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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

urpp0Dn6ME, Best Ventilated and
Safaaf Phofo Play House In the state
Picfures and Orchestra Music. s1tn g
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

mo. s64 Meets first and
third Mondays, Mutual Bank Bldg
1926 Market. II. J. Ninness. 60S Mar
ket Bell 1&76-L
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Money 1!L;;!I ')']Vl
Work. l1I9y an
OUR RATES

Full amount in cash. These small payments
ing interest and principle in full
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

i. Klaus, IS 18th ST. Fancy G5o7
carries. Smoked Meats, Fruits. AoSnsdI
meats, Lunches served or pacAeu
imported and domestic cheese.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
TEAS & COFFEES

GRAND UNION TEA CO-Teas. Coffees
Spices Extracts. Manufacturers Of
Grand Union Baking Powder and
Soaps. 80 Eleventh St.. Wheeling.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
UPHOL.STERERS

ECKLoFF & neutrality-suspicious.
ing, Furniture REPAIRING, Carpet
Packing. Nat. Phone 1466Y. 141
Zane ST.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

BOTTLE BLoWERS-Branc %. Glass
Boftle Blowers AHsociatton-Meets
every other Saturday night ct Elks
hail VIM. Bright. 9A7S Monroe St''
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04

body else in this land figured that
Cleveland crawled out the short Of the
horn on that deal.
"How did you slip that one over on
Davis7" Wallace was asked.
II didn't slip anything over on Da-
WIS.," snapped Wallace. why. do you
know / still would have George IL he
hadn't been winking at me all season."
Somebody gave the manager the
equine guffaw Then Doc Lawler
came to Wallace's rescue.
what Wallace says is the gospel
truth" quoth Lawler. Lefty was the
give the cutest, most knowing little
wink with either lamp. and before the
season was over we voted him first
honors in the worlds open winhing
tournament.
It'll never forget day in Boston"
chirped Wallace. unwilling to let Law
Ter tell his story. "T sent George In
to pitch and told him for the love of
his wife and child and his future in
the profession to uncork o good game.
He said he'd try. He went along
bWiHluitu6ly uutll Iu6 DlJu luutuS.
Then he inaugurated his famous
walk" balk. He filed the bases on
passes. chased out on the diamond
and Lefty stopped me with that wink
one of those long, deliberate, total
eclipse winks. He had me hypnotixed
for q minute. Finally he walked the
fourth man. forcing homo a run.
''T started out on the diamond again,
and Lefty came through with another
coy little wink--this time q quick,
just-a-minute- -BobI I'll-get-him-this- time
I wink. So,
II snatched the ball from him and
told him to get in to the bench and
wink at Lawler. He did, and Lawler
hasn't won game of kelley pool
since; neither has Lefty pitched for
the Browns.
"As q winker. Lefty has II on
Christy Mathewson like Jack Johnson
lays 1t over Kid Peppers; as pitcher
well. he's with Cleveland now"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
witch STICK" FOUND WATER

August Grosenbaugh, an aged resi-
dent OF Fort Dodge. Ia. BY the aid OF
witch stick" found a place ne
thought should be a site for q city
well. The well was drilled 216 feet
and now six hundred gallons OF water
are pouring forth each minute. me
council rewarded Mr.. Grosenbaugh by
commencing his efforts and by paying
him $40.
Now this payment OF $40 for the use
of the witch stick" raised the ire OF
several men. including DR.. J. w, Kline.
state lecturer on tuberculosis to the
medical profession. Frank Paige. a
retired scientist. and Captain George
Riggiand. one OF the weaithiest men
here. They declare the council was
foolish ever TO have had the witch
stick" used, as belief in fits efficacy 10
a relic or the dark ages. DIR. Kline
looked through the reference books at
the Carnegie library and printed the
Information he found concerning the
witch stick" Members OF the coun-
ell merely laugh. point to the well
and answer that they do not care how
Mr.. Grosenbaugh selected the site.
but that they are satisfied with the
results.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS
HORACE BRUCE DEAD.
Former Resident of Woodstock
and South Pomfret.

Horace Bruce, a native of Mont
pelier, and well known as former
resident of Woodstock and South
Pomfret, died April 26 at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Sidney Davis
in Minneapolis, Mimi.
Mr.. Bruce was in the livery busi-
ness at Waterbury for years and a
stage was run by his firm between
Waterbury and Stowe.
He resided for few years in
South Pomfret, and later came to
Woodstock for about year. Mr.,
Bruce then moved to White River
Junction and when MIS- Davis, hiN
daughter, went west he accompanied
her.
Four childien surviving him are
w j Bruce, prominent manufac-
turer of Minneapolis; Mrs Lizzie
Burley and Mrs Davis Of Minneap,-
lis, and Mrs Russell Of Stowe.
The body of Mr.. Bruce vac
brought to Waterbury for inter
ment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
PAJAMAs FOR PoRcuPINE

"Slivers" Brubaker has new pair
OF pants OF pajamas. They have four
legs to them and the outfit includes a
nice. warm nightcap. Sliyers is n
healthy yonng porcupipe captured by
Miss Josie Brubaker. d telephone op-
orator OF Evans. Colo.
During a cold snap his mistress mo-
ticed that Slivers got snow between
his toes and that it rolled up under
his feet. Being unable to use quill
to remove the clinging ice. Slivers had
cold feet whenever there was snow on
the ground. and Miss Brubaker just
couldn't bear to see the poor ching
suffer, so she invented the unique
costume. The four-iegged garment
protects Slivers' feet and covers his
legs completely. A quill on each side
serves az a suspender button to hold
up the trousers rear legs. In front
the pants culminate In a snug night
cap,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04

The fourth gdecennial celebration
of Goddard Seminary comes this
year on Alumni day, June IS. This
is the 43d commencement. The plan
is to have grand reunion of all
classes The alumni of Goddard are
to present the school~a tablet in
honor Of DIR. H. B, Shipman, who
was president OF the board OF
trustees from 1875 to 1908. Rev.
Stanley 6. Spear, pastor of the
Universalist church Of Dexter, Me-,
a member OF class of 'o3, will have
charge of the formal dedication OF
this tablet. Mr.. Spear is a son OF
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04

In November and sometimes earlier
the herring return after short inter-
val, and then, being valuable es food.
are caught. The fish caught at bay OF
Islands are the bank or Labrador her
ring Of the finest quality. They are
caught mainly in the Humber sound.
but often UP the Humber river for q
considerable distance Nets are used
Of 2% and inches mesh. During the
period when the bay Is frozen the her
ring are taken in nets put down holes
and drains cut through the ice. Fro-
quently two men may catch as much
as eight barrels In day. The meth
cd at Bonne bay is the same. though
carried on in smaller scale.
X; Herring are variously treated after
purchase by the Gloucester interests
Some are frozen. others are pickled.
or pfacsd-in salt, while still others are
smoked. From Gloucester they are
shipped in large quantities to the Bos-
ton and New York markets. The fish-
Ing smacks which make the trip for
cargoes are usually the small two
masted type of vessel, manned by a
--ofew of eight men, and capable of re-
turning with from 1.400 to 1000 bar
. reis Of fish. With good luck. which
means favorable weather. a schooner
can make two or sometimes three
trips during the winter season. AFFORD
ing profitable employment for fisher
men who otherwise would have little
to do until warmer weather. The
whole herring fleet of Gloucester will
nhol hi ,I.1x. nh M
year the entire fleet brought home
$1,000 barrels of salt bulk herring
those which are in the ships hold
without being packed in barrels
5000 barrels Of picked herring and
$1,000 barrels of the frozen fish. maxi
ing II cargoes in all. =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
THE EARTH,s LOWEST sPoT
From His Tent In Death Valley Miner
sees Highest Peak In the

.T can walk q baIf dozen milea from
NV tent at .vindgate Paas ana atan
into tba lowest denress,on IN tbar aarth.
- tba wor1d and standjnp there + CON
soc tba biehasf monntain nealx In tba
I1nitaa States The dsnrsa.,on u
T,aatb valley in Invo and San Rarnar.
nsrdino connties the neak Mount
yubitnev 145o2 feat an height IN
T,,,ara comfy ali IN this great his
atata ~ o,,rs
% The snaaiar ,vaa r. NJ Mvr,ct o,d
nroanector old minfr aII.around p6od
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
WINK COSTS HIM JOB
How Lefty" George Lost Out
With Manager Wallace.
Leader Of ct. LouIe Browns Weerled
Of Those Eyes That aust Couldn't
Behave" and Traded Pitcher
20 Cleveland.

Lefty George, who cross fires with
the left fin, winked himself out Of a
job with Manager Wallace Of the
Browns.
That's the whole, unadulterated
truth, hot of the bat from Manager
Wallace, and sworn to and attested by
Doc Lawler, who ministers unto the
sick and wounded In the Browns
camp.
George, everybody will remember,
was recently traded to the Maps for
George Stovail, ex-manager, who as
says about 90 per cent pure as a first
sacller. When this trade was pulled
by Colonel Hedges. a howl went up
from Kennebunk. Me-. to Frisco, Cal.
Cleveland gold-bricked again" "
shouted the calamity howlers.
Well, there are two persons who
think that Cleveland got an even
break In this deal. Those two are
Manager Harry Davis and Owner
Charles Somers of the Maps, the men
who engineered the trade, aided and
abetted by Col. Robert L. Hedges, who
Ia foolish like little red fox. Every
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04


{ Gates Spear of this town.
Two travelling libraries have been
received from the state library COM
missioners, one by the Y. M. c. A.,
and the other by the Nature Club.
Both are in the Village room under
the direction of the librarian, Mrs.
r. G. Lansing. Books may be taken
out, as from the +" town library, on
each Thursday after noon, also at the
time of the meetings of either of
these organizations. II any special
book is desired at any Other time a
call upon MIR. and Mrs. Underwood
will enable one to take out the book.
The Y. M. c. A. library is entitled
/" Mexico and Central America"
and deals especially with the
'sPanama Canal. The Nature Club
library is on 'nature and agricul-
ture."
Among the books are many on
Mexico, Central America and the
Panama canal, including " Panama
and the Canal" by Hall and Ches-
ter; "Aztec Treasure House,"
Janvier; " Through Central Amer
ica," by Gadow; ga White Um-
brella in Mexico" by F. Hopkinson
Smith.
About IS volumes are on nature
and agriculture, among them The
Flower Garden. Birds and Bees,
How to Know the Wild Flowers,
Trees and Shrubs of N. E. America,
etc.
Leonard Irwin, seven months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs L. d. Parker,
passed away April IS. after short
illness OF spinal meningitis. Funeral
was held Sunday, April 28, Rev.
Hermann Lohmann officiating
Burial in village cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Martin and
Mrs. Harriet ] Walker spent April
10th with Woodstock relatives.
Mrs. w. II. Giles went to Bellows
Falls Monday to visit her sister and
from there to Putney to visit her
niece, Mrs. DIR. Bugbee, and grsnd-
nephew.
William Braudow OF Boston is a
guest of his aunt Mrs. G. E. Ward.
The Young Peoples Society of
the Congregational church will serve
Bargain Supper in their chapel
Friday evening, May 10, at 6 p. m.
Supper I7cts plate, two for 3octs.
Mrs. Elmer Coombs is a guest of
her mother in Clarendon.
A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
D. Clayton April "a, when their
daughter Mae, gowned in dainty
white. with. shower bouquet, be-
came the bride of Robert Rice of
Conway, Mass, beneath our ever
green arch, Elder Strong of Bellows
Falls performing the sacred rite.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
RIGHTS OF PUBLIC
IN WATER POWERS
A Timely Article by Franklin S,
Billings of Woodstock.

Prepared for the Vermont Com
mission on the Conservation oi
Natural Resources.
So much has been written and said
about the development of the White
Coal" of Vermont that it seems to
me time to look over the history of
the development of the water powers
of our state, to see If such privileges
have been granted in proper way
and to study carefully plan for the
wise development of this power in
the future.
Any unprejudiced citizen will
acknowledge that the natural re
sources of our state should be used
and developed in a way that will
accrue to the greatest good OF the
greatest number Of the inhabitants
of Vermont, and in so doing, accrue
to the benefit of>the state as whole
Has this development III the pasl
been made in this way? My personal
opinion is emphatic that it has moi
been, but tnat it has, on the con
trary, been used for the benefit Of the
few.
In the past the state has granted
the right to use and develop this
valuable power to individuals o.
private corporations and has not re
ceived proper return for this
immensely valuable asset This
should be stopped AT once and some
general plan adopted 50 that the
state, and the people of the state as
whole. shall receive a proper re-
turn for the natural resources thai u
still owns, and Also give a fair profit
to the individual or corporation that
wishes to invest money in such de-
velopment.
The state of Wisconsin has some
excellent Water Power laws. liav
ing been progressive IN this depart
ment as in other legislation. This
article is too short TO give these laws
in detail, but it seems to me most
important for Vermont to enact laws
promptly to accomplish the same
results that have been accomplished
in Wisconsin.
Taking the Water Power laws
of Wisconsin as guide, but no,
following them in every particular
| would suggest that what we ought
to have in this state are laws thai
would attain the following result
The state should reserve the right u
manage, regulate and control the use
aud distribution of the power, ane
the level and flow of water in al
navigable waters of the state, and M
person, firm. association Of individu
ais, corporation, or municipalit,
should build, maintain or operate an.
dam or other improvements in o
across any stream. navigable in fac
for any purpose whatsoever, withou
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
Home-Mixed Fertilizers Are
Cheapest and Best.

Practically all formers who have
given home mixing thorough trial
are convinced that this is by far the
most economical and satisfactory
method Of purchasing fertilizers. II
you will send us YOUR name on a
postal card with request therefor we
will send you free, postpaid, leaflets
which give the opinions of many
successful farmers in this and neigh.
boring states regarding home mix
ing. We will also send a number
of formulas which were made up
for us by the Direstors Of the Yer
mont Experiment Station and which
have been used by many farmers in
Vermont with excellent results. We
will also give full directions for
mixing fertilizers adapted to all the
crops commonly raised on Vermont
farms
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
Loss of $500 at White River
Junction.

Fire broke out April ~ in a
building on South Main street, White
River Junction, owned by Robert
T.. Smith and occupied by Fred
Heauchaine as dry cleaning and
pressing establishment. 1t is thought
that the fire was caused bv an accu-
mutation of gas ignited by an over
he ated pipe The building was not
seriously damaged. A quantity of
clothing was saved, 1t is not known
Just how much Beauchaine's loss is,
but $500 will probably cover loss on
building and furnishings.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
ATHLETIC TURKS

In countries where they still l'rely on
the strength of their limbs. as In Turk
ey. Hungary and Afghanistan, there
are plenty OF men earning their bread
by common labor who could astonish
the socaIled athletes cf. the rest OF
the world. A Turkish porter win shoul-
der q box which the driver OF an, Amer
icans express wagon would hesitate TO
tackle without assistance. In one OF
the Afghan wars the native warriors
carried cannon to . battery on the
top OF a hin from where the English
soldiers were unable to carry them
down again.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
lisrtzelI az Run Producer.

Roy Hartzell of the Yanks is ana
will be for some time in q class by
himself az d run producer on account
OF little stunt which he pulled on
In a game against the Browns July 70
when. single handed. he bifred an
octet OF runners across the pan. A
feat which may be put in the next
best class was pinch hit by Lajoie,
a double or Baker of Chicago, on
July /. which sent three tallies over
and won the game, to 2.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
no lIlumInate rlowers.

The Tungsten filament has made
possible new and artistic electric tn
BILE lighting effects without the neces
sity OF running wire up under the
table or dropping them from the cell
ing to provide q current. Instead
the new table pieces are self CON
tanned, being provided with a single
storage cell capable of supplying cur
rent for three Tungsten lamps.
The flowers are held In position BY
n glass disk provided with perfora
tons through which the stems are In
serted. The illumination passing
through the glass and water and DIFF
fusing itself around the flowers and
leaves produces beautiful eject.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04

Two Finlanders. who were in the
third-class cabin on the Titanic,
have arrived in Graniteville to work
at the quarries. They speak no Epg-
lish, but have told fellow Firms that
they jumped when the ship went
down and were able to swim until
picked up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04

The hoatzin. native bird Of Brit
ish Guiana, displays singular activ-
ity from the: moment II breaks' the
walls OF the shell. Unlike all other
pestIings. 1t is an expert climber. us
ing beak,. wings and feet No other
bird, not even the adult hoatzin. can
use the wings for this purpose. But
In the young hoatzin tho thumb and
first finger OF the wing are armed with
long. prehensible claws that serve as
fingers. AS the bird gradually learns
TO fiy the claws are absorbed and fiuais
Iy disappear. that on the thumb being
the frst to go.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-05-04
Careful.

Careful.
rs your new chauffeur carefu
drfver?"
Every. He never hits any one wins
IN likely to get I'D and hit back"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-09-07
klll The Rorer.

ll You want your peach free to i've
kneel by It flve times summer anc
XII every borer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-09-07
FEEDING MILK TO CHICKENS
Produces Most Delicious Whit. w.s,
and FOR FsttenIna There Is
Nothing Better.

A good way to earn money ia IN
combine the dairy and poultry plants
on the farm. In other words. feed the
milE TO the chickens. For fattening
or TOT laying birds, there is nothing
better. II does not make much differ.
ence, either, what kind OF milk you
give them. Sour and butter milk are
as good as any, while sweet milk and
curd are very good.
w. A. Lippincott, head Of the poul.
try department of the Kansas Agri-
cultural college, gives the following
as an excellent ration for fattening
purposes:
] part corn meal.
I part oat flour.
i part barley meal
part beef scrap
parts buttermilk or skim milk.
This makes what is called slop feed,
as 1t Is thin enough to pour The best
feeding results are had with Grated
feeding. The birds, FIVE or six in
number, are placed In a slat coop.
The bottom is of lattice work, and
that makes It self-cleaning. There is
plenty Of room in the coop. but the
idea is to prevent exercise.
The crate should be put In a pro-
tected place but not In a house.
Under tree or at the side Of build
ing is good place, II 1t is where
other fowls cannot molest them. They
are given no food for twenty-four
hours previous to the feeding period.
which should last from two to three
weeks. The milk will be sufficient
to allay their thirst. Feeding in this
way has brought gains of from 25 to
85 per cent. It costs from FIVE to
seven cents worth of grain to put on
pound Of gain. But If 1t did not pay
from feeding standpoint 1t would in
other ways, for the flesh of a bird
fattened In this way is far better, be-
ing much winter in appearance and
more Juicy and much more palatable.
For laying fowls milk furnishes the
animal protein that is necessary. In
this way 1t takes the place Of beef
scraps, which is a packing-house
product and somewhat expensive 1t
has been demonstrated that for ev-
cry quart Of milk hen will drink she
will lay an extra egg, but of course
the inability to drink much limits the
egg production.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-09-07
Might Be Dead Today.

Garden City, Kas.--In letter
from Mrs. James Hammer. Of this
city, she says: Il firmly believe that
! would not be alive today. IL it were
mot for Cardui. had been suf-
ferer from womanly troubles all my
life, until found that great remedy.
! feel that ! can't praise it too high
ly" Are you woman suffering
from some OF the troubles. to which
a woman is peculiarly liable? II Sc,
why not try Cardui, the woman's
tonic? You can rely on Cardui. IL
is purely vegetable, perfectly harm
less, and sc's gently but surely.
without bad after-effects. Twill
help you Ask your druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1912-09-07
RIPEN CREAM FOR cHURNlNG
Make Starter From Fresh MIX, Drawn
In Most Careful Manner-Keep
at Low Temperature.

The ferments which produce clean,
that will produce a good flavor In the
butter. It is best to make a starter,
all things considered. Make the start
er from fresh milk, drawn in the most
cleanly manner from COW which has
calved within the last four months.
Put couple Of quarts or a larger
quantity, II needed, into clean jars;
cover to exclude the air, and keep
warm, even as high as 80 degrees, for
"a hours, when the milk, If normal,
will be well loppered If 1t is not lop-
pered 1t should not be used. If It is.
skim on the top layer an inch deep
and use the sour milk below for your
starter. Keep the. cream warm until
1t is properly soured. which is indi-
Gated by its becoming thicker and
with a pleasant sour taste Do not al
low the cream to become over ripe.
Churn just as soon as It Is ripe enough.
Do not I'LL the churn more than half
full. Churn with an even. regular
stroke. Add the starter at the rate Of
one pint to four gallons Of cream.
Cream for churning should be kept
at low temperature. thoroughly stir
red when more Is added, and none
should be put In for "a hours before
churning. During this time the cream
should be allowed to warm up to so
or 65 degrees. and then cooled of to
6S degrees three or four hours before
churning. Unsatisfactory results win
be obtained by rapidly cooling or heat
ing the cream. For family use take
one pint Of buttermilk from the last
churning for use as starter.
Cream ready for churning." says
Farm Dairying, should have clean.
pleasant. slightly sour taste and smell;
should be the consistency Of molasses.
and when poured be free from Jumps.
and have a smooth, glossy appearance.
1t should have from 8 to SO per cent.
acid and from "a to 2s per cent. fat
II churned In barrel churn. Cream
of this richness yields about three
pounds Of butter per gallon"