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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
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r. ANTS THAT EAT AT.

rle Sundew, an Interesting Specimen OF
the Family lnsrctivora.
Godey's Magazine has this to say
about plants that eat meat: Zone of
the most interesting Of the inseCtiv-
ora is the sundew. The five or six
small leaves lay close to the grl und,
and each OF them bore II crown Of
dewdroIs, which slalklcd in tho
sunshine like rubies and diamonds
"A slender scape sprang from tho
rosette Of leaves, and from one side
of it dropped some small white flow
erS.
"Sundew is the poetic name given
it because of the CLEANS of the gem
like drops on tho leaf surfaces, but
in spite of its beauty it is Il little
savage of vegetable life. Most plants
absorb nouriShment from the soil
and atmosphere, but the sundew
will drink milk and eat beef and
mutton and hard boiled eggs if they
are fed to it. 1t does not keep Il
cook, however, so it catches its own
dinner. Each leaf is covered with Il
number OF tiny reddish tentacles,
and at the end OF each tentacle is Il
little gland, to which adheres drop
of sticky fluid
"While watching thu sunlew we
saw gay little fly in Il gauzy coat
draw near lowering over the leaf,
he lightly poised himself above it
and prepared to sip the viscid drops
In moment his feet were entan-
gled and he was prisoner,
1.-The second the feet of the insect
press ever so lightly the glands-the
motor impulse, as it is called-flies
with unimaginable rapidity down
through the tcntacles, communicate
ing with all upon the leaf, and they
at once bend in the direction Of the
exciting object-th the fly in this case
AS soon as the feet of the fly
touched the tentacles that wonder
full change in them which is called
aggregation began. The pUrplsh
protoplasm, which flows unceusng-
ly in their cells, separated into tiny
masses of purple matter floating in
clear liquid. The fly had alishtod
on the Leaf little to tho left of the
center, and the tentacles nearest
him naturally bent first and deposit
ed uron the neXt, and so on until he
was gradually rolled to the center,
"Meanwhile every gland secreted
digestive fluid which is strongly
acid, and is, so far as can be ascer,
tanned, identical with the digestive
fluid OF animals. This fluid poured
over the fly, drowning him, the ten.
taclcs bent closer, and the leaf hol.
lowed itself like cup and closed.
When after several days it should
expand, all traces of the insect will
have disappeared, digested and alb
sorbed into the life OF the uiaa,.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Thltcher Of Ran
dolph observed the 10th anniversary Of
their marriage last Saturday, a large COM
pany joining In :ne celebration.
Hon. Ezra \. Parks, one of the most
widely known citizens of northeastern
Vermont, died of old age Saturday night
at his home in Waterford, aged 7G years.
Gov. Grout has appointed Collins
Blakely of Montpelier mcmb r of the
State Board OF Pharmacy for five years to
succeed himself; and Fred A. Rowland of
Montpelier a member of the Board Of
Library Commissioners for similar length
OF time.
Hon. Jonathan Ross, chief judge of the
Supreme Court of Vermont had served
on the Supreme Court bench q Yeas, De-
cember !. Judge Ross has occupied the
position with honor and dignity and has a
remarkable record for being always on
duty.
Bradley C. Newell, the blacksmith heal
err of Vermont, has bought three large
farms. comprising about 800 acres, in the
town of Rowe, in Franklin county, and
will stock 1t with large number Of cat
tie which he has bought from the G.
Hood farm at Lowell. Mr.. Newell will
stalt In about six weeks on trip through
the west, going to Chicago and possibly
to points beyond.
Joe Brown, fish and game warden of
Randolph, has at last, after many years
trial, succeeded in trapping bear. 1t
weighed ll5 pounds.
Not long ago Il Burlington woman gave
birth to child which weighed one and
one half pounds. On Friday OF last week
Mrs. William King gave birth to a hea ithy
baby weighing three pounds. The chlId
is male.
Lillian Ashley, the young woman from
Randolph who sued "Lncky' Baldwin.
the California millionaire, for breach of
promise two years ago, left San Francis
CO last week, and Mr. Baldwin, who is in
New York, has been notified that she is
armed and that she threatens to kill him.
Judge J. Q. A. Fellows, n, who died at
New Orleans, Monday, was Il native of
Topsham. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont and went to New
Orleans in 1850 He was one of the lead
ing lawyers of that city and was counsel
in the Myra Clark Gaines and other fam
Gus cases.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

Familiarity breeds contempt,
sometimes, and sometimes it breeds
affection and occasionally it breeds
both. Many an impatient lad de-
spises the rural village of his birth
who yet, once he leaves it, becomes
deathly homesick for one glimpse of
its weather stained farms, its grassy
street, yes, even the piled tomato
cans and crisscrossed soap bars of
its single stutfy little store!
Even the woman encountered re-
gently by Boston lady upon her
travels may have unsuspected oapa'
bilities of appreciation which the
stress of Inconsistencies could arouse,
though as yet they are assuredly
only latent. Learning from what
city her chance acquaintance came,
the Bostonian had remarked amia-
bly,:
"Oh, Vancouverl have always
heard that Vancouver is ii singular
ly beautiful place
The lady who lived there appeared
pleased, but surprised
well, maybe" she assented
doubtfully, but there's not much
of anything to see theIe--just woods
and mountains and the ocean!
Youth Companion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
ESTATE OF JOHN WARD.
STATE OF VERMONT Atm Proba

STATE L,I, OF VERMONT! o Ata Probate
Woodstock, within and for said District, on
| the 18th day of November. 1897,
Present. Hon. T. D. SEAvER. Judge.
| John Wards estate. Barnard, intestate.
Whereas. Jerome Morgan. administ rator
of the estate of John Ward. late of Bar
nard in said district. deceased, has present
ed to said Court his petition in writing,
praying for license to sell all the real estate
of which said John Ward died seized and
possessed, situate in this State. described
us follows: The real estate described in
| the inventory of said estate, now on file and
of record in said Court, representing that
such sale is necessary to enable him to pay
the debts due from said estate.
Thereupon, the Court appoints the nth
day of December, A. ID. 1897. as n time and
place for hearing and deciding on said pc
tition. and orders that notice of said pet,
ton. the reason for the same. and of said
time and place of hearing. lie given to all
persons concerned in said estate, by pub
fishing Il copy OF the record of this order
three weeks successfully in the Spirit of
the Age. n newspaper published at Wood
stock in this State, which crculates in the
neigibnrhood of those interested in said
estate. the last of said publications to he
previous tn said time of hearing, that all
persons concerned in the premises NAV ap
pear before said Court and show cause il
any they have why the prayer of said petit
ton should not be granted
A true record. Attest
N. j. SEAyER. Register.
A true copy of record. Attest:
TO. SEAv1a. Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

The Brattleboro Retormer SAYS:
sit is possible that the Verm ont
Congressional delegation will run
against another snag in providing an
office for speaker w. A. Lord. 1t
is reported that four-fifths of the
national banks of the state have petit
toned for the reappointment ofElisha
May of ST. Johnsbury as bank ex-
am,ner. MIR. May is admittedly one
of the most efficient examiners the
office ever had in this or any other
state, and the experience he has ac-
quircd is of course of value to
public service. Besides, the fact
that, though life long democrat,
he refused to support Bryan and the
Chicago platform, might be expected
to weigh with the appointing powers
on the grounds of political cxpeli-
cncy."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
NOT ON ALL BILLS OF FARE
Dishes Odd to Us Elephants Lc.i n.t
ll1., ,l,..,t Inn

Dishes Odd to Us Elephants Ec.;i nud
Bombay Ducts.
Some people go through life upon
diet of chops, steaks and roast
beef. varied with mutton and ham.
They don't know what good things
there are in tho world to eat, and,
to tell the truth, they would not cat
the things that many consl iGr deli
cacies even if they did know about
them.
1t is highly probable, for instance,
that there are people in New York
who have ! ever even heard of TIL. t
delicacy, roast elephant leg No
part Of the elephant is such good
eating as the first joint Of The leg
below the knee, when it is properly
prepared. A hole three feet deep
should be dug and filled with live
Goals. AS soon as the sides Of the
hole are baked hard take out the
Goals and put in the elephants foot
and the joint. Then cover with dirt,
tightly packed, and build IL blazir +,
fire over it. The dish will he cooked
in three hours, when it can be dug
up. You will find Il gelatinous mass,
which is excellent eating. Few res
taurants in this city keep it on the
bill Of fare, however, and it is diff
cult to prepare it properly at home
Old Apicius of Rome has left us
the recipe tor dish which he i'll
vented and named Il "tetrapharma
con- You take gamy peacock, a
freshly killed pheasant, the udder
and hook of wild SOW, a nightin-
gale, some pieces of tat pork or other
fat meat, the hearts of chickens and
the lvars nf gaaea, en,na oysters,
fruits to suit the taste. spices and
two or three kinds of favorings.
These ingredients should be baked
in a dish with bread pueldil !,
spread over the top. Nightingales
are little scarce at this season of
the year, but any one wishing 10
have "tetrapharmacon" for din
ner can get most of the other in,
gradients at tue market
The Huns of history were poo
pie with ideas of their own regard.
ing food and the way it should be
prepared. They had no use for the
dishes of the Romans, but used to
eat their meat raw, merely heating
it by carrying it for awhile strap
ped on their horses backs under tie
saddles To this day the peasants
on the Norwegian coast are fond of
u meal of herring and sour milk.
When Thackeray first ate an
American oyster, he said it seemed
like eating raw baby, and another
distinguished Britisher, when intro
duced by Daniel Webster to that
glorious dish, clam chowder, said,
II have eaten worse things, but not
often, not cften.'
Gastrononic likes and dislikes
are, after ALL matters of place and
time. People who have been IN the
far east will never think curry
complete unless it is served with
Bombay duck. A Bombay duck
IL a little dried fish which adds
nightly to the delights afforded by
q curry. They can DO bought gen,
orally at one OF the big grocery
houses of New York. Thi. house
first imported the Bombay duck to
satisfy the appetites of naval Off
GERS who had been ON duty at the
China station and longed fol
ducks with curry.-New York
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
A Valuable Prescripion

Editor Morrison of w orthington.
Ind, "Sun," writes: ''You have
valuable prest riptlon in Electric
Bitters, and | can cheerfully recon-
mend it for Constipation and Sick
Headache, and as general system
tonic it has no equal" Mrs. Annie
Stehle, 2625 Cottage Grove Ave,
Chicago, was all run down, could
not eat nor digest food, had back
ache which never left her and felt
tired and weary, but six bottles of
Electric Bitters restored her health
and renewed her strength. Prices
SO cents and and $I.oo
Get bottle at A. b. Morgan's
Drug Store.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
As Garfield Looked at It.

President Garfield was fortunate
to die when he did, not only because
OF his low tariff views, but because
of his opposition to the annexation
of tropical islands. 'We occupy"
he once said" "a portion of that
great northern zone which girdles
the world and which has been the
theatre of the greatest achievements
of civilization, especially in the his
tory of Anglo-Saxon races; but
should we extend our possessions
into the tropical belt we would
weaken the power of our people and
the government. " 1t happens that
Hawaii is in the tropical belt
[Springfield Republican.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
Boarding the Lion.

The proprietor of a menagerie is
sued q placard offering ego to any
one who would enter the cage of
tho lion. Toward the end of the
performance peasant walked up to
the lion tanner and said, Sir, have
SOiiiU IL 600 ~
General horrOr.) Tho lion tanner
replied with derisive sheer, $50
you want to go into the lions cages'
"Of course said the peasant.
Come on, then. There, l will
open the trapdoor for you, and you
can stop in.
"Wcll, Eas," answered the coun-
try man, turning to the audience
with broad grin on his face, i am
going III, but the beast will have to
come out first. You know the pa
per only says any one going into the
cage shall have EGO. Pearson S
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

Raw calfskins, from which nearly
all the shoes worn in this country
are made, will hereafter be admit
ted free of duty, says a New York
dispatch. A decisionl to that effect,
which is of considerable importance
to New England, was rendered by
the United States board of general
appraisers in New York last week.
According TO the decision, imported
raw calfskins, under the Dingley
tariff account, are not to be classed
as incurred hides Of cattle, which
are subject to Il duty or IS per cent.
ad valorem, but are wholly exempt
from duty, coming under the head
of raw skins included in the free
list.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

In that pant of the message on the
Cuban question, President Mckin-
ley says that intervention upon
humanitarian grounds has been fire.
quentlv suggested, but doubts if
such a step should be now taken
when it is apparent that hopeful
change has supervened in the policy
OF Spain toward Cuba. There is
no "substantial political organiza-
ton there" he says, and for this
and other reasons he believes the
recognition of Cuban belligerency
untimely now. AS was expected,
he urges the annexation of Hawaii,
though advancing nothing new or
convincing in support of the project,
which indeed can have little to re-
commend it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
Probate Business of the Week.

Nov. 24-Estate of George w
Thompson; executor ordered to set
tie De-. 10.
Estate OF Emily Crandall; invcn-
tory returned.
Austin Adams. insane; guardian
settles account.
Estate of Sarah L Gillett. Hart.
ford; will presented for probate by
Edward a Gillett, eXr; hearing
Dec. IS.
Estate of Crosby Miller, Pomfret
will presented for probate by Cros-
by Park Miller, exr; hearing De-.
IS.
Nov. e7--Estate of Oscar Burke
comrs' report returned.
Nov 20 ESTATE of II Nj Adams ;
comrs' report returned.
Guardianship of Guy Adams, mi
nor; guardians account settled.
Estate of Stilman l. Markham,
Bridgcwater; Sullivan a Markham
appointed admr; Henry Hubbard
and Nelson Dimick apprs. and
comrs.
Nov. 3o-Estate of Hannah Ran
dali; exr. settles account.
Dec. Estate of John II Hutch
inson; inventory returned.
Guardianship of Guy Frank Rand,
Barnard, minor; Frank Rand APP
,,ninte1 Guardian
Dec. 2-Guardianship of Ruth
and Iiuuia- D.r~hruau, rrirrvre {,
guardian settles his account.
Dec. 3-Estate of Orrin X Chase,
Hartand; license granted Tor sale of
real estate.
Estate of AFRO b Waterman, Roy
alton; will presented for probate by
Joel Phelps, eXr.
Estate of Chas II Bugbee, Bridge
water; license granted for sale of
real estate.
Estate of Hannibal Adams, Pom
fret; Royal l. Adams, admir-, settles
his account.
Dec. 6-Estate of David w. Cow
derry; license granted for sale of real
estate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
The ObjectOr.

docs your papa object to my call.
ing upon you, Miss DolyersS"
mot in the least, MI. Squads.
docs your mammal"
mo"
do your brothers9"
II think not"
"Then l don't see any harm in
coming"
but there is one member of the
family you neglected to ask about
and who does object to your coming
most heartily.
II thought I had named them all
but, now / think Of it, did omit to
ask about your pug"
ooh, Fido doesn't mind you.
"Then who is it objects to my
coming to see youi"
1T is only 1, Mr.. Spudds. -
Strand Magazine.
DID AZ tie W AZ lOIo.
will you keep an eye Oh my
horse, my son, while step in and
yet drinkl"
Yes. SIR
Stranger goes in. gets his drink,
comes out and finds his horse miss.
ing.
Where is my horse, boyi"
He s run d away, sir
Didn't ! tell you to take care of
him, you young scampt'
mo, sir. You told me to keep
my eye OH him, and did till he got
clear out Of sight. Pick Me Up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
South Pomfret.

The South Pomfret school, which
opened last week, with 10 scholars,
comprises the territory in which fifty
years ago 100 scholars attended four
schools in winter. Is it strange
there are abandoned farms in Yer.
mont: The fact is there are not
children enough born in the rural
districts to occupy the farms as the
Old residents pass away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

Those of the Republican party
who have been so persistent in their
attacks on the civil service system
will not read the presidents state
mcnt, that he will do all he can to
promote it, with much pleasure
"Thc system has the approval of
the people, he says, ''and it will
be my cndeavor to uphold and eX.
tend it,"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
BY EDWARD c. DANA.

Ex-Gov. c. S. Pages calendar for
1898 has been received and like its
predecessors its size ana beauty
rivcts the attention of the most care
less observer. 1t is one OF the big
gest and best calendars published
anywhere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

you ought to see Mrs. Kayrefnl's
house. She keeps it SO clean you
could eat oil any Of the floors"
Huh! She keeps it SO clean that
her husband has to eat of the top
of the wardrobe or out in the shed
five or six weeks every summer. "
Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
DEATHS.

In Woodstock. Dec. 3. Charles II. Bios.
soIl, aged 80 years.
In Woodstock. Dee. 3. Carrie f. Thomp.
son, aged "a years.
In south Pomfrc.. Dec. 7. VIM. ", Glib
son. aged II years.
In Barnard. Dee. 8. DIR. Armory Jewett.
In Barnard, Dee. 3. Mrs. Melvin Cham
berlin.
IN Vaftsville. Dec. 6. I. III. Archer.
In Cavendisii, Dc. =, Mrs. A. NJ. Ken.
dali. aged 60 years.
In Cavendish. Dec. 1. VIM E. Morrison,
in his S4th year
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
Explained.

"Charley,' said young Mrs. Tor
kins, 81 have made a discovery
II hope it isn't anything about
pthletics," replied her husband APP
prehensiycly.
1T is, though. know now why
nature doesn't put any hair on the
heads of young children. 1t is to
keep them from becoming football
players too early in life. Wash
ington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
Railroad men report Il fierce bait

NaIlIOH'I IlIeII report Il lIeTCe DHttIe
between two buck deer near the line
of the Rutland road between Proc
torsvlle and Cavendish one day last
week. The deer were found with
antlers firmly hooked together, one
being dead. On the approach of a
number of men, the live deer freed
himself and took to the hills. The
carcass OF the dead one was taken to
PrOCtOrsyille.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

Miss Annie Dewey is at home
from New Bedford.
L. ID. Burt has returned to Ash
land, y. II
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
CIR T Ms.

In Quechee, bee. 4, . son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Wood.
In Permissible, De-. 2. daughter t. Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Henck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

He (enthuslastlcally)-Th cook
is a bird.
She--Yes, a bird of passage. She's
gong to leave tomorrow Town
Topics.
go Bridget! told you to notice
when the apple boiled over"
"Surc | did. mum. 1t was a quar-
ter past elcven."- brooklyn Life.
Palid faces Indicate pale, thin
bio cd. Rosy checks show the pure,
rich blood resulting from taking
Hoods Sarsaparil la.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

kipling has been writing som
nonsense iuglcs to go with Nicho
sons "Almanack of Twelve Sports.
These are the lines for the illustr;
ton of "Coaching: :"
1.-THE pous horse to church may trot,
A maid may work a mans salvation.
-Four horses and Il girl are not,
However. aids to reformation"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

The wages Of the Fall River Oh.
erutives IRE to be reduced "at least
10 per cent"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11

F. D. Williams of South London
derry was found dead in bed Thurs
day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
Tired, Nervous, sIeepless

Men and women-how gratefully
they write about Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Once helpless and discouraged, hav-
ing lost all faith in medicines, now
in good health and cable to do my
own work." because Hoods Sarsa-
parilla has power to enrich and
purify the blood and make the weak
strong-this is experience of a host
of people.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
For over Filuy Years.

Mus. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
ors for their children while teething, with
R te Ss s alt fE'Sc te Wind "coc
and is the best remedy for DiarrhGa. 1t will
r. licve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold byrll 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, 1897-12-11

Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartlc and liver medicine. Gen
tie, reliable, sure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
CatarYhu

which very often comes from a
chronic affection of the circula-
ton, is constant offense to
ones self and all his friends.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-11
Rheumatism,

Hood,c D;;sc are the best after-dinner
AlOOA . IAIS pills. AID digestion. 25c.