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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
Effect Of COLLEGE Education.

1t would be interesting to trace In
detail, and after careful study of facts.
to just how great degree the varsity
bred man influences us in respect of
dress. For instance, the knee drawer,
which retailers could not get enough
Of this summer, is nothing more or
less than the running pant" of track
athletics, as the jersey that is coming
to be worn with them is the jersey
of the gym" The turning up of
trousers to show fancy hose is an out
come of turned up tennis trousers,
not for varsity's sake but for expe-
diency and comfort.
So the list Of what we owe to col
lege men in matters of dress might be
heightened The collegian is certainly
a force to be reckoned with by makers
and sellers Of mems wear.-Men's
Wear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
NEW BINDING MACHINES.
To Make Magazines Lie Flat When
Open.

To Make Magazines Lie Flat When
Open.
A machine for making magazines
fiat, not as to their literary contents,
but as to their physical condition
when they are opened by the reader,
has been installed in the London
publishing house of George Newnes,
Ltd.
The main features of the machine
are huge oval drum, eighteen feet
long, round which a series of jaws
or clamps travel continuously. These
jaws open automatically when they
reach the operator who feeds the ma
chine, which Is done by dropping
edgewise a complete set of folded
pages for one number, without the
cover, into the jaws, the folds or
back of the pages being underneath.
AS soon as this is done the pages are
gripped by the jaws and carried
along the drum to a knife, which
sheaves off the edges of the folds,
thus making a set of single leaves.
The latter, still held by the clamps,
then pass over a series of saws, and
the result of the roughening of the
back edges of the pages, which, COM
ing into contact with a couple of roll
ers revolving in the glue tanks con-
tanning composite mixture, are thus
able to pick up the requisite quantity
of the adhesive.
Up to this point the machine, after
being fed with the pages, has done
all the work. Beyond the glue tanks,
however, another operation is re-
quired to place strips of gauze, the
exact width of the edge OF the COM
bined pages, on a small platform, in
order that each set of pages may pick
up one strip in passing. This gauze
secures a more solid backing for the
magazine, the cover being picked up
Immediately afterward, sufficient of
the adhesive penetrating the gauze
to cause the cover to stick.
In order to secure the cover more
strongly attached to the set of pages,
the back is punched and pinched by
the machine three times before the
magazine is finally discharged auto
matically from the jaws upon an
other table, from which a girl takes
it.
The machine is timed to bind 1900
copies an hour. Three girls and one
man are required to work it.
Fourth Estate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

the cook to hurry. or wen be too
far downstream for the boy to get
the things Then re raised his
trumpet again.
Say, kid, can you row that boat
that's tied to your dock?"
Yes, sir!"
We'll, you hurry out into the
river, and I'll put of a float with
some things for your Thanksgiving
dinner. You're going to have som9
turkey for that stufflng."
You may be sure Ben lost no time
In pushing the Iowboat off into the
stream, where the end OF plank
and its delicious load were soon bob
bling up and down on the water.
How he did smack his lips when he
lifted them into the boat, and how
leased he was for grandma!
First the stufing, and then the
turkey! My. amt lucky?" He did
not know that the captain had said
he was plucky, and that luck is very
apt to follow pluck. Katherine
Grace Huber, in Youths Compan-
ion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
All His Fault.

They were on their honeymoon.
He had bought a catboat and had
taken her out to show her how well
he could handle boat, putting her
to tend the sheet. A puff of wind
came and he shouted in no uncertain
tones: Let go the sheet" No re-
spouse. Then again: LET go that
sheet, quick" Still no movement. A
few minutes after, when both were
hanging to the bottom of the over
turned boat, he said:
why didn't you let go that sheet
when / told you to, dear?"
II would have" said the bride.
"if you had not been so rough about
1t. You ought to speak more kind
ly to your wife. New York Even
ing Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

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1t always made Ben feel solemn tc
watch the river in a storm. To-day II
was gray and rough ana noisy, and
the few boats which went down to-
ward Lake Huron pitched about SO
that their decks slantel first one way,
then another. and their sides were
coated with ice.
"Gran'ma, what days to-day" he
asked at last, turning from the stormy
river to glance about their warm,
comfortable little room.
Wednesday, Benny" answered
the small I'D woman who crouched
over the stove.
Then tomorrow will be Thanks
giving day, and the ROSES are going
to have a turkey" said Ben, excited
ly. What are We going to have,
gram :"
Mrs. Moxon looked over her glasses
at her grandson's small, thin figure,
In its patched and faded clothes. and
at his bright, eager face.
Sonny, dear, what do you think
gran'ma has for Thanksgiving? she
dbheus gently.
The expectant look faded from
Ben's face, and he winked hard to
keep the tears from running over.
He lid not need to be told how hare
OF dainties their cupboard was, for
evarythinR tharA he had hrought with
his own hands. Bacon and smoked
Ash enough for all winter were stored
away; Iour, potatoes, ara a few other
vegetables were there.
Tell me about real Thanksgiv-
ing dinner" the small Doy begged,
a or the first disappointment had
been bravely put away. Mrs. Moxon
took off her spectacles, and leaned
back cautiously in her Droken-rock-
cred chair.
81 remember one Thanksgiving,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

grandmother add an egg. some sage
and chopped onion to bowlful OF
dry bread, poJr boiling water over
and put thu mixture in the oven.
Your father said l made the best
turkey stufting he ever ate" she said,
with satisfaction. Wen see how It
come out, Benny"
II can't hardly wait till dinner
time, Sen said, VITA IN excited Fkip.
Il b'lieve I'll &c down to the beach
and pick up driftwood ~. a .;hile.
You call me when the things are
most cooked, gram ma"
fhe storm of the day before had
LET. many r BIT OF board or end of
a log on the beach hat would be Just
the thing for Mrs. Moxon's Ltove
Ben worked go hard that he did not
notice big barge that was coming
slowly down the river, towing two
other boats behind 1t, until he heard
voice ask:
"Hullo, kid! What makes you
work so hard on Thanksgiving day?"
Then he Strengthened up, to see the
boats captain standing near its pilot
house, and shouting through a great
trum~ It.
LIN waiting for dinner to cook"
Ben answered in his piping voice.
Ont hear you!" roarec the cap
tain. Run hom and get your horn
ana talk TO me.
Ben ran up tie little Hill TO Mrs.
Ross and borrowed her trumpet, or
megaprone. Ones voice sounds
much louder when these are used.
and they are to b. found at every
house on the shores of the St. Mary's,
for the people on the boats and those
on the land often want to say "Ho-'
do you do?" to each other. 1t was
all Ben could do to hold the great
tin trumpet out straight, for it was
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH.
Cheap, Easy and Efficient, It Has
Well Established Itself.

Well Established Itself.
Telegraph and telephone systems
everywhere are government enter
prises, says Everybodys Magazine.
: Telephones were formerly in the
. hands Of pr ate companies, but the
people wearlS. of the consequent ex-
actions and annOyances. Likewise,
Australia is free from the curse OF
express companies like Mr.. Platt's
grating concern. The parcel post
takes everything up to II pounds, and
above that you can get fast and cheap
service on the government railroads.
The telegraph rates are 16 words
for "a cents from any place in any
state to any place in any other state
en- the continent. Within the borders
OF q state you can send 16 words
within 10 miles for IL cents, or any
where In the state for 10 cents. From
Sydney to Adelaide, 1882 miles, you
can send 16 words for "a cents. From
Chicago to New York, $40 miles, the
rate Is 40 cents for 10 words. From
Spring Park, Mimi, to Chicago, 440
HIllGb, LuC IhlC 10 Nv SChhS Ava -
words. The Australians seem to have
rather the best of us on rates. But
ON the other hand, it must be admit
ted that the Australian telegraph
system ia not ornamented with the
common stock, preferred stock, wa
tered stock, treasury stock, first-mort-
gage bonds, second-mortgage bonds,
debenture bonds, refunding bonds,
bogus bonds, water bonds, worthless
bonds, consolidated bonds, plain bonds
and the other beautiful structures
with which our superior enterprises
are artistically adorned, and, OF
course, that makes a difference. BY
comparison the Australian system OF
transmitting kilograms for what it
costs seems very crude and primitive
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J..
Cheney for the last 5years, and believe him
Perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDINd, K1NNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is tax en- internally act
ing directlyupon the blood and mucuoussu
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
He Couldn't Bend.

A young man engaged board and
lodging in a private family who were
extremely devout. Bofer each meal
a long grace was said. To their dis
may and horror the new boarder sat
bolt upright while, the others at table
reverently bowed their heads. When
the second day uassed and the young
man evinced no disposition to unbend,
the good lady of the house could en-,
dure the situation no longer
'Athesim?" asked she, sharply.
mo, madam" humbly responded
the new boarder, "boil."-New Eng
land Grocer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

ago, dropsy set in,
and my left side was
so swollen the doctor
said he would have to
tap out the water.
There was constant
pain and a gurgling
sensation around my
heart, and I could not
raise my arm above
my head. The kid
new action was diSOr-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
SHOES FOR EvEKYBUDY AT ALL PKICl

toSi.9s snI WoRen'S Shoes, 500 to $3.50
Misses & Chtldren's Shoes. % .2o 20 800
Try w. L. Douglas Women's, Misses and
ChiIdren's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
II could take you into my large
factories at BrOcktOn, 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 high
prices and inferior shoes. Take no SubEtIs
fute, Ask your dealer for w. l.. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color Eyeiets used; they wiH not wedr grassy
Write for illustrated catalog OF Pail Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. is, BrOcktOn, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
Unsatisfactory.

"Ah," sighed the lovesick youth, "if
you would only return my love!"
That's just what intend to do"
replied the maid with the cold.storage
heart. 81 haven't any earthly use for
It,"
And still he wasn't satlsfed.-Chi'
cago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

dered and passages of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice of my
husband l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my trou-
BILE has not reappeared. This is won
derful, after suffering two years"
Sold by all dealers, so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
Fire Facts.

Exactly 100 lives were lost in fires
which occurred in London last year.
Forty-six of the victims were under
eight years of age and fourteen were
over sixty. In almost every instance
the fire was due to carelessness and
the lack Of ordinary precautions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
Can't Please EN-.

Mr.. Jawback (propitiatingly)- My
dear you're prettier than you were
when l married you.
Mrs. Jawback--Oh! l was homely
then, was |? Brute!-Clevelan
Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
The Goth Century Limited.

To Chicago in IS hours. Leaves New
York $50 P. NJ, arrives Chicago $50 next
MORNING. nights ride by the New York
Central Lines, Americas Greatest Rail
road" A dozen other fast trains to Chicago
and st. Louis. A perfect service.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
WORST CASE OF ECZEMA.
Spread Rapidly Over BOdy-LimbS and
Arms Had to BE BAndaged-MNr-
VelOus Cure by Cuticura.

VeIOuB Cure by CutIcuTA.
"My son, who is now twenty-five years
Of age, when he was four months old, be-
gan to have eczema on his face, spreading
quite rapidly until he was nearly covered.
We had all the doctors around us, and
some from larger places, but no one helped
him a particle. The eczema was some
thing terrible, and the doctors said 1t was
the worst case they ever saw. At times
bis whole body and face were covered, all
but his feet. had to bandage his limbs
and arms his scalp was just dreadful. A
friend leased me to try Cuticura, and l
began to use all three OF the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two months,
and in six months he was well. Mrs. r.
L. Risley Piermont, N. H., Oct. a. 1905. y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

Hunters in Canaan. Conn, do not
have to gun for cartridges, which get
hopelessly drunk feeding on poke
berries, and are then easily captured.
A number of intoxicated partridges
have been taken there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

Where London consumes 9O,OO0,000
gallons of water day, New York con-
sumes 500,000,000. Where London has
an area of 11S square miles, New York
has 1926.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

An Australian flower of the hibis-
Gus species is often used as blacking.
the juice squeezed from four bios
SONS giving enough liquid to coat q
shoe with a fine lustre.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
Not cIoseted.

Have they family skeleton?"
Il should say SO! You ought to
their daughters bows!"-Milwauke
Sentinel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesinfamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

Daniel r. Lash, of Reading, Pa,
picked thirteen bushels OF apples
from one tree on the William Gun
gelman farm, and they weighed from
seven to thirteen ounces each.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

"Deadwood Dick" the dime novel
hero, became a gum peddler in his old
age. NE47
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
A MISSOURI WOMAN
Tells story of Awful Suffering ana
Wonderful Relief.

Mrs. J. D. Johnson, of COS West
Hickman ST., Columbia, Mo-, says:
Following an operation two years
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
To Make II Tender.

Waiter" called the customer in
the restaurant where an orchestra
was playing.
Eyes, sab"
Kindly tell the leader Of the or.
chestra to play something sad and
low while l dine. l want to see if it
won't have a softening influence on
this steak. "-Milwauke Sentinel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

Edgar II. Benson, of Oak Ridge,
Me-, has been experimenting in pea
nut raising for two years, and this
year has raised two bushels of nice
large peanuts. New Englands eli
mate is not favorable to peanut rails
inc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

Elmer II. Lands. of near Rein
holds, Pa, raised one vine which
bore over 600 tomatoes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

One of the oldest wills ever pro-
bated in New York came in the
other day after the death of Henry ].
Behrens, an inventor. 1t was filed
by John A. Foley, lawyer, who pre-
pared it for Mr.. Behrens, March I.
1867.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24
CRISIS OF GIRLHOOD
A TINE OF PAIN AND PERIL
Mss Emma Cole Says that Lydia n.
PinkhAm's Vegetable Compound has
'eAVsd Her Life and Made Her Wen.

How many lives. OF beautiful young
girls have been sacrificed Just ~ they
were ripening into womRnhood How
many irregularities or diAplAcements
hAVs been developed at this important
PArtOd, resulting In yeAra Of suffering
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

There were shipped 2 Gil tons of
chalk from Dunkirk, France, to ihs
United States in 1906.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

The village of Stowe, VT, has
voted to adopt the curfew law to APP
ply to all pupils in the public schools.
without regard to their age The cur
few will ring every evening in the
week at 7.9O p. M, except Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

OF the ice-kept flowers of Vercier,
French florist, china peonies have
been most enduring, some being
fairly preserved after five months in
the refrigerator In his latest ex-
periments he has cut peonies with
stems sixteen inches long, putting
them in water, trimming the ends
every three weeks and renewing
water each month.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

A miner who lost his life two thou
sands years ago has been taken from
a copper mine in Chile recently. Cop
per oxide had mummified his whole
body Coarse sacking, evidently the
clothing of the ancient Inca work.
man, was found with the body, as
were also two mallets, one fashioned
out of granite and the other out of
ironstone. These implements were
tied with thongs into bent sticks
made as double handles. Both the
hide and the sticks were as fresh
looking when found as if they had
been in use only the day before.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-24

In some parts of France walnuts
form regular article of diet. The
peasants eat them with bread that
has oftentmes been rubbed with gar
lie. The hygienic effects are consid-
cred good, replacing meat to a large
extent. These nuts are also used to
make oil. 1t is much cheaper and
similar in taste to that pressed from
olives, and Is employed to adulterate
the latter. The prisoners in certain
prisons are engaged in cracking wal
nuts and picking out the kernels,
which are pressed into oil.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-17
Hardware Firm in New Store.

This has been busy week for Cooke
& Phillips, the hardware men. They
have been engaged in moving their stock
of hardware from the old Eby store room
on the north side Of Main Street to the
new building Mr. Cooke has just compl.t-
ed on the south side of Main Street,
half block further west. Their new store
room is one of the best in the town, with
modern plate glass front and a location
in the centre of the business section.
The entire first floor, 26 by oS feet, and
the greater part of the second floor will
be occupied with their hardware stock
A freight elevator will be in service.
communicating between the basement
and second floor
The firm whose change of business To-
cation is thus noted has been an import
ant factor in the business life of the CON-
munity for number of years. Its senior
member, Mr.. Cooke. embarked in the
hardware business with the late Mayor
George Washington as partner twenty
years ago,in the room vacated this week.
This partnership continued until 1892
when Mr.. Washington was succeeded by
Mr.. D. A. Phillips, who with Mr.. Cooke
has constituted the firm since that time.
Probity and close attention to the needs
of their trade have characterized the
firms business career. and their change
to more commodious quarters is evidence
OF growing trade, and the sustaining
confidence of the local business public
Mr. S. Frank Moreland, who has been in
the clerical employ of tie firm since Mr..
Cooke first entered the hardware business.
will continue with the firm.
We are pleased to transfer the above to
our columns. The firm of Cooke & Phil
lips holds a deservedly high reputation
IN this community. The SPIRIT OF JET
FERsoN congratulates its members upon
securing such handsome and commo-
dions new home and wishes them con-
tinued and enlarged success.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-17

Mr.. c. P. Miller of Miller's Pharmacy
has had the furnishings of his already at
tractive store room improved by the adj
dition this week of fine new cigar case
finished in light oak, with French plate
glass top. front and end pieces. The top
piece rests upon felt. and the entire case
is put together without any holes bored
through the glass at any point. The
back has IN its upper section mirror slid
ing doors, with a lower section of panel
sliding doors. the doors in both sections
running on ball bearing roller sheaves and
metal tracks. The inside is fitted Up
with Slated cigar shelf running length
and width of the case, with mineral wool
moistener attachments. The case is ten
feet in length twenty-six inches wide
and forty-two inches high and is support
ed by beautiful base of elegantly pol
ished Tennessee marble. It will be used
for cigars tobaccoes and cigarettes -
Advocate.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-17

Col Forrest ". Brown is attending Nor.
gan circuit court.
Miss Ethel Williams, of Shenandoah
Junction, is sick with typhoid fever.
Mr.. J NJ. Heidwohl and family have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaull, in Mar
tinsburg.
Mr. Harry Boyer, of Baltimore, and Mr.
Richard Boyer, of Martinsburg spent Thurs
day with the Misses Wyndham.
Attorney John O Lemen. of Martinsburg,
attended the special term of the Jefferson
Circuit Court here on Thursday
Messrs. Rodney and Arthur Sampsell. of
Hagerstown, have been spending pleasant
vacation with their parents at Wheat and.
Miss Ella Watson and Mrs j. F. Joyner.
who have been visiting Miss Watson's for
mer home at Middleway, returned yesterday
to Farmville, n G.
We were pleased to have a call today from
our old boyhood and wartime friend, Mr. s..
g. holland, of Bolivar, who is out again
since his recent sickness.
Ndpt- W. d OOiStOu, VI the mdftluSDuTR
Democrat, came down Wednesday and re-
manned over until Thursday with his brand
new grandson at Mr.. Joseph Trapnelrs.
Mr. B. c. Washington has returned from
a visit to his daughter, Mrs. j. L. Hopkins,
Jr.. at Henderson. KY, where he also met
another daughter, Mrs Charles H. Ward, of
Fort Worth, Texas
Mr.and Mrs. Eugene Ely and little daugh-
tiers, Evelyne and Gladys, came up from
Washington City on Wednesday for a visit
to Mrs. Eby's mother, Mrs. g. w Bane, at
"Rich Woods" Mr.. Ely returned to WASH
ington on Saturday.
Maj. A. Il. H. Ransom. of Catonsyille Nd,
spent day or two last week in town. Maj.
Ransom is the only surviving vestryman of
Zion Episcopal Church who served in that
capacity just after the War between the
States, and came here to testify in regard to
the claim for damages by Federal troops to
the Episcopal church building, he having
been the principal committeeman engaged
in collecting and disbursing funds for church
repairs