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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
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byloeal applications as they cannot reachths
diseased portion ofthe ear. There is only one
way to care deafness, and that is by consti-
tutlonal remedies. Deafness IS caused by Al
inflamed condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. Whenthis tube is iu-
famed you have rumblingsound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the intam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF tea
arecaused by catarrh, which Is thing but i
innamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)t that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo O..
Sold by Druggists Zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
How Inventors Are Encouruged.

The Admiralty and the War Office
have a mOnumentalrecord of inaptitude
in their dealings with inventors. The
story of the treatment melted out to the
inventor Of the marine chronometel
is almost incredible.
The Government offered a reward OF
$4,000 to any one who should discover
method of determining longitude tc
one degree or great circle of sixty
geographical miles, f15,OOO to ,any one
who got within forty miles, 100000 FOL
the man who could get within thirty
miles.
Harrison made chronometer which
took vessel to Lisbon and back, with
the result that he showed the captain
to be ninety miles out of the reckoning
at one point of the voyage.
He made three other instruments,
each better than the preceding one, but
he was kept over forty years before he
was given the molety of the reward
offered, and every vexatious trick that
ingenuity could devise was brought into
operation to drive him from his plan
London Pail Mall Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
A California ".Japtown.n

The permanent Asiatic population Of
Yacayllle proper bring nothing at all
into the avenues of trade. Their money
goes eventually back to their native
country, just as that of the Chinese
does. In addition, some of the white
mans money goes with it, for they are
actually cutting into the white trade
here. A trip through Japtown viii
convince anyone Of this fact. Exten.
slve laundrles, large general merchan.
disc stores and employment agencies
elbow each other there. Three billiard
saloons are crowded into one block.
There is an Ice cream parlor and Il
bank. Everything which an Oriental
heart could wish Is on sale, and many
things are there which cater to the
Occidental appetite, In short, Jap.
town is a complete little city in It.
self, enormously large in proportion to
the whole community, and built in
true Oriental style, so far as the tiny
proportions of the living apartments
are eoncerned.-Sa Francisco Chron.
icle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Should Men Stop Work at Fortyg

DR.. William Osler's widely discussed
assertion that the important work OF
the world has been done by men un,
der forty years of age, and that man,
kind could easily spare the achieve.
ments Of men above that age, is In.
terestingly refuted by writer in Har.
per's Weekly. To dlsprove DR.. Os'
ler's statement, the writer names men
in various field of activity whose
achievements, Indispensable to the
world, We're performed after they had
passed the age at which, according
to DR.. Osler, men are comparatively
useless" OF men of action he names,
among others, Oliver Cromwell, Won
Moltke, Columbus; in the field OF
thought, Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Kant,
and Darwin; among the poets, Sophie.
cles, Aeschylus, Horace, Milton, the
Shakespeare of Hamlet" and 1.-THE
Tempest" the Goethe of Faust" In
the field of art, Michael Angelo, Titan,
and Velasquez were over forty at the
time of their greatest creative actlv.
itV
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
A ChInese Dog Story.

A number of noted New Workers.
were presented to Prince Pu Lun and
the Chinese Minister, Sir Chentung
LANG Cheng, during their American
tour, and one Of these gentlemen told
an incident that illustrated the remark
able intelligence of dog of his.
The Minister said with smile, 81
am reminded, sir, of a Chinese dog
story.
There was a Chinaman who had
three dogs. When he came home one
evening he found them asleep on his
couch of teakwoOd and marble. He
whipped them and drove them forth.
The next night when he came home
the dogs were lying on the floor But
he placed his hand on the couch and
found it warm from their bodies.
Therefore he gave them another whip
ping
The third night, returning earlier
than usual he found the dogs sitting
before the couch blowing on it to cool
it."-Woman's Home Companion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Rsmbrnndt in the shade.

Mr.. Dudley Hardy tells a delicious
story Of an American lady artist he
met while staying at Etaples. Coming
in 10 lunch one day he found two Amer
lean girls seated at his table. They
were talking art at the top of their
voices. Presently, having dealt with
Titan and Velasquez. rather to the
detriment of both, they began to dis
cuss Rembrandt. One lady artist was
most enthusiastic in his praise, the
other was but lukewArm. "Well, Rem
brandt is fine" she admitted grudg-
ingly "Oh, yes, Rembrandt is fine in
his why But you just ought to see
the juicy sketch did this morning" -
NJ A.P.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
A c,,a fnr nad Grammar.

"The funniest story | ever heard
about George Washington said
member of the Union league yester-
day, as a group of prominent Phlla'
delphians gathered about to revive
memories of the Father Of the Coun-
try, was Eugene Fields adaptation OF
the cherry tree incident. Here is the
story:
George, did you cut down the cher
ry tree? asked Mrs. Washington.
eyes, mother; | cannot tell lie;
done it with me little 'hatchet,' re-
piled George.
"'Well, will reward you for your
honesty, but take one in the neck for
bad grammar answered Mrs. Wash,
ington. "-Philadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
PIutooraoY and PoIItIes.

This accumulation of wealth has al
ready destroyed political equilibrium
Political influence is won by contrl-
button to the expenses which attend
on gaining political power. The rul-
Ing party is so pledged to the support
of a given financial policy that its
chief virtue comes to be standing fast
in existing relations, Even the defeat
ed party is almost equally involved in
the same interested motives. II 1t
comes into power, it cannot easily in
stitute or carry out a scheme OF re-
form. The same net with which Its
predecessor struggled in vain is at
once cast over it, and 1t can redeem
but few of the pledges 1t made in the
hour Of distress Prof. John Bascom,
in the independence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
rAE EARMER,s CHILDREN.
che Proper Time and Proper PrIneIplsI
OF Their Education,

che Proper Time and Proper Principles
OF Their Education.
II the farmer desires his children to
follow his occupation, when is the most
suitable period for them to be taught
the principles on which farming is
predicated? Most unquestlonably when
young and going to school. Therefore,
It is wise to start the childs mind on
lines OF thought which IL IL expected
to follow in after life. Every boy
should be taught the principles which
govern plant growth, and thus he will
know the laws and feeds that will de-
velOp such plants.
The country boys should be. educated
IN the composition of soils, from what
rocks they were formed, their proper
ton OF sand. lime, aluminium, potash,
and what kinds OF plants such soils
have the natural food to develop into
strong, healthy plants. These things
should be taught to the farmers boys
and girls before they reach the age Of
maturity.
Why are there so few successful till.
ers of the soil? Because the men were
not educated as to the component parts
OF the soils. therefore do not know
what kind Of soils to buy for cultlva'
ton. Why can the fertilizer dealers
persuade the farmer to purchase COM
mercial fertilizers that are not adapted
to the lands and plants that he is ex.
pecting to feed and cultivate? Because
the now mature man was not taught
anything about chemistry when boy
in school, and after he has ceased TO be
q scholar, 1t Is too late to begin learn.
Ing the principles on which successful
farming is predlcated.
1t Is to the welfare and essential sue
cess of the boys of this age that they
should be taught the elementary prin.
ciples of agriculture in the common
schools. The boys that obtain such
information in youth will be the money
making farmers in the future.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Ancient Burial Custom.

Skeletons of ancient Britons which
have been dug from the gravel in
various parts of England show the
manner of arranging the body for
burial. The custom was to make the
body occupy as small space as pos
sible. The knees are found drawn
up at right angles with the body, the
head pressed back, and the arms fold
ed in front of the chest. In one case,
the fingers of the right hand are
doubled underneath, while the left
hand is bent at the wrist. The skeleton
of woman from Carton Slack had a
crude hairpin on the skull and flint
implement near the teeth.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

This is the ideal time for the visitor to
the National Capital, and the Royal
Blue Line Baltimore & Ohio X. H.
following their usual custom for the
past twenty-three years will have
party leaving Boston, April 18th and
May 18th. $1,000 covers every expense
for the April tour AID $27.OO for the
May party.
In addition to the Washington trip on
May 18th, tour of the Battlefield OF
Gettysburg can be included ut tota
expense, including carriage drives, and
services of Capt. Minnigh, the famous
postal for detailed timer Try to Jos. P
Tnggart, n +. p A., $3.50 Washington
Street, Boston, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
THE EVILS OF JURY ooDclNe.
An Instance Where a Man Got What
He Richly Deserved.

Once In while the Jury dodger,"
the man who Is unwilling to devote
any of his own time to settling dis
putes between his neighbors in the
law courts, finds himself in need Of an
honest and intelligent jury TO pass on
the merits of q lawsuit of his own,
says George w. Alger, in Leslie's
Magazine. The writer is able to re-
cord at least one such case. The
Jury dodger" in question was large
clothier and had been accustomed to
elude jury service by the annual dona'
ton of an overcoat where It would do
the most good, and he made no secret
Of this scheme by which for perhaps
a dozen years he had avoided being
drawn" He was, however, a large
real estate owner and one day an old
Irish woman fell down stairs in one
of his tenement houses and promptly
brought suit against him for fabulous
sum which she demanded for her In
juries.
When the cnse came to trial 1t hap
pened that the list of jurors from
which his twelve men in the box mad
to be selected was precisely what ne
deserved. The jury system in MS
case was just what he and other jury
dodgers of his class had tried to make
It! A stupider or more irresponsible
looking dozen of men would be hard
to get together anywhere. When the
case was tried, the weight of evidence
was entirely against the old woman
for she had but herself for a witness
in her own behalf, against four or tve
witnesses called by her jury lodging
adversary But the jury, after listen
ing, alphabetically TO the eloquence or
the DEFENDANTS lawyer promptly
brought in a verdict of nearly $4,000
against him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Lord nnfferIn. GnlInntrr.

"T. r." recalls the following enter
tanning anecdote of Lord Dufferln, in
Illustration of lis ready wit:
Lord Duffern was describing to
Queen Victoria the extraordinary feat
OF man who, he said, had leaped
twenty-one feet. Nobody believed the
story.
But" said Lord Dufferin, II myself
have leaped fifteen feet"
"That is as far as the end of the
table from Miss -" observed the
Prince Consort, referring to an attrac.
tive young girl on Dufferin's right
III, Sir" responded Dufferin, miss
- were ON the other side of the table
l could leap a foot farther"-H arper'i
Weekly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Great Church Lawyer Making Clocks.

Lord Grimthorp, who has been de-
voting his S9th year to designing a
clock for the tower of the parish
church at West Melton, Yorkshire, Is
surely the most remarkable of living
clockmakers. 1t is more than half a
century since he was busy superin-
tending the design of the great clock
at Westminster; the original big
Ben" was the child of his inventive
brain, and its successor bears in
Gothic letters the legend that it was
cast under the direction of Edmund
Beckett Denison, @. c." as long ago
as Westminster Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Matrimonv viii Out.

The wedding cannot be very far of
now. Every evening they go dowr
and visit their future residence, in
spect the linoleum on the kitchen
floor and sweep the carpets clean Of
any unfortunate speck of dust that
happens to stray in through the win
dows. The kitchen stove had receiv
ed three coats of backing in READINGS
ana the parlor table is covered with
the finest damask If we hadn't been
sworn to secrecy, Mart, we should
certainly give the names to the pub
lic.-Prineville (Ore,) Review.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Source of a kipIIna Title.

A reader of the Academy has Lighted
upon the source of the title of one o
Mr.. Kipling's most successful books
Captains Courageous" The tit& vii
be found in the opening stanza of thu
sixteenth century song celebrating
MARY Ambree." the AmazoniaR hero
inc of the siege of Client in 1886:
when captains courageous whom
death could not daunt
Did march to the siege of the city O.
Gaunt,
They mustered their soldiers by two
and three,
And the foremost in battle was Mari
Ambree."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

It is stated in Washington that I'M
der the Townsend rate bill if rate is
fixed by the commission it cannot be
lowered by railroad. Should an
emergency arise calling for a decreased
rate the railroads or shippers would
have to appeal again to the commits
sion, there being no latitude allowed,
whatever the circumstances. Hitherto
a maximum rate has been the rule, but
no such concession is made under the
proposed legislation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Enrnsh shonkeenars.

The upper class in England is sink.
ing; the middle is rising rapidly, aud
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, 1905-04-29

There is but a single medicine which i
a radical specific for catarrh. 1t is Peruna
which has stood half century test anC
cured thousands of cases.
i you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will b
pleased to give you his valuable adyrc
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of TIL
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. Al
correspondence held strictly confidential,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
The way of Man.

When man and his wife start to
go anywhere, says Missouri paper,
he tells her to get out his good suit,
fix the buttons in his shirt, get his
cuffs, good shoes, tie his necktie, brush
his hat, perfume his handkerchief and
few other little jobs. Then he puts
OH his hat and says, Great Scottl
Amt You ready yet?-Kansas City
formal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

Asa Fowler, an Audrain County man,
has pair of trousers that he has
owned for forty years. He bought
them when he was only eighteen years
old and used them through his spark
ing days, and for going to meeting
trousers since he has been married. He
hopes to wear them for forty years
yet.-Kansas City Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Reouired tho whole Corbs.

Papa was reading an account of the
meeting of the City Council OH the pre-
vious evening:
"A committee, consisting of Messrs.
Lamb, Hardy. Burley and Anderson,
was appointed to wait on the
Mayor -"
Little Tommy (who had recently been
III exclaimed:
my he must have been sick to need
all those to wait on him." = Little
Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

Ut was three ye0rs ago that I used
Doan's Kidney Pills for an attack Of
kidney trouble that was mostly back
ache, and they fixed me up fine. There
Is no mistake about that, and If /
should ever be troubled again would
get them first thing, as know what
they are"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. FOster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

Congressman j, H. Bankhead, of Ala
bama, one of the most influential mem
bers of the House of Representatives, in
letter written from Washington, ID. c.,
gives his endorsement to the great ca.
tarrh remedy, Peruna, in the following
words:
"YOMr PeTtLnG Is one of The best
medicines 1 eUer tried, and 40 FAM
iLy should be lUtihOWt yOMr remark
GGLe remedy. As a tonic and cGtGTFh
cure 1 knOlO Of nothing better. ~
u. II. BdHkheGd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Tough on Them.

Flossle is six years old. Mamma"
she called one day, "if l get married
will l have to have a husband like pa y
Yes" replied the mother, with an
amused smile.
"And il l don't get married will
have to be an old maid like Aunt
Kate"
yes"
Mamma, after pause-"lt's a
tough world for us women, ANT it,"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
The Smallest Dictionary.

The University of California has re
ceived what 1t thinks is the smallest
dictionary in the world. The book is q
French English dictionary, one and one
eighth inches long by three-fourths OF
an inch wide. 1T was printed first
in large type ana then reduced to Its
present size by Photographic methods
Each page contains about ITO words
the book containing $50 es.-Chi
cago Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
IrnrY ConpratnlaiIons.

A very famous American dentist met
the English husband of an American
friend of mine with the genial cGngra-
tulation: "My dear sir, wish You Joy!
You have married q first-rate set Of
teeth. "-Fortnightly Review
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

In Japan ships are loaded with coal
by women and girls; but the work is
made comparatively easy by putting
the coal in small baskets which are
passed on from one. end of line to
the other
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
Face Like Raw Beef-Thouaht She Would
Lose Her Ear-Healed without
Observation-Disclosures Thanks Cuticura,

"AIy little girl had eczema very baC
when she was ten months old. l thought
she would lose her right ear. 1t had
turned black, and her face was like piece
of raw meat, and very sore. 1t would
bleed when 1 washed her, and l had to
keep cloths on it day and night. There
was not clear spot on her face when be-
gan using Cutcura Soap and Ointment
and now it is completely healed, without
scar or blemish, which is more than had
hoped for (Signed) Mrs Rose Ether, 29l
Eckford st., Brooklyn, N. Y"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

ASK Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Ease.
powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Cal lous Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Al
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
ecpt no substitute. Sample mailed FREE,
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

The Pope-Hartford and Pope-Tribune
gasoline cars and runabouts meet the spe-
cific demands of large class OF automobile
users. They are simple in construction,
free from complication and efficient. Prices
from $500 to $l0o9. FOR hnely ii ttor ad
dress Dept. A, Pope Manufacturing Co.,
Hartford Conn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

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,
England. Covered all over from stock
to head with barnacles and live oys-
tiers, it presented a singularly fossilized
appearance. 1t was thirtyfour feet
long, with fukes three feet square; the
shank was thirteen feet long and an
immense stock that had formerly been
fixed to It had completely disappeared.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

the kidneys Use
Doan's Kidney
pills which have
cured thousands.
Captain s. d.
Hunter, Of En-.
CINE No. II, Pitts
burg, Pa, Fire
Department, and
residing at 27G9
Wylle avenue,
saws:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, S2trialbottle and treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd. ,93l Arch St., Phtla., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

piso's Cure is the best medicine we everused
for all affections OF throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen. Ind, Feb. 10, 1909.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

Half of the electric cars in the
United States are heated-two-thirds
by electricity and one-third by stoves,
hot water, etc.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

A London jeweler has made cOllec.
ton of ancient forks used in England,
which shows some lkte known facts
about the table manners of few cen
turtles ago. The forks, which are of
solid silver date from the sixteenth
century. In many cases the designs in
all this time have scarcely varied in
any detail, and the forks look like those
which might be bought to-day. The
old forks were great luxury in their
time, and were only used by the aris-
tocracy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

The city of New York spends more
money every year than the govern
ment of the United States before the
civil war
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

A former army officer plays hand organ
on the streets Of Sheffield. ENGLAND.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

"PerUn0 I Gun recommend as q UeyY good
medicine. IT is an excellent strenSHenin9
almost universal conoptaint of cata1Th"-
GOnznZO De OUeS0dU.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

All new schools in Switzerland have
a portion of the ground floor appropri,
ated for baths.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

Mrs. Winslow' ) Soothing Syrup for children
teethIng, soften the Sans, reduces 1ntiamma-
ton ,allays pain cures wind collie ,25c "a bottle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

The inhabitants of ST. Petersburg
number 1,5OO,O 900 and Moscow has over
10000 inhabitants. NEIL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

Glass houses may soon be made stone
prOof
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29

The modern bullet will pierce the
carcasses of three hsrses in succession
at $50 yards.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-04-29
popular Cars,

The crown forests of Russia comprise
80, 600 acres belonging to the Car.