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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-21

wisest conclusion. Retrenchment is
often advisable, and superfiulties may
be cut of. but hard times are made
harder when those who can afford to
do otherwise reduce their expenses
simply because the spirit of economy is
in the air. Economy in its root mean
ing signifies government and success
full management, not merely the re-
ductlon to the minimum of every cent
expended. The woman who In lavish
times runs her house on lavish lines,
should not be suddenly meagre be-
cause her neighbors have to be, her
own exchequer having suffered no re-
duction. 1t is no credit to her to wear
old clothes when she can afford new
ones, thus limiting the revenues Of
the dressmaker and the milliner, nor
to set her servants adrift while she
can as we'll as ever before keep them
and pay them wages. People who
begin their economy, so to speak, at
the church door, curtalling their do
nations, taking sittings instead, of a
pew and having their contributions
instead of doubling them. almost
tempt Providence by an attitude full
of insult to the Divine goodness
The Christian Herald.
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THE COME AND SEE SIGN

This sign is permanently attached
TO the front Of the main building OF
the Lydia E. Pipkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean
It means that public inspection OF
the Laboratory and methods Of doing
businesses honestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu-
ally use as much of it as we are told 2
Come and See.
Was there ever such person as
Lydia e. Pinkham, and is there
any Mrs. Pinkham now to whom
SICK women are asked 60 writer
Come ana See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confdentialp
Gene and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondence
Come anu See.
Have they proof that Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands Of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army Of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence, forsheal
might just as we'll regain her health.
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"ONE-EGG CAKE"
By MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
-. a Thanksgiving Sketch. -.

single domestic. She had bought no
new gowns this year and was proudly
wearing her last years bonnet. She
1t was whose proposition of one-egg
cake and weak coffee had been thrown
as projectile into the quiet camp of
the Ladies' Aid. What they would
have done about 1t had motion been
made and the question put to vote,
nobody can tell, but as Mrs. Albright
took her seat a modest little lady at
the other side of the room rose. She
addressed the Chair, as everybody has
learned to do by this time, and then
in a low but distinct voice declared
that for one she disagreed with the
previous speaker. "If we must econ
omize," she said, "and probably the
majority will be compelled to, let us
not begin in the church Suppose we
begin at home. The children Will
thrive and flourish on bread and mo-
lasses, and we may, If we like, omit
cake from the home bill of fare; but
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FARM AND HOME.
Good shelter saves Rood.

Good warm dry quarters lessen the
quantity OF food required to supply
the bodily heat In winter and wheA
any feed above that required for
warmth is fed II will be converted
into good healthy animal growth OF
milk as the case may be. But when
the shelter is such that the animal
is compelled to depend upon such
food for heat, the food then is loss
rather than a profit.
II is not for winter only, however,
that shelter should be provided. Ali
seasons have their advantages and
disadvantages. Warmth in winter
and SUFFICIENT ventilation in summer
should always be provided; in other
words, the comfort of the animals
should be considered at all seasons.
In feeding all kinds of animals the
greatest object should be the profit
that is to be made by so doing, and
every advantage should be taken to
increase this profit. / think one OF
the heaviest losses incurred by many
farmers is the consumption Of food
for the purpose of producing warmth
for the body because Of improper
methods OF sheltering the animala
during the period when snow, winds
and cold rains prevail.
This Is a matter that should re-
ceive attention by every farmer who
aims to reduce his expense of feeding
to the minimum.
1t is not extravagant to invest
money in buildings that will keep the
animals comfortable. Nor is 1t nee.
essary that the buildings be costly.
When the conditions regarding
both feed and warmth are favorable
the young stock will do much better
and not only the young stock, but the
older animals will show a great DIFF.
ference, and, therefore, the profit is
more sure. The floor of the COW
shed should be thickly covered with
straw at least once a week, which
will be much more comfortable for
them, and every few days / turn a
bunch of small pigs in with them 10
clean out anything that might be
dropped. When the weather is not
too cold cows left to run loose in a
square shed with good roof, thor
oughly ventilated and with plenty OF
light, will be more comfortable and
less liable to accident than when
fastened in any kind Of stall and be
as clean as when on the summer pas
ture.-R. B. Rushing, in the Indiana
Farmer.
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serve rich cakes at our receptions?
Shall we not decide to offer our
friends one-egg cake and omit strong
coffee? Weak coffee is better for the
nerves anyway"
"One-egg cake /. very plain and
the men will stay away t. we give
them poor coffee. Can we not have
the same grade of cake as formerly
and make the coffee after the same
recipe, for economy's sake cutting
the cake thinner and pouring che
coffee into smaller cups?" This was
the suggestion of a woman who had
long been social engineer in church
matters.
The Ladies Aid Society of Centre
vile had for years done much of the
self-denying work that is part of the
province of women in most of our
churches. When the church needed
new carpet or cushions or renovation
inside or out, when a floating debt
was to be raised or a mortgage de-
creased, the women went to work
with will, had fairs and bazaars,
suppers and concerts, and in one way
or another managed to augment the
treasury by goodly sums of money.
Centreville was famous for notable
housekeepers and good home cooking,
but when the periodical return of
hard times swept the land over like a
chilling frost, the need of frugality
sternly impressed on the poor man
closed down with iron hold on the
consciences and impulses of the richer
neighbor who Just then should have
been spending instead OF saving
money.
Mrs. Foster Albright, who had pro-
posed one-egg cake and weak coffee
as suitable refreshments in a hard
times year, and whose will and influ-
ence were usually paramount in the
counsels of the sisterhood, was a
woman of large wealth and an income
so safely bestowed by the forethought
of her deceased father and the sagac-
ity of her husband, that she ought
always to have been distinguished by
an open hand, yet this year Of all
years she had set an example of scant
expenditure all along the line. She
had been in the habit of keeping
three maids; she had dismissed two
and was managing her home with a
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WIN the steepIe Is unfInIshod,

The most notable thing about East
Berghoit is the way in which its wor-
shippers are called to prayer. In the
churchyard there is quaint looking
AFFAIR which has the appearance of a
huge cage, for though OF wood it is
wickerlike in construction. Inside
this building are the church bells,
mounted as in the ordinary way, but
without ropes. Each bell is in charge
Of a ringer, who lays hold Of the bell
wheel and swings 1t over. There is
a legend that when the church steeple
was about to be built the devil came
during the night and demolished the
work of the previous day. This un.
finished tower ia dated 1525.--London
Chronicle.
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Finest Walk In British IsIes.

The finest walk in the British Isles
Is probably the walk from Beauty up
Glen Affric and down to Loeb Dutch
on the west coast, through the saw
age pass of Glenn Lichd. Impending
over Glenn Affric on the north are the
giants Of Middle Ross, the peaks of
Nam Soul and earn Eige, dominat-
ing a long range of three-thousand-
foot peaks. NOrthward and south
ward and still more to the west, the
three-thousand-footers throng. In the
valleys almost the sale inhabitants
are the red deer and the roe; on the
tops the eagle and the hillfox are
much oftener met with than human
creatures Scottish Review.
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speech and resumed her place at the
back of the room. Others followed
her and the question was tossed back
and forth like ball from hand TO
hand. Finally, the decision reached
was that where sacrifices must be
made they should be made at home
and that church gatherings should be
as afiiuent of good cheer, as overflow
ing Of bounty, as ever before. One
egg cake was not to be accepted as
the symbol of Centreville Church hos
pitality.
To one listener It seemed as II the
Ladies' Aid had been guided to the
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Why He Struck.

There is a story told of a wealthy
and ostentatious American in a Pa
risian restaurant. AS the waiter
placed the order before him he said
in loud Voice:
Waiter, what is the largest tip
that you ever received?"
"one thousand francs, monsieur"
"Eh bienl But will give you two
thousand" answered the upholder OF
American honor; and then in a mo-
ment he added: May l ask who gave
you the Thousand francs?"
ut was yourself, monsieur" said
the obsequious waiter.
OF quite an opposite mode Of
thought was another American VISIT
ing London for the first time. Goaded
to desperation by the incessant ne
cessity for tips, he finally entered the
washroom OF his hotel, only to be
faced with large sign which read:
Please tip the basin after using"
I'm hanged If wilt" said the Yam
kee, turning on his heel. 'T'n go dir
~ hrst!"-Eyerybody's Magazine.
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| read OF Doan's Kidney Pills and be-
gan using them, One box made me
stronger and freer from pain. ! kept
on using them, and in three months
was able to get out on crutches and
the kidneys were acting better, i'm.
proved rapidly, discarded the crutches
and to the wonder of my friends was
soon completely cured"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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when we are making an offering in
the Lords cause, don't let US set a
fashion of being close-flsted and
mean. l, for one, would greatly pre-
fer serving no refreshments at our
sociable to serving poor ones, nor do
l believe in cutting the slices too thin
or in using the smaller cups. Think
of the young men and young women
whose only experience of church hos
pitality Is at our receptions. Some
of them are away from home. Most
of'them are working very hard all the
week. On Sunday they come to the
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Recipes.

Sunshine Rolls.-One egg, one cup
sweet milk, two cups bread -four, two
teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one tea
spoonful soda, one-third cup of melt.
ed butter. Mix in the order given
Bake in hot gem pans.
Salmon Sausages.-Get can OF
salmon and pick over; one beaten
egg, two rolled crackers, one-half cup
milk, salt, pepper; mix thoroughly
and make in form of sausage and
fry in butter till nice brown.
Baked Indian Pudding.-One tea
cup Indian meal, one cup molasses;
beat together; pour over them one
quart boiling milk, add one half
saltspoonful salt, one dessertspoon-
full butter, stir we'll and set aside to
cool. When cold and thickened pour
in one pint cold milk, but do not stiI.
Bake in moderate oven three hours
Banburys.-One cup of chopped
raisins, one-half cup currants, one
egg, CRATE the rind and add juice OF
one lemon, one cup of sugar; mix in
order given. Cut pie crust into four
inch squares, put one teaspoon of
mixture into centre, then fold over.
Bake from twenty to twenty-five min
utes in hot oven.
SNOWFALL Custard. - Beat the
whites of three eggs stir, make a lit
tie sweet, and boil in a pint of milk,
dipping them into the boiling milk
in tablespoonfuls. AS they rise,J turn
them and when done put into glass
dish. Then put the beaten yolks into
the milk sweetened to taste, stir till
it thickens, remove from fire and flaw
or with lemon. Turn this custard
around the white balls in the glasS
dish.
Steamed Pork Pudding.-One cup
salt pork put through food chopper,
one cup boiling water, one cup milk,
one of molasses, one cup raisins, one
teaspoon each OF cloves, cassia and
soda, one quart of -four. Steam three
hours. Sauce-One tablespoon -four
or cornstarch mixed with one cup SUI
gar. Pour over it about one and a
half cups boiling water and boil till
clear. Add one teaspoon vanilla, one
teaspoon strong vinegar, one tea
spoon butter, small teaspoon grated
nutmeg.
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THANKSGIVING BRIEFS.
pY HrLrN vN11 WALLACE.

Be thankful that the roses Of life
are so sweet that you seldom remem-
Der the thorns.
Be thankful that your husband Is
the very dearest man on eartn and
mot as other men are"
Be thankful If you are somebody's
mother or sister.
Be thankful if there is little child
anywhere near that you may love and
cuddle.
Be thankful for one true friend.
II you are not as beautiful to look
upon as you wish, be thankful that
you are neither blind, deaf, cripple
nor a lunatic.
If your clothing does not please
you, be thankful that you may always
keep your soul charmingly clothed In
sweet temper and peace.
Be thankful that God and His true
children "look not on the outward ap-
pearance.
Be thankful for the power to think
only kind and sweet and helpful
thoughts toward" others.
And do not forget that there is no
one else on earth Just like you. So
be thankful that you are yourself.
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Grief Of the "cut elassers.u

The society set-the cut glassers of
Topeka-are full of grief. For anoth-
er four years the ballroom in the Gov
ernor's mansion will be silent to the
tread Of light feet, swaying to the
rhythm of the waltz, the twostep and
the barn dance. The Hochs do not
countenance dancing. They are strict
Methodists. The Stubs are Quakers,
They too do not believe in it. And
up on the third floor of that beautiful
mansion the big dance floor will be
silent save to the thud of trunks and
packing boxes to be dumped there and
out Of the way.-Kansas City Journal
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Catarrh, Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease. CG,
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it yeu must take inter
nal remedies. HalPa Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Hall Catarrh Cure
il Aot quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one OF the best physicians in this coun-
try for years and is regular prescription.
Il is composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers, act
ing directly on the mucous surfaces. Ihe
perfect combination of the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free,
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, U.
Sold by Druggists, price Zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Breaks a Cold Promptly.

The following formula Ii a never
failing remedy for colds:
One ounce of Compound Syrup OF
sarsaparilla, one ounce ToriS Com
pound and one-half pint of good
whiskey, mix and shake thoroughly
each time and use In doses Of table
spoonful every four hours.
This II followed up will cure an
acute cold in "a hours. The ingre-
dents can be gotten at any drug store.
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Onions lending OF their strength;
Stately plumes of snowy celery
All along the tables length;
At one side the dessert standing
Shining pyramids Of fruit,
Apple pie and mince and pumpkin,
Raisins, nuts and sweets to bootl
Grandpa bending Ger the turkey,
As ne deity wields the, knife,
Keeping for himself the wishbone,
That II SOW no seeds Of strife;
Grandma, sweet, serene and placid,
Ever with a watchful eye
Lest the good things in their circuit
Pass some bashful midget by;
Uncle Ned, with endless stories;
Laughter ringing round the boardl
In the good old time Thanksgiving
Least Of all the harvest hoard.
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~@ CONSIDERING the hard
SS times, Madam Chairman,
move that the society
study economy in enter
tainments the coming winter. The
Ladies' Aid is about to give church
sociable the first of the season. l
suppose there Will be others later on;
we have always had refreshments,
and should we dispense with them
altogether l am afraid we would have
lot of empty benches"
The speaker paused, glanced
around the circle of matrons, OBJ
served expectation In their faces and
went firmly on.
81 won't make a notion" she
added, "at least not yet. But with
the permission of the Chair, can we
not discuss this practical matter at
this meeting? In view of the price Of
eggs and butter, of sugar and spice,
of -four and milk and everything else
that goes into cake. can we afford to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-21
SEVERE BLEEDING NEMORRHoIDs,

Sores, and ItohiAg Eczema--DOctOP
Thought an Operation Necessary
--OutisarA'S Efficacy Proven.
Z Il am no% eighty years old, and three
years ago ! was taken with an attack Of
piles lAam0SrhOidal, bleeding and protrud-
Ing. The Doctor said the only help for me
weh 70 80 TO a hospital and be operated on.
I tried several remedies fer months but did
NET got much help. During this time sores
app6arsa which changed to terrible Itch.
Ing eeseIlia. Then began to use 0utiOuFa
ROap, Ointment, and Pills, injecting a
quantity Of CutioVra Ointment with Cuti-
Cnfa suppository Syringe. It took month
Of thia treatment to get me in fairly
healthy state and then I treated myself
once . day for three months apd, after
that, oSbb Or twice a week. The treat:
nasnta tried tsOk lot of money, and Il
@ fortunate that I used Cuticura. j. II.
Henderson, HSpkinton, N. Y, Apr. %, 'O7.H
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church and the Christian Endeavor
and meet sympathy and fellowship,
and are invited on Wednesday even
ing to come to the church home and
have happy time. Part of this
happy time eliminates in the break
ing of bread together. think the
bread and the cake and whate"er we
give, let the times be what they may
outside the church, should be of the
finest of the wheat and the choicest
of flavoring."
The little lady had finished her
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EIeetrle LIahtlna BIZ windmill.

'on the Danish Island of Sjalland
there is an electric lighting system
which is driven by windmill, The
wheel is 46 feet in diameter and is
supported by tower 43 feet high.
The area of the blades exposed to
the wind is $40 square feet, and with
a wind blowing at the rate of % feet
second the mill will give Sc horse
power.-New York World,
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KING TURKEY.

KING TURKEY.
Sir Oyster is a gallant knight
In pearly armor clad,
And Lady Mallard Duck can make
The worst dyspeptic glad;
Lord Salmon is a noble sight
In silver scales arrayed,
Prince Terrapin can fascinate
The heart of man or maid.
The Duke Plum Pudding cuts a dash
When snow begins to hy
And shares his social honors with
The Marquis de Mince Pie;
But when the pumpkin's gathered In
And skies are gray and murky,
The centre of the table then
Is held by old King Turkey.
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Not Quite sure.

'Mr. Hankinson," said the mother
of the young woman to the youth
whom she suspected of an ambition
to become a member Of the family,
have you ever been baptized"
"once, / think" he answered hest
tatingly.-Chicago Tribune.
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The AItruIst conversed.

Hobo: mo, madam. am neither a
socialist nor an anarchist. am a
passive altruist."
Housekeeper: "And what in the
name of common sense is that?"
Hobo: II believe in being helped
all 1 can."-Boston Transcript.
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An Extra.

Guest--My room pleases me very
much. What lot of pleasant recol.
lections this view Of the mountain
brings to mind!
Proprietor aside, to clerk)-Make
a note of that. Room q; lot of
pleasant recollections brought to
mind, 10 shillings extra.-Tit-Bits
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Couldn't Help II.

Mrs. Henpeck: you were talking
IN ySur sleep last night, Henry"
Mr.. Henpeck: II beg your pardon,
my dear, for having interrupted you"
STRAY Stories.
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PrlmIx Put.

Amt the Sox great team?" de
manded the Chicago girl.
YES" admitter, the Boston damsel.
II must own that you have a very
able aggregation of talent in the half
hose" --Louisville Courler-J Journal.
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pRralyEed me and
affected my kid
neys. My back
hurt me terribly
and the urine was
badly 6lsord cred.
Doctors said my
right kidney was
practically dead,
They said I could
never walk again,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-21

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesinhamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie, 25cR bottle
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Generally Happens.

A man who tells all he knows soon
drops into the habit Of telling more
From the Chicago Record-herald.
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AN oLD-TIME THANKSGIVING.

Oh. the good old-fashioned dinner
. OF The good old-fashioned days,
Served as only grandma served it
With her quaint, old-fashioned waysl
When the uncles, Runts and cousins
Gathered round the festive board
Loaded with the wealth Of autumn
With the garnered harvest hoard;
When the waning sun, in sinking,
Through the western windows crept,
And upon that scene of plenty
In a golden splendor sleptl
Cobbler in the place of honor,
Thanked by ducks and chicken piej
Sucking pig, with jaws distended
BY a polished Northern Spy;
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-21

Alessandro di Spina, an Italian as,
tronomer invented the first spectacles
in 1885.
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Tip From a Lady Editor.

To the envious male public: xxi.
monas are not nearly as comfortable
as they look."-Erie (Kan) Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-21

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion Never fails. AT druggists.
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The Jews lead New York City's pop
ulation of foreign-born parents with
$4,000. ,NE47