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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
A, LITTLE NONSENSE.
5obby's Reason For Telling His Mother
Falsehood.

Four-yoar-old Bob was playing
with a little girl named May who
lived next door when some one saw
little May begin to cry and hurry
home. Knowing Master Bob's pro-
pensity for rough games, his moth
er called him to her and questioned
him carefully as to what he did to
hurt May.
Didn't do muffin to her." was the
only satisfaction she could obtain
from the youngster.
His mother was not satisfied, how
ever, and when luncheon was served
there happened to be on the table
a kind Of cake Of which Bob was ex-
tremely fond. "Now, Bob" said she,
of you will tell me what you did to
May l will give you a piece of cake"
The little fellow hesitated a mo-
ment, then answered boldly:
81 just raised up my shovel, and
it hit her foot"
In accordance with her promise
his mother gave him the cake and
also a severe reprimand. After
luncheon he was washed and dressed
and taken in ceremony to apologize
to May, which he did with due So
lemnity.
'But Bob didn't hit me with his
shovel" May declared, with limo
cent surprise. 81 fell down and hurt
my foot so bad l had to go home"
"Why, Bob" cried his scandalized
parent, "what did you tell me that
you hit May with your shovel for ?"
because | wanted the CAKE" an
swered the youthful diplomat. "And
l fought maybe I'd do it some time"
-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Steel SkyScrapers,

It might be possible to build sky
scrapers of stone or brick to the
same height as the steel structures,
but such buildings would be no
safer. They would be vastly more
expensive and would take very
much longer to put up. Then,
again, the lower walls Of stone
structure would have to be SO very
thick that there would be but little
room left on the lower floors or
space for windows. The only ques-
ton which remains is how long
these buildings of steel will stand.
The walls do not matter, for even if
they should crack or fall away they
could readily be replaced, for it is
the steel frame that carries the
weight Of the floors and their con-
tents. And it chances that even
this question has been answered, if
at frightful cost, by the skyscrapers
which survived the great fire in Bal
timore and the earthquake at San
Francisco.-Frances Arnold Collins
in st. Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
; ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Treatment Fer Tender and Perspiring
Eeet--Domeate HeIps. :

A splendid footbuth, cooling and
healing, is made by dissoIying two
ounces each of rock salt and borax
with one of powdered alum, Put
this in wide mouthed bottle and
use a tablespoonful to each gallon
of water, soaking the feet well.
Where the feet perspire a great
deal they are always tender and the
skin soft. \ healing, soothing pow
der that should be used after a thor
ough soaking and drying is made Of
ten grains each Of powdered alum
and naphthol, two-thirds Of an ounce
each Of powdered boraX and starch,
a fifth of an ounce Of salicylic acid,
sifted with two ounces Of best tai,
cum powder,
Sift well many times through a
hair sieve and be quite sure to reach
every part Of the feet, especially be-
tween the toes. If the footbath is
taken at bedtime, the feet dried and
this powder used the relief is Won
derful. Such a treatment modifes
all disagreeable odors from porspi-
ration,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
PaIntInn thu Elfel row0r.

A contract for painting the Elf
fel tower in Paris has been given
out. This is the fourth time since
its erection in 1889 that this huge
mass of steel has been painted. The
work will occupy forty painters for
three months, and the cost is esti-
mated at $4,000. The tower will
once again change its color. When
first erected it was painted orange,
then red, and now it is yellow. This
year it will be party colored. From
the third platform to the summit it
will be white and the lower part
yellow. The fact that 80 much
money is to be spent in painting the
tower would 60 to show that the
owners have no intention of pulling
it down. Last year it was reported
that the tower had ceased to be an
attraction to the public and that
the shareholders had decided to re-
move it altogether, as the cost of its
maintenance was heavy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
For Cleaning Narnish.

Tea leaves are invaluable as d
means of cleaning vanished paint
When enough have been laid aside
for the work they should be put into
the basin of water and left to steep
for half an hour. The strained tea
is used instead of water to clean
vanished surfaces. The tanniC
acid left in tea leaves after all that
is wholesome in them has been eX-
tracted acts quickly upon CRIME and
grease.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
For Embroidery Eddes.

Many garments are spoiled by
having the embroidered edge split
and frayed by a careless laundress,
The garment can be made to- last
twice as long and many dollars
saved by stitching around the seal
lops twice, having a loose tension.
This makes a strong, firm edge and
does not detract from its appear
ance
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

Get a pail of water, not too hot,
with a few drops of ammonia and a
nice soft flannel. Wash the walls
down with soap and flannel and dry
well with a soft CLOTH When the
walls are thoroughly dried get an
other pail of warm water, with a
few drops of ammonia, and go over
the walls with a wash leather, which
gives brilliant polish.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
HUNTERS PAY FEES TO STATE
Sum of 81, O32.75 Reported by Fish
and Game Commissioner.

State Treasurer E. H. Deavitt has
received from State Fish and Game
Commissioner H. G. Thomas OF
Stowe, a report OF the fees paid by
nonresident hunters. The total
amounts to $I.o32.75.
The sum of $7o7.75 was received
from I49 bird licenses granted; Sass
from 10 deer licenses; and $40 from
four combination licenses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
A Lobster Monstrosity.

Charles A. Chase Of Bath cap
tured a freak in the lobster line not
long ago while fishing ten miles
east of Seguin. He hauled in a
lobster which measured thirty-two
inches and weighed thirteen pounds.
The shell was covered with bar
nacles and was judged by old fisher
men to be at least ten years old. It
was the largest lobster caught in
that vicinity Tor many years.-Ken-
nebec Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
STATE PRESS.

Rutland milk dealers have found
that by increasing the price of milk
they have considerably curtailed
their trade. When the seller of any
kind of goods raises his prices be-
cause he thinks he has the whip
hand he is preparing trouble fol
himself which is sure to overtake
him sooner or loter Rsnn;"G.or
Banner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Murder in Second Degree.

The jury in Windham county
court at Newfane, in the case of
State VS., William Fairbanks, charg-
ed with the murder of Mrs. Mary
Circuit at Saxtons River, returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree Saturday morning,
having been out since the previous
afternoon.
The court sentenced the respond
ent to life imprisonment at hard La
Dor in the state prison at Windsor,
where he has been taken Fairbanks
exhibited no emotion and from his
actions it is plain to see that he is
glad to escape capital punishment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
oreat Sal Of the confedoraov.

Instead of being in the custody Of
''the trusted body servant" of JEFF
ferSon Davis, with the injunction
never to reveal its whereabouts, it
is now asserted that the great seal
Of the southern Confederacy is in
possession of Miss Belle Blackshear
of Waycross, Ga.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

Miss Ruby Fish, of Bethel, was
the victim of rather unpleasant in
cident recently. She was sitting by
the window in the home of her ia
Their, w. L. Fish when she heard
the crack OF a rifle and the bullet
struck the building outside, about
three feet above her head and in line
with her body. Investigation show
ed the bullet from 22-caliber rifle,
supposed to have been fired by some
careless boy, had buried itself in the
house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

Mrs L. r. Fortney, of Plainfeld,
has Sc hill which was issued by
the old South Royalton bank Dec
rmhcr 6, 1896, 1t was printed on q
darker shade of paper than is now
used and one side is blank. The
figure SO" end the word "three'
,each appear on the face of the bill
three times while in addition to the
usual n,''',s the words "securec
by the pledge OF public work and
real estate" appear across the bot
tom OF the bill.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Washlna WeeIen stoeklnas.

Wash wooden stockings quickly in
a lukewarm luther and do not let
them lie in the water to soak. If
they seem very much soiled, little
borax in the water will quickly cut
the dirt. Rinse in the same temper
allure of water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
BATHING a Sick Child.

If a child is so i'll that it is nee
essary to battle him in bed and
there is any indication of fever, add
a little vinegar to the cool water,
as it has a refreshing effect upon a
hot body. Instead of vinegar put
some baking soda into the water if
there are any eruptions on the body.
1t is cooling and allays any irrita-
tion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
How He Got In.

GLOW did you get into this coun-
try?" asked a reporter of China
man. "Was it through the open
door,"
"No; through a chink," replied
the Monaghan tersely.-Judge's Lii
brary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
A CHANCE FOR BOYS TO MAKE
A DOLLAR.

We want all the bones we can get.
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-any-
thing in the line of bones-if only
dry. We will pay Coo per hundred
pounds for thoroughly dry bones
we can pay even more if strictly
clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled butch
er's bones and pay freight if shipped
in lots of 200 pounds or more. May
be shipped in barrels or cheap sacks.
&C. s. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Jealous Woman.

Mrs. A.-They say Mrs. Van Sill
Iiwood is the most jealous woman in
town.
Mrs. Z.-Well, 1 should say So
She wouldn't even let fortune smile
at her husband.-Chicago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Rusty Nail Wound,

Crate potato and thicken over
the fire in vinegar until it becomes
the consistency of salve, Apply as
salve on cloth and bind to any rusty
nail wound, wire cut, etc. This has
been known to prevent lockjaw and
blood poisoning until physician
could be called to give treatment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Stains on the Neck.

A lotion which will remove the
yellow stains on the neck caused by
tight or high collars is made as fol
lows: Alcohol, four ounces; rose
water, two ounces; tincture of ben
zoin, fifteen drops. Apply several
times a day with a little sponge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
lmproVidenee.

"Some of the speeches delivered
in congress are only a waste of
words"
eyes," answered the thrifty
statesman; ga great many speeches
are delivered gratis which would
command liberal compensation from
a lecture manager. Washington
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Proof Positive.

eyes, Georges love is cooling"
"What makes you think sop
"When we were on our honey
moon he broke two teeth trying to
eat my biscuits. Now he soaks
them in hot tea for half an hour"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Mr.. BatoheIder not a Candidate

Wallace N. Batchelder Of Bethel,
j. is reported, states that the dispatch
{ om that town to the effect that he
W., It candidate for the office of pen
sion agent at Concord, N. H., was
unauthorized.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

Figures on the work OF the H. &.
Baxter Il Bro. canning factory al
Windsor during its four weeks sea-
son follow: Bushels of coin on the
cob canned. $500; succotash, 25,.
900 cans; corn 10000 cans; beans
$4,000 cans price paid farmers for
corn, $4,000; cost Of labor, $1,000
c ost of labelling. $500.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
OF Cnurna.

"That widow that Dudley mar
ried has seven children of assorted
sizes. They're just like steps when
they're lined up"
NATURALLY. They're his step chill
dren." -Philadelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
SqueIched

Impecune-I'm poor, sir, but l
love your daughter.
Old Rocksey - Tut, tut, young
mani You can't make money as
quick as that in this world.-Har-
Der's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
Marking Linen.

Write your initials or name in
pencil; then carefully stitch over
these lines on your sewing machine.
Either red Or white marking cotton
can be used as a close stitch, and
coarse threads give best results.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

Reggy sapp-Weally, Miss Wose,
1 feel as though l am cut out for
your husband.
Miss Rose-You certainly are cut
out, Reggy. Dick is just ahead of
you.-St. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
A Kitchen Hint,

If glass tumbler into which very
hot water must be poured is set on
a tray or table during the process
instead of being held in the hand it
is much less apt to break.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
HOW 10 Mako a Soft Ball.

Cut two rounds or circles of firm
pasteboard or cardboard; then cut
a round out in the center of each
exactly alike and cut through the
two sides of the rings so formed.
Example: Select wool Of brilliant
colors and wind it closely over the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

"Comc on out with me to the
club, sport"
Cant. Don't you see Pm study
ing?"
"Studying what, pray?"
"Whom | can touch next, -
Fliegende Batter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
To Hemsttoh on the Sewing Machine

To Hemstiteh on the Sewing Machine.
Hemstitching which can hardly
be distinguished from the hand
work and which may be done much
more speedily may be done on the
sewing machine in this way: First
draw the number of threads desired
in the goods to be hemstitched; then
fold the hem over and haste the
edge of the hem in the center Of the
drawn threads. Now loosen the ten
sion on the sewing machine and
stitch exactly along the edge of the
hem. Pull the hastings out and,
taking the goods in one hand and
the hem in the other, pull the edge
of the hem to the bottom of the
drawn threads, and your work is
finished.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
The Poets Corner.
The Pessimist.

Nothing to do but work,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep one from going nude.
Nothing to breathe but air.
Quick as II flash tits gone;
Nowhere to fall but of
Nowhere to stand but on.
Nothing TO comb but hair,
Nowhere 10 sleep but in bed;
Nothing to weep but tears.
Nothing 10 bury but dead.
Nothing to- sin. but songs.
All, we'll. alnsl alackl
Nowhere to GO hut out,
Nowhere to come but back.
Nothing to see but sights,
Nothing to quench but thirst
Nothing to have but what we've got;
Thus thro' life we are cursed.
Nothing to strike but a gait:
Everything moves that goes,
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever withstand these woes.
Ben King.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
One Thinq or the Other.

When tickle fortune tackles men,
We're hither, thither hurled,
And then tbs said of certain folks,
world
the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

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CARDBOARD RINGS.

cardboard ring till the center hole
is filled up. Then take very sharp
pair of scissors and cut through the
wool the whole way round the edge
of the ring. Insert a strong piece
of string between the cardboard
rings and tie the wool with it as
tightly as you can draw the string
Then slip out the paper rings by
pulling them apart at the cut Clip
your ball evenly all over.
The Daisy and Dandy.
"Don't you think Pm pretty p
asked the daisy of the dandehon.
eyes; you look just like a fancy
poached egg" said the dandelion
C,,boor;ba for Tho NO G1 M
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16
They're way up

But others, not 80 lucky in
This buffeting about,
Are thus described in pointed phrase;
poor things, they're
down
outr'
New York Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-11-16

NyooDsTocK, VERMONT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
THE WAY OF THE MooNsHrNER.

The ways of the moonshiner are
pretty much the same everywhere. A
suitable location consists of a seelud-
ed spot with water in abundance. 1t
is important, should he ever be called
upon to defend a ease in court, for
the question of the ownership of the
land upon which the still is located,
to be involved in doubt, hence. the
moonshiner gets as near the line of
his own land or the land he controls
as possible. The stills are primitive
affairs, and are often made complete
in the neighborhood in which they
are operated. With two or three
square yards of sheet copper, the still
maker requires but a few hours to
make the 'biler." Home made hogs
heads are usually used as ~fermenters,
and the only thing that The Illicit dis
tiller has to send "off Yander arter''
is the worm. Being difficult to Sc
cure, the moonshiner prizes his
worm highly. ana that part of The
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
AIDS PITNEY'S BOOM
Perkins of Union Intimates He Will
Support the Justice.

JERSEY CITY, Jan. 4:+Impetus
was given to the boom started among
the New Jersey republican legislators
for Justice Mahlon Pitney, of the
Supreme Court. TO defeat United
States Senator John F. Dryden for
reelection, when Assemblyman Ran
dolph Perkins, of Union county.
strongly intimated in Jersey City that
he would support Pitney. ANY
man. said Perkins. who will be sat
isfactory to the voters of Union coun-
ty will be satisfactory to me. | think
Justice Pitney. will satisfy my consti-
tuents." Justice Pitney lives in Nor
ristown and it is understood he would
have the unanimous support of the
Morris delegation.
1t is said hat should 1t be impos-
sible for Pitney to defeat Dryden the
justice at least would have strength
enough to cause a deadlock in joint
session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

z Take your pick out, of about 20 Women's Long or
3 Short Coats included are, tan kersey cloths, black
and brown kerseys and cravenettes, all well tailored
and made, Coats that are worth 6, 7 and 8 dollars, all
= punched together for this 4 hour sale to go at 3.89
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
GREENBAUMs GREENBAUMs GREENBAUMs GREENBAUNIs

have had a desperate hand-to-hand
fight with mountain desperadoes
which has resulted in the death of
several of their number. But day af-
ter day and night after night they go
about their work, calmly, quietly, in
constant danger of death from a shot
from some ambushed moonshiner or
blockader. Yet these men are an
absolute necessity for the safeguard
ing of the country's interests, and
they deserve much credit for their
hard task, scarcely appreciated by
the great mass of the people,
Mr.. David A. Gates, a well known
member of the Internal Revenue Ser
vice. has an article on THE Passing
of the Moonshiners," in the January
Metropolitan Magazine, which gives
you a clearer idea than you have ever
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
WONDERFUL FACTS ABOUT NEW
YORK'S NEW SKYSCRAPERS,

OF the new buildings in immediate
prospect, the largest and most i'm
portant will be 1.-The City Investing
Company's great office building, to be
erected on Broadway between Cort-
landt and Dey and to extend through
to Church, taking in the corner of
Church and Cortlandt. The exact di-
mansions are: Ninety-four feet on the
Broadway side, one hundred and five
on Church. and three hundred and
fifteen on C%ortlandt. while the dis
lance around the outer walls will be
ten feet. Some of the figures connec-
ted with the building are remarka-
Bile. If the rentable space of the
building were laid out fat it would
cover three city blocks and the hall
space and other unrentable area
would cover City Hall Park; or If
each Office were twelve and a half
feet wide, and all the offices were
laid out in a straight line, hat line
would be seven and ~two-thirds miles
long. The number of bricks used Will
be enormous, and without going go
ing beyond the facts it may be said
that If every person on Manhattan
island were to take one away as a
souvenir there would be at least four
or five stories still standing. Each
n of two thousand five hundred
persons would each be able to have
a window to himself; while If each
incandescent light to- be installed
were to be used, n each, byt the
citizens of a town the size of Concord,
New Hampshire, there would be a few
left yer There are to be n~inety55two
great caissons supporting a total
weight Of seventeen hundred and fif-
ty tons, or equal to the weight OF the
whole population of a town OF two
hundred and forty thousand persons.
Mr.. F. H. Kimball will be the archi-
tect.-From New Skyscrapers for
New York. by Henry A: Norwood,
in the January Metropolitan Maya
zine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
distillery is usually taken away when

distillery is usually taken away when
the operator leaves.
In South Georgia and Alabama and
in Florida, where cane "skimmins'
are distilled into a kind of a rum
pot stills are common. A pot
still" consists of an ordinary iron
wash pot with a wooden drum made
to fit over the mouth of it. The pro-
duct of these stills is called by the
natives ''pottins." Such an innocent,
common place appliance as an iron
tank, used with the kitchen range TO
heat water for the bath tub, often
becomes an important part of a
moonshine still. 1t is laid upon the
ground, filled with water, heat is APP
piled, and the steam thus generated
is conveyed by pipes to he still con-
tanning low wines or beer.-From
1.-THE Passing of the Moonshiner," by
David A. Gates, in the January NUM-
her Of the Metropolitan Magazine.
The NEWS in every home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

had before of how he and his fellows
work for the protection of the reve-
nue. laws The article is written with
fine spirit, and is full of human incl
dents and dramatic anecdotes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed intends making application to the
CITY of Perth Amboy at their next meet
ing, for a license TO keep~a saloon, with
the privilege of selling malt and spirit
uous liquors in the City or Perth Am
himself at 1871 Washington st.
5000 Ia 2t oew JAS }.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04
THE DANGERS oEsTHE
REVENUE SERVICE.

The Officers Of Sc Internal Reve-
nue. ServiNe malle little fuss over
their accomplish ents. The world
scarcely h9ers "A hem unless they
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

Advertising In the NEWS brings
good results.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-04

The NEWS in every home.