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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
FOR soILED CARPETS.

For soiled carpets at the time OF
spring cleaning salt is wonderful re.
storer of faded color; the coarsest kind
is the best and should be spread with.
out stint Let it lie on the carpet for
q few hours, then brush it Off with a
hard broom the result is most salts.
factory. A pinch of salt dropped in
the receiver OF lamp where kerosene
is burned gives the light wonderful
brilliancy. New York Telegram.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
A WAR ECHO.
EVERY HONORABLE VETERAN DE-
SERVES A PENSION.
And the Lone Limb IL not the Only kes
son for Government Reward
Either,


(F,oD, .T,,raaL Le,oision, Me-
s,murl f. J,rIan has lust given the Jour.
.,,Jn,. ,.,,unt or Mia life which in view OF
hi.oytro,n,.ly hord lnf for the past few years
n,,, No rand with inte,est
,Torn A v,nrs old nnl have always lived
T., Nay portland enlisted in the army in
1890 ma II nrivate IN Comuany A 28th Me.
,i,,rad,oy
No'unleerH' Wy "''hS 'Np''''"'' '"''' H'
health to some extent, although worker ~
bIacksmithing some part Of the time, when
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'''
with what able phySl''aA' ProhouhF'l ~,
couptor Atnyin. At first could get around
....,,,.,,,rot ,,,t tha di.,ose nrngrns;el ouits
''" r.,,..i.,.
rlpIaly uhIl III ntrd'y any '''""5 Ia III!
legs and feet, they felt like sticks OF Wool
md GRAY an rnurh worse that / could not
,,.,., Co. .t.,,, ,,,,r, without hol, ma nv
move '"r '"''' S'''' "',''"' ".P'
neighbors ami irlentS coAld testify en-
ployed several physicians in my vicinity, AMI
,l,,,,ho.o o,d th,,,,u toId m, th,t medi-
I.l.I.'.,, .,,,. 4.,,,,.,,,I, l.,
'lh'a W""W ho' "''P me- '""' 'u'I 'o"'' Wv
nothing to effect cure, AMI that in time |
should hecomr entirely helpless. | became
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'N.p"i"7'" we .'', VIZ, ~ 10y
ana friends. NhprIlS AFTER met "h oiu army
| comrado, Mr. An Parlin, resident OF Mad
/ ieon iIniu, ...,l hn incidentally mentioned
,., a.. ,v.i,....,., pi,,l nil, co..
/ NO" H' '''' "''' "'' "''''"''' '"A ~
a severe case Of Rheumatism and spinal ana
/ mnIarinl trouble that he hal sulfhr1i with
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
BURIED HER IN BARN.
still Angus d. Gilbert Say, He Did Not
Xii Alice Sterling.

Angus d. Gilbert who is accused by the
police of numbering Swear old Alice Sterling
OF Dorchester, Mass, confessed that he buried
the body in the Emmons barn cellar still he
claimed he did not kill her. He identified
the shovel with which he dug the circular
grave and told why he felt that he should do
this and not tell Il soul about it. Yet he
maintained that the murder was not on his
soul.
He admitted that his purpose in putin
the body into the grave head downward was
In the hope that the features would be oblli =
Grated. and Identification thus rendered diff
cult after the lapse OF time. But he declared
his was not the hand which struck the fatal
blow. He did not deny that he had walked
rs the police haC. traced his movements down
certain streets and Up others, on roundabout
way from the Sterling barber .shsp tp the En-
mons barn. Nevertheless he he felt sure little
Alice Sterling was not his companion.
He could not tell where the blood on his
trousers, shoes, handkerchief, shirt and
towel came from, although he admitted it
was there. However, he was sure it was not
the blood of the murdered girl.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

There is an exciting battle in pros
pect between the great companies en-
gagged in the electrical tlaus III 'Bion OF
messages. The Standard Telephone
company is the last III the field. State.
ments hive been made that the Bell
people have II sort Of mortgage or
priority Of possession on the suDwhys'
As matter Of fact they belong to the
city ana there is room IN them Tor the
wires Of 80 telephone companies II
they are willing to pay the price-SSOo
year . mile for II cable containing
700 wires. One of the most import
ant events Of the future is the impcnd-
ing split between the Western Union
and the Bell companies, The Bell
company is based on fraud, Bell did
not invent the telephone. The com
pany made II contract with the West
ern Union by which it kept to tcIe-
phony and the Western Union to teIc-
graphy, each corporation conc'dnS ITS
rights in appliances nnd patents to the
other. Assn consideration the Ben
people agreed to pay the telegraph
corporation - per cent of thcr net
earnings. Look mt the way III Whlrh
they have behaved. The parent con-
puny has II capital OF $oo, oOo, ooo h"'
the total capitalization Oh all tne com com,
panies i'll which it shares Is Sloo' ooo'
600. 1t, however, pays 'he Nes'cr"
Union profits based only ON the N'''
600, 900, although the bell c'e"F-
$1,000, 600 net year.
Five bills were introduced ,dmnceo III 'ho
House, during the year lo9f' w n'tt'
pose of which was to Perpe'.'"o .n''
great outrage upon the Puphc' i"r'
tunately, the decision rehoef'" III Va,
month of March, 1882 by me 0m''e'
States supreme COURT III In' ''''e
SnIzberger case, remove" al P''I',
bllity that the Ben company "'3"'
proIong It's monopoly seventeen years
longer ny any menus ,,...
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
That II Tired Fee|in 9

l. q certain indication Of impure and impov-
erished blood, II your blood could A.
ways be rich and pure, full OF the red
corpuscles upon which its vitality de-
ponds, you would never be weak, or
Nervous Boils, pimples, scrofula, salt
rheum, would never trouble you. But
our mode Of living, shut in all winter in
poorly ventilated homes and shops, de-
pletes the blood and there il loss of appe-
tite and weakness. Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the standard remedy for this condition.
1t puriAes, NitaIza5 AMI enriches the
blood, oyercOmes that tired feeling,
builds up the nerves and gives perfect
health. Read this;
sour daughter Blanche when four years OF
age had humor break out on her hands
and face, which our physician pro-
nouncrd eczema. If the cold air reached
her face or hands they would swell up,
look almost purple, and headed blistera
would form and break,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
MILLIONS OF U. S. TREES.
A South Dakota Mining Company sued
h,,La Enyornmeni tnr S(SS. SOL,

A complaint was fled in the U. s. court
at Sioux Falls, S. D., in an action brought by
the United Statcs' against the Homestake
Mining Company for actions committed from
the wear 1850 to 1891, inclusive. 1t is alleged
that the defendants entered upon unsuryeyed
government mineral lands and felled 6,s2Sl
100 trees which were worth - 5Ils per cord.
Suit is brought for 56SS, S0i. The trees cut
and converted to the use Of the Homestake
Company. 1t is claimed were of less diane
ter than eight inches The ease will he tried
next October,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disc ,,c Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
it YOU must taic internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rrctly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed hv one Of the best physicians in this
country for years, and Is irregular prescription.
1t is compose of tine hest tones known, COM
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces: The perfect
combination of the two ingredients Is what
produces such wonderful results IN curing ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
+. ]. CHENEY q co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price Toe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Some of orr rich citizens are hsv-
ing a quiet time "Ioing' Europe just
at present, but I'm not struck on the
way they do il. Willie Vanderbilt
and Ogden Goelet haunt Monte Carlo
day and night and are determined to
break the bank before they give it up.
They both play the limit, $1,000
francs, every time, and their winnings,
.ust because they ARE very rich men,
must run up into the hundreds OF
thousands of francs. Even Count
Boniface has shown himself II true
nobleman in wooiug the tickle god
,less of chance, and he too is going to
try new system Mt roulette. hope
little Boniface will have the same luck,
but they say it is different when one
PLAYS with his wife's money.
That 81, 900, 900 won't last forever
ut the Riviera
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

is charging watery fluid, and the burning
and itching would drive her nearly wild.
Unless we encasea her little hands she
would tear patches of skin from her face
and hands. We tried many doctors and
many remedies and at last gave the case
up as hopeless. But our daughter Cora
tried Hood Sarsaparilla, to cure scrof-
ulous lump near the left breast which
caused her much pain and after taking 4
bottles it disappeared. Blanche, who is
now eleven, had spent seven years ofsuf-
fering. so concluded to give her Hoods
Sarsaparlla She took bottles and her
face is smooth and soft us baby's, the
color of rose petal, Her hands are soft
and white, where four months ago they
were blue and red and calIousGd nearly
like leather. | cannot express my
gratitude by pen or mouth 1t seems II
miracle and our friends are surprised"
MRs. ANNA J.. CLARK. 4Ol East Fourth
Street. Duluth Minnesota.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

The question permitting ocean steamships
to land passengers and baggage on arrival
ut American ports after nightIall is likely to
be decided within the next few days, There
seems to be 10 doubt that it will be held that
the personal baggage Of passengers is not
"cargo" within the m Gaming OF the law gov
erning its discharge, and that it may be dis
charged after nightiaI withouta special per.
nit from the customs officer at tue port Of
entry and at the governments expense.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

The proprietor ofa New York cot
fee house has raised n whirlwind OF
indignation among his girl walters by
announcing that hereafter they Will
not be allowed to wear their front hair
in any way other way than combed
straight back from their foreheads.
This is the same man, by the way,
whose fondnesj for Scripture texts
causes the walls of his restaurant to
be adorned with signs in odd coniunc-
ton, like Salvation is free, y Coffee
and beans, 10 cents.
kSICKERBoCKER
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Mayor Strong of New York has appointed
Miss Ellen Collins, Of No Al West Eleventh
street, as an Inspector of Schools for the MIN
district which includes the fifteenth ana
eighteenth wards. Miss Collins will sue.
c<ed J. G, Janeway resigned, whose term o.!
Office will expire Dec. 80, 1895. Miss Collins
Is OF Quaker stock. She is a member OF the
Harvard Annex Committee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

A Highland story told to every will
full boy and girl is about three little
lambs who would 60 out contrary to
their mothers wishes. March deter
mined to punish them, SO he borrowed
three days from April, and this is the
use he made of them:
"rhe first O. them was wind and weet,
The second o them was shaw and sleet
And the third o them was Sic a freeze,
1t froze the birds nests to the trees.
The lambs not having anticipated
such weather were glad enough to limp
home and wait for real April weather.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Essential to the production of the most perfect
and popular laxative remedy known have en-
obIud the California Fig Syrup Co.to achieve
great success in the reputation of its remedy
syrup of Figs. as it is conceded to be the uni
ycrsal laxative For sale by all druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Whitelaw Reid, of the New York
Tribune, who after q lengthy visit to
the United Presbyterian Mission in
Egypt, left q check for 500 as his
contribution to their work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

charge. The trustees propose to agi-
tate the uses and benefits Of the society
vigorously, and it is thought that it
will be a matter of months only, until
there will be definite historical mark
ing and ownership Of various places
now only vaguely known, There will
also be strong opposition to the de.
struction of the fine scenery and things
that should and could be matters Of
pride and interest to every American
The high character Of the men who
have been attracted to this enterprise
may insure its success.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

One of the most complete and yaIu-
able collections of hymn books in cN-
istence is said to be that which Mr.
Gladstone hus accumulated at Hawai-
den.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Deans Rheumatic Pills are sure cure forall
a Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable always safe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Pi>o's Cure for Consumption has saved
me many a doctors bills. T. HARDY,
Hopkins Place, Baltimore, Md, Dec. ., VI
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
WALTER BAKER 6 co. DORCHESTER, MASS,
The Greatest rledical Discovery
of the Age.
KENNE
Medical Discovery.
DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROyBURy, MASS,

Has discovered iu one OF orr common
pasture weeds a remedy tEal cures every
kind of Humor. from tho worst Scrolula
down to common pimplc.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
doth thunder humorl. He has now IN
his possession over two hundred certlll-
Gates of its value, all within twenty miles
of Boston Send postal card Tor book
A benefit is always experienced iromthe
first bottle, and perfect cureis warranted
when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected 1t causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the LAYER
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears In
week after taking it. Read the label
Ii the stomach is foul or bilious 1t VIII
cause sQueamish feelings at first,
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get and enough oil 1T.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bod
time. Sold by all Druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

A gigantic and singularly perfect
black pearl is to be exhibited in Lon.
don. 1t was discovered in Tasmania and
is three quarters of an inch long.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

The military advisory committee of
the interstate drill and encampment
met ut Memphis, Tenn, and adopted
rules to govern the drill, The prizes
to the amount of ST, 800 will be CON
tested for by military companies from
al! parts of the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Baltimore seems to have solved the street
ar fender problem. NElO
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

I, afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac ThOnp-
sru, Eyc-watcr. Druggists sell at 2jc per bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Anericacxports @972, sGl 37s worth ofgood1
and imports only sac, ,293,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Dr. Kilmcr's SWAMP ROOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory, Binghamtun. NY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

The rich continue to grow richer.
The increase in the value of the Gould
estate from $72, 900, 900 to $50, 900, 900
since it WAS appraised n year ago de
monstrates this fact. 1t is the first
million that comes hard After that
the millions multiply almost spontnne-
ously. That is the testimony of those
who have been there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Rich New Workers are chuckling
over the new income tax law. Under
it. landlords and bond holders are
exempt. About all many of the mil
lionaire "feIlers'' have, is invested in
one or the other, and they are techni-
cally poorer and pay less tax than some
poor duffer who has nota dollar over
his income of "a, 900. But such Is the
law. A tax on the thrifty and the
drones ignored.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

but little out Of sorts Ripans Tabules would
serve in your case. II Is well to have them on
hand for Just such occasions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Society sincerely mourns the late
Mrs Paran Stevens. She was an or
nament to the select circle she adorned
and led, and if there were more like
her it would be an estimable blessing
There were no frills or turbelows
about her. She liked joke, could
tell good story herself and was hail
fellow-well-met with her intlmates.
She was al authority on social mat
ters and generally respected and be-
loved. Having large fortune she
was constantly in litigation and always
talked poor but evidently for
purpose. She is gone and buried now.
May the good old soul rest in peace.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

Two bills ostensibly in the interest |
of pubic morals haze been introduced |
into the State Legislature. They are
aimed at what are called immoral
public exhibitions, and have no doubt
been framed with II view to the sup
preston of Giving pictures, y so called.
Whatever may be the moral purpose
of the men or women who drafted
these bills, it must be seen that they
do not fall within the restrictions OF
discreet and practical Legislation.
Nothing is so disturbing to the cool,
aw-makng sagacity as virtuous indlg-
nation, and the clean sweep OF these
projected statutes, their wholosale and
indiscriminate prohibition and the
utter impossihility of carrying out the
provisions make them wholly inadvls-
able at this time. In the first place
the question Of what is and what rs
not immoral in exhibitions of the hui
man form is an open question OF taste
and Judgment, and cannot be ablud'-
Gated by law. There are thousands OF
well-meaning men and women IN TINS
community who honestly believe that
the Venus de Medici has demoraIlZ-
/ ing tendency and they could lodge
complaints against it under either of
| these bills.
The late DR.. Howard Crosbyon one
| occasion advised every woman to
throw her carved and painted cupids
out the window, as they were inlqu-
tous devices OF the devil, and while it
is within the discretion of every woman
to do so, it is utterly repugnant to
the spirit of the age to make such
destruction mandatory. The Mullen
bill makes it penal to post or exhibit
in any place OF resort, whether public
or private, with or without the con-
sent of the owner thereof, any de-
vice." &c, VIII 'ch, interpreted, as
laws usually are. by the letter, carries
the restriction into mans parlor.
The same bill does not tell rs who
shall decide what is indecently clad or
indecently exposed, and there is II
very wide range of opinion in that
respect. What the late Mrs. Paran
Stevens might consider II precious
work of art might awaken the moral
indignation OF the ignorant police
man.
Public taste cannot he regulated by
statute directly, and art cannot be en-
comprised by the views of primitive
legislators. 1t is the proper function
of the lawmakers to hedge vice about
and regulate, if not suppress it, but II
is not their function to particuIarlz,
open questions of beauty as vicious,
These things mus be settled by pub
lie opinion. 10 enact either of the
laws would be to put the whole ques
ton of expediency and good taste
under the indiscriminate harrow OF al
Anthony Comstock, and that vii
never do for II liberal and enlightened
community.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

1t now appears that john Y. Me-
Kane is not insane, but in better health
than he has enjoyed for years.. Steady
employment regular hours and free
dom from political excitement are
what the BOSS" needed, ana these
are all being supplied in liberal and
proper doses at the penltentiary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20

THE Grip of Pneumonia may be warded OF
With lIale's Honey of liOrchOund and Tar.
Pixies ToOthachr Drops cure in one minute.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20
NEW YORK LETTER.
I SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE, ]

The sight of women in boomers
doing the work of telegraph and tee-
phone linemen, and competing with
men in the same business, would not
be surprise to the Knights of Labor
in this city. Determined efforts are
being made to organize the working
women here, rs they are placed in com,
petition with the sterner sex more and
more every day. The only bust
ness they have not invaded SO far is
climbing of telegraph poles to string
wires, but with the advent OF the BIZ
cycle bloomers there's no telling what
may occur. Possibly the oyer-worked
linemen may yet have to compete
with their sister toilers, When the
"Lady Wirc-Stringcrs' are organized
if ever they should be, they will pro-
badly apply for n separate charter, on
the ground that they are purely II
trade organization.
This the little, innocent amusement
of climbing trees, etc, which has
long considered the prero9atve OF
men, are no longer ours; our mothers,
wives, sisters and sweethenrts can do
it much better and with infinite more
grace. Verify, the new women hath
appeared.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
Found Guilty.

CarrOllton, No., Aug. 1--WE the
jury find the defendants. William P.
and George Taylor, guilty Of murder
in the first degree" Such is the yer
dict rendered at 2:2O o'clock this
afternoon in the notorious Meeks
murder trial. 1t took but one ballot
to decide that the Taylor brothers
we're guilty of the crime charged
against them and that the penalty
for the butchery Of Meeks, his wife
and two children, on Jenkins hill, on
the night of May 10, last, should be
set at the limit. The jury went out
at noon and when it returned two
hours and twenty minutes later and
returned its verdict there was nc
doubt as to the spectators approval Of
it. In an instant nearly 1000 people
crowded into the court room and
broke forth in yolley Of cheers that
were only silenced by threats of arrest
made by Judge Ruckner. Sentence
! willb deferred for the present.