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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
A Wonderful 5orer.

The most wonderful boring appa-
ratus in the world is possessed by
the great ichneumon fly. 1t is COM
posed of three black filaments, all
extremely fragile, no larger or stiff
er than a horsehair and about five
inches long. These fit together with
grooves and glide easily along their
entire length. The three when fit
ted together are no larger in diam
eter than small needle and so fex-
ible that a slight breath of air will
bend them. Yet with this remark
able instrument its owner can bore
three or four inches into the hard
est wood. This borer is possessed
only by the female and is her owl
positor, or egg laying apparatus.
Boring, which takes hours to accom-
plish, is for the purpose of laying
one egg.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
FEEDING THE CHILDREN.
Building Up Diet Recommended by a
New York Physician.

Parents of young and growing
children will study with interest
the following possible solution Of
the problem of what to feed them
on, prepared by DR.. e. M. Sill, a
New York physician, for the Med
ical Record.
DR.. Sill suggests this schedule in
compiling a diet for both healthy
and malnourished children: One
half hour for breakfast, Y to a.
m.-glass of milk, baked apple or
orange; cereals-oatmeal, cracked
wheat, farina, hominy, etc.; two to
three tablespoonfuls of one of these
cereals, with cream and milk; eggs,
one to three, according to the age
Of the child, either soft boiled,
scrambled or poached or in the form
of an omelet, or lamb chop or fish
for variety occasionally; one to
three slices of bread three-eighths
of an inch thick, with butter.
Ten a. m, an apple, banana, a
couple of graham crackers or a
small glass of milk; one hour for
dinner, 12 to / p. m.-soup, bread
and butter; meats-rare steak, rare
roast beef, mutton or chicken fish
may be given once a weel1). From
one-eighth to one-fourth of pound
of meat should be given, according
to the age and capacity Of the child.
Baked or boiled potatoes, with but
ter and salt or stewed with milk,
and green vegetable, such as spin
ach, carrots, string beans, green
peas, caulifower, squash, puree of
dried soy beans or dried peas, may
be given three or four times week
at this meal, or baked beans may be
given, one to two tablespoonfuls,
and this will in a measure take the
place of meat; glass of milk.
Hominy or rice may be given three
or four times week (two to three
tablespoonfuls); a simple dessert,
such as plain rice pudding, plain
bread pudding, custard, blanc
mango, ice cream.
At 4 p. m. an apple, peach or
pear may be given if the child is
hungry. Half an hour should be
taken for supper, at from 6 to Z
p. m.-bread and butter and a glass
of milk, or bread and milk, milk
with one of the cereals, bread and
butter with jelly, fruit juice or
sirup, bit of cold meat or omelet
or scrambled eggs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Friends O. Mine.

A dog that wags its tail, a baby
that reaches out its arms and says
"goo," woman who can smile for
home folks as well as company, a
bum who gives me the story of his
life for dime, a flower girl that
breaks into bloom as | pass, bird
that sings when the sun is hid, a
preacher who delivers me from abb
stract theology, a politician who
makes me no promises, a visitor
who praises my wife's cream puffs-
these are all friends of mine, God
bless 'em Baltimore Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

Ira Aner,
Twentieth Dctionay of Notable Americans


Ira Allen born in Cornwall Conn., April 81 1851, the
Joseph and Mary Baker Allen and brother Ean
Heman Heba Levi Allen He received good English educa
ton and became practical land when He
with his brothers 177 with his brothers and
Remember Baker founded the Onion River Land Company the
largest landed This brought him in opposition
the claims of New York the territory He served of
the committee of safety from formation its close He
lieutenant Colonel Warmers regiment in the Canada campaign and
trusted confdan of General Montgomery In the formation of the
1878 he member Of its council and its
He first serving such besides being
until 1885, He served captain and
the militia and member the board of during
the revolution He prominent negotiations with the English
his helped the United States In 1885,
with his brother Levi he commissioned negotiate of
with Canada proposed and urged the cutting of canal
Lake Champn with the St Lawrence offering
his the British would allow him collect
His official with 1890 with the settlement
of the with New York. In 1889 he presented the gs
latue memorial for the establishment of Verment university and
subscription list 95643 of which he contributed 94000
The charter granted November g. 1890 In 1895 he
Europe the interest of his canal project and with commission from
the purchase for the state He eight
abroad During this his History Vermont He
died in Philadelphia, January Z, 1914
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY.
Program of the Morning and
Afternoon Exercises.

The exercises of Memorial Day by
George @. Randall Post, G.. A. r
will begin at 10 o'clock, when the
veterans. escorted by Company @ and
led by the Bridgewater band, will
march to the court house from head
quarters and receive flowers from the
Woman's Relief Corps.
Teams will be furnished veterans
unable to march.
Capt. j, =. Aitken, president and
Il. j. Adams, chief marshal.
The column will be joined at the
court house by the schools and
teachers, under the supervision of
Comrade VIC. Vaughan. Each of the
children will be presented with a
new flag by Comrade Vaughan. The
march will be resumed to the cem-
etery, hating on the bridge for the
service to the sailor dead by the
Post and children. Following the
decoration of graves at the cemetery
the column will return to the lower
end of the park, where the children
will be dismissed by Comrade
Vaughan, thence to headquarters for
dinner.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
At one o'clock the procession, in
Guiding Co. G.; Canton Woodstock,
Patriarchs Militant; Vermont Com
mandery. Knights Templar; Co Q,
Woodstock Light Guards, will form
in the square. The line of march
will be to Court street, TO Cross and
South streets to the park down
South Park and Elm streets to Pleas
ant and Bond streets, up Central to
Randall Post headquarters, where it
will be joined by the veterans; thence
to Music hall, where exercises will be
held as follows:
/ Music.
2 Opening Prayer, Rev. Mr.. Phillips
8 Salute the dead, Post and Comman-
der
A Reading of Orders by Adjutant.
5 Music.
Remarks by the Commander.
Z Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,
Capt. Hadley Spear, w. L. G.
8 On the Rappahannock,
1nez White, w. H. s.
9 Music: Singing of
Barbara Frietchie," Mrs. Swift
10 The 10Th of April 1861,
Mary Story, w. H. s.
II Some recollection of Army Life,
The Old Coffee Kettle"
c. w. Sayward
IL Grafton of the Day,
Rev. Newton Glazier, Co. B, 11th
VT.
Is Singing Of America,
Led by Mr.. and Mrs. Swift
IA Benediction, Rev. H. L. Garfield
Is At bugle call reform as before and
march to Headquarters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
How Il Looked.

A prominent churchman who is
very fond of joke tells Of an
amusing incident in conjunction
with an ordination ceremony in
Virginia. As is usual on such oc-
casions, the bishop wore a red uni
versity hood at the back of his sur
plice. Among the most interested
of the congregation was an old
darky from Richmond. After the
ceremony he was asked by some one
how he liked the proceedings.
'T was clean taken by de preach
in of de bishop" answered the ne
gro, "an' at de same time / felt
kinder sorry for him. He amt got
no wimmen to look after him, has
he ?"
"Why, what makes you think
that, Sam ?"
81 noticed, sab, whenever de bish-
op turned round dat de back of his
coat was busted an de red under
shirt was a-showin' through"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Now She Calls Him Fathsr.

Yes, he loved the girl, and he
must seek her widowed mothers
consent to lead the fair one to the
altar. But he blundered sadly.
"Mrs. Desmond" he began in a
voice beseeching and agitated, 'T
have come to ask you for the blessed
privilege of working for your dear
daughter, taking care Of her, CIV
ing her home and"--
But he got no further Eagerly
the widow threw herself into his
arms.
ooh, Herbert" she whispered, 81
gladly give you the privileged You
don't know how I have hoped and
longed for a model man like you to
be father to my darling daugh-
teri"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
woefuI Lack Of confidenoe.

A prominent actor tells about a
Chicago theatrical woman about to
wed who was one day amusing her
self by going over the marriage
service. To a friend who discov-
cred her, prayer book in hand, she
said:
81 always make it point to do
this, for no matter how well you
may have known a part in the past
it should always be rehearsed be-
fore the piece is revived" Then,
rather playfully, she read the words,
"Till death do us part"
Whereupon her friend inter
rupted:
'How foolish that is, isn't it,
dear? Sounds like one hasn't any
confidence in the courtsw
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
BRIDGEWATER.

Clayton Cole visited friends in
Springfield last week.
Aubrey Curtis worked in the store
at Evarts few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Adams spent
a recent Sunday with Mr.. F.. M.
Southgate and family.
Mrs. r. w. Southgate and Mrs.
L. HI. Spaulding and children, who
spent few weeks with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Davis, returned
to their homes in Windsor last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
MAKING A ROPE.
Tho Twist That Changed the Proosss
From Hand to Machine Work.

From Hand to Machine Work.
There Is nothing more prosaic
than a rope, or that enters into a
greater number Of homely occupa-
tions, and yet in the march of labor
saving invention a ropemaking ma
chine was one of the last on the list.
So long, indeed, did ropemaking
remain one of the manual arts that
the name of the place where the
work was done has become in
grained in popular speech, and the
rope factory, though in no way mer-
iting the appellation, is still known
In some quarters as the "rope walk"
Formerly it was considered fact
worthy of note that the government
rope walk at Boston could turn out
rope 1920 feet long.
A young workman in rope walk
saw that the twist should be ap-
piled to the rope instead of the
strands if machinery was to take
the place of the hand in ropemak-
ing and realized fame and fortune
for the conception. His opportu-
nifty came with the proposition to
grapple for the broken ends of the
Atlantic submarine cable in the
sixties.
A rope fully 10000 feet long was
required for the graphing, but the
task of making one of this unheard
of length could not be undertaken
seriously by any ropemaker then in
the business.
At this juncture John Good came
forward with a proposition to build
machinery from his own designs
and make rope in one piece as
long as was wanted.
The offer seemed bold one, but
was accepted; the machinery was
built, the rope made, the break in
the cable found and repaired and
telegraphic communication between
the old world and the new estab-
ished.-Harpers Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
HARTLAND HILL.

Leslie Dean and wife were called to
Mr.. Deans brothers in Brownville
Sunday. Two of their children died
very suddenly and at this writing a
third child is seriously ill. Physi-
clans are unable to account for this
mslady.
E. u. Chandler and wife attended
the Pomona Grange at Quechee, one
day last week
Henry Farr, of Lebanon, N. H.,
called on friends here Sunday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
POMFRET

Mrs. Charles Sawyer has gone to
Keene, N. H.; Friday for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Nina Bugbee and Mrs Mary
Colburn were with friends at Hew-
ittville recently.
Pomfret Grange, No. 435, enter
tanned the Justin d. Morrill, Po-
mona Grange, Satu, da, May 70.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Suicide at North Hartland.

Joseph Fitzgerald, aged 60, COM
niitted suicide Monday at North
Hartland. He was found hanging
to beam in barn.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is survived by a
wife, and two sons and one daughter,
all three of whom are grown up. No
cause can be assigned for the mans
act, as he was in good health and
circumstances.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

X Bellows Falls is suffering from
the drought more than some other
places and the churches united Sun
day in praying for rain. The situa-
ton is near a water famine and peo-
pie have been forbidden to use water
for lawn. gardens, washing windows
and the like. Poor crops are proph-
esied as a result of the protracted
dry spell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Monoplane Kills a Cabinet
Minister.

Henry Maueice Berteauz, minis
ter OF war in the French cabinet,
was instantly killed Sunday when a
monoplane out of its drivers con-
tiol dashed into a crowd. Premier
Monis was injured, but not fatally.
The accident occurred at the avia-
tion field at Observation-Disclosures
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Forest Fire in Mendon.

The largest forest FIRE in Vermont
50 far was conquered recently in
Mendon, after over 200 acres had
been burued over ON the Reuben
Ranger farm and large number of
men had worked since Sunday morn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Child's Body in Hat Box,

The body of a female child, a
week old. tied up in a hat box, was
found Tuesday morning hidden in
shrubbery on the premises of Mrs.
Charles Griswold, of Castleton.
Evidently the child had been placed
in the box while alive. The author
tiles have no clew to the murderer
or murderess.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Improvino a proverb.

The class was having a lesson on
paraphrasing, and the teacher wrote
on the blackboard the following ad-
age, telling the boys to put it down
in their own words: GA wink is as
good as a nod to blind horse"
At the end of the lesson certain
attempts were read out, and one
was as follows:
"a spasmodic movement of the
optics is as adequate as a slight in
clination of the Uranium to horse
void of its visionary capacities"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Auctions In Japan.

Sealed bids are used in auction
ing property in Japan. There is no
shouting. The auctioneer announces
to the audience that he has such
and such piece of property for sale
and invites bids. Those who wish
to bid write their bids and names on
slips of paper The paper is folded
and placed in box. When the auc-
tioneer sees no more bids coming ho
opens the box and sorts out the
bids. The highest bid takes the
property.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Life of Berlin In Three Streets.

From a staid old capital Berlin
has become one of the gayest,
brightest cities in Europe.
The life of Berlin is concentrated
In the streets, the Friedrich
strasse, Liepsigerstrasse and Unter
den Linden. Beyond these great
thoroughfares, ablaze with lights
and an immense concourse of peo-
pie, all is darkness, and merry Ber-
lin may be said to begin and end
within the limits of these three
famous thoroughfares. - National
Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
Not a Fighter.

my father" the host says, scar
ried that sword"
The guest examines the blade
with interest and discovers stamp
ed statement thereon to the effect
that the sword was made in 1899.
"What war was your father in ?"
he asks.
"Warp Oh, father wasn't in any
warl He was a travelling salesman
for regalia house. Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

on old friends here the first of the
week.
Mrs. Faneuf visited in Woodstock
and the Junction this week.
III. w. Vail went to Randolph
Sunday. ~
Mrs. Joseph Davidson is sick and
unde rthe care OF DIR. Mitchell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
The Dear Children.

The Maid lin Boston)-If you
please, ma'am, Master Jimmie has
busted tn parlor window, and Miss
Jane has hit Mr.. Jingles with a
stone, an Master Bobbie has bit a
strange little girl in the arm. The
Mother (wearily-That will do,
Jane. 1t is not well to take the in
convenient activities of normal chill
dren too seriously. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
WOODSTOCK NEWS
SAVING THE PARK
,cellent Work by the Village
and Improvement Society.

and Improvement Society.
rhe spring work done in the park
the village trustees and the
bodstock Improvement Society
Her the direction of Tree Warden
e B. Chapman, is making a fine
bwing and it really looks as if the
nous old common" had received
ew lease of life.
h is only a beginning, however,
in another year more should be
K he for the preservation of the
buty of the place. There are still
II many trees; only about half the
&mber originally set out there
Auld have room for full growth
ID perfect development. The
se-set naples have been robbed
Night and air; the sun could not
K bch the ground, and the result
been the decay of the beautiful
&ples and deterioration of the soil
heath which feeds them. Not
Hill within a few years has the
tmber of trees heen reduced, and
Rs only by decay and other infirmi
rs. The park would have been
utter off today if the village author
. es of years ago had had the cour-
ke to thin out the trees. We would
bw have fewer trees, but larger and
stter ones, and shade enough.
4 A few trees have been removed
lis spring-old wrecks whose exist
Ice was an injury to other trees
ID a danger to human life as we'll
and several dis6guring stumps
bre dug out at some toll and ex-
|nse, but the work pays in whole
|meness and appearance.
5At the lower end of the park
bere departing naples had left a
fsiderable space, young trees have
en- set out. The newcomers in
hde two fine young elms, as large
could well be handled; several
bite birches and naples, and semi
pfessional experts here declare
ht they are doing well and will
( Q and flourish. Some of these
temporary, perhaps, but for the
esent they will make a pleasing
ornamental contrast to the older
idents of the park.
1rhe turf in the park, which has
&g suffered from neglect and too
Pch shade, is also given skilled
xbntion. There were ugly bald
PTS; the grass has had hard fight
life, and the surface of the
$und had become uneven and bill
Ny, The depressions have been
|bd up, and a top dressing of rich
&n spread over practically the
ple park, fertilizer added, and all
led in and seeded. Over one hun
Sd loads of loan were used, cover
a large part Of the park from
to two inches.
With the planting of some suit
shrubs in the park, which is
Chapman's plan now, the spring
k there will be completed The
d-propellod lawn mower will
b care of it the remainder Of the
BON.
Is resident of the village sug-
is, in approval of the recent inn
vements, if those in charge Of
n years to come have sand "
Rugh to cut down few trees
PA the health of the place de-
hds it, the park will flourish and
tlnue to be joy to the public
&h Woodstock people and their
inner guests
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
WOODSTOCK NOTES

rs II. M. Sayward is the guest
pr and Mrs. Harold S. Dana, ar
Ing Tuesday.
he Kings Daughters will hold a
ing meeting with Mrs. Ernest
Enan Wednesday afternoon, May
ALI members are earnestly urged
Fttend and assist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27
A Physioian,s Answer.

A patient once asked her physi-
clan why his mustache was black
and his hair was gray. "Why," he
replied, "my mustache is twenty
years younger than the hair on my
head"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

The Rev. w. S. Boardman has
resip as pastor of the Baptist
church at West Wardsboro to ac-
cept call from the church in Fair
fax.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

1t has been rumored that the
Prince of Wales is to become en-
gagged to one of the Kaiser's daugf-
ters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

irs. Caroline Thompson, daugh-
o' the late p. T. Barnum, is
al Bridgeport, Conn, at the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-05-27

ing. It is not known how the fire
started.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-01
ORANGE.

Mrs. Joe Miller, Miss Eta Miller
and Mr. Maurice Miller are enjoying
a very pleasant visit in Little Rock
and Hot Springs Arkansas. Mr..
Jack Jacobson will leave shortly for
Port Arthur, where he has accepted
a position with the B. Sachs Furni-
ture Store. Sunday night services
were held by Rabbi H. Rosenwasser of
Baton Rouge, La, which was enjoyed
by the congregation. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Max H. Miller
and family regret very much to learn
of their contemplated departure for Ell
Paso, Texas, where they will reside.
Messrs Leo Lemley-Jack Steeg
popular night of the Grips out of New
Orleans, La, paid the Orange Mer-
chants visit Mr.. Joe Miller has
just received his five passenger Cadal-
lac, which has been very much ad-
mired. y We are glad to welcome a
new conner in our midst, Mr.. B. Good
man of Beaumont, having recently
purchased The Miller Grain Co., for
merly owned by Max H. Miller. We
are indeed sorry to chronicle the i'll
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-01

ness of Mrs A. Cohen and hope for
her speedy recovery. s. Miss Media
Kaiser of New Orleans, La, is a very
pleasant visitor in our city to Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller and family. Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Arronson and family will
leave shortly for New York and Eu-
rope Bon Voyage. Miss Julia Mil
Ter is visiting in San Antonio and will
leave shortly for Brownsville, Texas,
to be the guest Of Miss Julia Bollack.
The many friends of Mr.. A. Gug-
genheimer End family extend to them
their heart felt sympathy in their re-
cent bereavement in the loss of wife
and mother. Mrs. Gugenheimer hav-
ing been resident of our city for
a number of years " Miss Nathalie
Mossiker has returned from Oklahoma
City, where she attended school the
past year.