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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Gained Her Fears.

A Paris contemporary recalls q
story of Nine. Victor Hugo and her
three children. One day she had
bought them some fruit, but when
the time came to distribute it Nine.
Hugo discovered that some one had
raided the dish considerably. She
taxed the children with the pecula-
ton, but each stoutly denied the
imputaion. The mother said, "Well,
my dears, I don't mind your eating
the apricots, but each. has stone,
and if by chance either of you
should have swallowed one you will
he i'll and perhaps die" "0h, NAM
ma, DEAR" said the youngest child,
Adele. t.don't be frightened. l
have saved all the stones. They
are in my pocket"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
still In tho Fifteenth Century.

In little town in Bavaria there
exists one of the most curious char
table foundations in the world
One of the burghers, Christopher
Wanner, died in 1451, leaving his
fortune to be devoted to the estab-
lishment of a home for aged poor
He stipulated in his will, however.
that every old man who was taken
in must wear his beard and the
same cut of clothes and cap as he
himself used to wear. Consequent
ly, after the lapse of 46o years, the
ancient pensioners are still to be
seen wandering about the streets in
the costumes of the fifteenth CEN
tury.-New York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
just n Human aeino.

Zeke was on trial for stealing
Colonel Todd's chickens, and over
whelming testimony had been in
troduced by the prosecution. Call
ed upon for his defense, Zeke said:
"Well, sub, jedge, y see, it dissa-
way: Eff Colonel Todd wull keep
dem coach an chiny pullets, what
has yaller laigs an fedders down
dey laigs, an he keep dem in dat
henhouse, which is smack Gu de al
ley, an de henges jes' droppin' frum
de do, an he done fergit where is
de paddock, y can't blame me-I's
jes' a hooman bein'!" !"-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
wiIlis,a ssnsihla Ansmar.

The schoolmaster wanted to
know whether the boys had an un-
derstanding of the functions of a
British consulate. "Supposing," he
began, framing his question in the
ikeliest way to arouse the interest
of his hearers-"supposing some
one took you up in an aeroplane and
after long, exciting fight dropped
you down thousands of miles from
home in country quite foreign,
what place would you seek out first
of ALP"
An eager hand was instantly up
lifted. i,
"Well, Willie, what do you say~ p
''Please, sir, the hospital. Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
GOOD NATURE. IN JAPAN.
rhey Laugh at Things There That
Would lrritate Us Here.

Would lrritate Us Here.
Japan has been called the Third
Kingdom of Merry Dreams. Amuse-
ment is universal here, and, so far
from its being true that Daughter
is mans property alone" everybody
laughs, except the solemn police
man. Men, women and children,
even the very dogs, have twinkle
in their eyes as they stretch them
selves out over the middle of the
streets and seem to smile as the
coolies pulling jinrikishas run
around them, for man would no
more think of running over a dogs
tail, if the dog did not move, than
he would think of pinching his
grandfather, and 1 have been al
most jerked out of my jinrikisha
by the sudden twist my men have
made round the long tail which
some lazy cur had stretched across
the street. 1 saw a schoolboy steal
up behind another schoolboy and
hit him tremendous thwack over
the head with heavy roll of paper
he was carrying. Did the first one
angrily threaten or attempt to
punch his head ?" Not bit. He
turned round, and they both
laughed heartily. Many a time my
heart has been in my mouth as my
two coolies have plunged headlong
into a crowd intent on some street
performance and it seemed impos-
sible to avoid knocking down men
and women and running over little
children. But, no; the coolies raise
a great shout, shove half the people
one way and half the other, and, as
the spokes of the wheels Craze their
shins and almost take the topknots
off the little people, do they turn
and hurl curses after us, as a crowd
responds to such treatment any,
where else? Not they. They just
burst out laughing.-Henry Nor
man, ''The Real Japan"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Death of Joseph Pulitzer.

Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the
New York World, died Sunday
afternoon on board his yacht of
CharlestonsS. G.
5 MIR. Pulitzer died of paralysis Of
the heart induced by gall stones.
He had been in poor health some
time. He was on his way to his
winter home at Jekyl Island, New
Brunswick, Ga, when stricken.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Pertinent Advice.

A student noted for his careless
ness in dress once approached Pro-
fessor Simon Newcomb of Johns
Hopkins university for advice. He
was thinking of leaving college and
going into business, having had a
flattering offer.
."'Now you know my case, profes-
sor," he said, 'and if you were in
my shoes what would you do?"
The professor looked very serious
and replied:
"Black them, of coursew
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04

Bridgewater Corners were Sunday
guests at Walter vi sons.
Carlton Madden OF Medford,
Mass, was at F. g, Spaulding's one
dav last week.
George Prior was in Rutland
Sunday.
Miss Laura Johnson of Pittsfield
has been helping at Fred Johnson's.
Fred George of Rutland was in
the place one day last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
The WAY He Said Il.

'T don't think my husband loves
me any more"
"Why notp"
''The other day I said to him,
John, if I should die would you get
married again" and he said he
wouldn't"
sFIsn't that all right?"
eyes, but I wish you could have
heard the positive way he said it. I"
Newark News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Arts and Crafts Club.

The Arts and Crafts club begins
the season of l9ll-l2 next week, and
it is expected that the interest shown
in the several classes last year will
continue.
Following is the report of the
treasurer for the season of l9l0-11 {:
July /, 1910, to July /, 1911.
RECEIPTS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
sHERBURNE

AT the regular meeting of Killing
ton Grange held Saturday evening,
Oct. zS, there We're visitors from
Teago Grange, Ponfret.
Mf. and Mrs. Earl Clifford were
in the place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. v ilbur Wilson of
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The American

Half covered by the wild woodbine
And scented by the brake,
O'ershadowed by the princely pine,
And mirrored in the lake;
Oh dearer far to him than all
The pomp of foreign lands,
The humble cot his labor builds
With free, u1lshackled hands.
He gazes on his mother-land,
Her rivers rolling by,
Her monarch mountains, as they stand,
Their blue peaks in the sky,
To brave the fury of the storms
That round their heads have birth;
Her plains, where life in all it's forms
Wakes from the nursing earth,-
And asks himself, with manly pride,
Where is the land like this,
OF mountain, flood and prairie wide,
And solemn wilderness ?
While others boast of lordly hall,
Of regal pomp and pride,
Of fallen mosque and mouldering wall,
And fields where kings have died
Of crumbling tombs and monuments,
Round which when time was young,
The wandering Arabs pitched their
tents
And wild war chants were sung;
Of banners brave, and flags that love
To look on riven shields,
Whose naughty folds have waved
above
A thousand battlefelds
Of Bannockburn. Pultowa's day,
Napoleon S bloody star,
Of Marathon, Thermopylae,
Of Bosworth, Trafalgar,-
lie treads the land of Bunker Hill
Where Yorktown's day was won,
Where looks upon Potomac still
The tomb of Washington
And boasts of sacred battle-plains,
Where, by oppression driven,
A nation broke a tyrant' chains
With blows for freedom given.
CHARLES G. EASTMAN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Her Jn.erpr.t.tioc.

''And he said he was willing to
die for me- ?"
'fNot exactly in those words, but
that was the impression he was evil
IDENTIFY trying to convey.
"What did he say?"
EsHe said he was ready to eat your
cooking any time you. said the
word. Houston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04

The sudden jarring of DR.. M. r.
Blodgett's automobile, which he was
driving to the railroad station at
Corinth, If belived to have caused a
rifle he carried in the machine to
explode, killing him instantly, last
Saturday afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04

A cat belonging to George Parker
of Hyde Park, which had been
missing fourteen months, returned
last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04

Nov. State Bar Association
meets at Montpelier.
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EXPENDITURES.
Balance July /, 1911.
Oct. IL, 1911

The account for Arts and Crafts has
been audited by me and balance of cash
on hand July /, 1911, $235 96, is correct
H. G. CUSHING, Auditor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04

Vermont Reprint No. 40 Published by the Spirit the Age
For sale by the Elm Tree ress, Woodstock, VT
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
TROTTING FROCKS
ARE In .ONB PIECE
The Newest Models Show
Long Sleeves.

One-piece trotting frocks Of serge and
other woolens are coming to the fore
again and with them models in dark
toned silks, rich silk serge of heavy
diagonal weaves and tailored air, wool
back satin, the heavier crepes and taf-
feta, which has usually been regarded
as a summer silk, but is now striving
hard for winter recognition.
The best looking of the latest one
Piece street frocks have been made of
silk serge, which lends itself admirably
to semi-tailored effects. In black, in
dark blue, and in a gray on the taupe
order. these silk serge frocks are very
attractive and there are delightful things
in charmeuse, with a little narrow fringe
introduced in the trimming and perhaps
a dash OF vivid contrasting color.
While the elbow kimono sleeves has
not vanished, the very smartest of the
new trotting frocks and of the dressier
models as we'll show long sleeves. Some
of the long sleeves are merely long and
close fitting, set in smooth at the shoul-
der Others combine an oversleeve of
the modified kimono type with long
undersleeve, and newer than either are
the long sleeves full at the elbow and
With long tight. whinkly cufT coming
down Well over the hand and often fin
Ished by a frill over the hand.
Among the most regent importations
OF tailored trotting frocks there are still
many pretty simple models, suggesting
In line and detail the one-piece linen
frocks of the summer, with buttons all
the way down the front, sash. girdle,
kimono sleeves and turned-down collar.
These frocks are youthful and pretty
and may be made to have an air OF
originality by some clever detail of col
lar, girdle, &c. but they are not new.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
PRINTERS PROUD
OF ART DISPLAY
Exhibit at Public Library Is
Highly Commended.

The most complete and elaborate ex-
hibition of the printers art, in all
branches, ever shown in Washington,
attracted several hundred visitors to
the Public Library yesterday from early
morning until o'clock. Specimens of
students work, comprising the exhibit
OF the International Typographical
Union, are displayed.
This display represents all depart
ments of the work undertaken by stu
dents of the Inland Printer Technical
School. of Chicago. which is endowed
by the International Typographical
Union. The exhibition will be open to
the public until October IA.
Columbia Typographical Union, No. lOl.
of Washington, is cooperating with the
library officials to make the exhibit a
success, Two practical printers, Shell
by Smith and c. B. Huse, explained the
various classes of designs. and gave
other information to Iaymen who were
Interested. Union printers express
their qualification at the completeness
and high character of the exhibit.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
THE KIND OF WOMAN MAN
ADMIRES is NOT THE SORT
THAT WINS HIS HEART

but that is natures effort to hold the
balance steady and keep up the average
height of the species, and by the same
token and for the same reason the big
ger a man is the more the little woman
appeals to him.
Cupid Uses No Yard Stick.
1t is. however, absurd to claim that
men. as a whole, especially admire either
the short or the long type of woman, or
that her height, unless she is a dwarf.
has anything to do with a girls chances
OF getting married Cupid doesn't go
about with yard stick, and whether a
man falls in love with a young woman
or not depends upon something much
less tangible than her size.
Probably every man has a theory, be-
fore he meets her, that the divinity who
had just stepped down from the top OF
Mount Olympus, just as every man i'm
agines that he il a worshiper of beauty,
and that no woman who wasn't a real.
genuine, bona hde Venus could ever make
his heart go pit-a-pat.
Yet in spite of this alleged devotion
to beauty men continue to pick out as
wives women who have no standing in
notorious that beauties seldom make good
marriages. and that while men delight
in burning incense before a living pic
ture. when they want to get married
they generally go off and pick out some
lady with the chrome style of art to take
home with them for keeps.
1t must be wonderful pleasure and
solace to a woman to be tall, and slen-
der, and queenlyIn appearance, and able
to contemplate the reflection of her figure
in every shop window she passes without
getting heart failure: but her looks do
not cut as much matrimonial ice as she
suppOses. Men may be drawn to her by
her beauty at first, but they soon drift
away unless she has some charm more
potent than mere good looks With which
to hold them.
Sympathy. comprehension, good nature.
a willingness to amuse and be amused.
all that we comprise in the cryptic phrase
winning ways"-these are a thousand
fold more potent in securing the admira-
tion of men than any height, or peach
mess of complexion. And in this is the
gospel of hope for my short and sawed
off correspondent. BY taking thought
she cannot add one cubit to her stature,
but she can cultivate a charm Of manner
and personality that would back the
poor goddess of the board.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
Reclaimed LANDS.

Miss T. L. M.-If you will write to the
Agricultural Department you will be given
the information you desire concerning re-
claimed lands and agricultural products
Of the West.
Yellow Tomato Preserves.
Mrs. ]. w. w.-You did not state what
sort of tomatoes you intend using for
your preserves, but 1 presume that you
will buy the yellow variety, as these are
best for this purpose. The small pear
shaped ones are best for preserving. AL
low pound for pound of tomatoes and
sugar, alternately them in your preserv-
ing kettle. Cook slowly until your to-
matoes become amber in color, and your
strup thick. Put a small piece Of root
ginger in each jar before filling with the
preserves, and a thin slice of lemon on
the top of each jar after filling. Seal
The jars should be standing in hot water
when you fill them, so as to prevent
cracking.
Recipes Given in Cooking school.
Mrs. c. E. T., Madison, visa full
set of the recipes demonstrated last week
by Mrs Helen Armstrong in The Wash
ington Herald's Free Cooking School have
been sent you by mail. Your letter of ap-
probation, coming as It does from a far
State. is doubly appreciated.
Progressive SHeartr."
Alice.-This is a variation OF the ordI-
nsry game Of Hhearts" and may be
played at >an engagement announcement
party or for any pastime at either day.
time or evening party. On each table
have six cubes; on each cube have the
letters III E A r T So one letter on
each Of SIX sides. Shake these and turn
onto the table. certain letters counting 81
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
By DOROTHY DIN.

A young girl. who says she is very
small, writes me a fearful letter, in which
she complains that men only admire
large. tall, majestic women, and that
no matter how pretty and sweet a short
woman is she is passed over in favor
Of some lady of the goddess type.
My correspondent feels that her chances
of matrimony and her happiness in life
are blighted by her lack of inches, and
she demands to know why this is thus.
Unto which l would respectfully sub
nit, for her consolation. that this isn't
thus. 1t is not true that men, taking
them by and large. are enamored of
the tall and stately woman. or that they
prefer her to the little. roly-poly girl
OF course, viewed from a standpoint
of pure art, "a daughter of the gods,
divinely tall and most divinely fair has
the call over her abbreviated sister. The
Gibson girl, the Fisher girl. the Christy
girl, all of the various girls with whom
we are familiar on the backs of maga-
zines and in the Sunday supplements
would undoubtedly be about seven feet
high if they were translated into real life.
Also, they all have lean and hungry
look which goes all right in a picture,
but it is doubtful II any man would
care for ii in a lady love.
In this connection ii is interesting to
remark that, in a previous age, when
there was more marrying going on than
there is now, and a lot more love max
ing doing the popular ideal of feminine
pulchritude was not the telephOne-post
woman of to-day but the small cuddle-
some woman that was just a good arm
full.
Small Women the FavOrites.
The immortal Shakespeare set the
proper height OF woman as just as high
as a mans heart. Dickens made his
Bella Wilfer, his Ruth Pinch. his Dora,
his Dot all of his most adorable women
not only short but plump. All of Scott's
heart smashers were little women. The
big woman did great. heroic stunts. but II
was the little woman that men loved.
Thackeray's favorite heroines, even to
Becky Sharp, were all small.
These great writer's knew the hearts
of men, and they builded on the fact
that while men reverence and wor-
ship at the shrine Of the tall, majestic
dred, It is the cute, little, cunning wom-
an, with kittenish ways. that can wrap
them around her finger.
OF course there are many explana-
tions of this phenomenon. The most
obvious is that II f1atters a mans
vanity for a woman to look up to him
physically as well as mentally. A man
likes to feel that he is superior to his
wife, and it takes one with as much
courage to marry a woman larger than
he is as 1t does for one to marry
woman that is more intelligent and bet
ter educated than he is.
A superior height, like superior mind
is really a handicap rather than an ad'
vantage to a girl so far as getting mar
ried is concerned. If you will look about
you you will see that the girls who have
the most beaux and the women who
hold the matrimonial records are nearly
always small women with a very limited
supply of brains.
OF course tall women are admired and
do get married mostly to very small men,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
Laundry Help.

The use of kerosene with soap for
washing has been so frequently recon-
mended that doubtless all are familiar
with the process but her" is way which
is far superior: Take one box of concen-
trated I've and cents worth each of
salts of tartar, dry ammonia, and borax.
Place lye and ammonia in stone jar,
pour one quart of boiling water over 1t,
taking care not to inhale the fumes.
When dissolved add salts of tartar and
borax, and when this is dissolved add
seven quarts of cold water and bottle
for use. Use a cupful of this fluid to a
boiler of water and put the clothes in
cold. Boil twenty minutes, after clothes
begin to boil: rinse thoroughly and hang
out. It is better to soak the clothes in
cold water to which has been added a
little of the fluid. but this 1t not i'm
perative. The clothes look beautifully
white and clear Be careful to keep this
preparation out of the way of children
and label bottle.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
THE WASHINGTON
HERALD'S COOKING SCHOOL
MEAN TOYOUNDTVIDUA

man who attended Mrs. Armstrong; 8
lectures.
What Did the Cooking School Mean
to YOus
This is a question to which I would
like a personal answer from every wom-
an who attended it. In publishing let
ters, names will not be printed, where
they are requested to be withheld.
i. Object of Invitation.
The object of the invitation to the
readers of The Herald's Page for Every
Woman to answer this question is an ef-
fort to determine just how far-reaching
is the instruction of The Herald's Free
Cooking School; how much of a real need
it filed.
That it interested hundreds of women
was attested by the big crowds who were
in the Arcade TO hear Mrs. Armstrong
day after day, and their close attention
to every word she uttered and every DEM
onstration she gave.
On Saturday afternoon when I opened
the big doors admitting the waiting crowd
to the skating rink, l expected hundreds
TO stop first at the long tables to see the
wonderful exhibit of cakes, bread, pies
and doughnuts entered in the baking con-
test.
Nothing of the kind happened.
| Everybody ignored the contest and
made a mad rush to obtain seats of van
tage for Mrs. Armstrong; last lecture
realizing that homemade cakes they could
always have with them and that this was
| their last chance to drink in the lee
| turers instructive talks.
No more striking tribute could have
| hv- l,a
Washington Herald to direct the Free
Cooking School in the Arcade last week,
! But this was a collective tribute.
! What l ask now is a specific express
sion from the individual, and the Ques-
tion YOU are invited to answer is:
| What did The Washington Herald
| Free Cooking School mean to you?
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
REPORT OF HUMANE SOCIETY.
Nearly 700 Cases of Cruelty Prose-
cuted in Police Court.

During the summer months six animal
drinking fountains were provided by the
Humane Society of Washington, as shown
by the report submitted at a meeting of
the executive committee yesterday af-
ternoon in the Warder Building. The
society's agents examined 1855 animals
and prosecuted 6S6 cases of cruelty in
the Police Court during the year.
The band of mercy work in the public
schools has resulted in the organization
of 992 bands, with a total membership OF
g, 75T, the members of which pledge them
selves to be kind to animals. DR.. David
son, superintendent of schools, has given
has approval to this work.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-03
Ry JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

found my desk piled high with let
tiers this morning, higher than usual,
which is saying a good deal. When a
puzzle that is both interesting and easy
is published on Sunday, it invariably
means that Uncle Sam has an extra
mail bag or two to fill.
Every one who saw the Iocoed housefur-
nishing puzzle either Sunday or yester-
day. must admit that it is not difficult
Of solution, and many have been thought
full enough to write me already how in
teresting they found the new enigma
But even this does not fully account
for the rows upon rows of letters stacked
ON my desk this morning, for many OF
them came from readers who attended
'Fhe Washington Herald's Free Cooking
School last week. As an example of
these. one of the prize winners in the
big baking contest that eliminated the
weeks lectures writes me as follows:
Letter from Prize Winner.
My Dear Mrs Manu- have been
keeping house a long time and have
never been able to make the gas range
do what the cook stove does, that is,
hake nicely and evenly.
Mrs. ArmstrOng's demonstration in
the management of baking in the gas
range made it worth while for me to at
tend the lectures regularly.
Through YOU 1 wish 10 thank The
Washington Herald for the benefit have
derived in attending the free cooking
school. and also for the desirable prizt
awarded me by the judges.
MRS. T OLESON.
'64i = street northeast"
Mrs Olesen. you will remember wor
the third prize in the loaf cake division
Many others have written notes OF
thanks for the lessons given them in the
free cooking school Iast week every one
OF which is tremendously appreciated
should like very much. however. to have
AN expression of opinion from every wO