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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
HARD TO SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
Are Plain.

II Is curious how people will refuse
10 believe what one can clearly see.
Tel the average man or woman
that the slow but cumulative poison
Gus effects Of CafIeine-the akaIoii
IN tea and cohee-tends to weaken the
heart, upset the nervous system and
cause indigestion. and they may
laugh at you il they don't know the
facts.
Prove It by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery Of
coffee drinkers from the above con-
ditions. and a large percent Of the
human family will shrug their shOul-
dsrs, take some drugs and-keep on
drinking coffee or tea
Coffee never agreed with me nor
with several members Of the house
hold" writes a lady. 1t enervates,
depresses and creates a feeling OF
lanKuor and heayiness- II was only
by leaving of coffee and using Postum
that We discovered the cause and cure
Of these Ills.
nc SaLy lGeScAv an 94iSs WY
Postum Is not used altogether to the
exclusion Of ordinary coffee IS, many
persons do not known and do not
seem willing to learn the facts and
how TO prepare this nutritious bever-
age There's only one way-according
20 directious-boil it fully Is minutes.
Then it IS delicious Name given By
Postum Co. Battle Greek, Mich. Read
the Little book. The Road to Well
vile, In pkgs There's 4 reason"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
WORKED LIKE A PRosPECToR-
Wicked Trick of a Western Man on
New York Kid.

i've been seeing New York" an
uounced the Western man, as he blew
into the Office of New York friend
in a downtown skyscraper, says the
Sun
"Coney Island?" inquired the New
York man, languidly.
''Of course"
shot the chutes?"
shot everything in sight. But
the best time I ever had was with a
kid down there"
There are plenty Of them"
Eyes. New York doesn't have to
worry about race suicide. This chap
was about three years old. He was
digging in the sand on the beach
with a toy shovel and a tin bucket
I talked with him awhile, and when
he wasn't looking l slipped two or
three cents down the hole he had dug.
When he resumed his labors his eyes
bulged. He couldn't believe his luck.
It was better than finding pay dirt
to watch him. He dug up the cash
with a yell and started to find his
mother, further down the beach.
While he was gone 1 slid few more
coppers in and threw little sand
over them He came right back and
began digging, and. of course, he
soon made another find. That set
tied him He gathered in the goods
and then he buckled down to work
on that hole like a prospector. III
bet he's diggin' there yet if his moth
err hasn't dragged him away, and if
she has I'll bet he yelled some before
he went"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
"THE LITTLE DONE, THE VAST
UNDONE."

The little done sustaineth no mans soul:
u knows Il for an atom of n whole.
A tiny atom scarce worth heavens seeing.
Or mans acclaim or a'en moment 5
being;
And this although fellow or a State
Hold the accomplished thing as truly great.
Nay, not the thing that's done, but what's
undOne
Gives strength and comfort underneath the
sun;
The poems that the poets never write.
Yet dream and drink through many sum
mer night.
The statues chiseIled when the imperial
mind
Is by no need Of handieraft confined.
The vast that beckons, stoops, but never
Yields
lis fuller brightness in these earthly
fields
These are the things that lift the spirit up
And place unto It's lips the living cup.
That give unto the soul Of man the
strength
To bear with all the years injurious
length!
New Orleans Times. Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Testing NIissionarr,s Patience

The Rev. Frederick B. Bridge
man. the noted and successful mis-
sionary to the Zulus, was talking in
Philadelphia about missionary work.
Il am very hopeful of it," he said
Il may be a little too hopeful be-
cause I have had such good success.
1t is better, though, to be too hope
full than too doubling.
Much depends upon the character
of the people one works among. and
I can sympathize a little with a mis-
sionary who returned home from
China in a very Respondent mood.
"A Chinese convert stole this mis-
sionary's watch and then came back
to him the next morning to learn
how to wind it up. Boston Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Not UnprofessionaI.

A capital story is being told Of a
X c. now much in the public eye.
He once took up a brief for nothing
and won the case. The grateful client.
however. sent a postal order TOR Is
shillings, which the X. c. accepted.
through fear OF giving offence by send
ing it back. At the bar mess one Of
the barristers jocularly accused him of
unprofessional conduct in accepting
less than gold. Excuse ne, replied
the X. c., but I took all the poor
beggar had. l consider that is not I'M.
professional London Daily News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

That disaster breeds endurance no
one doubts. An fastener, who was
visiting California at the time Of the
recent calamity, fully recognized this
fact, and gave the Californians full
credit for it.
A building had collapsed as a re-
suit of the earthquake. Besides sew
eral Californians, confined beneath
the debris was a New Yorker. As
the rescuers began removing the brick
and timber a feeble voice called from
a corner of the building far below:
Help here, l am from the East
and am unused to earthquakes. Take
me out first"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
What She Remembered.
Husband-"Many people at church
this forenoon, dear?'
Wifa.,.Yes. a large number

Husband-'Many people at church
this forenoon, dear?"
Wife Yes, a large number
Good sermon2"
Delightful"
What was the text?"
1T vast was-weIl, really, l
have forgotten.
''Humph! Was Mrs. Purling
there?"
She was"
What had she on?"
Well, she had on a fall wrap OF
very dark Pompeiian red cloth, with
narrow insertions of black velvet in
the sides of the skirt. A small yoke
trimming Of the velvet covered the
upper part of the chest, and was out
lined with mixed tiusel braid. A mar
row braiding girdIed the waist, and
the cuffs were ornamented in the
same way. 1t had a cape attachment
pleated upon the shoulders, and at
tached by other pleats at the waist
line, giving a dolman appearance to
the back. She"
"ThatH do I don't wonder that
you forgot the text! Daily Plea
yune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

There is more Catsrrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by const antly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven Catarrh to be
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls CatArrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney L Co.,
Toledo, Ohio. is the only constitutional cure
on the market. II is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops TO a teGspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and m ucous surfaces OF the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address F. j. CHENEY s
Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
RUNNING SORES ON LIMBS.
Little Girls Obs mate Case OF Eczema
Mother says Cuticura Remedies
n Household standby"

"Last year, after having my little girl
treated by very promi ent physician for
an obstinate case of eczema, resorted to
the Cutieura Remedies, and was so well
pleased with the almost instantaneous re-
lief afforded that We discarded the physi-
clans prescription and relied entirely on
the Cutieura Soap, Cutieura Ointment and
Cutieura Pills. When We cOmmenc with
the Cuticura Remedies her feet and limbs
were covered with running sores In
about six weeks We had her completely
we'll, and there las been no recurrence Of
the trouble. We find that the Cuttcura
Remedies are q valuable household stand
by, living az We do twelve miles from a
doctor, and where it costs from twenty to
twenty-five dollars to come up on the
mountain. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas,
Paramount, WaIden's Ridge, Tenn, Oct
Is, 1906"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

"Blatherskite" is an Americanism,
or rather an old word which has sur
Vived chiefly in American usage. The
way it came TO be popular here is
curious. It is really the old Scottish
"bletherskate," from "bIether," to talk
nonsense told Morse 'bIadhr," non
senseJ and skate a term of opprO-
brium. In the song Maggie Lauder. "
written about 1850, occur the words
Jog on your gait, We bletherskate;'
and this song was a very popular one
in the American camp during the War
of Independence. Hence the vogue
Of the expressive word, in it's Ameri-
canized form, "Bletherumskite' was
the Irish version early in the nine
teenth century.-Kansas City Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Definitions of a Baby.

Fathers rival in mothers love.
A crying evil you only aggrayate by
cutting down.
A native of all countries, who speaks
the language of none.
A mite Of a thing that requires a
mighty lot OF attention
The magic spell by which the gods
transform a house into a home.
A pleasure to two, nuisance to ey-
cry other body and a necessity to the
world
A miniature Atlas that bears the
whole world OF welded joys and cares
on its little shoUlders-PhiladelDhia
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
LADIES COLUMN.
he Above Them.

DO not allow your thoughts to lin
ger on an injury you have received
or on provoking words that have
been spoken TO you. Learn not only
TO disregard acts Of petty spite, but
let them gradually cease to be the
subject OF your thoughts, and they
will finally die out OF the mind COM
pletely. Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
The Last One

The Bishop OF Worcester was once
travelling through Baubury by rail, and
wishing to try their celebrated cakes,
summoned a boy and asked him to
procure him enc. Learning that their
price was ''rhreepeuce" the Bishop
gave the lad a 'sixpence,' telling him,
'-An9 with the other threepeuce buy
cake for yourself" The lad shortly
returned, complacently munching his
cake, and handing threepence back to
the Bishop, exclaimed: There was
only one left, Gov'nor. Harper
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
San Francisco,s Lusky Figures

Figures show that San Francisco
In May held its place as the ninth
most Important commercial centre of
the country. This verifies the state
ment that even a fire and earthquake
cannot destroy the eity's commerce
San Francisco Call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Mistrusted.

Il used to know Mr.. Sneaker, who
was with your firm. understand
he is a tried and trusty emplcye"-
He was trusted, yes. he'll be tried,
too, IL we're so fortunate as to catch
him."-PhiIadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Husband Grossly. Why do you
have all our bills presented once a
week instead OF on the lst?'
Wife. Because you told me not to
have them large. Harper Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
Dyspepsia Of Women
Caused by Female Disorders and Cured by
Lydia {. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

A great many women suffer with a
form of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield 20 ordinary treat
ment. While the symptomsseem 10 be
aimilar TO those OF ordinary indiges.
ton, yet the medicines universally pre-
scribed do not seem To restore the pa
tents normal condition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
sHOEs FOR EVERYBODY AT ALL PRICES,

Meme shoes, So % 81 80. EOS shoes. 8
10 81 IS. Womens Slices, 400 to $3.50.
MASSES & ChiIdren's Shoes, 81. % to $500.
Try w. L. Douglas WOmen's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
n 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
prices and Inferior shoes. Take no EubStLs
fnte Ask your dealer fnr w. l. Douglas shoea
and Insist UPON having them.
fast Color Eygists used. they UH not vsdy ordssy
Write for illustrated catalog Ot FAN Styles.
W. l. DOUGLAS, Dept. is, BrocktOn. MasG-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Cninchillas have been so much in
request for furs in the last few years
that the species is in danger of *
tinction in Chill and Bolivia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

The number of persons employed in
the mines of the world is about 5000.
900, of whom one-hfth are in Great
Britain MEAS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

NFs-W inslow's Soothing SyTupfO Children
teething. sCftens thegums, rsducesintiamma-
ttou, aIIays pain, cures wind colo, 2jC bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

On Salt River, Arizona, there is Ia
course of construction what is said
to be the highest dam in the world.
When it is completed in 1908, Roose-
Welt, the town on the site, will be 172I
feet below the level OF the water. It
is anticipated that the head obtained
will be the means of securing alum
dant power. A temporary power
plant, cement mill, fee plant. light
ing plant and sawmill have been COM
pleted. A telephone line has been
installed to the head works Of the
power canal. eighteen miles above
Roosevelt, and extended in the other
direction to the site Of the great dam,
which is thirty miles from Phoenix.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Brighton, Mass, has been infested
by tramps recently, and this sign Is
on a well-known residence: I'VE are
yegetarians, but our dog is not"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

The largest topaz in the world,
now in the Vatican at Rome. weighs
seven pounds, and has carvings upon
1t that occupied three Neapolitan
lapidaries sixty-one years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

The London County Council has
passed a law which makes the throw
ing OF banana skin on the sidewalk
a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
OF forty shillings.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10
-s45TILE NV
N3 E8E@HINGJ|
sHrA62579

German silver contains no silver,
and was invented in China.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Oysters cannot live in water con,
tanning less than thirty-seyen partI
OF salt to every 1000 OF water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Partisan life seems to agree with
Parisians. The latest figures show in
the city 10,5O9 octogenarians, and
$40 nonagenarians, OF whom eighty
nine are nearly 100. Six are over
102 years of age.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Some one has discovered that this
is the hundred and fiftieth auniver-
sary of the establishment by Count
Bruhl of the rule for traffic: Keep
to the right" This. rule was first
enforced on the bridge over the Elbe
at Dresden, whence the habit spread
throughout Germany. To keep to
the right is the practice of American
streets, payements and two track
railway lines. In Great Britain one
keeps to the left, and the English
coachman will tell you that is the
better rule for driving, because the
driver sits on the whip side, and can
look down at the space between him
and the vehicle that passes him in
the opposite direction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

Travelling on the Argentina PAM
pas is interesting if not entirely COM
Portable. Men there are scarce, but
horses are plentiful. Often sixty
horses are driven in the same
team. The driver is perched thirty
feet from the ground. The wagons
are sometimes fifty feet long and If
teen feet wide, while the back wheels
are fourteen feet or so high.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

There are twenty-four railroads en-
tertng Chicago and as manv local
freight Offices. me number OF men
employed is estimated at about 5000
ploying over 700 men in its local
Offices.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-10

CoIcF more goods Brighter Rnd faster coors Lnan Al
aTa any garment Withous FippinE apart Nrits
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
POWELL WINS
ON A FOUL

Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.
28.-Lew Powell won from
Cyclone Thompson in the
tenth round of Colma tonight
on foul.
Powell had the better of the
contest on points throughout
the fight, but Thompson was
getting stronger all the time
and might have won. About
the middle of the tenth round
Thompson came in close and
landed a hard left very low.
Powell went down like a
shot and doctor was called.
After examination he said he
could find no evidence of a foul
blow. When he left the ring
the seconds of Powell found
the boy was bleeding from the
effects of the blow. Referee
Roche then awarded the fight
to Powell. The fight was a
good one until the tenth round.
Powell could land almost at
will, but Thompson did not
seem to mind the blows.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
ROUND ONE

They came quickly to the middle of
the ring and spared for an opening.
Burns rushed catching Jac' low and
butting him under the chin with his
shoulder Jack rushed, missing a left
jab. A second later he shot left jab,
reaching Burns and swapping his head
back. They olinched, Burns being
blocked effectively in his attempts at
irfghting. Jack drew away and rushed
whipping across a terrific right upper
cut which started blood from Tommy's
nose. O'Brien crossed right and left,
lightly to face, and clinched. Jeff
parted the men with difficulty. At the
gong O'Brien whipped up a second up
percut again, teasing blood from
Tommy's nose.
ROUND TWO
Tommy rushed, landing light left
tc the body and dropped into a clinch.
ping easily, and a moment later the
heavy man danced away from the same
kind. O'Brien came in close and
clinehed. Burns doing effective work
to the body In the clinch. O'Brien
missed repeatedly with his left jab.
Burns whipped a stiff right cross to
the jaw, his first effective blow. O'Brien
danced away with marvellous footwork
tapping Burns at will as the latter
rushed. Tommy danced In and rushed,
and as he did SO Jack whipped up a
terrific right and left to the face, caus-
ing Burns TO drop forward to a clinch
at the gong
ROUND THREE
Burns danced out, whipping across
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
LONG SHOT WINS
At EMERYVILLE
FAV0RITE PULLED UP LAME IN
FIFTH
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2s.-Ra,nv
weather and sloppy track upset some
o. the talents calculations today at
Emeryvile.
In the fifth, Military Man pulled I'D
lame, and Prestige, a 20 to 1 shot. took
first money.
First race. futurity course-Tavora
112 (Willams), 13 to s. won; Avonalis.
1O7 (Hildebrand). to 8, second: Santa
Ray, 1O7 "a. Brown). 13 to 1, third.
Time. 1:tO As. Southern Lady II, Get
Rich Quick, Syson, Queen Alamo,
Iadora, Pepper Pod and Ramona III
also ran.
Second race, six furlongs-Laura f
M, 1O9 Cwillams). II to 5, won, Yellow
stone, 112 Is. Kelly, 10 to 1, second;
Sharp Boy, 1O9 (Knapp) to 1, third
Time, lis 1-5. Peter ], Meada, Liber-
vale, ST. Denis, st. Winnifride, DR..
Rowell, Sheen and Lucrece also ran.
Third race, five furlongs-Canlque
Ill (Knapp), IS to 5, won; Fursee, 1O6
(BrusselD, to 1, second; Como. 10S
Uawrence), to 1, third. Time, 1:01 3-5.
Fred Mulholland f. Nugent, st. Elm
wood, Roalta, Azusa, Burning Bush and
L. G. Ackerly also ran.
Fourth race, one mile and a sixteenth
-Jackfull, 107 (T SULLIVAN, to 10,
won; Bearskin, 10I (Leeds), 10 TO ],
second; Iras, 107 (Knapp), 10 to 1.
third. Time, 1:4S AS. Trapsetter,
Chablis, Bonar, Watercure and Little
Joker also ran.
Fifth race. mile, selling-Prestige, 9S
(Hunter), 20 to 1, won; Dorado, 1O1
(BrusselD, to 1, second; Military Man.
100 (Knapp), 3 to 5, third. Time.
1:42 as. Alice Carey, Duelist, Ralph
Young Scotch Thistle and Augie also
ran.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Whisky
King, 112 CA. Brown, II to 5, won:
Delagoa, 100 (Williams), II to 5, sec
ond; I'm Joe, 1Os (Sandy), to 1, third.
Time, liza 3-5. Don Hamilton, Baker,
Dora I. Nabonassar, Rey' Del Mundo
and Frolic also ran.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29

stiff right to the heart and hugging
in clinch, working his hands to good
advantage. Burns chopped right and
left to head as though preliminary to
rush which came a moment later and
was stopped by vicious hard right
uppercut to Tommy's face Burns
missed right swing for the jaw, and
O'Brien came back whipping across
right and left to face and body and
following up with hard right upper
cut to the Jaw. Burns snapped back
with a left to the face and Jack came
back with right and left to the head
and body and a clinch at the gong.
ROUND FOUR
OBrien came up quickly, dancing in
and out and as fresh as though he had
not been fighting. His footwork was
superb and he hit Burns about the face
with ease. Burns sent in a right chop
to the head, but the blow was light.
O'Brien shot into clinch for the first
time, roughing it considerably Burns
came back at close quarters, infghting
viciously and causing the Philadelphia
to break. O'Brien snapped right jab
to the face and clinched. Burns con-
nected a straight right with Jacks
stomach and laced his kidneys In n
clinch. They broke at the order of
Jeffries and both shot across hard lefts
and rights. O'Brien whipping in a left
uppercut at the gong. The uppercut
generally with the right was Jacks
most effective blow, and was used by
him throughout the fight.
ROUND FIVE
Burns came out quickly and tried to
work his man to a neutral corner.
O'Brien dashed in and out in tantaliz-
ing fashion and teased his heavy OPP
ponent. OBrien danced i'm with a light
right uppercut following with a
straight right to the face, and Burns
clinched. Like a flash from clear sky
Burns whipped across terrific right
swing to Jacks face, landing squarely
on the nose and causing the Philadel-
phian to bleed horribly. Again the
heavy Tommy whipped across that
vicious right catching o'Brien just
over his right eye and cutting an inch
cash there. Blinded by his own blood
and pursued by a bull-like demon.
who rushed with a snorting sound.
OBrien stayed away I'm a fashion mar
velous, TO witness. Time after time
Tommy had his bleeding antagonist
against the ropes and planted for the
fatal punch, only to swing at air while
Jack, with tiger-like notion was away
and In safety. Before the tap OF the
gong Burns had shot across half a
dozen OF those rights and O'Brien's
face under the glare OF the white lights
looked as covered with a great splotch
OF ink. His nose was sunken. his eye
terribly swollen and his lips badly
bruised. but he marched gamely back
to his corner.