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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Rev. y. :. MCGOWAN. pastor of
the Congregational church Il, Nc.
1ndoes Falls for two wears past. has
resigned, by request. Only Il short
time ago it began to he rumolcd that
something was wrong and that MIR.
MCGOWAN was not just what he rep
resented himself to he. Upon invcs-
tigation it was very plainly shown
that he had been expelled from THE
Cumberland Mills. Me-, association
prior to coming to Nc Indoes Falls.
after occupying pulpit for several
years in 4 church at Cornish. Me.
Preliminary surveys of route for
4 railroad IRON Rutland to Montpe-
lier. passing through the aowns
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
A t;OO,i Object.

A learned professor vas III Edin-
burgh one wet Sunday, end dosir-
ing to go 10 church he lined a cab.
On reaching The "hllch dJur he
rendered II shilling hr lcAal fare
to raliby and WAS son, what sur
pliscd to hear the cdhmIn say,
"l'wa shillir $, sir.
The professor. fixing his eagle
eyes upon he rNtorliuncr. tr,p|ud-
ed why he rl&rGcd > shiiilI.-.
Upon which the cablsn ulNlN an
swered, I'VE wish tn disrolir; -
travelling u-l he s'aWiu.h 49, Li"' b
as pos H.. n. - Lor1,u ','t-ii'-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
Frightful Effects of the Present Tariff.

This from the tariff hearing of
Monday.
MIR. Kraft of New Jersey talked
about pianofortc and action leather.
OF which he said he was practically
the only importer. He said that his
trade had fallen off feartullv under
the present tariff.
"Thcrc was only $3.50 worth i'm
ported last year. remarked Mr.
Dalzcll.
"Well, guess | didn't do much
more business than that myself last
YEAR" answered the witness.
"And the year before that the inn
portatlons were still smaller" sug-
ge>tcd Mi. Dinglcv, $50 YOU must
have small trade"
"That's Il fact" said MIR. Kraft.
amid roars of laughter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

"Havc yea lrcn allie to catch the
speakers cyr:' asked the first lady
member or parliament.
Have !. lcioin1d the second M.
7. We'll, rather. [ wore my navy
blua hyn9ulinc with the heliotrope
sleeves. and the speaker could not
keep hi eyes off me london Fun.
y wvrd it, the car ,n can b2 easily de-
It owed wien il first starts. tonsnmp'
tirr nu ne ripEcd in the hnd by one
NJ ru'. fCu.h Cur.
s..uli TmkMm N. Qucclicr: \ B Mo-"
ga. v ,oI,tork; l.. j. y. Aiarcy. TaltN'
NI.".
Vermont hickory will he used as
handle bars for bicycles. J. I. Hill
Crctn of Rralllchoro has IN order
from Il FINN to make 10000 of them
bN Iuur. Ten men are working
night and da> to I'LL the order.
MUE.D, .rcH like hours when a life is
Il, ,,aEr tr ~ .jvc> no Time To -eEo
tor . Il .,rt. della mAl mean death Olr
Minu'r t"puh Cure .iv"> in>ian. relief
Il. i II ~urc. recovery. The on, ha,m cs>
r. med. inar plolnccs immcdia'c I"-ult>
:, uri inkh"m. "a, ch,c: \. Il. Mol'
.an Wo,h,i"ck: /. J. VI. Marcy. Trit>.
81
'D,. NDu believe there j. ANYTHING
Il. q, L., al.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
Other Towns in the Same Fix.

II is II solemn fact that there has
been Brattleboro money enough sunk
in Minneapolis to build the Conncc-
ticut dam several times over, and if
Il little of that money had been used
in this way it would now he paying
big dividends and Brattlcboro would
he p,oSpcrlng as never before. Re
former.
There are several other towns in
Vermont. not to mention numerous
individuals scattered over the state,
which have yet to learn the full i'm
port of the old >aying-"all is not
gold that glitters." particularly on
farms and in ''hOom" cities OF the
Observation-Disclosures.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
Isut kIpn'> A.hiciriy

The hest Salvc in the world for Cats
BruSc.,. Sores. Ulcers. salt Rrcum. Fever
Sores. letter. Chopped Hands Chiibains,
Corne. and al Skin EiuptionS. ana posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. II
Is guaranteed to give salts faction. nr
money refindciT Price ~ cents Per hos
Fer sale by A. r. Morgan
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

Constipation In IL worst f,tm= az
pepsin. sick hea,lac che. hiloa-nc-s ird de
ranRemenf OF the liver nre readily cured
BY DE Wits Little Early Rises These
little pills never grippe. Small pill. ,l.c
pill, best pill
Scott Tinkham, Quechee. \ Il. Moi.
gan, WvodStVck L J VI Marcy, Tahs-
vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

Ex-Gov. Dillingham; is among
those mentioned us New England
possibilities for Mckinlcv's cabinet.
Will Congressman Circuit second the
motion :--Bcllows Falls Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
Spirit Of tbc age,
Word stock. " Ian, 1c. 1897.
BY EDWARD G. DANA.

\ modest request 1T one OF the
tariff hearings was for Il duty on an.
thracllc coal. This is an absurd APP
plication for protection. as there is
no more danger OF competition now
than there has been in the past twen-
ty-fvc years, during which time an
thrac,lc coal has been free of duty.
The Montpelier Argus asks any
iouSl> for the whereabouts of the
Young Mems Republican club and
ITS candidates. The contest for the
collcctorship of the district of Yer.
mont it finds has narrowed down to
&. &. Benedict and l.. NJ. ManSur.
two eminent cx-otlicc-hollers. who
have an idea that Col. Smnllcy'S
office chair is rst about their size.
There is an opportunity and strong
Involvement for Young blood to assert
itself and the public would like t"
see some OF the Younger element
MIXED up III the contest. Are the
young men to have no show:
Things begin to take ON a roscatc
hue to the vision of Gen. Grout. per-
lnps. The ST. .Iohnsbury Weekly
observes that the dense political at
mosphcrr ON the east side is consid-
erahly cleared by the wiping off of
Charles Proulv from the slate of
state political future possibilities.
and it predicts that the situation will
be further simplificd by the eradica-
ton from the state of Hon. w. i.
Dillingham;, to whom will come Il
nice. COSY consular or ministerial APP
polntment by the grace of President
Mckinley and the suggestion of
Senator Proctor. with Proutv
gone and Dillingham; going" says
the Weekly, "what is there left to
disturb the peace of the General"
The llardWick Gazette thinks the
discussion of the liquor question by
the Burlington editors is useless
waste of time and energy. "When
they arc DONE" it SAYS, "thc people
will stand just where they did at the
start" Well, not exactly; former
discussions of the liquor question
have had a very wholesome and en-
tightening effect in arousing the
minds OF the people on the subject
and Il fair proportion of them do not
stand Just where they were. They
are beginning to believe IT possible
that there may be something loose in
the operation OF the prohibtory law
i'll its application to city and village.
Let the discussion 90 on. If some
of the laws which now curse Yer
mont can he talked to death. so
much the better.
Other ToWns in tho Same CIy
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
A BALLAD or GOOD AND BAD JlMS

A BALLAD OF GOOD AND SAD JlMs
Hey? Who is hct A-mcaniu him'
Oh, folks calls him Jim mary'
Ter tell i'm from the othcr .im,
An scch dcrn contrary,
Annoying cu-s! ~lucls. btu he's 'rcan!
Now, ~ fer" llanuur's III %,
Hc'- nice II mans We ever seen.
Folks thinks the wu,i - him.
Jim Mary an ~" lea i'inin farms
Hin, ngi.nlrri.: lie wins,
That Jim l. !."' rpin arms
Bout su;.3 U"rn crap his,
An his III, .chy CRITTERS com" IN stuff
On my green peas an corn.
q Lord! I've wunlurod times enough
How srch II tyllr got horn.
His chickens Spite my garden s..ss.
His cows won't stay ter h;rrN,
His TRAITS make faces Wen pass.
An yit Compllints'll come
If any crittrr q mines aStray
A.fcrdin 4 .Wn The hill
An harurns toturn in i,- way,
A. wan"'r'n rrit'"i1I III.
Jim Hammer, I:aw, 5 II man a ivace
'Cop' wen T. - us"l too Shn' =,
An thcn--W.t d. troubles doe, increase.
.Tuwin an l.w.nt mahhy.
Jim Mary sartl hca ~ right
Ter treat in Srrh ii manner
man SO suulr' TN g,Jj AN wu'tn'
Es-mr2 o., liz! ,ii-n ilann"r
j. l.. Iir"ton in "Thc Quilting Zee. "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16
Cures
"Cures talk " in favor CBSu IA
as for no other medi- b t. u "a

cine. great cures recorded in truthful,
convincing language Of grateful men and
women, constitute It's ;aost effective adj
vertising. Many OF these cures are mar
velous. They have won he confidence OF
the people; have given Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla the largest sales in the world, and
have made necessary for its manufacture
the greatest laboratory on earth. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is known by the cures it has
made cures of scrofula, salt rheum and
eczema, cures OF rheumat ism, neuralgia
and weak nerves, cures OF dyspepsia liver
troubles, catarrh - llres W HIGH nrnNn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

/ I t.'' ~ p''t f'tN''i45'
! Johnny What! Only married II
year, and ytt you are % doWnrnst
WallS All, my dear fellow, |
never imagined that q vie would
prove such costly article.
Johnny Yes, II Vie j. Il costly
article, that's tru". but thcn you
must remember t.,H, he las,s Il man
precious long Time London TIn
The reflection from Il fash of light
l,ng travels nearly Loco, eco times
! faster than the sound of tn rep mt.
That j. the reason that Che thunder
Is generally heard several moments
after the flash is seen.
Sign at q Louisville bone factory:
"PerSonS leaving thrir bones with
me can have them ground at short
notice.
Soothing Tor nu.I~. sca'd>, cl. p.'i
h iade aud lips. Heating loi cuts III Il
sores. lnStaui icict f"i piic-, / - N:i
III once. Tines" are ire virtues al - e
WIS Witch llrZcl :inlvc
scot; Iinhham. Qn"rhcc: \ b hut"u q.
NrtdIcck: l.. !. ii. Marcy. Tat,>liliC.
Dolly don't mind Jack : >Iarg.
He is 80 clever IN the use of It.
Poll,,-iloW 81:
Dnllv-Wh>. he sent m, three
dozen ".\mcrlcan Beauties, with
Il card ON which the only words
were. "l'ourc another. Town
Topics.
\ torpid liver N ans Il bud cn.upirN'o o..
had 'rrI;h, ii-t~iion and it,GI,'ut hclG'
airs. 10 avoid Slrh ,pmpH .ir'> kc
DE Wi : Lit = Earl, Ri>c,> the 'am' -
lttlr pili>
scott imkh'm. Cue, ice: \. u. Nor.
.im. Wnnd.rrck l. j. " N&jrt. irti~-
vile
>nit"i---l called rhi, cycniue. Miss
SHOCK, To- ask son to y, my wife.
Miss shock am sorry to ,a>.
ny friend. that you have made -
mistake IN your calling Richmond
Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

DeW.tt's Wiach Hazel Saive
Cures Pi.es.. Sssids, Batns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-16

Sign at q louisville bone factory:
"PerSonS leaving thrir bones with
me can have them ground ut short
notice.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
IT'S POLICY TO DO 1T.

When man comes home quite late, in a rather
boozy state
He will sit there, calm and mute, While she tells
him hes brute
Just the greatest fend that ever went unhuug
Let him hint he has his eyes on wheel about her
size,
Down her cheeks the damp, repentaut tears will
flow;
In her she'll clasp him tight, tell him he's
her hearts delight
1t is policy to 10 IL, don't you know.
In her home pretty girl, one you'd hnk price
less pearl,
VIII be spiteful. cross and surlv as bear:
She will snap at her mama, scod her venerable pa,
And viii pun her little brothers tous ed har
But when Chawiey comes to WOO she VIII smile
Not trace of ugly temper will she show
She'll be gentle as a dove sweet as angel from
above
1t is policy to do it, don't you know.
When Il man meets with reverse and has nothing
in his purSl,
And he dresses in a worn and shabby suit.
All The friends he ever had say he's soinS to the
And hey help him on the journey with the
But shou d fortune light his track they Will pat
him on he back.
Every evidence of love for him they'll show,
Ana WI, tell nim how they bet he would win the
tits policy to dc it, don't you know.
Many a man engaged in trade lays his scruples 1n
the shad",
ANA WI / beat his fellow man in every deal.
de VIII ay his cards to win even 10 the verge
of sin,
And the slightest prick OF conscience never feel
Then upon the sabbath day to the cuurch he'll
wend his way,
And the praises from his pious lips will flow;
He will sing and lead in prayer with humble
Christian air
1t is policy to 10 it, don't you know
Thus it is the wide world Ger. if you probe them
10 the core,
Many men you'll find who lead dual life.
Yet they think they're doing right: that 10 win
the earthly fight
They must use deceptive weapons in the strife
When their final race is run, when their mortal
work is done,
And they hear The summons calling them 10 go,
1t should be their last request in asbe,os TO be
dressed
Twill be policy TO do it. don't you know.
Denver Evening Post.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
BECOME, DULL CAREI

eyes, sir" said the chairman of the Dyea
Vigilance Committee, 1.-THE duUn skunk hez
one wife here an another at St. Michael"
Down with monopoly" "Bust the trustsr'
came the hoarse shout from hundreds of
throats.
1t was generally conceded that hanging was
too good Tor a bigamist in country where
there we're 153 men to every woman.-Chicago
Journal.
what this country wants to do" said the
reformer, lis to raise the requirements for
office holders"
Exactly So" replied Senator Sorghum,
''and allow me to remind you that the princi-
pal requirement of the ofice-holder is his
salary. Washington Star.
"Good gracious. Gus! what's the lnatter9"
"Doa't, old chappie-don't ask met lbs 100
howiblel Pve just wecollected that I've worn
the same colIar-stud for TWO days in success.
sionP-C Chicago Daily News.
Twenty long years had passed when he
crossed the parental threshold again.
What change is hereP' he exclaimed.
''Tis the same old fat to be sure but what
an unfamiliar air there is about every thingI"
The father sighed.
"Yes," he sadly rejoined, reminded thus of
the swift lapse of time, "the air has been
changed twice since you were here. Puck.
"Meet me in the key of g." said musician
TO q friend
"What time will that be?" asked the friend
''At l sharp replied the musician; and he
went out alone into the deep, dark night
Cleveland Pain Dealer.
mo" said the gentleman in the bald wig,
81 ain't much of a bass singer. but you ought
to hear my brother"
Was he m much?' asked the gentleman with
the pea-green whiSkers.
Much? His voice was so heavy that it
made him bow-Iegged to carry it."-Indian-
apolis Journal
After trying for half day to learn to ride
his new bicycle the slim-legged bookkeeper
carried it up to the attic and thrust 1t in
among the coOwebs
81 shall nave % charge that machine up to
prof. and loss" he said, with dismal sigh.
II never can make it balance" - Chicago
Tribune,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
FAME OFFERED FOR MSS.
New York sun.


A man who cheerfuliy admits that he is un-
known to fame received the following letter
last week:
DEAR SIR: Your name is known to us
through a newspaper friend in the city, and it
occurred to Us that you might have some un-
published manuscript on hand. Just now we
could use few short stories and some Illus
tratcd descriptive ar rticles if they were not OF
the ordinary run.
''The Blank Magazine is issued supple
ment to the Sunday papers OF most OF the
Eastern cities, and we are now pushing it
ward OF 200, 900 Der issue, and your name
would be brought before large cor
stituency OF new people. In view of this
fact l would sugges. that you furnish
frst-class article without cost to
us, future matter to be paid for at regular
newspaper rates We trust that you Will not
regard our proposition as an attempt to get
some thing for nothing, for we are weekly pay
ing out large sums for manuscripts TO those
whose work is better known 10 US than your
own yet. If your matter suits US we coulu use
considerable of IT, We are sending you sam
pie copy aud hope 10 hear from you upon this
subject at an early date"
"lhat letter." said the man who received 1t,
'struck me as very cheeky proposit! on, and
from curiosity l looked up a few back num-
bers of the magazine. The names OF the con-
tributors were unknown to me, and from the
fact that none OF them appeared second
time in this gift magazine l concluded that
they only prin ted sample matter"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

new Dutch pianist, named Zeldenrust is
the rage in musical and society circles in
London.
The old elm tree in Anderson, Ind, under
which President Van Buren, was dumped out
of the stage coach into the mud as joke, has
been cut down to make room for improve
ments.
Willis s Moore, chief of the United States
Weather Service. is a physician as well as q
meteorologist. He studio and graduated in
both sciences since he enlisted in The signal
service.
Chief Inspector Jarvis, the head OF the Eng
lish detective department at Scotland Yard,
has resigned from the force after twenty-six
years service. No British police officer is
better known in the United States, and he
served for a time on the New York force.
Mrs. Lucia o. Case of the Topeka bar, the
only Kansas woman in the active pra ctice of
law, has announced her candidacy for Asso-
ciste Justice OF the Supreme Court the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ticket. Chief Justice
Doster is said to be friendly to her candidacy
Next year the Emperor Francis Joseph's
jubilee is to be celebrated in Vienna by a
great Austrian exhibition. The industrial
section is to contrast the present state of Aus
tria with that existing fifty years ago, and to
afford an insight into the genesis of various
branches OF production.
Charles Moore, 78 years old, and his wife
have arrived at Annapolis Md, after a drive
OF 2000 miles from Denver, which they left on
May IS. Mr.. Moore desired TO show his chill
dren that he was not too old to njoy such a
trip. He and his wife camped out along the
way and prepared their own meals.
The royal oculist, Duke Carl of Bavaria, has
already performed nearly 5000 operations for
cataract and every one OF these operations
has been performed between the morning
hours of and o'clock, the Duke declares
his nerves are stronger at this early hour and
his hand most steady.
Basel, Switzerland, will celebrate the four
hundredth anniversary of Hans Holbein's
b rth by an exhibition OF his paintings and
drawings 10 which Other Swiss museums Will
contribute what pictures OF his they possess.
Solothurn will not send its Madonna, as the
risk is too great. The exhibition will be
opened at the beginning OF October and will
last through the winter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
HATS OF EMINENT MEN.

halter who has for some years past been
interesting himself in compiling q list of head
sizes of eminent men, recently wrote to Mr..
Gladstone: 81 send you cap which, think
viii prove a good fit for your head (size 73S.
1t may prove useful a travelling cap. AS a
halter. l take interest in collecting sizes of
heads OF eminent men. The following are a
few sizes of popular heads: Lord Chelmsford
81, Duke OF Yofk 65s Dean Stanley 634 En-
peror of Germany 65s. Prince of Wales z,
Burns and Dickens rs, Earl Russell IA. W. NJ.
Thackeray 75s. DR.. Thomas Chalmers 794, Dan
O'Connell 8, Or Thompson (Archbishop of
York; tull; Joseph Hume, NJ. P. (the
hnancier), 81. This gives you the whole scale,
from the smallest to the largest known. Your
favOrite author Sir Walter Seott's, mead WAS
bout T. Our sovereign, Queen Victoria 8
head, from close view once got, take to be
61s size Mr.. Gladstone, accepting the CAP
as gift, sen the following reply: Il thank
you very much for The handy cap you have
sent me. The sizes of the heads given by you
are full OF in terest."
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
ENGLISH CONSERVATISM.
Washin gton Post.

II am pretty well acquainted in London,
and do not know OF but three hotels there
where one can procure the help OF type
writer" said w. r. Sargent OF New York at
Cham berlain's, land these are hostelries that
are largely patronized by Americans For
some reason our English brethren do not take
to the writing machine, and though at some
period they will utilize it extensively its in
PRODUCTION VIII be very gradual as compared
with its career in the United States. l was in
the Bank of Eng and last winter, engaged in
conversation with leading official and no
ployed, but not q typewriter in the lot. On
remarklng at the absence CT these my bank
friend said that the od-fas hioDed ideas OF the
meT that controlled the great financial ins.i-
tuition would not permit the innovation
Everything must be written out in orthodox
longhand. according to the custom of centu-
rles- thought this notable illustration OF
the conservatism of the British character"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
BOSNIAN SOLDIERS,

The renorts to the effect that Emperor Fran.
els Joseph severely blamed a general and {
colonel in command of the Bosnian troops at
the recent parade fJr the bad presentation
of their soldiers is somewhat surprising. As
good-natured Francis Joseph is not in the
habit of passing an unfavorable criticism IN
public. the conduct of the Bosnians must have
been very bad indeed.
Bosnia is the latest acquisition OF Austria
and was assigned to that country by the Ber-
lin congress of 1878. The revolts In Bosnia
and Herzegovina in 1876 had furnished Russia o.
with preteuse for her last war with turkey
The treaty OF St. Stefano compelled the Sultan
to cede part OF the two provinces to Seryia
and another part to Montenegro. Austrls,
England and Turkey were not satisfied with
such an arrangement, ana it was TOR that rea-
son that the congress of Berlin was called.
DisraeH and Count Andrassy threatened 10
leave the congress unless Count Schuwaloh,
the Russian representative, agreed TO annu!
that part of the treaty, and to this he was
nolens voiens forced by Il decision OF tbs
United States representative, Mr.. Ksssou,
who had temporarily relieved A. A. Sargent
as Minister to Berlin
That the decision OF such an i'm portant mat
Ter was left to the representative OF a country
that had no interest in the matter happened
in this way: When the representatives of Eug-
land. Austria and Russia could not come to an
understanding Schuwalof called on Bis
marck, who presided at the congress, to de-
eide the matter. Bismarck, who was a great
personal friend of SchuwaloH as well as of
Andrassy, refused to give decision and Uro-
posed that Mr.. Kasson should DO So and shat
gentleman decided in favor OF England and
Austria This settled the matter as far as Ser
via and Montenegro we're concerned, but did
OF settle what was TO become OF Bosnia. and
it took four more days OF wfang ing, till IL was
finally settled by the congress asking Austria
to annex the disputed province.
The permission graciously given by the
congress caused Austria a dilemma, out of
which she had some trouble in extricstng
herself, as the Bosnians were not satisfied with
being incorporated in Austria, while that ,
country did not care much for this new ace p
QUESTION to her extensive dominion. ~1u
the orders of the congress had 10 be execlred
and nearly two Austrian army corps were sent
out against the rebellious BOsnlans VINO Dr..
Tended themselves so bravely in their almost
inaccess ibe noun tains that the Austriaus
had to suffer several severe defeats before
they became masters OF the situation.
The Bosnians, who form part OF the Slavic
race have now become quite reconciled TO the
conditions forced upon them, notwithstandU.
that they are more prosperous under Austrian
rule than they ever were before or would have
been if incorporated in SerYia or Montenegro.