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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

Among the changes gradually COM
ing over Russia none t.; more worthy
of attention than that of the rise of
middle class, whose growth is, OF
course, at the expense Of the 'nobil-
ity," or land-owning class. In the man
uiacturing centres this change has
been pretty rapid and is now extend
ing to areas whose consequence is
not dependent upon manufactures. In
the recent list of estates put Up Tor
sale for arrears of debt upon moneys
lent by the state to the nobility for
the improvement of their property we
find the Nolga provinces showing much
the same tendencies as those of St
Petersburg and Moscow. Altogether
in the provinces about the Volga
something like 800 600 acres of no.
bles' land are advertised for auction.
In other words, in half a dozen prov
inces of European Russian, mostly de
odd square miles in the aggregate is
passing into the hands of the newly
forming middle classes. This is cQui-
valent to the entire province of LOr-
raine. or more than three times the
size of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha. Tho largest area for sale in
any single province is in that of Sara.
toy, which was one of the chief CEN
tres of the peasant rising last sum-
mer. In this province alone 300, 900
acres are advertised for sale.-Lon.
don Standard
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
The paSsinu of the Pie,

A word now as to the causes of the
disfavor with which pie has come to
be regarded. Like other things it kept
a place by force of tradition after its
special work was done: and being al
ways a hearty" dish, when the saVuly
piece of pie was added to the plenty of
the prosperous table, in the nature
of things il proved the one straw too
much and broke down the digestion al
ready weakened by indoor life and air
tight stoves.
The pie is not as black as it has been
painted, having had to bear the load
of many circumstances not its own
fault. The Wand which has ursurped its
place at dinner is not as blameless as
1t is commonly held to be. For children
eating no meat, pudding may well be
dinner, but for grown-ups Il helping of
pudding gives as much unnecessary
food value as did pie. 1t must be re-
membered in discussing pastry also,
that 1t was, in good hands, not the
heavy. greasy, kind so often found to-
day. The early cooks attained great
skill in preparing light ilaky "crusts."
The passing or the pie Is not 10 he re-
GREETED in view of the greater abnnd
ance of fresh food, especially as the
making of the pie requires not only
skill but time, and the baking of pie
in modern stoves is a matter of large
experience Ellen II. Richards, in
Good llousekee
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
Colleue Daily NeMsnancrS,

There are II colleges in the United
States which publish Il newspaper
every week day. College journalism
is peculiar to America, as in no other
country in the world is such work I'M
dcrtalicn Three OF these papers have
become ,lailies this fall: The Columbia
Spectator, The Daily Maroon of the
University Of Chicago, and The Indiana
University Daily. The Harvard Echo,
which was started in 1879, was the
first college newspaper to be pub
lished daily. Later it was merged
with The Weekly Crimson under the
latter's name. About the same time
at New Haven. The Yale Daily News
was started. In 1880 The Cornell
Daily sun appeared, and some time
later The Princetonian, organized in
1876, became a daily. Pennsylvania
newspaper every day, and started The
Pennsy lvaIian in 1855, il later bccom-
ing a daily. In 1891 The Brown Daily
Herald was started at Brown uaiver-
sity. The Western daily college pa
pers arc as follows: At the University
of California, The California; at Lee
land Stanford, Jr.. university. Tho Pa.
10 Alto Daily; at the University OF
Minnesota, The Daily Minnesota; at
the University of Wisconsin. The
Daily Cardinal, and at the University
of Michigan The U. of NJ Daily.-The
Plncetonian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
Divjdinu the Dancer.

Il see" said the little man with the
,oit hat, that the famous Iebaudy
biothcrs are preparing 10 startlc Par
Is with their marvellous rev ailship.'
And What are they famous for?'
inquired the large man with the double
chin.
"Dlest if know" said the little man
EOughtinlly. Put that's what the
papers call them. Any way, they seem
to nave a cloud shiiter that will for
ward and back, and swing partners.
and waltz down the middle. 1t is
twice as big as that SantOs-p unont at
fair. and it carries four persons with
ease, and lot Of ballast bes ides."
-Four persons, eh?'
yes. and, of course, you can see
he advantage in this. You don't?
You must If you've studied algebra.
Can't yon understand that with four
persons in the car the shock of FALL
ing-in case of an accident-wOuld be
divided mp among them and each pas
serger would experience but one
fourth of it? Simple proposition. isn't
it, 4 shock that would kill one man
alone would KIN bat one fourth OF II
man if divided around as it should be.
This, you see, rohs the hazardous bust
ness of cloud navigation of three
quarters of its tcrrors. Going up with
eight men would he still better, and
what's that? All nonsense? WHAT'S
nonsense" You wouldn't say that ii
you had q technical education. There's
no nonsense about it, and could
prove it, too, if didn't have to get Off
here. See you later"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR A FREE PE-RU-NA ALMANAC.
Cure for Eoruetf,Ilness

A merchant in London has servant
who at first was very forgetful. This
fault was especially annoying at meal
times. when something essential was
sure to be lacking IRON the table.
One uay the family were seated at
the table and the bell was rung as
usual. The girl hurried to the dining
room.
Maria" said Herr b, Just run and
fetch the big stepladder down from the
attic and bring it here"
maria, who had been disturbed at
her dinner gave grunt of dissatis-
faction, but ran up the three flights Of
stairs to fetch down the ladder. In
about five minutes she returned to the
room painting with her exertion.
Now" said Herr b, put it up at
that end Of the room and climb to the
top"
Maria did as she was told. and when
she ..As ut the top Herr b quietly OBJ
served:
Maria, you have now got better
view than we have: just look round
and tell us IL you can see any salt ON
the table. My wife and could not find
it,"
This settled the business. Maria has
never forgotten the lesson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
Crushinu,

A young man was deeply in love,
but his advances were cody received
In despair he decided to write let
ter to the young lady. expressing his
deep affection for her.
He was by no means brilliant, and
letter after letter was torn up in dis
gust. He dared not ask his friends
to write for him, for he knew them
to be quite capable of turning the
whole matter into a joke.
At last he hit upon the plan of buy
ing book of letters. On the finest
white paper he carefully copied out
the model letter on Declaration of
Love"
The girl, who was very lively, was
much amused, and showed it to her
friends one of whom informed her
that she had seen it before in print.
The letter book was found, to the in
tense delight of the cruel charmer and
her friends. and the poor youth re-
ceived the following crushing reply:
II have received your note. Turn
over the leaf in your book of ready
made letters and you will find my
answer. Many thanks for saving ME
so much trouble in replying. Tit.
Riffs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
THE SNAKE FANG INDUSTRY.
At Onc Time 1t Yielded n Good Income
in the South.

Speaking Of catching snakes" says
an old-timcr, 'the snake fang industry
used TO yield n good revenue here and
in other parts Of the South. That was
in the palmy days of voudoOism. Snake
fangs are supposed to have a peculiar
charm when it comes to the business
of forecasting and divining things, and
no thoroughbred voudoo doctor could
afford to be without them. They Were
supposed to he necessary in the bust
ness, and If the voudoo doctor could
not corral snake himself he would
simply have to pay the price prevailing
in the snake fang market and get the
goods. Then there was the 'hoodoo
bag q peculiar contrivAncc now OK
tcnsively used by negroes in the South.
The 'hoodoo bag is a curious combina-
ton of things. All of them do not con.
tain snake fangs, yet fangs are be
licvCd to add much to the power
which posscssor of one of these
strange things may get from them.
These bags are generally very small,
sometimes small bottle with cloth
covering being used for the purpose.
They are filed with all sorts of things.
The contents of the urn used by the
witches of DunSinanc in the story of
Macbeth are nothing in comparison
with the mysterious hodgepodgc to be
found in the 'hOOdoo bag And the ne
gro who practices hoodooism is looked
upon as having more power, when it
comes to the material benefits, than
any set of witches ever possessed, so
far as the negroes who believe in such
things are concerned. They are sup
posed to be great gold finders, and hard
working, Industrious negroes have
been known to give up big part Of
their salary while under the influence
of the man with the 'hoodoO bag Not
infrcqucntly the police have been
forced to interfere on account Of the
robbery of negroes in this way. But
snake fangs do not command much Of
price now, because voudooism has
been on the decline, and negroes who
believe in the potency for good or bad
of the 'hoOdOO bag have been, fortu-
nately, OH the decrease. Still, a sufli-
cient number of the credulous remain
to enable few shrewd negroes to
make living without working."-
Orleans Times-Democrat.
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Where Sun Jumps a Day.

For many years wise men were CON
stantly asking the question, where
does the sun skip day." 1t took a
long time and great deal of discus
sion to settle the question, but at last
it was eCided, says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. Chatham island, lying
just off the coast of New Zealand, in
the South Pacific ocean, is the one
habitable point of the globe where the
day OF the week changes. 1t is Just IN
the line of demarkation between dates
There at high II Sunday noon ceas-
es and Monday noon begins. Sunday
comes into a mans house on the east
side and becomes Monday by the time
1t passes out OF the western door. A
man sits down to his MONDAY dinner
on Sunday. and it is Monday noon be-
fore he finishes it. There Saturday is
Sunday, and Sunday is Monday, and
Monday becomes suddenly changed
into Tuesday. Some witty observer
has said that people who have lost
much time ought to go to Chatham
island. for, by taking an early start
there they can always be one day
ahead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
WISE WORDS.

The greatest prayer is PATIENCE
Buddha.
Doubt is brother evil to despair
O'Reilly.
Life has no blessing like a prudent
fricnd.-Euripides
Politics is the science of exigencies.-
Theodore Parker,
To be proud of learning is the great
est ignorance.-Jeremy Taylor
The art of life consists in being we'll
deceiv ed.-French Proverb.
Young authors give their brains
much exercise and little food.-Jou.
bert.
Truth is too simple for us; we do
not like those who unmask our illu.
Sions.-EmersOn.
Oh, Danish the tears of children!
Continual rains upon the blossoms are
hurtful.-Richter.
The utmost that severity can do Is
to make men hypocrites; it can never
make them converts.-Spencer.
There is nothing more fruitful than
for teacher to know only what his
scholars are intended to know
Goethe.
If you have built castles in the air
your work need not be lost; that is
where they should be. Now put foun-
dations under them.-Thoreau.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
Tinted ORANGES.

Most people in this country imagine
that in the orange they have the real
thing. the whole real thing. and moth
ing but the raj thing. The orange has
Il "conp!cNion," however. Its color Is
not invariably satisfactory, and we are
now to have The fruit dyed to captiVate
the eye of the connosseur. The neces-
sary tint is to be acquired by infusing
annotto coloring into the rind of the
orange. This it is contended will make
the wild seedlings" of Jamaica equal
to the fruit from Spain, Algiels or Sy-
ria. An orange of any other color
would taste as sweet and probably
the consumer will continue to prefer
the unlimited product of naturc.-l-on-
don Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
Vaccinatinu pouS.

The veterinary surgeon was vacclnat-
ing a big Newfoundland dog. The ami
NAL was muzzled and an assistant held
its head, says The Philadelphia Record.
A space the size of a silver dollar was
shaved clean on it's back, and here the
virus was being applied. 81 choose this
spot to work on" said the surgeon,
because the dog cant scratch himself
here If vaccnated him on the l.2 he
would be apt to irritate the wound and
make it very sore. The vaccination OF
dogs is new he went on, but 1t is
a very good thing. | wonder that it
was never tried before this year. Many
valuable dogs have died from time
to time of smallpox. There have, in
deed, been cases where whole packs of
hounds have contracted the disease,
and their killing has been necessary.
advocate every pups vaccination.
When dogs take smallpox they take it
badly. Their death is nearly always
bound to follow. When they recover
they are not disfigured, their hair hid
ing the peck marks, but they so sell
dom recover that this fact hardly
counts for much. Vaccination is the
thing for valuable dogs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

A correspondent writes to ask me
what a pony is--not the pony Of the
netting ring; he refers to the animal.
Tho dictionaries which he las consult
cd toll him no more than that "a
pony Is "a lltllc hor.a." and he wants
to know where the pony enG3 and lae
horse begins. The term is, of course,
very loosely used At Newmarket,
where che might expect accurate def.
sorts of animals ponies. Il will send
round your pony at s O'clock is a
familiar phrase to me, and in two
cases it has Away; lJrtended the ar
rival Of an animal of quite l4.2. |
have searched for authorities for some
time past, and only accidentally came
upon one the other day. A pony. |
find it stated is strictly applicable to
an animal under - hands; above -
and up to 1873 the creature should be
known as galloway. and over 1873
it becomes n horse. This, however,
is not the modern Interpretation,
though when the phraseology was al
tered | do not know. According to
the birmingham rules of polo, "the
height of ponies shall not exceed II
hands 2 inches" and such an animal,
according to my old-time authority,
would be quite a full-si2ed horse. One
cannot, of course, &C, against the Hurl-
ingham nomenclature, but should be
inclined to say that in general par
lance anything under IA hands is a
pony. | am glad my correspondent did
not ask for an exact definition OF
"cob,' for ! CoulC do no better than
suggest that a thick-set pony from
about 1873 to 14.2 wCull come under
t.!s head: the term "cobby." at any
rate. has a Significance of its own.-
Radmintou Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
An Ancient Panama,

There is on exhibition in London
large collection of relics of great arch
geological value discovered by Pro-
fessor Flinders Petrie, the famous
Psychologist. and Drs. Grenfell and
Hunt, during the past year among the
ruins of ancient Egypt. One of the
most interesting relies is a specimen
of headgear very similar to the Pan
ANA hat in style, computed to be some
1000 years old. The last years explora-
ton into Egypt's past covers every his
torical period of the country, but the
most important scientific result has
been the accurate connection of the
prehistoric and the historic times. An
unbroken stratitied series of deposits,
ranging over four or five centuries of
the earliest kingdoms. has been found
in a town which had the ultimate fate
to be inclosed as the temenos Of Osiris
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
SAVED BY A GOOD MEMORY.
A Prisoner Who Pleaded an Alibi in
Defence.

An Australian paper reported, as
long ago as 1876, the following scene
which occurred in the supreme court
"f sydney. during Il trial for robbery.
An alibi was pleaded for the prisoner.
AT the time of the robbery he was in
his own hut, listening to the recital
of Horace Walpole's "Old English
Baron" which man named Lane had,
with other novels, committed to mem
Dry. Lane was two hours and a half
repeating the tale.
This statement seemed so incredible
that the attorney general for the prose-
cution asked Lane if he really meant
to assert that he could occupy two
hours and Il half with his recitation Il
could replied the witness, land | will,
if you please" "We'll have a page or
two" said the attorney general, and to
the great surprise, not less of the
learned gentleman than of the court
and auditory, the witness, after pre-
liminary HEM" commenced:
I'm the time of King Henry, when
the good Duke Humphrey returned
from the wars in the Holy Land, where
he had been sojourning for q number
of years there lived" and so he went
on for several minutes, in a tone and
manner which showed that he knew
every word of the book, until he was
stopped by the attorney general who
confessed he was satisfied.
But the counsel for the defense was
not; doubts had been cast upon Lanes
veracity, and he should be allowed to
prove it, with the time occupied in the
recitation, by speaking the whole nov
Ell! The Chief Justice was in great con-
sternation at this, and exclaimed:
But do you expect me to take it
DOWN."
At last the matter was compromised,
the man of memory giving the conclud-
ing portions OF The story. AS a conse-
quence the prisoner was discharged
Golden Penny.
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Something Hovering Over Jupiter.

A discovery of considerable impor-
tance in astronomical circles has recent
ly been made, which is arousing much
interest among astronomers. The plan
ct Jupiter is the body upon which the
discovery has boaA made. Several pc
culiar pyramid-shaped spots have been
observed on Jupiter and the astrono-
mers who have been watching them
have observed that as they travel with
great velocity toward the object known
to astronomers as the Great Red Spot,
they disappear and reappear at the 9TH
er side of the Great Red Spot. This
seems to indicate that the Great Red
Spot is elevated something which was
not known before.-Toronto Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
EivaI Shopkeepers,

An enterprising Yankee came over
to England and decided to open shop
in Birmingham. He obtained prem
ises next door TO a man who also kept
a shop of tho same description, but
was not very pushing in his business
methods. rreferring TO jog along in
the same old conservative way.
The methods of the Yankee, how
ever, caused the old trader to wake
up. and with the spirit of originality
strong upon him he affixed a notice
over his door with the words "Estab-
lished so Years" painted in large let
ters Next day the Yankee replied
to this with notice over his store
to the following effect: Established
yesterday: no old stock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

came back none the worse for his wet.
ting.
After the bell rang missed Joe and
Tom from their seats, The back door
was ajar and | looked out There stood
Tom with tears in his eyes, holding
both J0c's hands.
"Can you ever forgive mo?" he was
saying. II have been too hateful for
anything. but I'm awrully sorry, Joe,
If you'll forgive me I'll be better
fellow after this. If Pearl had been
drowned | don't know what | would
have done. oh. Joe. thought | would
die when saw her go under the water,
! can't ever thank YOU enough"
II don't want any thanks" said Joe,
putting his hand on Toms shoulder
1T is all right. | was glad TO do IT,
Don't say anything more about it,
please"
They talked fcw minutes longer.
but did not hear what they were say
ing. Then they remembered that the
bell had rung, and they came into the
schoOlhouSc
From that day Tom was 4 different
boy. He WAS quiet and kind with the
other pupils. and he and Joe were fast
friends. He grew earnest ana manly
from seeing Joc's honest, upright life.
When the term closed, | came to my
Eastern homo, and after n fcw years
entirely lost track of my pupils. I did
not know whittier they had driftcd. or
what they were doing, though | often
wondered.
In the fall of 1890 took q trip along
the Pacific coast. and one Sunday
morning, in company with friend,
went to one of the finest churches |
had seen in that locality. As the min
lister began to speak. thought | saw
something familiar in his face and
manner, but could not place him. He
gave one of the most earnest. eloquent
sermons to which ever listened.
sat and wondered where | could
have seen that man before. Suddenly
it came to nett was the look and
manner of my pupil of years ago, Joe
Morton.
| waited to speak to him, and was
invited to call at his home next day
And there | found him the same joe
in heart, nobly, tcndcrly caring for his
feeble. white haired mother and IN
valid father.
lie has made for himself name not
soon TO be forgotten in the state IN
which he lives: lie is 4 strength and
inspiration to his friends: he has writ
ten several books that stand high In
the literature of our country, and once
he was only ragged. barefooted boy.
What may YOU not accomplish If you
stand for the right and TRY, Try
aGain:"-Wavcrlcy Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
Odd and Even.

"Madge says she is twentyodd years
Old"
THAT makes her more than forty
"How do you figure that out?"
Count the even years too. Newark
News.
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STATE OF ONO, CITY OFT oLEDo, 90

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senior partner of the firm Of +. j. CHENEY "
co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and state aforesaid, ana that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of cATAnRH that
cannot be cured by tho use OF HALL j
CAr,RRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
! SEAL. 4. n. 1916 A. w. GLEASON,
t-.-) Notary PuJtlc.
Hall 'sCatarrh Cure is taken internally, AMI
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
tree. FL. CHENEY K Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

A German tourist reports that on
the upper Amazon river 1t is custom
AIRY to keep large harmless snakes
about the houses for the purpose Of
killing rats and other vermin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

Customer-The metal in that knife
you sold me is as soft as putty. 1t got
dull the first time | used it.
Dealer-Y-e-s, but think how easy it
will be to sharpen York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31
AWAY Back.

Lady latter singing few rusty
notes)-Don't you think my voice
should be brought out?
Manager-No; pushed back.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Not Borrowed.

HAS Mr.. Washington any original
ldeas?"
One" answered Miss Cayenne; 1.-The
idea that his views are Original Is eX-
elusively his own. Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

Two men and one woman living IN
Worcestershire, England, state that they
are centenarians.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

or every 1000 men accepted for the
United States army SS4.97 are native
born. NED
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One Of Them,

What is Yankee notion Pop?'
Eating pie for breakfast, my SON.
Statesman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-31

The smokestack of the ocean steamer
Cedic is so large that trolley cars
could pass through II