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sister-in-law 5000 per aBnum for life. The
| engaged couple. however. auarreled so con-
| tinuously over the bridge table that the
engagement was eventually broken on
about ten months ago.
Should the separation between the Duch-
ess of Marlborough and her husband be per-
manent the duke is credited with an inten-
ton to devote himself entirely to politics
henceforth. OF course, however. being a
conservative, he has no chance OF getting
remunerative government billet until
change of administration occurs, though
Winston Churchill. who has been promised
seat in the liberal cabinet soon after the
New Year, would be delighted to give his
cousin leg up in case the duke were dis
posed to follow his own example and throw
in his lot with the radicals. Despite ali de-
malls. 1t is practically certain his grace Is
going to be emphatically hard up. but there
is probably truth in a report that he Is
thinking Of making a permanent residence
out of the building which has hitherto been
used as q sort of dependence to Blenheim
Palace for the use of overflow guests. The
last time the building was so used was
when the Crown Prince OF Germany visited
the duke and duchess at Blenheim and
brought with him an Unexpectedly numer-
Gus suite.
1 cannot vouch for the report. though it
reaches me on excellent authority. that the
duchess is at work on book, in which she
will say something about her experiences in
London society and the impression which 1t
has made upon her. She would have, OF,
course, the examples of her sister puchesses
of Sutherland and Leeds for precedents. and
it is common knowledge that of late years
the tastes of the former Miss Vanderbilt
have turned more and more to literature.
1t was. of course, largely because OF her
interest and enthusiasm that DIR. Emil
Reich's talks on Plato had so great So
cial vogue, and the duchess is said to know
the Greek philosopher. and the Roman one.
Marcus Aurelius, literally from cover to
cover. She has. in fact, confessed to her .
intimate friends that she has found much .
solace during her recent trials in studying
the teachings of the great Roman emperor.
HAYDEN CHURCH.
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a Christmas tree for the boys and any of
their young friends who may happen to be
in town; but apart from this the duchess
will make no attempt whatever in the way
of Yuletide entertaining.
X
AS for the small Marlboroughs, who
have been staying of late with their aunt,
Lady Gresley, they have already made
tour of the chief London shops for the
purpose Of selecting their Christmas pres
ents and I saw them both in Hamleys
the other day, accompanied by an Ameri-
can woman whom did not recognize. Evil
IDENTIFY unconscious Of the dark cloud which
is hanging over their home. they were
taking lively interest in the latest minia-
ture motor cars, flying machines and SO
on, and the small Ivor announced to every
one within hearing that when he was a
man he was going to have flying machine
himself like Santos-Dumont These boys
worship their mother. but always have been
more or less afraid Of the duke.
HOPE has been expressed that Christmas
day might find this noblemans steps lead
ing him toward the stately mansion in May
fair where his wife and small sons VIII be
spending the day; but this is hardly likely.
In spite of the many invitations to pass the
Yuletide at other country mansions, he has
practically decided to have a few men
friends with him at Blenheim, or, II this
program be not carried out, to spend the
day in London with his cousin. Winston
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Kelly. He's got it into his head that viii
mans marrid he's marrid an that's all
there is to it. He puts his hand in tn
grab-bag an pulls out black an he don't
get his money back. 'Ill-mated couples?
says he. Ill-mated couples? What ARE
ye talkin' about? Are there amy other
kinds? Are there amy two people in TIL
wurruld that ARE perfectly mated? he says
Was there liver frindship that was amy
thing more thin kind iv suspension bridge
between quarrels?' he says. In ivry branch
iv life says he, we leap firm scrap to
scrap he says. I'm wan " tn bost-tim-
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Y w YELL. SIR said Mr.. Dooley, II
" see they've been ho!din di-
w vo o.Ws,, Go"s 1sss,, ..s., Mr.
Hennessy.
We wudden't know" said Mr.. Dooey.
"DivOorce is tn on'y luxury supplied be
tn law that we don't iniye in Ar-rchey
Road Up here whin marrid couple get
to tn p'int where tbs impossible FIR thin
to so on Twin together they go on Twin
together. They feel that way some morn
in in ivry month, but tn next day finds
thin still glarin' at each other over tn
ham an eggs. No wife liver laves her
husband while he has tn breath iv life in
him. an amy ginteman that took thrip
to 500 Falls in ordher to saw off tn
housekeepn' EXPENSES on a rash successor
wud find throuble ready FIR him whin he
come back to Ar-rchey Road No, sir,
whin our people grab hands at tn altar,
they're hooked up friver. Marredge with
us is a life sintince at hard labor. There's
On'y wan decree iv divorce that tn neigh
bors will recognize an that's tn wan
that entities We to a ride Just behind tn
pail bearers. That's why I'm a batch
'Tis tn fine skvlark iv timprary hus
band Ia make. bringin home new wife
ivry Foorth iv July an dischargin tn
old wan without charackter. But tn
customs iv tn neighbors are asn it.
But tbs dff'rent with others, Hinnissy.
Down be Michigan avnoo marredge is no
more bindin' thin dhream. A short mar
rid life an unhappy wan is their motto.
OF with tn old love an on with tn new
an of with that TIL death us do part
says tn preacher. or tn jury. whispers
tn blushin' bride
Til divorce congress, Hinnissy, that
I'm teIlin' ye about was assembled to
make tn laws iv all tn states on divorce
tn same. It's a tur-rble scandal as it is
now. man shakes his wife in wan state
on'y to he grabbed be her an led home
tn minnyit ne crosses tn border. There's
no safety fr amy wan. In some places
its almost IMPOSSIBLE f'r man to get rid
iv his family onless he has a good raison.
There's no regularity at all about it. In
kentucky badness is grounds f'r divorce;
in Ohio tn nclemency iv tn weather. In
Illiuye a woman can be freed firm tn
galliu' bonds iv mathrimony because her
husband wears congress CATERS; in Wis
consn tn old man can get his maiden
name back because his wife tells fortunes
in tn taycup
In Nebr2skv tn shackles ARE busted
because father forgot to wipe his boots;
in New York because mother knows
judge in South Dakota. We can be di-
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yicissitudes of the Marlborough in the
past the old pile has never been allowed
to pass into the Philistine hands of a ten
ant and 1t is especially calling to her to
the palace, which a great French artist
came especially from Paris to decorate.
may be occupied by the wife of some South
African millionaire
In fact, Immediately on hearing of the
dukes intention to let Blenheim, the
duchess gave orders that her boudoir fur
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American peeress has just handed over a
goodly check to provide clothing and
GOALS" for some hundreds more of Lon
don's needy folk
AS regarding her own Christmas, the
duchess will bring such Yuletide gayety as
may be to her great stone mansion in
Curzon street, and it Is her ardent hope
that she will have her two little sons, the
Marquis of Blandford and his brother,
Ivor. with her there for the day of peace
and good will" In that case there will be
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that last so he gave her. because he
knows some wan else because she injyes
TIL society " tn young. because he frgot
to wind tn clock. because she wears
switch. A husband can get a divorce be-
cause he has more money thin ne had:
wife because he has less. Ye can always
get a divorce FIR what Hogan calls in
compatibility iv temper. That's whin hus-
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Churchill, who has been his guide, philoso-
pher and friend all through his recent mat
rmonial trouble, although not so long ago
there was anything but friendly feeling be-
tween the two men.
p 1t is said, by the way, that it was at Win
ston Churchills suggestion that the Duke
recently decided to let Blenheim Palace at
the earliest opportunity, and rumor says,
too, that of ell the humiHations which the
Duchess of Marlborough has had to bear
since first she decided to break with her
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ing may still be seen, as well as of Thomas
a Beckett, who was living there when first
he quarreled with Henry H. Queen Bess,
too. is said to have yearned to be milk
maid during her brief captivity at Wood
stock, and many other historic folk -four
ished there, including the merry devil'
who played historic Dranks on the parl!a-
mentary commissioners in the old manor
house, which was pulled down in 1923.
Like true American woman the Duchess
of Marlborough took a keen interest in the
historical associations of the Woodstock
region, but these were always second in
her mind to the needs of the simple coun-
try folk themselves And while she de-
voted much time and money to refurbish-
ing the ancient seat of the Marboroughs,
which long years of impoverishment had
left in so utter a state of neglect, and on
the famous American bower, which is the
wonder of all the district, she spent still
more time and more money among the poor
of her husbands estate. and the whole
neiglborhood of Woodstock a0ounds with
stories of her kindness and her charity.
But it has been at Christmas time pre-
eminently that the American Duchess of
Marlborough has always before been the
good genius of old and young alike in
Woodstock town and throughout the coun-
tryside. Every year but this she has made
point of reaching Blenheim by the end of
the second week in December, and from
that time on practically every minute that
the gracious young American chatelaine
could spare from her preparations for the
Christmas festivities at the palace itself
has been devoted to making certain that
every one of her Woodstock people would
be well and abundantly provided for on
Christmas day. Riding either in her dog
cart, her automobile or her carriage and
with her jet black American negro page in
handsome livery perched up behind her,
the duchess was familiar and picturesque
sight as she drove here and there over
the country roads and distributed we'll
filed and seductive-looking hampers and
also bottled comfort of various kinds at
the matched cottages before which her
driver was directed to halt
+ i
1t was always the children of the dis
trict, however, who were the special OBJ
jects of the duchess kindness, and be-
sides many gifts to go In their stockings
there was always one or more feasts, Cor
treats" as they are called in England,
with Christmas tree at Blenheim Palace
itself The London press never published
the part of the Duchess of Marlborough
Only the local paper of Woodstock itself
contained description of the children's
treat" at Blenheim and this was by the
wish of the American peerless, who has
not cared to be publicly praised for her
numerous charities.
She is never satisfied. however, unless
nificence, and so, debarred by her sensi-
tiveness from helping her Oxfordshire peo-
pie, the duchess is devOting herself at
present to bringing Christmas cheer to the
London slums, under the guidance Of her
favorite charitable society, the Church
lilies, so l am told by Wilson Carlile. the
famous head Of the Church Army, viii owe
their Christmas Dinner to the duchess,
kindheartedness and besides this the
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cause wan don't drink an tn other
does, because they both drink, because
tn husband is losin' his teeth. because tn
wife Is addicted to sick headaches, be-
cause he asked her what she did with
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Copyright in the United States and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown. All rights strictly reserved)
LONDON. December IL. 1906.
ri A YE, therell be many an empty
80 "a cupboard in Woodstock this
- Christmas for want of her
4 a grace TO fill them Fact is,
much as we thought of our
duchess, we didn't really know how good
She was until we lost her.
So spoke a Woodstock man to me recently
stood chatting in the Bear Inn of
that village, and, needless TO say, the sub
jeCt OF his comment was no other than the
American Duchess of Marlborough. She is,
or rather she has been, the Lady Bountiful
OF Woodstock and all the region that sur
rounds Blenhcim Palace, the historic seat
OF the Dukes OF Marlborough. and little is
being talked of in this corner of oxford
shire except the recent separation between
the lord of the manor and his beautiful
American wife.
Yes this is indeed going to be doleful
Christmas in Woodstock village and the
reason is that-the gates of Blenheim Pal
ace being closed against her-the pride of
the Duchess of Marlborough is going 10
prevent her from even sending Christmas
gifts TO the needy folk who live on her hus-
bands estates II will be the first Christ
mas since her marriage that she has failed
to do great deal more than that. In fact.
account of this American womans
bounty the good folk OF Woodstock have
had a better time at Christmas than those
on perhaps any other noblemans estate in
England, and il is small wonder that,
from one end to the other of the Blenheim
property, there is a feeling that it is no eX-
aggeration to call detection. The more so,
perhaps, as there is small likelihood that
the Duke of Marlborough, who is planning
10 spend the holidays at Blenheim, Will
open his purse strings to any extent to
make merry Christmas for the old and
young folk who inhabit his broad acres.
Nor is there any chance that the duchess
will change her mind, greatly as she would
like to, no doubt, and distressful as it must
be to her, among her other griefs, to think
OF her Woodstock people as she calls
them. doomed to an unhappy Christmas for
the lack of her bounty. But the duchess
has made up her mind definitely never to
set foot in the great seat of the Marlbor
oughs unless the present situation is great
~ altered, and she told friend the other
day that she would feel like an in
stock village for tire purpose OF distribut-
Ing gifts among her humble worshipers
there.
X
Ever since she came to Blenheim as
bride, and the country folk turned out en-
masse to welcome her. feeling of down
right affection has existed between the
American duchess and the people OF the
little town. And what an uncommonly MS
toric place is this old world village OF bare
ly 1900 persons, What stories it might
tell. for instance of the Black Prince, whose
birthplace it was and whose reputed dwell
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MEAGER CHRISTMAS AT
WOODSTOCK VILLAGE

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u w YELL, SIR said Mr.. Dooley, Il
a W see they've been ho.din' a d.
AAE voorce congress-
Wv What's that asked Mr..
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-11-02
what's u Good i'OtatOf

Most people, ! suppose, take 1t Tor
granted that the best potatoes are the
ones that contain the most starch. On
the contrary. it is the ones that con-
tain the most gluten, because gluten
Is an alhuuiuuuS food, ana starch Is
much cheaper than albumen. First
COMES the skin of the potato. In new
potato il is thin and clear, while Il
c0rky skin Indicates II mature potato
and one more likely TO be- mcaly. Sec
ond is thin layer varying from one
eighth Of an inch to half an men III
thickness. This IS III" gluten Thlrd
comes the largest part of the potato'
the starch il this is very dense the
potato win be mcnly, but II holl'iii'
form fhr potato will be Of poor Ilallty'
Fourth j., tln very center OF the tnp'r'
which contains little stared, ANA great
deal II water If this area branches
ont into thn starch the potato VIII not
me u rnnt rupNrr. Garden Magazine
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EnlersOn's Ibr0ycr.

whittier ana Emerson were taking a
drive together when they pnsscd n
small Imprinted house by the road.
side.
There" said Emerson. pointing ont
the house, elves an old Calyinist. and
she prays for me every day. am glad
Shc does. | pray for myself"
Does shet' said Whittier what
does thee pray for, friend EmcrSon?"
WELL replied Emerson, "whcn |
hrst open my eyes upon the beautiful
world thank God that am alive and
live so near Boston"
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Postmaster Robbed

G, W. Fouts, Postmaster at River
ton, Ia, nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to his
letter, which says: "For 20 years
Ind chronic liver complaint, which led
t. such severe case of jaundice that
even my finger nails turned yellow;
when my doctor prescribed Electric
Bitters; which cured me and have kept
me well for eleven years" Sure cure
for bllousness, neuralgia, weakness
and all stomach, liver, kidney and blad-
der arrangements. A wonderful tonic
At Fort Pierce Drug store. 80 cents.
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oAO OF SPELLING REFORM
'"' ""''"" Introduced pho,.,,..
Revolutionary Duv. IN

spelling reform Is n, n.,, ,,,.
."u I'Sl century it has Manifested f.
' ,, !" many different phases Al tho
oes''lI''llS OF the last ccnturv . s' o.,
was started Tor making all co,npornd
r'ol'l hai'I'S one word, Tins No..
,orN "'rllu" Nrwyork, New Enu,,',,
NeWrngIaud, Rhode island nn' 9''nu
ia''u' NJ" Jersey Ncwjcrscy otc Ias,
, '"' ~" was 'I' most eminent illustr,.
'of 81 'h.~ 'JrIorm," joel and nj, h,',
WORKS are I"r-ollcn now, Inn yhon n''
p"'''S'''" his 'olumblad in lso7 ha
WA" l"'h"d upon as the great llt.ro",,
light of America. ''"''
joel NJ. thr best scllorr -, IT.,
u'! ''' ''n'od the Stillcd and nrtl.
neal Nlll" %. Pope, without, howo",r
''S'>N.02 'uy Of rope's gcnhns Ram,
III CONNECTICUT in 175I. Barlow wn. r.,
MS Nol'i' wmlord Il member of n now
,"r"''''n ''irrc of literary persons
hn"NN 1S the "IIartford wits" 70
whom the new republic looked for an
cN''''I''' vi all That was elegant and
Pr"l"r ~ literature, The Hartford wits
al spelled ih"Ic Island Rho,lclslnu1
ol course. uud the "purSts" and dis.
lr'S>Iu-h literary characters of the
INN" followed their rNample. Evcn ma
lalc IL Isl som" authors who str.vo
Tor supernatural ELEGANCE and c,rrect.
ness referred TO Ncwyorkbay and Long.
islandSumd.
tho mI'Ill Joel went TO live IN
FRANCE IN ''>N, cot mixed up with the
frrnrlI revolution and barely escaped
with ms hrnd IT, spent the greater
part of his life in France. being Tuitod
States minister there in 1Sll.I2 and
dld most of his writing there. In the
latter year he died near Cracow. Po
lanl ami his reformed system of smell
il| gradually went out of use. A cool
Idea of liarloW'S literary style. though
not of his reformed SPELLING. Is furnish
ci 10y the following extract from the
once laul"l ami now forgotten Column.
hiad. II describes the retreat from
Bunker Hill
Thor" strides bold Putnam and from all
Tho plain.
calls th' tll'd troops, the tardy rear sus
tJiu-
And ml the whi22ng balls that skim the
lowe
Wavcs buck his sword dcfcs the follow.
ius foe
"Wh2Zing balls that skim the lowe"
Is good The lowe, whatever It was,
doubtless needed skimming. and. con.
sid"riug that Putnam was getting
away about rs fast aS hc could. it was
very crrdilHhlr of ninr though perhaps
unnecessary. to "NaVc back his sword
ami defy the following foe" who were
tryiug to catch him. But the great
joel and ms poem, hailed rs immortal,
have gnuc. along with his reformed
sv,tcu, of spelling to join the doughty
sla,.r 1T "Old Put" Il century ago, and
the present generation must deal with
Il new set OF faddists. - New York
Press.
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THE CAMEL.
NJ Dangerous Temper, nm,
Ills Bite IL Viciou. """

M, "H'r"us Temper, ona
~, Ills lite IN Vicious.
Inc camel Is n dongoror. a,,,,
ue-a much more danucrou, nm,,, W
u ,"n ''e horsc--for the reason ,l",
, """ MS s'rpcntinc neck. no cnn r"a, ,
'V "'' W''ch annoyed and bite Lls rlIor
,"hiels are not ut oll ,ho no,,' ,,
S SI'', ,, Nllu'y creatures they are nnln,
w. ' lhey have nasty tcmpcrs 4 cnr"
, ,"n crossing the desert Is always rol,,r
Inc loud ana angry snarls of iho ', ',,,,,
' ''''N' lllr waste places rcscuud
M, a. c"'''erS bite Is "A serious mott,r
'"c S'rohg teeth lock in the wonnI nn',
circular motion Is given IN tho ,,,.
aro'''l'i ANA then back before tho ,oo,L
"'t "llhdrawn again. The woun1 t.,
horr'Dlo one There are few rnmn,
Nri'ers without camel sears.
1T Nachtlgal, the celebrated Afrdc,,
vAl'orer' once said to Il youth VIII, cv.
pressed sentimental desire to Grass
'n' Nhilhrl on camel llck,
honhg man, I'll tell YOU how vor
eo'' get II partial idea Of what riding n
va'l'e' III an African desert il llLo
luke an office stool, scrcw If mn 49,,
"'3'' hs possible AMI PIT it along with
savage dog into n wagon without any
springs Then seat yourself on thn
s'oo' ana have 1t driven over uucycn
uhu rocky ground during the hotties,
sa''S OF july and August, being care.
'u' not 10 eat or drink more than oucc
every TWO days ami letting the dog bite
you every -four hours. This win glyc
10" rant Idea of the exquisite poetry
or camel riding IN the Sahara -. ~
Louis Globe Democrat.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAN DEED

~ Under Sec sof Chap l>ss, Laws of Fla.
No,i,e il hereby given that q. Olsen. purchaser
Of Tan Certificate No. So, dated the ;rd day
Of July, A. D., ls99,has filed said certllicat" IN
my office, and has made application for tag deed
To- issue in accordance with law. Said ccltiilcai"
embraces the following d r,e p,Gr'rS 7''''
part of S, w, "a of S. W. II Sec. g. Tp, 70. K. ~.
Dec Deed Book z, page 533
The said land being assessed at the date OF IN"
issuance of such certificate In the name OF IN
known I,...I
;,'r 10 law lax deed will issue thereon on the To- {
day of De ,ember A. d. 1906. ,,,.,.
Witness my official signature ana al th'' inc
'o'' [ SaS i j. T. FUllX,
Clerk Circuit Court, 81. ldc' county rI''
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ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

This to give notice that the annual town elec-
ton will be held Tuesday December nh, 1896 fol
the purpose of eecting the following Town Of
hcers.
Mayor to serve one year.
Three Aldermen to serve two years
Clerk and Treasurer serve one year
Marshal and Collector
Gk en- under my hand and seal this 3lst day of
October 1906 ...,,,,,,,,
lsEAI1 FRANK II. FEE.
Mayor.