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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
Glimpses of Grace Mckinley.


Miss Grace Mckinley had no part
whatever in the commencement exer-
cises at Mount Holyoke, for she has
in no way distinguished herself while
in college. She's good French
scholar, but, apart from that. she's
"just a nice, commonplace girl" as
an old lady, who is her friend, charac-
terized her. It's in this very COM
monplaceness that her charm lies.
Miss Mckinley is tall and large,
with the big frame of most Western
girls, and the light brown hair, fresh
complexion and clear blue eyes of any
ordinarily pretty American maiden of
twenty one or twenty-five. She dresses
very quietly. Tam o'Shanter being
her favorite head covering when she
is not wearing the mortarboard which
with her gown marks her seniority.
Serge answers almost every purpose
with her in the matter of dresses.
Occasionally, when she discusses
clothes with her friend. she's i'm
mensely interesting. Winter before
last, when many feathered picture
hats were being so much worn, a
group OF college girls, with Grace Nc
kinley among them, fell to chatting
about the taste involved in wearing so
many plumes. 81 don't like such a
load of feathers" Grace Mckinley re-
marked. II think eight are about
the right number" and as she spoke
she nodded in approval of her dictum
her well-shaped head. upon which
was balanced hat having just eight
plumes.
Miss Mckinley does not 20 in much
for sports, but she plays good game
of tennis and rides n wheel, though
she declined the elegant machine with
which an enterprising bicycle COM
pany wished to present her. She be-
longs to the Sigma Theta Chi Society,
the leading fraternity of the college.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
Two Pairs OF Interesting Twins.

Two very interesting pairs CT twins
are living at Wichita, Kan. They are
Wilbur F. and John F. Sites. They
are fifty-four years old, and look SO
much alike that only intimate friends
can tell them apart. They married
twin sisters, the Misses Alice and Car
rie Worth. The two families live to.
gether in the same house in Wichita.
Thirty years ago the brothers EN-.
barked in business together in Wichita,
and the same old sign, "Stites Bros,
Real Estate" tells of the twin bust.
ness relations between them, which
still exist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
A TYNE of a Large Class.

Mr.. Cri sonl eak -Longfellow said
hat in this world Il man must eNhe.'
,e anvil or la inner.
Mrs. Climsonbeak oh, don't
,now. How about the bellows?
(Onkers States .Ean.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
Reautv Ia Blood Deem,

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purities from the body. Begin today tc
Danish PIN pies. boils, blotches. blackheads,
and that slckly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfac ion guaranteed, 10c, Csc, SOC.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
RuckET SHoR9.

Bail bonds of the Notorious Dean Gang liked AZ
e7buO each. How fools and their money were sep
aratel by Wall st: irm. How member chicago
Board of Trade worked the publ a. Find ont VINO
good Financial rating fine pr 'lnises or elaborate
literature is no protectio We know the honest
from the dishonest Brokers. Reports ON Brokers
tone report, S2O0. Additional reports. VI 90 Col
lections of accounts lost through Brokers Spe
cial " Accounts examined and investigated. Ne
ferences IL Exchanges and 40 legitimate Brokers 10
us. Correspondence conhdential Write or caii
Address T.. l.. BLAKE Il CO., ~ brOae
Street, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
Null and Lace Necklets.

Null ties edged with lace are still
worn, but the ends of lace are much
onger, so that very little OF the null
shows. Some of these ties have just
enough null in them to reach around
he throat, and then the bows and
ends are of lace. There is white
Chantilly lace, which is very expensive
and quite rare, and makes beautiful
ends for these ties. But there is no
ixed rule as to what kind of lace
should be used as both the light and
aeavy kinds are correct.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

1t costs about S25, 900 month to
furnish electric light to the city of
Mexico.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

The Straits Of Gibraltar are twelve miles
wide. The rock is filled with guns effective
for fifteen miles. NE2s
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

Conductor r.. ID. LOOMS, Detroit. Mich
SAYS: "'The effect of Halls tutirrh cure is
wonderful" Write him about IL. sold by
Druggists, 1ir.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

The ST, erian railway carried 49,
900 assengers IN 1896, Alb, OO0in 1897,
and $50, 900 in 1898.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

The stars on the United States coin
age are six pointed, while the United
States flag carries tive-pointed stars.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

II. II. GREEN' : SONS of Atlanta, Ga are the
only successful DrOpsy specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advert senent
in anOth her column of this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
Silk Goods For Summer Wear.

Among the light weight silk goods
for summer are mousseline satins,
various taffetss, some with broche
effects, others covered with open EN-.
broidery, still others with a broken
surface of checks. Silk batiste is
also fashionable. There are trans
parent WOODEN materials Likewise in
I'll colors and black. Chief among
chem are thin canvases and wool
grenadines.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

A big engine will to-day haul Attain
of 100 cars carrying 5000 tons OF freight
over all ordinary road grade.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

! use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-Dr. q. W. PATTER
son, lnlsster. Mich, Nov. D, 1874.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, sOftens the gums reducing mamma
ton allays pain. cures wind collie. .jc. bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
Don't Tobacco Spit aud Smoke Your Life Away.

TO Qu it tobacco easily and forever, be mag
natc. full of life, ner. and vigOr, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder w0r., e that makes weak men
strong. All druggist, So. or ST. Cure guar
lnteed. Booklet ana sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
WHERE THE FIELDS GROW GREEN.
His First Venture and Its Bud Of Romance.
BY GWENDOLEN OVERTON.

L must not be
inferred that be-
cause he was
down to his last
peso Gwin was
| o XII ng for
work. He was
looking at the
pass rs by in
the plaza. 1t
was easier, and
in Mexico the
anp ,a,< ,rnD 80
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
3 NEWS AND NOTES !
! FOR WOMEN. !

A I'Opular Trimming,

The deep hounces extending from a
zip yoke or from the belt to the hem
If the skirt are very popular trim
ming for summer silks, crepe de
,hine, grenadine, harege. nuns veil
ing, etc. This fashion gives the
economical woman an opportunity to
ltilize skirts already in her posses
ZION, to which she can add triple
ioances Of new material.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15
sREcULAToR9.

Have you lost money honestly through legitimate
speculation or have yOu been Robbed: Written
about the fixes and Swindlers IN II Street, CHI
cag6 Boston. Cincinnati, Pittsbrrg. Washington
and other cities. Beware of Skin Information pa.
reaus and Agencies. send Ii cents for copy latest
edition ON 'CIIAN(;E, Ii pages. which gives lis,
of alleged Bucket Shops and alleged Bankers anu
Brokers here and other leading cities. head aDon,
leader of Big Brokerage concern now United
states prisoner and in Ludlow st. jail for fraudu'
lent use of mails Other swindlers now under arrest
Bucket Shop Keepers recently convicted. Rel ho'
talk on evils of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

The aeolian harp was the invention.
it is believed, of Athanasins kircher,
who lived in the seventeenth century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

NO-TO-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habitcure. makes weak
men strong blood pure 5Jc, 81. All druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

To Cure Const ipatiOn Forever.
Take Cascareis Candy Cathartic To- or a55c,
&c, c. Z. fail to cure ,druggists refund money
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-15

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
loo. 26,. rec. 4. fail.druggists refund money,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
Manila Cigars.
From the St. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic
Cigar dealers who have large surplus
stocks of Cuban and other tobaccos on
hand are keeping an eye on Manila as a
source of the American tobacco supply in
the near future. Manila cigars are cheap;
the best of them can be bought at the ma
tive stands for 5 cents each, and a very
good smoke can be had at the price of the
despised two-for. The old cone-shaped Ma
Mia cigar, or cheroot, which was supposed
to give the best smoking when lit at the
thin end, is rapidly going out of fashion
and modern shapes are taking its place.
The Americans in Manila are taking kindly
to the tobacco in the form of both cigars
and cigarettes, and it is predicted that as
soon as the Manila cigars are introduced
in the states they will become the rage. 1t
is quite likely that steps may be taken to
prevent the expectation of the bad quail
ties of tobacco which in times past have
given bad reputation in this country to
the Manila product. There are eight large
cigar and cigarette factories In Manila
which employ from 400 to 1900 operatives
each. Beyond these houses, which confine
themselves mainly to the higher grades CT
the market, there are nearly 100 smaller
factories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
Our Florida Alligator.
From Appleton's Popular Science Monthly
An alligator is not an attractive Gre

From Appleton's Popular Science Monthly
An alligator is not an attractive creature
He has not a single virtue that can be
named. He is cowardly, treacherous. hid
eous. He is neither graceful nor even re-
spectacle in appearance He is not even
amusing or grotesque in his ungainliness
for as brute-a brute unqualified-he is
always so intensely real that one shrinks
from him with loathing; and a laugh at his
expense while in his presence would seem
curiously out of place.
His personality, too, is strong. Once
catch the steadfast gaze of a free adult
alligator's wicked eyes, with their odd YER
teal pupils fixed full upon your own and
the Significance of the expression "evil eye
and the mysteries of snake charming hyp-
notism and hoodooism will be readily un-
derstood, for his british, merciless I'M
fiinching stare is simply blood-chiling
Zoologically, the alligator belongs to the
genus crocedilus. and he has all the hide
BUSINESS of that family, lacking somewha {
its bloodthrstiness, although the American
alligator is carnivorous by nature and oc-
casionaily cannibalistic. Strictly speaking
however, the true alligator is much less
dangerous than his relatives Of the old
world, and he is ccrrespondingly less cour-
ageouS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21


When the elephant is pursued on foot it is
invariably sought in the depths of the
forest, where it has retired for shelter from
the MONDAY SUM- and also for the short re-
pose it takes during the twenty-four hours.
The hunter, having tracked his quarry 10
its retreat, is obliged to use the utmost
stealth in approaching it, the elephant be-
ing very light sleeper, and awakened by
the slightest unusual sound.
The difficulty of moving through a dense,
thorny jungle without making any sound
dissimilar to those which might be produced
by nature, such as the stirring Of the
branches by a light breeze or the occ;i-
than can be realized by any one who has
not tried il.
On getting within arms length of his
game the Swordsman slowly raises himself
TO an erect position and deals slaShHg
cut on the back sinews of the nearest foo;
about ten inches from the ground. at the
same time leaping nimbly back to avoid a
blow from the animals trunk. The cut if
properly delivered. bites sheer to the bone
seVering the large arteries, and in a short
time death epsues from hemorrhage. Ga
Zeles are hunted by a powerful breed of
hounds, in build somewhat heavier than a
greyhound. In spite of being far swifter
that the hound, the gazelle falls a victim
from the nervous habit of constantly stop
ping to look back to see if il is pursued; it
bounds in an almost vertical direction.
thereby not only losing time, but exhaust
ing itself, so that it is overtaken without
difficulty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
SURVIVAL OF WAR WIDOWS.
Pension Report Shows Remarkable
Facts in Regard to Longevity.

rom tne New orleans Pfcayune.
One of the curosities of the United States
pension service is the astonishing survival
of war widows. The report of the United
States commissioner of pensions, just is
sued, shows some remarkable and interest
ing facts in regard to the longevity of the
widows of soldiers. For instance, while
there is not a single soldier of the war of
the revolution alive today, there are still
surviving and drawing pensions twelve wild
oWs and daughters of soldiers of the reyo-
luton. of the war of 1872 there are only
three soldiers still alive but of their wild
ows there are surviving and drawing pen
slons the astonishing number of 2407
The war OF the revolution closed in 1872
and period of 115 years has elapsed. and
while there are no male survivors, there
are still some of their widows alive This
state OF affairs can only be possible on the
ground that some of the soldiers after they
had attained old age, married young wives.
The war of 1Si2-14 closed with the battle
OF New Orleans on January 8. 1915, eighty
three years ago. Surprising that the young
est soldier We're eighteen years old a period
of 101 years has elapsed since the birth of
such soldiers. Evidently many of them,
after they were old married young women
so that. although all the men but three are
dead, they have left behind more than 1000
WIDOWS. by the same rule of procedure it
Is plain there will be widows of soldiers of
the civil war on the pension rolls in 1880
ana even Few in the year A d. 1000 more
than century hence for if soldier eieh
teen years old in 1861 should marry when
he had reached the age of eighty Years in
1898, a girl sixteen years old she might
nope TO live seventy-seven years longer. or
to the age of nlnety-three. which Would
bring her up to the year 1000 OF course.
1t is not likely there will be many such but
there VIII, in all probability, be some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
LEI'T-HANDED DEVELOPMENT
school Children in Germany Recon-.
ing Amhidextreus.

From the London Chronicle
children is a subject that is receiving much
ties in Germany, with a view to developine
both hands and arms equally while the
children are young. They argue that the
right hand has been so solely developed
that many efforts which might easily be
delegated to the left hand are undertaken by
the right. The smallest objects, as a rule are
picked up by the right hand Such one
sided movements, repeated constantly. have
their influence on the entire system. and
are not conducive to the symmetry of The
body.
The habit of people to carry children on
the left arm, so as to have the right hand
free, tends to make the left shoulder higher
than the right In such cases the cure
must date from childhood. In the boys
mechanical departments in the German
schools much of the work is done by the
left hand under compulsion. The boys are
taught to saw. plane and hammer with the
left hand as well as with the right. In all
trades aud professions involving heavy
hand work the Importance of being able to
use both hands equally well is being i'm
pressed upon the students. AS example the
case of bronze worker is cited He could
work as effectively with his left hand as
with his right. That made it possible for
him to change off when his right hand be-
came tired.
The preference given to the right arm has
been explained physiologically by the con-
Struction of the veins and nerves that enter
the arms, those of the right arm being the
more prominent. The reverse is the case
in the few who are naturally left-handei
Many instances are on record of men who
could use both hands with equal facility
Among them are two renowned painters,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
American Exhibits Mt Paris

From the New York Journal of Commerce.
Hundreds of American horseless carriages
and vehicles of all kinds will be seen on the
streets of Paris during the great universal
exposition of 1900. Contracts have recently
been let in various cities in the United
States, notably Chicago, for the building
and equpping of about 5000 electrical car
riages.
American railroads are preparing to make
extensive exhibits at the Paris exposition,
and some of them will be full of novel and
striking ideas. One plan, which has already
received the approval of q number of the
leading railroad companies, provides for
the construction of an enormous upright
relief or profile map of the United States,
on which every line of railroad in the
country will be marked by electrical de-
vices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
ShipS at Sen.

Clara ". Williams in the Boston Transcript.
Oh. many ships have at sea
That sailed away long years ago.
Some day they re coming back TO me-
But when and how | cannot know.
Sometimes ] wander the shore
And watch the far horizon dim.
Where vanished in those days Of yore
My argosies SO fleet and trim.
/ scan with eager eyes the waves
That dance and sparkle in the light;
vision fair my fond heart Graves,
AiHs, no sail is yet i'll sight!
Ofttimes find upon the sand
y broken plank. shattered spar
\ bent and rusty iron band
Oh, yuiceless tale of wrecks ;lfar.
Then anxious fears crowlI in my breast,
And veil the sunshine Ia the sky.
Shall thus my good ships end their quest?
Shall this their fate be hy-ar;i-by?
friends with ships far out A. sea.
That sailed away ST. long ac6,
Seine day they re coming back TO thee
But when and how we may not know.
Perchance with sails all rem and soiled
Battered and bruised thy ship may be.
Of beauty and grace they may be deSpuiled,
Heavy and slow they may come to thee.
But come they morning; noon or night.
With flying ColGrs or broken mast.
Our hearts will cry With thrill of delight
Thank g. d that our ships have come in at last!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
To Victims.
'roni Blackwood's Magazine

FROM BlackWoOdS Magazine.
| sing the hymn of the Conquered, who fell in the
battle of life
The hymn OF the wounded the beaten. who died
overwhelmed in the strife
Not the jubilant long of the victors for whom the
resounding acclaim
OF nations WIS lifted in chorus, whose brows wore
the chaplet of fame
But the hymn of the low and the humble the
w weary and broken in heart:
Who StroTe and who failed, acting. braveiy a silent
and desperate part:
Whose youth boie no flower its branches, whose
hopes burned in ashes away,
From whose hands slipped the prize they had grasp
- ed al, who stood at the dying of day
With the work Of their life all around them, unpit
led, anheeted. alone.
With death SHooping down Ger their failure and ell
but their faith oyerthrowu,
While the voice of the world shouts its chorus, the
paean for those who have won.
Nhiie Inc trumpet is sounding triumphant and high
TO the breeze and the, sun
Gay banners are waving, hands clapping and hurry
ing feet. sgl p
Thrcngng after the laurel crowned yictors who
stand on the field of defeat,
In the shadow, moAest those who fallen and
wounded and dying-and there
Chant a requiem low, place my hand on their PALE
knotted 0rOwS. breathe prayer,
Hold the hand that is helpless and whisper They
only the victory VIM J
Who nav, fought the good fight and have vanquisi
who have held to their faith nnseduced by the
prize that the world holds so high;
VINO nave CARED Tor high cause to snner, resist
I" fight, If need be, die.''
Speak History who are life'S victors? Unroll thy
long annals and say
Are they those whom the world called the yictors
who Won the success of a day?
The Martyrs or Nero? The Sphrtans who fell at
fhermops iae's tryst, ~
Or the Persians and Nerves.? dis judges Or Soc
rates! Pliate Christf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
The Chinese Chopstick,
From Appleton's Popular Science Monthly.

ii"in <appittoh fppular Science Monthly.
With the evidence of Asiatic contact sup
posed to be so strong in Central America,
one might have imagined that so useful Il
device as the simple chopsticks would have
secured q footing. These two sticks, held
in one hand, and known in China as has
teners or nimble lads are certainly the
most useful, the most economical and the
most efficient device for their purposes ever
invented by man. Throughout that vast
ASIA region embracing a population of 500
eoD,Nun, the chopstick is used as a substi-
tute fCc fork, tongs and certain forms of
tweezers. Even fish, omelet and cake are
separated with the chopsticks, and the
cook the street scavenger and the watch
repairer use this device in the form of iron
long bamboo and delicate ivory.
The bamboo chopstick was known in
China 1000 b. c.. and shortly after this date
the ivory form was devised. Their use Is
one of great antiquity in Japan, as attest
ed by references to ii in the ancient records
of that country. One may search in vain
for the trace of any object in the nature of
chopstick in Central or South America
Knitting needles of wood are found in the
work baskets associated with ancient Pc
ruvian mummies. but the chopstick has not
been found. Curious pottery rests for the
chopsticks are exhumed In Japan but even
this enduring testimony of it's early use is
yet to be revealed In this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
In Sorrow.

It's al one whether I sit and spin,
It's all one whether rise and weep.
Hope has no promise with keep,
have nothing to lose, | have nothing to win.
The work falls out Of my weary hand
LIES path is lost TO my aimless feet
The world to my vision is incomplete.
An atom of shifting and Sfapeless sand
The best, out of sill that il best I miss
me light from The morning is gone away,
The nUontide sun is shadow play,
And love but the hint of higher bliss
All thiFgs have fallen to the blindness of fate;
There IL nothing that either doubt believe
Neither has faith any trust to retrieve;
Therefore sit in my darkness, and wait.
Thou hast laid on my spirit this pain;
Leave me. on, leave Ent in the dust;
Grant me t" feel and TO know thou art just.
Though the bright daybreak dawn never again.
ALICE CARY.