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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

shared in the rescue. but he gives the
credit for it to his subordinate.
Gritliths was directing stream from
n nozzle on the second floor. The
flames swept in on him and his COM
rades, and in backing out Gritfiths
was overcome by the smoke. His
comrades rushed down the stairs cry
ing "Grittiths is caught" Company II
was standing ut the bottom and Cap
tain LAWYER. calling for volunteers,
dashed up to the landing. BY the cap
tains side was Quinn. Lying on their
stomachs they crawled along the floor
shouting for Griitiths.
i've got him" exclaimed the cap
tain as he reached forward and
grabbed something, which he felt sure
was the tireman's leg. But the some
thing moved forward. carrying the
exhausted captain with 1t for several
feet. 1t was the leg Of one of the
the fire. Fireman Quinn crawled fur
Their in on the floor
"Gritliths! Grittiths" shouted both
men. but there was no response.
1--WE got him" gaspel Quinn, and
holding the unconscious fireman by the
leg Quinn and his foreman dragged
themselves to the door. a dozen fire.
men were there to receive them, and
the rescued fireman was taken to the
hospital. He was all right shortly.
Quinn saved n man at the Bowcry
Mission fire. holding him Oh the fire
escape while stream was played on
him to keep the flames away.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Child Kills Rattlesnake.

Mary Antes, an eleven-year-old girl,
has proved herself a heroine. The
girl lives OH n farm near Nisbit. Penn,
and her mother sent her to drive the
cows in from nearby field. She
was accompanied by large shepherd
dog and n small terrier.
While walking through n patch of
tall grass the girl was startled by a
terrifying "Whir-f," and saw a large
yellow rattlesnake several steps away,
with its head poised ready to strike.
Mary started to run, but the dogs had
already started the attack, and when
the girl grasped the situation she
bravely determined to stay with hef
pets and fight 1t out. Selling big
stone, she hurled it ut the snake,
breaking the reptiles back. Then with
Il club she beat the life out of it.
During the struggle the dogs kept
up the attack, and the terrier was
bitten and died within two hours. The
snake measured five feet and ha'
twelve rattles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
ErIendslltp's ItiN's,

Am | going to the wedding! Ger
In blue. I'D like 10 see myself there.
You thought we We're friends; on,
yes, we're friends I'd like to scratch
her eyes out-the deceitful thihg!
How did 1t start? How did what
start? II her young man wished to
call on me. there was no law against
1t, was there? lf'he got In the habit
of calling here every day in the week
and twice on Sunday, 1t wasn't my
business to turn him over to the pO'
lice, was it: wish ! had though,
as he was an awful bore, and so per-
sistcnt that never got II chance to so
anywhere or see anyone.
And all the while that deceltful
thing pretended to be crying her eyes
out ut the desertiOn of her young man
into my camp. If | had not thought
that that young mans presence here
was making her awfully mad he
would have gotten his walking papers
long ago. But | endured him because
] thought that she cared everything
for him and could not live without
him.
"And to think that she simpy
turned him over to me to get rid or
him as well as me, while she landed
the eligible young man with the bank
account who recently arrived IN the
city! And never knew that he was
here until II was too late! And we
were such dear friends, too"-Drtroit
Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
a STORY Of WHlSrLlNS AND BEES.
The Trying Experience or Henry Fitch OF
MOnnInn End. Mn.

The Trying Experience "r Henry Fitch OF
Mountain End, va.
Henry Fitch, Il young farmer living
AT Mountain End, invited death for
himself and his two oxen the other
day by whistling.
Young Fitch Is whistler of much
ability. He has whistled ut every farm
house and every gathering in the
neighborhood, and when he is whist
ling nobody cares to listen to piano,
violin, flute, guitar or banjo.
The other day Fitch was blowing
in his tield-plowing and whistling.
Two sleek, sleepy oxen We're drawing
the plow, and neither they nor Fitch
paid any attention To anything but
the blowing and the whistlng.
Presently swarm of thousands of
honey bees lowered over them. There
was no Use to run--Still less TO fight
them, and Fitch simply kept on whist
ling and blowing while the bees set
tied softly upon him and the oxen.
They seemed friendly enough us long
as Fitch whistled, and Fitch admits
that he was willing to whistle rs long
us they remained friendly and seemed
inclined to listen.
Fitch continued to plOw along. His
patch led toward his home, where he
could see his mother in the yard. He
caught the tails of the oxen SO the
beasts might not anger the bees by
switching them. For the distance Cf
half Il mile he held these two oXtails
and whistled.
His mother looked up and saw him.
He and his oxen looked like they
might be covered with Il soft brown
fur. Fitch stopped whistling just
long enough to shout "b 'es," and then
continued his tune without the bees
realizing that he had dropped note.
Mrs, Fitch acted ut once. She knows
something of bees and realized that
unless she got them hved in short
order they would probably sting her
son to death. For she argued that
could not keep on wlrstling forever.
So she got Il huge tin pan and be-
gan heating it vigorously. The bees
stirred measily at this interruption
of their concert but they did not
sting, and after II few moments every
one of them rose in the air and start
ed toward the tin pan. Mrs Fitch led
the way to an empty hive which had
luckily been prepared for another
swarm, and, by dint of much beating
and conXing. got al the bees into II.
Fitch stopped whistling, sat down
fiat on the ground, and mopped MS
face. The sleek, lazy oxen switched
their tails vigorously to make up for
lost time.-St. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Steamer Captured ~ u Pirate.

The governor of New Caledonia
cables to the minister for the colonies
that French gunboat has just cap
tlred dubious vessel which is be-
lieved to be the French steamer Chef
Nomade. which disappeared mys-
teriously near Java four years ago.
The captured craft had evidently
been stolen. She was unable to pro-
duce ships papers and had been re-
ported several times as engaged in
piracy in southern seas.
The crew consists of p ugly ru-
ftians of all nationalitics. The cargo
was Of widely varied character.
The captain, one Edward Jasper.
claims San Francisco as his birth
place.-Paris Correspondence, in New
York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Rsrerre I 1t to an Authority.

When Police Sergeant William Me
Shane was going into IL barber shop on
South Thirteenth street he noticed
sign painted on the window which
read: LAUNDRY agentcey.'
"Where did you learn to spell?' he
asked the barber.
"Why: What's wrong!" the barbr
asked in reply.
"I.ooi ut that sign" replied McShane.
"Who told you to spell agency that
way:"
at doesn't look right" admitted the
barber. I'VE had Il big argument
about it, me and the painter. l said
thought it was agency, but he
said it was a-g-e-n-c-e-y. He wouldn't
give in to me and | wouldn't give in
to him and we left it to man that's
president of the school board. He speit
it the way it's on the window ana W.
couldn't dispute his word about 1t.
could we?"-Pittsburg News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
A Thrilling Adventure.

While following the trail of bear
in the Rocky Mountains Colonel S.
suddenly caught sight of three bears.
Il mother and two cubs, at the foot of
steep, snow-tilled gully. 1t was Il
tempting shot and safe position.
since the snowslide was steep, and be-
fore the bears could reach him there
would be plenty Of time to reload, so
the hunter thought. The adventure Is
related in Life and Adventures Of j.
G. Jebb."
The man fired and killed one Of the
cubs and wounded the mother bear.
CrOuching for second shot his foot
slipped and he fell on his back. The
next moment he was sliding down the
slope of the frozen snow toward the
bears, WHO We're climbing up to take
revenge on their foe.
Down, down he went, almost falling
over the old bear, who made vicious
grab ut him with her paw as hepassed.
She turned quickly, and half sliding,
half rolling, followed him down.
a minute later Colonel $. reached the
foot of the slide, shaken and confused,
minus his cartridge pouch. Fortunate
ly he had held on TO his rifle, but his
hand was so unsteady that he dared
not risk Il shot, although the bear was
close upon him. At his right was q
boulder, and he sprang behind 1t and
waited.
On came the bear; she passed the
end of the snowslide, scrambled over
the rocks, and reared not five. PAGES
from where the hunter awaited her.
His hand was steady enough now. The
express rang out, and she fell dead,
literally at her slayers feet. Another
shot and the other cub toppled over
and rolled down the slide.
1t was narrow escape for the colo
mel, but he maintained that three bears
made Il pretty good bag" and We're
worth all the risk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Heroic Rescue of Two boys.

Herman Laschman. q sailor on the
Bremen, told Il thrilling story of the
rapid spread of the fire which de-
stroyed many lives at the North Ger
man Lloyd docks in Hoboken recently,
and of the frantic efforts made by doz-
ems of men to escape. He was badly
burned. but managed to save two small
boys who were employed OH the steam
er as cabin boys.
Laschman was up the foremost
painting when the fire broke out. The
Bremen was mOOred to Pier 3. Look
ing down the sailor saw the flames
spreading with great rapidity in all
er himself there were many explosions,
and the fire seemed to jump from a
dozen places following each report.
Lnschman started to descend to the
deck just as the flames touched the
Bremen.
When he reached the top of the cabin
dozens of sailors and lOngshoremen
Were rushing from end to end and side
to side of the ship seeking place to
escape.
On the pier side was certain death,
so they turned to the river side and
jumped into the water
At first only few went overheard,
but as the decks got hot the men saw
their only chance was in the water,
and there We're but few on deck when
Laschman jumped from the cabin to
the deck.
Standing near the stern We're two
small boys, huddled up in corner and
too frightened to move. The flames
We're almost upon them, but they did
not seem to realize their danger.
Laschman saw them. He shouted for
them to follow him. They heard the
warning, but did not move. Then the
sailor rushed up to the boys just as
heavy flame rolled over the top of the
afterhouse. 1t almost enveloped them.
Grabbing boy with each hand,
Larschman rushed to the side and
jumped into the water, pulling the
boys with him. Laschmnn's shirt was
in flames when he jumped, and his
back was badly burned.
All three came to the surface to-
gethcr. Lnschman retained his grip
on the youngsters. and held them until
rescued by tug. Laschman and tile
rescued boys were landed on one of the
HamburgAmerican Line piers.
Laschman said of the dozens Of men
he saw go over the Bremens side only
q few reached shore.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
lIenefit of Sleep.

TO contend that time taken from
toll for sleep or recreation Is LOST Is
the greatest mistake Il busy person
can make. Sleep and recreation form,
as it were. the cement put into fill up
the joints in order to keep out tne
weather and preserve the edifice.
man does not necessarily requ rt
riches honor or otlice--although the
majority of lis naturally have an nnbi-
tion to attain one Of these desiderata-
but he does need food. work and sleep.
1t follows, therefore, that he should
use every means to promote life. anu
among these there are three things td
be kept in mind. When a man denies
himself sleep, food and the exercise
work gives both to brain and body, he
is robbing his life Of its full term.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

"My dear papa" wrote little Helen.
who was spending her vacation mt n
relatives some distance from home,
II Went to Il baseball game today The
Buckeye club had PC tnllics and the
Bluc-stockings had I tallies."
up. 81 put these numbers in figures
instead of spelling them because it is
SO warm"
The intelligent reader will notice
Helen expended more labor in explain
ing why she used figures than would
have been necessary to spell the num-
hers. hut that is llelen'S way. She Is
Il girl and girls become wOmcn.-Judgt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

The Esquimau children Of Alaska
have other things than snowballs and
icebergs to eat. Things grow very fast
in the short Arctic summer. AS soon
as the snow melts off in many places
the ground Is covered with n vine
which bears n small berry something
like huckleberry; porwong, 1t Is
called. 1t is sour and has pungent
taste, and the Indians leave off work
and go porwong hunting, examining
themselves with the berries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

The English death duties are proving
great hardship on the new Duke Of
Argyll. He has just issued in Gaelic
a manifesto to his tenants who are in
arrears begging them to pay up, and
calling their attention to the fact that
he himself had large sum Of money
to pay the Government on the occasion
of succeeding to his fathers title. and
adding that for many years to come he
will have no benefit from the rents of
the estate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Religions in China.

Confucianism. Buddhism and Tao.
ism, the three harmonious systems of
worship in China, which may be held
by the same individual IL he choose
without any suggestion Of improperly,
do not include all the Chinese as ad-
herents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Lydia
f..
Pn1kham,S

Vegetable Compound
cures the Ills peculiar to
women. II tones up their
general heaIfh, eases
down 0verWr0u8ht
n0rves, cures those
awful backa0ls0S and s'og-
uIaf0S s,,os,sfs-Nafj0n.
II docs this because II
acts directly on the fe-
male 0rgassiss,s and makes
n healthy, relieving and
curing all inflammation
and dxspLaoesssenfs.
Nothing else Is Just as
good and many things that
may be suggested are
dangerous. This great
medicine has q constant
record of cure. Thou
sands of women testify to
M. Read their letters con-
sfanfIy appearing In this
paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

An acid, distilled from rain soaked
coal dust, has made its appearance
as a dangerous enemy of steel cars.
1t eats into the metal and causes rapid
corrOsOn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
An Electric Car With Express speed

A New England company has turned
out nm electric car capable of making
sixty five miles an hour. 1t is to run
on the seventeen-mile road between
Providence and Fail River, and is ex.
pected to cover the distance in six.
teen minutes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Ole

When preparation has IN advertised rep
utation that Is Worldwide, 1t means that
preparation Is meritorious. Ii you 20 into
u store TO buy au article that has achieved
universal popularity like Cnscarets Candy
Cathartic for example you feel 1t has the
endorsement OF the world The judgment
OF tho people Is infullible because II Is i'm.
personnl. The retailer who wants TO SOIL
you "som othing else in plac" OF the article
you ask for has an axe TO grind. Don't
1t stand to reason? He's trying to sell
something that is not what he represents 1t
to be- Why? Because he expects to de-
rive an extra profit out Of your credulty.
Are you easy! Don't you see through his
little game? The man who will try and sell
you substitute for Cascarets is fraud.
Beware Of him! He is trying to steal the
honestly earned benefits Of reputation
which another business man has paid for,
and if his conscience will allow him to go
80 far. he will 80 farther. II he cheats
his customer in one way. he will In another
and 1t Il not safe to do business with him.
Beware of the Cascaret substitute Ro-
member Cnscarots are never sold In bulk
but in metal boxes with the long-laioi
&c" on every box and each tablet stamped
n q ~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

In the Canadian northwest provinces
there are probably more colonies
of different nations than are to be
found on any equal area elsewhere
In the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

The costliest toy on record was
a brokennOsed wooden horse which
belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte and
was sold year or two ago for 1000
francs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Then All Will Re HnuOy.

Agree with everybody; it takes less
time than disagreeing, and the ques-
tions you are asked to agree to are not
important, anyway.-Atchison Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Servants In London.

1t is estimated that there are 24O.
don, and that 10000 of these are always
out of situations or changing their
places.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

What Shall We Have For Dessert|
This question arises in the family daily. Let
Us answer 1t today. Try Jell-O, delicious
and heathful dessert. Prepared In min. NO
bolingi no bnkinyl Simply add little hot
water l. set to cool. Fluvors: Lemon, Orange.
Raspberry and strawberry. Atgrocers. loo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

All know that Dobbins' Electric Soap has
been for IS years hest of all. Now its price is re-
duced from 10 cents to cents for full-sized
bar, everybody wants it. 2j-cent books given
free for wrappers, Order of your grocer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Dep,h of n Wolman's Love.

When Il woman is really in love with
her husband she thinks he looks grace
full when he is carving Il chicken
New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. II powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating. aching feet. ingrowing nails
corns and bunions. At all druggists and
shoe stores. 25c. Trial package FREE BY
mail. Address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy. NY
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
THE SOULS SIGHT.

II isn't the thai happy soul at the easement
world o its
The sunlight
clear,
the That bign
the n
The ruth OF III
!" the soul mood,
That blind
Ripley D. Saunders in Louis Republic
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

The Arctic whale never migrates to
the southwark, rs most species OF
whales do, because of inability to live
in the heated waters of the southern
seas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

For the last 30 years in Denmark
the party of the Left has had a ma
jOrity in the chamber, while the king
has retained in power ministry Of
the Right.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

The name of Fireman Joseph Quinn,
of Hook and Ladder Company IA. is
to be sent in by his captain for place
on the roll of merit for rescuing Fire.
plan Griffiths from almost certain
death in the stable fire in East 1881
street. says the New York Sun. Cap
tain Lawler, of ouinn's company,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

ii. II. GREEN'S SONS Of Atlanta, Ga, are the
only successful .Dropsy specia lists in the
world. see their liberal offer in advertisement
in another column OF this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

Rev. II. ]. Carson, Scotland, OAK, says:
ly cured my little girl" Sold by Druggists. ,5c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

am sure Pisos Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THos. Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, NY, Feb. II, 1900
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

1t Is but short time till the amateur
with an automobile will divide honors
with the bicycle scorcher as q road
way terror.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

FITS permanently cured. No fits nervous
ne. S after first days use of DR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorcr az trial bot tie and treatise free
DR., X. II. KLINE, Ltd. g3l Arch ST, Philu., u.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

A train had to stop in Coffee county,
Tenn, a few days ago to allow bear
to get off the track.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

Have you ever experienced the joyful
sensation Of good appetite? You will If
you chew Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

Among the countries that produce
no coal are Mexico, Brazil, Chill, Cuba,
Persia, Korea, Turkey, and Holland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

TeukwOOd and rice are the two prin-
cipal products of Siam.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

There is one ingredient in Frey's Vermi-
fuge that does not grow outside the State OF
MARYLAND,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

A French engineer is trying to apply
air in such way to machinery as to
make it serve as Il lubricatOr.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
Icll.(D. The Now Dessert,

pieases NIL the family, Four nnvors:-
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and strawberry.
At YOUR groeers. III cts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04

Though woman be homey or handsome,
modesty Is her greatest charm. NE3l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-04
The Best Presentation for Chiils

and Fever ID a bottle Of GROVES TASTELEsS
CHILL TONIC. 1t 10 simply iron and quinine in
q tastslsss form. No cure-ho pay. Price TOO.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-26
BULL MOVEMENT CHECKED.
Cotton Prices Suddenly Collapsed,
Falling Thirty Points.

New York. June 25.-Ths sensational bull
movement. begun ten months ago. eliminated
on the New York Cotton Exchange this MORN
ing when prices fell some 90 points, under a
terrific drive of bulls to unload a glut OF long
cotton purchased the advance. 1t mas BEEN
MANY months since the shorts here. IN the South
and abroad. have been effectuaily rounded
up. but inasmuch as the primary cause Cor the
covering was bona-ifie influences ari not
manipulation. the uplift was scored with COM
parstive ease For several weeks bad crop r--
po.,s have been pouring IN from nearly all
parts OF the belt and the European bear tactic "a
has been restless. The public manifesto an
Inclination to buy and leading operators here
finally made a bold stand the bull side. Day
after day prices climbed with a dizzy 'ush.
This morning exceptionally strong English cables
and particularly bad reports seat prices brst
safes 20 TO - POINTS upward and forced the few
remaining bears 90 seek safer grounda The rise
proved fast for one house-Dennis Perkins e
Co.--and at midday its suspension was repor-e ed
from the rostrum. The announcement at once
created distrust In the bull ranks II being feared
other concerns might b involved and H.
down a points before the fnal gong sounded,