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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
The Mouse Man.

Who ever heard Of the singular en-
ploymcut of one Of the men in the New
York hotels known as 1.-THE mouse
mani" His duties are indicated by his
title He is expected to keep the house
free from mice and devotes all his time
to that task. He must have consider.
able knowledge Of his duties, for, the
presence of any of the nuisanccs that
he is supposed 10 abolish is direct re.
lection on his abilities. Several of the
men employed here at the hotels have
been at this kind of work for years
They go from one hotel to another
The most experienced man in this pc
culiar business began his work ut II
hotel so far down town that it is to-day
th" only one in Il region Of business
huuSes.-Ncw York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
eALLApE OF REPRESENTATION.

The tender young twig that we bend
In hope NJ lt7 growing Alright
a. time, shows u quite crooked trend,
With symptoms OF canker and blight
Aud, we've We not hopeful, we ialght
Consider IL near TO its end;
But nearly is better than quite
1t is never too late to mend
Our time, though too often we spend
Most badly; though duties we slight
And seem Just about to descend
From quite u respectable height,
Though prospects seem gloomy at night
o. their bcLterment, still we may wend
Our sweet way Mt length to the light
II Is never too late 10 mend,
At least to the eye of friend,
The black may bleach out OF the white;
ii not, to some passab'c blend
That looks Just as well at first sight
Some fortune surprisingly right
a CHEEKY tomorrow may send.
Though YOU may consider this trite,
j Is never too late 10 mend.
L'ENNOI.
Prince, virtue would seem TO invite;
Reforming | surely intend
But later. Though time take its fight,
1t is never too late TO mend,
Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

The death OF Police Superintendent
Gee. of Manchester, says the West
minister Gazette, recalls the fact that
he was for many years familiar fis-
IRE In the secondhand bookshops and
at the bookstalls in that city. His
hobby was to collect volumes of vers"
and prose by uneducated or self-taught
writers, and during 80 or AZ years he
gathered together hundreds OF such
works. BY study Of them he was LED
to observe that the majority of poets
In humble life were men who had fol,
lowed sedentary occupations-wcav-
crs, shoemakers and the like. He also
found that the Scottish exceeded the
number Of English authors OF this
class.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
TO RELIEVE COMA.



81 entered Il cafe the other evening
and was treated to Il surprise. as well
rs gaining piece of information which
is valuable for everybody to know. but
which everybody does not know re-
marked wellknown correspondent
this morning.
AT the end of the bar sticking out
in front were the four legs of chair
turned down back to the floor, and
over the elevation Of the chair thus
formed were the feet and legs of u
man.
around the four legs of the chair
aE-t the two legs of the man We're
grouped several men, including one or
two men of the United States Hospital
Corps. | thought they were trying
to sulfocatc the recumbent man, and
was about to cXpostulate when one Of
the hospital corps explained
1T looks rs if we were trying to
kill him by causing Il rush OF blood to
the head, doesn't IT, he inquired of
me; well, we are not trying to kill
the blood to rush to his head. and
that will bring him out of the coma, or
faint, which he IS in and save him.
"'AIcn and women fall in faints in
the public places of all cities every
day, and until thr ambulance or II
physician comes not one person in Il
hundred in II crowd knows what TO do,
and, in fact. nincty-ninc out of Il hun
Grcd will do the wrong thing.
This man, Il big. powerful fellow,
Il stranger, dropped like a shot TO the
floor as he was about o pay his check.
Most people would have elevated his
head and poured brandy down his
throat But We elevated his feet over
the upturncd chair so as to cause the
blood to return to the brain. Why:
Because his face was white. We Just
unDoscd his collar band. lacked his
feet up. ana continued the hospital
steward, YOU see his white features
are gradually becoming normal. his
eyes are opening, his natural color IS
coming back, and we now lift him 10
his feet, So
And they pulled the big fellow up
blinking and staring, but very grateful
to the stewards, who had perhaps
saved his life.
"'You scc,' resumed tho hospital
steward, there are several kinds Of
coma. but there are two fundamental
causes to be borne in mind in these
emergency cases:
"First. rs in this case. where the
patients features are white, il means
that you must elevate the feet to cause
the blood to return to the brain. and I'M
der no circumstances elevate the head:
don't forget this, and,
Second, when the features are pur-
pie or red, indicating n rush Of blood
to the head, or Il scmi-apoplcctic con-
dition. then elevate the head and de-
press the feet. and in each instance M
loosen mans rollarhand. and in the
case of Il woman her dress. Many are
the persons whose lives have been sac
them elevated the head in al cases.
"'Thc heart has Il hard time of 1t
IN all eases Of coma. and where the
valves are weak they sometimes are
too cnfccblcd 10 sustain the pressure
Of the congcstcd circulation. and they
just quit working overtime. the patient
passes out. rs The press reports put it.
mot having recovered consciousness,
when he or she might have been saved
had either of these two simple suggcs-
tons here given been put Immediately
into effect by those on the ground. -
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
WHERE DOCS WORK..
Usefulness of These Animals in Ohio
Coal Mines. ..

Coal Mines.
Dogs of tho New World fare infinite
~ better than their cousins of the
Eastern Hemisphere. In the streets
of European cities and in the country
roads the dog is often met as Il beast
of burden, or harnessed to cart and
pulling several times his own weight,
In the Orient and wherever the faith
of Nlahomct is cherished the dog Is re-
gardcd as the most deSpicablc of Great
urcS. Here he is found as the wretched
pariah, or street dog. Il mere scavcnSef,
which. with the buZzards, feeds upon
the refuse Of the cutters.
The dogs Of America are not put to
work, except in Il few somewhat out of
the way places. On the ice fields OF
the Arctic the Esquimau has been wont.
for centuries 10 harness a WOlish spe.
cicS of dog to his sledgcS, and has
trained him to his task 50 well that Il
pack Of these animals numbering not
more than Il dozen are able to draw n
half ton load. In the country districts
of the United States heavy breeds of
dogs. such as the Newfoundland or the
maStifi', are still used TO churn butter
and do other chores by means of Il
tread-mill. But the American dog
should not hold his head too high. He
may be compelled to rclinquish some
OF his leisure rs the world becomes
more and more practical. and, like his
European relatives, lie made to put
his intelligence and strength to mate.
rial uses. In certain coal mines or
Ohio the dog has already been reduced
to the grade of Il laborer, and the uti!
ization of dog power in drawing cars
of coal has proved most satisfactory.
AS the German farmer harnesses his
deg to little road wagon and hauls
his vegetables to market. or the Elem
iSh mil:man tics his ma$tiit to the axle
of his cart. SO tho Ohio miner bitches
n tandem team of dogs to car ana
makes them draw out the coal over Il
miniature railway.
Thc dog has been found practicable
in these mines, for the reason that tho
coal veins are narrow and mules are
too large. The miners themselves are
badly pinchel for room, and are com.
PEELED to work oftontimcs lying on one
side OF half kncrling. The coal Is hi
luminous. and is all separated by
means of picks, without the aid OF
powder.
The Ohio coal mine dog not only pos
Scsecs great strength for his small
frame, but is far more faithful than
the animals ordinarily used for traction
purposes. None are Of pure breed,
but al have in their veins good guam
titles of the blood of the mnStiff or the
bulldog. Dogs of the same team work
together tremendously, but entertain
remarkable jealousy for those of ri
val team. Thus, when several carloads
Of coal are travelling out of the mine.
one behind the other, the dogs of the
hindcrmost team strain every muscle
to keep mp With those ahead.
The miners feed their helpmates once
n day, for dog will refuse food while
he is working. A we'll trained animal
i worth from S1S to $50. or about the
sum a miner earns in a week. Most Of
tie miners treat their dogs kindly. for
they cannot fail to admire the patience
and faithfulness with which they toll
New York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

A rattlesnake skin hangs for IL ba.
rCmeter in front of Il blacksmith shop
on Ridge avenue. The skin. well dried,
is nailed taut on a board.
1T makes a good barometer" the
blacksmith said. 1T makes as good
barometer as any man need want,
Where | come from rattlesnake skins
are used pretty generally in this way"
But how does it work."
Why when it's going to be clear
the skin remains dry but a sweat
breaks out on it "a hours before it is
going to rain. BY this sweat a storm
can always be foretold," said the
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores,
IL wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured by
little thing Ike that. Not all ola
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and | both
got more peace by day. and more
sleep by night. The sores sort Of
dried up and went away. | shall
never forget one blessed night when
| went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as ! got the supper
dishes out of the way and the Older
children undreSscd when | woks
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months ] had
Slept through the night without q
break.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
The Modern Medical Man.

The modern medical man Is no long
er only a healer; he must also be a
santarian. 1t is to the study of pre-
ventive medicine rather than to the
study of therapeutics-Or curative
medicine-that the scientific physician
OF our time devotes himself with en-
thusiasm and confident hope.-Every-
body's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

\X'OME\ should beware of contract
w ing caiarih The cold wind aud
rain. sluSh and mud OF winter are "s-
ppcially conducive to catarrhal de
engagements. Few women ESCAPE,
Upon the first symptoms OF catching
cold Pcruna should hr taken. II iurti
fees the system against colds and "a.
tnrrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman'S experience with Frrund:
Miss Rose Grrhng Is II popular Snci
ETY. woman of Crown Point. Ind. and
she writes the following:
"Rrcently took Il long drive in The
country. and being too thinly clad |
caught bad cold which settled on my
lungs. and which could not stem To
shake off. had heard Il great deal Of
peruna for colds and calarrh and |
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

bought n bottle to try, am pleas
that did, for it brought speedy rc,
1t only look about two bottles. aud
considered this money well spent.
You have II firm friend in me. ANA
not only advise its Use to my friend
hut have purchased several bottles
give 10 those without The means To hu.
AMI have noticed without rNcrplt
that 1t has brought about n speedy rg
wherever it has been used. Miss RM
Grrhing.
If you do not derive prompt AMI "a
iSfartUry results from the Use 4
pcrllna. write at once to DR. llnrtlna.
giving II fun statement OF your ca,
and he will be pleased To give you ID
/ valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President q
The Hartman SHnilariiim, Columbus {
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

The renders of this paper will be pleased :,
learn that there is ut least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in AL
its stages, and that Il Catarrh. Halls 'atarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being eon-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCure Is taken Inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mt
cous surfaces of the system. thereby destroy
ng the foundation Of tho disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution md assisting nature in doing i.5
work. The proprietors have so much iaithin
its curative powers that they oheI ono nun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails 70 cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
i, j, CHENEY 4 Co., Tu.euO, y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
MRS. RATH'S BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story Of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cuticura Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest ,
to Its Worn Out Mother.

1t is wonder that Mrs. Helena Rah taken sick
Sngehanded she did all the houewok and washed cooked
mended for her husband, Hans and their six children
Flucky fight h hatn mad TO yleld, anu early
1902 she took her bed What followed she told to visitor
who called her tidy home, No. S2I Tenth Ave. New York City
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
The Practical View.

Never argue with person whom
you know to lie your inferior in brains
aud experience. 1t is waste of time.
EUl yuu may always learn something
from Il fool by listening TO him. New
York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
A Mistake in SYNONYMS.

Temperance Lecturor--O my friends,
there are some spectacles which one
never forgcts.
Old Lady's Voice lin rear)-l'd like
10 know, sir, where they sell them, If
YOU don't mind.-New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

FlTSpermanently cured. No lts or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. kline's Greas
NerveR estorer. $2trul bottleand treatiscfre,
DR.. BIZ. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila. Ia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
This VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray. Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, n nurse in children
Home, New York, cure Consultation, Fever
ishness, Tocthing Disorders, stomach TrOu-
bles and Destroy Worms; 30 00J testimonials
OF cures. All druggists 25c. Sample FREE.
Address Allen $. Olmstcd lie Roy, y. \,
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~
ined pefsScmHV mat
nd back ache TucnIH
had Inr Iah IIri
the
1 r.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
On tho Verge of Brghts Disease

On tho Verge of Brlghrs Di.ea>e.-
A Quick Cure That Lasted.
CASE No. 30,G1l.-C. h. Boies. dealer
in grain and feed, 800 South Water
street, Akron, o., made the following
statement in 1S9G: he said: Fac
since the Civil War | have had attacks
OF kidney and bladder trouble, decid
eddy worse during the last two or three
years. Although | consulted physi.
clans, some of whom told me was
verging on Bright's disease, and | was
continually using standard remedies,
the eXcruciating aching just across the
kidneys, which radialed TO the shout.
der blades, still existed. AS might be
expected when my kidneys We're in Il
disturbed condition, there was dis
trrssng and inconyenicnt difficulty
with the action of the kidney serrp-
lions. A box of Doan's it,h""y piill.
procured at Lnmpartcr " Co.'S drug
store brought such Il decided change
within a week that l continued the
treatment. The last attack, and it was
particularly aggravated, disappeared"
Mr.. Boics says in 1899: I'm the
spring of 1896 made Il public state
mcnt of my experience with Doan'S
kidney PMS. This remedy cured mt
Of terrible aching in the kidneys, in
the small of my back, in the muscles
Of the shoulder blades, and in The
limbs. During the years that have
gone by can conScien,iouSly say there
have been 10 occurrences of my Old
trouble. My confidence in Donn's Kid
uey Pills is stronger than ever, not
only from my personal experience.
but from the experience Of many 9TH
Prs in Akron which have come to my
notice"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ncy medicine which cured Mr.. Boies
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
" Fostcr-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price so cents
urr box
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

Economy Is the road to wealth. PIT
NAM FADELEss DYES is the road TO econ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.--NiRs. THOMAS ROB-
BINS, Maple ST., Norwich, n. ", Feb. II, 1900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

The man who gives up his scat in u
crowded car isn't always so polite at home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

The oftener Cupid hits the mark the
more Mrs. he makes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

An engineer has figured out that all
the railways of Switzerland could be
run by electricity generated by wal er.
falls. NE10.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

All men may be born equal, but they
don't stay that way long.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
Occupations of Poor Poets.

An intellectual feast depends iargc'y
upon the mental digestion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
400 Reward, &tOD,

It's easy enough to be gool.natnreI Il
you always have your own way.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

ayes, that fat little boy by the
window is Charlie. and n, skin is
as white as n snow flake. thanks to
the Cuticura Remedies. think
everybody should know about the
Soap and also the Ointment. and i
it is going to hell, other mothers
with sick babies, go ahead and pub
fish what have told YOU
MRS IIE'I E\A kAIN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07
MRS. HELENA RAT,

The agonizing itching and burning of the skin as in ecze
the ghtfu scaling psoriasis the loss of hair and cruising
of the SCALP as in scaled head the facial dsguemen
pimpes and rngworm; the awful suffering of infants and anXc
parents, in milk crust letter and salt rheuma
demand remedy of almost surehuman virtues to successfully
cope with them That CuticWa Soap Ointment and RcsoV
are such stands proven beyond all doubt No statement made
regarding them that is justified by the strongest evidence
The purity and sweetness the to afford immediate t
the certainty of speedy and permanent the absolute safety
and great economy have made them the standard skin cures b
purifiers and humour remedies of the civilized world
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-03-07

CUTICuRA REMEDIES su civilized world PRICES
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
MISSISSIPPI IS AFTER
MORE TAXES.
Packing Houses and Other Corpora
lions Owning Rolling Stock OPP
Grated on Mississippi Rail
roads Called on To Pay
Taxes 20 State.

Jackson, Miss. necemeoe - Especially
state Rcvcnue Agent WIT, Adams has
sprung another surprise on large num-
ocr of prominent corporations IN tho
shape of cialms eor back taxes.
The suits nre chiefly against the biz
packing houses OF the country owning
rolling stock which is operated on IN"
varcus railr ,a3s OF the state ana watch
heretofore has escaped taxation. not be
ing in any way involved IN the assess.
ments Of the various railroads by which
they are handled and the revenue agent
believes that they are equally liable TO
taxation as the railroad robins stock
The assessment sch dules for taxes
duo The county OF Kinds have been fied
With sheriff Harding and for taxes due
the city Of Jackson are flied VITA the city
clerk. Schedules viii also he filed In seven
other counties of the state. Adams. War
" n. Washington. LeHore. Perry. Lauder
dale and bowndes the packing houses
having branch offices IN these counties.
The assessments are from 1890 to 1902.
inclusive. Several large oil companies are
also Involved
The claims are filed against tho follow
ing companies ana the amounts named;
AtUftlN'tN &HttOI tll4 Oflhpe4tg Nc -
York. 81 .2oo. ooo jacob pold Packing
Company. Kansas city, $4,000: Union
Cotton OH Company, New Orleans.
$1,000, coo, C'udahy Packing Company,
Omaha. S 500 o0o; Eagle Cotton OH
Company, Meridian. 100000; Hicks Pax
ace stock Car Company Chicago So COO;
Swift Packing Compans. St l4ouIs,
5 400 GOO. STANDARD Hehning Company,
New orleans. $4,000; Union Tank Line
Company. wn!cng. Ind, 100000; Ar
mour Packing Company, Chicago, S AGO.
OCO; Planklngt0n Packing Company, Mi
waukee, $40. 600, armour Packing Conn
pany, Kansas City. S 400. 600: King
man &, Co, indianapolis, 10000. Henry
Drug Packing Company. St. joss ph, No.
$40, 600; Louisville Packing Company.
Louisville, 10000; n. X. Fairbanks
Company. Chicago. s2a5.ooo; BOYD x
Lanhan. Chicago, $40 coo. John Morrell
q Co, Ottumwa, $4,000; Nelson Norris
& Co. Chicago. 100000: Schwarzschlld y
Sulzberger Company, Chicago, 100000;
National Refrigerator transportation
Company, Chicago, 100000; Libby Pack
ing Company. Chicago $4,000
The taxes claimed are from $500 to
$500 on each car owned oy the defen-
dant companies and It Is understood that
they Will make q vigorous fight in the
courts to prevent the enforcement of pay
YnpUt