroll S. Page. Hyde Park, Vt
He will ship 200 Id. barrel to any
address on receipt of 50 so and at
this price pay the freight to any rail-
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
muney order. When writing him
mshtibn this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
A Quick Wink.

The closing of the eye. the rest and
the opening of 1t have been measured
and are found to consume three hum
dred and ninety-five one-thousandths
Of n second. This is a quick wink,
and winks have been measured that re-
quired rty-one-thousandths of sec
ond more time. For these measure
ments especially arranged photograph
ic apparatus is required, and then
when a bit of white paper is placed on
the eyelid its motions can be accurate
ly determined. In a quick wink the
closing of the eye has been found to
require seventy-hve one-thousandths
of second. the rest twice as long and
the opening one hundred and seventy
one one-thousandthso of a second.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
A GOOD SELLING PuUL room

The testimony Of merchants who
handle Pages Perfected Poultry Food
are indicative of the popularity Of this
food. w. Ii, Nye Of Johnson. VT, says,
IN a receny letter: 81 have sold Pages
Perfected Poultry Food since its origin
and have found 1t 10 be the most salts
factory Of any to the consumer 1t is
an egg getter-" ii. T. Brown of Lud-
low, VT. says: pages Perfected
Poultry Food sales Increase Doubled
my sales on It last year"
:, you want to k11w more about
this food and the bestfways of using It.
write to @. 8. Page, Hyde Park, VT,
for his booklet Profitable Poultry"
IT win be ssnt FIRE. postpaid, to any.
uMs Msna&9u1mH thfS VRTNnt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Fosters Jump for the Band
Wagon

The Springfield Reporter makes
this rather pointed remark /: We
cannrt help wishing that Mr.. Foster
hal insurged when to do so re-
quired some courage and when it
would have counted for something. :"
Or in other words, the jump to the
band wagon with a flourish of trum-
pets was we'll timed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Brain of Humans and of Animals.

Brain OF Humans and OF Animals.
Professor Ranke some time ago
brought out a new fact concerning the
brain of man as compared with that
of other animals. 1t has long been
known that the brain of a man does
not weigh as much as that of a whale
or an elephant and that there are
birds and apes whose brains are heav-
Ter than a mans In proportion to the
weight of their bodies. But Professor
Ranke showed that the way to reveal
the actual superiority of the human
brain is to compare Its weight with
that of the spinal cord. Measured in
this way. mans brain Is proportion
ately far heavier than that of any Of
the lower animals.-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Grape GROWING.

Growing of grapes in graperies fur
nishes an important source of revenue
IN some countries. notably Belgium
and the channel islands. where large
quantities are annually grown and ex-
ported. The United States is a good
customer for them. Grape growing in
pots is much practiced in parts of Eu-
rope and especially In France. where
the vines are largely used for dec
srative purposes on festive occasions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
Patents Too Expensive.

patents cost too much" said an in
ventor. ut should be as cheap to pat
ent an invention as to copyright a
book. Many man hits on a good in-
vention and then is afraid to risk his
money patenting It.
do you know what 1t costs to pro-
tect an invention-to protect it all over
the world? II costs $500. and It re-
quires the taking out of no less than
sixty-seven different patents"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
chIldren's TeethinR

Mr. winslow's Soothing Syrup has heen
ed for over Fifty Years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething.
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child
softens the gums. allays all pain: cures
wind collie. aud Is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Sold bv Druggists in every part of
Win, lows Sbos hing Syrup" and Take nd
orbsr tpd. TwtrfystiNs cents . tottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
A DirtIess Dutch CITY.

Rotterdam. the city OF Erasmus. was
described by Thomas Hood as "a sort
of vulgar Venice" A more pleasing
impression. however, is preserved in
letter from Lady Mary Wortley Mon
tagu in 1716 to her friend. the Count
ess Of Mar. 'All the streets are paved
with broad stones. and before the
meanest artificers' doors are seats of
various colored marbles. The place is
SO neatly kept that l will assure you
1 walked all over the town yesterday
in my slippers without receiving one
spot of dirt. and you may see the
Dutch maids washing the pavement of
the street with more application than
our maids bestow upon our bedcham-
bers."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
voting In Spain.

Voting In Spain Is held to be a duty
to the community. not merely priv
ilege of the individual. and neglect of
civic obligations carries its own pen
atty Male adults of legal age and un-
der seventy. with the exception of
priests. uotaries and judges. are re-
quired to vote In municipal elections.
Failure to cast ballot IL punishable
by having ones name published as
censure for neglect. by having taxes
increased 2 per cent. by suffering a
deduction OF l per cent In salary II
employed in the public service and for
the second offense the loss of right to
hold elective or appointive office
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

Germany now has IA dirigible
balloons of six different models and
FIVE aeroplanes, while France has
seven dirigibles and 20 aeroplanss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

The government now owns more
than $3.50, 100000 worth of build
ings and is spending about 500
100000 year nm new ones, hut
none Of them are insured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

The rivers and harbors appropria
ton bin in congress provides foF
Ss7 900 for Burlington hnrbor, etc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

One Of the big Chicago pacl
has just bought a ranch of 2,50
acres in Mexico, about 70 miles 4
the line at Ell Paso. and is goin,
raise rsttle I'm it
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19
His landscapea,

A nouveau richie recently attended a
picture sale. A friend who had noticed
him at the sale asked afterward. did
you pick up anything at that picture
sale. JorkinsT and the other respond
ed: "Oh. yes: a couple of landscapes.
One of 'em was a basket of fruit and
the other a storm at sea-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-19

spbstTibs ~ The ASss Sbo0
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-14
SHE WANTED IT DELIVERED.
A Spool of Thread Ordered by Phone
Sent Out In Wagon.

The extreme to which the store do
livery system may be carried was in
stanced the other day, when a woman
on the north bench telephoncd a large
department store to deliver a spool OF
thread. The order was filed, with
few unpublishable comments on the
free and easy way some people have OF
asking things in this wild and woolly
west" However. the above Is matched
by the east bench woman who tele-
that yeast cake be sent over. as she
had q ticket; and by the woman who
telephoned an order to the q. C. NJ. 1.
Tor pair of shoe laces.
a New York woman once sent over to
A. 7. Stewart & Co., an order for a
spool OF thread The order was filed,
but In such a way that the woman
never tried that trick again. A spool
of thread was packed in O small roX.
This box was then packed securely In
larger box, and then the three were
packed In quite a large box securely
nailed up. 1t took that woman the
greater part of the afternoon to get
those packages open before she got her
spool OF thread
There is a constantly growing COM
plant from storekeepers and market
men about the high cost of delivering
goods In Salt Lake, with hopes ex-
pressed that the Seattle style will be-
fore long be adopted in this city-no
delivery of goods weighing under 80
pounds. 1t costs an immense sum in
the aggregate to maintain the present
delivery system. which in turn makes
necessary higher prices to be paid by
the consumer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-14
THE HITESMANS MAKE UP.
After Separation of Two Years They
Patch Up Differences.

Alma Hitesman and his wife. Mrs.
Mary Hitesman. who have been
separated for two years. have become
reconciled and appeared Thursday In
the Juvenile court and asked TO have
their five children restored to them.
Hitesman and his wife appeared In
court last December and rellnquished
all claim to them and asked the court
officials to find homes for them. At
that time they were each opposed to
the other having custody of the chill
dren. Mrs. Hitcsman filed suit against
her husband for a divorce and Hites-
man brought a counterclaim and the
contention was mostly over the custody
of the children.
Judge McMaster questioned them
closely about their ability to care for
the children properly. and then took
the matter under advisemcnt- Tho chill
dren have all been found homes tenn
porarily and one family wants to
adopt the youngest child. The children
are: Dc Lotto. years old. Rosette,
years old, Birtron. 10 years old, and
Leona IL years old