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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
WHEN PRICES WERE LOW.

A Lucrative Job and the Cost Of Living
In Maine In 1882.
Congressman Asher Kinds of Maine
and former Speaker Cannon were eat
ing In the house restaurant, sampling
the food, which they found high
enough, and. of course. there was some
demurring on their part and an APP
praisement made of the high cost OF
living. whose pinch even congressman
feel. q.
There is much to be said on. both
sides Of the question" preached Uncle
Joe.
"And that is quite true. The cost of
living Is quite relative" said Kinds.
He went on:
II have just finished reading the life
of Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. as you
know, and in 1t he tells how In 1882
the citizens of Paris Hill. Me-, met to
arrange to get out weekly paper for
the town and engaged an editor for 1t
at $3.50 a week."
what. $1.b0 a weekw exclaimed
Uncle Joe.
Eyes. a week." continued Kinds.
sand Hamlin goes on to say that not
only did they get man to do 1t, but
even Harvard graduate, who was
glad to get the lucrative job. And they
! even thought they were paying him
well, and with that $3.50 a week.
Hamlin says. the editor was able to
obtain the. best board in town. as good
as we pay many times more for to-
. day. and have enough money left for
the incidentais Of hfe.'' <T
.well. 1t is hard to believe Hamlin
was not lying" commented Uncle Joe.
Boston Advertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
TRIED POISON ON HIMSELF.
a swisp Profsssor's Test With Berries
ct the Deadly Nightshade.

A swias Professors Test With Berries
ct the Deadly Nishtshade.
Not since the famous "cholera break
fast" many years ago at which the
German professor Pettenkofer demon
bacilli supposed to be those Of cholera
weren't that kind after all has 80 much
interest been taken In Psychological
experiment as In that made recently
by DIR. Kannegiesser OF the University
OF Neuchatel.
He set himself the task OF testing
the process Of poisoning by berries OF
the deadly nightshade, from four to
ten OF which. according to the age and
strength of the subject, are commonly
supposed to be a fatal dose. DR.. Kan
negiesser had the courage to swallow
ten berries.
Seven minutes afterward the chief
poisonous element OF belladonna, afro
pine. began its work. Dizziness. dry
ness in the throat. and after an hour
impairment of sight followed in due
course.
The experimenter industriously made
notes. but when he felt leaden SEN
sation creeping over him and when his
limbs refused to move at the bidding
OF the brain. he thought he had gone
far enough and took a powerful emet-
&c. Notwithstanding this the symp-
toms continued. s
The next morning he found himself
suffering from temporary loss Of MEM
DRY. Authorizations and painful convul-
sions in the arms and legs. 1t was a
week before DR.. Kannegiesser's iron
constitution overcame the poisonous
effects.
His observations are spoken Of very
highly by the medical profession. but
he says that he wouldn't make another
experiment of this kind for all the
wealth OF the Indies.-Geneva Cor.
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

The manner In which soft iron may
be converted into hard faced armor
plate by the infusion process appears
in the case of a test which has been
made recently. A bullet was Cred
from rife at distance OF thirty-six
feet against the surface of an iron
plate which had been treated by the
infusion process. striking with velocity
of 2.70O feet second The hardened
surface caused the rifle ball to rebound
with such directness that 1t struck the
stock of the gun from which 1t had
been 6red. Embedding itself in the
wood and narrowly escaping the per-
SON of the marksman by whom the
shot had been fired.--A. j. Thompson
in Cassier's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
What Makes a Savings
Bank Safe !?

The man or woman who thinks Of
making deposit of his or her little
savings, oftentimes his or her all,
naturally does some hard thinking
with reference to the matter Of safety.
There are a great many financial
institutions which parade at the head
Of their announcements long list
of distinguished names, names which
are an ornament, and names Of men
whose association with any Savings
Bank ought to make bank worthy
of confidence,
Depositors should not be deceived
by these names. The names OF
General So-and-So and Hon, So
and-So and Coll So-and-So do not
add to the safety Of the bank, if they
belong TO that class of directors who
do not direct. ~
In this connection the Hyde Park
Savings Bank has word to say. 1t
is matter of common knowledge
that the managers Of this bank bave
given to its, investments much care
full consideration. and scrutiny that
III It's .HlOIC THAN iWCut1 iii &C JSaiS
of existence it has never lost a
dollar by poor note--a record per-
haps unparalleled in the history of
banks. Not only do its managers
scrutinizef with painstaking. care
every detail connected with its
investments, but the results show
that those investments are made
conservatively and with a determine
ton that safety rather than high rates
OF interest shall be the. guiding
principle of the Bank.
Parties thinking of making de
posts are invited to address the
President, Carroll S. Page, or the
Treasurer, Frank M. Culver, Hyde
Park, VT, asking for a statement of
it's assets and liabilities.
Deposits made eitherb by registered
mall check, postal money order, or
express money order, are absolutely
safe, as in the twenty-three years
experience not dollar has ever been
lost by a depositor sending money to
this bank by mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
!. Roosevelt Again.

The, temperance of Colonel
Roosevelt as candidate for the
presidency is not unexpected he
has not been long out of the public
eve and the press in the past three
years, even his lion-hunting expedi-
ton into the African jungle keeping
in pretty close touch with the people
at home by means of the cable, tele-
graph and typewriter.
There have been stranger turns of
fortune than would be his nomination
and-election, yet we learn from our
Republican friends in Vermont and
all New England, with few excep-
tions., that Roosevelt has split the
party wide open and that the election
of Democratic president next fall
will be little short of a mere formal
ity.
Vermont is in line for the unin-
spring Taft the state may have
been on the ragged edge of insur-
gency, but even the Colonies force
full and winning personally has failed
to disturb the standpattism of years.
Congressman Foster has personally
delivered the state to Taft and our
own Mead is numbered among the
Republican governors punched in
hehalf Of the presidents candidacy.
The Green Mountains don't seem to
be on FIRE for the ex-president. y
Much is printed and spoken about
the Colonel's attitude toward Mr..
Taft, whom he personally forced on
the Republican party as. in his
opinion, superlatively well fitted for
the presidency, and whom he now
condemns for alleged shortcomings
in the interest of his own candidacy
and the further exploitation of poll
cies and principles of his adoption
in behalf of the People.
The Colonel's energy and enthus-
issm. as. against the soberer strength
of Mr.. Taft, usually attracts or repels
in no uncertain way, and his status
an candidate is likely to be deter
mined before the campaign is many
weeks old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
Msxieo clty WakIna up.

After long delay. due to many
changes of officials. threatened inva-
sion Of yellow fever from, the east and
of bubonic plague from, the west, the
board OF health has been able to take
up the question of open funeral cars.
II has ordered that all dead transport
ed through the streets or Mexico City
must be Enclosed In an mir tight casket.
Mexican Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
EXCITING Whale Chase.

The people Of Balalian. a village ON
Loeb Erisort. Isle of Lewis, In the
Outer Hebrides. have had an exciting
and profitable experience. Fishermen
sighted school of fifty-four whales
and drove them up the loch until the
whales reached the rapids. Then the
entire male population Of Balallan
formed bridge ofShoats across the
loch to prevent the whales. from escap-
ing and drove the big fellows into
shallow water. where they were killed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

With butter at about 20 cents a
pound and oleornargarine only as
cents, there is bound to be demand
for the manufactured article A.
Brattleboro dealer in four consecu-
tive days recently sold 200 pounds
of the latter product. lie filed s6
telephone orders for it in one fore
noon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
Lawrence Strikers Win.

A readiustment Of wages which
will mean a s per cent increase. to
take effect the 4th. was announced
by President William Whitman Of
the Arlington mills at Lawrence,
Mass Thursday night. Similar
announcement from other mills are
expected.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

The department of agriculture esti-
mates the value Of all farm products
in this country for 1911 at $S.417.-
100000. The cotton crop value Is put
at $775OOO.OO0 in fiber and seed: the
wheat crop 5000. 100000. the hay crop
100000 900. the corn crop, $1.700 .000.-
600, the oat crop $780, 600. 900. the po-
tato crop $3.50. Oo0.0 900. Strange az 1t
may seem. the value OF the eggs laid
by the American hen is almost equal
to that Of the cotton crop and greater
than that Of the wheat crop-$700. 000,-
no
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
ELM TREE PRESS
FINE PUBLICATIONS
Rails For waaon..

An idea new to this country. but
already successfully tried in Europe.
Is the use OF iron rails for wagons on
heavy grades. Az seen In Philadelphia
at the Chestnut street bridge. where
they are being laid. these rails are
about eight inches wide on the top
fange. This fiange is turned up along
the sides. These sides have notches in
them SO that the wagon wheel will
catch instead of slide when 1t is de-
sired to turn out. These tracks are
entirely separate and apart from those
on which the trolley cars run. -Phila-
deiphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

Cnnada's meteorological service has
been making observations Of the up
per air with sounding balloons for the
past wear. or sixteen balloons sent
up eight have been recovered to the
present writing. The lowest tempera-
ture recorded was p4 degrees below
zero 4. at an altitude of about ST
miles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
Hens Lay i'm Cold Weather

IL they have the right food and are
cared for properly. There is moth
ing better to feed at this season than
Green Cut Bone and Meat. liz you
will send your check or money order
for So rs to c. S. PAGE. Hyde Park,
VT, he will ship you zoo pound
barrel, freight paid to your station.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
Green Cut Bone and Meat

is splendid cold weather Poultry
Food. Send us your check orlmoney
order for 1915 and we will ship
you a 200 pound barrel, freight
prepaid to your railroad station.
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
spor. Of the Antipodes.

A favorite sport in New Zealand, az
also In Australia and Tasmania. is COM
petition In wood cbopping and saving,
and In these contests, which attract a
great deal OF interest, the champion
ships are always won through the use
Of American tools. In fact. the expert
woodsman working for prize would
never think Of using any other kind OF
tools. III 2s,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
ROOSEVELT WILL RUN

II will accept the nomination for
president if it is rendered me, and l
will adhere to this decision until the
convention has expressed it's prefer
ence," is Col. Theodore Roesevelt's
reply to the letter of seven republic
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

A thousand rare game birds from
various parts Of the world have ar
rived at New York en- route to Chi
cago, where they will be mated and
their yo Jung distributed throughout
the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
BIRTHS

In Cavendish, Feb. 15, a son to Nj
and Mrs. Clarence Loveland.
In Barnard, Feb. 20, daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes.
In Woodstock, Feb. IL, a daughte'
Ruth Luthera, to Mr.. and Mrs. Edw9
j. Atwood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

A Wilkesbarre despatch states that
full time throughout the anthracite
region will be ordered in March,
and the district will be called upon
to turn out every pound of coal
possible. J, 4,a.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

Small encouragement.
Kate--They say woman lie as old
as she looks
Maud-Never. mind. dear. We all
know you are only twenty-six. Boston
Transcript
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

The Mormon, Church has ap-
proved Of the Boy Scout movement
and plans'to have $4,000 Mormon
boys under IS form patrols through
out this country, canada and, Mex
leo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
Likely Enouah:

Condescending Chappie Il WEAKLY
can't wemember your name. but I've
nm idea Pve met you before.
Nervous Host oh. yes: very likely!
It's my house. - London Sketch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
The OttauQuGchGG Savings Ban
Woodstock, Vermont
INCORPORATED 1s47,

DEPOSITS JAN. /, 1912 81, 1877, 1925
SURPLUS 165. 022. =
TOTAL ASSETS 81, 1852, 2O5. I
TRUSTEES
F. S. Mackenzie Charles H. Maxhal
Henry w. Walker William S. Hewitt
William S. Dewey Fred'k C. Southgat
Charles f. Chapman
This bank is now paying 4 per cen
interest on deposits.
Deposits made during the first te
days of January and July draw intere,
from the first of these months. Deposit
made during the first five days of otht
months draw interest from the first I
the month.
Interest will be credited to deposits
January l and July /, compoundip
twice year.
The Vermont Legislature has repealV
the law restricting deposits in any on
savings bank to 100000. : This ban
can now pay interest on individual d
posits of any amount and all taxes wi
be paid by the bank. Nothing will
reported to the listers for taxation.
Safe Deposit Boxes to Rem
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02

A Washington special to the
World says that free sugar is UNI
likely, but that one-cent cut in
duty is possible.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
MARRIAGES

In West Bridgewater, Feb. 81, by Ret
j. G. Carnahan, Guy Bernard Welsh aI
Hazel Lima Johnson, both of this placl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-03-02
DEATHS

In Cavendish, Feb. Ia, Rebecc
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Robin
aged A years, a months and Is days
In Bellows Falls at the home of
son, Feb. ID, Lyman A. Stillson, agd
Ga years.
In Woodstock, Feb. %, Louis BourdoI
in his 9th year.
At the Brattleboro retreat, Feb. 4
John F. Priest, of Plymouth, aged
years, ii months.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26

New Orleans Girl Spends Several
Months on Islands.


Manila, p. 1--we were invited to
spend several weeks in this province,
and as It was likely to prove novel ex-
perience, we came, says Mrs. Marcia
Dorothy Ryar, New Orleans girl who
spent several months in the Philip,
pines.
I'VE took the coastwise boat, which
below stairs was crammed with ma
tives. ponies. carabaos, vegetables. the
Inevitable lighting cocks "a native neg
iects his family, but never his game.
eock), fish, smell and babies.
"On the upper deck, however, be-
meath an awning, we were comfortable
enough In steamer chairs.
"That evening we reached native
town, very odd with its native straw
huts on stills, and it's crazy streets
with cats, strings OF fish and children.
Also cocks and cockpit--and the
jungle behind 1t all.
"There banca, a clumsy, canoe
shaped native boat, decidedly top
heavy and uncomfortable, met US. 1t
was padded expertly by natives, pic.
turesque in their scanty attire, and
wearing at their belts knives quite
large enough to make me shudder. We
arrived at the station to see magnif-
cent sunset and eat unique dinner.
On the menu were Of course many
familiar dishes, but besides there were
fried bananas sliced crosswise, thin
and crisp, tasting like eggplant. q
cousin to the cucumber, roasted, a
salad made from cocoanut buds with
nlayonnaise. did not like II at all
rice like popcorn, bamboo shoots.
chicken with curry and jelly made
from flowers, which tasted like cur
rants, also drink of cocoanut milk.
which is awful.
THE house Is darling. It is large,
native In style. Of straw and bamboo
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26

floors, large rooms, sliding partitions
and shower bath in each room. Be-
hind Is the jungle. before q fine
stretch Of lawn. beach and the water.
THAT evening we sat ON the wide
gallery, In the usual steamer chairs,
and listened to the plaintive native
music from the barrio. where q dance
was In full swing.
Our host has q charming, II lonely
existence. There are fifty native men
in the barrio. whom he oversees at
their work. His household arrange
ments are perfect. but It takes four
boys and cook to keep them 90. It
seems SO funny to see boy in pink
knee pants, no shirt, but a dagger In
his belt, serving chocolate. and excel
lent chocolate at that.
@The place IL beautifully laid out;
the irrigation bitches are crossed by
pretty bamboo bridges. all things
lending themselves to the general eff
feet. ] saw coffee, bananas and pine
apples growing for the first time, the
latter q beautiful red while growing.
You should see the wonderful orchids
ana ferns some with fronds twelve
feet sIbng."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26
ORNAMENT FOR THE TABLE,
Arrangement of Flowers, Without
Which the Dinner IL Sure to
Seem incomplete.

The tiniest garden can be made to
furnish flowers for cutting all through
the summer.
If flowers must be used more than
once, 1t takes little time to have a
separate decoration for each meal.
The freshness Of sweet peas, nastur-
tiums, pansies, snapdragons, mari
colds and peoples makes up for their
lack of rarity.
At breakfast keen the scheme sim
pie; some people win not use flowers
at this meal. but few fresh blooms
in slender vase are sure to look at
tractive.
Dinner decoration should have
thought put into ii. and the lady OF
the lowers should bear In mind the
family tastes and anniversaries.
The amateur florist often laments
the short life OF some Of her treasures.
Poppies. for instance, must be put
on the table lust when the meal is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26
The MlddIe-Aaed Woman.

OF the many ways In which the mid.
dle-aged woman may vary the effect
OF her afternoon gowns none 10 sim
pier than the use of collar and cuffs
Of white wolfe edged with scalloping
an dembroidery In floral design. An
other change may be the frock set Of
white chiffon with border Of black
malines. and still another Is the one Of
black net hemstitched with silver
thread. Some of these collars are so
long In front that they terminate only
at the waist line. where they cross In
surpiice effect and are tucked away
under the girdle. An excellent model
Of this sort is of light blue lawn en-
broidered with black dots, and q sec.
ond is of white agaric trimmed with
tiny folds Of broadcloth, alternating
with eponge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26
BAND PLAYS AS DOG DIMES


Hamilton. ohio.--New York's -four
hundred have had their monkey din
ners. other swell sets have their limo
vations along that line. but this town
bears the honor Of giving dog real
live banquet and concert to common.
crate the anniversary Of his birth.
The affair was given by Louis +,
Morner. and the guest of honor was
his dog. Major" who, seated at the
head Of the table. was admired during
the many courses by q host OF his
owners friends. The city band gave
a concert of several select numbers.
Major unconscious OF the honor
that was being bestowed upon him
devoured his share of the Vlauds and
looked about for more
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-26
EASY TO MAKE SMART TIES
Fashionable Jahots May BE Designed
From Black and White Ribbons
OF Satin.

Smart ties can be made from black
and white satin ribbon four inches
wide. A good looking jabot is made
from a six-inch strip OF three-inch rib
bon in soft satin ribobn, which check
or dot. Round the bottom edge with
inch silk fringe and across the top
put satin butterfly bow in the same
shade. This bow may have double
loops neach side without ends. or
can have two loops and two ends, the
latter pointed and finished with a
small tassel.
For quite young girls the model Is
prettily made Of plaid ribbon, with
black fringe and a black bow.
A stiff. rather formal. effect is had
from q jabot Of white satin two inches
wide at the top and four and q hall
inches at the bottom. which Is cut
straight across at the end that reaches
to the bust line. The upper part ia
drawn stiffly over two straight, stiff
loops on each side without ends, or
An inch and half from the bottom
put two inch band Of filet lace In
sertion, and above it three crocheted
buttons. one above the other. This ia
bot is especially attractive in vivid
green satin. with ecru lace banding
and small gilt buttons.
A double frill of black or emerald
green satin ribobn is cut seven inches
wide at the bottom, with the ends
slanting sharply and i've inches from
the top There are double strips, one
eight inches long and the other SIX
and one-haif. and both are side-plaited
into one over the other one and one
half inch at the top The plaits are
held by three small green buttons on
the back and gilt on green. On
either side to the top Is q bow effect,
made by inch-wide frills Of plated
point de esprit.
A dainty effect to wear with close
turnover collar is made from q stiff
square bow of two loops and two ends
Of half-inch velvet ribbon. with tiny
garland Of pink, yellow or lavender
roses and green foliage twisted
through the knot.