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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
Rough, But Effectual Medicine

One soldier boy, whose reputation
for veracity has never been qucs-
toned, tells the following story of Il
hospital experience during his stay
in Cuba: =
"iou see" he said, 81 was lying
on a cot, with the chills running up
and down my back SO fast you
couldn't count them. Well, was
beginning to bet with myself that |
could have more chills in two sec
onds than any other man in the in
stitution, when some fellows walked
IN and stood next to my cot. was
feeling pretty tough, but turned over
to hear what they said.
what are YOU gong to do ~
asked IN officer in Il gruff voice, as
three men walked past, with Il
stretcher containing dead bodies.
" Going to bury these poor fell
lows on the hill answered one of
the trio.
GLOW many have YOU there =
cried the officer.
q" Two answered the private.
4" What. What time is it cried
the officer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

Sometimes profanity is profane. AMI
then there are deliverances of that sort
that do not sound profanc. 1t depends
a good deal upon the lips whence the
words flow Not long ago ii bishop of
the Episcopal church from northern
state 49, cleric with we'll developed
sense of humor-made Il flying visit to
Washington, stopping at the home here
of Il gentleman who used to be one of
bis parishoners This gentleman is adj,
dictei to sulphuric speech, He has
prayerfully resisted for many years his
natural impulse to wither up the air
upon the slightest occasion, but CuFS he
will, ana he can't help it, One day,
while the bishop was at his house the
host found that something had gone
wrong in bis stable. and he let out on
the coachman in his customary lurid
style, After he had singed the atmos.
phere in the neighborhood of the stable
for five minutes he started back fer the
house, and be was somewhat chagrined
to see the bishop standing in the yard,
looking at sCme flower beds. The gen
tleman knew that the bishop had heard
him.
81 know it isn't right" he explain
ed to the bishop, "but you know me,
and you know that l call Il spade u
spade
"Do you?" inquired the bishop, with
a quiZZical smile. ''Now, l should have
thought that you'd call it a - shov'
81. Washington Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
A Modern Mrs. MalaprOp.

An interesting volume, "With Pal
cite In Eastern Palaces" by E. M
Merrick. tells amusing stories of many
climes. OF the western world was Il
modern Mrs Malaprop, pretty, amiable
and rich, who sat to the author for her
portrait. "She told me, he says,
"that her husband 'hohnohbed with
everybody and told such cotton wool
Cock and bully stories; that a girl she
knew was training to be an 'archdea-
con (deaconess); that she was Obliged
to part with her coachmaE because he
was such a gay Othello;' that she h;
india rubber tiles put on the wheels
of her carriage; that man she knew
was regular 'marmoset' (martinet)
in his own house, and certain title
always descended from uncle to nephew,
as they invariably died childish.
Among the numerous celebrities
whom Miss Merrick met in India was
Lord Roberts. whose antipathy to cats
gave rise to little story of metempsy-
chests. On one of his homeward voyages
Lord Roberts "asked to have the cat re-
moved when he came on board ship
and stranger, not knowing who he
was, said to Lady Roberts, Don t you
think that little gentleman over there
must have been Il mouse in Il former
stateY' "-HOusehold Words.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
Spirit Of tbe Age,
Woodstock. w., May ~, 1899
BY EDWARD c. DANA.

Some of the host of proposed ties.
timonials to Admiral Dewey smack
of advertising enterprise in too large
a degree for a thoroughly popular
expression of esteem. The spirit
that animatcs them is often praise
worthy, but where these undertake
ings are too plainly for individual
exploitation they should be ,liscour-
aged. The Rutland News, observ-
ing the danger of OVERRIDING this
thing, says:
"Hero-worship is Il crcditable
quality in Il people, but there are
vastly more effective ways of show.
ing the nations respect and love tor
hero than to pass the hat for Il
present for him. And the guess IS
ventured that the present impulsive-
ness in this direction would be dis
tasteful to the great admiral, did he
know OF it,"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
Could click the Name"


81 don t know how it is here, said
visitor mt enc of the hotels, "but over
in Georgia the phrase, lick the name, ;
is still quite current on the country.
side. Lick the name is an innocent
rural variation of the vendetta, and
when man proclaims his ability to do
it he generally has quite job on his
hands. | was at a small interior village
en- court day recently and saw two
farmers get into a debate over horse
trade Yer liar' said one. 'Shuck
yer coat, Bill Taylor, retorted the 9th
er. Il kin lick the name'
"Mr Taylor shucked his coat and got
licked. 1t appeared, however, that his
victor had just started in. Less than
ten minutes afterward he was hailed
by a husky young chap, who immedi-
ately inquired: Did y say y could
lick we uns' namei' who are v any
how asked the warrior. 'Ceph Tay-
lor. Who's yer pap9' 'Lige Taylor;
lives OH the branch down yonder.
'Shuck yer coat
They went at it, and Ceph was add
ed to the van4uished, but he put up a
hot fight for the honor Of the tribe. In
the course of the afternoon two other
Taylors challenged the rash assertion,
and the last disproved it. In SO doing
he lost section of one ear and parted
company with two teeth.
81 will not harrow your feelings by
describing the other gentleman. judg-
ed from the episode that it was very
unwise to undertake to lick such a
widely borne name az Taylor. When
start ont to lick name, it will be
something like Cholmoldey or Zentivia.
tiskotf. New Orleans Times Demo
craft
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
An ImpiOus RetOrt.

civilian and Mary" says CORE.
spondent of the Chicago Record, sis
the oldest college in America, although
Harvard graduated a class first. In 1886
the Rev James Blair was sent over to
Virginia to act as a sort of deputy for
the bishop of London, who had ecclesi-
astical jurisdiction over the colonial
churches They called him a commits
sary.' In 1901 he returned to England
to represent to the king and the bishop
the necessity for an institution for
higher education He was kindly re-.
ceived by his sovereign and by the cler
gy. and in February. 1892, the king
granted him charter and gave him
e.. 900 in cash and the revenues of GER
tain crown lands.
Seymour, the attorney general, hav-
ing received the royal command to draw
up the documents, demonstrated. He
saw no need of college in Virginia.
The patient Mr.. Blair explained that it
was needed to educate young men for
the ministry and begged the honorable
attorney general to remember that the
colonists had souls to be saved rs well
as the people of England
Blank your sonls!' exclaimed the
impious Seymour. Make tobacco "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
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Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Sent Free by Mail.

BY special arrangement with the manu-
facturers of that justly famou, Kidney
medicine. DR.. David Kcnnedy's Favorite
Remedy, the readers of THE AGE are cna-
bled to obtain trial bottle and pamphlet
OF valuable medical advice absolutely free,
by simply sending their full name and post
office address to the DIR. DAVID KENNE-
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and mentioning this paper.
Of course this involves enormous expense
to the manufact urcrS, but they have re-
ceived SO many grateful letters from those
who have been benefited and cured of the
various diseases of the Kidney, Liver, Blad-
der and Blood, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia
and Chronic Constipation, and all weak
nesseS peculiar to women. that they will
ingly send trial bottles to all sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found that 81
per cent of those who had used the trial
bottle had received such benefit from it
that they purchased large sized bottles of
their druggists.
1t matters not how sick You are or how
many physicians have failed to help YOU.
send for II trial bottle of this great medi-
cine, it costs you but u postal card. and
benefit or cure will most certainly be the
result
Put some urine in glass tumier and let
it stand "a hours if it has Il sediment or if
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stringy or ropy. your Kidneys or Bladder
are in bad condition, DR.. David krnnr-
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inability to hold urine. a burning scalding
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produced 10y the use of whiskev. wine or
beer DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem
cdy j. sold at all drug stores at 100 tor u
large bottle six bottles for 500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
The Pulpit and the Declaration Of
independence.

Ministers as class arc not to be
held responsible for the utterances
OF all who have managed to get their
feet inside that venerated place of
sacred teaching, but when minister
of the gospel is invited to speak on
SO important an occasion as was that
late Sunday lmperialist dcmonstra-
ton at Chicago, we have right to
conclude that he was selected be-
cause he represented the present
lmpcrialist sentiment of the pulpit.
Here is what Rev. p. S Hcwsun
said at that Sunday demonstration:
"And SO today there are those
that wave the Declaration of indie
pendcncc in our faces, and tell us
that the thing to do is to deliver
over those islands of the archi-
pelago in the East to the people
who are their ilghtful masters, for
'all governments derive their ust
powers from the consent of the gov
erncd.' So wrote Thomas Jefferson.
Do you remember that the Lord said
to Joshua, My servant is dead?
And SO is Thomas Jefferson. Let
the dead bury the dead. AS to that
hallowed document that declares
that all governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the
governed, if that is to be literally
construed, there never was ii greater
falschood palmed off by the devil
upon a crcdulous world"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
More Than a Pipe Dream.

The Poultney Journal told a li'rid
story recently of the discovery of q
cave by three young hunters of Fail
Haven. who found within it five
grinning skeletons; $3.50 in Span
ish coins none Of which bore date
later than 1905, and bunch of tor
pid rattlcsnakcs as big as cock of
hay, etc. The young adventures
pulled the bunch apart and killed
1890 snakes, on which they expected
to get Il bounty of sos, which add
ed to the gold made $35I5 tor the
afternoons work. The story read
SO much like a general order from
Ananias that only few newspapers
copied it, believing it to be a fake.
The Brandon Union publishes a key
to the puzzle which explains the en-
tire effusion, particularly the part
relating to the snakes:
1t has turned out that that "Re-
markablc Find by Fair Haven boys
was the result of dream by the
Poultney reporter. That worthy,
while crossing his neighbours lawn
in order to approach his house and
his sleeping wife as quietly as posi-
bic, became cntangled in the folds
Of the neighbors lawn hose. He
had been toting a Hampton jag since
early twilight and was weary and
shaky, and it's little wonder he
thought himself IN the embrace of a
boa constructor as he sank down I'M
conscious. When this poor fellow
awoke in bed the next forenoon and
saw the sunlight streaming IN
through the same old broken blind,
when he fully realized that he had
escaped the awful horrors of the
night before with his life, is there
any wonder that he should vank his
scattered nerves together ard tell the
people about his big find: The
only thing that is not absolutely
clear about the whole affair is that
he should locate the snake den in
Fair Haven rather than in Hampton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
SOCIAL TiPPllNG.
A Custom which DebRuches Youth
and RtIhA IL of Its Xirnr

A Custom Which Debauches Youth
ana Rtbs IL of It's Vigor.
1t should seem to prudent and con-
fcientious men a pressing duty to use
their influence in opposition to the silly
and disgusting fashion of running young
stomachs and plastic nervous systems
by drink. 1t is considered the proper
proceeding for college Toys and young
clubmen to take their tippling with
blase Indifference and as matter of
course. 1t is held CONNIE il fault for
them to join clubs, and clubs encourage
drinking habits. To watch the wagon
loads of empty bottles depart each day
and in place of them the wagon loads of
full demijohns, kegs and bottles arrive
is somewhat saddcning spectacle for
ono whose window happens to overlook
the alley leading to the young men $
clubhouse.
"Glee clubs, - "athletic teams and
all the rest travel about the country.
are 'entertained' by the local clubs,
and the natives teach the missionaries
of culture from the distant "scats Of
learning" the ways of late hours, equivo.
cal stories, smoke and champagne.
If one goes to a dinner party of three
or Il banquet of 300 the first duty is
held to he to pour a highly alcoholic
"cotEtail into an empty stomach-an
insult To the digestive organs rs brutal
as could lie offered them-and for three
huul> these poor structures are stuffed
with an excess of heterogeneous food and
flooded with many kinds Of alcoholic
, miXiures until i'll tie early morning
hours they are at last allowed some
chance to repair their injuries.
But what IN idea of nutrition and of
life it al rrcsupposes. If ii visitor from
, soi"c othc, planet should come among
lis and should stumble on our fashion
able drinking; habits, he would surely
lu lun,: ii flthCuing the mystery of
WHY otherwise son.i1lc and /, nest men
sLudid make Themselves such slaves to
IT, a. TX fond. And what the result OF
it v" III! : and know.
i j." reliance rpun alcohol once Cstab-
Il !: 4 III yorth. the tyraEny becomes
all tAr NOR" !nriors il later years III
I'll Il I,Grt or more Of " hi Ky j. t.r-
i,.u., Tor ne i%"e,i "nl exhaust 4
Nl-.,.;.yri ii n,rvUl:a system. We axe
tot t,,tu'ui J.. III rabid cyn;tS. " i; i
'h,'NIiGI !uN'i> ale Ialliii.t III HE ;..t.i.
noon az IuG =; If ht"a l.0Gsr"te use
ut HlCuh...C stlLC'ant@ nay oJ,n *
n ,u'i hi,, III service, bet III" t i:.t.ti.
l. Il.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

STATE OF VERMONT,l At Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD SIS. Court held at
Woodstock, within and for said district. On
the 9Th day of May, A. ID. 1899.
Present Hon. L. o. SEAvER, Judge.
Whereas l.. II. Spaulding. administrator
with the will annexed of the estate of Isaac
Nngell late of Bridgewatcr in said District
deceased, teState. proposes rendering an
| account of his administration and present :
ing his account against said estate for al
lowance. ut session of said Court to he
held at the Probate Office in Woodstock. in
said District. on the 29th day of May. A. d..
| 1899.
And whereas said Court has assigned said
time and place for the settlement of said
account, and for II decree of the residue IF
said estate to the legatees and heirs of said
deceased, and ordered that public notice
thereof he given to all persons int crest ed in
said estate by publishing Il copy of the
record of this order three weeks successive
~, previous to the day assigned. rs afore-
said. in the Spirit of the Age. a newspaper
published ut Woodstock in the County OF
Windsor and State OF Vermont
Therefore. All persons concerned in said
estate are hereby notified to appear 1T the
Probate Office in Woodstock, in said Dis
trict, on the day assigned as aforesaid
then and there to contest the allowance of
said account If they see cause. and to IS
tablish their rights rs heirs. lcgutees and
lawful claimants of said residue.
A true record Attest.
n. j. SEAvER. Register.
a true copy of record: Attest.
7. q. SEAVER Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
A Combination Boat and Saw Mill

IL, q. Lane of Burlington recent
~ launched novel craft on Lake
Champaign, which consists of saw
mill built on flat bottomrd boat or
scow, with an upper story in which
a faml y will 1--we. This novel COM
hination of house-boat and floating
saw mill attracts no little attention
wherever it goes. Nj. Lane has
taken his craft up the LamolIc
river, where he will saw some logs
and later will visit variou, points
along the lake.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
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The Republican has made notable head
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

n startling consolidation story is
to the effect that the Standard Oil
company will seek to combine the
sugar. tobacco and coffee interests
of this country under one manage.
ment. If this project is a success.
it will be but Il short time in all
probability before this same combi-
nation will undertake to run the
government, at least the legislative
end thereof Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

I'm Oueclcc, May l6. by Rev. ". IT,
Mml~ley, William Z. rus, of White River
junction, and May a, Greene Of liiIlsboro
Bridge, y. IT,
In Norwich May II, by Rev. Y. r.
Nichols, At the home OF the BRIDES parents
Henry G. dos yn o! Pomtrct and Miss Gus
sic +. Howard of Norwich.
In West Lebanon, n. H., May lG. by Rev.
f.. +. Farrell, ChaS. 4. Williamson and
Gertrude Scanncll
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

a meeting of the Vermont con-
gressional delegation held at Wells
River Monday evening voted to
recommend Walter b. Gates of Bur-
lington for census supervisor for
Vermont. Mr.. Gates was born and
has always lived in Burlington.
graduting from the University of
Vermont in the class of 1881.
For the past 10 years he has been
city editor Of the Free Prsss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
DEATHS.

In Qucrhce, May 10. ut the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Stafford, Mrs, Elizabeth
Brown. widow oi Charles +. Gates of North
Hart land, aged rs years and months.
In Bethel, May II, Nancy Lille, aged 60
years.
In Roanoke. Va, May 10, Mrs Mary
Owen Brazllc, aged 20 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

L" -Four o'clock, sir, answered
the private.
"'Well,' snapped the officer, as
he walked away, don't be in Il
hurry. Wait till 6 o'clock and take
a load
Say" concluded the soldier boy.
sit didn't take me many hours to
get well and get out OF that place. !"
Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

The Republican party has just re-
ceivcd we'll known if not distin-
guished recruit. tbs Pcffer-Pcffer
of the whiskcrs, PETER the crstwhile
klng-pin of the Populsts Come
in, PETER, and take Il seat near the
stovc.-Burlington Daily News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
IOcnl I'rcjudicC.

"Benjamin Franklin sleeps in Phila
delphia. remarked the reverent tour.
list.
well. answered the New York
salesman with the plaid clothes, "what
else is there for man to do in Phila-
delphia - Washington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

LaWN cr-So You want Il divorce
from Your husband. the tlyin. ma
chine inventor. What arc YOUR
reasons:
Client-Wcll, he's hightv. and
his machines amt Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
The IysiroSSihIc In Sopiefy

They ars impossible persoisl'
"Yes?'
"Ycs, they have no ancestry what.
ever" Detroit Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

The two-story wooden building
south of the union station at Bellows
Falls. owned and occupied by the
Abenaqui toilet paper company,
was burned at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning. The loss is over 5000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

\ witness in the court in Dulil
was recently asked "Nas Michael
Flahcrtv your @randfathcr" "ilt
was till bull Killed HIM" said Mr..
llahcrty. y outh's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
Well Trimmed

"You re the very picture of health.
eyes, and | m in a cor tented fran,
of mind Chicago Tribune
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27
In the BOnrdinG Iionac.

Gazing dreamily at the "God Bless
Our Home pastel on the wall, the
boarder with the freckles on his nose
continued. Yves. it really gives me
great pleasure to notice that the butter
is conva lescing'"
The man with the barb wire bead
looked unhappy, and an expression Of
contempt not unmixed, however, with
curiosity. fitted across the face of the
landlady.
"Convalescingl she replied. "What
do you mean?'
The man with the yellow whiskers
smilcd eXrCctantly.
The man with the frockles on his
nose ncrvcd himself for the ordeal and
replied, "Becauso it grows stronger ev-
cry day!"
During the excitement that followed
the man with the double chin helped
himself to the last slice of bread on the
table. Baltimore American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

Iimmy-Purty good shootin' to-
day, wasn't it:
Tommv-No; | hit only one bird.
Iimmv-Wcll, that's good for
yuu:- Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-27

"lou say she is a business
woman. What business is she in
tercstcd IN"
son, evervbody's. "-PhiIadelphia
Bulletin.