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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
An Australian Fish Story.

Porthcawl seems to be favored with
u finny visitor which may be we'll
dubbed strange fish. We have re.
ceived the following from q CORE.
spondent. but whether the marine
monster is type of our old friend
the sea serpent. lophioid, or q ceph-
alopod, we cannot discover from the
GO 'cription: A large fish has strande
near Porthcawl on the rocks. The
fish has . very large mouth. It was
alive when the tide left it, and snapped
at stones the boys threw ut it. II
has wide body with dwarf legs, a
long. tapering tail, with . very wide
tin.-South Wales Daily News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
WATERING FLYING ENGINES.
Four Thousand Gallons Taken In Will,
the Train 10 in Motion.

the Train 10 in Motion.
Among the remarkable features OF
modern railway travel the one that oil.
ways attracts attention is the trick oil
taking water by the engine while it is
in motion. The American tourist has
become accustomed to seeing tho mar.
row trough, twelve to fourteen hun,
dred feet long, OF various dead level
points along the road, and he Knows
that the strip of water which it con.
tains is scooped up by tho engine as il
speeds over the tracks. But people
from foreign countries often ask ques.
tons about the water between the
tracks, and marvel when they hear the
story about drinking" the engine On
the fly.
What seems marvellous mechani.
cal contrivance is an extremely simple
thing. A pipe with a scoop end is
fastened to the tender. It is q shaped,
with the top end pointing in to the
water tank and the bottom curled un
der the body of the tender. BY a
series of levers this end may be
dropped until it reaches the Lowell OF
the ties. When the engine reaches
the trough the fireman drops the scoop
end which is 81 inches high and
twelve inches wide, into the trough
into which it sinks distance of about
six inches, or within Nh inch of the
bottom. 1t may wabble slightly with
out doing airy harm, because the
trough is twenty-four inches wide.
Dropping the end is all that is Gone,
for the motion of the engine does the
rest. The water rushes into the pipe
and thence into the tank with rush
and force which suggests to the un-
initiated the use OF powerful engines
'The most remarkable thing about
the water taking scoop" said New
York Central Railroad official, sis
the fact that the speed of the
train must be reduced when tho
water is taken on. It reaches the
bends in the pipe with such force
that if the train were allowed to 60 al
its regular speed the metal would be
seriously strained, SO we reduce the
speed to about thirty miles an hour
and have the best results"
While the engine is passing over
the trough at the rate of thirty miles
an hour it takes up about four thou.
sand gallons of water-about as much
as would he contained in one hundred
spirit barrels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

He was one of the richest of rich
men who had joined the Rough Killers.
The train had just pulled out OF the
Washington station on its long trip tc
San Antonio, and his valet was still
busy making him comfortable for his
long journey, when a bnrly figure
darkened the door of his private state
room.
''Is this John Doe?" queried the
owner of the figure.
eyes, answered the astonished sol
der.
"Well," was the unexpected reply,
"I'm tho sergeant of your company,
and you want to get move on and
get to the rear car, where you be-
long"
And get move on he had to, and
upon arrival in the aforesaid rear cal
the only seat vacant was one with 9
broken back, which he occupied OIL
that long and weary ride to exas, but
neither then nor afterward, at hard
fare, hard work or hard fighting, did
one word of complaint ever cross his
lips, New York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
He Might Easily Succu, NH.

A certain doctor had occasion, when
only beginner in the medical profess
sion, to attend trial as witness.
The opposing counsel, in cross exam
ming the young physician, made sew
oral sarcastic remarks, doubling the
ability of so young man to under
stand his business. Finally he asked:
''Do you know the symptoms of
conclusion of the brain?"
II do" replied the doctor.
"Well," continued the attorney,
suppose my learned friend, Mr.. Bag
ging, and myself were to bang our
heads together, should we get concus-
sion Of the brain?'
"Your learned friend, Mr.. Bagging,
might" said the doctor.-New York
Tribune,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
(ARTER'S INK
Is what the largest and best
ma&, school systems use.


1t is really not fathers fault that
his little daughter suproses him 10
know everything. Children are born
to have faith. But one parent should
have expected trouble when his child
began:
''Para. you went through the scien-
tiiic course at &, hool, didn't yon?'
ayes, dear; spent two years on
science"
"When you look in the mirror, the
left side of your face appears to be the
right side and the right side seems to
be the left. The looking glass re-
verses it, doesn't it?"
eyes"
"Then why doesn't it reverse the
top and bottom OF J our face the same
way?"
"Why--er-a oh. "--Pearson's Week
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Nothing Else Would Excuse 1t.

cts a perfectly lovely story" she
exclaimed. $50 exciting, you know.
You really ought to read it. You see,
the girl was out on the lake in canoe
and was thrown out Of it, and before
she could reach it again the canoe
sunk"
"The canoe sunk?" he returned i'll
credulously.
event right to the bottom" she
answered. "The story says so. That's
why she couldn't get hold of it and
keep herself ahoat. The whole story
hinges upon that"
"What was i'll the canoe?" he asked.
Nothing at alp she replied.
"Was it made of iron?'
''Of course not. 1t was a birch
bark canoe"
"And the canoe sunk" he repeated
again. SAY! What you've been read
ing is poetry, isn't it?"
''No it isn't. Why?" she demanded.
"Well, can't think OF anything but
poetical license that would let M
empty birch bark canoe sink. Chi
cago Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
THE WRECK.

Battered and bare on the sand It lay.
Just within reach OF the turning tide,
Where the whirling eddics In sportive play
Gurgled In Glee through It's gaping side.
They laughed In their play aud seemed to
say:
Hui Ha! we remember quite woll the day
When you plunged to the grasp OF a wait
ing sea,
And you spurnei us aside with impunity.
You were bravely decked out ON that natal
day;
You ioyed in your strength. so brave. so
free;
Little you cared II some did say
That danger lurked on the shining sen.
You laughed at the wall In nnother's tale,
Who had seen the glories OF life grow pale;
You were eager to rush In the flcrcest
strife,
You chafed at delay In your fresh, new life.
Then came the day with your sails so
white
Spread to the gentle summer breeze;
You felt so brave In tho LAD sunlight
As you sailed away for the unknown
seas.
You dashed the spray with your PROV
away,
'The sea IL my save!" you seemed to say.
Then the storm king noted your vauntlng
pride,
And calmly his coming time did blde.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Odd Notion Of the Sultan.

The Sultan has long had Q passion
for the cinematograph, aud has now
determined to put it to q practical
test. He wishes to see with his own
eyes, but without the trouble en-.
tailed by travelling. the working of
the Anatolian Railway, and has given
orders to o cinematograph specialist
TO prepare, regardless Of cost, series
Of pictures covering 100 kilometers
Of the line. They will be shown him
in the Imperial Theatre at Yildiz
Kiosk. Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Fragrant sachets For the wardrObes.
The latest idea to put moths tt
flight and rout them entirely from
closets and wardrobes is by the use of
fragrant sachets, which will give the
clothing q faint but delicious perfume,
and as the ingredients used for this
recipe are detested by the moths just
as infinitely as they are enjoyed by
human beings, the mixture is we'll
worth preparing. Take one ounce
each OF cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon,
earaway seed, race and tonquin
beans, pound to powder and mix them
with six ounces of orris root, which
must also be in powder. These in.
gradients may be obtained ready
crushed at a druggists. The best
bag in which they can be inclosed is
one of not overtime muslin, and the
miller's sack design, with the opening
tied around with a ribbon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

ElectrlC NOV0Iti0B TOT the house.
Electricity for heating is now intro.
auced in many houses, and the kitchen
outfit is almost complete. One can
cook without heat, dust or smoke in
the new electric kitchen. There are
electrical tea.kettles, stew pans, cot.
tee-pots, irons and coasters. They
arc easily manipulated where cleo.
tricity enters the house. By attach
ing a wire to the knob on the small
implement heat is quickly communi-
GATED to it. Very little heat is given
to the surrounding air by the fluid,
and one can cook in small kitchen
with large electrical range without
experiencing any appreoiable discom.
fort from the temperature. For hot
weather use the electrical outfit is un.
surpassed, and is bound to come into
general use as electricity becomes
more popular as an economic house.
bold agent. The small electrical cook.
ing utensils cost from IS to $50 apiece,
but complete electrical kitchen out
st can be obtained at from 800 to
5000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Discovery of the Southern IceficIds.

The home and origin Of the south.
ern iceberg are matter full of TO.
mantle interest. In 1774 Captain
Cook sailed down into the unknown
Antarctic regions, and after terrible
hardships reached spot where he saw
a snow-white brightness in the clouds
to the south. and he knew he was near
the icetields. Four hours later he was
stopped by great ice barrier in lati.
tude seventy.one degrees south, where
the mountains of ice, rising one above
tho other, tier upon tier, into the
distance, were lost in the clouds OF
the polar sky. The desolate grandeur
of that icy coast appalled, the great
navigator, and, seeing no possibility
Of pushing to the pole over those i'm
passable mountains, he contented
himself with having gone further than
any one had ever been before, and, he
thought, as far as any man could 60.
He speaks Of vast glaciers descending
from the interior, aud of ice islands
and floats near The coast; and from
his remarks it is easily seen that he
had found the home OF southern bergs
London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Lamps For the Dinner Table.

While candle-light continues to be
sery popular upon fashionable dinner.
tables, some hostesses feel more secu-
rity in the use Of candelabrum that
is fitted with tiny lamps, if this pa,a.
doxical statement eau be accepted.
Some handsome ones seen were Of
glass-the standard and branches
the branches fitted with little bowls
to hold the oil. A special colorless
oil is sold for use with these lamps,
and small burners and chimneys &C.
comp any them. The lamps are pro-
vided with silk, gauze, or isweled
shades, and in effect nre like the can
lelabra, while the danger of blazing
shade-as sometimes happens with
candles-in the middle Of the dinner,
is ol,Siated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
To Mako Them Crisp and Fresh.

Unless vegetables are taken direct
rom the garden, they are always i'm.
proved by freshening in clear cold
water. This is especially true with
cabbage, cauliaower, lettuce, beets,
asparagus, brussels Sprouts. cucum'
bers and pie plant. II new potatoes
are soaked thus, the work OF scrapine
them is made much easier and the
potatoes themselves will be found
mealier. Onions should always be
soaked, and If they are to be used in a
salad, press in cold water in order to
remove the acrid part of the vegetable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

And so, when your life seemed oh! so fair,
You had tasted success-poor foolish
thought!
When your liGhtsome heart knew never Il
care,
Each moment OF life with Joy was
frnught.
Down came the blow that laid you low,
Aud changed your Joy to wailing woe;
And you drlited wreck on the shifting
sand.
"You spurned us once" the ripples say;
"You dashed US aside In your day OF
pride,
And now We toss you In our piay;
ave sport with your woe with each turn
ing tide.
You're not alone In your pride o'crthrown,
For tho moan OF the lost is ceaseless
moan;
And there's never day but tho murmnr-
Toys with the wreck Of some lost ones
pride"
All strewn with wrecks Is the shore OF life;
Poor human wrecks that llfc's fierce tide
Has crushed and choked, while Its strife
Has laugh ut tho puny power ofprlde.
You turn away in dlsdain to-day,
All pulled with pride you will go your way,
But time In its turn will strike you low,
Aud tho higher the pride the deeper the
woe.
CHARLES W. Hird, In Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
STATE OF OHIO. CRY or TOLEDO, ~.

STATE OF OHIO. CITY or TOLEDO, g.
LUCAS COUNTY. =,
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is tho
senior partner of the firm OF +. CHENEY d
Co, doing business in the City Of Toledo, COun..
ty and State aforesaid, and that said firm Will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED D0LLARs Tor
each and every case Of CATARRH that cannot
be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRI CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
1911 presence, this 9Th day Of December
I sEALS A. d. 1883. A. W. GLEASON,
(-~\ Ntdr'U Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood aud mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testin onials, free.
+. j. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot Ease.
A powder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet. Cures Corns. Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching. Sweating Feet
and lngrowing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. At oil drug
gsts and shoe stores, rs cts. Sample mailed
FREE. Adr's Allen s. Olmsted, LeRoy,N. y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Some Greek divers have recently
discovered o treasure ship which was
sunk near Chios, where, in ITO, the
Turkish feet was totally destroyed
and the Russian flagship was sunk.
Tho latter was found thirty fnthoms
deep, and over $50, 600 in gold and
silver has been obtained from the mold
of the flagship.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

A startling story told by fishermen
is that in heavy weather goldfish eat
stones to ballast them, but it is more
likely that these rocks a'e taken in
whi.e attached to sea anemones, Of
which the Goldfish are very fond. 1t
may be inferred that Goldfish do not
oh ect to nibble the fingers or hands
OF human beings, because the wedding
ring of a drowned woman was .nce
found in q Gods stomach and the
finder got 800 reward for its return.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Clean blood means IL clean ekin. No
beauty without It, CHscarets, Candy Cathar"
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver aud driving all i'm
purties from the body. Begin today to
Danish pin ples, boils, blotches, blackhends,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfac ion guaranteed, Toe, 25c, soc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

MRS. PINKHAM-A year
irregular menstruation
and leucorrhea. My
appetite was variable.
stomach sour and bowels
were not regular. and
was subject to pains like
collie during menstruation
I wrote you and began to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and
used two packages of
Sanative Wash. Youcan't
imagine my relief. My
courses are natural and
general health improved. "
MRS. MAMIE ADKINS.
La Due. Mo-. writes:
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-
I feel 1t my duty to tell
you of the good your
Vegetable Compound has
done my daughter. She
suffered untold agony at
time of menstruation be-
fore taking yourmedicine
but the Compound has
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Recipes.

Recipes.
Pear Fritters-Take some good cook.
ing pears, cut them into slices length
wise, cover with sugar, dip into bat.
ter and fry to delicate brown. Take
them out, dust over with sugar and
serve with sweet sauce.
Parsley Butter-Beat three table.
spoonfuls of butter to o cream; add
one.half q tablespoonful Of lemon
Juice, one tablespoonful of finely
chopped parsley, one-half q teaspoon.
full of salt and little pepper.
Sweetbread Patties-Soak sweet
breads in cold water, remove pipes
and membranes, and cook in boiling
sailed water with one tablespoon lemon
juice twenty minutes, then plunge
into cold water to harden. When very
cold, break into small pieces, heat
them in rich cream sauce, and serve
in puff paste shells or in biscuit
boxes.
Drop Cake-Cream one-fourth OF q
cup of butter, add one and one.fourth
cups of powdered sugar and the we'll
beaten yolks OF three eggs. Add one
and three.fourth cups OF -four alternat-
ing with one-half cupful Of milk.
Then add the beaten whites OF the
eggs, one teaspoonful Of vanilla and
four level teaspoonfuls Of baking pow
dor. Turn this into cake pan (but.
tered) and bake thirty. five minutes.
Egg Salad-Boil ten eggs for TWEEN.
ty minutes. Remove the shells, and
when cold cut into halves, remove the
yolks, and set the whites aside. Beat
two eggs aud add to them three table
spoonfuls Of cream, two of olive oil,
and two of vinegar with which have
been mixed one teaspoonful OF dry
mustard, one of salt, and one Of pep
per. Boil ell together until it becomes
as thick as custard, then remove from
the fire, and add the yolks Of the eggs.
Mix all together until smooth, when
Gil the whites and stand on ice until
cold. Serve on lettuce leaves with
msyonnaise dressing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Largest Vein OF Salt.

The largest mass OF pure rock salt
in the world lies under the Province
of Galacia, Hungary. 1t is known to
he $50 miles long, 20 feet broad and
$50 feet in thickness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Cleaning Wall PaDcr.

It is not always desirable or posi-
Bile to repaper room where the wall
paper has been soi!ed in few places.
To be able to clean such paper with
out injuring the gloss and general Of.
feet would be great relief to many a
housewife. This can be accomplished
without much difficulty. The method
Of procedure is to take four ounces of
pumice-stone in the fine powdered
form and mix it with one quart of
aour. When the two have been mixed
with the hands add enough water to
knead the mass into thick dough.
Form the mass into several rolls about
as long as the width of each strip OF
wall paper, and two inches in diam.
eter. Wrap some white cotton cloth
around each roll, and stitch it in
place, aud then boil about three quar-
ters of ON hour. By that time the
dough-rolls are firm, and the cloth
covering car be removed. These rolls
of hardened -four and pumice-s stone
are then used for rubbing over the
soiled portions OF the paper. Not
only will ordinary dirt-spots be re-
moved, but grease will be absorbed
by the rolls. After the rubbing the
paper should be busted off carefully
with clean cloth, and il any dirt re-.
mains the process should be repeated.
This removes dirt much better than
the bread prooess.--The New Voice
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness alter first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Rsstorer. estrial bottle and treatise free.
DIR. II. H. KLINE, Ltd, WI Arch st.. Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
A Victim, Of Ill-Luck.

'I'll never open an umbrella in q
house again. It's unlucky."
Chow so?"
''The owner recognized IT, Chi
cago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
HE first Methodist

Parsons wife in
this town became
the chief of police.
Would you like to
hear how it came
about?"
My host in a
Western city had
been discussing the
W o m a n question.
We had attended
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Engllshmen may now spend fortnight in
Paris or Switzerland for es5 or enjoy Nor
weHian tour for &C., NE34
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, s0ftens the gums, reducing nfamma.
ton, sliays pain. cures Wind collie sc bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
WDULGEN7
MOTHERS

Many young girls beauty wasted by pain at
time nlenstruaton. and many indugent mothers with
mistaken kindness permit their daughters to careless
about physical health.
Miss CARRIE NJ. LAMB, Big Beaver Mich. writes DEAR
MRS PINKHAM-A year ago l suffered from profuse and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Piso's euro Is the medicine to brcak up
BLUNT, Sprague, Wash, March 9, 1894.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lifc Away

TO quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
Bac, the wonder-wort o., nat makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 5O:. or 81. Cure guar
antsed. Booklet and simple free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

TANY dutful daughter pays in pain for her mothers
lVu ignorance perhaps neglect
A'-A The mother suffered and she thinks her daughter
must suffer Also This is only to limited extent. No
pain healthy Every mother should inform her
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

self Tor her own sake and especially
for the sake of her daughter. Write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mass.
for her advice about all matters
concerning the ills of the feminine
ORGANS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

relieved the PAIN given her better color, and She feels
stronger and has improved every way very grateful to
you for the benefit she has received is great medicine
for young girls"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

To euro Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or &c.
II q. q. U. fail to cure druggists refund money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-08-26

Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause Per:
feet Digestion, complete absorptioi and healthful
regularity. tor the cure Of all disorders OF the
Stomach, Liver. Bowels, Kidneys. Bladder. Nervous
Dspagaa