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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
The Last Lieutenant.Genernl.

When, in June, 1909, Lieutenant
General Arthur Macarthur, having
reached the age limit for active serv-
ice, retires from the Office which he
assumed yesterday in succession to
Northumberland Henry c. Corbin,
retired for age, the grade of lienten-
&Gt-general will cease to exist until
revived by act of Congress. The
rank was established as a reward for
exceptional meritorious service in the
army and several of the nations most
distinguished soldiers have held it.
While, perhaps, the new lieutenant
general cannot be classed with some
of his predecessors in the exalted po-
sition, he has, nevertheless, earned
honorable place in the list of success
full military commanders by the char
acter of his services, which began al
most at the outset of the Civil War
and have continued ever since. Gen.
eral Macarthur was useful on the
plains, in Cuba and in the Philip
pines and he reached his present ex-
allied rank by regular tages.-ProVi-
dence Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Three Real Romances.

Here are three real life romances
found in the news Of a single day.
Take your pick: -..-..
In Norristown, Pa, fifteen miputes
after marrying Amanda McClain,
Walter Johnson took drink of whis-
key. Mandy deserted at cuce and will
sue for a divorce.
In Mauch Chunk, Pa, Agnes Sulli-
van ten minutes before she was to
marry Charles Arner called a friend
and said: Tell Charles l do not love
him and therefore cannot marry him"
She didn't, either.
In lola, Kan, ten years ago c. H.
Granny met Charlotte Hayes. Only
once did they talk. Then he went
away remembering. The other day,
his circumstances having changed,
Granny hunted up Miss Hayes and
she is now Mrs. Gramly.-Kansas City
World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Too Large an Outfit.

"Where engaged girls and young
married women make perhaps the
greatest mistake" writes an Illinois
woman in Good Housekeeping, lis in
getting too large and too complete
an initial outfit. Everything there is
in the house must be taken care of,
must be placed, replaced and cleaned,
must occupy space possibly to the
sacrifice of something which may
later prove more necessary. II
young people start out with too full
an equipment they must needs keep
that for a term of years practically
unchanged. They have no room to
add new things, and to dispose of old
things in no way worn out, or store
them, entails serious losses. A young
married friend told me recently: L
have enough to do with and to be
comfortable, so l shall buy nothing
more for a few years. l want to add
to my stand-bys now and then some
particular piece that attracts me and
also some pieces in more recent
styles. Thus one never feels like a
back number with ones things, and
yet does not have to reverse the
whole household machinery once in
so often in order to be decently up
to date
when bride has a very complete
equipment the temptation is to en-
terrain more than strength and purse
will really allow, and the first year
or more of married life is already
sufficiently taxed in both regards. l
have seen a number of young wives
who have broken down physically
from that very thing; I have recently
seen several older ones who ad-
mitted having done the same thing
in their day."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
AWFUL SUFFERING.
From Dreadful Pains From Wound on
EOOI-System All Run DOwn-lli-
rRculous Cure by Cuticura.

From Dreadful Pains From Wound on
EOOt-System All Run DOwn-lli-
rRcnlOus Cure by CuticurH.
words cannot speak highly enough for
the Cuticura Remedies. 1 am now sew
enty-two years of age. My system had
been all run down. My blood was so bad
that blood poisoning had set in. l had
several doctors attending me, so finally
went TO the hospital. where 1 was laid
up for two months. My foot and ankle
were almost beyond recognition. Dark
blood flowed out of wounds in many places
and was so disheartened that thought
surely my last chance was slowly leaving
me. As the foot did not improve you can
readily imagine how felt. l was simply
disguised and tired OF life. l stood this
pain, which was dreadful, for six months,
and during this time l was not able to
wear a shoe and not able to work. Some
one spoke to me about Cuticura. The con-
sequences were l bought set of the Gu
ticura Remedies Of one of my friends, who
was a druggist, and the praise that gave
after the second application is beyond de-
scTiption; it seemed a miracle, for the Gu
ticura Remedies took effect Immediately.
washed the foot with the Cuticura Soap
before applying the Ointment, and 1 took
the Resolvent at the same time. After
two weeks treatment my foot was healed
completely. People who had seen my foot
during my illness and who have seen il
since the cure can hardly believe their
own eyes. Robert Schroenhauer, Newburg,
N. Y, Aug. q, 1905"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
BIG BUILDINGS MARKED DOWN.
Value of Great Insurance Structures
Away Below Their Cost.

Away Below Their Cost.
The total cost Of the present
Equitable Building in New York was
$18,000,00O. Its present value, on
the Equitable's own estimate is not
more than $15,000,O0O. Only the
phenomenal growth in Broadway land
values has saved the policyholders
from a much greater loss.
The New York LIES Broadway
building cost $7,121,0OO; the COM
pany now claims a valuation Of only
100000.
The Mutual's main Office building
in New York cost $17,277,000; the
Mutual has written off more than
100000 in the last seven years
Many of the foreign buildings show
similar depreciation.
The Equitable's Melbourne "adver-
tisement" cost $2,S64,OOO; the So
ciety at present gives it value of
only 100000.
The first New York Life building
in Paris cost S1,1O2, 900; in 1891 the
French Government valued it at
100000. The present Paris build
ing cost s2,5OO,OOO; the company
now gives it a value of $1,3O0,O00.
The Equitable has invested $37,-
$4,000 in it's fifteen Office build
ings; the insurance department, in
order to give them an earning power
OF three per cent, has placed the
value at s26, 200, OOO-a loss of $11,-
100000. Should the properties &C
tuaIly be sold, the depreciation
would probably be even larger
McClure's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Brain Worker Heir to Insomnia.

The man who works with his
brain, and especially the professional
man, is liable to insomnia to a
greater degree than the man whose
employment does not make a big
strain on the intellect.
The man of business, whose work
is more or less routine, has far
smaller demand on the nerve of his
brain than the doctor, who has to
think out every case as it comes
along, and still less the writer, whose
work has to be the coinage of his
own brain.
One of the results Of the big de-
mand which personal work makes on
professional men, and especially on
literary men, is that they suffer a
good deal more from insomnia than
the ordinary man. - New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
LADIES' COLUMN.
Clothes In Paris.

II Is rare indeed that one sees an
untidy Frenchwoman. This is be-
cause caretaklng is the first principle
OF her art of attractive dress. To be
perfectly neat in appearance is the
first aim of her coquetry, aud among
women of every class one finds the
hair always beautifully coiffed, the
shoes and gloves irrerproachable in
point of cleanliness, and gowns trim
ly adjusted, always in good order
whole, smooth, spotless. Labor nee
essary to keep the toilettes in this
tidy state attains a high degree OF
skill here, and is available, even to
people of small means, in servants
and business houses performing such
labor at small cost. Americans are
universally famed for being sans gene
(unconventionaD in the matter of
dress. The indifference we NANTES.
to our appearance, heritage OF pio-
neer days, is made almost impossible
of reform by the difficulty one every
where in the United States expert
ences of possessing the means of TAX
ing proper care of dress after one is
so happy as to acquire it. l have
thought that, among the devices OF
self-help which ingenious American
girls adopt for paying their way
through college, those who have the
taste and skill might probably create
now professionalism of caretaker
of their more fortunate sisters ward
robes. The mental character of such
labor may be easily changed by doing
it in a business way on profitably
business terms, and, beyond the self
help so secured, there would result
an improvement of ideals and of
methods for the care of American
Thompson, in Harper's Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
INVESTIGATION.

There was simple citizen
Who read the news each day,
And marveled much that living men
Their trusts could 80 betray.
"Since all the world is stepped in sin,
Were it mob we'll, ;" quoth he,
That some inquiries should begin
AT home, like charity"
And so this very simple man
Put questions to himself,
Though surely twas a WORKOUT plan,
Fit for dusty shelf.
He aSRed if he had ever bent
10 customs SNUG control,
And made-'twas so expedient--
Small rebates to his soul.
Then how before all-searchi eyes
Would show his kndliest acts
In what preservatives and dyes
Were half his motives packed!
Honor like his stood so secure
That none could tempt it-still,
Had he, with specious, subtle lure,
Bribed never yet his will!
Thus did the simple citizen
Probe in his private court;
The findings lie beyond our ken
He's published no report.
M. A. De Wolfe Howe, in Youths Com
panlon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Alcohol in Bread.

There has been much discussion
about the quantity of alcohol con-
tanned in ordinary bread as the re-
suit of the fermentation process to
which 1t is subjected before baking.
Evidently the quantity is small. but
until recently, it would appear, chem
lists have not succeeded in accurately
measuring it. Now, however, it is
announced that DR.. o. Pohl, by an
elaborate process based upon the dis
tillation of the bread to be tested
in a Papin digester, has ascertained
that ordinary bread normally con-
tains O.753 of a gram of alcohol for
every 100 grams OF bread, or a little
more than seven parts in 10000. 1t
is well to be precise, even in small
things.-Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
The Kaiser and Cats.

The German Kaiser has his antip-
athies, and one of his strongest is
said to be for cats. He is alleged to
have been the means of inducing the
Berlin municipality to put a tax on
them. Every pussy must now wear her
medal as a sign that the tax has been
Paid on her behalf. The absence of
the medal is to be taken as proof con-
elusive that the tax has not been paid
and pussy will be hurried to the lethal
chamber. The massacre has already
set in-Chicago Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
A Kldnapped Salvation.

A worthy French Protestant pastor
was guest in a Scottish manse. One
morning kippered herrings were serv-
ed at breakfast. The French pastor
asked the meaning of RIPPER" His
host replied that it meant ito pre-
serve" On taking his leave next day
the French pastor, wringing his hosts
hand, said: May the Lord kipper you,
my good friend. From a letter in the
London Spectator
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
500 Reward, 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased tc
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease ( at science has been able to cure in all
Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
Btitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F. J, CHENEY s Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Brains of Great Men.

Brains of great men vary very
much. 1t is found that men of en-
cyclopedic mind have large and
heavy brains-Gladstone had to wear
very big hat with an enormous bed
of gray matter and numerous con-
volutions; on the other hand, men
whose genius is concentrated upon
one line of thought are of small brain
and, consequently, have small heads
Newton, Byron and Cromwell were
In this class, Kansas City Journal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
He Lost Nothing.

Harry's mother had given him au
apple and told him to peel it before
he ate it. Returning to the room
afte ra few moments absence, and
seeing no peeling, she asked:
did you peel your apple, Harry"
YES" answered Harry.
what did you do with the peel
ings?" she asked.
ATE them. Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Race Won by Three Inches.

How an American machinery agent
secured an order in Japan is related
by the commercial agent of New
South Wales in the Far East, as fol-
lows:
1t was question of some lathes
for large factory which was being
started. They were required of GER
tain size. The agent for the British
firm said: That is three inches
longer than they are made, and we
can make no alteration" The Amer
lean said: II will make them to any
size you like" The American secured
the order.-U. S. Consular Report.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
School for Politicians

A school for Socialists politicians
IS to be opened in Germany. It's object
Is to provide political education for
party journalists, secretaries and agi-
tators. The number of students is
not to exceed thirty. The school will
be supported out of the party funds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

Sneezing is the best brain clearer
known. Many persons conclude an
attack of faintness or fainting with
a violent sneeze. Our ancestors took
snuff from a belief in the efficacy Of
sneezing. But tobacco so taken is in
part absorbed into the blood and
hurts the system.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Got His Metaphors Mixed.

I'm up tree" admitted the boiling
Senator, but my back is to the wall,
and I'll die in the last ditch, going
down with flags flying, and hurting de-
fiance at the foe, soar on the wings of
triumph, regardless Of the party lash
that barks at my heels" He looked
as though he meant it, too.-Philadel-
phian Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

too frequent, especially at night.
There was pain and discoloration.
Deans Kidney Pills brought me re-
lief from the first, and soon infused
new life. l give them my endorse
ment."
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster MIlburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

posure and driving
brought kidney trou-
BILE on me, and l suf-
fered much from ir-
regular passages Of
the kidney secretions.
Sometimes there was
retention and at other
times passages were
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

Many peculiar forms of animal life
are furnished by the sea, not the least
being certain species Of
fish that readily swallow other fish
twice their own size.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

John Burroughs, tne eminent natur-
alist, writes: Il look upon the domes-
tic cat as one of the greatest enemies
of birds. The cat probably destroys
more birds than all other animals COM
bined."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

To Chicago in Is hours. Leaves New
York $50 p NJ, arrives Chicago $50 next
mornins-a nights ride by the New York
Central Lines, Americas Greatest Rail
road A dozen other fast trains to Chicago
and St. Louis. y rsIIsg. service
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Haryard's Roster.

Harvard's latest census of 3774
students will do. They make up a
larger population than that of most
Of the towns of Massachusetts,
ton Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

Worms bring to the surface yearly
as much as ten tons of soil to the
acre, on grass and cultivated land.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

II I could take you into my large
factories at BrocIton, Mass. land show
YOU how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
than any other make.
wherever you live, you can obtain w. L:
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against hiGn
prices and inferior shoes. Take no sHbstts
fats. Ask your dealer for w. l. Douglas shoea
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color Evsists used; they wH not wsay GRASSY.
Write for illustrated catalOg Of Pail Styles.
WI DOUGLAS, Dert. is, BrOekton, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

One of the choicest delicacies in
Jamaica is huge white worm found
in the heart of the cabbage palm.
When cooked it tastes like almonds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

Will Crooks, NJ. p. said the other
night in a speech: "The workers have
been inclined to sublet their think
ing"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
Fond Recollection.

Knicker--Doesn't memory take you
back to the dear Old farm?
BOcker-It has to; the fare is $45.--
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

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your advice, and took Lydia Z. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound and am now healthy
and web, and all the distressing symptoms
which bad at that time have disappeared. ~
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

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teething, softens thegums, reducesinflammR-
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

There is a rumor that Winston
Churchill received $4,000 for his lat.
est book. NE46
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17

not wish to leave its legitimate own
ers. The people in the chateau were
awakened, the man was arrested, and
the Lord of La Piroche has sentenced
him to be hanged clad in the armor. !"
why this clause in the sentenee?"
Because the Lord de la Piroche
IS not only a brave captain, but a
man of sense and intellect, who
wishes to extract from this just sem
tence an example for others and a
profit for himself. You know what
ever has touched a man who has
been hanged becomes a talisman for
the possessor. The Lord de la Pr
roche has, therefore, ordered that
the criminal shall be clothed in the
armor, that he may take it back when
he is dead, and thus have talisman
in the approaching wars"
That's very curious"
81 believe you"
Let US make haste. l am eager
to see this poor fellow hanged"
I'VE have plenty of time. Don't
let's tire our nags."
A great crowd witnessed the exc
cution, which came off punctually.
The thief was hanged in the armor
he had stolen, with the vizor of the
helmet down, and his hands tied be-
hind him.
The next morning, at daybreak,
two guards came out of the chateau
de la Piroche to take down the body
of the culprit, from which they were
to remove their lords aTmor, but
they found something they were far
from expecting-the gallows and
rope were there, but the criminal was
gone.
The two guards rubbed their eyes,
thinking they must be dreaming.
But the fact was palpable enough.
No body, no armor. And what was
extraordinary was that the rope was
neither broken nor cut, but just as
it was before the robber was sus-
pended by it. The two guards went
to tell the news to the Lord de la
Piroche. The Lord de la Piroche
promised reward of ten gold crowns
to him who should produce the cul-
prit clad as he was when he died.
Houses were searched, but nothing
was discovered. La Piroche was
about to accept the result and put up
with his loss, when, one morning on
waking, he heard a great noise in the
square where the execution had taken
place. He was getting ready to in
vestigate the cause of it when his
chaplain entered the room.
my lord" he said, do you know
what has happened?"
mo, but I'm going to inquire"
81 can tell YOU"
What is it,"
"a miracle"
Really"
"The man that was hang.i-"
"Wen?"
He is there"
"Where?"
"At the gallows."
with his armor?"
with his armor."
That's right. for it belongs to me.
And is he dead?"
Quite dead-only-"
"Only what?"
did he have spurs on when he
was hanged?"
NO"
We'll, he wears them now. And
instead of having his helnet on he
has deposited it at the foot of the
gallows, and is bar eheaded.
Let us go and see at once, master
chaplain"
The Lord de la Piroche FASTENED
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-17
A PUBLIC DUTY.
Montpelier, o., Man Feels Compelled
to Tell His Experience.

Joseph Wilgus, Montpelier, o.,
says: Il feel it my duty to tell others
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Elk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-21
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