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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
DANGEROUS DAINTlEs.

Poison May Lurk In ArtifioiaIiy Fatted
Goose Livers.
''Ncthing is better" said Gordon
Bleu, than foia gras. or fat goose
liver. A foie gras Is the size of 4 two
pound steak. 1t Is as white as milk.
and 1t tastes rather like ground pea
nut butter. Yes. SO light and ethereal
is foie gras that greenhorns would
take 1t for something powdered UP and
whipped. like cream.
"You know how they get these liv-
ers? They shut up the goose. and
they stuff him with food forced through
a hose. He must eat whether he wants
to or not.
ut takes years to fatten a goose to
the point where his great white liver
is as big as football but lately a
genius has arisen In France who will
fatten him In few months.
This quick. cheap fattening In ac-
complished by the addition of salts OF
sorrel. or bluoxalate OF potash. to the
goose's food. The binoxalate of pot
ash works like charm. The only
trouble with the superb livers 1t pro.
duces is that these livers. containing
oxalate of potassium. occasionally kill
those who eat them
Gordon Bieu smiled Ironically.
"Rut IN these days of industrialIsm."
he said, when properly is sacred and
life cheap. ca ne fait rien that doesn't
matter Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
WEST HARTFORD.


Mrs. Emma Nutting went to Aye !
Mass, Monday for an indefnate stay.
Mrs William Alger lie recoverir q
from the measles.
DIR. Mitchell has new automobile.
Mrs. Lucy Robbins who has been
spending the winter at Justin Bug
bees returned to her home in Chelsea
Monday.
Mrs. F. p. Wheeler came home
from Strafford Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Colburn ia spending a
few days at H. M. Harding's.
Mrs, Leisure of Keene. N. H., is
visiting at R. G.. Mansells
Joph Brockway. wife and baby
have been in Rutland few days.
Harlin Harrington and wife hive
,een visiting in East Braintree.
May ball in Mnnsell Hall, Friday.
Nay s
Mr. Smith resumed his duties AZ
'e station Wednesday after a
weeks vacation spent with friend in
PauIing, n. Y.
Miss iiaker is visiting her 81 9.
RS ! P Smith.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
BASEBALL. STRATEGY.
Pulling on tho Delayed Double Steal
and Winning Out.

Pulling on tho Delayed Double Steal
and Winning Out.
When the Detroit club was Fighting
for every game In iNEb-needed almost
every game to win--there was GER
tain contest with the New York club.
the yankees" or "Highnnders." in
which Detroit was one run behind In
the ninth inning. The batting order
had rolled around In Manager Hugh
Jennings favor. and owen Bush. the
Detroit's midget shOrtstop. was up.
He managed TO draw II pass ana rested
ON trst. Mcintyre. the next man who
came to the bat. cOntrived to get nit
by a pilci.ei ball. ana he took nrst.
Bush. of course. getting second.
The cool, calculating general would
have had Cobb. next up. Init II out"
In the hope that either he or Craw-
ford would be able to bang In the
tying run. But Jennings wanted two
runs 80 badly he took no chance
of smuggling alone-sluGging which
might be fieided-- bringing them In.
He wanted run to the good--not an
extra inning tie. This was what he
did: be put an extra 'yah--yah' on his
battle cry. 'Eeee-yah!' and then pulled
up a few more sprigs of grass. and he
was all the while instructing by sig
nails his two runners and Cobb that a
delayed double steal" was the play.
Cobb let the first ball go by.
Bush did not take great lead from
second base. but Mcintyre dashed for
second. Kleinow. New York's back
stop. hurled the ball to second Nc
Intyre stopped midway, and Bush.
with the. catcher's throw. sprinted full
speed for third. La Porte. the New
York second baseman. had no one ON
whom to make play. Bush had fed.
and Mcintyre had not arrived. La
Porte hesitated just fraction OF
second. then threw to Austin at third.
but the fraction of a second was
enough for little Bush. who slid in un-
der Austln's legs-safe. Meanwhile.
of course. Mcintyre was on second
Then Cobb hit the next ball pitched
for a single. two runs came In. the
game was over, and Detroit had won.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
r. w. B. Smith
CORONATION PRICES.
London Likely to Establish Record at
4ha GAMING Function.

London Likely to Establish Record at
ths Coming Function.
So FAR as '.oronations are concerned,
1t seems likely that a record will be
established In the prices of seats to
witness the forthcoming one of King
George. Already, 1t is reported, one
window in Piccadilly has been let for
300 guineas.
The coronation of King Edward was,
of course, shorn of much Of its interest
and great deal OF its splendor owing
to its unfortunate postponement. and
there was big slump in consequence
in the prices originally demanded for
the seats.
For that Of Queen Victoria the prices
demanded were very low according to
modern ideas. but then in 1888 we had
not yet learned to think in millions.
Good seats to view the procession
could be had for as low as shillings.
and very few were advertised at more
than a guinea, even In the choicest
positions.
The contrast ia startling between
these rates and those prevailing at her
diamond jubilee. Then as much as
1000 gnineas was asked for single
window overlooking st. Paul's church
yard, and In st. James street single
seats were priced at 80 and 100
guineas.
Going further back. we find that the
cost of seats to see the coronation pro-
cession OF George IL. averaged about
half guinea apiece, while that of
Charles III. could be seen for half a
crown.
People paid sixpence head to see
Queen Elizabeth's coronation process
sion 20 by, but then sixpence in those
days represented a far greater value
than It does now. and the same remark
applies to the penny, which was the
price charged at Richard ILLS corona.
tion.--Pearson's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
SHERBURNE

Reuben Reynolds was in " Cd
stock the first Of the week
Mr. aud Mrs. Hopkins and litil
Miss Mary were down from Pico
amp Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ed Currier. Grace
Currier, Mr. and Mrs. f g Spauld-
ing ate new sugar at Fred ,IolnAen's
Sunday.
Miss Boutwell, Of North Sherhurne
visited Miss Grace Currier a part 1
last week
Mr.. and Mrs J = Warner are Wis
ting his parents in henson Il is
week.
Those who attended the party al
Mr.. Reynolds last Friday evening
report fine time.
Miss Qussie Sanderson of Walling-
mad " with her graadmothsr hset.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
WEST BRIDGEWATER.
q. e. Pearsons went to Rutlan

G.. E Pearsons went to Rutlanc
Sunday.
F. w. Spaulding returned from
Massachusetts, Saturday.
Lee Pearsons has returned to Rut
land Business College.
Mira. b. q. Hill and Olin returned
from Lebanon Monday.
Mrs. ID. A. Spaulding and Mrs
e. :. Lombard are more comfortable
School commenced Monday, Miss
ielen Walton teacher.
Miss Grace Basaett in helping
} A. SpaulIinR's.
Allen and FL I'D Hadley were on
.om Plymouth last week.
Miss Myrtle Lewis went 10 Brig s
70 commence her school Monday au,'
Hiss Hazel johnson on l'ridRewatei
ill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
PLYMOUTH UNION

Bradford Buxton is in Lon Z :
Jerry.
Jack Raistrick of Proctorsvil lie
visiting AZ Dan Gilson's
Mrs Frank Goodrich spent Sunday
il Rutland
Mrs. Annie Wilcox of LuiI- w
called on friends here recently.
lanes Brown is making sug ~
lis old home at the Five Corners.
School begins next Monday, Miss
\ddie Spragne teacher.
Several Of our neiRhbnrs are in
Rutland this week attending court
Very good weather for making
Sugar the week past.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
High Prices for CaIfskins.

We are paying fancy prices this
spring for all grades Of Caliskins. II
YOU have anything in this line to sell,
be sure to secure our quotations be-
fore selling elsewhere. We paw thu
freight. We bay spot cash. We want
to arrange with some onesin every
village where we have no agent, To
collect Calfskins, Beef Hides, Horse
Hides, Sheep Pelts, Tallow, Bones,
&c, We furnish money with which
70 buy and we keep our buyers
thoroughly posted at all times az to
market saluea. Write for fnl paItl-
culars.
CAaRpaI 3. Pass,
- 49, Hytis FArk,. Fntv1grs,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
Leper Colony Of Molokai.

..rhe leper colony In Hnwali has not
grown any the last several years" said
o. r.. Thomas of Honolulu. I'm fact,
the number of lepers confined on the
island Of Molokai has been decreased
by the discovery that some OF them
were not suffering from the disease.
rhe district In which the lepers live is
epnrated from the mainlnnd by n high
rnnge OF mountains. and the 'epers have
regular municipal government of
rheir own They have their schools
nd heir nmnsements md pursue their
fntv work with. as miich pleasure aud
adustry as the Inhabitants OF thriv-
as villages " Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
posr-oErloE MorlcE

Mail trains arrive s.07 u, M. 4.2s y. III
p. N. aas
and $40 p. IN. y!
Bridsewater Rutland and Ludlow staR'
leave 6. 40 ~. IN. amt 800 y, M
South W oodstoek. 800 p. m.
Barnard and Bethel. 5.4b "a. M.
Rural tree delivery routes leave ~ OIL
"A. m. - eS
MAILS CLOSE For early stages 81
u. m. Later mails, 1000 u. M, $40 p y
aud A so p. m.
Office uours--U.30a. In. to =. 80 p, m.
SUNDAY ~ 10 p. IN.
SUNDAY nlaiI closes 1920 u. m,
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p, n.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
WEST WOODSTOCK

r d. Bridge went to Ludlow IN
Monday.
Rodger Spanldina liz yishiil !
friends in Royalton.
ID. E. Thomas and wife are visiri, s
their son Arthur in Worcester.
G. S. Miller is spending the week
with friends at Taf,sville
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
An AI.o Ran.


Lord Lansdowne relates the story OF
his first speech In the house of lords
He had taken great deal of trouble
with 1t and had prepared what he
thought was a pretty good effusion.
Screwing up his courage. his little
speech was fired or.
Next morning he looked In the paper
FOR a report Of 1t. He was not quite
sure whether he should get half n col
umn or three-quarters of column
his lordship rather thought IL would be
the latter.
The newspaper came In and he
searched 1t through. After consider
able trouble he came across these
words:
After some observations from Lord
, Lansdowne, who was inaudible In the
gallery London M. A. r.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
MARYLAND HILL.

! Phillip Langley has purchased a
horse OF parties in Quechee recent,
f Fl. Colburn and nephew, Mr..
Hawks, of Saugus, Mass, recently
visited Mrs. Colburn's aunt, Mrs.
r J. Hadley.
Mrs. Phillip Langley is i'll and hns
q nurse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
Maaaurina Raindrons.

The simplest method yet devised to
ascertain the size of ruindrops In as
follows: The drops are allowed to fall
Into layer of dry -four one inch In
depth. which Ia exposed 10 the rain
for few seconds onfy. The -four is
then set aside until the pellets of
dough formed by the drops have
hardened sufficiently to be picked out.
Experiments with measured drops Of
water falling into the -four have prov
I'd that the pellets differ little in size
from the drops that produce them. The
largest drops yet tested Ly a prominent
scientist somewhat exceeded oneffth
ut an inch In diameter. hut most of
Them were much smaller. The size
varies with the kind Of clouds from
which the rain falls. New York Trib-
une
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22

Eater, although cold, did not pres
vent . hundred people coming TO
listen TO the interesting and inatruc-
tive sermon preached by Rev. Her
mann Lohmann in the Congrega-
fitpSa church. Rss. g. q. uin es-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
In effect Sunday, October .. lsio.
TRAINS CONC HAsr.

: Daily, except Sundays.
Flag Station,
For Special Rules, see book of Rules Ano
Regulations.
This Company reserve the right 10 cance
trains without notice.
q. II. LEONARD. supt,
). G. PORTER General Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22

Orders for dry cleaning, pressi,
and repairing may be lett AT TIE
Fashion. Eugene L.. Taylor,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
Sour Orange Trees.

Trees bearing sour oranges have
crown wild in the Florida swamps for
hundreds of years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
People who know good Candy
invariably ask for and
gladly pay the price of
Belle Meao
Sweets

Chocolates ano Bon~Bons
Every order we send for
Belle Mead Sweets is made
fresh for us in the cleanest
candy kitchen in the world,
of absolutely pure insredi-
entS.
No adulterantS, coloring.
or preservatives are used,
and we guarantee every
package to be satisfactory,
or " money back
Ask for Belle Mead Sweets
The best Confectionery
ever sold in Woodstock
A. B. MORGAN
THE QUALITY STORE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
MARRIAGES.

In Woodstock, April 10. by the Rev.
r. Leblanc Lynch, Albert Bianch OF
Bellows Falls and Miss Carolina M.
Bianchi of Woodstock. "A
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
DEATHS

IN Middlebxxs Aprik1E MisE Ale@ I.
iAxwtt6, aBsd Is ysAkG
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
Easter In Russia.

Easter is regarded as the greatest
festival OF the year In Russian and n
celebrated by much kissing,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22

Subscribe for The Age. $500
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22
BIRTHS

In Woodstock, April Is, son
and Mrs. Peter LaPlaca.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-22

Mr. William G. Mason of Hsdale Mich one OF the Inter-
national County Work Y NJ O. A. Secretaries win speak
at the Congregational Church Sunday morning He will
speak in the afternoon at meeting in Music Hall,
and in the evening the union meeting held in the
Methodist Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
a DANCING HEROINE.

FENELI.A BY II. l.. Stuart. l2mo, PIP.
400 Doubleday, Page q Co.
4 tale of many emotional adventures
set in a plot Of even more happenings In
the outer world, which is chiefly that OF
London. in its social. financial, theatrical
and Grub Street aspects. The plot
reaches to the offspring Of an arlstocratic
mesalliance for its heroine, who becomes
a dancer: across the ocean 10 Connecti-
cut for its hero. whom It brings to Eng
land via the Legion Etrangere. From
America comes also the other woman,
whose clever books have made for her a
place in London. The road Of true love
never yet ran less smoothly. nor was the
road of the rolling stone turned littera-
teur ever harder than in this tale. One
doubts a little, in the end, II the other
woman would not have been the wiser
choice for the man. had fate not inter
fered. but the happy ending that is
reached instead will suit the Economically
Inclined far better. The story is told
by an onlooker. one OF the proverbial
Kind that sees most OF the game. 1t is
good reading. wherefore II Is well that
there is a great deal Of 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
a DESERT DRAMA.
THE GOLDEN SILENCE. BY c: \. and
A. NJ. Williamson. Illustrated. Izmo'
M. 525 Doubleday, Page & Co.

THE GOLDEN SILENCE. BY c. y. and
A. NJ. Williamson. illustrated. 12mo
PIP. SIS. Doubleday, Page Co.
A motor car plays brief part in this
story Of the North African desert; other
wise the book is not at all what these
authors have accustomed us to expect
from their pens. Here are no merry
tourneyings in the ever fascinating ma
chine; danger and suspense culver in
these pages, and the ruthless passion OF
a man Of the East for girl OF the West
"a passion which grows to desperation
in the golden silence" OF the desert.
Most of the action passes there. and 1t
turns upon the almost successful at
tenopt of the Arab officer to marry. willy
nillv the beautiful American heroine. a
dancer from Indiana. He practically
kidnaps her, and she Is rescued only
after an exciting fight in a ruined desert
fortress. Much Of the desert atmosphere
Of mystery and arid beauty has been
cleverly conveyed into the story, and Its
thrills are sufficiently realistic. 1t Is not
q novel OF character, but one OF incident,
and its puppets move rapidly, plausibly
and entertainingly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

THE RETURN. BY Walter De La Mare
l2mo, PIP. S54. G.. p. Putnam's Sons.
Was 1t metempsychosis? The author
is so vague on the subject of his own
book that in the end he misses his
point, IL he has one in view, that is, and
wearles the reader. The case is this:
A convalescent escapes from his sick
room and wanders into a graveyard,
which is not exactly the most cheerful
place to select for a first outing. Here
he discovers the gravestone Of a Hugue-
not, who, according to the epitaph, had
committed suicide century ago. on
his return home he discovers on look
ing In his mirror. that he has changed
beyond recognition. He looks foreign,
dark. Even the color OF his hair is
changed. His wife does not recognize
him-her case, by the way. is rather more
interesting than the husbands. who dis
covers shortly afterward an old French
book containing the suicides engraved
portrait. The dead mans face has be-
come his own. SO far so good; but be.
yonG this the author chooses such inde-
cisive, shadowy grays, he confuses the
case so obscurely, that the interest Is
lost The book is neither interesting
metapsychics nor sound fiction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
LOVE IN OLD VIRGINIA.
THE COLONELS STORY. By Mrs. Roge
A. Pryor. l2mo, PIP. $751; The Macmiila
Company.

THE COLONELS STORY. By Mrs. Roger
A. Pryor. l2mo, PIP. 3sl. The Macmillan
Company.
Mrs. Pryor has told winning tale OF
the Old South-the hospitable. senti-
mental Old South. full of manifestations
of virtues and courtesies which are now,
perhaps, esteemed too old-fashioned Tor
consideration in a world of haste and
business. The Colonel. the punctilious'
generous and tender-hearted Southerner
of sixty years ago. Is charming char
acter, and Is charningly portrayed In a
method which is itself old-fashioned.
The patriarchal Virginia household, III
which everybody, including the COOK and
the gardener, Is lovable and high-mlnded.
"a thrown into agreeable relief by the
incursion Of the villain from the North;
he brings sn element without which the
picture might seem almost too honeyed.
The book will have many pleased read
ers. especially in the South. and 1t WILL
no doubt. be useful in the future to the
student Of social history. It's author was
n part Of that Southern life and 1t Is
glorifled for her in regretful memory. IT
is well that there should be thus pre-
served the pleasant aspects Of conditions
which can never return In this country
which can never be seen again. indeed,
in any part of the civilized world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
WHOLESALE MURDER.
THE MAN WITH THE BLACK CORD.
BY Augusta Groner. Translated ooy
Grace Isabel Colbron. l2mo, PIP. zo''
Dufield e. Co.

THE MAN WITH THE BLACK CORD:
BY Augusta Groner. TRANSLATED ogey
Grace Isabel Colbron. l2mo, PIP. Io''
Dufield e. Co.
With an abundant home supply Oh
detective fiction, 1t would appear work
Of supererogation to add to its steady
flow by translation from foreign
tongues. Augusta Groner has. however
a pretty talent Of her own In the con-
struction of mysterious plots. The Aus
TRAN setting Of her stories, moreover,
of which this is the second to be rem
dered into English, adds to the interest
Of q narrative that begins with the IN
applicable disappearance from securely
locked room Of a man OF substance. an
occurrence to which circumstances give
the appearance Of cleverly planned
assassination and disposal Of the body or
the victim. There are clews. OF course
and more clews. and the necessary de-
tective to follow them one by one. I'm
der the Austrian law an amateur polk
ing his nose into police affairs would
quickly be told to mind his own busi-
ness; therefore the unraveller OF this
complicated case is a professional who
has turned private detective for greater
glory and profit. There are those to
whom all detective stories look very
much alike. For them tales like this
one are not written. But amateurs will
find It to their liking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
Literary .Nese;s and Criticism

that those affairs are not precisely iso-
lated in an episodical manner. They
have been part of one experience, ana
though Mr.. Smalley makes no pretence
Of binding them together they are en-
veloped In one atmosphere. The book
as a whole, vaguely. perhaps, and yet
with a certain quiet force, makes the
reader aware of a period. Every per-
sonality in 1t goes somehow Into the
picture" Incidentally that picture dis
relating to the author himself and his
long career In fact, some OF the best
of his pages are those in which he re-
lates specific experiences Of his as q
Journalist. and especially that revolu-
ton in journalism which, as the Lon
don correspondent Of The Tribune ne
accomplished through the TRANSMISSION
Of news by cable during the Franco
German war. The Joy of battle is felt
in this part Of the book. British jour
nalism looked little doubtfully upon
American methods" and could not quite
understand what The Tribune was drlV-
ing at when It printed a dispatch on the
battle of Sedan six columns long, with
cables costing 81 a word. 1t did not
take long, however. for the policy OF this
journal TO work momentous change In
the reporting Of great events. and Mr..
Smalley tells the tale with infectious
gusto. Here. and indeed throughout his
Memories" he writes with the fire OF
the true journalist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
ONCE MORE.

QUICKSANDS By Fannie Heaslip Lea.
illustrations by Clinton Balmer. Emo,
PIP. S31. The Sturgis & Walton Com
pany.
The uncertainty of conjugal love is
apparently the subject nearest to hand
for the novelist, because there are so
many examples OF it in current fiction.
This probing Of the emotions Is becom-
ing somewhat monotonous; It is high
time for some benefactor to inaugurate
a new genre for the relief Of readers.
The triangle Of this latest addition to
the mass is innocent enough so far as
II goes, and 1t is broken at what is
known in the jargon of the hour as the
psychological moment by the change
Of heart OF the lady implicated. She had
fallen out Of love with her husband;
she falls in love again with him when
she discovers that he is in danger OF
becoming the next victim Of first class
family feud. From this the reader will
know that it all happened in the South.
The novelist and music critic from New
York who was the cause of the ineipent
trouble atoned nobly. This is one Of
many reasons why the reviewer respects
the pseudonyme under which the author
hides his identity. The book is rather
we'll written. The author should try
her hand at less hackneyed material.