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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12
with a tender respect which was touch

with tender respect which was touch.
ing, from his age to her youth.
After a couple OF years Violet's
ecstasy had Gained into placid af1ec.
tion, and the Major had grown more
aged and silent, but they were still
happy. Mrs. Karsake had been I'M
avoidably drawn into some OF the small
festivities OF the neighborhood, and
her husband was occasionally obliged
to appear with her at a dinner party,
but he generally ran away from visit
ors, and hid himself and his pipe I'M
der the big cedar.
Old Janet found him there one day
when she came to bid him in to after
noon tea.
"Bring me cup here" he said,
"and ask your mistress to excuse me.
I like the quiet best. :"
"Eh, it's not so quiet now as in the
old days, sir?"
"Of course not; my poor wife was
too ill for any noise" answered the
Major, and he cast glance in the d..
rection of the churchyard.
"Well, well" said the old woman,
ENORMOUSLY, "l'm too old for changes
and / like old ways BEST" and she
turned back to the house without
waiting for u reply or rebuke.
! The Major pulled away meditatively
at his deep-toned meerschaum and
still looked over at the churchy ard,
bat his eyes saw other pictures. Lit
tie pleasures and big troubles shared
and borne together in youth, when ex-
perience bites deeply into the record.
The memories OF his dead children
fitted by, each the intangible link of
the chain that held him still; tropical
skies and Eastern scenes came back,
all bound up indissolubly with the
dead woman. 1t was his youth, it was
his life that lay buried i'll her grave.
What was he but ghost that walked
beside the living in his new marriage
Not all Violet's love and devotion
could make her part OF the past, and
the past is dear with the JOY of morn
ing and vivid with virgin sensation
when we look back upon it from tbs
dim twilight of age.
The Major let his tea grow cold and
his pipe go ont.
"John, John! where are you"
cried voice. "You should not be
sitting out here with the dew falling,
You'll have such twinge of rheuma-
tism tomorrow.
"Oh, I'm all right, my DEAR" said
the Major, as lmpatiently as his amia-
bic habit permitted.
He felt very old just then.
Violet claspod both hands over his
arm and began chattering about her
visitors as they went into the house.
In the drawing-roOm under the brill
liant light Of the lamps, Major Kars'
lakes face looked white and worn.
"Why, John, dear what is the
matter? You look SO ill.," cried his
wife, in alarm.
'It's nothing. Violet, don't be
troubled" he said, gently, his mo-
mentary irritation gone, "Onlya lit
tie pain in the arm l have lost, -
, Woman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12
NEW YORK LETTER.
Especial CORRESPONDENCE.

Judge Pryor delivered an opinion
recently from the bench OF the Court
of Common Pleas to which wide ex-
ception will certainly be taken. Two
young persons were before him as
parties to n suit for judicial separa-
ton. As they were married only last
May, it very naturally occurred to
the Judge that, perhaps, whnt they
needed was reconciliation rather than
separation, The young wife, how
ever, who was the petitioner in the
case, refused to accept the suggestion.
She insisted that her husband had
abused her badly and was "real
brute" "Your mother has had some.
thing to do with this suit, hus she
not!" asked Judge Pryor. Tho
young wife denied the impeachment.
The young husband, on the contrary
insisted that his mother-in .law was
the real plaintiff in the suit. There
upon the Judge is reported to have
said: During my observation, cX-
tending over many years, | havl
found that, next to rum, miscellaneous
mothcrs.in-law are tine chief source OF
nearly ali the matrimonial broils
which come before the courts.
This is the first time within my
knowledge that the Vulgar prejudice
against mothors-iu-luw as promoters
of domestic discord has been iudicinlIy
indorsed. II Judge Pryor's ruling
seems to place rum and mothers.in in
law on an equal footing rs destroyers
of happy homes-should be sustained
on appeal by our highest court, L
forsee that the regulation of mothers
in-law must eventually become po-
litical issue. Ii mothers.in-law are
indeed as ruinous rs rum, n Sunday
excise law may be reasonably de-
manded compelling all mothers-in-
law to close up on Sundays Mt least,
and placing them under strict police
regulations all the rest OF the week.
Keeping in sight the fact that every
mother is a mother-iu-lNw in posse, |
nm disposed to dissent from Judge
! Pryor's ruling. | know the faults and
| ioibles of the mOther-in-lnw are stand
ard themes for TESTING on the stage
and III the comic press, but | think
it is one of the shalIowest and dullest
forms of wit. The majority of Ameri'
! ~
nothing gives them more pleasure than
to see their sons and daughters wisely
and happily married. When they
become mothers in law they are gen.
orally more motherly thun before,
and, rs u rule, they do more to give
young couples good send-oif and to
smooth the conjugal course for them
than anybody or everybody else in
the world If rum did as much to
promote the making and keeping oil
happy homes, and no more to break
them up, than the average mother-in-
law, | should doubt the wisdom of re-
Stricting the sale of rum even on Sun
days and during church hours. Man.
kind owes something better to it,
s-in-luw-without whom there
really could be no marriages at all
than the silly old filings of the pro
fessional funny man, which are neither
true nor in good taste. l must think
that Judge Pryor spoke in II h"sty
nom Mt when he gave II judicial MS
sent to them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12
THE PERPETUAL woolNo.

The dull world clamors at my feet
And asks my hand and helping sweet;
And wonders when the time shall be
I'll leave off dreaming dreams OF thee.
1t blames me coming soul and time
And sending minted bits OF rhyme
A-wooing OF thee still.
Shall make answer This 1t Isl
I camp beneath thy galaXies
or starry thoughts and shining deeds;
And, seeing new ones, must needs
Arouse my speech to tell thee, dear,
Though thou art nearer, [ am near
A-wooing of thee still.
feel thy heartbeat next mine own;
Its music hath richer tone.
lrediscover in thine eyes
A balmier, dewier paradise.
I'm sure thou art Il rarer girl
And so / seek thee. finest pearl
A-wooing of thee still.
With blood of roses on thy lips
Canst doubt my tremblng-something slips
Between thy lovelness and me-
SO commonplace, so fond Of thee.
All, sweet, kiss is waiting where
That last one stopped thy lovers prayer
A-wooing Of thee still.
When new light falls upon thy face
My gladdened soul disccrns some trace
OF God, or angel, never seen
In other days of shade and sheen.
Ne'cr may sucL rapture die, or less
Than joy like this my heart confess
A-wooing OF thee still.
Go then, o soul of bemty, go
Fleet-iooted toward the heaven aSlow.
Mayhap, in following. thou shalt SEQ
Me worthier Of thy loYe and thee.
Thou wOuldst not have me satisfied
Until thou lov'st me-none beside
A-woong OF thee still.
This was song of years ago
OF spring! Now drifting flowers of snow
Bloom on the wndow-siIs as white
As gray-beard looking through loves light
And holding blue.veined hands the while.
He finds her last-the sweetest smile
A-wooing Of her still.
Eugene Field, in Chicago Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

II society wasn't changing so fast
nowadays that it's wise father vino
knows his own son, people wouldn't
be SO much at sea as to the identity
of "a Mr.. Rose of London" who has
challenged for the Americas Cup.
His father, then John Rose, after II
brilliant career as Finance Minister
in the Canadian Government returned
to England about 1870, was made n
baronet, and soon after completed the
firm of Morton, Rose u Co.,, the Lon.
don representatives. of Gov, Morton
and Geore Bliss During his resi-
dence in Canada John Rose was a
frequent visitor to New York, and was
we'll known as charming gentleman
in many clubs and at many dinue r
tables Of the last generation. He was
usually accompanied by very pretty
daughter, Miss Mary, and by a bright
little chap in Eaton jlcket, turnover
collar and high hat, who has since
grown into the Charley Rose who has
just challenged for the Cup.
That he is II sportsman Of enviablo
position and reputation is evidenced
by his membership in the English
Jockey Club, most exclusive organi'
zation OF only forty OF the most thor,
oughbred sportsmen Of England. Mr..
Charles Rose has been giving his ut.
tention to horse racing he must now
be about 49, more than to yacht rae
ing but the dismal outcome of Lord
Dunraven's efforts to win the cup has
doubtless led to much discussion
among the members of the Jockey
Club, headed by the Prince of Wales,
with the result that Charles Rose has
either volunteered or been urged to
send challenge and redeem the rep.
utation of the -blooded English
sportsman. Whichever way we look
upon this challenge, it comes from
England in the nature of rebuke to
Lord Dunraven, especially as it EN-
anates indirectly from SO authorize.
tive source as the English Jockey
Club.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

This is a great world for coinci.
dences. The same day that DR.. Abbott
Henry Ward Beechers successor in
Plymouth pulpit, was thrown from
his horse, John Hooker, the SO year.
old half brother-in-law OF Mr. Beecher
was run into by an awkward bicyclist
and seriously injured. Mr.. Hooker
is very much more than the husband
of Isabella Beecher Hooker, although
that is the latter-day designation of
one who, in his earlier days, stood in
the front rank OF the Connecticut bar,
was man among men at all times and
under all conditions, with much
larger brainy equipment than falls to
the inheritance Of most people.
New York and Brooklyn are to be
congratulated upon the prospects of
the new East River bridge. The COM
missionors charged with its erection
are men of note and probity, whose
ambition is to do their work well
they have as IN executive man who is
an engineer and not II politician, and
the old bridge furnishes an object les
son in the principal faults which they
are to avoid. The new bridge should,
and doubtless will, be made a
thoroughfare for elevated trains to
cross without change of cars, and a
thoroughfare also for surface cars
anybody's cars that will pay the pre-
scribcd toll and conform to the regula.
tons. Then those who come
to the bridge either by sur.
face or elevated roads can cross,
always without climbing stairs-usual-
" without change of cars. And il
seems to me, in view ofthe rapid growth
Of the cities, that IL ere should be -four
! sur face tracks at the beginning, and,
perhaps structure strong enough "
bear second pair of elevated tracks
in the future. This would involve a
heavier bridge, but not so much wider
as might be supposed, rs it will be
practically of two stories. Six vehicles
= Of one sort or another eau pass eaet
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12
His Stomach Collapsed.

Colonel Benjamin F. Norton, well
known in Chicago politics, who is at
the home of his daughter in New York,
has rallied from one Of the most re-
markable operations known in sur
gerry. Colonel Norton, when he came
here, began to have intense pains in
his stomach. A structure formed in
the gullet and communication between
his mouth and stomach became i'm
possible. Despite the best medical
skill he was slowly starving to death.
Physicians were called in. An opera
ton was decided upon. 1t was per-
formed July 81. A hole was cut in
his stomach about two inches above
the navel, large enough for hand to
be inserted. 1t was found that the
walls of the stomach had collapsed,
and lay fiat against the spine. DR..
Weir pinned the forward wall to the
intestines with two gold pins, each
four inches in length. The stomach
was stitched to the intestines on
August l, and tie pins were with
drawn. Then silver tube was in
serted in the wound, piece of rubber
tubing attached to it, aud through
this canal food was forced into the
stomach. A daily wash of nitrate of
silver cured the ulcers. A sounder,
consisting Of jet bulb on the end OF
whalebone rod, was inserted once a
week. This operation will have to be
kept up for year or more to keep
the passage from growing together
again. st. Louis Globe Democrat,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

"Do You find this weather opprcs-
siye?" ne asked.
eyes, she replied, it's very hot
and tircsome, D."
"Would it make matters more en-.
durable if | were 10 propose to you?"
son, yes. Do propose ice cream
soda and a drive. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12
Penetration OF Water.

So penetrating is watar at high pres
sure that only special qualities of cast
iron will withstand it. In the early
days OF the hydraulic jack it was no
uncommon thing to see water issuing
like fine needle through the metal,
and the water needle would penetrate
the unwary finger just as readily as a
steel one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispeis colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac,
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 80
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO CAL.
LOUISVILLE. xK NEW YORK. NJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

means medicine that strengthens the ,ton-
4ch, or to be brief, it mean, l}ipaDs rabnle4
cannot digest your food use Ripan, rpJulgs.
One gives relief.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

FITS stopped fire." by DH. KLINL- GHE>g
NERVE REsToREW, Noft after first daS - u,,.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and >!nlriHl bot
Tie free, Dr. Kline. w Arch st, l'lil,.. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

DR.. kilmer, SWAMP ROOT cure,
all Kidney and Bladder trUuble,.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory, BinghuntUn. NY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

Sir Henry Besscmer, the "steeI king, abb
soIutely refuses to give his autograph to any
one,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

DOSE in Time Saves Nine of Halcs Honey
Of Horchound and Tar for Coughs
Pixies Toothachc Drops Cure In one minute.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12
NEW Lam FOR OLD.

HEN Major Kar.
slake came home
with an empty
sleeve and q Vic
toria Cross society
W a S anxious t o
make much of him,
for the exciting nc
counts of the little
war in which he
had lost his arm
and performed spe-
cial feats of valor
had not vet been
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

Secretary Carlisle, it is saidncyrr attended
academy or college. NE4l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

The convention of the Deep Water
Ways Association adjourned after
adopting resolutions which must be
disappointing to those people who ex'
pected the convention TO declare for a
ship canal from Lake Erie to the At
lantic Ocean AZ an immediate neces-
sity, and against the widening aud
deepening of the Erie Canal, as pro-
vided for by the act on which New
York is to vote next November. In.
stead of that the convention declared
itself in general terms for 'the deep
est practicable channel between the
several lakes and to the seaboard, and
expressly indorsed the improvements
which are to be made in the Erie
Canal if the people OF this state sane
ton the outlay of 1900, 900 for them
at the coming election.
Lust year the Erie Canal carried a
traffic of 5000, 900 tons. When it is
improved its carrying capacity will be
multiplied by four ut least. The Erie
Canal is 352 miles long, and its con.
struction cost to date has been about
$50, 100000. Its surface width is sew.
enty feet, its bottom width tifty-sia
feet, and its depth is seven feet. Il
has scventy-two locks, and in many
places two or more locks are close to.
gethcr. Over half of the locks have
been heightened 800 feet, and through
these two boats are run at one lockage.
Under the Improvement bill all the
shorter locks are to be length
cned. and the sixteen locks now
EXISTING between Cohoes and Troy are
TO be done away with, and a pair o
modern steel lift locks will take theil
place. BY these and other changes l,
will be possible to build canal boat:
twelve feet longer, which in pair oil
double boats will add eighty tons tc
their carrying capacity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

other on the present bridge. The new
one will need to be about 30 per cent
wider if the foot-paths are placed over
the driveways and tne elevated tracks
above these on the surface. And it
will, if necessary, carry five times as
many curs on three times rs many
tracks from the day it is opened rs the
present bridge
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-12

Following the example OF Hilton,
Hughes ~ Co., another large business
house--Abraham " Straus of Brooklyn
has taken up the idea OF horseless
delivery wagons. 1t made test of
one of these novel vehicles, and, as al
ready demonstrated by previous OK
periments, it was found to be quite
easy to carry good load over good
road ut n good speed fully as fast, in
fact, as the law allows For the pur-
pose Of delivering lightweight mer-
chnndise, such ~ IL sent out from our
dry goods stores, there seems to be no
doubt that wagons Of the new French
type ARE entirely fitted 10 perform the
service required as quickly as, and
much more cheapIy than, wagons
drawn by horses. The petroleum
motor carriage can, indeed, he
rushed along ut speed OF
twenty-five miles an hour-a
higher speed than will ever be per.
mittcd in city streets, The one OBJ
Btacie in the way of the general use OF
petroleum motor carriages is the con-
dition of our roads. The French in
ycntOrs of the horseless carriage very
naturally adapted it on such roads as
they have in France and there are
none finer in the world. For the pres
ent, however, Our enterprisng retail
merchants will probably find +he
horsoless carriage unavailable except
within very restricted areas Of deliv.
cry Ont in the 1ountry,and particu.
larIy on such country roads rs those
Of Kings county, there will be work
for our old friend, the horse, for many
years TO come.
The National tribune., 1895-12-19

learned everything rightly until he knows that
every day is doomsday."
The fact that time is short suggests its proper
employment.
80 brief the time to smile.
Why dHrken the air
With frowus and tears, the while
We nurse despair?
"Stand in the sunshine sweet.
And treasure every ray.
Nor seek with stubborn feet
The darksope way"
We must make the most of it for solf and
others
The phrase "passeth away" in Cor, Z: 81,
is taken from the stage Like the different
the successive generations.
Says SHAKESPEARE:
"All tho worlds n stage
And all the men aud women merely players
They have their exits and their entrances"
The theater has one set of players They
pass on and give place to another company.
So we often speak of the theater of human
action, and the drama of life The different
generations are but different troops Of actors.
Let every man play well his part.
1s95-1S96.
Dying ut last, old year,
Another stroke of yonder clock. and thou
Wilt pass the threshold of the world we see,
Into the world where yesterday and now
Blend with the hours of the more to be-"
There exists prayer of some ancient father
which we can fifty offer just now Lord, par
don what have been, sanctify what am, and
order what l shall be. that thine may be the
glory and mine the eternal salvation"
Welcome, 1885, During it may we make
many ramble together in the paths of Gods
Word.
The National tribune., 1895-12-19
CHAT WITH CONTRIBUTORS.

After an eightmontbs' period of absolute inactiv-
iy in puzzle matters, friends will be as happy
and as surprised as were we to find Iron Mask
again with us, lie whom we had given up as dead
to PuzzledOm. Hisw one of our first puzzeisti
acauaintanceships has ever been one of warm
est and his t-work, which always bears the mark
of uniform originality, will ever be most welcome
to our sanctum. The news that he is to resume
his former place in our ranks to such an extent IA
his time permits will he hailed with pleasure
ton O-The vast number of contributions w hich
came our way week before last, u week we called
n record breaker, did not equal the scores which
flooded desk in the seven days just passed
This is the list of those accepted: Dan ID. Lyon 20;
Paas, 81; Eugene, III; Primrose, q; AidyI G.. saw
4; Y. L. G. r., Zoroaster, Poly, 8; Comrade A
Dandy 9; u. Neke, Iron Mask May Mnsker /.
Total, 60. Prominent among the large number is
a beautiful diamond by y. l.. @. f.. conferred ON
TCHAwYTcHAs, "a word which has been generally
believed unconquerable for over two years. Our
friends have some rare treats in store for them
Among the dizzy-looking bases one runs across in
Lippincott may be mentioned CHHATIsC!ARH Who
can conquer lit would be interesting to Us to
hear at precisely what hour minute, and second
Arty FiShe recovered from his fright occasioned
one tell us "--Christmss is close at hand and we
hope the day will be one of much Jos to our be- nd
of puzzlers. On account of the prize contest lust
closing, which has been for some weeks we
presenting a holiday number though we are not
wholly without seasonable flats All things consid-
cred 1896 promises To open under the most favor
able auspices. for both Mystery" and The
Enigma. 1t is likely the Capital City will no
at the Baltimore Convention by X "
Did, Damon, Alumnus. Guidon, Eugene and l. o.
Chester. An effort will also he made to bring
Esreranee and Olohe FINISHED along with the
delegation.
l@-I9-'9o. r. o. CHESTEE.
The National tribune., 1895-12-19
Postage Stamp of the Formosa Republic.
[Chicdgo RecordI

Postage stamp collectors will be interested
to know that the short-lived Republic of For
moga last May issued few postage stamps,
which will naturally have great interest and
value. After the treaty of peace, in which
China coded the island of Formosa to Japan,
the people of that island refused to concur in
the transfer, and proclaimed a republic, with
Liu Yung Flu, who had been their Chinese
Governor, as President. A declaration of in
dependence, constitution and an appeal to
foregein powers for support and protection
was prepared by Z Swiss adventurer who
happened to be living at Tainan, and he was
appointed Prime Minister of the new republic
The stamps are said to have been designed
and issued by him. There is only one de-
nomination, of the face value of 100 cash,
which is equal to five cents in our money.
1t is of light-blue color, very rudely printed
upon coarse lice papcr. At the top are the
words, Republic of Formosa" in ancient
Chinese characters, and on the right in mod
ern Chinese the words, lone hundred cash:u
on the left the words, 6 Postage stamp
while he center and about three-fourth of
the surface of the stamp is occupied by the
emblem of the republic, rampant tiger.