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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
An AcrnInplishp Bab0On,

One of the cleverest creatures the
London geological! GARDEN has pos.
ses sad for IL long time is the lately
added specimen of the Nublan bab,on.
The animal, viii h is full grown fc-
male, was b! ought from Tunis, where
she was pnrcha' ed by Sir Harry
Johnston. Dindunn, for such is the
name she ans ers to, is highly intelli-
gent. She has various vocal methods
Of expressing anger, appeal, OF dis
satisfaction. For the first she makes
noise not unlike bark, "haw, haw,
haw," for the second time she seems
actual Y to form word with her fiey.
ible lips "Yum- yum .ma," while she
screams not unlike child, and sheds
tears coplously when grievel. She
AN recognize old friends even after Il
long lapse of time. is fond of walking
1pright and wearing clothes. At the
word of command Dnduna performs
various little tricks, and will unite al
most any knot in piece OF string
with marvellous dexterity.
The animal is likely to become q
2 eat public fayorite, especially with
the younger folks. 1t was this kind
Of monkey that the ancient Egyptians
:augnt to perform various little do
nestle duties and to mount guard over
their crops. -I4loyd's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

Whit makes this story good is that
it is true. 1t happened at Newport,
Ind, at a session of the county court.
A boy was being tried on the charge
OF having stolen six ducks. The pre-
ponderance of evidence was against
him, and it locke Us if Il verdict of
guilty would be the result of the trial.
The prosecuting attorney, in sum-
ming up the case, dwelt Mt length
upon the past misdemeanors of the
ohender-how the boy had been a
menace to society, and how it was
now time to end his career by incar-
cerating him. The prosecutor ended
his peroration by saying:
Gentlemen of the jury, there can be
no question of doubt regarding the
defendants guilt, as every one Of
those ducks were marked the toe of
each left hind foot of those ducks was
cut off,
The Judge smiled, the defendant
gutfawed, the spectators laughed, and
the jury returned a verdict of ''Not
guilty. "-Chicago Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Love at First Sight.

Believers in the possibility of love
at first sight may feel sympathetic
interest, and perhaps find Darwinian
argument, in story of the first meet,
ing of two apes in the London Zoo.
We retell the tale from "Wild Ami,
mails in Captivity"
Sarah was seated alone in her cage
when new ape made his appearance
in front of the bars. Instantly both
animals uttered short cries, and bend.
ing toward each other. protruded their
thin lips until they met across the bars
OF the cage. Then, as the keeper
threw open the cage door, the apes
rushed into each others arms, and
squatting on the floor, Rugged each
other with comic affection. In few
seconds they arose, and standing
erect, raised their arms above their
heads, grasped each others front
paws, and screamed and howled in
mutual appreciation.
Let us hope that they lived happy
ever after.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
SToVE.HEATED ORANGE GROVES.
Methods by Which Florida Growers Have
Fought Jack Frost.

Methods by " hich Florida Growers Have
Fought Jack Frost.
The Florida orange growers have
not forgotten the lesson taught by the
severe frost of five years ago, which
played such havoc with Southern
orange groves, and abundant prepare.
tlons were made for the last cold spell.
In many ot the groves piles of light
wood knu.S were stacked between the
rows of trees ready to lie lighted
whenever the mercury ran down dan
gerously near the freezing point,
while many of the younger groves
were almost hidden in banks of sand,
branch or two here aud there being
the only in licaiion visible of vegeta-
bic life below.
In other groves the preparations
have been much more elaborate Row
after row OF sheet iron stoves, all
filled with wood and ready for the
match, are seen in many places, one
planter having moro than 800 stoves
in his orchards, while other growers
even more determined to give no
quarter TO Jack Frost, have covered
Their trees up entirely, either with
cloth or waterproof paper, tacke onto
wooden frames. The air inside this
enveloping material can be warmed
in few minutes by oil lamps or heat
nrs made expressly for the purpose.
The Ii oSt extraordinlry device in
the VIII lie state i, that adopted by the
owner If abe ut coo acres Of groves in
the vicinity.nf Deland. To carry ont
his ide,s lie purchased II sawmill and
employed large cew Of carpenters,
and is IL actually building q house
'"ver each one Of his grange groves.
He has already enclosed in this way
iiteen-acre piece. Outside is seen IL
large, low, fit shed, and inside are
The trees, Looking unnatural in the
twilight, while at intervals on the
ground are piles OF wood in readiness
to furnish heat for the grel c1nser-
vat;ry. As soon rs danger Of frt ats
has passed the sides and ro # If the
structure will be removed and the grove
will be once more open to the sun
shine. Preparations are now Icing
made to similarly enclose II grove forty
acres in extent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Fall Setting OF Trees.

Unless fruits of any kind can be got
into the ground very early i'll the
spring it is better to set in the fall.
In spite of THIS fact large part ofthe
setting of fruits is done in the spring.
When fruits are set in the fall they
have the winter in which to get
settled in the soil. 1t is hardly pos
sible to pack the soil about the finer
roots of a plant and get that close
contact that is necessary to growth
without iniuring them to some extent.
If the setting is done in the fall, after
growth has practically ceased, there
is no necessity for extraordinary pains
about getting the soil packed around
the finer roots. This will be accom-
plished by natural agencies during
the winter, and when the growing sea-
son OF spring comes the plants will be
ready to grow at once and grow
vigorously.
There is more leisure in the fall
and more pains can be taken in pre-
pairing the soil for the trees or plants.
The soil is dry and may be worked
without danger of making it hard
when it settles and dries, and is often
the case when the soil is worked in
the spring.
This is particularly true of tree
fruits of all kinds. They should be
set in holes that IRE both wide and
deep to begin with, being filled to
the proper depth for the tree before
it is set in. This gives the feeder
roots deep and we'll pulverized soil
in which to hunt for plant food, and
the future growth of the tree will be
much more rapid than 1t would have
been il set in shallow hole when
the soil is wet or at best very damp.
Grapes and berries set in the fall
are in the best condition to come into
bearing at an early age, as they lave
the whole growing season of the first
year in which to prepare for fruit the
second or third year. After consider
able experience in this line we arc
convinced that the weight of argu-
ment is in favor of fall setting. -
Eorn, Fiall on1 F;roa;la
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
4 ParlOnNble Pun.

A pun so good that it was not only
pardonable, but enjoyed, was once
made in eply to Lord North. 1t
could not have been made outside of
England, where clerk is invariably q
"clark." Lord North had just begun
to make his annual budget speech in
the House of Commons, when dog,
which had wandered in, lifted up his
voice in series of lively yelps. "By
what new opposition am I attacked
now?' inquired Lord North, face
tiously. 'I think, mylord, replied n
voice well known to most of the hear
crs, sit was the member from Bark
shire"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Nh IN Q1H Sold and guaiaut by all drug
nU'IV'EhC gsts to al n Tobacco Habit.


Just at this moment the Lad little
boy i'll the house bic" Il paper sack
full of air aul exploded it with a loud
pop.
Two young persons were sitting out
on The porch, in the shadow of the
vines that camberel luxurantly over
it.
at didn't slartle he - reflected
one of those two Young persons.
Whereupon he waitel moment,
and whispered:
Darling have something to say
to you.
o. dearest, will
you?"
"les. George, dear,
how on earth did you summon up
courage enough to say itI'-Chicago
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Kiss Il by Admiral Dewey.

Miss Lola Palmer, the 14-year-
daughter of former Secretary of STATE
John Palmer, is the only Albany girl
who has the proud distinction of hay
ing been kissed 10y Admiral George
Dewey. She and her father We're the
guests of William X. Nnnderi lit ON
the latter's va hit recently. The party
boarded the Olympia and introduce
tons to the admiral followed. Miss
Palmer smile | so prettily and at
tractively when she met the gallant
hero that the latter could not refrain
from estowing kiss uron her. She
never will forget the time she met the
admiral. Albany On. w. Evening
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
A CURIOUS INDUSTRY,
The Manufacture OF Fine "Gut" from
the Stoniarhs of SilI,worms.

The Manufacture OF Fine "Gm," From
til. Stonarhs of Silkworms.
Some Of the inhabitants Of the island
OF Procida, in the Bay of Naples,
manufacture very fine gut from silk
worms. They call the product fill
di seta," or silk threads" their
special properties consisting in their
strength and hexibility. They are
made from the stomachs of silkworms
just before they begin to spin their
silk aud form their cocoons. Not
many worms III proportion to the
amount Of gut put on the market are
reared in Procida itself, but the makers
buy them from Tore deli Annunziata
aud other neighboring towns III great
quantities. The following is the pro-
cess of manufacture. The worm is
selected when fully matured, that is
to say at the moment when his nour-
ishmcnt ceases, and just before his
metomorphosis. He is then cut open,
great care being taken not to iniure
the membrane of the stomach. This
is then removed, and usually reaches
the length Of thirteen to twenty mil
Inns, with diameter of to two mil
Inns. The stomachs are then put into
pickle, which is the keynote of the
whole process, and the secret of which
is carefully kept. When the picking
process is over, the workpeople, who
are mostly women, take one end ofthe
stomach in their teeth and draw the
other end with their hands. This
part of the work requires great dex-
terity, for the threads are drawn out
to the length of thirty to fifty centims,
and the whole value of the product
depends upon its length in relation to
its thickness and the strain it will
carry. There are two seasons for the
production, namely, in spring, when
the best gut is produced, and i'll the
autumn, when the quality is inferior.
There is an important market for
this specially, and the whole produc-
ton is exported to northern Italy and
abroad, at the average price of $50
lire per kilo. The gut is of very small
specific gravity, so that great deal
of it goes to kilo. The cost of pro-
duction is also considerable, as the
worms must be bought just at the
moment when they are coming iuto
profit for making silk, that is to say,
when they are at their dearest. Again,
the results are frequently disappoint-
ing, many worms being found, on
dissection, not to be suitable, and
have to be discarded. The various
operations require good many hands,
and though labor is cheap, it runs
away with good deal OF money. as
skilled hands are alone satisfactory.
The gut is used for fishing tackle,
brushes, and any purpose where fine
ness and tenacity are jointly requisite.
The island of Procida is place of
commercial Importance altogether out
of proportion to its limited area. I'm
like Ischia and Capri. it is very rarely
visited by travellers, though in point
Of scenery it is almost superior to
them. 1t is about two miles long by
one mile broad, and carries the enor.
nous population of IA, 900 souls. Its
sailors are the best in tho Bay OF
Naples, and its little harbor is usually
thronged with sailing vessels, which
do the coasting trade of Italy and the
neighboring islands-London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Like Finding Money.

Tho use of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase OF Red Cross
and "Hubinger's Best" starch, makes
it inst like find Nc money. Why, for
only sc you are enabled to get one
large loo package of "Red Cross"
starch, one large 10c package OF
"Hubinger's Best" starch, with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels,
printed in twelve beautiful colors, or
one Twentieth Century Girl Calendar,
embossed in gold. Ask your grocer
for this starch and obtain the beauti-
full Christmas presents free.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

of cool room rs it IS warmed up, car.
ries it up warm air shaft and deposits
the moisture on the ice as it passes
over it on its way to cold air shaft a.
Dampers should be set in shafts and
b and also in floor of loft to regulate
circulation and to carry off any vapor
which accumulates above ice in the ice
chamber.
The number of shafts and size will
depend upon the size of cool room,
quantity of ice and amount of produce
put into the cool room. 1t is good
plan to have them large enough and
shut off the area, as required, by the
hampers. Flue should be water
tight and fue b if built outside should
have double walls to insulate from
outside heat. American Agriculture.
ist
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

I was constantly struck, says
Colonel L. W. Higginson, in the
Atlantic, with the genuine spirit OF
hospitality among Engl!shmen towards
Americans, rs surli, even those with
WHOSE pursuits they might have al
most nothing in common, and for
whom they had not the slightest
reason to put themselves out. ! liked
this none the less for having its
definite limitations rs to pecuniary
obligations, and the like, including
everything in the nature of "treatiny,'
ali this being in my opinion weak
Point in our more gushing or mere
self-conscions habit ] remember to
have once been taken by gentleman,
OH whom I had but the slightest
claim, to the country house OF another,
on whom | had no claim whatever.
The latter was not at all literary, anl
had not even the usual vague English
int est in American affairs; yet he
gave up his whole afternoon to drive
me to Kenilworth, which he had seen
thousand times. But that for which
! liked him best, and which afforded
me o. wholly new experience, was that
as we entered the outer doorway, he,
going first, looked back over his
shoulder, and said simply, "They
make you pay threepence for adj
mission here, and then added, speak
ing to the attendant, "herc is my
threepence. After all the time and
trouble he had given to his stranger
guest, lie yet left him to pay his own
threepence; thing which most
Ame leans would not have dreamed
of doing. Itwould have been the Ameii-
can notion OF good breeding to save q
gncst from expense, as it was the
English impulse to save him from the
sense of obligation. confess that l
prefer the latter method.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

troubles OF her sex.
MRS. ANNA E. HALL, OF Mill
dale. Conn. was all run down in
health and had completely lost
control of her nerves. She wrote
to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass.
for advice. Now she writes:
II wish to thank you for what
has done for me. 1t has helped mo
suffered for long time with ner-
ID limbs and falling of the womb;
head and could not sleep. l told
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
The English Black Currant.

A good many people like the
peculiar flavor of the English black
currant when eaten raw. But many
more like it when cooked with plenty
of sugar. 1t makes al extremely rich
preserve. If merely canned the
peculiar flavor is nearly as decided as
when the fruit Is eaten raw. The
currant worm does not attack the
leaves of black currants. Before the
use of hellebore to destroy the worm,
it was planted much more extensively
than it has been of late years. There
is little demand for this fruit now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Weak Men ShOulL Write

20 DIR. Greene, "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass. about their complaint. DR.. Greene.
liscoverer of that great vitalzer and strength
restorer, DR.. CIR enes Nervura. is the most
famous and skillful specialist in the world
In curing nervous diseases of men arising
from overwork, indiscretion, excuses and
abuses. and he gives to weak men advice
and counsel as to how to be cured, person.
ally or by letter, without cost or charge.
Write him conlidentially about your case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

With local applications as they cannot reach
| he seat of the iii srISr. Caturrh l. Il blood or
constitutional disease. and in order To cure
t You must take internal remedies. Halls
tatarrh Cure is taken internally and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
,'atarrh Cure is not IL Quack medicine. II was
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
his country for years and is IL regular pre-
,crption. II is composed of the best tonirS
known, combined with The best blood purifiers.
%tlng directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
ing catarrh. Send for test imonias, free.
F. y. tHENEf 4 Co Props. Toledo, U.
sold by Druggists price. ,n.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Important for Weak Men.

Weak men, suffering from the results Of
overwork. indiscrction. excuses and
abuses. have the privilege Of free consulta-
ton and advice, personally or by letter,
with DR.. Greene. "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, who is tho world famous specialist
in the treatment or nervous and private dis
eases OF men. II YOU cannot call. write the
Doctor ronidentialIy about your ease. DR..
Greene is the DIS .overrr OF that greatest
restorative aud vitaiiZer Of weak men. DR..
Greenc's Ncrvura
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Save tlae Nickcis.

From saving, comes having. Ask
your grocer how you can save loo
by investing Sc. He can tell you
just how you can get one large loo
package of "Red Cross" starch, one
large Toe package of "Hubinger's
Best starch, with the premiums, two
beautiful Shakespeare panels, printed
in twelve beautiful colors, or one
Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, all
Tor SC. Ask your grocer for this starch
and obtain these beautiful Christmas
presents free.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

Clean blood means IA clean skin. M
beauty without it. ta-rarcts, Candy tathar
tie clean your blood and keep it clean. by
stirring up III" lazy liver AMI driving all i'm
purtics from the body. Begin today to
Danish pimples hoils, hlotrhcs. backhrads,
and that sitkly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisiuc. ion guaranteed. lOt, zoe, SOC.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
5hoRTNULTURE}
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Cherries For Profit and Shade.

The same people who still continue
to set ont wild cherry trees along the
roadside in front of their residences,
instead OF good, cultivated fruit, will
aid in keeping up the demand for
good cherries in future and will con.
tinue to buy what they might have
much better at home. While cherries
now pay as well or better than any
other fruit, these people grow for
shade only, and leave it to others to
grow for profit, while shade and profit
might be so advantageously combined.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

White diamonds, the most popular
among buyers, are seldom what they
pretend to be, for stoue clear and
transparent is more rare than one
thinks. There are red, blue, brown,
yellow, green and pink diamonds; heat
often changes the color of stone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

more than Anything else.
vousness. pains in back
also had neuralgia in M!
my husband that some
thing must be done. for
l was nearly frantic with
pain. Having read of
the wonderful cures
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound had
performed, determined
to try it. | have taken
it and am happy to say l
am cured. l recommei
to all my friends and I
tire of telling the bene
have derived {r,m its us
have you alone to than
my recovery"
Mrs. ELLEN FLANA.
GAN, 1910 Mountain ST.,
Philadelphia. Pa. writes:
dear Mrs. PINKHAM
Three years ago | was
a sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia, was irritable
and cross. and can say
that after taking seven
hn+%1ac of ydio T. Pink.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

Among the latest collecting fads is
lsearch after odd trade signs and cir
snlars. The Electors declare there
is more fun III it than anything in the
collection line yet attempted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

Proprietor If you don't get right
ont of here something will happen to
you that has never happened to you
before.
Pedler--Huh! How do you know
it's never happened to me before?-
Fliegende Batter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
I'reknOwledge.

81 wonder why thieves never snatch
ladies' purses, when they carry them
so con, eniently conspicuous" said
Bunting.
81 think they must have fairly
good knowledge of what is in Them"
replied La kil. Harper's Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Citizens.
The Republic is proclaimed.

The country is in danger.
IT is interesting to recall that only
three of the fathers" of the Republic
remain. They are Senator Maguin,
who was minister OF commerce in the
new governments; NJ. Henri Brisson,
who was deputy mayor of Paris, and
NJ. Henri Rochefort, who was one Of
the twelve members of the national de-
fence committee. london Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

OF HOS waiter girls in Berlin res,
taurants So served in more than ss
places last wear, and G3 of them
changed places more than twenty
times each.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

The superb book, "Thc Empire of the
South" which is being distributed by the
>out hcrn Railway. is beyond question the
most exquisite publication ever issued by a
railroad company. II isl xll in size and con-
aims nearly 30 prgcs and 400 illustrations.
VI gives in most interesting form complete
record of the wonderful industrial growth of
the Southern states and also presents its
charms AS a resort section. The work cost
upward of S.n,W0 To produce. and ha, been
South. a copy will be sent prepaid 10 amy
pne rcmiting ljc. to Alex :. Thwcatt. Eastern
Passenger Agent, "a Broadway. \. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28

The shooner Polly, now tying in the
port at Bangor, Me-, sound and sea-
worthy in every way, is s1id to be the
oldest American vessel IN existence
which is still sailing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-28
Breathing Through the Nose.

The nose is the natural outlet of the
lungs, hence various advantages are
derived from breathing through it.
|. The presence of noxious odors in
the mir may be detected and the dam
ger avoided.
9. The internal nose is studded with
hairs, which in some degree prevent
the ingress of noxious matters. Dust
is strained out; and miasms are pre-.
vented from entering the blood.
3. The membranes of the nose are
supposed TO possess some power of
neutralizing malarious and even conta.
gious poisons.
4. BY drawing our breath only
through the nose, the air is warmed
by contact with the membranes before
it reaches the lungs, and so inhamma.
tions and COMPOSITIONS of those organs
are avoided.
The habit of breathing through the
mouth is caused largely by weakness
of the respiratory muscles, and one
excellent method of strengthening
those muscles is to breathe through
the nose. Then breathe through the
nose, as nature indicates, if you would
have good health. Science Of Health.