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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

Spectacles, to enable tho user to
see objects near at hand or at dis
tanco, arc made in a variety of
forms. In a common form tho glass
es are in two parts, joined at the
center, tho upper halves being of a
power suited to distance and tho
lower halves to reading. Sometimes
q piece is cut out of tho glass and Il
piece of different power is put in
its place. Sometimes the variation
is made ny cementing II wafer of
glass over d part of tho spectacle
glasses, and sometimes by grinding
away part of the spectacle glasses.
There are made also spectacles with
crescent shaped glasses, the upper
part of tho glass being cut out en-
tirely; the wearer reads through the
glasses and looks over them to SEQ
at a distance. There are spectaclcs
called clerical glasses, that are like
glasses with the upper halves cut
off; the wcarcr looks down through
tho glasses to read, and he can SEQ
over them without effort when no
looks at tho congregation. New
York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

"Whilo ut Washington, sal | Mr..
Wnnamnl"r. "it camo under my
notice at the poitotlice department
that Abraham Lincoln, in his early
life, had been postmaster at small
Ohio town. In tho changes that took
place the Office was consolidated
with Salon. and the man twice
wanted for president was for once
not wanted for postmaster.
"YenrI aftcrwnrd it was discover
ed that no settlement had reached
Washington of tho affairs of that
little poitollice. a visit was made
to ,Ir, Lincoln and the case stated.
Hr rose from his desk and walked
oyer to a chest of drawers and took
cut bundle of papers, among them
an envelope containing $17and some
cents, tho exact sum in identical
money of the government safHy in
l:v, ring until called for. AS he hand.
"a it over to the agent of the post
Office department he said: There
is, I never use any other man
money. ''-Ph .ladelphia ,tccord.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
BY EDWARD c. DANA.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
SNAP SHOTS.

Waiter-Der old lady by der win
der want cup Nv tea.
The boss-Black CT green:
Waitcr-lt don't make no differ
encc, she's acknowledgements .Advcr-
tiser.
No excuse for Sleeplc>s nights when
yon can procure One Minut" Con4h Curl.
This will relieve ali annoyancc>. cure the
most severe cough and give yon rest and
health. Can ,cn afford to do without it?
a. B. Morgan, WOODSTOCK SOFT Tlnk
ham, Qne"hcc; l.. j. NJ. Marcy, Talts
willie.
$40 man. said the cheerful idiot.
sis ever more than half right"
"Oh, come now,' began the new
boardcr.
"Thc other hail. continued the
cheerful idiot, lis left. '-lndian-
apolis Journal.
Coughing initiates the delicate organs
and ngolavatcs the disease. Instead of
waiting, try one Minute Cough Cure. 1t
helps at once, making cNpeciolaton easy,
reduces the soreness and inhammatiop
stock; Scott Tinkham, Qucchec; l. j. NJ
Marcy, Taftsvillr.
Rivers Shaving hlmsclD-This
razor pulls like Sam Hill.
Banks-W hat the Dickens do YOU
know about Sam Hill'
Rivers-What the Sam Hill do
you know about Dickens :--Chicago
Daily Tribune.
Wife Here's an account of Il man who
SHOT himself rather than suffer the pangs
of indigestion. Ilusband-Thc fool! q ny
didn't he take De Wits Little Il rig
Riscrs! u.cd to sutieras had AS he did
before ! commenced taking tl,,-c ltHc
pills. A. .B Morgan, Woodstock; Scott
Tink!am, Quechee; l.. j. Nj. Marcy,
Taitsvilr.
That dear old song, "Mothcr, put
the wheel away, | cannot spin to-
night is being revamped for use by
the bicycle girl during the wintcr.-
New York Mail and Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Literary Notes.

The Christmas Number of "Thc
Art Amateur is replete with valu-
able practical material in every de-
partmcnt OF art work, and contains
special articles suited to the season.
The picture of the old fiddler. which
is this year the attraction of the news
stands throughout the country, is
from the famous picture by J. &.
Brown. entitled "A Sad Heart, but
Il Merry Tune Examples of deco
ration III the supplements are numcr-
Gus and seasonable-china painters
and wood carvers especially are Civ
Ell Il rare treat. (Montague Marks,
Publisher, g Union Square, New
York. $ cents; ST. 90 a Year,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Miss Laura Miner, aged 20 years.
whose home is in Rutland county,
died last week Wednesday. While
attending a party on Halloween she
was told that if she swallowed Il
chickens heart any wish that she
made would come true. The heart
stopped in her windpipe, causing an
abscess, which after weeks of suffer-
ing, brought about death. And this
in the closing years of the nineteenth
century.
Chief Thompson of ST. Regis and
Chief John Bruce OF Hogansbury.
y. ". representing the st. Regis OF
Iroquois Indians, have obtained the
permission of the government to
enter SUIT against the state of Yer
mont for $4,000 tor some ,.4oo,-
600 acres of land sold many years
. ago; and against the state of New
York for 6oo,ooo acres for which
they have never been paid. They
also laid certain grievances before
Hoyter Reid, superintendent-general
of Indian affairs.
Mrs. Maria l.. Stedman of Brat
tleboro, has given $4,000 to the Acad-
envy at West Brattlcboro.
The relatives here of Fred il.
Brown, freight agent of the Central
Vermont at Montreal, received Sum
day kilograms announcing the dan
gerous poisoning of Mr.. Brown and
his wife in Montreal by crazy SER
want. Mr.. Brown is native of Bel.
lows Falls and we'll known Through
out Vermont.
Capt. Nelson O. Wilcox of COM
pany a, 18th Vermont regiment, aged
IS years, died at the soldiers home
on Saturday of apopleNy. Mr.. Will
cox enlisted at the age of IT years. as
a drummer. He rc-enlisted and
served until the close of the war.
Louis Leonard of Swanton, who
mystcriously disappeared about two
weeks ago and who was supposed to
have been drowned IN Lake Cham
plain, has turned up all right at
Clarencevillc.
Greene d. Weller, for Il years
city treasurer of Burlington, died in
hat city Saturday morning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
McCarty Had a Pull.

Billy McCarty was pardoned from
the workhouse the day before he
went there, ''because of good he
havor while there" and his Bur-
lington saloon is ahd has been con-
tinually wide open. Moses Boutelle
gave away Il drink of whiskey to a
neighbor in his own house and is
buried in the workhousc for 2o4
days. McCarty had a pull. Bon
telie didn't. Who is the man who
is responsible for letting NlcCarty
out and keeping Boutelle in:-II;r-
ris' Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
$I.oo a year!
A Syrup from Corn Cobs Said to Rival
the Vermont Maple Product.

Frank Shafer of Lacon, Ill.,,
claims to have discovered method
for making perfect substitute for
maple syrup out of corn cobs. He
boiled quantity of cobs to see
whether they could not be used in
connection with something else for
feeding stock. lie happened to taste
the water in which the cobs had been
cooked and found that 1t was similar
to maple syrup. Further expert
ments were made until an article
was produced which the experts in
Lacon declared to be maple syrup.
1t was made from the following re-
cipc: Twelve clean cobs were put
in a gallon of water and boiled until
soft. Then the juice was strained
off and a gallon of dark brown sugar
solution added. This was boiled Il
little while, resulting in a fine quail
ty OF syrup, hardly distinguishable
from the maple product.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
1t Way Do as Much for You.

MIR. Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill.,,
writes that he had a Severe Kidney
trouble for many years, with severe
pains in his back and also that his
bladder was affected. He tried
many so called Kidney cures but
without any good result. About a
year ago he began use Of Electric
Btters and found relief at once.
Electric Bltters is especially adapted
to cure of all Kidney and Liver trou-
bles and often gives almost instant
relief. One trial will prove our
statement. Price only soc. for large
bottle. AT "A. b. NIorgan's Drug
Store.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Breach of Discipline.

In February, 17lS, Lord Robert
BERTHE, third son of Robert, first
duke of Lancaster, afterward gener.
al in the army and colonel of the
Second regiment of foot guards, re.
ceived reprimand, such rcprimand
being conveyed to him by the Duke
of Cumberland's aid-de-camp. His
military otfense was that he had
blown his nose, as he relieved guard,
beneath his grace's window in st.
James palace; this, and this only,
was all he had done.-Chambers
journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

The flood of war talk and jingois-
tic utterances preclpitated by the
presidents message on the Nenezue-
Ian question has pretty nearly sub
sided, though the possibility of
armed conflict is still reality to
some who are everlastingly anxious
to whip somebody, especially Great
Britain, simply for the pleasure of
killing, it is presumed. There is no
doubt but what the dispute will be
amicably settled-the consequences
of conflict between the two great
nations allow of nothing but peace
full settlement in the minds of sober
thinking men. No cause for a quarrel
exists, so tar as known. now: this
the Venezuelan commission to be
appointed by the president will de-
tcrminc. AS we'll known writer
suggests, the appointment of Il COM
mission to examine INTO the facts in
the case is Il confession that the facts
are not now established. and "therc-
fore any threat of violence or force
full interference is a threat based up
ON ignorance of the facts and not
upon knowledge of the facts.
However, we do not believe that
President Cleveland had any inten-
ton of threatening Great Britain to
the point of war ut this time. his firm
stand being only an rntimation of
what this government is ready to do
if her peace and safety is actually
menaced by any foreign power.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

AT q circuit court held some wears
ago In IL western state an action of
oicctment was tried 'by tho court
without u jury" Tho decision rem
dered was couchcd in such way
that it caused considerable amuse-
ment.
The suit was brought by a rcli-
gious society to recover possession of
cemetery. Tho defendant was
physician in active practice, who,
as one of committee appointed by
tho church, had bought the ground
for tho uso of tho society.
Aftcrward he severed his connco-
tion with the society, and it was
found that he had taken tho title in
his own namo and intended to ap-
propriate the premises for his pri-
vate use. The defendant insisted
that he had bought the ground in
his own right after his relations to
tho society had ceased.
The court, after hearing tho evil
dence and arguments, proceeded to
state the grounds for his decision
and ordered Judgment for the plain
tiff. Whoroupon the defendants
counsel arose and asked the court
to state moro fully tho reasons for
the decision.
"Ccrtainly," said his honor
promptly, But as you have heard
what l have said I have only two
additional reasons to give Ono is
that tho church seems to need q
cemetery, and the other that the
doctor has failed to show that his
practice is sufficiently large to make
it necessary for him to keep a bury
ing ground of his own. '-Youth's
COMPANION.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
A Political Dreamer.

n dreamer, one Elliott, tells his
dream in the Cambridge Transcript
In the course of the vision he did not
see four-footed beasts and all man.
ner of unclcan things, but he came
across Il wonderful 'album filled
with the autographs of the great and
good of the old Green Mountain
state" This is his story in part:
After turning a few leaves he
found one which awokc his interest
because 1t seemed that he had before
seen the signature. 1t read:
Remember me in caucus; pray
When making up the slate
Remember me on election day,
And vote the ticket straight
Just-as-I -am-wthout-o ne-plea, Circuit.
"A few lines farther another famil-
lar name appeared. 1t was this:
dipped my pen into the ink,
And grasped the album tight,
But to save my soul l could not think
OF u single thing to write.
Hardly Available Fletcher.
The next familiar chirography re-
minded him of the drop of gavol
and gave him quite a start as he
unused on these lines:
Forget me not, forget me never:
The one-term rule won't last forever
Wonderfully Willing Stckney.
Musical strains from long ago
were suggested on reaching the page
whereon was written:
Should nuld acquaintance be forgot
And we our friendships lose?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
In days of Daily News?
Lumber Dealer HaZen.
For time he found nothing more
to stir his blood until the following
beautiful impressive little quatrain
appeared:
When he COLDER sun is setting.
And your mind from care is free:
II of candidates you're thinking,
Won't You kindly think of me!
Prohibition Won't-do Clement.
This gave the dreamer such Wis
ions of large. elegant saloons and
delicious cocktails that he awoke
without being able to certainly re-
member the next autograph, though
he had Il vague idea that it wound
up something like
Yours for Finance,
Wholesale HurdcaSh Dubois.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors
she had Consumption and that there
was no hope for her, but two bottles
DR.. Kings New Discovery COM
pletcly cured her and she says it
saved her life. Mr.. Thos. Eggers,
I3o Florida ST., San Francisco, suf-
fcied from dreadful cold, APP
preaching Consumption, tried with
out result everything else then
bought one bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery and IN two weeks was
cured. He is naturally thankful.
1t is such results, of which these are
samples, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of this medicine in Coughs
and Colds. Free trial bottle at Al
b. Morgan's Drug Store. Rcgula'
size soc. and SI.oo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
South Woodstock.

Miss Grace Kingsley, who has
been visiting in Ashburnham and
Worcester. Mass, returned home
last week Wednesday accompanied
bv her friend, Lille Merrill, who
has been employed at Lowe Hall,
Ashburnharn, since Sept. /.
Work has been discontinued on
the Fallon house on account of the
shortness of DAYS and cold weather.
although We bad Il few days last
week as warm and balmy as spring.
There was quite Il large rainfall
from 10 p. m. Saturday evening I'M
til early Sunday morning followed
by hail, sunshine and more ram.
Mr.. Brigham, father of Herbert
and Fred Brigham, is in town from
Connecticut and anticipates spend
ing the winter with them.
There was 4 Christmas tree at NO.
IS Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, which
was greatly enjoyed.
The following were elected Off
GERS of Orion Grange No. So. for
1896: w. NJ, G. w. Cady w. o.,
II. Nj. Jaquith; w. L., ]. II. Hoad-
ley: S., r. p. Burnham; A. S., n.
JENNIE; Chaplain, Mrs. l.. ]. Merrill;
Treasurer, Mrs. r. P. Burnham;
Secretary, E. n. Fullerton; 6. X,
l. T. Fullerton; p. Anna Adams !;
F.. Ada Adams; c., Mrs. G. w.
Cady: L. y. S., Lucy Fullerton.
Installation viii take place Saturday
evening. Dec. Is.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
For over k'tlty Years.

Mrs. WINSLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of moth
ers for their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soohes the child, softens
the gums. allays all pain, cures wind collie,
and is the hest remedy for Diarrh9a. II will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by ell druggists in every part Of the
world Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy.
rup," and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

This was the position taken that if
not guilty of murder. respondent
was guilty of the lessen crime of
manslaughter.
The respondent denied the state
ments claimed to have been made by
him as testified to by the Sheppards,
except as to the matter of Mrs.
Sheppard. if called into court; this
it was claimed on the part of the de-
fence had reference to any prosecu-
ton that might be had against Cora
for adultery.
DIR. RYDER on THE STAND.
DR.. Ryder made fairly good APP
pearance on the stand in telling his
story. He said the child was still
born; that when it came into the
world it was almost dead, and the
umbilical cord was rupturcd.
When the child was born. the after
birth came Immediately afterward.
and then Cora tainted. The re-
spondent, laying the child and after
birth on Il sheet, left the delivery to
restore the mother. She was I'M
conscious for several minutes and at
the time she came to herself, the re-
spondent, taking hold of the sheet
with its contents. placed them in the
crib. This as the defence claimed
would account for the bloody sheet
as seen bv the Shcppards, as they
testified.
1t was not denied by the defence
that there had been a bleeding to
death, it being claimed that bleeding
was due to the ruptured navel cord
of the infant. In regard to the tcsti-
mony of MIR. Sheppard as to the re-
spondent charging twenty dollars,
the defence introduced the account
as claimed to have been submitted to
Austin for respondents services in
the childbirth. 1t was for eight
dollars, but respondent said he had
received no pay for his attendance
on that occasion.
The case was argued by Messrs
Enright and w. b. c. Stickncy for
the state and by ]. ]. Wilson and
Gilbert a. Davis for the respondent.
"NoT GUILTY."
The court charged the jury Tues
day afternoon and the jury retired
with the case about six o'clock.
After a short absence the jury re-
turned into court with a verdict of
mot guilty"
Court then took a recess until
Thursday afternoon, over Christmas
day.
State VS. John w. Armstrong {:
Respondent lives at Norwich, and
was charged with committing an as
sault on Ransom Slack of, and at.
that place on Oct. 81. last. The
plea was sclf-defence. Enrlght for
state, johnson and w. b. c. Stick
ney for respondent.
Eli Bourbon was arraigned Friday
afternoon and pleaded guilty of as,
sault to two of the indictments pend
ing against him. Messrs VIM. +.
Johnson and 6. A, Davis. appeared
for Bourbon urging the clemcncy of
the court and asking a fine be in
t1ictcd. He was remanded for SEN
fence
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Medical Logic.

Eminent Spccialist-Yes, madall,
your husband is suffering from te1r-
porary alteration due to overwork.
The form of his mania is quite COM
mon.
Wife-Yes; he insists that he is
millionaire.
Eminent Specialist-And wants to
pay me 91OO for my advice. Wen
have to humor him, you know
London Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
This War Cry is Perfect Rot. -

Col. 6. W. Hooker says: This
war cry is perfect rot. No one has
any idea of any war no one wants
any war. Chandler who is so
prompt for one had chance to 90
when there was one and didn't.
Grout who echoes him was never IN
a fight. The fellows who ale so
loud with their fight talk. YOU
couldn't get out of their door yard in
case of need. The day for war
amoug civilized men has passed. and
this is an age of arbitration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
. S1ander.

Close thino ear against him that
shall open his mouth secretly against
another. If thou receivest not his
words, they fly back and wound the
reporter. If thou dost receive them,
they fly forward and wound the re-.
ceiyer. -Lavater.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
A GOntented HuRtler.

Neighbor- Business picking up
any?
Brownies; l am thankful to
say that it has. The hard times are
over. I've got employment for my
wife and both my little girls. Moth
ing like hustling.-Bol Air Dem
Ocrat,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28
Big Fight Over Little Land,

In the case of Z. p. Bowles VS.. B.
Leroy, which was on trial at Ben
nngton a week and half, the jury
disagreed, after being sent back b,
the court three times to deliberate,
The litigation is over small piece
of land IN Searsburg, worth prob
ably $Ioo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

Piles of people have piles, hut De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. When
promptly applied it cures Scald> and burns
without the slightest pain. A. b. Nor
gan, Woodst eek Scott Tinkham, Que
chez; L. J. NJ. Marcy, Tafisville.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

Is due to impure blood and cannot
be cured with local applications.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured hun
dreds of cases of catarrh because it
purifies the blood and in this way re-
moves the cause of the disease. 1t
also builds up the system and pre-
vents attacks of pneumonia, diphthe-
ria and typhoid fever.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

One Minute Cough Cure Is rightly
named. II affords instant relief from sur
fcring when afflicted with Il severe cough
or cold 1t acts on The throat bronchial
tubes, and lungs and never fails to give
immediate relief. A. b. Morgan. Wood
stock; Scott Tinkham, Qucchec; L. j. NJ.
Marcy, Taft>ville.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

no war.
There is a good deal said about
the "young mems candidate -thc
more youthful voters are asked to
rally to Mr.. Stickney's standard as if
he possessed some qualities of mind
and heart which do not appeal so
strongly to their elders. Is it SIM
ply delicate recognition of the
"ring" by our candidatc-makcrs in
appealing for support for young Mr..
Stickncy as against the more mature
Mai. Grout, who is said to have
some utilization with the powers that
make and unmakc fat office holders
in this state: If not, what is 4
young mans candidate, and why
shouldn't man be put up who
would yank votes from, and inspire
enthusiasm in, both old and young:
"Thc divorce laws of Vermont
need 4 pretty effectual ovcrhauling,"
says the Mortified News. which is
true enough. One of the outrageous
features of the law, 1t remarks, is
the privilege granted the plaintiff to
marry again at "his or her own sweet
WILL But this this might I've con.
sidcred an inconsistency rather than
an outrage. If the plaintiff in di-
vorcc suit is allowed to marry again
the defendant ought to be given the
same frccdom-onc is as much cnti-
tied to it as the other, us a general
thing, and under existing circum-
stances the morals of the state would
suffer but little. And while speak
ing of the inconsistencies of the law
in this state. or in other states. it
should be remembered that marriage
laws are responsible for most of the
troubles aired in the courts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

Hoods Pills become the favorite
cathartic with every one who tries
them. CSC.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-12-28

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