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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
..Tree : pefenda the censor.

Sir Herbert Tree defends the dra
matte censorship in a letter to the
Times. While admitting that mis-
takes may have been made, he says;
81 cannot help thinking that 1t would
be lamentable for the stage to substi
tute for the autocracy of the censor
ship an appeal to the public through
the police. and so to establish in its
stead the chaotic tyranny OF munich
pal bodies and irresponsible 'isms.
By all means let the censorship be
strengthened by reference to court
of appeal, which may still be open tc
public criticism. ytf
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
Mot an Absolute Embargo.

The expert burglar, disdaining the
use of explosives, had attacked the
lock itself. "This may be combina-
ton somewhat in restraint of my
trade" he muttered, turning the knob
slowly to the right again and listen.
Ing intently. but you couldn't call II
case of unreasonable restraint"
Apparently his view was correct, for
presently he was engaged in the un.
restricted pursuit of his trade. and
reaping large profits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08

O. y
Miss Almanac Woodard was
found dead on Tuesday, May zS, in
the kitchen Of her home, at Stock
bridge, in her nightrobe by her
granddaughter, Archie Boutwell,.
EVERYTHING indicated that she must
have got up in the early morning,
as her candle had burned down and
gone out. Her death was due to
heart trouble, with which she had
been afflicted for some time. She
was daughter of Asa and Almi,a
Sargent Woodward, horn April y,
IS4I, and had lived for many years
with her brother and mother.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
WOODSTOCK NEWS
RUCTIoN IN CUBA

Notes of Woodstock Boy al
Cienfue9os - Not a Popular
Uprising and Is Denounced
by Many Prominent Negroes
1.-The GovernmentCa Can Prob.
ably Handle the Situation.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
May 20, 1912
Editor Of the Age
May be you would like a line in
regard to this little ruction going OH
down here. So far it has amounted
to nothing serious, and l think the
government can handle the situation
The uprising is MT u popular one by
any means, and many prominent
negroes deplore it, and have de-
nounced it in no uncertain manner.
The only part of the Island where
the negroes have made any headway
is in Oriente, Santiago de Cuba J
There they have gathered in larg'
numbers, and being we'll armed ant
in a very strong positions they have
been able to keep the governmen'
forces at bay.
One reason for this is that5at thu
first outbreak the government di'
not at once dispatch any grea
amount of troops there, preferrini
to wait and see what took place il
the other provinces, everything being
quiet elsewhere, and being abb,
handled by the Guardia Rurales
They are now sending the Guard
Permanente to Santiago, Again tho
first detachments sent to Santiago oi
the regular army ( lGuardia Perman
ente were demanded by the Ameri
can and other foreign citizens &
protect their interests-sugar estates.
tobacco plantations, mining indus
tries, etc, SO that the government
had really insufficient strength tt
attack the rcbellious ones.
A battle is expected in couple oi
days which will probably settle thu
whole affair. The Guardia Perman-
ente has been well traine, under til,
Instructions Of experienced Ameri
can army officers. A majority OF
them are veterans of the Spanisl
war aud the uprising against lGstra-
da Palma.
Between Guantanamo and Santi.
ago de Cuba the insurrectos succeed
ell in blowing up railroad bridge
paralyzing the traffic ON that lire.
They have also burned few storet
in the. out of way places. isolated
ones situated much like the store,
say, at West Bridgewater That and
stealing few horses and mules If
about all the damage done so far.
Here in Cienfuegos one would
never imagine anything was going
on Except that many Of the farmers
have brought their families int.
town, and the presence of an extra
force of Rural Guards, thereis moth
ing unusual,
OF course il the negroes defeat tn,
government forces. startling things
moy happen. iiut that seems re-
mote possibility. The newspapers
have seen from the States have all
more or less garbled and exaggerated
accounts Besides, rs said before.
the movement is not popular among
the large majority Of the negroes
themselves, aud it is we'll known
that the major part Of the troops
fighting against Spain we're negroes.
have heard of only two Ameri-
cans being troubled and they were
kept prisoners only few hours.
Outside Santiago lie Cuba everything
is quiet, and few days will settle
matters there.
Edward Swan Dana.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
From the Providence Journal }

'front.'
by some Of the yellow Journals that Vermont keeping with the
treaty exists presents
progress sin the
j most all o he states of the
Vermont affords illustration the influence
population principally
pioneer in
actres and the Connecticut have the world
ingenuity their blood relations Vermont have
developed in aggressive
modest proportion manufacturers successful
growth Of operations
last the
but eight
the Union This with
energy perhaps
of capital o
which The
the should
manufactures the specialized and could be pohah encouraged
The of the last half
Of the generated in secured from wheels Maine
alone among the states exceeded Vermont IN the proportion OF water power utilized
frinduria When this exploited
and utilized Vermont should
eight indicating
The evident tendency throughout long honorable history has
principally
opportunity wc exists today 70 degree never before KNOWN OF catering 10 the
urban population Within twelve
nnaps Inc general movement from the country to the city, never more
marked than the demand for articles of food
furnish
The
scale with it the possibility periods OF deeson
revealed in the labor troubles aliens
Vermont although they less wealth have within their
stability excellence population and Individual prosperity These
the highest achievements industrial
N Vernon intelligent progressive
the high quality the servude and excite
determined purpose
the needs the which abandoned
turned their ish fashion toward industrial development the
easily fn the small and beautiful Green Mountain the
the wealth and rapid population from
the world,
Vermont No a. ished dby ythespir tofth Age
Forsae by the Elm TreePre woodstock,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
pldn,t Need. h.

Redd--Do you believe In this Gus
tom OF breaking bottle OF champagne
over the bow of q new ship?
Greene--I certainly do. 1t brings
good luck to the ship.
well, l know of one vessel where
they never broke any wine over her
bow and she made very successful
voyage"
''Name the vessel, please2"
"The Ark"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
Rural Carrier Examination

Civil service examinations will be
held at Springfield, White Rivcr
Junction and Woodstock on Satur-
day, June %, to fill a vacancy in the
position of rural carrier at Windsor.
Applications and information can be
secured from the U. s. Civil Service
Commission at Washington or from
postmasters at above named places.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
attack OF lumi,ago

attack OF lumbago
Mrs. w. E. Britton spent June q
with Mrs. r. l.. Britton. III.
Mrs. ]. G Brittoni and daughte,
Alice spent June 2 with their sister
and aunt, Mrs. Daniel Ladue.
Dana Walker of East Barnard was
a weekend guest Of his brother,
II. A. Walker.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
Not Ready 10 Retire at Eluhtv.

Joseph Choate OF New York, for
merly ambassador to Great Britain.
Is eighty years old, but has not yet
thought about giving up his law prac-
tice, from which his only prolonged
absence has been his stay In London
from 1899 to 1906. Recently he and
Mrs. Choate celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary OF their marriage
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
Wanted, 10 aa l1elnf,lf.

Elderly Bachelor--Mrs. Burnside,
will you marry me?
Attractive Widow--Mr. Wachford.
are you forgetting that l have six chill
drenr
Elderly Bachelor-Not at all. I
want to help you train up those young
sters---darn em.--Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
Parislennes Learn 20 Box.

The fair Parisian has taken up a
new pursuit. Boxing among women is
becoming fashionable in the French
capital. Several we'll known society
women who belong to fencing clubs
have introduced teachers of the manly
art. and are becoming experts In the
use Of their lists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
nidn,t AnnrenIatn m.

Mrs. Peck--Reaily. we never krce
who our best friends are.
Peck-That's true. There's the .cl
low I won you away from. he h~sp
spoken to ma since. L. liz
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08

Hampton's Magazine has sus-
pended publics tion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18
TWO GLASSES A DAY

What makes you so solemn and
quiet, Mary? Why not sympathize
with me, and say you know have a
hard time, to get along, and that Belle
can do without presents better than
we can afford to make them? Fox
gave me the wood bill this morning,
and Jones wants to know when the
grocery bill will be paid. don't like
to bother you with these things, only
want you to understand that. as
much as ! love our little girl, cant
afford to make her presents"
Mary's color came and went Tears
stole into her violet eyes, and her
heart beat quick and fast. Her tremb-
ling fingers guided her needle INSTEAD
lily, and her stitches were long and
irregular. Three long years she had
brooded over her husbands weakness.
without a word of reproofi and much
as she dreaded to speak, she knew
that her time had come.
Il wish, dear James, l could econo-
mize in something, and save money to
buy our darling a present. It seems
cruel to neglect her birthday so soon. -
81 know nothing you could be more
prudent in, Mary, and you know | am
as economical as possible, don't-you? %
1t was very hard for the lips that
praise to say no, but strength not
her own came to her aid, and with a
sweet, sad smile the wife uttered
her first rebuke:
No, James, l am grieved to say
that ! feel that in some things you
are too extravagant. 1t must be a sin
of ignorance; for know, if you real.
lied it, you would never wrong your
wife and child"
James started from his seat. His
eyes flashed and his cheeks paled.
For heavens sake, Mary, are you
crazy?"
Not crazy, James, but too clear.
headed for our happiness" After the
shock had passed, and he was prepar
ed to listen, she went on and in a
clear, concise manner laid before him
the cause of her bitter words:
During the last year you have
drunk at least two glasses of liquor a
day, haven't you?"
! Why, yes, 1 suppose So What o.
that? Only ten cents a glass; thai
cannot ruin a man.
Three hundred and sixty-five days
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18

which, multiplied by twenty cents.
amounts to seventy.three dollars.
Three cigars a day which you know
Is below your average Of smoking.
will amount to as much more. which
makes SAG. Fifty dollars would pay
our coal and grocery bill now due,
and leave a balance OF ninety-six dol
lars for baby, you, and me. You know,
too, that the time spent I'm drinking
and smoking is worse than wasted
for tobacco and liquor poison the sys.
TEN, destroy the health, soften the
brain, weaken the nerves, and bring
ruin to thousands of happy homes.
There is a lack of tenderness in your
tones to Belle and me when your
nerves are excited by drink. forgive
you freely, but the sting is left in my
heart"
Mary effort overcame her, and she
burst into a passionate fit of weeping.
The strong man trembled.
Am ! blind? Is it possible I have
wronged my dearest treasures?"
They mingled their tears and talked
till late hour, laying plans for the
future; and James begged forgive
ness of her he had wronged.
1T is not too late to prove my love
and strength" said the penitent man.
And SO it proved. In one year from
that day two beautiful silver cups
were brought home by the happy latA-
er, one for Bellies fourth birthday, the
other for the wife who had saved him.
Marys bore the inscription: IAN an
gel saw me falling and lifted me up"
Bellies was also neatly engraved: ~
little child shall lead them"
! Years have passed, and the happy
couple, in the vigor of life, on each
recurring birthday of Belle, who is
now young lady, relate to her the
little trials of their married life, and
the great happiness that has grown
from self-denial and justice.
The good wife and mother has kept
the silver bright, and at every meal
these cups are on the table where
James can be reminded of the prom.
Uses he made and has so faithfully
kept.-Lyceum Banner.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18
(RepubIIshed by requestl


Tomorrow is the twenty.fourth
isn't It Nary"
The twenty-fourth." answered the
young wife, sadly.
James Carroll knocked the ashes
from his cigar, held it carefully be.
tween the thumb and forefinger or HE
left hand and looked thoughtfully in
to the fire. Mary's tired fingers show
ed no signs of WEAKNESS, but turned
the hem of sheet mechanically, then
proceeded to haste it for sewing.
Belle will be three years old?" he
said interrogatively.
Three, James, replied Mary with
out trace of the bright smile light
ing up her pretty young face. James
gave a few more whiffs at his nearly
consumed cigar, but did not seem to
enjoy it much. A listener would have
pronounced Mary a cold, unloving
wife, whom the genial presence of her
handsome husband, or the return Of
her baby's birthday, failed to please,
Lockers and listeners do not always
look into the depths of the heart to
see what trials and struggles are
there. So in this instance. Another
woman whose life is all sunshine
would have pronounced Mary Carroll
heartless. Poor thing! She had too
much heart for this worlds trials.
Her wedding day was blissful one;
her husband, the ideal of manly per-
lection. His love, unaccompanied by
wealth, was more to her than all the
treasures Of the earth. But a cloud
arose to dim the brightness of the sky.
She soon made the discovery that her
husband was human; that the love Of
wine, and possibly something strong
er, filled his heart as well as the love
Of his wife. He was not what the
world calls an Incorporate man-une
glass a day does not constitute a
drunkard; why should she fear?
At the end Of three years he took at
least two glasses a day; what had she
to hope for in the years to come?
Il wish, Mary, 1 were able to make
Belle a present every birthday in her
life; but you know it is all I can do
to get along as it is"
II know it, James," meekly replied
the wife.
James was i'll at ease. Something
in Mary's manner disturbed him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18

as this is told Ia q bulletin Just is
saod by the United states Department
Of Agriculture, In which the feeding
Of eight Of the champion steers Of the
last twelve years is described in de-
tail. These eight had all been fitted
and exhibited by agricultural colleges
and experiment stations in Iowa, Ne
braska, Minnesota Indiana and mi
nois.
Victor, the winner at the 1911 inter
national was a grade Angus, calved
in January, 1909, and winner of many
prizes. He was bought by the Iowa
Agricultural College October 10, 1910,
weighing 100 pounds, a little light for
his age. He was light in the quarters.
a little down in the back and begin
ming to get little rough at the tail
head. He was put on a ration Of
boiled wheat and oats, mixed in equal
rarts, with a little grain, two or three
pounds of roots and plenty of clover
hay This was given three times a
day and the amount limited only by
the appetite of the steer. To keep
up circulation and appetite he was
given a two-mile walk every day
He was shipped back to Ames and
roughed through the winter, and twice
a day was given what he would eat up
clean Of equal parts of shelled corn
end bran, with a little corn meal.
Glover hay was supplied as rough
age was added as an APPETIZER. Dur
ing the day he was turned out in the
field, and as soon as grass came ne
was put on pasture. About May 1 he
I weighed 1920 pounds.
On the approach of hot weather he
, was left in cool, dark basement stall
during the day and turned on pasture
at night. About September 1 his ra-
ton was increased to three meals a.
day, the morning and noon meals con-
sisting of equal parts of corn and
bran. The afternoon feed was a boil
ed mixture of three parts oats, one
part wheat and one part peas. The
grain ration was increased as fast
as he would clean it up, and in adj
dition he was given about three
pounds of roots. AS soon as green
corn was fit to feed he ate all he
could clean up at one feed in the aft
ernoon. Though he showed signs of
getting patchy, the soft-boiled feed
kept him in smooth condition.
Early in October the number of
feeds was increased to four dav
two meals being boiled feed and all
that he would eat was fed at time
This plan was kept up for one week
before the show, when the boiled feed
was taken out of the ration to guard
/, against shrinkage in shipping ant
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18
MEERscHAuM A ROCK.
NOT SEA FOAM

NOT SEA FOAM.
The origin of the word "meer.
schaum" has been much discussed
and it is only comparatively recently
that the origin of the substance was
discovered It is now known TO be q
oisintegrated product Of serpentine
rock found in Asia Minor Some be-
lieve the name TO be a corruption OF
the word 'myrsen" or "myrschen," by
which it is known in Asia Minor. but
the Koelnische Zeitung says IL is more
probable that the Italians. who first
introduced it into Europe, called IL
"schiuma del mare" sea foam. on ac-
count of its lightness and appearance
and that the Germans, who first ap-
preciated its value as a material from
which to make pipes, translated this
literally into their own language.
The property of meerschaum to
take on rich brown color by soaking
up the oil of tobacco was discovered
by accident. It is said that q cobbler
named Koneatch, who lived at Buda-
pest In the middle of the seventeenth
century, was mending a pipe for
Count Andrassy when he dropped the
bowl on a piece of wax he was using
for waxing his thread. He wiped off
the wax but later when the owner
was smoking the pipe beautiful dark
spot appeared where II had been
touched by the wax.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18
PULLS OUT sPLINTERs
WITH MAGNET


DIR. Haab of Zurich, Switzerland, he's
invented an electromagnetic for the
special purpose of removing iron splin-
ters from wounds. He uses it con-
stantly in his work as an oculist, find
ing it more eficacious than any of his
older instruments, for it needs not to
depend upon the operators sight to
find the splinter but draws it out even
when it is too small to be seen. All
that is necessary is to prop open the
eyelids, approach the magnet to the
eye turn on the curent-and the
splinter is out. The same is true of
iron splinters in any part of the body,
though, of course in every case care
must be taken to prevent the splinter
from tearing the flesh as it comes
forth. rs an
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18
FEEDING A STEER INTO BEEF
AT 90 CENTS A PoUN

Ninety cents a pound seems a steep
Price to pay for beef on the hoof yet
that is precisely the figure at which
the champion steer of the Internation-
al Live Stock Exhibition at Chicago
iu 1911 brought for slaughtering The
method by which a stock raiser pro
duces beef that will bring such a price
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18

showing a. the time OF the show
Victor weighed 1870 pounds. % .au
of $50 pounds since May Z. he sold
for ninety cents pound and dressed
69S7 per cent Of live weight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18

And all the world loves good liver.
A lazy man often gets busy manu-
featuring excuses.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18
s.
Baldwin
LIMITED.
Sugar Factors
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
and
INSURANCE AGENTS.

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation
Maui Agricultural Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
McBryde Sugar Company.
Kauai Railway Company.
Kauai Electric Company.
Honolua Ranch.
Haiku Fruit & Packing Company.
Kauai Fruit & Land Company.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-20
General Falling Fast.

New York, Ahg. 19.-Salvation Ar my headquarters here announced to- day that Miss Evangeline Booth, daughter of Vim. Booth. had received several private cable messages saying that he father was sinking. The text of the messages was not given out. but word of the generals death was expected any time This message was received at the headquarters by cable this afternoons:
 'rhe generals condition has been very weak during the past week. Ner- vous system much debilitated. Al though heart anl lungs in good condi- tion, there is grave cause for appre- hension. Insomnia has been relieved, but it is feared advantages of his i'm provement were too long delayed.
 "In times of calmmess General Booth realizes seriousness of his and spoke yesterday in very impressive manner of the prom ises of God. The chief of staff, Mrs. Booth, and Commissioner Lucy He'll bergare are with him and everything possible is being done to comfort him. Telegrams from every quarter have been received assuring him of united sympathy and resolute perseverance in the army's work"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-20
ILLINOIS PRoeREssIvEs.
Divisins Plan to Get Candidates on
 the Ticket,

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Illinois progress i've leaders today held an extended conference to devise some plan that will insure the placing of the names of their candidates on the state tick ct under a party circle, containing the name progressive"
 Republican organization men insist that if the progressiyes obtain a cir cle from the secretary of state on the official ballot. that circle shall con- tain the name independent" and not progressive" They say that the pro. gressiyes are not a regularly organ ized party within the meaning of the election laws and that under the stat ute covering nominations filed by pe- titions, the word independent" must be used.
 Attorneys for the progressive state committee today went over the ground with view of the possibility of filing a mandamus suit to compel grouping of all progressive candidates under one circle on the ticket so they can be voted for with one pencil mark.