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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-12
Prize HowIers lEnalishl.

Lord Raleigh was the first man to
see the invisible armada.
In India a man out Of cask may not
marry woman out Of another cask.
Tennyson wrote "1n Memorandum"
George Eliot left wife and children
to mourn his genn.
Thomas Beckett used to wash the
feet Of leopards.
Henry 1. died Of eating Palfreys.
Louis XVI. was gelatined during the
French revolution.
Romulus obtained the first citizens
for Rome by opening a lunatic asylum.
The Rhine Is bordered by wooden
mountains.
Algebraical symbols are used when
you don't know what you are talking
about.
Geometry teaches US how to bisex
angels.
Gravitation is that which Ii there
were none we should all fly away.
A renegade is man who kills q
king.
The press today is the mouth organ
OF the people.
A lie is an aversion to the truth.
A deacon is the lowest kind of Chris
tian.
Pythagoras built bridge for asses
Etymoiogy is a man who catches but
terfiies and stuffs them.-Reported II
University Correspondent by Enghsi
Pupils
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Woodstock. VT, Feb. II. 1910

Halley's comet, which is now APP
preaching the earth at some millions
of miles day, is announced to be
loaded with cyanogen, deadly
poison, and therefore is full of peril
for people on this planet Camille
Flammarion, the distinguished
French scientist, goes 80 far as to
say that this cyanogen gas may i'm E
pregnate the atmosphere and possibly
snuff out all life on the earth. Let
us hope that the end may come
without shock, jar or pain-but
most astronomers take little stock in
Flammarion's fears.
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Speaking of Hromidioms.

eyes, | think my baby is not at all
pretty. There are a number of babies
in the community much better looking
than mine. My baby gets its ugliness
for my side of the house and not
from its fathers"
81 have no opinion about govern
mental affairs. l regard problems Of
craftsmanship too deep for me. so
never meddle."
eyes, / tried to get him, but l am
glad he chose the other girl. She Is
so much more attractive than 1 am
II like my husband to cultivate
the acquaintance of other women. 1t
would be manifestly unfair to expect
him to devote his time exclusively to
me-"
81 appreciate highly the confidence
my party has thrice expressed In me,
but feel. that have no right to enter
another race or to NEEDLE with public
affairs" :-
Undoubtedly Mr.. Taft's quiet re-
gime is preferable to my egotistic fool
hardness"
Cooking" over my Christmas pres.
ents, was convinced that my wife
is an excellent judge of cigars and
neckties.'
1.-THE theater is all right. but for en-
tertainment prefer going to church"
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PLYMOUTH UNION

Miss Ellen Sawyer is seriously i'll
Mrs. Ryland Taylor is better. Miss
Cecil Tarbel has returned to her
home.
Norris Wilder, who came here to
attend the funeral of Amos Coolidge
returned to Rutland Tuesday.
Monday morning was very cold
and remained so all day, with a
piercing wind.
Miss Daisey Moore is here from
Alstead, N. H.
Orris Ravelin had the misfortune
to lose his horse Saturday morning
AS he was coming from his home to
the Union the horse fell dead i'll the
road. ~-,
Monday morning, Jan. 3lst, the
friends and relatives Of Amos Cool
idgc, learned with sorrow of his
death Sunday night. at the Homeo-
pathic hospital, Boston, where he
went for treatment the 10Th. He
continued to improve until Sunday
afternoon, when he began to fail, did
not rally, and passed peacefully
away at 7.30, January 30. His re-
mains were brought to Ludlow
Monday night and the funeral was
held here Wednesday afternoon. al
the home of Mrs. Crawford, where
he has lived the past five years
Many relatives and friends were
present, Rev. j. @. Carnahan Of
Sherburne officiated, and burial wat
at the Notch beside his wife, who
died seven years ago.
Amos Coolidge was 70 years O
age, veteran of the Civil war, {
member Of the o, o. Howard Pos
of Ludlow. He was a good man
kindly, quiet, courteous, and W.
shall miss him, but his memory vii
be cherished by all who knew him.
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A SAVAGE WITCH.
His Life Was Saved by the Chief Of
the Quiah Tribe.

His Life Was Saved by the Chief OF
the Quiah Tribe.
The author of Heroes of Modern
Crusades," the Rev, Edward Gilliat.
NJ. A., at one time master of Harrow
school. says in his book that he had
years ago the privilege of meeting the
king OF the Qulah country. Tetu Aga
masong, at Harrow. The Quiah king
had been educated at ST. Augustines
college, Canterbury. and was able to
lecture to the Harrovians in good Eng
lish In his lecture he told quaint
story which brings one nearer TO the
weird lives of the Quiahs, small ag-
ricultural and trading tribe of inof-
fensive characters on the west coast
of Africa.
"ln my country" said the king. I'VE
have no prisons; therefore II cui-
prit Is brought to me ! must chop on
something-an ear or two. hand or
foot-and he goes home sadder and
q wiser man. Just before left for
England chief came to my hut.
bringing prisoner.
"'What has he done. friendr
asked
"'He is a dangerous witch. o king
He can turn himself into an alligator.
"'Pooh. Nonsense! | don't believe
that old fashioned stuff
".oh, but we saw him do 1t down
by the big river
Indeed. Well. chief, tell me all
about It, You saw him yourselfT
"T did. We were bunting by the
banks of the river with our rifles
when all ut once we saw big alliga'
tor lying on n rock In the river The
witch man was lying asleep in ham
mock some fifty yards away. Oh. the
dangerous creature he is!
Jewell. king. do not laugh with
your eyes like that. for am speaking
the truth. | put up my rifle to SHOOT
the alligator; but. to our great fear. as
soon as fred this fellow rolled out
of his hammock and fell on the ground
and rubbed his back aud swore be
was hurt.
"'Now. o king. If this witch had
not been inside the alligator how
could he have been hurt when fired
Gentlemen" concluded the king. 81
see you are laughing with your eyes
but 1t is very difficult to rule over
| people untaught and given over Il
superstition.
what did I do? why. If l had lief
him free they would have killed hin
as soon as I had gone on my ship. 81
saved his life by chopping off hi
| laft aoru
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SOUTH POMFRET.
ABBOTT LIBRARY NOTES.

The fourth talk of the present
series being given by Rev. Mr.. Can
field at the library will be on Sun
day afternoon, Feb. 18th, at J
O'clock. A cordial welcome awaits
all who come.
Our school exhibit is being sent
in and is receiving much favorable
comment from visitors of the library
Why, did--do that work ?
did not suppose a child in town
could do anything like that.
"And how we'll that is done
etc.
Drop in and see for yourselves
what the children are doing
ABBA DoToN CHAMBERLIN,
LIBRARIAN.
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Could Do For Herself.

She was very delightful but very
aged iady--over ninety-and her friends
and relatives and even chance ac-
quaintances, drawn by her exquisite
personality. all did her homage and.
as the, saying is. waited on her hand
and foot"
She accepted 1t all very graciousIy,
but with some inward rebellion. for to
a very old and close, mouthed friend
she once said. with quaint quicker
OF lips and brows:
~ am reminded sometimes Of the
old lines:
"Twa were BLOWN at her nose.
And three were bucklin' at her shoon.'
YOUTHS Companion.
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WoMAS's STUDY OF A JOKE.
Tho Fun of It Comes Whom Her Curl
osity Begins to Get Busy.

Tho Fun of It Comes When Her Curl
osity Begins to Get Busy.
: Mr.. Smuggins was reading to his
wife such stray bits from the evening
paper as he thought would interest
her. Presently he began to laugh with
great glee.
what is it that is SO funny, JohnT
she inquired. seeing that he was not
intending to read the item to her.
"Why, here's something about a
darby In Kentucky that came iimping
into store, and when the proprietor
asked him what allied his feet he said
a man had hit him over the head with
a maui when he was standing on a
hard sidewalk"
81 don't see anything funny in that"
she protested.
Cant you see that his head And
he began laughing again.
"No, can't" she insisted. II think
it was cruel of some one to strike him
like that, and he should have been
punished for it."
"Really?' inquired Mr.. Smuggins.
looking at his wife seriously.
"Of course do. Don't you"
s "Well. there are worse things. sup
pose." he said. but IL you think he
ought to be punished l won't say a
word"
He resumed reading. and for five
minutes silence prevailed.
John" inquired Mrs. Smuggins aft
er the interval. "how did 1t hurt his
feet so to be hit over the headr
Then Mr.. Smuggins fairly roared,
and Mrs. Smuggins went out Of the
room in high dudgeon. - William 8.
hampton in Judge.
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spEcuLATINe ON MARGIN.
American and English Ways Of Doing
u Arc Very Different.

American and English ways OF DoiH0
II Are Very Different.
In America spectators capital
with an exception to be noted below
Ia necessarily at least the size of his
margin In his brokers' hands. though
It is to be feared that In only too many
instances 1t Is just this and nothing
more.
On the London Stock Exchange an
other method prevails which. says
Moody's Magazine, 1t is probable has
done more in the long ago past to give
stock speculation Its bad name than
all the episodes Of an unsavory nature
which have ever occurred on Ameri-
can exchanges. In London after the
inevitable introduction to broker the
new customer gives his order, but
makes no deposit at all.
The broker is supposed to learn
something of his new clients means
and how far he should be allowed to
commit himself Twice a month the
English have what they call their set
Element days. A customer long OF
stock whose commitment has gone
somewhat against him Is then required
to pay the differences. as they are
called. between his purchase price and
the current quotation.
He must also pay charge called
contango for holding the settlement
over into the next fortnightly period
IL he does not wish to close the COM
mitment. As q consequence of this
way Of doing business Spectator
may be trading on a few points mar
gin In reality or. In fact, on no margin
at all. He may be utterly penniless
without the broker knowing It,
That this method works out with
fewer losses In England than It would
do here IL due to the fact that the
social and economic strata to which an
Englishman belongs are much easier
to determine than the corresponding
| facts among us. and also that an intro
| duction means more there than here.
| as the introducer Is regarded as to a
certain extent responsible morally for
the business department of his friend.
II Is worth while observing tand this
is the exception referred to above,
that in certain instances the methods
pursued In American stock exchange
houses are the same as those obtaining
| In London. Little as the fact is known.
1t is not an unfrequent custom for very
wealthy spectators to have no fixed
margin or even no margin at all with
their brokers.
If a man of this sort loses on COM
mitment he sends his broker check
for the loss. IL he wins his brokers
remit to him for his gains. The bro
ker dislikes to offend very powerful
client by troubling him for funds, and
hence takes risks with his account
which he would not dream of taking
with the account of smaller men. In
stances Of this sort sometimes become
public In cases where the broker Ii
forced into bankruptcy, whether owing
to this cause or not.
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PROBATE COURT.

Feb. (. Maurice Bugbee; adopt
ed by Edward J. and Sarah Bug
bee.
Chas. S. Daggett, Royalton. Will
proved. Alice B. Daggett, ex'r. &.
P. Tarbcll and VIM. Belknap CONS.
Feb. 2. Frederick B Merrill's es-
tate. Fourth administration account
settled.
Paschal S. BARRELS estate. Will
presented for probate by w. r.
Sturtevant. Hearing Feb. z6.
Feb. 8. Addie Martin, insane.
Guardians account settled.
Augusta Pollard. Guardians ac-
count settled.
VIM. T. Carriers estate. Inven-
tory returned.
Charles II. Waterman, Hartford.
Grace M. Walker, sole heir, OF
Rockingham, appointed administra-
trix. A. E. Watson and F. w,
Adams apprs. and comrs.
Jewett A. Prescott, Woodstock
Jennie L. Sargent, Royalton, ap'
pointed administrative.
Wilbur Washburn, Woodstock
J. Edward Montague, admr, Sam
mel Kelly and Charles K. Thomp-
son, apprs and comrs.
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BARNARD.

II. A. Wood and wife are visiting
their son in Everett, Mass.
j. P. Knapp was taken to Water
bury Monday.
Thirty couples enjoyed the dance
at the hall Monday evening. The
music was fine.
DIR. Hickey went to johnson
Monday, returning Sunday.
Mr.. Miner and Mr. Baker have
each lost horse by the prevailing
distemper.
Rev. A. NJ. Walker of Sheffield
ILL.,, is at G.. E. Wilson's.
Fred Aikens of Barnard and Mrs
Clara Clark of Bethel, were married
February 6.and starte d for Massillor
Ohio, on the night train.
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mother, Mrs. Amelia Carter, in the
morning. At present she is much
improved, although not able to be
out.
Mrs. II. M. Stevens entertained
about 80 ladies at bridge whist
party and tea in the music room OF
the Woodstock Inn last Friday
afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs
Clifford Stevens. Music was fur
nished by Sherwin's orchestra.
Misses Alta Carter and Evelyn
Barrows have been unable to attend
their work on account of illness.
Don't forget to patronize the jun
Tor social to be held in the vestry OF
the Congregational church on Mon
day evening.
This next Sunday marks the last
chance to enter the red and blue
contest in the Sunday school, Any
one wishing to join the contest il
to be there then, or make some ar
rangement for joining with someone
already member.
II. M. Stevens is in New York OF
business, and is expected home to
day.
@. B. Corey has been in. Bostor
the most of this week.
Mrs. Brock of Bridgewater Cor
ners was the guest of Miss nsley OF
last Sunday.
Miss Daley spent Sunday il
Woodstock with Mrs. E. E. Wyatt.
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PETITION For DIVORCE.

STATE OF VERMONT. Whereas, Fl
Windsor County, IS. abeth ia.
Orfc rd of Cavendish, VT, has duly ~
her petition to the County Court, setd
forth her legal marriage to Arlin r.; ORD
thea of said Cavendish. that she hath
sided for ten years In the County or Wild
sur. tina she hath kept the marriage 81
nant. but that the said Arlin X: hath
lated the same, for that lie hath tresl
the petitioner with intolerable severity,
for that, being of snfficient pecuniary
physical ability to provide suitable ma
tenance for said libellant, he. the said AZ
r X, without cause. grossly, wantonlv
cruelty re uses and neglects so to do; whi
lore the petitioner prays for bill OF
vorce from the said Arlin and that she 4
have the care and custody OF her m
child and for leave to resume her maj
name. |
And whereas it appears that said
r.. IL without this State. so that
summons of said Court may not be seq
upon him:
1t Is Thereupon Ordered that the
Arlin Il. Oxford be notified and requiw
appear in and before said Court
make answer, il any lie have, and abidsl
order and Judgment of said Court ~ \
premises. at the te' m thereof next
held mt Woodstock in and for the Cod
of indsor in the state of Vermont, on
first Tuesday of ] ne, A D.. 1910,
the first day of said term. by publishing
substance of said petition. together
this order. for three successive weem}
The Spirit of the Age, newspaper
lished at Woodstock in said County,
hast publication to be at least six
prior to said term of Court. which sha
deemed sufficient notice to said Artl
Or .ord.
Given under my hand, at Woodst2
in the County of Windsor, this goth daS
January 1910.
JAY READ PEMBER. Cleo
Sanford T. Emery
Attorney tor Petitioner
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TO-. Muoh persiste,ca.

Sanford--Is Trailer making good
detective2
Tittsworth-No. He has too much
persistence.
SanfordIToo much persistence? |
should think the omre persistence he
had the greater his success would be.
Tittsworth-But Trailer's persistence
is fool persistence. -Four days ago n
thief whom Trailer was chasing jump
ed from a bridge into the river below,
and ever. since that time Trailer has
been waiting for the man to come to
the surface.-Chicago News.
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E. A. SPEAR
Woodstock Vermo
Sunday Services. .
Woodstock
VermoI

Universalist-Rev. III. l.. Garfield
pastor; morning service ut 10. g
Sunday school at II.4S.
Congregational Rev. Benjami
Swift, pastor. Morning service
1910, Sunday school at II.S(
Young Peoples Society of Christia
Eudeavor at 7. 80. Thursday evenin
prayer meeting al 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. r.
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor. Parse
age, 6 Mountain avenue. Servic|
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. nj
SUNDAY school, II.45 a. M; preacl
ing, 100 p. M; Thursday pray
meeting, 7.3o p. IN.
Catholic Rev. E. c. DrouhI
pastor Mass at ira M; EVEN
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the toul
Sunday of each month at Wild
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and
Barnard, at the town hall, on \
second Sunday of each month N
! O'Clock
St. James Church-Rev. F.
Ba,ttell, ID. D., officiating tempo1
riiv. Holy Communion every Sy
day s ii. m. Morning Prayer 4
Sermon 1890 a. m Holy Co
munion on first Sunday in the mo
after Morning PRAYER. Sund
School ut noon. % Evening Praj
and sermon S p. m. All
welcome. tr
Christian Rev. w. A. Leonal
pastor. Services Sunday: Preat
ing at 80 a. M; Sunday schoos
IL; Y. p. 5. &. E. at 7.3o.p. \
mid-week prayer meeting Thurs1
evening at 7.3o p. m.
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BRIDGEWATER.

Chester A. Jordan of the John O.
Rice Audit CO. of Portland, Me-, has
been at the Bridgewater wooden
mills two days this week, and stop
ped with FL. G. Aver while here.
The Ladies' Aid society was very
pleasantly entertained at Mrs. H M.
Stevens on Wednesday afternoon
About IA ladies were present. The
next meeting will be in two weeks
with Mrs. s. b. Brown.
Miss Hazel Hubbard, who has
been quite i'll for some time,is better
at present.
Mrs. Edward Jarvis was quite
seriously injured last Saturday even
ing while out driving with her sister
Gladys. The horse became frighten-
ed at the lower side Of the wo, len
mill and ran--the occupants throw
ing themselves out at the corner of
the wood sheds below the mill.
Gladys was unable to arouse her
sister, and help was summoned
Mrs Jarvis was taken into Edward
Gapron's. and after an examination
by DR.. White she was found to have
fractured her skull slightly. She
remained at Mrs. Capron's over
night, being moved to the home Of
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Raw Meat as a Food for HI
Sanford j.. Emery
Attorney tor Petitioner

Those who are familiar
Poultry know with what eage1
they eat raw meat of any kind.
habit indicates that raw med
something their nature demd
There is perhaps no material Y
adapted to the needs of fowl-ea
tally in winter-than Green
Bone and Meat ground together
IL not only invigorating but it
tains in a form easily assiml1
The very elements required for|
making of eggs. 1t will make
lay when everything else fails.
@. s. Page of Hyde Park, VT
send a 200 lii barrel of Green
Rome and Meat for $3 so. fro
prepaid to any pointin New Eng
or Middle States. When wr|
please mention this paper.
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QUECHEE.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. ellison of
Winchester, Mass, were here Sunday.
The Gibson farm has recently put
in telephone on the New England
line.
Miss Maude Laskey was a recent
guest of Miss Churchill.
Bar Haven was very success
fully presented by Quechee Grange
last week Friday evenidg. The play
was follownd by dance. the Grange
netting about $75 from tbs enter
tsinment and hop.
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MODERN CHESS.
The Game Vastly Different From That
of the Ninth Century.


The Game Vastly Different From That
of the Ninth Century.
Chess is but a game. a pastime. a
relaxation, but 1t has at times abb
sorbed the faculties of the intellectual
in every cline. Perhaps the greatest
eulogy on the game was the remark
of Sir Walter Raleigh. II do not wish
to live longer than l can play chess"
1t is certain that those who do not
play the game are quite unable to
form any conception of the high intel
lectuai delights experienced by the
chess enthusiast.
The origin of chess has been sought
in vain. The fact is the game has so
changed. developed and improved
down the course of centuries that in
its present form 1t would not be REC
ognized by its inventor. If there ever
was one. The oldest chess problem on
record is thought to be that contained
In an ancient Persian manuscript at
tributed to Caliph Kaiifen Mutasin
Billah. who reigned In Bagdad A. d.
1888 to SO. But the reader would have
to learn the old rules before 1t was
Ineligible. For example. the queen
could make move of only one square
at time and that on a diagonal. but
a queen promoted from pawn was
allowed to make move Of two
squares diagonally. The bishop had
no power over any square except the
Ehird from which 1t stood on Its own
diagonal line. but It was allowed, to
vault over any piece that happened to
be between. In short. 1t was a totally
different game. Chess In the precise
form in which we know II and play II
today Is a comparatively modern game.
London Strand Magazine.
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HIS POINT OF VIEW.
Uncle Ransom, Told to Quit, Is AnS-
ious About His Master.

Uncle Ransom, Told to Quit, Is AnN-
ious About His Master.
''Uncle RANSOM" said the planter,
~you rode my best horse twenty miles
to that festival Saturday night. Ycr
kept him out all day Sunday aud near-
ly killed him Sunday night. How
many times have told you to let my
horses rest ON Sunday?"
Eyes, sub, Marse Robert; OATS so.
but
"HOw many times have ! told you II
you didn't quit that you and l could
not get along together on this placer
dat sho' is the trufe, Marse Robert.
You p'intedly tole me dat. But you
knows a niger. He jes' nacherly for
gits."
"Every negro on this place believes
that he can do exactly as he pleases."
"Dar now, bless Gawd, you sho'
spoke a parable. Desc young niggers
is gittin' mighty triin'."
"It has come to this, Ransom-Re'
veille is not big enough for you and
me. Tomorrow morning we part You
go your way and go NINE"
Eyes, subj"
The old negro looked sorely troubled
and bewildered. He glanced over his
shoulder at the ripping lake, the open
cotton, the perfectly level fields. Ran
som had been born on Reveille and
had never known any other home. His
heart went out in supreme pity for the
man who had to leave It.
"Well. Marse Robert, eff we Jes' can't
git along together, If we's jes' boun
ter sep'rate, would you mind tellin
me whar'bouts you spects ter goT-
Everybody's Magazine.
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Green Cut Bone and Meat
The Cold weather Poultry Food


Fowls have natural craving for
animal food, especially when the
weather istold, All kinds of grains
are good, but to produce lots of eggs.
an 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 2ti0 Id barrel to any
address on receipt of SO so and at
this price pay the freiRht-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
money order. When writing him
1nsutiun this paper,