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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01

A soft corset made OF
knit goods with jus,
enough Stiffrning in it; a
boon to women who cam
not wear cOrScts or who
like "something easy" to
wear for a part of the
time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
A. E. SPEAR,

Proprietor of Maple Creamery,
Hartland, Vermont.
p. S. will furnish milk
cans at less price than the reg
ular retail trade to those who
desire to buy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01

She Have you got your bicycle
yet?
He-Oh, yes.
81 don't see you on the road as
much this season as | did last"
"No; Pm on my wheel more
now. | ride better, YOU know"
Honkers Statesman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
THE 49,.
new CREAMERY


Having been asked several
times by many OF the leading
farmers IN this vicinity to do
sometime SOFAS to SEPARATE their
milk and make THEN butter for
them. Il, tas, decided 10 place
Il separator here uJ oa,ry the
cream IT, ~, crcau,> at Hart
land.
have hired power and
,uil1llc room oi T.. i. StaUl!-h
anal have placed i Nhup.r,
cream separator IN operation
there, ana H''"'i "' r~'"l 90 sep
ara'e ml'N ''' any WA" "o'" & 10
hr'ng hN 'Ic' g. '9|''
'lNH H. ''''l ~ one "'"'''''
and If YOU are mot "''>ol' 'n'h
Ill ANY way d'' ''''h- OF sen"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01


,# DIR. G.. III. SriLLER,
& Optician.
HBOUT WOODSTOCK.
ri Porter and Miss Porter
Ion this week.
lockwood has bought of
Booth the Joseph La
3Mcc ON Church hill.
I49ting of members of st.
rch ON Monday evening,
IL following officers were
kestrymen, ]. b. Jones,
4. Paul, Alvin Hatch,
&man, Chas. +. Chap
A. Jones, J. II. Pcmbcr;
b. Jones, Geo. w.
~ +. w. ildcr; treas
81 Jones; delegates to the
10 be held at Brandon in
n Jones, c. +. Chapman.
bill of the Vermont Epis-
- Be has returned to Bur-
L r a three months alb
which with the eXcep-
three weeks were spent
.ldas. The Free Press
y bishops many friends
led to learn of his i'm
|th and that he has OBJ
'ough rest. He will be-
ial visitations in about Il
5 several seasons behind
in taking up the fascin-
of golf, but the town
t,ntan is now possessed
n large degree of cnthu-
1t. The Herald says:
@,c of golf is the vogue
- Rutland and the new
1eing well patronizcd by
Members. The links are
q and although not Il full
4 Il good mile and a half
with nine ''holcS.' The
\ planning to build a CLUB
j if the interest in the
hucS to increase golf will
X most popular sport in
Phallics has gone to Lud-
J he has employment in
ID House.
Goddard and ii. A.
of the Goddard house,
|crc in town Tuesday and
! looking for a horse
,ging a couple of stceds
They traded with Will
of Prosper. giving one
pair and bought Il chest
f +. +. Richmond.
\orth of Rutland, state
lc Aetna Life lnSurnn c
was in town this week.
.rl +. Sturtcvant of Hart
:. =. Marsh's.
son at L.akota was opened
Il few club members 90
N here Friday afternoon.
vas a rough day at the
toughest, MIR. Bradley
Is ever experienced there
Z is still. or was Il dav or
considerable ice in the
Z Improvements about the
re nearly completed and
ready tor the reception of
he chimney and fireplace
'-housc have been rebuilt
cplace, which has always
ore or less to the discom-
,StS, lined with brick.
Susie and Bertha lIazcn of
y. V. have been at Mis-,
lutchinSon'S this week
{ on to attend the funeral
other. Mrs. Emma Hazcn.
Jacob L. lIalcn. brother
loses kiddcr. at Hartford
IL. Markham, a former
of Woodstock. was ar.
fore Justice Sturtevant a
Wednesday for assault
iinll intent. to which h,
Ut guilty and was held TO
, county court in the sun
!. He was also chargct
oNication and furnishin.
10 these charges he plead
and was fined S. for hcin.
d and SIS for giving ava,
. three cases. Failing t,
lie was brought to the coun
later his hail was cut dow
which his father furnished
as released Thursday.
S parting shot was a sno,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01

Thirty years IS Il long time to fight so
painful Il trouble ms piles, but Jacob Nit
chcll, of Unionville, Pa, struggled that
long before he tried De Wits Witch
H1ZeI Salve, which quickly and parma-
nently cured him. 1t is equally effective
in eczema and all skin aft .ctons.
Scott Tinhham, Quechcr; A. b. Nor
gan, W odstock; l.. j. NJ. Marcy, Tafts-
vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
Barnard.

Barnard.
&C Aiken has purchased a lot of
w + Davis and is going to build 4
house on it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01

bo&in Woodstock at Park
M0ilday and Tuesday, May
'h.
. ~ Windsor Wednesday,
& DIR. G.. III. SplLLER,
Optician.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
~ Mack.
AILS CLOSE.

w Dirk, North and East, 10. 15A.
il Rutland, $50 A. NJ, and
IA ek and Fclcl.ville, 800 p. NJ.
ID thcl. 80 \. NJ.
|uf4 rom $50 \. NJ. to9 l.. NJ
1t01 =. NJ.
WI. ID. MCMASTf.R. p. NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
COlosets.

Medium, long and extra
Ing waist to fl al! forms.
Our showing Of Cor-et>
both in the regular and
simmer goods was never
better.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
DANA BROTHERS
New York Cash Store.
Hosiery.

Ladies' Fast Black in our
usual good values, De,
l9c. DE. Misses Plain
and Ribbed; Boys Extra
Heavy Ribbed Hose for
knockabout wear, Is e.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Draperics and Coverings.


In drapcries and furniture coverings,
according To Art Amateur, there is no
difference between the colorS of the
summer and the winter, for in the up
holstercrs' shops the light and medium
tones are sold now in the midst of viii
tor. Very few really dark colors are
seen. There are very handsome shades
of mahogany red, but usually combined
i'll stripes, one of which is plain, the
other filled With Il figured design. The
French goods in this line are very sue
ccsstul, even when they initiate Japanese
and Persian styles. In wool and silk tap
cStrics the colors are richer and more
i'll the solid English style. A material
for portieres, with the English name of
derby satin, though made i'll France, is
brocatellc of silk and linen. 1t is only
made i'll light colors, two in each de-
sign. n new material from France is
called the frou frou and can be bought
either i'll ready made sizes or by the
yard. Other porticrcS are made of a
heavy cotton red, of one color, OH which
Il design, an arabasquc is painted with
Il solid tone, then outlined with gold
braid. Though not rs good III effect as u
perfectly plain piece Of goods. they are
popular
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Feed Themselves.

Nobody does anything we'll for moth
ing, and certainly not lawyer. Lord
Mansfield was so sensible of this that
when on one occasion he had to attend
to some professional business of his own
he took some guineas ont of his purse
and put them into his waistcoat pocket
to give him the requisite stimulus. Sir
Anthony Malone, an Irish attorney gen
eral, was so imprudcnt as to omit this
precaution and was grievously punish
ed for it, for he was so inattentive re
garding some property he bought for
himself that he lost CD, 900 a year by
1t. In future he caused his clerk to
make an abstract of the title deeds of
any property lie bought and lay it be-
fore him with Il fee of guineas, prop
erly indorsed which the clerk was
scrupulously to account for, after which
Sir Anthony made no more mistakes, as
regarded at least his own affairs. San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

poured out II gass fulI OF wicked looking
stuff and pushed it toward me-
"ThIt's right, Kid, dose him. himr'
Round him up, Kid,' came the cncour-
aging yellS from the young cowboys pals
LOOK here, you - - tcndcrfoot
are you going to throw that into YOU
- you!' he demanded Of me again
was scared and mad and Inundated,
hut am no hand to argue, so / said
would, and did. 1t tasted like the Juice
OF old harness and tobacco soaked in car
bolic acid. i didn't have TO swallow it. 1t
just burned IL hole and fell through.
The young devil still kept his gun OH
me
"Fill her up ag'in cap. Now drink an
other, YOU blasted tcndcrfoot!" The latter
part of the sentence was addressed To me.
l followed directions, but it was the hard .
est job OF my life TO get that second diabol-
zeal draf; down my throat.
The young scoundrcl removed the IN.
pleasant muzzlc of his six shooter from nv
head, and then took my turn Five min
utcS before / had been the mrckcst and
worst scared grccnhorn that ever wore "a
belt. Now l was Il wild Indian. The liz
nor had done its work l reached back and
drew out my revolver which heretofore
had not dared To touch, and tanning it,
against the head of my intcrmcdiator
cursed him III language strange even TO
myself and ordered him tn drink.
The other cowboys yelled with delight
and said: "Bully for the tcndcrfoot -
That's right! Even il up with himl"
etc. it WAS rough ON the young brlggnrt
but he had to take his medicine. | made
him drink three glasses and then, still
crazy, but with II pretty lucid idea that |
had the best of him physically, dared
him to fight without his six shooter. He
wanted TO get ont Of this. but the others
wouldn't allow it,. Our weapons were talk,
en- away from us, and we went at each
other tooth and nail The lad was game
but my strength ovcrcamc him After
awhile he weakened. We got up from the
floor, shook hands. and then all drank once
more of Sansom"s gancoruus rum.
cannot now, even in the calm of Quiet
wears, estimate the cXhilaration of that
hour of my triumph. All knew was that
from being diSrcgartlcd outcast of Il ten
dcrfoot had become bowling swell in
the cnvicd ranks of the cowboys. They
Sworc was tho 'citcr card, 4" the reg lar
stuff and the boss maverick of the
range" And what more could n youth of
my aspirations desire?
When my men came up, they found me
In the very center of these manufactured
pavagcS, bowling like the rest and shooting
holes through enough canned goods and
1noffcnsivc cnnvascd hams to have SUD.
piled my outfit for Il month
For days thereafter carried Il weak and
rcmorscfui stomach, but the memory of nv
triumph modified the bitterness of the taste
i'll my mouth. WALTER JUAN DAVIS
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

Bang, bang, bang! ''Who the - -
arc yoli'-bang! 60 anyway" Shoot the
bang, bang!-'' tcntlcrfoot! Fill 'cm full
o. holes" Bang, bang!
The room was full of smoke as we'll as
noise, and there was only one window, so
1t took me Il full minute to get even Il
blinking view of my surroundings. What
L could sec, besides the inflamcd eyes of the
drunken cowboys who held me, was a lit
tie old man with thin, gray whiskcrs, who
was lodging about behind the counter
handing over decanters and glasses in an
swer to demands for drink and OCCASION
ally duckinS clear out of sight TO avoid
some particularly reckless pistol shot
This was old Cap Sansomc, whom after
ward came to know we'll How he ever
lived to he old in an air so full of flying
bullets was one of the charming mysteries
of his history. Every now and then hot
ball would ping into n full tomato can
right by his head. AS he moved to fill an
other order n pot of preserves crashed just
back of where he had stood
Perhaps you have guessed that l was
scared. II so, guess no more. 1t is u bulls
eye. lost my mind-stood there n driv-
cling idiot for full minute and came to
when the youngest cowboy in the lot, Il
mere youth of my own age, placed the cold
nose of Il six shooter to my forehead and
said, Take n drink, you
before blow your - - head OFF,"
then discovered that the other fellows
had released me from their grasp and had
joined the rest of the roisterers to watch
i -.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
SAT-
FEBRUARY 6. 1897
THE HOUSEHOLD.
echoes From tho Social world-Drspes.
les and Furniture Coverings.
Tho Louis XIV Style.

Inc coming out" reception shows
Signs OF becoming less fashionable. A
writer i'll the New York Tribune ex-
plans that Il tea" is so general and
society has attained such magnificent
dimensions that no ordinary private
house is capable Of containing what used
10 be known as the Four Hundred. So
the most exclusive women this year are
hesitating about giving the world to
understand i'll this fashion that their
daughters are "out''
a certain grande dame, it is said,
has expressed the general feeling of her
set by saying, Il really cannot open my
doors to such rabblc' She has adopt
ell most sensible method, which un-
doubleday will become II precedent. She
has incloscd her own and her daughter
cards i'll envelopes and simply sent them
by post. This really gives the world all
the information that is necessary
namely, that the girl is grown up and
Is ready to receive invitations. Some of
the teas" of last year in moderate sized
houses were brushes that were beyond
description. Certainly such an ordeal
gives pleasure to neither guests nor host
CsS and 1t would be rir better that the
card system should obtain vogue.
Year by year society has become more
eXaciing Iii its demands for novel ways
OF serving ice cream. Caterers, hotel
Keepers and moldmakers have struggled
to keep pace with the craze and this
~
unique designs, i'll which electric lights
are startling feature and an ice cream
lamp popular model. Around the table
white satin covered electric wire is
run. 1t is almost invisible. AT each
cover, attached to this wire. is an i'll
gcnious contrivancc by which IL bulb
can he adjusted in IL second behind the
plate
Among the most popular designs i'll
serving ice cream used today is one
which consists of two cngravings, on
the thinnest of paper, representing some
we'll known picture, frozen OH to the ice
cream, which is nodded i'll the shape of
an open book. This is very popular ut
musicals, an open sheet of music being
substituted for tho engraving.
Frozen ccntcrpieccs are in great de-
mand. One of the most popular is an
oval basket. 1t is composed entirely of
ice, different colored waters being dex-
tcrouSly frozen into the desired shape.
Then the basket is filled with ice cream.
nodded Ill the shapes and colors of vari-
Gus fruits and trimmed with artificial
leaves. Possibly the most imposing
frozen ccntcrpiccc ever seen mt Il ban
Quet was the statue of Liberty. The
base consisted of l3quarts of varicolorcd
ice cream, while the figure of Liberty,
which was feet high. was i'll pure
white ice.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
Not u Good Subject.

Chumpley-That hypnotist is a fraud
He couldn't control my mind at all last
night
Pokcly-Of course he had some ex-
cuse.
Chumpley-Ycs. He said there was
no material to work OH. You ought to
have heard the audience give him tho
laugh. Detroit Free Press
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

poured out u glass fun OF wicked looking
stuff and pushed it toward me
That right, Kid, dose him, - -
" Round him up, kid.n camc the cncour-
aging wells from the young cowboys pals
nal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
y Decided Change.

Lady-And you escaped from the
wreck?
INDECENT Seaman-Yes, mum.
Lady-How did you feel When the
waves broke over you?
Seaman-Wct. mum-werry wet
but now, mum, [ feels dry--werry dry /!
--Tit-Bits.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

'INIoIV 4 UIUW yUlIT - ------ IlttItI OH
then discovered that the other fellows
had released me from their grasp and had
joined the rest of the roisterers to watch
this youngstcr while he had fun with me-
l also noticed that Cap Sansomc ha,l
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06
The Louis XIV STYLE.

The characteristics of the Louie
Quinze epoch are gliding, elaborate
sculpture and tapestry, remarks The
Decorator and Furnishcr Furniture,
whether of wood, copper bronze or
marble, is all richly hand chisclcd.
Even picture frames are deliberately
sculptured. Artists of high ability in
that day lavishcd their skill on the cary
ingS of table legs, with the result that
the pier table hccamc an objective point
of interest and greatly attracted the at
:ention of connoiSScuIS. Some of these
tables were of bronze, and all were
carved i'll high relief, with medallions,
ribbons and wreaths of flowers.
Grant on the Battle of tho Wilderness.
The general III chief, Grant talked
for some time with officers of the staff
about the results of the battle of the
previous days. He said III this conncc-
ton: All things i'll this world are rcla-
1--WE While we were engaged i'll the
Wilderness could not keep from think
ing Of the first fight | ever saw---thc
battle of Palo Alto. AS / looked at the
long line of battle, consisting of 5000
men, | felt that General Taylor had such
fearful responsibility resting upon him
that [ wondered how he ever had the
nerve to assume it, and when. after the
fight, the casualties were reported and
the losses ascertaincd to be nearly GO i'll
killed, wounded and missing. the en-
gagcment assumed magnitude i'll my
eyes which was positively startling.
When the news of the victory reached
the States, the windows i'll every house
hold were illuminated, and il was
largely instrumental i'll making General
Taylor president of the United States.
Now, such an affair would scarcely bc
deemed important enough to report &c
headquarters. He little thought At
that moment that the battles then i'll
progress would be chiefly instrumental
i'll making the commander himself pros
ident Of the United States. General
Horace Porter i'll Century.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-06

Initiated Amid Popping PistoIs-Toof Z,
Drink at the Point ola Gun-Then Force
His Adversary to Take Another-A LiveI
"Reminiscences.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-05
Diamonds In an Extinct Volcano.

An interesting discovery from a geo.
logical point of view was recently made
by an explorer in the mountains of Wit
zies Hook, Natal. On the summit of an
extinct volcano, on the edge of lake
that occupies the crater, soundings re-
vealed layer of sand inclosing small
diamonds. 1t would be interesting to
know whether these diamonds were
there acoidentally-that is, as the re-
suit of washing operations carried on
by the natives-or whether this discov-
cry corresponds to an actual mine of
diamonds, for the hills of Whites Hook
are not situated in regions known to
be diamond bearing. On the last hypoth-
esis the presence of precious stones in
the crater Of volcano would doubtless
throw some light on the formation of
the gems in nature Genie Civil.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-05
a Carpet Knight.

The following curious definitions of a
carpet knight were recently given in an
English examination: lone who re-
ceived his knighting upon the field of
the cloth of gold, ia knight who stood
on carpet and had another thrown
over him while being knighted. " the
common black beetle. which, when
squashed, resembles all the different
shades of a brussels carpet, "a knight
which sleeps on carpet, "a man
like, for instance, Sir x. & Co., who is
one of the best carpet makers, and be-
cause he did make them SO well he was
make knight. :"
A shot was said to go off because
the sudden shock in sort of way
frightens the bullet. s" And it was de-
clared that dog turns around several
times before settling down to sleep "to
make sure he is not sitting on any I'M
pleasant object, such as black beetle,
min - ato
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-05
senator Pettus, Pronheor.

This is a story that an Alabamian
tells about Senator Pettus and ex-Sena-
tor Pugh: During Mr. Cleyeland's
first administration Mr.. Pettus was
anxious to fill the place on the supreme
court bench to which Senator Lamar
was afterward appointed. He applied
to his friend Senator Pugh, and the
latter made an earnest and sincere ap-
peal for the appointment of Mr.. Pettus.
The president inquired as to the age of
Pettus, and when informed said he was
too old. Senator Pugh communicated
this fact to Pettus, and also suggested
to another eminent but younger lawyer
In his state to apply for the place, as it
was settled fact that a southern man
would surely succeed to the vacancy.
Senator Pettus heard of Senator Pugh's
letter to the other friend, and it made
him mad. Coming to Washington, he
called on Pugh and asked him why he
did not stand out for him. Pugh ex-
planned that Mr.. Cleveland would not
alter his determination about not ap-
pointing man of Pettus' age, but this
did not satisfy Pettus Before leaving
Pugh Pettus said, Well. may be too
old to sit on the supreme bench Of the
land, but am not too old to sit in the
senate, and your seat will just about fit
me. Pettus was as good as a prophet
He succeeded Senator Pugh on the 4th
of March last, and if 1 am not mistaken
occupies the identical seat which Pugh
occupied during a former term. Sena-
tor Pugh was n last December. Sena-
tor Pettus is rs. Washington Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-05
A WONDERFUL POND.

Human Eyes Are Often Inhabited nv
Large Numbers of Living Creatures.
The water contained in a well de-
veloped, well formed eye in which the
sight is not impaired, more especially
where person is farsighted, presents
many curious phenomena. Looking
through an open window in daylight
upon hazy atmosphere or upon a fog
such as is seen in any city, or looking
to the north upon gray atmosphere,
one will see, if conditions are as above,
strange disks fitting and jumping about
in the eye water. It has been my privi-
lege to watch these organisms for sew
eral years, fitting about in the eye
water, jumping toward each other again
IN strife and combat, in the which the
water would become comparatively
clear Of amebiform organisms, only to
be again full of miorococoi and the COM
bats as above
The various shapes of these animal
cul9 are surprising Some are attenu-
ated, with fine filaments. Again, others
are like wee bits of fine porcelain, with
little projections, reminding one Of
turtles hopping about Again, others
present the appearance Of cyclops and
daphne.
How these organisms get into the eye
water is a mystery-perhaps in the
water we drink or foods we eat, either
or both. The fact that the eye water is
inhabited, like all other bodies of water,
is truth that can be proved positively,
beyond peradventure, by any ooulist
when he may extract a diseased eve
and place the fluid under the glass.
May not the accumulation of these
organisms in the eye water, their rapid
growth and the survival of the fittest
or strongest be the cause Of much blind
ness, wherein may be casts, coagulatiOn
Of the eye water, so called paralysis Of
the optic nerve, cataraots and other
forms of disease?
May not numerous headaches and
other pains be caused by the overao-
cumrlation or growth of these minute
organisms, in which they stop the cir
culation Of the active principle of life
IN the arterial circulation or the nerv-
GUS forces? The same organisms are seen
when looking upon drawing paper
William W. Goodrich in New York
Herald