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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
The Value of Cow Testing

At Rutland last week Wednesday,
G. d. Hazen, president of the White
River Junction Cow Testing asso-
citation, and we'll known breeder
of Jerseys, gave an interesting talk
on the work of his asso citation.
In beginning, this speaker explain
ed how the idea worked out in prac-
tice. The association hires an ex-
pert tester, who spends one day a
month with each member, working
in the stables. He weighs the food,
and estimates the cost per COW,
weighs the milk, tests it, estimates
it's value, and from these figures
arrives at definite conclusion as to
just how much profit or loss
each COW of the herd is making it's
owner. AS result of his experiences
in the association, one man sold ID
cows of his herd of 25 cows and
was making more profit from the
remaining IL than he did from the
%. Another man with "a cows
formerly cleared SIG a year per
COW, now he clears 800,
Mr.. Hazen gave some interesting
figures showing the way the associa-
ton helped the members in his dis
trict Nineteen herds, totalling 800
COWS, were owned by the members.
The average milk production of
a cow last year was 444l pounds,
The average amount of butter fat
was 230 pounds per cow. Each COW
ate $47.37 worth of grain and the
average profit per cow was $24 81
year. 1t cost $1.06 per hundred
pounds to produce milk, and % 5-l0
cents per pound for butter fat.
The highest milk yield average
for herd was 5720 pounds and the
highest butter fat $40 pounds. The
lowest in the same things were 2580
and 1877.
The average milk yield for the
best COWS in each of the herds was
5674 pounds and butter fat 3Ol
pounds. The averege yield of the
poorest COWS in each of the herds
was 3235 pounds of milk and 1862
pounds of butter fat. The best cow
in the association produced 1920
pounds of milk and 495 pounds of
butter fat at net profit of $90.72
last year. The poorest COW in some
herds did better than the best in
other herds. In this association the
poorest cow cost more to keep than
the best COW.
The tester is paid $500 year by
the association, In one month the
association gained 1892 % through
his services.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
At Second Hand.

A highland laird who could not
afford to keep his own piper was
accustomed to employ the village
piper when he had company. On
one occasion, through some over
sight, Donald had not been given
his preliminary glass of whisky be-
fore he began his performance. Ac-
cordingly he found his bagpipes in
most refractory temper. The
laird asked him what was the mat
ter, and Donald replied that the
leather was SO hard that he could
do nothing with it..
"What will soften it ?" asked the
anxious laird.
"Och, just whuskyp said Don
aid.
A tumbler Of whisky was at once
brought, which Donald Immediately
drank.
'eYou rascalp said the laird.
"Did you not say it was for the bag
pipesP"
"Och, yess, yess," said Donald,
"but she will be ferry peculiar
pipes this. She aye Likes It blawed
In . - ~ aS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
BETHEL

A meeting of Daniel Lille post.
G.. A. R., was held in Cushing hall
last week. the first meeting in which
the associate members took part.
Sixty-two have joined the post as
associate members, who have organ
lied and are making ARRANGEMENTS
for campfire to be heldin the town
hall in the afternoon and evening
of February %, with the following
list of out-of-town speakers Hon.
s. E. Pingree of Hartford, Hon. t.
o. Seaver of Woodstock, Maxwell
Evarts of Windsor, Lieut. Gov. Mead
of Rutland, and cx-Secretery of
State, Frederick G.. Fleetwood of
Morrisville.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Amsden Men Held for Assault

Elisha Dickinson and Edward
,Moote, both of Amsden, appeared
before the municipal court in
Springfield Monday morning to
answer to the charge of assaulting
Willis Mahoney, a deputy sheriff of
Perkinsville. The plaintiff claimed
that the respondents came to his
house Thursday, and Moote asked
the sheriff to read a civil writ against
him. This Mahoney said he did, and
while doing it Mahoney claims Dick
inson struck him in the back of the
neck, knocking him down.
The sheriff says he got up and
was struck again i'll the chest, but
ram to the house and further claims
that the respondents attempted to
enter the building, meanwhile MAX
ing threats.
Judge H. II. Blanchard bound
them over to county court in $500
bail which Moote elaine he can
procure. E. R. Buck of Windsor,
prosecuted, while the Hon. e. b
Finn Of Springfield, defended.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

ed. The first regiment went to this
camp two years ago for the maneuv-
ers.
David G. Adams of Barre is
travelling salesman for G.. w. Smith
& Son of White River Junction,
with headquarters here.
James V. Parker, who died in
Chicago January %, was the son OF
the late Wilson G Parker of Wood
stock, and was born here 60 years
ago. He leaves a son and two
daughters, and a sister, Mrs. G.. H.
Mass of this village. Mr.. Parker
was engaged in railroad work in the
west for many years, but about eight
years ago gave it up, and has since
been quite successful in the dry
goods business in Chicago. He
was taken ill while visiting relatives
here last fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05


An authoress of note was once
in Naples and very much desired to
know Morelli, the famous painter,
but could find no one to act as in
termediary. So at last she took
her courage in her hands and re-
solved to introduce herself, but not
without qualms. AS she approached
she found the studio door open, one
more cause for embarrassment, and,
pushing curtain to one side, stood
before the artist at work, who, look
ing at her absentmindedly, said
"These lines seem to be all right.
What do you say?" And to her
murmured response he went on
"But the eyes of the nuns do not
suit me. Pray sit down moment.
Yours are just the thing"
With inward delight the lady sat
down and acted as model for an
hour and a half, during which
writer and artist talked as though
they had been friends all their lives.
At certain point Morelli stopped
abruptly, took off his glasses, peered
at his handsome model and said,
"But, excuse me, who are your"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
WOODSTOCK NEWS
BOOM THE COUNTY FAIR


The Windsor County Agricultural
Society begins the new year with
much evidence of life and energy q;
the animal meeting was harmonious
and hopeful occasion and the mem-
bers showed unusual interest in it's
continued life and success, and a
general desire to make the next
harvest exhibition as good US any in
former years. Yhe important mat
ter of advertising the annual fair,
which has certainly been neglected
recently, was taken up and a pro-
gressive member of the society,
Mrs. j. S. Eaton, was chosen to look
after the publicity end of the enter
prise. The public may expect to
be kept thoroughly posted on county
fair matters from now until fall
The Legislature of 1908 passed a
law authorizing towns to appropriate
money in aid of agricultural fairs or
other public exhibitions intended
to promote the interests of any
branch of agriculture. This act
was discussed by the managers and
there seemed to be sentiment that,
considering the remarkable record
of successful fairs in the past
sixty-fve years, the town might
reasonably be asked for modest
sum. Competition is keen these
days; the state fair is assisted mate
rally, and Woodstock is we'll able to
stand up for her own.
Mr.. y. M. White, a leader in the
discussion, was chosen to represent
4 the society, and in it's behalf he
will ask she selectmen to insert an
article in the warning for the March
meeting authorizing the appropria-
ton of $500 for the use of the So
ciety.
The town meeting will doubtless
pass this appropriation bill without
much discussion. The suggestion
has been made that this town be
asked outright for an unconditional
appropriation, trusting to the society
for it's wise expenditure when and
where needed. The outlook now is
for bigger and better fair than
ever next September-the date 6, Z
and s.
From now on, let us keep talking
about it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Farmers Meeting in Wood.
stock Feb. z

The Hon. O. L.. Martin, commits
sioner of agriculture, accompanied
by force of experts and interesting
speakers, will hold a meeting in
Woodstock on February 7, afternoon
and evening.
For this meeting Mr. Martin has
gathered the best speakers available
and after all the meetings thus far
held in the state this season, the
universal comment has been en-
phatic that they were the best of
the kind ever held in the respective
places. The list of speakers includes
the following.
r, NJ Washburn, professor ol
dairy husbandry, Vermont Agricul-
tural college.
+. II. Stadtmuller, practical farm,
or and institute lecturer,of Elmwood
Center.
The Hon. B. w. Mexican. lecturer
Of the Maine State Grange and-s
former secretary of the Maine State
Board of Agriculture, who is an
all round farming expert.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
The Oldest Postmaster

Chester Benson Williams, who
had the distinction of being the old
est postmaster in the United States,
and probably the oldest official Of
the government in years of continual
service, died Saturday morning at
o'clock at his home in Bondville
Vt, of concussion of the brain. lie
received his commission as postmas
ter about two weeks after he attained
his majority and had completed 5s
years of service.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
BRIDCEWATER CORNERS

Miss Jean Earle returned to L..
E. Josselyn's Wednesday.
Homer Robinson was at his home
Monday.
Miss Martha Premo was at her
home over Sunday.
Everett Perkins was at his fathers
recently
Lewis Chamberlain has finished
work in Sherburne.
Jean Earle was in Tyson Friday
and Saturday.
A little son arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Rice Tues
day.
Frank Sawyer and wife were with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer,
in Bridgewater, Sunday.
A r. Weeden and wife of Bridge
water were with friends here Sunday
Mrs. l.. P. Perkins, Mrs. N. E.
Davis and Mrs. l.. e. Josselyn are
on the sick list.
F. A. Trudo bought COW at the
Cheney auction, and one of A. B.
Ide Thursday. He also bought the
ensilage at the auction and drew q
load Friday.
E. P. Perkins and daughter, Mrs
A. A, Josselyn, attended Mrs. E. w.
Abhott's funeral at Woodstock Sat
urday.
Nelson West is, improving from
the pneumonia and his brother
Ralph is quite sick from the same
disease.
Roswell Reed is quite sick with
the grip, and younger brother il
suffering from lung trouble.
s. U. Weeden bought two hogs
and several cows at the Cheney
auction.
Miss Sara Vaughan went Monday
to Randolph to visit friends.
Van Ness Dimick bought COW
of Mrs. F. A. Trudo Friday.
Wilmer Shattuck finished his
engagement at White River juno
tion and returned home Monday.
Wilbur Webb was at his fathers
Sunday.
/ Frank Goodyear of Springfield
recently called upon old friends il
town.
1t was Allen Bissell of Rutland
instead of Allen Fisher, who visitec
at E. FL. Shattuck's last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

field; and Principal Charles II.
Morrill, of the state normal school,
Randolph.
The Vermont library commission
ers elected these officers President,
M. M. Wilson. Randolnh; vice
presidents, E. M. Goddard, Mont
pelier Mrs. w. @. Smith. st. Johns
bury and Miss Fannie B. Fletcher,
Proctorsville; Mrs. @. M. Winslow,
Brandon, and secretary, Miss Fran
cos Hobart, Cambridge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
WOODSTOCK NOTES

The eleven lodges comprising the
first Masonic district, { those at Roy
alton, Windsor, White River juno
|tion, Rochester, Woodstock, Spring
FIELD, Proctorsville, Chester, Ludlow,
Bethel and Sharon held a meeting
|at Ludlow on the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday, Feb. l, unIdier
'the direction of 1. @. Mower, d. D.
EG. NJ.
The First Regiment of Infantry,
Vermont National Guard, will prob
|ably join the United States forces in
maneuvers at Pine camp, New York,
sometime next August, although the
actual dates have not been determin-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
HATS IN LONDON.
Unless You Wear One Of Three Kinda
You Are a Marked Man.

Unless You Wear One Of Three Kinda
You Are a Marked Man.
When some years ago one of the
doorkeepers at London theater re-
tired from his drafty calling and
was pensioned off by the manage
ment it appeared that this old man
in all the years of his service had
never given ''pass out" check to
any one of the thousands of men
who must have passed his doorway.
But he never made mistake.
No one entitled to return was ever
refused, and no one could pass in at
the end of the interval who had not
passed out at the beginning of it.
The secret of the old mans sue
cess was curious one. He depend
ed on his memory entirely, but he
had trained his memory in a very
curious way. He did not remember
the men by their faces, their
clothes, their hats, their boots or
by any popularity of gait or ap-
pearance. Manifestly such a feat
would have been impossible, for or
dinary "pitites" are very much
alike in these details.
He took the one detail on which
men do differ and remembered them
by that-he recognized them by
their neckties.
Gaze around you in the railway
carriage as you are reading this ar
ticle and ask yourself if there is any
of your fellow passengers that you
could remember well enough to rec
ognize again in, say, an hours time.
You will find there are very few
people you could be sure of. There
may be one old man with large
and conspicuous white beard or a
very young man with pair of spec
tacles of unusual size. But nine out
of ten have the same sort of hat,
the same sort of clothes and the
same sort of figure.
The Londoner, in fact, seems to
be standardized. He is built on
settled pattern. He is modelled to
type. His necktie is his sole bit of
variety.
Into this world of standardized
human beings comes, let us say,
colonial. Mighty London, with her
vast crowds swarming over four
counties, swallows him up. Yet
somehow he preserves his individ-
uality. He is conspicuous wherever
he goes. He feels that all London,
as far as it has time, is staring at
him.
Cabmen persistently hail him.
The map sellers in the Strand pes
ter him as he passes. Those very
acute people--the confidence" men
sight him afar off. But it is not
his necktie that distinguishes him,
or his face, or his clothes, or his
walk. The conspicuous feature of
the newly arrived colonial's outfit
is his hat.
London permits three sorts of
hat-the top hat, the bowler and in
the summer the straw. Any break
from this settled order is to make
yourself conspicuous.--London Mir
rOr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05


At the closing sessions of the
Vermont Bird and Botany clubs in
Burlington Saturday, Ezra Brainard
of Middlebury was reelected presi-
dent, II. A. Edison of Burlington
secretary of the botanical club
Prof. G.. Fl. Perkins of Burlington
was elected president, and G. ID.
Howes of Essex Junction, secretary
and treasurer of the Bird club. The
Botanical club voted to send Profes-
sor Robinson as delegate to the
International Botanical congress in
Brussels, Germany, in May, 1t was
voted to hold it's summer meeting
in Woodstock in the first week Of
July. a4
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Easy to Be Calm.

1t certainly does make a differ
ence "whose OK is gored." Among
the patients in the private ward of
a Philadelphia hospital, according
to a writer in Lippincott's Maya
zine, there was once testy old mil
lionaire of that city, whose case
gave his physicians considerable diff
ficulty at first.
"Well," asked the crusty patient
one morning, show do you find me
now, eh?"
"You're getting ON WE'LL" re-
sponded the doctor, rubbing his
hands with an air of satisfaction.
"Your legs are still swollen, but
that doesn't trouble me-"
"Of course it doesn't!" said the
old man. eff your legs were swol-
len it wouldn't trouble meP'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Librarians at Bellows Falls

The state boards of library COM
missioners and the library associa-
tions of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, held joint meeting at Bel
lows Falls Friday, Jan. %. Ad-
dresses were delievred by A. N.
Swain, Bellows Falls Miss Grace
Blanchard, Concord, N. H.; Mrs.
Abba Doton Chamberlain, Pomfret
Harold Rugg, Hanover. N. FL. +; Percy
I'll. Blake, Chester; Misses @. g
Pollard and Frances M. Pierce, Lud-
low Miss Evelyn Lease, Montpelier
Mrs. Kats Woods Barney, SPRING
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Green Cut Bone and Meat
! The Cold Weather Poultry Food

= IHe Ooiu w ea1Her ouVry roou
Fowls have natural craving for
animal food, especially when the
weather is cold, 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 200 Id barrel to any
address on receipt of $3 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
money order. When writing him
mention this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Randolph Man Injured

Judge James Hutchinson, "a
years old. a resident of Randolph,
was knocked down by child's
automobile in Washington, while on
his way to the capitol, and seriously
injured. He sustained fractured
hip and was greatly shocked.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Relieved

'"That must be a pretty bad
toothache to swell your face like
that. Why don't you see den
tist ?"
"I~ did call on your friend, DR..
Pullem, yesterday and experienced
great relief"
"You must be mistaken. Pullem
has been out of town for week."
81 know. / felt relieved when ]
found that out"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

The Rev J. Duke King, pastor
Of the Wilmington Congregational
church, has accepted a call to become
pastor of the Congregational church
in Rutland, and will begin his
preaching there February I.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

Over 80 per cent of the population
of the West Indies ia dependant
on fish for sustenance, and nowhere
in fish found in greater variety or
caught by mere primitive methUdS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

The real estate valuation of New
York city is given as $6.333, 1T 300,
an increase of $267, ,0O9,518 over
last year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

Akron, O., now has IA rubber
which employ nearly
IL, ,O00S 0Speople. Their total capitali-
cation anTaunts to nearly $25, 5,OOO,-
600. mi
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Mo Chance to Tell.

Blobbs- What il Guzzler like when
he's sober? Slobbs-I don't know. I've
only known him about nine years.
Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
The Natural Kind.

"Have you tutor at college"
"Yes; my chauffeur. He's tooter
all ght."-Baltimore American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

When a fellow, poor or rich.
Minds his biz. you bet
There's lots of trouble into which
Hm !ian't apt to got.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05

In 1887 tb wheat crop of Califor
MIA was thrH times greater than
that of Kans, but last year the
Kansas crop Wsa seven times as large
as California a.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
Ferris ]. Perkins

The Bascom house in Bethel, has
been sold by Rollin- ellison to Harry
Emery, who for several years leased
this property
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
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If you want the public to believe
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This press does work of the highest
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LOWER MAMMOTH MINING CO.

Principal place OF business, room 5i5
Dooly block Salt Lake City. Utah. No
,ice is hercny given that at meeting OF
the directors held on the Sth day OF jan
per share, being assessment No. "a was
levied on the capital stock of the corpora
tion. payable Immediately TO A. Reeves,
secretary OF the company. at his office.
515 Dooly block. Salt Lake City. Utah
Any stock upon which this assessment
may remain unpaid on Tuesday. February
Is. 1910. Will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction. and. unless
payment Is made before will oe sold or
the 9th day OF March 1910. at > O'clock
u. III. OF said day. TO pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the cost OF ad-
vertising and expense OF sale.
A, REEVES. Secretary.
5iS Dooly block. Salt Lake City. Utah.
First nuhllcatinu January IL 1910.
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