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EXECUTORS Said.
The State of South Carolina

The State Of South Carolina,
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
DY virtue OF the power vested in Us under
the terms Of the last will and testament OF
Leslie E. Watson, deceased. we will offer for
sale at public auction, at Abbeville Court
House, South Carolina. on
salesday in November next,
being November 4th. 1907, within the legal
hours of sale, the following described real es-
tate, situate. lying and being In AbbeVille
County. 10 the State OF Carolina, to vii:
1. That tract or parcel Of snd on the sa-
vannah River, known as q part ofthe Md
dieton tract, containing
Two Hundred and Ten Acres,
more or less, bounded on the North by that
portion OF the tract assigned to Efne May Gi-
bert, on the East by lands Of John W. Nor.
rah. ON the South by lands OF Leslie Morris,
and on the West by Savannah River, and
more fully described by a plat now on nle In
the Office OF the Clerk of Court Of Common
Pleas of Abbeville County n forming a part
OF the judgment roll 1882.
II. All that other tract or parcel Of land
known as Martins field, containing
Forty Three Acres,
more or less, bounded on the North by Mrs.
Clatworthy, on the East BY lands OF Mrs.
Jane. Wilson, on the South by lands Of ]. n.
Link and On the West by Snake Road.
III. All that other tract or parcel OF land,
known a. the Lites or Ruff tract, formerly
containing One Hundred and Ten Ares, more
or less, but now containing after a sale to s.
@. Thomson, Public School District and L.. O.
Beauford,
Ninety Seven Acres,
more or less. bounded on the North by lands
Of Mrs. Clatwo,thy, on the East by lsnds OF
Mrs. Richey, on the South by lands OF Mrs.
Baker and on the West by lands OF 8. g..
Thomson.
Nv. All that other tract or parcel OF land
containing
One Hundred & Sixty Three Acres
more or less, known as the Saxon land,
bounded on the North and East by land for
merly belonging to A. K. Watson, deceased,
South by lands Of ]. II. Morrah and West by
lands of Arthur Parker and John Wilson.
v. All that other tract or parcel OF land,
known as the MoCaslan land, containing
Fifty Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands OF John Link,
Mrs. Clatworthy and Others.
TERMS OF TIE SALE-Cash. Purchaser
To pay In addition i've dollars to the execu-
tors for . deed to each and every tract sold
hereunder.
+. e. HARRISON,
W. B. WILSON.
Executors Of the Estate Of Lealie E. Wat
SOD, deceased.
oot 18th, 1907. 81
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az MS IN VERSE;.
Opportunity.

Master Of human destinies am L
game, love and fortune on my footsteps wait
Cities and fields I walk. I penetrate
Deserts and secs remote, and, passing BY
Howell and mart and palace, soon or late
knock unbidden once at every gate.
u sleeping, wake; II feasting, rise before
turn away. II is the hour Of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Nortals desire and conquer every foe
Gave death, but those who doubt or hsdtata
Nnnie4. sf to failure, perjury and WOO,
Y lin and uselessly implsra
John ]. IngallA
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
TWO SAFES BLOWN
Burglars Get Over $1,000 in Cash at
BeeoheT Falls.

Burglars, apparently well equip
ped with explosives and other salo-
breaking implements, entered the
Maine Central station at Beecher
Falls, some time during Friday
night, Nov. %, blew open two safes
and escaped with more than $1,000
in cash. 1t is believed that they
crossed the Canadian boundary.
The break was not discovered until
Michael Gleason, the station agent,
opened the doors Saturday. One OF
the safes blown open was the prop
ertv Of the railroad and contained
ticket and freight receipts, The
other safe belonged to the American
Express company.
The doors of both had been blown
off with dynamite, but no one in the
neighborhood was aroused by the
explosions, In fact the burglars
did their work so well that not even
a pane of glass was broken by the
explosions. The contents Of the safes
were sorted over carefully, and only
currency was taken, all checks and
drafts being left behind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
THE NERVOUS MAN.

His Complaint and How the Noise
Nuisance Was Romedied,
lie was a nervous man, ana he had
Just moved into a new boarding house.
"Isn't there any way to stop those
people across the street from having
their coal delivered mt 3 o'clock every
morning? They seem to get about a
dozen tons a day and to have 1t poured
Into the cellar at that uneurthly hour"
81 don't see how l can very well con-
troll the nclghbors," replied his land
lady but I will see If anything can be
done"
About ten days later the new board
err had occasion to thank her for her
efforts.
"I'm glad you succeeded in having
that noise stopped" he said. at is n
great relief to me, Have they got their
coal all In or do they have 1t delivered
at some other tlme|
Neither said the landady, "They
deliver It every morning at o'clock,
Just the same as usual"
"You don't Why-wcll, how do
they get It down without making any
sound"
"Thoy don't. ltsounds just the same,
but you have grown accustomed to It,"
81 find it hard to believe that"
"Set your alarm clock at . for few
mornings ana satisfy yourself. I've
rented that room before."-New York
Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
CANDLES POPULAR.
The World Uses More of Them Now
Than II Ever Did Before.

The World Uses More of Them Now
Than It Ever Did Before.
The "talow Dip of our granG theirs
is no longer made of tallow, Ga, ty.
1t is made of stearic acid W'ich is
only one ingredient of the tallo. lat
grows in the sheep and in the B,Iag.
Neither is the "tallow dip" Of lay
a real dip" They used to take long
wlcks and dip them in hot tallow,
time after time, till the candle had ac-
qulred the proper thickness. Today
they run hot stearic acid into molds
and make a hundred candles instan-
taneously.
The "tallow dip" on the market to-
day, therefore, would be more accurate
ly described if it were called "stearic
acid mold" But nevertheless it re-
mains a tallow product 1t Is the di-
rect lineal descendant of the 'tallOw
dip" of our grandfathers. And 1t is
still so popular that just about $780,
100000 pounds of tallOw, according to
the calculation Of one of the best in
formed manufacturers of Chicago, are
consumed every year in the candle
factories of the United States, AL
though gas and kerosene and electric
ity have deprived the candle of large
part of the popularity TO which it
might be entitled, it is probable that
in both hemispheres today there are
more candles shedding their mild and
humble radiance than in any previous
period of the worlds history.-Tech.
nical World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Hunter Mistaken for Bear and Shot

Harry Holmes of Northumberland
N. H., a widely known lumber
dealer and owner Of store OF Guild
hall, was shot and almost instantly
killed Thursday night last week at
lonely spot near Maidstone, in
Essex county. He was on a bear
hunt with Roscoe Hafford,
Hafford's story is as follows:
AT Holmes request l Joined him
in the bear hunt. We left our team
at about nine o'clock and went along
an unfrequented road until we came
to a deserted farm. There was an
old log house. We stopped neal
the house and waited for some time
hoping that game might come into
the apple orchard which was in
front Of us.
eve became discouraged and
walking along until we came to a
point about IS yards from the door
way, heard report and tell to the
ground. | thought at first that | was
shot. Then / heard Holmes moan
ing and saying that he had been hit.
81 went to his assistance and call
ed for help. No one came and
Holmes became unconscious. l left
him and started out for help. When
| reached Erastus Aliens house !
reused the family and with theil help
we carried Holmes body away"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30

Edwin Forrest once produced play
called "Metamora." Supers were en-
gagged to personate Indian warriors,
and among them was bright Irish lad
who had deep admiration for the
great tragedian. At a point in the
play where Metamora asks, Am |
not the great chief Of the Pottawato-
miesT the supers are supposed to
grunt "Ugh, ughT' The stage man
ager had carefully drilled them in
what they were expected TO do, but on
the night of the performance the
young Irishman was so transported by
Forests acting as quite to forget that
he was lmpersonatlng an Indian. When
Forrest turned to the assembled war.
rlors and Numbered forth. Am not
the great chief of the Pottawatomies !"
the Irish boys enthusiasm broke
through all restraint. He leaped into
the air with wild shout and, twirling
his tomahawk about his head, replied,
"Begorra, We arew-London Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The Metal of the Standards That Are
In Use Today.

The Metal of the Standards That Are
In Use Today.
There are no products of human skill
on which a greater degree Of care Is
expended than the standards Of weight
and measure lin use among the civil.
lized nations of the globe. Two things
in particular have to be considered,
accuracy and durability. Nature does
not furnish any single metal or min
eral which exactly answers the re-
quirements for a standard Of measure
or weight that shall be as nearly as
possible unaIterable.
The best substance yet produced for
this purpose is an alloy of 90 per cent
of platinum with 10 per cent of iridi-
UNI. This is called iridio platinum and
is the substance of which the metric
standards prepared by the information
al committee on weights and measures
is composed. 1t is hard, is less affected
by heat than any pure metal, is prac-
tically nonoxidizable and can be finely
engraved. In fact, the lines on the
standard meters are hardly visible to
the naked eye, yet they are smooth,
sharp and accurate.
If our civilization should ever be lost
and relics Of it should be discovered in
some brighter age in the remote future
there is nothing that would bear high
err testimony to its character than these
standard measures of iridio platinum,
for the protection and preservation Of
which the science of this day has done
its very best.-St. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Woodstock, VT, November 80, 1907
Haskins Explains.

Congressman Kittredge 1laskins
is "standpatter" after all, and it
is learned, from letter to his home
papers, that he has never been any
thing else during his service in the
House. He repudiates some re-
marks attributed to him in a recent
interview, in which he is assumed
to speak for the people of Vermont,
as to their Presidential preferences.
lie never said anything against Taft
or Hughes, or anything as to their
standard with Vermont voters; he
doesn't know whom Vermont would
support, but Uncle Joe Cannon OF
Illinois is his candidate for the
Presidency Cannon is a stand
patt9r," too, and there will be no
change in the existing order of things
for the present, if he has anything to
do with the shaping of Republican
policies.
1t is doubtful if Congressman Has
llins has named Vermont's choice
There are signs that Vermont wants
to get out of the "rut." For in
stance, the Mortified News says
t.aJ leading newspapers in Yer
mont, with hardly an exception, have
declared, more Or less emphatlcalIy,
for tariff revision" 1t is time they
walked up; possibly the wood pulp
pinch has something to do with theil
enlarged vision, but here they are
with their protests, and they would
oven open the gates to the paupel
pines and spruces of Canada for the
salvation of our infant forests. All
this is much like rebellion and rev.
olution and will doubtless have the
Mortified attention of the Home Mar
l,ot Club, Col. Albert Clarke and
other supporters Of standpat pol,
icy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Tie WEASEL.
His Fe"oct, Jns9rrJed and His
&c. 80 Invincibie.

His Feroctl Jn59ur5ed and His
&c. 80 InvineibIe.
The wpusc, Il; the most boolthi;sty
of all orr native rurniyors. His reroc.
lty Is uuh"undel, his courage mvinci.
BILE He Us one Of the few British Wild
animals from whom man has to fear
attack.
If you meet group Of wcasels you
will do well not to Interfere with
them, for those who have done so have
occasionally suffered for their temcr-
ity. His dwarfish size rather accentu
ates than dlminshes the detestatlon in
which he Is held, for there Is some
thing uncanny in the idea Of so much
"reminiscences and cruelty being COM
pressed into 50 small a frame,
The rabbit, who will fight a fierce
and bitter battle with one of his own
kind, is paralyzed with fear at the
mere sight of this puny foe, whom he
could probably pulveriZe could be
brace his heart to the attempt. Squeal-
ing with fear, he hops stupidity about
until the little vampire springs upon
his neck and buries his fangs in an
artery.
Then the victim either sinks to the
ground and submits to his fate Dr, sud-
denly acquiring the use of his muscles,
he speeds aimiessly along, the weasel
cllnging to his neck till his work is
done. There are few more pitifuI
sounds in nature than the panic strick-
en- cry of a rabbit when he finds that
he is being stalked by weaseI.-Lon-
don Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Morrill, Hall Dedication.

'Torrill Agricultural Hall, "the gift
Of the State of Vermont of Agricul-
7or in honor of Justin Smith Nor
nll will be dedicated on Wednes
fl December H. The dedication
W. cur under the auspices of the
Vermont State Grange. Addresses
~ I've made by the Governor, Ex-
Coz. " J. Batchelder of New
II,a 1suire, Master of the National
q ange, DR.. L. H. Bailey of Cornell,
Pr sident Buckham OF the Univers ity
N. II. S. Stone, State Superin-
t.. Education. The build
ing i .ompleted and is now being
led for Institutional and ex-
perm - work in agriculture.
" n.IIic is cordially invited to at
ta H.. 1odicatory exercises, or to
inspect the Luilding at any time.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
DAILY (Morning), So
SUNDAY, So
WEEKLY, 81

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30


A husky Irishman strOlled into the
civil service room where they hold
physical examinations for candidates
for the police force.
Get your clothes off, and be quick
about it," said the doctor.
The Irishman undressed. The doctor
measured his chest and pounded his
back.
"Hop over this rod" was the next
command.
The man did his best, landing on his
back.
Double up your knees, and touch
the door with your hands"
He lost his balance and sprawled up
on the floor, He was indignant, but
silent.
"Now run around the room ten times.
1 want to test your heart and wind"
an not" the candidate declared de-
family. 'T'll stay single"
"Slnglep inquired the doctor, puz-
zled.
SINGLE" repeated the Irishman, with
determination. Sure an what's all
this funny business got to do wild
marriage license, anyhow"
He had strayed into the wrong bu-
reau.-Everybody's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
An obedient Patient.

An old doctor whose memory was be-
ginning to fail him called in to see
young man who was III. On arriving
at the home he found his patient in
bed with nothing the matter but
slight cold After prescribing the usual
remedies he said:
"Now, my dear sir, you must stay in
bed till | come again"
He went away and forgot all about
his patient. The time flew by. One
day the NJ. d. came across the young
mans mother in the street. The sight
Of Mrs. Jones brought his patient to
his mind, and, with a start, he said:
"By the bye, how is your son getting
OnP
To his amazement Mrs. Jones replied
that he was still in bed, obedient to
the doctors commands He had been
there three weeks. illustrated BITS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT IT.
And Then Accused Her of Having No
Sense of Hun7or

And Then Accused Her of Having No
Sense of Humor.
Englishmen are often accused of be-
Ing unable to grasp the point Of the
American pun, and sometimes they
may think they see the point Of joke
when perhaps they do not, An Eng
lishman named Morley was walking
along the sidewalk one day with an
American friend when the latter mad
vGrtGntly slipped and fell down.
"Ah, my deah boy, hope you are
not hurt! How did it happen"
To which the friend replied:
at happened Notwithstanding"
They both laughed over the pun, and
Morley said it was so good he was
going to tell his wife about it. At
dinner that evening he remarked that
he had such a good joke on his friend
leading up to the point of his story,
he proceeded to tell all about who
Brown was, his associations and busl-
ness connections, how he came to get
acquainted with him, commercial re-
lations he had had with him, etc, until
he forgot about the story, but was re-
minded of it by the wife, who said inn
patiently:
But what about the story?"
ooh, yes" laughing lmmoderately as
the recollection Of it struck him.
"Why, you see, Brown and | were
walking down the street together, and
he slipped on a banana peeling and
fell down. ana when asked him how
it happened he said, Nevertheless
And he was sore at her all evening
and declared she had no sense Of hui
NOR because she said she didn't see
anything funny to that.-Judge's Ii
brarV
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Except

From time immcmoral there had
been a law in Applogate, County War
wick, England, TO the effect that the
mayor had the best Of everything in
town. and, for Instance, should one say
he had the best coat in the place he
must add the words, except the may
or"
One day a stranger came to Apple
gate and had dinner there at the inn.
After paying his bill he said to the
landlord, 1--WE had the best dinner in
the country"
The Landlord-EXceptt the mayor.
The Stranger-EXcept nothing!
AS a result the tourist was called be-
fore the magistrate and fined E1O for
his breaking Of the laws of the place.
When the man had paid his fine he
looked around him ana said slowly,
"Tm the biggest fool in town, except
the mayor."-Earper9 Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Reasons for Savings Bank
Success.

The Londonderry Sitter, speaking
Of the Hyde Park Savings Bank,
summarizes the reasons for the re-
markarkale success OF that institution
as follows:
This bank with cx-Gov- Page as
its president, is to be congratulated
upon the volume Of its business,
having passed the million-dollar
mark in its assets July nth; also
upon its business methods, all its
investments being within the state
OF Vermont. 1t has dcpositors in
all parts of the state, due to its liber-
al advertising, prompt service and a
Tour per cent interest rate, ~
This Bank pays 4 per cent. COM
pounded, scmi-aunualiy ON deposits
Of 500 or more, remaining in the
Bank one year or more.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Tho Art Of pinklinn Nuts-

"The Chinese are the only people in
the world who know the art Of picking
all kinds Of nuts" said San Francis
co man. You take, for instance, the
picked Chinese walnut This is tho
most delightful of all the relish faml-
~. The big nut is picked and has
the finest Kind of flavor. 1t is rich,
and an order of them costs 81. Then
there Is the Chinese butternut. This,
too, is picked and Is palate tickling.
The Chinese are the only folk who can
really make fine nut butter. In fact,
the Chinese have more accomplish
ments than the average American ever
dreamed of."-Nashville Tennesseean.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
TIE STATE GRANGE
Thu Sixth Annual Meeting 10 be
I'D in Burlington Dec. 1912.

IN ram Ct the thirty-sixth
an l,.. , Of the Vermont State
Co.. -e 20 open in Burlington al
Il Dry bail, Tuesday, December TO-
IT 81. ,,,cck, is as follows:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10.
Opau grange in fifth degree
c.a'.n appointment of com,
mj0 a credentials; report Of the
excessive committee.
Afternoon session, 100. Annual
address of the worthy state master
auu,W.cement of standing commit
tees; IL Productions of resolution with
cut debate
Evening session, 1880. Report Of
committee on rredcntials; exemplif-
cation of the third and fourth de-
grces by West Randolph Grange,
No 229, } |. Hutchinson, master
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II.
Unfinished business report of
Pomona and subordinate oranges
report OF standing committees; cleo
ton Of two members of the executive
committees suggestions for the good
Of the order.
Afternoon session, l;30. Dedica-
ton of Morrill, hall agricultural
building under the auspices of the
Vermont State Grange at the Uni
versity Of Vermont gymnasium,
Grand Master G. w. Pierce of Brat
tleboro, presiding; invocation, r. H.
Holmes, chaplain Vermont State
Grange; song, Greeting" Oberon
quartotte; presentation speech on
behalf of the state, Gov. Fletcher D..
Proctor, acceptance by the univer-
sity, President NJ. II: Buckham; ded-
ication ode Oberon quartette; dedi-
catory address, ex-Gov. N. j. Batch
elder Of New Hampshire, master
National Grange; remarks, DIR. l..
Fl Bailey director college of agri-
culture, Cornell university, Ithaca,
n. Y; remarks Elementary Agri-
culture and "uual Training in
Public School, the Hon. Mason S.
Stone, state SUI rintendent of edu-
cation; closing +ong, Oberon quar-
tette; benediy'ion
II &c Ioral tl.t tbe encrator,, ~,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-30
Awful Veracity.

Some Scotchmen were dining, and
after the toasts each contributed some
thing to the entertainment. DR.. Mac
Donald was pressed to sing but pro-
tested that he could not. my voice is
altogether unmuslcal," he explained.
81 never sing" The company thought
the doctor was modest and insisted.
every WELL" he said at last. Long be-
fore he had finished his audience was
uneasy. There was a painful silence
as the doctor sat down, broken at
length by the voice Of a Draw Scot at
the end of the table "Mon," he ex-
claimed, "your singin's no up to much,
but your veracity's just awfup