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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
The Meadows.

The pasture land (and that intend
ed for producing hay for mowing)
should consist of separate fields. If
pasture can supply the stock in
summer 1t should not be required to
do more. Another reason why the
hay crop should be separate from the
pasture produce is that the pasture
should contain as many varieties of
grasses as possible, some of the best
kinds being profitable If grazed, as
they do not grow to sufficient height
for being cured as hay. Pasture grass
should be short, because the animals
prefer 1t thus, and they can then bet
ter select the kinds preferred. The
young and tender grass, only few
inches high, is always sweeter and
more highly relished than any other,
and If pasture is to be occupied by
the stock they will keep the grass
down. No farmer, therefore, should
expect crop of hay from his pasture
ground. The meadow is depended
upon for producing the hay crop, but
animals at times. The point is not to
take advantage Of the meadow, but
to make it better by increasing the
variety of grasses. A variety having
some fault should not be condemned
II it also has merit. Orchard grass
comes early in spring, it will remain
for several years, and it thrives
where some grasses could not exist.
Herds grass is excellent on meadow
land that is somewhat moist. Its
running roots soon form thick and
permanent sod. Blue grass can be
made to thrive on many soils, prefer
ably limestone land, and it is a grass
that gives the best late pasturage,
but it should not be grazed too close
* oaGni dd' stud" his soil and adapt the
varieties of grasses thereto, in order
to avoid total failure should the sea-
son be unfavorable for some kinds
Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
Wood pigeons in Love.

The amorous wood pigeon, whose
usually dignified demeanor is so ia
miliar to the most ordinary observer
in the London parks, takes but little
notice of the bitter northeasterly
breezes and squalls of sleet and snow
with which March has so frequently
favored us of late. For the time
being he is 80 busily occupied in MAX
ing advances to the lady of his choice
that outside influences have no bear
ing at all on his general behavior.
Rain or shine, you may see him
just at present sitting side by side
with his inamorata on the swaylng
bough Of elm or plane, whispering
soft nothings In her ear in those
gentle tones that make ones fancy
fly back to the great woods of the
countryside, where primrose and
anemone are pushing forth their fra
gile buds of fallen leaves. 1t is too
early yet for the wood pigeon to build
her nest, but he and his mate in the
intervals of love making are already
on the lookout, as you may see II
you watch, for a suitable site.
A little later, when the leaf is out,
the more serious business of the sea-
son will begin; and then it will take
you all of your time to discover the
place where the loving couple have
arranged their untidy platform of
sticks, whereon, so they say, cock and
hen take 1t in turns to brood over the
couple of snow white eggs from which
presently will emerge two of the ug-
Hest youngsters that pGir nf good
looking parents ever produced.-Pa
Mall Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06

Potatoes and Cheese-Two pounds
of potatoes, two ounces of Parmesan
cheese, three ounces of butter, one
half saltspoonful of salt and paprika.
Mash potatoes and pass through a
sieve, add the butter and cheese and
mix together. Fill shells with the
mixture and brown them in a quick
oven. Brush them over with melted
cheese and butter, return to the oven
one minute and serve hot.
PURGE of Cabbage and Potatoes
One pint boiled finely minced cab
bage, six medium sized potatoes, two
tablespoonfuls butter or savory drip
pings, two teaspoonfuls salt, one
half teaspoonful pepper, one-half pint
hot milk. Peel the potatoes and put
them in a stewpan with boiling water
enough to cover them. Cook just
thirty minutes. Pour off the water
and mash fine and light. Beat in the
hot milk, seasoning and cabbage.
Cook about five minutes longer.
Picked Pears-Make a syrup OF
six pounds of sugar, one quart OF
good vinegar, five teaspoonfuls OF
ground cinnamon and two of cloves
Put the spice in small cheese-cloth
bags. Peel the pears carefully, leaV'
ing the stem on. Some housekeeperE
leave the skin on il the fruit is II
perfect condition. Steam until near
" tender, then put them in the boil
ing syrup and cook three minutes
Skim out and put in jars, pour thu
syrup over and screw covers on.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
RIGHT HOME
Doctor Recommends Postum From
Personal Test.

No one Is better able to realize the
Injurious action of caffeine-the drug
in coffee-on the heart, than the doc
tor.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving Off coffee
and using Postum, he can refer with
full conviction to his own case.
A Mo. physician prescribes Postum
for many of his patients because he
was benefited by 1t. He says:
Il wish to add my testimony in re-
gard to that excellent preparation
Postum. I have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over ID
years, and part of the time was unable
to attend to my business.
II was a moderate user of coffee
and did not think drinking it hurt
me. But on stopping it and using
Postum instead, my heart has got all
right, and ascribe 1t to the change
from coffee to Postum.
81 am prescribing it now In cases
Of sickness, especially when coffee
does not agree, or affects the heart,
nerves or stomach.
when made right 1t has a much
better flavor than coffee, and is a vital
sustainer of the system. shall con-
tinue to recommend It to our people,
and l have my own case to refer to-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the little book,
1.-THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
There's a reason"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
CuCumherS.

Few garden plants have been
tnown to and cultivated by man long
er than the cucumber. De Candolle
has proved that this plant has been
In cultivation between three and four
thousand years. There is no specific
remedy for the striped cucumber
beetle. Direct applications of poi
sons, such as Paris green or other
irsenical, will destroy the beetles
when they occur in moderate num-
oers. A normal crop may be placed
1t about 200 half-barrel baskets per
icre, the price varying from fifty
cents to as much as 50 per basket.
After the fruits have been harvested
Ind the marketing season has closed,
the vines should be destroyed by
gathering and burning or blowing
them under, so as not to harbor or
breed disease. A point which is of
prime Importance in the manage
ment of the cucumber patch is that
none of the fruits be allowed to come
TO maturity. The ripening process,
which means the development and
maturing of the seeds, produces a
heavy strain upon the growing plant,
The life and yield of the plant being
In proportion to the number of fruits
which are allowed to ripen.-Farm-
ers' Bulletin, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
LYING TAILOR LANDS IN JAIL.
Didn't Give Customer the Goods He
Advertised and is Convicted.

The British Board of Trade had a
case in a London police court recent
ly for the enforcement of the mer-
chandise marks act These prosecu-
lions generally arise out of false de-
scriptions of articles of diet. In the
present case, however, the misrepre-
sentation was made concerning the
true nature of cloth. An East End
tailor advertised to supply Harris
tweed suits at thirty-two and half
shillings, giving customers IAN OPP
portunity to be on an equal footing
with a well dressed aristocrat."
1t is we'll known that Harris tweed
is made by Crofters at Harris and
other outlying islands of Scotland on
hand looms. A natural dye is used.
The price of the tweed is high and
there is difficulty in supplying the
demand A customer having pur-
chased and paid for Harris tweed
suit at the aforementioned adver-
Users found that the goods were not
as represented.
The case was brought before a
m gistrOto, who concluded that q
deliberate fraud had been practised,
quoting a statement in the advertise
ment that arrangements have been
made with Highland peasants" He
sentenced the tailor to two months
Imprisonment without the option OF
fine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
schooI.NIade PHILOSOPHERS.

One Of the earliest American sa-
tirists was Francis Hopkinson, a
slgner of the Declaration of Indepen-
fsnce. The following parody by him
is said to have had the result which
1t is evident he intended-the effect
of altering the style of questions
asked in the examinations of that
day.
Professor-"What is a salt-box?"
Student-"It is box made to con-
tain salt"
How is it dividsd?"
Into a salt-boX and box of salt"
Show the distinction"
"a salt-box may be where there is
no salt; but salt is necessary to the
existence of box of salt"
Are not salt-boxes otherwise di-
vided?"
Yes, by partition.
What is the use of. this parti-
tion?"
ITO separate the coarse salt from
the fine"
How? Think little"
ITO separate the fine from the
coarse"
TO be sure; to separate fine from
tie coarse. But are not salt-boxes
otherwise distinguished?
Yes, into possible, probable and
positive"
I'D fine these sorts"
"A possible salt-box # q salt-box
yet unsold, in the hands OF the join
err"
::IVhu rooU
a sait-Iox in fact-having never nau
any salt in it."
Very true. Now what is the prob
able salt-boX?"
at is a salt-box in the hand of one
going to shop to buy salt, and who
hath sixpence in his pocket to buy
it with; and positive salt-box is one
which hath actually salt in II"
rs there no instance of positive
sclt-box which has no salt in it?"
This proves a little puzzling to the
student. The professor helps him
out by observing, There Is one men
toned by some authors. 1t is where
a box by long usage has become i'm
pregnated, as, for instance, an empty
mackeral kit"
And so it continues for eight or
ten pages of this exhaustive method.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once OIL
twice; head dizzy, and heart beats ven
fast; then that bearingdown feeling
and during her periods she is exceed
ingly respondent Nothing please
her. Her doctor says; Cheer up va
have dyspepsia; you will be all rig
soon"
But she doesn't get "Pll right" aus
hope vanishes; then come the brood.
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven You to despair with Your nerveN
but take Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound See what It did foi
Mrs. Rosa Adams, of $40 12th Street
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Gen.
eral Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham;
" cannot tell You with pen and ink what
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done for me | suffered with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues
nervousness and that all-gone feeling was
advised to try lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and it not only cured my femao
arrangement, but it has restored me to perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy OF my
younger days has returned, and do not SUI,
fer any longer with despondPncy, as did be-
fore. l consider Lydia i. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound boon to sick and suffering
women"
II you have some arrangement Of
the female organism write Mrs
Plnkhar1, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
Straw Hat Headaches.

Medical men have lately been called
to attend upon a peculiar headache,
accompanied by tired feeling in the
skin of the forehead and temples.
At first it was supposed that this
was due to the.hot weather, but it is
not realized that it is owing to the
habit of wearing boating straw hats.
The eyes are particularly affected
and physicians have come to the con.
clusion that this arises from that per-
petual effort necessary to keep the hat
on in wind. The eye muscles are
trained upward in the endeavor to as.
certain whether the hat is fixed on
the head, and the muscles of the fore.
head are kept wrinkled, and in time
bag painfully, in the attempt to fix
the hat as rigidly on the Uranium as
possible.-London Daily Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
FARM AND HOME.
The Robber Cow.

Two cows cost $40 each a year for
keep. One OF them yields 1000
quarts of milk a year, that brings
$50. The other yields 1900 quarts,
that brings 500. The latter loses
about $14 and reduces the gain on
the former from sac to 1872. Why
do you keep that 1900 quart COW?
You would be better off with the one
that clears SAC, for you would have
only half the investment, half the
work and half the feeding, and you
would gain $14 each year, There
would be no surplus butter on the
market for years to come and prices
would rule strong IL all the cows
were eliminated which are kept at a
loss. Dairy farmers have not yet
half walked up to an understanding
Of the great practical Importance Of
wedding out the improbable cows
from their herds. Many a man would
make a fair profit, that now faces
constant loss, II he would keep only
such cows as pay profit on their
keep.-Indianapolis News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
The Oldest Bridegroom.

Sir Robert Turing, Bart, who was
married at st. Georges, Hanover
Square, recently, though he will be
seventynine in few days, is not the
oldest titled bridegroom of recent
years. The late Marquis ofeDonegall
married when he was past his eigh-
tieCh year, and lived 90 s1o " sun aAu
heir born to him. The bride of few
days ago married her first husband
in 1885, and has been widow since
1895. Second marriages have been
made before in the Parnell family, to
which she belongs. Her grandfather
the third Lord Congleton, is survived
by his second wife, while the third
wife of the second Lord Congleton
also survives. There are thus three
Ladies Congleton living. Westmin-
ster Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
Honey in II,

When the Salvation Army first
came to America, twenty-five years
ago, says the author of THE Prophet
of the Poor" is found ready advo-
cate of it's methods in the Rev.
Thomas X. Beecher. Mr.. Beecher
had just mad a lesson, in parable
form, from a certain Brother" An
derson, which he never forgot.
Brother Anderson was at that time
the pastor of a colored congregation
which was noted for the noise and en-
thusiasm of it's services. Incident
ally the old man welded a white
wash-brush, but he was known as an
exhorter of no mean ability. One
day he persuaded Mr.. Beecher to ad-
dress his congregation.
The occasion seemed a good one
for reproving the congregation for
their uproariouS methods, and Mr..
Bee3Ner did so. Let all things be
done decently and in order" he con-
CT ded Then Brother Anderson rose
to speak.
II love Brudder Beecher; love to
hear him preach dis after noon," he
said. He's our good frien'. And
he say dat some folks goes up to
glory noisy N shouting, and some
goes still like, % If thoJ's o>shamed OF
what's in 'em. And Re say we hotter
be more like dat still kind, and De
white folks'll like us more. He say
de boys and de gels stan in de do'way
and laugh at us, and mock at Us
cause O. de wav we goes or.
"Yas, ] see de boys and gels star
al las winter roun' de door, al
rnder de windows, an laff; and de!
peep in and laff. But member what
/ saw las summer among de bees.
Some of de hives was nice an
clean an still, like spectacle meet
ings, and de odders was a Dustin wild
honey. De bees KEEP a-goin' and a
comm in de clover; and dey jes' KEEP
on a-fiIlin' de hive till de honey was
a-howin' like de Ian O. Canaan. An
1 saw all roun' de hives was ants an
worms an black bugs, ~ dey KEEP
on de outside. Dey wan bees. Dey
couldn' make de honey for darselves.
Dey couldn'd fly to de clover an to
de honeysuckle. Dey jes' hung roun'
de hive and lib on de drippin's.
80 de boys an gels hang roun'
var. Come in-we'll show you how
de gospel bees do. Come in an We'll
lead you to de clover.
you Won't come IN? Well, den,
poor things, den stan roun' de out
side an have de drippin's. Yves got
honey in dis hive"
LAS he spoke" said Mr.. Beecher,
81 seemed to see my own sermon
shrinking and fading away"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
Not For Publication.

The engagement between a wealthy
Baltimore belle and an impecunious
clubman Of that city was at one time
last winter perilously near the
breaking off" point, and all by rea-
son of the unfortunate mistake OF
florists assistant of .wl)m the young
man had ordered flowers for his be-
loved.
1t appears that the Joung fellow
had hastily dispatched to the florists
establishment two cards, one bearing
an order for roses to be sent to the
young lady's address, and the other
Intended to be attached to the flow
ers
What was the establishment and
Indignation of the beloved one when'
on taking the roses from their box
she found affixed the card bearing
the legend:
Roses. Do the best you can for
S3."-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
DON'T CUT YOUR SLEEP SHORT.
British Scientists Frown On the
Wellington Rule,

"CAhhSNOh Aults
The papers read in the physiologi-
cal section of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science dis
cussing sleep and rest were all OPP
posed to the old idea that mankind
should be content with short SUM
Der. The Duke of Wellingtons die
tum of six hours for a man, seven
for a woman and eight for a fool
went by the board.
Francis Dyke Acland urged the
necessity for plenty of sleep for the
young as necessary to their bodily
and mental development. He said
that most of boys growth was done
In bed. He quoted a letter from the
head master of large school, where
the breakfast hour had been changed
from to O'Clock, as say ing that
the whole school was brighter and
doing better work.
Dr. Gotch said that the healthiest
sleep was dreamless. He mentioned
Lord Kitchener's faculty of being
able to go into dreamless sleep at any
moment.
Professor Lewis said that the nor
NAL sleep of a laboring man during
the first half hour was very deep and
then grew shallower.
Professor Meyers related his own
experience with a German doctor.
He arranged to be awakened after al
half hour to see what his mental con-
dition was. He set himself several
problems in arithmetic. The next
day he was awakened after an hours
sleep, and so on, increasing his time
for sleep by an hour a day until he
got six hours. He found his ability
In connection with arithmetic as
great after an -hnnr's eln~r >Rto--
six hours When, however, he came
to try another test this one COM
pletely broke down. In trying to
test his memory he found it grew in,
proportion to the number of hours
of sleep he took.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
Town to ston SWEARING.

Over in Glassport, Pa, the authori-
ties have commenced campaign
against another class of public often
ders-those who use profane language
on the streets or in public places
and novel plan has been adopted,
says the Washington (Pa) Observer.
The officers have been furnished with
tablets and pencils to keep tab on
all the swear words and profanity
they hear, and fixed list of fines has
been so arranged as to make the
punishment fit the crime" For mild
brands a fine Of forty cents has been
fixed and for stronger brands the users
will have to pay sixty-seven cents
each.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06

where a wildly excited group stooa
and waited, with the frantic father.
Arrow slackened his speed gradually,
and when he quite understood that
his rider had suddenly disappeared,
he stopped and cropped an especially
fine bunch of grass with supreme in
difference to races or runaway cars.
II would like to do something to
show you how / appreciate your act,
and the courage and quickness of
thought that It showed" said the
doctor to Billy in talk that was ex-
ceedingly uncomfortable, and yet
pleasant, to that praise-shunning
young man. And at that, Billy's
eyes suddenly frightened, and he
spoke:
III you would let me run the ma
chine for you, instead of getting an
other man, as you said you were
going to do" he began. IL know
all about it, sir. I've studied 1t up,
every spare minute since I've been
here. l thought II l ever got a
chance to run one-I'ye always been
crazy over machinery, cir, and"
And then the doctor put few ques-
lions that settled the matter
You shall run 1t for me from this
day, until you get something better"
the doctor raid quietly. And, If
you care to study machinery-if you
have any desire to make an expert
Of YOURSELF have a brother in that
line of business, and l think we can
arrange to lie. you learn all you want
about wheels end things"
Then ell at once Billy realized that
his is not such mixed up old world,
after all; and that If fellow is faith
'ul in what he has to do, and what
'om t. him, even suddenly and un4
.%pectedly, there may be chances fnp
i'm 10 get what ne wants With all
lis heart-that the things he would
give his head for" as he had put it,
we're, after ALL some of them, apt to-
ome his way.-Young Peoples
'aner
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06

The man who made 100000
in few years looked downcast.
What's thu matter?" his friend
asked. why are you unhappy?
You ought to be thoroughly satisfied.
You made g splendid fortune, you are
still in t. prime OF life and the
workmen have just put the finishing
touches on your fine palace. What
more do you want?'
That's just it," the d.sconsolate
one replied Instead Of moving into
my palace now and enjoying life I've
got to spend five or six .ears hunting
through European tlnk-shops for
dingy PICTURE with which to decorate
my walls. Chicago Record-Herala
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
Shortest Name For q street.

The thorooughfare which can BOAST
the shortest name of any in London
is D News, in the locality of Regents
Park. 1t is the only surviving al
phabet" street.. e., streets whose
names were simply a letter of the
alphabet. Some years ago nearly
every letter in the alphabet gave its
name to a thoroughfare, but d News
is the only one which has not had its
name lengthened.-Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-06
THE PATH TO THE PASTURE.

The narrow path that we used TO tread
Led straight away from the farmyarC
gate
And down the lane 10 the pasture lot,
Where. for our coming the cows would
wait.
Between its borders of grass and weeds
1t bore the nrints of our restless feet
That stepped so blithe through the early
dews,
Or Jagged along in the pulsing heat
Above our heads curved a roof of blue,
Where oft we saw the ghost of the moon
10 drifting by with the sun tipped clouds
>, That sailed away to the port of noon.
From nodding thistle and mullen stalk
The meadow larks through the su .mer
sang,
And from the stubble of harvest fields
The bob whites call through the still
ness rnng,
o little path Of the long ago,
I've wandered far from your beaten dust,
And stumbled oft in my journeys wide.
And lost ne key to my childish trust;
Bus now and tren in my waking dreams
stand once more bv the pasture wall,
And hear again from the harvest nelds
The cheerful sound of the bob whites
call.
-Adella Washer, in the New York Sun.