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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
WHERE SNOW WAS DEEP.
Som. "Reminiscences of a Hard Wiuter In tn
Sierra Nevada Mountains.


The breaking up of winter and
disappearance OF snow which has
fallen to such depth recalls to Smith
Hodges of South Pomfret some of
his wintry experiences in the Sierra
Nevada IN ountains in California in
the early fifties. He has trapped
and hunted in different parts of the
West and his stories, as he says, are
more entertai ming than his actual
experiences.
Mr.. Hodges went to California 4
few years after the gold excitement
and as Il beginning of his adventures
was shipwrecked in the Pacific on
the way there. He became the
owner of ranch and trading post
in Bear valley in the Sierra Nevada
mountains, on the old Truckce
route passed over by SO many emf
grants, their wagons being let down
the mountain from tree to tree by
means of ropes-a rocky, perilous
trail. Mr.. Hodges decided to spend
winter there, in company with two
men in his employ. Snow came,
falling II feet deep about his little
cabin, and for g days the impris-
oned men subsistcd on frozen ruta-
baga turnips. There were enough
OF them, but were not just the thing
for Il steady diet. The stock suf-
fered, too, ard number of the
mules starved or died other deaths.
Down in Frisco the party WAS gwen
up for lost and the newspapers re-
ported that sold man Hodges" had
persisted in the mountains.
They made one attempt to get out
of the mountains, during which they
were out two nights in Il storm. but
returned weakened and discouraged
10 their cabin after crawling mile
over the snow. Then MIR. Hodges
rugged up a pair of Norwegian
snowshoes, making the first pair
seven feet long, but they were of
little use in the deep snow. An
other pair was made IL feet long
They worked little better, but MIR.
Hodges tried again and pair #
feet in length it was found would
bear the weight Of Il man. On these
snowshoes the imprisoned men
finally got out OF the mountains
after a long, hard tramp of several
days, Mr.. Hodges. though hardly
able to walk. leading on the I4-foot
shoes, the man behind him ON the
smaller shoes following closely on
his trail. The seven-footers brought
up the rear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22


a Florida editor, describing a
tragedy il that state, says:
Like ri ssass in in the dark, with
steuithy, client tread, tiptoeing, he
approached the bedside where beau
ty slept III sweet innocence. POising
himself above the silent, peaceful
form, be giinned in devilish glee;
them closing his eyes and gritting
his teeth, the keen bladed knife was
thrust into the warm, kind breast.
Not Il WORT was uttered. He went
as he had come-silently, stealthily.
The deed was done
Compare the above agony with
the brief breezy description of a
Georgia editor, writing Oh similar
subject
Like snake he crope through
the window, set his foot on the floor,
stood over the bed where Uncle Bill
" WAS allyn, reached for his pants
and took out $iG-all the money
Uncle billy had in the world-then
clupc;l back to the window, swung
himself cut and slid right into the
arms OF tho high sheriff of the coun-
" Atlanta Constitution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

Tn the lI,vs ~ lien snectacles were
;ntro1rred the world WAS not all
wise GLASSES bt.co,ne so fashion.
,hle tb,t nennle d,d NOT woit until
NECESSITY ro,,ne]l.d them TO adopt
fine new cu.tn,u. Whether their
evesjnbt wa. l.l or good, those who
wnpl,j lac ,tvli,h wore spcctacles.
In Sr,in tl,av formed uart of the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
The Present Law In Regard to Post .
ing Trout Brooks.

The state fish commission is send
ing out notices explaining the law
in regard to fishing in posted
streams. as amended by the legisla-
ture last fall, and calling attention
to the fact that the state commission
cannot lawfully stock privately post
ed waters. Under the law as amend
ed last fall. all privately posted
streams will be open to the public
for fishing on May next, unless
the streams. or the parts of them
which are posted, have been stocked
with artihcially Matched or reared
fish at the expense of the people
who post the stream. If the streams
have been so stocked the owners can
make 1t Il misdemeanor to fish in
them. without permission, by put
ting up in two conspicuous places
signs two feet long and one foot
WIDE.
The commission has had num-
Der of requests to sell trout to stock
private waters, bnt It is unable to do
so. The trout raised ut the state
hatchery are used solely for public
waters and the number raised is not
sufficient to allow the commission
ers to sell any for private waters.
"Waters stocked by the fish and
game commissioners" the law reads,
"shall thereafter be treated as pub
lie waters, but any person who
might otherwise make the same Il
private preserve or posted waters,
may do SO ut the expiration of five
years from the date of filing with
the fish and game commissioners
written notice of his intention SO to
dO.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
BRIDGEWATER CENTRE.

Three deer came down only Il
short ways from Sam Lacoe's house
and stayed and ted under some
apple trees. They were there tor
over half an hour and have come
down two afternoons.
Ed Dudley and wife have moved
in the hall and is keeping store.
Mrs. Anna Lacoe picked some
pansy blossoms from he, flower
garden Sunday, April 10Th. They
were as fresh as in the summer.
She has running maple that came
from New York state, the hand
soonest flower in town.
Quite a large quantity of sugar is
being made around here this spring.
Miss Grace Hadley spent Satur-
day and Sunday at NJ. Nj. knowl-
tons.
The snow is getting off the river
roads but is pretty deep back on the
hills.
Mrs. Henry Pratt, who has been
staying at Judson Briggs this WIN
ter, has gone back to her home in
Brigewa,er Hollow.
Will Bradley has gone to work
for Hermon DAVIS in Chateauguay.
Carmi Hubhard's horse was hurt
quite badly recently while he was
driving home from O. F. Wash
burns.
Andrew Dimick is at work for
Edgar Perry on Bridgewater Hill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
PONlFRET.

Moses King of Woodstock. who
has been at +. l.. Davis for some
weeks, has returned home.
Frank Mclendy has gone to Bel
lows Falls to work in Il machine
shop.
Miss Bowers is caring tor Mrs.
E. s. Jackman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
at the Churches tomorrow.

Notwithstanding service at
1890. Junior meeting $50 o'clock,
Epworth League 6.I5 o'clock, Even
ing service 7 o'clock.
ChristIan-Uslal services.
Congregational-Usual services.
st. Jamcs-Sermon in the morn
ing by Rev. DR.. Brown of North
field.
Universalist-Usual services.
Catholc-Mass in Quechec at 9
o'clock, in Woodstock at HIS and
evening service 1T 100.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

Mas. WINSLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions OF moth
ors for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soohes the child sOftens
The gums. allays all pain, cares wind collie.
and is the best remedy for DiarrhGa 1t will
r, licve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by Pill druggists in every part of the
world Twenty five cents bottle. BE sure
and ask for Mrs. WinsOw's Soothing Sy.
rup," aud take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
Hats and B0ineGs.
ELEGANT
New LaCes.
MISSES MCC0LL0M.

Oscar Harding is gong to run "A
milk route in Springfield.
Newman Leavitt has moved his
family into part of +. ). Jack
mans house.
n Ailard is to move into the
the house vacated by Eugene Evans.
Cloudand farm has gathered but
nine barrels of sap from 1000 trees !;
G. Melendy four barrels from 100
trees.
Dir. |. p. Dana. native of Pom
fret. where his mother and brother
reside, died at his home in Otav,
Cal, April 6.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
SOUTH POMFRET.

Eugene Evans has hired Asa
Allard and wife to work on his hill
farm, which he is leaving to reside
on the J. Chedel place.
Newman Leavitt, who has resided
the past year on the Case farm, has
moved the past week into +. ).
Jackman's south tenement and he
will carry on Mr.. Jackman's farm.
Miss Julia ackman has returned
to her school in Qucchce, leaving
her mother in the care of Miss Bes-
sic Bowers of West Windsor. Her
mother is some better.
Guardy McCarty is away for a
time visiting in Massachusetts.
Sap has run fairly we'll in this
vicinity nearly every day for a week
past, but only a few sugar orchards
are tapped.
MISS Lula DarOSle Is quite SICK
with II very severe fever and is
attended by DR.. kidder.
L. p. Spooner's house caught fire
last Tuesday morning by the burn
ng out of the chimney, but was cX-
tingunshed by the lively efforts of
the nelghbors before any great dam
age was done.
On Monday and Tuesday, April
18TH and 18th, your correspondent
picked apples from the ground
under several trees as fresh and
sound as when they fell from the
tree. Some of them lay entirely
exposed on ploughed ground but
covered with snow since Thanks-
giving. The ground has not been
frozen a particle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
Expensive Cat Tips.

Il don't see why you hate that
cat so, John. She has never cost
you anything.
She hasn't, heyi Maria, in the
last six months I've paid at least
four boys 81 apiece to kill that cat!"
Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
NORTH POMFRET L.

Obed Whlpple started for White
Plains, n. V, Wednesday to visit
his son Will and family.
Homer Baker is working at E &
SherbuInc's
w II. Harrington returned from
Boston last week, leaving Bessie to
visit in Fitchburg.
Victor Bushwav has begun his
summer labors for O. Wliipple.
Schools begin Monday.
Victor Bushway recently bought
cow of III Il Leonard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
The Same old Tune.

The frogs are giving symphony
concert, in all the suburbs in the
evenings now. Their music as old
as nature, but nobody finds fault
with it Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
Fpirit Of the age,
bodstock. Vt Apr 20. 1899
IL, Il. Time Table

n
~ following is the running time OF the
ruin over the Woodstock Rallroad' COM
nsnc1ng Monday, Oct, 81. 1898.
TRxINs GOING EAsT.-No2. Mail, 4. NJ.
,env1 " oodstock 10 80: Taftsvilc 10 40;
Jucoec 10 81; Dcwcy's MILL 10 81; tiart'
ord.H IS; White River junction II 20.
tn INs GOING EAsT.-No. 4, Accom-. r
I. ~ we Woodstock 3 20; Taftsville u
3us1 Zee ) SO, Dcweys Mills 3 40; Hartford
III ~ hitc River Junction 81.
TEAMS GOING EsT.-No.l. Accom-, A.
4. 1--we White River junction ! 30; tliart-
ord ~; Dcwcy's Mills 10; Qucchec 20
raftss lie 30; Woodstock ~.
TRAINS GOING WEsT.-No 3. Mail. Leave
Whit River junction | 40; Hartford 40;
Dewey Mills 90; Qucchec % Taftsrille
| 1S;Woodstock 223.
AIttrans daily--Sundays excepted
tFhg station. ~ ,..
J. &. PORTER. SUIT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
BARN ARD.

Frank Riley is spending Il weeks
vacation with his parents.
Miss Ella Chadwick is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. 5. Putnam.
The water in Silver lake is rapid
" rising and the ice is fast breaking
up. In few weeks this beautiful
sheet will afford Barnard's guests
much pleasure.
Rev Guy Lawton is attending
conference at Newport this week.
Mr.. Brooks of Worcester, Mass.
has been at y. =. ChambcrIin's the
past week. Mr.. Brooks has can :
vasscd the town for sugar and syrup
and was able to by at Il fairly low
price.
Miss Sadie IIoar. who has been
with her sister at North llartland
during the winter, has returned
home.
N'r.\h Manners biNN'' hN'i-F'
Sugar makers arc discouraged.
Many will gather their buckets tins
week, as sap REFUSES to run. Those
who have been best repaid io' their
labor are the ones who began ~
early rs March Ist. The little that
has been made will bring a good
price. Only few will sell syrup
for less than $I.oo a gallon OF sugar
less than 10 cents per pound.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

The telegraph lines IN Chile are
owned by the government. A mes
sage of 10 words can be sent to any
part OF the country for about 8 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
TAFTSNILLE.

While Henry Rowland and Guy
Barnes We're splitting wood We'd
nesday, Master Guy suddenly moved
his head between Ienry's axe and
The wood which he was splitting,
with the result that the blow struck
the top of his head cutting Il three
inch cash. DR.. Chandler took three
stitches in the wound.
School opens Monday, April 24th.
Leila Gillette returned home
Tuesday from her long visit with
her grandparents at Bridgewater.
The 10Th brought Mrs. Abbie
Spauldlng back to her home here
from her winters visit in Brock port,
n. y.
The town have put nice large
clock in the school room for future
use.
While splitting wood recently E.
c. Emmons cut his foot quite badly.
He was not confined to the house
however.
The Mooney family came home
Saturday fro II Beekmantown, n. Y.
L. J. NJ. Marcy has completed
the moving of his stock of goods
and surrendered the key of the store
to w. ii. Brownell, cdnesday
morning.
Mrs. Geo. Gates is spending a
few DAYS with her mother, Mrs. ID.
&. Spaulding.
Geo. Gilchrist of White River
Junction stopped over between
trains with his aunt, Mrs. Daniel
Bigelow, Thursda, after noon.
Robins have taken place of the
lister.
Mis-. +. W. Doton of Woodstock
has been visiting at l.. J. NJ. Marcy's.
Mabel Strong is IN Lebanon dress
making.
Amy Strong has gone to West
Lebanon. where she has found EN-
ployment
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

WANTED.-A good cook, wash
or and ironcr in II private family.
References required. Apply to Miss
Helen Williston Smith, White River
JUNCTION, Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
POST C-EICE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

atom. New York. North and Fast, 1000 A.
~, 3.O0P. NJ.
and Rutland, $50 A. NJ. and
100 p. NJ. go
NTH Woodstock and Felcliville, 800 p. NJ.
,rnArd and Bethel. $50 A. NJ.
Once hours from $50 A. NJ. to9 P. NJ
lndays, II to +. NJ.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. 7. Nj.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22
WEST WOODSTOCK.

Mrs. Chas. Woods is on the sick
list. Her sister, Mae Emery, is
helping her tor a few days.
Herbert Moore of Plymouth is
visiting his sister, Mrs. f. |. Ben
son.
A. \. Painter has been confined
to the house for few days by sick
ness.
Eugene Slack and Nelson FREE
dettc have been shingling one side
of our school house this week.
Mason Mills has also shingled one
side of his house. Guess they ex-
pect to keep the rain off.
Frank Vaughan has begun dig
ging a ditch for a wall upon which
he expects to build Il barn at once.
Geo. Emerson of Manchester, n.
H., was at Chas. w. Spaultling's
Friday night.
Claud Cross, who has been quite
i'll with blood poison at E. V.
Smiths, is improving.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

The managers of the May Musical
Festival at White River Junction
aim to present selections of high
standard. The character of the
artists engaged is Il guarantee that
the festival will rank above the COM
mon order. The conductor, Henri
6. Blaisdell, and the basso, Mr..
Babcock, who cxcels in the "Nles-
siah,' need no introduction to the
musical public. Mrs. Shepherd,
the soprano, and Miss Carllsmith,
contralto, are both charming singers,
and MIR. Towne, tenor, is highly
praised by critics. Mr.. Grilley.
entertainer, will add Il pleasing
variety to the program bv his recita.
tons. The Cecilia Ladies Quartette
of Montpelier will well represent
the musical talent of Vermont's cap.
ital. Diagram of the seats ready
Thursday, April II. Orders for
seats received at Clark's bookstore
n special train will leave Wood
stock Friday, May I, at 7.So p. NJ.
The interest in this festival in the
towns around the Junction is so
great that the majority of the seats
for Friday will undoubtedly be taken
the first day of the opening of the
diagram. We advise our people to
to leave their orders with Mr.. Clark
in advance and secure block OF
seats together.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

The best undrrwaiSts
for growing boys and
girls. Soft and easy,
strong and durable.
Plenty of buttons Just
where they are wanted
and put on to stay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
To Protect the Spring.

1t is difficult to keep a spring clean
unless one attempts to Improve" a
little upon nature, difficult as that
might seem. If one can get section
of iron boiler tubing some two and a
half feet in diameter and set it in the
spring, the lower edge well down be-
meath the surface, with clay ''puddled'
about the outside, he will have as fine
water supply as one could desire. 1t
Is also possible to get sections Of stone
piping with a diameter Of about two
feet, which can be set into the spring in
the same way. In either case it will
be found a good idea to bank up all
about the iron or stone tubing with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
When Business Is Good.

1t is no new thing in this country TO
find that when our wage-earners are
at work and business consequently is
good there is demand for foreign as
well as for domestic products, for when
everybody is making money everybody
can and does buy literally. When a
Wilson law closes American mills and
factories it seems at first a fine bargain
for Americans with pockets well sup
piled by home industries to be able to
buy cheaply. But when the pockets
are emptied and no more earnings drop
into them because our own industries.
are no longer paying wages it ceases
to be such fine thing. We had that
experience when we repealed the Nc
Kinley law, which had increased the
purchasing power of everybody. We
should have a repetition of it@if we
were to make similar mistake with
the Dingley law.-New York Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
Improved Rail- Fence.

The plan of setting stakes X-fashion,
and of laying the rails in the angle be-
tween them, is unwise, for the reason
that the rail is not properly supported.
II the ground is soft. the stakes are
pressed downward constantly. The cut
shows better plan. One stout stake
is set firmly in a perpendicular posi-
ton, where it has strength to support
any weight. It is braced from each side
by shorter stakes, which are spiked to
the upright. These support the rails,
the whole being firmly held in place
by binding of plain fence wire that is
now so inexpensive. Such fence can
not settle, be pressed over to either
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
High Feeding Causes Garget.

AS the COW or other breeding animal
approaches time Of parturition, high
feeding, either tc. stimulate milk flow
or to make it richer, should for the time
be suspended. Of the two, the kinds
that tend to make the milk richer, or, in
other words, to fatten the cow, are
worst. But we should not advise any
farmer to feed heavily with grain
which will cause fever and make the
animal feverish, though this may be
natures effort to lessen the milk flow
so that the udder can hold it. The food
should be laxative rather than consti-
pating. Ensilage and roots of all kinds
are good if not given in too large
amounts. The only grain given should
be three or four nubbins of corn daily.
The cow will eat these readily, and
they will cleanse the stomach prepare
tory to the time when parturition be-
gins.-American Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
Opinion of Bankers.

Representative Babcock, who is a
member of the committee of the Re-
publicans of the next House to make
an investigation of the currency ques-
ton as a basis of legislation, has re-
Gently given the Milwaukee Sentinel
the replies of the hundred bankers to
whom he sent questions relating to the
subject To the question, Would you
favor a bank note circulation based
upon the commercial assets of the
bank?' SO Of III answers were no"
In answer to a question regarding re-
tirement of the greenbacks, Al of 81
bankers were in favor of retirement. In
regard to the Presidents proposition of
paying out only for gold the green
backs that have once been exchanged
for gold, 1O4 Of 113 declared them
selves in favor of it.-Indianapolis
Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
Clover and Timothy Hav.

Glover, unless cut before it reaches
the poisoning stage, will have when
dried from seven to ten per cent. of al
buminoids, which makes it a very nu-
tritious ration. Timothy, when in it's
best estate, which is a little before it
has blossomed, has only about four to
five per cent. of albuminoids. If it
stands until dead ripe most Of these are
changed to woody fibre, which is very
hard to digest. The second growth of
clover is much richer than the first. 1t
is hard to cure it without discoloring
from excessive fermentation. If Sc
cured in good order it should be saved
for young stock and for poultry, to be
fed to each in small amounts with 9TH
er feed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30

duced about three days after the re.
moval of the hive. The other plan in
wolves the taking of couple Of frames
of Matching brood from hive and
placing them in another hive over a
strong colony, with a frame having
wire cloth nailed to both sides of it be-
tween the two hives. Then fertile
queen and her escort are released on
the two combs, and in few days there
will be nucleus strong enough to take
care of the queen. This hive is then set
down by the side of the hive holding
the laying workers. Every two or three
days frame with it's bees must be
transferred from the laying-worker
hive to the nucleus. By the time all
but two of the frames are placed in the
new hive the queen is at work there,
and everything is harmonious. AS re-
CARDS the two frames taken to form the
nucleus, they can be returned to the
places from which they were taken, or
these places can be filed by the frames
remaining unused in'the laying worker
hive.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-30
App1e-Tree Wood Is Va1ua BILE.

Never cut down healthy apple tree,
even though it be long unproductive.
So long as it is sound in the trunk it
may be made to produce profitable
crops. But there are many old trees
too far gone to be worth saving, and
thousands such are cut up and burned
for firewood every winter. Apple tree
wood is worth too much to be put to
such uses, though apple wood makes a
hot fire and an ash rich in potash. 1t
is very tough wood, and even when
full of knots it's value for manufacture
ing purposes is rather enhanced than
lessened. The factories will drive as
hard bargain with the farmer as they
can, but sound apple wood cut in suit
able shapes is worth many times it's
value as firewood, and the farmers who
have such wood should know the fact.