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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
Polite South Carolina Iudne.

South Carolina members of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, the national convention OF which
was held in Washington last week, are
very much pleased that a lady from
this state, Mrs. Nichols of Spartan
burg, was elected as a vice-president-
general of the society. The ladies
were SO immensely pleased that they
sent the following telegram to Judge
Nichols of Spartanburg:
you are now the husband of a vice
president-general. South Carolina De-
legation"
Judge Nichols was quick to respond
and this was his telegram:
Il appreciate the honor South Caro-
lima has been instrumental in confer
ring on Mrs. Nichols. For my part,
accept the reflected honor and promise
implicit obedience to her excellency
the vice-president-gene Mrs. Mich.
OILS Husband. "-Anderson Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
News From Venice.

George AIDE recently heard that an
old lady from the neighborhood down
in Indiana where he was born was in
town on visit to granddaughter.
Mr. AIDE thought that theatre tickets
would be fitting attention and on
consulting her as to her choice of
plays she explained that she had seen
the Merchant of Venice" over 80
years ago, and always had a strong
desire to witness it again. He ac-
cordingly looked to it that her wish
was gratifed
Calling the next day, he asked her
how she found the performance COM
pared with the one of long ago.
We'll, she replied, "Venice seems
to have spruced up a right smart bit,
but that Shylock is the same mean,
grasping critter that he used to be-
Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
ERMALk TROUBLE
NOT RECOGNfZED
AS CATARRH.
New Dlscourses.

Prof Flinders Petrie, the eminent
Psychologist, has made some impor-
tant discoveries in the Sinai peninsula.
The ancient temple of Beabit ell Khad-
EN-, five days camel journey south of
Suez, he found to be of Semitic
type, different from any other known
Egyptian temple, possessing two
courts for ablution and long series
OF subterranean chambers, added by
successive kings from the eighteenth
to the twentieth dynasties. Many pre-
viously unknown hieroglyphic inscrip-
lions relating to mining expeditions in
Egypt were also brought to light by
Prof. Petrie, who also found very
fine sculptured portrait of Queen Thy.
The latter discovery is particularly
interesting in the light of the recent
opening of the queens tomb at Luxor
on the Nile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
what rov Fr.ncl,p..n E,oap..

Every Frenchman pines for a red
ribbon, and the number of candidates
for official honors has become so large
that the Minister Of Public Instruction
has issued a circular to the various de-
partments pointing out the necessity of
giving him at least fifteen days to ex-
anime a candidates qualifications. 1t
is also urged that nobody shall be put
forward as candidate unless he has
ten years Of public service to his ac-
count. Finally, the Minister hints to
his colleague that they should not rec
Ommend any candidate without some
degree of serious instruction" He
does not specify this, but leaves 1t 10
their own discernment. 1t is suggested
that the candidate should at least know
how to sign his name, but this must be
a cynical pleasantly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

How often do we hear women say: ut
seems as though my back would break, ="
or"Don't speak to me, am all out of
sorts?" These significant remarks prove
that the system requires attention.
Backache and " the blues" are direct
symptoms of an inward trouble which
will sooner or later declare itself 1t
may be caused by diseased kidneys or
some uterine arrangement, Nature
requires assistance and at once, and
Lydia h. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound instantly asserts its curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments of
women. 1t has been the standby of
intelligent American women for twenty
years, and the ablest specialists agree
that it is the most universally success
full remedy for woman's ills known to
medicine.
The following letters from Mrs.
Holmes and Mrs. Cotrely are among
the many thousands which Mrs. Pink
ham has received this year from those
whom she has relieved.
Surely such testimony is convincing,
Mrs. j. G. Holmes, of Larimore, North
Dakota, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
have suffered everything with backache
and womb trouble-I let the trouble run on
until my system was in such condition that
was unable to be about, and then it was
commenced to use Lydia r. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. If had only known how
much suffering | would have saved, should
have taken it months sooner-for few
weeks treatment made me well and strong.
My backaches and headachesare all gone and
i suffer no pain at my menstrual periods,
whereas before l took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound suffered intense pain"
Mrs. Emma Cotrely, 100 East 18th
Street, New York City, writes:
Ask Mrs. Pinkham'S Advice A Won
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Just Determination In Railway Rates.
All railroad men qualified TO speak
on the subject In responsible way
are likely to agree with President Sam
uel Spencer, Of the Southern Railway,
when he says: "Thereis no division OF
opinion as to the desrablllty OF stop
ping all secret or unjustly discrlminR-
tory devices and practices OF whatso-
ever character
Mr., Spencer In speaking OF unjust
ly discriminatory" rates and devices,
makes a distinction which is at once
apparent to common sense. There may
be discrimination in freight rates
which is just. reasonable and impera-
lively required by the complex COM
mercial and geographical conditions
with which expert rate makers have TO
deal. 10 abolish such open and honest
discrimination might paralyZe the in-
dustries of cities, States and whole Sec
tions of our national territory.
This distinction between just and
unjust discrimination is clearly recog-
nized in the conclusions of the Inter-
national Railway Congress. published
yesterday:
Tariffs should be based on commercial
principles, taking into account the special
conditions which bear upon the commercial
value OF the services rendered. With the
reservation that rates shall be charged with
out arbitrary discrimination to all shippers
alike under like conditions the making OF
rates should as tar as possible have all the
elasticity necessary TO permit the develop
ment of the traffic and to produce the great
est results to the public and to the railroads
themselves"
The present proposal is, as Mr.. Walk
err ID. Hines of Louisville, showed in
his remarkable testimony the other
day before the Senate Committee at
Washington, 10 crystallze flexible and
justly discriminatory rates into fixed
Government rates which cannot he
changed except by the Intervention Of
some Government tribunal, and by this
very process to increase 1.-THE tempta-
ton to depart from the published rate
and the lawful rate in order to meet
some Overpowering and urgent COM
merclal condition" New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
Rest for the Mother.

You cannot serve your family bet
ter than by xesting yourself An over
tired mother cannot make sunshine
in the home. Try to take even half
an hour of complete rest sometime
during the afternoon. 1t will often be
hard to get away, but make duty of
it. and you will accomplish it. If you
were i'll the children would have to get
ON without you; let them do it while
you are keeping well for their sakes.
Think over the things that can best
go undone. and leave some of them
while you sleep. Rest is much cheap.
er and more agreeable than a Doctors
bill, and If you do not have one you
surely will have the other.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
WHAT 90 WE PLANT 2

What do we do when we plant the tree
We plant the ship which will cross the sea.
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
We plant the planks to Withstand the
gales
The keel, the keelson, and beam and knee;
We plant the ship when we plant the tree.
What do we do when we plant the tree
We plant the house for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the
floors,
We plant the studding, the laths, the
doors,
The beam and siding, all parts that be;
We plant the house when we plant the
tree.
What do we do when we plant the tree
A thousand things that we daily see;
We plant the spire that out-towers the
erag,
We plant the staff for our country's flag,
We plant the shade, from the hot sun free (;
We plant all these when we plant the tree.
From the poems OF Henry Abbey, d.
Appleton & Company, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

at II for fully a minute, as though he
were still undecided whether to live or
die. Then, with sudden determine
ton, he drank II off, and sent the empty
glass crashing into the darkness OF the
fireplace.
A moment later, after he had col.
lapsed into the armchair and had bur.
led his face in his hands, knocking
was heard at the door.
Barker raised his head.
"What Is III" he asked,
"Tve brought your tea up, sir, seeing
ms you're 'ome so early" said voice,
II was out meself, else I'd ave
brought 1t up before"
THAT'S all right, Mrs. Thompson. l
don't require any tea this evening,
thank you" said Barker, quietly.
Just cup, sir" pressed Mrs.
Thompson, without. "It'll cheer you
up, and it's a pity to waste it."
mo, thank you, Mrs Thompson; L
I'd rather not to-day. don't feel very
well. I think I'll go 10 bed"
"All right, sir" said the landlady;
''iust MS you like" Then she added;
"I'ye got letter for YOU, slr-come not
minute ago"
what do You say, Mrs. Thompson
letter." cried Barker. ROnslng him
self, he went to the door. unlocked ID
and opened it. "A letter? Where's ID
from"
Then, seeing 1t on the tray which
Mrs Thompson carried he snatched 10
up, and examined the writing.
20 Heavenw he calculated.
81 'ope there's nothing the matter"
murmured Mrs. Thompson, sympatheti-
cally.
30 Heaven! o Heaven repeated
Barker.
Tearing open the envelope. and I'M
folding the paper, he read as follows:
Dear Dlck-AIy heart is not so hard,
my nature not so brutal, as you may
perhaps have supposed. Though l am
still of opinion that YOU would have
done better to stay at home and enter
the business, feel can no longer con-
sclentiOusly oppose your wishes.
don't think need say any more ex-
cept that you can count on two
hundred a year in future, and that 1
shall be glad to see you and hold you
by the hand once again. Believe me,
dear Dick, your affectionate father.
WILLIAM BARKER"
20 Heavenw said Barker once more,
when he had reached the conclusion,
"lt's too late now"
AS he thought of the misfortune
which had so relentlessly pursued him,
groan Of self pity escaped him; he
grew light-headed, he reeled, he
clutched at the table for support, and
the next moment he lay motlonless on
the floor. Mrs. Thompson, who had
not moved from the top of the stair
case, ram to his assistance and raising
his head, looked pitylngly into his pale,
emaciated face.
Poor fellOwr' she murmured. "'E
amt 'ad a bite since breakfast-nG
wonder 'e's tainted"
Then, happening to glance at the
table, she saw the red-labelled bottle
standing uncorIed. "Wot a blessingp
she calculated; "wot q blessing l
emptied that there old bottle and filed
1t with water"-New York News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
Chinese Pity a Turtle.

A self-cOnstituted society for the pre-
yention of cruelty to animals created
a temporary excitement in what would
otherwise have been very quiet morn
ing along the water front to-day. A
native fisherman caught splendid
specimen of a sea turtle at Pearl Har-
Dor and brought it to town this MORN
ing. 1t was one of the biggest things
of its kind ever seen in Honolulu. The
Hawaiian was Immediately surround
ed by a crowd of water front habitues,
including Chinese, japanese and Ia
waiilan stevedOres, deep sea and coast
ing sailors, a steamship company's
president, numerous custom house
brokers' and what not boSidoS- Tho ma
tive wanted to make his way with his
turtle to some local hotel, but the Chi
nese entered strong objection to the
proposed transformation of the animal
into steaks and soup. They then and
there formed hui and made mp
among themselves the So demanded by
the fisherman for the turtle, and ac-
quired the animal. Sea lawyers freely
hui, setting forth the pecuniary benefits
which will be theirs by taking the tur-
tie to the Waikiki aquarium or the
Kaimukl ZOO, but the Chinks would
have none of it. Their sympathies for
a suffering animal had been aroused,
and they were firm in their intention
of giving 1t its liberty, They carried it
to the Irmgard wharf in the presence
of large crowd, and threw it in the
harbor, where the turtle made quick
dive for the bottom.
1t was a 250-pound animal, and Cap
tain Larsen, of the Sailors Union, and
Frank Harvey shed tears of regret at
the loss of such a toothsome morsel.-
Honolulu Bulletin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

tne achlng IN my back and Sides.
For a time / was unable to walk at
all, and every makeshlft tried and
all the medicine l took had not the
slightest effect. My back continued to
grow weaker until l began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and must say
] was more than. surprised and graft
fed to notice the backache disappear
ing gradually until it finally stopped"
Doans Kidney Pills sold by all deal
ers or by mail on receipt of price, 90
cents per box. Foster. Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
STATE OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO, =.
LUCAS COUNTY 'S'

FRANK j. CHENEY make oath that he Is
senior partner o; the Arm of f. ]. CHENEY &
Co., doing business In the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum o. ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for eacl and every case of cATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
49, presence, this 9Th day OF Deem
lsEAL. Der, A. D., 1886. A.W. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public. 4,
Halls Catarrh Cureis taken internally and
acts directly on the blood aud mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY h Co., Toledo, o.
dby ali Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
BOOK OF BOOKS.
Over 100000 Published.

An Oakland lady who has a taste for
good literature, tells what a happy
time she had on 1.-THE Road to Well
VILE" She says;
81 drank coffee freely for eight years
before began to perceive any evil eff
fects from it. Then l noticed that
was becoming very nervous, and that
my stomach was gradually losing the
power to properly assimilate my food.
In time got so weak that dreaded
to leave the house-for no reason what
ever but because of the miserable con-
dltion of my nerves and stomach. l
attributed the trouble to anything in
the world but coffee, of course.
dosed myself with medicines, which
In the end would leave me In a worse
condition than at first. was most
wretched and discouraged-not 80
years old and feeling that life was a
failure!
II had given up all hope Of ever en-
joying myself like other people, till one
day l read the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" 1t opened my eyes, and
taught me lesson shall never forget
and cannot value too highly. l imme-
diately quit the use Of the old kind Of
coffee and began to drink Postum Food
Coffee. noticed the beginning of an
Improvement in the whole tone of my
system, after only two days use OF the
new drink, and in very short time
realized that could go about like
other people without the least return of
the nervous dread that formerly gave
me so much trouble. In fact, my nerv-
BUSINESS disappeared entirely and has
never returned, although 1t is now a
year that have been drinking Postum
Food Coffee. And my stomach is now
Ike iron-nothing can upset it!
Last week, during the big Conclave
In San Francisco, was on the go day
and night without the slightest fatigue:
and as stood In the immense crowd
watching the great parade that lasted
for hours, thought to myself, This
strength is what Postum Food Coffee
has given mel" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reason.
The little book" The Road to Well.
VILE" may be found in every pkg,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
The sensatlon in Her knees,

Erma was riding with ner father.
They reached the railroad track just in
time to cross before freight train
rumbled by. Little Erma was quite
frightened to hear the train so close.
In telling about it she said:
"My knees were just dizzy when we
got over that track."-Little Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
During the reign of Peter the Great
leather money circulated in Russia.
BABY CAME NEAR DYING
From an Awful Skin HmmOr-Scratched
Till Blood Ran-Wasted to Skel-.
eton-Speedily Cured by Cuticura.

"When three months old my boy broke
out with an itching, watery rash all over
his body, and he would scratch till the
blood ran. We tried nearly everything,
but he grew worse, wasting TO skeleton,
and we feared he would die. He slept only
when in our arms. The first application
of Cuticura soothed him so that he slept in
his cradle for the first time in many weeks.
One set of Cuticura made a complete and
permanent cure. (Signedl Mrs. NJ. Q.
Maitland, Jasper, Ontario"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

miles fro m
I re n to n,
No, says:
"a Sc er Q
cold settled
in my kid
neys and de-
yeloped 8 o
quickly that
] was OBJ
Hged to lay
off worR IN
account of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
Somewhat Stretched.

What neWs?"
my brother writes from Nagasaki
that a boy and a girl have just been
born in his household"
"a Japanese and a Japan-nephew,
eh?"-Harvard Lampoon,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Begin The morning by saying to thy
self, l shall meet the busybody, the
ungrateful, arrogant, deceltful, envious
and unsocial, but |, who have seen the
nature of the good, that it Is beautiful,
and that of the bad, that it is ugly,
can be injured by none of them.-Mar.
Gus Aurelius.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
The American Napoleon,

Although Prince Victor Napoleon
has for years been posing as the
Bonapartist pretender to the throne
of France, his claim to that empty
distinction is now disputed in behalf
of an American. Many Bonapartists
have Of late come to regard young
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte of Balti.
more as the rightful chief of the Bona.
parte family. This scion of the fam.
GUS house lately sailed for Europe to
visit ex-Empress Eugene at her resi-.
dence in the Riviera. 1t was through
Eugenie's influence, when she was still
a sovereign, that the French council
of state decreed as valid the marriage
of King Jerome Bonaparte to Miss
Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore and
proclaimed as legitimate the son born
to that union. AS tracing decent from
this first marriage, Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte takes precedence over
Princes Victor and Louis, who are de-
scended from King Jerome and his sec
ond wife.-Leslie's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

In Germany the number of servant
girls who have savings bank accounts
is nearly three times as large as that
of shop girls who have them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Lord Curzon learned a speech IN all
the dialects Of the tribes of India and
spoke it into monographs, aud these
will be sent broadcast over india, so
that the people Will be enabled TO hear
the voice of the Vtceroy speaking in
their native tongue.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
Suspicious.

Josh-It says in this here financial
report that the banks gained two mil
lions from the subtreasury.
Hiram-Does, Ell? Wonder what
kind of a game they've been playin'
on 1t.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03
FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.

Remember, every woman is cordially
invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if
there il anything about her symptoms
she does not understand. Mrs. Pink
hams address is Lynn, Mass, her
advice is free and cheerfully given to
every ailing woman who asks for 1t.
Her advice and medicine have restored
to health more than one hundred thou
sand women.
IN Best Understands a NOman'S Ills.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Dear Mrs. Pnkham;-
al feel Tiny dutyto tell all suffering women
OF the relief have found In Lydia Il, Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Whet COM
menced taking the Compound | suffered
everything with backaches headaches, mem
strual and ovarian troubles, ann complete
ly cured and enjoy the best Of health, and /
owe it all to you"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular, suppressed or painful menstrus-
tion, weakness, leucorrhoea, displace-
ment or liberation of the womb, that
bearing down feeling, inflammation of
the ovaries, backache, bloating (or
hatulence) general debility, indiges-
ton and nervous prostration, or are be-
set with such symptoms as disei"s.--'-
faintness, lassitude, eXcitability, irrita-
bility. nervousness. sleeplessness, mel
ancholy, "all gone and want-to-be-
left-alone" feelings, blues and hopeless
ness, they should remember there is one
tried and true remedy, Lydia &. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at once re-
moves such troubles.
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unqual-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such II record of cures of female
troubles Refuse TO buy any substitute.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Jinks-what were you doing in that
pawnshop?
Binks-Oh, just passing away my
time.-Cleveland Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

The latest motoring costume for
dogs consists of coat and hood, reg
ulation goggles, silk laced rubber boots
and harness with silver leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

About 10000 tons of dust and refuse
is taken away in barges from London
every year. NE22
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

1t came out in the House of Commons
the other day that the commissioners
for the reduction Of the national debt,
appointed in 1862, had held only one
meeting since and that In 1864.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

The Pope Hartford and Pope-Tribune
gasoline cars and runabouts meet the spe-
citic demands of large class Of automobile
users. They are simple in construction.
free from complication and efficient. Prices
catalogues and descriptive matter, ad.
dress Dept. A. Pope Manufacturing Co.,
Hartford Cnnn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup for children
toethlng soften the gums, reduces inhamma.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

FITspermHnentlvc cured. Motifs or nervous
nessniter first davis use OF Dr. Kline's Great
NeryeRestorer, S2trlaIbottle and treatise free
DR.. u. H. KLINE, Ltd. .991 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

White women are scarce in the Ger.
man colonies; there are only 254 in
East Africa and 300 in the German
Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

Professor Hollander has been investigat-
ing Dominican finances.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

The curious suggestion of a German
photographer, f. Hofinghoff, is that
sensitive plates be backed with phos-
phorescent material to increase the
action of light OH the film. Exposure
would be as usual but development
would be delayed twelve or twenty
four hours, and 1t is supposed that in
this time the weak positive image on
the backing will be impressing the
film from the rear, strengthening the
negative. 1t is claimed that soft mega
tives result, with improved adjustment
of light to the different colors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-06-03

The Portuguese Government will
build a railroad from Delagoa Bay to
Swaziland,