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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
Deer and Dog.

The Sheldon correspondent of the
St. Adams Messenger tells this deer
story:
A deer was chased and run down
at East Sheldon Wednesday, Dec.
FL, by Il hound owned by Carl
Woodruff. Several heard the hound
in the afternoon but no one paid any
attention until the barking of the
dog seemed to be in one place.
This attracted the attention of Louis
BocaSh who went to see what was
going on. When he arrived at the
place he found nice doe in the
Hubert brook nearly exhausted
though fighting for life. The hound
had bit its nose nearly off. Mr..
Stehblns, one of the selectmen, was
called and ordered the doe killed to
end its suffering. The deer would
weigh about $50 pounds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
TAFTSVILLE.

The Taftsville Union Sunday
school elected these officers last Sum
day: Chairman, w. II. Brownell ;
superintendent, Mrs. w. 7. Darl-
ing; assistant supt., Miss Taft ;
secretary. Jennie Jordan; assistant
Sec, Grace Strongi treasurer, w.
II. Brownell; organist, BESSIE
Vaughan; librarian, George Brown
ell assistant librarian, Mrs. A. II.
Nichols, janitor. w. II. Brownell !;
teachers, Miss Taft, Miss Vaughan,
Mrs. Marcy, Mrs. Nichols and Mr..
Marcy; preaching committee, w.
II. Brownell; prayer-meeting com.
n,ittee, Mrs. Nichols, Miss Taft and
Miss Vaughan.
The Edison moving pictures en-.
tertainment at village hall Thursday
evening of this week proved to be
worthy OF patronage. 1t was good.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

"What may those quilts bel' ask
ed the writer, pointing to several
small bundles of black and white
spikes which recently lay on the ta-
bic Of an importing house in New
York.
"They are samples of porcupine
quilts, y said the merchant. "They
como from India and also from
Spain, and are chiefly sold to fishing
tackle houses. These concerns pol
ish and supply them with the neces.
sary pieces of cork to increase their
natural buoyancy, and the quilts
are then purchased by anglers, who
use them quite extensively for bot
tom fishing. Some of the black and
white spikes arc made into penhold-
ers and pipestems. They are also
largely utilized in making up orna-
mental screens and fancy fans.
1.-The porcupine has to be hunted
and killed before the quilts can be
obtained, and many thousands of
these animals are slain for this pur-
pose yearly. Every spike pig" car
ries from ST.. SO to So worth of quilts
OH his fretful back. The quilts are
carefully extracted, and when dried
they are packed in boxes OF crates
and shipped to London and New
York. They are worth from So to s.
a gross wholesale, and the supply is
barely equal to the demand in this
country. "-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
BICYCLES AS BAGGAGE.

There has been test case in the
English courts on question which
is agitating cyclists all around the
world, more or less. twas brought
in the Queens Bench division
against the Great Northern Railway
Company son behalf of one Brit
ten," seeking "to recover sixpenc
paid tor the conveva nee of a bicycle
from Kings Cross to East Finch
ley" And after hearing and a'gu-
ment the court decided that the
plaintiff could not recover for the
reason that "n bicycle cannot be
or binary luggage within the de6ni-
ton"
The special interest attaching to
this case is found in the fact that the
attorney tor the plaintiff made his
argument on the very lines on which
similar claims are based in this
country. He claimed that bicycle
came clearly within the definition of
"personal luggage" for the reason
that it was carried by the traveller
for his own personal convenience
and use in connection with his Jour.
ney, and was an article such as was
ordinarily carried for that purpose.
But his Lordship, IN rendering his
decision, brushed away all such con.
siderations by declaring that "the
idea of luggage" must control; and
as luggage implies something that is
"packed," not taken ''loose, like Il
BICYCLE" the wheelmau lost his case.
Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
GraaUla.cd Cork.

1t is only Il few years since the
manufacturers of cork shoppers and
life rleservers threw away their
chips. Now every particle Of the
refuse is carefully saved AMI util-
lied, first having been pulyerizcd by
special machinery. In fact, owing
to the constantly increasing number
OF uses 10 which this stuff can he
put, the price Of what was once Il
waste product is steadily rising.
One uf the ingredients of linuleum
is cork, The LITTER is also employed
extensively i'll filing the hollow
walls of lGtllGeIHtorS The manu-
fucture 81 Il h. ht, porous bicycle
handle opens stlii another field Of
usefulness, and it il uoH. proposed
to mix pulyeri.cl roIk with plaster
OF paris lii luOlU.Nss, i'll uluer to
render he lat, / cno.!per and light
er. The article is pla >ed On tho mar
ket iii about iluii Il dozen different
degrees of tinou2ss, hanging from Il
tiOurllke powder ~ to grains as
large as split peas 4 ne price varies
from 3 to cents Il pound and de-
ponds on the iiNcncss of the product.
New York Tribune
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

His name is Bates and he seems
to be leading in the race this week.
He is one of the people, too. "There
is only one man right in line with
the people for governor of Yer.
mont" says the Hardwick Gazette,
"and that is Lieut.. -Gov.lHenry c.
Bates of Caledonia county. Keep it as
still as you mind, but he is the only
logical candidate for that important,
honorable position" Candidates
for the important and honorable pc.
sion of governor ought TO sit down
and keep still for the present. The
state ought to have brief rest after
the late campaign. There are too
many likely men ready to serve the
state and if this keeps on governor
ship booms will become a nuisance.
We should be more interested in
the happenings of to-day, in the
doings of the new state officers and
in watching the paralyzing effect OF
the workings the late Legislature on
the political, social and industrial
affairs of the state. These matters
are all interesting, and to outside
observers amazing, Nothing should
be allowed to divert public attention
from them for moment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

There is a great deal of simple
justice IN the protest of Aguinaldo,
leader of the Philippine insurgents,
against the terms of the peace treaty
and the turning of ''war for hui
mainly" into a war for conquest.
He says:
"And on making this protest, |
claim in the name of the Filipino
nation, in that of their president and
government, the fultilment of the
solemn declaration made by the H.
lustrious William Mckinley, presi-
dent of the republic of the United
States of North America, that, on
going to war, he was not guided by
any il tentlon of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
extension of national territory, but
only in respect to the principles of
humanity, the duty of liberating
tyrannized peoples and the desire to
proclaim the unalienable rights,
with their sovereignty, Of the coun-
tries released from the yoke of
SPAN"
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ROUND.
A "PARSON'S p

have Il garden filled with sound
OF thrushcs, path that circle .lUnd,
And one straight walk more sweet set
With lavender and misnoncttc--
Sweet herbs of grace, whose scent lives on,
Like virtue, after life Is gene;
My sanctuary--tor SO | call
That long straight path beneath the wall.
There do musc-how natures self
Moves upward; how from shelf TO shelf
Ennobled through perpetual strife,
She issues in II grandcr life.
And Us | think how one small bud,
Engruftcd, tamcs the widest wood,
Sweet fruitagc iI man use to bear.
And of its sweetness leave an heir,
Seems it-ah, may my faith be true
Grace las its power in nature too.
TITS grace that turks in kindly soil.
TITS grace attends the tiller's toll
Grace works in every flower that blows,
And in each bricr there lives rose.
Thus MS ponder, 10, u knoll
Comes DER me. Ills the passing bell.
Then think | ut-beneath the sod
Those sleeping. Are they ali with Cod
that one 50 wilful; this who died
In passion youth unsanci1cd?
Can God accept them; Can he provo
To those who loved not God Of love:
know not. But beneath this WALL
Hearing he glad voiced thrushes call.
On my straight path SO swcelly set
With lavender and mignonctte,
think if We poor men below
Can of Su II wildncss beauty grow,
Sure he hath better means TO try
That mightier Gardener in the sky,
Who, while brief life our work doth end,
Hath all of time his work to mend:
Unnumhercl worlds hey our Lsa,
Fresh soil for souls fresh chance for mon;
Angels of love TO graft his grace;
Pcrchance, o Heaven, to see his face!
And then thought-as in the trees
Life niurmured with the quickening
breeze
Sadly thought not they alone
Wore sinners: half the sin my own.
Had 1 moro Faithful I,r"oai,-l ,ine word
Icrchurcc they might have better heard;
Have risen OH wings, and out of clay
UplitCd scared to heavenly day.
So trust | God will not condemn
Those who not him. but man, contemnl
-SDcctatOr,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
January Ladies Home Journal.

The New Years Ladies' Home
Journal gives assurance of aIpurpose
to make that magazine more useful
and helpful, and stronger in its liter
airy and artistic features duringl 1899
than ever before. 1t contains a
number of practical articles, besides
a score of features of lighter inter-
est, and opens with a full-page
drawing by w. l.. Taylor, illustrat-
ing Longfellow's Village Black
smith. In fiction the number is as
strong as usual and there are plenty
of literary, musical and practical
features to recommend it. Curtis
Publishing Company. Philadelphia.
One dollar per year; ten cents per
copy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
The Ladies' Information society

The Ladies' Information society
will meet with Miss l.. Nj. Gilbert
Wednesday afternoon, January A.,
Mrs. M. Z. Archer leader. All
ladies cordially invited.
\. N. Russell OF Hartland had
the misfortune to break three OF his
ribs, by having a load of logs tip
over onto him the first of the week
Rich Gold Strike at Brandon.
O. {. Luce of Brandon, who for
some time past has been prospecting
at place known as Birch hill, four
and Il half miles east OF the village,
has at last met with what seems to
be success in locating a rich vein OF
gold. Some weeks ago he sent three
samples to Colorado assayer and
the following report was received :
Sample No. was taken from the
top of Il ledge and yields $4.5o il
ton. The second sample was round
about $50 feet above the first, on
digging down II feet on level. 1t
was found to yield $500 to a ton
and on digging - feet was found to
yield SIOO to the ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
0. 7. MARSH, WOODSTOCK

The question of the right of a
Roman Catholic priest to refuse to
tell what may have been SAID to him
in the confessional relative to a
criminal case was raised at Hull,
Quebec, before Judge Lavergne
Monday, who ruled that the law of
Canada gives no such immunity.
An extraordinary plague of rats
has developed in eastern Belgium.
The rodents are destroying grain
cries and stampeding live stock. In
some instances they have attacked
children. The government ! as o.
dered the troops out to assist the
farmers in discriminating them.
Mrs. Isabel Allderdice NIallon,
the "Ruth Ashmore" and Dab" of
certain periodicals, has died in New
York at the age of Sc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
Spirit Of the age,
Woodstock. w., Dec. 81, 1898.
BY EDWARD E. DANA.

The matter of concessions, fran
chises, etc, IN some of our new pos
sessions is in the hands of Secretary
Alger, and the distribution of plums
will be awaited with considerable
interest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
DEATHS.

In Manchester, N. H., Dec. 23, George
Rodney Simmons, formerly Of Woodstock,
aged G5 years.
In Pom fret, Dec. 10. Mrs. Anna II. (Gile)
Brockway. aged so years and 10 months.
In Bethel. Dec. 25, Mrs. Peter Burrclle,
ST.. in her SOth year.
In Mayfeld. H., Dec. /, Mrs. Frances S.
w. Weeden, wife of Warren Weeden, aged
Ga years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

"Bloody Brides" Waite, ex-gov-
ernor of Colorado, has come out
against Bryan and in favor of Il flag
with blood stars on it. The old
man has come to thirst for almost
any kind of gore, apparently, wheth.
or of capitalists or cannibals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
MAR RACES.

In Norton, Dec. 81, John J. Wilson of
Bethel, and Miss Eva l.. Haley.
In White River Junction. Dec. II, by
Rev. \. j. Hough, Marshall j. Shepard and
Miss Myrtle NJ Peck.
In Windsor, Dec 81, by Rev. +. Il. Co
burn, Orvliie +. Witherell of Auburn. N.
Y, and Miss Edith Wellman of Windsor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
Probate Business of the Week.

Dec. 2I-Estatc of Lewis Pratt,
Woodstock: Will presented for
plobatc by Il. O. Scavcr, executor.
Hearing Jan n.
Dec. as-Estatc of Francis New
ton, Hartford, Seth b. Wright,
adnlr. Rufus Si,.londs and Dan
Neal apprs. and comrs.
Estate of Nclette J. Iuntoon.
Hartford: Seth b. Wright appoint,
ed admr. Dan Neal and RI fus
Simonds, apprs. and comrs.
Estate of Isaac Angel, Bridge
water: Admr. applies for license
to sell real estate. Hearing Jan. 7,
L Dec. e3-Estatc of Sally 6. Wild
er: Admr. settles his account.
Dec. II Estate of Charles Ken
yon: Inventory returned.
Walton's Vermont Register, that
indispensable handbook for business
and professional men, has made Its
yearly appearance. The calendar,
pages for daily memoranda, lists of
United States and State officials,
officers of various State associations
and societies, in addition to the bust
ness dli ectory and list of officers for
every town IN the state brought fully
up to date, appear as usual. n new
feature is a summary OF the war rev.
enue taxes. Although IS pages
have been added to the book, the
price remains at IS cents. 1t may
be procured of local dealers or will
be sent, postpaid on receipt of price,
by the Walton Register company,
Burlington, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

Mrs. Hunt Fro m what | hear OF
Your husband | should fear he is Il
man of iron will.
Mrs. Blunt-lou're right, he is,
and pig iron, ut hat.-New Orleans
Picayunc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
Water Il Cure For lnttirt st; Oh,

1--WE must give SPECIAL n;tcnu n
to the outside of the body Us we'll as
the inside" writes Mr.. :. r. koler
on "What to Eat When You Lave
Indigestion" in The Ladies' Home
journal. THE skin must be bulhcd
every morning with tepid water,
followed by Il brisk rub. This is
equally as important as correct diet.
A good rule is to use water freely
inside and out. AT least two quarts
of water daily should be taken, half
q pint the first thing III the morning
and the last at night, IL cupful Vi
warm water before each meal, and
the remaining quantity divided and
taken before meals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

STATE OF VERMONT At Probate
HARTFORD DISTRICT Court held mt
Woodstock, within and for said district. on
the % day of December, 1898.
Present Hon. Il. O. sEAvER, Judge.
Isaac Angeles estate, Bridgewater, tcstatc.
Whereas Lewis SpaIldins administrator
with the will annexed of the estate of Isaac
Angel, late of Bridgcwater in said district,
deceased. has presented to said court his
petition in writing. praying for license to
sell all the real estate of which said Isaac
Angel died seized and possessed. situate in
this State described as follows The home
stead situate in said Bridgewater, wherein
said Angel was residing at the time of his
death.
Thereupon. the Court appoints the 18th
day of January. A. ID. 1898. as n time and
place. for hearing and deciding on said pc
tition and orders that notice of said petl-
ton. the reason for the same. and of said
time and place of hearing. lie given tn all
persons concerned in said estate, by pub
fishing n copy OF the record of this order
three weeks successiyel In ths Spirit Of
the Age. u newspaper published ut Wood
stock in this State. which circuates in the
neighborhood of those interested in said
estate. the last of said publications to be
previous to said time of hearing. that all
persons concerned in the premises may APP
pear before said Court and show cause if
any they have. why the prayer of said petit
ton should not be granted.
A true record; Attest.
n. J. sEAvER, Register.
true copy of record: Attest.
T.. SEAVER. Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
BIRTHS.

In Woodstock, Dec. 70, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Potwin.
In Hartland. Dec. 30. daughter, Rachel
Elizabeth. to Mr.. and Mrs. g. V. N. Win
slow
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

Mr.. Dukane-There are no actors
nowadays
Mr.. Gaswell (inquiringly)-No'
Mi Dukane-If you will examine
the posters, you will find that
dramas are presented by select com.
panies of players. - Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

Charles Taylor of Vermont, who
will be 81 years old the 18th inst,
dro'c !" RACES this yea, and is the
oldest trotting horse driver in the
world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

Governor Pingree, asked if he
wanted the place of United States
Senator from Michigan, ha, replied:
"Fm told tcrapin are up to SIS a
dozen, and no shoemaker can afford
to pay that"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

Senator Proctor, who has BIOS
somcd into worldwide" states
man since Dcwey's May-day exploit,
is disappointed in his efforts to Or
ganizc Il junket to Cuba. a pre-
vious expedition in which the Green
Mountain senator was interested,
had a great deal to do with bringing
on the war. The Cubans, for
whom the senator enlisted our SYM
pathies way up to the boiling point,
have not quite come up to our ex-
pectations and there is suspicion
that he might have overstated the
situation on his return from the
West Indies last spring. The sena-
tors is Il queer and contradictory
case. He now wants to shackle the
Filipinos with the chains taken from
our not altogether grateful friends
the Cubans. Even the "stern neces-
sity of destiny" fails to justify this
excursion into the Pacific and the
acquisition of an Asatlc archipelago
whose inhabitants have not yet be-
trayed any symptoms of an inclina-
ton to become citizens of the United
States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

The story comes from Washing
ton that Mr.. Day and Whitelaw
Reid will receive $780, 900 each for
their services on the peace commas
sion, and Secretary John b. Moore
will receive $4,000. The three
senatorial members of the commits
sion are debarred by the constitution
from receiving more than their SEM
atorlal salary of $1,000 year.
Politicians at Washington now be-
gin to think they understand why
Secretary Day and Assistant Score
tary Moore resigned from the state
department when they did.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
st. Adams Man Disappears.

George Nye of ut Adams LEFT his
home on Thursday night of last
week about s o'clock to go to the
post box Il few rods away and has
not been seen since that time, and
the mysterious disappearance is all
the more puzzling since there can
be no cause given tor his leaving
home in this manner, except that
owing to continued ill-heath he had
become quite Respondent for the
past ten days, and probably was sui
tering from sudden insanity. Sew
eral years ago Mr.. Nye sustained Il
sunstrokc and has never been as we'll
since.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

The admiration and affection in
which Senator Justin S. Morrill, was
held by the people of his state has
been amply demonstrated many
times. Now that his work is over
the tributes to his ability and integ-
rity, his patriotism and his labors
for the state and nation will be sim
cere and spontaneous. No repre-
sentative of Vermont has ever been
held in higher estee II at home or at
the national capital and sorrow at
his death is very genuine.
The following tribute is from the
Boston Transcript:
"Few public men in this or any
other country, whether their service
has been long or short, have come to
the end of their careers leaving less
to be apologized for than Senator
Morrill,. He was man of principle
and not of expedients. He knew the
lessons of history and he needed
them. He never lost his balance
from impact with any unforeseen
conditions. He knew what his coun-
try stood for, he knew the mission it
had undertaken and no one was
quicker to detect DETECTING inhu-
ences than hc."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
CLOTH

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-09

''The deaths Oh the amy from May %
October i. Including killed died q wounds
and OF disesse, were 2.snl the smallest
death rate recorded Of an army M history.
a remarkable fact when Il g considered
that over 10000 % our troops born and
.eared Ia the temperate zone were eai9-
oaIening In tropical climates suhjeet g
rain and heat almost uS p%recedented