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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29
a Bic Gum.

Professor Smart is man Of large
mental caliber, is he not?'
HE certainly is big bore."-Uni-
versity Of Minnesota Minnehaha.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29
An Economist.

"You should ride horse"
"Can't afford it," said the apprehen.
sive person.
"But it will give you an appetite"
perhaps. But 1t will do the same
Cor the Washington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29

giving him considerable trouble though
ne does not think it will be more
serious. -Times-Tribune Dell Rapids.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29

All this spring there has been COM
plant in regard to delay on the part Of
those who desired TO bring Hive stock
across The river ct Pierre that they
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29

That is the bitterest Of all, to wear
the yoke Of your own wro-gdoing.-
Eliot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29

Trouble teaches men how much there
is in manhood. Henry Ward Beecher
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
PAULINE A WINNER.
Red Cross Seals to Be Sold
This Year.

Announcement ia to be made by
the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis that the Red Cross seal will not
be discontinued this year but will be
sold under broader plans than ever
at the holiday season
No official order. has been issued
by the postmaster general regarding
the sale of the Red Cross seals and
tie design does not come within the
order forbidding carrying of mail
which bore stamps er seals which
resembled postage stamps. Fifty
million seals are ordered thus early
and the seal is from design by a
Washington artist. 1t is important
that no one place non postage stamps
on the face of letters but seals may
be placed on the back of letters and
packages.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
A Promising Lad.

Miss Ellis, descending the steps
of Bennett & Bucks hardware
store, met Mrs. Lane going up.
'What they got?" Mrs. Lane de-
manded in tone that said, ''Noth-
ing much, / guessw
'T didn't look round" replied
Miss Ellis. ''I knew what I want
ed" holding out an ungainly bun
die, "and / got it--a hand bellows
for my fireplace.
81 went in, and Mary Bakers
third-no; fourth-boy come right
up to me and asked what he could
show me. / told him hand bel
lowses. He brought some up and
said they was dollar.
cts that the best we can do?' I
asked him.
THE very bes',' he says, but I'll
tell ye what I'll do, Miss Ellis he
says. You don't look a very
strengthy lady, and I'll fill it with
wind for ye.'
eff you want CONCESSIONS" con-
cluded Miss Ellis, '1 recommend ye
to go to that y."-Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
WOODSTOCK NOTES.

The autumn foliage is unusually
beautiful this year. but on account
pf the untimely freeze of week be-
lore last the blaze of color is not
Enduring. The naples are fast los
Ing their leaves and other trees will
ose their good looks in short time.
The Woodstock Electric Co. wired
b5 houses last year and the number
wired in 1911 will probably show a
healthy increase in business. The
company now has about eleven
thousand lights on it's wires.
The town treasurer states that
}Ome taxes remain unpaid, and as
3he third day of grace" falls on
Sunday, Monday, October 2, is the
asst day for payment to him.
Mr., and Mrs. L. p. St. Cyr and
hree children of Danville. N. j.. are
Visiting Mr.. st. Cyr's father. Louis
Bt Cyr. and other relatives here.
Miss Katherine Kidtler is attend
ng school at Rogers Hall, Lowell,
lass, Mrs Kidder accompanying
Per to Lowell Tuesday
Miss Ethel Jackson has begun a
purse in the University Of Vermont,
ping to Burlington Monday,
E F. Wardwell ia installing a hot
|ater heating plant in b, B,aRich's
Ouse. X
Miss Sprague of Brookline, Mass.
visiting DR.. and Mrs. Eft Kid
or
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30

and visiting her son Harold at Dart
mouth college. They return to
Manchester, N. H., the last of the
week.
Joe Goodman received quite severe
injuries to one side and limb last
week. AS he wasl leaving Han
over bridge, Norwich side, an auto
owned by Mr.. Estes OF Fairlee came
from the river road and entered the
bridge on the same side, making a
collision unavoidable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
EnaIand,. Broad Arrow.

The property of the English
crown has been marked with the
broad arrow from times so early
that no one can now tell when it
was first used for this purpose or
what was its meaning. This queer
mark is stamped upon the kings
property of every description, from
castles, ships and big guns down to
bagging and convicts' uniforms,
and there is a penalty Of f200 for
removing it. The latter usage re-
minds one of the practice in Athens
more than 1000 years ago whereby
captives taken in wars were brand
ed with the figure of an owl as a
mark Of Athenian ownership. In
the same manner Samos branded
her captives with the figure of
ship.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
ABSENTMINDED.
Men Of Genius Whose Thoughts We're
Wont to Wander Astray.

Men Of Genius Whose Thoughts We're
Wont to Wander Astray.
Absorption in their work is often
carried to such extremes as to make
men of genius strangely oblivious
to what is going on around them.
Many amusing stories are told illus
trative of this tendency to absent
mindedness." According to Sir
David Brewster, when Newton left
room to get anything he usually
returned without it.
The physicist Rouelle was noto-
riously absentminded. One day
while performing a laboratory ex-
pertinent he said to his students:
'eYou see, gentlemen, this caldron
over the flames? Well, if were to
cease stirring it an explosion would
at once occur that would make us
jump"
AS he spoke he involuntarily
ceased stirring, and his prediction
was fulfilled. The explosion took
place with a frightful noise, every
window in the laboratory was
broken, and Rouelle's audience fed
wildly outside.
1t is related of a gifted eccle-
siastic, Bishop Munster, that, re-
turning home and finding his door
placarded with the announcement,
"The master of the house is out"
he calmly remained in front of the
door, awaiting his own return.
Buxton, the mathematical prod
ICY, during visit to London was
taken to see Garrick in "King
Richard Ill" Afterward, being
asked how he liked the play, he
said he really did not know what
it had been about, as he had been
too busy counting the words spoken
by the different actors and the num-
Der of times each went in and out. !
Ampere in moment of preoc-
cupation penciled a problem on the
back of cab standing in the street
and was vastly astonished when the
starting of the cab caused his prob
lem to disappear. Lombroso says
that much the same thing happened
to Giola, who, in the excitement of
composition, wrote a chapter on the
top of his bureau instead of on
paper.-Ainslee's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Along, Hard Winter?

The open season for weather
prophets brings predictions of a
long, hard winter from Uncle Hor-
ace johnson of Middle Haddam,
Conn, and Weather Prophet Devoe
Of Hackensack, NJ j. Neither are in
close touch with atmospheric condi-
| tons in Vermont, but their proclaim
atoms will probably answer as. well
for this neighborhood as anywhere.
Both are heroes OF some great ex-
ploits in weather forecasting, and
Woodstock folks will do we'll to get
in a good supply of coal and wood
/ and air out their fur coats.
Snow will come early-along the
1 last of October or the first of Novem-
ber; a second fall is due later in
November, and as for December, it
lis going to be record breaker in
The wintry business. with snow, then
more snow, and the mercury stick
ling to the bottom of the tube.
If people are inclined to doubt
these two famous but unofficial fore
casters, they might as well know that
Uncle Horace foretold the blizzard Of
1883, while Prophet DeVoe predicted
he hot spell last July
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
THE ANINE pAYs' WONDER"
William Kemp, the Jisssr and Jester,
Was the Original One.

William Kemp, the Jisssr and Jester,
Was the Original One.
It was certain William Kemp,
the most original famous dancer
Of Queen Elizabeth's day and the
creator Of low comedy roles in
Shakespearean plays, who was the
original ''nine days wonder," for
Kemp, with ribbons on his jerlrin
and bells around his legs, jigged and
capered all the way from London
to Norwich, distance of some 1875
miles. He danced along for nine
days and thus made his name and
the expression part of household
conversation in every hamlet in
England and on the continent as
well.
Accounts of viii Kemp occupy
many pages in the books on Eliza
bethan drama and those on the
manners and customs of the time.
It is universally conceded that
Kemp created the character of
Dogberry in "Much Ado About
Nothing" and that of Peter in
"Romeo and Juliet"
AS for the "nine days. wonder,"
Elizabethan writer's, Ben Jonson
among others, often refer to him.
He was the subject of many pam
phlets, and Kemp himself wrote an
autobiography.
Only one copy of Kemp's "Nine
Days Wonder, Performed In q
Dance From London to Norwich"
is extant, in the Bodleian library
at Oxford. But there have been
several reprints. Kemp, who de-
scribes himself as a man who spent
his life Gin mad Iigges and merry
Iestes," recounts blithely and Wit
tily how he and his taborer made
their way through Romford,
Chelmsford, Sudbury, Rockland
and Barford Bridge to Norwich.
They were entertained royalty
along the route and despite the
bad weather, which delayed them,
would doubtless have arrived at
Norwich long before the twenty
three days were up had not the good
folk along the road been SO hos
pitable.
Kemp started from the house of
the lord mayor Of London, and at
Norwich he was received by the
mayor of that fourishing town, who
presented him with a sum of money
and pensioned him for life.
When he again reached London,
where he had "put out" sum of
money against accident along the
road, Kemp was repaid fourfold. 1t
was in 1899 that Kemp performed
his "nine days. wonder" 1t is
written, but with. doubtful author
ity, that the idol of the Elizabethan
populace afterward capped this feat
by jigging over the Alps.
In the old woodcut in, the ac-
count Of Kemp's "daunce" "that
most comical and conceited Cavalier
Monsieur du Kemp" is seen: in
Elizabethan morris dance costume
jigging away to the music of pipe
and drum of his taborer.-Harper's
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
covEr GIFTS TO THE GODS.
Probing the Bed Of Sacred Lake For
SunI<en Treasures.

Probing the Bed Of Sacred Lake For
sunI<en Treasures.
"Ten thousand feet above the sea
level, In the mountains of Colombia,
not far from Bogota, lies the sacred
lake Of Guatavita, in a huge cup sur
rounded by hills" says the Guatemala
Review. "An English engineer, with
the assistance of body of natives, has
in the last few years succeeded in
draining of all the water, laying bare
a deposit of mud about thirty feet
In depth. 1t is in this mud that the
valuable offerings Of the ancient ma
tiyes to their deity are presumably
lying, and the beginning of the trench
Ing work has already brought finds
of a description sufficient to prove
that the old tales of hidden treasure
are not mythical. There have been
recovered up to now gold bowl.
numbers of emeralds, two gold snakes.
gold band. golden images. curiously
carved stones and several articles of
pottery. According to the stories Of the
historians. theses are parts of the gifts
which the Inhabitants of Colombia
were accustomed for centuries to make
In Precipitation of their gods
"The Chibeha Indians, under the
leadership of their chief and high
priest. assembled periodically on the
shores of the sacred lake. the chief
having his body covered with gold
dust. There they placed their offerings
of gold, precious stones and household
treasures on a rude raft which. when
It was heaped up with the priceless
cargo, was rowed to the center Of the
lake by the chief He then washed
Off the gold dust from his body, and
the treasure on the raft was tossed
into the water. while the spectators
danced and sang on the shore.
after the Spaniards invaded the
country the natives are said TO have
thrown countless treasures into the
lake to prevent them from being seiz-
ed by their copquerors. The latter
made some attempt to recover the gold
but met with little success"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30

Why Is coal the most contradictory
article known to commerce2 Because
when purchased instead of going to
the buyer it goes to the cellar.
What is the difference between a
tube and a foolish Dutchman? One
is hollow cylinder. the other is sill
ly Hollander.
What are they which, though al
ways drunk, are never intoxicated
Toasts.
What word of three syllables speci-
fies the time of dance? Attendance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
A conainueus Performance.

The appetites of healthy children
are proverbial. A group of sach
children not long since were taken
on modest outing by an adult ad-
mirer, and luncheon was arranged
for. The children partook with
fair heartiness and every appear
ance of enjoyment. The hostess was
correspondingly pleased. But on
the way home half an hour later, to
her astonishment and mild horror,
the Oldest child remarked sedately:
"Well, guess Pm about ready
for luncheon"
And from all the rest came the
eager responsive chorus:
"S'm Ip'-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
To Clean . caras..

Every housekeeper who owns q
cut glass carafe has been up against
the proposition Of cleaning ont the
deposit on the inside. Hot water,
besides being extremely bad for the
glass, is of little avail, even if it be
very soapy. Here is process which
takes but few moments and is
very satisfactory. Place In the bot
tie a teaspoonful of hydrochloric
acid or spirits of salts. Manipulate
the bottle SO that every portion of
it shall be thoroughly rinsed. The
deposit, no matter how hardened,
will be removed Immediately. When
the carafe has been thoroughly
cleaned rinse we'll in clear water
Philadelphia North American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
sHERBURNE

Mrs. Frank Hutton of Corinth
'as a guest at Fred Johnson's last
'unday nights
"A. c. Plunley, VIM. Cameron,
9ana Rowe and F. 6. Spaulding
tiended the State fair at White
river Junction last week Thursday.
Ernest Barrows was in Woodstock
'aturday and Sunday.
A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. Win Cameron Sept. ID.
MIR, and Mrs. Hiland Bates are
poving their household goods to
Plttsfeld this week. We are sorry
p lose MIR. and Mis-. Bates from our
own. We wish them good luck and
puch happiness in their new home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
BETHEL.
A POSTAL BANK.

The Bethel postoffice has been
designated as a postal savings de-
pository, to commence October a5.
This means considerable extra labor
on the part Of the postmaster and
no extra compensation. This is the
first Office of its class (third) to be
designated in Vermont, due to the
fact of the heavy money order bust
ness, both domestic and foreign,
transacted here.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
Pleased With Her Praise.

One of the most charming bits of
repartee we ever were fortunate
enough to listen to was at big
wedding in East Seventy-sixth
street.
"What charming teeth Miss Dib-
bleton hasp lady exclaimed. 81
never saw anything 30 beautiful" |"
ooh, thank you SO much for say
ing that!" exclaimed the young
lady's escort fervently and sim
,erely.
"Oh, pardon mel Are you her
husband" ?"
mo, my dear lady; I am only
her dentistp - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30

Sandy had just met his girl at
: the end of the street where she was
waiting for him. She was looking
into confectioner's window when
Sandy made his presence known by
remarking:
"Weel, jamie, what are ye gaun
to have the nichtp"
She, not inclined to ask too
much, replied:
"oh, I'll just tax what you'll tax,
Sandy"
"Oh, then, we'll bath tax a
walk" said Sandy ss he led her
away. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
Matrimonial Repsrtes.

They were yooung couple and
talked in loud voices on account of
the rattle of the elevated train. He
was not in good humor.
"I WONDER" she said, "why the
allowances of money made to wives
by husbands are called pin
money"
81 suppose" he explained cross
ly, 'it's because it sticks the. hus-
bands. Popular Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
STATE FAIR NOTES.
MORGAN HORSE CLUB.

Ihe annual meeting OF the Morgan
Horse club took place Thursday, the
third dav, at it's headquarters ON
the grounds. Among the clubs
achievements the past year is the
securing of nine geldings by Mr.
Peters, VINO has the matter in hand.
These geldings are now at Mortified
in charge of Capt. Tompkins, mill
tary instructor at Norwich Uni
versity, who has pronounced them
fit for cavalry service and they are
soon to he turned over to the officers
at Fort Ethan Allen to go into actual
cavalry service.
The idea of this action on the part
of the club to again introduce Il Q
Morgan horse into the cavalry as tie
most fit and lasting for the service.
The following officers were elected:
President, II. s Wardner; Vice Pres
idents, j. @. Bunk, A. M. Fletcher,
j. R. Steers, A. r. Van nTassell, II.
r. G. Watson; Secretary and Treas
urer. Q. G Stillinan; Board of Gov
ernors. DR.. +. v. Barrett, j. G. Bunk,
NJ. @. Merwin, NJ B. Stephens, j. r
Steers.
NORWICH GIRL FIRST IN THE
The milking contest took place on
the track Thursday afternoon, in
which 10 young ladies took part.
AT the close each mixers amount
taken from the COW was weighed, the
udder tested to see whether the
animal was MIXED clean or not, and
the time taken in milking was given
to the judges who only knew the
contestants by their numbers
The first prize of $25 in cash was
given to Miss Jeanie Croall of Nor
wich, who MIXED 26 l-2 pounds in
8 minutes and so seconds; second
prize SIS. Miss Una Clark, Canaan.
N H., Is pounds in 5 minutes; third
prize, Miss Eta Parsons, Bethel,
IA l-2 pounds in 6 minutes. 2 sec
onds ~
All the others were given gold
pin each and allowed to retain their
stool as souvenir
The other contestants we're Miss
Marjorie Balistier. Brattleboro; Jessie
A. and Ellen II. Thorburn, Nor
wich; Louise F.. Wilson. East Rye
gate; Tottie and Collie Evarts,
Windsor; Katherine and Bertha
Eastman, White River Junction;
Florence Benjamio, White River
Junction; Nary d. Judd, South
Strafford; Elizabeth, B. Collins, West
Berkshire; Edna Parsons, Bethel;
Anna Glllis, Oxford, N. r.; C. M.
Crawford, Hartland; Philena Teer.
Clarendon Springs; Tina Murray,
Hanover; Marie and Elsie Erskine,
Williamstown; Miss Cossington,
Norwich.
soME MORGAN PREMIUMS.
Special prize No. 38. mare foaled
prior to 1897 conforming to the
ancient Morgan type. won by e. A.
Darling. with Hazel,
A. M. Fletcher, prize for Morgan
stallion and four Of get, won by Mr..
Morse With young Gen Clifford, who
also took fret premium in the reg
ular class.
The special prizes offered by III
| s Wardner of Windsor for stallion,
mare or gelding, three years of age,
same foaled outside of Vermont, won
by A. r. vanTassell with Belle Fell
lows.
The state fair cup, valued at 500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
NORWICH.

Rosie Clarke is having a new roof
slate put on her house.
Miss Violet Needham Lock has
|one 10 Concord, to enter school
|'eparatory to Smith college next
sar.
Mrs. Geo. Densmore and son
tlonzo spent two days this week in
Fast Barnet.
Mrs. George Davis and daughter
F'lda are with Mrs. w. ]. Davis
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30

siues or shoulders or any other man.
ner which may occur to him.
Finally the leader runs slowly round
and round into the center and can ell
ther wind the line up tightly or can
turn them on nearing the center and
run out again. This Is nice game
for an outdoor party.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
RunnIna Maxs---A Game.

The players should form in long
line, one behind the other. The leader
starts running and Is followed by all
the rest. They must be sharp enough
to do exactly as the leader does. After
running for a moment or two In the
ordinary step the leader changes to a
hopping step, then to a marching step,
quick time, then TO q marching step,
slow time. claps. runs with hand on
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
A loss Of 100000 was caused

A loss OF $lUU,UUU was clused
when the storehouses and Office
buildings Of the Connecticut Valley
Lumber company and the gener
store and postoflice in Bloomfield
were burned Sept. 81.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30

October I2-I3-Annual meeting
Vermont State Medical Society at
Burlington.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30

October Io-2I--V Vermont State
Teachers meet at Montpelier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
FOR The CHILDREN
A Flower Game.

Slips Of paper are handed about to
each guest with pencils. Then the
leader, standing in the center of the
room. reads from a pad prepared for
the purpose charades like the follow.
ing:
My first is as sharp as needles; my
second as soft as down.
The answer. thistledown, is written
by as many as can guess it in the limit
Of time given, which should not be
over three minutes.
This is followed by similar sugges-
tons, such as:
MY first is made In a dairy, but sell
dom served In my second. Answer
Bnttercup.
My first wears my second on his
head. Coxcomb.
My first disliles to do my second
when he is called in the morning.
Johnny-Jump-up.
My first is shy and cannot wear my
second. Foxglove.
My first makes candy desirable; my
second is an emperor. Sweet William.
My first Is a weapon; my second
where money is made. Spearmint.
My first is like beggar's coat; my
second a red breasted bird Ragged
robin.
My first we all like to eat; my Sec
ond Is cluster. Candytuft.
My first you do when you wed; my
second is a yellow metal. Marigold.
Many more may be thought of, and
1t would be better to prepare the list
beforehand, The object is to be the
first to think Of the proper flower. The
one giving the most correct answers in
advance of the others receives a prize
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-09-30
The Game Of PuIlyhauIIy.


This Is an old Greek game and. Like
very many simple boys games. has
retained its popularity to the present
day. It's Greek name was rather a
jaw cracking one, but may be literally
translated by '.pullyhaully." 1t con-
sists Of two parties of boys, who are
chosen on different sides by lot. Ono
party takes hold of one end OF strong
rope and the other party Of the other
end. A mark being made midway be-
tween the two parties, each strives to
pull the other over 1t, and those who
are SO pulled over lose the game.
In this game two leaders should be
appointed, who must calculate the
powers Of their own side and concert
plans accordingly. The leader of Ell
ther side should have code of sig
nails In order to communicate with his
own friends, that he may direct them
when to stop, when to slacken or
when to pull hard. So important is
the leaders office that side with
good leader will always vanquish a
much superior force which has no
commander to guide 1t.