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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

London that Mr.. Knowles and his
stan OF engineers and workmen had
succeeded in cutting through the
basin of the lake, and the water had
been drailed off successfully. here
was great jubilation, and prepara-
lions were made for the large con-
signments of gold, silver and jewels
(which might be expected to arrive by
The mkt boat.
H Unfortunately, however, the water
IS not the only barrier on which the
IHGildeG Man" has to rely for the
safe-Ieeplng of his treasure. The
Ij"bilation in Londonwall was sum-
marily ended by cablegram stating
that twenty-five feet of solid mud, or
some 30,0OO,000 cubic feet in all
Istill lay between the treasure-seekers
and their quest.
But what is 100000 cubic feet
of mud when 10O,OOO,OOO As at
stake? A new engineering feat was
decided on-the construction of d
great dam across the hole made il
the side of the basin, terminating In
shaft through which the mud
should be washed and carefully pre-.
cipitated, go as to secure the gold
and silver treasure as they were dis
t"rbed from their hiding place of
centuries.
The dam was constructed, and with
1t the cleansing shaft, but while the
work was in progress a strange thing
had happened. The "Gllded Man"
was evidently at work again.
For over three years the engineers
had worked in the rain, in such
downpour, indeed, as was unpre-
denied in Central America. AS tho
water ran from the lake, however,
the rain had stopped, and drought
equally without parallel in the his
tory of the country set in. For more
than two and half years not a drop
of rain has fallen at the scene of the
| operations, and when the engineers
| had completed the construction of
the dam it was only to find that the
sun had baked the 100000 cubic
feet of mud into the consistency of
hard rock.
Then, metaphorically speaking, the
engineers sat down and wept. The
rock-like substance still lies as an
impenet-able bomb-proof lid over the
| golden gods and the silver dishes and
ornaments, to say nothing of the
! jeweled goddesses and their glitter
| ing hand-maidens.
The few natives in the region,
remnan.I of the great race Of Chib-
chas, occasionally visit the scene and
smile cheerfully at the downcast
| Englishmen. 1T is all the work of
the 'Gilded Man. who is watching
over his treasure mountain" they
say, and they plainly hint that when
the rain comes-if ever it does come
to soften the mud, some other OBJ
| stacle will defeat the desire of the
/ treasure-seekers.
Letter after letter from Mr..
Knowles to the little Office in tho city
dejectedly refers to the determined
opposition nature has placed in his
way.
II regret to say rain absolutely re-
fuses to fall ::ere," he wrote in one
of his letters. This is all tho more
heartrending as it falls around.
have been here hoping against hope,
hearing the thunder and seeing the
storm pass us by, which is an awful
trial, as you can imagine"
1--WE really ought to get all the
water we want in May" he wrote
again, "but nobody can guarantee
this"
So far his pessimism has been
justified. The "Gilded Man" is TAX
ing care of his own.-London Ex-
press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

Women and Dangerous Exhibitions.
The increasing popularity of dan
yerous exhibitions of the loop-the-
oop variety, in which women risk
heir lives for the qualification of
morbid taste of sensational enter
ainment, has led the British Home
Secretary to announce that the Gov
rnment will introduce legislation
prevent such performances. The
present law in Great Britain prohib-
Is the participation of minors IN ex-
EDITIONS dangerous to life and limb.
t Is proposed to extend the act to
lpply also to women. Over forty
'ears ago Queen Victoria sent mes
age to the mayor of Birmingham,
Ifter a fatal accident to a woman
ope-walker in that city, expressing
Ter personal feelings of horror that
me of her subjects-a female
hould have been sacrificed to the
qualification of a demoralizing taste
or exhibitions attended with the
greatest danger to the performers.
Since then many persons have been
s!lled in such exhibitions, but the
aw has not been changed. There is
10 reason why this kind of perform
ince should not be prohibited out
light. Exhibitions of trained skill
n gymnastic and acrobatic perform
lnces have some excuse for existence,
but wildly sensational and highly
elaborate mechanical feats in which
40 artistic proficiency is required in
he performance lack this element
If justification. 1t would be wise IL
he latter class of performance could
De wiped out. The difficulty arises,
however, that a law like that pro-
posed in Great Britain would apply
20 the skilled athletes as we'll as to
The objectional class of daredevil
performers. If women were forbid
len to take part in any exhibition
involving risk Of life and limb many
professional gymnasts and acrobats
would be deprived of their means of
livelihood. Undoubtedly legislation
Is needed to curb the evil Of danger
1us exhibitions, but 1t should be
framed discriminatory with due re-
gard for the 'rights of legitimate per-
formers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
A Bad Case of Vanity.

Vanity holds general dominion
over womankind, and in many cases
over those of the other sex; but an
uptown milllner relates case of the
most aggravated form that is al
most unparalleled. She was arrang-
Ing her stock late one afternoon last
week, when she was interrupted by
the hurried entrance of a woman,
who excitedly informed her that she
wanted the trimming of her new hat
changed. She said that it had been
trimmed on the wrong side. 1.-THE
trimming is on the left side-just
where it ought to be-" were the
words of the milliner In reply, some
what puzzled. 1T doesn't make any
difference whether it ought to be in
front or back, or right or left; it's
got to be on the church side," Not
ing the gasp of the astonished mil
liner, she continued Yes, the
church side. sit right next to the
wall in church, and I'm not going to
have all that trimming next the wall.
| want IL on the other side for the
whole congregation to see." The
trimming was promptly placed on
the church side" of the hat, and
the customer was atisfied.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
HorsepoWer.

When steam engines were en-
ployed to drive mills, pumps and 9th
er machinery which had been previ-
ously driven by horses, it was natural
to attempt to express the work done
by them in terms of the working pow
er Of the horse.
James Watt was the first to define
the unit of horsepower, which by ex-
pertinent he found to be $4,000 foot
pounds minute. In other words, a
one horsepower engineer would raise
$4,000 pounds one foot every minute,
and so on proportionally to the num-
Der of "horsepowers" indicated by the
engine.
He arrived at this conclusion by
observing the work done by heavy
dray horses in breweries working
eight hours daily and found that a
horse going at the rate of two miles
and half an hour could raise a
weight of $50 pounds by a rope led
over a pulley, which is equal to 49,
900 pounds raised one foot in one
minute.
Watt, for the credit of his engines,
selected horses of more than average
power.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
Woes Of Back.Buttoned Woman.

One difficulty, at least, confronts
The woman who wears lingerie waists
At a summer resort and who cannot
Afford a maid of her own, She is
'orced to cross the palms of cham
oermaids who are pressed into SER
Jice. In fact these servitors at sum-
ner hotels are in such demand that
I is hard to get them. One woman
'ays she waited two hours before she
Gould get girl to come in to fasten
ler up, as she was fifteenth on the
list. I'D have come before" said
he girl, but the woman two doors
Town kept me while she made up
ler mind whether she'd put on blue
)r pink" We'll, what did she put
)n?" questioned her listener. "Oh,
she hasn't put on anything. I've got
% go right back and stay till shs set
les It," was the reply. With such
roubles as these. women might feel
t better to take to wearing other
styles. New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
The LudWlgs.

So Duke Ludwig of Bavaria, now
,eventy-five years old, wishes to con-
.ract third morganatic marriage.
His second wife, now living, is only
.hirty-fve, but she is too old. The
Duke is now in love with young
singer at the Munich Opera-House,
and as he is proper man, like Wer-
her in Thackeray's immortal ballad,
here must be a divorce and then
marriage. The Wittelsbach Lud-
wigs have not been fortunate with
women Ludwig the Strong, in the
fifteenth century, suspecting his
Tife's fidelity, pitched the lady in
waiting out of a window and sent
The wife to the scaffold. Lola Mon
tez played the mischief with Ludwig
t., and Sophie Charlotte, who as the
Duchess d'Alencon was burned in the
bazaar fire at Paris, might have made
Ludwig II. reasonably happy If for
some reason-several were wide
spread in Munich-he had rot brok-
en- the betrothal. And now the old
Duke is hunting trouble. OF course
If the young singer does not become
Ludwig's wife she will come either
to the Metropolitan or the Manhattan
Opera House. We see Messrs. Con-
ried and Hammerstein bidding for
her. But the New York public lay
not be so unsteady easy as the Duks.
Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
BEYOND

Beyond the prison cell
Release!
Beyond the stormy passage
Peace!
Beyond the starless night
The great suns rising
Beyond these wilds home
Of deaths devising,
After tumultuous years
To creep
Within a lonely room
And sleep! '
After the exigence
OF human hunger,
Bread, and lodging, and wine
To need no longer!
How ] have longed for this!-
Add ret
How can go content
Forget
All that was dear in life
Entwined about you?
How can | pass beyond
In peace without you?
Allan Munier, in the Atlantic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
How to Reduce Your Flesh.

To increase the lung capacity is
he first step in the reduction OF
lesh. For this purpose running is,
think, superior to any other eX-
erclse Rowing aad honu yah aIS
also excellent for the wind" And
:hese exercises will do more than
Increase the respiratory functions;
hey will greatly emulate the cir
,ulation as well as all the secretory
md excretory processes. What leg
exercises will not do, however, is
)xidize, to any great extent, the soft
issues of the trunk and arms. True,
oy stimulating the organs of elimi-
latior and by increasing lung ca
2acity, leg exercises will oXidize
lpper tissues somewhat; but when
lat is not replaced by muscle 1t has
| strong tendency to reform. A bad
effect of leg exercise exclusively is
hat they draw a major part of the
blood, rich in oxygen, to the lower
limbs; whereas If vigorous arms and
runk exercises were executed, be-
side the leg exercises, much blood
would be attracted also to the upper
parts which would then be oxidized
% the best advantage, their lost fat
being, at the same time, replaced by
solid tissue, and hence having little
tendency to reform. Running, there
,ore, splendid exercise though it is,
should be supplemented by vigorous
upper" exercises. BY vigorous up
per exercises l do not mean calls
:henics nor any kind of so-called
light exercises. 1 mean reasonable
hard work.-G. Elliot Flint, in
Dieting VS.. Exercise to Reduce
Flesn," in the Outing Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
North Dakota Solves the Adultera-
Ilnn prnbIpm.

ZION AEODltNls
North Dakota seems to have found
the key to the question, How shall
we protect the people from frauds in
manufactured products?" plan
which is applicable to foods, bever-
ages, materials used in the arts, etc.
A new law has recently gone into eff
feet designed to make It impossible
to deceive people into buying inferior
and adulterated paint under the i'm
preston that they are getting real
paint. viz: pure white lead and lin
seed oil,
The North Dakota lawmakers did
not attempt to absolutely prohibit
the inferior pigments, or mixtures OF
pigments. They adopted the slogan,
LET the label tell" and then left to
the people to buy whichever they
wished
Under this plan, If any one wishes
to buy a mixture OF rock-dust, ground
quartz and other cheap elements
which are found in many paints and
so-called white leads" no one can
ODJeCII lOI thSy w ~ WIN 'hoi' NSSS
open. But II they prefer genuine
white lead and llnseed oil, they can
be sure OF getting it, for none but
the genuine article can bear label
which says pure white lead"
In all other States mixtures are Of
ten sold as pure white lead which
contain little-sometimes no-real
white lead.
1t would seem that were this same
principle applied to food, beverages
and all other prepared articles, where
deception is practiced upon the buy
er, the question would be solved. 1t
would leave us free to buy what we
pleased, but would protect us from
unwittingly buying what we did not
want
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
For Nervousness

II you are nervous remember this
simple rule. Nothing is so effective
as taking drink of water every hour
or two. Medical men declare that
we should be helped in various ways
II we were more thoughtful and per-
sistent in this respect. 1t is certainly
a simple rule, and one that is within
the reach of the busiest among US.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
The English of It.

Hairdresser-"I am told there is
fever in hair, sir"
Customer-"Goodness gracious!
Then | hope you are very particular
with your brushes?"
Hairdresser-"oh, l don't mean
the air of the cad, sir | mean the
hair of the hatmosphere, "--Tit-Bi s..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
Africa Sinking Into the Sea.

Writing to a johannesburg paper,
a correspondent expresses alarm at
the view of scientist that Africa is
gradually sinking into the ocean. But
his fears were Gained when 1t was
pointed out to him that, according to
the same scientific authority, the
downward progress of the continent
is so slow that it will be many thou.
sands of years before water sweeps
the surface. 1t is anticipated that
long before. the disaster arises every
mineral will have been distracted
from the soil.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

on strict diet, but as his medicine
was not helping me l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me
at once, and soon all traces of sugar
disappeared. have regained my
former weight and am perfectly
we'll"
Sold by all dealers so cents a
box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
N Y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
Quite Likely.

What did Shakespeare mean when
he wrote of moving accidents? asked
the professor.
why" answered fair coed, 81
presume the furniture handlers broke
things for him, same as they do for
everyone else. "-Loulsville Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA.
EruptlOns Appeared on Chest, and Face
and Ne ck Were All Broken Out
Cured by Cuticura,

at had an eruption appear on my chest
and body and extend upwards and down
wards, so that my neck and face were all
broken out; also my arms and the lower
limbs as far as the knees. l at first
thought It was piickly heat. But soon
scales or crusts formed where the break
ing out was. Instead Of going to ply
stefan purchased a complete treatment
Of the Cuticura Remedies, in which had
great faith, and all was satisfactory, A
year or two later the eruption appeared
again, only a little lower, but before it
had time to spread l procured another
supply OF the Cuticura Remedies, and con-
tinued their use Until the cure was com
plete. 1t is now five years since the last
attack and have not seen any signs of
return. 1 have more faith In Cuticura
Remedies for skin diseases than anything
know OF. Emma 4. Wilson, Liscomb,
Iowa, Oct. 1, 1905"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

coming a burden. ]
tired easily, had no
ambition and was
failing fast. My com
plexion got yellow,
and | lost over so
pounds. My thirst
was terrible, and
there was sugar In
the kidney secretions.
NV doctor kent me
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
LADIES COLUMN.
FnshIom In Cnnlhodln.

A fashionable woman of Prom
PENN has her tooth stainer come to
the house two or three times a week
Just as her Partisan sister is visited
by the manicure. II Is the last re-
anement of Cambodian elegance to
have teeth so impeCcably black that
nobody would suspect that they were
ever white.-Courier des Etats-Unis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
( Ml1MowKOehne

Nervous exhaustion invites disease.
This statement is the positive truth.
When everything becomes n burden
and you cannot walk few blocks with.
out excessive fatigue, and you breHk
out into perspiration easily and your
face Pushes, and you grow excited and
shaly at the least provocation, and
you cannot bear TO be crossed in any
thing, you are in danger; your nerves
have given out you need building up
at once To build up mans nerv-
GUS system and durin period Of
medicine than LydiaE @inkham's Veg
OtAbls Compound Here ie an illus
tration. Mrs. Mary L. Koehne, S7l
Garfield Avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, writes /:
az have used Lydia E. Pinkhan 'sVegetable
Compound for years in my family and 10
never disappoints; so when felt that was
nearing the change Of life commenced treat
mept with IT, l took in all sbout six bottles
and 1t did me n great deal of good 1tstopped
my dizzy spells, pains in my back and the
headaches with which l had suffered for
months before taking the Compound. feel
that II 1t had not been for this great medicine
for women that | should not have been alive
to-day 1t Is splendid for women, old or young
and will surely cure all female disorders"
Mrs. Pinkhan, daughtSr-in-law of
Lydia e. Pinlham, of Lynn, Mass, in.
vites all sick and ailing women to write
her for advice. Her great experience
IL at their service, free of cost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
SHOES FOR EVERYBODY Ar ALL PRICEs'

to$l.25. Women's shoes, $ "a ~ 70 INK
Try W. l., Douglas WOmen's, Misses and
Ghildren's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
If | could take you into my large
factories at BrocktOn, Mass. land show
Won 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 Substb
fute. Ask your dealer for w. L. Douglas shOes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color EyeietS used they tUW not tUedr DYaSsV
Write for illustrated catalOg OF Fall Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. is, BrOcktOn, Mass
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

The Empress Eugene recently gave
to the Swiss canton of Thurgau the
castle of Arenberg, where Napoleon
III. passed several years of his youth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per-
,manently cured by DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. II. r. Kline, Id, 991 Arch St, Phila., Pa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
Notes And Tunes,

What notes compose the most ia
vorite tunes, and how many tunes do
they compose? Bank notes; they make
-four fortunes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

There is hardly king in Christen-
dom today whose wife does not over
top him by head. NE36
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

The Marquis of Breadalbane pos
sesses the finest service Of gold plate
in Great Britain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
There Are Many.

Waiting for fortune of $4,000 is
an overcrowded profession-Syracuse
Post Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesinfamma-
tion allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
Farms For sale

OF all sizes, shapes and prices in Ohio Also grea
bargains in Western land In any state you desire u
in, We are farm specialists, sell on legitiiW
commission and can furnish any reference you dg
sire including scores ~ people who have purchases
Of us Hayes L. Hibbard, Athens, Ohio
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
WORN TO A SKELETON.
O Sensation in a 1

AWonderful Restoration That Caused
q Sensation in a Pennsylvania Town.
Mrs. Charles M. Preston, of Elk.
land, Pa, says: Three years ago
found that my homework was be.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08

Between $4,000 and 1900 liquor
licenses ere In force in New York
City.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-08
A ALTHY Old Age
OFTENTHE BESTPARTOFLIFE
Help for Women Passing Through
Change OF Life

Providence has allotted us each A,
least seventy years in which TO fulhll
our mission in life, and IT is generally
our own fault II we die premRturely.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-31
BAD ORANGES.

The oranges thas are arriving in New
York from this State ~ the pr-'"n'
time are said TO he in bad condition
ard many OF them lose more than D
PER cent on repackiuR.
Some idea 81 the rad condition on
arnval 10 shown ~ ;he average OF the
safes last "wednesday at action. There
were offered 100 boxes which aver
aged oniy 81 - and on rhursfAJ 'h-Ts
we're 300 hoxe. which AVERAGED - ~
Occasionally Intia1 Rivers, which ar
,is. IN good condition. ard ~" r"va's'
~. nlil hring 3jo'o$4, mt th-'" -
YER, l,t'l.. Oftn. 'r1i,
>h,.p-r- n E.or.ta rea,'l" thar ~"
fru- D.. arriving nAi.y and are 'aSinH
the .s.-- IA IN" ,rOp~r .ight. some OF
them AZ" ov-r.ripe art 30 rams have
caused much il! ny 10 N" c'oV >'p'
Irug 10y steamer l. not proving proi'a'
ILL.,. a. the frli get. no v-nt..a''on IN
transit
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-31

Eish are plentiful N tie waters OF
Florida. but Il they are Slaughtered ct
the present rate right along, they will
soon be- scarce some fishermen, who
call Themselves sport.m-r. try TO zee
how many they can take IN day. re-.
gardless Of what - done -i,h the fish
after they are caught. But the last
straw has been aided a; PensacOls,
where they expect to make hsh s0a-
sage. when the supply of material for
that article - 80 abundant IN Jackson
vile that they are shooting them wher.
ever s--n on vhe streets. Where are
orr gam. and ti-h WARDEN?
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-31

The Catholi, churches ar" 20 elm .
nate female VOICE. from their cAoir-.
wherever II may he practicable. This
may be- done hy some chur'hes. bat
thrr. ARE hundreds o: them that II the
female voice. were removed there
would b- a mighty big silence or many
day OF WORSHIP While male VOICES
NJ. very well FOR a change. TO hear
them al Ann" for year or more
would become monn'pnoTs. There are
many sweet female v0i,rs. ~qual ~
the best ot ml.ic. and mixed voice.
make lha' portion Of chl'ch worship
mech nor. Inspiring Who would
want ~ So - CHOIR rehearsal where
there were no g,r..?'
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-31

Chicago wants n bigger police force
bot seems to think that increasing the
number OF policemen who put IN their
time drinking IN saloons certainly
would not help very much
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-31

Charleston claims TO b. nearer the
Panama canal than Galveston or New
Orleans. This is the fire., evidence ~
enterprise Charleston has shown in
half o century
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-31

secretary >haw's incomprtenry
-ca,hinely imp '-.d by Mr. >cnIi." 10
not news Why should We expect :hc
presiaaB' ~ country tank ia b- nj
rscu ou.ly transit rmed into COM
potent financial manager OF great
nation?