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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
Hundreds of Dollars
Spent i'm Vain---Pe-
ru-na Cured.

A neglected cold Is frequently the
cause OF death.
1t Is more often, however, the cause
of some chronic disease.
There Is not an organ In the body
but what Is liable to become seriously
deranged by neglected cold. Dis
eases of the kidneys, bladder and digcs-
tive organs are all frequently the result
of II neglected cold
Hundreds of dollars are spent on
doctors and medicines trying to cure
these diseases, but until the true cause
of them Is discovered there will be no
use in using medicine.
Dyspepsia medicine, diarrhoea medl-
cine and constipation medicine Is Of no
good whatever when catarrh Is tho
cause. The catarrh must be treated.
The cause being removed, the derange-
m2nts will disappear.
peruna cures catarrh of the digestive
organs, the urinary organs OF any Of
the internal organs.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
| isfactory results from the use Of Pc
runa, write ut once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
and blessings to you for Peruna."-
Miss Kate Brown.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
THE PRESERVATION OF WOOD.
Many Ingenious Methods BY which Tin

Many Ingenious Methods by which Tim
Der !. Kept From Decay.
The problem of the preservation ol
wood is very involved and is full OF
reward for successful inventors.
A member of a New York firm which
Is engaged in the business OF preserv-
ing wood is quoted by the New York
Evening Post to the effect that the
simplest method of preservation Is
charming. Every old farmer knows"
said he, that If he burns the end of
a chestnut post In the fire until 1t Is
covered with a thin coat OF charcoal
1t will last from 10 to 30 years longer
when set up in the ground than II put
there in its normal condition. Next to
this are the paints, which do excellent
work in cold and temperate climates
A piece Of wood painted every two or
three Yeas will last centuries, but this
does not apply to wood employed on
ships or in the piles Of wharves and
bridges. Marine animals bore through
the paint and attack the wood beneath
IL uC pulHt dS a plolNN'oi, p"s
the protection is small and limited. In
this field the best results have been OBJ
tanned by the use of coal tar, copper
paint, arsenic paint and mercurial
paint. When you reach the tropics
paint is almost worthless SO far as pre-
venting the attacks of white ants Is
concerned. They bore a hole through
the paint, go into the interior of the
log or timber, and eat out all the It's
sue without disturbing the paint skin
on the outside. The only process which
seems absolutely efficient is to charge
the wood with some poisonous fluid,
which is antiseptic, non-volatile and
permanent. Solutions Of zinc, iron.
copper, arsenic ana mercury have been
tiled and have all given good results.
The best were obtained by forcing
through The pores of the wood a strong
solution IF the double chloride of am
rnonia and mercury. After the wood
was charged it was laid aside to dry,
during which operation the ammonia
and the water evaporated, leaving the
corrosive sublimate uniformly distrib-
uted through the ligneous tissue. This
made the lumber proof against any
fol- m of animal life.
why IS it not universally used? The
cost. 1t requires heavy pressure and
expensive apparatus, and the mercury
itself is worth something like a half
dollar pound"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
FILIPINO CURRENCY.
Utter Decentralization of the Spanish
System.

Utter Decentralization of the Spanish
System. ....
The issue of the peso Filipnas. as
the new coin intended for use in the
Philippines Is styled, promises to I'M
prove financial matters in those isl
ands, but at the same time it may, un'
less remedial legislation is enacted, in
crease the extraordinary confusion
which has prevailed there for thirty
years. The story of the currency uli.
der Spanish rule is nightmare. UE-
der Spanish rule the only principle
seems to have been the exploitation of
the islands and their people. This was
done with an ingenuity and thorough
ness which would make crooked con-
tractor hold up his hands in admira
ton. The result was drain of treas
ure, which at times became a positive
currency famine.
So strong has been the demand for
money at Manila that the rates of eX-
change between that city and Hong
Kong, Annoy, Foo Chow and Singa-
pore, the four ports with which 1t did
the largest business, have frequently
been 100, 1875 and 40. This enormous
price for cash has enabled cautious Eu-
ropean and Chinese merchants to sell
Manila cigars for less in the cities
named than what they cost upon paper
at the factory. The continual flow of
treasure from the Philippines to Spain
hrc,,rrht 1o Snonich NJ 1n11np
into disuse, so that while the monetary
unit of the Filipinos is the peso or
Spanish dollar, it may be questioned if
one Of the coins is in circulation in the
Far East.
In order to protect their coinage the
Manila Cabinet passed a law prohibit
ing the use of other coins and the i'm
portation of all Mexican dollars Of
modern make. This increased the face
value of the Spanish dollar, drove 1t
still further out of circulation, and
started. an industry in the conversion
of new into old Mexican dollars.
From 1885 until the present time the
money drawers in Manila stores have
been more like. 4numismatic cabinets
than receptacles for currency. The
most popular forms of money We're
English bank notes and gold notes Of
the Hong Kong and Shanghai corpora
ton, Mexican dollars, American trade
dollars, chop dollars, which are Euro
pean or American coin that have been
chopped or hammered by Chinese
tradesmen into unwieldly silver coins,
Hong Kong and Singapore dollars,
and then the minor coinage of Mexico,
England, the United States and
France.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
COMPENSATION.

Where have they vanished, the mysterious
lands,
Which oft, far-of beholden, bathed in
gold,
With genii and wonders manifold,
And great palms towering from burning
sands,
We fashioned with imagination's hands
From unforgotten legends, strangely old!
Where have they vanishese , Science,
swift and bold,
Has torn the fairy fabric into strands.
Yet we have stolen from the coming
years
The undiscovered realms that once was
ours,
Not in revolt; but conscious that the
hours
Hold rich requital for old hopes aid
fears;-
And in these changes unperturbed we see
The patient purpose of Divinity.
Felix N. Gerson, in "New" Lippincott.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
Tho Right 10 Sten1.

One of the Berlin courts was &C.
cupied the other day with the ques.
tiCn whether a starving man was cap
able of consuming a large loaf of
bread, value 3d., at one meal. If a
man, proved to be starving steals
bread it is not considered a theft, &C.
cording to the German law, but is
punished lightly.
In this instance, says the Paris
Messenger, the loaf was considered
too large for one person to consume,
but on the workman, who stole it
from a bakers shop, proving that he
shared it with starving friend, he
was acquitted of theft.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
Praise American Uniform,

Gen. Andre, French minister Of war
is quoted as saying to Capt. Bentley
Mott of the embassy Of Paris: 1.-THE
United States army now has the mos
serviceable and warlike uniform
have ever seen. The headdress Is
perfect; the color is scientifically cor
rect. To my mind the new American
uniform is the best yet invented" Gen
Brugere, commander in chief, and the
French officers Of the younger and less
traditional school shared Gen. Andres
admiration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

HONOR TO WHOM 1T IS DUE,
A Plain Proposition and SiAnph
Discussion Whereof.


Ice will not cool until it begins to melt |;
20 !. will not warm until it burns; food
will not strengthen until it is digested.
Motion and Transportation Is the law OF lire
It isn't well TO know too much but we
ought to know that. Now in all motion
here is wear and tear and waste, worn-out
material. Hence more coal must be put on
the ire, more ice in the refrigerator, more
food in the stomach. And so on forever.
"Digestion, assimilation and the expulsion
of wlste,' says Professor Heimliirk, lis the
vital process. Retard it and we are dis
easea stop it and we die. To promote
this operation, to keep the road clear and
the premises ireo Of the poisons generated
ON them, is the most the art of medicine
can hope to accomplish. 1t involves the
secret of health, power and longevity.
Many attempts have been made to md
remedy for the diseases of the stomach,
liver, kidneys, intcstines and bladder-the
principal organs of the elementary system
but thus far without notable success"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
The Oak and the Squash.

When the late President Barrows, of
Oberlin College, was asked by a
student IL he could not take less than
the regular four years course, DR..
Barrows looked the applicant over
thoughtfully and replied: "Why, GER
tainly, my lad. A short course, if you
like, but my advice to you is to take
the longest course possible. The
length Of time you wish to devote to
study rests with you entirely, and
should depend on what you. intend to
become. Just remember that, when
God wants to make an oak He takes a
hundred years, but when He wants a
squash He takes six months. Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

A story is told Of certain English
clergyman who had for his curate q
tall, MISUNDERSTANDING individual.
One Sunday, according to custom, the
vicar made an appeal for the curate's
stipend fund, but, unfortunately,
glanced over at his co-worker as he
concluded with these words: 1.-THE
collection win now be taken for that
object"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

M0N THEIR assaults upon the
III higher slopes of the Alps a
49, great army of tourists suffer
|sxssYsssj each year larger percentage
of losses than have troops In
many famous battles. During the
present season the death roll OF the
Alps has grown to an appalling length
Among it's victims are included men
prominent in science and in society.
Judged merely by actual statistics,
Alpine climbing is too evidently an
exercise the most perilous pursued in
the name of pleasure. The deaths
met by Alpine adventures are, be-
sides, likely to be sudden and violent.
They must face the possibility of be-
ing dashed down hundreds, even
thousands of feet into some crew.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

pass. Often the ANXIOUS crown HUB
wait hours before the news can be
learned. Then a sad little procession,
bearing the dead, finally arrives, and
the death roll of the Alps is found to
have been increased. A few days later
one or more tombs have been added
to the bare little graveyard on the
mountain side, and the next day a
crowd of tourists, larger and more en-
thusiastic than the last, will probably
start merrily out to face the same dan
gers.
One of the striking features Of this
strange, useless game with death is
the peril that idle folk are willing to
face for the sake of getting flower
that Is said by tradition to grow only
in well-nigh inaccessible places, but
that fourishes, as matter Of fact, in
many a peaceable pasture and harmless
garden. On single day few weeks
ago three fatal accidents occurred to
seekers after edelweiss in different
parts of the Alps. One of the victims
was an Italian customs official from
Chiasso. In trying to reach bunch
of e6elweiss which grew on the edge
of a precipice he lost his balance and
broke his back. A Swiss schoolboy
was following the same will O. the
wisp on the Heimwehfluh rocks near
Interlaken when he missed his foot.
ing, and, falling into the Wagneren ra.
vine below, was killed instantly. Eight
days afterward the body Of Swiss
named Inheld er was found at the bot.
ON of an abyss under the Schwelgalp,
a bunch of the deadly flowers gripped
in his fingers.
The fatalities of last season were
twice as many as those Of the year be-
fore. The present season promises to
establish still another record. The sta
tistcs will speak for themselves.
During the season Of 1901 there
were 10 deaths reported in the Swiss
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Tho New England Conservatory of Music
Is Offering free scholarship for one year in
the vocal normal department to young men
and women OF limited means. who have
good voices and natural musical ability.
All that is required Of those who wish to
take advantage Of this generous offer is u
personal application and examination at
the conservatory on Tuesday afternoon, De-
tober IA, and Friday afternoon, October II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
Condensed.

Side Show Man-See here, your pa
per said the biggest snake in my state
fair show was 20 feet long, when it's
really 81 feet.
EditOr--SOrIy. but we were crowded
for space yesterday and had to cut
everything uown.-Indianapo News,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
Valuations.

"RememEer," said the earnest man,
that wisdom is more to be priced
than riches"
Maybe il u.s." answered the skeptic,
"but | can't help wondering why it is,
IT that Is the case, man can go and
buy book full of proverbs for 50
cents. - Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Two Hard Propositions.
The next hardest thing to getting
rich is keeping from getting poor
New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Halls Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. Write
for testimonials, free. Manufactured by
F, j, CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

"Did Miss Gaddy entertain your pro-
posal?' asked the close friend.
NO" was the sad answer; ut
seemed to work Just the other way"
Indianapolis News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
A St.t'ue Will, Glasses,

Only one marble statue of the hui
man figure with eyeglasses is known.
1t is one of the gems of The Vatican,
the Sleeping Ariadne. and was dis
covered in 1903.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
TO MOTHERS
Mrs. j. II. Haskins, of Chicago,
ILL.,, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.

"DEAK MRS. PINKHAM: Mothers
need not dread collaborating after they
know the value of Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
While loved children l dreaded the
ordeal for it left me weak and sick
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch St., Phila.. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

The largest coral reef in the world is
the Australian barrier reef, which is HOO
miles in length
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

asse, of being
overwhelmed by
avalanches, or
even being lost in
these wild regions,
to die a miserable
death from starva.
t l n. Searchers
for the pole face
fewer and less ter
rifying' dangers.
The. loss of
mountain climbers
has become famil.
lar in all the great
summer resorts of
the Alps. 1t has
become so com.
mon in many
places that the
news merely casts
a passing shadow
upon the gaiety of
vicinity. The
news is first her
aided by the ap-
J pearance of a
group of black
dots moving fear
fully down the
mountain sides. To
the inexperienced
, eye the group
means nothing, but
the guides are
quick to detect evil
dences of an acct.
dent.
I T h Q n e W 8
| spreads quickly,
until every glass
lin the place Is TO-
lcused upon the
faint, Waverlng
lime traversing the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
A Partisan Craze,

Tongue reading is the craze in
Paris. Linguistolists read fortunes
where the physicians formerly looked
for the causes of aches and pains.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
A Bad Break.

"What IS It, dear?"
why" faltered the bride, ut may
be all right, but this man sends Many
happy returns of the day with his
present. detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

An eel has two separate hearts. One
beats GO and the other 100 times a
minute NE42
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

lam Piso's Cure for Consum ption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1909.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Frances 10000 doctors average less than
$3.50 year professional income.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

It's the tresome people who bore their
way through life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind cola. 25c. bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

There is difference between being out
spoken and being out-talked
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
MRS. j, H. HASKINS,

Mis-. d. ID. hASklNS.
for months after, and at the time !
thought death was a welcome relief |;
but before my last child was born a
good neighbor advised Lydia Il. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, and
! used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth 1T brought
me wonderful relief ! hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old l left my bed strong in
health. Every spring andfall now take
abottle of Lydia E.Pinlkham's Veg
etable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent health" -
Mrs. j. II. HAsKINs, 324S Indiana Ave.,
Chicago, III. 5000 forfeit If above testimo-
Hiai 10 not genuine.
Care and careful counsel is
what the expectant and wOuld-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Alps alone due to mountain climbing
accidents. This was nearly double the
number in the same region for the
previous season. 1t Is impossible to
tell how many persons were engaged
in climbing the higher peaks, but the
number is, Of course, comparatively
small-not more than a few thousand
at most. In many decisive battles In
the Boer war, where tens Of thousands
were engaged. the actual loss was
somewhat less. It Is estimated that
several times last years number of
tourists are now engaged In scaling
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

In courtship, when a swain is all at
sea, it is always smooth sailing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
A Xict0c.


A stout heart wins harder fights
than strong man--New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color. more
goods, per package, than others,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

Some people love their neighbors for
what they can get out of them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

The fellow who gets into swell so.
ciety IL generally puffed up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18

DR.. David Kennedy Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y
Woodville Republican., 1902-11-15
TO ADoRN MILADY'S HEAD.

A black velvet hat shows no othes
trimming save lunches Of black ant
white grapes.
brightgreenvelvet hat isfaced with
white aud trimmed with white ane
green plumes.
Golf hat pins in sterling silver, three
TO a set, representing golf clubs, are
artistically put into small burnt leath
er golf bags.
Tortoise shell sidecombs are beau
tifully carved and are cut in deep, sharr
points, and a new back comb, designed
70 keep stray lncks in place, is a broad
curved band which extends across the
top.
One large picture hat that costs a
good deal more than the ordinary won.
an would care to pay is made of rose.
pink paune velvet just a suggestion OF
rare lace, few greeny-whiiish grapes
and one delicious sweeping ostrich
feather of white.
Woodville Republican., 1902-11-15
ON ITS OWN MERITS.
rae seeona Pie Was oae y ha'
aGo De~n- wirAoat iAs
Makers Praiss.

Young nan Ehe spent "a ... ~. - - h.
iien an 4 Maine farm saYs ilet y ~,
...ress u the tAnit anc shTeH Hlue'' ,-.,r.
isrSIslr ARE oonstaatiT thrg,s.lls ,....,s', % I,
.eive. 1pon BIZ atteuuon, relates '1'-
Companion. ,r--.~,..tsd rela.
tive. Ssscendsi on the iArm- ana W ~
go "a. Is she afterward iIauAy 80
..ngt 10 h" 10 provide enough 1000 loi ~ ~,
- Sbe brought forward anens 49, ~
ttirv. an apple pie. which seemed 20 NJ ~
- far inferior 20 the pes ne u'la'. is !;
made But VIXEN she served IL sac sr''
Ter reputation a. q piemaker; 49,. ,o.
..Tfev 10 say az the socianies we. - ~.
hofv'. pies Quite come up 10 nine, sns ~
rn,rkef with 4 heamiug smaei ana app.'
ne. are what you might call my speo,la..'i
I've often been asked Tor the reee. ";
tsi 'em its knack and judgment a0es w
II Tbe pie disappeared and then, wh;eIn when me, nei
gaests we're moi a. hungry as they haa neelil
sbe brought forth a second pie may VI
ernst and luscious to the taste;
"WLv. Aunt Mary" SAID the younRes'
of the party. boy OF II, Il tank tnls pc
ever 90 much better than the oiher, an"
yon haven't aid a word about II
His aunt looked at him without 70 niueu
As a twinkle in her eyes.
"This one will 20 down without prslsius'
| reckon" she said, gravely.
Woodville Republican., 1902-11-15

A dying patient reeovers through the in.
terposition Of humble German.


a dying patient RECEIVERS through the in
terposition Of humble German
Chicago, Nov l5
Some weeks ago DR.. c., very reput
able and widely known physician, living or
c. Street, was called to attend a very
complicated case of Rheumatism. Upor
arriving at the house he found man about
forty years Of age, lying in prostrated and
serious condition, with his whole frame
dangerously affected with the painful dis,
ease. He prescribed for the patient, but
the man continued to grow worse, and on
Sunday evening he was found to be in a
very alarming condition The knees and ell
bows and larger joints were greatly in.
tfsmed, and could not be moved. It was
only with extreme difficulty that the pa.
tlsnt could be turned in bed, with the aid
Of three or four persons. The weight Of
the clothing was so painful that means had
70 be adopted to keep it from the patient 1
body.
The doctor saw that his assistance would
be Of no avail, and left the house. the mem.
hers of the family following him TO the
door, weeping. Almost Immediately the
griei-strleken ones were addressed by an
humble German. He had heard OF the
despair Of the family, and now asked them
TO try his remedy, and accordingly brought
forth a bottle Of ST. Jacobs Oil The moor
wife applied this remedy. The first appli-
cation eased tae patient very much: after
a few hours they used it again, and. won
der Of wonders, the pain vanished entirely
Every subsequent application improved the
patient, and in two days he was well and
out. When the doctor called few davs
aittr he was indeed surprised