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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-07-12
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Japan's first statue In memory Of q
woman was unveiled recently at shijo.
Nawate, near Kioto.
Mrs. Belinda Bell Adams, Of War.
rensville, Ohio, born 1911, is still living
In the house to which she went az a
bride in 1929
Women teachers in Prussian schools
get. besides free dwelling. only SITS
a year to begin with. This Is raised
to $500 after thirty-one years of ser.
vice.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe told a wom-
ems suffrage meeting In Boston the
other day that she expected to vote be.
fore she should die, and that she would
II she had to live to the age of 1O3 to
do it.
Mrs. Howard Kingscote. the English
novelist, says that the essential differ.
ence between the Americans and the
English Is that the forme:: are anxious
to hear facts. while the latter desire to
be amused.
street railway. Mrs. George Brown Al.
len, has sold a Delaware Ohio line.
She was first to give half fare rates
on Sunday, and by that means made
her road. which she bought from a re-
ceiver, profitable.
Miss Alice Robertson has passed sue.
cessfully through the ordeal Of her
public examination for the degree of
doctor Of philosophy from the Univer-
sity Of California. Miss Robertson Is
the third woman to receive from the
University Of California its highest
academic distinction. The first woman
to be made a doctor of philosophy at
Berkeley was Miss Millicent Shinn.
upon whom the degree was conferred
in 1898. The second was Miss Jessica
Peixotto. who was given the honor In
1900.
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The Charm Of The suburbs.

The suburbanite cannot get every
thing but he takes what he can get
Even as things are he can get good
deal. Half an hours railway Journey
an hour spent in the train out Of
day Of twenty-four-brings him down
to road Of gardens instead Of road
of houses. The gardens are small. no
doubt, as the houses are small. but the
gardens are there. Within the next
few years the engineer will run bis
electric railways and tramways to pass
within a hundred yards Of his door,
and he will be transported quietly.
quickly and cleanly from bis suburban
garden. his trees and his pure ali. to
the telephones of the office. and quiet.
ly. quickly and clearly back again.
1t Is only the lack Of facilities Of
transport which prevents him even
now from enjoying to the full all that
the out-and.out town dweller enjoys;
when those facilities increase, as they
will increase. the word Suburbs" will,
Of course. mean more. But meanwhile
he is in the right place: he should not
be afraid of the word "suburbaa."-
London Spectator.
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will So there you are. Just came
down to tell you that your reputation
Is at stake"
"And how do you bet, Miss Davi'
SOM" asked Wyndham, trying Q long
throw into a Swallowed eddy. -
"Oh, l haven't bet. but I think you'll
get q fish. I hope 80. Tompkins Il
my first cousin, you know, and I'd like
to see him lose. He's such q tease,
and-yes, he's dreadfully VAIN"
Pm afraid he's going to win.
though" said the fisherman, hooking q
lively frog. This time he got a brisk
strike, but the product was only q baby
bass, which he put back into the river.
why did you put 1t backY" she asked.
sitting down in the shade upon the
velvet green. "Too small" he NUT
tered, nothing less than two-pounder
for me, Miss Dawson"
He cast again, and. looking up for
an instant asked: How long do those
wagers hold?"
It'll breakfast is all over. The help
is never through till g." She pulled
out her tiny watch, frowned at It and
said: 'Its only Z now"
"Are you coming to my lawn party.
Mr.. Wyndham?" she asked. suddenly.
when he had put back another Of the
small fry.
He did not answer, for the silken
line was whIstling to strike. But be
lost It, and as he waded out to take q
fresh bait from Ernest he looked mar
rowly at her and murmured: Are
you to have q lawn party"
She blushed without answering. for .
new idea had seized her.
"Will you let me try to fish, Mr..
WyndhamY 80
He laughed assent. impaled the
wriggling frog and put the rod into her
pretty hands. He told her how TO
swing the bamboo and frowned when
she laughed at him. but she chung to
the "chance to learn" and instead Of
keeping her mind on the fishing chat
tered about her lawn party.
"You won't think me forward II I
tell you little secret Of mine?" she
cooed.
mo, indeed. There! Press your
thumb on the reel! No, he's gone"
"Well, then" whispering, III you
don't come, I'll lose box Of gloves"
you've been betting I'd comeT
II bet on you"
At that instant the line few taut.
and the song of its fight brought the
sense of combat to his face. "Nowr'
he cried; NOW strike him" Shaking
with excitement she pressed her thumb
to tn. little humming windlass and out
in the river the stricken bass leaped up
into the light and shook his silver ar
NOR in defiance. He took the rod and
played the brave quarry till it lay
leaping the grass.
Hes n warrior. Chloe" said Wynd.
ham. excitedly; "see the old hook In
grown in his face. You have hooked q
veteran, and we win the bet"
But how about the other bet, my
bet? VIII you come to my partyT
"That SHALL" he laughed. And they
strolled up the hill together.-John a.
Raftery, in the Chicago Recorder
aid.
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Ran for Their Lives.

Ran for Their Lives.
A package Of ashes from Mont Pelee
has been received by Representative
lands of Indiana from his brother,
Walter X. lands, who is postmaster
at San Juan, Porto Rico. With the
packages comes a letter which states:
II would give 500 II you could have
been with me on the stern of the Po-
tomac down at St. Pierre last Monday
when we ran to sea from an eruption
on Mont Pelee. 1t was the most mag
niflcent spectacle that the eye of man
ever beheld, and for time there
seemed an even chance that whatever
life insurance there was in the party
might be cashed in. l went from San
Juan on the Sterling with relief stores
for the sufferers. At Fort de France
met your friend, Consul Ayme, and he
secured permit for me to go on the
Potomac with the party that went to
St. Pierre to get the remains of the
American consul, Mr.. Prentiss. We
were driven out of town twice by VOL
canic eruptions. The situation became
80 critical that the sailors dropped
the casket and we ran into the sea
to our necks to reach the rowboats,
which had refused to beach for -
Washington Star.
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Crlmlnals' Grim Jssts.

The callousness and even the grim
humor Of condemned criminals 10 well
exemplifed by the following stories:
On walking to the scaffold in solemn
procession a criminal once called to
the governor OF the prison: "Just
oblige me. guv'nor." he said. by tell
ing me the day O. the week? "Mon-
day." answered the surprised gov
ernor. Monday" exclaimed the pris-
oner. In disguised tones. "well, this
'ere's a fine way Of beginning the
week. amt it?" And he marched q
with disgust imprinted on every Zine
In his face.
On another occasion an o6scious
hangman whispered as he placed tie
white cap on his victims head: "If
there's anything you'd like to alst
me I'll be pleased to answer, yaz
know" The victim craned his neck
forward, and said In an equally low,
but very much more anxiouS 'voess:
You might tell me. Isis this plapkins
safeT-London Globe.
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91GLE E! y! N s
&ASkoPs

Corset girdles for summer wear In
q choice Of inexpensive styles.
Large fancy bats deliberately trimmed
with green and white mixed plumes.
shantung waists deliberately EN-.
broidered In the front In fancy designs.
Sheer white lawn stocks, with the
ends of the bow embroidered tastefully
In black.
Summer corsets trimmed top and
bottom with satin ribbon usually In
self-color.
Dotted Swiss dressing sacques Of
very light character, especially suitable
for summer.
Grasscloth tailored gowns, many Of
them finished with the position effect
In the back.
White fur boas. relieved by little
touches Of brilliant mediumly dark.
green ostrich. :?
Linen shirt waist suits, principally In
pastel tones, and adorned with white
Ulluu eLuUrOluery.
WOmen's sailor blOuseS, made Of
duck. pique and other materials, and
cut quite low in the neck.
Bingham dresses In very neat check
designs and combinations. Of which
white forms an almost invarIable part.
Printed liberty dresses in dark
brown. adorned with small. bright fig.
ures, that look as II they had been
painted on.
Loose taffeta jackets, with very loose
sleeves. also. and with the skirt of the
garment not coming below the waist,
In black principally, although white
jackets are also seea,-Dry GoodS
Economist.
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in the lining Of her coat. where her
little vad of bAls reposes In safety.

In the lining Of her coat, where her
little vad of bAls reposes In safety.
She never puts them In a purse.
which Is In hand bag. which Is on
light chain or strap. which is hooked
insecurity to her waist, or left lying
on the seat beside her in the car and
she never, never, never slows away
her change In her trunk "for safety"
Her tickets and her loose change are
in small outside pocket. Immediately
cOme-at-able, and her handkerchief.
smelling bottle, etc, are not In the
same pocket, but in another, or In
the chatelaine bag. which is the proper
receptacles for such articlec only.
Therefore she does not keep a whole
train waiting while she Is hunting for
a ticket that has been fiirted out with
her handkerchief on the floor: she does
not keep prodding and fumbling at her
garments In series of heart-shock-
ing convictions that her pockets have
been picked, and she never finds her
self whlrling along toward the growing
lights of the city Of her destination
with a ticket and 81 in silver for an
capital because her trunk has got left
at some station miles away with all
her money In 1t!
A man when travelling has the COM
mon sense to do himself WELL" even
II dining car luncheons and dinners
add to the cost Of his journey. A
woman wearing $500 furs will nibble a
bun and sponge cake and have a cup
Of tea on the boat, arriving at her
journeys end utterly wearled out for
want of proper food.
Travelling Is SO fatiguing." she says.
as she pulls the blinds down and pre-.
pares to spend a day in bed. Mean
time her next door neighbor, who had
q hot breakfast on the train or dined
well on the boat, arrives bright eyed
and brisk. and goes of to golf for the
day. with . dance In immediate pros.
pect
Some women learn these things after
a little painful experience. Others
never do. They are even past prayinJ
for.-New York Sun.
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Treating the Back Porch.

II is strange how attractive even the
back porch of small apartment can
be made with few plants anu vines.
Hardy vines that will stand the suns
hot rays should be selected. AS about
all porches have tops 1t Is comparative
ly easy to arrange screen Of vines
which will not only be refreshing to
the eye. but will act as well as an avn
ing. This can be done with either
wires or strings fastened from the
edge Of the roof to the porch rail. The
boxes containing these vines can either
be placed around the railing or they
can be put on the porch floor. Kitchen
windows can be arranged In the same
manner.
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A SKELETON IN THE CHAPEL.
Also the Scathing Remarks Of the Prefss-
sor Who Found Il.


When the students and faculty Of
Butler College reached the chapel the
other day they were thrown aghast By
the sight Of skeleton dangling from
the ceiling directly over the pulpit
The gruesome spectre held jauntily
between his feshless jaws great Gig
arctic. The visitor was one Of the
chief instructors in the physiology de-
partment. where he usually occupies
a small compartment of his own. and
is Professor Burners chief assistant In
explaining the human body.
When the professor mounted the ros'
trum and caught sight of bis missing
property he regarded the dangling
bunch of bones with an odiously solicit.
GUS air, as If afraid that the cause OF
science might lose one Of it's most valu-
able supports If any accident should
happen to his skeleton. Other pro-
fessors found 1t hard to preserve their
dignity, and some did not even try.
A broad grin spread over the faces
Of the students. Various suggestions
were passed around as to the signid.
canoe of the ghostly presence. Ger
tain obstreperous "preps" said that the
scraped bones typiaed the dryness Of
chapel speeches.
But President Butler would have
none Of the surrounding merriment
With a stern face he advanced to q
position beneath the skeleton and faced
the grinning students.
1.-THE greatest victory in the world"
said the president, "is to preserve ones
dignity under all circumstances. The
most hopelessly silly sight I have ever
observed is the photograph Of q smirk-
ing, grinning human face" After this
the speaker retired, leaving bis hearers
to draw their own conclusions.-Ip-
dianapolis News.
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Rather ab.ent- Minded.

It was the absent-minded girl Of the
senior class who was giving tea to
her visiting friends the other after
noon in the college parlors. "Tea or
coffee?" she inquired absently Of the
tall young man who beamed down upon
her as she daintily lifted the brass tea
kettle. Coffee, If you please" was
the reply, which suddenly reminded
the girl that tea was the only beverage
prepared for the occasion. Equal to
the emergency, however, she smiled
sweetly, poured cup Of fragrant tea,
and with all the grace in the world
handed it over to the young man, who
was evidently too much enraptured to
know whether he was slipping tea, cof-
fee or ambrosia.-New York Sun.
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* RECIPES: (

Dreamed Lettuce-In saucepan put
/ pint of tender peas, either canned or
fresh, two heads Of lettuce, two table
spoonfuls of water and egg-sized piece
Of butter; sprinkle in half teaspoon
tul Of salt and teaspoon Of sugar. Draw
TO back Of range and simmer, covered,
for thirty minutes. Stir in two eggs
beaten with two teaspoonfuls Of cream
and remove from fire at once.
Banana Jelly Ice Cream-Boil two
full tablespoonfuls of granulated tap
toca in one pint of milk and one pint Of
water until quite thick; add one cupful
Of sugar; rub through sieve and when
very cold add three large bananas that
have been rubbed through sieve;
turn all into the freezer and freeze as
Or ice cream. Vary this by adding
one cupful of cream when nearly fro.
zen.
White Ginger Cakes Beat three
eggs, add two teacupfuls Of sugar, n
teacupful of butter, teacupful Of thin
sour cream, teaspoonful Of soda dis
solved in a tablespoonful Of warm
water, q tablespoonful each Of ground
cinnamon and ginger, five teacupfuls
of sifted -four, or sufficient to make a
soft dough. Shape with a small cooky
cutter; when done brush with white Of
egg and sprinkle with sugar.
Tomato Salad-Pare the tomatoes
with a sharp knife, slice and lay in a
bowl. Make dressing as follows: To
one-half teaspoon salt. one teaspoon
mustard, and one-half teaspoon white
pepper. add two heaping tablespoons
olive oil. one drop at time, until thor.
oughly mixed. Whip in the yolk Of
one egg and three tablespoons vinegar
Or lemon juice. Mayonnaise dressing
may be substituted for this If pre-
ferred.
Eggs Poached in Cream-Talf a pint
Of cream. six eggs, salt and white pep
per. and small teaspoonful of finely
minced parsley. Bring the cream to Il
boil In chatting dish, break the eggs
carefully. to keep the yolks whole. into
the cream and cook until the whites
are set-about three minutes. Have
delicate slice of toast for each egg on
bot plates, lay an egg on each, pour the
cream over them. sprinkle with pepper
and salt and the chopped parsley and
serve.
Imperial Blanc Mange-Dissolve three
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch in a lit
tie cold milk, turn quickly into the hot
milk and stir until thickened and
smooth, add one-quarter Of teaspoon
full Of salt and three tablespoonful Of
sugar, cover and cook for twenty min
utes. Whip the whites Of three eggs to
a stiff, dry froth. add to the cooked
cornstarch with one teaspOonful of va
Ailla and mix thoroughly together, then
turn into wetted molds. When chilled
turn the cornstarch out on individual
dishes, pour round each several spoon
fuls Of the syrup from canned raspber.
ries and garnish with a few candied
cherries. Ripe fruit and whipped
cream may take the place Of the syrup.
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Usin0 An Old Garnet.

We had Brussels carpet which was
very much worn In some places and
quite fresh In others. l needed 1t for
the sitting room In our new home, but
no amount of twisting or turning would
make 1t cover the bare space. l finally
contrlved to make the room look very
nice. The border of the floor for about
foot deep ! painted a dark green.
The carpet I wished to utilize had
fine. small pattern Of messy green.
We got nice centre out of 1t, then l
added fourteen-inch border of plain
green Brussels about the same tone as
the darkest green in the centre. Paint
and new carpeting cost 81. and the re-
suit is a covering which ought to see
six or eight years Of useful life.
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Hon0rs to q Hen.

Gandersheim, a German village, has
recently been en- fete. The occasion
was the honOrlng Of hen which had
laid is thousandth egg. Many Of the
houses were decorated with flags.
while In the evening the proprietor of
the hen entertained his friends at
supper at which the principal dish was
a gigantic omelet. The function was
q splendid success. and the health of
the hen was drunk with great enthusi-
assn. The Gandersheim hen. not sat
isded with the unique distinction. at
once proceeded to set up new rec.
ord. But should the Gandersheim hen
not have been goose Pail Mall Ga.
yette.
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A visitor to an asylum saw a man
capering along the hall astride of a
stick. "Ah. haw said the visitor, wish
Ing to be pleasant. II see you are hav
ing fine ride on your horse" ''This
Isn't horse" answered the lunatic
contemptuOusly. mot horse-what
Is 1t. then?" Its a hobby" was the
reply. IF 1t was a horse l could get
On."-LondOn Chronicle
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Fer N. Woman Of . Certain Age.

Fer ne woman OF Cortem hgc'
One Of the most pleasant signs of the
time In the world Of dress is the extra
care and attention bestowed on the
costume Of the middle-aged or elderly
woman. The delicate tints and soft
falling draperies Of to-day deal espe-
cially kindly with the middle-aged
wearer. just as the quantities of beau
hfll lace, now 80 sought after, soften
the most faded face. A charming cos
tune for . matron 10 Of spotted
foulard. II preferred the same design
can be carried out In taffeta or wolfe
over silk. The bodice Is cut with a
basque, and the dainty fichu Of old
lace 10 carefully draped and caught
down with velvet straps and buttons.
The skirt and graduated fOunces are
trimmed with the same pretty velvet
ribbon. The delightful fat boa which
10 to be worn with this dress 10 COM
posed Of lace and black chiffon. The
whole u completed BY q dainty bonnet
4 cream roses. jetted beads aud o.
prey feather.
Many Of the new boas and neck
Humes arr made very suitable for the
older folk BY being transformed into
pretty little capes or pelerines. They
are In soft black lace or fish net. each
frtll edged with ribbon velvet or with
narrow brocaded ribbon. Sometimes
the top row Of all the frills is Of white
lace. which Is soft and becoming to an
old face. II the wearer ,s very slight,
ecru lace IL charming for these peler-
Ines. but It 10 trying to the over.uia-
tronly figure. Others are made Of
black and white glace silk. and these
have the additional advantage Of CIV
ing a good deal Of warmth ON a chilly
day. The ends are fashioned either
Of ribbon velvet or in the same ma.
terial OF which the rest Of the pelerine
is made.-New York Commercial Ad'
vertiser.
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AHeuSSFFEE9s'1R4s
ES1zE3
Restoring scorched Linen.

Here 10 a formula that 1t Is said will
restore scorched linen. Peel and slice
two onions and extract the juice by
squeezing or pounding. Then cut up
half an ounce Of white soap and add
two ounces Of Fuller's earth; mix with
them the onions juice and half Il pint
Of vinegar. Boil this composition well,
and spread 1t when cool over the
scorched part Of the linen, leaving 1t to
dry thereon. Afterward wash out the
linen.
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He Meant to He Com plim entary.

Tess-What queer remark that
man made about the bride.
Jess-What was it?
Tess-He said: How natural she
looks. Don't you think so?"
Jess-Mere force of habit He is an
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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Mrs. Rorsr's Conserved Cherries.

Mrs. Rorsr's Conserved Cherries.
To conserve cherries select fine, large
red cherries; stone, drain and weigh.
Take an equal weight Of sugar: put
the sugar over the fire In preserving
kettle and add sufficient water to melt;
boil and skim. Add the cherries; push
the kettle OH the back Of the stove
where they will cook slowly until
transparent. Throw on a sieve to dry.
After they are dry roll In graduated
sugar and keep between layers Of
waxed paper.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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Merrill,s Foot Powder.

An absolute cure for all foot troubles.
Guaranteed to stop all odor and excessive
Precipitation. Brings red, burning, smarting
tired and tender feet to . perfectly normal
condition. A superior toilet article for ladies'
This powder does away with the use Of dress
shields. Druggists, or sent direct In hand
some sprinkle top tin package for Csc
EDWIN F. MERRILL, Maker, Woodstock, VT.
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Papa,s Apparent Meanness.


Daughter-I don't see why you dis
like Mr. Spooner. -.
Father-Well, for one thing, he's too
close and ...
Daughter-Oh! pa! Were you mean
enough to spy on us last EVENING"
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Dividends In Health.

Give the children of the crowded
quarters small parks and when they
grow up they will pay big dividends
on the cost in good health, good NOR
ais and good citizenship.
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Becoming Hat.
An exceedingly chic and becoming
hat 10 q broad brimmed sailor, with
extremely narrow back. One Of this
shape 10 of coarse dark blue straw,
with an edge of light green. A scarf
Of green liberty satin Is folded softly
around the crown and gathered into II
large rosette at the back. A dark blue
feather tip 10 caught under 1t, and curls
gracefully over the hair.
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Laden Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after Using Aliens Foot
Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat
ing, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen g. Olmsted LIE Roy. N. Y.
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There are IS dogs in the United
Kingdom to every thousand inhabit
ants. NE28
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Mrs. winslow's SC othing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
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FITS permanently cured. No Ats or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Khne's Great
NerveRestorer. 4 2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 991 Arch st., PhiS.., Pa.