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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
A Remarkable Old Man.

In reply to letter from the Mes.
senger, asking the exact date of the
birth Of John Page Brown Of Lud-
low, aged o5 years, letter was re-
ceived from Mr.. Brown himself in
which he gives the date of his birth
as January II, 1870. Mr.. Browns
handwriting and the text Of his let
ter would serve as model tor a
young business man of today.-St.
Adams Messenger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
At Private Sale.

The residence at 10 Union street. the
home of the late Ellen +. Pitkin. having
been sold. the heirs desire to dispose of n
portion of the furniture contained therein
An opportunity of inspecting the fuTni-
ture for any desiring to buy, will be afford
cd for q few days following February 2Sth,
at the house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
For PouItry--eeats Them All

Everybody likes a winner. The win
ner must possess the qualities that ex-
Gel. The winner in the Poultry Food
class is spoken Of in a recent letter
from Huntington & Eastman, Washing
ton, VT, as follows: "There are sew
eral so-called Poultry Foods on the
market here, but Pages Perfected
Poultry Food beats them all. We find
a ready and steadily increasing sale
for Pages"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
Woodstock, VT, Feb. rs, 1905

The criticisms of Euclid N. Cobb
by the Southern Vermont Mirror,
published at Dandy, are considera-
bly, worse than anything Mr.. Cobb
himself has said or done.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
Gov. Charles ]. Bell, while

Gov. Charles ]. Bell, while a
guest of Maj. VIM. H. Cheever Of
Nashua, N. H., last Saturday in re
ferring to the case of Mrs. Rogers
said: sit has not been stated in
the papers outside of the state, but
it is true, nevertheless, that l have
received only three petitions in ia
vor Of Mrs. Rogers. One of the pc
titions was from her locality, and
was signed by 500 people. There
were about IS names on the other
two papers,"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
DEATHS.

In South Barnard, Feb. 20, Chauncy A,
Walker, aged IS years.
In Bethel, Feb. 20, Mrs. Martha Chad
WICK, aged rs years, months
In Greeley, Col, Feb. 49, Zsfie Nichols
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nichols,
late Of Woodstock, aged IL years.
In Quechee, Feb l, Lisle Chedel, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs, L. j. Barron, aged 2
months.
In Hanover, N H., Feb. %, Lewis Hud-
son, aged va
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
HARTLAND FOUR CORNERS

George D. Woods incubators are
busy. He has IS chickens recently
Matched and three incubators are at
work. Ernest Swayne, from Ell
Paso, Texas, is working for Mr..
Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houlton will soon
leave for Kansas, having sold their
place to Massachusetts, parties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
Homemade Paste,

A homemade paste that never
sours nor dries up is made by adding
to one pint of smooth, thick-very
thick-paste, which has been thor
oughly cooked, one teaspoonful of
powdered alum and ten drops Of
Glove oil.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
A NnrsArv Hint.

1rac nnd should swallow any dam
gerous substance, Immediately slip
down its throat the white of an egg,
which will form a curd around it
and thus prevent serious effects.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

A New York woman says that she
has been cured by "spIit" doctor
who has been dead tor 500 years.
The interesting question. now is,
"Whom did she payi"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

Meetings will be held by the state
board of agriculture at Stowe Feb.
28th, at Waterbury, March Ist, East
Montpelier March I'd and at Brook
field March sd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

The house of Aldie MARCEL, at
Swanton, was destroyed by fire with
all its contents Monday, Feb. 49,.
A child six months old was so Sc
verely burned that it died the same
day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
JUDGE AND MRS. ROSS DEAD
Fatal Accident at Railroad Crossing
Near St. Johnsbury.

Mrs. Jonathan Ross of st. Johns.
bury, wife of the former chief judge
of the Vermont supreme court and
former United States senator, was
killed at railroad crossing Tues
day afternoon, and Judge Ross lies
at Brightlook hospital in st Johns
bury in a serious condition.
Judge Ross took advantage of the
finest day of the winter to take his
wife on a sleighride, as she had been
housed up through most Of the long
winter. When they were returning
home from Concord soon after 4
o'clock they approached the Tatro
crossing, so called, six miles east OF
the village, on the St. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain division of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad, at about the
time a freight train was going in
the same direction toward the same
crossing. The horse became I'M
manageable, and it was a race be-
tween the iron horse and the fright
ened animal to see which reached
the crossing first. The iron horse
won and when the horse reached the
crossing it made a sharp turn and
threw both Judge and Mrs. Ross
upon the moving train. Mrs. Ross
head struck the axle Of a car and
she was instantly killed, her skull
being crushed.
Judge Ross was thrown against a
freight car and suffered severe scratch
wounds, and it is feared his hip is
broken. A special train took them
to st. Johnsbury. Mrs. Ross was
the second wife Of Judge Ross and
one of the towns leading women.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

Costa RIGA is said to have more
kinds of animals and birds than any
other country in the world
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
Generous,

She-Have you been to the thea
ter this week?
He-Yes, but 1 didn't see any
thing. The lady that sat in front of
me wore a big hat, and every time
she tried to take it off it seemed to
remove most of her hair. Finally l
felt sorry for her and told her to
leave it on.-Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

Wife - Our daughter is twenty,
and she ought to be married.
Hubby-Oh, she has plenty of
time. Let her wait till the right
sort Of man comes along.
Wife-Not at all. l didn't wait
for the right sort of man!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

The New Orleans. steamed into
San Francisco harbor the other day
from Guam flying a homeward.
bound pennant $50 feet long.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
MARRIAGES.

In Ascutneyville, Feb. 10, by Rev. F. H.
Roberts of Brownsville, Eugene StilIson of
Brownsville and Miss Ruth Isabel Buchanan
of AscutneyvilIe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

A woman 70 years old has just
been graduated from night school
at New Haven, Conn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

Miss Anteek-Yes, we're engaged.
Some people are mean enough to
say he's too young for me.
Miss Pert-Ridiculous!
Miss Anteek-It is so, isn't it?
Miss Pert-Surel He'll age fast
enough after he's married to you.--
Philadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

The Age and Delineator tor one
Year $G.55.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

Jonathan Ross, formerly chief
judge of the Vermont supreme court
and United States senator, died at
Brightlook hospital Thursday morn
ing, having been unconscious the
greater part Of the time since the ac-
cident.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

"And Why" asked the Sunday
school teacher, SHOULD we respect
old age?"
"Cause it's mostly the old people
what has money" answered the
small boy, who was unable to think
of better reason.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

"Why, Margie," said mother to
her little daughter, "what are you
crying about?"
"C-cause," sobbed the fearful
little miss, 81 s-started to m-make
my dolly a s-sealskin sack and it
c-came out c-calico wrapper"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

"What in the world are you doing
with your shoes and stockings off
this cold morning?" asked the moth
er of bright youngster aged six.
"Studyin' my lesson" answered
the little fellow. "This old book
wants tn Lnov- how many four times
five is, and as 1 amt got enough fin
gers I've got to count my toes too"
Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25

Little Elsie-Mamma, when good
people die do they climb the golden
stairs?
Mamma suppose so, my dear.
Little Elsie = Why don't they
patronize the elevator?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-02-25
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

What ,he Coming Men and Women
Say In Fun.
Teacher--What letter comes after
II?
Small Boy-Dunno.
Teacher-What have l on each
side of my nosep
Small Boy-Freckles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13

WaterIogged Servt.ns.

An Englishwoman travelling in Ser
via thus gives a striking glimpse of
her own prejudices and tastes: "The
Servians drink too much cold water.
and they drink it till they are pulpy.
An average Serb drinks enough cold
water for an English COW. doubt
whether the language contains an
equivalent for bad training for when
l tried to explain the idea it created
surprise. A doctor told me he had
never heard the theory before. To him
1t seemed natural and wholesome
habit. Moreover, he added, there is
plenty and seemed to think it was
rather wasteful to leave any unswal-
lowed. To me it explained the lack of
activity. The nation is waterlogged.
All day long and every day the Serb
calls for a glass of cold water. and
when he has drunk it he calls for an
other Perhaps owing to this he has
little space for alcohol. At any rate,
l never saw a drunken man, even
among the peasants"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13

In order to supply the very large and
increasing demand for publications re-
lating to the cultivation of flowers the
department of agriculture has issued
farmers bulletin No. 1876, entitled can
nual Flowering Plants" which con-
tains suggestions for the use of plants
about dwellings and the construction
of hotbeds and cold frames. The dates
for planting the seed of each of the
varieties enumerated in the publication
as well as the particular requirements
In their cultivation are stated in the
discussion Of each species. General
cultural directions relating to sowing
seed, termination, moisture, soil tenn
perature and transplanting are also
given. The bulletin contains plans for
school gardens.
Higher Mathematics.
James Hogan was no doubt an i'm
portant person in Branbury, as he was
the only man who could be hired to
saw and split wood or to use a lawn
mower. He never lost u chance to
impress this fact upon casual lis
tener
1--WE got to get through this job foJ
your ma quick as ever l cam" he an
nounced to the small son of one of his
employers. I'm losing 60 cints an
hour right along every minute I'm
here. There's three folks waiting for
me now, and don't know how they're
going to get along till tomorrow with.
out me, amy one Of EN-"
why, Mr.. Hogan" said the boy re-
spectfully, Il don't see how you're los
ing 60 cents an hour when mother pays
you 20, and you couldn't be but in one
place and
"Have you got as far as geomethry
in your studies?" inquired Mr.. Hogan
coldly, resting his arms on the handle
of the lawn mower.
"N-no, sir" admitted the boy.
"Whin you do, you'll understand d
good NANNY things that's hid from you
now" said Mr.. Hogan, resuming his
leisurely progress over the lawn
Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
ordered His Own Henh on.

The great Count Saigo was an in
structive example of the habit of mind
of the japanese. The count was in in
surrection against his emperor in 1873
and was nearly in the tolls, and he
knew 1t, so in his stronghold he en-
ployed his leisure time in playing chess
with his immediate friends. Reports
kept coming in from the outposts, each
one more disheartening than the last.
But the count still went on playing
chess, while the utmost good humor
and pleasant raillery continued among
the whole party. Yet another messen-
ger from the outposts came in, which
left no doubt as to the situation. Still
the count and his companions went on
playing. Your move, SIR" were the
words that broke the absorption of the
moment. Then when there was a
pause in the game at which he could
rise without being discourteous to his
guests the count got up and said, Gen
tlemen, now 1t Is time" He directed
some one to send for his sword bearer.
The man advanced and Immediately
received his orders. A few seconds
later Count Saigo's body and head had
Deen separated at one heavy blow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
Painful Photorrnnhx.

A resolute young lady of FIVE years
found herself before the photogra-
piers camera for the first time. says the
Philadelphia Record. She had been
posed along with the other members
of the family and sat as rigid as a
Flagstaff, her big black eyes fixed with
eagle gaze upon the camera. After the
exposure had been made the others
moved away, while she sat as still as
a mouse and as brave as a lion. with
every muscle at highest tension, her
legs like two sticks, her hands tightly
crossed, her chest up, the veins in her
neck fairly bursting. She was so
straight as to almost bend the other
way. Fearing to hurt her feelings by
laughing at the uncompromising ri
gidity of her pose and her searching
stare into the camera, her mamma at
length said, "Come, dear, with NAM
ma"
The anxious child replied through
her teeth so as not to interfere with
her pose, "No; amt taken yet"
1t was some moments before she could
be induced to bulge, as she had a firm
conviction that there would be some
visible. tangible sign of the taking"
Great was her surprise a few days
later when the proof arrived. She had
been taken" without SO much as feel
ing or even knowing 1t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
A Miracle to Order.

In the days of his youth NJ. Coquelin
was ambitious. and the parts he loved
to play We're those in which he died
in full view of an appreciative audi
ence for his art lie had one of these
roles one evening ut the Boulogne the
alter and played it splendidly, getting
a ringing round of applause as he fell
dead upon the stage Then his troubles
started.
The audiences applause woke up a
mosquito. which applied itself to NJ.
Coqueln with so much assiduity that
the corpse felt it must either scream
or scratch. Another actor, who played
a general in the corps of which the
dead NJ. Coquelin was young ensign,
was standing near the body and had to
say: See, then, how sad thing is
war! But now this youth was living.
Now he is dead-motionless for all
time! Nothing save miracle can give
him life again.
But NJ. Coquelin could hold out no
longer. The mosquito was still biting
busily and Coquelin had to sit up and
slap his leg. 1.-THE miracle has hap
penedw cried the general, while the
audience laughed until it cried at this
too lively corpse.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
Interpretations.

"'When Greek meets Greek, then
comes the tug of war;" said a young
man.
you are wrong in that quotation"
his companion objected "That is one
of number of famous sayings that
are misquoted always. 1t is from Ma.
thaniel Lee, and its right reading is,
When Greeks Joined Greeks, then was
the tug of war;
another misquotation is, It's an i'll
wind that blows nobody any good
This is from Thomas Tasser. six
teenth century worthy, and it should
run, It's an i'll wind that turns none
to good
"'Out of sight, out Of mind is from
Lord Brooke, but it was out of mind
as soon as out of sight as Lord Brooke
wrote it.
"'First in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen
should run, First in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of his fellow
citizens This famous sentence is from
a resolution laid before the house of
representatives in 1893 by General
Richard Lee"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
Her EARLY ReanInfinna

This story is told by an Englishman
who lived a century ago: He was din
ing cut in London and sat by a lady
whom he did not know. Their CONVEX
sation turned upon early resolutions
and how very seldom they were kept,
and the lady said: "Well, when l was d
girl | made three resolutions-first
determined that / would never marry
a soldier; secondly. that would never
marry an Irishman, and, thirdly, that
would not be long engaged. And all
those three resolutions l broke. Whom
do you think l did marry? The Duke
of wellington! He was q soldier and
an Irishman, and l was engaged to
him for twelve years." This was Lady
Katherine Pakenham. 1t was an I'M
happy marriage, and the couple mostly
lived apart.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13

That was wise old clergyman who
urged his brethren not to admit young
men to the ministry unless they were
evidently more broadminded and en-
thusiastic in their faith than their eld-
ers 1--WE must allow" he said, for
the inevitable shrinkage." The same
allowance is necessary in every life for
the sure closing in of the real upon the
ideals of youth and the unavoidable
narrowing of hope and aim that must
come with middle age The more ideal
ism we start with the more stoutly we
defend it against the shocks it is GER
tain to receive, the more joyous life
will turn out to be as we go on living.
The dreariness of the middle aged
view of life springs largely from the
fact that its ideals are so shrunken as
to be no longer source of vitality, of
renewal. AS long as we believe in life
and in love and in friendship and in
heroism and in other ideal possibilities
life is worth living, and we are strong
tctake our part in it. Living for ideals
i, happy and courageous living. Liv-
ing without them is 1.-The dull gray life
and apathetic end."-Harper's Bazaar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
A Promising Young Diplomat.

There is a certain small boy named
Bsxtfe who will make diplomat some
day. He has sister one year younger
than he is. Last Christmas their grand
mother gave them an aquarium con-
tanning two beautiful little goldfish.
One morning BERTHE went in to feed the
goldfish, and he found only one fish
instead of two. Sad to say, the other
one had jumped out of the aquarium
during the night and had died.
SISTER" BERTHE announced at break
fast as soon as they sat down to the
table, your goldfish is dead!
The little girl was terribly shocked
and forgot that most goldfishes are ex-
actly alike and that she and her broth
err had never made a division. But
after the period of mourning was over
she asked one day:
"Bertie, how did you know it was my
fish and not yours that diedY
BERTHE was nonplused for a moment
and driven into corner, so he took
refuge in an air of superior contempt.
How did | know?" he repeated
scornfully. Huh! Isn't that just like
q woman
And the little sister meekly accepted
her brothers PHILADELPHIA
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
The Moons Mission.

Some partisans of final causes have
imagined that the moon was given to
the earth to afford it light during the
night, but in this case nature would
not have attained the end proposed,
since we are often deprived at the
same time of the light of both sun and
moon. To have accomplished this end
it would have been sufficient to have
placed the moon at first in opposition
to the sun and in the plane Of the
elliptic at distance from the earth
equal to the one hundredth part Of the
distance of the earth from the sun and
to have impressed on the earth and
moon parallel velocities proportional to
their distances from the sun. In this
case the moon, being constantly in OPP
position to the sun, would have de-
scribed round it an ellipse similar to
that of the earth. These two bodies
would then constantly succeed each
other, and, as at this distance the moon
could not be eclipsed, its light would
always replace that of the sun.--La-
place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13

The Syrian bulbul Nightingale) has
the loveliest voice of all Gods crea-
lures and the saddest song ever heard.
Shady coverts fringing the Jordan still
shelter the bird that ''sings darkling."
There is legend that the bulbul
sat in the olive tree in the garden Of
Joseph of Arimathea and the night be-
fore the resurrection through the
darkness poured out her soul in sor-
rowing plant above the still sleeper
in the tomb wherein was never man
laid. When the first Easter morning
broke over the eastern hills the eggs
in the nest of the brooding bird spar
killed. with gold, blue, orange and Grim
son, and so we color eggs at Easter
for a memorial of the lone singer who
sang by the holy sepulcher.-"The City
of the King" by Mrs. Lew Wallace.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13

Travelling on the cont1n ent OF Europe
with party of young Americans, I
was witness of their dismay at being
nssailed from time to time by friendly
English fellow travellers with such
questions as these: as it not very
lonely in America? Are there any sing
ing birds there? Any wild flowers?
Any bishops? Are there booths in the
streets of New York? Do people read
English books there? Have they heard
of Ruskin and how?" These were from
the rank and file of questioners, while
a very cultivated clergyman lost caste
somewhat with our young people by
asking confidently, "Are Harvard and
Yale both in Boston," a question
which seemed to them as hopelessly
benighted as the remark of lady just
returned from the wonders of the new
world who had been impressed, like all
visitors, with the novelties offered in
the way of food at the Baltimore din.
ner tables, but still sighed with regret
at having been obliged to come away
without eating "canvasbacked clam"
Thomas Wentworth Higginson in At,
lantic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
Only Natural.

Speaking Of animals, in my opinion
the elephant is the cleverest of them
ALL" said the old circus man. II re-
member once, many years ago, when
Jacko, who was then in my charge,
showed me one day that he could
read"
"Oh, come now!" said listener.
TIL prove 1t to you in about two
minutes. Well, as / was saying, the
old fellow got into scrape with the
royal Bengal tiger, and before we could
get them separated he had his trunk
pretty badly damaged. After the scrim-
mage was over JACKIE broke loose and
started down the street fast. He's
goin' wild! somebody shouted. Don't
you believe It, said l. Now, where do
you suppose that elephant went to?"
went to the surgeons, / suppose.
Can't you get up better yarn
mo, he didn't go to the surgeons
eirher. He went straight to little
shop where sign read, Trunks Re
paired While You Watt OF course he
mad made mistake, but what do you
expect of poor dumb bruteY-Chums
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-01-13
A Queer CeyIOnese Grass.

Lemon grass, known to botanists
as Andropogen schaenanthus and
which is unknown outside of Ceylon,
and there only in the Kandian dis
trict, is in several respects most re-
markable vegetable production. 1t
grows to height of six or seven feet
and has the wonderful property Of
spontaneous ignition. On the slopes
of Mount Ambulawe during the wet
season the grand spectacle of these
spontaneous CONGREGATIONS is frequent
ly seen. At first single curl of smoke
or bright tongue of flame will be no.
ticed. Soon, however, as the water runs
down the stalks and mingles with the
oil and acids contained in the pith of
this curious herb fierce fires burst into
view here, there and every place, soon
covering the whole mountain in a
sheet of fame. The botanists and
chemists have not as vet explained
why this paradoxical grass ignites
when water falls upon it's stalks.