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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
ON THE STREETS OF JAPAN,
What a Walk Up the Great Canal
In Nikko Reveals,

When ones work Is done In Mike,
there Is left the mild excitement of
walking up the great canal In that
Japanese city, All that is doing IN
Nikko may then and there be seen,
On the veranda Of a house mail Is
having her bath, her head sticking
up above the steaminS water, says
Charles Hovey Pepper in The World
Today. The youngsters in their
original suits are mailing you, "Sinko
san. ohiyo!" MIR. stranger good day,
An array of great gilt lostus MOWERS
and leaves ON long stems shows that u
member of the family within Is dead,
In the front room, unprotected from
the street, one sees the square kaSo'
like box in which. with knees AGAINST
the breast. the last journey is taken
A bevy of gaily dressed ge,sha s'rlS,
with attendants carrying kotos ana
samisens, is bound for dinner or en-
tertainment, their hair black and shiny
anti led with bright ornaments thelr
faces and necks white with rice
powder and their lower lips bright
with scarlet paste. They are Chatter
ing in the shrill, penetrating voices
which are peculiar 10 them.
The merchant steps ont from MS
shop to tell you he has some new
Kakemona or carving To show
antiques from 500 years old to llnSt
so recent that the lacquer is hardly
dry. Step in, sir" cries Young man
waving his hand in the air as he
paints with an imaginary brush N
imaginary picture. "and see how j. ,
anese artist using his brush lie
hands you his card and you are plHaN'
ed to read the motto of his house Il
Earnest is the best policy II was
waiting for you says pretty Sr'
smiling, will you please come in my
shop. | have black racher and re,
racker trays. Yes, very pretty she
spends all her time in from, Of hel
shops between the two bridges. If She
sees one cross either bridg' she i
already waiting when he nas crossut
No one escapes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
THE CROWS AND THE BALL.
An Invincible Egg That Batficd All
Their Attacks.

An Invincible Egg That Baffird All
Their Attacks.
During q piazza game of ping-pong
one of the balls was sent quite Il dis
lance out over the lawn, where Il crow
seized it and bore ii off in triumph,
evidently thinkingit was an egg. After
much pccliing, from all of which the
frOlicsome little ball bounced away I'M
broken. the crow had an excited con
sultatiOn with several of his fellows,
and then deliberately carried the ball
to the top of Il high tree and let it drop.
Again the assembly of black feathered
experimenters gathered around in
amazcment. Was there ever such Il
remarkable egg? 1t had fallen from
a height that played havoc with their
eggs and their little ones as well and
vet survived intact! Then one after
another tramped on it, cawing loudly
all the while.
At last. in sheer exhaustion and dis.
gust, they all gave it up, flew to the
top of their favorite tree, and, still
cawing loudly, watched one Of the
ping-pong players came out from the
house and carry off the invincible egg
that had baffled their boldest attacks
Boston W. Gilman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
DIGGING UP GREECE.
Studying Archae illogical Remains to Find
How the Ancients Lived,

Studying Archae illogical Remains to Find
How the Ancicnts Lived.
They are digging up Greece to find
out how the men of olden times lived,
carried on business and died. Accord
ing to a dispatch from London, a large
number of expeditions under the lead
ership of scientific men are at work
studying archaeological remains.
The American school under the di.
rection of 7. w. Heermance will con-
tinue its excavations at COrinth, where
the difficulties in connection with the
appropriation of landowners stopped
the work in 1908. These have now been
settled.
The British school will now resume
its excavations at Palaeocastro, East
ern Crete, where rich series of N.Y.
cenaean vases and terra cOttas have
been discovered. Trial excavations
will be made at Laconia. The first
site will be the Temple of Artemis, at
Kary.
The French school will continue
more completely and more systematic
cally the DelOs excavations of 1908,
which have already revealed interest
ing traces of the commercial activity
of Roman republican times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
A DIGESTIVE FOR HORSES.

AS nearly all horses are troubled
with indigestion due largely to same
ness in rations, and many are subject
to attacks of colds, it is q good plan
to have on hand some simple digestive
which may be mixed with the feed
given the horse. Horses that are SUBJ
ject to stomach disturbances should be
given bran mashes several times a
week. ct night. and oats should consti-
tute very considerable portion Of
their grain ration. In feeding the bran
mashes mix in each a tablespoonful of
powdered charcoal. If the animal OBJ
iects to it at first. reduce the quantity
and then increase to the quantity
named. Horses subject to collie should
be carefully worked, and if such at
tacks appear with any regularity. daily
exercise should take the place of work
and the horse be treated by veterin-
arian. Try this charcoal treatment,
co it regularly. and you will find the
digestive organs of the horses "''"h
improved
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
THE HANDY TOOLS.

To use set the marker on the line
laid out for the row and, with the
foot, press lightly down so as to make
shallow hole to indicate where the
onion set is to go. The other tool is
n tree primer and is made by taking
a hardwood pole six feet long and
one and one-quarter inches in diam
eter and rounding it, An old fork
handle will do nicely for the purpose.
Buy good one and one.quarter inch
chisel and fit one end of the pole to
the socket of this chsel. If this tool
is kept sharp it will easily cut limb
a half inch in diameter and it will be
found very useful in working where
it would be very troublesome to place
knife or handsaw.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
ON THE STREETS OF JAPAN.
What a Walk Up the Great Canal
In Nikko Reveals.

When ones work Is done In Nikko,
there Is left the mild excitement Of
walking up the great canal In that
Japanese city. All that Is doing In
Nikko may then and there be seen.
On the veranda Of house mallam Is
having her bath, he. head sticking
up above the steaming water, says
Charles Hovey Pepper. in The World
Today. The youngsters In their
original suits are haling you, "Sinko
san, ohiyo!" "Mr, Stranger, good day.
An array of great gilt lostus flowers
and leaves on long stems shows that
member OF the family within Is dead.
In the front room, unprotected from
the street, one sees the square kago.
like box in which. with knees against
the breast, the last journey is taken.
A bevy of gaily dressed geisha girls,
with attendants carrying kotos and
samisens, is bound for dinner or en-
tertainment, their hair black and shiny
and filled with bright ornaments, their
faces and necks white with rice
powder and their lower lips bright
WIN scarlet DastU ihey are c"".'''
ing in the shrill, penetrating voices
which are peculiar to them.
The merchant steps out from his
shop to tell you he has some new
Kakemona or carving to show,
antiques from 800 years old to those
so recent that the lacquer is hardly
dry. Step in, sir" cries young man
waving his hand in the air as he
paints with an imaginary brush an
imaginary picture, "and see how Jap
anese artist using his brush He
hands you his card and you are pleas
ed to read the motto of his house Is
Earnest is the best policy Il was
waiting for you" says 4 pretty girl,
smiling, will you please come in my
| shop. have black racker and red
racker trays. Yes, very pretty" she
sna,d. III H.. ,inie III front OF her
shops between the two bridges. IL she
sees one cross either bridge she Is
already waiting when he has crossed
No one escapes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30

There is a strong feeling in England
against the payment of members, on
the ground that IT would tend to create
the class of professional politicians
sven in foreign countries and our col
ones. Its absence obviously tends to
restrict membership of Parliament to
the well-to-do classes, and, as mat
ter of fact, these enjoy an overwhelm.
ing representation In the House Of
Commons, the labor members, whose
expenses and a modest salary are pro.
vlded from some organization Of the
classes they represent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Did Not Mean Precisely.

An English newspaper, in reporting
the proceedings of juvenile ball Civ
en- by the Mayor OF the town recently,
was attired in his robe and chain Of
office. which it had b. Oh notified to
him would Civ, pleasure to sCme Of
the young people. who hac not seen
the gorgeous civic vestment. After
welcoming the guests he dsrobed.
wearing only the massive gold chain"
1t H. 10 he supposed, Lowever, that the
writer dos not mean precisely what
he says.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
BY MARK BENNITT.

The central ornament for the Unitsd
States Government Building proper Is
the statue OF ARMED Liberty The
first plaster cast of this statue was
made in Rome by Thomas wford,
the sculptor. 1t was used by Clark
Mills in 1860 for making tha mold in
which he cast the bronze statue sur
mounting the dome of the Capitol In
Washingto The height of this sta
tue Is nineteen feet six inches. The
Government Board appropriated Sl5,-
600 for the interior decoration of the
Government Building. This work
was under the immediate supervision
of Miss Grace Lincoln Temple, whose
plans, however, We're subject to the
approval of the members of the United
States Government Board
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Our Taste For Chocolate.

The taste of the people Of the Uni:ed
States for cacao and chocolate appears
to be developing with rapidity. Fig
ures compiled by the Department of
Commerce and Labor show that the
importation of cacao has grown from
nine million pounds in 1883 to twenty
four million pounds in 1893, and sixty
three million pounds in 1908. Cacap,
as is well understood, is the product
of the cacAo tree which grows wild in
tropical America, and is also much
cultivated there. and to some extent in
Asia and Africa. The fruit of this
tree, a pear-shaped pod from five to
ten inches in length contains numer-
Gus large seeds from which the choco-
late OF commerce is produced, while
the shells are also utilized for the de-
cOctlon known as cacao, or cocoa, used
as a substitute for tea or coffee. 1t
is the crude cacao, leaves and shells
which form the large and rapidly
growing importation above referred
to. which has, increased from nine
million pounds in 1883 to sixty-three
million pounds in 1903 The value Of
importation of cacao in this crude form
has grown from one million dollars
IN 1883 to four million dollars in 1903,
and nearly eight million dollars in
1907. -Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
How to Keep House.

With all the Injuries and pleasures OF
this life, its big enjoyments and its smaller
comforts, there is an offset or antitheSis
which we have to contend with in the
form of aches and pains. In some way and
by some means every one has a touch of
them in some form at some time. Trit'ing
as some of them may be. the risk is that
they will grow to something greater and
rack the system with constant torture.
There is nothing. therefore. of this kind
that we have right to trihe with. Taken
in time the worst forms of pains and
aches are easily subdued and cured
by the free use Of st. Jacobs Oil.
10 well regulated household ought to be
without hottie 81 thls great I,'ueu5 iV'
pain. 1t is til, specific virtue OF penetra-
ton in st. Jacobs Oil that carries it
right to the pain spot and effects prompt
cure even in the most painful cases of
Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Lumbago. Sciatica.
! on want it also in the house at all times
for hurts, cuts and wounds, and the house
that always has it keeps up a sort of in
sulance against pain.
The Brighton England Aquarium has
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
How the kentuckian Put Out the
light.

When Plus Whallen, of Springfield,
KY, came to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
he saw his first incandescent light.
But he evinced no great surprise. 1t
was not until he went to his room,
where the bellboy had already switch
ed the current, that he noticed there
was no opening in the circular globe.
He blew upon it gently and was
encouraged rather than disheartened
to find that it didn't blow. back. But
the encouragement turned to anger
when a stronger Whit produced no
result whatever. Mr.. Whallen has
strong lungs, and he did his best his
Indignation increasing with each eff
fort.
TO his great relief he noticed that
the string by which the strange light
was suspended contained loop to
shorten it. The light hung over the
dresser. Mr.. Whallen let out the loop
and put the light in the top drawer of
the dresser. He closed the drawer
and found to his satisfaction that the
room was in Stygian darkness. So he
lay down and slept peacefully, with
no light to annoy.-Iouisvlle Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Vantilpte ThOrOuChly.

DO not make the mistake of thinking
that because an outside door is opened
occasionally that no other ventilation
is necessary. Open the windows few
minutes each morning and also the last
thing ut night before retiring. and thor
oughiy air the living rooms. A person
going in from the fresh outdoor air
can often tell what the family dinner
and breakfast consisted of, and some
times even what composed the meal
of the day before. because of failure
to give thorough ventilation.-O
Judd Farmer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Queer flee.

In Lake Wabigoon, Ontario, Canada,
at Il point where the water is not very
driven into the ground. On the top Il
box has been securely fastened and
there you have the Lake Wnbigoon
postotiice. The little steamer from
Rat Portage drops the mail here on
its outward voyage. and a canoe goes
out from the shore and collects l., de-
posting the outgoing mail at the same
time, which is picked up by the steam
er on its return trip to Rat Portage
next day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
steamship to Garry Fruit only.

From Il Thames do"kyard was
launched the first steamship ever built,
in which the whole of the internal
space, except what is required TOR the
engines and bunkers, TO be devoted
to the transportation of fruit. 1t will
carry dead weight cargo of 5000 tons.
Cool air is kept Systematically circu-
lating throughout every part OF the
fruit space. The steamship will carry
bananas, the annual importation or
which into England has increased in
three years from 100000 to 100000
bnuCheS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
sUPER,1ITIoNs o.: MECHANICS.
Some Queer Beliefs That Obtain Among
Craftsmen.

Some Queer Boilers Tnat ODtaih hho"k
Craftsmen.
Cal McSimms, Of the Bricklayers'
Union, speaking OF superstltlohs
known among his craftsmen, said:
SHOULD bricklayer drop brlcR
from a wall while at work and break
it lengthwise it is sure token OF great
luck. and that the man will get money,
but if it falls and alights on its end
and stands in that position for mo-
ment, he is sure to die in a
month.
The painters have only one real SUI
pcrstition. and that is that, If while
one of their number is at work fitting
n pane of glass he let's it fall, and 1t Is
broken into thirteen pieces, lie VIII
meet with i'll luck within the next
twenty-four hours.
Many of the walters in the restau-
rants believe If the first order they
take in the morning is for ham and
eggs they will have good luck all That
day. 1t is common superstition
among the BARRIERS that If man
comes into the shop and has long
beard removed there will be a marriage
among the BARRIERS in the place soon.-
Kansas City Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
TENDENCY OF BREEDS.

It should be borne in mind in breed
ing that the proper type is what should
be aimed at and not simply breed, bad
as well as good. Plymouth Rocks can
be raised, but the correct type of this
breed should be aimed at. The English
Dorking is recognized as the best type
of fowl, and all breeders are trying to
produce this style. The points to aim
at are prominent, long, yet square,
breasts, short legs, but with good width
between. Low set birds with good
breasts are wanted, and these are the
best to fatten. The utility type as
against the purely exhibition is grad
ually forcing its way to the front. The
broad and blocky Buff Orpington,
showing the shortest legs of any bird,
is case in point. 1t is impossible to
say which breed of birds are the best
layers. 1t is the best to breed from
the birds which you notice are the best
egg producers from your own Observa-
tion.-A1aritime Farmer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
AUTHOR OF THE
WORLDS FAIR HYMN

The selection of the veteran poet,
Edmund Clarence Stedman, to write
the Worlds Fair hymn, seems to have
been IL popular choice. When the
question was asked who should be in
vited TO undertake n work Of such mo-
ment, the name of Mr.. Stedman was
suggested from many quarters.
The poem has now been completed
and set to music by Mr.. John *.
Paine, of Harvard University. The
title is the Hymn of the West" Per-
mission to hear this notable compost
ton is withheld from the public until
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Childish Fears.

Once we have Outgrown childish
thoughts and ideas, IT is hard to real.
ize the agonies we suffered as chill
dren over trites that now seem so fool.
ish. Not even the wisest mother
knows the bugbears of her child's life.
1t is astonishing how silent a child
may be in regard to some haunting
ghost of his early years: 1t may have
been n certain face. dog. haunted
house." or simply the dark. 1t is a
mistake to scOld child for these ter
rors, which are very real to the quak-
ing little heart.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Onions For the Nervous.

Onions eaten raw, with bread and
butter, make a capital complexion
clearer and nightcap, especially for
the nervous person, who is generally
inclined to lay awake O nights and to
make up at disheartening early hours
Of the morning. Slice the onions thin
ana sprinkle lightly with salt to take
off the raw. crude taste, and have the
bread thin and good deal of butter.
Talking of nervousness, there is no
better nerve food than good butter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
The Odd Korean Flag.

The Koreans. who have lately re-
called their Minister in Washington.
attract attention for one reason If for
no other. Their peculiar flag adorns
their legation building. The body of
the flag is white, and in the centre is II
design about tile size of football in
red and blue, looking very much like
huge entwned comma marks. On the
top, bottom and sides are short lines of
dots and dashes. reminding one of the
Morse code alphabet,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
"What is the King?"

The Hereros, now In reDell'on
against Germany, have n pretty tair
opinion of themselves and of their
chief. One of their songs begins:
"What is the King of England. what
is the King of Germany compared with
thee, O, MahereO, first among all
princes? Have they so many thousand
cattle as thou? No. Who is so mighty
MS thou:" The Hereros despise Euro
peans. The name for a European is
'otyirumbo"-"W thing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
TWO HANDY TOOLS.

The illustration shows two tools
which will be found useful on any
farm where fruits and vegetables are
grown. The rakelike tool is an onion
row marker and will save an immense
amount Of time in setting onions if
used as directed. Take a piece of
material three feet long and about two
inches square and. after boring suit
able holes four inches apart. set in and
fasten pins of wood so that they will
project about two inches. These pins
should be about One-half inch square
and bluntly pointed. Attach n short
handle as shown and the tool is Ready.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Trouble That Rats Cause in Pata
ponio

A scientist exploring Patagonia
says: "The impassability of Patagonia
mud is proverbial. You cannot walk
through it. and ii takes Il sturdy mule
to carry you through More often
than not it is caused by the burroW
ing of tailless rat known as the
tucu-tucu. Acres upon acres. amount
ing to square miles even Of other
wise sound and wholesome ground
are undermined by this indefatigablt
little pest He holds the country as
nothing else holds it, until the advent
of sheep or cattle (Which he hates)
induces him to shift the scene of his
nightly labors Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Title with MARRIAGE,

You say that when she married she
got a title?" asked the sweet thing.
YES" answered the most popular
girl in the neghborhood.
Countess, duchess, or what?''
Mrs. Portland Oregonian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30

sCulplUrNI beauty, Tie HTCHIlVVl Is
Mr.. James Knox Taylor, Supervising
Architect Of the United States Treas
ury. The sculptor is Mr.. James Far
rington early, the youngest pupil ever
admitted to the Royal Academy.
The exterior of the building Is clns-
sic, stately and beautiful. The main
entrance consists of portico of eight
Ionic columns, five feet In diameter
and forty-fve feet high, surmounted
by an entabature and attic.
The attic is enriched by eight colos'
sal female figures eleven feet high
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
Miss Hannah Il. MershOn, Col
lingSwOOd, Nd, says:

The number of foreigners in Japan
is $4,000, more than half of whom are
Chinese. NE1S
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30

Commercial failures to the number
Of 1882 were reported in Germany in
1903. The average amount of each
failure was $l0,S5G.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30

To Improve italian Railways.
The Italian State railways, accord.
ing to report from Rome, will soon
cavarol Thousand freight cara
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30
WARMED GRAIN FOR POULTRY,

Mention has been made in this de.
partment of the plan Of the writer in
feeding whole corn to fowls at night
and having 1t almost hot. mis- winter
we have made 1t Il practice to feed all
whole grain only after warming. 1t
was found that the nights the fowls
were given the hot corn they were
happy and warm, while on other
nights, when other grains were fed in
their rotation in the ration, the fowls
were more or less restless and did not
settle down to sleep so soon.
A little though: made it apparent
that the birds missed the wHrm food,
Just as q human would miss it, and
that their stomachs wcsa no more
pleased with cold supper on Il cold
night than the stomach of the feeder
would be. This plan of feeding to-
gether, with the plan of having all wa
ter given the fowls warmed, nearly
hot works nicely, as any one will see
who will try it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30

ssot< HE Government Building
y at the Worlds Fair ranks
" o with any on the EXPOSE
L + ton ground in point OF
AoA~ architectural design and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-04-30

The Brighton England Aquarium has
forty-one tanks aud is rs feet long by 100
feet wide. 1t is the largest in the world.