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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
His Troubles.

Uncle Josh-It seems the minister
has had rheumatism for the last three
years, but he hasn't said anything
about it.
Aunt Hetty-Why, could have told
him just what to do for it.
Uncle Josh-Mebbe that's one of the
reasons why he kept it quiet-Tom
Watson's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Japan has many large coal minesn
but the quality Of her coal is poor.
During the. war, therefore, most of the
coal used by the navy was imported.
Now, however, the japanese admiralty
has decided to use briquettes made
from Japanese coal and has imported
the necessary machinery from England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
Novelty Excited Curiosity.

Owtlaight-I had an awful time
thinking up an excuse to give my wife
when l got home from the club last
night.
Lushman-Did she demand one?
Owtlaight-Of course. l got home
so early that it piqued her curiosity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

lame in the morning. Doan's Kidney
Pills helped me right away, and the
great relief that followed has been
permanent"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

The canaries of Germany excel all
other canaries as singers. One has
been recorded to continue a single
trilli for one and one-quarter minutes,
with twenty changes of note.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Can any "fan" or "rooter" explain
why nearly all the champion baseball
players turn in their toes? - Victor
Smith, in the New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Thousands tell OF
cures made by Doan's
Kidney Pills. John c,
Coleman, a prominent
merchant Of SWANS
boro, Ca, says: For
several years my kid
neys were affected,
and my back ached
day and night. l was
napNynno anl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

The British parcels post carries pack
fes for twenty-four cents up to three
FUNDS, forty.eight cents, three to seven
FUNDS; seventy-twO cents, seven 70
even pounds. ~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
Relative Speed.

81 see the auto bill has passed the
New Jersey House"
HAS, Ell? I'll bet it didn't pass as
fast as the auto itself went by mine
this morning -Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Merry Restorer, 80 trialbottle andtreatisefree
Dr.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 991 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

The .aborers in the rice fields of italy
live ON less than seven cents day.
Meat and fresh vegetables they never
see.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
NeoessItv Knoms mol Lawns.

Mrs. A.-The Medleys never use any
but condensed milk.
Mr.. A.-Well, their fiat is even
smaller than ours.-Am. Spectator.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

ihlenso agony ana
great mental depression. was unable to at
tend tony house work, and life became bur
den to me- Twas confined for days 10 my bed
lost my appetite, my courage and all hope
~ could not bear to think of an operation
and in my distress ! tried every remedy which
| thought would be of any use TO me, and
reading Of the value Of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to sick women decided
to give II a trial. felt 80 discouraged that
had little hope Of recovery, and when began
to feel better, after the second week, thought
II only meant temporary relief; but TO my
great surprise found that kept gaining,
while the tumor lessened in size.
THE Compound continued TO build up my
general health and the tumor seemed to be
absorbed, until, in seven months, the tumor
was entirely gone and well woman. l am
30 thankful for my recovery that / ask you
to publish my letter in newspapers, 80 other
women may know Of the wonderful curative
powers of Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular or painful periods, weakness, dis
placement or liberation of the female
organs, that bearing-down feeling, in
hammation, backache, flatulence, gen
eral debility, indigestion or nervous
prostration, they should remember
there Is one tEisd sn@ true remedy.
pound at once removes such troubles
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such q record of cures of female
ills.
Mrs Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She is daughter
in-law of Lydia Z. Pinkham and for
twenty-five years under her direction
and since her decease has been
advising sick women free of charge.
She has guided thousands to health.
Address, Lynn, Mass.
Remember that it is Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that is cur
ingwomen, and don't allowany druggist
to sell you anything else in its place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

The population of Morocco can only
be guessed. No census has ever been
taken. NE25
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
THE DAISY FLY KILLER ts: Ss. .s sH

so Bushels WiuvST~NsSWSsv I~Ss PUr1
That's the yield Of salzers Red Gross Hybrid Winter
also catalogue OfWinte Rye Barley, cloyers,
Timothy Grasees Bulbs Trees, etc, for fall planting
SALzEh SIZED Co., BOX A. ~, la Crosse, WIS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Birds, when perched on trees or
bshes, are natural weathercocks, as
tey invariably roost with their heads
I the wind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

A rather unique act was that Of John
Rlsom, of Shawnee. Kan, who last
week legally adopted Hazel Leone, Sal
lil Clokita, Mary Magdalene and Willie
JPnita Miller, his four stepdaughters.
ia says that he expects to give all Of
tlA girls a good education.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softenathegums, reducesinfamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Japan is said to have a deficit of
S50,O00,O00.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Humble" is q word that has gone
out of fashion during the lifetime of
many of us. An Australian paper that
is reproducing extracts from its files
of fifty years ago prints this advertise
ment of 1856: Young woman wants
home in an humble family" Nobody
sees an advertisement of that sort In
the papers. nowadays, except in the
weekly journals of the Irish rural dis
tricts, where such announcements as
Wanted, an humble girl" still occa'
sionNlly appear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
DOES YouR eAck AcAe 2

Cure the Kidneys and the Pain win
Never Return,
Only one way to cure an aching
back. Cure the cause, the kidneys,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

ave you ever noted the absence of
gr@n in the genuine Turkish rugs?
TlB is because green is a sacred color
aBng the MohammedNns, and they
wjuld not allow it to be defi!ed by
slipping upon it, says Town and Coun-
tn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
INTERESTING LETTER
WRITTEN BYANOTABLEW0MAN
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg OF Denver, Color
Bearer OF the WomAn's Relief Corps,
Sends Thanks 70 Mrs PinkhRm.

The following
letter was written
by Mrs, Kellogg,
OF 1928 Lincoln
Ave, De nv err,
Col. TO Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn Mass
Dear Mr., Pinkham.
" For Ave years |
was troubled with a
tunlor, which kept
growing, causing me
intense agony and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Ole Janson, for whom the town Of
Olsburg, Kan, was named, has asked
the district court Of Pottawatomie
County to change his name to Ole John
son. His name when he came to Amer
lea was Johnson, but when he took out
his naturalization papers the clerk I'M
derstood him to say Janson, and Jan
son has been his legal name, If not his
actual name, ever since he became .
citizen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

\ A London dentist made a novel pro-
posal of marriage He fell in love with
an elderly patient who ordered a set of
false teeth from him. When the teeth
were delivered the woman found a neat
little proposal engraved on the plate
which held the teeth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23
TILL WORLp'5
FAVOQITE (
For Preserving, Purifying
andBeautifylng the Skin,
Scalp, Hair, and Hands.

Cuticura BoAp combines delicate medicinal aud snao.
nsn properties derived from Cuteura the great 9kH
Cure, with the pureu Of cleansing ingredients aud the
most refreshing Of howH odors DepotS London, n
CharterhOuSS Sol PGril Rue de IA PaiI Boston, 1871
Columbus Ave. Potter Drug Chem Corp. Sole PropL
0BMGied Free, elbow TO Preserve, Purity, aud BsAutty
the skin, Scalp, Hair, and Hands"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

In Arabia the higher classes use SUI
gar in tea and coffee in their houses,
but in the coffee shops in the bazaar,
where hundreds of people gather in the
evening to talk and drink coffee, a
cheaper grade of coffee is generally
consumed, made of coffee husks prin-
cipally, and in this drink sugar is sell
dom used.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

Joseph Ditchfield, of Trevtorten, Pa,
sixty-hve years old, grew frightened
when lie could not read by the aid of
spectacles which he had worn many
years. A doctor examined him and
gave him n newspaper, which he read
clearly without glasses. He had gained
his second sight.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-06-23

VIZ HEN Stella crossed the long
NV bridge IN her way home
fr, school, she always
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20

That the passengers on the fast ex-
press trains of the big trunk lines of
the United States will be entertained
by vaudeville performances, etc, while
being whirled across the country is be-
lieved by J. d. Brown, assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Erie rail-
road, to be an innovation that will be
undertaken by railroads in the near fu-
ture, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He believes that this radical departure
is practical and that the ROAD that inau-
gurates 1t will fill a long felt want and
will make a decided hit with the ira vel
ing public.
For several years. said Mr.. Brown
recently, ''ail the big lines of the coun-
try have been constantly wing with
each other in equipping their fast
through trains with all modern COM
forts and conveniences In their effort to
make the journeys of their patrons as
pleasant and luxurious as possible. In
this respect a number of the crack fiji
ers have about reached perfection. But
in spite of all the luxury and elegance
with which some of these trains are
equipped the traveller is obliged to pro-
vide his own entertainment and amuse-
ment. No matter how luxurious a car
may be, most passengers usually find
long journey monotonous and tedious
before they reach their destination and
would hail with delight any form of
amusement.
Take, for instance, the trip from Chi
cago to the Pacific coast. That journey
takes about three days. Very few pas
sengers can amuse themselves all that
time in reading, playing cards or look
ing at the scenery, and they would
gladly welcome any diversion to break
the monotony. 1t would be very easy
to provide a theatrical performance or
concert on a train. l have seen it
done, and it proved a big success.
1T was on special train in Texas
In which a party of railroad officials
were making a tour of the south. One
end of a private car was fitted up as
a stage, and the members OF the party
gave minstrel performance. What
was done to amuse those officials could
be just as easily done to amuse regu-
lar passengers. and the expense at
tached TO such project would, in my
opinion, be very small in comparison
to the great amount of added patron
age the road would derive from such
an innovation. 1 am sure that many a
talented actor and actress would Of
ten gladly volunteer their services In
exchange for transportation. 1 am
convinced that such a plan for enter
tanning travellers would meet with such
success that in less than six months
after it was inaugurated all the big
trunk lines of the country would
have it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20
FOG WHISTLE
FOOLS THE MOOSE

Whether or not the fog whistle at the
entrance to st. John harbor should be
compelled to take OUT game license
would seem to be question to be de-
cided by the game commission, says Il
special dispatch FROM St John. y. B.,
to the New York Tribune. Partridge
island is situated dbout two miles
from the city of st. John. and on it is
one of the principal signal stations. A
few months ago there was installed
on the island a new fog whistle which
has been the cause of much excite
ment among the mobse which haunt
the woods around thetcity. This wills
tie gives long drawn out blow in a
low note and ends the blast with a
short sounding blow two tones lower.
The whistle exactly initiates the call of
n COW moose and is having the effect
of such calls.
1t ia not uncommon for moose to find
their way into the city and walk quiet
IL through the streets during tile ear
lier hours of the day. They are never
moleSte0 and have grown bold. Since
the new fog whistle was established
these wandering moose have become
more plentiful and there is no doubt
that they are attracted by what they
think is the call of their mates. The
bull moose stroll calmly through Fair
vile and Lancaster to the waters
edge and then attempt to swim to the
island. None have ever swum the full
distance. for before reaching the-island
they evidently become aware. that
things are not what {they seem and
that there is something wrong with the
call. HuntSmen are obviously await
ing the open season, when the moose
are likely TO be depleted in numbers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20
brought Back TO Life

summon assistance. Selling a large
paper bag which lay on n table. she in
fiated it and broke it on the wall of the
stairs with Il loud report. The thieves,
installing it for pistol, dropped their
plumber and fed. There is no quality.
perhaps which we all covet more than
this ready wit which makes action as
prompt as thought in danger. Self con-
troll, which we can cultivate. HELPS us
TO attain it in a degree, but il is large
ly a gift of nature, like a keen eye or
nimble tongue. We who are born with.
out it may console ourselves with the
fact that emergencies come but once
or twice in life, while every hour calls
for the use of common sense, patience
and self control, all of which we can
have if we will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20
Vaudeville on Trains

the Buffalo Commercial. An indomita-
ancy over each pupil; his science and
cleverness enabled him to know at
once if he had to deal with a pupil of
promise or not, and unlikely aspirants
were not allowed to waste his time
and theirs. An acquaintance describes
a typical incident: Il remember a nota-
bic case in point. A very rich woman
offered the master any price If he
would only teach her daughter. He
refused, knowing well he could never
obtain serious work from her; but, as
the mother persisted, he hit upon a
compromise. He asked the women to
be present during a lesson, and he I'M
dertook, if the girl still wished to learn
singing after hearing it taught, to
teach her. The lesson began. The pu-
pill, who seemed to the listeners an al
ready finished singer, had to repeat
passage after passage of the most diff
ficult exercises before the master was
satisfied; he insisted upon the minutest
attention to every detail of execution.
Mother and daughter exchanged horri-
fed glances and looked on pityingly.
the women out, and, in passing the
pupil, the young girl whispered to her,
1T would kill me- Senior Garcia, re-
turning from the door, said content
eddy: They will not come again.
Thank you, mon enfant; you sang
WELL"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20
TO SAVE THE BUFFALO.
Herd From New York to BE Set Free
In oklahoma.

Herd From New York to BE Set Free
| In oklahoma.
The offer made by the New York
Geological society to the government
to place a herd of buffalo on the Wich-
| tia forest reserve, in southwestern
| Oklahoma, has been accepted. and a
herd of from fifteen to twenty buffa-
loes will be shipped as soon as an
area of good grazing ground can be
fenced in, says the New York Tribune
The society desired to aid the gov
eminent in preserving these animals
from extinction, but exacted a promise
that a habitat should be provided
where the expense of constant feeding
would be spared, where shelter from
storms could be had and where the buff
faloes could breed proliically.
1t has been conceded by competent
authorities that the American bison
cannot be preserved from final eX-
tinction by breeding in close confine-
ment in parks or geological gardens.
The animals can be saved only by es-
tablishing herds on very large areas,
so that they will be IN a semiwild state
and can obtain the exercise that is alb
solutely essential to their welfare
The New York Geological society sent
]. Alden Loring 20 Oklahoma to select
good grazing ground, with plenty of
permanent water. Forest Supervisor
Morrisey of the reservation and Mr..
Loring decided on n suitable spot. and
an appropriation of $4,000, inserted in
the agricultural bill, was obtained to
build the fence. AS soon as the fence
is completed the herd will be shipped.
II is hoped that this can be done in the
fall as il would not be advisable TO
turn them loose in midwinter after hav-
ing been in captivity, nor would it be
possible to ship the animals just pre-
vious to calving time in the spring.
The bison in captivity at the Bronx
park zoo are in fine condition. accord
ing to the authorities there. The herd
Is said to be the largest on public ex-
hibition. 1t is hoped that other owners
of buffaloes VIII follow the example of
the society In assisting the government
to perpetuate the animals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20

The letter of DR. y. Newham.Davis
| in the New York Times the other day
on the folly of rolling apparently
| drowned persons on n barrel in the eff
| fort to restore them finds a singularly
apt commentary in a report of Super
intendent II. NJ. Knowles of the Third
Life Saving district, which has reach
ed General Superintendent s. |. Kim
ball, says a Washington dispatch. Mr.
Knowles tells of the rescue and resus
citation of Robert Mooney near Wake
field, II. l.. ON July 4.
There was a boat race on Upper
Point Judith pond that afternoon, and
Mooney went out in a fat bottomed
boat to watch it.. His boat was caught
in a squat and overturned Mooney
was caught under the sail and could
not get out. 1t was twentythree min
utes before he was taken from the wa
ter, and then his, rescuers began the
rolling process, to Which Dr. Davis so
vigorously objects. They expelled
about a gallon of water from the
lungs" as they report, at the first
rolling and at a second rolling, which
Immediately followed, got pint more.
Artificial respiration was begun at
once.
The patient was as purple as a
grape" said the report. "Superintend-
ent Knowles spread a small motor COW
err of canvas and removed the body to
it, keeping up at the same time the
bellows movement and friction by rub
bling the limbs 4 fire was built and
IL. -.
of thirty minutes we're rolled in jack
cts and applied to the armpits. heart
and soles of the feet. The bellows
movement was kept up while others
worked at the arm movement
1.-The first sign of life was observed
after the life savers had worked on the
patient for an hour and twenty min
utes," says the report. This was no.
ticed when a hot stone was placed
against the soles of the patients bare
feet. The constant rubbing and artifj-
cial respiration, with renewed applica-
tons of hot stones. showed marked de-
velopment of the condition of the pa
tient. About TWENTY-FIVE minutes later
a physician arrived and reported that
there was an action of the heart and
pulse. The patient was then taken I'm
the launch to the boathouse. some dis
lance away. All the time the bellows
movement and rubbing were kept up.
This had been going on for one hour
and forty-eight minutes. The patient
remained unconscious all the time.
After arriving at the boathouse the pa
tient was worked with for some time
and later taken to his home where he
regained consciousness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20
The New Naval Ration.

In the last naval appropriation bill
provision was made for a change in
the naval ration, and the bureau of
supplies and accounts has prepared a
ration in accordance with the legisla-
ton, says Washington dispatch. 1t
is now asserted that the United States
navy has better ration than any army
or navy in the world. The advantages
of the present ration are that it is
more flexible and makes it unnecessary
to issue combinations to sailors in
place of a regular ration. Added TO
the former ration are preserved and
fresh fruits, fresh milk, f1avoring ex-
tracts, fresh fish and sauce. The
amount of timed vegetables has been
increased, while a decrease has been
made in macaroni, pickles, rice and
strip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-20

Any woman who has old fashioned
brass and gilt cornices of colonial days
stored in the warehouse may count
herself lucky, for they are being re-
stored to favor, says 1.-THE New York
Press. Inanimate objects have the
charm OF not resentingi their RELOCATION
to the background. Even if they have
been laid away, they probably will
look as bright as ever when brought
forth to view. The returning of the
cornice and old fashioned curtains
made itself felt last winter. when the
rooms of new hotel. which is sup
posed TO represent 1.-The last word in
tasteful and transformations decoration,
were constructed with corniccs COW
cred with cloth just like that used in
the window curtains.