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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05
CHRISTMAS TREE
Distribution Of 800 Presents by the
Boston Herald.

Three hundred beautiful gifts will
be made to children by The Boston
Sunday Herald for the solution of
the prize puzzle which will be print
ed in the issue Of Dec. 6. The puz-
zle is within the capabilities Of the
average child, and can be considered
healthy amusement. The prizes are
very handsome and many Of then,
useful. Buy The Sunday Herald Of
Dec e
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05

The problem of what to do with
our retired army officers seems to
have been solved by the patent med
icine testimonials. Ore
gonian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05
To Clean the Water Bottle.

A water bottle that has become
stained and dirty should have a few
tea leaves and tablespoonful OF
vinegar put into il and should then
be we'll shaken. Rinse out thor
ouphlv with clear water. If the bot
tie be stained ii will he well to let
the tea leaves and vinegar remain in
It for some hours, and it may be
necessary to use bottle brush.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05
Notice OF Public Hearing ON License
Application.

ApPhAChIAOu
Notice is hereby given that On the q h
day nf September, A. D.. 1913, James u.
Center of Reading, in the County OF Wind.
sor. made application tn the Board of
License Commissioners for the town IF
Reading for q second class license to sell
Intoxicating liquors ut the Valley House.
on the corner of Main and Pleasant streets,
in the village of Felchvile in said town
of Reading, said license to be exercised in
the first room at the right of the Office on
the first floor and in the northeast corner
of said building, said room being one for
merly used rs a parlor in said Valley House.
in said town of Reading and that public
hearing on said application, will he held at
said Valley House Hall, in Felchville. on
the Slst day of October. A. D.. 1908. ut Z
o'clock in the afternoon, at which time all
persons interested may attend and make
objection if any they have why said license
should not be granted.
NORMAN +. L. PRRKNs,l I;cepss
HENRY N. BRYANT. c,,nm;sa;onors
| Don M. FAY. o''''''
Felchville, VT. Oct. -. 1903.
| The above hearing is continued to Nov.
l4th, 1903. at O'Clock in the afternoon
NORMAN Il. L. PERKINS.
Secretary Board OF License Commissioners.
Feichvi.le. W.. Oct. 81. 1908.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05

A Chicago millionaire announces
that he has $1,000, 900 to give to
some educational institution and is
looking for one that wants the
money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05
DEATHS.

In Bridgowater, Nov. %, Marcsllus j.
Hudson, aged 67 years.
George A. Pratt, born at Woodstock, Vt.
Feb. 25, 1883, died suddenly of heart fail.
ure at Fort Atkinson. Wis, Nov. 26, 1908.
In Pomfret, Nov. 30, Capt. Harvey n
Bruce, in the 6Sth year Of his age.
In BridgewateN Nov. 80, Mrs. Benjamin
Lear. aged "a years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05

Rev. James Doherty left his Sun.
day sermon on his desk in his study
at Shamokin, Pa, last week, and
his pet goat hunted in and ate it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05

Frank Plumley of Mortified has
returned from Venezuela where he
went as one Of the United States
umpires in the settlement of the
Venezuelan claims.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05

Wild geese are said to be so
plentiful in some places in Califor-
MIA that they are destroying III:
crops. The crops must he small in
those sections.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05

The Portland Oregonian claims
that every man has a secret ambi-
ton to have cigar named after
him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05
MAR RACES

In Bridgcwater, Nov. a., Rev. W. A. Re.
mele, Arthur C. Walker and Miss Myrtle
Adams.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-12-05
N. S. JOHNSON,
Sale & Combination Stable
West Lebanon, N. n.
BIRTHS.


liz Proctorsville, Nov. %, a son to Mr. and
Mrs Guy Matava.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
CUNNING FEAT.
Killed Whole Covey of Quail With
 Last Two Shots.

From the Burkesville (Va.) Cor. in New
 York Sun.
 To kill six quail the total number in the covey, at one rise, with thirty-inch double -barreled shotgun, is a perform ance that for this part of the country is likely to stand as a record for some time to come. It was done in the presence of two witnesses the other day by R. M. Taylor of Amelia county.
 With two friends and three pointers, one of them an inexperienced puppy, Fay Tor had been hunting quail since day. break, and 1t was not until after sun down, and with only two shells left in the outfit, that the remarkable shot was made. The men were returning to the village with their game bags comfortably well filled when one of the older dogs stood a flock of birds that had coveyed for the night in small clump of dense pine scrubs standing on a slight emil hence in the middle of big field of broom grass.
 As Taylor had the two remaining shells the chance fel to him, and he had ap- preached within thirty yards of the outer edge of the pines when the puppy broke his stand, and running over to his field partners point flushed the birds. The covey came out of the little clump in compact ball like toy balloon.
 There was no opportunity to pick a bird and Taylor fired his right barrel pointblank into the mass. Every quail but one fell and this one was grassed at .ll. 1f ,tttx 4l.- C. barrel The entire famil:- was annihilated in less than two seconds.
 The shells were loaded --ith three drams of dense powder and an ounce and quarter of No. shot. The right barrel of the gun was plain cylinder and the left full choke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Railway Earnings In December.

The railroads wound up the year 1902 in fine shape, showing an in crease in gross earnings as whole of 9.4 per cent over those of the pre- vious December. The Southern lines make the best showing, their gain over the previous December rising to 13.6 pr cent. The Louisville and Nash. ville's gain in earnings last month were $4S4,926, and only one road in the country outranked it in this res pect, the New York Central. The gains of the Illinois Central and the Southern were also large. Of the four teen leaders in December gains, nine are southern roads. The Seaboard and the Frisco are among the nine.
 Every December since 1897 has brought out gains in gross earnings. In December, 1898, the gain was 7.2 per cent; in the same month of 1899 it was 76 per cent; in 1900 1t was 8.S per cent; in 1901 there was a gain of 5.5 per cent, and last month eclipsed them all with gain of 9.4 per cent.
 It is estimated that the gain of 1902 over 1901 will be per cent, and 1t is safe to say therefore that the prosper ity of the year just ended was that much better than that of the previous year. Scarcely any better test of the volume of business in the country can be found than that of its railway earn ings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
OUR FRIEND, THE SULTAN.

From the Boston Globe.
 We have lost our great and good friend, Muhamed Jamalol Ki-ram, the sultan of Jolo and Bornea.
 It will be remembered that it was this distinguished potentate with whom our agent, Gen. John c. Bates, was able to negotiate a memorable treaty, which was approved by President Mckinley, under which this Christian nation not only re- cognized the Mahometan religion, but as a reward for acknowledging the American flag on the islands, agreed not to inter fere either with the institution of slave ry or with polygamy, which fiourished in the sultans dominions.
 Thus this great nation in the hot chase after imperialism, became, like England in Zanzibar, the virtual protector by treaty of slavery, polygamy and the worse vices of the east.
 This government has possibly been ashamed of itself since, for the sultan was an absolute despot. kept a harem, was utterly feudal in his tastes and rep resented very low type of humanity.
 But this is only part of our attempt to carry out imperialism. It does us any thing but credit. The government would have since gladly put the whole business out of sight, but it had to go along with some of our other follies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
PERFUME OF ROSES AS
 CURE FOR WEAK NERVES

peculiar delicacy that 1t neither clogs upon the nostrils nor pals upon the senses. Other flowers with heavy scent make one languid. But the rose is in- vigorating, and it Is known now that the concentrated rose-that is, the natural smell as obtained from roses in great quantities-will certainly act upon the person as though he or she had been famed by a breeze.
 The rose curist asserts that if the scent is inhaled directly from the very heart of the flower 1t Is more beneficial to the pa- tient than though it were inhaled at long distance through an essence or an extract There are different ways of ad- minis iering the rose medicine. The pa- tient tan make pillow of roses; on this she csa lay her head, taking care that half dozen of the blooms are so ar ranged that they point toward the face. In this altitude her nose and mouth arc buried ir their sweetness. The idea is 10 go to sl. ID on a bed of roses; when you wake up your headache will be cured.
 The best rose is the garden rose. as it retains it's red rose scent without having lost anything by being cultivated.
 One of the rose treatments Is through the eyes for the nervous man or woman people who cannot endure the sight of blood, who cannot see suffering, whom an injured animal will unnerve for a day. Cncleanliness and disorder that strike upon the sight act upon them as though they had had fit of sickness. An un- happy combination of colors will fre- quently affect the nerves and produce headache. When people are as sensitive as this they can be cured by the color treatment, and this color cure is now ac- lively In operation in many places.
 When undergoing a severe nervous strain it is a good plan to take rose and hold it to the nostrils; breathe deep ly of the scent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
OUR NEW coLoRED OFFICIAL.

From the Boston Herald.
 The Washington Post Is unkindly at tempting to take from the colored men the advantage of having William H. Lew Is of this city reckoned as one of their number. It says of him that he is not even as dark as the average Cuban pa triot, and that his appearance, in fact, is Just as Caucasian as if he had been rais- ed on Lily Bleach and used Mime. Chris tadoro's Straightene from childhoods ear- Hest hour" The Post proceeds to argue that the appointment was made more to keep good football player in Boston than to set an example on the color ques- tion. Which is all delusion. Lewis appointment was not only studied and carefully thought out compliment to the colored race, but was intended to be a consummate piece of strategy in political affairs. More than one senatorial head was at work over it in this point of view. It is altogether unjust to give it less dignifled meaning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Splitting on the Streets.

'The board of aldermen passed an or dirance two or three years ago making It a misdemeanor, punishable, by a small fine, for persons to spit on the sidewalks of the city," said a physician, but it does not seem to have had the desired effect. The floor of the union passenger station was included in the provisions of the ordinance, and so too, were the floors of street cars, 1 believe.
 "Soon after the ordinance went into ef- feet a man was arrested Aor splitting on the floor of the passenger station, but his defense was that he could not find spit toon. He was. acquitted. I do not recall any arrests under the splitting ordinance since that time I suppose men who spit On the sidewalks first look to see that there is TO policeman ir sight. Ee that as it may, the splitting nuisance con- tinues. If the police could catch some of the violators of this or dinance and Judge Feagln would make an example of them, we would have cleaner pavementg.
 There Is no excuse for men not step- ping to the curb stone when they have to get rid of their saliva. Ordinance or no ordinance, no well-bred man will spit tobacco juice or the sidewalks or in the street cars. even If some well-bred men do shew!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26

by the other side to himself. Where we sell we must buy. said President Mckinley, and the new programme of Germany and Austria-Hungary is simply an active and concrete form of MT. McKinley's trite but true remark. After awhile perhaps the Allisons and Aldrichs of the senate will discover that the Chinese wall scheme is a game that two can play at.
 Germany and Hungary, and all the other nations that consume American products are wholly at lib. erty to make reprisals whenever and wherever they see fit. One thing at least is certain, they cannot surpass in audacity or economic hostility the blessed Dingley tariff, which is prohl- bitive wherever any of the controlling gang that made it could see a chance in that way to exploit consumers, na- tive or foreign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Tariff ReprisaIs In Order.

Continental Europe is preparing to Dingleyize itself, although to tell the whole truth it has never risen, or rather fallen, to the full Dingley stand ard, which robs at least a hundred home people to make one rich. But the home interest Is not so much con sidered in Germany or in Austria Hungary, as is the desire to meet Dingleyism in this country on it's own lines. Continental Europe has come to the conclusion that the time for get ting even has come, and it proposes 10 meet every Dingley tax on the pro- ducts of Continental Europe with a
 similar tax on American products.
 Rates upon cattle, wheat, rye, barley,
 pats, corn and other American pro aucts are to be increased until the American farmer is brought to see and
 teel what Dingleyism is when applied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
rHl ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Go to your bosom; knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.
 --Measure for Measure.
Department of Commerce and Labor.

The senate and the house have both voted by large majorities to establish tn department of commerce and labor The bills of the two houses differ ma terially, but no doubt the differences will be eliminated, and bill will be- come a law, and new member will be added to the cabinet.
 The house bill places under the con trol of the proposed department the labor bureau, the bureau of statistics, the census bureau, the bureau of for eign commerce, the bureau of immi- grafton, tn coast and geodetic survey, and new bureau of manufactures and corporations. The president is also au- thorized by the house bill to transfer to the new department the interstate commerce commission and various bu- reaus for the collection of statistics.
 The proposed department will have an ample field to work in, and that field will annually become greater and more important. The commerce of the country is assuming colossal dimen- sions, and it is but natural that it should have the aid of cabinet off cer. It is well entitled to one.
 There is much friction and opposi- tion to the absorption of the bureau of labor and the interstate commission, both of which are now conducted on independent lines, but a sympathetic secretary would easily render such op- position groundless. The friends of la- bor should be satisfied, for the depart ment is to be devoted to labor inter- ests as well as those of commerce, and the work of the interstate commission plainly relates to the commerce of the country. Neither objection is well talk en, and the incorporation of the two independent bureaus brings all the governmental bureaus under the SUI pervision of department officers hold ing seats in the cabinet, and being the presidents confidential and official ad- yisers, although they have no standing in the federal constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
 T IS WITHIN very recent date that
 experimenting scientists. including the most reputable of physicians have learned that perfumes are really medi- cines given in another form-through the nostrils. One might go further back and find that medicinal perfumes are only re- discovered now. for they were really dis covered centuries ago, when incense and for worship.
 Sweet-smelling balms were carried to the sick, and the doctors of that day healed the body and the spirit through heavy 'oders.
 It is well known that the fakirs of India and the medicine men of the wild tribes of all countries work by means of per- fumes and herbs.
 Every woman knows that a bottle of ammonia held to the nostris will help headache. Our grandmothers used the camphor bottle, and this restorative is still used as the home medicine.
 The vinaigrette and the little smelling bottle of all kinds are filled with a salts or a powder of sweet-smelling odor based upon medicinal properties, and there is no doubt that a few whiffs will help headache and sometimes completely cure 1t. And now roses are advocated for many of the aches and pains of life which frequently arise from overwrought and dsordered nerves
 It has been discovered that the rose will cure a headache Its perfume acts as medicine upon the nerves. It's color-par- ticularly if deep red-soothes the senses through the eyes, and it's cleanliness and medicinal properties generally act upon the system not only as a curative, but as a tonic.
 The sweeter the rose is, the better, for the sweetness of this flower is of such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
"scAB" IN SHAKESPEARE.

Correspondent of Baltimore Herald.
 In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night" now being presented at Chases theatre, Sir Toby Belch uses the phrase Out scab," in speaking to Malvolio There has been some discussion as to the meaning of this phrase In Shakespeares day, and the con- sensus of opinion is that the word "scab" meant a mean, low. worthless fellow. It is generally assumed that the labor unions got hold of the epithet in some way many years ago, and have since applied 1t to those who will not join their union. The origin of the phrase might be an inter- esting subject of inquiry.
 In this connection one is rather amused that another Baltimore paper In it's criti- cism of the performance this week says Tn speaking of Twelfth Night the mas ter poet carelessly huddled together a few live characters and several puppets, and then went on In his own magnificent way to weave around them the spell of his poesy'' He also speaks of .the Baldy humorous scenes" of the play as being we'll acted. "Baidy" is rather an un- common word and might have been used by Sir Toby when in his cups, but in view of the fact that almost without ex- ception the best writers upon Shakespear- ian subjects have pronounced Twelfth Night" the best of Shakespeare's come dies the criticism as whole rather startles one. It suggests that well known skit of DeMaurier in London Punch years ago. in which a fair chatterbox persisted in talking to an old dinerout to whom she sat next at a fashionable dinner. At last he says to her: Miss, did you know that our host had the best chef in Lon don?' Yes" she replies. Do you know that thls is the best dinner that chef has served in years? 'Inded, how interest ing she replies. Under the circum- stances, do you not think that .conversa- tion had best be deferred until we return to the drawing room?' Possibly if the writer of the criticism from which have quoted had studied his Shakespeare more carefully he would have expressed him self less ''carelessly'' concerning what George Brandes-and there Is no better Shakespeare critic-calls "the most grace full and harmonious comedy that Shake speare ever wrote"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
WORTHLESS
 LANDS BY IRRIGATION

cient number to permit of the use of the water thus stored, but there Is no pro- vision made for the undertakings of the more alkaline soils. This will have to be done by private capital, although the bureau of soils of the department of agriculture is already making small dem- onstration experiments to prove the effca- cy of the system in various sections of the west. In one instance. in the San Joaquin valley, a single irrigation had, at last reports, removed ifty-fve tons of alkali from single acre and the drains were still running There are hundreds of thousands of acres in this valley which it is reasonable to assume will yield to the ation-underdrainage treatment and which soon will double and treble in value as soon as the alkali has been re- moved.
 The application of this system will add materially to the area which will become susceptible of cultivation as result of the Hansborough-N Newlands irrigation bill and every acre will add enormously to the aggregate wealth of the country, for not only is the land now saturated with alkali most fertile in plant food, but the poss- bility of applying water to the growing crops as needed in itself greatly increases the yield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
THE OLD CANOE.

By Albert Pike. Where the rocks are gray and the shore
 is steep, And the waters below look dark and
 deep, Where the rugged pine, in it's lonely
 pride Leans gloomily over the murky side Where the reeds and rushes are long
 and rank And the weeds grow thick on the winding
 bank Where the shadow is heavy the whole
 day through, There lies at It's moorings the old canoe. The useless paddles are idly dropped, Like seabirds wings that the storm had
 Topped, And crossed on the railing one OCT one, Like the folded hands when the work is
 done. While busly back and forth between The spider stretches his silvery screen. And the solemn owl with his dull "too-
 hoo," Settles down on the side of the old canoe. The stern. half sunk In the slmy wave, Rots slowly away in its living grave; And the green moss creeps OCT the dull
 decay, Hiding it's moldering dust away, Like the land that plants OCT the tomb
 flower Or the ivy that mantels the falling tower; While many blossom of loveliest hue Springs up OCT the stern of the old canoe. The currentless waters are dead and
 still. But the light wind plays with the boat at
 will And lazily in and out again It floats the length of the rusty chain, he of That meet and part at the ,noontide
 chime; And the shore is kissed at each turning
 anew By the dripping bow of the old canoe Oh. many time, with a careless hand I have pushed it away from the pepoiy
 strand. And padded it down where the stream
 runs quick. Where the whirls are wild and the eddies
 are thick. And laughed as leaned OCT the rocking
 side, tfs fT And looked below in the broken tide. To see that the faces and boats were two That were mirrored back from the old
 canoe. But now. as I lean Der the crumbling
 side, And look below in the sluggish tide. The face that I see there is graver grown. And the laugh that l hear mas a soberer
 tone. And the hands that lent to the light skin
 wings. Have grown familiar with sterner things: But I love to think of the hours that
 sped ~ As I rocked where the whirls their white
 spray shed,
 grass grew O CT the moldering stern of the old canoe