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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14
DAIRY JOTTINGS.

Tho natural temperature of milk is
about 100 degrees or little more. The
calf should he fed milk about this tenn.
pcrature, and cold or sour milk never
fed.
Place small Jumps of rock salt in the
pals from which COWS are fed.
Milk from Il newly calved COW
should not be sent to the factory until
after seven mlkings.
If rape and lucernc be allowed to
wilt in the sun for some hours after
being wet and fed to cattle Immediate
iy after being MIXED. the faint in the
milk will be very slight and will disap-
pear entirely after cooling. and good,
sweet butter can he made from it.
Milk should he treated in the same
way when wild mustard or wild carrot
is abundant in the hay.
Ensilagc which has become consider
ably spoiled and smells very strong
should never be near cows when they
are being MIXED. or while the milk Is
close to Il manager. as the smell Is So
strong from such cnsilagc that milk
will absorb it from the outside.
If COW has a sore teat that will be
injured by the hands in milking. do not
wet it with milk, but use q little vase
line.
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lie Would Outwit Fate.

The mans bump of eloquent on
treaty was highly developed. Thus did
he acquire a railroad pass.
The mans bump of caution stood
way out on his head
II have heard" said he, chat passen-
gers travelling on Il pass always get
into an accident. and cannot recover
damages from the railroad by reason
of the fact that they were travelling on
Il pass. Therefore, said he, Il will
outwit fate and get insured in an acct
dent company
From the fact that he assumed to
outwit fate it will he dCuuced that his
bump OF ConCeit was also highly de.
yrlopcd. True. The mans bump Of
conccit was a regular linubble.
As a matter OF fact. there was a rail
road accident. The mau.was in it. He
didn't even receive n scratch. Other
passengers who had paid .G5 for a
ticket managed to receive black eyes
bruised elbows, and things. and aver
aged something like $4,000 apiece dam
ages from the soulcss and grasping
railroad company.
To outwit fate. Oh. the faulty Of
man!-New York Sun.
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a Clever Damsel.

81 am going right home" declares
the angry mamma Il simply will not
promenade when the rude men stare in
the way they do Here she gave her
pretty daughter a suspicious look.
yes, mamma answered the wise
maiden. Il haze noticed how they all
keep looking at you, and It embarrass-
es me to see my mother the object Of
such unsought attention. even if, as
some folks say, ahe does look young
enough to be my sister"
"Oh. WE'LL said mamma, "if they
will look. suppose they just will look
and suppose there is no reason why
our pleasure should be prevented by
the bad manners of few men"
And the promenade that afternoon
was longer than ever.-Pittsburg Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14
TROUGH FOR PASTURE.

For horses and cows it may be ar
ranged on the fench as shown and for
sheep and swine fastened lower down
on the fence. Made a foot wide ut the
bottom, and. say. twenty inches at the
top. it will be about right.
The trough should be securely spiked
to the fence posts as shown, and If
two animals are to he fed at n time
IT may he divided in the middle. If the
animals are tied to the rings at the
posts each will get it's share. TrOuGhS
Of this kind are especially desirable
when corn, oats or chopped roots are
to he fed in the field and by their use
loss or waste of the food is prevented.
News.
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BRIDGING A CIIASM.

DR.. Alexander Mckenzie in one OF
his sermons tells pretty anccdotc of
the early life Of Louis AgassiZ, the
great scientist. AS Il child, AgaSsi2
lived in Switzerland, on the border of
lake. He had younger brother, and
one day the two lads started to cross
the lake. 1t was frozen, and the ice
looked safe enough, but their mother
watched them.
The boys got on very well till they
came to Il crack in the ice, perhaps Il
foot wide. The mother could not call
to them, although her heart failed her
as she thought. Louis will get over
we'll enough, but his little brother will
try to step over and will fall in
AS she watched she saw Louis get
down Oh the ice, his feet on one side of
the crack, his hands Oh The other side,
making Il bridge of his body, and the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14
INCIBATORS \ NECESSITY.

Years ago incubators were conSid-
cred principally in the light of Injuries,
to be possessed only by poultrymen of
unlimited means, but Il new era has
dawncd, one Of necessity, not alone
for those who raise large tiOckS, but
for those also who raise only few
hundred chicks. IncubatOrs are no
longer experiments, successful only in
rare cases, but their construction and
working arrangements are so simple
that they are always decided sue
cess. The cost has been lowered to
within the reach of everyone, and since
they require so little time and attcn.
ton, every person who raises as many
as 800 chicks should own one.
Keep the hens laying and let the in.
cubator do the Matching 1t is much
easier to raise the chicks in breeders,
and the loss from disease and acct
dents will be much less. Try one this
season and see if your profits are not
larger.--IIomc and Farm.
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LADY ON EDITORIAL
STAFF OF LEADING
RELIGIOUS WEEKLY
Sends the Following Grand Testimonial to
the Merits of Cuticura Remedies in the
Treatment of Humours of the
Blood, Skin and Scalp.

81 wish to give my testimony to
the efficiency of the Cuticura Rene
dies in what seems to me two some.
what remarkable cases | had
number of skin tumours - small
ones on my arms winch had never
given me serious trouble : but about
two years ago one came on my
throat. At first 1T was only about as
large as a pinhead. but. as it was in
position where my collar, if not
just right, would irritatc it, it soon
became very sensitive and began to
grow rapidly. Last spring it was
as large, if not larger. than a bean.
A little unusual irritation of my
collar started it to swelling, and in
day or two it WAS as large as
half an orange. was very much
alarmed, and was at loss to de-
termine whether it was carbuncle
or n MALIGNANT tumDr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14
LUCK IN ODD NUMBERS.
Nine Regarded as an Exceptionally
Good One,

Good One.
My particular idiosyncrasy is in fav-
or of odd numbers. How | acquired the
harmless passion happened in this
way: Among my school fellows was a
Turk sh lad, who was the first to point
out to me a curious law Of numbers.
We would take a string of figures at
random, which we added up in line
until they tOted to q resultant number
nine or not. If they Showed up nine
we declared them lucky; if not, not.
For example, take numbers is, To, As
equals 8. So ingrained is this meaning
less habit that | never buy a railroad
ticket without submitting its number
to this ridiculous scrutiny. Many time
| have puzzled myself as to the origin
of this silly habit; yet it would appear
that this, affection for number nine dis
played by the lad reached Turkey by
way of Arabia.
According to the anonymous author
of Table Talk" published in 1886 by
Charles Knight, long residence in Cairo
by the famous traveller, j. l.. Burck-
hardt had also rendered him suscepti-
bic to the strange fascination of odd
numbers. He spent many years in col
Letting a store house of Arabian say
ings illustrative of the manners and
customs of this enlightened people, but,
strange to say, he stopped short at the
number 999, "a notion prevalent among
the Arabs that even numbers are I'M
lucky and that anything perfect in its
quality is particularly affected by the
evil eye" Whereupon the writer pro-
ceeds to give an instance that came
under his own notice. At that time
there lived in Islngton, a wealthy cow
keeper named Rhodes, who made many
futile attempts to keep 1000 cows on his
premises in thriving condition at
one time, but was invariably baffled.
He could, however keep 999 without
eApel fence any loss in stock-Notes
and Queries
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SANITY Weather Prophets.


In the reign Of Henry VIII a proc
lamation was issued against almanac
makers encouraging the belief in saints
ruling the weather. Notwithstanding
this ana similar efforts to explode 4
popular notion. certain saints days
are, however, still supposed to assist
in what may be called long distance
forecasts. St. Catherine, whose festi-
val falls on Nov. %. is such a saint,
for las at Catherine, foul or fair. so
will be the next February" Yesterday
there were all sorts of weather. the
elements being u.der the control of a
gale that was clustering in the west.
Halos, too, have recently been seen
round the moon. so that the omens
for a fair St. GATHERINGS day were not
very satisfactory.-Lon Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. ClENEY y Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have knownF. ]. Che.
ney for the last 10 years and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
md financially able to carry out any obliga.
ton made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDINa, KINNAN&MAnvIN,W Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon tho blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price, Toe. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials FREQ.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Some men compel their wives to re-
spect them, even il they have to do it with
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boobies QUESTION,


The scholars were standing in two little
rows,
The sun through the windows shonc
bright,
While soft little airs on the tips OF their
toes
Came tripping with April delight
And Bobby looked up as they gently went
by;
They told him a tale of the spring,
And talked OF the clouds in the happy blue
sky
And all that summer would bring
lie heard not the voice of the teacher at
all;
His thoughts had gone ont with the sun,
lie stood with the others, his back to the
wall.
Absorbed till the lesson was done,
"Now as i H. some questions the teacher
had cried,
lust any that chance to occur,'
Bob's fingers went up, and he so!cmnIy
sighed:
"Ilow long ill the holidays, SIR
-Casscll's Little Folks
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made of cardboard, with their openings
all to one side. as shown in our illustra-
ton. The wheel is set in motion with
the help of water, which We either
pour down upon the cornucopia out OF
a glass or pitcher, or, if we want con-
slant motion, by connecting a rubber
tube with the kitchen water faucet and
fastening the tube somehow over one
of the cornucopias.-New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

tended down into my chest was all
gone, and my neck now seems to be
perfectly we'll.
About five or six years ago my
sister had similar experience. She
had two large Jumps come under
her right arm, the result of sprain.
They grew rapidly, and our physi-
clan wanted to cut then "-s.
wonld not ,i~l.., ~ II, and she tried
the Cuticura Remedies (as l did a
few months ago. with magical effect.
In six weeks time the Jumps had
entirely disappeared and have never
returned.
~ have great faith in the Cuticura
Remedies, and l believe they might
be as cfticacious in similar cases
with other people, and thus save
much suffering, and perhaps life. 1
have derived so much benefit from
the use of them myself that | am
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

A CORNUCOPlA WATER WHEEL.
The water wheel shown in our illus
tration is easy to make, but neverthe-
less very amusing plaything. The
principal feature of it is an octagOnal
thin wooden wheel, which We have to
prepare first. Take the top Of cigar
box and draw circle with the help
of q compass. Take a rule and draw a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14
! Farm, Topics
'111111T111~r1
MARKETING CHICKENS.

A farmer should never raise any
more chickens than lie intends to feed
and feed we'll, II his chickens are
seven or eight months old before they
30 Oh the market, they have then de-
vcloped a spur, ana II chick with n
spur will bring about two cents per
pound less than birds without the spur.
They should he sold ut from four and
onc-half 10 five months old, The earlier
we get our chicks on the market, the
more money we get OUT Of them. Place
them in the crates N three and one-half
10 four pounds weight, and sell them
at about five and onc.half to six
pounds 1t Is claimed that chicks can
be fattened three or fout cents per
pound cheaper in n crate Than in box
stall, and four or five cents cheaper
than allowing them to run loose
Myron a. Gee, IN The tulliyator,
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lire through the centre of the circle
from side 10 side: cross 1t with an.
other line perpendicular TO it. Divide
the four right angles and draw the
lines through the centre OF the circle.
Connect the points with straight lines
and the octagon is ready to he cut out
with the hOw.saW. Cut Il round OPEN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

constantly advising
others to use them. Re
Gently | recommended
them to an Office boy for
his father, who was dis
abled with salt rheum.
The mans feet were
swollen to an enormous
size, and he had not
worked for six weeks.
Two bottles of Cuticura
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Eve Employed None.

He thought the mothers of the day
were inclined to shirk their proper re-
sponsibility, and he was arguing
against the employment of maid for
the children.
Eve" he said, had no nurse
girl
"And Cain went wrong she re
piled promptly-Chicago Post.
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DEFECTS AND SOUNDNESS.

The line of distinction between
sOundncss and scrvlceable soundness-
Examine whether the nilment is
Flemish or due 10 the KIM of work
the horse has had to do. \ horse can
he used OH Il farm with Il blemish or
even unsoundncss which would render
it useless as Il driver, and while the
horse would be scrviccahly sound to
the farmer, it would not. in the latter
ease. be sound ut all.
When horse has one hip lower than
the other ii is not always an unsound-
ness. as in many cases it does not in
tcrfcrr with his usefulness. Interior
ing is not an unsoundncss. but n defect
in the gait. "Cribbing" is sometimes
given in the English bench as an I'M
soundneSs, but the American very
often attributes it TO imitation of Il
bad habit in another horse. DIR. +.
Terrence. in The Cultivator.
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DR.. S. u. Hartman,

tOt NmOUS. OWlOs
Dear Sir :-"1he yOunJ girl 1ChO
used the Ferhna uas suffering from
hrUngifis umd loss Of rOtce. The re-
suit Of TIE treatment tras most salts
I0ct0ry. she IOMmd great reItef, and
dIter Iuriher use Of the medicine zee
hope to be dbie to say she Is entirely
cured. '--Sisfers Of Charity
This young girl was under the care of
the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna for
the above letter tcstities.
you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use OF Peruna, write
at once TO DR.. Hartman, giving full state
mcnt OF your case and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF The
Hartman Sanitarum. Columbus. Ohio.
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FOR OUTDOOR FEEDING.

At season of the year when it Is
desirable to feed most of the stock in
the pasture a number Of troughs made
like that shown in the illustration will
be found to save considerable labor.
The trough may be made any size to
accommodate the animals to be fed.
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This VII, Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Constipation, Fever
bles and Destroy Worms; 80 900 testimonials
OF cures. All druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address Allt s. Olmsted LIE Roy. N. Y.
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ing through Tie centre OF the octagon
and insert cork through which You
have stuck knitting needle as axle.
Two erect pieces of wire are inserted
in blocl; of wood and provided with
loop at their ends to hold the axle Of
the wheel. FaSten with the help Of
little tacks on each side of the eight
sides of the wooden wheel cOrnucOpia
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

Swiss postal officials are to be en-
pioyed to assist in the reorganization
of the Japanese postotIice. The Swiss
postal system is to be taken as a
model.
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An Attemnt Which Failed.

The Portuguese attempted to estab.
llsh cattle farming in Newfoundland
in 1853, but all trace of the animals
they imported have been lost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

Mrs. Winslows SoothingSyrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces innamma
tion ,allays pain cures wind collie. 25c u bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

A New York man five feet ten inches
high, 80 years old and weighing SO
pounds, ate nine pounds of beefsteak
at one meal on a wager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

MY 1TlenuS tTleu W pcTSudcC ilic
to consult my physician but dread
ing that he would insist Oh using
the knife. would not consent to
60. Instead got a small bottle of
Cuticura Resolvent and a box of Gu
ticura Ointment. l took the former
according to directions, and spread
a thick layer of the Ointment on
linen cloth and placed it on the
swelling. On renewing it l would
battle my neck in very warm water
and Cuticura Soap. In a few days
the Cuticura Ointment had drawn
the swelling to u head, when it
broke. Every morning it was opened
with a large sterilizcd needle,
squeezed and bathed, and fresh
Ointment put on. Pus and blood,
and Il yellow, cheesy, humorous
matter came out. In about three or
four weeks time this treatment
completely eliminated boi. and
tumor The soreness that had cX-
CuriCURA REMEDIES are sold throughout the
bottle lin the form of Chocolate Coated pills. DC per
Soap 25c per cake. Send for the great work, " Hun
Them" o. Pages, 800 Diseases, with Illustrations II
Japancsc and Chinese. British Depot 27-2s Charte
PAX, Paris. Australian Depot, r. Towns Co., Sy
Gole Propretors, Boston, L. 5. \.
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Some people are so crcdulous as to be-
lieve everything they hear, even about
themselves
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness aftcr first days use Of DIR. Klines Grea:
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottleand treatise FREQ
DIR. i. H. KLINE. Ltd. 031 Arch St. phiia. Pa.
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When a fellow gets reputation for pa
ticnce it sometimes means that he is sim.
ply lazy.
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Many man dresses more expensive
ly than the men to whom he owes
money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

Women never really fool each other with
their kisses
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

little brother crcpt over him to the
other side. Then Louis got up and
they went on their way.
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Praisjno a Woman's Clothes.

The way to praise anything wom-
an wears is to tell her how pretty she
looks in it.-New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-14

Write for froe descriptive matter % Gait
fornia Golden West Real Estate Co., Visa!ia,
California
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Tiso' 8 Cure Is the best medicine we ever use
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-Wh.
q. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
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Quails are now said to be extinct in
Ireland, where they were formerly to
be found in great numbers. NET
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The people who have money to burn
never set the world on fire.
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follows:
: Columbus,
-
o
nd not 10
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It's just as well that we don't always
know the private opinions our dearest
friends have of lis
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Interesting Letters From
Catholic InStitu-
tiOnS.

In every country of the civilized world
the Sister, OF Charity are known. Not
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and was unable to speak, when her
daughter, at my suggestion, tried
the effect Of the Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Rcsolvcnt. Strange to
say, she was very shortly relieved OF
the most distressing symptoms. The
swelling seemed to tic exteriorized,
and she is now able to be around
her house, and can talk as we'll as
ever.
1T seems to me that have pretty
rood grounds for believing that
Cuticura Remedies will prove sue
ccssful in the most distressing forms
of blood and skin humours, and II
YOU wish to use my testimonial "a
herein indicated, l am willing that
YOU should do so, with the further
privilege OF re vcaling my name ana
address to such persons as may wish
to substantiate the above state
mcnts by personal letter to me-"
Chicago. Nov. ~, 1902.
ilzed world. PRICES: Cuticura Resolvent, &c. per
4 of CO., Cu.icura Ointment TO-. ner box and CuticurA
ils Of the Flood Skin and Scalp, and How to Cure
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Shut Off,

Borem (stopping acquaintance)-l
say, old man, let me give you point
er. L
Knowem (brcaking away)-Don't
want it-no place to keep a dog
don't like dogs, anyway.-Chicago
News.
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! tn e
| SYST e R S
GOOD
WOR X.

care OF and to protect from climate and dis.
ease, these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna never-failng safeguard
DR.. Hartman receives many letters from
Catholic Sisters from all over the United
States A recommend recently received
from a Catholic institution in Detroit,
Mich, reads as follows
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Nothing destroys the memory so effect
ually as borrowing money.
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only 10 IhCy WlnlsItr 70
the spiritual and intellect
ual needs of the charges
committed to their care,
hut they also minister to
their bodily needs. With
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