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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
a Record Year.

Though the first half Of 1907 has
not passed, its record of casualty al
ready exceeds the total Of 1906. There
have been thirty-eight railroad acct
dents of more than ordinary magni-
tude, in which 273 persons have been
killed and 925 injured.
Twenty-three steamers have been
wrecked, involving the loss of 902
lives.
There have been thirteen mine acct
dents in which 355 persons have per-
ished. 4!
These casualties have been due to
human negligence or Ignorance in
large part, but nature has been de-
structive> also. Tidal waves have
swept away 2240, earthquakes 500,
hurricanes $50, cyclones thus far
seventy.
The cloud has a silver lining, how.
ever. The total Of gifts and requests
In all forms of philanthropy in less
than six months of 1907 Is larger than
the total for the twelve months of
1906, being $1O8,961 ,5S9, as compared
with $106, 2S1, 1888. And never have
there been FIVE months during the last
twenty-five years in which the total
embezzlement and various forms OF
defalcation has been as small as In
the first FIVE months of 1907.-Chicago
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Pruning Trees.

Do not allow your trees to waste
a large amount Of their energy on
the development of unnecessary
branches. Thow their vitality into
those which are to remain. But do
not go at the work of pruning until
you have looked the tree over from
all sides and satisfied yourself exactly
what needs doing. Never prune on
the haphazard system, or from a
sense of duty" Prune for results
that stand for Improvement. Aim
to preserve a proper balance Of head
tN'Nd'' "'"0 stiff formal
effect. Cut out weak wood, Wher-
ever found, even If it does somewhat
disturb symmetrical outlines. The
development of healthy branches
will enable you to correct this fault
later. Thin out the branches, where
too thick, to allow a free circula-
ton Of air 1t is a most excellent
plan to cover every cut that is made
with thick coat of paint. This pre-
vents unnecessary loss of sap, ex-
cludes rain, keeps away insects and
assists the wound to heal rapidly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Well Dressing Festival.

The annual custom of decorating
the wells Of the village of Tissington,
in the heart of the peak of Derby
shire, which for centuries has taken
place on Ascension Day, was duly OBJ
served yesterday, when many visitors
joined with the villagers in the
thanksgiving service held in the
church.
There a procession was formed,
and each of the five decorated wells
was visited, psalms and Ascension
tide hymns being sung. Upon the
stone frontage of the wells a wooden
structure, covered with a layer Of
clay, had been placed, and flowers
had been wrought into exquisite mo-
sales, with Scriptural passages inter-
woven.
The origin of the celebration is in
volved i'll obscurity, but the uninter-
rupted continuity of the observance
in recent years may be due to the cir
cumstance that during a terrible
drought in Derbyshire the Tissington
wells did not fail.-London Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
American Grain Losing Ground.

At a recent meeting of delegates
representing all the leading grain
dealers of Europe 1t was decided that
no decisive action would be taken at
present with regard to grain trade
with the United States, the delay be-
ing for the purpose Of giving Ameri-
can exporters an opportunity to i'm
prove existing conditions, and to at
ford them time to make a thorough
investigation of the complaints of
European dealers. II, however, no
improvement appears within a rea-
sonable time, It is declared that an
absolute boycott of American grain
will be instituted. Even at the pres
ent time there is absolutely no sale
for American grain In many locali-
ties, this being especially noticeable
in the Rhenish- Westphalian district,
where Argentinian wheat has taken
the place formerly held by that from
the United States.
At the meeting referred to many
cases were cited where American
grain arrived in extremely bad condi-
ton, being moldy and not grading to
sample, and in a number of instances
bordering very closely upon swind-
ling. Formerly there was most
fourishing trade in all American
grains in the Rhenish-Wes tphalian
district. American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
DAUGHTER OF THE FARM.

Ike suniight's glow falls full upon the hill
Where clovers flood the earth with rosy
bloom,
But restful shadows dim the vale beyond
That guarding oaks have sheltered into
gloom;
And Just between the winding streamlet
sings,
And over all the breath of summer clings.
IT'S noontide-full-blow rose among the
hours
That garland round the day-and as the
air
Is hushed from fretful breezes, so my soul
Is soothed by natures silent praise and
prayer.
The honey bees drone DER their flower
sweets,
And some lone bird its tender call repeats,
See, near the brookside strays a little
grace
Blue eyed gold haired, her bonnet on
her arm,
And tiny skirt upheld with meadowblooms
Less fair than she-wee daughter of the
farm,
Whose far, bright fields that join the joy.
GUS sky
Bid hearts aweary put their sorrows by.
Marie A. Mayfeld, in The Cultivator
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Hugo Wrote For All.

wrote for all; with a profound
love for my country, but without pre-
occupying myself more for France
than for any other people. Little by
little, as advance in life, grow sim
pier and become more and more the
patriot of humanity. Besides, this Is
the tendency of our epoch, the law of
the development of the French Revo-
luton; and, in order to correspond
to the perpetual extension Of civiliEa-
ton, books must cease to be exclu-
sively French, Italian, German, Span
ish, English, to become European,
and, still more, human. Hence a new
logic of art and certain necessities of
composition, which modify every
thing, even the conditions-so mar
row in the past--of taste and lam
guage, which must now, like every
thing else, be broadened. - From
Victor Hugo on Les Mlserables,
in The Century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Noise a Soother.

Noise is as essential to the sleep
of some persons as silence is to 9TH
ers. Persons accustomed to the street
noises of city sleep restlessly in the
country. A man who had lived eigh-
teen years on a corner in Kansas
City where two double tracks of
street car lines cross sold his proper
ty few months ago. He was ad-
vancing in years and thought he
needed home away from the rum
BILE, clatter and clang Of the cars. A
week after he had moved he met
friend. He told his friend he thought
his health was failing rapidly. He
did not know what was the cause,
but he had not been able to sleep
since he had moved.
Get back on a trolley ine," was
his friends advice. He took it.
"Never slept better in my life than
I do now l needed the noise" he
said a few lays later.-Kansas City
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
A Law Poet,

Laziness does not always confer the
long life claimed for it by DR.. Her.
bert Snow. OF proverbial laziness
was Thomson. the poet, browsing
away the greater port of his Life in
his garden at Richmond, listening to
nightingales, writing the interminable
poems that everybody now admires
and nobody reads. There he could
often be seen standing eating the
peaches of his trees, with his hands
in his pockets" Such an instance of
Incidence would be hard to beat and
should, one would think, have added
at least ten years to his life. But
Thomson died at 4S.-London Chron.
icle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
The Steel Turbine Steamship Yale
Has Commenced Summer Service.

has
The new steel turbine Steamship
Yale constructed for the Consolidated
Steamship Lines commenced her runs
about July /, 1907, and will continue
during the summer to be operated in
express service direct between Bos-
ton and st. John on the International
Division of the Eastern Steamship
company.
The Yale is capable of making
the run between Boston and st. John
in Is hours, thus maintaining an aver
age speed of approximately seventeen
statute miles an hour, making her the
fastest steamship engaged in Ameri-
can Atlantic Coast service.
In arrangement and equipment the
Yale is most luxurious. The quarter
deck or social hall which passengers
inter upon boarding the steamer is
most comfortable and rich in furnish
ings. Upon this deck Is located the
Purser's Office, package rooms, news
stand, barber shop, ETC., while from
this deck also the dining hall is en-
tered. From the quarter deck an ar
tistic staircase reaches to the grand
saloon deck above, and another from
that to the gallery saloon. On these
two decks are located the staterooms,
upwards of 500 in number, several of
these being en- suite with bath.
The steamship Yale in express SER
vice leaves Union wharf, Boston, Mon
day and Thursday at twelve noon,
connecting at st. John for all mari
time province points.
The steamships Calvin Austin and
Bay State in coastwise service be-
tween Boston and st. John, leave I'm
ion wharf, Boston, Monday, Wednes.
day and Friday at nine a. m. Leave
Portland same evening at five-thirty
D. IN. for Eastport, Lubec and st.
John, connecting at PASSPORT for st.
Andrew and Calais, Maine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
NO RELIEF FOR IS YEARS.

All Sorts of Remedies Failed 10 Cure
Eczema-SufRerer Tried Cuticura
and is Entirely Cured.
81 have had eczema for over fifteen
years, and have tried all sorts of remedies
to relieve me, but without avail. l stated
my case to one of my friends and he
recommended the Cuticura Remedies. |
bought them with the thought that they
would be unsuccessful, as with the others.
But after using them for few weeks
noticed to my surprise that the irritation
and peeling of the skin gradually de-
creased, and finally, after using five cakes
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuti-
cura Ointment it disappeared entirely. |
feel now like new man, and l would
gladly recommend these remedies to all
who are afflicted with skin diseases. David
Blum, Box A, Bedford Station, N. Y,
Nov. @, 1906"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Didn't Know the clnher

The inability to read a cipher once
cost a notable Of France his head
When the Chevalier de Rohan was in
the Bastille his friends, wishing to let
him know that his accomplice had
died without confessing, passed the
following cipher, written or shirt.
into his dungeon: MIG dulhxessigu CHI
yxuj; I'm ct ulge ali" The cipher
was not difficult one, being arranged
by complete transpositlon Of the al
phabet but De Rohan did not have
the clew, and he puzzled over the
meaningless words in vain. A solu-
ton of the riddle meant the guillotlne,
but the puzzle was beyond him and
he pleaded guilty because he could
not uecIpner lie prlsonnier est mort;
in ma rien dit"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
FARM AN0 HOME.
nroodY Hons ms NLnthers.

Professor Graham, of the Ontario
station, considers that broody hens
are preferable as mothers for chick
ems Matched in an incubator. THE
best plan" he says, ito get the
broody hens to take the chicks is to
give the hen two or three eggs out
OF the incubator on the eighteenth
or nineteenth day and allow her to
hatch them. When your incubator
hatch Is over take a dozen or fifteen
chickens and put them under the
hen after dark. Even II they hap
pen to differ in color from those she
has Matched she will mother them all
the same. If you give them to her
in the daytime she may not do so.
Never neglect to give the hen
thorough busting before giving her
any eggs. If there is one thing more
than another that requires careful
attention in rearing young chickens,
1t Is to keep them free from lice. If
lice get upon them, from the hen
or elsewhere, a large proportion of
them will be almost sure to die"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
IGNORED MAN FOR % YEARS.
Tilted Girl Even Forbade Their At
tending Her Funeral.

leuulhR Tier ruHcTdI'
Miss Jennie E. Carroll, who died
a few days ago at the house of her
sister, near Southpass' City, Wyom-
ing, had not, so far as was known
to those familiar with her life, spoken
to a man for twenty-seven years.
She was forty odd years of age at
the time of her death, and ever since
she came to Wyoming eighteen years
ago had made her home with he sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Cobbler. She went
there with the understanding that she
was not to be required to speak to
Mr.. Cobbler and did not do so, though
he lived two years after her arrival.
The story is that twenty-seven
years ago, Miss Carroll was engaged
to be married to young man in the
East. Guests had assembled for the
ceremony at the home of her mother,
but when the hour came, the young
man did not appear. Miss Carroll
never saw or heard from him after
ward.
She took vow that night, the story
runs, never again to speak to a man.
Before she died she requested her
sister to permit no men to attend her
funeral, and none did attend it.
New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

Mrs. Aline DePasse, 77e Il. l65th St.,
New York, N. Y, writes:
ut gives me pleasure to testify to the
curative qualities of Peruna and Manalin.
81 was afflicted for over seven years with
CGtarrh Of the head, throat and DIT
geSttTe organs. consulted many ply
sicians, but they did me no good
Zone day | happened to read some testi-
mon als in your Peruna almanac. de-
cided to try Peruna and Manalin.
bought a bottle of each, and after taking
them for a week noticed change for the
better So kept it up, and after using
twelve bottles was perfectly cured.
81 also gave the medicine to my chill
dren and they had the same beneficial re-
suit. ! would never be without these rem
edies In the house.
81 highly recommend Peruna and Man
alin to all, my friends. and in fact Il"
Miss Mildred Grey, ITO Weimar St., APP
pleton, Wis, writes:
1t gives me pleasure to recommend
Peruna for catarrh of the stomach. ] had
this disease for a number of years, and
could not enjoy mouthful of food that
ate. 1t was indeed a great relief when
hit upon Peruna, and obtained decided re-
suits from the first. l took six bottles
before ] felt entirely cured of my trouble,
but had an aggravated case"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
CAUGHT Mother, Too.

A little girl went with her mother
to see a baptizing which was being
conducted at lake a short distance
from her home. She watched with
great interest while the men cut a
long hole in the ice, 1t being winter,
and when the preacher took one Of
the candidates for baptism by the arm
and led him down into the water and
immersed him, the little watcher,
thinking no doubt that they were all
W NC LIUHL.a IA lilNU nIunIIEI, tuIn~a
and fed to the house. A short time
after that her mother, who had been
baptized, came up to the house drip
ping wet, and was astonished by the
following from the little one:
We'll, mamma, they caught you.
didn't they?"-Judge's Library.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Finds on capltoI Dome.

Men engaged in painting the dome
of the Capitol found these things In
gutter just below the top bulge OF the
dome: A woman's toque, four derby
hats, nine ordinary straw hats, one
Panama hat, thirteen pennies, a nurs.
ing bottle, two ham sandwiches. and
a sparrows nest containing thirty
eight eggs.
The egg discovery tends to bear
out a theory that community Of spar
IOws, untOiI AIA =. Nl,O. ON.eN.NJ ~.-s~ rN-~-.
put all their eggs in one nest and get
a bird of larger species to do the
Matching Washington Dispatch to
the New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
nThe Reds of the Midi

The seeming unreasonableness and
futility of the revolt" in the wine
growing districts of the south of
France only make 1t the more dis
quieting. A riotous demonstration
could be suppressed; a logical demand
for practical Legislative remedies could
be needed. When an entire popula-
ton "goes on strike" tn elocal officers
relinquish their functions and the de-
termination is expressed to have moth
ing more to do with any government
until all grievances are redressed, the
situation must be battling to the most
courageous Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Shot an AnueI,

Now and again we hear Of strange
and rare birds being shot in England,
but how many sportsmen except Mr..
Wells clergyman can claim to have
shot an angel? One such man exists,
though 1t Is doubtful whether he Is
proud of his skill. 1t was nighttime
and he was passing Crawford parish
churchyard with his gun over his
shoulder when he saw what he took for
ghost. He leveled his piece and
fired, but his aim was wild. He had
failed to wing his quarry. Investl-
CATION showed that the ghost was
sculptured angel on tomb, and he
had shot off one Of its toes!-London
Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
The Early Bird.

Bishop Brewster Of Connecticut is
noted for his funny stories, and his
latest is said to be about an old repro
bate who decided to repent, and an
nounced to everyone that whatever
wrong he had done should be made
right. So a man whom he had cheated
out of a large sum of money went
around at midnight to demand 1t.
But what did you come at this hour
for, and wake me up? Why not wait
till tomorrow" said the old sinner,
Grossly.
II came now" replied the man, ito
avoid the rush. "-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

There are a few of the lower ami
mails that attain to a greater age
than that of man. The pike, the
turtle, the eagle and the elephant
have been known to reach we'll into
the second century of life. The
golden eagle has been known to live
nearly 200 years. The most notable
authentic instance of human longev-
ity is that of Henry Jenkins, Of York
shire, England, who died in 1870, at
the age Of 1853.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
EasX TO Guess.

The Veracious Verger-In the far
corner lies William the Conker; bind
the origin, where you can't see em,
are the toom Of Guy Fox, Robin God,
and Cardinal Wolsey. Now, does that
guidebook, as l sees you ave in your
and, tell you who is lyin' here, sir?
The Sceptical Tourist-No; but l
can guess.-Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Plant Line Ocean Trips.

Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Prince Ed
ward Island or Newfoundland. "One
Night at Sea-" or Six Days' Cruise of 1400
miles. for $500 Commencing June IS
steamers leave Commercial Wharf, Boston,
at noon Tuesdays and Saturdays for Hall
fax, HawkesbuEy, Charlottetown. Send
stamp for illustrated booklet canadian
Gems, maps, etc., to A. w. PERRY, Gen.
Mgr, Commercial Wharf, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

gan using Doan's
Kidney Pills / was
SO run down and
miserable that 1
could hardly en-
dure It. Terrible
pains in the back
attacked me fire.
quently and the
kidney secretions
Wara much diaOr-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Just Callers.

you don't have many visitors out
here" said Gilman, do your"
"Oh! yes," replied Subbubs, Com
ing and going nearly every day"
Mostly women, suppose"
Yes; servant girls. "-Philadelphia
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

dered. was a nervous wreck and
there seemed no hope. Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought my first relief and
six boxes have 30 thoroughly cured
my kidneys that there has been no
return Of my old trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents s. box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

About fifty years ago one out OF
every $40 Of the population Of Great
Britain was insane; now the proper,
ton is one out of 285, the increase be-
ing most. marked in the last few years.
Tendon Good Health Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Years ADO.

II knew that man when he didn't
have a shirt to his back" said the
old doctor.
why, thought he came Of an old
and wealthy family"
HE does. l officiated at his birth"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Schedule.

Passenger--When does the next
train leave?
Guard-It left before the last one
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance IN ervous Diseases per,
manently cured by DIR. Klines Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. H. R. Kline Id, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
A Fair Question,

1t is said that the greatest speed of
the average jackrabbit is not over
80 miles an hour. Well, isn't that
enough ?-Tokepa Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

Tinker-He is the flower of the fam
lily.
Winks-Possible. He seems to be a
blooming idiot.-Boston Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

Two divers descended to depth
of 210 feet in a Scotch lake the other
day. This is said to be the greatest
depth to which divers ever descended
in the British Isles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
A MunMump.

Knicker-He said he married the
girl and not her family.
Bocker-Scratched the ticket, eh?--
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

Every German soldiers equipment
includes a Bible and a half-pound
cake OF chocolate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

1t is said that buzzards and vultureS
can scent their food at distance Of
forty miles. NE27
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

The oldest manuscript written on
cotton paper in England is in the
British Museum, and bears date
1919. 4
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

The Bank of England suspended
cash payments twice-hrst in 1885,
and secondly In 1897.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
Rotation of Diet.

Tourist-What do the people round
here live on, Pat?
Jarvey-Pigs, sorr, mainly, and tour
lists In the summer.-Punch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06
ISfET#:[lE at
IWl5INNE@HIN or |
BD01HRS's265Q

How mosquitoes exist, within the
Arctic circle, without a blood diet, is
a mystery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

The Ordnance Survey Department
Of Great Britain makes use of cam
eras carrying plates forty.hVs by
thirty inches.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

In the last five years, in New York
City, 593,714 tenants have gone into
new fat houses.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

Ordinary sheep dip is now being ex
tensively used for the destruction OF
locusts in South Africa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

The United States never coined for
circulation gold piece of a higher
denomination than $40. The $50
gold coins, round and octagonal,
were coined in California from 1850
to 1861 by assayers and bankers and
were supposed to give bullion weight
for face value. Some of them COM
mand high premium if in fine con-
dition. AS a circulating medium they
were never up to the mint value of
coins bearing the Government stamp.
Newark Call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

The Oldest enlisted man on the
rolls of the United States Army is
Sergeant David Robertson, of the
hospital corps, stationed on Gov
ernor's Island. He is native Scotch
man. He first enlisted May 81, 1854,
and he has been in continuous SER
vice, having the extraordinary rec
ord of never having lost day. He
is seyenty-four years old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-07-06

President Roosevelt is one of the
few men in the country who sticks
to round cuffs and old-fashioned cuff
buttons in preference to the fat cuffs
and links.