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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15
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Tips For the Cook.

In baking bread it is better to over
DO rather than undcrdo the work.
To make a.g0od digcstiblc pie crust
Use cream instead Of lard, and it will
be light and heallhful.
If there is not batter enough to fill
the gem pan, put cold water in the
empty space before setting the pan in
the oven.
The rich chccscs. which have the
largest percentage of fat. are those
which blend well with bread in sand
Wirhcs or with macaroni or rice.
For n quick cake beat until thick
four eggs. Add four tablespoonful of
sugar, half Il cup of -four, Il little Gin
naNon and lemon rind. Beat well and
spread on Il baking pan. Bake in quicl,
oven and cut out at once.
Sweet potatoes are much richer twice
cooked. Baked or boiled merely. this
vegetable is good, but when the baking
or boiling is followed by Il subsequent
cooking in the pan or in the oven they
are far better.
y line cheese pudding is made by
grating five ounces Of bread and three
OF cheese. Warm two ounces of butter
in Il quarter Of Il pint Of fresh milk and
mix thoroughly. Add two well beaten
eggs, salt and bake half an hour
Lewiston Journal.
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British Columbia.

A few months ago, the Provincial
| Government placed an export duty
| on logs sent from British Columbia
to the United States; this applies only
to logs cut from Government lands.
Lands in the hands of private owners,
or crown-grantcd lands, are not affected
by this regulation. Nevertheless, the
placing of this export duty OH logs
has increased the number of mills
here very considerably, especially
single mills. One mill cuts 1,250OOO
shingles daily. These ore red cedar
shingles, and large portion of the
output IS shipped to the United States.
One Of the lumber mills has orders
booked that will take eighteen months
to fill. There is great lack Of men;
5000 or 5000 men could find employ.
mcnt in the lumber and single mills
and in the logging camps. The wages
are probably lower 'and the cost Of
:llyingsEligher than in the adjoining
'StHterof' Washington; 'still,~if mem &C.
customed to numbering work are out
of employment, there is little doubt
they can find it here. Offcourses, there
is contract-labor law, as in the United
States, and it will be impossible for
men to make contracts in advance; but
no doubt competent lumbermen, able
to handle mill machinery or to do good
work in the woods, can find employ
ment. The destruction of timber in
Washington and Oregon by recent fires
causes the British COlumbians to hope
that they may find larger market
than heretofore for. their timber in the
States, Notwithstanding the export
duty. ."
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WnNs of COolSing Reef.

The homcly bill of fare may be in
definitely varied when beef is used.
Beef is the staple meat in most house
holds because OF its supposed nourish-
Ing qualities. These recipes will bring
out all the best flavors of the meat;
Grillcd B2cr-Cut some beef in half
inch slices. Dip each in melted butter
or olive oil and broil quickly over
clear fire. In n small saucepan put
two tablcspOonfuls OF hot water, two
tHhlcspOonluls of butter, one table
spoonful each of tomato ana worcester
sauces, Il pinch of salt ANA pepper, enc
half tcaSpoonful Of made mustard, Il
little iuirc from an onion and one or
TWO drops of lemon Juice or vinegar.
Dip each slice of meat in this. Serve
on toast and pour the remainder OF
the sauce over each.
Beef PattieS Take undcrtlono beef,
one onion, pepper ana salt, some pie
crust Cut the meat into small square
pieces, chop the onion finely and mix
with the meat adding salt and pepper
Roll The crust rather thinly, cut it in
rounds with small saucer; put little
of the chopped meat ON one half, fold
the other over and pinch the edges
together. Fry the phttics in hot lard
TIL Il nice brown or bake them in Il
good oven; time, about twenty minutes,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15

Last summer, according to the Tacg-
lirhc RundSchau. n TNrolrsc shepherd
repeatedly saw two large birds of I'M
known species lowering over his flock
Then he missed Il sheep. then another,
and in Il little white four had been
killed by the birds OF prey. The shcp-
herd constructed trap. haitcd it with
the half eaten hn6f rf one of the
slaughtered sheep, &Ll soon captured
one of the maraudrrs. He took 1t to
the museum ut Innsbruck. where it
was pronounced to he young female
condor. 1t measured eight feet from
tip 10 Tip of the wings. Though some
of the naturalists were inclined to be-
licvc the bird had flown To Europe
from the Andes. one professor stoutly
maintained that such Il flight was i'm.
possible except for such bird as tho
aihatross. which had spread OF wing
of thirteen feet and is 4 fish catcher,
and that The condor must have escaped
from some European mcnagcric.
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MRS. JENNIE y. o'poNNELL,

MRS. JENNIE y. 0'DoNNELL,
Prssidsnt of Oakland woman's Riding Club.
the wonderful curative Value of Lydia
f. PiRkham's Vegetable Com
pound. For eight years had female
trouble, falling of the womb and other
complications. During that time was
more or less Of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until one day
bound book in my hall telling OF
the cures you could perform. l became
interested I bought bottle Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; continued it's
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time + have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham
again, for the health now cnjoy."-
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoENKLt, sFs East Slst
st., Chicago, Ill. - $4,000 forfeit v abors
Matrimonial 10 hot genuine
Women suffering frem any
form Of female ills can be cured
by Lydia e. Pinkham's Vsgeta-
bic Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. PiRkhaIA advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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November Colds Should Not Be A.
lowed to Develop Into Chronic
Catarrh.
Pe.ru-na Cures Cold Promptly and
Permanently.

II am glad to recommend Peruna, as it
has done 20 much for me. had been a
great sufferer from catarrhal colds until !
was urged to try Pcruna, and l am happy
to say that it has entirely cured me. !
shall never be without it, and most cheer,
fully recommend it to Others who are at.
fiicted as | have Beer" -AKatherine Dag,
ter. go 18th st.. Milwaukee, Wis.
Moot people think the success Of Perunn
depends upon the use Of advertisements
Undoubtedly the advertisements help
some. But by far the greatest number of
people who hear Of Perupa have their at
tsntiou called to it by friend.
Some one gets cured of chronic catarrh
by Peruna. After he is certain of his cure
he is sure to recommend tito his friends.
Friend recommends 1t to friend and the
news spreads from tongue to tongue.
AlL the adperttsen, ents tn the World
could not make PerunG as popular
az H 10. Peruma cures That IL tho
,-Sason people Hhe It, Pcrmna cures
a rery stubborn disease. That 10 Wh y
ccervone recommends It. PsrMna
cures chronic catarrh after all other
remedies fail. which explains why neigbbor
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15
One Years building "a, Harvard


Harvard is so big that one building
more or less hardly attracts any atten-
tion. But the bliefest review Of he
material progress of the past year re-
vcalS an almost startling rate OF OK.
pansrn. Six new buildings have been
completed, three additions made. aud
within that time; while one building
Is still in the progress Of construction
almost finished, as is also new addi-
ton The aggregate cost of this en-
largemcnt of the housing space is more
titan million and quarter Of dol
lars. And the JAMS for ,lIH near future
purpose the erection Of four other ~.
pensive buildings Boston Transcript
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15
A SURPRISED PHYSICIAN,
Dying Patient Kocovsrs Through the
Interpolation Of u Humble German.

Oyink NUCOVeTh th0
Interpolation Of u Humble German.
Chicago, Nov. Is.
Some weeks ago DR.. c., very repu-
table and widely known physician living on
c. street, was called to attend a very
complicated case of rheumatism Upon
arriving at the house he found u man about
forty years of age lying in Frustrated 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
very alarming condition. The knees and
elbows and larger joints were greatly in
famed, and could not be moved. 1t was
only with extreme difficulty that the pa.
tient could be turned in bed, with the aid
of three or four persons. The weight of
the clothing was SO painful that means had
to be adopted to keep it from the patients
body.
The doctor saw that his assistance would
be of no avail, and left the house, the
members of the family following him to
TIE uoor, weeping Aihost lhHleuloLely
the grief stricken 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 bottle of st. Jacobs OIL The poor
wife applied this remedy. The first appli.
cation eased the patient very much; after
few hours they used it again, and, wonder
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 days
after he was indeed surprised.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15
THE LIMITS TO coal MINING.
Physical Barriers That Prevent Mining
Below Certain DeDths.

Physical Barriers That Prevent aiming
Below Certain Depths.
Beyond the depth of 1000 feet the
physical barriers to coal mining appear
under existing conditions to be insur-
mountable.
Increase of temperature is the CHIEF
obstacle in penetrating to greater
depth than 1900 feet. At a depth OF
only 5000 feet the temperature of the
earth would amount to 9S degrees.
A further depth of 400 feet is thought
possible, however, at which point the
temperature of the air would be equal
TO the heat of the blood. This would
give a depth of 1920 feet, beyond
which point the continued sinking of
the shaft becomes purely speculative;
mining.
The question of the maximum tenn
perature of air which is compatible
with healthful labor is an exceedingly
difficult one to determine and it is
known that in some cases human labor
has been carried on at temperatures as
high as 1870 degrees Fahrehheit; but
it was observed that in these cases
the thermometer indicated radiant
heat and not that of the surrounding
air.
Now, it Is a matter of common OBJ
servation that in deep mines the air is
comparatively dry. The water, which
is generally present in shallow mines,
gradually lessons in quantity as we de-
scend, and at. a depth of 500 or 600
yards, ceases altogether. The hygrO-
metric condition of the air in deep
mines may. therefore, be regarded as
ance the effects of high temperature,
and to render possible healthful labor
at great depth from the surface.
The effect of pressure is another OBJ
stacle. In the Deekinfield cOlliery. at
depth of about $500 feet, the pres
sure became SO powerful that it crushed
in circular arches of brick four feet
in thickness, and in one case, a pillar
of cast iron. IL inches square, sup
porting a roof only seven feet in eX
tent, was snapped in twain.
1t is estimated by the Royal Coal
commissioners that the English coal
fields, alone contain beneath the min
ing limit of 1000 feet no less than As
1856 900 900 tons. This gives hint of
the hidden stores of coal beneath the
workable limits of the vast Pennsyl
vana coal fields, which science, COM
bned with invention. may some day
find means of bringing within the
reach of human needs.
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Heating Wears Out Rugs.

It is an excellent hing 10 keep the
house or apartments always spick and
span, but very frequently the house
wife by TOO frequent and vigorous
cleaning is apt to do more damage thnn
good. The average American house
wife wears ont her rugs by continual
sweeping and beating. The plan Of
putting them upon line every two
weeks, or even once month, ana there
having them whipped, is not to be
commended IL the rugs are of any
value, They should he cleaned with
n carpet sweeper. occasionally put upon
sent away to be cleaned in n proper
manner, or else washed at home.
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4::NoUSEHolO
TX RECIPES: !

Potato Biscuit-Bol six potatoes I'M
Ill tender; mash them very smooth or
rub them through a sieve; add when
cool one cup of milk. and -four enough
to roll out, adding two tcaspoonfuls of
baking powder; cut into small biscuits
and bake in quick oven over twenty
minutes.
Baked Applcs-Wash and core the
apples without breaking. Fill the CEN
tres with sugar and cinnamon turn in
II cupful of water and bake slowly for
an hour or an hour and a half. Put Il
cupful of water on the rack when the
apples go into the oven. This will keep
them from burning.
Denmark puddng-Soak one cupful
Of pearl tapioca over night in three
pints of cold water: in the morning put
it in the double boiler and cook until
clear, stirring often; add half cup Of
sugar enc teaspoon of salt and half n
cup of any red jelly; turn into mold,
stand on ice: serve with sugar and
cream.
cream sponge cake - Boil pint OF
graduated sugar and half cupful of
water until it spins n thread. Pour
slowly on yolks Of eight wcll-beatpn
eggs. Beat until cold. Add juice and
grated rind of an orange, half pound
of pastry flour and the stilily beaten
white of eight eggs last. Bake one hour.
Ice with plain boiled icing when cool.
CccilS With Tomato Sauce Season
on" cup of finely chopped rare roast
beef, or steak, with salt, pepper, onion
juice ard table sauce: add two table
spnonfulS of bread crumbs, ono table
spoonful of melted butter, yolk one
egg beaten Il little; shape in the form
OF small croquc,tcS and pointed ut
ends. Fry in deep fat or in the frying
p@n ana serve with tomato sauce.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15

Arthur, the eldest son of the Duke
of Connaught and favorite nephew of
King Edward, is the best looking of
the younger members of the royal fam
lily, and is dubbed Prince Charming by
his admirers. He is very tall, very fair
blue eyed and pink checked. He is an
Eaton boy and a soldier, but is SO shy
that he does not shine in society eX-
cept as a dancer. Even then he is not
an enliyening companion, as he is too
much in awe of girl to talk. A pretty
English girl who danced with him not
long ago said: We'll, he may be inter-
csting, but he said nothing. so, of
course, l couldn't say anything, so
neither of us spoke at all"
Fancy an American girl thinking she
was obliged to remain silent because
a diffident prince refused to speak
frst.-New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. i'
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Importance of the Comma.

Lately in small town in Germany
the school inspector arrived ON his tour
of inspection too soon after his last
visit to please the Mayor, who was
asked to accompany him.
Il should like to know why this ass
has come again so soon?" muttered the
Mayor to himself as he put on his hat.
The inspector overheard the remark,
but pretended to ignore it. and was
soon busy examining the pupils in
punctuation. The Mayor told him:
ave don't trouble about commas and
such like here"
The inspector told one of the pupils
to write on the blackboard. 1.-THE May
or of Ritzefbuttel' says the inspector is
al ass"
"Now," he added, put n comma af.
ter Ritzelbuttel and another;'after in
spector."
The pupil did So, and 1t Is believed
that the Mayor"has altered his opinion
Us to- the. value. of commas.
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Ho Dropped the Subject.

He was talking to the pessimistic,
sharp-tOngued damsel.
Have you noticed" he asked, "that,
ms general thing, bachelors are
wenlthier than married men?"
81 have" she replied.
How do you account for it?" he in
quircd. >
"The poor man marries and the rich
one doesn't" she answered. "a man
is much more disposed to divide moth
ing with woman than he,is to divide
something. "-Chicago Post.
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IS A NEW Medicine,

long, long hours l would sit and pom
der on n way out. There were things
the exploration of wild and savage
lands, for instance, but they We're for
the rich, and was poor. So the years
dragged by and l tried many things,
and my lawlessness grew and grew,
and then"
"Yes?' She leaned forward, forget
fnl of the hour, the circumstances, of
everything but the quiet. monotonous
voice, with its ring of absolute truth,
the voice that seemed to be giving her
Kaleidoscope glimpses of a strong soul,
hopelessly hampercd a soul that had
somehow lost its way in time and
space, and straycd into a wrong CEN
fury.
And then-I met woman and
loved her, loved her as such man
would, but l left her. Il was an ele-
mental person; she the product of an
ovcrripe civillzation.'
lie paused, but she sat silent, spell.
bound.
FINALLY l took to burglary, because
for me it was the one way out. 1t
responded to the two strongest chords
in my nature, lawlessness and love of
danger. Oh. l don't say it was the
hest, but it was the second best, and
one mostly has to he content with that.
soon became n power, and for twenty
years now l have planned and helped
to carry out all tho most daring rob-
berries that have startled the social
worlds of Europe. For the wealth 1t
brings l care nothing-for the danger
and excitement, everything. When l
am Carshalton. am bored TO death.
That gives me the stimulus for devils.
ing new schemes. And the end? Well,
| have plan for that. too
and the wOman:" asked his listener,
quietly
There was a Just porceptiblc pause.
Then he said slowly. hcsitatingly:
81 don't know. Yet to stay meant
inevitably to break her heart. And she
was young. | hope. l have always
hoped, that she learned 10 forget. You
ire Il wOman-do you thinl; she has for
sotten!"
Il pray she may have" said Janet |
softly. "Yct-wOmen do not
| could tell YOU tale
Of Il woman who tried hard to forget |
for twenty years. But she didn't |
succeed i
"Tell me-" he whispered.
"Hc had the double curse-ambition |
md poverty. So he left her. And a
week later she came into a fortune. |
But it was too late. He had gone,
why or where she never knew"
"And the cnd:' qucricd the burglar
luskily.
"Thprc is no end. She is Just going
III loving him. That is ALL
The man turned and moved instead
ly to the door.
"Good-by," he said, "your jewels are
here"
AS he stepped outside the street door
lie turned and taking her hand rever-
'ntly in his, kissed it. At the same
moment a ray of moonlight fell across
lis face.
"Dlckw
lie dropped her hand and fled down
he broad, shallow steps.
'Too late" he groaned. "Good-by,
little JEAN goodbye
Come back! Come back" she
obbed, stretching out her arms to
lin.
He turned white and haggard face
o her
81 can't"
The words foated back to her in a
tiflcd cry as he fed through the
quarc.
And she understood. Tie had gone
Jack to his life. She must so back
0 hers.-New York News.
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Satire.

Don't you think that some people
in society are very deficient in man.
ners?" said the man who had,been an
noyed by box party.
Perhaps" answered Miss Cayenne;
but possibly they are not to blame.
They have to meet so many customs
house inspectors, You know."-Wash-
ington Star
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A Cheerful SOul.

thanks always looks on the. bright
side Of everything. DO you know what
he said when he lost his job the other
dayT
II haven't heard"
"He seemed to be quite cheerful over
1T. You sce,' he explained, L applied
for raise Of salary nearly six months
ago and didn't get it. Think Of how
much more would have had to lose If
they'd given me the increase. Chi
cago Record Herald
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AS She Reasoned 1t.

'It is but NATURAL" said Mrs. Van
Scadders, chat those who possess
wealth should consider themselves the
best people,
II don't quite follow you?"
at is an axiom that everything Is
for the best"
Eyes"
"And the people with money are
the only ones who have a chance to
get everything. '-Washington Star.
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Taking Timber.

That picturesque Philadelphia,
Richard Vaux, used to repeat many of
Thomas MOore's amusing stories, hav-
ing known the irish poet we'll during
his residence in London. One Of the
best of these was that OF the block
heal who was purchasing II horse, and
who, wishing to know some, hing of his
leaping powers, put the question:
will he take TIMBER"
Hell Jump over your head" was
dealer.
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His Glance Was Unfortunate,

a story Is told Of a certain English
clergyman who had for his curate n
tall, cadaverous looking 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: The col
lection will now be taken for that OBJ.
inct y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15

"See hero, remarked the guest to the
new waiter, there doesn't seem to be
any soup on this menu card"
"Oh, no, SIR replied the waiter,
nervously, Il didn't spill it at this table
1T was the one on the other side of
the ROOM Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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4 s:nh Sale.

The Indians had just sold the is
land of Manhattan for 500 when cha
grin overcome them.
ITO think" they exclaimed, "elec.
ton is coming AMI votes will be worth
two dollars apiece
Percciving they had been $windlcl,
TO relate their wrongs. New York
Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15

A young woman at the normal col
lege during Il recent examination by
Superintendent Skinner, being tGld to
tell all she knew about the gray mat
ter of the brain, meditatcd long
time. on the question, and then wrote
down;
81 do not know anything about this
question, but demand the full credi,
for the answer, as | have given all
know. New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15

Most people start buttoning their
coats from the top, which is quite the
wrong way, and must more or less pull
the coat out of shape. The majority
of women. too, don't know that n new
coat should always be worn buttoned
the first few times of wearing, so that
the collar may set properly.
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Beware of 0intments For Cssarrh That
'''- CdntAim NIercary, ,,ts

as mercury will surely destroy the sense oil
smell ana completely derange the whole sys.
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, rs the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good yon can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Co.. Toledo, o.. contains
no mercury and is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. In buying Halls Cntarrh Cure
be sure to get tho genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and is made. in Toledo, Ohio, by F.
J. Cheney 4 Co. Testimonials free.
- Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the hest
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-11-15
A mother Advance,

She-"So you think the necessities Of
life are constantly advancing in price?
For instance:"
ue-"Well, the average fine for auto.
speeding has advanced from $40 to
$50 within a year"-Puck.
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SOftened Grief.

Wilson-"I lost that fine silk UNI
brclla that carried in town today
Mrs. Wilson-"Oh, what q pity!'
Wilson-"There is one consolation.
1t wasn't mine. '-Somerville (NIass.)
Journal.