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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
PupPET SHOWS.
The Marionette Drama Almost AZ Old
as the World Itself

me marionetto Drama Almost an Otd
as the World Itself.
How few theater goers of the
present day realize that centuries
ago, wien there were no actors or
actresses to argue with managers
as to the size of type their name
should appear in or what place on
the program they were to have, the
great amount of amusement of the
people of that day was derived from
the marionette drama. The ma
rionette theater was the only place
where one could hear or see play.
The artists were the puppets, and
their ability lay in the deftness of
the thread puller, which was the
Sanskrit name of the stage man
ager, and yet some of those puppets
were as famous in their day as our
well known stars of today.
A peep into the origin of this
form of drama shows that it is al
most as old as the world itself.
The word marionette is derived
from morio, meaning fool, or from
Marion, the man who divorced
marionettes from the church plays
and used them for small comedy
plays in Paris, where today they
are popular in several manikin the
aters.
The word fantoccini is italian
for marionettes, being derived from
fantimo, meaning child, and the
word peppet comes from poupee, a
baby or doll. Marionettes are Of
high antiquity, because figures with
movable limbs have been found in
the tombs of Egypt and in the ruins
of Etruria. They were common
among the Greeks and from them
were imported to Rome. Mario
nette plays are now popular in Chi
ma and India and for many centu-
ries maintained an important place
among the European countries.
Goethe and Lessing mention
them, and as late as 1871 La Sage
wrote plays for puppets to per-
form. Don Quixote wrote "the GU
rious puppet show which represents
the play of 'Melissandra and Don
Geyferos,' one of the best shows
that have been acted in time out of
mind in this kingdom"
Greece, Rome and Egypt had
their marionettes centuries ago, and
the--historian Herodotus mentions
them. Prethernos of Athens was
given the very stage in Athens on
which the dramas of Euripides were
enacted for his puppets by the
Archons of Athens. Today they
are a favorite amusement in Java,
the land of coffee, the Javanese
marionette being moved by long,
slender sticks from behind fence,
and the figures of wood and leather
are taken as highly serious by the
spectators, some of them portraying
divinities in religious themes
Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
State Poultry Show.

The premium list has been issued
for the fourteenth exhibition of the
Vermont State Poultry Association to
be held in the City Hall, st. Adams,
January IL, l8, 10 and 20.
The association offers 25 beautiful
silver cups, placed for best displays
for leading varieties of poultry and
the Wirthinore $75 challenge cup
for the largest, and best display of
poultry by one exhibitor.
d. p. Shove of Fall River. Mass,
and Fl. B May of Boston, two of
New England's best judges, will
Judge this show.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
BRIDGEWATER.
Deferred


Miss Bertha F. Aver visited friends
in Woodstock from Saturday until
Monday of last week,
Mrs. R. A. Barrows and daughter
returned home today in Lynn, Mass,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
G. B. Weeden. Mrs. Weeden will
remain for an indefinite time
Lyle Frink has finished work for
Warren Furman and has gone to
South Royalton, where he has a
position.
Mrs. Sarah Waite has been quite
sick for few days.
Charles Jewell was called home
last week on account of the death of
his mother
Forest Warren is working for
Warren Furman in his market.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
STATE OF VERMONT. }


In General Convention. Windsor, June A, I777 :
Whereas, this Convention did, at their session
in Westminster, the 18th day of January last,
among other things, declare the district of land
commonly called and known by the name of New
Hampshire Grants, to be free and independent
State, capable of regulating their own internal
police in all and every respect whatsoever, and that
it should be known thereafter by the name of New
Connecticut
And whereas. by accident, or through
mistake alone, was published in the Connecticut
Courant, No 634, dated March the l7th 1777,
without assigning the reasons which impelled the
inhabitants to such separation.
And whereas, this Convention have been in
formed that district of land lying on the Susque-
hanah River. has been heretofore and is now known
by the name Of New Connecticut, which was un-
known to them until some time since the declara-
ton at Westminster aforesaid and that 1t would
be inconvenient in many respects for two separate
districts on this continent to bear the same name;
Resolved, therefore, unanimously that the said
district described in the preamble the declara-
tion at Westminster, aforesaid shall ever hereafter
be called and known by the of Vermont
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
NORTH BRIDCEWATER.

Walter Cotton has gone to
DesMoines. Iowa, where he has a
position in store All are sorry to
have him leave
F. S. Hedges has bought a fine
French coach colt of Walter Cotton.
Wallace Brock was in South Roy
alton recently.
G.. f. Robinson of West Woodstock
was in town on business recently.
Leon and Walter Gilbert are cut
ting Edwin Gilbert's years stock of
wood.
Charlie Peoples has purchased a
pair Of two-horse traverse sleds of
Walter Cotton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
White River Savings Bank
Officers.

The annual meeting of the White
River Savings Bank was held Jan.
A, aud these officers we're elected;
President, Alfred e. Watson; vice.
president, David A. Perrin; treas
urer, Gerge H. Watson. Two new
members of thu corporation were
chosen, Willis J. King of White
River Junction and Allen Fl. Brit
ton of Hartland. Trustees. A. e.
Watson, D. A. Perrin, w. G. Rene
han, Geo. Fl. Watson, G. d. Hazen,
G.. II. Savage, Charles Q Gates, F..
L. Davis, Allen H. Britton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
vermont's Declaration Of
independence.

In Convention of the Representatives from the
several counties and towns of the New Hampshire
grants, holden at Westminster, January Is, l777,
by adjournment
Whereas the Honorable the Continental Con-
gress did, the 4th day of July last. declare the
United Colonies in America to be free and indie
pendent of the crown of Great Britain which
declaration most cordially acquiess in And
whereas by the said declaration the arbitrary
of the crown are null and void, in America. Con-
sequently, the jurisdiction by said crown granted
to New York government the people of the
New Hampshire grants ia totally dissolved.
We therefore, the inhabitants, on eaid tract of
land, at present without law or government,
and may he truly said to be in state of nature;
consequently right remains to the people on said
Grants, to form Government best suited TO secure
their property well being and happiness. We the
delegates from the several counties and towns
said tract of land. bounded as follows South on
the north line of Massachusetts, Bay East on Con-
necticut River; North on Canada line West as far
the New Hampshire Grants extends After
several adjournments for the purpose of forming
ourselves into distinct separate State, being
assembled at Westminster, do make and publish
the following Declaration, viz:
That will at all times hereafter, consider
ourselves a free and independent State, capable
of regulating our internal police, in all and every
respect whatsoever, and that the people on said
grants have the sole and exclusive, and inherent
right of ruling and governing themselves, in such
manner and form as in their own wisdom they
shall think proper not Inconsistent or repugnant
to any resolve OF the Honorable Continental Con-
gress.
Furthermore, We declare by all the ties which
are held sacred among men, that we will firmly
stand by and support another in this our
declaration of State, and in endeavoring as mach
as in us lies, to suppress all unlawful routs and
disturbances whatever. Also we will endeavor to
secure to every individual his lfe peace and
property against all unlawful invaders of the
same.
Lastly, We hereby declare, that We are at all
times ready in con juction with our brethren in
the United States of America to do our full pro-
portion in maintaining and supporting the just
against the tyrannical invasions of the minis
teria fleets and armies, as we'll as any other for
eign enemies, sent with express purpose to MUIR
der our fellow brethren and with fire and sword
to ravage defenseless country.
The said State hereafter to be called by the name
of New Connecticut"
Extracts from the minutes.
IRA ALLEN, Clerk
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
Antiauities Of Baseball.

The devil was the first coacher.
Eve stole first. Adam stole second.
When Isaac met Rebecca at the
well she was walking with pitcher.
Samson struck out great many
when he beat the Philistines. Moses
made his first run when he slew the
Egyptians. Cain made base hit
when he slew Abel. Abraham made
a sacrifice. The prodigal son made
home run. David was a good
thrower, and Moses shut out the
Egyptians at the Red sea.--Nation-
al Monthly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
THE SPIRIT OF THE ACE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Farmers Meetings.

State Commissioner Martin has
arranged for farmers meetings in
this section as follows:
South Royalton. Jan. 81.
Rochester, Feb. 1.
Wallingford, Feb. III.
Weston, Feb. Ia.
Ludlow, Feb. l5.
Bridgewater Corners, Feb. l6.
Pomfret, Feb. II.
The commissioner is desirous that
the Grangers and others engaged in
agricultural pursuits shall take hold
and further the attendance and gen.
eral interest in these meetings.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14

Henry Wells. president of the
Richardson Co of Burlington,
long identified with the business
interests of that city and one of its
wealthiest men, has died at Miami,
Florida, at the age of ofsixty-one years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14

The quarterly report for the Yer
mont Soldiers home at Bennington
shows that the present membership
of the institution is l08, with 26 in
the hospital. During the past three
months four inmates have died.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14
Springfield Man Killed.

\ William Day of Springfield, aged
|55, driver for the sawmill owned
by LaFountain & Staples. was killed
near the fair ground. North Spring
field. Saturday afternoon while turn
ing into side road with load of
Dogs.
The load overturned, crushing
'Mr. Day and killing him.
He is survived by a wife and one
son,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-01-14

Brattleboro may be boasting of a
wireless telegraph station some day.
An interested individual has been
looking over the situation there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
THE TIMES VA SATURDAY, u7Iy

ings in 1900 were s1.eol,6s5,s7S and
net earnings siss247,52s: in 1910 gross
rose to s2.sO4. Sso.eso and net to ssle..
o6o.312.
These latest figures may be com
pared with profit with the correspond
ing totals for 1909. Gross earnings in
the earlier year were s2.sla2t2.763 and
net SSS2.l5S.2So. 1t should be noted
that just what is meant by the year
1910 by the compilers OF tho manual is
not clear Seemingly. however. some
, OF the figures are for the fiscal year
ending June so, while others are for
the calendar year ending December 81.
The compilers work out a gross increase
OF 1850 per cent over 1909. while the
! Interstate Commerce Commission. using
the reports for the year ending June
so figures the gain at more than IL
! there was a substantial gross increase.
accompanied by an increase in net,
calculated by Foor at 7S5 per cent.
There are now 242.l07 miles of
steam road track in the United states.
against 23S.S56 miles year ago. The
increase. 3,75l miles, is small com
pared with that of some earlier years.
but is enough to show that we are
still building railroads at very good
rate. The total length of the railroads
of the world is about $50. 900 miles.
our share of which is nearly 40 per
cent. Against our 2i2,10I miles. Rus
STA has $1,000; Germany. $1,000. India
$1,000; France. 10000: Austria Hun
gary. 2s.ooO; the United Kingdom.
23.2So; Canada. 22,966; Australia, &c.
ESQ, and Argentina.l5,50o. If there
are added to the figures for this coun-
try the figures for second, third and
fourth tracks. siding. etc. it will be
found that the aggregate is 349s7o
miles. against 34S,SS7 in 1909. and
SS&.776 in looS and S24,oSs in 1907.
Further testimony to the late growth
Of the business is to he found in such
details as have to do with the increase
in the size Of the rolling stock in use.
Thus new locomotive for the Atchi-
son road has an aggregate weight of
i62,i50 pounds. or, with the tender.
100000 pounds, as much as whole
train would have weighed a few years
back
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
THE REST THING HE KNEW.

Perhaps charity is never so sweet
as in hot weather Tho Minneapolis
Journal tells a pleasing story about I,
man in Kansas City who was asked nv
& reporter if he had any news. The
man replied that he had something
better than news. but not too good TO
print
1t was the story of prominent
manufacturer, who. starting out for a
ride in his motor car to escape the 100
degree heat that persisted in the city
even after sunset. bethought himself
IF other people who needed relief
from the excessive heat more than he
did
So he RING mp the nearest settlement
house and said he would like TO take
two passengers for a drve-'the two
'Jat needed it most"
few moments later he picked up
at the address given him by the set
Element office poor woman who had
Just been discharged from a hospital
She had a sick baby that had scarcely
slept for several days The mother
was nearly exhausted from caring for
the child. After fifteen minutes in the
open air in the car the child went to
sleep and slept without cessation for
two hours The mother was revived
and strengthened. She saw the houle-
wards. the Cliff Drive. Electric Park.
Penn Valley Park and other parks for
the first time, although she had lived
in Kansas City for many years.
AS the Journal says. while this is
not always practical thing for every
motor owner to DO, there are times
when 1t might he easily done by some
of them 1t is a practical charity and
in addition it might become the
greatest pleasure ride the owner could
have" There certainly would be no
difficulty in any city or town in find
ing poor people to whom cool ride
would he more pleasing and beneficial
than money itself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
KITCHENER DESERTS.

Lord Kitchener has not only been at
but also has been chief of an army of
many million bachelors. His indiner-
cnce and hostility to women long ago
caused him to be catalogued by the
fair sex as hopeless" He was looked
upon n : a bachelor In perpetuity. But
to almost every man. soon or late,
cometh Waterloo of the heart. and
Kitchener has, at the age of sixty
one. deserted the ranks of unmarried
males. His bride-to-be is about thirty.
and Is described as very charming.
Kitchener's aversion to women has
been noted in verse. for it was of him
that it was said
For you preach the merciless gospel
OF the tyrannous gods OF stone.
That the soldier travels the fastest
Who travels the road alone"
Kitchener used to declare that ne
had little use for soldier who loved
a woman. Once he refused promotion
to an officer who had sweetheart at
home. His change Of position shows
that 1t IS never too late to soften the
heart of the most grabbed bachelor.
Mrs. Kitchener will show him thing
or two about tactics. and he will find
out who's general in the. Kitchener
household
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
PoLLuTING PURITAN POW

Laurence r. Crosse. of Boston who
probably wears big black torto,sa
shell spectacles and drinks conlous
orauEhts Of tea. has heen complaining
bitterly to the Boston Transcrint
about the quality Of the boys who arc
now swimming in Walden Pond near
concord. made famous by the fores,
hermit, Thoreau. He has visi,sa "a.
sacred puddle lately and his Barrel
wendell sense of the aesthetic bas
been rudely shocked by the fact ,ha,
ne found there boys of the rourher
| sort. who We're without adult suner-
vision to check their profanity" T,
seems that Walden Pond is the hered-
! itary swimming place for Concord lads
as Wei as sacred shrine for those
who revere Thoreau. That any but
miniature aristocratic mollvcoddIes
/ should he allowed to lave themselves
| in these sacred waters seems incom
| prehensibie to Mr.. Crosse. An expla
nation is made. however. by Samuel
/ howles Iro of the Springfield Repub-
iican Bowleses. who is visiting the
! sherman Hears at Concord. RowIes
denies that all the swimmers are of
/ the hoi polloi, and Indignantly pro.
tests that almost any day YOU can 60
! TO the pond and see the slick heads NJ
/ Mayhower descendants sticking IN out
/ of the water There. says Mr.. Bowles
! you Will see Endicott and Philip Low
| ell. descendants OF Governor Endicott
| of Connecticut. who probably never
! saw bathtub: Henry and Frank
Coolidge. sons of Henry Coolidge, clerk
OF the state Senate, and cousin of the
! Beacon Street Coolidges; Julian Bal
lou. son of Murray Ballou. president
( OF the American Powder Company;
! Steadman 2. Hoar. son of the late Hon.
| sherman Hoar and admiring brother of
! the young political Boris Sidis. Roger
! sherman Hoar. State Senator, stamp
! collector and captain of the Harvard
| chess team in the year it won from
Yale; Tong pao on. son of great
Chinese mandarin and international
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
THE GREAT BANANA.

In a late issue of The Bulletin"
the publication of the American
Union. there Is very interesting ar
ticle with full information about what
has come to be Il staple food article
in this country, and consequently a
commodity that enters very largely
into our foreign commerce-thc
banana, More than 1926 steamers are
now in the banana carrying trade. and
Baltimore according to the Star of
that, city. next 10 New York, is the
main port of delivery in this great
and rapidly Increasing commerce.
There has lately been a merger of
several OF the lines controlling the
banana business. n result OF which
several millions of dollars Will he in
vested in additional steamships, with
a corresponding spread in the sources
Of supply This enlarged company
controls uneXcelled terminals.
The banana is no, only an impor-
tant commo.ity in the water-horne
commerce Of the United states. but.
as the star points out. in recent years
has entered extensively into our In
land commerce. Last year there were
distributed throughout the United
states ana Canada more than 60 600
carloads OF this familiar tropical fruit
Each carload represented 500 lunches
Costa Rica leads the banana produc-
ing countries hut the supply distri
-hrnpcJ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
Voice Of the eopIe
TnN Reform.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir'-Many vague charges are being
made against the press of the State,
and the Press Association meeting a,
Natural Bridge was obliged to notice
and retute these charges. To my mind
this outbreak shows that the people
are reallzlhG more and more the great
power OF the press, and also that the
press is trying to meet its obligation
in serving the people.
The great mass of the people feel
things" instead Of thinking them. and
when things 60 wrong somebody has
got to smart for 1t. Hence these
charges
The average man knows that some
thing is wrong (tor nc can feel IL. He
reads in the papers OF the tremendous
prosperity and growth OF this and THAI
city or section, and how Gas the papers
state) the wealth OF the South has in
creased in the sum OF $500 900 900. or
some snrh incredible figure. in such
and such time. The local paper will
boast of The sums Of money made ca
In specializing III city lots and country
places, and carry whole-page ads tell
ing the people how rapidly the prices
OF lots are going up around town.
Take an average family of six Is
II prosperity for them 10 have land
quadrupled in price around town and
pay more rent. Is ii prosperity for
them TO have farm land. which pro-
duces their food, jump from $40 to
S10o? Is it prosperity for them to have
miilionaires buy lO00O-acre estates.
ana turn productive land into a pleas
ure park? Is it fair to them to tax
their little mite in personal property
to the limit Gf they are honesty and
let the Spectator in land pay on ia X
assessment which is (here in virginia.
from about one-fourth of it's real value
to one-tenth?
or course. IT is not possible to pre-
vent the natural economic rise in land
values. but The Times Dispatch (!n
common with most other papers, has
not guided public opinion along eco
nomic lines as it should have done.
The public is now suspicious Do you
know that only 20 per cent OF the land
of Virginia is cultivated, when food is
so high? Do you know that hundreds
Of our young men and young women
arc leaving the State because they
cannot buy land?
The president Of the Virginia Press
Association stated in his speech tina,
the great question OF to-day was tax
reform. Is it not so?
PIEDMONT"
characteristic, Va. July ~ 1911
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
WHAT'S HIS oRuDGE.

That would-h be Warwick of the Dem
ooratic hosts, the editor of the Com
moner. has published list Of
men whom no names as eligible" for
Tie Democratic nomination for the
presidency.
Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clark
are notable in the list. Folk is counted
in, as we'll as Hcke Smith. Governor
Marshall, Of Indiana and Senator Gull
oerson of Texas. Nor are Shafroth.
Of Colorado, and Ohio James of Ken
lucky. allowed to play hide and seek
any more. Chief Justice Walter
Clark, OF North Carolina, is given a
seat on the wagon, as well as Cover
nor Plaisted OF Maine. From the far
West Mr.. Bryan calls Senator Cham
berlain. of Oregon, and senator New
lands, of Nevada Senator Kern. Of
course. would do. and Senator owen. Of
oklahoma is admitted Even Dix. OF
New York, can come into the Com.
moner's front yard.
Inspection Of this list suggests at
once the omission OF Governor Har
mon OF Ohio. Yet no has a hundred
fold better chance for the nomination
than most Of the men on the Bryan
list This is plainly a declaration of
war upon Harmorh 1t is equivalent TO
saying that In the opinion of Mr.
Bryan the Ohioan is unit for the prest-
dency
But why? That the Nebraskan has NO
love FOR Uncle Iud" has been known
long time but surely Mr.. Bryan does not
'hihk that the Democratic party will
iepud!ate one of its distinguished sons
simply because Mr. Bryan doesn't like
him' Is Mr.. Bryan so foolish as TO
believe that he can plead 'incomnati-
p'il'v' and get by with it? All fair
minded Democrats are from Missouri
In this matter