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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
GREAT CHANGE
FROM Change in Food.

The brain depends much more on the
stomach than we are apt to. suppose I'M
til we take thought in the matter.
Feed the stomach On proper food easy
to digest and containing the proper
amount of phosphates and the healthy
brain will respond to all demands. A
notable housewife in buffalo writes:
"The doctor diagnosed my trouble as
nervous affection of the stomach l
was actually so nervous that could
not sit still for FIVE minutes to read the
newspaper, and to attend to my house
hold duties was simply impossible.
doctored all the time with remedies,
but medicine did no good
"My physician put me on sill sorts of
diet, and tried many kinds of cereal
foods, but none of them agreed with
me. was almost discouraged, and
when / tried Grape-Nuts I did so with
many mlsgivings-I had no faith that it
would succeed where everything else
had failed.
But it did succeed, and you don't
know how glad am that l tried IT. ]
ltfl INC u nGW ptlsOls L nave kuluCu III
weight and don't have that terrible
burning sensation N my stomach any
more. feel so strong again that am
surprised at myself. The street noises
that used to irrltate me so, I never
notice now, and my mind is so clear
that my household duties are real
pleasure"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Now why was this great change made
in this woman?
The stomach and the brain had not
been supplied with the right kind Of
food to rebuild and strengthen the
nerve centres in these organs. 1t is alb
solute folly to try to do this with
medicine. There is but one sure way.
and-that is to quit the old food that has
failed and take on GrapeNuts food,
which is more than half digested In the
process Of manufacture and is rich in
the phosphate Of potash contained IN
the natural grain, which unites wSJ
albumen and water-the only three
substances that will make up the soft
gray filling in the thousands Of delicate
nerve centres in the brain and body
Grape-Nuts food is ture road back ia
health In all such cases.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
An Ancient Anchor.

A huge anchor of extremely anti,
quated pattern, probably dating back
to the time of the Armada, which has
been hauled up from the North Sea.
was recently brought into, Yarmouth
by the mission ship Cholmondeley.
Covered all over from stock to head
with barnacles and live oysters, 1t pre-.
sented singularly fossillzed appear.
ance. 1t was IA feet long, with flukes
three feet square; the shank was 13
feet long, and an immense wood stock
that had formerly been fixed to it had
completely disappeared. The weight
was over two tons, and It's salvage"
will be of the utmost benefit to the
fishermen, as it caused enormous des
truction to their trawling gear.-Lon
don Engineer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Wanted the Job.

One of the southern senators re-
counts a conversation that once took
place between friend Of his-a bust
ness man in Mobile-ahd a colored
man who had made application for
work.
We'll" said the business man, af-
ter the recital has been made of the
mans qualifications. Il should like
to give you the place, but I'm afraid
l can't do so, for understand you are
married. For special reasons l desire
for this place a single man."
An expression of the deepest disap-
pointment came to the countenance Of
the applicant. Finally. after a short
silence, during which he mumbled to
himself by way of reflection, he ask
ed, hopefully and eagerly:
well, boss, If OATS the only trou-
BILE, | think kin arrange a divorce
all right Harper Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
FUTURE OF NIAGARA FALLS.
Prof. Gilbert Predicts That River VIII
Ultimately Become Dry.

Renewing his prophecy that the
waters of Lake Erie viii yet find their
outlet in the gulf, while Lake ontario
alone-of the chain will send It's over
flow through the 81, Lawrence, NIaga-
ra ceasing to be river, Prof. G. X.
Gilbert Of the Geological Survey, dis
cussed before the National Geographic
cal society at Washington, d, C., the
present struggle for the retention of
the great cataract as n piece of ma
lures beauty He argued that a Wig
orous campaign of education Is neces'
sary II the Falls are to be retained,
Great Britain and the United States
must join in a treaty, and before they
would do this, Canada and New York
respectively must request such action,
Those who want to utilize the power
are in possession of the field; the
precedents are with them; the burden
Of proof has now been thrown to the
shoulders of those who would protect
the Falls, and their task Is an uphill
one.
The present diversion from the falls
while computable, is not visible. But
charters already granted, and fran
chises not yet fully ayailed Of, but on
their way to realization, will so detract
from the volume of the river as to
leave the American falls dry. Less
than one-eighth Of the water comes on
this side. The professor declared that
] &c Il
of opinion regarding the ultimate fate
of the falls, although his audience APP
plauded wholly the points made for its
preservation. other rivers permit
utilization of their minimum flow only
for water power, while Niagara, with
Lake Erie as regulating basin behind
it, mechanically permits the utiliza-
tion of its mean flow.
The theoretical power of Niagara Is
eight and a half million horsepower,
but practically about four million is
the maximum which can be employed,
| This would do the work of one-fortieth
| of all the coal mined in the United
States. 1t represents one-ffteenth of
all the power used to operate the rail
road trains of the United States, Water
power is practically permanent, while
all fuels will give out. Our descen-
dants a few generations hence will
have to depend on something else for
their supply of energy Niagara, while
not an overshadowing element in the
industrial situation, is still highly
important one.
Prof. Gilbert discussed the relation
of natures economic gifts to civiliza,
ton, arguing that mankind, because
richer economically Trough the gift
of this tremendous power, could do
other things for as thetics. He thought
the argument not wholly one-slded,
even from the aesthetic standpoint
| New York Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Overeducated.

The town of oil City, Pennsylvania,
has a smart dog. cocker spaniel
When he was still puppy, says For
est and Stream. his master taught
him to sit out on the front porch and
wait for the local paper to be thrown
into the yard; then the dog would
bring 1t into the house, and get petted
for doing 1t.
Half an hour after the dog had
brought in the paper the other day, his
master, going into the sitting room,
found pile of six more papers, which
the dog had collected from other yards
in the block. 1t took some time to
hunt up the owners Of those papers
and return them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

ITS n good thing found out before It
was too late"
Kitty darted after him.
"But don't understand she cried,
breathleSSly.
He slammed the door behind him, ANA
Kitty, dazed aud stupid because she did
not understand, stared bnnkly before
her. He surely dll not mean to go
because She had not told him Miss
Martins love story? He must be mad!
His footsteps echoed on the pavement
outside. lie strobe away quickly
back to the club, and the fate that had
thrown the Captain across his path
earlier In the day put him there again.
He was in corner cf the club read
Ing paper, and Jack strobe mp to him.
81 apologize" he said abruptly, II
called you n liar this morning. For
give me. You were right, after all"
The Captain looked up, His lips
were set
80 you asked her?' he said. in low
voice.
Jack nodded. His hand Travelled to
his breast pocket He took the photo
graph ana threw II down on the table
in front of the Captain,
"Pve done with her" he cried, saw
agely. w-I-Pve done with her"
He turned away unsteadlly, and the
Captain picked mp the photograph. He
looked at It, then started TO his feet.
"Here--I say, Elton, what's thisT" he
cried.
Jack looked round
II don't want IT," he said. "TeNr II
mp. | don't want to see her face
again."
Captain Riley went hastily toward
him.
but this isn't Miss Martin" he
cried.
"Who said It VASE asked Jack.
Captain Riley thrust the photograph
into his hands.
"Thpn take II back" he said. ut
isn't the one | meant. never saw her
before in my life The photograph you
showed mo this morning was the pho
tograph of an older woman. of Miss
Martin. There's a mistake some
where"
There was, and when 1t was clear
to him what he had done, he hurried
once more to Kitty.
81 was an awful fool, Kitty" he said.
at might have spoiled both our lives.
/ don't deserve to be forgiven"
"No, you don't" said Kitty; "and |
shnn't do it again."
"You shall never have the chance"
said Jack. 81 shan't make such mis-
fake again."
"And what about Miss MARTINI"
Kitty asked, present. Couldn't We
couldn't we manage somehow for her
and Captain Riley TO meet? You know
she told me just now it was all her
fault that he went away, and that he
was the only man she ever really cared
for"
Jack stared. They were the Cap
tan's very words--the words he
thought Miss Martin had sworn falsely.
"And. Jack. she-she told me that she
was an awful firt when she was
younger. and that it drove him away.
! Then, six,yPars ago, he came back, and
she was foolish again. She thought
that he had heard of the money that
had been left her, and had come back
because Of that, and so she would have
nothind to do with him. And yet here
they are, Jack, both fond of each other
oh, Pm sure we might do something
if we liked"
Jacl, looked down at her eager face,
Perhaps we might" he said. Per
} haps IL they met-it might lSe all right"
And little while afterwCard it was.
The woman whom CHptainS Riley had
! been all around the world to forget
I became his wife at last.-New YORK
News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
With or Without Pearls.

A naughty looking individual
strolled into restaurant the other
day, relates Answers. and after scowl.
ing over the menu for five minutes, he
growled at the waiter: Bring me
some oysters-a dozen-on the deep
shell, not too large or too small.
Choose them carefully, and remember,
l won't take any that are not fresh and
plump"
"Yessir," answered the waiter, with
a twinkle in his eye. IAN would you
like EN- with or without pearls in EN-,
sir?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Discordant Harmony,

With the waning of the echoes OF
the brilliant performance the accom-.
paniment of boisterous conversation
ceased, and Miss Glibbe, turning to the
distinguished performer, with affected
rapture exclaimed:
Exquisite, indeed! One of your
own compositions, was it not?"
Neither do l." nonchalantly replied
the musician.
81 am afraid" replied the bafIled
society belle, that you did not quite
comprehend my remark"
quite as thoroughly as you did my
music" was the pointed reply-Bos-
ton Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
WHY

Why .eave for the evening shadows
The duties of early day.
Why grudge until bleak December
The kindness we owe in Nav
IT'S time for the bud and blossom
When skies are serene and blue;
Who sowcth in chilly autumn
Reaps harvest Of bitter rue.
Thy frown or Thy harsh uul;ndness |
As bitter as draught Of gall,
Nav sting thee rs scOurge of ncttles
Ere lowers nights sable pail;
Beware lest thy tardy kisses /
Fail madly on lips OF clay,
Or heart thou this morn couldst comfort
BE pulseess ere close Of day,
Be kind while lies morn still fingers;
Thy love aud thy helpful hands
Shall he as the founts of water
10 wnnderer DER desert sands;
A word from my heart, in Kindness
MAY pierce the gray mists ~ pam,
And arch DER the hills eternal
The rainbow of hope again.
Mary Il, Kil!ilee, in the New York
sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
WAITING.
After Using up All Of the Jurors In
District Case Is Dropped.

District Case is Dropped.
81 have a case still pending in q
South Georgia justIce-court that has
been there since 1879" remarked
Judge Spencer A. Atkinson, former
justice of the supreme court, to a
group of friends at the capitol or
course they had to ask Judge Atkin'
son for particulars.
"Soon after began the practice OF
law" the Judge continued, Il took a
case for client involving a verbal
contract for building log cabin, The
amount involved was less than 500, so
suit was brought In the iustice'court
of the little country district where the
defendant the owner Of the log cabin
lived. BY consent of all parties the
matter was referred to a jury The
first jury came in with mstrial
Another jury was called, and there
was another mistrial, And so It went
on for six or seven terms of court,
each successive jury falling to reach
a verdict.
Then one day just before 1t was
time to call the case up for submission
to the seventh or eighth jury, receiv.
ed this note from the justice Of the
peace
"Dear Sir: write this to let you
know the case Of Beckham agin Lyles
cannot be tried no more in this court.
You have used up all the 1urles in the
district and 1t won't be possible to get
no more juries until some grows up or
some new folks moves in. have
wrote the same notice to the other
side. Yours truly, P. Williams, Justice
of the Peace, 497 district G. M
with that we dropped the case by
common consent and have been walt
ing ever since for new jury to grow"
Saturday Evening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

neutrality-suspicious. as they cannot reachths
diseased portion ofthe ear. There is only one
way TO cure deafness, and that is by consti-
tutlonal remedies. Deafness Is caused by al
intiamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. Whenthis tube il iu-
named you have rumblingsound or imper-
Iect hearing and when it is entirely closedI
Deafness is the result, and unless the in1am-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF tea
arecansed by eatarrn, which Is nothing hNe IA
inhamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh )that can
notbe curedby Halls Uatarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. +. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, D.
sold by Druggists, 75c.
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
An Historic comnanv.

The Hudson's Bay companys shares
amounting to 100000 have recently
risen from $50 to $3.50 share. This
Oldest trading corporation in existence
has had most interesting career It
was chartered in 1910, in the reign of
Charles H.. and with few reactions it
has been making profits for nearly 300
years for its owners. Its chains of
trading houses now extend all over
the northern portion of this heml.
sphere, and during the last ten years
1t has paid over nearly 100000 to
It's shareholders.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Enoland's Peers.

Of the British house of peers, EN-.
bracing dukes, marquises, earls, Wis
counts and barons. numbering over
500 persons, but one can trace his title
-and-a"Tns- hook furthor- than tho year
1881. The peers are nearly all of re-
cent creation. especially those of the
higher ranks. The barons go fur,
thest back In the English peerage,
but one-Zouche, of Haryngworth-
goes back as far as 1908.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Jap Steamship Company.

The number of steamers owned by
the Nippon Yusen Kasha, or Japan
Royal Mail Steamship Company, is
seventy, of 23G,256 aggregate tonnage,
with another steamer of 1900 gross
tons now building. The profits for the
half year ended September 30, 1904,
after deducting fully for depreciation,
insurance and repairs, were $715,4OO
net. A dividend of 100000 was paid
on $11,000,O0O capital. The value of
the entire feet is So 1904, O65.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

limbs We're badly swollen. One doctor
told me 1t would finally turn to Brlght's
disease. was laid up at one time for
three weeks. | had not taken Doan's
Kidney Pills more than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and l was soon en-
tirely cured"
For sale by all dealers, Price, 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Ynnnr Hnnter,s Gag. -

Daniel McGillicuddy is n sixteen
year-old Aberdeen boy who has won
name for hi.lself ut Gray's Harbor for
his intrepidity as n hunter. This year
he has killed two large bears in the
foothills of the Olympics and expects
to tackle cougar Mt the first oppor-
tunity. He attacked both animals at
the foot of cedar trees, in which they
had their cubs, and killed each with
one well directed shot into the brain.
The cubs were carried thirty miles TO
This city, the tramp including an all
night Journey through the dense forests
which lie between here and the Olym-
mic Mountains. The cubs cried nearly
all the way. but young McGillicuddy
GOT them safely through. They are
now on exhibition in one of the
store windows of Aberdeen. The pelts
az the bears hang in tie barn at his
home. The accounts of McGilllcuddy' s
nrowess have brought him many let
tiers from all parts Of the coast and the
East. mainly offers of money for the
hides .-Portland Oregonian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Her Experience.

"Star of my life." whispered the
iovelorn youth.
"And what star would you call me?''
asked the beautiful girl.
Venus. Bewitching, enhancing
Venus"
But l would rather be Saturn"
"Why, my fair one?"
Because Saturn gets a new ring
occasionally"
From stars he changed the subject
to clouds, and said he thought it was
going to raiu.-Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Valuable Vases.

Recently in London a cracked Chin
csc vase brought at auction $4,000
and Sevres vase in two minutes was
run up to $4,000. These are large
figures, but ten years ago Dodin orr
form vase brought $4,000, and thirty
years ago another Sevres vase brought
5000, and thirty years ago another
Sevres vase brought over $4,000
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Names of One Letter.

Many years ago there was a shop
kept in the Rue de Louvain in Brus-
sells by Therese o, and there is a
Nine. o living with her two children
at Molenbeck, suburb of the Belgian
capital. In the Rue de l'Angle, in the
same commune, lives ME- o with
clrcumfex accent, who is no rela-
tive of Nine. o. In 1866, among the
Belgian recruits, was young man
named o, who could not write. and
signed his name with a cross, yet he
could so easily have learned to write
his own name. In the Department of
Somme there is village called Y; in
the Zuyder Zee there is bay called
Y, and Amsterdam has the River Y,
In the Chinese Province Of Honan
there is city called U; and in France
there is a river, and in Sweden town
rejoicing in the name of Anew YORK
Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

A census of the homeless of London
made on recent night. revealed a
total of 2481 in the streets. on stair
cases and under arches. OF these
2169 were men and 312 women. In
the common lodging houses and shell
ters that night there were $500 per-
sons. of whom 21.254 were single
couples and thirty-four children under
ten years of age.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Canada Embarrassed.

The government of Quebec is find.
ing itself embarrassed by law EMIT.
ling the parent of twelve living legiti-
mate children to hundred acres of
crown lands. Up to June last 340O
applicants had received their claims
Since then another 1000 have applied
and every month brings in from 100 to
200 applicants.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

The swallow is being annlhilated. AS
the birds cross France and Italy going
to Africa in the fall and returning in
the spring they are mercilessiy slaugh-
tered for the table and the plume
trade. Their numbers are visibly de.
creasing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
nneniaIn Week.

The Salvation Army of England,
Scotland and Ireland has an instltu-
ton called self denial week." during
which wage.earners at the cost of
some personal sacrifice set apart a
portion of their earnings for the
army's purpose. In 1883 the week"
yielded $63,165, but this year the gift
is $316,915.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
How Foolish!

How do l know" she plaintively
asked, that you haven't told me all
this so that you can have the privilege
of hugging and kissing me for a
while?"
"Oh, well. If you want proof of my
sincerity, I'll promise not to hug or
kiss you until we are married"
mo, George, mol" she cried, don't
say that! Thing me foolish If you
will, but don't think me cruel!"-Chi.
cago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Rriatles.

"Say," sneered the bulldog. you
don't know much about scientific
fighting, do you?"
perhaps not" replied the porcu.
pine; IF you want to try little bout
with me. however. think can give
you a few points. philadelphia
Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

With great pains and against much
opposition the students of California
University constructed a huge white
"C'' in concrete on one of the hills
that overlook the university. But one
morning 1t was seen TO be deep Grim
son, having been presented with the
colors of Stanford in the night by stu
dents from the rival university.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Chean NeMsnanara.

Chinese newspapers, owing to the
cheap quality of paper used and to the
low price of labor, both literary and
mechanical. are issued at an extreme
~ small figure. The price of the
ordinary Shanghai journal is four cash
or about one-fifth of a cent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

AJAX Your Dealer For AIion's Foot Ease.
A powder 1t rests tho feet. Cures Corn9,
Bunions. Swollen, Sore Hot. Cnl lous, Achln :
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes now or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, % cents. Ac-
ecpt no substitute Sample mailed FREE,
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27
Pessimistic View,

Think this gas investigation will
reduce our gas hills?'
"Oh, | suppose not. The knowledge
we have acquired will simply make
them more painful"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

micO county
says; 81 suf-
fered with kid
ncy complaint
for eight years.
Ii came on me
gradually. l
=felt tired and
weak, was
shortof breath
and was trou-
bled W IT h
blOating after
eating, and my
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

FITSnermanently cured. Motifs or nervous.
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, S2trialbottle and treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd. ,03l Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

Motor cars are said to be having a
very detrimental effect On the tenn
permanent of high-spirited and we'll
bred horses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

The walled cities" of China are
well named, for the majority are sur
rounded by walls 30 to 40 feet in
height.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

Scotland is connected with Iceland
by a submerged bank at a depth OF
500 fathoms. NE21
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

In India threshing is done by hand or by
the treating Of bullocks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

The Hygienic Institute of Breslau is
making war OF mosquitoes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-27

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallibls
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL. Ocean Grove, N. j.. Fob. II, 1900.