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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

not occupying the big quarters in the
fine business district that he had
picked out for himself. Instead of
plenty Of light. air, room, elevator ser.
vice and the other things that he had
expected to acquire, he is in cramped
quarters and is making less money by
a large amount each day than he would
be making If he could have secured the
place for business home that he had
set his heart on.
One day recently man with n som.
brerO on strOlled into the office of
Wade. Scales &Co. TO the first man
he met he said: II want to see the
boss. have something of Importance
to talk about"
"Will you send in your name?' asked
the grocery emplOye
The visitor took the blank slip of
paper offered him and wrote this on
1t:
"Mr. Nobody, from Nowhere. This
Is my name until after our converse.
ton"
"Give that to the boss" he said, land
tell him 1 think he'll be glad to see
me, and that If he talks right I'll give
him my right name and where l came
FROM"
Curiosity more than anything else
led the staid and dignitied Mr. Wade
to allow this unconventional visitor a
chance to get into his private office
Once there Mr. Nobody said: IF III
show you where there Is $500 due this
firm and easily collectable, $500
that you know nothing about, what
will the information be worth to me?'
Il don't see how it's possible" said
Mr.. Wade, that even with our great
business there could be that large
amount due us and We know nothing
about It,"
"Tell me what it's worth to me if
my Information is correct-and III
prove to you by your own books inside
Of five minutes that it is correct-and
then Wen proceed to business"
information that this firm is so fool
ish as not to know that an easy col.
lectable $500 Is due it Is worth SOC
to any man who will prove it. Show
Inc that We are such business idiots,
and I'll give you $50 right out of my
own pocket. More than that, if by
the faintest chance what YOU should
say should prove to be true and we
can collect the $500, I'll give you a
third of it."
The sombreroed stranger went down
into an inside pocket. Go to your
books. September II, $780, he said.
Mr.. Wade went to his books. There
after the stranger had mentioned an
invoice number they found what in a
nutshell was this:
Shipped to John Fox, Bicknell,
Ariz, 400 bags of sugar of 100 pounds
each-40,0O0 pounds"
Now turn to your books of January
IA. $780, said the stranger, adding,
'this is easy money for me-"
1t did not take Mr.. Wade and his
bookkeeper more than minute to find
out that instead of sending a bill for
10000 pounds of sugar to John Fox,
they had sent him a bill for 4OO
pounds. bill which he had paid
promptly. A receipt had been sent
Mr.. Fox, and the transaction closed,
and through one of those absolutely
unexplainable bits Of business mistakes
that will occur in houses doing trans
actions Of millions year the error
had never been discovered. There was
due the firm Of Wade 4 Scales from
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
A Professional Distinction.

Doctor, | received your bill yester-
day, and to be frank with you. l must
say that | think 1t very high"
You have come to that conclu-
sion without due consideration; you
do not make note of the fact that
during the greater period of your i'll
ness your fever was very high"
And you have as evidently failed
to be impressed with the fact that. as
you repeatedly said yourself, my con-
dltion was very low"
Every true, but you must know that
our rates are not based upon the
state of the patient but on the char
aoter of the disease. Richmond Dis
patch.
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John Fox $1,000 and interest thereon

John Fox $500 and interest thereon
for something like twelve years.
You see,' said the visitor. Il was
Mr.. FoX's bookkeeper for years ant
years. When the bill for 400 pounds
of sugar came In called his attention
to the mistake, and he said. IN pay
the bill as it stands, and If they ever
send bill for the remaining 5000
pounds III pay that, too but guess
we don't need to worry about the mis-
take The other day John Fox kicked
me out of his employment for trivial
mistake-kicked me out penniless At
that. What am doing now you may
consider piece of revenge. So II is
largely, but also need money"
The Westerner left the place with
$50 in his pocket and the next mail
took bill to John Fox for $500, plus
the interest for twelve years. Actuated
by curiosity to know how the man
would explain the matter Mr.. Wade
inclosed with the bill a query as to
why, having received 10000 pounds of
sugar, Mr.. Fox had sent on pay for
only 400 pounds.
Within a week a check for the full
amount Of the bill and interest was re.
ceived. John Fox was too good bust.
ness man not to know that he must
pay instantly, but as far us his dis
honesty was concerned, this is what
he said in his letter, the only bit of
writing that appeared except the
name and figures on the check:
Il make it point never to pay until
bills are presented. You never sent the
bill for the extra 5000 pounds.
JOHN FOX"
Was Fox thief OF simply CONNER.
cinlly shrewd?
In the years that had passed John
Fox had become a multi.millionaire
Recently he wished to open great
establishment in Chicago. A real es-
tate agent found him Il finely located
building near the heart of the bust
ness district. Fox came way on to
look ut 1t. He went to the agents
office and found him looking somewhat
downcast, as man might look who
was out fat commission.
Mr. Fox said the agent. II was
utterly dumfo,nded this morning when
informed by tie owners Of the building
selected for You that they would not
let you have 1t under any circum-
stances. The owners are firm of
wholesale grOccrs. When l pressed
them for reason for refusing to let
the property 10 you, the head Of the
firm handed lne Il slip of paper and
said: L understand Mr.. Fox is to
come to see you to-day? When he
asks you for our reason in declining
to rent to him, simply give him this
piece of paper have the paper here
but, Mr.. Fox, am free to confess that
l can't find anything in it that even
hints at a reason why the grocers
should decline to rent to you"
John Fox held out his hand and re-
ceived the slip Of paper from the
agent. He unfolded it. He SAW that
it was one of his own letterheads, and
below the printing he read this, writ.
ten in his own hand:
Wade, Scales & Co.: Gentlemen
| make it a point never to pay until
bills are presented. JOHN FOX."
Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

model room. The patent on peg shoes
was granted to s. b. Hitchcock and
J. Bemcnt on July 30, 1871.
Then there Is the first dashboard,
1t is rs freshlooking to-day as when
ii was first placed in the cabinet, and
shows not particle of corrosion. al
though the name of the inventor was
s. Rust, and it was Rust himself who
made the model The patent is dated
February ., 1888. The first arc elec.
trio light was made by Collier and
Baker, and patented by them May is
1858. The first incandescent lamp was
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

A lover of horses recently noticed
a custom in France which he thinks
ought to be adopted in this country
On every street in France which has
a steep grade there is stationed at a
point where the rise begins an lex
ira horse" The law compels dray'
men and others to make use of this
horse until the summit of the hill is
reached and there is heavy fine for
refusing to hire the extra horse at a
small fixed rate. Placards by the
road side indicate the point where the
extra horse should be taken on. and
also where he may be dispensed with
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Judge Berrys court in Lynn is busy
nowadays making American citizens
The other day one of the witnesses
for candidate for citizenship took
the stand to testify to the applicant Is
good reputation. The witness was
very deaf. fact which the Judge kne"
nothing about until he began to ask
questions of him.
Did you ever hear anything bad
about this applicant" asked Judge
Berry.
please speak little louder" said
the witness.
The Judge gathered himself to
gether, and with all his strength again
fired the question at the witness.
Again the deaf witness failed tc
comprehend.
Il guess he never heard anything.
said the Judge. as he told the witness
to step down.-Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

into Mt once and deeply. Maybe the blood
is clogged with germs that are capable of
producing amy of n dozen complnin,s-w with
tho chance Of great suffering, running into
to terminal station known Us Death. To
prepare remedy having the power to con-
qucr these ills, more surely than the ortlin-
AIRY treatment had ever done, WAS DIR.
Kcmcdy's ambition, Through WEAKNESS
and diSrouagemcnt he toilcd ON. He had
his reward at last. As n naturalist comes
upon II strange plant in the woods, so
nr. David Kennedy one day laid hands on
the ingredient required to make his Heo
medicine Che success of the era -tnlcum
Solvent. He reioiccd, yet was humbly
thankful; as man is who knows that while
Paul may plant and Apollos water it is God
who giyeth the increase; who leudcth 10 the
Knowledge of the truth. Since then
thousands have been relieved and cured
who We're spending their days in pain, with
the Grim Spectre waiting to deal the
finishing blow. Sufferers from rheuma-
tism, govt, dyspepsia, nervous prostraton
or womens complaints will find help in
Calcura Solvent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

The latest application of compresse,l
air to human effort is seen in an up
town BARRIERS shop. At each of the
BARRIERS stands there is small rub
Der tube with screw nozzle. The
tubes connect with large tank filled
with compressed air in the rear OF the
shop. When the barber finishes SHAY
to small atomzer, which is made to
MT into his bottles of bay rum, witch
hazel or perfume. BY means of the
air pressure the liquid is forced out in
gentle spray. Then the nozzle is
facilitated by a draught of cool air
that on hot days is very refreshing.
New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
HOW TO MAKE IT GO.
People who Lot Thrir Watches Run Dow,
nMh Ihnn MOmlrr Whit Ale them.


Your watch stops. You shake il. Still
1t refuses Ia 90. You take 1t to the jowelrr.
He first looks 10 see If the hands are caught.
II not, he takes out the balance wheel and
examines the pin and pivots, He may not
lind the re II trouble for days. often the
watch is simply run down and the owner
doesn't notice it, which seems funny. The
human body GEES out of order. We call
That disease" giving it some description
or other, according to location and symp-
toms. We take the body to tho body
rcpairer (naMely, the dortor) who does
what he thinks lest. Sometimes lie sets it
right and then again he fails. The most
of the causes of bodily oW-9f.ord,rs Cor
djN-oraers) are to be sought in the digestive
machinery, the stomach, bowels, liver,
ki lneys, bladder, etc., which are all wheels
in the sane watch. When the alment is
slight touch may be all that is wanted,
small dose of n medicine adapted to the
lame organ. But in case the malady is
sharp and severe it is matter to be looked
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
Hunting EielI EiiInetie.

A red ribbon on horses tail or a
label that he kicks, says Field. does
woman from the crime of taking a
kicking horse into the field, especially
as cases have been known of people
tying red ribbons on nonkickers in or
der to secure more perfect freedom at
gates and gaps by inspiring dread into
those behind. In these days of large
fields much is left to be desired in the
conduct of people at gates, gaps, fords
and other places where they have to
go in single file.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

the invention of Gardiner and Bios
som, to whom patent was granted
June 90 1853. Both the arc and the
incandescent lights, it will be noticed
were invented in the same year. Moth
ing could be moro different than the
incandescent lamp of 1858, and that Of
to-day.
When you happen to be in Wash
ington go over to the Patent Office and
spend few hours looking around the
model room. You will find your pains
we'll rewardcd.-New York Mail and
EXPRESS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
EIectrocutes the Rodents.

The electric mouse trap is the latest
novelty to aid in eXterminating the
pests which infest dwellings and other
buildings, and the inventor intends
that it shall be the cause of many a
shocking death. There is no compli-
Gated mechanism about the trap; in
fact, it is so simple that the wary
rodent is not at all likely to regard
the device with suspicion. Everything
is in plain sight, and the animal is not
compelled to insert its head in moose
or to enter cage in order to reach
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
Catarrh Cannot Re Cured.

With local applications. AZ they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is "A blood or
constitutional disease. and.in order to cure it
you most take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure il taken internally, andacts direct
~ on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this country for years and is regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best tonics
known. combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur.
ing catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY h Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
His Way Of utiing 1t.

ut is true" said the person of high
ideals, that you have attained pros
perity by your writings. But you
have produced nothing that will live"
Well" answered the comfortable
litterateur. when it comes TO a ques,
ton of which shall live. myself or my
writings, didn't hesitate to sacrifice
my writings. '-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
3 First Models Of
3 Great Inventions.
5ocooooocoo cocoococccoco

That vast mausoleum of wrecked
hopes and blighted ambitions, the
model department of the United States
Patent Office in Washington. is illum-
mated here and there with the original
models of the very great inventions.
In one of the cabinets is to be seen
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

sOunder but in both cases the model
operated exactly as described in the
specifications, and the patents were
accordingly granted.
Not whit less interesting is the
model of the first typewriter. the in
vention of r. Il. p. Allen. a Kentuck-
ian. 1t is still more roughly made than
the models of the telegraph and sew
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Year round Excursions three times per week
without change from Washington. ID. G. to
Los Angeles and San Francisco. Personally
conducted. Berth 81 co.
G. G. DANIELS, New England Passenger
Agent, 1913 Washington St. Boston.
E. f. CuRRlER, New England Agent, ITO
Washington St.. Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
THE WANDERERS SOUL.

Oh, why should weep because men weep
For, me fierce winds are singing,
And past the mists and wells OF rain,
A blithesome Soul, I'm winging,
And past the moon, with her pool o.
dreams
And her ruin d hills forlorn,
! seek the tale she has long forgot,
And l hear Orion's horn.
Orion hunts with the laughing dead;
And, down the laundering skies,
They point my little grave to me
Where wet in the field it lies.
Anita Fitch. in the Atlantic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Morse's original model of the telegraph
instrument, fashioned by his own
hands. The model is very crudely
made, but it inspires reverence in the
visitor, and even a certain sort of awe,
when he pauses to think of what the
telegraph has done for the advance
ment of the world, and what a slow
universe this would be if we did not
have Geographic communication with
our fellow beings the world over.
In another cabinet, inspiring the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, You will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs hep nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
CARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. c.
stamped on it, Beware of limitations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

why do you bring this to me?"
Numbered the weary editor, thrusting
the MS. back into the hands of the
poet.
Because" replied the bard. ,imid-
ly, 81 have no stamp"-Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

James Buchanan was born in a
small town among the Allegheny
mountains. His father cut the logs
and built his house in what was then
n Wilderness
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18
Not Inclined to OverdO 1t.

After a man succeeds he says he
regarded every defeat as a step
toward victory. But he was careful
to take as few steps as possible
Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

The loftiest tableland in the world il
that of -Assuay in the Andes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Lots of husbands and wives look as
though they had found each other at
a rummage sale. NE3
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

same sort of reverence, and bringing
thoughts of the days when every bit
of sewing in the world was done by
hand, is Elias HOwes model of the
sewing machine. The visitor uncOn-
sciously repeats to himself the words
of the song of the shirt, "Stitch, Stitch,
Stitch,' and thinks of the agony of
that stitching in the days of Hood,
when, it was all done by hand.
Elias Howe's first sewing machine
is almost as crude as MOrse'S telegraph
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

The average monthly salaries OF men
teachers in Illinois is SCI 49, and of women
S)35l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Itrequires no experience to dye with PUT.
NAM FADELEss DYES. Simply boiling your
goods in the dye is all that is necessary. Sold
by all druggists.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Any man can be rich in relatives with.
out being relatively rich
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

The number of Government officials in
France is 100000. Fifty years ago it was
1888 0O0
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Wheat, rye, turnips and flax are de.
creasing crops in Great Britain Barley,
oats, potatoes and small fruits are on the
increase.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

The man who is sandbagged and robbed
Of every penny is knocked centsless.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

A lucid explanation is one that coin
cides with our views.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallibls
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

New Zealand sent Great Britain I,
4SI.19I hundredweight of mutton
valued Mt Sl5,OOO,00O in the course Of
last year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

The world uses $500 100000 worth of cot.
ton goods in year. Of this Great Britain
manufactures sixty-six per cent
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

DR.. David Kennedy, Kennedy Row, kingston N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-18

ing machine, but it proved to be quite
as important an invention.
The first pair of peg shoes is another
interesting invention exhibited in the
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
DISTRICT COURT.
Casc Of w. n. Shoat Decided in Favor
Of Jacob korber G. Co.

" district court yesterday The case
of w. H. Shoat against Jacob korbcr
q Co. was heard by Judge Baker.
shoat asked for 5000 damages for in
ju:ies received by falling into an exca-
walton. and the accident was alleged
to be due to the negligence of the de-
PENDANTS.
The plaintiffs case showed that he
was on his way down town on Copper
avenue, that he passed a building I'M
der construction by contractors for the
defendants that he fell into an exca-
walton In the sidewalk made by the
contractors. broke his wrist and sus-
tanned other injuries which caused
damage to himself and his business to
the amount OF $4,000.
The case of the defendants was to the
effect that the hole was properly COW
cred, guarded and lighted. and they at
tempted to show that IL plaintiff fell In
the excavation and injured himself
that it was due to his own careless
ness.
The plaintiffs case rested almost en-
tirely on his own testimony, while the
defendants introduced number of wit
nesses to sustain their plea.
The defendants attorneys moved
that the jury be instructed to return a
verdict in favor of korber 4 Co., and
in view of the preponderance of the
evidence introduced in the defendants
favor. the court SO instructed.
In district cour, this morning the
was called.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01
TEACHERS RECITAL.
Held at the School Of Music, Public Ii
brary Building, Yesterday
Afternoon.

The first recital of the teachers of
the new school of music of the Univer.
sity OF New Mexico was well attended
by the music lovers of Albuquerque
yesterday afternoon from to o'clock
in the hall, public library building.
The recital was entirely informal and
the program given by the three teach.
ers participating was received with
much enthusiasm.
The program was opened by Mrs
Mabel Himoe. with a prelude by Roch-
mauninoff and mi Terrsila." by Care
70. This number brought forth many
comments. Her second number, the
very beautiful "Ballade.' was well re.
Ceived.
A number of critics present yester-
cay declared that the "Ballade," which
IL one OF the most difficult and most
beautiful of the Chopin writings, was
well rendered by Mrs. Himoe.
The readings OF Aiss Chaplin were
received in a gratifying manner. Miss
Chapia showed versatility and power
in her rendering OF the "Beatrace,'
Holmes: ITO Usurper," Field; 81 En-
vol, Klpling. trio of selections which
were received with hearty enthus'
iasm,
Prof. John Douglas Walker, who has
won much popularity as talented
singer. delighted his audience yester'
cay by singing Song CT the Morn.
| Young; Love is Sickness" Parker
Life and Death" Neldlinger; THE
Rosary" Nevin; Diamonds Hast
Thou and Pearls" Allltsen, and "The
Silver Ring" Chammadi.
That the school OF music has a fac
ulty of unusual musical ability was
shown by the recital and undoubtedly
made very favorable impression will
the pleased audience.