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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
HOPE FOR BIG EATERS.
Some Famous Old Men Always In
duIged in Good Square Meals.

Some Famous Old Men Always In
dulged in Good Square Meals.
The man with good appetite has
hard time nowadays. All the fad
dists are shouting that he eats toe
much. II he doesn't jump at the
chance of fasting forty days he is
snubbed. And if he doesn't ioyously
cut out two of his quondam three
meals day he is scorned. But once
in long while he does get little
comfort. \ writer in Truth gave him
hope recently by telling about IA
nous old men who had been hearty
eaters.
There was Victor Hugo, who, in
the very stronghold of French chefs,
kept an Irish cook who herself at
tended her master at table. She had
her reward in the heartiness with
which he ate of her roast and boiled
viands-such as a leg of mutton, rib
of beef, ham, CANNON of Wiltshire
bacon and greens, q dish one hardly
ever tastes in France.
She and Nine. Drouet, the tactful
friend and secretary of Victor Hugo
through the greater part OF his lit
erary career, were agreed in satisfy
ing to the full his fondness for early
spring vegetables and new potatoes.
AS he insisted on their being passed
around the table, which was spread
for many disciples, admirers, hang
ers-on, they must have cost him
small fortune.
Asparagus, which cost twenty-five
cents and more a stalk, was often
served, Hugo always taking a gener-
GUS helping and then calling for
more. He arranged the stalks Circu-
larly on his plate, with the points in
ward like the spokes Of a wheel, and
placed the sauce in the middle in a
round space left vacant for it. This
ARRANGEMENT was always SYMMETRY
cal. He disliked to see a broken
point, talked while eating, and ate,
one might have thought, enough for
two or three laborers.
All the sons Of Louis Philippe were
homes fourchettes, and, without he
ing tipplers, We're fond of the high
class French vintages. Two of them
I-Nemours and Joinville-exceeded
the fourscore limit of age. Aumale
attained his seventy-siXth year. The
Due de Montpensier lived only to the
age Of sixty-six, but his early death
has been attributed to his habit of
sharing the chocolate made for the
| Duchess.
She required half kilo of choco-
late for each person at the petit de-
ieuner, with toast allowed to cool in
toast rack, which she buttered
thickly herself.
The Princess Clementine, now the
only surviving child of Louis Phil
ippe, has all her life been a hearty
eater, without, however, Bourbon ex-
| cess. She is now eighty-slx.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

Mrs. Vick-Senn, grim, austere and
square iawed, stood in front of the
lost and found" window at the big
department store.
Have you lost anything, mad
ann" asked the man in charge.
Yes, sir.
Describe it,"
"Ive lost ia pounds of husband,
in light brown suit, with black
derby hat, small tuft of hair on his
chin, and a frightened look. lost
him in a crush at the fancy goods
counter. He's probably wandering
through the building in search of
me, and thought you could perhaps
find him easier than l can. | want
him on account of a bundle he's car
rying under his arm. Chicago
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Give All Foods Hot.

The temperature of the body in
the old is lower than in the middle
aged. This loss Of heat is a symp-
tom of lessened vitality. But when
it has been produced it works mis-
chief of itself. Keep up the warmth
of the aged. Get a clinical Their
mometer and test the temperature
in the arm pit. If it is below ninety
seven degrees do all in your power
to raise the general bo'y heat by
one and a half degrees, and to keep
it raised. Hot water bottles to the
feet and warm blankets rolled round
the body when in bed are Of service.
Don't weight the bed with clothes,
but make it very warm. Give all
foods hot. Warm milk is excellent.
An old person needs direct sun heat
while quite sheltered from the draft,
says an exchange on health. Keep
Oirf folks warm, and you have good
chance of keeping them alive.
Gentle massage is excellent for the
aged. Always rub from eXtremities
toward the trunk. A ball of warm
flannel makes an excellent rubbing
medium.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Nervous Women Need More Sleep.

Nervous "OIltH NGcu hOiC oltclt
How long a woman should sleep
each night depends upon the kind Of
work she does, and upon tempera-
ment. If she is nervous more rest
and sleep are required than for one
of a phlegmatic nature, according
to a physician who has specialized
along these lines.
THE number of hours of sleep a
woman or man gets is usnallv a
habit governed by their mode of
living she says, and Tor tins
reason one can easily regulate the
time to have sufficient rest.
The accepted time for sleep is
eight hours, and for the average in
dividual this is enough, but if less
is needed, then the extra time can
be spent in some profitable way,
while if nine or ten hours are re-
quired they should be taken, even
il the recreation period has to be
cut short. For a woman who does
not get enough sleep is not only
never a success in business, but is
irritable in her home and undoubt-
eddy Is encouraging mental break
down and nervous prostration, either
of which is bound to follow in time.
1.-THE amount of sleep needed de-
ponds largely upon the work done
during the day. If it is mental more
rest should be taken, for with the
physical labor the body may be more
wearied, but it recuperates much
more quickly than the brain. A
woman who is nervous needs from
two to three hours more each night
than one who is not, especially if
her business keeps her working at
high tension, yet few eXcitable per-
sons ever get enough sleep, for it
seems almost impossible for them to
stay quiet q sufficient length Of time
TO be properly rested.
con the other hand, there. are a
few women who get more sleep than
they really need, and as result are
always sort of stupid and indolent,
taking no interest in their work or
social life, but dragging out an ex-
istence that seems a burden to them,
and all because they rest so long
that the organs of digestion grow
defective from lack of proper care
and the absence of the right kind
Of exercise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Profit in Mexican Land.

Land in the arid portions Of Mex
leo is still very cheap and can be
bought in tracts of 1000 to 100000
acres. The price is rising, but not
at the rate it will probably reach in
the near future. Without any effort
at improvement, investments made
with reasonable carefulness will
bring good returns by the enhance
ment that improved methods of COM
munication, agriculture, etc, are
bringing about. There is good
chance to enlarge considerably the
area of irrigable land in these tracts,
aside from the gain in value due to
improved methods, better stock and
other improvements a progressive
rancher can make. The land invest
ment offers a surer, perhaps even a
larger, prospect for profit than in
Vestments in mining enterprises.
Comparatively few Americans engage
in the former, while nearly all who
come to the country engage to come.
extent in the latter. The American,
is prone to play for the highest
stakes, regardless of the greater risk.
Mobile Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

The largest tomato plants in the
world are found in California. One
grower has three plants which have
reached length of thirty feet
In three months from the time the
seeds were planted, says What to Eat,
they had climbed to the top OF a TWEEN
ty foot trellis. When they reached
this remarkable height they grew
backward until they attained length
of thirty feet.
They have no special care on cultiva-
ton and have had no protection
from the weather; yet in spite of ev-
cry disadvantage they kept on grow
ing and fruiting in the most astonish-
ing fashion.
The trunks are one and half in
ches in diameter, the foliage thick and
luxuriant. Enormous quantities of
tomatoes have been picked from these
three plants, and the fruit is of unus-
ual size, possessing fine favor.
Desert News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
or Baby'S
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Because u lis DCuCaIc
Medicinal, EmOllient,
SanatiVe, and AntiSeptiC
Properties combined with
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Ingredients and most re-
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Sold throughout the world CuticurG Soap, 2Sc, ont-
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as-Send for allow to Preserve Purity and Benufyut
Skin, Scalp, Hair, aud Hands ot Infants and Children
Value of Dairy Products.

There were 12,4173O4,55 pounds of
milk and 5SS,1SG,471 pounds of cream
used in 1904 in the manufacture of
55l,27S,141 pounds Of butter, 3l3,G85
29O pounds of cheese and 3O3 ,4S5, 1872
pounds of condensed milk These fig
ures are rart of the census of manu-.
facturers for 1905. The total cost of
the materials used in the industry was
$l42,92O,277, while the value of the
products was $1GS,1S2,7S9, an i'll
crease of the former of 31.3 percent
and of the latter of 2S.G percent The
number of establishments dropped
from 9242 to S92G, while the capital
increased so percent to $47255,55G
There were 1907 salaried officials and
clerks and 1857 engaged in the man
ufacture of these articles. These re-
ceived salaries and wages amounting
to $9,7S9,03G.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
An old Pnlnter,s Idens.

The Autumn season is coming
more and more TO be recognized as
most suitable time for house-palnt-
ing.
There is no frost deep In the wood
TO make trouble for even the best job
Of painting, and the general season.
ing Of the Summer has put the wood
into good condition In every way.
The weather, moreover, is more like
ly to be settled for the necessary
length Of time to allow all the coats
to thoroughly dry-a very important
precaution.
An old and successful painter said
to the writer the other day;
House owners would get more
for their money If they would allow
their painters to take more time, es-
pecially between coats. Instead Of
allowing barely time for the surface
to get dry enough not to be 'tacky,'
several days weeks would not be
too much) should be allowed so that
the coat might set through and
through. 1t is inconvenient, Of
course, but, II one would suffer this
slight inconvenience, 1t would add
two or three years to the life OF the
paint.
"All this is assuming, OF course,
that the paint used is the very best
to be had-the purest of white lead
and the purest of linseed oil, I'M
mixed with any cheapener, If the
cheap mixtures, often known as
White Lead and oil which has been
doctored with fish oil, benzine, corn
oil, or other of the adulterants
known to the trade, are used, all the
precautions Of the skilled painter are
useless to prevent the cracking and
peeling which make houses unsightly
in a year or so and, therefore, make
painting bills too frequent and costly.
THE house owner should have his
painter bring the ingredients to the
premises separately-white lead OF
some well-known, reliable brand and
linseed oil Of equal quality - and
mix the paint Just before applying
It,"
Painting need not be expensive and
unsatisfactory If the old painters
suggestions are followed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Reason She Left.

Aunt Emeline is the best loved
woman in Saymouth, for her charity
is alike of hand and heart. Like
many other excellent persons, Aunt
Emeline is not a church member, but
she H. regular attendant at the viii
lage church, which is so near her
cottage as to seem under the same
roof
When, at the close of a recent
sermon, the minister requested all
those present who had never united
with the church to retire at the end
of service, everybody was surprised
to see Aunt Emeline start down the
aisle.
Aunt Emeline," the minister
called, softly, that does not apply to
you"
THAT isn't why I'm going" Aunt
Emeline responded, serenely. 81
smell my dinner burning up
Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Wise Girl.

Now, there was a certain girl, and
she had three wooers. The first
wooer said she was the whole world
to him. But she frowned upon his
suit, The second wooer said she
was the sun, moon and stars to him,
but she babe him be on his way.
ITO me-" said the third, you are
n young woman of agreeable man
ners, with eyes that might be a little
bluer, with a nose that is a wee
bit PIGGY, and with a few freckles,
and an annoying habit of hurting
out your thoughts"
She married the third wooer Be-
ing pressed for an explanation of
her conduct, she said:
MY goodness! | think I was
sensible. l married the only one
that had courage enough to tell me
Of my faults before marriage, in
stead of waiting to throw hem up
to me afterward. "-~LiGe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
The SimpIe Life,

A certain openness of mind to
learn the daily lessons of the school
of life; certain willingness of heart
to give and receive that extra SER
vice, that gift beyond the strict
measure of debt which makes friend
ship possible; n certain clearness of
spirit to perceive the best in things
and people, to love it without fear and
to cleaye to it without mistrust; n
peaceable smeness of affection and
taste; a gentle straightrorwardness of
action; kind serenity Of speech
these are the marks of the simple
life, which cometh not with observa-
ton, for it is within you.-Van Dyke.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Fusing Rubies.

Little rubies, the price of which is
considerably below that of large
ones of the same quality, are finely
powdered, and then fused together
in the electric furnace. The mass is
quickly cooled by some trick that
is not made public, resulting in a
gem of good size, and retaining the
desired lustre and tint. Neither the
sapphire nor the emerald can be
subjected to this treatment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Weiah and Pass Out,

The clergyman preached a rather
exhaustive sermon from the text
"Thou Art Weighed in the Balance and
Found Wanting" After the congre,
cation had listened about an hour,
some began to get weary and went
out; others followed, greatly to the
of the minister. Soon an
ether person started. whereupon the
preacher said: That's right, gentle
men; as fast as you are weighed, pass
Out "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

]. Henniker Heaton, the well-known
champion in the British Parliament of
cheap postage, is now seeking to pro-
vide a telephone for every householder
at a cost not greater than "a cents a
week. The Australian Postmaster
General regards 24-cent telephones as
practicable. In Great Britain the post
office department Games fully into con-
troll of the telephones in 1911, but Mr..
Heaton thinks that cheap telephones,
with underground wires, should be
provided before 1911, as it would mean
annual saving of millions of dol
lars"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures HlmseIf-Dr.
Fisher says: "CuticuIa Remedies
POssess True Merit

"AIy face was afflicted with eczema in
the year 1897. | used the Cutlcura Rene
dies and was entirely cured. ! am prac-
ticing physician, and very often prescribe
Cuticura Resovent and Cuticura Soap in
cases of eczema, and they have cured
where other formulas have failed. l am
not in the habit of endorsing patent medi-
cines but when [ find remedies possessing
true merit, such as the Cuticura Remedies
do, | am broad minded enough TO pro-
claim their virtues to the world. l have
been practicing medicine for sixteen years,
and must say | find your Remedies A No.
You a liberty to publish this let
ter. G.. NJ. Fisher, NJ. D., Big Pool, Nd,
May "a, 1901
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
These Arc the DAYS.

These are the days when the word
"Adirondacks" sounds good to everybody.
Up there the sun is just as bright, but the
days are never hot and enervating-the
air S has that inyigorating something in it
that brings sleep, appetite, rest, and new
life to the jaded urbanite
These are the days! The season is at its
height. All the hotels are open, and there
is room enough for every one. The Adir-
ondack country is too vast ever to become
crowded. From east, west, north, or south
New York Central Lines, Americas
Greatest Rnilroad"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

developed into chronic case. At
one time l had to use a crutch and
cane to get about. My back was
lame and weak, and besides the ach-
ing, there was a distressing retention
of the kidney secretions. l was in a
bad way when I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills in 1901, but the remedy
cured me, and l have been we'll ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
King Despised Bachelors.

King Christian was one of the
greatest anti-race suicide enthusiasts
who ever lived. He had no use for
bachelors Everybody over thirty
years old he besought to get mar
ried. 1t is related that one bachelor
was pressed so hard by King Chris
tan on this point that he fed to the
West Indies to keep from being per-
suaded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

The letters in the alphabets of
The different nations vary in number.
The Sandwish Islanders have twelve;
the Burmese, eighteen; Italian, TWEEN
sy; Bengal, twenty-one; German,
Dutch and English, twenty-siX each !;
Arabic, twenty-eight; Persian, thir-
ty-two; Armenian, thirty-eight, and
Russian, forty-one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

sas, will interest the
thousands of veterans
who came back from
the Civil War suffer
ing tortures with kid
ney complaint. Capt.
Ely says: Il con-
tracted kidney trou-
BILE during the Civil
War, and the occa-
sional attacks finally
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

strain my temper. What could I not
bear for her sake?
81 used to know pretty near all
your folks" said old Blake, "and
there's a heap of EN- should like to
as; about II | could only get my wits
to work. There was your Uncle
Joshua-you don't remember him, |
guess; he uied afore your time"
81 never had an Uncle Joshua, "
said /,
Don't contradict me, my boy"
said he, testify; II guess / know.
Tain't likely they ever told you any
thing about him. He was put in
the state prison for stealing sheep
or was 1t a pig?"
Now, father" said the old lady,
don't you go for to harrering up the
boys feelings. He can't help what
his uncle did"
II hain't harrering," said old
Blake, Grossly. "You mind your own
bizness, Martha.
And while the old people were dis
putting as to the real meaning of the
word "harrerin," | improved the
chance which offered, and kissed Bes-
sic.
Before this fact was accomplished,
tall, red-whiskered man strobe into
the room, and, for an instant, stood
glazing at me like a wild beast. Them
he dashed toward me. seized me by
the collar and planted his foot at
that part of my body most convenient
to kick, and landed me at the other
side of the room.
Take that, you scoundrel!" he re-
marked, impressively; but | could
not oblige him. l had already taken
1t.
rose to my feeS and prepared to
strike out.
What do you mean, sir?" de-
manded |, before striking.
What do you mean, sir?" de
manded he. What do you mean by
kissing my wife,"
Your wife! Jupiter Jorum!"
cried /. Bessie Blake your wife,"
Bessie Blake?" said he. "Who
in thunder is Bessie Blake?"
Don't be profane, my son." said
old Mrs. Blake. "Scripter is agin it,"
care you not Bessie Blake?" said
l, turning to the Venus.
"No," said she; my name is Annie
Hall"
well" said I, "this is a pretty
kettle of fish. Who are you, sir?"
to the administered man.
81 am Robert Hall, at your service
Mr.. Blakes step-son.
Isn't this Mr.. Moses Blake's
house,"
"No; my name is jeremiah" said
old Blake.
and I was going to Moses
Blake's," said 1.
why in the deuce didn't you go
there, them" cried Mr.. Hall.
Don't swear, Robert" expostu7
lated Mrs. Blake.
How was to tell one house from
another in this abominable village?"
cried I, Indignantly, where every
house is just like every other one"
MY house cost twice as much al
Moses Blake's," said Mr.. Blake.
Amt your name jeremiah ?"
asked Mrs. Blake.
mercy forbid" said I.
Then" said she, 81 guess things
is kinder mixed up. We are expectI
ing our nephew, jeremiah Mugginsi
for to pay us a visit. He writ somd
time ago to say he'd come. We hain'a
seen him sence he was a child, and
naterly We took you for him. And
the fact of it is you've got into the
wrong house"
l saw how It was, apologized, OBJ
taIuOd# dennIuo dIs O~GIoI..H--- - +Le
locality of Mr.. Moses Blake's hCusel
and departed.
The less / say of my visit there,
The better. Bessie weighed a couple
Of hundred, to say the least, and was
red and healthy as a washerwoman.
A fine girl, no doubt, but not to my
taste.
"recuperated" speedily, went
home and married Araminta Jones
Good Literature.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Reassured.

"You haven't married me just to
spite somebody else, have your" she
asked, hooking unNluusly up INTO his
honest blue eyes.
mo, dear" he absentmindedly re-
piled, Il took you for your money
alone Chicago Record.Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

A floating bottle dropped in the
Gulf Stream as it leaves the Gulf of
Mexico VI cross the Atlantic in
about $50 days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

FITS. st. Vitus Dance: Nervous Diseases per
maneutycured by DR.. Hines Great Nerve
Restorcl. - trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. II. r.. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
The REGULAR Count,

The heart of man who has lived
to be seventy has beaten 260,0O0,000
times-not counting the times when he
got scared and it worked overtime
SomerVille Journal
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gaE QUESTION OF TIME.

Not what was his birth, but how did he
live,
Not what his estate, but how did he give,
Not what was his name, but what did lac
do,
Not what was his place, but measured he
true,
Not whence did he come, but what was
his will,
Not what was his race, but what was his
skill,
Not where did he die, but how did he
strive,
Not where is his grave, but what shall
survive.
Frank Walcott HUT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
Explained.

When a man wears a dropping
mustache it is a sign he thinks he is
handsome. -Atchison Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
new YORK AS SEEN BY A Dixie GIRL.

Most Of the South Work
PhyEveR the Rocky Isd Camped Down With
SSayS Women Look Har1dIres Kitchen Hotel
Little BlsCutds
kAIElERLr4E RonERIsON.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

Alexander del spina made the first
pair Of spectacles in 1885.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18

No man who refuses to be vaccinat-
er or rc-vaccinated can enlist in the
British army. NE33
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-08-18
HERITAGE OF CIVIL WAR.
Thousands of Soldiers Contracted
Chronic Kidney Trouble.

The experience of Capt. John L,
Ely of Co. e. 18th Ohio, now living at
500 East Second street, Newton, Kan
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USo tho Great English Remedy "a
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DRUdoIsTs, OF % Henry S., Brooklyn, N. Z. I'm
virginia Farms For Sale.

Fine farming lands, near Washington, that will
continue to rise in value. Also millions ot acres OK
the finest mineral and timber lands In the United
States, Mexico aud Cuba. Write me to-day Tor my
new list "a" Address John A. Nicol, Manassas Va