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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Fish to kin Malaria.

According to a consular report,
Count Burger Moerner, attached to
the Swedish consular service, has dis!
covered species of fish called Psen-ii
domugil signifer, which subsists on,
the larvae of mosquitoes and thrives'
in shallow water. BY mediation Of
the Swedish Ambassador, he commit,
nicated the fact to the Italian Govern
ment, which took up the matter eag'
erly, and requested the consul to
send few thousand OF these fishes
in order to expose them in the
swamps and marshes infected with
malaria. 1t proved very difficult to
find a sufficient number of fishes, but
he succeeded, and the first lot has
been shipped to Naples. The result
Of the experiment is awaited with
great interest in Italy and other
countries. The Psendomugil signifeF,
or "blue eye" as the fish is common
ly called in Australia, belongs to tho
family of Athorinides, a small kind
Of carnivorous.fi fish, and is frequently
found in the ocean and in rivers Of
the temperate and tropic zones.
There are fourteen principal kinds
and sixty-fve sub-varieties in differ
ent parts of the world. They resem-
bio the family of Mugilides, and are
generally seen in shallow water. The
blue eye" is very small fish, about
one and one-half to two inches long.
The name is due to the brilliant blue
color of the iris; the male has yellow
and black striped fins.-Dundee ADJ
VertIser.
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Chicks Dying in the Shell.

It is nearly time for those who
have incubators to begin to put them
to work. The papers and incubator
catalogues are full of reports of Won
derful success with incubators, and
there must be good results as a rule
or people would not buy them, but
we seldom hear of the failures. Mrs.
Gomperts, writing to the Florida
Poultry Journal, gives a bit Of her
experience as follows:
My experience with incubation
may be of benefit to some one.
would be GLAD if some one else would
try it and make report through our
paper, in order that notes on results
might be compared, perhaps profit
ably for all of US.
can't remember just how many
infertile eggs ! had-fifteen, think.
They were eggs l ordered, and l was
afraid / would get them too hot, so l
run the incubator rather low.
have noticed that when l run the
incubator a little high-that is, lit
tie past the mark and had plenty OF
moisture l got better matches.
Every fertile egg, except three.
Matched one times and every one ex-
cept five at another time. These were
my best and they were Matched when
it was warm and kept the tempera-
ture up as high as dared.
l take time in turning and cooling
eggs. 1 leave them out and then
leave the door open, unless it is cold,
until trim and fill the lamp. Then
1 bring the temperature up slowly,
but surely.
Now, do not mean that I run the
temperature as much as one-half de-
gree higher than the directions, but
full up to a hairs breadth past the
mark which is given IN the instruc-
ton book with your machine. firm
ly believe that low heat is one cause
of egg weakness. l always turn the
eggs twice daily from the day they
are laid until the day before they are
Matched.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Thirst For Knowlsdue.

Lord Dunedin, the lord president of
the court Of session, has apparently
an Unsuitable thirst for knowledge
When he was studying Rumanian
three years ago much was said Of
the idea Of man of 55 learning a
new language. This winter the lord
president is one of the non-matricula-
tion students at Edinburgh university
where he is attending special course
Of lectures on German literature. Lord
Dunedin is a brilliant conversation
Alist, a keen sportsman and incident
ally before he was a lord was one of
the first M. P.'s to arrive at the house
ON q bicycle Westminster Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Park chaperons.

Indianapolis is planning to place
ohaperons in her public parks for the
protection Of young girls and women
without escorts. Parents and Juvenile
court officers there consider 1t unsafe
in the present state of things for
girls to use the parks. Many fathers
and mothers have manifested an inter
est in the movement. They believe in
the parks as places for recreation, but
fear to allow their daughters to use
them. 1t would seem to be question
as to whether such protection should
be supplied by chaperons or police, but
the people of indianapolis manlfestly
have no confidence in the efficiency OF
police protection.-Bo Boston Transcript
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

What do you propose7" abe
asked, almost In whisper.
When the hand gets round 20
there" he said, pointing with his
finger to the face of the watch, what
hour will IT be-"
"A quarter to 49," she replied
wondering.
Just an hour from now2"
She nodded and smiled sadly.
well, II when that hour is over,
and he has not come then. will you
marry me instead?"
II said that he might come at any
time till 49," she said. smiling in
spite OF herself.
II know you did. and that quarter
of an hour is my interest on the bar
gain. l am quite fair with you. /
offer you all the happiness OF my
love-against the comfort that you
Will gain with his money--not that
you will be pauper with me. And
the advantage that / have over him
lies in that quarter of an hour. VIII
you consentY"
She looked at him questloningly.
What do you think you will gain
If he does not Gomez" she asked.
IAN the happiness in life," he an
swered.
Are you sure that you are think
ing only of me?"
"No-nearly all for myself. You
VIII think of yourself when you give
me the answer"
Then will consent" she said,
"and"-she placed her hand in his
Il hope that he will not comet"
1t was twenty minutes to 10, and
she felt her heart beating with each
stroke of the clock that stood in the
hall. He had not come yet, and all
her newly found love was yearning
that he might not come 1T ali, d be
late in coming.
.,.e was sitting in the same Above,
but with another partner, whose con-
versation she could barely pay atten-
ton to. And then in one moment all
life seemed suspended in her body-a
cold chill penetrated her very bones.
The bell at the front door had pealed
across the music that was throbhing
in the ballroom. 1t could be no bne
but he at such an hour. She waite bed
the door narrowly, in the fear OF INK
iety, as the butler went to open 1t.
There was a rush of cold air, and fhe
shivered-partly 1t seemed with Su-
ticipation.
Then she turned away as a figure
that she dared not look at came INTO
the warmth of the hall.
Aren't you well?" her partner
asked, and almost before she cotJd
answer him she heard her fathd b
voice speaking and she turned y \
face away. VI"
"I'll go and get you some ted II
her partner said anxiously, and
fore she could tell him not to mii
about it he had left her. Still s,
did not look round until she heal p
her father say as he reached the /
cove and stood outside the curta
God bless you, my boy" And thl
the shadow of q familiar figure fell
her eyes. O
1t was Cyril Foster. .
Then it wasn't he?" she cried, 9
new happiness in her voice. u I
"Yes, 1t was" he said, "but he
knew that under another name only
could he hope to make you love him.
Let's call the bargain settled. New
York Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Cowboys Not Extinct, After All.

Despite the predictions about his
passing, with which sentimental
writer's have been favOring the public
of late years, the Western cowboy is
not on the verge Of extinction.
When owners of large herds of cattle,
were permitted to fence vast areas of
pasture land, which they had leased,
the number Of cowboys was greatly
reduced. Since all the cattle were
within fence and within easy reach
of the ranch house, there was no
need of bold horsemen to ride among
the herdN and "cut out" cattle, for
all those herded belonged to one
owner. Now, however, under the rul-
ings of the Department OF the In
terror, the wire fences must be rel
moved and all ranges will again be-
free. Cattle will wander from one
watering place to another and Craze
over different areas, so that there will
again be need of concerted move
ments among cattle men for the
"round-ups," in which animals bear
ing their respective owners brands
will be separated. No difficulty is an
ticipated in securing men expert
enced in the handling of cattle, as
we'll as the necessary number of in
experienced youths who desire the
excitement of q wild, open-air life;
but cattle men are somewhat con-
cerned as to the outlook for good.
COW ponies. Ranch men and stock
owners have kept only the small
supply needed for themselves, and for
a time it is likely to be hard to find
many horses which have been broken
to the work OF cattle-herding -
Leslies Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Early Cigarette Smokers.

Who first introduced cigarettes into
this country? They were first used in
the streets here by the late Laurence
Oliphant; and, curiously enough, the
introduction of this method Of smok.
ing to the English people came as re,
suit of the Crimean war.
Our officers in Russia, among other
hardships, could not procure tobacco
or cigars, and learned the use Of tine
cigarette from their French, Italian
and Turkish allies, and also from their
stay in Malta and Gibraltar.
Introduced into London military and
other clubs, the new custom made
very slow progress. But its use stead
lily spread from 1870 to 1880, when the
fashion was set by the golden youth Of
those days.-Reader.
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Relics Of Marie Antoinette.

A most interesting presentation
has been made to the town of Paris
by a certain Nine. Blavet. 1t con-
sists Of the furniture which was used
by the royal family during its impris-
onment in the Temple. Among the
items are included the bed of the
Princess Elizabeth, the quilt which
was used by Marie Antoinette and a
box OF toys of the little Dauphin.
Chairs. tables and books are also in
cluded, and finally the locksmith's in
struments with which the unhappy
King passed his time while awaiting
execution. The entire collection Will
be lodged In the Musee Carnayalet.-
Dundee Advertiser.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
THE DEAD CLOWN.

BY two and two the dumb clods dunehing
fall,
The planished spades are piled and piled
above;
The sly contemptuous crows a meelsly
dove,
Lugubrious in the willow gainst the wall
But one thing hurts I'd hoped las / re
CALI,
love
Might not think shame to soil her tiny
glove;
But, as for that, do not care at all.
Not much, that is; and now / must be sure
10 try and sleep, and not 10 think of her
Who loved me in the wastral nights of
old
I have il now, my hard-won sinecure.
But somehow Life, / deem, is oheerfuller,
And. though I'm happy here, the ground
is cold
james E. Richardson. in The Reader.
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BANIsHED
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cof-
fee even after they know It is doing
them harm is puzzler. But 1t is an
easy matter to give 1t up for good,
when Postum Food CofIee IL proper
ly made and used instead.
A girl writes: Mother had been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
zone day asked her why she did
not give up coffee, as a cousin of
mine had done who had taken to
Postum. But mother was such a
slave to coffee she thought it would
be terrible to give 1t up.
Finally, one day, she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morn
ing while she was drinking Postum
so freely and with such relish l asked
for taste.
That started me on Postum, and
now drink II more freely than did
coffee, which never comes into our
house now.
"A girl friend of mine, one day
saw me drinking Postum and asked
II II was coffee. / told her It wa
Postum, aud gave her some to TAX,
home, but forgot to tell her how to
make 1t.
The next day she said she did not
see how l could drink Postum. ]
found she had made 1t like ordinar,
coffee So told her how to make II
right, and gave her cupful l made
after boiling 1t fifteen minutes. 50
said she never drank any coffee that
tasted as good, and now coffee is ban
lshed from both our homes" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Michigan.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville' in pkgs. There's Rea
son.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
BUTTER, A TRAITOR, TOO.
Another Old Friend Attacks Us in Our
Most Vital Part.

HOoA Nlh0l
If the food faddists keep on there
will be nothing left us to put into our
mouths except perhaps to suck our
own thumbs contemplatively after
having duly sterilized the same.
"Bacteriologists have shown us that
ordinary butter is swarming with
germs" declares Good Health. "a
single teaspoonful of milk generally
contains from 100000 to 100000
germs The number may even be
much larger than this.
''In the removal of cream from the
milk the germs are taken with it, and
in the process of churning the germs
are collected with the fat, so in the
butter we have the concentration of a
large part of the germs contained in
the milk from which the butter is de-
rived.
so in a pound of butter derived
from twenty pints of milk, the num-
Der Of bacteria must be almost beyond
estimate. A brief computation will
show that the number 81 bacteria con
tanned in pound of butter might cas-
lily reach the enormous sum of five or
ten billions"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
FARM AND HOME.
Rats.

MY experience quite agrees with
the remedy OF II. G. B., which you
published recently. For readers who
have not complete files this seems
worth repeating. It Is radical and
absolutely clean cure, as follows: In
a dwelling the rat holes will be found
in the cellar against the foundation
wall, and be sure to find all the holes
and pour into and around each one a
good supply of pine tar, not coal tar,
In forty-eight hours there will not
be a single rat in the house. and they
can be kept out by replenlshing the
tar when 1t becomes hard. A two
quart can OF tar will keep the house
clear for twelvemonth. The writer.
many years since, drove out and kept
out OF his house great body of rats
for all the years he lived in that house
after he learned how.-A. ]. p, in
the Country Gentleman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
wby the Court Smiled.

A lawyer, whose attainments were
scarcely of the first quality, was argu-
ing In one of the Philadelphia courts
before a patient judge, His argument
was not without flaws, and at one point
he fairly screamed out that If his client
had done wrong then he, the lawyer,
was equally ##FeeHHgg , for he failed to
ssS that any fault had been commits
ted.
But, Mr.. Blank" urged the judge,
Ignorance of the law excuses no man."
your honor" shouted the lawyer,
81 do not want any excuse, what l say
Is excuse enough. Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
GREAT UNDERGROUND BALL
ROOM.
How II ls Lighted by pay and Nigh
The Gardens Overhead.


The Gardens Overhead.
The underground ballroom at Wei
beck, where their Majesties OF SPAN
graced the debut of the Duke ant
Duchess OF Portland's only daughter
has none Of the gloomy characters
tics OF cellar
By day as we'll as by night 1t II
perfectly lighted, being designed and
built by the old duke as a picture gal
lery. 1t is lighted entirely from
above, the fiat, wonderfully decorated
roof being pierced by twenty-sever
big octagonal sl1ylights, built up o.
prisms and recessed from view. The
light falling thus is softened by pass
ing through rich crimson silk. The
eighteen exquisite glass chandeliers
which illuminate the room by night
were an object of the mysterious
dukes particular care; many sets af
ter being specially made were ruth
lessly rejected before his taste wal
pleased.
One notable feature In the room
is the marble bust or the invisible
prince"-as his tenants called him
who constructed the apartment by
the simple process of excavating q
quarter of an acre Of ground, lining
the clay banks with a double wall
sandwiched with asphalt to exclude
damp, spanning it with iron beams
weighing over twenty tons each and
resting on arches to form the roof.
1t is quite fat and level with the
garden above, so that one walks over
a beautifully turfed lawn, little dream.
ing that below this sylvan spot is the
splendid chamber 100 feet long and
Ga feet wide, which has been describ.
ed by competent judges as the most
noble and amazing private room in
Europe.-London Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Deafness cannot BE cured
general store {

ylocal applications as they cannot reachthe
diseased portion ofthe ear, There is only one
way to cure dc afness, and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused byan
infamed condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustacbian Tube. When this tube ISM
famed you have rumbling sound orimper-
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Ceafness is the result, and unless the intlam-
II alton can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
he destroyed forever Nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing butan
iIhamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh THAI can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. F. J. HLNEY& o.,Toledo,0
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
ugake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
AnoentedS Mlthont comment

II broke a record to-day. Had the
last word with a woman"
Didn't think it possible. How'd it
happen!"
why. said to woman in the car.
Madam, have my seat "-Philadel
phia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
A Show place.

This is one of our greatest show
places" said the man who was show
ing a friend about his town.
why! It's only vacant lott" re-
piled the friend.
Sure; but that's where the circus
always shows when it comes to town"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Makind Sure.

ooh, my!" exclaimed the excited wo-
man who had mislaid her husband.
I'm looking for small man with
one eye"
"Well, ma'am," replied the polite
floorwalker, "if he's a very small man,
maybe you'd better use both eyes. =
Waterman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Literary Requirements.

Think of what the historians will
say about you" said the .idealist.
Nonsense" answered Senator Sorg-
hum busily. 81 don't want any histor-
ian. What I want is press agent 4"
Washington Star.
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His Observation.

There's young woman that never
becomes tiresome," said the critic.
"She wears we'll"
''But not much" observed his friends
as he glanced at her Partisan ball
gown.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

work and heavy lift
ing weakened my
kidneys. / was tired
every morning and
my limbs stiff and
sore. Dizzy spells
and headaches were
frequent, and the
kidney secretlons
much disordered.
This continued for
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
His EnotIsn.

Hlm-won't you give me just one
kiss?
Her-Yes, I'll give you one-if you'll
promise~pot to ask for another.
Him-oh, after the first you'll do
the asking.-Chleago News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
ITCHING HUMOR ON BOY.
His Hands were Solid Mass, and
Disease Spread All Oyer Body
Cured in 4 Days by Cuticura.

Disease Spread All Over Body
Cured in Days by Cuticura.
~One day we noticed that our little boy
was all broken out with itching sores. We
first noticed it on his little hands. His
hands were not as bad then, and we didn't
think anything serious would result. But
the next day we heard of the Cutieura
Remedies being so good for itching sores.
BY this time the disease had spread all
over his body, and his hands were nothing
but a solid mass of this itching disease. l
purchased box of Cuticura Soap and one
box of CuticurR Ointment, and that night
/ took the Cuticura Sodp and lukewarm
water and washed him well. Then dried
him and took the Cuticura Ointment and
anointed him with it. 1 did this every
evening and in four nights he was entirely
cured. Mrs. Frank Donahue, 2OS Fremont
st., Kokomo, Ind, Sept. 10, 1907
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

H. w. Putnam. of the Harvard
class of 1869, was elected president
of the Germanic Museum Association
OF Harvard at recent meeting of the
association, in place Of Carl schurz,
deceased.
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An Impaired Vision.

Eyes, sir, your daughter loves me.
it was a case of love at first sight"
First sight, Ell? l must have her
consult an oculist at once."-Cleve'
land Plain Dealer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Bound to Be Heard.

Patience-How did the report Of
Peggy's engagement get out? She
said she hasn't whispered it to a soul
Patrice-No, she didn't; she used a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Statesman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

Near Wolcott, N. Y, lightning struck
a house and killed a cat. A child
playing with the cat was not injured
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Whaf Monev savs.

"Pa, did you ever hear money talk?
eyes"
what did it say?"
"Goodby."-Chicago Record-Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

fifteen years and Until I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, Then l Inn
proved steadily until cured. and nat
urally recommend them strongly"
Sold by all dealers, so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
somethlnr NEW undar lhe sun.

A lady in Illinois sent US 12c year ago
for our remarkable collection of vegetable
and flower seeds and sold S37.76 worth
therefrom, or made 3l4 per cent. That's
new.
Just send this notice with l2c and re-
ceive the most original seed and plant
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesintlamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25
Peruna in Tablet Form.

For two years DR.. Hartman and his az
aistants have necessarily labored to create
Peruna in tablet form, and their siren.
uous labors have just been crowned with
success. People who object to liquid med-
elnes can now secure fer1na tablets
of Peruna. Each tablet is equivalent TO
one average dose of Peruna.
Peruna Almanac for 1908.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

Lamps cause five hundred fires in
year in London; gas, 219; chimneys,
III.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

William Cross, secretary of state
in Oklahoma, signs his name ofit1ally
bill Cross
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FITS, st. Vitus' Dance: IN ervous Diseasesper
manentlyc cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
Bestorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr.. II r. Kline. Id OBI Arch St, Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

Saddles were first used by men
equestrlans in France in the year 600
A. d.
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Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudins
Piles in 6 to IA days orm money refunded Soc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-01-25

Gold fish originally came from
China, and the first were sent to Eng
land in 1881. NE4
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For over Han a CentnrY

Browns Bronchial Troches have been
unexcelled as cure for hoarseness,
coughs and sore throat.