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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
EolbIea of literary Men.

Keats like red pepper on his toast
Dickens was fcnd OF wearing jew
elry.
joaquin Miller nailed all his chairs
to the wall
Edgar Allan Poe slept with his cat
and was inordinAtely proud of his
feet,
Daudet wore his eyeglasses when
asleep.
Thackeray useG to lift his hat when
ever he passed the house in which he
wrote Vanity Fair"
Alexandra Dumas, the younger,
bought a new painting every time he
had new book published.
Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite
recreation was playing the flute, in
order, as he said, to tune up his ideas.
Robert Browning could not sit still.
With the constant shuiling of his
feet, holes were worn in the carpet,
Longfellow enjoyed working only
at sunrise or sunset, as he said his
sublimest moods came upon him at
these times.
Hawthorne always washed his hands
before reading a letter from his wife,
He delighted in pCring over old adj
vertisements in the newspaper files,
oliver Wendell Holmes used to car
ry a horse-chestnut in one pocket and
a potato in another to ward off rheu-
naturalization Outlook.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
LIBERTY.

What man is there so bold that he should
Thus, and thus only, would 1 have the
seaW
For whether lying calm and beautiful.
Clasping the earth in love, and throwing
back
thyst;
Or whether, freshened by the busy winds,
1t bears the trade and naves Of the world
70 ends OF use or stern activity;
Or whether, lashed by tempests, it gives
way
To elemental fury, howls and roars
At all its rocky barriers, in wild lust
OF ruin drinks the blood of living things,
And strews it wrecks Ger leagues OF DESC
late shore
Always it is the sea, and men bow down
Before its vast and varied majesty.
So all in vain will timorous ones essay
To set the metes and bounds of Liberty.
For Freedom is its own eternal law;
1t makes its own conditions, and in storm
Or calm alike fulflls the unerring Will.
Let us not then despise it when it lies
sail as sleeping lion, while swarm
Of gnat-like evils hover round its head;
Nor doubt it when in mad, disjointed
times,
It shakes the torch of terror, and its cry
Shrills DER the quaklng earth, and in the
flame
OF riot and war we see its awful form
Rise by the scaffold, where the crimson ak
Rings down its grooves the knell Of shud.
dering kings.
Forever in thine eyes, o Liberty,
Shines that high light whereby the world
is saved,
And though thou STAY US, we will trust in
thee.
John Hav.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
New Way of TeIephonlnn.

The new way Of using the telephone,
supposed to have been hit upon by one
of the many health cranks who are
concerned with keeping clear of
germs, which is to press the receiver
against the chest, instead of holding
it close to the mouth and talking in the
usual way, the voice, it Is claimed, be-
ing carried perfectly, is now quite pop
lalr in Philadelphia. The less clothing
here is between the chest and the re-
ceicer the better, but if the pressure be
firm the usual amount of wearing ap-
parel, it is declared, does not inter-
fere. The scientific explanation or
this phenomeon is that the sounds
Of the voice, which are made in the
chest, are carried by the bones as they
would be by sounding board Phil.
adelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
HeaIthfuIness of Honey.

Honey, one of the most nutrl-
tious and delicate of foods, should be
eaten more than it is" said a cook
ing expert. Bought in the comb, il
is bound to be unadulterated, and this
pure honey will keep its friends free
from sore throat and bronchial
troubles.
Il have not had a sore throat since,
six years ago, took to eating honey.
My~doctor tells me he often recon-
mends honey, with excellent results,
for diseases of the throat.
Honey is excellent to use instead
of sugar for sweetening cakes. 1t
gives the cakes a most delightful
flavor. 1t is also excellent in place of
butter, on hot biscuit, on toast and
on buckwehat cakes.
Il know a number of women who
use honey as a cosmetic. They apply
1t to the skin, rub it in well, then
wash it off with hot water. The result
is a finer textured complexion, a
glowing color, young, fresh look. -
New York Press.
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The Hauahty Benton.

Benton was most remarkable
man, in some respects the moot re-
markable l have ever known. But
ne could not begin a career at this
lime. The people would not tolerate
aim. He would impress even a
stranger by his appearance. He
walked as il he owned the earth.
with head raiaad at an angle of 40
degrees and hands behind his back,
he would stalk with measured tread
down the street, looking neither to the
right nor to the left, recognizing no
one. If he had an appointment to
speak at 2 o'clock, promptly at 2
o'clock he would arrive. He would
come in his carriage unattended. He
would permit no one to introduce him.
But passing through the crowd he
would make his way to the rostrum
and begin, Citizens" Never did he
say ellow-Citizens." Those before
him were no fellows of his. And
when he had concluded he would
make his way back to the hotel, with
out personally addressing a soul in
ais audience. No one dared inter
cupt him in his speech. He refused
% recognize the right of any consti-
:uent to ask him how he stood on any
3ubject.-(Col. Snitzlers RecOllections
Columbia (Mo.) Herald.)
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

the dining room, or, as then called,
the Banquet Hall at Mount YER
nom"
In the Writings of George Wash
ington" by Sparks (Vol. TX, page
281) there is a letter from Washing
ton dated Mount Vernon, 10 Novem-
Der, 1887, in which he indicates an
error In the plan, as follows:
"The letter without date, with
which you were pleased to honor me.
accompanied by plan of this seat,
came to my hands by the last post.
For both pray you to accept my
hearty and sincere thanks. The plan
describes with accuracy the houses,
walks and shrubs, except in the front
of the lawn, west of the courtyard.
(The bottom of the plan is west).
There the plan differs from the origi-
nal. In the former you have closed
the prospect with trees along the
walk to the gate; whereas in the
latter the trees terminate with two
mounds of earth, one on each side,
on which grow weeping willows,
leaving an open and full view of the
distant woods. The mounds are sixty
yards apart. mention this, because
1t is the only departure from the
original. The Century.
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right angles above 200 feet long in
which are sundry houses for dome
sticks, Tradesmen, Workshops, &C.
Before the front Of the house (Whlch
has a cupola in the centre) there are
lawns, surrounded with gravel walks
10 feet wide, with trees on each side
the larger, for shade, outside the
walks trees and strawberries.
Parallel to each exterior side
Kitchen Gardens, with a stately hot
house on one side, the exterior side
of the garden enclosed with pricK
wall, vide a sketch on the cther
Bide.-
1.-THE General has near $4,000
acres surrounding this delightful
mansion wherein are several Farms,
five of which are kept under cultiVa-
ton. under separate negro overseers'
who every Saturday night gave an
exact account OF the Stock the in
crease, decrease, condition, work
done, &C., &C.
."The General breakfasts at Z then
mounts his horse & canters 6 days In
the week to every one, circuit OF
ABOUT 20 miles, inspecting and giving
directions for management at each
e. returns home at O'Clock.
"In good years he raises 10000
bushels Of wheat like quantity of
corn besides Oats barley rye buck
wheat peas potatoes, &C., breeds
horses Cattle mules C has 700 sheep,
plants no tobacco, has an excellent
grist mill on a creek supplied by
various springs collected in a run OF
two miles, flower, &C., shipped on
craft in the creek very near the
River, has a fishery C a ferry.
1.-The General has 200 mouths to
feed, makes most part Of the wcolen
cloathing G. a considerable quantity
of linen made at home.-The Gen
eral seldom goes out but on public
business, always making expert
ments. The farms neat, kept per-
fectly clean & in prime order. Keeps
an excellent table & is indisputably
the best, If not the only good farmer
In the State.
"NB during the Generals absence
as president to the Convention, the
farms are kept In excellent order by
Mai. George Washington, the Gems.
nephew, wo with his Lady lives In
the house"
Mr.. Benjamin Vaughan informs
us that About the time or within q
couple of years of the date of this
journal, Samuel Vaughan sent to
General Washington, as a present,
the marble mantle which is now In
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
A Shower of suntish

ut rained sunfish out at my place,
on Pimlico avenue, yesterday" said
President George w. Gail, Jr., of the
fire board, to group Of friends gath
cred in the city hall this morning.
Doubt was expressed, and Mr.. Gall
at once became eloquent.
After the heaviest part of the
storm had passed." said Mr.. Gail,
my boys went on the lawn and found
twenty or twenty-five small sunfish.
They were alive, and could not pos
sibly have got there unless they came
down with the rain. The sunfish
were swimming around very lively
this morning in glass bowl. Bal
timore News.
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The Pan.Amerlcan Railway.

Of the 1891 miles Of the proposed
Pan-American railway route lying be-
tween New York and Argentina, 500
miles are covered by roads in opera
ton and over 703 miles the work of
construction is proceeding. Links for
future building measure just under
1000 miles. By the end of 1907 a
passenger may ride from New York to
Guatemala City, though not without
change of cars. The dream that goes
further is that of Pullman cars run
ming from Boston or New York
through to Buenos Ayres. That time
of full realization is sure to come the
Pan-American Congress in session at
Rio Janeiro has just given its renewed
expression of belief. - New York
World
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
GUIDES CHILDREN
GUIDES CHILDREN
Experience and Mothers Love Make
Advice Valuable.

An Ills. mother writes about feed
ing children:
III mothers would use Grape-Nuts
more for their little ones there would
be less need for medicines and fewer
doctor bills.
III those suffering from indiges-
tion and stomach troubles would live
on Grape-Nuts, toast and good milk
for a short period they would exper-
fence more than they otherwise would
believe.
"Our children have all learned to
know the benefit of Grape-Nuts as an
appetizing, strengthening food. 1t is
every evening, with. few variations,
like this: Mama, let's have toast and
Grape-Nuts for breakfast; or, let's
have eggs and Grape-Nuts' - never
forgetting the latter.
"One Of our boys in school and Is
years of age repeatedly tells me his
mind is so much brighter and in every
way he feels so much better after
having Grepe-Nuts as a part II not
all his breakfast" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little book, THE Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs. There's q Reason"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

Possessed of Samson-like strength,
Albert Fisher saved his life by a re-
markable exhibition of his power.
Fisher was employed as a stone
crusher, and his duties consisted in
feeding rocks into the huge machine.
To aid this he stood on a platform
just above the crusher. He had just
dropped a 50-pound bowlder into the
machine, when his foot slipped and
he fell headlong between the steel
jaws. No person was near to stop
the engine. racing his shoulders
against the steel crushers, which
were slowly closing, the sturdy work
man exerted all his great strength
in one powerful effort. For a moment
the machine stopped, then the mas
sive sides drew apart, and finally
there was rending of the steel joints,
and the crusher fell to pieces.-Que-
bee Dispatch to Philadelphia North
American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
LlttIe Acts of Klndness.

"There are people," said an old
divine, who lead us heavenward, but
they stick pins in us all the way"
Many heads of households do this
very thing. They mean and want to
do and say the right thing for the
guidance of their children, but lack
the knowledge of how to do it, con-
sequently fall short of the desired end
and wonder at the lack of harmony
IN the household.
If the home be in the country or
city there can be walks, picnics,
games, study of birds or of minerals,
and many things done in common if
the parents and children but plan for
them.-The Circle
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HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollar Reward
for any case Of Catarrh bat canLot be
cured by Halls CAtarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, ..
We, the u: dersigned, have known +. J.
him perfectly honorable in oil business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WReT d TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
.WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure is tak zen internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and thucuous sur.
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price, 100. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
Thought Required.

People talk about the weather be-
cause they don't like to think" re-
marked the man who makes study
OF conversation.
mot in this climate" answered the
contradictory person. you've got to
keep your mind on it here. The
weathers liable to change while you're
talking about it."-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
A Very Proper Inquiry.

81 had dream about you last
night"
"oh," replied the lady from Boston.
"how singular"
yes. dreamed that we had died
and our spirits met and journeyed to.
gether to heaven"
Indeed! Who was our chaperon? ?"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
PASSENGERS Took Excentlon.

Hostess--Were you seaslck coming
across, dear?
Miss Pert-Oh, no+ You see, papa
was with us.
Hostess-But what has that to do
with your not being seasick?
Miss Pert-Well, you know, papa
is judge and he overruled the mo-
ton. -Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
La GrIpne and Systemic Catarrh.

Mrs. Jennie w. Gilmore, Box A. White
Oak, Ind. Ter, writes
"Six years ago | had la grippe, followed
by systemic catarrh. The only thing
used was Peruna and Manalin, and have
been in better health the last three years
than for years before"
Mrs. Jane Gift, Athens, Ohio, writes:
six years ago ! had la grippe very bad
My husband bought me bottle of Peruna
was soon able to do my work"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

we're attack Lof kidney trouble and
iumbago, which caused him much suf-
fering. He began taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills and was soon cured. We
always keep them on hand. My hus-
band was cured of bad pains in the
back by taking only part of box"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
A Mistake.

Judge--You were most brave in
capturing the burglar, Frau Wachtig,
but to injure him so severely was
hardly right of you.
Witness-I didn't know he was a
burglar at all had waited up near
ly three hours for my husband, and
thought the robber was he.-Wiener
SalOnwitzblatt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

fine, sturdy old
gentleman, who
works in his own
gard en-, gives
thanks to Doan's
Kidney Pills for
his sound back
and kidneys. Mrs.
G chious, lis
daughter, says:
Father had q Sc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

BY Joseph Wright.
From the original portrait, in the
United States National Museum.
Washington, District Of Columbia;
owned by Mr.. G. L. Mexican, Chicago,
Illinois. Canvas, IT by 81 inches
In 1890 Joseph Wright painted a
portrait of Washington and etched
a small profile, which is the same
as the portrait reproduced except
that the body in the etching is also
in profile. Washington's profile is
very attractive, and the simplicity
and directness of this one have a
charm of reality which is its highest
rec.vm r1Nndation, while the etched
pro Ne from its first publication was
univ srsally accepted for its correct
ness OF line and expression.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
EffeCtIVo MedIClne FOr La GrIpne.

Robt. l.. Madison, A. NJ, Principal OF
Cullowhee High School, Painter, N. o.,
writes: 'Pernna is the most effective
medicine that have ever tried tor la
grippe. 1t also cured my wife of nasal
catarrh. Her condition at one time was
such that she could not at night breathe
through her nostrlls"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
FOR A 0-YEAR-OLD

Pm just very little boy,
/ never fired a gun;
l never led an army,
Like brave George Washington.
And though like him l may not fight
To set people free,
ri try to be as brave and true,
As kind and good as ne.
Alice Jean Cleator.
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Bear Raids a Camp.

A bear of unusual size terrCrized
camp Of two hundred laborers en-
ployed by the American Pipe Line Com
pany on reservoir for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, four miles west of
Duncansville, between 1 and o'clock
one morning.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

America has furnished to the
world the character Of Washington.
And If our American institutions had
done nothing else, that alone would
have entitled them to the respect
of northumberland Webster.
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Art Is Not Iona ANY More.

Patience-That painting doesn't
look like one of the old masters.
Patrice-No, it's not. The artist
belongs to the new school of simpli-
fled painters.-Yonkers Statesman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
TO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years-Patent Medi-
cines, Quack Cures, and Even Doc
tors FaiI-Cuticura Succeeds.

lots faI-CutlCurh succeeds.
al was very badly afflicted with eczema
for more than two years. The parts at.
fected were my limbs below the knees.
tried all the physicians in the town and
some in the surrounding towns, and also
tried all the patent remedies that ! heard
of. besides all the cures advised by old
women and quacks, and found no relief
whatever until 1 commenced using the
Cuticura Soap, CuLicura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent In the Cutcura Rem
edies ! found immediate relief and was
soon sound and we'll G. ". 'Beltz, Tppe.
canoe, Ind. Nov. Is, 1906"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

Californias giant trees, the
seauoias, thousands Of years old, have
been preserved to this day because
Of their enormously thick bark.
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Suffered Twelve Years From After Effects
Of La Grippe.

Of La Grippe.
Mr.. Victor Patncaude, 1923 Madison St.,
Topeka, Kan, writes;
Twelve years ago | had severe attack
of la grippe and | never really recovered
my health until two years Rgo began
using Perunn and il built up my strength
so that in a couple of months | was able
to go to work again"
Pneumonia Followed La Grippe.
Mr.. T. Barnecott, West Aylmer, Ontario,
Can, writes
Last winter | was i'll with pneumonia
after having la grippe | took Peruna for
two months, when I became quite we'll"
Pe,Tu.Ra.-.A Tonic After La Grippe
Mrs. Chas. Il. Wells, ST.. Delaware,
Ohio, writes after severe attack OF
la grippe, | took Peruna and found 1t q
very good tonic"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

Nineteen paMtomimeS and four chill
dren's plays, such as Peter Pan"|and
"Alice in Wonderland" were London's
theatrical bill of fare for Christmas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per,
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. H. r. Kline, Id, 9S Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

Russia has a larger supply of live
stock than any other European coun-
try. NE7
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money il it fails to cure.
Z. W. Groves s. gna tule is on each box. PC.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

Glass brushes are used by artists
who decorate china. They are made
of glass fibers as thin as SPIN silk.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesinhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ce bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16
Piles Cured in q to14Davs.

g PaZo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Pllesin6 to l4days or money refunded. Soc
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WORKS IN THE GARDEN.

Eighty-seven Years Old, But Has a
Sound Back.
Robert Scollan, 81 years old, of 55
Garden St., Seneca Falls, N. Y, a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

The bust was cast by Hohwiller;
the pedestal was cut from the marble
quarries of Berring Nicoli at Car
rara; the bronze plate, in the style
or Louis XVI, was made by the tai
ented artist in metal, Charles Du-
pont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-16

The value of beauty in hospital
nurses is receiving close attention in
London.