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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
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Death OF Col. Silas N. Waite.

Colonel Silas NJ. Waite, late pres
ident of the ruined First National
bank of Brattlcboro, died suddenly
1T his home in Omaha FRIDAY, Mar.
s. He entered the old Windham
County bank as clerk, and when it
took national charter became cashs
Ter and finally president. In Thu
capacity he remained until ITS failure
in 1880, when he fled to Canada and
the West. where he was arrested and
brought back for trial. After scrv-
ing six years sentence in the work
house at Rutland he returned to
Omaha. where he has since lived
with his family.
Col. Waite had a wide acquant-
ancc throughout the Connecticut val
ley, being an active director of the
Vermont Valley railroad. He had
held many public offices and repre-
scented the town in the Legislature. AT
the time of his death he was in the
employ of the Omaha and Grant
Smelling company, and had just re-
turned from trip to New York
when he was stricken with apoplcxy.
He was 10 years old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Bethel.

Austin Howard Of West Hartford
and Henry O. Markham of South
Pomfrct were in town Tuesday.
The clearncss of the atmosphere
lait Sunday evening gave the people
of this locality fine opportunity to
view the eclipse Of the moon.
Albert G. Marsh, an old towns
man, who has been sick with pneu-
monia for few days. died Tuesday
morning.
VIM. Wright is quite i'll with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIV. Reed are up
from Enfield, y. H.
Geo. II. Edison was up from West
Lebanon, \. H., last Monday.
NJ. d. Pearson, who was living
with his nephew, &. |. Wheat, died
very suddenly Of heart disease last
Saturday night.
Miss Mabel Martin is visiting at
Olcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Upper re-
turned from Pcnacook. \. H., last
Saturday.
David Allen has the contract to
dig the cellar and put in the founda-
ton for W. c. Waldo's new house
on Church street.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

A learned doctor pleading for soup
on every dinner table says: "A per-
son comes to dinner weary and hun
cry and needs, first, something to
stimulate the secretions of the stom
ach. The first course, hot soup, does
this by its action upon the nerves
which control the blood vessels. TAX,
ing the soup slowly is an aid to di-
gestion, and if not favorite dish
fish or oysters can be substituted,
serving tho same purpose, The joint
or roast can then be taken with ben
eft to the system, and the game,
vegetables and sweets should fol-
low in their order, not necessarily in
courses, for the plain family dinner,
however.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

Even when served with fruits the
cereals, to be altogether healthful,
must be eaten properly. Having beer
made soft by cooking, and on this
account not requiring mastication,
the first process of digestion or in
salvation is forgotten, But it must
aforementioned that grains are large
ly composed of starch, and that un
less starch be mixed with saliva il
will remain undigested in the stom
ach, because the gastric juice only
digests heterogeneous elements. There
fore it is desirable to eat the grains
in connection with some hard food
Whole wheat waffles, nicely toasted
to make them crisp and tender, and
unfermented zwieback are excellent
for this rpose.-Philadelphia
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
HARPEE'S WEEKLY
IN 1895

HARPER'S WEEKLY is u pictorial his
tory of the times. 1t presents every i'm
portant event promptly, accurately, and
exhaustively in illustration and descriptive
text of the highest order
The manner i'll which. during 1894, il has
treated the Chicago Railway Strikes and
the China-Japanese War, and the amount
of light il was able to throw on Korea the
instant attention was directed to that little
known country. are examples of its almost
boundless resources. JULIAN RALIH the
distinguished writer and correspondent, has
been sent to the seat of war and there
Joined by c. ID. WELDON, the wcll-known
American artist, now for many years resi-
dent in Japan. who has been engaged to co..
operate with Mr.. RALrH in sending to HAIR
PER'S WEEKLY exclusive information
and illustration.
During 1895 every vital question will be
discussed with vigor and without prejudice
in the editorial columns, and also In special
articles by the highest authorities in each
department. Portraits of the men and
women who are making history, and power
full and caustic political cartoons, will con-
tinuc to he characteristic features. This
Busy World with its keen and kindly CON-
ment on the lesser doings of the day, will
remain regular department,
FICTIoN. There will be two powerful Sc
rails, both handsomely illustrated-Ihe Red
COckade, a stirring romance of Oldcn days
by STANLEY J. WEYMAN, and novel of New
York, entitled The Son of His Father, by
BRANDER MATTHEws-se novelties,
and many short stories by popular writers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Locking Up House.

There is one thing | don 'thave t.
do in fiat, said woman who has
lust moved in from the suburbs, u
don't have to lock up Locking W
is one of tho things that you have tc
attend to in an out of town house ev
cry night before you go to bed, and
after awhile it gets tiresome, to say
nothing of other considerations.
THE suburban house being de
tached must be guarded on all sides
You go over it from top to bottom
and look out for the fastenings of all
tho windows that arekept closed and
for all the doors. Sometimes the wo
man attends to this, sometimes the
man, Sometimes they 60 over the
house together. My husband is away
agreat deal, and 50 locking up usual
ly fell to me. The place to begin is
the cellar. You take lamp or can
die and 60 around the cellar examin'
ing all the window fastenings ano
looking behind the barrels and boxes
in the corner and into the coal bins,
and so on. I don't know how many
times l have wondered whether ]
would see a burglar when looked
behind the furnace or into the dark
corners. When you have got through
with the cellar, you climb the cellar
stairs and lock the cellar door with
u sense of relief Then come the
parlor floor, the kitchen, dining room,
and so on, and the last thingon thai
floor is to carefully lock the front
door and put the umbrella iaragainst
it. Then you go on up stairs with d
greater sense of relief, and though
you have just been all over it yor
feel that you would hardly like to &C
into the dark again that night, -
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Literary Notes.

GLOW a Girl can Come to New
York and Study Art" is the subject
of an instructive and entertaining
paper in Harpcr's Young People for
March 18th. 1t is contributed by
Miss Clara Cahill, who thus shares
with the public the lessons OF her
own experience.
Harper's Bazaar tor March 9th CON
tains portraits of Miss Anna Gould
and her fance, and picture of the
bride in her wedding-gown, her train
borne by two pretty pages The
fashion designs in the number are
suitable to the turn vi the Sc ason and
the earliest spring.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Frank Harbour, 10 years old, was
killed in Woodford Tuesday while
driving a team loaded with logs off
the mountain to Lyman Evans mill.
Stowe held a special town meet
ing Saturday and voted to appro-
pirate $40, 900 to assist in building
an electric road to Waterbury.
The tifty-tirst session of the YER
mont M. E. Conference will be held
at Waterbury, beginning Tuesday,
April 9, and ending Easter Sunday,
April II.
The $50 striking shirt makers in
the factory of Tim Il Co., at Rutland
returned to work Monday, a salts
factory compromise having been ar
ranged.
Dir. 6. b. Hyde of st. Adams has
accepted an offer to become physi-
clan to hospitals in Silao and Guiana
iuato, cities in the state of Guiana
iuato. Mexico, zoo miles north OF the
City of Mexico.
John Kelley. an old resident of
Derby, died Monday from poison.
Feeling badly he took, as he sup
posed, some whiskey, but got the
wrong bottle and took aconite in
stead. He lived two or three hours.
He was about IS years old.
AT meeting of the republican
state committee, attended by IL of
the ii members, held at Burlington,
Tuesday evening, Col. George T.
Childs. editor of the St. Adams Mes
sengcr, was elected a member of the
national republican committee in
place of Col. NJ. S. Colburn of Man
chester, recently deceased.
A fire broke out in the basement
of Pythian Block, st. Johnsbury, at
o'clock Sunday afternoon and
gained considerable Roadway in the
partitions before the tiremen arrived,
and despite hard fight of two
hours, the building was destroyed.
Nobody could save anything. The
building cost $22, 900 and was IN
sured for $4,000. The PythianS
will probably rebuild.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
South Woodstock.

The ladies' dance on Thursday
eve last was well patronized. The
travelling was excellent and the
weather all that could be desired.
Moore's band was quite an attraction
also.
L. II. Perry, who has lately been
in Boston, is again in town.
Elliott Thomas is confined to his
bed BY complications resulting from
heart trouble.
l.. II. Morgan and wife Of Ash
burnham, Mass. took in the dance
and spending the following day IN
town called on their several friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan will soon
commence their fifth year as superin-
tendent and matron of the Ashburn-
ham almS-housc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Briosewa,er Village,

l.. n. Rahue has the job OF paint
ing F. S. Mackenzie's buildings the
coming spring and summer. Chas.
Kavanagh and Myron Ackley will
work with him.
A. K. WeedcH and Mont Thomp-
son each shot foX Wednesday IN
front of Weeden's dog,
A. Greaves, who has been boss
weaver in Lisbon Centre, Me-, has
returned to again resume the work
in the factory here. Mr.. Greaves
has many friends to welcome him
back.
d. O. Robinson is to leave the
town farm and will move into Wood
stock. We are sorry to know that
Mr.. Robinson will leave, as the town
has much to praise him for
f. D. Raymond OF Windsor and
Miss A lliiesss DsmiRg came to w. c.
Raymond's Saturday last; Edwsrd
returned - Wipdsos Wednesday,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

Fred Smith has returned home to
care for the business here.
AS it is a boy, A. r. Wccdcn will
have company on his hunting trips
in few years.
Orison Taylor has the jobs to
build houses for A. B. Idle and &.
II. Woodward.
Nose Woodward has gone to En-
field, y. H., to work in a factory.
NJ. J. Hudson had Il colt kicked
quite badly Tuesday night.
A sociable was held at Mrs. +,
Carpenters this week Friday even.
ing.
Ben Lear has moved in with Mrs
Knight, having rented his farm tc
l.. Hadley.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
East Barnard.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Thaycr of
East Randolph recently spent a few
days with Mrs. Thayer's sisters.
Norman Wood, who has been IN
Peterboro the past winter, came
home last week.
Chas. Russell of Bethel, Me-,
Joined his wife here this week We'd
nesday.
II. A. Culver is not as well.
A girl baby has arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Miller.
f. w. Bartholomew has just pur-
chased number of acres of land of
Maurice Burnham, which makes, in
addition to his home farm, quite 4
place, which he let to Lee X. Holt
for the ensuing year.
Chas. Davis has been spending a
few days with his sister and other
friends in Boston.
Lucius Miller has purchased of
John Millcr's heirs all the real estate
of which John Miller died seized
and possessed.
A. A. Bennett of Bridgewatel
closed series of singing schools
here last Saturday evening, and il
any doubt the interest he has infused
into his scholars, or the progress his
pupils have made, they should have
been in the school house hall, which
was packed to its utmost capacity.
Henry Smith and wife of Englisl
Mills spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends here.
Fred Allen is at home for two
weeks vacation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
FelchvIiIe.

Mrs. Eunice Byron passed away
March 9TH, victim of consumption.
Her remains were carried to Comp
ton, p. @, for intcrment beside her
husband. She was nearly seventy
years of age and leaves five daugh-
tiers and a son to mourn her loss. \
brief service was held over the re-
mans On Friday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Belle Davis, Rev.
Mr.. Hopkins officiating. The fol-
lowing morning four of the daugh-
tiers started on their sad mission to
Can ida.
Henry Allen has moved his fam
lily to Stoddard, \. II.
Mr.. Chase has returned from Cav
cndish, where he has been spending
the winter.
Two little boys from West Wind
sor have come to c. \. Hooks to
remain for year, after which more
definite arrangements will be made.
Miss Mary Amsden and Miss Ina
Davis are at home from Springfield.
Dean Wilkins and Mr.. Thomas of
Lebanon, y. H., have hired Geo.
Morgan's farm.
Marcellus Bryant, has been quite
i'll with grip.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Winter Fishlng...How the Laws Are
0beyed.

To the real sportsman, the pleas
ire there is in the piscatorial art lies
not so much in the possession as IN
the catching of a gamey' Sportlve
fish. To fishermen whose aim is
only pclf, success is in numbers. In
so far as true sport consists IN bait
ing hooks, cutting holes through
thick ice, rigging frames and lines
and loafng around all awintcr $ day
waiting for fish who know no better
than to take all kinds of unreason-
able bait, to just that degree is there
winter sport IN fishing in the North
Yet it is Il profitable occupation.
Every large body of water has its
aggressors. Nearly every market is
enriched by the product of their toll
for after all it is rather humdrum
sort of work, compared with the
dainty angling, the skillful playing
and the game resistance of the true
sportman's fish. The fact is, in the
cold season the fish are hungry.
They are not particular about their
food, and the dainty denizens of the
shady waters that have all summer
defed the temptation Of the anglers
fly and troll, seize eagerly the little
minnow or even piece of thinly cut
salt pork. 1t is cold work at best.
There are holes to cut, through the
thick black ice, and the traps to set
and watch. They must be attended
to instantly, when the signal shows
that a fish is hooked, as no bending
rod is there to lessen the strain.
And the wet, slippery fish must be
handled. The up to date young man
frequently tries Silyery looking arti-
fetal mnnows, in view of the high
winter cost of the live article. Blu,
he usually has to pay for his fish at
the nearest market, or 90 home with
an empty crecl.
All through the winter and spring,
as long as the ice is safe and the
SHOWS are pcnctrablc, the sport goes
on. if the law allows, and sometimes
in spite of it, for many of the forest
lakes are hard to watch. From
Moosehcad and the Rangelcys tc
Winnipiscogce, Champlain and the
lakes of the West there is every in
ducemcnt fol the ice fishermen. Sc
destructive have these inroads PROVED
that many states have enacted law,
against fishing through the ice at all
or with set lines. AS rule the true
sportsman never does it. There are
many men that do 1t, who are urged
on by the comparative surety OF the
returns from such a venture. There
are many others that do it for the
wanton love of destruction that i,
often mistaken for love of sport
Such tales as the following show
how the laws are obevcd. Last win
ter one man in Illinois shipped il
one week 1000 pounds of pickere
caught through the ice, and was no
prosecuted. \ few days ago thu
capture Of 10 immense lake trout il
Lake Winnipiseogee was reported
merely rs an illustration. Thrc,
fishermen in Maine were taken tho
other day, and the 365 bass the,
caught will cost them a modest littl'
fine Of $IS25, unless the intent o
justice fails Boston Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
SWEET PATIENCE.


Oh, trihing tasks 10 often done
Yet ever TO be done anew!
On. cares which come with every sun,
Morn after morn, tho long years through
We shrink beneath their paltry sway
The irksome calls OF every day.
The restless sense OF wasted power
The tiresome round Of little things
Are hard TO bear as hour by hour
Its tedious iteration brings
Who shall evade OF who delay
The small demands Of every dayf
The bowlder in tho torrents course,
Nv tide and tempest dashed in vain,
Obcys the wave whired pebbles force
And Yields Its substance grain by grain.
30 crumble strongest lives away
Beneath the wear OF every day
We rise to meet heavy blow
Our souls u sudden bravery ILLS
But we endure not always 30
The drop by drop Of little ills,
We still deplore and still obey
The hard behests Of every day,
The heart which boldly faces death
Upon the battlefield. and dares
Cannon and ayonets. faints beneath
The needle points OF frets and cares.
The stoutest spirits they dismay--
The tiny things of every day.
And even saints Of holy fame.
Whose souls by faith have overcome
Who wore amid the cruel flame
The molten crown Of martyrdom,
Bore not without complaint Away
The petty pains Of every day.
All, more than martyrs aureole,
And more than heros heart Of fire,
We need the humble strength Of soul
Which daily tolls and ills require.
Sweet patience, gran. us, II you may
An added grace for every day.
Elizabeth A. Allen In Philadelphia Ledge
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
ProCtOrSvIlie.

Don c. Pollard has the old store
lot nearly cleared oft, and has begun
to get his timber for the new build
ing, which will be three stories high,
with a large hall in the third story.
He has let the job Of building to
Charles Chapman.
Taft, Burbank and Murdoch are
putting in new machinery and are
running their mill to its full capacity.
There are to be several new houses
built here this season. Don G. Pol
lard has part lumber on the ground
for one, A. w. Dunn is to build
one near the Parker store, II. T..
Murdoch nice one on the site OF
his old one, and several others are
talked Of.
Pollard Bros. have nearly all their
goods disposed Of which were taken
out OF the fire, AMI arg running in
the store near the post Office.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Spirit Of tbt age,
Woodstock, VT, Mar. 16, 1896.
BY EDWARD c. DANA.
The Ages Clubbing List.

We will send TnE AGE and any
one of the papers named below one
year for the price noted.
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$I.65.
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Advertiser, $500.
New York Sunday Sun, $3.50;
Daily, 500; Weekly, Sis.
Boston Daily Herald. $3.50; Sun
day, $500.
Harper'S Monthly, $4,oo; Weekly,
81. 20; Bazaar, ST.. 20.
Mirror and Farmer, $L5o.
The Cosmopolitan, $2.o5.
Every person sending MS the SUBJ
Scription price of THE AGE, $r.a5,
will be presented with a copy of
THE WORLD ALMANAC.
The Boston Daily Journal, $3.50.
The Boston Weekly Journal, $l.5o.
The Boston Sunday Journal, $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
The Billion Dollar Congress.

The Billion Dollar Congress of
fragrant memory, over which Car
Reed presided, imbcddcd in the stat
utes fixed expenditures which must
be provided for from year to year by
succeeding Congresses. 1t is not
fair to charge up to the Fifty-second
and Fifty-third Congresses extrava-
ganccs for which the Fifty-frst Con-
gress was responsible; but the party
that was responsible for the Billion
Dollar Congress does not stick at
trlhcs.- Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
The Use of Water,

The average consumption OF water
in New York city is 1888, 900, 900 gal
Ions day. These figures put New
York at the head of the cities of tho
world in this respect. London's sup
ply is 10, 900, 600 gallons u day, The
supply of Paris is 100, 900, 600 gallons,
and Chicago, among American cities,
comes next to New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

He has obtained the formula of a
preparation consisting of saleratus,
glycerine, saltpctrc, common salt.
sodium phosphate and sugar, which,
added to a gallon of wa ter and gal
lon of milk, makes two gallors of
the artificial stuff, : New York
Wnrll
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
A Matches Engine.

At Jonkoping, in Sweden, is the
home OF the tandstickors, which have
almost superseded all the other match
manufactures in Europe. Here is
an enormous engine which daily pro-
duces one million boxes of Swedish
matches. This wonderful machine
receives the raw material, namely,
blocks of wood, At one end, and after
a while gives up at the other the
matches neatly arranged in their
boxes, ready to be despatched to the
uttermost parts Of the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Steps,

A Swiss statistician who evidently
has not a great deal to do has taken
the trouble to count the number OF
steps he took in walking during q
whole year and informs the world
that tho number is 8, 760, 900, an av
erage of nearly $4,000 each day
Now, if some one will count the steps
the average housewife takes in
year, the world will begin to under
stand something of what it means to
rear and care for o amily.-Woman.
kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

The man whose yea is yea and his
nay nay is, we all confess, the most
courageous, whether or not he may
be the most successful in daily life,
and he who gave the precept has left
US the most perfect example of how
to live up to it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
Send for Illustrated Prcspe ctus.

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Spring.

When smiling spring begins her reign.
With sunshine and with showers,
And brings the song birds in her train,
And clothes with verdurous garb tie plain
And wakes the sleeping flowers,
The poor dyspepticashen hued
Resorts to liver bitters,
But healthy men with strength imbued
Pitch in with appetites renewed
To maple sap and fritters.
Boston Courier
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

Be not ashamed to be helped, fol
it is thy business to do thy duty like
q soldier in the assault on town
How, then, if, being lame, thou canst
not mount to the battlemcnts alone,
but with the help of another it il
DOssible?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

Yale men say that as Harvard
"cant play football and doesn't know
how to row, and has still a great
deal to learn about baseball" Yale
is big hearted enough to be willing
to help her to get a few consolation
prizes in such nice, quiet games as
chess, old maid, whist, etc Bos-
ton Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16
A Street Car Incident,

Conductor-No smoking on this
car.
Passcngcr-Sure, | amt smoking,
Conductor You've got yer pipe
in your mouth.
Passcnger-Yis, and | have mo
feet in me shoes, but I'm not walk,
in Rochester Union and Adver.
tiSnr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-03-16

At the beginning of this century
there We're so many church festivals
and holidays in Rome that it was
said not two days in the week were
left for labor.