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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-12-07
MIsINFoRMED AS TO ToNoPAH

The Carson correspondent of the Associated Press has been misin-
formed as to the closing down of the Tonopah mines, and a dispatch to
that effect was sent out from here last night to the Associated Press
There has been no talk of this sort by the miners of this camp and
there is n o inclination on the part of the mine owners to close down.
There never has been any trouble with the miners in Tonopah, the
men being of a higher class than the average. a great many of the
miners are nen of family, and have made their homes here; their child
re- go to school and all their interests are centered here. Tonopah has
done what very few other places in the United States have done. The
banks have paid the checks on them in cash without restriction, and
the mines have paid their men in gold coin. The next payday is on Tues
dav and there will be in the neighborhood of 100000 paid out in gold
for wages.
There has been no shutting down of the mines even in the face Of
he smdters refusing ore from Nevada. and there will be nc shutting
dovn |. long az IL is possible to keep the mines going. We have no
need of troops in this camp and there IS n danger II any request be-
ing made to Governor Sparks to that effect
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-12-07

The report # Edward W. Parker. the statisucion in charge of the
mining and mineral resources of the country shows that The total value
of the mineral products of the country last year amounted to $1,902,
515. 565. a gain in ten years of $1,262071,345, and since 1880 a gain
Of s15375s626S. Those stupendous figures feyeal in themselves that
om the mines alone our country draws annually in newly created
wealth. almost So 0O0, 600 900. or more than the revenues o any empire
an earb with three exceptions. That there should be a panic in a conn
try that makes such a showing is proof conclusive that there re fatal
faults in her monetary system. or that where commerce centers there
sbouId he a nw Savior to drive the money changers from the temple
Salt Lake Telegram.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-12-07

Write d. G. Doubleday, Merchants
Exchange, building. San Francisco,
for market letter and sheets showing
actual market prices In all Nevada
stocks, free. You should read Mr..
D~oubleday's market letter. tt
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-12-07

Merchant and Bookkeeper-Tbe
Bonanza can fit you out with ruling
to suit your particular style of hook.
keeping. Call and get figures.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
The Vegetable Show.

The vegetable show on the second
floor of the Floral hall was surpris-
ingly large, especially the pumpkins,
considering the unfavorable season
for farm and garden products.
G.. A. Slocum's Highland farm
showed a few vegetables; Scott
Tinkham and A. G.. Hoitt were rivals
in the big pumpkin show and Bill
ings farm had it's usual fine display
of all kinds of garden stuff
In the boys garden exhibit there
were but two entries, but they made
remarkably fine showing, Ray
mond E. Robinson, who has taken
prizes before, was the winner with a
long table full of every sort of prod
uce, including 80 varieties of pota-
toes and fewer kinds of about every
thing else grown in this section.
Harland Atwood was a good second,
his exhibit lacking only in numbers
w. G. Raymond showed six kinds
of onions, raised from seed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
NOTES..

The w. G. T. U. opened its dining
hall two days Of the fair and the
hundreds of patrons were b, rived
promptly and well. The W. c. Y.
U. hall is surely appreciated by he
all-day visitors at the exhibition.
Among the midway shows was a
six-legged calf, a marvellous freak
which J. w. Ketchum of Vergennes
bank fame introduced to the curios-
ity-seeking public. 'Ketch" was a
good barker" for day, then turned
the job over to an assistant. Mr..
Ketchum told an interviewer that
he intended to put his show "a
Wrecked Institution" on the road
soon, and was temporarily travelling
for the purpose of raising funds to
finance the enterprise.
Treasurer G. II. English reports
receipts as follows; From sale of
tickets, $1770; from grand stand,
1894; from hucksters, $725. The
receipts show decreased attendance,
owing to bad weather, but the buck
sters paid more than the society ever
received in any previous year from
this source.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
Floral Hall.

This department was hardly as
well filled as usual, but the display
of fancy work, oil paintings, water
colors, charcoal sketches, was quite
as good as usual. Household arti-
cles had good space, too, and rugs,
quilts and like articles showed the
skill and taste in the homes of the
county.
The Edison phonograph was shown
by E. A. Spear, and it gave a con-
tinuous concert from morning until
night to large audiences.
The Elm Tree Press, Woodstock,
showed some of it's recent work, in
Guiding many handsome pieces of
printing.
w. j. Boyce, j. B. Jones and j..
Livingston represented the mer-
chants of the village in attractively
arranged booths.
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
There was increased interest in the
second years session Of the manual
training school in Woodstock and
the well arranged exhibit in Floral
hall cannot but stimulate further in
terest in its excellent work. Some
of the best pieces turned out by the
school were in view, including a
colonial settle made by E. w. Gil
man; Morris chair, made by Maude
Slayton; writing desk, Mildred Par
fridge; birdseye table, by G. r.
Winslow; settee, by Emma Wilder;
tables, by Katherine Kidder and
Elizabeth Billings.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
1aChinery Hall.

The show Of machinery was not
large, but several well known manu-
facturers were represented.
Daniels Machine Co. took some
space with one Of their we'll known
ensilage cutters, which are in salts
factory use all over New England;
w, B. Gilbert showed sap-gather-
ing tank, an American separator; S.
w. Richardson, an evaporation.
On the same floor of Floral hall
building was the Victor talking ma
chine, shown by G. r. Beyerle of
West Lebanon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
Woodstock, W., Sept. %, 1907
Floral Hall.

Floral Hall at the county fair was
not at its best. The weather had
much to do with this, of course, But
the hall much needed a good house
cleaning. The exhibits could have
been more attractively displayed ;
benches and tables could have been
kept covered with white paper; the
floors could have been oftener swept
and, especially, the broken boxes,
bits of string, piles Of crumpled
wrapping papers and the general
mess under the exhibition counters
should have been put out Of sight.
Floral Hall is quite distinctly the
domestic part of Windsor county's
annual exposition of its products, re-
sources and good taste this year, at
any rate, it was not creditable to
the county or to the manners and
customs of the homes from which
many Of the articles here disposed
had come.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28

much while the horses were ON the
move.
In the third heat Oweeda and an
other contestant locked wheels in
the getaway and nearly turned the
track together before they stopped
with broken sulkeys, Both horses
and their drivers escaped injury
however.
Fast time was made in the $40
class race, and Vic Pointer had to
lower his mark a triAe to beat 'em
out. The buckskin took the first
two heats, and the ensuing argu-
ments were warm enough to suit
everybody in sight Of the track,
In the third heat Hudson accident
ly rubbed Bill of Expenses sulky in
scoring and took off tire.
w. H. Hill of Chelsea was the
starter and handled the big field of
horses with much skill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
The Dog Show.

The puppy class was unusually
we'll filled with high-bred animals,
and it attracted a lot of attention
Foxhound pups, English bull terrier
and Boston bull were shown by E.
V. Fraser; foxhound by H. P. Clark;
Boston terriers, by J. P. Gilman and
W. NJ. Houghton; Scotch collie pups
by Earl Abbott.
The English Shepherd dogs ex-
hibited by Billings farm and by A.
P. ellison of Quechee were whole
show themselves, and their beauty of
form and feature and their cheerful
welcome to all visitors won the ad-
miration of every one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
Nermont's Choice.

Taft, Roosevelt and Hughes seem
to be Vermont's first choice for pres
idcnt.
according to the Chicago Tri-
bunc's canvass of Vermont for presi-
Dental preferences, William H. Taft
w. the first choice of 81, and Chas.
f. hughes the first choice Of AZ,
This canvass was made before Gov
ernur hughes had attended the Fish
and Game league dinner.-Barre
Times.
no man who travels about the
state and talks with the voters on
the farms and in the shops can fail
to be convinced that Vermont is a
Roosevelt state through and through.
-liellows Falls Times.
vermont is Enthusiastically for
Hughes for president. A few office
holders, who think more of their job
than they 4" Vt the people, alone are
shouting for Taft" - Burlington
Clipper.
So Vermont speaks. The faithful
ones with an eye to the main chance
will now climb one of the band
wagons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28

syrup were shown some old-lashion-
ed buckets and other tools once used
in their manufacture.
Supt. Billings is much pleased
and encouraged with this years
showing and the attention it attract
ed, and has every reason to expect
larger display next year,
TIE PREMIUMS:
Tub sugar-Hewitt & Moore l,
w, B. Gilbert 2, DIR. F, T. Kidder 8.
Cake sugar-G. U. Cobb l, DIR.
F. T. Kidder ?, II, N. Sheperd B.
Five gallons syrup-G. U. Cobb,
Hewitt & Moore 2, w. B. Gilbert 3.
One gallon syrup-H. L. Towns
end |, S. w. Richardson ,.
Honey, A. McClay l, Frank
Perry 2.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
The Races.

In spite of cool weather and some
rain there were two days of as good
racing as the fair ground course has
ever shown the public. The track,
which has been in charge of G. M.
White for a year or two, had been
put in fine condition and old horse
men said it was as good as any half
mile ring in New England. Mon
days rain made it heavy, but not
withstanding this some of the horses
and there were score here which
could make the circuit around 2.2O
came within sight of the mark set
by Ham Brooks Barney years ago.
Com took the 2.18 race Wednesday
in straight heats, going the third
mile in 2.l7i. 1t was a bad day for
Ned Cole, who is a winner when he
is feeling well and the bunch had to
waste a lot of time in scoring before
he could get away on his feet How
ever, he made the affair a good race,
Com barely nosing him out in one
heat.
The 2 30 class race was another
good event, though Brownell decided
it in three heats.
Rena proved the best one in the
300 class and took the three heats,
not giving the rest of the bunch
much Of show for first money.
Frequent showers married the
days events somewhat, but the
grand stand was well filled and the
crowd seemed to be well satisfied
with the sport.
Exciting finishes and an accident
or two marked Thursdays racing
events, which kept the crowd inter
ested all the afternoon, and the spec
tators stayed till the last heat was
run at 6 o'clock. The fight for first
place prolonged the two events until
it appeared as though nothing but
an all night struggle would decide
them.
The 2.23 race was a great clamor
for bit of the money, Argot Lad
winning in the fifth heat. There
were nine starters and pair of
blankets would have covered the
whole bunch at the wire in two or
three hurrah finishes that brought
roars of applause from the grand
ISLANDERS, who didn't mind the cold
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
TELEPHONE TALKS
Believing that knowledge coopeaon the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company publishing series of brief
exposion of phases Of telephony for the benefit
ITSELF and, ii hopes, for the benefit of all
telephone users.

touches the "jack" she pushes the
connecting plug in and rings.
The telephone is frequently used
in great-hurry, and sometimes a
person whose mind for the moment
is distracted neglects to ring off when
he is through talking. The result
is that "Central" does not get sig
nal to disconnect the call, and it may
be minute or more before she finds
out that the circuit is no longer en-.
gaged-which, failing to get any
signal, she can do only by connect
ing herself with the line so she can
hear whether or not anybody is talk
ing. Meanwhile, if anybody else
calls either Of tie lines that were
used in the conversation they will,
naturally be told that it is busy.
Such state of affairs is undoubtedly
the cause OF quite a percentage of
the "busy reports" in some eX-
changes.
A commoner cause of "busy re-
ports than most people realize is
the large number of subscribers who
take party-line service, especially at
their residences. The particular
person you want to reach may not
be using his telephone when you call
for it, but if there are other subscri b.
ers on the same circuit the line may
be busy just the same. And your
TREND may not know that it is.
That is why sometimes when Cen
trial" tells you "the line is busy"
your friend will say afterwards tn at
he doesn't understand how that
could be, because he wasn't using
the telephone at all at the time you
tried to call him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

STATE OF VERMONT, | Whereas, Car
Windsor County, SIS, RE L. L. Hun
toon o. Cavendish, VT, has duly filed her
petition to the County Court, setting forth
her legal marriage to Robert j Huntoon of
Rutland in the State of Vermont, that she
Vermont, that she hath kept the marriage
covenant, but that the said Robert J. hath
violated the same for that he hath treated
the lbellant with intolerable severity, and
hath wilfully deserted the libellant for
three consecutive years, and for that, being
of sufficient physical and pecuniary ability
to provide suitable maintenance for the
libellant, he hath, without cause. grossly,
wantonly and cruelty refused and neglected
50 to do; wherefore the petitioner prays
for bill of divorce from the said Robert
And whereas it appears that said Robert
j. is without this State, so that the sum
mons Of said Court may not be served upon
him;
It Is Thereupon Ordered that the said Rob
ert j Huntoon be notified and required to
appear in and before said Court and
make answer, if any he have, and abide the
order and judgment of said Court in the
premises, at the term thereof next to be
held ut Woodstock in and for the County
of Windsor in the State of Vermont, on the
first Tuesday of December A ID. 1907, upon
the first day of said term, by publishing the
substance of said petition, together with
this order for three successive weeks, in
the Spirit of the Age newspaper pub
lished Mt Woodstock in said County. the
last publication to be at least six weeks
prior to said term of Court. which shall be
deemed sufficient notice to said Robert ].
Huntoon.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock, in
the County of Windsor, this 18th day of
September, A. ID. 1907
JAY READ PEMBER, Clerk.
Sanford Z. Emery,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28

poultry than was exhibited at the
Windsor County fair,
Most Of the recognized breeds were
in evidence. The Wyandottes, Plym-
outh Rocks, Rhode Island Reds and
Leghorns were the largest in num-
Der, but the games, Minorcas, Or
pingtons, Hamburgs and Bantams
were more than well represented in
each class. There were some beau
tiful birds, and had the coopage and
room been larger it would have been
possible to make a poultry show that
would well compare with the state
show of past years.
Ducks, geese and turkeys were
well represented, although the tur-
keys were not as plenty as in years
past. 1t is evident that the raising
of those birds is rather on the de-
cline. This ought not to be. There
is more good money in turkeys than
in most any other stock and we
ought to see before long the large
Aocks that used to adorn the lands
of 50 many farmers.
Pet dogs, puppies, old Zip coons,
the great horned owl and other pets
attracted great attention.
The exhibit, as a whole, was cred
table to both exhibitors and the So
ciety, and the large crowds that Wis
tied the hall during Wednesday and
Thursday was ample evidence that
poultry raising is attracting at
tention from farmers as well as fan
ciers, and that good money can be
made on any farm by careful atten-
ton and intelligent handling,
The society should arrange for
more room, and especially more
light. The lack of windows was
remarked all during Wednesday, it
being cloudy day many Of the
coops were so darkened that it was
hard to tell even the color of the
birds.
We hope before the next fair comes
around that the society will give this
their attention and thereby encour-
age the poultry breeders and give
this department the attention it de-
serves, as there is no question but
that poultry raising is and will be a
very important factor Of successful
farming.
Among the exhibitors were A. r.
Roberts, with White WyandCttes,
A. Bond and Morris Seaver showing
the same breed. A pair of Chinese
geese, shown by E. r. Yates OF
Hartland was something of a rarity
here. Rhode Island Reds were ex-
hibited by Perley Clifford, E 9.
Smith and NJ. NJ. Howard, and other
exhibitors were A. G.. Hoitt, Mrs S.
G. Kelley, F. w. Doton and R. Olzen-
dam.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
Sheep.

Nearly all the pens in this depart
ment were filled with thoroughbred
stock, the Shropshires and South
downs having perhaps the best of it
in point of numbers.
Matthew Hannah of West Wind
sor showed twenty or more head of
Shropshires, taking all the first and
second prizes. The same flock made
a similar sweep at the Washington
county fair at Sandy Hill, N. Y,
this year
Among the other exhibitors and
prize winners were R. ]. Lewis,
Sumner Sherburne, M. j. Lewis, j.
E. Leonard and E. Y. Dana, all
showing coarse wool mixed.
j. II. Hazen, Jr., took most of the
first premiums in the LIST and I'd
classes, American Merino.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
ON THE MIDWAY.

The Midway shows and other side
attractions filled most of the availa-
BILE space and presented a varied list
of attractians-the "ossifyed man"
and other wonders of nature, fortune
tellers, palmists, jewelry and whip
peddlers. Some made money, but on
the whole business wasn't rushing.
The dark-complexioned Egyptian"
seer from the upper Nile" seventh
cataract"-had the respectful hear
ing due his manifested age, hun
dred or two years, his barker said.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
1.-THE LINE is BUSY"

One of the mysteries of Central"
to most telephone users is how the
operator can tell so Xuickly when
"the line is busy" There are still
a few people, perhaps, who believe
that she does not know, but simply
reports a number as busy to save
herself trouble. But anybody who
uses the telephone very much is
perfectly aware that the circuit is
not reported as being in use unless
1t really is in use. 1t is "good bust
ness" for the telephone company to
establish conversation whenever it is
in any way possible to do so; and
nobody questions but that the tele-
phone company is getting all the
business it can.
When you call up "Central" she
connects herself with your line by
means of "cord" on the end of
which is brass plug that fits closely
into the "jack" or switch socket in
which your line terminates in the
switchboard. The connecting cords
are arranged in pairs, and when you
give the operator the number of the
telephone with which you want to
talk, she takes the second cord of
the pair she is using for your call
and touches the tip Of the brass plug
at the end of it to the "jack" of the
line you require. If the circuit is
already connected up in some other
par OF the board, the operator hears
a clicking noise in her head tele-
phone: then, Of couise, she reports
to you that "the line is busy" If
there is no warning click when she
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
Horses.

The horse show was one of the
largest seen for some years and the
high-bred old and young stock spoke
we'll for the newly developing inter
est in breeding in Windsor county
Fifteen brood mares were shown,
and such we'll known sires as Dan
ger Signal and Judge D.. the latter's
owner, II. H. Totman, also showing
another Bradlaugh stallion, Bijou.
The premiums:
Colt 4 years, Fred E. Cady l,
John A. Moore 2, G.. R. Markham 3;
colt 3 years, w. Harold Seaver l, A.
Boardway 2, Peter Charon 3; colt 2
years, Mrs. H. T. Dunbar l and 2,
Robert Cobb 3; yearling colts, F. E.
ellison |, Herman Lussier 2, Lem
M. Hutchinson 3.
Roadsters-Pairs, E. F. Eaton |,
T. L. Fletcher 2; single, Chester
Cady l, J. R. Murdoch.
Stallion and five of his get-H. T.
Dunbar l.
Stations, 4 years old or over-H.
H. Totman l, S. d. Houghton 2.
Stations, 3 years.. S. Hathorn
l, w. D. Raymond 2.
Stallion, 2 years.. A. Moore 1.
Brood mares-H. T, Dunbar l, w.
M. Houghton 2, N. j. Morgan 3.
Foals Of 19O7-W. NJ. Houghton l,
N. J. Morgan 2, H. T. Dunbar 3.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
Arts and Crafts Exhibit in Windsor.

An Arts and Crafts exhibit will be
held in connection with the Vermont
Federation of Woman's Clubs,
at Windsor, October 2 and 3.
The exhibit will be large and valu-
able one, covering not only the work
of clubs and individuals of Vermont,
but of New England generally.
From the extensive exhibits of hand
woven rugs, brass work, bead work,
the latest and most perfected results
in the art of photography, water
colors, furniture, Illuminated books,
artists linen, and hand-decorated
china.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
The st. Adams Messenger says ::

The Messenger is quite willing to
agree with The Woodstock Spirit Of
the Age that Vermont was pretty
slow for a number of years past in
taking up new ideas Of progressive
public policy in her laws and gov
ernmental institutions. Indeed, 1t
was the intense conviction of this
fact that set this paper out in its
campaign for the "New Vermont. ="
But there have been great and glo-
rious changes for the better in the
past half dozen years or so, and, be-
side, with all our ultra-conservatism
and sometimes peculiarly obstinate
self-sufficiency, The Messenger be-
lieves there never was time when
the state had wholly surrendered to
the non-possumus crew of small-bore
statesmen so far as its economic and
social interests were concerned, or
when it could be said, as The Spirit
of the Age expresses it, that "our in
telligent and Independent yeomanry
have bowed to the same idols for
over fifty years" The Messenger
used to be accused of defaming YER
mont because it said some pretty
severe things it thought were true,
but it never thought Vermonters
were such Bourbons as the contem-
7, rnry represents them to be.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-09-28
BLIGHT-PROOF POTATOES.

An interesting exhibit of potatoes
grown from seed furnished by the
government and supposed to be
blightless was made by George Ait
ken of Billings Farm, There were
thirteen varieties, clean, bright and
hard, from England, Scotland, France
and Germany, some of the seed from
the latter country originally costing
$500 pound. The seed was sent
to Billings farm, where the tests thus
far appear to be quite successful.