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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
SUICIDE STATl,TlCS.


Numb r. Who Nil Themselves is on The
Increase.
Mr. Hoffman gives a table in which
the returns for 80 cities have been
brought together, the table showing
first, the average actual and relative
mortality from suicide in each Of the
cities during the decade lS9l-l9O0; and.
second, the actual and relative mortall-
~ from suicide during 1901. This table
points out that the average mortality
from suicide during 1S9l-l90O was
equivalent to rate of 1J.1 per 100000
Of population. During the year 1901 the
rate was 1G.G, an increase of O.9 per
100000 OF Population. Tho CITY in which
suicide has been OF most frequent oc-
currence during the ten-year period in
ST. l.ouis Mo-. while the rate was low
est in Fall River. Mass. In the former
city the rate was 25.T per loO,uOO,
against 29 in the latter. During the
year 1901 the suicidal frequency was
lot eXacting the same as established
by the ten-year average. but, gener-
ally speaking, the cities subject to an
excessive mortality from suicide main
taiued their respective ratios during
successive years. OF the 30 cities, 81
show IN increase in the rate. while ~
show a decrease, when the year 1901 is
compared with the average for the
pre-, eding decade.
Mr. Hoffman is particularly interest
ed in the suicide question as it re-
latcs to the insurance companies, and
gives the mortality from suicide ex-
perien,ed by the New York Mutual Life
from 1S43-1SS5. and from lSo6-lS9S.
During the first period, ending with
1855. of the deaths from all causes
suicides formed 10 percent. the per-
ynntage having increased during the
second period to "a percent. In the ag-
gregate there have been 99l suicides
among males during the period under
observation and the relative increase
in the proportiOnate mortality has
/ been % percent. If separate age groups
he considered. it appears that at ages
/ under forty-tire the proportion or sui
/ cides to the total mortality increase
! from 81 percent to SO percent. At ages
! forty-Gvc to sixty the increase was "a
percent to 3D. percent, while at sixty
and over there was decrease in the
propOrtiunate mortality from 10 per-
cent to o. percent Among females the
proportion of suicides was o. percent
of the deaths at all ages during the
first period under observation. The
propurtionate mortality from this couse
increased TO 90 percent during the per-
iod ending with 1S9S.-Medical Rec.
ord
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

Mr.. Bosshard, the well-known Swiss
Archaeological, has discovered a beauti-
full Druidical altar entirely made OF
marble. in the village of ChoeX, Canton
of Valais, Switzerland. The altar, fac
ing toward the east, is at the extremity
of a large underground amphitheatre
where the crowd collected to view the
human sacrifices. In the centre is a
huge stone statue of the god Thor, and
around this statue are four others. also
in stone, representing minor diNinitie'.
The amphitheatre is surrounded by
chambers cut into the solid rocks,
where the prisoners of war were con-
fined prior to sacrifice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
Traits of the Caribou
AS Told by Old Hunter

Caribou are very tenacious OF
life,' says S. w. Watts in Golfers
Weekly, writing about hunting these
animals in Newfoundland. My COM
panion used 3040 Winchester and
the writer used an s Mannllcher,
With sucn strong guns we were sell
dom able to stop Il big stag ".ith
single shot, even when hit in a vital
spot. One that the writer shot through
the heart ran with the rest OF the
drove for 200 yards, as though he had
not been touched. before collapsing.
when we opened him he had only one
bullet hole, and his heart was cut i'll
two. Another went about the same
distance on the jump, with both lCre
shoulders broken and bullet through
the neck. On several other occasions
the stays when hit went off with such
strength that when they fell they dug
their antlers in the ground and turn
ed complete somersaults.
The first caribou we killed was
fawn. We picked him out because we
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
An Epicurean Gee-Gee.

Horses. like ostriches. are not usually
supposed to be omnivcrous. but one
that died suddenly near Melbourne the
other day was found to have swal'
lowed six pounds of lead. wire nail,
three pieces of steel wire, fragments
of glass. small stones and a hairpin.
The animal was allowed to Craze
around rifle butt. and thus acquired
n fatal taste for bullets and metallic
odds and ends. 1t would be interest
ing to know il the Remount Depart.
ment noticed any such depraved taste
among the horses iu South Africa
London Daily Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

one OF the chapes is dedicated to
Christian lN--one Of Denmarks most
famous kings, who lived in the latter
part of the sixteenth and first half OF
the seventeenth centuries. The chapel
was built partly after the kings own
design between 1915 and 1920, but tho
mural paintings were added later by
Christian VIII. In the naval battle OF
Femarn the king lost an eye, aud
fell iaintinG from loss Of blood,
Christian Tvs cCtiin is of oak, GOV.
cred with black velvet and ornament.
ed with silver plates on the sides, and
a crucifX and the kings sword on the
top. The coffin nearest his is tlat OF
Queen Anna Catherine, the first con-
sort OF Christian W., and another be.
longs to the Prince Christian, who
was elected successor, but died be.
fore his father
During Queen Alexandra's recent
visit to Denmark most of the mem.
bers of the royal party at Bernstein
visited Roskilde cathedral on the an.
niversRry day of the death of the late
Queen of Denmark. The coffin Is GOV.
cred with wreaths, and the one sent
by Queen Victoria few years ago,
though wthered, Is still kept with the
others watch cover the coffin.
Wood.pigeons do more harm to
British crops than any other birds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
white Gloves and Crime.

A pair of white gloves is proverbial-
iy associated in the region of The law
with an absence of crime: it is a nov
city to record similar presentation
in connection with poor law admins
tration. At Reading, however the
chairman of the Board of Guardians
has been the recipient of pair of
white Kid gloves because there was no
new application for relief to be heard
at the usual meeting of the guardians.
In acknowledging the gift the chairman
mentioned the significant fact that al
though the population of the Berkshire
capital had more than doubled in the
last thirty years the weekly cost OF
out-relief was now $50 less.-TitBits
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

as a lantern to show rs the way to an.
other town.
Our ground in the cemetery should
have a monument hate these obel-
iskS. urns and stone cottages, and
should prefer a great natural rock
one of the red powders known as the
lest rocks of the prairie. porphyry
from the North brought down in
glacial times-with a small surface
make tablet in which should be in
acrtnd the bronze letters of our name,
ingalls,, and nothing else"
A stone such as described is now
being sought.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
Iceberg 100 Miles Long.

The French mariners record for big
icebergs off Cape Horn was broken re-
Gently, saye q San Francisco dispatch
in The Chicago Inter-Ocean, when the
British ship Anglesey, Captain Thomp-
son, arrived from Newcastle. England
and reported that off Cape Horn, she
sailed into a great icefield, in the midst
of which was a gigantic iceberg, APP
proximately 100 miles long and 100 feet
high.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
Hint to Potato Growers,

Potato growers should not retain
seed from their crops, rs II change of
seed, even of the same variety. will hr
an advantage Al the Iowa Expert.
mcMt Station seed obtained from u
Canadian fair was planted 10y HE side
OF seed that had been selected from
that crown on the station grounds
Canadian seed produced ~ bushels
and the home grown seed leo bushels
npr acre.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

FINDER date Of January 10, 1897, DE-.
u Hartman received the following letter:
My wife had been suffering from d COM
plcation OF diseases Tor the past twenty
tive years.
Her case had bafflcd the skill of some
81 the most noted physicians. Ono OF her
worst troubles was chronic constipation OF
several years standing,
She a,so was passing through that most
critical period in the life Of wornan--
change Of life. In June. 1895, | wrote to
you about her case. You advised course
Of PcrunA and Mnnaln. which we at once
commenced, and have to say it completely
cured her. She firmly believes that she
would have been dead only for these won
deriul remedies.
About the same time | wrote YOU about
my own case of catarrh. which had been
Of twenty-five years standing. At times
was almost past going. | commenced t'
Use Peruna according to your instructions
and continued It's use for about year
and it has completely cured me.
Y0Mr remedies do all that gOn
olatM tor them. aud Pcen more Ca
tarrh cannot erist Wherr Peruna (,
taken according to directions. sac.
cess to yOu an your remedies"
JOhn q. .4fki,,S0u
In letter dated January J, 1890 NJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
TO MARK INGALLS, GRAVE.
His Frierd- Seek for Stone Such as
He Described.


The grave of the late John }. ingalls,
at Mt. Vernon cemetery Will be
marked by native bowlder deposited
in Kansas soil in the glacial period
according to an Atchison, Kan, dis
match in the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
This will be done in obedience to n
letter Written in tho senate chamber
at Washington. Dee. 10, 1890. to Mrs.
ingalls, in Atchison. The letter FOL
lows:
The cold wave has passed Off and
the morning is like April. The world
is so lovely at its best; this life Is so
delightful that | dread the thought OF
leaving it, | have seen ana expert
enced SO little of what may be seen
and known that it seems like closing
volume O! which have only glanced
at the title page.
What an uncivil host life is to invite
us TO an entertainment which we are
compelled to attend whether we like
il or not. and then TO Lnceremonlously
take us by the arm and bow US out
into the night, stormy and dismal, to
go stumbling about without SO much
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
Keeping sweet rdIhtors.

1t is not difficult To keep sweet pots
toes in n cellar il II is dry and The tenn
pcraturc Is kept uniform, Before
placing the barrels away for winter
the potatoes should he dry and clean.
When packing them in barrels II close
watch should be made in order to dis
cover and throw out any potatoes
showing the slightest faint Of disease,
AS disease will attack all other po;a'
toes IN the barrel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

Some men are afable and want to
tall, with every one they meet. while
other men are not. and want to be
left alone in their shells. Extremes met
on Sixth avenue elevated train the
other day-one OF the dark, rainy days.
\ grim grouchy individual sat in a
corner seat reading paper. At Forty
second street. n trim little man got on
and took the seat next to the sour one.
After settling himself comfortably he
remarked: This is very nasty weather,
ISN'T IT." The surly one looked up from
his paper. glared at him moment,
and then replied: 1T that any Of your
business? "-New York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
Corn Cob Ashes For Figs.

Rake up all the corn cohs which ac-
cumulate in the hog pens ana burn
them. 70 the ashes thus obtained
add Il small quantity of salt and Il
little charcoal, made in the following
manner: Place Il few sticks of good
solid wood in the fire ana when thor
oughly charred, remove and dip in cold
water Take ont Immediately and,
when dry, make into small pieces.
Keep pile Of this mixture in each pig
pen and the hogs will cat the desired
quantity The theory is that an aka
line substance of some sort is required
to neutralize the acidiiy common to
indigestion. Hogs rarely fail to make
use of the salt and ash pile il given
an opportunity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

Atkinson says, after five years experience
with Pcruna.
~ ufH Ger continue 10 speak u
good tcOrd for Permna. In my rounds
asa ira yelling man am n raikfng
advertisement tar PerMWa. and have
induced M my pcopie during the
Bast year to use PeIMna Gith the
mast SATISFACTORY results. lam SUI
cured Of catdrrh."
John o. Atkinson.
R0.r 212. Independence Mo.
When cd age comes on catarrhal dis.
asses come also. Systemic catarrh IS al
Lost universal in old people.
This explains why i'eruna has become so
Indispensable to old people. l'eruna Is
their safeguard. Peruna is the only REM
edy yet devised that meets these cases eX-
a,ty.
such cases cannNt be treated locally;
nothing bat an effective, systemic remedy
, could cure them. This is exactly what Pc
runa is
Vt You do not derive prompt and satisiac.
tory results from the use ot Peruna, write
Il; once t. DR.. Hartman, giving full state.
incnt OF your case, and he viii be pleased
20 give y0u his valUah'. advice gratis.
Address Dr.. !.artr q President OF The
Hartman San!tallum. columbus. U.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

The pencil man says: Never put the
lead OF a pencil in your mouth Pro-
baby there never was child that
did not wet the lead with the tongue
before writing. Why wet it? Because a
blacker mark is wanted. Then, why
does not the manufacturer make pencils
with blacker leads, that will not re-
quire moistening? -New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

There was young man out in
Michigan said Senator Burrows, who
was deeply enamored of beautiful
young lady in my town. He lived in De-
troit and one day decided that the only
thing for him to do was TO propose
So he went to the telegraph office and
sent this message: will you marry
me? Twenty answer paid for An
hour later he received this reply: You
are eXtravagant. Why pay for nineteen
words too many? No. New York
World
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
DOG Life Savers a Failure,

The dogs trained to save people
drowning in the Seine have proved alb
solute failures and have been sold.
-Four were retained, named Paris,
AIeidge, Athos and Diane, This last
actually saved Il man some months
ago. Some of these dogs have pups
which are being trained to the profess
sion. 1t is hoped they will turn out
greater adopts than their parents.
They already show n liking for the
business. Paris Correspondence New
York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

wanted meat, and being young, we
thought he ought to be tender. In
fact however, his meat was almost
useless--lean, tough, stringy and very
dark in color. Tais was difficult to
understand, and the guides, for some
reason, were unable 10 offer an OK
piaratiOn. However, ! learned the
reason later. 1t appears that during
the mating season the fawrs are
weaned. The old stag, driving the
lawn away from the mother, will
strike him with his horns and chase
him half mile. AS soon as the stag
gives NJ the chase and turns back to
the doe the fawn will return; then
tle stag will chase him again. This
is kept up for eight or ten days, with
the result that, from worry, violent
exercise and the change OF diet, the
meat of the fawn becomes for time
urpalatable."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
The Melted Coin,

Place the coin in half a walnut shell
and fill the shell with mixture Of
three parts OF dry, powdered inter,
one part of flour of sulphur and a
little sawdust. well sifted. Light it,
and when the mixture is melted it
will be seen that the coin is also
melted, the shell not having sustained
any injury.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
A SuOnOrt For the Iron Kettle.

The accompanying Illustration shows
my plan for supporting my big iroE
kettle when | want to use it for heating
water or for any purpose. 1t consists
simply Of an iron band with three legs
attached. 1t is desirable to place the
band Il, near the base Of the kettle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

! Farm Topics
4 Disinfeclaui.

4 gill Of crude carbuic acid (Which
is much cheaper than the refined art
lclel. made into m emulsion with half
n pint OF strong soapsuds ana n quart
Of cold water then added will be Sutli.
cirnt for moistcnng Il huShcl of saw
dust, which may lie Spvmklcd in tie
sails rs \ diSinfCctanl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

opened up in Poland may, it is stated,
lead to Warsaw developing into one OF
the foremost manufacturing cities in
Europe
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OFT oLE3o. 9

1CTAS VVUNTN.
FRASK J. CHENEY. make oath that he Is til =
senior partner Of til. firm 81 Z. j. CHENEY d
Co., doing business in the City % Io.cdo,
County and State aforesaid, AMI that said
firm will pay the sum o. oNE auNpEEp nni.'
LARS for each and every case OF cArAERH shaI
sannot be cured by the use % HALL =
SArARRu CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
- presence. luis 9th day Of De 'enIher,
SEAL 4. D.. 1886. A. W. GLEAsoN.
t~-l Notary PHt,t".
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken Internally. anl
acts directly on the hlood and mucous sur
faces OF tho system. Send Tor testimonials,
free. +. j. CHENEY Co.. Toledo, Y
Sold by Druggists 75'.
Halls Family Pills are the hes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN
MASSACHUSETTS.

local newspaper III h' ""'e
England especially Western MASSACHUSETTS, WIN
chronicles world with a'hess
breadth Of Sion di>crmi
It's AfrS conspicuous fo'
tolhic
an interesting Literary department.
'ment OF new"
view books authors
attention and liberal TO Business ana fna"! 'n'
wens seoaS concern" and he
philanthropy all 'aos ines
attractive 'he cofh'
lo of readers andth he advantage o
REPUBLICAN, rich and entertaining illustrated maya
newspaper
WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, carefully 'dtcd ana well
amidst of editorial
the Sunday
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as possible. so rs to obvlate the neccs-
sitv of long legs. The band may be
put Oh hot and shrunk to the kettle.
or course it will then remain with it,.
In some cases it is desirable to have
the band free so that the kettle can he
taken of. \. II. Glauque. III New
ENGLAND Homestead.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

Henry she exclaimed. as he cam"
home to dinner Il heard something
this morning that opened my eyes.
What was IT," he demanded eXrit-
eddy.
1.-THE alarm clock. Scraps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

FITS3,.nll,l:lv i.VD Ia o'nD.v,l'.
ressafterr5: days US, D, D.. Kiin,S Gcsl:
Nervehestorer. $2trial b )ttlelu | crsl.is .fr,3
DER. II. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Ar.h S.. pniiu., ia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup 10: ,'lillrsl
lecthin y,Softeltns SInS, reilta5irii a.
ton, allays paiu, cures wud collie. -. - ~,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

The receiver is sometimes as bad as
the transmitter.
Actions are crystalliZed thoughts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

1t IL hard ior some people to practice
economy, while with o,hei people !: comes
ua turally
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

The pay Of an admiral in the United
States navy is $4,000 year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

King Edward has ordered an American
electric charging pant TOR his electric We.
holes
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are st. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Port Tampa, Brdns-
60 umbia, Aiken, Augusta, pinehurst, Cam
dcn Summerviie, Asheyi!le, Hot Springs,
THE LAND OF THE SkY,' AND
SAPPHIRE COUNTRY
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When man asks You for y0u' honest
opinion you sometimes have /" lie H. aim.
or lose his friendship.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

The cold key is one of the best
remedies for stepping nosebleed.
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Formosa is country where man
must have license before he is al
lowed to smoke opium. NEl
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Wood.pigeons do more harm t.
British crops than any other birds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
AUTHORITIES AT GALVESTON,
TEXAS, ARREST ANARCHIST
SPEAKER.
ROOSEVELT IN DANGER
It is Believed the Prisoner, Pierzen,
Was in Plot to Assassinate the
President and Other High Officials
Denounced by Labor Leaders.

Galveston. Texas, Dec. 1S.-Through
the arrest of a man who was deliver
ing an anarchistic speech in the street
last evening, the police believe they
have discovered a plot to kill Pres
ident Roosevelt and perhaps other men
high in the nations affairs. The man
arrested gave his name as Charles
Pierzen and claimed to be an organ
izer for the socialist labor party. He
had gathered a crowd of over 500 per-
sons and was denouncing the Presi-
dent and the government and urging
an uprising of the laboring classes.
When searched at the police station. it
is said much circumStantial evidence
was discovered.
Plans of Presidents Home.
This evidence included rough plans
of the executive mansion at Wash
ington. President Roosevelt's Oyster
Bay home and also the homes of men
prominent in the national government.
In his pockets, the police declare, were
letters from Paterson. N. j., Chicago
and New York, which appear to re-
veal a desperate plot of anarchists
scattered through the United States,
with headquarters in Chicago. In ad-
dition two lists of the names and
addresses of prominent perSonageS
We're found.
Following PierZen's arrest several
Sicilians, who, the police declare, are
known to be anarchists, called at the
police station and avowed friendship
for the man. All local anarchists were
at once placed under police surveil-
lance, and the department has COM
municated with the authorities in
Washington. New York City and Pat-
erson.
Defies the Police.
When questioned. Pierzen declared:l
'I am simply following my life's work.
He refused to give any explanation Of
his acts or the papers found on him.
He is swarthy, about 80 years old, ap-
parently is well educated, and speaks
English duently.
| Labor Leaders Denounce Him.
THE Galveston labor leaders have
| denounced him as an enemy to the
laboring classes and will have nothing
to do with him. His sanity is not
questioned.