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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
Hfa One Loss.

Some of the skaters on the London
Serpentine hire their skates from men
whose business it Is to let them out ut
certain sum per hour.
Thackeray once asked one of these
men whether he had ever lost n pair
through the omission to exact Il de-
post, and he replied that he had never
done so except on one occasion. when
the circum stances made II oIIivst par
dOnable.
A wcll-dressed young fellow was
having his second skate fastened on,
when he suddenly broke away from
the mans hands and dashed on to
the ice.
The next instance n thick-sct. power
full man was clamoring for another
pair. II shall nab him now," he cried,
"for l am dab at skating"
He was sheriff's officer in pursuit
of his prey, and a very animating
sight it was to watch the chase. The
officer was, as he had boosted, first
rate skater, and it became presently
obvious that he was running down his
man. Then the young fellow deter
mined TO take Il desperate risk for
liberty.
The ice, as usual under the bridge
was marked Dangerous" and he
made for it at headlong speed. The
ice bent beneath his weight, but he
got safely over. The shcrilfs officer
followed, with equal pluck, but being
a heavier man broke through and was
drowned.
His skates" said the narrator of
the incident, II got back after the in
quest but those the young man had
on l never saw again"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
Artificial DAYLIGHT.

None of the ordinary methods of ar
tifcinl illumination produce a light
giving the same color values as day
light so that cOlOrs vary much in APP
pcarancc under different Examinations.
Certain greens by daylight become rcd
browns by gaslight; certain violcts
change to purple; gray to heliotrope;
a shade of tan to a brick red. The
color of body depends. in the first
place, on the nature Of the light fall
ing on it. In monocliromatic red
light red appears much the same as
in daylight. but a yellow changes to
red. green Is almost black. while
blues and violets become red.
The need of an artificial light which
will show colors in their true relation
ships has long been felt by workers in
color. At present the electric arc light
is largely used for color work. but it
is far from satisfactory. In a recent
paper read before Section a of the
British Association, Dufton n Gard
ner announced the attainment of an
approximation to artificial daylight, so
far as color values are concerned. They
use simply an arc light. Enclosed in
Il pale blue glass globe, which has been
colorcd by means Of copper salts. The
results obtained are said TO be very
satisfactory.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

"YOu don't know how much you can
d"test the smell of coffee until you
have been on board Il cargo-stcamcr
laden with the green berry said the
captain of trading vessel the
other day.
",,'Or week or ten days it isn't so
bad-n fact it's rather pleasant
smell. that of the green berry, but af
ter that 1t begins to worry you. In
damp weather, If it's long voyage,
It's something terrible. I've seen Il
whole ships crew nearly crazy, and
unable to touch any food, simply be-
cause of the coffee, which seems to
imprcgnate everything on board.
Some other cargoes are just as
bad. Sugar, for instance. Didn't sup
pose there was any smell In sugar. ch?
Well. you take It in bowl and there
isn't. But take a cargo of it, and let
it steam in a temperature of from
ninety to 40. and it's worse than cot
fee I've felt sometimes as if | could
drink n gallon of vinegar favored with
taste out of my mouth.
But pine lumber is the worst re-
member one voyage. when we had a
cargo of pine. and before we had been
out of port many days the resin from
thc wood seemed to have got into
everything. We could taste it in the
water. and it was almost impossible
to drink it at all. and we were all
parched with thirst. Three of the men
died of fever, and when we got into
set of men you ever set eyes upon. II
was months before | could get rid of
the effects myself. "-.\rSwers
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
TO PRESERVE WCMAMY BEAUTY


Mrs. ii. II. Noth. of the Columbian
Museum. who has been dwelling
among the IlOpi Indians of Arizona 1oi'
some time, gives an interesting account
of their marriage customs. lloniS are
almost unique among savage and SEM
civilized people in that no considrrh-
ton is given for the women TO be
welded. either as presents to her rrla,
tivcs or as IL direct purchase. The
ceremony in itself is very simple, con
SiSting only of the scrllbbing of the
i.-nd- OF the young couple ~ their
respective mOthrrS-in-lAw. assisted by
ihcir friends. They then proceed to
the edge of the Mesa, where they blow
Il mouthfu of corn meal into the air
and breathe Il prayer. After this they
are man and wife. and ut the conclu-
sion of fcaSting and .iolliticat.on, which
last some weeks settle down to every
day life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

charity over the majors disappear
ance in his report to the War Office.
This Is the official announcement
made Ivy the War Department:
"A report from General Otis trans.
hitting the reports Of officers of the
Ninth Infantry has been received by
the War Department. 1t gives the de-
tails of the disappearance Of Major
Charles NJ. Rockefeller. The report
consists of statements ty Captain
George Palmer, of the Ninth Infantry,
and four pickcts, who last saw tine
missing man. The pickets say they
were first made aware of Mnjor Rookie
feller's presence by hearing the cry of
picket repeated several times. Cor
poral Ross hailed the caller, and on
discovering his identity, offered to es'
cort him to the next outpost, which
offer was declined Major Rockefeller
started Off. and soon after the pickcts
again heard the cry of picket
Corporal Ross told the officer that
he was going in the wrong direction,
and to turn more to the right. This
was the .ast seen of Major Rockefel.
Ter, rs he failed to report to his COM
mand.
1.-THE next day searching parties
found pieces of paper bearing his name
one and half miles from where he
was last seen and heard, Since then
an officer answering the description of
Major Rockefeller has been seen as a
prisone' of the Filipinos south Of Ma
Mia.
General Otis Gays, in commenting
on the case, that on the day previous
to the disappearance of Major Rookie
Teller the Ninth Infantry made a
forced march, and that probably he
was so affected by the heat that he
wandered into the Filipino line. An
other theory advanced is that he may
have been picked up by reconnoitcr.
ing party"
From that time until the present
nothing has been seen or heard of
Major Rockefeller. Following the
usual custom he was dropped as de-
serter. Now, the story is out that he
is in China, brokcn-down old man.
He has, 1t is said, thrown aside the
soldiers garb forever. He sees no
hope in the future. That fatal meet
ing ut San Beoir, where he shot and
killed his son. is ever before him. 1t
is doubtful If he ever rcvislts Ameri.
can soil,
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THE LARGEST OF DIAMONDS.
Uncut, 1t Weighed Nearly Half Pound
md IL La of the Eirst NYafer.

| Uncut, 1t Weighed Nearly Half n Pound
| and 1t Ia of the First Water.
| No single object exhibited ut the
Paris Exposition even remotely ap'
proaches in value the cleaning "Ju'
bilee" diamond, as it has been called
in commemoration of the jubilee of the
reign of the Queen of England. 1t Is a
diamond of the first water and of q
beauty and size that leave anything
known heretofore far behind. This
| largest and most costly of all dia'
monds weighs in it's present shape go
karats, while the next largest, viz, tho
"Orloff," browning the Russian I'M
perial sceptre, weighs but one hun
dred and nincty-fOur and n half
karats. Also as regards whiteness
and fire, as well as in the wonderful
perfection of its cut, the Jubilee ex.
cells all its rivals.
For the time being this Goliath
among precious stones is still owned
by syndicate of capitalists connected
with the JagersfOntein mine, in which
it was found. With regard to the price
one can hardly speak about that until
the stone has been sold, an event
which is doubtless not going to take
place in a hurry. for the guard sta
toned by the showcase containing the
sparkling gem gives its value ut 5000.
600 francs. whether correctly or not IL
hard to say. Only one thing seems as
sured. namely, that the stone shown to
the admiring crowds in the palaiS on
the Esplanade dos Inval1es Is paste,
while its original is kept somewhere
in secure custody.
This gem was found on June so
1893. at Jagersfontcin. in the Orange
Free State. The stone was picked up
by a native while he was leading a
truck, and although white verscer
was standing near him he m 'naged
to sccretc 1t and kept It on his | rrsOn
for some time. In this case, however.
it did not appear that he proposed
stealing the gem. hut only wished to
deliver it personally to the manager.
This he did and rs a bonus he received
ESQ and horse. saddle and bride.
The diamond weighed in the rough ex-
actly nine hundred and sevcnty-onc
and thrccquartcr karats, or about sew.
on and onc-tcnth ounces avoirdupois.
Unfortunately it had black spot
about the middle. but it was so placed
rs to allow the stone being cut into
two with the spot falling out.-Jewel.
crs' Circular.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

Great attention is being devoted
to the question of peat as fuel. The
British consul at Kicff states that
there is Il good opportunity for til" in
PRODUCTION of special machinery To util-
iZe the immense tracts of peat land cN
tending all over Russia. This question
is being taken up by the government.
Commissions were appoint d to consid
er the que. ion, who have submitted
Il report on the subject, cmhudying
important suggestions as to the man
ner of bringing this simple industry
before the pcnsnntry of the country
and also suggesting that financial as
siStnncc should be granted by the
government for the purchase of the
necessary machinery for the construc-
ton of railways London Inquirer
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HistOry-NnkinE Nations.

There remains in Europe four ma
tons which continue to make history
namely, England, France, Germany
and Russia. According to Monies
quicu, they ought to he unhappy; it is
Il moot question whether they are.
England's contribution to the record
of the worlds doings has been during
the last twelve months Il pretty con-
siderable one; yet the most preiudiced
observer would fail to see any signs
of depression among us, During that
period Russia and Germany have been
revising and simplifying their history
rather than adding new chapters to it;
they. also. do not appear very low
spirited London Illustrated News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
COLOR OF AUTUMN LEAVES.
Depends IL Good Denl on Storing Up u
Ash, Constituents,

Depends II Good Dcnl on Storing Up OF
Ash Constituents.
Why Is 1t that in autumn the leaves
of some Of the forest trees exhibit a
brilliant livery of crimson while others
exhibit only a yellow or golden glory ::
+. q. Keegan in n recent letter to
Nature, offers tentative hypothesis,
rs follows. He says:
1T is known by analysis that the
percentage of ash increases through
nearly the whole life of the leaf in
beech, sycamore. elm, but not in oak.
iarcn, cherry, etc. 1t depends a good
deal on whether some one ash con.
stituent generally lime or sllica> is
heins steadily stored up. The dry lear
Of the common maple on May has 6
per cent, and in October 1872 per cent.
ash. The dry leaf of the wild cherry
has on April % rs per cent. and on
october 2 10 per cent ash. Now the
leaf of the former tree is only yellow
in autumn. and never red, while that
Of the latter is very often beautifully
crimson. In the former case there is
kind of gradual decay or death of
some Of the cells, (mostly of the up
per external skim. which occasions Il
drainage Of mineral and organic sub
stances to these parts from the still
living tissues, and this drainage seems
to have a distinct influence over the
ultimate autumnal coloring of the leaf
itself. 1t Is easy to understand that
the leaves which exhibit such Il de-
cay are just those wherein the chro-
mOgen precursive of the brilliant red
cOloration would likewise suffer an
analogous kind Of change, /. c., it
would tend to become brown, to pro-
ducs phlObaphene, just as it does in
the other bark which is the practically
dead portion of the rind.
where this accumulation of mineral
matter does not take place, as in
cherries, currants, American oaks,
pears, wild vine, barberry, etc, the
chromogen does not deteriorate into
a simple yellow or dull brown; 1t
evolves its proper pigment, and as
sumes the flush and glow of active liv-
ing color"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
THE KISS At THE DOOR.

In the DAYS OF the lance and the spur.
When the hero went forth to the fight,
OFT he carried token from her
Whom he worshiped az lover and knight
And when fierce surged the battle around
And when close pressed the merciess
foe,
Twas that token that drove of despair
And gave victory's strength to his blow.
Not heso of knighthood am 7.
But warrior in industrys strife,
Where the lance that WELD is my pea
And the ladye | serve is nv wife.
Yet token | carry each day.
Full as precious as any of yore,
And it stoutens my heart for the fray
IT'S my loves Forming kiss at the door.
For his faith will the martyr endure,
BY the sunset the artists inspir'd
At the blast of the buglc and fife
Is the soldier to galantry fred
But whatever may others eyalt,
For myself shall ask nothing more
AS n prompter to worthiest deeds
Than the kiss that | get at the door.
E. w. Gray, in the Newark Daily Adver,
f,sor
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
No Excuse For u City Mt Nome.

Nome City will not he long lived. 1t
may be destroyed or it may be de-
serted. AS for this last, there is no
excuse for permanent city there.
There is no harbor, no wharfs, no
piers, no way of unloading vessels
save by lighters. 1t is dangerous
coast to be on in northwest gale. as
witness tie DSS of three stanch ships
in such It gale but month agO-thc
Dollar, Rcsolute and Merwin. Nearly
Il score of lives were lost and much
valuable goods. AS soon as the gold
deposit Is exhausted he rcn bouts the
city will be descrtcd-unleSs further
gold discoveries are made inland that
call for base of supplies here.-Les-
lies Weekly,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
FUN OF THE DAY.

He-"If asked your sister to marry
me, do you think she would say yes
or noY" Shc-"I should say yes -
Modern Society.
Pcrkins-"I married her on her
fathers account" Smythc-"On her
fathers account?" Pcrkins-"lcs; on
her fathers bank account
uc-"There are $4,000 more women
than men in New York City, She
mo wonder the New York men are so
saSsy."-Dctroit Free Press.
"Do you believe II man could climb
ND to Pixies Peak on an automobileT'
II don't know; but, say, he could come
down all right. "-Indianapo Journal.
Her heart is so affected
She would really welcome death,
For cannot cen run up hill,
Without getting out of breath.
Detroit journal.
Crcditor.-"I sent you my bill and
YOU threw it in the stove There is
nothing left but the embcrs.' No.
payc-"Sort of a glowing account,
eh?'
Wife-"Oh! John. I'm so glad you're
home again. Baby's better; he didn't
cry at all last night" Husband
Bright kid. that. Must have known
l was out of town.
Bsymthe Bjones seems to Inc like
man who is always looking for trou-
ble." Henpcckke-"That's right. His
wife died last year, and he's looking
around for another
"Any man can view misfortune with
smiling countcnancc," says the
Manayunk Philosopher, ''if the mis-
fortune happens to some other fellow"
Philadelphia Record.
David. don't you think our lovely
boy will stand a fine chance at the
baby show" "Of course, Clara; enter
him in the midnight-racket competi-
ton" -Indianapolis Journal.
Father (who had helped his son with
his home work)-"What did teacher
say when you showed him the sums?"
stupid every day."-Glasgow Times.
In youth, mans aspiration knows no pal
try bounds to keep;
In age, he's glad for each days food and
each nights peaceful sleep.
Chicago Record.
whats the fastest thing in kids?"
asked the fair customer in the furnish
ing department. Collie" answered the
abscnt-minded clerk. who had walked
tho Hnor all pipht with n co,,pln of hia
young ones.-Denvcr Times.
Teacher-"IIOw much is twice four?"
Tommy (thc huckster's son)-"M-m; er
--why-er' Tcachcr-"Well, say it
this way. How much are four peaches
and four peaches!" Tommy-"Oh,
that's about half a peck."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

tomorrow morning. oh, how shall !
pass the weary hours"
Miss Wildrcth broke down and made
full confession when Mrs, Barring
ton rushed, wld.cycd and pale, into
her husbands office. Then the two
women sat together In the private room
and wept.
III | hadn't accidentally Knocked
over the pile of letters he left To hc
posted" the lady clerk sobbcd. they
would not have been mixed up; there
would have been no reference To the
spralnlng of tie houscmaid'S ankle be
fore it happened, and his liver would
not have troubled him until after he
ate the rareht. How shall | ever be
able to explain II to him.
"iou needn't try" Mrs. Darlington
answered. I'm explain it to him when
he comes home. Dear old fellow
I'm so glad he doesn't know anything
about this. He mightnt he having n
good time at all If he did,"-New York
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

1t is in Russia's most fertile districts
that the worst famincs occur, for ia.
minc-a little one every year, Il big
one every seven ycarS-hns now be-
come q regular Occurrences. And the
country. as one flies across 1t, leaves
In sharp and painful contrast with
Western Europe there are virtually no
fat stockyards, no coy farm house,
no chateau of the local landowner. no
squ,.r's hnll-pitful asscmblagrs OF
men and women just OH the hithcr
side of the starvation line.-ScriDi.
nrr'H Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
A Record In Mountain Climbing,

A record in mountaineering. says
the Westminster Gazette. has been
made by Mr.. Stickeney. who climbed
all the seven peaks of the Dent du
Midi on one day. CtriouSly enough.
it is the highcs, of these peaks that
is also the easiest The first ascent
was made as long ago us 1874 by
NJ Clement, cure of Champcry; and
the guides tariff ut the present time
is only twenty francs. The other peaks,
of which the best known are the
Cnthedrale AMI III" Dent .lHun". are
much more difficult Most of ia III
were climbed fer he first ,imc in,,hc
late seventies and early eighties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
Tho Why She Saw GnronC.

The friends OF Il girl Just bone from
Europe were surprised 10 ind. when
they questioned he7 about it the other
day. that there waj a great deal that
she had left nndonc.
NO, 1t was too much trouble to go to
all those Out-ofthe-way-places." she
said. land rs for sightseeing. never
did care for it, anyway: so 1 soon
made up my mind TINT l wasn't TO
wear myself to death for all the old
castles and art galleries that ever on
listed. Rut had a good time; oh. per-
fectly splendid! just the very h'sl in
my whole life. Why. couldn't help
but have it. Didn't spend all my
money!"
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800 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will he pleased tC
learn that there is at least onr drradrd disease
that science has been able to ire in all it,
stages, and that ds tatarlh. Halls ,atarrl
cure is the only pos!'t.yc cure known To Tn,
medical fraternity. tatarrh being "A ronslitu.
ti0nal disease, requires u constitutional treat
mrnt lalfs atarrh cure Is taken internally
acting directly on the blood and mucous s,i r.
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
fouIAiation of the disease and giving the pa.
ticnt strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have much faith in its curat tive
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case thai il fails 20 cure. Send for list
Of testimonials. Address
+. j. CHENEY g. Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, ,jc.
Halls Family ills 81. the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

Tic>r;s are now on sale via i'" Southern
alway. e. all prominent rc~ult- % ihr' an
ul,nas, Georgia. I lorida, cuba, M"Xico and
aIfnrnin. DINING and sleeping Cars on all
trains. The route of III" WnshinGtnn y
southwestern Nrs,iIul,d Limited, New York
Il Florida Express, Washing, III \ ''hatta-
nora Limited and t.. :. Fast Mail, l'nr-
ing the winter season the New y uik " Florida
Limited. "rhc finest train in The worll De
>criptivc matter + the winter Resort rates
upon application to either New York offices,
~ or llSi Broadway. Is rihs in Sleeping Cars
reserved in advance. an all nior iation
furnished. '\ q trouble to answer Qu"sliunS.'
al on or address Alex. =. Thwrail. Eastern
Pass Agent, llSj Broadway. New York City.
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Reasoning from Analogy.

Freddy Is the son of Il Fourth nv
cnuc stock broker, you will under.
stand, and Is therefore familiar with
some Of the terms Of the profession.
Papa" said Freddy.
"Well, my SOM
as there such worm as n book
worm?'
"Thcrc is such creature. Freddy.
but ii Is very rare. The term book
worm, however, is applied tn II person
who is continually porting over books"
"And papa."
"Wcll?'
els a man who is always porting over
the ticker tapcworm !"--pittslurg
ChrOnclc-Tclegraph
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

The Grand Duke of lIrssc has Il
curious taste for Il man. His royal
higlncSS Is most Skillful with his nee
die and his embroidery is exceedingly
beautiful He takes the greatest in
tcrest in his work, and is particularly
clever in the arrangement of colors.
He has Il very artistic nature. MS he
is devoted to music. dancing and act
ing: whilst ne does not care much
about more active pursuits, though he
both shoots and rides.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
BEYOND.
She was Just q bit inclined

She was just bit inclined
To be sad and soulful; so
She inquired, Has e'dr your mind
Seemed to question you. to know
What the Unseen holds in store,
: hat the Unknown shall entail?
Have YOU cravings to explore
What there lies beyond the vale?"
He was not bit like her.
He'd of "soulfulness' no trace;
So he said, IF you refer
To that veil which hides your face,
III admit a wild desire
Its sweet secrets to assail
And they kissed-"beyond the veil
--pnm Wrst in Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
The Fcrerunner of Our Cattle,

-, auroch's horn was found recently
in ,.it dug IN Germany. 1t Is believed
ti!a, our domestic cattle are desccnds
of al,rochS. This animal survived on
the European Continent until 1927.
Examples of its enormous horns may
he seen frequently in churches and
castles in Southern Germany and in
the South Rhine country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10
Rest For the bowels.

No m after what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are pat right. CAscARETs help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce ensy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAscARErs Candy Cathnrtic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tab
let has Coo. stamped on it. Beware Of
limitations
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

Harry ii isn't mic" in you to sit on
the couch and 80 to sleep every even
ing
You think of anything you'd like to
hear me say, just wax" IN" up and III
say it."-Indianapolis journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-10

During the French military mancu.
vrrs numbers Of men deserted and
crossed the border into Italy. One day
eight men from the same regiment
deserted, prcrrrrng exile for several
years to the prospect of completing
their military service.