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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27

"Woman is consedired the weaker
vessel.' she remarked, "and yet
"And YETI she continued, "man is
~ftener broke! London Opinion.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27

When baking potatoes rub dry and
grease. This causes the outer skin to
peel off very thin, thus saving the
most nourishing part.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27
SUGAR COOKIES.

Three cups sugar, three eggs, one cup
buttermilk, one cup lard, one teaspoon
full of soda, flour enough to roll out.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27
NOT QUITE.

"Is he what you might cali police
captain at large7'
ono; he only out on bail. Town
Topics.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27
TRUE COURAGE.

True courage is that noble quality of
mind which makes us forget how afraid
we are-Puck.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27
The Only
White Leghorn Farm
in the World

that can make tne 1OuOWAuB
statement:
Storrs Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Storrs, Conn, Aug. 4, 1911.
To whom concerned:
In the course of our White Diarrhoea
investigation during the past season,
we have used a large number Of eggs
from the flock Of S. c. White Leghorns,
owned by Mr.. A. NJ. Pollard. We were
unable to discover, either by bacteria
logical examination or practical test,
any evidence of bacillary white diar-
rhoea infection.
LEO F. RETTGER,
Bacteriologist, Sheffield Scientific
School, Yale University.
F. H. STONEBURN,
Professor of Poultry Husbandry,
Connecticut Agriculture College.
All stock have free range on SO
acres-we are booking orders now for
1918.
EGGS $3.50 per 1916 per 100.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27

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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27
Special Prize Contest

Write story of not to exceed 500 words on the
PRoF1TED BY BOOSTING FOR COAST MADE
Of the month. together with two stamps cut from C
herewith though they will be of different sizes. RI
month First prize S.; second prize, So; third r
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Holy Week Services.

Union services will he held during
Holy week as follows, beginning
each evening al Z 30:
Sunday. at the Episcopal church
Speaker, r Leblanc Lynch.
Monday, at the Universalist
church." The Day of Authority"
Speaker. Rev. f. II Clark.
Tuesday, at the Methodist church
1.-The Day of Controversy I
Speaker, Rev. H. |. Garfield
Wednesday, at the Universalist
church" The Livingstone Centen-
ary j" Livingstone as a Christian,
Rev Il. T Clark Az a Missionary,
Rev benjamin Swift; As ar tx
plorer. Rev III. l. Garfield As y
Hers. RAv e X Phillips.
Thursday. at the Congregational
church rhe Day If Fellowship ("
Speaker, Rev. = u Phillips.
Friday. at the Oh isiian Church
THE Day Of Suffering" Speaker,
Rev. benjamin ShSilh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Mrs. Briggs" etc., Pleases.

A grand and bewildering street
parable in the afternoon heralded the
appearance Of Mrs Briggs of the
Poultry Yard" at Music hall last
week Friday evening and those who e
interest it excited were not disap-
pointed in the play aud the people
who took part The comedy was
presented under the auspices of the
High School Alumni association.
Mrs Briggs. her interesting family
of four, her household worries, and
her goat which was much talked
about but not seen, entertained the
audience all through the three acts
This part was capitaIly acted by
Miss Cate, and us Mrs. Briggs, talk
alive and industrious, had much to
do with the progress of the piece, to
Miss Cate fell large share of the
work.
mto' " SOHHO Wdo duOtHci ldhJ
of great conversational ability, and
Mrs IL. II. Spear made the part con-
spicuous by an extraordinary cos
tune, an unmistakable accent and
her meaning Mrs. O'Ccnnor, Ct
course animosity to the poultry
farm goat She certainly had no
use for goats
The cast was excellent as whole
George r Winslow took the part Of
a somewhat unfeeling aristocrat
whose daughter Virginia was played
by Miss Bessie G.. Kidder. Harold
e. Perkins, Earle Ransome, Miss
Bessie Riley and Miss Beatrice Blood
had excellent parts which contribu-
ted to the success of the play, and
Miss Mildred Maynes, Miss Rosina
Lawrence and Henry Furber were
three amusing members of Mrs.
Briggs family,
Mr.. raft's orchestra played several
excellent selections and made fea-
ture Of the musical part Of the enter
taininent.
The old piano in the High school
was auctioned off after the second
act and was bought for Co G's club
room.
The entertainment Melted over
800 for the new piano fund.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Eclipse Of the Moon March %.

The first of the five eclipses to
occur in 1913 will take place March
%. within six hours after the sun
has passed the vernal equinox, when
the moon enters the earth's shadow.
The eclipse will be total, and OBJ
servers in this section of the country
will see it when the full moon has
sunk low down toward the western
horizon-so far down, in fact. that it
will have sci to them before the moon
is wholly obscured in the earth's
shadow.
The eclipse is to begin at Is
a M. and will have become total at
III At IA it will begin TO
emerge from the shadow anti the
eclipse will he ended at 8 Az.
Governor Foss of Massachusetts
on Monday signed the bill providing
that women who fail to cover their
hat pins PORTS are liable to d fine not
e6crsdiug @ruu.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Civil Service Examination.

A Special civil service examination
will be held for the Woodstock, VT,
post office ON March %, 1913 in
Woodstock, at 9 o'clock a. IN. to
establish a register of eligibles for
male clerk, from which or more APP
pointments ore expected to immedi-
ately follow, and others as the needs
of the Office may require.
Applicants must be between the
ages Of J8 and as years Except
preference claimants nnder Section
1854, r. s.. to whom the maximum
age limit does not apply J, and must
be citizens OF the United States.
Male applicants must measure not
less than FIVE feet. four inches in
height, without shoes
For the repaired application form,
and pamphlets Of general Informal
ton containing specimen examina-
ton questions. apply 10 Harold f.
Perkins, local secretary. at the post
office. or Edward L. Stebbine, Secre-
stary Board II Examiiners. Post Offirs
puildiuf P~lOal AsyA APYiira'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Dog Licenses Higher,

The price of dog licenses was
raised by the last legislature and
dog owners will therefore lie wise if
they make it 20 point to pay their
fees before April lst aud thus obtain
tags for the minimum amount.
The price Of female dogs has been
advanced from ga to Sc, and taxes
must he paid by April l. After that
il will be 81 extra on all kinds of
dogs until May Is. which will be the
last day of grace.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
FAT MEN GOING TO SEA
New England's Famous Club
Will Test the Briny Deep.

Woodstock members of the New
England Fat Mems club are inter
ested in the coming trip of thai
famous and growing organization To
bermuda These ponderous en-
thusiasts have before sailed as far as
seven miles around Boston and Port
land. but they have mostly con
fined their irrepressible activities
to athletic sports, baseball and ban
qnets - always banquet. Now
they are going To test the temper OF
Old Neptune and the buoyancy OF
the Quebec Steamship Co.'S boats
Their friends hope for the best.
On May Ia the club. their neigh
bors and friends will sail from New
York on an eieht-days trip to Ber-
muda. all expenses, including sea
voyage and keep at Hotel Hamilton
for $42 so minimum.
Brother Fatinan Horace w. Bailey,
who thinks Old Neptune will get the
surprise Of his life, expatiates IN the
trip in a letter to the Rutland News,
md says: IF the vessel don't tip
over, or bust its stay beams. and if
pure water and substantial victuals
hold out, and no other untoward
circumstance happens to cause her
10 perish from off the face of the
earth. the next annual cruise will be
around the world, rocked in the
cradle Of the deep"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Shooting at Wilder.

Windsor county's foreign popu-
laiion is fruitful source of trouble
to the authorities, the paper mill at
Wilder being sort of storm center.
Stem Kesuba was arrested at Wilder
Sunday night and taken to the lock-
up at White River junction, charged
with shooting John Cieslak The
shooting occurred about $50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Both men are Poles who work at
the International Paper company's
mill and it is said that trouble had
been brewing between them. Kesuba
and another Pole took the wounded
man to the hospital at Hanover, N.
II. The bullet entered Cieslak's
right cheek and was found by the
surgeons lodged in the throat at the
left He is not dangerously wounded.
When Kesuba returned he was ar
rested by the officers, who had been
notified and were waiting at the
stable where he hired the rig. He
claims Cieslak shot himself
Witnesses who knew about the
shooting of John Cieslak at Wilder,
Sunday afternoon, were examined in
the states attorney office at White
River Junction on Monday, but the
hearing of STEM Kesuba, charged
with assault with revolver, was
postponed for further investigation.
States Attorney Raymond Trainor
went to Hanover to question the
injured man at the hospital The
four men in the room at the time of
the shooting stuck to the story that
the weapon was discharged acci-
dentally. The services of Polish
Interpreter we're necessary. Kesuba
is held at the police station.
The hearing in Kesuba's case has
been post poned to March 81.
Kesuba was released under bonds
of $500 by Justice A. j. Darrah
Tuesday afternoon. He has secured
Scott Sloane of Lebanon as his
counsel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
WOODSTOCK NEWS
RAIN RAISES
THE STREAMS
The River and South Branch
Reach the Highest Point in
Years.

Reach the Highest Point in
Years.
Spring-like weather followed a
freeze last Saturday morning, when
the mercury dropped to Is or 20 be-
low zero, and on Friday morning
came rain and Overlooking rivers and
streams.
1t was the maddest food the vii
lage has seen for years there was a
lot of ice stacked up in the river and
the South Branch waiting for a
looseining thaw, and it starded down
stream in a hurry.
About 8 30 Friday morning the
ice in the mill pond heaved up and
shot out with rush, pushed along
by the accumulations farther up the
river, and the water seldom makes a
higher mark than it reached at that
hour Much wood and lumber came
floating down, but the extent of the
losses are not learned yet
The Kedron or South Branch,
spread itself as usual and from Cross
street bridge south to near j. S.
Hathorne's place the meadows we're
flooded the golf course and the
home plate on the Vail field diamond
being under about two feet of water
From the Cross street bridge to
Central street the Kedron's banks
took care of the food. but below
there was more trouble The base
ment of the Jail barn was haoded,
aud Deputy Sheriff Loukes had the
time Of bis life rescuing his hens.
which mostly found refuge ON the
roof. The pig there was roped and
drawn TO safety.
Bensnns mills was another storm
center. The Kedron backed mp
around the barh and poultry houses
below the buildings and by wading
waist deep the rescuers brought out
fonr horses from the surrounded
stable. Half a dozen half-drowned
hens were captured and corner Of
the woodworking establishment was
at once turned into poultry-dress-
ing department.
Mr. Benson lost five or six thous
and shingles and a little lumber was
also swep. away.
With the ice out. the streams i'm
mrdiately began to fall, but the
meadows are still largely unde~
water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15

meath it, hut he held to the reins.
quieted her with word, the mare
behaving very handsomely under
the circumstances. embarrassed and
got her back into the road again.
The sleigh was badly used up and
DIR. jackson had to hunt up another
one before he could start for home.
AL the close of the annual church
dinner, Feb 90, District Superin-
tendent w S Smithers held the
fourth quarterly conference in the
Methodist church. This is Superin-
tendent Smithers' last year in the
Montpelier district, as his term is
limited TO six years. The next
annual conference will be held at
Richford, beginning April 8. A
unanimous request was made that
the Rev. f. L. Clark DO returned to
Woodstock for his fourth year q. w.
Sayward presented the society with
an organ. The board of trustees
was elected for the ensuing year as
follows: Philip Royce. @. w. Say
ward, Harold Perkins, P. j. Hamil-
ton and Charles Kingsley. About so
members we're in attendance at the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
BRIDCEWATER CORNERS

Frank Stevens has moved to
Judge F. M. Plvmlev's farm in
Sherburne.
Bridgewater grange conferred the
first and secotd degrees on seven
candidates at the last meeting, and
the Grange memorial service for
Frank Moore and Henry Shattucls
was held the same evening.
Rev. Frank Curtis of Barnard
will hold service at Briggs tomorrow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

The drama. " A Daughter of the
Desert" was again given by Orion
grange this week Friday evening.
A supper and dance followed.
DIR. S. w. Martin, nephew Of
Mrs. Nichols, died at his home in
Springfield Friday, March 7. Mrs.
Nichols and Mrs. A. F. Wood at
tended the funeral Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hesseltine
and daughters OF Reading were re-
cent guests at L. ]. Merrill's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
VISITED rs FARMS
Report of the Windsor County
Agricultural Advisor,

During the period from January
9th to March lat, less than three
weeks, Mr.. Jay Coryell, the agricul
tural advisor, has been making a
reconnaissance or survey Of the
county visiting 49 farmers, which
makes a total al rs VISITS to differ
ent farms. travelling 1888 miles by
rail and 36G with team, or total
Of 1899 miles since December TO- the
time when he began work.
Since January 9th 100 confer
ences have been held with business
men and farmers. relating to farm
matters, in Is different communities,
getting over the entire county
A number Of farmers have agreed
to undertake corn demonstration
work Those who are in position
to undertake this work and are in
terested are urged To correspond
with Mr. Coryell AT least 40 plots
will be taken ON.
A cooperative test in the eradica-
ton of quack grass is being under
taken on one farm and a pasture ex
pertinent is being studied.
At a meeting of Hartford farmers
held on January 81, the men were
interested to buy carload Of seed
together. On February 20an orchard
pruning demonstration was given at
Norwich. An apple tree was pruned
and the reasons for and methods of
pruning explained. Specimens of
brown tail moths were found and the
methods of control described
In the near future another pruning
and spraying demonstration will be
held near Ludlow and others are
being arranged for.
Considerable attention has been
given to the organization of a COW
testing association among the dairies
of Windsor, Brownsville, West
Windsor and Hartland.
Farmers have continued to express
their interest in the work and de-
sire to cooperate or demonstrate
with certain crops.
Considerable correspondence is
being received covering various
farm matters A number of farmers
and business men have joined the
association during February. the
Farmers Association now having a.
membership of over 200.
Since the. business meeting this
number has been added to consid-
erably. About 5000 has yet to be
raised in order to carry the work
along for the two years for which we
are under contract with the United
States Department of Agriculture
The Farmers Association expects
to provide the advisor with a small
car the coming spring, in order that
he may be able to cover more ground.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
CENTRAL ST. WOODSTOCK
FIND HURLEY's BODY.
Evarts Man Disappeared from
Home February 8.

Hatfield. Macs. March l0.-The
body of G. Edward Hurley, station
agent at Evarts. who has been misc
ing since February s. when he left
home to go to Springfield ON busi-
ness, was found Monday ON the bank
of the Connecticut river at Hatfield.
Macs.
No marks of violence were found
on the body by the medical exam
iner. Hurley was 35 years old and
leaves a widow and three children.
There win be an Investigation to
solve the mystery of his death.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Posr-oFFlcE NOTICE

Mail trains arrive s.s5. BAT a, m. s.ss,
So p. IN.
Mai trains leave 1880 q. M. 1918 p. M,
500 y. m. and 5.l6 p. IN.
Bndgewater Rutland and Ludlow stages
leave 6. 45 ~. m. and 800 p. m.
South Woodstock. 800 p. m.
Barnard and Bethel, 8. 40 u. m.
Rural Tree delivery mail closes ut $3.50
"A. III.
MAILS CLOSE-For early stages 500
p. M. Later mails, 10. % a. M. IL. 50 a. M,
500 p. m. lud 4.40 y. IN.
Once Hours-U. ~ "a, m. To $50 p. IN
sunday mali closes lO.2Oa m.
enMD,K CHAPMAN. Postmaster
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
BURGLARY THE CHARGE.


Connection With Break at
North Hartland v Now in
County Jail.
Herbert G. Wood. said to be origi-
,nally from Barre, was arrested at
White River Junction Tuesday
charged with breaking aud entering
the Central Vermont station at North
Hartland. The arrest was brought
about by reason of his free use of
pennies in paying small bills. When
taken it is alleged that he admitted
the olfense. Tie was about to take a
train for Concord, N. H
When arraigned, Wood waived
examination and was committed to
the Jail at Woodstock to await trial.
The break was made Saturday
night, about SO in change being
taken from the railroad ticket office
and the postofice. which is in the
station, some mail and fifty-three
two-cent stamps
The stamps and part of the money
we're recovered and Wood told the
officers that he threw the mail under
culvert after opening it and finding
nothing of value. 1t can probably
be found
The arrest was made by Chief of
Police j ii Ober of White River
junction and Deputy Sheriff d. K.
Daley of North Hartland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Munsey Sells the Journal.

The Boston Journal was sold on
Monday by Frank A. Munsey to
Matthew Hale, national committee
man for Massachusetts and state
chairman Of the Progressive party.
The price Of the paper has been
reduced to one cent, having recently
bee, raised 70 .'hFse ceH'p By Nun
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
SHERBURNE.

Leon George has work at Pico
mills and has moved to West hill.
Miss Eunice Townsend of Wood
stock was visitor here last Sunday.
Mrs. George Kent, aged So. a
resident OF Sherburne all her lite.
died March 5. She leaves six
children, and ! bFoshcr who lives in
Rutland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15

Florists Of Evanston, H., fight
publication al the city's water sup
ply with hypochloride of lime, as
ssrting the action of the acid changes
yellow acknowledgements to q dead
ash color, " bite roseAto pink, and
Carnations TO slnost every otbeT
ccYor slnn ~ jS9ht sfFv
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
TAFTSvILLE

Nv. J. Strong returned from Leba-
n, N. H., Saturday.
. prayer meeting will be held al
/ Village hall tomorrow evening
h. 80 o'clock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
Pmber Hamlet Has $25, 900
Fire.

Mountain Mills, lumber hamlet
Puttwo miles south Of Wilmington.
Page, had $a5,ooo fire early
Gnday mo,n,ng, which is the tn rti
|ge blaze that has visited that place
'five years. The Office hnilding
Htain'ng the store and post flee,
boarding house that accommo
sed about SO people and two
fel'ing houses were destroyed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
orman Williams Public
Library
LIBRARY HOURS

Reading room open from 7 a. m. tc
M; p. m. toe p. M, and p m. to
30 p. m.
Librarian or assistant will be at the
brary from 10 a. m. to IL m. /; 2 p. m.
6 p. m. and z p. m. to $50 p. m.
Rturday evening until 3.
EDWARD H. WILLIAMS JR.,
President
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15

tions should be promptly filled out
and fled with the latter not later
than A 80 p m. March IL. 1918.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-15
a FRIENDLY KNIFE

Tfyou carried q knife around in
\ your pocket for twenty years.
using it day after day for a thou
sand purposes: and If you huna ON
to that knife just az you would 20
an old friend. for the aalke OF liza
goodness. value and dependability.
well. that's about the kind of
knife that you will Get II you buy a
'skanfnser BRAND"
JAck KMiFg
Come in and look at these fine
pocket knives. They are noted for
holding the edge and for their art
istic workmanship.
Dozens ofNsw Platforms S.ssf rsessve2
A. L. WOOD 81 SON
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-17
COMING SOON

The Commonwealth is comtem-
plating arrangements for a series
Of lectures by Professor Maynard
Shipley Of Oakland, Cal These
lectures are entitled The Ro-
nance of Twentieth Century
Science, " and are fully illustrated
with steriOpticOn views. Starting
with a lecture on Worlds in the
Making, - Professor Shipley VIII
take his hearers on through the
ages, VIII discuss the origin Of life
on this earth, the evolution Of man
the evolution Of society through
various economic systems and VIII
end with a lecture on the Glass
Struggle in Politics Further an
uOuncemeuts later
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-17

man who Is BOW willing Ie n1wIl iHHt
he voted far cur three city uawW
IouHrs Whut our commissioner
have done for thH WORKING class uf
Everett since their election can Dee
covered hy as many 10000 as gou wish
to make
A poor lone Socialist gathered Of
large crowd around him the other day
ON cur main street This ls the con-
versatiou overheard between the So
cialist and the other fellow.
The other Fellow Yves. ] voted
for the commissioners ! amt afraid
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-17
ARREST I. w. w. AS FAST AS
THEY SPEAK.
Soap-Box Orators Put Into Waiting
Patrol and Whiried Away
tc Portland Jail.

Portland, Or. July 1.-THE Portland
police swept down on the I. w W. to-
night and broke up a street demonstra-
ton in the business district by arrest
ing eleven soap-box orators as fast as
they jumped upon their improvised
rostrum to crate against government,
federal and city, and newspapers and
all opponents.
Sheriff Word had sworn in several
aides. and with his regular fcSce and
the patrol wagon in waiting around
corner from the meeting, unbeknown
TO the disturbers, took the speakers
in as fast as they opened their mouths.
This decisive action seemed to sound
the death knell of street speaking in
Portland as Mayor Albee had pre-
viously announced this might happen.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-17
STATEMENT OF MMoNWEALTH
PUBLICATION AS REQUIRED BY
PosTOFFIcE DEPARTMENT.

Published weekly at Everett, Wash.
Publishers: The Commonwealth
Publishing Co.
Editor and Manager: Alfred Wagon
knecht.
Owning more than one per cent Of
the stock: City Committee, Socialist
party; Fourth Ward Local, Socialist
Party; Fifth Ward Local, Socialist
party.
No bond holders or mortgages.
(Signed)
ALFRED WAGENKNECHT,
Manager.
(Seal and Signed)
FRANK CORT,
Notary Public.