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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
l.. II. Pratt was in Waterbury this

| L.. ii. Pratt was in Waterbury this
week.
| Contractor J. E. Randle,l OF Con.
cord, n. H., was III town Tuesday.
Prof. L. II. Williams of Andoyer.
Mass, accompanied by George Pid-
dington, was in town few days this
week.
A. b. Morgan's new soda foun-
tain was completed this week by the
addition of a handsome and imposing
top piece.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt Mitchell,
daughter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Hewitt and sister Of
Miss Della Hewitt and William S.
Hewitt of this town, died at her
home in Long Beach, Calf, March
IS. She was born in Woodstock 81
years ago and was married to Charles
T.. Mitchell in 1860. Since then
she has made hei home in Califor.
MIA. She is survived by her hus.
band and five children--Wiliam S.
Of Woodstock, and Robert E., Ralph
F., Elizabeth W. and Helen g., all
of whom reside in California.
The following reso lutions were
adopted by Woodstock Camp, Mod.
ern Woodmen of America:
Whereas. 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Fa, her 10 promote our Venerable Consul,
f. e b. M@Sek hh to hisHsI eIHasulEs9ip abGye
ll.2i9, NJ. W. A., with heartfelt sorrow |
express our sympathy to Mrs. Mary |
Mack. his widow, and to his relatives and
we know that no saddcr blow could have
come to them or to this Camp than the
death of our highly esteemed neighbor: and
We are sure that the community ut large
will mourn the loss OF highly respected
citizen with deepest regret.
OTro YUSoKER. Clerk
Camp No. l.2i9, NJ. W. A.
A native Nermonter in Washing
ton is now very near beng made
SAYS Washington
correspondent to the Burlington
Free Press. This is Brig. Gen. F.
I. Ainsworth, who was born in
Woodstock in 1859, and is now
famous in Washing ton and through.
out army circles the world over for
he wonderful card system he inaug-
lratcd in the war department for
the records of soldiers.
The proposition is to transfer the adj
utant generals office to his depart
nent, together with all the records.
The house committee on military
'ffairs reported a provision in the
'rn'v appropriation bill for such II
rnnsfrr, together with promotion
or General Ainsworth, but it went
mt in the house on Il point ct or
Ter. The senate, however, put the
provision back N the bill and passed
t. which means that the provision
will 60 into conference with every
prospect of becoming law. General
Ainsworth has bl other-in-law who
5 major general and there has
lwavs been s,mething of Il rivalry
etween them to keep up an equal )
ank. The brothcr-in-law is Mai.
zen. Charles Haywood, for many
ears commander nf ..-r-"'"li'ie
orps but now on the retired list. r
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
Notice to TAXPAYERS.

The tax bills for the village taxes on the
1908 Grand List of the Village of Wood
stock. VT. have been handed to me for
collection. and taxpayers are called upon to
pay theit respective taxes to me within
ninety days from Wednesday, Feb. 10 (by
May 10, 1900
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.
HAROLD s. DANA,
Village Treasurer.
Woodstock; VT, Feb, 10, 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
WRECK AT HARTFORD.

a broken rail on the Central Ver-
mont wrecked beef train between
Hartford and West Hartford Wednes-
day evening. Three cars left the
embankment and II cars in all were
smashed and more or less damaged.
The evening and night passenger
trains from the north reached White
River Junction at go Thursday
morning. Traffic was delayed on
the Central Vermont road fifteen
hours.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
SOUTH ROYALTON

Daniel Durkee OF Pomona, Cal.
arrived in town last Thursday,
called here BY the serious illness Of
his father.
Tie funeral, Of VIM Z. Slough.
ton was held ut his late home Sat.
urdav afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. \. Phelps were
in Woodstock last week to attend
the funeral of the lattcr's brother,
DR.. l.. y. Mack.
Mrs. Hoyt, who has been the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. q. \.
Stoughron, has returned to her home
in Arlington, Mass.
Miss Mary Washburn of Bethel
spent Sunday with Misses Mabel and
Sadie Brooks.
Mrs. Burton Tenney OF Barre is
spending few days in town visiting
friends.
Lester Ashley and Harold Fish
were at home from Dartmouth col
lege last week for Il short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burnett of
Bethel We're guests at d. l.. Bur.
Nets over Sunday.
Mrs. Lucia Curricr of West l.eh-
anon, Mrs. L. Miller of Lowell,
Mass, and Spencer Stoughton Of
Cohasset, Mass, were here to at
tend the funeral of their father, VIM.
p. Stoughton.
G. w. Black is seriously i'll at his
son-in-law's, J. O. Belknap.
Miss Lillian Trisbin of Arlington,
Mass, is guest of Oscar Slough
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
BRIDGEWATER CORNERS.

The tour-act comedy-drama,
"uncle JOSH" will be presented by
the Modern Woodmen Dramatic
company Thursday evening, March
"a, at Union hall. The drama will
De well cast and the Bridgewater
orchestra will play for the dance
after the entertainment.
Mrs. w. D. Johnson, Mrs. Rob-
inson and Mrs. Myron Reed are re-
ported better.
"A chip struck Andrew Josselyn in
the eye recently, making quite a
painful injury.
Lynn Barrows has returned from
Massachusetts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
STOLEN RIG FOUND
A Dorset Man The Latest Victim Of
John Dual.

The missing rig of John Dervin,
the Rutland liveryman, has been To-
Gated. 1t appears that willy John
Dual after hiring it last Tuesday for
four days trip to Ludlow, pro-
ceedcd to East Dorset, where he
represented himself as wood chop
per just through his winters work.
Stating that he had no further use
for the horse and buggy, Dual was
able to sell the outfit to Il man named
Gray.
Dual after selling the zig bought
IL ticket to Troy and his present
whe, cabouts are unknown.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
Abner StOns.

Abner Stone had lived Finland"
all his days and knew all there was
to know about pork and beef as ar
ticles of food. His acquaintance
with the products Of the sea, on the
other hand, was very slight. Once,
however. when at the seasl ore he
was introduced to shad. and asked
how he liked it. "Well," said the
old farmer, with brave attempt at
a smile, 81 culc'ate shell when |
get kinder wonted to it. mebbe, but
it does seem, jest at fust, We know,
considerable like tryin' to eat paper
O buttered pins"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
WEST WOODSTOCK.

a new ice house is to be built
here, s. S. Winslow, for the &. NJ.
White Ice Co., having bought u site
on the river, the purchase running
back about 100 feet.
Edgar Powell is moving to the
Farm at South Woodstock recently
vacated by Wan. Burns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
HARTLAND FOUR CORNERS

Sheriff kiniry captured three
chicken stealers who visited Mrs.
Holmes poultry yard recently, Two
were promptly railroa,cd TO Rut-
land, but the other sprintcd and got
away,
Charles B. IIemenwav, +. r. Craw-
ford and +. y. English were ap-
pointed a committee, at the meeting
held Saturday evening, to investigate
and see what ran be done toward
establishing creamery ON the CO.
operative plan. and to report at a
meeting to be called by the commit
tee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19

"We had known each other
slightly" said Miss Envy Waite,
shut never to speak until one day
while out skating l fell down quite
near him, and
"Ah, yes replied Miss Pep
perry, "that broke the ice, Of course"
Philadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
SPRINGFIELD HOTEL RAiOEO

Sheriff Lowell assisted by force
of deputies made "A raid ON the Com
monwcalth House at Springfield Fri
day night Of last week. The raid
was so successful that the proprietor
of the establishment was subseqeent-
~ fined $500 and costs for keeping
liquors ON baud with intent to sell
and held in bonds of $ 100 to appear
lii county court to answer the charge
OF having a gambling machine on his
premises.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mas. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of moth.
for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
The. gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie;
n rsev J, The o noor little ' sufsrer nmedateiv
Sold by I'll druggists In every part of the.
world Twenty-fit cents bottle. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing 81.
ns,," and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
THREE RAILROAD MEN KILLED

y railroad wreck occurred Tues.
day morning at LenoXvillc, Que, in
which three trainmen were killed.
A Boston Il Maine freight train ran
into Canadian Pacific freight, the
accident being due to a mistaken
reading of signals. The Boston &
Maine engine was derailed. The
dead are Engineer John Folsom and
Fireman Napoleon Daraw and War
rem Cousins, all of Newport.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
How to Sleep

1t is not uncommon to hear people
say III was too tired to slccp"--but
it is not generally known how great
a help it is at such times not to try
to sleep, but to work deliberately to
get rested in preparation for it. In
- 49,. :. 49, ...--..:i
lingness to lie awake that keeps us
awake. We wonder why we do not
sleep. We toss and turn and wish
we could sleep. We fret, and fun.e,
and worry, because we don't sleep.
We think of all we have tc do on
the following day, and are oppressed
with the thought that we cannot do
it il we do not sleep. First, we try
one experiment to see if it will not
make us sleep, and when it fails,
we try another and perhaps another.
In each experiment we are watch
ing to see if it will work. There
are many things to do, any one of
which might help us to sleep, but
the watching to see if they " i'll work
keeps'us awake.
when we are kept awake from
our fatigue, the first thing to do is
to say over and over to ourselves
that we do not care whether we
sleep or not, in order to Undue our
selves with healthy Indifference
about it. 1t will help toward gain
ing this wholesome Indifference to
say 81 am too tired to sleep, and
therefore the first thing for me to
do is to get rested in order to pre-
pare for sleep. When my brain is
well rested, it will go to sleep; it
cannot help it. When it is well
rested, it will sleep just as natur-
ally as my lungs breathe, or as my
heart beats. Annie Payson Call,
in Leslie's Monthly Tor March.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
NORTH P0MFRET,

b. II. Pinney & Co. of Woodstock
are putting a bath room into FL.
Davis house.
Lucy Hewitt is i'll with pneumo-
MIA at the home of her sister, Mrs
Myers, in Washington, D. c., but the
last report from her was quite en-
couraging.
Miss +. S. Adams of Woodstock is
visiting here.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
Rarely Experienced.

"We want a man for our informa-
ton bureau" said the manager,
"but he must be one who can answer
all sorts of questions and not lose
his head"
"That's me-" replied the appli-
cant. "I'm the father of eight chill
dren. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
A VERMONT MURDER
Man Pounded to Death at Wor-
CeSter,

The BODY of Charles McLane, a
farmer, was found under the bed in
his house Monday, and indications
showed foul play. Dishes found
scattered and broken on floor, chairs
overturned and the whole Interior
gave evidence of a desperate battle.
Dr.. W. u Turner, who examined
the body later, said the man had
been dead since Saturday night.
A close examination after the ar
rival of the states attorney showed
that McI.anc's skull had hcen
crushed in, evidently by the blow of
II club.
McLane lived three miles from
Worcester Corner, on the Elmore
road.
fractional fights and teuds have
existed in this neighborhood for
long time, and this is believed to he
the result.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
VERMONT'S FIRE LOSS

The total fire losses in Vermont
fol 1903, as shown by the insurance
commissioners report were ST. ,ooI,-
.loi, The losses in Windsor county
towns we've ms follows:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19

SAlE-Thc farm known as
ltchinson farm, two miles from
Illage of " oodStock, on the
Foad to Bethel. Inquire on the
bes. Cause for selling, no barn
Dor health.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
BARNARD.

J. H, Ward, Mrs. Leonard and
Miss Nellie Ward attended the fu-
neral of their uncle, Edward Ward
at Waltham, Mass.
Mrs. Coughlin has sold the futile
place to Austin Ward.
Arthur Litchfeld of Royalton has
taken Henry Parkhnrst's farm for a
year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
Site for Vermont Building.

Mr.. Jackson has secured splen-
did site for the Vermont building at
the exposition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19

3ins daily Sundays excepted. Flag
A. ( Trains Nos. and stop on
Company reserve the right to cancel
without notice.
j. q. PORTER,
Genera! Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
Tvs OF Woodstock

.s OF Woodstock
spring crop Of lambs at the
Is farm now numbers I57.
ge Aitken was in Mortified
lay.
III. p. Clark has been vi sitting
d. Raymond in Fair Haven,
D. T. Marsh is visiting in
Minnie A. Woodruff returned
p'Ingfeld, Mass, Friday.
prty from the Inn drove to
IL Wednesday.
II. W. D. Worthen OF llano-
H.. was in town Il lew hours
Nv.
Clarence Coffin Spraineh an
aturdav in falling on the ice
/ depot,
/ A. w Kendall was called to
Farnham, =. @. recently by
hess of her father.
Ties l.. Furber was caught be-
two cars at the Woodstock
Y station Tuesda, and one rib
Slocafe|}.
Drday was Mrs. l.. b. Marbles
hday and she entertained
of her friends during the
n.
Duncan, driver for DR.. A.
p tor Il year or more, has
y. ]. Hollis South Wood
I'm tor the season.
RIllen A. Fairbanks is visit
sister, Mrs. r. W. Howes,
Sbury, Mass.
Hunt, travelling auditor and
agent for General Manager
p of the New England Tele
end Telegraph Co., was in
ursday.
the early spring bookings
ball is the Bennett-Moul-
which will play Il weeks
nt.
Seaver of Stowe began a
season with Mrs. w. l..
tuesday and Miss Emma
b and Mrs. Allen Eastman
st Monday.
Osmer of Tattsville has
I G. !. Wilcox the house
IS on the Hewitt place at
Corner" and also part of
paying $4,000.
tricks day was, as usual,
Etly observed, but this anni-
u a great saint is never for.
the Harp of Erin and the
k being everywhere visible.
will be an auction at the
place Saturday, March o6,
M, Of stock and farming
pr further particulars ste
eth, Deputy Head Consul
Noodmen Of America, was
bis week to make arrange.
payment of DR.. Mack's
ance. The full amount,
expects will be in Mrs.
nds by the 18TH OF this
hfo,d, state highway COM
has notified the town road
ners of Windsor county to
Tor conference at the Juno
in White River Junction
y, April 6. Selectmen Of
citizens interested in main
pd roads are invited to
participate in the discus.
mont Experiment Station
ton is now mailing a 3.-
tin on the maple sap flow.
Illustrated and discusses
and variations in flow
|omething towards solving
the sugar makers prob
(ery sugar maker should
bulletin. 1t may be OBJ
thout charge Tor the ask
postal card addressed to the
Mt Station is sufficient.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19

Barber-W hat do you think of this
soap? Victim-Never tasted bet
Ter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19

lRRiAGES, Wagons and Sleighs
ted and vanished mt lower rates
lever. ST. to S upwards, at Put
n. Call and see MS at the old
pn shop, Barnard road.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19
POST C.L'lCE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

New York, North and East. 10. 90 4
. 100 p. NJ. $40 L. NJ.
water, Rutland. and Ludlow G.l5
b., and 3.00P. NJ.
Woodstock and Felchville. 800 p. NJ
ri and Bethel, G.l5 A. NJ.
70 hours from $50 A. NJ. too p. NJ
US. ~ to p. NJ.
CHAPMAN. j. NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-19

The Age and Delineator One
Year $I.55.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
WHILE TRE
TEA DsEws

That classic blending of blue and
green, though anything save new, is
as smart as it is attractive.
The smartest turban seen lately Is
of straw between cerise and pink. 1t
is draped with black chantilly.
White Isle thread gloves are con-
sidered quite appropriate to any
morning or afternoon costume.
Powered organizes are a safe in
vestment, for authority says they will
be even more worn next summer.
Some informal evening dresses
have yokes of plain net and in many
instances these are very becoming.
Closely sheared zibeline, not the
1ong-haired kind first introduced, is
the modish stuff for the coming sea-
son.
Net appliques are introduced with
charming effect into many elaborate
trimmings for dresses. as well as for
coats.
The extreme f1oppy phase of the
picturesque is on the wane. One can
now be smart without looking like a
freak.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
.@itt &es1,3aa,
6o55scs!t}z sN T'W

In making down pillows go over
the wrong side of the case with an
iron rubbed we'll with beeswax each
time it is applied to the cloth, to pre-
vent the down working through the
cloth.
At a recent porch luncheon the
whole tomatoes served were peeled
and cut in lengths nearly through,
which made them look like red roses,
as they were brought on resting on
lettuce hearts.
In a country house where a large
number of lamps are used it is bet
ter to keep them in little closet by
themselves than to expose them on a
shelf in the kitchen, where they are
sure to collect dust.
The lid of a teapot should always
be left so that air gets in. Slip in a
piece of paper to keep it open. This
prevents mustiness. The same rule
applies to a coffee pot.
Flatirons should be washed every
week and always kept in a clean, dry
place. Few housekeepers use suffi.
cient wax in ironing. Do not allow
your irons to become red hot. as they
will never again retain the heat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06

1t is quite necessary to raise the
hog under unnatural conditions, if ne
is to be kept fit for his work of max
ing himself suitable to be eaten by
man. Under natural conditions the
hog has just the opposite object in
life. He follows nature and has a ten
dency to escape all the animals that
would make food out of him. Some
people are sticklers for doing every
thing just as nature does it, forget
ting that we have disregarded the OBJ
jects that Nature had in view. If we
were to follow Nature we would turn
the hog out into good-sized pasture
and tell him to root for himself, and
he would do it. But he would grow
lean in so doing, instead of fat, and
when man came to want him for a
dinner he would be found wiry and
tough and hard to catch. He would
also be found to have become a good
fighter. His meat wouldn't sell on the
market at any price. With a supply
of hogs of that kind the big packing
| plants would have to go out of bust
| ness. 1t is the unnatural hog that
| suits the purpose of man. He is kept
in a small area and fed heavily from
birth to slaughter. He can't run anC
he can't fight, but his flesh is tender
and keeps the packing houses going
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
Low Paw of Buttermakers.

II is quite natural to blame the but
termaker whenever creamery is
kept in a bad condition. The proper
one to blame in most cases is the
manager, as in the first place he
should never hire an incompetent
man. He simply does so that he may
save from $40 to SIS per month. He
does not realize that by doing so he
is losing 500 per month. Some of
our Iowa buttermakers are working
under rather discouraging conditions.
The average wages paid our butter
makers does not reach $50 per month,
and even at that figure some of the
directors are continually worrying
about how they will be able to reduce
his wages. They do not appreciate
their buttermakers' work, no matter
how well and skillfully it has been
performed. The result often is that
the same creamery hires a cheaper
man. He has perhaps been employed
as can washer in some creamery. He
knows nothing about buttermaking
and as a result the quality of the
butter from that creamery is i'm.
pared. SIS or 500 man is a great
deal more profitable than a cheap
man, and unless good men are en-
ployed it will be impossible to keep
up our butter standard.-M. Morten-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-06
Preparing VeaIs for Market.

Calves from three to six weeks old,
and weighing about one hundred
pounds, or say from 80 to 120 pounds,
are the most desirable weights for
shipment. The head should be cut
out, SO as to leave the hide of the
head on the skin. The legs should be
cut off at the knee joint. The en-
trails should all be removed, except
ing the kidneys; the liver and heart
should be taken out. Cut the carcass
open from the neck through the en-
tire length-from head to bumgut. II
this is done they are not apt to sour
and spoil during hot weather. Many a
fine carcass has spoiled in hot wealth
er because of it not being cut open.
Don't wash the carcass out with wa
ter, but wipe out with a dry cloth.
Don't ship until the animal heat is
entirely out of the body, and never
tie the carcass up in bag, as this
keeps the air from circulating. and
makes the meat more liable to be-
come tainted.
1t is very essential that the direc-
tons for dressing calves are followed,
especially in regard to letting calves
cool off properly before shipping in
hot weather, as hundreds of calves are
received in bad order and sold for not
much more than charges and some do
not bring freight. Numerous car
casses are also condemned by the
health officers. They should hang up
over night in an airy place to prop.
erly cool off before shipping.
Calves under so pounds should not
be shipped, and are liable to be con-
| demned by the health officers as be.
ing unfit for food. Merchants, too, are
liable to be fined, if found selling
| these slunks, for violation of the law.
Very heavy calves, such as have been
fed on buttermilk, never sell we'll in
our market-they are neither veal nor
| beef.
Fasten the shipping tag with Your
name and address written plainly TO
| the hind leg.-Market Report