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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Twins. All Born Sunday,

Something very rare If not altogeth'
er unprecedented in the propagation
of the race is recorded in the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller, liv'
ing near this city. -Four sets OF twins
have been born to them. All are liv-
ing.
Mary and Eugene, the first pair,
were born April 1, 1888; Kate and
Clayton followed, November %, 1884;
then came Frank and Fred, February
9, 1886; Ray and Roy, the four the pair,
January l, 1890. One of the peculiar
features is that the twins were all
born on Sunday.
Mr.. Miller is now 81 years old and
his wife three years his junior. Two
of Mr.. Miller's uncles and one Of his
brothers are fathers Of twins, and on
Mrs. Milier's side Of the house there
are two families that each have a
set of triplets.-Niles correspondence
Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Respect for Reputation

William Dean Howells, at dinner
IN New York, spoke of the over-lenient
treatment that authors of established
populations are apt to get at the critics
hands.
at is like an incident" said the
famous author, that they tell about
pr. Grace, the champion English crick-
eter.
Elm a rustic match DR., Grace kept
tempting the flelders to throw at his
wicket by stepping over the crease, as
II about to steal a run.
"At last a youth, straighter throw
er than his mates, knocked down the
champions wicket and appealed to the
umpire, who, however, gave Not out.
But at the end of the over this UNI,
pire stepped to DR.. Grace's side and
whispered respectfully:
"'You must be more careful, sir
You really was out that time -
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
ApVERTIsINo I'M RERLIN.
No slIlboards-Prles Of Space on PHI
lars Fixed by City.

lars Fixed by City.
Billboards for advertising purposes
are prohibited in Berlin. Their place
is taken by pillars or columns erected
at street corners.
These columns, which are usually OF
wood and iron, are about 10 feet high
and three feet in diameter. Built at
the edge OF the sidewalk, they form a
conspicuous feature OF street life In
that city.
1t is interesting to note, says the
Circle, that the matter displayed on
these columns is more in the nature
OF reading notices than of pictures.
The privilege of erecting and using
these advertising columns is awarded
by the city to the highest bidder. Ac-
cording to the terms of the lease now
in force, the city receives an annual
rental OF about $4,000, but cannot
grant similar privilege to any one
else. The life OF the lease is ten years.
The price which the successful bid
der may charge for space Is regulated
by the Berlin authorities. All posters
before they are put up must be APP
proved by the police. Except in special
cases, the advertising space is award
ed in the order of application, The
city reserves the right to demand the
posting of its notices free.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
THE OLD POLE STAR.


Before the clepsydra had bound the days
said
aThe elder races, that long since are dead
Marched by that light; II swerves not from
It's base,
Though ali the worlds about it wax and
fade"
When Egypt saw it, fast in reeling spheres,
She reared and said: Long as this star
holds sway
In unrivaled ether, shall the years
Revere my monuments" and went her
way.
The Pyramids abide; but through the shaft
That held the polar pivot, eye TO eye,
Look now-blank nothingness As though
Change laughed
The star has slipped its leash and roams
the sky.
Yet could the immemorial piles be swung
A skyey hairs breadth from their rooted
base,
Back to the central anchorage of space,
All, then again, as when the race was
Should they behold the beacon of the race!
OF old men said "Tbe Truth is there; we
rear
Our faith full-centred on it. 1t was known
Thus of the elders who foreran us here,
Mapped out its circuit in the shifting
sphere,
And found it, mid mutation, fixed alone"
Change laughs again again the sky is cold
And down that tissure now no star-beam
glides.
Yet they whose sweep of vision grows not
old
Still at the central point of space behold
Another pole.star; for the Truth nbides.
Edith Wharton. in Scribner's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Taxes Versus Scenery.

1t has also been stated that these
favored towns have attracted wealthy
people because of their natural ad-
vantages as places of residence. That
many, If not most, Of these towns
are favored in this regard cannot be
denied, but it is entirely incorrect to
assume that they have any monopoly
of fine scenery and other natural at
fractions. 1t is too clear for dispute
that low tax rate and a nominal as
sessment upon ones personal property
are desirable and even Indispensable
adjuncts to the natural advantages
which town can offer prospective
residents; and it is certain that a
rigorous assessment of personal prop
erty and tax rate or $40 on the thou.
sand will destroy the charm of the
finest scenery in the Commonwealth.
(From the report of the Massachusetts
Commission on Taxatlon)
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
TIE DOCTORS GIFT !,
Food Worth its Welght in Gold.

We usually expect the doctor to
put us on some kind OF penance and
give us bitter medicines
A Penn doctor brought a patient
something entirely different and the
results are truly interesting.
Two years ago." writes this pa
tient, II was a frequent victim OF
acute indigestion and biliousness, be-
ing allowed to eat very. few things
One day our family doctor brought
me small package, saying he had
found something for me to eat. al
last
HE said II was food called
Grape-Nuts, and even as It's golden
color might suggest, It was worth its
weight in gold was sick and tired,
trying one thing after another to no
avail but at last consented to try this
new food.
well! II surpassed my doctors
Iondest anticipation, and every day
since then have blessed the good
doctor and the inventor OF Grape.
Nuts
II Noticed improvement at once
and In a months time my former
'pelIs OF indigestion had disappeared
n two months felt like new man
My brain was much clearer and keen.
err, my body took on the vitality oil
youth, and this condition has contin
ued."
There's a Reason" Name given
by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich
Read The Road to WellVille," Il
pkgS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Sweets Hurt Horse.

The mounted policeman stationed on
Herald Square has been obliged to
change his station to save his horse
from being killed by kindness. For
nearly year it had been his custom
to allow his mount to stand at the
curb near Thirty-fourth street. The
animal was popular with shoppers and
many were the buns and chocolate
cream drops which fell to his por-
ton. But the week before Christmas
this petting increased with the crowds
so that there was hardly moment
when the animal was not gratefully
munchlng ball Of popcorn, mouth
full Of caramels, grapes, cakes, apples
or what not. And so, when the horse
began showing signs Of indigestion
the regulator of traffic was compelled
to take him to less popular corner.
"Well," said the policeman, when
questioned as to the horses feelings,
"he sull1s and can't understand that
what was done was for his good. But
that's the way with more things than
horses. New York Evening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Wouldn't Let the klna In.

When King Edward desires to pay
call on a personal friend a message
to this effect is sent earlier in the day
This rule is almost invariable, but on
one occasion his majesty neglected
the precaution, and on arriving at the
house of his friends found the hosts
out Of town and the charwoman In
charge.
The King desired to go in and write
a message, but was asked by the eau.
tious caretaker for his card, and as
that was not forthcoming she declined
to let him in. "He was very pleas
ant, civil spoken gentleman" she told
her employer on their return, "but
as he hadn't card l left him outside. "
It was only some time afterward
that the master of the house discov'
cred to his horror the identity Of the
visitor.-From Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14

One OF the local officers of Chicago
tells Of plumbers apprentice who, ON
his way to work one morning, called
at the Office Of the health authorities
and made known his wish to register
his fathers death. When the clerk
asked the date of the demise, the son
replied
"He amt dead yet; but he will be
before night. | thought 1t would save
me another journey If you put 1t down
now"
THAT won't do at all" said the
clerk. Perhaps you father will live
for a long while yet"
well, don't know" responded the
apprentice, doubtfully 1.-The doctor
says he won't, and he knows what he
has given him "-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
-LYpiA q. PINKHAM

No other medicine has been so
successful in relieving the suffering
Of women or received so many gen.
uine testimonials as has Lydia Il.
PinIkham'sV Vegetable Compound.
In every community you will find
women who have been restored to
health by Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
fitted by 1t, or has friends who have.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, anywOmanany daymay
sec the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
tunes that they were cured by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved many women
from surgical operations.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is made from roots and
herbs, without drugs, and is whole
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Is so
successful is because it contains in
gradients which act directly upon
Che feminine organism, restoring it
to O healthy normal condition.
Women who are suffering from
those distressing Ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
aansraI palma a reaoher.

Not long since, while visiting In
Cuba, l had the pleasure of renewing
an old friendship with the former
president of the island, General T. Els
trada Palma" said Mr.. 8. A. SEWER
General Palma is living quiet
secluded life on his unpretentious
country estate at Bayamo. He takes no
interest in politics, but devotes him
self to the simple affairs Of rural
life. His chief pleasure is in teach
ing a little band of his neighbors'
children to read and write, and he de,
votes two or three hours a day to that
task, while at night he gives instruci
ton to class composed Of his farm
laborers. He was school teacher
for a great part Of his life and in his
latter days finds satisfaction in his
old profession. Baltimore American
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
AImoners of Jewry.

There are many who lean too much
upon the charitable inclinations Of the
Rothschild family. 1t seems sometimes
to be taken for granted in certain
quarters that If any Jewish charity is
in want the Rothschilds will assured
ly not let it fall to the ground. l dc
not ask the Rothschilds to give less
but do ask others to give more. II
would not solve the problems of the
charities II the Rothschilds were to
give everything. They give from a
sense of duty, and the same duty ap
plies to us all, according to our means
Jewish Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
The spealkIng Voice.

There is a theory that It is danger
GUS to go beyond the mere freeing of
the instrument In either vocal or
physical training. In accordance with
this theory | was advised by Well
known actress to confine my study for
the stage, so far as the vocal and
pantomimic preparation was con-
cerned, to singing, dancing and fenc-,
ing. Get your voice and body under
control" she said; make them free,
but don't, connect shades of thought
and emotion with definite tones of the
voice or movements of the body;
don't NEEDLE with Delsarte or elo-
cution This advice seemed good
at the time. 1t still seems to me that
It ought to be the right method. But
| have grown to distrust 1t. One of
the chief sources OF my dlstrust has
been the effect of the theory upon
the art of the actress who gave the
advice. She is perhaps the most
graceful woman upon the stage to-
day, and her voice is pure music. But
her gestures and tones fail in lucid
ity; they fail to illumine the text of
the part she essays to interpret, One
grows suddenly impatient of the
meaningless grace OF her movements,
the meaningless music Of her voice.
Catherine Jewell Everts, in Harper's
Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
False.

The story is told Of an actor, pop
ular with the matinee girls, who is
beset by the fear of being thought
older than he is.
The last time this player was inter.
viewed it was by young lady report
err for one of the dailies. She wished
to get his views touching the condi.
ton of the drama, subject the actor
was not particularly DESTROYS of dis
cussing.
I'm not sure" said the young
woman, laughingly, whether I'm
really finding out what you think.
You ought to be frank, for your eyes
are gray and"
"Prematurely so, assure you, my
dear young lady," the player hast
ened to interject. Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
swlNpLEp FARMERS.
clever Trio Cleared Up $4,000 on a
"cloekwork Pump"

How thousands OF Western farmers
were swindled by a trio Of clever bum
co men by means of a "Clockwork
Pump" is told by the Kansas City
Star. The trio cleared up 100000,
and two of them were found guilty OF
using the malls to defraud.
The case brought out mass OF cyl
dence on the possibilities Of acquiring
wealth In a short time. The pendulum
pump was a wonderful invention, ac-
cording to the literature sent out by
the pump company.
It could be wound up in Is minutes
so as to run without attention for IL
hours, and pump 20 gallons of water a
minute continuously.
mo more pumping Of water by hand
when the wind fails to keep the wind
mill going" the literature read. The
pump was guaranteed to last Ave years,
and the owner didn't have to climb up
a 30-foot ladder to oil 1t. All this
looked good to the farmers and stock
men, but the price was better still.
One of these wonderful machines could
be bought for only $SO-notnlng Ake
as much as a good windmill costs-and
yet 1t was guaranteed to raise water
out OF well 100 feet deep.
There were doubling persons who
read the literature but believed when
they saw the picture Of the magic
pump and these words beneath:
Patented Nov o. 1906"
The farmers and stockmen wrote to
the company. They made further in
uuiries concerning the pump, and many
travelled 200 to 500 miles to Kansas
City to examine the. model.
Then they wanted pumps. They
wanted county agencies, and some de-
sired stock. They got everything but
the pumps. They were told that the
pumps couldn't be made until the fac
tory was built, which would be very
shortly. In the meantime they were
informed they could buy agencies and
be taking orders for the new machines.
They bought agencies at 500 to $500
for county, and in several months
almost every Kansas county was sold.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
The Direct Examination.

Judge-"You have been sworn, SIR.
1t behooves you to tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth"
Lawyer Ito client who has seated
himself in the witness chair -" Did
you present your bill to the defendant
for payment"
Client did"
Lawyer--"And what did the de.
PENDANT say?"
Clientele told me to go to the
devil"
Lawyer-"Tben what did you dot"
Cllent-"I went to youl"-Judgs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
The Source Of Life.

In Poleozoic times, then, it was the
earth itself, not the sun, to which
plant and animal primarily stood be-
holden for existence. This gives us
most instructive glimpse into one
planetologic process. To the planets
own internal heat is due the chief
fostering of the beginnings OF life
upon its surface. Thus planet is
capable of at least beginning to de-
velop organisms without more than a
modicum of help from the central
sun. We talk of the sun as the
source of life; and so it is to-day in
the sense of being its sustainer; but
the real source was the earth itself,
which also raised 1t through its baby.
hood.-From Professor Lowell's 1.-THE
Evolution of Life" in The Century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
WraokAA

A large and robust Irlshwoman APP
peared in New York court recently
TO prosecute a case in which her hus'
band was charged with having beaten
her The defendant small, stoop'
shouldered man, had the appearance
OF having been run through a thrash
ing machine, and seemed scarcely able
to stand. The Judge surveyed the two
with an amused light in his eyes.
You say this man beat you2" he
asked the woman.
HE did not" the prosecuting wit
ness said with emphasis, folding her
powerful arms. He knocked me
down"
you mean to tell me you were
knocked down by that physical
wreck?" the judge queried.
f'"Tis only since he struck me that
he's been a physical wreck, your hon
or" she explained,-H arper's Weekly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Women More Extravagant Now

"OAACA NAOAC AAAbA 0NN8NHh ANO"s
The question of whether women OF
the present day have become more exl
travagant than those of bygone
age is one which will undoubtedly
provoke more assents than dissents
on the subject. Men are finding 1t
more difficult year by year to make
enough money to keep their wives in
what they would call absolute neces-
stiles" 1t is becoming more and
more essential to the up-to-date
woman to try and outshine her neigh
Dor. The married man who was pass
ing rich on $500 year now reckons
himself poor. His wife wants, In
fact, the income OF $4,000 instead
of $500 to keep up with her extrav-
agances.
1t is not entirely her fault. Per-
haps in those far-off days when a
woman's sole occupation seemed to
consist OF her sitting at home running
her eyeslght over tapestry and fine
needlework there vas not much oc-
casion for her to spend money.
There were no motors on which to
spend a fortune. Women were more
or less cyphers then.
Now things are different, and wom-
en- are allowed more liberty, license
and SAY" in almost everything. Very
few women really know the value OF
money, save those who have learned
it through bitter and hard expert
ence, and the consequence is that
when a woman has the spending OF
money 1t generally runs through her
hands like water.
To q great extent this Is man 8
own fault; everything is done now on
large scale, and 1t must be obvious
to everyone that, unless a person reg
ulates his expenditure by his income,
so as to live within 1t, ruin, or some
thing equally bad, must ensue. What
would be extravaganza with woman
of limited means, might be just ex-
penditure with a person OF larger
property, and yet We all--or many OF
us--try and live up to the standard
of the latter without considering that
we are bound to come cropper
People say zone must go with the
times" but If "the times are beyond
ones going" what then? Is It not
better to hang back and be little
old-fashioned than to follow 1.-The
times" and meet ruin at the end?
America Is said to be one of the
richest countries In the world, and
American people the most hospitable
and generous; but also the most ex-
travagant. The schools of domesti3
science, cookery and laundry that
abound nowadays should teach girls
much, and do undoubtedly. AS far
as general knowledge goes the aver
age middle-class girl is clever and
practical in domestic details; but the
general idea is, what we save in one
way we can spend in another, and
that is very bad economy.
/ dare say, even If we could, not
many of us would really care to go
back to those good old times" that
are so charming to read about and see
pictures Of; they must have been very
slow in reality. We are most of us
apt to iiealize the past, but apart
from idealization there is very great
deal that the new-fashioned woman
of to-day might learn from her old
fashioned sister of the past--at least,
In matters of extravaganza and econ
omy.-New Orleans Picayune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
LADIES COLUMN.
COlored Collars the Mode.

BY all odds the smartest linen co.,
lars are the colored ones Those in
light blue, pink, gray, and leaf green
are particularly novel. They are us
ually single-fold and not tapped, and
are scalloped and embroidered along
the upper edge. The lower one, where
the buttonholes for fastening are
placed, Is plain The embroidery is
OF cotton, usually pure white, and
the collars are worn with white wool
or duck, linen. or French flannel
waists. Where the collar is provided
with a full pleated frill down the
front, the edges of the frill are us
ually in color, and the collar and
GUNS, to be really smart, must match
these edges. Where there is no such
frill some bit OF color in the waist IT.
self or In the tie will give the note
for the collar and jabot color COM
bination. -Harper's Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Where the Waiter orders His Meal

Where the Waiter Orders His Meal
"Yes, lots of people get their lunch
in the middle Of the afternoon" said
the head waiter in one of the popular
down town cafes. you see a good
many of those who come in at of times
are walters in other restaurants here
In town and they are working during
ordinary meal hours.
Eat in the place they work? Oh,
more than half the walters in the bet
ter class Of restaurants always 90
somewhere else to eat. It's not be-
cause they have any grudge against the
fare in their own shop either, but be-
cause they like to come in and give
their order to another waiter and be
waited on Just as they have been do.
ing for other people. It wouldn't be
any fun in the restaurants where every.
body knows them."-Clevelan Plain
Dealer,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
A RaphaeI Rulldlna In Rome.

A protest by resident of Rome
against the desecration of a Raphael
building is published by The Neue
Freie Presse Of Vienna. The writer
says that hardly day passes without
some discovery in the way Of art treas
ures, and in the contemplation Of these
the artistic world forgets those which
unfortunately have already been dis
covered. One of these is the church
of st. Bliglo delgi orefici, between the
Via Giulia and the Tiber. This beau
tiful work was begun by Raphael in
1909. Filth and dirt now surround It,
and the portal has long since been
broken down. for the building is now
an old furniture storehouse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-03-14
Irsef,l nnd ArIistic Caland.r

Some very handsome attractive wall
calendars have In the past been issued by
the Inter colonial Railway, but it Is safe to
say that all previous ones are eclipsed by
the one just to hand for 1908, which Is not
shouldbe held in great value bythose who
desire a calendar for calendars sake a.
well as for its artistic excellence. Thou
sands of them are sent annually to many
paRts of the world, and so wide a reputA-
tion have the calendars earned that the
applications for them yearly grow larger.
Copies mailed on request with cents
for postage by R. w. Chapman, N.E.P.A.,
3O4 Washington Street, Boston.