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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
: SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

Billy Bartram and George Peo-
piles went to Claremont on Tuesday
and returned on Thursday, bringing
Mrs. Lille Bartram and son with
them.
Ralph Jaquith, wife and sol,
returned from the lake on Thursda y
evening.
Joseph Breid of Brooklyn is a
guest of his sister, Mrs. Louis
Bartel.
Mrs. Maria Perry and Mrs. r. H.
Kingsley attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Lizzie Boyce at West Wood
stock on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Rood returned
from Bellows Falls on Thursday,
where they spent couple of weeks
with Mrs. Rood's sister, Mrs.
Damien.
~ Henry Morgan has recovered from
the measles and is able to ride out.
Glen Perkins is at his work again,
after few days OF illness.
c. t. Washburn went to Clare
mont "Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Blake and Mrs. Ella
Washburn were in Woodstock on
Thursday to celebrate the birthday
anniversary of Mr.. BIake's grand
son, Maitland Blake.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

south side of the building. with Gu
frances, through porohes, at either
end. All the windows will have
double hung sash, which will be an
advantage in both warm and cold
weather.
The old buildings on the land adj
joining the school grounds, which
was bought to make room for the
new structure, will be moved back
and used for laboratory and other
purposes.
The soldiers monument stands
very near the north side of the new
building, and if the consent of
those interested is obtained it will
probably be moved back toward the
present building, in about the center
of the grounds. The school board
also wishes to build steps in, the
steepest part of the the concrete
walk from the street to the main
building, where ice and snow make
footing perilous at times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Strayed.

Night Policeman r. e, Thomas
on his early rounds Thursday night
found COW foraging in the rear Of
the postoffice and Whitcomb blocks
up to her ears in excelsior and ap-
parently having a perfectly good
time. He went to get rope, but on
his return the COW had disappeared.
Later he arrested her on Pleasant
street, the fawn-colored stray having
had blissful time in the park, in
various gardens and elsewhere to
the peril of the Improvement soci-
ety's posy plots and shrubbery, and
corralled her at the Commercial
House livery stable after chase
over lawn or two.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
BRIDGEWATER.

Mr.. and Mis-. c. E. Woods and
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. p. Woods of
Woodstock were Sunday guests at
Charles Woods.
The married men overwhelmed
the single men at baseball Saturday,
I8 to z.
A Republican rally is advertised
for this afternoon. Congressman
iPiumley, Fred A. Rowland and
Judge Thompson are the speakers.
Teachers Of the outside schools
nhich opened Monday are: Eusebia
Carlisle at the Corners; Hazel Davis,
at Sherburne; and Edith Greaves at
West Bridgewater.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

the State prison, at luncheon Sunday
afternoon, including Supt. w. S.
Lowell, Warden Penniman, Keeper
Phillip Whitcomb. Engineer Pred
Gardner, and Chef Ned Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Billings
arrived from New York last Saturday
and are at the Warren @. French
house on Mountain avenue for the
rest of the season
Miss Elinor O'byrne of Savannah,
Ga, ia the guest of Mrs. Elton A.
Smith.
Dana Salmon of Turner's Falls,
Mass, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. w.
Dana.
On Wednesday afternoon de-
lightful musicale was given in the
Annex, at the Richmond house on
Elm street, those taking part being
Philadelphia friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Chapman, and are their
guests in South Barnard. Mr.. Adj
dicks played two piano selections,
and the vocal numbers were sung by
Mrs. Addicks, Mrs Adamson and
Miss Cook.
Miss Campbell will give a luncheon
as the Country Club house Monday
noon for the tennis, and golf players.
y, Messrs.. Coles and. Hodgeit are
guests Of the Misses -Stearns at the
Page cottage on Mountain avenue.
Homer Green Of New York is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. FL s. Brooks
Mr.. and Mrs. E Q. Bailey returned
Thursday from an automobile trip
to New York and other summer re-
sorts. "'
Allan Smith Of Smithville. N. j.,
and two friends are expected today.
Mrs. s. E. Kilner. Ehrick Kilner
and friend, Hobart Ford, are at the
Kilner home here
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
Playground Athletic Meet.

| About thirty boys took part in al
athletic meet at the playground
Wednesday afternoon, under thu
direction Of Miss Rachel M. French
| There were two classes for eacl
event one for boys over III years
old and one for boys of Ii years and
younger.
They are small boys and no re-
cords were broken, but competition
was keen and the sport aroused
mach enthusiasm among the specta-
tors
Ribbons were awarded as follows;
LIST Class-Pole Vault
lst. Eddie Freeman, Gift. 2in.; End
Glen Chase; 3rd, Charles Wentworth
End Glass -Pole Vault.
LIST, Leo johnson, 4 #. 2 in End,
Edward Goodrow; Sd, Ernest Brown.
1st Class-Standing Broad Jump.
LIST, Eddie Freeman, SO inches;
End, Glen Chase; 3D., Charles Went
worth
End Glass Standing Broad Jump.
LIST, Raymond Carbino, so inches;
End, William Davis; Sd, Douglas
Bourbon.
lat Class-Running Broad Jump.
. LIST, Eddie Freeman, 1853 inches;
End, Glen Chase; 3D., Lee Towne.
End Class-Running Broad Jump.
LIST, Raymond Carbino, l39 inches;
End, Burbank Saul; 3D., William
Davis
LIST Class-Standing High Jump.
1st, Eddie Freeman, SO inches;
End, Glen Chase; Sd, Theodore
Brown.
4 End ClassStanding High Jump.
LIST. William Davis, 20 inches;
end, Raymond Carbino; Sd, Leo
johnson.
lst Glass Running High Jump.
LIST, Eddie Freeman; End, Glen
Chase; no Sd prize awarded.
End Glass Running High Jump.
LIST, Raymond Carbino; End, Will
lam Davis; Sd, Douglas Bourbon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
a SAFE SAVINGS BANK.

During its more than twcnty-three
years of existence, the Hyde Park
Savings Bank never lost dollar By
poor note, a poor stock or poor
bond.
This can only mean that its
managers possess great conservatism,
excellent judgment and painstaking
care.
1t means a close adherence to the
motto Of the bank from its start,
namely: "Safety first, last and
always -" high rates OF interest
never"
Deposits in this bank receive 4
per cent. interest, compounded semi
annually, with all the taxes paid by
the Bank.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
The New School Building.

Work ON the foundation of the
new school building for the four
primary grades of the village school
began on Thursday, and the con-
tractors, Kieslich & Co. Of Burling-
ton, promise to have it ready for
use by January 1, 1913.
The site is at the southeast corner
of the present school grounds, the
building running at right angles to
South street 1t will be SO feet 8
inches long by 3S feet 6 inches wide,
Of brick. with a hip roof, and dormer
windows on the long side.
The basement will have con-
crete floor, two toilet rooms, each
covering about one-third of the
space, and the remaining third is to
be for the use of the janitor and for
the two furnaces. One will heat the
rooms aud the other is for the vesti-
bule and for ventilation.
The plumbing arrangements will
be Of the best, and much like the
system in use in the present build
ing
On the main floor are two rooms
each 20 K 80 feet, and between them
is a passageway in which are book
cases, ventilators, bowl and drinking
faucet. A vestibule runs along the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
MARYLAND HILL.

c. J. Fisk of New York has been
visiting his son, a. Il. Fisk.
w. w. WEIGH and family returned
to their home in Lebanon, after a
short visit with Mis-. Welch's
mother, Mrs. E. A. Morse.
A. r.. Fisk is visiting relatives in
New York.
George Sanderson of White River
Junction was at Frank Cheney's
Sunday
Tom Wilcox, who has been living
on the Latimer place, has moved to
Stockbridge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
Posr-oFFlcE NOTICE

Mail trains arrive 7.52, $50 a, m, 9.2s
p. III.
Mail trains leave 1920 a. m, 500 y. m.
aud $40 p. IN.
Bridgewater Rutland and Ludlow staget
leave g, 40 IA. IN. and 800 u. m.
South Woodstock, 800 p. M.
Barnard and Bethel, 5.45 u. M.
Rural free delivery routes leave at SIT
u. III.
MAILS CLOSE--For early stages $3.50
p. m. Later mails. 800 a. M, 800 p. M
aud 4.45 p. m.
ONCE Houls-0. 80 a. IN. TO $50 p. m
Sunday-i2 TO p. IN.
SUNDAY mail closes 1920 Il. m:
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. M.
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Railway Time table

In effect Monday, June "a. 1912.
TRAINS GOING RAsr.

Daily, except Sundays.
Flag Station.
This Company reserve the right to cancel
rains without notice.
q. H. LEONARD. Supt.
J. G. PORTER General Manager.
American Express transacts business over
this road.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
NOTICE

Owing to the failure of the town at
its last town meeting to appropriate
School scholars, the matter of their
transportation will be postponed till
after the next town meeting.
Edward H. Williams, Jr., Clerk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

The Scientific American declares
that French inventor has perfected
machine which turns out product
from straw which makes perfect
substitute for wood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

During the thunder storm Satur--
day night lightning struck the
Bellows Falls Free academy at
Fairfax, shattering one corner Of the
belfrsy. 5,stsls
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
Notice to Taxpayers

The Tax Bills for Town. Highway and
School Taxes on the 1912 Grand List of
Woodstock, Vermont, have been delivef-
ed to me for collection and taxpayers
are called upon to pay their respective
taxes within ninety days from date (by
Sept. %, 1922.
The deduction provided by law will be
allowed on taxes paid during that time.
Taxes not so paid will be collected by
the Constable with costs.
Twill receive at my office every day
and till eight o'clock Wednesday and
Saturday evenings after September /.
F. C. SoUTHGATE
Town Treasurer.
Woodstock, VT, July l, 1912.
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Norman Williams Public
Library
LIBRARY HOURS

Reading room open from a. m. to
t2 M; / p. m. to 6 p. m, and z p. m. to
$50 p. m.
Librarian or assistant will be at the
library from 10 a. m. to IL M; p. m.
to p. m. and z p. m. to $50 p. m.
Saturday evening until 9.
~. EDWARD H. WILLIAMS JR.,
President
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

WANTED.--A competent expert
enced woman as working house
keeper and cook on farm within two
miles of Woodstock Vermont. Will
be given maid to assist. Wages lib
eral. Address P. o. Drawer F.,
Woodstock Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

Brazil has asked the United States
to sendu astronomers to witness the
total eclipse of the sun which will
be visible from Rio Janeiro on Oct.
10.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31
WANTED

By Chairman of School Board, bids
for transportation of pupils from the
Bridgewater line on river road to the
year of 81 weeks, commencing Septem-
Der 9th, 1912.
The contractor to furnish two horses
and necessary robes in winter.
Edward H. Williams, Jr., Clerk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

FOR SALE--At once, a two-story
building, 24x3z, ready to be finished
off for house, garage or stable {;
can be removed as it is. Everett p.
Ashley.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

WANTED-Owner for stray COW.
Apply to Commercial House livery
stable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-31

Elm Tree Press Fine Printing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
THE STAGE FOREIGNER

From the New York World
 The author who pokes fun at>fhe peo- pie of another race on the stage in these days should be prepared to have his work completely made over when it undergoes export. So strong were the objections of certain persons of Sla- vonic blood in Paris to Bulgarian off cers being held up to ridicule in "The Chocolate Soldier" that the scene of the play is to be shifted from the Balkans, and the Bulgarians are to be trans formed into Persians or Liberians As Persia and Liberia furnish few specta- tors at the Paris theatres there will probably be an end of the trouble
 To avoid future complications of the kind some sort of international under standing ought to exist for the guidance of theatrical managers. Most countries enjoy laughing at their own comic types on the stage. But when the for eigner Is brought on in queer raiment and with strange accent and made to play the buffoon. it becomes a delicate question. Even along Broadway mo- body can ever be sure that some Irish American, German American, Italian American or Hebrew American will not raise protest if something offends his racial pride.
 For general convenience. in France the character who figures as a vulgar. gilded millionaire might always be called an American, and in America the character who stands for the fortune hunting villain might always be de- scribed as a Frenchman. In the same way Germany and England might agree between themselves upon the foreign types to be used in Berlin and London for comedy purposes.
 In these sensitive days. with the tele- graph working night and day, no lover of peace wants diplomatic complica- tions to arise between nations because of chance comic-opera situation. Any conscientious playwright would be willing to sacrifice the best joke he ever perpetrated to avoid such an aw- ful emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
MARVELLOUS .coN. CAME

Paris Letter to the London Telegraph
 There was a certain engaging novel, ty in the swindle practiced successfully for many years by four Polish Jews, who have recently been caught by the Parisian police. They worked on the cupidity of their victims in view of the desire that most people cherish of get ting something for nothing,
 The four swindlers first marked their man with care. They then approached him with the alluifng suggestion that he should join them in the manufacture of banSnotes by an electrical process of their own invention. The thing was simplicity itself. All one had to do was to place two 2-pound notes.-the dupe's or course-in square box. and a sheet of blank paper between them After a suitable interval for incubation-2i hours as a rule-the box was solemniy opened in the presence of the dupe. and Hey, presto," there were not two, but three banknotes.
 To the dupe, of course, it appeared a royal road to riches, and he was easily induced to contribute couple of 4Q pound banknotes to. his benefactors so as to have them subjected to the same clandestine process. Needless to say, he saw neither notes nor box nor Poles again. The whole trick was worked by q false bottom and clever sleight ot hand, sooner or later it was bound to happen. The four swindlers made u lit tle mistake in physiognomy or psychol- ogy and fell upon a man who was both shrewd and honest. with the result that they areNnow in the hands Of the police. Questioned by M. Guichard. they a; first prctcnded to ho entirely ignorant of French. The nagis trate had to re- sort to Machiavellian stratagen, Having discovered two .banknotes at the bottom of the magic Box, he turned suddenly to the prisoners and demand cd. "To whom do these belong. ''Tley're mine. sir, replied the quar- let with one voice and in excellent Ere ncn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
.sARKuNG FOR A LIvINGe

From the survey
 The phrase barking for living ln this country conjures up a picture or the man in front of the circus siae- show. who invites the public to see the wild Man of Borneo' and tne other rnarveis of the world But faris has a company of barkers or more literal kind. TO qualify one must De able to initiate perfectly every variety of canine yelp. Candidates for the post of s,dog -revealer'' must submit to q rigorous test They are tried literally on the official dog. If they satisfy that discriminating animal they are ap- pointed at an initial salary of $50 a month.
 The duties are simple Each night the .siog -revealer'' barks for live min .utes outside of every house on pre- arranged beat If the dwelling con tains dog it replies with enthusiasm and the dog -revealer" takes down the street number On the following day the license office examines the records to see if the house owner has paid q dog tax. If he has not an action is brought against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
Our Merchant Marine

We have next to none now, but MT. Underwood thinks the time has come when we should admit goods brought to us in American merchant vessels at lower rate than those brought in foreign ships. This was done in the earlier days of the republic when we had comfortable merchant fleet of sailing vessels. Mr. Underwood thinks we should return to the practice of our democratic fathers.
 Production in this country has been developed where it needs foreign out lets, and nothing will more efficiently aid us in securing such outlets than merchant marine of adequate propor- tions.
 To build it up speedily we should, says MT. Underwood, grant it dis criminatory duties, following in that respect the policies of Jefferson, Mad isor, Monroe and Jackson. This dash of old-time democracy would fit our development of great industries, and it would admirably serve to keep off over-production and consequent de- pression in our great industries.
 Mr. Underwood is fortunately so placed that he can plead for discrim- mating duties effectively, and he may yet prove to be the up-builder of a merchant marine that will greatly add to the wealth and prosperity of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
THE AVERAGE BAD WOMAN

In the December American Magazine Ida NJ. Tarbell in an article entitled Good Will To Women reports the work being done at the New York state reformatory for women at Bedford. Following is an extract showing what the average type of the Bedford girl is:
 The average type of that materials, that is, a species of composite Bedford gir--is easily arrived at from set of statistics. which was made up after tho, institution had received it's one-thou- sandth case, which happened in Novem
 Der, 1909. According to this record the girl is young, under 21 that is, she is just about the age of the girl enter ing one of our higher institutions of learning She is not materially less in stature or weight. Her blood is less purely American; indeed. 1t is nearly 30 per cent foreign born.' and IS per cent colored. She has little education. She has no expert training. Nearly half of her working life has been spent in unskilied homework. She,has usually : queer streak? she is the Victim of moods She must be watched for hys- terical tendencies She smokes cis . arettes. drinks freely, and is tainted by diseases of the streets. Almost always her life has been irregular sexualiy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
Coal for Export Purposes

The proposed investments of the Badham-Skaggs company and of the Alabama and New Orleans company in coal lands and in coal production indicate what is in store for this dis- trict when the Panama canal and the Warrior river are both opened to slack water navigation. Both. will be fully opened within two years.
 Not only will the coal mines of this district be- called on to supply the domestic demand in the southeast, in cluding New Orleans, but great sup plies will be exported as soon as barges can carry to tidewater the products of our mines.
 The growth of the export trade ot this country in coal is something im- mense. In 1892 the coal shipped to other countries was valued at $8,335,- OOO. This aggregate jumped to $21,- GOO. .OOO in 1902, and to $52,500,000 in 1912. And these figures do not include the bunker coal that ships carried away for their own use as fuel. This has been valued at $23, 3,000,000, thus showing that coal to the value of $75, 100000 has been sent away in the fiscal year of 1912.
 The opening of the Panama canal and of the Warrior will put the mines of this distract in good position to share this great and growing trade. Instead of product of 15,000, ,000 tons year production of 30,000,000 tons will soon be demanded from this dis trict No one can, in fact, name a limit to the possibilities of coal pro- duction in this district, simply be- cause it's coal fields lie nearest the sea with slackwater navigation all the way. Every ton of our coal shipped to foreign countries or put into the bunkers of foreign vessels means ore prosperity here at home, and The Age-Herald is glad to see that inves- tors are beginning to appreciate the possibilities of this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
Pleased With James Gayley

l don't know when l have met more interesting man than James Galley" said Mir. Felix NJ Drennen, who enter tained Mir. Galley and MT. Floyd while they were in Birmingham this week.
 MT Galey can. put dd0n more fig ures in minute and can grasp the de- tails of a proposition more quickly than any man I have ever known. He is one of the most eminent steel and iron experts in the world and some of his manufacturing processes are in iise wherever steel making is known. And yet with a mind which must be so con stantly engaged on big affairs he is one of the most affabfe of men. And he is as frank us child in showing his in- terest in things which one would be- lieve he did not have time to consider.
 He showed the trend of. his mind when he went through The Age-Her- ald building Monday night When he came to the department where the lin- otype machines were in operation he spent almost an hour watching them do their wonderful work. The mechanism seemed to have the greatest fascination for him. M
 Al in all thip2S Mr. Galley one of the most remarkable men it has been my good fortune to meet,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
DANIEL BooNE's TRAIL

The December American Magazine contains an extraordinary article en- titled Burns of the Mountains" which is the story of southern mountaineer who through almost unprecedented cour- age has built a college which he hopes is to go long way toward remalxing his own people. An interesting extract from the article follows, showing h NV Daniel Boone's Srail through the Cum berland mountains still exists:
 You can go back into the Cumber- land country and find the trail where Boone crossed, following the water, and see that region pretty much as he found it and as he left it, a country with a history arrested, unwritten, waiting. The log cabin is the universal form of tue home. You can find today the loom the spinning wheel, the lard kettle, the candle mold, and the squirrel rife, ui- changed in 100 years. The women there still wear sunbonnets, and they still ride behind, horseback, with their lords and masters; still stand waiting at table while their lords and masters eat. Strange Elizabethan phrases of speech still finger Hot bread still prevails, three meals a day and pork when they can get 1t. The men do not go west to pick up prairie lands. but toll la boriously with the ax on steel moun- tainsides to open the land, blow 1t pre- cariouely with single shovel blows, or till 1t laborously with hoes-men. women and children, with hoes Farm machinery is unknown.
 You cannot believe. and surely can not understand, these things without seeing them-cannot believe that this backward country is in America as you know it. But. having seen them, you understand why these sidetracked High flanders, lost for more than a century, do not send their children to school. There are no schools. because there are no roads. no roads, because there are no taxes; no taxes, because there is no money; and, coming round again in a circle, no possible interchange of com modities, because~there are no roads, There lies the wilderness of the old crossing place of the Alleghanies as Boone saw it and left it'