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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
As IN DAYS OF OLD.
Now as Then. Safety Depends on Strong Walls
and q Brave Garrison.


II YOU and were defending castle we
should, of course, look especially to those
ph es where the walls were lowest anl
weakest. Now the human body IS cas-
tie. The better we understand where oar
weak spots are and how to cover them
fIom attack, the longer we shall keep pos
session. We must defend Castle Body
when it is first threatened, and not wait
until thu enemy has made lodamcnt in
side he walls rho bad things, the
wp,tc., the impurities, thc poi>onS arr,
when all i rI.nt, thrown out OF Ca"tlc
Body by means Of thc Lungs, the Bowels,
the Kidneys, the Skin-thes' four scaven
yrrs. But when the first three are DO H.
cred by Indigestion and dyspepsia, the
skin has more work than u can do. Now
the man exposes his SKIN, or some part OF
1t. to the cold. Tne skin is uggcd n
once. Inflammation follows, The poison
goes TO weak spots ana he Is sick.
Keep your system clean with the ne"
medicine, CaIcurn Solvent, prcp>rrd by
D.. David Kcuncdy OF X 'nncdy Nv,
Kingston, \ Y. Il cues Indigestion,
by >pepsia, rheumatism, con, nl'mrnts OF
The uutrtivc processes IN every phase
ana the organic ula,adle> so common II d
fatal among us. Try aad you Will lrnst
it. All druggists 81 90 4 bottle. Wrlle
tor free .riaI
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

In western Massachusetts town
lives Il young woman who Is blessed
with both discrimination and tact.
The first of these admirable qualities
she has displayed by her two mar
riagcs. Her first husband was Il minis
ter, Il most delightful man. He died,
and after Il lapse of five or six years
she was united to his only brother, who
was Il successful lawyer in New York.
On her library desk stands II picture
of the first partner of her joys and sor-
rows, and one day curious caller ask
ell whom the photograph represented.
"That," said the hostess, with evil
dent emotion. "!S picture Of my hus-
bands brother, who died eight years
pgo and who was very dear to us
oth."-YOuth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
MARYLAND

J. Il. llarwood has II new bicycle.
Edwin A. Spear spent Sunday
with his cousin, Mrs. ID. +. Pollard,
in Bellows Falls.
Arthur E. Spear spent three days
of last week with his mother, Mrs.
Lucy Spear. Monday morning he
went to Windsor to work for +. a.
Kennedy.
Luther T. Penniman of Montpe-
lier is spending Il few days with his
sisters.
Mrs. f. ]. Reed returned last Sat
urday from her visit in Boston.
Mrs. G. Z. Merrill and child en-
are spending few days at Ernest
Merril's.
The Ladies' Aid Society served Il
pink tea in the chapel of the Con
gregational church last Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Miss Lydia Hartig gave Il very
interesting illustrated lecture on
mission work in the South in the
Congregational church last Friday
evening.
Little Marion Reed spent three
days of last week with her aunt,
Miss Nora Reed.
Mrs. Marion Headle went to
Woodstock Wednesday to visit rea-
tives.
Miss Flora A. Spear spent Sun
dav with relatives in Woodstock.
Mrs. George Marcy has moved
from the farm to the home of her
brother, w. |. Allen.
Homer A. WEIGH is tic happy
possessor of Il new wheel.
Mrs. Leila Smith of Lyme came
Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. J.
ii. Snow.
Mrs. Guy Parkhurst is spending a
little time with her parents in Wind
SOr.
Byron Robinson of Bellows Falls
came Tuesday to visit his parents.
J. H. Snow and r. w. Headle
took a business trip TO Bridgewater
Monday.
E. II. Perkins is spending the
week in Chelsea.
Nathaniel Weed spent Monday
with his uncle in Claremont.
Mrs. E. F. Spear is very poorly
at this writing.
+. A. Durphey was quite sick at
w. Z. Davis last week.
George Morey of Manchester, n.
H., is spending little time at Elias
Billings.
Miss Pearl E. Sturtevant returned
Wednesday from three weeks stay
in Woodstock.
Charles Lamphere and wife OF
Windsor called on friends i'll town
Tuesday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Spirit Of the Age,
Woodstock, w., May rs, 1901.
BY EDWARD c. DANA.

Col. Forbes "Nermonter" is con-
siderable of political calendar, alma
nae and picture gallery, and the APP
pearance therein of elegant half.
tones of ambitious citizens Of this
commonwealth Immediately places
the subjects on the waiting list of
some desirable office. They are
slated. The Vermonter hasn't space
for them all, but does the best it can
for the numberless applicants.
The opium curse is worse than
drunkenness in this state today, and
the gates are wide open for the sale
of death by the ounce or phial.-
Randolph Herald.
The general public sees much of
the destroying effects of red liquor,
but in a more unobtrusive way
opium is doubtless making more
misery for weak human beings.
Recently published statistics are ter
rifying enough and, making all allow
anccs for exaggeration, they reveal
a condition of things which ought
to be remedied to some extent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
INDIAN SIGNALS.
fhc LonE Distance code by which
the Red Men IUuyerscd.

The traveller Oh the plains In the carly
days soon learned the significance OF
the spires rt smoke that be sometimes
saw rising from Il distant ridge or hill
and that IN turn he Uight 80" answer
cd from different direction, 1t was
the signal talk of the Indians across
miles Of Intervening ground, signal
used in rlllying the warriors for IN nj
tack or warning them for retreat
when that seemed advisable.
The Indian had Il way of sending up
the smoke in rings or puttS, knowing
that such II smoke column would nj
once he noticed and understood rs n
signal and not taken for the smoke of
some campfire. He made the rings by
covering the little fire with his blanket
for moment and then suddenly re-
moving the blanket and allowing the
smoke to ascend, when h" instantly
covered the fire again. The culuWn Of
ascending smoke rings said To every
Indian within - miles: Look out
There is au enemy near" Three
smokes built close together meant dan
XVI WV Sl'l'N' ''''.'''S ''''''' '''''
ton. Two smokes meant Camp ut
this place" Travel the plains. and the
usefulness of this long distance tce.
phone will quickly become apparent.
Sometimes ut night the settler or
traveller saw fiery lines crossing the
sky. shooting up and falling, perhaps
taking n direction diagonal to the line
of vision. He might guess that these
were the signals of Indians, but unless
he were an old timer he might not he
able to interpret the signals. The old
timer and the SQuaw man knew that
one fire arrow IAN arrow prepared by
treating the head of the shaft with
yuupowdcr and fine bark, meant the
same ms the column of smoke puils-
viz. AN enemy is near" Two arrows
meant Danger" Three arrows said
impcrntlvcly, This danger Is great
Several arrows said. "Thc enemy are
too many for us" Two arrows shot mp
into the air mt once meant 1--WE shall
attack" three at once said. 1--WE at
tack now" An arrow shot off in a
diagonal direction said rs plainly as
ponting Il finger. "That way" Thus
the untutorcd savage could telephone
fairly we'll at night as well as in day.
fine"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
AMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS.
Buffalo VIII BE Able to Take Care OF
Exposition Visitors.

Buffalo will be able to accommodate
all the visitors to the Pan-Amcrican
Exposition next summer. The city has
large number Of permanent hotels
with accommodations for great num-
Der of guests besides hundreds Of
boarding and lodging houses. In addl'
ton, number of large apartment
houses have been converted into hotels,
and several caravansaries with accom-
modations for from 1000 to 5000 per.
sons have been erected near the Expo
sition grounds. Many Of these are of
new fireproof construction. Outside of
all these provisions for the housing OF
visitors, there will be thrown open
more than 5000 private dwelling houses
with mn average accommodation for III
persons each.
The city Of Buffalo will be able to
care for ut least 10000 persons, while
the suburbs will provide for 10000
more. The rates will be reasonable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
AN IMPORTANT TEST
Your Life May Be Prolonged
by Applying 1t.

Do YOU realize the importance of the
Kidneys and Bladder: when diseased they
make II lot of tronble-tear down the sys-
TEN and create gravel (stone in the Blad-
der. Women often suffer from so-calied
female weakness" when their trouble
really lies with the Kidneys and Bladder.
Try this test. Put some urine in II tum-
bier. Let it stand twcnty-tour hours. If
there is n sediment. cloudy or milky ap.
pearancc, your Kidneys are sick. 1t you
are obliged to urinate often, especially dur
ing the night; if your urine stains linen. if
yeu have scading pains in passing it, If your
back pains you. your Bladder and Kidneys
are diseased: You should ut once take the
greatest of all Kidney medicines. DIR. David
Kennedy's Favoritc Remedy. It has cured
the most distressing cases it will cure YOU.
II corrccts the bad effects Of beer or
whiskey. will cure old and chronic cases of
Rheumatism and Dyspepsia and acts gently
yet promptly on the Bowels. Favorite
Remedy is sold for one dollar II bottle at all
drug stores.
You may have trim bottle of Fnvorito
Remedy with II pamphlet of valuable me!li-
cal advice sent free by mail postpaid. by
sending your address to the DR.. David Ken.
nedy Corporation, Ronduut. n. Y. and
mentioning this paper. The proprietor of
this paper guarantee the genuineness of
this liberal offer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
The District System Of Representa-.
ton and Referendum.

New Hampshire is to have con-
stitutional convention to change its
system of representation. Its House
now consists of $50 members, one
for each town or ward of 600 inhab-
itants, and one additional tor each
additional 1900, with proportional
representation in point of time in
places of less than 600 people, is
admitted to be too large and un-
wieldly for efficient work. On the
other hand the Senate with hut I'd
members is too small, and probably
the coming convention will make Il
change of basis for both branches.
The present system replaced one of
town representation and Massachu-
sets once had one like it as half
way house from town to district
representation, as it is likely to
prove in New Hampshire.
The town system was just enough
when population was distributed
with comparative evenness, and it
had merits worth preserving in
strengthening the life of each town
as little republic by itself; but IN
the great changes that the past gen
erations has brought in massing of
people in towns and cities, it has
become too grossly unjust to be
longer tolerable or to have fair and
intelligent government practicable
from 1t.
We are having this constantly
proved in Vermont. 1t means moth
ing less than unlimited government
BY the minority, as complete and
impregnable as any oligarchy ever
was. To say it is right is simply to
deny that tree government is right.
AS has often been argued in these
columns, the best remedy, that
which will conserve to the full the
uses of the old system, while pre-
venting its abuses, and at the same
time be constant stimulus and
popular educator in public affairs,
is the referendum. But failing that
the district system is iuevitable.--
Brattleboro Reformer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

The importance of chief cook be-
comes evident when the time for his
departure arrives. One day last week
the proprietor Of a popular restaurant
on Fifth avenue decided for reasons OF
his own to part with the services of the
man who had for some years looked
after his kitchen. The chef retired
and with him more than 20 Of his as
sistants. This number included his as
sistant cooks ana every man In tho
kitchen, even to the unmportant funo-
tlonary who prcsides over the refriger-
ntors. This exodus did not surprise
the proprietor.
The chef had brought the others with
him, and they were in a way more
closely attached to his service than to
the proprietor who paid them their
wages. When a substitute was hired,
he also brought the same complete
corps Of assistants who are supposed
TO know the methods of their chief bet
ter than any assistants not directly
employed by him.
This manner of employment exists In
all the large restaurants. where the
head cook is absolute master in the
kitchen and controls all the branches
of his department down to the most
unimportunt. He is held responsible
on this ground for all that may happen
under his direction even IL he was not
personally concerned in the matter
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

'"Bc tfutnIUl, SUi'l tHc ttuCHcf'
"Always?" asked the boy.
always" answered the teacher,
"Nevcr tell lic!'
"Ncvcr."
"Not even white lie"
"Not even white lie"
HUH. calculated the lad scornful'
ly. ITS mighty good thing for you
you amt boy with my dad for IA
Their"
"WhyT asked tho teacher.
because" replied the hoy, 'lf you
was my dads little boy an you'd heard
what he said about Aunt Eliza comm
TO visit us with her children an Aunt
Eliza had asked you If You weren't all
glad to see her IN you'd told the truth.
like | did, you'd think there was Il
place where your trousers was mighty
thin after dad got through with YOU
He went back to his desk. and rs he
sat down with great care there was an
expression on his face that showed the
great lesson Of truth had been, ut least
in n measure, lost on him. And in his
Indignation and innocence he did not
APPRECIATE the humor associated VIII
the fact that his teacher did not belong
to that division of the human race that
wears trousers.-Chicago Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
A WOMAN'S STRATEGY.
She Found IL Way to quicken Lag
gard Lover 10 Action.

After the athletic young man, resting
inHlly In an easy chair. had studied the
ceiling ut which he was blowing smoke
he replied to the pretty sister who bad
twice asked him the same questions:
Bless, you know don't care the turn
of my hand for women. I'm saturated
with what the politicians call apathy.
or course | remember the Georgia girl
that visited us last summer. She was
Il magnificent creature to look at, but
I'll warrant she is just like the rest OF
them. ! paid her some attention for
your sake, little one. but really | had
to think twice before recalling her.
Her name was Molly, wasn't itT'
"Tpb living writes me Of Il report
that Molly is going to marry Captain
Howker of the army. You know him,
and the sister took observations from
the corner of one eye.
"What, that chump? The Internal
feather headed flirt and cgotistical IL
noramus! What right has conccited
puppy like that to marry Il woman like
her, to drag her from garrison to camp
and from camp to garrison: Don't her
family know enough to prevent 1t:
Good heavens, Bess. you have influence
with her. Why don't you interfere"
"And get snubbcd for my pains? |
guess not. But you seem agitated about
The matter, my dear boy"
no; it's not that, Bcss." Yet she
could see the blush on the back of his
neck as he looked out the window.
I'm i'll. I've felt it coming on for sew.
cral weeks. The truth is that the doc
tor says | must go south for awhile,
and he never hcstatcd ut this whop
per, and she was gushing in her hypo'
critical sympathy. ITS a COMPOUNDED
nuisance. but I'll start tonight
Within IL minutes she sent this
nDarling Molly, he's coming. told
You I'd find way to stir him up
Detroit Free Press.
The Age and World ST. .oS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Fish Preservation.

Judging from reports, fishing in
Vermont is bettor this spring than
it has been before for many years
There is water enough in Vermont
to furnish good fishing for every
person who wants to fish if fish
hogs can be kept off and all fisher
men will enjoy their sport without
outraging the laws of nature.
Something has been done in this
direction and fishing has improved.
Further improvement will be had
lust as fast as those most interested
do their part in enforcing the laws
relative to fish preservation.-Barre
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

The state railroad commissioners
made an official trip to Westminster
this week to inspecta grade crossing
there. The people of Westminster
want the highway to go under the
track instead of over it, and the Bos-
ton & Maine is asked to bear the en-
pense of the change. In view of a
recent unsatisfactory decision by the
state board in somewhat similar
case at White River Junction tho
result of the present deliberation
will be of considerable interest.
The board of railroad commission.
ers continues to patter about the
state armed with about as much
authority to round up railroad
company as 4 local fence.viewer,
and the next session of the legisla-
ture would do itself proud if it cut
off the appropriation for its salaries
and travelling expenses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
uoxv the Artist Was Called.


When Henry s. Watson, the illustrat'
or, landed at Naples, he did not know
much about European travel. He had
to make some sketches in the villages
about Naples, and his experiences have
filled him with wonder enough for
lifetime. His deft pencil helped him
bit. At one little village inn he tried
to get it through the landlords head
that he was to be called early in the
morning. He couldn't make himself
understood. At last he drew picture
of himself lying in bed, the sun peep
ing through the window, the clock ut
the hour of 6 and the chambermnid
knocking at the door. Then 1t was
quite plain. and they woke him on the
tick.-Saturday Evening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Address by Dr.. Lyman Abbott.

The Ascutney Congregational
club of which the Rev. DR.. w. J.
Tucker, president of Dartmouth
college, is president, held its annual
meeting at West Lebanon, n. H.,
Friday afternoon Of last week. In
the evening the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott of New York delivered an
address on the "Power of the Min
istry." The church was crowded,
every village in the vicinity, on the
New Hampshire and Vermont side
of the Connecticut river, being well
represented notwithstanding the
heavy showers that fell during the
evening. The distinguished speaker
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Found in Colchester Pond.

The body of Warren II. Story,
who disappeared from his home two
miles northwesterly of Essex Centre
a month ago, was found by Samuel
Wool floating on the water OF Col
chester pond on Saturday. The re-
mains were removed by the select
men and health officer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Eor over Elilx Years.

Mas. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie,
and Is the best remedy for DiarrhGa. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by I'll druggists in every part Of the
world: Twenty-Five cents bottle. BE sure
and ask for ''Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Sv.
run" and take no other kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Generous,

"What's your fareT" asked old Flint
skin Of his cabby the other day and
was net with the stercotypcd reply:
"Well, sir, | will leave that to you"
"Thank you; you're very kind" said
old f., buttonlng up his pockets and
walking off. you're the first person
who ever left me anything yet."-Lon-
don Fun,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

held the close attention of the audi
ence tor over an hour and was
warmly applauded at the close.
His address was ole of deep thought
and II helpful character. \ number
of Vermont and New Hampshire
clergymen were present
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
DEATHS.

In pomfret, May Is. Thomas II. Boyd.
aged 30 years, III onths.
In Hurtapd, May 20. Mrs Martha NJ
Densmore. widow of the late james Dcns
more. aged Al years, 6 months.
In Bethel, May %, Orville Bowen. aged
81 years. 2 months.
In Windsor, May II, Thomas Driver, aged
&C years,
In Windsor May 10, Mrs. Annie Halring-
III. wife of Ernest L, Quimhy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
There are further indications that

There are further indications that
the president is considering radical
change in the Republican tariff
laws. "There is nothing in this
world that brings people so close to-
gether as commerce" said he to Il
San Francisco audience. "There is
nothing in this world that so much
promotes the universal brotherhood
of man as commerce, and we want
to encourage commerce" There is
not much in the present tariff policy
to encourage trade and the president
comes very near to free trade ground
in his recent speeches. A step
more would mean an abrupt turn
about-and he knows just how to
reverse and change positions as we'll
as any one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

BICYCLES are generally considered
very modern Inventions, but some OF
the Egyptian obelisks bear figures
mounted on two wheeled vehicles re-
semblng the old vclocipedcs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

Use LaBelle Glove Cleaner
for your kid gloves. Will clean
youl gloves quickly and well. To
be found only at Dana's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

Prospects are bright for the early
construction OF the Newport, Hard
wick Il Montpelier railroad.
Bra,tleboro's grand list this year
shows an increase Of SIoo,ooo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
MAR RAGE S.

In North l'unbrdge, May 10, Arthur
Ellis of North Tunbridge and Miss Nellie
Atwood of Barnard
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

There are promising prospect for
Il good fruit crop in the southern
part OF the state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25

The United States Government has
as one of it's exhibits at the Pan-Amcr'
lean Exposition Il Life Saving Station,
with lifcboats and their appurtcnanccs
and n captain and crew of ten men, the
object being to show the methods en-.
ployed IN the saving Of life along the
coasts.
The Life Saving Station is situated
OH the north shore Of the Park Lake,
near the southern entrance to the EX'
position grounds. 1t Is in the form OF
m L, the main part being 60 feet &
inches by 30 feet. and the wing, which
faces the water, being 81 by II feet.
The structure Is two stories high and
is surmounted by tower II feet
square and rising TO height of GO feet
above the water. The style of architec'
ture is the Spanish renaissance, the
walls being covered with staff and
highly colored.
He jokes M More.
"Jakc," inquired one of the younger
Of the knights of the road OF an OLD
drummer. "wllat made you lnmc!'
"OvercXeltion at practical Joking
"Tcll thnt to the lambs
"Thats dend right sonny. Cracked
one too many. and it left me lame for
life. Ask any of the old boys. That
game Of cinche came In when ! was
travelling to what were then the new
silver mining districts in Colorado.
You call it pedro in this state. guess,
"Wrll. | had n reputation for joking
those days-sort Of an advertisement,
you know. There was Il good deal OF
shouting and shooting through the cell
ing that night. but everybody was good
nat,lred and jolly until five hands were
played without Il pedro being caught.
The bidders did nothing but 90 In the
hole and were getting uglicr every
deal
AT last ! could contain myself no
longer, and announced with an up
roarious laugh that | had distracted
the five spots. The general storrkeep'
er was a friend Of mine and promptly
threw me from the second story win
dow. But they are great wing shots
out there. and two of them got me.
You'll notice that the lobe Of my left
ear Is gone. The other bullet was eX.
tractcd from my leg under the super
vision of the vigilance committee. |
have been an eX joker ever SINCE
Detroit Free Press