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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
BEAUTIFUL ~
~ STOCKHOLM

The good people Of Stockholm are
proud in the belief that the architec-
ture Of that city Is superior to that
of any other of its size in Europe,
saws a travelling correspondent. There
ia an old town and a new town. The
former is very old and Anticipated in
appearance and the latter Is very new.
The municipal regulations are severe
and arbitrary No material but stone
and brick can be used; every stair
way must be Of iron; the cellar must
be arched; the walls must be very
thick, according to the size and height
of the house; the beams and Orders
must be OF iron or steel and the at
tic floor Of tiles or terra Gotta laid in
concrete or cement. and form fire
proof wall between the roof and the
rest OF the house. There must be iron
doors at certain places; II there is an
elevator shaft 1t must be OF solid ma
sonry, and the roof can be only Of
tiles. slate, or metal. Party walls
must be at least eight inches thick, and
thicker according as the height OF the
house increases, but the height cannot
be greater than the width OF the street
upon which the house stands, which
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Remark q BILE Ac-
complishment of
a Maine Farmer.
A Wonderful Apple

years, he swcre Big oath that he
would build an apple that should fc'l
the sailors and enable him to have
some sweet fruit in his cellar for the
winter.
Stunned as tho Evil Ono.
The Indian blood in his veins had
made Grant quick of observation and
enabled him to learn things about ma
ture that are concealed from most
men. He was led to believe that II he
could split the scion from sweet
tree and another scion from a sour
tree in halves, and place the half OF
sweet scion against the half OF sour
scion and make them fit so exactly
that both sides would live II they
were inserted in healthy stock, ne
would produce f.u't that was sour
on one side and sweet on the other.
On trying the experiment he found
that such result was not possible
from the terminal bud OF the twin
scion, but all shoots further down the
graft would yield sweet fruit on one
side and sour fruit on the other.
Though the terminal bud is hard to
make live, Grant was successful In
about one trial out Of ten, and when
his sour and sweet apples were found
growing in the orchard, the builder
OF the fruit VS. pronounced as one
possessed of Satan, and Stunned by
the truly good as If he had been an
emissary from the pit.
When it was done and his orchard
was grated to sweet and sour apples
the sailors went to other orchards
for their fruit, giving Grant time to
attend prayer meeting, where he be-
came acquainted with clergyman
who wrought his reform. Indeed,
Grant always declared that his CONVEX
sion was directly due to his ability to
produce an apple that was proof
against the sailors, because not only
did the absence OF the thieves enable
him to go to the prayer meetings, but
it was fact that man who could not
swear had no business with an or
chard infested with nocturnal thieves.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

Some time ago in a suburban town
there was succession OF fires. Ii was
before paid fire department was or
ganized, and the work Of subduing the
various outbreaks fell to a volunteer
force Of fire fighters, who took grea;
pride in their work. One night there
was a midnight alarm and great
crowd gathered. Upon the arrival OF
the volunteer force it was discovered
that only one lantern was available,
The smoke was dense, but very little
fame appeared, and the night was very
dark.
Finally one cornice Of the burning
structure broke out in sheet OF
fame. AS the crowd cheered man at
the nozzle directed stream toward
the lurid light.
For heavens sake. man, keep the
water off that blaze" shouted an eX-
cited volunteer fighter, Blame It,
don't you see it's the only light we
got to put the fire out by"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

You are going to the Pacific Coast. You
wish to reserve, II possible, your Palace or
Tourist sleeping car berths through, thai
you may be reasonably sure OF them. You
may desire some slight deviation from reg
ular through lines. You are seeking correct
information, and, II tourist OF more or less
experience, all the little inside details which
will add to your comfort and convenience
en route Above all things you desire II
bona flde through coupon ticket, round trip
II you are going out and back, as experience
to point IL inconvenient IL not expensive,
at junction points are denominations.
The Canadian Pacific serves thousands of
Just such patrons every year, and therefore
furnishes Its Boston Office with innumera-
Bile forms OF tick cts to fit hundreds OF COM
binations, also furnishing, free of charge,
corra"t Information, even to the minutest
details.
1t makes no difference when you had
thought OF going or by what route, you can
save yourself Inconvenience and perhaps
money by writing the o. p r.. giving brief
ly your destination, date Of departure, and
what cities you prefer passing through.
Your questions will be answered promptly
and cheerfully, and such information volun-
teered rs would seem to fit your case. In
many cases 1t will be possible to send an ex-
perienced travelling agent to confer with
you.
Address H. J. Colvin. d. P. A., 1877 Wash
ington St., Boston, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

can get 'em a nice chicken and some
potatoes and have something left for
n pair of shoes for the little boy. Did
tell you, m, how he washed out his
little sthockins hisself and wrenched
'cm and hanged 'em over the oven door
to dhry, for to have 'em ready for San
ia Claus? Now, thanks to yez, I'll be
able to fill 'em. He's only nine. ye
know, IN, little Teller. 1t 'ud been
Il pity. l wish We a Merry Christmas
yersilf. ma'am," she said. She never
called down upon her benefactors the
limitless and perpetual blessings at the
disposal of the ordinary recipient of
charity.
Finally with bill, "the price of the
, dinner" firmly grasped in her hand
she had no handkerchief to tie it in
much less a purse-and her apron hard
ly covering her huge bundle, happy as
an empress, her pain and sickness for
the moment forgotten, she left the
house that she had entered so despOnd
ent an hour before and went home to
make her own house happy. She her.
self spent Christmas day IN bed, but
she felt repaid for her trip.
AS the years went on the list of mis-.
fortunes and casualties was long. The
younger boy broke one of his legs and
had appendicitis. The little girl who
died was in the hospital twice, once
after an accident and once when she
had an operation performed. 1t was
long struggle with some dark and
hungry days and weeks, but she final
ly had 'em raised"
BY that time she was sixty-five years
old and really beyond going about even
on her friendly visits. Then came as
hard time as she had ever known
When things had begun to get Il little
easier the older boy and girl had mar
ried, and without sacrificing them
selves could no longer help her. The
younger ones were just beginning tc
enjoy their freedom and their wages
and did not She had always been
able to support herself so well or tC
get help from others that they thought
she could do it still. She was hurt, but
not embttered What did they want
of her, sure enough, old and miser
! able and useless as she was? If little
! Lille had lived she would have been
different. of course, but the Others
didn't mean any HARM When
things began to be critical and she had
no money to replenish her utterly de
pleted wardrobe she tried to drag her
self about again. One of her well-to
do friends. approaching her tineness
and genuineness. and hearing of hel
need, determined to do an unconven
tional thing-tO make the rest of hel
life easy by settling SIS month OIL
her.
Did she accept 1t and use it for her
self? Surely she would, after expert
encing the ingratitude of her sisters
children. But no. Even the smiles OF
fortune could not blight her nature
Philanthropist she was born and phil
anthropist she would remain. on 81;
Il month as on nothing Il month.
The day after receiving the good
news. without even waiting for tht
first installment of the annuity, she
adopted two little orphan girls.-Clara
Sterling Doolittle. in the Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Hss Kins Edward q CancerY

Marked unrest prevails in England
over the persistent rumor to the eff
feet that King Edward ID afflicted
with cancer OF the throat. A CORE
spending amount of interest prevails
In America in diplomatic. scientific
and medical circles AS to the truth of
the rumor. which seems TO be well
founded.
This important bit Of news gives ad.
ditional force to the telegraphic news
printed In these columns last week
from the Boston Sunday Journal, in
which DIR. A. c. AleXandcr's remark
able discovery was spoken OF. Fur
Their investigation reveals the fact that
many men and women from various
points in New England have been
treated Mt the Alexander Sanatorium
In Concord. N. H., and in the Boston
Sanatorium, at 543 Boylston street
where all consultations ana eXamina-
tons are held. and where all CORE
spondence Is received.
DIR. Alexander states that his remedy
is not "cure ALL" while he is pleased
to admit that the favorable results
produced among patients in all stages
of the disease who have received
treatment has far exceeded his eXpec-
tations.
This fact was all the more nStonish-
ing when 1t was found that n number
who had been discharged rs cured Of
cancer were, prior to the time of TAX
ing the Alexander treatment. consid-
cred incurable by any other known
remedy. In fact, many of them had
nreyiously and hoDplpSSlv tried other
remedies after first having undergone
one or more operations under the
knife.
The facts as related and the results
accomplished are becoming more
widely known every day, and well
they should be-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

To have the memory Of John Grant,
who brought to Ma ne remarkable
distinction a half century ago, the
farmers OF Waldo and Kennebec coun-
ties of the Pine Tree sta'e are to hold
celebrations in the several towns OF
the countryside Grant was looked
upon as harmless crank when he was
alive, fame coming years after he was
dead. The story goes that he was the
son OF an Irish soldier who deserted
from the British army during the
Revolutionary war and married half
breed Indian squaw, from which union
many Of the Grants in the east are
said to have descended. The elder
Grant was part lumberman, part farm
err and more than half hunter, getting
precarious lv 'ng from many calfings
and dying a week after he received no
tice that a pension had been granted
him for his services in the war OF 1872.
John Grant, the son, inherited more
than 1000 acres of land and a lot OF
bad habits from his father.
Invented New Apple.
John Grants only claim to fame lies
In the fact that he invented new
breed of apples in the days when he
was given over to sin. Most new and
desirable varieties Of apples are pro-
duced by planting the seeds of the
natural fruit, and Letting the best
result of many paintings as the tree
from which scions should be cut.
Grants method Of begetting a new
fruit was wholly different from any
thing that was then known, because
he may be said to have whitfield out
his apple tree with a pocket knife.
thereby performing a feat that even
Nature at her best had never attempt
ed. About 200 acres of Grants farm
were in orchards, which yielded him
great quantities Of cider, for which
there was good market. He could
grow and harvest all the sour fruit he
cared to use but when he tried to raise
sweet apples, OF which he was very
fond, the sailors who went past the
foot Of his orchard on coasting
schooners, walked in by night and
stole every sweet apple as fast as it
was fit to eat, often breaking down
the trees in their haste to secure as
many as possible.
Grant tried shot guns, steel traps,
bull dogs and many kinds of profanity
without effect. Then, after enduring
many disappointments for five or six
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Church in Bardst0wn, KY,
Has Gifts OF
Louis Philippe Of France.
EAVORED BY " y
L ~ A KING.

in Europe. He was received with the
utmost kindness, and shortly after his
arrival, through the influence Of the
bishop, he was enabled to form class
in French, which he taught in little
building which Is yet standing on st.
Joseph's College grounds. Philippe
was a grateful king and never forgot
the many kindnesses rendered him by
the good bishop. When he was re-
stored to his throne he presen. ed to the
church the painting above described.
together with the bell.
This bell was broken in 1887 and
was recast by Louisville bell founders.
The recasting was complete success.
and in order to retain for 1t its his
toric surroundings the same metal was
used.
The old bell is one of the most mu-
steal in America and when the at
mosphere is clear its tones can be dis
tinctly heard for 10 miles.
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started, but she had "inhooence" wit.
the conductor aud was illegally furn
shed at soLle point with an extra
transfer.
Its twanty-sivin years that I've
, been IN this country" she said, land
not bit CT supper have had to.
night"
When that oversight in rOvidential
arrangements had been corrected she
told her sad story. She had been sick
and the children hal not been paid,
and sorry Christmas" it would be
for them. unless her friend helped them
out. or course her friend did. The
Christmas things We're all about, and
it was easy to make up bundle from
the store. The bundle would prob
ably have toen sent before, but Mary
never left her address anywhere. 81
can't tel We ist this minute what it
is," she world say. ITS river a let
te- the postman brings RE but when
re mother died in the old country"
She did not care to receive letters or
bunCles at her Cwn home. She pre-
ferrcG to put on . clean blue checked
apron an. call on her friends. The
apron was always part of her calling
costume. 1t served q double purpose
to cover any delinquencies beneath and
to carry off whatever gifts might fall
from heaven during her stay.
This tine she stopped the gift-giving
herself. II won't take no more m"
she said. when PERSONS got
enough, why, they've got enough, ami
that's ALL
AS she put on her shawl to 60 she
added, IAN to think hadn't the price
of their dinner two hours ago. 1t took
the heart out O. me all day. Now l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
The Swedish Capital has
Most Admirable Arch
HecfUre. ......


is usually between So and 80 feet. The
houses vary from four to six stories.
Only two thirds Of the area Of the
lot can be covered, except on street
corners, where three-fourths is al
lowed. The remainder Of the lot must
be reserved for courts, for light and
ventilation. All chimney flues must
be IL by Is inches. and must be swept
once a month from October to April
by official chimney sweepers.
These regulations have made Stock
holm a beautiful city, with imperish-
able buildings Of a high class of archi-
lecture. Fires are few. In 1899, the
last year for which l can obtain tho
statistics, there were 1879 fires In
Stockholm. and the total loss was only
243,232 kroner. about $4,000 In
American money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Tho Edmonton Tea Party,

The Daughters Of the Revolution in
North Carolina are going to raise a
memorial TO the women OF the Edmon-
ton tea party OF Oct, %, l77+ and are
preparing n booklet of the story, This
tea party was a declaration Of indie
pendence" made two years before that
in Philadelphia and differed from the
session tea party in being composed Of
women, not men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Yina Culture In Chile.

Vine culture and the production OF
wines has in recent years become an
important industry in the republic OF
Chile. Lying as 1t does between the
Andes mountains and the Pacific
ocean, and extending north and south
for a distance of 2400 miles, Chile
possesses conditions Of soil and eli
mate that are admirably adapted to
horticulture. and especially to the Gull
tivation of a variety of wine-produc-
ing grapes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Look mt tho Labels

Every package Of cocoa or chocolate
put out by Walter Baker & Co. bears
the well known trademark OF the
chocolate girl, and the place OF manu-
facture, dorchester, Mass" House
keepers are advised to examine their
F-:rHases, and make sure that other
received three gold medals from the
Pan American exposition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

Lucas Cows nv.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm OF +, j. CHENEY h
Co, doing business intho city ofroledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF CArAWRW that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CArARRW CuRr.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to bafore me and subscribed in my
49,, presence, this 9TH day of December,
SEAL A. d., 1886. A. W, GLEASON.
49, Notary Pubiic.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, ana
acts directly on thVblood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send tor testimonials, free.
f.. J. Cis0vy 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists Voc
Hall 3 Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until yonr
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
oARErs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has @. G. @.
stamped on it. Beware OF limitations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Fprlnpd's RAILWAY DInin, Cara.

There is n whisper OF u syndicate be-
ing formed To furnish dining cars Of an
improved kind 10 railways, 1t is no
secret that the railways themselves
are unable to make their feeding ar.
rangements pay, and they would prob
ably welcome an offer to relieve them
OF this rcsponsibility.-l.ondon Vanity
Fair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

II it was difficult for Admiral
Schley to coal at sea as 1t is for the
most Of us to coal on land. his expla-
nation should be accepted.-Omaha
World Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
Be SURE TO GET RAILWAYS.
Capsicum Vaseline
Put up In Collapsible Tubes.

Put up In C0llapSible Tubes.
A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster. and will not blister the most delicae
skin The pain allaying and curative qua tiles OF
this ari 10 wonderful 1t will stop the othshe
st once. and relieve he Adschs and sciatica.
We recommend It as the best and safest external
counter trrttant known. also as an external remedy
for painsin the chest and stomach all rheuma ic
neuralgic and equity complaints.
A trial will prove what claim for it. and 1t will
BE- found to be invaluable in the household. Many
people say at Is the best Of all preparations"
Price. is cents. at all druggists or other dealers
or By sending this amount to US IA postage stamps
We will send you tube by mail.
No article should be accepted by the public unless
the same carries our label. IS otherwise It Ii not
genuine.
cHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING co.,
II State Street, New York City.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

The difference between Job and pc,
sition seems to depend on the salary
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

H. H. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ga, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertisement
in another column Of this paper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
> HE was born a philanthropist.
= but Fate had interfered and
} made her beggar. Her nat

I" HE was born a philanthropist
~ but Fate had interfered and
y made her beggar. Her nat.
ural characteristics We're SO
strong. however, that years Of indigen.
cy could not efface them. Whatever
her circumstances might be, philan'
thropy-practlcal or theoretical-was
her destiny.
Things had not been so dark for her
mt first. Her husband had Il fairly
good position and her children were
well. Then the wheel turned. He
lost his position and deserted her, and
the children died. For two years poor
Mary was in the hospital with the "Ce-
mented disease" as she called it, not
knowing what the words meant. When
she came out her never-too- great capa-
Dilities of doing were decidedly i'm
paired. She had no regular cccupa-
ton or income, and was untittCl for
mental work, being by nature. a phiian.
thrOpist.
She lived with her sister poor wild
ow with five children. Mary could
neither read nor write. Perhaps one
reason why she kept her individuality
intact was that she was cut off in this
way from the leveling influence of or
binary reading. Now and then she
would borrow a novel and have her
sister read 1t to her of an evening. She
delighted in a happy love story, per-
haps because it satisfied one of her
many unattained ideals. She often
longed for brighter pc st to look back
upon. She lived in the pest and in TIE
future. The present held little and
the future perhaps less, but she was
too thorough an optimist ever to he
lieve that. A littl, scrubLing she had
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
ItnIx Ieads In Crematories.

Although the Pope pronounced
against cremation in 1886. Italy now
has more crematories than any other
country, according to the Flamme, the
German periodical devoted to this sub
iect.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

A barrel OF gasoline confined In i
cellar has twice the explosive force
of barrel OF gunpowdcr. NEl6
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

pycing is rs simple AZ washing when YOU
use PUTNAM FApfLnss DYES. Sold by all
druggists
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs-WM
o. ENpsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16
worth x!!5';;a1|N GOLD"

DR.. RADwAY l. Co., New YORK:
Gentlemen-I send inclosed NJ. o. for
Railways Ready Relief and one dozen
Railways Pills. Your Ready Relief is
considered hereabouts to be worth it's
weight in gold. This is why am induced
to handle it. I have handled - Oil for
some time, but I consider the R. r. r.
far superior to this, as it gives better sat
tsfaction. j. NJ. EXANDER.
Hoxban, I, T.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces indamms.
ton allays pain, cures wind collie. $50 bott.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

Marriage" says the Cynical Bachelor,
dis game OF chance in which there are a
lot OF BOBBY prizes"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

FITSpermanen!ly cured. No ITS or nervous.
ness after first days rse OF DR.. KIne's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

The study of music requires an ability
to read between the lines.
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STATE or ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO,

The girl who refuses an offer OF mar.
raSe is usually very much surprised when
the Young man takes her at her word
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

The moon moves around the earth at
2273 miles an hour
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

The man of letters may be either an
author or a postman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-16

The fortunes of war are those made by
army contractors.