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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
BIG DIAMOND BY pos1.
Value over s2,sOO,ooo and Sent FOR
About rs cents.

NHSAN ~ NNVNos
According to the new London paper,
The Evening Standard, the great Cul,
Imam diamond, valued at over $500,
900 was recently sent by registered
post from South Africa to London fol
4. three shilllngs, It was quite an or
dInary-looklng packet, says the Even.
ing Standard. that was handed in at
the johannesburg postoffce shortly be-
fore the English mail left the mining
centre. Nobody but the directors Of
the company in South Africa knew the
contents. The parcel was addressed
to S. Neumann & Co., London, Il. c.,
and the messenger, acting on instruc-
lions, had 1t registered. It weighed a
: is at the rate of a penny half ounce
and twcpence extra for registration,
the sum paid to the postoffice was
about three shillings.
AS soon as 1t was stamped the pack.
ct was placed with the other regis
tered parcels deposited in the mail bag
and sent off to Cape Town, where II
was transferred to the steamer. Moth.
ing further was heard of it until
telegram from Mr., Neumann announc.
ed its safe arrival.
There were no special precautions
fer its safe transit. The postal au.
thorities being unaware of the nature
of the consignment, bestowed upon 1t
no greater care than upon any other
packet. Apart from the postal author
tiles, however, the diamond was in
sured for e5OO,OOO.
The present whereabouts of the dia.
mond in London is kept a secret, and
no decision has been come to yet on
the subject of exhibiting 1t.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
ut SAVED MY LIFE"
PRAISE FOR A FAMOUS MEDICINE
Mrs. WlIladsen Tells How She Tried Lydia
E. PInkham'S Vegetable Compound lust
In Time.

Mrs. T. G. Willadsen, of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
al can truly say that you have saved my
life, and cannot express my gratitude to
you in words.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
This Girl Knew.

One of the infelders had made an
error.
The rosy-cheeked girl in the grand
stand turned to the young man at her
side.
George" she said.
George instlnctively braced himself
to meet the question he foresaw as to
what had happened and what all the
fuss was about.
WELL" he said.
"Why don't they put a wooden In,
dian cigar-sign on third in place of
that moon-faced duffer with the split.
cipher running gear and the glass
arm? That fellow couldn't stop a toy
balloon If it was lobbed right into his
fiippers Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

Mrs. Pare,
wife Of o. q.
Pare, prom.
inent rest
dent Of Glas-
row, X ~
says: ~ was
S IL erin s
from q com
plicatlon Of
kidney trou-
bles. Besides
q bad back,
l had a great
deal Of trou-
BILE with the
secretions,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
COFFEE HEART.
Very Plain In Some People.

A great many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for long time
before they can get their own consent
to give up the indulgence from which
their trouble arises.
A gentleman in Brooklyn describes
his experience, as follows:
81 became satisfied some months ago
that / owed the palpitatloD of the
heart, from which | suffered almost
daily, to the use OF coffee q had been
coffee drlnker for 80 years., but found
It very hard 10 give up the beverage.
81 realized that l must give up the
harmful indulgence in coffee, but felt
the necessity for hot table drink, and
MS tea is not to my liking, l was at n
loss for awhile, what to do.
lone day ran across very sensible
and straightforward presentation OF
the claims of Postum Food Coffee, and
was so impressed thereby that l con-
cluded to give 1t trial. My experience
with 1t was unsatisfactory till learned
how it ought to be prepared-by thor
ough boiling for not less than IS or 20
minutes. After l learned that lesson
there was no trouble. Postum Food
Coffee proved to be a most palatnble
and satisfactory hot beverage, and
have used 1t ever since.
"The effect oh my health has been
most salutary. 1t has completely cured
the heart palpltatlon from which l used
to suffer so much, particularly after
breakfast, and never have return of
1t except when 1 dine or lunch away
from home and am compelled TO drink
the old kind Of coffee because Postum
is not served. / find that Postum Food
Coffee cheers and invlgorateS while 1t
produces no harmful stimulation"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Ten days trial proves an eye opener
to many.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" In every pkg.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Mistake Of the countrx.nred Man,

Young men from the country stand
q, better chance of success in a city
than do. the young women, but they
exchange life of health and freedom
among the fields for hard and exact
ing employment in the city. Once in
oculated with the virus of metropoli-
tan experiences, they are driven on by
habit and necessity until finally, the
years accumulate, the majority sink
to the level Of mediocrity, and finally
into dull apathy. 1t is then that the
country-bred boy wishes with all his
heart that he had returned long ago to
the farm of his youth and taken up
again the yoke which thea seemed
heavy, but which he now knows was
ght.-Kansas City Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
A Hen Record.

A correspondent says he is has
White Wyandotte hen who has beaten
the champion hens" record by laying
1855 eggs in year under adverse
circumstances" They are always lay
ing them under something or other;
the nice nest you have fixed up for
them is the last place they will patron
lie. Philosophers from time imme-
mortal have tried to explain the per-
versity of hen nature, but without sue
cess; some wicked men have thrown.
out the innuendo that hens are bound
to be perverse, being feminine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE!

Color goods brighter any
!sta AAs dealer or we wiz send post paid Write for free Doc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Forinn. on,no Too Late.

The loss yesterday of the Grimsby
trawler Satyricn, with her crew Of
eleven hands, revealed remarkable
instance Of the irony of fate.
Ten weeks ago the vessel sailed for
the Icelandic fishing grounds. Shortly
after the vessel sailed message came
for John Rutten, the chief engineer,
telling him not to go to sea, as the
death of an uncle left him the possess.
or of Es000.-London Daily Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
How They Cheat.

Mr.. Takahira, the japanese minister
at Washington, according to The New
Orleans States, has new story which
he tells with great glee. He says he
heard two women discussing his ma
ton.
"The japanese" said one of them,
Ought to be excluded from the coun-
try. Their young men come here to
school, and no sooner do they arrive
than they begin a systematic course of
cheating"
"How is that?" asked the other.
"They only pay tuition for one, A."
said the complainant, "and they learn
for two or three"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
"osunt,nc Hls Ohteken..' >.

Editor Ley, of the Florida Christian
Advocate, announces edItorlH&y that
he has six hens which during the COM
ing three years will hatch 2G,346 chick
ems, half of which will die premature
ly, the other half he will broll and eat
and at the beginning of the fourth year
he will have 25,345 laying hens and
pullets. From these, he says, he will
have an income of $13,391 a year.
Being a preacher, we don't blame him
for reaching out for all the chickens
he can get.-Punta Gorda Fla.) Her
aid
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

The London Lancet finds that the
chestnut is the most digestible nut,
and can not only take the place of the
potato, as in France, where chestnuts,
boiled and mashed like potatoes, make
delicious dish, but in reality they
are a more perfect form of food. Ac-
cordlng to the Lancet's analysis of
the potato and the chestnut, the latter
contains less water, more proteid, more
fat and starch, but less mineral matter
than the potato, and is more digestible
than the latter. Like the potato, also,
its nutritive and digestive qualities are
greatest when baked or roasted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
A Coy Living Room.

A delightful idea for country cot
tage living room is shown In one OF
the art decorating shops. The scheme
is brown and yellow, with CLEANS of
green. The furniture is Drowned oak
with cushions of Drowned linen; the
draperes are lattice cloth of brown
and green, The lamp is of brown pot
terry, with a Jap paper shade showing
yellow daffodils and long green leaves.
On a shelf is seen some dull green pot
terry and bunch of yellow crocuses in
Il brown vase delights the eye on
small table.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
London,s Ambulances.

An agitation Is going on in LondUn
for horse ambulances, for, incredible
as 1t may seem, person injured in
the streets of London is joggled to
the hospital in a two-wheeled hand.
barrow, drawn by one or two police.
men. There are only three horse am
balances in the whole city, and they
are owned by private parties, who
charge for their use. There is no first
aid system.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
The Cars CARRIAGES,

The Car of Russia has four sep
rate services" of horses and cal
riages, namely, the Russian, EngliSl
French and gala sets. Each set con
prises at least so horses. The RuI
sian set accompanies the Emper|
wharaVer he goas. and Mt datshinaI
is used together with the English Sd
The gala and French horses and cd
riages are housed at st. Petersburg
the Winter place stables. The ca
gala turnout consists of so Hanoverisi
horses, which are perfectly whit
with blue eyes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
A JUDGES WIFE Pam s y " AND
Pam IN THE
BACK AND SlDlI
Quickly Cured by a ShOr
Course Of Pe-ru.na.


MWRS. MINNIE f.. McALLISTERI
| IN from 1917 Nest 39d street. MINI,
AVA Wife of Judpe McAliister. writ.
apolis. Mimi. AS follows:
az su1,c,,e5 co,, ,,so,s ,,,,h n ,o,
ta to ssn,nu ~ ~, hcct nnJ isIal
sI5c "o s" 1nt ~ ~ o IT,, " I'm VA
domestic and social duties aud
nercrsu D posed thaf 1rouid be cured
as me dOctor's medicine did not seer
tOheip me any
Fortunately member of GU. Order AL
vised me TO fry Peruna and gave il ANIL
high praise that / decided to try il. Al
though | started in with little faith, iel
so much better IN week that ie't ed
eoaTageI. e,,
TOOK y iSlthlolIy ior seven weeks az
am haHpy, indeed To be abe TO say thas
am entirely cured
Chords IdH 10 cypress nv Orat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
The Now Historic Knife.

The German emperor during one Of
his forest excursions on the occasion
of the visit of the Car of Russia, was
about to light his cigar, but found he
had forgotten the knife that he used
to cut off the end. The Car was no
better provided, so one of the forest
keepers stepped forward and prof
fered his own. The emperor used it,
and then returned it, saying, impress
sively: Take back your knife. 1t is
now an historic relic"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
British Newspapers.

From the Newspaper Press Directory
for 1905 We ascertain that there are
now published in the United Kingdom
2461 newspapers, distributed as fol-
lows: England, 1881; WgIes, III; Scot
land, 261; Ireland, 101; Isles, IT. OF
these there are 1874 daily papers pub
lished in England, I in Wales, 1S in
Scotland, IS In Ireland and in Brit
ish Isles. In the year 1S46 there were
published in the United Kingdom 551
journals; of these ii were issued daily
--12 in England and . in Ireland.-Lon-
don Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Fast Time with q p.arr rr.ln.

Drawing vestibuled train of ten cars
weighing 1908 $50 pounds one of the Fries
new standard passenger locomotives Of the
Pacific type, attained a speed of II miles
an hour, on a grade of 45 feet to the mile
entering Port Jervis, on her trial run from
Jersey City. A speed of 81 miles was
maintained on level stretch and 81 miles
on the climb over the hill from Middle
town, where the grade runs from IS to 81
feet to the mile. The locomotive and
tender weighed 3Sp,75O pounds, carrying
$500 gallons of water and 10 tons Of coal,
and Is the largest passenger engine ever
built. The run was the best ever made over
the Erie tracks, and foretells what may
be expected in transportation over the
pictureque Erie" when its new equipment
is placed in herice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
PronInr Her Lonely Lie.

"You are worrying yourself unneces-
sarlly about the old women who live
Alone" writes snappy woman to the
Globe. II wish TO say that live alone,
that l am past seventy, that l have
my garden IN before any Of my neigh
bdrs, that have my work done earlier
in the morning, that keep my house
and lawn looking better; that never
disturb my neighbors by noise of quar-
rellng or babies coming from my
house, and they have no occasion to
worry about me."-Atchlson Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Continuous Trip Tickets.

The Belgian State Railway has for
sale tickets which enable one to travel
continuously, If desired, for the time
specified thereon within the limits of
the country. A five-day ticket will
cost 20 francs $3.50, and 15-day
ticket 40 francs, second class. Dur
ing the life of one of these tickets it
serves as a pass, and 1t is only neces-
sary to show it upon request. All that
is required to obtain these tickets is
to present at the Office an unmounted
photograph of small size, which Is at.
tached to the ticket as a means of
identification.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
500 Rnunrh. n1nn.

The readers ofthis paper will be pleasedto
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis.
ease thar science has bee able to cure In all
itsstages, and tnat Is Catarrn. Halls Catarrh
Cureis the only positive cure now known to
themedical traternity. Catarrh being a con.
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cureis takeninter-
nally, actlngdlreetly upon the blood and mu-
eouss1 riaees OF the system, thereby destroy
ingthe foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the cen
stitution aud assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprletors have somuch faithil
itscurative pc wers that they offer One Hun-
dredDollars forany case that 1t fails to cur5.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
f.. ]. CHENEY J. Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Moorish Fnndnnan.

The Moors are very fond of new
made bread, and have q feast on it
Whenever they can get the excuse. In
fact, they carry their desire for it to
such an extent that it was necessary
to pass law forbldding the making
of bread on one day during the week.
All the stale bread used to be thrown
away. but now it has to be eaten, as it
Is against the law Of tie Moor to waste
food.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
A Mark Twain Story,

1t is related that when Gen. Horace
Porter once went down to the dock
to bid Mark Twain farewell on the oc-
casion of one CT the humorist's trips
abroad, the general warmly shook his
friend by the hand and exclaimed with
some fervor:
God be with you; Clemens; God be
with you always"
Whereupon Mark, in his inimitable
drawl, replied: ----.is-
Thanks, thanks. | hope He will.
incidentally, hope, too, that He may
find some lsure-to-er-take care of
-you!"-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Tho Thames in pInraynr.

For some reason not easy to discover,
but possibly because Of the series of
cold, wet summers, the "Rlver" is no
longer so much In favor as 1t was.
Perhaps, also, the new joys Of motor
ing have competed successfully with
those Of boating But anyone who
rowed or steamed down the Thames
last year, could not fail to be struck
with the number of pleasant Thames
side houses of various types to be let;
neither were the rents asked at all ex-
brilliant The Spectator.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Golf for Youths.

Sir Haliewell Rogers, a practical
golfer, presiding at the annual meet
ing of the Warwickshire County Lawn
Tennis association, said 1t was great
mistake for young men who had Just
left school to begin to play golf They
should first take up game involving
greater and more invigcrating exercise
than golf could provide. Golf was
more a game for old and middle.aged
men than for young men, who should
first try their hand at tennls.--London
Daily News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Private Car Lines.

The railroads seem very willing to
have the private chr lines brought I'M
der the jurisdiction OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. A railroad
President is authority for the state
ment that lines are paid mileage, with
out discrimination, and the question Of
excessive charges is q matter for the
shipper to settle with the car lines, SO
long as there is no law to govern their
rates. Car mileage paying has been de-
cided to be as legal as the payment Of
rental for property.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
KIondike,s Gold Output.

Twenty tons of gold have been pro
duced by the Klondike proper, the dis
trict within a radius of so miles OI
Dawson. since Jan. l of this year. h
other words, the output of the Klondike
since the first of this year is $4,000,
600. The royalty collected on the gold
by the Canadian government for thI
year is $23O,26O. The banner year 10
the camp was in 1900, when the out
put was placed at $2O,OOO,OOO. Since
that the cream of the richest claims
has been taken and lower grad
areas are being worked.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
MRS. MINNIE MoALLIsTER,

SOANAAAANSNNNSNNNA@ SSNSSSNSSNs
Mrs. Carrie King, Darlington, Mo,
writes:
ness, and kidney and liver trouble.
"IfICGWDht LttHe cold, the pa ms
tCeTs Increased and bGCkdche and
headache tUere Of frequent occur
renee.
However, Peruna cured me-twelve bot
ties made me healthy woman"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

A Winfield four-year-old was taken
to see "The Rivals" at the local the.
atre. In discussing the play with her
mother afterward she said: Mamma,
that fat woman [meanlng the one who
played Mrs. Malapropl wore the same
dress during the whole show. What's
the matter with her. is she mRrrled?"
Winfield (Kan) Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Trained Charity Workers.

Mr.. John Stewart Kennedy, the re,
tired Scotch banker of New York, has
given a quarter of million of dollars
to that city for the endowment of a
school of philanthropy. Mr. Kennedy
believes that there is a great demand
for charity workers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

One of the curious natural phenom-
ena Of Ireland, bog-slide, occurred
in the County ROscommon on Deem
Der Z. Heavy rains, which the exist
ing system of drainage was unable to
carry off, filled the spongy mass with
water until 1t was so swollen that 1t
began to spread and slide down
slope. A village was invaded by it,
people were driven from their homes,
and large area of agricultural land
and a highway were buried under the
flowing peat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
where the rallor Has the Better,

The painter or the sculptor feels
satisfaction, and his bosom swells
with the same pride, when he sees an
example from his brush or chisel in
an art gallery or in distinguished
collection, but his satisfaction and
pride are not equal in duration to
those the cutter knows, for the work
of the cutter meets him, passes him,
poses before him wherever he goes,
while that of the artist in pigments
or in stone remains in one place and
must be visited to be seen.-Tailor
and Cutter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
LADIES' COLUMN


An umbrella should not be opened
out TO dry, as the stretchers are apt to
warp In the bent form, giving the un-
slightly appearance when the umbrella
Is closed. The silk should be left TO
drain with the handle downward, and
gently wiped with an old silk handker.
chief.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
EusaIsh shopk..Dsrs.

The upper class in England is sink
ing; the middle is rising rapidly, and
those who belong to the former keep
shops in assumed names, while those
who belong to the latter endeavor to
conceal that they themselves are con.
nected with trade. The conversation
of both. however, betrays that they
are shOpkeepers. -London Truth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
The Eternal ram,n,ns

Grandfather, doing some carpentry
work, and finding he needed som,
screws, sent little Mary to the hard
ware store to get some for him. WheI
she got there she could not remember
the word screw" At last she said
"Grandpa wants some nails with rufie,
ni."-Llfe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Never ON Guard.

A little girl went to church with hei
father. The minister had glass eye
Jane had never seen a glass eye be
fore. When the minister prayed sh,
whispered:
"Papa, does he keep one eye open t.
see whether We are naughty or notT
Little Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Accommodating.

An old woman who had received
check went with great glee to a bank
to draw the money.
"This check is crossed; We can't
pay it over the counter, my good
woman"
"All right, sir; I'll come round,
then" was the immediate reply
Chicago Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Her Crew MutinIsd.

When they found out that the Brit
ish steamship Brinkburne, at San
Francisco, was loading contraband
cargo for Vladlvostok, all her officers,
the captain excepted, resigned. The
Chinese crew also attempted to get
ashore; but the customs officers had
something to say as to that.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Rare Insiaht.

Jobson-Nfiss Blank looks awrully
frivolous to me; what makes you
think she has so much hard sense?
Robson Just heard her refuse an
invitation to card party because she
couldn't play cards.-Detroit Free
Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

The remains of some sand that had
been carted from Lyle Greek into San
Bernardino, Cal, for building purposes
yielded $15 worth of gold to pros
pecttr whose experienced eye had
noted the metals glitter as he was
passing 1t.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

Another recent and novel use to
which paper is being put is in the
manufacturing of barrels. The grape
growers of Greece being badly off for
wood with which to construct their
casks for the juice, and the cost of its
import being excessive, lately resolved
to employ paper in the manufacture
of their barrels, which will, 1t is said,
be soon in universal use throughout
the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13

They have a queer way of holding
auctions in Japan. The auctiOneer puts
up the object to be sold and asks for
bids. Each bidder then writes his
highest price on bit Of paper and
deposits it in box. The box Is opened
and the object handed over to the one
who has offered the most
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Really verx plstlnnuIshsd.

Paspar-So the orville Swells have
really got into society?
Jumpuppe-Sure they have. They
have had a hyphen put in, and their
appendices taken out.-Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-05-13
Not Alwaxa RECOGNIZABLE.

"And she thinks she has met her
fate?"
eyes; but. you know. she has had
good many false alarms"