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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
Humble Plants That
Have Made History

tnera. This aroused the bitter feeling
in England against the Dutch, and. as
a great historian tells MS, furnished d
popular way for two wars.
A sudden passion fer tulips turned
the head; of the usually placit Drtch-
men in the seventeenth century, ana
tho tu!ipomania is well recognized
event in Dutch domestic history.
II was a time when the desire to pos
sess an uncommon tulip was SUFFICIENT
to drive men to most extreme lengths
of speculation to cause the rum OF no
BILE houses and to carry whole families
TO misery. In fact. so acute did the
rage become that the Dutch govern
ncut was obliged to step in with a
heavy hand. and by stringent meas
nrcs allay the fever of the tulip.
The tea plaut was the last straw
which brought about the independ
/ once Of the United states, as We all
know.
The poppy involved England in the
Opium war with China at the begin
ming of the reign Of Queen Victoria
! Though the war was an unjust one
vet it did ultimate good in opening
/ I'D China to foreign influence and
1 trade.
Sugar. cotton and tobacco have al
/ influenced history. for these three
plants were practically responsible 1ol
the slave trade of modern times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
SHOULD WATER ZEE FREE2
One Western City Thinks So and Puts I!
Cost in Ike Tax budget.

One Western City Thinks So and Puts tn
Cost in Ike Tax budget.
The city of Santa Rosa, Cal, has
been supplying its 1000 inhabitants
with water free for the last five years
and charging the cost in the tax
budget. j W Kccgan. one of its Coun-
cilmen. is anxious that other cities
and he gives these reasons for dcclar-
ing it to be the only equitable system
of supply:
ut IS more economical because Tie
cost OF accounting and collecting IS
abolished it saves 10 the consumer the
annoyance Of the rate collectors call
ing: ii is II strong incentive TO hcautiii-
cation Of the city. for hOuseholdcrS no
longer Srudgc water foT lawns and
gardens; it is not waStcful, because the
consumer never believes that his pay
ment is fixed by his consumption, and
it benefits the very poor and by cncour-
aging them to ne clearly keeps the
community free from disease
The only man who may be injured,
says the Councilman, lis one WHO pays
taxes on personal property, and he is
no more injured than by free sewer
system. II he be a householder. he
has free water, and If his personal
property is merchandise which he sells
lie can shift the burden of taxation
upon the purchaser ana the purchasers
of the goods pay the merchants taxes
just as they pay the merchants clerk
hire. New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27

English r,deness toward casual ac-
o,laintances. as compared with Cont
mental tact, is due to the Englishman' s
sincerity. Quite frankly he shows his
opinion that nominal friendship is the
cause of much personal annoyance
and inconvenience. and take; good
care to encourage as little as possible
any members eligible 10 encroaoh up
On this position. So that when an
Enclishman in that stiff way OF his
deliberately turns his back on his
friends it may generally be understood
that he considers it a tedious and un'
coEgenial task to have to meet and
talk with them; and that, being a
Ounce at discrimination, the only
course lett open 70 MN IS one OF
blank. honest rudeness.-London To
lay
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
A Good Long Letter.

A fOrmer Philadelphia who is now
in business in Chicago, and who has
been spending Il portion of his vacation
with old friends here, wrote letter
the other day to a chum in the windy
city. He had promised to write "A
good, long letter." so he procured n
coil of thin white tape paper. such as
is used by the telegraph companies on
their ticking machines, and proceeded
to work. writing single line length
wise on the tape from beginning clear
through to the little wooden centre.
The letter was in the neighborhood of
400 feet long. AS he wrote he unrolled
and allowed the finished part to fall
upon the floor. 1t required forty-tive
minutes to roll it up again. and the
cpistle was then tied up with light
blue ribbon and mailed to its dcstina.
ton in a neat little Observation-Disclosures
Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
THE ABUSE OF FUEL.



The high prices OF coal caused by
the strike now ending. have carried
with them Il salntNry lesson. 1t has
reminded our people that they have
been using fuel wastciully. The nat-
ural resources Of the United States arr
so great that something out OF the
usual order il; necessary TO convey the
lesson that there is a limit to them.
But 1t is not merely in the matter OF
wastofulnoSs that fuel has been abused.
The sanitary argument is even stronger
than that based on economy. In Amer
lea we indulge IN hot rooms TO Il de-
gree unknown in other parts of the
world. some uf those who lecture on
The suhicc; probably err on the other
side. The cold rooms OF Germany
and France have their dra whaclis, AMI
there is reason 10 believe that they are
often inSdfIiccntiy heated. Blu that
does not, in any degree, excuse the
hot rooms 10 which Americans are
very commonly subjected. 1t IS not
the degree Of cold which is so fatal
to health as the sudden transition from
heat to cold. TO quit Il room ut the
temperature Of day in July and 20
into Il zero temperature is necessarily
prrilouS. yet this is Il common incident
of American experience. 1t has cost
many II man his life and caused others
troublesome attacks of illness.
With coal mt al normal prices the
tcmutN ion To Use too much fuel is not
50 strong. When normal pricca az"
restored, it Is altogether likely that
most people will forget the prudvnc"
which necessity has taught them. Eut
1t is not too much to hope that The les
son OF the strike may not be altogether
lost ON somc.-Louisville Courier-J our
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same Kent Howard. ana sent ~ ons
of those Greek letter scrleties they
have at universities. Tia, gave rr a
vague hint. for | couldn't Gnders,And
why Taulby should have How1rds
postal card in his possession. | made
n grand bluff then, jus, for flyer, you
know. / got Randall in corner one
evening, and told him that had dis.
covered that the dead burglars lMmc
was Kent Howard. | thought II my
guess was right he'd flush up or shake
OF show some sign. but he never hattel
an eye and | concluded ! was on an
other bad steer.
Il started some letters east to the
college that Taulhy had graduated
from. and then resolved to keep close
watch on him. | couldn't find lin
that day ut all. nor the next, ami was
commencing to get ratified when | got
the following letter:
Dear McCarty-You are too cute
altogether. | don't know how YOU
found out it was Kent Miller. aud
don't care now. Find me If you can.
1t was no murder. anyhow. | let him
into the house. He was Il born THIEF,
and was on the high road to the pen,
any way. owed him money all
right, an old score, bur he was tryin%
to hlackmail me. I'm pretty bad my
self, but l couldn't rob my own peo-
pie. let him in at the front door and
turned him loose to rob the house rs
he pleased. | had TO do something for
him, and as had no money did this.
Janice was sound asleep when We got
into her room. I couldn't stand what
he said thcn-ahOut her. | struck him
with his own billy and showed him
under the bed. Then dropped it out
the window and went to bed. Please
| drop this thing if yon can. If You
bring Janices name into 1t I'll Kill
you: don't forget that. That's the de-
Ger. side of me. I won't stand any
| thing against her. II. IT,
And | dropped it," concluded Nc
Carly, signing softly. MAY lie it was
| Il crimc--I don't know-hut ii was n
decent crime. don't YOU think:'-thI-
cagO Record. Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
FALSE TAILS FOR HORSES.


One Could Euy Whole Horse for the
Cost of Such an Arpeniace.
False tails for horses said a deal
err in horse equipments, "ale provided
for animals that have become what is
called rat-taled 1t would be in the
case of fine horse only that such a
denclency Wouln ne supplleu. foi fai'v
tails are somewhat expensive.
1.-THE least expensive of them would
cost $27.50 and they would run from
that up to as high as $50.
What? Why, certainly. You could
buy a whole horse of some sorts for
what such tail would cost, but the
cost of these tails is not disproportion-
ate to the value of the horses upon
which they are used. These animals are
fine, handsome and valuable carriage
horses, lacking only in this feature,
useless in their work without it.
THE false tail is attached to the
crupper of the harness and is further
secured in place by fastenings made
fast around the actual tail; it Is worn
without the slightest discomfort to
the horse. it can't come off, and it is
absolutely neutrality-suspicious. from a
natural tail.
False tails for horses arc made in
| England, and while in some cases 1t
might be possible to supply demands
from tails in stock here, they are com
monty made to order. for the individual
| horses for which they are required. 1t
takes about two months from their re-
ceipt to fill orders OF false tails.
THE demand of them varies with
the fashions in which horses tails arc
worn. When horses tails are worn
short there is naturally less demand
for false tails than there is when long
tails are in fashion. New York Sun
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
BUILDING FIRES IN THE SNOW
Some Of tho Wisdom Of tho Woods I'm

Some OF tho wisdom Of tho Woods I'm.
tertainingiy set Forth by II Guide.
When you build fire in the snow
for your MONDAY lunch, always my
dear tenderfoot, observe few simple
rules. In the frst place, get some nice
dry wood, Pine Is best ('easy wood
Adam called it, Split up your pine
faggots three or four feet long. Make
your fire by leaning your faggots up
against a tree. which will serve as
chimney to carry up the smoke, Keep
q good.sized log for seat, and when
you sit down, be sure and bury your
feet deep in the snow clear up 10 the
knees, 80 that the heat Of the fire VIII
not melt the snow on your shoes or
stockings. II you allow the fire to heat
your foot.covering, your feet VIII get
wet. The way to keep your feet warm
Is. SO to speak, to keep them always
eold-that Is to say, cold so far as the
exterior is concerned. You must have
ON plenty of wool, and the warmth or
the foot will do the rest.
This stock which | am cutting
said Adam, as he hewed down young
tree and cut a pole about eight feet
long, "is what the Indians call Chip
lok'waugan' Tor 'Cciplokuorgan). 1t
means the fire stick or the 'tea-boil'
ing stock You see We don't make a
fire and cook down on the ground the
WAY YOU do out West. We cant boil
a kettle in New Brunswick without a
long stick to hang it on. You notice
poke this stick into the snow, and the
little end hangs out over the hre, and l
hang the kettle on that end, SO 1t can
not possibly spill and it gets all the
heat which comes up to the top OF the
Are.
Now there is funny thing about
this 'Chiplok 'waugan.' After you have
boiled the kettle you must always
throw the 'Chiplok' waugan' down, and
never leave it standing up over the
fire. or by the fire. II you do, that Is
bad luck, just as sure as you are born
No Indian and no guide who KNOWS
his business would ever think OF leav'
Ing the 'waugan stick standing up by
the fire. | WAS out with two Old trap
pers once, and We had gone about two
miles from where we had boiled the
kettle when all at once one OF the
trappers slapped his leg and said that
he had lett the "waugan stick standing
over the Are. That settled 1t. he walked
back two miles to throw ii down. we
didn't have very good luck, at that aho
he said he knew the reason.
So much for some of the wisdom OF
the woods. ! counsel you, my deal
tenderfoot, follow very closely these
rules for building Il fire and of throw
ing down the 'waugan' stick. FOR
est and Stream.
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keer-IrOdMCing RreeiIs

Breeds for producing beef have ,ccn
improved so ms to enable Il farmer 10
secure twice as much weight in Il steer
compared with forty years ago. Tile
average weight of an entire herd OF
cattle would not then exceed S'S'
pounds. hut an average of from 200
To 1900 pounds is not regarded rs re
markahle ut the present day. Beef
cattle. in addition to being improved in
size, are much better adapted for the
objects for which they are intended,
and the farmer who enters into tile
business of producing beef will not
give much attention to the milking
qualities of his COWS.
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Preventing ROM and Colds.

Three winters ago my hens seemed
to take cold continually, and as l was
afraid of rOup. they kept me doctorlng
the whole winter. First one hen ana
then another needed looking after. AS
there was no real symptoms of roup,
the conclusion was reached that they
were continually taking cold. In
American Agriculturist l read that
fowls fed warm mash in the morn
ing and allowed to run out i'll the cold
or exposed to drafts are more liable
to colds than those fed on grain. The
warm mash was therefore stopped and
the ground grain fed dry. In short
time the hens were entirely free from
colds, and | have never been bothered
since.-F. ]. Knitfin, in New England
Homestead.
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Cheapeniny the MIX Ration.

Roughagc is nearly the same every
where corn silage, corn stalks and hay.
The question is what to use for Il grain
ration to be fed with the above kinds
OF roughage to produce the most milk.
Most farmers have corn and oats,
which they grind and feed mixed with
Il little bran: this does not furnish the
most desirable nor the cheapest ration
when production is considered. Leave
out the corn entirely as worse than
useless, and substitute cottonscod
meal, with slagc, corn stalks and hay,
or even without the hay, YOU will get
results that will be surprising. II. w.
Mosher. in Orange Judd Farmer.
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Animal Meal Makes Eggs.

Last fall l bought a quantity OF
animal meal. AT first the hens
seemed to care nothing about It, hl't
they soon got to like it. 1t was moi
long until their combs assumed Il
hrigh,, scarlet color and they began
to lay an unusual number OF eggs.
During the latter part of January the
animal nonl p"vo ont and soon 1ne
hens lost their appetite, and the result
was but few eggs. The hens moped
about. and it seemed that there was
something ailing them. l bought an
other quantity of animal meal ana he
gan feeding it to them. Their appetite
soon returned and now they lay as
we'll as cver.-.James Il. Stephens, in
New England Homestead.
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THE CRADLES.

Tapped in the cider, and wrapped in the
silk,
A cherub watching her beautiful rest,
Caryen from ivory a. white as milk,
The little princess lies in her nest;
And the upstretched wings hold the drift
of lace
That floats like cloud round the flower
sweet face,
While Jeweled ladies wave to aud fro
Great plumes that perfume the winds they
blow.
Folded in fleece, and swinging a'o,t
In the roughrolel sheet ot hrmlork bark,
The plontt, baby sleeps ~ soft,
Tho round her the forest frowns vast and
dark,
Where the axe rings clear and the bird
sings high.
And the beast with a crash is lcapins by,
And the shaft of sunshine comes and goes,
And the wild bee iancies her cheek rose,
Long, long ago in the misty C,cnm
OF that elder day where the ways divide,
Their little anceStress dreamed her dream
BY the spear.heads glow and the camp
Tres side.
While the blood of battle across the night
Yet sang of the awful JOYS of fight.
And with all its dints Of fray and field.
One rocked her to sleep in her father 5
shield.
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I sIrabc effect, and that remedy is rcruna.
Inns remedy strikes at once To the roots ut
catarlh hN restoring To The capillary YES
srN their healthy elasticity, Pcluua Is not
temporary pAuauNc, but radica! cure.
Send Tor Or. llartman's latest book,
sent Tree Tor Il short time. Address The
l'clunn Drug Manufacturing Co., Column
bus, Ohio.
1t YOU do not derive prompt ard satisfac-
tory ,csuts from the use OF peruna write
at once to DIR. Hartman. giving luil state.
meat OF your case and he viii he pleased
to give You his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Santarium.. Columbus. Ohio.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27

Catarrh is capable of changing all the
liie.giving secrcllul~ OF the body int
sra!ding fluid, winch destroy and lnliam.
every pdlt they come II contact with. Ap
plicatons to the places affected by catarri
can do lutte good save to southc or quiet
dlsagreeablr symptoms. Hence it is that
garglcs, sprays, atolnlHcrs and mha!ant,
only serve as temporary relief. So .ong Il,
the irritating sccrctions OF ca,arrh con
tinue to be formed 50 long viii the mem
brancs continue to bc iulamcI, no mat tel
what treatment Is used.
There is but one remedy that has the de
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----s--
SannrlSrnmt For SnlNicrl.

Fashion in foods changes with sol.
licrs rs much rs with housekeeping
civilians. When our troops were first
in the Philippines the soldiers wanted
candy, especially chocolate creams, and
tons of the stuff were shipped away.
Now the soldiers are asking for sauer-
kraut, and the Government. which al
ways wants to crafty their taste wien
it is possible. is sending over great
quantities of picked cabbage.
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An Honest Defender Of the Peoples Rights.
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN
MASSACHUSETTS.

Republic o the world II
especially Massachusetts, with
Ing intelligence.
of world with hcl'hcSS
breadth o di>cimn and
Its Editorial treatment all for
lo'hic
lh and interesting Literary Department.
publishing news
rev lev OF books ihcir
sprci, Business and Financial M
p,s pstia, and Their
philanthropy lines
for The cc'A
81 OF reader and o is adv
illustrated maya
itra as
WEEKLY edited and well arranged
the editorial literary
Of The Daily Sunday ISSUES.
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AASA - ~ ~ ~ ~
Farm Topics
'11~11T1~111H


Rotation OF crops is necessary for
success in farming, MS two or three
crops of the same kind cannot I've pro :
ilahly grown on plot. This may he
noticed every day, rs hedge plants cam
not he renewed Ivy hedge ot the same
Kind and trees planted IN place OF otis
crS of the same Kind 40 not thrive.
The best results ar obtained wien
there i radical change Of crops.
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Send CrnuS To Market.

Never hold back the crops from mar
l;ct when there is IN opportunity "a
sell. The only time To hold on 10 The
grain and hay is when there is II Sui1
cirnt number of ANIMALS to consume
such products. 1t must not be over
looked that grain sllrinkS with age. he
cause 1t dries, and il may be possible
to get higher price per hushcl and
vet receive less money for the whole
owing TO loss of weight from shrink
age. Every farmer should carefully
study the markets and fully under
stand when to sell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27
Water For Fattening lnmb..

The valur Of allowing lambS - Sri
all the water they reed is shown by
tests made NJ the Montana experiment
station. Lambs given constant ace IS
to water gained o.36 pounds car!l pen
month. while those turned 10 wA!cI
bu, once n day gained but IL pounds
during the same time, In other words
those which had plenty of water PIC
duccd 100 pounds nj Il cost OF S33i
while those given Il restricted supply
put on 100 pounds Of gain al II cost OF
S!.5l.
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There are plenty Of people who have be-
come depressed and discouraged. because
that :lry, hacking cough hangs TO them
continually They have taken much mcdi'
.ire, mostly of the advertised luack sort
nothing like DR.. August k"enigs Hamburg
Breast Tea. the discovery ot then noted
German physician to years ago. we do not
sAy that this will cure ease where The
lungs arc badly diseased. for it will not.
and up to this date there is nothing that
will cure under these conditions. but on
the other hand. il the lungs are not hard
hit, the patient should take DR.. August
Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea. Il cup full
every night on going to he'd have it hot,
drink slowly. then every other night rub
the throat and top portion OF the lungs
with 81. Jacobs Oil. cover with oil silk, let
it remain an hour, then remove Eat good,
plain, nourishing food, live IN the
open air a. much as possible. BY all means
sleep as near ont of doors as possible, that
is, windows wide open. except i'll the very
severe weather. Take cod sponge bath
every mornmg: then Immediately rub The
body vigorously with a coarse towel. lake
Dr.. august Koenigs Hamburg Drops every
Oth.. day according to directions. One
can buy the three remedies for l.25 of any
reliable druggist. Begin the treatment at
once, and see how much better YOU will be
almost within week IS time
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one or two inches wide, whose length
is determined by the thickness of the
grindstone. Apply several heavy coats
of paint to the inside to prevent leak
ing. Then by means of cleats attach
it to the underside Of the grindstone
frame. When filled this will furnish
constant supply Of water without
further attention.--A. Franklin Shull,
in Orange Judd Farmer.
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Rita-Why is Mr.. Kodak so glum
looking?
Nita-IIe and Eleanor have just
Gene out of the dark room, where he
had evidently developed negative
Princeton Tiger.
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No" said Mr.. higgins: II haven
any use for philosophers
why not?'
MY idea OF philosopher is man
who pretends he enjoys hard luck
Washington Star.
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preveutable Suffering.

1t is conservatively estimated that
there are now in New York City 10000
cases of well-developed pulmonary
tuberculosis. All the suffering and
death consequent upon the prevalence
of the disease are. in view Of modern
scientific knowledge, largely preventa-
bic by the careful observation of sim
pie. we'll understood and easily applied
measures of cleanliness. disinfection
md isolation.-New York News.
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A convenient method of keeping
CrindstOne wet while in use is here IL
lusiratpd Saw out two boards in the
form of segments of circles, the curva-
ture of which is that Of n circle some
what larger than the grindstone On
the curved edges of these nail strips
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Authority book, Sir, will be in eX-
tstence long after you are forgotten.
Critic--Yes, | should say that it Is
likely to escape the wear and tear or
excessive reading Boston Transcript
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SOCcnt Calendar For Six Cents.

Ii YOU want one of the handsomcst cal
endars YOU ever saw. send cents postage
to the Boston Rubber Shoe Co., Calendar
Dent Murray St, New York 1t is lOx
90 inches. printed in II co,ors, and per
feet beauty. There are lots of calendars
sold for 80 cents nowhere near as pretty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-12-27

1t is better to have an uncertain fu
ture Lefore you than a brilliant past
behind you. NEoz
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TITSoernansntlv cure |. No flts or nervoi'.
ressafterilrst dly's use OF D.. Hines GroE
NerveRes.orcr. S2trinl aud treattsstre'
DER. II. KLINE, Ltd. 93l Area 81, Plilh., "a
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A Peculiar Mil.

At st. Augustine, Fla. is the only
mill in the world that gets it power
direct from an artesan well.