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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

For centuries Friday has been rc-
garord ms the most unlucky day in the
week. but III" tendency now is Ia re-
gard Sunday rs the most unfortunate
day. According to Il modern stnti>ti-
elan. who has just published an inter
cSting pamphlet on the subject, sun
day is certainly more unlucliy than
Friday, rs far MS rulers and other
prominent pcrSonngcs are concerned,
Tho King of Italy, II" points out. was
killed on sunday, and it was on Sun
day that two previous attempts against
his life were made, namely, an sun
NY, March II. 1878. and on Sunday.
March -, lS!c,. other eases cited by
him are those of the Due de Barry,
who was stabbed to death on Sunday.
February IL. $50: of Car Alexander
H.. who was killed by II bomb on Sun
day. March Is. 1881: of President Car
not. who was nSslSSinatcd 10y tnsrrio,
on Sunday. June -. 1884. and of NJ.
tanovas. who was killed ON II Sunday
i'm 1897
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

The ingenious Chinese are putting on
the American market indoor fireworks.
About these there is neither smoke nor
odor nor danger. but only soft. many
colorrd illumination, beautiful to see in
darkrned rooms. ono of the fireworks,
there are many kinds--lookS like an
ordinary stick of punk. 1t Is brown
in hue. II foot long and in cirrumfer-
cncr about the size Of Il cigarette. 1t
is lighted aud held point downward.
An opnl-cOlorrd 81, bal" forms on the
point. and remains there until the stick
burns out. Little stars fly ont from the
globulp and rise in showers in the air.
They are red. green. blue. white, yell
low, hundred hups. and they de
and disappear without smoke or ohor.
and without leaving any ash. If they
strike II piece of flrniturc the 90 out
with ut do ne harm ludo n fireworks
it is said. arc absolutely safe. In n
room lighted only by wood fire in a
CRATE it is pleasant to see them in the
gloom. -Phlad"lrhn Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

1t was somewhere in his wide, wide
world. just where has slipped my mind,
and they were about to buy beef on
hoof for the ships. So the officer
whose duty it is to make tn" purchase
took ashore With him the hoswnin, as
representing the crew. to look over the
animals and either object or nos. They
approached the first animal.
How will that do?" asked the officer.
The boswain cautiously approached
the beast. bent down and gingrrly ran
his thumb and forctingcr down first
one shank and then the other until
the whole four shnnks had been en-
amincd. Strengthening UP he said:
"IIe'll do all right. sir"
The officer. ilahbcrgnstrd, cried:
But. dash it all, YOU can't tell the
good points of Il bullock ny The shnnks.'
"Pcrhaps not. sir. but they're the
only parts we ever gets. sir was the
rrply.--Pall Mall Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Th" cooking school has become such
Il matter of course that no one uurS'
tons its origin or time of beginning,
and. remarkable 10 relate. ii was Il man
though of ii ASA possibility. 1t wnSaSin
l;Altimorr Just after the civil war that
Augustine Jncuurlinr Smith, always
used To good food. suffered from the
mrAgr" and poorly cooked fare that
was offered to him everywhere. pity
ing he Ignorance of the hnuS"kcrprrS.
the idea OF :; school where cooking
should hr the only course of study
cam" into his mind rs Il possibility.
aud hr put il hrfor" tine public through
the press. 1t took several years. how
ever tor il to become Il fact accom-
pliShcd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Every year over 100, 900
persons die of consumption
in this country alone. Cherry
Pectoral would not have cured
all these. Taken in time, it
would have cured many.
A Mr.. ID. p. jolly, of
Avoca, n. V, wrote us, 4 few
weeks ago, that his mother
h,d regular oId-fashoncd con-
sumption for years, and was
given up to die. She tried
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. 1t
helped her at once, and she
is now completely restored to
health.
We believe Mr.. Iolly's
story, because it's only one
of thousands.
Three sizes of Ayers Cherry rcC,oral:
IS cents, 80 cents, and 500. Buy the
most economical size for your case.
J. c. AVER COMPANY,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

singing gift seems sacred because it
was my fathers only solace from pain
in his long Illness it was our one cheer
in the dark days. can't bear to take
II 10 market"
ITS II little disappointing" said Mil
drcd to Frances, when they were alone.
hut | am not sure that she isn't right
Their" are SO many struggling artists of
every kind, and never enough good
drrssmakcrs. My pink waist Is Il
dream. Betty Martin, drcssmaker, by
the grace of God, really believe she
is.'-YOuth'S COMPANION.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
Again the Sedan Chair

1t is said by an English publication
that company has been formed in
London to revive the use of the sedan
chair for ladies going to evening par
ties. The modern vehicle of course. is
much lighter than the old-fnShiont d
contrivHncc. and opens ut the side i'll
stead of at the front.
1t is to he employed only by ladies
when in evening dress, and til" in
terror is consequently clahorately
worked in tapestry. The cost varies
between 5000 and $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
The Gentle Gilbert.

". s. Gilbert, meeting the editor Of
leaving him: BY the by. Burnand 7
suppose q great number of funny
stories are sent into your Office" oh
yes" said Mr. thousands"
Then, my dear fellow, why don't you
publish them replied Mr.. Gilbert. as
he put out his hand to say gooIby,-
Argonaut'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

When one watches the handling OF
luggage nj railway stations. and notes
the amount of this which 1T present
is transferred To and fro. She is sur.
priSrd that errors 81 seldom occur.
Occasionally. however. plumbers are
made: and they are OF Il puHH'in.
character. rs when, The other day,
General SicklrS. on arriving 1T thlcn-
go. found himself in possession of
young ladyS trunk, filled with the
lingerie. the dainty shirt waists and
the dinner gowns of Il b 'llr. while the
fair owner ut some other objective
point was distressed to discover her
self encountered with the uniform of II
griZZlcd veteran. Fortunately, thu "i''
graph cllabl,'s the unfortunate victims
of official negligence to set matters
straight in n short time. III III" u'!S
of the stagc-conch and the Sloop errors
of this sort would have been mere
serious though they were less liable
to happen. since the Swiftnrss of our
progress has helped to make us Il tr'lr
inrXact. The wonder is that plumbers
are so infrruurnt as to he tile rNcrp'
tions against rules of safe transit.-
Golfers Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

No matter what ails YOU, headache to
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARgTs help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
Just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAscARETs Candy Cnthartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tab.
let has U.C.C. stamped OH it. Beware OF
imitation
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

The I,b2cw child in the age of the
captivity in Egypt wore only caps.
The Spartan boy wore II little coat, as
he dragged his rude wagon mt play. and
much like their elders. Then. during
the long intervals that elapsed, GUS
toms changed. and in the middle ages
Ear more care was devoted to the
clothing of the little girls and boys.
There was Il constant approach from
that time on to the gnrb of the grown
folks, until with the adoption of the 70.
COCO style. the boy was as deliberately
dressed rs his father, in wig and silks
and satins.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
I.ibby's Food Products at the Paris
ENOOsjtiOn.

The Grand PIX d. onncur and two gold
medals have been awarded by the lntcrna-
tional Jury of Award. at the Paris EXPOSE
ton. to Libby. Mcneil ~ Libby. of hicagO,
for the purity, excellence and superiority OF
their Canned Foods. Here in America, the
Libby Brand has always been recognized
as typical OF the highest standard of excel
lcnce attained in the preservation of Meats,
and it is noticeable fact that the products
of Libby Mcneil d Libby have received the
highest awards ut every Exposition held in
the United States during the past two decades.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

All know that Dohbins' Electric Soap Iva -
| ccn for rs years bCSi ~ al. Now it's price is re-
duced from 10 cents to : cents for full-size
bar, everybody wants it. :9!-rant books given
free for wrappers. Order of your grocer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
Easy to Reach This King.

second Tuesday on which any of his
subjects may call on him. The only
Formally required is to send in on"'s
card. the visitors being received WHEN
their turn comes in the order of arrival.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

The cheapest postal scrvic" in The
world is that of Japan. where for two
"cn-about srv"n-trnths of Il penny
letters are conveyed all over the en-
pirc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
His lrOncienCy,

Employer-I thought you told ma
that you were the best scholar in YOU
class mt college. You don't seem to
show it.
New Clcrk-I didn't say scholar: |
said scullcr.-Philadclphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

In hrcadmaking on an expensive
scale less than Il third of the time is
dough for biscuits is rolled cut and
prepared for baking in three hours
AMI ~ minutes, as against "a hours
by hand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Gout is rarely known among the
working classes Of Ireland. Their i'm
muuity from thu complaint is Thought
To he due to tn" fact that their tDod
consists largely Of potatoes,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

iiso's Cure is the best mcdicin" We ever used
tor all affections Of throat and lungs. MN.
q. ENDsLEY, Nanhnrrn, Ind, Feb 10, 1900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

\ pet Maltese cat belonging to an
English woman has been successfully
provided with Spectacles to countcract
failing cycSight. \ picture of IL mouse
was used by the oculist to test the
cats eyes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

As far back as Feb. 20, lI3S an ''um-
brella" was imported in the good ship
Constantine, rs shown by the invoice,
for the proper account and riSuue" of
Edward Shipper, who. for aught We
know. might have worn that ninc-shil-
ling "umhrcllln' compile tcly ont years
before Jonas lIanway excited the ire OF
thr London cahmcn.- Tho Pcrnsylva
MIA Magazine Of Hi.tory and Biog
rapby
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Ii, for any reason your druggist cannot
or does not give you Ayers Cherry Pee
toral when YOU call for it, send Va one dol.
lar for the large size and we will deliver it
to you, all charges paid.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

The pickpockct may not be pnrticu-
larly versatile. but he can turn his
hand to almost anything.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Mrs. Worldly-Ycs, my dear. he is
Handsome: but what are his proSp", t.;
for the future?
I.ovcsick Daughter Observation-Disclosures,
mamma, he is an evangelist Smart
SGT
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Mrs. Wins slows Soothing syrup for children
lCctilnEso'tens me gums. redu' ing niiamlua-
ton, allays pain. cui Is wind collie .5r. huf'I.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

kitty cNritrdly, oh, my. You ar
growing. dad,
PatcrfamiiiaS- Growing, child: Non
sense.
kitty oh, but your hair, Your
heads growing up through your hair.
Denver Republican.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
The Best Prescription for ChiIls
md F"vcr is bottle OF GROVES TAsTgLRss
CHILL TONIC 1t Ia simply iron and QuiniEo IN
tasteloss form. No cure-.no pay. Price Doc.


Distinct qualities are HScribrd to
precious stones according to their
culors. For example, turquoise lhlu,l,
inspires Hope and courage: garnet Cc1I.
fidelity: topaz iyrllow'. warm affection
diamond tcolorlrSSl. rrconciliut on: opal
milky, tears. pardon: ruby UCd),
beauty and elegance: onyx miliy
Grrcn,. discor,l; and amethyst WiolctI.
humility and purity of heart.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

II. c. Hanson buried his pet crow
Wednesday. Death came in Il swill
harrcl-lIOward City Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Perhaps The busiest time of the yrnl
In old Colonial days was November
called killing time When the chOs
en- day arrived. oxen. cows and swine
which had been futtrned for the win
ter's stock were slaughtered enrly IN
the morning, that the meat might be
hard md cold before being put in the
pickle. SausHgCS. rollicheS and head
tnllOw saved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Cindcrs from the forest fires Oh Cape
cod were carried by the wind as far as
Boston. u distance of almost 80 miles.
falling in the streets and in the waters
of the hnrbor in considerable showers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

The shoemaker usually makes Il In Il.
ing impression on his customers. NEia
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Elephants have only eight tccth--two
All an elephants baby teeth fall out
when the animal is about fourteen
years old, and a new set grows.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27
7 lie Ouly,

"Cheer mp" said the consolcr. "Onr
girl is as COOL aS another"
Better" said III" unhappy .ln.;.
man. But there is no, another gill
as good as the one. "-lndinnapolis
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

Have you ever experienced the joyful
sensation OF good ar," title? You will II
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

At a gathering of old folk in the town
of Clnrrmont. Mass. the other day the
chairman called upon all present who
were over 10 years of age to arise,
and - responded. He then asked all
those who were over 80 to stand up,
and there were II who had passed that
age of 90 brought four members of the
gathering to their feet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

To Cure II Gold in One DRv.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUlNISR TABLETS All
drugyi-ts refund the money II IL fails 10 cure.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

PUTNAM FADFLEss DYES do not stain the
hands or spot ,he kettle. Sold by all drug
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

- ill., Safest surest cure for
bf E1fIS(S all throat and lung
~ troubles. People praise
CCuo(, Cvrt1p> il, doctors prescribe it.
SOuEsl ~ u II Ouirs, sure results.
Refuse substitutes. c.. u Bulls Cough Syrup.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-27

"hll the Sweetness Of Living Blossoms. til" mat
less perfume Murray 4 LAuiuun tiori'iu :. uIrr.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-11
THE NEGLECTED. EIGHTEEN.
Our Large Body Of Commissioners Seem to
Be Great Nuisance.

Our Large Body Of Commissioners Seem to
Be a Great Nuisance.
1t would be interesting to know why
congress authorized the appointment
of eighteen commissioners at large, at
salary of $4,000 each, to the Paris
exposition. What good purpose do
they serve? What duties do they per-
form? What, in fact, is there for
them to do?
1t seems that they arc a great nui-
sance in Paris and very much neglect
ed. They bother Commissioner Peck
by insisting that he shall procure for
them invitations to all of the state
functions, and by bringing them into
prominence on all possible occasions,
These commissioners are called in the
American colony in Paris, the ''fa-
nous useless eighteen President
Loubet is reported to haze sarcastical-
ly said something to them when they
called on him to thank him for invit-
ing them to all the functions at the
palace, which, as they do not speak
French, they did not understand, but
for which the master of ceremonies
took the president to task. President
toubet is reported TO have replied:
Don't you think it just as well to let
our beloved sister republic understand
that there was no need to appoint halt
| its population to officially represent
the other half here? Where would we
be had all the nations been so intem,
perate?"
The $4,000 which will be paid to
| these commissioners may have been
spent in some other way. If there were
anything like economy exercised in
the administration of the government,
lit would not be necessary to retain the
taxes levied to carry on the Spanish
! American war.
But we don't see what President
Loubet has to complain of. His people
will get the money OF these commits.
sioners-money recklessly squandered
by our government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-11
A Noise Proof House.

A physician connected with the
health department in Chicago has pro-
vided for himself and family a noise
proof house as a protection against the
street dins, which persist despite tne
recently announced intention to en-
force the anti-noise ordinance. Inc
DOCTORS problem was to exclude the
noises while admitting the air, and he
solved it, he says, by stuffing al Cne
cracks about the doors AMI WINDOWS
with strips of rubber perforated WIN
zigzag holes. Through this the ar 10 !!
admitted, while the noise, it is sald, Is
softened or completely deadened, tne
sound waves dying out in repeated re-
Elections in the crooked passages
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-11
MANY BLOODY HEADS.
ARE BORN ALOFT WHILE CE-
LESTIALS CHEER.
Messengers, Barely Escaping the
Sword of Prince Tuan and His
Boxers, Give Details of
Frightful Atrocities.

CourlerS who are arriving at the
seats OF government of the southern
viceroys from their agents in Pekin
give vivid but fragmentary pictures of
what is being enacted in the capital.
These couriers seemingly left Pekin a
day or two later than the messenger
OF Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector gen.
eral of customs, who started on the
night of June "a. They reported that
the heads of the captured legation
guards were borne through the streets
at the top of spears, followed by zeal
OTIS chanting:
"Tapi yang knei tse; tapi, tapi!'
("Kill the foreign devils; kill, killn0
The citys millions have been reused
to patriotic fervor, breaking out into
the widest excuses, while over half
the city could be heard fighting around
the legations.
Sir Robert Harris runner, who was
interviewed by the correspondent of
the Express at Shanghai, says the
foreigners We're making the last stand
in the extensive buildings and enclos-
ures of the British legation. They
had mary dead and wounded. Among
them were women and children. Al
of them were short of food, even of the
commonest necessaries. The women
were starving, as they gave part OF
their small allowance to the children.
The foreigners, nevertheless, were
holding out under terrific fire, up
held by the hourly expectation of re-
lief
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-11
GROWTH OF CARICATURE.
John Laws Wild Schemes Gave Il Tfemen-

dous Impetus.
Caricature is nowadays one Of the
principal methods of criticism. No
movement can overreach the mark
without eliciting dozens of works OF
art from caricaturists all over this and
all other countries.
This branch of criticism and attack
dates far back, but the greatest i'm
pulse it ever felt came from the age
Of tremendous speculation, when, in
1910 and 1870, John Law was manipu-
lating things financial in France. New
err before had the financial world been
SO carried off it's feet as it was at that
time. Members Of the nobility were
waiting for chance to purchase
shares in Laws schemes. Duchesses
and ladies of high renown tried their
most persuasive charms on Law in the
attempt to get hold of shares. Men
hired out their backs for writing desks,
so great was the press Of business in
making contracts, and one hunchback
is reputed to have made 100000 francs
in this way in a few weeks. The
French went veritably mad over the
schemes to become wealthy. Natural
ly the papers of the time, especially
those of Holland caricatured the state
of affairs. There were pictures of all
sorts, caricaturing Law, the nobility,
the schemes and everything connected
with them.
1t was this tremendous amount or
| pictorial work that first directed the
energies of William Hogarth, In Lon
don, in this direction. Carlcaturlng
began to be used more and more in the
political field, and soon afterward IL
caused the shelving of Robert Walpole
from the English ministry. Ever since
then has caricaturing been one OF the
bitterest and most effectuai methods of
checking public men and their
schemes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-11
A DEAL IN WHISKEY.
The Profits Were Not So Large as
the Buyers Expected.


"There are tricks in the whisky bust
ness as we'll as in Others" said the
drummer for a large compromising
house, land remember once how the
firm L was with got stuck. One day a
man drove up in a one horse wagon
carrying one barrel of whisky, which
he wanted to sell. He told us some
kind of a story about an old uncle dy-
ing and leaving it to him; but, as he
couldn't afford to use as good liquor as
it was, he had concluded to sell it.
eve took the barrel into the house,
and, prying out the bung, we slipped in
the siphon and drew off glass OF it to
sample. And it was fine. The barrel
showed age, and the liquor tasted it.
1t was worth $40 a gallon if it was
worth a cent, but we didn't give the
man any such pointers. We knew by
the weight that there were at least 40
gallons of it, and we made him an of
fer of $3.50 for the barrel. He higgled
awhile, but took the money at last and
drove away.
'In the course of couple OF weeks
we concluded to put that whisky in
bottles and sell it as case goods, so we
set the siphon to work at the bung and
began to draw it off, After the fourth
bottle had been drawn the Siphon re-
fused to work, and we examined 1t to
find what was wrong. We could not
get at it that way, and, as the contents
seemed to be all right, we set the bar
rel on end and bored another hole in it.
Then the siphon worked, but the liquor
was much paler, and one of the men
tasted it. BY George, it wasn't whisky
at all! It was only water, colored
somewhat from the charred inside of
the barrel.
"That scared us, and we smashed the
head in to see what was inside, and we
saw in a minute. The willy cuss had
filed a can with fine old whisky to the
bung where we made the examination
before purchasing, and when that had
been emptied the whole story had been
told. He had probably paid So for the
gallon to I'LL the can, and we sold 1t for
$3.50 a bottle, but we didn't get a
blamed cent for the 80 gallons, more or
less, of water that filled the rest OF the
barrel. Washington Star.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-07-11

well qualified for the position of bish-
Cd, to which the conference has ele-
waited him.
Perhaps he is most generally known
among Methodists as writer. He is
the author of "Jesse Lee and the Old
Eim," peoples Church Pulpit" Lives
of the Methodist Church Bishops" and
"Fraternal Greetings: The Church In
Ireland and England" He has re-
ceived the honorary degree Of A. NJ.
from Wesleyan university and that Of
D.. D. from Baker university, Kansas.