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Throwing Of Rice

The throwing of rice ana ola slippers
(Which should never be oaitteU is dee
seconded from antiquity. rice meaning
fertility and plenty. the old shoe sup
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

simply matter who suffers
We make
human wolves nhc others that 1t is well
Ike to himself
it, do not whether should not Pity the man
who the
fail be filed with grief that
capable OF better things tne men,
qualities certain directions capable OF De-
should make wolves OF
themselves is that not pity?
Of others necessarily becomes
enter into the ends aid in
others.
gaining wealth He has Thoughts
like who lives in cage-ke wild
and out OF his winch ne mas
himself.
What if the cage precious
stocks his mind infected
atrophd other drecona human
him the composers have not writ
busy and too impatient to listen to It.
the his thoughts in Wall Street
adopted the
lie gain, he not te
a monomaniac?
brother
life cut OF
will life by attempting
will only through
generous process of seeking thy growth"
other? do that
expect that the world will be sud-
denly changed
stumbling its and
will still throttle the nations
will perish night
will be heard.
right minded
will the whcl, pNew
Evening Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
THE PICKLE CROP.

The pickle crop may now be put In
at any time, preferably in June CT
July, as the vines grow fast and bear
early. The long green varieties are
best, but there is kind called the Jer.
sey pickle, which suits better for those
that are intended for the salt barrel.
The gherkin should not be overlooked,
as 1t is one Of the best for picking,
though otherwise unsuitable for the
table. Bugs are very destructive t.
the vines at times, but a solution Of
soap and water, with small proper
tion of Kerosene, will do much in the
way of preventing their attacks. Pick
the cucumbers when they are young,
so as to have them coming in frequent
ly, as they are worthless when ripe,
AS they are picked green it is an easy
matter to have them continuously III.
til fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
THE BREEDER,

Formerly poultry breeder might
keep a male at the head OF his flock
for whole year without knowing
whether lie possessed the proper
amount of vitality or the vigor neces.
sary to the propagation of healthy Off
spring. That time has now passed, for
in this latter day or scientific knowl
cuSc and infoA -A.Ati....-AL.--r. no =.
keep weekly tab on just what his
males are worth. When the first eggs
are laid after mating the incubator
should be heated to the prupcr tenn.
perature and number of eggs placed
therein. Three days later these eggs
should be held in front Of the tester
and examined. If the male he vigor
GUS fellow and his vitality he strong.
the germ will be seen TO have already
begun to form new being like unto
its ancestors. In some cases this pro.
cess Of formulation will be noticed to
be quite distinct even Mt this early
stage, which denotes a strong vitality
and a condition of perfect health in
both male and female. Three days lat
er the embryo will have increased in
size to such a proportion as 10 enable
the breeder to readily discover whether
the male possesses the proper vitality.
and If he does not he should DC dis.
carded at ONCE. A. Il.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
GROWING CELERY.

Transplant the celery to the perma.
nent beds in May or June, placing
large quantity of manure in the trench.
This crop is one that cannot be sur.
s.' 90. =. -, ., tn" much manure. as 1t is
The plants must be frequently wa
tered, soapsuds being better for such
purposes than anything else, and the
bed must be kept as clean and nice as
possible. 1t requires care to have cell
cry that is large. crisp and white, but
then it is valuable crop when grown,
and pays we'll for the attention be-
slowed. If you neglected to sow the
seed you can procure the plants from
seedsmen and you should not fail to
have q supply.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
BIRDS.

{ claim I'm tn, first on the ground to pro-
pound
That birds, whether singers or screeeh'
ers,
Are entitled to rank with the rest and the
best
OF our eloquent, ethical preachers;
And. | think that should be allowed to be
proud
You surely don't need to be told
That, without any doubt, both my words
and my birds
Shut Audubon out in the cold!
For instance, the stork one ignores, or he
bores
The average woman or man;
They think that the propercst place Tor
his grace
Is a japanese teapot OF fan.
The infant itesinal charge isn't large -,
That he brings to his customers. SIN
Whatever its size, don't resent or repent
What he neatly puts down IN his bill!
You may scorn her, but what is the use!
The goose
Is need in our lives. aver
That there isn't creature on earth that
is worth
The respect we should prefer to her.
Could we sleep without her at our ease, II
you please?
Could we feast, without roasting her
brown?
No, no! Since by ttufling her up we sup,
And slumber by stutiing her down!
Guy Wetmore Carryl, N harper's Mag
azinc. $780,.
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WISE WORDS.

He lives best who serves most.
The ideal of gold is not colder
ideal.
All may do what has by man beef
done.--Young.
Successful men know when not Il
tempt failure.
Each one sees what he carries il
his heart.-GOethe.
Habit may be mans best friend
or his worst enemy.
Ignorance is bold and knowledge re
served.-Thucydides.
A grateful thought toward heaven is
Of itself prayer.-Lessing.
Hitch your wagon to star" was
EmersOns summons to youth.
Nothing can bring you peace but th,
triumph Of principles.-Emerson.
The error of one moment may be
come the sorrow of a whole lifetime.
A man is not doing his level bes,
who Is content to stay OH the same
level.
He who would rise by keeping
another down is pursuing a false am
bition.
We judge ourselves by what we fee,
capable of doing. while others judge
us by what we have already DONE
LongfellOw.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Contamination Of Deep Wells.

BY a series OF experiments which
proved how readily deep wells and
springs could experience pollution, the
town Of Quitman. Ca. has doubtless
been saved from the danger Of an cpl
demic of disease. In this place the
water supply Of the town Is derived
from wells, and In planting sewerage
system 1t was proposed to dispose OF
the public sewage by discharging
through q borehole into an under
ground stream. The possibility that
contamination might result, however,
wa0 early suggested, and led to prac-
teal experiments being undertaken by
the United States geological survey, and
the geological survey of Georgia, in or
der to determine the matter definitely
Two tons OF salt were placed In the
well where 1t was plannd to empty the
sewage, and the water from the vari-
GUS wells which had been previously
examined, especially as to their chlor-
inc contents. was again analysed,
samples being taken at intervals dur
Ing and sometime after the expert
ment. 1t was found that the salt had
permeated all Of the wells in the town,
demonstrating conclusiyely that dis
ease germs could be readily communi-
Gated to the drinking water. These ex-
periments are in line with some car
ried on In Europe several years ago,
where 1t was found that bacteria,
placed in certain wells, could be de-
tected at other sources Of water in
the vicinity, and emphasize the i'm
portance of carefully examining and
safeguarding water supplies under all
conditions.-Harper' Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

The morning sunshine poured bright
and warm Into the cheerful sitting
room, as the two young men entered,
but no wrinkled old mail or withered
fairy godmother" met their anxious
eyes. Helen was standing by the rose
bushes In the window, but she was
quite alone.
"Where Is Miss Tryphosar ques'
toned Clarence, when the usual greet
ings had been exchanged, and even
Robert glanced lnquiringly around.
Here"
"But whereT
81 tell you here" laughed Helen,
touching her own white forehead
"Now, for the first time you know that
| am Helen Tryphosa May, and that
have the good or i'll fortune-I scarce
know how to call ito be very rich
Ny lawyer will be in attendance pres
emily to make out all the necessary
papers for the loan you wish to ne
gotiate."
But, look here" stammered the con.
fused Clarence, II thought Miss Try.
phosa was an old MAZDA regular har'
| ridan-a-"
"You perceive your mistake" said
Helen, cOurtesying very low.
The crimson blood rushed to Car.
, ence's forehead as he remembered his
speech about nobody being ruined II
the money never was repaid
Miss May" he faltered, II have
made an egregious blunder-1 have
been mistaken"
mo apologies, I beg said the pretty
heiress, archly. "Helen May won't re
member all the satirical epithets you
applied to Miss Tryphosa. Robert"
she added, turning appealingly to her
lover, you don't blame me for acting
double part for once. You always de-
clared that you never would marry a
rich wife; 1 have vowed that I never
would be married for the sake of my
wealth. You .l have e WyS SSpeaar Are and ngeSP
after all, to marry Miss Tryphosa,
don't see that you can very well helr
yourself"
And Robert, folding the light figure
to his heart, declared that he would
not help himself IL he could
AS for Mr. Clarence. he stared. Boil
had found a diamond Of the purest
water in the sparkling sands Of lfe's
river-and Clarence was left but the
pebbles only.-New York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
How They Learn Spanish.

T,uri-ts IL NagasaEi, japan, arc
cftel surprised 10 hear the sampan-
ne1 and The rickshaw men in the
street shout Spanish words to white
passers-by; as. "hey, amigo (ley'
friend, or "hombre." co.nnon cxc!a-
nation Of attention, meaning man"
In the stores the statesmen also use
similar terms. al mo sabo.' meaning
Cont know" etc.
The explanat on is simple. The Japs
themselves do not know that they are
using Spa1ich words; they believe
them English slang. They Lave
learned them from American soldiers
hoIleward bound from the Philippines.
The Yankee boys, used t, emplt ying
Spanish phrases IN speaking to Fill
pinos, instinctively do the sane with
The Ja3s. forgetting that their Ian.
guage Is diGereut
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Titanic Pnflance.

An elephant In Calcutta had a dis
ease in his eye. For three days he hut
been completely blind. The owner, M
engineer officer. asked the doctor if h,
could 10 anything to relieve the pooI
animal. The doctor said he would try
nitrate Of silver, which was remedy
commonly applied to similar diseas,
in the human eye. The large ANNA
was ordered to lie down, and at first
Oh the application Of the remedy
raised most extraordinary roar a,
the acute pain which It Occasioned
The effect, however, was wonderful
The eye was in manner restored
and the animal could partially see. TIL,
next day, when he was brought ant
heard the doctors voice, he lay dow
of himself, placed his enormous heat
on one side, curled up his trunk, drew
in his breath, just like man abou
to endure an operation. gave sigl
of relief when it was over, and then by
trunk and gesture evidently wished t.
express his gratitude.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
READY FOR THE EMERGENCY.
The College, Bred woman 10 Generally q
Person OF Resources.

mot able scholars, but capable wo-
men," is what the girl students CT our
colleges desire chiefly to become, says
Miss Elizabeth McCrackel. The col.
lege bred woman should be. and she
generally is. person Of re-orrces.
"Not long ago." writes Miss Nc
Cracker in the Outlook, IAN acQuaint-
ance to when I had just told the good
news Of the continuous advancement
of mutual friend in her chosen &C..
cupation, said, in Comment:
1T is not so much because she Is
brilliant that she succeeds as 1t IL BE-
cause size is always prepared for
emergencies, however great
"'Or SMALL cddcl.
"'You are thinking Of t-a magnet
was the qricl, reply.
"Thc magnet?' l Que-tioned.
Eyes ny acquaintance explained.
One Gty at college on, Of the other
girls dropped her eyeglasses in 4 mar.
row opening between two walls. She
couldn't reach them, and had very
nearly decided that tlcy must remain
pcrmanc entity out Of reach.
"'Orr successful friend happened t.
remember that their franc was made
Of steel. She went to the ply steal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
20 CHILDREN IN 10 YEARS.
In an Oklahoma Deputy sher'ns
Family are IS Boys and 8 Girls.

The Guthrie 20. IT, correspondent
OF the Kansas City Journal writes:
Should society for the prevention
Of race suicide be formed in Oklaho'
ma, Deputy Sheriff Frank Carter OF
l.awton would likely be chosen Its
first president. Although married but
Is years, Mr.. Carter and his wife are
the parents Of % children, all living,
There are fifteen boys and eight girls
in this remarkable family, and 1t is
said that President Roosevelt has
written personal letter to Mr.. Car
ter, in which he wished the Oklaho'
ma man success In raising his chill
dren. Fourteen Of the children are
twins.
At one time It is related, II of the
children were sick with measles,
and in order to supply them with
water, during the height of the fever,
Mr.. Carter attached hose to fau
Get, and in that way the children
could pass it from one to the other
without disturbing their parents
During their whooping cough period
life was somewhat trying for the
sheriff, and his wife and he declare
that when ten or twelve children are
all whooping, with an apparent effort
to see which can whoop the loudest
and longest. sleep is next to an I'M
possibility. This siege lasted for four
months and it was the only time that
N NJ fnpnl hiS lnrpn family
Inconvenience. He declares that with
the exception of the whoopng cough
period 1t is as easy to raise % chill
dren as only two or three.
The family resides in house OF
but five rooms, and because OF mum
bers especial arrangements had to be
made. In one room is monster bed
INTO Wnlcn aii Tic poys pnS "a, niSn,,
lying crossways. The same arrange
ments obtain in another room where
the girls sleep, although there Is a
little more room to turn over. 1t was
impossible to find table which would
fit in the house and at the same time
seat all the children. but there is no
second table" They draw lots
each week as to which ones will have
seats at the table, and the rest stand
up of sit out on. the porch. The
clothing bill is somewhat large, but
some of the boys are now getting old
enough to work little for them.
selves, and this is great assistance.
Mrs. Carter, who was Miss Lizzie
Shaw, is only 80 years of age and her
husband is but Al years old. Both
were born and raised in LAGRANGE,
Tex. where they were married. The
couple moved to Oklahoma in Octo.
Der, 1891, at the opening of the terri.
tory, and settled at Lawton, where
they have lived ever since.
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A TRUE ScHooLMASTER.
One OF the Few Men Who Understand
the Heart of a Boy.

Ouo OF the rev "ch WIZ
the Heart of a Boy.
There are too few men who under
stand truly all their lives the heart OF
boy, and in that understanding cat
guide him to his own development
Such man, says Mr. Bryce, the au
thor of Studies in Contemporary Ri
ography," was Edward Bowen, fol
many years assistant master at Har'
row.
He loved boys as he loved teaching
He took them with him in the holidays
on walking tours. He kept up CORE
spondence with many of his pupils af
ter they left Harrow, and advised Their
as occasion rose. TO many Of them he
remaineH through life the model whom
they desired to initiate. But he was
very chary Of the exercise Of influ,
ence.
a boys character" he wrote once
grows like the Temple Of old. without
sound of mallet and trowel. What we
can do is to arrange matters so as tC
give virtue her best chance. We can
make the right choice sometimes lit.
tie easier; we can prevent tendencies
from blossoming into acts, and render
pitfalls visible. How much indirectly
and unconsciOusly We can do none but
the recording angel knows.
"'YOu can. and you should said
Chiffers, go straight to the heart Of
every individual boy
well. fellow creatures mind is
that arcanum once year, shoeless
And in the effort to control the spirit
of pupil, to make ones own approx
al his test and mold him by the stress
Of ones own presence-in the ambi
ton to do this, the craving for mora.
power and visible guiding, the subtle
pride of effective agency, lie some OF
the chief temptations of a schoolmas.
ter's work." -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Who's Who in AutoInObillng.

!, Among the people who have been
arrested within the past two weeks
for exceeding the speed limits in their
automobiles we notice the names Of
Students" grocery clerks" "trarell-
ing salesmen," "shoe Dealers" 'ror-
ters," ''bookkeepers," 'tcllers," "soli-
citors." photographers" "tailors,'
accountants" "stenographcrs," "iele
graph operators" conductors" Paper
hangers" and BARRIERS" Nc arc anX-
iously waiting for some poet or artist
to be arrested fol- running his automo
bile too fast, and will consider !. a
favor if our readers will notify us of
any such case tina; may escape Cur no
tice.-Chicago Record Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

laboratory, borrowed magnet, tied
string to 1t, and lowering it carefully
into the opening. gravely drew Up the
eyeglasses"
Miss McCracEen, who was making
a study of American college women,
passed along the an ccdote from one
institution to another in the course Of
her Investigations, and at each ELECTED
the same comment, "IIow exactly like
4 college Eirln
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Grown in a Niuht.

Sir William Harcourt, who has just
retired from public life is big, burly
man. He paid visit to a man-o'-war
off the n, HamRshire e3ast and saqeeesRted
an offer to sleep in the captains
berth. Next morning the servant en-
tered the cabin with a cup Of coffee,
but was amazed at the gigantic figure
under the sheets. Rushing on board
to the ships doctor, ne said Come
at once. sir. to the captain. He's in
a terrible state. He's swollen to ten
times his natural size in the night"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
COCOanut by Mail.

One Of the queerest things that eve
appeared in the mails in this countr,
was cocoanut that n Louisville Ky.
girl received the other day 1t was no
wrapped up in any way. and the thirty
one cents in stamps anG the address,
were placed on the bare SHELL. II Eu
rope live fowls and even calves ar,
sent by post, ut in this country tn,
postal laws discourage the sending O.
curios.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
l100 UeMard. &lOO.

The readers OF this paper will be pleasedto
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarri
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being II con-
stitutionsl disease, requires u constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Curei is taken inter-
nslly, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
It's curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
po,a Nv Il CHENEY L Co.. Toledo, o.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Women ard Club Life.

Man seeks his club as a haven of
rest. He eats, reads, sometimes talks
and often goes to sleep there. Woman,
ON the other hand, seems to live in a
continual ferment when she goes to
her club. She is either having some
body to luncheon or dinner there, or
giving a tea-party, or listening to a
debate, or being entertained by an
other member at musicale, or talk
ing her head off, most of which things
she could equally we'll do in her own
house witout paying Subscription
London World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

rapidly.
false ideals its dileansm its glorcaton
Of tendency
chief business of life always
religious
nc honey o
rough set the like and because they
their limited to small sphere Here
With the sudden wealth
because sensational and not only attracting alb
exercising abnormal influence especially
people Of America.
the
moral those who public sentiment
Washington commercial
its statesmen
wiki families
native city State.
mus themselves and by their public the
which the life Of The capital the Nation
traditions
influence ell
and nobest social life equal that of religion 1t the
earth"
Here then opportunity Washington today religious city and
remember that all through
influences those National life tself
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
THE COW CAN'T JUMP.

THE CUW CAN I JU MI.
In response to a request for = cure
for fence jumping COWS. the device il.
Illustrated is guaranteed to cure. A
pole ten feet long should have rope
tied around it a little above the mid
die, after first cutting Il groove in the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Few Russian paDprs

One hundred and thirty million pco.
pie in the Russian Empire have fewer
newspapers than 100000 in the State
Of New York-a sad commentary on
the state of public intelligence in an
ambitious World Power. though a
great blessing to any one who has to
handle the newspaper annual of the
country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

The cost Of hauling a ton of freight
q mile ON Great Britain's greatest rail.
way is 1.45 cents; Oh the Pennsylvania,
forty cents, and on the New York Cen.
trail. forty one cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

One size smaller inter ns'ny Aliens Fo,'-
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new shoes
EASY. Cures swollen, hot, swerting. aching
feet. ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. At
all druggists and shoe stores, zoe. Don't a.
cent any su bstitute. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address, Allen 2. O'msted, Leroy, MY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Effective Talk,

"There Is good deal of talk to the
effect that the duke will marry in
America"
Yes, the money of at least dozen
heiresses is talking all at Once.-Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
The Wolish Motto In Business
by Mariana Wheeler. s
Hospital, New York
BY Felix Adler

lie saying that Man In his relations TO ms ow
WOLF" favorte Of the pessimists IL
libel regarded the whole grounu
burning truth If it is regarded as accurately describing
aspect of mans behavior .. 49,
he ahead and assert yourself Gam
point What s Eergs ahead with the
which rolls with Its
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
The Teacher Interested.

miss Biggs is interested In you.
pa" How so2" "Why, to-day. after
she had told me seven times to sit
down and behave myself, she said she
wondered what sort of father had"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

pole so that the rope will not slip off.
Then tie the rope to the halter of the
COW.
As the COW walks the front end of
the pole will be lifted from the ground
nearly foot, and when she lowers her
head preparatory to jumping the fence
the front end Of the pole will slip uI-
der the fence or between the two low
err rails, and the COW will not jump.
The illustration shows the plan clear
~, and while it is an old method, it u
an effective one
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11
Coat NJ Hauling FREIGHT.

A machine for condensing sea fog into
drinking water has been invented.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamnra-
ton allays pain cures wind collie, 25c a bottle