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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
KILLS TWENTY A MINUTE.
Greedy Biuefish Plays Sad Havoc Among
Smaller Fry.


Greedy Bluehsh Plays sad Havoc Among
Smaller Fry.
Tie man who has Eevcr studied
the habits of the fish can handy un.
derstand low such pretty fnny
being as tho bluefsh cen DO so fool.
ish, even when in the search for
food, as to point his nose toward
land and keep going until he is
stranded ON the hot sands, Lut to q
man who has locked into the mys.
teries Of {, c fish ain ost anything is
possible with them. The great trou.
bic with tho blue fish is that hcnever
knows wEon he gets enough. He
simply starts out with the idoa that
he is goirg to get square meal, and
he does not care rap who knows it.
He gets his shining body in among
a school of ~ inch menhaden and
begins to eat Finally his stomach
begins TO expand, and he realizes
that If he swallows a few fish more
he himself will sink and be but food
for sharks and crabs or any old
thing that happens to come along.
Therefore he decides that discretion
is the better part of valor, and by q
mighty effort gets what might be
termed short spell of seasickness.
After lie has given up all that he
has eaten lie feels better and starts
out once more to repeat the whole
operation. Time after time he will
disgorge his food and swallow more
and more of the smaller fish, never
seeming to grow tired of chewing
with his sharp teeth the menhadep,
which are so oily and which let out
so much blood.
1t is not an uncommon thing for
the bluefish to get in among big
school of menhf den and by vigorc US
efforts leave !lCat tail OF blood in
their path. This they do by grab
bling the mcnhadsn about midway
between tie head and tail, Swapping
the victim in twain ard then spit
ting out the half which went into
the mouth during tie operation. 1t
takes the blueGsh not more than
two seconds TO do both of these
things, and the third second sees
him with another fish between his
fierce teeth. Therefore it may be
reckoncd that when he gets in
among tho Menhaden tho b!uefish
will do up between 20 and 80 men,
baden minute, and in many cases
such is act finally true. He acts like q
wild bull which sees tho red flag in
front of him or the old giant we
all read about who smelt the blood
of an EnglisEman. He gets into q
kind of fenzy, and nothing but blood
will satisfy his desire. In tho mean.
time the inCifensive menhaden leap
into the air, and if tho sea be quiet
it takes them but a short time to
work it into foam. When u school
of bluefish strikes school of men,
baden, which is often the case, the
water in the vicinity looks as though
it were raining fish, for the men.
haden leap into the air by the thou
sands. Tho trouble is that even that
does not save them, for the bluefish
is on to thoir gamo and goes into the
air at the same time. When the
bluetish goes into the air. after a
fish, you can bet the smaller fish is
going to get the worst of it every
time. When you arc cut sailing,
you can often SEQ the blue fish snap
his victim in tho air.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
FINE TEA AND COFFEE.

High Prices Yet, Gays II Dealer.
There is a dealer in coffee in this
city who snorts when 10 hears PEG.
pie talking about tho difficulty Of
making good coffee.
1.-THE making DO jiggcred," he
says. "The important thing is not
how tho coffee is<made, but the
quality of the coffee. There are a
dozen different ways of making oef-
fee, all of which produce equally
good results, and not moro skill or
care is required than in cooking any
thing else. The quality of the coffee
insist on buying cheap grades OF
coffee they don't get good coffee.
They blame tue1r wives and their
servants for the result of their own
false economy. Americans drink
more coffee than any other nation,
but they don t drink the best. They
drink Gotfoo rs staple article Of
diet and don study its finer quail
ties. In Europe people pay from 10
to 20 cents moro pound on an aver
age for good qualities of coffee than
is paid here. People here haven't
been trsined to pay above q certain
price for coffee.
"When began business, want
ed to supply something a little bet
ter than the citizons of this town
were accustomed to. imported a
lot of especially fine Ceylon planta-
ton coffee. 1t cost mo IL cents a
pound Wholesale, unroasted. In
roasting, coifco loses bout one sixth
of its weight, so that this coffee,
roasted, would have been worth
about so cents Il pound without tho
Dealers profit. That is about twice
the wholesale price of ordinary good
coffee. With that made q mixture
that could sell at as cents pound.
/ found that it actually hurt my
business instead of helping it. PEG.
pic got an idea that was fraud
because ! was so high priced.
II had the same experience with
tea. Americans don't drink especial.
ly fine tea / thought tho reason of
that was that they didn't know any
better, and ! tried to give them q
chance to learn. imported lot of
very fine Chinese tea. 1t was not the
very finest, but, it was SO good that
it came in small packages wrapped
up in silk. could mako small
profit on it selling it at SO a pound.
I expected it would be quite draw
ing card for me, but when the first
customer can,e in and asked how
much my best tea was, and ] said
'$3 pound, no nearly tainted. 1t
might have hurt my business seri-
ously, only he happened to be a
friend of mine and agreed to say
nothing about it, After that I was
careful to size up my customers be-
fore telling them the cost Of my best
tea. Now ! have best tea, very best
tea, extra best tea and tho So kind.
Many Chinese laundrymen drink
better tea than some millionaires.
It comes packed in pound boxes
with glass covers and with lunches
of the whole tea leaves tied up to-
gether in silk.
IF mon will buy cheap coffee
there is only ono way to make it
taste good Let thom start out in
tho evening, walk ten miles into the
woods, sleep all night in camp and
get up at O'Clock tho next morning
and make their own coffee Then it
will tasto like nectar, no matter
what its quality. New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
Cure for Headache.

As remedy for all forms OF
Headache Electric Bitters has proved
to be the very best. 1t effects per-
manent cure and the most dreaded
habitual sick headaches yield to its
influence. We urge all who are
afflicted to procure a bottle, and give
this remedy a fair trial. In cases OF
habitual constipation Electric Bitters
cures by giving the needed tone to
the bowels, and few cases long re.
sist the use of this medicine. Try it
once. Large bottles only Fifty cents
at A. B. Morgan's Drug Store.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

OetCCtGG.
She is the kind of woman who al
ways has word or smile for poo
ple she knows, and she demands in
turn the same sort of recognition
from them. 1t was, then, quite q
surprise when she entered a Car and
saw, as she believed, an old friend
not to receive either u nod or W ord.
GOOD morning, DOCTOR" she OBJ
served blandly.
"Morning," giumblLd ti.e persor
adtlrl ssed
FLOWS the f.lks'?'
"What folks!'
"YCIr folks,' she persisted, al
though sho WAS beginning TO have
distinct i. re that's had tho WI ong
man by tN9 ear.
"W hn Yen think amp" asked
the inGi> iti;rl address, Il III ~ severe
tone.
why, took you To lo DR.. H.,
but lie ism any srchatloss, uaAl y
lot dis yen are "
AS she slnlu Il s...ilo broad aid
genial lighted up tho face TIC
man, aid she said fervently:
"Of course it's you, GoctLr, nj
knew it all tho time. But y..ui,e
changed sGmehow!'
"You'1o the first person that has
known mo today. ! am just from
tho arbcr's, whore ! had my mus.
,acle shaved off. I've alre ady sec
so>ci;.l friends, who stared AID lass
cd On. / expect my wife will tho
dog Gil me, and the doctor locked
thoughtful again. - Detroit Free
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

things being somewhat dull IN the
Senate, but livelicr in the House.
Bills relating to contents OF tax IN
vcntorlcs, to the repeating OF laws
requiring certain town and county
officers to make reports to the secrc-
tary of state, and to the return Of in
ventories to the probate court were
passed, with as many others OF less
Importance. A petition was pre-
scented praying for municipal suf-
frage for women; another, signed by
5000 members Of the Epworth
League, praying fol the defeat OF
the high-license, local option bill.
The House run lot of small bills
through the mill Tuesday, killing
them in short order or disposing OF
them in accordance with the COM
mittee reports. A special order fix
ing the salary of the state super
intendent of education at $500 and
not over $500 for expenses was put
over to Monday afternoon.
Among the House bills passed
Wednesday was one putting the
heating and ventilation OF school
houses under the state board of
health and one Incorporating the city
and town of st. Adams. The bill
appropr,ating $500 for the main
teuance of the fish hatchery, came
up and after some discussion over
amendments was ordered read the
third time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
Governorship Boom on Time.

1t is pretty early to start a boom
for the next governorship-or would
be anywhere except in Vermont. 1t
cannot escape observation, however,
that Gen. Mccullough Of Bennington
is out for the prize already. 1t will
probably not go to him by default,
and another lively canvass is antici-
pated. = Randolph Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
For over FIFTY wears.

MRS. WINSLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of moth
ers for their children while teethng, with
perfect success. 1t sOothes the child, sOftcns
the gums, allays all pain, cares wind collie.
and Is the best remedy for Diarrhea. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by I'll 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, 1896-11-14
Sores on the Limbs,

"My mother was afflicted with
sores OH her limbs for Il year or
more, and she tried great many
different remedies without receiving
benefit. At last l bought bottle of
Hoods Sarsaparilla and she began
taking 1t. and soon began to gain.
She has taken three bottles and the
sores are healing rapidly, and her
health is greatly improved" Mrs.
Frank N. Carpenter, Mortified, vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
Barnard.

Capt. Stevens, wife an child of
Boston will spend the winter in Bar
nard. They have rooms IN John
Wards house.
News of the death of Michael Cas-
sily of St. Louis, son of Miles Cas-
sidy, was received here last week.
The u. l.. NJ. 5. met Friday even
ING with Mrs. II. A. Eastman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Chronic constipation is painful, disa-
grceable ara life-shortenng difficulty. 1t
drranges the system, causes sick head
ache, bad b cath, and polsons the blood.
| eau be readily overcome by DE Wits
Little Early RiSers. These lutte pills are
great regulators.
Scott TiDkham, Qucchec; A b Morgan,
Woodstock; l.. j. NJ. Marcy, Tattsvil.e.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Many political speakers, clereymcn,
Singi is and others who use the voice ex-
cessively. rely upon One Minute Cough
Care to prev MT huskincss and larynetis.
lis value rs il preventive * Only equalcd
Ny Its power to afford instantaneous relief
it. Scott Tinkham. Quechee; A. b. Nor.
gan, Woodstock; l.. j. M. Marcy. Thfts-
willie
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
Spirit Of tbc Asc,
Wood stock. VI, Nov. IA. 1896
BY EDWARD c. dana.

"The Legislature must now move
rapidly" remarks the Mortified
News, "or Vermont will not have a
Thanksgiving" The terrors of a
session of the legislature seem to
make a mockery of New England's
great day of feasting and thanks
every other year; on off years only
can it be observed in the spirit in
which it was instituted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rhcum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin EruptiOns, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by A. Il. Morgan.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

They are so little YOU hardly know you
are taking them. They cause no gripping,
yet they act quickly and most thorough
". Snch are the famous little pills known
as Dc Wits Little Early RiScr>. Small
in size, great in results.
Scott Tinkmm, Quecbee; A. b. Nor
gan, Woodstock: l.. j. M. Marcy, JaftS-
villa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The impurities in the blood which
cause scroiulous eruptions are thor
oughly eradicated by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Try it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
Bird Slaughter u National Question.

Is it any wonder that our game
birds are becoming extinct when
wholesale butchery is not only per-
mitted, but regarded as sportsman
like ard orthy OF gentleman? 1t
Is n strictly national question in it's
scope and application and by no
means only question of sentiment.
The evidence multiplios yearly that
in destroying the birds so wantonly
we are destroying what has well been
called "our insect police. Charles
ton News and Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Chairman Hanna will probably
continue to interest himself in the
politics of the Uni}ed States III spite
of the assurances that he wants no
office. that he will have no voice in
the affairs of the next administration,
and varioue other loud and explicit
den,als. He has too much 1T stake ;
he is not going to withdraw from
public view entirely just yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

A hacking cough is not only annoying
to others. bnt Is. dangerou, to the person
who has it One Minute Cough Cure will
quickly put an end to 1t.
Scott Tinkham, Qpechee; A Morgan,
Woodstock; L. J. N. Marcy, Tafssville.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Rev. DR.. Angell-I am informed,
my good friend, that You're losing
money on fast horses.
Frank Speede-Hour Indignation
is all wrong. I'm losing my money
on slow horses.-[N. y. World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

So long as man may find his col
lar button the house is never in dis
order.-(Adams Freeman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

When some men are in crowd
they think they are doing their part
If they furnish the corkscrew.-
TAtchison Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Rev. Allen d. Brown of Brattle-
boro was elected president of Nor
witch university at a special meeting
of the trustees held Tuesday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
State Penal Institutions.

The biennia'report of the states
prison and the house of correction
which have just been issued are
quite gratifying. The income of the
states prison has exceeded the cx,
penses by $67S.5S. The total in,
come of the prison has been $685.
49,. "a. The income for the last
two years is much larger than for
the two preceding years and is due
to the large increase in the number
of prisoners, the total number being
I5o, July /.
The reports indicate that the house
of correction is we'll managed and
speaks good word for the officers
and assistants. The report of the
superintendent of the house of cor
rection for the biennial term ending
June 30, 1896, shows that the total
number of commitments was sos, of
which there were for tramping I45;
for intoxication $40; for selling and
furnishing Intoxicating liquor AZ;
for "a other offenses named in the
law 40. Under the new tramp
laws, the house of correction is not
burdened with this class of commit
ments as it was previous to 1894.
Patrick Cornell, a I6-year-old-boy,
was arrested for loafng about the
depot at Rutland and was fined SEC
and costs. Being unable to pay the
fine, he was sent over to the house
of correction for 81 days.
Many lives of usefulness have been cut
shoit by neglect to break up an ordinary
coll. Pneumonia, bronchitis and even
consumption can be avcrtcd by the
prompt use of One Minute Cough Cure.
Scott TInkham. Quechce; A b Mor-
gan, Woodstock; l.. j. ". Marcy, Tafts-
vile.
Frank, the I4-year-old son of
Amos Rogers of South Poultney,
while hunting recently shot off the
fingers and half the palm of his right
hand. He was crawling through a
wire fence about two miles from his
home, and the trigger caught on the
wire, discharging the gun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

De Wits Witch Hazel Salve is an an
tiscptic, soothing and healing application
for hurIs, scalds, cuts, bruises, etc, and
cares piles like magic. u instantly stops
pain. Scott Tinkhani, Ouerhee; A. b.
Morgan. Woodstock; l.. J. NJ. Marcy,
Ta:tsyille
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The Age snd Thrice-a-week
World $l.5o,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The Lyndon Union says: A young
ladies' foot ball team has been OF
ganized in St. Johnsbury, and
ground for exercise secured back OF
the Col. Fairbanks mansion. About
20 ladies are in the team, who have
heen photographed in group in
the different positions of the game.
This seems To be new feature of
sport, and puts st. Johnsbury in the
forefront of sport novelties. When
the ladies become disciplined and
sufficiently bruised up to advertise a
public game. they will draw i'm
mensely.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The Age and World $I.5o
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The settlement of the Venezuelan
controversy is cause for extreme sat
isfaction, lnasmuch as it involves a
concession to the United States of
the point for which 1t strongly con-
tested; that is, arbitration, not force,
should be the means of settling dis
putes similar to this Venezuelan
affair. Those who favor a ''vigor-
Gus foreign policy" ought to be more
than satisfied, and they should give
credit to President Cleveland tor the
happy outcome, for it is a triumph
for the administration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

letter, eczema and all similar skin
troubles ale cured by the use OF DE Wits
Witch Hazel SaIve. It sOothes ut once.
and restores the tissues to their natural
condition. and never fills to cure piles.
Scott Tinklam, Qucchc. A. b. Nor
aau, W odstock; l.. j. NJ. Marcy, Tafts-
vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Speed and safety are the watchwol dis
Of lhe age. O1, Minnie Cough Cure ac' $
speed ~, safely and never fails. Asthma :,
brnnchitis, coughs ard colds arc cured by
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Scott 1ipkham. Quechee; A b Nor.
gan. Woodstock; J.. j. NJ Marcy, Tsfts'
vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

Mr.. Bryan, after little rest, is
going right on making speeches and
will open the silver campaign of
1900 in Denver during Thanksgiving
week. The cause of free coinage
has livery lusty champion in the Me-
hraska orator, who appears not to
have been entirely suppressed on the
third of November, whatever may
be said to the contrary by his vic
torious opponents. While bonfires
are blazing and cannons booming in
celebration of his defeat, he is talk
ing and marching on.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

The legislature is flooded with
bills which in the nature of things
cannot possibly have proper consid-
Grafton even should the session con-
tinue until spring Hundreds of
them are not worth second thought,
of course-they are merely evidence
that somebody or something wants
to be heard from-but the mischief
is that measures which do really call
for Il little thought and debate, and
in which the whole state is interest
ed, will be uncercmoniously shelved
or killed in order that glance may
be given to the whole pernicious
batch which has poured in on both
houses. If some of the well-mean-
ing Representatives and senators
would remember and consider that
the passage of innumerable new laws
is not imperative, that they are not
elected to clog the legislative wheels
with waste paper, some things worth
talking about would be given fair
show and there would be Il whole
some expedition of necessary bust
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-11-14

1t ought to be plain to Mr.. Nc
Kinley, says the Kansas City Star
(RepO, that the valuable support
which he has received from the anti
protectionists-and without which
he could not have been elected,
places him under the strongest pos
siblc moral bonds not to invite or
encourage tariff agitation, and his
obi CATION IN this case is tremend-
ously emphasized by the adverse
vote which the people cast four years
ago against unjust and excessive tax
alton of the necessaries of life"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
SISTERSVILLE.

Sistersville, w. Va, February 15.-
A few weeks ago a list was started to
get members for lodge of Elks in this
city and a large number of names were
secured of those wishing to identify
themselves with the B. p. o. Elks, and
arrangements at once made prelimi-
nary to the institution. These have
all been completed. and the lodge Will
be instituted on next Thursday even
ing by Deputy c. r. Tracy, of Wheel
ing. Delegations will be present from
Wheeling, Moundsville, Parkersburg,
Warrington, Grafton, Huntington,
Pittsburg, East Liverpool and many
other places.
w. Felix Kaiser, of the National
supply Company. is out at Corning.
The people from this city who at
tended the Republican State Commit
tee at Parkersburg returned home at
noon to-day
George E. Work went to Bellaire this
morning, where Mrs. Work has been
visiting several days.
Frank D. Young went to New Mar
tinsvile to be the guest of his father,
Dr. Young, over Sunday.
Mr.. L. J. McGhie is very i'll in his
room at the Wells, of rheumatism.
Mrs. McGhie arrived from East Liver
pool to attend him.
Lew NJ. Gorham is in very serious
condition from typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Fair, Miss
Frances ODER and Miss Jessie Boggs,
all of New Martinsville, were visiting
in the city to-day.
Mr. Z. H. Simpson. of Chicora, Pa,
is in town to-day on business.
Joe Magner, David & McLures' local
manager, left this morning for his
home in Washington, Pa.
l. w. Porter went to Wheeling this
morning.
John c. McManus went to Wheeling
to-day on business.
Miss Lottie Whittlesey left this
morning for washington. Pa. where
she will be the geust of friends for
few weeks.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16

prevent the dissertation of the Sabbath,
it has power to say what acts in the
different localities of the State it is
necessary to prohibit to accomplish
this purpose. 1t is maintained that it
is quite conceivable that an act should
be prohibited in one locality. thickly
settled which, in sparsely settled dis
tricts, could be allowed; and for this
reason an act might be Objectionable
in one district while not in another.
The bearing of the observation lies
in the application of it. II it is against
public policy and public morals to al
low BARRIERS to shave their customers
on Sunday in one city. why isn't it
equally so in another city?