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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
THE MAGAZINES.

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Happy New Year cover designed by
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uary Century. a number rich in
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are number Of full-page pictures
in tints. DR.. MitcheIl's "Autobiog-
raphy of a Quack" comes to an end
and the Biography of Grizzly" is
also concluded-one of the mosi fas-
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Nicholas opens with 1.-The Little
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a little Indian prince who is carried
off into the jungle by an amiable
wild elephant. There are many en-
tertaining short stories, and in the
table of contents are "Lady Blum
derpin's Family Coach" Josey and
the Chipmunk," "The Doubtful
Member" and "Elizabethan Boys"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
Bread For Horses.

A delivery wagon Of one Of the big
bread baking factories stopped in from!
Of an up town livery and boarding sta.
bic. and two men ut once unloatled bar
rels of bread and carried them into the
stable. The bread looked good and
was good. There were all sorts and
sizes Of loaves In the barrels-"home
made" rye" Vienna" potato"
graham" and cottage"
The curiosity Of man who saw the
bread being delivered to the stable was
aroused and he ventured to ask the
proprietor Of the stable what 1t meant.
There's nothing remarkable about
IT," said the proprietor with laugh.
II simply buy it for horse feed We
grind the bread up and mix II with
other feed. and 1t makes first class food
for horses. 1t Is stale bread and costs
US 40 cents barrel. and there ARE SO
or 20 loaves to the barrel. so you see IL
comes pretty cheap. Some of the bread
Is only a day old and Is good enough
for any man to eat. but the bread fac
tories cannot sell 1t. What you see here
are returned lonves from the grocer
les."-New York Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

The tuberOse flourishes amazingly in
the open air In the Transvaal with hut
the smallest attention and cultivation.
The bulbs shoot up their three or four
foot stems, each bearing very sweet
smelling flowers, in an incredibly short
space Of time.
In Pretoria roses are prolitic-in fact.
most Of the streets are bounded by rose
hedges throughout their length. and
they bloom with frail. pink monthly
rose blossom for three quarters of the
year. In public places, such as the
Burghers' park, the profusion Of roses.
lilies, carnations and tuberoses is be-
wilderingly beautiful.
The wild orchids of Swaziland are
famous. They are of Mt least 20 differ.
ent kinds. They are extremely curious,
and with little care and extra heat
they can be- induced to develop into
very wonderful plants.
Everything grows in the Transvaal II
the trouble is taken to plant it. The soil
being all virgin and naturally rich, the
very smallest amount of attention Is
required.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
The Twentl eth Century.

The Sun has received so many
evidences of confused minds regard
ing the beginning of the twentieth,
century tnat it will present proof
that the twentieth century begins
after the year 1900 is ended, in the
shape of little conversation
Question - What is a year?
Answer-Three hundred and siNt, .
five days.
What IS a century?
One hundred years.
When did the year No. 1 end:
December 81 of the ,earI
When did the year No. : begin !:
January of the year >.
When did the year 90 end:
December 81, a. d. SO.
Did that complete a century: -
No.
When was the century completed:
AT the close of the year following
SO. or at the close of the year 100.
When did the second cent,lr, he.
gin:
January of the year | of the SEC
ond century, that is. January /. A.
d. IoI.
When does the nineteenth century
end'
At the close Of the nineteen hun.
dredth year. or ut the close of 1000.
Q-When does the twentieth cen.
fury begin'
Alt begins ON day No. J ~
year No. of the twentieth hundred
years-that is. ON January |, \. y.
1901. --New York sun
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

He put his fingers in the open iron.
work Of the hotel lamppost to steady
his weak knees. wiped the rain from
his face with n shaking hand and fixed
an uncertain eye on the windows Of
the dining room. He was very drunk.
His face was pale and hairy. The thin
rain had soaked his rags. Inside the
dining room well groOmed men and
snowy women sat In a glory OF tinted
lights, in a room beautiful with table
flowers. shining with silver and cut
glass, warm with crimson walls. dam
ask curtains. plush carpets. They lift
ed delicate food to solemn faces. They
smiled formally. The dripping observ-
er kept bis watery eye on them. "Well."
he said. In voice Of generous pity,
"shpose they're enjoy'm'selves - in
thrown way."-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
CLUE :5siVC LIZ 7.
How q Lion Charges,

A lions first signs of anger are as
follows: Its tail rapidly twists from
side to side the bottom slightly raising
and the black tassel ut the end heating
the air; 1t lowers its head more than
usual and growls, ut intervals showing
Its teeth. Then its voice becomes loud.
er, IT roars shows its teeth and lowers
Its ears, tho movements OF the tail in
creus.ug all the time.
At the time Of charging that Is. ut
the height Of its anger-the tail rises in
the air until 1t Is almost vertical. the
black tassel continues to move. the ears
Gre tiattened completely, and the ami
mai comes toward you ut slow trot.
then at gallop. and finally springs
forward with Opeu mouth and extend
ed claws.
Sometimes 1t shows these various
symptoms without charging. restrained
by prudence. but 1t never charges with
out showing them. When the tail rises.
the hunter can bring his rifle to the
shoulder and await his opportunity.
In hunting. man who Is OH his guard
Is worth four.
A charge Is extremely dangerous. al
most always fatal when unexpected.
either because Of the dense vegetation
or other causes. but II you see the ami
nal getting ready flight is useless.
/ Stand your ground. The only thing 10
do Is to keep cool and trust in your
weapon. II you have no confidence in
yourself 1t is prudent to avoid measur-
Ing your strength against these ami
mQlS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

This Is how super, thus given an
opportunity of distinguishing himself.
once delivered few short lines de.
scriptive of Il man being picked up aft
err a cab accident: 'rhe hanson cab
was picked mp Off the esplanadc with
handkerchief tightly tied around its
mouth. When removed. it was found
to be perfectly dead"
Still the manager gave him another
trial the following evening. when he
acquitted himself as follows: "The
esplanadp wns picked mp OF the man,
with the hanson cab tightly tied
around his mouth" etc.
He was sent to the back row again,
or maybe farther This Is not an I'M
usual sample Of what the average SUI
per can d.. Naturally. therefore. man.
ayers look askancr mt training him.
Criterion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
TIL rift.

speaking Of thrift" said the prom-
nent clergyman, II remember one man
who was as good an example of
shrewdness as | have ever seen. 1t
was when | began preaching that I
met him. | was young and struggling,
my salary was small, and the man was
u member of my church. He used to do
work on n scroll saw, and one of his
specialties was Il sort of plant stand
with two shelves and with scroll work
OrnnmentatiOn. Two or three times he
tried to sell me one. but as had no
need or Use for 1t told him so.
"The time for the annual donation
party drew near. when everything that
was given counted toward that limited
salary. was not altogether pleased,
therefore, when the man with plant
stand appeared ut the door.
Here, parson,' he said, is plant
stand. It's worth $40, and I'd like to
give S. Of II toward your donation.
"There was no way out Of 1t. | gave
him the other $5."-New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
LEARNING TO SMILE. I,
One OF the Hardest Things For the
Gymnast 10 DO.

One OF the H0ruest Things For the
Gymnast 10 DO.
THE thing found hardest TO learn
In my business WAS To SMILE" said u
professional gymnast who lid very
clever specially recently 1T one OF the
local theaters. Il started out in aero
battle work when was only Ii years
old us one of family of five. My
Instructor was Charles Mcdonald. an
old time circus performer ami one Of
the best uf his day. While he was put
ting me through my PAGES he was
continually yelling: Look pleasant!
Look pleasant" And my main trouble
for years was in following that sa,ua
order.
mo matter how hard tried would
forget myself, and when | was doing
an extra bard turn | was crrtaiu 10
make horrible inr,.s, screw hi. my eyes
and grit my teeth. 1t TOOK all III" If
feet ON If my act and mus, have
seemed very funny /" the people in
the audience. Often, after performing
some difficult feat. | have hern murti-
fed to hear Il roar VI laughter, and nj
last determined to either learn how
To smile ~ quit the business. gOr
the knnck AZ last. and now il has he.
come Il sort of second nature.
"'rhe point is II great deal more i'm
portanr than one would suppose.
know IN eQrilibriSt. for instance. who
is very popular On the vaudeville cir.
cult. NJ! 81 much on account Of the
difficulty III his act as the smiling ease
with whicl. it is apparently done. You
would never suppose from his face
that he wns making any special eXer-
ton, ana thar of itself gives rcmurka
BILE grace aud finish to his work.
IL am no, the only one in the bust
ness. huw"ver. who has found il hare
to smile ut the right time Almost ~
cry ballet dancer. eccentric rharncte,
dancer ana skirt dancer has had rruu
bic on the same score. Most nf then
finally acquire II horrible fixed grimnce
that is surpassed to be Il smile, but has
no more suggestion of nIerrilncnt thar
brick wall! 1t is produced 10y cult
waiting Il certain set of muscles and
made To appear and disappear on the
principle of pulling n string" New Or
leans Times-DclnOcrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
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Established IN 1924 by Samuel Bow les

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
Italian Babies.

Babies seem TO he no trouble In Italy.
and one cannot hut be struck by the
number Of them. These bambinos are
often hung upon pegs in the front of
the house. where they look ont of their
little black. beady eyes like papooses.
I unlocked one Of these babies once
and held II awhile. Its back and little
feet were held tightly against strip
Of board so that it was quite stiff
from Its feet to Its shoulders. Ii did
not seem to object or to be Mt all I'M
comfortable, as 1t only howled while
was holding it. have an idea that.
except when invaded by foreigners,
the bambino's existence is quite hap.
py.-Lilian Bell In WOman's Home
Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
Vermonters In Panay.

Capt. Brownell's company of the
76th infantry recently foug hit the
enemy near Sala, in the island of
Panay. The Filip,nos lost heavily,
and the Americans captured num-
Der Of rifles. The rebels who fled
from Panay to Romblon island are
surrendering to the American garri.
son from Panay. Co. d, 10th regi-
ment, is one of the companies be-
longing to the sd battalion, which is
commanded BY Maj. Frank A. Cook.
The members of the company are
nearly all Vermonters. The officers
are as follows: Capt, Cornelius
M. Brownell, First Lieut., Alfred
NJ. Mason, Second Lieut., Sanford
E. Worthington.
The Age Weekly Tribune, $I.oo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

whereas. w G. RAYMOND executor OF
the last will and testament of Orpha Marsh
late of Bridgewater in said District. de-
ceased. teStute. proposes rendering an ac-
count of his administ ration and present.
ing his account against said estae for al
lowance. at II session of said Cour; to be
held at the Probate Office in Woodstock
in said District on the second day Of
January. A. ID. 1900.
And whereas said Court has assigned said
time and llace for the settlement of said
account. and fora decree OF the residue of
said estate to the heirs aud cgatees of said
deceased. and ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested in
said estate by publishing copy of the rec
ord of this order three weeks successfully.
previous to the day assigned. US aforesaid.
IN tho Spirit Of the Age. n newspaper put-
lished ut Woodstock in the County of Wind-
sor and State of Vemont:
Therefore. All persons concerned in said
estate are hereby notified to appear ut the
Probate Office in Woodstock, i'll said Dis
trict. on the day assigned us aforesaid:
then and there to contest the allowance of
said account If they see cause. and to es:
tablish their rights as heirs. lesntces ara
lawful claimants of said residue.
A true record: Attest.
n. J. SEAVER. Register.
A rue copy of record: Attest.
7. SEAVER Judge
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
An Electric Dance,

Take pane Of glass-a broken one
will do-and secure 1t by placing the
ends between the leaves Of two large
books. letting the glass be two inches
from the table. Cut from lightweight
writing paper. Or. better still, from It's
sue paper. dolls. dogs and other fig
ures. Place them on the table be-
meath the glass. Rub the glass vlgor-
ously with silk handkerchief, and the
figures will cut al kinds Of antics.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

With only three or four candi-
dates the Second district seems to
monopolize all the speech-making
ability of this campaign. "Mr.
Plumley enjoys an extensive ,eputa-
ton as a polished and entertaining
speaker" says one contemporary,
while young Mr.. Stafford's claims
to recognition rest on the same Sc
cure foundation. What would either
do without hall?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

Mas. WINsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of moth.
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soOthes the child, softens
the gums, allsys all pain, cures wind collie.
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by ri druggists In every part Of the
world Twenty five cents bottle. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Sy.
run" and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

Let a candle burn until 1t has good
long snuff; then blow 1t out with sud
den puff A bright wreath Of white
smoke will curl up from the hot wick.
Now. il II flame be applied to this
smoke, even at n distance Of two or
three inches from the candle, the flame
will run down the smoke and rekin-
die the wick in n very fantastic man
ner. 10 pei form this ceremony nicely
there must be no draft or "banging"
doors while the mystic spell is rising.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
A Severe Summary.

Its wonderful" said the man with
the solemn air of erudition, what g
difference q slight matter will make In
the worlds estimate Of man."
1T isn't SO In literature" was the on
swer. "A man must have merit
there
mot necessarily. II he gets his SPELL
ing wrong-that's plain ignorance. But
II be gets his facts and logic oil twist.
ed - that's originality" - Washington
Rfar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30

The Rutland Herald notes that
the Van Ness house injunction bust
ness still hangs fire, but knows that
a calm judicial decision will he
forthcoming at the proper time.
The holidays are not yet ended.
Meantime interest in the affair of
the two hundred bottles of ale con-
tinues, and will not lapse-it cannot
die out-whilc matter of such no.
ment to one of our ex-governors re-
mains unsettled.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
A Unique Notice.

The following is q copy of a unique
notice affixed to the church door at
Whitechurch, London: "Missing. last
Sunday, some families from church.
Stolen. several hours from the Lords
day, by a number Of people Of differ
ent ages. dressed In their Sunday:
clothes"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-30
Spirit Of the age,
Woodstock. w., Dec. 80, 1899.
BY EDWARD c. Dana.

The Age extends the seasons
greetings to all its many friends.
May the new year be prosperous
and happy one for them all.