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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
AnnexIng by Assimilation.

More than a hundred thousand
Americans have emigrated to Cana
da within year. AT this rate there
will soon be no trouble about til
inevitable annexation Of the Domin-
ion. Americans will be in the ma
jority and will come into the Union
as matter Of course, as chickens
come home to roost. Canada now
buys from us $119,000,000 worth of
goods annually, three times as much
as she imports from what is face
tiously called "the mother country"
Town Topics.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
Strong on Trusts.

''What do you think of these 'ere
trusts?" asked Farmer Bootjack.
Gail wrong-tur'ble things" re,
piled Farmer Sweethag. "Gov'ment
hedn't orter allow them to exist.
By the way" he added, with a
chuckle, 81 guess tibet milk associa-
ton Of our'n hes got them pesky
milk dealers right where we want
'em now. They'll hev to come down
with our price for the milk or else
quit sellin'." -Syracuse Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
How R!scIl SaJe Is Guarded.

Mr.. Sagr's Office is in the building
occupied by thc National Bank Of
Commerce. in Nassau street. In an
antcroom sits his faithful guardian
and confidential man. Mr.. Menzies,
through whom the aged iinancier
mast he reached. Mr.. Menzics is
protected by partition having a
latticed wire top with iron spikes
reaching 10 tie ceiling. 1t would
bn !nro5 H." for Il man to climb
oNer tAc*r pixies or to throw d
bomb h1,">tn them, Mr.. Sage Is
not aI"N.r" accompanied in the
street or i'll travelling between his
home and office by a bodyguard or
detective. Frequently he goes about
entirely alone and seemingly is
without rCHr except when in his Of
tice.-Ncw York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

A Iloosick Falls, \. y, justice
appreciates an acute situation and
viii he popular with a certain class
rs long as the coal famine remains
unbroken. He announces that he
will not send any one to jail who
has stolen less than a ton Of coal.
Those who steal in ton lots are
therefore safe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
State Poultry Show.

1t was very successful exh ihitior
held by the State Poultry and Pc,
Stock association at St. Adams last
week. The affair was well man
aged and in number and quality OF
the birds the show has never been
excelled in Vermont.
A. Thompson of Allans Corners,
Que. was the largest prize winner.
hl> blue and red ribbons, together
with special prizes, bringing him
$3.50.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

The dairymcn's meeting didn't
show up Rutland to advantage as u
great convention city. The dele
gates bunked in the parks and
bathrooms, but the association is
quite large and might even tax the
resources Of Pawct or East
Pcacham.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
WAITING For a Market.

$50 you won't sell that furni-
ture?" said the dealer.
"No," answered the householder.
II suppose you are going to hold
it in the hope that it will command
Il fabulous value among antiquari-
ans"
mo, l don't intend to wait that
long. If the price of coal goes up
at the present rate, my furniture
will command fabulous prices as
fuel"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

Swarms Of plague.infected rats
which infe>t the stone wall along
the seashore at Yokohama have been
entombed alive, the authorities hav-
ing had every hole and crevice in
the wall filled with cement and peb-
bles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

'Iiz," confded the girl at the
ribbon counter, "you know ! told
you | got engaged to a German
count at the summer hotel?'
Eyes"
swell, he isn't count at all. He
is a cashier in a dairy lunchlrpom
down street."
Saint that nice, though? You'll
get to see him this winter, again. |
was lucky too. The millionaire's
son | fell in love with drives de-
livery wagon for this store."-
Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
VIM. +. t1untOun Retires.

VIM. L. IIuntoon, who for fifty
wears has been local agent of the va
rious express companies that did
transport, ton business to and ON
White River Junction, has turned
over the active management of the
Office to Frank II. Dalton,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
A $4,000 Fire in Lebanon. N. H

Mudgetts grocery and Hildreth's
hardware stores in Lebanon, y. II
burned last week Thursday night.
The loss is $4,000 and the insur-
ance $4,000. The ruins are still
burning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

"Nermont, if the action of legis
lature is a correct reflex. seems to
be of the opinion that with the adj.
vent of license and the open saloon,
life is going to be worth living.
Folly of this sort ought to he self.
evident. st. Johnsbury Caledo-
Man.
Wrong again. neighbor. Yer
mont does not feel ANYTHING of the
sort. 1t is a wise man who takes
his sensations as they come. ard
does not try to anticipate them,
Vermont-or rather, large por-
ton Of the voters-know that life is
not worth living under the prohibi-
tory system with it's attendant evils.
That's all.-Brattleboro Refor,ner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
Our Meat Exports,

The total annual export value of
United States meat, of which beef
forms the principal item, is in round
figures $100,0O0,00O. If we add to
this the distributive sales of the va
rious packing establishments in the
United States for the domestic mar
ket as we'll, we find that it reaches
the enormous total of 900, 900 car
loads, valued at So, 900, 900, 900. Add
ed to this is the value of the many
byproducts of the packing house,
which amount to many millions
more.-Leslie's Monthly.
The Age and Delineater for one
year. $I.ys.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

MHs. WINsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRCP has IN, n
used for over sixty years by millions of mot {.
for their children while teething, with
perfect success. II soofhes the child. softcns
the gums, allays all pain, cares wind collie,
and IL the beet remedy for DiarrhGa. 1t will
relieve the poor ii,tia sufferer Immediately.
Sold by I'll druggists In every psri Of the
world twenty-five cents a baltic. 30 81 E
and ask for "Nrs. HinslOw's Soothing .
I'D" and take no oihtr kind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

Local option is local pr Inhibition
# you 50 desire H~~>kxsttSbeyo r.
8orp~r,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
Counter Condolences.

cav, git on yer own side o dc
bed"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17

The Age and Delineator On
Year $r.5S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-17
NJ A r RACE s
0EA S.

Origin Of the Boundary Line Dispute
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-04
spear Points.

The man who thinks leads the crowd
Men nil not he kept from the love Of
Tire world by making the world unlove.
ly.
Tht star Of faith will shine long after
the comet Of fame has disappeared
The preachers mission Is not that Of
amusing he saints b. abusing the sin
DeTs.
Happiness depends not on the things
the heart has, but on the heart that
has the things.
The first thing some PEOPLE do when
troubles fly into their lives is to clip
their wings .-Rsm's Horn.
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Illinois ccu, c.lebratio,.

Jacksonville. H.. Jan 3f-IlllnoIs
College Friday celebrated the receipt
u endowment gifts Of $500 900 and
ne recent utilization with the Univer
'ity Of Chicago William Rainey Har
Der made t9e principal address Friday
afternoon and Friday night President
Harper. GOV. Yates w Bryan anr
Inlge Carter were among the speak
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-04

Washington. Jan 3t-Capt. Henry
r. Allen. Sixth cavalry. was detailed
As chief Of the Philippine constabu.
airy. with the rank Of brigadier gen.
oral He has been the head Of the
present force since its organization in
1ulv 1901
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Rookefeiler eives 81 mn ooo

Washington. Jan. 31.--John d. Rock.
'felier has contributed 800 900 year
or ten years for the promotion of gen
raj education under the direction OF
he general education board, recently
chartered by congress.
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lis Legacy to His Countr, men.

We arc gathered together tonight
10 recall his memory. TO pay cur trib-
ute of respect to the great chief ana
leader who fell in the HARNESS, who
was stricken down while Ills eyes
were bright with "the light that
tells Of triumph tasted" We can
honor him best by the way we show
in actual deed that we have taken
Ia heart the lessons of his life. We
must strive to achieve, each ~ the
measure that he can, something ~
the qualities which made President
Mckinley q leader Of men. y mighty
power for good. his strength, hi,
courage. his courtesy and dig
nifty. his scrse Of Justice. his ever
present kindiincss and regard :or the
rights Of others. lie won greatness
by meeting and solving the issues ~
they arose rot by Sinking them
meeting them with wisdom. with The
exercise Of the most skillfuI and eau
tious Judgment. but with fearless res.
oluiion when the time Of crisis came.
He met each crisis on its own uer.
its: he never sought excuse for sbirk.
ing task in the fact that II was
different from the one he had ex-
pectcd TO face. The long public
career. which opened when as n boy
he carried the musket in the ranks
and clog when as n man in the
prime ~ his intellectual strength he
stoo? among the worlds chief stat
men. came 10 what IL was because he
treated each triumph MS opening the
road 10 fresh effort. not as IN excuse
for ceasing from effort. lie under
took mighty tasks. Some of them lie
finished completely; others we must
finish; and there remain yet others
which he did not have TO face. but
which ~ we are worthy 10 he the
inhcritors Of his principles we will
in our turn face with the same reso-
luton. the same sanity. the same
unfalteriug belief in The greatness Of
this country. and unfaltering cham
pionship Of the rights Of each ard all
of our people. which marked his high
and splt ndid career.
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TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY
President Roosevelt Pays Homage
to the Martyr at Canton.
Glasses Him n One of the Great Men OF
History Was Well Qualified to
Perform the Tasks That
Fell TO Him.

ident Roosevelt delivered ut Canton
on the occasion of the celebration of
President McKinley's birth:
MIR. Ioastmaster, and Gentlemen:
Throughout our history, and indeed
throughout history generally, ii has
been given TO only very few thrice
favored men TO take so marked Il lead
in the crises faced 10y their several
generations that thereafter each
stands as the embodiment of the tr-
umphant effort of his generation.
President Mckinley was one OF these
men.
If during the lifetime of a genera
tion no crisis occurs sufficient to call
out in marked manner the energies of
the strongest leader, then of course
the world does not and cannot know
OF the existence of such "a leader; and
IN consequence there are long periods
in the history OF every nation during
which no man appears who leaves an
lndelible mark in history. If, on the
other hand, the crisis is one so many
sided as To call for the development
and exercise of many distinct attrib-
uteS. II may be that more than one
man Will appear in order that the re-
quirements shall be fully met. In the
revolution aud in the period of con
structive craftsmanship Immediately
,befeIl NJ en- I,i,b'., ,nil;,,,ry md
tho biobe,t ct,ic .,,trii,,,,,s ,,cr, am,
bo,i,d In Wa.,i,r,on md .o :, I,i,,
we Lave orc az ~ npd,iro r,.,, ~
bisto,.,, , ,,r,.,, s,,iIi,r :, ,as.;II,,
scer orrc,,s,. .t,,c.,n ,d .,I,o,.,II
. rrI,I;c ser,,,,, ,,hn.a 1,f,,. ,,d AZ.
interested n.,,io,i, ro,d,.rrd liz
no,ycr and ah;li,y- -,Ii,e on tou,,h,
folds and n co,,nciI ,.I,.r,,,or. ~ ,ha
mo. f,r-rn.,.I,i,,, .,.r,iaa =, 49,,
puili, T., ,To ,.i,iI a., ,,'a s,,,,.
iiors ,vore di,iI.L and rir,oI,, ma
Gran win .t.,,d fnr,,er,ro,c ,i,t,
,beir porncs I,so~il,.d or ,l,o honar
roll ~ ,I,o.e an, l.,,,.. ,I..,,,.,d ,,aI,
of ,ror1.;rJ hy .,,ir., go h,,,,,o,,i,,.
preci3u. heritage In similar f,el,iop
Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Joct-
son each stands rs tbc foremost rem
rcscr'ativc of the great movement Of
his generation. and their rauirs sym.
bolilc 10 ns their times and thc homes
und a-uiratiors If ihrir times
y,,., ,,,,,,,.r,, rr,,,,.
II was Given tn President NcIir1,,
IN to,.. tl,,. rnrc,,,., rl,c. :, ,,,,.,,,,Ii,
Zeal l.rc NJ ,i,,c he, orr cc,,n,,v
was brouoht fac, I'm face vim rrn,,
lens NOR. mom,utu,,s tb,r an,
whoee solution we have ever ,ttcr,u,.
cd sarc only in tbr. revolution .,,d =,
thc ci,iI war. and !, v.. ,rdc, ,,is
Ica5py.bin that fine nation ,o,,rd
thcee ,ni"LIv nrohlc,ns ,ri.b, rb,rc.
fore l,r Shall stand in fla, o,c. of bic.
tory NOT merely ns Tho Gr,t mn, NJ
his generation lint ~ umorr tho
greatest 6nurcs in mr. p,tioroI rifc
coming second only to tbc mon nf ,b.
two crcat crises in which Tho rr,nr
mo- f,,,o,t 49,; ,...-,
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The Tragedy at Buffalo.

No other president in our his tory
has seen high and honorable effort
crowned with more conspicuous per-
Sonal success. No other president en-
tered upon his second term feeling
such right to profound and peace
full satisfaction. Then, by stroke
OF horror, SO strange in its fantas-
tic iniquity as To stand unique in
the black annals of crime, he was
struck down. The brave, strong. zen
tie heart was stillcd forever, and
word was brought to the woman who
wept that she was to walk thence
forth alone in the shadow. The hid
eous iniamy of the deed shocked the
nation to its depths. for the man
thus struck at was in a peculiar sense
the champion Of the plain people. in
a peculiar sense the representative
ard the exponent of those ideals
which, II we live up to them, will
make, AS they have largely made, our
country blessed refuge fcr all who
strive to do right and tO live their
lives simply and we'll as Eight is given
them. The nation was stluned, and
the people mourncd with a sense Of
bitter bereavement because ttey had
lost man whose heart beat for them
rs the heart OF Lincoln once had
beaten. We did right 10 Iuourn; for
the loss was ours. not hia. lie died
in the golden fulIness OF his tri-
umph. He died victoriou. in that
highest Of all kinds OF strifc-the
strife for an ampler. justcI and more
generous national life. For him the
laurel: hut woe for those whom he
l"ft behind; woe to the nation that
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course, looking bach, Il Is acw easy
to see that il would have been both
absurd and wicked to abandon the
Philippine archipelago and let the
scores of different tribes-Chri.tian
Mohammedan and pagan, in every
stage of semi-Asiatic barbarism--turu
the islands into welter of bloody saw
agery with the absolute certainty that
some strong power would have to
step in and take possession. But
though now it is easy enough tn see
that our duty was to stay III the is
lands, to put down the inSurrection
by force of arms, and then to cs-
tabllSh freedom giving civil govern
ment, II needed genuine statesman
ship To see this and TO act accord
ingly at the time of the first revolt.
weaker and less far-sighted man
shrunk from task very difficult in
itself, and certain to furnish occa-
sion for attack and misreprcscnta-
tion no less than for honest mis-
understanding. But President Nc
kinley never fiiuched. lie refused to
consider the thought of abandoning
oar duty i'm our new possessions.
While ScduloUSlN cudCaVuriug to act
with the utmost humanity toward
the iuSurrcctiuniStS. he never fall
tered in the determination to put
them down by force of arms, alike
for the sake of our own interests an!
honor, and for the sake of the in
terest of the islanders. and particu-
iarly of the great numbers of friend
~ natives. including those most high
ly civilized. for whom abandonment
by us would have meant ruin AMI
death. Again his policy was most
amply indicated. Peace has come to
the islands, together with greater
measure of individual liberty and
self government than they have ever
before known. An the tasks set us
aS result of the war with Spain
have SO far been well and houora bly,
accomplished. and aS result this
nation stands higher than ever be-
for" among the nations of mankind.
President McKinlcy's second cam
paign was fought mainly on the is.
sue of approving what he had done
in his first administration, and spc-
officially what he had done as re-
CARDS these problems Springing out
of the war with Spain. The result:
was that the popular verdict in his
favor was more overwhelming. than
it had been before.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-25

man Il clever he can become profound
~ aatirical and ind the vulgar p
very amuslng-still from a dista.
and can WORK himself into an ex h.
ingly superior state Of mind. lie can
become even more than satlrlcal n ho
win contrast the display 0g vast wealth
with the misery and pauperism that
prayail so close 10 t.
II the satirist Is from San Francisco
he may return thanks that his city Is
yet fairly free from the madness for
making and the passion for spending
money. He may get some consolation
from the reflection that "a percent OF
the people Of San Francisco, while only
u percent Of the people Of New York,
own their own homes and from ne adj
ditional fact that the climate c. san
Francisco Is worth million dollars IN
terms of comfort. to each inhabitant-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-25
servian superstltions.

Vouk, in his "Dictionnaire Scribe"
gives many curious details regarding
the lingering superstitions of the
Servians, who have retained many Of
the beliefs of their forefathers. of the
of the dark ages. Among the most
firmly rooted of these superstitions is
their belief in the existence OF YAM
pires-children born vita the unpleas-
ant popularity of flying about at night
and sucking peoples blood. And he al
so believes that certain old women,
possessing the power OF witchcraft,
have a secret way CT finding out what
children are born vampires, whose
duty it is to see that the unholy thing
shall not live
These superstitions the Servian
peasant usually shares with his village
priest, who is not himself above plac'
ing a well-cleaned bullocks head on a
pole in his garden to keep off fendS
and witches.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-25
HORSE KNEW TIE PATRONS.
And When the Milkman Was Disabled,
II Attended to Business.

And When the Mlkman Was Disabled,
It Attended to Business.
"The dalryman's horse learns a few
things as he goes on his daily round"
said a man who lives uptown, and
had occasion to observe this fact re
Gently. 1t came about in a very pa
thetic way For many years l have
been patronizing one milkman and
for the past several years he has been
driving on old frame of horse. The
animal was not very fast, but he was
faithful. One day not long ago the
old milkman was suddenly stricken
with paralysis while making his round,
as just as he had completed it. At
any rate, he was in his wagon and
was so violently afflicted that he could
not move, could not do anything for
himself.
THE horse seemed to understand
the situation, so he pulled the wagon
home with his master in it. did not
know about this until several days af-
ter it happened, missed my milkman
for several days and did not under
stand why it was. I thought probably
the old fellow was sick or that some
thing had happened to him. In a few
days a strange milkman stopped in
front of my house. He came in and
asked if the old man-calling his
name-had been delivering milk at my
| place. told him that he had and in
quired what was the matter with the
old fellow. Then he told me the old
dairyman had been stricken with par
alysis and was in a desperate condi-
ton.
we have q number Of customers,
he said, half alphabetically, having
your name, and was not certain
about your place. But, you see, thif
old horse here has been our main ~
lance. He knows the route pretGy
well, and when he stopped in front of
your house l thought you must b. one
of the old mans customers too. That
old horse is not very good looking
but he has a head full Of sense" and
the new milkman walked away with a
show of much pride. Horses are close
observers and learn rapidly some
times. New Orleans Times-Demo
crat
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-25

nov. I'm afraid. You see. I've been
fitting myself to your necessities 30
long that--but II you wish It.
George"
ooh, | don't wish II. Eben." hlurted
Roach, who was beginning to feel very
cheap" Il don't wish It. I've no
fault 10 find, but you're a different
kind Of a man from me. you're a little
too-that is, why. you're too--slowi"
concluded the Judge. trying to justify
himself by becoming brutal
las you say, George" answered
Eben, very softly, "I'll drop out. Itu
be especially inconvenlent just now"
"Why?" The Judge was resolved 70
have no mercy.
We'll. you see, had arranged TO be
married at New Years and"
Married." Judge Roach forgot his
resentment in the surprising news.
Eyes, George" resumed the quiet
man. "we-that is. Miss Glldersleeve
"
you don't mean to tell me that you
and Miss Gildersleeve ere to be mar
ried, Ebenl" Mr. Roach was growing
gray about the lips.
I'VE intended to keep It a secret for
q while, George"
stop! Shut up, will you! Just for a
minute, please, Eben" The two
friends sat quite silent for few min.
utes and then "Eb, old boy said the
Judge, you don't want to remember
anything said about breaking up the
partnership. l didn't mean it. | just
wanted to see what you'd say before
l went away. I intended to tell you
that I'm going to Europe for a month.
| think I'll start tomorrow. Courts
adjourned and you can look after
everything, including the correspond.
| ence. Eth, Eben?"
There was a vague smile as he said
this, but Eben laughed softly. and they
shook hands, and when Mr. Roach was
alone he looked absently out of the
window and muttered:
And l gave him credit for being too
slow!"-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-25

Seek not a no for tho dear ones.
All radiant as others have done.
But that life may have just enough shadow
To temper the glare Of the sun;
would pray God 70 guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back 10 my
self,
All ssraph may pray for a sinner
But a sinner must pray for himself
The twig Is 80 easily Bonded.
have banlshed the rule aud the rods
have taught them the goodness OF knowl-
edge,
They have taught me the goodness OF God,
Ny heart Is a dungeon OF darkness,
Who're l shut them from breaking q rule
Ny frown Is sufficient correction.
sly love Is the law Of the school
shall leave the old house In the Autumn,
To traverse lie threshold no more;
All how ! shall sigh for the dear ones
That meet me each morn az the door
lshall miss the good nights and the kisses
And the gush OF their innocent Rlee,
The group on the green, and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
j shall miss them at morn and at eve,
Their song In the school and the street;
i shall miss no low hum OF their voices,
Aud the tramp OF thsir delicate feet.
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And Death SAYS, II he school is dismissed"
May the little ones gather around me-
To bid me good night and be kissed.
Charles Monroe Dickinson.