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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION.
PE.RU.NA MADE knife UNNECESSARY.
MRS. EVA BARTHo, 1873 Fast iotl

AIRS. EVA BARTHo, 1913 Fast loth
wi ST., New York City, n. T., writes
II suffered for thee years with leueor
rhea and liberation OF the womb; Inc
doctor advocated al operation which
dreaded very much. nd strongly objected
to go ..nder it. Now | am changed
woman. 'eruna cured me; it took nine
bottles, but fell so much improved !
kept taking it, as | dreaded an operation
so :luch | am to-day in perfect health
and have not felt so well for fifteen
years."-Mrs. Eve Bartho.
Mrs. Senator Roach, of LdrfmOrf,
N. OAK; Mrs. senator Warren. 81
Cheyenne. WyO.; Btird LachTood
aud Mrs. General LOngsfreef. ~
Washington, ID. c.. are among ne
ointment ladies irhO fndorse Pc
ruha.
Miss Helen Root, Kallauna, Wis,
writes
Several times during the past two
years rmore my system has been great f.!
in need of q tonic, and those INES Re
runa has been OF great help in building VI
the system. restoring my appetite and Sc
curing restfu sleep."-lIeIen Aolof.
Miss NIuriel krmitage, SO Greenwood
Ave, Detroit, Mich, District Organizer
OF the Roy.l Templars OF Temperance
writes as follows:
IL suffered for five years with uterine
irregular les, which brought on hysteri'
fnd made me a physical wreck. tri',
doctors from the different schot of med
icine, but without any perceptible chang
in my condition. In my despair Gale,
on an Id .lurse, who advised me to tt!
Peruna, and promised good results it
would persist and take it regularly. .,
kept this up :or six months, and steadil,
gained strength and health, and when
had used fifteen bottles considered myse'
en,i:ely cured. ] am a grateful, hapr.
woman to-day"-Nliss Mur.el Armtage.
Cleveland, Ohio, writes:
Il wish to add my Endorsement to thou
sands CT other women who have bee
cured through the uoe of Peruna. sui
iered Tor five years witt severe backache
and when wearieC or worried in the leas
l had prolonged headache. l am now i
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
The New Woman,

One of the charges that are made
against the new woman" is that she
is less sympathetic than is her sister
who abides closely in what is called
"woman's sphere But in the light
of the above arraignment of sympa.
thy as the vice that it not infrequently
is, may not the new woman" confess
judgment upon this charge and
strengthen her case and her position
by so doing? Woman has been called
a ministering angel, but would not a
more practical name better befit the
woman of the twentieth century? Will
not the services of women to the world
be greater and of more enduring eff
feet if they cast aside unreasoning
sympathy as a worn out garment that
discloses rather than conceals the
moral nakedness of those about whom
1t is cast, and substitute therefor the
armor of personal responsibility? II
has been said that there is woman
behind the door of every mans sue
cess. "If there is" says the writer
crest assured that she isn't sympa'
thetic woman whining through the
keyhole, Give it up if it's hard but
n woman of nerve and backbone, who
like the Spartan mother of old. is cry.
ing out, Come home with your shield,
or on it. '"-Portland OregOnian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Extinct Animals.

No extinct land animals of former
has a bigger body than has the big
gest American elephant of today, and
not one. so far as is known. exceeded
or even equaled, in total bulk the exist
ing great whales, which sometimes are
all of 100 feet lor,g. AS elephants,
horses and similar animals are traced
backward through the various strata
they are found to get smaller and
smaller Some extinct elephants were
no bigger than Shetland ponies, while
the horses of prehistoric times were
about the size of large dogs. In al
most every group OF ha r. warm-b. ood'
ed animals existing specimens are big
ger than those of bygone times, and
the notion that there is any tendency
in animal life to dwindle in size is en-
tirely without foundation. There are,
of course, exceptions, for the extinct
sloths, kangaroos. lizards and some
others exceeded in bulk existing crea-
lures of the same order.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
WISE WORDS.

"You cannot prove that you are good
by proving that somebody else Is bad
Let man learn that everything in
nature goes by law, and not by luck.
and that what lie sows he reaps.-
Emerson.
Language is a solemn thing; it grow
out Of life-Out of its agOnies and costa
cies. its wants and its WEAKNESS. Ev-
cry language is temple in which the
soul of those who speak it is en-
shrined.
The poorest outward condition will
do nothing to obliterate the solemhity
from life. Nay, of nothing may we be
more sure than this: that. if we cannot
sanctify our present lot, we could sane
tify no other.
There is no external politeness which
has not n root in the moral nature or
man. Forms of politeness, therefore,
should never be inculcated on young
persons without letting them under
stand the moral ground on which al!
such forms rest.-Goethe.
There is no harm in being respected
in this world, as l have found out;
and If you don't brag little for your
self. depend on it there is no person OF
your acquaintance who will tell the
world of your merits, and take the
trouble off your hands.
Why. it is asked, are there so many
but may Seek the things which are
above. For just as birds. so long as
they cleave the upper air, are not easily
caught, so thou also, as long as thou
lookest at things above, wilt not easily
be captured, whether by a snare or by
any other device of evil.-Chry
1t is just as athletic a performance
to wrestle with the princes of the dark
ness of this world as to wrestle with
champion. 1t needs just as rigorous
IA training to pull against circum'
stances as to pull against time. 1t ap'
pears not unreasonable that the su.
preme interest of an immortal SOU
should have from man as much atten
ton and development as man gives
to his legs or his muscle OF his wind
Francis G. Peabody.
Take all the unhappy homes in this
city, all the disappointed parents, al
the disconnected children. in all theil
collisions and mutually inflicted dis
tress. How real and terrible this an
archy is 1t is an epitome of the
wrong and woe of the whole world
1t comes from the denomination OF
heartless seltishness. Goodness pro
poses another master for all these
homes-the supremacy of love.-G eorgt
4. Gordon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

The Rev. A. N. Cooper, vicar OF FL
ley, near Scarborough, by his feats OF
pedestrianism, has earned the title OF
THE Walking Parson.'
In 1887 he walked to Rome, 74S
miles, and in the three sue
ceeding years he walked success
sively across Ireland, from Ham
burg to Paris, and from FL
ley to Budapest. His other long walks
have been across Belgium, through
Spain, to the north Of Scotland, to
Venice and to Monte Carlo. Yesterday
he left York for Liverpool for walk
to Andorra, a small republic between
France and Spain. Mr.. Cooper walks
an average of 80 miles per day, and
this pace he can keep up for weeks.
His tramps form the subject OF most
interesting ectures.-London News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Could You Use Any Kind OF sewing
Machine Mt Any Price?


II there Is any price so low, any OF.
fer so libeIal that you would think OF
accepting on trial n new high grade,
drop cabinet or upright Minnesota,
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, Standard
White or New Home Sewing Machine,
cut out and return this n0iiG" postpaid'
free Of cost, the handsomest sewing
machine catalogue ever published. 1t
will name you prices on the Minnesota,
Singer, Wheeler Il Wilson. White.
Standard and New Home sewing ma.
chimes that will surprise YOU; we Will
make you a new and attractive PROPOSE.
ton, a sewing machine offer that viii
astonish you.
If you can make any use OF any sew.
ing machine at any price. IL any Kind
of an offer would interest you. don
fail to write us at once (be sure to cut
out and return this special notice. and
get our latest book. Our latest offers,
our new and most surprising PROPOSE.
ton. Address
SEARS, RoEBUCK & Co. Chicago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Municipal pawnshops are projected
for London. 1t is said to be possible at
present for London pawnbrOker to ex.
tort 2GO per cent, year for loan.
On the Continent the law gives the
poor borrower on personal property
ample protection. 1t is possible in
France, as at Grenoble or Montpelier,
to obtain very small advance for a
short time without paying any interest
at all, as the municipal Mon de Piete
possesses endowments for that pur.
pose. but in Paris seven per cent. is the
usual charge At Madrid it is six per
cent, in Brussels seven per cent, and
In Berlin twelve per cent. for the year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Having a Picnic.


There is something particularly enjoyable
about going to Picnic. The very word
Picnic brings pleasant anticipations of a
good time The idea OF going out to the
woods and fields or down by some brook or
lake, with luncheon to be served On the
grass and under the trees, has peculiar
fascination. The fresh air and exercise
contribute to give hearty appetite to all
and everything at luncheon seems far
better than the finest course dinner that
a French chef ever served. Wooden dishes
supp,ant Dresden china, and paper boxes
silver trays, when the good things to
eau" are spread upon the ground:
Pic-Nics are never complete without the
sandwiches, sweet white bread with gen.
erous layer OF meat between. Libby $
canned meats are ideal for Pic-Nics and
outings. The cans are so easily opened
and the contents so fresh and pa.atable
Li.iibby N5attihfaYf FiSfvofr" Food Products.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
HELPED BY NARROWING.

Narrowing the land makes wonder
full difference in the yield of wheat
Or corn provided the work is done fire.
luently and well. Rolling and harrow
ing the ground after blowing, then
seeding. narrowing and rolling again,
gave an increase of five bushels an
acre Of wheat in one case which is due
to the fineness of the soil and the eX-
cellent preparation of the seed bed.
On one piece Of land the use of the
harrow week after seeding increased
the yield two bushels per acre com.
pared with adjoining crops not har-
rowed. Deep blowing and fine soil
permit of the retention of n larger
supply of water and admit more air
and warmth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Steak All Riaht fer Once.

Wife Qate to breakfast)-Mercy.
That cook has ruined this steak! One
end is burned black, and the Other
end is raw.
Husband (who came down early
'Tisn't burned at ADJUST nice ant
brown, that's ALL Tie other end is
a little rare, but like it that way.
Nonsense. I'll ring for the cool
at once"
Cooks sick"
Then who broiled the steak?"
Il did'-New York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
IMPROVEMENT OF CATTLE.

Common cows may be easily i'm
proved by the aid Of the pure breeds,
consequently the improvement will
not be very expensive. There Is but
little profit in dairying as long as re.
lance is placed upon the cows that are
picked up and hawked around the
country for sale to dairymen. The
majority of such cows have vices,
which is sometimes the reason they are
sold, and these vices are not easily
discovered until the cows are put to
service in the dairy, when they are
either sold at sacrifice or kept for
want or something better. inp,..-
ment in dairy management should be-
gin with the stock. If the COWS are
Of the right kind many difficulties may
be avoided.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Inere iuuIr Iatatru III TINS section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced it n local disease and prescribed
Local remedies, and nv constantly falling ~ to
durable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by F. ]. Cheney Il Co.,
Toledo, Ohio. is the only constitutional euro
on the market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tho
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address I. J. CHENEY 4
Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75r.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
PROTECTION FOR CELLARS.

tened board that is wide enough so
that its lower edge will fit closely to
the ground.
If desired, this board may be hinged
to the scantling so that it may be
raised and the window opened. The
illustration shows how this plan works,
and shows the comparatively small
openings that are left at the sides
when the board is in position. This
board should be about two feet longer
than the window, so that it will eX.
tend beyond the window foot on eth
er side when it is placed in position
To make this protection even better,
line the inside of the board with tar
paper, or even with Old newspapers
doubled.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

perfect heath, enjoy life and have neither
an ache .r in. thanks to peruna. "-l.ucy
NJ. Riley.
1t is no longer question as to whether
Pcruna can lie reliet o to cure all such
cases During the many years IN which
Peru.a has been pu' to test in all forms
and stages of acute and chronic catarrh
no one yeal has put this remedy to greater
test than the nst year. -,
If all the women Who are suffering with
any form of female weakness would write
t.f',>- U~-..,,-- s'c,",Nh"~- n'ir. c"' 80"
him a complete description OF their symp'
toms and tue pceuliarities OF their troubles,
directions for treatment, free OF charge
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
ECONOMY OF A SILO.

Stockmen and dairymen have not all
given that thought to the advantages
and economy of silos for saving feed in
a picked shape that they should. Read
what an Illinois stock feeder said
about the quantity and economy OF
feed that can be saved by good silo;
zone acre Of corn" he said, "will
make silage enough to feed one steer
three years. Mr.. Nugen said that lie
nad silo with a capacity Of 800 tons
which cost him about $500. Discussion
On the subject brought out that sllos
cost from 81 to $l.50 per ton capa'
,ity."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
ATTRACTIVE SUMNER NOCkS.
Good Places for Vacation in Vermont and
Around Lake ChampIain.

Good Places for Vacation in Vermont and
Around Lake Champlain.
The Central Vermont Railway Com
puny has again issued one of its fasci-
mating summer books, with enlarged
scope and more Illustrations than the
book of last year offered. The pictures
deed. and show n complete list OF the
attractive hooks on the shores and isl
ands of Lake Champlain and in the
Green Mountains, in which tourists may
spend delightful days of rest and happi-
ness. All of the scenes are camera PIE
lures and therefore true to life. Six
cents i'm stamps will take this pretty
book, with its list of hotels and boarding
houses throughout the state and guides
to the popular haunts of fish and game.
anywhere you want it to 90. Address T.
Ii. Hanley, n. T.. p. A., 800 Washington
St., Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
NO VITALITY.

Many a fancier has been disappoIht-
cd with the matches that have come
from a given pen of fowls. He has Sc
looted the very finest looking male he
could find and has prided himself
he possessed, only the best results
could possibly be obtained. When 1t
was too late he discovered that
his male possessed little or no vitality.
hence the failure Of the eggs to hatch.
II he had used an egg tester from the
time he first began to incubate the
eggs, he would not have thus been so
badly disappointed, for he would have
discovered the source of the trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Aplsu TO ClRLHooD.

When, walked on summer morns from
dreamless sleep,
fo,d my hands and all quiescent I've;
With docile heart, watching that eiols'rai
sky
A.trembie with the dawn, hearing the
chsep 80, r no
Beyond the hill, OH then from far and
high
Gear soit.winged presences, unseen, draw
nigh,
And ;ides of yearning wonder Ger me
sweep.
But yestermorn, before the soft wings came
In the expectant dawn, wild music crept
Within my soul; and, unsought, past me
swept
Thy face, thine eyes, mid swift tumultuous
flame,
Then, then, could not pray, but long |
wept.
Curned and bewidered by a sudden shame,
M. Cannah, in the Century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
| Farm Topics
CROWDING THE HENS.

Several breeders are claiming that
iouble the number of hens may be
Kept in house than is generally cal
mlated, one going so far as to say
hat 200 hens can be safely raised in Il
house twenty by twenty. This may
ne possible IL the owner is an expert
aot only in feeding but in the care OF
he house. Daily cleaning and dlsin'
tecting would be necessary to carry
such n number OF hens safely. Better
have half the number until experience
caches you that you may safely In
.rease. ,.r.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
PROTECT CELLAR FROM FROST.

There are several ways of protect
Ing the windows opening into the Gel
lar so that the minimum amount of
frost will get through them, but one
Of the best and least expensive meth
DDS is shown in the cut. One advan-
tage Of this plan is that the light is
not wholly excluded from the cellar,
which is the fault with most prOtec-
tive plans. A strip of scantling, two
inch stuff, is about right, is nailed to
the lower clapboard of the house, just
over the window, and to this is fas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
People Must BE Told.

A writer on advertising says it is the
aim of nearly every business concern
to have a special and original feature.
But when such speciality shall be
found it must be advertised. No arti-
Gle can sell itself without the aid Of
Advertising"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Advertising n Town.

The marvellous growth of Seattle.
WASH is credited mainly to newspaper
publicity. The business men of that
community raised considerable sum
to be expended for space in Eastern
newspapers, and the returns were
DrOmpt and generous,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Miss Mugley-I always try to retire
before midnight. l don't like to miss
my beauty sleep.
Miss Peppery-You really should try
harder. You certainly don't se'
enough of it.-Phiiadeiphi Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

A Socialist paper published in Kan
sas has 100000 circulation; another in
Missouri, $4,000; and magazine now
printed in Canada circulates more than
100000 copies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
a Pointed Interruption.

Cholly-Dyou know I'm sometimes
inclined to think
Clara (encouragingly)-Why don't
you do it, Cholly? It's not such DIM
cult thing if you'll really try.-New
Orleans Times-Dcmocrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Ca, says: MY husbands PACK anu
hips were so stiff and sore that ne
could not get up from a chair without
help. got him box Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. He felt relief in three days.
One box cured him.
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Mar
shall will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. AID.
dress Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. Sold by all dealers; price 90 cents
per box.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

The history of centuries reveals the
fact that the greater the civilization
the more honorable labor becomes
Rev. r. H. Hood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

II Is the only cure for Swollen, Smartinr.
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Eunions. Ask for Aliens Foot Ease, apowdel
to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and shoe stores, zoe.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample sent
FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, NY
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

TITSparmanently cured. No fits orneryoas.
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. t2trial bottleand treatisetree
Dr. R. Ii. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch ST.. Phila., Pa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Troubles.

Mrs. Sparrow-AreEt you going 10
build a nest?
Mrs. Redbreast-We can't. Inc
housesmiths union called ROBIN ou'
on strike-Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup forchildren
teethinr, soften the gums, reduces innamma'
i.oi allays ain ,curtswind collie. 2tc. abottie
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

During courtship a girl is often unable to
express her thoughts, but she makes up
for lost time after marriage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

The first electric interurban railway
projected in Cuba Is one from Cieh-
fuegos. 80 miles to Cruces.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

When young man tells girl he loves
her for herself alone it's equivalent to an
injunction against interference from the
OF he family.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

amsurePiso'sC Cure fore Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS ROB
Inns, Maple St., Norwich, N.Y., FEB. II, lsoo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Give hungry man something to eat be-
fore handing him advice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
The WALKING Parson.

A chauffeur is a man who runs down pc
destrians and runs up repair bills
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
Use Aliens FoOt-Easa.

The man who manages to keep ont- a.
debt ont nj. ial. 99se
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

lydia F. Pnkhams Compound the one sure rem
adv 70 be relied upon important period IN young
with courage ana
ahe must accomplish forfy physical well Being SO
be insured against sickness ana
$4,000 s::S ::s:: C.: Lynn. MAJ.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

by urinary
Ills, It's time
to act. The
kidneys are
sick. Doan's
Kidney Pills
cure sick
| K | d n e y $
| quickly and
rmanent-
ly. Here's
proof:
Mrs. w. 3.
Marshall, r.
L. D., No.
!, Daw son,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

Austrian cotton mills use 3lS 900
pounds of cotton year, two-thirds OF
which is American. NE23
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04
TIME TO ACT.

When the back aches and you are al
ways tired out, depressed and nervous
when sleep is disturbed by pain and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-04

hard, but the doctor thought different and
prescribed tones, which l took by the
quart without relief. Reading one day In
the paper of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures
and finding the symptoms described an
swered mine, I decided would give Lydia
r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial. did not say a word to the doctor
/ bought it myself, and took it according
to directions regularly for two months
and l found that ! gradually improved,
and that all pains left me, and ! was my
old self once more. - LILLE Z. SINCLAIR
II E. 22d St., Chicago ILL.,"