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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01
Liquid Air +"

The lecture on Liquid Air."
with some surprising demonstrations.
by Professor Bradley Of Middletown.
Conn at Music hall Tuesday even
ing was heard by an audience much
too small considering the novelty
and interest of the subject The
lecturer explained that " liquid air"
was simply air with the heat taken
from it. being cooled slowly until it
reaches 312 degrees below zero.
Compared with this temperature al
most everything else is blazing hot.
and the liquid air threw out cloud
of vapor when any object was thrust
into it. The lecturer took piece
Of steel wire, lighted one end over
an alcohol lamp, dipped it in liquid
air, when il burned much as light
ed match does. And steel burns
only at temperature of about 5000
degrees. the experiment showing the
purity of liquid air as compared
with common or garden air. Not
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w. HI. S. Commencement
Week Program.

Sunday, June 9.S p. m. Baccalaure-
ate service at the opera house.
Sermon by Rev. Benjamin Swift,
the other ministers of the village
participating in the service. Music
by Congregational choir. Public
cordially invited.
Tuesday, June H. 45 p. m. School
entertainment at the opera house.
Parts by all the different grades,
this being largely an exhibition of
the regular work done at the school
under the direction of the music
teacher. Admission 25, 25 and so
cents.
Wednesday, June IL, 2.3O p. m
Graduation of the class of 1912 at
the opera house. The public cor
daily invited.
Thursday, June Ii, 8 pm Ele-
mentary graduating exercises in
the assembly hall. at the school
building. The public cordially
Friday, june "a Graduates leave
ut 10 so for Washington. ID. @.
Principal Everett v. Perkins. con
ductor of party. Miss Lou Porter,
chaperon.
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Fl. P. CLARK !.
THRUSH FLIES 1900 MILES
Bird Takes Wing In Scotland and 10
Shot In Portngai--MarI<ed
by a Ring.

Washington.-Won stories of
the migrations of birds are being
gathered by the natural history de.
partment OF the Carnegie institution
at Washington Not only the Amer,
lean government. but many of the
other civilized nations employ experts
who trace the flights. Of the feathered
creatures of the air. Most of the work
in this country Is being done by the
department of agriculture, which sew.
eral years ago got out book on the
subject
Since then many new facts Of inter,
est have been discovered. The latest
reported experiments and observations
have been conducted by the natural
history department Of Aberdeen uni.
versity. In Scotland. So
From that Institution comes an &C.
count Of song thrush that Travelled
1900 miles in six months after It was
Matched. This thrush was one OF q
brood which. when, they were chicks,
had rings put ON their feet when they
were still In the nest at Skene. In
Aberdeenshire, early in June. 1910
This same thrush was shot near Leira,
in Portugal, in early November of the
same year. ~ The two localities are
more than ESQ English miles apart
in direct overseas line. and this thrush
thus made a journey ON more than
1900 miles, the Scottish naturalists
say.
A widgeon duckling, ringed at birth
on Loeb Brora, Sutherland, Scotland.
was taken three months afterward In
n duck decoy In northeastern Holland,
500 miles from fits nest,
A lapwing. marked az a chick in
northern Scotland. was shot In south.
ern Portugal In six months.
A guillemot, marked when Matched
on the Aberdeenshire cliffs, was shot
four and half months later 500
miles to the east. just north OF Qothen.
berg, In Sweden.
The researches Of the United States
agricultural department show that
great focks Of North American birds
IN their passages to and from South
America fly directly across the Gulf Of
Mexico.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Three Young People Drowned

Three young people of promi-
nence in st. Johnsbury, Miss Helen
Smythe, Herbert Smythe. sister and
brother of Mrs. Herbert II. Spear of
Woodstock, and Miss Hattie Ellis,
were drowned in the Passumpsic
river Thursday afternoon. While
attempting to navigate the Rapids"
dangerous spot in the river. in
canoe, the craft was overturned and
the occupants were left struggling
in the water. Louis Kimball, the
fourth member of the party, was
saved by Harley Richards just as he
was sinking for the last time
Search for the bodies continued
all Thursday night, but there is little
hope of recovering them.
The parents of the victims are
prostrated but Notwithstanding his
grief the father of young Smytbe
spent the night by the river, watch
ing the efforts to locate the bodies.
Herbert Smythe was the son of
Louis Smythe, of Lougee u Smythe,
and partner in the firm, st. Johns
bury's largest dry goods store. His
sister, who has several times visited
in Woodstock. was AN academy stu
dent.
Mrs. Spear was attending the
MEMORIAL day exercises at Music
hall when she received the sad news,
aud with her husband she at once
left for st. Johnsbury.
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Mead Too Busy for Politics.

Gov. John A. Mead tells Rutland
Herald reporter that he will not be
candidate for reelection. He said
when asked if he was to be a candi-
date:
This is not the first time / have
heard this, indeed, no. There have
been numerous politicians from var
ious parts of the state at me for the
last few weeks asking that become
candidate for governor. l will tell
you as | have told all of them that
| am so busy with my duties at the
scale works that it will be,impossible
to think of such a thing. No, sir. I
am not candidate and as far as
can see now ! shall not be up for re-
election. L."
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Masonic Notes.

The following officers were elected
and appointed at the annual con-
clave Of Vermont Commandery, No.
a, X. T., held at the asylum in
Masonic hall, Rutland, Wednesday
evening of this week: Charles A.
Kavanagh, commander; David A.
Elliott, generalissimo; Allan M.
Hall, captain geheral;. Erwin F.
Jones, senior warden; William w.
Jones, junior warden; Daniel Pay
son, prelate; Stanley r. Bryant,
treasurer; Marsh o. Perkins, re-
corder; john Snellgrove, standard
bearer; G Henry Stone, sword
bearer; Henry M Harris, warder;
j. Russell Brewster, Harris in M.
Smith, Edward NJ. Peck, guards;
George E. Williams, sentinel. The
past year has been a prosperous one
with the commandery, as an in
creased membership and treasury
balance in part evidence. -ss'
Every indication points to an
unusually large class of candidates
at the annual reunion of Windsor
lodge OF Perfection, Scottish Rite
Masons, TO be held in Masonic hall,
Windsor, June 3. -
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FIVE CASES OF SMALL
/, POX.
Disease Appears in Mild Form
at White River Junction.

Five cases of mild smallpox have
developed at White River Junction
but bre well cared for so that no
general epidemic is feared. ~
About year ago Frank Billings
had well developed case and was
brought safely through and consid-
cred immune. When the disease
broke out at Deweys Mills last winter
Billings was requested to go there to
set up stove at house where the
patient was confined. He went but
took every precaution that modern
science prescribes. His outside gar
ments were left there and burned
and his other clothing thoroughly
disinfeeted. =
In spite of these precautions
form of the disease developed in him,
SO mild as not to be detected, and he
kept about Ills ordinary affairs.
Later his housekeeper, Miss Mamie
Lawrence, had the disease. Other
victims were Bert Billings. who also
had the disease at the time his father
first had it. and John Pierce. Board
ers at the house became alarmed and
scattered, OF these one only has
since come down with smallpox. but
there are four suspects, one. of whom,
refusing to be. vaccinated, has been
ordered into quarantine *s
Not many cases are on record, it is
said, where person has had the dis
ease second time, and no criticism
Of the nealth officers is made,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01
BASEBALL.

Woodstock High played Hartford
High on Vail field Thursday after
noon, shutting out the visitors in
game interrupted by downpour.
Score 6 to 0.
Black River Academy beat the
local school team 3 to l, here last
Saturday.
Brady is credited with ten strike
outs in'rhursday's game; lie also field
ing his position finely, and would
have won last Saturdays game but
for ragged support.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01

withstanding the extraordinary
properties Of liquid air, there APP
pears to he yet no commercial use
for il.
The le,ture was given under the
the auspices of the county YIN CA,
for the benefit of local boys who de
sire to attend Y, M. G. A. summer
outing at Camp Billings
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01
Condition of Herds Better.

f. l.. Davis, of White River juno
ton, state cattle commissioner, was
seen at burlington by Free Press
representative and reported that the
condition of the herds which have
been tested for tuberculosis over the
state is far better than ever before
since the testing was begun. Is years
ago, and that the disposition of the
farmer to do all in his power to stamp
out the plague is also more encour-
aging.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01

Moses Shippey. of Rutland. aged
II years, was sentenced to the house
of correction by City Judge +. G..
Swinnerton Monday to serve not less
than year and a day nor more than
l8 mouths for grand larceny.
The large blacksmith shop at the
cutting plant of the Woodbury.
Granite company in Bethel was
burnedtin a few minutes Monday
after working hours. The fire com
pany saved the sheds, which were
only 20 feet distant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01
NOTICE.

DRY CLEANING AND REPAIRING
l wish to notify my customers and
public in general that advertising my
place and business for sale does not
mean that l have discontinued my
cleaning business. i shall continue
doing dry cleaning, pressing and
repairing until iurther notice.
Thanking you in advance for your
work, which will receive the same
prompt care and attention.
Respectfully,
EUeENR TAYLOR.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-01

Samuel Pelky of West Rutland
took his life Sunday afternoon by
drinking a big dose of strychrine
and Jamaica ginger, the suicide
taking place only a short time after
he had requested his son to dig a
grave for him, as he was ready to
die and expected the end soon.
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Memorial Day Exercises.

Randall Posts Memorial day pro-
gram was carried out successfully,
the rain letting up for q few hours
Thursday.
The Post formed in front of the
hall and marched to the-court house
for flowers, and then, escorted by
Companies g and Q. and headed by
the Woodstock Military Band, pro-
ceeded to River street cemetery,
where graves of the veterans were
decorated. After volley firing by
Co. @ "taps" were sounded and tho
procession moved to Music hall for
the literary exercises. Commander
G. w. Perry presided
The exercises opened with prayer
by Chaplain e. II. Perkins, followed
by selection by the band and the
reading by Adjutant j. s. Eaton OF
the original orders by Gen. John A.
Logan. in which he first advertised
a general observance of Memorial
day. A song by the choir followed,
the singers being Mrs. II. H. Spear.
Mrs. +. A. Wilson. Mrs. II. G. jack
son, Mrs. Benjamin Swift, and
Messrs Benjamin Swift. @. o.
Dumas and O. Z. Woods. Lincoln 8
Gettysburg address was recited by
Miss Ethel Perkins, W. HIS, and, in
the absence of Col. T. o. Seaver,
Adjutant Eaton introduced Wallace
Batchelder. Of Bethel, as speaker of
the day, referring to his military
career in the Philippines.
4 Mr.. Batchelder began by relating
an incident in the life of Lincoln, in
1858, in which the future president
replying to a pro-slavery correspond
emit declared that as between a man
and dollar the man must be placed
above the dollar. The slave as man
was deserving of more consideration
than his worth as a chattel. That
principle is vital today, we've been
too much interested in dollars and
have ignored the rights of men. We
have also ignored the rights of
women. There is absolutely no rea-
son why the ballot should be with
held from women. As the bearer OF
children and the keeper Of the home,
she should have granted her every 1
means Of protecting those children
and of defending that home.
: Mr.. Batchelder then read type
written Memorial day address that i
he had given in Bethel eight years
ago, that he might avoid the possi-
bility Of being placed under the sus-
picion of saying things having a |
upon recent political events.
He paid an eloquent tribute to the
soldiers of the Civil War. Memorial
day, he said, celebrates an act of
and faith--faith in a
great principle. and enthusiasm for
that principle that impelled men and |
women to do and to darein its be-
half. Inheriters of blessings SO
dearly bought, we of the younger
should not simply hold
what the past has secured for us, but
with the problems of the
present with a daring and devo-
lion characteristic of the heroes of
other days.
The address was listened to atten-
lively and was frequently inter
rupted with applause.
The exercises closed with the
singing of America"
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Plymouth Progressives Organ
ize.

Citizens of Plymouth recently met
and organized Progressive Repub-
lican league The officers are i:
President, j. ]. Wilder; vice prrsi-
dent, Frank Moore; secretary and
treasurer, Clarence L, blanchard;
executive committee, Maynard
Brown, Herbert Moore, b H. Moore.
This meeting was enthusiastic and
the newly formed league is looking
forward toward the enrolment of
nearly every voter in the town
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Posr-oFFlcE NOTICE

Mail trims arrive s.07 u, M, 2.2s p. M,
p. IN.
Mail trains leave 1880 a. m. $40 y. NJ,
and $40 p. IN.
Bridgewater Rutland and Ludlow stages
leave 8. 40 II. IN. and 800 p. IN.
South Woodstock, 800 p. m.
Barnard and Bethel, 6. As a. m.
kural free delivery routes leave ~ $40
II. IN.
MAILS OLOSE-For early stages $50
D. III. Later mails, 1925 u. M, 800 p. IN.
aud 4.45 p. IN.
Office Hours-0. 80 q. IN. TO $50 p. m
Sunday--12 to p. IN.
sunday mall closes 1920 a. m.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. M.
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E. johnson; grades VII and WIZ
Miss Evelyn l.. Fuller; Primary
assistant, Miss Clara 81 Washburn
Branch school. Miss Bertha e. Good.
nough; Lincoln school, Miss Minnie
Leonard; Pelton, Miss Mildred Hath.
orn; Prosper school, Miss Marion
Russ; South Woodstock Grammar
Mrs. Carrie A. w. Jaquith; South
Woodstock Primary. Miss Lille II,
Raymond; Taftsville school, Miss
Myrtle Is. Lewis; West Woodstock
school, Miss Edith M. Grant. Music,
Miss Grsce Carpenter Pinney; draw
ing. Miss Marion X. SWEET. The
place of Miss Adams, Of the High
school faculty. who has resigned, has
not yet been filed. Miss Worse has
also resigned and she will be sue
ceeded in the sixth grade by Miss
Christine johnson of Sherburne,
formerly teacher in the school at
West Woodstock.
The Rutland News remarks:
Reports indicate that the DeBoer
meeting in Woodstock. Saturday
night, was something ola success,
despite some unfavorable circum-
stances. Not all of the prominent
residents were in sympathy with the
affair, but band from Montpelier
and significant Windsor county sup
port helped out. Strategically it was
an invasion of nominal Fletcher ter
ritory and, perhaps, Mr.. Fletcher
will find excuse in it for an advance
on his part into Mr.. DeBoer's county
of Washington. a5a 90
Mrs. w. s. Eana is at her Pleasant
street home ear the summer. arriving
Tuesday.
Miss Emily Kent of New York, is
her aunt, Miss Kent. at
"Quiete." s,s,.
o. A. Whitcomb has bought for
8 400 A. IL. Townsend's 22-acre.|
farm ON the Taftsville, road, adjoin-
ing Mr.. Whitcomb's own land, the
Iatter's rural estate now covering 81
fertile acres. -i'l;ini, $685.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar f. Farwell
.ook holiday Wednesday. Fifty |
years ago Mr.. Farwell began black
learning the trade of John
Pinks at the old stand at the corner
# Central and High streets. With
he exception of few years in
Keene, N. H., and six months in
California he has lived and worked |.
iere. with what notable success the
people of Woodstock know very well.
As fnely-gifted craftsman his artis-
ic fashionings of iron are famous
ar and wide, and his shop has
always been known for the unusual
of its general run of
work. And Mr.. Farwelps eye, arm
md hand are just as expert and
'trong as ever. Il. i 49,
4
Rev. Mr.. Phillips being unable to
peak at the YIN. @. A: next Wed
lesday evening, there will be a social
or members with lady friends.
music and refreshments
will constitute the program.
Miss Marjorie Dana returned to
New York on Tuesday and on We'd
lesday sailed for England, where
he will pass the summer.
Miss Worse, teacher of the sixth
grade in the village schools, is i'll at
he home of Mrs. Joseph Hamilton
n Randolph. Miss johnson of
'herburne has taken her place in
chool, Miss Elizabeth Aitken sub
tituting for few days.
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In effect Monday. Oct. 2, 1911.
TRAINS GOING EAsT.

Daily. except Sundays.
Flag Station.
This Company reserve the right to cancel
rains without notice.
q. Ii. LEONARD, Supt.
j. G. PORTER General Manager.
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Elm Tree Press. Fine Printing
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-21
Old FASHIONED
CHRIS 7 MAS
ARRANGED

The Bible school of Central Union
church is to hold this year an old
fashioned Christmas entertainment
with songs by the school, recitations
and simple Christmas play intro,
dIcing a real Santa Claus.
The stage settings include geDu.
inc fireplace large enough to let Santa
make his proper entrance, and a huge
Christmas tree nearby, from which
he will distribute presents to all the
scholars of the school =s|
AS this is the year when the schoi
ars receive gifts, the boys and girls
are all trying to figure out what they
are to receive. One thing is sure, nc
one will be overlooked.
Candy and nuts will be in album
dance, and the usual treat of ice
cream and cake.
Parents of the scholars and all their
friends are invited. ~. ....
The entertainment will be held next
Monday evening, at $50. The hour
is set early so that the little folks
may not be kept out too late.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-21
NATIONAL !. v. c. A, nov GIVEN
CITY HOME COSTING 100000

NEW YORK CITY, Dec. S-Thanks
~ the generosity of Helen N. Gould
aud a group OF her associates, the Ma.
tional Young women's Christian Also
citation has taken possession of debt.
free, twelye-story stone structure at
Fifty-second street and Lexington eve.
Eue, representing total expenditure
OF 100000. 1t is the biggest building
in the world, the designers believe
housing national organization of wo.
men. Under one roof it combines the
general administration offices of the
National Y W. c. A. aud a national
training school for Secretaries in Y.
w c. A. buildings throughout the
country.
The structure was dedicated Wed.
nesday afternoon last with special ser,
vices conducted by Miss Grace Dodge
sister Of Cleveland H. Dodge. and Mrs.
James S. Cushman. Miss Dodge is
President of the organization and Mrs
Cushman First vice-President. On
Thursday several thousand men anf
women of all denominations attended
ire housewarning: Miss Gould was
. rtOAAl5 lhOSc VIM ESCSlNSu tine SEcSIS.
the committee being composed of Mrs.
I s. Cushman. Miss Dodge Mrs.
Stephen Baker, Mrs. William w. Ros.
sitter. Mrs. John r. Mott, Mrs Robert
J.. Speer. Mrs. James H. =Speers. Mrs.
FRANC Mason North and Mrs. Clarence
HYDE. T. -..
There is large exhibit room in the
center of the building on the first floor
and on the second floor the chief as
semby room. Office. faculty and library
OF the training school. Miss Caroline
p Dow. a Vassar< graduate. is in
charge of the school The fourth floor
IL occupied by the out of town secre-
tories. Mrs. James S. Cushman is
Chairman, of this section. Officially
known as the Northeastern Field Com
mittee. The eighth floor will be the
general Offices of the Student volun-
teer Movement for Foreign Missions.
Other floors are divided into uffice
sIItes for the eight departments Of
y: W. G. A. activity, with Secretary
in charge of each suite. ....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-21

at the present time there are 29S Y.
w. c. A. buildings in the cities and
towns throughout the country, $50
affiliated with colleges and universe
ties and seven in rural counties, a
total of S75 organizations, with mem
bership of 253,000 under the direction
OF the national body, of which the al:
Irection of the national body, of which
Miss Dodge is the head and conducts
with her associates the great work OF
helping the intelligent young woman
to help herself and saving the igno.
rant girl from the pitfalls of the city
land the town.
Miss Dodge, in an open letter to her
co.workers in all parts of the country,
outlined the mission of the new build
ing in one succinct sentence. For the
use OF the girlhood of the country"
''No human friends" she wrote, ARE
To be thanked except as they have
been the instruments of the Divine
Father" and she added that because
they were gift from him" the dedi-
cation ought to emphasize this
thought. In harmony with that idea
the dedication was a singular one.
There were no speeches, no consider
able show of public officials or of the
clergy. The women officials and their
subordinates dedicated it with special
iv arranged prayers, blending Of
biblical text. The service closed with
hymn especially written for the oc-
casion, from which was culled the fol-
lowing stanZa:
May it stand before our nation
Symbol of Thy love,
Drawing into new relation.
All with God above.
In this place may each endeaYor
Meet Thy favor,
Christ-like prove.
One of the important labors which
the Y. w. c. A. will undertake during
the coming year is quiet, systematic
study of the white slave traffic in all
its unpleasant aspects. At the present
time the association has agents at
most OF the railway and steamship
offices and stations on the lookout for
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when through with school life, but
character cannot, like a rose, be
pinned on; il must be acquired
through years of effort"
Later the same paper said:
Larger and larger crowds are
turning out to hear Robins and Fred
3. Smith. Every time they have
spoken, they have created such a ia,
YOrable impression that not only those
who heard them have returned but
others also. So thoroughly have they
Impressed themselves as men of sin
eerity as well as eloquence and logic
hat even cutting of classes Friday to
hear them was common occurrence.
II is safe to say that NO two speakers
who have spoken consecutiyely here
have ever received such a hearty CO,
operation and unlimited appreciation
as these two speakers who are just
now beginning a world tour.
Thursday night both Robins and
Smith spoke at the auditorium TO the
men OF the university. Robins, the
first speaker. spoke on social service
and his description of the life in a
tHAapAtptttl tiOhoCt stphla aAOb ndNO OSOH
Improved upon, and received com
ment after comment upon the vivid
ness with which it was placed before
the men present. He pictured a boy
and girl living and growing UP in
one of the average tenement houses
IN our big cities, and then. showed
them falling into all kinds of vice by
the life they were forced to. lead in
both the home and the factory or
working place. The conditions pre-
scented were not exaggerated. He
closed them with an appeal for men
to cooperate with one another in cop
ing with the great problems that con.
front municipal ana FederaI govern
ments, and urged the necessity of
men fighting collectively rather than
these great organized
evils of society"