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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
REGULATIONS ON ORUMMeRS.
What the nicrcial Traveller EncouE
tiers in British Colonies.

What the Commercial Traveller EncouL'
ters in British Colonies.
American manufacturers will be liz"
terestcd in q pamphlet issued by the
British Board OF Trade, giving particu.
lars OF the regulations for drummcrs
and their samples in India and The diff
fercnt English colonies. In British
India there is no tax on commercial
agents, and they are also free to enter
the native States to sell their wares,
but in Kashmir all foreigners, other
than civil Or military officers OF Great
Britain. are required to have a specia!
pass. Wherever the octroi is levied Oh
merchandise brought into town. the
duty applies to samples as well as to
goods gencrally-that is, il the samples
are OF taxable value.
In the Bahamas. Barbados and the
Bermudas, no special regulations
touching agents are in force. and cam.
pies are not subject to taxation. IL
British Guiana commercial traders
bringing goods into the colony are re-
Quircd to take out n SHOP license at
cost Of SIS, unless they transfer their
goods, by instrument in writing, for
sale to some enc holding shop license.
The Canadian law provides that dur
ing regular warehouse hours and sub
,iect to such regulations as the collec-
tor sees fit to adopt the owner of any
warehOused goods may take thcrefrom
moderate samples without payment Of
duty on entry. The laws are slightly
different in some provinces, but, as a
general rule, every part of Canada
maintains the open door. British Hon
duras requires every commercial trad
cr on entering the country to pay IL
cense of $50 but gives free entry to
all samples, under certain conditions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
iced. The new medicine, Calcura Solvent,

need. The new medicine, Calcura Solvent,
prepared by the well-known physician and
surgeon, DR.. David Kennedy, will give
them this strength. Calcura Solvent is the
only medicine for the liver that both clean.
SEES and strengthens and at the same time
eXerts direct beneficial effect on the
stomach, blood, urinary organs, and bow
els, besides the general benefit that comes
to these organs by having the liver in work
ing order. Calcura Solvent will make
normal natural liver out of clogged and
diseased one. That means an end to head
ache, constipation, and the other troubles.
1t also means new energy, new hope, new
life for the afflicted and heretofore hope
less victim of constantly recurring bilious
attacks. 4 few doses in time will cure.
II you wait it will take more. You may
wait so long that nothing will cure you,
Calcura Solvent is for sale by all druggists
Sl,00 n bottle. In order that you may
prove the wonderful power of this new
medicine, Calcur Solvent, free trial bot
tie will DO mailed to any one sending their
name and address to DIR. David Kennedy,
Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
OVERWO9KED AND ABUSED.
Tho Natural Consequence Is n Disastrou
Strike.

Tho Natural Consequence Is n Disastrous
Strike.
Overwork and abuse always lead TO (!
costly strike in the end. 1t is that way
with your liver. Overwork and abuse it
AMI ii will go on q strike-just stop doing
It's work. Then there is trouble. Dizzi-
moss, headache, pain in the chest and back,
constipation foul taste in the mouth, aching
limbs, and general weakening and dis
.urbance of the whole system. Tho other
jrgans have put too mu Il work on the
liver, the liver has stopped work, and the
other organs axe al now being punished.
"Bilousness " the doctors call it, and
sometimes they give you a strong purga-
i've II will relieve for to-day only to
weaken and strain so that you arc worse
If than ever when the next attack comes.
Strength not weakness strength to perform
heir work lis what the great vital organs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

A cooperative street car coupon
tablished agencies in Brooklyn to sell
street car and elevated railroad tick
ats at reduced rates. 7 heir scheme
is as follows: A person buys %
cent coupon from any one of their
agents. He receives with the coupon
directions to return it to the company
with Is cents, for which he receives a
book with three coupons. These three
coupons he sells for % cents each,
thereby getting his Is cents back"
The prospectus goes on as follows:
Each of those to whom you sell cou-
pom sends it to us with Is cents, pur-
chasing book of coupons himself
When your three coupons have been
sent in to us in this way we will
promptly notify you by mail and you
can call at our Office and get 20 street
car checks" ($l.25). AS a charitable
enterprise this scheme at first sight
seems deserving of praise. But this
notion is dispelled when it is discov-
er:d that although each coupon buyer
gets his $1.25 worth of tickets for %
cents, these are not delivered to him
until the company has taken in 1925
For the first one Of each of these Sc
ries they get 1925. The beauty of
the arrangement lies in the fact that
everybody seems to be getting the best
OF the bargain. The railroad company
gets it's full price for the tickets; the
buyer saves dollar and the coupon
company makes S1.25. Another obvi-
Gus advantage is that, once started
the business takes care of itself. This,
in fact, is a very essential quality, as
it would obviously be a difficult con-
Germ to wind up.-New York Evening
pOGt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

shown in the cut. The ends of broken
horse rake teeth can he used, or the
cighths- inch iron rods for the purpose.
Set the teeth an inch and Il hall apart
in Il head" Of hard wood, to which an
old fork handle can be added. The
tips of the tines should turn up a lit
tie and be rounded. This fork can j.,
run in under the stones, when tn" lat
ter can be thrown into Il cart o: stone.
boat.-New York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
Man win n Marble Heart calls,

Il was singing I'd leave my happy
home for you. watn the landlord
called"
"Well?"
He said If We didn't pay up tho
back rem, we'd both have 10 go, for Il
fact. Detroit FREQ Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Mamma, ii Mr., Goldsnap proposes
to me tonight shall say yes at once,
or keep him NaitIng?"
Better hold him on, my dear, Tell
him YOU must ask me,
But might just ~ we'll tell him
yes "-peuoit Ere Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Fred had fall last night whi,l
rendered me unconscious for several
hours,
Ed-You don't mean II" Where did
YOU fall?
Fred fell asleep, New YORK
World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
Only u WAY They Have,

A girls way of tlattcring II new man
is To insinuatc that she has heard the
other women talking lot about him.
New York Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

1t requires no experience to tlyo with Pur.
NAM fApELESS DYES. Simply boiling Ven,
goods in the dye is all that il necessary. Sold
by all druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

One day recently the amount OF mail
originating in the Chicago postotlicc
was lJi tons. SIi'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

NJ l.. Thompson Co., Druggists, Couders-
port, Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure il the best
and only sure cure for catarrh they ever sold
Druggists sell it, Toe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days Use of Or. Kline's Great
Nerve Ieslorer. ~ trial bottle and treatise free
Dr.. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd. 03l Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

The exchange editor goes through life at
pretty rapid clip.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Chcck shat Ugly Cough
With Hoxsie's Group Cure. Mailed on receipt
OF SO cent?. A. i lIoxsie, Buffalo, n. y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

In Germany "a, 702 books were published
in 1900 an increase over 1899 of 1911
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Iamsure Pso' Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-NlEs. THOMAS Ron
BINS, Maple st., Norwich, MY, Feb. II, 1909.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

II you have Dyspepsia, write DR.. Shoop,
Racine, Wis, BOX AS, for six bottes OF Dr..
Shops 4se.torative. Exp. paid. Send no
money. Pay $3.50 il cured.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

The man vino keeps on grinding will
make his point in the end.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Hamlet was played seventy times in
Germany during the year 1890.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Some people don't recognize their obi
cations when they meet them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

The bank Of Vienna, the first establish,
mcnt of the kind in Europe, was founded
in HI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

Ten blind physicians are practicing med
icinc in the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

and for the next ten best So each the
successful ones names will be published
with the ldvcrtis cments
Every onecan compe. u for the.c prizes,
whether familiar with advertising or not.
because the prizes will be distributed
4 not from point Of view as to the con
struction or worling Of the advertise
mrnt altogether. but rs to what will best
advertise this new breakfast food. 1t Is
! the suggestion you will note that we are
after
The only conditions for competing for
these prizes are, TINT each suggestion or
advertisement shall be accompanied
with the directions for rorri,lge cut from
I the side Of the OATNCTS package. III
can get OAlNCIS Of your grocer, and
1 can send as many advertisements as you
please, but always accompanied with
pcrridge directions cut from OATNtTS
4 package. An extra prize of $40 will be
given the one sending in the most adver-
] tlscmrnts and directions.
l Contest expires June 10, 1901. In I'D
i dressing your letters direct them to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11
geo , OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
) FARM TOPICS {
'ooCC0coooCoooCOCCCC
Vaiuc of Fresh Ground.

Fowls will often do well on Il small
place for several years, and then fan
off and become unproiitablr, just MS
the owner thinks he has learned Ii all
The usual reason is either that the
stock has become run out by too mucl
confinement. or that the fowls have
used up some of the things about
the place which they need, IheF
have killed out The grass, used up all
the sharp gravel, or perhaps the soil
has become infested with disease Oh
the coops with lice. \ thorough reno
walton of the place or move to fresh
ground then becomes necessary.
a Stone Picker.
Where small stones are very thick
upon the ground the work OF removing
them can be made easier and more en-
pcdtlous by the homemade fork
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-11

The number of Prussians who have an
income of over $4,000 is only 20J3.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
A Wonderful Cure.

Some charitable women T-Cre recent
~ inspecting the wards Of a Baltimore
hospital when they Glanced to sec n
poor fellow, the expression CT whose
face melted their hearts.
''My poor man." said che Of the WON
en- sympathetically, you seem to SUI
fer agonie3."
"Sure num- he answered, 81 have
the rheumatism"
"Is there anything I could Go for
you?" asked the kind hearted woman.
"We-ll," slowly muttered the paAent,
II would like to have my face shaved,
but I haven't the coin"
The women held a hasty consulta-
ton, and one Of them finally drew
crisp So bill from her purse. Turning
to the patient, she said, "There, take
this, and may you soon get better"
Her wish was evidently gratified, for
the next day when she called at the
hospital to see the good effects Of 9
shave on the rheumatic patient she was
told that shortly after she had left on
the previous day he had shown such
marked improvement that he said he
was able to get up and hurriedly left
the hospital before q barber had been
summoned It was evident that the So
bill had wrought the Wonder.-Balti-
more Sun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
HOWISON EXCUSED
Admiral Schley Objects to His Serving on
Board of Inquiry.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The Schley
court of inquiry met yesterday, and
within three hours from the time of
converting it was announced that Rear
Admiral HOWiSOn was disqualified
from serving as member of the court
and was excused from further duty
This brought proceedings to an abrupt
termination and caused a temporary
adjournment of the court in order to
permit the navy department to desig-
nate an officer to succeed Admiral
HoWison. 1t had been expected that
little official business would be ac-
complished on the opening day, and
the prompt decision as to Admiral
HOwison came somewhat as a sur
prise Intense interest appeared to be
taken by the public in the proceedings,
and though it was known that only
very limited number of persons would
be admitted to the court room, and
these by card, a large crowd was as
sembled at the Washington navy yard.
where the court meets, to witness the
coming and going Of the prominent
naval officers
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20

The sloWness OF the process of tan
ming is largely due to the difficulty with
which the tannin penetrates into the
hide. AS the penetration progresses
the outer part Of the hide becomes con-
verted into leather and is thereby made
imperviOus; consequently the rate Of
penetration decreases. Months Of soak
ing in the tan pit are therefore neces-
Sary for thick hides. Many attempts
have been made to hasten this absorb
ton Of tannin by hide. The methods
used include circulating the tan liquor
so that fresh portions are continually
presented to the hide, forcing the liquid
through the hide by pressure and using
strong aqueous extracts of tanning ma
teriaIS.
1t has been sought to attain the same
object by passing Il current Of electric
jty through the vat in which the hides
are suspended. One such process has
been found to shorten the time of tan
ming to a quarter Of that necessary
when no current is used, and the leath-
er is said to be uneXccptionable.-E
trical Review.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
GRACE SMELL GIVEN DIVORCE
Gets Decree from james G. Walker at
Waukesha oEl Cruelty Charge.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Absolute divorce
from her husband has been granted
to Mrs. Grace Smell Walker at Wau-
kesha, Wis. This ended a long-draWn-
out legal controversy, in which James
c.. Walker, manager Of the Fountain
House Of that city, was the central
figure, with the complainant seeking
to prove cruel and inhuman treatment
Grace Smell is well known in Chi
cagO, being the daughter of the
wealthy west slider who was murdered
in his own home a dozen years ago.
but whose slayer. alleged to be Willie
TascOtt, was never apprehended.
Grace Smell had other matrimonial eX-
periences before marrying Mr.. Walk
or, having been welded to and di
vorced from Frank Coffin.
In the circuit court at Waukesha the
complainant alleged that her husband
had beaten her and otherwise mistreat-
eel her-so roughly, in fact, that she
was declared by friends to have suf
fered serious injury. Testimony by
her physician, who treated her after
the alleged assault, is said to have
mad it's influence with the court. No
defense was made in the case
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
NEW G. A. r. COMMANDER
Judge Ell Torrance tho Unanimous Choice
of the Veterans.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 14.-Judge Ell
Terrence of Minneapolis has been
unanimously elected commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at the session of the annual
convention. General Daniel e. Sickles
OF New York withdrew from the fight.
leaving the field to Stewart and Tor
renee. The western man had been
quietly gaining strength on his own
personality since the opening of the
encampment. The withdrawal of Gen
eral Sickles also threw a heavy vote to
Torrance, SO that when the balloting
commenced the latter had a walk
away.
The balloting stood $50 to 476 in ia
vor of Torrance, when COmrade Wag
ner, who had the Stewart interests in
hand, moved to make Torrance's cleo
ton unanimous. The election Of Off
GERS was the only business before the
convention, all other business, includ
ing the report of the pension commit
tee, having been referred to the cOun-
Gil of administration.
Mrs. CarliSta II. Jones Of Bradford,
VT, was unanimously elected national
commander of the Woman's Relief
corps auxiliary of the G.. A. r.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
The InQuisitive antelope.

An antelope is as curious as a WOm-
an. If the hunter will lie down in the
grass and wave q red handkerchief, a
band of antelope will keep circling
around until within reasonable distance
for a safe shot. After completing q
circle the antelope halt suddenly and
bring down one fore foot with vigOr-
Gus stamp on the ground, and at the
same instant they make a sort Of snort
that sounds like half whistle. That
is the propitious moment for peppering
them with rifle balls.
I learned this trick when a frontiers
man came along and found me crawl
ing for miles on the level prairie en-
deavoring to get shot at one Of the
timid creatures. The man asked me if
[ thought l could get him. I answered.:
"Get him! I've got to get him. I'm
out of meat" He then posted me
about lying still and flirting with the
handkerchief, and [ found they liked
that better than chasing, and l made
an entry right there that an antelope
possessed some Of the characteristics
Of a NOTWITHSTANDING.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
The Campnor Tree.

The camphor tree {Cinnamomum cam
phora) is an evergreen, q member Of
the laurel family, belonging to the
same genus as the tree whose bark fur
nishes the spice called cinnamon, and
is related to the bay and to the sassa-
fras of the United States. OF sym
metrical proportions, it is one Of the no.
blest objects in the forests of eastern
subtropical Asia. In it's native habitat
it attainS gigantic dimensions, notably
in girth Of trunk, some specimens
measuring 10 to 10 feet in diameter 1t
is said they have been known to reach
as much as 20 feet, and they may be 60
to over 100 feet high, and live to a
great age.
AS rule, they rise 20 or 80 feet with
out limbs and then branch out in all
directions, becoming a mass Of splen-
did and luxuriant foliage. Their
leaves, broadly lanceolate in form, are
of light green color, smooth and shin
ing above and whitish or glaucous
on the undersurface. Small white or
greenish white flowers are borne from
February to April and by October ripen
into berrylike, one seeded fruits about
three-eighths Of an inch in diameter
Good Words.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
Coffee Drinking Denounced.

AS early as 1868 coffee was satirized
in England, and on every hand the bit
terest invectives were applied to it by
the press and pulpit. In one instance 4
preacher hurled anathemas at the
heads Of those who used as a beverage
"a strip of SCOT and essence of old
shoes" Probably he had good grounds
for this statement, having sampled
some boiled coffee. Another divine de-
nominated it "a paison which God
made black that it might bear the dew
IFS colorr' Tie women also took up
the cudgels against it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
Masquerading In the Past.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries Venice set the fashion in all
matters OF amusement and was a sort
Of combination of our Monte Carlo and
Paris. Throughout the eighteenth cen
fury the Venetians were seized with a
perfect mania for masQuerading and
gambling. Paris and London followed
suit, and the two most popular amuse-
ments, both public and private, were
masquerades and gambling saloons.
People not only wore their masks or
visors at balls, but in the Mall and the
parks and the theaters. At length
matters got to such a pass that when
a police raid was made on a certain
low dancing place in Soho and an
order was given for every one to IN
mask what was the amazement Of the
police to find that at least a third of
the company consisted Of ladies and
gentlemen Of the highest aristocracy,
some Of whom had even brought their
enthusiastically Review.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
Folding Linen In Holland.

Folding linen is al accomplishment
in which each one Of the women in
Holland is expected to be proficient
before she becomes mistress of home.
In Holland especially the folding Of
linen requires considerable skill and
training. Much Of their fabric is Of
the finest texture and quality, and they
fashion the various pieces in ironing
into birds, animals, flowers and all
manner Of artistic shapes. Their linen
closets are often shown to visitors with
the same pride that china closets are
shown elsewhere.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20
Not the Same Wife.

The old gentleman had returned to
the home Of his boyhood for the first
time in ten years or more and, as on
the last occasions, he had written ''and
wife, after his name on the hotel reg
lister. Of course the keeper of the hotel
was glad to see him and grasped him
warmly by the hand.
"Ain't grown day older than when
you was here last" he said.
mop said the old gentleman half in
quiringly.
''Not day." returned the tavern
keeper emphatically. "Your wife seems
to have changed more'n YOU
'Yes?
"Oh, yes. Leastways she does to me.
Looks thinner than when you was here
last"
'"Indeed?"
eyes. She amt near so feshy as she
was, accordin to my recollection. Seems
like she's taller, too an her haid don't
look Just the same to me, an-an'-
"And," put in the old gentleman soft
ly, "she's not the same wife, you know"
-Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20

Many wonderful echoes are known,
but the one which takes the first place
seems to be that of the old palace Of
SimOnetta, near Milan, which forms
three sides Of a quadrangle. The re-
port of a pistol is said to be repeated
by this echo 60 times. and Addison,
who visited the place on a somewhat
foggy day, when the air was unfayor-
able, counted So repetitions. At first
they were quick, but the intervals
were greater in proportion as the sound
diminished.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-20

The old tradition that the Eskimos
are a people of small stature is with
out foundation. On the contrary, in
Labrador, Baffin Land and all around
Hudson bay the height or the men is
probably above rather than below the
average of the human race; but, as a
rule, the women, although very strong,
are considerably shorter than the men.
They are brave, Industrious, provident
and communicative, in all Of which
characteristics they contrast with the
northern tribe of Indians.