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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
THE FIRST FLAGS.

In July, 1875, on Prospect Hill, Gen.
era Israel Putnam raised a flag upon
which was inscribed the motto of Con-
necticut, "Qui transtullt sustlnet," and
on the reverse were written the words
"An Appeal to Heaven" In October,
17T5, the floating batteries Of Boston
carried a flag with the motto "An Ap.
peal to Heaven" the design being a
pine tree on n white field. Virginia
carried flag in 1775 which displayed
rattlesnake colled as If about to
strike, and the motto. Don't tread on
me-" When General Washington as
sumed command of the motley army
gathered before Boston in January,
177G, the flag raised at his headquarters
had the thirteen red and white stripes
just as they are to this day, but the
union was formed of the crosses Of st.
George and st. Andrew displayed on
blue ground. 1t is said that when
the British regulars saw 1t they sup
posed it was an evidence of submits
sion to the King, who had just issued
his proclamation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
THE FIRST PATRIOTIC SONG
BY HELEN BROWN.

BY HELEN BROWN.
The Purltans OF England held music
in no very high esteem. They held
in adherence piping with organs,
singing, ringing and trowllng Of psalms
from one side of the choir TO the other"
as complained OF in their protest to
Parliament In fact, their fanaticlsm
bred so much hatred for such things
that they came to look upon music
as positively unchristian. SO the Pill
grlms brought TO America with them
the style Of music that prevailed when
tllvy i~Ft tao mother country, which
goes without saying thar Il was NOT of
the most inspiring, cheering kind.
The generation preceding the Revolu-
ton Is referred to as the "Psa;m-sing.
ing generation" The Colonies were
absorbed with the task of revising
and republlshlng the Psalms.
In 1913 an organ was introduced Into
Boston, but the prejudice was so great
that the instrument remained unpacked
in the porch OF the church for seven
months.
Up to this time there had been no
native compositions, but little later
on the first compositions were the work
of one William Billings, a tanner by
trade. AS Psalm-singlng still prevailed
his first production was the New Eng
land Psalm Singer" which was fol-
lowed by Singing Masters Assistant"
and Music in Miniature" His later
works were of a patriotic order and
1t is due to this fact that they became
so popular. His Lamentations Over
Boston" breathed the spirit of the
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NO REST rOR JOHN.

A farm laborer was working in n
field by the roadside one cold day when
a clergyman came along the road and
Stnnnah 10 sPoah q, IIirII.
b PLENTY of work for you this wealth
er, JOhn?' he called out.
abr said John, ~ don't know when
7 STos' 7l--'-> 90 ruArk no matter ~
weather comes"
That's hard, john" said the clergy
man; but wait till you get to the place
of rest, then you will have no work 10
do"
"Humphw grumbled John, you
needn't tell me! They'll find a job for
John, never fear! 1t will be: Now,
John, polish up the sum- John, you
might hang out the starsr John, be
quick now and light up the moon!
No, no, parson, there amt no place Of
rest for John. RAMS Horn.
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-AloIE. he story OF the American
Il - flag Is the most thrilling
q II D known to history. On
n Saturday. June "A, iii,
~RE0N the Continental Congress
resolved "That the flag Of the thirteen
United States be thirteen stripes, aiter-
nate red and white, that the Union De
thirteen stars. white In n blue neiu'
representing new constellation
| great variety of flags. In number equ"',
perhaps, to the kinds of uniforms
worn, had been carried by the patriotic
troops Of the Revolution. Conspicuous
among them was the yellow flag bear
ing rattlesnake and the motto, Don't
tread on me-" which Paul Jones hoisted
over the first flagship Of the patriot
navy. A more appropriate ensign for
use while the patriots as colonists were
lighting for their rights as British cltl-
zens was that displayed on the Royal
Savage schooner, under Arnold at the
battle Of Lake Champlaln, for it had
thirteen stripes, alternate red and
white, with the British Union in the
corner.
But once the colonies had declared
their independence new flag was
needed, and it was developed from the
old one of the Royal Savage. Wash
ington himself, George Ross, of Phila-
delphla, and Robert Morris designed
the flag, and good Mrs. Betsy Ross,
at her home, No. 239 Arch street,
Philadelphia, sewed the bunting. The
thirteen stripes to represent the thir-
teen States were retained, and then a
union of thirteen white stars on blue
field, constellation that was to
astound the astronomers of politics In
more ways than one took the place OF
the British Union.
The exact time when the flag was
unfurled over the halls Of Congress is
not a matter of record, but when it was
first blackened with the smoke of bat
tie we know right well. While Betsy
Ross was stitching the flag together
BurgOyne was marching down through
the wilderness by the way of Lake
Champlain to meet the British army
that was to come up the Hudson from
New York. To aid in crushing the
patriots that, under Schuyler, were OPP
posing Burgoyne, st. Leger was sent
with 100 men, chiefly Tories and
Indians, to Osweso, whence he
marched down to the head of the Mo
hawk Valley where Rome now stands.
The Mohawk Valley was the home o!
the Tories. No part CT the country
eJuld show greater proportion of
them. but the patriots mad taken to
the field in surprising numbers and
with mistaken faith. Fort Stanwix,
at the site of Rome, was manned by
600 men under Col Peter Gansevoort,
and Col. Marinus Willett was with
him.
On August 3, 1777, st. Leger arrived
before this fort and demanded It's sur
render under pain OF the slaughter
of the garrison by the Indians. But
Gansevoort in emphatic language de-
cllned, though short Of provisions ans.
ammunition. How a siege followed;
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Burned Their FLAGS.

A dramatic incident which occurred
At Port Arthur on the day after the
surrender was reported by party Of
)fficers from the Russian stronghold
who crossed America after the fall
IN their way home.
The word of surrender had gone
'ound the garrison, said one of them
We received orders that morning TO
mass in the afternoon in the new
own before General Stoessels head
quarters. The regiments formed
here, and moved into a square.
In the middle of the open space a
ire was built. and Stoessel came from
his headquarters with a band Of
mourning on his arm.
He ordered the regimental COM
manders to mass the colors of their
troops.
Colonel Khilkof. who had been
wounded some days before, limped
forward, leaning on the arms of two
Of his men. kissed the colors Of his
regiment and threw them into the
Gre He ripped off his shoulder straps
and threw them in also.
One by one the other commanders
followed his lead, and for three hours
The line of them was in motion, burn
.ng their colors. 1t was the funeral
pyre of Russia's eastern empire
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
A NAPOLEON OF BUSINESS.

A certain widow, the mother Of sew
eral children and the custodian of a
dog, which had been left, along with
sundry debts, by the late husband, be-
came so poor that she could hardly
feed the children, to say nothing of a
healthy cur. Therefore she decided to
sell the dog, or, failing in this, to give
it away. The delicate task of negotia-
ting the sale Of the dog was entrusted
to the eldest son, boy of ten years.
He left early in the morning and re.
turned late in the evening. We'll"
asked the mother, did you sell the
dog?" mo" replied the youthful Ma
pOeon of business, "but traded it for
six of the finest pups you ever saw"
What happened thereafter is not re-
corded, but since then poverty and an
excess of dogs appears to have gone
hand in hand.
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low the patriotic general, Nicholas
Herkimer, started up the Mohawk Val
ley to relieve Gansevoort; how he was
ambused by st. Leger's force at Orls.
kany. and how during the hot hours
that followed his men TODD In circle
ald fought hand to daLd one of the
most bloody battles of the Revolution,
iced not be told But while the battle
ragged, Colonel \'illett sailed from the
fort, drove the British from their camp,
captured flags, papers and baggage,
and returned in triumph. Ii was a
splendid sortle and II was made under
the flag. A most curious combination
of bunting was that flag, The white
stripes and stars were cut from SOL
dier's shirts, the blue field was made
from a cloak captured from the British
down beyond the Hudson, and the red
stripes were made from the petticoat OF
one of the women in the garrison.
When Willett came in from the sOrtie
lie hoisted the British flags on a stan
above the fort with this new constella-
ton waving over them. And there It
tluttered till Burgoyne surrendered
md st. Leger fed away with Indians
ursing him.
One would like to dwell on the ex-
ploits of John Paul Jones, who hoisted
he flag on the Ranger. THAT flag and
are twins. Born the same hour from
he same womb of destiny" IS he used
10 say, because Congress ordered him
to the Ranger at the time it esta bllshed
the flag, But of him it can be said
only that on February "a, 1878, he
sailed the Ranger with her flag flying
through the French feet In the harbor
Of Brest and had the satisfaction of
seeing the flag, foc the first time, re-
ceive a national salute from a foreign
ship of war.
One may note that the Gag was seen
flying in the Thames on February 3,
1888, before the treaty of peace had
been signed. 1t was on the good ship
Bedford, OF Nantucket. with a cargo
of whale oil. and Captain William
Mores was the venturesome Yankee
skipper who went thus early to mar
ket. The arrival made a great stir in
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HE SAVED HIS LIFE.

A group Of Congressman who hap
DeEed 10 be at the capital during a, re-
ccss of the National Legislature helped
to while away the time by exchanging
stories, and one of the statesmen from
Pennsylvania told this one regarding
q constituent. This man, who lived III
enc of the small towns of the Keystone
State, was appointed naval officer at
the chief port in the State. He imme-
diately packed up his belongings and
established himself in the metropolis
of the Commonwealth At the end of
four years the Administration changed
and he rellnquished his Office. When
he returned to the village of his birth
his first visit was to his aged mother.
She greeted him affectionately and
said:
my boy, you have had four years in
n lucrative Federal office. Tell me,
now that it is over, what have you
saved?"
He was nonplussed for the moment.
Not a penny of his salary remained.
In an outburst of frankness he turned
TO her, and leaning over her said, with
hearty fervor:
Mother saved my life. "-Hsrper's
Weekly
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Teeth and the Nile.

To toothless but impressive
Sheikh who lately paid visit to
KhartOum the Sirdar has presented
set of artificial teeth. The joy and
pride of Mohammed Ali over this tok.
en- of our esteem is said to have been
moving sight. He has no strong
faith in the teeth for the purpose of
which teeth are usually applied; but
he expects that his tribe will venerate
them as symbols of the white mans
controlling mind. They may come to
possess mystic value, and be hand
ed down to the SheilIh's posterity as
talismans of awful power. But 1t is
suggested that II Mohammed Ali
should wear them at meal times. in.
stead of keeping them in a sacred
casket, his digestion may go lamenta
bly, wrong and his life be shortened
In that contingency would not the
Sirdar be suspected OF a sinister mo-
tive? To shrewd observer like Hen
ri Rochefort British perfldy is known
to be very subtle. That set of teeth
may yet be turned against us as an
allegory of our ruthless methods on
the banks of the Nile.-London Out
look
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
A POLITE REQUEST.

In the suburbs of Baltimore there is
an ancient glue factory that at times
foods the surrounding scenery with an
Odor strange and far from sweet. A
street railway line runs past the build
ing, and one day last summer when the
place was INDUCING in wild outburst
of inglorious incense, an open car
passed, in one Of the seats of which sat
an Irish labOrer and a middle-aged
lady. The Irishman's features ex-
pressed unutterable things and the
lady shifted diligently at a bottle of
smelling salts. The car came to a
stop, the glue riOted worse than ever,
and the son of Erin could stand it no
longer. Excuse me, num-" he said,
humbly, as he dotted his hat, "but
might ask We to put the stopper in
that there bottle?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
RSS!gs sezS7 ISL
~ Me0ovy ofMp \
" MRan6s6 Banner !
BY JOHN r. SPEARS, .
Author of "The History of Our Navy"

London, and especially In Parliament,
but the war was over and the ship was
safe.
Is mart In tho -nnmnoSirinn IF n nic-
ture the flag was perhaps never so
conspicuous as on Sunday, September
IL, 1914, when 1t was seen over the
American fleet at the battle OF Lake
Champlaln.
The British had come from Canada
with great feet urder Captain George
Downie, to sweep Lieutenant Mac
donough's vessels from the lake, while
Sir George Provost, with an army of
1000 veterans, chiefly "Welllngton's
lnvlncibles," had marched to the Sara
macs bank at Plattburg. where Nc
Comb had but few more than half as
many men to meet him, even If I'M
trained militia be counted. For two
years the Americans had Struggled
well nigh in vain and 80 supreme mo-
ment of the war had come.
AS 8 o'clock drew nigh that morning
the great throngs Of spectators saw the
crew of the cutter bend to their oars
and drive 1t away to the flagship.
Then came the British fleet, rounding
the point and sailing up close to the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
MISS GENEVIVE MAY,
.CATARRH OF STOMACH
CURED BY PE-RU-NA

Miss Genevive May, 1917 S. Meridian
St., Indianapolis, Ind, Member Second
Hiah Saaoa,l- A linnni 49, ...-is--.
"PeruLG Is { te fneSt regWt1tOr 0f
dfsOrdere stomach 1 hare erer
found. IL certainly deserves nigh
pra Use, for 10 Is SktLTItiy prepared
naseaEs9RS iRst Of eg GEstRah 81 tie stomach
My food had long ceased to be OF any good
and only distressed me after eating. |
was nauseated, had heartburn and head,
aches, and felt run down completely, But
in two weeks after took Peruna | was
changed person. A few bottles of the
medicine made a great change, and in
three months my stomach was cleared OF
Gatarrh, and my entire system in better
condition "-Genevive May.
Write DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, for
free medical advice. All correspondence
held strictly confidential.
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Discredited.

There is a man in Westchester
county, New York, who is known as
me most untrustworthy person in the
place. He has never been caught in
1 malicious lie or in circulating even
an unllind fact. only it seems an i'm
possibility for him to distinuish be-
.ween fact and fiction. once his tongue
is loosed. He is humbly aware of this
shortcoming.
Not long since a small outbuilding
caught fire. He hurried for the wa
ter bucket, and called to his wife.
Run out to the road and boiler fire!"
"Holler YOURSELF" she shouted
back, while she ran with another
pail
Mel" he returned. Who'd come If
hollered fire. I'd like to know? If
they did, they'd bring matches and
findings! "-Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
STIRRING SCENES.

At 2 o'clock on the afternoon of July
4, 1910, stirring scenes were enacted in
Philadelphia. In answer to the signal
Of Ring" given by the lad stationed
below for that purpose, the old bell
man rang out wonderful peal, while
the whole city shouted for joy. The
Kings arms were taken down from
the Court House, the city was illumin.
ated, bonfres were lighted and rejoic-
ing continued far into the night. In
New York n leaden figure of George
III. was pulled from fits pedestal on
Bowling Green and moulded into bull.
eta
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
ALL THAT WAS COMING.

In Frankfort, Ky, Is II quaint char.
acter named Ezekiel Hopkins. who
once gained local fame by discovering
Il piece OF broken track and tagging
an excursion train In time to save dis
aster. SO 1t was decided to present
Ezekiel with gold watch, The head
OF the presentation committee APP
preaching Ezekiel with grave bow,
said "Alr, Hopkins, 1t is the desire OF
the good people OF Frankfort that you
shall, in recognition of your valor and
merit be presented with this watch,
which, they trust, will ever remind you
of their undylng friendship" without
the least emotion Ezekiel elected from
his mouth long stream OF tobacco
Juice, took the watch from its hand
some case, turned it over and over in
his wrlnkled hand, and finally asked
with the utmost naivete: where's the
chain"
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COULDN'T TEASE HIM.

"Georglans are the most self-satisied
people on EARTH" Colonel Bill Sterett
said. "There is nothing in the world
that they don't think they have better
than anybody else. When / was in
Galveston last summer there was one
Georgian in party. He had been
Dragging about the things his State
produced.
But you don't have sea serpents in
Georgia. spoke up lady in the party.
Madam, live in the interior OF
Georgia, said the Georgian, but am
reliably informed there are right smart
sea serpents down on the ChattahOo-
chez. New York World.
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Fires That Burn for Centuries

There are domestic fires burning in
Yorkshire, England, today which have
have never been out for hundreds of
years. At the old-fashioned farm
houses in the dales OF Yorkshire peat
is still burned. The fuel is obtained
from the moors and stacks of it are
kept by the farmers in their stack.
garths.
The country round about is noted
for its 'girdle-cakes," which are made
from dough baked in quaint pans sus'
pended over the peat fires. These
fires are kept glowing from genera
ton to generation, and the son warns
himself at the fire which warmed his
sire and his grandsire and his grand
sire's sire and which will warm his
son and his sons son.
There is FIRE ut Castlete,,, -ila-the
Whitby district, which has been burn
ing for over 200 years. The record
probably is held by a farmhouse at
Osmotherly, in the same district. The
fire has been burning for 500 years
and there are records to show that it
has not been out during the last three
centuries.--St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
ADDS TO SPLENDOR.
MEN or BUSINESS RECOGNIZE
ADVANTAGES OF AceTYLgNE

Famous Summer Hotel. the Grand Union
Of Saratoga, Has Installed This Best
OF All Artificial LiKhts- Means Ia-
creased Comfort aud Health.
Saratoga, June -, The very name,
Saratoga" brings to every mind
hcalthgving springs, unsurpassed no.
tells and beautiful drives. II has been
for many years the Mecca for all who
admire nature, enjoy good living, and
are searching for health, or are simply
taking n vacation.
The Grand Union, the largest sum,
mer hotel in the United states, set
among green trees with its long wings
enclosing court with fountains and
flowers, grass and trees. music and
light, Is throughout the season thronged
with guests. With the progressive
spirit always shown by its manage.
ment, the Grand Union has again add.
ed TO its attractiveness by introduc.
ing acetylene gas to make still more
brilliant the evening hours. The genial
proprietors believe in furnishing their
guests with the best of everything,
and now, after investigating and find
ing that Artificial Sunlight can be had,
they have installed q complete acety-
lene gas plant to produce It, and have
connected upwards of six thousand
Acetylene burners in and about the
plant.
Like many discoveries OF recent
years, which are coming into popular
favor. acetylene, one Of the most re-
cent, is very simply nrnd""~'' II ~
adapted for Use wherever artificial
light is needed and the necessary APP
paratus can be understood and Oper-
atod by my one.
The generator in which AretyIeno
is produced by the automatic contact
OF carbide and water might he termed
a gas plant, as it performs all OF the
functions Of city gas plant. The
aeetylene generator can be purchased
for a few dollars and in any size, from
one adapted TO furnish acetylene to
ten or dozen burners for cottage,
up to the large but still simple ma
chine such MS is now furnishing Acct
ylene for six thousand burners in the
Grand Union.
Outside of large cities the use Of
Acetylene is quite common. The own
er of the country homo now demands
running water. gas and other convent
ences which few years ago were con.
sidered as Injuries, and acetylene gas
has met his requirements. and gives
him better and cheaper light than is
ordinarily furnished in cities.
1t is we'll known that rooms lighted
with Acetylene are more comfortable,
because cooler and more healthful be-
cause the air is not vitiated.
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CROCKETT AND THE MULES.

When Davy Crockett sat in the Ma
tiOnal Legislature as a Representative
of the State of Texas he had many
clashes with men of more education
but less wit than himself. 1t is told of
him that one day while standing in
front of his hotel on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. swarm of mules trOtted by under
the custody of an overseer from one of
the stock farms in Virginia. A Con-
gresham from Boston, who was stand
ing near by, attracted Crocketts at
tention to the unusual sight, saying:
Hello, there Crockett; here's a lot
of your constituents on parade. Where
are they going?"
The celebrated hunter looked at the
animals with quizzical glance, and
then turning to the other, said quietly,
but with great emphasis, "They are
going to Massachusetts to teach
school. "-Harper's Weekly.
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NnrthnmherInnd,s Momsn.

The women in Northumberland, says
the English Country Life, lead healthy
open-alr lives, and compare very fay
Orably, both in morality and physique
with the factory hands, ill-paid semp,
stresses and domestic servants of the
town. Without them it would not be
possible to carry on agricultural labor
because the rural exodus has to a very
serious extent diminished the avail.
able supply of men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
AGONY OF SORE HANDS
Cracked and Peeled-Water and Heat
Caused Intense Pain-Could Do No
Housework-Very Grateful
TO Cuticura.

MY hands cracked and peeled, and were
so sore it was impossible for me to do my
homework. If put them in water l was
in agony for hours. and if tried to cook
the heat caused intense pain. 1 consulted
two doctors, but their prescriptions were
utterly useless. Now after using one cake
of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura
Ointment my hands are entirely well. l
am very grateful. (Signed) Mrs. Minnie
Drew, IL Dana st., Roxbury, Mass"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-07-01
THE ELEPHANTS MILK

A schoolmaster had just finished a
lesson on Food" when little boy put
ND his hand. On being asked what he
wanted he replied; please, sir, Jones
said he knew a baby that was brought
up on elephants milk and it gained ten
pounds in weight every day" Zones
ought not to tell you such rubbish, {"
said the master. Then addressing
Jones he said: Tell me whose baby
was brought up on elephants milk"
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rHE Lone IRIsH srATE.

The German banker of Church street
loves to tell the story OF the two Irish
men who discussed the nationality Of
the American States" Said Pat;
Faith, an be jabbers, II this crate
country amt overrun wild tn Irish,
an sit out O. thairty-two States in tn
Union not wan has an Irish name
Sure an yer wrong" replied Mike,
Whats the matter wild O'RegonY-
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