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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
A wife'a nsuartea.

A party Of young men We're taking
dinner few nights ago at n fashions,
BILE cafe, when one Of them who Is
some" lat OF II jester called the walter
lnd said:
John, 80 and call A.un ---- Oh the
'phonc. II woman answers, II will
be my wife. Tel her that ! in tructed
you to SAY that am IN the police sta.
lion for few ho;,.s and will be at
home for dinner. Say to her -. the
possibilities are that l shall Mt he ut
home tonight. Understand l..2 sir"
JChn winkcd couple OF ~ in Il
knowing way. bowed defercnt.a.iy and
suggested:
"Supposin"-
"Supposing nothing, ST.! II she asks
tho is talking. tell her 1t is the turn
key at the Central station, and rhcll
never know who told her tM2 lie
The waiter shambled away and wns
presently seen to be having n good deal
of fun with himself. The jester infer
red that II might have something to do
with his ease and called him over.
whats amusing you. john"
"WCuldn't like to tell YOU. r; ut
least right here"
Il guess these fellows understand.
Let or go!'
"MisSus says to tell her husband she
Is 9-lnd he Is SO nicely located for the
night. She knows where he Is for
once"-Cicvcland Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

ITO shave man at home" said a
barber, Il charge a quarter. but to
shave a dead man half a dollar is the
price. About q tenth OF my private
customers are women.
II shave at their houses six or seven
women every day. | don't know why
1t Is some women have boards. 1t Is
very distressing to them. und they
shave close and often. 1t IL their only
remedy. The electric needle IL no good
for them. you see, because their boards
are so thick that 1t would take u life.
time for the operator to 80 over their
faces and pluck each hair out srpa.
rately. rs must be done In the electric.
nj depllltating system.
Boards only grow on old women.
They are one Of the feminine distigurr.
nents OF age. 1t Is the same trouble.
suppose. as that which AFFECTS Uid men.
Old men. you know. have thick
growths Of hair in their nostrlls and
ears that must be cut out weekly, and
their eyebrows II not regularly trim
med would grow to two or three inch
s."-Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

She was Il hero worshlpcr.
Often she would read history just to
find some new hero to worship.
Otherwise she would read such nov.
els AZ beautiful Betsy. the Belle OF
the Brassworbs; or. The Baronet's
Bride"
or course this made her feel that she
had married beneath her. for her hus.
band had not grown round shouldcred
from wearing heavy medals.
Occasionally she would tell him that
she wished he WIS u hero.
Once the foolish man told her that he
would bu a hero II he had u chance.
You would?" she said IN tones OF
tncredullty. Did you ever do any.
thing in your life that looked like bray
cry or that seemed valorous In after
yoursi"
He thought of the day when they
played Mendelssohn's "Wedding
March" and he gave the minister $40
and she became his wife.
But he didn't say anything about it.
For true hero never talks about his
glorious. daring deeds.
SO she never knew that her husband
was Il hero.
Isn't 1t sad, sad story?-Baltimore
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
The Need OF a House Cleaning.

State Auditor Barber IN very
meaty report adds his testimony to
that OF Governors Smith and Stick
ney as to the need of some vigorous
housekeeping work to remedy the
looseness, shittleSsness and antiquat-
ed methods that make such multitu-
dinous waste as we'll as inctficiency
in our state govern ment. In fact,
Barber talks no better than a wicked
Democrat.
While OF course he does not ques-
ton the entire honesty of Treasurer
Bacon, he says he has not attempted
to comply with the law requiring
him to give an abstract of the revc-
nues of the State, because he has no
way of verifying the records or doing
anything more than look over the
books. He explains that neither he
nor any other auditor we have ever
had has been able to formulate an
accurate abstract of state expenses,
because the law makes two different
fiscal years for court and other ex-
penses, and he recommends change
of tine senseless system.
He propounds question which
must have occurred to many Il man
who supposes our state government
to be a proper place for Il little in
telligence when he asks: "Whv
should respondents in drunk cases be
boarded in Jail, at the expense of the
State, when respondents in other
misdemeanors work their fines and
costs in the house of correction at
the rate of 80 l-S cents per day."
OF course, as he saws, this system
results i'll the State paying many
bills of cost which would be paid by
the respondent if he had to pay or
work it OUT B'attleboro Retormer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
THE LEGISLATU RE.

There was little business done bv
the State Legislature on resuming
its session Monday. Each house
held Il brief session in the afternoon,
but every mind was too full of the
coming senatorial contest to allow
the transaction Of important bust
ness.
In the House Mr.. Martin of Fer
risburgh introduced bill to repeal
the bounty on foxes. Mr.. Towle of
Berkshire introduced IL bill increas-
ing the town highway tax to Is cents
on the dollar. 5 per cent of which
shall be added to the state highway
tax.
The Senate held very short ses-
sion. Senate bill No. I6, providing
that husband and wife may testify
against each other, was read the
third time and passed.
In the House Tuesday morning
bill was introduced 10y Mr.. Monahan
of Underhill repeating chapter l7e.
Vermont Statutes, and abolishing the
railroad commission, which was re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
Mr.. Stewart of Bakersfield intro
duced Il measure fixing the salary of
the judges of the supreme court at
$1,000 per year and expenses. (Their
present salary is $1,000 per year and
$500 for expenses).
a bill was presented by Mr..
Woodwork of Westtield which per-
mits school directors to pay the board
OF pupils living more than "a
miles from school at the expense of
the town.
In the Senate Tuesday Senator
Cudworth, for the special Joint com
mittce on the Pnn-American EXPOSE
ton, read a report favoring an ap.
for an exhibit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
BETHEL.
Aaron Hoisington OF Rochester
,nS ho,,ubt < Tn,ver'S houSa and

Aaron Hoisington of Rochester
has bought ]. S. Towers house and
will move in this fall.
II. L. Grant has bought Mrs, L..
G. Mudgett's house and has moved
in.
Mr.. and Mis-. Henry Smith have
moved to G. l.. Sanders where the,
will work through the winter.
The annual library meeting will
be held this evening.
The Youngest child of ". Il.
Rogers, aged Il year and five months,
died Tuesday OF dysentery.
Mrs. W. III. Bliss of Middlebury,
wife of the judge OF probate for
Addison county, died of pneumonia
last Saturday night after briet i'll
ness. Mr.. and Mrs. d. ". Bliss
drove to Mliddleburv Monday to At
tend the funeral. Judge Bliss. who
is well known hele and Il native "t
Royalton, has the warm sympathy
of our people in his bereavement.
Elmer Stoddard of East Bethel
was driving near the dry bridge
Tuesday, about noon. when his
horse, startled hy a putting engine,
boltcd aud threw ont him and his
fve-,ear-old son. The horse was
stopped, but a shaft and wheel of
the carriage were badly broken.
There was quite an exodus to
Boston Tuesday, 81 tickets being
sold here for the annual excursion.
The Mckinley and b. van flags
were both hnisted ds soon as news
came OF the Dillingham; victory.
All to, r Republican aspirants to the
senatorsh,p had warm supporters
here, BIT, the feeling of the bulk of
the people was decidedly favorable
to the ex-governor.
n. n. Newell Of Stockbrrdgc. wn"
killed the first deer in This section Il
year ago, has seen none since the
early summer, and believes the game
is less plentiful this fall. Others re-
port frequent views of dec and "c-
casional depredations. In this town
fewer have been seen than last year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Send all orders to The Age, Woo dstoclr, VT.
Loyalty,


A Durham collier recently took unto
himself wife whose friends had done
their utmost to dissuade her from mar.
rylng, but without success.
Meeting her one day some months
after her marriage, Il friend remarked
Hello. Brss! Yer look right bad.
Has e been a-thumping yer: knowed
what 1t would be, but yer would have
I'M Everybody said Bob ud max n
titball Of yer!"'
"'rhen everybody was wrong" snap
PEA the III used wife. We've been
married this eight months, and | aln't
a.going to say we had no little shin
dies. but to give our Bob is due will
say as e amt had to use is foot yet
SO there!"-Exchange
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Her Base InErutitude.

When DuchenOis. the great French
actress. died. some one met an old man
who had been her intimate friend and
who was apparently crushed with sou
row. Kindly meant professions of SYM
pathy and consolation failed to cheer
hiln. "FOr." said he. ut Is not so much
her loss which troubles ne as her base
mgrntitE'lr. Can you credit it! She
left me nothing in her will. and yet
dined with her ut her own house three
times week regularly for 30 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

Senator Iloar advises that the
matter OF imperialism be lett in the
hands OF the imperialists. "The
Republican party" he says, "prom.
Uses to give to the Filipinos self
government when they are ready for
it," This is Mckinley's statement,
almost in Mckinley's own words.
He said, in his great speech IN the
Senate: "Why. Mr.. President, that
one phrase conveys to free man
and free people the most singing
of insults. In that little phrase, as
in Il seed. is contained the germ OF
all despotism and OF all tyranny.
Government, is not gift. Free
government is not to he given by all
the blended powers of earth and
heaven. 1t isa birthright." - Boston
Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Rowland E. Robinson, the 81 nd
Author. Dead.

Rowland f. Robinson, known as
the blind Vermont author. died of
cancer ut his home in Ferrisb,,ryh
Monday evening.
He was born in the house in which
he died. lie has written Il number
of books, among which We're "Unc,c
Lisha's Shop" and =" Sam Lovcll's
Camps" Danvis Folks" In the
Green Wood" "A DaWis Pioneer"
In New England Fields and
Woods" "a Hero of Ticonderoga,"
" Uncle Lish.'s Outing" and "Ver-
mont" in the American Common
wealth series. His stories portrayed
the everyday life OF the earlier set
t'el> of that vicinity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Sheriff Suffers q Shock.

Sheriff w. S. Stearns of Rutland
suffered shock o, paralysis near
South Hero Tuesday and was found
unconscious in bed. The shock is
thought likely to prove fatal, as he
is "a years old. Sheriff Stearns is
widely known through the State, and
he has served rs sheriff many years.
He was last in Woodstock in pur.
suit of the Quechee robbers.
Deputy Sheriff Stcarn> died about
! o'clock Tuesday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
An AhcIiNt prOuOaul.

The reported fashion OF the famous
Dr.. ADcrnrthy's cOurtship and mar.
ruge ~ very characteristic. 1t Is told
thar while attending IL lady for several
weeks he observed these admirable
qualifications IN her daughter which he
truly esteemed to render the married
state happy. Accordingly on n Sutur-
day. taking leave Of his patient. he ad.
dressed her to the following purport:
You are now 80 well that need not
see you utter Monday next, when I
shall come and pay you q farewell Wis
1t. But IN the meantime | wish you
and your daughter to seriously consul
or the proposal nm about to make. 1t
is abrupt and unceremonious, am
aware, but the excessive occupation OF
my time by my professional duties at
fords me no leisure to accomplish what
| desire by the more ordinary course of
attention and solicitation. My annual
receipts amount to E, and can set.
tie E on my wife. My character Ia
generally known to the public, so that
you may readily ascertain what it Is. |
have seen In your daughter II tender
and affectionate child. an assiduOus
and careful nurse and gentle and
ladylike member OF a family. Such a
person must be all that q husband
could covet, and ! offer my hand and
fortune for her acceptance. On Mon.
day when call shall expect your de-
termination. for really have not time
for the routine Of courtship."
In this manner the Indy was wooed
and won. and 1t may be added the
union was fellcitous In every respect.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

Jesse r., youngest son of ex. Pres
ident Grant, is organizing Bryan
clubs in California.
Gen. S. b. Buckner, Palmcr's
running-mate in 1896, will vote tor
neither Mckinley nor Bryan.
AT Dayton, o, Friday, the Presi-
dents own State, the huge mass.
meeting that listened to Mr.. Bryan
lad on its list of vice.presidynts "a
German Republicans who have left
their party because they are against
imperialism.
Ex.Secretary Carlisle, though pres
ident of the New York Lawyers
club, tells intimate friends that he
shall vote for neither Mckinley nor
Bryan. He, however expects the
former to win Ivy bigger majority
than IN 1896, and he sets the New
York majority at 90, 600 to 10000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
" Poker Club" Dlsbanded,

The young mems poker club at
Brandon, which has been in full
blpom for several months past, it is
said, has been disbanded and several
members are out of town on Il va
cation, and some of those who re-
manned had the pleasure of paying
Il fine OF about SIS tor belonging to
the cluh
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Raised q Peck of Peanuts.

soon after the middle of last Nav
Patrick G Foley of Burlington
planted about quart of green pea.
nuts. Thursday he harvested about
Il peck of fine-looking nuts. lie has
not watercd them all summer, and
they were planted in light, sandy
soil. This has become very prof
table crop in the South, and there
seems to be no trouble in raising
peanuts in Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
QUECIlEE.

Mrs. Mary Baton returned from
Boston Tuesday.
People are busy in the mill again,
MS it began running Monday.
Mrs. ], +. Porter and Mrs. John
Denison of New Bedford, Mass.
were in town for few DAYS re.
Gently.
Several people went to the play Il,
the opening of the opera house At
Woodstock last week.
Mrs. Nathan Harlow died quite
suddenly on Saturday, the l3tll. She
will be greatly missed, and the fam
ilv has the sympathy of all
Harry kibbie is spending the week
in Boston.
Fred Harrington has dug "A well on
the lands of Mrs. W. :. Carter and
is to bring the water to his buildings.
Villa u Denison was in Rutland
on business the first Of the week.
Miss Josie Barron of tn. Twin
Mountain House was with relatives
the first OF The week.
William II. Kane, who has heen
visiting in town several DAYS, re.
turned to his home in Connecticut ON
Thursday.
Tickets for the entertainment at
the Gates opera house next Monday
e"cn'rS on sale at Scott Tinkham'S.
The home of Frederic Alexander
was made most bitterly s,i last Mon
day 10y telegram stating that his
i sou. Frederic. had h.... L:Iio,i on the
Boston 4 Albinv Railroad 1T Mid
Ilc!irld. Mass. The remains were
brought home Tues lay. and the
tni"r'l was held Thursday after.
u" N. Much y 'mpAthv is felt for
the family.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Little IntCrruutlOnS

MY boy. said the first proud papa
mas bad habit Of interrupting me
when I'm talking. Your kid isn't old
enough for that yet"
no. replied the other. MY boy
contents himself with interrupting me
when I'm sleeping" - Philadelphia
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

"He's Il regular turncoat in poll
tics"
"Turncoat
"Well, perhaps | should say turn
bat. - Detroit Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
81 r THIS.

y, In Betie!. Oct II, dau. hter to MIR and
Mrs J I'm Kelehev.
In Plvmou h. Oct. II. ASA to Mr.. AMI
Mrs. NJ 9. liza ].
In Waterbury. Oct. ., Il dau.h ter (Alice
Evelyn to Re:. and Mrs. George +. Ladd.
In WOO stock. Oct 6, Il daughter (Ro-
s'na Erma) to Mr. and Mrs Elun A. Law
renee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

A girl should learn to bake bread be.
tore she learns to paint. 1t is better to
tickle the pnlate than to tickle the pal
stte.-Chicago Daily News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
MAR RACES.

In Huriland, Oct. II, by Re-. j. +. Sim
mons. Jnmes A. Lacy of Windsor and
Blanche NJ Stevens of Hart AMI
In Reading. Oct. II. by Rev. J, +. Sim
monS, George Warw ok. ir., of Stouyhton.
Mass. aad Miss Ada Lenna Fay of Read
ing.
In Woodstock, OFT. Is. by Rev. J. +.
Simmons. Ernest a. Ae-den o. Woodstock
and Dena s. Greene of Tolnnu. Ill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

Edward Nv enacted that every Eng
tshman and every lrlshman living
with an Englishman should have an
English bow of his own height.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20
Spirit Of the age,
Woodstock, w., Oct. 20, 1900.
BY EDWARD G. DANA.

William p. Dillingham; has wen
the senatorial seat after a campaign
in which every other political issue
has been temporarily obscurcd. 1t
has been Il warm fight, with the re,
suit in considerable uncertainty up
to within Il very short time, and Mr..
Dillingham; must have the credit Of
defeating strong and tried cam
paigner. While the world has not
been much the wiser thus far for
Mr.. Dillingham's presence in poll
tics. He is considered Il very able
man and strong debater, and should
be able to hold his own and win his
way among the politicians in Wash
ington.
The tide of agricultural exports to
our iar-off possessions is flowing
more than in a tigurative sense; it
is stunning testimony to the great
ness of expansion and imperialism
and to the vast trade opened up lin
malt liquors, etc., by the admins
tration's policy. Note the progress
as shown by Il little pamphlet cnti-
tied "Agricultural Exports of the
United States, IS95-IS99,' compiled
by Chief Frank II. Iitchcock:
In 1897 the total agricultural ex-
ports from the United States to the
Philippines were SIa,l75. In 1899
the total agricultural exports were
$eII,99o; net increase over 1897,
$Io0,S2I. This is first rate, but as
sort of offset to the inspiring effect
of these figures is the item in the
"agricultural' exports of 1899 of
$9I,SI7 worth of "malt liquors bot
tlcd," while the total items of liquid
exports amount to $I5o,73S. What
ever meaning there may be in these
figures, they indicate the present
trend and character of the trade with
the Philippines and also explain why
certain manufacturers are ardent
imperialists and warm supporters
of Mckinley.
d.. ~. p. Grinnell is quoted by
the Rutland News as saying in a pa
per read before the Vermont State
Medical society, that an average of
a dose and Il halt of morphine for
every male and female ii the State
over II years of age was consumed
every day, outside of the drugs sold
by wholesale houses or prescribed by
physicians in their practice. He
stated further that the daily average
of quinine consumed per person was
two grains. Verify, we are Il
drugged people," says the News,
which is true enough, and there may
be good lesson, if not Il temperance
lesson, in these figures. Further
investigation would I've very interest.
ing, and taking up the subject OF
outside the list of. forbid
den liquors, it would be interesting
to learn the cause to some extent of
this general resort to drugs, to Ja-
maica glnger-ginger statistics are
possibly Northumberland to bitters of
kinds all purchasable in
Vermont. And all are bought and
consumed in astonishing quantities
not Tn measured doses by any means.
Is it all for the alienation of pain,
or does the stimulating effect of these
lrugs so openly obtainable outweigh
all possible considerations of danger
o body and mind;
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

How LII ''wOrkcu'' TWO Machines.
With q seeming innocence that would
have done justice to All Sin. the Hea-
then Chinee, Ii Hung Chang appeared
to display the greatest interest In the
sewing machines at an exhibition In
Edinburgh he visited when In Great
Britain several years ago.
His excellency's first question was
how long 1t would take for the sewing
machine at which he had sat down to
do a certain distance-seemingly con-
fusing the mechanical stitcher with a
lady's safety Mt the next stand.
Without waiting for any reply to his
query or further ceremony III started
sewing little seam. Nor did he do it
badly, fact which made him seem de-
lighted as n child. For some time the
viceroy continued his hcmming and,
though got away at length by his at.
tendants, Immediately sat down ut the
next machine and insisted ON working
1t.
What Is the priceY asked Ii at
length.
Your cxcellency shall have it as u
gift" was the reply of the exhibitors.
Then l don't want 1t in that case"
observed the simple and bland Ii. "be-
cause | require two, one for myself
and the other for the empress"
And he had them.