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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

me and the consequences of my folly
more than once since then. And how
have | rewarded his friendship? ]
found out by merest chance that he
loved a girl, and Jealous of his
love-wished to know what girl, to
see whether thought her worthy Of
him. That girl was you'll saw you.
fell in love with you, and--knowing
what / knew stroVe to win your
love and succeeded. knew he had
not spoken so / fastened to speak
first. Violet, he never reproached
me. He turned white when /. told
him ] had won you, but he clenched
his hands and kept back the bitter
words. He only exacted promise
that / should try to be worthy of
you from that time on. And meant
to try--but / am not worthy of you,
dear, yet love you sol And II I
live mean to marry you. But II I
die, l want you to marry him, for he
Is as noble a fellow as ever lived. I
intend he shall read this letter which
he is to deliver to you in case of my
death. Should live, shall destroy
1t on the day we leave Cuba. hope
l shall live, my darling-yet know
the happier fate for you would be my
death.
That God will bless you, Violet, is
the prayer Of your unworthy Tom.
P. 8. Jack has read this letter and
has promised to send It to you II l
am killed. He did not wish to give
the promise, but at last I've made
him do so.
AS fast as train could carry her
Violet fastened to the city where
John lay In the hospital unconscious,
perhaps dead. She prayed that she
might aTrive--in time She prayed
that he might know her when she
came.
She asked in trembling tones for
the nurse who had sent her the let
ter. And of the nurse when she had
come she could ask no questionable
only named his name.
The nurses kind face frightened.
Good news for you, my dear! He
10 COh5ClOu5B NO 10 DSJIcE-Lu9 uOCIOFb
think that he will live. Joy can hurt
no one, come-I will take you to him
at once"
The injured man lay staring at the
doorway with dull eyes. He saw the
nurse look in with pleasant face. She
disappeared and another stood there
in her stead. Was he dreaming?
Was his mind wandering again?
The sweet white face in the door
way smiled TREMENDOUSLY upon him.
The slender figure drew near and
knelt beside him.
He murmured, "Violet!"
Hush, do not speak," she said.
II have come to take care of you,
dear-to care for yOu-always, II you
will let me. For-though you broke
YOUR promise, you faithful friend
the good nurse sent me poor Toms
letter. And know, know the
truth at last, and how noble and
generous you have been!" - Spring.
field Republican.
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queer Rules Of Royal Etiquette.

A number of years ago 1t was per-
fectly permissible. and, in fact, mat
ter of strict etiquette, for visitor
who should obtain an audience with
the Sultan of Turkey to bow and
kiss the hand of that Oriental poten-
tate. Anarchists, however took ad-
vantage of the privilege, and on one
emissary drove a dagger into the
heart of his sovereign. and from that
time forth the privilege has been dis
allowed.
When the Emperor or Empress of
China appears in public, no other
person is allowed to occupy a higher
, place than they do. Therefore, on
such occasions the shutters of all
buildings are drawn, and the upper
parts Of the houses past which the
royal procession is expected to move
are deserted, the inhabitants swarm
ing to the ground floors in order to
show due Difference to their rulers.
When the youthful King of Spain
was twelve years of age he one day
had the misfortune to slip and fall
down digit of the palace steps The
fall would very probably have been
attended with fatal results had it
not been for servant who extended
kindly hand and saved his young
master, by breaking the fall But, by
stringent rule of Spanish etiquette,
no servant may dare touch the sacred
person of the King, and for this very
grave" offence the servant was at
once dismissed from his position.
BY remarkable law Of royal ETH
quette, which has existed for a num-
Der of years past at the Court of Siam,
no person is permitted to sleep in an
apartment situated above that occu-
pied by the King. A deliberate
breach of this rule has on more than
one occasion been punished by death.
Recently, when the King of Siam
paid a visit to Paris, a number of
bedrooms were reserved, directly
above that in which the King was to
have slept, for the dusky followers
of the royal visitor. The blunder
caused great CONSERVATION among
the fearful courtiers, until the mat
ter was explained to the management
and duly rectifled.
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me wonderful AIpha Rav..

The Alpha rays from radioactive
matter said Prof. Il. Rutherford, in
recent discourse before the Royal
Institution, consist OF verltable atoms
OF matter projected at speed, on an
average of 5000 miles per second. It
is the great energy OF motion Of these
swiftly expelled masses that gives
rise to the heating effect OF radium.
Yet they do not go far. The swift.
est Alpha particle travels seven CEN
timeters in air. under ordinary condi-
lions, before it is stopped. But on its
way It plunges straight through ev-
cry molecule In its path, producing
positively and negatively charged
ions In the process. ION an average,
an Alpha particle, before Its career
of violence is stopped, breaks up
about 100000 molecules"
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DIssECT CLINToN,s BRAIN.
Surgeons Comment on Remarkable
Conditions Found in Body Organs.

Surgeons Comment ON Remarkable
Conditions Found in Body Organs.
or decided interest and undoubt-
eddy of some medico-legal value 10
the result of the microscopical exam
nation of the brain of General Geo.
Clinton, whose body was recently ex-
humed from the Congressional Gem
etery at Washington and reinterred
at Kingston, N. Y, his native place.
The body lay in leaden coffin, which
already had been opened, so that 1t
was not tight, and water had filtered
into 1t.
The soft parts of the thorax and
abdomen were found to consist of
adipocere, substance which takes
Its name from its resemblance to fat
and wax. or this substance medical
history states that when the Gene
terry of the Innocents at Paris was re-
moved in 1886 great quantities were
found where the cofIirs containing
the dead bodies were placed very
close together
r. AS to the brain of General Clinton,
the result of the examination showed
The skull to contain soft, rather
friable, putty7like mass that to the
aaked eye suggested brain" Under
the microscope it was seen the major
part of the material consisted of a
Eeltwork of sustentacular tissue re-
sembling neuroglia. Groups of large
pear-shaped cells were apparent,
more or less in orderly arrangement.
This was interpreted to be strong
presumptive evidence that the mater
ial examined represents Vistages Of
some parts of the central nervous
system"
Commenting on this subject, DR..
s. G. Evans, Surgeon, United States
Navy, who was present during the
examination. says:
"a 1.-THE fact that the material found
In the skull was certainly the re-
mains at least of brain tissue as
shown by the microscopic eTamina-
ton made by DR. Spear at the time,
is rather remarkable. To my mind.
however, the most practical point
elected by the examination was the
fact that he had evidently suffered to
some extent, II not severely, from
rheumatism or one of the manifesto
lions of uric acid diathesis, The un-
doubted evidence of a cavity in the
lung and the fact that the cavity was
at the apex, would also tend to prove
death from pneumonia or phthisis."
Washington Correspondent Of the
New York Times.
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REGIMES.

Rock Cakes-one and one-hali
cups sugar and one cup butter oil
drippings creamed together, thre,
beaten eggs one-half teaspoon salt
one teaspoon each of cinnamon anG
nutmeg, one teaspoon soda dissolved
in warm water, one cup seedlesc
raisins, one cup chopped walnut
meats, three cups -four. Do not roll
but drop from spoon about two inches
apart in pan.
English Plum Cake-One and one.
half pounds flour, one pound butter
one pound currants, one pound sugar
one-half pound mixed peel, six eggs
all of cream, grated rind of fresh
lemon, also juice; almond fiavoring
to taste. Beat butter to a cream
next the 'ugar, then eggs, also fruit
-four last, also teaspoon and one
/ al of baking powder; beat all to
gethel and bake three hours.
Tapioca Pudding-Soak one cup OF
tapioca in water over night, drain
off water in the morning and add
water enough to just cover ano cook
in double boiler until clear. Reno We
from the fire, add one cup of sugar
one glass of any tart jelly and salt
to taste. Stir until jelly is ali dis.
solved; then pour into a dish to cool,
and serve with whipped cream.
Soft Molasses Gingerbread-Stir
together one cupful of molasses, one
teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful
of ginger and one tablespoonful OF
butter; then pour on this one-hali
,cupful of boiling water and flour
enough to make thin batter. Bake
about one inch deep. This is very
nice If pains are taken to have the
water boiling, and to beat it well
when the -four is added.
Bungalow Sandwiches - To two
cupfuls of cold roast veal allow one
cupful of cold boiled tongue or ham
To each cupful of this chopped mix.
ture add tablespoonful of melted
butter, one teaspoonful of essence
anchovy and one-half teaspoonful of
lemon juice. Butter and slice the
bread, toast each slice nice, golden
brown, spread over the mixture and
serve hot, with olives.
Maple Bisaue-Add the well-beat.
en- yolks of four eggs to one cupful
of rich maple syrup, mix well togeth.
err and cook in double boiler un.
til 1t thickens, stirring continuously
Remove from the fire, strain and cool.
When quite cold whip it with an egg
beater until light, and stir in one pint
of dry whipped cream. Beat all to-
gether until very light, and put into
a mould, Set on ice and pack the
mould.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
3. COUNTRY Day

The tender azure Of the distant sky
Flecked here and there by clouds a
heecy white:
The. wooded hills ablaze with golden
light
Save where the calm of restful shadows lie
Gay winged songsters fitting swiftly by,
And from the stream low whisperings Of
Joy.
The winding road sand, scintillant and dry,
And on the bridge whistling, barefoot
boy.
Fair silence brOoding through the sunlit
hours
Der farm and field; Ger meadow, wood
and dell;
The sleepy incense Of the nodding flowers
This is the day, the scene, we love so
t-LHTana w. Sheldon, in the New York
Times,
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Raising Turkeys.

The farmers of the United States
generally could profitably increase
the number of turkeys they produce
This class of poultry always sells
we'll, and anyone who can give tur
keys a good range can make a profit
from them II he handles them cor
rectly.
The excessive death rate during
the first few weeks of the poults ex
Istence is the leading drawback to
turkey raising, but most OF the
trouble which is so common at this
stage can be avoided by careful and
judicious management.
Be sure that the young do not
get chilled while Matching or shortly
afterwards, and have their coops
made perfectly tight and free from
drafts and dampness. Locate them
In well drained spot where the sur
shines unobstructedly for the greater
part of the day, until the arrival OF
sultry summer weather. This mat
ter of freedom from dampness iA
very essential.
Keep the poults confined to the
coop or to a covered run on damp
chilly mornings until all the dew
has disappeared from the grass and
weeds. Aside from such times, the
youngsters may be allowed entire
liberty after they are Eve or si1
days old. The mother turkey should
be restricted, for a time at least
within limited range by means of a
string or some other convenient
method Of this kind.
Vermin are frequent source OF
trouble and loss With poults and tur'
keys This is a matter deserving OF
more attention than 1t usually re-
ceives. as lice are generally numer'
GUS on turkey fowls. One of the
best things that can be done is tc
give the setting hen thorough dust
ing with a reliable brand of louise
powder two or three days before the
eggs commence to hatch; this not
only frees the hen from the vermir
but prevents the poults from con
tracing the vermin from their moth,
err as soon as they are Matched
Watch the fowls carefully from time
to time throughout the summer for
indications of the presence of YER
min, and give them treatment fol
same frequently.
Bread crumbs or bread and milk
make one of the best poult feeds for
the first few days. After the first
few meals an egg, hard boiled anG
chopped fine, may be added by way
of variety. Also, commence feeding
oatmeal and cracked corn or wheat
and green cut bone or meat in some
form. Feed often and a little at
time for the first few weeks. Ere.
quent and careful feeding is very
important. A supply of good grit fol
grinding the food, should be con.
-stantly accessible to the poults from
the beginning.
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Like 30 Peeps Sheep.

A prominent citizen was on trial,
charged with harboring vicious dog.
The attorney for the defence had
been consulting a dog expert and had
learned that II dog holds his tail
up over his back when he banks he is
not angry, while II he holds 1t straight
out behind him he is in belligerent,
bloodthirsty frame Of mind. Anxious
to air his newly acquired information.
the lawyer began oss-questioning the
prosecuting witness thus:
Now, did you notice the position In
which this dogs tail was held when
he came at your"
II did not" said the witness, "for
that was not the end from which an
ticipated injury. / had another end on
view. Now, If the dog had been a
hornet"
"No levity, sirl" Numbered the at
torney. Answer the question. In
what position was the dogs tail when
he came at you?"
Il believe, sir" faltered the terri.
ned witness, that 1t was behind him"
Chicago News.
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ONLY the "ERects."

On one of the Western rivers some
years ago the steamboat F. x. Thomp-
son ran on snag and was sunk.
1t settled in the water in such>a way
that only the initials of the name
painted ON the side of the boat
showed above the surface. The wreck
was regarded with much interest by
the passengers on the next boat that
went up the river. One of them,
more curious than the others, hunted
up the captain.
Captain" he asked, do you
know the name of that steamboat"
Eyes. sir" answered that officer.
That's what ID left of the F. x.
Thompson"
What happened to herr"
"SAe seems to have sunk"
"But what do you suppose was tie
cause Of her aInking?"
1.-THE cauEef" said the captain. ''I
don't know. SIR All We can see is
the r. X."--Youth's Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was Coffee"

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer 80
and eventually discover that the drug
--caffeine-in coffee is the mair
cause of the trouble.
Il was always very fond Of coffee
and drank 1t every day ! never had
much flesh and often wondered why
was always SO pale, thin and weak.
About Ave years ago my health
completely broke down andtI was con.
fined to my bed My stomach was in
such condition that could hardly
take sufficient nourlshment to sus.
tain life.
During this time | was drinking
coffee, didn't think | could do with
out It.
After awhile came to the con-
cluslon that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give It up and try
Postum. didn't like the taste OF II
at first, but when It was made right
boiled until dark and RICH soon
became very fond OF 1t.
"In one week began to feel better.
| could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent,
and within five months looked and
felt like a new being, headache spells
entirely gone.
my health continued to improve,
and to-day am well and strong,
weigh 14S lbs. attribute my present
health to the life-giving qualities Of
Postum"
There's n Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, ~The Road to
Wellvllls." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time b tine. Thav
are genuine, true, and fmll ~ hulaaA
intoroet.
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Horse Eleah as Food.

The Lancet, which is the best
known Of English medical journals,
rather approves of the use of horse
flesh as food. which seems to be
growing throughout Europe. The i'm
munity Of the horse from tuberculo-
sis is pointed out a. in its favor as
compared with beef There is. how
ever, a strong prejudice against 1t, es-
pecially in Anglo-Saxon countries,
where the French were long disdain-
fully known as frog-eaters. In the
case of the horse. however, repug-
nance for the strange flesh is rein
forced by sentiment against killing
OF horses for food. The interesting
ethical point comes up, therefore,
whether the best friends of the
horse in these motoring days will not
be those who eat him. The motor
enthusiasts tell us the horse Is
doomed-surely it is better to live
and be eaten than not to live at ALL.
Springfield Republican.
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FARM AND HOME.
when 20 Pillow Uoyer Soc.

When 20 Piow Glover Sod.
A correspondent says that some
OF his neighbors claim that the best
way to handle clover is 70 take on
crop of hay and then pillow under
the second growth. He asks whether
It would not be more profitable to
take OF both a hay and seed crop
BY all means, take on both crops; by
doing this We allow the clover roots
to make their fullest development
We should get around two tons OF
hay per acre, besides the seed crop,
which ordinarily 10 worth much more
than the green plants. It has been
found that clover roots contain
larger percentage of heterogeneous
matter when left to mature seed,
than when the crop is removed ear
lier, or when the field is pastured
after the tirst cutting. Many lose
sight of the fact that II Is the clover
roots that distribute the nitrogen
most evenly through the soil.--In.
diana Farmer.
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Too Many poua In Tsxas.

1t is Enthusiastically fact that there
are still too many dogs In the South,
both in town and country, even in the
most prosperous sections.
They kill sheep in the country and
they annoy, IL they do not bite, un'
offending persons in the city They
make night hideous with their bark
and howl. and they make nervous peo-
pie afraid to go along some Of the
streets after dark where the un-
leashed brutes do their prowling.
There are good dogs, Of course;
but in the estimation of great many
persons, other than the Secretary of
Agriculture, only small percentage
of them are alive.-San Antonio Elk.
Dr0sS,
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Trrtfb and
Quality

appeal to the Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but one of many reasons
why It is the best of personal and family
laxativeS is the fact that it cleanses,
sWeetens and relieves the internal organs
on which IL acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
II acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly az laxative, and its component
parts arc known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection.
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
giSts.
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Work For the GuiIIotine.

The burglars- are becoming ex-
tremely disagreeable. They strangle
and stab. They are brutality itself.
Our thinkers are extremely sentimen.
tai, and grieVe quite practically over
the unpleasantness experienced by a
poor, dear assassin in losing his
head. Our thinkers tenderly protect
the worst scoundrels and they pro-
tect them at our expense. There is
too much thinking; it is time to gull
lotine. and boldly.-Paris Journal
des Debats.
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The Oldest Jury.

The oldest Greek poet has left us a
picture of what the jury was in his
time. The primitive court is sitting
and the question is Guilty" or Not
guilty" The old men of the com.
munity give their opinions in turn,
the adjudicating democracy, the com.
mons, standing round about, applaud
the opinions which strike them most,
and the applause determines the de.
cision. Such was probably the earli-
est form of jury.-The American
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Development.

"Wiggs, Wiggs?" said the census
taker, turning the leaves of his note
book hurriedly. Quincy A. Wigs
blacksmith census before last
bicycle repairer last census-that's
the man, amt it?"
Eyes, that's pa" said young Miss
Wigs.
well, how shall l put him down
this time? Same as before?"
"Oh, no." said Miss Wigs, haugh-
lilly. PA is an automobile mechanI-
clan MOVE"
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disease atArted with
slight irregulRRity
and weakness and
developed into dan
geroua dropSy. ]
became weak and
lGnguid and could
do no homework.
MY back aehed ter
ribly. / had bear
ing down DaIna and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

my limbs bloated to twice their nor
NAL size. Doctors did not help and
l was fast drifting into the hopeless
stages. / used Doan's Kidney Pills
at the critical moment and they really
saved my life"
Sold by all dealers. 60cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
Too Easy for Him.
'sir, l want work. 1"

"Sir, | want work"
Here's a penny. Buy yourself q
newspaper"
But | know nothin' about runnin'
a newspaper" protested Tired Tiff
fms, who really wanted alms.-Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
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A woollv HorseY

MRS. IRONS" complained the board
er at the foot of the table, this NUT.
ton has a woolly taste"
I'm glad 1t has" snapped the land.
lady. "The last time gave you NUT
ton you said it was horse meat."-Cht
cago Tribune.
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Purity. Flavor. atranrth

Are the unrivalled qualities of Sanford's
Ginger, Fer 40 years the standard family
medicine for everyday ills. Mothers and
children are its warmest friends because
it's always healthful. Avoid cheap, worth.
less substituted f' wa va
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ECZEMA SEEMED lNCURABLE
Body was RAw-Discharged from
Hospitals ~ HOpeless-outicura
Remedies Cured Him.


"From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life was
made intolerable by eczema in its worst
form. In spite of treatments the disease
gradually spread until nearly every part Of
his body was quite raw. He used to tear
himself drsadfully in his sleep and tho
agony he went through is quite beyond
words. The rsaimental doctor pronounced
the case hopeless. We had him in hos
pitfalls four times and he was pronounced
one Of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as inOurable.
we kept trying remedy after remedy, but
had gotten almost past hoping for q cure.
Six months ago we purchased q set OF
Cu.icura E.nedies, The result was truly
marvellous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green, Eng
land, Jan. u, 1907"
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Poor Cook,

whats the meanin' of this pict-
ure, mum?"
THAT, Bridget, is a Christian mar
tyr in the days Of Nero"
"They seemed to know little enough
about cooldn'."-Life.
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Oomfort Yonr stomach

With occasional doses of Sanford's Ginger,
pnrost and beat of warming stomachics.
For weak StonAehs, tired nerves, and ach
ing muscles, it is great, Besides It's always
healthful. Look for the Owl Trade Mark
on the wrapper.