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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
SUMNER AND FALL
rop-Dressing and Seeding Down

Many farmers are finding it to
their advantage to seed down during
the summer and fall, claiming that
by so doing they are apt to get a
much better s'catch" than they do
when they follow the usual practice
and seed down in the spring.
The same is true regarding top
dressing grass land. Some of the
most progressive farmers put on top
dressing Immediately after haying,
with perhaps small application of
nitrate of soda the following spring.
II you will send your name and
p. O. address to Carroll S. Page,
Hyde Park, VT, he will send you
free, postpaid, several formulas
for mixing fertilizers especially
adapted to top dressing, and fall
seeding, together with prices of
ingredients, full directions for mix
ing, etc. These formulas have been
improved by the Vermont Expert
mental Station and will be found
thoroughly reliable,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
rh. Child and th. Word.

"Mamma, please give me the vig-
or. I want to drive a nail," little
Charlie said as he came rushing into
the kitchen from his playroom a
morning or two ago.
"What is a vigorp ?" his mother
asked.
"You know, mamma, it was you
that read it to me out of the book." "
"But / don't remember reading
about it, and l don't think we have
one if I did. What did the book
say about itp
eyes, you remember it. 1t said
the boys returned from their hunt
ing trip very hungry and were glad
to find the meat done and the cook
mashing the potatoes with vigor."
And then the mother found out
what the lad wanted. 1t was the
wooden pestle with which she
mashed potatoes-Milwaukee Free
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Lost in WIds of Boston

Lost somewhere in Boston is Louis
Lessier Of Montreal, 76 years of age,
said to be worth $l5O,OOO, who
neither speaks nor understands Eng
lish. The police sought him Sum
day night, following notification OF
the aged mans predicament from
his adopted daughter, Miss Dora
st. Pierre, who was separated from
her foster father in the Boston post
Miss st. Pierre told the Grey
Nuns, with whom she has been
placed, that she and Mr.. Lessier
arrived in Boston yesterday from
Montreal, bound for Manchester,
N. H. They went together to the
post Office to inquire for mail and
in some way they became separated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Col. F. S. Billings for Town
Representative

Without leaving their seats in the
town hall Saturday afternoon the
Republican voters present resolved
themselves into a caucus for the
selection of a candidate for town
representative, to nominate ten
justices of the peace and to elect a
town committee. j S. Eaton pre-
sided.
For town representative, f. O.
Southgate presented the name of
Col Franklin s. Billings, and the
nomination was freely seconded.
DR.. O. w. Sherwin nominated
Charles e. Woodruff. s. r Kelley's
name was also presented, though
it was evident that the contest lay
between Colonel Billings and Mr..
Woodruff.
One ballot was taken, the result
being very decisive victory for
Colonel Billings, who received l39
of the 166 votes cast.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Two Gardener.

1t was Darwin's gardener who,
when friend of the family inquir-
ed after the health of the famous
naturalist, who had been somewhat
ailing, replied confdentially that he
did not doubt his master would be
better "if he could find something
to do" The patient and minute re-
search in which he daily saw Dar-
win engaged struck his mind as
merely foolish and fussy form of
trifing.
The gardener of Professor Hux-
ley, with equal inconsistencies OF
doing so, also cast a slur upon his
renowned employer. Mrs. Huxley,
fearful that he might be overwork-
ed, had inquired if he did not need
some assistance.
mo, ma'am," was the reply; "the
place is not very large, and Mr..
Huxley is almost as good as another
man."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS

The trout fishing season which
closed August l5 seems to have
been somewhat unsatisfactory in this
section and throughout the state.
Very few big catches were reported
With the general stocking and post
ing of brooks the fisherman's field is
limited, and the open waters are
much overworked.
Samuel l.. Prentiss of Winona,
MINI. was at the Inn Monday night,
leaving Tuesday morning to rejoin
his family at Rye Beach, N. H.
Senator w. Murray Crane of Dali
ton, Mass, and party were at the Inn
Sunday, arriving by automobile
Saturday afternoon,
A man and his two small children
passed through Woodstock the other
day in combination prairie schooner
and motor car. The running gear
was surmounted by large canvas
covered top and inside was stove
and all necessary utensils for camp
life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

shouted, "Hcy, Mister Hanson
they's sea serpent bout quarter
of mile out in de lake"
The picknickers were gathered on
the lake shore. Fritz joined them
and took a look. Sure enough, there
was long body, partly out of the
water seemingly moving slowly
north.
Fritz put on his bathing suit and
started out to put toe-hold on the
sea serpent. Young Gotch, who is
training with Fritz followed in a
boat. The party on shore watched
anxiously for the waters to be lashed
into a boiling mess of blood and
foam.
Fritz and Gotch came to shore
with very docile serpent. 1t was
a string of oil barrels roped together.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
To Train Farmers

T. N. Wallis experiment in sup
plying a school of agricultural
training for young vermonters in
connection with the regular courses
at Lyndon Institute of which he is
the president of the board of trus-
tees, is we'll launched.
The school year begins September
IL and already applications ensure
successful attendance. Sanborn
hall. the large dormitory, is being
thoroughly repaired, and portion
of Speedwell Farms is set aside for
practical work. HI l.. Bradford, A
b., will be at the head of the insti-
tute this year. graduate of Bates,
and A. r Merrill, B. s., will be
director of agriculture.
The advisory committee includes
prominent Vermonters and the de-
partment will enable young men to
secure a good agricultural and indus
trial training, the course covering q
period of two years nine months
each. Students pay their way by
cash or work payment system, stu
dent labor being remunerated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Florence Nightingale Dead

Florence Nightingale. the famou
nurse of the Crimean war, and the
only woman who ever received the
Order of Merit, died Saturday noon
at her London home. During recent
years, owing to her feebleness and
advanced age, Miss Nightingale had
received few visitors. On May IL
last she reached her Goth birthday
and was the recipient Of congratu-
latory message from King George.
Florence Nightingale was the
6rst woman to follow modern
army into battle as nurse, and in
the Crimean war gained the title Of
Angel of the Crimea."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Tn. Foam on Soda Water.

Foam is natural product, being
caused by the escape of air or gas
from a viscid liquid. In the case
of soda water it is the escape of the
carbonic acid gas from the sweet
ened beverage that causes the at
tractive sparkling appearance, but
the sweetened water alone would
give rise to but small quantity Of
foam, as the gas would too easily es-
cape. In order to prevent this some
mucilaginous substance is usually
added to the sirup, which renders
the mass more viscous, SO prevent
ing the gas from escaping and pro-
ducing the attractive head of foam
SO familiar to all.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Vermont or " VT. /"
The Barre Times says:

The Barre Times says:
The various contemporaries
which are complaining that people
do not write it Vermont" instead
of the abbreviation, "Vt.." perhaps
do not realize the time the added
letters require in writing. Busy
people are glad enough to write
vt ;" an abbreviation. which is as
distinctive as one might ask for
There is but single other state in
the country begins with V, and
its abbreviation abruptly switches
off to the first letter of the alphabet.
making IVA Once in a while an
ignorant person will confuse the
two authorizations, but they soon
catch up with the mistake"
The Times should ask the post
office clerks in Woodstock, VT,
Woodstock, N. H., Woodstock, Ct,
or Woodstock, Va, what they think
about some authorizations, and illeg-
ible ones at that. Time and ex-
pense are sometimes saved by ex-
pending slight additional effort in
starting a letter on it's way,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Circus Attached

Old sores were revived when
Sheriff Allen served attachments on
Forepaugh and Sells Bros circus
for $20,000 on its arrival at Bur-
lington. This did not keep the show
in Burlington, but it did cause some
tall hustling. The attachments
were the results of suits brought by
people who claim they were injured
when some of the seats fell three
years ago in that city. Bonds we're
furnished by a security company
which is represented in every town
where they go.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
REAL BRAVERY IN WOMEN.
Remarkable Courage Shown by Fa-
mous Heroines Of History.

Remarkable Courage ohoWn by fn-
mous Heroinss Of History.
No one can doubt that moral
courage is superior to physical.
Men exceed in the latter, women
in the former, and it is not desira-
BILE that this should be altered, even
were it possible. Yet it would add
to the dignity Of both If men were
stronger morally and women phys
ically.
A modern historian says: 'tMoral
and rational faculties may alike be
dormant, and they will certainly be
SO if men are wholly immersed in
the qualification of their senses.
Man is like a plant, which requires
q favorable soil for the full expan-
sion of its natural or innate pow
era" If men had been shut out, as
women have, from the exercise of
their physical faculties, is it certain
they would have developed excess
of physical powers2
Notwithstanding her social disad-
vantages in this respect woman has
made her mark in the annals of
bravery. History affords numerous
examples of great heroines, many
of them, too, at time when the
general position Of women was that
of slaves, but we can only note a
few.
Laena of Attica bore the severest
torture without a word; Telesilla,
the poetess, made the Argolic wo-
men fearless of death and discom-
fited the Spartans; Theodore saved
the eastern empire; Artemisia drank
the ashes of her consort; Camilla,
queen Of the Volscians, was slain
fighting at the head Of her troops;
Boadicea encountered the veterans
of Rome; the Maid of Orleans drove
the English from France; Arria
stabbed herself to encourage her
husband to die. "See, it does not
hurt, dear Paetus," she said.
The tales of martyrdom are fer
tile of heroic women. Young maid
ems met the most horrible deaths
with placid contempt, if not with
vehement JOY. No fendish tortures
that devils could devise were able
to shake the fortitude of number
less brave women. Whether under
Nero or the bishops, under the in
QUESTION or the French revolution
aries, it was noted with surprise and
admiration that the women died
more bravely than the men.-Mexi-
can Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Campaign Expenses

There is still considerable noise
over the matter of campaign ex-
penses. I'm the case of Fleetwood, "
says the Montpelier Argus. several
journals have questioned the accur-
acy of the figures, not what he paid
out himself, but the amounts paid
by his friends and supporters in ad-
dition to secure his nomination" If
Fleetwood's statement as to his ex-
penses, his thirty odd telephone
calls, car fares, postage stamps, ETC.,
lis not all there is to it, it is an
unsatisfactory sort OF a document,
and as the Argus suggests, there is
not much use in such publication.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Trial by Ordeal.

Trial by ordeal still exists in
some parts of Japan. If a theft
takes place in household all the
servants are required to write a
certain word with the same brush.
The conscience is supposed to be-
tray its workings in the waves Of
the ideographs written. Tracing
an telegraph involves such an eff
fort of muscular directness and un-
divided attention that this device
often leads to the discovery of the
guilty party. The test is at all
events more humane than the or
deal by boiling water, to which ac-
cused persons were formerly sub
mitted in Japan.-London Chron-
icle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Surprised Masked Burglar

Mrs. Ida Stiles of Pittsford was
awakened one night last week by a
noise in the house and on getting
out of bed discovered bright light
down stairs. She Immediately went
towards the light and ON entering a
room below was confronted by a
masked burglar. Mrs. Siles left the
house by rear door to summon
help but on her return the man had
fed. Nothing was missing from
the house and it is probable the
burglar was surprised at his work
before he had made any progress
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Tho stylish Fisherman.

One Of the guests at fashiona-
BILE summer resort in West Virginia
got himself up in his best '.ishing''
togs and started out to try his luck
along certain mountain stream.
Meeting q native, he asked
''Here, my good man. Kindly tell
me whether it would be worth my
while to try fishing in this vicinity"
The native regarded him scorn-
fully. "The fishin' amt good" he
finally said, ''but ] amt informed
as to how you values your time. -
Lippincotts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
STATE POLITICS

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian
keeps on being a bolter Not only
does it urge its readers not to
vote for DIR. Mead, but it advocates
further that people Should vote
for somebody else for governor. To
refuse to vote for anybody for gov
ernor would not reduce Mead's ma
jority, but simply the total vote for
governor. To vote for someone else
will reduce the majority of Mr..
Mead and make the rebuke to un-
desirable campaign methods the
more effective"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Raising the ship.

eyes," said the yarn spinning old
mariner in the corner of the rail
way carriage, ''for three days and
nights we worked at the pumps, and
still the water gained on us. At
last we gave up the hopeless strug-
gle. There we was-sinkin', sinkin',
expectin' to perish every 'arf min
ute 1t was a horful time, believe
me. Suddenlike we feels the vessel
a-risin' up through the water. She
riz till her keel was Almost out O.
water, and we rides into port right
ON top o. the waves. We was saved.
'Ow 1t happened was we had car
go o. yeast on board, and when the
water reached it it rose and rose till
it fairly lifted up the ship"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Auto Run to Montpelier

The midsummer run Of the Auto
mobile Club of Vermont has been set
for August %, and Montpelier will
lie the objective point, it being the
same day that the Munsey tourists
arrive in the capital city. There is
the double purpose in the Vermont,
run to give reception TO the visit
ing autoists and to get the benefit of
association with them. Inasmuch
as the 2lst is Sunday, the club
urges it's members to take the run
to Montpelier on that date in order
to be on hand for the competitions
and to greet the Muuseyites.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
FUND FOR oILING THE STREETS

FUND FOR oILING THE STREETS
At recent meeting of the local
board of trade the question OF
sprinkling the streets with oil was
discussed, among other questions.
A committee previously appointed
reported that over $500 had
been raised by subscription for
the purpose and the state highway
commissioner to put it on. The
president was authorized to appoint
committee to look after theinterests
of state fair visitors. Much good
was accomplished along that line
last year and even better results are
expected at the coming fair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Wrestler Gets a Sea Serpent

Fritz Hanson had near-adventure
at his camp at Germain's Point on
Lake Champlain Saturday afternoon
and incidentally demonstrated that
he is always ready to tackle anything
that moves on land or sea.
He was sitting quietly OH his
porch when little boy, one of a
party of picknickers, rushed up and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Getting Around II.

"Thomas, you have disobeyed
your old grandmother"
mo, / didn't, ma"
eyes, you did. Have you not been
swimming"
eyes, ma"
Didn't / hear her say to you not
to go swimming ?"
"Oh, she didn't tell us that! She
only came out and said, Boys, l
wouldn't go swimmin',' and ]
shouldn't think she would, an old
rheumatic woman like her. But she
didn't say anything about our goin'
swimmin'."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Discovered New Comet

Rev. Joel Fl. Metcalf Of Taunton,
Mass, formerly pastor of the Uni
tartan church in Burlington, and
now spending the summer at Camp
Idlewild, South Hero, has discovered
a new comet, and the discovery has
been announced at Harvard College
observatory.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
A CURIOUS REPUBLIC.
Oddities Of the State Of tho Valleys Of
the Andorra.


the Andorra.
Wedged in like debatable land
between France and Spain lies
quaint little state which calls itself
the Republic of the Valleys of An
DORA" and dates it's foundation
from the year 7s2, when Charlie
magne gave its people a charter of
independence as reward for the
aid they had given him in his strug-
gle to drive out the Saracens from
Barcelona and SEQ d'Urgel This
charter, one of their most precious
possessions, is still preserved in
curious iron armory with six locks
which stands in the house of par
lament at Andorra le Villa, the
metropolis of this miniature state.
From time to time during the
changeful history of Europe Charlie
magne's charter has been confirmed
by various monarchs. Even Napo-
loen, ruthless destroyer though he
was, spared this miniature republic
as "une curiosite publique." 1t GER
tainly is a public curiosity, patri-
archal and primitive to an almost
incredible degree--a wonderful liv-
ing, breathing bit of the antique
world, lying intact on the face Of
modern Europe. Andorra has no
written history, no written laws.
Everything is done according to ira
ditions handed down from genera
tion to generation, and the form of
government and the manners and
customs of the people are essential
ly the same today as they were
1900 years ago.
The fact of the republics isolat-
ed position contributes as much as
anything to this curious state of af-
fairs. The Andorrans are almost
as conservative as the Chinese.
They mistrust foreigners and for
eign inventions and have a rooted
objection to such things as photo
graphic cameras, railways, telegraph
wires, telephones and other mo
IDENTITIES, which, to their minds,
SAVIOR only of Sodom and Gomorrah
and that wicked world whose faroff
echoes occasionally reach their ears
and shock their sensibilities. Ma
ture has provided them with i'm
pregnable Notifications in the shape
of Pyrenean masses that shut them
in completely and securely on every
hand, and they have no mind to al
low their peaceful harmony to be
disturbed. Let other nations quar-
rel and fight with each other if
they choose. Andorra has no am
bi+ions.
She never has had any. The con-
fines of the country today are just
exactly the same as they were in the
year 7s2, neither more nor less.
She is very tenacious of her inde-
pendence, Of her antique traditions,
of her manners and customs, but
she is content to remain what she
has ever been, miniature state in
the midst of modern Europe, man.
aging her own little affairs as she
chooses and leaving her neighbors
to do the same with theirs. To get
into or out of Andorra on any side
you must cross an elevated noun
tain pass, and there is not single
highway leading into the country
either from France or Spain. The
principal entrance from the French
side is the pass of Solden, nearly
5000 feet above sea level. This is
the only one practicable for horses.
The others are mere mule tracks or
footpaths, and all Of them are
blocked during the snowy season.
Wide World Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
BETHEL

A republican caucus to nominate
candidates for town representative
and justices of the peace is called
for August % from 3 to p. m.
Mrs. Amanda Morse, one of
Bethel's oldest native residents, died
August IL, following an attack of
apoplexy. Four children survive
her.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
How Sea Birds ousneh Their Thirst.

The means by which sea birds
quench their thirst when far out at
sea is described by an old skipper,
who tells how he has seen birds at
sea, far from any land that could
furnish them water, lowering
around and under a storm cloud,
gathering like ducks on hot day
at pond and drinking in the drops
of rain as they fell. They will
smell rain squall a hundred miles
distant OF even farther off and scud
for it with almost inconceivable
swiftness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
Arrivals at the Inn

New York--W. l.. Wagstaffe,
Mrs. II. R. Eliot, Miss Eliot. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Valentine. Miss Moller,
Miss j. M. Moller, Miss M. Moller.
Mrs. B. Fl. H. Warner, Miss E j
Warner, Philadelphia; Mrs. w. A..
Mosman, Miss Mosman, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-20

About one in 10 letters passing
through the Russian post Office are
opened on general principles.