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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

Apropos of the Portuguese refs (pro-
nounced rays, when Mark Twain Wis
tied Fayal some years ago one OF his
companions invited him to dine. with
eight others, at the principal hotel III
that happy island. AS soon as the cloth
was removed and the wine placed ON
the table the host called for the bill.
which amounted to 81, 700 reis..
500, leave lne to my misery, boysl'
calculated the unhappy man. "There
isn't money ,norgh i'll the ship to pay
that bill. am Il ruined community.
Landlord, this is a mean swindle.
Here's $50. and it's all you'll get. I'll
swim in blood before I'll pay cent
more.
The landlord looked surprised, but
Immediately had his little account
translated Into Il language that II
Christian could understand" when it
was found ti@t, at the rate of 1,O0u
reis to a dollar, the demand actually
amounted to - 20. More refreshments
were ordered forthwith. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.

Court resumed business on Tues
day morning, but on account of the
engagements elsewhere of counsel
for respondent, the case OF State vs..
Austin for adultery was not taken
up as assigned. His counsel were
r. NJ. Harvey and NJ. NJ. Wilson.
The next case for trial was State
VS.. Gate for lewdness and indecent
behavior. But this case also had to
go by, tor the principal witness was
suffering from an acute attack of
mental disability and loss of mem
Dry. The respondent was released
on his own recognizancc. There
being nothing ready to try recess
was taken until the next day.
On Wednesday the case of State
VS.. George Ashe and Clarence
Macie was called up. The respond
ents were charged with taking Il
bicycle in September last; at White
River Junction. They asked to
have separate trials, which WAS
allowed. Ashe was first tried and
was found guilty. the jury setting
the value of the wheel stolen at
seven dollars. Messrs. Enright and
Finn defended. The respondent
was accordingly sentenced t. three
months in the workhousc. The
other respondent, Macia, was dis
charged.
State VS.. Cushman, for adultery,
then came up. There were only
two witnesseS-sons Of respondent.
Last year they both testified to the
act of adultery by their father IN
order to get a divorce for their
mother. At this trial they both
failed to remember any such act by
their father. The Young men are
now in jail on Il charge of perjury.
The respondent was discharged by
order of court. The mother mar
riod again, but the divorce may be
set aside and she and the man she
married may find serious trouble
ahead.
State VS.. Mary Donahue for arson,
then came up. She is charged with
setting fire to her buildings at Ply
mouth with intent to defraud an in
s,rance company. The respondent
was defended by W. b. G. Siickncy
and Albert Sargent, States Attorney
John &. Sargent prosecuting in this
as in all the state cases. The prin-
cipal testimony consists of state
ments made by respondent that she
would burn the place and get the
insurance to pay her debts. But it
was also shown that the two wit
ncsses swearing to these statements
were on unfriendly terms with re-
spondent and It was urged their tes-
timony was therefore unreliable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
CLu3Bl:IG lis


"Hunting wild marsh hogs is an en-
citing but somewhat dangerous pastme
in southern Texas" said c. L. Ficlden
of that state. "In the swampy lands
along the gulf these wild hogs have
their habitat, and to hunt them it is
best to have several companions and
numerous dogs that understand the
ways of the ferocious porlers. The dog
will find the game for you, bay it and
hold it in check until you can take Il
shot or two. Then everything depends
on your aim. If you succeed in pierre
ing vital part with your Winchester
bullet, all is over except dragging tho
carcass to some convenient point where
it can be handled.
"But dangerous is your position il
your aim is trifle defective and your
shot only wounds the animal Some
good and true shooting must be done
instanter then by you and your com
rades, or else an Infatuated boar will lie
rending you with his tusks. have /
more than one of these old bears 81 It
through the body 20 or more times and
in that condition fight man and dog
until several balls had been fired into
his head.
"In the marshes there is no possible
way of escaping an attacking wild hog
except by killing him. The hunter can
make no Roadway through the tai,
rank grass and Doggy soil, and the'o
are no trees that offer him refuge. For
these reasons he is compelled to kill his
game when once it is flushed or become
himself victim. In the fall of the yea,
these marsh hogs are fat, and their tle'h
is of very pleasing flavor. "-Wash-
ington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
REV. FRANCIS WYMAN SMITH.

NcN' L laIiSlS w yiiIdh cllllt'l, lo'
nearly twenty-five years the rector
of St. James church, died at his
home here Monday morning. He
had been i'll since Christmas and re-
turned here early in May after some
time spent at the Hanover hospital
and ut st. Lukc's hospital in New
York city. He was 70 years of age
To the words of sympathy during
his illness and to the general and
heartfelt expression of praise and
affection now that the end has come,
little can be added here. His had
been a very active life for many
years and during his long years of
ministry he laborcd with noble
self sacrifice and devotion for the
parishes and people with whom his
lot was cast. Among the poor of Il
great city, and in the country parish,
he more than fulfilled the kindl,
mission entrusted to him.
Rev. Mr.. Smith was born in
Eden, VT, May rs, 1929, the son of
William Nelson Smith of Randolph
and Nancy Cutler, the daughter OF Il
Revolutionary veteran. His early
years were spent in Franklin county.
He graduated from the University
OF the City of New York IN 1851
and then entered the General Thco-
logical Seminary III New York,
graduating in 1855. He was or
dained both deacon and priest by
Bishop Horatio Potter of the New
York diocese.
After five years ministry in New
York city us an assistant in the large
parishes of the church of the Holy
Communion, the Ascension and
Trinity church, Mr.. Smith returned,
in January, 1860, to Vermont,
where most of the last 80 years of
his ministerial labors have been
spent. For several years he worked
among the parishes in Franklin
county, his strength, influence and
untiring labors bearing fruit IN the
growth of these small charges to
which he was devoted.
In 1867 he became rector of St.
NTlchaels at Brattleboro, gong to
Arlington 1869 and to st. Adams in
1871, taking charge of the missions
at Georgia and Milton. For few
years he was IN Massachusetts. in
1873 in charge of St. Paul's church
in Boston and was afterwards rector
of the Church of the Messiah at
West Newton. He returned to
Vermont in 1871 and became rector
of st. James church. lie read the
service tor the last time ON Christ
mas day, 1898.
MIR. Smith has at different times
held various positions OF response
billty in the diocese as Il member OF
the standing committee and a deputy
to the general convention. AT the
time Of his death he was one of the
two clerical trustees besides the
bishop (the other beng the Rev.
DR.. Bliss of the Vermont Episco-
pal Institute and also one of the
board of land agents, and the regis
trar of the dioc
Mr.. Smith married in 1865 a
granddaughter of Bishop Hopkins,
Miss Laura NJ. Fay, daughter of the
Rev. Charles Fay, formerly rector
of the parish at St. Adams. Ills
wife, three sons William Nelson
of New York, Harvey Blatchtord
and Ernest Norman of Chicago, and
Il daughter, Miss Madeline Smith,
of Woodstock, survive him. Two
sisters, Mrs. Med. Locke and Mrs.
II. X. Adams, live in St. Adams.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
CLEVER MILITARY TRICK.
The StrntnG"m by Which Sir Frnnci.
We're Erfeatcd the Spanish.

We're Defeated the Spanish.
When Philip ii debated the question
of cocrcing with fire and sword the
Dutchman, who did not like the taxes
which they themselves did not vote, the
Duke Of Alva counseled violent meas
ures, for in his eyes the rebels we1o
only "mor Of butter" Nevertheless he
found that these men, so fond of cows
and hens, could hold his veterans at
bay, finally overcome them in the field,
AMI after 50 years leave poor Spain ''a
bros II backed tiger"
Indeed in time of war country folk
with baskets of eggs and butter excited
10 suspicion even to alert sentiuelS.
Taking advantage of this fact, Sir
Francis We're determined to recapture
from the Spaniards the Iutphen sconces,
or forts, hy Il stratagem. In 1891 he
picked ont some lusty and handsome
young soldiers and dressed most of them
like the Gelderland egg women and the
rest as Beers. With bundles of vegeta-
blos, baskets Of eggs and butter, hut
also with daggers and pistols inside
their clothes, they We're ferried across
the river 10y twos and threes. They sat
near the gate Of the fort being already,
at the break If day. chatting and gcs-
ticuIatng rs if in some tremendous
argument about the rise or fall of mar
kct prices.
Then. according to arrangement, We're
sent some cavalry forward. as if APP
rruachins. and the pretended country
people ram in feigncd terror toward the
fort. The gates were at once thrown
open toroceive them. They all streamed
in. threw off their DISCUSSES. and in n
few minutes were in possession of tho
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

at sacl.s to me, remarked the high
browcd thcoIist, "that people positively
resent rducatiun. A man who is noir
than ordinarily wise is usually lett +"
himyt If az much as possible.
"P' rhais YOU are right, answered
Miss Cayenne. "M hen Il man Enows
such WY great deal, he makes one
appr,henSive. There is no telling when
Le ,.!uy he going to sit down and try to
tell it all. - Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
HIGH TONED BOOK AGENTS
Mc-. who Only Sell Volumes Worth
From $50 to $500.

FROM sbO 10 S1OO.
"1here is distinct upper class of
book agents who never come in contact
with the general public" remarked
Mr.. Charles Fl. Meyers. II have been
Interested in art publications for Il
number Of years and know most of the
tptop statesmen in TIE country. They
handle books that range from $50 to
5000 in price and only call on people
who fgurc on certain select lists. These
lists are the result of the cuttings of
years, and, combined they represent
nearly all Of the high class book buyers
house has its own collection Of names,
and they are valued highly.
~ call to mind one firm that failed
ana went out of business several years
ago and its roster of buyers was consid-
cred its very best asset. 1t was pur-
chased for something like $4,000. The
class of books handled by the agents to
whom l refer would greatly astonish
the everyday patron of the shops. They
are printed i'll very limited editions,
and every refinement of mechanical art
. is lavished on their preparation. Some
times the edition numbers only 20 or
30, and as scon as it is off the press the
type is taken down and distributed.
Tie illustrations are frequently water
ccl"r paintings or artists proofs of
etthings, and it is quite common for
the vignctte letters to be tinted by hand
"Such books are never advertised,
but are easily disposed of to the inner
circle Of rich connoisscurs. The agents
who take the orders are the princes of
the business. | know on. who makes
easily $40, 600 II year, and they are
nearly all we'll to do. They are continu-
ally on the 90, but il You were to Ell
cuunter one of them at hotel the
chances are yon would never guess his
vocation. What are the topics of the
books they sell Oh! They range frcln
Shakespeare comedies to Walton 5
complete anger-a little of every
thing New Orleans Times Demo-
Crat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

An old ScutchwumHn WAS W9li:iu;
to church with her family. The Aid
Kirk minister rode past at Il trench,
dous rate, and the old lady said Il her
children 'iictan Il wey to he Ei4ir
and this the Snwbath day. A",eh
awccl, guide man is nlarcifu to his
beast"
Shortly aftyrWard her own minister
rode past j"st as fuliclH'y,' and TIE
worthy old wife cried AN, There II"
goes The Lord bless him, !oir !llN,
His hearts in his warl;. tn I!c'i scr
to be at ii.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
Service III the Philippines.

Earl Greene. formerly of Mont
pclicr, in writing home to his rcla-
tivcs in Vermont, from the Philip
pine islands, says that the soldier
boys there think "soldcring" in the
Philippines is one long wait to get
Killed. You 90 Il little ways and lie
down and wait; then. it you are not
killed, you so on a little farther, and
So on until YOU finally get it. The
division Earl is in is at Caloocan,
and has had long wait. Each
night they expect attacks, and each
night complimentary shots are fired.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
The Gun Barrela Grew.

In the early days in the northwest,
when the Hudson Bay company laid the
foundations of great fortunes by trade
with the savages, and gun paid for as
many beaver skins as would reach to
the muzzle of it, the skins packed fiat
and the gun held upright, it was alleg-
ed that the barrel of the weapon grew
and grew with each successive year I'M
til the Indian, after he had bought it
with the peltry, had to borrow a file
and cut off foot Of useless metal. -
San Francisco Argonaut.
ASot Natural.
A visitor to the British museum
reports that he saw countryman
standing before the bust of a woman
in collection of statuary.
The woman was represented in the
act of coiling her hair, and, as the
visitor came up, the countryman
was saying to himself:
mo, sir, that ain true to nature.
She amt got her mouth full of hair.
pins. london Fun.
A Loud Interruption.
II declare. Maria, this is too irIitat-
ing to be endured I told you didn't
want to be disturbed, and here some
body has suddenly sprung most in
fernal clatter on me. What does it
meanf"
"There wasn't any clatter, my dear -
"What was it, them"
"Why, just happened to pass
through the room in my new red and
yellow shirt waist; that's all. "
"Well, don't do it again. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
Origi, of "I'ai1 MALL"

"Pall Mali pronounced pei rcD
comes from pale MALE, ain anci 1t
game supposed to have been played On
the present site Of Pail Mall by Nor
man monks ny whom it was intrCGuc-
ed into England.
The obScr2ant Pcpys, in his famous
diary, makes mention of it thus:
april =, 1864. Into St james Park,
where | saw thy Duke II Nuri; playing
at pclc1nelc, tie first time that ever
saw the sport. - lall Mall Bulletin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

81 thought" said the disappoint-
Ell friend, "you told me this election
was going to be Il walkover."
swell, answered the former cam
didate, sit was. | was the door
STEP --Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
DEATHS.

In Woodstock, June II. Rev. Francis ".
Smith, aged oYoar..
In Pomirct, june Bruiamin +. Stevens,
agci 60 years, months, % day.
Ia Boston, Juuc II, Helen l.. widow of
George II. JuhHsuU.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

The lnexperienced-He says he can
hardly restrain himself from falling
down and worshiping her
The Rejected Tell him not to get
nervous; she'll throw him down soon
enough. Pittsburg Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

Every possible precaution will be
taken to preserve the health OF the
troops in the Philippines during the
RAINY season, reports say. and the
efforts may be successful in bring
ing the soldiers through without
great loss to the forces. The neces-
sity for lull IN the campaign is
shown very plainly though in num-
Der OF prostrations from the terrific
heat, 10 per cent OF the troops, it is
estimated being struck down last
Saturday, according to the reports.
1t is not an encouraging suggestion,
that If General Otis can keep the
country clear for few miles about
Manila he may be congratulated
upon doing about as we'll as the
Spanards were doing before he
came there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

Coz. Robert Fitzsimmons is said
to have borne his defeat with some
competency, which is not surpris-
ing considering the fact that he re-
cctved 755,5SI for allowing .Jcffries
to hammer him into insensibility.
He "camc to" with fortune in his
pocket, showing Il remarkable apti-
tudc Tor business details in the prep
aration for the big fight. Indeed,
as the figures loom up the admira-
ton for Icllrics' strength and Prov
css grows less and less.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

"DwiggirS is getting over his bicycle
craze.
"lIow do You know?'
"Hc lets his wife clean his wheel for
him. "-Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune furnishes
some interesting tcsti nony as to the
acknowledgement and incompctency
in the war department and his fig
urcs arc very ample reputation of
the suggestion that it was partly
attributable to an insufficient clerical
force. In 1863. when the govern
mcnt had million men in the field,
the war departments clerical force
number 0o5; IN 1897, in time of
peace. with an army of less than
10000 men, the department had
1906 employees, or moic than twice
as many. When the Spanish war
broke out thc doors were thrown
wide open, as the lribune's cores
pondcnt SAYS, - TO all sorts of Thin
ble-liggins with appointments and
the appropriations
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
W'llys

One of the great Chicago department
stores keeps female hairdresser con.
stantly at work on dummy head that
is adorned with flowing and most beau.
tiful golden tresses She is watched in
cessantly by large and interested
crowds.
Yes" said ono woman absently the
ether day to her companion: "blond
hair is very bcautiful-that is, the real
blond hair.
And Mt least half dozen women
flashed looks of indignation at the speak
or Whv2
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Chinese from the viceroy down, wor-
ship lizards, turtles, horses, pigs, bulls
and insects.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
Proof Positive.

Tommy Brown-ls your big sister
engaged to Mr. White?
Susie Green--No, an CUES, she
don't want t. be-
Tommy Brown-Did she say so2
Susie Green-No but she knowed he
was comm tonight, an she eat onions
ut supper Catholic Standard and
Times
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

Prof. w. NJ. Thomas, for the past
three wears principal of the Hard
wick schools. has accepted Il similar
position at W htc River Junction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17
Inftle1ity n Tragedy.

No two kinds of birds fly alike. The
style Of flight depends on the structure
and form of the feathers, the wings and
the tail
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

Terrifying political predictions
are turned out with great regularity
and supreme confidence that some
what unusual is going to happen
nest year. The Milton Rays says:
I'hc hot, burning sun upon YER
mont sands has dried up the politi-
cal atmosphere. Politics is as dry
rs the bone that goes into fertilizer,
but there is a coming time when the
smell Of sulphur will be like OK
hiIarating perfume to the politician !!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

More than 5000 trout have been
placed in the streams in Ber nington
county within It month. The larger
portion OF them were fry. although
there were some iingcrlingS in the
lot.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

forts of the town, where the gailan5 49,
Philip Sidney afterward lost his life by
being more rash and less shrewd than
the veteran We're. Harper's Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

We do not believe that the coun-
try cares 10 see any more of the kind
of war that is now going on in
Luzon, especially when it is reason
ably certain that repetition is IN
store in other islands OF the group,
and that ii would be glad to see an
end of the whole miserable business.
More than that, we believe that the
American people want the principle
of Sclt-9Ovcrnmcnt extended to the
islands to 4 far greater degree than
it has even been known there, and
that they would be more than glad
to see the experiment tried fully,
frankly and honorably. If the pres
idcnt and his commission can make
such concessions and promises to
the / iliprnos as will end the war
and make way for the trial of what
peace can do, the great body OF the
American people will be ready with
complete Endorsement of the ac-
tion.-Ncw Bedford Standard.
The new management of the Cen
trail Vermont has issued notice that
annual passes issued prior to May 1
will not be honorcd after July Ist.
If this means that the wholesale
pass system that has so long char
actcrizcd Vermont ralroading is to
come TO an end, it affords ground
for hope. coupled with the discharge
OF supcrIluous employees, that Sc
cnrity holders will hereafter get
something out of their investment
in that corporation. One great
trouble with it in the past has been
that it was operated too much for
politics and too little for business
Brattlcboro Rcformer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

Antwerp il the principal market Of
Belgium for Paints and colors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-06-17

The Inil'0aAiI,le In Society.
''They are impossible palsonsl
eyes? q
Eyes. they have no ancestry what.
ever N'-Dctroit journal
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The jury returned 4 verdict of
"not guilty"
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The PEOPLE 8 ADVOCATE.
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TIE REpt BLICN\.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-08-09

About one month ago my child,
which is fifteen months old, had On
attack of diarrhoea accompanied by
vomiting. I gave it such remedies
as are usually given in such cases,
but as nothing gave relief, We sent
for physician and it was under his
care for a week. At this time the
child had been sick for about ten
days and was having about twenty
five operations of the bowels every
twelve hours, and We were convinced
that unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
recommended, and I decided to try
it. 1 soon noticed o change for the
better; by its continued use COM
plete cure was brought about and it
is now perfectly bealthy.-C. L
Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co, ".
Va. For sale by J. d. Kaufman. .
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-08-09
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture Of
Annie E. Springer, Ct l125 Howard
st., Philadelphia, Pa, when she
found that DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption had completely
cured her of a backing cough that
for many years had made life a
burden. All other remedies and
doctors could give her 30 help, but
she says Of this Royal Cure-'lt
soon removed the pain in my chest
and I can now sleep soundly, some
thing I can scarcely remember doing
before. I feel like sounding lis
praises throughout the Universe. i"
So will every one who tries Dr..
Kings New Discovery for any trou-
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Price 5Oc and 81 90. Trial bottles
free at j. E Kaufmann's Drug Store;
every bottle guaranteed.