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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
SHERBURNE

Mrs. e. w. Prior and son Clarence
of Woodstock were at George Prior's
last Sunday.
j. w. Warner was in Woodstock
Tuesday of this week.
j. E. Davis was in Rutland the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryland Taylor of
Plymouth visited at Harold Tarbell's
one day last week.
Robert Currier is at home from
Middlebury.
N. d. Wilder is reported as being
very much better. He has trained
nurse from Rutland to care for him.
f. M. and A G. Plumley were in
Rutland Monday.
Mr.. Kellogg and family of Orange,
Mass, are visiting at George Priors.
f. G., Spaulding is having some
repairs made on his house, Edgar
Perry of Bridgewater doing the
work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
The Father of Medicine.

1t is generally understood that
scientific medicine began with Hip
pocrates, B. G. 460. This great
man carried out a system of severe
induction from observed facts and
abhorred mere theories which had
no basis in actual experience. He
was always open to conviction and
candidly confessed his mistakes.
He was conscientious in the prac-
tice of his profession and valued
the success of his art more than sill
yer and gold. The great principle
of his practice was trust in nature.
He had great skill in diagnosis and
was extremely cautious in all that
he did. He originated the cele-
brated maxim, 'Life is short, and
art is long" For more than twen-
ty centuries Hippocrates was the
great authority among medical men
the world over.-New York Ameri-
can
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Swallowed in Quicksand

Far from help and with only a
small companion to witness his
agony, eight-year-old George Berg
man, son of Isadore Bergman, met
death in a horrible form, when he
was slowly swallowed up by quick
sand on the banks of the Winooski
river north of Burlington, last week
Friday afternoon.
With Julius Wool, child of his
own age, he had gone to the river to
swim, when the accident occurred.
The Wool boy ran as fast as he could
for help but the body of Bergman
was not recovered until three hours
later when Joseph Rogove succeeded
in digging him out of the sand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
STATE POLITICS

The fake political story sent out
under Montpelier date line to the
Associated Press has aroused all
kin dis of rumors. The facts in the
case are simply this: Senator Car
roll S. Page will be elected to the
senate for the constitutional term of
six years at the next session of the
legislature. Ex-Gov. Fletcher d.
Proctor aspires to a seat in the
United States senate. Barring mis-
takes in discounting the future and
the changes that death may make
his ambition will probably be graft
fed. He does not intend to be a
candidate at this time and he haa
given no intimation that he would
allow his name to be used as a can
didate. To attempt to scare Senator
Pages friends into taking off their
colts and making a fight against
DR.. Mead by any such crude tactics
is ludicrous. Senator Page is not
mixing up in Vermonts guberna-
t)rial contest. What Fletcher Proc
or is doing in the game is not
known to this paper, but it isn't a
bad guess that he is going to see the
cards before any candidate takes the
winning trick at Montpelier Brat
tleboro Reformer.
DR.. Kidder, Of Woodstock, has
finally withdrawn from the lieuten-
ant governorship canvass, bnt so
late that it ia not altogether certain
that it will materially help the other
Windsor county candidate. George
F. Leland. While DR.. Kidder con-
tinued to hold on, Mr., Leland's
chances waned, because two candi-
dates from the same county for the
same state Office always produce a
frost In the meantime l.. p. Slack
OF St. Johnsbury has been making
hay, and it looks good deal as if,
barring possible trades, he had the
Office cornered Mortified News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
The spinninn Ant.

The spinning ant is found in In
dia, in Ceylon, in the islands of Ma
lacca and in Australia. This ant
weaves it's nest between two leaves
of tree, preferably the mango. 1t
begins to build or to weave by
drawing two leaves together. To do
this it runs line of its working
material-material similar to the
spiders thread-the length of the
leaf and around it. While at work
it clings to the leaf with its nails
and at the same time draws on the
leaf nearest to it with it's mandibles.
Sometimes the two leaves suitable
for nest building are too far apart.
Then the builder calls in its fellow
ants, and they help it to form a
chain. Each ant clings to the waist
of its neighbor by it's mandibles.
Thus enchained, they work to build
the nest of their comrade.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
New Masonic Officers

The officers appointed by the
grand annual session at Burlington
June l6 are: Grand lecturer. David
A. Elliott, of White River Junction
grand chaplain, the Rev. A. j. Hough
of Proctorsville; assistant grand chap
lain, the Rev. w. j. Ballou, of Lud-
low; grand marshal, d. S. Danforth,
of st. Albans; assistant grand mar
shal, j. e. Paddock, Of Saxtons River;
grand sword bearer, l.. S. Norton, of
Bennington; grand senior steward
Albert Killam, of Burlington; grand
junior steward, e. H Martin, of Bur-
lington; grand pursuivant, II. w.
Humphreys, of West Rutland; grand
tyler, Fl. l.. Townsend, of Bridport
I. @. Mower of Woodstock was
elected district deputy grand master
of District No. l.
Rev. @. + Partridge was elected
excellent chaplain of the Order of
High Priesthood Of the state of
Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
County Camp for Boys and
Young Men

Camp Billings, an ideal summer
camp for boys and young men con-
Quoted annually by the Windsor
County Y. M. G. A. committee, will
open for its fourth season on July
1lth for boys from ten years up,
closing July 23rd, allowing II
days
The boys will be taught how to
swim and instructions given along
other lines Full equipment will
be provided for archery contests
the annual camp athletic meet held
and other events arranged for
Camp Billings offers all that a
boy loves, plenty of boating, fish
ing, tramping, athletics and water
sports, and last, but not least, good
food. Boys are happy and healthy,
free and fearless, but safe and
shielded. They get real camping
life under the special supervision of
Christian men with experience. Any
boy or young man in Windsor
county may attend this camp, and
parents are urged to consider it for
their boys vacation this summer.
No better place can be found at so
low rate of expense.
All who are interested are urged
to write to County Secretary A. @.
-Hurd, at White River Junction for
the beautiful 1910 illustrated book
let.
Camp Billings is located at Lake
Fairlee, nineteen miles from White
River Junction, on the Boston and
Maine Railroad. Special rates on the
railroad and stage.
Following the boys camp camp
for men will be conducted from June
23rd to Both, allowing seven days
Special features have been arranged
for this camp, among which will be
the clay pigeon shoot, contests con-
Quoted in archery, athletics, quoits
and other sports.
Camp Billings is becoming pop
ular place under its efficient manage
ment and with its beautiful location
makes it an ideal place for rest and
recreation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
An Eccentric Lord.

Matthew Robinson Nord Roke-
by, a prominent but eccentric Eng
lishman of the eighteenth century,
became famous for his long beard
and his pronounced hatred of med
ical practitioners. His dislike for
physicians was carried to such an
extreme that he left codicil to his
will which was to the effect that a
favorite nephew was to be disin-
herited should he (the nephew in
the last illness Of the lord let his
sympathies cause him to send for
doctor. This having been made
known to the nephew when his un-
Gle, the lord, was in good health,
it is needless to add he allowed that
persons spirit to take its fight
without calling in any of the Gin
fernal surgical fraternity"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
WaIton's Register

Walton's Vermont Register for
1910 returns to the old form "as es-
tablished by Walton" but in type,
paper, binding and general appear
ance it is great improvement on
some former issues. New features
have been added and the best of the
old ones retained 1t is a valuable
reference book containing everything
which one may desire to know about
Vermont, and accuracy has been the
aim in preparing the material for
these pages.
Guy B. Horton is the editor, and
the book is published by the Tuttle
Company of Rutland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25

thing right; when they do, help out
all you can.
The prospects for this year are
good. Increased purse premiums,
the special draft horse premiums
ard the handsome special purses for
draft oxen, ought to bring out a
good show. A good exhibition at
tracts good attendance; both make
the fair success.
The grounds are in fine condition
Track was never better, and with a
little good work from all, Windsor
County Fair will still live.
The reserved grand stand seats
were popular last year. They seem
to fill long wanted place.
A return to the good old cavalcade
of horses and all stock seems to be
popular. Plan to be here, bring
your friends, bring aomething from
your farm to show; help in this way
and you are doing your part towards
adding another year to 65 successful
fairs. Keep the dates in mind,
Sept. l3-14-l5, and am doing part
of my duty by making this notice.
The Advertising Agent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
ARTS OF THE ANCIeNTS.
Many of Our Modern Discoveries Are
Only Redisooveries.


History is not the only thing that
repeats itself. Discovery does the
same. We are not nearly SO much
ahead of the ancients as it pleases
us to believe. Many of our discov-
cries are only rediscoveries-im-
proved upon perhaps, but not alter
ed in nature.
In 1869 France was already in
possession of omnibuses. The Ro-
mans sank artesian wells even in
the Sahara. In 1856 Papin pub
lished in the Journal des Savants
an account of an experiment made
by one of his friends who caused
flowers to grow instantaneously-
The secret, which was not revealed,
lay in the preparation of the
ground.
The Greeks had woolen OF linen
cuirass SO closely woven as to be
impenetrable by the sharpest darts.
We have not found out the secret
of it. The Romans had better mills
than ours for pounding olives. The
Chinese had invented iron houses
as early as 1900. Glass houses were
found among the Picts in Scotland
and the Celts in Gaul and many
centuries earlier in Siam. Grass
cloth was used many centuries ago
by the Chinese.
Massage was an ancient practice
and was known to the Romans.
Paracelsus speaks of homeopathy
and says that like is cured by like
and not contrary by contrary. The
speculum, the probe, the forceps,
were known in the year 500. In
deed, specimens thereof hove been
found in the ruins of Pompeii.
Aristotle noticed that sea water
could be made drinkable by boiling
it and collecting the steam.
The Romans appear to have been
familiar with the Lightning rod. On
top of the highest tower of the Cas-
tie of Dunio, on the Adriatic, there
was set from time immemorial a
long rod of iron. In the stormy
weather of summer it served to pre-
dict the approach of a tempest. A
soldier was always stationed by it
when the sea showed theatenings of
storm. From time to time he put
the point of his long javelin close
to the rod. Whenever a spark pass
ed between the two pieces of iron
he rang bell to warn the fisher
men. Gerbert in the tenth century,
invented plan for diverting light
ming from fields by placing in them
long sticks tipped with sharp lance
heads.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
FORECAST FOR FARMERS
House Bill Provides Weather
Signals on Rural Free Deliv-
ery WAGONS

1t is now proposed that farmers
all over the country be given the
benefit of the weather bureau pre-
dictlons just as the people in the
cities get the forecasts, says a
Washington dispatch.
According to bill which Repre-
sentative McHenry of Pennsylvania
has introduced in the house, the
rural free delivery wagons are to
carry flag signals similar to the sig
mails hoisted on buildings and else
where in the populous centres for
the guidance of those interested in
the weather.
1t will be necessary under the
plan proposed, for the weather bu-
reau to telegraph the weather predic-
tion each morning to each postolfice
in the country which sends out rural
mail deliverymen. The mailman
thereupon fixes to the wagon the
flag indicating the expected state of
the weather, and as he rides by the
farmers and others along his route
can know with weather bureau GER
tainty what the weather will be for
the next "a hours. The bill has
been referred to the committee on
agriculture.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Gift to Middlebury

A gift of $4,000 to Middlebury
college was recently announced by
President Thomas. The gift is for
the general endowment and has
been promised to meet the condition
al offer made by the general educa-
tional board on May "a.
The college must obtain S $150,O00
by December 81, 1911. OF this
sum $42,0 has been raised for a
gymnasium, which, with the $685.
600 just announced, will count on
the total of $150,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
NORTH POMFRET.

Henry Howe of South Pomfret has
now bought the Orvis Clifford Farm
John Burbank has sold the barn,
sheds, ETC., resorving only the large
wood shed, on the Mosher place to
John Wheeler.
Pliny Hamilton and family have
moved into Q. Z. Thacher's tenement
for the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Adams are in
Worcester, Mass, part of this week.
Edward Washburn is helping at
E. Y. Dana's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Commissioner Thomas Resigns

State Fish and Game Commission
Henry G. Thomas of Stowe has tend
cred his resignation to Governor G..
Fl. Prouty, to take effect on August
lst for business reasons. The resig-
nation has been accepted.
Mr.. Thomas has held the Office for
a period of eight years and has
served the State very efficiently in
the performance of his duties.
No choice Of a successor has been
made but the name of John W. Tit
comb, former commissioner, is men
toned in connection with the
vacancy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
HARTLAND.

Hartland will celebrate the Fourth
with considerable display, exciting
athletic sports and some noise. The
sports will include dashes, sack race,
potato spearing race ON horseback,
ETC., ball game, band concert day
evening, and grand display of fire.
works in the evening. The annual
bonfire will be fired at 9 O'Clock the
evening of the Fourth.
Some of the ladies will sell ice
cream on the ball grounds July 4.
Proceeds for the support of the
team.
The general committee asks the
boys to be considerate on the night
before the 4th, and make no dis
turbance before four o'clock Satur-
day morning. We trust the fellows
will co-opera.e with the committee in
their efforts.
Rev. r. X. Brown, pastor of the
Congregational church, won the prize
offered for Philosophical Essay OF
his class at Dartmouth
A. A. Dunbar had the misfortune
to lose finger at E. G. Martins shop,
A daughter, Eleanor Frances, has
arrived in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
E. d. Bond, of Derry, N. H., Mrs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
THE COUNTY FAIR
Remember the Dates, Sept. 13.
14-l5

Sixty-fve years of continuous fair,
all bills paid and never rebate on
premiums, is record to be proud
of.
What makes a good fair is the
nearly support of all the people
support it by your talk, influence
and attendance; never try to belittle
it.
Show your stock and produce, win
IL you can, but never kick if the
other fellow wins.
This is clean fair; the snide and
immoral shows seen at some fairs,
have no chance here.
The managers want to have every
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Encouraging Progress.

"Well, John, l haven't seen you
for years and years, it seems to me, .
said Henry as the two met at fam
lily homecoming. GLOW are all the
folks? Suppose the boys have all
grown up by this time? ?"
eyes," answered John and with
a pardonable show of pride, "Har-
ry, you know, is full fledged doc
tor now."
eyes, yes; I suppose he is. 1t
hardly seems possible. And how is
he getting on?"
"Oh, finew answered the proud
father. 'He operated on his sixth
patient the other day, and the man
lived nearly two hours. Newark
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Bond was Miss Mabel Alexander of

Bond was Miss Mabel Alexander of
this town.
Mrs. Eva Paige and son Eugene
have moved back from West Leb-
anon to their home at Hartland Four
Corners.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Spaulding and
and daughter Christina attended the
commencement exercises at North
field, Mass. Miss Alice is member
of the graduating class,
School at the Four Corners was
closed last week on account of the
illness of the teacher, E. w. Sturt-
evant.
Roland G. Stahl is member of the
graduating class at Montpelier Sem
mary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25

A party of Bennington boys on a
swimming expedition Monday after
noon discovered man lying back of
the jackson brook, just east of the
village Supposing the man intoxi-
caetd the boys at first paid but little
attention, but later became alarmed
at his appearance and hurried into
the village with the news. The
authorities and physicians at once
drove to the scene to investigate. In
the opinion of the physicians life
had been extinct less than an hour.
The cause of death is unknown.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Not a Modern Custom.

In certain church in Philadel-
phia the custom has prevailed of
presenting to each scholar of the
Sunday school an egg during the
exercises at the celebration of Eas-
ter. On an occasion of the kind the
assistant clergyman arose and made
this announcement: "Hymn 419,
Begin my soul, the exalted lay,
after which the eggs will be dis
tributed. ."--Lippincott's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
State Prohibition Convention

The state convention of the Pro-
hibition party has been called on to
be held in Burlington June 20, by
DR.. L. w. Hanson, of Barre, chair
man of the executive committee,
after consultation with the Rev. G
L. Story, of South Burlington, sec
retary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-25
Election Cost Sibley $40, ,698..
az

Joseph G. Sibley, the successful
ca ndidate for the Republican con-
gressional nomination at the recent
primaries in the 28th Pennsylvania
district, has filed his bill of election
expenses. These amount to $40,-
69S.S3. Mr.. Sibley received 10,446
votes, defeating Congressman Nelson
P. Wheeler by 699 votes.
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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-09
BRYAN Will SOON
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
in line, will be Fridays feature. On
Saturday travelling men from all over
the Southwest will be here, and an
immense parade of decorated automo-
biles, which promises to be the lar
gest of its kind ever held in the
South, will be held.
Among the exhibitions at the carni-
val, the famous BLACK Nanny pic
lures are attracting great attention.
The squarium of live salt water fish
is also center of interest
In addition to cotton and all its
multitudinous by products, the agri-
cultural department of the exposition
also show large display of rice,
grain, plants flowers and vegetables.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-09
w. e. Thrash.

Mr.. w. E. Thrash, one of the best
known and highly respected citizens
of this city, died at his home here at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon, after an
illness of about three weeks, of locs-
motor ataxia.
Mr.. Thrash has been a resident of
Hattiesburg for many years, and has
reared large family of boys and
girls, all of whom are prominent in
the social and business, life of the
city. He leaves nine children to
mourn his loss, as follows. Mrs. w
o. Tatum, Messrs. Addison, Hawkins,
Edward, Charles and Maurice Thrash
and Misses Camille, Bessie and Ruth
Thrash.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the late residence of the deceased
on Hemphill street, tomorrow afternor
at 5 o'clock, Rev. A. F. Watkins of
f1ciating. The remains will be in
TERED in the City cemetery.
The bereaved family has the sympa
thy of large number of friends IN
their hour of affiiction.