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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25


tried our luck again When each
number was added it proved that
your humble scribe had the highest
number having thrown forty-six;
this was about my FIRST experience
al a game of chance There was
not enough money in the 34d
Florida Regiment to have bought
il When Roddenberry returned
I had my furlough ready ia my
pocket, secured my transportation,
end took the FIRST train for home.
] reported TO my command in
due time and found the situation
quite different from what It was
when I left General Grants
army had reinforced until they out
numbered us FIVE TO one, and
making a flank movement on us
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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25

The Auto Races on the Ormond
.i5ea,:ls az. IN progress this week,
and there are many entries Of
automobiles that are to contest for
the 2-inile-a-ninute trophy that
the Times-Union offers. That
enterprising paper has also had a
voting contest in which the most
popular young lady (according to
ballots cut from the paper) is to
crown the successful speed king.
Miss Mary .Sirnrall, Of Ormond,
won in the voting contest having
20, $40 votes.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25

The storm that stopped wire
communications with Chicago, this
week, gave Florida a day or two Of
rain and a colder atmosphere
Jacksonville with
temperature Of $40 but, so far,
South Florida, though somewhat
chilly has had no hint Of frost
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25

10 the excessive rainfall TN
Usual at this seaecn, we owe our
Immunity from frost, this winter.
As all old residents know Florida
never had sucha thing as cold
rain, aud the warm rains keep oR
fa 81 spite Of cooling the
pi1cre 10 sofne extelit
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25
WAR TIMES
: WAR "REMINISCENCES
BY wAUcHULAITE
lcenllnae.l II1oaa 80 ~

lAtia AiAAt@ Atar ~"4@ trA ~ y r'N
ards had set ID from which we
no protection; the government
failed to furnish us with tents
we were forced to build wood
hanties by Telling large trees,
them off the proper length,
them up into slabs and notch
b up to convenient height,
boards aid cover, cell the
ks with mud and build small
nneys. These made a very
d substitute
BON after We established our
ter quarters General Grant
ged his army within four miles
bur lines, Our duties now were
paratively light Drilling ocs
onally answering roll calla
y evening keep a close watch
the enemy's movement, keep
arms IN good condition
Sc were about all The duties We
to perform
occasionally our Florida and a
nessee brigade would engage
snow battle, Some Of our
Hers who read the Times Union
aoubt remember having read Of
pged snow battle at Dalton Ca.
which your scribe took an active
pn one occasion Z well remember
tall, heavy built Tennesseeau
pt up and patted ME heartily on
back Of my head with a
ye ball Of snow which added
considerably and came very
d bringing me to the ground
ept my eye on him after | had
y recovered from the shock /
pared a ball Of sufficient size by
ping it IN water and squeezing
Repeatedly until It became al
81 as hard as ice; soou the tall
hut fellow CAME prancing BY in
n reach d me- with all the
yer I possessed I Jet him have
king HIM centrally in tie ear
b he recovered from khe blow
removed the snow out Of his'
he disappe cured and / saw HIM
|inore This snow battle ragged
two hours Or more; each one
aged did his Utmost to gain the
Tory while the best Of feeling
Failed- When firing Or rather
zing ceased each brigade had
little to boast Of.
ere hofh ARMIES. lav IA fouf
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25

The will of the late J, M Long,
prominent citizen Of Tampa who
recently died, bequeaths 70 the X.
M, G. A. a valuable lot in that city
upon which to erect a handsome r
M. G. a. building. The lot is q
very valuable one just north Of the
post Office,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

"The eyes of the whole country are
upon Vermont" shout the ring Re,
publicans in a solemn appeal for votes
for the Proctor ticket. This plea fol
loyalty" is a very old story, and
provoked a derisive boot when it was
again used by one Of Woodstock
distinguished political visitors of the
past week. And perhaps not every
eye is upon us-Maine and other
states have something to do at home
and are not interested in the vote OF
Burlington, Baltimore, st. Adams,
Randolph or East Peacham. But
what if every Republican official OPP
tic from Maine to Oregon is turned
toward this state? Vermonters don t
mind the critical gaze, but they have
begun house-cleaning and only wish
to be let alone; the life of the national
Republican party doesn't hang on the
result of their campaign, and if the
eyes of the country will close or look
the other way for few weeks some
thing is likely to be accomplished.
Vermont needs long and complete
rest from this bulldozing, long dis
lance kind of electioneering.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Automobile in the River.

E. A. Davis, cashier OF the White
River National Bank of Bethel, mar
1owly escaped instant death Thurs
day afternoon. He had started for
Lake Mitchell in his automobile,
and was expecting to take party
IRON South Royalton on a pleasure
trip. Just after leaving Royalton,
in some way he lost control of the
machine and dashed down a bank 20
feet into the river, landing there in
the auto uninjured, except for gen.
eral shaking up. The machine
landed right side up. 1t is wreck
and is still in the water. Help was
called from South Royalton and sew
eral persons also went down from
Bethel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
SHERBURNE

Mrs. Sophia Town visited in Cor.
nish, N. H., last week.
Mrs. VIM. Clifford and Alton Tup-
per were in Felchvllle part Of last
week.
Jehiel Webb was in Burlington
last week to attend meeting of the
board OF health officers.
A. c. Plumley and family recent
ly visited his brother at Hartland.
Miss Grace Currier is doing gen
eral homework for Mrs. Chas. Cady
at the Pico clubhouse.
Two more big trout: H. B. Miner
brings in one that weighs two
pounds; Dana Rowe one that weighs
seventeen ounces.
Rev. and Mrs. S. T. Achenback,
with lady friend from East Barre
called on friends here last week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Issued by the Clement Literary Bureau, 1906
SHERRY WINE.

How the Grapes Are Tramped Out
and the Juice is Treated,
The vintage of sherry wine in
Spain occurs between Sept, 10 and
the last of October. After the
grapes are cut they are left in the
sun for two or three days, being
covered at night to protect them
from the dew. All bad and unripe
grapes are separated from the
punches, after which the good
grapes are thrown into large square
wooden troughs, when men, bare
legged and wearing heavy shoes with
projecting iron nails, tramp out the
grapes, and the liquid runs into an
adjoining vat.
s hse is Fe pat into dt another trough
and, after adding water, is crushed
with wooden press. The pulp is
used for feed for hogs, The liquid
obtained, called "must," runs into
another receptacle and is Of an m
ferior quality. When the butts and
barrels are filled they are put in
the cellars, each barrel having a tin
funnel inserted in the bunghole to
permit circulation of air. These
barrels must have vacuum of at
least four gallons to allow the wine
to ferment without overlooking,
After the fermenting period OF
about two months the clear liquid
is transferred to other barrels care
fully, 80 as not to disturb the sedi-
ment at the bottom. The barrels
for the ultimate reception of the
vine must be of white oak, perfect
ly clean and smoked with sulphur to
prevent dampness. The barrels are
then stored and carefully classified
by experts and name given to the
wine in the different butts.
1t always happens that different
kinds of wine are obtained from the
same grapes grown in the same vine
yards and subject to the same treat
ment. From the same grapes come
the mellow (hechos), light (fnos)
and bouquet (oloroso). Some of the
wines are so bad that they are sold
as vinegar or burned for alcohol.
Alcohol of 95 degrees must be mix
ed with wine at the rate of twelve
pints to the butt of eighty-fve gal
Ions for each degree Of strength de-
sired. To properly preserve wine it
should have an alcoholic strength
of at least 16 degrees, and as pure
wine does not possess that it must
be strengthened. There are some
wines preserved in their natural
state, but they are very few.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

The Woodstock Spirit of the Age
announces that Gen. Hugh Henry is
to represent the town of Chester in
the Legislature this fall. No qualifi-
cations to the statement, either
Montpelier Argus,
The Age is obliged to contradict
the Argus, 1t said that it was re
ported" that Gen. Hugh was to rep
resent the town of Chester at Mont
pelier, having no further information
upon which to base any unqualified
statement as to the intentions of the
general or of the good people OF
Chester.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
RrucA the Exnlorar.

James Bruce, the eighteenth CEN
fury traveller and explorer, owed his
discovery Of the source of the Blue
Nile to his ability to amaze the
Abyssinians. He had some reputa-
ton as an astrologer, but his cure
of smallpox was more of feather
in his cap as a medicine man. His
firing of tallow candle through a
table established his fame still high
er as a worker of miracles. His
tanning of savage horses and shoot
ing of kites on the wing we're the
final maneuvers which opened the
way to the river to whose discovery
he had dedicated his life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Agents Wanted.

We want the Calfskins, Hides,
Sheep Pelts, Tallow, Bones, ETC.,
collected in your vicinity.
Can't you arrange to purchase
these goods for us this spring3 We
will furnish the cash with which to
buy; we will also furnish tags, ad-
vice sheets, taking off directions,
cloth posters to enable you to adver-
tise the business, etc., etc.
We pay highest cash prices and
keep our customers thoroughly
posted on the conditions Of the mar
ket and pay the freight.
To any one writing us and men,
tioning this paper, we will mail full
particulars. Address,
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian--Rev.C G. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at 1890,
with sermon. Sunday school at IL
o'clock. Junior Z. E. at S o'clock,
and Y. P S, c. E. at 7 O'Clock.
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
1870. Welcome to all.
Congregational-Rev. F. Z. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service at
10. 80, Sunday school at 1850, YES
per service at S. Tuesday evening.
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Universalist-Sunday School at
1850. Y. P. c. U. Tuesday even
ing at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 10. 80; II.45 o'clock, Sunday
school 6. 80 p. M, Epworth League;
evening service, 7 p. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II M. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock
St. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and ser,
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer and
address at 500. All other Sundays
Holy communion at 7 80 a. M, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon at
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
att.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Diplomacy.

A Washington official said of di-
plomacy at dinner:
"That was a diplomatic young
lady whom heard about the other
day.
"'What do you do some orc said
to her at a ball, when a ma )er-
sists in asking you for dance md
you don't want to dance with h?
go tell him. she replied, that
my card is full
"But Supposing it isn't and he
still persists?'
Then said the young lady, q
insist it is and at the same time let
him see it isn't. - Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
VERrIONTERS AND VERMONT
ISSUES

Today, the early announcement o.
an enormous campaign fund, Of
speakers from the halls of Congress
and the National Cabinet all pointto
the final resort OF the ringmaster,
an appeal TO the Grand Old Party.
This is still another confession of
weakness. There is no party or
creed in the present fight. No ma
tional issue enters into it. It's a
matter tor Vermonters to settle at
the polls. 1t concerns no one else,
Cannot the Proctor Republicans trust
the free aud enforced expression Of
the state on state issues
Their fear. to do so is the strong
est argument against continuing
them in power.
Moral: Vote the fusion ticket in
September.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
COLE
and
TENNIS
SUPPLIES
An Opinion of Justice Marshall.

An Opinion of Justice Marshall.
Once as John Marshall, chief JUS
tice, was travelling toward Raleigh,
N. G., in stick gig his horse went
off the road and ran over a sapling,
so fitting the vehicle that it could
move neither to the right nor to
the left. AS the judge sat thinking
up way out of the dilemma an old
negro came along.
cold marster," said he, "what for
you don't back your horse?"
The jurist thanked him for the
suggestion, backed the horse and,
promising to leave dollar at the
inn for the good advice, went on his
way. The negro called at the inn
and found the dollar awaiting him.
He took it, looked at it and said:
"He was a gemman for sho', but
tapping his forehead significant
ly-'he didn't have much in here"
Worlds Work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
WARNINGS or NATURE.
Signals Of Safety and Danger That
Mon Should Heed.

IolBNah OF oaIety anu 6en9of mat
Men Should Heed.
For those who have eyes to see
them kindly Nature hangs out signs
of all kinds. She only asks that
men will use their eyes, says Pear
sons Weekly. If they can and do
SO, she will never betray them. She
has both good and bad signs, which
are as plain in their way as red or
green lights to railway engine
Ilriyer.
For instance, what is called the
ow country of the northern Trans
vaal is partly healthy, partly fever
sh. In one spot you may camp in
afety for a month; in another, not
mile away, the dreaded fever will
eize you in a single night, To un-
ducated eyes there seems little or
10 difference in the outward aspect
f the two places, but your old pro-
Ipector is never caught camping on
ever ground. He knows the fever
rec too well. The fever tree is an
odd and sinister looking piece Of
Fegetation, with twisted, greenish
runk and branches, and grows only
IN those spots where fever mist
bangs at nightfall.
So, too, in Florida when a hunter
Is traversing the immense swamps-
F'hammocks," as they are called
which cover huge tracts in the
southern part of that state, he
searches for a spot where pine trees
rear their tall heads among the cy-
presses and gums. There he can
camp and sleep in safety, though to
spend night but few hundred
yards away from the pines might
mean a bone racking dose Of ACUTE.
Many an Australian explorer has
been saved from horrible death by
thirst because he has known the
water malice. This tree, though it
may stand in the midst of burning
desert, invariably tells of water be-
low the surface. If the traveller be
not too far gone to dig he will find
the precious fluid below the mallee's
roots.
The Mississippi storm of 1884,
which is generally supposed to have
been the worst gale that has ever
been recorded and the result Of
which was to wipe out nearly TWEEN
ty settlements, flood 10000 square
miles Of land and permanently
change the course Of the great riv-
er, was preceded by a strange and
at the same time inexplicable moan
ing sound, which went on for three
days and seemed to come from the
upper air, although below all was
still. The Indians heard it and left
for the high ground; the whites
heard it, stayed where they were
and were drowned.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Why He Rode to the Funeral,

At a funeral in Glasgow a strans
ger who had taken his seat in one
of the mourning coaches excited the
curiosity of the other three occu-
pants, one of whom at last address,
ed him, "Ye'll be a brither q the
eorp?" 'No, Pm no brither O. the
corp" was the prompt reply, "Weel,
then yell be his cousin ?" ''No, Pm
no that" "No? Then yell at least
be a frien' o the CORP" mo that
5tdAHf Tvee mj t583 tbs qt F as fu aSct6
has ordered me some carriage exep-
else l thocht this wad be the cheap
est way to TAX it."-London Army
and Navy Life,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
BORROWED FIRE

The entire and final aim of the
Proctor Republicans has been to
snatch from the independent move
ment its platform and principles
with feeble pretence Of carrying
them out. Does any sane and sober
voter in the state believe their prom
ises2
The whole performance was a
silly and lamentable confession of
weakness a desperate attempt to
offset the sweep of the independent
non-partisan movement that was
even then in motion in every section
OF Vermont. 1t failed, as all such
hypocrisy must and ought to fail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Bridge Commissioners Meet,

The joint bridge commissioners OF
Vermont and New Hampshire held
meetings at Hartland, and Plainfeld,
N. H., July II, the sentiment being
unanimous for new bridge to con-
meet the two towns. The objects Of
the meetings were explained by Gil
bert A, Davis, Of the Vermont COM
mission, and Col. Daniel Hall of
New Hampshire. w. R. Sturtevant
presided at the Hartland meeting
and w. w. Jordan at Plainfeld.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Squire Rarrstt,s Ancestry.

Squire Barrett was number OF
years ago well known practitioner
at the Hampden county bar. He
was eccentric, especially about his
dress, but underneath a rough ex-
terror he was known to be deeply
read and brilliant scholar. His
wife was given more to the frivoh-
ties of life than to books, but her
fad at one time was the family
genealogy. Then she studied hard,
One day friend met Squire Barrett
and said, "Well, how goes the wife'S
family tree?"
ooh, her tree is all right" said
the squire, with a twinkle in his
eye, ''but when she began on mine
she had trouble"
"What was the matterp" asked
the friend.
"Well, you see, about the first
thing she struck in my genealogy
was a Hudson river pirate, and she
decided to let him rest for fear
something worse might turn up
Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Waning Love.

"What's the matter, dear?" her
mother asked, seeing the trouble in
the young wife's face.
She had just received telegram
and sat with the yellow paper crum-
pied in her lap.
Tfs from Douglas" she replied.
'Has anything happened to him ?
L hope he hasn't been in railroad
accident"
"No; he says he's well and will
be home tomorrow, but he only uses
seven words when he might have
put in three more" Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Advantaas Of Being Wicked,

Little Evelyn Jones went with
her mother the other day to make a
call upon a neighbor whose niece
had recently died. In offering her
condolences Mrs. Jones said, among
other things, that "the good die
young" and that it seemed as if the
bad and useless people lived on in
definitely, while those who were q
zeal use in the world we're the first
to be taken. That night, when Eve
Ign was saying her prayers, her
mother was somewhat surprised to
hear her depart from the usual form
and in conclusion supplicate: OWL
you please make me a bad and use,
less little girl and mamma and papa
and little brother, too, SO we can &c
on living forever and everp Amenf
-Pearson's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

A village doctor whose most trou-
blesome patient was an elderly wo-
man practically on the free list re-
ceived sound rating, according to
Lippincott's Magazine, from her one
day for not coming when summoned
the night before.
"You can go to see your other pa
tients at night" said she. "Why
can't you come when 1 send for you
Amt my money as good as other
people's?"
'1 do not know, madam" was the
reply. 81 never saw any of it."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

The name "Republican" is one
that carries with it a certain sugges-
ton of merit and distinction. The
name "Proctor" stands in Vermont
for personal and political advance
ment only. No large measures Of
public benefit, no original or pro-
gressive schemes of legislation have
ever followed the name of Proctor.
And so, for the purposes of this cam
paign, we may label the conserva-
tive, non-progressive wing of the
dominant party "Proctor Republi-
cans"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
Woodstock, VT, July Fl, 1906

"No more spontaneous call upon a
man for public Office was ever heard
in Vermont than that which came to
Fletcher D. Proctor at the outset of
this campaign" declares the repubi-
can state committee. How is this,
Mr.. Voter?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
FoR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

Mas. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has beer
used for over sixty years by millions Of moth
ersfor their children while teethlng, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softenl
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind cole
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Sold by Pll druggists In every part of the
world Twenty-Five cents 0 BEETLE. Be sure
TO ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy.
up" and takeno other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
The Plight of the Proctor
Republicans.

trenchment in state expenses; in the
next they referred to the need of
conservative expansion" Imagine
the kind of conservative expansion
a doubling of general expense and
another trebling Of court expense
will bring in the next 20 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
How to Cleanse the Blood.

A preserving use of DR.. David Kenne-
dy's Fav0rte Remedy, of Rondont, N.
Y, will soon relieve and ultimately cure
cases of Fever and Ague, Billiousness,
Rheumatism, Debility of the Stomach,
Bowels, Kidneys and Bladder, and all
disorders arising from an impure state OF
the Block. Price &l00, all druggists; 6
bottles for $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21

All linotype records were broken
at Salt Lake City Monday night,
when Charles A. Nichols, a Herald
operator, set Io6, 300 ems nonpareil
in eight hours. The former worlds
record, 10000 ems nonpareil, was
made by George A. Green OF Bos-
ton at a compe tition in Chicago in
1896.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
WHERE REFORn BEGAN

AT the outset of this campaign,
Mr.. Proctor came before the voters
OF the state entirely without an issue
of public importance, utterly devoid
Of any plea for support outside of
his political ambition and family
prestige. He was silent on every
public question; he gave no reason
for asking the suffrage of Vermont
ers. AT the Republican state con-
vention, he and his friends formu-
lated platform and policy. On
what were they based'
On the Propaganda of this bureau,
authorized and set forth by PeroivaI
w. Clement!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-07-21
TWO WINDSOR CONVENTIONS
Democrats and Independents to
Meet at w. r. junction July %.

The Democrats and Independents
in the town Of Hartford each hold
town caucus at White River juno
ton today to elect delegates to the
Windsor county convention of each
organization to be held there July
28. 1t is understood that the two
conventions will adopt fusion tick
ct for county officers.