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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
Aunust Relmont,s Farm.

A strip of land three inches wide at
the narrow end and ten inches wide at
the broad end and PSI feet long Is not
much of farm, but it has given the
board of estimate a lot of trouble. 1t
happened to belong to August Bel
mont, and it was wanted by the city in
order to widen Canal street, in the
Bronx. 1t is understood that the city
will allow Mr.. Belmont $4,000 for the
strip, but Mr. Belmont would rather
have the land.
The city was led into condemning
the parcel by the application Of Grin
]. Stevens, who owns a good-sized lot
alongside the strip Mr.. Stevens want
ed front in Canal street, and he
asked the city to do away with Mr.,
Belmonts Silver" of real estate and
widen the street by just it's size.-New
York Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
FARM AND HOME.


Poultry is and has BEEN since the
"feathered flock in the dooryard" be-
came known to the human family, a
needful adjunct to the table; produc-
ing eggs aud meat, according to the
need of the day, in abundance After
one decides to raise poultry, the next
question arises, What breed shall l
raise? Can / make scrub stock do?
Yes, you can make scrub stock do, II
cannot get the pure bred stock-for
home use the common fowl does quite
well except 1t may not lay as many
eggs as pure bred hen would. There
Is not quite so much meat on them, and
when you wish TO sell eggs for setting
they only bring you the market price,
while those of pure breeds of recog-
niZed stock will bring twice the mar
ket price when sold by the setting"
Now for mother hens l prefer such
hens as the Buff Cochin or Dominique
or Brahma. They cover the eggs more
comfortably when set and have also
the advantage of being able to cover
the chicks until they are feathered.
And when they are used for meat on
the table you have more Of it than
you could get from 4 Black Spanish or
Brown Leghorn. But for laying quail
ties, bet on the Spanish and Leghorn
hens every time. They like to forage,
and if they are placed on a good
range will pick up large part of
their food. True, they lay smaller
egg, but it brings as much in the mar
ket as the Cochin eggs, and they have
the advantage of keeping on" laying
an egg every day, year in and out I'M
less allowed to hatch and raise chick
ems. l always keep some Cochius
for mothers and use the Cochin eggs
on the table. l keep these hens i'll n
run by themselves with n few cocks.
When they set put Leghorn eggs UNI
der them. The LeghOrns or layers l
keep in large park or the orchard
where they may range to suit them
selves. sell all the eggs the LeghOrns
or Spanish hens lay-only reserving
enough eggs to use for Matching pur-
poses-I buy settings of eggs from
poultry breeders to furnish cocks every
year or two so that my flock will not
become diseased or puny from inbred
ng.-CeciI Abel Todd, in The Eplto~
mist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
A fable.

A young man was blowing in field;
the day was hot and he had taken off
his shoes. He saw fashionable young
lady approaching and said to himself,
81 am not going to try and hide my
bare feet; If she thinks any the less of
me because my feet are bare then she
is not as sensible as think her." But
the young lady stopped and talked
with him inspiringly and never looked
at his feet. Fact is, going barefooted
is a very healthy practice, and every
human being would be helped by the
electric touch of the naked foot on
Mother Earth. They married and
lived happily ever afterwards.
vile Is. c. Medium.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

/ were whispers Of real romance"
somewhere in the past OF those two
lives now so tremendously mlnglihg.
For once surmlse was correct and the
romance eliminated very unexpectedly
to those who had watched and Won
dered.
For days kilograms had been speed
ing back and forth, to and from some
unnamed place, the full tenor of which
could not be quite ascertained by the
most careful scrutiny of the lady who
leaned over the banisters whenever she
dispatched messenger, to see that he
hurriedly went on his way.
The kilograms were followed by the
presence of Papa Badenheimer stout
looking, evidently "wel to do" and
very jolly old farmer, whose hearty
laugh and merry jokes enlightened the
inquisitve as to the post of doctor and
patient
"Anna," the old gentleman explained,
was determined to be doctor, arguing
always that was "her sphere" and
that "she should never marry any
one" Her lover bitterly opposed her
professional ambition, until, at last,
argument gave place to anger, and they
parted, the one to seek the loug-craved
| knowledge within the walls OF q re-
nowned medical school, where she won
the first honors Of her class, as well as
her coveted diploma. The other went
out from home with bitter thoughts
and exaggerated ideas of his wrongs.
He was fast becoming cynical man
of the world when the fever, which
was to him a good angel, came with
such conquering power as even his
vigorous frame could not withstand.
call It what you will-lIau brought
those two together again, the one help
less and suffering, the other strong and
brave.
When the Doctors battle with dis
ease had ended, and the trophy was
fairly won, she, too, struck her colOrs
to another victor, whose warfare is not
always so open as was hers. Against
the wary warrior and time honored
strategist love, she was not proof,
more than are any of her sex.
When her patient was able to travel
the "Ofice" lost its tenant the modest
signs and pretty furniture were packed
and sent away for the adjoining Of an
other home, the cornerstone of which
would be laid in the farmhouse where
her ambitious wings first tried their
strength.
DIR. Badenheimer maintained always
that she had proved her fitness for her
profession, yet laughingly acknowle-
edged that mans will, backed by his
love and a woman's tender heart, in
conspiracy, are certain some time to
overcome the highest ambition an ag-
gressive woman can hold-New York
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

The Japanese, says Mr.. Fraser, in his
book, "a Modern Campaign" are fully
conscious of the inferiOrlty of their
horses. which though extremely SER
viceable as transport animals-because
their loads can be adjusted to their ca.
pacity-are woefully lacking in the
weight and power essential in artil-
lery and cavalry horses. Promiscuous
breeding is responsible chiefly for the
poor type Of horse found in Japan, to-
gether with the absence Of suitable
grass feeding. The latter difficulty is
not easy to overcome, but the former
has been taken in hand in fashion
that will speedily effect improvement
A law has recently been passed in ia
pan which compels the gelding of
every two-year-old stallion, except
such as the veterinary authorities de
termine are of quality sufficient to
warrant their being devoted to stud
purposes. The Japanese mares, though
light, are by no means devoid of STAN
ina, but imported horses will play the
more important part in the contem'
plated improvement of the breed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
Boys AdroIt Answer to Sen. Hanna.

In a Cleveland hotel the other day
a manufacturer told this anecdote of
the late Senator Hanna:
Senator Hanna, like all good man
aging heads, was continually walking
through his mill, examining this,
watching that--picking up, in word,
all sorts of good ideas for the better
ment of his business.
One morning in the me- chine shop
the senator overheard a little red
headed boy say
90 wish had Hanna's money, and
he was in the poor house.
Rather amused, the senator re-
turned to his Office and ordered the
boy to be brought in to him.
"The little fellow came and stood,
a tiny, embarrassed figure, before the
shrewd and kindly millionaire.
$50 you wish you had my money
and | was in the poor house, eh?' the
senator said. Well, suppose your wish
came true, what would you do?'
why stammered the lad. the
first thing I'd do would be to get you
out, sir
This adroit answer so pleased Sen
ator Hanna that he raised the boys
pay"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
FEAR FOR NIAGARA.
IMMENSE VOLUME OF WATER Dl.
VERIFIED FROM FALLS.

Commercial Enterprises Are Making
Heavy Drains on This Famous show
PIaes-Its Trem endous Electrical Pow
eF the Induoement.
Niagara Falls, August THE vol
ume of water being diverted from the
historic Niagara Falls Is reaching such
proportions that the people of the state
are trying to pass laws which will pre-
vent the possibility Of a practical wip-
ing out OF this sublime natural spec
tacle.
Water sufficient to develop nearly
FIVE hundred thousand horsepower
continuously, twcnty-four hours per
day, for industrial purposes, is now be-
ing taken from the river above the
Falls. and further developments. re-
curing more water are contemplated.
Probably the largest user of the cleo
trlcity produced by the waters of the
mighty river is the concern which by
the FIVE or six thousand degree heat of
the electric furnace brings lime and
coke into unwilling union, thereby pro-
duclng what is known as Calcium Car
bide.
Dry calcium carbide is llfeless as so
much broken rock, but in contact with
water it springs into activity and be-
gets abundantly the gas Acetylene
The light resulting from the ignition
of acetylene is the nearest approach to
sunlight known.
These facts, though Of comparatively
recent discovery, were soon seized by
men with an eye to the commercial
possibilities and to-day calcium carbide
is being shipped everywhere and used
for dspelling darkness in buildings of
nil descrip tions, from the ordinary barn
OF the farmer TO the country villa Of
the wealthy, as well as for lighting
the streets of large number of towns.
Acetylene can be easily and cheaply
installed, and the manufacture and sale
of acetylene generators has become a
business of recognized standing, has
assumed large proportions and Is stead
lily growing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

We are ia receipt of "A communication
from c. s. Page, Hyde Park, Vt, which
authorizes us to say to those of our read
ers who are engaged in the Butcher
ing Business, that if they will sen
him postal card with their name and
post office address thereon and say that
they saw this notice in this paper, he
will enter their names on his list OF
customers and send them free, post
paid, from time to time as issued, his
Hide Bulletins, which give the ups and
downs of the market on Beef Hides,
Calf Skins, Horse Hides, Tallow, Bones,
Cracklings, etc. Mr. Page has been In
the Hide and Skin trade for more than
fifty years and has the reputation OF
being responsible and reliable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Some years ago, says a writer In
Leslie's Monthly Magazine, Frank
Bostock, the Snowman, had a chin
panzee that seemed well nigh human
1t wore clothes, it brushed its hair,
it carried a walking stick, and 1t ate
it's meals with knife and fork. Bos-
stock paid a comparatively small sum
for it when it was fresh from the jun
gle, but just before 1t died he carried
$4,000 insurance upon its life. And
even had you offered him $4,000
cash for it, you could not have bought
it. 1t was the star attraction at his
exhibition, and thousands crowded
about its platform, day after day, for
months.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
CLUB NOTES.
vlrglnia.

NlTBlulls
Or. David H. Reeder, Laporte, Ind.
Dear Doctor-Will you be so kind as
to answer me pertaining to the follow
ing; have little girl, twelve years
old, who is troubled with tonsilltis and
sore throat very much. The doctor
says that the only cure is to cut the
tonsls out. The child has been tou-
bled this way since last fall. viii you
please tell me If there is any other
method of treatment for her?
MRS. Fl. VI.
1 object to the surgical treatment of
the enlarged tonsils about as vigorous
ly as the average mother does. l h i've
seen a great deal of that kind of work,
and have also seen such cases treated
without surgery and the result vas
more satisfactory. The method which
l advocate is the use Of the tissue ele-
ments or drugless remedies, of which
/ have often spoken, and have found
item the natural and safe home rene
dies for all such difficulties You
should also have the Home Health
Club lecture on catarrh, as the eSer-
cises given in the lecture would great
ly aid In cure. hope your interest
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
Women's Tempers,

l recently saw it stated somewhere
that women are much better tempered
than men. This, of course, is a self
evident proposition up to certain
point. Women, as rule, are altogeth-
er more self-possessed and have a
greater control over themselves than
men, who want everything their own
way, resent all trouble, cannot endure
the smallest discomfort, and are rare
ly unselfish.
But in justice to men it must be said
that, generally speaking, they have
very much more to try their nerves.
London World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
HAaY,s INSTINCT
Shows He Knew What Food TO Stick To


Forwarding a photo Of splendidly
handsome and healthy young boy, a
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
1.-THE enclosed picture shows my A.
year-old Grape-Nuts boy.
'Slnce he was years old lie has eat
en- nothing but Grape-Nuts. He de-
mands and gets this food three times a
day. This may seem rather unusual,
but he does not care for anything else
after lie has eaten his Grape-Nuts,
which he uses with milk or cream, and
then he is through with his meal. Even
on Thanksgiving Day he refused tur-
key and all the good things that make
up that great dinner, and ate his dish
OF Grape Nuts and cream with the best
results and none OF the evils that the
other foolish members OF the family
experienced.
HE Is never sick, has a beautiful
complexion. and is considered a very
handsome boy. May the Postum Com
pany prosper and long continue 10 fur
nlsh their wholesome food" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellyllle,' In
every pkg.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
PRINCE OF WALES BUNcoED.
Buys Poor Copy of a Picture by Mes.
zoIY as a Real Corot.

Buys Poor Copy of Picture by Mes
zoIy as Real Corot.
Numerous revolutions in recent
years of spurious ancient and modern
masters in public and private galleries
are causing a feeling that some dras-
tic steps are necessary to stop the
system of wholesale swindling in this
manner, the chief center of which is
Paris.
A case which has attracted the most
attention recently is a Corot which the
Prince of Wales purchased on advice
and presented to the new Dublin Gal
lery of Modern Art This, despite
the support of four leading London ex-
perts, is known to be poor copy of
a picture by Meszoly in the Budapest
Museum.
One of the best known connuisseurs
in Paris suggests that every picture
painted nowadays shall have a certif-
cate signed by the artist in the pres
ence of official witnesses.
The correctional tribunal of Paris is
now trying ten prisoners on a charge
of forging pictures by Corot, Courbet,
Chintreull, Dupre, Diaz, Daubigny,
Sfsley, Willette and others, forgeries
Of whose works have been discovered
in large numbers in their manufac-
tories. Willette is the only living ar
fist among the above. He testified
that after twenty years of incessant
work and in spite of his success he is
only just able to make living owing
to the large number of forged pic
lures and drawings bearing his name
which are on the market in France
and abroad. Wealthy Englishmen and
Americans are the chief purchasers
of these forgeries, and Paris, Vienna,
Berlin, Rome and St. Petersburg are
the principal centers of the traffic
London correspondent of the New
York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

continue to suffer rather than submit
TO examinations which so many physi-
clans propose in order to intelligently
treat the disease; and this is the rea-
son why so many physicians fail to
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are corre-
spending with Mrs Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. TO her they can conflde every
detail of their illness,i and from
her great knowledge, obtained from
years of experience in treating female
HIS, Mrs Pinkham can advise women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs, Pinkham helped Mrs.
T. G. Willadsen, of Manning, la. She
writes;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham;-
~ can truly say that you have saved my
life, and | cannot express my gratitude in
words Before | wrote to you telling you
how felt, had doctOrod for over two years
steady, and spent lots of money in medicines
besides, but Il all failed TODD me any good.
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backache bearing-down pains, and
my monthly periods were very irregular and
finally ceased wrote to you for your ad-
vice and received a letter full OF instructions
lust what to do, and also commenced to take
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and have been restored to perfect health.
Had it not been for you would have been IN
my grave to-day"
Mountains of proof establish the fact
that no medlclne in the world equals
lydia E. Pinltham's Vegetable Com
pound for restoring womens health.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

The khedive is a strict Mohammedan
and as such eschews both wines ant
spirits. His abstinence goes ever
farther, for in a country where every
body smokes he will have nothing t
do with the fragrant weed. Like hi'
father, he is a monogamist, although
his religion allows'him four wives. He
is known to be greatly attached to his
consort, who was Circassian lady OF
the khedivial household before her
marriage. In fact, he is essentially a
domestic man, and is very fond of HE
children. -Westminster Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
HORSE TERMS,



Meanings.
Grinders, the back teeth.
A white eye is glass eye.
A white spot in the forehead is a
star.
A white stripe in the face is a
blaze.
A stripe between the nostrils is a
snip.
Hand, one-third of a foot-four
inches.
A snip can't be anywhere except on
the nose.
A white face from eye to eye is a
bald face.
Group, that part of the horse back
Of the saddle.
White around the top of the hoof
Is a coronet.
Is-.---..--->,--thot no ri ae .the.a-lan.-ta-
tween the elbow and knee.
A star, blaze or bald face can't be
anywhere except on the face.
Elbow, joint of forelegs next above
knee, lying next to horses side.
Frog, a triangular piece of spongy
horn in the middle of the sole of the
foot.
White below the pastern joint is a
white pastern. Above the pastern it is
white leg.
Bucking, leaping vertically into the
air with all four feet, and coming to-
gether on the ground.
A horse has pasterns, not ankles, and
there is no such joint as a hind knee
or fore shoulder.
Amble, gait like pacing, but slower,
in which the two legs on the same
side are moved together.
Forge, to strike the toe Of the fore
foot with the toe of the hind one; very
often the result of bad shooting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
Bad Spell in Thi. Deal.

In the fashionable section OF tn,
Jersey coast known as Deal there Is
an artlstically appointed little building
situated on a corner site commanding
unobstructed view of surroundins
country. The premises are occupied
by real estate agent. On the lawn
in front of his Office q stylishIy
equipped sign board announces:
"Cholce lots now on the market in
Hollywood, Elbron, Deal, Allenhurst
Interlaken and other desirable places
all at PRIvET SALE."-New Yorl
Press.
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Plnnt Line.

Ocean trips to Nova Scotia, Cape
Breton, Prince Edward Island or New
fOundland. Six days cruise 1400 miles
for $1S. From Boston, every Tuesday
and Saturday IL noon, Best trout and
salmon fishing and shooting Beautiful
scenery. This don't half tell it. Send
stamp for booklet, maps, etc. A. w.
Perry, Gen. Mgr, Union Wharf, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

le SlBul ythIS hbO,
I've reached sew
enty and hope to
live many years
longer. But twenty
years ago l had
kidney trouble so
bad | could not
work. Backa che
was persistent and
1t was agony to lift
anything. Ora vel,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

whlrllng headaches, dizziness and ter
rible urinary disorders ran me down
from 1893 to 100 pounds. Doctors told
me had diabetes and could not live.
l was wretched and hopeless when [
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but
they cured me eight years ago and
I've been well ever SINCE"
Foster-M llburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers Price, 80
cents per box.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
sunday Services in Kentucky

Each person in the Dog Hill congre-
cation is requested to bring his hoe
with him to church next Sunday.
There will be no preaching, and the
time will be spent in chopping down
the weeds around the front door
Murray Monitor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
O. e. D.

He-You love me, know.
She-And how do you know?
why. love you; therefore. I'm in
love. All the world loves lover, and
you are all in this world to me. 'fe
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
For Instant Relief and Speedy Cure of Raw
and scaly Humor, Itching Day and
NiRht-SuTered For Months.

IL wish you would publish this letter SO
that Others suffering as l have may be
helped. For months awful sores covered
my face and neck, scabs forming, itching
terribly day and night, breaking open, and
running blood and matter. had tried
many remedies. but was growing worse,
when l started with Cuticura. The first
application gave me relief, and when
i had used two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, l
was completely cured. (Signed) Miss Mel
lie Wander Wiee, Lakeside, N. y"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for ali affections OF throat and lungs.-WM.
o, ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

FITspermanently cured. offs OF nervous-.
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, $2trial bottleand treatise free
Dr. .H. KLINE, Ltd. 1881 Arch st., Phtla., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Australa's Wool Exports.
Australias exports of wool to the
United States have doubled within a
year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Russia has a population of $4,000,
900, but is said to have only 1884
physicians. NB32
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Buhl work is said to be very popular now
in England
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12
TWENTY YEARS OF IT.

EmacIated by Diabetes; Tortured With
Gravel and Kidney Pains.
Henry Soule, cobbler, of Hammonds-
port, N. Y, says: Since Doan's Kid
neY pills cured me eight years ago,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Tuare Lake, in California, once nav.
igable by steamers, is now perfectly
dry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Labor organization has until lately made
slow Roadway in Spain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, soften the gums reduces infiamma-
Ainn nllava main Gu rasWind collie. 25c. q bottle,
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GRATEFUL TO CUTICURA

Books were not bound in cloth until
1904
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-08-12

There can be no more terrible ordeal
10 d delicate, sensitive, refined woman
than TO be obliged 70 answer certain
questions in regard 60 her private ills,
even when those questions are asked
by her family physician, and many