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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
; FISHING.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

1t would be interesting to know
from how many little wilderness sta
lions in the North there goes each
spring, to eager business and profess
sional men in the large cities, the
message that the ice Is out. II one
could. measure and sum up all the
pleasure Of those who take the mes
sage for their marching-orders, and
all the increment of health and
strength that comes to them by vir-
tue Of their annual fishing trips, it
would make the world seem a very
cheerful place.
The charm Of fishing, for the nor
NAL man. is so deeply rooted that 1t
can be accounted for only by regard
ing 1t as a reawakening of primeval
instinct. When a fly hobs down the
rapids, or worm drops into the hole
below the big boulder, racial MEM
ory older than history comes to life,
and the cashier of the First National
becomes blood-brother to the skin
clad savage who made the first hook
from bone or piece of shell.
To the savage, fishing was earning
a livelihood, getting a dinner. The
fish he caught was the wages he re-
ceived for working at his job. To his
descendant Of to-day, fishing" is far
more. 1t is a return, for a time, to
natural conditions, where the sun
touches the skin and water vets the
feet, and clothes are friends which
serve, not masters to be considered.
The fish himself is not the most Inn
portant, or even an essential, thing
until he is hooked. But when the
tug comes on the line and the fly
disappears, and thrill runs up and
down the backbone till the very toes
tingle, then he becomes suddenly the
most important thing in the world;
and his appearance later, If, happily,
he 30 appears, In an overcoat of corn
meal, Drowned crisp and piping hot
from the pan-this confirms the Inn
preston of his Importance, and
crowns with reason the absurd bust
ness of catching him.
The wholesome sentiment which
would protect all animal life from
cruelty has lately been showing a
tendency to lapse into unwholesome
sentimentality. There are those who
regard all fishermen as monsters, and
look upon a school Of mackerel as an
educational institution. Alas for the
boys Of tomorrow II this creed
preads!--Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Strange Capture Of a salmon.

Fishing well known river in Nor
way this June, one of the tenants of
the fishing lodge opposite ours caught
a fish Of twenty-nine pounds in the
morning and lost another, his spin
ming line being broken by the rush
of heavy fish. Fishing with prawn
the afternoon of the same day, the
same angler, In the same pool, got
into good fish at his first cast. At
ter long fight the fish was gated
and landed. Then was revealed a
strange state of things. The prawn
tackle had never touched the fish; in
fact the hooks were a foot or more
from 1t. They had caught In the cast
which had been lost that morning,
and was now twisted into knots and
tangles, no doubt by the salmon en-
deavorlng to get rid OF the treble
Norsk cast and hooks. The line had
been got rid Of. AS the prawn swung
down the pool It had grappled the
lost cast still attached to the salmon,
and fish (thirty-three pounds), cast,
and tackle were recovered. We
watched the incident from the road,
and crossing the river handled the re-
covered cast. Many maintain that
salmon once hooked and played for
any length OF time ieaye the pool
w. H., In London Field.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
BaIzac and the Thief

A story, said to be new, of Balzac
is related by French contemporary.
A burglar gained admission to Bal
zac's house and was soon at work, by
the light of the moon, at the lock
of the secretary in the novelist's
chamber. Balzac was asleep at the
time, but the movements of the In
truder aroused him. The burglar,
who was working most industriously,
paused. A strident laugh arrested
his operations and he beheld by the
moonlight the novelist sitting up In
bed, his sides shaking with laughter.
What is in that makes you merry"
demanded the burglar.
81 laugh" replied the author Of
"Pere Goriot," ito think that you
should come in the night without q
lantern to search my secretary for
money when l can never find any
there in broad daylight"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Rahld Boa h l4nrmlana.

''Rabies ia common out in our coun.
try" said DR.. Abram Ormstrong Of
HillsbOro. Ind. Il want to say a few
words about hydrophobia. When an
animal bites through clothing there 10
little or no danger Of infection. The
virus IL on the teeth Of the animal
and when the person bitten has re-
ceived the wound through layer OG
clothing there 10 little danger.
"The virus on the teeth 10 left in
the clothing and lie not communicate
Cd 70 the person bitten. Rsbid dogs
or other animals are not like reptiles;
they have no hollow teeth through
which poison may be communicated.
It must be introduced directly into the
system Of the victim.
Therefore when supposedly
rabid dog bites q person, II the bite
Is not on an exposed part of the body
ae should have no fear."--Washing.
ION Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Health and cowardlcs.

had a friend once who won the
Victoria Cross. Well, he was the most
absolute apparently coward as a
child and boy that ever knew, and
yet | am sure 1t was all due to his
physical condition. had the greatest
trouble to convince his honest marti.
net of a father that 1t was simply
matter of health. But had my way at
last, and the boy was practically
taught as advised for five years. He
came right out of the shadow, chose
the army, to the CONSERVATION of his
father, and eventually won the cross
There are plenty Of physically misun-
derstood towards in this world who
are not towards at all.-FTy's Maya
zine.
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The Craving Cor Notoriety.

1.-THE. late Joel Chandler Harris"
said an Atlanta clergyman, used to
laugh at the way everybody seemed
to want free advertisement of some
sort from the editor. It was the
same. he would say, with the physi-
cian--everybody wants free advice
on the health question from him.
II once heard him tell about an ed
tor who served ten days in Jail for
licking the mayor The warden
treated him very kindly, and at the
ten days end, escorting him to the
door and shaking him by the hand,
said:
Well, goodby and good luck, ed.
And, say, would you mind giving the
Jail a puff?"-Washlngto Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03

Those sitting very near saw a hand
rest on the shoulder of the little
woman, who looked up startled as
his voice said softly. "Motherly Like
a fash the heartache and the fear left
her. The music trembled, and then
burst forth In joyous might and pow
err, and like one in a happy dream she
was moving up the aisle leaning a
little heavily upon the arm OF her
stalwart boy"
Very near the platform he paused:
a man rose quickly, stepped out into
the aisle and motioned to a seat be-
side him. "Have you roomakOr my
mother, Mr.. Ferris?" the young min
lister asked very softly. very distinct
ly. 1T will give us great pleasure"
the other responded quickly. Then
she sat down and David was back in
his place.
But, oh, the heaven-sent bliss OF
It ALI She never knew that hun
dreds OF eyes had filled with tears as
they saw the minister they had cho-
sen, leading 80 tenderly the whiteJ
haired old lady to "her place" among
them. She did not know that the
grave, dlgnified men on the platform
looked on with new feeling Of love
for, and pride in, their brilliant young
brother, She did not know that, as
he walked up that broad aisle there
was in David Hollands heart a strong
desire to cry out to all these, "his
people"-"Look at her-look at her
at the bravest, purest, most unset
fish soul that ever liVed-look at her
and be like her!"
She only knew as she sat there,
her sweet old face aglow with a won
derful light, that she was happy, hap
by, happy!
A divine melody sang itself in her
heart. The great congregation rose
to its feet. They sang the Joy song,
too-"Joy to the world, the Lord is
come" oh, yes, that was the word.
Joy-Joy! HE wasn't ashamed of
me. He's mine, my own. Have you
room for my mother?'" That was
what he had said-for my mother!"
Down in the depths of her heart, she
knew he was glad to call her that
Epworth Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
FARAq AND HOMIE.
GrowLng oabbage Tor the TamlIy.

Growing Cabbage For the Family.
The man who finds II cheaper to
buy vegetables than to raise them
usually does without. The garden
for family use 10 one OF the economies
as we'll as Injuries OF farm life which
we cannot AFFORD to dispense with.
and little work with the team read.
lily Axes things so that woman OF
average health viii find It easier and
more healthful TO do the rest than to
do the extra baking which lack OF
variety In vegetables requires.
Cabbage is considered an especially
hard vegetable to grow, "a woman'a
back being entirely united for hoe.
ing" Granted, but 1t is not neces-
sary to do any hard hoeing. She can
do all the hand work necessary and
gain strength by 1t. 1t will bring her
out into the fresh air, the communion
with birds and blossoms. the rest
from petty vexations OF the kitchen.
She can't care for a thousand or two
head for market; It is not her place
to try 1t, but she can do the hand
work in a patch large enough for
family use.
Select a plot in rectangular form,
planting in rows three feet or more
apart, and keep the soil light and
free from weeds until the plants get
too large to permit 1t by running a
one-horse cultlvator between the
rows. A woman can easily follow be-
hind, dislodging any dirt which may
have fallen upon a plant, and firming
the loose earth up about each hill.
Soil for cabbage can scarcely be
made too rich. Newly plowed soil
we'll fortified with barnyard manure
or poultry droppings is excellent, and
not likely to be infested with club
root. Good garden soil, or any light
soil properly enriched, promises a
good return. Topdress before plow-
ing. Fertilize additionally in the
hill, and as the summer advances the
weekly cleanings from the poultry
house may be worked in between the
rows to good advantage. This In
sures rapid growth, and plants in
this condition give the worms small
chance to find an entrance. -Ameri.
can Cultivator.
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RecInes.

Cream Of Barley SOup.-Cook two
ounces OF barley, two onions. two
carrots sliced, bit OF bay leaf and
some parsley for three hours in two
quarts of veal or chicken stock. AS
1t is about done add one cup OF hot
milk with the yolks of two eggs.
Press through a seive, reheat, add
one cup of green peas that have been
boiled, when serving.
Fried LObster.--Take the meat OF
a large boiled lobster and cut In
rather large pieces. Dip each piece
in lemon Juice for a minute, then in
beaten egg and crumbs and, drop into
boiling fat. For sauce, cook in a cup
OF white stock little chopped onion,
salt, pepper, with chopped parsley.
Let this cook till 1t is reduced to one
half or less its original quantity and
serve separately. p
Taffy.-one-half pound brown SUI
gar, one-half pint syrup molasses,
two ounces butter, one tablespoonful
extract of lemon. Boil the sugar,
molasses and butter all together
about twenty minutes, or until hard
as desired. Test 1t by dropping a lit
tie into cup OF cold water. Add
the flaVoring extract Just before re-
moving from the fire. Butter your
pans or plates and pour in to cool.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Americans at strntford.

What promises to be the heaviest
wave of American visitors on record
Is now advancing on Stratford-on-
Avon. Hundreds of 'tailor-mRde"
American women and dozens of
American men throng the footpaths
of Shakespeare's birthplace daily.
II find the latest type of American
visitor is vast improvement on the
DID," said gentleman connected
with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
yesterday. For the most part they
are cultured people who suffer no de-
lusions as to the possibilities of the
almighty dollar purchasing nation
al relics. 1t is years since an Amer
lean was caught red-handed carving
a chip from a door In Shakespeare's
cottage. We still get some OCCASION
ally who display emotion and kiss
the furniture, but the type of visit
or represented by the dear old Amer
lean lady who. finding 1t impossible
to buy relic of Shakespeare's rubbed
her black kid gloves on the floor of
the room where the poet was born,
saying, AT least will take this dust
with me-. comes to US no longer"
London Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
THE LADY AND THE UMBRELLA.
Not Every Woman So Lucky as the
Heroine OF This Tale.

Not Every Woman So Lucky as the
Heroine OF This Tale.
In the storeroom that every rail
read maintains for the safe keeping
of lost articles left in its cars by for
getful passengers there are always to
be found hundreds of umbrellas. But
not every umbrella left in the cars is
lost long enough to find its way to the
lost department; it may fortunately
be recovered sooner.
Here was woman who had just
stepped from an elevated railroad
train to find 1t raining, and thus re-
minded:
"Oh! my umbrella" she said, and
turning to the train, which had al
ready started along, she added:
wait a minute!" a request by the
train UNDECIDED.
And yet this woman recovered her
umbrella in moment.
Here 1t is" said another woman,
who was travelling with her, had got
off the car after her, and had gath
fred up her friends umbrella with
her own as she came along.
So this forgetful passenger recov.
cred her umbrella promptly, but not
all are so fortunate; thousands of
umbrellas left behind by passengers
go to the lost departments every
year.-New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
What weeds Do.

Weeds inJure the farmer chiefly In
two ways. First, by offending his
idea Of the beautiful. This injury is
an important factor In the value of
the land, and, furthermore, II is one
that is felt by the whole community.
A farm with weeds is not only less
valuable itself, but It makes every
other farm in the community less
valuable. Second, by the crop loss.
This is the loss that receives the more
common estimate. The farms profits
are lessened in a number of ways, the
most important of which are the fol-
lowing:
Weeds rob the soil of moisture,
The amount of water that must be
taken up by the roots of any plant
and exhaled out into the air through
the leaves is enormous. Experiments
have shown that for most of the Gull
tlvated grasses from 300 to 500
pounds of water must actually pass
through the plants to produce a sin
gle pound Of dry matter. In seasons
of drought, WI en- there Is scarcely
enough moistufe to supply the culti-
waited crops, 1t is easy to understand
the injury dol by the presence of a
large number of additional weedy
plants. This Is doubtless the most
important of the weed injuries, for 1t
must not be forgotten that the mois-
ture in the soil Is the all-important
thing. Ask the average farmer why
he cultivates his corn and he will say.
Ito kill the weeds" when, as a mat
ter of fact, 1t is, or should be, for the
purpose of conserving the moisture
in the soil. The weeds are killed
purely as an incidental matter. A
perfectly clean corn field needs culti-
waiting as we'll as a weedy one.
Weeds crowd the cultivated plants,
depriving them of light and space in
both soil and air II corn or wheat
are planted too thickly they cannot
develop properly, because the plants
do not get enough sunlight and the
roots do not have sufficient feeding
space. Similar results will be appar-
ent IL the extra plants are weeds.
Weeds rob the soil of food ele-
ments required by other plants.
While there is usually more than
enough plant food for all plants in
almost every soil, the amount in a
readily available form is limited, and
the greater the number of plants
among which 1t is divided the slower
and less vigorous will be the growth
of all.
Weeds harbor Injurious insects and
diseases. The oVergrown fence rows
and bitches furnish most ideal places
for many of these troublesome ene-
mics to live through the winter
Weeds sometimes injure by killing
farm stock or by rendering their pro-
ducts unstable. Mountain laurel,
wild parsnip and few other plants
found as weeds In certain localities
sometimes kill stock outright. Wild
onion, very serious weed in some
places, often renders milk and It's
products unstable.
Weeds render certain products of
the farm unstable. Weeds in hay
reduce its value, and the presence of
weed seeds in commercial farm and
garden seed not only reduces its
value, but opens the way for intro
duction Of weed pest into a new To-
cality, from which 1t can, perhaps.
never be eradicated. Vernon H. Da-
Wis, Assistant Professor OF Horticul.
ture. Ohio College.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Dogs Commit Suicide.

Suicide has become epidemic
nong Clayton dogs. Chatting under
restraint Of muzzles, many OF
en- tore them from their heads and
ere in danger of being shot by the
og killer. In consequence they had
} De chained.
Il. B. Shupard, proprietor of Hotel
alton, went fishing recently and
ID valuable dog in the barn. The
imal whined piteously for more
m an hour, then climbed on some
-es, threw itself over horse man
: and was hanged. A valuable
,und belonging to Grant Smith was
md this afternoon hanging by the
OK GA a paling fence, but was res
I'D by a lady in time to save its life.
jumped up On the fence again and
Il its neck between the same paIings
Il hung there until 1t was tied up.
Clayton IN. ~ Telegram to the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Quite Safe.

John, love, said the young wife,
Gu OaaIrn'C to have any secrets
I'm m :"
wet, Tootsie?"
You go to lodge meetings, and
III never tell me anything about
3m.
"Iney wouldn't interest you, dear.
don't mind giving you the password,
hough, if you'll promise never to dis
lose 1t to living soul.
IN promise never to tell 1t to any
oody."
Remember, it's to be repeated
'nly once - very rapidly"
IN remember. What is it?"
Observation-Disclosures"
What? Please say it again, lit
lie slow er.
Have you forgotten the conditions
lready? l said only once and very
Ipidiy.
(Tearful pause.)
20, dear l wish you hadn't told
ne! "-Chicego Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
A Definition.

An ingenious and amusing answer
vas recently given by a student in the
aatural philosophy class at Princeton
university. An Instructor gave the
question, Define transparent" trans
lucent and opaque" Il cannot, profes.
lor." answered the student, precise.
b define those terms, but can indl.
sate their meaning In this way: The
windows Of this room were once trans.
parent, they are now translucent, and
( not cleaned very soon they win 10
opaque. "-LApplncOtt's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Pe-ru-na In Tablet Form.
ThrIft Amonn EmpIoYea,

In order to encourage thrift among
lts employees the NORTHEASTERN Rail-
way Company some years ago estab.
lished savings bank at which de
pOsits as low as slxpence are received,
4 percent interest being paid on &C.
counts up to a2O0 and IL percent on
sums in excess Of that amount. Last
year 1,040 new accounts were opened
and 2104,673 deposited. The total
amount now standing to the credit Of
11.O03 depositors is a893,762, repre-
senting an average sum of. &81 AZ
Sd. for each Observation-Disclosures Daily
Mall.
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Drlnks one.seyenth Of HIs Income.

\ German physician, DR.. Hirsch-
I'D, has been computing the guam
y OF alcoholic drink consumed In
1rlin. Berlin possessed three years
20 1882 drinking shops-one for
10 inhabitants-in addition to SOL
mere wine only is sold. During the
eTiod the Berliners consumed 43S,-
39,532 liters of beer, 24,704, 525 IL
rs of brandy and 19,956,O62 liters
wine. This works out at an av-
age annual consumption head Of
he population of assn llters of al
oholic drink, at cost of 100 marks,
a mark being one shilling. AS the
average income of the Berliners, in
women and children, is
bout $50 marks, 1t may be said that
,e Perliner spends seventh of his
lcome in intoxicating drinks.-Lon.
Ion Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Church Built by One Man.

At Stivichal, near Coventry, there
is q church which is unique among
places of worship. In 1910 stonema-
son named John Green laid the first
stone of the building and seven years
later he completed the edifce. During
that period he declined assistance
from any one, doing all the work him
self until the building was ready for
its interior fittings. This, 1t Is said, is
the only stone structure in England of
which every stone was laid by one
man.-Tit-Bits
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DOCTOR PRESCRIBED CUTICURA
After Other Treatment Failed-Raw
Eczema on Baby's Face Had
Lasted Three Months.

sour baby boy broke ort with eczema on
his face when one month old. One place
on the side of his face the size Of n nickel
was raw like beefsteak for three months,
and he would cry out when bathed the
parta that were sore md broken out. J
gave him three months treatment from n
good doctor, but ut the end of that time
the child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using cake
of Cuticura Soap. third Of ''ox of Cnti'
cura Ointment. and half n hottie Of Cuti-
cura Resolvent he was we'll and his face
was as smooth as anv hahy's. He is now
two years and half old and no eczemo
has reaupesred Mrs. NJ. T.. Harris, Alton
Kan, May IA ana June II, 1907"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03
Color.

OF the light-rays that fall upon an
object some are taken up by the OBJ
ject and others are reflected. 1t is to
the reflected rays that we are to turn
for the explanation of color. For I'm
stance, a sheet of white paper is
white" because all the seven kinds
of light are reflected from It's surface,
while the sunhower is yellow" be-
cause when light falls on 1t the violet,
indigo, blue and green rays are Sc
lected for absorption, and yellow prin-
cipally is reflected. The reflective
rays, received by the eye, produce the
sensation Of color. This is the ex-
PLANTATION Of nearly all the colors that
exist,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-03

bean. Nine years Of this ran me down
to q state Of continual weakness. and
] thought never would be better un.
I'll began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The improvement was rapid, and
since using four boxes / am cured and
have never had any return Of the
trouble"
Sold By all deAlors. SO cents q box.
Foster-ARSAurn Co., Buffalo, =. Y.
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A FIDDLE CHURCH vANE.
Reminder Of the Builders Early Days
Of Poverty.

One of the most curious vanes to
be seen on any church in Great Brit
tain Is at Great Gonerby, a parish ad'
Joining Grantham.
It is in the form of fiddle and n
bow and is unusually large, Its his
tory is curious. Many years ago a
peasant resided In Great Gonerby who
eked out a modest livelihood by per
forming on an old violin which was al
most part of his life. AT last he
decided to emigrate, and out in the
Far West prospered and became a
rich man.
One day he sent to the clergyman at
Great Gonerby a sum sufficient to
build a church, and attached to the
gift the curious condition that met
al replica of his old fiddle and bow
should be on the summit of the edi-
fee. The gift was accepted and the
vane may still be seen on the church.
London Standard.