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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Natural IndenDIs Ink.

An Indian tree, known to botanists
as semecarpus anacardlum, which
grows also in North Australia and in
the West Indies, bears nut the juice
Of which has long been used as a nat
ural marking-ink. Dried for commerce
the nut is heart-shaped and nearly
black. 1t contains black viscid juice.
This is mixed with Qulcklime when
used for marking linen or cotton. 1t
is also employed to form a black var
nish, A marking ink can also be
formed by treating the nut with q mix
ture of alcohol and sulphuric ether.
The casIiew-nut of the West Indies and
tropical South America possess similar
properties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Horses antl Mules.

There are now practically twenty
million horses and four million mules
ON the farms and ranges of the
United States, according to the Blu
reau of Statistics of the Department
of Agriculture.
How many more are In cities and
towns the Government statistics do
not show, but It is safe to say there
are enough to swell the number of
equine Inhabitants 10 more than thir.
ty million.
At 500 around-a fair average
price-they are worth upward of 49,.
900, OO0, 900.
Farm horses increased In numbers
last year about 245,00O, mules about
$4,000. The estimated value of all
farm horses Is Sl,S67,5O0 900; OF
farm mules, $417,000,000.
Owing to the increase of automo.
biles last year, the price of horses
dropped ten cents a head, according
te the Bureau of Statistics. New
York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
what Il sounded Like.

The elderly matron with the bun
dies, who was Journeying to a point
in Wisconsin and occupied q seat near
the middle of the car, had fallen
asleep. On the seat In front of her
sat little boy. The brakeman opened
the door Of the car and called out the
name of the station the train was ap.
preaching. The elderly woman reused
herself with jerk.
Where are we, Bobby2" she asked.
Il don't know, grandma" answered
the little boy.
didn't the brakeman say something
just now2"
mo. He just stuck his head inside
the door and sneezed"
Help me with these things, Bobbyl"
abe exclaimed hurriedly. This is
Oshkosh. It's where we get OIL
Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
PERFUMES AND SIMPLE LIFE.
Government Sets Bad Example Of
Lavish Style.

Lavish SCyles
Mourning over the luxurious and
corrupting habits of the Athenians,
Demades once suggested to Phocion'
"why do we not persuade the people
to adopt the Spartan form of govern
ment?" Thereupon Phocion an
swered. yes. indeed, 1t would be-
come you much, with all those per-
fumes about you, and that pride OF
dress, to launch out in praise of Ly'
curgus and Lacedaemonian frugal
ity." So Plutarch tells US.
Phocion was one of the wisest of
the Greeks. He saw that the simple
life and the luxurious life could not
get along together, and that as long
as the representatives Of society and
government were themselves addict
ed to luxurious habits, 1t was useless
to try to teach the people the virtue
of simple living.
The Idea of Phocion was that 1t
made no difference how beautiful the
purpose one proclaims, II he did not
exemplify the truth in his own life,
the preaching was In vain. If De-
mades would make Spartans out OF
the Athenians. he must forego the
perfumes and costly raiment and be
Spartan himself.
The lesson il that a government
which is lavish and keeps up lux.
urious public service, as Is evidenced
by aristocratic society and cham
payne banQuets, spreads net of COR
rupting influences before all the peo.
pie. II we do not want socialism tC
spread, we have need to listen to the
words OF Phocion.--ohio State Jour.
naA
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
ENOUGH OF OFFICE.


Acting Two Years as Assessor.
Carl Corner. editor OF the Water
loo (Ind.) Dawn, after serving two
years az assessor. writes In his paper
OF his experience IN the following
breezy fashion:
Years Of experience in the world
and In the newspaper business, made
US think that We knew something Of
the world. the flesh and the devil.
But we have added new knowledge In
the last two years. You could not
induce US to take an ONCE of this
sort II thousand-dolIar salary were
attached to It. and 1t was handed
to US on a silver platter. We know
when we have had enough. We
never want another job of that kind
II we should live a thousand
years.
No man can do his duty In this
once according to law and equity
without mourning the Ill will Of some
one. A large per cent. of the people
want their nslghbor to pay the bur-
den Of taxation and they are ready to
furnish long list OF reasons why
they should not figure conspicuously
on the tax list. We have learned one
thing-that there are people who will
,wilfully misrepresent and deceive the
assessor in order to save a few cents
in taxes and will boast of their
ability to shirk the burden that So
ciety places on every man and COM
NIT perjury in 30 doing.
When some people face the as.
SCISSOR they forget their religion, and
send their conscience out on va
cation.
An assessor can tell you how many
liars there are in his community II
he dared, and the list would create
sensation # 1t was published. It's
bad enough to deceive, but it's awful
to boast about 1t. Our opinion Of
human nature has been on steady
decline for the last two years and
the doctrine of human depravity APP
peals to us strongly.
We have heard town people curse
the farmers for not giving In their
property at the right figures, but we
want to cay right here tnat we found
the farmer with few exceptions more
willing to give In all he had than the
people in town.
Hereafter We will stick to the hon.
est occupation of newspaper man
and let public Offices alOns. We have
learned something that will last Us
as long as we live.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
wit Of creenup junction.

Dry humor was not lost on Harry
3. Wilson. assistant cashier of one Of
the local banks. who spends much Of
his time calling on bankers in towns
and cities of Indiana and Illinois. Two
days ago Wilson impatiently stood
waiting for an eastbound passenger
train at Greenup Junction, Ill. A
westbound passenger train passed the
station at high speed without stop
ping. Two farmers lounged lazlly on
q truck nearby and one Of them said:
"say, Bill, ye didn't see any one
get on that train. did yer"
mo one 'cept an old woman with
q basket Of eggs" laconically replied
"Bill."
Neither one smiled, but Wilson
laughed for an hour.-Indianapolis
News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Roumaniarh Sayings.

Poverty has laid and now is brood
lng God helping. she will increase.
He who devised soldiery may the
wilderness eat his flesh and poverty
his own children; the crows may eat
up his bones upon all the fields.
Justice is as princes make 1t.
Woman's mind is weaker, except
for misunderstanding; there she beats
the devil.
A little dirt brings luck to a mans
house.
II you have money about you when
you see the new moon you'll have 1t
all the month.
Trade is golden bracelet.
There is no bitterer fruit than for
eigners In the land.
A tipsy man believes himself the
Emperor. York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Glass House and stOne-ThrOwlnu.

At the time of the union of England
and Scotland London was inundated
with Scotchmen, and the London
roughs used to go about at night
breaking their windows. Buckingham
being considered the chief instigatOr
for the mischief, party Of Scotchmen
smashed the windows of the dukes
mansion, known as the GLASS House."
The court favorite appealed TO the
king, who replied, "Steenie, Steenie,
those who live in glass houses should
be careful how they fling stones."-
The American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Too Soon.

"That artist is a real genius" re-
marked the admirer.
"No," answered Miss Cayenne;. he
can't be a real genius. or people would
not be saying so many complimentary
things about him before he is dead
Washington Star
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Optional.

Professional Wanderer-Sonny, 10
this here town one O. them local OPP
tion towns?
Boy-Yes, sir; / guess so, sir. You
can get 1t either at the drug store or
the grocery.-Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

And rely on Sanford's Ginger to promote
digestion and assimilation. Nothing better
for poor stomachs, weak bowels; tired
nerves, and q hundred everyday ills. Be
sides It's always heNlthful. Avoid cheap
substitutes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Hiuh Price for Rare Stamp.

One of the rarest stamps in ex-
istence, the 20 centlmes or 10 cen
times of Italy, issued in April, 1865,
has just been sold for eS6 at Lon
don auction. The specimen is known
as the variety with dots and sur
charge inverted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
The creat Eest OF oratorv.

"Was your speech at the convention
q SUGGEST" asked one statesman.
NO" answered the other. The
delegates went ahead and exhibited
wild enthusiasm for the man l was
talking about instead Of stampeding
for Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED

ali THO 1lAAb--Wh ~ OONCEcu Win AOk@
turing Eczemar--DOctOr Said BOreD
Would Last for Years-Per-
feet Cure by Cuticura.
"My baby niece was suffering from that
terrible torture, eczema. 1t was all over
her body, but the worst was on her face
and hands. She cried and scratched all the
time and could not Sleep night or day from
the scratching. had her under the doc
tors care for q year and q half and he
seemed to do her NO good. took her TO
the best doctor in the city and he said that
she would have the sores until she was ok
years old. But If had depended on the
doctor my baby wOuld have lost her, mind
and died from the want of aid. But used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and
she was cured in three months. Alice L.
Dowell, 4760 EastoR Ave, st. Louis, Mo-,
May 2 and 20, 1907"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Too loving for a Groom.

Knocker-Are they a bridal coupler
Bocker-No. by his devotion should
Judge she is cook he is taking out
to the suburbs.-New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

The up-to-date butcher shop IL
now provided with an electric meat
saw. and the old hand saw Is rele-
gated to the Junk pile. In its place
is a small bandsaw, driven by an
electric motor, which sewers all bones
IN neat and expeditions manner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

kidney tr0uble1- u
that relief lastingf
Let Mrs. James N.
Long. OF llS N. Au-
gusta st.. StGunton.
Va. tell you. On
January S1st. 1903.
Mrs. Long wrote:
"Doan's Kidney Pilla
cured me" (ot
pain In tho hack.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
nTuaoIes Nerves Ronea

Relieved of aches and pains by q timely
dose Of SanfoEd's Ginger, pureSt and best
Of warming stomachice. For cTamps, paips,
colds, chills, and a hundred everyday ina,
sanford's Ginger is priceless. Besid0S tt'S
alwavn healthfIll,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

urinary trOubles. bearing down sem
Ratlons, etc. On June 30th, 1907,
four and one-half years later, she
said: II haven't had kidney trouble
since. repeat my testimony"
Sold by all dealers. so cents boz.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N Y,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
Fine for osorue.

she-what is your favOrits kind of
meat, George?
He--To meet you. darling!--Chicago
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

Giraffes and elephants are said to
play havoc with telephone lines in AT
RIGA. NE34
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
But Sees The silver Lining.

Briggs-You say business is looking
up?
Griggs-Thats what 1t is: 1t can't
look any other way; It's fat on Its
back.-Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
ON. oGD aEoRY n NnW ION

EIYO bundFad thousand league, I guess,
And Alty thousand miles, no Iosa,
Tho ptllid moon has held her raos.
Tho eardful clock has licked away,
4Au eighty thousand moments dreArj
20 long has bean the tagging day
Since last i saw you, Nora, deAri
--WOmAn's Home Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indjges'
ton, dizziness or nervous prostitution.
Why don't you try itH
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
THE TIRHn TEST.

That d What Proves Tree Merit.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring the
quickest OF relief from backachS and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22

This woman says that after
months of suffering Lydie Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made her as well as ever.
Maude L. Fnrgie. of Leesburg, Va,
writes
II want other suffering women to
know what Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. For
months | suffered from feminine Ills
SO that thought could not live. Al
ter taking Lydia e. Plnkham's Vege-
table Compound and using the treat
ment prescribed felt like a new wom-
an. am now strong, and we'll as ever,
and thank you for the good you have
done me-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-22
SIGNIFICANT CASES WHERE HISTORY is SILENT.

Probable Facts In Regard Gen. WoS DEATH For Instance Arc Usually
IGnOd-EeK Versions Of Famous D0Ghbed Speeches. :: ;. -;
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
OCCUPANTS HURLED
A LONG DISTANCE
Explosion Of Steam Auto Fatal
to Three Persons.

Painesville, O., Aug. 11.-Mrs. Mary
Rowden, siXty-fve years of age, and
Mrs. Rose Beckwith, forty-three years
of age. were instantly killed and f.
Beckwith, forty-five years of age, was
perhaps fatally injured and Bessie
Reckwith, sixteen years old, his daugh-
ter, badly bruised and burned by the
explosion of a steam auto at the foot
of Stickey hill, about eight miles from
Painesville.
Beckwith, accompanied by his
mother-in-law, wife and daughter, was
on his way from their home at Wind,
sor, o., TO this city and was running
his machine at rate of about eight
miles an hour when4it exploded. The
occupants Of the GER were hurled In
all directions. Mrs. Rowden, who was
on the front seat with Beckwith. was
found about forty-iiVe feet in front OF
the wreck, while Beckwith landed
about the same distance to the right
Mrs Beckwith was hurled twenty-five
feet in the air. Bessie Beckwith was
thrown fifteen feet and sustained Sc
we're bruises. An ambulance con
veyed the injured to this city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
RADICAL FILIPINO
WINS AT THE POLLS
His Speeches Aroused Amer.
leans and Spaniards.

Manila, Aug. 12.-Returns from the
municipal elections show that Simon
Villa carried the Southern district OF
the city, being elected alderman by a
large plurality. while Ramon Diokno
was triumphant for the similar office
in the Northern district, defeating
Dominator Gomez for the place.
Simon Villa is an ex-officer of the
insurgent army and only escaped trial
for the murder of a Spanish officer by
the general amnesty proclamation,
He is the man whose incendiary
speeches during his campaign aroused
the Americans and Spaniards of the
city to such an extent that protests
were made by the Spanish consul gen.
eral to Governor General Smith as
the result of Villas public declaration
that in the event of another revolu.
tion he would advocate the slaughter
of all Spaniards on the island. Gov.
ernor Smith replied that these state,
ments had no weight, as Villa held
no Office.
Diokno is a lawyer and leader OF
the Labor party of the city.
II is doubted by Americans here
that the government will allow Villa
to be seated, objections to his holding
Office being made on the grounds that
he is morally unfit to undertake the
duties and responsibilities of a posi-
tion such as that to which he has been
elected The American residents and
others of the foreign population OF
Manila are opposed to the rapid ex
tension of the ballot to the Filipinos
declaring that the election of villa
and Diokno clearly demonstrates the
incapacity of the natives for self-gov
ernment at present.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE.
Three Persons Killed and Nearly
Forty Injured.

Piqua, O., Aug. 12.-Three persons
were killed and nearly forty others
were injured, several of whom are not
expected to survive, when two limited
suburban electric cars of the Western
Ohio Traction company collided at a
sharp curve a few miles north of here
Both trolley cars were late and in
addition to the usual high speed are
said to have been making up lost
time 1t is said that the southhound
car from Sidney had orders 10 reach
and lay over at seldom used siding
Just south of Sidney, there to wait un-
til the northbound car from here
passed. AS the southbound car round
ed curve just before reaching the
switch the northbound car hove in
sight, approaching at high rate OF
speed. In an instant there was a
crash. The southbound car was tele-
scoped and almost completely reduced
to splinters. 1t was on this car that
the greatest number were injured.
The passengers in neither car had
the slightest warning and were hurled
forward by the impact which so sud
denly checked their flight. Thrown
in heaps among the broken seats and
showered with glass and splintered
timbers they heard the crashing and
tearing as the big coaches locked their
vestibules Few escaped without some
minor hurt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
One Of the
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
STATE BALL FOR OFFICERS
Celebration in Honor of Fleets vlsi'
to Auckland,

Auckland N. T., Aug. 12.-Glorious
weather continues and the celebra
tions In honor of the officers and mel
of the visiting American warships are
being carried out with a degree o.
enthusiasm even greater than was ex
pected before the fleet arrived. Auck
land is full of New Zealanders who
have come in from the provinces anG
day and night the city is in festal at
tire.
Lord Plunkitt, governor of New Zea
land, gave a state ball at Government
House in honor of Rear Admira,
Sperry and the officers of the fleet
Considerably over a thousand guests
were present. They included Vice Ad
miral Sir Richard Poore, commander
of the British Australasian squadron
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander oi
the American feet; Rear Admiral
William H. Emory, Rear Admira
Richard Wainwright, Sir Joseph Ward
premier of New Zealand; the mayor oi
Auckland, 500 Dominion officials and
500 civilians.
While the American officers were al
Government House the men of tht
feet were being entertained at smok
ing concerts in the various music
halls of Auckland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
RUNS ONTO BURNED BRIDGE
North Coast Limited Wrecked Near
Glendive, Mont.

Glendive, Mont, Aug. 12.-Northern
Pacific train No. 2, the North Coast
limited, met with disastrous wreck
about twelve miles west of Glendive.
Fireman A. b. Matthews and an un-
known tramp were killed and twenty
persons injured. Many of those in.
jured were not seriously hurt and all
but one. Wilson, an express messen'
ger, will recover.
The train was travelling probably
at speed of fifty miles an hour when,
within two miles of Allard station, II
rounded a curve and ran onto a
burned bridge about $50 feet long,
Engineer Litch could not see that the
structure was out until the train was
virtually over the chasm. When he
did see 1t he quickly reversed the en-
gine and threw on the emergency
brakes, which action prevented all the
coaches except the smoker and mai
car from going into the ditch.
The dead, together with all the in
jured, were brought to Glendive anc
are now being cared for.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
BRYAN IS TOLD
OF NOMINATION
Event Brings Notable Gath
ering to Lincoln.
AFFAIR IS NONPARTISAN

State Officials and Members of the
Legislature From Both Parties Par.
ticipate in the Doings OF the Day.
Henry D. Clayton Delivers Notifica.
tion Speech and Mr.. Bryan Re.
spends With Speech of Acceptance.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.-Colonel Ma.
lone's battery went into action at sun
rise and with a booming salute OF
forty-one guns announced to the ma
ton that the ceremonies attending the
notification of William Jennings Bryan
of his nomination for the presidency
for the third time had opened.
The notification of Mr.. Bryan and
the delivery of his speech of accept
ance brought to Lincoln an imposing
gathering Of distinguished men and
men of prominence of both the Repub.
lican and Democratic parties, for Mr.,
Bryan and his friends followed the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION.
Hard Fight on Plank in Texas Demo
cratic Convention.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 12.-The
Democratic state convention met here
to formally announce the state ticket
elected in the recent primaries held
throughout Texas. The principal work
of the convention will be the adop-
tion of a platform. The prohibition
plank will probably lead to a spirited
contest. The state at present has a
local option law, but at the recent
primary the question of constitu-
tional amendment for statewide pro-
hibition was voted on. The vote was
complicated and the convention will
endeavor TO make the situation clear.
The statewiders claim a majority OF
the delegates.
Permanent organization was effect.
ed by the election of j. r. Wolf as
permanent chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-08-12
CHAFlN NkAK DtRih.
Prohibition Candidate Narrowly Es
capes Drowning.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.-Eugene w.
Chafin, Prohibition candidate for pres.
ident, narrowly escaped drowning
while swimming in the Y. NJ. G. A..
pool Great effort was made to keep
the accident quiet and Mr.. Chain now
refers to it as cropping about in the
bottom of the pool" Three young
men rescued him. One of them,
Maurice Hyland, vouches for the
statement that Chain was practically
helpless after he sank in the pool.
After being brought to the surface the
Prohibition candidate speedily recov,
cred from the effects of too much wa.
ter and was able TO deliver Chau,
tauqua address some hours later Cha
fin was the guest of A. G.. Wolfen.
barger. who placed him in nomination
at the Columbus convention.